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Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide iii A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide T able of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction In This Chapter ................... ............. .............. ............
Avaya Wi reless A P-3 User ’s Gui de Tabl e of Co ntents iv A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set Network Names.................. ............. .............. ............. ...... 2-18 Set WEP Encryption for each Wirel ess Interface .............
Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide v Set the Multicast Rate .......................... .................. .............. . 2-58 Step 6: Ethernet Settings ................. .............. .........
Avaya Wi reless A P-3 User ’s Gui de Tabl e of Co ntents vi A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Monitoring ICMP Statistics ............................. ............. ............... 3-7 Monitoring IP/ARP Statistics ..................... ..........
Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide vii Setting Up Independent VLAN W orkgroups (T agged & Untagged) .............. ............. .............. ............. .................. ...... 4-18 Setting Up a Single VLAN W orkgroup .
Avaya Wi reless A P-3 User ’s Gui de Tabl e of Co ntents viii Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Event Priority Description ....... ............. .............. .................. . 4-46 Enabling Syslog Event Notifica tions ........ ............. .
Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide ix Using DNS Host Names ................... ............. .................. ...... 4-77 Chapter 5: Troubleshooting In This Chapter ................... .........
Avaya Wi reless A P-3 User ’s Gui de Tabl e of Co ntents x Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide VLAN Operation Issues ........... .............. .................. ............. ...... 5-13 V erifying Proper Operation of the VLAN Feature ...... .....
Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide xi Bridge MIB (RFC 1493) Alarms ............ ............. .................. ...... 5-27 Related Applications ................... ............. .............. .
Avaya Wi reless A P-3 User ’s Gui de Tabl e of Co ntents xii A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide upload ............... .............. ............. .............. ............. ............... 6-22 Parameter Control Commands ........... ..........
Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide xiii Enable/Disable Clos ed System ..................... .............. .......... 6-48 Enable/Disable Load Balancin g ....... .................. ............. .
Avaya Wi reless A P-3 User ’s Gui de Tabl e of Co ntents xiv A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Primary and Backup RADIUS Serv er T able Parameters ...... 6-77 MAC Access Control Parameter ................... .................. ...... 6-80 Management Parameters .
Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide xv S torm Threshold Parameters ..................... ............. ............... 6-96 Intra BSS Subscriber Blocking ..................... .................. ..
Avaya Wi reless A P-3 User ’s Gui de Tabl e of Co ntents xvi A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide.
1 In This Chapter • Wireless Networking Concepts • Management and Monitoring Capabilities • Active Ethernet • 802.11b vers us 802.11a Networks • Installation and Initialization Wireless Networking Concept s The AP-3 provides wireless ac cess to network infrastructures.
Wireless Networking Concepts 1-2 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Before the AP-3 unit can be configur ed for your specific netwo rking requirements, it must first be initi ali zed so that you can recognize it once it is located in your network. Initi alization consists of setting • a static IP address and • the appropriate IP mask.
Management and Moni toring Capabilities Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 1-3 The network administrator can configure each unit according to the requirements for the netw ork. The Access Point 3 (AP-3) functions as a wireless network access point to data network s.
Management and Monitoring Cap abilities 1-4 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide There are three management a nd mon itoring interfaces available to the network administrator to configure an d m anage.
Management and Moni toring Capabilities Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 1-5 Users enter Comm and S tatements, compose d of CLI Commands an d their associated parameters. St atements may be issued from one of the following: • The keyboard for real time control.
Management and Monitoring Cap abilities 1-6 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide SNMP Management Y ou can also manage and configure an AP-3 using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Note: This requires an SNMP manager program, like HP Openview ™ or Castlerock ™ ’s S N M P c .
Active Ethernet Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 1-7 Note: This guide describes ho w to configure an AP-3 using the HTTP W eb interface or the CLI interface. For information on how to manage devices using S NMP , refer to the d ocumentation that came with your SNMP pro gram.
802.11b versus 802.11a Networks 1-8 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 802.1 1b versus 802.1 1a Networks The AP-3 supports 802.1 1 wireless c onnectivity using th e following radio technologies: • 802.
802.11b versus 802.1 1a Networks Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 1-9 The AP-3 device can be used with any comb ination of 802.1 1a and 802.1 1b radio cards. Th e followi ng configuratio ns are supp orted: • one or two 802.1 1b cards • one 802.
802.11b versus 802.11a Networks 1-10 A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’ s Guide DHCP Server yes yes TFTP yes yes RADIUS Access Control yes yes RADIUS Multiple MAC Address Formats yes yes RADIUS DNS Host Name S upport yes yes RADIUS Start/St op Accountin g yes yes 802.
802.11b versus 802.1 1a Networks Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 1-1 1 Link Test Responder yes No client support fo r 802.11a Medi um Densit y Distribut ion yes Distance between APs yes Ultra High Density yes Closed System yes Interfe rence Robustness yes Load Balancing yes No client su pport for 802.
802.11b versus 802.11a Networks 1-12 A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’ s Guide Differences Between 802.1 1a and 802.1 1b Feature Set s The following table provides detailed information on the dif ferences between the 802.1 1a and 802.1 1b feature sets. 2.
802.11b versus 802.1 1a Networks Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 1-13 Frequency Channel 1 - 2.412 GHz 2 - 2.417 GHz 3 - 2.422 GHz (default FCC, ETSI, Japan) 4 - 2.427 GHz 5 - 2.432 GHz 6 - 2.437 GHz 7 - 2.422 GHz 8 - 2.447 GHz 9 - 2.452 GHz 10 - 2.
802.11b versus 802.11a Networks 1-14 A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’ s Guide Transmit Rate 0 - Auto Fallback (default) 1 Mbit/sec 2 Mbits/sec 5.5 Mbits/sec 11 Mbits/sec 0 - Auto Fal lback (default) 6 Mb.
802.11b versus 802.1 1a Networks Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 1-15 Cell Size and Coverage Area The coverage area achieved with the 2.4 GHz card type is larg er than that of a 5 GHz radio card. The transmit rate is higher in the smaller (5 GHz) cell than the lar ger (2.
802.11b versus 802.11a Networks 1-16 A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’ s Guide Figure 3-3: 802.1 1a (5 GHz) Cell Size.
Installation and Initi alization Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 1-17 Figure 3-4: 802.1 1a versus 80 2.1 1b Cover age Area Inst allation and Initialization The AP-3 is designed to support both 2.4 GHz (IEEE 802.1 1b) radio cards and 5 GHz (IEEE 802.
Installation a nd Initialization 1-18 A vaya Wireless AP-3 User ’ s Guide.
2 In This Chapter Since each network is unique, the AP-3 must be configure d to operate in your network environment. Most administrators will only need to use the HTTP Interface (web browser) for configuration. This chap ter explains how to configure using the HTTP Interface.
In This Chapter 2-2 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Step 3: Download the Latest Software • Setup your TF TP Server • Download Updates from your TFTP Server • Backup your AP-3 Configurat.
Prerequisites Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-3 • IEEE 802.1x Security Mode • If You Encounter Problems... Prerequisites Before configuring the AP-3, you need to gather c ertain network information. The foll owing section id entifies the information you need.
Prerequisites 2-4 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Network Name (SSID of the wireless cards) Each wireless interface of an AP-3 must be given a Network Name before users can sign on. This is not the same as the System Name, which applies only to the AP-3 unit.
Prerequisites Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-5 Note: Configuration software comes with the PC Cards used in wireless client comp uters. The curren t network profile on the wireless client must contain a valid Netw ork Name.
Step1: Initialize Units and Downl oad Image Files 2-6 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide S tep1: Initialize Unit s an d Download Image Files SCANT OOL Program Use ScanT ool to initialize units and download image files for any unit connected to the LAN subnet.
Step1: Initialize Units and Download Image Files Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-7 Use the following procedure to open ScanT ool an d set AP-3 network parameters. Y ou should have the AP-3 unit(s) and your computer connected to the same LAN subnet.
Step1: Initialize Units and Downl oad Image Files 2-8 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • To chan ge value s or d ownload a n AP Ima ge, select the desired unit, and then click the Chang e button. Result: the ScanT ool Change dialog appears, similar to the following example.
Step1: Initialize Units and Download Image Files Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-9 Y ou may perform the fo llowing operations. Note: Certain options are available only when selecting S tatic IP Address mode. MAC Addr ess Displays the MAC Address of the selected unit.
Step1: Initialize Units and Downl oad Image Files 2-10 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide T o reboot the unit to make the changes ef fective, • verify the entered values and • click the OK button. Result: The unit will reboot and the new values will be in ef fect.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-1 1 S tep 2: Set Basic Co nfiguration Parameters Once you have a valid IP Address assi gned to the AP-3 and an Ethernet connection, use a web browser to co nfigure the AP-3 through the W eb Interface.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters 2-12 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 4. Click the Configure operation button. Result: The System Configuration dialog appears. Each tab contains information for specif ic configurat ion categories. 5. Depending on your system, you can now configure each AP-3 category .
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-13 Figure 2-3: Configuration Op tions • To set properties for each category, click on the desired tab. Result: The selected configura tion page appears. Each configuration pag e allows you to se lect options, or enter , edit, and delete information.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters 2-14 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide In some cases, the AP-3 reminds yo u that it must be rebooted for a change to take ef fect.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-15 Set System Name, Locati on and Cont act Information Figure 2-4: System Configuration 1.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters 2-16 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 2. Enter the • name of the AP-3 device, • its location within your network or its physical location, such as “Front Lobby” or Engineerin g, and • name, phone nu mber and e-mail addr ess of the pe rson responsible for this device.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-17 Figure 2-5: Network IP Configuration See Maintain 802.1 1b Client Conn ections using Link Integrity and Ad v a nced Features for information on the other Network features.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters 2-18 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set Network Names Client stations use the PC Card Netw ork Name to connect to the network through the AP-3 unit. At power up or insertion of either a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz radio card, the AP-3 software will automatically detect the card type.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-19 Figure 2-6: Wireless Interface Configura tion.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters 2-20 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The AP-3 device can be used with an y comb ination of 2.4 GHz (802.1 1b) and 5 GHz (802.1 1a) radio cards. Only one 802.1 1a adapter card can be plugged into th e AP-3 unit at one time.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-21 Set WEP Encryption for each Wireless Interface Figure 2-7: WEP Encryption.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters 2-22 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Security tab. Note: If you want to u se 802.1 x security , see IEEE 80 2.1x Security Mode. 2. Select the Encryption sub-tab.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-23 IV), and 152-bit encryption is also referred to as “128-bit” encryption (without the IV). 5. Select a key to use for WEP encryption. Note: Client stations must have the sa me encryption key to be able to communicate with the AP-3 device.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters 2-24 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set and Change Passwords Figure 2-8: Setting Interface Passwords 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Management tab. 2. Change the default passwords fo r the SNMP , T elnet/CLI, and HTTP interfaces.
Step 2: Set Basic C onfiguration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-25 both the Read Password field and the Confirm field. The default password is “public”. • Telnet (CLI) Password, Confirm . Enter the password in both the Read Password field and the Confirm field.
Step 3: Download th e Latest Software 2-26 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide S tep 3: Download the Latest Sof tware Three types of files can be downlo aded to the AP-3 from a TFTP server: • img (.
Step 3: Download the Latest Softw are Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-27 If a TFTP server is not configured and running, you will not be able to download and upload im ages and configuration files to/from t he AP-3. Remember that the TFTP server does not have to be local, so long as you have a valid TFTP IP Address.
Step 3: Download th e Latest Software 2-28 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Download Up dates from your TFTP Server Figure 2-9: Download Sof tware Image from TFTP Server 1. Make sure the TFTP server is ru nning and pointing to the directory that contains the desired file.
Step 3: Download the Latest Softw are Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-29 5. Select the file type from the pull down menu. 6. Reboot the unit in order for the changes to take effect. Backup your AP-3 Configuration File 1. Make sure the TFTP server is ru nning and pointing to the directory where you want to save the file.
Step 3: Download th e Latest Software 2-30 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Copy a Configuration File from Another AP-3 Unit Y ou can configure multiple units usin g the same config uration file by • uploading the configuration file from one AP-3 unit to the TFTP server, and • download the configu ration file to other AP-3 units.
Step 3: Download the Latest Softw are Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-31 Figure 2-10: Upload Con figuration File to TFTP Server 1 1. Enter the name of yo ur configuration file and clic k OK . 12. W ait for the file to transfer from the AP-3 device to the TFTP server .
Step 3: Download th e Latest Software 2-32 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 15. V erify the IP address of your TFTP server and enter the name of the file you wish to transfer (see S tep 3). 16. Set the file type to config , and click OK . 17. Click Downloa d .
Step 4: Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-33 S tep 4: Other Network Settings Y ou may want to set other configurati on parameters for y our AP-3 uni t, such as: • Configure the AP-3 device as a DHCP Serv er • Maintain 802.
Step 4: Other Network Settings 2-34 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Use DHCP configuration to provide dynamic client IP Addresses from one or more IP Pool T ables. Enable the DHCP Server to allow the AP-3 to assign clients IP Addresses from IP Pool T ables.
Step 4: Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-35 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Network tab.
Step 4: Other Network Settings 2-36 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Maint ain 802.1 1b Client Connect ions using Link Integrity Note: This feature is only applicable to 2.4 GHz (802.1 1b) cards. The Link Integrity feature checks the link between the AP-3 and the nodes on the backbone.
Step 4: Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-37 Configur e Link Integrity Figure 2-12: Li nk Inte grity 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Network tab. 2. Select the Link Integrity sub-tab. 3. Click the Edit button in the Target IP Address Table .
Step 4: Other Network Settings 2-38 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 4. Enter the IP Address of the host comp uter you want to check, and add comments to identify the computer if you wish. This T ar get IP Address is enabled as soon as it is entered in the table.
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-39 S tep 5: Change Y our Wi reless Interface Settings Depending on the type of wireless PC Card installed in the AP -3 device, the configuration options will be differ ent.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-40 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 802.1 1a Wireless Interface Card Figure 2-13: 802 .1 1a Wireles s Inte rface Options.
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-41 Field Description Network Name Enter a Network Name for each PC Card. This is the same name used on client machines to connect using the client configuration software.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-42 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Turbo Mode An 802.1 1a card supports an extension of the IEEE 802.1 1a standard that provides twice the data ra te. By default , T urbo mode is disabled. Note: T urbo mode is not defined in the IEEE 802.
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-43 Transmit Rate Use the pull-down menu to select a specific transmit rate for the 802.11a card. Choose between 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbits/s, or Auto Fallback for stan dard 802.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-44 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 802.1 1b Wireless Interface Card Figure 2-14: 802 .1 1b Wireles s Inte rface Options.
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-45 Field Description Network Name Enter a Network Name for each PC Card. This is the same name used on client machines to connect using the client configuration software.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-46 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Frequency Channel If Auto Channel Select is disabled, use the pull- down menu to select the desired card frequency . Ensure nearby devices do not use the same frequency .
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-47 Multicast Rate Set the rate at which Multicast messages may be sent. This value is related to the Distance Between APs parameter .This feature is only available for 802.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-48 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide RTS/CTS Medium Reservation This value af fects message flow control, and should not be changed under normal circumstances. When set to a value between 0 and 2347, the card uses th e R TS/CTS mechanis m for packe ts that are the specified size or greater .
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-49 Auto Channel Select (ACS) When Auto Channel Select is enabled, an AP-3 selects its own frequency channel based on • interference situation, • bandwidth usage, and • adjacent ch annel us e.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-50 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The first AP-3 turned on within an area assigns itself the default channel (which dif fers based on card type a nd regulato ry region).
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-51 Disabling ACS 1. From the W eb interface, select Configuration then click the Interfaces tab. 2. Deselect the check box next to Enable Au to Channel Select . 3.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-52 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) Dynamic Frequency Sel ection (DFS) is a technique used in 802.1 1a cards sold in Europe (for example, cards wh ose regulatory domain is set to the European T elecommunications St andard Institute (ETSI).
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-53 If you are using 802 .1 1a cards in Europe, kee p in mind the following: • DFS is not a configurable parameter. It is always enabled and cannot be disabled. • You cannot manua lly select an op erating channel for 802.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-54 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Cell capacities are compared in the following table, which shows small cells suit most offices, while lar ge cells suit most ware houses: Coverage The number of access point units in a set area determines the network coverage for that area.
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-55 Figure 2-15: Low Density vs. Ultra High Density Network Set the Distance Between APs 1. From the W eb interface, click the Configure button, and select the Network tab.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-56 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide CAUTION: The distance between APs should not be approximated.
Step 5: Chang e Your Wireless Interface Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-57 Figure 2-16: 1 Mbit s/s and 1 1 Mbit s/s Multicast Rates Note: There is an inter -dependent rela tionship between the Distance between APs and the Multicast Rate.
Step 5: Ch ange Your Wireless Interface Settin gs 2-58 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set the Multicast Rate 1. From the W eb interface, click the Configure button, and select the Network tab. 2. Select the Interfaces sub-tab. 3. Select the Wireless Slot tab that corresponds to an 802.
Step 6: Ethern et Settin gs Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-59 S tep 6: Ethernet Settings Set Ethernet S peed and T ransmission Mode Figure 2-17: Eth ernet Interface.
Step 6: Ethernet Settings 2-60 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Select the desired sp eed and transmissi on mode from th e pull down menu. Half-duplex means that only one side can broadcast at a time, full-duplex allows both sides to transmit, wh ile auto-duplex selects the best transmission mode for the given conf iguration.
Step 7: Configure yo ur Management Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-61 S tep 7: Configure your Management Interfaces Select which interfaces will be availa ble through the W ireless, Ethernet, and Serial Port interfaces of the AP-3 unit.
Step 7: Configure your Managemen t Interfaces 2-62 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set HTTP Interface Management Services 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Management tab. 2. Choose the Servic es sub-tab. 3. For each service, there is a list of associated settings.
Step 7: Configure yo ur Management Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-63 Configure Serial Port Interface Settings The serial port interface on the AP-3 device is enabled at all times. Y ou can set the follow ing parameters as needed: • Baud Rate .
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-64 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide S tep 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Control access to the AP-3 device using • MAC Address authentica tion, • WEP encryption, or • 802.1x security settings.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-65 Figure 2-19: Securi ty Configuration Page - MAC Authentication Add an Entry to the MAC Access Control T able 1. Click the Add button in the MAC Access Control Table .
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-66 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Disable or Delete an Entry in the MAC Access Control T able 1. Click the Edit button in the MAC Access Control T able. 2. Select the MAC Address you want to disable or delete.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-67 MAC Access Contro l V ia RADIUS If you want to control wireless access to the network and if your network includes a RADIUS Server , you can store the list of MAC addresses on the RADIUS server rather than config ure each AP-3 individually .
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-68 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 2-21: Security Configur ation P age - RADIU S Authentication.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-69 Field Description Enable RADIUS MAC Access Control Click inside th e check box to provide authentication by the RADIUS server . Deselect the check box to prevent use of the RADIUS server .
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-70 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide MAC Address Format Type Enter the format in which the 12-digit MAC addresses are listed within the RADIUS server .
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-71 IEEE 802.1x Secu rity Mode IEEE 802.1x is a standard that pr ovides a means to authenticate and authorize network devices attached to a LAN port. A port in the context of IEEE 802.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-72 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Popular EAP types include: • EAPoL (EAP ove r LAN): Transport protocol used to negotiate the WLAN user’s secure connection to the network. EAP messages are encapsulated in 802.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-73 Note: The AP-3 supports the following EAP types: • When 802.1x Securit y Mode is set to 802.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-74 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Prior to successful authentication, an unauthenticated client PC cannot send any data traf fic through the AP-3 device to other systems on the LAN. The AP-3 device inhibits all data traffic from a particular client PC until the client PC is authenticated.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-75 The AP-3 device acts as a pass -t hrough device to facilitate communications between the client PC and the RADIUS server . The AP-3 unit and the client PC exchange 802.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-76 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Security Setting Description No security or encryption Set the 802.1x Security Mode to none on the 802.1x page and disable Encryption for bo th interface cards on the Encryption page.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-77 802.1x security (requires RADIUS server authentication) When you decide to use the 802.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-78 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Setting Up the AP-3 using 802.1x Security Mode 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Security tab. 2. Select the 802.1x tab. Set the 802.
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-79 3. Ignore the reboot message - this can be done when the entire procedure is finished. 4. Select the RADIUS tab and the Radius Auth sub-tab. 5. Enable the Primary RADIUS server .
Step 8: Other Security Configuration Settings 2-80 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 12. Reboot the AP-3 device for th ese changes to take effect. Figure 2-23: Secur ity Configuration Page - 802.
If You Encounter Problems... Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 2-81 802.1x Security and Wir eless Distribution Systems (WDS) W ireless dis tribution systems (WDS) ar e configured using specific ports on the AP-3 unit and frequency channels in the wireless interface cards.
If You Encounter Problems... 2-82 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide.
AP-3 Device Management In This Chapter • Management Interface • Monitoring Network Stat istics • View Hardware/Software Component Information • Monitoring ICMP Stati stics • Monitoring IP/AR.
Management Interface 3-2 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Management Interface Once you have a valid AP-3 IP Addres s and an Ethernet connection, yo u may use a web bro wser to issue com mands and monitor netw ork statistics.
Management Interface Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-3 Figure 3-1: Login to HTTP Interface 1. Open your browser and enter the IP Address in the address bar .
Management Interface 3-4 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Note: Leave the User Name field empty . 2. Enter your password in the Password field (default is “public”). 3. The System S tatus page provide s the following information. • System Status .
Monitoring Network Statistics Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-5 Monitoring Network S t atistics T o observe the AP-3 network statistics, click the Monitor button. Result: The Monitor page appears. Each tab contains information f or monitoring specific statistics.
Monitoring Network Statistics 3-6 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide V iew Hardware/Sof tware Component Information Figure 3-3: Har dware/Softwar e Component Information From the HTTP interface: 1. Click the Monitor button 2. Select the Version tab.
Monitoring Network Statistics Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-7 • verify compatibility issues and • make sure the latest software and drivers are loaded. Monitoring ICMP St atisti cs This tab provides statistical inform ation for both received and transmitted messages directed to the AP-3 devic e.
Monitoring Network Statistics 3-8 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Monitoring IP/ARP S t atistics This tab provides information based on the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), which relates MAC Address and IP Addresses.
Monitoring Network Statistics Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-9 Monitoring Learn T able St atistics This tab displays information relating to network bridging. It report s the • MAC address for each node that th e device has learned is on the network and • interface on which the node was detected.
Monitoring Network Statistics 3-10 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Monitoring IAPP S t atistics This tab displays statistics re l ating to client handovers and communications between Access Points.
Monitoring Network Statistics Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-1 1 Monitoring RADIUS Server St atistics This tab provides RADIUS authen tication information for bot h the Primary and Backup RADIUS servers. Note: RADIUS authentication must be enab led for this information to be valid.
Monitoring Network Statistics 3-12 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Monitoring Interfaces S t atistics This tab displays information for th e Ethernet interface, as well as each PC Card interface. The Operational S t atus can be up, down, or testing.
Monitoring Network Statistics Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-13 Figure 3-9: Interf ace S t atistics Page.
Monitoring Network Statistics 3-14 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Monitoring Remote Link T est St atistics This tab displays information on the quality of the wire less link to clients and other AP-3 units in the W ireless Distribution System. Note: The Remote Link T est feature is only available for 2.
Monitoring Network Statistics Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-15 T o find wireless clients connected to the AP-3 device, 1. Click Explore . 2. Click Refres h . T o test the link quality , 1. Select a station. 2. Cick Link Test . Quality is measured in te rms of Signal strength, Noise strength, and the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR).
Issuing System Commands 3-16 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Issuing Syste m Commands T o issue commands, click on the Commands operation button. Result: The Commands page appears.
Issuing System Comma nds Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-17 Download Figure 3-13: Co mmands Page - Download Use the Download tab to download Config uration, AP Image, and Bootloader files to the AP-3. A TFTP server must be running and configured to point to the directory containing the file.
Issuing System Commands 3-18 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 3. Follow the dir ections given to complete the i nstallation. The Dow nload tab shows version informatio n and allows you to enter TFTP information as described below . • Server IP Address .
Issuing System Comma nds Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-19 Upload Figure 3-14: Co mmand Pages - Upload Use the Upload tab to upload Configuration files from the AP-3. The TFTP server must be runnin g, and configured to point to t he directory that is to contain the uploaded file.
Issuing System Commands 3-20 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide If you don’ t have a T FTP server insta lled on your syst em, install the TFTP server from the CD. Select the “Xtras/Sola rW inds” sub-directory , double-click “OEM-TFTP-Server .
Issuing System Comma nds Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-21 Reboot Figure 3-15: Co mmand Pages - Reboot Use the Reboot tab to save configura tion changes (if any) and reset the AP-3. Entering a value of 0 (zero) seconds causes an immediate reboot.
Issuing System Commands 3-22 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Reset Figure 3-16: Co mmand Pages - Reset Use the Res et tab to restore the AP-3 to factory default conditions. The AP-3 may also be reset from the RESET button on indicator side of the unit.
Issuing System Comma nds Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 3-23 Help Link Figure 3-17: Co mmand Pages - Help Link To o p e n Help , click the Help butt on on any display screen. During initialization, the AP-3 on-line help files are downloaded to the default location: C:Program FilesA vaya_W ireless APH elp<language >.
Issuing System Commands 3-24 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide.
In This Chapter Some of the more complex networking configurations are described in this chapter: Network Settings • Advanced DHCP Server Configuration • DHCP IP Pool Table Settings • Link Integrity Settings Set parameters for DHCP server including the IP Pool table.
In This Chapter 4-2 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Management Settings • Managing IP Access • Configuring Management Service Interfaces Configure system management settings such as passwords, management IP Access ta ble, and service parame ters (SNMP , T elnet, HTTP , Serial).
In This Chapter Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-3 W ireless Dis tribution System (WDS) • WDS Setup Procedure • Wireless Port Mapping • Configuring the AP-3 Unit as a Wirele ss Repeater Establish point-to-point connections with other access points (the wireless backbone).
Network Settings 4-4 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Network Settings Advanced DHCP Ser ver Configuration Configure DHCP to provide dynamic client IP Addresses from one or more IP Pool T ables. Create IP Pool T ables by specifying a Start IP Address and an End IP Address.
Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-5 Figure 4-1: DHCP Server Configuration Page • Enable DH CP Server . Place a check mark in the box provided to allow the AP-3 to assign clients IP Addresses from IP Pool Tables. Uncheck the box to prevent client IP Address assignment from the AP-3.
Network Settings 4-6 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Subnet Mask . Read-only value of the AP-3 mask. • Gateway IP Address . Enter the default Gateway IP Address. • Primary DNS IP Address . Enter the Domain Name Server IP Address. • Secondary DNS IP Address .
Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-7 T o edit or delete an entry: 1. Click Edit . 2. Edit the information, or select Enable , Disable , or Delete from the St a t u s pull-down menu. Link Integrity Settings This feature checks the link betwee n the AP-3 and conn ected network server(s).
Network Settings 4-8 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-2: Link In tegrity Configu ration Page • Enable Link Integrity . Place a check mark in the box provi ded to activate the Link Integrity feature. • Poll Interval . Set the interval (minimum 50 0ms and i n increments of 500ms) between polls.
VLAN Support Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-9 T arget IP Address T able Settings T o add an T arget IP Address entry , click Add , and then specify the IP Address of the servers you want to check. • Target IP Address . Enter the IP Address • Comments .
VLAN Support 4-10 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide VLANs now extend as far as the access point signal reaches; clients can connect from anywhere in the broadcast area. The broadcast area is defined by the network name configured for the wireless card on the access point device.
VLAN Support Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-1 1 T ypical VLAN Configurations VLANs collect and distribute data through wireless AP-3 network interface cards (NIC). An Ethernet port on the access point typically connects a wireless cell to a wired backbone.
VLAN Support 4-12 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-3: Componen t s of a typical VLAN In this figure, the numbe red items correspond to the following components: 1 VLAN-enabled access point 2 VLAN-aware switch (IEEE 802.
VLAN Support Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-13 VLAN Workgroup s and T raffic Management T raditional, dual-slot access point devices that are not VLAN-capable typically transmit broadcast and multicast traf fic to all wireless Ne twork Interface Cards (NICs ).
VLAN Support 4-14 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide T raffic Management In addition to enhancin g wireless traf fic manage ment, the VLAN-capable AP-3 device supports eas y assignment of wireless users to workgroups. In a typical scenario, each user VLAN re presents a workgroup.
VLAN Support Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-15 T ypical User VL AN Configurations VLANs segment network traffic into workgroups, which en able you t o limit broadcast and multicast traf fic. W orkgroups enable clients from different VLANs to access different resources using the same network infrastructure.
VLAN Support 4-16 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide T o configure this scenario, set up tw o dif ferent workgroups with separate VLAN Identifiers (IDs).
VLAN Support Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-17 Figure 4-4: VLAN Configura tion Page (Wireless A and Wireless T agged with Dif ferent VLAN IDs) 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Interfaces tab. 2. Enter a unique N etwork Na me (SSID) for each wireless network interface card (NIC).
VLAN Support 4-18 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 6. Configure the wireless client with one of the two Network Names based on VLAN membership. Setting Up Independent VLAN W orkgroup s (T agged & Unt agged) The VLAN-capable AP-3 supports co nfiguration of bo th “tagged” and “untagged” user VLANs.
VLAN Support Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-19 T o configure this scenario, set up on ly one workgroup by configuring on e tagged interface and one untagged i nterface: • VLAN ID for Wireles.
VLAN Support 4-20 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Interfaces tab 2. Enter a unique Network Name (SSID) for each NIC. 3. Select the Network tab and select the VLAN sub-tab. 4. Set the VLAN UserID for one NIC to 0.
VLAN Support Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-21 T o configure this scenario, set up one, large workgroup: • VLAN ID for Wireless NIC in Slot A = 0 or a number between 1 and 4094 • VLAN ID for Wireless NIC in Slot B = 0 or a number between 1 and 4094 Figure 4-6: VLAN Configura tion Page (Wireless A and Wireless B Use Same VLAN ID) 1.
VLAN Support 4-22 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 2. Enter a unique Network Name (SSID) for each wireless network interface card (NIC). 3. Select the Network tab and select the VLAN sub-tab. 4. Set the VLAN UserI D for the NIC in Slot A to a value between 1 and 4094.
VLAN Support Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-23 2. Select the VLAN sub-tab. 3. Set the VLAN Management ID to a value between1 and 4094 (a value of 0 disable s VLAN management ).
VLAN Support 4-24 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 5. Set the VLAN Management ID to a value equivalent to one of the VLAN User IDs. 6. Place a checkmark in the Enable VLAN Protocol box.
Management Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-25 Management Settings Configure system management se ttings, including interfa ce access passwords, destination port numbers, and service timeouts. Select new passwords during initial co nfiguration.
Management Settings 4-26 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Managing IP Access Figure 4-8: IP Access T able Configuration Page The Management IP Access table is used to specify a station or stations that are authorized to manage th e AP-3 device through available management services (SNMP , HTTP [W eb], and T elnet [CLI]).
Management Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-27 Note: The IP mask 255 .255.255.25 5 woul d authorize the single station defined by the IP Address to co nfigure the Access Point de vice. The Access Point device would ig nore commands from any other IP address.
Management Settings 4-28 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configuring Manageme nt Service Interfaces Figure 4-9: Managem ent Services Configuration Page.
Management Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-29 SNMP-Based Management Interface Bitmask Configure the interface or interfaces (Ethernet, W ireless-A, W ireless-B, All Interfaces) from which you will manage the AP-3 device via SNMP . Y ou can also select Disabled to pr event a user from accessing the AP-3 device via SNMP .
Management Settings 4-30 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide T elnet Configuration Settings Use the Services tab to set the T elnet port, timeout, and session parameters.
Setting Filters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-31 Note: See Configure Serial Port Interface Settings for information on the serial port parameters.
Setting Filte rs 4-32 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Setting the Ethernet Protocol Filter Use the Ethernet Protocol tab to set filters. • Enable Ethernet Filter Status. Place a checkmark in the box provided to enable filtering. If disa bled, then the AP-3 will not filter any of the Ethernet proto col s listed in the Fi lter Table.
Setting Filters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-33 Figure 4-10: Eth ernet Filter Configuration Page.
Setting Filte rs 4-34 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Ethernet Protocol Filte r T able This table is pre-populated with existing Ethernet Protocol Filters, however , you may enter additional f ilters by specifying the appropriate parameters. T o add an entry: 1.
Setting Filters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-35 Advanced Filtering Figure 4-1 1: Advanced Filtering Configuration Page.
Setting Filte rs 4-36 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Field Descri ption Enable Proxy ARP Place a checkmark in the box provided to allow the Access Point to respond to Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) requests for wireless clients.
Setting Filters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-37 The following advanced filtering prot ocols can filter in the wireless-to- Ethernet direction, the Ethernet-to- wireless direction, or in both directions. Click Edit and use the Status field to Enable or Disable the filter .
Setting Filte rs 4-38 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide For example, an AP-3 with the fo llowing configuratio n would discard frames received on W ireless Slot A with a UDP destination port number of 137, ef fectively blocking NETBIOS Name Service packets.
Setting Filters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-39 Figure 4-12: TCP/UDP Port Filter ing Configuration Page Adding TCP/UDP port filte rs 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Filtering tab. 2. Select the TCP/UDP Port sub-tab .
Setting Filte rs 4-40 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 4. Under the headin g, TCP/UDP Port Fi lter Table , click Add . Figure 4-13: Addin g a Port to the TCP/UDP Port Filter T able 14. In the TCP/UDP Port Filter Table, ente r the Protocol Names to filter .
Setting Filters Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-41 • Wireless Slot B • Ethernet 18. Click OK . Note: Filters are enabled by default. Fr ames that the AP-3 recei ves on the specified interface(s) with the specified TCP/UDP destination port, are discarded.
Alarms (SNMP Traps) 4-42 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Alarms (SNMP T rap s) Alarm (T rap) Group s Figure 4-14: Alarm Group s Configur ation Page.
Alarms (SNMP Traps) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-43 There are seven alarm groups that can be enabled or disabled: • Enable Configuration Alarms . • Enable Security Alarms . • Enable Wireless Alarms . • Enable Operational Alarms . • Enable Flash Memory Alarms .
Alarms (SNMP Traps) 4-44 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 2. Specify the IP Ad dress and Password for the T rap Hos t. • IP Address . Enter the Trap Host IP Address. • Password, Confirm . Enter the password in the Password field and the Confir m field.
Alarms (SNMP Traps) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-45 Figure 4-15: Syslog Interaction with the Access Point 3 Setting Syslog Event Notifications Syslog Events are logged according to the level of detail specified by the administrator .
Alarms (SNMP Traps) 4-46 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide EventPriorityDescription LOG_EMERG 0 system is unusable LOG_ALER T 1 action must be taken immediately LOG_CRIT 2 critical conditions LOG_E.
Alarms (SNMP Traps) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-47 Enabling Syslog Event Notifications Figure 4-16: Syslog Configuration Page 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Alarms tab. 2. Select the Syslog su b-tab. 3. Place a checkmark in the box provided to Enable Syslog.
Bridge Configurati on Settings 4-48 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 5. Enter the Syslog Lowest Priority Logged. The AP-3 will send event messages to the Syslog server that co rrespond to the selected priority and below . For example, if set to 6, the AP-3 will transmit event messages labeled priority 0 to 6 to the Syslog server .
Bridge Configurati on Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-49 Figure 4-17: Simple Bridge SetupMAC Address Learn ing Once the AP-3 unit is connected to you r network, it learns which devices are connected to it by recording the MAC addresses of each devic e to which it sends packets duri ng the course of a normal session.
Bridge Configurati on Settings 4-50 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-18: S tatic MAC Filter Configuration Page For exampl e, to prevent re dundant tr af fic from being transmitted over th.
Bridge Configurati on Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-51 Information Masks The MAC Address combines with the B it Mask to create a filter .
Bridge Configurati on Settings 4-52 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide S p anning T ree Protocol A Spanning T ree is used to avoid redundant co mmunication loop s in networks with multiple bridging de vices. Bridges do not have any inherent mechanism to avoid loops, because having redundant systems is a necessity in ce rtain networks.
Bridge Configurati on Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-53 The ‘S torm Threshold’ parameters allo w you to specify a set of thresholds for each port of the AP-3, identifying separate values for the number of broadcast messages/sec ond an d Multicast messages/s econd.
Bridge Configurati on Settings 4-54 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Intra BSS Subscriber Blocking The wireless clients (or subscribers ) that associate with a ce rtain AP-3 form the Basic Service Set (BSS) of a network infrastr ucture. By default, wireless subscribers in the same BSS can communicate with each other .
Bridge Configurati on Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-55 Figure 4-19: Intra BSS T raffic Blocking Blocking Intra BSS T raffic 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Bridge tab. 2. Select the Intra BSS sub-tab.
Bridge Configurati on Settings 4-56 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-20: Intra BSS Conf iguration Page Enabling Intra BSS T raffic 1. In the W eb Interface, click on the Configure button and Select the Bridge tab 2. Select the Intra BSS sub-tab 3.
Bridge Configurati on Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-57 Packet Forwarding The Packet Forwarding feature enables you to redirect traffic generated by wireless clients that are all associ ated to the same AP-3 to a single MAC address.
Bridge Configurati on Settings 4-58 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-21: Packe t Forwarding Configuration Page Configuring Interfaces for Packet Forwarding Configure your AP-3 to forward packets by specifying interf ace port(s) though which packets are redirected and a destination MAC address.
Bridge Configurati on Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-59 3. Specify a destination Packet Forwarding MAC Address . The AP -3 will redirect all unicast, multi cast, and broadcast packets received from wireless clients to the address you specify .
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 4-60 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Wireless Distribution System (WDS) W ireless Distribution System (WDS) is a wireless method of configuring a network backbone between AP-3 devices. WDS functions much like Ethernet.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-61 Figure 4-22: T raf fic flow between AP-3 devices with WDS.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 4-62 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Bridging WDS Each wireless card can support up to six WDS links, and each link is mapped to a logical port on the AP-3 (WDS ports).
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-63 Configuring WDS • The state of each WDS port in the bridge/spanning tree can be controlled from two places: • 802.1 1 MIB WDS table • Bridge MIB port table • If you are only using one card, always place it in Slot A.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 4-64 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-23: Wirele ss Interface Page - WDS Configuration.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-65 1. W rite down the MAC Address of the A vaya W ireless PC Card inside the wireless slot of the AP-3 that you wish to include in the wireless distribution system (this value is printed on a label on the back of the PC Card).
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 4-66 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-24: WDS T able Configuration Page.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-67 1. Enter the MAC Address that you registered in S tep 2 in the Partner MAC Address field of the W ireless Distribution Setup window . 2. Set the Status of the device to Enable .
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 4-68 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 4. Click the Encryption and enter a value for Encryption Key 1 . This must be the same length as what you choose for the key length in the 802.1x page. Note: Make sure that each AP-3 unit that is a member of the WDS has the same value fo r Encryption Key 1.
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-69 Configuring the AP-3 Un it as a Wireless Repeater This configuration requires two o r three AP-3 devices. If you have three devices, a dedicate d wireless AP-3 unit should be configured with Slot A and Slot B of the AP-3 device wirele ss distribution link.
Advanced RADIUS Features 4-70 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Advanced RADIUS Features This section contains ad ditional information about the AP-3’ s interaction with your network’ s RADIUS servers.
Advanced RADIUS Features Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-71 RADIUS S t art/S top Accounting Using an external RADIUS server , the AP-3 can track and rec ord the length of client sessions on the access point by sending RADIUS accounting messages per RFC2866.
Advanced RADIUS Features 4-72 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-25: RADIUS Accounting Configuration Page.
Advanced RADIUS Features Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-73 Session Length Sessions continue when a client reauthenticates to the same AP-3. Sessions are terminated when a client: • disassociates. • does not transmit any data to the AP -3 for a fixed amount of time.
Advanced RADIUS Features 4-74 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 4. Place a checkmark in the appropri ate box or boxes to enable the primary and b ackup RADIUS Accounting servers. Y ou must specify information for at least the Prim ary RADIUS server .
Advanced RADIUS Features Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-75 RADIUS DNS Host Name Supp ort DNS Names are familiar names used to ident ify network hosts instead of IP addresses.
Advanced RADIUS Features 4-76 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-26: IP Configuration Page - Conf iguring the AP-3 as a DNS Cli- ent.
Advanced RADIUS Features Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 4-77 Using DNS Host Names 1. In the W eb Interface, click the Configure button and select the Network tab. 2. Select the IP Configuration sub-tab. 3. Once you have con figured th e IP information for your AP-3, select the ch eck bo x to Enable DNS Client .
Advanced RADIUS Features 4-78 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide.
5 T roubleshooting In This Chapter • T rou bleshooting Concepts • Symptoms and Solutions • Connectivity Issues • AP-3 Unit W ill Not Boot - No LED Activity • Serial Link Does Not W ork • E.
In This Chapter 5-2 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • VLAN Operation Issues • Active Ethernet • The AP-3 Unit Does Not W ork • There Is No Data Link • “Overload” Indications • Rec.
Troubleshooting Co ncepts Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-3 Note: This section helps you locate prob lems related to the AP-3 device setup. For details about RADIUS, TFTP , Serial communications program (such as Hy perT erminal), T elnet applications or web browsers, please refer to thei r respective documentation.
Troubleshootin g Concepts 5-4 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • If the AP -3 password is lost or forgo tten, you will need to reset to default values . The Reset to Factory Default Proce dure resets configuration, but does not ch ange the current AP Image.
Symptoms and Soluti ons Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-5 Symptoms and Solu tions Connectivity Issues Connectivity issues includ e any issues that prevent you from po wering up or connecting to the AP-3 device. AP-3 Unit Will Not Boot - No LED Ac tivity 1.
Symptoms and Solution s 5-6 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 3. Make sure yo ur PC terminal program (such as HyperT erminal) is active and configured to the following values: • Com Port: (COM1, COM2, etc.
Symptoms and Soluti ons Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-7 Basic Sof t ware Setup and Configuration Problems Lost AP-3, T elnet, or SNMP Password 1. Perform the Reset to Factory Defaul t Procedure in this guide. This procedure resets system and network parameters, but does not affect the AP-3 Image.
Symptoms and Solution s 5-8 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide AP-3 Has Incorrect IP Address 1. Default IP Address Assignment mode is dynamic (DHCP).
Symptoms and Soluti ons Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-9 HTTP (browser) or T elnet Interface Does Not W ork 1. Make sure you are using a compatible browser: Microsoft Inte rnet Explorer 5.0 or better (preferre d), or Netscape 6 or higher . 2. Make sure you have the proper IP Address.
Symptoms and Solution s 5-10 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 3. Perform the following steps to veri fy or enter the pathname for the Help files: a. Click the Help button in the W eb Interface. b. Select the Help Link tab lo cated at the top of the screen.
Symptoms and Soluti ons Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-1 1 TFTP Serv er Does Not W ork 1. Make sure the TFTP Server has be en started. 2. V erify the IP Address of the TFTP Serv er . The server may be local or remote, so long as it has a valid IP Address.
Symptoms and Solution s 5-12 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Intermittent Loss of Connec tion 1. Make sure you are within range of an active AP-3 device. 2. Y ou can check the signal strength using the signal strength gauge on your A vaya W ireless client software.
Symptoms and Soluti ons Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-13 VLAN Operation Issues V erifying Proper Operation of the VLAN Fe ature The correct VLAN configuration can be verified by “pinging” both wired and wireless hosts from both sides of the AP-3 device and the network switch.
Symptoms and Solution s 5-14 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide What if network traffic is being dir ected to a nonexisten t host? • All sessions a re disconnected, traffi c is lost, and a manual .
Symptoms and Soluti ons Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-15 4. T ry using a dif ferent Ethernet cable – if it works, there is probably a faulty connection over the long cable, or a bad RJ45 connection. 5. Check power p lug and hu b. 6. If Ethernet link goes down, check ca ble, ca ble type, switch, and hub.
Recovery Procedures 5-16 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide “Overload” In dications 1. V erify that you are not usin g an y cross-over cable between the AE output port to the AP-3 device. 2. V erify that th ere is no short over any of the twisted pair cable or the RJ-45 connec tor .
Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-17 Reset to Factory Default Procedure Use this procedure to reset the netw ork configuration values, including the AP-3 IP Address, IP Mask, and so on. The current AP Image is not deleted. This procedur e may be re quired if the AP-3 password is for gotten.
Recovery Procedures 5-18 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Note: By completing S tep 2, the firmware in the AP-3 will be erased. A serial cable, a cross-over Ethernet cable, and a TFTP server will be required to reload firmware. 2. Press and hold the RELOAD button for about 20 seconds until the POWER LED turns amber .
Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-19 Prep aring to Downl oad the AP Image Before starting, you need to know the AP-3 IP Address, IP Mask, the TFTP Server IP Address, and the AP Image file name. Make sure the TFTP sever is running and configured to point to the folder containing the image to be downloaded.
Recovery Procedures 5-20 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 5. Press the RESET button on the AP-3. Result: The terminal display shows Power On Self T ests (POST) activity . After approximately 30 seconds, a message indicates: Sending Traps to SNMP manager periodically .
Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-21 the AP-3 is ready for config uration, providin g the AP-3 IP Address is correct. 7. Once the AP-3 image is downloaded and you have a valid AP-3 IP Address, configure the AP-3 as described in Prerequisites.
Recovery Procedures 5-22 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Initializing the IP Addres s using Normal CLI After installing the serial port cable , you may use the CLI to communicate with the AP-3 using most gene ric terminal programs, such as HyperT erminal.
Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-23 [Device name]> Please enter password: 4. Enter the password (default is "public"). Result: The terminal displays a welcome message and then the CLI Prompt: [Device name] > 5.
Recovery Procedures 5-24 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Address> [Device name]> reboot 0 3. After the AP- 3 reboots, verify t he new IP Address by reconnecting, and then entering a show ip CLI statement (as in Step 5). Alternatively , you can use the ping network command from networked computers to test the new IP Address.
System Alarms (Traps) Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-25 System Alarms (T rap s) Security Alarms Wireless Interface Card Alarms Operational Alarms oriT rapAuthenticationFailure A client has failed to authenticate using one of the following authentic ation methods: MAC Access Control T able, RADIUS MAC Authentication, or 802 .
System Alarms (Traps) 5-26 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide FLASH Memory Alarms TFTP Alarms Image Alarms S t andard MIB-II (RFC 1213) Alarms oriT rapDeviceRebooting Device is rebooting oriT rapT a.
Related Applica tions Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-27 Bridge MIB (RFC 1493) Alarms Related Applications RADIUS Authentication Server If the RADIUS authentication server is selected for authentication during configuration, make sure RADIUS is configured and running.
Related Appli cations 5-28 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide TFTP Server The “T rivial File T ransfer Protocol” (TFTP) server allows you to transfer files across a network. Y ou can upload files from the AP-3 for backup or copying, and yo u can download the files for configuration and AP Image upgrades.
LED Indicators Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 5-29 LED Indicators POWER ETHERNET PC CARD A PC CARD B INDICA TION Green Green flash with data activity Green flash with data activity Green flash w.
LED Indicators 5-30 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide.
6 Using the Command Line Interface In This Chapter This section provides details for the Command Line (CLI) Interface used to manage an A vaya W ireless AP-3 devi ce. CLI commands can be used to initialize, configure, and manage network operation of the Access Point.
In This Chapter 6-2 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Operational CLI Commands • Parameter Control Commands • Using T ables & User Strings • W orking with T ables • Using S trings .
In This Chapter Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-3 Not ation Conventions • Computer prompts are shown as constant width typ e. For example: [Device name]> • Information that you input as shown is displayed in bold constant width type. For example: [De vice name]> set ipaddr 10.
In This Chapter 6-4 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide This file is often referred to as the "AP Image". • Parameter - A fundamental network value that can b e displayed and may be changeable. For example, the Access Point must have a unique IP Address an d the Radio PC Cards must know which channel to use.
In This Chapter Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-5 Ctrl-U Delete all text to left of cursor Ctrl-P Go to the previous line in the history buf fer Ctrl-N Go to the next line in the hist ory buf f.
In This Chapter 6-6 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide CLI Error Messages The following table describes the error messages associated with improper inputs or exp ected CLI behavior . Error Message Description Syntax error Invalid syntax en tered at the command prompt.
Command Line Interface (C LI) Variations Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-7 Command Line Interface (CLI) V ariations Administrators use the CLI to contro l Access Point oper ation and monitor network statistics. The AP-3 supports two types of CLI: the Bootloader CLI and the normal CLI.
Command Line Interface (C LI) Variations 6-8 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The functions that shall be supp orted by the Bootlo ader CLI are: • configuration of initial de vice parameters usi.
Command Line Interface (C LI) Variations Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-9 The following lists display the resul ts of using the help and show commands in the Bootloader CLI: [DeviceName]> h.
CLI Command Types 6-10 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide CLI Command T ypes This guide divides CLI Commands in to two categories: Operational and Parameter Control. Operational CLI Commands This type affects Access Point beha vi or , such as downloading, rebooting, and so on.
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-1 1 • upload - Uses TFTP server to upload “config” files from Access Point to TFTP default di rectory or specified path ? (List Commands) This command has varied uses to display c ommands and parameters, depending on the opera tio n in which it is used.
CLI Command Types 6-12 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Example 1. Display Comm and list T o display the Command List, enter " ? " [Device Name]> ?<CR> Figure 6-2: Result of “?” CLI command Example 2.
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-13 Example 3. Display p arameters for set and s how Exampl e 3a allow s you t o see ev er y possible parameter for the set (or show) commands. Notice fro m example 3a that the list is very long.
CLI Command Types 6-14 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-4: Result of “set ?” CLI comma nd . . . ..
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-15 Example 3b. Di splay p arameters based on letter sequence This example shows entries for paramete rs that start with the letter "i". The more letters you enter , the fewe r the results returned.
CLI Command Types 6-16 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Example 4. Display Prompt s for Successive Parameters Enter the command, a space, and then " ? ".
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-17 done, exit, quit Each command disconnects the CLI Session. [Device Name]> done [Device Name]> exit [Device Name]> quit download Downloads the specified file from TFTP server to the Access Point.
CLI Command Types 6-18 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 3. Syntax to ex ecute the downlo ad Command using previously set (stored) TFTP Parameters: [Device Name]> download * help Displays instructions on usi ng control-key sequences for navigatin g a Command Line, and displays command in formation and ex amples.
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-19 Figure 6-7: Result s of “help<sp ace>” CLI command 8. Complete command descrip tion and command usage can b e provided by: [Device.
CLI Command Types 6-20 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide history Shows content of Command Histor y Buf fer . The Command History Buf fer stores command statements entered in the current session.
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-21 search Lists the members of the specified tabl e. This list corresp onds to the table information displayed in the HTTP In terface. In this example, the CLI returns the same IP Management ta ble items displayed in the HTTP Interface.
CLI Command Types 6-22 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide upload Uploads the specified file from AP-3 to TFTP Server directory . Executing ‘upload” with the asterisks, “*”, char acter will make use of the previously set/stored TFTP parameters.
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-23 Parameter Control Commands The following sections cover each CLI Command, and include several tables showing parameter proper ties. The two Parameter Control Commands are show and set. These allow you to view (show) all parameters and statistic s and to change (set) parameters.
CLI Command Types 6-24 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Result: IP Address will be changed when you reboot the Access Point. The CLI reminds y ou when rebooti ng is required for a change to take ef fect. T o reboot immediately , enter reboot 0 (zero) at the CLI p rompt.
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-25 Example 3 - Modify a t able entry or row Use the index t o be modified an d th e table elements you would like to modify . For example, suppose the IP Access table has one entry and you wanted to modify the IP Address: [Device Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl 1 ipaddr 10.
CLI Command Types 6-26 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide [Device Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl 2 status delete [Device Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl 2 status 2 Note: Y ou may need to enable a disable d table entry before you can change the entry’ s elements.
CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-27 Figure 6-9: Result s of “show network” and “show ip” CLI Commands Example 6 - Sh ow Individual and T able Parameters 1.
CLI Command Types 6-28 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-10: Result of “show ipaddr” CLI Command 2. V iew all parameters in a table. Syntax: [Device Name]> show <table name> Example: [Device Name]> show mgmtipaccesstbl Result: Displays the Access Point IP Access T able and its entries.
Using Tables & User Strings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-29 Using T ables & User S trings W orking with T ables Each memb er of the table mu st be sp ecified, as in the examp le below . [Device Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl 0 ipaddr 10.
Using Tables & User Strings 6-30 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Only the table objects that are to be modified need to be specified. Not all the table objects are required. • If multiple table objects are to be modified the order in which they are entered is not important.
Using Tables & User Strings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-31 For example: [Device Name]> set sysname Lobby - Does not need quote ma rks [Device Name]> set sysname “Front Lobby” - Requires quote marks. The scenarios supp orted by this CLI are: The string delimiter does not have to be used for every string object.
Using Tables & User Strings 6-32 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configuring Object s that Require Reboot Certain objects supported by A vaya W ireless devices require the device to be rebooted in order for the ch anges to take ef fect.
Using Tables & User Strings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-33 Example 2: Executing the exit, quit, or done commands when an object that requires reboot has b een configured In addition to .
Using Tables & User Strings 6-34 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Example: [Device Name]> set sysloc “Main Lobby” [Device Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl 0 ipaddr 10.0.0.10 submask 255.255.0.0 “show” CLI Command Displays the value of specified para meter , or displays all parameter values of a specified group (parameter table).
Configuring th e AP-3 Unit using CLI commands Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-35 Configuring the AP-3 Unit using CLI commands Log Into the AP-3 Unit using HyperT erminal 1. Launch HyperT erminal from the Start > Programs menu. Open an existing connection or cr eate a new one with the following settings: • Com Port: <COM1, COM2, etc.
Configuring the AP-3 Unit using CLI commands 6-36 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Log Into the AP-3 Unit using T elnet The CLI commands can be used to access, configure, and manage your AP-3 device using T e lnet or a term inal emulation application, such as HyperT erminal.
Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Comma nds Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-37 Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Commands There are a few basic configuration para meters that you will want to setup right awa y when yo u receive the AP -3 unit.
Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Commands 6-38 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-1 1: Result of “show system” CLI Command Set S t atic IP Address for the AP-3 device Note: The IP Mask of the AP-3 unit mu st ma tch your network IP Mask.
Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Comma nds Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-39 Set Network Names for each Wirele ss Interface • 3 = wireless card in Slot A4 = wireless card in Slot.
Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Commands 6-40 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-12: Result s of “show wif” CLI c ommand.
Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Comma nds Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-41 Set WEP Encryption for each W ireless I nterface • 3 = wireless card in Slot A4 = wireless card in Slot B CAUTION: Client stations must have the same encryption key to be able to communicate with the AP -3 device.
Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Commands 6-42 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-13: Result of “sho w wifsec” CLI Command Change Passwords [Device Name]> passwd <Old .
Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Comma nds Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-43 provided for you in the chapter , Record Configuration Settings. If you lose or for get yo ur password settings, you can always perform the Reset to Factory Default Procedure.
Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Commands 6-44 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide [Device N ame]> upload <TFTP Server IP address> <tftpfilename (such as “config.
Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-45 Other Network Settings There are other configuration settings that you may want t o set for your AP-3 unit. Some of them are listed below . • Configure your AP-3 device as a DHCP Server • Maintain 802.
Other Network Settings 6-46 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configure your AP-3 device as a DHCP Server Note: Y ou must have at le ast one entry in the DHCP Server client IP Address assignment table be fore you can enable the DHCP Server S tatus feature.
Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-47 Maint ain 802.1 1b Client Connections using Link Integrity Note: This feature is only applicable to 2.
Other Network Settings 6-48 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Enable/Disable Interference Ro bustness 3 = wireless card in Slot A4 = wireles s card in Slot B [Device Name]> set wif <3 or 4> interrobus t <enable/disable> This feature is only avai lable for 802.
Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-49 Enable/Disable Load Balancing 3 = wireless card in Slot A4 = wireles s card in Slot B [Device Name]> set wif <3 or 4> ldbal ance <enable/disable> This feature is only avai lable for 802.
Other Network Settings 6-50 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Re-enable ACS 3 = wireless card in Slot A 4 = wireless card in Slot B [Device Name]> set wif <3 or 4> autoc hannel enable [Dev.
Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-51 Set the Multicast Rate [Device Name]> set wif <3 or 4> multr ate <1,2,5.5,11 (Mbps) > This feature is only avai lable for 802.1 1b wireles s cards. Note: The Distance Between APs must be set befor e the Multicast Rate.
Other Network Settings 6-52 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set Interface Management Services Set Communication Port s [Device Name]> set httpport <HTTP port number (default is 80) > [De.
Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-53 Choose from the fo llowing values: Edit Management IP Access T able [Device Name]> set mgmtipacc esstbl <index> ipaddr <IP .
Other Network Settings 6-54 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-14: Result of “show serial” CLI Command Configure MAC Access Co ntrol Setup MAC (Address) Access Control T able [Device Na.
Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-55 Set RADIUS Parameters Configur e RADIUS Authentication server [Device Name]> set radiustbl <index> status enable seraddrfmt &l.
Other Network Settings 6-56 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set MAC Address Format T ype [Device Name]> set radmacadd rformat <dashdelimited, colondelimited, singled ashdelimited, nodelimit.
Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-57 Configure RADIUS Accounting server [Device Name]> set radacctbl <index> status enable seraddrfmt <ipaddr or name> ipaddr.
Other Network Settings 6-58 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configure the DNS Client [Device Name]> set dnsstatus enable [Device Name]> set dnsprisvr ipaddr <IP address of pri mary DNS s.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-59 Parameter T ables Objects contain groups that contain bo th parameters and parameter tables.
Parameter Tables 6-60 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide (Virtual LAN) settings • Ethernet Interface Parameters - Se t the speed and duplex of the Ethernet port • Wireless Interface Parameters -.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-61 • HTTP (web browser) Parameters - S et up the graphical web browser interface • Advanced Parameters • Link Integrity Group - Monitor li.
Parameter Tables 6-62 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Storm Threshold Parameters - Set threshold for number of broadcast packets • Intra BSS Subscriber Blocking - En able or disable peer to.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-63 System Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI P arameter System Group N/A R system Name DisplayString Us er Defined RW sysname Location Dis.
Parameter Tables 6-64 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Inventory Management Information Note: The inventory managemen t commands display advanced information about the AP -3’ s in stalled compon ents. Y ou may be asked to report this information to a technical representative if you contact cust omer support.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-65 DHCP Server P arameters Note: The DHCP Server (dhcpstatus) can only be enabled after a DHCP IP Pool table entry has been created.
Parameter Tables 6-66 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide DHCP Server t able for IP pools Note: Set either End IP Address or W idth (but not both) when creating an IP address pool.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-67 VLAN ID T able Ethernet Interface Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter VLAN ID Tab le Table N/A R vlanidtbl Index Integer32 1 (.
Parameter Tables 6-68 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Wireless Interface Parameters Since the AP-3 devices support two PC Card slots, we dif ferentiate the two cards by using the table index: •.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-69 Wireless 802.1 1b Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Wireless In terfaces Grou p N/A R wif Network Name DisplayString 1 – 3.
Parameter Tables 6-70 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Closed Wireless System Integer enable disable (default) RW closedsys Load Balanci ng Integer enable (default) disable RW ldbalance Medium Dis.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-71 Note: There is an inter -dependent rela tionship between the Distance between APs and the Multicast Rate. In general, larger systems operat e a lower ave rage trans mit rates. Wireless 802.1 1a Parameters Dist ance between APs M ulticast Rate Lar ge 1 and 2 Mbits/sec Medium 1, 2, and 5.
Parameter Tables 6-72 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Operating Frequency Channel Integer 36 - 5.180 GHz 40 - 5.200 GHz 44 - 5.220 GHz 48 - 5.240 GHz 52 - 5.260 GHz (default FCC) 56 - 5.280 GHz 60 - 5.300 GHz 64 - 5.320 GHz Channels 36-64 ar e valid for the FCC and ETSI regul atory domains.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-73 Transmit Rate Integer32 Reported in 500 Kb/ sec intervals: 0 - Auto Fallback (default) 12 (6 Mbit/sec) 18 (9 Mbits/sec) 24 (12 Mbits/sec) 36 .
Parameter Tables 6-74 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Note: For 802.1 1a cards in Europe, Auto Channe l Select is a read-only parameter; it is always enabled. Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Parameters Note: These parameters only apply to 802.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-75 Security Parameters Wireless Interface Security Parameters The following table details the WEP encryption parameters for the AP-3. This information applies to both the 80 2.1 1a and the 802.1 1b wireless interfaces.
Parameter Tables 6-76 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Security Encryption Key Length T able The following table details how to se t the Encryption Key Length for the wireless interfaces. Note: The available Encryption Key Leng ths vary based on card type.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-77 Primary and Backup RADIUS Server T able Parameters A vaya W ireless devices that use RADIUS authentication and/or accounting su pport both primary an d backup RADIUS serve rs. The configuration parameters and statisti cs are the same for both primary and backup servers.
Parameter Tables 6-78 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide RADIUS Authentication Note: Use a server name only if you have en abled the DNS Client functionality .
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-79 RADIUS Accounting Note: Use a server name only if you have en abled the DNS Client functionality .
Parameter Tables 6-80 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide DNS Client for RADIUS Name Resolution MAC Access Control Parameter Name T ype V alues Access CLI Paramete r DNS Client Group N/A R dns DNS Cl.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-81 MAC Access Control T able Management Parameters SNMP Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter MAC Address Control Table Table N/A R.
Parameter Tables 6-82 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide IP Access T able Parameters When creating table entries, you may either specify th e ar gument name followed by argument valu e or simply entering the ar gument value. When only the argument value is specified, then enter the valu es in the order depicted by the following table.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-83 SNMP T able Host T able Parameters When creating table entries, you ma y either specif ying the ar gument name followed by ar gument value. CLI applies default values to the omitted ar guments.
Parameter Tables 6-84 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide T elnet Parameters Serial Port Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Paramete r Telnet Group N/A R telnet Telnet Management Interfa ce Bit.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-85 TFTP Serv er Para meters These parameters relate to up load and download commands. When a user executes an upload and/or download Command, the specified ar guments are stored in TFTP parameters fo r future use.
Parameter Tables 6-86 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Advanced Parameters Link Integrity Group HTTP Port Inte ger Us er De fined Default = 80 RW httpport Help Link DisplayString User Defined R W .
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-87 Link Integrity IP T arget T able Proxy ARP Parameters Name T ype V alues A ccess CLI Par ameter Link Integrity IP Target Table Table N/A R li.
Parameter Tables 6-88 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Ethernet Protocol Filtering Parameters Ethernet Filtering T able Identify the dif ferent filters by using the table i ndex. Note: The filter Operation T ype (passthru or block) applies only to the protocol filters that are enabled in this table.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-89 Broadcast Filtering T able IP ARP Filtering Para meters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Broadcast Filtering Table Table N/A R b roadc.
Parameter Tables 6-90 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide TCP/UDP Port Filtering The following parameters are used to enable/disable the Port filter feature.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-91 Syslog Parameters The following parameters co nfigure the Syslog settings. Interfa ce Bitmask Integer32 1 (Ethernet only) 4 (Slot A only) 5 (.
Parameter Tables 6-92 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Note: The Heartbeat parameters are advance d settings not available via the HTTP interface. When Heartbeat is enabled, the AP-3 periodically sends a message to the Syslog server to indicate tha t it is active.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-93 Note: These parameters configure the In ter Access Point Protocol (IAPP) for roaming. Leave these settings at their default value unless a technical representative as ks you to change th em.
Parameter Tables 6-94 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Bridging Parameters S t atic MAC Address Filter T able S p anning T ree Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Static MAC Ad dres.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-95 S p anning T ree Priority and Path Cost for Each Inte rface Maximum Age Integer 600 – 4000 (in 0.01 sec intervals; i.e., 6 to 40 seconds) 2000 (default ) RW stpmaxage Hello Time Integer 100 – 1000 (in 0.
Parameter Tables 6-96 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide S torm Threshold Parameters S torm Threshold T able Intra BSS Subscrib er Blocking The following parameters control the Intra BSS traf fic fe.
Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide 6-97 Packet Forward ing Parameters The following parameters control the Packet Forwa rding feature, wh ich redirects wireless traffic to a specifi.
Parameter Tables 6-98 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide CLI Monitoring Parameters Using the “show” comman d wit h the following table parameters will display operating statistics for the AP-3 (these are the same statistics that are described in Monitoring Ne twork S tatistics for the HTTP W eb interface).
7 Record Configuration Settings It is recommended that you keep a copy of the configur ation settings for each of the AP-3 de vices in your ne twork. The informa tion below is hard- coded in your system and can be vi ewed from the W eb Interface pages by clicking the Configure button and viewing the System a nd Interfaces screens .
7-2 Use the following pa ges to docume nt your configuration . Y ou can us e this information to ea sily recover your network settings if necessary . T ype Object ID AP-3 with Mini-DIN8 serial port ad.
7-3 Configuration Settings In the table below , record the configuration settings for each of your AP-3 unit s. The shaded cells indicate the location of the parameters within the HTTP web interface. The first column in the table indicates the parameter name, the second column indicates the default value of each paramete r (when applicable).
7-4 Default Router I P Address (Gateway IP Ad dress) 10.0.0.1 > set ipgw <Default Gateway IP Address> Default TTL (T ime to Live) 64 > set ipttl <number of hops to destination> Netwo.
7-5 Network Para meters - Link Intergrity - T arget IP Address T able > show linkinttbl Target IP Address 0.0.0.0 > set link inttbl <index> a ddr Comment (opti onal) > set linkinttbl &l.
7-6 DTIM Period 1 > set wif 3 dtimperio d <1 - 65355> Transmit Rate 0 - Auto Fallback (Mbits/s) > show wif > set wif 3 txrate <0 (auto), 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72 , 96, 108 or 0, 24, 36.
7-7 Dist ance Bet ween APs Large > set wif 3 distaps <Large, Medium, Small, Minicell, Microcell> NOTE: The Distance between APs and the Multicast Rate are inter-depend ent. As you increase t he distan ce between APs, the Mu lticast rate drop s.
7-8 4.Partner MA C Address 00.00.00. 00.00.00 > set wdstbl 3.4 partner macaddr <MAC Add ress> Status disable > set wdst bl 3. 4 st atus <1=enable, 2=di sable> OR > set wdstbl 3.4 <enab le, disa ble> 5.Partner MA C Address 0.
7-9 Transmit Rate 0 - Auto Fallback (Mbits/s) > show wif > set wif 4 txrate <0 (auto ), 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 10 8 or 0, 24, 36, 48, 72, 96, 144, 192, 216 in Turbo> (Reported in 500 .
7-10 Multicast Rate 2 Mbits/s (Mbits/s) > show wif > set wif 4 m ultrate <1, 2, 5.5, 11> Interfaces Par ameters - Wirel ess Slot B with 2.4 GHz (802.1 1b) card - Wireless Distribution System > show wdstbl 4 NOTE: When sett ing up WDS, Auto Channel Select must be d isabled.
7-11 5.Partner MA C Address 00.00.00. 00.00.00 > set wdstbl 4. 5 partne rmacaddr <MAC Ad dress> Status disable > set wdstbl 4.5 status <1=ena ble, 2=disable> OR > set wdstbl 4. 5 <enable, disable> 6.Partner MA C Address 00.00.
7-12 Status (opt ional) enabled with en try > set mgmtipaccesstbl <index> sta tus <enable, disable> Management Parameters - Ser vices > show snmp OR show http OR show telnet OR show .
7-13 1 - 80:19 Apollo Domain Status disable NOTE : The Ethernet Protocol Filt er T able cont ains a list of common protocol f ilters. Y ou can add filters to this table as neede d. The Filter Operation (p assthru or block) applies only to the protocols enabled in this ta b le .
7-14 Filtering P arameters - Static MAC Address F ilter Ta b l e Refer to Filtering Parameters - S tatic MAC Address T able Configurable Parameter Factory Default Va l u e s My System V alues CLI Para.
7-15 Filtering Paramete rs - Advanced Filterin g Proxy ARP Status disable >show parp >setparp status <enab le, disable> IP/ARP Filter ing Status disable >show i parp >set iparp stat .
7-16 Security Trap S tatus enable Wireless Interface Trap S tatus enable Operational Trap Statu s enable Flash Memory Trap Statu s enable TFTP Trap Status enable Image Trap S tatus enable Alarms Param.
7-17 Bridge Parameters - Sp anning T ree > show stp Spanning Tree Status enable > set stpstatus <enable, disable> Bridge Priority 32768 > set stppriority <0 - 65535> Max Age 2000 .
7-18 Bridge Para meters - Pkt Forwa rding Packet Forwarding MAC Address N/A > set pktfwdmacadd r <MAC Address> Packet Forwarding Status > set pktfwdstatus <enable, disa ble> Packet F.
A v aya Wireless A P -3 Use r ’ s Guide A -19 Server Address Format IP address > set seraddrfmt <name, ipaddr > Server IP Add ress or Name > set radiustbl 1 ipaddr <IP Address or serv.
A -20 A v aya Wireless AP-3 U s e r ’ s Guide Security Parameters - RADIUS Authentication/ Accounting - Backup RADIUS Server > show radiustb l Status disable > set radiustbl 2 status <enab .
A v aya Wireless A P -3 Use r ’ s Guide A -21 Encryp tion Status enable > set wifsec 3 encryptstat us enable Key Lengt h (bits) > se t secenckeylent bl 3 enckeylen <64, 128, or 152 bit s (d.
A -22 A v aya Wireless AP-3 U s e r ’ s Guide Key Length (Wireless Slot B) (bits) > set secenckeylentbl 4 enckeylen <64, 128, or 152 bits (depends on car d type)> Rekeyin g Interval 900 seconds (sec) > set secrekeyint <60 - 65535> Security Parameters - Encry ption - Mixed (WEP and 802.
A v aya Wireless A P -3 Use r ’ s Guide A -23 Encryption Key 4 --- --- --- Deny Non-Encr ypted Data enable --- --- Encrypt Date Transmissions Using Key 1 Key 1 --- Rekeying Interva l 900 seconds (sec) > set secrekeyint <60 - 65535> Commands - Downl oad - TFTP Server > show tftp Server IP Add ress 10.
A -24 A v aya Wireless AP-3 U s e r ’ s Guide Filtering Parameters - S t atic MAC Address T able Wired M AC Address Wired Mask Wireless MAC Address Wirele ss Mask Comment (optional) St atus (optio n.
A v aya Wireless A P -3 Use r ’ s Guide A -25 Use the following co mmands to enter information into the S tatic MAC Address T able: > show staticmactbl > set staticmactbl <index> wiredma.
A -26 A v aya Wireless AP-3 U s e r ’ s Guide T able 7-1 Bridge Parameters - Spanning T ree - Priority Path and Cost T able Port Pr iority Path Cost St atus 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15.
A v aya Wireless A P -3 Use r ’ s Guide A -27 Use the following commands to enter information into the Priority Path and Cost T able: > set stptbl <index 1 - 15> priority <0 - 255> &g.
8 S pecifications In This Chapter • Hardware Specifications • Radio Specifications • 802.11b Ch annel Frequencies • 802.11a Chan nel Frequencies • Wireless Communication Range Hardware S pecifications Physical S pecifications AP-3 Unit Dimensions (H x W x L) = 6.
Hardware Specifications B-2 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Electrical S pecifications Without Ac tive Ethernet Module V oltage = 100 to 240 V AC (50-60 Hz) Current = 0.
Hardware Specifications Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide B-3 Environment al Specifications AP-3 Unit Operating = 0° to 40°C (32° to 10 4 °F) @ 20 to 90% relative humidity T ransport = -40° to.
Hardware Specifications B-4 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Serial Port Interface Connector T ype = DB9, male Serial Cable = S tandard RS-232C serial data cable, with a female DB-9 connector at each end or a standard seria l cable and the mini-DIN8 to DB- 9 adapter included in your kit.
Radio Specificati ons Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide B-5 Radio S pecifications 802.1 1a radio certification is not available in all countries. Contact your sales representative for details. 802.1 1 b radio certification is avai lable in the US/Canada (FCC), Japan (VCCI), Europe (ETSI), and France.
Radio Specifications B-6 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 802.1 1a Channel Frequen cies The following table shows the channel allocations that vary from co untry to country . V alues listed in bold fo nt indicate default ch annels and frequencies.
Radio Specificati ons Avaya Wireless AP -3 User ’s Guide B-7 Wireless Communication Range The range of the wireless signal is related to t he composition of objects in the radio wave path, an d the transmit rate of the wireless communication. Communications at a lo we r transmit range may travel longer distances.
Radio Specifications B-8 Av aya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The following tables show t ypical range values fo r various environments. The first table shows the 802.1 1 b wireless communication ranges. The second ta ble shows the 802.1 1a wireless communication ranges.
An important point after buying a device Avaya AP-3 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Avaya AP-3 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Avaya AP-3 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Avaya AP-3 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Avaya AP-3 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Avaya AP-3, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Avaya AP-3.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Avaya AP-3. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Avaya AP-3 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
