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L A PA C 1 2 0 0 AC1200 Du al Ba nd Acce ss Point User G uide.
ii T able of Cont ents Linksys ii CHAPTER 1 QUICK ST ART GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P ackage Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Phy sical Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii T able of Cont ents Linksys APPENDIX C PC AND SERVER C ONFIGUR A TION . . . . . . . . 40 Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using WEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using WP A2-PSK .
1 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide Linksys 1 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide P ack age Cont ents • Links ysWirelessAcc essPoi nt • QuickStartGuide • EthernetCable • .
2 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide Linksys Mounting Guide T o av oid overheating, do not in stall your acc ess point if ambient temperatures exceed 1 0 4°F (40°C ). In stall on a f lat, stable sur face, near the cent er of your wireless cov e rage area making sure not to block vents on the sides of the device enclosu re.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 3 CHAPTER 2 A cc ess P oint Setup Over view This chapter describes the setup procedure to c o nnec t the wireless acc ess point to your LAN, and configure it as an access point for y our wireless stations. Wireless stations may al so require configuration.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 4 Setup W izard The f irst time you connec t to the wireless acc ess point, run the Setup Wizard to configure the de vice. 1 . Clic k the Quick St ar t link on the main menu Figure 2: Setup Wiz ard 2. On the f irst scree n, click Launch .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 5 Figure 6: Setup Wizard - Wireless Securit y 8. On the Summary scre en, check the data to mak e sure they are c orrec t and then click Submit t o save the cha nges. Figure 7 : Se tup Wiz ard - Summar y 9 . Click Fin is h to leave the wizard.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 6 Data - User A ccounts Screen User Account T a ble User N ame Ent er the User Name to connect to the acces s point ’ s admin interface. User Name is ef fec tive once y ou save settings. User Name can include up to 6 3 characters.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 7 Log Settings Screen The logs record various t yp es of activ ity o n the acc ess point. This data is useful for troubleshooting, but enabling all logs will generate a large amount of data and adversely affe ct p er formance .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 8 Management A cc ess Y ou can use the Management Ac ces s page to con f igure t he management methods of the access point.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 9 SSL C er tificate This screen can be use d to manage SS L certif icate used by HT TPS. Figure 1 3: S SL Certif icate Screen Location E nter the area or location where the acc ess point resides. The loc ation includes 1 to 3 2 characters .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 10 Data - SSL C er tificate Screen Expor t/Re store to/from Local PC Export SSL Certif icate Click t o exp or t the SSL c e r tific ate. Install Certif icate Browse to choose the certif icate file. Click Install Certif icate button.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 11 Adv anced Scr een Use this screen to c onfi gure advanced net work set tings of the ac cess point. Figure 1 5: Advanced Screen Data - A dvanced Screen Port Settings Aut o Negotiation If enabled, Por t Speed and D uplex Mo de will become grey and cannot be configure d.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 12 Discov ery Set tings Bonjour Enable if administrator wan ts the access point t o be disco vered by Bonjour enabled devices automat ically . If VL AN is enabled, the disco ver y packets will be sent out via management VL AN only .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 13 Data - W ireless Basic Settings Screen Basic Wireless Settings Wireless Radio Selec t the wireless radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and R adio 2 is for 5 GHz. Enable Radio Enable or disable the wireless radio.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 14 Security S ettings Use this screen to c onfi gure securit y set tings of SS IDs to provide data protection over the wireless network. Figure 1 7: Securit y Set tin gs Data - W ireless Basic Settings Screen Security Se le c t SS ID S elec t the desired SSID from the drop- down list.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 15 Security S ettings - WEP This is the 80 2. 1 1 b standard. Data is encr ypted be fore transmis sion, but the encr yption system is not very s trong. Figure 1 8: WEP W ireless Se curit y S creen Da ta - WEP Scr een WEP Authentication Select O pen System or Shared K ey .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 16 Secu rity Settin gs - WP A / WP A2-P erson al This method, som etimes called Mixed Mo de, allows c lients to use either WP A- Personal or WP A2-Personal.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 17 Da ta - WP A2 -Ent erpr ise Sc reen WP A2-Enterprise Primar y Se r ver Enter t he IP address of the RADIUS Ser ver on your network . Primar y Se r ver Port Ent er the port number used for connections to the RADIUS Ser ver .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 18 Da ta - WP A/ WP A2-Ent erpris e Scr een WP A/ WP A2-Enterprise Primar y Se r ver Ent er the IP address of the RADIUS Ser ver on your network . Primar y Se r ver Port Ent er the port number used for connections to the RADIUS Ser ver .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 19 Rogue AP Detection Rogue AP detec tion is used to detec t the unexpe cted or unauthorize d acce ss point inst alled in a secure n et work environme nt. Figure 2 4: Rogue AP Screen Da ta - Rogu e AP Sc reen Wireless Radio S elec t the desired radio from the list.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 20 Scheduler Configure a rule with a specif ic time inter val for SSIDs to be operational. Automa te enabling or disabling SS IDs based on the prof ile def inition. Suppor t up to 1 6 prof iles and each profile can include four time rules.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 21 Scheduler Association Associate def ined scheduler prof iles with SSIDs. Figure 26: Schedul er A ssociation Scree n Da ta - Sched ule r Assoc ia ti on Scr een Wireless Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 22 Rate Limit Limit downstream and ups tream rate of SSIDs. Figure 2 8: Rate Limit Screen Da ta - Rat e Limi t Scree n Wireless Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and R adio 2 is for 5 GHz.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 23 Da ta - QoS Sc reen QoS Setting Wireless Radio Sele ct the desired ra dio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Ra dio 2 is for 5 GHz. QoS Settings SSI D The index of SSID . SSID Name The name of the SSID .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 24 Da ta - W ork gro up Br idge Sc reen W orkgroup Br idge Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. Workgroup Brid ge Statu s Stat us Enable or di sable Work group Bridge func tion. W orkgroup Bri dge can only be enabled when VL AN function is disable d.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 25 Da ta - Ad van ced Setti ngs Scree n Band Steering Band Steering Enable or di sable Band St eering function. Band St eering is a t echnology that detects whether the wireless client is d ual-b and capable. If it is, band steering pushes t he client to con nec t to the le ss- congested 5 GHz net work.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 26 RTS Threshold Enter the Request to Send (RTS) Threshold value, an integer from 1 to 234 7 . The def ault is 234 7 oc tets. The RTS threshold indicates the number of oc tets in a Medium Acc ess Contr ol Protocol Da ta Unit (MP DU) below which an RTS/CTS handshake is not per formed .
27 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys 27 Chapter 3 Oper ation and Status Opera tion Y ou may need to per form the follo wing operations on a regular basis . • I f using the Acc ess Contr ol feature , update the T rusted AP database as required .
28 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys LAN Status LAN Status displays settings , and status of LAN interface. F igure 33: LAN Status Screen Data - LAN Status VLAN VLAN Enabled or disabled (default).
29 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys W ireless Status Wir eless Status displays settings and status of wir eless radios and SSIDs. F igure 34: Wireless Status Screen Data - W ireless Sta tus Radio Status W ireless Radio S elect the desired radio from the list.
30 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys W ireless Clients Wireless Clients screen displays a li st of connected clients b ased on each wireless inter f ace. F igure 35: Wireless Clients Screen Data - W ireless Clients W ireless Interface Select the desired interface from the list.
31 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys Log V iew Log View shows a list of sy stem events that ar e generated by each single log entry, such as login a ttempts and configuration changes . F igure 37: Log View Screen Data - Log View Log Messages Log Messages Show the log messages.
32 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys 32 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Over view This chapter c overs features a vailable on the w ireless acc ess point ’ s Mainten ance menu.
33 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys C onfigura tion Backup/Restore Configuration backup/r estore allow s you to download the c onfiguration file from the device to external storage , e.g., your PC, or network storage , or to upload a previously sav ed configuration file from external storage t o the device.
34 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys F ac tor y Default It ’ s highly recommended y ou save y our current configuration file bef ore you restor e to factor y default settings. T o save y our current configura tion file, click Maintenance → Configur ation Backup/Restore.
35 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys Ping T est Ping T est is used to determine the accessibility of a host on the network . F igure 42: Ping T est Screen Data - P ing T est S creen General IP T ype Enter the IP type of destination address. IP or URL Address Enter the IP address or domain name that y ou want to ping.
36 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys Diagnostic L og Diagnostic Log pr ovides system detail inf ormation, such as configuration file , system status and statistics data, har dware inf ormation, operational status. The information is useful in troubleshooting and w orking with technical suppor t.
37 Appendix A T roubleshooting Linksys 37 Appendix A T roubleshooting Over view This chapter co vers some common problems enc ountered while using the wireless access poin t, and some possible solutions to them.
38 Appendix B About Wir eless LANs Linksys 38 Appendix B About W ireless LANs Over view Wireless net works have their own terms and jargon. Y ou must under stand many of these terms in order to c onf igure and operate a wireless LAN.
39 Appendix B About Wir eless LANs Linksys • When using multiple access points it is be tter if adjacen t access p oints use different channels to reduc e int er ference . The recommended chan nel spacing bet ween adjacent ac cess points is five channels, e.
40 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys 40 Appendix C PC And Ser ver C onfiguration Over view All wireless stations need to ha ve settings that match the wir eless access point. These settings depend on the mode in which the access point is being used .
41 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys Using WP A2-Enterprise This is the most secure and most complex sy stem. WP A-Enterprise mode provides gr eater security and centralized management, but it is more complex to c onfigure.
42 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys F igure 46: Components Scr een 4. Click Next . 5. Select the Enterprise root CA, and click Nex t . F igure 47: Certification Screen 6. Enter the information f or the Certificate Authority , and click Nex t .
43 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys 3. Click Next when the New Scope Wizard Begins. 4. Enter the name and description for the scope , click N ex t . 5. Define the IP address range . Change the subnet mask if necessar y . Click Nex t . F igure 50: IP Addr ess Screen 6.
44 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys Certificate A uthority Setup 1. Select Start -> Programs -> Administr ative T ools -> Cer tification Authority . 2. Right-click Policy Settings, and select New -> Cer tificate to Issue . F igure 52: Certificate Authority Screen 3.
45 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys 7. Select Computer Configur ation -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Public Key P olicies , right- click Automatic Certificate Request Settings -> New -> Automatic Certificate Request .
46 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys F igure 59: Attribute Screen 11. Cl ic k Edit Profile... and selec t the Authe ntication t ab. En abl e E x tensib le Authent ication Protoc ol, and selec t Smar t Car d or other Certificate . Deselect other auth entication metho ds listed .
47 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys The follo wing instructions assume that: • Y ouareusing WindowsXP • Y ouareconnectingtoa Windows2000serverforauthentication. • Y ou already have a login (User-name and password) on the Windows 2000 ser ver .
48 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys 6. Click Submit . F igure 65: Identifying Information Screen 7. A message will be displayed and the certificate will be returned to y ou. Click Install this certificate . F igure 66: Certificate Issued Screen 8.
49 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys Encr yption Settings The encryption settings must match the access point’ s on the wireless network you wish to join. • WindowsXP will detect anyavailable wirelessnetworks, andallow youto configure each network independently .
50 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configura tion Linksys Instead, you must ent er the WEP key manually , ensuring it matches the WEP key used on the access point. F igure 71: Pr operties S creen NO TE On some s ystems, the 64 - bit WEP key is s hown as 40 - bit and the 1 28 -bit WEP key is shown as 1 0 4 -b it.
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