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L A PA C 17 5 0 AC1 750 Dual Ba nd Acce ss Po int User G uide.
ii T able of C ontents Linksys ii CHAPTER 1 QUICK ST ART GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P ackage Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Phy sical Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iii T able of C ontents Linksys APPENDIX C PC AND SERVER C ONFIGURA 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 Con tents • Links ysWirelessAcc essPoint • QuickStartGuide • Ethe rnetCable • .
2 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide Linksys Mounting Guide T o avoid ov er heating, do not install y our acce ss point if ambient temperatures exceed 1 0 4°F (40°C). Install on a f lat, stable sur face, near the cen ter of your wireless cov era ge area making sure not to block ven ts on the sides of the device enclosure.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 3 CHAPTER 2 A ccess P oint Setup Over view This chapter describes the setup procedure to c onne ct the wireless access point to your LAN, and configure it as an acces s point for your 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 ac cess point, run the Setup W izard to conf igure the devi ce. 1 . Cl ick the Q uick S tart link on the main menu Figure 2: Setup Wiz ard 2. On the f irst screen, click L aunch .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 5 Figure 6: Setup Wizard - Wireless Securit y 8. On the Summary screen, check the data to make s ure they are correc t and then click Submit to save the changes. Figure 7 : Setup W izard - Summar y 9 . Click Finish to lea ve the wizard.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 6 Data - User A ccounts Screen User Ac count T able User Name Ent er the User Name to c onnec t to the acc ess point ’ s admin inter face. User Name is effe ctive once y ou sav e settings. User Name can include up to 6 3 charac ters.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 7 Log Settings Screen The logs record various t ypes of ac tivit y on the access point. This data is u s eful for troubleshooting, but enabling all logs will generate a large amount of da t a and adversely affec t per formance.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 8 Management A cc ess Y ou c an use the Management A cc ess page to configure the management methods of the access point.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 9 SSL C er tificate This screen can be used to manage SSL certif icate used by HT TPS. Figure 1 3: S SL Certif icate Screen Location Ent er the area or location where the access poin t resides. The loc ation includes 1 t o 3 2 charac ters.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 10 Data - SSL C er tificate Screen Expor t/Re store to/from Local PC E xp or t SS L Certif icate Click t o expo rt the SSL certif icate. Install Cert ificate Browse to choose the certif icate file. Click Install Certif icate button.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 11 Adv anced Screen Use thi s screen to configure advanced net work set tings of the acc ess p oint. Figure 1 5: Advanced S creen Data - A dvanced Scr een Port Set tings Aut o Negotiati on If enabled, Por t Spee d and Duplex Mo de will become grey and cannot be configured .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 12 Discovery Set tings Bonjour Enable if administrat o r wants the acc ess point to be disco vered by Bonjour enable d devices aut omatically . If VL AN is enabled, the disco ver y packets will be s ent out via management VL AN only .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 13 Data - Wireless Basic Settings Screen Basic Wireless Set tings Wireless Radio Sele ct the wireless radio f rom the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz . Enable Radio Ena ble or disable the wireless radio.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 14 Security S ettings Use thi s screen to configure securit y set tings of SSIDs t o p rovide data prot ec tion ov er the wireles s network. Figure 1 7 : S ecurit y Set tings Data - Wireless Basic Settings Screen Securi ty Se le c t SSI D Selec 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 st andard. Data is encrypted b efore transmiss ion, but the encr yption system is no t ver y strong. Figure 1 8: WEP Wire less Secu rit y Scree n Da ta - WEP Sc reen WEP Authentication Select Op en Sy stem or Shared Key .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 16 Secu rity Set ti ngs - WP A / WP A2 - P ersonal This method, some times called Mixed Mode, allows clients to use either WP A- Personal or WP A2-Personal.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 17 Da ta - WP A2 -Ente rpr ise Scree n WP A2-E nterprise Primar y Ser ver Enter the IP address of the RADIUS Ser ver on your network . Primar y Ser ver Por t Ent er the por t number used for connec tions to the RADIUS Ser ver .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 18 Da ta - WP A/ WP A2 - Ent erpri se Screen W PA / W PA 2 - E n t e r p r i s e Primar y Ser ver Ent er the IP address of the RADIUS Ser ver on your network . Primar y Ser ver Por t Ent er the por t number used for connec tions to the RADIUS Ser ver .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 19 Rogue AP Detection Rogue AP detec tion is used to detect the une xpec ted or unauthorized access point inst alled in a s ecure ne twor k environment. Figure 2 4: Rogue AP Screen Da ta - Rogu e AP Scree n 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 t o b e operational. Automa te enabling or disabling S SIDs based on the prof ile def inition. Supp or t up to 1 6 prof iles and each prof ile 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 Ass ociation S creen Da ta - Sch edul er Associ at ion 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 upstrea m rate of S SIDs. Figure 2 8: Rate Limit Scr een Da ta - Rat e Lim it Sc reen Wireless Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 23 Da ta - QoS S cree n QoS Setting 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. 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 grou p Bri dge Sc reen W orkgroup Bridge Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. W orkgroup Bridge Status Stat us Enable or d isable Workg roup Bridge function. W orkgrou p Bridge can only be enabled when VL AN function is disabled .
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 25 Da ta - Ad vanc e d Settin gs Screen Band Steering Band Steering Enable or di s able Band S teering func tion. Band Steering is a t echnology that detec ts whe ther the wireless client i s dual-band cap able. If it is, band steering pushes the client to c onne ct to the less- congested 5 GHz net work.
CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 26 RTS Threshold En ter the Re quest to Send (RTS) Threshold value, an integer from 1 to 234 7 . The default is 234 7 oc tets. The RT S threshold indicat es the number of oc tets in a Medium Acc ess Control Prot o col Data Unit ( MPDU) below which an RTS/CTS handshake is not perfor med.
27 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys 27 Chapter 3 Oper ation and Sta tus Operation Y ou may need to perform the following operations on a r egular basis. • If using the Acc ess Contr ol featur e, update the T rusted AP database as required .
28 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys LAN Status LAN Status displays settings , and status of LAN inter face. F igure 33: LAN Status Screen Data - LAN Status VLAN VLAN Enabled or disabled (default).
29 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys W ireless Status Wir eless Status displays settings and sta tus of wireless radios and SSIDs . F igure 34: Wireless Sta tus Screen Data - Wireless S tatus Radio Status W ireless Radio Select the desired radio from the list.
30 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys W ireless Clients Wireless Clients screen displa ys a list of connected clients based on each wireless inter f ace. F igure 35: Wireless Clients Scr een Data - Wireless C lients W ireless Interface Select the desired interface from the list.
31 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys Log V iew Log View show s a list of system even ts that are generat ed by each single log entry, such as login a ttempts and configuration changes. F igure 37: Log View Screen Data - Log V iew 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 avai lable on the wireless acc ess point ’ s Maint enance me nu.
33 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys C onfiguration Backup/Restore Configuration backup/r estore allow s you to download the configuration file from the device to external storage , e.g., your PC, or network st orage, or to upload a previously sav ed configuration file from external storage to the device.
34 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys F ac tor y Default It ’ s highly recommended you sav e your current configuration file bef ore you restor e to factor y default settings. T o save your curr ent configuration 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: P ing T est S creen Data - P ing T est Screen General IP T ype Enter the IP type of destination address .
36 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys Diagnostic Log Diagnostic Log pr ovides system detail information, such as configura tion file, system status and statistics data, har dware information, operational status . The information is useful in troubleshooting and w ork ing with technical suppor t.
37 Appendix A T roubleshooting Linksys 37 Appendix A T r oubleshooting Over view This chapter co vers some common pr oblems encounter ed while using the wireless access poin t, and some possible solutions to them.
38 Appendix B About Wireless LANs Linksys 38 Appendix B About Wir eless LANs Over view Wireless net works have their own terms and ja rgon. Y ou must underst and many of these terms in order to c onf igure and ope rate a wireless LAN.
39 Appendix B About Wireless LANs Linksys • When using multiple access points it is bet ter if adjacent access points use different channel s to reduce in ter ference. The recom m ended channel spacing bet ween adjacent ac cess points is f ive channels, e.
40 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys 40 Appendix C PC And Ser ver C onfiguration Over view All wireless stations need to have settings that ma tch the wireless acc ess point. These settings depend on the mode in which the access point is being used .
41 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys Using WP A2-Enterprise This is the most secure and most comple x system. WP A-Enterprise mode pro vides greater security and centralized management, but it is more complex to c onfigure.
42 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys F igure 46: Componen ts Screen 4. Click Nex t . 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 N ext .
43 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys 3. Click Nex t when the New Scope W izard Begins. 4. Enter the name and description for the scope , click Nex t . 5. Define the IP address range . Change the subnet mask if necessar y . Click N ext .
44 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys Certificate A uthority Setup 1. Select Star t -> Programs -> Administr ative T ools -> Certification 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 Configur ation Linksys 7. Select Computer Configur ation -> Windows Settings -> Securit y Settings -> Public Key P olicies , right- click Automatic Certificate Request Settings -> New -> Automatic Certificate Request .
46 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys F igure 59: Attribute Scr een 11. Cl ick Edit Profile... and se lec t the Authenticati on tab. Enable E x tensible Authentication Protocol, and se lec t Smart Car d or other C er tificate . Deselect other auth entication m etho ds listed.
47 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys The follo wing instructions assume that: • Y ouar eusing WindowsXP • Y ouar econnectingtoa Windows2000serverforauthentication. • Y ou already have a login (User-name and password) on the Windows 2000 ser ver .
48 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation 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 Configur ation Linksys Encr yption Settings The encryption settings must match the access point’ s on the wireless network you wish to join. • WindowsXP will detect anyavailablewireless networks,and allow youto configure each network independently .
50 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys Instead, you must ent er the WEP key manually, ensuring it mat ches the WEP key used on the access point. F igure 71: P roperties Screen NO TE On some s ystems, the 64 -bit W EP ke y is shown as 40 -bit and the 1 28- bit WEP key i s shown as 1 0 4 -bit .
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