NI WAP-3701/3711 User’s Manual
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Table of Contents
Technical Support and Professional Services
Appendix C
Regulatory Statement
Appendix D
‰ Product Specifications
Introduction
‰ Overview ‰ Package Checklist ‰ Product Features
Package Checklist
Product Features
Product Specifications
Overview
Software Features
Power
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Introduction
Getting Started
‰ First-Time Installation and Configuration
‰ Deploying the Access Point AP ‰ Setting up Client Computers
‰ Confirming the Settings of the AP and Client Computers
First-Time Installation and Configuration
Step 1 Select the Power Source
Step 3 Set up the computer’s IP address
Step 4 Use the web-based manager to configure the NI WAP-3701/3711
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instructions
Step 5 Select the Operational Mode for NI WAP-3701/3711
Step 6 Configure the NI WAP-3701/3711’s IEEE 802.11 settings
Step 7 Review and Apply Settings
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Getting Started
Deploying the Access Point AP
Setting up Client Computers
Configuring IEEE 802.11g-related Settings
To adjust the alignments of a pair of bridges’ directional antennas
Confirming the Settings of the AP and Client Computers
Configuring TCP/IP-related Settings
Checking if the IEEE 802.11g-related Settings Work
Checking if the TCP/IP-related Settings Work
Getting Started
3. Type “ping defaultgateway”, where defaultgateway is the IP address of the default gateway of the wireless client computer, and then press Enter. If the gateway responds, go to the next step otherwise, see Appendix B, “TCP/IP Settings Problems,” to troubleshoot the problem
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Web Console Configuration
‰ Configuring TCP/IP-related Settings
‰ Configuring IEEE 802.11g-related Settings
‰ Configuring Advanced Settings
Menu Structure
Web Console Configuration
Overview
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Save, Save & Restart, and Cancel Buttons
Associated Wireless Clients
Viewing Status
Home and Refresh Buttons
Current DHCP Mappings
System Log
Link Monitor AP Client mode only
Web Console Configuration
General Operations
Specifying the Operational Mode
Web Console Configuration
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Administrative Password
Managing the Firmware
Upgrading the Firmware by HTTP
Web Console Configuration
Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by HTTP
Upgrading Firmware by TFTP
Web Console Configuration
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6. Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol
Web Console Configuration
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Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by TFTP
Web Console Configuration
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6. Choose TFTP as the Firmware management protocol
Configuring TCP/IP-related Settings
Resetting the Configuration to Factory Defaults
Addressing
Web Console Configuration
DHCP Server AP/Bridge modes only
Basic
Static DHCP Mappings
Web Console Configuration
Configuring IEEE 802.11g-related Settings
Communication
Link Integrity
Web Console Configuration
Wireless Distribution System
Association Control
AP Load Balancing
Web Console Configuration
Web Console Configuration
Sample wireless bridge network topology
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Security
Web Console Configuration
Basic
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Web Console Configuration
Behavior of the “This AP Only” wireless client isolation option
When AP 1 and AP 2 are using the “This AP Only” option, wireless traffic between STA 1 and STA 2 is blocked by AP 1, whereas wireless traffic between STA 2 and STA 3 which are associated with different APs is still allowed. If the “All APs in This Subnet” option is used as shown in the above figure, AP 1 and AP 2 communicate with each other via an inter-AP protocol to share their STA association information to block wireless traffic among all the STAs
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Web Console Configuration
y Open System. No authentication, no data encryption
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Shared Key , and Auto
MAC-Address-Based Access Control
Web Console Configuration
2. Set the Access control type to exclusive
2. Set the Access control type to inclusive
IEEE 802.1X/RADIUS AP mode only
Web Console Configuration
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Sample MAC ACL file
Web Console Configuration
Internet
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IEEE 802.1X and RADIUS
Configuring Advanced Settings
Packet Filters
Ethernet Type Filters
IP Protocol Filters
Management
TCP/UDP Port Filters
UPnP
System Log
SNMP
Web Console Configuration
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Default Settings
Setting Name
Default Value
MAC-Address-Based Access Control
Default Settings
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LAN Interface
Management
Troubleshooting
Wireless Settings Problems
TCP/IP Settings Problems
Troubleshooting
Internet
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Unknown Problems
Troubleshooting
Wireless Router/AP Browser
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y The firmware of the AP may be stuck in an incorrect state
Troubleshooting
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Regulatory Statement
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
R&TTE Compliance Statement
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
Safety
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Regulatory Statement
EU Countries Intended for Use
Technical Support and Professional Services
Service Information
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