Allied Telesis manual AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide
Chapter 6
Configuring Security	169
Understanding Security	170
When You Configure Different SSIDs with Different Security Settings	172
When You Include Multiple RADIUS Servers on the RADIUS Server List	173
Controlling Access to Access Point Menus	174
Enabling Access Methods	174
Setting Up Logins	176
Creating a Secure Spanning Tree	181
Enabling Secure Communications Between Access Points and End Devices	184
Using an Access Control List (ACL)	184
Configuring VLANs	187
Configuring WEP 64/128/152 Security	189
Implementing an 802.1x Security Solution	192
Configuring Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Security	199
Chapter 7
Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)	204
About the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)	205
About Certificates	206
Understanding Which Access Points Need Certificates	206
Understanding Which Certificates Are Installed by Default	206
Viewing the Certificates Installed on an Access Point	207
Installing and Uninstalling Certificates	208
Configuring the EAS	210
Enabling the EAS	210
Configuring the Database	212
Using the Rejected List	215
Exporting and Importing Databases	217
Chapter 8
Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points	220
Managing the Access Points	221
Using the Wavelink Avalanche Client Management System	221
Using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)	226
Maintaining the Access Points	228
Viewing AP Connections	228
Viewing AP Neighbors	231
Viewing Port Statistics	234
Viewing DHCP Status	235
Viewing the Events Log	236
Viewing the About This Access Point Screen	237
Using the LEDs to Locate Access Points	238
Restoring the Access Point to the Default Configuration	239
Troubleshooting the Access Points	240
Using the Configuration Error Messages	240
Troubleshooting With the LEDs	245
General Troubleshooting	246
Troubleshooting the Radios	251
Troubleshooting Security	255
Recovering a Failed Access Point	258
Upgrading the Access Points	261
Using a Web Browser Interface	261
Troubleshooting the Upgrade	262
Chapter 9
Additional Access Point Features	263
Understanding the Access Point Segments	264
Understanding Transparent Files	265

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