Example 1: Deploying A Single Smartpath Ap - Black Box LWN602A User Manual

11.1 Example 1: Deploying a Single SmartPath AP

In this example, you deploy one SmartPath AP (SmartPath AP-1) to provide network access to a small office with 15–20 wireless
clients. You only need to define the following SSID parameters on the SmartPath AP and clients:
• SSID name: employee
• Security protocol suite: WPA-auto-psk
- WPA—Uses Wi-Fi Protected Access, which provides dynamic key encryption and mutual authentication of the client and
SmartPath AP
- Auto—Automatically negotiates WPA or WPA2 and the encryption protocol: Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) or Temporal
Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
- PSK—Derives encryption keys from a preshared key that the client and SmartPath AP both already have
• Preshared key: N38bu7Adr0n3
After defining SSID "employee" on SmartPath AP-1, you then bind it to the wifi0 interface, which is in access mode by default.
The wifi0 interface links to radio 1, which operates at 2.4 GHz (in accordance with the IEEE 802.11b, g, and n standards). This
example assumes that the clients also support 802.11b, g, or n.
NOTE: By default, the wifi1 interface is in backhaul mode and links to the 5-GHz radio, supporting IEEE 802.11a and 802.11n.
To put wifi1 in access mode so that both interfaces provide access—wifi0 at 2.4 GHz and wifi1 at 5 GHz—enter this
command: interface wifi1 mode access. Then, in addition to binding SSID "employee" to wifi0 (as explained in Step 2),
also bind it to wifi1.
Wireless Network-1
Wireless clients associate with
SmartPath AP-1 using SSID "employee"
with the security suite WPA-auto-psk
(PSK =N38bu7Adr0n3).
Step 1: Log in through the console port.
1. Connect the power cable from the DC power connector on the SmartPath AP to the AC/DC power adapter that ships with the
device as an option, and connect that to a 100–240-volt power source.
NOTE: If the switch supports PoE, the SmartPath AP can receive its power that way instead.
The Power LED glows steady amber during the bootup process. After the bootup process completes, it then glows steady green
to indicate that the firmware is loaded and running.
2. Connect one end of an RS-232 serial (or "null modem") cable to the serial port (or Com port) on your management system.
3. Connect the other end of the cable to the male DB9 or RJ-45 console port on the SmartPath AP.
Physical interface: eth0
Logical interface: mgt0
Backhaul mode
Network portal
SmartPath AP
wifi0 interface
SSID "employee"
Access mode
IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Figure 11-1. Single SmartPath AP for a small wireless network.
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The wireless clients and the
mgt0 interface on SmartPath
AP-1 receive their IP addresses
and associated TCP/IP settings
DHCP Server
from the DHCP server.
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