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Page 1: User Guide
LevelOne WAB-1000 Outdoor Access Point/Bridge User Guide... - Page 2 Copyright © 2004 All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from the manufacturer. The manufacturer reserves the right to revise this documentation and to make changes in content from time to time without obligation on the part of the manufacturer to provide notification of such revision or change.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Ensure the cabling is correctly installed ... 10 Sealing Antenna Connections... 12 The Indicator Lights ... 12 Chapter 3: Configure the WAB-1000 for use as an access point ... 13 Introduction ... 13 Preliminary configuration steps... 13 Initial setup using the “Local” port... 14 System Configuration ... - Page 4 Factory Default ... 37 Remote Logging ... 38 Reboot... 38 Utilities ... 39 Chapter 4: Configure the WAB-1000 as a bridge ... 40 Introduction ... 40 General bridge setup ... 40 Set up bridging type... 43 Point-to-point bridge configuration ... 43 Point-to-multipoint bridge configuration...
- Page 5 Chapter 5: Technical Support ... 51 Manufacturer’s Statement... 51 Radio Frequency Interference Requirements ... 51 Channel Separation and WLAN Cards... 51 Glossary ... 52...
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Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction
WAB-1000H will be -30℃~+70℃. Basic Features The WAB-1000 is housed in a sturdy case, which is not meant to be opened except by an authorized technician for maintenance or repair. The unit should work without fail. If you wish... -
Page 7: Wireless Basics
Communication occurs by establishing radio links between the wireless access point and devices configured to be part of the WLAN. The WAB-1000 incorporates the 802.11b/g standard and the most state of the art encryption for a very powerful and secure wireless environment. -
Page 8: 802.11B
WAB-1000); • Encryption, authentication capabilities and types enabled must conform. • If MAC filtering is used; the WAB-1000 must be configured to allow the wireless device’s MAC address to associate (communicate) with the WAB-1000 wireless interface. 802.11g Because 802.11g is backwards-compatible with 802.11b, it is a popular component in LAN... -
Page 9: Possible Ap Topologies
2. The WAB-1000 can be used as one of a number of APs connected to an existing Ethernet network to bridge between the wired and wireless environments. Each AP can operate independently of the other APs on the LAN. -
Page 10: Bridging
A wireless bridge is an access point configured to allow wireless communication from access point to access point. The wireless bridging function in the WAB-1000 allows use as a wireless bridge, in a number of alternate configurations, including the following popular configurations: •... -
Page 11: Ssid
SSID, which means any client can associate with the AP. SSID broadcasting can be disabled in the WAB-1000 setup menus if you are configuring to use WEP encryption. WEP is an older encryption standard but is preferable to no encryption. The WAB-1000 is capable of configuring for WEP 64-bit encryption, 128-bit encryption, or 152-bit encryption. -
Page 12: Mac Address Authentication
Consequently, each type of network media requires a unique MAC address. Authentication is the process of proving a client identity. The WAB-1000 access points, if set up to use MAC address filtering, detect an attempt to connect by a client and compare the client’s MAC address to those on a predefined MAC address filter list. -
Page 13: Management
Management After initial setup, maintenance of the system and programming of security functions are performed by personnel trained in the procedure using the embedded web-based management screens. The next chapter covers the basic procedure for setting up the hardware. -
Page 14: Chapter 2: Hardware Installation
The port uses an external directional antenna or omni-directional antenna (purchased separately). The WAB-1000 can be mounted outdoors on a high post to achieve the best bridge result. It has a lightning protection option (requires separate purchase) to prevent lightning damage. -
Page 15: Installation Instructions
TCP/IP Protocol (usually comes installed on any Windows PC.) Ensure the cabling is correctly installed The WAB-1000 is well protected in a metal enclosure which is generally bolted to a surface. The device should not be opened. The following illustration shows the external cable connectors on the WAB-1000. - Page 16 The WAN port is used to connect the WAB-1000 to the organization’s LAN. The Ethernet cable is run from the WAB-1000 WAN port to the power injector which is then connected to a power source and the wired LAN. A second (LAN Port) Ethernet connector is designed for use during initial configuration only.
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Page 17: Sealing Antenna Connections
The Indicator Lights The top panel of the WAB-1000 contains a set of indicator lights (Light Emitting Diodes or LEDs) that help describe the state of various networking and connection operations. Table: Description of LED activity Description The Power indicator LED informs you when the gateway is on or off. -
Page 18: Chapter 3: Configure The Wab-1000 For Use As An Access Point
Configured as an access point, it allows one LAN to freely exchange data with another LAN without restriction. In the case of the WAB-1000, it allows the configuration of a WLAN and wireless connection to the LAN. The existing wired LAN is extended by adding the WAB-1000 and thus allowing free roaming and data exchange between the existing LAN and the wireless LAN. -
Page 19: Initial Setup Using The "Local" Port
Initial setup using the “Local” port Plug one end of an RJ-45 Ethernet cable to the LAN port of the WAB-1000 (see page 11) and the other end to an Ethernet port on your laptop. This LAN port in the WAB-1000 connects you to the device’s internal DHCP server, which will dynamically assign an IP address to your... -
Page 20: System Configuration
You will immediately be directed to the System Configuration—General page for the WAB-1000 access point. This screen lists the firmware version number for your WAB-1000 and allows you to set the Host Name and Domain Name as well as establish system date and time. (Host and Domain Names are both set at the factory for “default”... -
Page 21: Wan
Go next to the System Configuration—WAN page. Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for System Configuration-WAN. This directs you to the System Configuration – WAN page. -
Page 22: Lan
If not using DHCP to get an IP address, input the information that the access point requires in order to allow the wireless devices it controls access to the wired LAN. This will be the IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, and, where needed, DNS 1 and 2. Click Apply to accept changes. -
Page 23: Wireless Setup
PC card on each wireless device that will be part of the WLAN.) The Wireless Configuration — General page lists the MAC Address of the WAB-1000 device. This is not the MAC Address that will be used for the BSSID for bridging setup, however. - Page 24 11, and then continue with 1, 6, 11, you will have the optimum frequency spread to decrease “noise.” If you are using the WAB-1000 as both an AP and bridge, the channel number set for the AP board and the channel number set for the bridge should be sufficiently different to avoid interference.
- Page 25 If you click on the button Select the optimal channel, a popup screen will display the choices. This action does not select the channel for you but shows you what will most probably be the channel selected if you leave the following dropdown menu at Yes. Tx Pwr Mode and Fixed Pwr Level: The Tx Power Mode defaults to Auto, giving the largest range of radio transmission available under normal conditions.
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Page 26: Encryption
SSID Encryption The WAB-1000 will display a default factory setting of no encryption, but for security reasons will not communicate to any clients unless the encryption is set by the administrator. You must select the wireless encryption that you want to use, and click Apply. If you want to leave the encryption set to No Encryption, click Apply without selecting any. -
Page 27: Wpa Encryption
deployed on client stations and access points. But the use of WEP encryption provides some measure of security. In WEP, you can set the Authentication Type for Open System, Shared Key, or Open/Shared. Select 64-bit, 128-bit or 152-bit encryption and enter the WEP key or keys as appropriate. - Page 28 Radius Server, and either AES-CCMP encryption standard, or TKIP, whichever is most suitable for your system. If you are a SOHO user, selecting pre-shared key means that you don’t have the expense of installing a Radius Server. Simply input up to 63 character/numeric/hexadecimals in the Passphrase field.
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Page 29: Mac Address Filtering
MAC Address Filtering The factory default for MAC Address filtering is disabled. If you enable MAC Address filtering, you should also set the toggle for Filter Type. This works as follows: • If Filtering is enabled and Filter Type is Allow Access, only those devices equipped with the authorized MAC addresses will be able to communicate with the access point. -
Page 30: Bridging And Bridging Encryption
Bridging and Bridging Encryption Bridging is covered in Chapter Four. If you will be deploying this WAB-1000 as a bridge, follow the instructions in Chapter Four. The Bridging and Bridging Encryption screens are shown below for reference. See Chapter Four for details about bridging. -
Page 31: Rogue Ap Detection
APs.) Enter an email address for notification of any rogue or non-trusted APs. (The MAC address for the WAB-1000 is located on the Wireless Configuration—General page.) The Rogue AP list, under Monitoring Reports on the navigation menu, will detail any rogue... -
Page 32: Advanced
Advanced The Advanced page allows you to enable or disable load balancing. Load balancing is enabled by default. Load balancing distributes traffic efficiently among network servers so that no individual server is overburdened. For example, the load balancing feature balances the wireless clients between APs. If two APs with similar settings are in a conference room, depending on the location of the APs, all wireless clients could potentially associate with the same AP, leaving the other AP unused. -
Page 33: Services Settings
This page allows configuration of the DHCP server function accessible from the Local LAN port for internal management of the WAB-1000. The default factory setting for the DHCP server function is enabled. You can disable the DHCP server function, if you wish. You can also set the range of addresses to be assigned. -
Page 34: Snmp Agent
The SNMP agent setup page allows you to set up an SNMP agent. The agent is a software module that collects and stores management information for use in a network management system. The WAB-1000's integrated SNMP agent software module translates the device’s management information into a common form for interpretation by the SNMP manager, which usually resides on a network administrator’s computer. -
Page 35: User Management
User Management List All Users The List All Users page simply lists all administrator accounts configured for the unit. -
Page 36: Add New User
Add New User The Add New User screen allows you to add new Crypto Officers or Administrators, assigning and confirming the password for each. The roles of the “Crypto Officer” and “Administrator” are different, with the administrator role being more limited. NOTE: There is no default Administrator account. -
Page 37: System Status
System Status This screen displays the status of the WAB-1000 device and network interface details and the routing table. There are also some pop-up informational menus on this screen that give detailed information about CPU, PCI, Interrupts, Processes, and Interfaces. -
Page 38: Wireless Clients
Wireless Clients The Wireless Clients report screen displays the MAC address of all wireless clients and their signal strength and transmit rate. -
Page 39: Adjacent Ap List
AP as trusted clients. DHCP Client List The DHCP client list displays all clients currently connected to the WAB-1000 via DHCP server, including their hostnames, IP addresses, and MAC addresses. Use the Remove button to clear any DHCP client entries you wish to remove. -
Page 40: System Log
System Log The system log displays system-facility-messages with date and time stamp. These are messages documenting functions performed internal to the system, based on the system’s functionality. Generally, the Administrator would only use this information if trained as or working with a field engineer or as information provided to technical support. The system log will continue to accumulate listings. -
Page 41: Network Activity
change operating mode, etc., using the web browser. It establishes a running record regarding what actions were performed and by whom. The Web access log will continue to accumulate listings. If you wish to clear listings manually, use the Clear button. Network Activity The Network Activity Log keeps a detailed log of all activities on the network which can be useful to the network administration staff. -
Page 42: System Administration
Firmware Upgrade The System Upgrade utility is a functionality built into the WAB-1000 for updates to the device’s firmware as they become available. When a new upgrade file becomes available, find it and upload it to the WAB-1000 from this page. -
Page 43: Remote Logging
Remote logging allows you to forward the syslog data from each machine to a central remote logging server. In the WAB-1000, this function uses the syslogd daemon. You can find more information about syslogd by searching for "syslogd" in an Internet search engine (such as Google®) to find a version compatible with your operating system. -
Page 44: Utilities
Utilities This screen gives you ready access to two useful utilities: Ping and Traceroute. Simply enter the IP address or hostname you wish to ping or traceroute and click either the Ping or Traceroute button, as appropriate. -
Page 45: Chapter 4: Configure The Wab-1000 As A Bridge
Bridging is a function that is set up in addition to or instead of basic access point setup. If you will be using the WAB-1000 solely as a bridge, some of the settings discussed in Chapter 3 for access point use will not be necessary. - Page 46 In the Wireless Configuration—General screen, if you are setting up the WAB-1000 only as a bridge, the SSID can remain in its default setting, since the bridge uses the BSSID for purposes of establishing contact. The BSSID is shown on the Wireless Configuration—Bridging page (see page 44).
- Page 47 The Wireless Configuration—Bridging Encryption page is used to configure static encryption keys for the wireless bridge. This is an important page to set up to ensure that your bridge is working correctly. The encryption key that you use on this screen must be the same for any bridge connected to your bridging network in order for communication to occur.
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Page 48: Set Up Bridging Type
Point-to-point bridge configuration A point-to-point link is a direct connection between two, and only two, locations or nodes. Because the WAB-1000’s bridge function uses a separate WLAN card for bridging, you can also set up WLANs on the separate AP WLAN card. - Page 49 For the two bridges that are to be linked to communicate properly, they have to be set up with compatible commands in the setup screens. For instance, the bridges must have the same channel number. Because there is a separate WLAN card for bridging, there can be a separate WLAN on the 802.11b/g card with no loss efficiency, as long as you set the channel numbers so there's no conflict or noise with the channel assigned to the bridge.
- Page 50 3 at the bottom of the screen once the system is operational as the guiding port that you wish to have display in the WLANSS LED on the front of the WAB-1000 as a signal. If you don’t wish to display any detecting signal, simply leave this set at 0.
- Page 51 enter only hexadecimal numbers, no colons. Data entry is not case sensitive. You may also enter a note that defines the location of the remote bridge. Then click Add to accept. The remote bridge's BSSID will now appear in the third section of the page. If, at some time you wish to delete the entry, simply click the check box next to it and confirm by clicking Delete.
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Page 52: Point-To-Multipoint Bridge Configuration
Bridge 1 above. Point-to-multipoint bridge configuration A point-to-multipoint configuration allows you to set up three or more WAB-1000 access points in bridging mode and accomplish bridging between 3 or more locations wirelessly. For the three bridges that are to be linked to communicate properly, they have to be set up with compatible commands in their setup screens. - Page 53 Because the WAB-1000 has two separate WLAN cards, one for the AP card and one for the bridging card, each bridge can have a WLAN on the 802.11b/g protocol with no loss of efficiency in bridging if you wish.
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Page 54: Repeater Bridge Configuration
Wireless Configuration – Bridging Encryption The above recommended setup requires only Bridge 1 to be set in point-to-multipoint mode. It is possible to set all bridges in point-to-multipoint mode, in which case, each bridge would have to contain the BSSID for each of the other bridges and Spanning Tree Protocol must be enabled. - Page 55 Add Bridge 2's BSSID BSSID Wireless Configuration – Select appropriate key Bridging Encryption type/length and enter key value. Must be the same as that on the other 2 Bridges. With this configuration, each bridge can control a wireless LAN. All wireless clients must have the same SSID as the bridges on the AP card (as set in the Wireless Configuration—...
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Page 56: Chapter 5: Technical Support
Chapter 5: Technical Support Manufacturer’s Statement The WAB-1000 is provided with warranty. It is not desired or expected that the user open the device. If malfunction is experienced and all external causes are eliminated, the user should return the unit to the manufacturer and replace it with a functioning unit. -
Page 57: Glossary
Glossary 3DES Also referred to as Triple DES, a mode of the DES encryption algorithm that encrypts data three times. 802.11 802.11 refers to a family of specifications developed by the IEEE for wireless LAN technology. 802.11 specifies an over-the-air interface between a wireless client and a base station or between two wireless clients. The IEEE accepted the specification in 1997. - Page 58 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, DHCP, is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network. With dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network. In some systems, the device’s IP address can even change while it is still connected. DHCP also supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses.
- Page 59 WPA stands for WiFi Protected Access. It’s an interim standard developed by the WiFi Alliance pending full ratification of the 802.11i standard, to protect the wired band and improve upon the old WEP encryption standard.