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Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual

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2.1 Choosing The Right Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.1.1  Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.1.2  Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.1.3  Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.1.4  Power  And  Antenna  Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.1.4.1  Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.1.4.2  Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

2.2 Connecting To External Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

2.2.1  Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
2.2.2  LAN  Installation:  Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
2.2.3  LAN  Installation:  Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

2.2.3.1  Ethernet  Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2.2.3.2  100Base-FX  Fiber  Optic  Ethernet  Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2.2.4  Status  Indicators  (LEDs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.2.5 Connecting A Video Display Terminal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

2.3  Changing  The  Configuration  With  A  Web  Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Summary of Contents for 9160 G2

Page 1: ...9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual November 2 2009 P N 8100117 D ISO 9001 Certified Quality Management System...

Page 2: ...effort has been made to make this material complete accurate and up to date In ad dition changes are periodically added to the information herein these changes will be incor porated into new editions...

Page 3: ...epairs To locate your local support services please go to www psionteklogix com service and support htm To access further information on current and discontinued products please go to https teknet psi...

Page 4: ...ket in EU member states after July 1 2006 Although there is no legal requirement to mark RoHS compliant products Psion Teklogix Inc indicates its compliance with the directive as follows The RoHS logo...

Page 5: ...ctions 9 1 4 4 Mini Controller Functions 9 1 5 Features and Benefits 10 1 5 1 IEEE Standards Support And Wi Fi Compliance 10 1 5 2 Wireless Features 10 1 5 2 1 The Psion Teklogix 802 IQ Protocol 11 1...

Page 6: ...30 3 3 Wireless Client Computers 31 3 4 Understanding Dynamic Static IP Addressing On The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway 32 3 4 1 How Does The Access Point Obtain An IP Address At Startup 32 3 4 2 Dynamic...

Page 7: ...6 Managing Access Points Clusters 6 1 Overview 55 6 2 Navigating To Access Points Management 55 6 3 Understanding Clustering 55 6 3 1 What Is A Cluster 56 6 3 2 How Many APs Can A Cluster Support 56...

Page 8: ...t 70 7 2 6 Disabling A User Account 70 7 2 7 Removing A User Account 70 7 3 Backing Up And Restoring A User Database 70 7 3 1 Backing Up The User Database 70 7 3 2 Restoring A User Database From A Bac...

Page 9: ...s 94 10 1 2 1 When To Use Unencrypted No Security 94 10 1 2 2 When To Use Static WEP 95 10 1 2 3 When To Use IEEE 802 1x 95 10 1 2 4 When To Use WPA Personal 96 10 1 2 5 When To Use WPA Enterprise 97...

Page 10: ...ce 12 1 Navigating To Ethernet Wired Settings 137 12 1 1 DNS Hostname 138 12 1 2 Guest Access 138 12 1 2 1 Configuring An Internal LAN And A Guest Network 138 12 1 2 2 Enabling Or Disabling Guest Acce...

Page 11: ...Configuring 802 11 Radio Settings 16 1 Understanding Radio Settings 167 16 2 Navigating To Radio Settings 167 16 3 Configuring Radio Settings 169 16 4 Updating Settings 173 Chapter 17 MAC Address Filt...

Page 12: ...AP EDCA Parameters 196 19 2 2 Enabling Disabling Wi Fi Multimedia 198 19 2 3 Configuring Station EDCA Parameters 198 19 3 Updating Settings 200 Chapter 20 Wireless Distribution System 20 1 Understand...

Page 13: ...ivity Menus 231 22 4 1 Base Station Configuration Settings 232 22 4 2 RRM Groups Configuration Settings 234 22 4 2 1 RRM Groups 236 22 4 2 2 Polling Protocol Parameters 237 22 4 2 3 Radio Parameters 2...

Page 14: ...24 1 1 802 IQ v1 v2 Common Features 303 24 1 2 802 IQ v1 Features 306 24 1 3 802 IQ v2 Features Menu 307 24 2 Updating 802 IQ Settings 307 Chapter 25 Network Time Protocol Server 25 1 Navigating To Ti...

Page 15: ...Certificates Or EAP PEAP B 8 B 2 Make Sure The Wireless Client Software Is Up to Date B 8 B 3 Accessing The Microsoft Windows Wireless Client Security Settings B 9 B 4 Configuring A Client To Access A...

Page 16: ...ix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual Appendix C Troubleshooting C 1 Wireless Distribution System WDS Problems And Solutions C 43 C 2 Cluster Recovery C 44 C 2 1 Reboot Or Reset Access Point C 44 Ap...

Page 17: ...55024 ETSI EN 300 113 1 V1 6 1 2006 08 EN 301 893 2003 08 V1 2 3 EN 300 328 2004 11 V1 6 1 EN 301 489 1 17 2004 11 V1 5 1 2002 08 V1 2 1 ETSI EN 301 489 5 V1 3 1 2002 08 EN 60950 1 Manufacturer PSION...

Page 18: ...TORS CLASS B COMPUTING DEVICES FOR HOME OFFICE USE Applicant Psion Teklogix Inc Mississauga Ontario Canada Legal Representative in US Psion Teklogix Corp Erlanger Kentucky USA The 9160 G2 Wireless Gat...

Page 19: ...ion distance of at least 25 cm 9 8 in from all persons using the cable provided and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter The Gabriel dish antenna P...

Page 20: ...iva 1995 5 CE de la UE Equipos de Terminales de Radio y Telecomunicaciones Declaraci n disponible en www psionteklogix com Este equipamento cumpre os requisitos essenciais da Directiva 1999 5 CE do Pa...

Page 21: ...tely shall comply with National safety regulations of the country where the equipment is to be used Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by manufacturer may result in fire elec tric shock or p...

Page 22: ...ch the antenna when a 9160 G2 is transmitting Connection to Outdoor Antenna The outdoor antenna shall only be installed by Psion Teklogix service professionals Power Over Ethernet and Outdoor Antenna...

Page 23: ...l electrical raceway system or to any earthed item that is permanently and reliably connected to the electrical service equipment earthed 3 Bare covered or insulated earthing conductors are acceptable...

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Page 25: ...4 2 Access Point Functions 9 1 4 3 Base Station Functions 9 1 4 4 Mini Controller Functions 9 1 5 Features and Benefits 10 1 5 1 IEEE Standards Support And Wi Fi Compliance 10 1 5 2 Wireless Features...

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Page 27: ...Configuring Basic Settings provides instructions on configuring administrator access settings and new access point settings Chapter 6 Managing Access Points Clusters describes access point clusters an...

Page 28: ...o Settings describes how to configure Radio Settings on the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway Chapter 17 MAC Address Filtering instructs how you can use MAC address filtering to control client access to your w...

Page 29: ...ize computer clock times on your network Chapter 26 Back Up Restore Configuration shows how to backup a configuration file that can be used at a later date to restore the access point to the previousl...

Page 30: ...about all fields and features available on the user interface The information in the Online Help is a subset of the information available in the full User Manual Online Help information corresponds t...

Page 31: ...It is an advanced standards based solution for wireless networking in small and medium sized businesses The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway enables zero administration wireless local area network WLAN deploy...

Page 32: ...se of Turbo mode is not recommended The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway supports four different radio configurations 802 11g 802 11g 802 11ag NB narrow band and NB 802 11ag These different variants are ident...

Page 33: ...9160 G2 provides a link between the local area network and wireless mobile computers using proprietary Psion Teklogix radio protocols On the local area network the 9160 G2 base station or RRM communi...

Page 34: ...aming media Our QoS is Wi Fi Multimedia WMM compliant Load Balancing Built in support for multiple SSIDs network names and multiple BSSIDs basic service set IDs on the same access point Two special pu...

Page 35: ...se only one 802 IQ v1 protocol is a wireless LAN routing scheme that provides greater performance in an 802 11 wireless network than is possible with TCP IP routing A mobile computer can communicate w...

Page 36: ...only Web page VLAN and Ethernet options 1 5 5 Clustering And Auto Management Provisioning and auto configuration of APs through clustering and cluster rendezvous The administrator can specify how new...

Page 37: ...ive task of deploying a secure wireless network 1 5 6 Networking Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP support for dynamically obtaining network configuration information Virtual Local Area Network...

Page 38: ...dless of network traffic activity levels Reset configuration option Firmware upgrade Backup and restore of access point configuration Backup and restore of user database for built in RADIUS server app...

Page 39: ...And Antenna Cables 18 2 1 4 1 Power 18 2 1 4 2 Antennas 19 2 2 Connecting To External Devices 20 2 2 1 Ports 20 2 2 2 LAN Installation Overview 21 2 2 3 LAN Installation Ethernet 21 2 2 3 1 Ethernet C...

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Page 41: ...ventilation to maintain regular unit operation Refer to Chapter 27 Specifications for a more detailed description of environmental re quirements Keep in mind that the long term stability of this equi...

Page 42: ...l second radio RA1001A Narrow Band NB Radio 2 1 4 Power And Antenna Cables 2 1 4 1 Power To prevent accidental disconnection and stress on the 9160 G2 antenna and power cables should be secured within...

Page 43: ...rvice person and installed according to local electrical installation codes The antenna should be located such that it is always at least 15 ft 4 6 m high and 10 ft 3 m from the user and other people...

Page 44: ...CTIVE EARTHING CONDUCTOR is to be installed by a SERVICE PERSON Warning For RF safety considerations users are not allowed to approach close to the antenna Psion Teklogix supplies the coaxial cable re...

Page 45: ...d also require that the 9160 G2 configuration be changed Important Once the 9160 G2 is configured and rebooted the first time the DHCP should be disabled unless the 9160 G2 obtains its IP address from...

Page 46: ...nserted electrical interface first under finger pressure The SFP module is not hot swappable Only insert or remove it when the 9160 G2 is powered off At startup the 9160 G2 will print one of the two f...

Page 47: ...Web Browser The 9160 G2 Flash memory can be reconfigured remotely via the network using a standard HTML Web Browser such as MS Internet Explorer version 4 0 or later or Firefox See Chapter 4 Quick Ste...

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Page 49: ...eway 27 3 1 2 What The Access Point Does Not Provide 30 3 2 Administrator s Computer 30 3 3 Wireless Client Computers 31 3 4 Understanding Dynamic Static IP Addressing On The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway...

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Page 51: ...nd Ethernet devices in IEEE 802 11a 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11a Turbo modes The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway offers an out of the box Guest Interface feature that allows you to configure access points for...

Page 52: ...dress through the Administration Web pages If you have a DHCP server on the net work then an IP address will be dynami cally assigned by the server at AP startup Understanding Dynamic Static IP Addres...

Page 53: ...old 2347 Configuring 802 11 Radio Settings on page 165 MAX Stations 2007 Configuring 802 11 Radio Settings on page 165 Transmit Power 100 percent Configuring 802 11 Radio Settings on page 165 Rate Set...

Page 54: ...he minimum require ments for the administrator s computer Guest Login and Management Disabled Setting Up Guest Access on page 153 Load Balancing Disabled Load Balancing on page 179 WDS Settings None W...

Page 55: ...one or more of the IEEE 802 11 modes in which you plan to run the access point IEEE 802 11a 802 11b802 11a 802 11g802 11b 802 11a Turbo802 11g 802 11a Turbo modes are supported Wireless client softwar...

Page 56: ...run the access point IEEE 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g are supported Wi Fi client adaptors varyconsiderably The adaptor can be a PCcard built in to theclient device a portable PCMCIA or PCI card types...

Page 57: ...ss clients and other network devices The Guest network must have a DHCP server 3 4 3 Static IP Addressing The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway ships with a default Static IP Address of 192 168 1 10 See Defaul...

Page 58: ...ng An IP Address If you experience trouble communicating with the access point you can recover a Static IP Address by resetting the AP configuration to the factory defaults see Resetting Factory Defau...

Page 59: ...ng Up Connections For A Guest Network 40 4 2 1 1 Hardware Connections For A Guest VLAN 40 4 3 Power On The Access Point 40 4 4 Log On To The Administration Web Pages 40 4 4 1 Viewing Basic Settings Fo...

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Page 61: ...e 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway and familiarize yourself with its hardware ports as sociated cables and accessories 4 1 1 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway Hardware And Ports The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway includes E...

Page 62: ...should work fine Some switches however do not allow directed or subnet broadcasts through You may have to configure the switch to allow directed broadcasts For initial configuration with a direct Eth...

Page 63: ...access point and then plug the other end of the power cord into a power outlet preferably via a surge protector Administrator Computer Access Point HUB to LAN AP to Hub Admin PC to Hub LAN HUB ETHERNE...

Page 64: ...by defining two different Virtual LANs via the Administration UI For information on configuring Guest interface settings on the Administration UI see Chapter 14 Setting Up Guest Access 4 2 1 1 Hardwar...

Page 65: ...u first log in the Basic Settings page for 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway administration is displayed These are global settings for all access points that are members of the cluster and if automatic configu...

Page 66: ...k the Update button to activate the wireless network with these new settings For more information see Update Basic Settings on page 50 4 5 1 Default Configuration If you follow the steps above and acc...

Page 67: ...Clients Test the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway by trying to detect it and associate with it from some wireless client devices See Wireless Client Computers on page 31 in the PreLaunch Checklist for informa...

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Page 69: ...BASIC SETTINGS 5 5 1 Navigating To Basic Settings 47 5 2 Review Describe The Access Point 48 5 3 Provide Network Settings 49 5 4 Update Basic Settings 50 5 5 Basic Settings For A Standalone Access Poi...

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Page 71: ...ing To Basic Settings To configure initial settings click Basic Settings If you type the IP address of the access point into your browser the Basic Settings page is the default page that is displayed...

Page 72: ...esents an interface to the network The MAC address is assigned by the manufacturer You cannot change the MAC address It is pro vided here for informational purposes as a unique identifier for an inter...

Page 73: ...Password Enter a new administrator password The characters you enter will be displayed as characters to prevent others from seeing your password as you type The Administrator password must be an alpha...

Page 74: ...Cluster Access Point tab For more information see Starting Clustering on page 60 5 6 Your Network At A Glance Understanding Indicator Icons All the Cluster settings tabs on the Administration Web page...

Page 75: ...rate or Home The number of access points available for service on this network is indicated by the Access Points icon For information about managing access points see Chapter 6 Managing Access Points...

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Page 77: ...57 6 3 5 2 Settings Not Shared By The Cluster 57 6 3 6 Cluster Formation 58 6 3 7 Cluster Size And Membership 58 6 3 8 Intra Cluster Security 58 6 4 Understanding Access Point Settings 58 6 4 1 Modify...

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Page 79: ...n changes If you have a network that includes multiple access points and more than one administrator is logged on to the Administration Web pages and making changes to the configuration all access poi...

Page 80: ...ster access points must be Compatible devices as designated by the manufacturer access points must have com patible design features Of the same radio configuration all one radio APs or all two radio A...

Page 81: ...dministration Web pages will be propagated to cluster members as a part of the cluster configuration 6 3 5 1 Settings Shared In The Cluster Configuration The cluster configuration includes Network nam...

Page 82: ...more supported on the same subnet You can include as many APs as needed in a cluster at any one time Cluster membership is determined by Cluster Name APs with the same name will join the same cluster...

Page 83: ...nt unique hardware address for any device that represents an interface to the net work The MAC address is assigned by the manufacturer You cannot change the MAC address It is provided here for informa...

Page 84: ...have the same Cluster Name specified in the Cluster Name field If the cluster name is differ ent the AP will not be able to join the cluster 6 5 Starting Clustering To start clustering and add a part...

Page 85: ...is designed for central management of clustered access points For access points in a cluster all access points in the cluster reflect the same configuration In this case it does not matter which acces...

Page 86: ...n Monitoring Information 6 8 2 Understanding Session Monitoring Information The Sessions page shows information on client stations associated with access points in the cluster Each client is identifie...

Page 87: ...from the location description specified on the Basic Settings tab User MAC Address Indicates the MAC address of the user s client device station A MAC address is a hardware address that uniquely iden...

Page 88: ...point name from the drop down menu 6 8 4 Sorting Session Information To order sort the information shown in the tables by a particular indicator click on the column label by which you want to order th...

Page 89: ...Accounts 68 7 2 2 Adding A User 68 7 2 3 Editing A User Account 69 7 2 4 Enabling And Disabling User Accounts 70 7 2 5 Enabling A User Account 70 7 2 6 Disabling A User Account 70 7 2 7 Removing A Use...

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Page 91: ...er use the Administration Web page on the access point to set up and manage user accounts If you are using an external RADIUS server you will need to set up and manage user accounts on the Administrat...

Page 92: ...top of the screen under User Accounts The Username Real name and Status enabled or disabled of the user are shown You make modifications to an existing user account by first selecting the checkbox nex...

Page 93: ...ing A User Account Once you have created a user account it is displayed under User Accounts at the top of the User Management Administration Web page To make modifications to an existing user ac count...

Page 94: ...User Account To enable a user account click the checkbox next to the username and click Enable A user with an account that is enabled can log on to the wireless access points in your network as a clie...

Page 95: ...ension 7 3 2 Restoring A User Database From A Backup File To restore a user database from a backup file 1 Select the backup configuration file you want to use either by typing the full path and file n...

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Page 97: ...Curious More About Overlapping Channels 76 8 2 3 Example A Network Before And After Channel Management 76 8 3 Configuring And Viewing Channel Management Settings 77 8 3 1 Stopping Starting Automatic C...

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Page 99: ...access points outside of its cluster This maximizes Wi Fi bandwidth and helps maintain the efficiency of communication over your wireless network You must start channel management to get automatic ch...

Page 100: ...es when a large amount of data and media traffic are competing for bandwidth The Channel Manager detects which bands b g or a clustered APs are on and uses a prede termined collection of channels that...

Page 101: ...er stop start auto matic channel management and manually update the current channel map APs to channels On a manual update the Channel Manager will assess channel usage and if nec essary re assign APs...

Page 102: ...nt is enabled the radio Channel is not sync d across the cluster to other APs See the note under Radio Settings in Settings Shared In The Cluster Configuration on page 57 Click Stop to stop automatic...

Page 103: ...ing Advanced Settings chan nels are automatically fine tuned once every hour if interference can be reduced by 25 or more Channels will be re assigned even if the network is busy The appropriate chann...

Page 104: ...network is not continually disrupted for minimal gains in efficiency For example if channel interference must be reduced by 75 and the proposed channel assignments will only reduce interference by 30...

Page 105: ...work busy settings will be taken into account for auto mated and manual updates Apply channel modifications even when the network is busy Click to enable or disable this setting A checkmark indicates...

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Page 107: ...ss Gateway User Manual 83 WIRELESS NEIGHBORHOOD 9 9 1 Navigating To Wireless Neighborhood 85 9 2 Understanding Wireless Neighborhood Information 85 9 3 Viewing Wireless Neighborhood 86 9 4 Viewing Det...

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Page 109: ...is broadcasting on signal strength and so forth 9 1 Navigating To Wireless Neighborhood To view the Wireless Neighborhood click the Cluster Wireless Neighborhood tab Figure 9 1 Neighbor APs Both In Cl...

Page 110: ...ess Neighborhood Details about Wireless Neighborhood information shown is described below Table 9 1 Wireless Neighborhood Statistics Field Description Display Neighboring APs Click one of the followin...

Page 111: ...se IP address is listed above that column Lighter Blue Bar A lighter blue bar and a lower signal strength number for example 20 or lower indicates medium or weak signal strength from the Neighbor seen...

Page 112: ...G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 9 4 Viewing Details For A Cluster Member To view details on a cluster member AP click on the IP address of a cluster member at the top of the page Figure 9 2 Details F...

Page 113: ...of the radio spectrum that the radio uses for transmitting and receiving The channel is set in Manage 802 11 Advanced Settings See Chapter 16 Configuring 802 11 Radio Set tings Rate Shows the rate in...

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Page 115: ...When To Use Static WEP 95 10 1 2 3 When To Use IEEE 802 1x 95 10 1 2 4 When To Use WPA Personal 96 10 1 2 5 When To Use WPA Enterprise 97 10 1 3 Does Prohibiting The Broadcast SSID Enhance Security 9...

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Page 117: ...hich Security Mode To Use In general we recommend that on your Internal network you use the most robust security mode that is feasible in your environment When configuring security on the access point...

Page 118: ...along with a description of the key management authentication and encryption algorithms used in each mode We include some suggestions as to when one mode might be more appropriate than another When To...

Page 119: ...ailable to you and you are not concerned with the potential of exposing the data on your network See Also For information on how to configure Static WEP security mode see Static WEP on page 103 10 1 2...

Page 120: ...n external RADIUS server will provide better security than the local authentication server See Also For information on how to configure IEEE 802 1x security mode see IEEE 802 1x on page 108 10 1 2 4 W...

Page 121: ...his security mode see WPA Personal on page 111 10 1 2 5 When To Use WPA Enterprise Wi Fi Protected Access Enterprise with Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RA DIUS is an implementation of the...

Page 122: ...ryption algorithm AES is a symmetric 128 bit block data encryption technique that works on multiple layers of the network It is the most effec tive encryption system currently available for wireless n...

Page 123: ...cess point When the AP s broadcast SSID is suppressed the network name will not be displayed in the List of Available Networks on a client station Instead the client must have the exact network name c...

Page 124: ...security mode and encryption key settings consistent with access point security On a two radio AP these Security Settings apply to both radios Note Security modes other than Plain text apply only to c...

Page 125: ...ation Isolation is disabled wireless clients can communicate with one another normally by sending traffic through the access point When Station Isolation is enabled the access point blocks communicati...

Page 126: ...which you can run the Guest net work which is by definition an easily accessible unsecure LAN always virtually or physically separated from any sensitive information on the Internal LAN For example t...

Page 127: ...t an outsider from easily sniffing out unen crypted wireless traffic For more secure modes see the sections on IEEE 802 1x on page 108 WPA Personal on page 111 or WPA Enterprise on page 113 WEP encryp...

Page 128: ...ers Required Indicates the number of characters required in the WEP key The number of characters requiredupdatesautomatically based on howyouset KeyLength andKeyType WEP Keys You can specify up to fou...

Page 129: ...hthe access point whether that client station has the correct WEP key or not This is algorithm is also used in plaintext IEEE 802 1x and WPA modes When the authentication algorithm is set to Open Syst...

Page 130: ...t decode each other s transmissions Example Of Using Static WEP For a simple example suppose you configure three WEP keys on the access point In our ex ample the Transfer Key Index for the AP is set t...

Page 131: ...n Client Stations Some Wireless client software like Funk Odyssey lets you configure multiple WEP keys and set a transfer index on the client station then you can specify different keys to be used for...

Page 132: ...requires a RADIUS server capable of EAP such as the Microsoft Internet Authentication Server or the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway internal authentication server To work with Windows clients the authentica...

Page 133: ...Chapter 10 Configuring Security Security Modes Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 109...

Page 134: ...9160 G2 Wireless Gateway the RADIUS server User Datagram Protocol UDP ports used by the access point are not configurable The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway is hard coded to use RADIUS server UDP port 1812...

Page 135: ...Algorithm CCMP AES and Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP mechanisms The Personal version of WPA employs a pre shared key instead of using IEEE 802 1x and EAP as is used in the Enterprise WPA secur...

Page 136: ...but none support the newer WPA2 then select WPA WPA2 If all client stations on the network support WPA2 we suggest using WPA2 which provides the best security per the IEEE 802 11i standard Both If you...

Page 137: ...nitialization vector to produce the key that will encrypt the data This ensures that each client station uses a different key to encrypt data TKIP uses RC4 to perform the encryption which is the same...

Page 138: ...support the original WPA When configuring WPA Enterprise mode you have a choice of whether to use the built in RADIUS server or an external RADIUS server that you provide The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway...

Page 139: ...ect both WPA and WPA2 This lets both WPA and WPA2 client stations associate and authenticate but uses the more robust WPA2 for clients who support it This WPA configuration allows more interoperabilit...

Page 140: ...them thereby greatly improving the security of the network Counter mode CBC MAC Protocol CCMP is an encryption method for IEEE 802 11i that uses the Advanced Encryption Algorithm AES It uses a CCM com...

Page 141: ...ss Gateway the RADIUS server User Datagram Protocol UDP ports used by the access point are not configurable The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway is hard coded to use RADIUS server UDP port 1812 for authentica...

Page 142: ...ttings 118 Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 10 3 Updating Settings To update Security settings 1 Navigate to the Security tab page 2 Configure the security settings as required 3 Cl...

Page 143: ...stence 123 11 2 2 Severity 123 11 2 3 Depth 124 11 2 4 Log Relay Host For Kernel Messages 124 11 2 4 1 Understanding Remote Logging 124 11 2 4 2 Setting Up The Log Relay Host 125 11 2 4 3 Enabling Dis...

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Page 145: ...gure For information on this see Configuration Information For A Specific AP And Managing Stan dalone APs on page 61 11 1 Interfaces To monitor wired LAN and wireless LAN WLAN settings navigate to Sta...

Page 146: ...dresses read only and Network Names for the internal and guest interfaces See Chapter 13 Setting The Wireless Interface and Chapter 16 Configuring 802 11 Radio Settings for more information If you wa...

Page 147: ...ll be lost Enabling Persistence from the Events tabbed page ensures that all logs are written to NVRAM and even after a reboot these are recoverable Note It should be remembered that enabling Persiste...

Page 148: ...log messages for monitoring the performance of your AP you should set the Depth value to the maximum of 128 11 2 4 Log Relay Host For Kernel Messages Understanding Remote Logging on page 124 Setting...

Page 149: ...ote log host The following is an example of how to configure a remote Linux server using the syslog daemon Example Of Using Linux syslogd The following steps activate the syslog daemon on a Linux serv...

Page 150: ...int will send its kernel messages real time for display to the remote log server monitor a specified kernel log file or other storage depending on how you configured the Log Relay Host If you disabled...

Page 151: ...ate to Status Trans mit Receive on the Administration Web pages for the access point you want to monitor Note The Figure 11 3 shows the Transmit Receive page for a two radio AP The Adminis tration Web...

Page 152: ...anufacturer The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway has a unique MAC address for each interface Atwo radio access point has a different MAC address for each interface on each of its two radios VLAN ID Virtual LA...

Page 153: ...passing This allows the access point to detect when a client goes out of range even during periods when no normal traffic is exchanged The client connection drops off the list of associated clients wi...

Page 154: ...cluded The Radio field indicates which radio the neighboring AP was detected on wlan0 Radio One wlan1 Radio Two One Radio APs This field is not included on the Neighboring Access Points pages of one r...

Page 155: ...Settings See Chapter 5 Configuring Basic Settings or in Manage Wireless Set tings see Chapter 13 Setting The Wireless Interface A Guest network and an Internal network running on the same access point...

Page 156: ...urbo mode Channel Shows the channel on which the access point is currently broadcasting The Channel defines the portion of the radio spectrum that the radio uses for transmitting and receiving The cha...

Page 157: ...stations should use RTS CTS protection There is another AP on same channel with IEEE 802 11b only client stations 0x3 indicates that there is a non ERP device present and IEEE 802 11g stations should...

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Page 161: ...the Administration pages for an access point that is a member of the current cluster click on its IP Address link on the Cluster Access Points page of the current AP For more information about which...

Page 162: ...s point one for a secure internal LAN and another for a public guest network with no security and little or no access to internal resources To configure these networks you need to provide both Wireles...

Page 163: ...ble switch and then defining two different Virtual LANs on this Administration page For more information see Chapter 14 Setting Up Guest Access Create the virtu ally separate internal and guest LANs a...

Page 164: ...igure the Guest and Internal interfaces to use VLANs you may lose con nectivity to the access point First be sure to verify that the switch and DHCP server you are using can support VLANs per the IEEE...

Page 165: ...er Interface the Command Line Interface and SNMP using this VLAN If the Connection Type is set to DHCP this will cause the access point to send DHCP requests with the VLAN tag The switch and the DHCP...

Page 166: ...Con nection Type from DHCP to Static IP When you change the Connection Type to Static IP you can either assign a new Static IP Address to the AP or continue using the default address We recommend assi...

Page 167: ...le www psionteklogix com to its numeric IPaddress for example 66 93 138 219 A DNS server is called a Nameserver There are usually two Nameservers a Primary Nameserver and a Secondary Nameserver DNS Do...

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Page 171: ...ork name also known as SSID The following sections describe how to configure the Wireless address and related set tings including 802 IQv1 on the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway 13 1 Navigating To Wireless S...

Page 172: ...es for operation in a particular country Table 13 2 IEEE 802 11h Standard Field Description IEEE 802 11h The Administration UI will show whether IEEE 802 11h regulatory domain control is in effect on...

Page 173: ...o APs on the WDS link may keep changing depending on channel usage and radar interference WDS will only work if both the APs operate on the same channel For more information on WDS see Chapter 20 Wire...

Page 174: ...modes IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g Dual Band AP For the dual band AP select one of these modes a mode for each Radio Interface IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11a One or Two Radio AP If you have a tw...

Page 175: ...rnal interface for this access point This is a read only field that you can not change Although this access is point is physically a single device it can be represented on the network as two or more n...

Page 176: ...sented on the network as two or more nodes each with a unique MAC Address This is accomplished by using multiple Basic Service Set Identifiers BSSID for a single access point The MAC address es shown...

Page 177: ...ESS 14 14 1 Understanding The Guest Interface 155 14 2 Configuring The Guest Interface 155 14 2 1 Configuring A Guest Network On A Virtual LAN 156 14 2 2 Configuring The Welcome Screen Captive Portal...

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Page 179: ...gin or certificates for access You can configure an 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway for the Guest interface by using a single network with VLANs by setting up the guest interface configuration options on the...

Page 180: ...access point the configuration will be shared with the other access points in the cluster For more information about which settings are shared by the cluster and which are not see Which Settings Are A...

Page 181: ...Using The Guest Network As A Client Once the guest network is configured a client can access the guest network as follows 1 A guest client enters an area of coverage and scans for wireless networks 2...

Page 182: ...etwork 14 4 Deployment Example In Figure 14 2 the dotted lines indicate dedicated guest connections All access points and all connections including guests are administered from the same 9160 G2 Wirele...

Page 183: ...Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 159 CONFIGURING VLANS 15 15 1 Navigating To Virtual Wireless Network Settings 161 15 2 Configuring VLANs 161 15 3 Updating Settings 163...

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Page 185: ...Figure 15 1 VWN Settings 15 2 Configuring VLANs Note To configure additional networks on VLANs you must first enable Virtual Wireless Networks on the Ethernet Settings page See Virtual Wireless Networ...

Page 186: ...red VLAN ID Provide a number between 1 and 4094 for the Internal VLAN This will cause the access point to send DHCP requests with the VLAN tag The switch and the DHCP server must support VLAN IEEE 802...

Page 187: ...xact network name config ured in the supplicant before it will be able to connect Note The Broadcast SSID you set here is specifically for this Virtual Network One or Two Other networks continue to us...

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Page 191: ...and so on The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway comes configured as a dual band access point with one radio The access point is capable of broadcasting in the following modes IEEE 802 11b mode IEEE 802 11g mod...

Page 192: ...Chapter 16 Configuring 802 11 Radio Settings Navigating To Radio Settings 168 Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual Figure 16 1 Overview Of Radio Settings Configuration...

Page 193: ...Physical Layer PHY standard being used by the radio The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway is available as a single or dual band access point Single Band AP For the Single Band access point select one of these...

Page 194: ...thedefaultisAuto Autois therecommended modebecauseitautomaticallydetectsthe best channel choices based on signal strength traffic loads and so on However you can also select a channel between one and...

Page 195: ...properly configured Sending smaller frames by using lower fragmentation threshold may help with some interference problems for example with microwave ovens Bydefault fragmentationisoff Werecommendnot...

Page 196: ...are expressed in megabits per second Supported Rate Sets indicate rates that the access point supports You can check multiple rates click a checkbox to select or de select a rate The AP will automatic...

Page 197: ...k areunin terested in For example ARP requests for other machines DHCPor BOOTP messages For some protocols if you set a rate limit control you limit the number of redundant packets transmitted across...

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Page 201: ...5 Each wireless network interface card NIC used by a wireless client has a unique MAC address You can control client access to your wireless network by switching on MAC Filtering and specifying a list...

Page 202: ...Settings To update MAC settings 1 Navigate to the MAC Filtering tab page 2 Configure the MAC settings as required 3 Click the Update button to apply the changes Table 17 1 MAC Filtering Settings Field...

Page 203: ...lancing 181 18 1 1 Identifying Imbalance Overworked Or Under utilized Access Points 181 18 1 2 Specifying Limits For Utilization And Client Associations 181 18 1 3 Load Balancing And QoS 181 18 2 Navi...

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Page 205: ...identify an access point that is consistently han dling a disproportionately large percentage of wireless traffic This can happen when location placement or other factors causes one access point to tr...

Page 206: ...e load balancing enable Load Balancing and set limits and behaviour to be trig gered by a specified utilization rate of the access point Notes Even when clients are disassociated from an AP the networ...

Page 207: ...tions will be allowed on this access point If you specify 0 in this field all new associations will be allowed regardless of the utilization rate Utilization for Disassociation Utilization rate limits...

Page 208: ...sion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 18 4 Updating Settings To update load balancing settings 1 Navigate to the Load Balancing tab page 2 Configure the load balancing settings as require...

Page 209: ...rol Of Data Frames And Arbitration Interframe Spaces 190 19 1 3 3 Random Backoff And Minimum Maximum Contention Windows 191 19 1 3 4 Packet Bursting For Better Performance 191 19 1 3 5 Transmission Op...

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Page 211: ...delay between Packet transmission If the quality of service is compromised the audio or video will be distorted 19 1 1 QoS And Load Balancing By using a combination of load balancing see Chapter 18 L...

Page 212: ...t often more data intensive are expected to tolerate longer wait times The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway implements QoS based on the IEEE Wireless Multimedia WMM standard A Linux based queuing class is use...

Page 213: ...for example Packets in a higher priority queue will be transmitted before packets in a lower priority queue Interactive data in the queues labelled Data 0 and Data 1 is always sent first best effort d...

Page 214: ...f the wireless infrastructure and for data transmission 802 11 frame types are 1 management frames 2 control frames and 3 data frames Management and control frames which manage and control the availab...

Page 215: ...indow MinCW and a Maximum Contention Window MaxCW is defined The value specified for the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit of a range for the initial random backoff wait time The number use...

Page 216: ...for the prioritization scheme To be compliant with this standard layer 2 switches must be capable of grouping incoming LAN packets into sep arate traffic classes The 802 1p header includes a three bit...

Page 217: ...9 1 outlines the priority tags and their associated values taken from a VLAN tag START Is VLAN tag NO YES Take Priority from DSCP Is VLAN priority tag VLAN id 0 Take priority from tag Is priority tag...

Page 218: ...y level 19 2 Configuring QoS Queues To set up queues for QoS navigate to the Services QoS tab and configure settings as de scribed below 4 Video 5 Video 6 Voice 7 Voice Table 19 1 VLAN Tag Priorities...

Page 219: ...d maximum wait times via Contention Windows for transmission The settings described here apply to data transmission behaviour on the access point only not to that of the client stations Note For the G...

Page 220: ...Fi Multimedia on page 198 Updating Settings on page 200 19 2 1 Configuring AP EDCA Parameters AP Enhanced Distributed Channel Access EDCA Parameters affect traffic flowing from the access point to the...

Page 221: ...ecified here If thefirst randombackoff wait time expires before the data frame is sent a retrycounter is incremented and the random backoff value window is doubled Doubling will continue until the siz...

Page 222: ...s on the downstream traffic flowing from the access point to the client station AP EDCA parameters To disable WMM extensions click Disabled To enable WMM extensions click Enabled 19 2 3 Configuring St...

Page 223: ...ow on page 188 AIFS Inter Frame Space The Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing AIFS specifies a wait time in milliseconds for data frames For more information see DCF Control of Data Frames and Interframe...

Page 224: ...ched Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached retries will continue until a maximum number of retries allowed is reached For more information see Random Backoff And Minimum Maximum Contentio...

Page 225: ...LANs 203 20 1 2 Using WDS To Extend Network Beyond The Wired Coverage Area 204 20 1 3 Using WDS To Create Backup Links 205 20 2 Security Considerations Related To WDS Links 205 20 2 1 Understanding S...

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Page 227: ...to form what is known as an Extended Service Set ESS Note A BSS generally equates to an access point deployed as a single AP wireless net work except in cases where multi BSSID features make a single...

Page 228: ...t stations in one area East Wing in our example but cannot reach others which are out of range Suppose also that it is too difficult or too costly to wire the distant area with Ethernet cabling You ca...

Page 229: ...important to set some type of security on WDS links You can set any type of security on the WDS link regardless of the security setting applied to the APs on the link For exam ple you may have the se...

Page 230: ...also covers use of the unencrypted security mode for AP to station traffic on the Guest network which is intended for less sensitive data traffic 20 2 2 Understanding WPA PSK Data Encryption Wi Fi Pr...

Page 231: ...S settings on both access points participat ing in the WDS link You can have only one WDS link between any pair of access points That is a remote MAC address may appear only once on the WDS page for a...

Page 232: ...of the WDS settings page The address shown for the one radio APisthe MACaddressfor that radio AP This is the addressby which the AP is known externally to other networks Two Radio AP For eachWDS link...

Page 233: ...Plain Text If you set encryptionto None the datasent between theAPs acrosstheWDS bridgewill notbeencrypted but rather will be sent as plain text WEP Specifywhether you want Wired Equivalent Privacy WE...

Page 234: ...AP2 must be set to the same Mode and be transmitting on the same channel For our example let s say we re using IEEE 802 11b Mode and broadcasting on Channel 6 We d choose Mode and Channel from the dro...

Page 235: ...eless Gateway User Manual 211 CONFIGURING SNMP 21 21 1 Understanding SNMP Settings 213 21 2 Navigating To SNMP Settings 214 21 3 Configuring SNMP Settings 215 21 3 1 Configuring SNMP Traps 217 21 3 2...

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Page 237: ...ches bridges hubs servers or printers The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway can function as an SNMP managed device for seamless in tegration into network management systems such as HP OpenView or Devicescape W...

Page 238: ...k 21 2 Navigating To SNMP Settings To configure SNMP settings navigate to Services SNMP and update the fields as de scribed below AP running SNMP Agent Network Management System AP running SNMP Agent...

Page 239: ...User Manual 215 Figure 21 2 Overview OF SNMP Settings 21 3 Configuring SNMP Settings Start stop control of SNMP agents community password configuration access to MIBs and configuration of SNMP Trap de...

Page 240: ...munity name can be in any alphanumeric format Port number the SNMP agent will listen to By default an SNMP agent only listens to requests from port 161 However you can configure this so the agent list...

Page 241: ...community names this provides a level of security on SNMP settings The SNMP agent will only accept requests from the hostname or subnet specified here To specify a subnet enter one or more subnetwork...

Page 242: ...the event After receiving the event information the manager can choose what action if any to take 21 3 2 Updating SNMP Settings To update SNMP settings 1 Navigate to the SNMP tab page 2 Configure the...

Page 243: ...g Protocol Parameters 227 22 3 3 2 Radio Parameters 230 22 3 4 Connectivity Options RRM Mode 231 22 4 Connectivity Menus 231 22 4 1 Base Station Configuration Settings 232 22 4 2 RRM Groups Configurat...

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Page 245: ...ular telephone systems Here each base station uses a different radio channel The mobile computers monitor the radio link and automatically switch to the channel with best radio reception This cellular...

Page 246: ...um systems at higher rates Mobile computers operating with this protocol do not transmit unless they receive polls from the 9160 G2 Mobile computers are generally polled en masse Following each poll g...

Page 247: ...Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 223 9160 G2 is set base station or RRM The page displayed allows you to set the status of the 9160 G2 and to retrieve the RA1001A radio card s perma...

Page 248: ...purposes it is required that there be no radio interference Press the Update button to initialize the change 22 3 1 1 RA1001A Radio Parameters The Narrow Band Radio Configuration Settings page displa...

Page 249: ...onnectivity Options When you select this sub menu the page displayed allows you to set the operating options for the 9160 G2 in either base station or RRM mode 22 3 3 Connectivity Options Base Station...

Page 250: ...Overview Of Polling Protocol And Radio Parameters Operating Mode This parameter allows you to set the operating mode of the 9160 G2 as Base Station or RRM Auto Startup This parameter enables polling i...

Page 251: ...arrier is detected on the channel the 9160 G2 will cease radio transmis sions on that channel until the path is clear 22 3 3 1 Polling Protocol Parameters Number of Poll Windows This parameter defines...

Page 252: ...and 116 characters Longer messages are broken into several packets The default value is 100 Number of Retries This parameter determines how many times the 9160 G2 attempts to resend a message if an ac...

Page 253: ...ssage mode Note The number of mobile computers and past events are also part of the algorithm that determines whether or not to start message mode Callsign Period A call sign is periodically transmitt...

Page 254: ...radio operating at 9600 baud is 23 The default setting for a four level modulation narrow band radio operating at 19200 baud is 31 Remote Txon Remote Txon accommodates the turn on time of the radio i...

Page 255: ...operating as an RRM slave The port number can range from 1024 to 32767 Important The port number entered here must match the port number entered for this 9160 G2 in the network controller s RRM confi...

Page 256: ...2 6 Base Station Configuration 22 4 1 Base Station Configuration Settings Base stations communicate over the radio link using Psion Teklogix proprietary protocols Base stations can be connected to net...

Page 257: ...existing slave base station Pressing the Update button will save your settings pressing the Default button will re load the default configuration values for that base station Number of Configured Slav...

Page 258: ...the master 9160 G2 boots up When Auto Startup is disabled the base stations will not start polling until they receive a start polling command from the host 22 4 2 RRM Groups Configuration Settings Whi...

Page 259: ...Chapter 22 The 9160 G2 As Base Station RRM Groups Configuration Settings Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 235 Figure 22 7 Overview Of RRM Groups Configuration Settings...

Page 260: ...us apply to the RA1001A radio resident in the 9160 G2 while the parameters configured here apply to the other remote 9160 G2s the RRMs Number of Configured RRM Groups Displays the number of RRM groups...

Page 261: ...boots Shared Channel If this parameter is enabled the 9160 G2 checks for other traffic on the radio channel used by this RRM group before polling If this parameter is disabled the 9160 G2 assumes tha...

Page 262: ...e values range from 1 to 7 The default value is 3 Collision Size This textbox allows the user to specify the smallest number of characters of noise received by the RRM that will be interpreted as inte...

Page 263: ...es they will be configured identically To ensure this the 9160 G2 looks at certain parameters returned by each of the RRMs These parameters include the radio baud rate and the transmit on time These p...

Page 264: ...ons poll individually after the combinations poll As an example if the RRM group has 3 RRMs and RRMs 1 and 3 don t overlap RRMs 1 and 3 may be placed in one subgroup Combination 1 They will then poll...

Page 265: ...uding each Description IP address and Port number as set in the Connectivity Options sub menu for the 9160 G2s set in RRM operating mode see Connectivity Options RRM Mode on page 231 Each RRM may be e...

Page 266: ...apter 22 The 9160 G2 As Base Station Radio Link Features Configuration Settings 242 Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual Figure 22 8 Overview Of Radio Link Features Configuration Settin...

Page 267: ...Terminal Timeout This parameter determines the time in minutes that a mobile computer can be inactive before the 9160 G2 declares it offline Before this happens the mobile computer will be de clared...

Page 268: ...ber When this parameter is enabled the 9160 G2 will reject Direct TCP mobile computers which try to connect using a terminal number already in use by another mobile computer When disabled the most rec...

Page 269: ...omputer This number helps to uniquely identify all transmissions to and from that session Terminal numbers can be assigned automatically to application sessions The controller also provides a group nu...

Page 270: ...er for the terminal session number to be automatically assigned 22 4 4 Hosts Menu When the 9160 G2 acts as a base station it must communicate with a host a 9500 Com munications Server or a host comput...

Page 271: ...Chapter 22 The 9160 G2 As Base Station Hosts Menu Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 247 Figure 22 9 Overview Of Base Station s Host Configuration Settings...

Page 272: ...otocols are the methods by which mobile computers communicate with host computers over various physical media such as Ethernet and radio link connections When the 9160 G2 functions as a base station i...

Page 273: ...on does not notify the host if the status of a mobile computer changes between offline and online If this parameter is Disabled the 9160 G2 does notify the host regarding any mobile computer status ch...

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Page 275: ...lation Options 258 23 4 1 2 TESS Options 259 23 4 1 3 Telnet Protocol Options 269 23 4 1 4 Function Key Mappings 273 23 4 2 5250 Emulation 274 23 4 2 1 Emulation Options 274 23 4 2 2 TESS Options 275...

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Page 277: ...a network controller The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway is equipped with emulation capabilities allowing it to act as a mini controller When a 9160 G2 is configured as a mini controller Psion Teklogix mobi...

Page 278: ...pen the Configuration Settings For A Base Station s Host page For information on configuring radio protocol parameters please refer to Radio Link Features Configuration Settings on page 241 23 3 Hosts...

Page 279: ...Chapter 23 Mini Controller Configuration Hosts Menu Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 255 Figure 23 1 Overview Of Hosts Configuration Settings...

Page 280: ...with host computers over various physical media such as Ethernet and radio link connections When the 9160 G2 functions as a base station it communicates with a 9010 TCP IP host using a network connec...

Page 281: ...etary asynchronous protocol developed by Psion Teklogix to communicate with a 9500 Communications Server or a host using a Psion Teklogix Software Development Kit SDK For information on configuring th...

Page 282: ...m commands Some of the parameters in this page govern the conversion of the host screens to TESS Is Host Fujitsu If this parameter is enabled the 9160 G2 mini controller expects the data from the host...

Page 283: ...e Command Region parameter see page 268 The word ALARM should be a display only field Note The Command Region parameter must be enabled for this parameter to work Clear If this parameter is enabled th...

Page 284: ...o be sent through the mobile computer serial port the word PASSTHRU in capital letters must appear on the first line starting on the second column The actual data to be sent to the mobile computer may...

Page 285: ...r is enabled the host can send extra data to the mobile computer s screens and instruct the mobile computer to print it This is in contrast to the Local Print feature where the mobile computer makes t...

Page 286: ...ter is enabled the 9160 G2 sends the print page to a mobile computer whenever the mobile computer requests it by sending the F17 function key from the mobile computer or the PRINT key on older mobile...

Page 287: ...e transmit line The last entry field above or on the transmit line on the screen will be identified as the transmit upon entry field If any entry fields exist on lines below the transmit line no entry...

Page 288: ...t Table 23 1 Mode Functions And AIAG Prefix Description Mode Function 0 Display prefix send prefix to host 1 Do not display prefix send prefix to host 2 Display prefix do not send prefix to host 3 Do...

Page 289: ...cimal value entered at the 9160 G2 must co incide with the value set by the application program To use the Visible Match feature the host computer preloads data into a match entry field the data is vi...

Page 290: ...uter Note Refer to Visible Match Character on page 265 for detailed information about field matching The range for this parameter 0 to 255 represents the decimal values of ASCII characters A value of...

Page 291: ...play page to be printed a value of 0 zero disables this feature Print Form Length This parameter sets the printer s form length in lines The range is 0 to 24 Barcode Barcode input only fields are spec...

Page 292: ...defines a region of the host screen which the 9160 G2 will examine for the presence of reserved commands The four numbers in the Command Region textboxes represent the row and column ad dresses of the...

Page 293: ...0 G2 for this host At present the choices of mobile computer for 3274 Emulation are the IBM 3278 2 and IBM 3278 2 E Host Port This parameter allows you to enter a host port value for the selected 3274...

Page 294: ...tor in the 9160 G2 from which the first mobile computer will connect on outbound telnet sessions First Terminal Listen Port This parameter specifies the first port number at which the 9160 G2 will lis...

Page 295: ...le computer s Terminal Number An LU Name can contain a maximum of 10 alphanumeric characters lower case characters are converted to upper case upon entry LU Name Prefix If no LU Name is specified for...

Page 296: ...er to the host but they must be initiated manually When Auto telnet is enabled the 9160 G2 will automatically telnet to the host both on startup and when the session is closed Note Auto telnet session...

Page 297: ...ey Mappings Function key n The Function Key parameter allows you to select a code that will be sent to the host when you press a function key on the mobile computer Each function key may be chosen fro...

Page 298: ...dvisory text is selected here the 9160 G2 sends error codes to the mobile computer screen as advisory text which is written at the bottom of the screen If screen text is chosen the 9160 G2 sends the e...

Page 299: ...yed characters in order to high light entry fields Options are None Blink Bold and Reverse Alarm If this parameter is enabled mobile computers will beep when the word ALARM in capital letters appears...

Page 300: ...mpty entry field in place of an entry field filled with spaces Note This operation is only performed on screens received from the host Data sent to the host remains unaffected Passthru If this paramet...

Page 301: ...ter when the mobile computers are online they send the results of these functions to the host Note The Procedures parameter must also be enabled for Local to work Host Print When this parameter is ena...

Page 302: ...is enabled the 9160 G2 sends the print page to a mobile computer whenever the mobile computer requests it by sending the F17 function key from the mobile computer or the PRINT key on older mobile com...

Page 303: ...transmit line The last entry field above or on the transmit line on the screen will be identified as the transmit upon entry field If any entry fields exist on lines below the transmit line no entry...

Page 304: ...Table 23 3 Mode Functions And AIAG Prefix Description Mode Function 0 Display prefix send prefix to host 1 Do not display prefix send prefix to host 2 Display prefix do not send prefix to host 3 Do n...

Page 305: ...al value entered at the 9160 G2 must co incide with the value set by the application program To use the Visible Match feature the host computer preloads data into a match entry field the data is visib...

Page 306: ...uter Note Refer to Visible Match Character on page 281 for detailed information about field matching The range for this parameter 0 to 255 represents the decimal values of ASCII characters A value of...

Page 307: ...play page to be printed a value of 0 zero disables this feature Print Form Length This parameter sets the printer s form length in lines The range is 0 to 24 Barcode Barcode input only fields are spec...

Page 308: ...defines a region of the host screen which the 9160 G2 will examine for the presence of reserved commands The four numbers in the Command Region textboxes represent the row and column ad dresses of the...

Page 309: ...1 11 IBM 5555 B01 and IBM 3179 2 Host Port This parameter allows you to enter a host port value for the selected 5250 Emulation host connection The default value is 23 Maximum Sessions per Terminal Th...

Page 310: ...are Disable and Auto telnet The default value is Disable When Auto telnet is disabled telnet sessions from the mobile computers to the host must be initiated manually from the mobile computers When A...

Page 311: ...ialized without the user pressing the ENTER key Enable Virtual Device Names If this parameter is enabled the 9160 G2 negotiates with the host to obtain a virtual device name for the telnet connection...

Page 312: ...igits with leading zeros if necessary to the LU Prefix to create the full LU Name 23 4 2 4 Function Key Mappings Function key n The Function Key parameter allows you to select a code that will be sent...

Page 313: ...inimum setting of 24 x 80 to a maximum setting of 60 x 132 The default setting is 24 x 80 Host Timeout The Host Timeout is the interval in ticks or 60ths of a second between bursts of data re ceived f...

Page 314: ...o change the value in the Threshold parameter Echo If this parameter is enabled the 9160 G2 uses Smart Echo This mode reduces the amount of data sent to the mobile computer by decreasing the number of...

Page 315: ...h for the page the complete page is sent to the mobile computer The default value is enabled Notes When page saving is enabled the number of saved pages is that which is set on the mobile computer Ref...

Page 316: ...with a single equivalent character compressing the data Lower Character Set GL This should be set to the same character set as selected in the mobile computers This param eter is only used when page...

Page 317: ...host connection The default value is 23 Maximum Sessions per Terminal This parameter contains the maximum number of telnet sessions which are allowed to origi nate from each mobile computer The range...

Page 318: ...To disable the listen port the value must be 0 The default value is 0 disabled TCP Session Request Key This parameter contains the decimal ASCII character code of the character which will prompt the...

Page 319: ...bled the 9160 G2 initiates one telnet session from each mobile computer whose terminal number is mapped to this host Additional telnet sessions may be initiated from each mobile computer to the host b...

Page 320: ...be any digit from 0 7 If ddd is greater than decimal 256 the code value of the represented character will be the remainder of the decimal ddd 256 A hexadecimal escape sequence takes one of the forms...

Page 321: ...o not include multi part words separated by space characters since some hosts send out characters other than space characters to present a space on the screen Auto login Failed Login The 9160 G2 compa...

Page 322: ...9160 G2 allows a mobile computer user to switch prompts or sessions while at the prompt either Auto login or TCP If Allow TCP Sessions is disabled all new sessions will open as Auto login sessions Req...

Page 323: ...appings Function key n The Function Key parameter allows you to select a code that will be sent to the host when you press a function key on the mobile computer Each function key may be chosen from th...

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Page 325: ...G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 301 802 IQ SETTINGS 24 24 1 802 IQ Features 303 24 1 1 802 IQ v1 v2 Common Features 303 24 1 2 802 IQ v1 Features 306 24 1 3 802 IQ v2 Features Menu 307 24 2 Updating...

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Page 327: ...provides all the 802 IQ v1 functionality with the added features of software upgrade capability over RF the ability to add third party access points between con trollers and mobile computers and inte...

Page 328: ...as rebooted or if the mobile computer moved to a different 9160 G2 a warm initialize is done no data will be lost The Beacon Period parameter acceptable value ranges from 1 to 20 seconds The default v...

Page 329: ...Chapter 24 802 IQ Settings 802 IQ v1 v2 Common Features Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual 305 Figure 24 1 Overview Of 802 IQ Configuration Settings...

Page 330: ...a number of transmissions a starting point or Initial Round Trip Time is required The access point uses the time assigned to the Initial RTT parameter as a starting value for round trip calcu lations...

Page 331: ...abled This parameter enables or disables the 802 IQv2 protocol The default value is disabled Beacon UDP Port This parameter identifies the UDP port for beacon broadcasts If more than one 802 IQv2 cont...

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Page 335: ...stems NTP sends periodic time requests to servers using the returned time stamp to adjust its clock including adjust ments for time zone The timestamp will be used to indicate the date and time of eac...

Page 336: ...our AP theability toprovide thecorrect time of day inlog messages and session information For more information on NTP see http www ntp org Choose to either enable or disable the use of a network time...

Page 337: ...ration Settings 315 26 2 Resetting Factory Default Configuration 316 26 3 Saving The Current Configuration To A Backup File 316 26 4 Restoring The Configuration From A Previously Saved File 316 26 5 R...

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Page 339: ...9160 G2 Wireless Gateway to a backup configuration file The backup file can be used at a later date to restore the access point to the previously saved configuration 26 1 Navigating To The AP s Confi...

Page 340: ...copy of the current settings on an access point to a backup configuration file cbk format 1 Click the download configuration link A File Download or Open dialog is displayed 2 Choose the Save option o...

Page 341: ...your browser Now you should see the configuration settings restored to the origi nal settings you retrieved from the Backup file 26 5 Rebooting The Access Point For maintenance purposes or as a troubl...

Page 342: ...ss point Information about the current firmware version is displayed and an option to upgrade a new firmware image is provided 2 If you know the path to the New Firmware Image file enter it in the New...

Page 343: ...e access point will be unavailable Do not power down the access point while the upgrade is in process When the upgrade is complete the access point will restart and resume normal operation using the f...

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Page 345: ...r Manual 321 SPECIFICATIONS 27 27 1 Physical Description 323 27 2 Environmental Requirements 323 27 3 AC Power Requirements 323 27 4 Power Over Ethernet Requirements 323 27 5 Processor And Memory 324...

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Page 347: ...0 C to 70 C 32 F to 158 F Dust and Rain IP42 or greater Vibration EH0002 Shipping vibration only Reliability MTBF 25 000 Hours MIL HDBK 217F 27 3 AC Power Requirements AC universal input via a standar...

Page 348: ...is auto sensed 27 7 Radios Mini PCI card 802 11A G radio without integrated antenna Mini PCI card 802 11G radio without integrated antenna Transmitter Power 100 mW for FCC countries 50 mW for ETSI Fr...

Page 349: ...s Gateway User Manual 325 Type III PC Card Form Factor Transmit Power 1W or 0 5W Frequency Range 403 422 MHz 419 435 MHz 435 451 MHz 450 470 MHz 464 480 MHz 480 496 MHz 496 512 MHz Rx Sensitivity 110d...

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Page 351: ...A 1 Console Port always pulled high A 2 Serial Cable Descriptions Pin No Name Function Direction 3 TD Transmit Data Out 2 RD Receive Data In 5 SG Signal Ground 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready Out 7 RTS Requ...

Page 352: ...A 2 Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual Appendix A Port Pinouts And Cable Diagrams Serial Cable Descriptions Console Port Cable No 19387...

Page 353: ...e Usually a straight through connection is needed to connect Twisted Pair 10BaseT or 100BaseT to the hub 9160 G2 using AC 9160 G2 using Power over Ethernet Contact Signal Contact Signal 1 TD 1 TD 2 TD...

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Page 355: ...cess An Unsecure Network No Security 11 B 5 Configuring Static WEP Security On A Client 12 B 6 Configuring IEEE 802 1x Security On A Client 15 B 6 1 IEEE 802 1x Client Using EAP PEAP 15 B 6 2 IEEE 802...

Page 356: ...B 6 Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual Appendix B Security Settings on Wireless Clients RADIUS Server...

Page 357: ...lly you will connect to an access point that has no security set None from an unsecure wireless client With this initial connection you can go to the access point Administration Web pages and configur...

Page 358: ...re wireless clients as described in WPA WPA2 Enterprise RADIUS Client Using EAP PEAP on page B 22 B 1 2 Using An External RADIUS Server With EAP TLS Certificates Or EAP PEAP We make the assumption tha...

Page 359: ...rks Select the SSID of the network to which you want to connect and click Advanced to bring up the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog OR 1 From the Windows Start menu at the left end of the...

Page 360: ...cation tabs for the selected network List of available networks will change depending on client location Each network or access point that that is detected by the client shows up in this list Refresh...

Page 361: ...eless client you are configuring B 4 Configuring A Client To Access An Unsecure Network No Security If the access point or wireless network to which you want to connect is configured as None that is n...

Page 362: ...ess network based on a static non changing key The encryption algorithm is a stream cipher called RC4 The access point uses a key to transmit data to the client stations Each client must use that same...

Page 363: ...ateway to use Static WEP security mode then configure WEP security on each client as follows Choose WEP as the Data Encryption mode Enter a network key that matches the WEP key on the access point Cho...

Page 364: ...d key will be required to actually view and exchange data For more information see Online Help on the access point Data Encryption WEP Network Key Provide the WEP key you entered on the access point S...

Page 365: ...the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway uses Protected Exten sible Authentication Protocol EAP referred to here as EAP PEAP If you are using the Built in Authentication server with IEEE 802 1x security mode on...

Page 366: ...s RADIUS Server IEEE 802 1x Client Using EAP PEAP then configure IEEE 802 1x security with PEAP authentication on each client as follows Choose WEP Data Encryption mode Choose Open Choose Protected EA...

Page 367: ...te An RC4 stream cipher is used to encrypt the frame body and cyclic redundancy checking CRC of each IEEE 802 11 frame This is the same encryption algorithm as is used for Static WEP therefore the dat...

Page 368: ...h WPA WPA2 Enterprise RADIUS and IEEE 802 1x modes if you have an external RADIUS server on the network to support it Note If you want to use IEEE 802 1x mode with EAP TLS certificates for authenticat...

Page 369: ...To Recognize The 9160 G2 on page B 31 2 Configure the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway to use your RADIUS server by providing the RADIUS server IP address as part of the IEEE 802 1x security mode settings 3...

Page 370: ...TLS Certificate Choose WEP Data Encryption mode Choose Open Choose Smart Card Certificate then click Properties 1 2 Enable click to check IEEE 8021x authentication Enable auto key option Enable click...

Page 371: ...o the access point using their TLS cer tificates The certificate you installed is used when you connect so you will not be prompted for logon information The certificate is automatically sent to the R...

Page 372: ...enge Handshake Authentication Protocol Version 2 MSCHAP V2 which provides authentica tion for point to point PPP connections between a Windows based computer and network devices such as access points...

Page 373: ...n a cli ent of an AP that is using an external RADIUS server the client configuration process will differ somewhat from this example especially with regard to certificate validation If you configured...

Page 374: ...ts RADIUS Server WPA WPA2 Enterprise RADIUS Client Using EAP PEAP Choose either TKIP or AES for the Data Encryption mode Choose WPA Choose Protected EAP PEAP then click Properties 1 2 Disable Validate...

Page 375: ...o close and save your changes Table B 10 Association Settings Network Authentication WPA Data Encryption TKIP or AES depending on how this option is configured on the access point Note When the Cipher...

Page 376: ...ey Authority Infrastructure PKI including a Certificate Authority CA server configured on your network It is beyond the scope of this document to describe these configuration of the RADIUS server PKI...

Page 377: ...If you configured the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway to use WPA WPA2 Enterprise RADIUS security mode with an external RADIUS server then configure WPA security with certificate authentication on each clien...

Page 378: ...gs Network Authentication WPA Data Encryption TKIP or AES depending on how this option is configured on the access point Note When the Cipher Suite on the access point is set to Both then TKIP clients...

Page 379: ...ed is used when you connect so you will not be prompted for logon information The certificate is automatically sent to the RADIUS server for authenti cation and authorization B 8 Configuring WPA WPA2...

Page 380: ...on see Online Help on the access point Network Key Provide the key you entered on the access point Security settings for the cipher suite you are using For example if the key on the access point is se...

Page 381: ...clients of a particular 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway configured for either WPA WPA2 Enterprise RA DIUS or IEEE 802 1x security modes The intention of this section is to provide some idea of what this proc...

Page 382: ...provided on the AP is the shared secret you will provide to the RADIUS server Note The RADIUS server is identified by its IP address and UDP port numbers for the dif ferent services it provides On the...

Page 383: ...nd bring up the Internet Authentica tion Service 2 In the left panel right click on RADIUS Clients node and choose New Radius Client from the popup menu 3 On the first screen of the New RADIUS Client...

Page 384: ...al Appendix B Security Settings on Wireless Clients RADIUS Server Configuring An External RADIUS Server To Recognize The 9160 G2 4 For the Shared secret enter the RADIUS Key you provided to the access...

Page 385: ...external RADIUS server and a Public Key Authority Infrastructure PKI including a Certificate Authority CA server configured on your network It is beyond the scope of this document to describe these c...

Page 386: ...the RADIUS server This is an initial one time step that must be completed on each client that uses either of these modes with certificates In this procedure we use the Microsoft Certificate Server as...

Page 387: ...tificate to get the logon prompt for the RADIUS server 4 Provide a valid user name and password to access the RADIUS server Note The user name and password you need to provide here is for access to th...

Page 388: ...gs on Wireless Clients RADIUS Server Obtaining A TLS EAP Certificate For A Client 5 Click User Certificate on the next page displayed 6 Click Yes on the dialog displayed to install the certificate 7 C...

Page 389: ...G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual B 39 8 Click Install this certificate to install the newly issued certificate on your client sta tion Also click Yes on the popup windows to confirm the install and to...

Page 390: ...the user has selected to use an external RADIUS server configured on the Security page then an External RADIUS server will try to authenticate the user A user s authentication credentials are passed...

Page 391: ...n Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual C 41 APPENDIX C TROUBLESHOOTING C 1 Wireless Distribution System WDS Problems And Solutions 43 C 2 Cluster Recovery 44 C 2 1 Reboot Or Reset Access Poin...

Page 392: ...C 42 Psion Teklogix 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway User Manual Appendix C Troubleshooting...

Page 393: ...You can have only one WDS link between any pair of access points That is a remote MAC address may appear only once on the WDS page for a particular access point Both access points participating in a...

Page 394: ...given in the order you should try them In all but the last case stop clustering you only need to reset or reboot the particular access point whose configu ration is out of sync with other cluster memb...

Page 395: ...an be of any length within a range that is dependent on the type of LAN Included in the 802 family of IEEE standards are definitions of bridging management and security protocols 802 1x IEEE 802 1x IE...

Page 396: ...that specifies operating in the 5 GHz U NII band using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM It supports data rates ranging from 6 to 54 Mbps 802 11a Turbo IEEE 802 11a Turbo is a proprietar...

Page 397: ...rrently available subset of 802 11e is the Wireless Multimedia Enhancements WMM standard 802 11f IEEE 802 11f IEEE Std 802 11f 2003 is a standard that defines the inter access point protocol IAPP for...

Page 398: ...ns require companies to adjust the width of those channels IEEE 802 11j allows wireless devices to reach some previously unavailable channels by taking advantage of new frequencies and operating modes...

Page 399: ...fication provides a standard method for inserting VLAN membership information into Ethernet frames A Access Point An access point is the communication hub for the devices on a WLAN providing a connect...

Page 400: ...he basic rate set defines the transmission rates that are mandatory for any station wanting to join this wireless network All stations must be able to receive data at the rates listed in this set Beac...

Page 401: ...A Broadcast sends the same message at the same time to everyone In wireless networks broadcast usually refers to an interaction in which the access point sends data traffic in the form of IEEE 802 1x...

Page 402: ...CGI program to process the form data after it is submitted Channel The Channel defines the portion of the radio spectrum the radio uses for transmitting and receiving Each 802 11 standard offers a nu...

Page 403: ...ons on a wireless network by controlling wait times for channel access Wait times are determined by a random backoff timer which is configurable by defining minimum and maximum contention windows See...

Page 404: ...ace that allows programs and scripts to dynamically access and update the content structure and style of documents The DOM allows you to model the objects in an HTML or XML document text links images...

Page 405: ...Gbps The Ethernet specification is the basis for the IEEE 802 3 standard which specifies the physical and lower software layers It uses the CSMA CA access method to handle simultaneous demands Ethern...

Page 406: ...rame includes a source and destination MAC address a control field with protocol version frame type frame sequence number frame body with the actual information to be transmitted and frame check seque...

Page 407: ...er Protocol HTTP defines how messages are formatted and transmitted on the World Wide Web An HTTP message consists of a URL and a command GET HEAD POST etc a request followed by a response HTTPS The S...

Page 408: ...gh an Access Point In this mode the wireless stations can communicate with each other or can communicate with hosts on a wired network The access point is connected to a wired network and supports a s...

Page 409: ...er of IP addresses that can exist Therefore a local area network typically uses one of the IANA designated address ranges for use in private networks These address ranges are 10 0 0 0 to 10 255 255 25...

Page 410: ...own as delay is the amount of time it takes to transmit a Packet from sender to receiver Latency can occur when data is transmitted from the access point to a client and vice versa It can also occur w...

Page 411: ...r level protocol over the PHY layer working in conjunction with the MAC layer M MAC The Media Access Control MAC layer handles moving data packets between NICs across a shared channel It is a higher l...

Page 412: ...size measured in bytes that a network can transmit Any messages larger than the MTU are fragmented into smaller packets before being sent Multicast A Multicast sends the same message to a select group...

Page 413: ...The Network Time Protocol assures accurate synchronization of the system clocks in a network of computers NTP servers transmit Coordinated Universal Time UTC also known as Greenwich Mean Time to thei...

Page 414: ...JPEG and TIFF file formats are examples of protocols at this layer Layer 7 the Application layer includes protocols like hypertext transfer protocol HTTP simple mail transfer protocol SMTP and file tr...

Page 415: ...etwork layer datagrams IP packets over serial point to point links PPP is designed to operate both over asynchronous connections and bit oriented synchronous systems PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over...

Page 416: ...Loss and network congestion and provide a way of allocating dedicated bandwidth for high priority network traffic The IEEE standard for implementing QoS on wireless networks is currently in work by th...

Page 417: ...uters to configure the best route between any two hosts The router performs little filtering of data it passes RSSI The Received Signal Strength Indication RSSI an 802 1x value that calculates voltage...

Page 418: ...developed to manage and monitor nodes on a network It is part of the TCP IP protocol suite SNMP consists of managed devices and their agents and a management system The agents store data about their...

Page 419: ...on the LAN Subnet Mask A Subnet Mask is a number that defines which part of an IP address is the network address and which part is a host address on the network It is shown in dotted decimal notation...

Page 420: ...t TCP IP The Internet and most local area networks are defined by a group of protocols The most important of these is the Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol TCP IP the de facto stand...

Page 421: ...It adds port address information and a checksum to an IP packet UDP neither guarantees delivery nor does it require a connection It is lightweight and efficient All error processing and retransmission...

Page 422: ...connected to a single physical network even though they may not be The nodes in a VLAN share resources and bandwidth and are isolated on that network The 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway supports the configur...

Page 423: ...i A test and certification of interoperability for WLAN products based on the IEEE 802 11 standard promoted by the Wi Fi Alliance a non profit trade organization WINS The Windows Internet Naming Servi...

Page 424: ...02 11h standard It provides more sophisticated data encryption than WEP and also provides user authentication WPA includes TKIP and 802 1x mechanisms WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 is an enhanced se...

Page 425: ...eless Gateway User Manual D 75 X XML The Extensible Markup Language XML is a specification developed by the W3C XML is a simple flexible text format derived from Standard Generalized Markup Language S...

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Page 427: ...nts 19 20 approvals xv Arrow Key Remapping ANSI Emulation 291 associated wireless clients 128 Atheros Turbo modes 8 167 authentication for security modes 94 authentication server for IEEE 802 1x secur...

Page 428: ...B 2 serial descriptions B 1 Callsign Period RRM group 238 Period narrow band radio 229 String RRM group 239 String narrow band radio 229 captive portal 156 cellular base 222 243 switching 221 certific...

Page 429: ...antenna 19 Direct TCP Check Duplicate Terminal Number Radio Link Features 244 Direct TCP Connections for TekTerm Radio Link Features 244 DNS Hostname Ethernet Settings 138 DSCP Priority 193 tags 192...

Page 430: ...ping screens ANSI 299 3274 273 5250 288 Function Key Remapping ANSI Emulation 291 G General Parameters narrow band radio 225 Group Parameters RRM Group 240 Guest Access Ethernet Settings 138 guest int...

Page 431: ...net Protocol 286 location describing 60 logon administration Web pages 40 Log Relay Host For Kernel Messages Event Logs 124 loops WDS 205 Lower Character Set GL ANSI Emulation 292 LU Name Prefix 3274...

Page 432: ...ers changing with a web browser 23 Passthru 3274 Emulation 260 5250 Emulation 276 password network setting for administrator 49 on Basic Settings 49 PEAP configuring on IEEE 802 1x client C 15 configu...

Page 433: ...t mode not recommended 8 167 turning on or off 169 802 11A G radio 324 802 11G radio 324 Radio Card Status narrow band radio configuration menu 224 Radio Link Features configuration settings 241 246 R...

Page 434: ...Logs 123 Shared Channel RRM group 237 Shared Channel base station 227 Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP 213 Size of Poll Windows narrow band radio 228 RRM group 238 small form pluggable module 2...

Page 435: ...IEEE 802 1x client C 15 configuring on WPA WPA2 Enter prise RADIUS client C 22 V video display terminal connecting 23 Visible Match Character 3274 Emulation 265 5250 Emulation 281 VLAN for internal a...

Page 436: ...IQ Packets Only 306 Initial RTT 306 Protocol Type ID 306 802 IQv2 Beacon UDP Port 307 description 303 Features Menu 307 802 1p tags 192 802 11A G radio 324 802 11 Advanced Settings Radio Settings page...

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