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D-Link DWL-3140AP - Web Smart PoE Thin Access Point User Manual

D-Link DWL-3140AP - Web Smart PoE Thin Access Point User Manual

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May 2007
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  • Page 1 May 2007 Version 1.00...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction ......................................4 System Requirement..................................4 Getting Started ....................................4 Installing the Smart WLAN Manager ..............................5 Discovering the Switch and AP ..............................9 Understanding the Screen Layout..............................12 Discovering Devices..................................13 Polling Information ..................................13 Save to Database..................................13 Clear Database ....................................14 Modify the Preference ..................................14 Global Setting ..................................14 Default Parameters ................................15 Mail Alert ....................................15...
  • Page 3   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Monitoring ....................................31 Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by List ...........................31 Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by Tree .........................33 Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by Topology........................34 Monitoring Clients .................................36 Monitoring Summary ................................36 AP Status and Trouble Shooting............................37 Utilization AP Users................................39...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction The Smart WLAN Manager is a convenient tool to manage the configuration of your network from a central computer. With Smart WLAN Manager there is no need to configure the D-Link DWL-3140AP Wireless Access Points individually. System Requirement Suggested Specifications for Smart WLAN Manager installation: ‧...

  • Page 5: Installing The Smart Wlan Manager

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Installing the Smart WLAN Manager Please do following steps to install the Smart WLAN Manager: Step 1. Insert the CD and execute the “setup.exe” program. The InstallShield Wizard will appear     5 ...
  • Page 6   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Step 2. Choose the destination folder where you want to install the program to and click “Next”.     6  D-Link Corporation...
  • Page 7   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Step 3. The program will perform the installation automatically.     7  D-Link Corporation...
  • Page 8   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Step 4. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.     8  D-Link Corporation...

  • Page 9: Discovering The Switch And Ap

    • Go to the Start Menu • Select Programs • Select D-Link Smart WLAN Manager The D-Link Smart WLAN Manager will appear. Click “OK” (There’s no default password) to continue. Choose Tools Switch Discover Utility or directly press the icon “...
  • Page 10   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Launch the web browser on your PC, and connect the switch by the IP address found (default password: admin). Make sure the firmware version of DES-1228P is at least 1.20.03. Make sure the SNMP read_write community is “private”...
  • Page 11   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual On the Smart WLAN Manager, choose Tools Discovery Wizard or click the icon “ ”; fill in the Discovery password with the SNMP read_write Community Name “private”, and the IP of the switch. Click “OK”.

  • Page 12: Understanding The Screen Layout

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Using the Smart WLAN Manager Understanding the Screen Layout ○ Menu Bar ○ Standard Bar 1. Menu Bar 2. Standard Bar 3. Function Tree 4. Database Columns 5. Status Columns 6. Output Bar 7.

  • Page 13: Discovering Devices

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Discovering Devices Click the Discovery Wizard icon or choose Tools Discovery Wizard to discover available devices on the network. Discovery password - The discovery password needs to be consistent with the SNMP read_write community name Input IP - Enter the IP address of the switch.

  • Page 14: Clear Database

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Clear Database Click the Clear Database icon or choose System Clear all from database to clear all of the records saved. Modify the Preference Click the Preference icon or choose Tools Preference to modify the preference.

  • Page 15: Default Parameters

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Default Parameters In Default Params, users can configure the SSID and security to specific managed AP, or to create a default profile for all new devices by checking the option. Mail Alert In Mail alert, users can configure when an event happens, and a log message will be sent from a certain SMTP (mail) server to a specific email address.

  • Page 16: Syslog

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Syslog In Syslog, users are allowed to set the IP address of the syslog server, the level of events to be sent to the syslog server, and when to send out the message.

  • Page 17: Modifying The Device Password

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Modifying the Device Password Click the Device Password Manager icon or choose Tools Password Manager to modify the device password. Users can either change the password individually by selecting the device and clicking “Modify single”, or change all devices at once by clicking “Modify all”.

  • Page 18: Modifying The Device System Key

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Modifying the Device System Key Click the Modify All Device System Key icon or choose Tools System Key Manager to modify the device system key. User can assign the system key to examine the validity of the access point.

  • Page 19: Searching The Switch

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Searching the Switch Click the Switch Discovery Utility icon or choose Tools Switch Discovery Wizard to search the available switch. The Discovery List window shows the following information of the switch available: MAC Address - The MAC address of the switch.

  • Page 20: Configure The Wireless System

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Configure the Wireless System Configure the Wireless Switch In Monitor AP, choose the view by Tree or topology, and double click the wireless switch you want to change the setting, and the configuration window will pop up.

  • Page 21: Anti-Rogue Configuration

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Anti-Rogue Configuration Configure the ports you want to enable the anti-rogue function. Once it is enabled on a port, the switch will check the AP with the system key to determine if it will be authenticated or denied.

  • Page 22: Basic Configuration

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Configure the Access Point individually In Monitor AP, double click the AP you want to change the setting, and the configuration windows will pop up. Basic Configuration IP Address – Users can choose either static or dynamic (DHCP) IP address for the wireless switch.

  • Page 23: Wireless Configuration

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Wireless Configuration B/G Mode - Select if you want to include both 802.11b and 11g devices (Mixed), or only 802.11b (B_only), or 802.11g (G_only) device on the network. Wireless Radio – Select to turn the radio wave On or Off.
  • Page 24   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual WPA2 If you select WEP as the security type, additional columns will appear with the following options. Authentication - Select Open System or Shared Key to be used on the network. WEP Encryption - Select the key size (64-bit, 128-bit, or 152-bit).

  • Page 25: Advanced Configuration

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual If you select WPA-EAP or WPA2-EAP as the security type, additional columns will appear with the following options. Cipher Type - Select TKIP or AES. Radius Server 1 - Enter the IP address, port used, and the secret of the Radius...

  • Page 26: Mac Filter Configuration

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Mac Filter Configuration MAC Address - Add MAC addresses to the MAC Address Control List. Select an entry on the Address Control List and click Delete if you want to remove that Mac address.

  • Page 27: Configure The Access Point By Group

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Configure the Access Point by Group In Group, users can configure a group template for multiple access points’ use. Create a Group Template Click the “Add Group” icon ( ) and a window will appear: Enter the group name and choose which APs you want to include in this g roup.
  • Page 28   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual In the Wireless tab, you can choose if want to enable the Load Balance function, and other options. When configuring load balance, SSID, User Number Limit, Security, and MAC Filter must be specified as well.
  • Page 29   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Edit a Group Template Click the “Configure Group Template” icon ( ) and an edit window will appear: Note: For a detailed explanation on Wireless, Advanced, and MAC Filter functions, please refer to section 3.2.2 through 3.2.4.
  • Page 30   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Delete AP/Template: If you want to remove an AP from the group, or delete a template, just select the AP or template (the entry will be highlighted in gray), and click the “Delete Group/AP” icon ( );...

  • Page 31: Management

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Management Monitoring The Monitor function allows users to view the wireless system status. Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by List In Monitor AP, users can choose three different views. View by List lists the information of wireless access points in the database column.
  • Page 32   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual 7. Save to Database ( ): To add a newly found AP to the database. 8. Delete from Database ( ): To delete an AP from the database. 9. Customize ( ): Users can change the view by adding/deleting attributes according to their needs.

  • Page 33: Monitoring Ap And Wireless Switch By Tree

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by Tree View by Tree, lists down the wireless switch and the access points connected to it in the database column. The information displayed includes System Name, Mac address, IP address, and the physical port in which the AP connects to the switch.

  • Page 34: Monitoring Ap And Wireless Switch By Topology

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Monitoring AP and Wireless Switch by Topology Choose to view by Topology, Monitor AP offers users to visualize the status of the AP and wireless switch on a floor plan. After importing the map, users can drag the icons to their locations. If a failure happens, the icon will change from online (...
  • Page 35   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual 8. Load Map ( ): Import the picture file as the floor plan file. The file types supported are BMP, DIB, EMF, GIF, ICO, JPG, and WMF. 9. Remove Map ( ): Remove the current floor plan.

  • Page 36: Monitoring Clients

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Monitoring Clients In Monitor Client, users can see the status of wireless clients connected. The following options are provided: 1. Filter Type: Users can enable the filter to narrow down the database display using various attributes 2.

  • Page 37: Ap Status And Trouble Shooting

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual AP Status and Trouble Shooting List Tree Topology Status Description/Trouble shooting Remark view view view An AP links and works properly in the network. Normal online AP A known AP which its configuration has been changed.
  • Page 38   D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual key manager Solution, you can try any one of following methods: 1. Select the all managed system key Error Device. 2. All managed devices change to same system key. 3. Disable the anti rouge function from the switch.

  • Page 39: Utilization Ap Users

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Utilization AP Users This allows users to see the connected client numbers of an access point. You can select the display type by Hour, Day, or Week. The support file format for exporting includes CSV and PDF.

  • Page 40: Utilization Ap Traffic

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Utilization AP Traffic This allows users to see the traffic volume of an access point in bytes. You can select the display type by Hour, Day, or Week. The supported file format for exporting includes CSV and PDF.

  • Page 41: Utilization Client Info

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Utilization Client Info. This allows users to see the status history of a wireless client. The supported file format for exporting is CSV.     41  D-Link Corporation...

  • Page 42: Utilization Load Balance

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Utilization Load Balance This allows users to see the status of a load balance group. You can select the display type by Hour, Day, or Week. The supported file format for exporting is CSV.

  • Page 43: Firmware Upgrade

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Firmware Upgrade The Smart WLAN Manager allows users to u pgrade multiple devices’ firmware all at once. To select a single device, just click on the device you want to select. To select multiple devices, hold down the Ctrl key while clicking on each additional device.

  • Page 44: Log

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual The Smart WLAN Manager offers two kinds of logs: Action Log and System Log. Users can save logs by using Log Save Log As, and load a saved log by using Log Open Log. Log Clear Log allows users to clear all the records not saved.

  • Page 45: Appendix

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual APPENDIX Cold Start the AP: Please follow the instructions below to cold start your AP from the DES-1228P switch Web UI: 1. Connect to the Switch configuration Web page, and select PoE port Settings.

  • Page 46: Factory Reset

      D-Link Smart WLAN Manager User Manual Factory reset Please follow the 2 steps for factory reset: Reset the DWL-3140 AP to its factory default settings. Restore the other devices on your network to their default settings, by pressing the Reset button on the top of the unit. Please note you will lose the current configuration settings by doing so.

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