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Page 1 - Installation

Access PointsAT-WA7500AT-WA7501◆Installation and User’s GuideVERSION 2.2®PN 613-50496-00 Rev B

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Preface10Contacting Allied TelesynThis section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical support as well as sales or corporate informa

Page 3 - Contents

Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios100About the RadiosThe AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access products may contain one or two radios. You can use access poin

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide101Configuring the 802.11g RadioYou can configure the 802.11g radio to communicate with other 802

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios102If your screen does not look like the previous one, your primary service set may be configured as station (instead

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide103Table 1. 802.11g Radio Parameter DescriptionsParameter ExplanationFrequency (Master radio only

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios104Node Type (continued) If the primary SSID is Station, all secondary service sets are disabled and do not appear o

Page 8 - Document Conventions

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide105The 802.11g and 802.11b channels that are allowed in a given country may change without notice

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios106Configuring802.11g RadioAdvancedParametersYou can configure advanced parameters for the 802.11g radio primary serv

Page 10 - Contacting Allied Telesyn

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide107Table 3. 802.11g Radio Advanced Parameter DescriptionsParameter DescriptionClient Type/Perform

Page 11 - Getting Started

Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios108Configuring802.11g RadioInbound FiltersYou can configure inbound filters for the 802.11g radio primary service set

Page 12 - Chapter 1: Getting Started

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide109You can use this feature to form a secure wireless hop. Clear all check boxes, except for the

Page 13 -  AT-WA7501

11Chapter 1Getting StartedThis chapter introduces the Allied Telesyn AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points, explains their features, and describes how

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios110Applying HotSettingsYou can “hot set” the Power Output Level and Mixed Mode Performance parameters for the 802.11g

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1113. From the main menu, click Apply Hot Settings to save your changes to the “active” configura

Page 16 - Software Releases

Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios112Configuring the 802.11b RadioThe 802.11b radio will communicate with other 802.11b radios that have the same: SSI

Page 17 - Understanding

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide113Table 5. 802.11b Radio Parameter DescriptionsParameter DescriptionNode Type Configure the 802.

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios114Configuring802.11b RadioAdvancedParameters1. From the main menu, click 802.11b Radio > Advanced Configuration.

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide115Basic Rate Choose the rate at which the access point transmits multicast and beacon frames. In

Page 20 - Figure 4. AT-WA7501 Ports

Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios116Enable Load BalancingDetermines if end devices can distribute their connections across multiple access points.Enab

Page 21 - Ethernet port

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide117Configuring802.11b RadioInbound FiltersWhen configuring a master radio, you can filter differe

Page 22 - Ethernet

Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios1183. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar click Save/Discard Chang

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide119Configuring the 802.11a RadioThe 802.11a radio will communicate with other 802.11a radios that

Page 24 - Wireless End

Chapter 1: Getting Started12Which Allied Telesyn Access Products Does This Manual Support?This system manual supports the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 acce

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios120To configure the 802.11a radio1. From the main menu, click 802.11a Radio. The 802.11a Radio screen appears.If your

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1215. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar clic

Page 27 - Point as a WAP

Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios122Node Type Configure the 802.11a radio to master, station, or disabled:Master: The radio operates in Master mode wh

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide123Channels marked with an asterisk (*) are not available in the mid-range radio.  If you set t

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios124Configuring802.11a RadioAdvancedParameters1. From the main menu, click 802.11a Radio > Advanced Configuration.

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide125Data Rate Choose the rate at which the access point transmits data. In general, higher speeds

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios126Configuring802.11a RadioInbound FiltersWhen configuring a master radio, you can filter different types of wireless

Page 32 - Point-to-Point

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide127NoteIf any of the devices are also DHCP clients, you need to check the Allow DHCP check box.To

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Chapter 4: Configuring the Radios128Allow DHCP Determines if this radio accepts DHCP frames. The DHCP frames must match UDP destination port 67 and AR

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129Chapter 5Configuring the Spanning TreeThis chapter explains how to configure the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points so that they create a spanni

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide13Overview of the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Access Point ProductsThe Allied Telesyn AT-WA7500 and A

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree130About the Access Point Spanning TreeAT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points with the same LAN ID arrange them

Page 37 - Redundancy

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide131About thePrimary LANand the RootAccess PointThe primary LAN (also called the root IP subnet) c

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree1323. Configure the LAN ID. All access points that want to participate in the spanning tree must have the same

Page 39 - Communications

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide133 The designated bridge must be configured so that the Secondary LAN Bridge Priority value is

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree134About EthernetBridging/DataLink TunnelingEthernet bridging is simply forwarding a frame received on the rad

Page 41 - Interface

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1353. On all other access points on the primary LAN, clear the Enable Ethernet Bridging check box

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree136Configuring the Spanning Tree ParametersWhen you configure the spanning tree parameters, you identify the a

Page 43 - Using a Telnet

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1374. (Optional) Configure security by clicking Configure Spanning Tree Security. For help, see “

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree138Enable Ethernet Bridging Determines how frames from end devices are moved between the wired and wireless ne

Page 45 - Saving Configuration Changes

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide139Secondary LAN Flooding (Outbound)Appears for Designated Bridge only.Specifies the types of fra

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Chapter 1: Getting Started14On the left, this illustration shows the ways you can manage and configure the access point, and on the right, it shows th

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree140About IP TunnelsThe physical boundary of a network is usually defined by the existence of an IP router. Bef

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide141IP tunnels use encapsulation to establish a virtual LAN (VLAN) segment through IP routers. The

Page 49 - Installing the Access Points

Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree142When an access point at the endpoint of the IP tunnel receives data from an end device, it uses a standard

Page 50 - Installation Guidelines

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1432. Make sure that the root access point and the access point at the endpoint of the IP tunnel

Page 51 - Other Access

Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree144IGMP is a standard protocol that lets you originate multiple IP tunnels using one IP multicast address. It

Page 52 - Installing the AT-WA7501

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1456. On the root access point, click IP Tunnels > IP Addresses. Enter the Allied Telesyn mult

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree146For TCP/IP applications, IP and ARP frames must be forwarded through IP tunnels. An IP or ARP frame is only

Page 54 - Installing the AT-WA7500

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide147 IP frames with the following router protocol types and decimal values: DGP (86) (Dissimilar

Page 55 - To access

Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree148Configuring IP TunnelsFor guidelines, see “About IP Tunnels” on page 140.To configure the IP Tunnels screen

Page 56 - To access point

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide149Configuring theIP Address ListOn the root access point and root candidates, the IP address lis

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide15provides a pending message delivery service that holds frames until the end device is ready to

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree1502. If you enabled IGMP, enter the Class D IP multicast address. The default is 224.0.1.65.3. Enter the IP a

Page 59 - To Ethernet

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide151 Address Mask Reply Trace RouteIP and ARP frames are never forwarded inbound through an IP t

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree152To use IP tunnel frame type filters1. From the main menu, click IP Tunnels > Frame Type Filters. The Fra

Page 61 - 802.11g, 802.11b

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1534. If you set the Scope field to Unlisted for any of the frame types, you must also configure

Page 62 - Antenna Diversity for 802.11b

Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree154Using Predefined Subtype FiltersYou can configure the access point to pass or drop certain predefined frame

Page 63 - Antenna Diversity for 802.11a

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide155of the subtype and value.Subtype: Selects the frame subtype you wish to configure.Value: The n

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree156DIX-IP-Protocol Protocol number in hexadecimal.DIX-IPX-Socket Socket value in hexadecimal.DIX-EtherType Spe

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide157Filter ExamplesThese examples illustrate how to set both Ethernet and IP tunnel filters to opt

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree158For this example, set these options on the Ethernet Frame Type Filters screen. No subtype filters are neede

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide159For this example, set these options on the Ethernet Frame Type Filters screen. In the Predefin

Page 68 - DHCP Client

Chapter 1: Getting Started16* Currently, the 802.11g radio does not support wireless bridging and wireless hops.** The 802.11g radio is sometimes refe

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree160Example 3 If you have a DHCP server on a Windows NT server and you want to use this DHCP server to assign T

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide161Comparing IP Tunnels to Mobile IPThe AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points support IP tunnelin

Page 71 - DHCP Server

Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree162Special network software Standard network feature. No additional network software is required.Requires home

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide163Configuring Global ParametersGlobal parameters are configured on the root access point and on

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree1642. Configure the Global Flooding parameters. For help, see the next table.3. Click Submit Changes to save y

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide165Allow Multicast Outbound to TerminalsAppears only if Multicast Flooding is enabled.Determines

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Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree166Enable ARP FloodingCheck this check box to enable ARP flooding. When an access point receives an ARP reques

Page 76 - Supported DHCP Server Options

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide167ConfiguringGlobal RFParametersUse global RF parameters to set various parameters on the access

Page 77 - Requests

Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree1683. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar click Save/Discar

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide169S-UHF/902 MHz Awake Time(S-UHF and 902 MHz radios only)Specifies the amount of time that a wir

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide17Multiple Service Sets: For 802.11g and 802.11a radios, you can assign up to four service sets (

Page 80 - Ethernet Address

Chapter 5: Configuring the Spanning Tree170

Page 81 - Ethernet Filters

Section I: Basic Features 171Chapter 6Configuring SecurityThis chapter explains how to use different security solutions to ensure that you have a secu

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security172Understanding SecurityThe AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points provide many different security features and solutio

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide173These security features and solutions are listed below in the order of amount of security and

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security1747. Implement one of these mutually-exclusive security solutions (on each service set) to ensure secure communication

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide175When YouSpecify theSecurity Optionsfor MultipleSSIDs per RadioAs described in “About the Radio

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security176Controlling Access to Access Point MenusThere are several ways that you can manage who can configure and manage the

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide177To enable or disable access methods1. From the main menu, click Security. The Security screen

Page 88 - Setting Filter Values

Chapter 6: Configuring Security178Setting Up Logins To ensure login security for configuring or maintaining the access points, you should either use a

Page 89 - Setting Filter Expressions

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide179If you do not want to enable RADIUS authorization, you should change the default login user na

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Chapter 1: Getting Started18This illustration shows the LEDs that are on the AT-WA7501 access point. For help understanding these LEDs, see the LED De

Page 91 - Example 1

Chapter 6: Configuring Security1805. Configure the password server by clicking Select a RADIUS server for login authorization. The RADIUS Server List

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide181To set up logins1. From the main menu, click Security > Passwords. The Passwords screen app

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security182User Name Enter the user name you need to use to log in to this access point. This parameter can be from 0 to 16 cha

Page 94 - Example 2

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide183Creating a Secure Spanning TreeWhen you configure a radio to use 802.1x security, you automati

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security184To create a secure spanning treeNoteYou do not need to perform this procedure if you are implementing an 802.1x secu

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide185TTLS. You must also enter a User Name and Password that matches an entry in the authentication

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security186Enabling Secure Communications Between Access Points and End DevicesThere are several ways that you can ensure secur

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide187To use an ACL1. From the main menu, click Security and then click the radio service set you ar

Page 99 - Configuring the Radios

Chapter 6: Configuring Security1887. Configure the RADIUS server by clicking Select a RADIUS server for ACL authorization. The RADIUS Server List scre

Page 100 - About the Radios

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide189ConfiguringVLANsVirtual LANs (VLANs) make it easy to create and manage logical groups of wirel

Page 101 - Configuring the 802.11g Radio

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide19Understandingthe PortsThe access point may have up to four ports.To access the ports on the AT-

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security190To configure a VLAN1. From the main menu, click Spanning Tree Settings. The Spanning Tree Settings screen appears.2.

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1915. Under the Security link, click the radio service set you want to configure for the VLAN. Th

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security192Since static WEP keys can be difficult to update, the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access products let you enter up to fo

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1933. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. This screen appears.4. Configure the parameters

Page 106 - Parameters

Chapter 6: Configuring Security194Implementing an802.1x SecuritySolutionYou can implement 802.1x security in your network. The IEEE 802.1x standard pr

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide195 Any device with an EAP-TLS supplicant (end device or child access point) needs both the CA c

Page 108 - Inbound Filters

Chapter 6: Configuring Security1962. In the Security Level field, select Dynamic WEP/802.1x.3. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. This screen

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide1975. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar clic

Page 110 - Settings

Chapter 6: Configuring Security198Enabling Secure Communications Between Access PointsWhen you configure a radio to use 802.1x security, you automatic

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide199SWAP. Note that SWAP authentication is susceptible to downgrade attacks from rogue supplicants

Page 112 - Configuring the 802.11b Radio

Copyright © 2004 Allied Telesyn, Inc. 3200 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 USAAll rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduce

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Chapter 1: Getting Started20This illustration shows the ports that are on the AT-WA7501. For help understanding these ports, see the Port Descriptions

Page 114 - 802.11b Radio

Chapter 6: Configuring Security2005. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar click Save/Discard Changes

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide201Configuring Wi-Fi ProtectedAccess (WPA)SecurityWi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a strongly enha

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security2022. In the Security Level field, choose either WPA - PSK or WPA - 802.1x.3. Click Submit Changes to save your changes

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide203To continue configuring WPA security for WPA – 802.1x mode6. Configure the RADIUS server by cl

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security204Configuring WPA PSK SecurityTable 6. WPA PSK Security Parameter DescriptionsParameter ExplanationMulticast Encryptio

Page 119 - Configuring the 802.11a Radio

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide205Configuring WPA 802.1x SecurityKey Rotation Period (Minutes) Allows you to specify the key rot

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Chapter 6: Configuring Security206Table 7. WPA 802.1x Security Parameter DescriptionsParameter ExplanationMulticast Encryption TypeAllows you to selec

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207Chapter 7Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)This chapter explains how to configure the embedded authentication server (EAS) in you

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Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)208About the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)The AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access poi

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide209About CertificatesCertificates encrypt communication between the internal RADIUS server, RADIU

Page 124 - 802.11a Radio

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide21The AT-WA7500 ports are located on the bottom of the access point. This illustration shows the

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Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)210UnderstandingWhichCertificates AreInstalled byDefaultYour access point comes from th

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide211Installing andUninstallingCertificatesOnce you have determined that you need to install a cert

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Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)212To uninstall all certificatesNoteIf you follow the procedure to uninstall all certif

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide213Configuring the EASOnce you decide which access point will be configured to use its EAS, you n

Page 129 - Configuring the Spanning Tree

Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)2142. From the main menu, click Security > Embedded Authentication Server. The Embed

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide2158. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar clic

Page 131 - Access Point

Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)2162. From the main menu, click Security > Embedded Authentication Server > Datab

Page 132 - Designated

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide2178. Click Save/Discard changes, and then click Save Changes without Reboot. Table 3. Embedded A

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Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)218Using theRejected ListThe Rejected List screen displays the users and devices that h

Page 134 - Link Tunneling

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide219the database. You need to manually enter the password into the database, click Submit Changes

Page 135 - Protocols

Chapter 1: Getting Started22How the Access Point Fits in Your NetworkIn general, the access point forwards data from wireless end devices to the wired

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Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)220You should export the database so you have a backup version. You may also want to cr

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide2215. Make sure Save this file to disk is selected, and then click OK. The Save As dialog box app

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Chapter 7: Configuring the Embedded Authentication Server (EAS)2223. If you are not using the secure web browser, click A secure session is available.

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223Chapter 8Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access PointsThis chapter explains how to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, and upgrade the access

Page 140 - About IP Tunnels

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points224Managing the Access PointsThere are several methods that you can use to manage the

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide225The enabler is already installed on access points with software release 2.0 or later. You can

Page 142 - Creating IP

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points226To configure your access points to use Avalanche1. From the main menu, click Netwo

Page 143 - Multiple IP

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide2275. Verify that the Allow Avalanche Access check box is checked.6. Click Submit Changes to save

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points2282. Install the software package using the Avalanche Management Console.3. Schedule

Page 145 - Through IP

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide229parameters on your access point. Otherwise, you will lose connectivity between your end device

Page 146 - Inbound Frames

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide23In a simple wireless network, the access point that is connected to the wired network serves as

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points230SNMP Write CommunitySpecify a password that provides read and write access. This p

Page 148 - Configuring IP Tunnels

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide231Maintaining the Access PointsThe Maintenance menu lets you view different parameters configure

Page 149 - IP Address List

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points232Table 4. AP Connections Screen FieldsDisplay Field DescriptionSpanning Tree Connec

Page 150 - Tunnel Filters

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide233MAC Address Shows the address of the connected device. If another access point is connected to

Page 151 -  Trace Route

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points234Viewing APNeighborsThe AP Neighbors screen provides information on all the access

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide235To view AP neighbors From the menu, click Maintenance > AP Neighbors. The AP Neighbors scr

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points236Capabilities This information is derived from the capability information sent in t

Page 154 - Customizing Subtype Filters

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide237Viewing PortStatisticsThe Port Statistics screen shows the total number of frames and bytes th

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points238You can scroll down to see graphs of inbound and outbound packets.

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide239Viewing DHCPStatusThe DHCP Status screen shows a status report for the DHCP client or DHCP ser

Page 157 - Filter Examples

Chapter 1: Getting Started24Example - Configuring an 802.11g Access PointFigure 7. 802.11g Access PointAllied Telesyn recommends that you always imple

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points240Viewing theEvents LogThe Events Log screen shows a the events that have been logge

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide241Viewing theAbout ThisAccess PointScreenThis screen shows information about the access point, s

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points2423. Continue scrolling down until you see the subtitle Configuration Summary.4. Cli

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide2432. Click the Find This Access Point button. The access point LEDs start blinking, as shown in

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points244This screen appears.2. Click Restore Factory Defaults. Under Pending Changes, you

Page 163 - Configuring Global Parameters

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide245Troubleshooting the Access PointsThis section provides you with information on the installatio

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points2463. Click each error message to jump to the configuration screen where you can reso

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide247All SSID values must be unique per physical radio.While configuring multiple service sets, you

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points248The access point is set to originate IP tunnels but no there are no tunnel IP addr

Page 167 - Global RF

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide249The IP Address and IP Router must share the same subnet.For help, see “Configuring the TCP/IP

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide25This illustration shows a wireless network with multiple access points. Wireless end devices ca

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points250TroubleshootingWith the LEDsWhen the access point boots, it performs internal diag

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide251LED OnLED Off LED FlashingAfter the AT-WA7500 or AT-WA7501 successfully boots, the LEDs displa

Page 171 - Configuring Security

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points252GeneralTroubleshootingTable 11. General TroubleshootingProblem/Question Possible S

Page 172 - Understanding Security

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide253You cannot connect to the access point using the serial port.1. Verify that you are using a nu

Page 173

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points254You cannot ping or telnet to an access point. 1. You must set an IP address and su

Page 174 - Server List

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide255The end devices are unable to roam from one access point to another.The switches in your netwo

Page 175 - SSIDs per Radio

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points256Troubleshootingthe RadiosIf you are having problems communicating with your wirele

Page 176 - Enabling Access

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide257LED OnLED Off LED FlashingUsing a Communications Program or a Telnet SessionIf you are communi

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points258To use radio MAC ping1. From the menu, click Maintenance > AP Connections. The

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide2593. Click the X in the upper right corner of the window to return to the AP Connections screen.

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Chapter 1: Getting Started26Example - Configuring an 802.11g Access Point with Roaming End DevicesIn this example, there is one 802.11g radio in each

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points2602. Click an IP address hyperlink. The access point pings the device, and then the

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide261To view the Security Events log From the menu, click Security > Security Events. The Secur

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points262NoteIf you use an SNMP management station or another network management tool, the

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide263General Security TroubleshootingThis section provides you with information on getting help wit

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points264you cannot ping the access point, you cannot establish a telnet session to the acc

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide265NoteIf you are only recovering one access point, you can enter 00:10:40:FF:FF:FF. This special

Page 186 - Control List

Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points266Upgrading the Access PointsFor optimal performance, you should install the most cu

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide267NoteIf you have not already copied the upgrade file to your PC, follow the instructions in “Up

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Chapter 8: Managing, Troubleshooting, and Upgrading Access Points268

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269Chapter 9Additional Access Point FeaturesThis chapter explains some of the more advanced ways that you can maintain the access points. This chapter

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide27The access points communicate with each other through the spanning tree. The wireless end devic

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features270Understanding the Access Point SegmentsThe AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points contain one flash memor

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide271Understanding Transparent FilesThe AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points with software release

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features272Using the AP MonitorThe AP (access point ROM) monitor is system software that lets you manipulate the ac

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide273Using APMonitorCommandsYou can display a list of AP monitor commands on the screen anytime you

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features274FRPurpose:Finds the first executable file in the access point boot segment and tries to run it; therefor

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide275You can also set the baud rate to autobaud, which lets the access point set its baud rate to m

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features276To display CAM commands Type any letter or number other than B and press Enter. The CAM commands appear

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide277To display test commands Type any letter or number other than B and press Enter. The test com

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features278To list service commands Press any key (except the letter B, which reboots the access point), and then

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide279where:bootsegment is the name or number of the boot segment to be activated.datasegment is t

Page 201 - Access (WPA)

Chapter 1: Getting Started28WAPs must be on the same IP subnet as the access point. Also, data from wireless end devices should not go through more th

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features280Example:To compact the contents of the flash memory segment, enter:FC 1 FDPurpose:Displays the flash fil

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide281Examples:To delete the file AP824X.PRG from the flash memory segment, enter: FDEL 1:AP824X.PRG

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features282where:f is the program name.s is the optional segment location of the program. Example:To run program UA

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide283where:f is the FPGA configuration filename.s is the optional segment where you want to load th

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features284Using Command Console ModeYou can use the Command Console mode to manipulate some access point files and

Page 207 - Authentication Server (EAS)

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide285For details about using segment numbers and names for an access point, which contains only one

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features286FDPurpose:Displays the flash file system directory, which includes information about the boot file and f

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide287Example:To delete the file AP824X.PRG from the flash memory segment, enter:FDEL 1:AP824X.PRG T

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features288where f is the name of the script file to be executed. For more information about using the script comma

Page 211 - Certificates

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide289foreignfilename is the name of the file on the server. The filename can contain directory path

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide296. Configure the master radio in the access point:a. From the main menu, click the link corresp

Page 213 - Configuring the EAS

Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features290TFTP PUTPurpose:Copies a file from a TFTP client to the TFTP server or to another access point. Syntax:T

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide291TFTP SERVER LOGPurpose:The access point can function as a TFTP server. You can use the TFTP se

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features292Syntax:TFTP SERVER STOPAfter you issue this command, the access point no longer responds to TFTP client

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide293Using sdvarsCommandsUse sdvars commands to manipulate certain software download variables. Sdv

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features294Example:To set the scriptfilename to SCRIPT.DAT, enter:sdvars set scriptfilename script.datsdvars set st

Page 218 - Rejected List

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide295is executed. You can set the checkpoint variable to a different value after each script comman

Page 219 - Databases

Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features296sdvars set setactivepointersPurpose:Sets the setactivepointers command to change inactive segments to ac

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide297Syntax:sdvars set nextpoweruptime dd:hh:mm:sswhere dd:hh:mm:ss is how far in the future the re

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features298Creating Script FilesYou can create a script file that executes a series of commands. For example, when

Page 222 - 5. Click Import Database

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide299file tftp get * software\closed.dnl 1:file tftp get * software\discinca.dnl 1:file tftp get *

Page 224 - Managing the Access Points

Chapter 1: Getting Started30Example - Configuring an 802.11b WAP With Roaming End DevicesIn this example, there is one 802.11b radio in the access poi

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features300Legacy SampleScript forUpgrading AnyAccess PointThis sample script file was created for older access poi

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide301Copying Files To and From the Access PointYou can accomplish a variety of file import/export t

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features302Importing orExporting anEAS RADIUSDatabase FileTo import or export an EAS RADIUS database file1. Click R

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide303TransferringFiles Using YourWeb BrowserTo transfer files to the access point using your web br

Page 229 - Protocol (SNMP)

Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features304Viewing andCopying FilesUsing Your WebBrowserTo view and copy files from the access point using your web

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide305TransferringFiles to and froma TFTP ServerTo transfer files to and from a TFTP server1. Click

Page 231 - Maintaining the Access Points

Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features306Starting orStopping theTFTP ServerTo start or stop the TFTP server1. Click Start or stop the TFTP server

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide3072. In the Server IP Address field, type the IP address of an active TFTP server from which the

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Chapter 9: Additional Access Point Features308

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309Appendix ASpecificationsThis appendix contains AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 specifications for reference purposes only. Actual product performance and c

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide31Example - Configuring an 802.11a WAP With Roaming End DevicesIn this example, there is one 802.

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Appendix A: Specifications310Radios supported IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11aMedia Access protocol CSMA/CDFilters (protocol) IP, IPX, NetBEUI

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide311AT-7501 Access PointTable 2. AT-7501 Technical SpecificationsDimensions H x L x W9.5 cm x 35.0

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Appendix A: Specifications312Serial port maximum data rate115,200 bpsManagement interfaces Web browser-based manager, text-based menu system, serial p

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide313Radio SpecificationsIEEE 802.11gIEEE 802.11bTable 3 IEEE 802.11g Radio Technical Specificatio

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Appendix A: Specifications314IEEE 802.11aChannels 11 (North America), 13 (Europe), 4 (France), 14 (Japan). 1 (Israel)Range (11 Mbps) 160 m (525 ft) op

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide315Range (depending on environment)248 m (813.7 ft)6 Mbps240 m (787.4 ft)12 Mbps175 m (574.2 ft)1

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Appendix A: Specifications316

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317Appendix BDefault SettingsThis appendix provides factory defaults for reference purposes only.The factory default settings for the access points ar

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Appendix B: Default Settings318TCP/IP Settings Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?IP Address 4 nodes, 0 to 255 or DNS name0.0.0.0IP Su

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide319DHCP for Access Point NetworkUse Any Available DHCP Server, Only Use Access Point DHCP ServerU

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Chapter 1: Getting Started32Using AccessPoints to Create aPoint-to-PointBridgeYou can use access points to create a point-to-point bridge between two

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Appendix B: Default Settings320DHCP Server Setup Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Low Address4 nodes, 0 to 255 10.10.10.100High Addr

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide321IEEE 802.11g Radio Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Frequency Channel 1 to 1

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Appendix B: Default Settings322Disallow Network Name of ‘ANY’Check/Clear ClearDTIM Period1 to 65535 1Inbound Filters (Primary Only)Allow IAPPCheck/Cle

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide323IEEE 802.11b Radio Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Node Type Master, Statio

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Appendix B: Default Settings324Enable Load BalancingCheck/Clear ClearEnable Medium Density DistributionCheck/Clear ClearData/Voice SettingsData Traffi

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide325IEEE 802.11a Radio Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Frequency Dynamic, 36, 4

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Appendix B: Default Settings326Reservation Threshold (2347 to Disable)1 to 65535 2347Fragmentation Threshold256 to 2346 2346Disallow Network Name of ‘

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide327Spanning Tree Settings Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?AP Name 0 to 16 char

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Appendix B: Default Settings328Global Flooding Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Multicast Flooding Universal, Hierarchical, Disabled

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide329Global RF Parameters Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Perform RFC1042/DIX Co

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide33Data from wireless end devices should not go through more than three wireless hops before it ge

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Appendix B: Default Settings3303 through 20Two sets of hexadecimal pairs 00 through FF.00 00Parameter NameRange Default Your Site?

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide331Telnet Gateway Configuration Menu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Host Name IP a

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Appendix B: Default Settings332Ethernet Configuration Menu DefaultsEthernetAdvanced FiltersMenu DefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Port Typ

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide333SubTypeDIX-IP-TCP-Port,DIX-IP-UDP-Port,DIX-IP-Protocol,DIX-IPX-Socket,DIX-EtherType,SNAP-IP-TC

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ActionAnd, Pass, DropAndParameter NameRange Default Your Site?

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide335IP Tunnels Menu DefaultsTunnels FilterMenu DefaultsParameter Name Range Default Your Site?Mode

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Appendix B: Default Settings336SubTypeDIX-IP-TCP-Port,DIX-IP-UDP-Port,DIX-IP-Protocol,DIX-IPX-Socket,DIX-EtherType,SNAP-IP-TCP-Port,SNAP -IP-UDP-Port,

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide337Network Management Menu DefaultsInstant On MenuDefaultsParameter Name Range Default Your Site?

Page 266 - Upgrading the Access Points

Appendix B: Default Settings338Security Menu DefaultsPasswords MenuDefaultsParameter NameRange Default Your Site?Browser AccessSecure-Only (Port 443),

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide339IEEE 802.11 (b ora) Radio SecurityMenu DefaultsAllow Service PasswordCheck/Clear CheckParamete

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Chapter 1: Getting Started344. Configure the spanning tree settings for the point-to-point bridge on the secondary LAN:a. From the main menu, click Sp

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Appendix B: Default Settings340RADIUS ServerList MenuDefaultsKey Rotation PeriodAny number 5If Security Level is WPA/PSKMulticast Encryption TypeTKIP

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide341Spanning TreeSecurity MenuDefaultsEmbeddedAuthenticationServer MenuDefaultsLogin Check/Clear C

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Appendix B: Default Settings342

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343Appendix CGlossaryARP (Address Resolution Protocol) cacheA table that stores IP addresses and their corresponding MAC addresses. The access point m

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Appendix C: Glossary344To enable data link tunneling, disable Ethernet bridging.designated bridgeAlso called a secondary LAN bridge. An access point t

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide345Ethernet bridgingWhen an access point receives wireless traffic and the destination address is

Page 275 - Mode Commands

Appendix C: Glossary346IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol)A standard protocol that lets you originate multiple IP tunnels using one IP multicast

Page 276 - Using Test Mode

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide347activity. The MIB for the access point is available from the Allied Telesyn web site at www.al

Page 277 - Using Service

Appendix C: Glossary348point-to-point bridgeSee also wireless bridge. A bridge that connects two wired networks with similar architectures. Two access

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide349root portThe access point port that provides the inbound connection to the spanning tree. The

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide357. Configure the spanning tree settings for the point-to-point bridge on the primary LAN:a. Fro

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Appendix C: Glossary350spanning treeA form of network organization in which each device on the network has only one path to the root. The access point

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide351unicast addressA unique Ethernet address assigned to a single device on the network.VLAN (virt

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Appendix C: Glossary352

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Chapter 1: Getting Started36Allied Telesyn recommends that you implement some type of security.Example - Configuring an 802.11a BridgeIn this example,

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide37Allied Telesyn recommends that you always implement some type of security.Using Dual RadioAcces

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Chapter 1: Getting Started38In this example, AP3 is a dual radio access point. It may be located on a loading dock or other remote location. During no

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide39Configuring the Access Point (Setting the IP Address)The access point will work out of the box

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Contents4External Antenna Placement Guidelines ...

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Chapter 1: Getting Started404. Press Enter when the message “Starting system” appears on your PC screen. The Username field appears.5. In the Username

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide417. Press Enter to access the TCP/IP Settings menu. 8. If you are not using a DHCP server, you n

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Chapter 1: Getting Started42To use a web browser interface1. Determine the IP address of the access point. If a DHCP server assigned the IP address, y

Page 291 - TFTP SERVER STOP

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide435. Click Login. The TCP/IP Settings screen appears. Your web browser session is established.Not

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Chapter 1: Getting Started442. From a command prompt, type: telnet IPaddress where IPaddress is the IP address of the access point.3. Press Enter.4. I

Page 293 - Using sdvars

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide45Saving Configuration ChangesWhen you are done configuring the access point, you may want to act

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Chapter 1: Getting Started46This screen appears. 2. Resolve any error messages listed under the heading Possible Configurations Errors. For help, see

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide47To discard the changes Click Discard Pending Changes.Using a TelnetSession1. From the Access P

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Chapter 1: Getting Started48

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Section I: Basic Features 49Chapter 2Installing the Access PointsThis chapter explains how to install the Allied Telesyn AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 acces

Page 298 - Creating Script Files

AT-WA7500 and AT-7501 Installation and User’s Guide5Enabling Secure Communications Between Access Points and End Devices...

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Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points50Installation GuidelinesAllied Telesyn recommends that you have an Allied Telesyn-certified RF specialist cond

Page 300 - Upgrading Any

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide51Other AccessPointsAccess points that are configured for the same frequency and that are in the

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Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points52Installing the AT-WA7501You can place the AT-WA7501 horizontally or vertically on a desk or counter. If you w

Page 302 - Database File

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide53Connecting theAT-WA7501 toYour Wired LANUnless you are using the AT-WA7501 as a WAP, you need t

Page 303 - Web Browser

Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points54Installing the AT-WA7500You can place the AT-WA7500 horizontally on a desk or counter. The AT-WA7500 also shi

Page 304 - Using Your Web

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide55Connecting to Your Fiber Optic NetworkYou can order your AT-WA7501 access point with a fiber op

Page 305 - Files to and from

Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points56NoteAll cables must be multimode, 62.5/125 µm.Connecting to anMT-RJ NetworkTo connect to an MT-RJ network, yo

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide572. Connect the access point to your network as shown in the next two illustrations.NoteThe patc

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Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points58Connecting to anST NetworkTo connect to an ST network, you need: a patch cord with a female MT-RJ connector

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide59Connecting Power Over EthernetThe AT-WA7500 is powered by power over Ethernet. The AT-WA7501 ca

Page 309 - Specifications

Contents6Creating Script Files...

Page 310 - Appendix A: Specifications

Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points60External Antenna Placement GuidelinesNoteCurrently, the 802.11g radio with software release 2.2 does not supp

Page 311 - AT-7501 Access Point

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide61PositioningAntennas for802.11g, 802.11b,and 802.11aRadiosThe 802.11g and 802.11b radios have tw

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Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points62Stacked Antenna Positioning for Dual Radio Access PointsAs an alternative to the physical separation of omni

Page 313 - Radio Specifications

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide63To achieve optimum placement for the two antennas, you must place the transmit/receive antenna

Page 314 - IEEE 802.11a

Chapter 2: Installing the Access Points64

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65Chapter 3Configuring the Ethernet NetworkThis chapter explains how to configure the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points so that they communicate w

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network66Configuring the TCP/IP SettingsIf you are using a DHCP server to automatically assign an IP address to th

Page 317 - Default Settings

AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide674. If you want to configure the access point as a NAT server, see “About Network Address Transla

Page 318 - TCP/IP Settings Menu Defaults

Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network68Configuring theAccess Point as aDHCP ClientYou can use a DHCP server to automatically assign an IP addres

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide69To configure the access point as a DHCP client1. From the menu, click TCP/IP Settings. The TCP/I

Page 320 - Appendix B: Default Settings

7PrefaceThis manual provides you with information about the features of the Allied Telesyn AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points with software release

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network703. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activate your changes, from the menu bar click Save/Disc

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide71Configuring theAccess Point as aDHCP ServerYou can configure the access point as a simple DHCP s

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network72To avoid a single point of failure, you can configure more than one access point to be a DHCP server; how

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide73DHCP User Class Leave the field blank if you want this access point to respond to requests from

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network744. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. DHCP Server Setup appears in the menu.5. From the menu, cli

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide75High Address Enter the high IP address in the range of IP addresses available to the DHCP server

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network76Supported DHCP Server OptionsWhen the access point is acting as a DHCP server, it issues IP address lease

Page 328 - Global Flooding Menu Defaults

AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide77same subnet as the access point. NAT is enabled if the range of addresses to be given to DHCP cl

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network782. In the Auto ARP Minutes field, enter a time period from 1 to 120 minutes. To disable this parameter, e

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide79Configuring Other Ethernet or Fiber Optic SettingsMany of the standard Ethernet or fiber optic s

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Preface8Document ConventionsThis document uses the following conventions:NoteNotes provide additional information.CautionCautions inform you that perf

Page 332 - Menu Defaults

Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network80Configuring theEthernet AddressTableIf you have a secondary LAN, you should configure the Ethernet addres

Page 333

AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide81If you choose not to configure this table, the designated bridge or WAP may need to flood frames

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network82For more examples of using Ethernet filters and for help configuring IP filters, see “Configuring IP Tunn

Page 335 - IP Tunnels Menu Defaults

AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide83To set frame type filters1. From the main menu, click Ethernet > Frame Type Filters. The Fram

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network845. If you set the Scope field to Unlisted for any of the frame types, you must also configure predefined

Page 337 - Defaults

AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide85Using Predefined Subtype FiltersYou can configure the access point to pass or drop certain prede

Page 338 - Security Menu Defaults

Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network86Value: The value must be two hex pairs. When a match is found between frame subtype and value, the specif

Page 339 - IEEE 802.11 (b or

AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide87ExampleThis example shows you how to use customizable filters to allow only the wireless end dev

Page 340 - List Menu

Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network88Configuring Advanced FiltersYou can configure advanced filters if you need more flexibility in your filte

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide892. Enter up to 22 value IDs and values. 3. Click Submit Changes to save your changes. To activat

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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide9Where to Find Web-based GuidesThe installation and user guides for all Allied Telesyn products a

Page 343 - Glossary

Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network902. Configure the filter expressions parameters. For help, see the next table.3. Click Submit Changes to s

Page 344 - Appendix C: Glossary

AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide91Example 1This example shows you how to use Ethernet filters to filter all traffic that passes th

Page 345 - Ethernet bridging

Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network92Table 10. Example 1 - Filter ValuesValue ID Value Description1 ff ff ff ff ff ff Allows multicast traffic

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide93For this example, set these filter expressions.Table 11. Example 1 – Filter ExpressionsParameter

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network94You must enter a filter expression for each Value ID in the Filter Values menu. In this example, only the

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide95Ethernet stations whose addresses are listed on the Filter Values menu.The default action is the

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network96Set the second filter expression as shown below.Value ID 2 This filter expression applies to value ID 2 f

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AT-7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide97Set the third filter expression as shown below.Op EQ Compares the value after the offset and mas

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Chapter 3: Configuring the Ethernet Network98Mask ff ff ff ff ff ff Checks the 6-byte source Ethernet address for an exact match.OP NE Compares the va

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99Chapter 4Configuring the RadiosThis chapter explains how to configure the radios in the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points so that they communica

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