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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730 for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions about how to configure WPA2 settings. Setting Description Network Authentication and Data Encryption Note: The data encryption fields that display onpage depend on your selection from the Network Authentication menu. Open System This is the default setting. Use an open system without any encryption. See Configure Legacy 802.1X on page 39. Legacy 802.1X Configure the RADIUS server settings. Encryption is not supported. See Configure Legacy 802.1X on page 39. WPA with RADIUS Configure the RADIUS server settings and select TKIP or TKIP + AES encryption. See Configure WPA With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With RADIUS on page 40. WPA2 with RADIUS Configure the RADIUS server settings and select AES or TKIP + AES encryption. See Configure WPA With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With RADIUS on page 40. Note: Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2. WPA & WPA2 with RADIUS Configure the RADIUS server setting. TKIP + AES encryption is the default encryption. See Configure WPA With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With RADIUS on page 40. Note: This setting allows clients to connect through either WPA with TKIP or WPA2 with AES. WPA-PSK Enter a WPA passphrase and select TKIP or TKIP + AES encryption. See Configure WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK on page 40. WPA2-PSK Enter a WPA passphrase and select AES or TKIP + AES encryption. See Configure WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK on page 40. Note: Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2. WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK Enter a WPA passphrase. TKIP + AES encryption is the default encryption. See Configure WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK on page 40. Note: This setting allows clients to connect through either WPA with TKIP or WPA2 with AES. Wireless Configuration and Security 38

Section	Page
ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Points WAC720 and WAC730	1
Contents	3
1. Hardware Setup	6
Unpack Your Access Point	7
Hardware Description	7
Top Panel	7
Rear Panel	9
Bottom Panel With Product Label	10
2. Initial Setup	11
What You Need Before You Begin	11
System Requirements	11
Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines	11
Ethernet Cabling Requirements	12
LAN Configuration Requirements	12
Hardware Requirements for Computers on Your LAN	13
Operating Frequency Guidelines	13
Requirements for Entering IP Addresses	13
Install and Configure the Wireless Access Point	14
Connect the Wireless Access Point to a Computer	14
Log In to the Wireless Access Point	15
Configure Basic General System Settings and Time Settings	16
Configure the IPv4 Settings	18
Configure the Basic Wireless Settings	19
Test Basic Wireless Connectivity	25
Mount the Wireless Access Point	25
Ceiling Installation	26
Wall Installation	28
3. Wireless Configuration and Security	31
Wireless Data Security Options	31
Security Profiles	33
Configure and Enable Security Profiles	35
Configure RADIUS Server Settings	41
Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address	44
Enable Rogue AP Detection	45
Schedule the Wireless Radios to Be Turned Off	46
Configure Basic Wireless Quality of Service	47
4. Management and Monitoring	49
Enable Remote Management	50
SNMP Management	50
Secure Shell and Telnet Management	51
Upgrade the Wireless Access Point Software	52
Web Browser Upgrade Procedure	53
TFTP Server Upgrade Procedure	54
Manage the Configuration File or Reset to Factory Defaults	54
Save the Configuration	55
Restore the Configuration	55
Restore the Wireless Access Point to the Factory Default Settings	56
Reboot the Wireless Access Point Without Restoring the Default Configuration	57
Change the Administrator Password	58
Manage User Accounts	58
Enable the Syslog Server	60
Monitor the Wireless Access Point	61
View System Information	61
Monitor Wireless Stations	64
View the Activity Log	65
Traffic Statistics	66
Enable and Configure Ensemble Mode	67
Configure Ensemble Mode	68
Manage an Ensemble	68
Monitor an Ensemble	70
5. Advanced Configuration	71
Configure IPv6 Settings	72
Configure the IPv6 Settings	72
Configure Spanning Tree Protocol, 802.1Q VLAN, and Link Layer Discovery Protoco	73
Configure STP and VLANs	73
Configure Ethernet LLDP	75
Configure Bonjour	76
Configure Advanced Wireless Settings	76
Configure Advanced Quality of Service Settings	79
Configure Quality of Service Policies	81
Configure Captive Portal	87
Configure Wireless Bridging	89
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network	89
Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network	92
Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode	94
6. Troubleshooting	98
Basic Functioning	99
Verify the Correct Sequence of Events at Start Up	99
No LEDs Are Lit on the Wireless Access Point	99
The Active LED or the LAN LED Is Not Lit	100
The WLAN LED Does Not Light Up	100
You Cannot Access the Internet or the LAN from a Wireless-Capable Computer	101
You Cannot Configure the Wireless Access Point from a Browser	101
When You Enter a URL or IP Address a Time-Out Error Occurs	102
Troubleshoot a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility	102
Test the LAN Path to Your Wireless Access Point	103
Test the Path from Your Computer to a Remote Device	104
Problems with Date and Time	104
Use the Packet Capture Tool	105
A. Supplemental Information	106
Technical Specifications	107

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Wireless Configuration and Security

ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Point WAC720 WAC730

for your wireless adapter and WPA or WPA2 client software for instructions about how

to configure WPA2 settings.

Setting

Description

Network Authentication

and Data Encryption

Note:

The data

encryption fields that

display onpage depend

on your selection from

the

Network

Authentication

menu.

Open System

This is the default setting. Use an open system without any

encryption.

See

Configure Legacy 802.1X

on page

39.

Legacy 802.1X

Configure the RADIUS server settings. Encryption is not

supported.

See

Configure Legacy 802.1X

on page

39.

WPA with RADIUS

Configure the RADIUS server settings and select TKIP or

TKIP + AES encryption.

See

Configure WPA With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With

RADIUS

on page

40.

WPA2 with

RADIUS

Configure the RADIUS server settings and select AES or

TKIP + AES encryption.

See

Configure WPA With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With

RADIUS

on page

40.

Note:

Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2.

WPA & WPA2 with

RADIUS

Configure the RADIUS server setting. TKIP + AES

encryption is the default encryption.

See

Configure WPA With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With

RADIUS

on page

40.

Note:

This setting allows clients to connect through either

WPA with TKIP or WPA2 with AES.

WPA-PSK

Enter a WPA passphrase and select TKIP or TKIP + AES

encryption.

See

Configure WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK &

WPA2-PSK

on page

40.

WPA2-PSK

Enter a WPA passphrase and select AES or TKIP + AES

encryption.

See

Configure WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK &

WPA2-PSK

on page

40.

Note:

Select this setting only if all clients support WPA2.

WPA-PSK &

WPA2-PSK

Enter a WPA passphrase. TKIP + AES encryption is the

default encryption.

See

Configure WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK &

WPA2-PSK

on page

40.

Note:

This setting allows clients to connect through either

WPA with TKIP or WPA2 with AES.