D-Link DWL-6620APS, DWL-7620AP, DWL-8620AP, DWL-8620APE, DWL-6720AP User Manual

UNIFIED ACCESS POINT
ADMINISTRATOR’S GUIDE

PRODUCT MODEL: DWL-6620APS, DWL-7620AP, DWL-8620AP, DWL-8620APE,

DWL-6720AP, DWL-8720AP, DWL-X8630AP

UNIFIED WIRED & WIRELESS ACCESS SYSTEM
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Unied Access Point Administrator’s Guide

Table of Contents

Section 1 - About This Document ............................................................................................6

Document Organization ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Additional Documentation ..................................................................................................................................... 6

Document Conventions ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Online Help, Supported Browsers, and Limitations ............................................................................................... 7

Section 2 - Getting Started ........................................................................................................8

Administrator’s Computer Requirements .............................................................................................................. 9

Wireless Client Requirements ............................................................................................................................... 9

Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the AP ...................................................................................................... 10

Recovering an IP Address ............................................................................................................................. 10

Discovering a Dynamically Assigned IP Address .......................................................................................... 10

Installing the UAP ................................................................................................................................................ 10

Basic Settings ...................................................................................................................................................... 13

Connecting to the AP Web Interface by Using the IPv6 Address .................................................................. 14

Using the CLI to View the IP Address.................................................................................................................. 14

Conguring the Ethernet Settings ....................................................................................................................... 14

Using the CLI to Congure Ethernet Settings ............................................................................................... 15

Conguring IEEE 802.1X Authentication ............................................................................................................. 16

Verifying the Installation ......................................................................................................................................16

Conguring Security on the Wireless Access Point .............................................................................................17

Section 3 - Viewing Access Point Status ...............................................................................18

Viewing Interface Status ...................................................................................................................................... 18

Wired Settings (Internal Interface) ................................................................................................................ 18

Wireless Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 18

Viewing Events .................................................................................................................................................... 19

Conguring the Log Relay Host for Kernel Messages .................................................................................. 19

Enabling or Disabling the Log Relay Host on the Events Page .................................................................... 20

Viewing Transmit and Receive Statistics ............................................................................................................. 20

Viewing Associated Wireless Client Information ................................................................................................. 21

Viewing Managed AP DHCP Information ............................................................................................................ 22

Viewing Radio Statistics Information ................................................................................................................... 22

Section 4 - Managing the Access Point .................................................................................23

Ethernet Settings and Management IPv6 ............................................................................................................ 23

Ethernet Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 23

Wireless Settings ................................................................................................................................................. 25

Modifying Radio Settings ..................................................................................................................................... 26

Conguring Radio and VAP Scheduler................................................................................................................ 29

Scheduler Association Settings ........................................................................................................................... 31

Virtual Access Point Settings ............................................................................................................................... 32

None (Plain-text) ........................................................................................................................................... 35

WPA Personal ............................................................................................................................................... 35

WPA Enterprise ............................................................................................................................................. 36

Conguring Wireless Multicast Forwarding ......................................................................................................... 38

Conguring the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) ......................................................................................... 38

WPA/PSK on WDS Links .............................................................................................................................. 40

Controlling Access by MAC Authentication ......................................................................................................... 40

Conguring a MAC Filter and Station List on the AP..................................................................................... 41

Conguring MAC Authentication on the RADIUS Server .............................................................................. 42

Conguring Load Balancing ................................................................................................................................ 42

Managed Access Point Overview ........................................................................................................................ 43

Transition Between Modes ............................................................................................................................ 43

Conguring Managed Access Point Settings ................................................................................................43

Conguring 802.1X Authentication ...................................................................................................................... 44

Application Identication ...................................................................................................................................... 45

Section 5 - Conguring Access Point Services ....................................................................46

Web Server Settings ........................................................................................................................................... 46

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Setting the SSH Status ........................................................................................................................................ 46

Setting the Telnet Status ..................................................................................................................................... 47

Conguring Quality of Service ............................................................................................................................. 47

Conguring SNMP on the Access Point .............................................................................................................. 48

Enabling the Time Settings (NTP) ....................................................................................................................... 50

Section 6 - Conguring SNMPv3 ............................................................................................52

Conguring SNMPv3 Views ................................................................................................................................ 52

Conguring SNMPv3 Groups .............................................................................................................................. 53

Conguring SNMPv3 Users ................................................................................................................................ 54

Conguring SNMPv3 Targets .............................................................................................................................. 55

Section 7 - Maintaining the Access Point ..............................................................................56

Saving the Current Conguration to a Backup File ............................................................................................. 56

Restoring the Conguration from a Previously Saved File .................................................................................. 56

Resetting the Factory Default Conguration ................................................................................................. 57

Rebooting the Access Point ..........................................................................................................................57

Upgrading the Firmware ...................................................................................................................................... 57

Support Information Conguration and Settings ................................................................................................. 58

Section 8 - Conguring Client Quality of Service (QoS) ......................................................59

Conguring VAP QoS Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 59

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List of Figures

Figure 1 - Administrator UI Online Help ..................................................................................................................... 7

Figure 2 - Web UI Login Prompt .............................................................................................................................. 12

Figure 3 - Provide Basic Settings ............................................................................................................................ 12

Figure 4 - Command Line Interface (CLI) Connection ............................................................................................ 14

Figure 5 - Viewing Interface Status ......................................................................................................................... 18

Figure 6 - Viewing Events ........................................................................................................................................ 19

Figure 7 - Viewing Trafc Statistics ......................................................................................................................... 20

Figure 8 - Viewing Client Association Information ................................................................................................... 21

Figure 9 - Managed AP DHCP Information ............................................................................................................. 22

Figure 10 - View Radio Statistics ............................................................................................................................. 22

Figure 11 - Modify Ethernet (Wired) settings ........................................................................................................... 24

Figure 12 - Modify Wireless Settings ....................................................................................................................... 25

Figure 13 - Modify Radio Settings ........................................................................................................................... 27

Figure 14 - Scheduler Conguration ....................................................................................................................... 30

Figure 15 - Scheduler Conguration (Modify Rule) ................................................................................................. 31

Figure 16 - Scheduler Association Settings ............................................................................................................. 32

Figure 17 - Modify Virtual Access Point Settings ..................................................................................................... 33

Figure 18 - Modify Virtual Access Point Settings (WPA Personal) .......................................................................... 36

Figure 19 - Modify Virtual Access Point Settings (WPA Enterprise) ........................................................................ 36

Figure 20 - Wireless Multicast Forwarding .............................................................................................................. 38

Figure 21 - Congure WDS Bridges ........................................................................................................................ 39

Figure 22 - Congure MAC Authentication .............................................................................................................. 41

Figure 23 - Modify Load Balancing Settings ............................................................................................................ 42

Figure 24 - Congure Managed AP Wireless Switch Parameters ........................................................................... 44

Figure 25 - Modify 802.1X Supplicant Authentication Settings ................................................................................45

Figure 26 - Application Identication ....................................................................................................................... 45

Figure 27 - Congure Web Server Settings ............................................................................................................. 46

Figure 28 - Set SSH Status ..................................................................................................................................... 47

Figure 29 - Set Telnet Status ................................................................................................................................... 47

Figure 30 - Modify QoS Queue Parameters ............................................................................................................ 47

Figure 31 - SNMP Conguration ............................................................................................................................. 49

Figure 32 - Time Settings (NTP) .............................................................................................................................. 51

Figure 33 - SNMPv3 Views Conguration ............................................................................................................... 52

Figure 34 - SNMPv3 Groups Conguration ............................................................................................................. 53

Figure 35 - SNMPv3 User Conguration ................................................................................................................. 54

Figure 36 - SNMPv3 Targets Conguration ............................................................................................................. 55

Figure 37 - Manage this Access Point’s Conguration - Save................................................................................. 56

Figure 38 - Manage this Access Point’s Conguration - Restore (HTTP) ............................................................... 56

Figure 39 - Performing AP Maintenance ................................................................................................................. 57

Figure 40 - Manage Firmware (HTTP) .................................................................................................................... 58

Figure 41 - Support Information .............................................................................................................................. 58

Figure 42 - Congure Client QoS VAP Settings ...................................................................................................... 59

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List of Tables

Table 1 - Typographical Conventions ........................................................................................................................ 7

Table 2 - Requirements for the Administrator’s Computer ......................................................................................... 9

Table 3 - Requirements for Wireless Clients ........................................................................................................... 10

Table 4 - Basic Settings Page ................................................................................................................................. 13

Table 5 - CLI Commands for Ethernet Setting ........................................................................................................ 15

Table 6 - Logging Options ....................................................................................................................................... 19

Table 7 - Log Relay Host ......................................................................................................................................... 20

Table 8 - Transmit/Receive ...................................................................................................................................... 21

Table 9 - Associated Clients .................................................................................................................................... 21

Table 10 - Radio Statistics Information .................................................................................................................... 22

Table 11 - Ethernet Settings and Management IPv6 .............................................................................................. 25

Table 12 - Wireless Settings .................................................................................................................................... 26

Table 13 - Radio Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 29

Table 14 - Scheduler Conguration ......................................................................................................................... 30

Table 15 - Scheduler Association Settings .............................................................................................................. 32

Table 16 - Virtual Access Point Settings .................................................................................................................. 35

Table 17 - WPA Personal ......................................................................................................................................... 36

Table 18 - WPA Enterprise ....................................................................................................................................... 37

Table 19 - Wireless Multicast Forwarding ................................................................................................................ 38

Table 20 - WDS Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 40

Table 21 - WPA/PSK on WDS Links ........................................................................................................................ 40

Table 22 - MAC Authentication ................................................................................................................................ 42

Table 23 - RADIUS Server Attributes for MAC Authentication ................................................................................. 42

Table 24 - Load Balancing ....................................................................................................................................... 43

Table 25 - Managed Access Point ........................................................................................................................... 44

Table 26 - IEEE 802.1X Supplicant Authentication .................................................................................................. 45

Table 27 - Web Server Settings ............................................................................................................................... 46

Table 28 - SSH Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 47

Table 29 - Telnet Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 47

Table 30 - QoS Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 48

Table 31 - SNMP Settings ....................................................................................................................................... 50

Table 32 - NTP Settings ........................................................................................................................................... 51

Table 33 - SNMPv3 Views ....................................................................................................................................... 52

Table 34 - SNMPv3 Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 54

Table 35 - SNMPv3 Users ....................................................................................................................................... 54

Table 36 - SNMPv3 Targets ..................................................................................................................................... 55

Table 37 - Support Information ................................................................................................................................ 58

Table 38 - VAP QoS Parameters ............................................................................................................................. 59

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Section 1 - About This Document

Section 1 - About This Document

This guide describes setup, conguration, administration and maintenance for the D-Link Unied Access Point (UAP)
on a wireless network.

Document Organization

The Unied Access Point Administrator’s Guide contains the following sections:

•) “Section 1 - About This Document” on page 6

•) “Section 2 - Getting Started” on page 8

•) “Section 3 - Viewing Access Point Status” on page 18

•) “Section 4 - Managing the Access Point” on page 23

•) “Section 5 - Conguring Access Point Services” on page 46

•) “Section 6 - Conguring SNMPv3” on page 52

•) “Section 7 - Maintaining the Access Point” on page 56

•) “Section 8 - Conguring Client Quality of Service (QoS)” on page 59

Additional Documentation

The following documentation provides additional information about Unied Access Point software:

•) The Unied Access Point CLI Command Reference describes the commands available from the command-line

interface (CLI) for managing, monitoring, and conguring the switch.

•) The User Manual for the D-Link Unied Wired and Wireless System provides information about setting up and

managing the Unied Wireless Switch (UWS), including information about how to use the switch to manage

multiple UAPs.

•) Release notes for the D-Link Unied Wired and Wireless System detail the platform-specic functionality of the

software packages, including issues and workarounds.

Document Conventions

This section describes the conventions this document uses.

Note: A note provides more information about a feature or technology and cross-references to
related topics.

Caution! A caution provides information about critical aspects of AP conguration, combinations of
settings, events, or procedures that can adversely affect network connectivity, security, and so on.

The following table describes the typographical conventions used in this guide.

Symbol Example Description

Bold Click Apply to save your settings. Menu titles, page names, and button names.

Blue Text See “Document Conventions” on

page 6

Courier Font WLAN-AP# show network

Courier Font
Italics

Square Brackets [ ] [Value] Indicates an optional xed parameter.

Curly Braces {} {Choice1 | Choice2} Indicates that you must select a parameter from the

Value

Hyperlink text.

Screen text, le names, commands, user-typed

command-line entries.

Command parameter, which might be a variable or

xed value.

list of choices.

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Symbol Example Description

Vertical Bars | Choice1 | Choice2 Separates the mutually exclusive choices.

Braces within square

brackets [{}]

[{Choice1 | Choice2}] Indicate a choice within an optional element.

Table 1 - Typographical Conventions

Section 1 - About This Document

Online Help, Supported Browsers, and Limitations

Online help for the UAP Administration Web pages provides information about all elds and features available from

the user interface (UI). The information in the online help is a subset of the information available in the Unied Access
Point Administrator’s Guide.

Online help information corresponds to each page on the UAP Administration UI.

For information about the settings on the current page, click the Help link on the upper right side of a page.

The following gure shows an example of the online help available from the links on the user interface.

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Section 2 - Getting Started

Section 2 - Getting Started

The D-Link Unied Access Point (UAP) provides continuous, high-speed access between wireless devices and
Ethernet devices. It is an advanced, standards-based solution for wireless networking in businesses of any size. The
UAP enables wireless local area network (WLAN) deployment while providing state-of-the-art wireless networking

features.

The UAP can operate in two modes: Standalone Mode or Managed Mode. In Standalone Mode, the UAP acts
as an individual access point in the network, and you manage it by using the Administrator Web User Interface
(UI), command-line interface (CLI), or SNMP. In Managed Mode, the UAP is part of the D-Link Unied Wired and
Wireless System, and you manage it by using the D-Link Unied Wireless Switch. If an AP is in Managed Mode, the
Administrator Web UI, Telnet, SSH, and SNMP services are disabled.

This document describes how to perform the setup, management, and maintenance of the UAP in Standalone Mode.
For information about conguring the AP in Managed Mode by using the D-Link Unied Wireless Switch, see the User

Manual for the switch.

Before you power on a new UAP, review the following sections to check required hardware and software components,
client congurations, and compatibility issues. Make sure you have everything you need for a successful launch and
test of your new or extended wireless network.

This section contains the following topics:

•) “Administrator’s Computer Requirements” on page 9

•) “Wireless Client Requirements” on page 9

•) “Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the AP” on page 10

•) “Installing the UAP” on page 10

•) “Basic Settings” on page 13

•) “Using the CLI to View the IP Address” on page 14

•) “Conguring the Ethernet Settings” on page 14

•) “Conguring IEEE 802.1X Authentication” on page 16

•) “Verifying the Installation” on page 16

•) “Conguring Security on the Wireless Access Point” on page 17

To manage the UAP by using the Web interface or by using the CLI through Telnet or SSH, the AP needs an IP

address. If you use VLANs or IEEE 802.1X Authentication (port security) on your network, you might need to congure
additional settings on the AP before it can connect to the network.

Note: The WLAN AP is not designed to function as a gateway to the Internet. To connect your
WLAN to other LANs or the Internet, you need a gateway device.

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Section 2 - Getting Started

Administrator’s Computer Requirements

The following table describes the minimum requirements for the administrator’s computer for conguration and

administration of the UAP through a Web-based user interface (UI).

Required Software or Component Description

Serial or Ethernet Connection to the

Access Point

Wireless Connection to the Network After initial conguration and launch of the rst access point on your

Web Browser and Operating System Conguration and administration of the UAP is provided through a Web-

The computer used to congure the rst access point must be connected
to the access point by a serial cable or an Ethernet cable.

new wireless network, you can make subsequent conguration changes

through the Administration Web pages using a wireless connection to the

internal network.

For wireless connection to the access point, your administration device will
need Wi-Fi capability similar to that of any wireless client:

•) Portable or built-in Wi-Fi client adapter that supports one or more of

the IEEE 802.11 modes in which you plan to run the access point.

•) Wireless client software congured to associate with the UAP.

based user interface hosted on the access point.

We recommend using one of the following supported Web browsers to
access the access point Administration Web pages:

•) Microsoft
level for either major version)

•) Mozilla® Firefox version 26.0 or later

•) Chrome on Windows (for AP only) version 32.0 or later

The administration Web browser must have JavaScript™ enabled to
support the interactive features of the administration interface.

Security Settings Ensure that security is disabled on the wireless client used to initially

congure the access point.

Table 2 - Requirements for the Administrator’s Computer

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Internet Explorer® version 8.x or 9.x (with up-to-date patch

Wireless Client Requirements

The UAP provides wireless access to any client with a properly congured Wi-Fi client adapter for the 802.11 mode

in which the access point is running. The UAP supports multiple client operating systems. Clients can be laptop or

desktop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or any other hand-held, portable or stationary device equipped
with a Wi-Fi adapter and supporting drivers.

To connect to the access point, wireless clients need the software and hardware described in the following table.

Required Component Description

Wi-Fi Client Adapter Portable or built-in Wi-Fi client adapter that supports one or more of the

IEEE 802.11 modes in which you plan to run the access point.

Wireless Client Software Client software, such as Microsoft Windows Supplicant, congured to

associate with the UAP.

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Required Component Description

Client Security Settings Security should be disabled on the client used to do initial conguration of

the access point.

If the Security mode on the access point is set to anything other than plain

text, wireless clients will need to set a prole to the authentication mode

used by the access point and provide a valid username and password,

certicate, or similar user identity proof. Security modes are WPA/WPA2/
WPA3-Enterprise, and WPA/WPA2/WPA3-Personal.

For information about conguring security on the access point, see “Virtual

Access Point Settings” on page 32

Table 3 - Requirements for Wireless Clients

Section 2 - Getting Started

Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the AP

When you power on the access point, the built-in DHCP client searches for a DHCP server on the network in order
to obtain an IP Address and other network information. If the AP does not nd a DHCP server on the network, the AP

continues to use its default Static IP Address (10.90.90.91) until you re-assign it a new static IP address (and specify a

static IP addressing policy) or until the AP successfully receives network information from a DHCP server.

To change the connection type and assign a static IP address by using the CLI, see “Conguring the Ethernet

Settings” on page 14 or, by using the Web UI, see “Ethernet Settings” on page 23 .

Caution! If you do not have a DHCP server on your internal network, and do not plan to use one,
the rst thing you must do after powering on the access point is change the connection type from

DHCP to static IP. You can either assign a new static IP address to the AP or continue using the
default address. We recommend assigning a new static IP address so that if you bring up another

WLAN AP on the same network, the IP address for each AP will be unique.

Recovering an IP Address

If you experience trouble communicating with the access point, you can recover a static IP address by resetting the AP

conguration to the factory defaults (see “Resetting the Factory Default Conguration” on page 57 ), or you can get
a dynamically assigned address by connecting the AP to a network that has a DHCP server.

Discovering a Dynamically Assigned IP Address

If you have access to the DHCP server on your network and know the MAC address of your AP, you can view the new
IP address associated with the MAC address of the AP.

If you do not have access to the DHCP server that assigned the IP address to the AP or do not know the MAC address
of the AP, you might need to use the CLI to nd out what the new IP address is. For information about how to discover

a dynamically assigned IP address, see “Using the CLI to View the IP Address” on page 14 .

Installing the UAP

To access the Administration Web UI, you enter the IP address of the AP into a Web browser. You can use the default
IP address of the AP (10.90.90.91) to log on to the AP and assign a static IP address, or you can use a DHCP server

on you network to assign network information to the AP. The DHCP client on the AP is enabled by default.

To install the UAP, use the following steps:

1.) Connect the AP to an administrative PC by using a LAN connection or a direct-cable connection.

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•) To use a LAN connection, connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the network port on the access point and

the other end to the same hub where your PC is connected, as shown in the following gure.

The hub or switch you use must permit broadcast signals from the access point to reach all other devices on

the network.

•) To use a direct-cable connection, connect one end of an Ethernet straight-through or crossover cable to the

network port on the access point and the other end of the cable to the Ethernet port on the PC, as shown in
the following gure. You can also use a serial cable to connect the serial port on the AP to a serial port on the

administrative computer.

Section 2 - Getting Started

For initial conguration with a direct Ethernet connection and no DHCP server, be sure to set your PC to a

static IP address in the same subnet as the default IP address on the access point. (The default IP address for
the access point is 10.90.90.91.)

If you use this method, you will need to recongure the cabling for subsequent startup and deployment of the

access point so that the access point is no longer connected directly to the PC but instead is connected to the
LAN (either by using a hub or directly).

Note: It is possible to detect access points on the network with a wireless connection. However,

we strongly advise against using this method. In most environments you may have no way

of knowing whether you are actually connecting to the intended AP. Also, many of the initial
conguration changes required will cause you to lose connectivity with the AP over a wireless

connection.

2.) Connect the power adapter to the power port on the back of the access point, and then plug the other end of the
power cord into a power outlet.

3.) Use your Web browser to log on to the UAP Administration Web pages.

•) If the AP did not acquire an IP address from a DHCP server on your network, enter 10.90.90.91 in the address

eld of your browser, which is the default IP address of the AP.

•) If you used a DHCP server on your network to automatically congure network information for the AP, enter the

new IP address of the AP into the Web browser.

•) If you used a DHCP server and you do not know the new IP address of the AP, use the following procedures to

obtain the information:

•) Connect a serial cable from the administrative computer to the AP and use a terminal emulation program to

access the command-line interface (CLI).

•) At the login prompt, enter admin for the user name and admin for the password. At the command prompt,

enter get management.

•) The command output displays the IP address of the AP. Enter this address in the address eld of your browser.

For a more detailed explanation about how to log on to the CLI by using the console port, see “Using the CLI

to View the IP Address” on page 24.

4.) When prompted, enter admin for the user name and admin for the password, then click Logon.

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After you log in, the Basic Settings page for UAP administration is displayed, as the following gure shows.

Section 2 - Getting Started

Figure 2 - Web UI Login Prompt

Figure 3 - Provide Basic Settings

5.) Verify the settings on the Basic Settings page.

•) Review access point description and provide a new administrator password for the access point if you do not

want to use the default password, which is admin.

•) Click the Apply button to activate the wireless network with these new settings.

Note: The changes you make are not saved or applied until you click Apply. Changing some

access point settings might cause the AP to stop and restart system processes. If this happens,
wireless clients will temporarily lose connectivity. We recommend that you change access point

settings when WLAN trafc is low.

For information about the elds and conguration options on the Basic Settings page, see “Basic Settings” on

page 13 .

6.) If you do not have a DHCP server on the management network and do not plan to use one, you must change
the Connection Type from DHCP to Static IP.

You can either assign a new Static IP address to the AP or continue using the default address. We recommend

assigning a new Static IP address so that if you bring up another UAP on the same network, the IP address

for each AP will be unique. To change the connection type and assign a static IP address, see “Conguring the

Ethernet Settings” on page 14 (CLI) or “Ethernet Settings” on page 23 (Web).

7.) If your network uses VLANs, you might need to congure the management VLAN ID or untagged VLAN ID on

the UAP in order for it to work with your network.

For information about how to congure VLAN information, see “Conguring the Ethernet Settings” on page 14

(CLI) or “Ethernet Settings” on page 23 (Web).

8.) If your network uses IEEE 802.1X port security for network access control, you must congure the 802.1X

supplicant information on the AP.

For information about how to congure the 802.1X user name and password, see “Conguring IEEE 802.1X

Authentication” on page 16 .

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Section 2 - Getting Started

Basic Settings

From the Basic Settings page, you can view various information about the UAP, including IP and MAC address
information, and congure the administrator password for the UAP. The following table describes the elds and
conguration options on the Basic Settings page.

Field Description

IP Address Shows the IP address assigned to the AP. This eld is not editable on this page because

the IP address is already assigned (either by DHCP, or statically through the Ethernet

Settings page).

IPv6 Address Shows the IPv6 address assigned to the AP. This eld is not editable on this page because

the IP address is already assigned (either by DHCPv6, or statically through the Ethernet

Settings page).

IPv6 Address Status Shows the operational status of the static IPv6 address assigned to the management

interface of the AP. The possible values are Operational and Tentative.

IPv6 Auto­congured Global

Addresses

IPv6 Link Local

Address

MAC Address Shows the MAC address of the AP. The address shown here is the MAC address

Firmware Version Shows version information about the rmware currently installed on the AP. As new

Model Displays the AP model number.

Product Identier Identies the AP hardware model.

Hardware Version Identies the AP hardware version.

Serial Number Shows the AP serial number.

Device Name Generic name to identify the type of hardware.

Device Description Provides information about the product hardware.

New Password Enter a new administrator password. The characters you enter are displayed as bullet

Shows each automatically-congured global IPv6 address for the management interface of

the AP.

Shows the IPv6 Link Local address, which is the IPv6 address used by the local physical
link. The link local address is not congurable and is assigned by using the IPv6 Neighbor

Discovery process.

associated with the management interface. This is the address by which the AP is known
externally to other networks.

versions of the WLAN AP rmware become available, you can upgrade the rmware on

your APs.

characters to prevent others from seeing your password as you type.

The administrator password must be an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters. The
special characters are also supported.

Note: As an immediate rst step in securing your wireless network, we recommend that

you change the administrator password from the default.

Conrm New

Password

System Name Enter a name for the AP. This name appears only on the Basic Settings page and is a

System Contact Enter the name, e-mail address, or phone number of the person to contact regarding

System Location Enter the physical location of the AP, for example Conference Room A.

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Re-enter the new administrator password to conrm that you typed it as intended.

name to identify the AP to the administrator. Use up to 64 alphanumeric characters, for

example My AP.

issues related to the AP.

Table 4 - Basic Settings Page

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Connecting to the AP Web Interface by Using the IPv6 Address

To connect to the AP by using the IPv6 global address or IPv6 link local address, you must enter the AP address into

your browser in a special format.

To connect to an IPv6 global address, add square brackets around the IPv6 address. For example, if the
AP global IPv6 address is 2520::230:abff:fe00:2420, type the following address into the address eld: http://
[2520::230:abff:fe00:2420].

Using the CLI to View the IP Address

The DHCP client on the UAP is enabled by default. If you connect the UAP to a network with a DHCP server, the

AP automatically acquires an IP address. To manage the UAP by using the Administrator UI, you must enter the IP
address of the access point into a Web browser.

If a DHCP server on your network assigns an IP address to the UAP, and you do not know the IP address, use the

following steps to view the IP address of the UAP:

1.) Using a null-modem cable, connect a VT100/ANSI terminal or a workstation to the console (serial) port.

If you attached a PC, Apple, or UNIX workstation, start a terminal-emulation program, such as HyperTerminal or

TeraTerm.

2.) Congure the terminal-emulation program to use the following settings:

•) Baud rate: 115200 bps

•) Data bits: 8

•) Parity: none

•) Stop bit: 1

•) Flow control: none

3.) Press the return key, and a login prompt should appear.
The login name is admin. The default password is admin. After a successful login, the screen shows the
(Access Point Name)# prompt.

4.) At the login prompt, enter
Information similar to the following prints to the screen.

get management.

Figure 4 - Command Line Interface (CLI) Connection

Conguring the Ethernet Settings

The default Ethernet settings, which include DHCP and VLAN information, might not work for all networks.

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By default, the DHCP client on the UAP automatically broadcasts requests for network information. If you want to
use a static IP address, you must disable the DHCP client and manually congure the IP address and other network

information.

The management VLAN is VLAN 1 by default. This VLAN is also the default untagged VLAN. If you already have

a management VLAN congured on your network with a different VLAN ID, you must change the VLAN ID of the

management VLAN on the access point.

For information about using the Web interface to congure the Ethernet settings, see “Ethernet Settings” on page

23. You can also use the CLI to congure the Ethernet settings, which the following section describes.

Using the CLI to Congure Ethernet Settings

Use the commands shown in the following table to view and set values for the Ethernet (wired) interface. For more
information about each setting, see the description for the eld in the following table.

Action Commands

Get Current Settings for the Ethernet (Wired) Internal

Interface

Set the management VLAN ID

View untagged VLAN information

Enable the untagged VLAN

Disable the untagged VLAN

Set the untagged VLAN ID

View the connection type

Use DHCP as the connection type

Use a Static IP as the connection type

Set the Static IP address

Set a Subnet Mask

Set the Default Gateway

Table 5 - CLI Commands for Ethernet Setting

get management

set management vlan-id <1-4094>

get untagged-vlan

set untagged-vlan status up

set untagged-vlan status down

set untagged-vlan vlan-id <1-4094>

get management dhcp-status

set management dhcp-status up

set management dhcp-status down

set management static-ip <ip_address>

For example:

set management static-ip 10.10.12.221

set management static-mask <netmask>

For example:

set management static-mask 255.255.255.0

set static-ip-route gateway <ip_address>

For example:

set static-ip-route gateway 10.10.12.1

In the following example, the administrator uses the CLI to set the management VLAN ID to 123 and to disable the

untagged VLAN so that all trafc is tagged with a VLAN ID.

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DLINK-WLAN-AP# set management vlan-id 123
DLINK-WLAN-AP# set untagged-vlan status down
DLINK-WLAN-AP# get management
Property Value

-------------------------------------------­vlan-id 123
interface brtrunk
static-ip 10.90.90.91
static-mask 255.0.0.0
ip 10.90.90.91
mask 255.0.0.0
mac 00:05:5E:80:70:00
dhcp-status down
ipv6-status up

ipv6-autocong-status up

static-ipv6 ::

static-ipv6-prex-length 0

DLINK-WLAN-AP# get untagged-vlan
Property Value

--------------­vlan-id 1
status down

DLINK-WLAN-AP#

Section 2 - Getting Started

Conguring IEEE 802.1X Authentication

On networks that use IEEE 802.1X, port-based network access control, a supplicant (client) cannot gain access to
the network until the 802.1X authenticator grants access. If your network uses 802.1X, you must congure 802.1X

authentication information that the AP can supply to the authenticator.

If your network uses IEEE 802.1X see “Conguring IEEE 802.1X Authentication” on page 16 for information about
how to congure 802.1X by using the Web interface.

Verifying the Installation

Make sure the access point is connected to the LAN and associate some wireless clients with the network. Once you
have tested the basics of your wireless network, you can enable more security and ne-tune the AP by modifying
advanced conguration features.

1.) Connect the access point to the LAN.

•) If you congured the access point and administrator PC by connecting both into a network hub, then your

access point is already connected to the LAN. The next step is to test some wireless clients.

•) If you congured the access point by using a direct cable connection from your computer to the access point,

do the following procedures:

•) Disconnect the cable from the computer and the access point.

•) Connect an Ethernet cable from the access point to the LAN.

•) Connect your computer to the LAN by using an Ethernet cable or a wireless card.

2.) Test LAN connectivity with wireless clients.

Test the UAP by trying to detect it and associate with it from some wireless client devices. For information about

requirements for these clients, see “Wireless Client Requirements” on page 9.

3.) Secure and congure the access point by using advanced features.

Once the wireless network is up and you can connect to the AP with some wireless clients, you can add in layers
of security, create multiple virtual access points (VAPs), and congure performance settings.

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Note: The WLAN AP is not designed for multiple, simultaneous conguration changes. If more
than one administrator is logged onto the Administration Web pages and making changes to the
conguration, there is no guarantee that all conguration changes specied by multiple users will

be applied.

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By default, no security is in place on the access point, so any wireless client can associate with it and access

your LAN. An important next step is to congure security, as described in “Virtual Access Point Settings” on page

32.

Section 2 - Getting Started

Conguring Security on the Wireless Access Point

You congure secure wireless client access by conguring security for each virtual access point (VAP) that you
enable. You can congure up to 16 VAPs per radio that simulate multiple APs in one physical access point. By default,
only one VAP is enabled. For each VAP, you can congure a unique security mode to control wireless client access.

Each radio has 16 VAPs, with VAP IDs from 0-15. By default, only VAP 0 on each radio is enabled. VAP0 has the

following default settings:

•) VLAN ID: 1

•) Broadcast SSID: Enabled

•) SSID: dlink1

•) Security: None

•) MAC Authentication Type: None

•) Redirect Mode: None

All other VAPs are disabled by default. The default SSID for VAPs 1–15 is ”dlinkx” where x is the VAP ID.

To prevent unauthorized access to the UAP, we recommend that you select and congure a security option other than

None for the default VAP and for each VAP that you enable.

For information about how to congure the security settings on each VAP, see “Virtual Access Point Settings” on page

32.

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Section 3 - Viewing Access Point Status

Section 3 - Viewing Access Point Status

This section describes the information you can view from the tabs under the Status heading on the Administration
Web UI. This section contains the following subsections:

•) “Viewing Interface Status” on page 18

•) “Viewing Events” on page 19

•) “Viewing Transmit and Receive Statistics” on page 20

•) “Viewing Associated Wireless Client Information” on page 21

•) “Viewing Managed AP DHCP Information” on page 22

•) “Viewing Radio Statistics Information” on page 22

Viewing Interface Status

To monitor Ethernet LAN (wired) and wireless LAN (WLAN) settings, click the Interfaces tab.

Figure 5 - Viewing Interface Status

This page displays the current settings of the UAP. It displays the Wired Settings and the Wireless Settings.

Wired Settings (Internal Interface)

The Internal interface includes the Ethernet MAC Address, Management VLAN ID, IP Address (IPv4 and IPv6),
Subnet Mask, and DNS information. To change any of these settings, click the Edit link. After you click Edit, you are

redirected to the Ethernet Settings page.

For information about conguring these settings, see “Conguring the Ethernet Settings” on page 14.

Wireless Settings

The Radio Interface includes the AeroScout™ Engine Communication status, Radio Mode and Channel. The
Wireless Settings section also shows the MAC address (read-only) associated with each radio interface.

To change the Radio Mode or Channel settings, click the Edit link. After you click Edit, you are redirected to the

Modify Wireless Settings page.

For information about conguring these settings, see “Wireless Settings” on page 25 and “Modifying Radio Settings”

on page 26.

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