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Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link
User's Guide
Ver 1.2
August, 2004

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  • Page 1 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link User's Guide Ver 1.2 August, 2004...

  • Page 3: Copyright

    The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved.

  • Page 4: Federal Communications Commission (Fcc) Interference Statement

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations. 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 Rules.

  • Page 5: Information For Canadian Users

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective, operation, and safety requirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment will operate to a user's satisfaction. Before installing this equipment, users should ensure that it is permissible to be connected to the facilities of the local telecommunications company.

  • Page 6: Product Installation Requirements

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Product installation requirements 1. The ExpWave 240B can only be installed by a licensed installer; training and access to technical requirements will be provided through the user guide and through training done by the business partnership agreements with respective customers. 2.

  • Page 7: Zyxel Limited Warranty

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective products or components without charge for either parts or labor, and to whatever extent it shall deem necessary to restore the product or components to proper operating condition.

  • Page 8: Customer Support

    +49-2405-6909-99 ftp.europe.zyxel.com Customer Support Regular Mail ZyGATE Communications Inc. 48 Lung-Chin Road, Lung-Tan, Taoyuan, Taiwan. ZyXEL Communications, Inc., 1650 Miraloma Avenue, Placentia, CA 92870, U.S.A. ZyXEL Communications A/S, Columbusvej 5, 2860 Soeborg, Denmark. Lot B2-06, PJ Industrial Park, Section 13, Jalan Kemajuan,...

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Copyright ...iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement ...iv Information for Canadian Users ...v Product installation requirements ...vi ZyXEL Limited Warranty ...vii Customer Support ...viii Table of Contents ...ix List of Figures ...xiii List of Tables...xv Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ExpWave Introduction to the ExpWave 240B 1.1.1 ExpWave 240B product types...
  • Page 10 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 5.3.1 Factory LAN Defaults 5.3.2 DHCP Configuration 5.3.3 IP Address and Subnet Mask 5.3.4 RIP Setup LAN Setup Menu Chapter 6 Wireless Setup Chapter 7 Network Setup Introduction SMT 6.1 Menu in Router Mode Chapter 8 Static Route Setup Introduction IP Static Route Setup...
  • Page 11 11.4.1 WAN DHCP Chapter 12 Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance ...12-1 12.1 Filename Conventions 12.2 Backup Configuration 12.2.1 Backup Configuration 12.2.2 Using the FTP Command from the Command Line 12.2.3 Example of FTP Commands from the Command Line 12.2.4 GUI-based FTP Clients 12.2.5 Backup Configuration Using TFTP 12.2.6...
  • Page 12 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 14.3 SNMP ...14-1 14.4 ...14-1 14.5 Remote Management 14.5.1 Remote Management Limitations Chapter 15 IP Routing Policy Setup 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Benefits ...15-1 15.3 Routing Policy 15.4 IP Routing Policy Setup 15.5 Applying an IP Policy 15.5.1 Ethernet IP Policies 15.6...

  • Page 13: List Of Figures

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link List of Figures Figure 2-1 Front view of ExpWave ...2-1 Figure 2-2 Bottom view of ExpWave ...2-1 Figure 2-3 Top view of ExpWave ...2-2 Figure 2-4 Omni-directional Antenna ...2-2 Figure 2-5 Back view of Flat Panel Antenna...2-2 Figure 2-6 Front view of flat panel antenna ...2-3 Figure 2-7 HDF 400 RF cable ...2-3 Figure 2-8 RS-232 console cable...2-3...
  • Page 14 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Figure 9-7 Filtering Ethernet traffic...9-8 Figure 10-1 SNMP Management Model ...10-1 Figure 10-2 Menu 22 — SNMP Configuration ...10-2 Figure 11-1 Menu 24 — System Maintenance ...11-1 Figure 11-2 Menu 24.1 - System Maintenance - Status ...11-1 Figure 11-3 Menu 24.2 —...
  • Page 15 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link List of Tables Table 1-1 Specification of ExpWave 240B ...1-3 Table 2-1 Connectors of bottom...2-1 Table 2-2 Antena connector of the top ...2-2 Table 3-1 Operation Mode Instruction of ExpWave ...3-1 Table 3-2 Main Menu Commands ...3-7 Table 3-3 Main Menu Summary...3-7 Table 4-1 General Setup Menu Field...4-1 Table 5-1 Example Of Network Properties For LAN Servers With Fixed IP Addresses ...5-2...

  • Page 17: Chapter 1 Getting To Know Your Expwave

    Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ExpWave 1.1 Introduction to the ExpWave 240B The ZyXEL ExpWave 240B (ExpWave 240B) is a Wireless Bridge/Router for Inter-building Point to Point Ethernet connection. With integrated IP routing and enhanced wireless security feature, ExpWave 240B is unmatched Point to Point solution in the world today.

  • Page 18: Benefits Of The Expwave 240B

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link IP Policy Routing IP Policy Routing provides a mechanism to override the default routing behavior and alter packet forwarding based on the policies defined by the network administrator. SNMP SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used for exchanging management information between network devices.

  • Page 19: Applications Of The Expwave 240B

    1.5 Applications of the ExpWave 240B With ExpWave 240B Secure Wireless Point to Point Solution, you can extend and enhance your network virtually overnight without natural or man-made barriers to overcome. Easy installation, operation, guaranteed security and outstanding performance in communication distance allow you to quickly provide secure wireless inter-building connection and make ExpWave 240B the ideal solution for: Internet Service Provider, Cable Operators and Telco to build up inter-building wireless backhaul connection to the point of presence (POP) without paying higher cost and fee for T1 leased line.
  • Page 20 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link No regulation Networking Features Operation mode Media access control Network protocols Routing protocols (Router mode) Application protocols (Bridge mode) Application protocols (Router mode) SECURITY System privacy protection Filtering (Router mode) Wireless data encryption and authentication CONFIG.
  • Page 21 Regulatory Approvals Electromagnetic emission Safety approval Installation Mast mount kit Optional Accessories Lightning arrestor 8.5 dBi omni-directional antenna 14 dBi flat panel antenna 18 dBi flat panel antenna Antenna alignment tool kit Connector TO RADIO (DB-9 male), TO PC (DB-9 female) Display RSSI, SNR Dimension 95.5 x 59.6 x 26 mm Getting to Know Your ExpWave...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    This chapter explains the physical ports and how to connect the hardware of ExpWave. 2.1 Hardware Description The content of the ExpWave 240B are described below. 1. The outdoor unit The outdoor unit has one antenna port, one data/power port and one console port. The antenna port is N-Type female connector used to connect to the omni-directional antenna or to the RF cable then to the flat panel antenna.

  • Page 24: Figure 2-3 Top View Of Expwave

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link The major interfacse on the top of EXPWAVE 240B is the RF antenna connector with special water proof. Table 2-2 describes the antenna connector. Function Label Interface Antenna N male RF connector with special water proof 2.

  • Page 25: Figure 2-6 Front View Of Flat Panel Antenna

    Besides those above antenna types, the 24 dBi parabolic grid antenna is also available which could be used for longer distance communication for those areas without regulation limitation. 3. RF cable The RF cable is used to connect the outdoor unit and the flat panel antenna. HDF 400 type RF cable with 2m length is provided.

  • Page 26: Figure 2-10 Grounding Wire

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 6. Grounding wire The grounding wire is used to provide the grounding path for the outdoor unit to minimize the impact of lightening and surge. The physical appearance of the grounding wire is shown below. 7.

  • Page 27: Expwave 240B Physical Connection

    10. CAT-5 Straight-through Ethernet cable The CAT-5 cable is 2m in length. This cable is used to connect the network/power injector and the CPE. The picture of this cable is shown below. 11. Switching Power Adapter The switching power adapter is to supply the power for the outdoor unit. The input to this adapter is 100~240VAC and the output is 48VDC.

  • Page 28: Installation Procedure

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Figure 2-16 Physical Installation of ExpWave with Omni-directional antenna Figure 2-17 Physical Installation of ExpWave with flat panel antenna 2.3 Installation Procedure The installation procedure of ExpWave is described as below: Power adaptor Power adaptor Hardware Installation...

  • Page 29: Figure 2-18 The Mounting Kit Assembly

    1. The whole installation procedure begins from the indoor to the outdoor installation. 2. Choose an appropriate place for the network/power injector. You might hang it on the wall or just place it on the desk. 3. Connect the TO LAN port of network/power injector and your CPE by the Cat-5 cable (2m in length). 4.
  • Page 30 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 22. Connect the RS-232 cable to this console port. 23. Connect the other end of the RS-232 cable to the antenna alignment kit. 24. Modify the horizontal angle first to get the maximum reading in the LEVEL display section. 25.

  • Page 31: Chapter 3 Initial Setup

    This chapter explains how to perform the initial ExpWave setup and gives an overview of SMT menus. 3.1 Network Topology Planning The ExpWave is designed for business companies to build up a secure Inter-building wireless communication system between offices’ Ethernet connection. Your ExpWave can not only be applied for Point to Point (PTP) application but also the Point to Two Points (PT2P) for multi-sites connection.

  • Page 32: Figure 3-2 Network Topology In Bridge Mode

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Bridge Mode 80.X 192.168.80.218 The basic configurations in bridge mode are described as below: Step 1. First set AP to Bridge mode. In AP’s Menu 1, set IP Routing = Bridge Mode. Step 2. In AP’s Menu 3-2, set DHCP=None (if you had dhcp server in the network already), IP address=192.168.80.217, IP Subnet Mask=255.255.255.0 Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup...

  • Page 33: Figure 3-6 Menu 6 - Router Mode Network Setup

    Press Space Bar to Toggle. Figure 3-5 Menu Step 4. In AP’s Menu 6, set AC1 Operation mode=Enabled, Pre_Share Key=951753258, IP=192.168.80.155, Network Mask=255.255.255.0, MAC Address=00:02:CF:13:46:79 (the same as AC1’s MAC Address) Operation mode: Device ID: Pre_Share Key: Ethernet (LAN) Setting: LAN IP: Network Mask: Wireless (WLAN) Setting:...

  • Page 34: Figure 3-7 Menu 5 - Access Client Wireless Setup

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Pre_share Key= 951753258 Press Space Bar to Toggle. Step 6. in AC, Use Menu 24-8 into CI command mode, type ip ping 192.168.80.217 240B-AC> ip ping 192.168.80.217 Resolving 192.168.80.217... 192.168.80.217 sent Step 7. In the Menu 24-1, it will show the connection status between AP and AC Router Mode 192.168.80.217...

  • Page 35: Figure 3-11 Tcp/Ip And Dhcp Ethernet Setup

    Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup DHCP= None Configuration: Client IP Pool Starting Address= N/A Size of Client IP Pool= N/A Primary DNS Server= N/A Secondary DNS Server= N/A DHCP Server Address= N/A TCP/IP Setup: IP Address= 192.168.80.217 IP Subnet Mask= 255.255.255.0 RIP Direction= Both IP Policies=...

  • Page 36: Turning On Expwave

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Step 5. Set DHCP to server and Client IP Pool Starting Address like 192.168.223.33. You can also setting the Size of Client IP Pool, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS Server. Step 6. Now set AC with the same ESSID= Wireless and Pre_share Key= 951753258 in AC’s Menu 5.When AP and AC link again then AP will send the settings to AC automatically.

  • Page 37: Initial Screen

    When you turn on your ExpWave, it performs several internal tests as well as line initialization. After the tests, the ExpWave display as follow, you can press [ENTER] to continue, as shown next. Copyright (c) 1994 - 2002 ZyXEL Communications Corp. initialize ch =0, ethernet address: 00:02:CF:95:18:51 initialize ch =1, v2.5/3.0 card OK.

  • Page 38: Main Menu (Routing Ap)

    Type 99 at the main menu prompt and press [ENTER] to exit the SMT interface. Copyright (c) 1994 - 2002 ZyXEL Communications Corp. ExpWave 240B-AP Main Menu Advanced Management 21. Filter and Firewall Setup 22.

  • Page 39: Changing The System Password

    MENU TITLE SNMP Configuration System Password System Maintenance IP Routing Policy Setup Exit 3.4 Changing the System Password Change the default system password by following the steps shown next. Step 1. Enter 23 in the main menu to open Menu 23 - System Password as shown next. Step 2.

  • Page 41: Chapter 4 Menu 1 - General Setup

    4.1 System Name System Name is for identification purposes. ZyXEL recommends you enter your computer’s “Computer name”. • In Windows 95/98 click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel and then double-click Network. Click the Identification tab, note the entry for the Computer name field and enter it in the ExpWave System Name field.
  • Page 42 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link AC work as bridge. When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel. General Setup...

  • Page 43: Chapter 5 Lan Setup

    5.1 Introduction From the main menu, enter 3 to open Menu 3 – LAN Setup. 5.2 LAN Port Filter Setup This menu allows you to specify the filter sets that you wish to apply to the LAN traffic. You seldom need to filter the LAN traffic, however, the filter sets may be useful to block certain packets, reduce traffic and prevent security breaches.

  • Page 44: Factory Lan Defaults

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 5.3.1 Factory LAN Defaults The LAN parameters of the ExpWave are preset in the factory with the following values: 1. IP address of 192.168.1.1 with subnet mask of 2. DHCP server enabled with 32 clients IP addresses starting from 192.168.1.33. These parameters should work for the majority of installations.

  • Page 45: Rip Setup

    The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address. Your ExpWave will compute the subnet mask automatically based on the IP address that you entered. You don’t need to change the subnet mask computed by the ExpWave unless you are instructed to do otherwise. Private IP Addresses Every computer on the Internet must have a unique IP address.

  • Page 46: Figure 5-3 Menu 3 - Lan Dhcp Setup

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link From menu 3, select the submenu option TCP/IP and DHCP Setup and press [ENTER]. The screen now displays Menu 3.2 — TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup Menu 3.2 - TCP/IP and DHCP Ethernet Setup DHCP= Server Configuration: Client IP Pool Starting Address= 192.168.1.33...

  • Page 47: Table 5-4 Lan Tcp/Ip Setup Menu Fields

    FIELD DNS Server DHCP Server If Relay is selected in the DHCP field above, then type the IP address of Address the actual, remote DHCP server here. Follow the instructions in the following table to configure TCP/IP parameters for the LAN port. FIELD TCP/IP Setup: IP Address...

  • Page 49: Chapter 6 Wireless Setup

    This chapter describes how to configure the Wireless operation using Menu 5 — Wireless Setup. From the main menu, enter 5 to open Menu 5 –Wireless Setup. The ExpWave AP forces the ExpWave AC into an unauthorized state that allows the AC to send only an EAP start message.
  • Page 50 ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link FIELD communicate with the Access Points without any data encryption. Select 64-bit WEP WEP is functional at 5.5 and 11 Mbps, there is significant performance degradation when using WEP at these rates. Default Key This allows you to select one WEP key as an active key to encrypt wireless data transmission.

  • Page 51: Chapter 7 Network Setup

    This chapter describes how to configure the Network Setup using Menu 6 — Network Setup. 7.1 Introduction From the main menu, enter 6 to open Menu 6 – Network Setup. Operation mode: Device ID: Pre_Share Key: Ethernet (LAN) Setting: LAN IP: Network Mask: RIP Direction: RIP Version:...

  • Page 52: Smt 6.1 Menu In Router Mode

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link VPN Level None Medium High 7.2 SMT 6.1 Menu in Router Mode Menu 6.1 - ACx LAN DHCP Setup DHCP= Server Configuration: Client IP Pool Starting Address= 192.168.223.33 Size of Client IP Pool= 32 Primary DNS Server= 0.0.0.0 Secondary DNS Server= 0.0.0.0 Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:...

  • Page 53: Chapter 8 Static Route Setup

    8.1 Introduction Static routes tell the ExpWave routing information that it cannot learn automatically through other means. This can arise in cases where RIP is disabled on the LAN. Each remote node specifies only the network to which the gateway is directly connected, and the ExpWave has no knowledge of the networks beyond.

  • Page 54: Figure 8-3 Menu 12. 1 - Edit Ip Static Route

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Now, enter the index number of one of the static routes you want to configure. The following table describes the IP Static Route Menu fields. FIELD Route # This is the index number of the static route that you chose in menu 12. Route Name Enter a descriptive name for this route.

  • Page 55: Chapter 9 Filter Setup Configuration

    9.1 About Filtering Your ExpWave uses filters to decide whether to allow passage of a data packet and/or to make a call. There are two types of filter applications: data filtering and call filtering. Filters are subdivided into device and protocol filters, which are discussed later.

  • Page 56: Configuring A Filter Set

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 9.2 Configuring a Filter Set To configure a filter sets, follow the procedure below: Step 1. Select option 21. Filter Set Configuration from the Main Menu to open Menu 21. Filter Set # ------ Step 2.

  • Page 57: Configuring A Filter Rule

    Refers to Action Matched. Refers to Action Not Matched The protocol dependent filter rules abbreviation are listed as follows: • If the filter type is IP, the following abbreviations listed in the following table will be used. Abbreviation • If the filter type is GEN (generic), the following abbreviations listed in the following table will be used. Table 9-3Abbreviations Used If Filter Type Is GEN Abbreviation Refer to the next section for information on configuring the filter rules.

  • Page 58: Figure 9-4 Menu 21.1.1 - Tcp/Ip Filter Rule

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Press Space Bar to Toggle. The following table describes how to configure your TCP/IP filter rule. Field Description Active This field activates/deactivates the filter rule. IP Protocol Protocol refers to the upper layer protocol, e.g., TCP is 6, UDP is 17 and ICMP is 1.
  • Page 59 Field Description Matched will be N/A. Select the logging option from the following: None – No packets will be logged. Action Matched - Only packets that match the rule parameters will be logged. Action Not Matched - Only packets that do not match the rule parameters will be logged.

  • Page 60: Generic Filter Rule

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 9.3.3 Generic Filter Rule This section shows you how to configure a generic filter rule. The purpose of generic rules is to allow you to filter non-IP packets. For IP, it is generally easier to use the IP rules directly. For generic rules, the ExpWave treats a packet as a byte stream as opposed to an IP or IPX packet.

  • Page 61: Applying A Filter And Factory Defaults

    will be logged. Both – All packets will be logged. Action Select the action for a matching packet. Matched Action Not Select the action for a packet not matching the rule. Matched Once you have completed filling in Menu 21.4.1 - Generic Filter Rule, press [Enter] at the message [Press Enter to Confirm] to save your configuration, or press [Esc] to cancel.

  • Page 63: Chapter 10 Snmp Configuration

    10.1 About SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is a protocol used for exchanging management information between network devices. SNMP is a member of the TCP/IP protocol suite. Your ExpWave supports SNMP agent functionality, which allows a manager station to manage and monitor the ExpWave through the network. The ExpWave supports SNMP version one (SNMPv1).

  • Page 64: Supported Mibs

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link • Set - Allows the manager to set values for object variables within an agent. • Trap - Used by the agent to inform the manager of some events. 10.2 Supported MIBs The ExpWave supports MIB II that is defined in RFC-1213 and RFC-1215. The focus of the MIBs is to let administrators collect statistical data and monitor status and performance.
  • Page 65 warmStart (defined in RFC-1215) authenticationFailure (defined in RFC-1215) whyReboot (defined in ZYXEL-MIB) For intentional reboot : For fatal error : SNMP Configuration ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link A trap is sent after booting (software reboot). A trap is sent to the manager when receiving any SNMP get or set requirements with wrong community (password).

  • Page 67: Chapter 11 System Maintenance

    This chapter covers the diagnostic tools that help you to maintain your ExpWave. These tools include updates on system status, port status and log and trace capabilities. Select menu 24 in the main menu to open Menu 24 - System Maintenance, as shown below. 11.1 System Status The first selection, System Status, gives you information on the version of your system firmware and the status and statistics of the ports, as shown in the next Figure 11-2.

  • Page 68: System Information And Console Port Speed

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link The following table describes the fields present in Menu 24.1 - System Maintenance - Status. These fields are READ-ONLY and are meant to be used for diagnostic purposes. The upper right corner of the screen shows the time and date according to the format you set in menu 24.10.

  • Page 69: Console Port Speed

    Figure 11-4 Menu 24.2.1 — System Maintenance — Information Table 11-2 Fields in System Maintenance — Information FIELD Name Routing ZyNOS F/W Version Ethernet Address IP Address IP Mask DHCP When finished viewing, press [ESC] or [ENTER] to exit. 11.2.2 Console Port Speed You can change the speed of the console port through Menu 24.2.2 –...

  • Page 70: Log And Trace

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 11.3 Log and Trace There are two logging facilities in the ExpWave. The first is the error logs and trace records that are stored locally. The second is the UNIX syslog facility for message logging. 11.3.1 Viewing Error Log The first place you should look for clues when something goes wrong is the error/trace log.

  • Page 71: Diagnostic

    You need to configure the UNIX syslog parameters described in the following table to activate syslog then choose what you want to log. Table 11-3 System Maintenance Menu Syslog Parameters PARAMETER UNIX Syslog: Active Press [SPACE BAR] and then [ENTER] to turn syslog on or off. Syslog IP Address Enter the IP Address of the server that will log the CDR (Call Detail Record) and system messages i.e., the syslog server.

  • Page 72: Wan Dhcp

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Figure 11-9 Menu 24.4 — System Maintenance — Diagnostic 11.4.1 WAN DHCP DHCP functionality can be enabled on the LAN or WAN as shown in Figure 11-10 WAN & LAN DHCP. LAN DHCP has already been discussed.
  • Page 73 Reboot System Host IP Address= Enter the number of the selection you would like to perform or press [ESC] to cancel. System Maintenance ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link refer to the Internet Access chapter for more details. This feature is only available for dial-up connections using PPPoE or PPTP encapsulation.

  • Page 75: Chapter 12 Firmware And Configuration File Maintenance

    Chapter 12 Firmware and Configuration File This chapter tells you how to back up and restore your configuration file as well as upload new firmware 12.1 Filename Conventions The configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains the factory default settings in the menus such as password, DHCP Setup, TCP/IP Setup, etc.

  • Page 76: Backup Configuration

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Please note that terms “download” and “upload” are relative to the computer. Download means to transfer from the ExpWave to the computer, while upload means from your computer to the ExpWave. 12.2.1 Backup Configuration Follow the instructions as shown in the next screen.

  • Page 77: Backup Configuration Using Tftp

    Login Type Transfer Type Initial Remote Directory Initial Local Directory 12.2.5 Backup Configuration Using TFTP The ExpWave supports the up/downloading of the firmware and the configuration file using TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) over LAN. Although TFTP should work over WAN as well, it is not recommended. To use TFTP, your computer must have both telnet and TFTP clients.

  • Page 78: Backup Via Console Port

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link computer. Local File Enter the path and name of the firmware file (*.bin extension) or configuration file (*.rom extension) on your computer. Remote File This is the filename on the ExpWave. The filename for the firmware is “ras” and for the configuration file, is “rom-0”.

  • Page 79: Restore Configuration

    Restore Configuration 12.3 This section shows you how to restore a previously saved configuration. Note that this function erases the current configuration before restoring a previous back up configuration; please do not attempt to restore unless you have a backup configuration file stored on disk. FTP is the preferred method for restoring your current computer configuration to your ExpWave since FTP is faster.

  • Page 80: Restore Via Console Port

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link 12.3.3 Restore Via Console Port Restore configuration via console port by following the HyperTerminal procedure shown next. Procedures using other serial communications programs should be similar. Step 1. Display menu 24.6 and enter “y” at the following screen. Figure 12-9 System Maintenance —...

  • Page 81: Configuration File Upload

    When you telnet into the ExpWave, you will see the following screens for uploading firmware and the configuration file using FTP. Menu 24.7.1 - System Maintenance - Upload System Firmware To upload system firmware: 1. Enter "y" at the prompt below to go into debug mode. 2.

  • Page 82: Ftp Session Example Of Firmware File Upload

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Step 7. Enter “quit” to exit the ftp prompt. 12.4.4 FTP Session Example of Firmware File Upload 331 Enter PASS command Password: 230 Logged in ftp> bin 200 Type I OK ftp> put firmware.bin ras 200 Port command okay 150 Opening data connection for STOR ras 226 File received OK...

  • Page 83: Uploading Via Console Port

    where “i” specifies binary image transfer mode (use this mode when transferring binary files), “host” is the ExpWave’s IP address, “put” transfers the file source on the computer (firmware.bin – name of the firmware on the computer) to the file destination on the remote host (ras - name of the firmware on the ExpWave). Commands that you may see in GUI-based TFTP clients are listed earlier in this chapter.

  • Page 84: Uploading Configuration File Via Console Port

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link After the firmware upload process has completed, the ExpWave will automatically restart. 12.4.10 Uploading Configuration File Via Console Port Step 1. Select 2 from Menu 24.7 – System Maintenance – Upload Firmware to display Menu 24.7.2 - System Maintenance - Upload System Configuration File.

  • Page 85: Chapter 13 System Maintenance & Information

    Enter 8 from Menu 24 - System Maintenance. A list of valid commands can be found by typing help or ? at the command prompt. Type “exit” to return to the SMT main menu when finished. Copyright (c) 1994 - 2001 ZyXEL Communications Corp. ras> ? Valid commands are: ras>...

  • Page 86: Figure 13-3 Menu 24 - System Maintenance

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Enter 10 to go to Menu 24.10 - System Maintenance - Time and Date Setting to update the time and date settings of your ExpWave as shown in the following screen. Figure 13-4 Menu 24.10 System Maintenance — Time and Date Setting FIELD Use Time Server Enter the time service protocol that your time server sends when you turn on the...

  • Page 87: Resetting The Time

    FIELD Start Date If using daylight savings time, enter the month and day that it starts on. End Date If using daylight savings time, enter the month and day that it ends on Once you have filled in this menu, press [ENTER] at the message “Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel“...

  • Page 89: Chapter 14 Remote Management

    14.1 Telnet The only way to configure the ExpWave for remote management is through an SMT session using the console port. Once your ExpWave is configured, you can use telnet to configure it remotely as shown next. Figure 14-1 Telnet Configuration on a TCP/IP Network 14.2 FTP You can upload and download the ExpWave’s firmware and configuration files using FTP, please see Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance for details.

  • Page 90: Remote Management Limitations

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link To disable remote management of a service, select Disable in the corresponding Server Access field. Enter 11 from menu 24 to bring up Menu 24.11 – Remote Management Control. TELNET Server: FTP Server: Web Server: SNMP Service: DNS Service:...

  • Page 91: Chapter 15 Ip Routing Policy Setup

    15.1 Introduction Traditionally, routing is based on the destination address only and the ExpWave takes the shortest path to forward a packet. IP Policy Routing (IPPR) provides a mechanism to override the default routing behavior and alter the packet forwarding based on the policy defined by the network administrator. Policy-based routing is applied to incoming packets on a per interface basis, prior to the normal routing.

  • Page 92: Figure 15-2 Ip Routing Policy Setup

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Menu 25 shows all the policies defined. Policy Set # ------ ----------------- To setup a routing policy, perform the following procedures: Step 1. Type 25 in the main menu to open Menu 25 – IP Routing Policy Setup. Step 2.

  • Page 93: Figure 15-5 Ip Routing Policy

    ABBREVIATION Type a number from 1 to 6 to display Menu 25.1.1 – IP Routing Policy (see the next figure). This menu allows you to configure a policy rule. Policy Set Name= test Active= Yes Criteria: IP Protocol Type of Service= Normal Precedence Source: addr start= 1.1.1.1...

  • Page 94: Applying An Ip Policy

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link FIELD Len Comp Source addr start / end port start / end Destination addr start / end port start / end Action Gateway addr Type of Service Precedence When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press [ENTER] to confirm or [ESC] to cancel”...

  • Page 95: Ip Policy Routing Example

    15.6 IP Policy Routing Example If a network has both Internet and remote node connections, you can route Web packets to the Internet using one policy and route FTP packets to a remote network using another policy. See the next figure. To force Web packets coming from clients with IP addresses of 192.168.1.33 to 192.168.1.64 to be routed to the Internet via the WAN port of the ExpWave, follow the steps as shown next.

  • Page 96: Figure 15-9 Ip Routing Policy

    ExpWave 240B Secure Outdoor Ethernet Radio Link Step 5. Create a rule in menu 25.1.1 for this set to route packets from any host (IP=0.0.0.0 means any host) with protocol TCP and port FTP access through another gateway (192.168.1.100). Policy Set Name= set2 Active= Yes Criteria: Action= Matched...

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