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PART II

Technical Reference

The appendices provide general information. Some details may not apply to your NWA.

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Contents

Default Login Details Page About This User's Guide Need More Help Customer Support Document Conventions Page Safety Warnings Page Page Page Page Part II: Technical Reference Page Page Page Page Page Page Introducing the NWA 1.1 Introducing the NWA 1.2 Applications for the NWA 1.2.1 Access Point 1.2.2 Bridge / Repeater 1.2.2.1 Bridge / Repeater Mode Example 1.2.3 AP + Bridge 1.2.4 Wireless Client 1.2.5 MBSSID 1.3 Ways to Manage the NWA 1.4Configuring Your NWA’s Security Features 1.4.1 Control Access to Your Device 1.4.2Wireless Security 1.5Good Habits for Managing the NWA 1.6 Hardware Connections 1.7 LEDs Page Introducing the Web Configurator 2.1Accessing the Web Configurator 2.2 Resetting the NWA 2.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults 2.3 Navigating the Web Configurator Page Page Status Screens 3.1 The Status Screen Page 3.1.1 System Statistics Screen Page Tutorial 4.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN 4.1.1Choosing the Wireless Mode 4.1.2Wireless LAN Configuration Overview 4.1.3 Further Reading 4.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks 4.2.1Configure the SSID Profiles 4.2.1.1MBSSID 4.2.2 Configure the Standard Network 4.2.3Configure the VoIP Network Page 4.2.4 Configure the Guest Network 4.2.5Testing the Wireless Networks 4.3 NWA Setup in AP and Wireless Client Modes 4.3.1 Scenario 4.3.2 Configuring the NWA in Access Point Mode Page Page 4.3.3 Configuring the NWA in Wireless Client Mode 4.3.4 MAC Filter Setup 4.3.5 Testing the Connection and Troubleshooting Page Page System Screens 5.1 Overview 5.2What You Can Do in this Chapter 5.3What You Need To Know IP Address and Subnet Mask 5.4 General Screen 5.4.1 Password Screen 5.5 Time Screen 5.6 Technical Reference 5.6.1 Pre-definedNTP Time Servers List Wireless Settings Screen 6.1 Overview 6.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter 6.3 What You Need To Know 6.4Wireless Settings Screen 6.4.1 Access Point Mode Page 6.4.2 Bridge / Repeater Mode Page Page Page 6.4.3 AP + Bridge Mode 6.4.4 Wireless Client Mode Page Page 6.4.5 MBSSID Mode Page 6.5 Technical Reference 6.5.1 WMM QoS 6.5.2 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 6.5.3 Additional Wireless Terms Page SSID Screen 7.1 Overview 7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter 7.1.2 What You Need To Know 7.2 The SSID Screen 7.2.1 Configuring SSID 7.3 Technical Reference 7.3.1 WMM QoS 7.3.2 Type Of Service (ToS) Page Wireless Security Screen 8.1 Overview 8.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter 8.3 What You Need To Know 8.4 The Security Screen Page 8.4.1 Security: WEP 8.4.2 Security: 802.1x Only 8.4.2.2 Wireless Client 8.4.3Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit,802.1x Static 128-bit,802.1x Static bit 8.4.4 Security: WPA 8.4.4.2 Wireless Client 8.4.5 Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX 8.4.5.2 Wireless Client 8.4.6 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX 8.5 Technical Reference RADIUS Screen 9.1 Overview 9.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter 9.3 What You Need to Know 9.4 The RADIUS Screen Page MAC Filter Screen 10.1 Overview 10.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter 10.3 What You Need To Know 10.4 MAC Filter Screen Page IP Screen 11.1 Overview 11.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter 11.3 What You Need to Know 11.4 IP Screen 11.5 Technical Reference 11.5.1 WAN IP Address Assignment 11.5.2 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 11.5.2.3 How STP Works 11.5.2.4 STP Port States Remote Management 12.1 Overview 12.2What You Can Do in this Chapter 12.3What You Need To Know Remote Management Limitations System Timeout 12.4 The Telnet Screen 12.5 The FTP Screen 12.6 The WWW Screen Page 12.7 The SNMP Screen 12.8 Technical Reference 12.8.1 MIB 12.8.2Supported MIBs 12.8.3 SNMP Traps Page Certificate Screen 13.1 Overview 13.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter 13.3What You Need To Know 13.4 Certificate Screen 13.5 Technical Reference 13.5.1 Private-PublicCertificates 13.5.2Certification Authorities 13.5.3 Checking the Fingerprint of a Certificate on Your Computer Page Log Screens 14.1 Overview 14.2What You Can Do in this Chapter 14.3 What You Need To Know 14.4 View Log Screen 14.5 Log Settings Screen Page Page Page Maintenance 15.1 Overview 15.2What You Can Do in this Chapter 15.3What You Need To Know 15.4 Association List Screen 15.5 Channel Usage Screen 15.6 F/W Upload Screen Do not turn off the NWA while firmware upload is in progress 15.7 Configuration File Screen 15.7.1 Backup Configuration 15.7.2 Restore Configuration Do not turn off the NWA while configuration file upload is in progress 15.7.3 Back to Factory Defaults 15.8 Restart Screen Page Troubleshooting 16.1Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 16.2 NWA Access and Login 16.3 Internet Access Page Product Specifications Power over Ethernet (PoE) Specifications Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address Page Page Verifying Settings Windows Vista Page Page Page Windows Page Page Page Mac OS X: 10.3 and Page Page Mac OS X: 10.5 and Page Page Linux: Ubuntu 8 (GNOME) Page Page Page Linux: openSUSE 10.3 (KDE) Page Page Page Page Page Pop-upWindows, JavaScript and Java Permissions Enable Pop-upBlockers with Exceptions Page JavaScript Page Java Permissions JAVA (Sun) Mozilla Firefox Opera Allowing Pop-Ups Enabling Java Page Page IP Addresses and Subnetting Subnet Masks Network Size Notation Subnetting Example: Four Subnets Example: Eight Subnets Subnet Planning Configuring IP Addresses Private IP Addresses Wireless LANs Page RTS/CTS Fragmentation Threshold Preamble Type IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN Wireless Security Overview IEEE RADIUS Types of RADIUS Messages Types of EAP Authentication EAP-MD5 (Message-DigestAlgorithm 5) EAP-TLS(Transport Layer Security) EAP-TTLS(Tunneled Transport Layer Service) PEAP (Protected EAP) LEAP WPA and WPA2 Wireless Client WPA Supplicants WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example WPA(2)-PSKApplication Example Security Parameters Summary Antenna Overview Antenna Characteristics Frequency Radiation Pattern Antenna Gain Types of Antennas for WLAN Page Text File Based Auto Configuration Verifying Your Configuration File Upload Via SNMP Troubleshooting Via SNMP Open Software Announcements Page 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