PointRed Telecom Ltd. MCRD-2458 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1. Product Over View

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• Compatibility and Requirements

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• MicroView NMS Features

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• MicroRed Features

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• MicroView NMS Installation Guide

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• 2. MicroView NMS

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• 2.1. Overview of MNMS Interface

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• 2.1.1. MicroView NMS Main Menu

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• 2.1.2. Network Topology Tab Information Panes

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• 2.1.3. Node Shortcut Menu

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• 2.2. Getting Started with MNMS

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• 2.2.1. Auto-Discovering Nodes

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• 2.2.2. Configuring a New Node

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• 2.2.3. Moving and Resizing Icons

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• 2.2.4. Adding Background Map Images

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• 2.2.5. Saving and Loading Profiles

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• 2.2.6. Using the Node Shortcut Menu

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• 3. IP Networking

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• 3.1. Using the Network Interfaces Tree

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• 3.2. Configuring Basic IP Settings

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• 3.2.1. IP Address

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• 3.2.2. Subnet

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• 3.2.3. Enable/ Disable Selected Interface

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• 3.2.4. PTP IP Address

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• 3.2.5. MAC Address

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• 3.2.6. MAC Spoofing

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• 3.2.7. STP Enable

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• 3.3. Configuring Global Settings

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• 3.3.1. Default Gateway

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• 3.3.2. IP Forwarding

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• 3.3.3. DNS1 and DNS2

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• 3.4. Using Special Interface Commands

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• 3.4.1. Network Bridge Commands

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• 3.4.2. Virtual Interface Commands

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• 3.5. Using Table view

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• 3.6. Configure VLANS

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• 3.6.1. Adding VLAN Interfaces

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• 3.6.2. Removing VLAN Interfaces

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• 3.6.3. Modifying VLAN Interfaces

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• 3.6.4. Uploading VLAN Interfaces

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• 4. Static IP Routing

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• 4.1. Configuring Routing Tables and Entries

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• 4.1.1. Adding an Existing Routing Table

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• 4.1.2. Remove an Existing Routing Table

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• Adding Static Routing Entries

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• Removing Static Routing Entries

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• Modifying Static Routing Entries

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• Repositioning Static Routing Entries

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• 4.2. Configuring Static Rules

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• Adding Rule Entries

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• Removing Rule Entries

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• Modifying Rule Entries

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• Repositioning Rule Entries

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• 5. Wireless

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• 5.1. Setting Operational Modes

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• Selected Operational Mode

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• Configuring an Access Point

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• Configuring WDS Mode

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• Configuring Repeater Mode

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• Configuring AP Client and Station Modes

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• Using Site Survey Operation

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• 5.2. Configuring Radio Settings

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• Selecting Physical Layer Options

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• Setting Channels and Frequencies

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• Setting Transmission Rates

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• Setting the MAC Address

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• Setting Frag

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• Setting RTS

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• Selecting Antenna Options

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• Setting Transmitted Power

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• 5.3. Configuring Security Settings

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• 5.3.1. Setting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

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• 5.3.2. Setting Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)

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• 5.3.3. Configuring Access Control Lists (ACL)

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• 5.4. Configuring Atheros Advanced Capabilities

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• 5.5. Wireless Topology Scenarios

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• 5.5.1. Point-to-Point Links

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• 5.5.2. BSSID Extended Repetition

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• 6. Firewall and NAT

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• 6.1. Firewall and NAT Chains

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• 6.1.1. Firewall Chains

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• 6.1.2. NAT Chains

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• 6.2. Configuring Firewall Rules

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• 6.2.1. Configuring Firewall Matching Fields

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• 6.3. Configuring NAT Rules

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• 6.3.1. Configuring NAT Matching fields

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• 6.3.2. Examples

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• 7. DHCP

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• 7.1. Configuring a DHCP Server

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• 7.1.1. Setting DHCP Server Fields

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• 7.1.2. Lease Time Strategies

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• 7.2. Configuring a DHCP Client

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• 7.3. Configuring a DHCP Relay

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• 8. WAN

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• 8.1. Configuring a PPPoE Client

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• 8.1.1. Setting PPPoE Client Fields

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• 8.2. Configuring a PPTP Client

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• 8.2.1. Setting PPTP Client Fields

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• 9. Quality of Service

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• 9.1. The QoS window tab

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• 9.1.1. Traffic Classes

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• 9.1.2. Traffic Policies

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• 9.1.3. Network Interfaces

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• 9.2. Differentiating network traffic

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• 9.3. Guarantees and Limitations

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• 9.3.1. Committed Information Rate (CIR)

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• 9.3.2. Peak Information Rate (PIR)

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• 9.3.3. Excess Burst Size (EBS)

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• 9.3.4. Committed Burst Size (CBS)

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• 9.3.5. Priority

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• 9.4. Example: Bandwidth reservation for FTP Servers

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• 9.4.1. Single Class per Policy

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• 9.4.2. Parallel Classes

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• 9.4.3. Class Hierarchy

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• 9.5. Example: Elimination of P2P Traffic

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• 9.5.1. Shared Policies

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• 9.6. Example: Access Point Bandwidth Sharing

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• 9.6.1. New QoS Entry

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• 9.6.2. QoS Statistics

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• 9.7. Design Guidelines and Limitations

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• 9.7.1. Destination/ Source MAC match type

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• 9.7.2. Application match type

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• 9.7.3. Child to Parent class relation

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• 9.7.4. PIR on parallel classes

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• 9.7.5. Efficiency considerations

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• 9.8. Frequently Asked Questions

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• 9.8.1. Submit, Apply Changes: I’m confused!

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• HotSpot Wizard

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• HotSpot Main Tab

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• Using the HotSpot Wizard

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• 10.2.1. WAN

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• 10.2.2. LAN

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• 10.2.3. DHCP

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• 10.2.4. NAT & Protection

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• 10.2.5. Wireless

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• 10.2.6. Radius

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• 10.2.7. Authentication Type

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• 10.2.8. Walled Garden

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• 10.2.9. Advertisement

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• Summary

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• Enabling the HotSpot

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• Backend Radius Configuration Example

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• 10.3.1. MAC Authentication

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• 10.3.2. UAM Authentication

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• HotSpot Configuration Example

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• Troubleshooting

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• 10.5.1. Cannot set wireless interface configuration

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• 10.5.2. DNS Error

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• 10.5.3. Cannot obtain an IP address

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• 10.5.4. Obtained an IP address but cannot Ping HotSpot

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• 10.5.5. HotSpot running, but no active DHCP Server

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• 10.5.6. A user not authenticated, but can access the Internet

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• 10.5.7. MicroView NMS lost connectivity with HotSpot

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• System Services

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• Configuring SNMP Settings

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• Configuring HTTP Settings

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• Configuring SSH Settings

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• Configuring NTP Settings

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• Setting and Administrator Password

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• Monitoring and Statistics

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• Using the Status Info Dialog Box

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• Using the Current Throughput Graph

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• Viewing Packet Statistics

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• Viewing the ARP table

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• Viewing the Open Connections List

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• Using Monitor Utilities

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• 12.6.1. Pinging (ICMP Utility)

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• 12.6.2. Using Traceroute

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• Viewing System Properties

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