G-1000
802.11g Wireless Access Point
User’s Guide
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Federal Communications Commission FCC Interference Statement
Certifications
Safety Warnings
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Product model and serial number Warranty Information
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Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it
Date that you received your device
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Table of Contents
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Remote Management Screens
Wireless LAN
Chapter
Chapter
General Setup
Maintenance
Chapter
Chapter
System Password
Appendix B
Figure 6 The MAIN MENU Screen of the Web Configurator
List of Figures
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Figure 37 System Status Show Statistics
Figure 80 Menu 24 System Maintenance
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List of Tables
Table 37 Restore Configuration
Table 80 Subnet
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About This Users Guide
Preface
Related Documentation
Syntax Conventions
User Guide Feedback
Graphics Icons Key
1.2.1 Physical Features
1.2 G-1000 Features
1.2.1.3 Reset Button
Getting to Know Your G-1000
1.2.2.2 Wi-Fi Protected Access
1.2.2 Firmware Features
1.2.2.3 802.11b Wireless LAN Standard
1.2.1.4 G-1000 LED
1.2.2.7 Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection
1.2.2.4 802.11g Wireless LAN Standard
1.2.2.8 Wireless LAN MAC Address Filtering
1.2.2.5 STP Spanning Tree Protocol / RSTP Rapid STP
1.3 Applications for the G-1000
1.2.2.15 Wireless Association List
1.2.2.10 IEEE 802.1x Network Security
1.2.2.11 SNMP
1.3.2 Corporation Network Application
1.3.1 Internet Access Application
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-1000
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2.1 Front Panel of the G-1000
Hardware Installation and Initial Setup
CH A P T E R
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Initial Setup
2.2 Top Panel and Connections of the G-1000
G-1000 User’s Guide Table 3 Front Panel LED Description
COLOR
2.2.3 The RESET Button
2.2.2 Power Port
2.2.1 One 10/100M Ethernet Port
2.5 Configuring Your G-1000
2.4 Additional Installation Requirements
2.3 Hardware Mounting Options
2.2.4 Antennas
3.1 Accessing the G-1000 Web Configurator
Introducing the Web Configurator
CH A P T E R
3.2.1 Procedure To Use The Reset Button
3.2 Resetting the G-1000
3.2.2 Method of Restoring Factory-Defaults
3.3 Navigating the G-1000 Web Configurator
Click LOGOUT at any time to exit the web configurator
4.1 Wizard Setup Overview
Wizard Setup
4.1.1 Channel
4.1.2 ESS ID
4.3 Wizard Setup Wireless LAN
4.2 Wizard Setup General Setup
Figure 7 Wizard 1 General Setup
Table 5 Wizard 1 General Setup
wireless card inserted in the G-1000
Note This field is only available when you have an external
Figure 8 Wizard 2 Wireless LAN Setup
Table 6 Wizard 2 Wireless LAN Setup
4.4.1 IP Address Assignment
4.4 Wizard Setup IP Address
4.4.2 IP Address and Subnet Mask
the new IP address if you want to access the web configurator
by the DHCP server to access the G-1000 again
Note You must know the IP address assigned to the G-1000
Note If you changed the G-1000s IP address, you must use
Click Finish to proceed to complete the Wizard setup
4.5 Basic Setup Complete
Back Finish
Click Back to return to the previous screen
System Screens
5.2 Configuring General Setup
5.1 System Overview
Figure 11 System General Setup
Figure 12 Password
5.3 Configuring Password
Table 10 Password
Figure 13 Time Setting
5.4 Configuring Time Setting
Table 11 Time Setting
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Table 11 Time Setting
Chapter 5 System Screens
LABEL
6.2 Wireless Security Overview
Wireless LAN
6.2.2 Authentication
6.1 Introduction
6.2.5 Configuring Wireless LAN on the G-1000
6.2.3 Restricted Access
6.2.4 Hide G-1000 Identity
6.3.1 WEP Encryption
6.3 Configuring the Wireless Screen
to the wireless LAN and you change the G-1000’s ESSID or WEP
Note If you are configuring the G-1000 from a computer connected
settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press
Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
Table 13 Wireless
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6.4 Configuring Roaming
6.4.1 Requirements for Roaming
Note All APs on the same subnet and the wireless stations must
6.5 MAC Filter
have the same ESSID to allow roaming
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Figure 17 MAC Address Filter
Table 15 MAC Address Filter
6.6.1 WPA2-PSK Application Example
6.6 Introduction to WPA
6.6.2 WPA2 with RADIUS Application Example
6.6.3 Wireless Client WPA Supplicants
6.7 Configuring IEEE 802.1x and WPA
6.7.1 Authentication Required
server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has
Note If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS
Figure 21 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for 802.1x Protocol
Table 17 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for 802.1x Protocol
Table 17 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for 802.1x Protocol
6.7.2 Authentication Required WPA
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
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6.7.3 Authentication Required WPA-PSK
Figure 23 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for WPA-PSK Protocol
6.7.4 Authentication Required WPA2
Table 19 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for WPA-PSK Protocol
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
6.7.5 Authentication Required WPA2-PSK
6.8 Configuring RADIUS
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Figure 26 RADIUS Screen
Table 22 RADIUS Screen
7.1 TCP/IP Parameters
IP Screen
7.1.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask
7.1.2 WAN IP Address Assignment
by the DHCP server to access the G-1000 again
7.2 Configuring IP
new IP address if you want to access the web configurator
Figure 27 IP Setup
8.1 Remote Management Overview
Remote Management Screens
8.1.1 Remote Management Limitations
CH A P T E R
8.1.3 System Timeout
8.2 Configuring WWW
8.1.2 Remote Management and NAT
8.4 Configuring TELNET
8.3 Configuring Telnet
8.5 Configuring FTP
Note SNMP is only available if TCP/IP is configured
8.6 SNMP
Get - Allows the manager to retrieve an object variable from the agent
8.6.2 SNMP Traps
8.6.1 Supported MIBs
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Table 28 SNMP Traps
8.6.3 SNMP Interface Index
8.6.4 Configuring SNMP
SNMP Configuration
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Table 30 Remote Management SNMP
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Chapter 8 Remote Management Screens
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Chapter 8 Remote Management Screens
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Log Screens
9.1 Configuring View Log
CH A P T E R
Figure 34 View Log
9.2 Configuring Log Settings
Table 31 View Log
Table 32 Log Settings
Figure 35 Log Settings
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Chapter 9 Log Screens
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Table 32 Log Settings
Chapter 9 Log Screens
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10.1 Maintenance Overview
Maintenance
10.2 System Status Screen
CH A P T E R
10.2.1 System Statistics
10.3 Association List
Chapter 10 Maintenance
10.4 F/W Upload Screen
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Figure 38 Association List
Figure 39 Firmware Upload
Note Do not turn off the G-1000 while firmware upload is in progress
Figure 40 Firmware Upload In Process
Figure 42 Firmware Upload Error
10.5 Configuration Screen
Figure 41 Network Temporarily Disconnected
10.5.2 Restore Configuration
10.5.1 Backup Configuration
Figure 43 Configuration
Figure 45 Network Temporarily Disconnected
Figure 44 Configuration Upload Successful
10.6 Restart Screen
10.5.3 Back to Factory Defaults
11.2 Changing the System Password
11.1 Connect to your G-1000 Using Telnet
Introducing the SMT
CH A P T E R
Figure 50 Menu 23.1 System Security Change Password
11.3 G-1000 SMT Menus Overview
Table 39 Main Menu Commands
11.4 Navigating the SMT Interface
G-1000 User’s Guide Table 38 SMT Menus Overview continued
Chapter 11 Introducing the SMT
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Table 39 Main Menu Commands
Figure 51 G-1000 SMT Main Menu
Table 40 Main Menu Summary
CH A P T E R
General Setup
Chapter 12 General Setup
Table 41 Menu 1 General Setup
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13.1 LAN Setup
LAN Setup
13.2 TCP/IP Ethernet Setup
CH A P T E R
Figure 54 Menu 3.2 TCP/IP Setup
13.3 Wireless LAN Setup
Table 43 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 55 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
FIELD
Table 43 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
13.3.1 Configuring MAC Address Filter
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
Configuration
Figure 56 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
2 Enter 5 to display Menu 3.5 - Wireless LAN Setup
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
ENTER. Menu 3.5.1 - WLAN MAC Address Filter displays as shown next
2 Enter 5 to display Menu 3.5 - Wireless LAN Setup
13.3.2 Configuring Roaming
Figure 58 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
Table 45 Menu 3.5.4 Bridge Link Configuration
Figure 59 WLAN Roaming Configuration
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
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Chapter 13 LAN Setup
CH A P T E R
Dial-in User Setup
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Chapter 14 Dial-in User Setup
Figure 61 Menu 14.1- Edit Dial-in User
Table 46 Menu 14.1- Edit Dial-in User
Figure 62 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration
SNMP Configuration
Table 47 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration
Chapter 15 SNMP Configuration
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Chapter 15 SNMP Configuration
16.2 Configuring External RADIUS Server
16.1 System Password
System Security
CH A P T E R
Table 48 Menu 23.2 System Security RADIUS Server
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 65 Menu 23.2 System Security RADIUS Server
Chapter 16 System Security
FIELD
2 Enter 4 to display Menu 23.4 - System Security - IEEE802.1x
16.3
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 67 Menu 23.4 System Security IEEE802.1x
Required or No Access Allowed
Table 49 Menu 23.4 System Security IEEE802.1x
Chapter 16 System Security
When you configure Key Management Protocol to WPA, the Authentication
configure Data Privacy for Broadcast/Multicast packets field
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Table 49 Menu 23.4 System Security IEEE802.1x
Chapter 16 System Security
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17.1 System Status
System Information and Diagnosis
CH A P T E R
1 Enter 24 to display Menu 24 - System Maintenance
17.2 System Information
Figure 69 Menu 24.1 System Maintenance Status
Table 50 Menu 24.1 System Maintenance Status
Table 51 Menu 24.2.1 System Maintenance Information
17.2.1 System Information
Menu 1 - General Setup
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17.2.2 Console Port Speed
17.3 Diagnostic
Follow the procedure next to get to display this menu
Chapter 17 System Information and Diagnosis
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18.1 Filename Conventions
Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance
CH A P T E R
18.2.1 Backup Configuration Using FTP
18.2 Backup Configuration
18.2.2 Using the FTP command from the DOS Prompt
Figure 75 FTP Session Example
18.2.3 Backup Configuration Using TFTP
18.2.5 Backup Via Console Port
18.2.4 Example TFTP Command
1 Display menu 24.5 and enter “y” at the following screen
19.1 Command Interpreter Mode
System Maintenance and Information
CH A P T E R
Figure 80 Menu 24 System Maintenance
19.2 Time and Date Setting
Figure 81 Valid CI Commands
Table 56 System Maintenance Time and Date Setting
Figure 82 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance Time and Date Setting
Chapter 19 System Maintenance and Information
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19.3.4 Remote Management Setup
19.3 Remote Management Setup
19.3.1 Telnet
19.3.2 FTP
Chapter 19 System Maintenance and Information
19.3.5 Remote Management Limitations
LAN only , WAN only , All or Disable . The default is LAN only
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19.4 Remote Management and NAT
19.5 System Timeout
Problems Starting Up the G-1000
Troubleshooting
Problems with the Ethernet Interface
Appendix A
Problems with Telnet
Problems with the Password
Problems with the WLAN Interface
Table 61 Troubleshooting the Password
Appendix B
Specifications
Hardware
Firmware
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Specifications
Appendix C
Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection
Example
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Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection
Windows 95/98/Me
Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
Installing Components
Configuring
Windows 2000/NT/XP
Verifying Settings
3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties
Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
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Figure 88 Windows XP Start Menu
Page
In the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add
Verifying Settings
Macintosh OS 8/9
1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt
8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window
2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list
Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
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Figure 94 Macintosh OS 8/9 Apple Menu
Verifying Settings
Macintosh OS
5 Close the TCP/IP Control Panel
Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show list
Verifying Settings
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Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
Appendix E
Case A The G-1000 is using the same LAN and WAN IP addresses
IP Address Assignment Conflicts
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 99 IP Address Conflicts Case B
Case D Two or more subscribers have the same IP address
Figure 100 IP Address Conflicts Case C
IP Address Assignment Conflicts
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In this case, the subscribers are not able to access the Internet
Figure 101 IP Address Conflicts Case D
IP Address Assignment Conflicts
IP Address Assignment Conflicts
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Wireless LAN Topologies
Wireless LANs
Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration
Appendix F
Page
RTS/CTS
Channel
Wireless LANs
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Figure 105 RTS/CTS
Fragmentation Threshold
Preamble Type
IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN
RADIUS
IEEE
Types of RADIUS Messages
EAP-MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm
Types of Authentication
EAP-TLS Transport Layer Security
EAP-TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Service
PEAP Protected EAP
LEAP
Encryption
WPA2
Security Parameters Summary
User Authentication
Wireless LANs
Table 69 Wireless Security Relational Matrix continued
AUTHENTICATION
ENABLE IEEE
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Wireless LANs
IP Subnetting
Appendix G
IP Addressing
IP Classes
Subnetting
Subnet Masks
SUBNET MASK IP ADDRESS
Example Two Subnets
SUBNET MASK “1” BITS
LAST OCTET BIT VALUE
Table 76 Subnet
Table 75 Subnet
Table 77 Subnet
Example Four Subnets
Table 78 Subnet
Table 79 Subnet
Example Eight Subnets
Subnetting With Class A and Class B Networks
IP Subnetting
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Command Syntax
Command Interpreter
Command Usage
Appendix H
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Command Interpreter
Log Descriptions
Appendix
Table 84 System Maintenance Logs
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Configuring What You Want the G-1000 to Log
Log Commands
G-1000 User’s Guide Table 85 ICMP Notes continued
Table 86 Sys log
Displaying Logs
Log Command Example
Table 87 Log Categories and Available Settings
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Log Descriptions
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Appendix J
Antenna Characteristics
Antenna Selection and Positioning Recommendation
Types of Antennas For WLAN
Positioning Antennas
Connector Type
Appendix K
Power Adaptor Specifications
Power Adaptor Specifications
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Power Adaptor Specifications
Index
Numerics
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