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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction About the ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203 . 7 What Is in the Box 7 System Requirements 8 Key Features and Standards 8 Supported Standards and Conventions 8 Key Features 9 802.11b/g/n Standards-Based Wireless Networking 10 Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink 11 Hardware Description 11 Front Panel 11 Back Panel 12 Bottom Panel with Product Label and Reset to Factory Defaults Button 13 Chapter 2 Installation and Basic Configuration What You Need Before You Begin 15 Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines 15 Ethernet Cabling Requirements 16 LAN Configuration Requirements 16 Hardware Requirements for Computers on Your LAN 16 Requirements for Entering IP Addresses 16 Install and Configure the Wireless Access Point 16 Connect the Wireless Access Point to a Computer 17 Log In to the Wireless Access Point 18 Configure Basic General System Settings and Time Settings 20 Configure the IP Settings 22 Configure the Optional DHCP Server 23 Configure the Basic Wireless Settings 25 Test Basic Wireless Connectivity 28 Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration and Security Before You Configure Wireless Security 31 Wireless Data Security Options 31 Security Profiles 33 Security Profile Concepts 34 Write Down Your Wireless Network Settings 35 Configure and Enable Security Profiles 36 Configure RADIUS Server Settings 45 Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address 46 3

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Contents
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203 .7
What Is in the Box? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Key Features and Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Supported Standards and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Key Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
802.11b/g/n Standards–Based Wireless Networking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Hardware Description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bottom Panel with Product Label and Reset to Factory Defaults Button13
Chapter 2
Installation and Basic Configuration
What You Need Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Ethernet Cabling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
LAN Configuration Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Hardware Requirements for Computers on Your LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Requirements for Entering IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Install and Configure the Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Connect the Wireless Access Point to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Log In to the Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Configure Basic General System Settings and Time Settings . . . . . . . . 20
Configure the IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Configure the Optional DHCP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Configure the Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Test Basic Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 3
Wireless Configuration and Security
Before You Configure Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Wireless Data Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Security Profile Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Write Down Your Wireless Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Configure and Enable Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Configure RADIUS Server Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46