beautypg.com

What’s new for software releases 1.90 – Allied Telesis AT-WA7500 User Manual

Page 15

background image

AT-WA7500 User’s Guide

15

Other features of all access points include:

‰ the ability to be managed by AT-WA7500 Manager, a web

browser, and telnet.

‰ the ability to be a DHCP server or client and a NAT server.

‰ the ability to be an ARP server.

‰ easy software distribution.

‰ advanced filtering of wired data traffic.

‰ enhanced power management for wireless end devices.

‰ fast roaming reliability for wireless end devices.

‰ IEEE 802.1x security and dynamically rotating WEP keys for

802.11b or 802.11a networks. The access point can be an
authenticator and an authentication server.

‰ basic WEP 64 or WEP 128 security for 802.11b or 802.11a radios.

‰ the ability to upgrade over the network or serial port, if the access

point has a serial port.

What’s New for

Software

Releases 1.90?

New software features included in this release:

‰ Added functionality for the 802.11a radio. Wireless hops are now

fully supported, a single radio can provide both master and
station functionality, the radio can be configured to dynamically
choose the correct frequency, statistics can be viewed.

‰ AT-WA7500 Family Configuration Wizard. This wizard runs on a PC

that is on the same Ethernet segment as the access points. It
discovers the access points, helps you configure new networks,
and helps you manage previously configured networks.

‰ Domain Name Server (DNS) support

‰ Hyperlinks to make access point configuration easier and to help

identify potential configuration problems

‰ IP tunnel filter that supports the AirFortress gateway