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Navigating the Utility

Wireless-N Access Point with Power Over Ethernet

•

Advanced Wireless Settings

. Use this screen to configure the Access Point’s more advanced wireless settings

(e.g. Tx Rate Limiting, Channel Bandwidth, etc.).

Security Monitor

Use this screen to configure the Access Point’s security monitor capabilities. You will be able to monitor your

wireless network through a client utility on administrator’s PC. This feature works with WPC4400N and future

Linksys client devices.

Administration

You will use the Administration tabs to manage the Access Point.

•

Management

. This screen allows you to customize the password and Simple Network Management Protocol

(SNMP) settings.

•

Log

. Configure the Log settings for the Access Point on this screen.

•

Factory Default

. Use this screen to reset the Access Point to its factory default settings.

•

Firmware Upgrade

. Upgrade the Access Point’s firmware on this screen.

•

Reboot

. Use this screen to reboot the Access Point.

•

Config Management

. You can save the configuration file for the Access Point to your PC, as well as restore the

backup configuration file to the Access Point.

Status

You will be able to view status information for your local network, wireless networks, and network performance.

•

Local Network

. This screen displays system information, including software & hardware version, MAC

address, and IP address on the LAN side of the Access Point.

•

Wireless

. This screen displays wireless network settings including SSID, network mode, and wireless

channel.

•

System Performance

. This screen displays the current traffic statistics of this Access Point for both Wireless

and LAN ports.

firmware:

the software image that runs on a

CPU inside a networking device.

snmp:

the standard network management protocol

on the Internet.

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The Setup - Basic Setup Tab

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Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access Point

This chapter is a detailed reference guide for the Web-based Utility. You do not need the Utility to start using your

Access Point. The Access Point has been designed to be functional right out of the box with the default settings.

Besides, you can follow the instructions in “Setting Up the Wireless-N Access Point” on page 13 to perform the

most basic settings without reading through this chapter.

The Setup - Basic Setup Tab

The first screen that appears is the

Setup

screen. This allows you to change the Access Point's general settings.

Basic Setup

Enter names for the Access Point. The host name can be used to access the Web Utility through the network if

DNS has been set up. The device name is for the benefit of identifying your Access Point after you log in.

Host Name

. This is the host name assigned to the Access Point. This host name will be published to your DNS

server if the Access Point is configured to acquire the IP address through DHCP. In that case, Linksys

recommends to follow the company policy on the host name assignment. The default name is

Linksys

.

Device Name

. You may assign any device name to the Access Point. This name is only used by the Access Point

administrator for identification purposes. Unique, memorable names are helpful, especially if you are employing

multiple access points on the same network. The default name is

WAP4400N

.

Network Setup

The selections under this heading allow you to configure the Access Point’s IP address setting(s).

IP Settings

Select

Static IP Address

(default) if you want to assign a static or fixed IP address to the Access Point. Then

complete the following:

•

IP Address

. The IP address must be unique to your network. The default IP address is

192.168.1.245

.

Figure 6-1: Setup - Static IP Address

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The Setup - Time Tab

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•

Subnet Mask

. The Subnet Mask must be the same as that set on the LAN that your Access Point is connected

to. The default is

255.255.255.0

.

Select

Automatic Configuration - DHCP

if you have a DHCP server enabled on the LAN that can assign an IP

address to the Access Point.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

The Setup - Time Tab

This allows you to change the Access Point's time settings. The correct time setting can help the administrator to

search the system log to identify problems.

Time

You can set the time either manually or automatically from a time server if the Access Point can access the public

Internet.

Manually

. Select this radio button to set the date and time manually. The default is to set the time manually.

Automatically

. Select this option and time zone. The Access Point will contact the public time server to get the

current time.

User Defined NTP Server

. Enable this option if you have set up local NTP server. Default is

Disabled

.

NTP Server IP

. Enter the IP address of user defined NTP Server.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

Figure 6-2: Setup - Automatic Configuration - DHCP

Figure 6-3: Setup - Time

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The Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings Tab

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The Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings Tab

Change the basic wireless network settings on this screen.

Basic Settings

Configure the Wireless Network basic attributes for this Access Point.

SSID Name

. The SSID is the unique name shared among all devices in a wireless network. It is case-sensitive,

must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, and may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the

same for all devices in your wireless network. The default SSID name is

linksys-n

.

Wireless Network Mode

. Select one of the following modes. The default is

B/G/N-Mixed

.

B-Only

: All the wireless client devices can be connected to the Access Point at Wireless-B data rates with

maximum speed at 11Mbps.

G-Only

: Both Wireless-N and Wireless-G client devices can be connected at Wireless-G data rates with

maximum speed at 54Mbps. Wireless-B clients cannot be connected in this mode.

N-Only

: Only Wireless-N client devices can be connected at Wireless-N data rates with maximum speed at

300Mbps.

B/G-Mixed

: Both Wireless-B and Wireless-G client devices can be connected at their respective data rates.

Wireless-N devices can be connected at Wireless-G data rates.

G/N-Mixed

: Both Wireless-G and Wireless-N client devices can be connected at their respective data rates.

Wireless-B clients cannot be connected in this mode.

B/G/N-Mixed

: All the wireless client devices can be connected at their respective data rates in this mixed

mode.

Disabled

: To disable wireless connectivity completely. This might be useful during system maintenance.

Wireless Channel

. Select the appropriate channel to be used among your Access Point and your client devices.

The default is channel 6. You can also select

Auto

so that your Access Point will select the channel with the

lowest amount of wireless interference while the system is powering up. Auto channel selection will start when

you click

Save Settings

button, it will take several seconds to scan through all the channels to find the best

Figure 6-4: Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings

Figure 6-5: Pop-up message on Auto Channel Selection

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The Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings Tab

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channel. For the Wireless-N 40MHz channel option (see Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings Tab), the Access

Point will automatically select the adjacent 20MHz channel to combine them into a wider channel.

SSID Broadcast

. This option allows the SSID to be broadcast on your network. You may want to enable this

function while configuring your network, but make sure that you disable it when you are finished. With this

enabled, someone could easily obtain the SSID information with site survey software or Windows XP and gain

unauthorized access to your network. Click

Enabled

to broadcast the SSID to all wireless devices in range. Click

Disabled

to increase network security and prevent the SSID from being seen on networked PCs. The default is

Enabled

in order to help users configure their network before use.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen, and click

More

for additional details.