Allied Telesis AT-WA7500 - Manual (Page 3)

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Table of Contents
Welcome to Allied Telesyn .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Where to Find Web-based Guides ................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Document Conventions ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Contacting Allied Telesyn ................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Online Support................................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
E-mail and Telephone Support ................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Returning Products........................................................................................................................................................................................ 9
For Sales or Corporate Information ......................................................................................................................................................... 9
Obtaining Management Software Updates ......................................................................................................................................... 9
Tell Us What You Think................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Chapter 1
Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Overview of the WA7500 Access Family ......................................................................................................................................................12
Features ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................14
What’s New for Software Releases 1.90?..............................................................................................................................................15
Understanding the LEDs............................................................................................................................................................................16
Understanding the Ports ...........................................................................................................................................................................17
How the Access Point Fits in Your Network ...............................................................................................................................................19
Using One Access Point in a Simple Wireless Network...................................................................................................................19
Using Multiple Access Points and Roaming Wireless End Devices ............................................................................................21
Using an Access Point as a WAP..............................................................................................................................................................22
Using Access Points to Create a Point-to-Point Bridge...................................................................................................................27
Using Dual Radio Access Points for Redundancy .............................................................................................................................34
Configuring the Access Point (Setting the IP Address) ..........................................................................................................................35
Using a Communications Program........................................................................................................................................................35
Using a Web Browser Interface ...............................................................................................................................................................37
Using a Telnet Session ................................................................................................................................................................................39
Saving Configuration Changes .......................................................................................................................................................................41
Using a Web Browser Interface ...............................................................................................................................................................42
Using a Telnet Session ................................................................................................................................................................................43