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Copyrights Copyright s • Avaya is a registered trademark of Avaya Inc. • Microsoft Windows is a registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation. • All trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners. Publication Information Copyright © 2003 A vaya, Inc. All rights reserved. Part Number: 66222/A Release : 2 . 3 Date: July 2003[...]

Regulatory Information Regulatory Information See the Regulatory Flyer that came with your AP-3 unit or go to the CD- ROM to view the information. Wa r r a n t y A vaya Inc. provides a limited warranty on this product. Refer to yo ur sales agreement to esta blish the terms of the limited warranty . In addition, A v aya’ s standard warrant y langu[...]

How to Get Help How to Get Help For additional support telephone numb ers, go to the A vaya support W eb site: http://www .avaya.com/support . If you are: • Within the United States, click the Escalation Management link. Then click the appropriate link fo r the type of support you need. • Outside the United States, click the Escalation Manageme[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 1 AP-3 User ’ s Guide T able of Content s 1. Introduction In This Chapter ............... ................ ................ ............. ................ .1 -1 Document Conventions ............. ................ ................ ................ .... 1-1 Introduction to Wir[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 2. Getting St arted In This Chapter ............... ................ ................ ............. ................ .2 -1 Prerequisites ............. ............ ................. ................ ............. .......... 2-1 Product Package ............. ................[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 3 3. St atus Information In This Chapter ............... ................ ................ ............. ................ .3 -1 Logging into the HTTP Interface ..... ................ ................ .............. 3-1 System Status ........... ............ ................. .[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Management ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ .... 4-52 Passwords ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ . 4-52 IP Access Table .. ............ ................. ................ .....[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5 Severity Levels ...... ................ ................. ............ .............. 4-85 Alarm Host Table ......... ................ ............. ................ .............. 4-86 Syslog ................. ................ ............. ................ ................[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide RADIUS Accounting .............. ................ ................ ................ . 4-123 Session Length ..... ................ ............. ................ .............. 4-123 Configuring RADIUS Accounting ........... ............ .............. 4 -124 VLAN/SSID .....[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 6. Commands In This Chapter ............... ................ ................ ............. ................ .6 -1 Logging into the HTTP Interface ..... ................ ................ .............. 6-1 Download .............. ............. ................ ..............[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Client Does Not Receiv e an IP Address - Cannot Connect to Internet ... ....... ................ ............. ....... 7-12 VLAN Operation Issues ............ ................ ................ .............. 7-13 V erifying Proper Oper ation of t he VLAN Feature ...........[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 9 A. Command Line Interface In This Appendix ... ................ ............. ................. ................ .......... A-1 General Notes . ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ .A -2 Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge ........ [...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide upload ................ ............. ................ ................ ............. .... A-22 Parameter Control Comm ands .............. ................ ............. .... A-23 “show” CLI Command ........ ................ ................ .............. A-23 “set?[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 1 1 Set WEP Encryption for the Wire less Interface ............ .... A-42 Download an AP Configur ation File from your TFTP Server .......... ................ ............. ................ .............. A-43 Backup your AP Configuration File .............. ............. ....[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Add an Entry to the MAC Access Control Table ........ A-55 Disable or Delete an Entry in the MAC Access Control Table .................. ................ .............. A-55 Configure Authentication Mode . ................ ............. .......... A-56 Set Pre-Shared Ke y [...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 13 Common Parameters to 802.11a, 802.11 b, and 802.11b/g APs ............. ................ ................ ....... A-73 802.11a Only Parameters ... ................ ................ ....... A-74 802.11b Only Parameters ... ................ ................ ....... A-75 802.1[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 14 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Spanning Tree Priority and Path Cost Table ............. A-100 S torm Threshold Parameters .................... ................ ....... A-101 Storm Threshold Table ............. ................ ................. A-101 Intra BSS Subscriber Block ing ........... ..........[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 15 C. Specifications In This Appendix ... ................ ............. ................. ................ .......... C-1 Software Features ........... ................ ................ ................ .............. C-1 Management Functions ............... .................[...]

AP-3 User’s Guide Table of Contents 16 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 802.1 1a (5 GHz Upgrade Kit) Wireless Communication Ranges .. ................ ................ ................ .C-17 802.1 1a (1 1a Upgrade Kit) Wireless Commu nication Ranges ............... ............. ................ ................ ............. .... C-18 802.1 1[...]

1 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 1-1 Introduction In This Chapter The following topics ar e co vered in this section: • Document Conventions • Introduction to Wireless Networking • IEEE 802.11 Specifications • Management and Moni toring Capabilities Document Conventions • The term, AP , refers to an Access Point. • The term, 802.11 [...]

Introduction to Wireless Networking 1-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide standard. • Blue text indicates a link to a topic or Web address. If you are viewing this do cumentatio n on you r computer , click the bl ue text to jump to the linked item. NOTE: A Note indicates import ant information that helps you make better use of your computer . ![...]

Introduction to Wireless Networking Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 1 -3 Site Survey T o determine the best locatio n for an Access Point, Avaya recommends conducting a Site Survey before placing the device in its final loca tion. For information about ho w to conduct a Site Survey , contact your local reseller . Before an Access Point can be co[...]

Introduction to Wireless Networking 1-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Once initialized, the network admi nistrator can conf igure each unit according to the networ k’s requirement s. The AP functions as a wireless network acc ess point to da ta networks. An AP network provid es: • Seamless client roaming • Easy installation and oper ati[...]

Introduction to Wireless Networking Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 1 -5 Network Names • All Access Points must have t he same Network Name to support client roaming. • All workstations with an 802.11 c lient adapter installed must use either a Netwo rk Name of “any” or the same Network Name as the Access Points that they will roam betwe[...]

IEEE 802.11 Specifications 1-6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Data Rates An 802.1 1a or 802.1 1b/g AP operates at faster dat a rates than the 802.1 1b AP . 8 02.1 1a and 802.1 1g products op erate at speeds of up to 54 Mbits/sec; 802.1 1b products operate at speeds of up to 1 1 Mbits/sec. Channels • All Access Points in the same vicinity sho[...]

IEEE 802.11 Specifications Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 1 -7 802.11b In 1999, the IEEE modified the 802.1 1 standard to support direct sequence devices that can operate at speeds of up to 1 1 Mbits/sec. The IEEE ratified this standard as 802.1 1b . 802.1 1b devices are backwards compatible with 2.4 G Hz 802.1 1 direct sequence devices (that o[...]

Management and Monitoring Capabi lities 1-8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Management and Monitoring Capabilities There are thre e management and monito ring interfaces available to the network administrator to configure an d manage an AP on the network: • HTTP Interface • Command Line Interface • SNMP Management HTTP Interface The HTTP [...]

Management and Monitori ng Capabilities Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 1 -9 Users enter Comm and St atements , composed of CLI Commands and their associated param eters. S tatements may be issued from the keyboard for real time co ntrol, or from scripts that automate configuratio n. For example, when downloading a file, adm inistrators enter th[...]

Management and Monitoring Capabi lities 1-10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide SNMP Management Y ou can also manage and configure an AP using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). NOTE: This requires an SNMP manager program, lik e HP Openview or Castlerock’s SNMPc. The AP support s several Management Information Base (MIB) files that d[...]

Management and Monitori ng Capabilities Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 1 -1 1 The Enterprise MIB defin es the read and read-write objects that can be viewed or configured using SNMP . These object s correspond to most of the settings and statistics that ar e available with the other management interfaces. Refer to the Enterprise MI B for more i[...]

2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2-1 Getting St arted In This Chapter • Prerequisites • Product Package • System Req uirements • Hardware Installation • Initialization • Download the Latest Software • Additional Hardware Features Prerequisites Before installing an AP , you need to gather certai n network information. The following[...]

Prerequisites 2-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Network Name (SSID of the wireless cards) Assign the Access Point a Network Name before wire less users can commu nicate with it. The clients also need the same Network Name. This is not the same as the System Name, which applies only to the Access Point. The network administrator typically prov[...]

Prerequisites Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -3 Authentication Method A primary authentication server may be configured; a backup authenticatio n server is optional. The network administrator typically provides this information. Authentication Server Shared Secret This is a password sh ared betw een the Access Point and the RADIUS authenticat[...]

Product Package 2-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Product Package Each Dual-radio AP comes with the following: • One ceiling or wall mounting plate • Mounting hardware • Metal fac eplate for AP s mounte d in a plenu m environm ent • AP cover • Processor module (with integrated Active Ethernet, if applicable) • Power supply (not pr[...]

System Requirements Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -5 5 GHz Antenna Adapter or AP-3 11a Upgrade Kit The 5 GHz Antenna Adapte r or 1 1a Upgrad e Kit (used with software release 2.3) can be used in the Access Point. Because the 802.1 1a requires an antenna adapter , only one 5 GHz radio can be installed in the AP . The second slot can be popula[...]

System Requirements 2-6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • A computer that is connected to the same IP network as the AP and has one of the following Web browsers installed: — Microsoft Inte rnet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 1 or later — Netscape 6.1 or later (The computer is required to configur e the AP using the Web or HTTP interf ace.)[...]

Hardware Installatio n Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -7 Hardware Installation • AP-3 with Acti ve Ethernet • AP-3 with Power Supply • 5 GHz or AP-3 11a Upgrade Kit AP-3 with Active Ethernet 1. Slide the AP mo dule onto t he mounting bracket. Ma ke sure it is properly seated. Figure 2-1. Insert Module int o Mounting Brac ket[...]

Hardware Installation 2-8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 2. Slide an 802.1 1b, 802.1 1b/g wireless card, or 802.1 1a card with antenna adapter (not included in the kit) into Slot A or B. NOTE: The 802.1 1a wireless card with ant enna adapter will only fit in Slot A. 3. Slide an 802.1 1b or an 802.1 1b/g wireless card (includ ed in the kit) int[...]

Hardware Installatio n Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -9 4. Connect power to the unit from a DC injector device, su ch as the Avaya Wireless 1-Po rt Active Ethernet DC Injector hub. 5. W ait for the LED indicators to turn green before proceedin g. Figure 2-3. Connect an Eth ernet cable from an AE hub to the AP 6. Conduct a Site Survey to dete[...]

Hardware Installation 2-10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 2-4. W all mounting th e AP AP-3 with Power Supply 1. Clip the power supply in to the mounting bracket. 2. Plug the AC power cord into the power supply .[...]

Hardware Installatio n Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -1 1 Figure 2-5. Install the power supply 3. Slide the AP mo dule onto t he mounting bracket. Ma ke sure it is properly seated. 4. Plug the DC connector from the power supply into the top of the AP module.[...]

Hardware Installation 2-12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 2-6. Insert module in mounting bracket and attach power connector[...]

Hardware Installatio n Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -13 Figure 2-7. Slide a PC Card into the AP 5. Atta ch one end of an Ethern et cable to the AP's Ethernet por t and the other end to a network hub or switch. 6. Connect the un it to a power source. 7. W ait for the power LED to turn gree n before proceeding.[...]

Hardware Installation 2-14 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 2-8. Power LED turns green when the unit is operational 8. Conduct a Site Survey to determ ine the best location for your device. 9. Once you have chosen a final location for your unit, mou nt the wall bracket and the processor module an d place the cover onto the unit as shown.[...]

Hardware Installatio n Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -15 Figure 2-9. W all mounting th e AP 5 GHz or AP-3 11a Upgr ade Kit If you are installing this kit on a ne w AP (an AP that has not been inst alled yet), skip to S tep 4. 1. Remove the AP from your network by un plugging the po wer and Ethernet cables from the unit. 2. Remove th e unit f[...]

Hardware Installation 2-16 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 2-10. Remove the AP cover 4. Make sure you have at least one card slot available. The p ower or Ethernet cable tie wrap may need to be cut and the ca ble repositioned to allow the antenna ad apter to fit correctly . 5. Position th e antenna adapter , card inward, facing the top o[...]

Hardware Installatio n Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -17 Figure 2-11. Insert Card and Antenna[...]

Hardware Installation 2-18 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 6. Angle the antenna adapter slight ly upwards, pinch the end t abs inwards and carefully slide the antenna adapter onto the mounting bracket. 7. Gently push forwar d while rotating the antenna downwards and clip the adapter into the small cutout s on the face of the mounting bracket. 8[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -19 Initialization Avaya pr ovides two tools to simplify th e initialization and configuration of an AP: • ScanTool • Setup Wizard ScanT ool is included on the Inst allation CD; the Setup Wizard launches automatically the first time you access the HTTP interf ace. NOTE: These initialization in[...]

Initialization 2-20 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide ScanT ool ScanT ool is a software utility that is included on the installation CD-ROM. The tool automatically • detects the Ac cess Points instal led on your network, regardless of IP address, • lets you configure each unit’s IP settings, and • allows you to download new softwar e to a[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -21 1. Locate the unit’ s Ethernet MAC address and write it down for future reference. The MAC addres s is printed on the product label. Each unit has a unique MAC address, which is assigned at the factory . 2. Confirm that the AP is conn ected to the same LAN subnet as the computer that you wil[...]

Initialization 2-22 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — Result: ScanT ool scans the subnet and di splays all detected Access Points. The ScanT ool’s Scan List screen appears, as shown in the followin g example. NOTE: If your computer has mor e than one network adapter installed, you will be prompted to select the adapter th at you want ScanT [...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -23 NOTE: If your Access Point does not show up in the Scan List, click the Rescan button to upda te the displa y . If the u nit still do es not appe ar in the list, see T roubleshooting for suggestions. Note that after rebooting an Access Point, it may take up to five minutes for the unit to appe[...]

Initialization 2-24 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 8. Do one of the following: — If the AP has been assigned an IP address by a DHCP server on the network, write down the IP add ress and click Cancel to close Sc a n T ool. Go to Setup W i zard for info r m ati o n o n how to access the HTTP interface using this IP address. — If the AP has [...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -25 Ste p A ct io n 1. Highlight the entry for the AP you want to configure. 2. Click the Change button. Result: The Change screen appear s. Figure 2-14. S can T ool Change Screen[...]

Initialization 2-26 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 3. Set IP Address T ype to Stat i c . 4. Enter a s tatic IP Address for th e AP in the field provide d. Y ou must assign the unit a unique address that is valid on your IP subnet. Co ntact your network administrator if you nee d assistance selecting an IP addr ess for the unit. 5. Enter you r [...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -27 8. Click OK to save your cha nges. Result: The Access Point will reboot automatically and any changes you made will take ef fect. 9. When prom pted, click OK a second time to return to the Scan List screen. 10. Click Cancel to close the ScanT ool. 11. Proceed to Setup Wi zard for information o[...]

Initialization 2-28 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Setup Wizard The first time you connect to an AP’ s HTTP inter face, the Setup Wizard launches automatically . The Setup Wizard provides step-by-step instructions for how to configure the Access Point’s basic op erating parameter , such as Network Name, IP parameters, system parameters, an[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -29 e. Click OK twice to save your changes and return to Internet Explorer . 3. Enter the Access Point’s IP address in the browser’s Address fie ld and press Enter . This is either the — dynamic IP address assigned by a network DHCP server or — the static IP address you manually configured[...]

Initialization 2-30 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 2-15. E nter Network Password[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -31 Figure 2-16. Setup Wizard 5. Click Setup Wizard to begin. If you want to configure th e AP without using the Setup Wizard, click Exit and see Advanced Configuration . The Setup Wiz ard suppor ts the following navig ation option s: — Save & Next Button: Each Setup Wizard screen has a Save[...]

Initialization 2-32 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — Navigati on Panel: The Setup Wizard provides a navigation panel on the lef t-hand side of the screen. Click the link that corresponds to the p arameters you want to configure to be taken to that particular co nfiguration sc reen. Note th at clicking a link in the navigation panel will not [...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -33 By default, each of these passwords is set to “public”. See Passwords for more information. 9. Configure the ba sic wireless interfac e settings and click Save & Next . — The following options are available for an 80 2.1 1a AP : Option Description Network Name (SSID) Enter a Network [...]

Initialization 2-34 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Frequency Channel When Auto Channel Select is enabled, this field is read-only and displays the Access Point’s current operating channe l. When Auto Channel Select is disabled, you can specify the Access Point’s channel. If you decide to manually set the unit’ s channel, ensure that near[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -35 WEP Encryption Place a check mark in the box provided to enable WEP encryption. See WEP Encryption for mo re information. Set Encryption Ke y 1 If you enabled Encryp tion, configur e an Encryption Key. This key is used to encrypt and decrypt data betwee n the AP and its wireless clients. Enter[...]

Initialization 2-36 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — The following options are available for an 80 2.1 1b AP : Option Description Network Name (SSID) Enter a Network Name (between 1 and 32 characters long) for the wireless network. Y ou must configur e each wireless client to use this na me as well. Auto Channel Select By default, the AP sca[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -37 Frequency Channel When Auto Channel Select is enabled, this field is read-only and displays the Access Point’s current operating channe l. When Auto Channel Select is disabled, you can specify the Access Point’s operating channel. If you decide to manually set the unit’ s channel, ensure[...]

Initialization 2-38 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Multicast Rate Set s the rate at which Multicast messages are sent. This value is related to the Distance Between APs parameter (d escribed previously). The t able below displays the possible Multicast Rates based on the Dista nce between APs. See Multicast Rate for more information. Option De[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -39 WEP Encryption Place a check mark in the box provided to enable WEP encryption. See WEP Encryption for more information. Set Encryption Ke y 1 If you enabled Encryp tion, configur e an Encryption Key. This key is used to encrypt and decrypt data betwee n the AP and its wireless clients. Enter [...]

Initialization 2-40 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — The following options are available for an 80 2.1 1b/g AP : Option Description Operational Mode An 802.1 1b/g wireless interface can be configured to operate in the following mo des: • 802.11b mode only • 802.11g mode only • 802.11g-wifi mode • 802.11bg mo de (default) Network Name[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -41 Frequency Channel When Auto Channel Select is enabled, this field is read-only and displays the Access Point’s current operating channe l. When Auto Channel Select is disabled, you can specify the Access Point’s channel. If you decide to manually set the unit’ s channel, ensure that near[...]

Initialization 2-42 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide WEP Encryption Place a check mark in the box provided to enable WEP encryption. See WEP Encryption for more information. Option Description[...]

Initialization Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -43 Set Encryption Key 1 If you enabled Encryp tion, configur e an Encryption Key. This key is used to encrypt and decrypt data betwee n the AP and its wireless clients. Enter the number of characters that correspond to the desired key size, as described below: • Enter 10 hexadecimal characters [...]

Download the La test Software 2-44 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 10. Review the configuration su mmary . If you want to make any additional changes, use the navigation p anel on the left-hand side of the screen to return to an ea rlier screen. After making a change , click Save & Next to save the change and proc eed to the next screen. 1 [...]

Download the Latest Software Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -45 Three types of files can be downloaded to the AP fro m a TFTP server: • img (AP software image or kernel) • config (configuration file) • bspBl (BSP/Bootloader firmware file) Setup your TF TP Server A T rivial File T ransfer Protocol (TFTP) server allows you to transfer fil[...]

Download the La test Software 2-46 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide After the TFTP server is in stalled: • Check to see that TFTP is configured to point to the directory containing t he AP Image. • Make sure you have the proper TFTP server IP addre ss, the proper AP Image file name, and that the TFTP ser v er is operational. • Make sure th[...]

Download the Latest Software Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -47 9. The Access Point will reboot automa tically when the download is complete. Download Updates from your TF TP Server using the CLI Interface 1. Download the late st software from http://www .avaya.com/support . 2. Copy the latest soft ware updates to your TFTP server . 3. Open t[...]

Additional Hardware Features 2-48 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Additional Hardware Features • Installing the AP in a Plenum • Active Ethernet • LED Indicators Installing the AP in a Plenum In an office building, plenum is th e space between the structural ceiling and the tile ceiling that is provided to help air ci rculate. Many compan[...]

Additional Hardware Features Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -49 NOTE: The 5GHz Antenna Adapter Kit or 1 1a Upgrade Kit is not approved in accordance with UL-2043 for use in a plenum. Th e Access Point using a power supply , should not be plenum mounted. Use Active Ethernet to power the unit s mounted in a plenum environment. Installing/Removi[...]

Additional Hardware Features 2-50 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • The Active Ethernet (AE) integrat ed mo dule receives ~48 VDC over a standard Category 5 Ether net cable. • To use Active Ethernet, you mu st have an AE hub (als o known as a power injector) connecte d to the network. • The cable length between the AE hu b and the Access [...]

Additional Hardware Features Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 2 -51 LED Indicators The AP-3 has four LED indic ators, which exhibit the f ollowing behavio r: Power Ethernet PC Card A PC Card B Indication Green Green flash with data activity Green flash with data activity Green flash with data activity Normal Operation Amber Red Amber Amber Reboot[...]

Related Topics 2-52 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Related T opics The Setup Wizard helps you configu re the basic AP settings required to get the unit up and running. The AP support s many other configuration and management options. The remainder of this user guide describes these optio ns in detail. • See Advanced Configuration for infor m[...]

3 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 3-1 S tatus Information In This Chapter • Logging into the HTT P Interfa ce • System Stat us Logging into the HTTP Interface Once the AP has a va lid IP Address and an Ethernet connection, you may use your web browser to monito r the system status. Follow these st eps to monitor an AP’s operating statistic[...]

Logging into the HTTP Interface 3-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — Select T ools > Internet Options... . — Click the Connections tab. — Click LAN Settings... . — If necessary , remove th e ch eck mark fro m the Use a pro xy server box. — Click OK twice to save your changes and return to Internet Explorer . 3. Enter the Access Po[...]

System Status Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 3 -3 Figure 3-1. Enter Network Password Screen System Status System Status is the first screen to appear each time you conn ect to the HTTP interface. Y ou can also return to this screen by clicking the St a tu s button.[...]

System Status 3-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 3-2. System Status Screen[...]

System Status Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 3 -5 Each section of the System Status screen provides the following information: — System St at us: This area provides syst em level in formation, including the unit’s IP address and cont act information. See System for information on these settings. — System Alarms: System trap s (if any) app[...]

4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-1 Advanced Configuration In This Chapter • Configuring the AP Using the HTTP Interface • System : Configure specific system info rmation such as system name and contact information. • Network: Configure IP settings, DNS client, DHCP server, and Link Integrity. • Interfaces: Configure the Access Point?[...]

Configuring the AP Using the HTTP Interface 4-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • RADIUS: Configure RADIUS features such as R ADIUS Access Control and Accounting. • VLAN/SSID : Configure VLAN IDs and SSIDs. Configuring the AP Using the HTTP Interface Follow these steps to configure an Access Point’s oper ating settings using the HT TP int[...]

Configuring the AP Usin g the HTTP Interface Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -3 3. Enter the Access Point’s IP address in the browser’s Address fie ld and press Enter . — Result: The Enter Network Password screen appears. 4. Enter the HTTP password in the Password fiel d and click OK . Leave the User Name field blank. (By default, the HT[...]

Configuring the AP Using the HTTP Interface 4-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-2. Configure Main Screen 6. Click the tab that corresponds to the parameter you want to configure. For example, click Network to configure the Access Point’ s TCP/IP settings. The paramete rs contained in each of the nine configuration categor ies are des[...]

Configuring the AP Usin g the HTTP Interface Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -5 7. Configure the Acce ss Point’s parameters as necessary . After changing a configuration value, click OK to save the change. 8. Reboot the Access Point for all of the changes to take effect.[...]

System 4-6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide System Y ou can configure and view the following parameter s within the System Configuration screen: Parameters Description Name The name assigned to the AP . Location The location where the AP is installed. Cont act Name The name of the person r esponsible for the AP . Cont act Email The email address[...]

Network Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-7 Network The Networ k category c ontains three su b-categories. • IP C o nfig u r ati o n • DHCP Server • L i nk I n t e g r ity IP Configuration Y ou can configure and view the following parameters within the IP Configuration screen: NOTE: Y ou must reboot the Access Point in order for any change[...]

Network 4-8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Basic IP Parameters Parameter Description IP Address Assignment T ype Set this parameter to Dynamic to configur e the Access Point as a Dy namic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client; the Access Point will obtain IP settings from a network DHCP serve r automatically during boot-up. If you do not h[...]

Network Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -9 Subnet Mask The Access Point’s subnet mask. When IP Address Assignment T ype is set to Dynamic, this field is re ad-only an d reports the un it’s current subnet mask. The subnet mask will default to 255.0.0.0 if the unit cannot obtain one from a DHCP server . Gateway IP Address The IP address of t[...]

Network 4-10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide DNS Client If you prefer to use host names to identify network servers rather than IP addresses, you can configure the AP to act as a Domain Na me Service (DNS) client. When this feature is enabled, the Access Point contacts the network’ s DNS server to translate a host name to the appropriate netw[...]

Network Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -1 1 DNS Secondary Server IP Address The IP address of a second DNS server on the network. The Acce ss Point will attempt to contact the secondary se rver if the primary server is un available. DNS Client Default Domain Name The default domain name for the Access Point’s networ k (for example, “avaya[...]

Network 4-12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Advanced Default TT L (Time to Live): T ime to Live (TTL) is a field in an IP packet that specifies how long in seconds the packet can remain active on the network. The Access Point uses the de fault TTL for packets it gene rates for which the transp ort layer protocol does not specify a TTL value. T[...]

Network Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -13 Figure 4-3. DHCP Server Configuration Screen[...]

Network 4-14 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Y ou can configure and view the following parameter s within the DHCP Server Configuration screen: Parameter Description Enable DHCP Server Place a check mark in the box provided to enable DHCP Server functionality. NOTE: Y ou cannot enable the DHCP Server functionality unless there is at least one I[...]

Network Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -15 IP Pool T able Entry This entry specifies a range of IP addresses that the AP can assign to its wireless clients. Click Add to create a new entry . Click Edit to change an existing entry . Each entry cont ains the following field: • Start IP Address • End IP Address • Default Lease Time (option[...]

Network 4-16 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Link Integrity The Link Integrity feature checks the link between the AP and the n odes on the Ethernet backbo ne. These nodes are listed by IP address in the Link Integrity IP Address T able. The AP periodically pings the nodes listed within the table. If the AP loses netw ork connectivity (that is,[...]

Network Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -17 Y ou can configure and view the following parameter s within the Link Integrity Configuration screen: Parameter Description Enable Link Integrity Place a check mark in the box provided to enable Link Integrity . Poll Interval (milliseconds ) The interval between link integrity checks. Range is 500 - [...]

Network 4-18 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-4. Link Integrity Configurat ion Screen[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -19 Interfaces From the Interf aces tab, you configure the Access Point’ s radio and Ethernet settings. Refer to the Wireless parameters below that correspond to your ra dio type. • Wireless (802.1 1a) • Wireless (802.1 1b) • Wireless (802.1 1b/g) • Ethernet Wireless (802.11a) Y ou can confi[...]

Interfaces 4-20 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide NOTE: Y ou must reboot the Access Point before any changes to these parameters t ake effect. Parameter Description Physical Inte rface Ty p e For an 802.1 1a AP , this field reports: “802.1 1a (OFDM 5 GHz).” OFDM stands for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multi plexing; this is the name for the [...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -21 Regulatory Domain Reports the r egulatory domain for which the AP is certified. Not all features or channels are available in all countries. The availa ble regulatory domains include: • FCC - U.S./Canada, Mexico, and Australia • ETSI - Europe and the Unit ed Kingdom • MKK: Japan • SG: Sing[...]

Interfaces 4-22 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Auto Channel Select The AP scans the area for other Access Points and selects a fr ee or relatively unused communication cha nnel. This helps prevent inte rference pr oblems and in creases network performance . By default this feature is enabled. Note that you cannot d isable Auto Channel Select f[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -23 Tr a n s m i t R a t e Use the drop-down menu to select a specific transmit rate for the AP . Choose between 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbit s/s, and Auto Fallback. Auto Fallback is the default setting; it allows the AP unit to select the best transmit rate based on the cell size. DTIM Period Th[...]

Interfaces 4-24 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Dynamic Fr equency Selection (DFS) 802.1 1a APs sold in Europe use a technique called Dyna mic Frequency Selection (DFS) to automatically select an op erating channel. During boot-up, the AP scans the available frequency and select s a channel that is free of interference. If the AP subsequen tly [...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -25 DFS only applies to 802.1 1a APs used in Europe (i.e., units whose regulatory domain is set to ETSI) . The European T elecommunications S tandard Institute (ETSI) requires that 802.1 1a devices use DFS to prevent interferen ce with radar syst ems and other devices th at already occupy the 5 GHz ba[...]

Interfaces 4-26 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide When RTS/CTS occurs, the following occurs. 1. The sending radio first transmit s a Request to Send (RTS) packet to confirm that the medium is clear . 2. When the receiving radio successfu ll y receives the RTS packet, it transmit s back a Clear to Send (CTS) packet to the sending ra dio. 3. When t[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -27 Wireless (802.11b) Y ou can configure and view th e following parameters wi thin the Wireless Interface Configur ation screen for an 802.1 1b AP: NOTE: Y ou must reboot the Access Point before any changes to these parameters t ake effect. Parameter Description Physical Interface Ty p e For 802.1 1[...]

Interfaces 4-28 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Regulatory Domain Reports the regulatory do main for which the AP is certified. Not all features or channels are available in all countries. The availa ble regulatory domains include: • FCC - U.S./Canada, Mexico, and Australia • ETSI - Most of Europe, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sin[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -29 Auto Channel Select The AP scans the area for other Access Points and selects a fr ee or relatively unused communication cha nnel. This helps prevent inte rference pr oblems and in creases network performance . By default this feature is enabled; see 802.1 1 b Channel Frequenci es for a list of Ch[...]

Interfaces 4-30 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Distance Between APs Set to Large , Medium , Small , Microcel l , or Minicell depending on the site survey for your system. By default, this parameter is set to Large . The dist ance value is related to the Multicast Rate ( described n ext). In ge neral, a larger dist ance between APs means that y[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -31 Multicast Rate Sets the rate at which Multicast messages are sent. This value is related to the Distance Between APs para meter (described previously). The table below displays the possible Multicast Rates based on the Distance between APs setting. By default, this parameter is set to 2 Mbits/sec.[...]

Interfaces 4-32 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide DTIM Period The Deferred T raffic Indicator Map (DTIM) is used with clients that have power management enabl ed. DTIM should be left at 1, the defa ult value, if any clients have power management enable d. This parameter support s a range between 1 and 255. RTS/CTS Medium Reservation This paramete[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -33 Interference Robustness Enable this opti on if other elec trical devices in the 2.4 GHz frequency band (such as a microwave oven or a co rdless phone) may be interfering with the wireless sign al. The AP will automatically fragment large packets into multiple smaller packets when interference is d[...]

Interfaces 4-34 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Load Balancing Enable this option so clients can evaluate which Access Point to associate with, ba sed on current AP loads. This feature is e nabled by default; it helps distr ibute the wireless load between APs. This featur e is not available if you are using an Ava ya 802.11a/b Car d or a non-Av[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -35 Distance Betw een APs Distance Between APs de fines how far apart (physically) your AP devices are located , which in t urn determ ines the size of your cell. Cells of diff erent sizes have different cap aciti es and, therefore, suit dif ferent applications. For inst ance, a typical office has man[...]

Interfaces 4-36 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Coverage The number of Access Points in a set area determines the network coverage f or that area . A large nu mber of Access Points covering a small area is a h igh-density c ell. A few Access Points, o r even a s ingle unit, covering the same small area would result in a low- density cell, even [...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -37 Figure 4-5. Low Density vs. Ultra High Density Network The Dista nce Between Cells parameter support s five values: Large, Medium, Small, Minice ll, and Microcell. ! CAUTION: The distance between APs should not be approximated. It is calculated by means of a manual Site Survey , in which an AP is [...]

Interfaces 4-38 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Multicast Rate The multicast rate determines the ra te at wh ich broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted by the Acce ss Point to the wireless network. S tations that are closer to the Access Point can receive multicast p ackets at a faster data rate th an stations that are farther away fro[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -39 Figure 4-6. 1 Mbits/s and 11 Mbits/s Mu lticast Rates NOTE: There is an inter-dependent re lationship between the Distance between APs and th e Multicast Rate. In ge neral, larger syste ms operate at a lower average trans mit ra te. The variation between Multicast Rate and Distan ce Between APs is[...]

Interfaces 4-40 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The Dista nce Between APs must be set before the Multicast Rate, because wh en you sele ct the Distance Betw een APs, the appropriat e range of Multicast values automatic ally populates the drop-do wn menu. Wir eless Distribution System (WDS) A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) creates a link bet[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -41 NOTE: This feature is not available wit h an 802.1 1a or 802.1 1b/g AP . Figure 4-7. WDS Example[...]

Interfaces 4-42 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Bridging WDS Each WDS link is mapped to a logi cal WDS port on the 802.1 1b AP . WDS ports be have like Ethernet ports rather than like stand ard wireless interfaces: on a BSS port, an Access Po int learns by association and from frames; on a WDS or Ethernet port, an A ccess Point learns from fram[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -43 Sp anni ng T ree: If your network does not support sp anning tree, be careful to avoid creating network loops be tween APs. For example, creating a WDS link betw een two Access Poin ts connected to the sa me Ethernet network will create a networ k loop (if spanning tree is disabled). WDS Setup Pr [...]

Interfaces 4-44 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-8. WDS Co nfiguration NOTE: T o set up a Wireless Distributio n System (WDS) with 802.1x, set each Access Point’ s 802.1x Security Mode to Mixed and assign each unit in the WDS the sa me Encryption Key 1. See Security .[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -45 Wireless (802.11b/g) Y ou can configure the following radio p arameters for an 802.1 1b/g AP: NOTE: Y ou must reboot the Access Point before any chang es to these parameters t ake effect.[...]

Interfaces 4-46 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Parameter Description Operational Mode An 802.1 1b/g wireless interface can be configured to operate in th e following modes: • 802.11b mode only: The r adio uses the 802.11b standard only. • 802.11g mode only: The radio is optimized to communica te with 802. 11g devices. Th is setting wi ll p[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -47 Physical Interface Ty p e Depending on the Oper ational Mode, this field report s: • For 802.11b mode only: "802.11b (CCK/DSSS 2.4 GHz)" • For 802.11g and 802.1 1g-wifi modes: "802.11g (OFDM/DSSS 2.4 GHz)" • For 802.11bg mode: "802.11b/g (ERP-CCK/DSSS/OF DM 2.4 GHz)&[...]

Interfaces 4-48 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Regulatory Domain Reports the regulatory do main for which the AP is certified. Not all features or channels are available in all countries. The availa ble regulatory domains include: • FCC - U.S./Canada, Mexico, and Australia • ETSI - Europe, incl uding the United Kingdom, China, and South Ko[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -49 Frequency Channel When Auto Channel Sele ct is enabled, this field is read-only and displays the Acce ss Point’ s current operating channel. When Auto Channel Select is disabled, you can specify the Access Point’s op erating channel. If you decide to manually set the unit’ s channel, ensure [...]

Interfaces 4-50 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide DTIM Period The Deferred T raffic Indicator Map (DTIM) is used with clients that have power management enabl ed. DTIM should be left at 1, the defa ult value, if any clients have power management enable d. This parameter support s a range between 1 and 255. RTS/CTS Medium Reservation This paramete[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -51 Ethernet Select the desired speed and transmission mode from the drop-down menu. Half-duplex mean s that only on e side can transm it at a time and full-duplex allows both sides to trans mit. When set to auto-duple x, the AP negotiates with it s switch or hub to automatica lly select the highest t[...]

Management 4-52 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Management The Management category cont ains three sub-categories. • Passwords • IP Access Table • Services Passwords Y ou can configure the following pa sswords: T ype Description SNMP Read Password For read ac cess to the AP u sing SNMP. Enter a password in both the Password field and the [...]

Management Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-53 IP Access T able The Management IP Access table limit s in-band management access to the IP addresses or range of IP addresses specified in the t able. This feature applies to all management options (SNM P , HTTP , and CLI) except for CLI management over the serial port. T o configure this t able, [...]

Management 4-54 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — The IP mask 25 5.255.255.255 would auth orize the single station defined by the IP Address to configure the Access Point. The AP would ignore commands from any other IP address. In contrast, the IP mask 255.255.255 .0 would allow any device that shares th e first three octets of the IP address[...]

Management Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -55 Services Y ou can configure the following managemen t services: NOTE: Y ou must reboot the Access Point if you change the HTTP Port or Te l n e t P o r t .[...]

Management 4-56 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide SNMP Settings HTTP Access Setting Description SNMP Interface Bitmask Configure the interf ace or interfaces ( Ethernet , Wireless , All Interfaces ) from which you will manage the AP via SNMP. You can also select Disabled to prevent a user from accessing the AP via SN MP. Setting Description HTTP [...]

Management Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -57 HTTP Port Configure the HTTP port from which yo u will manage the AP via the Web interface. By default, the HTTP port is 80. Enable HTTP Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard appears automatically the first time you access the HTTP interface. If you exited out of the Setup Wizard and want to rela unch it,[...]

Management 4-58 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 4-9. Management Services Configuration Screen[...]

Management Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -59 T elnet Configuration Settings Setting Description Telnet Inte rface Bitmask Select the interface ( Ethernet , Wireless , All Interfaces ) fr om which you can manage the AP via telnet. This pa rameter can also be used to Disable telnet management. Telnet Port The default port number for Telne t ap[...]

Management 4-60 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Serial Configuration Settings The serial port interface on the AP is ena bled at all times. See Setting IP Address using Seri al Port for information on how to access the CLI interface via the serial port. Y o u can configur e and view fo llowing parameters: Setting Description Baud Rate Select th[...]

Filtering Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -61 Filtering The Access Point’ s Packet Filtering features help control the amount of traf fic exchanged between the wired and wireless networks. There are four sub-categories under the Filter ing heading. • Ethernet Protocol • Static MAC • Advanced • TCP/UDP Port Serial Parity This is a rea[...]

Filtering 4-62 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Ethernet Protocol The Ethernet Protocol Filter bl ocks or forwards packets based on the Ethernet pr otocols th ey support . Follow these step s to configure the Ethernet Protocol Filter: 1. Select the interface or interfaces that will implement the filter from the Ethernet Protoco l Filtering drop-[...]

Filtering Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -63 2. Select the Filter Operation T ype . — If set to Passthr u , only the enabled Ethernet Pr otocols listed in the Filter T able will pa ss through the bridge. — If set to Block , the bridge will block enabled Ethernet Protocols listed in th e Filter T able. 3. Configure th e Ethernet Protocol F[...]

Filtering 4-64 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Static MAC The S tatic MAC Address filter optim izes the perfor mance of a wireless (and wired) n etwork. When this feature is properly configu red, the AP can block traffic betwee n wired devic es and wirele ss devices ba sed on MAC address. For example, you can se t up a S tatic MAC filter to pre[...]

Filtering Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -65 T a ken together , a MAC Address/Mask p air specifies an address or a range of MAC addresses that the AP will look for when examining packet s. The AP uses Boolean logic to perform an “AND” operation between th e MAC Addre ss and the M ask at the bit level. Howeve r , for most users, you do not[...]

Filtering 4-66 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide When creating a filter , you can configure the Wired pa rameters only , the Wireless parameters only , or both se ts of para meters. Which parameters to configure depends upon the traf fic that you want block: Creating an Entry T o create an entry , click Add and enter the appropriate MAC ad dresse[...]

Filtering Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -67 Figure 4-10. Static MAC Config uration Screen[...]

Filtering 4-68 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide S tatic MAC Filter Examples Consider a network that contains a wir ed server and three wireless clients. The MAC ad dress for each unit is as follows: • Wired Server: 00:40:F4:1C:DB:6A • ireless C lient 1: 00:0 2:2D:51:94 :E4 • Wireless Client 2: 00:02:2D:51:32:12 • Wireless Client 3: 00:20[...]

Filtering Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -69 Prevent Multiple Wireless Devices Fr om Communicating With a Single W ired Device Configure the following settings to prevent Wireless Clients 1 and 2 from communicat ing with the Wired Server . • Wired MAC Addres s: 00:40:F4:1C:DB:6A • Wired Mask: FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF • Wireless MAC Address: 00[...]

Filtering 4-70 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Prevent A ll Wir eless Devices From Communicating With a Single Wire d D ev i ce Configure the following settings to pr event all three Wireless Client s from communicating with Wired Server 1 . • Wired MAC Addres s: 00:40:F4:1C:DB:6A • Wired Mask: FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF • Wireless MAC Address: 00[...]

Filtering Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -71 Prevent Me ssages Destined for a Specific Multicast Group fr om Being Forwarded to the Wir eless LAN If there are device s on your Ethernet network that use multicast packet s to communicate and these packet s are not required by your wireless clients, you can set up a S tatic MAC f ilter to preser[...]

Filtering 4-72 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Advanced Y ou can configure the following advanced fi ltering options: • Enable Proxy ARP: Place a check mark in the box provided to allow the Access Poin t to respond to Address Re solution Prot ocol (ARP) requests for wireless clients. When enabled, the AP answers ARP requests for wireless stat[...]

Filtering Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -73 The AP can filter these protocols in th e wireless-to-Ethernet direction, the Ethernet-to-wireless d irection, or in both directions. Click Edit an d use the Stat us field to Enable or Disable the filter . TCP/UDP Port Port-based filtering enables you to control wireless user access to network serv[...]

Filtering 4-74 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Adding TCP/UDP Port Filters 1. Place a check mark in the box labeled Enable TCP/UDP Port Filtering . 2. Click Add under the TCP/UDP Port Filter Ta ble head ing. 3. In th e TCP/UDP Port Filter Table , enter the Protocol Names to filter . 4. Set the destination Port Number (a value between 0 and 6553[...]

Alarms Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -75 Editing TCP/UDP Port Filters 1. Click Edit under the TCP/UDP Port Filter Table headin g. 2. Make any change s to the Protocol Nam e or Port Number for a specific entry , if necessary . 3. In the row that defi nes the port, set the Sta tu s to Enable , Disable , or Delete , as appropriate. 4. Select OK[...]

Alarms 4-76 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Groups There are seven alarm groups that c an be enable d or disabled via the Web inte rface. Place a check mark in the b ox provided to enable a specific grou p. Remove the check m ark from th e box to dis able the a l a r ms. Ala r m S e verity Levels var y . • Configuration Alarm T r ap Name Desc[...]

Alarms Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -77 • Security Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapAuthenticationFailure This trap is generated when a client authenticatio n failure occurs. The authentication failur es can range from: - MAC Access Control Table - RADIUS MAC Authentication - 802.1x Authentication specifying the EAP-Type Severity Leve[...]

Alarms 4-78 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Wireless Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapWLCNotPresent When you start the AP , this trap is generated when a wireless interface/card is not p resent in the AP. Severity Level: Informational oriTrapWLCFailure This trap is generated when a general failure o ccurs with the wireless interface/car[...]

Alarms Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -79 oriTrapWLCVoltageDiscrepa ncy The dual-radio AP supports 3.3 V and 5 V wireless cards. This tr ap is generated when a wireless interface/card using a different voltage is inserted in the AP . Severity Level: Critical oriTrapWLCIncompatibleVen dor This trap is generated when an incompatible wireless ve[...]

Alarms 4-80 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Operational Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapWatchDogTimerExpir ed This trap is generated when the software wa tch dog time r expires . This indicates tha t a problem has occurred wit h one or m ore software modules and the AP will reboot automatically. Trap Severity Level: Critical oriTrapRAD[...]

Alarms Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -81 oriTrapTaskSuspended This trap is generated when a software task in the AP is suspended. Trap Severity Level: Critical oriTrapBootPFailed In bootloader mode, this trap is generated when the AP does not receive a response from the Boo tP server. Th e result is that the Access Point reverts to its stati[...]

Alarms 4-82 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • FLASH Memory Alarms • TFTP Alarms T rap Name Description oriTrapFlashMemoryEmpty This trap is generated when an error occurs while downloading a file to the AP and no data is pre sent in the flash memory. Severity Level: Informational oriTrapFlashMemoryCorrupt ed This trap is generated when an e[...]

Alarms Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -83 • Image Alarms oriTrapTFTPOperationComp leted This trap is generated when a TFTP operation is complete (uploa d or download). Severity Level: Informational T rap Name Description oriTrapZeroSizeImage This trap is generated when a zero size image is loaded on the AP. Trap Severity Level: Major oriTra[...]

Alarms 4-84 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide In addition, the AP support s these standar d traps, which are always enabled: • RFC 1215-Trap • Bridge MIB (RFC 1493) Alarms T rap Name Description coldStart The AP has been turned on or rebooted . Trap Severit y Level: Informat ional linkUp The AP's Ethernet interface link is up (working). [...]

Alarms Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-85 All these alarm group s correspond to System Alarms that are disp layed in t h e Sys t em S t a t u s sc r e e n, i n cl u d i n g t h e t r a p s th a t a r e sent by t h e AP to t h e SN M P m a n a g e r s s pe cifi e d in t h e Ala r m H o st T a bl e . Severity Levels There are three sever ity lev[...]

Alarms 4-86 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Informational alarms are there to provide the network administrator with some general information about the activities the AP is perfor ming. Alarm Host T able T o add an entry and enable the AP to send SNMP trap messa ges to a T rap Host, click Add , and then specify the IP Address and Password for t[...]

Alarms Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -87 Figure 4-11. S yslog Configuration Screen Setting Syslog Even t Notifications Syslog Events are logged according to the level of det ail specified by the administrator . Logging only urgent system messages will create a far smaller , more easily read log then a log of every event the system encounters[...]

Alarms 4-88 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configuring Syslog Event Notifications Y ou can configure the following Syslog settings from the HTTP interface: • Enable Syslog: Place a check mark in the box provided to enable system logging. • Syslog Port Number: This field is read-only and displays the port number (514) assigned for system lo[...]

Bridge Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-89 • Syslog Host Table: This table specifies the IP addr esses of a network ser vers that th e AP will send Syslog messages to. C lick Add to create a new entry. Click Edit to change an existing entry. Each entry contains the following field: — IP Address: Enter the IP Address for the management host.[...]

Bridge 4-90 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The Bridge tab has four sub-ca tegories. • Spanning Tree • Storm Threshold • Intra BSS • Packet Forwarding Spanning T ree A S panning T ree is used to avoid redun dant communication loops in networks with multiple bridging devices . Bridges do not have any inherent mechanism to avoid loop s, b[...]

Bridge Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -91 Storm Threshold S torm Threshold is an advanced Bridge setup option that you can use to protect the network agains t data overload by: • Specifying a maximum n umber of frames per second as received from a single network device (identified by its MAC address). • Specifying an absolute maximum numb[...]

Bridge 4-92 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Intra BSS The wireless clients (or subscribers ) that associate with a certain AP fo rm the Basic Service Set (BSS) of a ne twork infrastructu re. By default, wireless subscribers in the same BSS can communicate with each other . However , some ad ministrators (such as wireless public spaces) may wish[...]

Bridge Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -93 Packet Forwarding The Packet Forwarding feature enables you to redirect traf fic generated by wireless client s that are all associated to the same AP to a single MAC address. This filters wireless tra ffic without burdening the AP and provides additional security by limitin g po tential destinations [...]

Security 4-94 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — A WDS connection (see Wireless Distribution System (WDS) for details) — Any (traffic is redirected to a port based on th e bridge learning process) 4. Click OK to save your changes. Security The AP provides several security features to pr otect your network from unauthorize d access. • Authe[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -95 Authentication and Encryption Modes The AP suppor ts the following Sec urity features : WEP Encryption The IEEE 802.1 1 standards specify an optional encryption feature, known as Wired Equivalent Privacy or WEP , that is designed to provide a wireless LAN with a security level equal to what is foun [...]

Security 4-96 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • An 802.11b AP supports 64- bit and 128-bit encryption: — For 64-bit encryption, an encryption key is 10 hexade cimal characters (0-9 and A-F) or 5 ASCII char acters (see ASCII Character Chart ). — For 128-bit encryption, an encryption key is 26 hexadecimal characters or 13 ASCII characters. [...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-97 802.1x Authentication IEEE 802.1x is a standard that pr ovides a means to authenticate and authorize network devices att ached to a LAN port. A port in the context of IEEE 802.1x is a point of att achment to the LA N, either a physical Ethernet connection or a wireless link to an Access Point. 802.1x[...]

Security 4-98 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Diffe rent servers support differen t EAP types and each EAP type p rovides diff erent features. Refer to the document ation that came with your RADIUS server to determin e which EAP types it supports. NOTE: The AP supports the following EAP types when Authentication Mode is set to 80 2.1x or WP A :[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -99 Authentication Process There are thre e main components in the authenticati on process. The standard r efers to them as: 1. supplicant (client PC) 2. authenticator (A ccess Point) 3. authentication ser ver (RADIUS server) When using Authentication M ode is se t to 802.1x, WP A, or Mixed mode (802.1x[...]

Security 4-100 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Figure 4 -12. RADIUS Authe ntication Illustra ted The AP acts as a pass-through dev ice to facilitate communications between th e client PC an d the RADIU S server . The AP ( 2) and the clie nt (1) exchange 802.1x me ssages using an EAPO L (EAP Over LAN) protocol (A). Messages sent from the client s[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-101 For 802.1 1a and 802.1 1b/g clients t hat communicate with an AP , each client receives its own unique enc ryption key; th is is known as Per User Per Session Encryption Keys. Wi-Fi Pr otected Access (WP A) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) is a security stand ard designed by the Wi-Fi Alliance in conju[...]

Security 4-102 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide WP A provid es the follow ing new secu rity measur es not availa ble with WEP: • Improved packet encryption usin g the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) and the Mich ael Message Integrity Check (MIC). • Per-user, per-session dyna mic encryption keys: — Each client uses a diff erent key to[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-103 NOTE: For more information on WP A, see the Wi -Fi Alliance Web site at http://www .wi-fi.org . The AP supports two WP A authentication modes: • WPA: The AP uses 802.1x to authent icate clients. You should onl y use an EAP that supports mutual authentication and session key generation, such as EAP[...]

Security 4-104 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Configuring Security Settings Y ou can configure each wireless interface to operate in one of the following Security modes: Security Mode Description No Security This is the default setting for an AP . Enable WEP Encryption The AP and clients use the same st atic WEP keys to encrypt data. Enable 802[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-105 Y ou configure the AP to use a particular Security mode by setting the Authentication Mode p arameter . The following t able summarizes the Authentication Mode options available in th e HTTP Interface's Configure > Security > Authentication scree n and describes how each of these options [...]

Security 4-106 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Authentication Mode Setting Authentication Method Employed Encryption Method Employed None None None or manually configured Static WEP settings (from Configure > Security > Encryption screen) 802.1x 802.1x Dynamic WEP Keying Mixed 802.1x or None (depends on a client's configuration) Dynam[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-107 Enable WEP Encryption Follow these step s to set up WEP encryption on an AP: 1. Place a check mark in the box labeled Enable Encryption (WEP) . 2. Enter one to four Encryption Keys in the fields provided. Keep in mind the following: — If entering more than one Key , use the same number of characte[...]

Security 4-108 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Enable 802.1x Security Follow these steps to enable 802.1x only: 1. Within the 80 2.1x Configuration screen, set 802.1x Security Mode to 802.1x . 2. Select an Encryption Ke y Length . — An 802.1 1b AP supports 64-b it and 128-bit encryption. — An 802.1 1 a or 802.1 1b/g AP supports 64-bit and 12[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-109 Enable Mixed Mode (802.1x and WEP Encryption) Follow these steps to use both 802.1x and WEP Encryption simultaneou sly (clients that do not support 802.1x use WEP Encryption for security purposes): 1. Within the 80 2.1x Configuration screen, set 802.1x Security Mode to Mixed . 2. Enter a Re-keying I[...]

Security 4-1 1 0 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — Y ou can enter the Encryption Keys in either hexadecimal or ASCII format. — Y ou need to manually configure your wireless client s that do not support 802.1x to use the same Encr yption Key . 7. Confirm that Key 1 is selected in the Encrypt Dat a T ransmissi ons Using drop-down men u. 8. Cl[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -1 1 1 Enable WP A Mode NOTE: For Dual-radio APs: WP A is available for APs with an 1 1a Upgrade Kit or 802.1 1b/g Kit. WP A is NOT available for APs with an 802.1 1b PC Card or a 5 GHz Upgrade Kit. 1. Click Configure > Security > Authentication . 2. Set Authentication Mode to WP A . 3. Enter a Re[...]

Security 4-1 1 2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Enable WP A-PSK Mode NOTE: For Dual-radio APs: WP A is available for APs with an 1 1a Upgrade Kit or 802.1 1b/g Kit. WP A is NOT available for APs with an 802.1 1b PC Card or a 5 GHz Upgrade Kit. 1. Click Configure > Security > Authentication . 2. Set Authentication Mode to WP A -PSK . 3. E[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -1 13 4. Configure the Pr e-Shared Key . — Y ou must also configure your clients to use this same key . — Do one of the following: • Enter 64 hexadecimal digits or 32 ASCII characte rs in the Pre-Shared Key field. See ASCII Char acter Chart for a hexadecimal to ASCII conversion chart. • Enter a [...]

Security 4-1 1 4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide determines how the sta tions identif ied in the MA C Access Contr ol Table are filtered. — If set to Passthr u , only the addres ses listed in t he Control T able will pass through the bridge. — If set to Block , the bridge will block traf fic to or from the addresses listed in the Control T a[...]

Security Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -1 15 Figure 4-13. MAC Access Configuration Screen[...]

RADIUS 4-1 1 6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide RADIUS The AP communicates with a network’ s RADIUS server to provide the following features: • MAC Access C ontrol Via RADIUS Authentication • RADIUS Authentication with 802.1x • RADIUS Accounting Y ou can configure the AP to communicate with up to four differe nt RADIUS servers: • Prima[...]

RADIUS Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -1 17 The back-up servers are optional, but when configured, the AP will communicate with the back-u p server if the primary server is off-line. Af ter the AP has switched to the backup se rver , it will periodically check the status of the primar y RADIUS server every five (5) minutes. Once the primary R[...]

RADIUS 4-1 1 8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 2. Place a check mark in the box labeled Enable Pr imary RADIUS Authentica tion Server . 3. If you want to configure a back-u p RADIUS serve r , place a check mark in the box lab eled Enable Back-up RADIUS Authentication Server . 4. Enter the time, in se conds, each client session may be active bef[...]

RADIUS Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4 -1 19 8. Enter the port number which the AP and the server will use to communicate. By default, RADIUS servers communicate on port 1812. 9. Enter the Shared Secret in the Shared Secret an d Confirm Shared Secret field. This is a pa ssword shared by the RADIUS server and the AP . The same passwo rd must al[...]

RADIUS 4-120 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Figure 4-14. RADIUS Access Control Configurati on Screen[...]

RADIUS Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-121 RADIUS Authentication with 802.1x Y ou must configure a primary RADIUS Authentication server to use 802.1x security . A back-up server is optional. NOTE: Problems with RADIUS Server configuration or RADIUS Authentication should be referred to the RADIUS Server developer . Follow these steps to enable [...]

RADIUS 4-122 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide — If you want to identify RADIUS servers by name, you must configure the AP as a DNS Client. See DN S Client for details. 8. Enter the serve r ’s IP address or name in the fiel d provided. 9. Enter the port number which the AP and the server will use to communicate. By default, RADIUS servers comm[...]

RADIUS Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-123 RADIUS Accounting Using an external RADIUS server , the AP can track and record the length of client sessions on the access po int by sending RADIUS accounting messages per RFC2 866. When a wir eless client is successfully authenticated, RADIUS accounting is initiated by sending an “Accounting S tar[...]

RADIUS 4-124 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Configuring RADIUS Accounting Follow these step s to enable RADIUS accounting on the AP: 1. Within the RADIUS Accounting Configuration screen, place a check mark in the En able RADIUS Accounting box to turn on this feature. 2. Place a check mark in the box labeled Enable Pr imary RADIUS Accounting Ser[...]

RADIUS Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-125 8. Enter the Shared Secret in the Shared Secret an d Confirm Shared Secret field. This is a pa ssword shared by the RADIUS server and the AP . The same passwo rd must also b e configur ed on the RADIUS server . 9. Enter the maximu m time , in seconds, that t he AP should wait for the RADIUS server to [...]

RADIUS 4-126 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Figure 4-15. RADIUS Accounting Server Configuration[...]

VLAN/SSID Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-127 VLAN/SSID The AP allows you to segment wir eless networks into multiple sub-networ ks based on Network Nam e (SSID) and VLAN membe rship. A Network Name (SSID) identifies a wireless network. Clients associate with A c cess P o in t s t h at share i t s SS I D. D u ring ins t allation, the S e tup W[...]

VLAN/SSID 4-128 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide VLANs now extend as far as the reach of the acce ss point signal. Clients can be segmented into wireless sub- networks via SSID and VLAN assignment. A Client can access the network by connecting to an AP configured to support it s assigned SSID/VLAN. AP devices are fully VLAN-ready; however , by de[...]

VLAN/SSID Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-129 VLAN tagged dat a is collected and di stributed through an AP's wireless interface(s) base d on Network Name (SSID). An Ethernet port on the access point connects a wirele s s cell or network to a wired backbone. The access points communicate acro ss a VLAN-capable switch that analyzes VLAN-t [...]

VLAN/SSID 4-130 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Figure 4-16. Components of a typical VLAN[...]

VLAN/SSID Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-131 VLAN W orkgroups and T raffic Management Access Points that are not VLAN-cap able typically transmit broadca st and multicast traffic to all wireless Ne twork Interface C ards (NICs). This process wastes wirel ess bandwidth and degra des throughput performanc e. In comparison, VLAN-cap able AP is d[...]

VLAN/SSID 4-132 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide In this scenario, the AP would assign every packet it a ccepted to a VLAN. Each packet would then be iden tified as EMPLOYEE or GUEST , depending on which wireless NIC received it. The AP would insert VLAN headers or “ tags” with identifiers into th e packets tr ansmitted on the wired backbone [...]

VLAN/SSID Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-133 NOTE: For Dual-radio APs: APs with an 1 1a Upgrade Kit or 802.1 1b/g Kit support up to 16 VLAN/SSID p airs. APs with an 802.1 1b PC Card or a 5 GHz Upgrade Kit support only one VLAN/SSID per ra dio. The four primary scena rios for using VLAN workgroups are as follows: Configur e Multiple VLAN/SSID [...]

VLAN/SSID 4-134 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4. Add one or more ne w SSID/VLAN entries. Follow these step s: NOTE: For Dual-radio APs: APs with an 1 1a Upgrade Kit or 802.1 1b/g Kit support up to 16 VLAN/SSID p airs. APs with an 802.1 1b PC Card or a 5 GHz Upgrade Kit support only one VLAN/SSID per ra dio. a. Click Add to create a new SSID/ V[...]

VLAN/SSID Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 4-135 — Click Edit if you want to mod ify an existing entry . Y ou can also disable or delete a n entry fro m the Edit screen. 5. Click the tab for the second wirel ess interface (if applicable) and create/modify SSID/VLAN entries as necessary . 6. Reboot the AP . T ypical VLAN Management Configuration[...]

VLAN/SSID 4-136 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Provide Access to a W ireless Host in the Same W orkgroup The VLAN feature can allow wireless clien ts to manage the AP . If the VLAN Managem ent ID matc hes a VL AN User ID, then those wireless clients who are members of that VL AN will have AP management access. ! CAUTION: Once a VLAN Management [...]

5 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5-1 Monitor Information In This Chapter • Logging into the HTT P Interfa ce • Version: Provides version information for the Access Point’s system components. • ICMP: Displays statistics f or Inter net Control Message Protocol packets sent and received by the AP. • IP/ARP Table: Displays the AP’s IP A[...]

Logging into the HTTP Interface 5-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Logging into the HTTP Interface Once the AP has a valid IP Address and an Ethern et connection, you may use your we b browser t o monito r network statistics. The Command Line Interface (CLI) also provides a method for viewing network sta tistics using T elnet or a se rial conn[...]

Logging into the HTTP Interface Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5 -3 — If necessary , remove th e ch eck mark fro m the Use a pro xy server box. — Click OK twice to save your changes and return to Internet Explorer . 3. Enter the Access Point’s IP address in the browser’s Address fie ld and press Enter . — Result: The AP Enter Ne twork[...]

Logging into the HTTP Interface 5-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 5. Click the Monitor button located on the lef t-hand side of the screen. Figure 5-2. Monitor Main Screen 6. Click the tab that corresponds to the statistics you want to review . For example, click Learn T able to see the list of nodes that the AP has discovered on the networ k[...]

Version Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5 -5 V ersion From the HTTP interface, click the Monitor button and select the Ve r s i o n tab. The list displayed provides you with information that may be pertinent when calling T echnical Support. With this information, your T echnical Support repr esentative can ve rify compatibility is sues and m ake[...]

Version 5-6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 5-3. V ersion Information Screen[...]

ICMP Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5 -7 ICMP This tab provides st atistical information for both received and tr ansmitted messages directed to the AP . Not all ICMP traffic on the network is counted in the ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) st atistics. Figure 5 -4. ICMP Monitoring Screen[...]

IP/ARP Table 5-8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide IP/ARP T able This tab provides infor mation based on the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), which relates MAC Address and IP Addresses. Figure 5-5. IP/ARP T able[...]

Learn Tabl e Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5 -9 Learn T able This tab displays infor mation relating to network bridging. It reports th e MAC address for each node that the de vice has learned is on the network and the interface on which the nod e was detected. There can be up 10,000 entries in th e Learn T able. Figure 5-6. Learn T able[...]

IAPP 5-10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide IAPP This tab displays st atistics relating to client handovers an d communications between A v ay a Wireless Access Points. Figure 5-7. IAPP Scre en[...]

RADIUS Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5 -1 1 RADIUS This tab provides RADIUS authentica tion and accounting information for both the Primary and Ba ckup RADIUS servers. NOTE: RADIUS authentication and accoun ting must be e nabled for this information to be valid.[...]

RADIUS 5-12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 5-8. RADIUS Monitoring Screen[...]

Interfaces Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5 -13 Interfaces This tab displays statistics for the Etherne t and wireless inte rfaces. The Operational S tatus ca n be up, down, or testing.[...]

Interfaces 5-14 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Figure 5-9. Wireless Interface Monitoring[...]

Link Test (802.11b APs Only) Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5-15 Link T est (802.11b APs Only) This tab displays information on the quality of the wireless link to client s and other 802.1 1b APs in the Wireless Distribution System. During a Link T est, the Access Point and the select ed device exchange a series of packet s to test the strength[...]

Link Test (802.11b APs Only) 5-16 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Figure 5-10. Remote Link T est Screen 3. Select a S tation fro m the list by cli cking the circ le to the left of the S tation ’s entry . 4. Click Link T est to start the test. Result: A new Link T est window opens and displays the following information for the Access Point (r e[...]

Link Test (802.11b APs Only) Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5-17 — St ation Name: The Access Point’s Sy stem Name or the client’s Windows N etworking na me. — MAC Addre ss — SNR (dB): The Signal to Noise ratio for the rece ived signal. The displayed value is the ru nning average since the st art of the test an d is reported in decibe [...]

Link Test (802.11b APs Only) 5-18 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide — 1 1 Mbp s (pkt s): The nu mber of packets receiv ed at the 1 1 Mbits/sec transmit r ate since the start of the Link T est. I n general, most packets will be rece ived at the 1 1 Mbits/sec rate if the devices have a strong link. — 5.5 Mbps (pkts): The nu mber of packets recei[...]

Link Test (802.11b APs Only) Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 5-19 Figure 5-11. SNR Report Screen 5. Click Close to end the Link T est.[...]

6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 6-1 Commands In This Chapter • Logging into the HTT P Interfa ce • Download: Download files from a TFTP server to the AP. • Upload: Upload configuration files from the AP to a TFTP server. • Reboot: Reboot the AP in the specified number of seconds. • Reset: Reset all of the Access Point’ s configurat[...]

Logging into the HTTP Interface 6-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Follow these step s to view the available commands supported by the AP’s HTTP interface: 1. Open a Web br owser on a network c omputer . NOTE: The HTTP interface support s the following Web browse r: — Microsoft Inte rnet Explorer 6 with Service Pack 1 or later — Netscape[...]

Logging into the HTTP Interface Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 6 -3 — Result: The System Status screen appears. Figure 6-1. Enter Network Password Screen 5. Click the Commands button located on the lef t-hand side of the screen.[...]

Logging into the HTTP Interface 6-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-2. Commands Main Screen 6. Click the tab that corresponds to the command you want to issue. For example, click Reboot to restart the u nit.[...]

Download Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 6 -5 Download Use the Download tab to down load Configuration, AP Image, and Bootloader files to th e AP . A TFTP server must be running and configured to point to the director y containing the file. Figure 6-3 . Download C ommand Screen If you don’t have a TFTP serv er insta lled on your system, instal[...]

Download 6-6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The Download tab shows version informatio n and allows you to enter TFTP information as described below . • Server IP Address: Enter the TFTP server IP Address. — Double- click the TF TP server ico n on your de sktop and loc ate the IP address assigned to the TFTP s erver . Note: This is the IP a[...]

Upload Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 6 -7 Upload Use the Upload tab to upload Configur ation files fro m the AP . The TFTP server must be running and configured to point to the directory to which you want to copy the uploaded file. W e suggest you assign the file a meaningful name, which may include versio n or location information. If you don[...]

Reboot 6-8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-4. Upload Command Screen Reboot Use the Reboot t ab to save configuration changes (if an y) and reset the AP . Entering a value of 0 (zero) seconds causes an immediate reboo t. Note that Reset , described below , does not save configuration changes. ! CAUTION: Rebooting the AP will cause all u[...]

Reboot Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 6 -9 Figure 6-5. Reboot Command Screen[...]

Reset 6-10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Reset Use the Reset tab to restore the AP to factory d efault co nditions. Th e AP may also be reset from the RESET butt on located on the side of the unit. Since this will reset the Access P oin t’s current IP address, a new IP address must be assigned. Refer to Recove ry Procedures for more informa[...]

Help Link Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 6 -1 1 Help Link T o open Help , click the Help button on any display screen. During initialization, the AP on-line help files are downlo aded to the default location: C:/Program Files/A vaya_ Wireless /AP/HTML/index.htm . NOTE: Use the forward slash character ("/") rather tha n the backslash c[...]

Help Link 6-12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 6-7. Help Link Configuration Screen[...]

7 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7-1 T roubleshooting In This Chapter • Troubleshooting Co ncepts • Symptoms and Solutions • Recovery Procedures • Related Applications NOTE: This section helps you locate proble ms related to the AP d evice setup. For details abo ut RADIUS, TFTP , serial communication programs (such as HyperT erminal) , [...]

Troubleshooting Concep ts 7-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide T roubleshooting Concepts The following list identifies import ant troubleshooting concepts and topics. The most common initialization and inst allation prob lems relate to IP addressing. For example, you must have valid IP addresses fo r both the AP and the management com puter to a[...]

Troubleshooting Concepts Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -3 • The AP Supports a Command Line Interf ace (CLI). If you are having trouble locating your AP on the network, connect to the un it directly using the serial interfa ce and refer to Command Line Interface (CLI) for CLI command syntax and parame ter names.[...]

Symptoms and Solutions 7-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Symptoms and Solutions Connectivity Issues Connectivity iss ues include a ny problem th at preven ts you from powering up or connecting to the AP . AP Unit Will Not Boot - No LED Activity 1. Make sure your power so urce is operating. 2. Make sure all cables ar e connected to the AP corr[...]

Symptoms and Solutions Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -5 3. Make sure your PC terminal program (such as HyperT erminal) is active and configured to the following v alues: — Com Port: (COM1, COM2, etc. depending on your computer); — Baud rate: 960 0; Data bits: 8; S top bits: 1; Flow Control: None; Parity: None; — Line Feeds with Carriag[...]

Symptoms and Solutions 7-6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Basic Software Setup and Configuration Problems Lost AP , T elnet, or SNMP Password 1. Per f orm t h e Reset to Factory Defau l t Pro c edure in this guide. This procedure reset s system and network parameters, but does not affect the AP Im age. The default AP HTTP password is “public[...]

Symptoms and Solutions Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7-7 AP Has Incorrect IP Addr ess 1. Default IP Address Assignment mode is dynamic (DHCP). If you do not have a DHCP server on your network, the default IP Address is 10.0.0.1 . If you have more than one unintialized AP connected to the network, they will all have the same default IP address [...]

Symptoms and Solutions 7-8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 6. Per f orm t h e Reset to Factory Defau l t Pro c edure in this guide. This will reset the unit to “DHCP” mode . If there is a DHCP Server on the network, the DHCP Server will as sign an IP Address to the AP . HTTP (browser) or T e lnet Interface Does Not W ork 1. Make sure you ar[...]

Symptoms and Solutions Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -9 HTML Help Files Do Not Appear 1. V erify that the HTML Help files ar e installed in the default dir ectory: C:Program F ilesAvaya_WirelessAP HTML 2. If the Help files are not located in this folder , contact your network administrator to find out wher e t he Help files are located [...]

Symptoms and Solutions 7-10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide TFTP Server Does Not W ork 1. Make sure the TFTP Server has been st arted. 2. V erify the IP address of the TFTP Server . The server may be local or remote, so long as it has a valid IP address. 3. Configure the TFTP Server to “point” to the folder cont aining the file to be downlo[...]

Symptoms and Solutions Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -1 1 Client Connection Problems Client Software Finds No Conn ection Make sure you have configured your client software with the proper Network Name and Security settings . Network Names and WEP Keys are typically allocated and maintained by your network administr ator . Client PC Card Doe[...]

Symptoms and Solutions 7-12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Intermittent Loss of Connection 1. Make sure you are within ra nge of an active AP . 2. Y ou can check the signal strength using the signal strength gauge on your client softwa re. If you have an 802.1 1b AP , you can also use the Remote Link T est available in the Access Point’ s HT[...]

Symptoms and Solutions Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -13 VLAN Operation Issues V erifying Proper Operation of the VLAN Feature The correct VLAN configuration can be verified by “pinging” both wired and wireless hosts fro m both sides of the AP device and the network switch. T raffic can be “sniffed” on both the wired (Ethernet) and w[...]

Symptoms and Solutions 7-14 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide What if network traffic is being dir ected to a nonexistent host? • All sessions are disconnected, traffic is lost, and a manu al override is necessary • Workaround: you can config ure the switch to mimic the nonexistent host I have just configur ed the Management ID and now I can&[...]

Symptoms and Solutions Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -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 RJ-45 connection. 5. Check power plug and hub. 6. If the Ethern et link goes down, c heck the cable, cable type, switch, and hub. There Is No Data Link 1. V er[...]

Recovery Procedures 7-16 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide “Overload” Indications 1. V erify that you are not using a cross-over cabl e between the AE output port and the AP . 2. V erify that there is no short ov er any of the twisted p air cables. 3. Move the device into a diff erent output port – if it works, there is probably a faulty po[...]

Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -17 Reset to Factory Default Procedure Use this procedure to reset the network configuration va lues, including the Access Point’s IP address and subnet mask. The cur rent AP Image is not deleted. Follo w this procedure if you for get the Access Point’s password: 1. Press and h old the RE[...]

Recovery Procedures 7-18 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure 7-1. RELOAD and RESET Buttons Forced Reload Procedure Use this procedure to erase the cur rent AP Image and download a new AP Image. In some cases, specifically when a missin g or corrupted AP Image prevent s successful booting, you may need to use ScanT ool or the Bootloader CLI t[...]

Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -19 NOTE: This does not delete the AP’ s co nfiguration (in other words, the Forced Reload Procedure does not reset to device to factory defaults) . If you need to force the AP to the factory default state after loading a new AP image, use the Reset to Factory Default Procedure . For this p[...]

Recovery Procedures 7-20 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 3. Follow one of the pr ocedures be low to load a new AP Image to the Access Point: — Download a New Image Using ScanT ool — Download a New Image Using the Bootloade r CLI Download a New Image Using ScanT ool T o download the AP Image, you will need an Ethernet co nnection to the comp[...]

Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -21 Download Pr ocedure Follow these step s to use ScanT ool to download a sof tware image to an Access Point with a missing image: 1. Download the late st software from http://www .avaya.com/support . 2. Copy the latest soft ware updates to your TFTP server . 3. Launch ScanT ool. 4. Highligh[...]

Recovery Procedures 7-22 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 10. Enter the Image File Name (includ ing the file extension). Enter the full directory path and file name. If the file is located in the default TFTP directory , you need enter only the file nam e. 1 1. Click OK . — Result: The Access Point will reboot and the download will begin autom[...]

Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -23 Preparing to Download the AP Image Before starti ng, you need to know the Access Point’ s IP address, subnet mask, the TFTP Server IP Address, and th e AP Image file name. Make sure the TFTP server is running and co nfigured to point to the folder containi ng the image to be downloaded.[...]

Recovery Procedures 7-24 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 4. Open your term inal emulation program (like HyperT erminal) and set the following connection properties: — Co m Port: <COM1, COM2 , etc., dependin g on your computer > — Baud rate: 9600 — D ata Bi ts: 8 — S top bits: 1 — Flow Control: None — Parity: None 5. Under File[...]

Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -25 7. Enter only the following statements: [Device name]> set ipaddrtype static [Device name]> set ipaddr <Access Point IP Address> [Device name]> set ipsubmask <IP Mask> [Device name]> set tftpipaddr <TFTP Server IP Address> [Device name]> set tftpfilename &[...]

Recovery Procedures 7-26 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Setting IP Address using Serial Port Use the following procedure to set an IP address over the serial po rt using the CLI. The network administr ator typically provides the AP IP address. Hardware and Softwar e Requirements • Standard straight-through ser ial data (RS-232) cable with a [...]

Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -27 Initializing the IP Addr ess using CLI After inst alling the serial port cable, you may use the CLI to communicate with the AP . CLI supports mo st generic terminal emulation programs, such as Hype rT erminal (w hich is included with the Windows operating systems). In addition, many web s[...]

Recovery Procedures 7-28 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Follow these steps to assign the AP an IP address: 1. Open your term inal emulation program (like HyperT erminal) and set the following connection properties: — Co m Port: <COM1, COM2 , etc., dependin g on your computer > — Baud rate: 9600 — D ata Bi ts: 8 — S top bits: 1 ?[...]

Recovery Procedures Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -29 5. Enter show ip . Result: Netw ork parameters appear: Figure 7-2. Result of “show ip” CLI Command 6. Change the IP address and other network values using set and reboot CLI commands, similar to the example below (u se your own IP address and subnet mask). Note that IP Address T ype i[...]

Related Applicati ons 7-30 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 7. Afte r the AP reboots, verify the new IP address by reconnecting to the CLI and enter a show ip command. Alternatively , you can ping the AP from a network computer to confirm that the new IP address has t aken ef fect. 8. When the proper IP address is set, use the HTTP inter face or[...]

Related Applicati ons Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide 7 -31 TF TP Server The “T rivial File T ransfer Protocol” (TFTP) server allows you to transfer files across a network. Y ou can upload configur ation files from the AP for backup or copying, and you ca n download configuration files or ne w software imag es. The TFTP soft ware is located [...]

A Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-1 Command Line Interface (CLI) In This Appendix This section descr ibes the AP’s Command Lin e (CLI) Interface. CLI commands can be use d to initialize, configure, and m anage the Access Point. CLI commands may be entered in real tim e through a keyboa rd or submitted with CLI scripts. The CLI is available t[...]

General Note s A-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Other Network Settings • CLI Monitoring Paramete rs • Paramete r Tables General Notes Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge T o use this document ef fectively , you should have a working knowledge of Local Area Networking ( LAN) concepts, network access infrastructures, and clien t -server [...]

General Notes Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-3 Important T erminology T erm Description Configuration Files Database f iles containing the current Access Point configur ation. Configuration items include the IP Address and other network-specific valu es. Config files may be downloaded to the Access Point or uploaded for backup or troub leshoo[...]

General Note s A-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Parameter A fundament al network value that can be displayed and may be changeable. For example, th e Access Point must have a unique IP Ad dress and t he Wireles s interface must be assigned a n SSID. Change parameters with the CLI set Command, and view them with the CLI show Command. T able T[...]

General Notes Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-5 Navigation and Special Keys This CLI support s the following navig ation and special key functions to move the cursor alon g the prompt line. Key Combination Operation Delete or Backspace Delete previous character Ctrl-A Move cursor to beginning of line Ctrl-E Move cursor to end of line Ctrl-F Mo[...]

General Note s A-6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide CLI Error Messages The following table describes the error messages associated with improper in puts or expect ed CLI beh avior . Error Message Description Syntax Error Invalid synt ax entered at the com mand promp t. Invalid Command A non-existent co mmand has been entered at the command promp[...]

Command Line Interface (CLI) Variati ons Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-7 Command Line Interfa ce (CLI) V ariations Administrators use the CLI to contr o l Access Point operation and monitor network statistics. The AP supports tw o types of CLI: the Bootloader CLI and the normal CLI. The Bootloader CLI pro v ides a limited command set, and is[...]

Command Line Interface (CLI) Variati ons A-8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The par ameters supported by the Bootloader CLI (for viewing an d modifying) are: • System Name • IP Address Assignment Type • IP Address • IP Mask • Gateway IP Address • TFTP Server IP Address • Image File Name (including the file exte nsion)[...]

Command Line Interface (CLI) Variati ons Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-9 The following lists display the results of using the help command in th e Bootloader CLI: Figure A-1. Results of “hel p” bootloader CLI command[...]

Command Line Interface (CLI) Variati ons A-10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide The following lists display the results of using the show comm and in the Bootloader CLI: Figure A-2. Results of “sho w” bootloader CLI command[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-1 1 CLI Command T ypes This guide divides CLI Commands in to two categories: Op erational and Parameter Cont rols. Operational CLI Commands These commands af fect Access Point behavior , such as downloading, rebooting, and so on. Af ter entering commands (and par ameters, if any) press the Ente[...]

CLI Command Types A-12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • search: Lists the parame ters in a specified Table • upload: Use s TFTP server to upload “confi g” files from Access Point to TFTP default directory or specified path ? (List Commands) This command can be used in a number of wa ys to display available commands and p arameters. The[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-13 Example 1. Display Comm and list T o display the Command List, enter ? . [Device Name]> ? Figure A-3. Result of “?” CLI command Example 2. Display specific Comma nds T o show all commands that st art with specified letters, enter one or more letters, then ? with no space betwe en lett[...]

CLI Command Types A-14 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Example 3. Display parameters for set and show Example 3a allows you to se e every possible paramete r for the set (or show) commands. Notice from example 3a that the list is very long. Example 3b shows how to display a subset of the p arameters based on initial parameter letters.[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-15 Example 3a. Display every parameter that can be changed [Device Name]> set ? Figure A-5. Result of “set ?” CLI command . . . .[...]

CLI Command Types A-16 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Example 3b. Display parameters based on letter sequence This examp le shows ent ries for parameter s that start with the letter “ i”. The more letters you ente r , the fewer the results returned. Notice that there is no space between th e letters and the question mark. [Device Name]>[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-17 Example 4. Display Prompts for Successive Parameters Enter the command, a sp ace, and then ? . Then, when the pa rameter prompt appears, enter the parameter valu e. Result: The parameter is changed and a new CLI line is echoed with the new value (in the first p art of the following example, [...]

CLI Command Types A-18 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide done, exit, quit Each of the following commands ends a CL I session: [Device Name]> done [Device Name]> exit [Device Name]> quit download Downloads the specified file from a TFTP server to the Access Point. Executing download in combination with the as terisks character (“*”) w[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-19 help Displays instructions on using cont rol-key sequen ces for navigating a Command Line an d displays comma nd information an d examples. 1. Using help as the only argument: [Device Name]> help Figure A-8. Results of “help” CLI command[...]

CLI Command Types A-20 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 2. Complete command de scription and command usage can be provided by: [Device Name]> help <command name> [Device Name]> <command name> help history Shows content of Command Histor y Bu f fer . The Command History Buf fer stores command st atements entered in the current s[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-21 reb o ot Reboots Access Point af ter specified number of seconds. S pecify a value of 0 (zer o) for imme diate re boot. [Device Name]> reboot 0 [Device Name]> reboot 30 search Lists th e parameters supported by the specifie d table. This list correspond s to the table inf ormation di s[...]

CLI Command Types A-22 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide upload Uploads a text-based configuration file from the AP to the TFTP Server . Executing upload with the asterisk character (“*”) will make use of the previously set/stored TFTP parameter s. Executing upload without parameters will display command he lp and usage information. 1. Syntax[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-23 Parameter Control Commands The following sections cover the two Parameter Control Commands ( show and set ) and includ e several tables showing parameter properties. These commands allo w you to view ( show ) all paramete rs and statistics and to change ( set ) p arameters. • show: To see [...]

CLI Command Types A-24 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Examples: [Device Name]> show ipaddr [Device Name]> show network [Device Name]> show mgmtipaccesstbl “set” CLI Comman d Sets (modifie s ) the value of the specified pa rameter . T o see a definition and syntax examp le, type only set and then press the Enter key . T o s ee a li[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-25 Configuring Objects that Require Reboot Certain object s supported by the Access Point require a device reboot in order for the cha nges to take ef fect. In order to inform the end-user of th is behavior , the CLI provides informat ional messages when the user ha s configured an object that [...]

CLI Command Types A-26 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Example 2: Executin g the “exit”, “quit”, or “done” comm ands when an object that re quires reboot has been configured In addition to the above informationa l message, the CLI also provides a message as a result of the exit , quit , or done command if changes have been made to o[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-27 “set” and “show” Command Examples In general, you will use the CLI show Command to view current parameter values an d use the CLI set Command to change parameter values. As shown in the following examples, parame ters may be set individually or all parame ters for a given table can b[...]

CLI Command Types A-28 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Example 2 - Cr eate a table entry or row Use 0 (zero) as the index to a t able when creating an entry . When creating a table row , only the ma ndatory table elem ents are required (comment is usually an optional ta bl e element). For optional t able elements , the default value is generall[...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-29 Y ou can also modify several eleme nts in the t able entry . Enter the index number and specific t able element s you would like to modify . (Hint: Use the search Command to see the element s that belong to the table.) [Device Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl 1 ipaddr 10.0.0.12 ipmask 255.255.2[...]

CLI Command Types A-30 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Example 5 - Show the Gr oup Parameters This example illustrates how to view all elements of a group or table. Syntax: [Device Name]> show <group name> Example: [Device Name]> show network Result: The CLI disp lays network group parameters. Note show network and show ip return t [...]

CLI Command Types Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-31 Example 6 - Show Individu al and T able Parameters 1. View a sin gle parameter . Syntax: [Device Name]> show <parameter name> Example: [Device Name]> show ipaddr Result: Displays the Access Point IP address. Figure A-11. Result of “show ipaddr ” CLI Com mand 2. View all p ara[...]

Using Tables & User Strings A-32 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Using T ables & User Strings W o rking with T ables Each table eleme nt (or parameter) must be specified, as in the exa mple below . [Device Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl 0 ipaddr 10.0.0.10 ipmask 255.255.0.0 Below are the rules for creating, modifying, enabling/disabling,[...]

Using Tables & User Strings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-33 • Modification — The table name is req uired. — The table index is requi red – to modify the table, “index” must be the index of the entry to be modifie d. — Only the table object s that are to be modified need to be specified. Not all the tabl e objects are requi[...]

Using Tables & User Strings A-34 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Using Strings Since there are se veral string objec ts supported by the AP , a stri ng delimiter is required fo r the strings to be interpreted correctly b y the command line par ser . For this CLI implementation, the single quo te or double quote characte r can be used at the[...]

Using Tables & User Strings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-35 The string delimiter does not have to be used fo r every string object. The single quote or double quote on ly has to be used for string objec ts that contain blank space ch aracters. If the string object b eing used d oes not contain blank spaces , then the string delimiters, [...]

Configuring the AP using CLI commands A-36 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configuring the AP usin g CLI commands Log into the AP using HyperT erminal 1. Open your term inal emulation program (like HyperT erminal) and set the following connection properties: — Co m Port: <COM1, COM2 , etc., dependin g on your computer > — Baud rate: 9[...]

Configuring the AP using CLI co mmands Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-37 Log into the AP using T elnet The CLI commands can be used to access, configure, and manage the AP using T elnet. Follow these steps: 1. Confirm that your computer ’s IP addr ess is in the same IP subnet as the AP . NOTE: If you have not previously configured the Acces[...]

Set Basic Configuration Parameters A-38 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set Basic Configuration Parameters There are a few basic configuration p arameters that you may want to setup right away when y ou receiv e the AP . For exam ple: • Set System Name, Location and Contact Information • Set Static IP Address for the AP • Download an AP C[...]

Set Basic Configuration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-39 Figure A-12. Result of “show system” CLI Command Set S tatic IP Address for the AP NOTE: The IP Subnet Mask of the A P mu st match your network’s Subnet Mask. [Device Name]> set ipaddrtype static [Device Name]> set ipaddr <fixed IP address of unit> [Device [...]

Set Basic Configuration Parameters A-40 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Change Passwords [Device Name]> passwd <Old Password> <New Password> <Confirm Password> (CLI password) [Device Name]> set httppasswd <New Password> (HTTP interface password) [Device Name]> set snmprpasswd <New Password> (SNMP read pass[...]

Set Basic Configuration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-41 Figure A-13. Results of “sho w wif ” CLI command for an AP[...]

Set Basic Configuration Parameters A-42 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set WEP Encryption for the Wir eless Interface ! CAUTION: Wireless clients must be configured with the same encryptio n key to be able to communicate with the AP . The AP can only support one Key Length (so each of the configured keys must have the sa me length). The availa[...]

Set Basic Configuration Parameters Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-43 Figure A-14. Result of “show wifsec” CLI Command Download an AP Configuration File fr om your TFTP Server Begin by sta rting your TFTP program. It must be running and configu red to transmit and receive. [Device Name]> set tftpfilename <file name> tftpfiletype c[...]

Set Basic Configuration Parameters A-44 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide After following the complete process (above) once, you can download a file of the same name (so long as all the other pa rameters are the same), with the following command: [Device Name]> download * Backup your AP Configuration File Begin by sta rting your TFTP program. [...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-45 Other Network Settings There are other configuration settings th at you may want to set for the AP . Some of them are listed below . • Configure the AP as a DHCP Server • Configure the DNS Client • Maintain Client Connections using Link Integrity • Change your Wireless Interface[...]

Other Network Settings A-46 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configure the AP as a D HCP Server NOTE: Y ou must have at least one entry in the DHCP Server IP Address Pool T able before you can set th e DHCP Server S tatus to Enable. [Device Name]> set dhcpstatus disable [Device Name]> set dhcpippooltbl 0 startipaddr <start ip address>[...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-47 Configure the DNS Client [Device Name]> set dnsstatus enable [Device Name]> set dnsprisvripaddr <IP address of primary DNS server> [Device Name]> set dnssecsvripaddr <IP address of secondary DNS server> [Device Name]> set dnsdomainname <default domain name>[...]

Other Network Settings A-48 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Maintain Client Connections using Link Integrity [Device Name]> show linkinttbl (this shows the current links) [Device Name]> set linkinttbl <1-5 (depending on what table row you wish to address) > ipaddr <ip address of the host computer you want to check> [Device Nam[...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-49 Operational Mode (802.1 1b/g) [Device Name]> set wif <index> mode <see table> Autochannel Select (ACS) ACS is enabled by default. Reboot af ter disabling or enabling ACS. [Device Name]> set wif <index> autochannel <enable/disable> [Device Name]> reboot 0[...]

Other Network Settings A-50 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Enable/Disable Load Balancing (802.1 1b Only) [Device Name]> set wif <index> ldbalance <enable/disable> Enable/Disable Medium Densit y Distribution (802.1 1b Only) [Device Name]> set wif <index> meddendistrib <enable/disable> Set the Distance Betwee n APs [...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-51 Set the Multicast Rate (802.1 1b Only) [Device Name]> set wif <index> multrate <1,2,5.5,11 (Mbits/sec) > NOTE: The Distance Betwe en APs must be set before the Multicast Rate. Set Ethernet Speed and T r ansmission Mode [Device Name]> set etherspeed <value (see below[...]

Other Network Settings A-52 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Set Interface Management Services Edit Management IP Access T able [Device Name]> set mgmtipaccesstbl <index> ipaddr <IP address> ipmask <subnet mask> Configure Management Ports [Device Name]> set snmpifbitmask < (see below) > [Device Name]> set httpifb[...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-53 Set Communication Ports [Device Name]> set httpport <HTTP port number (default is 80) > [Device Name]> set telport <Telnet port number (default is 23) > Set T elnet Session Timeouts [Device Name]> set tellogintout <time in seconds between 1 and 300 (default is 30[...]

Other Network Settings A-54 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide [Device Name]> set serbaudrate <2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600> [Device Name]> set serflowctrl <none, xonxoff> [Device Name]> show serial Figure A-16. Result of “show serial” CLI Command Configur e Syslog [Device Name]> set syslogpriority <1-7 (def[...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-55 Configure MAC Access Contr ol Setup MAC (Addr ess) Access Control [Device Name]> set macaclstatus enable [Device Name]> set macacloptype <passthru, block> [Device Name]> reboot 0 Add an Entry to the MAC Access Control T able [Device Name]> set macacltbl <index> m[...]

Other Network Settings A-56 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configure Authentication Mode Single-radio APs use index 3 . Dual-r adio APs use index 3 for Slot A and index 4 for Slot B. [Device Name]> set secconfigtbl <index> authmode <none, 802.1x, mixed, wpa, wpa-psk> [Device Name]> set secconfigtbl <index> enckeylen <[...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-57 Set Pre-Sh ared Key (WP A-PSK Mode) [Device Name]> set wpaconfigtbl <index> pskey <64 hexadecimal digits> or [Device Name]> set wpaconfigtbl <index> passphrase <8-64 characters; a minimum of 13 characters is recommended> [Device Name]> show wpaconfigtbl [...]

Other Network Settings A-58 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Figure A-17. Results of “show radiust bl” CLI command Enable RADIUS MAC Access Control [Device Name]> set radmacaccctrl enable [Device Name]> reboot 0 Set MAC Address Format T ype [Device Name]> set radmacaddrformat <dashdelimited, colondelimited, singledashdelimited, n[...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-59 Enable RADIUS Accounting [Device Name]> set radaccstatus enable [Device Name]> set radaccinactivetmr <inactivity timer in minutes> [Device Name]> show radius Figure A-18. Result of “show radius” CLI Command[...]

Other Network Settings A-60 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Configure RADIUS Accounting server [Device Name]> set radacctbl <index> status <enable> seraddrfmt <ipaddr or name> ipaddr <RADIUS IP address or name> port <user defined> ssecret <user defined> responsetm <1 to 4 seconds> maxretx <1 to 10[...]

Other Network Settings Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-61 Enable VLAN Management [Device Name]> set vlanstatus enable [Device Name]> set vlanmgmtid <1-4094> [Device Name]> show vlandidtbl (to review your settings) [Device Name]> reboot 0 Disable VLAN Management [Device Name]> set vlanstatus disable or [Device Name]> set[...]

CLI Monitoring Parameters A-62 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide CLI Monitoring Parameters Using the show command with the following t a ble parameters will display operating statistic s for the AP ( these are the same statistics that are d e sc r i b e d in Mo n i tor Info r m ati o n f o r the HTTP W eb inte r f ace ) . — staticmp: Displays t[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-63 Parameter T ables Objects cont ain groups that cont ain both parameters and p arameter tables. Use the following T ables to config ure the Acce ss Point. Columns used on the tables include: • Name - Parameter, Group, or Table Name • Type - Data type • Values - Value range, and d efault [...]

Parameter Tables A-64 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide — DHCP Server Pa rameters - Enable or disable dynamic host configuration — Link Integrity Para meters - Monitor link status • Interface Parameters - Configure Wireless and Ethernet settings — Wireless Interface Paramete rs — Wireless Distributio n System (WDS) Param eters (802.1 1b[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-65 — S tatic MAC Address Filter T able - Enable and disable specific addresses — Proxy ARP Parameters - Enable or disable proxy ARP for wireless clients — IP ARP Filtering Parameters - Control which ARP messages are sent to wireless client s based on IP settings — Broadcast Filtering T a[...]

Parameter Tables A-66 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Security Parameters - Access Point security settings — Wireless Inter face Security Pa rameters - Configure WEP encryption settings — MAC Access Control Parameter - Control wir eless access based on MAC addr ess • RADIUS Parameters — Primary and Backup RADIUS Server T able Parame[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-67 Contact Phone Display String User Defined Maximum 254 charac ters RW sysctphone FLASH Backup Interval Integer 0 - 65535 sec onds RW sysflashbckint Flash Update 0 1 RW sysflashupdate System OID DisplayString N/A R sysoid Descriptor DisplayString System Name, flash version, S/N, bootloader vers[...]

Parameter Tables A-68 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Inventory Management Informatio n NOTE: The inventory managemen t commands display advanced information about the AP’ s installed component s. Y ou may be asked to report th is information to a represent ative if you contact customer support. Network Parameters IP Configuration Parameters [...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-69 NOTE: The IP Addr ess Assignmen t T ype (ipaddrtype) must be set t o static before the IP Addres s (ipaddr) , IP Mask (ipmask) or Default Gateway IP Address (ipgw) values can be entered. DNS Client for RADIUS Name Resolution Default Router IP Address IpAddress User Def ined RW ipgw Default TT[...]

Parameter Tables A-70 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide DHCP Server Parameters NOTE: The DHCP Server (dhcp status) can only be enab led after a DHCP IP Pool table entry has been create d. DHCP Server table for IP pools Name T ype Va lues Access CLI Parameter DHCP Server Gro up N/A R dhcp DHCP Server Status Integer enable (1) (def ault) disable (2[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-71 NOTE: Set either End IP Address or Width (but not bo th) when creating an IP address pool. Default Lease Time (optional) Integer32 > 0 86400 sec (default) RW defleasetm Maximum Lease Time (optional) Integer32 > 0 86400 sec (default) RW maxleasetm Comment (optional) DisplayString User De[...]

Parameter Tables A-72 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Link Integrity Parameters Link Integrity IP T arget T able Name T ype Values Access CLI Parameter Link Integrit y Group N/A R linkint Link Integrit y Status Integer enable disable (default ) RW linkintstatus Link Integrity Poll Interval Integer 500 - 15000 ms (in increments of 500ms) 500 ms [...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-73 Interface Parameters Wir eless Interface Par ameters The wireless interface grou p parameter is wif . For Single -radio APs, the wireless interfa ce uses table inde x 3. For Du al-radio APs, Slot A uses table ind ex 3 and Slot B uses table index 4. Common Parameters to 8 02.1 1a, 802.1 1b, an[...]

Parameter Tables A-74 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Note 1: For 802.1 1a APs in Europe, Auto Channel Select is a read-only parameter; it is always enabled. 802.1 1a Only Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Operating Frequency Channel Integer Varies by regulatory domain and country. Se e 802.11a Channel Frequencies RW channel Su[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-75 802.1 1b Only Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Distance between APs Integer large (defaul t) medium small minicell microcell RW distaps Interferen ce Robustness Integer enable (default ) disable RW interrobust Operating Frequency Channel Integer 1 - 14; available channels va[...]

Parameter Tables A-76 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Medium Distributi on Integer enable (default) disable RW meddendistrib MAC Address Phy Address 12 hex digits R macaddr Supported Data Rates Octet String 1 Mbits/ sec 2 Mbits/sec 5.5 Mbits/sec 11 Mbits/sec R suppdatarates Transmit Rate Integer32 0 (auto fallback - default) 1 Mbits/sec 2 Mbits[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-77 NOTE: There is an inter-dependent re lationship between the Distance between APs and th e Multicast Rate. In ge neral, larger syste ms operate a lower averag e transmit rates. Dist ance between APs Multicast Rate Large 1 and 2 Mbits/sec Medium 1, 2, and 5.5 Mbits/sec Small 1, 2, 5.5 and 11 Mb[...]

Parameter Tables A-78 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide 802.1 1b/g Only Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Wireless Operational Mode Integer dot11b-onl y dot11g-only dot11bg (defau lt) dot11g-wifi RW mode Operating Frequency Channel Integer 1 - 14; available channels vary by regulatory domain/country; see 802.11g Channel Frequenci[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-79 Transmit Rate Integer32 For 802.11b-only mode: 0 (auto fallback - default) 1 Mbits/sec 2 Mbits/sec 5.5 Mbits/sec 11 Mbits/sec For 802.11g-onl y mode: 0 (auto fallback - default) 6 Mbits/sec 9 Mbits/sec 12 Mbits/sec 18 Mbits/sec 24 Mbits/sec 36 Mbits/sec 48 Mbits/sec 54 Mbits/sec 36 Mbits/sec [...]

Parameter Tables A-80 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Transmit Rate (continued) Integer32 For 802.11g-wifi and 802.11bg modes: 0 (auto fallback - default) 1 Mbits/sec 2 Mbits/sec 5.5 Mbits/sec 11 Mbits/sec 6 Mbits/sec 9 Mbits/sec 12 Mbits/sec 18 Mbits/sec 24 Mbits/sec RW txrate Physical Layer Type Integer ERP (Extended Rate Protocol) R phytype [...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-81 Wir eless Distribution System (W DS) Parameters (802.1 1b Only) NOTE: At this time, W DS is not av ailable for an 802.1 1 a or 802.1 1b/g AP . Ethernet Interface Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter WDS Table Tabl e N/A R wdstbl Port Index Integer 3.1 - 3.6 (Wireless) R portinde[...]

Parameter Tables A-82 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Management Parameters SNMP Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter SNMP Group N/A R snmp SNMP Management Interface Bitmask Interfac e Bitmask 0 or 2 - no interfaces (disable) 1 or 3 - Ethernet 4 or 6 - Wireless A 8 or 10 - Wireless B 12 = Wireless A & B 13 or 15 - all interfac[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-83 HTTP (web browser) Parameters NOTE: The default p ath for the Help files is C:/Program Files/A vaya_ Wireless /AP/HTML/index.htm . (Use the forward slash ch aracter ("/") rather than the backslash ch aracter ("") when configuring the Help Link loc ation.) The AP Help info[...]

Parameter Tables A-84 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide T elnet Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Telnet Group N/A R telnet Telnet Management Interface Bitmask Interfac e Bitmask 0 or 2 - no interfaces (disable) 1 or 3 - Ethernet 4 or 6 - Wireless A 8 or 10 - Wireless B 12 = Wireless A & B 13 or 15 - all interfaces (default i[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-85 Serial Port Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Paramete r Serial Group N/ A R serial Baud Rate Integer 2400, 4800, 9600 (default), 19200, 38400, 57600 RW serbaudrate Data Bits I nteger 8 R serdatabi ts Parity I nteger none R serparity Stop Bits Integer 1 R serstopbits Flow Control Value[...]

Parameter Tables A-86 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide TFTP Server Parameters These par ameters relate to upload and downloa d commands. When a user executes an upload and/o r download Command, the specified argument s are stored in TFTP parameters for fu ture use. If nothing is specified in the command line whe n issuing subsequent upload and/o[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-87 IP Access T able Parameters When creating t able entries, you may either specify the argument name followed by argument valu e or simply entering the argument value. When only the argument value is specified, then enter the values in the order depicted by the following tab le. CLI applies def[...]

Parameter Tables A-88 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Filtering Parameters Ethernet Protocol Fi ltering Parameters Name T ype Values Access CLI Parameter Ethernet Filteri ng Group N/A R etherflt Filtering Interf ace Bitmask Interface Bitmask 0 or 2 - no interfaces (disable) 1 or 3 - Ethernet 4 or 6 - Wireless A 8 or 10 - Wi reless B 12 = Wirele[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-89 Ethernet Filtering T able Identify the diff erent filters by using the table index. NOTE: The filter O peration T ype ( passthru or bloc k) applies only to the protocol filte rs that are enabled in this table. Name T ype Values Access CLI Parameter Ethernet Filteri ng Table Table N /A R ether[...]

Parameter Tables A-90 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide S tatic MAC Ad dress Filter T able Name T ype Values Access CLI Parameter Static MAC Address Filter Table Table N/A R staticmactbl Table Inde x N/ A N/A R index Static MAC Address on Wired Network PhysAddress User Defined RW wiredmacaddr Static MAC Address Mask on Wired Network PhysAddress U[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-91 Proxy ARP Parameters IP ARP Filtering Parameters Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Proxy ARP Group N/A R parp Status Integer enable disable (default ) RW parpstatus Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter IP ARP Filtering Group N/A R iparp Status Integer enable disable (default ) RW ipa[...]

Parameter Tables A-92 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Broadcast Fi ltering T able Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Broadcast Filteri ng Table Table N/A R broadcastfl ttbl Index Integer 1-5 N/A index Protocol Name DisplayString N /A R protoname Direction Integer ethertowireless wirelesstoether both (defaul t) RW direction Status Integer e[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-93 TCP/UDP Port Filtering The following parame ters are us ed to enable/disable the Port filter feature. TCP/UDP Port Filtering T able The following para meters are used to configure TCP/UDP Port filters. Name T ype V alues Access CLI Port Filterin g Group N/A R portflt Port Filter St atus Integ[...]

Parameter Tables A-94 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Port Number Octet String User Defined (there are also 4 pre-defined protocols: Index 1: NetBios Name Servi ce – 137, Index 2 : NetBios Datagram Service – 138, Index 3: NetBios Session S ervice – 139, Index 4 : SNMP Service – 161) RW portnum Protocol Name DisplayString User Defined (t[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-95 Interface Bitmask Integer32 0 or 2 - no interfaces (disabl e) 1 or 3 - Ethernet 4 or 6 - Wireless A 8 or 10 - Wireless B 12 = Wire less A & B 13 or 15 - all interfaces (default is 15) RW ifbitmask Status (optional ) Integer enable (defa ult for new entries) disable (default for pre-define[...]

Parameter Tables A-96 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Alarms Parameters SNMP T able Host T able Parameters When creating t able entries, you may either specifying the argument name followed by argument value . CLI applies default values to the omitted argument s. Due to the natur e of the information, the only argument that can be omitted is t [...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-97 Syslog Parameters The following parameters conf igure the Syslog settings. Name T ype V alues Access CLI Syslog Group N/A R sys log Syslog Status Integer enable disable (default) RW syslogstatus Syslog Port Octet Str ing 514 R syslogport Syslog Lowe st Priority Logged Integer 1 – 7 1 = LOG_[...]

Parameter Tables A-98 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide NOTE: The Heartbeat p arameters are adv anced settings not available via the HTTP inter face. When Hear tbea t is enabled, the AP periodically sends a message to the S yslog server to indicate that it is active. The frequency with which the heart beat message is sent depends upon the settin [...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-99 Bridge Parameters Spanning T ree Parameters Name T ype Values Access CLI Parameter Spanning Tree Group N/A R stp Spanning Tree Status Integer enable disable (default ) RW stpstatus Bridge Priority Integer 0 – 65535 32768 (default) RW stppriority Maximum Age Integer 600 – 4000 (in 0.01 sec[...]

Parameter Tables A-100 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Spanning T ree Priority and Path Cost T able Name T ype Values Access CLI Parameter Spanning Tree Table Table N /A R stpbl Table Index (Port) N/A 1 – 1 5 R index Priority Intege r 0 – 255 128 (default) RW priority Path Cost Integer 1 – 65535 100 (default) RW pathcost State Integer dis[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-101 S torm Threshold Parameters S torm Thr eshold T able Name T ype Values Access CLI Parameter Storm Threshold Group N/A N/A stmthres Broadcast Threshold Integer 0 – 255 packets/sec (default is 0) RW stmbrdthres Multicast Threshold Integer 0 – 255 packets/sec (default is 0) RW stmmult ithre[...]

Parameter Tables A-102 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Intra BSS Subscriber Blocking The following parameters control the Intra BSS tr affic feature, which prevent wirele ss clients that are associated with the same AP from communicating with each other: Packet Forwardi ng Parameters The following parameters control the Packet Forwarding featur[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-103 NOTE: The Wireless Distribution System (W DS) fe ature is not availa ble for 802.1 1a or 802.1 1b/g APs at this time. Packet Forwarding Interface Port Integer 0 (any) (default) 1 (Ethernet) 2 (WDS 1) 3 (WDS 2) 4 (WDS 3) 5 (WDS 4) 6 (WDS 5) 7 (WDS 6) RW pktfw dif[...]

Parameter Tables A-104 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Security Parameters NOTE: For Dual-radio APs: WP A is available for APs with an 1 1a Upgrade Kit or 802.1 1b/g Kit. WP A is NOT available for APs with an 802.1 1b PC Card or a 5 GHz Upgrade Kit. Name T y pe V alues Access CLI Parameter Security Table N/A R secconfigtbl Index Integer 3 (Sing[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-105 Pre-Shar ed Key Configuration T able (WP A-PSK Mode) Note 1: Configure either the Pre-Shared Key or the PSK Pass Phrase (but not both) to create a pre-sh ared key for WP A-PSK mode. Setting Pre-Shared Key will override a previous PSK Pass Phrase setting. Similarly , setting PSK Pass Phrase w[...]

Parameter Tables A-106 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Wir eless Interface Security Parame ters The following table deta ils the WEP encryption parameters for the AP . NOTE: See WEP Encryption for information on the supported WEP Key lengths. Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Wireless Interface Security Group R wifsec Encryption Statu s I[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-107 Security Encryption Key Length T able The following table details how to set the Encryption Key Length for the wireless interfaces. MAC Access Control Parameter Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Security Encryption Key Length Table Table N/A R secenckeylentbl Index Integer 3 (Single -r[...]

Parameter Tables A-108 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide MAC Access Control T able RADIUS Parameters Primary and Backup RADIUS Server T able Parameters Avaya Wire less devices that us e RADIUS authentication and/or accounting su pport both primar y and backup RADIUS se rvers. The configuration p arameters and statistics are the same for both prim[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-109 General RADIUS Parameter s Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter RADIUS Group N/A R radius MAC Access Control Status Integer enable disable (default ) R radmacacctrl Authori zation Lifetime Integer32 900 – 43200 seconds 900 sec. (default) RW radauthlifetm MAC Address Format Integer dashd[...]

Parameter Tables A-1 10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide RADIUS Authentication NOTE: Use a server name only if yo u have enabled the DNS Client functionality . See DNS Client for RADIUS Name Resolution . Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter RADIUS Authentica tion Table N/A R radiustbl Primary RADIUS Integer 1 R index Backup RADIUS Integer 2 R [...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-1 1 1 RADIUS Accounting NOTE: Use a server name only if yo u have enabled the DNS Client functionality . See DNS Client for RADIUS Name Resolution . Maximum Retransmissions (optional) Integer 1 – 10 3 (defaul t) RW maxretx Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter RADIUS Accounting Table N/A R r[...]

Parameter Tables A-1 12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide VLAN/SSID Parameters NOTE: For Dual-radio APs: APs with an 1 1a Upgrade Kit or 802.1 1b/g Kit support up to 16 VLAN/SSID p airs. APs with an 802.1 1b PC Card or a 5 GHz Upgrade Kit support only one VLAN/SSID per ra dio. Shared Secret DisplayString User Defined max 63 characters W ssecret Re[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-1 13 VLAN ID T able NOTE: When adding a new entry to the t able, you must specify the index instance you want to configure, such as 3.5 ; the 0 index value is not applicable to this t able and does not create a new entry . Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter VLAN ID T able Table N/A R vlanid[...]

Parameter Tables A-1 14 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide Other Parameters IAPP Parameters NOTE: These parameters configure the In ter Access Point Protocol (IAPP) for roaming. Leave these settings at their default valu e unless a technical representative asks you to change them. Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter IAPP Group N/A R iapp IAPP S[...]

Parameter Tables Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide A-1 15 SpectraLink V oIP Parameters (802.1 1b Only) Name T ype V alues Access CLI Parameter Spectralink Vo IP Group N /A R spe ctralink Spectrali nk VoIP Status Integer enable disable (defa ult) RW speclinkstatus[...]

B Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide B-1 ASCII Character Chart Description Y ou can configure W EP Encryption Ke ys in either Hexadecimal or ASCII format. Hexadecim al digits are 0-9 and A-F (not case se nsitive). ASCII characters are 0-9 , A-F , a-f (case se nsitive), and punctuation mark s. Each ASCII character correspon ds to two hexadecimal dig[...]

Description B-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide .2 E F4 6 ^5 E v7 6 /2 F G4 7 _5 F w7 7 03 0 H4 8 `6 0 x7 8 13 1 I4 9 a6 1 y7 9 23 2 J4 A b6 2 z7 A 33 3 K4 B c6 3 {7 B 43 4 L4 C d6 4 |7 C 53 5 M4 D e6 5 }7 D 63 6 N4 E f6 6 ~7 E 73 7 O4 F g6 7 83 8 P5 0 h6 8 ASCII Character Hex Equivalent ASCII Character Hex Equivalent ASCII Character Hex Equiva[...]

C Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C-1 S pecifications In This Appendix • Software F eatures • Hardware Specifications • Radio Specifications Software Features The tables belo w compare the software features available de pending on the card type in the Access Point: • Number of Stations per BSS • Management Functions • Advanced Bridgi[...]

Software Fe atures C-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Number of S tations per BSS Management Functions Feature AP-3 802.1 1b card AP-3 5GHz Kit AP-3 1 1a Kit AP-3 802.1 1b/g card Without encryption up to 250 up to 250 up to 25 0 u p to 250 With WEP encryption up to 250 up to 60 up to 120 up to 120 With 802.1x Authentication up to 5 0 up to 44 [...]

Software Features Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C-3 Advanced Bridging Functions Medium Access Control (MAC) Functions Note 1 : A user cannot manually select a channel fo r products sold in Europe; the se products require automatic channel selection u s ing Dyn a mic F r equency Selection (D F S ) . Feature 802.1 1b 802.1 1a 802.1 1b/g IEEE 802[...]

Software Fe atures C-4 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Security Functions Note 1 : Key lengths supported by 802.1 1a: 64-bit, 128-bit, and 152-bit. Key lengths supported by 802.1 1b: 64-bit and 128 -bit. Key lengths supported by 802.1 1b/g: 64-bit, 128-bit , and 152-bit. Note 2 : EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and PEAP client supplic ant supported[...]

Software Features Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C-5 Network Functions Note 1 : Includes Fallback to Prima ry RADIUS Server , RADIUS Session Timeout , RADIUS Multiple MAC Address Formats, RADIUS DNS Host Name Support, RADIUS S tart/S top Accounting. Feature 802.1 1b 802.1 1a 802.1 1b/g DHCP Client yes yes y es DHCP Server yes yes y es Inter Acc[...]

Software Fe atures C-6 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Advanced Wireless Functions Feature 802.1 1b 802.1 1a 802.1 1b/g WEP Plus (Weak Key Avoidance) yes — — Remote Link Test yes — — Link Test Responder yes — — Load Balancing yes — — AP List yes — — Medium Density Distribution yes — — Distance be tween APs y es — — I[...]

Hardware Specifications Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C-7 Hardware Specifications Physical Specifications AP-3 Unit Dimensions (H x W x L) = 6.5 x 18.5 x 26 cm (2.5 x 7.25 x 10.25 in.) Weight = 1.75 Kg (3.5 lb.) 802.1 1a Antenna Adapter Dimensions (H x W x L) = 1 1 .3 x 2.10 x 26.2 cm (4.5 x 0.83 x 10.3in.) Weight = 0.18kg (0.4l b) Electrical [...]

Hardware Specifications C-8 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide Environmental Specifications AP-3 Unit Operating = 0° to 40°C (32° to 104 °F) @ 20 to 90% relative humidity T ransport = -40° to 60°C (-40° to 140°F) @ 15 to 95% relative humidity (no condensation allo wed) S torage = -10° to 60°C (14° to 140°F) @ 10 to 90% relative hum idi[...]

Radio Specifications Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C-9 Active Ethernet Interface Category 5, foiled, twiste d pair cabl es must be used to ensure compliance with FCC Part 15, subpart B, Class B requirements S tanda rd 802.3af pin assignm ents HTTP Interface • Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 w ith Service Pack 1 or later • Netscape 6. 1 or la[...]

Radio Specifications C-10 Avaya Wireless AP-3 Use r ’s Guide 802.11a Channel Frequencies The available 802.1 1a Channels vari es by regulatory dom ain and/or country . 802.1 1a radio certification is available in the following regions: • FCC: U.S., Canada, and Australia • ETSI: Europe and the United Kingdom • MKK: Japan • SG: Singapore ?[...]

Radio Specifications Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C-1 1 Note 1 : Channel 34 is the default channe l for Japan Frequency Band Channel ID FCC (GHz) ETSI (GHz) MKK (GHz) SG (GHz) ASIA (GHz) TW (GHz) Lower Band (36 = default) 34 — — 5.170 1 ——— 36 5.180 5.180 — 5. 180 — — 38 — — 5.190 — — — 40 5.200 5.200 — 5. 200 — [...]

Radio Specifications C-12 Avaya Wireless AP-3 Use r ’s Guide 802.11b Channel Frequencies The available 802.1 1b channels vary by regu latory domain and/or country . 802.1 1b radio certification is available in the following regions: • FCC - U.S./Canada, Mexico, and Australia • ETSI - Most of Europe, includi ng the United Kingdom and some East[...]

Radio Specifications Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C -13 Note 1: France is restricted to these four channel s. 802.11g Channel Frequencies The available 802.1 1g channels vary by regu latory domain and/or country . 802.1 1g radio certification is available in the following regions: • FCC - U.S./Canada, Mexico, and Australia • ETSI - Europe[...]

Radio Specifications C-14 Avaya Wireless AP-3 Use r ’s Guide Note 1: France is restricted to these channe ls. Note 2: Channel 14 is only available when using 802.1 1b only mode. 4 2.427 2.427 2.427 2.427 5 2.432 2.432 2.432 2.432 6 2.437 2.437 2.437 2.437 7 2.442 2.442 2.442 2.442 8 2.447 2.447 2.447 2.447 9 2.452 2.452 2.452 - 10 2.457 2.457 1 2[...]

Radio Specifications Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C -15 Wireless Communication Range The range of the wireless signal is rela ted to the composition of objects in the radio wave path and the tra nsmit rate of the wire less communica tion. Communicat ions at a low er transmit range may travel longer distances. The range values listed in the Co[...]

Radio Specifications C-16 Avaya Wireless AP-3 Use r ’s Guide 802.1 1b Wireless Communicati on Ranges Range 11 Mbit s/s 5.5 Mbit s/s 2 Mbits/s 1 Mbit s/ Open Office 142 m (466 ft.) 177 m (581 ft.) 219 m (718 ft.) 272 m (892 ft.) Semi-Open Office 98 m (322 ft.) 122 m (400 ft.) 151 m (495 ft.) 187 m (614 ft.) Closed Office 67 m (220 ft.) 84 m (276 f[...]

Radio Specifications Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C -17 802.1 1a (5 GHz Upgrade Kit) W ireless Communication Ranges Range 54 Mbits/s 48 Mbits/s 36 Mbits/s 24 Mbits/s 18 Mbits/s 12 Mbits/s 9 Mbits/s 6 Mbit s/s Open Office 19 m (62 ft.) 33 m (108 ft.) 55 m (180 ft.) 74 m (243 ft.) 92 m (302 ft.) 106 m (348 ft.) 122 m (400 ft.) 131 m (430 ft.) S[...]

Radio Specifications C-18 Avaya Wireless AP-3 Use r ’s Guide 802.1 1a (1 1a Upgrade Kit) Wir eless Communic ation Ranges Range 54 Mbits/s 48 Mbits/s 36 Mbits/s 24 Mbits/s 18 Mbits/s 12 Mbits/s 9 Mbits/s 6 Mbits/s Open Office 46 m (151 ft.) 62 m (203 ft.) 82 m (269 ft.) 110 m (361 ft.) 136 m (446 ft.) 169 m (554 ft.) 181 m (594 ft.) 195 m (640 ft.[...]

Radio Specifications Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide C -19 802.1 1b/g Wireless Commu nication Ranges Range 54 Mbits/ s 48 Mbit s/s 36 Mbit s/s 24 Mbit s/s 18 Mbits/s 12 Mbits/ s Open Office 56 m (184 ft.) 69 m (226 ft.) 107 m (351 ft.) 164 m (538 ft.) 219 m (718 ft.) 272 m (892 ft.) Semi-Ope n Office 38 m (125 ft.) 48 m (157 ft.) 73 m (239 ft.) [...]

Radio Specifications C-20 Avaya Wireless AP-3 Use r ’s Guide Receiver Sensitivity (dBm) - 8 8- 8 9- 8 3- 8 5- 8 6- 9 0 Antenna Gain 3 dBi (integrated dive rsity antenna module; 2.4-2.5 GHz)[...]

D Avaya Wireless AP-3 User’s Guide D-1 T echnical Support Before Y ou Seek Help If you are having a problem using an AP and cannot reso lve it with the i n f o r m ation in T r o ubl e s h o o t i n g , g a th e r the followi n g info r m ation a n d contact your local aut horized reseller or visit http://www .avaya.com/support for contact inform[...]

Before You Seek Help D-2 Avaya Wireless AP-3 User ’s Guide • Information about your network — Network operating syste m (e.g., Microsoft Networking ); include version information — Protocols used by network (e .g., TCP/IP , NetBEUI, IPX/SPX, AppleT alk) — Ethernet frame type ( e.g., 80 2.3, Ethernet II), if known — IP addres sing scheme[...]