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WBSIac Access Point User Manual Software Version: January 2015...
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Alvarion Technologies Ltd. reserves the right to alter the equipment specifications and descriptions in this publication without prior notice. No part of this publication shall be deemed to be part of any contract or warranty unless specifically incorporated by reference into such contract or warranty.
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About this Manual About this Manual This user manual is a guide to the WBSIac AP firmware on a wireless AP. WBSIac combines with the most advanced chipsets. WBSIac also includes a user-friendly web interface for the AP configuration. This manual describes the WBSIac indoor access point and provides step-by-step instructions on how to get started, operate and manage the AP.
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2.6 Logout .......................84 Chapter 3 - Final Notes ..................85 3.1 Troubleshooting ....................86 3.1.1 The PC Cannot Connect to the WBSIac AP ............86 3.1.2 PC Ethernet and Wifi Adapters ................86 3.1.3 The Mobile Phone Cannot Connect ..............87 3.1.4 The Mobile Phone Connects but cannot Access the Internet ......
It is high performance, has a small installation size, fast runtimes, and good maintainability. The content of this guide is organized the same way as presented on the WBSIac AP's web page. After the Login and Language sections, the following sections correspond to the top-level tabs: ...
To change the language, navigate to the System page, look for the System Properties section, click the Language and Style tab, and click the drop-down list for Language. You can change the language from English to another language e.g., Chinese. Supported Products The WBSIac software resides in the following models: WBSIac-2450-UN ...
Getting Started To access the WBSIac configuration interface, perform the following steps: Connect the local area network (LAN) port of the WBSIac AP to the network port of your computer using an Ethernet cable. Ethernet cables are also known as LAN cables or network cables. They connect devices such as computers, APs, and switches on wired networks.
It is recommended to click this button before moving to a different page. Logout: Click to log out of the WBSIac AP's web page. At the top right corner of the WBSIac AP's configuration web page, there may be one of the following NOTE! texts displayed. ...
LEDs are the light emitting diodes on the board. After completing the connection, check the status of the LEDs. Indicator Name Normal Status Power LED Continuously on WAN LED Continuously on LAN LED Continuously on/Flashing Signal Strength Increase from left to right WBSIac Access Point User Manual...
Hotspot Users Figure 2-1: Status Page Notice in the figure that the radio is using the latest and fastest 802.11ac wireless standard that supports a data rate of up to 866.7 Mbit/s. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Network DHCP Leases Uptime displays the duration of time since the WBSIac AP was turned on or rebooted. 2.1.1.1 Wireless Figure 2-2: Wireless Chipset Model The Wireless section in the Status > Overview page shows a summary of the wireless parameters. The following describes the parameters.
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TX-CCQ: Displays the transmission quality in %. A higher percentage means a better wireless connection quality. RX Rate: Shows the receive bit rate of this station. TX Rate: Shows the transmit bit rate of this station. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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2.1.1.3 Associated Stations (for AP Mode) This section shows the connected devices, if the WBSIac AP is in the AP mode. Figure 2-5: List of Associated Stations If there are no associated stations, the text "No information available" is displayed.
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Status: Shows summaries of the interfaces for the LAN and WAN zones. This may include the following information: » Uptime » MAC address » Protocol » Bytes and packets received by the device » Bytes and packets transmitted by the device » IPv4 address. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Another person on the ground could adjust the threshold values for the LEDs. There is some delay before the received signal strength gets reported by the alignment buzzer. To turn off the beeping sounds, click the Disable Alignment Buzzer button. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Active IPv4-Routes: This table shows the IPv4 gateway and network ID (Target) for each subnet. Active IPv6-Routes: This table shows the IPv6 gateway and network ID (Target) for each subnet. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
When you click on the System Log tab, the log of system messages are displayed. Figure 2-12: The System Log Page 2.1.4 Realtime Graphs Under the tab for Realtime Graphs, there are four sub tabs titled as follows: Load Traffic Wireless Connections. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Figure 2-13: Realtime Load Graph 2.1.4.2 Traffic You can display the following types of Realtime Traffic graphs: 2.4 GHz RF 5 GHz RF ath4 LAN Bridge Right Port Left Port WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Chapter 2 - Management Status Tab Figure 2-14: Realtime Load Graph - 2.4 GHz RF Figure 2-15: Realtime Load Graph - 5 GHz RF WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Chapter 2 - Management Status Tab Figure 2-16: Realtime Load Graph - LAN Bridge Figure 2-17: Realtime Load Graph - Right Port WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Figure 2-18: Realtime Load Graph - Left Port 2.1.4.3 Wireless You can display the following types of Realtime Wireless graphs: 2.4 GHz RF 5 GHz RF ath4 Figure 2-19: Realtime Wireless Graph - 2.4 GHz RF WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Chapter 2 - Management Status Tab Figure 2-20: Realtime Wireless Graph - 5 GHz RF Figure 2-21: Realtime Wireless Graph - ath4 WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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The Realtime Connections page gives an overview of all the current network connections. Figure 2-22: Realtime Connections Graph 2.1.4.5 Hotspot Users The Hotspot Users page shows the current online users and their status. Figure 2-23: The Current Online Users and their Status WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Within the System page, you can configure the device parameters such as the hostname and timezone. The System Properties section includes the following tabs: General Settings Logging Language and Style. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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External system log server port Log output level » Debug / Info / Notice / Warning / Error, Critical / Alert / Emergency Cron Log Level » Debug / Normal / Warning WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
System Tab 2.2.1.1.3 Language and Style Figure 2-26: Language and Style Language and Style allows you to choose the language and design of the WBSIac AP's web pages. 2.2.1.2 Time Synchronization Enable NTP client: Obtains the date and time from specified Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers.
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System Tab 2.2.2.1 Router Password Figure 2-28: WBSIac AP Password Password: Allows you to set the WBSIac AP password, the default being password. Confirmation: Requires you to re-enter the password. 2.2.2.2 Figure 2-29: SSH SSH allows you to access the AP's Linux shell and file system using the Secure Shell protocol. For example, the programs PuTTY and WinSCP can be used.
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192.168.1.1 is the IP address of your AP. The splash page of WBSIac appears after login. Commands can then be entered into the Linux shell of the AP, e.g., ifconfig, iwconfig, iwpriv, uci show, ls /bin, ls /sbin, ls /usr/bin, or ls /usr/sbin.
Ping Interval: Specifies the time between successive pings, the default being 5 seconds. Startup Delay: Sets the time delay after the WBSIac AP finishes rebooting, before running the Ping Watchdog, the default being 60 seconds. Failure Count to Reboot: Specifies the number of failed pings before the WBSIac AP reboots automatically.
2.2.3.2 Auto Reboot Figure 2-34: Auto Reboot Auto Reboot: Allows the WBSIac AP to reboot itself automatically, disabled by default. Mode: Chooses the Auto Reboot mode By Time or By Number of Hours. Time (HH:MM 24 Hours): Sets the time of day to reboot if the Mode is By Time.
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SNMP V3 Auth Password: Configures the password for user authentication (default: password) SNMP V3 Privacy Algorithm: Shows the data encryption algorithm used, e.g., DES. SNMP V3 Privacy Password: Sets the password for data encryption (default: password) WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Duration of button press Action 0 - 3 seconds Reboot 4 - 30 seconds Reset to factory default more than 30 seconds Does nothing WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
The backup archive file should be stored in a safe place because it contains the wireless password in clear text. Reset to defaults: Perform reset: Resets the firmware to its initial state. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Perform reboot: Reboots the operating system of your device. This is similar to the power-off and power-on cycle. The system configuration remains the same. Any changes that are not applied are lost. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Chapter 2 - Management Services Tab Services Tab The Services top-level tab contains the configuration pages for: Dynamic DNS Hotspot Discovery. Figure 2-42: Services Tab WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
The domain name system (DNS) translates a URL like www.yahoo.com to an IP address like 206.190.36.45. Dynamic DNS (DDNS) allows the WBSIac AP with the public IP address to be reached from the internet via a URL even if its IP address is dynamically changing.
The following subsections contain advice on configuring the WBSIac AP to implement the hotspot. The WBSIac AP is referred to here as the hotspot AP. It is recommended to configure the LAN, Wifi, and WAN, then test it before enabling the hotspot setting.
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RADIUS authentication server. NOTE! Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management for users that connect and use a network service. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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RADIUS (set as 0 to mean unlimited time). 2.3.2.4 Network Configuration Network Parameters » Auto Config: Automatically configures the network parameters. It is recommended to keep this enabled. Figure 2-46: Network Parameters WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Radius Server 2: Sets the IP address of Radius server, e.g., 127.0.0.1. Radius Secret: Sets the Radius shared secret for both servers. This secret should be changed in order not to compromise security. 2.3.2.6 Authentication Figure 2-48: Authentication WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Each entry in the list is a IP Address. The AP's web page is always accessible. 2.3.2.7 User's Configuration Here you can configure the users' network access and bandwidth limitations. Figure 2-49: User's Configuration Page WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Always Blocked User's List Figure 2-51: Always Blocked User's List You may add entries for User's MAC Address. These users would be blocked from accessing the network. This list works for all Hotspot modes. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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AP would be in the LAN zone. Users can connect within the LAN zone to see the hotspot login page. The wireless distribution system (WDS) can also be used to increase the coverage. More information is found in Section 2.4.5.2 Interface Configuration. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Enable: Allows the Device Name and Last IP address of the wireless station to be discovered by the wireless access point. The functionality is similar to the Cisco Discovery Protocol. Discovery is enabled by default. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
(icon with two Ethernet port) and two wireless networks (each icon looking like a short standing fan) on the device. Hovering the mouse over each icon would give the name of the WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
» MAC Address » RX: Bytes and packets received by the device » TX: Bytes and packets transmitted by the device » IPv4 address. Figure 2-58: General Setup for the WAN Zone WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Configure PPTP IP settings: Upon clicking the "Configure..." button, the PPTP Common Configuration page would be displayed. The protocol DHCP client or Static address can be selected. The corresponding options are explained within this section (Section 2.4.1.1 Common Configuration). WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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2.4.1.1.2 Advanced Settings The following are options in the Advanced Settings section tab. Thee options that are displayed depends on the protocol that is used. Figure 2-59: WAN Zone - Advance Settings WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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LCP echo interval: Specifies the interval in seconds to send LCP echo requests. This is only effective in conjunction with failure threshold. Inactivity timeout: Sets the number of seconds of inactivity, after which the connection is closed. Use 0 to persist connection. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
DC Jack (right port) would be the PoE input port (ethY). The port nearer to the DC Jack (left port) would be the PoE output port (ethX). 2.4.2 Interfaces - AVLAN3316 2.4.2.1 Common Configuration 2.4.2.1.1 General Setup Figure 2-61: AVLAN3316 Common Configuration WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Status: Shows a summary of the current LAN port status, which includes: » Uptime » MAC Address » RX: Received bytes and packets » TX: Transmitted bytes and packets » IPv4 address. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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SingNet DNS server or 8.8.8.8 for the Google DNS server. The computers in the same subnet as this device can then set this device's IP address as their preferred DNS server to obtain the same DNS service. Accept router advertisements: Checkbox option unchecked by default WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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If not stated, the MAC address of the client will be sent. Vendor Class to send when requesting DHCP: Identifies the vendor of a DHCP client for the enhancement of vendor-specific DHCP functionality. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Limit: Sets the maximum number of leased addresses, the default being 150. Leasetime: States the expiry time of leased addresses, the default being 12h. 2.4.3.2.2 Advanced Settings Figure 2-66: LAN - DHCP Server - Advanced Settings WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Click the Add button to add a static DHCP lease, then click Save & Apply to apply the changes. Figure 2-68: Adding a Static Lease The static DHCP lease shows up on the Status > Overview page if the client is active. Figure 2-69: Static DHCP Lease WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Edit: Brings you to the configuration page of the network. Clicking this button is equivalent to clicking the corresponding tab above, e.g., wifi1: Master "M7" for the radio with SSID given as "M7". Remove: Removes the radio. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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The following Associated Station details are displayed: MAC address Network name Received signal strength Noise power Transmit rate Receive rate Transmission quality for each station are displayed. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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You can click Radio 1 Scan to do the full channel scan again and get the latest results. The buttons for Radio 2 would be shown if Radio 2 is enabled on the device. Return: Brings you back to the Wireless Overview page. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Scan: Scans for available wireless networks. This button is available if the device is operating as a Station. You can then select the network to connect to. Join Network: Associates this device with the selected wireless network. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
802.11a+n is a combination of 802.11ac and 802.11n, and operates in the 5 GHz frequency band. The 802.11ac is the latest standard that offers even higher data rates (up to 1300 Mbps) and it also operates frequency band. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Country Code: Selects the country. Each country has its own transmit power and frequency regulations. To ensure regulatory compliance, you must select the country where the device is operating in. The transmit power levels for each channel are tuned accordingly. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Thus, if four VAPs are created and the beacon interval is 200 ms, a beacon is transmitted from the radio portion every 50 ms, from each VAP in a round-robin fashion. The default value of the interval is 100 ms. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Setting more than 1 station on a board is not supported because there can only be one default gateway. This is true even if a board has both an onboard radio and a card radio. Both radios cannot be in Station mode at the same time. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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WDS may also be considered a repeater mode because it appears to bridge and accept wireless clients at the same time (unlike traditional bridging). However, with this method, throughput is halved for all clients connected wirelessly. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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A consequence is that the ARP table of the access point would show the MAC address of the Station assigned to IP addresses of both the Station and the computer connected to it. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Invalid keys are represented by red dots while valid keys are represented by black dots. Click the green arrows icon beside the text field to reveal/hide the password. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Radius-Authentication-Server: Specifies the IP address of the RADIUS authentication server. NOTE! Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management for users that connect and use a network service. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Path to Client-Certificate: Selects the file for the client certificate. Options for TLS as the EAP method Path to Private Key: Selects the file for the private key. Password of Private Key: Configures the password for the private key. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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This is useful in a heavily loaded network, or a wireless network with high electromagnetic interference. The following options for Station Isolation, Maximum Stations, Minimum Stations RSSI, and 802.11n NOTE! Only are available only for a device operating as an AP. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Higher priority traffic has a higher transmission opportunity and would have to wait less time to transmit. As a result, an existing video stream would not be interrupted by additional background processes. Multicast Enhancements » Tunneling Mode » Translating Mode WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Figure 2-86: VLAN Activation Enable VLAN: Activate this checkbox option to enable the “VLAN Management” and “Managed VLAN” functions. If this option is disabled, the “VLAN Management” and “Managed VLAN” functions are inactive. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Wifi Tagging: Should be set to Enabled. This tags the Ethernet frames sent over Wifi. This does not add a second tag (QinQ). The wireless interface "ath0" of this VLAN would be tagged to give "ath0.VID" for example. Description: Provides a short description of the VLAN. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Figure 2-89: Custom Hostname Entries The computers in the same subnet need to set the IP address of this device as their preferred DNS NOTE! server in order to interpret these custom hostnames. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Each row shows the interface and gateway over which a certain host or network can be reached. 2.4.9 Firewall The Network > Firewall page consists of the following tabs: General Settings Port Forwards Traffic Rules. Figure 2-91: Firewall Page WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Forward: To reject by default. 2.4.9.1.1 Zones Figure 2-93: Default Settings for the Firewall Zones Zone > Forwardings Input Output Forward Masquerading MSS Clamping Edit Delete WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Zone “lan” General Settings tab: Allows you to edit the following Firewall - Zone Settings “lan” parameters: » Name » Input » Output » Forward » Masquerading » MSS clamping » Covered networks WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Allow forward to destination zones » Allow forward to source zones 2.4.9.1.1.2 Adding a Zone Clicking the Add button allows you to add a zone in the Firewall. Figure 2-95: Adding a Zone WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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The Network > Firewall > Port Forwards page lets you define the protocol and port number to access an internal IP address. Figure 2-96: Adding a Port Forwarding Rule 2.4.9.2.1 Editing Fort Forwards Figure 2-97: Editing Firewall - Port Forwards WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Internal IP address: The IP address where to redirect matched incoming traffic to the specified internal host Enable NAT loopback: Enabled by default Extra arguments: Passes additional arguments to iptables. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Traffic rules define policies for packets travelling between different zones, for example to reject traffic between certain hosts or to open WAN ports on the AP. Figure 2-98: Firewall Traffic Rules (Default Settings) WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
WAN addresses to internal subnets. Figure 2-100: Source NAT 2.4.10 Diagnostics 2.4.10.1 Network Utilities Figure 2-101: Network Utilities Network Utilities consists of the following: Ping Traceroute Nslookup WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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Chapter 2 - Management Network Tab 2.4.10.1.1 Ping Figure 2-102: Result of Ping 2.4.10.1.2 Traceroute Figure 2-103: Result of Traceroute 2.4.10.1.3 Nslookup Figure 2-104: Result of Nslookup WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
Classification group Calculate overhead: Click to enable calculating the overhead option Half-duplex: Disabled by default Download speed (kbit/s): Default is 20000 kbit/s Upload speed (kbit/s): Default is 20000 kbit/s WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
APs running the WBSIac AP firmware can be managed by the Arena Controller. The Arena Controller sends and receives information from the WBSIac APs using the SNMP protocol. The settings can be seen by clicking the Arena controller top-level tab.
IPSec Figure 2-108: IPSec By default, the Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is disabled for the WBSIac boards to decrease the usage of the CPU resources. It can also be enabled. The L2TPv3 itself already provides data channel protection against malicious data insertion.
2.5.4 AP SNMP Settings For communication from the Arena Controller to the WBSIac AP, the settings in the System > SNMP > SNMP Configuration > General Settings section of the web page is used. The description of the SNMP options are mentioned in Section 2.2.4.2 SNMP...
If the PC and the WBSIac AP are joined to the network by LAN cables, they would not be able to connect if any of the network cable connections are loose. A possible indicator is that there is no light at the LAN port of the PC.
A mobile phone or any connected Wifi user would not be able to access the Internet if the default gateway is not set correctly on the WBSIac AP. If the WBSIac AP has enabled a DHCP server but the gateway is at a different IP address, add a DHCP option according to Section 2.4.3.2 DHCP...
Turn off the WBSIac AP for 10 seconds and then turn it on again. Resetting to Factory Default To reset the WBSIac AP to factory default settings while the power is on, hold down the reset button for 8 seconds and then release.
Glossary Access Point A device that provides network access to associated stations (connected wireless devices). A wireless router can function as an AP. Acknowledgment This is a response to a transmission to indicate that the data packet was received correctly. Address Resolution Protocol This is a broadcast protocol for mapping IP addresses to MAC addresses.
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This corresponds to the Link layer of the Internet protocol suite. MAC Address Media Access Control Address This is a globally unique identifier attached to a network adapter. It also identifies the hardware manufacturer. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service This is a networking protocol that provides Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) management for remote users. The RADIUS provides centralized management of usernames and passwords. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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This is a protocol for transmitting data over the Internet with guaranteed reliability and in-order delivery. User Datagram Protocol This is a protocol for transmitting data over the Internet quickly but with no guarantee of reliability or in-order delivery. WBSIac Access Point User Ma n ua l...
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