Wireless
Client
Requirements
D-Link
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
November
2011
Page
17
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
Wireless
Client
Requirements
The
UAP
provides
wireless
access
to
any
client
with
a
properly
configured
Wi
‐
Fi
client
adapter
for
the
802.11
mode
in
which
the
access
point
is
running.
The
UAP
supports
multiple
client
operating
systems.
Clients
can
be
laptop
or
desktop
computers,
personal
digital
assistants
(PDAs),
or
any
other
hand
‐
held,
portable
or
stationary
device
equipped
with
a
Wi
‐
Fi
adapter
and
supporting
drivers.
To
connect
to
the
access
point,
wireless
clients
need
the
software
and
hardware
described
in
the
following
table.
Dynamic
and
Static
IP
Addressing
on
the
AP
When
you
power
on
the
access
point,
the
built
‐
in
DHCP
client
searches
for
a
DHCP
server
on
the
network
in
order
to
obtain
an
IP
Address
and
other
network
information.
If
the
AP
does
not
find
a
DHCP
server
on
the
network,
the
AP
continues
to
use
its
default
Static
IP
Address
(10.90.90.91)
until
you
re
‐
assign
it
a
new
static
IP
address
(and
specify
a
static
IP
addressing
policy)
or
until
the
AP
successfully
receives
network
information
from
a
DHCP
server.
To
change
the
connection
type
and
assign
a
static
IP
address
by
using
the
CLI,
see
“Configuring
the
Ethernet
Settings”
on
page
25
or,
by
using
the
Web
UI,
see
“Ethernet
Settings”
on
page
51
.
Table
3:
Requirements
for
Wireless
Clients
Required
Component
Description
Wi
‐
Fi
Client
Adapter
Portable
or
built
‐
in
Wi
‐
Fi
client
adapter
that
supports
one
or
more
of
the
IEEE
802.11
modes
in
which
you
plan
to
run
the
access
point.
Wireless
Client
Software Client
software,
such
as
Microsoft
Windows
Supplicant,
configured
to
associate
with
the
UAP.
Client
Security
Settings
Security
should
be
disabled
on
the
client
used
to
do
initial
configuration
of
the
access
point.
If
the
Security
mode
on
the
access
point
is
set
to
anything
other
than
plain
text,
wireless
clients
will
need
to
set
a
profile
to
the
authentication
mode
used
by
the
access
point
and
provide
a
valid
username
and
password,
certificate,
or
similar
user
identity
proof.
Security
modes
are
Static
WEP
,
IEEE
802.1X,
WPA
with
RADIUS
server,
and
WPA
‐
PSK
.
For
information
about
configuring
security
on
the
access
point,
see
“Virtual
Access
Point
Settings”
on
page
70
.
Caution!
If
you
do
not
have
a
DHCP
server
on
your
internal
network,
and
do
not
plan
to
use
one,
the
first
thing
you
must
do
after
powering
on
the
access
point
is
change
the
connection
type
from
DHCP
to
static
IP.
You
can
either
assign
a
new
static
IP
address
to
the
AP
or
continue
using
the
default
address.
We
recommend
assigning
a
new
static
IP
address
so
that
if
you
bring
up
another
WLAN
AP
on
the
same
network,
the
IP
address
for
each
AP
will
be
unique.
