
Getting
Started
D-Link
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
November
2011
Page
15
Unified
Access
Point
Administrator’s
Guide
Section
2:
Getting
Started
The
D
‐
Link
DWL
‐
x600AP
unified
access
point
(UAP)
provides
continuous,
high
‐
speed
access
between
wireless
devices
and
Ethernet
devices.
It
is
an
advanced,
standards
‐
based
solution
for
wireless
networking
in
businesses
of
any
size.
The
UAP
enables
wireless
local
area
network
(
WLAN
)
deployment
while
providing
state
‐
of
‐
the
‐
art
wireless
networking
features.
The
UAP
can
operate
in
two
modes:
Standalone
Mode
or
Managed
Mode
.
In
Standalone
Mode
,
the
UAP
acts
as
an
individual
access
point
in
the
network,
and
you
manage
it
by
using
the
Administrator
Web
User
Interface
(UI),
command
‐
line
interface
(CLI),
or
SNMP.
In
Managed
Mode
,
the
UAP
is
part
of
the
D
‐
Link
Unified
Wired
and
Wireless
System,
and
you
manage
it
by
using
the
D
‐
Link
Unified
Wireless
Switch.
If
an
AP
is
in
Managed
Mode
,
the
Administrator
Web
UI,
Telnet,
SSH,
and
SNMP
services
are
disabled.
This
document
describes
how
to
perform
the
setup,
management,
and
maintenance
of
the
UAP
in
Standalone
Mode
.
For
information
about
configuring
the
AP
in
Managed
Mode
by
using
the
D
‐
Link
Unified
Wireless
Switch,
see
the
User
Manual
for
the
switch.
Before
you
power
on
a
new
UAP,
review
the
following
sections
to
check
required
hardware
and
software
components,
client
configurations,
and
compatibility
issues.
Make
sure
you
have
everything
you
need
for
a
successful
launch
and
test
of
your
new
or
extended
wireless
network.
The
DWL
‐
6600AP
and
DWL
‐
8600AP
are
dual
‐
radio
access
points
and
support
the
IEEE
802.11a
,
802.11b
,
802.11g
,
and
802.11n
modes.
The
DWL
‐
3600AP
is
a
single
‐
radio
access
point
and
supports
the
IEEE
802.11b,
IEEE
802.11g,
and
802.11n
(2.4
GHz)
modes.
This
section
contains
the
following
topics:
•
“Administrator’s
Computer
Requirements”
•
“Wireless
Client
Requirements”
•
“Dynamic
and
Static
IP
Addressing
on
the
AP”
•
“Installing
the
UAP”
•
“Basic
Settings”
•
“Using
the
CLI
to
View
the
IP
Address”
•
“Configuring
the
Ethernet
Settings”
•
“Configuring
IEEE
802.1X
Authentication”
•
“Verifying
the
Installation”
•
“Configuring
Security
on
the
Wireless
Access
Point”
To
manage
the
UAP
by
using
the
Web
interface
or
by
using
the
CLI
through
Telnet
or
SSH,
the
AP
needs
an
IP
address.
If
you
use
VLANs
or
IEEE
802.1X
Authentication
(port
security)
on
your
network,
you
might
need
to
configure
additional
settings
on
the
AP
before
it
can
connect
to
the
network.
Note:
The
WLAN
AP
is
not
designed
to
function
as
a
gateway
to
the
Internet.
To
connect
your
WLAN
to
other
LANs
or
the
Internet,
you
need
a
gateway
device.