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Chapter 6: Services Menu

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Figure 45. SNMP Configuration Window

2. Click the Enabled dialog circle to enable SNMP or the Disabled dialog 

circle to disable it. You must enable SNMP before you can configure 
the parameter settings.

3. If you enabled SNMP, configure the parameters, as needed. The fields 

in the window are described in Table 24 on page 145.

4. Click the Update button to activate and save your changes on the 

access point.

Summary of Contents for AT-TQ Series

Page 1: ...613 001867 Rev C AT TQ Series Enterprise class Wireless Access Points with 2 4GHz and 5GHz Dual band Radios Management Software User s Guide...

Page 2: ...icensed under the New BSD License Copyright c 1984 2000 by Carnegie Mellon University All rights reserved Copyright c 2002 2003 by Matt Johnston All rights reserved Copyright c 1995 by Tatu Ylonen ylo...

Page 3: ...this document without prior written notice The information provided herein is subject to change without notice In no event shall Allied Telesis Inc be liable for any incidental special indirect or co...

Page 4: ......

Page 5: ...29 Displaying Basic Information 30 Changing the Manager s Login Name and Password 32 Changing the System Name Contact and Location 33 Chapter 3 Manage Menu 35 Assigning a Static IP Address to the Acc...

Page 6: ...cess Point 118 Viewing Event Messages 120 Viewing System Event Messages 121 Configuring the Event Log 123 Configuring the Syslog Client 124 Disabling the Syslog Client 125 Viewing Neighboring Access P...

Page 7: ...cess Point Series User s Guide 7 Enabling or Disabling the Reset Button 170 Switching the Primary and Secondary Management Software Images 171 Uploading New Versions of the Management Software to the...

Page 8: ...Contents 8...

Page 9: ...Bridges 82 Figure 25 Configure MAC Filtering of Client Stations Window 84 Figure 26 Event Message for Unknown Access Points 86 Figure 27 Configure Pre Configured Rogue AP Window 87 Figure 28 Configur...

Page 10: ...ompt 152 Figure 49 Generate SSL Certificate Prompt 153 Figure 50 Disable HTTPS Server Prompt 154 Figure 51 LLDP Configuration Window 157 Figure 52 Modify How the Access Point Discovers the Time Window...

Page 11: ...cess Points in a Cluster 94 Table 12 Manage Sessions Associated with the Cluster Window 107 Table 13 Current Channel Assignments 110 Table 14 Channel Reassignment Parameters 111 Table 15 View Neighbor...

Page 12: ...List of Tables 12...

Page 13: ...er windows in the AT TQ2450 AT TQ3600 and AT TQ4600 Wireless Access Points to configure and manage the features of the units This preface contains the following sections Safety Symbols Used in this Do...

Page 14: ...aution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may re...

Page 15: ...rt tickets to learn about RMAs and to contact Allied Telesis technical experts USA and EMEA phone support Select the phone number that best fits your location and customer type Hardware warranty infor...

Page 16: ...Preface 16...

Page 17: ...s chapter contains the following sections AT TQ Series of Wireless Access Points on page 18 Features on page 19 Management Modes and Methods on page 21 Starting a Management Session on the Access Poin...

Page 18: ...ints The AT TQ Series of wireless access points consists of the AT TQ2450 AT TQ3600 and AT TQ4600 Access Points Refer to Figure 1 Figure 1 AT TQ2450 AT TQ3600 and AT TQ4600 Access Points AT TQ2450 Acc...

Page 19: ...ltiple broadcast domains DHCP client RADIUS accounting with external RADIUS server Network Time Protocol NTP client Domain name server DNS client IEEE 802 1x authentication WPA Personal and WPA Enterp...

Page 20: ...t features IEEE 802 11n ac 3x3 3ss MIMO chains Both radios in the AT TQ2450 Access Point have a data rate of 300 Mbps Both radios in the AT TQ3600 Access Point have a data rate of 450 Mbps The 2 4 and...

Page 21: ...ons They make it easy for you to configure all the parameter settings and features The access point supports both non secure HTTP and secure HTTPS management sessions The default is HTTP For instructi...

Page 22: ...using its default address 192 168 1 230 refer to Starting the Initial Management Session on the Access Point on page 23 for instructions on how to start a management session To start a management sess...

Page 23: ...nd you want to configure the access point before connecting it to your network The initial management session may also be performed while the device is connected to your network However If your networ...

Page 24: ...t accompanies your computer for instructions on how to set the IP address 3 Set the subnet mask on your computer to 255 255 255 0 4 Power on the access point 5 Start the web browser on your computer 6...

Page 25: ...ame and password are case sensitive 8 Click the Logon button Starting the Initial Management Session with a DHCP Server This procedure explains how to start the initial management session on the acces...

Page 26: ...e web browser windows The menu options are Horizontal Tabs Vertical Tabs and Dropdown Menus The Horizontal Tabs selection displays the main menu in a row near the top of the windows Clicking a menu se...

Page 27: ...Vertical Menus The Dropdown Menu option displays the main menu in a horizontal row near the top of the window Menu options are displayed vertically when you move the mouse over the options in the main...

Page 28: ...shed configuring the parameters in a management window The button is located in the bottom of the windows When you click the button the access point immediately activates your changes and saves them i...

Page 29: ...ement functions of the menu selections in the Basic Settings menu The chapter contains the following sections Displaying Basic Information on page 30 Changing the Manager s Login Name and Password on...

Page 30: ...s Firmware version number Build number Operational time To display the information select Basic Settings from the main menus to display the Provide basic settings window The information is contained i...

Page 31: ...ress from a DHCP Server to the Access Point on page 38 MAC Address Displays is the MAC address of the device and radio 1 Radio 2 has a different MAC address You may not change the MAC addresses of the...

Page 32: ...ew name Refer to Figure 6 on page 30 The name can be up to 12 alphanumeric characters The first character must be a letter It cannot be a number or special character The name is case sensitive 3 To ch...

Page 33: ...nter a new name The name can be up to 64 alphanumeric characters Spaces are allowed The default name is the model name of the access point 3 To enter the name of the person responsible for managing th...

Page 34: ...Chapter 2 Basic Settings Menu 34...

Page 35: ...e 38 Setting VLAN IDs on page 39 Enabling or Disabling Broadcast Ping Replies on page 40 Setting the Country Setting on page 41 Configuring Basic Radio Settings on page 43 Configuring the Radio Settin...

Page 36: ...r the access point obtain its IP configuration from the server refer to Assigning a Dynamic IP Address from a DHCP Server to the Access Point on page 38 Note Changing the IP address of the access poin...

Page 37: ...o reaching the subnets or networks where your management devices such as management workstations and syslog servers reside The access point can have only one default gateway and the network portion of...

Page 38: ...he Manage menu select Ethernet Settings The access point displays the Modify Ethernet Wired settings window in Figure 7 on page 36 2 From the Connection Type menu select DHCP This is the default setti...

Page 39: ...y specify only one VID 3 Click the Update button to activate and save your changes on the access point VLAN ID for Untagged Traffic The Untagged VLAN and Untagged VLAN ID fields in the Modify Ethernet...

Page 40: ...re 1 From the Manage menu select Ethernet Settings The access point displays the Modify Ethernet Wired settings window in Figure 7 on page 36 2 In the Directed Broadcast ICMP Reply field do one of the...

Page 41: ...g the country setting of the access point disables both radios Consequently this procedure is disruptive to the operations of your network if the unit is actively forwarding network traffic To set the...

Page 42: ...tings refer to Configuring Basic Radio Settings on page 43 and Configuring the Radio Settings on page 47 This procedure does not require clicking the Update button You must now reboot the access point...

Page 43: ...When you change a radio parameter in the Modify wireless settings window the change is reflected in the Modify radios settings window So you could enable a radio here and perhaps select the channel a...

Page 44: ...d country The modes for the 2 4 GHz radio are listed here IEEE 802 11b g The access point accepts only 802 11b and 802 11g clients IEEE 802 11b g n The access point accepts 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11n...

Page 45: ...s operating at 5 GHz Channel Specifies the channel for the radio in the access point The number of available channels varies by radio mode and country Here are the guidelines At the Auto setting the a...

Page 46: ...th each other but does allow them to communicate with clients in other VAPs and with the wired LAN The feature is disabled when the dialog box is empty and enabled when the dialog box has a check mark...

Page 47: ...ull down menu select a radio Options 1 and 2 are the 2 4 and 5 GHz radios respectively The default is radio 1 You can configure only one radio at a time 3 To activate a radio click the On dialog circl...

Page 48: ...Chapter 3 Manage Menu 48 Figure 9 Modify Radio Settings Window...

Page 49: ...efault setting for the 2 4 GHz radio 2 4 GHz IEEE 802 11n The access point accepts 802 11n clients operating at 2 4 GHz The modes for the 5 GHz radio in the AT TQ2450 and AT TQ3600 access points are l...

Page 50: ...t selects the channel with the least traffic This is the default setting You can set the channel manually using the Channel pull down menu The Auto selection is not available when the cluster feature...

Page 51: ...og box enables the feature Removing the check mark from the dialog box disables the feature This is the default setting The access point runs the channel selection process every 24 hours but only if t...

Page 52: ...y channel This channel is used by 802 11n or 802 11ac clients that support only a 20 or 40 MHz channel bandwidth and for legacy clients The other half of the channel is designated as the Secondary cha...

Page 53: ...m 800 nanoseconds defined in the a and g standards to 400 nanoseconds This may provide up to a 10 improvement in data throughput The selections are described here Yes The access point uses a 400 ns gu...

Page 54: ...4 GHz band This selection does not apply to radio 2 because it operates in the a band 5 GHz band and always includes the country code in its beacons as specified in the 802 11h standard The settings a...

Page 55: ...ection does not prevent clients from associating with the access point Beacon Interval Specifies the time interval in milliseconds for transmissions of beacon frames The access point transmits beacon...

Page 56: ...Send RTS and Clear to Send CTS handshake The range is 0 to 2347 octets You may use this parameter to control the use of RTS CTS handshakes when the access point transmits MPDUs The access point uses t...

Page 57: ...of the access point At the default Auto setting the multicast transmission rate is fixed to the minimum rate in the Legacy Rate Sets setting The value is in Mbps Legacy Rate Sets Specifies the suppor...

Page 58: ...sabled The Rate Limit parameter defines the maximum number of broadcast and multicast packets per second of the access point The parameter has a range of 1 to 50 packets per second The default is 50 p...

Page 59: ...erprise WPA and Personal WPA The VAPs of a radio can have different security methods VAPs can have the same or different VLAN IDs The access point does not forward traffic on disabled VAPs To configur...

Page 60: ...e the guidelines A VAP must have a name A name can be from 1 to 32 characters Spaces are allowed You may assign the same name to more than one VAP 6 Click the Broadcast SSID dialog box to either enabl...

Page 61: ...u and select Enabled To disable MAC address filtering select Disabled the default setting For instructions on how to configure the filter refer to Configuring the MAC Address Filter on page 83 9 Click...

Page 62: ...Windows clients The clients and VAPs must use the same authentication method This security is only supported in the IEEE 802 11b g and 802 11a modes The IEEE 802 1x security parameters are shown in F...

Page 63: ...ame accounting port number The default is 1813 Enable RADIUS Accounting Enable or disable RADIUS accounting by clicking the dialog box The feature is enable when the dialog box has a check mark and di...

Page 64: ...ssion unicast key for the clients of the VAP The range is 0 to 86400 seconds The default is 0 seconds The value 0 disables the refresh rate so that the unicast key is not refreshed Table 4 IEEE 802 1x...

Page 65: ...An ASCII key may contain upper and lower characters and the numbers 0 to 9 An ASCII key is case sensitive The key length of 64 bits requires five ASCII characters The key length of 128 bits requires 1...

Page 66: ...VAP still must have the correct WEP key to encrypt and decrypt the traffic they exchange with the access point Shared Key Clients must have the correct WEP key to connect with the access point Client...

Page 67: ...AT TQ Wireless Access Point Series User s Guide 67 WPA Enterprise The WPA Enterprise security parameters are shown in Figure 13 and defined in Table 6 on page 68 Figure 13 WPA Enterprise for VAPs...

Page 68: ...as WPA2 clients and you want the access point to share the pre authentication packets from the clients with other access points This can speed up authentication for roaming clients who connect to mult...

Page 69: ...y servers the units must be using the same port number The default is 1812 RADIUS Accounting Port Range 0 65535 Enter the RADIUS accounting port number of the RADIUS server If you entered IP addresses...

Page 70: ...ge 0 86400 Specify the refresh interval rate for the session unicast keys The range is 0 to 86400 seconds The value 0 prevents the keys from being refreshed Table 6 WPA Enterprise Continued Field Desc...

Page 71: ...must have one of the following A valid TKIP key A valid CCMP AES key Key Enter a shared secret key of 8 to 63 alphanumeric characters The key can include special characters Broadcast Key Refresh Rate...

Page 72: ...WDS Bridge Used to Connect LAN Segments You might also use the feature to extend a network into areas where Ethernet cable installation would be impractical or expensive In Figure 16 access point B is...

Page 73: ...ireless connections of the access points in a WDS bridge must not form a loop For instance Figure 18 is an invalid loop configuration of three access points Figure 18 Invalid Loop Configuration of Acc...

Page 74: ...rea where the access point is installed Radio Channel When access points are operating in close proximity to each other such that there is an overlap in coverage the usual practice is to set the radio...

Page 75: ...ons have designated as DFS channels If an access point detects a radar signal on its current 5 GHz channel and if the channel is designated as a DFS channel it immediately marks the channel as unusabl...

Page 76: ...in the wireless links between the access points The wireless access points in a WDS bridge must be the same model A WDS bridge cannot have combinations of AT TQ2450 AT TQ3600 and AT TQ4600 Access Poi...

Page 77: ...47 3 Manually set the radio channel to the common channel for the WDS bridge You may use any available channel for the bridge but the devices must use the same channel You may not use the Auto settin...

Page 78: ...f the WDS bridge Afterwards start a management session on one of the access points and perform the next procedure Configuring the WDS Bridge To configure the WDS bridge settings perform the following...

Page 79: ...responding radio is disabled If the fields are deactivated refer to Configuring Basic Radio Settings on page 43 or Configuring the Radio Settings on page 47 for instructions on how to enable the radio...

Page 80: ...ter configuring the encryption settings click the Update button to activate and save your changes on the access point 8 Log off to end your management session on the access point 9 Start a management...

Page 81: ...ey An ASCII key may contain upper and lower characters and the numbers 0 to 9 An ASCII key is case sensitive The key length of 64 bits requires five ASCII characters The key length of 128 bits require...

Page 82: ...nter a name for the new WDS link The SSID should be different from all the other SSIDs in the network You must enter the same SSID on both access points of the bridge The SSID can be up to 32 alphanum...

Page 83: ...nd accepts requests from all other clients Here are the guidelines to the MAC address filter The access point has only one MAC address filter You may activate or deactivate the filter on the individua...

Page 84: ...eject association requests from the wireless clients whose MAC addresses you enter in the filter and to accept association requests from all other clients 3 To enter the MAC addresses of the clients u...

Page 85: ...ctivate filtering on the individual VAPs For further information on the window refer to Configuring Virtual Access Points on page 59 8 Click the Update button in the window to activate and save your c...

Page 86: ...log server on your network and you need to configure the syslog client on the access point as explained in Configuring the Syslog Client on page 124 You need to know the MAC addresses of known neighbo...

Page 87: ...ng event messages for both radios enable both options Note You cannot configure the feature parameters until you enable at least one of the access point detections 3 Use the Rogue AP Interval pull dow...

Page 88: ...he message to the syslog server The access point repeats the test at the next time interval Disabling Event Messages for Unknown Access Points To stop the access point from generating event messages w...

Page 89: ...erver in the controller client There are two ways to configure the controller agent You can use the Configure Managed Access Port Parameters window to enter the IP address of the management workstatio...

Page 90: ...e IP port The range is 1 to 65000 The default is 57775 for the range 57775 to 57784 You must assign the same value to the root and satellite access points You must also enter the same value on the con...

Page 91: ...he controller Leave this field blank if you are configuring the root access point The root device gets the password from the controller 11 Click the Update button to activate your changes and save the...

Page 92: ...nterrupted This is because the access point does not allow you to manage it with a web browser or SNMP while it has a link to the controller Here are two ways to interrupt the link between the device...

Page 93: ...lanning a Cluster on page 101 Creating or Adding Access Points to a Cluster on page 102 Managing the Access Points of a Cluster on page 105 Removing an Access Point from a Cluster on page 106 Viewing...

Page 94: ...cally sent to the other access points in the same cluster In contrast changes to non shared parameters are not communicated to the other members of the cluster Consequently the access points of the cl...

Page 95: ...latory Mode Protection Fragmentation Threshold RTS Threshold Fixed Multicast Rate Rate Sets MCS Data Rate Settings Broadcast Multicast Rate Limiting Rate Limit Rate Limit Burst Channel Eligible Channe...

Page 96: ...ost Relay Port Persistence Severity Depth Event Messages are not shared among the units of the cluster and have to be viewed from individual management sessions of the units Transmit Receive None Stat...

Page 97: ...ss Points of the Cluster on page 113 Managed AP DHCP None The IP addresses of devices with the AT UWC Unified Wireless Controller program are not shared by the access points You have to configure this...

Page 98: ...System Community name for traps Trap type to send Hostname or IP address None LED None LED On or Off HTTP HTTPS None HTTPS Server Status HTTP Server Status HTTP Port Generate SSL Certificate Maximum S...

Page 99: ...net or network and the network portions of their IP addresses have to be the same The access point searches for other access points of the cluster using the LAN port but not the radios Consequently th...

Page 100: ...atures on the access points The cluster feature on the AT TQ Access Point Series is not compatible with similar features on products from Allied Telesis or other companies The Country setting must be...

Page 101: ...ngs of the first unit on which you activate the cluster feature Now assume that you already configured the parameters of one of the units A and you want the other two units B and C to have the same co...

Page 102: ...other units in the cluster If it does not find any access points in its cluster it retains its current settings Note You cannot configure the Location and Cluster Name fields in the window while clust...

Page 103: ...cess point 5 Click the Start Clustering button to start the clustering feature on the access point At this point the access point queries the network on the LAN port for a cluster of the same name as...

Page 104: ...w make to the shared parameter settings of the access point are transferred to the other units in the cluster 8 To end your management session of the cluster click Log Off in the upper right corner of...

Page 105: ...ster menu The access point displays the Manage access points in the cluster window shown in Figure 29 on page 102 4 From the list of access points in the window click the IP address of the unit you wa...

Page 106: ...ct Access Points from the Cluster menu The access point displays the Manage access points in the cluster window shown in Figure 29 on page 102 3 Click the Stop Clustering button The access point is no...

Page 107: ...uded in the table Figure 31 Manage Sessions Associated with the Cluster Window The columns in the table are defined in Table 12 Table 12 Manage Sessions Associated with the Cluster Window Column Descr...

Page 108: ...of the signal received by the wireless client from the access point The signal is a value from 0 to 100 and is based on Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI Rx Total Displays the total number of pa...

Page 109: ...and configuring automatic channel assignments are shared procedures for the access points of a cluster Configuring the feature on one unit configures it on all units Enabling Automatic Channel Assign...

Page 110: ...IP Address Displays the IP address of the access point Radio Displays the MAC address of the radio Band Displays the radio band that the access point is broadcasting on Channel Displays the current c...

Page 111: ...o unlock the channels of the radios click the dialog box to remove the check mark The dialog boxes are displayed in the Current Channel Assignments table only when automatic channel assignment is enab...

Page 112: ...he access points of the cluster Disabling it on one unit disables it on all units 1 Select Channel Management settings from the Cluster menu The access point displays the Automatically manage channel...

Page 113: ...s and cluster locations of the radios in the access points of the cluster A radio has to be both enabled and active to be included in the row Radios that are disabled or enabled but not active are not...

Page 114: ...Figure 35 The columns are described in Table 16 on page 115 Figure 35 Neighbor Details Table 15 View Neighboring Access Points Window Color Description Dark blue bar A dark blue bar with a high numbe...

Page 115: ...e access point or VAP MAC Address Displays the MAC address of a remote radio Channel Displays the radio channel Rate Displays the rate of transmission Mbps Signal Displays the signal strength dB Beaco...

Page 116: ...Chapter 4 Cluster Menu 116...

Page 117: ...s the following sections Viewing the Associated Clients of an Access Point on page 118 Viewing Event Messages on page 120 Viewing Neighboring Access Points on page 126 Displaying the IP Addresses of A...

Page 118: ...ure 36 Figure 36 View List of Currently Associated Client Stations The columns in the window are described in Table 17 Table 17 View List of Currently Associated Client Stations Window Column Descript...

Page 119: ...t Drop Packets Displays the number of packets the access point has dropped after receiving them from a client Drop Bytes Displays the number of packet bytes the access point has received and dropped T...

Page 120: ...a variety of events such as authentications of 802 1x wireless users and hardware or software problems are divided by severity into the following categories 0 Emergency 1 Alert 2 Critical 3 Error 4 W...

Page 121: ...os and LAN port Kernel event messages are generated by the main component of the management software and generally reflect error conditions such as dropped frames Unlike system messages kernel message...

Page 122: ...olumns in the table are described in Table 18 The table has two buttons Refresh You may use this button to update the table with the latest messages Table 18 Event Messages Table Field Description Tim...

Page 123: ...ter To stop the access point from storing messages in non volatile memory click the Disabled dialog circle Note Event messages should only be stored in non volatile memory for short periods of time su...

Page 124: ...access point displays the View events generated by this access point window Refer to Figure 37 on page 122 2 In the Options section of the window use the Severity pull down menu to select the severit...

Page 125: ...anges on the access point At this point the access point begins to transmit system and kernel messages to the designated syslog server Only new messages are sent The device does not transmit any syste...

Page 126: ...oring Access Points Window You may use the AP Detection for Radio options in the window to configure the table to display the neighboring access points discovered on one or both radios Use the Update...

Page 127: ...t Basic Service Set IBSS SSID Displays the Service Set Identifier SSID of the neighboring access point Privacy Displays whether the neighboring access point has security On The neighboring access poin...

Page 128: ...ighboring access point since it was discovered Last Beacon Displays the date and time of the most recent beacon from the neighboring access point Rates Displays the supported and basic advertised rate...

Page 129: ...y the IP addresses or domain names of the management program in option 43 the DHCP server supplies the information to the access point when the unit initially queries the server for its IP address whe...

Page 130: ...s The second table labeled Transmit displays the number of packets and bytes transmitted by the LAN port and radios The third table labelled Receive displays the number of packets and bytes received b...

Page 131: ...isplays the status of the interfaces The possible states are listed here LAN Up The LAN port has a valid connection to a port on a network device LAN Down The LAN port does not have a valid connection...

Page 132: ...otal number of packets the interfaces have transmitted Total bytes Displays the total number of bytes the interfaces have transmitted The values do not include the amount of padding for packets below...

Page 133: ...ace Displays the access point interfaces Total packets Displays the total number of packets the interfaces have received Total bytes Displays the total number of bytes the interfaces have received Tot...

Page 134: ...configure the settings click Edit to display the Modify Ethernet Wired settings window shown in Figure 7 on page 36 and explained in Assigning a Static IP Address to the Access Point on page 36 and A...

Page 135: ...abling or Disabling the LEDs on page 150 Configuring the HTTP Server on page 151 Configuring the HTTPS Server on page 153 Configuring the Maximum Number of Active Management Sessions on page 155 Confi...

Page 136: ...nced Distributed Channel Access EDCA Parameters table controls the four queues that store ingress traffic the access point receives from the clients To configure the QoS settings for the radios perfor...

Page 137: ...AT TQ Wireless Access Point Series User s Guide 137 Figure 44 Modify QoS Queue Parameters...

Page 138: ...Data 3 Background Lowest priority queue with high throughput This queue is used for bulk data that requires maximum throughput and is not time sensitive such as FTP packets AIFS InterFrame Space Speci...

Page 139: ...ntinues until either the data frame is sent or the maximum contention size is reached Once the maximum contention window is reached retries continue until a maximum number of retries is reached Valid...

Page 140: ...a check mark and disabled when the dialog box is empty The default setting is enabled Station EDCA Parameters Queue Specifies the four ingress queues Data 0 Voice High priority queue with minimum dela...

Page 141: ...the upper limit in milliseconds of a range from which the access point determines the initial random backoff wait time The first random number the access point generates will be between 0 and this nu...

Page 142: ...in 32 milliseconds periods that a WME client has the right to initiate transmission to the access point The TXOP Limit maximum value is 2047 Other QoS Settings No Acknowledgement Controls whether the...

Page 143: ...support SNMPv3 The access point can have only one read only community string and one read write string The MIB for the product is available from the Allied Telesis web site The unit must have an IP ad...

Page 144: ...or the Disabled dialog circle to disable it You must enable SNMP before you can configure the parameter settings 3 If you enabled SNMP configure the parameters as needed The fields in the window are d...

Page 145: ...ttings on the access point When you click the option the options in the window are deactivated and cannot be configured This is the default setting Read only community name Use this parameter to speci...

Page 146: ...d write community string to change the parameter settings If you click this option the read write community string acts as a read only community string giving you two read only strings on the access p...

Page 147: ...MP applies to both read only and read write community strings Disabled Check this option to disable this feature and permit any workstation to manage the unit with SNMP This is the default setting Hos...

Page 148: ...e this field to specify the community name the access point should use to transmit traps Trap type to send Use these options to specify which traps the access point should transmit The options are des...

Page 149: ...sing RADIUS RADIUS Authentication Fail This trap is sent when a wireless client fails to log on successfully using RADIUS Hostname or IP address Specify the SNMP trap receivers to receive traps from t...

Page 150: ...evice The default setting for the LEDs is on To turn the LEDs on or off perform the following procedure 1 From the Services menu select LED The unit displays the Control LEDs window shown in Figure 46...

Page 151: ...S Server on page 153 The default setting for the HTTP server is enabled Enabling the HTTP Server To activate the HTTP server perform the following procedure 1 From the Services menu select HTTP HTTPS...

Page 152: ...ssion The default is five minutes The maximum number of active sessions does not apply to SNMP If you disable HTTP without configuring HTTPS or SNMP you cannot manage the access point Your only altern...

Page 153: ...point displays the Configure Web Server Settings window Refer to Figure 47 on page 151 2 Click the dialog box for the Generate SSL Certificate field The prompt in Figure 49 on page 153 is displayed F...

Page 154: ...with HTTPS interrupts your management session You may use HTTP or SNMP to continue managing the device If the maximum number of active sessions is set to 1 the default value you may have to wait unti...

Page 155: ...will be managed by more than one person The maximum number of active management sessions applies to HTTP and HTTPS sessions It does not apply to SNMP To configure the maximum number of active manageme...

Page 156: ...omatically A session is considered inactive if there is no management activity for the duration of the timer The default setting for the timer is five minutes To configure the management session timer...

Page 157: ...tion in the Services menu displays the LLDP Configuration window shown in Figure 51 The window is not supported at this time Allied Telesis recommends leaving the parameters at their default settings...

Page 158: ...perform the following procedure 1 From the Services menu select NTP The access point displays the Modify How the Access Point Discovers the Time window 2 Click the Manually dialog circle for the Set...

Page 159: ...Savings Time Fields If the area does not observe Daylight Savings time leave the dialog box empty and go to step 10 7 Use the pull down menus in DST Start to set the date and time for the start of Day...

Page 160: ...n IP address The access point must also have a default gateway address if the SNTP server is on a different subnet or network The default gateway must specify the first router hop to the subnet or net...

Page 161: ...Universal Time UTC the access point uses the time zone parameter to determine its UTC offset which is the number of hours its location is ahead or behind UTC It adjusts the time accordingly 6 If the...

Page 162: ...Chapter 6 Services Menu 162...

Page 163: ...ccess Point on page 164 Downloading the Configuration from the Access Point to Your Computer on page 167 Restoring a Configuration to the Access Point on page 168 Rebooting the Access Point on page 16...

Page 164: ...ess is deleted and the DHCP client is activated If the device does not receive a response from a DHCP server on the LAN port it uses the default IP address 192 168 1 230 Note The access point stops fo...

Page 165: ...nage this Access Point s Configuration Window 2 Click the Reset button in the To Restore the Factory Default Configuration section of the window The device displays a confirmation prompt 3 Click OK to...

Page 166: ...enance Menu 166 4 If you click OK wait one minute for the device to reset and then establish a new management session For instructions refer to Starting the Initial Management Session on the Access Po...

Page 167: ...u may not edit a configuration file with a text editor This procedure does not interrupt the operations of the access point To download the configuration of the access point as a file to your manageme...

Page 168: ...curring among the devices You may not edit a configuration file with a text editor Note The access point resets when you restore a configuration It does not forward network traffic for one minute whil...

Page 169: ...ccess point perform the following procedure 1 From the Maintenance menu select Configuration The access point displays the Manage this Access Point s Configuration window in Figure 55 on page 165 2 Cl...

Page 170: ...the operations of your wireless network Note If you disable the Reset button and forget the manager account password you will not be able to manage the unit with the web browser interface To enable or...

Page 171: ...mary again and switches to the secondary image again if it cannot load the primary image If this problem keeps occurring you can instruct the access point to switch the images so that the secondary im...

Page 172: ...confirmation prompt 3 Click OK to continue with the procedure or Cancel to cancel it If you click OK the access point begins the process of switching the images Caution The unit does not forward netw...

Page 173: ...mages refer to Switching the Primary and Secondary Management Software Images on page 171 When you update the firmware on the access point with a newer version Allied Telesis recommends installing the...

Page 174: ...el the procedure The access point performs the following tasks during the upgrade procedure Overwrites its secondary image with its current primary image Uploads the new image from your computer or ne...

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