Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 3550 Lancom Systems
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LANC OM 3550 Wir eless.
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LANCOM 3550 Wireless Preface 3 EN Preface Thank you for placing your tr ust in this LANCOM product. The combination of UMTS/HSDP A, W LAN, DSL and VPN ope ns up a comple tely new range of possibil.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Preface 4 EN Sys tems design of the LCOS oper ating system Configurati on Management Diagnosis Security Routing and W AN functions Firew all Qu.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Preface 5 EN numbers and contact information for LANCOM S ystems support can be found on a separ ate insert, or at the LANCOM S ystems website. Notes symbo ls V ery important instructions. If not followed, damage may result.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Contents 6 EN Contents 1 Introduction 9 1.1 What is a Wireless LAN? 9 1.1.1 Whic h hardware to use? 9 1.1.2 Operation modes of Wireless LANs and base stations 9 1.2 The advantages of the UMTS/HSPDA solution 10 1.2.1 “Last mile“ via UMTS/HSP DA 10 1.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Contents 7 EN 4 Setting up Inte rnet access 38 4.1 Instructions for LANconfig 39 4.2 Instructions for WEBconfig 39 5 Setting up the UMTS profile 41 5.1 Internet access 41 5.2 VPN site coupling 44 5.3 Other settings 46 5.3.1 Choosing the mobile telephone network 46 5.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Contents 8 EN 7 Security settings 56 7.1 Security for the Wireless LAN 56 7.1.1 Closed network 56 7.1.2 Acce ss control via MAC addre ss 57 7.1.3 LANCOM Enhanced Passphrase Security 57 7.1.4 Encryption of the data transfer 58 7.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 1: Intr oduction 9 EN 1I n t r o d u c t i o n 1.1 What is a Wireless LAN? The following sections d escribe the functionality of wireless networks in general. The functions supported b y y o u r d e v i c e a r e l i s t e d i n t h e table 'What can your LANCOM Router do?'.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 1: Introduction 10 EN Larger Wireless LANs, connection to LA Ns with one or more base stations (infrastructure networ k) Setting- up of an Internet access .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 1: Intr oduction 11 EN For a r egular Internet connection over UMTS/HSPD A, various net providers offer so called “homezone“ tariffs.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 1: Introduction 12 EN For a gr oup of staff members, who e.g. often work together on projects at a customer’s location, a so- called mobile conference room can be established.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 1: Intr oduction 13 EN As an alternative to the ISDN or an alog backup method, a UMTS/HSPDA con- nection can assure the availability of the data connection.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 1: Introduction 14 EN L A N C O M d e v i c e s w i t h m o r e t h a n o n e WAN interface (e.g. DSL and UMTS/ HSPDA interface) can be implem ented flex ibly in backup so lutions. The backup event is triggered fo r example, when the d efault route is no longer available via the DSL interface.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 1: Intr oduction 15 EN UMTS/HSPDA function for minternet connection, as mobile conference room or as ba ckup soluti on ✔ Wireless LAN Wireless transmission by I EEE 802.11g / IEEE 802.11b or wireless transmission b y IEEE 802.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 1: Introduction 16 EN DHCP and DNS ser ver ✔ Connection to the WAN WAN co nnection for DSL or cable modem ✔ UMTS/HSPDA connection vi a UMTS card in CardBus slot .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installatio n 17 EN 2 Installation This chapter will assist you to quickly install hardwar e and software. First, check the package contents and system requir ements. The device can be installed and co nfigured quickly and easi ly if all prerequisites are fulfilled.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation 18 EN 2.3 Status displays, i nterfaces an hardwar e installation 2.3.1 Status display Meanings of the LEDs In the following sections we will use differ.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installatio n 19 EN Pow er This LED indicates that the device is operational. After the device has been switched on, it will flash green for the dur ation of the self- test. After the self- test, either an error is output by a flashing red light code or the device starts and the LED remains lit green.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation 20 EN circumstances, you would assign a configuration password during th e basic configur ation (see inst ructions in the following chapter). Wireless Link Gives information ab out the Wireless LAN access of the internal wireless net- work adapter of the base station.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installatio n 21 EN LAN Link Condition of the LAN interf ace: LAN Rx/Tx Indicating data traffi c on the LAN interface: WAN Sta te Condition of connections via W AN interface: WAN Link Condition of the WAN interface: 2.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation 22 EN 쐃 Connector for main antenna (if necess ary is here the spot to connect Air- Lancer Extender additional antennas) 쐇 Connection for the includ.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installatio n 23 EN T o do so, pull the cable twice through the ferrite cor e so that a bow around the core results.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation 24 EN Power- over - Ethernet – eleg ant power supply through the LAN wiring LANCOM 3550 Wireless base stations ar e prep ar ed for the PoE power supply (P ower- over- Ethernet). PoE- enabled networ k devices can be comfortably supplied with power feeding through the LAN wiring.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installatio n 25 EN 2.6.1 Starting LANCOM setup Place the LANCOM CD in your CD drive. The LANCOM setup progra m will start automatically . If the setup program does not start automatically , run AUTORUN.EXE in the root folder of the LANCOM CD.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation 26 EN With LANCOM Online Documentation, you can copy the docume nta- tion files on your PC. Select the appropriate software opti ons and confirm your choice with Next . The softwar e is automatically installe d.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configurat ion 27 EN 3 Basic configuration The basic configuration can be performed on a step- by- step basis using a convenient setup wizard to guide yo u thr ough the setup process and prompt you for the r equired informatio n.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration 28 EN Fully automatic TCP/IP config uration is only possible in certain network env i- ronments. Th e setup wizard t herefor e analyses the connect ed LAN to deter- mine whether it supports fu lly autom atic configuration.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configurat ion 29 EN IP address and netmask for the LANCOM Router Assign a fr ee IP address fr om the address r ange of your LAN to the LANCOM Router and specify the netmask.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration 30 EN By using the netw ork name 'ANY', the mobile radio station will enrol in the next available Wireless LAN. The Wireless LAN can be „closed“ to pr event this pr ocedure. In this case, no enrolmen t with the network name 'ANY' will be accepted.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configurat ion 31 EN If you run the LA NCOM Router via DSL access with a flat- r ate tariff , you can set the maximum connecting- time in minutes .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration 32 EN 햴 Specify whether o r not the rout er should act as a DHCP server . Make your selection and confi rm with Next . 햵 In the following window , specify the p assword for configuration access.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configurat ion 33 EN After power ed on, unconfigur ed LANCOM devices check first, whether a DHCP server is already active in the LAN. De penden t on the situation, the dev ice is able to switch on it s own DHCP server or , alternatively , to activate its DHCP client mode.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration 34 EN then the device can be accessed by the name “LANCOM <MA C address>” (e.g. “LANCOM- 00a057xxxxxx”).
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configurat ion 35 EN The setup wizards ar e tailored precisely to the functionali ty of the spe- cific LANCOM Router. As a result, your device may offer differ ent wiz- ards than those shown her e. If you have chosen automatic TCP/IP configuration, please continue with Step 햴 .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration 36 EN 햵 In the following 'Security settings' window , specify a password for config- uration access. Note that the passwo rd is case- s ensitive and ensure that it is sufficiently long (at least 6 char acters).
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configurat ion 37 EN DNS server – translates network name s (www . lancom.de ) or names of computers ( www .lancom.de) to actu al IP addresses. The LANCOM Router can perform the func tions of both a default gateway and a DNS server .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 4: Setting up Internet access 38 EN 4 Setting up Internet access All computers in the LAN can take advant age of the centr al Internet access of the LANCOM Rout er. The conn ection to the Internet pr ovider can be estab- lished via the W AN interface which is connected t o an ADSL or cable modem.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 4: Setting up Internet access 39 EN Active line monitoring ca n also be used with flat rate billing to con- tinuously check the function of the remote station. Y ou also have the option of keep ing flat rate connections alive if required.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 4: Setting up Internet access 40 EN 햴 Depending on their availabili ty , the wizard will display additional options for your Internet connection. 햵 T h e w i z a r d w i l l i n f o r m y o u a s s o o n a s t h e e n t e r e d i n f o r m a t i o n i s c o m p l e t e .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Se tting up th e UMTS p rofile 41 EN 5 Setting up the UMTS profile 5.1 Internet access The quickest way to set up Internet acces s via UMTS/HSPDA is to use t he Inter- net Wizard in LANconfig. 햲 Highlight the LANCO M Router in the selection window .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Setting up the UMTS pro file 42 EN 햵 If your provider does not appear in the list, you c an enter the necessary connection data manually . Y ou will need the APN (Access P oint Name) and the appropriate telephone number in your provider's mobile tele- phone network.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Se tting up th e UMTS p rofile 43 EN Even without an current connection, the active local netw orks are dis- played in the 'UMTS/ GPRS network' section. LA Nmonitor also indicat es which networks are permitted and wh ich networks the card cannot con- nect to.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Setting up the UMTS pro file 44 EN 햹 As soon as the Internet connection has been established, the section for WAN con nections in LANmonitor show s the network being used for th e connection. The status of the data card is also displayed by its LE Ds and coded flashing signals.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Se tting up th e UMTS p rofile 45 EN connection can be established when using the main mode, adjust the method in the VPN connection list to "aggressive mode" in the appr opri- ate profiles at both ends.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Setting up the UMTS pro file 46 EN T o ensure that the VPN connection with the network at the headquar ters is available on a continuous basis , set both the hold time for the Internet connection and the VPN hold time to '9 ,999' (kee p alive).
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Se tting up th e UMTS p rofile 47 EN The UMTS/GPRS pr ofile settings are to be found in LANconfig in the configu- ration ar ea 'Interface' on the 'W AN' tab with the UMTS/GPRS profile button.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Setting up the UMTS pro file 48 EN 5.3.3 UMTS/HSPDA only or automatic UMTS/HSPDA/GPRS selection UMTS/HSPDA cover age is not yet universall y available. It is still possible to establish a data con nection even in areas without UMTS/HSPDA re ception by selecting the 'automatic' operati ng mode.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 5: Se tting up th e UMTS p rofile 49 EN 5.3.4 Set up a time limit Y ou can prevent excessive costs from arising from connections over the UMTS interface by setting up a time li mit, for example under LANconfig in the 'Man- agement' configuration area on the 'Costs' tab.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 6: Point - to- point connections 50 EN 6 Point- to- point connections LANCOM Wireless access points serve not only as centr al stations within a wireless netw ork, they can also oper ate in point- to- point mode to bridge longer distances.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 6: Point - to- point connections 51 EN Thus it is recomme nded for the 5 GHz band that one central access point should be configured as 'Master' and all other point- to- point partners should be configured as 'Slave'.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 6: Point - to- point connections 52 EN 햳 Activate the suitable poi nt- to- point operation mode her e and set the channel selection scheme to either 'Master' or 'Slave'. Enter the appropri- ate MAC addr ess for the WLAN card at the r emote station (maximum 6).
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 6: Point - to- point connections 53 EN Configurati on with WEBconfig or T elnet Under WEBconfig or T elnet you can set the settings for the point- to- point connections under the following pat hs: 6.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 6: Point - to- point connections 54 EN connection, WLAN- 2 if you ar e using the second card, e.g. as with an access point with two WLA N modules). Activate the 802.11i encryption. Select the method '802.11i (WP A)- PSK'.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 6: Point - to- point connections 55 EN Configurati on with WEBconfig or T elnet The encryption settings for the i ndividual logical WLAN networks can be found under WEBconfig or T elnet under the fol lowing paths: 6.4.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7: Security settings 56 EN 7 Security settings Y our LANCOM Router base station has numerous security functions. Y ou find in this chapter all information needed for an optimal protection of the bas e station.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7 : Security settings 57 EN 7.1.2 Access control via MA C address Each network device h as an special iden tificati on number . This identification number is th e so- called MAC address ( M edia A ccess C ontrol), which is world- wide unique per device.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7: Security settings 58 EN 7.1.4 Encryption of the data transfer A special role comes up to the encrypti on of data tr ansfer for Wireless LANs. For IEEE 802. 11 radio tr ansfer the supplementing encrypti on standards ar e 802.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7 : Security settings 59 EN 7.1.5 802.1x / EAP The international industry standard IEEE 802.1x and the E xtensible A uthenti- cation P rotocol (EAP) enables the realization of re liable and secure acces s controls for base stati ons.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7: Security settings 60 EN Moreover , this technolog y makes enables a secured dispatch and a regular automatic change of WEP keys. In this way IEEE 802.1x improves the protec- tion efforts of WEP . In Windows XP the IEEE- 802.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7 : Security settings 61 EN 7.3 The security settings wizard Access to the configuration of a device permits not only to read out critical information (e.g. WEP key , Internet password). Rather , also the entire settings of the security functions (e.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7: Security settings 62 EN 햶 Now you can set the security settings for t he WLAN. These include the name of the wire less network, the closed network function and the WEP encryption. Y ou can type in the para meters for both wireless networks separately on d evices with the opti on of a second WLAN interface.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7 : Security settings 63 EN 7.4.1 Wizard for LANconfig 햲 Mark your LANCOM Router in the sele ction window . Select from the com- mand bar Extras Setup Wizard . 햳 Select in the selection m enu the setup wizard Configuring Firewall and confirm your choice with Next .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7: Security settings 64 EN Have you assigned a passwo rd for the configuration? The simplest option for the protection of the configur ation is the estab- l i s hm e n t o f a p a ss w o r d . A s l on g a s a p as s w o r d h a s n ' t be e n s et , a n y o n e can change the configuration of the de vic e.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7 : Security settings 65 EN Have you activated the IP masquerading? IP masquerading is the hiding place for all local computers for connection to the Internet. Only the r outer module of the unit and its IP addr ess are visible on the In ternet.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7: Security settings 66 EN Have you secured your wireless network encryption, an ACL and LEPS? With the help of 802.11i, WP A or WEP , you can encrypt the data in your wireless networ k with different encr yption methods such as AES, TKI P or WEP .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 7 : Security settings 67 EN Have you activated the mechanism that protects your W AN lines if the device is stolen? After being stolen, the device can th eor etically be operated at anothe r location by unauthorized persons.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 8: Option s and accessories 68 EN 8 Options and accessories Y our LANCOM Router base station has numerous extensibil ities and th e pos- sibility to use a broad choice of LANCOM accessories. Y ou find in thi s chapter information about the available access ories and how to use them with your base station.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 8: Options and accessories 69 EN these signals can be re- combined into a single signal. T he most common methods ar e space div ersity and polarization diversity . LANCOM Systems supplies a variety of polariz ation- diversity antennas as accessories for LANCOM Wirele ss Router.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 8: Option s and accessories 70 EN nisms for authentication and billing of single us ers (AAA - Authentication / Authorisation / Accounting). This lack remedies the L ANCOM Systems Open User Authentication (OUA), the m ain part of the LANCOM Public Spot Opti on.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 9 : T roubleshooti ng 71 EN 9T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g In this chapter , you will find suggesti ons and assistance for a few common dif- ficulties.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 9: T roubleshooting 72 EN Configurati on with WEBconfig or T elnet Under WEBconfig or T elnet the UMTS/HSPDA/GPRS Profiles are located under the following directories: 햳 The next attempt with the vali d PIN number should occur without error .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 9 : T roubleshooti ng 73 EN Usually a data card is supplied with the operating software fr om the net provi der . With this softwar e the PIN number of the SIM car d can be changed whenever requir ed.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 9: T roubleshooting 74 EN 9.3 DSL data transfer is slow The data tr ansfer r ate of an br oadban d (Internet) DSL connection is dependent upon numerous factors, most of whic h are outside of one's own sphere of influence.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 10: Appendix 75 EN 10 Appendix 10.1 Performance data and specifications LANCOM 3550 Wireless Frequency band 2400 - 2483,5 MHz (ISM) or 5150 - 5750 MHz Connections LAN .
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 10: Appendix 76 EN 10.2 Contact assignment 10.2.1 LAN interface, 10/100base- TX 8- pin RJ45 socket, as per ISO 8877, EN 60603- 7 10.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 10: Appendix 77 EN 10.3 Declaration of conformity LANCOM S ystems herewith decl ares that the devices of the type described in this documentation ar e in agreement with t he basic requir ements and other relevant re gulations of the 1995/5/ EC directive.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Chapter 11: Radio channel regulations for WLANs 78 EN 11 Radio channel regulations for WLANs Information about approvals and notifi cations in various countries an d the radio channel regulations can be found in t he refe renc e m an ua l or on the LANCOM Systems web site ( www.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Index 79 EN Index Numerics 10/100Base- TX 22 100Mbp network 22 802.11i 15 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 66 802.1x 15 , 56 , 58 A ACL 57 Anschlüsse 21 Antenna Connector for diversity anten.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Index 80 EN IP masquerading 16 IP router 14 L LAN Connector cable 17 LAN connection 22 LANCOM Enhanced Passphrase Security 56 LANCOM setup 25 LANconfig 25 , 31 run setup wizar.
LANCOM 3550 Wireless Index 81 EN Settings to PCs in the LAN 36 Windows size 74 TCP/IP configuration Automatic 35 fully automatic 27 , 28 manual 27 , 28 TCP/IP filter 16 , 65 Technical data 75 Traf.
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