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3Com WL-546 User Manual (262 pages)

Wireless 8760 Dual-radio 11a/b/g PoE Access Point

Brand: 3Com | Category: Wireless Access Point | Size: 7 MB

User Guide
1
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

9
- Product Features
  10
- Wireless Network Standards
  12
  - 802.11G
    12
  - 802.11A
    13
  - Approved Channels
    13
2 Installing the Access Point

15
- Installation Requirements
  15
- Power Requirements
  16
- Safety Information
  16
- Deciding Where to Place Equipment and Performing a Site Survey
  17
- Before You Begin
  18
- Connecting the Standard Antennas
  19
  - Front and Rear Panel Description
    19
  - Antenna Adjustment
    20
- Connecting Power
  20
  - Using the Power Supply
    22
  - Using a Power-Over-Ethernet LAN Port
    22
- Checking the Leds
  23
  - Reset Button
    23
- Wall, Ceiling, or Electrical Box Mounting
  24
  - Routing a Cable
    25
  - Mounting Bracket
    25
  - Installing the Mounting Bracket
    25
- Flat Surface Installation
  26
  - Selecting and Connecting a Different Antenna Model
    26
  - Connecting Antennae
    27
- Selecting and Connecting a Different Antenna Model
  27
- Installing Software Utilities
  28
- To Install a Tool from the CD
  28
3 Initial Configuration

29
- Networks with a DHCP Server
  29
- Networks Without a DHCP Server
  29
- Launch the 3Com Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager Utility
  30
- Launching the 3Com Wireless Interface Device Manager
  30
- Using the 3Com Installation CD
  30
  - Wireless Interface Device Manager
    31
  - Wireless Interface Device Manager - Properties
    31
- First Time Only
  32
- Using the Setup Wizard
  32
  - Logging in
    33
  - Login Page
    33
  - Home Page
    34
  - Launching the Setup Wizard
    34
  - Setup Wizard - Start
    34
  - IP Configuration
    37
  - Authentication Type
    38
  - Shared Key Setup
    38
  - Wep
    38
4 System Configuration

41
- Advanced Setup
  42
- System Identification
  44
- TCP / IP Settings
  45
  - DHCP Client (Enable)
    46
  - DHCP Client (Disable)
    46
  - Web Servers
    46
  - Smart Monitor
    47
- Radius
  48
- RADIUS Authentication
  48
- Authentication
  49
  - Secondary RADIUS Server Setup
    49
  - VLAN ID Format
    49
  - MAC Authentication
    51
  - Local MAC
    52
  - Radius Mac
    52
  - Local MAC Authentication
    53
  - 802.1X Supplicant
    53
- Filter Control
  54
  - Inter Client Stas Communication Filter
    54
  - AP Management Filter
    55
  - Ethernet Type Filter
    55
  - Uplink Port MAC Address Filtering Status
    55
  - Vlan
    56
  - Filter Control - VLAN ID
    57
  - Configuring SNMP and Trap Message Parameters
    58
    
    Community Name (Read Only)
    59
    
    Community Name (Read/Write)
    59
    
    Contact
    59
    
    Location
    59
    
    Engine ID
    60
    
    Trap Confiiguration
    60
    
    Trap Destination Community Name
    60
  - Configuring Snmpv3 Users
    61
- Administration
  62
  - Changing the Password
    62
  - Telnet and SSH Settings
    63
  - Upgrading Firmware
    64
    
    Configuration File Backup/Restore
    66
    
    Current Version
    66
    
    Firmware Upgrade Local
    66
    
    Firmware Upgrade Remote
    66
- WDS and Spanning Tree Settings
  67
  - WDS Bridge
    69
  - Bridge Role
    69
  - Bridge Parent
    69
  - Bridge Child
    69
  - Spanning Tree Protocol
    70
  - Bridge Priority
    71
  - Bridge Max Age
    71
  - Bridge Hello Time
    71
  - Bridge Forwarding Delay
    72
  - Link Path Cost
    72
  - Link Port Priority
    72
- System Log
  73
  - Enabling System Logging
    73
    
    Logging Level
    73
    
    System Log Setup
    73
    
    Enable Daylight Saving
    74
    
    Logging Levels
    74
  - Configuring SNTP
    74
  - Set Time Zone
    75
- Radio Interface
  75
  - 802.11A Interface
    76
  - Configuring Radio Settings
    76
    
    Closed System
    77
    
    Default VLAN ID
    77
    
    Maximum Associations
    77
    
    Ssid
    77
  - Configuring Common Radio Settings
    78
    
    Country Code
    78
    
    Maximum Multicast Data Rate
    80
    
    Maximum Transmit Data Rate
    80
    
    Output Antenna
    80
    
    Transmit Power
    80
    
    Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM)
    81
    
    Fragment Length (256~2346)
    81
    
    RTS Threshold
    81
    
    802.11 B/G Interface
    82
    
    Client Access Mode
    83
    
    Turbo Mode
    83
    
    Auto Channel Select
    84
  - Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia
    84
    
    Radio Channel
    84
    
    Super Mode
    84
    
    WMM Access Categories
    85
    
    WMM Operation
    85
    
    WMM Backoff Times
    86
    
    WMM Acknowledge Policy
    87
    
    Admission Control
    88
    
    AIFS (Arbitration Inter-Frame Space)
    88
    
    Logcwmax (Maximum Contention Window)
    88
    
    TXOP Limit (Transmit Opportunity Limit)
    88
  - Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
    89
    
    Wireless Security Considerations
    89
    
    Security Considerations
    90
    
    Authentication and Encryption
    93
    
    WPA Key Management
    94
    
    Client Types
    95
    
    Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
    96
    
    Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
    97
    
    Mixed WPA and WEP Client Support
    97
    
    Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
    97
    
    WPA Pre-Shared Key Mode
    97
    
    Key Caching
    98
    
    WPA Configuration Settings
    98
    
    WPA2 Mixed-Mode
    98
    
    AP Status
    99
    
    AP System Configuration
    99
    
    Status Information
    99
    
    AP Wireless Configuration
    100
    
    Station Status
    100
    
    Event Logs
    101
    
    Accessing the CLI
    103
    
    Command Line Interface
    103
    
    Console Connection
    103
    
    Telnet Connection
    104
5 Command Line Interface

104
- Entering Commands
  105
  - Keywords and Arguments
    105
  - Minimum Abbreviation
    105
  - Command Completion
    105
  - Getting Help on Commands
    105
  - Showing Commands
    106
  - Partial Keyword Lookup
    106
  - Negating the Effect of Commands
    107
  - Using Command History
    107
  - Understanding Command Modes
    107
  - Exec Commands
    107
  - Configuration Commands
    108
  - Command Line Processing
    108
  - Command Groups
    109
    
    General Commands
    110
    
    System Management Commands
    115
    
    Default Setting
    128
    
    Show Config
    129
    
    Show Version
    129
    
    Show Hardware
    134
    
    System Logging Commands
    134
    
    Global Configuration
    138
    
    Logging Clear
    138
    
    Show Logging
    138
    
    Access Point
    139
    
    System Clock Commands
    139
    
    DHCP Relay Commands
    144
    
    Dhcp-Relay Enable
    144
    
    Dhcp-Relay
    145
    
    Show Dhcp-Relay
    145
    
    SNMP Commands
    146
    
    Snmp-Server Community
    147
    
    Snmp-Server Contact
    147
    
    Snmp-Server Location
    148
    
    Snmp-Server Enable Server
    149
    
    Snmp-Server Host
    149
    
    Snmp-Server Trap
    150
    
    Snmp-Server Engine-ID
    152
    
    Snmp-Server User
    153
    
    Snmp-Server Targets
    154
    
    Snmp-Server Filter
    155
    
    Snmp-Server Filter-Assignments
    156
    
    Show Snmp Groups
    157
    
    Show Snmp Group-Assignments
    158
    
    Show Snmp Users
    158
    
    Show Snmp Filter
    159
    
    Show Snmp Target
    159
    
    Show Snmp Filter-Assignments
    160
    
    Show Snmp
    161
    
    Bootfile
    162
    
    Flash/File Commands
    162
    
    Copy
    163
    
    Delete
    164
    
    Related Commands
    165
    
    RADIUS Client
    166
    
    Show Bootfile
    166
    
    Radius-Server Address
    167
    
    Radius-Server Port
    167
    
    Radius-Server Key
    168
    
    Radius-Server Port-Accounting
    169
    
    Radius-Server Timeout
    169
    
    Radius-Server Radius-Mac-Format
    170
    
    Radius-Server Timeout-Interim
    170
    
    Radius-Server Vlan-Format
    171
    
    Show Radius
    171
    
    802.1X Authentication
    172
    
    802.1X Session-Key-Refresh-Rate
    175
    
    802.1X Session-Timeout
    175
    
    802.1X-Supplicant Enable
    176
    
    802.1X-Supplicant User
    176
    
    Show Authentication
    177
    
    Address Filter Default
    178
    
    MAC Address Authentication
    178
    
    Address Filter Entry
    179
    
    Address Filter Delete
    180
    
    Mac-Authentication Server
    180
    
    Filtering Commands
    181
    
    Mac-Authentication Session-Timeout
    181
    
    Filter Local-Bridge
    182
    
    Filter Ap-Manage
    183
    
    Filter Uplink
    183
    
    Filter Uplink Enable
    183
    
    Filter Ethernet-Type Enable
    184
    
    Filter Ethernet-Type Protocol
    185
    
    WDS Bridge Commands
    186
    
    Bridge Role (WDS)
    187
    
    Bridge-Link Child
    188
    
    Bridge-Link Parent
    188
    
    Bridge Dynamic-Entry Age-Time
    189
    
    Show Bridge Aging-Time
    190
    
    Show Bridge Filter-Entry
    191
    
    Show Bridge Link
    192
    
    Bridge Commands
    193
    
    Spanning Tree Commands
    193
    
    Bridge Stp Enable
    194
    
    Bridge Stp Forwarding-Delay
    194
    
    Bridge Stp Hello-Time
    195
    
    Bridge Stp Max-Age
    196
    
    Bridge Stp Priority
    196
    
    Bridge-Link Path-Cost
    197
    
    Bridge-Link Port-Priority
    198
    
    Show Bridge Stp
    198
    
    Ethernet Interface Commands
    199
    
    Dns Server
    200
    
    Interface Ethernet
    200
    
    Ip Address
    201
    
    Ip Dhcp
    202
    
    Shutdown
    203
    
    Speed-Duplex
    203
    
    Show Interface Ethernet
    204
    
    Wireless Interface Commands
    205
    
    Interface Wireless
    206
    
    Speed
    207
    
    Vap
    207
    
    Turbo
    208
    
    Multicast-Data-Rate
    209
    
    Channel
    210
    
    Radio-Mode
    211
    
    Transmit-Power
    211
    
    Preamble
    212
    
    Antenna Control
    213
    
    Antenna ID
    214
    
    Antenna Location
    214
    
    Beacon-Interval
    215
    
    Dtim-Period
    216
    
    Fragmentation-Length
    217
    
    Rts-Threshold
    217
    
    Super-A
    218
    
    Description
    219
    
    Super-G
    219
    
    Closed-System
    220
    
    Assoc-Timeout-Interval
    221
    
    Max-Association
    221
    
    Auth-Timeout-Value
    222
    
    Show Interface Wireless
    223
    
    Rogue AP Detection Commands
    227
    
    Show Station
    227
    
    Rogue AP Commands
    228
    
    Rogue-Ap Enable
    228
    
    Rogue-Ap Authenticate
    229
    
    Rogue-Ap Duration
    230
    
    Rogue-Ap Interval
    230
    
    Rogue-Ap Scan
    231
    
    Show Rogue-Ap
    232
    
    Wireless Security Commands
    232
    
    Auth
    233
    
    Encryption
    235
    
    Key
    236
    
    Transmit-Key
    237
    
    Cipher-Suite
    238
    
    Wpa-Pre-Shared-Key
    240
    
    Pmksa-Lifetime
    241
    
    Pre-Authentication
    241
    
    Link Integrity Commands
    243
    
    Link-Integrity Ping-Detect
    243
    
    Link-Integrity Ping-Host
    244
    
    Link-Integrity Ping-Interval
    244
    
    Link-Integrity Ethernet-Detect
    245
    
    Link-Integrity Ping-Fail-Retry
    245
    
    IAPP Commands
    246
    
    Show Link-Integrity
    246
    
    VLAN Commands
    247
    
    Management-Vlanid
    248
    
    Vlan-ID
    249
    
    WMM Commands
    250
    
    Wmm-Acknowledge-Policy
    251
    
    Wmmparam
    252
    
    Troubleshooting
    255
    
    Index
    259

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