Wireless Client Requirements; Dynamic And Static Ip Addressing On The Ap; Table 3: Requirements For Wireless Clients - D-Link DWL-3600AP Administrator's Manual

Unified Access Point Administrator's Guide
Wireless Client Requirements
The UAP provides wireless access to any client with a properly configured Wi‐Fi client adapter for the 802.11
mode in which the access point is running. The UAP supports multiple client operating systems. Clients can be
laptop or desktop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), or any other hand‐held, portable or stationary
device equipped with a Wi‐Fi adapter and supporting drivers.
To connect to the access point, wireless clients need the software and hardware described in the following
table.
Required Component
Wi‐Fi Client Adapter
Wireless Client Software Client software, such as Microsoft Windows Supplicant, configured to associate
Client Security Settings
Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the AP
When you power on the access point, the built‐in DHCP client searches for a DHCP server on the network in
order to obtain an IP Address and other network information. If the AP does not find a DHCP server on the
network, the AP continues to use its default Static IP Address (10.90.90.91) until you re‐assign it a new static
IP address (and specify a static IP addressing policy) or until the AP successfully receives network information
from a DHCP server.
To change the connection type and assign a static IP address by using the CLI, see "Configuring the Ethernet
Settings" on page 25 or, by using the Web UI, see "Ethernet Settings" on page 51.
Caution! If you do not have a DHCP server on your internal network, and do not plan to use one, the
first thing you must do after powering on the access point is change the connection type from DHCP
to static IP. You can either assign a new static IP address to the AP or continue using the default
address. We recommend assigning a new static IP address so that if you bring up another WLAN AP
on the same network, the IP address for each AP will be unique.
D-Link
November 2011
Table 3: Requirements for Wireless Clients
Description
Portable or built‐in Wi‐Fi client adapter that supports one or more of the IEEE
802.11 modes in which you plan to run the access point.
with the UAP.
Security should be disabled on the client used to do initial configuration of the
access point.
If the Security mode on the access point is set to anything other than plain text,
wireless clients will need to set a profile to the authentication mode used by the
access point and provide a valid username and password, certificate, or similar user
identity proof. Security modes are Static WEP, IEEE 802.1X, WPA with RADIUS
server, and WPA‐PSK.
For information about configuring security on the access point, see "Virtual Access
Point Settings" on page 70.
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