User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Installation and Basic Configuration
- 3. Wireless Configuration and Security
- 4. Management
- 5. Advanced Configuration
- 6. Troubleshooting
- Basic Functioning
- You Cannot Access the Internet or the LAN from a Wireless-Capable Computer
- You Cannot Configure the Wireless Access Point from a Browser
- When You Enter a URL or IP Address a Time-Out Error Occurs
- Troubleshooting a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility
- Problems with Date and Time
- Use the Packet Capture Tool
- A. Supplemental Information
- B. Command-Line Reference
- C. Notification of Compliance
- Index
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
About the ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP360 . . . . .6
What Is In the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Key Features and Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Supported Standards and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
802.11b/g/n and 802.11a/n Standards–Based W
ireles
s Networking . . . 10
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Hardware Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Bottom Panel with Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Chapter 2 Installation and Basic Configuration
What You Need before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Gu
idelines. . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Ethernet Cabling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
LAN Configuration Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Computer Hardware Requirements
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Install and Configure the Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Connect the Wireless Access Point to Computer
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Log In to the Wireless Access Point. .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Configure Basic General System Settings and Time
Settings . . . . . . . .19
Configure IP Settings and Optional DHCP Server
Settings . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configure Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Operating Frequency (Channel) Guidelines. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Test Basic Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Mount the Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Ceiling Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Wall Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Desk Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration and Security
Wireless Data Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Before You Change the SSID, WEP, and WPA Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Configure and Enable Security Profiles . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Configure RADIUS Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51