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Contents
Preface ............................................................................................................................................................ 11
Safety Symbols Used in this Document ........................................................................................................... 12
Contacting Allied Telesis .................................................................................................................................. 13
Chapter 1: Getting Started ............................................................................................................................ 15
Features ........................................................................................................................................................... 16
Management Tools........................................................................................................................................... 18
Web Browser.............................................................................................................................................. 18
Vista Manager EX and AWC Plug-in.......................................................................................................... 18
SNMPv1 and v2c........................................................................................................................................ 19
Starting the First Management Session ........................................................................................................... 20
Starting the First Management Session with a Direct Connection ............................................................. 21
Starting the First Management Session without a DHCP Server............................................................... 21
Starting a Management Session ...................................................................................................................... 23
Management Windows..................................................................................................................................... 25
Main Menu.................................................................................................................................................. 25
Navigation .................................................................................................................................................. 26
Sub-menu................................................................................................................................................... 26
Content....................................................................................................................................................... 26
Saving and Applying Your Changes................................................................................................................. 27
Ending Management Sessions......................................................................................................................... 28
What to Configure First..................................................................................................................................... 29
Chapter 2: Basic Settings ............................................................................................................................. 31
Assigning a Dynamic IP Address from a DHCP Server ................................................................................... 32
Assigning a Static IP Address to the Access Point........................................................................................... 35
Setting the Date and Time with the Network Time Protocol (NTP) ..................................................................38
Manually Setting the Date and Time ................................................................................................................ 41
Configuring SNMPv1 and v2c .......................................................................................................................... 43
Configuring SNMP Traps.................................................................................................................................. 47
Enabling or Disabling the LEDs........................................................................................................................ 49
Enabling or Disabling the Reset Button............................................................................................................ 50
Chapter 3: Web Browser Interface ............................................................................................................... 51
Configuring the Web Browser Interface............................................................................................................ 52
Changing the Manager’s Login Name and Password ...................................................................................... 54
Setting the Language of the Web Browser Interface........................................................................................ 56
Chapter 4: 2.4GHz and 5GHz Radios ........................................................................................................... 57
Configuring the Radios..................................................................................................................................... 58
Configuring Basic Radio Settings............................................................................................................... 58
Configuring Advanced Radio Settings........................................................................................................ 62
Displaying Radio Status ................................................................................................................................... 66
Dynamic Frequency Selection.......................................................................................................................... 68
Setting the Country Code Setting..................................................................................................................... 69