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    L A PA C 17 5 0 AC1 750 Dual Ba nd Acce ss Po int User G uide[...]

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    ii T able of C ontents Linksys ii CHAPTER 1 QUICK ST ART GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 P ackage Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Phy sical Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mounting Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 CHAPTER 2 A [...]

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    iii T able of C ontents Linksys APPENDIX C PC AND SERVER C ONFIGURA TION . . . . . . . . 40 Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using WEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using WP A2-PSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using WP A2-Enterpris[...]

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    1 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide Linksys 1 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide P ack age Con tents • Links ysWirelessAcc essPoint • QuickStartGuide  • Ethe rnetCable • ACP owerAdapter • CDwithDocumentation • MountingBracket • MountingKit • CeilingMountBackP late • D[...]

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    2 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide Linksys Mounting Guide T o avoid ov er heating, do not install y our acce ss point if ambient temperatures exceed 1 0 4°F (40°C). Install on a f lat, stable sur face, near the cen ter of your wireless cov era ge area making sure not to block ven ts on the sides of the device enclosure. W all Installation 1. P ositio[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 3 CHAPTER 2 A ccess P oint Setup Over view This chapter describes the setup procedure to c onne ct the wireless access point to your LAN, and configure it as an acces s point for your wireless stations. Wireless stations may al so require configuration. For details, see App endix C - Wireles s St ation Con fig[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 4 Setup W izard The f irst time you connec t to the wireless ac cess point, run the Setup W izard to conf igure the devi ce. 1 . Cl ick the Q uick S tart link on the main menu Figure 2: Setup Wiz ard 2. On the f irst screen, click L aunch . 3. Set the password on the De vice Password scre en, if d esired. 4. C[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 5 Figure 6: Setup Wizard - Wireless Securit y 8. On the Summary screen, check the data to make s ure they are correc t and then click Submit to save the changes. Figure 7 : Setup W izard - Summar y 9 . Click Finish to lea ve the wizard. Figure 8: Setup Wizard - Fini sh User A ccounts Click User Acc ounts on th[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 6 Data - User A ccounts Screen User Ac count T able User Name Ent er the User Name to c onnec t to the acc ess point ’ s admin inter face. User Name is effe ctive once y ou sav e settings. User Name can include up to 6 3 charac ters. Spe cial charac ters are allowe d. User Lev el Only administrator acc ount [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 7 Log Settings Screen The logs record various t ypes of ac tivit y on the access point. This data is u s eful for troubleshooting, but enabling all logs will generate a large amount of da t a and adversely affec t per formance. Figure 1 1 : Log S et tings Scree n Data - Logs Scr een Log T ypes Log T ypes Selec[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 8 Management A cc ess Y ou c an use the Management A cc ess page to configure the management methods of the access point. Figure 1 2: Manag ement Access Screen Data - Management A ccess Screen Web Access HTTP HT T P (Hyper T ex t T ransfer Protocol) i s the s tandard for transferring f iles (t ex t, graphic im[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 9 SSL C er tificate This screen can be used to manage SSL certif icate used by HT TPS. Figure 1 3: S SL Certif icate Screen Location Ent er the area or location where the access poin t resides. The loc ation includes 1 t o 3 2 charac ters. Sp ecial charac ters are allowe d. SNMPv1 /v2 Settings Get Communit y E[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 10 Data - SSL C er tificate Screen Expor t/Re store to/from Local PC E xp or t SS L Certif icate Click t o expo rt the SSL certif icate. Install Cert ificate Browse to choose the certif icate file. Click Install Certif icate button. Ex por t to TFTP Se rver Destination File Ent er the name of the destination f[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 11 Adv anced Screen Use thi s screen to configure advanced net work set tings of the acc ess p oint. Figure 1 5: Advanced S creen Data - A dvanced Scr een Port Set tings Aut o Negotiati on If enabled, Por t Spee d and Duplex Mo de will become grey and cannot be configured . If disabled, Por t Speed and Duplex [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 12 Discovery Set tings Bonjour Enable if administrat o r wants the acc ess point to be disco vered by Bonjour enable d devices aut omatically . If VL AN is enabled, the disco ver y packets will be s ent out via management VL AN only . The access point support s http and https ser vices. LLDP Enable if administ[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 13 Data - Wireless Basic Settings Screen Basic Wireless Set tings Wireless Radio Sele ct the wireless radio f rom the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz . Enable Radio Ena ble or disable the wireless radio. Wireless Mode Selec t the desired option for radio 1 : G only - allow connection by [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 14 Security S ettings Use thi s screen to configure securit y set tings of SSIDs t o p rovide data prot ec tion ov er the wireles s network. Figure 1 7 : S ecurit y Set tings Data - Wireless Basic Settings Screen Securi ty Se le c t SSI D Selec t the desired SSID from the drop- down list. Securit y M ode Selec[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 15 Security S ettings - WEP This is the 80 2 . 1 1 b st andard. Data is encrypted b efore transmiss ion, but the encr yption system is no t ver y strong. Figure 1 8: WEP Wire less Secu rit y Scree n Da ta - WEP Sc reen WEP Authentication Select Op en Sy stem or Shared Key . All wireless stations must use the s[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 16 Secu rity Set ti ngs - WP A / WP A2 - P ersonal This method, some times called Mixed Mode, allows clients to use either WP A- Personal or WP A2-Personal. Figure 20: WP A / WP A 2-Personal W ireless Se curit y Scre en Da ta - WP A/ WP A2 - P ersonal Sc reen WP A/ WP A 2-Personal WP A Algo rithm The encr ypti[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 17 Da ta - WP A2 -Ente rpr ise Scree n WP A2-E nterprise Primar y Ser ver Enter the IP address of the RADIUS Ser ver on your network . Primar y Ser ver Por t Ent er the por t number used for connec tions to the RADIUS Ser ver . It is a value from 1 to 65 534, a nd default is 1 81 2. Primary Shared Secret Enter[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 18 Da ta - WP A/ WP A2 - Ent erpri se Screen W PA / W PA 2 - E n t e r p r i s e Primar y Ser ver Ent er the IP address of the RADIUS Ser ver on your network . Primar y Ser ver Por t Ent er the por t number used for connec tions to the RADIUS Ser ver . It is a value from 1 to 65 534, a nd default is 1 8 1 2. P[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 19 Rogue AP Detection Rogue AP detec tion is used to detect the une xpec ted or unauthorized access point inst alled in a s ecure ne twor k environment. Figure 2 4: Rogue AP Screen Da ta - Rogu e AP Scree n Wireless Radio S elec t the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GH[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 20 Scheduler Configure a rule with a specif ic time inter val for SSIDs t o b e operational. Automa te enabling or disabling S SIDs based on the prof ile def inition. Supp or t up to 1 6 prof iles and each prof ile can include four time rules. Figure 25: Scheduler Scre en Da ta - Sch edul er Screen W ireless S[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 21 Scheduler Association Associate def ined scheduler prof iles with SSIDs. Figure 26: Schedul er Ass ociation S creen Da ta - Sch edul er Associ at ion Scr een Wireless Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and R adio 2 is for 5 GHz. Scheduler Association SSI D T he index of S[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 22 Rate Limit Limit downstream and upstrea m rate of S SIDs. Figure 2 8: Rate Limit Scr een Da ta - Rat e Lim it Sc reen Wireless Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz . Rate Limit SSI D The index of SSID . SSI D Na me The name of the SSID . Upstream Ra[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 23 Da ta - QoS S cree n QoS Setting Wireless Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and R adio 2 is for 5 GHz. QoS Settings SSI D The index of SSID . SSID Name The name of the SSID . VL AN ID The VL AN ID of the SSID . Priorit y Selec t the priorit y level from the list. VL AN m[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 24 Da ta - W ork grou p Bri dge Sc reen W orkgroup Bridge Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. W orkgroup Bridge Status Stat us Enable or d isable Workg roup Bridge function. W orkgrou p Bridge can only be enabled when VL AN function is disabled . Before configuring W orkgroup Bridge, make sure all d[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 25 Da ta - Ad vanc e d Settin gs Screen Band Steering Band Steering Enable or di s able Band S teering func tion. Band Steering is a t echnology that detec ts whe ther the wireless client i s dual-band cap able. If it is, band steering pushes the client to c onne ct to the less- congested 5 GHz net work. It do[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint Setup Linksys 26 RTS Threshold En ter the Re quest to Send (RTS) Threshold value, an integer from 1 to 234 7 . The default is 234 7 oc tets. The RT S threshold indicat es the number of oc tets in a Medium Acc ess Control Prot o col Data Unit ( MPDU) below which an RTS/CTS handshake is not perfor med. Changing the RTS thresh[...]

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    27 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys 27 Chapter 3 Oper ation and Sta tus Operation Y ou may need to perform the following operations on a r egular basis. • If using the Acc ess Contr ol featur e, update the T rusted AP database as required . (S ee Acc ess Control in Chapt er 2 for details.) • If?[...]

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    28 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys LAN Status LAN Status displays settings , and status of LAN inter face. F igure 33: LAN Status Screen Data - LAN Status VLAN VLAN Enabled or disabled (default). Untagged VLAN Enabled (default) or disabled . When enabled, and if its VLAN ID is equal to Untagged VLAN ID , all traffic is untagged when sent fr[...]

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    29 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys W ireless Status Wir eless Status displays settings and sta tus of wireless radios and SSIDs . F igure 34: Wireless Sta tus Screen Data - Wireless S tatus Radio Status W ireless Radio Select the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz. Radio Status I ndicates whether t[...]

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    30 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys W ireless Clients Wireless Clients screen displa ys a list of connected clients based on each wireless inter f ace. F igure 35: Wireless Clients Scr een Data - Wireless C lients W ireless Interface Select the desired interface from the list. The inter faces include 8 SSIDs per radio . SSID Name Name of the[...]

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    31 Chapter 3 Operation and S tatus Linksys Log V iew Log View show s a list of system even ts that are generat ed by each single log entry, such as login a ttempts and configuration changes. F igure 37: Log View Screen Data - Log V iew Log Messages Log Messages Show the log messages. Buttons Refresh Update the data on screen. Sa ve Save the log to [...]

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    32 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys 32 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Over view This chapter c overs features avai lable on the wireless acc ess point ’ s Maint enance me nu. • M aintenance  • Firmwar eUpgrade  • ConfigurationBackup/Restore  • F actor yDefault  • Reboot • Diagnost[...]

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    33 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys C onfiguration Backup/Restore Configuration backup/r estore allow s you to download the configuration file from the device to external storage , e.g., your PC, or network st orage, or to upload a previously sav ed configuration file from external storage to the device. It is highly recommended y ou sav[...]

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    34 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys F ac tor y Default It ’ s highly recommended you sav e your current configuration file bef ore you restor e to factor y default settings. T o save your curr ent configuration file, click Maintenance → Configur ation Backup/Restore. F igure 40: F ac tor y Default Screen Data - F ac tor y Default Scr[...]

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    35 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys Ping T est Ping T est is used to determine the accessibility of a host on the network. F igure 42: P ing T est S creen Data - P ing T est Screen General IP T ype Enter the IP type of destination address . IP or URL Address Enter the IP address or domain name that y ou want to ping. Pack et Size Enter t[...]

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    36 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys Diagnostic Log Diagnostic Log pr ovides system detail information, such as configura tion file, system status and statistics data, har dware information, operational status . The information is useful in troubleshooting and w ork ing with technical suppor t. F igure 44: Diagnostic Screen Data - Diagnos[...]

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    37 Appendix A T roubleshooting Linksys 37 Appendix A T r oubleshooting Over view This chapter co vers some common pr oblems encounter ed while using the wireless access poin t, and some possible solutions to them. If you follo w the suggested steps and the wir eless access point still does not function properly , contact your dealer for further adv[...]

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    38 Appendix B About Wireless LANs Linksys 38 Appendix B About Wir eless LANs Over view Wireless net works have their own terms and ja rgon. Y ou must underst and many of these terms in order to c onf igure and ope rate a wireless LAN. Wireless L AN T erminolo gy Modes Wireless LANs can work in either of t wo ( 2 ) modes: • Ad -h oc • Infr[...]

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    39 Appendix B About Wireless LANs Linksys • When using multiple access points it is bet ter if adjacent access points  use different channel s to reduce in ter ference. The recom m ended channel spacing bet ween adjacent ac cess points is f ive channels, e.g., use Chan nels 1 and 6, or 6 and 1 1. • In?[...]

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    40 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys 40 Appendix C PC And Ser ver C onfiguration Over view All wireless stations need to have settings that ma tch the wireless acc ess point. These settings depend on the mode in which the access point is being used . • If using WEP or WP A2-PSK, it is only necessar y to ensure that each wireless st[...]

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    41 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys Using WP A2-Enterprise This is the most secure and most comple x system. WP A-Enterprise mode pro vides greater security and centralized management, but it is more complex to c onfigure. W ireless Station C onfiguration F or each of the following items, each wir eless station must have the same se[...]

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    42 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys F igure 46: Componen ts Screen 4. Click Nex t . 5. Select the Enterprise root CA, and click Nex t . F igure 47: Certification Screen 6. Enter the information f or the Certificate Authority , and click N ext . F igure 48: CA Screen 7. Click Nex t if you don ’t want t o change the CA ’ s configu[...]

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    43 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys 3. Click Nex t when the New Scope W izard Begins. 4. Enter the name and description for the scope , click Nex t . 5. Define the IP address range . Change the subnet mask if necessar y . Click N ext . F igure 50: IP Addr ess S creen 6. Add ex clusions in the address fields if required . I f no excl[...]

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    44 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys Certificate A uthority Setup 1. Select Star t -> Programs -> Administr ative T ools -> Certification Authority . 2. Right-click Policy Settings, and select New -> Cer tificate to Issue . F igure 52: Certificate Authority Screen 3. Select Authenticated Session and Smartcard Logon (selec[...]

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    45 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys 7. Select Computer Configur ation -> Windows Settings -> Securit y Settings -> Public Key P olicies , right- click Automatic Certificate Request Settings -> New -> Automatic Certificate Request . F igure 56: Group P olic y Screen 8. When the Certificate Request W izard appears, clic[...]

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    46 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys F igure 59: Attribute Scr een 11. Cl ick Edit Profile... and se lec t the Authenticati on tab. Enable E x tensible Authentication Protocol, and se lec t Smart Car d or other C er tificate . Deselect other auth entication m etho ds listed. Click OK . F igure 60: Authen tication Screen 12. Select No[...]

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    47 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys The follo wing instructions assume that: • Y ouar eusing WindowsXP • Y ouar econnectingtoa Windows2000serverforauthentication. • Y ou already have a login (User-name and password) on the Windows  2000 ser ver . [...]

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    48 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys 6. Click Submit . F igure 65: Identifying Information Screen 7. A message will be displayed and the certificate will be returned to y ou. Click Install this certificate . F igure 66: Certificate Issued Screen 8. Y ou will receive a c onfir mation message. Click Ye s . F igure 67: Root Certificate [...]

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    49 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys Encr yption Settings The encryption settings must match the access point’ s on the wireless network you wish to join. • WindowsXP will detect anyavailablewireless networks,and allow youto configure each network independently . • Y ournetworkadm[...]

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    50 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configur ation Linksys Instead, you must ent er the WEP key manually, ensuring it mat ches the WEP key used on the access point. F igure 71: P roperties Screen NO TE On some s ystems, the 64 -bit W EP ke y is shown as 40 -bit and the 1 28- bit WEP key i s shown as 1 0 4 -bit . This dif ference arises because the key inp[...]

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