Allied Telesis AT-TQ2403 manual 7

AT-TQ2403 Management Software User's Guide	7
Navigating to Configuration Information for a Specific AP and Managing Standalone APs...........	37
Navigating to an AP by Using its IP Address in a URL..........................................................................	38
Chapter 5: Managing User Accounts ...............................................................................................................	39
Navigating to User Management for Clustered Access Points ...........................................................	39
Viewing User Accounts ...............................................................................................................................	40
Adding a User ................................................................................................................................................	40
Editing a User Account................................................................................................................................	41
Enabling and Disabling User Accounts .....................................................................................................	41
Enabling a User Account ..........................................................................................................................	41
Disabling a User Account.........................................................................................................................	42
Removing a User Account ..........................................................................................................................	42
Backing Up and Restoring a User Database............................................................................................	42
Backing Up the User Database ...............................................................................................................	42
Restoring a User Database from a Backup File ...................................................................................	42
Chapter 6: Session Monitoring..........................................................................................................................	43
Navigating to Session Monitoring..............................................................................................................	43
Understanding Session Monitoring Information.....................................................................................	43
Sorting Session Information........................................................................................................................	45
Refreshing Session Information..................................................................................................................	45
Chapter 7: Channel Management .....................................................................................................................	46
Navigating to Channel Management .........................................................................................................	46
Understanding Channel Management.......................................................................................................	47
How it Works in a Nutshell ....................................................................................................................	47
For the Curious: More About Overlapping Channels .......................................................................	47
Example: A Network Before and After Channel Management........................................................	47
Configuring and Viewing Channel Management Settings......................................................................	48
Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment .............................................................................	48
Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks ...............................................................	49
Update Current Channel Settings (Manual Setting) ...........................................................................	49
Viewing Last Proposed Set of Changes .................................................................................................	50
Configuring Advanced Settings (Customizing and Scheduling Channel Plans)..............................	50
Update Advanced Settings .......................................................................................................................	51
Chapter 8: Wireless Neighborhood...............................................................................................................	52
Navigating to Wireless Neighborhood ....................................................................................................	52
Understanding Wireless Neighborhood Information ...........................................................................	53
Viewing Wireless Neighborhood ..............................................................................................................	53
Viewing Details for a Cluster Member.....................................................................................................	55
Chapter 9: Configuring Security .......................................................................................................................	57
Understanding Security Issues on Wireless Networks ........................................................................	57
How Do I Know Which Security Mode to Use? ................................................................................	57
Comparison of Security Modes for Key Management, Authentication and Encryption Algorithms
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Does Prohibiting the Broadcast SSID Enhance Security? ..................................................................	62
Navigating to Security Settings...................................................................................................................	62
Configuring Security Settings......................................................................................................................	62
Broadcast SSID, Station Isolation, and Security Mode .......................................................................	63
None (Plain-text) .......................................................................................................................................	64
Static WEP...................................................................................................................................................	65
IEEE 802.1x..................................................................................................................................................	69
WPA Personal ............................................................................................................................................	71
WPA Enterprise .........................................................................................................................................	73
Updating Settings ..........................................................................................................................................	77
Chapter 10: Maintenance and Monitoring ......................................................................................................	78
Interfaces ........................................................................................................................................................	78