Huawei WA603DE, WA653DE Configuration Manual

WA603DE & WA653DE V100R003C03

Fat AP Configuration Guide

Issue 02 Date 2012-04-19

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WA603DE & WA653DE Fat AP Configuration Guide About This Document

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About This Document

Intended Audience

This document is targeted for services when the WA603DE or WA653DE works in Fat AP mode. It is organized into five chapters: system overview, basic configuration, service configuration, upgrade and maintenance, and troubleshooting.

This document is intended for:

Technical support engineers

Maintenance engineers

Change History

Updates between document issues are cumulative. Therefore, the latest document version contains all updates made in previous versions.

Issue 02 (2012-04-19)

This issue is the second official release.

Issue 01 (2011-07-25)

This issue is the first official release.

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Contents

About This Document .................................................................................................................... ii

1 System Overview .......................................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Product Overview ............................................................................................................................................. 1

1.2 Fit/Fat Switchover ............................................................................................................................................ 1

1.3 T ypical Networki ng .......................................................................................................................................... 2

2 Basic Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 3

2.1 Configuring a Computer ................................................................................................................................... 3

2.2 Logging In to the Web Page ............................................................................................................................. 4

2.3 Configuring Wireless Parameters ..................................................................................................................... 4

2.3.1 Configuring Common Wireless Parameters ............................................................................................ 4

2.3.2 Configuring Specific Wi reless Parameters .............................................................................................. 6

3 Service Configuration .................................................................................................................. 8

3.1 Configuring Device- and User-Specific Parameters ......................................................................................... 8

3.1.1 Configuring Device-Specific Parameters ................................................................................................ 8

3.1.2 (Optional) Changing the User Name and Password ................................................................................ 9

3.1.3 Operation Result ................................................................................................................................... 10

3.2 Configuring the IP address ............................................................................................................................. 10

3.3 Configuring the WLAN.................................................................................................................................. 12

3.3.1 (Optional) Configuring the Threshold Parameters ................................................................................ 12

3.3.2 Configuring the Data T ransm ission Rate .............................................................................................. 14

3.3.3 Configuring Access Control Parameters ............................................................................................... 15

3.3.4 Configuring the Encryption Mode ........................................................................................................ 17

3.3.5 Operation Result ................................................................................................................................... 18

3.4 Configuring VLAN IDs.................................................................................................................................. 19

4 Upgrade and Maintenance ........................................................................................................ 21

4.1 Upgrading the Firmware .................................................................................................... ............................ 21

4.2 Restarting the AP ............................................................................................................................................ 23

4.3 Restoring the Factory Default Settings .......................................................................................................... 24

4.4 Maintaining System Logs ............................................................................................................................... 25

4.4.1 Enabling the System Log Function ....................................................................................................... 25

4.4.2 Uploading Logs to an FTP or TFTP Server .......................................................................................... 27

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4.4.3 Downloading Logs to the Local Com puter ........................................................................................... 28

4.5 Configuring the Access Modes ....................................................................................................................... 29

4.6 Verifying Network Connections ..................................................................................................................... 29

5 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................................................... 32

WA603DE & WA653DE Fat AP Configuration Guide 1 System Overview

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1 System Overview

1.1 Product Overview

WA603DE and WA653DE are wireless access devices that comply with the 802.11a/b/g/n protocol. They enable high-speed wireless data communication between a wired local area network (LAN) and terminals that have a wireless network adapter complying with the

802.11a/b/g/n prot oco l. This Service Guide is applied to the following devices:

WA603DE, an indoor wireless access point that supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.

WA653DE, an outdoor wireless access point that supports 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.

As the configuration procedure is the same for WA603DE and WA653DE, this document uses WA653DE as an example. The configuration for WA603DE is slightly different from the configuration for WA653DE. Unless otherwise specified, WA603DE and WA653DE have the same parameter settings in this document.

1.2 Fit/Fat Switchover

The WA603DE/W A653DE works in Auto mode by default. After the AP starts, it enters the Fit or Fat mode based on actual networking. You can also configure the AP to start in Fit or Fat mode.

Configuring the AP to start in Fat mode Log in to the AP using Telnet.

Please login:

password : Å――Enter the user name and password.

huawei: set capwap-ap-mode 1

Configuring the AP to start in Fit mode Log in to the AP using Telnet.

Please login:

password : Å――Enter the user name and password.

huawei: set capwap-ap-mode 2

This document assumes that the AP works in Fat mode.

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1.3 Typical Networking

When functioning as a Fat AP, WA653DE provides 802.11 functions. That is, such an AP can work as an independent network entity to complete user access and authentication, data forwarding, AP management, security protocols, routing, and QoS functions. Figure 1-1 shows the network topology.

Figure 1-1 Network topology for WA653DE

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2 Basic Configuration

2.1 Configuring a Computer

1. Perform the following operation according to the operating system:

In the Windows XP, choose Start > Control Panel > Network Connections.

In the Windows 2000, choose Start > Settings > Network Connections.

2. Right-click Local Connections in the Network Connections window and choose Properties

from the shortcut menu.

Make sure that the properties of local connections, not wireless network connections, are configured.

3. When the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box is displayed, select TCP/IP and

click Properties. The TCP/IP Properties dialog box is displayed. Record the current network configuration so that you can restore the network configuration when necessary.

4. Select the Use the following IP addresses option and set the following parameters:

IP address: 192.168.0.22 (or 192.168.0.x, where, x indicates a value between 2 and 254.)

Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

You do need to configure the gateway and DNS because the AP is directly connected to the computer.

5. Click OK to save the settings and close the TCP/IP Properties dialog box. Click OK to close

the LAN Connection Properties dialog box. The settings take effect immediately.

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2.2 Logging In to the Web Page

WA653DE can be managed by using a web browser.

1. Enter the IP address https://192.168.0.1 in the address box of a browser.

2. Enter the user name and password, and click Login to access the web page.

The default user name is user and password is sp-admin.

Figure 2-1 Login page

To ensure access security, change your user name and password by referring to 3.1.1

Configuring Device-Specific Parameters.

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2.3 Configuring Wireless Parameters

2.3.1 Configuring Common Wireless Parameters

1. Choose Configuration > Radio from the left navigation tree, as shown in Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2 Conf igur ing c omm on par am eters

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2. Configure common parameters according to Table 2-1.

Table 2-1 Description of common parameters

Parameter Description

Radio Network Name of the wireless network. The name cannot exceed 32 characters.

The default name is Radio 2.4G or Radio 5G.

Wireless Mode Wireless mode. A single-frequency AP can only use 2.4 GHz, and

dual-frequency AP can use either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz.

Channel Wireless channel. Select SmartSelect or any channel. Channel Width Channel bandwidth. Select 20 MHz or 40 MHz. Country Code Name of the country where the AP is used. AeroScout RFID

tag detection

Whether to detect the AeroScout RFID tag. To detect the tag, select Enabled. By default, Disabled is selected.

3. (Optional) Click Edit Common Settings in the Advanced Settings area and configure the

parameters as shown in Figure 2-3 according to Table 2-2.

Figure 2-3 Configuring advanced param eters

Table 2-2 Description of advanced parameters

Parameter Description

Transmit Power Transmit power of wireless signals. The options are as follows:

Full: full transmission power

Half: half of the transmission power

Quarter: a quarter of the transmission power

Eighth: eighth of the transmission power

Minimu m : minimu m power

The default value is Full.

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Parameter Description

Protection Mode Whether to control when an 802.11 device can communicate with

other devices. If a protection mode is enabled, the interaction between 802.11b

and 802.11g devices is enhanced while the network performance may be affected. The options are as follows:

Disabled: no protection mode is used.

CTS-only: If this option is selected, all the destination devices are forced to receive data when the AP sends data out.

RTS-CTS: If this option is selected, the data sending and receiving devices are forced to confirm data exchange after a data transmission event is completed and before another transmission event occurs.

Here, CTS is short for Clear To Send and RTS is short for Request To Send.

4. Click Update Settings to save the settings.

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2.3.2 Configuring Specific Wireless Parameters

1. Click a Wireless # tab page, as shown in Figure 2-4.

The symbol # represents 1 to 8 for a single-frequency AP and 1 to 16 for a dual-frequency AP.

Figure 2-4 Confi guring s pecif ic w ireless param eters

2. (Optional) Select Enabled for Wireless Availability and Broadcast SSID.

3. Enter a wireless network name in the SSID field to identify the wireless network. For

example, huawei Wireless AP.

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4. Click Update Settings to save the settings.

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After you perform the following operations, the basic wireless settings are completed for the AP.

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