D Link WL3140APA1 Wireless 108G Web Smart Thin AP with PoE User Manual Manual Part 1

D Link Corporation Wireless 108G Web Smart Thin AP with PoE Manual Part 1

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Manual Part 1

Smart WLAN ManagerMay 2007 Version 1.00
Table of Contents Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................................................2 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................................4 System Requirement ...........................................................................................................................................................4 Getting Started....................................................................................................................................................................4 Installing the Smart WLAN Manager.....................................................................................................................................5 Discovering the Switch and AP ............................................................................................................................................7 Using the Smart WLAN Manager ...........................................................................................................................................10 Understanding the Screen Layout ......................................................................................................................................10 Discovering Devices..........................................................................................................................................................11 Polling Information ............................................................................................................................................................11 Save to Database .............................................................................................................................................................11 Clear Database.................................................................................................................................................................12 Modify the Preference .......................................................................................................................................................12 Global Setting ............................................................................................................................................................12 Default Parameters.....................................................................................................................................................13 Mail Alert ...................................................................................................................................................................13 Syslog .......................................................................................................................................................................14 Modifying the Device Password .........................................................................................................................................15 Modifying the Device System Key ......................................................................................................................................16 Backup the Database ........................................................................................................................................................16 Restore the Database........................................................................................................................................................16 Searching the Switch.........................................................................................................................................................17 Configure the Wireless System..............................................................................................................................................18 Configure the Wireless Switch ...........................................................................................................................................18 System Configuration .................................................................................................................................................18 Anti-Rogue Configuration............................................................................................................................................19 Port Mapping Configuration.........................................................................................................................................19 Configure the Access Point individually...............................................................................................................................20 Basic Configuration ....................................................................................................................................................20 Wireless Configuration................................................................................................................................................21 Advanced Configuration..............................................................................................................................................23 Mac Filter Configuration..............................................................................................................................................24
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 3 Configure the Access Point by Group .................................................................................................................................25 Create a Group Template ...........................................................................................................................................25 Edit a Group Template................................................................................................................................................27 Management ..........................................................................................................................................................................29 Monitoring ........................................................................................................................................................................29 Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by List...................................................................................................................29 Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by Tree .................................................................................................................31 Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by Topology ..........................................................................................................32 Monitoring Clients.......................................................................................................................................................34 Monitoring Summary...................................................................................................................................................34 TROBULESHOOTING.................................................................................................................. 錯誤! 尚未定義書籤。 Utilization .........................................................................................................................................................................36 Utilization>AP Users...................................................................................................................................................37 Utilization>AP Traffic ..................................................................................................................................................38 Utilization>Client Info..................................................................................................................................................39 Utilization>Load Balance ............................................................................................................................................40 Firmware Upgrade ............................................................................................................................................................41 Log ..................................................................................................................................................................................42 Cold Start:..................................................................................................................................................................43 Factory reset..............................................................................................................................................................44
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 4 Introduction The Smart WLAN Manager is a convenient tool to manage the configuration of your network from a central computer. With Smart WLAN Manager there is no need to configure D-Link DWL-3140AP Wireless Access Points individually. System Requirement Suggested Specifications for Smart WLAN Manager installation: • A PC, Notebook with installed network adapter • Supported OS: Windows 2000 or XP Note: The performance of wired link is better than wireless link for each computer running AP Manager. Use the wired link to manage the Access Point is recommended. Getting Started Please prepare your network environment as the topology below. Switch (DES-1228P), Access Point (DWL-3140AP), and the DHCP server need to be in the same IP domain; the PC for Smart WLAN Manager installation can connect the switch directly or via Internet. DES-1228P with Wireless Awareness Function enabled DWL-3140AP Computer with 802.11b/g Adapter DHCP Server Smart WLAN Manager DWL-3140AP
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 5 Installing the Smart WLAN Manager Please do following steps to install the Smart WLAN Manager: Step 1. Insert the CD and execute the “setup.exe” program. The InstallShield Wizard will pop out as below: Step 2. Choose the destination folder you want to install the program and click “Next”.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 6 Step 3. The program will perform the installation automatically. Step 4. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 7 Discovering the Switch and AP To launch the Smart WLAN Manager: • Go to the Start Menu • Select Programs • Select D-Link Smart WLAN Manager Click “OK” (There’s no default password). Choose Tools>Switch Discover Utility or directly press the icon “ ”, the Discovery List window will pop up:
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 8 Launch the web browser on PC, and connect to switch by the IP address found (default password: admin). Make sure the firmware version of DES-1228P is at least 1.20.03. Make sure the SNMP read_write community is “private” (default value) and enable the function.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 9 On the Smart WLAN Manager, choose ToolsàDiscovery Wizard or click the icon “ ”; fill in the Discovery password with the SNMP read_write Community Name “private”, and the IP of switch, then click “OK” In Monitor>Tree, right click the newly found AP and choose “Save to Database ( )” to add the AP into database. The Status of AP will change from “New” to “Online” after added into the database. Note: For detailed connection configuration, please also refer to the Configuration Guide.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 10 Using the Smart WLAN Manager Understanding the Screen Layout 1. Menu Bar 2. Standard Bar 3. Function Tree 4. Database Columns 5. Status Columns 6. Output Bar 7. Status Bar For maximum window view, user can disable the standard bar, output bar, and status bar by selecting the options of View in the menu bar. ○1 Menu Bar ○2 Standard Bar ○3 Function Tree ○6 Output Bar ○5 Status Columns ‡ Status Bar
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 11 Discovering Devices Click the Discovery Wizard icon or choose Tools>Discovery Wizard to discover the devices available on the network. Discovery password - The discovery password needs to be consistent with the SNMP read_write community name Input IP - Enter the IP address of the switch. User can either input a specific IP address (fill in “From IP”), or a range of IP addresses (fill in both “From IP” and “To IP”) Polling Information By default the Smart WLAN Manager will scan the network every 15 seconds. Click the Start Polling icon to scan the network immediately. Save to Database Click the Save to Database icon or choose System>Save all to database to save all the devices found out. You can all use the hotkey (Ctrl +S) to achieve the same results.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 12 Clear Database Click the Clear Database icon or choose SystemàClear all from database to clear all the records saved. Modify the Preference Click the Preference icon or choose Tools>Preference to modify the preference. Global Setting The Global Setting allows you to change the monitoring parameters and the log levels. Interval - The time needs to wait for the next polling. The range is from 10 to 6000 seconds, and default value is 60. TimeOut - The waiting time for the device to respond, fail to response in time will be determined to be in offline status. The range is from 1 to 20 seconds, and default value is 2. Monitor interval - The period to scan for devices. The range is from 10 to 60000 seconds, and default value is 60. Max. Polling thread – The maximum devices polled at one time. The default value is 5. In Log Level Setting users can define what levels of events he wants to log. The default levels are Critical, Warning, and Debug.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 13 Default Parameters In Default Params users can configure the SSID and security to specific managed AP, or to create a default profile for all new devices by checking the option. Mail Alert In Mail alert user can configure when an event happens, the log message will be sent from certain SMTP (mail) server to specific email address. You can also specify if you want to send the email in real time, or to accumulate the messages and send them out by daily, weekly, or monthly. The default message types to be sent are critical, warning, and debug.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 14 Syslog In Syslog user is allowed to set the IP address of syslog server, the level of events to be sent to the syslog server, and when to send out the message The default setting for logs to be recorded are all types (critical, warning, info, and debug).
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 15 Modifying the Device Password Click the Device Password Manager icon or to choose ToolsàPassword Manager to modify the device password. User can either change the password individually by selecting the device and click “Modify single”. Or to change all devices at once by clicking “Modify all”.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 16 Modifying the Device System Key Click the Modify All Device System Key icon or to choose ToolsàSystem Key Manager to modify the device system key. User can assign the system key is to examine the validity of the access point. Once the key is configured, it needs to be identical on both access point and wireless switch for normal operation. Backup the Database Click the Backup Database icon or choose SystemàBackup database to save the current database to the PC. Restore the Database Click the Restore Database icon or choose SystemàRestore database to open the saved database from the PC.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 17 Searching the Switch Click the Switch Discovery Utility icon or choose ToolsàSwitch Discovery Wizard to search the available switch. The Discovery List window shows following information of the switch available: MAC Address - The MAC address of switch IP Address - The IP address of switch Product Name - The model name System Name - The name identifies the switch in the network. DHCP - The status of DHCP client of switch Location - The location of the switch Trap IP - The IP address of sWerver which receives the SNMP Trap message Subnet Mask - The subnet mask of switch IP address. Gateway - The IP address of the gateway for switch Selecting the switch and click “Configuration setting”, you can modify some of attributes. Click “Set” when done.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 18 Configure the Wireless System Configure the Wireless Switch In Monitor>AP, choose the view by Tree or topology, and double click the wireless switch you want to change the setting, and the configuration windows will pop up. System Configuration IP Address - Can choose static of dynamic (DHCP) IP address for the wireless switch. When static IP was selected, please manual input IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway IP. LLDP - Select Enable or Disable the LLDP function. It is needed to enable LLDP for finding the access points. Name - Enter the system name for the wireless switch. Location - Enter the location of the wireless switch.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 19 Anti-Rogue Configuration Configure the ports you want to enable the anti-rogue function. Once it is enabled on a port, switch will check AP with the system key to determine if the it will be authenticated or denied. Port Mapping Configuration It shows the ports which access points connect to, and their IP addresses.
D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual D-Link Corporation 20 Configure the Access Point individually In MonitoràAP, double click the AP you want to change the setting, and the configuration windows will pop up. Basic Configuration IP Address - Can choose static of dynamic (DHCP) IP address for the wireless switch. When static IP was selected, please manual input IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway IP. Name - User can input the system name for the access point Connection Limit - Maximum number of clients can be connected. Default value is 60. Management Host - Configure the IP address of the Smart WLAN Manager. Default is none. Location - User can input the location of the AP

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