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1. m anna nauna ana 20 Advanced Settings 2222 22 Password Settings 2 na aaa aaa maana 22 System Management 22 SNMP Settings 2 22 0200 aaa aana asana 24 DHCP Server Settings 2 20unana naan 25 MAC Filtering Settings m asana 26 Wireless Settings 20 nauna ana naana aaa 27 Operational Mode 200200220e nanana anan 28 Radius Settings 20 m aasa anan asana aan 29 Managing the 802 11G ACCESS POINT 32 Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between
2. 36 Installing the 802 11G ACCESS POINT 10 Command Line Interface sssseesseessnnees 37 What s in the Box masa asana nananana 10 General guidelines 37 Connecting the Cables 22 022020 m anan 11 Express Mode vs Advanced Mode of operation High Level Configuration Steps Required for the assssunn2 2 5 5 38 802 11G ACCESS POINT 2 s0sssseese0s 11 Conventions ssss 38 Setting up a Windows PC or wireless client as Command List sssss22 39 DHCP clientS sssssn222222 12 System Commands 39 A Look at the Front Panel s 222 14 POfft ssssnnnnnn00222222 46 Connecting More Devices Through A Hub To The Filtering s 48 802 11G ACCESS POINT 2 scsssssseee0s 15 DHCP Server cscscsceseseseeeeeeseseeseneeeseees 49 Basic Configuration of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT SIN MIP maa 51 AA AA AA 16 Diagnostics ma asana ana aaa nauna anaanaaaaann OD Logging On 22 2na nana an namana naasa asawa 17 Security ssss2 56 Setup Wizard aa 17 Wire EST AN 58 Time settings 0unaunuaunaanaaunaan 17 Product Specification asaan anan 61 Device IP Settings 22 020a ana na anan 18 Wireless Settings
3. Plug this end into any port of a 10Base T repeater hub Basic Configuration of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT This section describes the basic configuration procedure for the 802 11G ACCESS POINT It describes how to set up the 802 11G ACCESS POINT for Infrastructure BSS operation and the configuration of the local LAN environment Although the Command Line Interface CLI may also be used to configure the 802 11G ACCESS POINT the browser based configuration mechanism is the tool of choice The 802 11G ACCESS POINT is designed so that all basic configuration may be effected through the a standard Web browser such as Internet Explorer From a PC or a Wireless client that has been configured as described in Chapter 2 enter the IP Access Point IEEE 802 119 Setup Wizard gure the ba ettings of the Wireless rout Device Stetus zx 65 Of the Vy ba f ip pie i P ING mar Advanced Settings mgqe the pass a mi re CHOP and iri r 1 Pla ami y mata i i wing kabli fa System Tools kc 7a Iipgrade the irons re address of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT as the URL in your browser Note The IP address of your PC must be in the same IP subnet as the 802 11G ACCESS POINT The Home Page of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT screen will appear with its main menu displayed on the upper side of the screen The main menu includes the following choices Setup Wizard Device Status System Tools Advanced Settings and Help choices which
4. Compliant with 802 11g and 802 11b standards with roaming capability Support of the standard access point mode for connection to wireless clients Support of the Repeater Mode to extend infrastructure coverage Support of the WDS mode for interconnecting LAN segments Built in DHCP Server to Assign IP Addresses to wireless clients automatically Multiple security measures to disable SSID broadcast to define Access Control List to enable WEP based encryption up to 128 bits and enhanced Security with 802 1x using a primary and a backup Radius Server Extensive monitoring capability such as event logging traffic error statistics monitoring Easy configuration and monitoring through the use of a Web browser based GUI a Command Line Interface CLI through a remote telnet session or SNMP commands from a remote SNMP management station Setup Wizard for easy configuration installation Network Configuration Examples A group of wireless stations communicating with each other is called a Basic Service Set BSS and is identified by a unique SSID When a 802 11G ACCESS POINT is used it can be configured to operate in the following three network configurations AS AN ACCESS POINT When configured in the Access Point mode the 802 11G ACCESS POINT allows a group of wireless stations to communicate with each other through it Such a network is called an Infrastructure BSS The 802 11G ACCESS POINT further provides
5. BACK FINISH Congratulations You are now ready to use the 802 11G ACCESS POINT IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Note If you change the AP s IP address as soon as you click on FINISH you will no longer be able to communicate with your 802 11G ACCESS POINT You need to change your IP address and then re boot your computer in order to resume the communication Advanced Settings The advanced settings tab on the top row of buttons will allow you to perform modifications that normally you may not need to do for basic operations The exception to this is changing your password from the default factory setting This is highly recommended for security purposes Password Settings The default factory password 1s password To change the password press the Password Settings button to enter the Password Settings screen enter the current password followed by the new password twice The entered characters will appear as asterisks Password Settings Change Password To change your administrative password enter your cumani password and than the new password twice Cyrenl Password Hew Password Reenter New Password System Management Clicking the System Management button allows system related parameters to be configured for the 802 11G ACCESS POINT 22 a system Management System Adina ation HTTP Port No 20 timeni 5 mines Telnet Port Ha FE timeni E m mes UPnP E Enable UPnP
6. Example Command gt set http port 8080 Warning Changing the port number will close existing sessions do you want to continue y n y HTTP service port 8080 Set http timeout lt min gt Description This command is used to set the http session time out value in minutes The default value is 10 minutes The user has to login again before proceeding any further Example Command gt set http timeout 20 HTTP session timeout 20 minutes Show http Description This command displays http related settings Example Command gt show http HTTP service port 8080 HTTP session timeout 20 minutes Set prompt lt prompt gt Description This command defines a new command prompt of up to 15 characters The default prompt is Command Example 41 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Command gt set prompt Yes Master Yes Master gt Set system contact lt name gt Description This command sets the system contact information The maximum number of characters allowed is 60 This information is displayed in the show system command Example Command gt set system contact John Doe pager 408 731 1111 System contact John Doe pager 408 731 1111 Set system location lt location information gt Description This command sets the system location The maximum number of characters allowed is 60 This information is displayed in the show system command Example Command gt se
7. In either case the time information will be lost after a system reboot Example Command 5 show time Time GMI 8 00 4 Mon Feb 18 11 20 24 2002 Enable disable upnp Description This command enables disables the UPnP feature Example Command gt enable upnp UPnP is enabled Show UPnP Description This command displays the UPnP setting This information is also displayed in the show system command Example Command gt show upnp UPnP is enabled Show system Description This command displays system and SNMP related configuration All of them can be changed through individual commands except for the S W and H W version numbers that are constant for each version of the product Example Command gt show system System Names Wireless AP ULZ Up Time 0 months 0 days 18 29 06 43 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide System description Wireless Access Point System contact John Doe pager 408 731 1111 System location 101 ABC Drive Sunnyvale CA 94086 COMMUNITY STrING read only 4 public S W Version 1 00 H W Version 1 20 System IP NetMask OZ Os ba 25O 2552 NO Gateway IP address I0 2lad System LAN MAC 12 34 56 78 90 12 Wireless MAC 00 00 11 22 33 44 Telnet port 23 Timeout 10 mins Http port 80 Timeout 10 mins UPnP Enabled STP Enabled Set system ip Description This command assigns an IP address to the system Example Command gt set system ip obtain IP address automa
8. Enable GRANT address control list Allow data traffic from devices listed in the table to acces the network Enable DENY address control list Deny fdiscard data traffic from devices listed in the table f APPLY Mnemonic Name MAC Address g 00 00 _ 00 _ 00 co ADD Select Name MAC Addresses Cc Badiseri O0 O00 e2 6b 02 5e f DELETE SELECTED NOTE Incorrect configuration may cause undesirable behavior Please refer to the user manual for more details The table lists all configured MAC Filter entries To delete entries check the corresponding select boxes and then press DELETE SELECTED Wireless Settings Wireless Settings Beacon intervat roo msec range 1 1000 default 100 RTS Threshokd p432 range 256 2432 default 2432 Fragmentation 2386 range 256 2346 default 2346 DTIM interval range 1 65535 default 3 DEFAULT APPLY NOTE Beacon Interval The 802 11G ACCESS POINT broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of miniseconds Its default value is 100 a valid value should be between 1 and 65 535 27 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mec
9. Reset system Description This command allows the user to reset the system and may cause unsaved configurations to be lost A confirmation message will be displayed Example Command gt reset system Warning Reset system may cause unsaved configuration to be lost do you want to continue y n Set telnet port lt port number gt Description This command allows the user to change the Telnet service port This information is displayed in the show telnet and show system commands Example Command gt set telnet port 2323 Warning Changing the port number will close existing sessions do you want to continue y n y Telnet service port 2323 Set telnet timeout lt min gt Description This command is used to set the telnet session time out value in minutes The default value is 10 minutes This means that if the user does not type anything for 10 minutes the telnet session will be terminated automatically This information is displayed in the show telnet command 40 Example Command 5 set telnet timeout 20 Telnet timeout value 20 minutes Show telnet Description This command displays telnet related settings Example Command 5 show telnet Telnet service port 23 Telnet timeout value 20 minutes Set http port port number Description This command allows the user to change the HTIP service port This information is displayed in the show http and show system commands
10. Show wireless client table Example Command gt show wireless client table MAC Address State 00 02 55 F9 45 0B Associated 00 60 00 00 00 O1 Associated Total 2 entries Show wireless client statistics 59 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Example Command gt show wireless client statistics MAC Address TX RX TX RX Frames Frames Bytes Bytes 00 02 55 F9 45 0B 1000 1000 64000 64000 00 60 00 00 00 01 2000 2000 128000 128000 Total 2 entries Clear wireless client statistics Example Command gt clear wireless client statistics statistics counter of wireless client s clear 60 Product Specification Product Name IEEE 802 11b g Enterprise Access Point Control Number RA 8 Core Logic CPU IDT32333 150 MHz Core Logic WLAN Intersil Prism Gti Frisbee OS Linux 2 4 18 e IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g Standard IEEE 802 1d Spanning Tree IEEE 802 1x IEEE 802 3u Ethernet protocol Frequency Range U NI 2 412 2 456 GHz amp 2 400 2 483 GHz EU 2 412 2 471 GHz amp 2 400 2 483 GHz Japan 2 412 2 484 GHz amp 2 400 2 483 GHz China 2 412 2 484 GHz amp 2 400 2 483 GHz WLAN Network Architecture Type Infrastructure Bridge Mode WDS Repeater Mode Wireless Transfer Data Rate for IEEE 802 11g Standard IEEE 802 11g Standard 54 48 36 24 18 12 986 Mbps with auto fallback Wireless Transfer Data Rate for IEEE 802 11b 11 5 5 2 amp
11. carriage return to accept the command or type backspaces to edit the command from the end Up to 15 previously entered commands can be invoked through p s and n s 37 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide e f a keyword is expected when the user types all valid keywords will be displayed The command typed in so far will then be displayed again along with the cursor sitting at the end waiting for the user to continue e f the user types in part of the keyword but does not type in the entire word the user can then enter a tab or space for the system to automatically complete the keyword if the characters typed in so far can uniquely identify the keyword If the characters typed in so far do not uniquely identify a keyword a list of possible keywords will be displayed If the user is not sure what to type next he or she can type to display the possible keywords that match the current CLI command input If an interactive mode is entered the system will prompt for each required parameter such as select regulatory domain fcc fcc etsi france spain japan enter channel number 10 1 14 The first prompt means there are five choices FCC ETSI France Spain or Japan with FCC being the default The second prompt means a number between 1 and 14 is expected with 10 being the default During the first time a particular parameter is configured typing a carriage return will cause the default value to be sel
12. screen displays a Firmware Upgrade Select the firmware file by clicking Browse then click UPGRADE Browse Step 2 To update the 802 11G ACCESS POINT firmware first download the firmware from the distributor s web site to your local disk then from the above screen enter the path and filename of the firmware or click Browse and then select the path and filename of the firmware Next Click the Upgrade button The new firmware will begin being loaded to your 802 11G ACCESS POINT After a message appears telling you that the operation is complete you need to reset the system to have the new firmware take effect 34 Note It is recommended that you do not upgrade your 802 11G ACCESS POINT unless the new firmware contains a new feature that you want or if it contains a fix to a problem that you ve encountered How to Save or Restore Configuration Changes You can save system configuration settings to a file and later download it back to the 802 11G ACCESS POINT system by following the steps below Step 1 Select Configuration Save and Restore from the System Tools menu and the following screen displays A Configuration Save and Restore Click SAVE TO FILE to save your configuration to a management host SAVETOFILE Select the text configure file by clicking Browse then click RESTORE FROM FILE Browse RESTORE FROM FILE How to Reboot your 802 11G ACCESS POINT You can reset your 802 11G ACC
13. A default password password has been pre configured with the system The user should use it to log into the system until the password is explicitly changed using the change password command Note that the entered password is case sensitive This password may also be changed using the browser based GUI configuration utility The password entered will be echoed as asterisks 7 After the Carriage Return is entered if the password string is validated the command prompt Command gt gt gt will be displayed and the user can then issue other commands Otherwise the password prompt will be redisplayed Most commands are single line commands and commands are not context sensitive each command is independent of other commands before or after it The command syntax is straightforward The following briefly summarizes the guideline for the interface e At any time the user can type a preceded by a space to request context sensitive help on what the user can enter next e At any time the user can type control p p by pressing both the Ctrl key and the p key at the same time to repeat the previous command or control n to return to the following next command At startup typing p or n will not cause anything to happen since previous commands do not yet exist In normal operation typing p will cause the previous command to show and the cursor will sit at the end of the command At this point the user can either type a
14. bridging functions between the wireless network and the wired LAN network When multiple access points are connected to the same LAN segment stations can roam from one 802 11G ACCESS POINT to another without losing their connections as long as they are using the same SSID This is shown in the diagram below Internet Router PA Backbone network AP1 AP2 BSS1 BSS2 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide AS A STAND ALONE REPEATER The purpose of a repeater is to expand an existing infrastructure BSS When configured to operate in the Repeater Mode the 802 11G ACCESS POINT s sit between wireless stations and a root AP whose BSS is being expanded as shown below Station EU Repeater Repeater AS A POINT TO MULTI POINTS BRIDGE When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System WDS Mode the 802 11G ACCESS POINT provides bridging functions between the LAN behind it and separate LANs behind other AP s operating in the WDS mode The system will support up to eight such AP s in a WDS configuration Note that a 802 11G ACCESS POINT running in the WDS mode can also support wireless stations simultaneously as shown in the left most AP in the diagram below Wireless Distribution system AP Server Station a Ea Setting Up the device The 802 11G ACCESS POINT can be managed remotely by a PC through either the wired or wireless network To do this the 802 11G ACCESS POINT must fir
15. center point of a wireless network supporting a data rate of up to 54 Mbps It can also connect these wireless devices to wired network through the LAN interface The 802 11G ACCESS POINT can also function in a repeater mode which is used to extend the physical coverage of the wireless network Finally the 802 11G ACCESS POINT can also function in a Wireless Distribution System WDS mode Multiple 802 11G ACCESS POINT s can be configured to operate in the WDS mode to inter connect wired LAN segments that are attached to these 802 11G ACCESS POINT s Since the 802 11 share the same 2 4GHz radio band as the 802 11b technology it can inter operate with existing 11Mbps 802 11b devices Therefore you can protect your existing investment in 802 11b client cards and migrate to the high speed 802 11 standard as your needs grow To address growing security concerns in a wireless LAN environment different levels of security can be enabled in the 802 11G ACCESS POINT including To disable SSID broadcast to restrict association to only those client stations that are already pre configured with the correct SSID To enable WEP Wireless Encryption Protocol encryption to protect the privacy of your data Support of Access List Control to allow you to grant deny access to from specified wireless stations Provisioning of centralized authentication through Radius Server s IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide 802 11G ACCESS POINT Features
16. 1 Mbps with auto fallback Physical Specification External Power Adapter with DC5V 2A Input PCB Dimension 100 mm x 100 mm Desktop Instillation Wall Ceiling Mountable Hardware amp Antenna 1 x RJ45 1 x Restore Button 1x External Antenna amp 1x embedded antenna 3 x LED 1 x Power 1 x LAN 1 x WLAN DHCP Server Build in DHCP server Support static DHCP assignment Security WEP 64 bit 128 bit Encryption MAC Access Control for the wireless interface EAP amp 802 1x support Support Primary amp secondary RADUIUS server Management Web Based Management Tool UPnP SNMP V1 amp V2 MIB Ethernet MIB II 802 11 Command line interface with Telenet Upload amp download test based configuration file vis HTTP browser Firmware upgrade via HTTP browser SysLog IP Address Assignment DHCP Client Static IP Address Environmental Specification Operation Temperature 0 50 C 61 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Storage Temperature 20 65 C Operating Humidity 10 80 without Condensation EMC Certification FCC UL TELEC JTEC SRRC CCC DGT CE Certificate Wi Fi Class 2 4 GHz 802 11g Planning Cisco CCX 1 0 planning 62
17. 3 err Mar 27 02 21 33 elinux hip Logout from http Mar 27 02 21 38 elinux http Login from http Mar 27 02 23 41 elinux hip Logout from http Mar 27 02 23 47 elinux hip Login from http bi DHCP Chent Table The DHCP client table lists the current DHCP clients connected with its host name IP address MAC addtess expiration time and entry type nsz 000417 192168 1 111 omy 00 60 b3 70 f1 4e aa Os 2 Dynamic Wireless Client Table The wireless client table lists the current wireless clients with its MAC address state transmitted packets and received packets 00 50 63 70 f1 48 Asso ciated 453072 192244 00 06 25 3d fa ea Asso ciated 4 14591 223055 33 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Bridge Table The bridge table shows all MAC entries learned from the LAN interface wireless clients and WDS peers HA cr OoOm 00 02 37 89 65 37 lan 00 06 25 3d fa ea lan 00 60 67 79 4c 85 lan 00 50 63 12 02 95 lan 00 50 63 70 f1 48 lan Upgrading Firmware You can upgrade your 802 11G ACCESS POINT s firmware the software that controls your 802 11G ACCESS POINT s operation Normally this is done when a new version of firmware offers new features that you want or solves problems you have encountered when using the current version System upgrade can be performed through the System Upgrade option as follows Step 1 Select System Tools then Firmware Upgrade from the menu and the following
18. 30 characters in length password and SNMP community read write strings are up to 15 characters in length When the password and SNMP community write string are entered they are echoed back as a string of s for protection while other parameters such as WEP keys are echoed back the way they are typed in clear text Command Last From a functional point of view CLI commands will be grouped into the following categories 1 System 2 Port 3 Filtering 4 DHCP Server 5 SNMP 6 Diagnostics 7 Security 8 Wireless The command format will be described in the following sections some with description and examples as follows Command Syntax Description the description of the command is given here Example Command gt gt gt command with parameters Output System Commands Login Description When you use telnet to connect to the 802 11G ACCESS POINT you will see the following message from your telnet screen 39 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Wireless AP Management Console Version rev no Please enter your password xx Logout Description This command logs the user out of the system Example Command gt logout Help Example Command gt help Commands are categorized as follows 1 System 2 Port 3 Filtering 4 DHCP Server 5 SNMP O Diagnostics 7 Security 8 Wireless 9 Statistics Please enter a selection number 1 9 for more detailed information
19. ESS POINT from the Brower To reset it Step 1 Select Reboot System from the System Tools menu the following screen shows G Reboot system Do yOu really want lo reboot the Wireless Access Point IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Step 2 Click YES to reset the 802 11G ACCESS POINT Note Resetting the 802 11G ACCESS POINT disconnects any active clients and therefore will disrupt any current data traffic What if you Forgot the Password If you forgot the password the only way to recover is to clear the device configuration and return the unit to its original state as shipped from the factory You can do this by pressing the hardware restore button on the device for two seconds Please note that this will require you to re enter all of your configuration data 36 Command Line Interface This document defines the Command Line Interface CLI for the 802 11G ACCESS POINT The CLI is accessible through a Telnet session General guidelines When the 802 11G ACCESS POINT is powered up the user can use a standard telnet application from a PC connected to the network to perform configuration and management functions by typing the telnet command telnet lt the 802 11G ACCESS POINTr s ip the default is 192 168 1 1 and pressing a return key the user will see a system sign on message followed by a password prompt as follows Wireless AP Manager Console Version rev no Please enter your password xx
20. IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Version 1 0 May 2003 Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher Windows 95 98 and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corp Pentium is trademark of Intel All copyright reserved Table of Contents Regulatory Information se s 4 How to View the device Status 32 Introducing the 802 11G ACCESS POINT 5 How to View the System Log 33 Overview of the Device 2 2 22anannananan 5 DHCP Client Table 22 2222anaana nanana 33 802 11G ACCESS POINT Features 6 Wireless Client Table 2 m naasa 33 Network Configuration Examples 7 Bridge Table 2 n2anaauna ana aunaaanaunaaan 34 As An Access Point 22 manna a na anan 7 Upgrading Firmware 20 m aan a maana 34 As A stand alone repeater 8 How to Save or Restore Configuration Changes As A point to multi points Bridge 8 S35953 oo an022u22n02202222220228222822882282288EN8NANSEASSNNSNNNNNN 35 Setting Up the device 2 2 sanuauanann 9 How to Reboot your 802 11G ACCESS POINT Static IP m ana naaa naaawa aaa waaa YU AU AA AA 35 Automatic IP 2 nananana anuna aaa 9 What if you Forgot the Password
21. PPLY 7 Additional configurations for WDS mode PorName MAc Address C tae Fast Name i DELETE SELECTED MOTE Changes lo his page will nal laka effect until you click FINISH on Iha Save comig page Radius Settings Radius servers provide centralized authentication services to wireless clients Two Radius servers can be defined one acting as a primary the other acting as a backup Two user authentication methods can be enabled one based on MAC address filter the other based on 802 1x EAP MD5 authentication MAC address filtering based authentication requires a MAC address filter table to be created in either the 802 11G ACCESS POINT and or the Radius server During the Authentication phase of a wireless station the MAC address filter table is searched for a match against the wireless client s MAC address to determine whether the station is to be allowed ot denied to access the netwotk The Radius server can also be used for 802 1x EAP MD5 authentication IEEE 802 1x is an IEEE standard which is based on a framework that involves stations to be authenticated called Supplicant an authentication server a Radius Server that provides authentication services and an authenticator that provides necessary translation and mediating functions between the authentication server and stations to be authenticated in this case your 802 11G ACCESS POINT 29 IEEE 802 11g Access P
22. SS POINT package contains the following items One 802 11G ACCESS POINT 802 11g Access Point One 5V AC power adapter with a barrel connector CD of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT User Guide Connecting the Cables The Back Panel of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT appears as follows Follow these steps to install your 802 11G ACCESS POINT Step 1 Connect a LAN hub to the LAN port on the 802 11G ACCESS POINT using the supplied LAN cable Step 2 Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and the 802 11G ACCESS POINT High Level Configuration Steps Required for the 802 11G ACCESS POINT This section describes configuration required for the 802 11G ACCESS POINT before it can work properly in your network First it is assumed that in your LAN environment a separate DHCP server will be available for assigning dynamic and often private IP addresses to requesting DHCP clients This means that the 802 11G ACCESS POINT normally will not need to enable the DHCP server function Additionally since you need to perform various configuration changes to the 802 11G ACCESS POINT including the SSID Channel number the WEP key etc it is necessary to associate a fixed IP address with the 802 11G ACCESS POINT which is why the 802 11G ACCESS POINT will be shipped with a factory default private IP address of 192 168 1 1 and a network mask of 255 255 255 0 Therefore during the system installation time you need to build an isolated en
23. Syslog C Enable Syslog Syslog server IP address fo p p fi APPLY 7 NOTE Syslog is a slandard for logging system evants ETF RFC 3164 Sysiem event messages Geneaied by hie wireless access Port wall be gerl bo a Syslog darmon MAKING on a srei identified by this IP address NOTE Syslog is a standard for logging system events IETF RFC 3164 System event messages generated by the Wireless router willbe sentto a Syslog daemon running on a server identified by this IP address Management Utility Port Definition The standard port settings for the HTTP Web server and the Telnet utility may be replaced by entering new port numbers in these fields Management Session Time out This setting specifies the duration of idle time inactivity before a web browser or telnet management session times out The default time out value is 10 minutes UPnP The AP s Universal Plug and Play UPnP feature allows a Windows XP ME PC to discover this AP and automatically show an icon on the screen Subsequently a user can double click the icon to access this AP directly without having to specify its IP address Syslog Syslog is an IETF Internet Engineering Task Force the Internet standards body conformant standard for logging system events RFC 3164 When the 802 11G ACCESS POINT encounters an error or warning condition e g a log in attempt with an invalid password it will create a log in the system log table To be able to remotely v
24. aguarn NETO Hogi Trom NEED Set syslogd sip Description This command configures the IP address of the Syslog daemon Example Command gt set syslogd 192 168 168 100 Enable disable syslogd Description Syslog is a de facto standard logging mechanism that allows System Log entries to be sent to a remote device running a standard Syslog Daemon application When enabled the 802 11G ACCESS POINT will send system log information to the syslog daemon Example 55 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Command gt enable syslogd Example Command gt disable syslogd Show syslog Description This command displays the current configuration of the Syslog facility Example Command gt show syslog Syslog conf rguration State enabled Remote daemon s IP address 192 168 168 100 Security Change password lt string gt Description This command allows the user to change the password that logs on to the Command Line Interface or the HTTP interface The password is a character string that starts with a letter and contains at least 6 and up to a total of 15 alphanumeric characters The password is case sensitive The default factory setting is password If you forget the password the only way to recover is to clear the entire configuration and return the unit to its original state as shipped from the factory by pressing the hardware factory default button Unfortunately this means that you have to re enter all of
25. c field Retry Times The number of times the 802 11G ACCESS POINT should attempt to contact the primary server before giving up IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Managing the 802 11G ACCESS POINT This Chapter covers other management aspects of your 802 11G ACCESS POINT How to view the device status How to view the system log How to upgrade your 802 11G ACCESS POINT firmware How to save or restore configuration changes How to reboot your 802 11G ACCESS POINT What if you forgot the password How to View the device Status You can monitor the system status and get general device information from the Device Information screen eee Device Information Firmware Version 1 00 Device IP 172 186 100 867 Device MAC 00 60 67 71 7A 62 Wireless MAC PN AA AA AA AA Uptime de hh mm 1 20 27 32 How to View the System Log The 802 11G ACCESS POINT maintains a system log that you can use to track events that have occurred in the system Such event messages can sometimes be helpful in determining the cause of a problem that you may have encountered You can select System Log on the left to view log events recorded in the system The System Log entries are shown in the main screen along with the log level the severity level of messages that are being displayed a low number such as 2 means critical and the uptime the amount of time since the 802 11G ACCESS POINT was last reset a System Log Log Levet
26. can be used to navigate to other menus Logging On If you attempt to access a configuration item from the browser menu an administrator login screen will appear prompting you to enter the password in order to log on Please enter your password ia Forgot your password see the User Guide for instructions If you are logging on for the first time you should use the factory default setting password The password is always displayed as a string of asterisks Clicking the LOG ON button will begin the configuration session Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will guide you through a series of configuration screens to set up the basic functionality of the device After you finish configuring these screens and press the finish button on the last screen all your configuration modifications will take effect TIME SETTINGS After logging in the time settings page appears The AP time is automatically set to the local time of the management PC the first time a connection is made To modify the AP s clock modify the appropriate fields and click NEXT IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Time Settings local line Tone GCMT 08 00 Beng Hong Kong Singapone Taipi local date and time Mar 2 2003 HH MM Ss EE Ao TE Ab rj NEXT NOTE Changes to this page will not taka effect until you click FINISH on the save config page DEVICE IP SETTINGS The Device IP setting scr
27. ck Properties and check the settings in each of the TCP IP Properties window Bindings Tab both Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks should be selected Gateway Tab All fields should be blank DNS Configuration Tab Disable DNS should be selected IP Address Tab Obtain IP address automatically should be selected With the 802 11G ACCESS POINT powered on reboot the PC wireless client After the PC wireless client is re booted you should be ready to configure the 802 11G ACCESS POINT See Chapter 3 The procedure required to set a static IP address is not too much different from the procedure required to set to obtain IP addresses dynamically except that at the end of step 7 instead of selecting obtain IP addresses dynamically you should specify the IP address explicitly IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide A Look at the Front Panel The LEDs on the front of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT reflect the operational status of the unit The status of the LAN the 802 11g and power can be monitored from this display LAN 802 119 802 11G ACCESS POINT LED Description connection FLASH XWTIRCVData XMTIRCV Dat Connecting More Devices Through A Hub To The 802 11G ACCESS POINT The 802 11G ACCESS POINT provides an RJ45 LAN interface which you can use to connect to a PC or an external hub Connect to the LAN port and set Uplink button to Uplink
28. dress uses embedded dashes IP Address MAC Address OZ m08 2 Le Te UO 40 05 350 DEB34E Delete DHCP static lt ip gt Description This command deletes an entry in the static DHCP assignment table with the specified ip address Example Command gt delete dhcp static 192 168 1 134 static entry for 192 168 1 134 is deleted Show DHCP static Description This command displays the static DHCP Assignment Table Example Command gt show dhcp static IP Address MAC Address OZ ato ad OO 4005 35 DB 4F KO MGa O 00 512 34 56 18 90 SINMP A remote SNMP management console can access a set of MIBs supported in the system MIB information is retrieved configured from to the system s SNMP Agent to from the SNMP Management station via SNMP Gefs Sefs commands Traps are unsolicited status messages sent from the system s SNMP agent to report management events asynchronously Trap Managers must 51 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide be configured in order to receive these messages All traffics error statistics and system control parameters can be done through SNMP requests Additionally a few commands are required for SNMP operation as follows ENABLE SNMP Description This command enables the SNMP feature Example Command gt enable snmp SNMP is Enabled DISABLE SNMP Description This command disables the SNMP feature Example Command gt disable snmp SNMP is Disabled SHOW SNMP Description This comma
29. ected Otherwise typing a carriage return means no change to the current value Express Mode vs Advanced Mode of operation The Command Line Interface operates in one of two modes Express Mode or Advanced Mode In Express Mode not all parameters are displayed Default values are set for those parameters not displayed in multi line commands In Advanced Mode users have the option to modify all possible values appropriate to each operation The user can toggle between Express Mode and Advanced Mode by typing E Control E at any time Normally the system prompt will be changed by appending gt gt to the configured prompt when in Advanced Mode Conventions The following notations will be used lan means the LAN port wlan means the Wireless port lt gt specifies the arguments of the command lt 1 4 gt means a number between 1 to 4 indicates a required or optional parameter or choice of parameters MacAddt or XX XX XX XX XX XX means any MAC address in hexadecimal format where each nn can be 00 01 99 OA OB OC OD OF OF 10 11 FF 38 1pAddr netmask or xxx xxx xxx xxx means any ip address or network mask where xxx 1s a decimal integer between 0 and 255 the term sg means a string of characters up to the specified length which may be enclosed in double quotes 7 required if the string contains embedded blanks Names representing filters and MAC addresses should be up to
30. een allows you to configure the IP address and subnet of the AP on the LAN Although you can rely on a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the 802 11G Device IP Settings You can select one of the following two approaches to assign an IP address to this device Assim static IP to this device IP Address ise Lea fi IP Subnet Mask ass eS B8 Gateway IP Address fo k i DU DNS Server bo bp P Ef Use the DHCP cheni protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device Selecting his option will disable pour dhcp server automaticaly f Back NEXT 7 HOTE Changes to this page will n t lake effect unti you click FINISH on tha save cong page ACCESS POINT automatically it is recommended that you configure a static IP address manually in most applications If you choose to assign the IP address manually check the button that says Assign static IP to this device and then fill in the following fields IP Address and IP Subnet Mask These values default to 192 168 1 1 and 255 255 255 0 respectively It is important to note that similar addresses fall within the standard priate IP address range and it is an essential security feature of the device Because of this private IP address this device can no longer be accessed seen from the Internet Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of your default gateway 18 DNS Server The Domain Name System DNS is a server on the Internet that translates
31. frame will be filtered Example Command gt set mac filter mode grant MAC filter mode grant Show mac filter mode Description This command shows the operational mode of the MAC filtering feature configured in the system Example Command gt show mac filter mode MAC filter mode grant Add mac filter lt name gt lt mac gt 48 Description This command adds or modifies an entry in the system MAC filter table The total number of entries in the MAC filtering table in this version of the firmware is thirty two The checking is done against the source MAC address of an Ethernet packet MAC Filters are referred to by names Example Command gt add mac filter John 90 00 12 34 56 78 Filter Name MAC Address John 90 00 12 34 56 78 Delete mac filter lt name gt Description This command deletes an entry in the system MAC filter rule by name Example Command gt delete mac filter John MAC filter John is deleted Show mac filter lt name gt Description This command shows all or the specified entry in the system MAC filtering table Example Command gt show mac filter John Filter Name MAC Address John 90 00 12 34 56 78 Example Command 5 show mac filter Filter Name MAC Address John 90 00 12 34 56 78 Mary 00 00 12 34 56 79 If no argument is used it means all MAC filter entries DHCP Server Set DHCP server Description This command sets the range of IP addresses to be assigned to DHCP clients
32. hanism The RTS threshold should have a value between 256 2432 bytes with a default of 2432 A value of zero activates the RTS CTS handshake before every transmission It is recommended that this value does not deviate from the default too much Fragmentation Threshold When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold it will be fragmented before transmission It should have a value of 256 2346 bytes with a default of 2346 If you experience a high packet error rate you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold DTIM Interval The 802 11G ACCESS POINT buffers packets for stations that operate in the power saving mode The Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM informs such power conserving stations that there are packets waiting to be received by them The DTIM interval specifies how often the beacon frame should contain DTIMs It should have a value between 1 to 65535 with a default value of 3 Operational Mode The 802 11G ACCESS POINT can be configured to operate in one of the following three modes as mentioned previously in Chapter 1 gt Asan Access Point gt Asa repeater or gt Asa Wireless Distribution System When configured as a WDS you need to further configure the name and MAC address of its peer WDS devices 28 Operational Mode select the opel ational mode Access Point Repeater Remote AP MAC O f00 00 o n fo fo C Wireless Distribution System Bridge Mode A
33. iew such system log events you need to check the Enable Syslog box configure the IP address of a PC where a Syslog daemon is always running in the background When doing so the 802 11G ACCESS POINT will send logged events over the network to the PC for future viewing Syslog server IP address The IP address of the PC where the Syslog daemon is running 23 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide SNMP Settings This screen allows you to configure general system parameters including the system name the location and contact information Additionally you can configure the 802 11G ACCESS POINT to send SNMP Traps to remote SNMP management stations Traps are unsolicited alert messages that 802 11G ACCESS POINT sends to remote management stations SNMP Settings ASSIGN systemi MOT TON System Nare Atelaguar System Location Beain Syste Contact CI y Assign the SNMP community string Community Sting For Read poklic Community Sting For iiie piae f APPLY Assign a speciic name and IP address Tor your SNMP trap manager Mama EH IP Address ae ee TI Cc DELETE SELECTED System Name A name that you assign to your 802 11G ACCESS POINT System Location Description of where your 802 11G ACCESS POINT is physically located System Contact Contact information for the system administrator responsible for managing your 802 11G ACCESS POINT 24 Community String For Read A password used by a remo
34. ing 1008052 LOO 1000 Repeat times 100 data length 1000 Ping packets total 100 sent 100 received 100 Command pang L00002 Repeat times 1 data length 56 Ping packets total 1 sent 1 received 1 Set log level lt 1 7 gt Description This command changes the system log level causing different events to be logged into the system log table It is used mainly for debugging purposes The log level configured in the system corresponds to the detail level of the messages to be logged The default log level is 3 which means all system messages defined as log level 3 or below will be logged A setting of 7 yields the maximum detall The log level definition is given below ALERT 1 action must be taken immediately CRIT 2 critical conditions ERR 3 error conditions WARNING 4 warning conditions NOTICE 5 normal but significant condition INFO 6 informational DEBUG 7 debug level Show log level Description This command shows the system log level that has been configured Enable log lt facility gt lt level gt Description This command enables system log messages associated with the specified facility such as http etc Example Command gt enable log ppp 6 Ox 54 Command gt enable log backup Available log facilities are http csp dhcpe dheps Ans filter bridge xkern CC 99 CCS 99 CC 23 CC 23 CC ipc
35. ip samp upnp radius Disable log facility Description This command disables system log messages associated with the specified facility Enable trace facility lt level gt Description This command enables the debug trace messages associated with the specified facility When enabled all log messages entered into the system log will appear in the telnet screen from which this command is issued Disable trace facility Description This command disables the debug trace messages associated with the specified facility Show log table lt facility gt Description The log table contains logs of various events of interest depending on the log level set at the time Common events to be logged will include login as well as certain protocol progress messages for debugging purposes This command will display the entire log table in one command instance However the screen will only display 22 entries at one time Therefore if the table contains more than 22 entries the screen will pause and wait for the user to press any key to continue to the next 22 entries When the system powers up the log is re initialized and contains no entries A first in first out scheme is used in the log table when the 128 entry log table is full new entries will replace the oldest entries Example Apr 2 LO 33430 Alrdagquar NITE Login from NETE Apr 9 16 35 30 AiTTJaguar Nites Logout Trom NEED Apr 9 16 39 30 dAirJ
36. iption This command is used to enable disable the specified trap manager When all trap managers are disabled no SNMP trap messages will be generated Show trap manager lt name gt Description This command displays trap managers that are currently defined If a name is specified only that trap manager is displayed Example Command gt show trap manager Trap Manager IP Address SanJose UZ oo ea Taipei Doe Moho LANG Show snmp statistics Example Command gt show snmp statistics Received Total Packets O Request Variables 0 SET Variables O GETRequests GETNEXT Requests O GET RESPONSES O Ber Or Ss Bad Versions O Bad Community Uses 0 ASN1 Parse Errors O Packet Too Long NO SUCH NAME Errors O BAD VALUE Errors 0 READ ONLY Errors O GENERAL ERR Errors Diagnostics 53 Status Disabled Disabled Transmitted IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Ping lt ipAddr gt 2n times lt n_size gt Description This command allows the user to ping an IP device i e to send a diagnostic message to be echoed by the receiving device If m mes and 7m size are specified the ping will be performed 7 mes times each time with packet size 1 size Otherwise ping will be invoked once with packet size equal to 56 bytes The maximum value of 1 mes is 100 any value larger than this will default to 100 The maximum value of _s7ze is 1932 any value larger than this will default to 1932 Example Command p
37. logical names such as www ebay com to IP addresses like 209 103 14 2 In order to do this a query is made by the requesting device to special DNS servers to provide the necessary information If your system administrator requires you to manually enter DNS Server addresses you should enter them on this page Then you should press Next to get to the next screen If you choose to use a DHCP Server to assign IP address automatically check the button that says Use the DHCP protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device and then press Next to the next screen Again as a reminder it is recommended that your 802 11G ACCESS POINT should be assigned a static IP address in order for you to be able to manage it later on IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide WIRELESS SETTINGS O Wireless Settings Network ID 55ID M Disable SSID Broadcasting All wireless clients must use the same Network Name 5510 in order to associate with the same wireless network WLAN Standard C 802 116 Only mixed mode Regulatory Domain FOC Channel 1015 Encryption Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network Identical encryption keys must be entered on all authorized wireless clients Select one of the WEP keys for the wirless network Disable WEP Key You can specify different WEF keys in ASCII or HEX format Use visible characters in the WEP key Fo
38. me channel Note The available channel numbers are different from country to country USA and Canada CH01 11 Europe CH01 CH13 Japan CH01 CH14 France CH10 CH13 Spain CHO1 CH13 You can use encryption to protect your data when you are transmitting data across wireless channels WEP Selection The 802 11G ACCESS POINT allows you to use data encryption to secure your data from being eavesdropped by unauthorized wireless users We allow up to four 40 bit encryption keys WEP40 and four 128 bit encryption keys WEP128 to be configured using either the ASCIT or Hexadecimal format and selected WEP Key Setting The length of a WEP40 key must be equal to 5 and WEP128 key equal to 13 Once you enable the WEP function please make sure that the same WEP key is used by both the 802 11G ACCESS POINT as well as the wireless client stations Note Some wireless client cards are used for Hexadecimal digits only Please note that when configuring WEP keys a WEP128 ASCII key looks like An ASCII key 13 characters while a WEP40 Hex key looks like 44 12 24 A8 B2 5 characters Finish Setup Wizard and Save Your Settings After stepping through the Wizard s pages you can press the FINISH button for your modification to take effect This will also cause your new settings to be saved into the permanent memory in your system Pa a Save Config You have completed tie setup wizard configuration Click AMISH lo save hese settings
39. nd shows the current state of SNMP Example Command gt show snmp SNMP is Enabled Set community string read lt password gt Description This command sets the community string used for authenticating SNMP get and getnext requests The default for the read community string is public The community string is case sensitive Set community string write lt password gt Description This command sets the community string used for authenticating SNMP get set and getnext requests The default for the write community string is private The community string is case sensitive Show community string read Description This command shows the read community string Add trap manager lt name gt lt ip gt Description This command sets the IP address of a trap manager When an SNMP trap condition is met and if at least one trap manager has been enabled a trap message will automatically be sent out to each trap manager that has been defined A total of up to three trap managers can be defined in the system Trap messages will also be sent to the System Log Example 52 Command gt add trap manager SanJose 203 23 12 71 Trap Manager IP Address SanJose 203 23 12 71 Delete trap manager lt name gt Status Disabled Description This command deletes the specified trap manager Command gt delete trap manager SanJose trap manager SanJose is deleted Enable disable trap managert lt name gt Descr
40. nter fragment threshold 2346 256 2346 gt gt gt enter beacon interval mini seconds 100 gt gt gt enter DTIM interval 3 1 65535 Show port lt lan wlan gt ECC yes must be an even integer L000 Description This command displays settings and operational information of the specified port If show port is issued without any argument it means to display the summary information of all ports The Link State can be Up Down or Disabled Example Command gt show port lan Port Name Link State Link Speed Duplex Mode Plow Controls MAC Address LAN Up 100Mbps Ball Enabled D0 Ok 202203204205 46 Example Command show port wlan Port Name Link State Network Name Disable broadcast SSID WLAN Mode Regulatory Domain Channel WEP WEP keyl 11111 WEP key2 22222 WEP key3 33333 WEP key4 44444 key index to activate 1 res cts threshold fragment threshold beacon interval DTIM interval MAC address WLAN Up test no 802 2 1g EGG LO Enabled 2347 2346 100 3 DO05 04 03 02 01 Example Command gt show port POLE Name MAC address lan J0 01 02 03 04 05 wlan 00 05 04 03 02 01 If no argument is used it means all ports Show port statistics lt lan wlan Example Command gt show port statistics lan Received Good Transmitted Packets Good Received Packets Bad Transmitted Packets Bad Received Packets Transmit Abo
41. ode accesspoint Show operational mode Description This command displays the current operational mode of the device which can be one of the three following modes an access point a WDS Wireless Distribution System or a repeater Example Command gt show operational mode operational mode accesspoint Add WDS peer lt name gt lt MAC gt Description This command adds a WDS peer by specifying a name and its corresponding MAC address Example Command gt add wds peer Sanjose 00 02 55 F9 45 0B Peer Name MAC Address Sanjose DO 022555F95450B 58 Delete WDS peer lt name gt Description This command deletes a WDS peer Example Command gt delete wds peer Sanjose WDS peer Sanjose is deleted Show WDS peer Description This command shows all WDS peers in the network Command gt show wds peer Peer Name MAC Address Sanjose OO 02 55 29 45 08 LosAngles DO 02 55 h9 45 04 Sunnyvale 00 02 55 F9 45 0C Add repeater ap lt name gt lt MAC gt Description This command adds a repeater AP by specifying a name and its corresponding MAC address Example Command gt add repeater ap engineering 00 02 55 F9 45 0B Delete repeater ap lt name gt Description This command deletes a repeater AP Example Command gt delete repeater ap engineering Show repeater ap Description This command shows the repeater AP setting Command gt show repeater ap The Repeater AP is set to engineering 00 02 55 F9 45 0B
42. oint User s Guide During EAP authentication the 802 11G ACCESS POINT relays authentication messages between the RADIUS server and client devices being authenticated You can use the following screen to set up and enable EAP authentication Gi Radius Settings Select authenticate O MAC M EAP for both servers Primary Server IC Enable Primary Server Server IP pop Gf GC Port Number 1812 Radius Type RADIUS Shared Secret Time Out po seconds Retry Times P times Secondary Server Enable Secondary Server Server IP 0 o o f Port Number 1812 Radius Type RADIUS Shared Secret Time Cut 5 seconds Retry Times E times RADIUS Server Reattempt Period HO Min APPLY 7 NOTE Enable Primary Server Check this if you want to enable centralized authentication using the Radius Server Authenticate You can select MAC or EAP or both Server IP The IP address of the RADIUS server Port Number The port number your RADIUS server uses for authentication The default setting is 1812 Shared secret This is used by your RADIUS server in the Shared Secret field in Radius protocol messages The shared secret configured in the 802 11G ACCESS POINT must match the shared secret configured in the RADIUS server The shared secret can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters 30 Time Out The number of seconds the 802 11G ACCESS POINT should wait before authentication is considered to have failed in the Retry Times se
43. onfigured data will be lost The configuration will return to the factory default settings Example Command clear config All configuration will be cleared and system will reset Do you want to continue y n y Save config Description This command saves any configuration changes to the flash memory Example Command gt save config 45 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Port Set port wlan Description This command configures wireless related settings Example Command set port wlan enter network name WLAN test disable SSID broadcasting no yes no select regulatory domain fcc enter channel number 10 1 11 10 Valid channel ranges are as follows fec etsi france spain japan FCC 1 11 ETSI 1 13 France 10 13 Spain 1 437 Japan 1 14 enable WEP encryption no yes no yes if WEP is enabled use passphrase to generate key no yes no select WEP key length 40 40 128 40 if passphrase is used enter Passphrase Unspecified abcde generated WEP keys with passphrase WEP keyl XXXXX WEP key2 YYYYY WEP key3 ZZZZZ WEP key4 WWWWW select the key index to activate 1 1 4 if passphrase is not used enter WEP keyl Unspecified 11111 enter WEP key2 Unspecified 22222 enter WEP key3 Unspecified 33333 enter WEP key4 Unspecified 44444 select the key index to activate 1 1 4 gt gt gt enter rts cts threshold 2347 256 2432 gt gt gt e
44. otocol server feature in the 802 11G ACCESS POINT When enabled the 802 11G ACCESS POINT will service DHCP client requests and will respond with IP address net mask DNS and the default gateway s IP address assignment Example Command gt enable dhcp server DHCP server is enabled Disable DHCP server Description This command disables the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server feature in the 802 11G ACCESS POINT When disabled the 802 11G ACCESS POINT will not respond to DHCP lease requests Existing leaseholders will not be able to renew their leases from the 802 11G ACCESS POINT after the lease term expires unless another DHCP server exists in the network Example Command gt disable dhcp server DHCP server is enabled Show DHCP server Description This command shows dhcp server settings 50 Example Command gt show dhcp server DHCP server status Disabled IP address range EG Gadi TO LIZ EOS ha 2 Network mask PAG CSR OG oe Lease time 10 minutes Primary DNS IP address i ac ag BAN ae Secondary DNS IP address 129 1 2 2 Add DHCP static lt ip gt lt mac gt Description This command adds or modifies a static DHCP assignment entry If an entry is added the corresponding IP address will be assigned when a DHCP client with the specified MAC address issues the DHCP request Example Command gt add dhep Static LYZ 6s 134 00 40 05 35 db 45 Please note that the format of the MAC ad
45. r the case of ASCII just pe the key you want this is the key For the case of HES please use dash to separate hexadecimal bytes RR Rn rnr See rules in the help manual Passphrase for dDbit 128 bit GENERATE WEP Key 1 WEP40 ASCTI Do WEP Key 2 WEP40 ASCI Do WEP Key 3 WEP40 ASCTI O WEF Key 4 WEP40 ASCII a Jj fF BACK 3 f NEXT 9 NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key If enabled Network Name SSID The SSID is the network name used to identify a wireless network The SSID must be the same for all devices in the wireless network Several access points on a network can have the same SSID The SSID can be up to 32 characters long Disable SSID Broadcasting An access point periodically broadcasts its SSID along with other information which allows client stations to learn its existence while searching for access points in the wireless network Select Disable if you do not want the device to broadcast the SSID WLAN Operation mode Although the wireless module is IEEE 802 11g and 802 11b complient choosing 802 11G only may increase your wireless performance 20 Regulatory Domain Please make sure that your regulatory domain match your region The default value are ETSI For most region ETSI may be the better choice Channel Select the channel from the available list to match your network settings All devices in the wireless network must use the sa
46. rt Cols on Dropped Packets Example Command gt show port statistics wlan Received Total Octets Total Packets Total Error Reason for Receive Discards 47 State Up Up Transmitted O O O O O Transmitted 64171 198 3 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide No Buffer O Received WEP Errors O Frame Checksum Errors 340856 Reason for Transmit Discards Wrong Source Address O Retry Limit Exceeded 3 Other Reasons O Example Command gt show port statistics POTE Received Transmitted Error Name Frames Frame Frames lan 324246 451526 O wlan 2626 37343 O If no argument is used it means all ports Clear port statistics lt lan wlan all gt Description This command clears traffic statistics for a specified port or all ports The argument all is used to clear all ports statistics Example Command gt clear port statistics wlan statistics counter of wlan cleared Filtering Set mac filter mode disabled grant deny Description This command configures the operational mode of the MAC filter in the system When MAC filtering is enabled and configured as deny the frame will be filtered denied if the source MAC address of a received frame matches any entry in the MAC filter table When MAC filtering is enabled and configured as grant the frame will be forwarded if the source MAC address of a recetved frame matches any entry in the MAC filter table Otherwise the
47. st be assigned an IP address which can be done using one of the following two methods STATIC IP The default IP address of the LAN interface of a 802 11G ACCESS POINT is a private IP address of 192 168 1 1 and a network mask of 255 255 255 0 This means IP addresses of other devices on the LAN should be in the range of 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 This IP address can be modified to either a different address in this same subnet or to an address in a different subnet depending on the settings of the DHCP server in the network AUTOMATIC IP The 802 11G ACCESS POINT can also be configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server on the network This address is called dynamic because it is only dynamically assigned to the device which may change depending on the IP assignment policy used by the DHCP server in the network Since the IP address in this case may change from time to time this method is not recommended unless the user uses UPnP or other management tools that do not depend on a fixed IP address Installing the 802 11G ACCESS POINT This section describes the installation procedure for the 802 11G ACCESS POINT It starts with a summary of the content of the package you have purchased followed by steps of how to power up and connect the 802 11G ACCESS POINT Finally this section explains how to configure a Windows PC to communicate with the 802 11G ACCESS POINT Whats in the Box The 802 11G ACCE
48. t system location 101 ABC Drive Sunnyvale CA 94086 System location 101 ABC Drive Sunnyvale CA 94086 Set system name system name gt Description This command sets the system name The maximum number of characters allowed is 60 This information is displayed in the show system command Example Command set system name Wireless AP OILZ system Names Wireless AP 012 Set date lt mm dd yy gt Description This command sets the current date in the system Example Command gt set date 2 18 02 Time GMT 8 00 Mon Feb 18 11 20 24 2002 Show date Description This command displays the current date setting This information is also displayed in the show time command Example Command 5 show date Date 4 12 01 Set time lt hh mm ss gt Description This command sets the time of the day based on 24 hour clock 42 Example Command 5 set time 20 33 00 Time GMT 8 00 Mon Feb 18 20 33 00 2002 Set time zone lt 12 00 12 00 gt Description This command sets the time zone as an offset in hours from the Greenwich Mean Time GMT Example Command 5 set timezone 8 00 Time GMT 8 00 Mon Feb 18 20 33 00 2002 Show time Description This command shows the time zone daylight savings time date and time of the day The time can be set either through the manual set time command or the first time when the user access the 802 11G ACCESS POINT through the web GUI after system reset
49. te SNMP management station to issue SNMP Read requests Community String For Write A password used by a remote SNMP management station to issue SNMP Read Write tequests Name The name of the remote SNMP manager IP Address The IP address of the SNMP trap manager SNMP Trap Manager List The list of SNMP trap managers configured entries may be deleted by selecting the entry and then pressing the DELETE SELETED button DHCP Server Settings The DHCP server option allows the 802 11G ACCESS POINT to assign IP addresses to DHCP client devices on your wired or wireless LAN to obtain IP addresses automatically a DHCP Server Settings Enalde DHCP Server Assigns IP addresses to wited andl wireless clients from the following range Lease Time 2300 minutes From 192 168 410 To 192 162 1 co f APPLY 7 Assigns the following IP address to the client with the following MAC address mACAddess PG fo m IP Address 197 1681 na ADO 4 IP Adds MA ddes 1821681147 aa bb cdd ee t 1921681177 cc bb f ee aa dd DELETE SELECTED Hep PO 25 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Enable DHCP server To enable the DHCP server option of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT Dynamic IP Address Assignment When the DHCP server option is enabled the 802 11G ACCESS POINT will assign IP addresses from an available IP address pool e g 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 254 If you wish to a
50. the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Int roducing the 802 11G ACCESS POINT Overview of the Device The 802 11G ACCESS POINT is an access point based on IEEE 802 11g based 2 4 GHz radio technology It contains an 802 11g and a full duplex 10 100 LAN interfaces The 802 11G ACCESS POINT can function as a simple Access Point AP and act as the
51. the lease time and the DNS addresses to be used The default lower bound is the configured system IP plus one For example if the configured IP subnet is 192 168 1 1 255 255 255 0 then the default lower bound for dynamic assignment is 192 168 1 2 The default upper bound is the broadcast address value minus one 255 1 which in this example is 192 168 1 254 Example 49 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Command gt set dhcp server enter lower IP address of address pool 192 168 1 2 enter upper IP address of address pool 192 168 1 254 enter lease time 10080 1 525600 do you want to assign DNS server Yes yes no if yes is entered enter IP address of the primary DNS Unspecified 129 1 1 1 enter IP address of the secondary DNS Unspecified 129 1 1 2 DHCP server status Disabled IP address range VO 2 eV OO mka EO O LOG 5A 6A Network mask PNG pO AO NO IA KO AO Lease time 10 minutes Primary DNS IP address ia rae lara Ora Secondary DNS IP address 129 1 2 2 Show DHCP client table Description This command displays entries in the dynamic DHCP Assignment Table Example Command gt show dhcp client table HostName IP Address Mac Address Lease Expires Entry Network User 192 168 1 133 00 40 05 35 AB 41 10 09 02 16 04 18 dynamic LAN User2 192 168 1 134 00 40 05 35 AB 42 10 09 02 16 04 18 dynamic WLAN Enable DHCP server Description This command enables the Dynamic Host Configuration Pr
52. the primary secondary radius server configured in the system Example Command gt enable radius server primary Primary radius server is enabled Disable radius server lt primary secondary Description This command disables the primary secondaty radius server configured in the system Example Command gt disable radius server primary Primary radius server is disabled Show radius server lt primary secondary gt Description This command shows the primary secondary radius server configured in the system Example Command gt show radius server primary Admin State Enabled Authentication scheme MAC Server IP 129 1 1 1 Port number 1812 Timeout value 5 seconds Retry times 3 Example 57 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide Command gt show radius server Radius server Primary Admin state Enabled Authentication scheme MAC Server IP 129 1 1 1 Port number 1812 Timeout value 5 seconds Retry times 3 Radius server Secondary Admin state Enabled Authentication scheme MAC Server IP 129 1 2 1 Port number 1820 Timeout value 5 seconds Retry times 3 Radius server reattempt 60 minutes Wireless Set operational mode accesspoint wds repeater Description This command configures the device to operate in one of the three following modes an access point a WDS Wireless Distribution System or a repeater Example Command gt set operational mode accesspoint operational m
53. through an external LAN switch and have TCP IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server in the network For the case of using a wireless client the client must also have an Ethernet interface installed properly be physically within the radio range of the 802 11G ACCESS POINT and have TCP IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server in the network Then perform the following steps for either of the above cases To configure types of workstations other than Windows 95 98 NT 2000 please consult the manufacturer s documentation Step 1 From the Win95 98 2000 Start Button select Settings then Control Panel The Win95 98 2000 Control Panel displays Step 2 Double click on the Network icon i Metwork Step 3 Check your list of Network Components in the Network window Configuration tab If TCP IP has already been installed go to Step 8 Otherwise select Add to install it now Step 4 In the new Network Component Type window select Protocol Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 In the new Select Network Protocol window select Microsoft in the Manufacturers area In the Network Protocols area of the same window select TCP IP then click OK You may need your Win95 98 CD to complete the installation After TCP IP installation is complete go back to the Network window shown in Step 4 Select TCP IP in the list of Network Components Cli
54. tically no yes no no if no is selected IP address 192 168 1 1 4 192 168 1 1 TPP Subnet mask 25525525550 E 25594299725570 default gateway IP address Unspecified 192 168 1 10 DNS IP address Unspecified 120 1 1 1 IP address 192 OSs Lal IP netmask 2s ZOO 0 default gateway IP Address LO 0G kO DNS IP address 120412121 Cor Unknown Show system ip Description This command displays the IP address information of the system Example Command gt show system ip IP address LO s0 GB cab IP netmask YO DO KOO default gateway IP Address OZ LOG 5 La DNS IP address T120 hal l tor Unknown Enable disable stp Description This command enables disables the STP feature Example 44 Command gt show stp STP is enabled Show stp Description This command displays the STP setting This information is also displayed in the show system command Example Command gt show stp STP is enabled Show bridge table Description This command shows all MAC entries in the bridge table including those learned from the LAN interface wireless clients that are associated with the 802 11G ACCESS POINT and WDS peers Example Command gt show bridge table MAC Address Interface 00 01 02 03 04 05 LAN 00 05 04 03 02 01 WLAN Total 2 entries Clear config Description This command is used to clear the configuration data in the flash memory After clearing the system will reboot All user c
55. vironment with the 802 11G ACCESS POINT and a PC or a wireless client and then perform the following steps gt Manually change the IP address of the PC wireless client to become 192 168 1 2 IEEE 802 11g Access Point User s Guide gt Connect the PC wireless client to the 802 11G ACCESS POINT and change its configuration to a static IP address reserved by your LAN administrator based on the DHCP server setting For example if the DHCP server assigns IP addresses of range 192 168 23 1 192 168 23 254 to DHCP client devices it can reserve 192 168 23 10 for the 802 11G ACCESS POINT Please note that at this point the PC wireless client will lose communication contact with the 802 11G ACCESS POINT as they no longer belong to the same IP network address space gt Change the setting of the PC wireless client back to obtain IP addresses dynamically From then on any wireless client configured to obtain IP addresses dynamically will work with the AP with each other and with devices on the wired LAN network Setting up a Windows PC or wireless client as DHCP clients The following will give detailed steps of how to configure a PC or a wireless client to obtain IP addresses automatically For other types of configuration please refer to the corresponding user manual For the case of using a LAN attached PC the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed properly be connected to the 802 11G ACCESS POINT either directly or
56. void using certain addresses so as to assign them to other special devices you can specify the available IP address pool in the From To boxes and the press SUBMIT From The beginning IP address of a range To The ending IP address of a range Static IP Address Assignment If you require certain PCs to always obtain the same IP addresses enter each PC s MAC address and the corresponding IP address desired and press ADD MAC address The MAC address of the PC IP address The IP address to assign to the PC with the above MAC address DHCP Client List The list of all static MAC addtess IP Address pairs configured Entries may be deleted by checking the Select box followed by pressing DELETE SELECTED MAC Filtering Settings The 802 11G ACCESS POINT allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network Disable MAC address control list When selected no MAC address filtering will be performed Enable GRANT address control list When selected data traffic from devices listed will be allowed in the network Enable DENY address control list When selected data traffic from devices listed in the table will be denied discarded by the network 26 MAC Filtering Settings This feature allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are authorized to access or denied from accessing the wireless network Disable MAC address control list Mo MAC address filtering is performed
57. your configuration data After the user presses the hardware factory default button the system will return all settings to the factory default The password will once again be password Example Command gt change password Please enter the old password x xxx Please enter the new password xx Please re enter the new password x xxx Set radius servet reattempt lt min gt Description This command sets the re authentication attempt time Example Command gt set radius server reattempt 5 RADIUS server reattempt is 5 minutes Add radius server lt primary secondary Description This command configures the primary secondary radius server for authentication Example 56 Command gt add radius server primary enter authenticatation eap mac eap both enter server IP unspecified 129 1 1 1 enter port number 1812 1 65535 enter shared secret unspecified enter timeout 5 1 60 enter retry times 3 1 10 enable primary server yes yes no Admin State Enabled Authentication scheme MAC Server IP 129 1 1 1 Port number 1812 Timeout value 5 seconds Retry times 3 Delete radius server lt primary secondary gt Description This command deletes the primary secondary radius server configured in the system Example Command gt delete radius server primary primary radius server is deleted Enable radius server lt primary secondary gt Description This command enables

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