LEGRAND 802.11a User manual

Dual band Access Point
802.11a/b/g/n
www.legrand.fr
USER
GUIDE

Contents
1.1 / HOW TO ACCESS THE WEB-BASED INTERFACE p. 4
1.2 / ENTERING THE CONFIGURATION PASSWORD p. 5
1.3 / CONFIGURATION WIZARD p. 6
1.4 / ACCESS POINT OVERVIEW p. 7
1.5 / IP ADDRESS p. 8
1.6 / ADMINISTRATION PASSWORD p. 9
1.7 / FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT p. 10
1.8 / CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT p. 11
1.9 / REBOOT/FULL RESET p. 12
1.10 / MANAGEMENT INTERFACE p. 13
1.11 / SNMP, UPnP & SYSLOG p. 14
1.12 / TIME SETTINGS p. 16
1.13 / ETHERNET INTERFACE p. 18
1.14 / RADIO SETTINGS p. 19
1.15 / WIRELESS NETWORKS p. 21
1.15.1 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/Open p. 24
1.15.2 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/Static WEP p. 25
1.15.3 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/WEP with 802.1x p. 26
1.15.4 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/Static WPA p. 27
1.15.5 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/Static WPA with 802.1x p. 28
1.15.6 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/Static WPA2 p. 29
1.15.7 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/WPA2 with 802.1x p. 30
1.15.8 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/Static WPA or WPA2 p. 31
1.15.9 / WIRELESS NETWORK/SECURITY/WPA or WPA2 with 802.1x p. 32
1.16 / WIRELESS NETWORK/GUEST ACCESS p. 33
1.17 / RADIUS SETTINGS p. 34
GLOSSARY p. 36

Introduction
Rear Panel of the Access Point (AP)
The port to which an uplink network cable
is connected is located on the rear panel
of the Access Point. The power is supplied
via twisted pair cable (Power over Ethernet
standard IEEE 802.3af).
Front panel of the Access Point
LED (PWR): The power LED lights when the
Access Point is powered on.
LED (WLAN): The LED blinks when the
radio is activated.
Reset button: This button has two uses:
• A short press reboots the AP
• A long press (more than 5 seconds) resets
the AP (to factory defaults)

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1.1 / HOW TO ACCESS THE WEB-BASED INTERFACE
The list shows all the Legrand Access Points in your installation.
Select an Access Point and click on "Connect" to access the web configuration interface.
1. If your computer is operating with Windows
Check that the UPnP protocol is activated on
your computer. If it is not, follow this procedure:
-Click on the Start Menu> Settings> Control
Panel
-Click on Add or Remove Programs in the
Control Panel.
-Click on Add/Remove Windows Components.
-In the Components list, select Networking
Services, then click on Details.
- Make sure the Universal Plug-and-Play check
box Is selected. Click on OK, then Next until the
installation is complete.
UPnP is now activated on your computer. When
you click on the Network Neighbourhood icon
on your desktop.
-Click on Start
-Click on Computer
-Click on Network
A window opens displaying the Legrand AP
detected using UPnP.
Double-click on one of the Access Points to access the web configuration interface.
2. If your computer is operating with another version of Windows or with
MAC, Linux, Unix or another operating system
Use the CD-ROM to launch the Legrand Control
Point discovery utility.
Insert the CD-ROM SUPPLIED WITH THE
ACCESS POINT (AP). This CD provides the tools
you need to configure your wireless network.
The main menu will be displayed automatically on
the screen. If the main menu does not open auto-
matically, browse the contents of the CD-ROM
using the Windows Explorer, then double-click on
the setup.exe file.
- XP
- Vista/7

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The first time you connect to the management web interfaces, or following a full reset, you will
not be asked to enter a password to configure the Access Point. It is strongly recommended
that you password protect your Legrand Access Point, as this will make access to the man-
agement web interfaces subject to prior authentication. The Login will then be "admin", and
the password will have to match with the one previously configured.
1.2 / ENTERING THE CONFIGURATION PASSWORD
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Caution
Depending on the web browser you use,
a Remember my password dialogue box
may appear if the management web inter-
faces are password-protected. Enabling this
option means your browser will fill in the
password automatically for you each time
you subsequently connect to the manage-
ment web interfaces.
Do not check this option if other people
have access to your PC, as they could
modify the Access Point configuration
without having to provide the configuration
password.

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This page provides quick access to the main security features of your Access Point.
When your configuration is complete, the
connection between your computer and the
Access Point will be interrupted. In order to
restore your computerís wireless connectiv-
ity, you will need to apply the same encryp-
tion and key to your PCís wireless connec-
tion settings.
Your AP is now secure and ready to use.
If you need to modify the advanced set-
tings use the web interface menu.
1.3 / CONFIGURATION WIZARD
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First enter your chosen network name
(Choose a network name (SSID)).
In the Choose your WPA key field, select a
wireless key (at least 8 characters long). This
will have to be entered on all wireless devices
to be connected to the wireless network.
In the Choose a new admin password field,
enter your chosen password.
This password will be required to modify the
configuration of your Access Point.
Click on Apply & Save to update and save
this configuration.
With this quick installation page, your Access
Point is configured using the Static WPA or
WPA2 encryption method (using the key pro-
vided).
AP name
This name will help you to identify your
Access Point.
When you select Add a guest access limi-
ted to an Internet access, you can define
an open (hotspot) wireless network which will
only provide access to the Internet. Enter the
name of this limited-access network in the
Choose the guest access network name
(SSID)) field.

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1.4 / ACCESS POINT OVERVIEW
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The screen gives an overview of the main information on the Legrand AP.
AP name This name will identify your Access Point (it is shown in the
discovery utility).
Uptime Shows how long the Legrand AP has been running since its
last reboot/power on
VLAN Status of VLAN trunking (Enabled/Disabled)
Radio Status of the radio (Enabled/Disabled)
Connected users Number of wireless clients currently connected
The detailed list of client PCs connected to the radio can be displayed by
clicking on the number of connected users.

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1.5 / IP ADDRESS
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AP name
This name will help you to identify your
Access Point.
Allow management access on VLAN
All management/configuration access to the
AP can be restricted to a specific VLAN on the
uplink port.
By default VLANs are disabled, and access to
the management interface is allowed from any
interface.
If necessary, one VLAN on the uplink port can
be selected as the only way to access the
management interface (for this, the VLANs
must first be enabled, see the Ethernet
Interface section).
Note: If VLANs are enabled you can restrict
management/configuration access to a spe-
cific VLAN ID or to the native VLAN.
Dynamically retrieve an IP address (DHCP)
You can use either Dynamic (DHCP) or Static
(use the next IP address) IP addressing to
manage the AP.
By default or after a full reset, the Access
Point is set to use DHCP.
Toggle AUTO-IP in the absence of DHCP
If Toggle AUTO-IP in the absence of DHCP
is selected, the AP returns to automatic IP
addressing mode (169.254.0.0/16) if no
DHCP server can be found on the network.
Use the following IP address
(An IP address must be unique in your net-
work. The Netmask, Default gateway and
DNS Server values can be safely copied
from a computer already configured with stat-
ic IP addressing in your network).
IP address: Enter the static IP address for
your Access Point.
Netmask: Enter the IP Netmask for your net-
work.
Default gateway: Enter the default gateway
IP address (used for any traffic beyond the
local network)
DNS server: Enter your DNS IP address
(optional).
After you have changed the settings on this
page, click on Apply to confirm your chang-
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1.6 / ADMINISTRATION PASSWORD
This page enables you to change the Access Pointís configuration password. Enter the new
password in both fields, and click on Apply to confirm the changes.
Important:
If you restore the Access Pointís factory
defaults your password settings will be
erased. No password will be required for the
web interface after a factory default reset.

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1.7 / FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT
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The Current firmware version field shows the firmware version installed on your Legrand
AP.
The firmware upgrade web page shows the
current firmware version on the Access Point.
Before upgrading the firmware on the Access
Point, download the latest version from http://
www.wifi.legrandelectric.com.
Press Browse to select a firmware file on
your computer.
Then click on Upgrade to upgrade the
firmware.
This takes a few minutes.
Note: When upgrading the firmware, do not interrupt the Web browser and do not power
down your Access Point.

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1.8 / CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
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Backing up and restoring the configuration
The settings of the Access Point are saved in
the AP.
This configuration can be backed up on the
administrator’s computer as a text file, using
the Backup button.
This file can then be restored to the AP from
the user’s computer at a later stage: click
on Browse to locate the file, then on the
Restore button.

1.9 / REBOOT/FULL RESET
Important:
If you restore the Access Points factory
defaults, all of your settings will be erased
(password, security encryption, wireless and
LAN settings, etc.) and replaced by the fac-
tory defaults (see Administration password
section).
Default Config
To restore the Access Points factory default
settings, click on Restore default settings
(this is equivalent to a long press on the reset
button).
Reboot Device
Click on Reboot to reboot the AP.
This is equivalent to a short press on the
reset button.
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1.10 / MANAGEMENT INTERFACE
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This page enables you to control the enabling/disabling of various methods of configuring the
AP:
HTTPS only: enables management via a secure web management interface only (SSL
encrypted HTTP transmission)
HTTP or HTTPS: enables management via HTTP or HTTPS
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1.11 / UPnP & SYSLOG
UPnP
Select Enable UPnP to enable the AP
to announce itself on the network using
UPnP/Bonjour. By default, the protocols
are enabled so that the Legrand Access
Point Discovery utility can be used.
Syslog
To enable system logging, select Enable
Syslog (enabled by default).
If you have chosen to manage the Access
Points system logging remotely, select
Enable network report and then select
the IP address and UDP port of the device
management machine in the Syslog server
IP address and Syslog server port fields
respectively.
After you have changed the settings on this
page, click on Apply to confirm your chang-
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Show Log
Click on the Show Log button to see the last 20 events or click on Download full log file
(see below) to retrieve all event logs since the last reboot.
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1.12 / TIME SETTINGS
Time Zone
In the menu select the time zone in which your AP is located.
If your zone does not appear in this list, select a location that is in the same time zone.
The default zone is GMT.
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Configuration method
You can choose between two methods of
adjusting the time on your AP: Use NTP
server or Configure manually.
- If you select Use NTP server, the Legrand
AP will automatically sync to UTC/GMT time
from the NTP server you have selected in the
NTP server field.
The clock on a device has a tendency to drift
over time.
The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a way of
ensuring your clock stays accurate.
- If you select Manually, you must adjust the
current date and time manually (see figure on
next page).
However, in this case the time will be lost
after a reboot.

After you have changed the settings on this page, click on Apply to confirm your changes.
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1.13 / ETHERNET INTERFACE
Selecting Enable VLAN activates VLAN
802.1q trunking on the uplink Ethernet inter-
face. The default is Disable VLAN, which
means that no VLAN tagging will be used.
In order to achieve an adequate security
level, VLANs should be used to isolate traf-
fic when several network names (SSIDs) are
activated on the radio.
After you have changed the settings on this
page, click on Apply to confirm your chang-
es.
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1.14 / RADIO SETTINGS
Country: Select in this field the country in which the Access Point is installed in order to
comply with the local radio regulations.
Note: The available radio channels depend on the value of the "Country" field.
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The Legrand AP integrates a wireless radio
that can operate at 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.
The radio can be enabled/disabled (in the
Radio status field).
The following settings are available:
- Mode is used to select the frequency band
on which the radio is to operate: 802.11bg,
802.11n on 2.4 GHz and 802.11a, 802.11n
on 5 GHz (in the Mode field).
- The radio transmission power can be
adjusted on the radio (Transmit power field).
- The preamble type can be adjusted in the
Preamble field (recommended value: Auto).
- The channel width can be adjusted in the
Channel width field (recommended value:
20/40HT).
- The guard interval can be adjusted in the
Guard interval field (recommended value:
Short).
- The link aggregation can be adjusted in
the Aggregation field (recommended value:
Enabled).
- The control frequency band can be adjusted
in the Control band field.

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5 GHz wireless radio frequency channels
In a wireless network, it is the AP that selects
the channel on which all radio transmissions
will be performed.
After you have changed the settings on this
page, click on Apply to confirm your chang-
es.
2.4 GHz radio frequency channels
Channel Frequency
36 5.180 GHz
38 5.190 GHz
40 5.200 GHz
42 5.210 GHz
44 5.220 GHz
46 5.230 GHz
48 5.240 GHz
52 5.260 GHz
56 5.280 GHz
60 5.300 GHz
64 5.320 GHz
100 5.500 GHz
104 5.520 GHz
108 5.540 GHz
112 5.560 GHz
116 5.580 GHz
120 5.600 GHz
124 5.620 GHz
128 5.640 GHz
132 5.660 GHz
136 5.680 GHz
140 5.700 GHz
149 5.745 GHz
153 5.765 GHz
157 5.785 GHz
161 5.805 GHz
165 5.825 GHz
Channel Frequency
1 2.412 GHz
2 2.417 GHz
3 2.422 GHz
4 2.427 GHz
5 2.432 GHz
6 2.437 GHz
7 2.442 GHz
8 2.447 GHz
9 2.452 GHz
10 2.457 GHz
11 2.462 GHz
12 2.467 GHz
13 2.472 GHz
14 2.484 GHz