User's Manual

Basic AP-7131 Configuration

the WAN connection, even when there is no traffic. If the ISP drops the connection after

the idle time, the AP-7131 automatically reestablishes the connection to the ISP.

b. Specify a Username entered when connecting to the ISP. When the Internet session

begins, the ISP authenticates the username.

c. Specify a Password entered when connecting to the ISP. When the Internet session

starts, the ISP authenticates the password.

7. Click the LAN tab to set a minimum set of parameters to use the AP-7131 LAN interface.

a. Select the Enable LAN Interface checkbox to forward data traffic over the AP-7131

LAN connection. The LAN connection is enabled by default.

b. Use the This Interface drop-down menu to specify how network address information is

defined over the AP-7131’s LAN connection. Select DHCP Client if the larger corporate

network uses DHCP. DHCP is a protocol that includes mechanisms for IP address

allocation and delivery of host-specific configuration parameters from a DHCP server to

a host. Some of these parameters are IP address, network mask, and gateway. Select

DHCP Server to use the AP-7131 as a DHCP server over the LAN connection.

c. Enter the network-assigned IP Address of the AP-7131.

d. The Subnet Mask defines the size of the subnet. The first two sets of numbers specify

the network domain, the next set specifies the subset of hosts within a larger network.

These values help divide a network into subnetworks and simplify routing and data

transmission.

e. Enter a Default Gateway to define the IP address of a router the AP-7131 uses on the

Ethernet as its default gateway.

f. Enter the Primary DNS Server IP address.

g. If using DHCP Server, use the Address Assignment Range parameter to specify a

range of IP address reserved for mapping clients to IP addresses. If a manually (static)

mapped IP address is within the IP address range specified, that IP address could still be

assigned to another client. To avoid this, ensure all statically mapped IP addresses are

outside of the IP address range assigned to the DHCP server.

8. Enable the radio(s) using the Radio Enable checkbox(es). If using a single radio model,

enable the radio, then select either 802.11a (5 GHz) or 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz) from the RF Band

NOTE For additional AP-7131 port configuration options, as well as radio, WLAN

and Quality of Service (QoS) options, refer to the

AP-7131 Product Reference Guide.