ZyXEL Communications NWA-1100 manual

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NWA-1100

802.11b/g Wireless Access Point

User’s Guide

Version 1.00

7/2008

Edition 1

Contents

Main Page About This User's Guide Document Conventions 1 " Page Safety Warnings 1 Page Page Contents Overview Page Table of Contents Part II: The Web Configurator............................................................... 51 Page Page Part III: Appendices and Index............................................................ 133 Page List of Figures Page Page Page List of Tables Page Page Page CHAPTER 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device 1.1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device 1.2 Applications for the ZyXEL Device 1.2.1 Access Point 1.2.2 Wireless Client 1.2.3 Bridge Page 1.2.4 AP + Bridge 1.3 Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device 1.4 Configuring Your ZyXEL Devices Security Features 1.4.1 Control Access to Your Device 1.4.2 Wireless Security 1.5 Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device 1.6 Hardware Connections See your Quick Start Guide for information on making hardware connections. 1.7 LEDs Page Page CHAPTER 2 Introducing the Web Configurator 2.1 Accessing the Web Configurator " 2.2 Resetting the ZyXEL Device 2.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults 2.3 Navigating the Web Configurator Page Page CHAPTER 3 Status Screens 3.1 The Status Screen Chapter 3 Status Screens Table 2 The Status Screen Chapter 3 Status Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 41 3.1.1 System Statistics Screen Figure 12 System Status: Show Statistics Table 2 The Status Screen Table 3 System Status: Show Statistics Page CHAPTER 4 Tutorial 4.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN 4.1.1 Choosing the Wireless Mode 4.1.2 Wireless LAN Configuration Overview 4.2 ZyXEL Device Setup in Wireless Client Mode 4.2.1 Scenario 4.2.2 Configuring the ZyXEL Device in Access Point Mode 4.2.3 Configuring the ZyXEL Device in Wireless Client Mode Page Page 4.2.4 Testing the Connection and Troubleshooting Page PART II Page CHAPTER 5 System Screens 5.1 Overview 5.2 What You Can Do in the System Screens 5.3 What You Need To Know About the System Screens " 5.4 General Screen 5.4.1 Password Screen 5.5 Time Screen Chapter 5 System Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 57 Figure 25 System: Time Table 7 System: Time Chapter 5 System Screens 5.6 Technical Reference This section provides some technical information about the topics covered in this chapter. 5.6.1 Pre-defined NTP Time Servers List Table 7 System: Time Table 8 Default Time Servers Page Page CHAPTER 6 Wireless Settings Screen 6.3 What You Need To Know About Wireless Settings Screen Page The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen. Table 9 Wireless: Access Point Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 65 6.4.2 Wireless Client Mode Table 9 Wireless: Access Point Page Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 67 Table 10 Wireless: Wireless Client 6.4.3 Bridge Mode Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 69 Table 11 Wireless: Bridge 6.4.4 AP + Bridge Mode 6.5 Technical Reference 6.5.1 WMM QoS 6.5.2 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Page Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 73 6.5.3 Additional Wireless Terms Table 14 Additional Wireless Terms Page CHAPTER 7 Wireless Security Screen 7.3 What You Need To Know About Wireless Security " 7.4 The Security Screen " 7.4.1 Security: WEP 7.4.2 Security: 802.1x Only Page Chapter 7 Wireless Security Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 81 Figure 35 Security: 802.1x Only for Wireless Client 7.4.3 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit Table 18 Security: 802.1x Only for Wireless Client Figure 36 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit (AP mode) Table 19 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit 7.4.4 Security: WPA Figure 38 Security: WPA for Wireless Client Table 20 Security: WPA for Access Point Table 21 Security: WPA for Wireless Client 7.4.5 Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX Page 7.4.6 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX 7.5 Technical Reference Page CHAPTER 8 RADIUS Screen 8.1 Overview 8.2 What You Can Do in the RADIUS Screen 8.3 What You Need to Know About RADIUS 8.4 The RADIUS Screen Chapter 8 RADIUS Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 91 Table 25 Wireless > RADIUS Page CHAPTER 9 MAC Filter Screen Chapter 9 MAC Filter Screen 9.4 MAC Filter Screen Figure 45 Wireless > MAC Filter Table 26 Wireless > MAC Filter Page Page CHAPTER 10 IP Screen 10.4 IP Screen 10.5 Technical Reference 10.5.1 WAN IP Address Assignment " Page CHAPTER 11 Remote Management 11.1 Overview 11.2 What You Can Do in the Remote Management Screens " 11.3 What You Need To Know About Remote Management Page 11.4 The Telnet Screen 11.5 The FTP Screen 11.6 The WWW Screen Figure 52 Remote Management: WWW 11.7 The SNMP Screen Table 31 Remote Management: WWW Chapter 11 Remote Management ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 107 Figure 53 Remote Management: SNMP Table 32 Remote Management: SNMP 11.8 Technical Reference 11.8.1 MIB 11.8.2 Supported MIBs 11.8.3 SNMP Traps Chapter 11 Remote Management ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 109 Table 34 SNMP Interface Index to Physical and Virtual Port Mapping Table 33 SNMP Traps Page CHAPTER 12 Certificate Screen 12.1 Overview 12.2 What You Can Do in the Certificate Screen 12.3 What You Need To Know About Certificates 12.4 Certificate Screen 12.5 Technical Reference 12.5.1 Private-Public Certificates 12.5.2 Certification Authorities 12.5.3 Checking the Fingerprint of a Certificate on Your Computer Page CHAPTER 13 Log Screens 13.1 Overview 13.2 What You Can Do in the Log Screens 13.3 What You Need To Know About Logs 13.4 View Log Screen 13.5 Log Settings Screen Chapter 13 Log Screens 13.6 Technical Reference Table 37 Log Settings Chapter 13 Log Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 119 13.6.1 Example Log Messages 13.7 Log Commands 13.7.1 Configuring What You Want the ZyXEL Device to Log Table 38 System Maintenance Logs 13.7.2 Displaying Logs 13.7.3 Command List CHAPTER 14 Maintenance 14.5 Channel Usage Screen Chapter 14 Maintenance ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 123 14.6 F/W Upload Screen Figure 63 Firmware Upload Table 42 Channel Usage Table 43 Firmware Upload 1 14.7 Configuration Screen 14.7.1 Backup Configuration 1 14.7.2 Restore Configuration 14.7.3 Back to Factory Defaults Page Page CHAPTER 15 Troubleshooting V 15.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs V Page V 15.3 Internet Access V PART III Page ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 135 APPENDIX A Product Specifications The following tables summarize the ZyXEL Devices hardware and firmware features. Table 45 Hardware Specifications Table 46 Firmware Specifications Appendix A Product Specifications Table 46 Firmware Specifications ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 137 APPENDIX B Power over Ethernet (PoE) Specifications Table 47 Power over Ethernet Injector Specifications Table 48 Power over Ethernet Injector RJ-45 Port Pin Assignments Page ZyXEL NWA-1100 Users Guide 139 APPENDIX C Power Adaptor Specifications Table 49 North American Plug Standards Table 50 European Plug Standards Table 51 United Kingdom Plug Standards Page APPENDIX D Setting up Your Computers IP Address Windows 95/98/Me Installing Components Configuring Windows 2000/NT/XP Page Page Page Macintosh OS 8/9 Page Macintosh OS X Page Page APPENDIX E Wireless LANs Wireless LAN Topologies Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration BSS ESS Channel RTS/CTS " negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy. Fragmentation Threshold Preamble Type " order to communicate. IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN Wireless Security Overview " on all wireless clients that you want to associate with it. IEEE 802.1x RADIUS Types of RADIUS Messages Types of EAP Authentication EAP-MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5) EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security) EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service) PEAP (Protected EAP) LEAP " WPA and WPA2 Encryption User Authentication Wireless Client WPA Supplicants WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example WPA(2)-PSK Application Example Security Parameters Summary Antenna Overview Antenna Characteristics Frequency Radiation Pattern Types of Antennas for WLAN Positioning Antennas APPENDIX F Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions " Internet Explorer Pop-up Blockers Disable pop-up Blockers Enable pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Page JavaScripts Page Page APPENDIX G IP Addresses and Subnetting Introduction to IP Addresses Structure Subnet Masks Network Size Notation Subnetting Example: Four Subnets Appendix G IP Addresses and Subnetting Example: Eight Subnets Table 62 Subnet 2 Table 63 Subnet 3 Table 64 Subnet 4 Table 65 Eight Subnets Subnet Planning The following table is a summary for subnet planning on a network with a 24-bit network number. The following table is a summary for subnet planning on a network with a 16-bit network number. Table 65 Eight Subnets (continued) Table 66 24-bit Network Number Subnet Planning Configuring IP Addresses Private IP Addresses APPENDIX H Text File Based Auto Configuration Text File Based Auto Configuration Overview " Auto Configuration by DHCP " Configuration Via SNMP Verifying Your Configuration File Upload Via SNMP Troubleshooting Via SNMP Configuration File Format Configuration File Rules Wcfg Command Configuration File Examples Figure 106 802.1X Configuration File Example These example configuration files use the wcfg command to configure security and SSID profiles. Figure 105 WEP Configuration File Example Appendix H Text File Based Auto Configuration Wlan Command Configuration File Example Page APPENDIX I How to Access and Use the CLI Accessing the CLI Logging in Command Conventions " command interface. Remember to also include underscores if required. Using Shortcuts and Getting Help 1 and possibly render it unusable. " APPENDIX J Legal Information Copyright Certifications ! ZyXEL Limited Warranty Page APPENDIX K Customer Support Page Page Page Page Page Index Numbers A B C E F G H I M N O P Q S T U W Z