LevelOne WAB-1000
Outdoor Access Point/Bridge
User Guide
Page 1: ...LevelOne WAB 1000 Outdoor Access Point Bridge User Guide...
Page 2: ...erms or conditions of merchantability satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose The manufacturer may make improvements or changes in the product s and or the program s described in thi...
Page 3: ...DHCP Server 7 Operator Authentication and Management 7 Management 8 Chapter 2 Hardware installation 9 Preparation for use 9 Installation Instructions 10 Minimum system and component requirements 10 E...
Page 4: ...System Status 32 Bridging Status 32 Wireless Clients 33 Adjacent AP List 34 DHCP Client List 34 System Log 35 Web Access Log 35 Network Activity 36 System Administration 37 Firmware Upgrade 37 Factory...
Page 5: ...Chapter 5 Technical Support 51 Manufacturer s Statement 51 Radio Frequency Interference Requirements 51 Channel Separation and WLAN Cards 51 Glossary 52...
Page 6: ...as long range RF capability The WAB 1000 includes the following cryptographic modules static WEP or WPA using TKIP or AES CCMP in AP mode and AES ECB or 3DES for wireless encryption for the bridging...
Page 7: ...DHCP client Access Point Bridging Repeater Mode Adjustable Radio Power MAC address filtering Load Balancing Rogue AP Detection The following cryptographic modules have been implemented in the WAB 1000...
Page 8: ...g is used the WAB 1000 must be configured to allow the wireless device s MAC address to associate communicate with the WAB 1000 wireless interface 802 11g Because 802 11g is backwards compatible with...
Page 9: ...connected to an existing Ethernet network to bridge between the wired and wireless environments Each AP can operate independently of the other APs on the LAN Multiple APs can coexist as separate indi...
Page 10: ...advanced wireless security features Over the AP band you have a choice of no security Static WEP or WPA Some level of security is suggested Static WEP gives you a choice of 64 bit 128 bit or 152 bit e...
Page 11: ...ress known 802 11x security vulnerabilities It provides an affordable scalable solution for protecting existing corporate WLANs without the additional expense of VPN firewall technology It includes th...
Page 12: ...ess to those on a predefined MAC address filter list Only client addresses found on the list are allowed to associate MAC addresses are assigned and registered to each of the wireless cards used by th...
Page 13: ...aintenance of the system and programming of security functions are performed by personnel trained in the procedure using the embedded web based management screens The next chapter covers the basic pro...
Page 14: ...cable 1 power injector 1 mounting kit for unit 1 Ground wire Documentation as PDF files on CD ROM Registration card Warranty card If you will be installing outdoors you may need to purchase an outdoo...
Page 15: ...ra units of the device to interchange in case of failure Minimum system and component requirements The WAB 1000 is designed to be attached to the wall at appropriate locations To complete the configur...
Page 16: ...nd the wired LAN A second LAN Port Ethernet connector is designed for use during initial configuration only This uses an RJ45 cable to connect the WAB 1000 to a laptop The reset button is for set the...
Page 17: ...D informs you when the gateway is on or off If this light is on the gateway is on if it is not on the gateway is off WAN This light indicates the state of your connection to the organization s Etherne...
Page 18: ...free roaming and data exchange between the existing LAN and the wireless LAN Preliminary configuration steps For preliminary installation the WAB 1000 network administrator may need the following info...
Page 19: ...Local Area Connection and select the Properties button In the Properties window highlight the TCP IP protocol and click properties Make sure that the radio button for Obtain an IP address automaticall...
Page 20: ...mmediately be directed to the System Configuration General page for the WAB 1000 access point This screen lists the firmware version number for your WAB 1000 and allows you to set the Host Name and Do...
Page 21: ...16 Go next to the System Configuration WAN page WAN Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for System Configuration WAN This directs you to the System Configuration WAN page...
Page 22: ...eway and where needed DNS 1 and 2 Click Apply to accept changes LAN This sets up the default numbers for the four octets for a possible private LAN function for the access point It also allows changin...
Page 23: ...ever That is found on the Bridging page If you will be using an SSID for a wireless LAN enter it here and in the setup of each wireless client This nomenclature has to be set on the access point and e...
Page 24: ...access points when many are used in the same WLAN to minimize interference There are 11 channel numbers that may be assigned If you assign channel number 1 to the first in a series then channel 6 the...
Page 25: ...ransmitted by the AP RTS Threshold 0 3000 The number of bytes used for the RTS CTS handshake boundary When a packet size is greater than the RTS threshold the RTS CTS handshaking is performed Fragment...
Page 26: ...t select the wireless encryption that you want to use and click Apply If you want to leave the encryption set to No Encryption click Apply without selecting any A popup dialog box will ask Are you sur...
Page 27: ...the WEP key or keys as appropriate Note that if WEP is enabled that same WEP key must also be set on each wireless device that is to become part of the wireless network and if shared key is accepted t...
Page 28: ...lients use WPA TKIP select TKIP as encryption type If your clients use WPA AES select AES CCMP For highest security select the lowest re keying interval As an alternative for business applications who...
Page 29: ...put the MAC addresses of all the PC cards that will be authorized to access this access point The MAC address is engraved or written on the PC PCMCIA card If Filtering is enabled and Filter Type is Di...
Page 30: ...ing is covered in Chapter Four If you will be deploying this WAB 1000 as a bridge follow the instructions in Chapter Four The Bridging and Bridging Encryption screens are shown below for reference See...
Page 31: ...r the MAC address of each AP in the network that you want the AP being configured to accept as a trusted AP You may add up to 20 APs Enter an email address for notification of any rogue or non trusted...
Page 32: ...is overburdened For example the load balancing feature balances the wireless clients between APs If two APs with similar settings are in a conference room depending on the location of the APs all wire...
Page 33: ...nternal management of the WAB 1000 The default factory setting for the DHCP server function is enabled You can disable the DHCP server function if you wish You can also set the range of addresses to b...
Page 34: ...ts with the SNMP agent to execute applications to control and manage object variables interface features and devices in the gateway Common forms of managed information include number of packets receiv...
Page 35: ...30 User Management List All Users The List All Users page simply lists all administrator accounts configured for the unit...
Page 36: ...the Crypto Officer and Administrator are different with the administrator role being more limited NOTE There is no default Administrator account You must login as the role of Crypto Officer and assign...
Page 37: ...tails and the routing table There are also some pop up informational menus on this screen that give detailed information about CPU PCI Interrupts Processes and Interfaces Bridging Status This screen d...
Page 38: ...33 Wireless Clients The Wireless Clients report screen displays the MAC address of all wireless clients and their signal strength and transmit rate...
Page 39: ...t seen by the subject AP as trusted clients DHCP Client List The DHCP client list displays all clients currently connected to the WAB 1000 via DHCP server including their hostnames IP addresses and MA...
Page 40: ...would only use this information if trained as or working with a field engineer or as information provided to technical support The system log will continue to accumulate listings If you wish to clear...
Page 41: ...nue to accumulate listings If you wish to clear listings manually use the Clear button Network Activity The Network Activity Log keeps a detailed log of all activities on the network which can be usef...
Page 42: ...Upgrade The System Upgrade utility is a functionality built into the WAB 1000 for updates to the device s firmware as they become available When a new upgrade file becomes available find it and uploa...
Page 43: ...nd more information about syslogd by searching for syslogd in an Internet search engine such as Google to find a version compatible with your operating system If you enable Remote Logging input a Syst...
Page 44: ...This screen gives you ready access to two useful utilities Ping and Traceroute Simply enter the IP address or hostname you wish to ping or traceroute and click either the Ping or Traceroute button as...
Page 45: ...tion that is set up in addition to or instead of basic access point setup If you will be using the WAB 1000 solely as a bridge some of the settings discussed in Chapter 3 for access point use will not...
Page 46: ...numbers that can be assigned TX Pwr mode can be left in its default of auto The Wireless Configuration Bridging screen contains wireless bridging information including the channel number Tx power span...
Page 47: ...page to set up to ensure that your bridge is working correctly The encryption key that you use on this screen must be the same for any bridge connected to your bridging network in order for communica...
Page 48: ...multipoint or lastly repeater Set up bridging type Point to point bridge configuration A point to point link is a direct connection between two and only two locations or nodes Because the WAB 1000 s...
Page 49: ...g setup guide Direction Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Wireless Configuration General SSID default or set for 802 11b g WLAN default or set for 802 11b g WLAN Channel 11 11 Wireless Configuration Encryption Set fo...
Page 50: ...Spanning Tree Protocol to enable unless you are sure that there is no chance of a loop Bridge signal strength LED port allows you to set the number of one of the remote APs which will be listed in se...
Page 51: ...in the third section of the page If at some time you wish to delete the entry simply click the check box next to it and confirm by clicking Delete Next navigate to Wireless Configuration Bridging Encr...
Page 52: ...dging mode and accomplish bridging between 3 or more locations wirelessly For the three bridges that are to be linked to communicate properly they have to be set up with compatible commands in their s...
Page 53: ...pus like setting Follow the steps of the procedure outlined in the point to point bridge section The chart below describes the basic attributes Point to multipoint bridging setup guide Direction Bridg...
Page 54: ...general instructions in Chapter 3 Repeater bridge configuration A repeater setup can be used to extend the wireless signal from one bridge connected to an Ethernet LAN wirelessly so that another bridg...
Page 55: ...ey value Must be the same as that on the other 2 Bridges Select appropriate key type length and enter key value Must be the same as that on the other 2 Bridges With this configuration each bridge can...
Page 56: ...nergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to caus...
Page 57: ...t is a popular component in WLAN construction 802 11g uses OFDM orthogonal frequency division multiplexing technology Access Point An access point is a gateway set up to allow a group of LAN users acc...
Page 58: ...ersonal Digital Assistant A handheld device SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SSID A Network ID unique to a network Only clients and access points that share the same SSID are able to communicat...
Page 59: ...tands for WiFi Protected Access It s an interim standard developed by the WiFi Alliance pending full ratification of the 802 11i standard to protect the wired band and improve upon the old WEP encrypt...
