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3e Technologies International 3e-527A3 User Manual

Manual is about: Wireless Access Point – 8 Port

Summary of 3e-527A3

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    Rhein tech laboratories, inc. Client: 3e technologies int’l 360 herndon parkway model: 3e-527a3 suite 1400 standards: fcc 15.247 & rss-210 id’s: qvt-527a3/6780a-527a3 herndon, va 20170 http://www.Rheintech.Com report #: 2006146 page 81 of 114 appendix k: user manual please refer to the following pag...

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    Errata sheet changes to 29000152-001 revision c chapter 6, page 99, paragraph titled “radio frequency interference requirements” the text currently reads: “this device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class a digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the federal communications ...

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    Wireless access point – 8 port user's guide model 3e–527a3 3e technologies international 700 king farm blvd., suite 600 rockville, md 20850 (301) 670-6779 www.3eti.Com 29000152-001 b publ. 1003/06 .

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    3e technologies international's wireless access point – 8 port user's guide model 3e–527a3.

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    29000152-001 b iii copyright © 2006 3e technologies international, inc. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from 3e technologies...

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    29000152-001 b iii table of contents safety information ............................................................................................Vi chapter 1: introduction...................................................................................................1 basic features .............

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    Iv 29000152-0001 b 29000152-001 b v rogue ap detection ..............................................................................................34 advanced................................................................................................................35 wireless bridge.............

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    Iv 29000152-0001 b 29000152-001 b v virtual server .........................................................................................................77 demilitarized zone (dmz) ..................................................................................78 advanced..........................

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    Vi 29000152-0001 b safety information please follow thes guidelines when installing and using the 3e–527a3 product. ! Warning warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury. ! Caution cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment. Note : notes contain important information ...

  • Page 11: Chapter 1: Introduction

    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 1 chapter 1: introduction this manual covers the installation and operation of the 3e technolo- gies international’s 3e–527a3 wireless access point. The 3e–527a3 is a ruggedized access point/gateway/bridge which is inten...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 2 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 3 basic features the 3e–527a3 is housed in a sturdy case which is not meant to be opened except by an authorized technician for maintenance...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 2 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 3 wireless basics wireless networking uses electromagnetic radio frequency waves to transmit and receive data. Communication occurs by esta...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 4 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 5 802.11a turbo 802.11a turbo technology provides speed and throughput of more than double standard wireless lan technologies in networking...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 4 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 5 access point configurations when a 3e–527a3 is used as an access point, ip addresses for wire- less devices are typically assigned by the...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 6 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 7 3. The last and most prevalent use is multiple aps connected to a wired network and operating off that network’s dhcp server to provide a...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 6 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 7 aes and 3des the advanced encryption standard (aes) was selected by national institute of standards and technology (nist) in october 2000...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 8 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 9 the crypto officer initially installs and configures the 3e–527a3 after which the password must be changed from the default password. The...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 8 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 29000152-0001 b 9 3e-527a3 navigation options access point/bridge mode gateway/bridge mode system configuration system configuration general general operat...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 1: introduction 10 29000152-001 b system administration system admnistration email notification conf email notification conf configuration button configuration button system upgrade • firmware upgrade • local configuration upgrade • remote configuratio...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 2: hardware installation 29000152-001 b 11 chapter 2: hardware installation preparation for use the 3e technologies international's 3e–527a3 wireless access point requires physical mounting and installation on the site, following a pre- scribed placeme...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 2: hardware installaton 12 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 2: hardware installation 29000152-001 b 13 it is intended that the user not open the unit. Any maintenance re- quired is limited to the external enclosure surface...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 2: hardware installaton 12 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 2: hardware installation 29000152-001 b 13 a mgmt port is designed for use during initial configuration only. This uses an rj45 cable to connect the 3e–527a3 to a...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 2: hardware installaton 14 29000152-001 b the indicator lights the top panel of the 3e–527a3 contains a set of indicator lights (light emitting diodes or leds) that help describe the state of various network- ing and connection operations. Led descript...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 15 chapter 3: access point configuration introduction the 3e–527a3 comes with the capability to be configured as an ac- cess point. As it incorporates two separate 802.11 wireless cards, one for configuring ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 16 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 17 initial setup using the “local” port plug one end of an rj-45 ethernet cable to the lan port of the 3e– 527a...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 16 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 17 login on your computer, pull up a browser window and put the de- fault url for the 3e–527a3 local lan in the...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 18 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 19 system configuration general you will immediately be directed to the system configuration — general screen f...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 18 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 19 operating mode this screen allows you to set the operating mode to either wireless access point/bridge or ga...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 20 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 21 configure wireless cards the factory default for the two wireless cards are: • 802.11b/g for the ap • 802.11...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 20 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 21 wan click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for system configu- ration — wan . This directs you to...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 22 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 23 lan click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for system configu- ration — lan . This directs you to...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 22 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 23 encrp port click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for system con- figuration — encrp port . This ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 24 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 25 static aes key the advanced encryption standard (aes) uses a 128-bit block cipher algorithm and encryption t...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 24 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 25 static 3des key to use 3des, enter a 192-bit key as 48 hexadecimal digit (0-9, a-f, or a-f). The key generat...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 26 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 27 wireless access point configuration general wireless setup allows your computer’s pc card to communicate wit...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 26 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 27 select the wireless mode from the drop-down list. You can choose from the following options: • 802.11b • 802...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 28 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 29 tx pwr mode and fixed pwr level: the tx power mode defaults to auto, giving the largest range of radio trans...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 28 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 29 security the wireless access point — security screen displays a default fac- tory setting of aes encryption,...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 30 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 31 static 3des key to use 3des, enter a 192-bit key as 48 hexadecimal digit (0-9, a-f, or a-f). The key generat...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 30 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 31 dynamic key exchange dynamic key management requires the installation of the 3e-030 security server software...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 32 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 33 fips 802.11i if you wish to use fips 802.11i on the 3e–527a3, enable either pre- shared key settings or 802....

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 32 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 33 mac address filtering the wireless access point — mac address filtering screen is used to set up mac address...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 34 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 35 rogue ap detection the wireless access point — rogue ap detection screen allows the network administrator to...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 34 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 35 advanced the wireless access point — advanced screen allows you to enable or disable load balancing and publ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 36 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 37 services settings dhcp server the service settings — dhcp server screen is used for configur- ing the dhcp s...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 36 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 37 subnet roaming the 3e-527a3 supports subnet roaming with 3eti's subnet roaming coor- dinator server installe...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 38 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 39 snmp agent the service settings — snmp agent screen allows you to set up an snmp agent. The agent is a softw...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 38 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 39 the snmp configuration consists of several fields, which are ex- plained below: • community –the community f...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 40 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 41 admin user management list all users the admin user management — list all users screen lists the crypto offi...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 40 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 41 add new user the admin user management — add new user screen allows you to add new administrators and crypto...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 42 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 43 user password policy the admin user management — user password policy screen is always enabled. The definiti...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 42 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 43 end user authentication in the 3e-527a3, all end users (wireless and wired), may require an account in order...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 44 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 45 user list the end user authentication — user list screen lists all end user information. The cryptoofficer c...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 44 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 45 add new user the end user authentication — add new user screen allows you to add new end users, assigning an...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 46 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 47 add authenticated mac usually the authenticated mac is valid for 24 hours. You will be re- quested to re-aut...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 46 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 47 monitoring/reports this section gives you a variety of lists and status reports. Most of these are self-expl...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 48 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 49 bridging status the monitoring/report — bridging status screen displays the ether- net port stp status, encr...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 48 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 49 bridge site map the bridge site map shows the spanning tree network topology of both wired and wireless node...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 50 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 51 wireless clients the monitoring/report — wireless clients screen displays the mac address of all wireless cl...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 50 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 51 once the transmit power is re-enabled and clients re-associate to the ap, emcon information is maintained fo...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 52 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 53 dhcp client list the monitoring/report — dhcp client list screen displays all clients currently connected to...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 52 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 53 web access log the web access log displays system facility messages for any con- figuration changes via the ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 54 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 55 network activity the network activity log keeps a detailed log of all activities on the network which can be...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 54 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 55 auditing the 3e-527a3 collects audit data and provides an interface for au- thorized administrators to revie...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 56 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 57 report query the auditing—report query screen allows you to query on report based on start time, end time, m...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 56 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 57 event type description audit log configuration modified any modification to the audit log configuration (ena...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 58 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 59 system administration the system administration screens contain administrative functions. The screens and fu...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 58 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 59 configuration-button the system administration—configuration button screen is used in conjunction with the p...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 60 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 61 to use the configuration/reset button push the button for two seconds. After two seconds the wlan2 and wlans...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 60 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 61 system upgrade the system administration — system upgrade screen gives you the ability to upload updates to ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 62 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 63 local configuration upgrade on the system administration — system upgrade screen, click on the local configu...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 62 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 63 the random configuration feature is intended to reduce the effort to generate new keys for the system and to...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 64 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 65 remote configuration upgrade on the system administration — system upgrade screen, click on the remote confi...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 64 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 65 the random configuration file is used to update the bridging ssid and bridging encryption on other devices u...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 66 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 67 you have the option to configure the second byte of the ip address to limit the range in which the ip addres...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 66 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 29000152-001 b 67 remote logging the system administration —remote logging screen allows you to forward the syslog data from e...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 3: access point configuration 68 29000152-001 b utilities the system administration — utilities screen gives you ready access to two useful utilities: ping and traceroute. Simply enter the ip address or hostname you wish to ping or traceroute and click...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 69 caution: if you have previously set up your wlan using the 3e–527a3 devices as access points and you decide to change the configuration to gateway mode, you will need to convert the mac addresses on each wirel...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 70 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 71 ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 70 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 71 configuring in gateway mode to configure the 3e–527a3 in gateway mode, complete the following steps. 1. Login on to th...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 72 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 73 wan in gateway mode, the system configuration–wan screen has two tabs: main ip setting and ip aliasing. Main ip settin...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 72 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 73 ip aliasing you can add up to ten additional ip aliases on the wan port. The ip aliasing entries can be used by the vi...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 74 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 75 lan click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for system configu- ration — lan . This directs you to the syste...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 74 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 75 security click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for wireless access point — security . This directs you to ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 76 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 77 ip filtering click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for firewall — ip filtering . The ip filtering screen b...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 76 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 77 virtual server click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for firewall — vir- tual server . In order to protect...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 78 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 79 it is recommend that ip addresses of virtual server computers hosted on the private network be manually (statically) a...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 78 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 4: gateway configuration 29000152-001 b 79 advanced click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for firewall — ad- vanced . As advanced firewall functions,...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 81 chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration introduction in the 3e–527a3, wireless bridging uses a second wlan card to set up an independent wireless bridge connection. Since wireless bridging provides a ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 82 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 83 wireless bridge — general the wireless bridge — general screen contains wireless bridging information ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 82 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 83 auto bridging general settings options bridging mode auto bridging auto bridging selected ssid numbers...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 84 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 85 manual bridging when the wireless bridge is in manual bridging mode, you can manu- ally select a signa...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 84 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 85 monitoring in the upper right-hand corner of the wireless bridge — general screen there is a button ca...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 86 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 87 radio settings wireless mode 802.11a 802.11a turbo sets the wireless mode for the wireless bridge. Tx ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 86 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 87 wireless bridge — encryption the wireless bridge — encryption screen is used to configure static encry...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 88 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 89 wireless bridge — mac address filtering the wireless bridge — mac address filtering screen functions j...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 88 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 89 setting up bridging type point-to-point bridge configuration a point-to-point link is a direct connect...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 90 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 91 point-to-point bridging setup guide - manual mode direction bridge 1 bridge 2 wireless bridge — genera...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 90 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 91 the following sequence walks you through the setup of bridge 1. Bridge 2 would duplicate this procedur...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 92 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 93 next go to the wireless bridge — general screen. Select either manual or auto bridging. If you choose ...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 92 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 93 wireless bridge will be indicated on the signal strength led located on the front of the case. Next, n...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 94 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 95 point-to-multipoint bridge configuration a point-to-multipoint configuration allows you to set up thre...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 94 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 95 point-to-multipoint bridging setup guide - manual mode direction bridge 1 bridge 2 ~ n wireless bridge...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 96 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 97 the above recommended setup requires only bridge 1 to be set in point-to-multipoint mode. It is possib...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 96 29000152-001 b 3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 5: wireless bridge configuration 29000152-001 b 97 repeater bridging setup guide - auto mode direction bridge 1 bridge 2 bridge 3 wireless bridge — radio...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port chapter 6: technical support 29000152-001 b 99 chapter 6: technical support manufacturer’s statement the 3e–527a3 is provided with warranty. It is not desired or expected that the user open the device. If malfunction is experienced and all exter- nal causes ar...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port glossary 29000152-001 b g-a glossary 3des also referred to as triple des, a mode of the des encryption algorithm that encrypts data three times. 802.11 802.11 refers to a family of specifications developed by the ieee for wireless lan technol- ogy. 802.11 spec...

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    3e–527a3 wireless access point – 8 port glossary g-b 29000152-001 b a handheld device. Snmp simple network management protocol ssid a network id unique to a network. Only clients and access points that share the same ssid are able to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive. Wirele...