ZyXEL Communications NWA1100-N manual

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About This User's Guide NWA1100-N User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the NW A using the web configur ator . Tip s for Reading User ’ s Guides On-Screen When reading a Z yXEL User’s Guide On-Screen, keep the following in mind: • If you don’t already ha[...]

About This User's Guide NWA1100-N User’s Guide 4 Need More Help? More help is available at www .zyxel.com. • Download Library Search for the latest product updates and documentation from this link. Read the T ech Doc Overview to find out how to efficiently use the documentation in order to better understand how to use your pr oduct . •K [...]

Document Conventions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 5 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’ s Guide. W arnings tell you about things th at could harm you or your NW A. Note: Notes tell y ou other important information (for example, other things you ma y need to configure or helpful tips) or re[...]

Document Conventions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 6 T able 1 Common Icons NWA Computer Notebook Server Printer Firewall Switch Router Internet Cloud[...]

Safety Warnings NWA1100-N User’s Guide 7 Safety Warnings • Do NOT use this pro duct near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose y our device to da mpness, dust or c orrosive liquids. • Do NOT stor e things on the device. • Do NOT i nstall, use, or service this device during a thunderst orm. There i[...]

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Contents Overview NWA1100-N User’s Guide 9 Contents Overview User ’ s Guide ................................................... ..................................................... .......... ......... 17 Introducing the NWA ........... ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ... .....[...]

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Table of Contents NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ................................................................ ........................................ .. 3 Document Conventions.................................................................. ......................................... .5 Safety Warning[...]

Table of Contents NWA1100-N User’s Guide 12 3.1 The S tatus Screen ................. ............. ................ ................. ............ ................. ............ . ...... 33 3.1.1 System S tatistics Screen ........ ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ............. ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ............. ... 35 Chapter 4 [...]

Table of Contents NWA1100-N User’s Guide 13 6.4 Wireless Settings Screen ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ............. . .. 62 6.4.1 Access Point Mode ................ ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ............ .... ... ... ... .... ............ .... ... 63 6.4.[...]

Table of Contents NWA1100-N User’s Guide 14 8.4.5.1 Access Point .............. ............. ... ... ... .... ... ... ............. ... ... .... ... ... ........ 95 8.4.5.2 Wireless Client .... .... ... ... ... ... ............. .... ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... ........ 96 8.4.6 Security: WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK, WP A2- PSK-MIX ......[...]

Table of Contents NWA1100-N User’s Guide 15 12.8.1 MIB ... ............. ................. ................ ............. ................ ............. ................ ......... ......1 16 12.8.2 Supported MIBs ................ ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ .........1 16 12.8.3 SNMP Trap s ...[...]

Table of Contents NWA1100-N User’s Guide 16 Appendix A Product S pecifications ..................................................................... ................. 141 T able 51 Power over Ethernet (PoE) S pecifications142 Appendix B Setting Up Y our Computer ’s IP Address .......................................................... 143 Append[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 19 C HAPTER 1 Introducing the NWA This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the NWA. It also discusses the w ays you can manage yo ur NWA. 1.1 Introducing the NW A Y our NWA extends the r ange of your existing wi red network without additional wiring, providin g easy network access to mobile users. The N[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA NWA1100-N User’s Guide 20 1.2.1 Access Point The NWA is an ideal access solution for wireless Internet connection. A typical Internet access application for your NW A is shown as follows. Stations A, B and C can access the wired network through the NWAs. Figure 1 Access Point Application 1.2.2 Bridge / Repeater The N[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA NWA1100-N User’s Guide 21 At the time of writing, WDS security is compatib le with other Z yXEL NW A -series access points only . R efer to your other access point’s documentation for details. Figure 2 Bridge Application Figure 3 Repeater Application 1.2.2.1 Bridge / Re peater Mode Example In the examp le below , w[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA NWA1100-N User’s Guide 22 disruption of communications. The following examples show two network topologies that can lead to this problem: • If two or more NW As (in bridge mode) are connected to the same hub. Figure 5 Bridge Loop: T wo Bridges Connected to Hub • If your NW A (in Bridge mode ) is connected to a wi[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA NWA1100-N User’s Guide 23 When the NWA is in AP+Bridge mode, security between APs (the Wireless Distribution S ystem or WDS) is independent of the security between the wi reless stations and the AP . If you do not enable WDS security , traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must [...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA NWA1100-N User’s Guide 24 1.2.5 MBSSID A Basic Service Set (BSS) is the set of devices fo rming a single wireless network (usually an access point and one or more wireless clients). The Service Set IDentifier (SSID) is the name of a BSS. In Multiple BSS (MBSSID) mode, the NW A provides mult iple virtual APs, each for[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA NWA1100-N User’s Guide 25 1.3 W ays to Manage the NW A Use any of the following methods to manage the NW A. • W eb Configur ator . This is recommended fo r everyday management of the NWA using a (supported) web browser . • Command Line Interface. Line commands are mostly used f or troubleshooting by service engin[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA NWA1100-N User’s Guide 26 • Hide your wireless network name (S SID). The SSID can be regularly broadcast and unauthorized users may use this information to access your network. See Section 6.4 on page 62 for directions on using the web configur ator to hide the SSID . • Enable the MAC filter to allow only trusted[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA NWA1100-N User’s Guide 27 1.7 LEDs Figure 10 LEDs T able 2 LEDs LABEL LED COLOR ST ATUS DESCRIPTION 1 SYS Green On The NWA is receiving power and ready fo r use. Red Flashing There is system erro r and the NW A cannot boot up. Off The NWA is not receiving power . 2 WLAN Green On The wireless adaptor WLAN is active. B[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 29 C HAPTER 2 Introducing the Web Configurator This chapter describes how to access the NWA’ s we b configurator and provides an over view of its screens. 2.1 Accessing the W eb Configurator 1 Make sure your h ardware is properly connected an d prepare your computer or computer network to connect to the NW A (refer to the[...]

Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configu rator NWA1100-N User’s Guide 30 Y ou should now see the Status screen. See Chapter 2 on pag e 29 for details about the Status screen. Note: The management session au toma tically ti mes out when the time period set in the Administr ator Inactivity Timer field expi res (default fiv e minutes). Simply l og back[...]

Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator NWA1100-N User’s Guide 31 Check the status bar at the bottom of the screen when you click Apply or OK to verify that the configuration has been updated. Figure 14 Status Screen of the W eb Configur ator • Click the links on the left of the screen to configure adv anced features such as SYSTEM (General,[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 33 C HAPTER 3 Status Screens The Status screens display when you log into the NW A, or click Status in the na vigation menu. Use the Status screens to look at the current status of the device, system resources, and interfaces. The Status screens also provide detailed information about system statistics, associated wireless [...]

Chapter 3 Status Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 34 Device Name This field displa ys the NW A system name. It is used for ident ification. Y ou can change this in the System > General screen’ s Device Name field. WLAN Operation Mode This field displays the current oper atin g mode of the first wireless module ( Access Point , Bridge/Repeater [...]

Chapter 3 Status Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 35 3.1.1 System S t atistics Screen Use this screen to view read-only information, including 802.11 Mode , Channel ID, R etry Count and FCS Error Count. Also provided is the "poll interv al". The Poll Interval field is configur able. The fields in this screen vary according to the current [...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 37 C HAPTER 4 Tutorial This chapter first provides an ov erview of how to configure the wireless LAN on your NW A, and then gives step-by-step guidelines showing how to co nfigure your NW A for some example scenarios. 4.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN This section illustrates how to choose which wireless operating mode [...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 38 (see your Quick Start Guide for infor mation on setting up your NW A and accessing the W eb Configurator). 4.1.3 Further Reading Use these links to find more information on the steps: •S e l e c t i n g a WLAN Adaptor : see Section 6.4. 1 on page 63 . • Choosing 802.11 Mode : see Section 6.4.1 on p[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 39 4.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks In this example, you have been using your NW A as an access point for your office network (See your Quick Start Guide for information on how to set up your NWA in Access Point mode). Now your network is expanding and you want to make use of the MBS SID fe[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 40 The standard network ( SSID01 ) has access to all resources. The V oIP network ( VoIP_SSID ) has access to all resources and a high QoS priority . The guest network ( Guest_SSID ) has access to the Internet and the network printer only , and a low QoS priority . T o configure these settings, you need t[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 41 4.2.1.1 MBSSID 1 Go to Wireless > Wireless Settings . Select MBSSID from the Operating Mode drop-down list box. 2 SSID01 is the standard network, so select SSID01 as the first profile. It is alwa ys active. 3 Select VoIP_SSID as the second profile, and Guest _SSID as the third profile. Select the co[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 42 4.2.2 Configure the S t andard Network 1 Click Wireless > SSID . Select SSID01 and click Edit . 2 Select SecProfile1 as SSID01 ’ s security profile. Select the Hidden SSID checkbo x as you want only authorized compan y employees to u se this netw ork, so there is no need to broadcast the SSID to w[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 43 3 Next, click Wireless > Security . Se lect SecProfile1 and click Edit . 4 Since SSID01 is the standard network that has access to all resources, assign a more secure security mode. Select WPA2-PSK-MIX as the Security Mode , and enter the Pre-Shared K ey . In this example, use ThisisSSID01 PreShared[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 44 2 Select SecProfile2 as the Security Profil e for the V oIP network. Select the Hidden SSID check - box. 3 Select WMM-Voice in the QoS field to gi ve V oIP the highest priority in the wireless network. Click Save . 4 Next, click Wireless > Security . Se lect SecProfile2 and click Edit . 5 Select WPA[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 45 4.2.4 Configure the Guest Network When you are setting up the wireless network for gues ts to your office, your primary concern is to keep your network secure while allowing access to certain resources (such as a network printer , or the Internet). F or this reason, the pre-configured Guest_SSID profil[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 46 5 Next, click Wireless > Security . Se lect SecProfile3 and click Edit . 6 Select WPA-PSK in the Security Mode field. WP A-PSK pro vides strong security that is supported by most wireless clients. Even though y our Guest_SSID clients do not have access to sensitive information on the network, y ou s[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 47 4.3 NW A Setup in AP and Wi reless Client Modes This example shows you how to restrict wireless access to your NW A. 4.3.1 Scenario In the figure below , there are two NW As ( A and B ) in the network. A is in Access P oint (AP) mode while station B is in Wireless Client mode. Station B is connected to[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 48 Log into the W eb Configurator on NWA ( A ) and go to the Wireless > Wireless Settings screen. 1 Set the Operation Mode to Access Point . 2 Select the Wireless Mode . In this example, select 802.11b/g . 3 Select Profil e1 as the SSID Profile . 4 Choose the Channel you want NW A ( A ) to use. 5 Click[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 49 6 Go to Wireless > SSID . Select Profile1 and click Ed it . 7 Change the SSID to AP-A . 8 Select SecProfile1 in the Security field. 9 Select the check -box for Enable Intra-BSS Traffic blocking so the client cannot access other clients on the same wireless network. 10 Click Save . 11 Go to Wireless [...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 50 12 Configure WPA-PSK as the Securit y Mode and enter ThisisMyPreSharedKey in the Pre- Shared Key field. 13 Click Apply to finish configuration for NW A ( A ). 4.3.3 Configuring the NW A in Wireless Client Mode The NWA ( B ) should have a wired connection before it can be set to wireless client operatin[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 51 3 Find and select NWA1100-N- A ’s SSID: NWA-1100-A . Click Selected . 4 Go to Wireless > Security to configure the NWA to u se the same security mode and Pre-Shared K ey as NWA1100-N-A: WPA-PSK/Th isisMyPreShar edKey . Click Apply . Figure 18 4.3.4 MAC Filter Setup One way to ensure that only spec[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial NWA1100-N User’s Guide 52 2 Select Allow Listed in the Access Control Mode field. Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless clients ( W, Y and Z ) you want to associate with the NWA. Click Apply . Now , only the authorized wireless clients ( W, Y and Z ) can access the FTP server . 4.3.5 T esting the Conne ction and T roubleshoot[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 55 C HAPTER 5 System Screens 5.1 Overview This chapter provides information and instructions on how to identif y and manage your NW A over the network. Figure 19 NWA Setup In the figure above, the NWA connects to a Domain Na m e S e r v e r ( D N S ) s e r ve r t o av a i l o f a d o m a i n name. It also connects to an Net[...]

Chapter 5 System Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 56 to the hosts without problems. However , the In ternet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved the following three blocks of IP addresses specifically for private networks. Y ou can obtain your IP address from the IANA, from an ISP or have it assigned by a private network. If you belong to[...]

Chapter 5 System Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 57 5.4 General Screen Use the General screen to identify your NWA ov er the network. Click System > Gene ral . The following screen displays. Figure 20 Sy st em > Ge n era l The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.4.1 Password Screen Use this screen to control access to your[...]

Chapter 5 System Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 58 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.5 T ime Screen Use this screen to change your NW A’ s time and date, click System > Time . The follow ing s c ree n displays. Figure 22 Sy st em > Ti me The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 8 System >[...]

Chapter 5 System Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 59 5.6 T echnical Reference This section provides some technical information about the topics co vered in this chapter . 5.6.1 Pre-defined NTP T ime Servers List When you turn on the NW A for the first time, th e date and time start at 2000-01-01 00:00:00. When you select Auto in the Sy stem > Ti[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 60 C HAPTER 6 Wireless Settings Screen 6.1 Overview This chapter discusses the steps to configure the Wireless Settings screen on the NW A. It also introduces the wireless LAN (WLAN) and some basic scenarios. Figure 23 Wireless Mode In the figure above, the NWA allows access to another bridge devi ce ( A ) and a notebook co[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 61 6.3 What Y ou Need T o Know BSS A Basic Service Set (BSS) exists when all communications between wireles s clients or between a wireless client and a wired network client go through on e access point (AP). Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS. ESS An Extended[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 62 Wireless Mode The IEEE 802.1x standard was designed to extend the features of IEEE 802.11 to s upport extended authentication as well as providing additional accounting and control features. Y our NWA can support 802.11b/g and 802.11b/g/n . MBSSID T raditionally , you needed to use diff[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 63 6.4.1 Access Point Mode Use this screen to use your NW A as an access point. Select Access Point as the Operation Mode. The following screen displays. Figure 24 Wireless > Wireless Settings: Access Point The followi ng table describ es the gener a l wireless LAN labels in this screen[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 64 SSID Pr ofi le Th e SSID (Service Se t IDentifier) identifi es the Service Set wi th which a wireless station is associate d. Wirele ss stations as sociating to the access poin t (AP) must have the same SSID . Select an SSID Profile from the drop-down list box. Note: If you are configur[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 65 6.4.2 Bridge / Repeater Mode Use this screen to have the NW A act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links with other APs. Y ou need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge mode. Rat es Configur atio n This section con trols the data r a[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 66 Use this screen to use the NWA as a wireless bridge. Select Bridge/Repeater as the Operation Mode . Figure 25 Wireless > Wireless Settings: Bridge/Repeater The following table describes the bridge labels in this screen. T able 12 Wireless > Wireless Settings: Bridge/Repeater LABEL[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 67 SSID Pr ofi le The SSI D (Service Set IDent ifier) iden tifie s the Service Set with which a wireless statio n is associated. Wireless stations associat ing to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID . Select an SSID Profile from the drop- down list box. Note: If you are configuri[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 68 Rates Configuration This section controls t he data rates permitted for clients . For e a c h Rate , select an option from the Configuration list. The options are: • Basic (1~11 Mbps only): Client s can always connect to th e access point at this speed. • Optional : Clients can conn[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 69 6.4.3 AP + Bridge Mode Use this screen to have the NW A function as a bridge and access point simultaneously . Select AP+Bridge as the Operation Mode . The following screen displays. Figure 26 Wireless > Wireless Settings: AP+Bridge See the tables describing the fields in the Access [...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 70 6.4.4 Wireless Client Mode Use this screen to turn your NWA into a wireless client. Select Wireless Client as the Operation Mode . The following screen displays. Figure 27 Wireless > Wireless Settings: Wireless Client The followi ng table describ es the gener a l wireless LAN labels [...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 71 SSID Pr ofi le Th e SSID (Service Se t IDentifier) identifi es the Service Set wi th which a wireless station is associate d. Wirele ss stations as sociating to the access poin t (AP) must have the same SSID. In this field, select the S SID of the AP y ou want to use (click Site Survey [...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 72 A-M P DU aggregation This field is avai lable only when 802.11 b/g/n is se lected as the Wireless Mode . Select Enable to allow the grouping of several A -MSDUs (Aggregate MAC Service Data Units) into one large A -MP DU (Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Uni t). This function allows fast er d[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 73 6.4.5 MBSSID Mode Use this screen to have the NW A function in MBSSID mode. Select MBSSID as the Operating Mode . The followi ng screen diplays. Figure 28 Wireless > Wireless Settings: MBSSID The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 14 Wireless > Wireless Se[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 74 Channel W idth This field disp lays only when yo u select 802.11 b/g/n in the 802.11 Wireless Mode field. A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 150Mbps whereas a 40MHz channel uses two standard ch annels and offers speeds of up to 300Mbps. However , not all devi ces s[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 75 6.5 T echnical Reference This section provides technical background inform ation about the topics covered in this chapter . Re fe r to Appendix E on page 191 for further readings on Wireless LAN. 6.5.1 WMM QoS WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) QoS (Quality of Service) en sures quality of service i[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 76 On APs without WMM QoS, all tr affic streams are given the same access priorit y to the wireless network. If the introduction of another tr affic stream creates a data tr ansmission demand that exceeds the current network capacity , then the ne w traffic stream reduces the throughput of[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 77 6.5.2.3 How STP Works After a bridge determines the lowest cost -spanning tree with STP , it enables the root port and the ports that are the designated ports for connected LA Ns, and disables all other ports that participate in STP . Network packets are therefore only fo rwarded betwee[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 78 Fragmentation Thresho ld A small fragmentation threshold is re commended for busy networks, while a larger threshold provides faster perform ance if the network is not very busy . Roaming If you have two or more NWAs (or other wireless access points) on your wireless network, you can en[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 79 C HAPTER 7 SSID Screen 7.1 Overview This chapter describes how you can configure Serv ice Set Identifier (SSID) profiles in your NW A. Figure 29 Sample SSID Profiles In the figure above, the NW A has three SSID profiles configured: a standard profile ( SSID01 ), a pr o f i le w i t h hi g h Q o S s e t t in g s f o r Voi[...]

Chapter 7 SSID Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 80 T o configure the settings of your SSID profile, you need to know the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of the devices you want to allow access to it. Each SSID profile references the setti ngs configured in the following screens: • Wireless > Secur ity (one of the security profiles) • Wir[...]

Chapter 7 SSID Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 81 7.2.1 Configuring SSID Use this screen to configur e an SSID p rofile. In the Wireless > SSID screen, select an SSID profile and click Edit to display the following screen. Figure 32 SSID : E dit Profile N a me This field dis p lay s the ident if ica tion name of each SSID profile on the NWA. SSI[...]

Chapter 7 SSID Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 82 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.3 T echnical Reference This section provides technical background info rmation about the topics covered in this chapter . 7.3.1 WMM QoS WMM (Wi-Fi MultiMedia) QoS (Quality of Service) en sures quality of service in wireless networks. It cont[...]

Chapter 7 SSID Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 83 On APs without WMM QoS, all tr affic streams are given the same access priorit y to the wireless network. If the introduction of another tr affic stream creates a data tr ansmission demand that exceeds the current network capacity , then the ne w traffic stream reduces the throughput of the other tr[...]

Chapter 7 SSID Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 84 96, 0 A besteffort 64, 32 background A. The NWA also uses best ef fort for any DSCP value for which another WMM QoS priority is not specified (255, 158 or 37 for example). T able 20 ToS and IEEE 802.1d to WMM QoS Priority Level Mapping Dscp V alue WMM qos Priority Level[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 85 C HAPTER 8 Wireless Security Screen 8.1 Overview This chapter describes how to use the Wireless Security screen. This screen allows you to configure the security mode for your NWA. Wireless security is vital to your network. It protects communications between wireless stations, access points and the wired network. Figure[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 86 8.3 What Y ou Need T o Know User Authentication Authentication is the process of verifying whethe r a wireless device is allowed to use the wireless network. Y ou can make every user log in to the wi reless network before they can use it. However , every device in the wireless network h[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 87 • WPA2-PSK . This adds a pre-shared key on top of WP A2 standard. • WPA2-PSK-MIX . This commands the NWA to use either WPA -PSK or W PA2-PSK depending on which security mode the wireless client uses. Note: In Bridge/Repeater and AP+Bridge operating modes , the only available securit[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 88 Click Wireless > Security . Select the profile that you want to configure and click Edit . Figure 34 Wireless > Security The Security Settings screen varies depending upon th e security mode you select. Figure 35 Security: None Note that some screens display differently de pending[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 89 8.4.1 Security: WEP Use this screen to use WEP as the security mode for your NWA. Select WEP in the Security Mode field to display the following screen. Figure 36 Security: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 22 Security: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTI ON Profile Na[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 90 8.4.2 Security: 802.1x Only This screen varies depending on whether y ou select Access Point or Wireless Client in the Wireless > Wireless Settings screen. 8.4.2.1 Access Point Use this screen to use 802.1x-Only securit y mode for your NW A that is in Access Point oper ating mode. Se[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 91 8.4.2.2 Wireless Client Use this screen to use 802.1x-Only security mode fo r your NW A that is in Wireless Client oper ating mode. Select 802.1x-Only in the Security Mode field to display the following screen. Figure 38 Security: 802.1x Only for Wireless Client The following table desc[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 92 8.4.3 Security: 802.1x S t atic 64-bit, 802.1x St atic 128-bit, 802.1x St atic 152- bit Use this screen to use 802.1x Static 64, 802.1 x Stat ic 128, or 802.1x Static 152 security mode for your NWA. S ele ct 80 2.1x Static 64 , 802.1x Static 12 8 , or 802.1x Static 152 in the Se curity [...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 93 8.4.4 Security: WP A This screen varies depending on whether y ou select Access Point or Wireless Client in the Wireless > Wireless Settings screen. 8.4.4.1 Access Point Use this screen to employ WPA as the securit y mode for y our NW A that is in Access P oint operating mode. Select[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 94 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 8.4.4.2 Wireless Client Use this screen to employ WPA as the security mode for y our NWA that is in Wireless Client operating mode. Select WPA in the Security Mode field to display the following screen. Figure 41 Security: WPA for[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 95 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 8.4.5 Security: WP A2 or WP A2-MIX This screen varies depending on whether y ou select Access Point or Wireless Client in the Wireless > Wireless Settings screen. 8.4.5.1 Access Point Use this screen to use WAP2 or WP A2-MIX as[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 96 The following table describes the labels not previously discussed 8.4.5.2 Wireless Client Us e t h is s c r e en t o e mp l o y W PA 2 o r W PA 2 - M IX a s t h e s e c ur i t y mo d e o f yo u r N WA t h a t i s i n W i r e l es s Client operating mode. Select WPA2 or WPA2-MIX in the S[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 97 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 8.4.6 Security: WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK, WP A2-PSK-MIX Use this screen to employ WP A -PSK, WP A2-PSK or WPA 2-PSK -MIX as th e security mode of your NWA. Select WPA-PSK , WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX in the Security Mode field to dis pla[...]

Chapter 8 Wireless Security Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 98 8.5 T echnical Reference This section provides technical background information on the topics discussed in this chapter . The following is a general guideline in ch o osing the security mode for your NW A. • Use WP A(2)-PSK if you have WP A(2)-aw are wireless clients but no RADIUS ser[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 99 C HAPTER 9 RADIUS Screen 9.1 Overview This chapter describes how you can use the Wireless > RADIUS screen. R e mote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a protocol that can be used to manage user access to large networks. It is based on a client -server model that supports authentication, authorization and [...]

Chapter 9 RADIUS Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 100 • Accounting which keeps tr ack of the client’ s network activity . RADIUS is a simple package exchange in wh ich your AP acts as a me ssage relay between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server . Y ou should know the IP addresses, ports and share secrets of the external RADIUS serv[...]

Chapter 9 RADIUS Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 101 Active Select the ch eck box to enable use r authentication thro ugh an external authenticati on s erver . Th is check box is not available when you sel ect Internal . RADIUS Server IP Address Enter the IP addre ss of the extern al authenticati on server in dotted dec im al notation. This fie ld [...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 102 C HAPTER 10 MAC Filter Screen 10.1 Overview This chapter discusses how you can use the W ireless > MAC Filter screen. The MAC filter function allows you to configure the NW A to grant access to the NWA from other wireless devices (Allow Association) or exclude de vices from accessing the NW A (Deny Association). Figu[...]

Chapter 10 MAC Filter Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 103 10.4 MAC Filter Screen Use this screen to enable MAC address filtering in your NW A. Y ou can specify MAC addresses to either allow or deny association with your NW A. Click Wireless > MAC Filter . The screen dis plays as shown. Figure 48 Wireless > MAC Filter Select a profile you want[...]

Chapter 10 MAC Filter Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 104 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 32 Wireless > MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION ProfileN ame This is the name that iden tifying this R ADIUS. Access Control Mode Select Disable if you do no t want to use this feature. Select Allow List ed to permit access to the[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 105 C HAPTER 11 IP Screen 1 1.1 Overview This chapter describes how you can configure the IP address of your NW A. The Internet Protocol (IP) address identifies a device on a network. Ev ery networking device (including computers, servers, routers, printers , etc.) needs an IP address to communicate across the network. Thes[...]

Chapter 11 IP Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 106 1 1.4 IP Screen Use this screen to configure the IP address for your NW A. Click IP to display the following screen. Figure 51 IP Setup The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 33 IP Setup LABEL DESCRIPTION Obtain IP Address Automatically Select th is option if your NWA is usi[...]

Chapter 11 IP Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 107 1 1.5 T echnical Reference This section provides the technical background in formation about the topics co v ered in this chapter . 1 1.5.1 W AN IP Address Assignment Every computer on the Internet mu st have a unique IP address. If your networks are isolated from the Internet (only between your two[...]

Chapter 11 IP Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 108 Path cost is the cost of transmitting a fr ame onto a LAN through that port. It is assigned according to the speed of the link to which a port is attached . The slower the media, the higher the cost - see the following table. On each bridge, the root port is the port through which this bridge commun[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 109 C HAPTER 12 Remote Management 12.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to enable remote mana gement of your NWA . It provides information on determining which services or protocols can access which of th e NWA’ s interfaces. R emote Management allows a user to administr ate the device over the network. Y ou can manage[...]

Chapter 12 Remote Ma nagement NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 0 •U s e t h e WWW screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) you can use the W eb Browser to manage the NWA (see Section 12.6 on page 113 ). •U s e t h e SNMP screen to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) a network systems[...]

Chapter 12 Remote Management NWA1100-N User’s Guide 111 Note: SNMP is only av ailable if TCP/IP is config ured. Figure 53 SNMP Management Mode An SNMP managed network consists of two main types of component: agents and a manager . A n a g e n t i s a m a n a g e m e n t s o f t w a r e m o d u l e t h a t r e s i d e s i n a m a n a g e d d e v i[...]

Chapter 12 Remote Ma nagement NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 2 timeout period. The management session does not time out when a statistics screen is polling. Y ou can change the timeout period in the SYSTEM screen. 12.4 The T elnet Screen Use this screen to configure your NW A for remote T elnet access. Y ou can use T elnet to access the NW A’s C omm[...]

Chapter 12 Remote Management NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 3 T o change your NW A’ s FTP settings, click REMOTE MGMT > FTP . The following screen displays. Figure 55 Re m o t e M a n a g e m en t : F T P The following table describes the labels in this screen. 12.6 The WWW Screen Use this screen to configure your NW A via the W orld Wide W eb ( [...]

Chapter 12 Remote Ma nagement NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 4 T o change your NW A’ s WWW settings, click REMOTE MGNT > WWW . The following screen shows. Figure 56 Remote Management: WWW The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 39 Remote Management: WWW LABEL DESCRIPTION WWW Server Port Y ou may change the server port numb[...]

Chapter 12 Remote Management NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 5 12.7 The SNMP Screen Use this screen to hav e a manager station admini strate your NW A over the network. T o change your NW A’ s SNMP settings, click REMOTE MGMT > SNMP . The following screen displays. Figure 57 Re m o t e M a n a g e m en t : S N M P The following table describes the[...]

Chapter 12 Remote Ma nagement NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 6 12.8 T e chnical Reference This section provides some technical background information about the topics co vered in this chapter . 12.8.1 MIB Managed devices in an SMNP managed network contain object v ariables or managed objects that define each piece of information to be collected about [...]

Chapter 12 Remote Management NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 7 12.8.3 SNMP T r ap s SNMP traps are messages sent by the agents of ea ch managed device to the SNMP manager . These messages inform the administrator of ev ents in da ta networks handled by the device. The NWA can send the following traps to the SNMP man ager . Some traps include an SNMP in[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 11 9 C HAPTER 13 Certificate Screen 13.1 Overview This chapter describes how your NW A can use certificates as a means of authenticating wireless clients. It gives background information about public-key certificates and explains how to use them. A certificate contains the certificate owner’s identity and public k ey . Ce[...]

Chapter 13 Certificate Scre en NWA1100-N User’s Guide 120 13.4 Certificate Screen Use this screen to view , delete and import certificates. Click CERTIFICA TE to open the NWA’ s summary list of certificates and to import a new certificate. See the following figure. Figure 59 Certificate The following table describes the labels in this screen. 1[...]

Chapter 13 Certificate Screen NWA1100-N User’s Guide 121 These keys work like a handwritten signature (in fact , certificates are often referred to as “digital signatures”). Only you can write your signature exac tly as it should look. When people know what your signature looks like, they can v erify whethe r something was signed by y ou, or [...]

Chapter 13 Certificate Scre en NWA1100-N User’s Guide 122 3 Double-click the certificate’ s icon to open the Certificate window. Click the Details tab and scroll down to the Thumbprint Algorithm and Thumbp rint fiel ds. Figure 61 Certificate Details 4 Use a secure method to v erify that the cert ificate owner has the sa me information in the Th[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 123 C HAPTER 14 Log Screens 14.1 Overview This chapter provides information on viewing and generating logs on your NWA. Logs are files that contain recorded network ac tivit y over a set period. They are used by administrators to monitor the h ealth of th e system(s) they are managing. Logs enable administrators to effectiv[...]

Chapter 14 Log Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 124 14.3 What Y ou Need T o Know Alert s and Logs An alert is a type of log that warr ants more serious attention. Some categories such as System Errors consist of both logs and alerts. Y ou can differentiate them by their color in the View Log screen. Alerts are displayed in red and logs are displaye[...]

Chapter 14 Log Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 125 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 14.5 Log Settings Screen Use this screen to configure to wh ere and when the NW A is to send the logs and which logs and/or immediate alerts it is to send. T o change your NW A’ s log settings, click LOGS > Log Settings . The screen app[...]

Chapter 14 Log Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 126 The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 45 Log Settings LABEL DESCRIPTION Address Info Mail Server Enter the server name or the IP addres s o f the mail server for the e-mail addresses specified below . If this field is left blank, logs and alert messages will not be sent v[...]

Chapter 14 Log Screens NWA1100-N User’s Guide 127 Apply Click Apply to save your c ustomize d se ttings and exit this screen. Res et Click Reset to reconfigure all the fields in this screen. T able 45 Log Settings (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 129 C HAPTER 15 Maintenance 15.1 Overview This chapter describes the maintenance screens. It discusses how you can view the association list and channel usage, upload new firm ware, manage configuration and restart y our NWA without turning it off and on. 15.2 What Y ou Can Do in this Chapter •U s e t h e Association List[...]

Chapter 15 Maintenance NWA1100-N User’s Guide 130 Click Maintenance > Association List . The following screen displays. Figure 65 Association List The following table describes the labels in this screen. 15.5 Channel Usage Screen Use this screen to know whether a channel is used by another wireless network or not. If a channel is being used, y[...]

Chapter 15 Maintenance NWA1100-N User’s Guide 131 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 15.6 F/W Upload Screen Use this screen to upload a firmware to your NWA. Click Maintenance > F/W Upload . Follow the instructions in this section to upload firmware to y our NWA. Figure 67 Firmware Upload T able 47 Channel Usage LABEL DES[...]

Chapter 15 Maintenance NWA1100-N User’s Guide 132 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Do not turn off the NW A while firmware upload is in progress! After you see the Firmware Upload in Process screen, wait tw o minutes before logging into the NW A again. Figure 68 Firmware Upload In Process The NWA automatically restarts in [...]

Chapter 15 Maintenance NWA1100-N User’s Guide 133 15.7 Configuration File Screen Use this screen to backup , restore and reset the co nfiguration of your NWA. Click Maintenance > Configuration File . The screen appears as shown next. Figure 71 Configuration File 15.7.1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allows y ou to back up (save) the[...]

Chapter 15 Maintenance NWA1100-N User’s Guide 134 Do not turn off the NW A while configuration file upload is in progress. After you see a “restore configur ation successful” screen, you must then wait one minu te before logging into the NW A again. Figure 72 Configuration Upload Successful The NWA automatically restarts in this time causing [...]

Chapter 15 Maintenance NWA1100-N User’s Guide 135 15.7.3 Back to Factory Default s Pressing the Reset button in this section clears all user-entered configur ation information and returns the NW A to its factory defaults as show n on the screen. The following warning screen will appear . Figure 75 Reset W arning Message Y ou can also press the RE[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 137 C HAPTER 16 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Po wer , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • NW A Access and Login • Internet Access 16.1 Power , Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NWA does not[...]

Chapter 16 Troubleshooting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 138 16.2 NW A Access and Login I forgot the IP address for the NWA. 1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.2 . 2 If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address of the NW A by looking up the IP address of the default gatew ay for you r computer . T o do this in mos[...]

Chapter 16 Troubleshoo ting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 139 6 If the problem continues, contact the network admi nistrator or vendor , or try one of the adv anced suggestions. Advanced Suggestions • T ry to access the NWA using another service, such as T elnet. If you can access the NW A, check the remote management settings to find out why the NW A[...]

Chapter 16 Troubleshooting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 140 I cannot access the Internet anymore. I had ac ces s to the Internet (with the NWA ), but my Internet connection is not a vailable an ymore. 1 Check the hardware connections, and make sure th e LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide and Section 1.7 on page 27 . 2 R eboot the [...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 141 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications The following tables summarize the NW A’ s hardware and firmw are features. T able 50 Hardware Specifications Power Specification 12 V DC, 1.5 A Rese t button Ret urns all settings to t heir factory defaults. Ethernet Port • Auto-ne gotiating: 10/100/1000 Mbps in either half -dupl[...]

Appendix A Power over Ethernet (PoE) Specifi cations NWA1100-N User’s Guide 142 Power over Ethernet (PoE) S pecifications Y ou can use a power o ver Ethe rnet inje ctor to power this dev ice. The inject or must comply t o IEEE 802.3af .-7 SSL Passthrough SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) us es a public key to encrypt data that's transmitted over an[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 143 A PPENDIX B Setting Up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address Note: Y our specific NW A may not support all of the operating systems described in thi s appendix. See the product specifications for more information about which operating systems are sup ported. This appendix shows you how to configure the IP se ttings on your co[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 144 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click the Network Connections icon. 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties .[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 145 4 On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/I P) and then click Properties .[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 146 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens. 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , and Default gate[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 147 Windows V ist a This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional. 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click the Network and Internet icon. 3 Click the Network and Sharing Center icon.[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 148 4 Click Manage network connections . 5 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties . Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displays a sc reen saying that it needs your permissi on to continue.[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 149 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties .[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 150 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. 8 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , an[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 151 Windows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise. 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click View network status and tasks under the Network and Intern et category . 3 Click Change adapter settings .[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 152 4 Double click Local Area Connection and then sele ct Properties . Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displays a sc reen saying that it needs your permissi on to continue.[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 153 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties .[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 154 6 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens. 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , an[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 155 3 The IP settings are displayed as follows. Mac OS X: 10.3 and 10.4 The screens in this section are from Ma c OS X 10.4 but can also apply to 10.3. 1 Click Apple > System Preferen ces .[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 156 2 In the System Preferen ces window , click the Network icon. 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Built-in Et hernet from the network connection type list, and then click Config ure.[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 157 4 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configur e IPv4 list in the TCP/IP tab. 5 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure IPv4 list, select Manually . •I n t h e IP Address field, type your IP address. •[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 158 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking Appli cations > Utilities > Network Utilities , and then selecting the appropriate Network Interface from the Info tab. Figure 77 Mac OS X 1 0.4: Network Utility Mac OS X: 10.5 and 10.6 The screens in th[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 159 2 In System Preferen ces , click the Network icon. 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Ethernet from the list of av ailable connection types. 4 From the Configure list, select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings. 5 For statically assigned settings[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 160 •F r o m t h e Configure list, select Manually . •I n t h e IP Address field, enter your IP address. •I n t h e Subnet Mask field, enter y our su bn et mas k. •I n t h e Router field, enter the IP address of your NW A. 6 Click Apply and close the window.[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 161 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking Appli cations > Utilities > Network Utilities , and then selecting the appropriate Network interface from the Info tab. Figure 78 Mac OS X 1 0.5: Network Utility Linux: Ubuntu 8 (GNOME) This section show[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 162 2 When the Network Settings window opens, click Unlock to open the Authenticate window. (By default, the Unlock button is greyed out until clicked.) Y ou cannot make changes to your configuration unless you first enter your admin password. 3 In the Authenticate window, [...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 163 4 In the Network Settings window, select the connection that you want to configure, then click Properties . 5 The Properties dialog box opens. •I n t h e Configuration list, select Automatic Configuration (DHCP ) if you have a dynamic IP address. •I n t h e Configur[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 164 7 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the DNS tab in the Network Settings window and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. 8 Click the Close button to apply the changes.[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 165 V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking System > Ad ministrati on > Network Tools , and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab. The Interface Statistics column shows data if your connection is working properly . Fig[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 166 1 Click K Menu > Computer > Administrator Settings (YaST) . 2 When the Run as Root - KDE su dialog opens, enter the admin password and click OK .[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 167 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens, select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon. 4 When the Network Settings window opens, click the Overview tab, select the appropriate connection Name from the list, and then click the Configure button.[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 168 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab Figure 80 openSUSE 10.3: Network Card S etup 6 Select Dynamic Address (DHCP) if you have a dyn amic IP address. Select Statically assigned IP Address if you have a static IP address. Fill in the IP addres[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 169 8 If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click the Hostname/DNS tab in Network Settings and then enter the DNS server information in the fields provided. 9 Click Finish to save your settings and close the window . V erifying Settings Click the KNetwork Manager icon[...]

Appendix B Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address NWA1100-N User’s Guide 170 When the Connection Status - KNetwork Manager window opens, click the Statistics tab to see if your connection is working properly . Figure 82 openSUSE: Connection Status - KNe twork Manager[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 171 A PPENDIX C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permissions In order to use the web configur ator you need to allow: • W eb browser pop-up windows from your device. • Jav aScript (enabled by default). • Jav a pe rmission s (en abled by default). Note: The screens used below belong to Intern et Explorer versi on 6,[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Ja va Permissions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 172 2 Clear the Block pop-ups check box in the Pop-up Blocker section of the screen. This disables any web pop-up blockers you may have enabled. Figure 84 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable Pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Alternati[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permi ssions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 173 2 Select Settings… to open the Pop-up Bloc ker Settings screen. Figure 85 Internet Options: Privacy 3 T ype the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not w ant to hav e blocked) with the prefix “http://” . For example, http://192.168.167.1.[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Ja va Permissions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 174 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites . Figure 86 Pop-up Block er Settings 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript If pages of the we b configurator do not display properly in Inter[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permi ssions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 175 1 In Internet Explorer , click Tools , Inter net Options and then the Security tab. Figure 87 Internet Options: Security 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Scripting . 4 Under Active scripting make sure that Enable is selected (the default). 5[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Ja va Permissions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 176 6 Click OK to close the window. Figure 88 Security Settings - Java Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Options and then th e Security tab. 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM . 4 Under Java [...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permi ssions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 177 5 Click OK to close the window. Figure 89 Security Settings - Java JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Options and then th e Advanced ta b. 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected.[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Ja va Permissions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 178 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 90 Java (Sun) Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0 screens are used here. Screens for other v ersions may vary slightly . The steps below apply to Mozilla Firefox 3.0 as well. Y ou can enable Java, Jav ascript and pop-ups i[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permi ssions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 179 Click Content to show the screen below . Select the check boxes as sho wn in the following screen. Figure 92 Mozilla Firefox Content Security Opera Opera 10 screens are used here. Screens for o ther versions may v ary slightly .[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Ja va Permissions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 180 Allowing Pop-Ups From Opera, click Tools , then Preferences . In the General tab, go to Choo se how you prefer to handle pop-ups and select Open all pop-ups . Figure 93 Opera: Allowing Pop-Ups Enabling Java From Opera, click Tools , then Preferences . In the Ad[...]

Appendix C Pop-up Windows, JavaScript and Java Permi ssions NWA1100-N User’s Guide 181 T o customize JavaScript behavior in the Opera browser , click JavaScript Options . Figure 95 Opera: JavaScript Options Select the items you want Opera’ s JavaScript to apply .[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 183 A PPENDIX D IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses a nd subnet masks. IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Ev ery networking device (including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to communicate across the network. These networking devices are also[...]

Appendix D IP Addresses and Subnetting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 184 The following figure shows an example IP address in which the first three octets (192.168.1) are the network number , and the fourth octet (16) is the host ID. Figure 96 Network Number and Host ID How much of the IP address is the netw ork number and how much is the host ID v aries[...]

Appendix D IP Addr esses and Subnetting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 185 Subnet masks can be referred to by the size of th e network number part (the bits with a “1” v alue). For example, an “8-bit mask” means that the first 8 bits of the mask are ones and the remaining 24 bits are zeroes. Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal nota tion [...]

Appendix D IP Addresses and Subnetting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 186 The following table shows some possible subnet masks using both notations. Subnetting Y ou can use subnet ting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the following example a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of [...]

Appendix D IP Addr esses and Subnetting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 187 The following figure shows the company netw ork after subnetting . There are now two sub- networks, A and B . Figure 98 Subnetting Example: After Subnetting In a 25-bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits , so each sub-network has a maximum of 2 7 – 2 or 126 possible hosts (a host ID [...]

Appendix D IP Addresses and Subnetting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 188 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subn ets (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 111). Subnet Address: 192.168.1.0 Lowest Hos t ID: 192.168.1.1 Broadcast Address: 192.168.1.63 Highest Hos t ID: 192.168.1.62 T able 59 Subnet 2 IP/SUBNET MASK NETW[...]

Appendix D IP Addr esses and Subnetting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 189 The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. Subnet Planning The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 24-bit network number . The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 16-bit network numb[...]

Appendix D IP Addresses and Subnetting NWA1100-N User’s Guide 190 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your n etwork number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns y ou a block of regist ered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask. If the ISP di[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 191 A PPENDIX E Wireless LANs Wireless LAN T opologies This section discusses ad-hoc and infrastructure wireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an indepe ndent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless adapters (A, B, C). Any time two or more wireless [...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 192 disabled, wireless client A and B can still access the wired network but cannot communicate with each other . Figure 100 Basic Service Set ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlapping BSSs, each containing an access point, with each access point connected together by a w[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 193 An ESSID (ES S IDentification) uniquely identifies each ESS. All access points and their associated wireless clients within the same ESS must have the same ES SID in order to communicate. Figure 101 Infrastructure WLAN Channel A channel is the radio frequency(ies) used by wireless devices to tr [...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 194 cannot "hear" each other , that is they do not know if the channel is currently being used. Therefore, they are considered hidden from each othe r . Figure 102 RT S/CTS When station A sends data to the AP , it might not know that the station B is already using the channel. If these two[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 195 If the Fragmentation Threshold value is smaller than the RTS/CT S value (see previously) you set then the R TS (Request T o Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) handshake will never occur as data frames will be fragmented before they reach RTS/CTS size. Preamble T ype Preamble is used to signal that data i[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 196 The following figure shows the relative effectivenes s of these wireless security methods available on your NWA. Note: Y ou must enab le the same wireless security settings on the NWA and on all wireless clients that y ou want to associate with it. IEEE 802.1x In June 2001, the IEEE 8 02.1x stan[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 197 RADIUS is a simple package exchange in wh ich your AP acts as a me ssage relay between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server . T ypes of RADIUS Messages The following types of RADIUS messages are ex changed between the access point and the R ADIUS server for user authen tication: •[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 198 EAP-MD5 (Message-Dig est Algorithm 5) MD5 authentication is the simplest one-w ay authentication method. The authentication serv er sends a challenge to the wireless client. The wireless client ‘proves’ that it knows the password by encrypting the password with the challenge and sends back t[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 199 If this feature is enabled, it is not necessary to configure a default encryption k ey in the wireless security configuration screen. Y ou ma y still configure and store keys, but they will not be used while dynamic WEP is enabled. Note: EAP-MD5 cann ot be used with Dynamic WEP K ey Exchange For[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 200 called Rijndael. They both include a per -packet key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with se quencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism. WPA and WP A2 regularly change and rotate the encryp tion k eys so that the same encrypti[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 201 WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example T o set up WPA(2), you need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port number (default is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WPA(2) applicat ion example with an external RADIUS server looks as follows. "A" is the RADIUS server . "DS&[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 202 4 The AP and wireless clie nts use the TKIP or AE S encryption process, the PMK and information exchanged in a handshake to create tempor al encryp tion keys. They use these keys to encrypt data exchanged between them. Figure 104 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication Security Pa rameters Summary R efer to t[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 203 Po sitioning the antennas properly increases the range an d coverage area of a wireless LAN. Antenna Characteristics Frequency An antenna in the frequency of 2.4GHz or 5GHz is n eeded to communicate efficiently in a wireless LAN Radiation Pattern A radiation pattern is a diagram that allows you [...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs NWA1100-N User’s Guide 204 F or directional antennas, point the antenna in the direction of th e desired cover age area.[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 205 A PPENDIX F T ext File Based Auto Configuration This chapter describes how administrators can use text configuration files to configure the wireless LAN settings for multiple APs. T ext File Based Auto Configuration Overview Y o u can use plain text configur ation files to config ure the wireless LAN settings on multipl[...]

Appendix F Text File Based Auto Configura tio n NWA1100-N User’s Guide 206 Use the following procedure to have th e AP download the configuration file. V erifying Y our Configuration File Upload Via SNMP Y ou can use SNMP management softw are to display the configuration file v ersion currently on the device by using the followi ng MIB. T roubles[...]

NWA1100-N User’s Guide 207 A PPENDIX G Open Sof tware Announcement s End-User License Agreement for "NW A1 100-N WARNING: Z y X EL Communications Corp. IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOF TWARE T O YOU ONL Y UPON THE CONDITION THA T YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONT AINED I N THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT . PLEASE READ THE TERMS CAREFU LL Y BEFORE COMP LE[...]

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NWA1100-N User’s Guide 237 A PPENDIX H Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2011 by Z yXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be repr oduced in any part or as a whole, tr anscribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into an y language, or transmitted in any form or by an y means, electronic, mechanical[...]

Appendix H Legal Informa tion NWA1100-N User’s Guide 238 • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference re ceiv ed, including interference that may cause undesired oper ations. FCC W arning This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital switch, pursuant to P [...]

Appendix H Legal Informa tion NWA1100-N User’s Guide 239 PRODUIT CONFORME SELON 21 CFR 1040.10 ET 1040.11. (for products with mini-GBIC slots or laser products, such as fiber-optic tr ansceiver and GPON products) Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www .zyxel.com . 2 Select your product on the Z yXEL home page to go to that product's page.[...]

Appendix H Legal Informa tion NWA1100-N User’s Guide 240 • This device complies with the requirements of He alth Canada Safety Code 6 f or Canada. (for USB wireless adapters or CardBus cards) • T esting was performed on laptop computers wi th antennas at 0mm spacing. The maximum SA R value is: ??? W/kg. The de vice must not be collocated with[...]

Appendix H Legal Informa tion NWA1100-N User’s Guide 241 IMPORT ANT NOTE Device for the band 5150-5250 MHz is only for indoor usage to reduce potential for harmful interference to co-channel mobile satellite systems; users should also be cautioned to take note that high-power r adars are allocated as primary users (meaning they have priority) of [...]

Appendix H Legal Informa tion NWA1100-N User’s Guide 242 PRODUIT CONFORME SELON 21 CFR 1040.10 ET 1040.11. (for products with mini-GBIC slots or laser products, such as fiber-optic tr ansceiver and GPON products) Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www .zyxel.com . 2 Select your product on the Z yXEL home page to go to that product's page.[...]

Index NWA1100-N User’s Guide 243 Index Numbers 802.1x-Only 86 802.1x-Static128 86 802.1x-Static64 86 A Access Point 20 , 47 access privileges 24 Accounting Server 101 Advanced Encryption Standard See AES. AES 199 Alerts 124 Alternative subnet mask notation 186 announcements software 207 Antenna 78 , 141 antenna directional 203 gain 203 omni-direc[...]

Index NWA1100-N User’s Guide 244 CTS (Clear to Send) 194 D Date and time start 59 Dimensions 141 disclaimer 237 Distribution System 61 DNS 55 Domain Name Server (DNS) 55 DS 61 DTIM Interv al 64 , 74 dynamic WEP key exchange 198 E EAP 87 EAP Authentication 197 Encryption 87 , 89 , 91 , 95 encryption 22 , 199 ESS 61 , 192 Etherne t device 102 Ether[...]

Index NWA1100-N User’s Guide 245 K key 87 , 89 L latency 76 LEAP 87 LEDs 27 , 137 Blinking 27 ETHERNET 27 Flashing 27 Off 27 On 27 SYS 27 WLAN 27 Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol 87 Log Screens 12 3 Logs accessing logs 123 receiving logs via e-mail 124 Logs Screen Mail Server 126 Mail Subject 126 Send Log to 126 Sys lo g 126 Logs, U[...]

Index NWA1100-N User’s Guide 246 preamble mode 195 Preamble T ype 64 , 67 , 71 , 74 Pre-Shared Key 87 priorities 83 Private-Public Certificates 120 product registration 242 Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol 87 PSK 87 , 200 Q QoS 75 , 82 Quality of Service 75 R Rad i o F r eq u e n c y 78 RADIUS 99 , 196 Accounting 100 Authentication 99[...]

Index NWA1100-N User’s Guide 247 SSID profile 80 pre-configured 24 SSID profiles 24 SSL P assthrough 142 Status Screens 33 802.11 Mode 35 Channel ID 35 Ether net 33 FCS Error Count 35 Firmware V ersion 34 Interface Status 34 Pol l I nt e r val 35 Re fr e sh I n t e r va l 33 R etry Count 35 Statistics 35 System R esources 34 system statistics 33 [...]

Index NWA1100-N User’s Guide 248 W eb Configur ator 29 Logout 31 password 29 WEP 86 WEP key encrypting 98 Wi-Fi MultiMedia 75 Wi-Fi Multimedia QoS 82 Wi-Fi Protected Access 86 , 199 Wired Equivalent Priv acy 86 Wireless Association List 14 2 Wireless Client 23 , 50 wireless client WPA supplicants 200 Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 22 Wireless[...]

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