IgniteNet AC866 User manual

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QuickStartGuide 
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Brand:IgniteNet
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TheAC866is5GHzOutdoor/IndoorAPaccesspoints(APs)thatarehousedina
waterproofenclosureformountingoutdoors.Theunitsincludeabuilt‐in
mountingbracketforattachingtoa1.5to6‐inchpoleandtheycanbepowered
throughtheirEthernetcableconnectionfromapowerinjectormodulethatis
installedindoors.
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TheOutdoorStand‐AloneAccessPointsincludethesemodels:
◆ SF‐AC866‐ 5GHzOutdoor/IndoorAP
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Note:ForSafetyandRegulatoryinformation,refertotheSafetyandRegulatory 
InformationdocumentincludedwiththeAP.
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GettingStarted 
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Thissectionprovidesanoverviewoftheaccesspoint,andintroducessomebasic 
conceptsaboutwirelessnetworking.Italsodescribesthebasicsettingsrequiredto 
accessthemanagementinterface.
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Thissectionincludesthesechapters:
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◆ “Introduction”onpage12
SectionI

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Introduction 
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Theaccesspoint(AP)runssoftwarethatincludesanetworkmanagementagent. 
Theagentoffersavarietyofmanagementoptions,includingSNMPandaweb‐
basedinterface.TheAPcanalsobeaccessedviaTelnetorSSHforconfiguration
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usingacommandlineinterface(CLI).
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ConfigurationOptions 
Theaccesspoint’swebagentallowsyoutoconfigureAPparameters,monitor 
wirelessconnections,anddisplaystatisticsusingastandardwebbrowsersuchas 
InternetExplorer9.xorlater,MozillaFirefox5orlater,andGoogleChrome35or 
later.TheAP’swebmanagementinterfacecanbeaccessedfromanycomputer 
attachedtothenetwork.
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TheCLIprogramcanbeaccessedremotelybyaTelnetorSecureShell(SSH) 
connectionoverthenetwork.TheCLIisusedprimarilyfortechnicalsupport.
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TheAP’smanagementagentalsosupportsSNMP(SimpleNetworkManagement 
Protocol).ThisSNMPagentpermitstheAPtobemanagedfromanycomputerin 
thenetworkusingnetworkmanagementsoftware.
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TheAP’swebinterface,consoleinterface,andSNMPagentallowyoutoperform 
managementfunctionssuchas: 
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◆ Setmanagementaccessusernamesandpasswords
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◆ ConfigureIPsettings
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◆ ConfigureSNMPparameters
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◆ Configure5GHzradiosettings 
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◆ Controlaccessthroughwirelesssecuritysettings
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◆ FilterpacketsusingAccessControlLists(ACLs) 
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◆ Downloadsystemfirmware
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◆ Downloadoruploadconfigurationfiles
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◆ Displaysysteminformationandstatistics
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Chapter1 | Introduction 
NetworkConnections
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NetworkConnections 
PriortoaccessingtheAP’smanagementagentthroughanetworkconnection,you 
mustfirstconfigureitwithavalidIPaddress,subnetmask,anddefaultgateway 
usingthewebinterface,ortheDHCPprotocol.
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TheAPhasastaticdefaultmanagementaddressof192.168.2.1andasubnetmask 
of255.255.255.0.IftheAP’sdefaultIPaddressisnotcompatiblewithyournetwork
oraDHCPserverisnotavailable,theAP’sIPaddressmustbeconfiguredmanually
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throughthewebinterface.
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FirstconnecttotheAP’sEthernet1portandlogintothewebinterface,as 
describedin“ConnectingtotheWebInterface”onpage13.Followthesteps 
describedin“SetupWizard”onpage15toselectyourcountryandspecifyoneof 
theconfigurationmethods.ThenconfiguretheAPwithanIPaddressthatis 
compatiblewithyournetworkasdescribedunder“LANSettings”onpage33. 
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OncetheAP’sIPsettingsareconfiguredforyournetwork,youcanaccesstheAP’s 
managementagentfromanywherewithintheattachednetwork.TheAPcanbe 
managedbyanycomputerusingawebbrowser,orfromanetworkcomputerusing 
SNMPnetworkmanagementsoftware.
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ConnectingtotheWebInterface 
TheAPoffersauser‐friendlyweb‐basedmanagementinterfaceforthe
configurationofalltheunit’sfeatures.AnyPCdirectlyattachedtotheunitcan
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accessthemanagementinterfaceusingawebbrowser,suchasInternetExplorer
9.xorlater,MozillaFirefox5orlater,andGoogleChrome35orlater.
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YoumaywanttomakeinitialconfigurationchangesbyconnectingaPCdirectlyto 
theAP’sLANport.TheAPhasadefaultmanagementIPaddressof192.168.2.1and 
asubnetmaskof255.255.255.0.YoumustsetyourPCIPaddresstobeonthesame 
subnetastheAP(thatis,thePCandAPaddressesmustbothstartwith192.168.2.x).
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ToaccesstheAP’swebmanagementinterface,followthesesteps:
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1. Useyourwebbrowsertoconnecttothemanagementinterfaceusingthe 
defaultIPaddressof192.168.2.1.
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2. Logintotheinterfacebyenteringthedefaultusername“root”withthe 
password“admin123”,thenclickLogin.

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Chapter1 | Introduction 
ConnectingtotheWebInterface
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Note: Itisstronglyrecommendedtochangethedefaultusernameandpassword 
thefirsttimeyouaccessthewebinterface.Forinformationonchanginguser 
namesandpasswords,see“UserAccounts”onpage57. 
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Figure1:LoginPage 
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Chapter1 | Introduction
SetupWizard
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SetupWizard 
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TheSetupWizardisdesignedtohelpyouconfigurethebasicsettingsrequiredto 
gettheAPupandrunning. 
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Step1 SelectYourCountry–Selecttheaccesspoint’scountryofoperationfromthedrop‐
downmenu.YoumustsettheAP’scountrycodetobesurethattheradiosoperate
accordingtopermittedlocalregulations.Thatis,settingthecountrycoderestricts
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operationoftheAPtotheradiochannelsandtransmitpowerlevelspermittedfor 
wirelessnetworksinthespecifiedcountry.
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Figure2:SelectYourCountry 
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Caution: Youmustsetthecountrycodetothecountryofoperation.Settingthe 
countrycodeensuresthattheradiosoperatewithinthelocalregulationsspecified 
forwirelessnetworks.
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Note:Thecountrycodeselectionisfornon‐USmodelsonlyandisnotavailableto 
allUSmodels.PerFCCregulation,allWi‐FiproductsmarketedintheUSmustbe
fixedtoUSoperationchannelsonly.
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Chapter1 | Introduction 
SetupWizard
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Step2 SelectSetupMethod–SelectEasySetuptosetbasicwirelessnetworkaccessand 
guestnetworkaccessparameters,orAdvancedSetuptospecifynetworkingmodes 
foranAPbridge,AProuter,ormanualconfiguration.
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Figure3:SelectSetupMethod 
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Step3 ConfigureSettings 
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◆ EasySetup—Basicwirelessnetworkandguestnetworkaccessparameters. 
Specifythenameandpasswordforthewirelessnetworkandguestnetwork.
TheNetworkingModeissettoAPRouterasdescribedunderAdvancedSetup.
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Figure4:EasySetup 
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WirelessNetworkSetup—Setthenameandpasswordfortheprimary 
wirelessnetwork.Apasswordmustbespecifiedtoprotectthenetwork 
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GuestNetworkSetup—Setthenameandpasswordfortheguestwireless 
network.ThiscreatesasecondSSIDforguestusers,limitingtheiraccess 
onlytotheInternet.
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◆ AdvancedSetup—NetworkingmodesforAPBridge,APRouter,ormanual 
configuration.
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Figure5:AdvancedSetup 
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APBridgeMode—ConfiguresaninterfaceasattachedtotheWAN(thatis, 
theInternet).Inthefollowingfigure,EthernetPort0andEthernetPort1are
bothattachedtotheWAN.Trafficfromtheseinterfacesisdirectlybridged
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intotheInternet.(ThisisalsocalledbridgetoInternet.)
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Figure6:BridgetoInternet 
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APRouterMode—ConfiguresaninterfaceasamemberoftheLAN.Inthe 
followingfigure,EthernetPort1,WirelessLAN0(5GHzRadio),andWireless 
LAN1(2.4GHzRadio)areallincludedintheLAN.Trafficfromthese 
interfacesisroutedacrosstheaccesspointthroughEthernetPort0tothe
Internet.(ThisisalsocalledroutetoInternet.)
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Note: Single‐bandaccesspointsonlysupportoneWLAN. 
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Chapter1 | Introduction 
MainMenu
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Figure7:RoutetoInternet 
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ManualMode—Allowsallconfigurationparameterstobemanually 
configured.Anywiredmoduleorradiomodulemaybelogicallyplacedon 
theWANandLANsideoftheaccesspoint. 
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MainMenu
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ThewebinterfaceMainMenuprovidesaccesstoalltheconfigurationsettings 
availablefortheAP.
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Toconfiguresettings,clicktherelevantMainMenuitem.EachMainMenuitemis 
summarizedbelowwithlinkstotherelevantsectioninthisguidewherethe 
configurationparametersaredescribedindetail:
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◆ Dashboard—ThedashboardshowsbasicsettingsfortheAP,including 
Internetstatus,localnetworksettings,wirelessradiostatus,andtrafficgraphs. 
See“StatusInformation”onpage22.
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◆ Network —ConfiguresInternet,Ethernet,LAN,andHotspotsettings.See 
“NetworkSettings”onpage28. 
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◆ Wireless —Configures5GHzRadio,2.4GHzRadio,andVLANsettings.See 
“WirelessSettings”onpage37 
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◆ System —ConfiguresSystem(designationandlocation),Maintenance(suchas 
viewlog,firmwareupgrade,andreset),UserAccounts,andServices 
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Chapter1 | Introduction
MainMenu
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Dashboard Afterloggingintothewebinterface,thedashboarddisplays.Thedashboardshows 
basicsettingsfortheAP,includingInternetstatus,localnetworksettings,wireless 
radiostatus,andtrafficgraphs.
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Figure8:TheDashboard 
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CommonWebPage 
Buttons
Thelistbelowdescribesthecommonbuttonsfoundonmostoftheweb 
managementpages:
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◆ Save –AppliesthenewparametersandsavesthemtotemporaryRAM 
memory.Alsodisplaysamessageatthetopofthescreentoinformyouthatthe 
changeshavenotyetbeensavedtoFlashmemory.Therunningconfiguration 
will not besaveduponarebootunlessyouclickthe“Apply”button. 
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Figure9:SetConfigurationChanges 


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◆ Apply –Savesthecurrentconfigurationsothatitisretainedafterarestart. 
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◆ Revert–Cancelsthenewlyenteredsettingsandrestorestheoriginals.
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◆ Welcome>Logout –OpentheWelcomelistandclickLogouttoendtheweb 
managementsession.

◆ Welcome>ViewUsers –OpentheWelcomelistandclickViewUserstoopen 
theUserAccountsmenu. 

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WebConfiguration
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Thissectionprovidesdetailsonconfiguringtheaccesspointusingtheweb 
browserinterface.

Thissectionincludesthesechapters:

◆ “StatusInformation”onpage22

◆ “NetworkSettings”onpage28

◆ “WirelessSettings”onpage37
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◆ “SystemSettings”onpage52 
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StatusInformation
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TheDashboarddisplaysinformationonthecurrentsystemconfiguration,including 
Internetstatus,localnetworksettings,wirelessradiostatus,andtrafficgraphs.

StatusInformationincludesthefollowingsections:
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◆ “SystemandProductInformation”onpage22
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◆ “InternetStatus”onpage22
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◆ “LocalNetworks”onpage24
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◆ “WirelessStatus”onpage25
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◆ “TrafficGraphs”onpage27
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SystemandProductInformation 
TheSystemandProductInfosectionshowsdescriptiveinformationabouttheAP.

Figure10:SystemandProductInformation 
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
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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:

◆ Themodelnameoftheunit.

◆ Thesoftwareversionnumber.

◆ Theserialnumberofthephysicalaccesspoint.

◆ Lengthoftimethemanagementagenthasbeenup. 

◆ Thelast1‐minute,5‐minuteand15‐minuteCPUloadaverage.




InternetStatus 

TheInternetStatussectionshowsinformationabouttheInternetconnection.
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InternetStatus
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Figure11:InternetStatus 
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
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Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:

◆ InternetSource —TheEthernetportconnectedtotheInternet.Bydefault, 
thisisEthernetPort0. 

◆ PortsbridgedtoInternet—Additionalinterfacesattacheddirectlytothe
Internet.(SeeConfigureSettings–“Step3”onpage16foramoredetailed

description.)

◆ IPAddress —IPaddressoftheInternetconnection. 

◆ Gateway—IPaddressofthegatewayrouterusedtopasstrafficbetweenthis 
deviceandothernetworksegments.

◆ DNS—TheIPaddressoftheDomainNameServeronthenetwork.ADNS 
mapsnumericalIPaddressestodomainnamesandcanbeusedtoidentify 
networkhostsbyfamiliarnamesinsteadoftheIPaddresses.

◆ HotspotStatus —Showsifthehotspotisenabledordisabled,andtheports 
onwhichthisserviceisenabled. 

◆ Options —IncludesshowingtheARPcache,showingDHCPleases,or 
renewingDHCPleases. 

Figure12:Options 
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LocalNetworks

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Figure13:ARPTable 

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Figure14:DHCPLeases 
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LocalNetworks 

TheLocalNetworkssectionshowsinformationaboutthelocalnetworkconnection.

Figure15:LocalNetworks 



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:

◆ Name —Showsinformationonthenameofthelocalnetwork,whetherstatic 
ordynamicconfigurationisused,andthenetworkmask. 

◆ DHCPServer —ShowsifDHCPserviceisenabledonthisnetwork. 

◆ Members—Showstheportsandwirelessradiosattachedtothisnetwork.

◆ PortStatus —ShowsthestatusoftheEthernetports,includinglinkupstate, 
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WirelessStatus
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WirelessStatus

TheWirelessStatussectionshowsinformationabouttheradiosettingsand 
associatedclients.

Figure16:WirelessStatus 



Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:

◆ Radio# —Indicatesthe5GHzor2.4GHzwirelessinterface. 
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RadioStatus—Showsifthewirelessinterfaceisenabledordisabled.
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OpMode—Showsiftheunitisconfiguredtooperateasanaccesspoint 
(manuallyconfigured),anAPinbridgemode,oranAPinroutermode.
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Channel—Theradiochanneltheaccesspointusestocommunicatewith 
wirelessclients.Theavailablechannelsdependonthe802.11Mode
1
, 
ChannelBandwidth
1
,andCountryCodesettings
2
. 
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IEEEMode—The802.11wirelessLANstandardssupportedbytheaccess 
point. 


1. See“RadioSettings”onpage37.
2. See“SetupWizard”onpage15.

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WirelessStatus
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TxPower—Thepoweroftheradiosignalstransmittedfromtheaccess 
point.
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TotalClients—Thetotalnumberofclientsattachedtothisinterface.

◆ SSID#—Servicesetidentifier.Clientsthatwanttoconnecttothewireless 
networkthroughanaccesspointmustsettheirSSIDstothesameasthatofthe
accesspoint.
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NetworkName—Auniqueidentifierforthelocalwirelessnetwork.
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Security—Showswhetherornotsecurityhasbeenenabled.
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Associatedclients—Showsdetailedinformationaboutclients.
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Name—Clientname. 
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MACAddress—TheMACaddressofthewirelessclient.
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IPAddress—TheIPaddressassignedtothewirelessclient.
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Signal—Signalstrength(TX/RX)indBm. 
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Duration—Thetimethewirelessclienthasbeenassociated.
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TxRate—Thedatatransmitratetothewirelessclient.
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RxRate—Thedatareceiveratefromthewirelessclient.
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TxBytes—Thenumberoftransmittedbytestothisclient.
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RxBytes—Thenumberofreceivedbytesfromthisclient

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TxPackets—Thenumberoftransmittedpacketstothisclient.
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RxPackets—Thenumberofreceivedpacketsfromthisclient.

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TrafficGraphs
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TrafficGraphs 

TheTrafficGraphssectionshowsthedataratefortheEthernetportsandwireless 
interfaces.

Figure17:TrafficGraphs 
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NetworkSettings


Thischapterdescribesbasicnetworksettingsontheaccesspoint.Itincludesthe 
followingsections:

◆ “InternetSettings”onpage28

◆ “EthernetSettings”onpage31

◆ “LANSettings”onpage33 

◆ “HotspotSettings”onpage34




InternetSettings 

TheInternetSettingspageconfiguresthebasicInternetsettingsfortheAP,suchas
thesourceport,IPaliases,aswellasthehostnameandmaximumMTUsize.

Figure18:InternetSettings 




Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage: 

◆ InternetSource—TheEthernetportusedtoaccesstheInternet. 
(Default:EthernetPort0;Options:EthernetPort0‐1)

◆ IPAddressMode—ThemethodusedtoprovideanIPaddressfortheInternet 
accessport.(Default:DHCP;Options:DHCP,staticIP,PPPoE)
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DHCP —ConfigurationoptionsdisplayedforDHCPareshowninFigure18, 
“InternetSettings",onpage28. 
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InternetSettings
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StaticIP—ToconfigureastaticIPaddressfortheselectedEthernet 
interface,thefollowingitemsmustbespecified.

Figure19:IPAddressMode–StaticIP 
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IPAddress—SpecifiesanIPaddressfortheaccesspoint.ValidIP
addressesconsistoffourdecimalnumbers,0to255,separatedby

periods.(Default:192.168.1)
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SubnetMask—Indicatesthelocalsubnetmask. 
(Default:255.255.255.0)
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DefaultGateway—TheIPaddressofthedefaultgateway,whichis 
usediftherequesteddestinationaddressisnotonthelocalsubnet.
Ifyouhavemanagementstations,DNS,RADIUS,orothernetwork
serverslocatedonanothersubnet,typetheIPaddressofthedefault
gatewayrouterinthetextfieldprovided.
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AddlDNSServer—TheIPaddressofDomainNameServersonthe 
network.ADNSmapsnumericalIPaddressestodomainnamesand 
canbeusedtoidentifynetworkhostsbyfamiliarnamesinsteadofthe 
IPaddresses.
IfyouhaveaDNSserverslocatedonthelocalnetwork,typetheIP
addressinthetextfieldsprovided.