Intel® PRO/Wireless 5000 LAN Access Point
Configuration Management System Help File

This file contains information on the screens and parameters accessible through the browser-based Access Point Configuration Management System.

The screens covered are the following:

Access Control List
Client History
Client Statistics
File Transfer
Ethernet Statistics
Express Setup
Configuration
Radio 802.11a
Radio 802.11b
Ethernet Setup
Radio Statistics
SNMP Agent
SNTP Server
Change Login Info
WEP Settings

Authentication

Access Control List

ACL Mode

Description

How to use the Access Control List (ACL):

"Disabled" disables the Access Control List.

"Enabled" causes stations in the list with "Allowed" attribute set to "No" to be rejected when attempting to associate with the Access Point.
 
"Strict" allows stations that are in the list with "Allowed" attribute set to "Yes" to associate with the Access Point, but only using the WEP mapping as indicated.  The WEP mapping is only supported for 802.11a clients.  For 802.11b clients, only allow and deny are applied, regardless of the WEP mapping.

Valid Range

Enabled, Disabled, Strict.

Access Control List

Each entry is a station identified by its MAC address. The station has two attributes: "Allowed" and "WEP map". The user may select one or more entries of this list to be deleted by pressing the "Delete" button.

Allowed

Description

The meaning of this attribute depends on the setting for "ACL Mode", as follows:

If "ACL Mode" is set to "Strict", and "Allowed" is set to "Yes", this indicates that the station is allowed to associate with the Access Point, but only with WEP mapping as indicated. All other stations are disallowed to associate with the Access Point.  .  The WEP mapping is only supported for 802.11a clients.  For 802.11b clients, only allow and deny are applied, regardless of the WEP mapping.

If "ACL Mode" is set to "Enabled", and "Allowed" is set to "No", this station is not allowed to associate with the Access Point (WEP mapping does not matter). All other stations are allowed to associate with the Access Point.

Valid Range

Yes, No.

WEP Map

Description

Indicates how the station uses WEP keys. If "Allowed" attribute is set "No", then "WEP map" is set "d (default)", i.e. it doesn't matter.

Valid Range

1 (WEP Key 1), 2 (WEP Key 2), 3 (WEP Key 3), 4 (WEP Key 4), d (default WEP Key).

MAC Address

Description

The MAC address of the station.

Valid Range

MAC address of the form nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

Edit

Description

Button to bring into editable fields the currently selected entry in the Access Control List.

Delete

Description

Button to delete the selected entry or entries from the Access Control List.

Modify

Description

Button to replace the currently selected entry in Access Control List with the one from editable fields.

Add

Description

Button to add a new entry to the Access Control List.

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Client History 802.11a/802.11b

The Client History is a list of entries corresponding to those stations that attempted at least to authenticate with the Access Point. Each entry has the following fields:

MAC Address

Description

The MAC address of the station.

Valid Range

MAC address of the form nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

Latest Activity

Description

The time when the station performed the last packet transfer with the Access Point.

Valid Range

N/A.

State

Description

The state of the station when this page is accessed.

Valid Range

Assoc (associated), Auth (authenticated), Away (not associated).

Tx Packets

Description

The number of packets sent by the Access Point to the station.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Rx Packets

Description

The number of packets received by the Access Point from the station.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Refresh

Description

Button to refresh the Client History.

When the user clicks the MAC address of a station presented in the Client History, the Access Point shows the "Client Station Log" page for that station.

Client Statistics 802.11a/802.11b

MAC Address

Description

The MAC address of the station.

Valid Range

MAC address of the form nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

Association ID

Description

The Association ID assigned by the Access Point to the station, if the station is in the "Assoc" state.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

1 - 2007

State

Description

The state of the station when this page is accessed.

Valid Range

Assoc (associated), Auth (authenticated), Away (not authenticated).

Current Rate

Description

The current data transmission rate.

Valid Range

For 802.11a clients, one of the following rates: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps.

For 802.11b clients, one of the following rates: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps.

Operational Rates

Description

The data transmission rates in common between the Access Point and the station.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

For 802.11a clients, a subset of the following rates: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps.

802.11b clients use a subset of the following rates: 1, 2, 5.5, 11 Mbps.

Signal Strength

Description

The current index of radio signal quality.

Valid Range

0 - 100%.

Latest Activity

Description

The time when the station performed the last packet transfer to/from the Access Point.

Valid Range

N/A.

Transmit Statistics, Packets OK

Description

The number of good packets transmitted by the Access Point to the station.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Total Errors

Description

The number of packets received be the AP 802.11a radio port from the Ethenret port which were discarded due to packet errors.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Max Retry Packets

Description

The number of failed packets transmitted by the Access Point to the station because the number of transmit attempts reached the retry limit.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, RTS Retries

Description

The number of times RTS packets sent by the Access Point to the station had to be retried at least once.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Data Retries

Description

The number of times data packets sent by the Access Point to the station had to be retried at least once.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Life Exceeded

Description

The number of packets which have been dropped due to reaching the transmit lifetime limit (the transmission of packet fragments exceeded the transmit lifetime limit).  (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Buffer Errors

Description

The number of data packets sent by the Access Point to the station that were dropped because of a buffer problem on the AP.  (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Discarded

Description

The number of data packets sent by the Access Point to the station that have been due to a system errors.  (802.11b only).

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Packets OK

Description

The number of good packets received by the Access Point from the station.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Total Errors

Description

The number of packets with errors received by the Access Point from the station.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, WEP Errors

Description

The number of packets with WEP errors received by the Access Point from the station.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Buffer Errors

Description

The number of packets from the station that were dropped because of a buffer problem on the Access Point.  (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Discarded

Description

The number of packets from the station that have been dropped due to system errors.  (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Deauthenticate

Description

Button to cause the Access Point to send a deauthentication notification packet to the station.  (802.11a only)

Disassociate

Description

Button to cause the Access Point to send a disassociation notification packet to the station.

Diagnostic Info

Description

Button to show Access Point internal information that may be useful for troubleshooting.

Clear Statistics

Description

Button to clear the station statistics.

Refresh Statistics

Description

Button to refresh the station statistics.

Firmware Update

TFTP Server Address

Description

The IP address of the host machine that has a TFTP server configured for file transfer to the Access Point.

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

File Path

Description

The path needed on the TFTP server for the Access Point to access files on the TFTP server.  Depending on how the TFTP server is configured, this path may not be needed.

Valid Range

0 - 255 characters

File Name

Description

The file name on the TFTP server for the file to be transferred to the Access Point.

Valid Range

1 - 255 characters

Update Firmware

Description

Button to start TFTP file transfer to update the AP firmware.

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Ethernet Statistics

MAC Address

Description

The MAC address of the Access Point.

Valid Range

MAC address of the form nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

Speed

Description

The speed of the Ethernet interface.

Valid Range

Auto, 10BaseTHalfDuplex, 100BaseTHalfDuplex, 10BaseTFullDuplex, 100BaseTFullDuplex.

Transmit Statistics, Unicast Packets

Description

The number of unicast packets transmitted to the wired network.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Multicast Packets

Description

The number of multicast packets transmitted to the wired network.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Wrong Packets

Description

The number of packets received from the radio ports that contained packet errors.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Max Retry Packets

Description

The number of times packets sent to the wired network reached the maximum retry number.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Collisions

Description

The number of packet collisions that occurred through this interface.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Underrun Packets

Description

The number of packets received from the radio that were discarded because the Ethernet interface was starved for data.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Unicast Packets

Description

The number of unicast packets received from the wired network.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Multicast Packets

Description

The number of multicast packets received from the wired network.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Wrong Packets

Description

The number of packets received from the wired network that presented packet errors.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, CRC Errors

Description

The number of packets with CRC errors received from the wired network.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Overrun Packets

Description

The number of packets received from the wired network that were discarded because the Access Point had a temporary overload of packets to handle.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Too Short Packets

Description

The number of packets received from the wired network that were shorter than the minimum packet size of 64 bytes

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Too Long Packets

Description

The number of packets received from the wired network that were larger than the maximum packet size of 1518 bytes.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Truncated Packets

Description

The number of packets received from the wired network that were corrupt or incomplete.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Clear Statistics

Description

Button to clear the Ethernet statistics.

Refresh Statistics

Description

Button to refresh the Ethernet statistics.

Express Setup

Access Point Name

Description

A descriptive name for the Access Point.

Valid Range

1 - 32 characters

Default

WDAP5000

Default IP Address

Description

The static IP address of the Access Point (effective if DHCP usage is disabled or DHCP server is not available).

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Default

192.0.2.1

Default Subnet Mask

Description

The static subnet mask of the Access Point (effective if DHCP usage is disabled or DHCP server is not available).

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Default

255.255.0.0

Default Gateway

Description

The IP address of the default gateway (effective if DHCP usage is disabled or DHCP server is not available).

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Default

None (no default gateway)

DHCP

Description

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) usage.

Valid Range

Enabled, Disabled.

Default

Disabled

Help URL

Description

The URL of the Help system file.

Valid Range

Valid URL format.

Default

Empty string (Help not installed).

SSID 802.11a

Description

SSID (Service Set Identifier) of 802.11a service set (driven by radio 802.11a).

Valid Range

1 - 32 characters.

Default

101

SSID 802.11b

Description

SSID (Service Set Identifier) of 802.11b service set (driven by radio 802.11b).

Valid Range

1 - 32 characters.

Default

101

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Configuration

Regulatory Domain

Description

The name of the regulatory area the channels of the Access Point radio are configured to work in.  This determines the channel and frequencies used by the Access Point and the clients.  The Regulatory Domain for the Access Point and clients must match in order for them to work together.

Valid Range

Americas, Europe, Japan, Asia-Pacific.

MAC Address

Description

The MAC (Media Access Control) address used by the Access Point.

Valid Range

MAC address of the form nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

Current IP Address

Description

The IP address currently used by the Access Point. If DHCP is enabled and available, this is the dynamic address assigned by the DHCP server, otherwise this is the Default IP Address.

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Current Subnet Mask

Description

The subnet mask currently used by the Access Point. If DHCP is enabled and available, this is the dynamic subnet mask assigned by the DHCP server, otherwise this is the Default Subnet Mask.

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Access Point Name

Description

The name of the Access Point.

Valid Range

1 - 32 characters.

Default

WDAP5000

Default IP Address

Description

The static IP address of the Access Point (effective if DHCP usage is disabled or DHCP server is not available).

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Default

192.0.2.1

Default Subnet Mask

Description

The static subnet mask of the Access Point (effective if DHCP usage is disabled or DHCP server is not available).

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Default

255.255.0.0

Default Gateway

Description

The IP address of the default gateway (effective if DHCP usage is disabled or DHCP server is not available).

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Default

None (no default gateway)

DHCP

Description

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) usage.

Valid Range

Enabled, Disabled.

Default

Disabled

Help URL

Description

The URL of the AP Help file.

Valid Range

Valid URL format.

Default

Empty string (Help not installed).

Restore Default Configuration

Description

Button for restoring factory settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Restore Default Configuration is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Radio 802.11a

BSSID

Description

The BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) of the radio 802.11a.

Valid Range

MAC address of the form nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

Authentication Type

Description

The type of authentication algorithm required to be used by a client station attempting to authenticate with the Access Point. "Shared" authentication requires the Access Point and stations to use the authentication key indicated by the "Default WEP Key" setting of the "WEP Settings 802.11a" page. That key must be defined in order for “Shared” to be used.

Valid Range

Open, Shared.

Default

Open.

SSID

Description

Service Set Identifier String. The Access Point broadcasts this string in its beacons.

Valid Range

1 - 32 characters.

Default

101

Antenna Pattern

Description

The pattern of the radio antenna.

Valid Range

Omni, half circle front.

Radio Channel

Description

The frequency at which the radio operates.

Valid Range

36 [5.18 GHz], 40 [5.20 GHz], 44 [5.22 GHz], 48 [5.24 GHz], 52 [5.26 GHz], 56 [5.28 GHz], 60 [5.30 GHz], 64 [5.32 GHz].

Transmit Power

Description

The radio transmission power level.

Valid Range

MAX, 50%, 25%. 12%. MIN.

Fragment Threshold

Description

The Fragmentation threshold is the size at which packets will be fragmented and transmitted piecemeal instead of all at once.

Valid Range

256 – 2346

RTS Threshold

Description

The Request To Send (RTS) threshold is the size at which the Access Point will issue a Request to Send frame before sending the packet.

Valid Range

256 - 2346.

Max RTS Retries

Description

The maximum number of times the Access Point will issue a Request to Send frame before stopping the attempt to send the packet from the radio.

Valid Range

1 - 128

Max Data Retries

Description

The maximum number of attempts to send a packet before giving up and dropping a packet.

Valid Range

1 - 128

Beacon Interval

Description

The amount of time in Time Units (TU) between beacons. One TU is 1024 microseconds.

Valid Range

20 - 1000

DTIM Interval

Description

The DTIM (Delivery Traffic Information Message) interval in beacon intervals.

Valid Range

1 - 16384

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Radio 802.11b

BSSID

Description

The BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) of the radio 802.11b.

Valid Range

MAC address of the form nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

Authentication Type

Description

The type of authentication algorithm required to be used by a client station attempting to authenticate with the Access Point. "Shared" authentication requires the Access Point and stations to use the authentication key indicated by the "Default WEP Key" setting on the "WEP Settings 802.11b" page. That key must be defined in order for “Shared” to be used.

Valid Range

Open, Shared.

Default

Open.

SSID

Description

Service Set Identifier String. The Access Point broadcasts this string in its beacons.

Valid Range

1 - 32 characters

Default

101

Radio Channel

Description

The frequency at which the radio operates.

Valid Range

1 [2,412 GHz], 2 [2.417 GHz], 3 [2.422 GHz], 4 [2.427 GHz], 5 [2.432 GHz], 6 [2.437 GHz], 7 [2.442 GHz], 8 [2.447 GHz]. 9 [2.452 GHz], 10 [2.457 GHz], 11 [2.462 GHz]

Fragment Threshold

Description

The Fragmentation threshold is the size at which packets will be fragmented and transmitted piecemeal instead of all at once.

Valid Range

256 – 2346 (even numbers only)

Default

2346

RTS Threshold

Description

The Request To Send (RTS) threshold is the size at which the Access Point will issue a Request to Send frame before sending the packet.

Valid Range

0 - 3000

Default

2432

Short Retry Limit

Description

The maximum number of transmit attempts for packets whose length is less than or equal to the RTS threshold.

Valid Range

1 - 15

Default

7

Long Retry Limit

Description

The maximum number of transmit attempts for packets whose length is greater than the RTS threshold.

Valid Range

1 - 15

Default

4

Beacon Interval

Description

The amount of time in Time Units (TU) between beacons. One TU is 1024 microseconds.

Valid Range

1 - 65535

Default

100

DTIM Interval

Description

The DTIM (Delivery Traffic Information Message) interval in beacon intervals.

Valid Range

1 - 255

Default

1

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Ethernet Setup

Current IP Address

Description

The IP address currently used by the Access Point. If DHCP is enabled and available, this is the address assigned dynamically by the DHCP server, otherwise this is Default IP Address .

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Current Subnet Mask

Description

The subnet mask currently used by the Access Point. If DHCP is enabled and available, that address is assigned dynamically by the DHCP server. Otherwise the Default Subnet Mask is used.

Valid Range

Valid IP address format.

Current Speed

Description

The speed and duplex mode the Ethernet is currently using.  This will be the negotiated result when the setting is “Auto”, or it will be the specified Speed setting.

Valid Range

10BaseTHalfDuplex, 100BaseTHalfDuplex, 10BaseTFullDuplex, 100BaseTFullDuplex.

Speed

Description

The speed and duplex mode of the Ethernet interface.  Normally “Auto” is used and is the recommended setting because with this setting, the Ethernet port will negotiate a setting depending on the link it is connected to.  Using settings other than “Auto” forces the Ethernet port to that setting (no negotiation) which may not work depending on the link it is connected to.

Valid Range

Auto, 10BaseTHalfDuplex, 100BaseTHalfDuplex, 10BaseTFullDuplex, 100BaseTFullDuplex.

Default

Auto

Radio Statistics 802.11a/802.11b

MAC Address

Description

The MAC address of the Access Point.

Valid Range

MAC address of the form nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn

Transmit Statistics, Unicast Packets

Description

The number of unicast packets transmitted to client stations.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Multicast Packets

Description

The number of multicast packets transmitted to client stations.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Wrong Packets

Description

The number of packets presenting errors received from the Ethernet port. A non-zero count may indicate a failure of the Ethernet port. (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Max Retry Packets

Description

The number of packets that could not be transmitted after being retried the maximum number of times.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Total Retries

Description

The number of packets for which the radio retried the transmission.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Management Packets

Description

The number of management packets sent to client stations.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Beacons

Description

The number of beacon packets broadcast by the Access Point radio.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Data Retries

Description

The number of data packets whose transmission to client stations had to be retried by the Access Point radio. (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Single Collision Pkts OK

Description

The number of packets whose transmission was retried once because of a collision error. (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Multiple Collision Pkts OK

Description

The number of packets whose transmission was retried more than once because of collision errors. (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Ack Failed

Description

The number of packets sent to client stations for which the Access Point radio did not receive the expected ACK.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Single Retry Packets OK

Description

The number of packets whose transmission was retried once before being transmitted successfully.   (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Mulitple Retry Packets OK

Description

The number of packets whose transmission was tried more than once before being transmitted successfully.   (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Discarded

Description

The number of packets for which the transmission to client stations has been canceled due to system or packet errors.  (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Transmit Statistics, Life Exceeded

Description

The number of fragmented packets dropped, because it took too long to deliver a fragment.  (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Unicast Packets

Description

The number of unicast packets received from client stations.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Multicast Packets

Description

The number of multicast packets received from client stations.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Wrong Packets

Description

The number of packets received from client stations presenting errors. (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Discarded Packets

Description

The number of packets received from client stations which have been discarded due to system errors. (802.11b only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, CRC Errors

Description

The number of packets with CRC errors received from client stations.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, WEP Errors

Description

The number of packets with WEP errors received from client stations.

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Overrun Packets

Description

The number of packets received from client stations that were discarded because the Access Point had a temporary overload of packets to handle.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Duplicate Packets

Description

The number of packets from client stations that were received twice because a lost acknowledgment with a retransmit from the sender.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Life Exceeded Packets

Description

The number of fragmented data packets received from client stations that were dropped because it took too long to get the next fragment.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Management Packets

Description

The number of management packets received from client stations.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, Beacons

Description

The number of beacons received from client stations. This counter should stay 0 for proper operation of client stations in an infrastructure wireless LAN.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Receive Statistics, PLCP CRC Errors

Description

The number of packets received from client stations presenting CRC errors in the PLCP header.  (802.11a only)

Valid Range

Positive integer (0 included).

Clear Statistics

Description

Button to clear statistics.

Refresh Statistics

Description

Button to refresh statistics.

SNMP Agent

Trap Destination

Description

The IP address of the server running SNMP management software.

Valid Range

0 - 255 characters

Trap Community

Description

SNMP community name.

Valid Range

0 - 255 characters

Read Community

Description

Password that allows the user to perform SNMP "get" commands.

Valid Range

0 - 32 characters

Write Community

Description

Password that allows the user to perform SNMP "set" commands.

Valid Range

0 - 32 characters

AP Location

Description

Text indicating the Access Point location.

Valid Range

0 - 32 characters

System Contact

Description

The name of the technician responsible for Access Point maintenance.

Valid Range

0 - 32 characters

Default

Empty string.

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

SNTP Server

SNTP Server

Description

The IP address of the SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) server.

Valid Range

0 - 255 characters

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Change Login Info

User Name

Description

The name to be provided by the user in order to gain access to the Access Point management pages.

Valid Range

1 - 32 characters

Password

Description

The new password to be provided by the user in order to gain access to the Access Point management pages.

Valid Range

5 - 12 characters, except colon ":".

Confirm Password

Description

The new password needed to be provided by the user in order to gain access to the Access Point management pages. Should be identical with the content of the "Password" field.

Valid Range

5 - 12 characters, except colon ":"

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

WEP Settings 802.11a/802.11b

Authentication Type

Description

The type of authentication algorithm required to be used by a client station attempting to authenticate with the Access Point.

"Shared" authentication requires the Access Point and stations to use the authentication key indicated by the "Default WEP Key" setting of the "WEP Settings 802.11a" page. That key must be defined in order for “Shared” to be used.

Valid Range

Open, Shared.

Default

Open.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

Description

Enables/Disables the use of WEP.

Valid Range

Enabled, Disabled.

Default

Disabled.

Default WEP Key

Description

The index of the default WEP key.

Valid Range

1 ... 4

WEP Key

Description

The WEP key string.

Valid Range

10 hex digits for 64-bit encryption, or 26 hex digits for 128-bit encryption. A hex digit is a character in the following range: '0'... '9', 'A'... 'F', 'a'... 'f'.

Restart AP

Description

Button for restarting the Access Point. When Restart AP is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

Apply

Description

Button for applying new settings. Most settings become effective only after the Access Point is restarted. When Apply is pressed, the Access Point requests user confirmation.

WEP Key Storage and Display

A WEP key is subject to the following rules:

The presence or absence of a WEP key is indicated by the read-only status field on the right side of the WEP key field:

 

Authentication

This page has two type of settings:

Global Settings

Default values of global settings can be restored by pressing “Restore Default Configuration” button of “Configuration” page.

Per Server Settings

The management page may present the settings of zero or more authentication servers. The first server is the primary server, while the others are secondary servers (used for backup if the primary server does not perform a complete authentication).

The following are per server settings:

Default values of per server settings cannot be restored by pressing “Restore Default Configuration” button of “Configuration” page.

Enable Authentication

Description

If “No” button is pressed (and applied), then:

The AP will not perform the 1X authentication.

Settings of “Radio 802.11a/b Setup” and “WEP Settings 802.11a/b” are not affected..

If “Yes” radio button is pressed, then:

This button stays selected when “Apply” button is pressed if the following condition is met:

In “WEP Settings 802.11a/b”, “Default WEP Key” indicates a key which has been already defined.

Consequently, in “WEP Settings 802.11a/b”page, “WEP (Privacy)” will be set “Enabled” (if not already), and in “Radio 802.11a/b Setup” page, “Authentication Type” will be set “Open”.

If the condition mentioned above is not met, the button will not stay selected when “Apply” is pressed –  i.e. “No” button will be selected.

Valid range

Yes, No.

Default

No.

 

Reauth. Time

Description

It indicates how long each authenticated client station can stay connected before re-authentication.

Valid range

2..4320 minutes (72 hours).

Default

2 minutes.

Exch. Timeout

Description

It indicates how long a client station can take over authentication. If the authentication process is not completed within this period of time, the authentication is failed and the station is disassociated.

Valid range

10..50 seconds.

Default

10 seconds.

Add Server

This button allows the user to add a new authentication server to the management page. The user has to fill in the server settings.

Server Name / IP

Description

The name or the IP address of the authentication server. If DHCP is disabled (in “Express Setup” or “Configuration” page), or DNS server is not available, use the IP address.

Valid range

1..64 ASCII characters.

Default

“Set Server Name”.

Shared Secret

Description

The secret shared by the AP and the authentication server.

Valid range

1..254 ASCII characters.

Default

empty string (that is the field content when the server is added).

Port

Description

The number of the port used by the authentication  server to provide the authentication service.

Valid range

0..65535.

Default

1645 (the UDP port for RADIUS).

Retry Timeout

Description

It indicates how long the AP will wait for the authentication server to respond to a request made by the AP during the authentication process.

Valid range

1..50 seconds.

Default

2 seconds.

Retry Limit

Description

It indicates how many times the AP will resend to the authentication server a request - which does not get a response - before the transaction is failed.

Valid range

1..10.

Default

2.

Failover Time

Description

It indicates how long an authentication server is not used by the AP after that server failed to complete an authentication process.

Valid range

0..1440 minutes (24 hours).

Default

60 minutes.

Failover Timer

Description

The content of the failover count down timer as existing when the page is accessed.  It indicates how long the AP will wait before trying once again to communicate with a failed RADIUS server (i.e. a server which failed to complete the authentication process).

This timer is exposed to the user so that the user can determine whether a server is in failover mode and if it is, how long is left before the server will be used once more. The user can also write to this count to either initiate, shorten or terminate a failover.

Valid range

0..1440 minutes (24 hours).

Default

0 minutes.

Delete

Description

Pressing this button will cause the authentication server to be deleted from the management page.


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