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The Administration - Language Upgrade Tab

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The Administration - Language Upgrade Tab

On this screen you can do a language upgrade to change the language used by the Access Point’s Web-based

Utility.

Language Upgrade

If you do want to change the language currently used by the Web-based Utility, then you can download a

language upgrade file and update the Access Point.

To change the Access Point’s language:

1.

Download the language upgrade file from the Linksys website,

www.linksys.com

.

2.

Extract the language upgrade file on your computer.

3.

On the

Language Upgrade

screen, enter the location of the language upgrade file in the field provided, or click

the

Browse

button to find the file.

4.

Click the

Upgrade

button, and follow the on-screen instructions.

Click

Help

for more information.

The Administration - Reboot Tab

On this screen you can reboot the Access Point.

Reboot

This feature is useful when you need to remotely reboot the Access Point.

Device Reboot

. To reboot the Access Point, click the

Yes

radio button. Otherwise, click the

No

radio button.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-20: Administration - Language Upgrade Screen

Figure 5-21: Administration - Reboot Screen

NOTE:

Not all languages are available. Check

the Linksys website for available language

upgrade files.

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The Administration - Config Management Tab

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The Administration - Config Management Tab

On this screen you can create a backup configuration file or save a configuration file to the Access Point.

Config Management

Use this screen to upload or download configuration files for the Access Point.

Download AP Config

. To save a backup configuration file on a computer, click the

Download AP Configuration

File

button and follow the on-screen instructions.

Upload AP Config

. To upload a configuration file to the Access Point, enter the location of the configuration file in

the field provided, or click the

Browse

button to find the file. Then click the

Load

button.

Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-22: Administration - Config

Management Screen

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The Status - Local Network Tab

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The Status - Local Network Tab

The

Local Network

screen displays the Access Point’s current status information for the local network.

Information

Hardware Version

. This is the version of the Access Point’s current hardware.

Software Version

. This is the version of the Access Point’s current software.

Local MAC Address

. The MAC address of the Access Point’s Local Area Network (LAN) interface is displayed

here.

System Up Time

. This is the length of time the Access Point has been running.

Local Network

IP Address

. This shows the Access Point’s IP Address, as it appears on your local network.

Subnet Mask

. This shows the Access Point’s Subnet Mask.

Default Gateway

. Displayed here is the IP address of the Access Point’s Default Gateway.

Primary and Secondary DNS

. DNS addresses used by the Access Point are displayed here.

To update the status information, click the

Refresh

button. Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-23: Status - Local Network Screen

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The Status - Wireless Tab

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The Status - Wireless Tab

The

Wireless

screen displays the Access Point’s current status information for the wireless network(s).

Wireless Network

MAC Address

. The MAC Address of the Access Point’s wireless interface is displayed here.

Mode

. The Access Point’s mode is displayed here.

SSID

. The Access Point’s main SSID is displayed here.

Virtual SSID1-7

. The Access Point’s virtual SSIDs are displayed here.

Channel

. The Access Point’s Channel setting for wireless broadcast is shown here.

VLAN Trunk

. The status of the Access Point’s VLAN feature is shown here.

Priority Setting

. The VLAN Priority Setting for the main SSID is shown here.

SSID Encryption Function

. The wireless security setting for the main SSID is displayed here.

SSID Priority

. The VLAN Priority setting for the main SSID is displayed here.

Virtual SSID1-7 Encryption Function

. The wireless security settings for the virtual SSIDs are displayed here.

Virtual SSID1-7 Priority

. The VLAN Priority settings for the virtual SSIDs are displayed here.

To update the status information, click the

Refresh

button. Click

Help

for more information.

Figure 5-24: Status - Wireless Screen

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The Status - System Performance Tab

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The Status - System Performance Tab

The

System Performance

screen displays the Access Point’s status information for its current settings and data

transmissions.

System Performance

Wired

Name

. This indicates that the statistics are for the wired network, the LAN.

IP Address

. The Access Point’s local IP address is displayed here.

MAC Address

. This shows the MAC Address of the Access Point’s wired interface.

Connection

. This shows the status of the Access Point’s connection for the wired network.

Packets Received

. This shows the number of packets received.

Packets Sent

. This shows the number of packets sent.

Bytes Received

. This shows the number of bytes received.

Bytes Sent

. This shows the number of bytes sent.

Error Packets Received

. This shows the number of error packets received.

Dropped Packets Received

. This shows the number of dropped packets received.

Wireless

Name

. This indicates which wireless network/SSID to which the statistics refer.

IP Address

. The Access Point’s local IP address is displayed here.

MAC Address

. This shows the MAC Address of the Access Point’s wireless interface.

Connection

. This shows the status of the Access Point’s connection for each wireless network.

Packets Received

. This shows the number of packets received for each wireless network.

Packets Sent

. This shows the number of packets sent for each wireless network.

Figure 5-25: Status - System Performance Screen