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User Manual Product Model : DWS-3000 Series DWL-3500AP/8500AP Unified Access System Release 1 ©Copyright 2006. All rights reserved..
2 Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 2005 D-Link Computer Corporat ion. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of D-Link Computer Corporati on is strictly forbidden.
3 Table of Contents List of Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 List of Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 About This Document . . . .
4 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Installing the Switch in a Rack. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Powering On the Switch.
5 6 Managing and Maintainin g D-Link Access Points . . . . . . . . 103 Resetting the Access Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Managing Radio Frequency Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Default D-Link Access Point Profile Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 B Configuring the External RADIUS Se rver .
7 Performance of the Limited Product Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Warrantor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 D-Link Europe Limited Produktgarantie .
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9 List of Tables List of Tables Table 1. Typographical Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Table 2. LED Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Table 3.
10 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Table 44. Associated Client SSID Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Table 45. Associated Client VAP Status .
11 List of Figures List of Figures Figure 1. Sample WLAN Visualization ................................................................ 21 Figure 2. Single WCS with La yer 2 Roaming Support ........................................ 22 Figure 3. Peer WCS with Layer 3 Roaming Support .
12 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Manual Figure 44. WPA Personal Configuration .............................................................. 96 Figure 45. Adding a Valid AP .
Audience 13 About This Docu ment About This Document This guide describes the planning , setup, configuratio n, administration, and main tenance for the D-Link Unified Acce ss System.
14 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Safety Instructions Use the following safety guidelines to ensure your own personal sa fety and to help protect your system from pot ential damage.
Safety Instructio ns 15 About This Docu ment • Use the product only with approved equipment. • Allow the product to cool before removing covers or touching internal co mponents. • Operate the product only from th e type of external power sour ce indicated on the electrical ratings label.
16 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al General Precautions for Rack-Mountable Products Observe the following precautions for rack st ability and safety.
Safety Instructio ns 17 About This Docu ment Protecting Against Elect rostatic Discharge Static electricity can harm delicate components inside your system. To prevent static da mage, discharge static electricity from your bo dy befo re you touch any of th e electronic components, such as the microprocessor.
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D-Link Unified Access System Components 19 1 Overview of the D-Link Unified Access System The D-Link Unified Access System is a wirele ss local area network (WLAN) solution that enables WL AN deployment while providing sta te-of-the-art wirele ss networking features.
20 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The WCS user interface allows you to configur e and monitor all AP settings and maintain a consistent configuration amon g all APs in the network.
D-Link Unified Access System Topology 21 1 Overview of the D-Link Unified Access System Figure 1 shows an example of a floor plan and network with a D-Link WLAN Controller Switch that manages two APs. The graph also shows a peer switch and a rogue AP in the network.
22 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al selection and automatic power adjustment. Figure 2 shows a deployment with on e D-Link WLAN Controller Switch that manage s three D-Link Access Points.
Understanding the User Interfaces 23 1 Overview of the D-Link Unified Access System deployment that utilizes three peer switches. Each peer switch can manage up to 48 access points. The WCS and the APs it manages do not need to be on the same subnet. Figure 3.
24 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Manu al Using the Web Interface To access the switch by using a Web brows er, th e browser must meet the following software requirements: • HTML version 4.
Understanding the User Interfaces 25 1 Overview of the D-Link Unified Access System Interface Confi guration Graphic The interface configuration graphic is a Java™ ap plet that displays the ports on the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch.
26 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Configuration and Monitoring Options The panel directly under th e graphic and to the right of the navigatio n menu displays the configuration information or status for th e page you select.
Understanding the User Interfaces 27 1 Overview of the D-Link Unified Access System To display the commands available in the current mode, enter a question mark (?) at the command prompt. To display the available command keywords or parameters, ente r a question mark (?) after each word you type at the command prompt.
28 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al 6. To enable encryption, use the Encryption Protocol pull-down menu to select DES for the encryption scheme. Then, enter an encryptio n code of eight or more alphanumeric characters in the Encryption Key field.
Wireless System Features and Standard s Support 29 1 Overview of the D-Link Unified Access System • IEEE 802.11e (WMM) • RADIUS support • WLAN Visualization (NMS like product for APs) • Mobili.
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System Requirements 31 2 Planning the D-Link Unified Access System Network The D-Link Unified Access System provides continuous, high-speed access between your wireless and Ethernet devices. It is an ad vanc ed, sca lable, standards-based solution for wireless networking.
32 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Figure 7 shows a simple D-Link Unified Access System deployment with required and optional equipment for setup and operation. Figure 7.
WLAN Topology Considerations 33 2 Planning th e D-Link Unified A ccess System Netwo rk Since the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch ha s Layer 2/3 switching functio n s as well as WLAN data and management .
34 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Figure 9 shows two D-Link WLAN Controller Switche s in the network data center. In this deployment, the switches do not connect directly to APs or end-user nodes.
Network Planning to Support Layer 3 Roaming 35 2 Planning th e D-Link Unified A ccess System Netwo rk To maximize the range, use the following guidelines for the pl acement of the AP: • Place the AP in an area where you expect wireless clients will operate.
36 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al keeps the same IP address tha t the switch origina lly assigned it. All traffic the client sends a nd receives goes through the switch.
Hardware Overview 37 3 Installing the Hardware This chapter provides instruc tions for installing the D-Link DWS-3024 and DWS-3026 switch hardware. The following sections describe this installation pr.
38 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Front Panel Components The front panel of the Switch co nsists of LED i ndicators for Power, Console, RPS, PoE, and Link/Act/Speed for each port on the Switch in cluding 10GE Ports fo r optional modules and SFP port LEDs.
Hardware Overview 39 3 Installing the Hardware The following table describes the LEDs and Mode Select Button on the front panel of each Switch. Table 2. LED Description LED Description Power This LED lights green after powering th e Switch on to indicate the ready state of the device.
40 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Rear Panel Description The AC power connector is a standard three-pr onged connector that su pports the power cord.
Installation 41 3 Installing the Hardware Installation This section describes how to install the Switch on a flat surface or in a standard equipment rack. It also describes how to install the optional componen ts for the Switch. Package Contents Open the shipping carton of the Switch and ca refully unpack its cont ents.
42 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Installing the Switch without the Rack First, attach the rubber feet included with the Switch if installing on a desktop or shelf.
Installation 43 3 Installing the Hardware Fasten the mounting brackets to the Switch usin g the screws provided . With the brackets attached securely, the Switch can be moun ted in a standard rack as shown in Figure 19 .
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Installation 45 3 Installing the Hardware The front panels of the available modules are shown here: Figure 21. Front Panel of the D EM-410X Figure 22. Front Panel of the D EM-410CX Install the Module Unplug the Switch before removing the facepla te covering the empty slot.
46 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Now tighten the two screws at adjacent ends of the module into the av ailable screw holes on the Switch. The upgraded Switch is now ready for use.
Connecting the Switch 47 3 Installing the Hardware Connecting the Swit ch to the Network You can use any of the 10 00BASE-T ports, 10GB ports, or fibe r-op tic ports to conn ect the Switch to your network.
48 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Connecting the Switch and AP through the L2/L3 Network The Switch can discover and manage APs whet her they are directly connected, connected through a device in the sam e subnet, or connected to different subnets.
System Deployment Overview 49 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System This chapter contains th e following sections to help you install your D-Link Unified Access System network: • System Depl.
50 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al switch in order for the switch to discover and validate D-Link Access Points. If the routing mode is disabled, the WCS func tion uses the IP address of the network interface.
Connecting the Switch to the Network 51 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System Connecting the Switch to the Network After you perform the physical hardware installation, you need to connect the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch to the netw ork. The default IP address of the switch is 10.
52 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al To view the network information, enter show network .
Enabling the WLAN Features on the Switch 53 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System From the CLI, you can view the sa me information that is available on the Wireless Global Configuration page with the show wireless command in Privil eged EXEC mode.
54 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al need to change the country code, you can view the list of available countries and their two- letter codes with the show wireless country-cod e command.
Preparing the Access Points 55 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System To use a direct-cable connection, connect one en d of an Ethernet straight-through or crossover cable to the netw ork port on the access point and the other end of the cable to the Ethe rnet port on the PC, as shown in Figure 29 .
56 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Table 4 shows the commands you can use to configure 802.1x supplicant inf ormation. In the following example, the administrator en ables the 802.
Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches 57 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System Table 5. AP VLAN Commands Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches The D-Link WLAN Controller Switch can.
58 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al address, either statically or through DHCP, the WCS automatically discovers the AP through its broadcast of a L2 discovery message.
Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches 59 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System Example 3: IP Address of Switch Confi gured in the AP In this example, the administrator connects to the access point CLI and statically configures the IP addresses of two D-Link WLAN Controller Switche s that are allowed to manage the AP.
60 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The AP can learn up to four WCS IP addresses or DNS names through DHCP option 43 in the DHCP response.
Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches 61 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System D-Link WLAN Controller Sw itch with Routing Disab led If routing is disabled on the D-Link WLAN Co ntroller Switch, it uses the network interface address of the switch that you config ured during the initial setup process.
62 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al 3. Change to Interface Config mo de for loopback interface 0, and assi gn an IP address an d subnet mask. (switch-prompt) (Config)# interface l oopback 0 (switch-prompt) (Interface loopback 0)# ip address 10.
Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches 63 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System D-Link Access Point On the D-Link Access Points, the default IP addr ess is 10.90.90.91/8, and DHCP is enable d by default. If you do not have a DHCP server o n the network, the AP retains its default IP add ress until you assign a static IP address.
64 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al its association unless the conn ectivity to the current wire less switch fails or the switch tells the AP to disassociate and associate with another switc h.
Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches 65 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System From the WCS, you can check th e discovery status. To view information about whether the switch discovered the AP, click the Monitoring > Access Points > Managed Access Points tab.
66 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al To view the IP address of the AP, log on to the AP as described in “Logging on to the AP” on page 54 and enter the get management command.
Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches 67 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System 6. Click Submit to apply the changes to the switch. To view information about whether the switch su ccessfully polled the IP address you ente red, click the Monitoring > Global > IP Di scovery tab.
68 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Controller Switches fo r AP association, but yo u can only use one switch to manage the AP. The other three switches are backup or alternate switches.
Discovering Access Points and Peer Switches 69 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System Setting the Switch Inform ation in the DHCP Option Instead of statically configurin g the wireless switch I.
70 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The following image shows the fo ur IP addresses entered into the Data Entry field on the Windows DHCP server. 4. Click OK. The following figure shows a scope with Option 43 co nfigured.
Authenticating and Validating Access Points 71 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System managed by anothe r WCS, it looks up the MAC address of the AP in the local or RADIUS Valid AP database. If it finds the MAC address in the database, the switch validates the AP and assumes management.
72 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al To enable AP authentication on the WCS, click Administration > Basic Setup. From the Global tab, check the AP Auth entication box, then click Submit to ap ply your chan ges.
Authenticating and Validating Access Points 73 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System 4. In the MAC Address field, enter the MAC ad dress of the AP to validate, and enter the physical location of the AP in the second field, then click Add .
74 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al how to configure valid APs, see “Configuring Valid Access Point Settings” on page 98. 7. Click Submit to apply your changes to the running configuration.
Authenticating and Validating Access Points 75 4 Installing the D-Link Unified Access System 4. Enter the IP address of the RADIUS server to use for the valid AP database and click Submit . Additional fields appear. 5. Configure information that the WCS must use to contact the RADIUS server on your network, such as the shared secret.
76 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Managing Failed or Rogue APs If an AP attempts to contact a switch but the au .
AP Profiles, Networks, and the Local Database 77 5 Configuring Access Point Settings After you validate a D-Link Access Point that associates with a switch, the switch assumes management functions for th e AP. You can conf i gure all of the AP settings directly from the switch before or after you validate the AP.
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Configuring AAA and RADIUS Settings 79 5 Configuring Access Point Settings address according to the validation mode (local or RADIUS) as long as the AP is enabled for Managed Mode and h as be en authentication (if require d). Once the AP is verified, it becomes managed by the switch .
80 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al On the AAA/RADIUS tab, you can also configure a glob al list containing the MAC addresses of wireless clients to allow or deny access to AP s.
Configuring Wire less Radi o Settings 81 5 Configuring Access Point Settings The difference between the IEEE 802.11 modes is the frequency in which they operate. IEEE 802.11g operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency , and IEEE 802.11a ope rates in the 5 GHz frequency of th e radio spectru m.
82 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The following table describes the fi elds you can configure from the Radio tab on the Basic Setup page. After you change th e settings, c lic k Submit to apply the settings.
Configuring Wire less Radi o Settings 83 5 Configuring Access Point Settings RF Scan Sentry If you select the RF Scan Sentry check box, the radio primarily performs dedicated RF scanning. The radio passi vely listens for beacons and traffic exchange between clients and othe r access points but does not accept connections from wireless clients.
84 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al DTIM Period The Delivery Traffic Information Map ( DTIM ) message is an element included in some beacon frames.
Configuring Wire less Radi o Settings 85 5 Configuring Access Point Settings If you access the Access Point Profile Radio configuration through the Advanced Configuration > AP Profile > Radio tab, some additional fields are available for configuration.
86 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Configuring SSID Settings The SSID tab displays the virtual access point (VAP ) settings associated with the default AP profile.
Configuring SSID Settings 87 5 Configuring Access Point Settings The following table describes the fields on the SSID page. Configuring the Default Network Each network is identified by its Service Set Identifier (SSID), which is an alphanumeric key that identifies a wireless local area network.
88 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al When you cli ck Edit on the VAP page, the Wireless Network Configuration page app ears, as Figure 38 shows. Figure 38. Configuring Network Settings Table 12 describes the fields on the Wireless Ne twork Configuration page.
Configuring SSID Settings 89 5 Configuring Access Point Settings VLAN A virtual LAN (VLAN) is a software-based, logical grouping o f devices on a network that allow them to act as if they are connected to a single physical network, even though they may no t be.
90 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Enabling and Configuring Additional VAPs When a wireless client searches for available wireless networks, e ach VAP you enable on the VAP tab appears as a separate network to the wireless client.
Configuring SSID Settings 91 5 Configuring Access Point Settings Figure 40 shows what a user on a Microsoft Window s XP client sees when the use r searches for wireless networks within range.
92 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al different IP subnets. This feature is especially useful for en vironments that u se wireless Voice over IP (VoIP) on the 802.11 networks with mu ltiple subnets.
Configuring SSID Settings 93 5 Configuring Access Point Settings Both of the APs in Figure 41 use the same default profile. The default profile has three virtual access points (VAPs) enabled, and each VAP uses a different network (SSID). Whe n users search for available wireless networks, all thre e SSIDs appear in the list of networks.
94 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Using Static or Dynamic WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy ( WEP ) is a da ta encryption protocol for 802.
Configuring SSID Settings 95 5 Configuring Access Point Settings Table 13 describes the confi guration options for WEP. Table 13. Static WEP Field Description PSK or EAP Static WEP (PSK) uses static key management . You manually configure the same keys to encrypt data on both the wireless clien t and the AP.
96 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporation/D-Li nk Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Static WEP Rules If you use Static WEP, the following rules appl y: • All cl.
Configuring SSID Settings 97 5 Configuring Access Point Settings Table 14 describes the confi guration options for the Static WPA security mode. Table 14. Static WPA Field Description WPA Personal or WPA Enterprise WPA/WPA2 Personal uses static key ma nagement.
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Configuring Valid Access Point Settings 99 5 Configuring Access Point Settings From the Valid AP page, you can manually set the channel and RF sign al transmit power level for an individual AP. You can also configure the AP mode an d local authentication password, and you can specify which profile the AP uses.
100 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al the device. When the sw itc h co llects and reports information from the RF scan, it can assign the appropriate status to an AP if it is in the database.
Configuring Valid Access Point Se ttings 101 5 Configuring Access Point Settings Channel The Channel defines the portion of the radio sp ectrum that the radio uses for transmitting and receiving. The range of channels and the default channel are determined by the Mode of the radio interface and the country in which the APs operate.
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Resetting the Access Points 103 6 Managing and Maintaining D-Link Access Points This chapter contains the follo wing sections to help yo u ma nage and maintain the D-Link Access Points on your D-Link .
104 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The APs might take several minutes to reset a nd re-establish communication w ith the switch. While the AP is resetting, the st atus changes to failed, and then back to managed once the AP is back online.
Managing Radio F requency Settings 105 6 Managing and Maintaining D-Li nk Access Points Additionally, radios configured to use Super A or Super G cannot use the channel plan algorithm. The RF transmission power level affects how fa r an AP broadcasts its signal.
106 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Table 17. RF Channel Plan and Power Adjustment Field Description Channel Plan Before you configure channel plan se ttings, select the mode to configure.
Managing Radio F requency Settings 107 6 Managing and Maintaining D-Li nk Access Points Viewing the Channel Plan History The D-Link WLAN Controller Switch stores channe l assignment informa tion for the APs it manages. To access the Channel Plan History information, click the AP Management > RF Management > Channel Plan History tab.
108 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Table 18 describes the Channe l Plan History fields Initiating Manual Channel.
Managing Radio F requency Settings 109 6 Managing and Maintaining D-Li nk Access Points The Current Stat us of the plan shows one of the following states: • None—The channel plan algorithm has not been manually run since the last switch reboot. • Algorithm In Progress—The channel plan algorithm is running.
110 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The Current Stat us of the plan shows one of the following states: • None—The power adjustment algorithm has no t been manually run since the last switch reboot.
Upgrading the Access Point So ftware 111 6 Managing and Maintaining D-Li nk Access Points After you provide the informatio n about the upgrade file, click Start to begin the upgrade process. Additional fields appear to provide information about upgrade status and success.
112 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Table 20 describes the fields that appear after you start the AP upgrade process. A table also appears and lists each AP, its down load stat us, and the so ftware version it is downloading.
Performing Advanced Access Point Management 113 6 Managing and Maintaining D-Li nk Access Points Management > Advanced page. From the Advanced page, you can also manually change the RF channel and power for each radio on an AP.
114 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The fields in Table 22 appear when yo u click the Debug link for a man aged AP on the Managed AP Advanced page. Adjusting the Channel and Power Changes you make to the channel and power are run time changes only.
Performing Advanced Access Point Management 115 6 Managing and Maintaining D-Li nk Access Points Channel The Channel defines the portion of the radio sp ectrum that the radio uses for transmitting and receiving. The range of channels and the default channel are determined by the Mode of the radio interface.
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Monitoring Wire less Global Information 117 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics This chapter contains th e following sections to help you m onitor the status and statistics for your D-Link Unified Acce.
118 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al For more information about an item on the Wireless Global Status page, click the value associated with the item to go to its status page.
Monitoring Wire less Global Information 119 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Connection Failed Access Points Number of APs that were previous ly authenticated and managed, but currently don't have connection wi th the wi reless switch. Rogue Access Points Number of Rogue APs cu rrently det ected on the WLAN.
120 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Viewing IP Discovery Status From the Monitoring > Global > IP Discovery.
Monitoring All Access Points 121 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Peer switches do not exchange configuration prof iles o r additional data about their managed APs. This means that you cannot view any othe r status or statistics for a managed AP from a peer switch.
122 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The font color for the AP listing indicates th at the AP is one of t he following types: • Green—Managed AP • Red—Failed AP •G r a y — R o g u e A P Table 26 describes the fields on the All Access Points page.
Monitoring Managed Access Point Status 123 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Monitoring Managed Access Point Status From the Monitoring > Access Points > Managed Access Points page, you c an access a variety of information about each AP that th e switch manages.
124 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al NOTE: You ca n sort the list of APs by any of the column heading. For example, to sort the APs by the profile they use, click Profile .
Monitoring Managed Access Point Status 125 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics the AP. Any wireless clients associ ated with th e acces s point will be disassociated. To refresh the status information for the AP, click Refresh Table 28 describes the fields you see on the Detail page for the managed access point status.
126 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Viewing Managed Acce ss Point Radio Summary Information You can view genera l inform ation about each operatio na l radio on all APs manage d by the switch.
Monitoring Managed Access Point Status 127 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Table 29 describes the fields you see on the Radio Summary page for the manage d access point status.
128 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Viewing Managed Access Point Neighbor APs During the RF scan, an access point collects and stores beacon information visible from neighboring access points.
Monitoring Managed Access Point Status 129 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Table 31 describes the fields you see on the Neighbor APs pa ge for the managed access point status. Viewing Clients Associated with Neighbor Access Points The Neighbor Client s page shows informatio n about wireless clients that have been discovered by the selected AP.
130 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Table 32 describes the fields you see on the Neighbor Clients page for the managed access point status. Viewing Managed Ac cess Point VAPs There are eight virtual access points (VAPs) av ailable on eac h radio of an AP.
Monitoring Managed Access Point Status 131 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Table 33 describes the fields you see on the VAPs page for the managed access point status. Monitoring Managed AP Statistics The managed AP statistics show informati on abou t traffic on the wired and wireless interface of the access point.
132 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al • Ethernet Summary —Shows summary informati on about the Ethernet (wired) interfaces on each AP the switch man age s. • Detail —Shows the number and type of packets transmitted and received on a specific AP.
Monitoring Managed Access Point Status 133 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Table 36 describes the fields you see on the Detail page for the manage d access point statistics.
134 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Viewing Managed Access Point VAP Statistics The VAP statistics show informa t.
Viewing Access Point Auth entication Failure Status 135 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Viewing Access Point Authentication Failure Status An AP might fail to associate to the switch due to errors .
136 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Click the MAC address of the AP to view more information about the AP. If the AP is not a D-Link Access Point, some values are unknown.
Monitoring Rogue and RF Scan Access Points 137 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Status entries in the RF Scan list are collected at a point in time and eventually age out. The age value for each entry shows how long ago the switch recorded the entry.
138 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Monitoring Associated Client Information You can view a varie ty of information abou t the wireless clients that are associated with the APs the switch manages.
Monitoring Associated Client Information 139 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics • Status —Shows status information about wireless clients that are associated with APs managed by the switch and cont ains the following information: - Summary—Shows basic informa tion about associated clients.
140 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Viewing Detailed Associ ated Client Status For each client associated with an AP tha t the switch ma nages, you can view detailed status information about the client and its association with the access point.
Monitoring Associated Client Information 141 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics Viewing Associated Cli ent Neighbor AP Status The Neighbor AP page for the associated client status shows information about ac cess points that the client detects.
142 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al connect by using the same SSID. The SSID Status page lists the SSIDs of the netw ork s that each wireless client associated with a managed AP has used for WLAN access.
Monitoring Associated Client Information 143 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics The statistics on the Session Summary page show information abou t the traffic a wireless client receives and transmits while it is conn ected to the same WLAN network shared by APs that the switch manages.
144 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The statistics on the Session Detail page show information about the traffic a wireless clie nt receives and transmits while it is connected to the same WLAN network shared by APs that the switch manages.
Viewing Client Authenticatio n Failure Status 145 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics To view a list of clients that fail to associate or authenticate with the a D-Link Access Point, click the Failed Clients page. Figure 64. Client Authen tication Failure Status To delete all clients from the list, click Dele te All .
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Monitoring and Managi ng Ad Hoc Clients 147 7 Monitoring Status and Statistics From the Monitoring > Client > Ad Hoc Clients page, you can view and manage wireless clients that are connected to the WLAN through an ad hoc network. Figure 65. Ad Hoc Clients To delete the ad hoc client entries from the list, click Delete All .
148 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Radio The radio interface and its configured m ode that detected the ad hoc device. Detection Mode The mechanism of detecting this Ad Hoc device.
Creating, Configuring, and Managing AP Profiles 149 8 Configuring Advanced Settings This chapter contains the following sections to help you configure your D-Link Unified Access System network: • Cr.
150 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al requirements than the users in other buildings . The administrator of this WLAN has c reated two AP profiles on the switch in addition to the default profile.
Creating, Configuring, and Managing AP Profiles 151 8 Configuring Advanc ed Settings Creating, Copying, and Deleting AP Profiles From the Access Point Profile Summary page, you can create, copy, or delete AP profiles. You can create up to 16 AP Profiles on the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch.
152 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al To delete a profile, select the profile and click Delete . To access an existing profile, click the tab with the name of the profile.
Configuring Global Setting s 153 8 Configuring Advanc ed Settings • Associated-Modified —The profile has been modified si nce it was applied to one or more associated APs; the profile must be re-a pplied for the changes to take effect.
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Enabling SNMP Traps 155 8 Configuring Advanc ed Settings Table 54 describes the events that generate SNMP traps. All traps are disabled by default. Table 54. SNMP Traps Field Description AP Failure Traps If you enable this field, the SNMP ag ent sends a trap if an AP fails to associate or authenti cate w ith the switch.
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Configuring QoS 157 8 Configuring Advanc ed Settings Table 55 describes the QoS settin gs you can configure. Table 55. QoS Settings Field Description Queue Queues are defined for different types of data transmitted from AP-to - station: Data 0 (Voice) High priority queue, m inimum delay.
158 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Max. Burst Length AP EDCA Parameter Only (The Max. Burst Length applies only to traffic flowing from the access point to the client stati on.
Configuring QoS 159 8 Configuring Advanc ed Settings cwMin (Minimum Contention Window) This parameter is input to th e algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("windo w") fo r retry of a transmission.
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161 9 Visualizing the Wireless Network The WLAN Visualization comp onent is an optional feature that graphically shows information about th e wireless network. WLAN Visualization uses a Java applet to display D-Link WLAN Controller Switches, D-Link Access Points, other access points, and associated wireless clients.
162 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Figure 73 shows an example of a floor plan with a D-Link WLAN Controller Switch that manages two APs. The figure also shows two switches and a rogue AP.
Setting Up the Graph Components 163 9 Visual izing the Wi reless Networ k 3. Select the file to uploa d an d click Start File Transfer . Once you upload an image file and save the runn ing configuration, the image remains on the switch and you can assign it to an existing graph usi ng the WLAN Visualization application.
164 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al “Importing and Co nfiguring a Background Image” on page 162. 3. Enter the represented length for one of the graph dimensions (height or width).
Setting Up the Graph Components 165 9 Visual izing the Wi reless Networ k with a graph definition length of 800 feet. 4. Click Save to complete the graph setup.
166 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al You can create multiple graphs. For example, if your network spans multiple floors or buildings, you might have a grap h for each area.
Setting Up the Graph Components 167 9 Visual izing the Wi reless Networ k Wireless clients do not appear in the panel. Instead, they are automatically graphed based on their association with (or disassociation from) a D-Link Access Point that is graphed.
168 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Hold the SHIFT or CTRL key to select multip le components, then right-click a selected component to drag the components onto the graph at the same time.
Understanding the Menu Bar Options 169 9 Visual izing the Wi reless Networ k Edit Graph Opens the window for an exis ting grap h. You can change the back- ground image or graph scale. To change the name of the graph, you must create a new graph. Delete Graph Deletes the active graph.
170 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Legend Menu The items in the Legend menu contain informati on about the icons and colors that appear on the graph. The Images menu item shows the icons that repre sent the WLAN components on the graph.
Understanding the Menu Bar Options 171 9 Visual izing the Wi reless Networ k As the legend shows, the Mana ged AP icon can be blue, green, or re d, depending on the status of the AP: • Blue—The AP has been discovered and by the sw itch, but it is in a transitional state.
172 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al To view the channel that a radio is usin g, y ou can mouse-over the managed AP to activate the tool tip. The tool ti p displays general info rmation about the AP, includi ng the channel that each radio uses.
Managing the Graph 173 9 Visual izing the Wi reless Networ k Managing the Graph After you place a component on the graph, you can right-click the component to learn more information about it, un-g raph it, or link to a page on the Web UI to manage or monitor the component.
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Default D-Link WLAN Contro ller Switch Settings 175 A D-Link Unified Access System Default Settings This chapter identifies the de fault values for th e D-Link WLAN Controller Switch and the default AP Profile setting that the switch assigns to the AP after it is discovered and authenticated (when the AP uses the default profile).
176 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Default D-Link Access Point Profile Settings Table 59 shows the AP settings for the default profile.
Default D-Link Access Poi nt Profile Settings 177 D-Link Unified Access System Default Settings Radio Settings Radio (1 and 2) On Radio 1 IEEE 802.1 1 Mode 802.11b/g Radio 2 IEEE 802.1 1 Mode 802.11a NOTE: If the AP operates in a regulatory domain where 802.
178 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Virtual Access Point and Network Settings Status VAP0 is enabled on both radi.
Configuring RADIUS Settings for Access Points 179 B Configuring the External RADIUS Server You can store the Valid AP configuration on a local database on the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch or on an external RADIUS server. This appendix describes the attributes you must define for each feature to setup their configuration on the RADIUS server.
180 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al When you do not require authenticatio n between the APs and the RADIUS server, the switch uses the password “NOPASSWORD” in communi cations between the RADIUS client on the switch and the RADIUS server.
FreeRADIUS Server Configuration Example 181 Configuring the External RADIUS Server FreeRADIUS Server Configuration Example FreeRADIUS is an open source RADIUS server that you can download free from http://www.
182 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The VALUE fields are as follows: • VALUE—type of entry • D-Link-Wireles.
FreeRADIUS Server Configuration Example 183 Configuring the External RADIUS Server VENDOR D-Link 6132 # # D-Link Vendor Specific Extensions # # ATTRIBUTE D-Link-Wireless-AP-Location 101 string D-Link .
184 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Configuring RADIUS Settings for Wireless Clients You can configure D - Lin k Access Points to us e 802.1x authentication on the RADIUS server to allow or deny specific users on client statio ns access to the wireless network.
FreeRADIUS Example for Wireless Client Configuration 185 Configuring the External RADIUS Server Configuring User-Based Auth entication and Dynamic VLANs You can configure an entry in the external RADIUS server to pass a users credentials to the access point and to dynamically assign the user to a VLAN.
186 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Configuring MAC Authentication For each network, you c an c onfigure whet her to use a local or RADIUS databa se for client MAC authentication.
Configuring the WLAN and Tunnel Interfaces 187 C L3 Roaming Example The example i n this appendix describes how to configure a D-Link WLAN Controller Switch for a network that needs L3 roaming capabilities.
188 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The network in the example has the following characterist ics: • The VLAN Routing interface on each switch, call server, and roaming wireless client are all on the L3 tunnel subnet.
Configuring the WLAN and Tunnel Interfaces 189 L3 Roam ing Example the wireless interface on the switch, it is essentially a permanent logical inter- face and cannot have an IP address of 127.
190 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al In Figure 83 , WS1 and WS2 have a VLAN routing interface on the L3 Tun nel subnet.
Configuring the WLAN and Tunnel Interfaces 191 L3 Roam ing Example 1. From the L2 Features > VLAN > Configuration page, create a VLAN, give it a name, and add the port to which the call server is a ttached to VLAN 200 (in this example, the call server is attached to port 3).
192 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al 3. From the L3 Features > IP > Interface Configuration page, assign an IP address and subnet mask to the interface, an d make sure routing is en abled.
Configuring the L3 Tu nnel Network 193 L3 Roam ing Example Example of Configuring L3 Roaming by Using the CLI The following procedures show ho w to configure the D-Link WLAN Co ntro ller Switch by using the CLI. The Web interface config uration procedures follow this example.
194 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al 10. Enter CTRL + Z to exit to Privileged EXEC mode and view the network confi guration to make sure the L3 Tunnel Status is listed as “Configured ” and to confirm that other network settings are correct.
Configuring the L3 Tu nnel Network 195 L3 Roam ing Example 11. From Privileged EXEC mode , app l y the modifi ed default profile to the APs that use the default profile (Profile 1). (switch-prompt)# wireless ap profile apply 1 After the managed AP updates co mplete, the L3 Tunnel network is available on all APs that use the default profile.
196 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Example of Configuring L3 Roam ing by Using the Web Interface The following steps shows the procedures to co nfigure the L3 Tunnel Network by using the Web interface on the switch.
Configuring DHCP Relay and the DHCP Serve r 197 L3 Roam ing Example 3. Click Submit to save the changes to the L3 Tunnel network configurati on. 4. Check the L3 Tunnel Status to make su re the L3 Tunnel Status i s Configured. 5. To apply the profile changes to the APs, click Administration > Advanced Configuration > AP Profiles .
198 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al To configure BootP and DHCP relay from the Web interface on the switch, go t o the L3 Features > BootP/DHCP Re lay Agent > Configuration page.
Configuring DHCP Relay and the DHCP Serve r 199 L3 Roam ing Example Use the following procedures to perform the sa me configuration by using the Web interface.
200 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Setting the MTU Size The MTU determines the maximum si ze of a pack et that can be transmitted through a port in one frame. The default MTU size for the ports on the D-Link WLAN Controller Switch is 1518 bytes.
Setting the MTU Size 201 L3 Roam ing Example 3. Enter the MTU size in the Maxim um Frame Size field. 4. Click Submit to apply yo ur changes to the runn ing configuration. 5. To make your changes perman ent across a reboot, click Save Changes from the Tool Menu, t.
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QoS and Load Balancing 203 D Understanding Quality of Service Quality of Service ( QoS ) provides you with the ability to specify parameters on multiple queues for increased throughput and better perf.
204 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al The D-Link Access Points provide QoS ba sed on the Wireless Multimedia ( WMM ) specification, which implements a subset of 802.11e features.
EDCF Control of Data Frames and AIFS 205 Understandin g Quality of Serv ice • Data 3 (Background). Lowest priority queue, hig h throughput. Bulk da ta that requires maximum throughput and is not time-sensitive is sent to this queue (FTP data, for example).
206 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al data frames . Data frames wait for an am ount of time defined as th e arbitration interframe space (AIFS) before transmitting. This parameter is configurable.
TXOP Interval for Client Stations 207 Understandin g Quality of Serv ice TXOP Interval for Client Stations The Transmission Opportunity (TXOP) is an interval of time when a Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) client station has the right to initiate transmissions onto the wireless medium (WM).
208 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Figure 84 outlines the way in which tags are retrie ved and traffic prioritized on a network. Figure 84. Traffic Prioritization Table 64 outlines the VLAN pri ority and DSCP values.
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243 Technical Support Teknistä tukea asiakk aille Suomessa: D-Link tarjoaa teknistä tukea asiakkailleen. Tuotteen ta kuun voimassaoloajan . Tekninen tuki palvelee seu raavast i: Ar k is i n k l o. 9 - 2 1 numerosta 0800-114 677 Inte rn etin kau t ta Ajuri t ja lisä tieto ja tuot teista .
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245 Technical Support • Technical S upport You can find softw are updates and user do cumen tation on the D-Link w ebsite. Tech Sup port for cust omers w ithin A u strali a: D-Link Te c hnic a l Sup.
246 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Suporte Técnico Você pode encontrar atualiz ações de software e docume ntação de utilizado r no site de D-Link Portugal http: //www .
247 Technical Support Τεχνική Υποστήριξη Μπορείτε να βρείτε so ftwar e upd ates και πληρ οφορ ίες για τη χρήση των προϊόντων στι.
248 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Technical S upport You can find softw are updates and user do cumen tation on the D-Link w ebsite.
249 Technical Support Technical S upport You can find softw are updates and user do cumentation on the D-Link w ebsite. Tech S upport for cus tom ers wi thin I ndia D-Link Te c hnic a l Support o ver .
250 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Technical S upport You can find softw are updates and user do cumen tation on the D-Link w ebsite. D-Link provides free techni cal support for cu stomers for the durat io n of th e warr anty period on this pr od uc t.
251 Technical Support Technical Support You can find softwa re update s and u ser do cument ation on th e D-Lin k websi te. Tech Support for custome rs within the U.A .E & North A frica: D-Link Techni c al Suppo r t ov er the Teleph one: (971) 4-3 91-64 80 (U.
252 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Technical Support You can find softw are updates and user do cumen tation on the D-Link w ebsite.
253 Technical Support Techni cal Su pport You can find up dates and u ser docum entation on the D-Link website Tech Support fo r Latin A meri ca custo mers: D-Link Te chnical Support ov er the fol low.
254 © 2001- 2006 D-Link Corporatio n/D-Link Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. D-Link Unified Access System User Ma nu al Техничес кая поддержка Обновления программного об ес пе чен ия и до ку мента ция досту пны на И нтернет - са йте D-L in k.
255 Technical Support Asistenc ia Técnica D-Link Latin América pone a disposición de sus clientes, especi ficaciones, docum en t ación y software m a s r ecient e a través de nues tr o Sitio W eb www.
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257 Technical Support • 技术支持 办公地址：北京市朝阳 区建国路 71 号惠通时代 广场 C1 座 202 室 邮编 : 100025 技术支持中心电话： 8008296688/(02 8) 66052968 技.
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International Offices 259 Technical Support International Offices U.S.A 17595 Mt. Herrmann Street Fountain Valley, C A 92708 TEL: 1-800-326-1688 URL: www.dlink.com Canada 2180 Winston Park Drive Oakville, Ontario, L6H 5W1 Canada TEL: 1-905-8295033 FAX: 1-905-8295223 URL: www.
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il D-Link DWS 3000 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del D-Link DWS 3000 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso D-Link DWS 3000 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul D-Link DWS 3000 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il D-Link DWS 3000, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del D-Link DWS 3000.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il D-Link DWS 3000. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo D-Link DWS 3000 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
