User guide

Configuring the Standalone AP for the First Time
Enterasys Wireless Standalone 802.11n AP User Guide 3-9
• Configuration
ExpandingtheConf
igurationlinkprovidesalistingofallfoldersandpagesfromwhichyou
canconfigureAPbehaviorandsettings.
• To
ols
ExpandingtheT
oolslinkprovidesalistingofallfoldersandpagesfromwhichyoucan
manageconfigurationfilesandusers,performfirmwareupgrades,andtroubleshootorreboot
theAP.
Whenaplussi
gn(+)displaysnexttoaniteminthenavigationtree,thatitemisnotanactivelink;
youmustclicktheplussigntoexpandthedisplay.Conversely,youmustclicktheminussign(‐)to
collapsethedisplay.Thetop‐levelfolders(Status,Configuration,andT
ools)collapseonlywhen
youexpandadifferenttop‐levelfolder.
Clickingonanactiv
elinkproducesthefollowingresults:
•Theact
ivelinkishighlightedinblue.
•Theconte
ntofright‐handpagerefreshes.
Youcanexpandandcollapseit
emsinthenavigationtreewithoutaffectingthepagecontentarea
displayedintherightpane;therightpanedisplaychangesonlywhenyouclickanotheractivelink 
inthenavigationtree.
Note: If you collapse and later expand the section containing the link to the current page displayed
in the right pane, the blue highlighting no longer applies to the link. The top UI banner, however,
displays the path to the right pane.
Using the Content Page
ThecontentsectionofeachpagedisplaysAPinformationasaform ortable.Youclickalinkinthe
page,orenterinformationinafield,toperformataskortomoveamongpages.Youcanalsomove
amongpagesbyclickinganobjectinthe navigationtree.
Configuring the Standalone AP for the First Time
WhentheAPpowers‐upforthefirsttime,fortheAPtobeoperationalandabletotransferdata,at
aminimumyoumustconfigureorverifythefollowingsettings:
• Password
•IPad
dress
•Firmwareve
rsion
•AtleaseoneWLA
Npolicy
•Atleaston
eWLANservice
• Radios
Afterconfiguringthesese
ttingstheAPwillhaveoneworkingWLANservice,willadvertisethe
SSID,andwirelessclientsshouldbeabletoconnecttotheAPwithnoencryption.
Atala
tertimeyoucanfinetunetheAP’sconfigurationasdescribedinChapter4,Configuringthe
EnterasysWi
relessStandalone802.11nAP.Thefollowingsectionsdescribethebasic
configurationsetti
ngsrequiredfortheAPtobefullyoperational.