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  • Page 1 ORiNOCO AP-4000, AP-4000M and AP-4900M User Guide...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2006 Proxim Wireless Corporation. All rights reserved. Covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents: 5,231,634; 5,875,179; 6,006,090; 5,809,060; 6,075,812; 5,077,753. This User Guide and the software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of Proxim Wireless Corporation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide Contents Introduction ..............8 Products Covered in this User Guide .
  • Page 4 AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide Dynamic DNS Support ..............45 Network .
  • Page 5 AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide RADIUS Accounting............... .117 SSID/VLAN/Security .
  • Page 6 AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide VLAN Operation Issues ..............163 Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) .
  • Page 7 Proxim eService Web Site Support ........

  • Page 8: Introduction

    AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide Introduction This chapter contains information on the following: • Products Covered in this User Guide • Introduction to Wireless Networking • Mesh Networking • Guidelines for Roaming • Management and Monitoring Capabilities Products Covered in this User Guide This User Guide details functionality of the following products: Product Description...
  • Page 9 Introduction AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide Introduction to Wireless Networking Figure 1-1 Typical Wireless Network Access Infrastructure...

  • Page 10: Mesh Networking

    Introduction AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide Mesh Networking Mesh Networking Using the ORiNOCO Mesh Creation Protocol (OMCP), the AP-4000/4000M/4900M supports structured Mesh networking. In a Mesh network, access points use their wireless interface as a backhaul to the rest of the network. Access points connected directly to the wired infrastructure are called “Portals;”...
  • Page 11 Introduction AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide Mesh Networking are discovered, MAP2 through MAP8 will build a neighbor table from the beacons and probe responses they receive. The neighbor table contains three kinds of links: • Active: Link with a Mesh neighbor that has gone through association and authentication, and the port is open. •...

  • Page 12: Mesh Network Configuration

    • The maximum number of links downlinks from a Mesh Portal to Mesh APs in the tree is 32. Proxim recommends a maximum of 30-40 APs total per portal (whether connected directly to the Portal or to another Mesh AP) for an average per-client throughput of 300-500 Kbps.

  • Page 13: Guidelines For Roaming

    Guidelines for Roaming • Typical voice network cell coverages vary based on environment. Proxim recommends having a site survey done professionally to ensure optimal performance. For professional site surveyors, Ekahau™ Site Survey software is included in the Xtras folder of the Installation CD.

  • Page 14: Http/Https Interface

    ORiNOCO Enterprise MIB Proxim provides these MIB files on the CD-ROM included with each Access Point. You need to compile one or more of the above MIBs into your SNMP program’s database before you can manage an Access Point using SNMP. See the documentation that came with your SNMP manager for instructions on how to compile MIBs.

  • Page 15: Ssh (Secure Shell) Management

    Introduction AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide Management and Monitoring Capabilities Enterprise MIB for more information; the MIB can be opened with any text editor, such as Microsoft Word, Notepad, or WordPad. SNMPv3 Secure Management SNMPv3 is based on the existing SNMP framework, but addresses security requirements for device and network management.

  • Page 16: Installation And Initialization

    AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide Installation and Initialization In this chapter: • AP-4000/4000M/4900M Hardware Description – Overview – LED Indicators – Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) – Antennas • Prerequisites – General Prerequisites – Mesh Prerequisites • System Requirements • Product Package • Hardware Installation –...

  • Page 17: Ap-4000/4000M/4900M Hardware Description

    Installation and Initialization AP-4000/4000M/4900M User Guide AP-4000/4000M/4900M Hardware Description AP-4000/4000M/4900M Hardware Description Overview The AP-4000 and AP-4000M are tri-mode APs equipped with the following embedded radios: • One embedded 802.11a radio and one embedded 802.11b/g radio, enabling simultaneous support of 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g clients as well as Mesh operation on either the 2.4 or 5.8 GHz band.

  • Page 18: Power-Over-Ethernet (Poe)

    When transmitting, the AP chooses the antenna with the highest success rate, and broadcasts are transmitted on alternating antennas. Antenna diversity is enabled by default (set to “auto”) per wireless interface. When using the internal antennas, Proxim recommends leaving antenna diversity enabled. However, you may disable antenna diversity by manually selecting which antenna to use for each wireless interface through the Command Line Interface.
  • Page 19 Command Line Interface. See Configure Antenna Diversity for information. For a list of recommended antennas, see http://www.proxim.com/products/wifi/accessories. For installation instructions, see Install External Antennas (Professional Installation Required).
  • Page 20 3 is configured for use. Connecting an external antenna to this antenna port disables the corresponding internal antenna. For a list of recommended antennas, see http://www.proxim.com/products/wifi/accessories. For installation instructions, see Install External Antennas (Professional Installation...

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