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Hirschmann BAT54-Rail User Manual

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Dual-Band Industrial Access Point / Access Client / Access
Bridge
BAT54-Rail
BAT54-Rail
Technical Support
Release 09/06
HAC-Support@hirschmann.de

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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual Dual-Band Industrial Access Point / Access Client / Access Bridge BAT54-Rail BAT54-Rail Technical Support Release 09/06 HAC-Support@hirschmann.de...
  • Page 2 This publication has been created by Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH according to the best of our knowledge. Hirschmann reserves the right to change the contents of this manual without prior notice. Hirschmann can give no guarantee in respect of the correctness or accuracy of the details in this publication.
  • Page 3 WLAN bridge mode. The Hirschmann BAT54-Rail is equipped with a robust metal housing for mounting in switch cabinets and is supplied via 24 V voltage. It is hence well suited for application in industrial environments.
  • Page 4 This documentation was compiled … ...by several members of our staff from a variety of departments in order to ensure you the best possible support when using your Hirschmann product. In case you encounter any errors, or just want to issue critics or enhance- ments, please do not hesitate to send an email directly to: HAC-support@hirschmann.de...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    1 Introduction 1.1 What is a Wireless LAN? 1.1.1 Which hardware to use? 1.1.2 Operation modes of Wireless LANs and base stations 8 1.2 What can your Hirschmann Router do? 2 Installation 2.1 Package contents 2.2 System preconditions 2.3 Status displays, interfaces and hardware installation 2.4 Software installation...
  • Page 6 6.4 The firewall wizard 6.4.1 Wizard for LANconfig 6.4.2 Configuration under WEBconfig 7 Options and accessories 7.1 Optional Hirschmann Wireless Router antennas 7.2 LANCOM Public Spot Option 8 Troubleshooting 8.1 No DSL connection is established 8.2 DSL data transfer is slow 8.4 Unwanted connections under Windows XP...
  • Page 7 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Contents 10 Index...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    The following sections describe the functionality of wireless networks in general. The functions supported by your device are listed in the table 'What can your Hirschmann Router do?'. Detailed information on Wireless LANs can be found in the LCOS reference manual.

  • Page 9: What Can Your Hirschmann Router Do

    Extending an existing Ethernet network with WLAN (bridge mode) Relay function for connecting networks via multiple access points. What can your Hirschmann Router do? The following table shows the properties and functions of your device. Applications WLAN via point-to-point and relais mode (2 WLAN modules)
  • Page 10 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 1: Introduction Fast Ethernet LAN port (10/100Base-TX) DHCP and DNS server WAN connection Connection for DSL or cable modem Internet-Zugang (IP-Router) Stateful Inspection Firewall Firewall filters (IP addresses, ports) IP-Masquerading (NAT, PAT) Quality of Service (QoS) Power supply Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) IEEE 802.3af...

  • Page 11: Installation

    If anything is missing, please contact your retailer or the address stated on the delivery slip of the unit. System preconditions Computers that connect to a Hirschmann Router must meet the following minimum requirements: Operating system that supports TCP/IP, e.g. Windows XP, Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT, Linux, BSD Unix, Apple Mac OS, OS/2.

  • Page 12: Status Displays, Interfaces And Hardware Installation

    Inverse flashing means the opposite. The LED lights permanently in the respective colour and is only briefly interrupted. Flickering means, that the LED is switched on and off in irregular intervals. LEDs of Hirschmann BAT54-Rail Status of the four LAN ports in the integrated switch: ETH 1 and ETH 2...
  • Page 13 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 2: Installation This LED indicates that the device is operational. After the device has been Power switched on, it will flash green for the duration of the self-test. green constantly on Device ready for use red/...
  • Page 14 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 2: Installation Flashing Power LED but no connection? Main 2 There's no need to worry if the Power LED blinks red and you Signal for ETH 2 (PoE) can no longer connect to the WAN. This simply indicates that a...
  • Page 15 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 2: Installation Interfaces of Hirschmann BAT54-Rail The interfaces of the Hirschmann BAT54-Rail are located on the front panel. Main connector for first WLAN module. Main connector for second WLAN module. First 10/100Base-Tx for connection to the LAN. Both 10 Mbit or 100 Mbit connections are supported.
  • Page 16 The 24 V input in particular has been optimized for industrial settings. Variation of the input voltage between 20 V to 28 V can be tolerated. Reset switch of Hirschmann BAT54- Rail The reset switch has two different functions depending on the length of time that it is pressed: Restarting the device (soft reset) –...
  • Page 17 Kapitel 2: Installation Power- over- Ethernet – elegant power supply through the LAN wiring Hirschmann access points are prepared for the PoE power supply (Power-over-Ethernet), corresponding to the 802.3af standard. PoE-enabled network devices can be comfortably supplied with power feeding through the LAN wiring. A separate external power supply for each base station is unnecessary, which reduces the the installation complexity considerably.
  • Page 18 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 2: Installation Top hat rail mounting Mount your Hirschmann BAT54-Rail in in the required position on the top hat rail Wall mounting Place the supplied top hat rail using the screws in the required position on the wall.
  • Page 19 (resp. into a free socket of a hub/switch). Connect up the power supply – There are three options for supplying power to the Hirschmann BAT54-Rail: Use a safety extra-low voltage (SELV/PELV) power supply unit to provide the device with power via connector...
  • Page 20 There are two principle DSLoL operation modes available. Either use the exclusive mode when connecting your Hirschmann Router directly to a DSL modem, or use the automatic mode when connecting the Hirschmann Router to a hub or switch of a cable-bound LAN, and connect this hub/switch again to the DSL modem.

  • Page 21: Software Installation

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 2: Installation The 24 V supply for the Hirschmann BAT54-Rail is equipped for redundancy, i.e. both 24 V connectors can be supplied by separate power supplies. Multiple power sources can be connected in any combination, which ensu- res that the power supply is redundant and fail safe.

  • Page 22: Basic Configuration

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 3: Basic configuration 3 Basic configuration The basic configuration can be performed on a step-by-step basis using a convenient setup wizard to guide you through the setup process and prompt you for the required information. First, this chapter will tell you which information is required for the basic con- figuration.
  • Page 23 Fully automatic TCP/IP configuration will not be available when integrating the Hirschmann Router in an existing TCP/IP LAN. In this case, continue with the section ’Information required for manual TCP/IP configuration’. The result of the fully automatic TCP/IP configuration: the router will be assigned the IP address '172.23.56.1' (netmask '255.255.255.0').

  • Page 24: Configuration Protection

    Assign a free IP address from the address range of your LAN to the Hirschmann Router and specify the netmask. Enable DHCP server? Disable the DHCP server function in the Hirschmann Router if you would like to have a different DHCP server assign the IP addresses in your LAN. 3.1.2...

  • Page 25: Settings For The Dsl Connection

    The automatic setting is normally enough in the 5 GHz band, in which the Hirschmann Router base station itself adjust the best channel via TPC and DSF.

  • Page 26: Instructions For Lanconfig

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 3: Basic configuration If you run the Hirschmann Router via DSL access with a flat-rate tariff, you can set the maximum connecting-time in minutes. Any budget can be deactivated by entering the value '0.' In basic settings the charge protection is defined to maximum 600 minutes within seven days.

  • Page 27: Instructions For Webconfig

    IP addresses to symbolic names within the LAN between each other. After powered on, unconfigured Hirschmann devices check first, whether a DHCP server is already active in the LAN. Dependent on the situation, the device is able to switch on its own DHCP server or, alternatively, to activate its DHCP client mode.
  • Page 28 If a DHCP server is active in the LAN to assign IP addresses, an unconfigured Hirschmann device will turn off its own DHCP server. It will change into DHCP client mode and will obtain an IP address from the DHCP server of the LAN.
  • Page 29 The following options remain in this case: Figure out the DHCP-assigned IP address of the Hirschmann by suit- able tools and contact the device directly with this IP address. Use LANconfig.
  • Page 30 Kapitel 3: Basic configuration The setup wizards are tailored precisely to the functionality of the spe- cific Hirschmann Router. As a result, your device may offer different wizards than those shown here. If you have chosen automatic TCP/IP configuration, please continue with...

  • Page 31: Tcp/Ip Settings To Workstation Pcs

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 3: Basic configuration In the following 'Security settings' window, specify a password for config- uration access. Note that the password is case-sensitive and ensure that it is sufficiently long (at least 6 characters). You may specify whether the device may only be configured from the local network or whether remote configuration via the WAN (i.e.
  • Page 32 Manual IP address assignment If the IP addresses in the network are assigned static ally, then for each PC the IP address of the Hirschmann Router must be set in the TCP/IP config- uration as the standard gateway and as a DNS server.

  • Page 33: Point-To-Point Connections

    Kapitel 4: Point- to- point connections 4 Point-to-point connections Hirschmann Wireless access points serve not only as central stations within a wireless network, they can also operate in point-to-point mode to bridge longer distances. For example, they can provide a secure connection between two networks that are several kilometers apart—without direct cabling or...

  • Page 34: Antenna Alignment For P2P Operations

    Aux 1 Aux 2 Further information about the geometrical alignment of wireless paths and the alignment of antennas with the help of Hirschmann software can be found in the LCOS reference manual. Configuration In the configuration of point-to-point connections, entries have to be made for the point-to-point operation mode, the channel selection scheme and the MAC addresses of the remote sites.
  • Page 35 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 4: Point- to- point connections Activate the suitable point-to-point operation mode here and set the channel selection scheme to either 'Master' or 'Slave'. Enter the appropri- ate MAC address for the WLAN card at the remote station (maximum 6).

  • Page 36: Access Points In Relay Mode

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 4: Point- to- point connections Under WEBconfig or Telnet you can set the settings for the point-to-point Configuration with WEBconfig or Telnet connections under the following paths: Configuration tool Menu/Table WEBconfig Expert configuration Setup Interfaces WLAN-Inter-...
  • Page 37 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 4: Point- to- point connections connection, WLAN-2 if you are using the second card, e.g. as with an access point with two WLAN modules). Activate the 802.11i encryption. Select the method '802.11i (WPA)-PSK'. Enter the passphrase to be used.

  • Page 38: Leps For P2P Connections

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 4: Point- to- point connections The encryption settings for the individual logical WLAN networks can be Configuration with WEBconfig or Telnet found under WEBconfig or Telnet under the following paths: Configuration tool Menu/Table WEBconfig Expert configuration...

  • Page 39: Setting Up Internet Access

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 5: Setting up Internet access 5 Setting up Internet access All computers in the LAN can take advantage of the central Internet access of the Hirschmann Router. Internet Main 1 Main 2 ETH 2 ETH 1...

  • Page 40: Instructions For Lanconfig

    Time-based billing or flat rate – select the accounting model used by your Internet provider. When using time-based billing, you can set the Hirschmann Router to automatically close existing connections if no data has been trans- ferred within a specified time (the so-called idle time).

  • Page 41: Instructions For Webconfig

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 5: Setting up Internet access LANconfig: Quick access to the setup wizards Under LANconfig, the fastest way to launch the setup wizards is via the button on the toolbar. Instructions for WEBconfig In the main menu, select Setup Internet access.

  • Page 42: Security Settings

    Reflecting on Wireless LANs often entails substantial doubts concerning secu- rity. Many people suppose that abuse of data transmitted via radio links is rel- atively simple. Wireless LAN devices by Hirschmann permit the employment of modern secu- rity technologies: Closed network...

  • Page 43: Lancom Enhanced Passphrase Security

    Kapitel 6: Security settings The MAC address is programmed into the hardware and cannot be changed. Wireless LAN devices by Hirschmann have got a MAC address label on the casing. The access to an infrastructure network can be restricted to known MAC addresses for certain Wireless LAN devices solely.
  • Page 44 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 6: Security settings 802.11i/WPA and WEP. The function of the encryption is to ensure the security level of cable-bound LANs also in Wireless LANs. Use encryption on the data transferred in the WLAN. Activate the strong- est possible encryption available to you ((802.11i with AES, WPA or WEP)

  • Page 45: 802.1X / Eap

    WEP key of “L00A0570FB9BF”. This key is entered into the 'Private WEP settings' of the device for each logical WLAN network as 'Key 1'. To use a WLAN adapter to establish a connection to a new Hirschmann access point, the WEP128 encryption must be activated for the WLAN adapter and the standard 13-character WEP key entered.

  • Page 46: Tips For Handling Keys

    (e.g. firewall) can be altered then. So an unauthorized configuration access endangers not only a single device, but the entire net- work. Your Hirschmann Router has a password protection for the configuration access. This protection is already activated during the basic configuration by entering a password.

  • Page 47: Wizard For Lanconfig

    WLAN interface. 6.3.1 Wizard for LANconfig Mark your Hirschmann Router in the selection window. Select from the command bar Extras Setup Wizard. Select in the selection menu the setup wizard Control Security Settings and confirm your choice with Next.

  • Page 48: Wizard For Webconfig

    The firewall wizard assists you to create new firewall rules quickly and com- fortably. Please find further information about the firewall of your Hirschmann Router and about its configuration in the reference manual. 6.4.1 Wizard for LANconfig Mark your Hirschmann Router in the selection window.

  • Page 49: Configuration Under Webconfig

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 6: Security settings In the following windows, select the services/protocols the rule should be related to. Then you define the source and destination stations for this rule and what actions will be executed when the rule will apply to a data packet.

  • Page 50: Options And Accessories

    Wireless Public Spot. Optional Hirschmann Wireless Router antennas To increase the range of the Hirschmann Router base station or to adapt the base station to special conditions of environs, you can connect Hirschmann Wireless Router antennas at the base station. An overview of suitable anten- nas can be found on the Hirschmann web site under www.hirschmann-ac.com.

  • Page 51: Lancom Public Spot Option

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 7: Options and accessories Main connector for the Main connector for the first WLAN module second WLAN module Main 1 Main 2 ETH 2 ETH 1 (PoE) (PoE) Power 24 V DC WLAN 1 24 V DC...
  • Page 52 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 7: Options and accessories bers then have to register anew each time the wish to use a certain IP address range. Authentication Authorisation, RADIUS Accounting server Main 1 Main 2 Main 1 Main 2 ETH 1...

  • Page 53: Troubleshooting

    Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 8: Troubleshooting 8 Troubleshooting In this chapter, you will find suggestions and assistance for a few common dif- ficulties. No DSL connection is established After start-up the router automatically attempts to connect to the DSL pro- vider.

  • Page 54: Unwanted Connections Under Windows Xp

    Instructions on how to increase the Windows size can be found in the Knowl- edge Base of the support section of the Hirschmann web site (www.hir- schmann-ac.de).

  • Page 55: Appendix

    Two dualband dipole antennas supplied. Please respect the restrictions given in your country when setting up an antenna system. For information about calculat- ing the correct antenna setup, please refer to www.hirschmann-ac.com. Housing ca. 8 x 12 x 13 cm (W x H x D), robust metal housing, IP40, ready for wall and top hat rail mounting.

  • Page 56: Contact Assignment

    9.2.2 Configuration interface (Outband) 8-pin mini-DIN socket Connector Declaration of conformity Hirschmann herewith declares that the devices of the type described in this documentation are in agreement with the basic requirements and other rele- vant regulations of the 1995/5/EC directive.
  • Page 57 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Kapitel 9: Appendix The CE declarations of conformity for your device are available for download on the Hirschmann web site (www.hirschmann-ac.de).
  • Page 58 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Index Index Numerics 100-Mbit network provider 802.11i transfer protocol 802.1x DSL connection 802.3af- standard problems establishing the connection DSL transfer protocol Anschlussbelegung DSLoL Konfigurationsschnittstelle Antenna Outdoor Autosensing Firewall Firewall filter charge lock FirmSafe Closed network Flat rate...
  • Page 59 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Index Security Remote configuration LANconfig Reset run setup wizards Reset connect charge protection. LANmonitor LANtools Reset switch System preconditions Resetting the configuration LEPS Restarting the device MAC address filter Security MAC-Adresse Firewall wizard Multi SSID Wireless LAN Setting up Internet access NAT –...
  • Page 60 Hirschmann BAT54- Rail Index Traffic lock password Transfer protocol System preconditions Turbo Mode WLAN VLAN Operating modes WEBconfig...
  • Page 61 <Bullet>K <Bullet>K Kapitel : <Bullet>K Answers to frequently asked questions can be found at the Hirschmann Website: www.hirschmann.com Under Products/Support inside Automation and Control GmbH is located on the pages Products the area FAQ. For detailed information on all services offered by the Hirschmann Competence Center, please visit the Web site http://www.hicomcenter.com/.

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