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ZyAIR
B-500
Wireless Access Point
User's Guide
Version 3.50
June 2004
Contents
User's Guide
Copyright
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement
ZyXEL Limited Warranty
Customer Support
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Table of Contents
LOGS
Chapter 9 Maintenance
Chapter 10 Introducing the SMT
Chapter 11 General Setup
Chapter 12 LAN Setup
Chapter 13 Dial-inUser Setup
Chapter 14 SNMP Configuration
Chapter 17 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance
A-1
B-1
C-1
Appendix D Wireless LAN and IEEE 802.11
List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Preface
Control Panels
Modem
User Guide Feedback
Part I:
OVERVIEW
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Getting to Know Your ZyAIR
1.1Introducing the ZyAIR Wireless Access Point
1.2ZyAIR Features
10/100M Auto-negotiatingEthernet/Fast Ethernet Interface
10/100M Auto-crossoverEthernet/Fast Ethernet Interface
802.11b Wireless LAN Standard
Output Power Management
Limit the number of Client Connections
SSL Passthrough
Wireless LAN MAC Address Filtering
WEP Encryption
Wi-FiProtected Access
IEEE 802.1x Network Security
SNMP
Full Network Management
1.3Applications for the ZyAIR
1.3.1 Internet Access Application
1.3.2 Corporation Network Application
Figure 1-2Corporation Network Application
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Introducing the Web Configurator
2.1Accessing the ZyAIR Web Configurator
2.2Resetting the ZyAIR
2.2.1 Method of Restoring Factory-Defaults
2.3Navigating the ZyAIR Web Configurator
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Wizard Setup
3.1Wizard Setup Overview
3.1.1 Channel
3.1.2 ESS ID
3.1.3 WEP Encryption
3.2Wizard Setup: General Setup
3.3Wizard Setup: Wireless LAN
3.4Wizard Setup: Screen
Basic Security
Table 3-3Wizard 2 : Wireless LAN Setup
Extend Security
3.5Wizard Setup: IP Address
3.5.1 IP Address Assignment
3.5.2 IP Address and Subnet Mask
Figure 3-3Wizard 3 : IP Address Assignment
Table 3-6Wizard 3 : IP Address Assignment
You must know the IP address assigned to the ZyAIR (by
the DHCP server) to access the ZyAIR again
If you change the ZyAIR's IP address, you must use the
3.6Basic Setup Complete
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Part II:
SYSTEM, WIRELESS AND IP
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System Screens
4.1System Overview
4.2Configuring General Setup
4.3Configuring Password
4.4Configuring Time Setting
Figure 4-3Time Setting
Table 4-3Time Setting
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Wireless Configuration and Roaming
5.1Wireless LAN Overview
5.1.1 IBSS
5.1.2 BSS
5.1.3 ESS
5.2Wireless LAN Basics
5.2.1 RTS/CTS
5.2.2 Fragmentation Threshold
5.3Preamble Type
5.4Configuring Wireless
Figure 5-5Wireless
Table 5-1Wireless
If you are configuring the ZyAIR from a computer connected to
the wireless LAN and you change the ZyAIR’s ESSID or WEP
settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you
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5.5Configuring Roaming
5.5.1 Requirements for Roaming
Roaming
Figure 5-7Roaming
Table 5-2Roaming
All APs on the same subnet and the wireless stations must have the
Wireless Security
6.1Wireless Security Overview
Figure 6-2Wireless
Table 6-1Wireless
6.2Security Parameters Summary
6.3WEP Overview
6.3.1 Data Encryption
6.3.2 Authentication
6.4Configuring WEP Encryption
Figure 6-4Wireless: Static WEP
6.5Introduction to WPA
6.5.1 User Authentication
6.5.2 Encryption
6.6WPA-PSKApplication Example
6.7Configuring WPA-PSKAuthentication
Figure 6-6Wireless: WPA-PSK
Table 6-4Wireless: WPA-PSK
6.8Wireless Client WPA Supplicants
6.9WPA with RADIUS Application Example
6.10 Configuring WPA Authentication
Figure 6-8Wireless: WPA
Table 6-5Wireless: WPA
6.11 802.1x Overview
6.12 Dynamic WEP Key Exchange
6.13 Configuring 802.1x and Dynamic WEP Key Exchange
6.14 Configuring 802.1x and Static WEP Key Exchange
Figure 6-10Wireless: 802.1x + Static WEP
Table 6-7Wireless: 802.1x + Static WEP
6.15 Configuring
Figure 6-11Wireless: 802.1x + No WEP
Table 6-8Wireless: 802.1x + No WEP
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6.16 MAC Filter
Figure 6-12MAC Address Filter
6.17 Introduction to RADIUS
•Authentication
•Accounting
Types of RADIUS Messages
•Access-Request
6.17.1 EAP Authentication Overview
6.18 Introduction to Local User Database
6.19 Configuring Local User Database
Figure 6-14Local User Database
6.20 Configuring RADIUS
Figure 6-15RADIUS
Table 6-11RADIUS
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IP Screen
7.1Factory Ethernet Defaults
7.2TCP/IP Parameters
7.2.1 IP Address and Subnet Mask
7.3Configuring IP
Table 7-1IP Setup
Part III:
LOGS
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Logs Screens
8.1Configuring View Log
8.2Configuring Log Settings
Figure 8-2Log Settings
Table 8-2Log Settings
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Part IV:
MAINTENANCE
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Maintenance
9.1Maintenance Overview
9.2System Status Screen
9.2.1 System Statistics
9.3Association List
9.4Channel Usage
Figure 9-4Channel Usage
Table 9-4Channel Usage
9.5F/W Upload Screen
Table 9-5Firmware Upload
Do not turn off the ZyAIR while firmware upload is in progress
Firmware Upload in Process
Figure 9-6Firmware Upload In Process
Figure 9-7Network Temporarily Disconnected
9.6Configuration Screen
9.6.1 Backup Configuration
9.6.2 Restore Configuration
9.6.3 Back to Factory Defaults
9.7Restart Screen
Part V:
SMT CONFIGURATION
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Introducing the SMT
10.1 Connect to your ZyAIR Using Telnet
10.2 Changing the System Password
10.3 ZyAIR SMT Menu Overview Example
Figure 10-3ZyAIR B-500SMT Menu Overview Example
10.4 Navigating the SMT Interface
10.4.1 System Management Terminal Interface Summary
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General Setup
11.1 General Setup
11.1.1 Procedure To Configure Menu
Table 11-1Menu 1 General Setup
LAN Setup
12.1 LAN Setup
12.2 TCP/IP Ethernet Setup
12.3 Wireless LAN Setup
Figure 12-3Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
Table 12-2Menu 3.5 Wireless LAN Setup
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12.3.1 Configuring MAC Address Filter
Figure 12-5Menu 3.5.1 WLAN MAC Address Filter
Table 12-3Menu 3.5.1 WLAN MAC Address Filter
12.3.2 Configuring Roaming
Table 12-4Menu 3.5.2 Roaming Configuration
Dial-inUser Setup
13.1 Dial-inUser Setup
Table 13-1Menu 14.1- Edit Dial-inUser
SNMP Configuration
14.1 About SNMP
14.2 Supported MIBs
14.3 SNMP Configuration
14.4 SNMP Traps
Table 14-2SNMP Traps
System Security
15.1 System Security
15.1.1 System Password
15.1.2 Configuring External RADIUS Server
Figure 15-3Menu 23.2 System Security : RADIUS Server
Table 15-1Menu 23.2 System Security : RADIUS Server
15.1.3 IEEE
Figure 15-5Menu 23.4 System Security : IEEE802.1x
Table 15-2Menu 23.4 System Security : IEEE802.1x
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System Information and Diagnosis
16.1 Overview
16.2 System Status
Figure 16-2Menu 24.1 System Maintenance : Status
Table 16-1Menu 24.1 System Maintenance : Status
16.3 System Information
16.3.1 System Information
16.3.2 Console Port Speed
16.4 Log and Trace
16.4.1 Viewing Error Log
16.5 Diagnostic
Figure 16-8Menu 24.4 System Maintenance : Diagnostic
Diagnostic
Table 16-3Menu 24.4 System Maintenance Menu : Diagnostic
Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance
17.1 Filename Conventions
17.2 Backup Configuration
17.2.1 Backup Configuration Using FTP
17.2.2 Using the FTP command from the DOS Prompt
17.2.3 Backup Configuration Using TFTP
17.2.4 Example: TFTP Command
17.3 Restore Configuration
17.4 Uploading Firmware and Configuration Files
17.4.1 Firmware Upload
17.4.2 Configuration File Upload
17.4.3 Using the FTP command from the DOS Prompt Example
17.4.4 TFTP File Upload
17.4.5 Example: TFTP Command
System Maintenance and Information
18.1 Command Interpreter Mode
18.2 Time and Date Setting
18.2.1 Resetting the Time
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Part VI:
APPENDICES
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Troubleshooting
Problems Starting Up the ZyAIR
Problems with the Ethernet Interface
Problems with the Password
Problems with Telnet
Problems with the WLAN Interface
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Brute-ForcePassword Guessing
Protection
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Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
Windows 95/98/Me
Properties
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Windows 2000/NT/XP
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Macintosh OS 8/9
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Macintosh OS
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Wireless LAN and IEEE
Benefits of a Wireless LAN
IEEE
Ad-hocWireless LAN Configuration
Infrastructure Wireless LAN Configuration
Diagram D-2ESS Provides Campus-WideCoverage
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Wireless LAN With IEEE
Security Flaws with IEEE
Deployment Issues with IEEE
Advantages of the IEEE
Diagram E-1Sequences for EAP MD5–ChallengeAuthentication
Types of EAP Authentication
EAP-MD5 (Message-DigestAlgorithm 5)
EAP-TLS(Transport Layer Security)
EAP-TTLS(Tunneled Transport Layer Service)
PEAP (Protected EAP)
LEAP
IP Subnetting
IP Addressing
IP Classes
Subnet Masks
Subnetting
Example: Two Subnets
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Example: Four Subnets
Example Eight Subnets
Subnetting With Class A and Class B Networks
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Command Interpreter
Command Syntax
Command Usage
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Log Descriptions
Chart I-2ICMP Notes
Log Commands
Log Command Example
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Index
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Console Port Speed
Log and Trace
