Quick Start

System Name

Specify the name of the current device.

By default, the system name of the device is H3C.

Country/Region Code

Select the code of the country where you are. This field defines the radio frequency characteristics such as the power and the total number of channels for frame transmission. Before configuring the device, you need to configure the country code correctly. If the Country Code field is grayed out, it cannot be modified.

Time Zone

Select a time zone for the system.

Time

Specify the current time and date.

Password

Specify the password for user Admin to use to log into the device, in cipher text.

Confirm Password

Enter the password again to confirm the password.

IP Address

Specify the IP address of VLAN-interface 1. This IP address is used for logging into the device.

The default is 192.168.0.100.

Mask

Specify the IP address mask of VLAN-interface 1.

By default, the mask is 24-bit long.

Default Gateway

Specify the IP address of the default gateway that connects the device to the network.

By default, the IP address of the default gateway is not specified.

Primary Service Authentication type

Select the authentication type for the wireless service, which can be:

·       None: Performs no authentication.

·       User authentication (802.1X): Performs 802.1X authentication.

·       Portal: Performs Portal authentication.

Wireless Service

Specify the Service Set Identifier (SSID).

Encrypt

Select this box to go to the 7/13: Encryption Configuration step.

By default, no encryption is performed. If this option is not selected, the 7/13: Encryption Configuration step is skipped.

Service Type

Select the type of the RADIUS server.

Two types are available: standard and enhanced:

·       extended—Specifies extended RADIUS server, which is usually an IMC server. In this case, the RADIUS client (access device) and the RADIUS server exchange packets based on the specifications and packet format definitions of a private RADIUS protocol.

·       standard—Specifies the standard RADIUS server. In this case, the RADIUS client (access device) and the RADIUS server exchange packets based on the specifications and packet format definitions of the standard RADIUS protocols (RFC 2138, RFC 2139, and the updates).

Authentication IP

Enter the IP address of the RADIUS authentication server.

Authentication UDP Port

Enter the port number of the RADIUS authentication server.

Authentication Key

Enter the shared key of the RADIUS authentication server.

Accounting IP

Enter the IP address of the RADIUS accounting server.

Accounting UDP Port

Enter the port number of the RADIUS accounting server.

Accounting Key

Enter the shared key of the RADIUS accounting server.

Server-name

Specify the system name of the portal server.

Server-IP

Enter the IP address of the portal server.

Port

Enter the port number of the portal server.

Redirect-URL

Enter the URL of the portal authentication server.

Method

Specify the portal authentication method to be used, which can be:

·       Direct—Before authentication, a user manually configures an IP address or directly obtains a public IP address through DHCP, and can access only the portal server and predefined free websites. After passing authentication, the user can access the network resources. The authentication process of direct authentication is relatively simple than that of the re-DHCP authentication.

·       Layer3—Layer 3 authentication is similar to direct authentication but allows Layer 3 forwarding devices to be present between the authentication client and the access device.

·       Redhcp—Before authentication, a user gets a private IP address through DHCP and can access only the portal server and predefined free websites. After passing authentication, the user is allocated a public IP address and can access the network resources.

Provide Key Automatically

Specify whether to use WEP keys provided automatically or use static WEP keys.

·       Enable: Use WEP keys provided automatically.

·       Disable: Use static WEP keys.

By default, static WEP keys are used.

After you select Enable, WEP104 is displayed for WEP.

 IMPORTANT:

Automatically provided WEP keys must be used together with 802.1X authentication. Therefore, This option is available only after you select User authentication (802.1X) for Primary Service Authentication type on the wireless configuration page.

WEP

Select the key type of the WEP encryption mechanism, which can be WEP40, WEP104 and WEP 128.

Key ID

Select the WEP key index, which can be 1, 2, 3, or 4. Each number represents one of the four static keys of WEP. The selected key index will be used for frame encryption and decryption.

 IMPORTANT:

If you select to enable Provide Key Automatically, only 1, 2, and 3 are available for the Key ID option.

Key Length

Select the key length.

·       When the key type is WEP40, the key length can be five alphanumeric characters or ten hexadecimal characters.

·       When the key type is WEP104, the key length can be 13 alphanumeric characters or 26 hexadecimal characters.

·       When the key type is WEP128, the key length can be 16 alphanumeric characters or 32 hexadecimal characters.

WEP Key

Enter the WEP key.

AP Name

Enter the name of the AP.

Model

Select the model of the AP.

Serial ID

Specify the serial ID of the AP.

·       If the Auto box is not selected, you need to manually enter a serial ID.

·       If the Auto box is selected, the AC automatically searches the serial ID of the AP. This option needs to cooperate with the auto AP function to implement automatic AP discovery so that the AP can connect with the AC automatically. If there are a large number of APs, the automatic AP discovery function can avoid repeated configuration of AP serial numbers. For how to configure auto AP, see "AP configuration."

Country/Region Code

Select a country/region code for the AP.

By default, no country/region code is configured for the AP and the AP uses the global country/region code (which is configured on the AC). If the country/region code is specified on this page, the AP uses this configuration. For information about the country/region code configured on the AC, see "Advanced settings."

Radio

Radio unit of the AP.

Mode

Select the radio mode. The radio mode depends on the AP model.

Channel

Select the working channel.

The channel list for the radio depends on the country/region code and radio mode, and varies with device models.

Auto: Specifies the automatic channel mode. With Auto specified, the AC evaluates the quality of channels in the wireless network, and selects the best channel as the working channel.

After the channel is changed, the power list is refreshed.

Power

Select the transmission power.

The maximum power of the radio depends on the country/region code, working channel, AP model, radio mode, and antenna type. If 802.11n is specified as the radio mode, the maximum power of the radio also depends on the bandwidth mode.