Introduction, Preliminary configuration steps – LevelOne WAB-1000 User Manual
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Chapter 3: Configure the WAB-1000 for use as an
access point
Introduction
The WAB-1000 Gateway comes with the capability to be configured as an access point. It
can be further configured for Bridging. This is discussed in Chapter 4.
Configured as an access point, it allows one LAN to freely exchange data with another LAN
without restriction. In the case of the WAB-1000, it allows the configuration of a WLAN and
wireless connection to the LAN. The existing wired LAN is extended by adding the WAB-1000
and thus allowing free roaming and data exchange between the existing LAN and the wireless
LAN.
Preliminary configuration steps
For preliminary installation, the WAB-1000 network administrator may need the following
information:
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IP address – a list of IP addresses available on the organization's LAN that are available
to be used for assignment to the AP(s)
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Subnet mask for the LAN
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Default IP address of the WAB-1000
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DNS IP address
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SSID – an ID number/letter string that you want to use in the configuration process to
identify all members of the wireless LAN
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The MAC addresses of all the wireless cards that will be used to access the WAB-1000
network of access points (if MAC address filtering is to be enabled)
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The appropriate encryption key