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  • Page 1 WLAN S XTRICOM YSTEM UIDE EXSW-400/800 EXSW-1200/2400 1000 ULTI ERIES EXRP-20/40/30 EXRP-20E/40E/40E For System Firmware Release 4.2 Document Version 4.0...
  • Page 2 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written consent of Extricom Ltd. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein.
  • Page 3 Operation at distances of less than 20 cm is strictly prohibited. Changes or modification to equipment not expressly approved by Extricom Ltd. is strictly prohibited and could void the user's license to operate the equipment.
  • Page 4 Federal Communication Commission and Industry Canada Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC and IC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 5 However, remote stations of point-to-multipoint systems shall be permitted to operate at the point-to-point e.i.r.p. limit provided that the higher e.i.r.p. is achieved by employing higher gain directional antennas and not higher transmitter output powers. The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...
  • Page 6 Installing the Extricom WLAN System ............19 Unpacking the Extricom WLAN System ..............19 Additional Equipment ....................19 Determining the Location of the Extricom Access Points ........... 20 EXSW-400/800/1200/2400/Multi Series 1000 Switch (EXSW-800G, EXSW-1600) .. 20 Extricom EXRP-20/20E/40/40E/30n/40En Access Points ......... 23 Connecting the Switch and Access Points ..............
  • Page 7 Maintenance tab ............Error! Bookmark not defined. Time & Date Setting ..........Error! Bookmark not defined. Setting Passwords for the Extricom Switch ....Error! Bookmark not defined. Upgrading Extricom Firmware ........Error! Bookmark not defined. Upload a Switch Certificate and Key ......Error! Bookmark not defined.

  • Page 9: About This Guide

    About This Guide This guide provides detailed instructions for installing, configuring, and troubleshooting the Extricom EXSW-400/800/1200/2400 and Multi Series 1000 WLAN switches and Extricom EXRP- 20/40/30n and 20E/40E/40En UltraThin™ Access Points (APs). This version of the user guide has been updated to include product changes up to and including switch version 4.2.43.04.
  • Page 10 The switch contains an internal battery. CAUTION - Always replace the battery with the same type to avoid the risk of explosion. Dispose of used battery according to the instructions provided with the new battery. Introduction to the Extricom Wireless LAN System...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1 Introduction To The Extricom Wireless Lan System

    Extricom’s WLAN, on the other hand, takes a different and novel solution approach, by avoiding the coverage and capacity trade-offs of traditional cell-based WLAN architecture. In addition, the need for cell planning and interference analysis, a highly expensive aspect of owning a WLAN, is also eliminated.

  • Page 12: Features And Benefits

    The Extricom solution is based on a fully centralized WLAN architecture, in which the switch makes all of the decisions for packet delivery on the wireless network. In this configuration, the access points (APs) simply function as radios, with no software, storage capability, or IP address.
  • Page 13 Same band operation The Extricom WLAN system enables WLAN channels, in the same band (e.g. Channel 1, 6, and 11 in 2.4 GHz), to be simultaneously used within the same AP, to form overlapping Channel Blankets using the same physical set of APs. It is possible to configure up to four channels of same band when using EXRP-40/40E/40En APs.
  • Page 14 Portal turns a Web browser into a secure authentication device. This is done by intercepting an internet access request and redirecting it to an Extricom local logging web page which may require authentication, or simply display an acceptable use policy and require the user to agree.

  • Page 15: Overview Of The Extricom Switches

    802.11a/b/g service with up to 4 or 8 APs respectively. Alternatively, these switches can connect to EXRP-30n or EXRP-40En APs to provide 802.11n and 802.11a/b/g service. However, both switches can support up to a maximum of two channel blankets, regardless of the Extricom AP model that is being used.
  • Page 16 Figure 2: Extricom EXSW-2400 Switch Figure 3: Extricom EXSW-1200 Switch The Extricom EXSW-1200 is derived from the EXSW-2400, with the same hardware and firmware. The only difference between the two models is the number of WLAN ports supported. Figure 4: Extricom EXSW800 Switch The EXSW800 switch only supports two channels, so when it is connected to EXRP- 40, only two radios will operate.

  • Page 17: Overview Of The Multi Series 1000 Appliance Platform

    Figure 6: Extricom Multi Series 1000 The Extricom Multi Series 1000 is a high-performance hardware platform, and is software- configurable to support a range of wireless and networking functions in an Extricom WLAN System. The Multi Series 1000 is equipped with two RJ45/SFP GBE Combo port uplinks, and 16 GBE PoE edge-side ports.
  • Page 18 SFP modules are not shipped with the Multi Series 1000. To use the SFP ports, you must use Class 1 laser certified SFP modules according to IEC/EN 60825-1 and /or CDRH. Introduction to the Extricom Wireless LAN System...

  • Page 19: Overview Of The Extricom Access Points

    Extricom APs are connected to the Extricom WLAN Switch via standard Cat5e/6 cables. The APs are powered by the standard 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE), and only a single Cat5e/6 cable connection is required to support all radios in an Extricom AP.

  • Page 20: Access Points With Connectors For External Antennas

    Extricom integrated antenna APs. In such cases, the antennas may also be located at some distance from the AP in order to cover a specific area.

  • Page 21: A Typical Extricom Wireless Network Topology

    A Typical Extricom Wireless Network Topology An Extricom WLAN switch is connected to the wired LAN, and the APs distributed throughout the enterprise. Figure 10 shows a typical Extricom enterprise topology, consisting of an Extricom switch and eight APs. Figure 10: Typical Extricom Typology Extricom uses standard WLAN protocols (IEEE 802.11).

  • Page 22: Switch Cascade (Multi Series 1000 Platform Only)

    Switch Cascade (Multi Series 1000 Platform Only) Switch Cascade is a new Extricom topology in which two Multi Series 1000 switches are interconnected together to create one larger logical switch with enhanced redundancy. One Multi Series 1000 switch serves as the primary, and the other Multi Series 1000 switch serves as the secondary.

  • Page 23: Extricom Support For 802.11N

    In a switch cascade, the secondary switch routes all of the traffic from its APs to the primary switch over the interconnect cable. The primary switch performs the full set of Extricom edge switch functions on the secondary switch’s traffic, as well as on traffic from its own APs. The same is true...

  • Page 24: Brief Overview Of 802.11N

    The following section describes at a high level the main features and terms of 802.11n. It also outlines which features of the standard are supported by Extricom products at this time. This section is provided to give customers using Extricom's 802.11n products an overview of 802.11n technology, and to help them understand what parameters need to be to configured on the Extricom switch in order to support 802.11n.

  • Page 25: Operating Modes

    Coding Scheme (MCS). MCS includes variables such as the number of spatial streams, modulation, and the data rate on each stream. Extricom 802.11n: Extricom supports two data streams; therefore MCS 0 to 15 can be configured. The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...
  • Page 26 RF chains. In static mode, the client decides when to activate its full RF chains, regardless of traffic status. Extricom 802.11n: Extricom supports SM power save mode static mode. Introduction to the Extricom Wireless LAN System...

  • Page 27: Chapter 2 Installing The Extricom Wlan System

    The Extricom WLAN system is shipped with the following: One Extricom switch. CD which contains The Extricom WLAN System User Guide, Release Notes and EULA APs (the number of APs is based on customer order and provided in separate boxes) are shipped as part of the overall order.

  • Page 28: Determining The Location Of The Extricom Access Points

    EXSW-400/800/1200/2400/Multi Series 1000 Switch (EXSW-800G, EXSW-1600) The Extricom EXSW-400 switch has 6 connectors and 4 LED types on the front panel (refer to Figure 13). The Extricom EXSW-800 switch has 10 connectors and 4 LED types on the front panel (refer to Figure 14).
  • Page 29 Connectors Description Console Serial connector – only to be used by, or as instructed by, Extricom personnel for troubleshooting, support, or maintenance. Can be accessed using a Null modem cable. 2 Fast Ethernet RJ-45 ports – used to connect the switch to the wired...
  • Page 30 Maximum current: 270 mA, 48 volts. Do not connect any device other than Extricom APs to the WLAN ports. Table 1: Extricom EXSW-400/800/1200/2400/1600 Switch Connectors Table 2 below describes the front panel LEDs of Extricom EXSW-400/800/1200/2400 and Multi Series 1000 Appliance Platform. Color Description...

  • Page 31: Extricom Exrp-20/20E/40/40E/30N/40En Access Points

    Extricom EXRP-20/20E/40/40E/30n/40En Access Points Extricom EXRP-20/40/30n APs have two connectors (AP to WLAN switch communication, power) located on the side of the device and four LEDs located on the top of the device (see Figure 18). In addition to these two connectors, the EXRP-20E/40E APs also have four or eight external antenna connectors respectively (see Figure 19).
  • Page 32 EXRP20/40/20E/40E. WLAN RJ-45 connector – used to connect the Extricom AP to the Extricom switch. Power is provided by the Extricom switch to the AP when directly connected to it. Table 3: Extricom AP Connectors...
  • Page 33 Radio is malfunctioning Radio is off Radio 2 Green Radio is active Radio is malfunctioning Radio is off Green (flashing) Connection to Extricom switch is active Not active Power Green On/Off Table 4: Extricom EXRP-20/EXRP-20E AP LEDs LEDs Color Description...

  • Page 34: Connecting The Switch And Access Points

    Not active Table 6: Extricom EXRP-30n LEDs Connecting the Switch and Access Points The Extricom switch is connected to the wired LAN and to the APs that are located throughout the enterprise. To connect a switch and access points: Using CAT-5e/6 100/1000Mbps cable, connect the RJ-45 LAN1 connector located on the front panel of the switch (refer to Figure 16) to the LAN switch.
  • Page 35 Connect the switch interconnect from the LAN2 connector located on the front panel of the primary switch, (refer to Figure 17) to the LAN2 connector located on the front panel of the secondary switch. The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...

  • Page 36: Mounting The Access Points (Optional)

    AP to the bracket. Extricom EXRP-20/40/30n APs can be mounted on the wall or ceiling. To mount the APs, you will need two stainless steel pan head 8x1-1/4" self-tapping Phillips screws.
  • Page 37 AP for your deployment. The EXRP-20E, EXRP-40E, and EXRP-40En resemble each other but have a different number of external antenna connectors. The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 Configuring The Extricom Wlan System

    System Accessing the Extricom Switch GUI After connecting the switch and AP, configure the Extricom WLAN system through Extricom’s web configuration GUI using a terminal or PC connected to the same LAN as the switch. To access the Extricom web configuration pages: In your Web browser, enter the following: https://<IP address of the switch>...

  • Page 39: When System Pop-Up Windows Appear In Explorer 8

    Using the Extricom Web Configuration Pages The Extricom Web Configuration pages have four main areas: Switch image – The Extricom Web configuration page displays an image of the configured switch (the EXSW400, EXSW800, EXSW-1200, Multiseries 1000, or the EXSW-2400); the image shows dynamic status of the PoE of each AP port (grey= PoE off , green=PoE on).
  • Page 40 Event and Alarm Area Figure 21: Typical Web Configuration Page The navigation tree provides access to the following Extricom Web configuration pages: LAN Settings – used for configuring LAN parameters. WLAN Settings – used for configuring WLAN parameters including ESSID-related configuration and Radio configuration.
  • Page 41 The work area displays the information selected in the navigation tree. Use this area to configure Extricom system parameters, where applicable. Web configuration pages may include a Save button; when this is selected, the configuration changes are applied to the offline configuration file.

  • Page 42: Configuring Lan Parameters

    1. Click LAN Configuration in the navigation tree. The LAN Configuration page appears (refer to Figure 22). Figure 22: LAN Configuration Page 2. Configure the LAN parameters. Refer to Table 7 for a description of the LAN parameters. Configuring the Extricom WLAN System...
  • Page 43 If you do not select Apply (in the System tools web page) after selecting Save on one page or more, when you reboot the switch the new configuration is lost. (refer to Error! Reference source not found. on page Error! Bookmark not defined.). The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...
  • Page 44 1, and up to 8 ESSIDs are allowed on each of the remaining channels. On the EXSW-400 and EXSW-800, up to 15 ESSIDs are allowed on channel 1, and up to 16 ESSIDs are allowed on channel 2.
  • Page 45 Beacon Rate Control In-Band Management Captive Portal Assign a VLAN to the ESSID Set a disassociation timeout Set DTIM period Encryption parameters MAC ACL (in MAC ACL tab) / RADIUS server (in RADIUS tab) The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...
  • Page 46 Allow Default ESSID If this option is enabled, a wireless device will be allowed to connect to the Extricom WLAN without requesting a specific ESSID (i.e., “default” or “any” ESSID). If this option is disabled, then a wireless device needs to connect to a specific ESSID in the Extricom WLAN.
  • Page 47 Description Allow Store & If this option is enabled, two wireless devices connected to the Extricom WLAN with the same ESSID can communicate and Forward transfer data to each other. Traffic between wireless devices will not be forwarded to the LAN switch.
  • Page 48 Select this option if you wish to set this ESSID to be captive portal restricted. If you set this option the ESSID VLAN id is automatically assigned with the VLAN ID specified in the Portal tab in the Advanced page. Configuring the Extricom WLAN System...
  • Page 49 Although the feature minimizes the possibility of clients receiving duplicate beacons, there is no guarantee of zero duplicate/missed beacons. * Clients near AP1 hear only 1 beacon out of 5, therefore Hearing % is 20%. Figure 24: Hearing Topology Example The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...
  • Page 50 However, from v3.4 and later, a Smart Beacon mechanism was implemented, so that the beaconing in the example is actually as shown below (BC rate control of 80%): Bundle/Interval AP1,AP5 AP1,AP2 AP1,AP3,AP5 AP5,AP4 AP1,AP5 Table 12: Smart Beaconing Configuring the Extricom WLAN System...
  • Page 51 The Extricom WLAN makes configuration of ESSID security parameters easier by listing available combinations of Encryption and Authentication protocols. Security definitions are configured for each ESSID individually.
  • Page 52 When choosing an encryption cipher and authentication method, make sure it is compatible with the wireless devices’ capabilities. The Extricom system supports “WPA2 Mixed Mode”. This mode permits the coexistence of WPA and WPA2 clients on the same ESSID. WPA2 mixed mode allows “old”...
  • Page 53 Select the RADIUS server #3 from the dropdown list of RADIUS RADIUS Server-3 servers Select the RADIUS server #4 from the dropdown list of RADIUS RADIUS Server-4 servers Table 13: Security Definition Parameters The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...
  • Page 54 When the “WPA2 Only” is checked, only Clients with WPA2 support are allowed to access the WLAN. When the “AES Only” is checked, only Clients with AES support are allowed to access the WLAN. Cisco LEAP protocol (not CMIC & CKIP) is supported under “WEPxxx & 802.1x Authentication”. Configuring the Extricom WLAN System...
  • Page 55 + sign in the Add field , once you press it, it is automatically added to the All MACs list. 5. Click Save & Apply to save the configuration and apply it immediately. There is no need to use the main Apply page. The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...

  • Page 56: Configuring Radius

    RADIUS server bank, and also delete entries no longer needed. Figure 26: Radius Configuration Tab Field Description Server Name Enter the name of the RADIUS server. Server Address Enter the address of the RADIUS server. Configuring the Extricom WLAN System...
  • Page 57 Enter the RADIUS server port. Server Password Enter the RADIUS server password. Server Timeout Enter the time which the Extricom switch will wait for the RADIUS server response. Table 14: Radius Configuration Parameters Configuring WLAN Radios To configure the WLAN radios, use the Radios web page. The Radios web page provides the options available for configuring the radios.
  • Page 58 Bands are configured on all other radios, the type of access point in use and the configured Radio state. See the Release Notes for possible configuration scenarios. More/Less Options Press this to maximize/minimize option display Channel Blanket Configuring the Extricom WLAN System...
  • Page 59 The Extricom WLAN System User Guide...

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