Proxim AP-4000 manual General Prerequisites

Installation and Initialization AP-4000 Series User Guide

Prerequisites

Prerequisites

General Prerequisites

Before installing an AP-4000/4000M/4900M, you need to gather certain network information. The following table identifies the information you need.

Network Name (SSID of the	You must assign the Access Point a Network Name before wireless users can
wireless cards)	communicate with it. The clients also need the same Network Name. This is not the
	same as the System Name, which applies only to the Access Point. The network
	administrator typically provides the Network Name.
AP’s IP Address	If you do not have a DHCP server on your network, then you need to assign the
	Access Point an IP address that is valid on your network.
HTTP Password	Each Access Point requires a read/write password to access the web interface. The
	default password is “public”.
CLI Password	Each Access Point requires a read/write password to access the CLI interface. The
	default password is “public”.
SNMP Read Password	Each Access Point requires a password to allow get requests from an SNMP
	manager. The default password is “public”.
SNMP Read-Write Password	Each Access Point requires a password to allow get and set requests from an SNMP
	manager. The default password is “public”.
SNMPv3 Authentication	If Secure Management is enabled, each Access Point requires a password for sending
Password	authenticated SNMPv3 messages. The default password is “public”. The default
	SNMPv3 username is administrator, with SHA authentication, and DES privacy
	protocol.
SNMPv3 Privacy Password	If Secure Management is enabled, each Access Point requires a password when
	sending encrypted SNMPv3 data. The default password is “public”.
Security Settings	You need to determine what security features you will enable on the Access Point.
Authentication Method	A primary authentication server may be configured; a backup authentication server is
	optional. The network administrator typically provides this information.
Authentication Server Shared	This is a password shared between the Access Point and the RADIUS authentication
Secret	server (so both passwords must be the same), and is typically provided by the network
	administrator.
Authentication Server	This is a port number (default is 1812) and is typically provided by the network
Authentication Port	administrator.
Client IP Address Pool	The Access Point can automatically provide IP addresses to clients as they sign on.
Allocation Scheme	The network administrator typically provides the IP Pool range.
DNS Server IP Address	The network administrator typically provides this IP Address.
Gateway IP Address and	The gateway IP address and subnet mask of the network environment where the
Subnet Mask	Access Point is deployed.

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