Installation and Initialization

 

AP-700 User Guide

 

Prerequisites

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The LED indicators exhibit the following behavior:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Indication

Power

Wireless Interface

Ethernet

 

 

 

 

(802.11a/b/g radio)

 

 

 

Solid Green

AP image running.

Wireless interface is preparing

Ethernet interface is connected

 

 

 

 

for use.

at 100 Mbps with no traffic.

 

 

Blinking Green

n/a

Wireless interface is transmitting

Ethernet interface is connected

 

 

 

 

or receiving wireless packets.

at 100 Mbps with traffic.

 

 

Solid Amber

The Bootloader is loading the

n/a

Ethernet interface is connected

 

 

 

application software.

 

at 10 Mbps with no traffic.

 

 

Blinking Amber

The AP is reloading.

n/a

The Ethernet interface is

 

 

 

 

 

connected at 10 Mbps with

 

 

 

 

 

traffic.

 

 

Solid Red

Power On Self Test (POST)

n/a

n/a

 

 

 

running.

 

 

 

 

Blinking Red

Rebooting.

n/a

n/a

 

Prerequisites

Before installing an AP-700, 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.

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