Milan-technology MIL-W2332G User Manual

MIL-W2332G ShAir™ AccessG Pro Wireless Access Point/Bridge with PoE USER GUIDE

2 IEEE 802.1x/RADIUS. When the AP is in AP/Bridge mode, it can be configured to authenticate wireless users and distribute encryption keys dynamic

3high-gain antennas for different purposes. • DHCP client. The AP can automatically obtain an IP address from a DHCP server. • DHCP server. The AP

4 SNMP. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) MIB I, MIB II, IEEE 802.1d, IEEE 802.1x, and Private Enterprise MIB are supported.  UpnP. The

52. First-Time Installation and Configuration 2.1 Selecting a Power Supply Method Optionally, the AP can be powered by the supplied power adapter

6 Fig. 1. Mounting the AP on a wall. 2.3 Preparing for Configuration For you to configure an AP, a managing computer with a Web browser is needed. F

72.3.1 Connecting the Managing Computer and the AP To connect the Ethernet managing computer and the managed AP for first-time con-figuration, you h

82.4 Configuring the AP After the IP addressing issue is resolved, launch a Web browser on the managing computer. Then, go to “http://Error! Refere

9 Fig. 4. The Start page. 2.4.2 Step 1: Selecting an Operational Mode Fig. 5. Operational modes settings. Go to the General, Operational Mode secti

10• AP Client. This mode is for Dynamic LAN-to-LAN Bridging. The AP Client auto-matically establishes bridge links with APs from any vendors. In ei

112.4.3 Step 2: Configuring TCP/IP Settings Fig. 6. TCP/IP settings. Go to the TCP/IP, Addressing section to configure IP address settings. The IP

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122.4.5 Step 4: Reviewing and Applying Settings Fig. 8. Settings changes are highlighted in red. On the start page, you can review all the setting

132.5 Deploying the AP After the settings have been configured, deploy the AP to the field application environ-ment. Connect the AP to an Ethernet

14 Fig. 10. Antenna alignment assistance. Instead of using PING.exe, you can run Wireless Network Manager on Computer 1, and go to the Antenna Align

152.6 Setting up Client Computers The TCP/IP and IEEE 802.11g-related settings of wireless client computers must match those of the AP. 2.6.1 Confi

162.7 Confirming the Settings of the AP and Client Computers After you have completed deploying the AP and setting up client computers, you have to

175. Type “ping 2nd_dns_server”, where 2nd_dns_server is a placeholder for the IP address of the secondary DNS server of the wireless client comput

183. Using Web-Based Network Manager In this chapter, we’ll explain each Web management page of the Web-based Network Manager. 3.1 Overview Fig.

193.1.1 Menu Structure The left side of the start page contains a menu for you to carry out commands. Here is a brief description of the hyperlinks

20RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) settings for better wire-less security. • Advanced. Advanced settings of the AP.  Packet Fi

213.1.2 Save, Save & Restart, and Cancel Commands Fig. 13. Save, Save & Restart, and Cancel. At the bottom of each page that contains setti

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223.1.3 Home and Refresh Commands Fig. 15. Home and Refresh. At the bottom of each status page that shows read-only information, there are two but-

233.2.2 Current DHCP Mappings Fig. 17. Current DHCP mappings. On this page, all the current static or dynamic DHCP mappings are shown. A DHCP mappi

243.2.3 System Log Fig. 18. System log. System events are recorded in the memory of the AP. The logged information is useful for troubleshooting pu

253.3 General Operations 3.3.1 Specifying Operational Mode Fig. 20. Operational modes settings. The AP supports 2 operational modes: • AP/Bridge.

26AP/Bridge WDS STA-AP AP Client STA-AP To establish a static bridge link based on WDS, the AP/bridges at both end of the WDS link must be manually

273.3.3 Managing Firmware Fig. 22. Firmware management protocol setting. Firmware management operations for the AP include firmware upgrade, config

283.3.3.2 Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by HTTP Fig. 24. Firmware backup by HTTP. To back up configuration of the AP by HTTP: 1.

293.3.3.3 Upgrading Firmware by TFTP Fig. 26. TFTP server settings. When use TFTP as the firmware management protocol, you can configure settings

308. Trigger the firmware upgrade process by clicking Upgrade. Fig. 28. TFTP Server. NOTE: After the dialog box of the TFTP server program appears

313.3.3.4 Backing up and Restoring Configuration Settings by TFTP Fig. 29. Configuration backup/restore. To back up configuration of the AP by TFT

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324. On the computer, run the TFTP Server utility. And specify the folder in which the configuration backup file resides. A configuration backup fi

333.4 Configuring TCP/IP Related Settings 3.4.1 Addressing Fig. 31. TCP/IP settings. The IP address of the AP can be manually set (Set Manually) o

343.4.2 DHCP Server 3.4.2.1 Basic Fig. 32. Basic DHCP server settings. The AP can automatically assign IP addresses to client computers by DHCP. In

353.4.2.2 Static DHCP Mappings Fig. 33. Static DHCP mappings. IP addresses of servers are often static so that clients could always locate the serv

363.5 Configuring IEEE 802.11g-Related Settings 3.5.1 Communication 3.5.1.1 Basic Basic IEEE 802.11g-related communication settings include AP func

373.5.1.2 Link Integrity Fig. 35. Link integrity settings. When the Ethernet LAN interface is detected to be disconnected from the wired network, a

383.5.1.5 Wireless Distribution System LAN AP 2Notebook Computer AP 1WDS Fig. 38. Wireless Distribution System. Traditionally, access points are c

39 Fig. 40. Wireless Distribution System settings. To enable a WDS link: 1. Specify the MAC address of the AP at the other end of the WDS link. 2.

40 Fig. 41. Sample wireless bridge network topology. WARNING: Don’t let your network topology consisting of wireless bridges, Ethernet switches, Et

41 Fig. 43. Link health monitoring. Run Wireless Network Manager on a computer and locate the AP you want to manage. Go to the WDS tab, and then cli

iiiR&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EURO-PEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNC

42Bridge 1 WDS LinkComputer 1 Computer 2Bridge 2PING (ICMP Echo Request)ICMP Echo ReplyAdjust antenna alignment Fig. 44. Adjusting alignments of ex

433.5.2 Security IEEE 802.11g security settings include SSID broadcasts, Wireless client isolation, Security mode, IEEE 802.11 Authentication algori

44AP 1 AP 2STA 1STA 2STA 3Wireless LinkEthernet LinkSwitchWCI:This AP OnlyWCI:This AP Only Fig. 47. Behavior of the “This AP Only” wireless client i

45• Static WEP. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) keys must be manually configured. • Static TKIP (WPA-PSK). Only TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protoc

463.5.2.2 MAC-Address-Based Access Control Fig. 49. MAC-address-based access control settings. With MAC-Address-Based Access Control, you can speci

47 Fig. 50. MAC ACL download settings. Instead of manually entering MAC addresses to the access control table one by one, you can prepare a text fil

483.5.3 IEEE 802.1x/RADIUS IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Network Access Control is a new standard for solving some security issues associated with IEEE 802

49RADIUS servers. When the primary RADIUS server fails to respond, the wireless ac-cess point will try to communicate with the secondary RADIUS serv

503.6 Configuring Advanced Settings 3.6.1 Packet Filters The AP provides layer 2 (Ethernet Type Filters), layer 3 (IP Protocol Filters), and layer 4

513.6.1.2 IP Protocol Filters Fig. 55. IP protocol filters settings. The protocol, source address, and destination address fields of a packet incom

ivTable of Contents 1. Introduction 1.1. Overview 1.2. Features 1.3. LED Definitions 2. First-Time Installation and Configuration 2.1. Selec

523.6.2 Management 3.6.2.1 UPnP Fig. 57. UpnP settings. UpnP (Universal Plug and Play) enables a Windows XP user to automatically discover peripher

533.6.2.2 System Log Fig. 58. System log settings. System events can be logged to the on-board RAM of the AP (Local log) or sent to a remote comput

543.6.2.3 SNMP Fig. 59. SNMP settings. The SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) functionality can be disabled, and you can specify the name (u

55Appendix A: Default Settings TIP: Press the Default (SF-Reset, or Soft-Reset) switch on the housing of a pow-ered-on AP to reset the configuratio

56 System Log Local Log SNMP Enabled SNMP read community public SNMP write community private Telnet Enabled

57Appendix B: Troubleshooting Check the following first: • Make sure that the power of the AP is on and the Ethernet cables are connected firmly to

58B-2: TCP/IP Settings Problems Default Gateway of Client Computer AP IEEE 802.11g Stage A State B Correspondent Host Stage D Client Computer DNS

59Use the OS-provided command-line network tool, route.exe, to modify the contents of the routing table. Use Windows-provided Device Manager to disa

60B-3: Unknown Problems • The AP has been set to obtain an IP address automatically by DHCP. How can I know its acquired IP address so that I can m

61Appendix C: Additional Information C-1: Firmware Upgrade Using Xmodem Upgrade Fig. 62. Xmodem Upgrade. To upgrade the firmware of AP using Xmodem

v3.1.1. Menu Structure 3.1.2. Save, Save & Restart, and Cancel Commands 3.1.3. Home and Refresh Commands 3.2. Viewing Status 3.2.1. Asso

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vi3.5.1.3. Association Control 3.5.1.4. AP Load Balancing 3.5.1.5. Wireless Distribution System 3.5.2. Security 3.5.2.1. Basic 3.5.2.2. MAC-

11. Introduction 1.1 Overview The MIL-W2332G ShAir AccessG Pro Wireless Access Point/Bridge enables IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11b client computers