Avaya AP-3 User manual

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Part Number: 66222/A
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Date: July 2003

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1. Introduction
In This Chapter .............................................................................1-1
Document Conventions .................................................................1-1
Introduction to Wireless Networking .............................................1-2
Site Survey .............................................................................1-3
Guidelines for Roaming ..........................................................1-4
Wireless Standard Support ..............................................1-4
Network Names ................................................................1-5
Security Settings ..............................................................1-5
Cell Coverage ..................................................................1-5
Data Rates .......................................................................1-6
Channels ..........................................................................1-6
IEEE 802.11 Specifications ...........................................................1-6
802.11b ...................................................................................1-7
802.11a ...................................................................................1-7
802.11g ...................................................................................1-7
Management and Monitoring Capabilities .....................................1-8
HTTP Interface .......................................................................1-8
Command Line Interface ........................................................1-8
How To Access the CLI ....................................................1-9
SNMP Management ...............................................................1-10

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2. Getting Started
In This Chapter .............................................................................2-1
Prerequisites .................................................................................2-1
Product Package ...........................................................................2-4
5 GHz Antenna Adapter or AP-3 11a Upgrade Kit .................2-5
System Requirements ...................................................................2-5
Hardware Installation ...................................................................2-7
AP-3 with Active Ethernet .......................................................2-7
AP-3 with Power Supply .........................................................2-10
5 GHz or AP-3 11a Upgrade Kit .............................................2-15
Initialization ...................................................................................2-19
ScanTool ................................................................................2-20
Default IP Address ...........................................................2-20
ScanTool Instructions .......................................................2-20
Setup Wizard ..........................................................................2-28
Setup Wizard Instructions ................................................2-28
Download the Latest Software ......................................................2-44
Setup your TFTP Server .........................................................2-45
Download Updates from your TFTP Server using
the Web Interface ...................................................................2-46
Download Updates from your TFTP Server using the
CLI Interface ...........................................................................2-47
Additional Hardware Features ......................................................2-48
Installing the AP in a Plenum ..................................................2-48
Installing/Removing the Metal Faceplate .........................2-49
Active Ethernet .......................................................................2-49
LED Indicators ........................................................................2-51
Related Topics ..............................................................................2-52

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3. Status Information
In This Chapter .............................................................................3-1
Logging into the HTTP Interface ...................................................3-1
System Status ...............................................................................3-3
4. Advanced Configuration
In This Chapter .............................................................................4-1
Configuring the AP Using the HTTP Interface ..............................4-2
System ..........................................................................................4-6
Network .........................................................................................4-7
IP Configuration ......................................................................4-7
Basic IP Parameters ..................................................4-8
DNS Client .................................................................4-10
Advanced ...................................................................4-12
DHCP Server ..........................................................................4-12
Link Integrity ...........................................................................4-16
Interfaces ......................................................................................4-19
Wireless (802.11a) .................................................................4-19
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) ...............................4-24
RTS/CTS Medium Reservation ........................................4-25
Wireless (802.11b) .................................................................4-27
Distance Between APs .....................................................4-35
Coverage ...................................................................4-36
Multicast Rate ..................................................................4-38
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) ................................4-40
Bridging WDS ............................................................4-42
WDS Setup Procedure ..............................................4-43
Wireless (802.11b/g) ..............................................................4-45
Ethernet ..................................................................................4-51

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Management .................................................................................4-52
Passwords ..............................................................................4-52
IP Access Table ......................................................................4-53
Services ..................................................................................4-55
SNMP Settings ..........................................................4-56
HTTP Access .............................................................4-56
Telnet Configuration Settings ....................................4-59
Serial Configuration Settings .....................................4-60
Filtering .........................................................................................4-61
Ethernet Protocol ....................................................................4-62
Static MAC ..............................................................................4-64
Example .....................................................................4-65
Creating an Entry .......................................................4-66
Static MAC Filter Examples ..............................................4-68
Prevent Two Specific Devices from
Communicating ..........................................................4-68
Prevent Multiple Wireless Devices From
Communicating With a Single Wired Device .............4-69
Prevent All Wireless Devices From Communicating
With a Single Wired Device .......................................4-70
Prevent A Wireless Device From Communicating
With the Wired Network .............................................4-70
Prevent Messages Destined for a Specific Multicast
Group from Being Forwarded to the Wireless LAN ...4-71
Advanced ................................................................................4-72
TCP/UDP Port ........................................................................4-73
Adding TCP/UDP Port Filters ...........................................4-74
Editing TCP/UDP Port Filters ...........................................4-75
Alarms ...........................................................................................4-75
Groups ....................................................................................4-76

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Severity Levels .................................................................4-85
Alarm Host Table ....................................................................4-86
Syslog .....................................................................................4-86
Setting Syslog Event Notifications ...................................4-87
Configuring Syslog Event Notifications ............................4-88
Bridge ............................................................................................4-89
Spanning Tree ........................................................................4-90
Storm Threshold .....................................................................4-91
Intra BSS ................................................................................4-92
Packet Forwarding ..................................................................4-93
Configuring Interfaces for Packet Forwarding...................4-93
Security .........................................................................................4-94
Authentication and Encryption Modes ....................................4-95
WEP Encryption ...............................................................4-95
802.1x Authentication .......................................................4-97
Authentication Process ..............................................4-99
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) ........................................4-101
Configuring Security Settings ...........................................4-104
Enable WEP Encryption ............................................4-107
Enable 802.1x Security ..............................................4-108
Enable Mixed Mode (802.1x and
WEP Encryption) .......................................................4-109
802.1x Security and Wireless Distribution
Systems (WDS) .........................................................4-110
Enable WPA Mode ....................................................4-111
Enable WPA-PSK Mode ............................................4-112
MAC Access ...........................................................................4-113
RADIUS ........................................................................................4-116
MAC Access Control Via RADIUS Authentication ..................4-117
RADIUS Authentication with 802.1x .......................................4-121

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RADIUS Accounting ...............................................................4-123
Session Length ................................................................4-123
Configuring RADIUS Accounting .....................................4-124
VLAN/SSID ...................................................................................4-127
VLAN Overview ......................................................................4-127
VLAN Workgroups and Traffic Management ..........................4-131
Traffic Management .........................................................4-131
Typical User VLAN Configurations .........................................4-132
Configure Multiple VLAN/SSID Pairs ...............................4-133
Typical VLAN Management Configurations ............................4-135
Control Access to the AP .................................................4-135
Provide Access to a Wireless Host in the
Same Workgroup .............................................................4-136
Disable VLAN Management .............................................4-136
5. Monitor Information
In This Chapter .............................................................................5-1
Logging into the HTTP Interface ...................................................5-2
Version ..........................................................................................5-5
ICMP .............................................................................................5-7
IP/ARP Table ................................................................................5-8
Learn Table ...................................................................................5-10
IAPP ..............................................................................................5-10
RADIUS ........................................................................................5-11
Interfaces ......................................................................................5-13
Link Test (802.11b APs Only) .......................................................5-16

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6. Commands
In This Chapter .............................................................................6-1
Logging into the HTTP Interface ...................................................6-1
Download ......................................................................................6-5
Upload ...........................................................................................6-7
Reboot ..........................................................................................6-8
Reset .............................................................................................6-10
Help Link .......................................................................................6-11
7. Troubleshooting
In This Chapter .............................................................................7-1
Troubleshooting Concepts ............................................................7-2
Symptoms and Solutions ..............................................................7-4
Connectivity Issues .................................................................7-4
AP Unit Will Not Boot - No LED Activity ............................7-4
Serial Link Does Not Work ...............................................7-4
Ethernet Link Does Not Work ...........................................7-5
Basic Software Setup and Configuration Problems ................7-6
Lost AP, Telnet, or SNMP Password ................................7-6
Client Computer Cannot Connect ....................................7-6
AP Has Incorrect IP Address ...........................................7-7
HTTP (browser) or Telnet Interface Does Not Work ........7-8
HTML Help Files Do Not Appear ......................................7-9
Telnet CLI Does Not Work ................................................7-9
TFTP Server Does Not Work ...........................................7-10
Client Connection Problems ...................................................7-11
Client Software Finds No Connection ..............................7-11
Client PC Card Does Not Work ........................................7-11
Intermittent Loss of Connection .......................................7-12

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Client Does Not Receive an IP Address -
Cannot Connect to Internet ..............................................7-12
VLAN Operation Issues ..........................................................7-13
Verifying Proper Operation of the VLAN Feature .............7-13
VLAN Workgroups ...........................................................7-13
What if network traffic is being directed to a
nonexistent host? ......................................................7-14
I have just configured the Management ID and
now I can't manage the AP? ......................................7-14
Active Ethernet (AE) ...............................................................7-14
The AP Does Not Work ....................................................7-14
There Is No Data Link ......................................................7-15
“Overload” Indications ......................................................7-16
Recovery Procedures ...................................................................7-16
Reset to Factory Default Procedure .......................................7-17
Forced Reload Procedure ......................................................7-18
Download a New Image Using ScanTool .........................7-20
Preparing to Download the AP Image .......................7-20
Download Procedure .................................................7-21
Download a New Image Using the Bootloader CLI ..........7-22
Preparing to Download the AP Image .......................7-23
Download Procedure .................................................7-23
Setting IP Address using Serial Port ......................................7-26
Hardware and Software Requirements ............................7-26
Attaching the Serial Port Cable ........................................7-26
Initializing the IP Address using CLI .................................7-27
Related Applications .....................................................................7-30
RADIUS Authentication Server ...............................................7-30
TFTP Server ...........................................................................7-31

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A. Command Line Interface
In This Appendix ...........................................................................A-1
General Notes ...............................................................................A-2
Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge .........................................A-2
Notation Conventions .............................................................A-2
Important Terminology ............................................................A-3
Navigation and Special Keys ..................................................A-5
CLI Error Messages ................................................................A-6
Command Line Interface (CLI) Variations......................................A-7
Bootloader CLI ........................................................................A-7
CLI Command Types ....................................................................A-11
Operational CLI Commands ...................................................A-11
? (List Commands) ...........................................................A-12
Example 1. Display Command list .............................A-13
Example 2. Display specific Commands ...................A-13
Example 3. Display parameters for set and show .....A-14
Example 3a. Display every parameter that
can be changed .........................................................A-15
Example 3b. Display parameters based
on letter sequence .....................................................A-16
Example 4. Display Prompts for
Successive Parameters .............................................A-17
done, exit, quit ..................................................................A-18
download ..........................................................................A-18
help ..................................................................................A-19
history ...............................................................................A-20
passwd .............................................................................A-20
reboot ...............................................................................A-21
search ..............................................................................A-21

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upload ..............................................................................A-22
Parameter Control Commands ...............................................A-23
“show” CLI Command ......................................................A-23
“set” CLI Command ..........................................................A-24
Configuring Objects that Require Reboot ........................A-25
Example 1: Configuring objects that require the
device to be rebooted ................................................A-25
Example 2: Executing the “exit”, “quit”, or “done”
commands when an object that requires reboot has
been configured .........................................................A-26
“set” and “show” Command Examples .............................A-27
Example 1 - Set the Access Point IP
Address Parameter ....................................................A-27
Example 2 - Create a table entry or row ....................A-28
Example 3 - Modify a table entry or row ....................A-28
Example 4 - Enable, Disable, or Delete a
table entry or row .......................................................A-29
Example 5 - Show the Group Parameters .................A-30
Example 6 - Show Individual & Table Parameters A-31
Using Tables & User Strings .........................................................A-32
Working with Tables ...............................................................A-32
Using Strings ..........................................................................A-34
Configuring the AP using CLI commands .....................................A-36
Log into the AP using HyperTerminal .....................................A-36
Log into the AP using Telnet ..................................................A-37
Set Basic Configuration Parameters .............................................A-38
Set System Name, Location and Contact Information .....A-38
Set Static IP Address for the AP ......................................A-39
Change Passwords ..........................................................A-40
Set Network Names for the Wireless Interface ................A-40

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Set WEP Encryption for the Wireless Interface ................A-42
Download an AP Configuration File from your
TFTP Server .....................................................................A-43
Backup your AP Configuration File ..................................A-44
Other Network Settings .................................................................A-45
Configure the AP as a DHCP Server ................................A-46
Configure the DNS Client .................................................A-47
Maintain Client Connections using Link Integrity .............A-48
Change your Wireless Interface Settings .........................A-48
Operational Mode (802.11b/g) ...................................A-49
Autochannel Select (ACS) .........................................A-49
Enable/Disable Closed System .................................A-49
Enable/Disable Interference Robustness
(802.11b Only) ...........................................................A-49
Enable/Disable Load Balancing (802.11b Only) ........A-50
Enable/Disable Medium Density Distribution
(802.11b Only) ...........................................................A-50
Set the Distance Between APs (802.11b Only)..........A-50
Set the Multicast Rate (802.11b Only) .......................A-51
Set Ethernet Speed and Transmission Mode....................A-51
Set Interface Management Services ................................A-52
Edit Management IP Access Table ...........................A-52
Configure Management Ports ....................................A-52
Set Communication Ports ..........................................A-53
Set Telnet Session Timeouts .....................................A-53
Configure Serial Port Interface ..................................A-53
Configure Syslog ..............................................................A-54
Configure Intra BSS .........................................................A-54
Configure MAC Access Control .......................................A-55
Setup MAC (Address) Access Control ......................A-55

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Add an Entry to the MAC Access Control Table ........A-55
Disable or Delete an Entry in the MAC
Access Control Table ................................................A-55
Configure Authentication Mode ........................................A-56
Set Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK Mode) .....................A-57
Set RADIUS Parameters ..................................................A-57
Configure RADIUS Authentication server ..................A-57
Enable RADIUS MAC Access Control .......................A-58
Set MAC Address Format Type .................................A-58
Set Authorization Lifetime ..........................................A-58
Enable RADIUS Accounting ......................................A-59
Configure RADIUS Accounting server .......................A-60
Set VLAN/SSID Parameters ............................................A-60
Enable VLAN Management .......................................A-61
Disable VLAN Management .......................................A-61
Add an Entry to the VLAN ID Table ...........................A-61
CLI Monitoring Parameters ............................................................A-62
Parameter Tables .........................................................................A-63
System Parameters ................................................................A-66
Inventory Management Information .................................A-68
Network Parameters ...............................................................A-68
IP Configuration Parameters ............................................A-68
DNS Client for RADIUS Name Resolution ................A-69
DHCP Server Parameters ................................................A-70
DHCP Server table for IP pools .................................A-70
Link Integrity Parameters .................................................A-72
Link Integrity IP Target Table ....................................A-72
Interface Parameters ..............................................................A-73
Wireless Interface Parameters .........................................A-73

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Common Parameters to 802.11a, 802.11b,
and 802.11b/g APs ....................................................A-73
802.11a Only Parameters ..........................................A-74
802.11b Only Parameters ..........................................A-75
802.11b/g Only Parameters .......................................A-77
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Parameters
(802.11b Only) ...........................................................A-81
Ethernet Interface Parameters .........................................A-81
Management Parameters .......................................................A-82
SNMP Parameters ...........................................................A-82
HTTP (web browser) Parameters ....................................A-83
Telnet Parameters ............................................................A-84
Serial Port Parameters .....................................................A-85
TFTP Server Parameters .................................................A-86
IP Access Table Parameters ............................................A-87
Filtering Parameters ...............................................................A-87
Ethernet Protocol Filtering Parameters ............................A-88
Ethernet Filtering Table .............................................A-89
Static MAC Address Filter Table .......................................A-90
Proxy ARP Parameters ....................................................A-91
IP ARP Filtering Parameters ............................................A-91
Broadcast Filtering Table ..................................................A-92
TCP/UDP Port Filtering ....................................................A-93
TCP/UDP Port Filtering Table ...................................A-93
Alarms Parameters .................................................................A-96
SNMP Table Host Table Parameters ................................A-96
Syslog Parameters ...........................................................A-97
Syslog Host Table .....................................................A-98
Bridge Parameters ..................................................................A-99
Spanning Tree Parameters ..............................................A-99

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Spanning Tree Priority and Path Cost Table .............A-100
Storm Threshold Parameters ...........................................A-101
Storm Threshold Table ..............................................A-101
Intra BSS Subscriber Blocking .........................................A-102
Packet Forwarding Parameters ........................................A-102
Security Parameters ...............................................................A-104
Pre-Shared Key Configuration Table
(WPA-PSK Mode) .....................................................A-105
Wireless Interface Security Parameters ...........................A-106
Security Encryption Key Length Table ......................A-107
MAC Access Control Parameter ......................................A-107
MAC Access Control Table .......................................A-108
RADIUS Parameters ..............................................................A-108
Primary and Backup RADIUS Server
Table Parameters .............................................................A-108
General RADIUS Parameters ....................................A-109
RADIUS Authentication .............................................A-110
RADIUS Accounting ..................................................A-111
VLAN/SSID Parameters .........................................................A-112
VLAN ID Table ..................................................................A-113
Other Parameters ...................................................................A-114
IAPP Parameters .............................................................A-114
SpectraLink VoIP Parameters (802.11b Only) ..................A-115
B. ASCII Character Chart
Description ....................................................................................B-1

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C. Specifications
In This Appendix ...........................................................................C-1
Software Features .........................................................................C-1
Management Functions ..........................................................C-2
Advanced Bridging Functions .................................................C-3
Medium Access Control (MAC) Functions .............................C-3
Security Functions .................................................................C-4
Network Functions .................................................................C-5
Advanced Wireless Functions ...............................................C-6
Hardware Specifications ...............................................................C-7
Physical Specifications .....................................................C-7
AP-3 Unit ...................................................................C-7
802.11a Antenna Adapter ..........................................C-7
Electrical Specifications ....................................................C-7
Without Active Ethernet Module ................................C-7
With Active Ethernet Module .....................................C-7
Environmental Specifications ...........................................C-8
AP-3 Unit ...................................................................C-8
802.11a Antenna Adapter ..........................................C-8
Ethernet Interface .............................................................C-8
Serial Port Interface .........................................................C-8
Active Ethernet Interface ..................................................C-9
HTTP Interface .................................................................C-9
Radio Specifications .....................................................................C-9
802.11a Channel Frequencies ...............................................C-10
802.11b Channel Frequencies ...............................................C-12
802.11g Channel Frequencies ...............................................C-13
Wireless Communication Range ............................................C-15
802.11b Wireless Communication Ranges ......................C-16

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802.11a (5 GHz Upgrade Kit) Wireless
Communication Ranges ...................................................C-17
802.11a (11a Upgrade Kit) Wireless Communication
Ranges .............................................................................C-18
802.11b/g Wireless Communication Ranges ...................C-19
D. Technical Support
Before You Seek Help ..................................................................D-1