Avaya AP-4 User manual

AP-4, AP-5, and AP-6

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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
MiniPCI Upgrade Kits .................................................... 2-5
System Requirements ................................................... 2-5
Hardware Installation .......................................................... 2-6
Initialization ......................................................................... 2-16
ScanTool ....................................................................... 2-17
Default IP Address .................................................. 2-17
ScanTool Instructions .............................................. 2-17
Setup Wizard ................................................................ 2-25
Setup Wizard Instructions ....................................... 2-25
Download the Latest Software ............................................ 2-42
Setup your TFTP Server ............................................... 2-42
Download Updates from your TFTP Server
using the Web Interface ................................................ 2-43
Download Updates from your TFTP Server
using the CLI Interface .................................................. 2-44
Additional Hardware Features ............................................ 2-45
Mounting Options .......................................................... 2-45
Desktop Mount ........................................................ 2-45
Wall Mount .............................................................. 2-46
Ceiling Mount .......................................................... 2-50
Installing the AP in a Plenum ........................................ 2-52
Kensington Security Slot ............................................... 2-52
Power over Ethernet ..................................................... 2-54

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LED Indicators ............................................................... 2-55
Related Topics .................................................................... 2-57
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 .................... 4-3
System................................................................................. 4-7
Network ............................................................................... 4-8
IP Configuration ............................................................ 4-9
Basic IP Parameters ......................................... 4-9
DNS Client ........................................................ 4-11
Advanced .......................................................... 4-13
DHCP Server ................................................................ 4-13
Link Integrity .................................................................. 4-17
Interfaces ............................................................................ 4-20
Wireless (802.11a) ........................................................ 4-20
Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) ...................... 4-25
RTS/CTS Medium Reservation ............................... 4-26
Wireless (802.11b) ........................................................ 4-28
Distance Between APs ........................................... 4-36
Coverage ........................................................... 4-37
Multicast Rate ......................................................... 4-39

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Wireless Distribution System (WDS) ...................... 4-42
Bridging WDS .................................................... 4-44
WDS Setup Procedure ...................................... 4-45
Wireless (802.11b/g) ..................................................... 4-47
Ethernet ........................................................................ 4-53
Management ....................................................................... 4-54
Passwords .................................................................... 4-54
IP Access Table ............................................................ 4-55
Services ........................................................................ 4-57
SNMP Settings .................................................. 4-58
HTTP Access .................................................... 4-58
Telnet Configuration Settings ............................ 4-61
Serial Configuration Settings ............................. 4-62
Filtering ............................................................................... 4-63
Ethernet Protocol .......................................................... 4-64
Static MAC .................................................................... 4-66
Example ............................................................ 4-67
Creating an Entry .............................................. 4-69
Static MAC Filter Examples .................................... 4-70
Prevent Two Specific Devices from
Communicating ................................................. 4-70
Prevent Multiple Wireless Devices From
Communicating With a Single Wired Device ..... 4-71
Prevent All Wireless Devices From
Communicating With a Single Wired Device ..... 4-72
Prevent A Wireless Device From
Communicating With the Wired Network .......... 4-72

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Prevent Messages Destined for a Specific
Multicast Group from Being Forwarded
to the Wireless LAN .......................................... 4-73
Advanced ...................................................................... 4-74
TCP/UDP Port ............................................................... 4-75
Adding TCP/UDP Port Filters .................................. 4-76
Editing TCP/UDP Port Filters .................................. 4-77
Alarms ................................................................................. 4-77
Groups .......................................................................... 4-78
Severity Levels ........................................................ 4-87
Alarm Host Table .......................................................... 4-88
Syslog ........................................................................... 4-88
Setting Syslog Event Notifications .......................... 4-89
Configuring Syslog Event Notifications ................... 4-90
Bridge ................................................................................. 4-91
Spanning Tree .............................................................. 4-92
Storm Threshold ........................................................... 4-93
Intra BSS ....................................................................... 4-94
Packet Forwarding ........................................................ 4-95
Configuring Interfaces for Packet Forwarding ......... 4-95
Security ............................................................................... 4-96
Authentication and Encryption Modes ........................... 4-97
WEP Encryption ...................................................... 4-97
802.1x Authentication ............................................. 4-99
Authentication Process ..................................... 4-101
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) ............................... 4-103
Configuring Security Settings .................................. 4-106

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Enable WEP Encryption .................................... 4-109
Enable 802.1x Security ..................................... 4-110
Enable Mixed Mode (802.1x and
WEP Encryption) ............................................... 4-111
802.1x Security and Wireless Distribution
Systems (WDS) ................................................. 4-112
Enable WPA Mode ............................................ 4-113
Enable WPA-PSK Mode ................................... 4-113
MAC Access ................................................................. 4-115
RADIUS .............................................................................. 4-118
MAC Access Control Via RADIUS Authentication ........ 4-119
RADIUS Authentication with 802.1x ............................. 4-123
RADIUS Accounting ...................................................... 4-125
Session Length ....................................................... 4-125
Configuring RADIUS Accounting ............................ 4-126
VLAN/SSID ......................................................................... 4-129
VLAN Overview ............................................................. 4-129
VLAN Workgroups and Traffic Management ................ 4-133
Traffic Management ................................................ 4-133
Typical User VLAN Configurations ............................... 4-134
Configure Multiple VLAN/SSID Pairs ...................... 4-135
Typical VLAN Management Configurations .................. 4-137
Control Access to the AP ........................................ 4-137
Provide Access to a Wireless Host in the
Same Workgroup .................................................... 4-138
Disable VLAN Management .................................... 4-138

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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 ......................................................................... 5-9
IAPP .................................................................................... 5-10
RADIUS .............................................................................. 5-11
Interfaces ............................................................................ 5-13
Link Test (802.11b APs Only).............................................. 5-15
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

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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
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
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ........................................... 7-14
The AP Does Not Work ........................................... 7-14
There Is No Data Link ............................................. 7-15
“Overload” Indications ............................................. 7-16

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Recovery Procedures ......................................................... 7-16
Reset to Factory Default Procedure .............................. 7-17
Forced Reload Procedure ............................................. 7-19
Download a New Image Using ScanTool ................ 7-20
Preparing to Download the AP Image ............... 7-21
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
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

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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
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”

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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 and Table Parameters A-
1
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
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

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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-54
Setup MAC (Address) Access Control .............. A-54
Add an Entry to the MAC Access Control Table A-55

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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

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Wireless Interface Parameters ................................ A-73
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-88
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-97
SNMP Table Host Table Parameters ...................... A-97

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Syslog Parameters .................................................. A-98
Syslog Host Table ............................................. A-99
Bridge Parameters ........................................................ A-100
Spanning Tree Parameters ..................................... A-100
Spanning Tree Priority and Path Cost Table ..... A-101
Storm Threshold Parameters .................................. A-102
Storm Threshold Table ...................................... A-102
Intra BSS Subscriber Blocking ................................ A-103
Packet Forwarding Parameters .............................. A-103
Security Parameters ..................................................... A-105
Pre-Shared Key Configuration Table
(WPA-PSK Mode) ............................................ A-106
Wireless Interface Security Parameters .................. A-107
Security Encryption Key Length Table .............. A-108
MAC Access Control Parameter ............................. A-108
MAC Access Control Table ............................... A-109
RADIUS Parameters ..................................................... A-109
Primary and Backup RADIUS Server
Table Parameters .................................................... A-109
General RADIUS Parameters ........................... A-110
RADIUS Authentication ..................................... A-111
RADIUS Accounting .......................................... A-112
VLAN/SSID Parameters ................................................ A-113
VLAN ID Table ........................................................ A-114
Other Parameters ......................................................... A-115
IAPP Parameters .................................................... A-115
SpectraLink VoIP Parameters (802.11b Only) ........ A-116

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B. ASCII Character Chart
Description .......................................................................... B-1
C. Specifications
In This Appendix ................................................................. C-1
Software Features .............................................................. C-1
Number of Stations per BSS ........................................ C-2
Management Functions ................................................ C-3
Advanced Bridging Functions ....................................... C-4
Medium Access Control (MAC) Functions ................... C-4
Security Functions 5
Network Functions ....................................................... C-6
Advanced Wireless Functions ...................................... C-6
Hardware Specifications ..................................................... C-8
Physical Specifications .................................................. C-8
AP (without metal base) .................................... C-8
Electrical Specifications ................................................ C-8
Using the Power Adapter .................................. C-8
Using Power over Ethernet ............................... C-8
Environmental Specifications .................................. C-9
AP Unit .............................................................. C-9
Ethernet Interface ................................................... C-9
Serial Port Interface ................................................ C-9
Power over Ethernet Interface ................................ C-10
HTTP Interface ........................................................ C-10
Radio Specifications ........................................................... C-10
802.11a Channel Frequencies ...................................... C-11