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PART I
1.0 Introduction I...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Summary of Features ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.0 Package Contents ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
3.0 System Requirements ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
4.0 Product Views ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
5.0 Features.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.1 Security Features.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.1.1 Authentication .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.1.2 Privacy ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.1.3 Access Authorization .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.1.4 IBSS Security ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.2 Integrity Features............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
5.2.1 Improved Fault Tolerance ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.2.2 Link Integrity ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
5.2.3 Spanning Tree (IEEE802.1d)...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
5.3 Network Load Distribution Features......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
5.3.1 Load Balancing .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
5.3.2 Repeater............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
5.3.3 WDS – Wireless Distribution System........................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
5.4 Network Administration Features .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
5.4.1 SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol....................................................................................................................................................................................................4
5.4.2 Syslog .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4
5.5 Easy Support Features ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
6.0 Network Solutions .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
6.1 Typical Office Situations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5
6.2 Apartments or Condominiums ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
6.3 Schools .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
6.4 Hospitals ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.5 Factories............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
6.6 Area Intranets..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
7.0 Support Functions ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
7.1 PoE - Power over Ethernet...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
7.2 Environmental Resistance .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
7.3 Upgradeable Firmware ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
7.4 Diagnostic Support .........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
PART II
8.0 Client Configuration ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8.1 Introduction II..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
8.2 Setup Preparation ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................8
8.3 Setup Overview............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8.4 Installation of the Client Manager............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8.5 Setup Screen .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
8.6 Input Parameters Through the Client Manager .....................................................................................................................................................................................................10
8.7 Input Parameters Through a Wired PC, Terminal Software.................................................................................................................................................................................10
8.8 Input Parameters Through a Wired PC, Telnet Software .....................................................................................................................................................................................11
PART III
9.0 Detailed Configurations ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.1 Introduction III...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.2 Basic Settings..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.2.1 AirStation Name ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.2.2 Connection type ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.2.3 IP Address .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.2.4 Default Gateway............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.2.5 DNS Server ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
9.3 Time Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
9.4 Management ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13
9.4.1 Host Setup......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13