Benutzerhandbuch für Psion Teklogix 9160 G2

Inhaltsverzeichnis

• Approvals and Safety Summary

  17
  • FCC Statement

    18
  • Industry Canada (IC) Department Of Communications Notice

    19
  • Important Safety Instructions

    21
• Introduction 1

  23
  • 1.1 About This Manual

    25
  • 1.2 Online Help Features, Supported Browsers, And Limitations

    28
  • 1.3 Text Conventions

    29
  • 1.4 Overview Of The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway

    29
    • 1.4.1 Radios

      30
    • 1.4.2 Access Point Functions

      31
    • 1.4.3 Base Station Functions

      31
  • 1.5 Features and Benefits

    32
    • 1.5.1 IEEE Standards Support And Wi-Fi Compliance

      32
    • 1.5.2 Wireless Features

      32
    • 1.5.3 Security Features

      33
    • 1.5.4 Out-of-the-Box Guest Interface

      34
    • 1.5.5 Clustering And Auto-Management

      34
    • 1.5.6 Networking

      35
    • 1.5.7 SNMP Support

      35
    • 1.5.8 Maintainability

      36
  • 1.6 What’s Next?

    36
• Installation Requirements 2

  37
  • 2.1 Choosing The Right Location

    39
    • 2.1.1 Environment

      39
      • 2.1.1.1 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway

        39
    • 2.1.2 Maintenance

      40
    • 2.1.3 Radios

      40
    • 2.1.4 Power And Antenna Cables

      40
      • 2.1.4.1 Power

        40
      • 2.1.4.2 Antennas

        41
  • 2.2 Connecting To External Devices

    43
    • 2.2.1 Ports

      43
    • 2.2.2 LAN Installation: Overview

      43
    • 2.2.3 LAN Installation: Ethernet

      44
      • 2.2.3.1 Ethernet Cabling

        44
    • 2.2.4 Status Indicators (LEDs)

      44
    • 2.1.5 Connecting A Video Display Terminal

      45
  • 2.2 Changing The Configuration With A Web Browser

    45
• PreLaunch Checklist 3

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  • 3.1 The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway

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    • 3.1.1 Default Settings For The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway

      49
    • 3.1.2 What The Access Point Does Not Provide

      52
  • 3.2 Administrator’s Computer

    52
  • 3.3 Wireless Client Computers

    53
  • 3.4 Understanding Dynamic And Static IP Addressing On The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway

    55
    • 3.4.1 How Does The Access Point Obtain An IP Address At Startup?

      55
    • 3.4.2 Dynamic IP Addressing

      55
    • 3.4.3 Static IP Addressing

      56
    • 3.4.4 Recovering An IP Address

      56
• Quick Steps For Setup And Launch 4

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  • 4.1 Unpack The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway

    59
    • 4.1.1 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway Hardware And Ports

      59
    • 4.1.2 What’s Inside The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway?

      60
  • 4.2 Connect The Access Point To Network And Power

    60
    • 4.2.1 A Note About Setting Up Connections For A Guest Network

      62
      • 4.2.1.1 Hardware Connections For A Guest VLAN

        62
  • 4.3 Power On The Access Point

    62
  • 4.4 Log On To The Administration Web Pages

    63
    • 4.4.1 Viewing Basic Settings For Access Points

      63
  • 4.5 Configure ‘Basic Settings’ And Start The Wireless Network

    64
    • 4.5.1 Default Configuration

      65
  • 4.6 What’s Next?

    65
    • 4.6.1 Make Sure The Access Point Is Connected To The LAN

      65
    • 4.6.2 Test LAN Connectivity With Wireless Clients

      66
    • 4.6.3 Secure And Fine-tune The Access Point Using Advanced Features

      66
• Configuring Basic Settings 5

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  • 5.1 Navigating To Basic Settings

    69
  • 5.2 Review / Describe The Access Point

    70
  • 5.3 Provide Network Settings

    71
  • 5.4 Update Basic Settings

    72
  • 5.5 Summary Of Settings

    72
  • 5.6 Basic Settings For A Standalone Access Point

    73
  • 5.7 Your Network At A Glance: Understanding Indicator Icons

    73
• Managing Access Points & Clusters 6

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  • 6.1 Overview

    77
  • 6.2 Navigating To Access Points Management

    77
  • 6.3 Understanding Clustering

    78
    • 6.3.1 What Is A Cluster?

      78
    • 6.3.2 How Many APs Can A Cluster Support?

      78
    • 6.3.3 What Kinds Of APs Can Cluster Together?

      78
    • 6.3.4 Which Settings Are Shared As Part Of The Cluster Configuration And Which Are Not?

      79
      • 6.3.4.1 Settings Shared In The Cluster Configuration

        79
      • 6.3.4.2 Settings Not Shared By The Cluster

        80
    • 6.3.5 Cluster Formation

      80
    • 6.3.6 Cluster Size And Membership

      80
    • 6.3.7 Intra-Cluster Security

      81
  • 6.4 Understanding Access Point Settings

    81
    • 6.4.1 Modifying The Location Description

      82
    • 6.4.2 Setting The Cluster Name

      82
  • 6.5 Starting Clustering

    83
  • 6.6 Stopping Clustering

    83
  • 6.7 Navigating To Configuration Information For A Specific AP And Managing Standalone APs

    84
    • 6.7.1 Navigating To An AP By Using Its IP Address In A URL

      84
• Managing User Accounts 7

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  • 7.1 Overview

    87
  • 7.2 Navigating To User Management For Clustered Access Points

    88
  • 7.3 Viewing User Accounts

    88
  • 7.4 Adding A User

    89
  • 7.5 Editing A User Account

    90
  • 7.6 Enabling And Disabling User Accounts

    90
    • 7.6.1 Enabling A User Account

      91
    • 7.6.2 Disabling A User Account

      91
  • 7.7 Removing A User Account

    91
  • 7.8 Backing Up And Restoring A User Database

    91
    • 7.8.1 Backing Up The User Database

      91
    • 7.8.2 Restoring A User Database From A Backup File

      92
• Channel Management 8

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  • 8.1 Navigating To Channel Management

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  • 8.2 Understanding Channel Management

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    • 8.2.1 How It Works In A Nutshell

      96
    • 8.2.2 For The Curious: More About Overlapping Channels

      96
    • 8.2.3 Example: A Network Before And After Channel Management

      96
  • 8.3 Configuring And Viewing Channel Management Settings

    98
    • 8.3.1 Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment

      98
    • 8.3.2 Viewing Current Channel Assignments And Setting Locks

      99
      • 8.3.2.1 Update Current Channel Settings (Manual)

        99
    • 8.3.3 Viewing Last Proposed Set Of Changes

      100
    • 8.3.4 Configuring Advanced Settings (Customizing And Scheduling Channel Plans)

      100
      • 8.3.4.1 Update Advanced Settings

        102
• Wireless Neighborhood 9

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  • 9.1 Navigating To Wireless Neighborhood

    105
  • 9.2 Understanding Wireless Neighborhood Information

    105
  • 9.3 Viewing Wireless Neighborhood

    106
  • 9.4 Viewing Details For A Cluster Member

    108
• Configuring Security 10

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  • 10.1 Understanding Security Issues On Wireless Networks

    113
    • 10.1.1 How Do I Know Which Security Mode To Use?

      113
    • 10.1.2 Comparison Of Security Modes For Key Management, Authentication And Encryption Algorithms

      114
      • 10.1.2.1 When To Use Unencrypted (No Security)

        115
      • 10.1.2.2 When To Use Static WEP

        115
      • 10.1.2.3 When To Use IEEE 802.1x

        116
      • 10.1.2.4 When To Use WPA Personal

        117
      • 10.1.2.5 When To Use WPA Enterprise

        118
    • 10.1.3 Does Prohibiting The Broadcast SSID Enhance Security?

      120
    • 10.1.4 How Does Station Isolation Protect The Network?

      120
  • 10.2 Configuring Security Settings

    121
    • 10.2.1 Broadcast SSID, Station Isolation, And Security Mode

      121
    • 10.2.2 None (Plain-text)

      122
    • 10.2.3 Guest Network

      123
    • 10.2.4 Static WEP

      124
      • 10.2.4.1 Rules To Remember For Static WEP

        126
      • 10.2.4.2 Example Of Using Static WEP

        127
      • 10.2.4.3 Static WEP With Transfer Key Indexes On Client Stations

        128
    • 10.2.5 IEEE 802.1x

      129
    • 10.2.6 WPA Personal

      131
    • 10.2.7 WPA Enterprise

      134
  • 10.3 Updating Settings

    137
• Maintenance And Monitoring 11

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  • 11.1 Interfaces

    141
    • 11.1.1 Ethernet (Wired) Settings

      142
    • 11.1.2 Wireless Settings

      142
  • 11.2 Event Logs

    142
    • 11.2.1 Log Relay Host For Kernel Messages

      143
      • 11.2.1.1 Understanding Remote Logging

        143
      • 11.2.1.2 Setting Up The Log Relay Host

        144
      • 11.2.1.3 Enabling Or Disabling The Log Relay Host On The Status, Events Page

        145
    • 11.2.2 Events Log

      146
  • 11.3 Transmit/Receive Statistics

    146
  • 11.4 Associated Wireless Clients

    148
    • 11.4.1 Link Integrity Monitoring

      148
  • 11.5 Neighboring Access Points

    148
• The Ethernet (Wired) Interface 12

  153
  • 12.1 Navigating To Ethernet (Wired) Settings

    155
    • 12.1.1 Setting The DNS Name

      156
    • 12.1.2 Enabling Or Disabling Guest Access

      156
      • 12.1.2.1 Configuring An Internal LAN And A Guest Network

        156
      • 12.1.2.2 Enabling Or Disabling Guest Access

        157
      • 12.1.2.3 Specifying A Virtual Guest Network

        157
    • 12.1.3 Enabling / Disabling Virtual Wireless Networks On The AP

      158
    • 12.1.4 Configuring LAN Or Internal Interface Ethernet Settings

      158
    • 12.1.5 Configuring Guest Interface Ethernet (Wired) Settings

      160
    • 12.1.6 Updating Settings

      160
• Setting the Wireless Interface 13

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  • 13.1 Navigating To Wireless Settings

    163
  • 13.2 Configuring 802.11d Regulatory Domain Support

    164
  • 13.3 802.11h Regulatory Domain Control

    164
  • 13.4 Configuring The Radio Interface

    165
  • 13.5 Configuring “Internal” Wireless LAN Settings

    167
  • 13.6 Configuring “Guest” Network Wireless Settings

    168
  • 13.7 Updating Settings

    168
• Setting up Guest Access 14

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  • 14.1 Understanding The Guest Interface

    171
  • 14.2 Configuring The Guest Interface

    172
    • 14.2.1 Configuring A Guest Network On A Virtual LAN

      172
    • 14.2.2 Configuring The Welcome Screen (Captive Portal)

      174
  • 14.3 Using The Guest Network As A Client

    174
  • 14.4 Deployment Example

    175
• Configuring VLANs 15

  177
  • 15.1 Navigating To Virtual Wireless Network Settings

    179
  • 15.2 Configuring VLANs

    179
  • 15.3 Updating Settings

    181
• Configuring 802.11 Radio Settings 16

  183
  • 16.1 Understanding Radio Settings

    185
  • 16.2 Navigating To Radio Settings

    186
  • 16.3 Configuring Radio Settings

    187
  • 16.4 Updating Settings

    191
• MAC Address Filtering 17

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  • 17.1 Navigating To MAC Filtering Settings

    195
  • 17.2 Using MAC Filtering

    196
  • 17.3 Updating Settings

    196
• Load Balancing 18

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  • 18.1 Understanding Load Balancing

    199
    • 18.1.1 Identifying Imbalance: Overworked Or Under-utilized Access Points

      199
    • 18.1.2 Specifying Limits For Utilization And Client Associations

      200
    • 18.1.3 Load Balancing And QoS

      200
  • 18.2 Navigating To Load Balancing Settings

    200
  • 18.3 Configuring Load Balancing

    201
  • 18.4 Updating Settings

    202
• Quality of Service (QoS) 19

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  • 19.1 Understanding QoS

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    • 19.1.1 QoS And Load Balancing

      205
    • 19.1.2 802.11e And WMM Standards Support

      205
    • 19.1.3 QoS Queues And Parameters To Coordinate Traffic Flow

      206
      • 19.1.3.1 QoS Queues And Type Of Service (ToS) On Packets

        206
      • 19.1.3.2 EDCF Control Of Data Frames And Arbitration Interframe Spaces

        208
      • 19.1.3.3 Random Backoff And Minimum/Maximum Contention Windows

        209
      • 19.1.3.4 Packet Bursting For Better Performance

        210
      • 19.1.3.5 Transmission Opportunity (TXOP) Interval For Client Stations

        210
    • 19.1.4 802.1p And DSCP Tags

      210
      • 19.1.4.1 VLAN Priority

        212
      • 19.1.4.2 DSCP Priority

        212
  • 19.2 Configuring QoS Queues

    213
    • 19.2.1 Configuring AP EDCA Parameters

      214
    • 19.2.2 Enabling/Disabling Wi-Fi Multimedia

      215
    • 19.2.3 Configuring Station EDCA Parameters

      216
  • 19.3 Updating Settings

    217
• Wireless Distribution System 20

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  • 20.1 Understanding The Wireless Distribution System

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    • 20.1.1 Using WDS To Bridge Distant Wired LANs

      221
    • 20.1.2 Using WDS To Extend Network Beyond The Wired Coverage Area

      222
    • 20.1.3 Using WDS To Create Backup Links

      223
  • 20.2 Security Considerations Related To WDS Links

    223
    • 20.2.1 Understanding Static WEP Data Encryption

      224
    • 20.2.2 Understanding WPA (PSK) Data Encryption

      224
  • 20.3 Configuring WDS Settings

    225
    • 20.3.1 Example Of Configuring A WDS Link

      228
  • 20.4 Updating Settings

    229
• Configuring SNMP 21

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  • 21.1 Understanding SNMP Settings

    233
  • 21.2 Navigating To SNMP Settings

    235
  • 21.3 Configuring SNMP Settings

    236
    • 21.3.1 Configuring SNMP Traps

      237
    • 21.3.2 Updating SNMP Settings

      238
• The 9160 G2 As Base Station 22

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  • 22.1 Overview

    241
  • 22.2 Radio Protocols

    242
    • 22.2.1 Adaptive Polling/Contention Protocol

      242
  • 22.3 Narrow Band Menus

    243
    • 22.3.1 Narrow Band Radio Configuration Settings

      243
      • 22.3.1.1 RA1001A Radio Parameters

        244
    • 22.3.2 Connectivity Options

      245
    • 22.3.3 Connectivity Options: Base Station Mode

      245
      • 22.3.3.1 Polling Protocol Parameters

        247
      • 22.3.3.2 Radio Parameters

        249
    • 22.3.4 Connectivity Options: RRM Mode

      251
  • 22.4 Connectivity Menus

    252
    • 22.4.1 Base Station Configuration Settings

      253
    • 22.4.2 RRM Groups Configuration Settings

      254
      • 22.4.2.1 RRM Groups

        256
      • 22.4.2.2 Polling Protocol Parameters

        257
      • 22.4.2.3 Radio Parameters

        259
      • 22.4.2.4 Group Parameters

        260
      • 22.4.2.5 Remote Radio Modules

        260
    • 22.4.3 Radio Link Features Configuration Settings

      261
      • 22.4.3.1 Radio Link Features

        262
      • 22.4.3.2 Automatic Radio Address

        263
      • 22.4.3.3 Automatic Terminal Number

        264
  • 22.5 Hosts

    265
• Network Time Protocol Server 23

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  • 23.1 Navigating To Time Protocol Settings

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  • 23.2 Enabling Or Disabling A Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server

    272
  • 23.3 Updating Settings

    272
• Backing Up & Restoring Configuration 24

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  • 24.1 Navigating To The AP’s Configuration Settings

    275
  • 24.2 Resetting Factory Default Configuration

    275
  • 24.3 Saving The Current Configuration To A Backup File

    276
  • 24.4 Restoring The Configuration From A Previously Saved File

    276
  • 24.5 Rebooting The Access Point

    277
  • 24.6 Upgrading The Firmware

    277
    • 24.6.1 Update

      279
    • 24.6.2 Verifying The Firmware Upgrade

      279
• Specifications 25

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  • 25.1 Physical Description

    283
  • 25.2 Environmental Requirements

    283
  • 25.3 AC Power Requirements

    283
  • 25.4 Power Over Ethernet Requirements

    284
  • 25.5 Processor And Memory

    284
  • 25.6 Network Interfaces

    284
  • 25.7 Radios

    284
• Support Services And Worldwide Offices

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  • A.1 Technical Support

    287
  • A.2 Product Repairs

    287
  • A.3 Worldwide Offices

    288
• Port Pinouts And Cable Diagrams

  289
  • B.1 Console Port

    289
  • B.2 Serial Cable Descriptions

    290
  • B.3 RJ-45 Connector Pinouts (10BaseT/100BaseT Ethernet)

    291
• Security Settings On Wireless Clients And RADIUS Server Setup

  293
  • C.1 Network Infrastructure And Choosing Between Built-in Or External Authentication Server

    296
    • C.1.1 Using The Built-in Authentication Server (EAP-PEAP)

      296
    • C.1.2 Using An External RADIUS Server With EAP-TLS Certificates Or EAP-PEAP

      296
  • C.2 Make Sure The Wireless Client Software Is Up-to-Date

    297
  • C.3 Accessing The Microsoft Windows Wireless Client Security Settings

    297
  • C.4 Configuring A Client To Access An Unsecure Network (No Security)

    299
  • C.5 Configuring Static WEP Security On A Client

    300
  • C.6 Configuring IEEE 802.1x Security On A Client

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    • C.6.1 IEEE 802.1x Client Using EAP/PEAP

      303
    • C.6.2 IEEE 802.1x Client Using EAP/TLS Certificate

      307
  • C.7 Configuring WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (RADIUS) Security On A Client

    311
    • C.7.1 WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (RADIUS) Client Using EAP/PEAP

      312
    • C.7.2 WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (RADIUS) Client Using EAP-TLS Certificate

      316
  • C.8 Configuring WPA/WPA2 Personal (PSK) Security On A Client

    320
  • C.9 Configuring An External RADIUS Server To Recognize The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway

    322
  • C.10 Obtaining A TLS-EAP Certificate For A Client

    326
  • C.11 Configuring RADIUS Server For VLAN tags

    330
    • C.11.1 Configuring A RADIUS Server

      331
• Troubleshooting

  333
  • D.1 Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Problems And Solutions

    335
  • D.2 Cluster Recovery

    336
    • D.2.1 Reboot Or Reset Access Point

      336
• Glossary

  337
• Index

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