D-Link DWL-8600AP Administration Guide - Page 107

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S

ORTING

S

ESSION

I

NFORMATION

To sort the information shown in the tables by a particular indicator, click the column label by which you want to order things.

For example, if you want to see the table rows ordered by signal strength, click the

Signal

column label. The entries will be

sorted by signal strength.

C

ONFIGURING

AND

V

IEWING

C

HANNEL

M

ANAGEMENT

S

ETTINGS

When Channel Management is enabled, the UAP automatically assigns radio channels used by clustered access points. The

automatic channel assignment reduces mutual interference (or interference with other access points outside of its cluster)

and maximizes Wi-Fi bandwidth to help maintain the efficiency of communication over the wireless network.

You must start channel management to get automatic channel assignments; it is disabled by default on a new AP.

At a specified interval, the Channel Manager maps APs to channel use and measures interference levels in the cluster. If

significant channel interference is detected, the Channel Manager automatically re-assigns some or all of the APs to new

channels per an efficiency algorithm (or

automated channel plan

).

The Channel Management page shows previous, current, and planned channel assignments for clustered access points. By

default, automatic channel assignment is disabled. You can start channel management to optimize channel usage across

the cluster on a scheduled interval.

Table 46:

Session Management

Field

Description

AP Location

Indicates the location of the access point.

This is derived from the location description specified on the

Basic Settings

tab.

User MAC

Indicates the MAC address of the wireless client device.

A

MAC

address is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.

Idle

Indicates the amount of time this station has remained inactive.

A station is considered to be idle when it is not receiving or transmitting data.

Rate

The speed at which this access point is transferring data to the specified client.

The data transmission rate is measured in

megabits per second

(Mbps).

This value should fall within the range of the advertised rate set for the mode in use on

the access point. For example, 6 to 54 Mbps for 802.11a.

Signal

Indicates the strength of the radio frequency (RF) signal the client receives from the

access point.

The measure used for this is a value known as

Received Signal Strength Indication

(RSSI), and will be a value between 0 and 100.

RSSI is determined by a mechanism implemented on the network interface card (

NIC

)

of the client station.

Receive Total

Indicates number of total packets received by the client during the current session.

Transmit Total

Indicates number of total packets transmitted to the client during this session.

Error Rate

Indicates the percentage of time frames are dropped during transmission on this

access point.

Section	Page
Unified Access Point (AP) Administrator’s Guide	1
Table of Contents	3
List of Figures	7
List of Tables	9
Section 1: About This Document	11
Document Organization	11
Additional Documentation	11
Document Conventions	12
Online Help, Supported Browsers, and Limitations	13
Section 2: Getting Started	14
Administrator’s Computer Requirements	15
Wireless Client Requirements	16
Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the AP	16
Recovering an IP Address	16
Discovering a Dynamically Assigned IP Address	17
Installing the UAP	17
Basic Settings	20
Connecting to the AP Web Interface by Using the IPv6 Address	21
Using the CLI to View the IP Address	21
Configuring the Ethernet Settings	22
Using the CLI to Configure Ethernet Settings	23
Configuring IEEE 802.1X Authentication	24
Using the CLI to Configure 802.1X Authentication Information	24
Verifying the Installation	25
Configuring Security on the Wireless Access Point	26
Section 3: Viewing Access Point Status	27
Viewing Interface Status	27
Wired Settings (Internal Interface)	27
Wireless Settings	28
Viewing Events	28
Configuring Persistent Logging Options	29
Configuring the Log Relay Host for Kernel Messages	30
Enabling or Disabling the Log Relay Host on the Events Page	30
Viewing Transmit and Receive Statistics	31
Viewing Associated Wireless Client Information	32
Link Integrity Monitoring	33
Viewing Neighboring Access Points	34
Viewing Managed AP DHCP Information	36
Section 4: Managing the Access Point	37
Ethernet Settings	37
Wireless Settings	40
Using the 802.11h Wireless Mode	42
Modifying Radio Settings	43
Virtual Access Point Settings	46
None (Plain-text)	50
Static WEP	51
Static WEP Rules	52
IEEE 802.1X	52
WPA Personal	54
WPA Enterprise	55
Configuring the Wireless Distribution System	56
WEP on WDS Links	59
WPA/PSK on WDS Links	59
Controlling Access by MAC Authentication	60
Configuring a MAC Filter and Station List on the AP	60
Configuring MAC Authentication on the RADIUS Server	61
Configuring Load Balancing	62
Managed Access Point Overview	63
Transitioning Between Modes	63
Configuring Managed Access Point Settings	64
Configuring 802.1X Authentication	65
Creating a Management Access Control List	66
Section 5: Configuring Access Point Services	67
Configuring the Web Server Settings	67
Configuring SNMP on the Access Point	68
Setting the SSH Status	71
Setting the Telnet Status	71
Configuring Quality of Service (QoS)	72
Enabling the Network Time Protocol Server	76
Section 6: Configuring SNMPv3	77
Configuring SNMPv3 Views	77
Configuring SNMPv3 Groups	78
Configuring SNMPv3 Users	80
Configuring SNMPv3 Targets	81
Section 7: Maintaining the Access Point	82
Saving the Current Configuration to a Backup File	82
Restoring the Configuration from a Previously Saved File	83
Maintenance	84
Resetting the Factory Default Configuration	84
Rebooting the Access Point	85
Upgrading the Firmware	85
Section 8: Configuring Client Quality of Service	87
Configuring VAP QoS Parameters	87
Managing Client QoS ACLs	89
IPv4 ACLs	89
ACL Configuration Process	89
Creating a DiffServ Class Map	94
Defining DiffServ	94
Creating a DiffServ Policy Map	99
Client QoS Status	101
Section 9: Clustering Multiple APs	103
Managing Access Points in the Cluster	103
Clustering Single and Dual Radio APs	103
Viewing and Configuring Cluster Members	103
Removing an Access Point from the Cluster	105
Adding an Access Point to a Cluster	105
Navigating to Configuration Information for a Specific AP	105
Navigating to an AP by Using its IP Address in a URL	106
Managing Cluster Sessions	106
Sorting Session Information	107
Configuring and Viewing Channel Management Settings	107
Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment	108
Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks	109
Viewing the Last Proposed Set of Changes	109
Configuring Advanced Settings	109
Viewing Wireless Neighborhood Information	110
Viewing Details for a Cluster Member	113
Configuring a VAP	116
VAP Configuration from the Web Interface	116
VAP Configuration from the CLI	117
VAP Configuration Using SNMP	117
Configuring Radio Settings	119
Radio Configuration from the Web Interface	119
Radio Configuration from the CLI	120
Radio Configuration Using SNMP	121
Configuring the Wireless Distribution System	121
WDS Configuration from the Web Interface	121
WDS Configuration from the CLI	123
WDS Configuration Using SNMP	123
Clustering Access Points	124
Clustering APs by Using the Web Interface	124
Clustering APs by Using the CLI	125
Clustering APs by Using SNMP	125
Configuring Client QoS	126
Configuring QoS by Using the Web Interface	126
ACL Configuration	126
DiffServ Configuration	128
ACL Configuration	131
DiffServ Configuration	131
ACL Configuration	132

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