Overview Of The D-Link Access Point - D-Link DWL-8500AP - AirPremier AG Wireless Switching 108 Dualband Access Point Administrator's Manual

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Overview of the D-Link Access Point

The D-Link DWL-3500AP and DWL-8500AP access points provide continuous, high-speed
access between wireless devices and Ethernet devices. It is an advanced, standards-based
solution for wireless networking in businesses of any size. The D-Link AP enables wireless
local area network (WLAN) deployment while providing state-of-the-art wireless networking
features.
The D-Link AP can operate in two modes: Standalone Mode or Managed Mode. In Standalone
Mode, the AP acts as an individual access point in the network, and you manage it by using the
Administrator Web User Interface (UI) or the command-line interface (CLI). In Managed
Mode, the Unified Access Point is part of the D-Link Unified Wired/Wireless Access System,
and you manage it by using the D-Link Unified Switch. If an AP is in Managed Mode, the
Administrator Web UI, Telnet, and SSH services are disabled.
This document describes how to perform the setup, management, and maintenance of the
DWL-3500AP and DWL-8500AP in Standalone Mode. For information about configuring the
access points in Managed Mode by using the D-Link Unified Switch, see the D-Link Unified
Wired/Wireless Access System User Manual.
The DWL-3500AP supports one radio, and the DWL-8500AP supports two radios. The
DWL-3500AP radio and one of the DWL-8500AP radios operate in IEEE 802.11g mode. The
second radio on the DWL-8500AP operates in IEEE 802.11a mode.
Each access point supports up to eight virtual access points (VAPs) on each radio. The VAP
feature allows you to segment each physical access point into eight logical access points (per
radio) that each support a unique SSID, VLAN ID, and security policy.
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