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Linksys LAPN600 manual

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    L AP N600 User G uide[...]

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

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    iii T able of Cont ents Linksys APPENDIX C PC AND SERVER CONFIGURA TION . . . . . . . . . . 40 Over view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using WEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using WP A2-PSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Using WP A2-[...]

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    1 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide Linksys 1 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide P ackage Con tents • Links ysWirelessA cces sPoin t • QuickStartGuide  • EthernetCable • ACP ow erAdapter • CDwithDocumentation • MountingBracket • MountingKit • CeilingMountBackP late • [...]

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    2 CHAPTER 1 Quick Star t Guide Linksys Mounting Guide T o avoid o verheating, do not in stall your acces s point if ambient temperatures exceed 1 0 4°F ( 40° C) . Install on a flat, st able s ur face , near the cent er of your wireless cov erage area making sure not to block vents on the sides of the devic e enclosu re. W all Installation 1. P os[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 3 CHAPTER 2 A cc ess P oint Setup Over view This chapter describes the setup procedur e to connect the wireless acc ess point to your LAN, and c onfigure it as an access point f or your wir eless stations. Wir eless stations may also requir e configuration. F or details, see Appendix C - Wir eless Station Con[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 4 Setup W izard The f irst time you connec t to the wireless acc ess point, run the Setup Wizard to configure the de vice. 1 . Clic k the Quick Start link on the main menu F igure 2: Setup Wizar d 2. On the f irst scre en, click Launch. 3. Set the password on the Device Password scr een, if desired. 4. Conf i[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 5 Figure 6: Setup Wizard - Wireless Securit y 8. On the Summa r y screen, check the data to make sure t hey are correct and then click Submit t o save the c hanges. Figure 7 : S etup Wiz ard - Summar y 9 . Click F inish to lea ve the wizard. Figure 8: Setup Wiz ard - Finish User A cc ounts Click User Acc ount[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 6 Data - User A ccounts Screen User Acc ount T able User Name Enter the User Name to c onnect to the access point’ s admin inter face. User Name is effective once you sav e settings. User Name can include up to 63 characters. Special characters are allowed . User Le vel Only administrator acc ount has Read/[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 7 Log Settings The logs recor d various types of activit y on the access point. This data is useful for troubleshooting , but enabling all logs will generate a large amount of data and adversely affect performance. F igure 11: Log Settings Screen Data - Logs Settings Screen Log T ypes Log T ypes Select events[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 8 Management A cc ess Y ou can use the Management page to configure the management methods of the access point. F igure 12: Management Acc ess Screen Data - Management A ccess Scr een W eb Access HTTP HT TP(Hyper T ex t Transf erPr otocol) is thestandar d for transferring files?[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 9 SSL C er tificate This screen can be used to manage SSL c ertificate used by HT TPS. F igure 13: SSL Certificate Screen Location Enter the area or loca tion where the access point resides. The location includes 1 to 32 characters . Special characters are allowed . SNMPv1/v2 Settings Get Community Enter the [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 10 Data - SSL C er tificate Screen Export/Restore to/from Local PC Export SSL Certificate Click to export the SSL cer tificate. Install Certificate Browse to choose the c er tificate file. Click Install Certificate button. Export to TFTP Server Destination F ile Enter the name of the destination file . TFTP S[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 11 Adv anced Use this screen to c onfigure advanced network settings of the acc ess point. F igure 15: Advanc ed Screen Data - A dvanced Screen Port Settings Auto Negotia tion If enabled, P or t Speed and Duplex Mode will become grey and cannot be c onfigured. If disabled, P or t Speed and Duplex Mode can be [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 12 Authentication This fea ture suppor ts following t wo kinds of authenticati on: • Authentication via MA C Address Selec t this if you want to use MA C ad dress for authenticati on. The access point uses low ercase MAC addres s for Name a nd P a s sw o r d , l i k e xxxxxxxxxxxx . • Authentication via N[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 13 Data - W ireless Basic Settings Screen Basic W ireless Settings W ireless Radio Select the wireless radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz. Enable Radio Enable or disable the wireless radio . W ireless Mode Selec t the desired option for r adio 1: • G only - allow connectio[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 14 Security S ettings Use this screen to c onfigure security settings of SSIDs to provide data pr otection over the wir eless network. F igure 17: Security Settings Data - W ireless Basic Settings Screen Security Select SSID S elect the desired SSID from the drop-down list. Security Mode S elect the desired s[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 15 Security S ettings - WEP This is the 802.11b standard . Data is encrypted before transmission, but the encryption system is not ver y strong. F igure 18: WEP W ireless Security Screen Data - WEP Screen WEP Authentication Select Open System or Shared Key . All wireless stations must use the same method. Def[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 16 Security S ettings - WP A/WP A2-Personal This method, sometimes called Mixed Mode , allows clients to use either WP A- Personal or WP A2-Personal. F igure 20: WP A/WP A2-Personal Wireless Security Screen Data - WP A/WP A2-Personal Scr een WP A/WP A2-Personal WP A Algorithm The encryption method is TKIP or [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 17 Data - WP A2-Enterprise Screen WP A2-Enterprise Primary Ser ver Enter the IP addr ess of the RADIUS Ser ver on your network. Primary Ser ver P ort Enter the port number used for connections to the RADIUS Ser ver . I t is a value from 1 to 65534, and default is 1812. Primary Shared Secret Enter the key valu[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 18 Data - WP A/WP A2-Enterprise Screen WP A/WP A2-Enterprise Primary Ser ver Enter the IP address of the RADIUS Server on your network. Primary Ser ver P ort Enter the port number used for connections to the RADIUS Ser ver . I t is a value from 1 to 65534, and default is 1812. Primary Shared Secret Enter the [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 19 Rogue AP Detection Rogue AP detection is used to detect the unexpected or unauthorized access point installed in a secure network envir onment. F igure 24: Rogue AP Screen Data - Rogue AP Screen W ireless Radio Select the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz. Rogue [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 20 Scheduler Configure a rule with a specific time int erval for SSIDs to be operational. Automat e enabling or disabling SSIDs based on the profile definition. Support up to 16 profiles and each pr ofile can include 4 time rules. F igure 25: Scheduler Screen Data - Scheduler Screen W ireless Scheduler Enable[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 21 Scheduler Association Associate defined scheduler pr ofiles with SSIDs. F igure 26: Scheduler Association Screen Data - Scheduler Association Screen W ireless Radio S elect the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz. Scheduler Association SSID The index of SSID. SSID [...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 22 Rate Limit Limit downstream and upstr eam rate of SSIDs. F igure 28: Rate Limit Screen Data - Rate Limit Screen W ireless Radio Select the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz. Rate Limit SSID T he index of SSID . SSID Name The name of the SSID . Upstream Rate Enter[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 23 Data - QoS Screen QoS Setting W ireless Radio Selec t the desired radio from the list. Radio 1 is for 2.4 GHz, and Radio 2 is for 5 GHz. QoS Settings SSID The index of SSID . SSID Name The name of the SSID . VLAN ID The VLAN ID of the SSID. Priority Select the priority level from the list. VLAN must be ena[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 24 W orkgroup Bridge Radio Select the desired radio from the list. W orkgroup Bridge Status Status Enable or disable W or kgroup Bridge function. W orkgroup Bridge can only be enabled when VLAN function is disabled. Before configuring W orkgroup Bridge, make sure all devices in Workg roup Bridge have the foll[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 25 Data - A dvanced Settings Screen Band Steering Band Steering Enable or disable Band Steering function. Band Steering is a technology that detects whether the wireless client is dual-band capable . If it is, band steering pushes the client to connect to the less- congested 5 GHz network. I t does this by ac[...]

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    CHAPTER 2 Ac cess P oint S etup Linksys 26 Fr agmentation Threshold Enter the fragmen tation threshold, an int eger from 256 to 2346. The default is 2346. The fragmenta tion threshold is a way of limiting the size of packets (frames) transmitted o ver the network. If a packet exceeds the fragmen tation threshold you set, the fragmentation function [...]

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    27 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys 27 Chapter 3 Oper ation and Status Opera tion Y ou may need to per form the follo wing operations on a regular basis . • If using the Acc ess Control feature, update the T rusted PC database as required . (See Access C ontrol in Chapter 2 f or details.) • If[...]

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    28 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys LAN Status LAN Status displays settings , and status of LAN interface. F igure 33: LAN Status Screen Data - LAN Status VLAN VLAN Enabled or disabled (default). Untagged VLAN Enabled (default) or disabled. If enabled (default), traffic is untagged when VLAN ID is equal to Untagged VLAN ID and untagged traff[...]

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    29 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys W ireless Status Wir eless Status displays settings and status of wir eless radios and SSIDs. F igure 34: Wireless Status Screen Data - W ireless Status 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 the[...]

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    30 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys W ireless Clients Wireless Clients screen displays a l ist of connected clients base d on each wireless inte r f ace . F igure 35: Wireless Clients Screen Data - W ireless Clients W ireless Interface Select the desired interface from the list. The interfaces include 8 SSIDs per radio . SSID Name Name of th[...]

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    31 Chapter 3 Operation and Sta tus Linksys Log V iew Log View shows a list of syst em events that ar e generated by each single log entry, such as login a ttempts and configuration changes . F igure 37: Log View Screen Data - Log View Log Messages Log Messages Show the log messages. Buttons Refresh Upda te 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 co vers featur es available on the wir eless access point’ s Maintenance menu. • Maintenance  • F irmwareUpgrade  • C onfigurationBackup/Restore  • F actor yDefault  • Reboot • Diagnostics[...]

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    33 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys C onfigura tion Backup/Restore Configuration backup/r estore allow s you to download the c onfiguration file from device the ac cess point to external storage. Y ou can save to , e.g., y our PC, or networked storage, or t o upload a previously saved c onfiguration file from external storage to device y[...]

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    34 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys F ac tor y Default It ’ s highly recommended you sa ve your curr ent 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 actor y Default S creen Data - F ac tor y Default S[...]

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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: Ping T est Screen Data - P ing T est S creen General IP T ype Enter the IP type of destination address. IP or URL Address Enter the IP address or domain name that you want to ping. Pack et Size Enter the[...]

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    36 Chapter 4 A ccess P oint Management Linksys Diagnostic L og Diagnostic Log pr ovides system detail inf ormation, such as configuration file , system status and statistics data, har dware inf ormation, operational status. The information is useful in troubleshooting and w orking with technical suppor t. F igure 44: Diagnostic Screen Data - Diagno[...]

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    37 Appendix A T roubleshooting Linksys 37 Appendix A T roubleshooting Over view This chapter co vers some common problems enc ountered while using the wireless access poin t, and some possible solutions to them. If you f ollow the suggested steps and the wir eless access point still does not function properly , contact your dealer for further advic[...]

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    38 Appendix B About Wireless LANs Linksys 38 Appendix B About W ir eless LANs Over view Wireless net work s hav e their own terms and jargon. It is necessary to unders tand many of these t erms in order to configure and operate a wireless LAN . Wireless L AN T erminolog y Modes Wireless LANs can work in either of t wo (2 ) mo des: • Ad - ho c [...]

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    39 Appendix B About Wireless LANs Linksys • If  using multiple ac cess points it is bet ter if adjacent ac cess points use dif ferent ch annels t o reduce in terference. The recom mended channel spacing bet ween adjacent acc ess points is five channels, e.g., use Channels 1 and 6, or 6 and 1 1 . • In[...]

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    40 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys 40 Appendix C PC And Ser ver C onfiguration Over view All wireless stations need to ha ve settings that match the wir eless access 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 t[...]

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    41 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys Using WP A2-Enterprise This is the most secure and most complex sy stem. WP A-Enterprise mode provides gr eater security and centralized management, but it is more complex to c onfigure. W ireless Sta tion Configur ation F or each of the following it ems, each wireless station must ha ve the same s[...]

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    42 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys F igure 46: Components Scr een 4. Click Next. 5. Select the Enterprise root CA, and click Next. F igure 47: Certification Screen 6. Ent er the information for the C ertificate Authority , and click Next. F igure 48: CA Screen 7. Click Next if you don ’t want t o change the CA ’ s configuration [...]

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    43 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys 3. Click Next when the New Scope W izard Begins. 4. Enter the name and description for the scope , click Next. 5. Define the IP addr ess range. Change the subnet mask if nec essar y . Click Next. F igure 50: IP Addr ess Screen 6. A dd exclusions in the addr ess fields if required . If no exclusions[...]

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    44 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys Certificate A uthority Setup 1. Select Star t -> Programs -> A dministrative T ools -> Cer tification 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 (select[...]

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

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    46 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys F igure 59: Attribute Screen 11. Click Ed it Profile... and s elec t the Authentication tab. E nable E x tensible Authent ication Protoc ol, and selec t Smar t Card or other Cer tif icate. Deselec t other auth entication meth - o ds liste d. Click OK . F igure 60: Authentica tion Screen 12. Selec t[...]

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    47 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys The follo wing instructions assume that: • Y ouareusing Windo wsXP • Y ouareconnectingtoa Windo ws2000serverforauthentication. • Y oualreadyhavealogin(U ser-nameandpassword)onthe Window s2000 server . Client C[...]

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    48 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration 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 cer tificate. F igure 66: Certificate Issued Screen 8. Y ou will receive a confirmation message . Click Y es. F igure 67: Root Certificate Scre[...]

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    49 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys Encr yption Settings The encryption settings must match the access point’ s on the wireless network you wish to join. • Window s XP will detec t any availablewireless net works,and allow you to configure each network independently . • Y ournetwork?[...]

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    50 Appendix C PC And Ser ver Configuration Linksys Instead, you must ent er the WEP key manually , ensuring it matches the WEP key used on the access point. F igure 71: Pr operties S creen NO TE On some systems, the 64-bit WEP key is shown as 40-bit and the 128-bit WEP key is shown as 104-bit. This differenc e arises because the key input by the us[...]

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