Fortress Technologies BreadCrumb Wireless Network Setting the Access ID, Set Access ID Window

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Chapter 5. Using BCAdmin™

Setting the Access ID

The Access ID is a shared credential used by the AirFortress client to negotiate encryption keys. All devices that are to communicate with one another must share a common Access ID.

To set the Access ID on a BreadCrumb device, the BCAdmin workstation must be connected to the BreadCrumb device via the BreadCrumb device’s ethernet port. This is in order to prevent the transmission of the Access ID over an unsecured wireless connection that the Access ID will help to protect.

Important: In order to communicate to a BreadCrumb device via the BreadCrumb device’s ethernet port, the BreadCrumb device’s ethernet interface must be placed into Bridge Mode in the BreadCrumb device’s Reachback settings. If a BreadCrumb device does not have an ethernet port, you cannot set its Access ID.

If your BCAdmin workstation is connected to a BreadCrumb device via ethernet, be sure that the BCAdmin workstation’s radio is disabled in order to guarantee that the ethernet connection is in fact being used.

To set the Access ID on a BreadCrumb device, open the General tab of its Properties window and click the button "Change Access ID". You will be presented with a window resembling the following:

Figure 5-14. Set Access ID Window

If the button is disabled, check to ensure that you have registered the AirFortress client and that you are communicating with the BreadCrumb via its ethernet interface.

You must know the current Access ID in order to set a new one. The default Access ID on a BreadCrumb device is "0000000000000000" (16 zeros).

You must supply the new Access ID twice in order to prevent the inadvertent setting of an unknown Access ID.

Important: The Access ID change in a BreadCrumb device has an immediate effect. If you change the Access ID on a BreadCrumb device that has AirFortress encryption already running, you will have to change your BCAdmin workstation’s Access ID to match it in order to communicate with the BreadCrumb device again.

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Contents Rajant Corporation For the BreadCrumb Wireless Network ReleasePage Table of Contents Using BCAdmin TroubleshootingConﬁguration Examples List of Figures List of TablesPreface Purpose and ScopeUser Information Introduction What is a BreadCrumb?Mesh a Deﬁnition Mobility through MeshingBreadCrumb Devices Mesh by Channel and Essid ExampleMeshing Example 1 Full Connectivity Issues Resolved New Features Performance / Process ImprovementsKnown Issues Upgrading to VersionInstalling / Upgrading BCAdmin Upgrading BreadCrumb FirmwareUpgrading to Version Version 3 Power Input Flash Update Procedure for Version 2 and Version 3 SystemsUpgrading to Version XLV XLE ModelsBreadCrumb ME ModelsAvailable BreadCrumb Models BreadCrumb WE External ConnectorsBreadCrumb SE BreadCrumb WE External ConnectorsBreadCrumb XL BreadCrumb SE External ConnectorsBreadCrumb XLV BreadCrumb XL External ConnectorBreadCrumb XLE BreadCrumb XLV External ConnectorsBreadCrumb XLE External Connectors front Addressing Deployment ConsiderationsChannel Assignments BreadCrumb Device AddressesPhysical Placement and Other Considerations Line Of SightDeployment Considerations Device power To Device power Distance Best-Case Distances by Radio PowerDistance Weather InterferenceAltitude Screen Layout Using BCAdminTopology Area Using BCAdminBreadCrumb Device Name Anatomy of the BreadCrumb BoxAnatomy of the Client Box Time Since Last UpdateNumber of Peers Number of Clients802.11b Channel Line Color Anatomy of a Connection LineBCAdmin Line Styles Legend Redundant Connection Example Info AreaLink Detail Tabs Conﬁguring Individual BreadCrumbsName General SettingsType LocationBattery Warning minutes Using BCAdmin ColorManual GPS Settings Latitude and Longitude AirFortress Encryption AES-256 and Set Access IDAccess Point Radio SettingsChannel MeshReachback Interface Reachback SettingsNone EthernetRadio 2 ad hoc Using BCAdmin RadioMode AutomaticDisabled Using BCAdmin Gateway IngressAlternate Gateway WEP Key11. BreadCrumb Properties Forwarding Tab Forwarding SettingsExample Port Forwarding Conﬁguration for a Web Server SecurityAccess Control Lists ACLs WEPKey Allow by default deny only forbidden devices Deny by default allow only permitted devicesRegistering AirFortress AES-256 Encryption with AirFortress14. Set Access ID Window Setting the Access IDZeroizing the Access ID Encrypting Wired TrafﬁcHarris SecNET11 Enabling/Disabling AirFortress EncryptionBCAdmin Preferences SecNet11 Key FillingBreadCrumb inactivity threshold seconds Mapping with Fugawi Tracker Conﬁguration Examples Connecting Remote Wired LANsUnencrypted Point-to-Multipoint Encrypted Point-to-PointConﬁguration Examples Convoy with UAV-Based Camera for Forward ObservationEncrypting a Video Feed Conﬁguration Examples BreadCrumb Wireless Network TroubleshootingIndividual BreadCrumbs Sporadic Network ConnectivityBreadCrumb Device Cannot Connect to Bcwn Sporadic Network Connectivity IssuesRestoring Default Settings Factory Reset BCAdminTroubleshooting BreadCrumb-BCWN Connectivity IssuesFactory Reset Button Joint Exercise Network Case Study Military Exercise in ThailandCase Study Military Exercise in Thailand BCAdmin screen during exercise showing BreadCrumb networkBalloon with Camera and BreadCrumb Glossary BCAdmin802.11b BreadCrumb / BreadCrumb DeviceMAC Address PeerPending peer Reachback Appendix A. Status Indicator LED Color Blinking/Solid StatusTable A-1. LED Status Indications Appendix B. Radio Frequencies 802.11b Channel Frequency GHzTable B-1 .11b Channel Frequency Table Appendix C. Customer Service