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IV‐3.ZONEPLAN

TheZonePlancanbefullycustomizedtomatchyournetworkenvironment.

YoucanmovetheAPiconsandselectdifferentlocationimages(upload

locationimagesinNMSSettingsZoneEdit)tocreateavisualmapofyour

AParray.

Usethemenuontherightsidetomakeadjustmentsandmouse‐overan

APiconinthezonemaptoseemoreinformation.ClickanAPiconinthe

zonemaptoselectitanddisplayactionicons:

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ClickanddraganAPicontomovetheiconaroundthezonemap.Thesignal

strengthforeachAPisdisplayedaccordingtothe“Signal”keyinthemenu

ontherightside:

Location Selectapre‐definedlocationfromthedrop

downmenu.Whenyouuploadalocation

imageinNMSSettings

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ZoneEdit,itwillbe

availableforselectionhere.

APGroup YoucanselectanAPGrouptodisplayinthe

zonemap.EditAPGroupsinNMSSettings

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AccessPoint.

Search UsethesearchboxtoquicklylocateanAP.

Radio UsethecheckboxestodisplayAPsaccording

to2.4GHzor5GHzwirelessradiofrequency.

Signal Signalstrengthkeyforthesignalstrength

displayaroundeachAPinthezonemap.

Zoom Usetheslidertoadjustthezoomlevelofthe

map.

Transparency Usetheslidertoadjustthetransparencyof

locationimages.

Scale Zonemapscale.

Device/Number Displaysnumberandtypeof devicesinthe

zonemap.

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IV‐4.NMSMONITOR

IV‐4‐1.AccessPoint

IV‐4‐1‐1. ManagedAP

DisplaysinformationabouteachManagedAPinthelocalnetwork:Index

(referencenumber),MACAddress,DeviceName,Model,IPAddress,2.4GHz&

5GHzWirelessChannelNumber,No.ofClientsconnectedtoeachaccesspoint,

andStatus(connected,connectingordisconnected).

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificManagedAP.Typein

thesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

TheStatusicondisplaysthestatusofeachManagedAP.

StatusIcons

Icon

Color

StatusDefinition

ManagedAPisdisconnected.Please

Grey

Disconnectedcheckthenetworkconnectionandensure

theManagedAPisinthesameIPsubnet

astheAPController.

Authentication Systemsecuritymustbethesameforall

FailedaccesspointsintheAParray.Please

checksecuritysettings(refertoIV‐5‐8‐1.

Red

Or

ystemSecurity).

IncompatibleAccesspointsmustusethesameversion

ofEdimaxNMS:themanagedAPwillnot

NMSVersion

beabletomakeconfigurations.Please

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usetheAPController’sfirmwareupgrade

unction(refertoIV‐5‐7.Firmware

Upgrade).

ConfiguringorPleasewaitwhiletheManagedAPmakes

OrangeUpgradingconfigurationsorwhilethefirmwareis

upgrading.

PleasewaitwhileManagedAPis

YellowConnectingconnecting.

ManagedAPisconnected.

Green

Connected

ManagedAPiswaitingforapproval.

RefertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint:Auto

Blue

Waitingfor

pprova

.Note:EightManagedAPsare

Approvalsupported.AdditionalAPswilldisplaythis

statusuntilanexistingManagedAPis

removed.

EachManagedAPhas“Action”iconswiththefollowingfunctions:

1. Disallow

RemovetheManagedAPfromtheAParrayanddisableconnectivity.

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1. Edit

EditvarioussettingsfortheManagedAP(refertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint).

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2. BlinkLED

TheManagedAP’sLEDwillflashtemporarilytohelpidentify&

locateaccesspoints.

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3. Buzzer

TheManagedAP’sbuzzerwillsoundtemporarilytohelpidentify&

locateaccesspoints.

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4. NetworkConnectivity

Gotothe“NetworkConnectivity”paneltoperformapingortraceroute.

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5. Restart

RestartstheManagedAP.

IV‐4‐1‐2. ManagedAPGroup

ManagedAPscanbegroupedaccordingtoyourrequirements.ManagedAP

GroupdisplaysinformationabouteachManagedAPgroupinthelocalnetwork:

GroupName,MACAddress,DeviceName,Model,IPAddress,2.4GHz

& 5GHzWirelessChannelNumber,No.ofClientsconnectedtoeach

accesspoint,andStatus(connectedordisconnected).

ToeditManagedAPGroupsgotoNMSSettingsAccessPoint(refertoIV‐5‐1.

AccessPoint).

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificManagedAPGroup.

Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

TheStatusicondisplaysgrey(disconnected),red(authentication

failed/incompatibleNMSversion),orange(upgradingfirmware),yellow

(connecting),green(connected)orblue(waitingforapproval)foreach

individualManagedAP.RefertoIV‐4‐1‐1.ManagedAP:StatusIconsforfull

descriptions.

EachManagedAPhas“Action”iconswiththefollowingfunctions:

2. Disallow

RemovetheManagedAPfromtheAParrayanddisableconnectivity.

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3. Edit

EditvarioussettingsfortheManagedAP(refertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint).

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4. BlinkLED

TheManagedAP’sLEDwillflashtemporarilytohelpidentify&

locateaccesspoints.

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5. Buzzer

TheManagedAP’sbuzzerwillsoundtemporarilytohelpidentify&

locateaccesspoints.

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6. NetworkConnectivity

Gotothe“NetworkConnectivity”paneltoperformapingortraceroute.

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7. Restart

RestartstheManagedAP.

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IV‐4‐2.WLAN

IV‐4‐2‐1. ActiveWLAN

DisplaysinformationabouteachSSIDintheAPArray:Index(reference

number),Name/SSID,VLANID,Authentication,Encryption,IPAddress

andAdditionalAuthentication.

ToconfigureencryptionandVLANsforManagedAPsgotoNMSSettingsWLAN.

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificSSID.Typeinthe

searchboxandthelistwillupdate:

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IV‐4‐2‐2. ActiveWLANGroup

WLANgroupscanbecreatedaccordingtoyourpreference.ActiveWLAN

GroupdisplaysinformationaboutWLANgroup:GroupName,Name/SSID,

VLANID,Authentication,Encryption,IPAddressandAdditional

Authentication.

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificActiveWLANGroup.

Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

IV‐4‐3.Clients

IV‐4‐3‐1. ActiveClients

DisplaysinformationaboutclientscurrentlyconnectedtotheAPArray:Index

(referencenumber),ClientMACAddress,APMACAddress,WLAN(SSID),

Radio(2.4GHzor5GHz),SignalStrengthreceivedbyClient,ConnectedTime,

IdleTime,Tx&Rx(DatatransmittedandreceivedbyClientinKB),andthe

Vendoroftheclientdevice.

Youcansetordisabletheauto‐refreshtimefortheclientlistor

click“Refresh”tomanuallyrefresh.

Thesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaspecificclient.Typeinthe

searchboxandthelistwillupdate:

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IV‐4‐4.RogueDevices

Rogueaccesspointdetectioncanidentifyanyunauthorizedaccess

pointswhichmayhavebeeninstalledinthenetwork.

Click“Start”toscanforroguedevices:

UnknownRogueDevicesdisplaysinformationaboutroguedevices

discoveredduringthescan:Index(referencenumber),Channel,SSID,MAC

Address,Security,SignalStrength,Type,VendorandAction.

Thesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaknownroguedevice.Typein

thesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

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IV‐4‐5.Information

IV‐4‐5‐1. AllEvents/Activities

Displaysalogoftime‐stampedeventsforeachaccesspointintheArray–

usethedropdownmenutoselectanaccesspointandviewthelog.

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IV‐4‐5‐2. Monitoring

DisplaysgraphicalmonitoringinformationaboutaccesspointsintheArray

for2.4GHz&5GHz:TrafficTx(datatransmittedinMB),TrafficRx(data

receivedinMB),No.ofClients,WirelessChannel,TxPower(wirelessradio

power),CPUUsageandMemoryUsage.

Usethedropdownmenustoselectanaccesspointanddate.

Youcansetordisabletheauto‐refreshtimeforthedata:

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IV‐5.NMSSettings

IV‐5‐1.AccessPoint

Displaysinformationabouteachaccesspointandaccesspointgroupin

thelocalnetworkandallowsyoutoeditaccesspointsandeditoradd

accesspointgroups.

Thesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateanaccesspointoraccess

pointgroup.Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

TheStatusicondisplaysgrey(disconnected),red(authentication

failed/incompatibleNMSversion),orange(upgradingfirmware),yellow

(connecting),green(connected)orblue(waitingforapproval)foreach

individualManagedAP.RefertoIV‐4‐1‐1.ManagedAP:StatusIconsforfull

descriptions.

The“Action”iconsenableyoutoallowordisallowanaccesspoint:

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Selectanaccesspointoraccesspointgroupusingthe

check‐boxesandclick“Edit”tomakeconfigurations,orclick

“Add”toaddanewaccesspointgroup:

TheAccessPointSettingspanelcanenableordisableAuto

ApproveforallManagedAPs.Whenenabled,ManagedAPswillautomatically

jointheAPArraywiththeControllerAP.Whendisabled,ManagedAPsmustbe

manuallyapprovedtojointheAPArraywiththeControllerAP.

AccessPointSettings

AutoApproveEnableordisableAutoApproveforall

ManagedAPs.

TomanuallyapproveaManagedAP,usetheallow“Action”iconfor

thespecifiedaccesspoint:

EditAccessPoint

ConfigureyourselectedaccesspointonyourLAN.Youcansettheaccess

pointasaDHCPclientorspecifyastaticIPaddressforyouraccesspoint,and

assigntheaccesspointtoanAPgroup,aswellasedit2.4GHz&5GHz

wirelessradiosettings.Aneventslogisdisplayedatthebottomofthepage.

YoucanalsouseProfileSettingstoassigntheaccesspointtoWLAN,Guest

Network,RADIUSandAccessControlgroupsindependentlyfromAccess

PointGroupsettings.

Checkthe“OverrideGroupSettings”boxtousedifferentindividual

settingsforaccesspointsassignedtoAPGroups:

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BasicSettings

Name Edittheaccesspointname.Thedefaultname

isAP+MAC address.

Description Enteradescriptionoftheaccesspointfor

referencee.g.2

FloorOffice.

MACAddress DisplaysMACaddress.

APGroup UsethedropdownmenutoassigntheAPto

anAPGroup.YoucaneditAPGroupsfrom

theNMSSettings

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AccessPointpage.

IPAddress Select“DHCPClient”foryouraccesspointto

Assignment beassignedadynamicIPaddressfromyour

router’sDHCPserver,orselect“StaticIP”to

manuallyspecifyastatic/fixedIPaddressfor

youraccesspoint (below).Checkthebox

“OverrideGroupSetting”iftheAPisa

memberofanAPGroupandyouwishtouse

adifferentsettingthantheAPGroupsetting.

IPAddress SpecifytheIPaddresshere.ThisIPaddress

willbeassignedtoyouraccesspointandwill

replacethedefaultIPaddress.

SubnetMask Specifyasubnetmask.Thedefaultvalueis

255.255.255.0

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DefaultGatewayForDHCPusers,select“FromDHCP”toget

defaultgatewayfromyourDHCPserveror

“User‐Defined”toenteragatewaymanually.

ForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

PrimaryDNSDHCPuserscanselect“FromDHCP”toget

primaryDNSserver’sIPaddressfromDHCPor

“User‐Defined”tomanuallyenteravalue.For

staticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

SecondaryDNS DHCPuserscanselect“FromDHCP”toget

secondaryDNSserver’sIPaddressfromDHCP

or“User‐Defined”tomanuallyenteravalue.

ForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

RadioSettings

Wireless Enableordisabletheaccesspoint’s2.4GHzor

5GHzwirelessradio.Whendisabled,noSSIDs

onthatfrequencywillbeactive.

Band Selectthewirelessstandardusedforthe

accesspoint.Combinationsof802.11b,

802.11g,802.11n&802.11accanbeselected.

AutoPilot Enable/disableautochannelselection.Auto

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channelselectionwillautomaticallysetthe

wirelesschannelfortheaccesspoint’s2.4GHz

or5GHzfrequencybasedonavailabilityand

potentialinterference.Whendisabled,select

achannelmanually.

AutoPilotRangeSelectarangefromwhichtheautochannel

setting(above)willchooseachannel.

AutoPilotIntervalSpecifyafrequencyforhowoftentheauto

channelsettingwillcheck/reassignthe

wirelesschannel.Check/uncheckthe“Change

channelevenifclientsareconnected”box

accordingtoyourpreference.

ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidthoruseAuto

(automaticallyselectbasedoninterference

level).

BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa

seriesofratestocontrolcommunication

framesforwirelessclients.

Thesesettingsareforexperiencedusersonly.Pleasedonotchangeanyof

thevaluesonthispageunlessyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththesefunctions.

Changingthesesettingscanadverselyaffecttheperformanceof

youraccesspoint.

AdvancedSettings

ContentionSlot Select“Short”or“Long”

–

this valueisusedfor

contentionwindowsinWMM(seeIV‐6‐7.

WMM).

PreambleTypeSetthewirelessradiopreambletype.The

preambletypein802.11basedwireless

communicationdefinesthelengthoftheCRC

(CyclicRedundancyCheck)blockfor

communicationbetweentheaccesspointand

roamingwirelessadapters.Thedefaultvalueis

“ShortPreamble”.

GuardIntervalSettheguardinterval.Ashorterintervalcan

improveperformance.

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802.11gProtectionEnable/disable802.11gprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

802.11nProtectionEnable/disable802.11nprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

DTIMPeriodSettheDTIM(deliverytrafficindication

message)periodvalueofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis1.

RTSThresholdSettheRTSthresholdofthewirelessradio.The

defaultvalueis2347.

FragmentSetthefragmentthresholdofthewireless

Thresholdradio.Thedefaultvalueis2346.

MulticastRateSetthetransferrateformulticastpacketsor

usethe“Auto”setting.

TxPowerSetthepoweroutputofthewirelessradio.You

maynotrequire100%outputpower.Settinga

lowerpoweroutputcanenhancesecuritysince

potentiallymalicious/unknownusersindistant

areaswillnotbeabletoaccessyoursignal.

BeaconInterval Setthebeaconintervalofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis100.

StationidleSettheintervalforkeepalivemessagesfrom

timeouttheaccesspointtoawirelessclienttoverifyif

thestationisstillalive/active.

ProfileSettings

WLANGroup Assigntheaccesspoint’s2.4GHzor5GHz

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SSID(s)toaWLANGroup.YoucaneditWLAN

groupsinNMSSettings

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WLAN.

GuestNetwork Assigntheaccesspoint’s2.4GHzor5GHz

GroupSSID(s)toaGuestNetworkGroup.Youcan

editGuestNetworkgroupsinNMSSettings

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GuestNetwork.

RADIUSGroupAssigntheaccesspoint’s2.4GHzSSID(s)toa

RADIUSgroup.YoucaneditRADIUSgroupsin

NMSSettings

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RADIUS.

AccessControlAssigntheaccesspoint’s2.4GHzSSID(s)toa

GroupRADIUSgroup.YoucaneditRADIUSgroupsin

NMSSettings

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Add/EditAccessPointGroup

Configureyourselectedaccesspointgroup.Accesspointgroupsettings

applytoallaccesspointsinthegroup,unlessindividuallysettooverride

groupsettings.

YoucanuseProfileGroupSettingstoassigntheaccesspointgrouptoWLAN,

GuestNetwork,RADIUSandAccessControlgroups.

TheGroupSettingspanelcanbeusedtoquicklymoveaccesspointsbetween

exsitinggroups:selectanaccesspointandusethedropdownmenuor

searchtoselectaccesspointgroupsanduse<<and>>arrowstomoveAPs

betweengroups.

BasicGroupSettings

NameEdittheaccesspointgroupname.

DescriptionEnteradescriptionoftheaccesspointgroup

forreferencee.g.2

FloorOfficeGroup.

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RadioGroupSettings

WirelessEnableordisabletheaccesspointgroup’s

2.4GHzor5GHzwirelessradio.When

disabled,noSSIDsonthatfrequencywillbe

active.

BandSelectthewirelessstandardusedforthe

accesspointgroup.Combinationsof802.11b,

802.11g,802.11n&802.11accanbeselected.

AutoPilotEnable/disableautochannelselection.Auto

channelselectionwillautomaticallysetthe

wirelesschannelfortheaccesspointgroup’s

2.4GHzor5GHzfrequencybasedon

availabilityandpotentialinterference.When

disabled,selectachannelmanually.

AutoPilotRangeSelectarangefromwhichtheautochannel

setting(above)willchooseachannel.

AutoPilotIntervalSpecifyafrequencyforhowoftentheauto

channelsettingwillcheck/reassignthe

wirelesschannel.Check/uncheckthe“Change

channelevenifclientsareconnected”box

accordingtoyourpreference.

ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidthoruseAuto

(automaticallyselectbasedoninterference

level).

BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa

seriesofratestocontrolcommunication

framesforwirelessclients.

Thesesettingsareforexperiencedusersonly.Pleasedonotchangeanyof

thevaluesonthispageunlessyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththesefunctions.

Changingthesesettingscanadverselyaffecttheperformanceof

youraccesspoints.

AdvancedSettings

ContentionSlotSelect“Short”or“Long”–thisvalueisusedfor

contentionwindowsinWMM(seeIV‐6‐7.

WMM).

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PreambleType Setthewirelessradiopreambletype.The

preambletypein802.11basedwireless

communicationdefinesthelengthoftheCRC

(CyclicRedundancyCheck)blockfor

communicationbetweentheaccesspointand

roamingwirelessadapters.Thedefaultvalueis

“ShortPreamble”.

GuardInterval Settheguardinterval.Ashorterintervalcan

improveperformance.

802.11gProtection Enable/disable802.11gprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

802.11nProtection Enable/disable802.11nprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

access point,andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

DTIMPeriod SettheDTIM(deliverytrafficindication

message)periodvalueofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis1.

RTSThreshold SettheRTSthresholdofthewirelessradio.The

defaultvalueis2347.

Fragment Setthefragmentthresholdofthewireless

Threshold radio.Thedefaultvalueis2346.

MulticastRate Setthetransferrateformulticastpacketsor

usethe“Auto” setting.

TxPower Setthepoweroutputofthewirelessradio.You

maynotrequire100%outputpower.Settinga

lowerpoweroutputcanenhancesecuritysince

potentiallymalicious/unknownusersindistant

areaswillnotbeabletoaccessyoursignal.

BeaconInterval Setthebeaconintervalofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis100.

Stationidle Settheintervalforkeepalivemessagesfrom

timeout theaccesspointtoawirelessclienttoverifyif

thestationisstillalive/active.

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ProfileGroupSettings

WLANGroupAssigntheaccesspointgroup’s2.4GHzor

5GHzSSIDstoaWLANGroup.Youcanedit

WLANgroupsinNMSSettings

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WLAN.

GuestNetwork Assigntheaccesspointgroup’s2.4GHzor

Group5GHzSSIDstoaGuestNetworkGroup.You

caneditGuestNetworkgroupsinNMS

Settings

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GuestNetwork.

RADIUSGroupAssigntheaccesspointgroup’s2.4GHzSSIDs

toaRADIUSgroup.YoucaneditRADIUS

groupsinNMSSettings

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RADIUS.

AccessControlAssigntheaccesspoint’s2.4GHzSSIDstoa

GroupRADIUSgroup.YoucaneditRADIUSgroupsin

NMSSettings

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AccessControl.

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IV‐5‐2.WLAN

DisplaysinformationabouteachWLANandWLANgroupinthelocalnetwork

andallowsyoutoaddoreditWLANs&WLANGroups.WhenyouaddaWLAN

Group,itwillbeavailableforselectioninNMSSettingsAccessPointaccess

pointProfileSettings&accesspointgroupProfileGroupSettings(IV‐5‐1.)

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaWLANorWLANGroup.Type

inthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

SelectaWLANorWLANGroupusingthecheck‐boxesand

click“Edit”orclick“Add”toaddanewWLANorWLAN

Group:

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Add/EditWLAN

WLANSettings

Name/ESSID EdittheWLANname(SSID).

Description EnteradescriptionoftheSSIDforreference

e.g.2

FloorOfficeHR.

SSID SelectwhichSSIDtoconfiguresecurity

settingsfor.

VLANID SpecifytheVLANID.

BroadcastSSID EnableordisableSSIDbroadcast.When

enabled,theSSIDwillbevisibletoclientsas

anavailableWi‐Finetwork.Whendisabled,

theSSIDwillnotbevisibleasanavailable

Wi‐Finetworktoclients

–

clientsmust

manuallyentertheSSIDinordertoconnect.

Ahidden(disabled)SSIDistypicallymore

securethanavisible(enabled)SSID.

WirelessClient Enableordisablewirelessclientisolation.

Isolation Wirelessclientisolationpreventsclients

connectedtotheaccesspointfrom

communicatingwitheachotherandimproves

security.Typically,thisfunctionisusefulfor

corporateenvironmentsorpublichotspots

andcanpreventbruteforceattackson

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clients’usernamesandpasswords.

LoadBalancing Loadbalancinglimitsthenumberofwireless

clientsconnectedtoanSSID.Setaload

balancingvalue(maximum50).

Authentication Selectanauthenticationmethodfromthe

Methoddropdownmenu.

AdditionalSelectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

Authentication fromthedropdownmenu.

Varioussecurityoptions(wirelessdataencryption)areavailable.Whendata

isencrypted,informationtransmittedwirelesslycannotbereadbyanyone

whodoesnotknowthecorrectencryptionkey.

It’sessentialtoconfigurewirelesssecurityinordertoprevent

unauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork.

Selecthard‐to‐guesspasswordswhichincludecombinationsof

numbers,lettersandsymbols,andchangeyourpassword

regularly.

PleaserefertoIV‐6‐2‐3.Securityformoreinformationonauthentication

andadditionalauthenticationtypes.

WLANAdvancedSettings

SmartHandoverEnableordisableSmartHandover.

RSSIThresholdSetaRSSIThresholdlevel.

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Add/EditWLANGroup

WhenyouaddaWLANGroup,itwillbeavailableforselectioninNMSSettings

AccessPointaccesspointProfileSettings&accesspointgroupProfileGroup

Settings(IV‐5‐1.)

WLANGroupSettings

NameEdittheWLANGroupname.

DescriptionEnteradescriptionoftheWLANGroupfor

referencee.g.2

FloorOfficeHRGroup.

MembersSelectSSIDstoincludeinthegroupusingthe

checkboxesandassignVLANIDs.

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IV‐5‐3.RADIUS

DisplaysinformationaboutExternal&InternalRADIUSServers,Accounts

andGroupsandallowsyoutoaddoreditRADIUSServers,Accounts&

Groups.WhenyouaddaRADIUSGroup,itwillbeavailableforselectionin

NMSSettingsAccessPointaccesspointProfileSettings&accesspoint

groupProfileGroupSettings(IV‐5‐1.)

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaRADIUSServer,AccountorGroup.

Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

Makeaselectionusingthecheck‐boxesandclick“Edit”

orclick“Add”toaddanewWLANorWLANGroup:

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Add/EditExternalRADIUSServer

NameEnteranamefortheRADIUSServer.

DescriptionEnteradescriptionoftheRADIUSServerfor

reference.

RADIUSServerEntertheRADIUSserverhostIPaddress.

AuthenticationSettheUDPportusedintheauthentication

PortprotocoloftheRADIUSserver.Valuemustbe

between1

–

65535.

SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordbetween1

–

99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe

“MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐3‐1‐3‐6or

IV‐3‐2‐3.

SessionTimeoutSetadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds

between0

–

86400.

AccountingEnableordisableRADIUSaccounting.

AccountingPortWhenaccountingisenabled(above),setthe

UDPportusedintheaccountingprotocolof

theRADIUSserver.Valuemustbebetween1

–

65535.

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Add/EditInternalRADIUSServer

UploadEAPCertificateFile

EAPCertificateFileDisplaystheEAPcertificatefileformat:

FormatPCK#12(*.pfx/*.p12)

EAPCertificateFileClick“Upload”toopenanewwindowand

selectthelocationofanEAPcertificatefileto

use.Ifnocertificatefileisuploaded,the

internalRADIUSserverwilluseaself‐made

certificate.

InternalRADIUSServer

Name EnteranamefortheInternalRADIUSServer.

Description EnteradescriptionoftheInternalRADIUS

Serverforreference.

EAPCertificateFile DisplaystheEAPcertificatefileformat:

Format PCK#12(*.pfx/*.p12)

EAPCertificateFile Click“Upload”toopenanewwindowand

selectthelocationofanEAPcertificatefileto

use.Ifnocertificatefileisuploaded,the

internalRADIUSserverwilluseaself‐made

certificate.

EAPInternal SelectEAPinternalauthenticationtypefrom

Authentication thedropdownmenu.

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SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordforuse

betweentheinternalRADIUSserverand

RADIUSclient.Thesharedsecretshouldbe1

–

99charactersinlength.

SessionTimeout Setadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds

between0

–

86400.

TerminationActionSelectatermination‐actionattribute:

“Reauthentication”sendsaRADIUSrequestto

theaccesspoint,“Not‐Reathentication”sends

adefaulttermination‐actionattributetothe

accesspoint,“Not‐Send”no

termination‐actionattributeissenttothe

accesspoint.

Add/EditRADIUSAccounts

TheinternalRADIUSservercanauthenticateupto256useraccounts.

The“RADIUSAccounts”pageallowsyoutoconfigureandmanageusers.

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RADIUSAccounts

UserName Entertheusernameshere,separatedby

commas.

Add Click“Add”toaddtheusertotheuser

registrationlist.

Reset Cleartextfromtheusernamebox.

UserRegistrationList

Select Checktheboxtoselectauser.

UserName Displaystheusername.

Password Displaysifspecifiedusernamehasapassword

(configured)ornot(notconfigured).

Customize Click“Edit”toopenanewfieldtoset/edita

passwordforthespecifiedusername(below).

DeleteSelected Deleteselecteduserfromtheuserregistration

list.

DeleteAll Deleteallusersfromtheuserregistrationlist.

EditUserRegistrationList

UserNameExistingusernameisdisplayedhereandcan

beeditedaccordingtoyourpreference.

PasswordEnteroreditapasswordforthespecifieduser.

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Add/EditRADIUSGroup

WhenyouaddaRADIUSGroup,itwillbeavailableforselectioninNMSSettings

AccessPointaccesspointProfileSettings&accesspointgroupProfileGroup

Settings(IV‐5‐1.)

RADIUSGroupSettings

GroupNameEdittheRADIUSGroupname.

DescriptionEnteradescriptionoftheRADIUSGroupfor

reference.

2.4GHzRADIUS Enable/Disableprimary&secondaryRADIUS

serversfor2.4GHz.

5GHzRADIUSEnable/Disableprimary&secondaryRADIUS

serversfor5GHz.

MembersAddRADIUSuseraccountstotheRADIUS

group.

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IV‐5‐4.AccessControl

MACAccessControlisasecurityfeaturethatcanhelptoprevent

unauthorizedusersfromconnectingtoyouraccesspoint.

Thisfunctionallowsyoutodefinealistofnetworkdevicespermittedto

connecttotheaccesspoint.Devicesareeachidentifiedbytheirunique

MACaddress.IfadevicewhichisnotonthelistofpermittedMAC

addressesattemptstoconnecttotheaccesspoint,itwillbedenied.

TheAccessControlpaneldisplaysinformationaboutMACAccessControl&

MACAccessControlGroupsandGroupsandallowsyoutoaddoreditMAC

AccessControl&MACAccessControlGroupsettings.Whenyouaddan

AccessControlGroup,itwillbeavailableforselectioninNMSSettings

AccessPointaccesspointProfileSettings&accesspointgroupProfile

GroupSettings(IV‐5‐1.)

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaMACaddressorMAC

AccessControlGroup.Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

Makeaselectionusingthecheck‐boxesandclick“Edit”or

click“Add”toaddanewMACAddressorMACAccess

ControlGroup:

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Add/EditMACAccessControl

AddMACAddressEnteraMACaddressofcomputerornetwork

devicemanuallye.g.‘aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐ff’or

entermultipleMACaddressesseparatedwith

commas,e.g.

‘aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐ff,aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐gg’

AddClick“Add”toaddtheMACaddresstothe

MACaddressfilteringtable.

ResetClearallfields.

MACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthe“MACAddressFilteringTable”.

Selectanentryusingthe“Select”checkbox.

SelectDeleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.

MACAddressTheMACaddressislistedhere.

DeleteSelectedDeletetheselectedMACaddressfromthe

list.

DeleteAllDeleteallentriesfromtheMACaddress

filteringtable.

ExportClick“Export”tosaveacopyoftheMAC

filteringtable.Anewwindowwillpopupfor

youtoselectalocationtosavethefile.

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Add/EditMACAccessControlGroup

WhenyouaddanAccessControlGroup,itwillbeavailableforselectioninNMS

SettingsAccessPointaccesspointProfileSettings&accesspointgroup

ProfileGroupSettings(IV‐5‐1.)

MACFilterGroupSettings

GroupNameEdittheMACAccessControlGroupname.

DescriptionEnteradescriptionoftheMACAccessControl

Groupforreference.

ActionSelect“Blacklist”todenyaccesstospecified

MACaddresses inthegroup,andselect

“Whitelist”topermitaccesstospecifiedMAC

addressinthegroup.

MembersAddMACaddressestothegroup.

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IV‐5‐5.GuestNetwork

Youcansetupanadditional“Guest”Wi‐Finetworksoguestuserscan

enjoyWi‐Ficonnectivitywithoutaccessingyourprimarynetworks.The

“Guest”screendisplayssettingsforyourguestWi‐Finetwork.

TheGuestNetworkpaneldisplaysinformationaboutGuestNetworksand

GuestNetworkGroupsandallowsyoutoaddoreditGuestNetworkand

GuestNetworkGroupsettings.WhenyouaddaGuestNetworkGroup,itwill

beavailableforselectioninNMSSettingsAccessPointaccesspoint

ProfileSettings&accesspointgroupProfileGroupSettings(IV‐5‐1.)

ThesearchfunctioncanbeusedtolocateaGuestNetworkorGuest

NetworkGroup.Typeinthesearchboxandthelistwillupdate:

Makeaselectionusingthecheck‐boxesandclick“Edit”or

click“Add”toaddanewGuestNetworkorGuest

NetworkGroup.

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Add/EditGuestNetwork

GuestNetworkSettings

Name/ESSID EdittheGuestNetworkname(SSID).

Description EnteradescriptionoftheGuestNetworkfor

referencee.g.2

FloorOfficeHR.

VLANID SpecifytheVLANID.

BroadcastSSID EnableordisableSSIDbroadcast.When

enabled,theSSIDwill bevisibletoclientsas

anavailableWi‐Finetwork.Whendisabled,

theSSIDwillnotbevisibleasanavailable

Wi‐Finetworktoclients

–

clientsmust

manuallyentertheSSIDinordertoconnect.

Ahidden(disabled)SSIDistypicallymore

securethanavisible(enabled)SSID.

WirelessClient Enableordisablewirelessclientisolation.

Isolation Wirelessclientisolationpreventsclients

connectedtotheaccesspointfrom

communicatingwitheachotherandimproves

security.Typically,thisfunctionisusefulfor

corporateenvironmentsorpublichotspots

andcanpreventbruteforceattackson

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clients’usernamesandpasswords.

LoadBalancing Loadbalancinglimitsthenumberofwireless

clientsconnectedtoanSSID.Setaload

balancingvalue(maximum50).

WMMEnableordisableWMM(Wi‐FiMultimedia)

trafficprioritizing.

Authentication Selectanauthenticationmethodfromthe

Methoddropdownmenu.

AdditionalSelectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

Authentication fromthedropdownmenu.

Varioussecurityoptions(wirelessdataencryption)areavailable.Whendata

isencrypted,informationtransmittedwirelesslycannotbereadbyanyone

whodoesnotknowthecorrectencryptionkey.

It’sessentialtoconfigurewirelesssecurityinordertoprevent

unauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork.

Selecthard‐to‐guesspasswordswhichincludecombinationsof

numbers,lettersandsymbols,andchangeyourpassword

regularly.

PleaserefertoIV‐6‐2‐3.Securityformoreinformationonauthentication

andadditionalauthenticationtypes.

GuestAccessPolicy

TrafficShapingEnableordisabletrafficshapingfortheguest

network.

DownlinkEnteradownlinklimitinMB.

UplinkEnteranuplinklimitinMB.

IPFilteringSelect“Deny”or“Allow”todenyorallow

specifiedIPaddressestoaccesstheguest

network.Select“Disable”todisableIP

filtering.

RulesEnterIPaddressestobefilteredaccordingto

theDenyorAllowrulespecifiedaboveand

checktheboxforeachIPaddresstobe

filtered.

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Add/EditGuestNetworkGroup

WhenyouaddaGuestNetworkGroup,itwillbeavailableforselectioninNMS

SettingsAccessPointaccesspointProfileSettings&accesspointgroup

ProfileGroupSettings(IV‐5‐1.)

GuestNetworkGroupSettings

GroupNameEdittheGuestNetworkGroupname.

DescriptionEnteradescriptionoftheGuestNetworkfor

reference.

MembersAddSSIDstotheGuestNetworkgroup.

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IV‐5‐6.ZoneEdit

ZoneEditdisplaysinformationaboutzonesforusewiththeZonePlan

featureandallowsyoutoaddoreditzones.

Thesearchfunctioncanbeusedtofindexistingzones.Typeinthesearch

boxandthelistwillupdate:

Makeaselectionusingthecheck‐boxesandclick“Edit”

orclick“Add”toaddanewzone.

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Add/EditZone

UploadZoneImage

ChooseFileClicktolocateanimagefiletobedisplayedas

amapintheZonePlanfeature.Typicallya

floorplanimageisuseful.

ZoneSetting

Name/Location Enteranameofthezone/location.

DescriptionEnteradescriptionofthezone/locationfor

reference.

MembersAssignaccesspointstothespecified

zone/locationforusewiththeZonePlan

feature.

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IV‐5‐7.FirmwareUpgrade

FirmwareUpgradeallowsyoutoupgradefirmwaretoAccessPointGroups.

First,uploadthefirmwarefilefromalocaldiskorexternalFTPserver:

locatethefileandclick“Upload”or“Check”.Thetablebelowwilldisplay

theFirmwareName,FirmwareVersion,NMSVersion,ModelandSize.

Thenclick“UpgradeAll”toupgradeallaccesspointsintheArrayorselect

AccessPointgroupsfromthelistusingcheck‐boxesandclick“Upgrade

Selected”toupgradeonlyselectedaccesspoints.

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IV‐5‐8.Advanced

IV‐5‐8‐1. SystemSecurity

ConfiguretheNMSsystemloginnameandpassword.

IV‐5‐8‐2. Date&Time

Configurethedate&timesettingsoftheAPArray.Thedateandtimeofthe

accesspointscanbeconfiguredmanuallyorcanbesynchronizedwitha

timeserver.

DateandTimeSettings

LocalTime Settheaccesspoint’sdateandtimemanually

usingthedropdownmenus.

AcquireCurrent Click“AcquireCurrentTimefromYourPC”to

TimefromyourPC

entertherequiredvaluesautomatically

accordingtoyourcomputer’scurrenttimeand

date.

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NTPTimeServer

UseNTPTheaccesspointalsosupportsNTP(Network

TimeProtocol)forautomatictimeanddate

setup.

ServerNameEnterthehostnameorIPaddressofthetime

serverifyouwish.

UpdateInterval Specifyafrequency(inhours)fortheaccess

pointtoupdate/synchronizewiththeNTP

server.

TimeZone

TimeZoneSelectthetimezoneofyourcountry/region.If

yourcountry/regionisnotlisted,pleaseselect

anothercountry/regionwhosetimezoneisthe

sameasyours.

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IV‐6.LocalNetwork

IV‐6‐1.NetworkSettings

IV‐6‐1‐1. LAN‐SideIPAddress

The“LAN‐sideIPaddress”pageallowsyoutoconfigureyourAPController

onyourLocalAreaNetwork(LAN).Youcanenabletheaccesspointto

dynamicallyreceiveanIPaddressfromyourrouter’sDHCPserveroryoucan

specifyastaticIPaddressforyouraccesspoint,aswellasconfigureDNS

servers.YoucanalsosetyourAPControllerasaDHCPservertoassignIP

addressestootherdevicesonyourLAN.

Theaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2

DisableotherDHCPserversontheLANifusingAPControllers

DHCPServer.

LAN‐sideIPAddress

IPAddress Select“StaticIP”tomanuallyspecifya

Assignment static/fixedIPaddressforyouraccesspoint.

Select“DHCPClient”foryouraccesspointto

beassignedadynamicIPaddressfromyour

router’sDHCPserver,orselect“DHCPServer”

foryouraccesspointtoactasaDHCPserver

andassignIPaddressesonyourLAN.

StaticIPAddress

IPAddress SpecifytheIPaddresshere.ThisIPaddress

willbeassignedtoyouraccesspointandwill

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replacethedefaultIPaddress.

SubnetMaskSpecifyasubnetmask.Thedefaultvalueis

255.255.255.0

DefaultGatewayForDHCPusers,select“FromDHCP”toget

defaultgatewayfromyourDHCPserveror

“User‐Defined”toenteragatewaymanually.

ForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

PrimaryDNSForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

Address

SecondaryDNS ForstaticIPusers,thedefaultvalueisblank.

Address

DHCPClient

IPAddressWhen“DHCPClient”isselectedthisvalue

cannotbemodified.

SubnetMaskWhen“DHCPClient”isselectedthisvalue

cannotbemodified.

DefaultGatewaySelect“FromDHCP”orselect“User‐Defined”

andenteradefaultgateway.

PrimaryDNSSelect“FromDHCP”orselect“User‐Defined”

AddressandenteraprimaryDNSaddress.

SecondaryDNS Select“FromDHCP”orselect“User‐Defined”

AddressandenterasecondaryDNSaddress.

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DHCPServer

IPAddressSpecifytheIPaddresshere.ThisIPaddress

willbeassignedtoyouraccesspointandwill

replacethedefaultIPaddress.

SubnetMaskSpecifyasubnetmask.Thedefaultvalueis

255.255.255.0

IPAddressRangeEnterthestartandendIPaddressoftheIP

addressrangewhichyouraccesspoint’sDHCP

serverwillassigntodevicesonthenetwork.

DomainNameEnteradomainname.

LeaseTimeSelectaleasetimefromthedropdown

menu.IPaddresseswillbeassignedforthis

periodoftime.

DefaultGatewayEnteradefaultgateway.

PrimaryDNSEnteraprimaryDNSaddress.

Address

SecondaryDNS EnterasecondaryDNSaddress.

Address

Youraccesspoint’sDHCPservercanbeconfiguredtoassignstatic(fixed)IP

addressestospecifiednetworkdevices,identifiedbytheiruniqueMACaddress:

DHCPServerStaticIPAddress

MACAddress EntertheMACaddressofthenetworkdevice

tobeassignedastaticIPaddress.

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IPAddressSpecifytheIPaddresstoassignthedevice.

AddClicktoassigntheIPaddresstothedevice.

IV‐6‐1‐2. LANPortSettings

The“LANPort”pageallowsyoutoconfigurethesettingsforyour

APControllerswiredLAN(Ethernet)ports.

WiredLANPortIdentifiesLANport1or2.

EnableEnable/disablespecifiedLANport.

Speed&DuplexSelectaspeed&duplextypeforspecifiedLAN

port,orusethe“Auto”value.LANportscan

operateupto1000Mbpsandfull‐duplex

enablessimultaneousdatapackets

transfer/receive.

FlowControlEnable/disableflowcontrol.Flowcontrolcan

pausenewsessionrequestuntilcurrentdata

processingiscomplete,inordertoavoid

deviceoverloadsunderheavytraffic.

802.3azEnable/disable802.3az.802.3azisanEnergy

EfficientEthernetfeaturewhichdisables

unusedinterfacestoreducepowerusage.

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IV‐6‐1‐3. VLAN

The“VLAN”(VirtualLocalAreaNetwork)pageenablesyoutoconfigure

VLANsettings.AVLANisalocalareanetworkwhichmapsworkstations

virtuallyinsteadofphysicallyandallowsyoutogrouptogetherorisolate

usersfromeachother.VLANIDs1–4095aresupported.

VLANIDsintherange1–4095aresupported.

VLANInterface

WiredLANIdentifiesLANport1or2andwirelessSSIDs

Port/Wireless(2.4GHzor5GHz).

VLANModeSelect“TaggedPort”or“UntaggedPort”for

specifiedLANinterface.

VLANIDSetaVLANIDforspecifiedinterface,if

“UntaggedPort”isselected.

ManagementVLAN

VLANIDSpecifytheVLANIDofthemanagementVLAN.

OnlythehostsbelongingtothesameVLANcan

managethedevice.

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IV‐6‐2.2.4GHz11bgn

The“2.4GHz11bgn”menuallowsyoutoviewandconfigureinformation

foryouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzwirelessnetworkacrossfourcategories:

Basic,Advanced,SecurityandWDS.

IV‐6‐2‐1. Basic

The“Basic”screendisplaysbasicsettingsforyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzWi‐Fi

network(s).

Wireless Enableordisablethe accesspoint’s2.4GHz

wirelessradio.Whendisabled,no2.4GHz

SSIDswillbeactive.

Band Selectthewirelessstandardusedforthe

accesspoint.Combinationsof802.11b,

802.11g&802.11ncanbeselected.

EnableSSID

Number Selecthow manySSIDstoenableforthe

2.4GHzfrequencyfromthedropdownmenu.

Amaximumof16canbeenabled.

SSID# EntertheSSIDnameforthespecifiedSSID(up

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to16).TheSSIDcanconsistofany

combinationofupto32alphanumeric

characters.

VLANIDSpecifyaVLANIDforeachSSID.

AutoChannelEnable/disableautochannelselection.Auto

channelselectionwillautomaticallysetthe

wirelesschannelfortheaccesspoint’s2.4GHz

frequencybasedonavailabilityandpotential

interference.Whendisabled,selectachannel

manuallyasshowninthenexttable.

AutoChannelRangeSelectarangefromwhichtheautochannel

setting(above)willchooseachannel.

AutoChannelSpecifyafrequencyforhowoftentheauto

Intervalchannelsettingwillcheck/reassignthe

wirelesschannel.Check/uncheckthe“Change

channelevenifclientsareconnected”box

accordingtoyourpreference.

ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidth:20MHz(lower

performancebutlessinterference),40MHz

(higherperformancebutpotentiallyhigher

interference)orAuto(automaticallyselect

basedoninterferencelevel).

BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa

seriesofratestocontrolcommunication

framesforwirelessclients.

Whenautochannelisdisabled,selectawirelesschannelmanually:

ChannelSelectawirelesschannelfrom1

–

11.

ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidth:20MHz(lower

performancebutlessinterference),40MHz

(higherperformancebutpotentiallyhigher

interference)orAuto(automaticallyselect

basedoninterferencelevel).

BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa

seriesofratestocontrolcommunication

framesforwirelessclients.

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IV‐6‐2‐2. Advanced

Thesesettingsareforexperiencedusersonly.Pleasedonotchangeanyof

thevaluesonthispageunlessyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththesefunctions.

Changingthesesettingscanadverselyaffecttheperformanceof

youraccesspoint.

ContentionSlot Select“Short”or“Long”

–

thisvalueisusedfor

contentionwindowsinWMM(seeIV‐6‐7.

WMM).

PreambleTypeSetthewirelessradiopreambletype.The

preambletypein802.11basedwireless

communicationdefinesthelengthoftheCRC

(CyclicRedundancyCheck)blockfor

communicationbetweentheaccesspointand

roamingwirelessadapters.Thedefaultvalueis

“ShortPreamble”.

GuardIntervalSettheguardinterval.Ashorterintervalcan

improveperformance.

802.11gProtectionEnable/disable802.11gprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

accesspoint, andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

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802.11nProtectionEnable/disable802.11nprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

DTIMPeriodSettheDTIM(deliverytrafficindication

message)periodvalueofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis1.

RTSThresholdSettheRTSthresholdofthewirelessradio.The

defaultvalueis2347.

FragmentSetthefragmentthresholdofthewireless

Thresholdradio.Thedefaultvalueis2346.

MulticastRateSetthetransferrateformulticastpacketsor

usethe“Auto”setting.

TxPowerSetthepoweroutputofthewirelessradio.You

maynotrequire100%outputpower.Settinga

lowerpoweroutputcanenhancesecuritysince

potentiallymalicious/unknownusersindistant

areaswillnotbeabletoaccessyoursignal.

BeaconInterval Setthebeaconintervalofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis100.

StationidleSettheintervalforkeepalivemessagesfrom

timeouttheaccesspointtoawirelessclienttoverifyif

thestationisstillalive/active.

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IV‐6‐2‐3. Security

Theaccesspointprovidesvarioussecurityoptions(wirelessdataencryption).

Whendataisencrypted,informationtransmittedwirelesslycannotberead

byanyonewhodoesnotknowthecorrectencryptionkey.

It’sessentialtoconfigurewirelesssecurityinordertoprevent

unauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork.

Selecthard‐to‐guesspasswordswhichincludecombinationsof

numbers,lettersandsymbols,andchangeyourpassword

regularly.

SSID SelectwhichSSIDtoconfiguresecuritysettings

for.

BroadcastSSID EnableordisableSSIDbroadcast.When

enabled,theSSIDwillbevisibletoclientsasan

availableWi‐Finetwork.Whendisabled,the

SSIDwillnotbevisibleasanavailableWi‐Fi

networktoclients

–

clientsmustmanually

entertheSSIDinordertoconnect.Ahidden

(disabled)SSIDistypicallymoresecurethana

visible(enabled)SSID.

WirelessClient Enableordisablewirelessclientisolation.

Isolation Wirelessclientisolationpreventsclients

connectedtotheaccesspointfrom

communicatingwitheachotherandimproves

security.Typically,thisfunctionisusefulfor

corporateenvironmentsorpublichotspots

andcanpreventbruteforceattacksonclients’

usernamesandpasswords.

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LoadBalancingLoadbalancinglimitsthenumberofwireless

clientsconnectedtoanSSID.Setaload

balancingvalue(maximum 50).

AuthenticationSelectanauthenticationmethodfromthedrop

Methoddownmenuandrefertotheinformation

belowappropriateforyourmethod.

AdditionalSelectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

Authenticationfromthedropdownmenuandrefertothe

informationbelow(IV‐6‐2‐3‐6.)appropriatefor

yourmethod.

IV‐6‐2‐3‐1.NoAuthentication

Authenticationisdisabledandnopassword/keyisrequiredtoconnectto

theaccesspoint.

Disablingwirelessauthenticationisnotrecommended.When

disabled,anybodywithinrangecanconnecttoyourdevice’sSSID.

IV‐6‐2‐3‐2.WEP

WEP(WiredEquivalentPrivacy)isabasicencryptiontype.Fora

higherlevelofsecurityconsiderusingWPAencryption.

KeyLengthSelect64‐bitor128‐bit. 128‐bitismoresecure

than64‐bitandisrecommended.

KeyTypeChoosefrom“ASCII”(anyalphanumerical

character0‐9,a‐zandA‐Z)or“Hex”(any

charactersfrom0‐9,a‐fandA‐F).

DefaultKeySelectwhichencryptionkey(1

–

4below)isthe

defaultkey.Forsecuritypurposes,youcanset

uptofourkeys(below)andchangewhichis

thedefaultkey.

EncryptionKey1

–

Enteryourencryptionkey/passwordaccording

4totheformatyouselectedabove.

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KeyLengthSelect64‐bitor128‐bit.128‐bitismoresecure

than64‐bitandisrecommended.

IV‐6‐2‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK

WPA‐PSKisasecurewirelessencryptiontypewithstrongdata

protectionanduserauthentication,utilizing128‐bitencryptionkeys.

WPATypeSelectfromWPA/WPA2MixedMode‐PSK,

WPA2orWPAonly.WPA2issaferthanWPA

only,butnotsupportedbyallwirelessclients.

Pleasemakesureyourwirelessclientsupports

yourselection.

EncryptionSelect“TKIP/AESMixedMode”or“AES”

encryptiontype.

KeyRenewalSpecifyafrequencyforkeyrenewalin

Intervalminutes.

Pre‐SharedKeyChoosefrom“Passphrase”(8

–

63

Typealphanumericcharacters)or“Hex”(upto64

charactersfrom0‐9,a‐fandA‐F).

Pre‐SharedKeyPleaseenterasecuritykey/passwordaccording

totheformatyouselectedabove.

IV‐6‐2‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP

WPATypeSelectfromWPA/WPA2MixedMode‐EAP,

WPA2‐EAPorWPA‐EAP.

EncryptionSelect“TKIP/AESMixedMode”or“AES”

encryptiontype.

KeyRenewalSpecifyafrequencyforkeyrenewalin

Intervalminutes.

WPA‐EAPmustbedisabledtouseMAC‐RADIUSauthentication.

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IV‐6‐2‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication

Additionalwirelessauthenticationmethodscanalsobeused:

MACAddressFilter

RestrictwirelessclientsaccessbasedonMACaddressspecifiedinthe

MACfiltertable.

SeeIV‐6‐6.MACFiltertoconfigureMACfiltering.

MACFilter&MAC‐RADIUSAuthentication

RestrictwirelessclientsaccessusingbothoftheaboveMACfiltering

&RADIUSauthenticationmethods.

MAC‐RADIUSAuthentication

RestrictwirelessclientsaccessbasedonMACaddressviaaRADIUSserver,

orpasswordauthenticationviaaRADIUSserver.

SeeIV‐6‐5.RADIUStoconfigureRADIUSservers.

WPSmustbedisabledtouseMAC‐RADIUSauthentication.See

IV‐6‐4.forWPSsettings.

MACRADIUSSelectwhethertouseMACaddressor

PasswordpasswordauthenticationviaRADIUSserver.If

youselect “Usethefollowingpassword”,enter

thepasswordinthefieldbelow.Thepassword

shouldmatchthe“SharedSecret”usedin

IV‐6‐5.RADIUS.

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IV‐6‐2‐4. WDS

WirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)canbridge/repeataccesspointstogether

inanextendednetwork.WDSsettingscanbeconfiguredasshownbelow.

WhenusingWDS,configuretheIPaddressofeachaccesspoint

tobeinthesamesubnetandensurethereisonlyoneactive

DHCPserveramongconnectedaccesspoints,preferablyonthe

WANside.

WDSmustbeconfiguredoneachaccesspoint,usingcorrectMACaddresses.

Allaccesspointsshouldusethesamewirelesschannelandencryption

method.

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2.4GHz

WDSFunctionalitySelect“WDSwithAP”touseWDSwithaccess

pointor“WDSDedicatedMode”touseWDS

andalsoblockcommunicationwithregular

wirelessclients.WhenWDSisused,each

accesspointshouldbeconfiguredwith

correspondingMACaddresses,wireless

channelandwirelessencryptionmethod.

LocalMACAddressDisplaystheMACaddressofyouraccesspoint.

WDSPeerSettings

WDS#EntertheMACaddressforuptofourother

WDSdevicesyouwishtoconnect.

WDSVLAN

VLANModeSpecifytheWDSVLANmodeto“Untagged

Port”or“TaggedPort”.

VLANIDSpecifytheWDSVLANIDwhen“Untagged

Port”isselectedabove.

WDSEncryptionmethod

EncryptionSelectwhethertouse“None”or“AES”encryptionand

enterapre‐sharedkeyforAESconsistingof8‐

63alphanumericcharacters.

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IV‐6‐3. 5GHz11ac11an

The“5GHz11ac11an”menuallowsyoutoviewandconfigureinformation

foryouraccesspoint’s5GHzwirelessnetworkacrossfourcategories:Basic,

Advanced,SecurityandWDS.

IV‐6‐3‐1. Basic

The“Basic”screendisplaysbasicsettingsforyouraccesspoint’s5GHzWi‐

Finetwork(s).

Wireless Enableordisabletheaccesspoint’s5GHz

wirelessradio.Whendisabled,no5GHzSSIDs

willbeactive.

Band Selectthewirelessstandardusedforthe

accesspoint.Combinationsof802.11a,

802.11n&802.11accanbeselected.

EnableSSID

Number SelecthowmanySSIDstoenableforthe5GHz

frequencyfromthedropdownmenu.A

maximumof16canbeenabled.

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SSID#EntertheSSIDnameforthespecifiedSSID(up

to16).TheSSIDcanconsistofany

combinationofupto32alphanumeric

characters.

VLANIDSpecifyaVLANIDforeachSSID.

AutoChannelEnable/disableautochannelselection.Auto

channelselectionwillautomaticallysetthe

wirelesschannelfortheaccesspoint’s5GHz

frequencybasedonavailabilityandpotential

interference.Whendisabled,selectachannel

manuallyasshowninthenexttable.

AutoChannelRangeSelectarangefromwhichtheautochannel

setting(above)willchooseachannel.

AutoChannelSpecifyafrequencyforhowoftentheauto

Intervalchannelsettingwillcheck/reassignthe

wirelesschannel.Check/uncheckthe“Change

channelevenifclientsareconnected”box

accordingtoyourpreference.

ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidth:20MHz(lower

performancebutlessinterference),Auto

40/20MHzorAuto80/40/20MHz

(automaticallyselectbasedoninterference

level).

BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa

seriesofratestocontrolcommunication

framesforwirelessclients.

Whenautochannelisdisabled,selectawirelesschannelmanually:

ChannelSelectawirelesschannel.

ChannelBandwidthSetthechannelbandwidth:20MHz(lower

performancebutlessinterference),Auto

40/20MHzorAuto80/40/20MHz

(automaticallyselectbasedoninterference

level).

BSSBasicRateSetSetaBasicServiceSet(BSS)rate:thisisa

seriesofratestocontrolcommunication

framesforwirelessclients.

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IV‐6‐3‐2. Advanced

Thesesettingsareforexperiencedusersonly.Pleasedonotchangeanyof

thevaluesonthispageunlessyouarealreadyfamiliarwiththesefunctions.

Changingthesesettingscanadverselyaffecttheperformanceof

youraccesspoint.

GuardInterval Settheguardinterval.Ashorterintervalcan

improveperformance.

802.11nProtection Enable/disable802.11nprotection,which

increasesreliabilitybutreducesbandwidth

(clientswillsendRequesttoSend(RTS)to

accesspoint,andaccesspointwillbroadcast

CleartoSend(CTS),beforeapacketissent

fromclient.)

DTIMPeriod SettheDTIM(deliverytrafficindication

message)periodvalueofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis1.

RTSThreshold SettheRTSthresholdofthewirelessradio.The

defaultvalueis2347.

Fragment Setthefragmentthresholdofthewireless

Threshold radio.Thedefaultvalueis2346.

MulticastRate Setthetransferrateformulticastpacketsor

usethe“Auto”setting.

TxPower Setthepoweroutputofthewirelessradio.You

maynotrequire100%outputpower.Settinga

lowerpoweroutputcanenhancesecuritysince

potentiallymalicious/unknownusersindistant

areaswillnotbeable toaccessyoursignal.

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BeaconIntervalSetthebeaconintervalofthewirelessradio.

Thedefaultvalueis100.

StationidleSettheintervalforkeepalivemessagesfrom

timeouttheaccesspointtoawirelessclienttoverifyif

thestationisstillalive/active.

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IV‐6‐3‐3. Security

Theaccesspointprovidesvarioussecurityoptions(wirelessdataencryption).

Whendataisencrypted,informationtransmittedwirelesslycannotberead

byanyonewhodoesnotknowthecorrectencryptionkey.

It’sessentialtoconfigurewirelesssecurityinordertoprevent

unauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork.

Selecthard‐to‐guesspasswordswhichincludecombinationsof

numbers,lettersandsymbols,andchangeyourpassword

regularly.

SSID SelectwhichSSIDtoconfiguresecuritysettings

for.

BroadcastSSID EnableordisableSSIDbroadcast.When

enabled,theSSIDwillbevisibletoclientsasan

availableWi‐Finetwork.Whendisabled,the

SSIDwillnotbevisibleasanavailableWi‐Fi

networktoclients

–

clientsmustmanually

entertheSSIDinordertoconnect.Ahidden

(disabled)SSIDistypicallymoresecurethana

visible(enabled)SSID.

WirelessClient Enableordisablewirelessclientisolation.

Isolation Wirelessclientisolationpreventsclients

connectedtotheaccesspointfrom

communicatingwitheachotherandimproves

security.Typically,thisfunctionisusefulfor

corporateenvironmentsorpublichotspots

andcanpreventbruteforceattacksonclients’

usernamesandpasswords.

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LoadBalancingLoadbalancinglimitsthenumberofwireless

clientsconnectedtoanSSID.Setaload

balancingvalue(maximum50).

AuthenticationSelectanauthenticationmethodfromthedrop

Methoddownmenuandrefertotheinformation

belowappropriateforyourmethod.

AdditionalSelectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

Authenticationfromthedropdownmenuandrefertothe

informationbelowappropriateforyour

method.

PleasereferbacktoIV‐6‐2‐3.Securityformoreinformationon

authenticationandadditionalauthenticationtypes.

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IV‐6‐3‐4. WDS

WirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)canbridge/repeataccesspointstogether

inanextendednetwork.WDSsettingscanbeconfiguredasshownbelow.

WhenusingWDS,configuretheIPaddressofeachaccesspoint

tobeinthesamesubnetandensurethereisonlyoneactive

DHCPserveramongconnectedaccesspoints,preferablyonthe

WANside.

WDSmustbeconfiguredoneachaccesspoint,usingcorrectMACaddresses.

Allaccesspointsshouldusethesamewirelesschannelandencryption

method.

5GHzWDSMode

WDSFunctionalitySelect“WDSwithAP”touseWDSwithaccess

pointor“WDSDedicatedMode”touseWDS

andalsoblockcommunicationwithregular

wirelessclients.WhenWDSisused,each

accesspointshouldbeconfiguredwith

correspondingMACaddresses,wireless

channelandwirelessencryptionmethod.

LocalMACAddressDisplaystheMACaddressofyouraccesspoint.

WDSPeerSettings

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WDS#EntertheMACaddressforuptofourother

WDAdevicesyouwishtoconnect.

WDSVLAN

VLANModeSpecifytheWDSVLANmodeto“Untagged

Port”or“TaggedPort”.

VLANIDSpecifytheWDSVLANIDwhen“Untagged

Port”isselectedabove.

WDSEncryption

EncryptionSelectwhethertouse“None”or“AES”

encryptionandenterapre‐sharedkeyforAES

with8‐63alphanumericcharacters.

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IV‐6‐4.WPS

Wi‐FiProtectedSetupisasimplewaytoestablishconnectionsbetweenWPS

compatibledevices.WPScanbeactivatedoncompatibledevicesbypushinga

WPSbuttononthedeviceorfromwithinthedevice’sfirmware/configuration

interface(knownasPBCor“PushButtonConfiguration”).WhenWPSis

activatedinthecorrectmannerandatthecorrecttimefortwocompatible

devices,theywillautomaticallyconnect.“PINcodeWPS”isavariationofPBC

whichincludestheadditionaluseofaPINcodebetweenthetwodevicesfor

verification.

Pleaserefertomanufacturer’sinstructionsforyourotherWPS

device.

WPS Check/uncheckthisboxtoenable/disableWPS

functionality.WPSmustbedisabledwhen

usingMAC‐RADIUSauthentication(see

IV‐6‐2‐3‐6.&IV‐6‐5).

ProductPIN DisplaystheWPSPINcodeofthedevice,used

forPINcodeWPS.Youwillberequiredtoenter

thisPINcodeintoanotherWPSdeviceforPIN

codeWPS.Click“GeneratePIN”togeneratea

newWPSPINcode.

Push‐ButtonWPS Click“Start”toactivateWPSontheaccess

pointforapproximately2minutes.Thishasthe

sameeffectasphysicallypushingtheaccess

point’sWPSbutton.

WPSbyPIN EnterthePINcodeofanotherWPSdeviceand

click“Start”toattempttoestablishaWPS

connectionforapproximately2minutes.

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WPSStatusWPSsecuritystatusisdisplayedhere.Click

“Release”tocleartheexistingstatus.

IV‐6‐5.RADIUS

TheRADIUSsubmenuallowsyoutoconfiguretheaccesspoint’sRADIUS

serversettings,categorizedintothreesubmenus:RADIUSsettings,

InternalServerandRADIUSaccounts.

ARADIUSserverprovidesuser‐basedauthenticationtoimprovesecurity

andofferwirelessclientcontrol–userscanbeauthenticatedbeforegaining

accesstoanetwork.

Theaccesspointcanutilizebothaprimaryandsecondary(backup)RADIUS

serverforeachofitswirelessfrequencies(2.4GHz&5GHz).ExternalRADIUS

serverscanbeusedortheaccesspoint’sinternalRADIUSservercanbeused.

TouseRADIUSservers,goto“LocalNetwork”



“Security”





“AdditionalAuthentication”andselect“MACRADIUS

Authentication”(seeIV‐6‐2‐3.&IV‐6‐3‐3).

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IV‐6‐5‐1. RADIUSSettings

ConfiguretheRADIUSserversettingsfor2.4GHz&5GHz.Eachfrequency

canuseaninternalorexternalRADIUSserver.

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RADIUSTypeSelect“Internal”tousetheaccesspoint’s

built‐inRADIUSserveror“external”tousean

externalRADIUSserver.

RADIUSServerEntertheRADIUSserverhostIPaddress.

AuthenticationSettheUDPportusedintheauthentication

PortprotocoloftheRADIUSserver.Valuemustbe

between1

–

65535.

SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordbetween1

–

99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe

“MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐3‐1‐3‐6or

IV‐3‐2‐3.

SessionTimeoutSetadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds

between0

–

86400.

AccountingEnableordisableRADIUSaccounting.

AccountingPortWhenaccountingisenabled(above),setthe

UDPportusedintheaccountingprotocolof

theRADIUSserver.Valuemustbebetween1

–

65535.

IV‐6‐5‐2. InternalServer

Theaccesspointfeaturesabuilt‐inRADIUSserverwhichcanbeconfiguredas

shownbelowusedwhen“Internal”isselectedfor“RADIUSType”inthe

“LocalNetwork”“RADIUSSettings”menu.

TouseRADIUSservers,goto“WirelessSettings”



“Security”

“AdditionalAuthentication”andselect“MACRADIUS

Authentication”(seeIV‐6‐2‐3.&IV‐6‐3‐3).

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InternalServerCheck/unchecktoenable/disabletheaccess

point’sinternalRADIUSserver.

EAPInternalSelectEAPinternalauthenticationtypefrom

Authenticationthedropdownmenu.

EAPCertificateFileDisplaystheEAPcertificatefileformat:

FormatPCK#12(*.pfx/*.p12)

EAPCertificateFileClick“Upload”toopenanewwindowand

selectthelocationofanEAPcertificatefileto

use.Ifnocertificatefileisuploaded,the

internalRADIUSserverwilluseaself‐made

certificate.

SharedSecretEnterasharedsecret/passwordforuse

betweentheinternalRADIUSserverand

RADIUSclient.Thesharedsecretshouldbe1

–

99charactersinlength.Thisshouldmatchthe

“MAC‐RADIUS”passwordusedinIV‐6‐2‐3‐6or

IV‐6‐3‐3.

SessionTimeout Setadurationofsessiontimeoutinseconds

between0

–

86400.

TerminationActionSelectatermination‐actionattribute:

“Reauthentication”sendsaRADIUSrequestto

theaccesspoint,“Not‐Reathentication”sends

adefaulttermination‐actionattributetothe

accesspoint,“Not‐Send”no

termination‐actionattributeissenttothe

accesspoint.

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IV‐6‐5‐3. RADIUSAccounts

TheinternalRADIUSservercanauthenticateupto256useraccounts.

The“RADIUSAccounts”pageallowsyoutoconfigureandmanageusers.

UserName Entertheusernameshere,separatedby

commas.

Add Click“Add”toaddtheusertotheuser

registrationlist.

Reset Cleartextfromtheusernamebox.

Select Checktheboxtoselectauser.

UserName Displaystheusername.

Password Displaysifspecifiedusernamehasapassword

(configured)ornot(notconfigured).

Customize Click“Edit”toopenanewfieldtoset/edita

passwordforthespecifiedusername(below).

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DeleteSelected Deleteselecteduserfromtheuserregistration

list.

DeleteAllDeleteallusersfromtheuserregistrationlist.

EditUserRegistrationList

UserNameExistingusernameisdisplayedhereandcan

beeditedaccordingtoyourpreference.

PasswordEnteroreditapasswordforthespecifieduser.

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IV‐6‐6.MACFilter

Macfilteringisasecurityfeaturethatcanhelptopreventunauthorized

usersfromconnectingtoyouraccesspoint.

Thisfunctionallowsyoutodefinealistofnetworkdevicespermittedto

connecttotheaccesspoint.Devicesareeachidentifiedbytheirunique

MACaddress.IfadevicewhichisnotonthelistofpermittedMAC

addressesattemptstoconnecttotheaccesspoint,itwillbedenied.

ToenableMACfiltering,goto“LocalSettings”



“Security”





“AdditionalAuthentication”andselect“MACFilter”(seeIV‐6‐2‐3.

& IV‐6‐3‐3).

TheMACaddressfilteringtableisdisplayedbelow:

AddMACAddressEnteraMACaddressofcomputerornetwork

devicemanuallye.g.‘aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐ff’or

entermultipleMACaddressesseparatedwith

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commas,e.g.

‘aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐ff,aa‐bb‐cc‐dd‐ee‐gg’

AddClick“Add”toaddtheMACaddresstothe

MACaddressfilteringtable.

ResetClearallfields.

MACaddressentrieswillbelistedinthe“MACAddressFilteringTable”.

Selectanentryusingthe“Select”checkbox.

SelectDeleteselectedorallentriesfromthetable.

MACAddressTheMACaddressislistedhere.

DeleteSelectedDeletetheselectedMACaddressfromthe

list.

DeleteAllDeleteallentriesfromtheMACaddress

filteringtable.

ExportClick“Export”tosaveacopyoftheMAC

filteringtable.Anewwindowwillpopupfor

youtoselectalocationtosavethefile.

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IV‐6‐7.WMM

Wi‐FiMultimedia(WMM)isaWi‐FiAllianceinteroperabilitycertification

basedontheIEEE802.11estandard,whichprovidesQualityofService(QoS)

featurestoIEE802.11networks.WMMprioritizestrafficaccordingtofour

categories:background,besteffort,videoandvoice.

ConfiguringWMMconsistsofadjustingparametersonqueuesfordifferent

categoriesofwirelesstraffic.Trafficissenttothefollowingqueues:

BackgroundLow Highthroughput,nontimesensitivebulk

Prioritydatae.g.FTP

BestEffortMediumTraditionalIPdata,mediumthroughputand

Prioritydelay.

VideoHigh Timesensitivevideodatawithminimum

Prioritytime delay.

VoiceHigh TimesensitivedatasuchasVoIPand

Prioritystreamingmediawithminimumtimedelay.

Queuesautomaticallyprovideminimumtransmissiondelaysforvideo,voice,

multimediaandcriticalapplications.Thevaluescanfurtherbeadjusted

manually:

CWMinMinimumContentionWindow(milliseconds):

Thisvalueisinputtotheinitialrandom

backoffwaittimealgorithmforretryofadata

frametransmission.Thebackoffwaittimewill

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begeneratedbetween0andthisvalue.Ifthe

frameisnotsent,therandombackoffvalueis

doubleduntilthevaluereachesthenumber

definedbyCWMax(below).TheCWMinvalue

mustbelowerthantheCWMaxvalue.The

contentionwindowschemehelpstoavoid

framecollisionsanddeterminepriorityof

frametransmission.Ashorterwindowhasa

higherprobability(priority)oftransmission.

CWMaxMaximumContentionWindow(milliseconds):

Thisvalueistheupperlimittorandom

backoffvaluedoubling(seeabove).

AIFSNArbitrationInter‐FrameSpace(milliseconds):

Specifiesadditionaltimebetweenwhena

channelgoesidleandtheAP/clientsends

dataframes.TrafficwithalowerAIFSNvalue

hasahigherpriority.

TxOPTransmissionOpportunity(milliseconds):The

maximumintervaloftimeanAP/clientcan

transmit.Thismakeschannelaccessmore

efficientlyprioritized.Avalueof0meansonly

oneframepertransmission.Agreatervalue

effectshigherpriority.

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IV‐7.LocalSettings

IV‐7‐1.OperationMode

Settheoperationmodeoftheaccesspoint.APmodeisastandaloneaccess

point,APcontrollermodeactsasthedesignatedmasteroftheAParray,

andManagedAPmodeactsasaslaveAPwithintheAParray.

IV‐7‐2.NetworkSettings

IV‐7‐2‐1. SystemInformation

The“SystemInformation”pagedisplaysbasicsysteminformationabout

theaccesspoint.

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System

Model Displaysthemodelnumberoftheaccess

point.

ProductName Displaystheproductnameforreference,

whichconsistsof“AP”plustheMACaddress.

Uptime Displaysthetotaltimesincethedevicewas

turnedon.

BootFrom Displaysinformationforthebooted

hardware,bootedfromeitherUSBorinternal

memory.

Version Displaysthefirmwareversion.

MACAddress Displaystheaccesspoint’sMACaddress.

ManagementVLAN DisplaysthemanagementVLANID.

ID

IPAddress DisplaystheIPaddressofthisdevice.Click

“Refresh”toupdatethisvalue.

Default DisplaystheIPaddressofthedefault

Gateway gateway.

DNS IPaddressofDNS(DomainNameServer)

DHCPServer IPaddressofDHCPServer.

WiredLANPortSettings

WiredLANPort SpecifieswhichLANport(1or2).

Status DisplaysthestatusofthespecifiedLANport

(connectedordisconnected).

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VLANMode/IDDisplaystheVLANmode(taggedoruntagged)

andVLANIDforthespecifiedLANport.See

IV‐6‐1‐3.VLAN

Wireless2.4GHz(5GHz)

StatusDisplaysthestatusofthe2.4GHzor5GHz

wireless(enabledordisabled).

MACAddressDisplaystheaccesspoint’sMACaddress.

ChannelDisplaysthechannelnumberthespecified

wirelessfrequencyisusingforbroadcast.

TransmitPower Displaysthewirelessradiotransmitpower

levelasapercentage.

Wireless2.4GHZ(5GHz)/SSID

SSIDDisplaystheSSIDname(s)forthespecified

frequency.

AuthenticationDisplaystheauthenticationmethodforthe

MethodspecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐6.WirelessSettings

EncryptionType Displaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified

SSID.SeeIV‐6.WirelessSettings

VLANIDDisplaystheVLANIDforthespecifiedSSID.

SeeIV‐6‐1‐3.VLAN

AdditionalDisplaystheadditionalauthenticationtypefor

AuthenticationthespecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐6.WirelessSettings

WirelessClientDisplayswhetherwirelessclientisolationisin

IsolationuseforthespecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐6‐1‐3.VLAN

Wireless2.4GHZ(5GHz)/WDSStatus

MACAddressDisplaysthepeeraccesspoint’sMACaddress.

EncryptionType Displaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified

WDS.SeeIV‐6‐2‐4.WDS

VLANMode/IDDisplaystheVLANIDforthespecifiedWDS.

SeeIV‐6‐2‐4.WDS

RefreshClicktorefreshallinformation.

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IV‐7‐2‐2. WirelessClients

The“WirelessClients”pagedisplaysinformationaboutallwireless

clientsconnectedtotheaccesspointonthe2.4GHzor5GHzfrequency.

Refreshtime

AutoRefreshTime Selectatimeintervalfortheclienttablelistto

automaticallyrefresh.

ManualRefresh Clickrefreshtomanuallyrefreshtheclient

table.

2.4GHz(5GHz)WLANClientTable

SSID DisplaystheSSIDwhichtheclientis

connectedto.

MACAddress DisplaystheMACaddressoftheclient.

Tx Displaysthetotaldatapacketstransmittedby

thespecifiedclient.

Rx Displaysthetotaldatapacketsreceivedby

thespecifiedclient.

Signal(%) Displaysthewirelesssignalstrengthforthe

specifiedclient.

ConnectedTime Displaysthetotaltimethewirelessclienthas

beenconnectedtotheaccesspoint.

IdleTime Clientidletimeisthetimeforwhichtheclient

hasnottransmittedanydatapacketsi.e.is

idle.

Vendor Thevendoroftheclient’swirelessadapteris

displayedhere.

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IV‐7‐2‐3. WirelessMonitor

WirelessMonitorisatoolbuiltintotheaccesspointtoscanandmonitorthe

surroundingwirelessenvironment.Selectafrequencyandclick“Scan”to

displayalistofallSSIDswithinrangealongwithrelevantdetailsforeachSSID.

WirelessMonitor

SiteSurveySelectwhichfrequency(orboth)toscan,and

click“Scan”tobegin.

ChannelSurvey Afterascaniscomplete,click“Export”tosave

Resulttheresultstolocalstorage.

SiteSurveyResults

ChDisplaysthechannelnumberusedbythe

specifiedSSID.

SSIDDisplaystheSSIDidentifiedbythescan.

MACAddressDisplaystheMACaddressofthewireless

router/accesspointforthespecifiedSSID.

SecurityDisplaystheauthentication/encryptiontype

ofthespecifiedSSID.

Signal(%)Displaysthecurrentsignalstrengthofthe

SSID.

TypeDisplaysthe802.11wirelessnetworking

standard(s)ofthespecifiedSSID.

VendorDisplaysthevendorofthewireless

router/accesspointforthe specifiedSSID.

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IV‐7‐2‐4.Log

Thesystemlogdisplayssystemoperationinformationsuchasuptimeand

connectionprocesses.Thisinformationisusefulfornetworkadministrators.

Whenthelogisfull,oldentriesareoverwritten.

SaveClicktosavethelogasafileonyourlocal

computer.

ClearClearalllogentries.

RefreshRefreshthecurrentlog.

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Thefollowinginformation/eventsarerecordedbythelog:

 USB

Mount&unmount

 WirelessClientConnected&

disconnectedKeyexchange

success&fail

 Authentication

Authenticationfailorsuccessful.

 Association

Successorfail

 WPS

M1‐M8messages

WPSsuccess

 ChangeSettings

 SystemBoot

Displayscurrentmodelname

 NTPClient

 WiredLink

LANPortlinkstatusandspeedstatus

 ProxyARP

ProxyARPmodulestart&stop

 Bridge

Bridgestart&stop.

 SNMP

SNMPserverstart&stop.

 HTTP

HTTPstart&stop.

 HTTPS

HTTPSstart&stop.

 SSH

SSH‐clientserverstart&stop.

 Telnet

Telnet‐clientserverstartorstop.

 WLAN(2.4G)

WLAN(2.4G]channelstatusandcountry/regionstatus

 WLAN(5G)

WLAN(5G)channelstatusandcountry/regionstatus

 ADT

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IV‐7‐3.Management

IV‐7‐3‐1. Admin

Youcanchangethepasswordusedtologintothebrowser‐based

configurationinterfacehere.Itisadvisedtodosoforsecuritypurposes.

Ifyouchangetheadministratorpassword,pleasemakeanote

ofthenewpassword.Intheeventthatyouforgetthis

passwordandareunabletologintothebrowserbased

configurationinterface,seeIV‐7‐4‐4.FactoryDefaultforhow

toresettheaccesspoint.

AccounttoManageThisDevice

AdministratorSettheaccesspoint’sadministratorname.

NameThisisusedtologintothebrowserbased

configurationinterfaceandmustbebetween

4‐16alphanumericcharacters(casesensitive).

AdministratorSettheaccesspoint’sadministratorpassword.

PasswordThisisusedtologintothebrowserbased

configurationinterfaceandmustbebetween

4‐32alphanumericcharacters(casesensitive).

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AdvancedSettings

ProductNameEdittheproductnameaccordingtoyour

preferenceconsistingof1‐32alphanumeric

characters.Thisnameisusedforreference

purposes.

ManagementCheck/unchecktheboxestoenable/disable

Protocolspecifiedmanagementinterfaces(seebelow).

WhenSNMPisenabled,completetheSNMP

fieldsbelow.

SNMPVersionSelectSNMPversionappropriateforyour

SNMPmanager.

SNMPGetEnteranSNMPGetCommunitynamefor

CommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐GETrequests.

SNMPSetEnteranSNMPSetCommunitynamefor

CommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐SETrequests.

SNMPTrapEnableordisableSNMPTraptonotifySNMP

managerofnetworkerrors.

SNMPTrapEnteranSNMPTrapCommunitynamefor

CommunityverificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐TRAPrequests.

SNMPTrapSpecifytheIPaddressorsevername(2‐128

Manageralphanumericcharacters)oftheSNMP

manager.

HTTP

InternetbrowserHTTPprotocolmanagementinterface

HTTPS

InternetbrowserHTTPSprotocolmanagementinterface

TELNET

Clientterminalwithtelnetprotocolmanagementinterface

SSH

ClientterminalwithSSHprotocolversion1or2managementinterface

SNMP

SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol.SNMPv1,v2&v3protocolsupported.

SNMPv2canbeusedwithcommunitybasedauthentication.SNMPv3uses

user‐basedsecuritymodel(USM)architecture.

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IV‐7‐3‐2. DateandTime

Youcanconfigurethetimezonesettingsofyouraccesspointhere.The

dateandtimeofthedevicecanbeconfiguredmanuallyorcanbe

synchronizedwithatimeserver.

DateandTimeSettings

LocalTime Settheaccesspoint’sdateandtimemanually

usingthedropdownmenus.

AcquireCurrent Click“AcquireCurrentTimefromYourPC”to

TimefromyourPC

entertherequiredvaluesautomatically

accordingtoyourcomputer’scurrenttimeand

date.

NTPTimeServer

UseNTP TheaccesspointalsosupportsNTP(Network

TimeProtocol)forautomatictimeanddate

setup.

ServerName EnterthehostnameorIPaddressofthetime

serverifyouwish.

UpdateInterval Specifyafrequency(inhours)fortheaccess

pointtoupdate/synchronizewiththeNTP

server.

TimeZone

TimeZone Selectthetimezoneofyour country/region.If

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yourcountry/regionisnotlisted,pleaseselect

anothercountry/regionwhosetimezoneisthe

sameasyours.

IV‐7‐3‐3. SyslogServer

Thesystemlogcanbesenttoaserver,attachedtoUSBstorageorsent

viaemail.

SyslogServerSettings

TransferLogs Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disablethe

useofasyslogserver,andenterahost

name,domainorIPaddressfortheserver,

consistingofupto128 alphanumeric

characters.

CopyLogsto Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disable

AttachedUSBDevicecopyinglogstoattachedUSBstorage.

SyslogEmailSettings

EmailLogs Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disableemail

logs.Whenenabled,thelogwillbeemailed

accordingtothesettingsbelow.

EmailSubject Enterthesubjectlineoftheemailwhichwillbe

sentcontainingthelog.

SMTPServer SpecifytheSMTPserveraddressforthesender

Address emailaccount.

SMTPServerPort SpecifytheSMTPserverportforthesender

emailaccount.

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SenderEmailEnterthesender’semailaddress.

ReceiverEmailSpecifytheemailrecipientofthelog.

AuthenticationSelect“Disable”,“SSL”or“TLS”accordingto

youremailauthentication.

AccountWhenauthenticationisusedabove,enterthe

accountname.

PasswordWhenauthenticationisusedabove,enterthe

password.

IV‐7‐3‐4. I’mHere

Theaccesspointfeaturesabuilt‐inbuzzerwhichcansoundoncommand

usingthe“I’mHere”page.Thisisusefulfornetworkadministratorsand

engineersworkingincomplexnetworkenvironmentstolocatethe

accesspoint.

Thebuzzerisloud!

DurationofSoundSetthedurationforwhichthebuzzerwill

soundwhenthe“SoundBuzzer”buttonis

clicked.

SoundBuzzerActivatethebuzzersoundfortheabove

specifieddurationoftime.

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IV‐7‐4.Advanced

Wi‐FiMultimedia(WMM)isaWi‐FiAllianceinteroperabilitycertification

basedontheIEEE802.11estandard,whichprovidesQualityofService(QoS)

featurestoIEE802.11networks.WMMprioritizestrafficaccordingtofour

categories:background,besteffort,videoandvoice.

IV‐7‐4‐1. LEDSettings

Theaccesspoint’sLEDscanbemanuallyenabledordisabledaccording

toyourpreference.

PowerLEDSelectonoroff.

DiagLEDSelectonoroff.

IV‐7‐4‐2. UpdateFirmware

The“Firmware”pageallowsyoutoupdatethesystemfirmwaretoamore

recentversion.Updatedfirmwareversionsoftenofferincreased

performanceandsecurity,aswellasbugfixes.Youcandownloadthelatest

firmwarefromtheEdimaxwebsite.

Thisfirmwareupdateisforanindividualaccesspoint.To

updatefirmwareformultipleaccesspointsintheAParray,

gotoNMSSettings

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FirmwareUpgrade.

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Donotswitchoffordisconnecttheaccesspointduringa

firmwareupgrade,asthiscoulddamagethedevice.

UpdateFirmwareSelect“afileonyourPC”touploadfirmware

Fromfromyourlocalcomputerorfroman

attachedUSBdevice.

FirmwareUpdateFileClick“Browse”toopenanewwindowto

locateandselectthefirmwarefileinyour

computer.

UpdateClick“Update”touploadthespecified

firmwarefiletoyouraccesspoint.

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IV‐7‐4‐3. Save/RestoreSettings

Theaccesspoint’s“Save/RestoreSettings”pageenablesyoutosave/backup

theaccesspoint’scurrentsettingsasafiletoyourlocalcomputeroraUSB

deviceattachedtotheaccesspoint,andrestoretheaccesspointto

previouslysavedsettings.

Save/RestoreSettings

UsingDeviceSelect“UsingyourPC”tosavetheaccess

point’ssettingstoyourlocalcomputerorto

anattachedUSBdevice.

SaveSettingstoPC

SaveSettingsClick“Save”tosavesettingsandanew

windowwillopentospecifyalocationto

savethesettingsfile.Youcanalsocheckthe

“Encrypttheconfigurationfilewitha

password”boxandenterapasswordto

protectthefileinthefieldunderneath,ifyou

wish.

RestoreSettingsfromPC

RestoreSettings Clickthebrowsebuttontofindapreviously

savedsettingsfileonyourcomputer,then

click“Restore”toreplaceyourcurrent

settings.Ifyoursettingsfileisencryptedwith

apassword,checkthe“Openfilewith

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password”boxandenterthepasswordin

thefieldunderneath.

IV‐7‐4‐4. FactoryDefault

Iftheaccesspointmalfunctionsorisnotresponding,thenitis

recommendedthatyourebootthedevice(seeIV‐7‐4‐5.)orresetthedevice

backtoitsfactorydefaultsettings.Youcanresettheaccesspointbacktoits

defaultsettingsusingthisfeatureifthelocationoftheaccesspointisnot

convenienttoaccesstheresetbutton.

FactoryDefault Click“FactoryDefault”torestoresettingsto

thefactorydefault.Apop‐upwindowwill

appearandaskyoutoconfirm.

Afterresettingtofactorydefaults,pleasewaitfortheaccess

pointtoresetandrestart.

IV‐7‐4‐5. Reboot

Iftheaccesspointmalfunctionsorisnotresponding,thenitisrecommended

thatyourebootthedeviceorresettheaccesspointbacktoitsfactory

defaultsettings(seeIV‐7‐4‐4).Youcanreboottheaccesspointremotely

usingthisfeature.

RebootClick“Reboot”torebootthedevice.A

countdownwillindicatetheprogressofthe

reboot.

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IV‐8.Toolbox

IV‐8‐1. NetworkConnectivity

IV‐8‐1‐1. Ping

Pingisacomputernetworkadministrationutilityusedtotestwhether

aparticularhostisreachableacrossanIPnetworkandtomeasurethe

round‐triptimeforsentmessages.

DestinationAddressEntertheaddressofthehost.

Execute Clickexecutetopingthehost.

IV‐8‐1‐2.TraceRoute

Tracerouteisadiagnostictoolfordisplayingtheroute(path)and

measuringtransitdelaysofpacketsacrossanIPnetwork.

DestinationAddressEntertheaddressofthehost.

ExecuteClickexecutetoexecutethetraceroute

command.

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V‐1. ConfiguringyourIPaddress

TheaccesspointusesthedefaultIPaddress192.168.2.2.Inordertoaccess

thebrowserbasedconfigurationinterface,youneedtomodifytheIPaddress

ofyourcomputertobeinthesameIPaddresssubnete.g.192.168.2.x(x=

3–254).

TheprocedureformodifyingyourIPaddressvariesacrossdifferentoperating

systems;pleasefollowtheguideappropriateforyouroperatingsystem.

InthefollowingexamplesweusetheIPaddress192.168.2.10thoughyou

canuseanyIPaddressintherange192.168.2.x(x=3–254).

IfyouchangedtheAPController’sIPaddress,orifyour

gateway/routerusesaDHCPserver,ensureyouenterthecorrect

IPaddress.Refertoyourgateway/router’ssettings.Your

computer’sIPaddressmustbeinthesamesubnetastheAP

Controller.

IfusingaDHCPserveronthenetwork,itisadvisedtouseyour

DHCPserver’ssettingstoassigntheAPControllerastaticIP

address.

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1.Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedinthelower‐leftcornerof

yourcomputer),thenclick“ControlPanel”.Double‐clickthe“Networkand

InternetConnections”icon,click“NetworkConnections”,andthendouble‐

click“LocalAreaConnection”.The“LocalAreaConnectionStatus”window

willthenappear,click“Properties”.

2.Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”,theninputthefollowingvalues:

IPaddress:192.168.2.10

SubnetMask:255.255.255.0

Click‘OK’whenfinished.

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V‐1‐2. WindowsVista

1.Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedinthelower‐leftcornerofyour

computer),thenclick“ControlPanel”.Click“ViewNetworkStatusandTasks”,

thenclick“ManageNetworkConnections”.Right‐click“LocalAreaNetwork”,

thenselect“Properties”.The“LocalAreaConnectionProperties”windowwill

thenappear,select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)”,andthenclick

“Properties”.

2.Select“UsethefollowingIPaddress”,theninputthefollowingvalues:

IPaddress:192.168.2.10

SubnetMask:255.255.255.0

Click‘OK’whenfinished.

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