Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point User Guide Release 1.1 September 2006...
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 1 Introduction This manual contains information on configuring and managing the Intelicis Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point – Cedar860 product family. It is organized into the following chapters: • Introduction: Overview of the wireless network and access point deployment •...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Figure 1.1 Wireless Networks Wireless Distribution System (WDS) With the inherent difficulties involved in physically connecting access points, a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) provides an excellent alternative by interconnecting the access points wirelessly. As illustrated in Figure 1.2, Access Point A has no cable access and can not be connected with a switch or router.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Figure 1.2 Wireless Distribution Systems (WDS) Access Point Deployment The deployment of access point depends greatly on the building structure, the existing wiring and the type of service to be deployed. For example, RF signals transmit much easier through a wood-frame building than through a concrete one.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Application Deployment Applications can be deployed easily after a network infrastructure is in place. Figure 1.3 illustrates a possible scenario: • High Speed Internet Access is available for all wireless clients. • Voice over IP applications can be used for calling over the Internet.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 2 Installation This chapter provides instructions on how to install Cedar 860AG. Package Contents Before installation, please inspect the package contents first and report any missing or damaged items to your sales representative. This package should contain the following: •...
The DC power jack provides the connection to the external 5V DC 2A power supply. • Reset Button The Cedar 860AG rear panel contains one reset button which will reset the unit to the manufacturer’s default configuration. Press and hold the button down for at least 5 seconds and the unit will automatically reboot and reset to the manufacturer’s default...
Cedar 860AG also supports the 802.3af PoE standard. If your switch or gateway has the capability to supply PoE to remote devices, simply connect the Ethernet cable from your switch or gateway to the RJ45 connector on the rear panel of Cedar 860AG. This will automatically supply power to the unit.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point • After 30 seconds, the 802.11a and 802.11g LEDs will be flashing.
• Command Line Interface Scan Tool Cedar 860AG by default acquires its IP address and subnet mask from the DHCP server. The administrator can use the Scan Tool to find out the AP’s IP address. Scan Tool is a utility that is included in the AP CD-ROM. It scans the network and displays all the available Cedar Access Points.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Figure 3.1 Scan Tool Main Screen 4. Locate the AP you want to manage by using the MAC address (AP’s MAC address can be found at its back panel). If the AP has acquired an IP address from the DHCP server, use it to log in to AP’s web interface (section 3.3).
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8. In case SNMP, telnet or web interface are accidentally turned off, Scan Tool can be used to turn them back on again by clicking the Advanced tab. Intelicis Scan Tool scans Intelicis access points only. It does not scan access points from other manufactures.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Please run one instance of Scan Tool on a network. Running multiple instances may receive incorrect scan result. Default Setting Table 3.1 lists Cedar’s manufacturer default settings: Default login name admin Default login password...
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point After the initial login, the home page is displayed. The administrator now has easy access to configuring system parameters as well as managing any AP activities.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 3.3.1 Menu The menu displayed on the left side of the screen allows the administrator to perform the following configurations: • System: Configure system parameters such as system name, password and upgrade • Network: Configure network parameters such as IP address, default route and VLAN •...
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point All configuration changes must to be saved into the system. One efficient way of doing this is by clicking Save. The save operation is required; otherwise changes will be lost after reboot. Reboot Sometimes, you may need to reboot the system in order for any new changes to take effect.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 4 System This chapter contains information on the following topics: • Change system setting • Change password and privilege password • Upgrade • Execute CLI command file System Setting Select System >Setting to change system parameters.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Session Timeout The Cedar Command Line Interface times out after the session is inactive for a period of time. This parameter specifies the time out period in minutes. The default is 10 minutes. SNTP Setting This Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) setting is used to synchronize computer clocks on the Internet.
Changes to Login Password and/or Privilege Password are saved automatically. You do not need to save the changes by clicking Save in the tool bar. Upgrade Intelicis offers free firmware upgrades for bug fixes and patches. Please visit the Intelicis web site at www.intelicis.com for the latest upgrade.
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An example of the Server IP is 192.168.15.184. File Name Enter the Cedar 860AG firmware name. The firmware name is composed of three parts: model name-date-version number. For example, cedar860ag-09302005- 1.1.0.88a.bin refers to Cedar model 860 version 1.1.0.88 created on 09/30/2005.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point System Configuration Select System > Configuration to reset the system or execute CLI command batch files. Save System Configuration All configuration changes must be saved into the system. This step is required; otherwise changes will be lost after reboot.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point into the FTP server as “anonymous” with no password. Cedar retrieves the specified CLI command file and executes it immediately. Export Configuration The administrator can export the existing configuration to a file for archiving purpose.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 5 Network This chapter contains information on the following topics: • Change network settings • Configure VLAN • Configure DHCP Server Overview 5.1.1 VLAN Virtual LAN (VLAN) logically groups users by their functionality instead of physical location.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Figure 5.1 VLANs 5.1.2 DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to computers on a network. Dynamic addressing simplifies network administration because the software keeps track of IP addresses. This means a new computer can be added to a network without the hassle of manually assigning it a unique IP address.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Mode: DHCP: If DHCP is chosen, a dynamic IP address is assigned to AP by the DHCP Server. In addition, the subnet mask, default gateway and DNS server addresses are also assigned. Because DHCP assigns the IP address dynamically, different IP addresses may be assigned to the AP after each reboot.
VLAN support, click tagged and enter a VID value between 0 and 4095. Before enabling VLAN support, the VLAN setting needs to be pre-configured on a VLAN-aware switch, such as the Intelicis Cypress 1024. Primary or Secondary DNS Optionally enter the primary or secondary Domain Name Server (DNS) IP address.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Click the VLAN name to display detailed VLAN information. The 802.1d Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is used to prevent interfaces from looping. • On: STP is enabled. If a loop is detected, one of the connections will be disconnected.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Displays a list of MAC addresses associated with this VLAN. • MAC Address: MAC address of the client’s machine • Interface: The interface the client’s machine is associated with • Local: Whether or not the client’s machine is associated with the AP locally •...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Netmask Specify the network mask for the subnet. Range Enter a range of IP addresses which are to be allocated for dynamic IP addresses only. Each time a DHCP request comes in; the DHCP server assigns an IP address from this range to its users.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 5.3.2 Configure Management VLAN ID 1. Consult your IT department to acquire the VLAN ID setting. Make sure the device (e.g. switch) that the AP connects to will support VLAN. The VLAN ID needs to be pre-configured there.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 6 Security This chapter contains information on the following topics: • Configure RADIUS profile • Configure 802.1x authentication • Configure MAC authentication • Configure Filter to block certain traffic Overview 6.1.1 802.1x Authentication Wireless Networks provide enormous flexibility, but they can also create potential security problems in the network.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Figure 6.1 802.1x authentication sequence 1. The supplicant sends an authentication request containing identification and connection information to the authenticator. 2. The authenticator performs an initial negotiation with the supplicant to establish connection information (username, password, etc). The authenticator then forwards the user information in an authentication request to the RADIUS Server.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point MAC authentication provides an alternative solution. It controls wireless access to the network by storing a list of MAC addresses on a local or RADIUS server. This list of MAC addresses identifies the authorized stations that may access the wireless network.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Cedar first tries to use the primary RADIUS Server for authentication. If the primary RADIUS server is down, Cedar retries for a number of times. It then switches to the secondary RADIUS server for authentication. The parameter specifies the number of retries.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Profile Name Enter a descriptive name for the profile. The maximum length is 15. Re-authentication • On: Cedar will automatically re-authenticate the clients based on the re- authentication period parameter. • Off: (default) Cedar will not automatically re-authenticate the clients.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 6.2.3 MAC Profile The MAC profile is used to store MAC authentication information. The MAC authentication profile can be used alone or combined with the RADIUS profile to perform MAC authentication. Select Security->MAC Authentication to list the available MAC profiles in the system.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Deny List A local list of the entire MAC addresses which are to be denied access. 6.2.4 Filter A filter may be used to block traffic from certain users. Select Security->Filter to list the available filters in the system.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Next: Packets which match the filter rule will be examined by the immediate next rule for further checking. Deny: Packets which match the filter rule will be dropped. Protocol Select a protocol to be filtered. Options are TCP, UDP or ICMP.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Profile Name: my8021x Click Apply. Save the configuration. 6.3.2 MAC Authentication Identify a RADIUS server to be used for MAC authentication. Write down its IP address and server secret code. Confirm the authentication port is 1812.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 7 Wireless This chapter contains information on the following topics: • Configure Wireless Setting • Configure WLAN • Configure Radio 1 and 2 • Configure WDS Overview 7.1.1 WLAN Similar to the Virtual LAN concept, WLAN is a way to logically group wireless users into sub-networks.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Wireless Setting On: (default) Enable the wireless service. Off: Disable the wireless service. Wireless Status Display the status of the wireless service. Operation Mode AP: The AP operates as a regular access point. Repeater: The AP’s Ethernet port does not function and can not be connected to a wired LAN.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 7.2.2 WLAN WLANs logically group users by their functionality. Each group may have a different access privilege, security level and encryption method. Select Wireless->WLAN to list the available WLANs in the system. Click the existing WLAN name to enter the editing screen or click the Add button to create a new one.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Name Enter a descriptive name for the wireless network. The maximum length is 12. SSID SSID stands for Service Set Identifier, a 32 character unique identifier used by mobile users to connect to a wireless network.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Using 802.1x Authentication A wireless client will authenticate himself via RADIUS Server before using the wireless network. The administrator must configure a RADIUS profile which contains the RADIUS location and password information, as well as an 802.1x profile which contains 802.1x specific information.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point • On: wireless clients are required to authenticate using their MAC address. You must choose a MAC authentication profile to be used for authentication. • Off: (default) No MAC authentication is performed. MAC Auth Profile Specify the MAC authentication profile to be used for authentication.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Enable or disable the radio. • On: the default setting • Off: disables the radio Frequency Select one of the communication modes between wireless clients and the Access Point. Radio 1 operates in frequency a or super-ag. Radio 2 operates in frequency b, g, bg or super-ag.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point If WDS is configured, all WDS stations need to communicate on the same channel. • Auto: the default setting. It allows the AP to select a free or relatively unused communication channel. • 1-14: used for frequencies b, g, and bg •...
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point • Short: The short preamble is provided to improve the efficiency of the network’s throughput. Fragmentation Threshold The fragmentation threshold limits the size of packets transmitted on the network. If a packet exceeds the threshold, packet will be fragmented and sent as multiple frames.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point For security reasons, sometimes the administrator may need to disable communication between wireless clients. • On: The default setting. • Off: The AP blocks communication between wireless clients. Data traffic is allowed between the AP and its wireless clients and wired devices on the network, but not among wireless clients.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point All APs in a Wireless Distribution System must be configured to use the same radio channel. Auto channeling is not allowed. Once a WDS connection is established, it can be viewed by selecting Monitor- >Wireless Link.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Enter the SSID to be used between the AP and the remote station. Each WDS link should have its own SSID configured. The SSID is only needed if Static WEP Key or WPA PSK is chosen for the security policy.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Click myWLAN from the available WLAN list box and add it to the selected WLAN list box. Click Apply. 10 Save the configuration. 7.3.2 WLAN with WEP and MAC Authentication You should already have a RADIUS profile and an MAC authentication profile configured in the system.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 7.3.3 WDS Click Wireless->WDS from the Cedar web interface to display all the WDSs. Click Add to add a new WDS. Enter the following sample data and use default fors the remainder of the parameters.
In addition to the command line interface and web interface, the Cedar access point can be managed through SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). One of the applications that use SNMP to manage the Cedar AP is the Intelicis Multi-Service Wireless Switch, Cypress 1024.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Setting Enable or disable SNMP. Read Only Community Name The SNMP community name for read only (GET) operations. The default value is “public”. Read/Write Community Name The SNMP community name for read and write (SET) operations. The default value...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 10 Monitor This chapter contains information on the following topics: • Monitor interfaces • Monitor radios • Monitor Rogue APs • Monitor wireless users • Monitor wireless links 10.1 Interfaces Interface statistics are available for the administrator to monitor network activities. Select Monitor->Interface to list all interfaces in the system.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 10.2 Wireless Statistics Radio statistics are available for the administrator to monitor wireless network activities. Select Monitor->Radio to display radio 1 and radio 2 statistics.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 10.3 Rogue APs Cedar periodically scans its coverage area for information about other access points. If any of the AP appears to be un-trusted or invalid, the administrator may consider to block its access by blocking the switch port that the AP is connected to.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description of the parameters: Wireless MAC: MAC address of the wireless user. Radio: The radio (1 or 2) being used by the wireless user. Signal: Signal to Noise Ratio at the AP when frames are received from the wireless user.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description of the parameters: Wireless MAC: MAC address of the remote WDS link. Radio: The radio (1 or 2) being used by the WDS link. Signal: Signal to Noise Ratio at the AP when frames are received from the WDS link.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description of the parameters: SNR: Signal to Noise Ratio at the AP when frames are received from the WDS link. Signal: Signal strength. Noise: Noise level.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 11 Command Line Interface The Command Line Interface is available through a serial console port, telnet or SSH. To establish a telnet or SSH connection, enter one of the following commands. telnet 192.168.1.188 ssh 192.168.1.188 11.1 Base Commands...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: Save the whole system configuration into non-volatile memory. Example: Cedar# config save 11.1.4 quit Syntax: quit Description: This command allows the user to quit from current CLI session. This command is equivalent to “exit”.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: Reboot the system. Example: Cedar# reboot 11.1.7 reset Syntax: reset Description: Reset the current system configuration to manufacturer default and reboot the system. Example: Cedar# reset 11.1.8 up arrow Syntax: ↑ Description: Display the previous typed command from the command history table.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Example: Cedar# ↓ 11.1.10 debug Syntax: debug { <module name> | <module name> <level 1-5> Description: This command is used for enabling debug messages. The global debug switch must be on in order to see the debug messages. The different debug level can be used to control the amount of debug messages in the specified module.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Display the current available command options. Example: Cedar# help Cedar# ? 11.2 System Commands 11.2.1 show system Syntax show system Description: Display system information; including system login name, model, firmware version, system time and system up time.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: Configure system related parameters. name: System name login_name: The username for system login. password: The password for system login. enable_password: The password to enter privilege mode to do advance configurations or operations sesssion_timeout: The idle timeout for the CLI session.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: Configure SNTP related parameters. server: SNTP server location. offset: Offset to the UTC time. Example: Cedar# config sntp on Cedar# config sntp offset -8 11.2.5 upgrade Syntax: upgrade { <ftp | tftp> server <host> | file <file name>...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: Display interface information. all: Display the information of all interfaces. Example: Cedar# show interface lan Cedar# show interface all 11.3.2 config interface Syntax: config interface <if name> { <on | off> | ip <0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4> { [addr <ip address>]...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Example: Cedar# show vlan all Cedar# show vlan lan 11.3.4 config vlan Syntax: config vlan { mgmt_vid <vlan id #> | <vlan name> { aging <# in seconds>] | stp <on | off> Description: VLAN interface is created automatically by the system when management vid (mgmt_vid) or WLAN vid is configured to value other than “untagged”.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: dhcp: Display DHCP summary. dhcp table: Display client IP addresses assignment. dhcp pool: Display specific DHCP pool. dns: Display primary and secondary DNS. route: Display routing table. Example: Cedar# show ip dhcp Cedar# show ip dhcp table...
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point [dns <ip address>] [wins <ip address>] [gw <ip address>] [lease_time <time in seconds>] Description: net: The network address of the specified DHCP pool. netmask: The network mask address of the specified DHCP range_start :...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point config ip route Syntax: config ip route {add | del} { net <net address> netmask <netmask address> [gw <ip address>] if < if name> Description: add: Add a route entry in the routing table.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 11.4.2 config auth Syntax: config auth { 8021x … | mac … | radius … Description: Configure 802.1x, mac or radius authentication profile. See ‘config auth …’ sections for details. config auth radius Syntax: config auth radius profile { add <profile name>...
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: radius_failover_limit: Number of retries for the primary radius server before switching to the secondary radius server. Default is 4. primary_radius_retry_period: Retry period in seconds for the primary radius server. Default is 600. radius_nas_ip: IP address of the AP.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: permitadd: Add an MAC address to the Permit List. permitdel: Delete an MAC address from the Permit List. denyadd: Add an MAC address to the Deny List. denydel: Delete an MAC address from the Deny List.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: summary: Display wireless summary information. rogue: Display all the rogue APs detected by Cedar. users: Display all the active wireless users which are using the AP. link: Display all the wireless WDS links.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: all: Display a summary of all the WLANs. <wlan name>: Display detailed WLAN configuration. Example: Cedar# show wlan all Cedar# show wlan Intelicis-a 11.5.4 config wlan Syntax: config wlan { add <wlan name> | del <wlan name>...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Description: ssid: A unique identifier used by mobile users to connect to a wireless network. ssid broadcast: Enable/Disable SSID to be broadcast to all wireless devices. vid: Enable/Disable VLAN tag to be used. tx_rate: A transmission rate that will be used for all unicast frames.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Example: Cedar# show radio 1 11.5.6 config radio Syntax: config radio <1 | 2> { [rf < on | off >] [freq < a | super-ag > for radio 1, <b|g|bg|super-ag> for radio 2] [channel <...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Syntax: config ssh {<on | off> | port <port #> } Description: Configure SSH server parameters. Example: Cedar# config ssh port 12000 Cedar# config ssh on 11.6.5 show web Syntax: show web Description: Display WEB server configuration.
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point 1. To change the system’s name: Cedar# config system name MyCedar 2. To change the login password: Cedar# config system password Current Password: New Password: Re-confirmed: 3. To change the privilege password: Cedar# config system enable_password...
Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Cedar# show ip route 3. Configure domain name servers. For example, change the primary DNS to 192.168.1.1 Cedar# config primary dns 192.168.1.1 Cedar# show ip dns 4. Save the configuration changes. Cedar# config save 5.
Please follow the procedure described below to recover the AP. 1. Download the firmware burner (FwBurner) and firmware images (FwFlash.img) from the Intelicis website support.intelicis.com and save them in a TFTP server. Do not change the names of the images. Configure the IP of the TFTP server to 192.168.1.237.
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Cedar 860AG Enterprise Dual-Radio Access Point Could not find valid MAC address for enet0. Using default! Ethernet eth0: MAC address 00:03:7f:e0:02:bf IP: 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0, Gateway: 192.168.1.237 Default server: 192.168.1.237, DNS server IP: 192.168.1.237 RedBoot(tm) bootstrap and debug environment [RAM] Non-certified release, version v2_0 - built 18:22:58, May 13 2006 Copyright (C) 2000, 2001, 2002, Red Hat, Inc.
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