Main Help Topics

The main Setup page consists solely of links for system setup, configuration, and performance information.

Settings

Links to the Express Setup page, which contains fields and menus for all basic settings. The Express Setup page is the appropriate page for making changes in most typical network applications.

Associations

This section links to display and filter pages for associated stations.

Display Defaults -- Links to the Association Table Filters page.

Address Filters -- Links to the Address Filters page. On this page you can choose to allow or disallow the forwarding of packets containing specific MAC addresses.

Port Assignments -- Links to the Port Assignments page, which is used to assign a specific network port to non-root bridges or repeater access points.

Protocol Filters -- Links to the Protocol Filters Setup page, which is a starting point for creating Ethertype, IP Protocol, and IP Port filters. From this page you can also access the Policy Groups page, DSCP-to-CoS Conversion page, and the Quality of Service page.

VLAN -- Links to the VLAN Setup page, which is the starting point for configuring the access point to connect to VLANs on the wired network.

Advanced -- Links to the Association Table Advanced page. This page controls the number of devices the access point or bridge displays in the Association Table and the amount of time the access point or bridge continues to track each device type when a device is inactive.

Service Sets -- Links to the AP Radio Service Sets page, which is the starting point for creating SSIDs on the access point.

SSIDs -- Choosing either Int or Mod links to the AP Radio: Internal/Module Service Sets page where you can create multiple SSIDs.

Event Log

This section links to pages for setting up event parameters and monitoring system events.

Display Defaults -- Links to the Event Display Setup page. This page allows you to determine how time should be displayed on the event log. In addition, you can determine what severity levels of events appear in event displays.

Event Handling -- Links to the Event Handling page. This page allows you to determine how the device handles the different fatal, alert, warning, and information events, should they occur.

Notifications -- Links to the Event Notifications Setup page. You use this page to enable and configure notification of fatal, alert, warning, and information events to destinations external to the device, such as an SNMP server or a Syslog system.

Services

This section links to a range of pages for setting up system features and support services.

Console/Telnet -- Links to the Console/Telnet Setup page. This page contains the settings necessary to access both the console port of the device and to access the device through Telnet. All software functions that show on browser pages can also be accessed and operated on the console screens and Telnet. If browser control should be unavailable for any reason, console access can provide an alternative means of administration.

Boot Server -- Links to the Boot Server Setup page. This page configures the device to the Ethernet network's BOOTP or DHCP servers for automatic assignment of IP addresses.

Name Server -- Links to the Name Server Setup page. This page configures this device to work with your network's Domain Name System (DNS) server. DNS provides direct correspondence between IP addresses and domain names.

Web Server -- Links to the Web Server Setup page. This page specifies the location of the software help files and also supports web server setup for users who have custom-tailored web systems for control of devices.

Time Server -- Links to the Time Server Setup page. This page synchronizes this device with the network's time server, or allows you to manually set the time.

FTP -- Links to the FTP Server page. This page configures File Transfer Protocol including the selection between FTP and TFTP plus entry of name, password, and default file server.

SNMP -- Links to the SNMP Setup page. This page configures the device to work with the network administrator's Simplified Network Management Protocol station.

Cisco Services -- Links to the Cisco Services Setup page. This page allows you to administer system configuration and update firmware.

Routing -- Links to the Routing Setup page. This page configures the device to communicate with the IP network routing system.

Security -- Links to the Security Setup page. This page sets up network security including names, passwords, and capability levels. It is only used when VLANs are disabled.

Accounting -- Links to the Accounting Setup page. This page allows you to enable accounting on the access point to send network accounting information about wireless client devices to a RADIUS server on your network.

Mobile IP -- Links to the Mobile IP Setup screen. This feature is not yet implemented.

Network Ports

Diagnostics -- Links you to the Network Diagnostics page where you can choose the diagnostic test you want to run. The bottom section of the page provides links to configure and adjust network ports. The Ethernet and AP/Root Radio rows each identify one network port on the device. These are generally the Ethernet (wired) port and the AP/Root Radio port. For each port, three setup pages are available: Identification, Hardware, and Advanced.

Ethernet -- Specifies the type of connector used by the port. The Identification, Hardware, Filters, and Advanced links in the Ethernet row allow you to adjust Ethernet settings.

AP Radio(Internal/External/Module) -- Sets a range of values, specifications, and data rates for the radio port of the device. The Identification, Hardware, Filters, and Advanced links in the AP/Root Radio row allow you to adjust wireless LAN adapter client settings. The Advanced link enables MAC address filtering on the internal radio.

Identification -- Settings for basic port location and identity information, such as the IP address of the port.

Hardware -- For Ethernet, the Hardware page allows an administrator to select the Ethernet speed. For the radio port, the Hardware page provides a wide variety of operating settings for network tuning.

Filters -- These filters prevent or allow the use of specific protocols through the device. You can create and enable protocol filters for the radio or Ethernet ports.

Advanced -- Enables MAC authentication on one or both of the access point radios. Changes the operational status of the port. As an aid in troubleshooting network problems, setting options on this page can be helpful in making temporary changes in device status.