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Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-N Access Point
Navigating the Utility
Wireless-N Access Point with Power Over Ethernet
• Advanced Wireless Settings. Use this screen to configure the Access Point’s more advanced wireless settings
(e.g. Tx Rate Limiting, Channel Bandwidth, etc.).
Security Monitor
Use this screen to configure the Access Point’s security monitor capabilities. You will be able to monitor your
wireless network through a client utility on administrator’s PC. This feature works with WPC4400N and future
Linksys client devices.
Administration
You will use the Administration tabs to manage the Access Point.
• Management. This screen allows you to customize the password and Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) settings.
• Log. Configure the Log settings for the Access Point on this screen.
• Factory Default. Use this screen to reset the Access Point to its factory default settings.
• Firmware Upgrade. Upgrade the Access Point’s firmware on this screen.
• Reboot. Use this screen to reboot the Access Point.
• Config Management. You can save the configuration file for the Access Point to your PC, as well as restore the
backup configuration file to the Access Point.
Status
You will be able to view status information for your local network, wireless networks, and network performance.
• Local Network. This screen displays system information, including software & hardware version, MAC
address, and IP address on the LAN side of the Access Point.
• Wireless. This screen displays wireless network settings including SSID, network mode, and wireless
channel.
• System Performance. This screen displays the current traffic statistics of this Access Point for both Wireless
and LAN ports.
firmware: the software image that runs on a
CPU inside a networking device.
snmp: the standard network management protocol
on the Internet.