Netgear WFS709TP-100NAS User Guide

Netgear

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v1.0, June 2007

Contents

About This Manual

Conventions, Formats, and Scope .................................................................................. xiii

How to Use This Manual ................................................................................................. xiv

How to Print this Manual.................................................................................................. xiv

Revision History............................................................................................................... xv

Chapter 1.
Overview of the WFS709TP

WFS709TP System Components ...................................................................................1-1

NETGEAR ProSafe Access Points ..........................................................................1-1

WFS709TP ProSafe Switches .................................................................................1-5

WFS709TP Software ...............................................................................................1-7

Basic WLAN Configuration .............................................................................................1-8

Authentication ..........................................................................................................1-8

Encryption ..............................................................................................................1-10

VLAN ...................................................................................................................... 1-11

Wireless Client Access to the WLAN ............................................................................1-13

Association .............................................................................................................1-13

Authentication ........................................................................................................1-14

Client Mobility and AP Association .........................................................................1-15

Configuring and Managing the WFS709TP ..................................................................1-16

Tools .......................................................................................................................1-18

Chapter 2.
Deploying a Basic WFS709TP System

Configuration Overview ..................................................................................................2-1

Deployment Scenario #1 ..........................................................................................2-1

Deployment Scenario #2 ..........................................................................................2-2

Deployment Scenario #3 ..........................................................................................2-4

Configuring the WFS709TP ............................................................................................2-5

Run the Initial Setup .................................................................................................2-6