HP ProCurve 420 User manual

HP ProCurve
Wireless Access Point 420
Management and Configuration Guide
September 2003

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September2003
Edition 1
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Contents
1 Getting Started
Contents .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Screen Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Getting Documentation From the Web .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Sources for More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
To Set Up and Install the Access Pointin Your Network. . . . . . . . . . 1-6
2 Selecting aManagement Interface
Contents .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Advantages of Usingthe HP Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
3 Using the Command Line Interface (CLI)
Contents .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Accessing the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
PrivilegeLevel at Logon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
PrivilegeLevel Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Exec Privileges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
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How To Move Between Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Listing Commands and Command Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Listing Commands Available at Any Privilege Level . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
Command Option Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Configuration Commands and the Context Configuration Modes . . 3-10
CLIControl and Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
4 Using the HP WebBrowser Interface
Contents .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Starting a Web Browser Interface Session with the Access Point . 4-4
Description of Browser Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
The Home Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
SupportURL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Tasks for Your First HP Web Browser Interface Session .. . . . . . . . 4-7
Changing the User Name and Password inthe Browser Interface . . . 4-7
If You Lose the User Name or Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Settingthe SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Settingthe Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10
ConfiguringTCP/IP Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
ConfiguringSecurity Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
Online Help for the HP Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
Status Reporting Features .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
The AP Status Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Station Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Event Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
5 Access Point Configuration
Contents .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
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Modifying System ManagementAccess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Web: Setting User Names and Passwords .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
CLI: Setting User Names and Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Modifying System Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Web: Setting the System Name and SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
CLI: Setting the System Name and SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Configuring IP Settings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Web: Configuring IP Settings Statically or via DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
CLI: Configuring IP Settings Statically or via DHCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Configuring SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Web: Setting SNMPParameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
CLI: Setting SNMP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Enabling System Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Web: Setting Logging Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
CLI: Setting LoggingParameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Configuring SNTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Web: Setting SNTP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
CLI: Setting SNTP Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Configuring Ethernet Interface Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
Web: Setting Ethernet Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
CLI: Setting Ethernet Interface Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Configuring RADIUS Client Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Web: Setting RADIUS Server Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
CLI: Setting RADIUS Server Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Setting up FilterControl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-32
Web: Enabling VLAN Support and SettingFilters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
CLI: Enabling VLAN Support and Setting Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Modifying Radio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Web: Modifying the Radio Working Mode and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
CLI: Modifying the Radio Working Mode and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Configuring Wireless Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Web: Configuring WPA Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
CLI: Configuring WPA Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
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Web: Configuring MAC Address Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
CLI: Configuring MAC Address Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
Web: Configuring IEEE 802.1x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
CLI: Configuring IEEE 802.1x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Web: Setting up WEP Shared-Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61
CLI: Setting up WEP Shared-Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
6 Command Line Reference
Contents .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
General Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
configure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
ping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
show history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
show line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
System Management Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
country. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
prompt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
system name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
username . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
ip http port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
ip http server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
logging on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
logging host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
logging console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
logging level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-16
logging facility-type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-17
show logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
sntp-server ip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-19
sntp-server enable .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
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sntp-server date-time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
sntp-server daylight-saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
sntp-server timezone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22
show sntp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
show system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23
show version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24
SNMP Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
snmp-servercommunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25
snmp-servercontact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-26
snmp-serverenableserver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
snmp-server host .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-28
snmp-server location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-29
show snmp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
Flash/File Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-30
bootfile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31
delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
dir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-33
RADIUS Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-34
radius-server address .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
radius-server port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-35
radius-server key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
radius-server retransmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-36
radius-server timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-37
show radius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-38
802.1x Port Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-39
802.1x. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-40
802.1x broadcast-key-refresh-rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
802.1xsession-key-refresh-rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-41
802.1xsession-timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-42
address filterdefault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
address filter entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-43
address filterdelete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-44
mac-authentication server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45
mac-authentication session-timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-45
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show authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-46
Filtering Commands .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47
filter local-bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-47
filterap-manage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
filterethernet-type enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-48
filterethernet-type protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-49
show filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-50
Interface Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-51
interface .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53
dns server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-53
ip address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-54
ip dhcp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-55
shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-56
speed-duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57
show interface ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-57
radio-mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-58
description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59
closed-system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-59
speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-60
channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-61
ssid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-62
beacon-interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-62
dtim-period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-63
fragmentation-length . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-64
rts-threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-65
authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-66
encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-67
key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-68
transmit-key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-69
transmit-power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-70
max-association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-70
multicast-cipher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-71
wpa-clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-72
wpa-mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-73
wpa-preshared-key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-74
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shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-75
show interface wireless g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-75
show station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-77
IAPP Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-77
iapp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-77
VLAN Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-78
vlan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79
native-vlanid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-79
A File Transfers
Contents .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2
Downloading Access Point Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
General Switch SoftwareDownload Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3
Using TFTP or FTP To Download Software from a Server . . . . . . . . A-3
Web: TFTP/FTP Software Download to the Access Point . . . . . A-4
CLI: TFTP/FTP SoftwareDownload to the Access Point . . . . . . A-6
Using the Web Interface To Download SoftwareFrom the Local
Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6
Transferring Configuration Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Screen Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Getting Documentation From the Web .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Sources for More Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
To Set Up and Install the Access Pointin Your Network. . . . . . . . . . 1-6
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Introduction
Introduction
This Management and Configuration Guide is intended to support the
following access points:
■HP ProCurve Wireless Access Point 420 na
■HP ProCurve Wireless Access Point 420 ww
This guide describes how to use the command line interface (CLI) and web
browser interface to configure, manage, and monitor access point operation.
Atroubleshooting chapter is also included.
For information on other product documentation for this access point, refer
to “Related Publications” on page 1-4.
The Product Documentation CD-ROM shipped with the access point includes
acopy of this guide. You can also download a copy from the HP ProCurve
website, http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve. (See “Getting Documentation From
the Web” on page 1-5.)
Conventions
This guide uses the following conventions for command syntax and displayed
information.
Command Syntax Statements
Syntax:radius-server address [secondary] <host_ip_address | host_name>
■Vertical bars ( | ) separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements.
■Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional elements.
■Braces ( < > ) enclose required elements.
■ Braces within square brackets ( [ < > ] ) indicate a required element
within anoptional choice.
■ Boldface indicates use of a CLI command,part of a CLI command
syntax, or other displayed element in general text. Forexample:
“Usethe copy tftp command to download the key from a TFTP server.”
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Conventions
■ Italics indicate variables for which you must supply a value when
executing the command. For example, in this command syntax,
<host_ip_address | host_name> indicates that you must provide an IP
address or ahost name:
Syntax: radius-server address [secondary] <host_ip_address | host_name>
Command Prompts
In the default configuration, your access point displays the following CLI
prompt:
HP ProCurve Access Point 420#
To simplify recognition, this guide uses HP420 to represent command
prompt. For example:
HP420#
(You can use the prompt command to change the text in the CLI prompt.)
Screen Simulations
Figures containing simulated screen text and command outputlooklike this:
HP420#show version
Version v2.0.0
HP420#
Figure 1-1. Example of a Figure Showing a Simulated Screen
In some cases, brief command-outputsequences appear outside of a num-
bered figure. For example:
HP420(if-ethernet)#ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
192.168.1.253
HP420(if-ethernet)#dns primary-server 192.168.1.55
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Related Publications
Related Publications
Installation and Getting Started Guide. Use the Installation and Get-
ting Started Guide shipped with your access point to prepare for and perform
thephysical installation. This guide also steps you throughconnecting the
access point to your network and assigning IP addressing, aswell as describ-
ing the LED indications for correct operation andtrouble analysis.
HP provides a PDF version of this guide on the Product Documentation
CD-ROM shipped with the access point. You can also download a copy from
the HP ProCurve website. (See “Getting Documentation From the Web” on
page 1-5.)
Release Notes. Release notes are posted on the HP ProCurve website and
provide information on newsoftware updates:
■New features andhow to configure and use them
■ Software management, including downloading software to the access
point
■Software fixes addressed in current and previous releases
To view and download a copy of the latest release notes for your access point,
see “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-5.
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Getting Documentation From the Web
Getting Documentation From the Web
1. Go to the HP ProCurve website at
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
2. Click on technical support.
3. Click on manuals.
4. Click on the product for which you want to view or download amanual.
2
3
4
Figure 1-2. Finding Product Manuals on the HP ProCurve Website
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Sourcesfor More Information
Sources for More Information
■ If you need information on specific features in the HP Web Browser
Interface (hereafter referred to as the “web browser interface”), use
the onlinehelp available for the web browser interface. For more
information on web browser Help options, refer to “Online Help for
the HP Web Browser Interface” on page 4-16.
■ If you need further information on Hewlett-Packard access point
technology, visit the HP ProCurve website at:
http://www.hp.com/go/hpprocurve
Need Only a Quick Start?
IP Addressing. If you just want to give the access point an IP address so that
it can communicate on your network, HP recommends that you use the CLI
to quickly configure IP addressing. Todo so, do one of the following:
■ Enter config at the CLI Exec level prompt.
HP420#config
■ Enter interface ethernet at the CLI Configuration level prompt.
HP420(config)#interface ethernet
■ Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway at the CLI Interface
Configuration level prompt.
HP420(if-ethernet)#ip address <address>
<subnet_mask> <gateway>
For more on using the CLI, see Chapter 6, “Using the Command Line Interface
(CLI)”.
To Set Up and Install the Access Point in Your Network
Important! Use the Installation and GettingStarted Guide shipped with your access
point for the following:
■ Notes, cautions, and warnings related to installing and using the
access point
■ Instructions for physically installing the access point in your network
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■ Quickly assigning an IP address, subnet mask, and gateway, set a
Manager password, and (optionally) configure other basic features.
■ Interpreting LED behavior.
For the latest version of the Installation and Getting Started Guide andother
documentation for your access point, visit to the HP ProCurve website. (Refer
to “Getting Documentation From the Web” on page 1-5.)
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Contents
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Understanding Management Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Advantages of Using the CLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Advantages of Usingthe HP Web Browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
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Overview
Overview
This chapter describes the following:
■Access Point management interfaces
■Advantages of using each interface type
Understanding Management Interfaces
Management interfaces enable you to reconfigure the access point and to
monitor its status andperformance. Interface types include:
■ CLI—a command line interface offering the full setof access point
commands through the VT-100/ANSI console built into the access point—
page 2-3
■ Web browser interface--an access point interface offering status infor-
mation and a subsetof access point commands through a standard web
browser (such as Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer)—
page 2-4
This manual describes how to use the CLI (chapters 3, 5 and 6), the web
browser interface (chapters 4 and 5), and how to use these interfaces to
configure and monitor the access point.
For information on how to access the web browser interface Help, refer to
“Online Help forthe HP Web Browser Interface” on page 4-16.
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