Table of Contents

 

5.3.1 Configuring Password ................................................................................................

78

5.4

Configuring Time Setting ....................................................................................................

80

5.5

Pre-defined NTP Time Servers List .....................................................................................

82

Chapter 6

 

Wireless Configuration...........................................................................................................

83

6.1

Wireless LAN Overview .......................................................................................................

83

 

6.1.1 BSS ............................................................................................................................

83

 

6.1.2 ESS ............................................................................................................................

84

6.2

Wireless LAN Basics ...........................................................................................................

84

6.3

Quality of Service ................................................................................................................

85

 

6.3.1 WMM QoS ..................................................................................................................

85

 

6.3.1.1 WMM QoS Priorities ........................................................................

85

 

6.3.2 ATC ............................................................................................................................

85

 

6.3.3 ATC+WMM .................................................................................................................

86

 

6.3.3.1 ATC+WMM from LAN to WLAN ......................................................

86

 

6.3.3.2 ATC+WMM from WLAN to LAN ......................................................

87

 

6.3.4 Type Of Service (ToS) ................................................................................................

87

 

6.3.4.1 DiffServ ............................................................................................

87

 

6.3.4.2 DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior ..........................................................

87

 

6.3.5 ToS (Type of Service) and WMM QoS .......................................................................

88

6.4

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) .............................................................................................

88

 

6.4.1 Rapid STP ..................................................................................................................

88

 

6.4.2 STP Terminology ........................................................................................................

89

 

6.4.3 How STP Works .........................................................................................................

89

 

6.4.4 STP Port States ..........................................................................................................

90

6.5

DFS .....................................................................................................................................

90

6.6

Wireless Screen Overview ..................................................................................................

90

6.7

Configuring Wireless Settings .............................................................................................

91

 

6.7.1 Access Point Mode ....................................................................................................

91

 

6.7.2 Bridge/Repeater Mode ...............................................................................................

92

 

6.7.3 AP+Bridge Mode ........................................................................................................

96

 

6.7.4 MBSSID Mode ...........................................................................................................

97

Chapter 7

 

Wireless Security Configuration ...........................................................................................

99

7.1

Wireless Security Overview .................................................................................................

99

 

7.1.1 Encryption ..................................................................................................................

99

 

7.1.2 Restricted Access ......................................................................................................

99

 

7.1.3 Hide Identity ...............................................................................................................

99

 

7.1.4 WEP Encryption .........................................................................................................

99

7.2

802.1x Overview ................................................................................................................

100

7.3

EAP Authentication Overview ............................................................................................

100

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