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Table of Contents
Welcome to Allied Telesyn ..............................................................................................................................................................................7
Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................................................................................................................7
Document Conventions ......................................................................................................................................................................................8
Contacting Allied Telesyn ...................................................................................................................................................................................9
Online Support................................................................................................................................................................................................9
E-mail and Telephone Support .................................................................................................................................................................9
Returning Products........................................................................................................................................................................................9
For Sales or Corporate Information .........................................................................................................................................................9
Obtaining Management Software Updates .........................................................................................................................................9
Tell Us What You Think.................................................................................................................................................................................9
Chapter 1
Getting Started ...................................................................................................................................................................................................11
Overview of the WA7500 Access Family ......................................................................................................................................................12
Features ...........................................................................................................................................................................................................14
What’s New for Software Releases 1.90?..............................................................................................................................................15
Understanding the LEDs............................................................................................................................................................................16
Understanding the Ports ...........................................................................................................................................................................17
How the Access Point Fits in Your Network ...............................................................................................................................................19
Using One Access Point in a Simple Wireless Network...................................................................................................................19
Using Multiple Access Points and Roaming Wireless End Devices............................................................................................21
Using an Access Point as a WAP..............................................................................................................................................................22
Using Access Points to Create a Point-to-Point Bridge...................................................................................................................27
Using Dual Radio Access Points for Redundancy.............................................................................................................................34
Configuring the Access Point (Setting the IP Address) ..........................................................................................................................35
Using a Communications Program........................................................................................................................................................35
Using a Web Browser Interface ...............................................................................................................................................................37
Using a Telnet Session................................................................................................................................................................................39
Saving Configuration Changes .......................................................................................................................................................................41
Using a Web Browser Interface ...............................................................................................................................................................42
Using a Telnet Session................................................................................................................................................................................43
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