Advanced Configuration
4
In This Chapter
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Configuring the AP Using the HTTP/HTTPS Interface.
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: Configure specific system information such as system name and contact information.
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Configure IP settings, DNS client, DHCP server, and Link Integrity.
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Configure the Access Point’s interfaces: Wireless and Ethernet. Also describes configuring a
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Configure the Access Point’s management Passwords, IP Access Table, and Services such as
configuring secure or restricted access to the AP by way of SNMPv3, HTTPS, or CLI.
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Configure Ethernet Protocol filters, Static MAC Address filters, Advanced filters, and Port filters.
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Configure the Alarm (SNMP Trap) Groups, the Alarm Host Table, and the Syslog features.
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Configure the Spanning Tree Protocol, Storm Threshold protection, Intra BSS traffic, and Packet
Forwarding.
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Configure security features such as MAC Access Control, WPA, WEP Encryption, and 802.1x. Configure
Rogue Access Point Detection (RAD)
and define the Scan Interval.
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Configure RADIUS features such as RADIUS Access Control and Accounting.
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: Configure VLAN IDs and SSIDs.
Configuring the AP Using the HTTP/HTTPS Interface
Follow these steps to configure an Access Point’s operating settings using the HTTP/HTTPS interface:
1. Open a Web browser on a network computer.
NOTE
The HTTP interface supports the following Web browser:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 1 or later
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Netscape 6.1 or later
2. If necessary, disable the Internet proxy settings. For Internet Explorer users, follow these steps:
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Select
Tools > Internet Options...
.
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Click the
Connections
tab.
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Click
LAN Settings...
.
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If necessary, remove the check mark from the
Use a proxy server
box.
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Click
OK
twice to save your changes and return to Internet Explorer.
3. Enter the Access Point’s IP address in the browser’s
Address
field and press
Enter
.
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Result: The
Enter Network Password
screen appears.
4.
Enter the HTTP password in the
Password
field and click
OK
. Leave the
User Name
field blank. (By default, the
HTTP password is “public”).
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Result: The
System Status
screen appears.
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