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Introduction

Rear Panel of the Access Point (AP)

The port to which an uplink network cable
is connected is located on the rear panel
of the Access Point. The power is supplied
via twisted pair cable (Power over Ethernet
standard IEEE 802.3af).

Front panel of the Access Point

LED (PWR):

The power LED lights when the

Access Point is powered on.

LED (WLAN):

The LED blinks when the

radio is activated.

Reset button:

This button has two uses:

• A short press reboots the AP
• A long press (more than 5 seconds) resets
the AP (to factory defaults)

Summary of Contents for 802.11a

Page 1: ...Dual band Access Point 802 11a b g n www legrand fr USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...1 14 RADIO SETTINGS p 19 1 15 WIRELESS NETWORKS p 21 1 15 1 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY Open p 24 1 15 2 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY Static WEP p 25 1 15 3 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY WEP with 802 1x p 26 1 15 4 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY Static WPA p 27 1 15 5 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY Static WPA with 802 1x p 28 1 15 6 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY Static WPA2 p 29 1 15 7 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY WPA2 wit...

Page 3: ...r is supplied via twisted pair cable Power over Ethernet standard IEEE 802 3af Front panel of the Access Point LED PWR The power LED lights when the Access Point is powered on LED WLAN The LED blinks when the radio is activated Reset button This button has two uses A short press reboots the AP A long press more than 5 seconds resets the AP to factory defaults ...

Page 4: ...hen Next until the installation is complete UPnP is now activated on your computer When you click on the Network Neighbourhood icon on your desktop Click on Start Click on Computer Click on Network A window opens displaying the Legrand AP detected using UPnP Double click on one of the Access Points to access the web configuration interface 2 If your computer is operating with another version of Wi...

Page 5: ... with the one previously configured 1 2 ENTERING THE CONFIGURATION PASSWORD USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT Caution Depending on the web browser you use a Remember my password dialogue box may appear if the management web inter faces are password protected Enabling this option means your browser will fill in the password automatically for you each time you subsequently connect to the...

Page 6: ...PA key field select a wireless key at least 8 characters long This will have to be entered on all wireless devices to be connected to the wireless network In the Choose a new admin password field enter your chosen password This password will be required to modify the configuration of your Access Point Click on Apply Save to update and save this configuration With this quick installation page your ...

Page 7: ...int it is shown in the discovery utility Uptime Shows how long the Legrand AP has been running since its last reboot power on VLAN Status of VLAN trunking Enabled Disabled Radio Status of the radio Enabled Disabled Connected users Number of wireless clients currently connected The detailed list of client PCs connected to the radio can be displayed by clicking on the number of connected users ...

Page 8: ...ither Dynamic DHCP or Static use the next IP address IP addressing to manage the AP By default or after a full reset the Access Point is set to use DHCP Toggle AUTO IP in the absence of DHCP If Toggle AUTO IP in the absence of DHCP is selected the AP returns to automatic IP addressing mode 169 254 0 0 16 if no DHCP server can be found on the network Use the following IP address An IP address must ...

Page 9: ...ange the Access Pointís configuration password Enter the new password in both fields and click on Apply to confirm the changes Important If you restore the Access Pointís factory defaults your password settings will be erased No password will be required for the web interface after a factory default reset ...

Page 10: ...s the current firmware version on the Access Point Before upgrading the firmware on the Access Point download the latest version from http www wifi legrandelectric com Press Browse to select a firmware file on your computer Then click on Upgrade to upgrade the firmware This takes a few minutes Note When upgrading the firmware do not interrupt the Web browser and do not power down your Access Point...

Page 11: ...figuration The settings of the Access Point are saved in the AP This configuration can be backed up on the administrator s computer as a text file using the Backup button This file can then be restored to the AP from the user s computer at a later stage click on Browse to locate the file then on the Restore button ...

Page 12: ...d replaced by the fac tory defaults see Administration password section Default Config To restore the Access Points factory default settings click on Restore default settings this is equivalent to a long press on the reset button Reboot Device Click on Reboot to reboot the AP This is equivalent to a short press on the reset button 12 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT ...

Page 13: ...CESS POINT This page enables you to control the enabling disabling of various methods of configuring the AP HTTPS only enables management via a secure web management interface only SSL encrypted HTTP transmission HTTP or HTTPS enables management via HTTP or HTTPS 12 ...

Page 14: ...logging select Enable Syslog enabled by default If you have chosen to manage the Access Points system logging remotely select Enable network report and then select the IP address and UDP port of the device management machine in the Syslog server IP address and Syslog server port fields respectively After you have changed the settings on this page click on Apply to confirm your chang es 14 USER GUI...

Page 15: ...how Log Click on the Show Log button to see the last 20 events or click on Download full log file see below to retrieve all event logs since the last reboot 15 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT ...

Page 16: ...ds of adjusting the time on your AP Use NTP server or Configure manually If you select Use NTP server the Legrand AP will automatically sync to UTC GMT time from the NTP server you have selected in the NTP server field The clock on a device has a tendency to drift over time The Network Time Protocol NTP is a way of ensuring your clock stays accurate If you select Manually you must adjust the curre...

Page 17: ...After you have changed the settings on this page click on Apply to confirm your changes 16 17 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT ...

Page 18: ...VLAN which means that no VLAN tagging will be used In order to achieve an adequate security level VLANs should be used to isolate traf fic when several network names SSIDs are activated on the radio After you have changed the settings on this page click on Apply to confirm your chang es 18 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT ...

Page 19: ...available Mode is used to select the frequency band on which the radio is to operate 802 11bg 802 11n on 2 4 GHz and 802 11a 802 11n on 5 GHz in the Mode field The radio transmission power can be adjusted on the radio Transmit power field The preamble type can be adjusted in the Preamble field recommended value Auto The channel width can be adjusted in the Channel width field recommended value 20 ...

Page 20: ... GHz 38 5 190 GHz 40 5 200 GHz 42 5 210 GHz 44 5 220 GHz 46 5 230 GHz 48 5 240 GHz 52 5 260 GHz 56 5 280 GHz 60 5 300 GHz 64 5 320 GHz 100 5 500 GHz 104 5 520 GHz 108 5 540 GHz 112 5 560 GHz 116 5 580 GHz 120 5 600 GHz 124 5 620 GHz 128 5 640 GHz 132 5 660 GHz 136 5 680 GHz 140 5 700 GHz 149 5 745 GHz 153 5 765 GHz 157 5 785 GHz 161 5 805 GHz 165 5 825 GHz Channel Frequency 1 2 412 GHz 2 2 417 GHz...

Page 21: ...s of the corresponding SSIDs Use the Delete button to erase the corresponding SSID Use the Add button to add a new SSID see next page Use the Add Guest Access button to add a network for your guests who will only have access to the Internet Only one guest access wireless network can be created see page 33 21 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT 20 ...

Page 22: ... The characters in this field are case sensitive Encryption type Choose an authentication method from the following from the lowest to the highest secu rity level 1 OPEN 2 STATIC WEP 3 WEP with 802 1x 4 STATIC WPA 5 STATIC WPA with 802 1x 6 STATIC WPA2 7 WPA2 with 802 1x 8 STATIC WPA or WPA2 9 WPA or WPA2 with 802 1x ...

Page 23: ... option to prevent the AP from responding to broadcast scanning from wire less devices this makes the wireless network less visible to scanning tools DTIM period Delivery Traffic Indication Message Specifies at what beacon frequency a DTIM indication will be included enables devices in power save mode to wake up The default value of 1 should be suitable for most installations 802 11h Select this o...

Page 24: ...SECURITY Open Encryption type Select Open In this mode any device is allowed to connect to your wireless network Your network will not be protected by any security or encryption 24 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT ...

Page 25: ... POINT 24 Encryption type Select Static WEP Key Enter the WEP key to encrypt the data on your wireless network WEP keys can be 64 or 128 bits long and can be entered in ASCII or hexadecimal format The length of the keys will thus be 10 hexadecimal digits for 64 bit keys 5 ASCII characters for 64 bit keys 26 hexadecimal digits for 128 bit keys 13 ASCII characters for 128 bit keys ...

Page 26: ... ACCESS POINT Encryption type Select WEP with 802 1x Use WEP as the encryption mode and 802 1x RADIUS authentication as the station authentication protocol No key is required in this encryption mode as the key will be dynamically provided by an external RADIUS server see RADIUS section ...

Page 27: ...vice that will connect to your wireless network 27 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT Encryption type Select Static WPA This encryption which is stronger than WEP and WPA is also called WPA PSK or 802 11i PSK based on AES and CCMP The key is provided as a passphrase of at least 8 characters ...

Page 28: ...AND ACCESS POINT Encryption type Select WPA with 802 1x Use WPA as the encryption mode and 802 1x RADIUS authentication as the station authentication protocol No key is required in this encryption mode as the key will be dynamically provided by an external RADIUS server see RADIUS sec tion ...

Page 29: ...ill need to enter this WPA2 passphrase on each device that will connect to your wireless network Encryption type Select Static WPA2 This encryption which is stronger than WEP and WPA is also called WPA2 PSK or 802 11i PSK based on AES and CCMP The key is provided as a passphrase of at least 8 characters ...

Page 30: ...CCESS POINT Encryption type Select WPA2 with 802 1x Use WPA2 as the encryption mode and 802 1x RADIUS authentication as the sta tion authentication protocol No key is required in this encryption mode as the key will be dynamically provided by an external RADIUS server see RADIUS sec tion ...

Page 31: ...ESS NETWORK SECURITY Static WPA or WPA2 31 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT Encryption type Select Static WPA or WPA2 Using this mode mixed WPA and WPA2 802 11i clients can connect to the wireless network ...

Page 32: ... with 802 1x Use WPA or WPA2 as the encryption mode and 802 1x RADIUS authentication as the station authentication protocol No key is required in this encryption mode as the key will be dynamically provided by an external RADIUS server see Radius section Using this mode mixed WPA and WPA2 802 11i clients can connect to the wireless network ...

Page 33: ...ress to which this SSID will not be permitted to access By default the private networks described in RFC 1918 are filtered automatically You can then filter up to four more networks IP address ranges The subnetwork on which the access point is located is automatically detected and automati cally filled in 33 USER GUIDE FOR LEGRAND DUAL BAND ACCESS POINT ...

Page 34: ...t and the RADIUS server to secure RADIUS communications Accounting server IP address This is the IP address of the server managing wireless clients accounts Accounting server port Using this field you can specify the account ing port on the accounting server Shared secret This field contains the shared secret between the wireless Access Point and the accounting server After you have changed the se...

Page 35: ...he Reboot button in the Reboot Full reset menu Reset to factory defaults If the reset button is pressed and held down for more than 5 seconds the AP will reboot in its factory configuration RESTORING THE FACTORY DEFAULT CONFIGURATION Default factory settings When you start the initial configuration of your Legrand Access Point the factory set tings are as follows Standards IEEE 802 11a IEEE 802 11...

Page 36: ...using orthogonal frequency divi sion multiplex ing OFDM technology and operating in the 5 GHz radio spectrum 802 11b IEEE specifi cation for 11 Mbps wireless networks using direct sequence spread spec trum DSSS technology and operating in the 2 4 GHz radio spectrum 802 11g IEEE specifi cation for 54 Mbps wireless networks using orthogonal frequency divi sion multiplex ing OFDM technology and opera...

Page 37: ...nd gateway router addresses Configuration password Password need ed to change the Legrand Access Point configuration channel SSID encryption The configura tion password is requested when you connect to the manage ment interface Ethernet The 802 3 IEEE standard net work protocol that specifies communication over twisted pairs Encryption Encoding of information exchanged between two wireless devic e...

Page 38: ...ps Megabits per second m Hexadecimal key Representation in hexadecimal computing for mat of the net work key only used with WEP Some Wi Fi adaptors only allow the input of a network key in its hexadeci mal format In 64 bit WEP encryption the hexadecimal key is made up of 10 characters between 0 and 9 or between A and F In 128 bit WEP encryption the hexadecimal key is made up of 26 characters betwe...

Page 39: ...s Shared Key Shared key Pre shared Key PSK network key SSID See ESSID s u RADIUS RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service is an authentication system When using RADIUS you must enter your user name and password or cer tificates before gaining access to a network This information is passed to a RADIUS server which checks that it is correct and then author izes access r Open system Wireless...

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