D-Link DWL-3600AP User Manual

ManagedAccessPointOverview
D-Link UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
November2011 Page89
UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
ManagedAccessPointOverview
TheUAPcanoperateintwomodes:StandaloneModeorManagedMode.InStandaloneMode,theUAPacts
asanindividualAPinthenetwork,andyoumanageitbyusingtheAdministratorWebUserInterface(UI),CLI,
orSNMP.InManagedMode,theUAPispartoftheD‐Link
UnifiedWiredandWirelessSystem,andyoumanage
itbyusingtheD‐LinkUnifiedWirelessSwitch.IfanAPisinManagedMode,theAdministratorWebUI,Telnet,
SSH,andSNMPservicesar edisabled.
OntheUAP,youcanconfiguretheIPaddressesofuptofourD‐LinkUnified
WirelessSwitchesthatcanmanage
it.InordertomanagetheAP,theswitchandAPmustdiscovereachother.Therearemultiplewaysforaswitch
todiscoveranAP.AddingtheIPaddressoftheswitchtotheAPwhileitisinStandaloneModeisoneway
to
enableswitch‐to‐APdiscovery.
TransitioningBetweenModes
Every30seconds,theD‐LinkUnifiedWirelessSwitchsendsakeepalivemessagetoalloftheaccesspointsit
manages.EachAPchecksforthekeepalivemessagesontheSSLTCPconnection.AslongastheAPmaintains
communicationwiththeswitchthroughthekeepalivemessages,itremainsinManaged
Mode.
IftheAPdoesnotreceiveamessagewithin45secondsofthelastkeepalivemessage,theAPassumesthe
switchhasfailedandterminatesitsTCPconnectiontotheswitch,andtheAPentersStandaloneMode.
OncetheAPtransitionstoStandaloneMode,itcontinuestoforwardtrafficwithout
anyloss.TheAPusesthe
configurationontheVAPsconfiguredinVLANForwardingmode(thestandard,non‐tunneledmode).
WhiletheAPisinStandaloneMode,youcanmanageitbyusingtheWebinterfaceortheCLI(throughTelnet
orSSH).
ForanyclientsthatareconnectedtotheAP
throughtunneledVAPs,theAPsendsdisassociatemessagesand
disablesthetunneledVAPs.
AslongastheManagedAPAdministrativeModeissettoEnabled,asFigure24onpage90shows,theAPstarts
discoveryprocedures.IftheAPestablishesaconnectionwithawirelessswitch,whichmayormay
notbethe
sameswitchitwasconnectedtobefore,theswitchsendstheAPitsconfigurationandtheAPsendsthewireless
switchinformationaboutallcurrentlyassociatedclients.
Aftertheco nfigurationfromtheswitchisapplied,theAPradio(s)restart.Clienttrafficisbrieflyinterrupted
untiltheradio(s)are
upandtheclientsarere‐associated.

D-Link DWL-3600AP Specifications

General

Frequency band	2.4 GHz
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes
Data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11 b/g/n
Antennas quantity	2
Antenna gain level (max)	4.7 dBi
Internal	No
Certification	FCC, CE
LED indicators	LAN, Power, WLAN
Interface	RJ-45
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Security algorithms	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA, WPA2
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Power supply	8 W
Input current	2.5 A
AC input voltage	5 V

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	635 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	203 x 203 x 48 mm