Allied Telesis AT-WA7501 - Manual (Page 5)

AT-WA7500 and AT-7501 Installation and User’s Guide
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Enabling Secure Communications Between Access Points and End Devices................................................................ 186
Using an Access Control List (ACL) .........................................................................................................................186
Configuring VLANs...................................................................................................................................................189
Configuring WEP 64/128/152 Security.....................................................................................................................191
Implementing an 802.1x Security Solution ...............................................................................................................194
Configuring Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Security ...............................................................................................201
Chapter 7
Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS) ........................................................................................ 207
About the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS) ......................................................................................................... 208
About Certificates ............................................................................................................................................................ 209
Understanding Which Access Points Need Certificates ...........................................................................................209
Understanding Which Certificates Are Installed by Default ......................................................................................210
Viewing the Certificates Installed on an Access Point..............................................................................................210
Installing and Uninstalling Certificates......................................................................................................................211
Configuring the EAS ........................................................................................................................................................ 213
Enabling the EAS .....................................................................................................................................................213
Configuring the Database.........................................................................................................................................215
Using the Rejected List ............................................................................................................................................218
Exporting and Importing Databases .........................................................................................................................219
Chapter 8
Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points .................................................................................... 223
Managing the Access Points ........................................................................................................................................... 224
Using the Wavelink Avalanche Client Management System....................................................................................224
Using Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) ............................................................................................229
Maintaining the Access Points......................................................................................................................................... 231
Viewing AP Connections ..........................................................................................................................................231
Viewing AP Neighbors..............................................................................................................................................234
Viewing Port Statistics..............................................................................................................................................237
Viewing DHCP Status ..............................................................................................................................................239
Viewing the Events Log............................................................................................................................................240
Viewing the About This Access Point Screen...........................................................................................................241
Using the LEDs to Locate Access Points .................................................................................................................242
Restoring the Access Point to the Default Configuration..........................................................................................243
Troubleshooting the Access Points ................................................................................................................................. 245
Using the Configuration Error Messages..................................................................................................................245
Troubleshooting With the LEDs................................................................................................................................250
General Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................................252
Troubleshooting the Radios .....................................................................................................................................256
Troubleshooting Security..........................................................................................................................................260
Recovering a Failed Access Point............................................................................................................................263
Upgrading the Access Points .......................................................................................................................................... 266
Using a Web Browser Interface................................................................................................................................266
Troubleshooting the Upgrade...................................................................................................................................267
Chapter 9
Additional Access Point Features ............................................................................................................................... 269
Understanding the Access Point Segments .................................................................................................................... 270
Understanding Transparent Files .................................................................................................................................... 271
Using the AP Monitor....................................................................................................................................................... 272
Entering the AP Monitor ...........................................................................................................................................272
Using AP Monitor Commands ..................................................................................................................................273
Using Content Addressable Memory (CAM) Mode Commands ...............................................................................275
Using Test Mode Commands ...................................................................................................................................276
Using Service Mode Commands..............................................................................................................................277
Using Command Console Mode...................................................................................................................................... 284
Entering Command Console Mode ..........................................................................................................................284
Using the Commands...............................................................................................................................................284
Using TFTP Commands ...........................................................................................................................................288
Using sdvars Commands .........................................................................................................................................293