LANCOM WLC series
Chapter 2: Installation
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The LANtools also require a Windows operating system. A web
browser under any operating system provides access to WEBconfig.
2.2.2
Operating access points in managed mode
LANCOM Wireless Routers and LANCOM Access Points can be operated either
as self-sufficient Access Points with their own configuration ("Access Point
mode“) or as components in a WLAN infrastructure, which is controlled from
a central WLAN Controller ("managed mode").
For operation in managed mode the Access Points require firmware of
version 7.22 or higher and a current loader (version 1.86 or higher).
Split management can be used to separate the WLAN configuration from the
rest of the router configuration. This allows router settings and VPN settings
to be adjusted locally, for example in a branch office or home office installa-
tion, and the WLAN configuration is regulated by a LANCOM WLAN Controller
at the main office.
2.3
Status displays and interfaces
Meanings of the LEDs
The following section describes the meaning of the LEDs.
Please be aware that LANmonitor shows far more information about
the status of the WLAN Controller than the LEDs '
→
Monitoring the
LANCOM switch with LANmonitor'.
In the following sections we will use different terms to describe the behaviour
of the LEDs:
Blinking
means, that the LED is switched on or off at regular intervals in
the respective indicated colour.
Flashing
means, that the LED lights up very briefly in the respective col-
our and stay then clearly longer (approximately 10x longer) switched off.
Inverse flashing
means the opposite. The LED lights permanently in the
respective colour and is only briefly interrupted.
Flickering
means, that the LED is switched on and off in irregular inter-
vals.
