Allied Telesis AT-WL2411 - Manual (Page 6)

Table of Contents
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Cabling............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Powering On.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 35
Attaching an External Antenna (Optional) ................................................................................................................................................. 36
Warranty Registration ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Chapter 3
Configuration Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Using a Serial Connection ................................................................................................................................................................................ 39
Assigning an IP Address .................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Using a Web Browser ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Saving Your Configuration Changes ............................................................................................................................................................ 46
Using a Telnet Session ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Using SNMP ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Configuring the SNMP Community ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
Chapter 4
Configuring the Ethernet Network .......................................................................................................................................................... 50
Configuring the TCP/IP Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Configuring the Access Point as a DHCP Client................................................................................................................................ 52
Configuring the Access Point as a DHCP Server............................................................................................................................... 53
About Network Address Translation (NAT) ........................................................................................................................................ 56
Configuring the Access Point as an ARP Server................................................................................................................................ 58
Configuring the Access Point to Send ARP Requests ..................................................................................................................... 60
Configuring the Ethernet Settings ................................................................................................................................................................ 62
Configuring Ethernet Filters ............................................................................................................................................................................ 64
Configuring the Ethernet Address Table............................................................................................................................................. 64
Using Ethernet Frame Type Filters ........................................................................................................................................................ 65
Configuring Advanced Filters ................................................................................................................................................................. 71
Chapter 5
Configuring the Spanning Tree ................................................................................................................................................................. 74
Configuring the Spanning Tree Parameters .............................................................................................................................................. 74
About the Root Access Point ................................................................................................................................................................... 77
About Bridging ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 78
Bridging Layer Functions .......................................................................................................................................................................... 79
About Secondary LANs and Designated Bridges............................................................................................................................. 80
Configuring Global Parameters ...................................................................................................................................................................... 82
Configuring Global Flooding................................................................................................................................................................... 82
Configuring Global RF Parameters ........................................................................................................................................................ 85
About IP Tunnels ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 88
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) ................................................................................................................................ 89
Originating IP Tunnels ............................................................................................................................................................................... 90
Establishing and Maintaining IP Tunnels ............................................................................................................................................ 91
IP Addressing for End Devices ................................................................................................................................................................ 92
Using Non-IP Protocols.............................................................................................................................................................................. 92
Frame Forwarding ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 92
Configuring IP Tunnels .............................................................................................................................................................................. 94
Configuring IP Tunnel Filters ........................................................................................................................................................................... 98
Using IP Tunnel Frame Type Filters ....................................................................................................................................................... 98
Chapter 6
Configuring the Radio ..................................................................................................................................................................................105
About the Radios ...............................................................................................................................................................................................105
Configuring the IEEE 802.11b Radio ...........................................................................................................................................................106
Worldwide Frequencies for the 802.11b Radio...............................................................................................................................108
Configuring 802.11b Radio Advanced Parameters .......................................................................................................................109