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ZyXEL Communications NWA-3100 User Manual (294 pages)

802.11a/b/g Wireless Access Point

Brand: ZyXEL Communications | Category: Wireless Access Point | Size: 8.25 MB

About this User's Guide
3
- Document Conventions
  4
- Safety Warnings
  6
- Table of Contents
  9
- Contents Overview
  9
- Table of Contents
  11
- List of Figures
  19
- List of Tables
  25
Introduction
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- PART I Introduction
  29
Chapter 1 Introducing the Zyxel Device

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- Access Point
  31
  - Applications for the Zyxel Device
    31
  - AP + Bridge
    32
  - Figure 1 Access Point Application
    32
  - Bridge / Repeater
    33
  - Figure 2 Ap+Bridge Application
    33
  - Figure 3 Bridge Application
    34
  - Figure 4 Repeater Application
    34
  - Figure 5 Multiple Bsss
    35
  - Good Habits for Managing the Zyxel Device
    36
  - Pre-Configured SSID Profiles
    36
  - Ways to Manage the Zyxel Device
    36
  - Leds
    37
- Mbssid
  35
- Figure 6 Leds
  37
- Table 1 Leds
  37
Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator

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- Accessing the Web Configurator
  39
Chapter 3 Tutorial

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Chapter 4 System Screens

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- Configuring General Setup
  63
- Figure 32 System General Setup
  63
- Figure 33 Password
  64
- Table 6 Password
  64
- Configuring Time Setting
  65
- Figure 34 Time Setting
  65
- Table 7 Time Setting
  65
Chapter 5 Wireless Configuration

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- Bss
  67
  - Figure 35 Basic Service Set
    67
    
    Wireless LAN Overview
    67
    
    Ess
    68
    
    Figure 36 Extended Service Set
    68
    
    Wireless LAN Basics
    68
    
    Table 8 WMM Qos Priorities
    69
    
    Atc+Wmm
    70
    
    ATC+WMM from LAN to WLAN
    70
    
    Table 10 Automatic Traffic Classifier Priorities
    70
    
    Table 9 Typical Packet Sizes
    70
    
    Table 11 ATC + WMM Priority Assignment (LAN to WLAN)
    71
    
    Figure 37 Diffserv: Differentiated Service Field
    72
    
    Table 13 Tos and IEEE 802.1D to WMM Qos Priority Level Mapping
    72
    
    How STP Works
    73
    
    STP Port States
    73
    
    STP Terminology
    73
    
    Table 14 STP Path Costs
    73
    
    Table 15 STP Port States
    73
    
    Access Point Mode
    74
    
    Configuring Wireless Settings
    74
    
    Wireless Screen Overview
    74
    
    Figure 38 Wireless: Access Point
    75
    
    Table 16 Wireless: Access Point
    75
    
    Bridge/Repeater Mode
    76
  - Atc
    69
  - Quality of Service
    69
  - WMM Qos
    69
  - WMM Qos Priorities
    69
  - Table 12 ATC + WMM Priority Assignment (WLAN to LAN)
    71
  - Rapid STP
    72
  - Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
    72
  - Tos (Type of Service) and WMM Qos
    72
- ATC+WMM from WLAN to LAN
  71
- Diffserv
  71
- DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior
  71
- Type of Service (Tos)
  71
- Table 17 Wireless: Bridge/Repeater
  79
- Figure 43 Wireless: Ap+Bridge
  80
Chapter 6 Wireless Security Configuration

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- Encryption
  81
  - Hide Identity
    81
    
    Restricted Access
    81
    
    WEP Encryption
    81
    
    Wireless Security Overview
    81
    
    EAP Authentication Overview
    82
    
    Figure 44 EAP Authentication
    82
    
    Introduction to WPA
    82
    
    Overview
    82
    
    Encryption
    83
    
    User Authentication
    83
    
    WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example
    84
    
    WPA(2)-PSK Application Example
    84
    
    Figure 46 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example
    85
    
    Table 18 Security Modes
    85
    
    Configuring Security
    86
    
    Table 19 Wireless Security Levels
    86
    
    Wireless Client WPA Supplicants
    86
    
    Wireless Security Effectiveness
    86
    
    Figure 47 Security
    87
    
    Security: WEP
    87
    
    Figure 48 Security: WEP
    88
    
    Table 21 Security: WEP
    88
    
    Figure 49 Security: 802.1X Only
    89
    
    Security: 802.1X Static 64-Bit, 802.1X Static 128-Bit
    89
    
    Table 22 Security: 802.1X Only
    89
    
    Figure 50 Security: 802.1X Static 64-Bit, 802.1X Static 128-Bit
    90
    
    Figure 51 Security: WPA
    91
    
    Table 24 Security: WPA
    91
    
    Figure 52 Security:wpa2 or WPA2-MIX
    92
    
    Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX
    92
    
    Table 25 Security: WPA2 or WPA2-MIX
    92
    
    Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-PSK-MIX
    93
    
    Figure 53 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX
    94
    
    Table 26 Security: WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA2-PSK-MIX
    94
    
    Configuring RADIUS
    95
    
    Figure 54 RADIUS
    95
    
    Introduction to RADIUS
    95
    
    Table 27 RADIUS
    95
    
    MBSSID and SSID
    97
    
    Figure 55 Multiple BSS with VLAN Example
    98
    
    Figure 56 Wireless: Multiple BSS
    98
    
    Table 28 Wireless: Multiple BSS
    99
    
    Ssid
    100
    
    The SSID Screen
    100
    
    Configuring SSID
    101
  - Figure 45 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication
    84
  - Security Modes
    85
  - Table 20 Security
    87
  - Security: 802.1X Only
    88
Chapter 7 MBSSID and SSID

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- Table 23 Security: 802.1X Static 64-Bit, 802.1X Static 128-Bit
  90
- Security: WPA
  91
- Mbssid
  97
- Multiple BSS Example
  97
- Multiple BSS with VLAN Example
  97
- Notes on Multiple BSS
  97
- Wireless LAN Infrastructures
  97
- Configuring Multiple Bsss
  98
- Figure 57 SSID
  101
- Table 29 SSID
  101
- Figure 58 Configuring SSID
  102
- Table 30 Configuring SSID
  102
Chapter 8 Other Wireless Configuration

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- Layer-2 Isolation Introduction
  105
  - Configuring Layer-2 Isolation
    106
    
    Figure 59 Layer-2 Isolation Application
    106
    
    Figure 60 Layer-2 Isolation Configuration Screen
    107
    
    Layer-2 Isolation Examples
    107
    
    Table 31 Layer-2 Isolation Configuration
    107
    
    Layer-2 Isolation Example 1
    108
    
    Layer-2 Isolation Example 2
    108
    
    Figure 63 Layer-2 Isolation Example 2
    109
    
    Figure 64 MAC Address Filter
    110
    
    Table 32 MAC Address Filter
    110
    
    Figure 65 Roaming Example
    111
    
    Figure 66 Roaming
    112
    
    Requirements for Roaming
    112
    
    Factory Ethernet Defaults
    113
    
    IP Screen
    113
    
    TCP/IP Parameters
    113
    
    WAN IP Address Assignment
    113
    
    Figure 67 IP Setup
    114
    
    Table 34 IP Setup
    114
  - Figure 61 Layer-2 Isolation Example
    108
  - Figure 62 Layer-2 Isolation Example 1
    108
  - Configuring MAC Filter
    109
  - Rogue AP
    117
Chapter 9 IP Screen

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- Configuring Roaming
  111
- Table 33 Private IP Address Ranges
  113
- Configuring IP
  114
- Honeypot" Attack
  118
  - Figure 68 Rogue AP: Example
    118
  - Configuring Rogue AP Detection
    119
  - Figure 69 "Honeypot" Attack
    119
  - Rogue AP: Configuration
    119
    
    Figure 70 ROGUE AP > Configuration
    120
    
    Rogue AP: Friendly AP
    120
    
    Table 35 ROGUE AP > Configuration
    120
    
    Figure 71 ROGUE AP > Friendly AP
    121
    
    Rogue AP List
    121
    
    Table 36 ROGUE AP > Friendly AP
    121
    
    Figure 72 ROGUE AP > Rogue AP
    122
    
    Table 37 ROGUE AP > Rogue AP
    122
    
    Configuring FTP
    125
    
    Figure 75 Remote Management: Telnet
    125
    
    Table 39 Remote Management: Telnet
    125
    
    Configuring WWW
    126
    
    Figure 77 Remote Management: WWW
    127
    
    Table 41 Remote Management: WWW
    127
    
    Figure 78 SNMP Management Model
    128
    
    Snmp
    128
    
    Table 42 SNMP Traps
    129
    
    Configuring SNMP
    130
    
    SNMP Traps
    130
    
    Certificates
    133
    
    Figure 80 Certificates on Your Computer
    134
    
    Configuration Summary
    135
    
    My Certificates
    135
    
    Table 45 My Certificates
    136
    
    Certificate File Formats
    137
    
    Importing a Certificate
    138
    
    Table 46 My Certificate Import
    138
    
    Creating a Certificate
    139
    
    Table 47 My Certificate Create
    139
    
    My Certificate Details
    141
    
    Trusted cas
    144
    
    Figure 87 Trusted CA Import
    146
    
    Table 50 Trusted CA Import
    146
    
    Figure 88 Trusted CA Details
    147
    
    Table 51 Trusted CA Details
    147
    
    Log Screens
    151
    
    Table 52 View Log
    151
    
    Configuring Log Settings
    152
    
    Table 53 Log Settings
    153
    
    Example Log Messages
    154
    
    Table 55 ICMP Notes
    154
    
    Configuring What You Want the Zyxel Device to Log
    155
    
    Log Commands
    155
    
    Displaying Logs
    156
    
    Log Command Example
    156
    
    Vlan
    157
  - Remote Management
    123
    
    Table 59 RADIUS VLAN
    161
    
    Figure 93 Management VLAN Configuration Example
    162
    
    Figure 94 VLAN-Aware Switch - Static VLAN
    162
    
    Figure 95 VLAN-Aware Switch
    162
    
    Figure 96 VLAN-Aware Switch - VLAN Status
    163
    
    Figure 97 VLAN Setup
    163
    
    Configuring Microsoft's IAS Server Example
    164
    
    Configuring VLAN Groups
    164
    
    Table 60 Standard RADIUS Attributes
    164
    
    Configuring Remote Access Policies
    165
    
    Figure 98 New Global Security Group
    165
    
    Figure 99 Add Group Members
    165
    
    Figure 100 New Remote Access Policy for VLAN Group
    166
    
    Figure 101 Specifying Windows-Group Condition
    166
    
    Figure 102 Adding VLAN Group
    167
    
    Figure 103 Granting Permissions and User Profile Screens
    167
    
    Figure 104 Authentication Tab Settings
    168
    
    Figure 105 Encryption Tab Settings
    168
    
    Figure 106 Connection Attributes Screen
    169
    
    Figure 107 RADIUS Attribute Screen
    169
    
    Figure 108 802 Attribute Setting for Tunnel-Medium-Type
    170
    
    Figure 109 VLAN ID Attribute Setting for Tunnel-Pvt-Group-ID
    170
    
    Figure 110 VLAN Attribute Setting for Tunnel-Type
    171
    
    Figure 112 Second Rx VLAN ID Example
    172
    
    Figure 113 Configuring SSID: Second Rx VLAN ID Example
    173
    
    Maintenance
    175
    
    Maintenance Overview
    175
    
    System Status Screen
    175
    
    Table 61 System Status
    175
    
    System Statistics
    176
    
    Table 62 System Status: Show Statistics
    176
    
    Association List
    177
    
    Figure 117 Channel Usage
    178
    
    Table 64 Channel Usage
    178
    
    Figure 118 Firmware Upload
    179
    
    Figure 119 Firmware Upload in Process
    179
    
    Table 65 Firmware Upload
    179
    
    Configuration Screen
    180
    
    Figure 120 Network Temporarily Disconnected
    180
    
    Figure 121 Firmware Upload Error
    180
    
    Backup Configuration
    181
    
    Figure 122 Configuration
    181
    
    Restore Configuration
    181
    
    Table 66 Restore Configuration
    181
    
    Back to Factory Defaults
    182
    
    Figure 123 Configuration Upload Successful
    182
    
    Figure 124 Network Temporarily Disconnected
    182
    
    Figure 125 Configuration Upload Error
    182
    
    Restart Screen
    183
  - Figure 111 Completed Advanced Tab
    171
  - Second Rx VLAN ID Example
    172
  - Second Rx VLAN Setup Example
    172
Chapter 10 Rogue AP

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- Rogue AP Examples
  117
- Rogue AP Introduction
  117
Chapter 11 Remote Management

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- Figure 73 Secure and Insecure Remote Management
  123
- Remote Management Overview
  123
- Table 38 Remote Management Overview
  123
- Figure 74 SSH Communication Example
  124
- Remote Management Limitations
  124
- Ssh
  124
- System Timeout
  124
- Telnet
  124
- Figure 76 Remote Management: FTP
  126
- Table 40 Remote Management: FTP
  126
- SNMP Traps
  129
- Supported Mibs
  129
- Table 43 SNMP Interface Index to Physical Port Mapping
  130
- Figure 79 Remote Management: SNMP
  131
- Table 44 Remote Management: SNMP
  131
- Certificates Overview
  133
Chapter 12 Certificates

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- Advantages of Certificates
  134
- Checking the Fingerprint of a Certificate on Your Computer
  134
- Self-Signed Certificates
  134
- Verifying a Certificate
  134
- Figure 81 Certificate Details
  135
- Figure 82 My Certificates
  136
- Figure 83 My Certificate Import
  138
- Figure 84 My Certificate Create
  139
- Figure 85 My Certificate Details
  142
- Table 48 My Certificate Details
  142
- Figure 86 Trusted cas
  144
- Importing a Trusted Ca's Certificate
  145
- Table 49 Trusted cas
  145
- Trusted CA Certificate Details
  146
- Figure 126 Reset Warning Message
  183
- Figure 127 Restart Screen
  183
- SMT and Troubleshooting
  185
  - Part III: SMT and Troubleshooting
    185
  - Changing the System Password
    187
Chapter 13 Log Screens

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- Configuring View Log
  151
- Figure 89 View Log
  151
- Figure 90 Log Settings
  152
- Table 54 System Maintenance Logs
  154
- Table 56 Sys Log
  155
- Table 57 Log Categories and Available Settings
  155
Chapter 14 VLAN

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- Management VLAN ID
  157
- VLAN Tagging
  157
- Configuring VLAN
  158
- Wireless VLAN
  158
- Figure 91 WIRELESS VLAN
  159
- Table 58 WIRELESS VLAN
  159
- Figure 92 RADIUS VLAN
  160
- Configuring Management VLAN Example
  161
- Radius Vlan
  160
Chapter 15 Maintenance

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- Figure 114 System Status
  175
- Figure 115 System Status: Show Statistics
  176
- Figure 116 Association List
  177
- Table 63 Association List
  177
- Channel Usage
  178
- F/W Upload Screen
  178
Chapter 16 Introducing the SMT

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- Connect to Your Zyxel Device Using Telnet
  187
- Figure 128 Login Screen
  187
- Figure 129 Menu 23 System Password
  187
- Introducing the SMT
  187
  - Navigating the SMT Interface
    188
    
    SMT Menu Overview Example
    188
    
    Table 67 SMT Menus Overview
    188
    
    Figure 130 SMT Main Menu
    189
    
    Table 68 Main Menu Commands
    189
    
    Table 69 Main Menu Summary
    190
    
    Figure 131 Menu 1 General Setup
    191
    
    General Setup
    191
    
    Table 70 Menu 1 General Setup
    191
    
    Figure 132 Menu 3 LAN Setup
    193
    
    LAN Setup
    193
  - Figure 133 Menu 3.2 TCP/IP Setup
    193
  - Table 71 Menu 3.2 TCP/IP Setup
    194
  - SNMP Configuration
    195
Chapter 17 General Setup

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- Procedure to Configure Menu 1
  191
Chapter 18 LAN Setup

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- System Management Terminal Interface Summary
  190
- TCP/IP Ethernet Setup
  193
Chapter 19 SNMP Configuration

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- Figure 134 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration
  195
- Table 72 Menu 22 SNMP Configuration
  195
- System Password
  197
Chapter 20 System Password

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- Figure 135 Menu 23 System Password
  197
Chapter 21 System Information and Diagnosis

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Chapter 22 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance

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Chapter 23

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- Command Interpreter Mode
  217
- Figure 159 Menu 24 System Maintenance
  217
- System Maintenance and Information
  217
- Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection
  218
- Command Syntax
  218
- Command Usage
  218
- Configuring Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection: Example
  218
- Figure 160 Valid CI Commands
  218
- Table 79 Brute-Force Password Guessing Protection Commands
  218
- Figure 161 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance: Time and Date Setting
  219
- Table 80 System Maintenance: Time and Date Setting
  219
- Time and Date Setting
  219
- Ftp
  220
- Remote Management Setup
  220
- Resetting the Time
  220
- Telnet
  220
- Web
  220
- Figure 162 Menu 24.11 Remote Management Control
  221
- Table 81 Menu 24.11 Remote Management Control
  221
- Remote Management Limitations
  222
- System Timeout
  222
Chapter 24 Troubleshooting

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- Power, Hardware Connections, and Leds
  223
- Troubleshooting
  223
- Zyxel Device Access and Login
  223
- Internet Access
  225
- Appendices and Index
  227
Appendix A Product Specifications

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Appendix B Setting up Your Computer's IP Address

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Appendix C IP Address Assignment Conflicts

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Appendix D Wireless Lans

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- Figure 180 Peer-To-Peer Communication in an Ad-Hoc Network
  249
  - Figure 181 Basic Service Set
    250
  - Figure 182 Infrastructure WLAN
    251
  - Figure 183 RTS/CTS
    252
  - Fragmentation Threshold
    252
  - Types of Radius Messages
    253
  - Dynamic Wep Key Exchange
    255
- Table 90 Comparison of EAP Authentication Types
  256
- Security Parameters Summary
  257
Appendix E Indoor Installation Recommendations

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- Table 91 Wireless Security Relational Matrix
  257
- Antenna Characteristics
  259
Appendix F Pop-Up Windows, Javascripts and Java Permissions

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- Figure 184 Pop-Up Blocker
  261
  - Figure 185 Internet Options: Privacy
    262
  - Figure 186 Internet Options: Privacy
    263
  - Figure 187 Pop-Up Blocker Settings
    263
  - Figure 188 Internet Options: Security
    264
  - Figure 189 Security Settings - Java Scripting
    265
  - Figure 190 Security Settings - Java
    265
  - Java Permissions
    265
  - Figure 191 Java (Sun)
    266
Appendix G IP Addresses and Subnetting

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- Figure 192 Network Number and Host ID
  268
- Table 92 Subnet Masks
  268
- Table 93 Subnet Masks
  269
- Table 94 Maximum Host Numbers
  269
- Table 95 Alternative Subnet Mask Notation
  269
- Figure 193 Subnetting Example: before Subnetting
  270
- Figure 194 Subnetting Example: after Subnetting
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- Table 96 Subnet 1
  271
- Table 100 Eight Subnets
  272
- Table 97 Subnet 2
  272
- Table 98 Subnet 3
  272
- Table 99 Subnet 4
  272
- Table 101 24-Bit Network Number Subnet Planning
  273
- Table 102 16-Bit Network Number Subnet Planning
  273
- Private Ip Addresses
  274
Appendix H Text File Based Auto Configuration

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Appendix I Legal Information

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- Zyxel Limited Warranty
  285
Appendix J Customer Support

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- Index
  291

ZyXEL Communications NWA-3100 Quick Start Manual (121 pages)

802.11a/b/g Wireless Access Point

Brand: ZyXEL Communications | Category: Wireless Access Point | Size: 1.88 MB

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ZyXEL Communications NWA-3100 User Manual (294 pages)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introducing the Zyxel Device

Chapter 2 Introducing the Web Configurator

Chapter 3 Tutorial

Chapter 4 System Screens

Chapter 5 Wireless Configuration

Chapter 6 Wireless Security Configuration

Chapter 7 MBSSID and SSID

Chapter 8 Other Wireless Configuration

Chapter 9 IP Screen

Chapter 10 Rogue AP

Chapter 11 Remote Management

Chapter 12 Certificates

Chapter 13 Log Screens

Chapter 14 VLAN

Chapter 15 Maintenance

Chapter 16 Introducing the SMT

Chapter 17 General Setup

Chapter 18 LAN Setup

Chapter 19 SNMP Configuration

Chapter 20 System Password

Chapter 21 System Information and Diagnosis

Chapter 22 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance

Chapter 23

Chapter 24 Troubleshooting

Appendix A Product Specifications

Appendix B Setting up Your Computer's IP Address

Appendix C IP Address Assignment Conflicts

Appendix D Wireless Lans

Appendix E Indoor Installation Recommendations

Appendix F Pop-Up Windows, Javascripts and Java Permissions

Appendix G IP Addresses and Subnetting

Appendix H Text File Based Auto Configuration

Appendix I Legal Information

Appendix J Customer Support

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