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AT-TQ2403 Management Software User's Guide 7
Navigating to Configuration Information for a Specific AP and Managing Standalone APs...........37
Navigating to an AP by Using its IP Address in a URL..........................................................................38
Chapter 5: Managing User Accounts ...............................................................................................................39
Navigating to User Management for Clustered Access Points ...........................................................39
Viewing User Accounts ...............................................................................................................................40
Adding a User ................................................................................................................................................40
Editing a User Account................................................................................................................................41
Enabling and Disabling User Accounts .....................................................................................................41
Enabling a User Account ..........................................................................................................................41
Disabling a User Account.........................................................................................................................42
Removing a User Account ..........................................................................................................................42
Backing Up and Restoring a User Database............................................................................................42
Backing Up the User Database ...............................................................................................................42
Restoring a User Database from a Backup File ...................................................................................42
Chapter 6: Session Monitoring..........................................................................................................................43
Navigating to Session Monitoring..............................................................................................................43
Understanding Session Monitoring Information.....................................................................................43
Sorting Session Information........................................................................................................................45
Refreshing Session Information..................................................................................................................45
Chapter 7: Channel Management .....................................................................................................................46
Navigating to Channel Management .........................................................................................................46
Understanding Channel Management.......................................................................................................47
How it Works in a Nutshell....................................................................................................................47
For the Curious: More About Overlapping Channels .......................................................................47
Example: A Network Before and After Channel Management........................................................47
Configuring and Viewing Channel Management Settings......................................................................48
Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment .............................................................................48
Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks ...............................................................49
Update Current Channel Settings (Manual Setting) ...........................................................................49
Viewing Last Proposed Set of Changes .................................................................................................50
Configuring Advanced Settings (Customizing and Scheduling Channel Plans)..............................50
Update Advanced Settings .......................................................................................................................51
Chapter 8: Wireless Neighborhood...............................................................................................................52
Navigating to Wireless Neighborhood ....................................................................................................52
Understanding Wireless Neighborhood Information ...........................................................................53
Viewing Wireless Neighborhood ..............................................................................................................53
Viewing Details for a Cluster Member.....................................................................................................55
Chapter 9: Configuring Security .......................................................................................................................57
Understanding Security Issues on Wireless Networks ........................................................................57
How Do I Know Which Security Mode to Use? ................................................................................57
Comparison of Security Modes for Key Management, Authentication and Encryption Algorithms
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58
Does Prohibiting the Broadcast SSID Enhance Security? ..................................................................62
Navigating to Security Settings...................................................................................................................62
Configuring Security Settings......................................................................................................................62
Broadcast SSID, Station Isolation, and Security Mode .......................................................................63
None (Plain-text) .......................................................................................................................................64
Static WEP...................................................................................................................................................65
IEEE 802.1x..................................................................................................................................................69
WPA Personal ............................................................................................................................................71
WPA Enterprise .........................................................................................................................................73
Updating Settings ..........................................................................................................................................77
Chapter 10: Maintenance and Monitoring ......................................................................................................78
Interfaces ........................................................................................................................................................78