User guide

System Configuration
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• IP Default Gateway – The IP address of the gateway router between the access
point and management stations that exist on other network segments.
• HTTP Server – The status of the web management server.
• HTTP Server Port – The TCP port used by the web management server.
• Version – The version number of the current access point software.
Wireless VAP 1/2 Configuration – The AP Wireless Configuration table displays
the wireless interface settings listed below.
•Status – The status of the Configuration.
• SSID – The service set identifier for this wireless group.
• Channel – The radio channel through which the access point communicates with
wireless clients.
• Encryption – The key size used for data encryption.
• Authentication Type – Shows if open system or shared key authentication is
used.
• Multicast Cipher – The encryption used for broadcast and multicast data.
Client
The client information page displays details on wireless devices currently associated
to the access point. The displayed settings are for status information only and are
not configurable on this page.
Figure 4-3. Client Information
The displayed items on this page can be described as follows:
• Station Address – The MAC address of the wireless client.
• Authenticated – Shows if the client has been authenticated. The two basic
methods of authentication supported for 802.11 wireless networks are “open
system” and “shared key.” Open-system authentication accepts any client
attempting to connect to the access point without verifying its identity. The
shared-key approach uses Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) to verify client identity
by distributing a shared key to clients before attempting authentication.