Section 8: Configuring The Wireless Features; D-Link Unified Access System Components - D-Link DWS-4026 User Manual

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12/10/09
S e c t i on 8 : C on f i gu r i ng t he W ir e l e s s F e a t ur e s
The D-Link Unified Switch is a wireless local area network (WLAN) solution that enables
state-of-the-art wireless networking features. It is a scalable solution that provides secure wireless connectivity and
seamless layer 2 and layer 3 fast roaming for end users.
This section contains information about the features available in the WLAN folder, which includes the following:
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D-Link Unified Access System Components

• Basic Setup
• AP Management
• Monitoring Status and Statistics
• Monitoring and Managing Intrusion Detection
• Configuring Advanced Settings
• Visualizing the Wireless Network
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The D-Link Unified Access System components include:
• D-Link DWS-4026 Unified Switch
• D-Link DWL-8600AP Unified Access Point (UAP)
Each Unified Switch can manage up to 64 UAPs, and each access point can handle up to 400 associated wireless clients
(200 per radio). The switch tracks the status and statistics for all associated WLAN traffic and devices.
In order to support larger networks wireless switches can be configured to belong to a cluster (peer group). Clusters can
contain up to 8 switches that share various information about UAPs and their associated wireless clients. Each cluster can
support up to 256 APs and a total of 8000 wireless clients. Switches within the cluster enable L3 roaming between managed
APs in a routing configuration. This means that wireless clients can roam among the access points within the cluster without
losing network connections. Additionally, you can push portions of the wireless configuration to one or more switches within
the cluster.
One switch in the cluster is automatically elected or configured to be the Cluster Controller. The Cluster Controller gathers
status and statistics about all APs and clients in the cluster so you can view network status information and manage all
devices in the cluster from a single switch.
Devices in the wireless system can be directly connected to each other, separated by layer 2 bridges, or located in different
IP subnets.
Whether or not you have a cluster, the Unified Switch can support a total of 8000 wireless clients.
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