Netopia 6161210-00-01 manual

Netopia ® 3-D Reach Utility April 2007 Netopia ® 3-D Reach Wireless Adapters User Guide[...]

2 Copyright Copyright © 2007 Netopia, Inc. Netopia and the Netopia logo are registered trademarks belonging to Netopia, Inc., registered U.S. Patent and T rademark Office. Broadband Without Boundaries and 3-D Reach are trademarks belonging to Netopia, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved. Neto[...]

1 T able of Contents T able of Contents Copyright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Netopia 3D Reach Utility Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 For Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 For Microsoft Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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3 Netopia 3D Reach Utility Installation Netopia 3D Reach Utility Installation For Microsoft Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 1. Inser t the CD. The Setup utility will run automatically and load the driver for the Netopia 3D Reach Wireless PC Car d. When the installation is complete, a new Wireless communication icon will appear in your system tray in the Win[...]

4 Star t the Netopia 3D REA CH Utility When you star t the Netopia 3D REACH Utility and select “Use Netopia 3D REACH as Con- figuration utility” for the first time, the system will connect to the Access Point with best signal strength and matching security setting. When you star t the Netopia 3D REACH Util- ity , it will issue a scan command [...]

5 Start the Netopia 3D REACH Utility [ Windows XP users only , Note:] When the Netopia 3D REACH Utility exits from the system, it will restor e WZC to its initial state before star ting Netopia 3D REACH Utility , for example, if WZC is stopped before the Netopia 3D REACH Utility star ted. WZC will stay stopped after the Netopia 3D REACH Utility ter[...]

6 Site Survey Under the Site Sur vey tab, the system displays the information of sur r ounding Access Points from the r esults of the last scan. List information includes SSID, BSSID, Signal, Channel, Encr yption Algorithm, and Network Type as shown in Figure 3-1. Figur e 3-1 Detail information of site sur vey page Definition of each field 1. SSI[...]

7 Site Survey 6. Authentication: Authentication mode used within the network, including Open, WEP-Key , WP A-PSK and WP A. 7. Network Type: Network type in use, Infrastr ucture for BSS, Ad-Hoc for IBSS network. Connected network: 1. When the Netopia 3D REACH Utility is r unning, it will automatically select the best Access Point to which to connect[...]

8 ADD/EDIT Pr ofile 1. System Configuration as shown in figure 3-2. Figur e 3-2_Pr ofile system configuration Profile Name: Y ou can enter a name for this profile. SSID: Y ou can input the intended SSID name or use the pull down menu to select fr om the available Access Points. Power Save Mode: Y ou can choose CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or [...]

9 ADD/EDIT Profile RTS Threshold: Y ou can adjust the RTS threshold number by sliding the bar or key directly to a value. The default value is 2347. Fragment Threshold: Y ou can adjust the Fragment threshold number by sliding the bar or key directly to a value. The default value is 2346. Channel: Only available for setting under ad-hoc mode. Y ou c[...]

10 Encryption Setting WEP/TKIP/AES Authentication and Security settings, shown in figure 4-1. Figure 4-1 Authentication and Security setting Authentication Type: Three types of authentication modes ar e suppor ted by the Neto- pia 3D REACH Utility: Open, Shared, WP A-PSK and WP A system. Encr yption Type: For Open and Shar ed authentication mode, [...]

11 Encryption Setting WEP/TKIP/AES WEP Key: Only valid when using WEP encr yption algorithm. The key must match the Access Point's key . There ar e several for mats to enter the keys. 1. Hexadecimal`40bits: 10 Hex characters. 2. Hexadecimal`128bits: 32Hex characters. 3. ASCII`40bits: 5 ASCII characters. 4. ASCII`128bits: 13 ASCII characters. *[...]

12 802.1x Setting 802.1x is an authentication protocol for a “WP A” cer tificate to an authentication ser ver. Shown as figure 14-14 Authentication type: 1. PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Pr otocol. PEAP transpor t securely authenti- cates data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an authentication ser ver . PEAP can authentic[...]

13 802.1x Setting 3. TTLS: T unneled T ranspor t Layer Security . This security method provides for cer tificate- based, mutual authentication of the client and network through an encr ypted channel. Unlike EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS requir es only ser ver-side cer tificates. 4. LEAP: Light Extensible Authentication Protocol. It is an EAP authentication t[...]

14 CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the ser ver or both the ser ver and client may be authen- ticated and requir e a cer tificate. Ser ver cer tificates identify a ser ver, usually an authentica- tion or RADIUS ser ver to clients. Most EAPs r equire a cer tificate issued by a r oot authority or a tr usted commercial Cer tificate Auth[...]

15 Profile Pr ofile Y ou can save your favorite wir eless setting among your home, of fice, and other public hotspots in a Profile. Y ou can save multiple profiles, and activate the cor rect one at your prefer ence. Figure 5-1 shows the Profile page setting. Figur e 5-1 Pr ofile page Definition of each field: 1. Profile: Name of pr ofile,[...]

16 Connection status Indicates connection is successful on cur rent activated profile. Indicates connection failed on cur rent activated profile. Add a new profile. Delete an existing profile. Edit a Profile. Activate selected profile.[...]

17 Link Status Link Status Figure 6-1 is the Link Status page; it displays detailed infor mation about the cur rent con- nection. Figur e 6-1 Link Status information Status: Cur rent connection status. If there is no connection, it will show Disconnected. Other wise, the connected SSID and BSSID will be shown her e. Extra Info: Display link status [...]

18 Signal Strength: Reception signal str ength; you can choose to display as a percentage or dBm for mat. Displays wireless car d's TCP/IP and physical address infor mation.[...]

19 Advanced Adv anced Figure 8-1 shows Advanced setting page of the Netopia 3D REACH Utility . Figure 8-1 Advanced setting Wireless mode: Select wir eless mode. “802.11b only” and “802.11 B/G mix” modes are suppor ted. Ad hoc wireless mode: Select Ad hoc wir eless mode. “802.11b only”, “802.11 B/G mixed”, and “802.11 G only” mod[...]

20 3. Of f: Always send frames without protection. TX Rate: Manually force the Transmit using selected rate. Default is auto. Tx Burst: Netopia 3D REACH Utility's proprietar y frame burst mode. Fast Roaming at: fast to roaming, setup by transmit power . T urn radio ON/OFF for FAA requir ement. Radio On: Indicate to turn on radio. Radio Of f: I[...]

21 Country Channel List Country Channel List Countr y channel list, channel classification and range. Classification Range 0: FCC CH1 ~ CH11 1: IC (Canada) CH1 ~ CH11 2: ETSI CH1 ~ CH13 3: SP AIN CH10 ~ CH11 4: FRANCE CH10 ~ CH13 5: MKK CH14 ~ CH14 6: MKKI (TELEC) CH1 ~ CH14 7: ISRAEL CH3 ~ CH9 Country Name Classification Range Ar gentina 0 CH1~[...]

22 Croatia 2 CH1~13 Cypr us 2 CH1~13 Czech Republic 2 CH1~13 Denmark 2 CH1~13 Ecuador 2 CH1~13 Egypt 2 CH1~13 Estonia 2 CH1~13 Finland 2 CH1~13 France 4 CH10~13 France2 2 CH1~13 Ger many 2 CH1~13 Greece 2 CH1~13 Hong Kong 2 CH1~13 Hungar y 2 CH1~13 Iceland 2 CH1~13 India 2 CH1~13 Indonesia 2 CH1~13 Ireland 2 CH1~13 Israel 7 CH3~9 Italy 2 CH1~13 Jap[...]

23 Country Channel List Luxembour g 2 CH1~13 Macedonia 2 CH1~13 Malaysia 2 CH1~13 Mexico 0 CH1~11 Morocco 2 CH1~13 Netherlands 2 CH1~13 New Zealand 2 CH1~13 Nigeria 2 CH1~13 Nor way 2 CH1~13 Panama 2 CH1~13 Paraguay 2 CH1~13 Per u 2 CH1~13 Philippines 2 CH1~13 Poland 2 CH1~13 Por tugal 2 CH1~13 Puer to Rico 2 CH1~13 Romania 2 CH1~13 Russia 2 CH1~13[...]

24 United Kingdom 2 CH1~13 United States of America 0 CH1~11 Ur uguay 2 CH1~13 V enezuela 2 CH1~13 Y ugoslavia 0 CH1~11 Country Name Classification Range[...]

25 About About The About page displays the wireless car d and driver version information as shown in fig- ure 9-1. Figur e 9-1 About Page It displays the Configuration Utility V ersion, Driver V ersion, and EEPROM V ersion infor ma- tion.[...]

26 Example: Adding a profile in the site surve y page 1. Select the desired network fr om the site sur vey list.[...]

27 Example: Adding a profile in the site survey page 2. Click the Add to Profile button.[...]

28 3. The Add Profile window appears.[...]

29 Example: Adding a profile in the site survey page 4. Change the Profile Name to your pr eference (optional). 5. Click the OK button without changing any other values.[...]

30 6. Follow the examples in the section “Configure connection with WEP ON” on page 39 , the section “Configure connection with WP A-PSK” on page 43 or the section “Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting” on page 47 to set the authentication and secu- rity page.[...]

31 Example: Adding a profile in the Profile page Example: Adding a profile in the Pr ofile page 1. Click the Add button in the Profile page.[...]

32 2. The Add Profile page appears.[...]

33 Example: Adding a profile in the Profile page 3. Change the Profile Name to your pr eference (optional).[...]

34 4. From the SSID pull-down menu select your desir ed Access Point. The Access Point list is generated from the r esults of the site sur vey .[...]

35 Example: Adding a profile in the Profile page 5. Set the desired Power Saving Mode (optional). 6. Click the Authentication and Security tab.[...]

36 The Authentication and Security page appears. 7. Click the OK button.[...]

37 Example: Adding a profile in the Profile page The created pr ofile appears in the Profile List. 8. Click the Connect button to activate the profile setting.[...]

38 9. Follow the examples in the section “Configure connection with WEP ON” on page 39 , the section “Configure connection with WP A-PSK” on page 43 or the section “Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting” on page 47 to set the authentication and secu- rity page.[...]

39 Configure connection with WEP ON Configure connection with WEP ON 1. Select an Access Point with WEP encr yption.[...]

40 2. Click the Connect button or double-click on the intended network.[...]

41 Configure connection with WEP ON 3. The Authentication and Security page appears. 4. Enter the proper key setting that matches your Access Point's.[...]

42 5. Click the OK button. An established connection will look like the figure below .[...]

43 Configure connection with WP A-PSK Configure connection with WP A-PSK 1. Select an Access Point with WP A-PSK authentication mode.[...]

44 2. Click the Connect button or double click the intended network.[...]

45 Configure connection with WP A-PSK The Authentication and Security page appears. 3. The Authentication Type is WP A-PSK.[...]

46 Select the cor rect encr yption (TKIP or AES). Enter the WP A Preshared Key . 4. Click the OK button. ☛ W arning: If the WP A Preshar ed Key is entered incor rectly , the Access Point will be shown as connected, but you won't be able to exchange any data.[...]

47 Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting Configure connection with WP A b y 802.1x setting 1. Select an Access Point with WP A authentication mode.[...]

48 2. Click the Connect button or double-click the desired network.[...]

49 Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting 3. The Authentication and Security page appears. 4. Click the 802.1x Setting button.[...]

50 5. The 802.1x Setting page appears. 6. Authentication Type and setting method: PEAP: 1. Authentication Type: choose PEAP , enter your identity (example: Netopia) in the Iden- tity field. T unneled Authentication: Protocol: choose EAP-MSCHAP v2, tunnel Identity is Netopia and tunnel Password is test. The setting is an example.[...]

51 Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting 2. Click the OK button. The result will look like the figur e below . TLS / Smar t Car d: 1. Authentication Type: choose TLS / Smar t Car d, TLS only needs an Identity that is Netopia for ser ver authentication. The setting is an example.[...]

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53 Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting 2. TLS must use a client cer tificate. Click the Mor e button to choose a cer tificate.[...]

54 3. The Cer tificate Selection page appears. Choose a cer tificate for ser ver authentica- tion. 4. T o display cer tificate infor mation in use see the client Cer tification page.[...]

55 Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting 5. Click the OK button. The result will look like the figur e below .[...]

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57 Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting TTLS: 1. Authentication Type: choose TTLS; Identity is Netopia. For T unnel Authentication Pro- tocol choose CHAP , tunnel Identity is Netopia and tunnel Passwor d is test. The setting is an example. 2. Click the OK button.[...]

58 The result will look like the figur e below .[...]

59 Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting MD5: 1. Authentication Type: choose MD5; MD5 only needs identity and password - Netopia and test - for ser ver authentication. The setting is an example. 2. Click the OK button.[...]

60 The result will look like the figur e below .[...]

61 Configure connection with WP A by 802.1x setting Excursuses The above setting is a test platfor m by Netopia, inc. Y ou can set the functions in accor- dance with the Access Point. Ackno wledgements: “This product includes softwar e developed by MDC and its licensors. This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Pr oject for use in [...]

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