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  • Page 1 User Guide LAPAC1750PRO...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Security Administrator’s Computer Requirements...

  • Page 3: Section 1: Getting Started

    The access point 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 The LAPAC1750PRO Access Point provides continuous, high-speed access between wireless devices and Ethernet devices It is an advanced, standards- Administrator’s Computer Requirements...

  • Page 4: Wireless Client Requirements

    (UI) The information access point supports multiple client operating systems Clients can be laptop in the online help is a subset of the information available in the LAPAC1750PRO or desktop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or any other handheld, Access Point Administrator’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Dynamic And Static Ip Addressing On The Ap

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 1: Getting Started Figure 1: Administrator UI Online Help NOTE: If you do not have a DHCP server on your internal network, and do not plan to use one, the first thing you must do after powering on the...
  • Page 6 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 1: Getting Started • To use a LAN connection, connect one end of an Ethernet cable to the NOTE: network port on the access point and the other end to the same hub where...

  • Page 7: Configuring The Ethernet Settings

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 1: Getting Started Figure 2: System Summary Page For information about how to configure the 802 1X user name and password, see “802 1X Supplicant” on page 65 Configuring the Ethernet Settings The default Ethernet settings, which include DHCP and VLAN information,...

  • Page 8: Configuring Ieee 802 1X Authentication

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 1: Getting Started Configuring IEEE 802.1X Authentication NOTE: The WLAN AP is not designed for multiple, simultaneous configuration On networks that use IEEE 802 1X, port-based network access control, changes If more than one administrator is logged onto the...

  • Page 9: Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Summary From the System Summary page, you can view various information about the System Status access point (AP), including IP and MAC address information Table 3 describes...

  • Page 10: Network Interfaces

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status Network Interfaces MAC Address Shows the MAC address of the AP The address shown here is the MAC address associated with the This page displays the current settings for the wired Ethernet interface and the...

  • Page 11: Wireless Status

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status LAN Status (Management Interface) To change the wired settings, click the Edit link After you click Edit, you are redirected to the VLAN and IPv4 Address page...

  • Page 12: Radio Statistics

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status Radio Statistics Mode The Physical Layer (PHY) standard the radio uses: • IEEE 802 11b/g — 802 11b and 802 11g clients can The Radio Statistics page provides detailed information about the packets and...
  • Page 13 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status WLAN Bytes Total bytes transmitted by the AP on this radio interface Multiple Retry Number of times an MSDU is successfully transmitted after more than one retry...

  • Page 14: Interface Statistics

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status Interface Statistics Table 7: Interface Statistics Field Description The Interface Statistics page provides some basic information about the AP and Interface Status Table a real-time display of transmit and receive statistics for the Ethernet interface...

  • Page 15: Workgroup Bridge

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status Workgroup Bridge Total Bytes The total number of Sent/Received bytes bridged between the wired clients in the workgroup bridge and the wireless The Workgroup Bridge page displays packet and byte counts for traffic between...

  • Page 16: Link Integrity Monitoring

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status To Station Status The Authenticated and Associated Status shows the underlying IEEE 802 11 authentication and association These fields report information about traffic sent from the AP to a wireless...

  • Page 17: Tspec Client Associations

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status TSPEC Client Associations TS Identifier TSPEC Traffic Session Identifier (range 0-7) The TSPEC Client Association Status and Statistics page provides information Access Category TS Access Category (voice or video)

  • Page 18: Tspec Status And Statistics

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status Figure 9: TSPEC Status and Statistics From Station The number of packets and bytes received from the wireless client, and the number of packets and bytes that were dropped after being received Also, the number of packets: •...

  • Page 19: Tspec Ap Statistics

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status Table 11: TSPEC Status and Statistics Total Video Indicates the total number of TS video packets sent (in Transmit table) or received (in Received table) by this AP for...

  • Page 20: Email Alert Status

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 2: Viewing Access Point System Status Email Alert Status System Log The Email Alert Status page provides information about the email alerts sent From the System Log page, you can view the most recent system log generated...

  • Page 21: Section 3: Configuring The Access Point

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Section 3: Configuring the System Settings From the System Settings page, you can change the administrator password and Access Point system settings e g device name, system contact We strongly recommended you choose a new password based on the standard guidelines for strong password security instead of using default password, which is ”admin”...

  • Page 22: Time Settings

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 14 shows the Time Settings page when the manual option is selected Device Name Name your AP This name appears only on the Basic Settings page and is used to identify the AP to the administrator...
  • Page 23 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Table 16: Time Settings NOTE: After you configure the Time settings, you must click Save to apply the Field Description changes and save the changes to startup configuration file Changing...
  • Page 24 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Configuring Persistent Logging Options NOTE: To apply your changes, click Save Changing some settings might cause If the system unexpectedly reboots, log messages can be useful to diagnose the...

  • Page 25: Email Alert

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Enabling or Disabling the Log Relay Host Email Alert on the Log Settings Page The Email Alert feature allows the AP to automatically send email messages when an event at or above the configured severity level occurs Use the Email...
  • Page 26 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Mail Server Configuration From Email Address Specify the email address that appears in the From field of alert messages sent from the AP, for example Mail Server Address Specify the IP address or hostname of the SMTP...

  • Page 27: Management Access

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Management Access NOTE: After you configure the Email Alert settings, you must click Save to apply You can create an access control list (ACL) that lists up to five IPv4 hosts and...
  • Page 28 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point HTTP/HTTPS Service Table 21: HTTP/HTTPS Service Field Description The AP can be managed through HTTP or secure HTTP (HTTPS) sessions By default both HTTP and HTTPS access are enabled Either access type can be...
  • Page 29 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Generate SSL Certificate Upload SSL Certificate Generate Click Generate to generate a new HTTP SSL certificate Upload Select the upload method: Certificate for the secure Web server This should be done once Method •...
  • Page 30 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Discovery - LLDP Discovery - Bonjour Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) is defined by the IEEE 802 1AB standard and Bonjour is a software feature that allows the wireless access point and its...
  • Page 31 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 22: VLAN and IPv4 Address This section describes how to manage the access point and contains the following subsections: • VLAN and IPv4 Address • IPv6 Address •...
  • Page 32 If you disable the untagged VLAN, all traffic is tagged with a VLAN ID The IPv6 Address page contains settings that allow the LAPAC1750PRO Access By default all traffic on the access point uses VLAN 1, which Point to be managed over an IPv6 network Use this page to configure the IPv6...
  • Page 33 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Table 26: IPv6 Address Settings IPv6 If the AP has been assigned one or more IPv6 addresses automatically, the addresses are listed Autoconfigured Field Description Global IPv6 Select the option to determine how the IPv6 address for...

  • Page 34: Ipv6 Tunnel

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point IPv6 Tunnel Table 27: IPv6 Tunnel Settings Field Description The access point supports the Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol (ISATAP), which enables the AP to transmit IPv6 packets over the...

  • Page 35: Wireless

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Wireless NOTE: DNS name is composed of a series of labels joined with dots, as are The wireless features are located under the Configuration heading on the all domain names Each label must be between 1 and 63 characters...
  • Page 36 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Radio Table 28: Radio Settings Field Description Radio settings directly control the behavior of the radio devices in the AP, and determine how and what type of electromagnetic waves the AP emits...
  • Page 37 The AE protocol allows access points to mark When Station Isolation is disabled, wireless clients can detected APs as rogue devices The LAPAC1750PRO APs communicate with one another normally by sending do not support this feature and never report detected...
  • Page 38 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Channel Select the Channel Primary This setting can be changed only when the channel bandwidth is set to 40 MHz A 40-MHz channel can be Channel The range of available channels is determined by the considered to consist of two 20-MHz channels that are (802 .11n...
  • Page 39 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Multidomain This feature is configurable on a per radio basis By Protection The protection feature contains rules to guarantee default it is enabled that 802 11 transmissions do not cause interference...
  • Page 40 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Fragmentation Specify a number between 256 and 2,346 to set the RTS Threshold Specify a Request to Send (RTS) Threshold value between Threshold frame size threshold in bytes...
  • Page 41 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Legacy Rate Check the transmission rate sets you want the AP to TSPEC Mode Regulates the overall TSPEC mode on the AP support and the basic rate sets you want the AP to Sets •...
  • Page 42 Timeout The status page for Rogue AP Detection provides real-time statistics for all APs detected by the LAPAC1750PRO Access Point in the vicinity of the network If TSPEC Station Specify the amount of time for an AP to detect an uplink...
  • Page 43 AP list to the Detected Rogue AP List Note: The Detected Rogue AP List and Known AP List provide information The LAPAC1750PRO Access Point does not have any control over the APs on the list and cannot apply any security policies to APs detected through the RF scan...
  • Page 44 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point SSID The Service Set Identifier (SSID) for the AP Last Beacon Shows the date and time of the last beacon received from this AP The SSID is an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters...
  • Page 45 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Virtual Access Point (VAP) Figure 27: Virtual Access Points (VAP) Virtual Access Points (VAPs) segment the wireless LAN into multiple broadcast domains that are the wireless equivalent of Ethernet VLANs VAPs simulate...
  • Page 46 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point VLAN ID When a wireless client connects to the AP using this Broadcast SSID Specify whether to allow the AP to broadcast the VAP, the AP tags all traffic from the wireless client with...
  • Page 47 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point None (Plain-text) Security Select one of the following Security modes for this VAP: • None If you select None as your security mode, no further options are configurable...
  • Page 48 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Table 31: Static WEP Authentication The authentication algorithm defines the method used to determine whether a client station is allowed to associate Field Description with the access point when static WEP is the security...

  • Page 49: Wpa Personal

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point WPA Personal The pre-shared key is the shared secret key for WPA Personal Enter a string of between 8 and 63 characters Acceptable WPA Personal is a Wi-Fi Alliance IEEE 802 11i standard, which includes AES-...
  • Page 50 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Enable If for WPA versions you select only WPA2 or both WPA RADIUS IP Address Specify the IP version that the RADIUS server uses and WPA2, you can enable pre-authentication for...
  • Page 51 Accounting The Radio and VAP Scheduler is a standalone LAPAC1750PRO Access Point amount of data transmitted and received, and so on feature To configure the Radio and VAP scheduler, select the Scheduler tab in...
  • Page 52 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 28: Scheduler Configuration Table 34: Scheduler Configuration Field Description Global A global switch to enable or disable the scheduler feature The default is Disable Scheduler Mode Scheduler Operational Status...
  • Page 53 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Scheduler Association Start Time The time when the radio or VAP will be operationally enabled The time is in HH:MM 24-hour format The range For a scheduler profile to take effect, you must associate it with at least one is <00-23>:<00-59>...
  • Page 54 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Bandwidth Utilization Table 35: Scheduler Association Settings Field Description Use this page to load balance the distribution of wireless client connections across multiple access points Per-Radio Scheduler Association...
  • Page 55 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point MAC Filtering Table 36: Bandwidth Utilization Field Description A Media Access Control (MAC) address is a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network All IEEE 802 network devices share a...

  • Page 56: Radius Server

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point NOTE: NOTE: Global MAC Authentication settings apply to all VAPs on both radios After you configure local MAC Authentication settings, you must click Update to apply the changes and to save the settings Changing some...
  • Page 57 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point WDS Bridge Figure 32: WDS Bridge The Wireless Distribution System (WDS) allows you to connect multiple Access Points With WDS, APs communicate with one another without wires in a...
  • Page 58 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Before you configure WDS on the AP, note the following guidelines: Remote Specify the MAC address of the destination AP; that is, the • When using WDS, be sure to configure WDS settings on both APs...
  • Page 59 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point WPA/PSK on WDS Links NOTE: Partner WDS AP in the remote network retains its management IP The following table describes the additional fields that appear when you select...
  • Page 60 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point The devices connected to the wired interface of the access point, as well as the Figure 33: Workgroup Bridge downstream stations associated to the access point’s access point interface can...
  • Page 61 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Table 41: Workgroup Bridge SSID Specify the SSID to broadcast to downstream clients Field Description Broadcast Select this option if you want the downstream SSID to be broadcast to wireless clients...
  • Page 62 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 34: QoS Quality of Service (QoS) provides you with the ability to specify parameters on multiple queues for increased throughput and better performance of differentiated wireless traffic like Voice-over-IP (VoIP), other types of audio,...
  • Page 63 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point WAP EDCA Parameters c wMin(Minimum This parameter is input to the algorithm that Contention determines the initial random backoff wait time Queue Queues are defined for different types of data...
  • Page 64 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Max . Burst The Max Burst Length is an AP EDCA parameter and Station EDCA Parameters only applies to traffic flowing from the AP to the client Length...

  • Page 65: Security

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Security cwMax The value specified here in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the (Maximum You can configure up to four global IPv4 or IPv6 RADIUS servers One of the...
  • Page 66 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Virtual Access Point Settings describes the fields and configuration options on RADIUS Enter the RADIUS key in the text box the VAP page The RADIUS key is the shared secret key for the global...
  • Page 67 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point 802.1X Supplicant Table 44: 802 1X Supplicant Authentication Field Description 802 1X Supplicant settings allow the access point to gain access to a secured wired network Supplicant Configuration Use these settings to enable the access point as an 802 1X supplicant (client) 802 .1X...

  • Page 68: Qos And Access Control

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point QoS and Access Control Certificate File Upload Upload Select the method to use for uploading a certificate file to the This section describes how to configure QoS settings that affect traffic from the...

  • Page 69: Global Settings

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Global Settings Table 45: QoS Global Settings Field Description The client QoS features on the access point provide additional control over certain QoS aspects of wireless clients that connect to the network, such as...
  • Page 70 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point ACL Type Down Select the type of ACL to apply to traffic in the outbound (down) direction, which can be one of the following: ACLs are a collection of permit and deny conditions called rules, that provide •...
  • Page 71 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 38: ACL Table 46: ACL Configuration Field Description ACL Name Enter a name to identify the ACL The name can contain from 1–31 alphanumeric characters and the...
  • Page 72 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point IPv4 ACL Action Specifies whether the ACL rule permits or denies an action Protocol Select the Protocol field to use a Layer 3 or Layer 4 • When you select Permit, the rule allows all traffic...
  • Page 73 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Source Port Select this field to include a source port in the match Destination Port Select this field to include a destination port in the condition for the rule The source port is identified in...
  • Page 74 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point IP TOS Mask Enter an IP TOS mask value to identify the bit positions Destination IPv6 Enter the prefix length of the destination IPv6 address Prefix Len in the TOS Bits value that are used for comparison...

  • Page 75: Class Map

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point MAC ACL Destination MAC Enter the destination MAC address mask specifying Mask which bits in the destination MAC to compare against EtherType Select the EtherType field to compare the match...
  • Page 76 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Defining DiffServ Figure 39: QoS DiffServ Class Map To use DiffServ for Client QoS, use the Configuration > Qos and Access Control > Class Map and Configuration > Qos and Access Control > Policy Map pages to define the following categories and their criteria: •...
  • Page 77 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Table 47: DiffServ Class Map Protocol Select the Protocol field to use a Layer 3 or Layer 4 protocol match condition based on the value of the IP...
  • Page 78 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Destination IP Select this field to require a packet’s destination IP IPv4 and IPv6 Class Maps Address address to match the address listed here Enter an IP Source Port...
  • Page 79 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Destination Port Select this field to include a destination port in the EtherType Select the EtherType field to compare the match criteria match condition for the rule The destination port is...

  • Page 80: Policy Map

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Destination MAC Enter the destination MAC address mask specifying IP TOS Mask Enter an IP TOS mask value to perform a boolean AND Mask which bits in the destination MAC to compare against...
  • Page 81 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 40: QoS DiffServ Policy Map Table 48: DiffServ Policy Map Field Description Policy Map Name Enter then name of the policy map to add The name can contain up to 31...

  • Page 82: Client Qos Status

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Client QoS Status Mark Class of Service Select this field to mark all packets for the associated traffic stream with the The Client QoS Status page shows the client QoS settings that are applied to...

  • Page 83: Snmp

    HP OpenView ACL Name Shows the name of the ACL applied to traffic in the outbound Download LAPAC1750PRO specific MIB files at www linksys com/business/ Down direction support After switching the packet or frame to the outbound interface, From the SNMP page under the Services heading, you can start or stop control the ACL’s rules are checked for a match The packet or frame is...
  • Page 84 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 42: SNMP-General UDP Port By default an SNMP agent only listens to requests from port 161 However, you can configure this so the agent listens to requests on another port...
  • Page 85 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point NMS IPv4 Specify the IPv4 DNS hostname or subnet of the Trap Community Enter the global community string associated with Address/Name machines that can execute get and set requests to the...
  • Page 86 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Views Table 51: SNMP Views Field Description A MIB view is a family of view subtrees, which is a pairing of an OID subtree value together with a bit string mask value Each MIB view is defined by two...
  • Page 87 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Groups Figure 44: SNMP Groups SNMP groups allow you to combine users into groups of different authorization and access privileges Each group is associated with one of three security levels: •...
  • Page 88 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Targets Write Views Select the write access to management objects (MIBs) for the group: An SNMP target receives trap messages and forwards them to the SNMP • write-all — The group can create, alter, and delete...
  • Page 89 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Users Table 53: SNMP Targets Field Description From the Users page, you can define multiple users, associate the desired IPv4/IPv6 Address Enter the IP address of the remote SNMP target...

  • Page 90: Captive Portal

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Captive Portal Authentication Key If you specify MD5 as the authentication type, enter a password to enable the SNMP agent to authenticate This section describes the Captive Portal (CP) feature, which allows you to block...

  • Page 91: Global Configuration

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Global Configuration Table 55: Global Configuration Field Description The Captive Portal (CP) feature allows you to block wireless clients from accessing the network until user verification has been established Use the CP...

  • Page 92: Instance Configuration

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Instance Configuration Figure 49: CP Instance Configuration You can create up to two Captive Portal instances; each CP instance is a defined set of instance parameters. Instances can be associated with one or more VAPs.
  • Page 93 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Table 56: Captive Portal Instance Configuration Redirect URL Enter the URL (including http://), either IPv4 or an IPv6 Field Description address, to which the newly authenticated client is...
  • Page 94 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Global RADIUS If the Verification Mode is RADIUS, select to specify RADIUS Key The shared secret key that the access point uses to that the default Global RADIUS server list is used to...
  • Page 95 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Instance Association Web Portal Customization Use the Instance Association page to associate a CP instance to a VAP When users initiate access to a VAP that is associated with a captive portal...
  • Page 96 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 51: Web Portal Customization Table 58: Web Portal Customization Field Description Captive Portal To create a new Web locale, select Create from the Locale available menu To view or update an existing Web...
  • Page 97 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Foreground The HTML code for the foreground color in 6-digit Browser Title The text to display in the browser title bar The range is color hexadecimal format The range is from 1 to 32...

  • Page 98: Web Customization Preview

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Upload Custom Images Welcome The text that displays when the client has connected to Content the network The range is from 0 to 256 characters The When users initiate access to a VAP that is associated to a captive portal...

  • Page 99: Local Groups

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Local Groups Table 60: Captive Portal Upload Custom Images Field Description Each local user is assigned to a user group Each group is assigned to a CP instance The group facilitates managing the assignment of users to CP...

  • Page 100: Local Users

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Local Users You can configure a captive portal instance to accommodate both guest users and authorized users Guest users do not have assigned user names and passwords Authorized users provide a valid user name and password that must first be...

  • Page 101: Authenticated Clients

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Authenticated Clients Group Name Select the group to which the user belongs Each CP instance is configured to support a particular The Authenticated Clients page provides information about clients that have...

  • Page 102: Failed Authentication Clients

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Failed Authentication Clients VAP ID The VAP that the user is associated with The Failed Authenticated Clients page lists information about clients that Radio ID The ID of the radio Because the WAP321 has a...

  • Page 103: Cluster

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Cluster Clustering Single and Dual Radio APs The access point supports AP clusters A cluster provides a single point of Clusters can contain a mixture of APs with two radios and APs with a single...
  • Page 104 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Removing an Access Point from the Table 66: Access Points in the Cluster Field Description Cluster Status If the status field is visible, then the AP is enabled for...
  • Page 105 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point There may be situations, however, when you want to view or manage NOTE: information on a particular access point For example, you might want to A session is not the same as an association, which describes a client...

  • Page 106: Sorting Session Information

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Sorting Session Information Rate The speed at which this access point is transferring data to the specified client To sort the information shown in the tables by a particular indicator, click the...
  • Page 107 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Figure 60: Cluster Channel Management Assignment By default, automatic channel assignment is disabled (off ) NOTE: Channel Management overrides the default cluster behavior, which is...

  • Page 108: Viewing Current Channel Assignments And Setting Locks

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Viewing Current Channel Assignments Viewing the Last Proposed Set of and Setting Locks Changes The Current Channel Assignments section shows a list of all access points in The Proposed Channel Assignments shows the last channel plan The plan...

  • Page 109: Wireless Neighborhood

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Wireless Neighborhood Table 71: Channel Management Advanced Settings Field Description The Wireless Neighborhood shows up to 20 access points per radio within range of every member of the cluster, shows which access points are within...
  • Page 110 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Figure 61: Wireless Neighborhood Neighbors Access points which are neighbors of one or more of the clustered APs are listed in the left column by SSID (Network Name)
  • Page 111 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 3: Configuring the Access Point Viewing Details for a Cluster Member Signal Indicates the strength of the radio signal emitting from this access point as measured in decibels (Db) To view details on a cluster member AP, click on the IP address of a cluster...

  • Page 112: Section 4: Maintenance Of The Access Point

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point Section 4: Maintenance of the Figure 63: Firmware Maintenance Access Point This section describes how to maintain the access point and see system detailed information • Maintenance •...

  • Page 113: Firmware Upgrade

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point Use the buttons to perform the following tasks: After you upload new firmware and the system reboots, the newly added firmware becomes the primary image If the upgrade fails, the original firmware •...
  • Page 114 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point Click OK to confirm the upgrade and start the process To verify that the firmware upgrade completed successfully, check the firmware version shown on the Firmware page (or the Status Status > Status NOTE: and Statistics >...

  • Page 115: Backup Configuration

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point Figure 64: Configuration Backup/Restore NOTE: File name should not contain spaces, < , > , | , \ , / , : , (, ), & , ; , # , ?, *, $, %, ‘ , “, and successive ‘...

  • Page 116: Diagnostics

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point Restoring Configuration Click the Restore button A File Upload or Choose File dialog box will pop up You can use HTTP or TFTP to transfer files to and from the access point After...
  • Page 117 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point Packet Capture Figure 65: Packet Capture Configuration Wireless packet capture operates in two modes: • Capture file mode • Remote capture mode For capture file mode, captured packets are stored in a file on the access point...

  • Page 118: Packet Capture Configuration

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point Packet Capture Status Client Filter Enable Enable to use the WLAN client filter to capture only frames that are transmitted to, or received Packet Capture Status allows you to view the status of packet capture on the AP...
  • Page 119 LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point Table 77: Packet File Capture You can trace up to five interfaces on the AP at the same time However, you must start a separate Wireshark session for each interface You can configure...

  • Page 120: Packet Capture File Download

    LAPAC1750PRO Access Point Software User Manual Section 4: Maintenance of the Access Point In remote capture mode, traffic is sent to the PC running Wireshark via one Table 78: Remote Packet Capture of the network interfaces Depending on where the Wireshark tool is located...

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