Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • Overview of the Gateway 7001 Series of self-managed APs
  • Features and benefits
    • IEEE standards support and Wi-Fi compliance
    • Wireless features
    • Security features
    • Out-of-the-Box guest interface
    • Clustering and auto-management
    • Networking
    • Maintainability
  • Default settings and supported administrator/client platforms
    • Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP
      • Default settings for the Gateway 7001 Series self-managed AP
      • What the access point does not provide
  • Administrator’s computer
  • Wireless client computers
  • Understanding dynamic and static IP addressing
    • How does the access point obtain an IP address at startup?
    • Dynamic IP addressing
    • Static IP addressing
    • Recovering an IP Address
• Quick Setup
  • Setting up the access point
    • Unpacking the access point
      • Access point hardware and ports
      • What’s inside the access point?
    • Connecting the access point to network and power
    • Setting up connections for a guest network
      • Hardware connections for a guest VLAN
      • Hardware connections for a physically separate guest network
    • Turning on the access point
    • Running KickStart to find access points and assign IP addresses
    • Logging on to the administration Web pages
      • Viewing basic settings for Gateway 7001 Series self-managed access points
    • Configuring basic settings and starting the wireless network
      • Default configuration
    • What’s next?
      • Make sure the access point is connected to the LAN
      • Test LAN connectivity with wireless clients
      • Secure and fine-tune the access point using advanced features
• Configuring Basic Network Settings
  • Navigating to basic settings
  • Reviewing and describing the access point
  • Providing administrator password and wireless network name
  • Setting configuration policy for new access points
  • Updating basic settings
  • Understanding basic settings for a standalone access point
  • Understanding indicator icons
• Managing Access Points and Clusters
  • Introduction
  • Navigating to access points management
  • Understanding clustering
    • What is a cluster?
    • How many APs can a cluster support?
    • What kinds of APs can cluster together?
    • Which settings are shared in the cluster configuration and which are not?
      • Settings shared in the cluster configuration
      • Settings not shared by the cluster
    • Cluster mode
    • Standalone mode
    • Cluster formation
    • Cluster size and membership
    • Intra-cluster security
    • Auto-Synch of Cluster Configuration
    • Cluster recovery
      • Reboot or reset access point
      • Stop clustering and reset each access point in the cluster
  • Understanding access point settings
  • Working with access points in a cluster
    • Modifying the location description
    • Removing an access point from the cluster
    • Adding an access point to a cluster
  • Navigating to information for a specific AP and managing standalone APs
    • Navigating to an AP by using its IP address in a URL
• Managing User Accounts
  • Introduction
  • Navigating to user management for clustered access points
  • Viewing and changing user accounts
    • Viewing user accounts
    • Adding a user
    • Editing a user account
      • Enabling and disabling user accounts
• Session Monitoring
  • Navigating to session monitoring
  • Understanding session monitoring information
  • Viewing session information for access points
    • Sorting session information
    • Refreshing session information
• Advanced Configuration
  • Configuring an Ethernet (wired) interface
    • Navigating to Ethernet (wired) settings
    • Setting the DNS name
    • Enabling or Disabling Guest Access
      • Configuring an internal LAN and a guest network
      • Enabling or Disabling Guest Access
    • Specifying a physical or virtual Guest network
    • Configuring Internal interface Ethernet settings
    • Configuring Guest interface Ethernet settings
      • Updating settings
  • Configuring a wireless interface
    • Navigating to wireless settings
    • Configuring the radio interface
    • Configuring internal LAN wireless settings
    • Configuring guest network wireless settings
      • Updating settings
  • Enabling a network time protocol server
    • Navigating to time protocol settings
    • Enabling or disabling a network time protocol (NTP) server
      • Updating settings
  • Configuring network security
    • Understanding security issues on wireless networks
    • How do I know which security mode to use?
      • Comparison of security modes for key management, authentication, and encryption algorithms
      • Does Prohibiting the Broadcast SSID Enhance Security?
    • Navigating to security settings
    • Configuring security settings
      • Broadcast SSID and Security Mode
      • Plain-text
      • Static WEP
      • IEEE 802.1x
      • WPA with RADIUS
      • WPA-PSK
      • Updating settings
  • Setting up Guest Access
    • Understanding the guest interface
    • Configuring the guest interface
      • Configuring a physically separate guest network
      • Configuring a guest network on a virtual LAN
      • Configuring the guest welcome screen (captive portal)
    • Using the guest network as a client
    • Deployment example
  • Configuring radio settings
    • Understanding radio settings
    • Navigating to radio settings
    • Configuring radio settings
      • Updating settings
  • Controlling access by MAC address filtering
    • Navigating to MAC filtering settings
    • Using MAC address filtering
      • Updating settings
  • Configuring a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
    • Understanding the WDS
      • Using WDS to bridge distant wired LANs
      • Using WDS to extend the network beyond the wired coverage area
      • Backup links and unwanted loops in WDS bridges
      • Security considerations related to WDS bridges
    • Navigating to WDS settings
    • Configuring WDS settings
      • Example of configuring a WDS link
      • Updating settings
  • Configuring security settings on wireless clients
    • Network infrastructure and choosing between built-in or external authentication server
      • I want to use the built-in authentication server (EAP-PEAP)
      • I want to use an external RADIUS server with EAP-TLS certificates or EAP-PEAP
      • Make sure the wireless client software is up-to-date
      • Accessing the Microsoft Windows wireless client security settings
      • Configuring a client to access an unsecure network (plain text mode)
      • Configuring static WEP security on a client
      • Configuring IEEE 802.1x security on a client
      • IEEE 802.1x client using EAP-TLS certificate
      • Configuring WPA with RADIUS security on a client
      • WPA with RADIUS client using EAP-TLS certificate
      • Configuring WPA-PSK security on a client
      • Configuring an external RADIUS server to recognize the Gateway 7001 AP
      • Obtaining a TLS-EAP certificate for a client
  • Setting the administrator password
    • Navigating to administrator password setting
    • Setting the administrator password
      • Updating settings
• Maintenance and Monitoring
  • Introduction
  • Interfaces
    • Ethernet (Wired) settings
    • Wireless settings
  • Event log
  • Transmit/receive statistics
  • Associated wireless clients
  • Rebooting the access point
  • Resetting the configuration
  • Upgrading the firmware
• Troubleshooting and Getting Help
  • Known problems
  • Technical Support
    • Telephone numbers
• Glossary
• Specifications
• Safety, Regulatory, and Legal Information
  • Important safety information
  • Regulatory compliance statements
    • Wireless Guidance
  • United States of America
  • Notices
    • Macrovision statement
• Index
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