D-Link DWS-4026 [557/741] Valid access point configuration

BasicSetup

D-Link UnifiedWiredandWirelessAccessSystem

November2011 Page557

D‐LinkUWSUserManual

AfteryouentertheMACaddressandlocationoftheAPtoaddtothelist,clickAddtoaddtheAPtothe

databaseandtoaccesstheconfigurationpagefortheAP.ForanAPthatisalreadyinthedatabase,clickthe

MACaddressoftheAPtoac

cessitsconfigurationpage.

CommandButtons

Thepageincludesthefollowingbuttons:

•TheDeletebuttonclearsanentryfromthecurrentlist.

•TheDeleteAllbuttonclearsallentriesfromthelist.

•TheRefreshbuttonrefreshesthelistofAPs.

•TheChangeProfilebuttonchangestheprofileassignedtotheselectedAPorAP

ValidAccessPointConfiguration

FromtheValidAPConfigurationpage,youcanmanuallysetthechannelandRFsignaltransmitpowerlevel

foranindividualAP.YoucanalsoconfiguretheAPmodeandlocalauthenticationpa ssword,andyoucan

specifywhichprofiletheAPuses.

IfyouusethelocaldatabaseforAPvalidation,theswi

tchmaintainsthedatabaseofaccesspointsthatyou

validate.WhenyouaddtheMACaddressofanAPtothedatabase,youcanspecifywhethertheAPisa

managedAP,standaloneAP,orarogue.IftheAPistobemanagedbytheswitch,youcanassignanAPpr

ofile

tothedevice.WhentheswitchcollectsandreportsinformationfromtheRFscan,itcanassigntheappropriate

statustoanAPifitisinthedatabase.

Profile ThisfielddisplaystheAPprofileassignedtotheAP.

ToassignadifferentprofiletotheAP,clicktheMACad

dressoftheAPtogotothe

ValidAccessPointConfigurationpage.Clicktheprofilenametoaccessthe

configurationpagesfortheprofile.

Note:AnyconfigurationchangesforamanagedAPwillnotbeapplieduntiltheAPisresetandre‐

authenticated.Ifyouselectadifferentprofilefromthemenu,apop‐upmessageasksyoutoconfirm

thechange.IftheAPismanaged,asecondmessageasksifyouwouldli

ketoresettheAP.Ifyouclick

OK,theAPisreset.

Table331:ValidAccessPointSummary

Field Description