Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 - Manual (Page 7)

Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual iii
Contents
4.5 Configure ‘Basic Settings’ And Start The Wireless Network . . . . . . . . 42
4.5.1 Default Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.6 What’s Next? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
4.6.1 Make Sure The Access Point Is Connected To The LAN. . . . . . . . . 43
4.6.2 Test LAN Connectivity With Wireless Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.6.3 Secure And Fine-tune The Access Point Using Advanced Features . . . 44
Chapter 5: Configuring Basic Settings
5.1 Navigating To Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
5.2 Review / Describe The Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.3 Provide Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
5.4 Update Basic Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.5 Summary Of Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
5.6 Basic Settings For A Standalone Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
5.7 Your Network At A Glance: Understanding Indicator Icons. . . . . . . . . 51
Chapter 6: Managing Access Points & Clusters
6.1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.2 Navigating To Access Points Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
6.3 Understanding Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.1 What Is A Cluster? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.2 How Many APs Can A Cluster Support? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.3 What Kinds Of APs Can Cluster Together?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
6.3.4 Which Settings Are Shared As Part Of The Cluster Configuration And
Which Are Not?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.3.4.1 Settings Shared In The Cluster Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
6.3.4.2 Settings Not Shared By The Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.5 Cluster Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.6 Cluster Size And Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
6.3.7 Intra-Cluster Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.4 Understanding Access Point Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
6.4.1 Modifying The Location Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.4.2 Setting The Cluster Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
6.5 Starting Clustering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61