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LEGRAND Dual band Access Point User Manual

LEGRAND Dual band Access Point User Manual

Dual band access point 802.11a/b/g
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  • Page 1: User Guide

    USER GUIDE D u a l b a n d A c c e s s Po i n t 8 0 2 . 1 1 a / b / g www.legrand.fr...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1.1 / HOW TO ACCESS THE WEB-BASED INTERFACE 1.2 / CONFIGURATION PASSWORD INPUT 1.3 / CONFIGURATION WIZARD 1.4 / ACCESS POINT OVERVIEW 1.5 / IP ADDRESS 1.6 / ADMINISTRATION PASSWORD 1.7 / FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT p. 10 1.8 / CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT p.
  • Page 3 Introduction The Access Point’s Back Panel The Access Point’s port (where an uplink network cable is connected) is located on the Access Point’s back panel, the power is supplied by power over Ethernet (802.3af standard). The Access Point’s Front Panel User port: This (Local Area Network...

  • Page 4: How To Access The Web-Based Interface

    CD-ROM and doubleclick on the file needed to configure your wireless network. “setup.exe”. The list will show you all the Legrand Access Points in your installation. Select one Access Point and click on connect to access the web configuration interface.

  • Page 5: Configuration Password Input

    Access Point; it is highly recommended to protect your Legrand Access Point using a password, in which case access to the management web interfaces will be subject to prior authentication. The Login will then be “admin”, and the password will have to match with the one previously configured.

  • Page 6: Configuration Wizard

    / CONFIGURATION WIZARD This page offers a quick access to the main security features of your Access Point. First enter the network name (SSID) of your Use the Choose the Guest Access network choice. name (SSID) field to give a name to your In the field choose your WPA Key select a limited-access network.

  • Page 7: Access Point Overview

    / ACCESS POINT OVERVIEW The screen provides an overview of the Legrand AP main information. AP Name This name will identify your Access Point (i.e. it is shown in the discovery utility) Uptime Shows how long the Legrand AP has been running since its...

  • Page 8: Ip Address

    / IP ADDRESS AP Name Enable AUTO-IP This name will help you to identify your If Enable Auto-IP is checked, the AP will fall Access Point. back to Auto-IP addressing mode (169.254.0.0/16) if no DHCP server can be Allow management access on VLAN found on the network.

  • Page 9: Administration Password

    / ADMINISTRATION PASSWORD This page allows you to change the Access Point’s configuration password. Enter the new password into the two fields, and click the Apply button to apply your changes. Important: Restoring the Access Point’s factory defaults will erase your Password settings. No password will be prompted for the web interface after a factory defaults reset.

  • Page 10: Firmware Management

    / FIRMWARE MANAGEMENT The field Current firmware version shows the firmware version running on your Legrand AP. The firmware upgrade webpage displays the Then, click the Upgrade button to upgrade Access Point’s current firmware version. the firmware. Before upgrading the Access Point’s This process takes about 5 or 6 minutes.

  • Page 11: Configuration Management

    / CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT Saving and Retrieving the Configuration The Access Point settings are stored on At a later stage, this file can then be restored the AP. to the AP from the user’s computer (click on This configuration can be backed up on Browse to locate the file, then on the Restore the administrator’s computer as a text file button).

  • Page 12: Reboot / Full Reset

    / REBOOT / FULL RESET Default Config Important: To restore the Access Point’s factory default Restoring the Access Point’s factory defaults settings, click the Factory Defaults button will erase all of your settings (Password, (this is equivalent to performing a long press Security Encryption, Wireless and LAN on the reset button.

  • Page 13: Management Interface

    1.10 / MANAGEMENT INTERFACE This page allows you to control the enabling/disabling of various methods to configure the Access Point: HTTP only: enables management via the web management interface (standard unencrypted HTTP communication). HTTPS only: enables management only via a secured web management interface (SSL encrypted HTTP communication).

  • Page 14: Snmp, Upnp & Syslog

    Save button to save your changes UPnP for future reboots. To allow the AP to announce itself to the network using UPnP, select Enable UPnP. By default, the UPnP is enabled to allow you to use Legrand Control Point Discovery Utility.
  • Page 15 Show Log Click the Show Log button to see the 20 last logs or click Download full log file button to retrieve all logs (see below) since the last reboot.

  • Page 16: Time Settings

    You can choose between two modes to adjust the time on your AP: Use NTP server or Manually. - If you select Use NTP server, the Legrand AP will automatically sync to UTC/GMT time from the NTP server of your choice in the field NTP server.
  • Page 17 After changing settings on this page, click the Apply button to validate your changes and click the Save button to save your changes for future reboots.

  • Page 18: Ethernet Interface

    1.13 / ETHERNET INTERFACE By selecting Enable VLAN, you can activate Associate to VLAN: If the front Ethernet port 802.1q VLAN trunking on the uplink Ethernet is associated to a VLAN you can restrict the interface. traffic from/to the front Ethernet port to a The default value is Disable VLAN, which will specific VLAN ID or to the native VLAN.

  • Page 19: Radio Settings

    The available channels supported by the wireless products depend on the country (regulation) where they are installed. For example, Channels 1 to 11 are supported in the U.S. and Canada, Channels 1 to 13 in Europe and Australia and 1 to 14 in Japan. * Only for Dual band Access point.
  • Page 20 802.11b/g Radio Frequency Channels 802.11a Wireless Channels Channel Frequency Channel Frequency 2.412 GHz 5.180 GHz 2.417 GHz 5.200 GHz 2.422 GHz 5.220 GHz 2.427 GHz 5.240 GHz 2.432 GHz 5.260 GHz 2.437 GHz 5.280 GHz 2.442 GHz 5.300 GHz 2.447 GHz 5.320 GHz 2.452 GHz 2.457 GHz...

  • Page 21: Wireless Network

    1.15 / WIRELESS NETWORK This page shows you the list of SSIDs already configured. The Edit button allows you to modify the corresponding SSID configuration. The Delete button allows you to erase the corresponding SSID. The Add button allows you to add a new SSID as described on the next pages. You can use the Add Guest Access button to add your guests to a network that will only enable them to connect to the Internet.
  • Page 22 Network name (SSID) Encryption type The SSID is also known as the wireless choose your authentication method from the network name. following (from the lowest to the highest The characters in this field are case sensitive. security level): 1. OPEN Radio 2.
  • Page 23 Associate to VLAN DTIM period (Delivery Traffic Indication If VLANs are enabled, you can restrict the Message) traffic from/to this SSID to a specific VLAN ID. Specifies every how many beacons a DTIM indication will be included (allows equipments Hide SSID in power save mode to wake up).

  • Page 24: Wireless Network / Security/Open

    1.15.1 / WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY/Open Encryption type Select Open. In this mode, any equipment is allowed to connect to your wireless network. Your network will not be protected by any security or encryption.

  • Page 25: Wireless Network / Security/Static Wep

    1.15.2 / WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY/STATIC WEP Encryption type Select Static WEP. Enter the WEP Key encrypting the data on your wireless network. WEP keys can be 64 or 128bits long and can be entered as ASCII or in hexadecimal format. The length of the keys will thus be: - 10 hexadecimal digits for 64-bit keys - 5 ASCII characters for 64-bit keys...

  • Page 26: Wireless Network / Security/Wep With 802.1X

    1.15.3 / WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY/WEP with 802.1x Encryption type Select WEP with 802.1x. Use WEP as an encryption mode and 802.1x (Radius authentication) as the station authentication protocol. No key needs to be provided in this encryption mode, as the key will be dynamically provided by an external Radius server (See Radius section).

  • Page 27: Wireless Network / Security/Static Wpa

    1.15.4 / WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY/STATIC WPA Encryption type Select Static WPA. This encryption is stronger than WEP, and also called WPA-PSK (based on RC4+TKIP). The key is provided as a passphrase of at least 8 characters. You will need to enter this WPA passphrase on each equipment that will connect to your wireless network.

  • Page 28: Wireless Network / Security Wpa With 802.1X

    1.15.5 / WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY WPA with 802.1x Encryption type Select encryption WPA with 802.1x. Use WPA as an encryption mode and 802.1x (Radius authentication) as the station authentication protocol. No key needs to be provided in this encryption mode, as the key will be dynamically provided by an external Radius server (See Radius section).

  • Page 29: Wireless Network / Security/Static Wpa2

    1.15.6 / WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY/STATIC WPA2 Encryption type Select static WPA2. This encryption is stronger than WEP and WPA, and also called WPA2-PSK or 802.11i-PSK (based on AES and CCMP). The key is provided as a passphrase of at least 8 characters.

  • Page 30: Wireless Network / Security/Wpa2 With 802.1X

    1.15.7 /WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY/WPA2 with 802.1x Encryption type Select WPA2 with 802.1x. Use WPA2 as an encryption mode and 802.1x (Radius authentication) as the station authentication protocol. No key needs to be provided in this encryption mode, as the key will be dynamically provided by an external Radius server (See Radius section).

  • Page 31: Wireless Network / Security/Static Wpa Or Wpa2

    1.15.7 / WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY/STATIC WPA OR WPA2 Encryption type Select Static WPA or WPA2. Using this mode, mixed WPA and WPA2 (802.11i) clients will be allowed to connect to the wireless network.

  • Page 32: Wireless Network / Security/Wpa Or Wpa2 With 802.1X

    1.15.8 / WIRELESS NETWORK / SECURITY/WPA or WPA2 with 802.1x Encryption type Select encryption WPA or WPA2 with 802.1x. Use WPA or WPA2 as an encryption mode and 802.1x (Radius authentication) as the station authentication protocol. No key needs to be provided in this encryption mode, as the key will be dynamically provided by an external Radius server (See Radius section).

  • Page 33: Wireless Network / Guest Access

    1.15.9 / WIRELESS NETWORK / GUEST ACCESS In addition to the conventional wireless network parameters described above, this page also lets you configure the networks to which people connected to this SSID will not have access. By default, the private networks described in the RFC1918 are filtered automatically. You have the option of setting a further 4 networks for filtering.

  • Page 34: Radius Settings

    1.16 / RADIUS SETTINGS The Radius webpage allows your AP to delegate authentication to a remote Radius server (using 802.1x port-based authentication). Reauthentication period Accounting Server IP address In this field, you can specify every how many This is the IP address of the server managing seconds a wireless client will have to wireless clients accounting.

  • Page 35: Restoring The Factory Default Configuration

    Default Factory Settings When you start the first configuration of your If an issue with your Access Point’s Legrand Access Point, the default factory configuration prevents you from connecting settings will be set as shown below. back to its management interface, a factory default reset will be needed.

  • Page 36: Glossary

    GLOSSARY 802.11b 802.11g 100BASE-T 802.1x 802.11a IEEE IEEE IEEE 802.3 802.1x defines IEEE specification for specification for specification for port-based specification for wireless wireless 100 Mbps network access wireless networking at 11 networking at Ethernet over control used to networking at Mbps using 54 Mbps using twisted pair...
  • Page 37 Service Set addresses. Configuration Identification (ESSID) is a password thirty-two Password character needed to (maximum) change the alphanumeric Legrand Access key identifying Point the wireless configuration local area (channel, SSID, network. encryption). The configuration Ethernet password is requested when The 802.3 IEEE...
  • Page 38 Network key Netmask Open system Hexadecimal IP/ Internet Code enabling Combined with Mode for Protocol address the encryption the IP address, wireless Representation Internet The Media and decryption the IP Subnet communication in hexadecimal Protocol is the Access Control of the Mask allows a without format...
  • Page 39 RADIUS Securing a WEPs Upgrade Short for Wi-Fi Wired To replace Remote Equivalent existing network Authentication Privacy is a software or Adding Dial-In User data encryption firmware with a encryption to Service, protocol for newer version. Wi-Fi RADIUS is an 802.11 wireless communications authentication...
  • Page 42 LEGRAND SNC World headquarters: 128, av. du Maréchal-de-Lattre-de-Tassigny 87045 Limoges Cedex - France tél. : 05 55 06 87 87 + télex : 580048 F fax : 05 55 06 88 88 Technical support: 0810484848...

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