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Avaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User’s Guide 1 AP-4/5/6 User ’ s Guide T able of Content s 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 In This Chapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 Avay a Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guid e Download Updates from a TFTP Server using the Web Inte rface 2-46 Download Updates from a TFTP Server using the CLI Interface 2-47 Additional Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Avaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User’s Guide 3 Wireless Distribution System (WDS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59 Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-64 Management . . . . . . .
4 Avay a Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guid e Rogue Access Point Detection (RAD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149 RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-155 MAC Access Control by Means of RA DIUS Authentication .
Avaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User’s Guide 5 Upload File by Using TFTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14 Upload File by Using HTTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16 Reboot . . . . . . .
6 Avay a Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guid e Important Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4 Navigation and Special Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6 CLI Error Messages . .
Avaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User’s Guide 7 DHCP Server Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-43 DHCP Server Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-43 IP Address Pool Parameters . .
8 Avay a Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guid e IP Access Table Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-62 Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-63 IP Commands . . . . . .
Avaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User’s Guide 9 SNMP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-84 SNMP Trap Host Table Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-86 Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . .
10 Ava ya Wi re les s AP -4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s G ui de Syntax Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-105 802.11b Wireless Interface Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-107 802.11b Parameters .
Avaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide 1 1 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-10 Radio Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-11 802.11a Channel Frequencies .
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1 Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Us er ’s Gu ide 1-1 Introduction In This Chapter The following topics ar e co vered in this section: • Document Conventions • Introduction to Wireless Networking • IEEE 802.11 Specifications • Management and Moni toring Capabilities Document Conventions • The term, AP , refers to an Access Point.
Introduction to Wireless Networking 1-2 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide • An 802.11b/g AP is an Access Point that sup ports the IEEE 802.11g standard. • An 802.11a/g AP is an Access Point t hat supports the IEEE 802.11a/g standard s. • Blue text indicates a link to a topic or Web address.
Introduction to Wireless Networking Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 1 -3 Site Survey T o determine the best locatio n for an Access Point, Avaya recommends conducting a Site Survey before placing the device in its final loca tion. For information about ho w to conduct a Site Survey , contact your local reseller .
Introduction to Wireless Networking 1-4 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Once initialized, the network admi nistrator can conf igure each unit according to the networ k’s requirement s. The AP functions as a wireless network acc ess point to da ta networks.
Introduction to Wireless Networking Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 1 -5 Network Names • All Access Points must have t he same Network Name to support client roaming.
IEEE 802.11 Specifications 1-6 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Data Rates An 802.1 1a or 802.1 1b/g AP operates at faster dat a rates than the 802.1 1b AP . 802.1 1a and 802.1 1g products opera te at speeds of up to 54 Mbits/sec; 802.1 1b products operate at speeds of up to 1 1 Mbits/sec.
IEEE 802.11 Specifications Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 1 -7 802.11b In 1999, the IEEE modified the 802.1 1 standard to support direct sequence devices that can operate at speeds of up to 1 1 Mbits/sec. The IEEE ratified this standard as 802.
Management and Monitoring Capabi lities 1-8 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Management and Monitoring Capabilities There are thre e management and monito ring interfaces available to the net.
Management and Monitori ng Capabilities Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 1 -9 The AP comes pre-installed with all requir ed SSL files: default certificate, private key and SSL Certif icate Passphr ase installed.
Management and Monitoring Capabi lities 1-1 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e See T he Command Line Interface for more in formation on the CLI and for a list of CLI commands and parameters. SNMP Management Y ou can also manage and configure an AP using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).
Management and Monitori ng Capabilities Avay a W i rel es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 1- 1 1 The Enterprise MIB defin es the read and read-write objects that can be viewed or configured using SNMP . These object s correspond to most of the settings and statistics that ar e available with the other management interfaces.
Management and Monitoring Capabi lities 1-1 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e • Message stream modification : SNMP is designed to op erate over a connectionless transport prot ocol. There is a thre at that SNMP messages could be re ordered, delayed, or repla yed (duplicated) to effect unauthorized manag ement operations.
2 Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Us er ’s Gu ide 2-1 Getting St arted In This Chapter • Prerequisites • Product Package • System Req uirements • Hardware Installation • Initialization • Download the Latest Software • Additional Hardware Features Prerequisites Before installing an AP , you need to gather certai n network information.
Prerequisites 2-2 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Information Description Network Name (SSID of the wireless cards) Assign the Acce ss Poin t a Primary Network Name before wireless users ca n communicate with it. The clients also need the same N etwork Nam e .
Prerequisites Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 2 -3 SNMPv3 Authentication Password If Secure Management is enabled, ea ch Access Point requires a passwor d for sending auth enticated SNM Pv3 messag es. The default passwo rd is “public”.
Prerequisites 2-4 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Authentication Server Shared Secret This is a password sh ared betw een the Access Point and the RADIUS authentication server (so both passwords must be the same), and is typically provided by the network administrator .
Product Package Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 2 -5 Product Package Each Single-radio AP comes with the following: • One metal base for ceiling or desktop mounting (includes two screws) • Mounting hardware — Four 3.
System Requirements 2-6 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide MiniPCI Upgrade Kits Single-radio APs can be fitted with di fferen t radio types. MiniPCI upgrade kits are availab le for 802.1 1a /b/g and 802.1 1b/g wireless cards. Each kit is composed of a single miniPCI board with an integral antenna att ached.
Hardware Installatio n Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 2 -7 • A computer that is connected to the same IP network as the AP and has one of the following Web browsers installed: — Microsoft Inte rnet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 1 or later and patch Q323308 — Netscape 6.
Hardware Installation 2-8 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Figure 2-1. Attach the Metal Base.
Hardware Installatio n Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 2 -9 3. Press down on the cab le-cover lock located in th e front-ce nter of the unit to release the cable cover .
Hardware Installation 2-1 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 4. Remove the cable cover from the unit. Figure 2-3. Remove Cable Cover.
Hardware Installatio n Avay a W i rel es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 1 1 5. Remove the fron t cover (the side with the LED indicators) from the unit.
Hardware Installation 2-1 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 6. Remove the ba ck cover from the unit. Figure 2-5. Remove the Back Cover.
Hardware Installatio n Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 13 7. Connect one end of an Ether net cable to the Access Point’s Ethernet port. The othe r end of the cable shou ld not be connected to another device until af ter the installation is complete.
Hardware Installation 2-1 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 2-6. Attach Ethernet Cable and Power Cable NOTE: Once attached, the power cable loc ks into place. T o disconnect the power cable, slide back the black plastic fitting and gently pull the cable from the connector .
Hardware Installatio n Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 15 9. Connect the free end of the Eth er net cable to a hub, switch, patch panel, Po wer over Ethernet power injector , or an Ethernet por t on a computer . 10. If using AC po wer , connect the power cord to a powe r source (such as a wall outlet) to turn on the unit.
Hardware Installation 2-1 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 2-7. Assem bled Unit 15. If desired, you can atta ch a Kensington lock to secure the cable cover into place. This will protect the unit fr om unauthorized tampering. See Kensington Security Slot for details.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 17 Initialization Avaya pr ovides two tools to simplify th e initialization and configuration of an AP: • ScanTool • Setup Wizard ScanT ool is included on the Installation CD; the Setup Wizard launches automatically the first time you access the HTTP interf ace.
Initialization 2-1 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e ScanT ool ScanT ool is a software utility that is included on the installation CD-ROM. ScanT ool allows you to find the IP address of an Access Point by referencing the MAC address in a Scan List, or to assign an IP address if one has not been assigned.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 19 ScanT ool Instructio ns Follow these steps to install ScanT ool, initialize the Access Point, and perform initial configuration: 1. Locate the unit’ s Ethernet MAC address and write it down for future reference.
Initialization 2-2 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e NOTE: The Avay a Wireless Installation program suppor ts the following operating systems: — Windows 98SE — Windows 2000 — Windows NT — Windows ME — Windows XP 6.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 21 Figure 2-8. Scan List 7. Locate the MAC addr ess of the AP you want to initialize within the Scan List. NOTE: If your Access Point does not show up in the Scan List, click the Rescan button to upda te the displa y .
Initialization 2-2 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 8. Do one of the following: — If the AP has been assigned an IP addr ess by a DHCP server on the network, write down the IP address and click Cancel to close ScanT ool. Go to Setup Wizard for information on how to access the HTTP interface using this IP address.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 23 Ste p A ct io n 1. Highlight the entry for the AP you want to configure. 2. Click the Change button.
Initialization 2-2 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 3. Set IP Address T ype to Stat ic . 4. Enter a s tatic IP Address for th e AP in the field provide d. Y ou must assign the unit a unique address that is valid on your IP subnet. Co ntact your network administrator if you nee d assistance selecting an IP addr ess for the unit.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 25 8. Click OK to save your cha nges. Result: The Access Point will reboot automatically and any changes you made will take ef fect. 9. When prom pted, click OK a second time to return to the Scan List screen.
Initialization 2-2 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Setup Wizard The first time you connect to an AP’ s HTTP inter face, the Setup Wizard launches automatically .
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 27 e. Click OK twice to save your changes and return to Intern et Explorer . 3. Enter the Access Point’s IP address in the browser’s Address fie ld and press Enter .
Initialization 2-2 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 2-9. Enter Network Pa ssword.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 29 Figure 2-10. Setup Wizard 5. Click Setup Wizard to begin. If you want to configure th e AP without using the Setup Wizard, click Exit and see Advanced Configuration .
Initialization 2-3 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e — Navigati on Panel: The Setup Wizard provides a navigation panel on the lef t-hand side of the screen. Click the link that corresponds to the p arameters you want to configure to be taken to that particular co nfiguration sc reen.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 31 8. Assign the AP new p asswords to prevent unauthorized access and click Save & Next .
Initialization 2-3 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 9. Configure the ba sic wireless interfac e settings and click Save & Next . — The following options are available for an 80 2.1 1a AP : Option Description Primary Network Name (SSID) Enter a Network Name (between 2 and 31 characters long) for the wireless network.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 33 Auto Channel Select By default, the AP scans the area for other Access Points and selects the best available communication channel, either a free channel (if available) or the chan nel with the least amount of interfere nce.
Initialization 2-3 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Frequency Channel When Auto Channel Select is enabled, this field is read-only and displays the Access Point’s current operating channe l. When Auto Channel Select is disabled, you can specify the Access Point ’s channel.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 35 WEP Encryption Place a check mark in the box provided to enable WEP encryption. See WEP Encryption for mo re information. Set Encryption Key 1 If you enabled Encryp tion, configur e an Encryption Key.
Initialization 2-3 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e — The following options are available for an 80 2.1 1b AP : Option Description Primary Network Name (SSID) Enter a Network Name (between 2 and 31 characters long) for the wireless network.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 37 Frequency Channel When Auto Channel Select is enabled, this field is read-only and displays the Access Point’s current operating channe l. When Auto Channel Select is disabled, you can specify the Access Point’s operating channel.
Initialization 2-3 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Multicast Rate Sets the rate at which Multicast messages are sent. This value is related to the Distance Between APs parameter (d escribed previously). The t able below displays the possible Multicast Rates based on the Dista nce between APs.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 39 WEP Encryption Place a check mark in the box provided to enable WEP encryption. See WEP Encryption for more information. Set Encryption Key 1 If you enabled Encryp tion, configur e an Encryption Key.
Initialization 2-4 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e — The following options are available for an 80 2.1 1b/g AP : Option Description Operational Mode An 802.1 1b/g wireless interface can be configured to operate in the following mo des: • 802.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 41 Auto Channel Select By default, the AP scans the area for other Access Points and selects the best available communication channel, either a free channel (if available) or the chan nel with the least amount of interfere nce.
Initialization 2-4 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e T ransmit Rate Select a spec ific transmit rate for the AP. The values available depend on the Operational Mode. Auto Fallback is the default setting; it allows the AP to select the best tr ansmit r ate based on the cell size.
Initialization Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 43 Set Encryption K ey 1 If you enable d Encryption , configure an Encryption Key.
Initialization 2-4 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 10. Review the configuration su mmary . If you want to make any additional changes, use the navigation p anel on the left-hand side of the screen to return to an ea rlier screen. After making a change , click Save & Next to save the change and proc eed to the next screen.
Download the Latest Software Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 45 Download the Latest Software Avaya periodically releases updated sof tware for the AP on it s Web site at http://www .avaya.com/support . Avaya recomm ends that you ch eck the Web site for the latest up dates after you have insta lled and initialized the unit.
Download the La test Software 2-4 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e After the TFTP server is in stalled: • Check to see that TFTP is configured to point to the directory containing t he AP Image. • Make sure you have the proper TFTP server IP addre ss, the proper AP Image file name, and that the TFTP ser v er is operational.
Additional Hardware Features Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 47 Download Updates from a TF TP Server using the CLI Interface 1. Download the late st software from http://www .avaya.com/support . 2. Copy the latest softwar e updates to your TFTP server .
Additional Hardware Features 2-4 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Mounting Options There are thre e mounting options for the AP , described below . Desktop Mount This is the stand ard installation for the AP . See Hardware Installation for instructions.
Additional Hardware Features Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 49 6. Remove the front cover from the unit. See Remove the Front Cover for an illustration. 7. Remove the ba ck cover from the unit. Se e Remove the Back Cover for an illustration.
Additional Hardware Features 2-5 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 2-11. Attach the Back Cover to the W all 13. Atta ch Ethernet and power cables to the AP unit, if necessary .
Additional Hardware Features Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 51 14. Snap the unit into the back cover . In the following example, the unit is mounted up side down and its antenna is facing d own.
Additional Hardware Features 2-5 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 15. Replace the fron t cover . 16. Replace the cable cover . 17. T urn on the AP . Ceiling Mount Follow these steps to mo unt the AP to a ceiling: 1. Unplug the Access Point’ s power supply , if necessary .
Additional Hardware Features Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 53 10. Insert the screws into the wall plug s. Use a screwdriver to tighten the screws and attach the Access Po int’s metal base to the ceiling.
Additional Hardware Features 2-5 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Installing the AP in a Plenum In an office building, plenum is th e space between the structural ceiling and the tile ceiling that is provided to help air ci rculate.
Additional Hardware Features Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 55 The Kensington Security Slot is sh ow n in the illustrations below (the figure on the lef t shows the slot with the cable cover attached; the figure on the right sh ows the slot with the cable cover removed) .
Additional Hardware Features 2-5 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Power over Ethernet An Power over Ethernet-enabled AP is equipped with an 802.3af-compliant Power over Ethernet module. Power over Ethernet (PoE) delivers both dat a and power to the access point over a single Ethernet cable.
Additional Hardware Features Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 57 LED Indicators The AP has four LED indicators. The LEDs are iden tified in LED Indicators I llustrated an d exhi.
Additional Hardware Features 2-5 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Solid Red Green Off Off If the AP is configured to get an IP address from a DHCP server, it may take up to two minutes to obtain the address.
Additional Hardware Features Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 59 n/a n/a n/a Red Wireless radio is not working properly n/a n/a Amber Amber Indicated interface in administ rativ.
Additional Hardware Features 2-6 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 2-15. LED Indi cators Illustrated Power LED Wir eless Activi ty Ethernet Ac tivit y Ethernet Link LED LED LE.
Related Topics Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 2- 61 Related T opics The Setup Wizard helps you configu re the basic AP settings required to get the unit up and running. The AP support s many other configuration and management options.
Related Topics 2-6 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e.
3 Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Us er ’s Gu ide 3-1 S tatus Information In This Chapter • Logging into the HTT P Interfa ce • System Stat us Logging into the HTTP Interface Once the AP has a va lid IP Address and an Ethernet connection, you may use your web browser to monito r the system status.
Logging into the HTTP Interface 3-2 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide — Select T ools > Internet Options... . — Click the Connections tab. — Click LAN Settings... . — If necessary , remove th e check mark from the Use a prox y server box.
System Status Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 3 -3 Figure 3-1. Enter Network Password Screen System Status System Status is the first screen to appear ea ch time you conn ect to the HTTP interface. Y ou can also return to this screen by clicking the St a tu s button.
System Status 3-4 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Figure 3-2. System Status Screen.
System Status Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 3 -5 Each section of the System Status screen provides the following information: — System St at us: This area provides syst em level in formation, including the unit’s IP address and cont act information.
System Status 3-6 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide.
4 Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Us er ’s Gu ide 4-1 Advanced Configuration In This Chapter • Configuring the AP Using the HTTP/HTTPS Interface • System : Configure specific system info rmation such as syst em name and contact information. • Network: Configure IP settings, DNS client, DHCP server, an d Link Integrity.
Configuring the AP Using the HTTP/HTTPS Interface 4-2 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Detection (RAD) and define the Scan Interv al. Configure up to 16 VLAN and SSID pairs per wir eless interface, and define the security mode for each pair. • RADIUS: Configure RADIUS features such as R ADIUS Access Control and Accounting.
Configuring the AP Using the HTTP/H TTPS Interface Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 4 -3 — If necessary , remove th e check mark from the Use a prox y server box. — Click OK twice to save your changes and return to Internet Explorer .
Configuring the AP Using the HTTP/HTTPS Interface 4-4 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide 5. Click the Configure button located on th e left-hand side of the screen. Figure 4-2. Configure Main Screen 6. Click the tab that corresponds to the parameter you want to configure.
System Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 4 -5 8. Reboot the Access Point for all of the changes to take ef fect. System Y ou can configure and view the following parameter s within the System Configuration screen: Parameters Description Name The name assigned to the AP .
System 4-6 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Dynamic DNS Support DNS is a distributed database map ping the user readable names and IP addresses (and more) of every registe red system on the Internet.
System Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 4 -7 Access Points provide DDNS suppo rt by adding the host name (option 12) in DHCP Client messages, which is used by the DHCP server to dynamically update the DNS server . Access Point System Naming Convention The Access Point's system name is us ed as its host name.
System 4-8 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide The system name must be compliant with the en coding rules for host name as per DNS RFC 1 123 . The DNS host name encodin g rules are: • Characters have to alphanumeric or hyphen . • The name cannot start or end with a hyphen.
Network Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 4 -9 Network The Networ k category c ontains three su b-categorie s. • IP Configuration • DHCP Server • Link Integrity IP Configuration Y ou.
Network 4-1 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Basic IP Parameters Parameter Description IP Address Assignment Type Set this parameter to Dynamic to configur e the Access Point as a Dy namic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client; the Access Point will obtain IP settings from a network DHCP serve r automatically during boot-up.
Network Avay a W i rel es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 1 1 DNS Client If you prefer to use host names to identify network servers rather than IP addresses, you can configure the AP to act as a Domain Na me Service (DNS) client.
Network 4-1 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Advanced Default TT L (Time to Live): T ime to Live (TTL) is a f ield in an IP packet that specifies how long in seconds the packet can remain active on the network.
Network Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 13 DHCP Server If your net work does n ot have a D HCP Server , you c an configure the AP as a DHCP server to assign dynamic IP addresses to Ethernet n odes and wireless clients.
Network 4-1 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 4-3. DHCP Server Configuration Screen.
Network Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 15 Y ou can configure and view the following parameter s within the DHCP Server Configuration screen: Parameter Description Enable DHCP Server Place a check mark in the box provided to enable DHCP Server functionality.
Network 4-1 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Number of IP Pool Ta b l e E n t r i e s This is a read-only field that repo rts the number of IP address pools currently configured.
Network Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 17 IP Pool T able Entry This entry specifies a range of IP addresses that the AP can assign to its wireless clients. Click Add to create a new entry . Click Edit to change an existing entry .
Network 4-1 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Link Integrity The Link Integrity feature checks the link between the AP and the n odes on the Ethernet backbo ne. These nodes are listed by IP address in the Link Integrity IP Address T able.
Network Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 19 Y ou can configure and view the following parameter s within the Link Integrity Configuration screen: Parameter Description Enable Link Integrity Place a check mark in the box provided to enable Link Integrity .
Network 4-2 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 4-4. Link Integrity Configurat ion Screen.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 21 Interfaces From the Interf aces tab, you configure the Access Point’ s operational mode, power control settin gs, wireless interface settings and Ethernet settings. Y ou may also configure a Wireless Distribution System for AP-to-AP communications.
Interfaces 4-2 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Operational Mode Y ou can configure and view the following parameter s within the Operational Mode screen. • Operational Mode : the mode of communication between the wireless clients and the Access Point: — 802.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 23 Configuring TX Power Contro l 1. Click Configure > Interfaces > Operational Mode . 2. Select Enable T ransmit Power Control . 3. Select the transmit power level fo r inte rface A fro m the Wireless -A: T ransmit Power Level drop-down menu.
Interfaces 4-2 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Wireless (802.11a) Y ou can configure and view th e following parameters wi thin the Wireless Interface Configur ation screen for an 802.1 1a AP: NOTE: Y ou must reboot the Access Point before any changes to these parameters t ake effect.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 25 Regulatory Domain Reports the r egulatory domain for which the AP is certified. Not all features or channels are available in all countries. The availa ble regulatory domains include: • FCC - U.
Interfaces 4-2 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Auto Channel Select The AP scans the area for other Access Points and selects a fr ee or relatively unused communication cha nnel. This helps prevent inte rference pr oblems and in creases network performance .
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 27 Transmit Rate Use th e drop-down menu to select a specific transmit rate for the AP . Choose between 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbit s/s, and Auto Fallback. Auto Fallback is the default setting; it allows the AP unit to select the best transmit rate based on the cell size.
Interfaces 4-2 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Dynamic Fr equency Selection (DFS) 802.1 1a APs sold in Europe use a technique called Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) to automatically select an op erating channel. During boot-up, the AP scans the available frequency and select s a channel that is free of interference.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 29 DFS only applies to 802.1 1a APs used in Europe (i.e., units whose regulatory domain is set to ETSI) . The European T elecommunications S tanda rd Institute (ETSI) requires that 802.
Interfaces 4-3 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e When RTS/CTS occurs, the following occurs. 1. The sending radio first transmits a Request to Send (RTS) packet to confirm that the medium is clear .
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 31 Wireless (802.11b) Y ou can configure and view th e following parameters wi thin the Wireless Interface Configur ation screen for an 802.1 1b AP: NOTE: Y ou must reboot the Access Point before any changes to these parameters t ake effect.
Interfaces 4-3 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Regulatory Domain Reports the regulatory do main for which the AP is certified. Not all features or channels are available in all countries. The availa ble regulatory domains include: • FCC - U.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 33 Auto Channel Select The AP scans the area for other Access Points and selects a fr ee or relatively unused communication cha nnel. This helps prevent inte rference pr oblems and in creases network performance .
Interfaces 4-3 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Distance Between APs Set to Large , Medium , Small , Microcel l , or Minicell depending on the site survey for your system. By default, this parameter is set to Large . The dist ance value is related to the Multicast Rate ( described n ext).
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 35 Multicast Rate Sets the rate at which Multicast messages are sent. This value is related to the Distance Between APs para meter (described previously). The table below displays the possible Multicast Rates based on the Distance between APs setting.
Interfaces 4-3 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e DTIM Period Th e Deferred Traf fic Indicator Map (DTIM) is used with clients that have power management enabl ed. DTIM should be left at 1, the defa ult value, if any clients have power management enable d.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 37 Interference Robustness Enable this opti on if other elec trical devices in the 2.4 GHz frequency band (such as a microwave oven or a co rdless phone) may be interfering with the wireless sign al.
Interfaces 4-3 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Load Balancing Enable this option so clients can evaluate which Access Point to associate with, ba sed on current AP loads. This feature is e nabled by default; it helps distr ibute the wireless load between APs.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 39 Medium Density Distribution When enabled, the Access Point automatically notifies wireless client s of its Dist ance Between APs , Interference Robustness , and RTS/CTS Medium Reservation settings.
Interfaces 4-4 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Distance Betw een APs Distance Between APs de fines how far apart (physically) your AP devices are located , which in t urn determ ines the size of your cell. Cells of diff erent sizes have different cap aciti es and, therefore, suit dif ferent applications.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 41 Coverage The number of Access Points in a set area determines the network coverage f or that area .
Interfaces 4-4 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 4-6. Low Density vs. Ultra High Density Network The Dista nce Between Cells parameter support s five values: Large, Medium, Small, Minice ll, and Microcell. ! CAUTION: The distance between APs should not be approximated.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 43 Multicast Rate The multicast rate determines the ra te at wh ich broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted by the Acce ss Point to the wireless network.
Interfaces 4-4 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 4-7. 1 Mbits/s and 11 Mbits/s Mu lticast Rates NOTE: There is an inter-dependent re lationship between the Distance between APs and th e Multicast Rate. In ge neral, larger syste ms operate at a lower average trans mit ra te.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 45 Multicast Rate and Distan ce Between APs is presented in the following table: The Distance Between APs must be set before the Mult.
Interfaces 4-4 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Parameter Description Operational Mode An 802.1 1b/g wireless interface can be configured to operate in the followin g modes: • 802.11b mode only : The radio uses the 802.11b st andard on ly.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 47 Physical Interface Ty p e Depending on the Operational Mode, this field reports: • For 802.11b mode only: “802.11b (CCK/DSSS 2.4 GHz)” • For 802.11g and 802.11g-wif i modes: “802.
Interfaces 4-4 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Regulatory Domain Reports the r egulatory domain for which the AP is certified. Not all features or channels are available in all countries. The available regulatory domains include: • FCC - U.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 49 Frequency Channel When Auto Channel Sele ct is enabled, this field is read-only and displays the Acce ss Point’s current operating cha nnel. When Auto Channel Select is disabled, you can specify the Access Point’s operating channel.
Interfaces 4-5 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e DTIM Period T he Deferred Traf fic Indicator Map (DTIM) is used with clients that have po wer manageme nt enabled. DTIM should be lef t at 1, the default value, if any clients have power m anagement enabled.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 51 Wireless (802.11a/g) Y ou can configure and view th e following parameters wi thin the Wireless Interface Configur ation screen for an 802.1 1a/g AP: NOTE: Y ou must reboot the Access Point before any changes to these parameters t ake effect.
Interfaces 4-5 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Parameter Description Operational Mode An 802.11a/g wireless inter face can be configured to operate in th e following modes: • 802.11b mode only: The r adio uses the 802.11b standard only.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 53 Physical Interface Type Depending on th e Operational Mode, this field reports: • For 802.11b mode only: “802.11 b (CCK/DSSS 2.4 GHz)” • For 802.11g and 802.1 1g-wifi modes: “802.
Interfaces 4-5 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Regulatory Domain Reports the regulatory do main for which the AP is certified. Not all features or channels are available in all countries. The availa ble regulatory domains include: • FCC - U.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 55 Auto Channel Select The AP scans the area for other Access Points and selects a free or relatively unused communication channe l. This helps prevent inte rference pr oblems and in creases network performance .
Interfaces 4-5 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Frequency Channel • When Auto Channel Select is enabled, this field is read-only and displays the Access Point’s current op erating Channel. • When Auto Channel Select is disabled, you can specify the Access Point’s channel.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 57 Transmit Rate Select a specific transmit rate for the AP. The values available depend on the Operational Mode. Auto Fallback is the default setting ; it allows the AP to select the best transmit rate based on the cell size.
Interfaces 4-5 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e DTIM Period Th e Deferred Traf fic Indicator Map (DTIM) is used with clients that ha ve power management enab led. DTIM should be left at 1, the default value, if any clie nts have power management ena bled.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 59 Wireless Distribution System (WDS) A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) creates a link between two 802.
Interfaces 4-6 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 4-8. WDS Example AP 1 AP 2 Client 1 Client 2.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 61 Bridging WDS Each WDS link is mapped to a logical WDS port on the AP . WDS ports behave like Ethernet ports r ather than like stan.
Interfaces 4-6 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e • If your n etwork does not support spanning tr ee, be car eful to avoid creating network loops betwe en APs. For example, creating a WDS link between two Access Points connected to the same Ethernet network will create a network loop (if sp anning tree is disabled).
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 63 8. Click OK . 9. Reboot the AP . Figure 4-9. WDS Co nfiguration NOTE: T o set up a Wireless Distributio n System (WDS) with 802.1x, set each Access Point’ s 802.1x Security Mode to Mixed and assign each unit in the WDS the sa me Encryption Key 1.
Management 4-6 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Ethernet Select the desired speed and transmission mode from the drop-down menu. Half-duplex mean s that only on e side can transm it at a time and full-duplex allows both sides to trans mit.
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 65 Passwords Y ou can configure the following pa sswords: T ype Description SNMP Read Password For read ac cess to the AP u sing SNMP. Enter a password in both the Password field and the Confirm field.
Management 4-6 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e SNMPv3 Privacy Password For sending encrypted S NMPv3 data. Enter a password in both the Password field and the Confirm field. The default password is “public”. Password le ngth is recommended to be at least 8 characters.
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 67 IP Access T able The Management IP Access table limits in-ba nd management access to the IP addresses or range of IP addresses specified in the t able. This feature applies to all management options (SNMP , HTTP , and CLI) except for CLI management over the serial port.
Management 4-6 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Services Y ou can configure the following managemen t services: • Secure Managem ent • SNMP Settings • HTTP Access • HTTPS Ac.
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 69 Secure Manageme nt Secure Management allows the use of encrypted an d authenticated communication protocols such as SNMPv3, and Secure Socket Link (SSL), to manage the Access Point.
Management 4-7 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e HTTP Access Setting Description HTTP Interface Bitmap Configure the interf ace or interfaces ( Ethernet , Wireless , All Interfaces ) from which you will manage the AP via the Web interface.
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 71 Figure 4-10. Management Serv ices Configuration Screen HTTPS Access (Secure Socket Layer) Y ou can access the AP in a secure fashion using Secu re Socket Layer (SSL) over port 443.
Management 4-7 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e NOTE: SSL requires Int ernet Explor er version 6, 128 bit encr yption, Service Pack 1, and patch Q323308. The AP comes pre-installed with all requ ired SSL files: default certificate and private key insta lled.
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 73 Accessing the AP through the HTTPS interface The user should use a SSL intelligent browser to access the AP through the HTTPS interface. After conf iguring SSL, access the AP usin g http s:// followed by the AP’ s management IP address.
Management 4-7 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Login Idle Time out (seconds) Enter the number of se conds the system will wait for a logi n attempt. The AP terminates the se ssion when it times out. The range is 1 to 300 se conds; the default is 30 seconds.
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 75 Serial Configuration Settings The serial port interface on the AP is ena bled at all times. See Setting IP Address using Seri al Port for information on how to access the CLI interface via the serial port.
Management 4-7 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Automatic Configuration The Automatic Configuration featur e which allows an AP to be automatically c onfigured by dow nloading a specific co nfiguration file from a TFTP serve r during the boo t up process.
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 77 configured for sta tic IP , these parameters are instead configured in th e AP interface. After setting up automatic configuration you must r eboot the AP . When the AP reboots it receives the new configuration information and must reboot one additional ti me.
Management 4-7 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 6. Reboot the AP . When the AP reboot s it receives the new configuration information and must reboot one additional time.
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 79 Set up Automatic Config uration for Dynamic IP Perform the f ollowing proc edure to e nable and set up Automa tic Configuration when you have a dynamic IP address for the TFTP server via DHCP .
Management 4-8 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 4-12. DHCP Options: Set ting the Boot Server Host Name 4. Add the Boot Se rver host name and Boot Filena me parameters to the Active Opti ons list. 5. Set the value of the Boot Server h ost name parameter to the host name or IP Address of the TFTP server .
Management Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 81 Figure 4-13. DHCP Options: Set ting the Boot Server Host Name 6. Set the value of the Boot file Name parameter to the C onfiguration filename. For e xample: AP-Config 7. If using Syslog, set the Log server IP address (option 7 , Log Servers).
Filtering 4-8 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 8. Reboot the AP . When the AP reboot s it receives the new configuration information and must reboot one additional time.
Filtering Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 83 Follow these step s to configure the Ethernet Protocol Filter: 1. Select the interface or interfaces that will implement the filter from the Ethernet Protoco l Filtering drop-down menu.
Filtering 4-8 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 3. Configure th e Ethernet Protocol Filter T able . This table is pre-populated with existing Ethernet Protocol Filters, however , you may enter additional filters by specifying the approp riate parameter s.
Filtering Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 85 For example, you can se t up a S tatic MAC filter to prevent wir eless clients from communicating with a specific se rver on th e Ethernet network. Y ou can also use this filter to block un necessary m ulticast packets from b eing forwarded to the wireless network.
Filtering 4-8 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e T aken together , a MAC Address/Mask pair specifies an address or a range of MAC addresses that the AP will look for when examining packet s. The AP uses Boolean logic to perform an “AND” operation between th e MAC Addre ss and the M ask at the bit level.
Filtering Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 87 When creating a filter , you can configure the Wired p arameters only , the Wireless parameters only , or both se ts of para meters. Which parameters to configure depends upon the traf fic that you want block: T o block all traffic.
Filtering 4-8 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Creating an Entry T o create an entry , click Add and enter the appropria te MAC addresses and Masks to setup a filter . The entry is enabled automatically when saved. T o edit an entry , click Edit .
Filtering Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 89 S tatic MAC Filter Examples Consider a network that contains a wir ed server and three wireless clients.
Filtering 4-9 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Prevent Multiple Wireless Devices Fr om Communicating With a Single W ired Device Configure the following settings to prevent Wireless Clients 1 and 2 from communicat ing with the Wired Server .
Filtering Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 91 Prevent A ll Wir eless Devices From Communicating With a Single Wire d D ev i ce Configure the following settings to pr event all three Wireless Client s from communicating with Wired Server 1 .
Filtering 4-9 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Prevent Me ssages Destined for a Specific Multicast Group fr om Being Forwarded to the Wir eless LAN If there are device s on your Eth.
Filtering Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 93 Advanced Y ou can configure the following advanced fi ltering options: • Enable Proxy ARP: Place a check mark in the box provided to allow the Access Poin t to respond to Address Re solution Prot ocol (ARP) requests for wireless clients.
Filtering 4-9 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e The AP can filter these protocols in th e wireless-to-Ethernet direction, the Ethernet-to-wireless d irection, or in both directions. Click Edit an d use the Stat us field to Enable or Disable the filter .
Filtering Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 95 Adding TCP/UDP Port Filters 1. Place a check mark in the box labeled Enable TCP/UDP Port Filtering . 2. Click Add under the TCP/UDP Port Filter T able head ing. 3. In the TCP/UDP Port Filt er Table , ente r the Protocol Names to filter .
Alarms 4-9 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Editing TCP/UDP Port Filters 1. Click Edit under the TCP/UDP Port Filter Table headin g.
Alarms Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 97 Groups There are seven alarm group s that c an be enabled or disabled via the Web in terface. Place a check mark in the b ox provided to enable a specific grou p. Remove the check m ark from th e box to dis able the alarms.
Alarms 4-9 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e • Security Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapAuthenticationFailure This trap is generated when a client authentication failure occurs. The authentication failures can range from: - MAC Access Control Table - RADIUS MAC Authentication - 802.
Alarms Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 4- 99 • Wireless Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapWLCNotPresent When you start the AP , this trap is generated when a wireless interface/card is not present in the AP.
Alarms 4- 10 0 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e oriTrapWLCVoltageDiscrepancy The dual-radio AP supports 3.3 V and 5 V wireless cards. This tr ap is generated when a wireless interface/card using a di fferent voltage is inserted in the AP .
Alarms Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 01 • Operational Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapWatchDogTimerExpired This trap is generated when the software watc h dog timer expire s. This indicates that a problem has occurred with on e or more software modules and the AP will reboot automatically.
Alarms 4- 10 2 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e oriTrapTaskSuspended This trap is generated when a software task in the AP is suspended . Trap Severity Level: Critical oriTrapBootPFailed In bootloader mode, this trap is generated when the AP does not receive a response from the BootP server.
Alarms Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 03 • FLASH Memory Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapFlashMemoryEmpty This trap is generated when an error occurs while downloading a file to the AP and no data is pre sent in the flash memory.
Alarms 4- 10 4 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e • TFTP Alarms • Image Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapTFTPFailedOperation This trap is generated when a failure occurs during a TFTP upload or download ope ration.
Alarms Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 05 oriTrapInvalidImage This trap is generated when an invalid image is lo aded in the Access Point. Trap Severity Level: Major oriTrapImageTooLarge This trap is generated when the image loaded in the AP exceeds the size limitation of the flash memory.
Alarms 4- 10 6 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e In addition, the AP support s these standar d traps, which are always enabled: • RFC 1215-Trap Tr a p Name Description coldStart The AP has been turned on or rebooted . Trap Severit y Level: Informat ional linkUp The AP's Ethernet interface link is up (working).
Alarms Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 07 • Bridge MIB (RFC 1493) Alarms All these alarm group s correspond to System Alarms that are disp layed in the System Stat us screen, including the traps that are sent by the AP to the SNMP manage rs specified in the Alarm Host Table .
Alarms 4- 10 8 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Critical alarms will often result in seve re disruption in network ac tivity or an automatic reboot of the AP Major alarms are usua lly activated d ue to a br each in the security of t he system.
Alarms Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 09 Edit or Delete an Entry T o edit or delete an entry , click Edit . Edit the information, or select Enable , Disable , or Delete from the Sta tu s drop-down me nu.
Alarms 4- 1 1 0 Av a ya W i re l es s AP - 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Figure 4-15. S yslog Configuration Screen.
Alarms Avay a W ir el es s AP -4 /5 /6 Use r ’s Gu id e 4-1 1 1 Setting Syslog Even t Notifications Syslog Events are logged according to the level of det ail specified by the administrator . Logging only urgent system messages will create a far smaller , more easily read log then a log of every event the system encounters.
Alarms 4- 1 1 2 Av a ya W i re l es s AP - 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Configuring Syslog Event Notifications Y ou can configure the following Syslog settings from the HTTP interface: • Enable Syslog: Place a check mark in the box provided to enable system logging.
Bridge Avay a W ir el ess A P-4 /5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e 4-1 1 3 Bridge The AP is a bridge between your wired and wire less networking devices. As a bridge, the functions performe d by the AP include:.
Bridge 4- 1 1 4 Av a ya W i re l es s AP - 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Spanning T ree A S panning T ree is used to avoid redundant communication loop s in networks with multiple bridging devices . Bridges do not have any inherent mechanism to avoid loop s, becaus e having redundant systems is a necessity in cert ain networks.
Bridge Avay a W ir el ess A P-4 /5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e 4-1 1 5 The S torm Thr eshold parameters allow you to specify a set of thres holds for each port of the AP , identifying separate values for the number of broadcast messages/second and Multicast messages/second.
Bridge 4- 1 1 6 Av a ya W i re l es s AP - 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Although this feature is ge nerally e nabled in public access environmen ts, Enterprise LAN admini strators use it to conserve wir eless bandwidth by limiting communication between wireless clients.
Bridge Avay a W ir el ess A P-4 /5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e 4-1 1 7 Configuring Interfaces for Packet Forwarding Configure your AP to forward p ackets by specifying interface port(s) to which packets are redirected and a de stination MAC addre ss. 1. Within the Pac ket Forwarding Configuration screen, check the box labeled Enable Packet Forwarding .
Security 4- 1 1 8 Av a ya W i re l es s AP - 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Security The AP provides several security features to pr otect your network from unauthorize d access.
Security Avay a W ir el ess A P-4 /5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e 4-1 1 9 WEP Encryption The IEEE 802.1 1 standards specify an optional encryption feature, known as Wired Equivalent Privacy or WEP , that is designed to provide a wireless LAN with a security level equal to what is foun d on a wired Ethernet ne twork.
Security 4- 12 0 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e • An 802.11a or 802 .11b/g AP supports 64-bit, 128- bit, and 152-bit encryption: — For 64-bit encryption, an encryption key is 10 hexade cimal characters (0-9 and A-F) or 5 ASCII char acters (see ASCII Character Chart ).
Security Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 21 Popular EAP types include: T ype Description EAP-Message Digest 5 (MD5) Username/Password- based authentication; does not sup.
Security 4- 12 2 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Diffe rent servers support differen t EAP types and each EAP type p rovides diff erent features. Refer to the document ation that came with your RADIUS server to determin e which EAP types it supports.
Security Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 23 Prior to successful authen tication, an unauthenticated client PC cannot send any dat a traffic through the AP device to other systems on the LAN. The AP inhibits all dat a traffic from a p a rticular client PC until the client PC is authenticated.
Security 4- 12 4 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Upon receiving a reply EAP p acket from the RADIUS, the message is typically forwarded to th e client, after translat ing it back to the EAPOL format. Negotiations take place between the client and the RADIUS server .
Security Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 25 WP A is a replacement for Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the encryption technique specified by t he original 802.1 1 sta ndard. WEP has several vulnerabilities that have been widely publicized.
Security 4- 12 6 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e • Client/server mutual authentication — 802.1x — Pre-shared key (for networks that do not ha ve an 802.1x solution implemented) NOTE: For more information on WP A, see the Wi -Fi Alliance Web site at http://www .
Security Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 27 Configuring Security Settings Y ou can configure each SSID/VLAN to operate in one of the following Security modes: Security Mode Description No Security This is the default setting for an AP .
Security 4- 12 8 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Y ou configure an SSID/VLAN to use a particular Secu rity mode by setting the Security Mode parame ter in the SSID, VLAN, and Security table (see Configure Multiple SSID/V LAN/Security Mode Entries ).
Security Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 29 Interface's Configure > SSID/VLAN/Security Mode/W ireless A/B screen and describes how ea ch of these options correspond to the six Security Modes listed above: NOTE: Before enabling the 802.
SSID, VLAN, and Security Modes 4- 13 0 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Authentication Protocol Hierarchy There is a hierarchy of auth entication protocols defined for the AP . The hierarch y is as follows, from High est to lowest : • 802.
SSID, VLAN, and Security Modes Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 31 A Network Name (SSID) identifies a wireless network. Clients associate with Access Points that share its SSID. During installation, the Setup Wizard prompts you to configure one Network Name for each wireless interface.
SSID, VLAN, and Security Modes 4- 13 2 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e be configured, and network re sources such as a VLAN-aware switch, a RADIUS server , and possibly a DHC P server sho uld be available .
SSID, VLAN, and Security Modes Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 33 1. VLAN-enabled ac cess point 2. VLAN-aware switch (IEEE 802.1Q uplink) 3. AP manageme nt via wired host (SNMP , Web interfac e or CLI) 4. DHCP Server 5. RADIUS Server 6.
SSID, VLAN, and Security Modes 4- 13 4 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Figure 4-17. Components of a typical VLAN.
SSID, VLAN, and Security Modes Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 35 VLAN W orkgroups and T raffic Management Access Points that are not VLAN-cap able typically transmit broad cast and multicast traffic to all wireless Ne twork Interface C ards (NICs).
SSID, VLAN, and Security Modes 4- 13 6 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e one VLAN could be used for an EMPLOYEE workg roup and the other , for a GUEST workgrou p. In this scenario, the AP would assign every packet it a ccepted to a VLAN.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 37 NOTE: The ability to configure up to 16 VLAN/SSID pairs and configure a security mode per SSID is available o nly for the AP-6, and APs that have an 802.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 13 8 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e 2. Place a check mark in the Enable VLAN Protocol box to enable VLAN support. If VLA N is disabled, all table entries on the SSID/VLAN/Security page will be disabled.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 39 Figure 4-18. SSID, VLAN, and Security T able - Wireless A NOTE: The ability to configure up to 16 VLAN/SSID pairs and configure a security mode per SSID is available o nly for the AP-6, and APs that have an 802.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 14 0 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e 5. Add one or more new SSID/VLAN/se curity mode entries. Each wireless interface support s up to 16 entries. Follow these steps: a. Click Add to create a new SSID/VLAN/secur ity mode entry .
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 41 b. Enter a Network Name (SSID) , between 2 and 31 characters, in the field provided. This p arameter is mandatory . c. Enter a VLAN ID in the field provided.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 14 2 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e NOTE: If you have two or more SSIDs per interface with a security mode of None, be aware that secu rity being applied in the VLAN is not being applied in the wireless network.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 43 Enable 802.1x Security Follow these steps to enable 802.1x on an SSID/VLAN pair: 1. Set Security Mode to 802.1x . 2. Select an Encryption Ke y Length .
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 14 4 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e 2. Enter a Re-keying Interval . The Re-keying Interval de termines how often a client’ s encryption key is changed and can be set to any value between 60 - 65535 seconds.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 45 Enable WP A-PSK Mode Follow these steps to enable WP A-PSK on an SSID/VLAN pair: 1. Set Security Mode to WP A-PSK . 2. Configure the Pre- Shared Key .
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 14 6 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e T ypical VLAN Management Configurations Control Access to the AP Management access to the AP can easily be secured by making management st ations or hosts and the AP itse lf members of a common VLAN.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 47 ! CAUTION: Once a VLAN Management ID is conf igured and is equivalent to on e of the VLAN User IDs on the AP , all me mbers of that User VLAN will have management access to the AP .
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 14 8 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e • Enable MAC Access Control: Check this box to enable the Control Table. • Operation Type: Choose be tween Passthru and Block . This determines h ow the statio ns identified in the MAC Ac cess Control Table are filtered.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 49 Figure 4-20. MAC Access Configuration Screen Rogue Access Point Detection (RAD) The Rogue AP Detection (RAD) feature provides an additional security level for wireless LAN deployment s.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 15 0 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e The Rogue AP Scan employs background scann ing using low-level 802.1 1 scanning functions for effect ive wireless detec tion of Access Points in it s coverage area with minimal impact on the normal op eration of the Access Point.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 51 RAD Configuration Requirements The RAD feature can be configured /monitored via the HTTP , CLI, or SNMP management interfaces. The following management op tions are provided: • The RAD feature can be enabled or disable d.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 15 2 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Figure 4-21. Example Rogue AP Detection Deployment An example network deployment is shown. The T rusted AP has Rogue Access Detection enabled and the tr ap host is configured to be the management station.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entries Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 53 Configuring RAD Perform this proced ure to enable RAD and define the Scan Interval. The RAD screen also displays the time of the last scan and the number of new access points detected in the last s can.
Configure Multiple SSID/VLAN/Security Mode Entri es 4- 15 4 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Figure 4-22. Rogue Acce ss Point Detect ion Screen.
RADIUS Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 55 RADIUS The AP communicates with a network’ s RADIUS server to provide the following features: • MAC Access C ontrol by Means of RADIU S Authentication • RADIUS Authentication with 802.
RADIUS 4- 15 6 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e NOTE: Y ou must have configured the settings for at least one Authentication server before configuring the settings for an Accounting server .
RADIUS Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 57 NOTE: Contact you r RADIUS server manufacturer if you have problems configuring the server or have problems using RADIUS authenticatio n. Follow these step s to enable RADIUS MAC Access Control: 1.
RADIUS 4- 15 8 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e 5. Select a MAC Address Format T ype . This should co rrespond to the format in which the clie nts’ 12-digit MAC addresses are liste d within the RADIUS server .
RADIUS Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 59 1 1. Enter th e maximum num ber of times an auth entication req uest may be retransmitted in the Maximum Retransmissions field. Range is 0-4; default is 3. 12. If you are configuring a ba ck-up server , repeat S teps 6 through 1 1 for the back-u p server .
RADIUS 4- 16 0 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e Figure 4-23. RADIUS MAC-Based Access Control Screen.
RADIUS Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 61 RADIUS Authentication with 802.1x Y ou must configure a primary EAP/802.1x Authentication se rver to use 802.1x security . A back-up server is optional. NOTE: Problems with RADIUS Server configuration or RADIUS Authentication should be referred to the RADIUS Server developer .
RADIUS 4- 16 2 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e 8. Enter the Shared Secret in the Shared Secret and Confirm Shared Secret field. This is a pa ssword shared by the RADIUS server and the AP . The same passwor d must also be configured on the RADIUS server .
RADIUS Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 63 Figure 4-24. RADIUS EAP/80 2.1x Authentication Screen.
RADIUS 4- 16 4 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e RADIUS Accounting Using an external RADIUS server , the AP can track and record the length of client sessions on the access po int by sending RADIUS accounting messages per RFC2 866.
RADIUS Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 65 Configuring RADIUS Accounting Follow these step s to enable RADIUS accounting on the AP: NOTE: For RADIUS accounting to work, you must first enab le RADIUS authenticatio n as follows: 1.
RADIUS 4- 16 6 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e — Single dash delimited: dash between the sixth an d seventh digits: xxyyzz-aabbcc — No delimiters: No characters or spaces between p airs of hexadecimal digit s: xxyyzzaabbcc 6.
RADIUS Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 67 Now that Radius authentication is enabled an d configured, configure Radius Accounting as follows: 14. Within th e RADIUS Accounting Configuration screen, place a check mark in the Enable RADIUS Accounting box to turn on this feature.
RADIUS 4- 16 8 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e 22. Enter the maximum time , in seco nds, that the AP should wait for the RADIUS server to resp ond to a request in the Response T ime field. Range is 1-10 seconds; default is 3 seconds.
RADIUS Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e 4 - 1 69 Figure 4-25. RADIUS Accounting Server Configuration.
RADIUS 4- 17 0 Ava y a W i r el es s A P- 4 /5 / 6 U s er ’s G ui d e.
5 Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Us er ’s Gu ide 5-1 Monitor Information In This Chapter • Logging into the HTT P Interfa ce • Version: Provides version information for the Access Point’s system components. • ICMP: Displays statistics f or Inter net Control Message Protocol packets sent and received by the AP.
Logging into the HTTP Interface 5-2 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Logging into the HTTP Interface Once the AP has a valid IP Address and an Ethern et connection, you may use your we b browse r to monito r network statistics.
Logging into the HTTP Interface Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 5 -3 2. If neces sary , disab le the Int ernet prox y settings. For Intern et Explorer user s, follow these steps: — Select T ools > Internet Options... . — Click the Connections tab.
Logging into the HTTP Interface 5-4 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide 4. Enter the HTTP password in the Password field and click OK . Leave the User Name field blank. (By default, the HTTP passwo rd is “public”). — Result: The System Status screen appears.
Logging into the HTTP Interface Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 5 -5 Figure 5-2. Monitor Main Screen 6. Click the tab that corresponds to the statistics you want to review . For example, click Learn T able to see the list of nodes that the AP has discovered on the networ k.
Version 5-6 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide V ersion From the HTTP interface, click the Monitor button and select the Ve r s i o n tab. The list displayed provides you with information that may be pertinent when calling T echnical Support.
Version Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 5 -7 Figure 5-3. V ersion Information Screen.
ICMP 5-8 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide ICMP This tab provides st atistical information for both received and tr ansmitted messages directed to the AP . Not all ICMP traffic on the network is counted in the ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) st atistics.
IP/ARP Table Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 5 -9 IP/ARP T able This tab provides infor mation based on the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), which relates MAC Address and IP Addresses.
Learn Table 5-1 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Learn T able This tab displays infor mation relating to network bridging. It reports th e MAC address for each node that the de vice has learned is on the network and the interface on which the nod e was detected.
IAPP Avay a W i rel es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 5- 1 1 IAPP This tab displays st atistics relating to client handovers an d communications between A v ay a Wireless Access Points.
RADIUS 5-1 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e RADIUS This tab provides RADIUS authenti cation, EAP/802.1x authentication, and accounting information for both the Primary and Backup RADIUS servers. NOTE: RADIUS authentication and accoun ting must be e nabled for this information to be valid.
Interfaces Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 5- 13 Figure 5-8. RADIUS Monitoring Screen Interfaces This tab displays statistics for the Etherne t and wireless inte rfaces.
Interfaces 5-1 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 5-9. Wireless Interface Monitoring.
Link Test Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 5- 15 Link T est This tab displays infor mation on the quality of the wireless link to client s and other APs in the Wireless Distribu tion System. During a Link T est, the Access Point and the selected device exchange a seri es of packet s to test the strength of the connecti on.
Link Test 5-1 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 5-10. Remote Link T est Screen 3. Select a S tation from the list by cli cking the circle to the left of the S tation ’s entry .
Link Test Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 5- 17 — SNR (dB): The Signal to Noise ratio for the rece ived signal. The displayed value is the running averag e since the start of the test an d is report ed in decibe ls (dB). Highe r numbers correspond to a stronger link.
Link Test 5-1 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e — 1 1 Mbps (pkt s): The number of packets received at the 1 1 Mbits/sec transm it rate since the start of the Link T est. I n general, most packets will be rece ived at the 1 1 Mbits/sec rate if the devices have a strong link.
Link Test Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 5- 19 Figure 5-11. SNR Report Screen 5. Click Close to end the Link T est..
Station Statistics 5-2 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Station Statistics This tab displays infor mation on wireless clients attached to th e AP and on Wireless Distri bution Syst em links. Enabling and V iewing Station Statistics T o enable the monitoring of S tati ons S tatistics, perform the following procedu re: 1.
Station Statistics Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 5- 21 Figure 5-12. Station Statistics Screen.
Station Statistics 5-2 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Description of S tation S tatistics The following stations statistics are displayed: • MAC Address : The MAC address of the wireless client for which the statistics are gathered.
Station Statistics Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 5- 23 The following sta tions statistics are not displayed in the Graphical User Interface, but can be viewed from a MIB browse r: • Octets Received : The number of octets received from the associated wireless station (or WDS link partner ) by the AP.
Station Statistics 5-2 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e.
6 Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Us er ’s Gu ide 6-1 Commands In This Chapter • Logging into the HTT P Interfa ce • Introduction to File Transfer via TFTP or HTTP : Describes the available file t ransfer me thods. • Update AP by Using TFTP: Do wnload files from a TFTP server to the AP.
Logging into the HTTP Interface 6-2 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Logging into the HTTP Interface Once the AP has a valid IP Address and an Ethern et connection, you may use your web brow ser to issue comma nds. The Command Line Interface (CLI) also provides a method for issuing commands using T elnet or a serial connection.
Logging into the HTTP Interface Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 6 -3 2. If neces sary , disab le the Int ernet prox y settings. For Intern et Explorer user s, follow these steps: — Select T ools > Internet Options... . — Click the Connections tab.
Logging into the HTTP Interface 6-4 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide 4. Enter the HTTP password in the Password field and click OK . Leave the User Name field blank. (By default, the HTTP passwo rd is “public”). — Result: The System Status screen appears.
Introduction to File Transfer via TFT P or HTTP Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 6 -5 Figure 6-2. Commands Main Screen 6. Click the tab that corresponds to the command you w ant to issue.
Introduction to File Transfer via TFT P or HTTP 6-6 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide The following procedure s describe uploading Configuration file s from the AP: • Upload File by Using TF.
Introduction to File Transfer via TFT P or HTTP Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 6 -7 Image Error Checking during File T ransfer The Access Point performs checks to verify that an image downloade d through HTTP or TFTP is valid.
Update AP by Using TFTP 6-8 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Update AP by Using TF TP Use the Up date AP via TFTP tab to download Configuration, AP Image, Bootloader files, and Certificate and Private Key files to the AP . A TFTP server must be runnin g and configured to point to the d irectory containing the file.
Update AP by Using TFTP Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 6 -9 Figure 6-3. Update AP via TF TP Command Screen 2. In the Server IP Address field, enter the TFTP server IP Address. T o locate the IP address assigned to the TFTP server , double-click the TFTP server icon on your de sktop.
Update AP by Using TFTP 6-1 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Copy the updated AP Image file to the TFTP server’s root folder . The default AP Image is located at C:/Program Files/A vaya_ Wireless/AP600/ . 4. In the Fi le T ype field, select the proper file type.
Update AP by Using HTTP Avay a W i rel es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 6- 1 1 Update AP by Using HTTP Use the Up date AP via HTTP tab to download Configuration, AP Image, Bootloader files, and Certificate and Private Key files to the AP . 1. Once on the Update AP screen, c lick on the via HTTP ta b.
Update AP by Using HTTP 6-1 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 2. Select the File T ype that needs to be updated from the drop-do wn box. Choices include: — Config for configuration informatio n, such as System Name, Contac t Name, and so on.
Update AP by Using HTTP Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 6- 13 5. Click OK to continue with the operation or Cancel to abort the operation. NOTE: An HTTP file transfer using SSL may take extra time. If the operation completes su ccessfully the following screen appears.
Upload File by Using TFTP 6-1 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 6-7. Update AP Unsuccessful Upload File by Using TF TP Use the Retrieve File via TFTP t ab to upload Configuration files from the AP to a TFTP server .
Upload File by Usin g TFTP Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 6- 15 1. Once on th e Retrieve F ile screen, click on the via TFTP tab. The Retrieve AP via TFTP tab shows version information and allows you to enter TFTP information as described be low .
Upload File by Using HTTP 6-1 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e NOTE: For informatio n on how to download the file from the TFTP server to the AP , see Update AP by Using TFTP . Upload File by Using HTTP Use the Retrieve File via HTTP tab to upload the configuration fil e from the AP .
Upload F ile by Usin g HTTP Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 6- 17 2. Click on the Retrieve Config File button to initiate this operation. The AP displays a confirmation message that asks if you want to proceed with retrieving the configura tion file.
Upload File by Using HTTP 6-1 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 6-11. File Download Dialog Box 4. On clicking the Save button the following Save As window displays, where the you are pr ompted to choose the filename and location where the Configura tio n file is to be downloaded.
Reboot Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 6- 19 Figure 6-12. Retrieve File Save As D ialog 5. Select an appropriate filename and location and click OK . Reboot Use the Reboot t ab to save configuration changes (if an y) and reset the AP .
Reboot 6-2 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e ! CAUTION: Rebooting the AP will cause all users wh o are currently connected to lose their connection to the networ k until the AP has completed th e restart pro- cess and resumed op eration.
Reset Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 6- 21 Reset Use the Reset tab to restore the AP to factory d efault co nditions. Th e AP may also be reset from the RESET butt on located on the side of the unit. Since this will reset the Access P oin t’s current IP address, a new IP address must be assigned.
Help Link 6-2 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Help Link T o open Help , c lick the Help button on any display screen. During initialization, the AP on-line help files are downlo aded to the default location: C:/Program Files/A vaya_ Wireless /AP/HTML/index.
Help Link Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 6- 23 Figure 6-15. Help Link Configuration Scr een.
Help Link 6-2 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e.
7 Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Us er ’s Gu ide 7-1 T roubleshooting In This Chapter • Troubleshooting Co ncepts • Symptoms and Solutions • Recovery Procedures • Related Applications NOTE: This section helps you locate proble ms related to the AP d evice setup.
Troubleshooting Concep ts 7-2 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide T roubleshooting Concepts The following list identifies import ant troubleshooting concepts and topics. The most common initialization and inst allation prob lems relate to IP addressing.
Symptoms and Solutions Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 7 -3 • The AP Supports a Command Line Interf ace (CLI). If you are having trouble locating your AP on the network, connect to the un it directly using the serial interfa ce and refer to The Command Line Interface for CLI command syntax and parameter names.
Symptoms and Solutions 7-4 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide 3. Make sure your PC terminal program (such as HyperT erminal) is active and configured to the following v alues: — Com Port: (COM1, COM2, etc.
Symptoms and Solutions Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 7 -5 Basic Software Setup and Configuration Problems Lost AP , T elnet, or SNMP Password 1. Perform t he Reset to Factory Default Procedure in this guide. This procedure reset s system and network parameters, but does not affect the AP Im age.
Symptoms and Solutions 7-6 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide AP Has Incorrect IP Addr ess 1. Default IP Address Assignment mode is dynamic (DHCP).
Symptoms and Solutions Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 7 -7 6. Perform t he Reset to Factory Default Procedure in this guide. This will reset the unit to “DHCP” mode . If there is a DHCP Server on the network, the DHCP Server will as sign an IP Address to the AP .
Symptoms and Solutions 7-8 Avaya Wir eless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide HTML Help Files Do Not Appear 1. V erify that the HTML Help files ar e installed in the d efault directory: C:Program F ilesAvaya_WirelessAP HTML 2.
Symptoms and Solutions Avaya W ireles s AP -4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu ide 7 -9 TFTP Server Does Not W ork 1. Make sure the TFTP Server has been st arted. 2. V erify the IP address of the TFTP Server . The server may be loca l or remote, so long as it has a valid IP address.
Symptoms and Solutions 7-1 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Client PC Card Does Not W ork 1. Make sure you are using the latest PC Card driver sof tware. 2. Download and install the latest Avaya Wireless client software from http://www .
Symptoms and Solutions Avay a W i rel es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 1 1 3. From the client computer , use the “ping” network command to test the connection with the AP . If the AP responds, but you still cannot connect to the Internet, there may be a physical ne twork configuration problem (cont act your network support staff).
Symptoms and Solutions 7-1 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e VLAN W o rkgroups The correct VLAN assignment can be verified by pinging the AP to ensure connectivity , by pinging the switch to ensure VLAN prop erties, and by pinging host s past the switch to confirm the switch is functional.
Symptoms and Solutions Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 13 Power over Ethernet (PoE) The AP Does Not W o rk 1. V erify that you are using a standard UTP Category 5 cable.
Recovery Procedures 7-1 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 4. T ry to connect a diffe rent device to the same port on the PoE hub – if it works and a link is establishe d, there is probably a faulty dat a link in the AP .
Recovery Procedures Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 15 If the password is lost or forgotten, yo u will need to reset the AP to default values. The Reset to Facto ry Default Procedure resets configuration settings, but does not change the current AP Image.
Recovery Procedures 7-1 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Figure 7-1. RELOAD and RESET Buttons RESET RELOAD.
Recovery Procedures Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 17 Forced Reload Procedure Use this procedure to erase the cur rent AP Image and download a new AP Image.
Recovery Procedures 7-1 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e ! CAUTION: By completing S tep 2, the firmware in the AP will be erased. Y ou will need an Ethernet connection, a TFTP server , and a serial cable (if using the Bootloader CLI) to reload firmware.
Recovery Procedures Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 19 Preparing to Download the AP Image Before starti ng, you need to know the Access Point’ s IP address, subnet mask, the TFTP Server IP Address, and th e AP Image file name.
Recovery Procedures 7-2 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 7. Enter the netwo rk’s Subnet Mas k in the field provided. 8. Enter the netwo rk’s Gateway IP Address , if necessary . Y ou may need to cont act your network administr ator to get this address.
Recovery Procedures Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 21 Download a New Image Using the Bootloader CLI T o download the AP Image, you will need an Ethernet co nnection to the computer on which the TFTP server re sides. This can be any computer on the LAN or connected to the AP with a cross-over Ethernet cable.
Recovery Procedures 7-2 2 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 4. Open your term inal emulation program (like HyperT erminal) and set the following connection properties: — Co m Port: <COM1, COM2 , etc.
Recovery Procedures Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 23 7. Enter only the following statements: [Device-Name]> set ipaddrtype static [Device-Name]> set ipaddr <Access P.
Recovery Procedures 7-2 4 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Setting IP Address using Serial Port Use the following procedure to set an IP address over the serial po rt using the CLI. The network administr ator typically provides the AP IP address.
Recovery Procedures Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 25 Initializing the IP Addr ess using CLI After inst alling the serial port cable, you may use the CLI to communicate with the AP . CLI support s most generic terminal emulation programs, such as Hype rT erminal (w hich is included with the Windows operating systems).
Recovery Procedures 7-2 6 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e 3. Press the RE SET button on the AP (see RELOAD and RESET Buttons to identify the lo cation of the RESET button). Result: The terminal display shows Po wer On Self T ests (POST) activity , and then display s a CL I prompt, similar to the example below .
Recovery Procedures Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 27 network, you should not need to manually conf igure the Access Point’s IP address; the Access Point will obtain an IP address from the network’ s DHCP server during boot-up.
Related Applicati ons 7-2 8 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e Related Applications RADIUS Authentication Server If you enabled RADIUS Auth entication on th e AP , make sure that your network’s RADIUS server s are operational. Otherwise, client s will not be able to log in.
Related Applicati ons Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 U se r ’s Gu id e 7- 29 have a valid TFTP IP address. Note that you do not need a TFTP server running unless you want to trans fer files to or from the AP . After the TFTP server is in stalled: • Check to see that TFTP is configured to point to the directory containing t he AP Image.
Related Applicati ons 7-3 0 Av aya Wi re le ss AP -4/ 5/ 6 Use r ’s Gu id e.
A Avaya W ireles s AP- 4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gui de A-1 The Command Line Interface In This Appendix This section descr ibes the AP’s Command Lin e (CLI) Interface. CLI commands can be use d to initialize, configure, and m anage the Access Point. CLI commands may be entered in real tim e through a keyboa rd or submitted with CLI scripts.
In This Appendi x A-2 Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide This appendix cont ains the following sections: • General Notes • Bootloader CLI • CLI Conventions • CLI Help • Accessi ng the.
General Notes Avaya W ireles s AP- 4/5/6 User ’s Guid e A-3 General Notes Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge T o use this document effectively , you should have a working knowledge o f Local Area N etworking (LAN) concepts, network a ccess infrast ructures, and client-server relations hips.
General Note s A-4 Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide • Screen names are displayed in bold italics. Fo r example, the System Status screen. Important T erminology T erm Description Configuration Files Database f iles containing the current Access Point configuration.
General Notes Avaya W ireles s AP- 4/5/6 User ’s Guid e A-5 Image File The Access Point so ftware executed from RAM. To update an Acces s Point you typically down load a new Image File. This file is often referred to as the “AP Image”. Parameter A fu ndamental network value that can be displayed and may be changeable.
General Note s A-6 Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Navigation and Special Keys This CLI support s the following navig ation and special key functions to move the cursor alon g the prompt line.
General Notes Avaya W ireles s AP- 4/5/6 User ’s Guid e A-7 CLI Error Messages The following table describes the error messages associated with improper in puts or expect ed CLI beh avior . Error Message Description Syntax Error Invalid synt ax entered at the com mand prompt.
Bootloader CLI A-8 Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide Bootloader CLI Administrators use the CLI to contr o l Access Point operation and monitor network statistics.
Bootloader CLI Avaya W ireles s AP- 4/5/6 User ’s Guid e A-9 The Bootloader CLI provides you with the ability to conf igure the initial setup parameter s as well as download a software imag e to the device.
Bootloader CLI A-1 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de The following lists display the results of using the help command in th e Bootloader CLI: Figure A-1.
CLI Conventions Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U se r ’s Gu id e A -11 The following lists display the results of using the show comm and in the Bootloader CLI: Figure A-2.
CLI Conventions A-1 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Below are the rules for creating, modi fying, enabling and disabling, and deleting table entr ies. • Creation — The table name is req uired. — The table index is requi red. For table entry or inst ance creation, the index is always zero (0).
CLI Conventions Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 1 3 • Enabling/Disabling — The table name is req uired. — The table index is requi red. For table enabling/disabling the index should be the index of the entry to be enabled/di sabled.
CLI Help A-1 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de The scenarios suppor ted by this CLI are: The string delimiter does not have to be used fo r every string object. Y ou must use the single quote or doub le qu ote only for text strings that contain blank spa ces.
CLI Help Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 1 5 The following table lists each operation an d provides a basic ex ample. Detailed examp les and display results for each operation follow the table. Example 1. Displaying the comm and list T o display the command list, enter ? .
CLI Help A-1 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Figure A-3. Result of “?” CLI command Example 2. Displaying specific c ommands T o show all commands that start with specified letters, enter one or more letters, then ? with no space betwe en letters and ? .
CLI Help Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 1 7 Example 3a. Display ing every parameter that can be changed [Device-Name]> set ? Figure A-5.
CLI Help A-1 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Example 3b. Displaying parame ters based on letter sequen ce This examp le shows ent ries for parameter s that start with the letter “ i”. The more letters you ente r , the fewer the results returned.
CLI Help Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 1 9 After enter ing one parameter , you may add another ? to the new CLI line to see the next parame ter prompt, and so on until you have entered all of the required par ameters. The following example shows how this is used for the downl oad Command.
CLI Help A-2 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Figure A-8. Results of “help” CLI command • Complete command description and co mmand usage can be provided by: [Device-Name]>.
Accessing the AP CLI Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 2 1 Accessing the AP CLI Y ou can use HyperT erminal or T elnet to access the AP CLI: • Using HyperTerminal to Log in to the AP • Using Telnet to Log in to the AP Using HyperT erminal to Log in to the AP 1.
Accessing the AP CLI A-2 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de 2. Under File -> Proper ties -> Settings -> ASCII Setup , enable the Send line ends with line feeds option . Result: HyperT erminal sends a line return at the end of ea ch line of code.
Accessing the AP CLI Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 2 3 NOTE: If you have not previously configured the Access Point’ s IP address and do not have a DHCP server on the network, the Access Point will default to an IP address of 169.
CLI Commands A-2 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de CLI Commands • done : Terminates the CLI session • download : Uses TFTP server to download image, configuration, or bootloader .
CLI Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 2 5 done Ends a CLI session. [Device-Name]> done The exit and quit commands perform the sa me action.
CLI Commands A-2 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Example: [Device-Name]> download 192.168.1.100 APImage2 img exit Ends a CLI session: [Device-Name]> exit The done and quit command s perform the same action.
CLI Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 2 7 Syntax: Action Syntax Use help as the only argument. See the followin g example.
CLI Commands A-2 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Example: Figure A-9. Results of “help” CLI command.
CLI Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 2 9 history Shows contents of Co mmand Hist ory Buffer . The Command History Buffer stores command statements enter ed in the current session.
CLI Commands A-3 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de quit Ends a CLI session: [Device-Name]> quit The done and exit comman ds perform the same action. reboot Reboots the Access Point af ter specif ied number of second s. S pecify a value of 0 (zero) for immediate rebo ot.
CLI Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 3 1 search Lists th e parameters supported by the spec ified table. This list correspond s to the table inf ormation di splayed in the HTTP interface. In the following example, the CL I returns the list of parame ters that make up an entry in the IP Access T a ble.
CLI Commands A-3 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de set Configures the value of the specified p arameter . T o see a definition and syntax example, type only set and then press the Enter key . T o see a list of available p arameters, enter a space, the n a question mark ( ? ) after set (example: set? ).
CLI Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 3 3 The following message is displayed ev er y time you configure an object that requires the device to be reboo ted.
CLI Commands A-3 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Set the Access Point IP Address Parameter Create a table entry or row Use 0 (zero) as the table index when you create an entry . When creating a ta ble row , only the man datory table element s are required (comme nt is usually an optional t able element).
CLI Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 3 5 Modify a table entry or row Use the index to be modified and th e table elements you wou ld like to modify . For example, suppose the IP Access T able has one entr y and you wanted to modify the IP address: [Device-Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl 1 ipaddr 10.
CLI Commands A-3 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de NOTE: Y ou may need to enable a disabled tab le entry before you can change the entry’ s elements. show Displays the value of the specified pa rameter , or displays all p arameter values of a specified group (p arameter table).
CLI Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 3 7 Show Gr oup Parameters T o view all elements of a group or table: Figure A-11. Results of “show network ” and “show ip” C.
CLI Commands A-3 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Show Individual and T able Parameters T o view a single parameter: Figure A-12. Result of “show ipaddr ” CLI Com mand T o view .
CLI Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 3 9 upload Uploads a text-based configuration file from the AP to the TFTP Server . Executing upload with the asterisk character (*) will make use of the previously set/stored TFTP parameter s.
Parameter Tables A-4 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Parameter T ables Objects cont ain groups that cont ain both parameters and p arameter tables. Use the p arameter tables in the following sections to configu re the Access Point.
Auto Configuration Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 4 1 Auto Configuration Commands The Auto Configuration feature au toma tically configures an AP by downloading a specific configur ation file from a TFTP server during the boot up process.
Auto Configuration Commands A-4 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Auto Configuration Parameters These parameters relate to the Auto Configuration feature which allows an AP to be automatically configured by downloa ding a spec ific configuration file from a TFTP server during the boo t up process.
DHCP Server Co mmands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 4 3 DHCP Server Commands ! CAUTION: Before enabling DHCP server on the AP , confirm that the IP address pools you have configured are valid addresses on the network and do not overlap the addre sses assigned by any other DHCP server on the net- work.
DHCP Server Commands A-4 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de NOTE: Y ou must have at least one entry in the DHCP Server IP Address Pool T able before you can se t the DHCP Server S tatus (dhcpst atus) to Enable.
DHCP Server Co mmands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 4 5 NOTE: Set either End IP Address or Width (but not bo th) when creating an IP address pool.
DNS Client Commands A-4 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de DNS Client Commands DNS Client for RADIUS Name Resolution Syntax Examples [Device-Name]> set dnsstatus enable [Device-Nam.
DNS Client Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 4 7 [Device-Name]> show dns Figure A-13. Results of “show dn s” CLI command.
Ethernet Interface Comman ds A-4 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Ethernet Interface Commands Ethernet Interface Parameters Syntax Examples [Device-Name]> set etherspeed <value> (See Table A-1 .
Ethernet Interface Comma nds Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 4 9 T able A-1 Ethernet Speed and T ransmission Mode Ethernet Speed a nd T ransmission Mode V alue 10 Mbits/sec - hal.
Filtering Comman ds A-5 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Filtering Commands Ethernet Protocol Filtering Parameters Ethernet Protocol Filtering T able Parameters Identify the diff erent filters by using the table index.
Filtering Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 5 1 NOTE: The filter O peration T ype ( passthru or bloc k) applies only to the protocol filte rs that are enabled in this table. NOTE: The AP requires a reboot for changes to the Ether net Protocol Filtering T able to take effect.
Filtering Comman ds A-5 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Proxy ARP Parameters Static MAC Address Mask on Wired Network PhysAddress User Defined RW wiredmask Static MAC Address on Wi.
Filtering Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 5 3 IP ARP Filtering Parameters Broadcast Filtering T able Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter IP ARP Filtering Group N/A R.
Filtering Comman ds A-5 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de TCP/UDP Port Filtering The following parame ters are us ed to enable/disable the Port filter feature. TCP/UDP Port Filtering T able The following para meters are used to configure TCP/UDP Port filters.
Filtering Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 5 5 Port Type Octet String tcp udp tcp/udp RW porttype Port Number Octet String User Defi ned (there are also 4 pre-defined pro.
Filtering Comman ds A-5 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Interface Bitmask Integer32 0 or 2 - no interfaces (disabl e) 1 or 3 - Ethernet 4 or 6 - Wireless 5 or 7 - all interfaces (d.
HTTP and HTTPS Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 5 7 HTTP and HTTPS Commands HTTP (W eb browser) Parameters ! CAUTION: Avaya str ongly urges you to change the default pa sswords to restrict access to your networ k devices to authorized personnel.
HTTP and HTTPS Commands A-5 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de NOTE: The default p ath for the Help files is C:/Program Files/A vaya_ Wireless /AP/HTML/index.htm . (Use the for ward slash character (/) rather tha n the back slash charac ter () whe n configurin g the Help Link location.
HTTP and HTTPS Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 5 9 Set TCP Port [Device-Name]> set httpport <HTTP port number (default is 80)> Configure Secur e Socket Layer (HTTPS) Enabling SSL and configuring a passphra se allows encrypted Secure Socket Layer communications to the AP through the HTTPS interface.
IAPP Commands A-6 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de IAPP Commands NOTE: These parameters configure the In ter Access Point Protocol (IAPP) for roaming. Leave these settings at their default valu e unless a technical representative asks you to change them.
Intra BSS Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 6 1 Intra BSS Commands Intra BSS Parameters The following param eters control the Intra Basic Service Set (BSS) traffic feature, wh ich prevents wireless clients that are a ssociated with the same AP from communicating with each other .
Inventory Management Commands A-6 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Inventory Management Commands Inventory Management Parameters NOTE: The inventory managemen t commands display advanced information about th e AP’s installed components.
IP Access Table Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 6 3 argument s. Due to the nature of the information, the only argument that can be omitted is the “comment” argum ent.
IP Commands A-6 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de IP Commands IP Configuration Parameters NOTE: The IP Addr ess Assignmen t T ype (ipaddrtype) must be se t to static before the IP Addres s (ipaddr) , IP Mask (ipmask) or Default Gateway IP Address (ipgw) values can be entered.
Link Integrity Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 6 5 NOTE: The IP Subnet Mask of the A P mu st match your network’s Subnet Mask.
Link Integrity Commands A-6 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de IP T arget T able Parameters Link Integrity Poll Interval Integer 500 - 15000 ms (in increments of 500ms) 500 ms (defaul.
Link Integrity Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 6 7 Syntax Examples [Device-Name]> show linkinttbl (this shows the current links) [Device-Name]> set linkinttbl <.
MAC Access Control Comman ds A-6 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de MAC Access Control Commands MAC Access Control Parameters MAC Access Control T a ble Parameters Name T ype V alues .
MAC Access Control Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 6 9 Syntax Examples Setup MAC (Addr ess) Access Control [Device-Name]> set macaclstatus enable [Device-Name]> se.
Monitoring Parameters A-7 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de NOTE: For larger networks that includ e multiple Access Points, you may prefer to maint ain this list on a centralized location using the RADIUS parameters (see RADIUS Commands ).
Packet Forwardi ng Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 7 1 Packet Forwarding Commands Packet Forwarding Parameters The following parameters control the Packet Forwarding fea.
RAD Commands A-7 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de NOTE: The Wireless Distribution System (W DS) fe ature is not availa ble for 802.1 1a or 802.1 1b/g APs at this time. RAD Commands The Rogue AP Detection (RAD) feature enables an additional security level for wireless LAN deploymen ts.
RAD Com mands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 7 3 Rogue Access Point Dete ction (RAD) Parameters Syntax Examples [Device-Name]> set radstatus enable [Device-Name]> set radscanint <15-1440> [Device-Name]> show rad Figure A-14.
RADIUS Commands A-7 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de RADIUS Commands Avaya Wire less devices that use RA DIUS authentication or accounting support a primary and backup RADIUS server for MAC-b ased authentication and a pr imary and backup RADIUS server for EAP/802.
RADIUS Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 7 5 RADIUS Authentication Parameters NOTE: Use a server name only if yo u have enabled the DNS Client functionality .
RADIUS Commands A-7 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Backup EAP/802.1x authenticatio n server Integer 4 R index RADIUS Server Status Integer enable disable (default) RW status Serve.
RADIUS Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 7 7 RADIUS Accounting Parameters NOTE: Use a server name only if yo u have enabled the DNS Client functionality .
RADIUS Commands A-7 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Syntax Examples Configure RADIUS Authentication server [Device-Name]> set radiustbl <index> status enable seraddrfmt &l.
RADIUS Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 7 9 Figure A-15. Results of “show radiust bl” CLI command.
RADIUS Commands A-8 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Enable RADIUS MAC Access Control [Device-Name]> set radmacaccctrl enable [Device-Name]> reboot 0 Set MAC Address Format T .
RADIUS Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 8 1 Figure A-16. Result of “show radius” CLI Command Configure RADIUS Accounting server [Device-Name]> set radacctbl <in.
Secure Management Commands A-8 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Figure A-17. Results of “show radacctbl” CLI command Secure Management Commands Secure Manageme nt Parameters Nam.
Serial Port Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 8 3 Serial Port Commands Serial Port Parameters NOTE: T o avoid unexpected performance i ssues, leave Flow Control at the default sett ing (none) u nless you ar e sure what this setting should be.
SNMP Commands A-8 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Syntax Examples [Device-Name]> set serbaudrate <2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600> [Device-Name]> set serflowctrl <none, xonxoff> [Device-Name]> show serial Figure A-18.
SNMP Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 8 5 Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter SNMP Group N/A R snmp SNMP Management Interface Bitmask Interfac e Bitmask 0 or 2 - no i.
SNMP Commands A-8 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de SNMP T r ap Host T able Parameters When creating t able entries, you specify the argument name followed by an argument value. Th e CLI applies default values to the omitted argument s.
SNMP Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 8 7 Syntax Examples Change SNMP Passwords [Device-Name]> set snmprpasswd <New Password> (SNMP read password) [Device-Name]&.
Spanning Tree Comman ds A-8 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Spanning T ree Commands Spanning T ree Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Spanning Tree G roup N/A R stp.
Spanning Tree Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 8 9 Spanning T ree Priority and Path Cost T able Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Spanning Tree Table Table N/A R st.
SpectraLink VoIP Commands A-9 0 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de SpectraLink V oIP Commands SpectraLink V oIP Parameters (8 02.11b and bg Modes Only) These parameter s enable or disable t he S pectr aLink V oice ov er IP feature. The S pectralink Legacy Support paramete r should be enabled if the AP is operating in 802.
Storm Threshold Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 9 1 Storm Threshold Commands Storm Threshold Parameters Storm Threshold T able Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter St.
Syslog Commands A-9 2 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Syslog Commands Syslog Parameters The following parameters conf igure the Syslog settings.
Syslog Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 9 3 NOTE: The Heartbeat p arameters are adv anced settings not available via the HTTP inter face. When Hear tbea t is enabled, the AP periodically sends a message to the S yslog server to indicate that it is active.
Syslog Commands A-9 4 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Syslog Host T able Parameters The table described below configures the Syslog hosts that will receive message from the AP .
System Information Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 9 5 System Information Commands System Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter System Group N/A R system Na.
System Information Command s A-9 6 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Syntax Examples [Device-Name]> set sysname <system name> sysloc <Unit Location> [Device-Name]> se.
Telnet Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 9 7 Figure A-19. Result of “show system” CLI Command Te l n e t C o m m a n d s T elnet Parameters Name T ype V alues Access C.
Telnet Commands A-9 8 Avaya Wir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Syntax Examples Configure Management Interfaces [Device-Name]> set telifbitmask < (see Table A-4 ) > Choose from the fo.
TFTP Commands Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G ui de A- 9 9 Set TCP Port [Device-Name]> set telport <Telnet port number (default is 23)> Set T elnet Session Timeouts [Device-Name].
TFTP Commands A-100 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide Syntax Examples Download an AP Config uration File from a TFTP Server First star t your TFTP program.
TFTP Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 01 After following the complete process (above) once, you can download a file of the same name ( as long as all the other p.
WDS Commands A-102 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide WDS Commands Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Parameters Wireless Distribution System (W DS) Security T able Parameters The WDS Security T able manages WDS related secu rity objects. Name T ype Values Access CLI Parameter WDS Table Table N/A R wdstbl Port Index Integer 3.
802.11a Wire less Interface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 03 802.11a Wireless Interface Commands The wireless interface grou p parameter is wif . For Single -radio APs, the wireless interfa ce uses table inde x 3.
802.11a Wireless Interface Co mmands A-104 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide Supported Frequency Channels Octet String Depends on Regulatory Domain R suppchannels Load Balancing Integer enable (default) disable RW ldbalance Operating Frequency Channel Integer Varies by regulatory domain and country.
802.11a Wire less Interface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 05 Syntax Examples Network Name (SSID) [Device-Name]> set wif <index 3> netname <Network Name (SSID) for wireless interface> [Device-Name]> show wif Figure A-20.
802.11a Wireless Interface Co mmands A-106 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide Operational Mode [Device-Name]> set wif <index> mode <see table> TX Power Contr ol The TX Powe r Cont.
802.11b Wire less Interface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 07 Perform the following commands to ena ble TX Power Control and set the transmit power level: [Dev.
802.11b Wireless Interface Co mmands A-108 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide 802.11b Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Wireless Interfaces Gr oup N/A R wif Table Index Integer .
802.11b Wire less Interface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 09 Distance between APs Integer large (defaul t) medium small minicell microcell RW distaps Interfer.
802.11b Wireless Interface Co mmands A- 1 1 0 Av ay a W ir e le s s A P - 4/ 5 /6 U se r ’s G u i de Supported Data Rates Octet String 1 Mbits/sec 2 Mbits/sec 5.5 Mbits/sec 11 Mbits/sec R suppdatarates Transmit Rate Inte ger32 0 (auto fal lback - default) 1 Mbits/sec 2 Mbits/sec 5.
802.11b Wire less Interface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A- 1 11 Syntax Examples Network Name (SSID) [Device-Name]> set wif <index 3> netname <Network Name (SSID) for wireless interface> [Device-Name]> show wif For results of the show wif command, see Figure A-20 .
802.11b Wireless Interface Co mmands A- 1 1 2 Av ay a W ir e le s s A P - 4/ 5 /6 U se r ’s G u i de • 100% of the maximum transmit p ower level of the card • 50% • 25% • 12.
802.11b Wire less Interface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’ s Gu i de A- 1 1 3 Enable/Disable Interference Robustness (802.1 1b Only) [Device-Name]> set wif <index> interrobust <enable/disable> Enable/Disable Load Balancing (802.
802.11b Wireless Interface Co mmands A- 1 1 4 Av ay a W ir e le s s A P - 4/ 5 /6 U se r ’s G u i de Set the Multicast Rate (802.1 1b Only) [Device-Name]> set wif <index> multrate <1,2,5.5,11 (Mbits/sec) > NOTE: The Distance Betwe en APs must be set before the Multicast Rate.
802.11b/g Wireless In terface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’ s Gu i de A- 1 1 5 802.11b/g Wi reless Interface Commands The wireless interface grou p parameter is wif . For Single -radio APs, the wireless interfa ce uses table inde x 3.
802.11b/g Wireless Interface Commands A- 1 1 6 Av ay a W ir e le s s A P - 4/ 5 /6 U se r ’s G u i de Supported Frequency Channels Octet String Depends on Regulatory Domain R suppchannels Load Balan.
802.11b/g Wireless In terface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’ s Gu i de A- 1 1 7 Transmit Rate Inte ger32 For 802.11b-only mode: 0 (auto fallback - default) 1 Mbits/sec 2 Mbits/sec 5.
802.11b/g Wireless Interface Commands A- 1 1 8 Av ay a W ir e le s s A P - 4/ 5 /6 U se r ’s G u i de Network Name (SSID) [Device-Name]> set wif <index 3> netname <Network Name (SSID) for wireless interface> [Device-Name]> show wif For results of the show wif command, see Figure A-20 .
802.11b/g Wireless In terface Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 / 5/ 6 Us e r ’ s Gu i de A- 1 1 9 Operational Mode [Device-Name]> set wif <index> mode <see table> TX Power Contr .
802.11b/g Wireless Interface Commands A-120 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide Perform the following commands to ena ble TX Power Control and set the transmit power level: [Device-Name]> set .
Wireless Interface SSID/ VLAN/Security Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 21 Wi reless Interface SSID/VLAN/Security Commands Wireless Interface SS ID T able Parameters The Wireless Interface SSID t able manages the SSID and VLAN pairs and the security modes of those p airs.
Wireless Interface SSID/VLAN/Secu rity Commands A-122 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide Security Mode Integer none dot1x mixed wpa wpa-psk wep RW secmode Supported Security Modes DisplayStrin g.
Wireless Interface SSID/ VLAN/Security Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 23 Syntax Examples T o display the supported security modes on the wireless interfaces, u.
Wireless Interface SSID/VLAN/Secu rity Commands A-124 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide T o configure an SSID and VLAN p air , and the security mode associated with the pair , use the following.
VLAN/SSID Pair Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 25 NOTE: If you set Security M ode to 802.1x, WP A, or Mixed, you also need to configure the RADIUS Authentication p arameters. If you set Authentication Mode to Mixed, you also need to configure WEP Encryption settings.
VLAN/SSID Pair Commands A-126 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide VLAN ID T able NOTE: Sixteen VLAN/SSID pairs are availa ble for the AP-6, and APs that have an 802.1 1a/b/g or 802.1 1b/g Upgrade Kit inst alled. The AP-5 and AP-4 support only one VLAN/SSID p air .
VLAN/SSID Pair Commands Ava y a W i r el e ss A P- 4 /5 / 6 Us e r ’s G u id e A - 1 27 Syntax Examples Enable VLAN Management [Device-Name]> set vlanstatus enable [Device-Name]> set vlanmgmti.
VLAN/SSID Pair Commands A-128 A vaya Wireless AP-4/5/6 User ’s Guide.
B Avaya W ireles s AP- 4/5/ 6 Use r ’s Gui de B-1 ASCII Character Chart Description Y ou can configure W EP Encryption Ke ys in either Hexadecimal or ASCII format. Hexadecim al digits are 0-9 and A-F (not case se nsitive). ASCII characters are 0-9 , A-F , a-f (case se nsitive), and punctuation mark s.
Description B-2 Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide .2 E F4 6 ^5 E v7 6 /2 F G4 7 _5 F w7 7 03 0 H4 8 `6 0 x7 8 13 1 I4 9 a6 1 y7 9 23 2 J4 A b6 2 z7 A 33 3 K4 B c6 3 {7 B 43 4 L4 C d6 4 |7 C 53.
C Avaya Wi reles s AP- 4/5/6 User ’s Guide C-1 S pecifications In This Appendix • Software F eatures • Hardware Specifications • Radio Specifications Software Features The tables belo w compar.
Software Fe atures C-2 Avay a W ir el es s AP -4 /5 /6 Use r ’s Gu id e Number of S tations per BSS Management Functions Feature AP-4 AP-5 AP-6 & 1 1b/g Kit AP-6 & 1 1a/b/g Kit Without encryption up to 250 up to 250 up to 250 up to 250 With WEP encryption up to 120 up to 120 up to 120 up to 120 With 802.
Software Features Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide C-3 Advanced Bridging Functions Feature 802.1 1b 802.1 1a 802.1 1b/g IEEE 802.1d Bridging yes yes yes WDS Relay yes yes yes Roaming yes yes .
Software Fe atures C-4 Avay a W ir el es s AP -4 /5 /6 Use r ’s Gu id e Medium Access Control (MAC) Functions Feature 802.1 1b 802.1 1a 802.1 1b/g Automatic Channel Selection (ACS) yes yes yes Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) 1 N/A yes N/A Closed System Feat ure yes yes yes TX Power Control N/A Available with 802.
Software Features Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide C-5 Security Functions Feature 802.1 1b 802.1 1a 802.1 1b/g IEEE 802.11 WEP 1 yes yes yes MAC Access Control yes yes yes RADIUS MAC-based Access Control yes yes yes IEEE 802.
Software Fe atures C-6 Avay a W ir el es s AP -4 /5 /6 Use r ’s Gu id e Wi-Fi Protected Acc ess (WPA) N/A Available wi th AP-600a/b/g or 802.11a/b/g Upgrade Kit Not available with AP-5 yes Note 1 : Key lengths supported by 802.1 1a: 64-bit, 128-bit, and 152-bit.
Software Features Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide C-7 Network Functions Feature 802.1 1b 802.1 1a 802.1 1b/g DHCP Client yes yes yes DHCP Server yes yes yes Inter Access Point Protocol (IAPP.
Software Fe atures C-8 Avay a W ir el es s AP -4 /5 /6 Use r ’s Gu id e Advanced Wireless Functions Feature 802.11b 802.11a 802.1 1b/g WEP Plus (Weak Key Avoidance) yes — — Remote Link Test yes .
Hardware Specifications Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide C-9 Hardware Specifications Physical Specifications AP (without metal base) Dimensions (H x W x L) = 3.5 x 17 x 21.5 cm (1.5 x 6.75 x 8.5 in.) Weight = 0.68 kg (1.50 lb.) Electrical Specifications Using the Power Adapter V oltage (Input) = 100 to 240 V AC (50-60 Hz) @ 0.
Hardware Specifications C-1 0 Ava ya W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Environmental Specifications AP Unit • Operating Temperature = 0° to +55°C ambient tempe rature (without plastic c.
Radio Specifications Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/6 U ser ’s G u ide C- 1 1 Power over Ethernet Interface Category 5, foiled, twiste d pair cabl es must be used to ensure compliance with FCC Part 15, subpar t B, Class B requirements S tanda rd 802.
Radio Specifications C-1 2 Ava ya W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de 802.11a Channel Frequencies The available 802.1 1a Channels vari es by regulatory dom ain and/or country . 802.1 1a radio certification is available in the following regions: • FCC: U.
Radio Specifications Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e C- 13 Frequency Band Channel ID FCC (GHz) ETSI (GHz) MKK (GHz) SG (GHz) ASIA (GHz) TW (GHz) Lower Ban d (36 = defa ult) 3 4 ——5 . 1 7 0 1 ——— 36 5.180 5.180 — 5.180 — — 3 8 ——5 .
Radio Specifications C-1 4 Ava ya W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de 802.11b Channel Frequencies The available 802.1 1b channels vary by regu latory domain and/or country . 802.1 1b radio certification is available in the following regions: • FCC - U.
Radio Specifications Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e C- 15 6 2.437 2.437 2.437 2.437 7 2.442 2.442 2.442 2.442 8 2.447 2.447 2.447 2.447 9 2.452 2.452 2.452 - 10 2.457 2.457 1 2.457 - 11 2.462 2.462 1 2.462 - 12 - 2.467 1 2.467 - 13 - 2.
Radio Specifications C-1 6 Ava ya W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de 802.11g Channel Frequencies The available 802.1 1g channels vary by regu latory domain and/or country . 802.1 1g radio certification is available in the following regions: • FCC - U.
Radio Specifications Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e C- 17 6 2.437 2.437 2.437 2.437 7 2.442 2.442 2.442 2.442 8 2.447 2.447 2.447 2.447 9 2.452 2.452 2.452 - 10 2.457 2.457 1 2.457 - 11 2.462 2.462 1 2.462 - 12 - 2.467 1 2.467 - 13 - 2.
Radio Specifications C-1 8 Ava ya W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Wireless Communication Range The range of the wireless signal is rela ted to the composition of objects in the radio wave path and the tra nsmit rate of the wire less communica tion.
Radio Specifications Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e C- 19 AP-4 802.1 1b Wir eless Communication Ranges Range 1 1 Mbits/ s 5.5 Mbits/ s 2 Mbit s/s 1 Mbit s/s Open Office 177 m (581 ft.) 219 m (718 ft.) 272 m (892 ft.) 338 m (1109 ft.
Radio Specifications C-2 0 Ava ya W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de AP-5 802.1 1a Wireless Communication Ranges Range 54 Mbit s/s 48 Mbit s/s 36 Mbit s/s 24 Mbit s/s 18 Mbit s/s 12 Mbit s/s 9 Mbit s/s 6 Mbit s/s Open Office 37 m (121 ft.) 57 m (187 ft.
Radio Specifications Avay a W ir el es s A P- 4/5 /6 Us er ’s Gu id e C- 21 AP-6 802.1 1 b/g W ireless Communication Rang es Range 54 Mbit s/s 48 Mbit s/s 36 Mbit s/s 24 Mbit s/s 18 Mbit s/s 12 Mbit s/s Open Office 60 m (197 ft.) 75 m (246 ft.) 123 m (404 ft.
Radio Specifications C-2 2 Ava ya W ir el es s A P- 4/ 5/ 6 Us er ’s G ui de Tx Power (dBm) 15 15 15 15 15 15 Receiver Sensitivit y (dBm) -88 -89 -83 -85 -86 -90 Antenna Gain 3 dBi (integrated diversity an tenna module; 2.
D Avaya Wi reles s AP- 4/5/6 User ’s Guide D-1 T echnical Support Before Y ou Seek Help If you are having a problem using an AP and cannot reso lve it with the information in Trouble shooting , gather the followin g info rmation and contact your local aut horized reseller or visit http://www .
Before You Seek Help D-2 Avay a W ir el es s AP -4 /5 /6 Use r ’s Gu id e • Information about your network — Network operating syste m (e.g., Microsoft Networking ); include version information — Protocols used by network (e .g., TCP/IP , NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, AppleT alk) — Ethernet frame type ( e.
Before You Seek Help Avaya Wi reless AP-4 /5/6 User ’s Guide D-3.
Before You Seek Help D-4 Avay a W ir el es s AP -4 /5 /6 Use r ’s Gu id e.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Avaya AP-6 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Avaya AP-6 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Avaya AP-6, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Avaya AP-6 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Avaya AP-6, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Avaya AP-6.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Avaya AP-6. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Avaya AP-6 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
