User ManualTable of ContentsNWA-3500/NWA-35501About This User's Guide3Document Conventions5Safety Warnings7Contents Overview9Table of Contents11Introduction21Introducing the NWA231.1 Introducing the NWA231.2 Applications for the NWA231.2.1 Access Point241.2.2 Bridge / Repeater241.2.3 AP + Bridge251.2.4 MBSSID261.2.5 Pre-Configured SSID Profiles271.2.6 Configuring Dual WLAN Adaptors281.3 CAPWAP281.4 Ways to Manage the NWA291.5 Configuring Your NWA’s Security Features301.5.1 Control Access to Your Device301.5.2 Wireless Security301.6 Maintaining Your NWA311.7 Hardware Connections311.8 LEDs32Introducing the Web Configurator352.1 Accessing the Web Configurator352.2 Resetting the NWA372.2.1 Methods of Restoring Factory-Defaults372.3 Navigating the Web Configurator37Status Screens393.1 The Status Screen403.1.1 AP List443.1.2 AP Statistics453.1.3 SSID Information46Management Mode474.1 About CAPWAP474.1.1 CAPWAP Discovery and Management484.1.2 CAPWAP and DHCP484.1.3 CAPWAP and IP Subnets484.1.4 Notes on CAPWAP494.2 The Management Mode Screen49Controller AP Mode535.1 Overview535.1.1 What You Can Do in AP Controller Mode535.1.2 What You Need to Know535.1.3 Before You Begin545.2 Controller AP Navigation Menu545.3 Controller AP Status Screen555.4 AP List Screen575.4.1 The AP Lists Edit Screen595.5 Configuration Screen605.6 Redundancy Screen615.7 The Profile Edit Screens625.7.1 The Radio Profile Screen625.8 The Radio Profile Edit Screen64Tutorial676.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN676.1.1 Choosing the Wireless Mode676.1.2 Wireless LAN Configuration Overview686.1.3 Further Reading706.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks706.2.1 Change the Operating Mode726.2.2 Configure the VoIP Network736.2.3 Configure the Guest Network776.2.4 Testing the Wireless Networks826.3 How to Set Up and Use Rogue AP Detection836.3.1 Set Up and Save a Friendly AP list856.3.2 Activate Periodic Rogue AP Detection886.3.3 Set Up E-mail Logs896.3.4 Configure Your Other Access Points906.3.5 Test the Setup906.4 How to Use Multiple MAC Filters and L-2 Isolation Profiles916.4.1 Scenario916.4.2 Your Requirements926.4.3 Setup926.4.4 Configure the SERVER_1 Network936.4.5 Configure the SERVER_2 Network966.4.6 Checking your Settings and Testing the Configuration966.5 How to Configure Management Modes996.5.1 Scenario996.5.2 Your Requirements996.5.3 Setup1006.5.4 Configure Your NWA in Controller AP Mode1016.5.5 Setting Your NWA in Managed AP Mode1036.5.6 Configuring the Managed Access Points List1046.5.7 Checking your Settings and Testing the Configuration106The Web Configurator107System Screens1097.1 Overview1097.2 What You Can Do in the System Screens1097.3 What You Need To Know1107.3.1 Administrator Authentication on RADIUS1117.4 General Setup Screen1127.5 Configuring the Password1137.6 Configuring Time Setting1167.7 Technical Reference118Wireless Configuration1198.1 Overview1198.2 What You Can Do in the Wireless Screen1198.3 What You Need To Know1208.3.1 Operating Mode1218.3.2 MBSSID1228.4 Configuring Wireless Settings1238.4.1 Access Point Mode1238.4.2 Bridge / Repeater Mode1268.4.3 AP + Bridge Mode1298.4.4 MBSSID Mode1308.5 Technical Reference1318.5.1 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)1318.5.2 DFS1338.5.3 Roaming1338.5.4 Bridge / Repeater Example1368.5.5 Quality of Service1378.5.6 WMM QoS1378.5.7 ATC1388.5.8 ATC+WMM139SSID Screen1419.1 Overview1419.2 What You Can Do in the SSID Screen1419.3 What You Need To Know1429.4 The SSID Screen1439.4.1 Configuring SSID144Wireless Security Screen14710.1 Overview14710.2 What You Can Do in the Security Screen14710.3 What You Need To Know14810.4 The Security Screen15010.4.1 Security: WEP15110.4.2 Security: 802.1x Only15310.4.3 Security: 802.1x Static 64-bit, 802.1x Static 128-bit15410.4.4 Security: WPA15510.4.5 Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX15610.4.6 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX15810.5 Technical Reference159RADIUS Screen16111.1 Overview16111.2 What You Can Do in the RADIUS Screen16111.3 What You Need To Know16211.4 The RADIUS Screen163Layer-2 Isolation Screen16512.1 Overview16512.2 What You Can Do in the Layer-2 Isolation Screen16612.3 What You Need To Know16612.4 The Layer-2 Isolation Screen16712.4.1 Configuring Layer-2 Isolation16712.5 Technical Reference169MAC Filter Screen17113.1 Overview17113.2 What You Can Do in the MAC Filter Screen17113.3 What You Should Know About MAC Filter17213.4 The MAC Filter Screen17213.4.1 Configuring the MAC Filter173IP Screen17514.1 Overview17514.2 What You Can Do in the IP Screen17514.3 What You Need To Know About IP17614.4 The IP Screen17614.5 Technical Reference17714.5.1 WAN IP Address Assignment177Rogue AP Detection17915.1 Overview17915.2 What You Can Do in the Rogue AP Screen18015.3 What You Need To Know18015.3.1 Configuration Screen18215.3.2 Friendly AP Screen18315.3.3 Rogue AP Screen184Remote Management Screens18716.1 Overview18716.2 What You Can Do in the Remote Management Screens18816.3 What You Need To Know18816.4 The Telnet Screen19016.5 The FTP Screen19116.6 The WWW Screen19216.7 The SNMP Screen19416.8 Technical Reference19516.8.1 MIB19516.8.2 Supported MIBs19616.8.3 SNMP Traps196Internal RADIUS Server19917.1 Overview19917.2 What You Can Do in the Internal Radius Server Screens20017.3 What You Need To Know20017.4 Internal RADIUS Server Setting Screen20017.5 The Trusted AP Screen20217.6 The Trusted Users Screen20417.7 Technical Reference205Certificates20718.1 Overview20718.2 What You Can Do in the Certificates Screen20718.3 What You Need To Know20818.4 My Certificates Screen20818.4.1 My Certificates Import Screen21018.4.2 My Certificates Create Screen21118.4.3 My Certificates Details Screen21418.5 Trusted CAs Screen21818.5.1 Trusted CAs Import Screen21918.5.2 Trusted CAs Details Screen22018.6 Technical Reference22318.6.1 Private-Public Certificates22418.6.2 Certification Authorities22418.6.3 Checking the Fingerprint of a Certificate on Your Computer225Log Screens22719.1 Overview22719.2 What You Can Do in the Log Screens22819.3 What You Need To Know22819.4 The View Log Screen22819.5 The Log Settings Screen22919.6 Technical Reference23219.6.1 Example Log Messages23219.6.2 Log Commands23319.6.3 Configuring What You Want the NWA to Log23319.6.4 Displaying Logs23419.6.5 Log Command Example234VLAN23520.1 Overview23520.2 What You Can Do in the VLAN Screen23520.3 What You Need To Know About VLAN23620.4 Wireless VLAN Screen23720.4.1 RADIUS VLAN Screen23920.5 Technical Reference24020.5.1 VLAN Tagging24020.5.2 Configuring Management VLAN Example24020.5.3 Configuring Microsoft’s IAS Server Example24320.5.4 Second Rx VLAN ID Example253Load Balancing25521.1 Overview25521.1.1 What You Need to Know About Load Balancing25521.2 The Load Balancing Screen25721.2.1 Disassociating and Delaying Connections258Dynamic Channel Selection26122.1 Overview26122.2 The DCS Screen262Maintenance26523.1 Overview26523.2 What You Can Do in the Maintenance Screens26523.3 What You Need To Know About the Maintenance Screens26623.4 System Status Screen26623.4.1 System Statistics Screen26623.5 Association List Screen26823.6 Channel Usage Screen26923.7 F/W Upload Screen27023.8 Configuration Screen27223.8.1 Backup Configuration27223.8.2 Restore Configuration27323.8.3 Back to Factory Defaults27423.9 Restart Screen274Troubleshooting and Specifications277Troubleshooting27924.1 Power and Hardware Connections27924.2 NWA Access and Login27924.3 Internet Access28124.4 Wireless Router/AP Troubleshooting283Product Specifications285Appendices and Index291Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address293Wireless LANs319Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions335Importing Certificates343IP Addresses and Subnetting369Text File Based Auto Configuration379Legal Information387Index391Size: 12.6 MBPages: 396Language: EnglishOpen manual
