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Wireless Configuration and Security

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3 3. Wireless Configuration and Security This chapter describes how to configure the wireless features of the wireless access point. The chapter includes the following sections: • Before You Configure Wireless Security • Wireless Data Security Options • Security Profiles • Configure RADIUS Server Settings • Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address • Schedule the Wireless Radios to Be Turned Off • Configure Basic Wireless Quality of Service 30

Section	Page
ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203	1
Contents	3
1. Introduction	6
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
2. Installation and Basic Configuration	14
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
3. Wireless Configuration and Security	30
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
Schedule the Wireless Radios to Be Turned Off	49
Configure Basic Wireless Quality of Service	49
4. Management	51
Enable Remote Management	52
SNMP Management	52
Secure Shell and Telnet Management	53
Upgrade the Wireless Access Point Software	54
Web Browser Upgrade Procedure	55
TFTP Server Upgrade Procedure	56
Manage the Configuration File or Reset to Factory Default	57
Save the Configuration	57
Restore the Configuration	58
Restore the Wireless Access Point to the Factory Default Settings	58
Reboot the Wireless Access Point without Restoring the Default Configuration	60
Change the Administrator Password	61
Enable the Syslog Option	62
Enable Rogue AP Detection and Monitor Access Points	62
Enable and Configure Rogue AP Detection	63
View and Save Access Point Lists	64
5. Advanced Configuration	67
Configure Spanning Tree Protocol and 802.1Q VLANs	68
Configure Hotspot Settings	69
Configure Advanced Wireless Settings	70
Configure Advanced Quality of Service Settings	73
Configure Wireless Bridging	75
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network	76
Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network	81
Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode	85
6. Monitoring	91
View System Information	92
Monitor Wireless Clients	94
View the Activity Log	96
Traffic Statistics	97
7. Troubleshooting	99
Basic Functioning	100
Verify the Correct Sequence of Events at Startup	100
No LEDs Are Lit on the Wireless Access Point	100
LAN LED Is Not Lit	101
WLAN LED Is Not Lit	101
You Cannot Access the Internet or the LAN from a Wireless-Capable Computer	101
You Cannot Configure the Wireless Access Point from a Browser	102
When You Enter a URL or IP Address a Time-Out Error Occurs	103
Troubleshoot a TCP/IP Network Using the Ping Utility	103
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	105
A. Supplemental Information	106
Technical Specifications	107
Factory Default Settings	108
B. Command-Line Reference	112
C. Notification of Compliance	125