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QuickStartGuide

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802.11

acOutdoorStand‐AloneAccessPoint

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SkyFire™AC1200andSkyFire™AC866

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Brand:IgniteNet&Edge‐CorE

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TheAC1200andtheAC866aresingle‐anddual‐bandaccesspoints(APs)thatare

housedinawaterproofenclosureformountingoutdoors.Theunitsincludeabuilt‐

inmountingbracketforattachingtoa1.5to6‐inchpoleandtheycanbepowered

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throughtheirEthernetcableconnectionfromapowerinjectormodulethatis

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installedindoors.

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TheOutdoorStand‐AloneAccessPointsincludethesemodels:

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SF‐AC1200—dual‐bandw/integrated5GHzantennaand2xRP‐SMA(2.4GHz)

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SF‐AC1200‐1—dual‐bandw/2xRP‐SMA(5GHz)and2xRP‐SMA(2.4GHz)

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SF‐AC1200‐2

—dual‐bandw/integrated5GHzantennaand2.4GHzantenna

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ECWO5320—802.11acOutdoorDualBandAccessPoint

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ECWO5320‐L—802.11acOutdoorDualBandAccessPoint

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SF‐AC866

—single‐bandw/integrated5GHzantenna

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SF‐AC866‐1

—single‐bandw/2xRP‐SMA(5GHz)

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Note:ForSafetyandRegulatoryinformation,refertotheSafetyandRegulatory

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InformationdocumentincludedwiththeAP.

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www.ignitenet.com

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GettingStarted

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Thissectionprovidesanoverviewoftheaccesspoint,andintroducessomebasic

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conceptsaboutwirelessnetworking.Italsodescribesthebasicsettingsrequiredto

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accessthemanagementinterface.

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Thissectionincludesthesechapters:

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“Introduction”onpage12

SectionI

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Introduction

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Theaccesspoint(AP)runssoftwarethatincludesanetworkmanagementagent.

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Theagentoffersavarietyofmanagementoptions,includingSNMPandaweb‐

basedinterface.TheAPcanalsobeaccessedviaTelnetorSSHforconfiguration

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usingacommandlineinterface(CLI).

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ConfigurationOptions

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Theaccesspoint’swebagentallowsyoutoconfigureAPparameters,monitor

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wirelessconnections,anddisplaystatisticsusingastandardwebbrowsersuchas

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InternetExplorer9.xorlater,MozillaFirefox5orlater,andGoogleChrome35or

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later.TheAP’swebmanagementinterfacecanbeaccessedfromanycomputer

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attachedtothenetwork.

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TheCLIprogramcanbeaccessedremotelybyaTelnetorSecureShell(SSH)

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connectionoverthenetwork.TheCLIisusedprimarilyfortechnicalsupport.

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TheAP’smanagementagentalsosupportsSNMP(SimpleNetworkManagement

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Protocol).ThisSNMPagentpermitstheAPtobemanagedfromanycomputerin

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thenetworkusingnetworkmanagementsoftware.

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TheAP’swebinterface,consoleinterface,andSNMPagentallowyoutoperform

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managementfunctionssuchas:

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Setmanagementaccessusernamesandpasswords

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ConfigureIPsettings

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ConfigureSNMPparameters

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Configure2.4GHzand5GHzradiosettings

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Controlaccessthroughwirelesssecuritysettings

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FilterpacketsusingAccessControlLists(ACLs)

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Downloadsystemfirmware

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Downloadoruploadconfigurationfiles

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Displaysysteminformationandstatistics

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Chapter1

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Introduction

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NetworkConnections

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NetworkConnections

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PriortoaccessingtheAP’smanagementagentthroughanetworkconnection,you

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mustfirstconfigureitwithavalidIPaddress,subnetmask,anddefaultgateway

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usingthewebinterface,ortheDHCPprotocol.

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TheAPhasastaticdefaultmanagementaddressof192.168.2.1andasubnetmask

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of255.255.255.0.IftheAP’sdefaultIPaddressisnotcompatiblewithyournetwork

oraDHCPserverisnotavailable,theAP’sIPaddressmustbeconfiguredmanually

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throughthewebinterface.

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FirstconnecttotheAP’sEthernet1portandlogintothewebinterface,as

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describedin“ConnectingtotheWebInterface”onpage13.Followthesteps

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describedin“SetupWizard”onpage15toselectyourcountryandspecifyoneof

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theconfigurationmethods.ThenconfiguretheAPwithanIPaddressthatis

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compatiblewithyournetworkasdescribedunder“LANSettings”onpage33.

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OncetheAP’sIPsettingsareconfiguredforyournetwork,youcanaccesstheAP’s

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managementagentfromanywherewithintheattachednetwork.TheAPcanbe

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managedbyanycomputerusingawebbrowser,orfromanetworkcomputerusing

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SNMPnetworkmanagementsoftware.

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ConnectingtotheWebInterface

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TheAPoffersauser‐friendlyweb‐basedmanagementinterfaceforthe

configurationofalltheunit’sfeatures.AnyPCdirectlyattachedtotheunitcan

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accessthemanagementinterfaceusingawebbrowser,suchasInternetExplorer

9.xorlater,MozillaFirefox5orlater,andGoogleChrome35orlater.

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YoumaywanttomakeinitialconfigurationchangesbyconnectingaPCdirectlyto

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theAP’sLANport.TheAPhasadefaultmanagementIPaddressof192.168.2.1and

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asubnetmaskof255.255.255.0.YoumustsetyourPCIPaddresstobeonthesame

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subnetastheAP(thatis,thePCandAPaddressesmustbothstartwith192.168.2.x).

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ToaccesstheAP’swebmanagementinterface,followthesesteps:

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Useyourwebbrowsertoconnecttothemanagementinterfaceusingthe

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defaultIPaddressof192.168.2.1.

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Logintotheinterfacebyenteringthedefaultusername“root”withthe

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password“admin123”,thenclickLogin.

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Chapter1

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Introduction

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ConnectingtotheWebInterface

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Note:

Itisstronglyrecommendedtochangethedefaultusernameandpassword

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thefirsttimeyouaccessthewebinterface.Forinformationonchanginguser

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namesandpasswords,see“UserAccounts”onpage57.

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Figure1:LoginPage

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Introduction

SetupWizard

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SetupWizard

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TheSetupWizardisdesignedtohelpyouconfigurethebasicsettingsrequiredto

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gettheAPupandrunning.

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Step1 SelectYourCountry–Selecttheaccesspoint’scountryofoperationfromthedrop‐

downmenu.YoumustsettheAP’scountrycodetobesurethattheradiosoperate

accordingtopermittedlocalregulations.Thatis,settingthecountrycoderestricts

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operationoftheAPtotheradiochannelsandtransmitpowerlevelspermittedfor

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wirelessnetworksinthespecifiedcountry.

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Figure2:SelectYourCountry

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Caution:

Youmustsetthecountrycodetothecountryofoperation.Settingthe

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countrycodeensuresthattheradiosoperatewithinthelocalregulationsspecified

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forwirelessnetworks.

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Note:Thecountrycodeselectionisfornon‐USmodelsonlyandisnotavailableto

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allUSmodels.PerFCCregulation,allWi‐FiproductsmarketedintheUSmustbe

fixedtoUSoperationchannelsonly.

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SetupWizard

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Step2 SelectSetupMethod–SelectEasySetuptosetbasicwirelessnetworkaccessand

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guestnetworkaccessparameters,orAdvancedSetuptospecifynetworkingmodes

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foranAPbridge,AProuter,ormanualconfiguration.

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Figure3:SelectSetupMethod

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Step3

ConfigureSettings

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EasySetup—Basicwirelessnetworkandguestnetworkaccessparameters.

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Specifythenameandpasswordforthewirelessnetworkandguestnetwork.

TheNetworkingModeissettoAPRouterasdescribedunderAdvancedSetup.

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Figure4:EasySetup

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WirelessNetworkSetup—Setthenameandpasswordfortheprimary

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wirelessnetwork.Apasswordmustbespecifiedtoprotectthenetwork

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fromunauthorizedaccess.

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SetupWizard

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GuestNetworkSetup—Setthenameandpasswordfortheguestwireless

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network.ThiscreatesasecondSSIDforguestusers,limitingtheiraccess

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onlytotheInternet.

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AdvancedSetup—NetworkingmodesforAPBridge,APRouter,ormanual

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configuration.

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Figure5:AdvancedSetup

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APBridgeMode—ConfiguresaninterfaceasattachedtotheWAN(thatis,

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theInternet).Inthefollowingfigure,EthernetPort0andEthernetPort1are

bothattachedtotheWAN.Trafficfromtheseinterfacesisdirectlybridged

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intotheInternet.(ThisisalsocalledbridgetoInternet.)

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Figure6:BridgetoInternet

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APRouterMode—ConfiguresaninterfaceasamemberoftheLAN.Inthe

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followingfigure,EthernetPort1,WirelessLAN0(5GHzRadio),andWireless

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LAN1(2.4GHzRadio)areallincludedintheLAN.Trafficfromthese

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interfacesisroutedacrosstheaccesspointthroughEthernetPort0tothe

Internet.(ThisisalsocalledroutetoInternet.)

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Note:

Single‐bandaccesspointsonlysupportoneWLAN.

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MainMenu

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Figure7:RoutetoInternet

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ManualMode—Allowsallconfigurationparameterstobemanually

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configured.Anywiredmoduleorradiomodulemaybelogicallyplacedon

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theWANandLANsideoftheaccesspoint.

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MainMenu

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ThewebinterfaceMainMenuprovidesaccesstoalltheconfigurationsettings

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availablefortheAP.

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Toconfiguresettings,clicktherelevantMainMenuitem.EachMainMenuitemis

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summarizedbelowwithlinkstotherelevantsectioninthisguidewherethe

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configurationparametersaredescribedindetail:

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Dashboard—ThedashboardshowsbasicsettingsfortheAP,including

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Internetstatus,localnetworksettings,wirelessradiostatus,andtrafficgraphs.

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See“StatusInformation”onpage22.

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Network

—ConfiguresInternet,Ethernet,LAN,andHotspotsettings.See

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“NetworkSettings”onpage28.

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Wireless

—Configures5GHzRadio,2.4GHzRadio,andVLANsettings.See

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“WirelessSettings”onpage37

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System

—ConfiguresSystem(designationandlocation),Maintenance(suchas

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viewlog,firmwareupgrade,andreset),UserAccounts,andServices

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(managementaccessmethods).

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MainMenu

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Dashboard Afterloggingintothewebinterface,thedashboarddisplays.Thedashboardshows

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basicsettingsfortheAP,includingInternetstatus,localnetworksettings,wireless

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radiostatus,andtrafficgraphs.

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Figure8:TheDashboard

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CommonWebPage

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Buttons

Thelistbelowdescribesthecommonbuttonsfoundonmostoftheweb



managementpages:

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Save

–AppliesthenewparametersandsavesthemtotemporaryRAM

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memory.Alsodisplaysamessageatthetopofthescreentoinformyouthatthe



changeshavenotyetbeensavedtoFlashmemory.Therunningconfiguration



will

not

besaveduponarebootunlessyouclickthe“Apply”button.



Figure9:SetConfigurationChanges



◆

Apply

–Savesthecurrentconfigurationsothatitisretainedafterarestart.



◆

Revert–Cancelsthenewlyenteredsettingsandrestorestheoriginals.



◆

Welcome>Logout

–OpentheWelcomelistandclickLogouttoendtheweb



managementsession.



◆

Welcome>ViewUsers

–OpentheWelcomelistandclickViewUserstoopen



theUserAccountsmenu.



–



Chapter1

|

Introduction



MainMenu

–



WebConfiguration



Thissectionprovidesdetailsonconfiguringtheaccesspointusingtheweb



browserinterface.



Thissectionincludesthesechapters:



◆

“StatusInformation”onpage22



◆

“NetworkSettings”onpage28



◆

“WirelessSettings”onpage37



◆

“SystemSettings”onpage52



SectionII

–



StatusInformation



TheDashboarddisplaysinformationonthecurrentsystemconfiguration,including



Internetstatus,localnetworksettings,wirelessradiostatus,andtrafficgraphs.



StatusInformationincludesthefollowingsections:



◆

“SystemandProductInformation”onpage22



◆

“InternetStatus”onpage22



◆

“LocalNetworks”onpage24



◆

“WirelessStatus”onpage25



◆

“TrafficGraphs”onpage27



SystemandProductInformation



TheSystemandProductInfosectionshowsdescriptiveinformationabouttheAP.



Figure10:SystemandProductInformation



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:



◆

Themodelnameoftheunit.



◆

Thesoftwareversionnumber.



◆

Theserialnumberofthephysicalaccesspoint.



◆

Lengthoftimethemanagementagenthasbeenup.



◆

Thelast1‐minute,5‐minuteand15‐minuteCPUloadaverage.



InternetStatus





TheInternetStatussectionshowsinformationabouttheInternetconnection.



–



Chapter2

|

StatusInformation

InternetStatus



Figure11:InternetStatus



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:



◆

InternetSource

—TheEthernetportconnectedtotheInternet.Bydefault,



thisisEthernetPort0.



◆

PortsbridgedtoInternet—Additionalinterfacesattacheddirectlytothe

Internet.(SeeConfigureSettings–“Step3”onpage16foramoredetailed



description.)



◆

IPAddress

—IPaddressoftheInternetconnection.



◆

Gateway—IPaddressofthegatewayrouterusedtopasstrafficbetweenthis



deviceandothernetworksegments.



◆

DNS—TheIPaddressoftheDomainNameServeronthenetwork.ADNS



mapsnumericalIPaddressestodomainnamesandcanbeusedtoidentify



networkhostsbyfamiliarnamesinsteadoftheIPaddresses.



◆

HotspotStatus

—Showsifthehotspotisenabledordisabled,andtheports



onwhichthisserviceisenabled.



◆

Options

—IncludesshowingtheARPcache,showingDHCPleases,or



renewingDHCPleases.



Figure12:Options



–



Chapter2

|

StatusInformation



LocalNetworks



Figure13:ARPTable



Figure14:DHCPLeases



LocalNetworks





TheLocalNetworkssectionshowsinformationaboutthelocalnetworkconnection.



Figure15:LocalNetworks



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:



◆

Name

—Showsinformationonthenameofthelocalnetwork,whetherstatic



ordynamicconfigurationisused,andthenetworkmask.



◆

DHCPServer

—ShowsifDHCPserviceisenabledonthisnetwork.



◆

Members—Showstheportsandwirelessradiosattachedtothisnetwork.



◆

PortStatus

—ShowsthestatusoftheEthernetports,includinglinkupstate,



MACaddress,speed,andduplexmode.



–



Chapter2

|

StatusInformation

WirelessStatus



WirelessStatus



TheWirelessStatussectionshowsinformationabouttheradiosettingsand



associatedclients.



Figure16:WirelessStatus



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:



◆

Radio#

—Indicatesthe5GHzor2.4GHzwirelessinterface.



■

RadioStatus—Showsifthewirelessinterfaceisenabledordisabled.



■

OpMode—Showsiftheunitisconfiguredtooperateasanaccesspoint



(manuallyconfigured),anAPinbridgemode,oranAPinroutermode.



■

Channel—Theradiochanneltheaccesspointusestocommunicatewith



wirelessclients.Theavailablechannelsdependonthe802.11Mode



ChannelBandwidth

,andCountryCodesettings



■

IEEEMode—The802.11wirelessLANstandardssupportedbytheaccess



point.



See“RadioSettings”onpage37.

See“SetupWizard”onpage15.

–



Chapter2

|

StatusInformation



WirelessStatus



■

TxPower—Thepoweroftheradiosignalstransmittedfromtheaccess



point.



■

TotalClients—Thetotalnumberofclientsattachedtothisinterface.



◆

SSID#—Servicesetidentifier.Clientsthatwanttoconnecttothewireless



networkthroughanaccesspointmustsettheirSSIDstothesameasthatofthe

accesspoint.



■

NetworkName—Auniqueidentifierforthelocalwirelessnetwork.



■

Security—Showswhetherornotsecurityhasbeenenabled.



■

Associatedclients—Showsdetailedinformationaboutclients.



■

Name—Clientname.



■

MACAddress—TheMACaddressofthewirelessclient.



■

IPAddress—TheIPaddressassignedtothewirelessclient.



■

Signal—Signalstrength(TX/RX)indBm.



■

Duration—Thetimethewirelessclienthasbeenassociated.



■

TxRate—Thedatatransmitratetothewirelessclient.



■

RxRate—Thedatareceiveratefromthewirelessclient.



■

TxBytes—Thenumberoftransmittedbytestothisclient.



■

RxBytes—Thenumberofreceivedbytesfromthisclient



■

TxPackets—Thenumberoftransmittedpacketstothisclient.



■

RxPackets—Thenumberofreceivedpacketsfromthisclient.

–



Chapter2

|

StatusInformation

TrafficGraphs



TrafficGraphs





TheTrafficGraphssectionshowsthedataratefortheEthernetportsandwireless



interfaces.



Figure17:TrafficGraphs



–



NetworkSettings



Thischapterdescribesbasicnetworksettingsontheaccesspoint.Itincludesthe



followingsections:



◆

“InternetSettings”onpage28



◆

“EthernetSettings”onpage31



◆

“LANSettings”onpage33



◆

“HotspotSettings”onpage34



InternetSettings





TheInternetSettingspageconfiguresthebasicInternetsettingsfortheAP,suchas

thesourceport,IPaliases,aswellasthehostnameandmaximumMTUsize.



Figure18:InternetSettings



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



◆

InternetSource—TheEthernetportusedtoaccesstheInternet.



(Default:EthernetPort0;Options:EthernetPort0‐1)



◆

IPAddressMode—ThemethodusedtoprovideanIPaddressfortheInternet



accessport.(Default:DHCP;Options:DHCP,staticIP,PPPoE)



■

DHCP

—ConfigurationoptionsdisplayedforDHCPareshowninFigure18,



“InternetSettings",onpage28.



–



Chapter3

|

NetworkSettings



InternetSettings



■

StaticIP—ToconfigureastaticIPaddressfortheselectedEthernet



interface,thefollowingitemsmustbespecified.



Figure19:IPAddressMode–StaticIP



■

IPAddress—SpecifiesanIPaddressfortheaccesspoint.ValidIP

addressesconsistoffourdecimalnumbers,0to255,separatedby



periods.(Default:192.168.1)



■

SubnetMask—Indicatesthelocalsubnetmask.



(Default:255.255.255.0)



■

DefaultGateway—TheIPaddressofthedefaultgateway,whichis



usediftherequesteddestinationaddressisnotonthelocalsubnet.

Ifyouhavemanagementstations,DNS,RADIUS,orothernetwork

serverslocatedonanothersubnet,typetheIPaddressofthedefault

gatewayrouterinthetextfieldprovided.



■

AddlDNSServer—TheIPaddressofDomainNameServersonthe



network.ADNSmapsnumericalIPaddressestodomainnamesand



canbeusedtoidentifynetworkhostsbyfamiliarnamesinsteadofthe



IPaddresses.

IfyouhaveaDNSserverslocatedonthelocalnetwork,typetheIP

addressinthetextfieldsprovided.

–



Chapter3

|

NetworkSettings



InternetSettings



■

PPPoE—ToobtainanIPaddressfortheselectedEthernetinterfaceusing



PPPoE,thefollowingitemsmustbespecified.



Figure20:IPAddressMode–PPPoE



■

UserName—Theusernamespecifiedbytheserviceprovider.



(Range:1‐32characters)



■

Password—Thepasswordspecifiedbytheserviceprovider.



(Range:1‐32characters)



■

ServiceName

—TheservicenameassignedforthePPPoEconnection.



Theservicenameisnormallyoptional,butmayberequiredbysome



serviceproviders.(Range:1‐32alphanumericcharacters)



◆

IPAliases—AddsastaticIPv4addressunderwhichtheaccesspointcanalso



bereached.



Figure21:IPAlias



◆

MTUSize—Setsthesizeofthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)forpackets



sentonthisinterface.(Range:1400‐1500bytes;Default1500bytes)

–



Chapter3

|

NetworkSettings



EthernetSettings



EthernetSettings





TheEthernetSettingspageconfiguresthenetworkbehavioroftheEthernetports,



indicatingthataportprovidesanInternetconnectionforwirelessclientsattached



tothelocalnetwork(routedtotheInternet),isbridgeddirectlytotheInternet,



connectedtotheguestnetwork,orprovideshotspotservice.



ThefollowingitemsarecommonforallpagesunderEthernetSettings:



◆

Status

—Enablesordisablesthisport.(Default:ON)



◆

Auto‐negotiation—Enablesordisablesauto‐negotiationforagiven



interface.(Default:ON)

1000BASE‐Tdoesnotsupportforcedmode.Auto‐negotiationshouldalwaysbe



usedtoestablishaconnectionoverany1000BASE‐Tport.

Whenauto‐negotiationisenabled,theaccesspointwillnegotiatethebest



settingsforalinkbasedonadvertisedcapabilities.



Figure22:EthernetSettings–InternetSource



Thefollowingstatusmessageisdisplayedifaninterfaceisconnectedtothe



Internet:



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“Thisportistheinternetsourceforthisproduct.ConfigureInternetSettings”

IfmorethanoneinterfaceisconnectedtotheInternet,onlythelastconfigured

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interfaceisused.

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NetworkSettings

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EthernetSettings

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Figure23:EthernetSettings–NetworkBehavior

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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:

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NetworkBehavior

—FortheEthernetportwhichisnotprovidingInternet

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access,oneofthefollowingconnectionmethodsmustbespecified.

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(Default:RoutetoInternet)

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BridgetoInternet

—ConfiguresaninterfacetobeattachedtotheWAN.

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TrafficfromthisinterfaceisdirectlybridgedintotheInternet.(SeeFigure6,

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“BridgetoInternet",onpage17.)IfanEthernetportisbridgedtothe

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Internet,managementaccesscannotbemadebyadirectconnectionto

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thisport.However,ifanotherEthernetportorradiointerfaceiswithinthe

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LAN(routedtotheInternet)theaccesspointcanbemanagedthroughthis

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interfacebyaPCwhichisconfiguredwithIPaddressinthesamesubnet.

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RoutetoInternet

—ConfiguresaninterfacetobeamemberoftheLAN.

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Trafficfromthisinterfaceisroutedacrosstheaccesspointandoutthrough

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aninterfacewhichisbridgedtotheInternet.(SeeFigure7,“Routeto

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Internet",onpage18.)Bydefault,EthernetPort1isroutedtoInternet,

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allowingmanagementaccessviaadirectconnectiontoaPCconfigured

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withanaddressinthesamesubnet.

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NetworkName

—Thenetworktoberouted.Thedefaultis“Default

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localnetwork”asdisplayedunderLANSettings–LocalNetworks.

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AddtoGuestNetwork

—Thisportcanonlyaccesstheguestnetwork.

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HotspotControlled

—Thisportcanonlyaccesshotspotservices.

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ConfigureHotspot

—OpenstheHotspotSettingspage.

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NetworkSettings

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LANSettings

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LANSettings

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TheLANSettingspageconfigurestheLANsettingsforthelocalnetworkandguest

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network,includingIPinterfacesetting,DHCPserversettings,STPadministrative

status,andUPnPadministrativestatus.

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Figure24:Network–LANSettings

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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:

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Members—Theinterfacesattachedtothelocalareanetwork.

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IPAddress—SpecifiestheIPaddressforthelocalnetworkorguestnetwork.

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ValidIPaddressesconsistoffourdecimalnumbers,0to255,separatedby

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periods.(Default:192.168.2.1)

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SubnetMask—Indicatesthelocalsubnetmask.(Default:255.255.255.0)

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MTUSize—Setsthesizeofthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)forpackets

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sentonthisnetwork.

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DHCPServer

—Enables/disablesDHCPonthisnetwork.(Default:Enabled)

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DHCPStart—Firstaddressintheaddresspool.(Range:1‐256;

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Default:x.x.x.100)

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DHCPMax—Maximumnumberofaddressesintheaddresspool.

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(Range:1‐255;Default:150)

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HotspotSettings

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STP

—EnablesordisablesprocessingofSpanningTreeProtocolmessages.

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(Default:Disabled)

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UPnP

—EnablesordisablesUniversalPlug‐and‐Playbroadcastmessages.

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(Default:Disabled)

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HotspotSettings

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TheHotspotSettingspagecanconfigureInternetaccesstothegeneralpublicin

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placessuchascoffeehouses,librariesandhospitals.Specificaccessrightsmayalso

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bedefinedthroughaRADIUSserver.

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Figure25:HotspotSettings(NetworkSettings)

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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:

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NetworkIP—SpecifiestheIPaddressforthehotspot.ValidIPaddresses

consistoffourdecimalnumbers,0to255,separatedbyperiods.(Default:

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192.168.182.1)

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NetworkMask—NetworkmaskfortheassociatedIPsubnet.Thismask

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identifiesthehostaddressbitsusedforroutingtospecificsubnets.

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DHCPStart

—Startingnumberof(lastnumericfield)inaddresspool.

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(Range:1‐254;Default:10)

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DHCPEnd—Endingnumberof(lastnumericfield)inaddresspool.

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(Range:1‐254;Default:254)

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DHCPLeaseTime—ThedurationthatanIPaddressisassignedtoaDHCP

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client.(Range:600‐43200seconds;Default:600seconds)

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HotspotSettings

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DNS1—TheIPaddressoftheprimaryDomainNameServeronthenetwork.A

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DNSmapsnumericalIPaddressestodomainnamesandcanbeusedtoidentify

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networkhostsbyfamiliarnamesinsteadoftheIPaddresses.

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DNS2

—ThesecondaryDNSserveravailabletoDHCPclients.

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DNSDomainName

—Thedomainnameusedtoresolveincompletehost

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namesviatheDomainNameSystem.(Range:1‐32characters)

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Figure26:HotspotSettings(RADIUSSettings)

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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:

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RadiusServer1

—IPaddressorhostnameoftheprimaryRADIUSserver.

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RadiusServer2—IPaddressorhostnameofthesecondaryRADIUSserver.

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RadiusSharedSecret—Asharedtextstringusedtoencryptmessages

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betweentheaccesspointandtheRADIUSserver.Besurethatthesametext

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stringisspecifiedontheRADIUSserver.Donotuseblankspacesinthestring.

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(Range:1‐255characters).

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RadiusAuthPort—RADIUSserverUDPportusedforauthentication

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messages.(Range:1‐65535,Default:1812)

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RadiusAcctPort

—RADIUSserverUDPportusedforaccountingmessages.

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(Range:1‐65535,Default:1813)

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LocalID

—LocalRADIUSserveridentifier.

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LocalName

—LocalRADIUSservername

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OperationID

—LocalRADIUSserveroperationidentifier.

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NetworkSettings

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HotspotSettings

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Figure27:HotspotSettings(CaptivePortalSettings)

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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:

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CaptivePortalURL—HostnameofInternetserviceportalforthehotspot.

Thecaptiveportalforcesahotspotclienttoaccessawelcomewebpage(normally

usedforauthentication)beforegainingfurtheraccesstotheInternet.

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The

welcomepagemayrequireauthenticationand/orpayment.

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CaptivePortalSecret

—Thepasswordusedforloggingintothehotspot.

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WalledGarden—Alistofwebsitestowhichunauthenticatedusersare

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allowedtonavigate.

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AuthWhiteList—AlistofMACaddressesthatareallowedtobypassthe

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captiveportaltoaccesstheinternet.

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WirelessSettings

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Thischapterdescribeswirelesssettingsontheaccesspoint.Itincludesthe

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followingsections:

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“RadioSettings”onpage37

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“VLANSettings”onpage50

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RadioSettings

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TheIEEE802.11wirelessinterfacesincludeconfigurationoptionsforradiosignal

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characteristicsandwirelesssecurityfeatures.

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Theaccesspointcanoperateinseveralradiomodes,802.11a/a+n/AC(5GHz)or

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802.11b+g/b+g+n(2.4GHz).Supportedmodesdependontheaccesspointmodel.

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Notethatthedual‐bandaccesspointscanoperateat2.4GHzand5GHzatthe

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sametime.Thewebinterfaceidentifiestheradioconfigurationpagesas:

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Radio0—the5GHz802.11a/n/ACradiointerface

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Radio1—the2.4GHz802.11b/g/nradiointerface

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Eachradiosupports8virtualaccesspoint(VAP)interfacesbasedontheSSIDs,

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referredtoasVAP0~VAP7.EachVAPfunctionsasaseparateaccesspoint,andcan

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beconfiguredwithitsownServiceSetIdentification(SSID)andsecuritysettings.

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However,mostradiosignalparametersapplytoallVAPinterfaces.Traffictospecific

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VAPscanbesegregatedbasedonusergroupsorapplicationtraffic.Theclients

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associatewitheachVAPinthesamewayastheywouldwithseparatephysical

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accesspoints.TheAPsupportsuptoatotalof127wirelessclientsacrossallVAP

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interfacesperradio.

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WirelessSettings

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RadioSettings

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Figure28:RadioSettings(PhysicalRadioSettings)

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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:

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Status

—Enablesordisablesthewirelessserviceonthisinterface.

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Mode—SelectsthemodeinwhichtheAPwillfunction.

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AccessPoint(Auto‐WDS)

—TheVAPoperatesasanaccesspointinWDS

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mode,whichacceptsconnectionsfromAPsinClientWDSmode.(Thisis

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thedefaultsetting.)

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Inthismode,theAPprovidesservicestoclientsasanormalaccesspoint.

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WDSisusedtoautomaticallysearchforandconnecttootherAPnodes

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usingthesameSSIDandsecuritysettings.

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Client—TheAPcanprovideawirelessconnectiontoanotherAP.Inthis

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mode,itcanpassinformationfromortolocallywiredhosts,butdoesnot

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provideservicestoanywirelessclients.

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ClientWDS—TheAPprovidesservicestoclientsasanormalaccesspoint,

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andoperatesasaclientstationinWDSmode,whichcanconnecttoother

accesspointsinAuto‐WDSmode.ConnectiontoanotherAPcanbemade

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automaticallybyotheraccesspointsoperatinginAuto‐WDSmode.

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DFS—DynamicFrequencySelectioncanbeusedtodetectandavoid

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interferencewithRadarsystemsoperatinginthe5GHzrange(UNIIchannels

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52‐64and100‐140).Ifradarisdetected,theAPwillalterthechannelitis

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operatingonandtellassociatedstationsthechanneltowhichitismoving.This

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allowsstationstore‐associatewithminimuminterruption.(Thisparameteris

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onlyapplicabletothe5GHzradio,andisenabledbydefault.)

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802.11Mode

—Definestheradiooperationmode.

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Radio0(5GHzRadio)—Default:11a+n;Options:11a,11a+n,11AC

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Radio1

(2.4GHzRadio)—Default:11b+g;Options:11b+g,11b+g+n

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Radio 0(5 GHz) Radio 1(2.4GHz)

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Chapter4

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WirelessSettings

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RadioSettings

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ChannelBandwidth

—TheAPoptionsforchannelbandwidthinclude5,10,

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20,40and80MHz.Using20MHzgivesan802.11gconnectionaspeedof

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54Mbpsandan802.11nconnectionaspeedofupto108Mbps,andensures

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backwardcomplianceforslower802.11bdevices.Settingthechannel



bandwidth

to40MHzprovidesaconnectionspeedfor802.11nofupto300Mbps.Usinga

channelbandwidthof80MHzprovidesaconnectionspeedupto

866.7Mbps.(Default:20MHz;Range:5MHz,10MHz,20MHz,40MHz,80MHz)



◆

Channel—Theradiochannelthattheaccesspointusestocommunicatewith



wirelessclients.Whenmultipleaccesspointsaredeployedinthesamearea,set



thechannelonneighboringaccesspointsatleastfivechannelsaparttoavoid



interferencewitheachother.Forexample,for11g/n20MHzmodeyoucan



deployuptothreeaccesspointsinthesameareausingchannels1,6,11.Note

thatwirelessclientsautomaticallysetthechanneltothesameasthatusedby



theaccesspointtowhichitislinked.(Theavailablechannelsaredependenton



the802.11Mode,ChannelBandwidth,andCountryCodesettings.)

SelectingAutoenablestheaccesspointtoautomaticallyselectanunoccupied



radiochannel.(Default:Auto)



Table1:RadioChannels



RadioChannels

Frequency(GHz)



RadioChannels Frequency(GHz)



Auto



Autoscan



Auto



Autoscan



365.18012.412

405.20022.417

445.22032.422

485.24042.427

1495.74552.432

1535.76562.437

1575.78572.422

1615.80582.447

1655.82592.452

 102.457

 112.462

a.Supportedchannelsdependonthe802.11modeandchannelbandwidth.

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Chapter4

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WirelessSettings



RadioSettings



Figure29:RadioSettings(WirelessNetworkConfiguration)



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



GeneralSettings



◆

Status

—EnablesordisablesthewirelessserviceonthisVAP.



◆

SSID—ThenameofthebasicservicesetprovidedbyaVirtualAccessPoint



(VAP)interface.Clientsthatwanttoconnecttothenetworkthroughtheaccess



pointmustsettheirSSIDtothesameasthatoftheaccesspoint’sVAPinterface.



(Default:ACN0.#(where#is0‐7)for5GHz,ACN1.#(where#is0‐7)for2.4GHz;



Range:1‐32characters)



◆

Broadcast

—TheSSIDcanbebroadcastatregularintervalssothatwireless



stationssearchingforanetworkconnectioncandiscoverit.Thisallowswireless



clientstodynamicallydiscoverandroambetweenWLANs.Thisfeaturealso



makesiteasierforhackerstobreakintoyourhomenetwork.BecauseSSIDsare



notencrypted,itiseasytograbonebysnoopingtheWLANlookingforSSID



broadcastmessagescomingfromtheAP.(Default:Enabled)



◆

ClientIsolation

—Ifenabled,wirelessclientscantalktotheLAN,andreach



theInternetifsuchconnectionisavailable,buttheycannotcommunicatewith



oneanother.(DefaultDisabled)



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WirelessSettings



RadioSettings



◆

WMM—SetstheWMMoperationalmodeontheaccesspoint.Whenenabled,



theparametersforeachAccessCategory(AC)queuewillbeemployedonthe



accesspointandQoScapabilitiesadvertisedtoWMM‐enabledclients.



(Default:

Enabled)



Whenenabled,WMMmustbesupportedonanydevicetryingtoassociated



with

theaccesspoint.Devicesthatdonotsupportthisfeaturewillnotbe



allowedto

associatewiththeaccesspoint.



Wirelessnetworksofferanequalopportunityforalldevicestotransmitdata



fromanytypeofapplication.Althoughthisisacceptableformostapplications,



multimediaapplications(withaudioandvideodata)areparticularlysensitive

tothedelayandthroughputvariationsthatresultfromthis“equalopportunity”



wirelessaccessmethod.Formultimediaapplicationstorunwelloverawireless



network,aQualityofService(QoS)mechanismisrequiredtoprioritizetraffic

typesandprovidean“enhancedopportunity”wirelessaccessmethod.



TheaccesspointimplementsQoSusingtheWi‐FiMultimedia(WMM)standard.



UsingWMM,theaccesspointisabletoprioritizetrafficandoptimize



performancewhenmultipleapplicationscompeteforwirelessnetwork

bandwidthatthesametime.WMMemploystechniquesthatareasubsetofthe



IEEE802.11eQoSstandardanditenablestheaccesspointtointer‐operatewith



bothWMM‐enabledclientsandotherdevicesthatmaylackanyWMM



functionality.



AccessCategories—WMMdefinesfouraccesscategories(ACs):voice,video,



besteffort,andbackground.Thesecategoriescorrespondtotrafficpriority



levelsandaremappedtoIEEE802.1Dprioritytags(seeFigure2,“WMMAccess



Categories",onpage41).ThedirectmappingofthefourACsto802.1D

prioritiesisspecificallyintendedtofacilitateinteroperabilitywithotherwired



networkQoSpolicies.WhilethefourACsarespecifiedforspecifictypesof

traffic,WMMallowstheprioritylevelstobeconfiguredtomatchanynetwork‐

wideQoSpolicy.WMMalsospecifiesaprotocolthataccesspointscanuseto



communicatetheconfiguredtrafficprioritylevelstoQoS‐enabledwireless



clients.



Table2:WMMAccessCategories



AC_VO(AC3)VoiceHighestpriority,minimumdelay.Time‐sensitive

datasuchasVoIP(VoiceoverIP)calls.

AC_VI(AC2)VideoHighpriority,minimumdelay.Time‐sensitivedata

suchasstreamingvideo.

7,6



5,4

AC_BE(AC0)BestEffortNormalpriority,mediumdelayandthroughput.

Dataonlyaffectedbylongdelays.Datafrom

applicationsordevicesthatlackQoScapabilities.



AC_BK(AC1)

Background

Lowestpriority.Datawithnodelayorthroughput



requirements,suchasbulkdatatransfers.

0,3



2,1



Access



Tags

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WirelessSettings

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RadioSettings



WMMOperation—WMMusestrafficprioritybasedonthefourACs;Voice,



Video,

BestEffort,andBackground.ThehighertheACpriority,thehighertheprobability

thatdataistransmitted.



Whentheaccesspointforwardstraffic,WMMaddsdatapacketstofour

independenttransmitqueues,oneforeachAC,dependingonthe802.1Dpriority

tagofthepacket.Datapacketswithoutaprioritytagarealwaysadded



totheBest

EffortACqueue.Fromthefourqueues,aninternal“virtual”collision



resolution

mechanismfirstselectsdatawiththehighestprioritytobegrantedatransmit

opportunity.Thenthesamecollisionresolutionmechanismisused



externallyto

determinewhichdevicehasaccesstothewirelessmedium.



ForeachACqueue,thecollisionresolutionmechanismisdependentontwo



timingparameters:



◆AIFSN(ArbitrationInter‐FrameSpaceNumber),anumberusedto

calculatetheminimumtimebetweendataframes



◆CW(ContentionWindow),anumberusedtocalculatearandombackofftime



Afteracollisiondetection,abackoffwaittimeiscalculated.Thetotalwaittimeis

thesumofaminimumwaittime(ArbitrationInter‐FrameSpace,orAIFS)



determinedfromtheAIFSN,andarandombackofftimecalculatedfromavalue



selectedfromzerototheCW.TheCWvaluevarieswithinaconfigurablerange.



It

startsatCWMinanddoublesaftereverycollisionuptoamaximumvalue,



CWMax.

Afterasuccessfultransmission,theCWvalueisresettoitsCWMin



value.



Figure30:WMMBackoffWaitTimes



Forhigh‐prioritytraffic,theAIFSNandCWvaluesaresmaller.Thesmallervalues



equatetolessbackoffandwaittime,andthereforemoretransmit



opportunities.



High Priority



Low Priority



Time

CWMin CWMax

IFS

Random Backof

Minimum Wait Time Random Wait Time



CWMin CWMax

IFS

Random Backof

Minimum Wait Time Random Wait Time

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Chapter4

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WirelessSettings



RadioSettings



SecuritySettings



◆

Method—SetsthewirelesssecuritymethodforeachVAP,including



associationmode,encryption,andauthentication.(Default:NoSecurity)

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NoSecurity—TheVAPbroadcastsabeaconsignalincludingthe

configuredSSID.WirelessclientswithanSSIDsettingof“any”canreadthe



SSIDfromthebeaconandautomaticallysettheirSSIDtoallowimmediate

connection.

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WEPOpenSystem—TheVAPbroadcastsabeaconsignalincludingthe

configuredSSID.WirelessclientswithanSSIDsettingof“any”canreadthe



SSIDfromthebeaconandautomaticallysettheirSSIDtoallowimmediate

connection.

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Key—WEPisusedtoencryptdatatransmittedbetweenwireless



clientsandtheVAP.WEPusesstaticsharedkeys(fixed‐length



hexadecimaloralphanumericstrings)thataremanuallydistributedto



allclientsthatwanttousethenetwork.

WEPisthesecurityprotocolinitiallyspecifiedintheIEEE802.11



standardforwirelesscommunications.Unfortunately,WEPhasbeen



foundtobeseriouslyflawedandcannotberecommendedforahigh



levelofnetworksecurity.Formorerobustwirelesssecurity,theaccess



pointprovidesWi‐FiProtectedAccess(WPA)andWPA2forimproved



dataencryptionanduserauthentication.

BesurethattheWEPsharedkeysarethesameforeachclientinthe



wirelessnetwork.Allclientssharethesamekeys,whichareusedfor



dataencryption.

For64‐bitWEP,stringlengthmustbe5ASCIIcharacters(lettersand



numbers)or10hexadecimaldigits.For128‐bitWEP,stringlengthmust



be13ASCIIcharacters(lettersandnumbers)or26hexadecimaldigits.



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WPA‐PSK—Forenterprisedeployment,WPArequiresaRADIUS



authenticationservertobeconfiguredonthewirednetwork.However,for



smallofficenetworksthatmaynothavetheresourcestoconfigureand



maintainaRADIUSserver,WPAprovidesasimpleoperatingmodethatuses



justapre‐sharedpasswordfornetworkaccess.ThePre‐SharedKeymode



usesacommonpasswordforuserauthenticationthatismanuallyentered



ontheaccesspointandallwirelessclients.ThePSKmodeusesthesame

TKIPpacketencryptionandkeymanagementasWPAintheenterprise,



providingarobustandmanageablealternativeforsmallnetworks.

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Encryption

—Dataencryptionusesoneofthefollowingmethods:



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CCMP(AES)—AES‐CCMPisusedasthemulticastencryption



cipher.AES‐CCMPisthestandardencryptioncipherrequiredfor



WPA2.(Thisisthedefaultsetting.)

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TKIP

—TKIPisusedasthemulticastencryptioncipher.

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WirelessSettings

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RadioSettings

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Auto:TKIP+CCMP(AES)

—Theencryptionmethodusedbythe



clientisdiscoveredbytheaccesspoint.

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Key—WPAisusedtoencryptdatatransmittedbetweenwireless



clientsandtheVAP.WPAusesstaticsharedkeys(fixed‐length



hexadecimaloralphanumericstrings)thataremanuallydistributedto



allclientsthatwanttousethenetwork.

Stringlengthmustbe8to63ASCIIcharacters(lettersandnumbers).



Nospecialcharactersareallowed.

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WPA2‐PSK:ClientsusingWPA2withaPre‐sharedKeyareacceptedfor



authentication.

WPAwasintroducedasaninterimsolutionforthevulnerabilityofWEP



pendingtheratificationoftheIEEE802.11iwirelesssecuritystandard.In



effect,theWPAsecurityfeaturesareasubsetofthe802.11istandard.WPA2



includesthenowratified802.11istandard,butalsooffersbackward



compatibilitywithWPA.Therefore,WPA2includesthesame802.1XandPSK



modesofoperationandsupportforTKIPencryption.

RefertoWPA‐PSKforadescriptionofencryptionmethodsandthekey.

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WPA‐EAP—WPAemploysacombinationofseveraltechnologiesto



provideanenhancedsecuritysolutionfor802.11wirelessnetworks.A



RADIUSserverisusedforauthentication,andcanalsobeusedfor



accounting.

RefertoWPA‐PSKforadescriptionofencryptionmethods.



RADIUSSettings



ARADIUSservermustbespecifiedfortheaccesspointtoimplementIEEE



802.1XnetworkaccesscontrolandWi‐FiProtectedAccess(WPA)wireless



security.

Inaddition,youcanconfigureaRADIUSAccountingservertoreceiveuser‐



sessionaccountinginformationfromtheaccesspoint.RADIUSAccounting



canbeusedtoprovidevaluableinformationonuseractivityinthe

network.



ThisguideassumesthatyouhavealreadyconfiguredRADIUSserver(s)tosupport



theaccesspoint.ConfigurationofRADIUSserversoftwareisbeyondthescopeof

thisguide,refertothedocumentationprovidedwiththeRADIUSserversoftware.

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RadiusAuthServer

—SpecifiestheIPaddressorhostnameofthe



RADIUSauthenticationserver.

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RadiusAuthPort—TheUDPportnumberusedbytheRADIUSserver



forauthenticationmessages.(Range:1024‐65535;Default:1812)

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Chapter4

|

WirelessSettings



RadioSettings

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RadiusAuthSecret—Asharedtextstringusedtoencryptmessages

betweentheaccesspointandtheRADIUSserver.Besurethatthesame



textstringisspecifiedontheRADIUSauthenticationserver.Donotuse

blankspacesinthestring.(Maximumlength:255characters)

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RadiusAcctServer

—SpecifiestheIPaddressorhostnameofthe



RADIUSaccountingserver.



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RadiusAcctPort

—TheUDPportnumberusedbytheRADIUSserver



foraccountingmessages.(Range:1024‐65535;Default:1813)

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RadiusAcctSecret—Asharedtextstringusedtoencryptmessages



betweentheaccesspointandtheRADIUSserver.Besurethatthesame



textstringisspecifiedontheRADIUSaccountingserver.Donotuse



blankspacesinthestring.(Maximumlength:255characters)



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WPA2‐EAP—WPAwasintroducedasaninterimsolutionforthe

vulnerabilityofWEPpendingtheratificationoftheIEEE802.11iwireless



securitystandard.Ineffect,theWPAsecurityfeaturesareasubsetofthe



802.11istandard.WPA2includesthenowratified802.11istandard,butalso



offersbackwardcompatibilitywithWPA.Therefore,WPA2includesthe



same802.1XandPSKmodesofoperationandsupportforTKIPencryption.

ARADIUSserverisusedforauthentication,andcanalsobeusedto



accounting.

RefertoWPA‐PSKforadescriptionofencryptionmethods.

RefertoWPA‐EAPforainformationonconfiguringtheRADIUSserver.



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AccessControlList—Wirelessclientscanbeauthenticatedfornetworkaccess



bycheckingtheirMACaddressagainstthelocaldatabaseconfiguredonthe



accesspoint.(Default:OFF)

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Policy

—TheMAClistcanbeconfiguredtoeitherallowordenynetwork



accesstospecifiedclients.(Default:AllowallMACsonlist)

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FilteredMACs—Enteraphysicaladdressforeachclient.Entersixpairsof

hexadecimaldigitsseparatedbycolons,andfollowedbyanoptional



comment;forexample,00:90:D1:12:AB:89JohnSmith’sPC



NetworkSettings



◆

NetworkBehavior

—Oneofthefollowingconnectionmethodsmustbe



specified.(Default:RoutetoInternet)

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BridgetoInternet

—ConfiguresaninterfaceasattachedtotheWAN.



TrafficfromthisinterfaceisdirectlybridgedintotheInternet.(SeeFigure6,



“BridgetoInternet",onpage17.)



–



Chapter4

|

WirelessSettings



RadioSettings

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RoutetoInternet

—ConfiguresaninterfaceasamemberoftheLAN.



Trafficfromthisinterfaceisroutedacrosstheaccesspointandoutthrough



aninterfacewhichisbridgedtotheInternet.(SeeFigure7,“Routeto



Internet",onpage18.)

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NetworkName

—Thenetworktoberouted.Thedefaultis“Default



localnetwork”asdisplayedunderLANSettings–LocalNetwork.

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AddtoGuestNetwork

—Thisinterfacecanonlysupporttheguest

network.

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HotspotControlled

—Thisinterfacecanonlysupporthotspotservices.



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ConfigureHotspot

—OpensHotspotSettingspage.

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VLANTagTraffic

—TagsanypacketspassingfromthisVAP(virtualaccess



point)totheassociatedEthernetportasconfiguredunder“VLANSettings”



onpage50.(Range:3‐4095)

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LimitUpload—EnablesratelimitingoftrafficfromtheVAPinterfaceasitis



passedtothewirednetwork.YoucansetamaximumrateinKbytespersecond.



(Range:256‐10048576Kbytespersecond;Default:OFF)



◆

LimitDownload—Enablesratelimitingoftrafficfromthewirednetworkasit



ispassedtotheVAPinterface.Youcansetamaximumrateinkbytesper



second.(Range:256‐10048576Kbytespersecond;Default:OFF)



AdvancedSettings



◆

802.11Rates—TheminimumdatarateatwhichtheAPtransmitspacketson



thewirelessinterface.

Table3:802.11DataRates



Option



Rate(Max) CodingMethod



Radio0(5GHz)



Radio1(2.4GHz)



Auto



Auto



Basedonsignalstrength

√



1M1Mbps

CKK



√



2M2Mbps

CKK



√



5.5M5.5Mbps

CKK



√



11M11Mbps

CKK



√



√



6M6MbpsOFDM

√



√



9M9MbpsOFDM

√



√



12M12MbpsOFDM

√



√



18M18MbpsOFDM

√



√



24M24MbpsOFDM

√



√



36M36MbpsOFDM

√



√



–



Chapter4

|

WirelessSettings



RadioSettings



Table3:802.11DataRates(Continued)



Option



Rate(Max) CodingMethod



Radio0(5GHz)



Radio1(2.4GHz)



48M48MbpsOFDM

√



√



54M54MbpsOFDM

√



√



MCS015MbpsBPSK,singlestream

√



√



MCS130MbpsQPSK,singlestream

√



√



MCS245MbpsQPSK,singlestream

√



√



MCS360Mbps16‐QAM,singlestream

√



√



MCS490Mbps16‐QAM,singlestream

√



√



MCS5120Mbps64‐QAM,singlestream

√



√



MCS6135Mbps64‐QAM,singlestream

√



√



MCS7150Mbps64‐QAM,singlestream

√



√



MCS830MbpsBPSK,doublestream

√



√



MCS960MbpsQPSK,doublestream

√



√



MCS1090MbpsQPSK,doublestream

√



√



MCS11120Mbps16‐QAM,doublestream

√



√



MCS12180Mbps16‐QAM,doublestream

√



√



MCS13240Mbps64‐QAM,doublestream

√



√



MCS14270Mbps64‐QAM,doublestream

√



√



MCS15300Mbps64‐QAM,doublestream

√



√



NSS1‐MCS032.5Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS165Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS297.5Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS3130Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS4195Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS5260Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS6292.5Mbps 256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS7325Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS8390Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS1‐MCS9433.3Mbps 256‐QAM,singlestream

√



NSS2‐MCS065Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



NSS2‐MCS1130Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



NSS2‐MCS2195Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



NSS2‐MCS3260Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



NSS2‐MCS4390Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



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

Chapter4

|

WirelessSettings



RadioSettings



Table3:802.11DataRates(Continued)



Option



Rate(Max) CodingMethod



Radio0(5GHz)Radio1(2.4GHz)



NSS2‐MCS5520Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



NSS2‐MCS6585Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



NSS2‐MCS7650Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



NSS2‐MCS8780Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream

√



NSS2‐MCS9866.7Mbps 256‐QAM,doublestream

√



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TxStreams—Specifiesasinglestreamat20MHzoradualstreamat20MHz



and40MHzforsignaltransmission.(Options:1,2;Default1)



◆

RxStreams—Specifiesasinglestreamat20MHzoradualstreamat20MHz



and40MHzforsignalreception.(Options:1,2;Default1)



◆

TxPower—Adjuststhepoweroftheradiosignalstransmittedfromtheaccess



point.Thehigherthetransmissionpower,thefartherthetransmissionrange.



Powerselectionisnotjustatradeoffbetweencoverageareaandmaximum



supportedclients.Youalsohavetoensurethathigh‐powersignalsdonot



interferewiththeoperationofotherradiodevicesintheservicearea.

(Default:17dBmfor5GHzradio,27dBmfor2.4GHzradio)



Table4:TxPower



Power



Radio0(5GHz) Radio1(2.4GHz)



0dBM(1mW)√

√



4dBM(2mW)√

√



5dBM(3mW)

√



√



7dBM(5mW)

√



√



8dBM(6mW)

√



√



9dBM(7mW)

√



√



10dBM(10mW)

√



√



11dBM(12mW)

√



√



12dBM(15mW)

√



√



13dBM(19mW)

√



√



14dBM(25mW)

√



√



15dBM(31mW)

√



√



16dBM(39mW)

√



√



17dBM(50mW)

√



√



18dBM(63mW) 

√



19dBM(79mW) 

√



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RadioSettings



Table4:TxPower(Continued)



20dBM(100mW)√

21dBM(125mW)√

22dBM(158mW)√

23dBM(199mW)√

24dBM(251mW)√

25dBM(316mW)√

26dBM(398mW)√

27dBM(501mW)√

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ACKTimeout

—Setstheacknowledgementtimeout,whichisusedprimarily



forlong‐distanceconnections.Thistimeoutisusedtomakeanadjustmentfor



linkdistance.Itisbasedontheamountoftime,inmicroseconds,thatitshould

taketotransmitaframetotheotherendofthelink,beprocessedbythe



receivingdevice,andhavetheACKframecreatedandreturnedtothesending



device.(Range:0‐255microseconds;Default:0microseconds)



◆

FragmentationThresh.—Setsthemaximumframesizeabovewhichpackets

arefragmented.Thisreducesthetimerequiredtotransmittheframe,and



thereforereducestheprobabilitythatitwillbecorrupted(atthecostofmore

dataoverhead).(Range:256‐2346bytes;Default:2346bytes)



◆

RTSThreshold—SetsthepacketsizethresholdatwhichaRequesttoSend



(RTS)signalmustbesenttoareceivingstationpriortothesendingstation



startingcommunications.TheaccesspointsendsRTSframestoareceiving



stationtonegotiatethesendingofadataframe.AfterreceivinganRTSframe,



thestationsendsaCTS(cleartosend)frametonotifythesendingstationthatit



canstartsendingdata.

IftheRTSthresholdissetto1,theaccesspointalwayssendsRTSsignals.Ifsetto

2346,theaccesspointneversendsRTSsignals.Ifsettoanyothervalue,and



the

packetsizeequalsorexceedstheRTSthreshold,theRTS/CTS(Requestto



Send/

CleartoSend)mechanismwillbeenabled.

Theaccesspointscontendingforthemediummaynotbeawareofeachother.



The

RTS/CTSmechanismcansolvethis“HiddenNodeProblem.”(Range:1‐2346bytes:

Default:2346bytes)



◆

SGI—The802.11ndraftspecifiestwoguardintervals:400ns(short)and800ns



(long).Supportofthe400nsShortGuardIntervalisoptionalfortransmitand



receive.Thepurposeofaguardintervalistointroduceimmunityto



propagationdelays,echoes,andreflectionstowhichdigitaldataisnormally



verysensitive.EnablingtheSGIsetsitto400ns.(Default:Disabled)

PowerRadio0(5GHz)Radio1(2.4GHz)

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

VLANSettings



◆

STBC—Space‐timeBlockCodingsendsmultiplecopiesofthesamedataover



anumberofantennas,usingthevariousreceivedversionstoimprovethe



reliabilityofdatatransfer.Thetransmittedsignalmaytraverseadifficult



environmentwithscattering,reflection,andrefractionwhichmaythenbe



furthercorruptedbythermalnoiseinthereceiver,sosomeofthereceived



copieswillbebetterthanothers.Thisredundancyresultsinahigherchanceof



beingabletouseoneormoreofthereceivedcopiestocorrectlydecodethe

receivedsignal.(Default:Disabled)



◆

AMPDU—EnablesordisablestheuseofAggregatedMACProtocolDataUnits.



Physicallayer(PHY)datarateimprovementsdonotincreaserealthroughput



beyondapointbecauseof802.11protocoloverheads.Themainmediaaccess



controlfeaturethatprovidesaperformanceimprovementisaggregation.

AggregationofMACprotocoldataunits(MPDUs)isreferredtoasMPDU

aggregationor(A‐MPDU).(Default:Enabled)



VLANSettings





VLANs(virtuallocalareanetworks)areturnedoffbydefault.Ifturnedontheywill



automaticallytaganypacketspassedtotheLANportfromtherelevantVAP(virtual



accesspoint).



TheaccesspointcanemployVLANtaggingtocontrolaccesstonetworkresources



andincreasesecurity.VLANsseparatetrafficpassingbetweentheaccesspoint,



associatedclients,andthewirednetwork.YoucanconfigureaVLANforupto13

VAPinterfaces.



Notethefollowingpointsabouttheaccesspoint’sVLANsupport:



◆

IfanEthernetLANportontheaccesspointisassignedaVLANID,anytraffic



enteringthatportmustbealsotaggedwiththesameVLANID.



◆

AmanagementVLANcanbeusedformanagingtheaccesspointthrough

remotemanagementtools,suchasthewebinterface,SSH,TelnetorSNMP.



Theaccesspointcanbeconfiguredtoonlyacceptmanagementtrafficthatis



taggedwiththespecifiedmanagementVLANID.ThisIDmustbeassignedto



theEthernetportsorradiointerfaceswhicharedesignatedtohandle



managementtraffic.



◆

WirelessclientsassociatedtotheaccesspointcanbeassignedtoaVLAN.



WirelessclientsareassignedtotheVLANfortheVAPinterfacewithwhichthey



areassociated.TheaccesspointonlyallowstraffictaggedwithcorrectVLAN



IDstobeforwardedtoassociatedclientsoneachVAPinterface.



◆

WhenVLANsupportisenabledontheaccesspoint,trafficpassedtothewired



networkistaggedwiththeappropriateVLANID.WhenanEthernetportonthe

accesspointisconfiguredasaVLANmember,trafficreceivedfromthewired

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VLANSettings



networkmustalsobetaggedwiththesameVLANID.Receivedtrafficthathas



an

unknownVLANIDornoVLANtagisdropped.



◆

WhenVLANsupportisdisabled,theaccesspointdoesnottagtrafficpassedto



thewirednetworkandignorestheVLANtagsonanyreceivedframes.



Note:

BeforeenablingVLANtaggingontheaccesspoint,besuretoconfigurethe



attachednetworkswitchporttosupporttaggedVLANframesfortheVLANIDs



configuredontheaccesspoint.Otherwise,connectivitytotheaccesspointwillbe



lostwhenyouenabletheVLANfeature.



Figure31:ConfiguringVLANs



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



◆

VLANID—AVLANidentifiertobeassigned.(Range:3‐4095)

(VLAN1and2arereservedforinternaluse.)



◆

Ports

—TheEthernetportsassignedtothespecifiedVLAN.



◆

SSIDs

—TheSSIDofaVAPconfiguredtobeamemberofthespecifiedVLAN.



ThisoptionisconfiguredunderRadioSettings(NetworkSettings–Network



Behavior).



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

SystemSettings



Thischapterdescribesmaintenancesettingsontheaccesspoint.Itincludesthe

followingsections:



◆

“SystemSettings”onpage53



◆

“Maintenance”onpage54



◆

“UserAccounts”onpage57



◆

“Services”onpage57



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

SystemSettings



SystemSettings





TheSystemSettingspageisusedtoconfiguregeneraldescriptiveinformation



abouttheaccesspoint,suchasthesystemidentificationname,itsgeographic



coordinates,andlocaltime.



Figure32:SystemSettings



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



◆

DeviceName—AnaliasfortheAP,enablingthedevicetobeuniquely



identifiedonthenetwork.(Default:none;Range:0‐50characters)



◆

DeviceLatitude

—Thegeographiclatitudeoftheaccesspoint,givenin



degreesandminutes.(Range:‐ 90to+90degrees)



◆

DeviceLongitude

—Thegeographiclongitudeoftheaccesspoint,givenin

degreesandminutes.(Range:‐ 180to+180degrees)



◆

Enableresetbutton

—Enablesordisablesthehardwareresetbutton.



◆

LocalTime—Thelocaltime,givenasdayofweek,month,time,year.



◆

ConfigureNetworkTime

—LinkstotheNetworkTime(NTP)sectiononthe



Servicespage.

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Maintenance



Maintenance



TheMaintenancepagesupportsgeneralmaintenancetasksincludingdisplaying



thesystemlog,rebootingthedevice,restoringfactorydefaults,backingupor



restoringconfigurationsettings,andupgradingfirmware.



Figure33:Maintenance



Displaying



SystemLogs



Theaccesspointsaveseventanderrormessagestoalocalsystemlogdatabase.



Thelogmessagesincludethedateandtime,devicename,messagetype,and



messagedetails.



Figure34:SystemLog



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

Maintenance



Rebootingthe



AccessPoint



TheRebootpageallowsyoutoreboottheaccesspoint.



Figure35:RebootingtheAccessPoint



Resettingthe



AccessPoint



TheResetpageallowsyoutoresettheaccesspointtothefactorydefaults.Note



thatalluserconfiguredinformationwillbelost.Youwillhavetore‐enterthe



defaultusernameandpasswordtore‐gainmanagementaccesstothisdevice.



Figure36:ResettingtoDefaults



Note:Itisalsopossibletorebootorresettheaccesspointbyinsertingapininthe



pinholelabeled“RESET”ontheconnectorpaneloftheaccesspointand:

◆

press2secondstoreboottheaccesspoint;

◆

press10secondstoresettheaccesspointtothefactorydefaults.



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SystemSettings

Maintenance



BackingUp

Configuration



Settings



TheBackupfunctionallowsyoutobackuptheaccesspoint’sconfigurationtoa

managementworkstation.InWindows,aGNUZip(*.tar.gz)filewillbestoredinthe



Downloadsfolder.Thisisasamplefilename:backup‐ACN‐AP‐2014‐06‐27.tar.gz



Restoring



Configuration



Settings



TheRestorepageallowsyoutouploadconfigurationsettingsfromamanagement



workstation.Thespecifiedfilemustbeonethatwaspreviouslybackedupfromthe



accesspoint.



Figure37:RestoringConfigurationSettings



UpgradingFirmware Youcanupgradenewaccesspointsoftwarefromalocalfileonthemanagement



workstation.Newsoftwaremaybeprovidedperiodicallyfromyourdistributor.

Afterupgradingnewsoftware,youmustreboottheaccesspointtoimplementthe

newcode.Untilarebootoccurs,theaccesspointwillcontinuetorunthesoftware

itwasusingbeforetheupgradestarted.Theaccesspointsupportsdualsoftware

images,soifnewlyloadedsoftwareiscorrupted,thealternateimagewillbeused



onthenextreboot.Configurationsettingsarestoredseparatelyfromthesoftware,



sothecurrentsettingswillalwaysbeusedforanynewsoftware.However,note

thatifthecurrentconfigurtionsettingsarecorrupted,thesystemdefaultswillbe



used.



Figure38:UpgradingFirmware



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SystemSettings



UserAccounts



UserAccounts





TheUserAccountspageallowsyoutocontrolmanagementaccesstotheswitch

basedonmanuallyconfiguredusernamesandpasswords.

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Figure39:UserAccounts

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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:

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◆

Username—Thenameoftheuser.(Range:3‐15ASCIIcharacters,nospecial



characters)



◆

Password—Theuserpassword.(Range:3‐15ASCIIcharacters,casesensitive,



nospecialcharacters)



Services





TheServicespageallowsyoutocontrolremotemanagementaccesstotheswitch



andtoconfigureofNTPtimeservers.



RemoteManagement

Settings



TheSSH,Telnet,Web,andSNMPmanagementinterfacesareenabledandopento



accessfromtheInternet.Toprovidemoresecurity,specificservicescanbedisabled



andmanagementaccesspreventedfromtheInternet.



SSH TheSecureShell(SSH)canactasasecurereplacementforTelnet.TheSSHprotocol



usesgeneratedpublickeystoencryptalldatatransferspassingbetweentheaccess



pointandSSH‐enabledmanagementstationclientsandensuresthatdatatraveling



overthenetworkarrivesunaltered.Clientscanthensecurelyusethelocaluser

nameandpasswordforaccessauthentication.

NotethatSSHclientsoftwareneedstobeinstalledonthemanagementstationto



accesstheaccesspointformanagementviatheSSHprotocol.

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SystemSettings



Services



Figure40:SSHServerSettings

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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



◆

SSHServer

—EnablesordisablesSSHaccesstotheaccesspoint.



(Default:Enabled)



◆

Port—SetstheTCPportnumberfortheSSHserverontheaccesspoint.



(Range:1‐65535;Default:22)



◆

AllowSSHfromWAN

—AllowsSSHmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.



TelnetTelnetisaremotemanagementtoolthatcanbeusedtoconfiguretheaccesspoint



fromanywhereinthenetwork.However,notethatTelnetisnotsecurefromhostile

attacks.



Figure41:TelnetServerSettings



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



◆

TelnetServer

—EnablesordisablesTelnetaccesstotheaccesspoint.



(Default:Enabled)



◆

Port—SetstheTCPportnumberfortheTelnetserverontheaccesspoint.



(Range:1‐65535;Default:23)



◆

AllowTelnetfromWAN

—AllowsTelnetmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.



WebserverAWebbrowserprovidestheprimarymethodofmanagingtheaccesspoint.Both



HTTPandHTTPSservicecanbeaccessedindependently.IfyouenableHTTPS,you



mustindicatethisintheURL:https://device:port_number]



WhenyoustartHTTPS,theconnectionisestablishedinthisway:

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SystemSettings



Services



◆

Theclientauthenticatestheserverusingtheserver’sdigitalcertificate.

◆

Theclientandservernegotiateasetofsecurityprotocolstouseforthe



connection.

◆

Theclientandservergeneratesessionkeysforencryptinganddecryptingdata.

◆

Theclientandserverestablishasecureencryptedconnection.

◆

Apadlockiconshouldappearinthestatusbarformostbrowsers.



Figure42:WebServerSettings



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



◆

HTTPPort—TheTCPporttobeusedbytheHTTPWebbrowserinterface.



(Range:1‐65535;Default:80)



◆

AllowHTTPfromWAN

—AllowsHTTPmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.



◆

HTTPSPort—TheTCPporttobeusedbytheHTTPSWebbrowserinterface.



(Range:1‐65535;Default:443)



◆

AllowHTTPSfromWAN

—AllowsHTTPSmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.



NetworkTime NetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)allowstheaccesspointtosetitsinternalclockbased



onperiodicupdatesfromatimeserver(SNTPorNTP).Maintaininganaccuratetime



ontheaccesspointenablesthesystemlogtorecordmeaningfuldatesandtimes



forevententries.Iftheclockisnotset,theaccesspointwillonlyrecordthetime

fromthefactorydefaultsetatthelastbootup.

TheaccesspointactsasanNTPclient,periodicallysendingtimesynchronization



requeststospecifiedtimeservers.Theaccesspointwillattempttopolleachserver



intheconfiguredsequence.

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SystemSettings



Services



Figure43:NTPSettings



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



◆

LocalTime—Displaysthelocaltimeasdayofweek,month,



hour:minute:second,year,basedonUniversalTimeCoordinates.



◆

NTPService—Enablesordisablessendingofrequestsfortimeupdates.



(Default:Enabled)



◆

NTPServers—Setsthehostnamesfortimeservers.Theswitchattemptsto



updatethetimefromthefirstserver,ifthisfailsitattemptsanupdatefromthe

nextserverinthesequence.Toconfigureadditionalservers,clickthe“+”



buttontoopenaneweditfield.



◆

TimeZone

—Todisplayatimecorrespondingtoyourlocaltime,chooseone



ofthepredefinedtimezonesfromthescroll‐downlist.



SNMPSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)isacommunicationprotocol



designedspecificallyformanagingdevicesonanetwork.Itistypicallyusedto



configurethesedevicesforproperoperationinanetworkenvironment,aswellas

tomonitorthemtoevaluateperformanceordetectpotentialproblems.



Figure44:SNMPSettings



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:



◆

SNMPServer

—EnablesordisablesSNMPontheaccesspoint.



(Default:Enabled)

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SystemSettings



Services



◆

Contact—Administratorresponsiblefortheaccesspoint.



◆

CommunityString—Acommunitystringthatactslikeapasswordand



permitsaccesstotheSNMPprotocol.(Range:1‐32characters,casesensitive;



Default:public)

Thedefaultstring“public”providesread‐onlyaccesstotheaccesspoint’s



ManagementInformation(MIB)database.



◆

AllowSNMPfromWAN

—AllowsSNMPmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.



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

Appendices



Thissectionprovidesadditionalinformationandincludestheseitems:



◆

“Troubleshooting”onpage62



SectionIII

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

Tro u b l e s h o o t i n g



ProblemsAccessingtheManagementInterface



Table5:TroubleshootingChart



Cannotconnectusing



Telnet,webbrowser,or



SNMPsoftware

◆

BesuretheAPispoweredup.

◆

Checknetworkcablingbetweenthemanagementstationandthe



AP.



◆

CheckthatyouhaveavalidnetworkconnectiontotheAPand

thatintermediateswitchportshavenotbeendisabled.



◆

BesureyouhaveconfiguredtheAPwithavalidIPaddress,subnet



maskanddefaultgateway.

◆

BesurethemanagementstationhasanIPaddressinthesame



subnetastheAP’sIP.

◆

IfyouaretryingtoconnecttotheAPusingataggedVLANgroup,



yourmanagementstation,andtheportsconnectingintermediate



switchesinthenetwork,mustbeconfiguredwiththeappropriate

tag.

◆

IfyoucannotconnectusingTelnet,youmayhaveexceededthe



maximumnumberofconcurrentTelnet/SSHsessionspermitted.



Tryconnectingagainatalatertime.



Forgotorlostthepassword◆ ResettheAPtofactorydefaultsusingitsResetbutton.



UsingSystemLogs





Ifafaultdoesoccur,refertotheQuickStartGuidetoensurethattheproblemyou



encounteredisactuallycausedbytheAP.Iftheproblemappearstobecausedby



theAP,followthesesteps:



EnableSNMPintheSystem>Servciesmenu.



EnableSNMPaccessfromtheWANwhenconnectingfromaremotelocation.



Repeatthesequenceofcommandsorotheractionsthatleaduptotheerror.



Makealistofthecommandsorcircumstancesthatledtothefault.Alsomakea

listofanyerrormessagesdisplayed.



Recordallrelevantsystemsettings.

Symptom

Action



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

ChapterA

|

Troubleshooting

UsingSystemLogs



DisplaythelogfilethroughtheSystem>Maintenancemenu,andcopythe

informationfromthelogfile.



Contactyourdistributor’sserviceengineer,andsendadetaileddescriptionof



theproblem,alongwithalloftheinformationmentionedintheabovesteps.



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

QuickStart Guide

–



FollowthestepsinthisguidetoinstalltheAPinyournetwork.



Caution:

TheplanningandinstallationoftheAPrequiresprofessionalpersonnel



thataretrainedintheinstallationofradiotransmittingequipment.Theuseris



responsibleforcompliancewithlocalregulationsconcerningitemssuchas



antennapower,useoflightningarrestors,grounding,andradiomastortower



construction.Therefore,itisrecommendedtoconsultaprofessionalcontractor



knowledgeableinlocalradioregulationspriortoequipmentinstallation.



UnpacktheAP

UnpacktheAPandcheckthepackagecontents.



◆

OutdoorStand‐AloneAccessPoint



SkyFireAC1200orSkyFireAC866



◆

Pole‐mountingkit—includestwosteel‐bandclamps



◆

PoEpowerinjectorwithpowercord—eitherUS,ContinentalEuropeorUK



◆

Documentation—QuickStartGuideandRegulatoryandSafetyInformation



MounttheAP Afterplanningyourinstallation,mounttheunitonapole,mast,ortowerusingthe

includedtwosteel‐bandclamps.



Also,formodelsthatrequireexternalantennas,installtheantennasneartheAP



andattachtheRFcoaxialcablestotheappropriateconnectorsontheAP.



PoleMounting



Feedthesteel‐bandclampsthroughthe



integratedpole‐mountbracketpointson

thebackoftheAP.



Fastenthesteel‐bandclampsaroundthe



poletosecuretheAPtothepole.

1

2

QuickStart Guide

–



AttachExternalAntennas



Removethefrontportcoverby



pushingthelockingtabupandthen



slidingthecoveroff.



Connectexternalantennastothe



AP’s5GHzRP‐SMAconnectorsusing



RFcoaxialcableprovidedinthe



antennapackage.



Connectexternalantennastothe

AP’s2.4GHzRP‐SMAconnectors



usingRFcoaxialcableprovidedinthe



antennapackage.



Note:Thenumberofavailable2.4GHzor5GHzexternalantennaconnectors



dependsonthespecificmodel.



ConnectCablesConnectoutdoor‐ratedEthernetcabletothe1000BASE‐TRJ‐45ETH0(PoE)porton



theunit.



Connectoutdoor‐ratedCategory5e

orbettercabletotheleft‐sideRJ‐45

ETH0(PoE)port.



(Optional)ConnectalocalLAN



switchorcomputertotheright‐side

ETH1100BASE‐TXRJ‐45port.



Passthecablesthroughtheaccess



holesatthebottomoftheAP.



ReplacetheportcoverontheAPand



pushthelockingtabdowntosecure



itinplace.



ConnectPower InstallthePoEpowerinjectorindoors.ConnectthepowerinjectortotheEthernet



cablefromtheAP,toaportonalocalLANswitch,andthentoanACpowersource.



Caution:

Thepowerinjectormoduleisdesignedforindooruseonly.Nevermount



thepowerinjectoroutsidewiththeAPunit.

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14

QuickStart Guide

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

ConnecttheEthernetcablefromtheAPto



the“POE”portonthepowerinjector.



ConnectEthernetcablefromthe“LAN”port



onthepowerinjectortoaLANswitch.



ConnectthepowercordtoanearbyAC



powersource(100‐240VAC,50/60Hz).



Note

ConnectingtheEthernetcablefromtheAPtotheinjectormodulepowers



ontheunit.



VerifyAPOperation

VerifybasicAPoperationbycheckingthesystemLEDs.



ThepowerLEDshouldbeongreen,theETH0portLEDon/blinkinggreen,andthe



2.4GHz/5GHzwirelessLEDon/blinkinggreen(2.4GHz)orblue(5GHz).



2.4GHz/5GHzsignalstrength



LEDs.



2.4GHz/5GHzlink/activityLED.



ETH1portlink/activityLED.



ETH0(PoE)portlink/activityLED.



PowerLED.

3

2

QuickStart Guide

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

ConnecttotheWeb



UserInterface



Thestand‐aloneAPsofferaweb‐basedmanagementinterfaceforthe



configurationofalltheunit’sfeatures.



YoucanmakeinitialconfigurationchangesbyconnectingaPCdirectlytotheAP’s



ETH1RJ‐45port.TheAPhasadefaultmanagementIPaddressof192.168.2.1anda

subnetmaskof255.255.255.0.YoumustsetyourPCIPaddresstobeonthesame



subnetastheAP(thatis,thePCandAPaddressesmustbothstart192.168.2.x).



Logintothewebinterfaceusingthedefaultsettings:



◆



◆

Password—admin123



Formoreinformationonstand‐aloneAPconfigurationusingthewebinterface,



refertotheManagementGuide.

QuickStart Guide

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

HardwareSpecifications



Chassis



Size(HxWxD:)283x94x50mm(11.14x3.7x1.97inches)

Weight

762g(1.68lb)



TemperatureOperating:‐20°Cto65°C(‐4°Fto149°F)

Storage:‐30°Cto80°C(‐22°Fto176°F)

Humidity

Operating:15%to95%(non‐condensing)

Waterproof/Dustproof

IP55



NetworkInterfaces



PortsETH0(PoE)RJ‐45Port:1000BASE‐T,passivePoE

ETH1RJ‐45Port:100BASE‐TX

2.4GHzRadioIEEE802.11b/g/n

5GHzRadioIEEE802.11a/n/ac

RadioFrequencies2412~2472MHz



5745~5825MHz(China)



5180~5320MHz(ETSI)

5500~5700MHz(ETSI)



PowerSupply



PoEInputPower24VDC,1.0A

PowerConsumption24Wmaximum



PowerInjectorModule100‐240VAC,50‐60Hz,auto‐sensing



RegulatoryCompliances



RadioEN300328V1.8.1:2012

EN301893V1.7.1:2012

EN301489‐1V1.9.2(2011‐09)

EN301489‐7V1.3.1:2005

FCCPart15C15.247/15.207(2.4‐2.4835GHz,5.725‐5.850GHz)



FCCPart15E15.407(5.150GHz‐5.250GHz)

EmissionsEN550222010+AC:2011

EN61000‐3‐22006+A1:2009+A2:2009

FCCClassBPart15

ImmunityEN55024:2010

EN61000‐4‐2:2009



ItemSpecification



QuickStart Guide

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

FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement



ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(

1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and

(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.



ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15

oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina

residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalled

andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,

thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescause

harmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,

theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:



‐ Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

‐ Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

‐ Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthat

towhichthereceiverisconnected.

‐ Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.



FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoid

theuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.



Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.



Foroperationwithin5.15~5.25GHz/5.47~5.725GHzfrequencyrange,itisrestrictedtoindoorenvironment.

Thebandfrom5600‐5650MHzwillbedisabledbythesoftwareduringthemanufacturingandcannotbechanged

bytheenduser.ThisdevicemeetsalltheotherrequirementsspecifiedinPart15E,Section15.407oftheFCCRules.



RadiationExposureStatement:

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.

Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody.



Note:Thecountrycodeselectionisfornon‐USmodelonlyandisnotavailabletoallUSmodel.

PerFCCregulation,allWiFiproductmarketedinUSmustfixedtoUSoperationchannelsonly.



QuickStart Guide

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Professionalinstallationinstruction

1. Installationpersonal

ThisproductisdesignedforspecificapplicationandneedstobeinstalledbyaqualifiedpersonalwhohasRFand

relatedruleknowledge.Thegeneralusershallnotattempttoinstallorchangethesetting.

2. Installationlocation

Theproductshallbeinstalledatalocationwheretheradiatingantennacanbekept20cmfromnearbypersonin

normaloperationconditiontomeetregulatoryRFexposurerequirement.

3. Externalantenna

Useonlytheantennaswhichhavebeenapprovedbytheapplicant.Thenon‐approvedantenna(s)mayproduce

unwantedspuriousorexcessiveRFtransmittingpowerwhichmayleadtotheviolationofFCClimitandisprohibited.

4. Installationprocedure

Pleaserefertouser’smanualforthedetail.

5. Warning

Pleasecarefullyselecttheinstallationpositionandmakesurethatthefinaloutputpowerdoesnotexceedthe

limitsetforceinrelevantrules.Theviolationoftherulecouldleadtoseriousfederalpenalty.

低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法

第十二條經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、

加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。

第十四條低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，

並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、

科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。

此器材須經專業安裝並限用於固定式點對點操作。

本器材須經專業工程人員安裝及設定，始得設置使用，且不得直接販售給一般消費者。

「電磁波曝露量MPE標準值1mW/cm2，送測產品實測值為 0.736 mW/cm2」

To professional installer : Installer must disable UNII band 1 by tool when you install this device for outdoor

usage for complying with FCC rule.

Accton Technology AC1200 Dualband Outdoor AP, 802.11ac Outdoor Dual Band Access Point User Manual rev 3

Accton Technology Corp Dualband Outdoor AP, 802.11ac Outdoor Dual Band Access Point rev 3

User Manual rev 3.pdf

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