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• Virtual Controller -Select this option to define this Access Point as a Virtual Controller
capable of managing and provisioning up to 24 Access Points of the same type. If
selecting this Access Point as a Virtual Controller, those Access Points managed by
this Virtual Controller will list this Access Point's AP Name as its own. Only one Virtual
Controller can be designated.
• Timezone - Use the drop-down menu to specify the geographic timezone where the
Access Point is deployed. Different geographic time zones have daylight savings clock
adjustments, so specifying the timezone correctly is important to account for
geographic time changes.
• Date & Time - Set the date, hour and minute for the Access Point's current system
time. Specify whether the current time is in the AM or PM.
• NTP Server - Optionally provide the IP address of a NTP server resource. Network
Time Protocol (NTP) manages time and/or network clock synchronization within the
Access Point managed network. NTP is a client/server implementation. Access Points
(NTP clients) periodically synchronize their clock with a master clock (an NTP server).
For example, an Access Point resets its clock to 07:04:59 upon reading a time of
07:04:59 from its designated NTP server.
9 Select Apply to implement the updates.
10 Expand the Configuration menu item and select WAN.
11 Refer to the WAN Settings field and set the following:
• Enable - Select this option to allow a connection between the Access Point and a
larger network or outside world through the WAN port. Disable this option to isolate
the WAN connection. No connections to a larger network or Internet are possible.
Clients cannot communicate beyond configured subnets. Both the physical Port used
to connect to the WAN and the virtual Interface (VLAN) are also listed and fixed.
• DHCP Client - Select this option to enable DHCP for the Access Point WAN
connection. This is useful, if the target network or Internet Service Provider (ISP) uses
DHCP. DHCP is a protocol that includes mechanisms for IP address allocation and
delivery of host-specific configuration parameters from a DHCP server to a host.
Some of these parameters are IP address, network mask, and gateway. The WAN and
LAN ports should not both be configured as DHCP clients.
• Static IP - Select this option to bypass DHCP address allocation resources and
manually set the IP address for the Access Point's WAN connection. Manually provide
the Access Point's Static IP/Mask and Default Gateway.
• PPPoE Settings - Optionally enable Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE) on
the WAN network. If PPPoE is enabled, provide the required Auth Type, Login Name
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