Allied Telesis AT-WA7501 - Manual (Page 4)

Contents
4
External Antenna Placement Guidelines ........................................................................................................................... 60
Positioning Antennas for 802.11g, 802.11b, and 802.11a Radios .............................................................................61
Chapter 3
Configuring the Ethernet Network ................................................................................................................................ 65
Configuring the TCP/IP Settings ........................................................................................................................................ 66
Configuring the Access Point as a DHCP Client ........................................................................................................68
Configuring the Access Point as a DHCP Server .......................................................................................................71
Configuring the Access Point to Send ARP Requests................................................................................................77
Configuring Other Ethernet or Fiber Optic Settings ........................................................................................................... 79
Configuring the Ethernet Address Table.....................................................................................................................80
Configuring Ethernet Filters ........................................................................................................................................81
Chapter 4
Configuring the Radios .................................................................................................................................................. 99
About the Radios ............................................................................................................................................................. 100
Configuring the 802.11g Radio ........................................................................................................................................ 101
Configuring 802.11g Radio Advanced Parameters ..................................................................................................106
Configuring 802.11g Radio Inbound Filters ..............................................................................................................108
Applying Hot Settings ...............................................................................................................................................110
Configuring the 802.11b Radio ........................................................................................................................................ 112
Configuring 802.11b Radio Advanced Parameters ..................................................................................................114
Configuring 802.11b Radio Inbound Filters ..............................................................................................................117
Configuring the 802.11a Radio ........................................................................................................................................ 119
Configuring 802.11a Radio Advanced Parameters ..................................................................................................124
Configuring 802.11a Radio Inbound Filters ..............................................................................................................126
Chapter 5
Configuring the Spanning Tree ................................................................................................................................... 129
About the Access Point Spanning Tree ........................................................................................................................... 130
About the Primary LAN and the Root Access Point..................................................................................................131
About Secondary LANs and Designated Bridges .....................................................................................................132
About Ethernet Bridging/Data Link Tunneling...........................................................................................................134
About Routable and Non-Routable Network Protocols.............................................................................................135
Configuring the Spanning Tree Parameters .................................................................................................................... 136
About IP Tunnels ............................................................................................................................................................. 140
Creating IP Tunnels..................................................................................................................................................142
Using One IP Multicast Address for Multiple IP Tunnels ..........................................................................................143
How Frames Are Forwarded Through IP Tunnels ....................................................................................................145
Configuring IP Tunnels .................................................................................................................................................... 148
Configuring the IP Address List ................................................................................................................................149
Configuring IP Tunnel Filters ....................................................................................................................................150
Filter Examples ................................................................................................................................................................ 157
Example 1.................................................................................................................................................................157
Example 2.................................................................................................................................................................158
Example 3.................................................................................................................................................................160
Example 4.................................................................................................................................................................160
Comparing IP Tunnels to Mobile IP ................................................................................................................................. 161
Configuring Global Parameters........................................................................................................................................ 163
Configuring Global Flooding .....................................................................................................................................163
Configuring Global RF Parameters...........................................................................................................................167
Chapter 6
Configuring Security .................................................................................................................................................... 171
Understanding Security.................................................................................................................................................... 172
When You Include Multiple RADIUS Servers on the RADIUS Server List ...............................................................174
When You Specify the Security Options for Multiple SSIDs per Radio ....................................................................175
Controlling Access to Access Point Menus...................................................................................................................... 176
Enabling Access Methods ........................................................................................................................................176
Setting Up Logins .....................................................................................................................................................178
Creating a Secure Spanning Tree ................................................................................................................................... 183