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User Guide

Ruckus Wireless

ZoneFlex 2925/2942 Access Point

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Page 1: ...User Guide Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 2925 2942 Access Point...

Page 2: ...f this device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turn ing the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor rect the interference b...

Page 3: ...ther Administrator Access Options 22 Changing the IP Address 23 Customizing Common Wireless Configuration 25 Customizing Wireless Hotspot Settings 29 Customizing Wireless WEP Encryption 30 Customizing...

Page 4: ...iv Syslog Server 60 Reviewing the Latest Log File Entries 61 Sending a Copy of the Log File to Support Staff 61 Running Diagnostics on Network Connections 63...

Page 5: ...cess point before you get started What can a Hotspot Access Point do for you You re occupying a large space with lots of users and you d like to make it a Wi Fi hotzone Let s make it easy for you ther...

Page 6: ...preparing the Ruckus Wireless AP for network use you can place it as shown below where it can broadcast the strongest signal to as many users as possible As the picture suggests you should mount it h...

Page 7: ...near anything that would impede the signal Helpful recommendations are listed in Placing the AP in your site on page 15 What you should know before starting To install set up and customize a new AP yo...

Page 8: ...rmal use then guide you in placing and connecting your Wireless Hotspot AP for use Chapter Contents What s in the Package 5 Features of the Access Point 5 Preparing the Access Point for Network Use 10...

Page 9: ...instructions Before proceeding review the following section to familiarize yourself with the physical features of the access point AP Features of the Access Point ZF2925 Features The following illust...

Page 10: ...bled One of the WLANs is enabled but no wireless client has associated At least one wireless client has associated If this LED is dark If red If blinking red green alternately If flashing green If ste...

Page 11: ...OPT and DIR LEDs and a locakble sliding door shown below that hides the rear connector I O panel and the side status LEDs As your ZF2942 may be placed in a public location the lock and door mechanisms...

Page 12: ...100 POE Power over Ethernet and 10 100 Mbps connections 5 OPTIONAL Button Not active in this model at this time 6 SOFT RESET Button IF NEEDED Use to reset AP This is a normal reset and does not set AP...

Page 13: ...f steady amber If flashing amber If steady green If flashing grren Port is not connected Ethernet port is connected to 10Mbs Layer 2 device Ethernet port is passing traffic to a 10Mbs Layer 2 device E...

Page 14: ...e following before starting this process A modem DSL or cable E1 T1 router or other device provided by your Internet Service Provider that brings web access to your site Optional A network switch or a...

Page 15: ...following entries IP Address 192 168 0 22 or any address in the 192 168 0 x net work with the exception of 192 168 0 1 which is already used by the AP Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 16...

Page 16: ...er the following Username super Password sp admin 7 Click Login The Ruckus ZoneFlex AP management interface the Web User Interface appears in the browser window The Status Device workspace is active a...

Page 17: ...pplication Each WLAN e g Wireless 1 Wireless 2 etc should have its own unique SSID 6 Click Update Settings 7 Repeat the preceding steps with each Wireless tab 8 Steps 8 12 Optional To switch from DHCP...

Page 18: ...k Update Settings 12 Click Logout to exit the Web User Interface 13 When the Web Admin login page reappears you can exit your browser Disconnect the AP from the PC and from the current power source an...

Page 19: ...Wireless4 Security encryption Disabled for each WLAN Default management IP 192 168 0 1 1 Disconnect the AP s power adapter from the power outlet 2 Move the AP to its permanent location accessible to b...

Page 20: ...and security set tings on the AP match your wireless network Disconnect the AP from the power source wait 5 seconds then reconnect it and wait 60 seconds before attempting a reconnection Disconnect a...

Page 21: ...s Next Your Ruckus Wireless hotspot access point is now in place serving your wi fi network users But there are additional settings you might want to adjust to fine tune and improve the performance of...

Page 22: ...apter Contents Opening the Web User Interface 19 Changing the Administrator Login Settings 21 Activating other Administrator Access Options 22 Changing the IP Address 23 Customizing Common Wireless Co...

Page 23: ...this format https ip_address 3 If a Windows security alert dialog box appears click OK Yes to proceed The Ruckus Wireless Admin login page appears 4 If you represent a hotspot operator enter the follo...

Page 24: ...2 Menu bar 1 Under each category Status Configuration etc are options that when clicked open related workspaces in the area to the right Workspace 2 This large area displays features options and indi...

Page 25: ...lds The Service Provider user login settings which you use as Operator initially have super as the username and sp admin as the password You can safely ignore the Home settings 3 Change the Service Pr...

Page 26: ...ng into the Web User interface click Management under Administrator The Administrator Management workspace appears 2 Review the options and make changes as needed Telnet access By default this option...

Page 27: ...Update Settings to save your changes A confirmation message appears at the top of the workspace Changing the IP Address There are at least two instances when you would change the IP address of the AP...

Page 28: ...hese steps 1 After logging into the Web User interface click Internet under Configuration 2 When the Configure Internet options appear as shown previously click the button by the Connection Type to be...

Page 29: ...Hz 54 Mbps For faster 802 11g devices only Allows only 802 11g compliant devices to join the network 2 4GHz 11Mbps For slower 802 11b devices only Allows only 802 11b compliant devices to join the net...

Page 30: ...lows the AP to adapt data transmission to the best rate available The efficacy of rates listed in the Data Rate drop down menu is dependent on the Wireless Mode previously specified WARNING In order t...

Page 31: ...d options and how they can be customized on an individual hotspot basis see the following section Setting Threshold Options 3 Click Update Settings to save and apply the changes Setting Threshold Opti...

Page 32: ...icates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM This is a countdown field that the device uses to inform its clients of the next win dow for listening to broadcast or multicast mes...

Page 33: ...interface click Wireless under Configuration 2 When the Configure Wireless Common workspace appears click one of the four Wireless tabs The Configure Wireless Wireless workspace appears FIGURE 3 11 3...

Page 34: ...ine tune the encryption For more information see either Customizing Wireless WEP Encryption on page 30 or Customizing Wireless WPA Encryp tion on page 32 4 When you are finished click Update Settings...

Page 35: ...128 bit Specify the key with 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters The 128 bit cryptography is stronger privacy protec tion for your network and is recommended if you use WEP Key Entry Method H...

Page 36: ...supported on older wireless devices In some cases the older devices can be upgraded with adapters to take advantage of WPA PSK If you configure the hotspot AP with WPA PSK some network users will not...

Page 37: ...s a Microsoft patch and is only available on Windows XP with Ser vice pack 2 or later WPA Auto is an advanced option Only the best WPA 802 11i conforming Wi Fi WPA certified client devices can operate...

Page 38: ...configure hotspot specific 802 1x authentication settings follow these steps 1 Open the Web User interface and click Wireless under Configuration 2 When the Configure Wireless Common workspace appear...

Page 39: ...Ruckus Wireless ZoneFlex 2925 2942 User Guide After the Installation Post Installation Setup 35 FIGURE 3 14...

Page 40: ...under Configuration The Configuration VLAN workspace appears FIGURE 3 16 2 Review the current IDs 3 Make any changes if needed 4 Click Update Settings test For more on VLAN configuration see VLANs on...

Page 41: ...You will also learn how to restore the AP to a factory default state but this should be done only if the AP is inoperable and Ruckus support staff have recommended this action Doing this will force yo...

Page 42: ...o change the common wireless data rate turn to page 40 To change the transmit power level turn to page 40 To change the beacon interval turn to page 41 To change the overall protection mode turn to pa...

Page 43: ...r 802 11b devices only Allows only 802 11b compli ant devices to join the network 4 For information about the remaining common wireless configuration options see Cus tomizing Common Wireless Configura...

Page 44: ...available Note the efficacy of rates listed in the Data Rate drop down menu is dependent on the Wireless Mode previously specified 6 Click Update Settings to save and apply the changes Changing the Tr...

Page 45: ...ine the frequency measured in milliseconds 5 Click Update Settings to save and apply the changes Changing the Protection Mode 1 After opening the Web User interface click Wireless under Configuration...

Page 46: ...ing This controls whether or not a hotspot is active To deactivate a hotspot use this feature 1 Open the Web User interface and click Wireless under Configuration 2 When the Configure Wireless Common...

Page 47: ...t in the SSID field that represents this hotspot 4 Type a new SSID 5 Repeat the previous two steps with the remaining hotspot tabs 6 Click Update Settings to save and apply the changes Rate Limiting H...

Page 48: ...s Point 44 FIGURE 4 8 4 Toggle the Downlink drop down menu and select the downlink rate limit for each sta tion 5 Toggle the Uplink drop down menu and select the uplink rate limit for each station FIG...

Page 49: ...ty Voice Voice requires the highest priority so that conversations can be readily under stood Video The second highest priority class video data also requires prompt delivery but is less sensitive to...

Page 50: ...s controls for a WLAN 1 Open the Web User interface and click Access Controls under Configuration 2 When the Configuration Access Controls workspace appears click a hotspot specific tab by default Wir...

Page 51: ...box under the Remove column for the MAC address entry ies you want to remove from the table and click Update Access control options Disabling WLAN access restrictions If you select Disable WLAN access...

Page 52: ...d A F Most address tags and software where you find MAC addresses listed include colons or dashes to separate the address pairs that is provided for you on the web page so do not enter the colons or d...

Page 53: ...Internet etc thus given the appropriate priority as it traverses the Internet VLAN topics covered in this section Navigating the VLAN page on page 49 VLAN configuration examples on page 51 Changing a...

Page 54: ...stinguished with different VLAN IDs which you configure using this page FIGURE 4 12 VLAN port state icons Member VLAN ports allow the network s traffic to flow through it s associated RJ45 connector I...

Page 55: ...ectivity test VLAN configuration examples Default Configuration By default the Management network and all WLANs are mapped to the same VLAN and are available untagged on all ports VLAN Separation In t...

Page 56: ...tivity prior to saving changes This pre vents you from being locked out in the event you were to change the Management interface VLAN ID Changing the port state for a VLAN This task should be performe...

Page 57: ...r logging into the Web User interface click VLAN under Administrator The Administrator VLAN workspace appears 2 Click an RJ 45 port icon to change the state from untagged to tagged 3 Click Update Sett...

Page 58: ...ervice until the new IP address has been put in use To force the DHCP server to assign new IP addresses to all networked devices at the same time including this AP click Release DHCP This will cause a...

Page 59: ...ending in rcks with the html extension Replace any file names ending in fI7 with the html extension 4 Do not change the Username or Password entries 5 Click Perform Upgrade A status bar appears durin...

Page 60: ...only The clock starts right away and the actual upgrade will occur at the first effective interval A status bar appears during the upgrade process When the upgrade is complete the AP will reboot auto...

Page 61: ...der Maintenance The Maintenance Reboot Reset workspace appears 2 Review the options 3 Click Reset now by Restore to factory settings After a brief pause you will be automatically logged out of the AP...

Page 62: ...P its network and in a limited way who is connected to your wi fi hotzone Chapter Contents Monitoring WLAN Use 59 Monitoring Local Services 59 Activating the AP Log and Sending the Log to a Syslog Ser...

Page 63: ...he Status Wireless workspace appears click any of the hotspot tabs FIGURE 5 1 3 Look at the list of Connected Devices A table lists all currently active access points authorized and rogue associated w...

Page 64: ...Log under Administrator The Administrator Log workspace appears 2 Look for Log status and click Enabled By default the log is disabled 3 After enabling the log you can make the following changes Sysl...

Page 65: ...you can save a copy of the log file to your local PC if needed For more information see the following section Sending a Copy of the Log File to Support Staff The Support Info log consists of the confi...

Page 66: ...uter You can manually send a copy of the Current Log to your own computer if needed 1 After logging into the Web User interface click Support Info under Maintenance The Maintenance Support Info worksp...

Page 67: ...traceroute To run diagnostics for network troubleshooting follow these steps 1 After logging in to the Web User interface click Diagnostics under Administrator The Administrator Diagnostics workspace...

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