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The ComPoint in the AC Mode

5-1

The ComPoint in the AC Mode

This chapter describes the user interface of the ComPoint Butter-
fly in the access client mode.

Status

Provides a general overview of the status of the ComPoint.

General

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Node Name
Name of the ComPoint. It serves, for example, to locate the devices
and can be assigned almost freely. In the state as delivered, the node
name consists of „node_“ and the MAC address of the ComPoint.

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Up Time
Shows the operating time expired after the last booting.

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Страница 2: ...dwestpark 94 D 90449 Nuremberg Germany http www funkwerk ec com Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Other company trademark or product names not explicitly menti...

Страница 3: ...n to the Power Supply 1 7 After Successful Commissioning 1 7 Operation of the CPB as Access Point 1 8 Operation of the CPB as Access Client Firmware 2 0 and Higher 1 8 The Basic Configuration 1 15 Boo...

Страница 4: ...1 Status 5 1 Scan 5 4 Bridge 5 5 Statistics 5 6 Configuration Interface 5 10 Configuration Wireless 5 12 Configuration Security 5 16 Configuration SNMP 5 19 Configuration Administration 5 20 Appendix...

Страница 5: ...in today s busi ness environment stipulating the need to provide highly efficient and ubiquitous access to data A wireless infrastructure as provided by Funkwerk Enterprise Communications with the ar...

Страница 6: ...n site in the seminar room in the hotel room at the airport on your garden bench in your living room Congratulations the future of efficient workflows has just begun for you Objectives Simply send you...

Страница 7: ...concepts such as server client and IP address Basic understanding of Microsoft Windows operating systems Manual Conventions This manual uses the following text styles for the purpose of guid ing throu...

Страница 8: ...he hardware or software Note Contains important general or additional information on a spe cific topic Prerequisite Advises you of any prerequisites which have to be fulfilled to per form the subseque...

Страница 9: ...not meet your demands please contact our artem Service see Section artem Service Hardware Description This section contains photographs and figures of the individual components of the artem ComPoint p...

Страница 10: ...The artem ComPoint Butterfly Product Package 1 2 The side view of the artem ComPoint Butterfly...

Страница 11: ...The rear side of the ComPoint accommodates the jack for the power supply and an RJ45 jack for the Ethernet connection LED Symbol Meaning Power The LED shines as soon as the device is sup plied with po...

Страница 12: ...The artem ComPoint Butterfly Product Package 1 4 R SMA Jack Antenna Port Button for Monitor Mode Connection to the Ethernet RJ45 Jack for Power Supply...

Страница 13: ...ing specifications Input voltage 230 V Input frequency 50 Hz Output voltage 12V DC Output current maximally 0 5 A Commissioning The following section describes how to commission the ComPoint This proc...

Страница 14: ...oor to another story Screwing on the External Standard Antenna To set up a radio link via the ComPoint you can use the external standard antenna shipped with the device 1 Screw the standard antenna on...

Страница 15: ...ommissioning After connecting the ComPoint to the mains power supply and setting up a connection to your Ethernet it is ready for use Note To adapt the radio client to already existing configurations...

Страница 16: ...uc ture mode or in the ad hoc mode In ad hoc operation it has to be ensured that all CPB ACs are installed within the reach of the wireless network As a rule ad hoc operation is not recom mended since...

Страница 17: ...After Successful Commissioning 1 9 Figure Ad hoc operation all clients communicate directly with each other Figure Operation in the infrastructure mode all clients commu nicate via an access point...

Страница 18: ...ted to the CPB AC In the network the CPB AC is reached via the MAC address of the connected client In this mode all protocols can be trans ferred transparently At the switch the ComPoint Butterfly can...

Страница 19: ...ied so that all computers can be reached via the MAC address of the CPB AC Therefore only the IP protocol can be transferred transparently If protocols other than IP have to be transferred each client...

Страница 20: ...sful Commissioning 1 12 Mixed Scenario In this scenario one CPB works as AP the other CPBs as single ACs and multi ACs In addition two notebooks are logged on to the AP Example Switch Switch CPB AP CP...

Страница 21: ...channel if possible Note Here up to 16 devices can be administrated behind the AC Also refer to Section Configuration Wireless on Page 5 12 Example 1 A further option is the use of the WDS Wireless Di...

Страница 22: ...After Successful Commissioning 1 14 Example 2 WDS Switch CPB AP CPB AP CPB AP WLAN 1 WLAN 2 Channel 1 Channel 1 WLAN 3 Channel 1...

Страница 23: ...to configure the IP address for your Com Point has to be connected to the same network as the ComPoint to be configured Booting the ComPoint Manager 1 Insert the supplied CD into the drive of the corr...

Страница 24: ...is displayed 2 Enter the network parameters Device name IP address Subnetmask and Gateway and confirm them with OK Note The parameter Device name may consist of 32 characters as a maximum When enteri...

Страница 25: ...ion Administration Page 4 22 of the AC mode in Section Configuration Administration Page 5 20 Moreover you can find detailed information in Sec tion Password Change Page 2 12 Setting the Network Name...

Страница 26: ...channels these channels should be at least 4 channels apart from each other You can find further information in Section Configu ration Wireless Page 4 10 Activating the Encryption To prevent the data...

Страница 27: ...a web connection Firmware upgrading Restart restarting the device Resetting the device to the factory default settings Saving loading resetting the configuration Password change Calling up the softwa...

Страница 28: ...consists of four compo nents which will be illustrated in the following The Main Window The main window is designed like a table and is divided into the columns MAC address Node name IP address IP mo...

Страница 29: ...nager These three func tions which can also be selected via the menu will be illustrated in detail in the following 1 Select View Tool Bar to show or hide the tool bar The Status Bar The status bar at...

Страница 30: ...from 10 to 60 seconds After the expiration of this time interval the ComPoint Manager will automatically restart the discov ery process If you want the ComPoint Manager only to update the parameters...

Страница 31: ...the device was assigned statically DHCP has been deactivated on the device DHCP The IP address of the device was assigned by a DHCP server DHCP has been activated on the device Fallback DHCP has been...

Страница 32: ...This usually happens if the IP configuration of the device does not correspond to the cur rent subnetwork e g because a device has been entered manually Means that the device was found via the artem...

Страница 33: ...n which the ComPoint Manager has been installed and if this router does not forward the group address of the artem discovery protocol 239 239 239 239 1 Select Devices Insert A dialog box is opened in...

Страница 34: ...a defined time interval Saving Information on Devices and Loading It You can save information on devices in the form of a text file txt or of a csv file csv You can also open these files in the ComPoi...

Страница 35: ...box is displayed 2 Enter the network parameters Device name IP address Subnetmask and Gateway and confirm them with OK Note The parameter Device name may consist of 32 characters as a maximum When ent...

Страница 36: ...load a configuration select the device for which you want to load the new configuration Subsequently select Configuration Configuration load Note Passwords and IP settings which you have already assig...

Страница 37: ...or Telnet inter face under Configuration Interface Administrating the Password Function of the Password The password is required for the following functions of the ComPoint Manager Load firmware Rest...

Страница 38: ...the device under Configuration Administration Moreover you can change the password in the ComPoint Manager under Configuration Password change Password Change Note The default password of the device i...

Страница 39: ...rowser based interface and select Configuration Web Alternatively you can select the Web function with the right mouse button 2 A browser window is opened Your web browser opens a dialog box in which...

Страница 40: ...t the new firmware ver sion files ending with afw is available on your hard disk or on another data carrier 2 Under Extras Password enter the password of the admin istrator user level if this has not...

Страница 41: ...The artem ComPoint Manager 2 15...

Страница 42: ...e set tings of the device 5 Click Browse path and select the folder which contains the firmware 6 Select the file which contains the new firmware In our example this is the file ace4_70 afw 7 Click th...

Страница 43: ...The artem ComPoint Manager 2 17 8 Start the firmware upgrade by clicking the Upload image file button Under Status a progress bar and the current process are displayed...

Страница 44: ...n also check the Reset configura tion and restart option to reset the device to the factory default settings Caution If the ComPoint Manager proposes the Reset configuration and restart option you mus...

Страница 45: ...which interface the search for devices is to be performed 1 To select a multicast interface manually go to Extras Options The following dialog box is displayed 2 Select the IP address of the NIC of y...

Страница 46: ...ations made and to reset the device to the factory defaults select Configuration Factory default The device will be automatically restarted Note If you do not want to reset the password and the IP set...

Страница 47: ...r Interface You have 2 options to start the interface Starting directly via the browser Starting via the Configuration menu in the ComPoint Manager Option 1 Starting via the Browser 1 Start the browse...

Страница 48: ...he Login button The configuration interface is now displayed in the browser win dow Note For security reasons it is recommended to change the password as soon as possible Section Configuration Adminis...

Страница 49: ...n the configuration interface of the ComPoint is displayed In the navigation bar to the left you can select and go to various con figuration processes By clicking Logout you can log off from the confi...

Страница 50: ...The User Interface of the ComPoint 3 4...

Страница 51: ...nt mode Status Provides a general overview of the status of the ComPoint General Node Name Name of the ComPoint It serves for example to locate the devices and can be assigned almost freely In the sta...

Страница 52: ...ComPoint was determined statically or assigned by a DHCP server IP Address The IP address of the ComPoint Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the network in which the ComPoint is located Gateway Address Shows...

Страница 53: ...se encryption has been activated in the ComPoint Node Table Provides an overview of all clients notebooks desktop PCs PDAs etc currently logged on at the ComPoint The list of associated clients contai...

Страница 54: ...The ComPoint in the AP Mode 4 4 Statistics The access point provides a large range of statistic information which will be described in detail in the following...

Страница 55: ...y since such delays should not even occur in large scale networks The lost packets will be retransmitted by the higher network layers after a defined time interval TX Excessive Collision Total of pack...

Страница 56: ...d Total of frames dropped before transmission could be tried TX Frames Failed Total of frames which could not be transmitted or could not be trans mitted successfully RX Unicast Frames Total of succes...

Страница 57: ...of packets because the retry limit was reached due to missing acknowl edgments or CTS RX MPDUs Total of successfully received frames RX MPDU Duplicate Total of successfully received physical frames wh...

Страница 58: ...tatically set values IP Address Enter the IPv4 address intended for the ComPoint Example 192 168 15 47 Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of your LAN Gateway Enter the IPv4 address for your gateway All...

Страница 59: ...a reboot will terminate any existing connections and browser sessions 3 Confirm with OK 4 To make further settings log on again at the ComPoint after the reboot process Note The restart of the ComPoin...

Страница 60: ...AN parameters of the ComPoint Switch to client mode button By clicking this button you can set the ComPoint to access client operating mode Wireless Network Name The Network Name also called SSID is a...

Страница 61: ...11 are permitted there Note The number of selectable channels is not identical in all devices Mostly channels 1 to 11 are available For further information please refer to the documentation of your pr...

Страница 62: ...the maxi mum value set depending on the data rate transmitted The maxi mum value for the available transmit power depends on the regulations of the country in question RTS Threshold RTS means Request...

Страница 63: ...direct communication between wireless clients connected to the same ComPoint If repeating is deactivated the wireless clients logged on at this ComPoint will not be able to exchange data with each oth...

Страница 64: ...The ComPoint in the AP Mode 4 14 Configuration Security...

Страница 65: ...ut more easily We recommend activating Invisible and thus hiding the wireless network Caution If you are using Site Survey e g Netstumbler or the Windows XP Zero Configuration Utility the ComPoint wil...

Страница 66: ...te that all subscribers of the wireless network have to support this key Pass Phrase If you use WPA with PSK Pre Shared Key in your wireless network the same pass phrase has to be entered on all devic...

Страница 67: ...se another port than 1812 for your RADIUS server you can change it here Reauthentication Time min The authentication of each client is periodically checked for validity The default value is 60 minutes...

Страница 68: ...are granted access to the wireless network Enable Access Control List Activate this function to grant access to the ComPoint and to the LAN behind it only to the wireless clients given in the list An...

Страница 69: ...by clicking Cancel Configuration WDS In addition to the individual clients you can also integrate other access points into the wireless cell of a ComPoint This permits simultaneous bridging between ma...

Страница 70: ...use WEP security Enable WDS Check this field if you want to activate WDS to other access points WDS Port 1 6 Here you can enter maximally 6 MAC addresses of other access points which are to be connec...

Страница 71: ...is field if you want to send traps Cold Start The cold start trap is a signal which is sent to the SNMP server if a cold start of the device has been made Check the Cold Start checkbox if you want to...

Страница 72: ...on changes for instance and want to activate these changes Reset Configuration Resetting the configuration makes sense if you do not wish to reset all configuration data to the factory default state N...

Страница 73: ...s into the corre sponding input fields and confirm your entries by clicking the Save button The new password will become valid upon the next log on attempt Caution If you forget the password it will b...

Страница 74: ...The ComPoint in the AP Mode 4 24...

Страница 75: ...ent mode Status Provides a general overview of the status of the ComPoint General Node Name Name of the ComPoint It serves for example to locate the devices and can be assigned almost freely In the st...

Страница 76: ...oint Subnet Mask Subnet mask of the network in which the ComPoint is located Gateway Address Shows the IP address of your default gateway Wireless Wireless Status Shows whether the ComPoint is current...

Страница 77: ...the link between ComPoint and access point Current Signal Level Displays the signal level of the signal received by the access point This value is specified in dBm The higher this value the better th...

Страница 78: ...re operated Signal strength of the link to the discovered access point Operating mode of the discovered access points Access points with activated encryption are displayed as AP ENC Privacy encryption...

Страница 79: ...isplays the devices connected to the ComPoint AC You can connect up to 16 IP capable devices to the ComPoint AC via Ethernet Bridge Table IP address IP addresses of the connected devices MAC address C...

Страница 80: ...The ComPoint in the AC Mode 5 6 Statistics The access client provides a large range of statistic information which will be described in detail in the following...

Страница 81: ...y since such delays should not even occur in large scale networks The lost packets will be retransmitted by the higher network layers after a defined time interval TX Excessive Collision Total of pack...

Страница 82: ...d Total of frames dropped before transmission could be tried TX Frames Failed Total of frames which could not be transmitted or could not be trans mitted successfully RX Unicast Frames Total of succes...

Страница 83: ...of packets because the retry limit was reached due to missing acknowl edgments or CTS RX MPDUs Total of successfully received frames RX MPDU Duplicate Total of successfully received physical frames wh...

Страница 84: ...oint will take over the statically set values IP Address Enter the IPv4 address intended for the ComPoint Example 192 168 15 47 Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask of your LAN Gateway Enter the IPv4 add...

Страница 85: ...rm the reboot via the following mes sage 2 Click Reboot A message informs you once again that a reboot will terminate all existing connections and browser sessions 3 Confirm with OK 4 To make further...

Страница 86: ...network via the ComPoint Manager Configuration Wireless Switch to AP Mode Button By clicking this button you can set the ComPoint to access point operating mode Wireless Configuration Here you can co...

Страница 87: ...ction of the channels released for use in wireless net works in a country Specify the degree to which the ComPoint AC is supposed to adhere to 802 11d none The ComPoint does not take into account whic...

Страница 88: ...ze the range for lower data rates Fixed 11 Mbps can be used to optimize the throughput for lower ranges Fixed 11 Mbps makes sense only if all wireless clients are operated at a short distance and reac...

Страница 89: ...packet The maximum value is 2346 bytes packet In areas with much wireless traffic you should define shorter packet lengths With shorter packets packet loss is less probable than with large packets Ni...

Страница 90: ...The ComPoint in the AC Mode 5 16 Configuration Security In order to ensure maximum security for your WLAN you ought to use encryption and authentication methods...

Страница 91: ...orted by your clients If all clients support 128 bit WEP you should use 128 bits Enter WEP Key in Configure which entry mode you prefer You can choose between HEX hexadecimal entry characters 0 to 9 a...

Страница 92: ...tion Method The ComPoint AC supports the EAP MD5 protocol If you want to activate 802 1x authentication select this protocol from the drop down menu User name Enter the user name which has been specif...

Страница 93: ...ivate this field if you want to send traps Cold Start The cold start trap is a signal which is sent to the SNMP server if a cold start of the device has been made Check the Cold Start checkbox if you...

Страница 94: ...on changes for instance and want to activate these changes Reset Configuration Resetting the configuration makes sense if you do not wish to reset all configuration data to the factory default state N...

Страница 95: ...s into the corre sponding input fields and confirm your entries by clicking the Save button The new password will become valid upon the next log on attempt Caution If you forget the password it will b...

Страница 96: ...The ComPoint in the AC Mode 5 22...

Страница 97: ...n of less than 6 channels Change the location where the ComPoint or the other devices are mounted Change the position of your antenna from vertical to horizontal How can I increase the range of my wir...

Страница 98: ...e mode where the complete communication is performed via the access point What is roaming Roaming is the capability to log on clients to various access points while moving through wireless cells witho...

Страница 99: ...still WPA to encrypt the data artem is continuously developing the implementation of further security features You can find more information on the topic of security in our Security White Paper What...

Страница 100: ...are general instructions Special features of your networks should be discussed with your network admin istrator First of all each computer requires its own IP address An IP address consists of a sequ...

Страница 101: ...indow is displayed again click TCP IP and subsequently Properties 6 Select IP Address 7 Enter the IP address and the subnet mask for your com puter and confirm your entries with OK 8 If the network wi...

Страница 102: ...ternet Connections Select Network Connec tions and from the following menu select the appropriate LAN connection Select Properties 2 If the TCP IP protocol valid for your network interface card is lis...

Страница 103: ...uter to which the complete traffic is sent which is not intended to go over the proper network DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol which performs the IP configuration for individual co...

Страница 104: ...form a single virtual wireless network FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Frequency spread is attained in a FHSS system by means of continu ously changing frequencies which are altered according...

Страница 105: ...ed to as BSS Basic Service Set A network which consists of several BSSs is called ESS Extended Service Set Most wireless net works are operated in the infrastructure mode to set up connections to the...

Страница 106: ...ia a switch Network Mask see subnet mask PCMCIA The PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is an industrial association founded in 1989 which pro duces and sells I O cards with...

Страница 107: ...l Protocol Internet Protocol TCP IP is the basic protocol in the Internet It does not consist of TCP and IP only but also contains a number of further protocols UDP User Datagram Protocol In contrast...

Страница 108: ...ly used whereas in Northern America the FCC regulations are mostly used When operating the ComPoint Butterfly please observe the regulations valid for your country You can download admission documents...

Страница 109: ...ernet Transmission Capacity max 100 mW 20 dBm eirp Receiver Sensitivity 11 Mbps 80 dBm 54 Mbps 65 dBm Modulation IEEE802 11b DSSS BPSK QPSK CCK IEEE802 11g OFDM Monitor Button A button for monitor mod...

Страница 110: ...Appendix B B 2 Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C Storage Temperature 40 C to 70 C Relative Air Humidity 20 to 95 not condensing Approvals CE...

Страница 111: ...the phone call with our support please make sure you have the fol lowing items at hand Serial number and MAC address of your device A small pointed object e g a paper clip To reset the password you ha...

Страница 112: ...B 4 The monitor status will then be displayed via a special LED status see Section ComPoint Front View and LEDs Page 1 1 Note The monitor button must be pressed before connecting the ComPoint to the m...

Страница 113: ...resellers or distributors are not liable for any damage or violation of government regulations that may arise from failing to comply with these guidelines Wireless LAN and your health Wireless LAN pro...

Страница 114: ...Appendix B B 6...

Страница 115: ...1 Authentication 4 17 Authentication method 5 18 Available devices 2 4 B Basic configuration 1 15 1 17 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 Beacon period 4 13 BR 2 6 Bridge 5 5 Bridge table 5 5 Browser 1 7 Browser based u...

Страница 116: ...nt Manager 2 20 F Factory defaults 2 20 Fallback 2 5 Firmware upgrades 2 14 Firmware upgrading 2 1 Firmware version 4 2 5 2 Floppy disk 1 15 Fragmentation threshold 4 12 5 15 Frequencies and channels...

Страница 117: ...n power supply 1 5 Ports 1 3 Power supply 1 3 1 5 1 7 Powersave multicast buffering 4 13 Product package 1 1 R Radio on 4 13 5 15 Radius port 4 17 Radius server 4 17 Reauthentication time 4 17 Reboot...

Страница 118: ...2 9 4 2 4 8 5 2 5 10 T TNC 1 6 Tool bar 2 3 Transmission rate 4 11 5 14 Transmit power 4 12 5 14 U USA 4 11 5 13 Use according to the regulations B 5 User interface of the ComPoint Manager 2 2 User na...

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