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D-Link Unified Access System
Side Panels ......................................................................................................................................43
Installation .............................................................................................................................................43
Package Contents............................................................................................................................43
Installation Guidelines ....................................................................................................................43
Installing the Switch without the Rack............................................................................................44
Installing the Switch in a Rack.........................................................................................................44
Powering On the Switch..................................................................................................................45
Installing the SFP ports ...................................................................................................................45
Installing the Optional Modules......................................................................................................46
Connecting to the External Redundant Power System...................................................................48
Connecting the Switch ...........................................................................................................................48
Connecting the Switch to the Network...........................................................................................49
Connecting the Switch and AP Directly...........................................................................................49
Connecting the Switch and AP through the L2/L3 Network ...........................................................49
Connecting to the Core Network ....................................................................................................50
Section 5: Installing the D-Link Unified Access System .................................................... 51
System Deployment Overview...............................................................................................................51
Connecting the Switch to the Network..................................................................................................52
Null User Authentication ................................................................................................................53
Enabling the WLAN Features on the Switch...........................................................................................53
Preparing the Access Points ...................................................................................................................55
Logging on to the AP .......................................................................................................................55
Changing the AP Password .............................................................................................................56
Configuring 802.1X Authentication Information on the AP............................................................56
Configuring AP-to-Switch Authentication Information...................................................................57
Configuring VLAN Information on the Access Point .......................................................................57
Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches........................................................................................58
Understanding the Discovery Methods ..........................................................................................58
Discovery and Peer Switches ..........................................................................................................61
Assigning the IP Address to Switches and Managed APs................................................................61
Enabling the AP and Peer Switch Discovery....................................................................................64
Authenticating and Validating Access Points .........................................................................................70
Configuring AP Authentication .......................................................................................................71
Using the Local Database for AP Validation....................................................................................72
Using the RADIUS Database for AP Validation................................................................................73
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Software User Manual
02/15/2011
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