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Table of Contents
Chapter I Installation....................................................................................................................................VI
I-1 Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................1
I-1-1 LED Indicators and Connectors ..................................................................................................................3
I-2 Hardware Installation ...............................................................................................................................................5
I-2-1 Wired Connection for PC in LAN.................................................................................................................5
I-2-2 Wired Connection for Notebook in WLAN....................................................................................................6
I-2-3 Wireless Connection..................................................................................................................................7
I-2-4 PoE Connection.........................................................................................................................................8
I-2-5 Wall-mount Connection .............................................................................................................................9
I-3 Network IP Configuration........................................................................................................................................10
I-3-1 Windows 7 IP Address Setup ...................................................................................................................10
I-3-2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup..............................................................................................................12
I-3-3 Windows XP IP Address Setup .................................................................................................................13
I-3-4 Windows Vista IP Address Setup..............................................................................................................14
I-4 Accessing to Web User Interface.............................................................................................................................15
I-5 Changing Password ................................................................................................................................................18
I-6 Dashboard.............................................................................................................................................................19
I-7 Quick Start Wizard..................................................................................................................................................20
I-7-1 Settings for Access Point .........................................................................................................................21
I-7-2 Settings for Mesh Root............................................................................................................................24
I-7-3 Settings for Mesh Node ...........................................................................................................................29
I-7-4 Settings for Range Extender ....................................................................................................................30
Chapter II Connectivity................................................................................................................................ 35
II-1 Operation Mode....................................................................................................................................................36
II-2 General Concepts for Wireless LAN (2.4GHz/5GHz)..................................................................................................37
II-3 Wireless LAN (2.4GHz/5GHz) Settings for AP Mode..................................................................................................40
II-3-1 General Setup........................................................................................................................................41
II-3-2 Security.................................................................................................................................................44
II-3-3 Access Control.......................................................................................................................................47
II-3-4 WPS......................................................................................................................................................48
II-3-5 Advanced Setting...................................................................................................................................49
II-3-6 AP Discovery .........................................................................................................................................52
II-3-7 WDS AP Status......................................................................................................................................53
II-3-8 Bandwidth Management.........................................................................................................................53
II-3-9 Airtime Fairness.....................................................................................................................................54
II-3-10 Station Control.....................................................................................................................................57
II-3-11 Roaming..............................................................................................................................................58
II-3-12 Band Steering......................................................................................................................................60
II-3-13 Station List..........................................................................................................................................65
II-4 Mesh Settings for Mesh Mode ................................................................................................................................67
II-4-1 Mesh Setup ...........................................................................................................................................69
II-4-2 Mesh Status ..........................................................................................................................................74
II-4-3 Mesh Discovery .....................................................................................................................................75
II-4-4 Configuration Sync.................................................................................................................................76
II-5 Universal Repeater Settings for Range Extender Mode.............................................................................................79
II-6 LAN......................................................................................................................................................................82
II-6-1 General Setup........................................................................................................................................82
II-6-2 Port Control...........................................................................................................................................85
Chapter III Management ............................................................................................................................. 87
III-1 System Maintenance............................................................................................................................................88
III-1-1 System Status ......................................................................................................................................89
III-1-2 TR-069 ................................................................................................................................................90