Pakedge Device & Software WAP-W3N User manual

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WAP‐W3N
Enterprise‐class,UltraHigh‐ThroughputRackmount&WallMountWireless‐N
AccessPoint
UserGuide–Version 1.2

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FCCDeclarationofConformity
PakedgeDevice&Software,1163TritonDrive,FosterCity,CA94404,declaresundersoleresponsibilitythattheWAP‐W3N
complieswith47CFRParts2and15oftheFCCRulesasaClassBdigitaldevice.ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15ofFCCRules.
Operationofthedeviceissubjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)this
devicemustacceptanyinterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
FCCComplianceClassBDigitalDevice
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.
Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialenvironment.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ofthefollowing
measures:
•Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
•Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
•Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.
•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
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WirelessLANandyourHealth
TheWAP‐W3N,likeotherradiodevices,emitsradiofrequencyelectromagneticenergy,butoperateswithintheguidelinesfoundin
radiofrequencysafetystandardsandrecommendations.
FCCCertification
TheWAP‐W3Ncontainsaradiotransmitter.Accordingly,ithasbeencertifiedascompliantwith47CFRPart15oftheFCCRulesfor
intentionalradiators.ProductsthatcontainaradiotransmitterarelabeledwithFCCIDandtheFCClogo.
RestrictionsonUseofWirelessDevices
Insomesituationsorenvironments,theuseofwirelessdevicesmayberestrictedbytheproprietorofthebuildingorresponsible
representativesoftheorganization.Forexample,thesesituationsmayinclude:
•Usingwirelessequipmentonboardanairplane.
•Usingwirelessequipmentinanyenvironmentwheretheriskofinterferencetootherdevicesorservicesisperceivedor
identifiedasharmful.
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Ifyouareuncertainoftheapplicablepolicyfortheuseofwirelessequipmentinaspecificorganizationorenvironment(suchas
airports),youareencouragedtoaskforauthorizationtousethedevicepriortoturningontheequipment.Themanufacturerisnot
responsibleforanyradioortelevisioninterferencecausedbyunauthorizedmodificationofthedevicesincludedwiththisproduct,
orthesubstitutionorattachmentofconnectingcablesandequipmentotherthanspecifiedbythemanufacturer.Correctionof
interferencecausedbysuchunauthorizedmodification,substitution,orattachmentistheresponsibilityoftheuser.The
manufactureranditsauthorizedresellersordistributorsarenotliableforanydamageorviolationofgovernmentregulationsthat
mayarisefromfailingtocomplywiththeseguidelines.
Caution:ExposuretoRadioFrequencyRadiation.
TocomplywiththeFCCRFexposurecompliancerequirements,theseparationdistancebetweentheantennaandanyperson’sbody
(includinghands,wrists,feetandankles)mustbeatleast20cm(8inches).
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WARNING:TOPREVENTFIREORSHOCKHAZARD,DONOTEXPOSETHISPRODUCTTORAINOR
MOISTURE.THEUNITMUSTNOTBEEXPOSEDTODRIPPINGORSPLASHINGWATER.
CAUTION:DONOTOPENTHEUNIT.DONOTPERFORMANYSERVICINGOTHERTHANTHAT
CONTAINEDINTHEINSTALLATIONANDTROUBLESHOOTINGINSTRUCTIONS.REFERALL
SERVICINGTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.CAUTION:THISDEVICEMUSTBEINSTALLED
ANDUSEDINSTRICTACCORDANCEWITHTHEMANUFACTURER’SINSTRUCTIONSAS
DESCRIBEDINTHEUSERDOCUMENTATIONTHATCOMESWITHTHEPRODUCT.WARNING:
POSTPONEINSTALLATIONUNTILTHEREISNORISKOFTHUNDERSTORMORLIGHTNING
ACTIVITYINTHEAREA.
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SAFETYPRECAUTIONS:
Whenusingthisdevice,alwaysfollowbasicsafetyprecautions,toreducetheriskoffire,electric
shock,andinjurytopersons,includingthefollowing:
•Readalloftheinstructions(listedhereand/orintheusermanual)beforeyouoperatethisequipment.
•Complywithallwarningandcautionstatementsintheinstructions.
•Retaintheinstructionsforfuturereference.
•Observeallwarningandcautionsymbolsthatareaffixedtothisequipment.
•Complywithallinstructionsthataccompanythisequipment.
•Uponcompletionofanyserviceorrepairstothisproduct,asktheservicetechniciantoperformsafetychecksto
determinethattheproductisinsafeoperatingcondition.
•Installationofthisproductmustbeinaccordancewithnationalwiringcodesandconformtolocalregulations.
•Avoidusingthisproductduringanelectricalstorm.Theremaybeariskofelectricshockfromlightning.For
addedprotectionforthisproductduringalightningstorm,orwhenitisleftunattendedandunusedforlong
periodsoftime,unplugthepowersupply,anddisconnecttheCAT5etotheWAP‐W3NatthePoE.Thiswill
preventdamagetotheproductduetolightningandpowersurges.
•Giveparticularattentiontoallsafetyprecautions.
•Operatethisproductonlyfromthetypeofpowersourceindicatedontheproduct’smarkinglabel.Ifyouarenot
sureofthetypeofpowersuppliedtoyourhome,consultyourdealerorlocalpowercompany.
•ItisrecommendedthatthecustomerinstallanACsurgeprotectorintheACoutlettowhichthisdeviceis
connected.Thisistoavoiddamagetotheequipmentfromlightningstrikesandotherelectricalsurges.
•PlacePOEInjectorunittoallowforeasyaccesswhendisconnectingthepowercord/adapterofthedevicefrom
theACwalloutlet.
•Wipetheunitwithaclean,drycloth.Neverusecleaningfluidorsimilarchemicals.Donotspraycleaners
directlyontheunitoruseforcedairtoremovedust.
•Keepthedeviceawayfromexcessiveheatandhumidityandkeepthedevicefreefromvibrationanddust.
•Donotdirectlycoverthedevice,orblocktheairflowtothedevicewithinsulationoranyotherobjects.
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1.Introduction..........................................................................................................................................6
1.1.PackageContents..........................................................................................................................8
1.2.SystemRequirements...................................................................................................................8
1.3.NetworkConfiguration.................................................................................................................9
1.3.1.Ad‐hoc(peer‐to‐peer)Mode................................................................................................9
1.3.2.InfrastructureMode............................................................................................................10
2.Understanding the Hardware.........................................................................................................10
2.1.HardwareInstallation&IPAddressConfiguration.....................................................................10
2.2.LOGGINGIN.................................................................................................................................13
3.InitialSetup.....................................................................................................................................14
3.1.System.........................................................................................................................................14
3.1.1.Status..................................................................................................................................14
3.1.2.Properties............................................................................................................................15
3.1.3.Administration....................................................................................................................16
3.1.4.Maintenance.......................................................................................................................16
3.1.5.Firmware.............................................................................................................................17
3.1.6.TIME....................................................................................................................................17
3.2.Network......................................................................................................................................18
3.2.1.LANSettings........................................................................................................................18
3.2.2.SNMP...................................................................................................................................19
4.ModeSpecificSetup.......................................................................................................................20
4.1.AccessPointMode......................................................................................................................20
4.1.1.Wireless...............................................................................................................................20
4.2.ClientBridgeMode.....................................................................................................................28
4.2.1.Wireless...............................................................................................................................29
4.3.WDSBridgeMode.......................................................................................................................35
4.3.1.Wireless...............................................................................................................................36
4.4.UniversalRepeaterMode...........................................................................................................40
4.4.1.Wireless...............................................................................................................................42
4.5.Log&Management.....................................................................................................................49
4.5.1.WirelessClients...................................................................................................................49
4.5.2.Diagnostics..........................................................................................................................50

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4.5.3.SystemLog..........................................................................................................................51
4.5.4.Reset...................................................................................................................................51
5.AppendixA‐Specifications..............................................................................................................52
6.AppendixB‐Support.......................................................................................................................55
7.AppendixC‐WarrantyInformation................................................................................................56
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1.Introduction
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ThankyouforpurchasingthePakedgeWAP‐W3NWirelessAccessPoint‐thebestWireless
AccessPointforyourwirelessnetwork.
TheWirelessAccessPointisthecentralcomponentofyourwirelessnetwork.Itcanconnect
multiplecomputerstogethertoformanetwork,allowingyoutoshareahighspeedInternet
connection,files,audio,video,printers,andotherresources.Computers,PDA,andcompatible
deviceswithwirelessadapterscaneasilyconnecttotheWAP‐W3Ntoformasecurehigh‐speed
link.
TheWAP‐W3Ncanoperateinanyoneoffourmodes;
•AccessPointMode:ThetypicalconfigurationformostWi‐Finetworks.Inthismode,the
WAP‐W3NbroadcastsaWi‐Fisignalthatclientscanassociatewith,asshowninthefigure
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•ClientBridgeMode:Inthismode,youcanconnectoneWAP‐W3NtoaclientbyitsEthernet
port,asshownbelow.InClientBridgeMode,theWAP‐W3Ncanreceiveawirelesssignalfrom
anAccessPointandsendthesignalthroughitsEthernetporttoaclient.
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•WDSBridgeMode:Inthismode,theWAP‐W3NassociatestotheMACaddressofanotherWAP‐
W3NoperatinginAccessPointmode.TheWAP‐WGreceivesand“repeats”thesignalofthe
broadcastingunit.(Pleasenote,onlyWEPsecuritycanbeusedinthismode.)
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•Repeater(Universal)Mode:ThisissimilartoWDSMode;however,theWAP‐W3Ncanassociate
withanyWirelessAccessPoint,asshowninthefigurebelow.
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BecausethefunctionalityoftheWAP‐W3Nchangesdependingonitsoperatingmode,this
manualoffersbothgeneralandmode‐specificcontent.Chapters1‐3givesetupinformation
applicabletoalloperatingmodes,andChapter4givesspecificinformationabouteachoperating
mode.
1.1. Package Contents
Openthepackagecarefully,andmakesurethatnoneoftheitemslistedbelowaremissing.Do
notdiscardthepackingmaterials.Incaseofreturn,theunitmustbeshippedinitsoriginal
package.
•OneWAP‐W3N
•OneCAT5UTPCable
•ThreeDipoleAntenna
•OneQuickStartGuide
•RackMountBrackets
•WallMountingHardware
1.2. System Requirements
ThefollowingaretheminimumsystemrequirementsinordertoconfiguretheWAP‐W3N:
•PCcompatiblecomputerwithanEthernetinterface
•OperatingsystemthatsupportsHTTPweb‐browser
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1.3. Network Configuration
TobetterunderstandhowtheWAP‐W3NworkswithotherLANproductstocreateawireless
network,itmightbehelpfultodepictafewofthepossiblewirelessLANPCcardnetwork
configurations.ThewirelessLANproductscanbeconfiguredas:
•Ad‐hoc(orpeer‐to‐peer)fordepartmentalorSOHOLANs
•InfrastructureforenterpriseLANs
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1.3.1.Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode
ThisisthesimplestnetworkconfigurationwithseveralcomputersequippedwithPC
Cardsthatformawirelessnetworkwhenevertheyarewithinrangeofoneanother.In
ad‐hocmode,eachclientispeer‐to‐peerandonlyhasaccesstotheresourcesofthe
otherclientanddoesnotrequireanaccesspoint.Thisistheeasiestandleastexpensive
wayfortheSOHOtosetupawirelessnetwork.Theimagebelowdepictsanetworkin
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1.3.2.Infrastructure Mode
TheinfrastructuremoderequirestheuseofanAccessPoint(AP)suchastheWAP‐W3N.
Inthismode,allwirelesscommunicationbetweentwocomputershastobeviatheAP.
Itdoesn’tmatteriftheAPisstand‐aloneorwiredtoanEthernetnetwork.Ifusedin
stand‐alone,theAPcanextendtherangeofindependentwirelessLANsbyactingasa
repeater,whicheffectivelydoublesthedistancebetweenwirelessstations.Theimage
belowdepictsanetworkininfrastructuremode.
2.Understanding the Hardware
2.1. Hardware Installation & IP Address Configuration
1. Placetheunitinanappropriateplaceusingthemountingkit.
2. RuntheEthernetcableindoorsandplugoneendintothePWR+LANINportofthe
WAP‐W3N.
3. PlugtheotherendoftheEthernetcableintoaPoEinjectororPoESwitch(seePoE
injectormanualforcompletingthewiringatthePoEinjectorlocation).
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Thediagrambelowdepictsthehardwareconfiguration.
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TheWAP‐W3NcomeswithaDCpowersupply.However,werecommendusingaPoEinjectorasshown
intheabovediagram.DONOTusebothsimultaneouslyaspermanentdamagecouldoccur.
TheWAP‐W3NcanbeconfiguredasaWDSBridgeorasanAccessPoint.TheWAP‐W3NissettoAccess
Pointmodewhenshippedfromthefactory.ThedefaultIPaddressoftheWAP‐W3Nis192.168.1.250.
InordertologintotheWAP‐W3N,youmustfirstconfiguretheTCP/IPsettingsofyourPC/Notebook.
1. Inthecontrolpanel,doubleclickNetworkConnectionsandthendoubleclickonthe
connectionofyourNetworkInterfaceCard(NIC).Youwillthenseethefollowingscreen.
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2. SelectInternetProtocol(TCP/IP)andthenclickonthePropertiesbutton.Thiswillallowyouto
configuretheTCP/IPsettingsofyourPC/Notebook.
3. SelectUsethefollowingIPAddressradiobuttonandthenentertheIPaddressandsubnet
mask.EnsurethattheIPaddressandsubnetmaskareonthesamesubnetastheWAP‐W3N.
ForExample:  WAP‐W3NIPaddress:192.168.1.250
PCIPaddress:192.168.1.10
PCsubnetmask:255.255.255.0
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4. ClickontheOKbuttontoclosethiswindow,andonceagaintocloseLANpropertieswindow.
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2.2. LOGGING IN
ToconfiguretheWAP‐W3Nthroughtheweb‐browser,entertheAccessPointmodeIPaddressof
theWAP‐W3N(default:192.168.1.250)intotheaddressbaroftheweb‐browserandpressEnter.
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MakesurethattheAccessPointandyourcomputersareconfiguredonthesamesubnet.Referto
Section2inordertoconfiguretheIPaddressofyourcomputer.
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AfterconnectingtotheIPaddress,theweb‐browserwilldisplaytheloginpage.
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IntheUserNamebox,typepakedge,andinthePasswordboxtypepakedgea,andclickOK.
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AfterlogginginyouwillseetheGraphicalUserInterface(GUI)oftheAccessPoint.Thenavigation
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1. System: This menu includes administrator settings, switch to Bridge mode, firmware
upgrade, reset to factory defaults, and system date/time configuration.
2. Network: This menu contains options such as IP Address and SNMP configuration.
3. Wireless: This menu includes the settings such as network visibility, channel, data rate, and
security. Also included are advanced wireless settings such as wireless MAC clone and
RTS/fragmentation threshold.
4. Logs & Management: This menu displays the system log.
3. Initial Setup
3.1. System
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ClickontheSystemlinkonthenavigationmenu.You
willthenseesixoptions:Status,Properties,
Administration,Firmware,andTime.Eachoptionis
describedbelow.
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•ClickontheStatuslinkundertheSystemmenu.Thestatusthatisdisplayed
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Name,Firmwareversion,operatingCountry,DateandTime,NetworkandWirelessMAC
Addressarealldisplayedinthe‘System’section.DeviceIPaddress,subnetmask,
defaultgateway,DHCPstatus,andSpanningTreestatusaredisplayedinthe‘Network’
section.
•Inthe‘Wirelesssection,thedeviceoperatingmode,802.11mode,wirelessChannel,
VLANManagementID,andVLANTaggingaredisplayed.
•Sincethisdevicesupportsmultiple‐SSIDs,thedetailsofeachSSID,suchasESSIDandits
securitysettingsaredisplayed.
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3.1.2.Properties
ClickonthePropertieslinkundertheSystemtab.Thispageallowsyoutoswitchthe
operatingmodeofthedevice.
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•OperatingMode:Selectwhichoperatingmodeyouwishtoutilizefromthedrop‐down
menu.
•ClickontheApplybuttononceyouhavemodifiedthesettings.
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3.1.3.Administration
ClickontheAdministratorSettingslinkundertheSystemmenu.Thispageallowsyou
toconfigurethepasswordtoaccesstheWAP‐W3Nfromtheweb‐browser.
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 
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•Specifyausernameandpasswordandthenre‐typeitonceagainforverification.
•ClickontheApplybuttononceyouhavemodifiedthesettings.
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3.1.4.Maintenance
ClickontheMaintenancelinkundertheSystemmenu.Thisoptionisusedtosavethe
currentsettingsofthedeviceinafileonyourlocaldiskorloadsettingsontothedevice
fromalocaldisk.Thisfeatureisveryhandyforadministratorswhohaveseveraldevices
thatneedtobeconfiguredwiththesamesettings.
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•RestoreToFactoryDefault:ClickontheFactoryDefaultSettingsbuttontoresetthe
devicetothedefaultsettings.Pleasewaitwhilethedevicerestartandthenaccessthe
deviceusingthedefaultIPaddress:192.168.1.250
•ClickontheBackupbuttontosavethecurrentconfiguration.
•BackupSettings:ClickontheBackupbuttontosavethecurrentconfiguration.
•RestoreSettings:Onceafilehasbeenbackedup,youmayrestoreitbyclickingonthe
Browsebuttontoselectthefile,andthentheRestorebutton.
•ClickontheApplybuttononceyouhavemodifiedthesettings.
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3.1.5.Firmware
ClickontheFirmwarelinkundertheSystemmenu.Thispageisusedtoupgradethe
firmwareonthedevice.Makesuretodownloadtheappropriatefirmwarefromyour
vendor.
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•ClickontheBrowsebuttontoselectthefirmwareandthenclickontheUploadbutton.
•Note:Theupgradeprocessmaytakeabout1minutetocomplete.Donotpoweroffthe
deviceduringthisprocessasitmaycausethedevicetocrashandbecomeunusable.The
devicewillrestartautomaticallyoncetheupgradeiscomplete.
•ClickontheApplybuttononceyouhavemodifiedthesettings.
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3.1.6.TIME
ClickontheTimelinkundertheSystemmenu.Thispageallowsyoutoconfigurethe
timeonthedevice.YoumaydothismanuallyorbyconnectingtoaNTPserver.
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•TimeZone:Selectyourtimezonefromthedrop‐downmenu,thiswillbeusedbythe
W3Ntoestablishthecorrectsystemtime.
•NTPTimeServer:EntertheNTPserverthattheW3Nwillusetomaintainaccurate
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•DaylightSavings:ClicktheboxtoenableDaylightsavingsandthenenterthe
appropriatedatesforDaylightSavingsinyourgeographicalregion.
•ClickontheApplybuttononceyouhavemodifiedthesettings.
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3.2. Network
UndertheNetworktabtherearethreelinks;LAN
Settings,DHCPServer,andSNMP.Theseareusedto
managesomeofthenetworkfunctionsoftheW3N
suchasthedeviceIPaddressandSpanningTree
Protocol.
3.2.1.LAN Settings
InordertoconfiguretheIPaddressofthedeviceclickontheLANSettingslinkunder
theNetworktab.ThispageallowsyoutoconfigurethedevicewithastaticIPaddressor
asaDHCPclient
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•IPAddress:EnteranIPaddressforthisdevice
•IPSubnetMask:EnterthesubnetmaskforthisIPaddress.
•DefaultGateway:EntertheIPaddressofthedefaultgateway.
•802.1dSpanningTree:IfyouwishtoenableSpanningTreeProtocoltoimprove
performanceincomplexnetworks,selectEnabledfromthedropdownmenu.STPis
disabledbydefault.
•DHCPServer:PlaceacheckinthisboxifyouwouldliketheWAP‐W3tofunctionasa
DHCPServer.
•LeaseTime:ThisistheamountoftimethataclientmayhaveanIPaddressbeforeitis
requiredtorenewthelease.Whentheleaseexpires,theclientmustmakeanewlease
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•StartIP:ThisisthefirstIPaddressintheDHCP’savailablelistofaddresstoassign
clients.
•EndIP:ThisisthelastIPaddressintheDHCP’savailablelistofaddresstoassignclients.
•DomainName:SpecifythenameofthecurrentDomain.
•FirstDNSAddress:SpecifytheprimaryDNSAddress.
•SecondDNSAddress:SpecifythesecondaryDNSAddress.
•ClickontheApplybuttononceyouhavemodifiedthesettings.
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3.2.2.SNMP
ClickontheSNMPlinkundertheWirelessmenu.Thepageallowsyoutocreatethe
communitynameandpasswordifyouwouldliketoremotelymanagethedeviceusinga
SNMPclient.
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•SNMPActive:SelectEnableifyouwouldliketousetheSNMPfeature.
•SNMPVersion:SelecttheSNMPversionutilizedbyyournetworkfromthedrop‐down
menu.Theoptionsare;Version1,Version2c,orAll.IfyouarenotsurewhatSNMP
versionisusedbyyournetworkitisrecommendedthatyouchooseAll.
•ReadCommunity:SpecifythepasswordforaccesstotheSNMPcommunityforread
onlyaccess.
•SetCommunity:SpecifythepasswordforaccesstotheSNMPcommunitywith
read/writeaccess.
•SystemLocation:Forreferencepurposes,specifythelocationofthedevice.

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•SystemContact:Forreferencepurposes,specifythecontactdetailsofthedevice.
•TrapActive:EnableordisabletheSNMPtrappingfeature.
•TrapManagerIP:SpecifytheIPaddressfortheSNMPtrapmanager.
•TrapCommunity:SpecifythepasswordfortheSNMPtrapcommunity.
•ClickontheApplybuttononceyouhavemodifiedthesettings.
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4.Mode Specific Setup
ThischapterdescribesthesettingsforyourWAP‐W3Ginthefouravailablemodes:
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•AccessPointMode(Section4.1)
•ClientBridgeMode(Section4.2)
•WDSBridgeMode(Section4.3)
•Repeater(Universal)Mode(Section4.4)
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4.1. Access Point Mode
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ThissectiondescribestheWirelessconfigurationand
functionsoftheW3NinAccessPointmode.
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4.1.1.Wireless
4.1.1.1. Network Settings
ClickontheNetworkSettingspageundertheWirelessheader.Thispageallowsyou
toconfigurethewirelessmode,channel,andSSID.
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