Introduction, System Requirements | SmartBridges sB3210 manual

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1. Introduction

This User Guide provides information on how to set-up the features and deploy the airPoint unit. A web-based management tool is provided to assist the user in configuring the airPoint unit for different purposes.

1.1. airPoint™ Nexus Configuration Features

The airPoint web-based management tool provides the user with the following features:

1.System Parameters

2.Device Mode Operation

3.Ethernet and wireless IPs

4.Radio (SSID, domain, channel, security etc) parameters

5.Network bridge (STP, etc) parameters

6.Bandwidth management

7.Antenna alignment

8.Security

9.Traffic Statistics

10.Site Survey

11.Profile management

12.User management

13.Link Test

14.Link Budget Planning Calculator

15.Firmware Upgrade

1.2. System Requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements for the airPoint™ Nexus web-based configuration management tool:

1.Operating System: either Windows 98/2000/XP/NT or Linux

2.Connection to the internet for downloading the latest firmware and Sun Java

3.Web browser: either Internet Explorer 5.0 and higher, Netscape 7.2 and higher, Mozilla 1.7 and higher or Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and higher

4.SUN JRE: v1.5 and above. You may download it from http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/download.jsp

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Contents

Version AirPoint Nexus SB3210 Table of Contents Related Publications About This DocumentOverview of User Guide Technical Support Center System Requirements AirPoint Nexus Configuration FeaturesIntroduction Pre-Installation Checklist for airPoint Checklists Signature of Engineer Name Date Parameters Units Site a Site BEconomical One radio model sB3210 Rssi Post-Installation Checklist for airPoint Checklist Parameters Units Site a Site B User Login and License Agreement AirPoint Configuration License Agreement Description of Parameters Descriptions Web GUI Administrator Password Change Navigation Menu Bar Using the Configuration Pages Description of Menus Menu Item Menu Sub-items Editable Boxes for Parameter Editing None Menu Item Menu Sub-items DescriptionWEP Only Internal ACL Tools Help Wireless Configuration AirPoint Bridge Configuration ParametersEthernet Configurations Wireless Settings Items Descriptions AirPoint Bridge Wireless Settings Radio Protocol Parameters Radio ProtocolItems Descriptions AirPoint Bridge Performance Settings Default STP Values Setting Default Value Range Purpose Bridge ConfigurationConfiguring Spanning Tree Protocol STP Setting Default Value Range Purpose T e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m 11 Bridge Configuration WDS Table WEP only Wireless Equivalent PrivacySecurity T e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m Internal ACL with WEP disabled External ACL Radius & Internal ACL WPA-Radius External ACLRadius & Internal ACL WPA radius Traffic Statistics Traffic Statistics Tools System Configuration Snmp Security System Configuration Descriptions Snmp Security Configuration Reset Options Delayed Reset NTP Time Server Setup Profile Manager NTP Time Settings Profile Manager Menu Items Save Profile Profile Calendar Load Operating Profile Ping Test Result Link Test Throughput Test Result Link Budget Planning 10 Link Budget Planning Calculator Link Budget AirPoint Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware Upgrade Successful upgrade pop-up window Appendix a Configuration of the Radius Server Produce Certificates T e l l i g e n t R e l e s s A t f o r m Configure Server for TLS Install Windows XP Certificates and Setup Client for TLS Test TLS Change Windows XP for Peap Abbreviations Acronyms Appendix B Useful terms and definitions WPA Snmp Appendix C Snmp Trap Appendix D License