Cisco Wap4410n Wirelessn Manual

Cisco Small Business
WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point with Power Over 
Ethernet ADMINISTRATION 
GUIDE 

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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction 6
Audience 6
Organization 7
Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network 8
Network Topology 8
Roaming 8
Network Layout 9
Example of a Simple Wireless Network 10
Protecting Your Network 11
Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-N Access Point 13
Front Panel 13
Back Panel 14
Antennas and Positions 14
Chapter 4: Connecting the Cisco WAP4410N Access Point 15
Placement Options 15
Desktop Option 15...

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Administration 21
Status 22
Chapter 6: Configuring the Cisco WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point 23
Setup 23
Basic Setup 24
Time 26
Advanced 27
Wireless 28
Basic Settings 28
Security 30
Connection Control 37
Wi-Fi Protected Setup 39
VLAN and QoS 39
Advanced Settings 41
AP Mode 43
Administration 44
Management 44
Log46
Diagnostics 47
Factory Default 48
Firmware Upgrade 48
Reboot 49
Configuration Management 49
SSL...

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Appendix B: Where to Go From Here 61 

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Introduction
The Cisco WAP4410N access point allows for greater range and mobility within 
your wireless network while also allowing you to connect the wireless network to 
a wired environment. It also supports the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) feature to 
help you simplify the setting up of security on a wireless network. The Cisco 
WAP4410N offers the convenience of Power over Ethernet (PoE), in addition to 
regular 12VDC...

Introduction
Organization
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Organization
This table describes the contents of each chapter in this document.
Chapter Title Description
“Introduction” on page 
6Introduces the access point and its capabilities.
“Planning Your 
Wireless Network” on 
page 8Describes how to connect the access point to the 
network.
“Getting to Know the 
Wireless-N Access 
Point” on page 13Describes the physical features of the access point....

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Planning Your Wireless Network
Network Topology
A wireless network is a group of computers, each equipped with one or more 
wireless adapters. Computers in a wireless network must be configured to share 
the same radio channel to talk to each other. Several computers equipped with 
wireless cards or adapters can communicate with each other to form an ad-hoc 
network without the use of an access point.
Cisco also provides...

Planning Your Wireless Network
Network Layout
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Network Layout
The Wireless-N Access Point has been designed for use with 802.11n, 802.11g 
and 802.11b products. The access point is compatible with 802.11n, 802.11g and 
802.11b adapters, such as the notebook adapters for your laptop computers, PCI 
adapters for your desktop PCs, and USB adapters for all PCs when you want to 
enjoy wireless connectivity. These wireless...

Planning Your Wireless Network
Example of a Simple Wireless Network
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Example of a Simple Wireless Network
The diagram below shows a typical infrastructure wireless network setup. 
In this illustration, the switch connects to a router that connects to the Internet. The 
network provides connectivity among wireless network devices and computers 
that have a wired connection to the switch. The wireless access points connect...