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airClient™ Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide

9. Firmware Upgrade

The latest firmware for aCNPT Nexus is available for download from the smartBridges Support website at

http://www.smartbridges.com/support/

The aCNPT Nexus unit firmware can be upgraded from the web management interface.

Follow the steps below to upgrade the aCNPT Nexus firmware:

1. Download the latest (or a particular release version) of the aCNPT Nexus firmware from the web-

site http://www.smartbridges.com/support/

2. Login to the device web interface. Go to Tools | Firmware Upgrade drop down menu. The

Firmware Upgrade page will be displayed as shown below.

3. Enter the firmware tar-ball file name downloaded in Step 1.

4. Click on the Upgrade button to upgrade the firmware.

5. When the firmware tar-ball file transfer is completed, a message will be displayed on the web-

page.

6. Wait for about 10 minutes or so for the device firmware to be upgraded. Once the upgrade

completes, a pop-up window displaying the upgraded firmware version will appear.

Note: During the upgrade period (about 10-15 minutes), the aCNPT unit must NOT be reset or

power-cycled.

Figure 9-1 aCNPT Nexus Firmware Upgrade page

Summary of Contents for airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL sB3412

Page 2: ... Configuration 21 2 7 2 Wireless Configuration 22 2 7 3 Bridge Configuration 24 2 7 4 Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol STP 24 2 7 5 STP Settings Configuration 25 2 8 ACNPT ROUTER NAT CONFIGURATION 28 2 8 1 Ethernet Configuration 28 2 8 2 Wireless Configuration 29 2 8 3 DHCP Configurations 31 2 8 4 DHCP Relay Configurations 33 2 8 5 Routing Table 34 2 8 6 Wireless Settings Management 35 2 8 7 Wir...

Page 3: ...r Guide 8 1 3 NTP Time Server Setup 64 8 2 PROFILE MANAGER 64 8 2 1 Save Profile 66 8 2 2 Load Operating Profile 66 8 2 3 Profile Calendar 66 8 3 LINK TEST 67 8 4 LINK BUDGET PLANNING 69 9 Firmware Upgrade 72 Appendix A SNMP Trap 74 Appendix B Useful terms and definitions 75 Appendix C License 78 ...

Page 4: ... of the User Guide and where to obtain additional information regarding installation and set up Overview of User Guide The checklists for pre and post installation are provided in Chapter 1 Chapter 2 shows the three modes that the airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL can work in Bridge Router and NAT and the procedures for configuring the various parameters in each mode Chapter 3 gives instructions for editi...

Page 5: ...mers through the smartBridges support center website The website provides updated tools and documents to help troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to smartBridges products and technologies To access the technical support resources please visit the support center website at http www smartbridges com support You will need to register for certain services and downloads on the smartBridge...

Page 6: ... 5 Network bridge STP etc parameter configuration 6 Bandwidth management 7 Security 8 QoS 9 Antenna alignment 10 Traffic Statistics 11 Site Survey 12 Profile management 13 User management 14 Link Test 15 Link Budget Planning Calculator 16 Firmware Upgrade 1 1 System Requirements The following are the minimum system requirements for the aCNPT web based configuration management tool 1 Operating Syst...

Page 7: ...Min Sec 6 UPS Installed Yes No 7 UPS specification if any KVA 8 Line Voltage 90V 264V AC 50 60 Hz 9 Near Line of site between sites Yes No 10 Height of tower Feet Meters 11 Repeater required to achieve a link Yes No 12 If Repeater required then reason why For example to achieve long distance LOS etc 13 No of repeaters required No 14 Required Throughput Mbps 15 Gain of antenna dBi Internal antenna ...

Page 8: ...can be used on the basis of site survey with a help of scanning tools like Netstumbler Specify channel number Pre Installation Lab Testing of Equipment No Parameters Units Site A Site B 1 Network diagram along with IP address of all the interfaces for link to be setup in place Yes No 2 Availability of Quick Installation Guide Yes No 3 Availability of User Guide and CD Yes No 4 Ensure that all item...

Page 9: ...et Port 32 bit numeric address 4 IP address of Wireless Port 32 bit numeric address 5 Noise Floor dBm 6 RSSI dBm 7 Channel selected for Link 8 Radio TX Output Power 5 to 23 dBm 9 Model of smartBridges aCNPT equipment selected for a link SB3412 10 Antenna Gain dBi Internal antenna dBi is 15 for 802 11b g and 17 for 802 11a 11 Antenna Polarization Horizontal Vertical 12 Antenna Type if using externa...

Page 10: ...running near a sharp edge Yes No 5 Ensure that the aCNPT along with antenna is fixed properly on a tower with the help of nuts and bolt supplied in packaging Yes No 6 Ensure that the device external antenna is pointed to get the best RSSI and link quality Yes No 7 Ping response Ms 8 Ping success rate Percentage 9 Throughput test Upload Download Mbps 10 Link stability based on observation for 1 Hr ...

Page 11: ...alled The PC must be on the same subnet as the aCNPT Follow the steps below to login as an Administrator to the web based configuration management interface system 1 Connect the aCNPT using the Power over Ethernet PoE to a PC or network via the ETH A or ETH B port Please refer to the Quick Install Guide for more information on connections 2 Open a web browser on the PC and enter the device IP addr...

Page 12: ...Page 12 of 78 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Figure 2 2 License Agreement Page Figure 2 3 aCNPT Summary Information Page ...

Page 13: ...tton to change the password Figure 2 4 Administrator Password Change Page Item Descriptions IP Address Editable Ethernet IP Address IP Mask Editable Ethernet IP subnet Mask Gateway Editable Gateway IP address Ethernet Configuration DHCP Editable DHCP status Disabled Enabled User can enable DHCP by ticking the check box to obtain an IP address from the network DHCP server SSID Device SSID Channel D...

Page 14: ...on parameters click on the Ethernet Configuration link Similarly clicking on the Wireless Configuration link the Radio Configuration page will be displayed to edit any wireless settings The figure below shows the Ethernet Configuration parameters in editable boxes To save the changes to the system click on the Apply Changes button Note Clicking the web browser s Back button returns to the previous...

Page 15: ...llows bi directional bandwidth management of the wireless link Routing Table Allows user to view add and delete static routes Routing table is only available for aCNPT Router mode Networking QoS The primary goal of QoS is to provide priority such as dedicated bandwidth controlled jitter and latency required by some real time and interactive traffic and improved loss characteristics Radio Main Wire...

Page 16: ...sed on the 802 1x protocol and addresses the weaknesses of WEP WPA2 PSK Based on the 802 11i standard WPA2 was released in 2004 and uses a stronger method of encryption WPA2 RADIUS The enterprise version of WPA2 is WPA2 RADIUS which uses an external RADIUS server for authentication which uses EAP Extended Authentication Protocol Note The Default Security is None Reset to Defaults Resets the device...

Page 17: ...put test and ping test These tools could be very helpful during the installation phase Link Budget Planning Calculator Allows user to calculate the Link Budget Antenna alignment Shows the link status link quality RSSI Site Survey Shows all the wireless devices operating in the area User Manager Allows the administrator to change the Administrator password Firmware Upgrade Allows user to update to ...

Page 18: ...ddresses for internal traffic and a single wireless IP for external traffic It provides a type of firewall by hiding internal IP addresses and allows sharing by many computers behind the aCNPT Since these are done in the LAN there is no possibility of conflict with IP addresses in the public or wireless network This is in the Client Infrastructure mode Router A normal routing functionality is prov...

Page 19: ...ent Operational Mode link to go to the System Configuration page Choose Bridge under the Remote Device option 3 Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter the fields for IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration 5 Enter the MAC address and the SSID of the remote radio 6 Enter the Channel and Domain 7 Click on the Apply Changes button to change the...

Page 20: ... Current Operational Mode link to go to the System Configuration page Choose Router or NAT under the Remote Device option 3 Click on Apply Changes A confirmation pop up window will be displayed 4 Enter the fields for IP Address IP Mask and Gateway for Ethernet Configuration and Wireless Configuration 5 Enter the SSID and the Domain of a remote radio 6 Click on Apply Changes button to change the se...

Page 21: ...ns outline the procedures for changing the settings for bridge mode 2 7 1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured when the operational mode was changed to the bridge mode Follow these steps below if you need to re configure the aCNPT Bridge Ethernet parameters 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link 2 Select DHCP enable disable radio button Enter t...

Page 22: ...elect Main aCNPT Bridge Mode from the Radio drop down menu on the menu bar 2 Enter the SSID and access point s radio MAC address 3 Choose a radio regulatory domain and channel from the drop down lists 4 Select the transmit power of the radio from the Dial a Power drop down menu and select the appropriate gain of the antenna 5 Enter the RF cable loss based on the cable specifications 6 Click Apply ...

Page 23: ...Settings Page Associated Click on Status to view the association link status graph Figure 2 12 Link Status Noise Floor is the measure of the signal created from the sum of all the noise sources and unwanted signals within a measurement system Note If the association status window does not appear click on the Java link to download the JRE ...

Page 24: ...ee frames called Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDUs at regular intervals The devices do not forward these frames but use them to construct the loop free path Multiple active paths among end stations cause loops in the network If a loop exists in the network end stations might receive duplicate messages Infrastructure devices might also learn end station MAC addresses on multiple Layer 2 interfaces S...

Page 25: ...e Bridge forward delay 15 4 30 The period of time a bridge will wait the listen and learn period before beginning to forward data packets Ethernet port ETH A path cost 100 0 65535 The cost of using the port to reach the root bridge When selecting among multiple links to the root bridge STP chooses the link with the lowest path cost and blocks the other paths Each port type has its own default STP ...

Page 26: ... assigned to bridge group by default When the user enables STP and assigns a priority on bridge STP is enabled on the radio and Ethernet interfaces The interfaces adopt the priority assigned to bridge The user can edit STP Priority Bridge Max age Bridge hello time Forward Delay STP Port priority and STP Port Path cost The Transparent Aging Time determines the time to refresh entries in the Forward...

Page 27: ...es of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for ETHA 11 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for ETHB 12 Enter the values of Ethernet Port Priority and or Port Path Cost for Radio A 13 Click on Apply Changes Button to save to the current configuration file Figure 2 14 Bridge Configuration ...

Page 28: ...te with any access point Note The configuration procedure of parameters in NAT mode is the same as for Router mode 2 8 1 Ethernet Configuration The Ethernet IP is configured during the operational mode change to aCNPT Router mode Follow these steps below if you need to re configure the aCNPT Router Ethernet parameters 1 From the Summary Information page click on the Ethernet Configuration link to ...

Page 29: ...n the Apply Changes to change the settings Figure 2 16 aCNPT Router Wireless IP Configuration In order for the aCNPT Router NAT device to associate with the access point the user needs to configure the access point s SSID and any security option if enabled for example WEP Follow these steps below to configure the aCNPT Router NAT Mode wireless association parameters 1 Click on Main aCNPT Router Mo...

Page 30: ...t f o r m airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Figure 2 17 aCNPT Router Wireless Association Settings Click on Status to view the association link status graph After getting the associated the page looks as follows Figure 2 18 Wireless Settings Page Associated ...

Page 31: ...lows a host to be automatically assigned a new IP address out of a pool of IP addresses for his network A DHCP server relay can only be configured when the device is in the aCNPT Router NAT Mode Follow the steps below to configure the aCNPT Router unit as a DHCP server 1 Click on Networking DHCP Server from the menu bar to access the DHCP configuration page 2 Click on Enable DHCP to start the DHCP...

Page 32: ...IP address IP address 0 0 0 0 for the DNS Server IP indicates no DNS Server is being used The DHCP Server is only available to hosts connected to the same LAN segment as the device wired side Ethernet port Figure 2 20 DHCP Server Configurations Follow the steps below to disable the aCNPT Router NAT DHCP server 1 Click on Networking DHCP Server from the menu bar to access the DHCP configuration pag...

Page 33: ...access the DHCP Configuration page Click on Enable DHCP Relay to choose DHCP Relay mode 3 Enter a valid DHCP Server IP 4 Click on the Apply Changes to start the DHCP relay agent Note The system will validate the input parameters and notify users of invalid entries The DHCP Server IP will be in the same network segment as the device wireless Radio IP address The DHCP Server needs to be configured t...

Page 34: ...Table Follow the steps below to add a static route entry in the aCNPT Router device 1 Click on Networking Routing Table from the menu bar to access the view routing table page 2 Enter the Network IP Mask Gateway Interface and Metric entry for the new route 3 Click on Apply Changes to add the new static route Follow the steps below to delete a static route entry in the aCNPT Router device 1 Click o...

Page 35: ...RO TOTAL User Guide Figure 2 24 Adding Static Route 2 8 6 Wireless Settings Management The Radio Configuration Main page can be accessed from the Radio menu The contents will be slightly different for each mode Bridge Router or NAT Figure 2 25 aCNPT Wireless Settings Page in Bridge Mode ...

Page 36: ...son it does not support 802 11b and third party access point Or The Radio Operating Mode can set to Mixed Mode i e 802 11 a b g Or The Radio Operating Mode can be set to 802 11 b only or 802 11 g only Channel This is the current radio channel in the selected domain This is settable when in aCNPT Bridge mode user need to enter the same channel as the Access Point device from the pull down list The ...

Page 37: ...nd valid WEP key on both ends it provides data encryption Clients without correct WEP key still can associate but can not send packet through Shared key Strict authentication for both authentication and data encryption Clients must provide valid WEP key to associate WEP Enable Disable WEP Encryption WEP Key Type HEX WEP Key Size Choose encryption key size between 64bits and 128bits 64 bits User ha...

Page 38: ...ton to change the settings Note The system will validate the key entries and provide error or warning notifications The user must enter the key indicated by the Valid Key selection Figure 2 26 WEP ONLY Configuration WPA PSK In order to configure WPA PSK follow the steps as below 1 Click the Security link from the Radio Main page 2 Select the WPA PSK from the drop down menu of the Security Mode 3 E...

Page 39: ...ey changing is done very quickly This stops even the most determined hacker from gathering enough data to break the encryption WPA Shared Key This is used by the clients to become authenticated with the Root Bridge Remote Router Remote NAT WPA RADIUS WPA provides encryption via the Temporary Key Integrity Protocol TKIP using the RC4 algorithm It is based on the 802 1X protocol and addresses the we...

Page 40: ... Security link from the Radio Main page 2 Select the WPA2 PSK from the drop down menu of the Security Mode 3 Enter the WPA Shared Key ASCII in the dialog box provided 4 Select the Encryption Type between TKIP and AES 5 Click on the Apply changes to save the configuration details Figure 2 29 WPA2 PSK WPA2 RADIUS The enterprise version of WPA2 is WPA2 RADIUS which uses an external RADIUS server for ...

Page 41: ...erver is known as the Authentication server Follow the steps below for Configuring the WPA2 RADIUS 1 Click the Security link from the Radio Main page 2 Select the WPA2 RADIUS from the drop down menu of the Security Mode 3 Enter the User id and the Password in the dialog box provided 4 In order to validate the certificates click on the validate certificate radio button A dialog appears with a brows...

Page 42: ...e fragmented If the frame that the access point is transmitting is larger than the threshold it will trigger the fragmentation function The use of fragmentation can increase the reliability of frame transmissions Because smaller frames are being sent collisions are much less likely to occur The range of its value is from 256 to 2346 The default value is 2346 bytes RTS CTS Length a Shows current va...

Page 43: ...ed of 802 11g based wireless networks Frame bursting is sometimes also called packet bursting Piggy Back Piggy back is a performance boosting feature which increases the effective transmission speed with no intervention According to the IEEE 802 11 standard specification a single frame combining a plurality of information can be transmitted For example the frame may carry data acknowledgement ACK ...

Page 44: ...upload and download bandwidth for the wireless link Follow the steps below to change the bandwidth parameters 1 From the menu bar click on Networking Bandwidth Controller drop down menu item 2 Click on the Bandwidth Controller Enable radio button 3 Enter the desired value for upload and download 4 Click on the Go to Advanced Settings to provide Bandwidth Control based on IP or MAC and click Add to...

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Page 46: ...2 11e set of standards Wireless Multimedia Extensions WME also known as Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a Wi Fi Alliance certification based on this IEEE 802 11e WMM prioritizes traffic according to four AC Access Categories voice video best effort and background However it does not provide guaranteed throughput It is suitable for simple applications that require QoS such as Wi Fi Voice over IP VoIP phone...

Page 47: ... 4 2 QoS front page In total there are 9 different classes which can be configured Note Class 1 indicates the default value In order to define the filters for a class follow the steps below 1 Click on Filters 2 Select the application packet that has to be filtered Figure 4 3 Selection Menu of Application Filter ...

Page 48: ...d based on the IP or MAC Figure 4 4 Selection Menu of IP MAC based filter 4 Select whether the packet has to be filtered based on source address or the destination address If the packet being filtered is based on IP then enter the IP address If it is based on MAC then enter the MAC address Figure 4 5 Selection Menu of Source Destination based filter ...

Page 49: ...airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Figure 4 6 IP address dialog box 5 Select the Port either Destination or Source based and select the Port Number from the drop down menu You can also select a customized the Port number Figure 4 7 Selection of Destination Source port ...

Page 50: ...network includes a TOS field in the header that indicates how the data should be prioritized and transmitted over the network The access point examines the TOS field in the headers of all packets that pass through the AP Based on the value in a packet s TOS field the AP prioritizes the packet for transmission by assigning it to one of the queues Figure 4 9 TOS value Dialog box 7 After configuring ...

Page 51: ...list window 8 After adding the desired filters to the list click on the Apply Changes to save the configuration of the filters There will be a confirmation pop up window Click OK to confirm or Cancel to discard the selection Click on Apply Changes to save the selected list of filters Figure 4 11 Add filter Confirmation POP UP WINDOW ...

Page 52: ... added filters from the list and then clicking on Delete Selected filters Figure 4 13 Delete Selected Filters 10 In order to configure with the desired minimum and maximum bandwidth priority across classes or disable certain classes go to the QOS main page click on the QoS The page appears as shown in Figure 4 14 11 Use the scroll bar to select the desired priority for a particular class ...

Page 53: ...rk indicates that the particular class is enabled In order to disable click on the radio button and the tick mark disappears indicating that the class is disabled 13 Click on the Apply changes to save the configuration Note 0 No Priority 1 Highest Priority Voice 2 High Priority Video 3 Medium Priority IP Traffic 4 Lowest Priority File Transfer Figure 4 14 QoS Configuration Page ...

Page 54: ...enu The following figure shows the list of SSID from the site survey Figure 5 1 Site Survey showing associated devices To associate to a particular SSID click the Associate button or double click the desired SSID to establish the wireless link to the access point If WEP or any security option is used on the access point then WEP needs to be enabled and the WEP key defined prior to association ...

Page 55: ...ntenna without looking at the link status display Click on the Antenna Alignment Tone to ON button to hear the alignment tones You will need to insert the earphones provided into the earphone jack in the unit For more information on antenna alignment please refer to the Quick Installation Guide To perform the antenna alignment 1 Go to the menu bar and choose Radio menu item 2 From the Radio page u...

Page 56: ... 56 of 78 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Note A jump in the audio frequency from low to high indicates that the RSSI is increasing and vice versa ...

Page 57: ...1 Ethernet Traffic Statistics Ethernet Traffic Statistics Transmitted Bytes Total number of packets transmitted from the particular interface Transmitted Unicast packets Total number of successfully transmitted unicast packets to a specified destination Transmitted Discards The number of unicast and multicast packets dropped before a transmission attempt was made because of congestion or an error ...

Page 58: ...e Radio Configuration Main Page Figure 7 2 Wireless Statistics from Radio Main Page Table 7 2 Wireless Traffic Statistics Wireless Traffic Statistics Transmit Success Rate Total number of successfully transmitted unicast and multicast MPDU s Transmit Multiple Retry count Total number of unicast MPDU s successfully transmitted after two or more retries Transmit One Retry count Total number of unica...

Page 59: ... in response to the RTS frames No of Aborted Frames Total number of frames that are aborted by the radio An aborted frame occurs when it experiences a brief or permanent internal error that interrupts the transmission of the frame No of PHY Aborted Frames No of PHY aborted frames when lmac drops frames This can happen only when PLCP checksum failure occurs Note The wireless statistics is also acce...

Page 60: ...eset options using the Profile Manager and doing a Link Test as well as estimating the Link Budget 8 1 System Configuration The System Configuration page provides a one page tool to configure the aCNPT device To access the System Configuration page go to Tools System Configuration drop down menu The following figure displays the System Configuration page Figure 8 1 System Configuration ...

Page 61: ... Display the installed radio firmware version Edit Configuration Provide links to edit IP radio configurations Ethernet MTU Size Set the Ethernet MTU Size Syslog server IP Address Display the current message Syslog server IP Address User can change the IP address SNMP Trap IP Display the current SNMP trap IP address User can change the IP address Log Level Display the current Log Level WatchGuard ...

Page 62: ...below to change the SNMP security settings 1 Enter New Community and Confirm Community with the same string 2 Check the SNMP Access Filters Enable box 3 Enter Access Filters IP Address and Mask Up to three IP s settings can be entered 4 Click the Apply Changes button Figure 8 2 SNMP Security Configuration Table 8 2 Description of SNMP Page Items Page Items Descriptions SNMP Community Display SNMP ...

Page 63: ...e programmed to do so on a daily weekly monthly basis The current time can be set by specifying a NTP server there is one already specified by default and the time zone After enabling the delayed reset specify a time which is valid in reference to current time When recurrence is set to weekly monthly or daily the reference is made with the first set time i e Reset time Figure 8 3 Delayed Reset Set...

Page 64: ...TP server IP is accessible from the device Use the ping test tool from the Tools Link Test to check if the NTP server can be pinged from the device The device can still operate without the Time Server configuration but you will not be able to perform the Delayed Reset function Figure 8 4 NTP Time Settings 8 2 Profile Manager The aCNPT Nexus configuration parameters can be saved as profiles in the ...

Page 65: ... which profile name to save for the current configuration Profile Description Specify a description for the profile to be saved Save Profile button Click to save current profile Change Profile To Select which profile to load as current configuration Profile Description Description for profile to be loaded Load Profile button Click to Load a specified profile Select Profile Choose a profile to sche...

Page 66: ...le Calendar allows the user to manage profiles based on different calendar times With it the different profiles and scheduled activities can be configured based on the profiles set for a pre defined time A typical situation is when an operator has two profiles for day and night The two different profiles can be created and saved as Profile Day and Profile Night The Profile Calendar can then be sch...

Page 67: ...ls the user can test Throughput and perform Ping Test You can run Radio Transmit or Radio Receive The remote device will automatically start receiving transmitting provided an airPoint Nexus is used The remote radio IP address has to be specified for the test Follow the steps below to do a Ping Test 1 Enter a valid IP address for Far end Radio IP Address 2 Click on the Start button under Ping The ...

Page 68: ...the speed of the link Follow the steps below to do a Throughput Test 1 Enter a valid IP address of the far Radio 2 Click on the Radio Receive button on the near radio under the Throughput Test and the Radio Transmit button at the far radio 3 The Throughput test will start and the result will be displayed 4 Click on the Stop button if you want to stop the test Note The Throughput Test can be done o...

Page 69: ...nu A GPS Calculator is provided in the Link Budget Planning Calculator page to calculate the distance between two aCNPT and the access point stations To calculate the distance follow the steps below 1 Enter the GPS co ordinates of Station 1 Latitude1 and Longitude1 and Station 2 Latitude 2 and Longitude 2 GPS co ordinates may be entered in DD MM MM or DD MM SS SS formats 2 Select the distance unit...

Page 70: ...er the Cable Losses in dB for station 1 and 2 5 Click the Compute Link Budget button to calculate the link budget information 6 The link budget information will be displayed in the following figure The link budget information includes the EIRP Free Space Loss and Theoretical RSSI The Receive Sensitivity Maximum Transmit Power System Gain and Available Fade Margin at various Link Speeds are also co...

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Page 72: ...http www smartbridges com support 2 Login to the device web interface Go to Tools Firmware Upgrade drop down menu The Firmware Upgrade page will be displayed as shown below 3 Enter the firmware tar ball file name downloaded in Step 1 4 Click on the Upgrade button to upgrade the firmware 5 When the firmware tar ball file transfer is completed a message will be displayed on the web page 6 Wait for a...

Page 73: ... 73 of 78 i n t e l l i g e n t w i r e l e s s p l a t f o r m airClient Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide Figure 9 2 aCNPT Nexus Firmware Upgrade Firmware transferred Figure 9 3 Successful upgrade pop up window ...

Page 74: ...ress Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 1 Value changed IP address IP netmask Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 2 Value changed IP netmask Gateway Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 2 1 3 Value changed Gateway SSID Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 5 1 3 3 Value changed SSID Radio Mode Object Identifier 1 3 6 1 4 1 14882 5 1 18 Value changed Radio Mode Note Possible values for radio ...

Page 75: ...they can be segregated into separate VLANs 802 11i An upcoming security standard currently being developed by IEEE that features 802 1x authentication protections and adds AES Advanced Encryption Standard technology a stronger level of security than used in WPA for encryption protection along with other enhancements IEEE 802 1x A security standard featuring a port based authentication framework an...

Page 76: ...rver provides the material for creating the keys Packet Concatenation Packet concatenation will increase the throughput of the equipment by simply buffering the packets at the transmitter and convert them into superframe for the transmission over the wireless interface Packet Bursting Packet bursting is for increasing the throughput by increasing the window size and reducing the time for acknowled...

Page 77: ...anagement Protocol a set of protocols for managing complex networks The first versions of SNMP were developed in the early 80s SNMP works by sending messages called protocol data units PDUs to different parts of a network SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIB and return this data to the SNMP requesters SYSLOG In order to track informat...

Page 78: ...ovided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 Please refer to the URL b...

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