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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1.
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 5
1-1 O
VERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................................................
5
1-2 K
EY
F
EATURES ..............................................................................................................................................................
6
1-3 W
ARNINGS ......................................................................................................................................................................
8
1-4 S
YSTEM
R
EQUIREMENTS ..........................................................................................................................................
10
1-5 H
ARDWARE
D
ESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................................
11
1-6 H
ARDWARE
I
NSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................
14
CHAPTER 2.
ANTENNA AND RF TUTORIAL ..................................................................................... 17
CHAPTER 3.
BASIC INSTALLATION AND SECURITY..................................................................... 24
3-1 D
EFAULT
F
ACTORY
S
ETTINGS ................................................................................................................................
24
3-2 W
IRELESS
S
ECURITY
O
PTIONS ..............................................................................................................................
25
3-3 I
NSTALLING THE RADIO AS AN
AP (A
CCESS
P
OINT) ...........................................................................................
26
CHAPTER 4.
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................. 28
4-1 I
NFORMATION ..............................................................................................................................................................
28
4-2 C
ONNECTION ...............................................................................................................................................................
30
CHAPTER 5.
ADDED FUNCTIONALITIES .......................................................................................... 32
5-1 T
IME
S
ERVER ..............................................................................................................................................................
32
5-2 B
RIDGE
/R
OUTER
M
ODE ...........................................................................................................................................
33
5-3 A
NY
IP ...............................................................................................................................................
34
5-4 U
NDERSTANDING
RADIUS S
ETTINGS .................................................................................................................
35
5-5 HTTP
R
EDIRECT .......................................................................................................................................................
36
5-6 F
IREWALL
M
ANAGEMENT...................................................................................................................................................
37
5-7 V
IRTUAL
S
ERVER .......................................................................................................................................................
39
CHAPTER 6.
WIRELESS SETUP .......................................................................................................... 41
6-1 B
ASIC
S
ETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................................
41
6-2 VAP / VLAN S
ETTINGS ...................................................................................................................................................
42
6-3 U
NDERSTANDING
WEP/WPA S
ECURITY
O
PTIONS ..........................................................................................
45
6-4 A
CCESS
C
ONTROL ..............................................................................................................................................................
48
6-5 WDS M
ODE ........................................................................................................................................................................
48
6-6 S
MART
WDS ......................................................................................................................................
49
6-7 A
DVANCED
S
ETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................................
49
CHAPTER 7.
MANAGING AND TESTING YOUR AP ........................................................................ 52
7-1 S
ITE
S
URVEY ..............................................................................................................................................................
52
7-2 L
INK
T
EST ....................................................................................................................................................................
53
CHAPTER 8. MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 54
8-1 C
HANGE
P
ASSWORD .................................................................................................................................................
54
8-2 R
EMOTE
M
ANAGEMENT .....................................................................................................................................................
55
8-3 U
PGRADE
F
IRMWARE ................................................................................................................................................
58
8-4 B
ACKUP
/ R
ESTORE
S
ETTINGS ...............................................................................................................................
59
8-5 E
VENT
L
OG .................................................................................................................................................................
60
8-6 R
EBOOT
AP ........................................................................................................................................
61
CHAPTER 9.
TROUBLESHOOTING ..................................................................................................... 62
9-1 G
ENERAL
D
ESCRIPTIONS .........................................................................................................................................
62
9-2 C
ONNECTION
I
SSUES ................................................................................................................................................
63
9-3 C
ONFIGURATION
I
SSUES ..........................................................................................................................................
64
9-4 C
OMMUNICATION
I
SSUES .........................................................................................................................................
64