G-1000
802.11g Wireless Access Point
User’s Guide
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Federal Communications Commission FCC Interference Statement
Information for Canadian Users
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Table of Contents
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Chapter
Wireless LAN
Remote Management Screens
Chapter
Chapter
Maintenance
General Setup
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
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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
1.2.1.3 Reset Button
1.2 G-1000 Features
1.2.1 Physical Features
Getting to Know Your G-1000
1.2.2.3 802.11b Wireless LAN Standard
1.2.2 Firmware Features
1.2.2.2 Wi-Fi Protected Access
1.2.1.4 G-1000 LED
1.2.2.8 Wireless LAN MAC Address Filtering
1.2.2.4 802.11g Wireless LAN Standard
1.2.2.7 Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection
1.2.2.5 STP Spanning Tree Protocol / RSTP Rapid STP
1.2.2.10 IEEE 802.1x Network Security
1.2.2.15 Wireless Association List
1.3 Applications for the G-1000
1.2.2.11 SNMP
1.3.1 Internet Access Application
1.3.2 Corporation Network Application
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Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-1000
2.1 Front Panel of the G-1000
Hardware Installation and Initial Setup
CH A P T E R
G-1000 User’s Guide Table 3 Front Panel LED Description
2.2 Top Panel and Connections of the G-1000
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation and Initial Setup
COLOR
2.2.3 The RESET Button
2.2.2 Power Port
2.2.1 One 10/100M Ethernet Port
2.3 Hardware Mounting Options
2.4 Additional Installation Requirements
2.5 Configuring Your G-1000
2.2.4 Antennas
3.1 Accessing the G-1000 Web Configurator
Introducing the Web Configurator
CH A P T E R
3.2 Resetting the G-1000
3.2.1 Procedure To Use The Reset Button
3.3 Navigating the G-1000 Web Configurator
3.2.2 Method of Restoring Factory-Defaults
Click LOGOUT at any time to exit the web configurator
4.1.1 Channel
Wizard Setup
4.1 Wizard Setup Overview
4.1.2 ESS ID
Figure 7 Wizard 1 General Setup
4.2 Wizard Setup General Setup
4.3 Wizard Setup Wireless LAN
Table 5 Wizard 1 General Setup
Figure 8 Wizard 2 Wireless LAN Setup
Note This field is only available when you have an external
wireless card inserted in the G-1000
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
Note You must know the IP address assigned to the G-1000
by the DHCP server to access the G-1000 again
the new IP address if you want to access the web configurator
Note If you changed the G-1000s IP address, you must use
Back Finish
4.5 Basic Setup Complete
Click Finish to proceed to complete the Wizard setup
Click Back to return to the previous screen
5.1 System Overview
5.2 Configuring General Setup
System Screens
Figure 11 System General Setup
Figure 12 Password
5.3 Configuring Password
Table 10 Password
Table 11 Time Setting
5.4 Configuring Time Setting
Figure 13 Time Setting
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Chapter 5 System Screens
Table 11 Time Setting
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6.2.2 Authentication
Wireless LAN
6.2 Wireless Security Overview
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 Configuring the Wireless Screen
6.3.1 WEP Encryption
settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press
Note If you are configuring the G-1000 from a computer connected
to the wireless LAN and you change the G-1000’s ESSID or WEP
Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your
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Table 13 Wireless
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
LABEL
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
Figure 17 MAC Address Filter
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
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Table 15 MAC Address Filter
6.6 Introduction to WPA
6.6.1 WPA2-PSK Application Example
6.6.2 WPA2 with RADIUS Application Example
6.7 Configuring IEEE 802.1x and WPA
6.6.3 Wireless Client WPA Supplicants
6.7.1 Authentication Required
Figure 21 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for 802.1x Protocol
Note If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS
server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has
Table 17 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for 802.1x Protocol
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
6.7.2 Authentication Required WPA
Table 17 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for 802.1x Protocol
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6.7.3 Authentication Required WPA-PSK
Table 19 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for WPA-PSK Protocol
6.7.4 Authentication Required WPA2
Figure 23 Wireless LAN 802.1x/WPA for WPA-PSK Protocol
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
6.7.5 Authentication Required WPA2-PSK
6.8 Configuring RADIUS
Figure 26 RADIUS Screen
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
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Table 22 RADIUS Screen
7.1.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask
IP Screen
7.1 TCP/IP Parameters
7.1.2 WAN IP Address Assignment
new IP address if you want to access the web configurator
7.2 Configuring IP
by the DHCP server to access the G-1000 again
Figure 27 IP Setup
8.1.1 Remote Management Limitations
Remote Management Screens
8.1 Remote Management Overview
CH A P T E R
8.1.3 System Timeout
8.2 Configuring WWW
8.1.2 Remote Management and NAT
8.3 Configuring Telnet
8.4 Configuring TELNET
8.5 Configuring FTP
8.6 SNMP
Note SNMP is only available if TCP/IP is configured
Get - Allows the manager to retrieve an object variable from the agent
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8.6.1 Supported MIBs
8.6.2 SNMP Traps
Table 28 SNMP Traps
SNMP Configuration
8.6.4 Configuring SNMP
8.6.3 SNMP Interface Index
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Chapter 8 Remote Management Screens
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Table 30 Remote Management SNMP
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Chapter 8 Remote Management Screens
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
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Figure 35 Log Settings
Table 32 Log Settings
Chapter 9 Log Screens
Chapter 9 Log Screens
Table 32 Log Settings
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10.2 System Status Screen
Maintenance
10.1 Maintenance Overview
CH A P T E R
10.3 Association List
10.2.1 System Statistics
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10.4 F/W Upload Screen
Chapter 10 Maintenance
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 44 Configuration Upload Successful
Figure 45 Network Temporarily Disconnected
10.5.3 Back to Factory Defaults
10.6 Restart Screen
Introducing the SMT
11.1 Connect to your G-1000 Using Telnet
11.2 Changing the System Password
CH A P T E R
11.3 G-1000 SMT Menus Overview
Figure 50 Menu 23.1 System Security Change Password
G-1000 User’s Guide Table 38 SMT Menus Overview continued
11.4 Navigating the SMT Interface
Table 39 Main Menu Commands
Chapter 11 Introducing the SMT
Figure 51 G-1000 SMT Main Menu
Table 39 Main Menu Commands
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Table 40 Main Menu Summary
General Setup
CH A P T E R
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Table 41 Menu 1 General Setup
Chapter 12 General Setup
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13.2 TCP/IP Ethernet Setup
LAN Setup
13.1 LAN Setup
CH A P T E R
13.3 Wireless LAN Setup
Figure 54 Menu 3.2 TCP/IP Setup
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 55 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
Table 43 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
FIELD
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
13.3.1 Configuring MAC Address Filter
Table 43 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
Configuration
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
2 Enter 5 to display Menu 3.5 - Wireless LAN Setup
Figure 56 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
ENTER. Menu 3.5.1 - WLAN MAC Address Filter displays as shown next
Figure 58 Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
13.3.2 Configuring Roaming
2 Enter 5 to display Menu 3.5 - Wireless LAN Setup
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
Chapter 13 LAN Setup
Figure 59 WLAN Roaming Configuration
Table 45 Menu 3.5.4 Bridge Link Configuration
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Chapter 13 LAN Setup
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Dial-in User Setup
CH A P T E R
Figure 61 Menu 14.1- Edit Dial-in User
Chapter 14 Dial-in User Setup
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Table 46 Menu 14.1- Edit Dial-in User
Table 47 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration
SNMP Configuration
Figure 62 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration
Chapter 15 SNMP Configuration
Chapter 15 SNMP Configuration
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System Security
16.1 System Password
16.2 Configuring External RADIUS Server
CH A P T E R
Chapter 16 System Security
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 65 Menu 23.2 System Security RADIUS Server
Table 48 Menu 23.2 System Security RADIUS Server
FIELD
16.3
2 Enter 4 to display Menu 23.4 - System Security - IEEE802.1x
Table 49 Menu 23.4 System Security IEEE802.1x
Required or No Access Allowed
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 67 Menu 23.4 System Security IEEE802.1x
Chapter 16 System Security
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configure Data Privacy for Broadcast/Multicast packets field
When you configure Key Management Protocol to WPA, the Authentication
Table 49 Menu 23.4 System Security IEEE802.1x
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Chapter 16 System Security
17.1 System Status
System Information and Diagnosis
CH A P T E R
Figure 69 Menu 24.1 System Maintenance Status
17.2 System Information
1 Enter 24 to display Menu 24 - System Maintenance
Table 50 Menu 24.1 System Maintenance Status
Menu 1 - General Setup
17.2.1 System Information
Table 51 Menu 24.2.1 System Maintenance Information
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17.3 Diagnostic
17.2.2 Console Port Speed
Follow the procedure next to get to display this menu
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Chapter 17 System Information and Diagnosis
18.1 Filename Conventions
Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance
CH A P T E R
18.2 Backup Configuration
18.2.1 Backup Configuration Using FTP
18.2.2 Using the FTP command from the DOS Prompt
18.2.3 Backup Configuration Using TFTP
Figure 75 FTP Session Example
18.2.4 Example TFTP Command
18.2.5 Backup Via Console Port
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
Chapter 19 System Maintenance and Information
Figure 82 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance Time and Date Setting
Table 56 System Maintenance Time and Date Setting
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19.3.1 Telnet
19.3 Remote Management Setup
19.3.4 Remote Management Setup
19.3.2 FTP
LAN only , WAN only , All or Disable . The default is LAN only
19.3.5 Remote Management Limitations
Chapter 19 System Maintenance and Information
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19.5 System Timeout
19.4 Remote Management and NAT
Problems with the Ethernet Interface
Troubleshooting
Problems Starting Up the G-1000
Appendix A
Problems with the WLAN Interface
Problems with the Password
Problems with Telnet
Table 61 Troubleshooting the Password
Hardware
Specifications
Appendix B
Firmware
Specifications
G-1000 User’s Guide Table 65 Firmware continued
Appendix C
Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection
Example
Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection
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Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
Windows 95/98/Me
Installing Components
Configuring
Verifying Settings
Windows 2000/NT/XP
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Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties
Figure 88 Windows XP Start Menu
Page
In the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add
1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then Command Prompt
Macintosh OS 8/9
Verifying Settings
8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window
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Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list
Figure 94 Macintosh OS 8/9 Apple Menu
5 Close the TCP/IP Control Panel
Macintosh OS
Verifying Settings
Select Built-in Ethernet from the Show list
Verifying Settings
Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
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Case A The G-1000 is using the same LAN and WAN IP addresses
IP Address Assignment Conflicts
Figure 100 IP Address Conflicts Case C
Case D Two or more subscribers have the same IP address
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 99 IP Address Conflicts Case B
IP Address Assignment Conflicts
Figure 101 IP Address Conflicts Case D
In this case, the subscribers are not able to access the Internet
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IP Address Assignment Conflicts
Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration
Wireless LANs
Wireless LAN Topologies
Appendix F
Page
Wireless LANs
Channel
RTS/CTS
G-1000 User’s Guide Figure 104 Infrastructure WLAN
Fragmentation Threshold
Figure 105 RTS/CTS
IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN
Preamble Type
RADIUS
IEEE
Types of RADIUS Messages
Types of Authentication
EAP-MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm
PEAP Protected EAP
EAP-TTLS Tunneled Transport Layer Service
EAP-TLS Transport Layer Security
LEAP
WPA2
Encryption
User Authentication
Security Parameters Summary
AUTHENTICATION
Table 69 Wireless Security Relational Matrix continued
Wireless LANs
ENABLE IEEE
Wireless LANs
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IP Addressing
Appendix G
IP Subnetting
IP Classes
Subnet Masks
Subnetting
SUBNET MASK “1” BITS
Example Two Subnets
SUBNET MASK IP ADDRESS
LAST OCTET BIT VALUE
Table 75 Subnet
Table 76 Subnet
Table 78 Subnet
Example Four Subnets
Table 77 Subnet
Table 79 Subnet
Example Eight Subnets
Subnetting With Class A and Class B Networks
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IP Subnetting
Command Usage
Command Interpreter
Command Syntax
Appendix H
Command Interpreter
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Table 84 System Maintenance Logs
Appendix
Log Descriptions
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G-1000 User’s Guide Table 85 ICMP Notes continued
Log Commands
Configuring What You Want the G-1000 to Log
Table 86 Sys log
Table 87 Log Categories and Available Settings
Log Command Example
Displaying Logs
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Log Descriptions
Antenna Selection and Positioning Recommendation
Antenna Characteristics
Appendix J
Types of Antennas For WLAN
Connector Type
Positioning Antennas
Power Adaptor Specifications
Power Adaptor Specifications
Appendix K
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Power Adaptor Specifications
G-1000 User’s Guide Table 93 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND PLUG STANDARDS
Index
Numerics
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