Avaya AP-7 User Manual

Avaya Wireless AP-7 User Guide

Release 2.5

Document No. 21-300318

September 2004

Issue 1

Notice

Every effort was made to ensure that the information in this document was complete and accurate at the time of printing. However, information is subject to change.

Warranty

Avaya Inc. provides a limited warranty on this product. Refer to your sales agreement to establish the terms of the limited warranty. In addition, Avaya’s standard warranty language as well as information regarding support for this product, while under warranty, is available through the following Web site: http://www.avaya.com/support

Preventing Toll Fraud

“Toll fraud” is the unauthorized use of your telecommunications system by an unauthorized party (for example, a person who is not a corporate employee, agent, subcontractor, or is not working on your company's behalf). Be aware that there may be a risk of toll fraud associated with your system and that, if toll fraud occurs, it can result in substantial additional charges for your telecommunications services.

Avaya Fraud Intervention

If you suspect that you are being victimized by toll fraud and you need technical assistance or support, in the United States and Canada, call the Technical Service Center's Toll Fraud Intervention Hotline at 1-800-643-2353.

Disclaimer

Avaya is not responsible for any modifications, additions or deletions to the original published version of this documentation unless such modifications, additions or deletions were performed by Avaya. Customer and/or End User agree to indemnify and hold harmless Avaya, Avaya's agents, servants and employees against all claims, lawsuits, demands and judgments arising out of, or in connection with, subsequent modifications, additions or deletions to this documentation to the extent made by the Customer or End User.

How to Get Help

For additional support telephone numbers, go to the Avaya support Web site: http://www.avaya.com/support

• Within the United States, click the Escalation Management link. Then click the appropriate link for the type of support you need.

• Outside the United States, click the Escalation Management link. Then click the International Services link that includes telephone numbers for the international Centers of Excellence.

Providing Telecommunications Security

Telecommunications security (of voice, data, and/or video communications) is the prevention of any type of intrusion to (that is, either unauthorized or malicious access to or use of) your company's telecommunications equipment by some party.

Your company's “telecommunications equipment” includes both this Avaya product and any other voice/data/video equipment that could be accessed via this Avaya product (that is, “networked equipment”).

An “outside party” is anyone who is not a corporate employee, agent, subcontractor, or is not working on your company's behalf. Whereas, a “malicious party” is anyone (including someone who may be otherwise authorized) who accesses your telecommunications equipment with either malicious or mischievous intent.

Such intrusions may be either to/through synchronous (time-multiplexed and/or circuit-based), or asynchronous (character-, message-, or packet-based) equipment, or interfaces for reasons of:

• Utilization (of capabilities special to the accessed equipment)

• Theft (such as, of intellectual property, financial assets, or toll facility access)

• Eavesdropping (privacy invasions to humans)

• Mischief (troubling, but apparently innocuous, tampering)

• Harm (such as harmful tampering, data loss or alteration,

Be aware that there may be a risk of unauthorized intrusions associated with your system and/or its networked equipment. Also realize that, if such an intrusion should occur, it could result in a variety of losses to your company (including but not limited to, human/data privacy, intellectual property, material assets, financial resources, labor costs, and/or legal costs).

regardless of motive or intent)

. If you are:

Responsibility for Your Company’s Telecommunications Security

The final responsibility for securing both this system and its networked equipment rests with you - Avaya’s customer system administrator, your telecommunications peers, and your managers. Base the fulfillment of your responsibility on acquired knowledge and resources from a variety of sources including but not limited to:

• Installation documents

• System administration documents

• Security documents

• Hardware-/software-based security tools

• Shared information between you and your peers

• Telecommunications security experts

To prevent intrusions to your telecommunications equipment, you and your peers should carefully program and configure:

• Your Avaya-provided telecommunications systems and their interfaces

• Your Avaya-provided software applications, as well as their underlying hardware/software platforms and interfaces

• Any other equipment networked to your Avaya products

TCP/IP Facilities

Customers may experience differences in product performance, reliability and security depending upon network configurations/design and topologies, even when the product performs as warranted.

Standards Compliance

Avaya Inc. is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modifications of this equipment or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than those specified by Avaya Inc. The correction of interference caused by such unauthorized modifications, substitution or attachment will be the responsibility of the user. Pursuant to Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Rules, the user is cautioned that changes or modifications not expressly approved by Avaya Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

Product Safety Standards

This product complies with and conforms to the following international Product Safety standards as applicable:

Safety of Information Technology Equipment, IEC 60950, 3rd Edition, or IEC 60950-1, 1st Edition, including all relevant national deviations as listed in Compliance with IEC for Electrical Equipment (IECEE) CB-96A.

Safety of Information Technology Equipment, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-00 / UL 60950, 3rd Edition, or CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-03 / UL 60950-1.

Safety Requirements for Customer Equipment, ACA Technical Standard (TS) 001 - 1997.

One or more of the following Mexican national standards, as applicable: NOM 001 SCFI 1993, NOM SCFI 016 1993, NOM 019 SCFI 1998.

The equipment described in this document may contain Class 1 LASER Device(s). These devices comply with the following standards:

• EN 60825-1, Edition 1.1, 1998-01

• 21 CFR 1040.10 and CFR 1040.11.

The LASER devices used in Avaya equipment typically operate within the following parameters:

Typical Center Wavelength Maximum Output Power

830 nm - 860 nm -1.5 dBm 1270 nm - 1360 nm -3.0 dBm 1540 nm - 1570 nm 5.0 dBm Luokan 1 Laserlaite

Klass 1 Laser Apparat Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than

those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposures. Contact your Avaya representative for more laser product information.

Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Standards

This product complies with and conforms to the following international EMC standards and all relevant national deviations:

Limits and Methods of Measurement of Radio Interference of Information Technology Equipment, CISPR 22:1997 and EN55022:1998.

Information Technology Equipment – Immunity Characteristics – Limits and Methods of Measurement, CISPR 24:1997 and EN55024:1998, including:

• Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) IEC 61000-4-2

• Radiated Immunity IEC 61000-4-3

• Electrical Fast Transient IEC 61000-4-4

• Lightning Effects IEC 61000-4-5

• Conducted Immunity IEC 61000-4-6

• Mains Frequency Magnetic Field IEC 61000-4-8

• Voltage Dips and Variations IEC 61000-4-11

Power Line Emissions, IEC 61000-3-2: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-2: Limits – Limits for harmonic current emissions.

Power Line Emissions, IEC 61000-3-3: Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) – Part 3-3: Limits – Limitation of voltage changes, voltage fluctuations and flicker in public low-voltage supply systems.

Federal Communications Commission Statement Part 15: Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the

limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

Part 68: Answer-Supervision Signaling

Allowing this equipment to be operated in a manner that does not provide proper answer-supervision signaling is in violation of Part 68 rules. This equipment returns answer-supervision signals to the public switched network when:

• answered by the called station,

• answered by the attendant, or

• routed to a recorded announcement that can be administered

This equipment returns answer-supervision signals on all direct inward dialed (DID) calls forwarded back to the public switched telephone network. Permissible exceptions are:

Avaya attests that this registered equipment is capable of providing users access to interstate providers of operator services through the use of access codes. Modification of this equipment by call aggregators to block access dialing codes is a violation of the Telephone Operator Consumers Act of 1990.

REN Number

For MCC1, SCC1, CMC1, G600, and G650 Media Gateways:

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules. On either the rear or inside the front cover of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, the FCC registration number, and ringer equivalence number (REN) for this equipment. If requested, this information must be provided to the telephone company.

For G350 and G700 Media Gateways:

This equipment complies with Part 68 of the FCC rules and the requirements adopted by the ACTA. On the rear of this equipment is a label that contains, among other information, a product identifier in the format US:AAAEQ##TXXXX. The digits represented by ## are the ringer equivalence number (REN) without a decimal point (for example, 03 is a REN of 0.3). If requested, this number must be provided to the telephone company.

For all media gateways:

The REN is used to determine the quantity of devices that may be connected to the telephone line. Excessive RENs on the telephone line may result in devices not ringing in response to an incoming call. In most, but not all areas, the sum of RENs should not exceed 5.0. To be certain of the number of devices that may be connected to a line, as determined by the total RENs, contact the local telephone company.

REN is not required for some types of analog or digital facilities.

by the customer premises equipment (CPE) user.

• A call is unanswered.

• A busy tone is received.

• A reorder tone is received.

Means of Connection

Connection of this equipment to the telephone network is shown in the following tables.

For MCC1, SCC1, CMC1, G600, and G650 Media Gateways: Manufacturer’s Port

Identifier

Off premises station OL13C 9.0F RJ2GX,

DID trunk 02RV2-T 0.0B RJ2GX,

CO trunk 02GS2 0.3A RJ21X

Tie trunk TL31M 9.0F RJ2GX Basic Rate Interface 02IS5 6.0F, 6.0Y RJ49C

1.544 digital interface 04DU9-BN 6.0F RJ48C,

120A4 channel service unit 04DU9-DN 6.0Y RJ48C

For G350 and G700 Media Gateways: Manufacturer’s Port

Identifier

Ground Start CO trunk 02GS2 1.0A RJ11C DID trunk 02RV2-T AS.0 RJ11C Loop Start CO trunk 02LS2 0.5A RJ11C

1.544 digital interface 04DU9-BN 6.0Y RJ48C

Basic Rate Interface 02IS5 6.0F RJ49C

For all media gateways:

If the terminal equipment (for example, the media server or media gateway) causes harm to the telephone network, the telephone company will notify you in advance that temporary discontinuance of service may be required. But if advance notice is not practical, the telephone company will notify the customer as soon as possible. Also, you will be advised of your right to file a complaint with the FCC if you believe it is necessary.

The telephone company may make changes in its facilities, equipment, operations or procedures that could affect the operation of the equipment. If this happens, the telephone company will provide advance notice in order for you to make necessary modifications to maintain uninterrupted service.

If trouble is experienced with this equipment, for repair or warranty information, please contact the Technical Service Center at 1-800-242- 2121 or contact your local Avaya representative. If the equipment is causing harm to the telephone network, the telephone company may request that you disconnect the equipment until the problem is resolved.

A plug and jack used to connect this equipment to the premises wiring and telephone network must comply with the applicable FCC Part 68 rules and requirements adopted by the ACTA. A compliant telephone cord and modular plug is provided with this product. It is designed to be connected to a compatible modular jack that is also compliant. It is recommended that repairs be performed by Avaya certified technicians.

The equipment cannot be used on public coin phone service provided by the telephone company. Connection to party line service is subject to state tariffs. Contact the state public utility commission, public service commission or corporation commission for information.

This equipment, if it uses a telephone receiver, is hearing aid compatible.

Canadian Department of Communications (DOC) Interference Information

This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme

NMB-003 du Canada. This equipment meets the applicable Industry Canada Terminal

Equipment Technical Specifications. This is confirmed by the registration number. The abbreviation, IC, before the registration number signifies that registration was performed based on a Declaration of Conformity indicating that Industry Canada technical specifications were met. It does not imply that Industry Canada approved the equipment.

FIC Code SOC/REN/

02LS2 0.3A RJ21X

04DU9-IKN 6.0F RJ48C,

04DU9-ISN 6.0F RJ48C,

FIC Code SOC/REN/

04DU9-DN 6.0Y RJ48C 04DU9-IKN 6.0Y RJ48C 04DU9-ISN 6.0Y RJ48C

A.S. Code

Network Jacks

RJ21X, RJ11C

RJ21X

RJ48M

Network Jacks

Installation and Repairs

Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company. The equipment must also be installed using an acceptable method of connection. The customer should be aware that compliance with the above conditions may not prevent degradation of service in some situations.

Repairs to certified equipment should be coordinated by a representative designated by the supplier. Any repairs or alterations made by the user to this equipment, or equipment malfunctions, may give the telecommunications company cause to request the user to disconnect the equipment.

Declarations of Conformity

United States FCC Part 68 Supplier’s Declaration of Conformity (SDoC) Avaya Inc. in the United States of America hereby certifies that the

equipment described in this document and bearing a TIA TSB-168 label identification number complies with the FCC’s Rules and Regulations 47 CFR Part 68, and the Administrative Council on Terminal Attachments (ACTA) adopted technical criteria.

Avaya further asserts that Avaya handset-equipped terminal equipment described in this document complies with Paragraph 68.316 of the FCC Rules and Regulations defining Hearing Aid Compatibility and is deemed compatible with hearing aids.

Copies of SDoCs signed by the Responsible Party in the U. S. can be obtained by contacting your local sales representative and are available on the following Web site: http://www.avaya.com/support

All Avaya media servers and media gateways are compliant with FCC Part 68, but many have been registered with the FCC before the SDoC process was available. A list of all Avaya registered products may be found at: http://www.part68.org manufacturer.

European Union Declarations of Conformity

by conducting a search using “Avaya” as

Avaya Inc. declares that the equipment specified in this document bearing the “CE” (Conformité Europeénne) mark conforms to the European Union Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment Directive (1999/5/EC), including the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC) and Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC).

Copies of these Declarations of Conformity (DoCs) can be obtained by contacting your local sales representative and are available on the following Web site: http://www.avaya.com/support

Japan

This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Information Technology Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domestic environment, radio disturbance may occur, in which case, the user may be required to take corrective actions.

To order copies of this and other documents:

Call: Avaya Publications Center

Voice 1.800.457.1235 or 1.207.866.6701 FAX 1.800.457.1764 or 1.207.626.7269

Write: Globalware Solutions

200 Ward Hill Avenue Haverhill, MA 01835 USA

Attention: Avaya Account Management E-mail: totalware@gwsmail.com For the most current versions of documentation, go to the Avaya support

Web site: http://www.avaya.com/support

Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Introduction to Wireless Networking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Guidelines for Roaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

IEEE 802.11 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Management and Monitoring Capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

HTTP/HTTPS Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SNMP Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Chapter 2: Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Dual Band Range Extender Antenna Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Product Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Cabling the AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Installing the Security Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Mounting the AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Installing Range Extender Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Initialization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

ScanTool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Downloading the Latest Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Setting Up your TFTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Downloading Updates from a TFTP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Additional Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Installing the AP in a Plenum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Active Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Related Topics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Chapter 3: Viewing Status Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Logging into the HTTP Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

System Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Chapter 4: Performing Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Configuring the AP Using the HTTP/HTTPS Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

System Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Dynamic DNS Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

DHCP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

DHCP Relay Agent Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Link Integrity Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Interface Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Operational Mode Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Wireless Interface Configuration (802.11a/b/g radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

WDS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Ethernet Interface Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Management Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Password Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

IP Access Table Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Services Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Automatic Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Hardware Configuration Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Filtering Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Ethernet Protocol Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Static MAC Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Advanced Filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

TCP/UDP Port Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Alarm Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Alarm Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Alarm Host Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Syslog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Rogue Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Bridge Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Spanning Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Storm Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Intra BSS Sub-tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Packet Forwarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

RADIUS Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

RADIUS Servers per Authentication Mode and per VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

RADIUS Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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MAC Access Control By Means of RADIUS Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

802.1x Authentication using RADIUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

RADIUS Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126

Security Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

MAC Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Authentication and Encryption Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Authentication Protocol Hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

VLAN Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

VLAN Workgroups and Traffic Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Typical User VLAN Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

VLANs and Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

VLAN Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Security Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME)/Quality of Service (QoS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Enabling QoS and Adding QoS policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Priority Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

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Chapter 5: Monitoring the AP-7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Logging into the HTTP Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

ICMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

IP/ARP Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Learn Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

IAPP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Station Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Enabling and Viewing Station Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Refreshing Station Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168

Description of Station Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Chapter 6: Performing Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Logging into the HTTP Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Introduction to File Transfer by TFTP or HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

TFTP File Transfer Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

HTTP File Transfer Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

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Image Error Checking during File Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Update AP by Using TFTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Update AP by Using HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Uploading AP File by Using TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Uploading AP File by Using HTTP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Help Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Chapter 7: Troubleshooting the AP-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Chapter Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Troubleshooting Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Symptoms and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Connectivity Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Basic Software Setup and Configuration Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Client Connection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

VLAN Operation Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Active Ethernet (AE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

Recovery Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Reset to Factory Default Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Forced Reload Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Setting IP Address using Serial Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Related Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

RADIUS Authentication Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

TFTP Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Appendix A: The Command Line Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Appendix Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

General Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Notation Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Important Terminology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203

Navigation and Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

CLI Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Bootloader CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

CLI Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Command Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Entering Text Strings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

CLI Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210

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The Help Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Accessing the AP CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Using HyperTerminal to Log in to the AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Using Telnet to Log in to the AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

CLI Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216

done. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

passwd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

quit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

reboot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219

set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

upload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224

Parameter Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

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Auto Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225

Auto Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

DHCP Server Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227

DHCP Server Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

DHCP Relay Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229

DHCP Relay Server Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

DNS Client Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

DNS Client for RADIUS Name Resolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

Ethernet Interface Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .232

Ethernet Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Filtering Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Ethernet Protocol Filtering Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Ethernet Filtering Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Static MAC Address Filter Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

Proxy ARP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

IP ARP Filtering Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Broadcast Filtering Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .236

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TCP/UDP Port Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236

Hardware Configuration Reset Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Hardware Configuration Reset Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

HTTP and HTTPS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

HTTP (Web browser) Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

IAPP Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

IAPP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Intra BSS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Intra BSS Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Syntax Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242

Inventory Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Inventory Management Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

IP Access Table Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

IP Access Table Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

IP Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

IP Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Link Integrity Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Link Integrity Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

IP Target Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

MAC Access Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

MAC Access Control Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

MAC Access Control Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Monitoring Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Packet Forwarding Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Packet Forwarding Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

Rogue Scan Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Rogue Scan Configuration Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

RADIUS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

General RADIUS Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

RADIUS Server Configuration Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255

RADIUS-Based Management Access Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

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Secure Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Secure Management Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258

Security Profile Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Security Profile Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260

Serial Port Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

Serial Port Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262

SNMP Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

SNMP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263

SNMP Trap Host Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

Spanning Tree Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266

Spanning Tree Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Spanning Tree Priority and Path Cost Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

SSH Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

SSH Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Storm Threshold Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268

Storm Threshold Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268

Storm Threshold Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269

Syslog Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Syslog Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269

Syslog Host Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

System Information Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .271

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272

Telnet Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Telnet Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

TFTP Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

TFTP Server Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275

TX Power Control Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

WDS Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Security Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277

802.11a Wireless Interface Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278

802.11a Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278

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802.11b Wireless Interface Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

802.11b Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

802.11b/g Wireless Interface Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

802.11b/g Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Wireless Interface SSID/VLAN/Profile Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Wireless Interface SSID Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

VLAN/SSID Pair Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

VLAN/SSID Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

WME/QoS Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Enable or Disable QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292

Configure QoS Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

Configure Mapping of 802.1p to 802.1D Priorities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294

Configure Mapping of IP Precedence/DSCP Ranges to 802.1D Priorities . . . . . . . . . 294

QoS EDCA Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295

Define the QoS Policy for a Wireless Interface SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

Using CLI Batch Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Auto Configuration and the CLI Batch File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

CLI Batch File Format and Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297

Reboot Behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298

Appendix B: ASCII Character Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299

Appendix C: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Appendix Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301

Number of Stations per BSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Management Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302

Advanced Bridging Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303

Medium Access Control (MAC) Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Security Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304

Network Functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Advanced Wireless Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306

Hardware Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

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Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Ethernet Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Serial Port Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307

Active Ethernet Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .308

HTTP Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

Radio Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

802.11a Channel Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308

802.11b Channel Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310

802.11g Channel Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311

Wireless Communication Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312

Dual Band Range Extender Antenna Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315

Appendix D: Technical Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Before You Seek Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Appendix E: Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Appendix Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319

Information to the User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320

Regulatory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321

Informations pour l’utilisateur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

Informations sur les réglementations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323

Contents

Informazioni per l’utente. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324

Informazioni legali. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325

Rechtliche Hinweise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327

Información para el usuario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328

Información sobre normativas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329

ユーザー情報 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

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Contents

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter Contents

• Document Conventions on page 11

• Introduction to Wireless Networking on page 12

• IEEE 802.11 Specifications on page 13

• Management and Monitoring Capabilities on page 14

Document Conventions

• The term, AP, refers to an Access Point.

• The term, 802.11, is used to describe features that apply to the 802.11a, 802.11b, and

802.11g wireless standards.

• Blue underlined text indicates a link to a topic or Web address. If you are viewing this

documentation on your computer, click the blue text to jump to the linked item.

Note:

Note: A Note indicates important information that helps you make better use of your

computer.

CAUTION:

CAUTION: A Caution indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells

you how to avoid the problem.

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Introduction to Wireless Networking

An AP extends the capability of an existing Ethernet network to devices on a wireless network. Wireless devices can connect to a single Access Point, or they can move between multiple Access Points located within the same vicinity. As wireless clients move from one coverage cell to another, they maintain network connectivity.

To determine the best location for an Access Point, Avaya recommends conducting a Site Survey before placing the device in its final location. For information about how to conduct a Site Survey, contact your local reseller.

Before an Access Point can be configured for your specific networking requirements, it must first be initialized. See Getting Started

Figure 1: Typical wireless network access infrastructure

for details.

Once initialized, the network administrator can configure each unit according to the network’s requirements. The AP functions as a wireless network access point to data networks. An AP network provides:

• Seamless client roaming (not available with 802.1x security)

• Easy installation and operation

• Over-the-air encryption of data

• High speed network links

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Guidelines for Roaming

• An AP can only communicate with client devices that support its wireless standard.

• All Access Points must have the same Network Name to support client roaming.

• All workstations with an 802.11 client adapter installed must use either a Network Name of

“any” or the same Network Name as the Access Points that they will roam between. If an AP has Closed System enabled, a client must have the same Network Name as the Access Point to communicate (see Interfaces Tab

• All Access Points and clients must have matching security settings to communicate.

• The Access Points’ cells should overlap to ensure that there are no gaps in coverage and

to ensure that the roaming client will always have a connection available.

• The coverage area of the 802.11b/g radio is larger than the coverage area of the 802.11a

radio. The 802.11b/g radio operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band; the 802.11a radio operates in the 5 GHz band. Products that operate in the 2.4 GHz band offer greater range than products that operate in the 5 GHz band.

• An 802.11a or 802.11b/g AP operates at faster data rates than the 802.11b AP. 802.11a

and 802.11g products operate at speeds of up to 54 Mbits/sec; 802.11b products operate at speeds of up to 11 Mbits/sec.

IEEE 802.11 Specifications

• All Access Points in the same vicinity should use a unique, independent Channel. By

default, the AP automatically scans for available Channels during boot-up but you can also set the Channel manually (see Interfaces Tab

• Access Points that use the same Channel should be installed as far away from each other

as possible to reduce potential interference.

IEEE 802.11 Specifications

In 1997, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) adopted the 802.11

standard for wireless devices operating in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. This standard includes

provisions for three radio technologies: direct sequence spread spectrum, frequency hopping

spread spectrum, and infrared. Devices that comply with the 802.11 standard operate at a data

rate of either 1 or 2 Megabits per second (Mbits/sec).

In 1999, the IEEE modified the 802.11 standard to support direct sequence devices that can

operate at speeds of up to 11 Mbits/sec. The IEEE ratified this standard as 802.11b. 802.11b

devices are backwards compatible with 2.4 GHz 802.11 direct sequence devices (that operate

at 1 or 2 Mbits/sec). Available Frequency Channels vary by regulatory domain and/or country.

See 802.11b Channel Frequencies

for details.

for details).

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Also in 1999, the IEEE modified the 802.11 standard to support devices operating in the 5 GHz frequency band. This standard is referred to as 802.11a. 802.11a devices are not compatible with 2.4 GHz 802.11 or 802.11b devices. 802.11a radios use a radio technology called Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) to achieve data rates of up to 54 Mbits/ sec. Available Frequency Channels vary by regulatory domain and/or country. See 802.11a

Channel Frequencies for details.

In 2003, the IEEE introduced the 802.11g standard. 802.11g devices operate in the 2.4 GHz frequency band using OFDM to achieve data rates of up to 54 Mbits/sec. In addition, 802.11g devices are backwards compatible with 802.11b devices. Available Frequency Channels vary by regulatory domain and/or country. See 802.11g Channel Frequencies

Management and Monitoring Capabilities

There are several management and monitoring interfaces available to the network administrator to configure and manage an AP on the network:

• HTTP/HTTPS Interface

for details.

• Command Line Interface

• SNMP Management

HTTP/HTTPS Interface

The HTTP Interface (Web browser Interface) provides easy access to configuration settings and network statistics from any computer on the network. You can access the HTTP Interface over your LAN (switch, hub, etc.), over the Internet, or with a “crossover” Ethernet cable connected directly to your computer’s Ethernet Port.

HTTPS provides an HTTP connection over a Secure Socket Layer. HTTPS is one of two available secure management options on the AP; the other secure management option is SNMPv3. Enabling HTTPS allows the user to access the AP in a secure fashion using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) over port 443. The AP supports SSLv3 with a 128-bit encryption certificate maintained by the AP for secure communications between the AP and the HTTP client. All communications are encrypted using the server and the client-side certificate.

The AP comes pre-installed with all required SSL files: default certificate, private key and SSL Certificate Passphrase installed.

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Command Line Interface

The Command Line Interface (CLI) is a text-based configuration utility that supports a set of

keyboard commands and parameters to configure and manage an AP.

Users enter Command Statements, composed of CLI Commands and their associated

parameters. Statements may be issued from the keyboard for real time control, or from scripts

that automate configuration.

For example, when downloading a file, administrators enter the download CLI Command along

with IP Address, file name, and file type parameters.

You access the CLI over a HyperTerminal serial connection or via Telnet. During initial

configuration, you can use the CLI over a serial port connection to configure an Access Point’s

IP address. When accessing the CLI via Telnet, you can communicate with the Access Point

from over your LAN (switch, hub, etc.), from over the Internet, or with a “crossover” Ethernet

cable connected directly to your computer’s Ethernet Port.

Management and Monitoring Capabilities

See Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)

CLI commands and parameters.

SNMP Management

In addition to the HTTP and the CLI interfaces, you can also manage and configure an AP using

the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Note that this requires an SNMP manager

program, like HP Openview or Castlerock’s SNMPc.

The AP supports several Management Information Base (MIB) files that describe the

parameters that can be viewed and/or configured over SNMP:

• MIB-II (RFC 1213)

• Bridge MIB (RFC 1493)

• Ethernet-like MIB (RFC 1643)

• 802.11 MIB

• Avaya Wireless Enterprise MIB

Avaya provides these MIB files on the CD included with each Access Point. You need to

compile one or more of the above MIBs into your SNMP program’s database before you can

manage an Access Point using SNMP. See the documentation that came with your SNMP

manager for instructions on how to compile MIBs.

for more information on the CLI and for a list of

The Enterprise MIB defines the read and read-write objects that can be viewed or configured

using SNMP. These objects correspond to most of the settings and statistics that are available

with the other management interfaces. See the Enterprise MIB for more information; the MIB

can be opened with any text editor, such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, or WordPad.

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SNMPv3 Secure Management

SNMPv3 is one of two available secure management options on the AP; the other secure management option is HTTPS (HTTP connection over Secure Socket Layer). SNMPv3 is based on the existing SNMP framework, but addresses security requirements for device and network management.

The security threats addressed by Secure Management are:

• Modification of information: An entity could alter an in-transit message generated by an

authorized entity in such a way as to effect unauthorized management operations, including the setting of object values. The essence of this threat is that an unauthorized entity could change any management parameter, including those related to configuration, operations, and accounting

• Masquerade: Management operations that are not authorized for some entity may be

attempted by that entity by assuming the identity of an authorized entity.

• Message stream modification: SNMP is designed to operate over a connectionless

transport protocol. There is a threat that SNMP messages could be reordered, delayed, or replayed (duplicated) to effect unauthorized management operations. For example, a message to reboot a device could be copied and replayed later.

• Disclosure: An entity could observe exchanges between a manager and an agent and

thereby could learn of notifiable events and the values of managed objects. For example, the observation of a set command that changes passwords would enable an attacker to learn the new passwords.

To address the security threats listed above, SNMPv3 provides the following when secure management is enabled:

• Authentication: Provides data integrity and data origin authentication.

• Privacy (also called Encryption): Protects against disclosure of message payload.

• Access Control: Controls and authorizes access to managed objects

The default SNMPv3 username is administrator, with SHA authentication, and DES privacy protocol.

Note:

Note: The remainder of this guide describes how to configure an AP using the HTTP

Web interface or the CLI interface. For information on how to manage devices using SNMP, see the documentation that came with your SNMP program. Also, see the MIB files for information on the parameters available via SNMP.

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Chapter 2: Getting Started

Chapter Contents

Hardware Description on page 17

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Prerequisites on page 19

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Product Package on page 20

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System Requirements on page 21

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Hardware Installation on page 21

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Initialization on page 28

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Downloading the Latest Software on page 38

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Additional Hardware Features on page 40

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