Overview

Table 4-1 Advanced Configuration

Menu

Description

Page

 

 

 

Identification

Specifies the system name, location and contact.

4-3

 

 

 

TCP / IP Settings

Enables DHCP, or allows you to configures the IP address, subnet

4-5

 

mask, gateway, and domain name servers.

 

 

 

 

RADIUS

Configures the RADIUS server for wireless client authentication.

4-9

 

 

 

PPPoE Setup

Configures the access point to support Point-to-Point Protocol over

4-12

 

Ethernet (PPPoE) for WAN connection to an ISP.

 

 

 

 

Authentication

Configures the access point as an 802.1x authentication supplicant

4-14

 

with the network.

 

 

 

 

Filter Control

Filters communications between wireless clients, access to the

4-17

 

management interface from wireless clients, and traffic matching

 

 

specific Ethernet protocol types.

 

 

 

 

QoS

Allows you to select specific network traffic, prioritize it, and use

4-22

 

congestion-management and congestion-avoidance techniques to

 

 

provide preferential treatment.

 

 

 

 

CDP Settings

Configures AP to use Cabletron Discovery Protocol (CDP)

4-26

 

 

 

Rogue AP Detection

This feature scans the airwaves and collects information about

4-29

 

access points in the area.

 

 

 

 

SNMP

Controls access to this access point from management stations

4-31

 

using SNMP, as well as the hosts that will receive trap messages.

 

 

 

 

Administration

Configures user name and password for management access;

4-37

 

upgrades software from local file, FTP or TFTP server; resets

 

 

configuration settings to factory defaults; and resets the access

 

 

point.

 

 

 

 

System Log

Controls logging of error messages; sets the system clock via

4-45

 

SNTP server or manual configuration.

 

 

 

 

802.11a Interface

Configures the IEEE 802.11a interface.

4-47

 

 

 

Radio Settings

Configures radio signal parameters, and service set parameters for

4-47

 

the default interface and up to seven Virtual Access Points (VAPs).

 

 

 

 

Security

Configures 802.1x client authentication, with an option for MAC

4-60

 

address authentication, and data encryption with Wired Equivalent

 

 

Protection (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).

 

 

 

 

802.11b/g Interface

Configures the IEEE 802.11b/g interface.

4-47

 

 

 

Radio Settings

Configures radio signal parameters, and service set parameters for

4-47

 

the default interface and up to seven Virtual Access Points (VAPs).

 

 

 

 

Security

Configures 802.1x client authentication, with an option for MAC

4-60

 

address authentication, and data encryption with Wired Equivalent

 

 

Protection (WEP) or Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).

 

 

 

 

Status

Displays AP status, CDP status, station status, Neighbor AP

4-77

 

Detection status, and event logs.

 

 

 

 

4-2 Advanced Configuration

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