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AC1750CeilingMountAP

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User’s Manual

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EW‐7679WAUser

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Version: 1.0

(January, 2016)

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CONTENTS

I.ProductInformation ............................................................................... 2

I‐1.PackageContents ..................................................................................................................2

I‐2.SystemRequirements............................................................................................................3

I‐3.HardwareOverview...............................................................................................................3

I‐4.LEDStatus ..............................................................................................................................4

I‐5.Reset ......................................................................................................................................4

I‐6.SafetyInformation.................................................................................................................5

II.QuickSetup ............................................................................................ 6

II‐1.InitialSetup............................................................................................................................6

II‐2.APMode:BasicSettings ........................................................................................................8

II‐3.RepeaterMode....................................................................................................................12

III.HardwareInstallation........................................................................... 15

III‐1.ConnectingtheaccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch.....................................................15

III‐2.Mountingtheaccesspointtoaceiling..............................................................................16

III‐3.T‐RailMount ......................................................................................................................19

IV.BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface................................................. 21

IV‐1.Information........................................................................................................................23

IV‐1‐1.SystemInformation ...........................................................................................................23

IV‐1‐2.WirelessClients..................................................................................................................28

IV‐1‐3.WirelessMonitor ...............................................................................................................30

IV‐1‐4.Log......................................................................................................................................32

IV‐2.NetworkSettings ...............................................................................................................34

IV‐2‐1.LAN‐SideIPAddress...........................................................................................................34

IV‐2‐2.LANPort .............................................................................................................................36

IV‐2‐3.VLAN ..................................................................................................................................37

IV‐3.WirelessSettings................................................................................................................38

IV‐3‐1.WirelessExtender..............................................................................................................38

IV‐3‐2.ProfileList ..........................................................................................................................40

IV‐3‐3.2.4GHz11bgn.....................................................................................................................41

IV‐3‐3‐1.Basic .............................................................................................................................41

IV‐3‐3‐2.Advanced .....................................................................................................................44

IV‐3‐3‐3.Security ........................................................................................................................46

IV‐3‐3‐3‐1.NoAuthentication .....................................................................................................48

IV‐3‐3‐3‐2.WEP............................................................................................................................48

IV‐3‐3‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP..........................................................................................................48

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IV‐3‐3‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK ....................................................................................................................48

IV‐3‐3‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP....................................................................................................................49

IV‐3‐3‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication .........................................................................................49

IV‐3‐3‐4.WDS .............................................................................................................................51

IV‐3‐4.5GHz11ac11an .................................................................................................................53

IV‐3‐4‐1.Basic .............................................................................................................................53

IV‐3‐4‐2.Advanced .....................................................................................................................55

IV‐3‐4‐3.Security ........................................................................................................................57

IV‐3‐4‐4.WDS .............................................................................................................................59

IV‐3‐5.WPS......................................................................................................................................61

IV‐3‐6.RADIUS .................................................................................................................................63

IV‐3‐6‐1.RADIUSSettings ...........................................................................................................64

IV‐3‐6‐2.InternalServer .............................................................................................................66

IV‐3‐6‐3.RADIUSAccounts .........................................................................................................68

IV‐3‐7.MACFilter ..........................................................................................................................70

IV‐3‐8.WMM...................................................................................................................................72

IV‐3‐9.Schedule...............................................................................................................................74

IV‐3‐10.TrafficShaping .....................................................................................................................76

IV‐4.Management .....................................................................................................................78

IV‐4‐1.Admin.................................................................................................................................78

IV‐4‐2.DateandTime....................................................................................................................81

IV‐4‐3.SyslogServer......................................................................................................................83

IV‐4‐4.PingTest.............................................................................................................................84

IV‐4‐5.I’mHere .............................................................................................................................85

IV‐5.Advanced ...........................................................................................................................86

IV‐5‐1.LEDSettings .......................................................................................................................86

IV‐5‐2.UpdateFirmware...............................................................................................................87

IV‐5‐3.Save/RestoreSettings........................................................................................................88

IV‐5‐4.FactoryDefault ..................................................................................................................90

IV‐5‐5.Reboot................................................................................................................................91

IV‐6.OperationMode ................................................................................................................92

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NMS

I.ProductInformation ............................................................................. 95

II.QuickSetup .......................................................................................... 96

III.SoftwareLayout ................................................................................. 103

IV.Features ............................................................................................. 110

IV‐1.LOGIN,LOGOUT&RESTART ..............................................................................................110

IV‐2.DASHBOARD ......................................................................................................................112

IV‐2‐1.SystemInformation ...........................................................................................................113

IV‐2‐2.DevicesInformation...........................................................................................................113

IV‐2‐3.ManagedAP.......................................................................................................................114

IV‐2‐4.ManagedAPGroup............................................................................................................115

IV‐2‐5.ActiveClients .....................................................................................................................116

IV‐2‐6.ActiveUsers .......................................................................................................................117

IV‐3.ZONEPLAN.........................................................................................................................118

IV‐4.NMSMONITOR ..................................................................................................................120

IV‐4‐1.AccessPoint .......................................................................................................................120

IV‐4‐1‐1.ManagedAP...............................................................................................................120

IV‐4‐1‐2.ManagedAPGroup....................................................................................................122

IV‐4‐2.WLAN .................................................................................................................................124

IV‐4‐2‐1.ActiveWLAN ..............................................................................................................124

IV‐4‐2‐2.ActiveWLANGroup ...................................................................................................125

IV‐4‐3.Clients ................................................................................................................................125

IV‐4‐3‐1.ActiveClients .............................................................................................................125

IV‐4‐4.RogueDevices....................................................................................................................126

IV‐4‐5.Information........................................................................................................................127

IV‐4‐5‐1.AllEvents/Activities ...................................................................................................127

IV‐4‐5‐2.Monitoring .................................................................................................................128

IV‐5.NMSSettings......................................................................................................................129

IV‐5‐1.AccessPoint .......................................................................................................................129

IV‐5‐2.WLAN .................................................................................................................................142

IV‐5‐2‐1.NoAuthentication ...................................................................................................144

IV‐5‐2‐2.WEP..........................................................................................................................144

IV‐5‐2‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP........................................................................................................145

IV‐5‐2‐4.WPA‐PSK ..................................................................................................................145

IV‐5‐2‐5.WPA‐EAP..................................................................................................................146

IV‐5‐2‐6.AdditionalAuthentication .......................................................................................146

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IV‐5‐3.RADIUS ...............................................................................................................................148

IV‐5‐4.AccessControl....................................................................................................................154

IV‐5‐5.GuestNetwork...................................................................................................................157

IV‐5‐6.ZoneEdit ............................................................................................................................161

IV‐5‐7.Schedule.............................................................................................................................163

IV‐5‐8.DeviceMonitoring ...........................................................................................................165

IV‐5‐9.FirmwareUpgrade .............................................................................................................166

IV‐5‐10.Advanced .........................................................................................................................167

IV‐5‐10‐1.SystemSecurity..........................................................................................................167

IV‐5‐10‐2.Date&Time ...............................................................................................................167

IV‐6.LocalNetwork ....................................................................................................................169

IV‐6‐1.NetworkSettings ...............................................................................................................169

IV‐6‐1‐1.LAN‐SideIPAddress...................................................................................................169

IV‐6‐1‐2.LANPortSettings .......................................................................................................172

IV‐6‐1‐3.VLAN ..........................................................................................................................173

IV‐6‐2.2.4GHz11bgn.....................................................................................................................174

IV‐6‐2‐1.Basic ...........................................................................................................................174

IV‐6‐2‐2.Advanced ...................................................................................................................176

IV‐6‐2‐3.Security ......................................................................................................................178

IV‐6‐2‐3‐1.NoAuthentication ...................................................................................................179

IV‐6‐2‐3‐2.WEP..........................................................................................................................179

IV‐6‐2‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP........................................................................................................180

IV‐6‐2‐3‐4.WPA‐PSK ..................................................................................................................180

IV‐6‐2‐3‐5.WPA‐EAP..................................................................................................................180

IV‐6‐2‐3‐6.AdditionalAuthentication .......................................................................................181

IV‐6‐2‐4.WDS ...........................................................................................................................182

IV‐6‐3.5GHz11ac11an ...............................................................................................................184

IV‐6‐3‐1.Basic ...........................................................................................................................184

IV‐6‐3‐2.Advanced .................................................................................................................186

IV‐6‐3‐3.Security ....................................................................................................................188

IV‐6‐3‐4.WDS ...........................................................................................................................190

IV‐6‐4.WPS....................................................................................................................................192

IV‐6‐5.RADIUS ...............................................................................................................................193

IV‐6‐5‐1.RADIUSSettings .........................................................................................................194

IV‐6‐5‐2.InternalServer ...........................................................................................................195

IV‐6‐5‐3.RADIUSAccounts .......................................................................................................197

IV‐6‐6.MACFilter ..........................................................................................................................199

IV‐6‐7.WMM.................................................................................................................................201

IV‐7.LocalSettings .....................................................................................................................203

IV‐7‐1.OperationMode ................................................................................................................203

IV‐7‐2.SystemSettings..................................................................................................................203

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IV‐7‐2‐1.SystemInformation .................................................................................................203

IV‐7‐2‐2.WirelessClients..........................................................................................................205

IV‐7‐2‐3.WirelessMonitor .....................................................................................................206

IV‐7‐2‐4.Log............................................................................................................................207

IV‐7‐3.Management .....................................................................................................................208

IV‐7‐3‐1.Admin.......................................................................................................................208

IV‐7‐3‐2.DateandTime..........................................................................................................210

IV‐7‐3‐3.SyslogServer............................................................................................................212

IV‐7‐3‐4.I’mHere ...................................................................................................................213

IV‐7‐4.Advanced ...........................................................................................................................214

IV‐7‐4‐1.LEDSettings ...............................................................................................................214

IV‐7‐4‐2.UpdateFirmware.....................................................................................................215

IV‐7‐4‐3.Save/RestoreSettings..............................................................................................216

IV‐7‐4‐4.FactoryDefault ........................................................................................................217

IV‐7‐4‐5.Reboot......................................................................................................................217

IV‐8.Toolbox ..............................................................................................................................218

IV‐8‐1.NetworkConnectivity ......................................................................................................218

IV‐8‐1‐1.Ping ..........................................................................................................................218

IV‐8‐1‐2.TraceRoute..............................................................................................................218

V.Appendix ............................................................................................ 219

V‐1.ConfiguringyourIPaddress.............................................................................................219

V‐1‐1.WindowsXP .....................................................................................................................220

V‐1‐2.WindowsVista .................................................................................................................222

V‐1‐3.Windows7 .......................................................................................................................224

V‐1‐4.Windows8 .......................................................................................................................228

V‐1‐5.Mac ..................................................................................................................................232

VI.BestPractice....................................................................................... 234

VI‐1.HowtoCreateandLinkWLAN&AccessPointGroups...................................................235

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OVERVIEW

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Youraccesspointcanfunctioninfourdifferentmodes.

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ThedefaultmodeforyouraccesspointisAPmode.

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APmodeisaregularaccesspointforuseinyourwirelessnetwork.

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APControllermodeactsasthedesignatedmasterofanAParray(groupof

linkedaccesspoints).InAPControllermodetheuserinterfacewillswitchto

NMS.

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ManagedAPmodeactsasa“slave”APwithintheAParray(controlledbythe

APController“master”).

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InRepeatermodetheaccesspointconnectswirelesslytoyourexisting

2.4GHzand/or5GHznetworkandrepeatsthewirelesssignal(s).

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I. ProductInformation

I‐1.PackageContents

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1234

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1. AC1750AccessPoint

2. CeilingMountBracket

3. T‐RailMountingKit&Screws

4. CeilingMountingKit&Screws

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5. QuickInstallationGuide

6. EthernetCable

7. PowerAdapter

8. CeilingMountScrewTemplate

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5

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I‐2.SystemRequirements

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‐ Existingcable/DSLmodem&router

‐ Computerwithwebbrowserforaccesspointconfiguration

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I‐3.HardwareOverview

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EthernetPort

Power Port

MicroUSBPort

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I‐4.LEDStatus

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LEDColorLEDStatusDescription

OnTheaccesspointison.

LongFlashingUpgradingfirmware.

Blue

ShortFlashing Resettingtofactorydefaults.

OnStartingup.Amber

FlashingError.

OffOffTheaccesspointisoff.

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I‐5.Reset

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Ifyouexperienceproblemswithyouraccesspoint,youcanresetthedevice

backtoitsfactorysettings.Thisresetsallsettingsbacktodefault.

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1. Pressandholdtheresetbuttonontheaccesspointforatleast10

seconds.

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Youmayneedtouseapinorsimilarsharpobjecttopushthe

resetbutton.

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2. Waitfortheaccesspointtorestart.Theaccesspointisreadyforsetup

whentheLEDisblue.

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I‐6.SafetyInformation

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Inordertoensurethesafeoperationofthedeviceanditsusers,pleaseread

andactinaccordancewiththefollowingsafetyinstructions.

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1.Theaccesspointisdesignedforindooruseonly;donotplacetheaccess

pointoutdoors.

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2.Donotplacetheaccesspointinornearhot/humidplaces,suchasakitchen

orbathroom.

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3.Donotpullanyconnectedcablewithforce;carefullydisconnectitfromthe

accesspoint.

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4.Handletheaccesspointwithcare.Accidentaldamagewillvoidthe

warrantyoftheaccesspoint.

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5.Thedevicecontainssmallpartswhichareadangertosmallchildrenunder

3yearsold.Pleasekeeptheaccesspointoutofreachofchildren.

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6.Donotplacetheaccesspointonpaper,cloth,orotherflammablematerials.

Theaccesspointmaybecomehotduringuse.

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7.Therearenouser‐serviceablepartsinsidetheaccesspoint.Ifyou

experienceproblemswiththeaccesspoint,pleasecontactyourdealerof

purchaseandaskforhelp.

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8.Theaccesspointisanelectricaldeviceandassuch,ifitbecomeswetfor

anyreason,donotattempttotouchitwithoutswitchingthepowersupply

off.Contactanexperiencedelectricaltechnicianforfurtherhelp.

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9. Ifyousmellburningorseesmokecomingfromtheaccesspointorpower

adapter,thendisconnecttheaccesspointandpoweradapterimmediately,

asfarasitissafelypossibletodoso.Callyourdealerofpurchaseforhelp.

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10.Thisdevicerequiresprofessionalinstallation.

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II. QuickSetup

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Youraccesspointcanbeupandrunninginjustafewminutes.Itcanfunction

asastandaloneaccesspoint(APmode),aspartofanAParray(ManagedAP

mode)orasawirelessrepeater(repeatermode).

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ForuseaManagedAPinanAParray,theaccesspointwillautomatically

switchmodewhenanAPControllerisconfiguredasdescribedinNMS.

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II‐1.InitialSetup

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1. ConnecttheaccesspointtoacomputerviaEthernetcable.

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2. Connectthepoweradaptertotheaccesspoint’s12VDCportandplugthe

poweradapterintoapowersupplyusingtheincludedcable.

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3. Pleasewaitamomentfortheaccesspointtostartup.Theaccesspointis

readywhentheLEDisblue.

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4. Setyourcomputer’sIPaddressto192.168.2.xwherexisanumberinthe

range3–100.Ifyouareunsurehowtodothis,pleaserefertotheuser

manualformoreinformation.

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Pleaseensuretherearenootheractivenetworkconnectionson

yourcomputer(disconnectWi‐FiconnectionsandEthernet

cables).

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5. Entertheaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddress192.168.2.2intotheURLbarof

awebbrowser.

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6. Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Enterthedefault

username“admin”andthedefaultpassword“1234”.

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7. Youwillarrivethe“SystemInformation”screenshownbelow.

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8. PleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowinII‐2.BasicSettingstoconfigurethe

accesspoint’sbasicsettingsforuseasastandaloneAPinAPmode.

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ForuseaManagedAPinanAParray,theaccesspointwillautomatically

switchmodewhenanAPControllerisconfiguredasdescribedinNMS.

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TousetheAPasanAPController(master)inanAParray,refertoNMS.

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II‐2.APMode:BasicSettings

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Theinstructionsbelowwillhelpyoutoconfigurethefollowingbasicsettings

oftheaccesspoint:

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‐ LANIPAddress

‐ 2.4GHz&5GHzSSID&Security

‐ AdministratorName&Password

‐ Time&Date

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Itisrecommendedyouconfigurethesesettingsbeforeusingthe

accesspoint.

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1. Tochangetheaccesspoint’sLANIPaddress,goto“NetworkSettings”>

“LAN‐sideIPAddress”andyouwillseethescreenbelow.

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2. EntertheIPaddresssettingsyouwishtouseforyouraccesspoint.You

canuseadynamic(DHCP)orstaticIPaddress,dependingonyournetwork

environment.Click“Apply”tosavethechangesandwaitafewmoments

fortheaccesspointtoreload.

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Whenyouchangeyouraccesspoint’sIPaddress,youneedtouse

thenewIPaddresstoaccessthebrowserbasedconfiguration

interfaceinsteadofthedefaultIP192.168.2.2.

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3. TochangetheSSIDofyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzwirelessnetwork(s),go

to“WirelessSetting”>“2.4GHz11bgn”>“Basic”.EnterthenewSSIDfor

your2.4GHzwirelessnetworkinthe“SSID1”fieldandclick“Apply”.

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Toutilizemultiple2.4GHzSSIDs,openthedropdownmenu

labelled“EnableSSIDnumber”andselecthowmanySSIDsyou

require.ThenenteranewSSIDinthecorrespondingnumbered

fieldsbelow,beforeclicking“Apply”.

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4. Toconfigurethesecurityofyouraccesspoint’s2.4GHzwireless

network(s),goto“WirelessSetting”>“2.4GHz11bgn”>“Security”.Select

an“AuthenticationMethod”andentera“Pre‐sharedKey”or“Encryption

Key”dependingonyourchoice,thenclick“Apply”.

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IfusingmultipleSSIDs,specifywhichSSIDtoconfigureusingthe

“SSID”dropdownmenu.

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5. Goto“WirelessSettings”>“5GHz11ac11an”andrepeatsteps3&4for

theaccesspoint’s5GHzwirelessnetwork.

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6. Tochangetheadministratornameandpasswordforthebrowserbased

configurationinterface,goto“Management”>“Admin”.

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7. Completethe“AdministratorName”and“AdministratorPassword”fields

andclick“Apply”.

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8. Tosetthecorrecttimeforyouraccesspoint,goto“Management”>

“DateandTime”.

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9. Setthecorrecttimeandtimezoneforyouraccesspointusingthedrop

downmenus.TheaccesspointalsosupportsNTP(NetworkTimeProtocol)

soalternativelyyoucanenterthehostnameorIPaddressofatimeserver.

Click“Apply”whenyouarefinished.

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Youcanusethe“AcquireCurrentTimefromyourPC”buttonif

youwishtosettheaccesspointtothesametimeasyourPC.

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10. Thebasicsettingsofyouraccesspointarenowconfigured.Please

refertoIV.HardwareInstallationforguidanceonconnectingyouraccess

pointtoarouterorPoEswitch.

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II‐3.RepeaterMode

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Whenyousettheoperationmodetorepeatermode,theAPwillnotgetanIP

addressfromtherouter/rootAP.Youwillneedtosetyourcomputer’sIP

addressandusetheAPsdefaultIPaddresstoaccesstheUIforthefirsttime,

refertoAppendixformorehelp.

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WirelessSettingsÆWirelessExtenderdisplaysdetailsabouttheAPswireless

connectioninrepeatermodeandenablesyoutoconnecttoasourceSSIDand

configurethenew(repeater)SSID.Settingsaresavedasprofiles.

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1. Setyourcomputer’sIPaddressto192.168.2.xwherexisanumberinthe

range3–100.

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Pleaseensuretherearenootheractivenetworkconnectionson

yourcomputer(disconnectWi‐FiconnectionsandEthernet

cables).

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2. Entertheaccesspoint’sdefaultIPaddress192.168.2.2intotheURLbarof

awebbrowser.

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3. Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Enterthedefault

username“admin”andthedefaultpassword“1234”.

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4. GotoWirelessSettingsÆWirelessExtender.

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5. ClickScantosearchforanddisplayavailableSSIDsandclickSelectto

connecttoanavailablesourceSSID.SSIDscanbeconfiguredindependently

foreachfrequency2.4GHz&5GHz.

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6. EditthenewextendedSSIDaccordingtoyourpreferenceandenterthe

securitydetailsforthesourceSSID,andthenclickConnect.

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7. TheAPinrepeatermodewillestablishaconnectiontothesourceSSIDand

repeattheextendedSSID.TherepeaterAPwillbecomeaDHCPclientof

therouter/rootAP.SwitchyourcomputerbacktoadynamicIPaddress.

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III. HardwareInstallation

III‐1. ConnectingtheaccesspointtoarouterorPoEswitch

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1. ConnectarouterorPoEswitchtotheaccesspoint’sLANportusingan

Ethernetcable.

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2. Ifyouareusingarouter,then

connectthepoweradaptertothe

accesspoint’s12VDCportand

plugthepoweradapterintoa

powersupply.

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Donotusethepower

adapterifyouareusinga

PoEswitch.

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III‐2. Mountingtheaccesspointtoaceiling

Tomounttheaccesspointtoaceiling,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelow

andrefertodiagramA&B.

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ForWoodenCeilings(refertodiagramA):

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1. Placetheceilingmountbrackettoaceilinginyourdesiredlocationand

usetheincludedscrewsx4tofixitintoplace(i).

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2. Attachtheaccesspointtotheceilingmountbracketbyaligningthe

groovesintheaccesspointtotheceilingmount,asshowninii.

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3. Securetheaccesspointfirmlyinplaceusingtheincludedscrewasshown

iniii.

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ForOtherCeilings(refertodiagramB):

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1. Drillfourholesinyourceilingusingtheceilingmountbracketasaguide,

andinsertthefourincludedwallplugs/screwanchors(i).

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2. Aligntheceilingmountbracketwithyourwallplugs/screwanchorsanduse

theincludedscrewsx4tofixitintoplace(ii).

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3. Attachtheaccesspointtotheceilingmountbracketbyaligningthe

groovesintheaccesspointtotheceilingmount,asshowniniii.

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4. Securetheaccesspointfirmlyinplaceusingtheincludedscrewasshown

iniv.

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A

i

iiiii

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B

i

ii

iii

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III‐3. T‐RailMount

TomounttheaccesspointtoaT‐Rail,pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelow

andrefertodiagramC,D&E.

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1. SelectthecorrectsizeT‐Railbracketfromthetwosizeswhichare

includedinthepackagecontents.

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2. AttachtheT‐Railbrackettotheceilingmountusingtheincludedscrewsx

2asshownini.

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YoucanusetheincludedbracketandlongerscrewsIfyouneed

morespacebetweentheaccesspointandtheT‐Rail.

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3. Attachtheaccesspointtotheceilingmountbracketbyaligningthe

groovesintheaccesspointtotheceilingmount,asshowninii.

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4. Securetheaccesspointfirmlyinplaceusingtheincludedscrewasshown

iniii.

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5. CliptheaccesspointontoyourT‐RailusingthenowattachedT‐Rail

bracket.

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iii

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D

E

i

ii

iii

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IV. BrowserBasedConfigurationInterface

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InManagedAPmodesomefunctionsofthebrowserbased

configurationinterfacearedisabled.PleaseuseNMSonyour

ControllerAPtoconfigureyourManagedAP(s).

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Thebrowser‐basedconfigurationinterfaceenablesyoutoconfigurethe

accesspoint’sadvancedfeatures.TheAC1750featuresarangeofadvanced

functionssuchasMACfiltering,MACRADIUSauthentication,VLAN

configurations,upto32SSIDsandmanymore.Toaccessthebrowserbased

configurationinterface:

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1. ConnectacomputertoyouraccesspointusinganEthernetcable.

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2. Enteryouraccesspoint’sIPaddressintheURLbarofawebbrowser.The

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

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3. Youwillbepromptedforausernameandpassword.Thedefault

usernameis“admin”andthedefaultpasswordis“1234”,thoughitwas

recommendedthatyouchangethepasswordduringsetup(seeIII‐2.Basic

Settings).

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Ifyoucannotrememberyourpassword,resettheaccesspoint

backtoitsfactorydefaultsettings.RefertoI‐5.Reset

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4. Youwillarriveatthe“SystemInformation”screenshownbelow.

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5. Usethemenuacrossthetopanddowntheleftsidetonavigate.Click

“Apply”tosavechangesandreloadtheaccesspoint,or“Cancel”tocancel

changes.

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Pleasewaitafewsecondsfortheaccesspointtoreloadafteryou

“Apply”changes,asshownbelow.

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6. Pleaserefertothefollowingchaptersforfulldescriptionsofthebrowser

basedconfigurationinterfacefeatures.

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IV‐1. Information

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Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownon

yourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

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IV‐1‐1. 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.

FirmwareVersionDisplaysthefirmwareversion.

MACAddressDisplaystheaccesspoint’sMACaddress.

ManagementVLAN

ID

DisplaysthemanagementVLANID.

IPAddressDisplaystheIPaddressofthisdevice.Click

“Refresh”toupdatethisvalue.

Default

Gateway

DisplaystheIPaddressofthedefault

gateway.

DNSIPaddressofDNS(DomainNameServer)

DHCPServerIPaddressofDHCPServer.

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WiredLANPortSettings

WiredLANPortSpecifieswhichLANport.USBistheLANport

attachedviaminiUSBadapter.

StatusDisplaysthestatusofthespecifiedLANport

(connectedordisconnected).

VLANMode/IDDisplaystheVLANmode(taggedoruntagged)

andVLANIDforthespecifiedLANport.See

IV‐2‐3.VLAN

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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.

RSSIDisplaysReceivedSignalStrengthIndicator.

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Wireless2.4GHZ(5GHz)/SSID

SSIDDisplaystheSSIDname(s)forthespecified

frequency.

Authentication

Method

Displaystheauthenticationmethodforthe

specifiedSSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

EncryptionTypeDisplaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified

SSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

VLANIDDisplaystheVLANIDforthespecifiedSSID.

SeeIV‐2‐3.VLAN

Additional

Authentication

Displaystheadditionalauthenticationtypefor

thespecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

WirelessClient

Isolation

Displayswhetherwirelessclientisolationisin

useforthespecifiedSSID.SeeIV‐2‐3.VLAN

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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‐3‐1‐4.WDS

VLANMode/IDDisplaystheVLANIDforthespecifiedWDS.

SeeIV‐3‐1‐4.WDS

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RefreshClicktorefreshallinformation.

ExtenderMode:

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Wireless2.4GHZ(5GHz)/SSID

ConnectionStatusCurrentstatusoftherepeater’sconnection.

SourceSSIDDisplaystheSSIDname(s)fortherepeater’s

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source.

ExtendedSSIDDisplaystheSSIDname(s)oftherepeater.

Authentication

Method

Displaystheauthenticationmethodforthe

specifiedSSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

EncryptionTypeDisplaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified

SSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

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.

RSSIDisplaysReceivedSignalStrengthIndicator.

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IV‐1‐2. WirelessClients

The“WirelessClients”pagedisplays

informationaboutallwirelessclients

connectedtotheaccesspointonthe2.4GHzor5GHzfrequency.

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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.

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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.

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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‐1‐3. 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.

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WirelessMonitor

SiteSurveySelectwhichfrequency(orboth)toscan,and

click“Scan”tobegin.

ChannelSurvey

Result

Afterascaniscomplete,click“Export”tosave

theresultstolocalstorage.

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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.

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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‐1‐4. Log

Thesystemlogdisplayssystemoperation

informationsuchasuptimeandconnection

processes.Thisinformationisusefulfornetworkadministrators.

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Whenthelogisfull,oldentriesareoverwritten.UsetheSearch

functiontoquicklylocatelogentries.



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

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IV‐2. NetworkSettings



Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownon

yourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

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IV‐2‐1. LAN‐SideIPAddress

The“LAN‐sideIPaddress”pageallowsyouto

configureyouraccesspoint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.



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



LAN‐sideIPAddress

IPAddress

Assignment

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

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).

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.



DHCPuserscanselecttogetDNSservers’IPaddressfromDHCPormanually

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



PrimaryAddress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AddressUserscanmanuallyenteravaluewhenDNS

server’sprimaryaddressissetto

“User‐Defined”.

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IV‐2‐2. LANPort

The“LANPort”pageallowsyouto

configurethesettingsforyouraccess

point’stwowiredLAN(Ethernet)ports.



WiredLANPortIdentifiesLANport.USBistheLANport

attachedviaminiUSBadapter.

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‐2‐3. VLAN

The“VLAN”(VirtualLocalAreaNetwork)

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

Port/Wireless

IdentifiesLANportnumberandwirelessSSIDs.

USBistheLANportattachedviaminiUSB

adapter.

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‐3. WirelessSettings



Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownon

yourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

IV‐3‐1. WirelessExtender



OnlyavailableinRepeaterMode



Thewirelessextenderpagedisplaysdetails

abouttheAPswirelessconnectioninrepeater

modeandenablesyoutoconnecttoasourceSSIDandconfigurethenew

(repeater)SSID.Settingsaresavedasprofiles.ClickScantosearchforand

displayavailableSSIDsandclickSelecttoconnecttoanavailableSSID.SSIDs

canbeconfiguredindependentlyforeachfrequency2.4GHz&5GHz.

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Wireless2.4GHz/5GHz

SelectClicktoselectanSSIDanddisplayanewCreate

Profilewindowtoentersecurityinformation

(below).

ChannelDisplaysthechannelnumberoflistedSSID.

SSIDDisplaystheSSID.

MACAddressDisplaystheMACaddressofspecifiedSSID.

SecurityDisplaystheexistingsecuritytypeforlisted

SSID.

Signal(%)Displaystheavailablesignalstrengthforlisted

SSID.

TypeDisplaysthewireless802.11standardforeach

SSID.

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WirelessCreateProfile

SSIDDisplaystheselectedsourceSSIDforthis

profile.

ExtendedSSIDEditthenewSSIDforthisprofile.

Authentication

Method

SelectthesourceSSIDsauthenticationmethod

andenterencryptionkey/pre‐sharedkey.

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IV‐3‐2. ProfileList

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OnlyavailableinRepeaterMode

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Repeatermodesettingsaresavedasprofiles.

Profilescanbeeditedandmultipleprofiles

canbecreatedtoswitchbetweenprofiles

easilyasrequired.SelectanexistingprofileandclickEditorConnect.

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WirelessCreateProfile

SSIDDisplaystheselectedsourceSSIDforthis

profile.

ExtendedSSIDEditthenewSSIDforthisprofile.

Authentication

Method

SelectthesourceSSIDsauthenticationmethod

andenterencryptionkey/pre‐sharedkey.

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IV‐3‐3. 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five

categories:Basic,Advanced,Security,WDS&Schedule.

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IV‐3‐3‐1.Basic

The“Basic”screendisplaysbasicsettingsfor

youraccesspoint’s2.4GHzWi‐Finetwork(s).

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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

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

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: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.

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

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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‐3‐3‐2.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.

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

youraccesspoint.

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

contentionwindowsinWMM(seeIV‐3‐6.

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

Threshold

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

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

timeout

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

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

thestationisstillalive/active.

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IV‐3‐3‐3.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.

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

unauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork.

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

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

regularly.

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2.4GHzWirelessSecuritySettings

SSIDSelection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

Isolation

Enableordisablewirelessclient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.

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

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

balancingvalue(maximum50).

Authentication

Method

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

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

belowappropriateforyourmethod.

Additional

Authentication

Selectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

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

informationbelow(IV‐3‐1‐3‐6.)appropriatefor

yourmethod.

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2.4GHzWirelessAdvancedSettings

SmartHandoverEnableordisablesmarthandover.

RSSIThresholdSettheReceivedSignalStrengthIndicator

(RSSI)thresholdtomaintainqualityconnection

speeds(minimumreceiversensitivityrequired

foraconnection).

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IV‐3‐3‐3‐1. NoAuthentication

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

accesspoint.

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

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

IV‐3‐3‐3‐2. WEP

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

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

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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–

4

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

totheformatyouselectedabove.

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IV‐3‐3‐3‐3. IEEE802.1x/EAP

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

than64‐bitandisrecommended.

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IV‐3‐3‐3‐4. WPA‐PSK

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

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

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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

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yourselection.

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

encryptiontype.

KeyRenewal

Interval

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

minutes.

Pre‐SharedKey

Type

Choosefrom“Passphrase”(8–63

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.

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IV‐3‐3‐3‐5. WPA‐EAP



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

WPA2‐EAPorWPA‐EAP.

EncryptionType

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

encryptiontype.

KeyRenewal

Interval

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

minutes.

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

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

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



WPSmustbedisabledtouseadditionalauthentication.SeeIV‐3‐3.

forWPSsettings.

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MACAddressFilter

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

filtertable.

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SeeIV‐3‐5.MACFiltertoconfigureMACfiltering.

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

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

RADIUSauthenticationmethods.

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MAC‐RADIUSAuthentication

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

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

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SeeIV‐3‐4.RADIUStoconfigureRADIUSservers.

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

IV‐3‐3.forWPSsettings.

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MACRADIUS

Password

SelectwhethertouseMACaddressor

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‐3‐4.RADIUS.

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IV‐3‐3‐4.WDS

WirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)can

bridge/repeataccesspointstogetherinan

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

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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.

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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.

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WDSPeerSettings

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

WDSdevicesyouwishtoconnect.

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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.

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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‐3‐4. 5GHz11ac11an

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

andconfigureinformationforyouraccesspoint’s

5GHzwirelessnetworkacrossfivecategories:Basic,Advanced,Security,WDS

&Schedule.

IV‐3‐4‐1.Basic

The“Basic”screendisplaysbasicsettingsfor

youraccesspoint’s5GHzWi‐Finetwork(s).

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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,

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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.

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

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

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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

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framesforwirelessclients.

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IV‐3‐4‐2.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.

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

youraccesspoint.

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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

Threshold

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

radio.Thedefaultvalueis2346.

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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

timeout

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

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

thestationisstillalive/active.

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IV‐3‐4‐3.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.

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

unauthorisedaccesstoyournetwork.

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

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

regularly.

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SSIDSelection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.

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WirelessClient

Isolation

Enableordisablewirelessclient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.

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

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

balancingvalue(maximum50).

Authentication

Method

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

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

belowappropriateforyourmethod.

Additional

Authentication

Selectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

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

informationbelowappropriateforyour

method.

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PleasereferbacktoIV‐3‐1‐3.Securityformoreinformationonauthentication

andadditionalauthenticationtypes.

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IV‐3‐4‐4.WDS

WirelessDistributionSystem(WDS)can

bridge/repeataccesspointstogetherinan

extendednetwork.WDSsettingscanbe

configuredasshownbelow.

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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.

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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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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.

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WDSPeerSettings

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

WDAdevicesyouwishtoconnect.

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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.

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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‐3‐5.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.

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

device.

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

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

usingMAC‐RADIUSauthentication(see

IV‐3‐1‐3‐6&IV‐3‐4).

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WPS

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Security

WPSStatusWPSsecuritystatusisdisplayedhere.Click

“Release”tocleartheexistingstatus.

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Wireless2.4GHz/5GHz

SSIDDisplaystheSSIDname(s)forthespecified

frequency.

SecurityDisplaysthesecurityforthespecifiedSSID.

EncryptionDisplaystheencryptiontypeforthespecified

SSID.SeeIV‐3.WirelessSettings

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IV‐3‐6.RADIUS

TheRADIUSmenuallowsyoutoconfigurethe

accesspoint’sexternalRADIUSserversettings.

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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.

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Theaccesspointcanutilizebothaprimaryandsecondary(backup)external

RADIUSserverforeachofitswirelessfrequencies(2.4GHz&5GHz)..

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TouseRADIUSservers,goto“WirelessSettings”

“Security”and

select“MACRADIUSAuthentication”

“Additional

Authentication”andselect“MACRADIUSAuthentication”(see

IV‐3‐1‐3.&IV‐3‐2‐3).

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IV‐3‐6‐1.RADIUSSettings

ConfiguretheRADIUSserversettingsfor

2.4GHz.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

Port

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

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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IV‐3‐6‐2.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“Wireless

Settings”Æ“RADIUS”Æ“RADIUSSettings”menu.

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TouseRADIUSservers,goto“WirelessSettings”

“Security”and

select“MACRADIUSAuthentication”

“Additional

Authentication”andselect“MACRADIUSAuthentication”(see

IV‐3‐1‐3.&IV‐3‐2‐3).

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InternalServerCheck/unchecktoenable/disabletheaccess

point’sinternalRADIUSserver.

EAPInternal

Authentication

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

thedropdownmenu.

EAPCertificateFile

Format

DisplaystheEAPcertificatefile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–

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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.

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‐3‐6‐3.RADIUSAccounts

TheinternalRADIUSservercanauthenticate

upto256useraccounts.The“RADIUS

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

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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.

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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.

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EditUserRegistrationList

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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‐3‐7. MACFilter

Macfilteringisasecurityfeaturethatcan

helptopreventunauthorizedusersfrom

connectingtoyouraccesspoint.

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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.

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ToenableMACfiltering,goto“WirelessSettings”

“2.4G

Hz11bgn”

“Security”

“AdditionalAuthentication”andselect

“MACFilter”(seeIV‐3‐1‐3).



TheMACaddressfilteringtableisdisplayedbelow:

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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.

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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‐3‐8.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.

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ConfiguringWMMconsistsofadjustingparametersonqueuesfordifferent

categoriesofwirelesstraffic.Trafficissenttothefollowingqueues:

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BackgroundLow

Priority

Highthroughput,nontimesensitivebulk

datae.g.FTP

BestEffortMedium

Priority

TraditionalIPdata,mediumthroughputand

delay.

VideoHigh

Priority

Timesensitivevideodatawithminimum

timedelay.

VoiceHigh

Priority

TimesensitivedatasuchasVoIPand

streamingmediawithminimumtimedelay.

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Queuesautomaticallyprovideminimumtransmissiondelaysforvideo,voice,

multimediaandcriticalapplications.Thevaluescanfurtherbeadjusted

manually:

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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

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‐3‐9.Schedule

Theschedulefeatureallowsyoutoautomate

thewirelessnetworkforspecifiedtimes.

Check/uncheckthebox“EnableWirelessSchedule”toenable/disablethe

wirelessschedulingfunction.

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Theaccesspoint’stimeanddatesettingsmustbesetinorderto

usethisfunction.

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Wirelessschedulingcansaveenergyandincreasethesecurityof

yournetwork.

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1. CheckEnableandusetheSelect,Add,EditorDeletecheckboxestoselect

andmodifyschedule(s).

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2. WhenyouclickAdd,specifyday(s),starttimeandendtimeforthe

scheduleusingthedrop‐downmenusandclickApply.

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3. RemembertoApplyyourchangesandmakesureEnableischecked.

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IV‐3‐10.TrafficShaping

Thetrafficshapingfunctionallowsyouto

regulatenetworkdatatransfertoensureor

prioritizeperformancebylimitinguplinkanddownlinkspeedsaccordingto

SSID.



EnableUnlimited:0

Mbps

Check/unchecktoenableordisableunlimited

transferspeed.

Downlink/UplinkSpecifythemaximumdown/uplinkcapacityin

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MaximumMbps.

DownlinkEnteradownlinklimitinMBforthelisted

SSID.

UplinkEnteranuplinklimitinMBforthelistedSSID.

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IV‐4. Management



Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownon

yourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

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IV‐4‐1. 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I‐5.Resetforhowtoresetthe

accesspoint.

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AccounttoManageThisDevice

Administrator

Name

Settheaccesspoint’sadministratorname.

Thisisusedtologintothebrowserbased

configurationinterfaceandmustbebetween

4‐16alphanumericcharacters(casesensitive).

Administrator

Password

Settheaccesspoint’sadministrator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

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preferenceconsistingof1‐32alphanumeric

characters.Thisnameisusedforreference

purposes.

HTTPPortSpecifyHTTPportnumber.

HTTPSPortSpecifyHTTPSportnumber.

Management

Protocol

Check/unchecktheboxestoenable/disable

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

Community

EnteranSNMPGetCommunitynamefor

verificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐GETrequests.

SNMPSet

Community

EnteranSNMPSetCommunitynamefor

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

Community

EnteranSNMPTrapCommunitynamefor

verificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐TRAPrequests.

SNMPTrap

Manager

SpecifytheIPaddressorsevername(2‐128

alphanumericcharacters)oftheSNMP

manager.

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HTTP

InternetbrowserHTTPprotocolmanagementinterface

TELNET

Clientterminalwithtelnetprotocol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‐4‐2. DateandTime

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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.

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DateandTimeSettings

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

usingthedropdownmenus.

AcquireCurrent

TimefromyourPC

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

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.

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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.

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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‐4‐3. SyslogServer

Thesystemlogcanbesenttoaserveror

toattachedUSBstorage.

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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

AttachedUSBDevice

Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disable

copyinglogstoattachedUSBstorage.

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SyslogE‐mailSettings

E‐mailLogsChecktheboxtoenable/disablee‐maillogs.

E‐mailSubjectSpecifythesubjectlineoflogemails.

SMTPServer

Address

SpecifytheSMTPserveraddressusedtosend

logemails.

SMTPServerPortSpecifytheSMTPserverportusedtosendlog

emails.

SenderE‐mailSpecifythesenderemailaddress.

ReceiverE‐mailSpecifytheemailtoreceivelogemails.

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AuthenticationDisableorselectauthenticationtype:SSLorTLS.

WhenusingSSLorTLS,entertheusernameand

password.

IV‐4‐4. PingTest

Theaccesspointincludesabuilt‐inpingtest

function.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.

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DestinationAddressEntertheaddressofthehost.

ExecuteClickexecutetopingthehost.

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IV‐4‐5. 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.

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Thebuzzerisloud!

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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‐5. Advanced

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Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownon

yourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

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IV‐5‐1. LEDSettings

Theaccesspoint’sLEDscanbemanually

enabledordisabledaccordingtoyour

preference.

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Power/DiagLEDSelectonoroff.

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IV‐5‐2. 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website.

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Donotswitchoffordisconnecttheaccesspointduringafirmware

upgrade,asthiscoulddamagethedevice.

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UpdateFirmware

From

Select“afileonyourPC”touploadfirmware

fromyourlocalcomputerorfroman

attachedUSBdevice.

FirmwareUpdateFileClick“ChooseFile”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‐5‐3. 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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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apassword,checkthe“Openfilewith

password”boxandenterthepasswordin

thefieldunderneath.

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IV‐5‐4. FactoryDefault

Iftheaccesspointmalfunctionsorisnot

responding,thenitisrecommendedthatyou

rebootthedevice(seeIV‐5.5)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.

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FactoryDefaultClick“FactoryDefault”torestoresettingsto

thefactorydefault.Apop‐upwindowwill

appearandaskyoutoconfirm.

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Afterresettingtofactorydefaults,pleasewaitfortheaccess

pointtoresetandrestart.

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IV‐5‐5. 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‐5‐4).Youcanreboottheaccesspointremotelyusingthis

feature.

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RebootClick“Reboot”torebootthedevice.A

countdownwillindicatetheprogressofthe

reboot.

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IV‐6. OperationMode

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Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownon

yourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.

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Theaccesspointcanfunctioninthreedifferentmodes.Settheoperation

modeoftheaccesspointhere.

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Youraccesspointcanfunctioninthreedifferentmodes.

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ThedefaultmodeforyouraccesspointisAPmode.

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APmodeisaregularaccesspointforuseinyourwirelessnetwork.

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APControllermodeactsasthedesignatedmasterofanAParray(groupof

linkedaccesspoints).InAPControllermodetheuserinterfacewillswitchto

NMS.

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ManagedAPmodeactsasa“slave”APwithintheAParray(controlledbythe

APController“master”).

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InRepeatermodetheaccesspointconnectswirelesslytoyourexisting

2.4GHzand/or5GHznetworkandrepeatsthewirelesssignal(s).

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InManagedAPmodesomefunctionsoftheaccesspointwillbe

disabledinthisuserinterfaceandmustbesetusingNMSonthe

APController.

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OperationModeAPModeisastandardaccesspointina

wirelessnetwork.

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APControllerModeisthemasterofanAP

arrayandcontrolsallothermanagedAPs

(below)usingNMS.

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ManagedAPmodeisanAPwhichispartof

theAParrayandismanagedbythe

ControllerAP.

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Whenyousettheoperationmodetorepeatermode,theAPwill

notgetanIPaddressfromtherouter/rootAP.Youwillneedto

setyourcomputer’sIPaddressandusetheAPsdefaultIPaddress

toaccesstheUIforthefirsttime,refertoAppendixformorehelp.

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I. ProductInformation

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NetworkManagementSuite(NMS)supportsthecentralmanagementofa

groupofaccesspoints,otherwiseknownasanAPArray.AC1750NMS

supportsupto7accesspointswithnoadditionalwirelesscontrollerrequired,

reducingcostsandfacilitatingefficientremoteAPmanagement.

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Accesspointscanbedeployedandconfiguredaccordingtorequirements,

creatingapowerfulnetworkarchitecturewhichcanbeeasilymanagedand

expandedinthefuture,withaneasytouseinterfaceandafullrangeof

functionality–idealforsmallandmid‐sizedofficeenvironments.Asecure

WLANcanbedeployedandadministeredfromasinglepoint,minimizingcost

andcomplexity.

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NMSissimpletosetup.Anoverviewofthesystemisshownbelow:

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OneAP(accesspoint)isdesignatedastheAPController(master)andother

connectedAPsareautomaticallydesignatedasManagedAPs(slaves).Using

NMSyoucanmonitor,configureandmanageallManagedAPs(upto32)from

thesingleAPController.

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WhenusinganNMSAPcontroller,otherconnectedAPsare

automaticallysettoManagedAPs.

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Ensureyouhavethelatestfirmwarefromthewebsiteforyour

products.

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1. ConnectallAPstoanEthernetorPoEswitchwhichisconnectedtoa

gateway/router.

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YoucanuseyourrouterasaDHCPserveroryoucanlater

configureyourAPControllerasaDHCPserver.

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2. EnsureallAPsarepoweredonandcheckLEDs.

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3. DesignateoneAPastheAPControllerwhichwillmanageallother

connectedAPs(upto8).

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4. ConnectacomputertothedesignatedAPControllerusinganEthernet

cable.

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5. OpenawebbrowserandentertheAPController’sIPaddressinthe

addressfield.ThedefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.2

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Yourcomputer’sIPaddressmustbeinthesamesubnetastheAP

Controller.Refertotheusermanualformorehelp.

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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.

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6. Entertheusername&passwordtologin.Thedefaultusername&

passwordareadmin&1234.



7. YouwillarriveattheNMSDashboard.Goto“OperationMode”andselect

“APControllerMode”fromthedropdownmenu.

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8. Click“Apply”tosavethesettings.

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9. NMSincludesawizardtoquicklysetuptheSSID&securityforManaged

APs.Click“Wizard”inthetoprightcornertobegin.



10. FollowtheinstructionscompleteSteps1‐6andclick“Finish”tosave

thesettings.ThewizardwillhelpyousetupLANIPaddress,2.4GHz&

5GHzSSIDandsecurity,administratorname&password,time&date

settingsandManagedAPs.

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IfanyofyourManagedAPsarenotfoundduringStep5Select

FreeAPs,resettheManagedAPtoitsfactorydefaultsettings.

RefertotheAP’susermanualforhelp.

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11. YourControllerAP&ManagedAPsshouldbefullyfunctional.Usethe

topmenutonavigatearoundNMS.



UseDashboard,ZonePlan,NMSMonitor&NMSSettingstoconfigure

ManagedAPs.



UseLocalNetwork&LocalSettingstoconfigureyourControllerAP.

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III. SoftwareLayout



Thetopmenufeatures7panels:Dashboard,ZonePlan,NMSMonitor,NMS

Settings,LocalNetwork,LocalSettings&Toolbox.



Dashboard



TheDashboardpaneldisplaysanoverviewofyournetworkandkeysystem

information,withquicklinkstoaccessconfigurationoptionsforManagedAPs

andManagedAPgroups.Eachpanelcanberefreshed,collapsedormoved

accordingtoyourpreference.

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ZonePlan

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ZonePlandisplaysacustomizablelivemapofManagedAPsforavisual

representationofyournetworkcoverage.EachAPiconcanbemovedaround

themap,andabackgroundimagecanbeuploadedforuser‐definedlocation

profilesusingNMSSettingsÆZoneEdit.Optionscanbeconfiguredusingthe

menuontherightsideandsignalstrengthisdisplayedforeachAP.

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NMSMonitor

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TheNMSMonitorpanelprovidesmoredetailedmonitoringinformation

abouttheAPArraythanfoundontheDashboard,groupedaccordingto

categoriesinthemenudowntheleftside.

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NMSSettings

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NMSSettingsprovidesextensiveconfigurationoptionsfortheAPArray.You

canmanageeachaccesspoint,assignaccesspointsintogroups,manage

WLAN,RADIUS,guestnetwork,guestnetwork,usersandschedulingsettings

aswellasupgradefirmwareacrossmultipleaccesspoints.TheZonePlancan

alsobeconfiguredusing“ZoneEdit”.

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LocalNetwork

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LocalNetworksettingsareforyourAPController.YoucanconfiguretheIP

addressandDHCPserveroftheAPControllerinadditiontoLANPortand

VLANsettings.

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LocalSettings

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LocalSettingsareforyourAPController.Youcanviewbasicsystemsettings

andlogsspecificallyfortheAPController,aswellasothermanagement

settingssuchasdate/time,adminaccounts,firmwareandreset.

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Toolbox

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TheToolboxpanelprovidesanetworkdiagnostictools:pingandtraceroute.

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IV. Features



DescriptionsofthefunctionsofeachmainpanelDashboard,ZonePlan,NMS

Monitor,NMSSettings,LocalNetwork,LocalSettings&Toolboxcanbefound

below.WhenusingNMS,click“Apply”tosavechanges:



Screenshotsdisplayedareexamples.Theinformationshownon

yourscreenwillvarydependingonyourconfiguration.



IV‐1.LOGIN,LOGOUT&RESTART



ItisrecommendedthatyoulogintotheAPControllertomake

configurationstoManagedAPs.



1. ConnectacomputertothedesignatedAPControllerusinganEthernet

cable:

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2. OpenawebbrowserandentertheAPController’sIPaddressinthe

addressfield.ThedefaultIPaddressis192.168.2.1

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Yourcomputer’sIPaddressmustbeinthesamesubnetastheAP

Controller.RefertoVI‐1.ConfiguringyourIPAddressformore

help.



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.



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.



3. Entertheusername&passwordtologin.Thedefaultusername&

passwordareadmin&1234.



LOGOUT

TologoutfromNMS,click“Logout”inthetoprightcorner:



RESTART

YoucanrestartyourAPControlleroranyManagedAPusingNMS.Torestart

yourAPControllergotoLocalSettingsÆAdvancedÆRebootandclick

“Reboot”.



TorestartManagedAPsclicktheRestarticonforthespecifiedAPonthe

Dashboard:

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IV‐2.DASHBOARD

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ThedashboarddisplaysanoverviewofyourAParray:



Usetheblueiconsabovetorefreshorcollapseeachpanelinthedashboard.

Clickanddragtomoveapaneltosuityourpreference.Youcansetthe

dashboardtoauto‐refreshevery1minute,30secondsordisableauto‐refresh:

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IV‐2‐1.SystemInformation



SystemInformationdisplaysinformationabouttheAPController:Product

Name(model),HostName,MACAddress,IPAddress,FirmwareVersion,

SystemTimeandUptime(timetheaccesspointhasbeenon),CPUUsage&

MemoryUsage.

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IV‐2‐2.DevicesInformation



DevicesInformationisasummaryofthenumberofalldevicesinthelocal

network:AccessPoints,ClientsConnected,andRogue(unidentified)Devices.

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IV‐2‐3.ManagedAP



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grey(disconnected),yellow(connecting)orgreen

(connected)foreachManagedAP.



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



1. Disallow

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



2. Edit

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



3. BlinkLED

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

accesspoints.

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4. Buzzer

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

accesspoints.



5. NetworkConnectivity

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



6. Restart

RestartstheManagedAP.



IV‐2‐4.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,No.of

Clientsconnectedtoeachaccesspoint,andStatus(connectedor

disconnected).



ToeditManagedAPGroupsgotoNMSSettingsÆ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),yellow(connecting)orgreen

(connected)foreachindividualManagedAP.

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

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1. Disallow

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



2. Edit

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



3. BlinkLED

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

accesspoints.



4. Buzzer

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

accesspoints.



5. NetworkConnectivity

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



6. Restart

RestartstheManagedAP.



IV‐2‐5.ActiveClients



ActiveClientsdisplaysinformationabouteachclientinthelocalnetwork:

Index(referencenumber),ClientMACAddress,APMACAddress,WLAN,User

Name,Radio(frequency),SignalStrength,ConnectedTime,IdleTime,Tx&Rx

(datatransmittedandreceived)andVendoroftheclientdevice.



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‐2‐6.ActiveUsers



ActiveUsersdisplaysinformationabouteachuserinthelocalnetworkvia

guestportals:Index(referencenumber),UserName,MACAddress,IPAddress,

SSID,Creator,CreateTime,ExpireTime,UsagePercentage,Vendor&Platform

oftheuserdevice.



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‐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Æ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Æ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Æ

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

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IV‐4‐1‐1.ManagedAP

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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).

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

searchboxandthelistwillupdate:

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

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StatusIcons

IconColorStatusDefinition

GreyDisconnected

ManagedAPisdisconnected.Please

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

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

astheAPController.

Red

Authentication

Failed

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

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

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

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Or

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Incompatible

NMSVersion

SystemSecurity).

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

ofNMS:themanagedAPwillnotbe

abletomakeconfigurations.Pleaseuse

theAPController’sfirmwareupgrade

function(refertoIV‐5‐7.Firmware

Upgrade).

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OrangeConfiguringor

Upgrading

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

configurationsorwhilethefirmwareis

upgrading.

YellowConnecting

PleasewaitwhileManagedAPis

connecting.

GreenConnected

ManagedAPisconnected.

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BlueWaitingfor

Approval

ManagedAPiswaitingforapproval.

RefertoIV‐5‐1.AccessPoint:Auto

Approval.Note:32ManagedAPsare

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

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

removed.

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

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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

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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.

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IV‐4‐1‐2.ManagedAPGroup

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

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ToeditManagedAPGroupsgotoNMSSettingsÆAccessPoint(referto

IV‐5‐1.AccessPoint).

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

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

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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

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

descriptions.

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

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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

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IV‐4‐2‐1.ActiveWLAN

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

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

AdditionalAuthentication.

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ToconfigureencryptionandVLANsforManagedAPsgotoNMSSettingsÆ

WLAN.

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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

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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.

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

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

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IV‐4‐3.Clients

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IV‐4‐3‐1.ActiveClients

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

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

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

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

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

“Refresh”tomanuallyrefresh.

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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

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

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

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

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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.

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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

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IV‐4‐5‐1.AllEvents/Activities

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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

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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.

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

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

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IV‐5.NMSSettings

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IV‐5‐1.AccessPoint

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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.

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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:

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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.

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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:

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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.

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AccessPointSettings

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

ManagedAPs.

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

specifiedaccesspoint:

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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.

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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.

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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.2nd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ÆAccessPointpage.

IPAddress

Assignment

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

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

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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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.

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VLANSettings

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

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Check‘OverrideDefaultSetting’tospecifythe

VLANIDofthemanagementVLAN.Onlythe

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

thedevice.

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RadioSettings

DomainSettheregulatorydomainfortheaccess

point’swirelesschannelsforeachfrequency.

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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

youraccesspoint.

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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.

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

Threshold

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

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

timeout

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

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

thestationisstillalive/active.

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ProfileSettings

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

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

groupsinNMSSettingsÆWLAN.

GuestNetwork

Group

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

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

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

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Æ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ÆRADIUS.

AccessControl

Group

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

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

NMSSettingsÆAccessControl

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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.

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

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

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

existing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.

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BasicGroupSettings

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

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

forreferencee.g.2ndFloorOfficeGroup.

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VLANGroupSettings

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

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Check‘OverrideDefaultSetting’tospecifythe

VLANIDofthemanagementVLAN.Onlythe

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

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thedevice.

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RadioGroupSettings

DomainSettheregulatorydomainfortheaccess

point’swirelesschannelsforeachfrequency.

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

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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.

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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.

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

Threshold

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

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

timeout

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

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ÆWLAN.

GuestNetwork

Group

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

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

caneditGuestNetworkgroupsinNMS

SettingsÆ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ÆRADIUS.

AccessControl

Group

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

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

NMSSettingsÆAccessControl.

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IV‐5‐2.WLAN

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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ÆAccessPointaccess

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

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

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

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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

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WLANSettings

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

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

e.g.2nd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

Isolation

Enableordisablewirelessclient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

Method

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

dropdownmenu.

Additional

Authentication

Selectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

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‐5‐2‐1.NoAuthenticationandonwardsbelow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.

ScheduleGroupAssigntoaspecifiedschedule(schedulemust

bepre‐configuredinNMSSettingsÆ

Schedule.)



IV‐5‐2‐1. 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‐5‐2‐2. WEP

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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–

4

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

totheformatyouselectedabove.



IV‐5‐2‐3. IEEE802.1x/EAP



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

than64‐bitandisrecommended.



IV‐5‐2‐4. 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

Interval

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

minutes.

Pre‐SharedKey

Type

Choosefrom“Passphrase”(8–63

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

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totheformatyouselectedabove.

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IV‐5‐2‐5. 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

Interval

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

minutes.



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

IV‐5‐2‐6. 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‐5‐4.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‐5‐3.RADIUStoconfigureRADIUSservers.



MACRADIUS

Password

SelectwhethertouseMACaddressor

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

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

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

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

IV‐5‐3.RADIUS.



Add/EditWLANGroup



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

SettingsÆ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.2ndFloorOfficeHRGroup.

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

checkboxesandassignVLANIDs.Youcan

overrideindividualschedulesettingsand

assignadifferentschedule.

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

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Æ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

Port

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

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

Format

DisplaystheEAPcertificatefile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

Format

DisplaystheEAPcertificatefile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.

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EAPInternal

Authentication

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

thedropdownmenu.

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Æ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Æ

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Æ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Æ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.2nd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

Isolation

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

Wirelessclientisolationpreventsclients

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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.

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

Method

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

dropdownmenu.

Additional

Authentication

Selectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

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

GuestPortalSelectaguestportaltouseforthisguest

SSID.GuestportalscanbeconfiguredinNMS

SettingsÆGuestPortal.

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

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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.



GuestNetworkAdvancedSettings

ScheduleGroupAssignguestSSIDtoaspecifiedschedule

(schedulemustbepre‐configuredinNMS

SettingsÆSchedule.)



Add/EditGuestNetworkGroup



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

NMSSettingsÆ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.You

canoverrideindividualVLANID&schedule

settingsandassignadifferentVLANIDor

schedule.



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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.Schedule



Youcandefineschedulesaccordingtoday,starttimeandendtime‐and

groupmultipleschedulestogetherintoschedulegroups.



SchedulegroupscanbeassignedtoWLANs,WLANGroups&GuestNetwork

atNMSSettingsÆWLANandNMSSettingsÆGuestNetwork.



Add/EditSchedule

Usethecheckboxesanddrop‐downmenustosetupyourschedule.

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Add/EditScheduleGroup



WLANGroupSettings

NameEdittheschedulegroupname.

DescriptionEnteradescriptionoftheschedulegroupfor

reference.

MembersSelectindividualschedulestoincludeinthe

schedulegroupusingthecheckboxes.

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IV‐5‐8.DeviceMonitoring



DevicemonitoringenablesyoutospecifyandmonitorthestatusanyIP

devicesonthenetworksuchasIPcameras.Thedescriptionandstatusofeach

deviceisdisplayedinthetable.



AddorEditIPdevicesbyenteringtheIPaddress.

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IV‐5‐9.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”–youcansetatimeoutlimitfortheuploadas

desired.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‐5‐10. Advanced



IV‐5‐10‐1.SystemSecurity



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



IV‐5‐10‐2.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

TimefromyourPC

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

entertherequiredvaluesautomatically

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

date.



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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

Assignment

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

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

Address

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

SecondaryDNS

Address

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



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

Address

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

andenteraprimaryDNSaddress.

SecondaryDNS

Address

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

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

Address

EnteraprimaryDNSaddress.

SecondaryDNS

Address

EnterasecondaryDNSaddress.

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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

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tobeassignedastaticIPaddress.

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

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

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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.USBistheLANport

attachedviaminiUSBadapter.

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PortIdentifiesLANport.USBistheLANport

attachedviaminiUSBadapter.

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

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: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

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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

Threshold

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

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

timeout

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

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

Isolation

Enableordisablewirelessclient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

Method

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

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

belowappropriateforyourmethod.

Additional

Authentication

Selectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

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–

4

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

totheformatyouselectedabove.

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IV‐6‐2‐3‐3.IEEE802.1x/EAP



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

Interval

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

minutes.

Pre‐SharedKey

Type

Choosefrom“Passphrase”(8–63

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.

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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

Interval

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

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

Password

SelectwhethertouseMACaddressor

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

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: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

Threshold

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

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

timeout

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

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

Isolation

Enableordisablewirelessclient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

Method

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

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

belowappropriateforyourmethod.

Additional

Authentication

Selectanadditionalauthenticationmethod

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.

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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

Port

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

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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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”Æ“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

Authentication

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

thedropdownmenu.

EAPCertificateFile

Format

DisplaystheEAPcertificatefile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‐6‐2‐3‐6or

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

Priority

Highthroughput,nontimesensitivebulk

datae.g.FTP

BestEffortMedium

Priority

TraditionalIPdata,mediumthroughputand

delay.

VideoHigh

Priority

Timesensitivevideodatawithminimum

timedelay.

VoiceHigh

Priority

TimesensitivedatasuchasVoIPand

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

begeneratedbetween0andthisvalue.Ifthe

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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.Repeatermodeacts

asawirelessrepeater.

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IV‐7‐2.SystemSettings

IV‐7‐2‐1. SystemInformation

The“SystemInformation”pagedisplaysbasicsysteminformationaboutthe

accesspoint.



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.

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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

ID

DisplaysthemanagementVLANID.

IPAddressDisplaystheIPaddressofthisdevice.Click

“Refresh”toupdatethisvalue.

Default

Gateway

DisplaystheIPaddressofthedefault

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).

VLANMode/IDDisplaystheVLANmode(taggedoruntagged)

andVLANIDforthespecifiedLANport.See

IV‐6‐1‐3.VLAN



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.

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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.

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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.

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WirelessMonitor

SiteSurveySelectwhichfrequency(orboth)toscan,and

click“Scan”tobegin.

ChannelSurvey

Result

Afterascaniscomplete,click“Export”tosave

theresultstolocalstorage.

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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

Thisinformationisusefulfornetworkadministrators.Displaysadetailed

informationlogofusersandactivityonthenetwork:ID,DateandTimeof

entry,Categoryofentry,Severity,Users,Event/Activitiesdetails.

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Whenthelogisfull,oldentriesareoverwritten.

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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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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.

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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.

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AccounttoManageThisDevice

Administrator

Name

Settheaccesspoint’sadministratorname.

Thisisusedtologintothebrowserbased

configurationinterfaceandmustbebetween

4‐16alphanumericcharacters(casesensitive).

Administrator

Password

Settheaccesspoint’sadministratorpassword.

Thisisusedtologintothebrowserbased

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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.

HTTPPortSpecifyaHTTPportformanagement.

HTTPSPortSpecifyaHTTPSportformanagement.

Management

Protocol

Check/unchecktheboxestoenable/disable

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

Community

EnteranSNMPGetCommunitynamefor

verificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐GETrequests.

SNMPSet

Community

EnteranSNMPSetCommunitynamefor

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

Community

EnteranSNMPTrapCommunitynamefor

verificationwiththeSNMPmanagerfor

SNMP‐TRAPrequests.

SNMPTrap

Manager

SpecifytheIPaddressorsevername(2‐128

alphanumericcharacters)oftheSNMP

manager.

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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

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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.

IV‐7‐3‐2. DateandTime

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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.

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DateandTimeSettings

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

usingthedropdownmenus.

AcquireCurrent

TimefromyourPC

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

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.

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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‐7‐3‐3. SyslogServer

Thesystemlogcanbesenttoaserver,attachedtoUSBstorageorsentvia

email.

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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

AttachedUSBDevice

Check/unchecktheboxtoenable/disable

copyinglogstoattachedUSBstorage.

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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

Address

SpecifytheSMTPserveraddressforthesender

emailaccount.

SMTPServerPortSpecifytheSMTPserverportforthesender

emailaccount.

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

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youremailauthentication.

AccountWhenauthenticationisusedabove,enterthe

accountname.

PasswordWhenauthenticationisusedabove,enterthe

password.

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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.



LEDSelectonoroff.

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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website.

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Thisfirmwareupdateisforanindividualaccesspoint.To

updatefirmwareformultipleaccesspointsintheAParray,go

toNMSSettings

FirmwareUpgrade.



Donotswitchoffordisconnecttheaccesspointduringafirmware

upgrade,asthiscoulddamagethedevice.



UpdateFirmware

From

Select“afileonyourPC”touploadfirmware

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.

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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.

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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.

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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. Appendix



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’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astaticIPaddress.

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V‐1‐1.WindowsXP



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”.

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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”.

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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‐1‐3.Windows7



1. Clickthe“Start”button(itshouldbelocatedinthelower‐leftcornerof

yourcomputer),thenclick“ControlPanel”.



2. Under“NetworkandInternet”click“Viewnetworkstatusandtasks”.

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3. Click“LocalAreaConnection”.



4. Click“Properties”.

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5. Select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclick“Properties”.

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6. 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‐1‐4.Windows8



1. FromtheWindows8Startscreen,youneedtoswitchtodesktopmode.

Moveyourcursertothebottomleftofthescreenandclick.



2. Indesktopmode,clicktheFileExplorericoninthebottomleftofthe

screen,asshownbelow.

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3. Rightclick“Network”andthenselect“Properties”.



4. Inthewindowthatopens,select“Changeadaptersettings”fromtheleft

side.

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5. Chooseyourconnectionandrightclick,thenselect“Properties”.



6. Select“InternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4)andthenclick“Properties”.

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7. 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‐1‐5.Mac



1. HaveyourMacintoshcomputeroperateasusual,andclickon“System

Preferences”



2. InSystemPreferences,clickon“Network”.



3. Clickon“Ethernet”intheleftpanel.







4. Openthedrop‐downmenulabeled“ConfigureIPv4”andselect

“Manually”.

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 



5. EntertheIPaddress192.168.2.10andsubnetmask255.255.255.0.Click

on“Apply”tosavethechanges.

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V‐2.HardwareSpecification



MCU/RF QualcommAtherosQCA9558(2.4GHz)+QCA9880(5GHz)

PHYQualcommAtherosAR8035

Memory DDR2128MB

Flash 16MB

Physical

Interface

‐LAN:1x10/100/1000GigabitEthernetwith802.3atPoEsupport

‐ResetButton

‐USB2.0interface

‐DCPowerJack

Power

Requirement

PoweroverEthernet,IEEE802.3at

DC:12V/2A

AntennaInternalPIFAAntenna(2.4GHzx3,5GHzx3)

OthersInternalBuzzer(Findme)



V‐3.ENVIRONMENT&PHYSICAL



Temperature

Range

UsePoESwitch:

Operation:0to50℃(32℉to122℉)

Storage:‐20to60℃(‐4℉to140℉)

UsePowerAdapter:

Operation:0to40℃(32℉to104℉)

Storage:‐20to60℃(‐4℉to140℉)

Humidity 90%orless–Operating,90%orless‐Storage

CertificationsFCC,CE

Dimensions 208(D)x32.1(H)mm

Weight 590g

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VI. BestPractice



VI‐1.HowtoCreateandLinkWLAN&AccessPointGroups



YoucanuseNMStocreateindividualSSIDsandgroupmultipleSSIDstogether

intoWLANgroups.Youcanthenassignindividualaccesspointstousethose

WLANgroupsettingsand/orgroupmultipleaccesspointstogetherintoaccess

pointgroups,whichyoucanalsoassigntouseWLANgroupsettings.



Followtheexamplebelowto:



A.CreateaWLANgroup.

B.Createanaccesspointgroup.

C.AssigntheaccesspointgrouptousetheSSIDgroupsettings.



A.

1. GotoNMSSettingsÆWLANandclick“Add”intheWLANpanel:

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2. EnteranSSIDnameandsetauthentication/encryptionandclick

“Apply”:



3. ThenewSSIDwillbedisplayedintheWLANpanel.Repeattoadd

additionalSSIDsaccordingtoyourpreference,andthenclick“Add”in

theWLANGrouppanel:

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4. EnteranamefortheSSIDgroupandchecktheboxestoselectwhich

SSIDstoincludewithinthegroup.Click“Apply”whendone.



5. ThenewWLANgroupwillbedisplayedintheWLANGrouppanel.

RepeattoaddadditionalWLANgroupsaccordingtoyourpreference:

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B.



1. GotoNMSSettingsÆAccessPointandclick“Add”intheAccessPoint

GroupPanel:



2. EnteraNameandthenscrolldowntotheGroupSettingspanelanduse

the<<buttontoaddselectedaccesspointsintoyourgroupfromthe

boxontherightside.Click“Apply”whendone.

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3. ThenewaccesspointgroupwillbedisplayedintheAccessPointGroup

panel.Repeattoaddadditionalaccesspointgroupsaccordingtoyour

preference:

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C.



1. GotoNMSSettingsÆAccessPointandselectanaccesspointgroup

usingthecheckboxesintheAccessPointGrouppanel.Click“Edit”:



2. ScrolldowntotheProfileGroupSettingspanelandcheckthe“Override

GroupSettings”boxforWLANGroup(2.4GHzand/or5GHz).Select

yourWLANgroupfromthedrop‐downmenuandclick“Apply”:



3. Repeatforotheraccesspointgroupsaccordingtoyourpreference.

4. 

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transmitted,transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslatedintoanylanguageorcomputer

language,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,magnetic,optical,chemical,manualor

otherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthiscompany



Thiscompanymakesnorepresentationsorwarranties,eitherexpressedorimplied,withrespecttothe

contentshereofandspecificallydisclaimsanywarranties,merchantabilityorfitnessforanyparticular

purpose.Anysoftwaredescribedinthismanualissoldorlicensed"asis".Shouldtheprogramsprove

defectivefollowingtheirpurchase,thebuyer(andnotthiscompany,itsdistributor,oritsdealer)

assumestheentirecostofallnecessaryservicing,repair,andanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages

resultingfromanydefectinthesoftware.Further,thiscompanyreservestherighttorevisethis

publicationandtomakechangesfromtimetotimeinthecontentsthereofwithoutobligationtonotify

anypersonofsuchrevisionorchanges.

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FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement



ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart

15ofFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceina

residentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnot

installedandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoes

causeharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipment

offandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowingmeasures:



1.Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

2.Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

3.Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.

4.Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradiotechnicianforhelp.

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FCCCaution

Thisdeviceanditsantennamustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaor

transmitter.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo

conditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference

received,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.Anychangesormodificationsnotexpressly

approvedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheauthoritytooperateequipment.

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FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC)RadiationExposureStatement

ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.

Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&

yourbody.

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R&TTEComplianceStatement

ThisequipmentcomplieswithalltherequirementsofDIRECTIVE1999/5/ECOFTHEEUROPEANPARLIAMENTAND

THECOUNCILofMarch9,1999onradioequipmentandtelecommunicationterminalequipmentandthemutual

recognitionoftheirconformity(R&TTE).TheR&TTEDirectiverepealsandreplacesinthedirective98/13/EEC

(TelecommunicationsTerminalEquipmentandSatelliteEarthStationEquipment)AsofApril8,2000.

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Safety

Thisequipmentisdesignedwiththeutmostcareforthesafetyofthosewhoinstallanduseit.However,special

attentionmustbepaidtothedangersofelectricshockandstaticelectricitywhenworkingwithelectrical

equipment.Allguidelinesofthisandofthecomputermanufacturemustthereforebeallowedatalltimesto

ensurethesafeuseoftheequipment.

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EUCountriesIntendedforUse

TheETSIversionofthisdeviceisintendedforhomeandofficeuseinAustria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Cyprus,Czech,

Denmark,Estonia,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Ireland,Italy,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,

Netherlands,Poland,Portugal,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Spain,Sweden,Turkey,andUnitedKingdom.TheETSI

versionofthisdeviceisalsoauthorizedforuseinEFTAmemberstates:Iceland,Liechtenstein,Norway,and

Switzerland.

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EUCountriesNotIntendedforUse

None

Edimax Technology Co 9576791507 AC1750 Ceiling Mount AP User Manual

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