Installation & Basic Configuration; Prerequisites - ORiNOCO AP-600 User Manual

ORiNOCO AP-600 User Guide
Installation & Basic Configuration
In This Chapter
This chapter describes how to install and configure an AP-600 for the first time.
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Prerequisites

• Installation
• Initialization
• Download the Latest Software
• Additional Hardware Features
Prerequisites
Before installing an AP-600, you need to gather certain network information. The following section identifies the
information you need.
Network Name (SSID of the wireless cards) You must assign the Access Point a Network Name before wireless users can
AP-600's IP Address If you do not have a DHCP server on your network, then you need to assign the
HTTP Password Each Access Point requires a read/write password to access the web interface. The default
CLI Password Each Access Point requires a read/write password to access the CLI interface. The default
SNMP Read Password Each Access Point requires a password to allow get requests from an SNMP manager. The
SNMP Read-Write Password Each Access Point requires a password to allow get and set requests from an SNMP
Security Settings You need to determine what security features you will enable on the Access Point.
Authentication Method A primary authentication server may be configured; a backup authentication server is
Authentication Server Shared Secret This is a password shared between the Access Point and the RADIUS authentication
Authentication Server Authentication Port This is a port number (default is 1812) and is typically provided by the network
Client IP Address Pool Allocation Scheme The Access Point can automatically provide IP addresses to clients as they sign on. The
DNS Server IP Address The network administrator typically provides this IP Address.
communicate with it. The clients also need the same Network Name. This is not the same
as the System Name, which applies only to the Access Point. The network administrator
typically provides the Network Name.
Access Point an IP address that is valid on your network.
password is "public".
password is "public".
default password is "public".
manager. The default password is "public".
optional. The network administrator typically provides this information.
server (so both passwords must be the same), and is typically provided by the network
administrator.
administrator.
network administrator typically provides the IP Pool range.
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