User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation and Configuration
- Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines
- Understanding WNAP320 Wireless Security Options
- Installing theWireless Access Point
- Deploying the ProSafe Wireless Access Point
- Mounting the ProSafe Wireless Access Point Using the Wall Mount Kit (Optional)
- Setting Basic IP Options
- Configuring Wireless Settings
- Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity
- Understanding Security Profiles
- 3. Management
- Remote Management
- Remote Console
- Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Software
- Configuration File Management
- Restoring the WNAP320 to the Factory Default Settings
- Changing the Administrator Password
- Enabling the Syslog Server
- Using Activity Log Information
- Viewing General Summary Information
- Viewing Network Traffic Statistics
- Viewing Available Wireless Station Statistics
- Enabling Rogue AP Detection
- Viewing and Saving AP Lists
- 4. Advanced Configuration
- 5. Troubleshooting and Debugging
- No lights are lit on the product family.
- No lights are lit on the access point.
- The Wireless LAN LED does not light up.
- The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up.
- The Ethernet LAN LED is not lit.
- I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless-capable computer.
- I cannot connect to the WNAP320 to configure it.
- When I enter a URL or IP address, I get a time-out error.
- Using the Restore Factory Settings Button to Restore Default Settings
- A.
- A. Supplemental Information
- C. Compliance Notification
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ProSafe Wireless-N Access Point WNAP320 Reference Manual
• All access points must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP addresses
must be in the same network.
• If you are using DHCP, all of the access points should be set to Obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP Client) in the IP address source portion of the Basic Settings
screen.
• All ProSafe Wireless Access Points use the same SSID, channel, authentication
mode, if any, and encryption.
• All point-to-point access points must have the AP2 MAC address in their Remote AP
MAC Address fields.
4. Verify connectivity across the LANs.
• A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share
files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN
segments.
• Wireless stations will be able to connect to the ProSafe Wireless Access Points in the
previous illustration. If you require wireless stations to access any LAN segment, you
can add additional access points configured in wireless bridge mode to any LAN
segment.
5. Click Apply to save your settings.
Note: You can extend this multi-point bridging by adding additional
WNAP320s configured in Point-to-Point Bridge mode for each
additional LAN segment. Furthermore, you can extend the range of
Configuring the WNAP320 as a Wireless Repeater
To configure the WNAP320 as a wireless repeater as shown in Figure 10, :
1. Select Configuration > Wireless Bridge > Bridging and Repeating. The Bridging
and Repeating screen displays.
2. Configure the operating mode of the access points.
• Configure WNAP320 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Repeater mode with the remote
MAC address of AP2.
• Configure WNAP320 (AP2) in Repeater mode with MAC addresses of AP1 and AP3.
• Configure the WNAP320 (AP3) in Repeater mode with the remote MAC address of
AP2.