Buffalo Technology Buffalo AirStation Pro Intelligent WLM2-G54 Manual De Usuario
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Warning ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... iii
PART I
1.0
PART I
1.0
Introduction I ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1
Summary of Features ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
2.0
Package Contents ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3.0
System Requirements .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
4.0
Product Views .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
5.0
Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
5.1
Security Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
5.1.1
Authentication ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
5.1.2
Privacy ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
5.1.3
Access Authorization ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
5.1.4
IBSS Security .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
5.2
Integrity Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3
5.2.1
Improved Fault Tolerance .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
5.2.2
Link Integrity .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
5.2.3
Spanning Tree (IEEE802.1d) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
5.3
Network Load Distribution Features ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
5.3.1
Load Balancing ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
5.3.2
Repeater ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
5.3.3
WDS – Wireless Distribution System ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
5.4
Network Administration Features .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
5.4.1
SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
5.4.2
Syslog ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 4
5.5
Easy Support Features ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
6.0
Network Solutions ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
6.1
Typical Office Situations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
6.2
Apartments or Condominiums ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
6.3
Schools .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
6.4
Hospitals ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
6.5
Factories ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
6.6
Area Intranets .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
7.0
Support Functions .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
7.1
PoE - Power over Ethernet ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
7.2
Environmental Resistance ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
7.3
Upgradeable Firmware .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
7.4
Diagnostic Support ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
PART II
8.0
8.0
Client Configuration ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8.1
Introduction II .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
8.2
Setup Preparation ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8.3
Setup Overview ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8.4
Installation of the Client Manager ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8
8.5
Setup Screen .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
8.6
Input Parameters Through the Client Manager ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
8.7
Input Parameters Through a Wired PC, Terminal Software ................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
8.8
Input Parameters Through a Wired PC, Telnet Software ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
PART III
9.0
9.0
Detailed Configurations .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
9.1
Introduction III ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
9.2
Basic Settings .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
9.2.1
AirStation Name ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
9.2.2
Connection type ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
9.2.3
IP Address ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
9.2.4
Default Gateway ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12
9.2.5
DNS Server .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
9.3
Time Settings ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13
9.4
Management ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
9.4.1
Host Setup ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13