ZyXEL Communications 802.11b/g Wireless Access Point NWA-1100 manual

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About This User's Guide ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 3 About This User's Guide Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the ZyXEL Device using the web configurator . Y ou should have at least a basic knowledge of TCP/IP network ing concepts and topology . Related Document ation • Quick Start Guide The [...]

Document Conventions ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 4 Document Conventions W arnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User ’ s Guide. 1 W arnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. " Notes tell you other import ant information (for example, other things yo u may need to configure or help ful [...]

Document Conventio ns ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 5 Icons Used in Figures Figures in this User ’ s Guide may use the followi ng generic icons. The ZyXEL Device icon is not an exact representation of your device. ZyXEL Device Computer Notebook computer Server Printer Firewall Ethernet Switch Switch Router[...]

Safety Warnings ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 6 Safety Warnings 1 For your safety , be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions. • Do NOT use this product near water , for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. • Do NOT store thin gs on the de[...]

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Contents Overview ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 9 Contents Overview Introduction .......................................... ........................................................................ .......... 23 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ............... ................ ................ ................ ................. ................ .. .2 5 [...]

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Table of Contents ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 Table of Contents About This User's Guide ................................ ........................................................................ .. 3 Document Conventions.................................................................. ......................................... .4 Safety Wa[...]

Table of Contents ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 12 Chapter 3 St atus Screens ...................................... ........................................................................... ....... 39 3.1 The S tatus Screen ..................... ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ....... ...... 39 3.[...]

Table of Contents ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 13 6.5.1 WMM QoS . ................ ............. ................ ................ ................ ............. ................ ...... .7 1 6.5.2 S panning T r ee Protocol (STP) .. .......... ................ ................ ................ ............. .......... 71 6.5.2.1 Rapid STP ....... .[...]

Table of Contents ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 14 10.1 Overview ................. ................. ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ .. ........... 97 10.2 What Y ou Can Do in the IP Screen ......................... ............. ................ ................ ............. 97 10.3 What Y ou Need[...]

Table of Contents ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 15 13.7.2 Displaying Logs .... ................ ................ ................ ................ ................. ................ . 12 0 13.7.3 Command List ............ ................ ................. ................ ................ ................ ........... 120 Chapter 14 Maintenance ...[...]

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List of Figur es ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 17 List of Figures Figure 1 Access Point Application ......... .......... ...... ................ ................. ............ ................. ...... ............. 26 Figure 2 Wireless Client Application ............. ... ......... ................. ................ ............. ................ .[...]

List of Figure s ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 18 Figure 39 Security:WP A2 or WP A2-M IX for Access Point ..... ................. ................ ................ ................ 85 Figure 40 Security: WP A2 or WP A2-MIX for Wireless Client . ................. ................ ................ ................ 86 Figure 41 Security: WP A-PSK, WP [...]

List of Figur es ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 19 Figure 82 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu ....................... ................ ................... ................. ............. ... . 149 Figure 83 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP .............. ................ ................ ................ ................ .............. ...... . 149 Figure 84 Ma[...]

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List of Tables ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 21 List of Tables T able 1 LEDs ................. ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ............... ........... ............. 32 T able 2 The S tatus Screen ............. ................ ................ ................ ................ ..............[...]

List of Tables ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 22 T able 39 Log Categories and Ava ilable Settings ..... ................. ................ ................ ................... ...... .. 120 T able 40 Log Command List .... ................ ................ ................. ................ ................ ............... ........... . 120 T able 41[...]

23 P ART I Introduction Introducing the ZyXEL Device (25) S tatus Screens (39) Introducing the W eb Configurator (35) T utorial (43)[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 25 C HAPTER 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device This chapter introduces the main applications and features of the ZyXEL Device. It also discusses the ways you can manage your ZyXEL Device. 1.1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device Y our ZyXEL Device extends the range of your existing wired networ k without additional wiring, providi[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 26 Figure 1 Access Point Application 1.2.2 Wireless Client The ZyXEL Device can be used as a wireless clie nt to communicate with an existing network. In the figure below , the printer can receive re quests from the wired computer clients A and B via the ZyXEL Device in W ireless [...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 27 1.2.3 Bridge The ZyXEL Device can act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links with other APs. In the figure below , the ZyXEL Devices ( A , B and Z ) are connec ted to independent wired networks and have a bridge connection ( A can co mmunicate with B and Z ) [...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 28 Figure 4 Bridging Example Be careful to avoid bridg e loops when you enable bridging in th e ZyXEL Device. Bridge loops cause broadcast traffic to circ le the network endlessly , resulting in possible throughput degradation and disru ption of communications. Th e following exam[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 29 Figure 6 Bridge Loop: Bridge Conn ected to Wired LAN T o prevent bridge loops, ensu re that you enable STP in the Wi re l e ss screen or your ZyXEL Device is not set to bridge mode while co nnec ted to both wired and wireless segments of the same LAN. 1.2.4 AP + Bridge In AP+Br[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 30 Figure 7 AP + Bridge Application 1.3 W ays to Manage the ZyXEL Device Use any of the following method s to manage the ZyXEL Device. • W eb Configurator . This is recommended fo r everyday management of the ZyXEL Device using a (s upported) we b browser . • CLI (Command Line[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 31 • Change any default passwords on the ZyX EL Device, such as the password used for accessing the ZyXEL Device’ s web configurator (if it has a web configurator). Use a password with a combination of letters and nu mbers and change your password regularly . W rite down the p[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 32 1.6 Hardware Connections See your Quick S tart Guide for informa tion on making hardware connections. 1.7 LEDs Figure 8 LEDs T able 1 LEDs LABEL LED COLOR ST ATUS DESCRIPTION 1 SYS Green On The ZyXEL Device is in AP + Bridge or Bridge mode, and has successfully established a Wi[...]

Chapter 1 Introducing the ZyXEL Device ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 33 Blinking The wireless adapto r WLAN is active, and tran smitting or receiving data. Off The wireless ada ptor WLAN is not active. 3 ETHERNET Green On The ZyXEL Device has a 10 Mbps Ethernet connection. Blinking The ZyXEL Device has a 10 Mbps Ethernet connection and is sending o[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 35 C HAPTER 2 Introducing the Web Configurator This chapter describes how to access the ZyXEL Device’ s web configura tor and provides an overview of its screens. 2.1 Accessing the W eb Configurator 1 Make sure your hardware is properly connected a nd prepare your com puter or computer network to connect to th e ZyXE[...]

Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configur ator ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 36 " The management session automatic ally times out when the time period set in the Administrator Inactivity T imer field expires (default five minutes). Simply log back into the ZyXEL Device if th is happens. 2.2 Resetting the ZyXEL Device If you forget your password o[...]

Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 37 Figure 10 S tatus Screen of the Web Configurator • Click the links on the left of t h e screen to configure advanced features such as SYSTEM (General, Password and T ime), WIR E LESS (W ireless Settings, Security , RADIUS, MAC Filter), IP , REMOTE MGNT (T elnet, FTP , WWW[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 39 C HAPTER 3 Status Screens The St a t u s screens display wh en you log in to the ZyXEL Device, or click St a t u s in the navigation menu. Use the St a t u s screens to look at the current status of the device, system resources, and interfaces. The St a t u s screens also provide detailed info rmation about system s[...]

Chapter 3 Sta tus Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 40 Device Name This field displays the ZyXEL Device system name. It is used for identification. Y ou can chan ge this in the System > General screen’s Device Name field. Operation Mode This field displ ays the current op erating mode of the first wireless module ( AP , Wire less Client , [...]

Chapter 3 Status Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 41 3.1.1 System S tatistics Screen Use this screen to view read-only informatio n, inclu ding 802.1 1 Mode, Channel ID, Retry Count and FCS Error Count. Also prov ided is the "poll interval". The Poll Interval field is configurable. The fields in this scree n vary according to the cur[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 43 C HAPTER 4 Tutorial This chapter first provides an overview of ho w to configure the wireless LAN on your ZyXEL Device, and then gives step-by- step guidelines showing how to configure your ZyXEL Device for some example scenarios. 4.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN This section illustrates how to choose which wir[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 44 Figure 13 Configuring Wireless LAN 4.1.3 Further Reading Use these links to find more information on the steps: • Selecting a WLAN Adaptor : see Section 6.4.1 on page 63 . • Choosing 802.1 1 Mode : see Section 6.4. 1 on page 63 . • Choosing a wireless Channel ID : see Section 6.4. 1 on page [...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 45 4.2.1 Scenario In the figure below , there are two ZyXEL Devices ( A and B ) in the network. A is in Access Point (AP) mode while B is in W ireless Client mode. Station B is connected to a File T ransfer Protocol (FTP) server . Y o u want only specifie d wireless clients to be able to access stati[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 46 Figure 15 Access Point Mode Wireless Setttings 1 Set the Operation Mode to AP . 2 Enter an SSID name, such as “NW A-1 100 A”. 3 Choose the chann el you want the ZyXEL Device to use. 4 Select the Wir eless Mode . 5 Set the Intra-BSS T raffic to Enable . 6 Go to Wir e less > Security to confi[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 47 2 Y ou should now see a tab that says Site Survey (refer to Figure 18 ). Click on this. A window should pop up wh ich contains a list of all available wireless devices within your ZyXEL Device’ s range. Copy the SSID of the AP you want your wireless client to connect to (refer to Figure 19 ). 3 [...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 48 Figure 18 Site Survey Figure 19 Wireless Client Mode 6 Go to Wir e less > Security to configure the ZyXEL Devi ce to use WP A-PSK security mode.[...]

Chapter 4 Tutorial ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 49 Figure 20 Wireless Client Mode Security Setttings 7 One way to ensure that only specified wireless clients can access the FTP server is by enabling MAC filtering on the ZyXEL Device. See Chapter 9 on page 93 for more information on the MAC Filter screen. 8 Still in the W eb Configurator , go to Wi[...]

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51 P ART II The W eb Configurator System Screens (53) W ireless Settings Screen (61) W ireless Security Screen (75) RADIUS Screen (89) MAC Filter Screen (93) IP Screen (97) Remote Management (101) Certificate Screen (1 1 1) Log Screens (1 15) Maintenance (121) T roubleshooting (129)[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 53 C HAPTER 5 System Screens 5.1 Overview This chapter provides informa tion and instr u ctions on how to identify and mana ge your ZyXEL Device over t h e network. Figure 22 ZyXEL Device Setup In the figure above, the ZyX EL Device connects to a Domain Name Server (DNS) server to avail of a domain name. It also connec[...]

Chapter 5 System Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 54 5.3 What Y ou Need T o Know About the System Screens IP Address Assignment Every computer on the Internet must have a unique IP address. If your networks are is olated from the Internet, for instance, only between your two branch of fices, you can as sign any IP addresses to the hosts withou[...]

Chapter 5 S ystem Screen s ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 55 The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Y our device will compute the subnet mask automa tically based on the IP address that you entered. Y ou don't need to change the subnet mask computed by the device unl ess you are instructed to do otherwise. 5.4 Ge[...]

Chapter 5 System Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 56 5.4.1 Password Screen Use this screen to control access to your ZyXE L Device by assigning a password to it. Click System > Password . The following screen displays. Figure 24 System: Password. The following table describes the labels in this screen. 5.5 T ime Screen Use this sc reen to c[...]

Chapter 5 S ystem Screen s ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 57 Figure 25 System: T ime The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 7 System: Time LABEL DESCRIPTION Current T ime and Date Current Date This field disp lays the last updated da te from the time server. Current T ime This field displays the time of your ZyXEL Device. Ea[...]

Chapter 5 System Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 58 5.6 T echnical Reference This section provides some tech nical information about the to pics covered in this chapter . 5.6.1 Pre-defined NTP T ime Servers List When you turn on the ZyXEL De vice for the first time, the date and time start at 2000-01-01 00:00:00. When you select Auto in the S[...]

Chapter 5 S ystem Screen s ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 59 When the ZyXEL Device uses the pre-defined lis t of NTP time servers, it randomly selects one server and tries to synchronize with it . If the synchroni zation fails, then the ZyXEL Device goes through the rest of the list in order from the first one tried until either it is successful or [...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 61 C HAPTER 6 Wireless Settings Screen 6.1 Overview This chapter discusses the step s to configure the W ireless Se ttings screen on the ZyXEL Device. It also introduces the wireless LAN (WLAN) and some basic scenarios. Figure 26 Wirele ss Mode In the figure above, the ZyXEL Device allo ws access to another bridge devi[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Scr een ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 62 6.3 What Y ou Need T o Know About W ireless Settings Screen BSS A Basic Service Set (BSS) exists when all communications between wire less clients or between a wireless client and a wired network clie nt go through one access point (AP). Intra- BSS traf fic is traffic between wire[...]

Chapter 6 Wireles s Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 63 Wireless Mode The IEEE 802.1x standard was designed to extend the features of IEEE 802.1 1 to support extended authentication as well as providing additional accountin g and control features. Y our ZyXEL Device can support 802.1 1b Only , 802.1 1g Only and 802.1 1b+g . 6.4 Wireles[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Scr een ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 64 The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen. T able 9 Wireles s: Access Point LABEL DESCRIPTION Basic Settings Operation Mode Select AP from the drop-down list. SSID The SSID (Service Set IDentifi er) identif ies the Service Set with which a wirele[...]

Chapter 6 Wireles s Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 65 6.4.2 Wireless Client Mode Use this screen to turn your ZyXEL Device into a wireless client. Select W ireless Client as the Operation Mode . The following screen displays. Number of Wireless St a t i o n s Allowed to Associate S pecify how many wireless stations ca n as sociate wi[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Scr een ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 66 Figure 28 Wireless: Wireless Client The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen. T able 10 Wireless: Wireless Client LABEL DESCRIPTION Basic Settings Operation Mode Select Wireless Client from the drop-down list. Click Apply to make the Site Survey[...]

Chapter 6 Wireles s Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 67 Site Survey Click this to view a list of avail able wireless access poi nts within the range. Wireless Mode Select 802.1 1b Only to allow only IEEE 802.1 1b compliant WLAN devices to associate with th e ZyXEL Device. Select 802.1 1g Only to allow only IEEE 802.1 1g compliant WLAN [...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Scr een ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 68 6.4.3 Bridge Mode Use this screen to have the ZyXEL Device act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links with other APs. Y ou need to know the MAC address of the peer devi ce, which also must be in bridge mode. Use this screen to use the ZyXEL Devi ce as a wireless[...]

Chapter 6 Wireles s Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 69 Channel Set the operating frequ ency/channel dep ending on your particular region. T o manually set the ZyXEL Device to use a channel, select a channel from the drop-down list box. Click MAINTENANCE an d then the Channel Usage tab to open the Channel Usage screen to make sure the [...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Scr een ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 70 6.4.4 AP + Bridge Mode Use this screen to have the ZyXEL Devi ce function as a bridge and acce ss point simultaneously . Sele ct AP + Bridge as the Operation Mode . The following screen diplays. Figure 30 Wireless: AP+Bridge Enable Ante nna Diversity Select this to use antenna div[...]

Chapter 6 Wireles s Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 71 See the tables describing the fields in the Access Point and Bridge operating modes for descriptions of the fields in this screen. 6.5 T echnical Reference This section provides technical background in formation about the topics covered in this chapter . Refer to Appendix E on pag[...]

Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Scr een ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 72 Path cost is the cost of tr ansmitting a frame onto a LAN thro ugh that port. It is assigned according to the speed of the link to which a port is attached. Th e slower the media, the higher the cost - see the following table. On each bridge, the root port is the port thro ugh whi[...]

Chapter 6 Wireles s Settings Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 73 6.5.3 Additional Wireless T erms T able 14 Additional Wireless Terms TE R M DESCRIPTION Intra-BSS T raffic This describes direct commu nication (not throug h the ZyXEL Device) between two wirel ess devices within a wire less network. Y ou might d isable this kind of communication [...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 75 C HAPTER 7 Wireless Security Screen 7.1 Overview This chapter describes how to use the Wir eless Sec urity screen. This screen allows you to configure the security mode for your ZyXEL Device. W ireless security is vital to your network. It protects communications between wireless stations, access points and the wire[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 76 7.3 What Y ou Need T o Know About Wireless Security User Authentication Authentication is the process of verifying whet her a wireless device is allowed to use the wireless network. Y ou can make every user log in to the wireless network before they can use it. However , every de[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 77 • WP A2-PSK-MIX . This commands the ZyXEL Devi ce to use either WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK depending on which sec urity mode the wireless client uses. " In Bridge and Bridge + AP operating mod es, the only available security modes are WEP and WP A2-PSK. Passphrase A passphrase [...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 78 Figure 32 Security: None The default security mode is set to None . Note that some screens display differently depe nding on the operating mode selected in the Wir eless > Wireless Settings screen. " Y ou must enable the same wi reless security settings on the ZyXEL Devic[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 79 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.4.2 Security: 802.1x Only This screen varies depending on whether you select Access Point or Wireless Client in the Wir eless > Wireless Settings screen. 7.4.2.1 Access Point Use this screen to use 802.1x-Only security[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 80 Figure 34 Security: 802.1x Only for Access Point The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.4.2.2 Wireless Client Use this screen to use 802.1x-Only security mode for your ZyXEL Device that is in W irele ss Client operating mode. Select 802.1x-Only in the Security[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 81 Figure 35 Security: 802.1x Only for Wireless C lient The following table describes the labels in this screen. 7.4.3 Security: 802.1x S tatic 64-bit, 802.1x S t atic 128-bit Use this screen to use 80 2.1x Static 64 or 802 .1x Static 128 security mode for your ZyXEL Device. Select [...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 82 Figure 36 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit , 802.1x Static 128-bit (AP mode) The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 19 Security: 802.1x Static 64-b it, 802.1x Sta t ic 128-bit LABEL DESCRIPTION Security Mode Choose 802.1x Static 64 or 80 2.1x St atic 128 in[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 83 7.4.4 Security: WP A This screen varies depending on whether you select Access Point or Wireless Client in the Wir eless > Wireless Settings screen. 7.4.4.1 Access Point Use this screen to employ WP A as the security mo de for your ZyXEL Device that is in Acce ss Point operati[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 84 7.4.4.2 Wireless Client Use this screen to employ WP A as the security mode for your ZyXEL Device that is in W ireless Client operating mode. Select WP A in the Security Mode field to display the following screen. Figure 38 Security: WPA for Wireless Client The following table de[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 85 7.4.5 Security: WP A2 or WP A2-MIX This screen varies depending on whether you select Access Point or Wireless Client in the Wir eless > Wireless Settings screen. 7.4.5.1 Access Point Use this scree n to use W AP2 or WP A2-MIX as the security mode for your ZyXEL Device that is[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 86 7.4.5.2 Wireless Client Use this screen to employ WP A2 or WP A2-MIX as the security mod e of your ZyXEL Device that is in W ireless Clie nt operating mode. Select WP A2 or WP A2-MIX in th e Security Mode field to display the following screen. Figure 40 Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX[...]

Chapter 7 W ireless Securit y Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 87 7.4.6 Security: WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK, WP A2-PSK-MIX Use this screen to employ WP A-PSK, WP A2- PSK or WP A2-PSK-MIX as the security mode of your ZyXEL Device. Select WP A-PSK , WP A2-PSK or WP A2-PSK-MIX in the Security Mode field to display the following screen. Figure 41 Securit[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 89 C HAPTER 8 RADIUS Screen 8.1 Overview This chapter describes how you can use the Wir eless > RADIUS screen. Remote 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 a[...]

Chapter 8 RADIUS Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 90 • Accounting which keeps track of the client’ s network activity . RADIUS is a simple package exchange in whic h your AP acts as a message rela y between the wireless client and the network RADIUS serv er . Y ou should know the IP addres ses, ports and share secrets of th e external RADIU[...]

Chapter 8 RADIUS Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 91 RADIUS Server Port Enter the port number of the ex ternal authentication server . T he default port number is 1812. Y ou need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so. This field is not available when you sele ct Internal . Share Secret Enter a password ([...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 93 C HAPTER 9 MAC Filter Screen 9.1 Overview This chapter discusses how you can use the Wir eles s > MAC Filter screen. The MAC filter function allows you to config ure the ZyXEL Device to grant access to the ZyxEL Device from other wireless devices (A llow Ass ociation) or exclude devices from accessing the ZyXEL D[...]

Chapter 9 MAC Filter Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 94 9.4 MAC Filter Screen Use this screen to enable MAC address filtering in your ZyXEL Device.Y ou can specify up to 64 MAC addresses to either allow or deny association with your ZyXEL De vice. Click Wir eless > MAC Filter . The screen displays as shown. Figure 45 Wireless > MAC Filte[...]

Chapter 9 MAC Filter Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 95 Apply Click Apply to save your changes. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring th is screen afresh. T able 26 Wireless > MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 97 C HAPTER 10 IP Screen 10.1 Overview This chapter describes how you can configur e the IP address of your ZyXEL Device. The Internet Protocol (IP) address identifies a de vice on a network. Every networking dev ice (including comp uters, servers, routers, printers , etc.) needs an IP ad dress to communicate across th[...]

Chapter 10 IP Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 98 10.4 IP Screen Use this screen to configure the IP address for your ZyXEL Device. Click IP to display the following screen. Figure 47 IP Setup The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 27 IP Setup LABEL DESCRIPTI ON IP Address Assignment Get automatically from DHCP Select t[...]

Chapter 10 IP Scree n ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 99 10.5 T echnical Reference This section provides the technical background information about the to pics covered in this chapter . 10.5.1 W AN IP Address Assignment Every computer on the Internet must have a unique IP address. If your networks are is olated from the Internet (only between your tw[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 101 C HAPTER 11 Remote Management 1 1 .1 Overview This chapter shows you how to enable remo te management of your ZyXEL Device. It provides information on dete rmining which services or protocols can access which of the ZyXEL Device’ s interfaces. Remote Management allows a user to admini strate the device over the n[...]

Chapter 11 Remo te Management ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 102 1 1 .2 What Y ou Can Do in the Remote Management Screens •U s e t h e Te l n e t screen (see Section 1 1 .4 on page 104 ) to configure through which interface(s) and from which IP address(es) you can use T elnet to ma nage the ZyXEL Device. A T elnet connection is prioritized by the [...]

Chapter 11 Remote Manag ement ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 103 Figure 49 SNMP Management Mode An SNMP managed network consis ts of two main types of comp onent: ag ents and a manager . An agent is a management software module that resi des in a managed device (the ZyXEL Device). An agent translates the local manageme nt information from the manage[...]

Chapter 11 Remo te Management ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 104 1 1 .4 The T elnet Screen Use this screen to configure yo ur ZyXEL Device for remote T elnet access. Y ou can use T elnet to access the ZyXEL Device’ s Command Line Interface (CLI). Click REMOTE MGNT > TELNET . The following scre en displays. Figure 50 Remote Management: T e lnet [...]

Chapter 11 Remote Manag ement ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 105 Figure 51 Remote Management: FTP The following table describes the labels in this screen. 1 1 .6 The WWW Screen Use this screen to configure your Zy XEL Device via the W o rld W ide W eb ( WWW) using a W eb browser . This lets you specify which IP addresses or computers ar e able to co[...]

Chapter 11 Remo te Management ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 106 Figure 52 Remote Management: WWW The following table describes the labels in this screen. 1 1 .7 The SNMP Screen Use this screen to ha ve a manager station admi nistrate your ZyXEL Device over the network. T o change your ZyX EL Device’ s SNMP settings, c lick REMOTE MGMT > SNMP .[...]

Chapter 11 Remote Manag ement ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 107 Figure 53 Remote Management: SNMP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 32 Remote Managemen t : SNMP LABEL DESCRIPTION SNMP Configuration Get Community Enter the Get Community , which is the password for the incoming Get and GetNext requests from the managemen[...]

Chapter 11 Remo te Management ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 108 1 1 .8 T echnical Reference This section provides some technical background information abou t the topics covered in this chapter . 1 1.8.1 MIB Managed devices in an SMNP managed networ k contain object variables or mana ged objects that define each piece of info rmation to be co llect[...]

Chapter 11 Remote Manag ement ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 109 Some traps include an SNMP in terface index. The following ta ble maps the SNMP interface indexes to the ZyXEL Device’ s physical and virtual ports. warmS tart 1.3.6.1.6. 3.1.1.5.2 This trap is sent after booting (software reboot). This trap is defined in RFC-1215. linkDown 1.3.6.1.6[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 111 C HAPTER 12 Certificate Screen 12.1 Overview This chapter describes how your ZyXEL De vice can use certificates as a means of authenticating wireless clients. It gives backgr ound information about public-k ey certificates and explains how to use them. A certificate contains the certificate owner ’ s id entity an[...]

Chapter 12 Certificate Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 2 12.4 Certificate Screen Use this screen to view , delete and import certificates. Click CERTIFICA TE to open the ZyXEL Device’ s summary list of certificates and to import a new certificate. See the following figure. Figure 55 Certificate The following table describes the labels in [...]

Chapter 12 C ertificate Sc reen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 3 12.5.1 Private-Public Certificates When using public-key cryptology for authentication, each host has two keys. One key is public and can be made openly available. The other key is private and must be kept secure. These keys work like a handwritten signature (in fact, certificates a[...]

Chapter 12 Certificate Screen ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 4 3 Double-click the certificate’ s icon to open the Certificate window . Click the Details tab and scroll down to the Thumbprint Algorithm and Thumbprint fields. Figure 57 Certificate Details 4 Use a secure method to verify that the certificate owner ha s the same information in the [...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 5 C HAPTER 13 Log Screens 13.1 Overview This chapter provides info rmation on viewing and generating logs on your ZyXEL Device. Logs are files that contain recorded network activity over a set period. They are used by administrators to monitor the health of the system(s) they are managing. Logs enable administrators[...]

Chapter 13 Log Scre ens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 6 13.3 What Y ou Need T o Know About Logs Alert s and Logs An alert is a type of log that warrants more serious attention. Some categories such as System Errors consist of both logs and alerts. Y ou can dif ferentiate them by their color in the Vi e w Log screen. Alerts are displayed in re d [...]

Chapter 13 Log Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 7 13.5 Log Settings Screen Use this screen to configure to where and when the ZyXEL Device is to send the logs and which logs and/or immediate alerts it is to send. T o change your ZyXEL De vice’ s log settings, click LOGS > Log Settings . The scre en appears as shown. Figure 60 Log Setti[...]

Chapter 13 Log Scre ens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 8 13.6 T echnical Reference This section provides some technical background information abou t the topics covered in this chapter . User Name If your e-mail account requires SMTP authentication, enter the use rname here. Password Enter the p assword associat ed with the above username. Syslog[...]

Chapter 13 Log Screens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 11 9 13.6.1 Example Log Messages The following tables provide descriptions of some example log messages that the ZyXEL Device generates. 13.7 Log Commands Go to the command interp reter interfac e (refer to Appendix I on page 187 for the Command Interpreter appendix explai ns how to acce ss and u[...]

Chapter 13 Log Scre ens ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 120 Use sys logs category followed by a log category and a parameter to decide what to record Use the sys logs save command to store the settings in the ZyXEL Device (you must do this in order to record logs). 13.7.2 Displaying Logs Use the sys logs display command to show all of the logs in the[...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 121 C HAPTER 14 Maintenance 14.1 Overview This chapter describes the main tenance screens. It discusses how you can view the association list and channel usage, upload new firmware, manage configuration and rest art your ZyXEL Device without turning it of f and on. 14.2 What Y ou Can Do in the Maintenance Screens • U[...]

Chapter 14 Maintenance ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 122 Figure 61 Association List The following table describes the labels in this screen. 14.5 Channel Usage Screen Use this screen to know whether a channel is u s ed by another wirel ess network or not. If a channel is being used, y ou should select a channel removed from it by five channels to c[...]

Chapter 14 Maintenance ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 123 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 14.6 F/W Upload Screen Use this screen to upload a firmwa re to your ZyXEL Device. Click Maintenance > F/W Upload . Follow the instructions in this section to upload firmware to your ZyXEL Device. Figure 63 Firmware Upload The follow[...]

Chapter 14 Maintenance ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 124 1 Do not turn off the ZyXEL De vice while firmware upload is in progress! After you see the Firmware Upload in Pr ocess screen, wait two minutes before logging into the ZyXEL Device again. Figure 64 Firmware Upload In Process The ZyXEL Device automatically restarts in this time causing a temp[...]

Chapter 14 Maintenance ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 125 Figure 67 Configuration 14.7.1 Backup Configuration Backup configuration allows you to b ack up (save) the ZyXEL Device’ s current configuration to a file on your co mputer . Once your ZyXEL Dev ice is configured and functionin g properly , it is highly recommended that you b ack up your co[...]

Chapter 14 Maintenance ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 126 After you see a “restore configuration successf ul” scree n, you must then wait one minute before logging into th e ZyXEL Device again. Figure 68 Configuration Uploa d Successful The ZyXEL Device automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some operating[...]

Chapter 14 Maintenance ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 127 Figure 71 Reset W arning Message Y ou can also press the RESET button to reset your ZyXEL De vice to its factory default settings. Refer to Section 2.2 on page 36 for more information. 14.8 Rest art Screen Use this screen to reboot the ZyXEL Device without turning the power off. Click Mainten[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 129 C HAPTER 15 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some sugg estions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • ZyXEL Device Access and Login • Internet Access 15.1 Power , Hardware Connections, and LEDs V T[...]

Chapter 15 Trou bleshooting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 130 1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.2 . 2 If you changed the IP addre ss and have forgotten it, you might get the IP address o f the ZyXEL Device by looking up th e IP address of the default gate way for your computer . T o do this in most W indows computers, click St a r t > R u n [...]

Chapter 15 Trou bleshooting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 131 V I can see the Login screen, but I can not log in to the ZyXEL Device. 1 Make sure you have entered the user name and password correctly . The default password is 1234 . This fields are case-sensitive, so make sure [Caps Lock] is not on. 2 Y ou cannot log in to the web configurator whil[...]

Chapter 15 Trou bleshooting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 132 3 If the problem continues, contact your ISP or network administrator . V The Internet connection is slow or intermittent. 1 There might be a lot of traffic on the network. Look at the LEDs, and check Section 1.7 on page 32 . If the ZyXEL Device is sending or receiv ing a lot of informat[...]

133 P ART III Appendices and Index Product Specification s (135) Power over Ethernet (PoE ) Specifications (137) Power Adaptor Specifications (139) Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address (141) W ireless LANs (153) Pop-up W indows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions (167) IP Addresses and Subnetting (173) T ext File Based Auto Configuration (181) [...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 135 A PPENDIX A Product S pecifications The following tables summarize the ZyXEL De vice’ s hardware and firmware features. T able 45 Hardware Specifications Power S pecification 12 V DC, 1 A Reset button Returns all settings to their factory defaults. Ethernet Port • Auto-ne gotiating: 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps in eithe[...]

Appendix A Product Specifications ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 136 SSL Passthrough SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) us es a public key to encrypt data that's transmitted over an SSL connection. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user in formation, such as credit ca r[...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 137 A PPENDIX B Power over Ethernet (PoE) S pecifications Y ou can use a power over Et hernet injector to power this device . The injector must comply to IEEE 802.3af.-7 T able 47 Power over Ethernet Inje ctor Specifications Power Output 15.4 W atts maximum Power Current 400 mA maximum T able 48 Power over Ethernet Inj[...]

Appendix B Power over Ethe rnet (PoE) Specifications ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 138[...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 139 A PPENDIX C Power Adaptor S pecifications T able 49 North Am erican Plug St andards AC Power Adaptor Mo del ADS6818-1812-W 1215 Input Power 100~240 V olts AC, 50~60 Hz, 0.5 A Output Power 12 V olts DC, 1.5A, 18W Power Co nsumption 6 W Max Safety S tandards UL, CUL (UL60950 Third Ed ition, CSA C22.2 No. 60950) T abl[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 141 A PPENDIX D Setting up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Et hernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. W indows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP , Macintosh OS 7 and later opera ting systems and all versions of UNIX/LINUX include the software components you need to install and use TCP/ IP on y[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 142 Figure 73 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: Co nfiguration Inst alling Components The Network window Configuration tab displays a list of installed components. Y ou need a network adapter , the TCP/IP protocol and Client for Microsoft Netwo rks. If you need the adapter: 1[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 143 Configuring 1 In the Network window Configuration tab, select your network adapter's TCP/IP entry and click Properties 2 Click the IP Address tab. • If your IP address is dynamic, select Obtain an IP address automatically . • If you have a static IP addres[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 144 Figure 75 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. • If you do not know you r gateway’ s IP addr ess, remove previously installed gateways. • If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click A[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 145 Figure 76 Windows XP : S tart Menu 2 For W indows XP , click Network Connections . For W indows 2000/NT , click Network and Dial-up Connections . Figure 77 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Pr operties .[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 146 Figure 78 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the Genera l tab in W in XP) and click Properties . Figure 79 Windows XP: Loca l Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Pr operties wi[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 147 Figure 80 Windows XP : Advanced TCP/ IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installe d gateways in the IP Settin gs tab and click OK . Do one or more of the fo llowing if you want to configure additi onal IP addresses[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 148 Figure 81 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Prope rties 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window . 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window . 10 T urn on your ZyXEL Device and rest art your computer (if prompt[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 149 Figure 82 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu 2 Select Ethernet built-in from the Connect via list. Figure 83 Macintosh OS 8/9: TCP/IP 3 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP Server from the Configure: list. 4 For statically assigned settings, do the follow[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 150 • T ype your IP address in the IP Address box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of your ZyXEL Device in the Router address box. 5 Close the TCP/IP Contr ol Panel . 6 Click Save if prompted, to save chan ges to your confi[...]

Appendix D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 151 Figure 85 Macintosh OS X: Network 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure box, select Manually . • T ype your IP address in the IP Address box. • T ype your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • T ype the IP address of[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 153 A PPENDIX E W ireless LANs Wireless LAN T opologies This section discusses ad-hoc and in frastructure w ireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an inde pendent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a se t of computers with wireless adapters (A, B, C). An y time two or more[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 154 Figure 87 Basic Service Set ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlappi ng BSSs, each containing an access point, with each access point connected together by a wired network. This wired connection between APs is called a Distribution System (DS). This type of wirele[...]

Appendix E Wir eless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 155 Figure 88 Infrastructure WLAN Channel A channel is the radio frequency(ies) used by IEEE 802.1 1a/b/g wireless devices. Channels available depend on your ge ographical area. Y ou may have a choice of channels (for your region) so you should use a dif ferent channel th an an adjacent AP (ac[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 156 Figure 89 RTS/ CT S When station A sends data to the AP , it might not know that the station B is already using the channel. If these two stations se nd data at the same time, collis ions may occur when both sets of data arrive at the AP at the same time, r esulting in a loss of me ssages f[...]

Appendix E Wir eless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 157 Fragment ation Threshold A Fragmentation Threshold is the maximum data fragment s ize (between 256 and 2432 bytes) that can be sent in the wireless netw ork before the AP will fra gment the packet into smaller data frames. A large Fragmentation Thr eshold is recommended for networks not pr[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 158 Wireless Security Overview W ireless security is vital to your network to pr otect wireless communicat ion between wirele ss clients, access points and the wired network. W ireless security methods availabl e on the ZyXEL Device are data encryption, wireless client authentication, restricti[...]

Appendix E Wir eless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 159 RADIUS RADIUS is based on a client-server model that supports authentication, authorization and accounting. The access point is the client and the server is th e RADIUS server . The RADIUS server handles the following tasks: • Authentication Determines the identity of the users. • Auth[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 160 EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an au thentication protocol that runs on top of the IEEE 802.1x transport mechanism in order t o su pport multiple types of us er authentication. By using EAP to interact with an EAP-compatib le RADIUS server , an access point he lps a wireless st[...]

Appendix E Wir eless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 161 LEAP LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) is a Cisco implementation of IEEE 802.1x. Dynamic WEP Key Exchange The AP maps a unique ke y that is generated w ith the RADIUS se rver . This key expires when the wireless connection times out, disconnects or reauthentic ation tim[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 162 If both an AP and the wireless clients suppor t WP A2 and you have an external RADIUS server , use WP A2 for stronger data enc ryption. If you don't have an external RADIUS server, you should use WP A2-PSK (WP A2-Pre-Shared Key) that only requires a single (identical) password entered [...]

Appendix E Wir eless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 163 User Authentication WP A and WP A2 apply IEEE 802.1x and Exte nsible Authentication Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS database. WP A2 reduce s the number of key exchange messages from six to four (C CMP 4-way handshake) and shortens the time required [...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 164 Figure 90 WP A(2) with RAD IUS Application Example WP A(2)-PSK Application Example A WP A(2)-PSK applica tion looks as follows. 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP an d all wireless c lients. The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASC II characters or 64 hexadec[...]

Appendix E Wir eless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 165 Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other secur ity parameters you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management prot ocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you config ure these security features. Antenna Overview An antenna couple[...]

Appendix E Wireless LANs ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 166 Antenna Gain Antenna gain, measured in dB (decibel), is the in crease in coverage within the RF beam width. Higher antenna gain improves the range of the signal for better communications. For an indoor site, each 1 dB increase in antenna gain results in a range increase of approximately 2.5[...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 167 A PPENDIX F Pop-up Windows, JavaScript s and Java Permissions In order to use the web configurator you need to allow: • W eb browser pop-up windows from your device. • JavaScripts (enabled by default). • Java permissions (enabled by default). " Internet Explorer 6 screens are u sed here. Screens for othe[...]

Appendix F Pop-up Wind ows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 168 2 Clear the Block pop-ups check box in the Pop-up Block e r section of the screen. This disables any web po p-up blockers you may have enabled . Figure 93 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable pop-up Blockers with Exceptions[...]

Appendix F Pop-up Windo w s, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 169 Figure 94 Internet Options: Privacy 3 T ype the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to have blocked) with the prefix “http://”. For example, http://192.168.167.1. 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed site[...]

Appendix F Pop-up Wind ows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 170 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript s If pages of the web configura tor do not display properly in Internet Explorer , ch eck that JavaScripts are allowed. 1 In Internet Explorer , click T ools , I[...]

Appendix F Pop-up Windo w s, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 171 Figure 97 Security Setting s - Java Scrip ting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click To o l s , Internet Options and then the Security tab. 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM . 4 Under Java permissions make sure[...]

Appendix F Pop-up Wind ows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 172 JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click To o l s , Internet Options and then the Advanced tab. 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is sele cted. 3 Click OK to clos e the window . Figure 99 Java (S un)[...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 173 A PPENDIX G IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses and subnet masks. IP addresses identify ind ividual devices on a network. Every networking device (includin g computers, servers, routers, printe rs, etc.) ne eds an IP address to communicate across the network. These networking devices a[...]

Appendix G IP Addresses and Subnetting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 174 Figure 100 Network Number and Host ID How much of the IP address is the network number and how much is the host ID varies according to the subnet mask. Subnet Masks A subnet mask is used to dete rmine which bits are part of th e network number , and which bits are part of the [...]

Appendix G IP Addresses and Sub netting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 175 Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal no tation just like IP addresses. The follow ing examples show the binary and decimal not ation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit an d 29-bit subnet masks. Network Size The size of the network number determines the maximum number of possib[...]

Appendix G IP Addresses and Subnetting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 176 Subnetting Y ou can use subnetting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the foll owing example a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of the c ompany network for security reasons. In this example, the compan[...]

Appendix G IP Addresses and Sub netting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 177 Figure 102 Subnetting Example: Af ter 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 of all zeroes is the subnet’ s address itself, all ones is the subnet’ s broadcast address). 192.16[...]

Appendix G IP Addresses and Subnetting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 178 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subnets (000, 00 1, 010, 01 1, 100, 101, 1 10 and 111 ) . The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. T able 62 Subnet 2 IP/SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BI T VA L U E IP [...]

Appendix G IP Addresses and Sub netting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 179 Subnet Planning The following table is a summary for su bnet planning on a network with a 24-bit network number . The following table is a summary for su bnet planning on a network with a 16-bit network number . 5 128 129 158 15 9 6 160 161 190 19 1 7 192 193 222 22 3 8 224 2[...]

Appendix G IP Addresses and Subnetting ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 180 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your netwo rk number depends on yo ur particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns yo u a bloc k of registered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask. If the [...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 181 A PPENDIX H T ext File Based Auto Configuration This chapter describes how admini strators can use text configuration files to configure the wireless LAN settings for multiple APs. T ext File Based Auto Configuration Overview Y ou can use plain text configuration files to configure the wireless LAN settings on mult[...]

Appendix H Text File Ba sed Auto Configuration ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 182 " If adjacent APs use the same c onfiguration file, you should leave out the channel setting since they could in terfere with each other ’s wire less traffic. Auto Configuration by DHCP A DHCP response can use options 66 and 67 to assign a TFTP server IP address[...]

Appendix H Text File Based Auto Configuration ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 183 T roubleshooting Via SNMP If you have any dif ficulties with the configuratio n file upload, you can try u sing the following MIB 10 to 20 seconds after using SNMP to have the AP download the configuration file. Configuration File Format The text based configuration fil[...]

Appendix H Text File Ba sed Auto Configuration ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 184 Y ou can zip each c onfiguration file. Y ou must use the store compress ion method and a .zip file extension. When zipping a configuration file, you can also add password prote ction using the same password that you u se to log into the AP . Wcfg Command Configuration [...]

Appendix H Text File Based Auto Configuration ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 185 Figure 107 WP A-PSK Configuration File Example Figure 108 WP A Configuration File Example Wlan Command Configuration File Example This example configur ation file uses the wlan command to configure the AP to use the security and SSID profiles from the wcfg command co nf[...]

Appendix H Text File Ba sed Auto Configuration ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 186 !#ZYXEL PROWLAN !#VERSION 15 wcfg ssid 1 name ssid-wep wcfg ssid 1 security Test-wep wcfg ssid 2 name ssid-8021x wcfg ssid 2 security Test-8021x wcfg ssid 2 radius radius-rd wcfg ssid 3 name ssid-wpapsk wcfg ssid 3 security Test-wpapsk wcfg ssid 4 name ssid-wpa2psk wcf[...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 187 A PPENDIX I How to Access and Use the CLI This chapter introduces the command line interface (CLI). Accessing the CLI Use Te l n e t to access the CLI. 1 Connect your computer to one of the Ethernet ports. 2 Open a T elnet session to the ZyXEL Device’ s IP address. If this is your first login, use the default val[...]

Appendix I How to Acces s and Use the CLI ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 188 Command Conventions Command descriptions fo llow these conventions: • Commands are in courier new font . • Required input values are in an gle brac kets <>; for example, ping < ip- address > means that you must specify an IP address for this command. • Opt[...]

Appendix I How to Access and Use the CLI ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 189 Copy and Paste Commands Y ou can copy and past e commands directly from th is document into your terminal emulation console window (such as HyperT erminal). Use right-click (not [CTRL]-[V]) to paste your command into the console window as shown next. Using Shortcut s and Get[...]

Appendix I How to Acces s and Use the CLI ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 190 Saving Y our Configuration In the ZyXEL Device some commands are saved as you run them and others require you to run a save command. See the related section of th is guide to see if a save command is required. " Unsaved configuration changes are lost once you restart t[...]

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 191 A PPENDIX J Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2007 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reprod uced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, tran slated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, el ectronic, mechani[...]

Appendix J Legal Info rmation ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 192 If this device does cause harmful inte rference to radio/television reception, which can be determined by turning th e device off and on, the user is enc ouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2[...]

Appendix J Legal Infor mation ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 193 3 Select the certification you wish to view from this page. ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original en d user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmansh ip for a period of up to two ye ars from the date of purchase. Du ring the warra[...]

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ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 195 A PPENDIX K Customer Support In the event of problems that cannot be solved by using this manual, you should contact your vendor . If you cannot contact yo ur vendor , then contac t a ZyXEL office for the region in which you bought the dev ice. Regional of fices are listed below (see also http:// www .zyxel.com/web[...]

Appendix K Customer Support ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 196 • Address: 1005F , ShengGao Internationa l T ower , No.137 XianXia Rd., Shanghai • W eb: http://www .zyxel.cn Cost a Rica • Support E-mail: soporte@zyxel.co.cr • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.co.cr • T elephone: +506-2017878 • Fax: +506-2 015098 • W eb: www .zyxel.co.cr • Re [...]

Appendix K Customer Support ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 197 Germany • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.de • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.de • T elephone: +49-2405-6909-69 • Fax: +49-2405-6909-99 • W eb: www .zyxel.de • Re g ul a r Ma i l: ZyXEL Deut schland GmbH., Adenauerstr . 20/A2 D-52146, W uerselen, Germany Hungary • Support E-mail: [...]

Appendix K Customer Support ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 198 Malaysia • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.com.my • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.com.my • T elephone: +603-8076-9933 • Fax: +603-8076- 9833 • W eb: http://www .zyxel.com.my • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Malaysia Sdn Bhd., 1-02 & 1-03, Jalan Kenari 17F , Bandar Puchong Jaya, 47100 Puch[...]

Appendix K Customer Support ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 199 Singapore • Support E-mail: support@zyxel.com.sg • Sales E-mail: sales@zyxel.com.sg • T elephone: +65-6899-6678 • Fax: +65-6899-8887 • W eb: http://www .zyxel.com.sg • Regular Mail: ZyXEL Singapore Pte Ltd., No. 2 International Business Park, The Strategy #03-28, Sin gapore 6[...]

Appendix K Customer Support ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 200 T urkey • Support E-mail: cso@zyxel.com.tr • T elephone: +90 212 222 55 22 • Fax: +90-212-220-2 526 • W eb: http:www .zyxel.com.tr • Address: Kaptanpasa Mahallesi Piyalep asa Bulvari Ortadogu Plaza N:14/13 K:6 Okmeydani/Sisli Istanbul/T urkey Ukraine • Support E-mail: su ppor[...]

Index ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 201 Index Numbers 802.1x-Only 76 802.1x-S tatic128 76 802.1x-S tatic64 76 A Access Point 25 , 45 Accounting Server 91 Ad-hoc 153 Advanced Encryption St andard See AES. AES 162 Alerts 11 6 Alternative subnet mask notation 175 Antenna 73 , 135 directional 166 gain 166 omni-directional 166 positioning 165 AP (Access[...]

Index ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 202 Domain Name Server (DNS) 53 DS 62 DTIM Interval 64 Dynamic WEP key exchange 161 E EAP 77 EAP authentication 159 Enable Antenna Diversity 67 , 70 Enable S panning Tree Control (STP) 67 Enable S panning T r ee Protocol(STP) 70 Encryption 77 , 79 , 81 , 84 , 161 , 16 2 ESS 62 , 154 Ethernet device 93 Ethernet Po[...]

Index ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 203 Blinking 33 ETHERNET 33 Flashing 32 Off 32 On 32 SYS 32 WLAN 32 legacy authentication me thods 160 Lightweight Extensible Authentication Pro tocol 77 Log Commands 11 9 Log Messages 11 9 Log Screens 11 5 Login 187 Logs accessing logs 11 5 Command List 120 displaying logs 120 receiving logs vi a e-mail 11 6 Log[...]

Index ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 204 Authentication 89 Authorization 89 message types 159 messages 159 shared secret key 159 RADIUS Screen 89 Accounting Server 91 Accounting Server IP Address 91 Accounting Server Port 91 Backup 90 Primary 90 Server IP Address 90 Server Port 91 Share Secret 91 RADIUS server 76 Rates Configuration 65 , 67 , 69 reg[...]

Index ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 205 T telnet 104 T elnet (accessing the CLI) 187 T emperature 135 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol 77 T emporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) 162 T ext file b ased auto configuration 136 , 181 TFTP restrictions 103 Thumbprint Algorithm 11 4 T ime Servers List 58 timeout 31 TKIP 77 TLS 77 Tr a c i n g 136 T rade m[...]

Index ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide 206 pre-authentication 163 user authentication 163 vs WP A-PSK 162 wireless client supplicant 16 3 with RADIUS application example 163 WP A capability to Windows XP 163 WP A2 76 , 161 user authentication 163 vs WP A2-PSK 162 wireless client supplicant 16 3 with RADIUS application example 163 WP A2-MIX 76 WP A2-Pr[...]