D-Link DWS-1008 User manual

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Table of Contents
Product Overview .............................................................................................................................1
Product Contents..........................................................................................................................1
System Requirements ..................................................................................................................1
Introduction...................................................................................................................................2
Hardware Overview (Front Panel) ................................................................................................3
Features .......................................................................................................................................4
Text and Syntax Conventions .......................................................................................................5
Installation.........................................................................................................................................6
Serial Console Cable....................................................................................................................6
10/100 Ethernet Cable Wiring ......................................................................................................6
Installation Hardware and Tools....................................................................................................7
Getting Started .............................................................................................................................8
Using the Command-Line Interface................................................................................................9
CLI Conventions ...........................................................................................................................9
Command Prompts................................................................................................................9
Syntax Notation ...................................................................................................................10
Text Entry Conventions and Allowed Characters.................................................................10
MAC Address Notation ....................................................................................................11
IP Address and Mask Notation........................................................................................11
Globs ...................................................................................................................................12
User Globs.......................................................................................................................12
MAC Address Globs ........................................................................................................13
VLAN Globs.....................................................................................................................13
Matching Order for Globs ................................................................................................13
Port Lists..............................................................................................................................14
Command-Line Editing...............................................................................................................15
Keyboard Shortcuts .............................................................................................................15
History Buffer.......................................................................................................................15
Tabs .....................................................................................................................................15
Single-Asterisk (*) Wildcard Character ................................................................................16
Double-Asterisk (**) Wildcard Characters............................................................................16
Using CLI Help ...........................................................................................................................16
Understanding Command Descriptions......................................................................................17
DWS-1008 Setup Methods .............................................................................................................18
Overview.....................................................................................................................................18
Quick Starts .........................................................................................................................18
CLI .......................................................................................................................................18
Web View.............................................................................................................................18
Web Quick Start .........................................................................................................................19
Web Quick Start Parameters ...............................................................................................19
Web Quick Start Requirements ...........................................................................................19
Accessing the Web Quick Start ...........................................................................................20
CLI quickstart Command............................................................................................................22
Quickstart Example..............................................................................................................23

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Overview.....................................................................................................................................25
Configuring AAA for Administrative and Local Access .............................................................25
Before You Start..........................................................................................................................26
About Administrative Access ......................................................................................................26
Access Modes .....................................................................................................................26
Types of Administrative Access ...........................................................................................26
First-Time Configuration via the Console ...................................................................................27
Enabling an Administrator....................................................................................................27
Setting the Switch Enable Password ...................................................................................28
Setting the Enable Password for the First Time...............................................................28
Authenticating at the Console..............................................................................................29
Customizing AAA with “Globs” and Groups .........................................................................30
Setting User Passwords.......................................................................................................30
Adding and Clearing Local Users for Administrative Access...............................................31
Configuring Accounting for Administrative Users .......................................................................31
Displaying the AAA Configuration...............................................................................................32
Saving the Configuration......................................................................................................33
Administrative AAA Configuration Scenarios..............................................................................33
Local Authentication.............................................................................................................33
Local Authentication for Console Users and RADIUS Authentication for Telnet Users........34
Local Override and Backup Local Authentication ................................................................34
Authentication When RADIUS Servers Do Not Respond ....................................................35
Configuring and Managing Ports and VLANs..............................................................................36
Configuring and Managing Ports................................................................................................36
Setting the Port Type............................................................................................................36
Setting a Port for a Directly Connected Access Point......................................................37
Configuring for a Distributed AP......................................................................................38
Setting a Port for a Wired Authentication User ................................................................38
Clearing a Port.................................................................................................................39
Clearing a Distributed AP ................................................................................................40
Configuring a Port Name .....................................................................................................40
Setting a Port Name ........................................................................................................40
Removing a Port Name ...................................................................................................40
Configuring Port Operating Parameters...............................................................................41
Autonegotiation and Port Speed......................................................................................41
Disabling or Reenabling a Port........................................................................................41
Disabling or Reenabling Power over Ethernet .................................................................42
Resetting a Port...............................................................................................................42
Displaying Port Information..................................................................................................42
Displaying Port Configuration and Status........................................................................42
Displaying PoE State.......................................................................................................43
Displaying Port Statistics .................................................................................................43
Clearing Statistics Counters ............................................................................................44
Monitoring Port Statistics.................................................................................................44
Configuring Load-Sharing Port Groups ...............................................................................45
Load Sharing ...................................................................................................................45
Link Redundancy.............................................................................................................45
Configuring a Port Group.................................................................................................46

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Removing a Port Group...................................................................................................47
Displaying Port Group Information...................................................................................47
Interoperating with Cisco Systems EtherChannel ...........................................................47
Configuring and Managing VLANs .............................................................................................48
Understanding VLANs in MSS.............................................................................................48
VLANs, IP Subnets, and IP Addressing ..........................................................................48
Users and VLANs ............................................................................................................49
VLAN Names...................................................................................................................49
Traffic Forwarding ............................................................................................................49
802.1Q Tagging ...............................................................................................................49
Configuring a VLAN .............................................................................................................50
Creating a VLAN..............................................................................................................50
Adding Ports to a VLAN...................................................................................................51
Removing an Entire VLAN or a VLAN Port......................................................................51
Restricting Layer 2 Forwarding Among Clients....................................................................52
Displaying VLAN Information ...............................................................................................53
Managing the Layer 2 Forwarding Database..............................................................................54
Types of Forwarding Database Entries................................................................................54
How Entries Enter the Forwarding Database.......................................................................54
Displaying Forwarding Database Information ......................................................................55
Displaying the Size of the Forwarding Database.............................................................55
Displaying Forwarding Database Entries.........................................................................55
Adding an Entry to the Forwarding Database......................................................................56
Removing Entries from the Forwarding Database...............................................................56
Configuring the Aging Timeout Period .................................................................................57
Displaying the Aging Timeout Period...............................................................................57
Changing the Aging Timeout Period................................................................................57
Port and VLAN Configuration Scenario ......................................................................................58
Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces and Services ..............................................................61
MTU Support ..............................................................................................................................61
Configuring and Managing IP Interfaces ....................................................................................61
Adding an IP Interface .........................................................................................................62
Statically Configuring an IP Interface ..............................................................................62
Enabling the DHCP Client ...............................................................................................62
How MSS Resolves Conflicts with Statically Configured IP Parameters.........................63
Configuring the DHCP Client...........................................................................................63
Displaying DHCP Client Information................................................................................64
Disabling or Reenabling an IP Interface ..............................................................................64
Removing an IP Interface ....................................................................................................64
Displaying IP Interface Information ......................................................................................65
Configuring the System IP Address............................................................................................65
Designating the System IP Address ....................................................................................65
Displaying the System IP Address.......................................................................................65
Clearing the System IP Address..........................................................................................65
Configuring and Managing IP Routes.........................................................................................66
Displaying IP Routes............................................................................................................67
Adding a Static Route..........................................................................................................68
Removing a Static Route.....................................................................................................69

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Managing the Management Services.........................................................................................69
Managing SSH.....................................................................................................................69
Login Timeouts ................................................................................................................69
Enabling SSH ..................................................................................................................70
Adding an SSH User .......................................................................................................70
Changing the SSH Service Port Number ........................................................................71
Managing SSH Server Sessions .....................................................................................71
Managing SSH Server Sessions .....................................................................................72
Managing Telnet...................................................................................................................72
Telnet Login Timers .........................................................................................................72
Enabling Telnet ................................................................................................................72
Adding a Telnet User .......................................................................................................73
Displaying Telnet Status ..................................................................................................73
Changing the Telnet Service Port Number ......................................................................73
Resetting the Telnet Service Port Number to Its Default .................................................73
Managing Telnet Server Sessions ...................................................................................74
Managing HTTPS ................................................................................................................74
Enabling HTTPS..............................................................................................................74
Displaying HTTPS Information ........................................................................................75
Changing the Idle Timeout for CLI Management Sessions..................................................75
Configuring and Managing DNS.................................................................................................76
Enabling or Disabling the DNS Client ..................................................................................76
Configuring DNS Servers ....................................................................................................76
Adding a DNS Server ......................................................................................................77
Removing a DNS Server .................................................................................................77
Configuring a Default Domain Name...................................................................................77
Adding the Default Domain Name ...................................................................................77
Removing the Default Domain Name ..............................................................................77
Displaying DNS Server Information .....................................................................................78
Configuring and Managing Aliases.............................................................................................78
Adding an Alias....................................................................................................................78
Removing an Alias...............................................................................................................79
Displaying Aliases................................................................................................................79
Configuring and Managing Time Parameters .............................................................................79
Setting the Time Zone..........................................................................................................80
Displaying the Time Zone ................................................................................................80
Clearing the Time Zone...................................................................................................80
Configuring the Summertime Period....................................................................................81
Displaying the Summertime Period .................................................................................81
Clearing the Summertime Period ....................................................................................81
Statically Configuring the System Time and Date................................................................82
Displaying the Time and Date..............................................................................................82
Configuring and Managing NTP ..........................................................................................82
Adding an NTP Server.........................................................................................................83
Removing an NTP Server....................................................................................................83
Changing the NTP Update Interval......................................................................................83
Resetting the Update Interval to the Default........................................................................84
Enabling the NTP Client ......................................................................................................84
Displaying NTP Information .................................................................................................84

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Managing the ARP Table............................................................................................................85
Displaying ARP Table Entries ..............................................................................................85
Adding an ARP Entry...........................................................................................................86
Changing the Aging Timeout ...............................................................................................86
Pinging Another Device ..............................................................................................................87
Logging In to a Remote Device ..................................................................................................88
Tracing a Route ..........................................................................................................................89
Configuring SNMP..........................................................................................................................90
Overview.....................................................................................................................................90
Configuring SNMP......................................................................................................................90
Setting the System Location and Contact Strings ...............................................................91
Enabling SNMP Versions.....................................................................................................91
Configuring Community Strings (SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c Only).........................................91
Creating a USM User for SNMPv3 ......................................................................................92
Command Examples .......................................................................................................94
Setting SNMP Security ........................................................................................................94
Command Example.........................................................................................................95
Configuring a Notification Profile .........................................................................................95
Command Examples .......................................................................................................97
Configuring a Notification Target..........................................................................................98
Command Examples .....................................................................................................100
Enabling the SNMP Service ..............................................................................................100
Displaying SNMP Information...................................................................................................100
Displaying SNMP Version and Status Information.............................................................100
Displaying the Configured SNMP Community Strings.......................................................101
Displaying USM Settings ...................................................................................................101
Displaying Notification Profiles...........................................................................................101
Displaying Notification Targets...........................................................................................101
Displaying SNMP Statistics Counters................................................................................101
Configuring DWL-8220AP Access Points ..................................................................................102
Overview...................................................................................................................................102
Country of Operation .........................................................................................................103
Directly Connected APs and Distributed APs....................................................................103
Distributed AP Network Requirements..........................................................................104
Distributed APs and STP...............................................................................................105
Distributed APs and DHCP Option 43...........................................................................105
AP Parameters ..............................................................................................................106
Resiliency and Dual-Homing Options for APs ...............................................................107
Boot Process for Distributed APs.......................................................................................108
Establishing Connectivity on the Network .....................................................................108
How a Distributed AP Obtains an IP Address through DHCP.......................................108
Static IP Address Configuration for Distributed APs......................................................109
Contacting a Switch.......................................................................................................109
How a Distributed AP Contacts a Switch (DHCP-Obtained Address)...........................109
How a Distributed AP Contacts an Switch (Statically Configured Address)..................111
Loading and Activating an Operational Image...............................................................113
Obtaining Configuration Information from the Switch....................................................113
Session Load Balancing................................................................................................114

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Service Profiles..................................................................................................................114
Public and Private SSIDs ..............................................................................................117
Encryption .....................................................................................................................117
Radio Profiles ....................................................................................................................118
RF Auto-Tuning..............................................................................................................119
Default Radio Profile......................................................................................................119
Radio-Specific Parameters............................................................................................119
Configuring DWL-8220AP Access Points.................................................................................120
Specifying the Country of Operation..................................................................................120
Configuring an Auto-AP Profile for Automatic AP Configuration........................................122
How an Unconfigured AP Finds a Switch To Configure It..............................................122
Configured APs Have Precedence Over Unconfigured APs .........................................123
Configuring an Auto-AP Profile......................................................................................123
Changing AP Parameter Values ........................................................................................124
Enabling the Auto-AP Profile .........................................................................................125
Specifying the Radio Profile Used by the Auto-AP Profile.............................................125
Displaying Status Information for APs Configured by the Auto-AP Profile ....................125
Converting an AP Configured by the Auto-AP Profile into a Permanent AP .................126
Configuring AP Port Parameters........................................................................................126
Setting the Port Type for a Directly Connected AP ........................................................127
Configuring an Indirectly Connected AP........................................................................127
Configuring Static IP Addresses on Distributed APs.....................................................128
Specifying IP Information...............................................................................................128
Specifying Switch Information .......................................................................................128
Specifying VLAN information.........................................................................................129
Clearing an AP from the Configuration..........................................................................129
Changing AP Names.....................................................................................................130
Changing Bias ...............................................................................................................130
Configuring a Load-Balancing Group ............................................................................130
Disabling or Reenabling Automatic Firmware Upgrades ...............................................131
Forcing an AP To Download its Operational Image from the DWS-1008.......................131
Enabling LED Blink Mode..............................................................................................132
Configuring AP-Switch Security.........................................................................................132
Encryption Key Fingerprint ............................................................................................132
Encryption Options........................................................................................................133
Verifying an AP’s Fingerprint on a Switch......................................................................133
Finding the Fingerprint ..................................................................................................133
Verifying a Fingerprint on the Switch.............................................................................134
Fingerprint Log Message...............................................................................................135
Configuring a Service Profile .............................................................................................135
Creating a Service Profile..............................................................................................135
Removing a Service Profile ...........................................................................................136
Changing a Service Profile Setting................................................................................136
Disabling or Reenabling Encryption for an SSID...........................................................136
Disabling or Reenabling Beaconing of an SSID ............................................................137
Changing the Fallthru Authentication Type ....................................................................137
Changing Transmit Rates ..............................................................................................137
Disabling Idle-Client Probing .........................................................................................139
Changing the User Idle Timeout....................................................................................139

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Changing the Short Retry Threshold.............................................................................140
Changing the Long Retry Threshold..............................................................................140
Configuring a Radio Profile................................................................................................140
Creating a New Profile...................................................................................................141
Changing Radio Parameters .........................................................................................141
Changing the Beacon Interval .......................................................................................141
Changing the DTIM Interval...........................................................................................142
Changing the RTS Threshold ........................................................................................142
Changing the Fragmentation Threshold ........................................................................143
Changing the Maximum Receive Threshold..................................................................143
Changing the Maximum Transmit Threshold .................................................................143
Changing the Preamble Length.....................................................................................144
Resetting a Radio Profile Parameter to its Default Value ..............................................144
Removing a Radio Profile..............................................................................................145
Configuring Radio-Specific Parameters.............................................................................145
Configuring the Channel and Transmit Power ...............................................................145
Mapping the Radio Profile to Service Profiles ...................................................................147
Assigning a Radio Profile and Enabling Radios ................................................................147
Disabling or Reenabling Radios ...............................................................................................148
Enabling or Disabling Individual Radios.............................................................................148
Disabling or Reenabling All Radios Using a Profile ...........................................................148
Resetting a Radio to its Factory Default Settings ..............................................................149
Restarting an AP ...............................................................................................................149
Displaying AP Information ........................................................................................................149
Displaying AP Configuration Information ...........................................................................150
Displaying Connection Information for Distributed APs .....................................................151
Displaying a List of Distributed APs that Are Not Configured ............................................151
Displaying Active Connection Information for Distributed APs...........................................152
Displaying Service Profile Information ...............................................................................152
Displaying Radio Profile Information..................................................................................153
Displaying AP Status Information ......................................................................................153
Displaying Static IP Address Information for Distributed APs............................................154
Displaying AP Statistics Counters......................................................................................155
Configuring User Encryption ......................................................................................................156
Configuring WPA.......................................................................................................................157
WPA Cipher Suites ............................................................................................................157
TKIP Countermeasures .....................................................................................................158
WPA Authentication Methods.............................................................................................159
WPA Information Element..................................................................................................159
Client Support....................................................................................................................160
Configuring WPA................................................................................................................161
Creating a Service Profile for WPA................................................................................161
Enabling WPA................................................................................................................161
Specifying the WPA Cipher Suites.................................................................................161
Changing the TKIP Countermeasures Timer Value.......................................................162
Enabling PSK Authentication.........................................................................................163
Disabling 802.1X Authentication for WPA......................................................................164
Displaying WPA Settings ...............................................................................................164

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Assigning the Service Profile to Radios and Enabling the Radios ................................165
Configuring RSN (802.11i) .......................................................................................................166
Creating a Service Profile for RSN................................................................................166
Enabling RSN................................................................................................................166
Specifying the RSN Cipher Suites.................................................................................167
Changing the TKIP Countermeasures Timer Value.......................................................167
Enabling PSK Authentication.........................................................................................167
Displaying RSN Settings ...............................................................................................167
Assigning the Service Profile to Radios and Enabling the Radios ................................168
Configuring WEP ......................................................................................................................168
Setting Static WEP Key Values..........................................................................................169
Assigning Static WEP Keys ...............................................................................................169
Encryption Configuration Scenarios .........................................................................................170
Enabling WPA with TKIP ....................................................................................................170
Enabling Dynamic WEP in a WPA Network .......................................................................171
Configuring Encryption for MAC Clients ............................................................................173
Configuring RF Auto-Tuning .......................................................................................................176
RF Auto-Tuning Overview.........................................................................................................176
Initial Channel and Power Assignment ..............................................................................176
How Channels Are Selected..........................................................................................177
Channel and Power Tuning ................................................................................................177
Power Tuning .................................................................................................................177
Channel Tuning..............................................................................................................178
Tuning the Transmit Data Rate ......................................................................................179
RF Auto-Tuning Parameters...............................................................................................179
Changing RF Auto-Tuning Settings ..........................................................................................180
Changing Channel Tuning Settings....................................................................................180
Disabling or Reenabling Channel Tuning.......................................................................180
Changing the Channel Tuning Interval...........................................................................180
Changing the Channel Holddown Interval.....................................................................181
Changing Power Tuning Settings .......................................................................................181
Enabling Power Tuning ..................................................................................................181
Changing the Power Tuning Interval ..............................................................................181
Changing the Maximum Default Power Allowed On a Radio.........................................182
Locking Down Tuned Settings...................................................................................................182
Displaying RF Auto-Tuning Information ....................................................................................183
Displaying RF Auto-Tuning Settings ..................................................................................183
Displaying RF Neighbors ...................................................................................................184
Displaying RF Attributes ....................................................................................................185
Configuring APs To Be AeroScout Listeners.............................................................................186
Configuring AP Radios to Listen for AeroScout RFID Tags......................................................186
Locating an RFID Tag...............................................................................................................188
Configuring Quality of Service....................................................................................................189
About QoS................................................................................................................................189
Summary of QoS Features................................................................................................189
QoS Mode..........................................................................................................................190
WMM QoS Mode...........................................................................................................191
WMM QoS on the DWS-1008 Switch............................................................................191

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WMM QoS on an AP .....................................................................................................192
SVP QoS Mode .............................................................................................................192
U-APSD Support ...............................................................................................................193
Call Admission Control ......................................................................................................193
Broadcast Control..............................................................................................................194
Static CoS..........................................................................................................................194
Overriding CoS ..................................................................................................................194
Changing QoS Settings............................................................................................................195
Changing the QoS Mode ...................................................................................................195
Enabling U-APSD Support.................................................................................................195
Configuring Call Admission Control...................................................................................196
Enabling CAC ................................................................................................................196
Changing the Maximum Number of Active Sessions.....................................................196
Configuring Static CoS ......................................................................................................196
Changing CoS Mappings...................................................................................................197
Enabling Broadcast Control...............................................................................................197
Displaying QoS Information......................................................................................................198
Displaying a Radio Profile’s QoS Settings .........................................................................198
Displaying a Service Profile’s QoS Settings ......................................................................199
Displaying CoS Mappings..................................................................................................200
Displaying the Default CoS Mappings ...........................................................................200
Displaying a DSCP-to-CoS Mapping.............................................................................200
Displaying a CoS-to-DSCP Mapping.............................................................................200
Displaying the DSCP Table................................................................................................201
Displaying AP Forwarding Queue Statistics ......................................................................201
Configuring and Managing Spanning Tree Protocol .................................................................202
Enabling the Spanning Tree Protocol .......................................................................................202
Changing Standard Spanning Tree Parameters .......................................................................203
Bridge Priority ....................................................................................................................203
Port Cost............................................................................................................................203
Port Priority........................................................................................................................204
Changing the Bridge Priority..............................................................................................204
Changing STP Port Parameters ........................................................................................204
Changing the STP Port Cost .........................................................................................204
Resetting the STP Port Cost to the Default Value .........................................................205
Changing the STP Port Priority .....................................................................................205
Resetting the STP Port Priority to the Default Value .....................................................206
Changing Spanning Tree Timers........................................................................................206
Changing the STP Hello Interval ...................................................................................206
Changing the STP Forwarding Delay ............................................................................207
Changing the STP Maximum Age .................................................................................207
Configuring and Managing STP Fast Convergence Features ..................................................207
Port Fast Convergence ......................................................................................................208
Backbone Fast Convergence.............................................................................................208
Uplink Fast Convergence...................................................................................................208
Configuring Port Fast Convergence...................................................................................208
Displaying Port Fast Convergence Information..................................................................209
Configuring Backbone Fast Convergence .........................................................................209