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    Airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point user guide version 1.2.

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    Bandspeed airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point user guide © 2007 bandspeed, inc. All rights reserved. The information contained in this document, including design, text, and graphics, is the property of bandspeed, inc. Listen+learn® is a registered trademark of bandspeed, inc. Wi-fi®, w...

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    Safety and regulatory notices fcc statement the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point has been tested and found to comply with the specifications for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may n...

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    "to prevent radio interference to the licensed service, this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding. Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that is installed outdoors is subject to licensing." "pour empêcher que cet appareil cause du brouillage au s...

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    Table of contents safety and regulatory notices 1.0 introduction 1.1 bandspeed airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point system features 1.1.1 key features 1.2 dual-band rf spectrum analyzer 1.3 security 1.4 performance and reliability 1.5 multiple basic service set identifier (bssids) 1.6 w...

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    4.2.4 11g mode 4.3 channel 4.4 self-cts (11g protection mode) 4.5 transmit power 4.6 automatic transmit power adjustment 4.7 sensitivity 4.8 maximum data rate 4.9 diversity 4.10 header (preamble) 4.11 beacon interval 4.12 fragmentation 4.13 rts/cts 4.14 wireless (interface) operating mode 5.0 ap web...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    1-1 introduction 1 bandspeed airmaestro is a comprehensive wi-fi compatible access point platform that enables intelligent, automated wi-fi management solutions with enterprise-class security and performance. Airmaestro access points are scalable to accommodate the accelerating numbers of wi-fi voic...

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    1.2 dual-band rf spectrum analyzer figure 1-1: airmaestro rf spectrum analyzer. One of the wireless interfaces (wif) can act as a security sensor. All of this occurs while the other two interfaces provide simultaneous access in both the 2.4 and 5 gigahertz (ghz) bands. The bandspeed spectrum analyze...

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    1.3 security the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point security protocols include wi-fi protected access (wpa), wpa+wpa2, and wired equivalency privacy (wep), and 802.11i/wpa2 for enterprise-class, interoperable wlan security. Bandspeed enhances the basic security mechanism with addition...

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    Communicate through the air to negotiate back their transmit power settings. This allows them to minimize co-interference while maximizing coverage and performance. Dynamic transmit power control: in the event an access point fails or is removed from the network, the other airmaestro 3100ag virtual ...

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    1.7 manageability of the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point bandspeed offers a variety of management support options for the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point, from simple network management protocol (snmp) to bandspeed's airmaestro wlan management console. Discussed i...

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    1.8 wireless network standards the following terms are used in this user guide and are defined by wikipedia encyclopedia (2007). Ieee 802.11 commonly known by the brand wi-fi, it denotes a set of wlan standards developed by working group 11 of the ieee lan/man standards committee (ieee 802). The ter...

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    1-7 1.9 approved channels use of the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point is authorized only for the channels approved by each country. Through the ap web ui interface and the command line interface you can select your country from the country code list. You may be limited to the channe...

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    Installing the access point(s) 2 2.1 installation requirements the following items are required for installation: bandspeed airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point(s) one ac-to-dc 5-volt power supply per access point one cd-rom containing the setup wizard software, the user's manual, a cop...

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    Warning: if using the supplied dc power supply to provide power to the access point, the socket outlet must be near the unit and easily accessible. You can only remove power from the access point by disconnecting the power cord from the outlet or disconnecting the poe cable. Warning: there are no us...

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    2.6 rf obstacles rf signals at 2.4 ghz do not easily pass through obstacles. Depending on the construction material used, walls between the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point and the intended station(s) attenuate the signal, thereby reducing the effective range. Therefore, place the 3...

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    2.8 configuring the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point using the serial port the serial port is rs-232c-compliant. It is recommended for advanced wireless users. Once the settings for the wired ethernet port and the wireless interfaces are set to work with your network, you may use an...

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    5. Enter bandspeed as the password, and press enter. (bandspeed is the default password.) you are now logged in to the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point. All bandspeed command line interface functionality is available. See section 6, command line interface (cli) , in this user guide ...

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    2.9 checking the leds when the access point is connected to power, the light-emitting diodes (leds) indicate the following activity: led descriptions led color indicates lan2 green lan port 2 has a physical link lan1 green lan port 1 has a physical link wlan green wlan radios are on power green powe...

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    2-7 2.10 important factory defaults for the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point table 2-2 lists the factory defaults you may need to get your airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point up and running on your local network. The defaults were chosen to provide quick initial access...

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    Default service group parameter setting boot configuration file default ssid bandspeed vlan id 0 vlan priority 0 security type none member interfaces 1, 3 open system authentication enabled open system 802.1x authentication disabled shared key authentication disabled shared key 802.1x authentication...

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    Wireless interfaces parameter wif 1 setting wif 2 setting wif 3 setting wif status started started started operating mode normal monitor normal physical mode 11bg 11bg/a 11a channel auto scanning auto rx sensitivity (nic dependent) high high high maxrate auto auto auto automatic rate adjustment on o...

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    2-10 ethernet parameter setting port status started speed auto auto-negotiation on full duplex mode auto flow control on vlan 802.1q tagged off table 2-7: ethernet system default configuration settings. Note: the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point has two lan ports (lan1 poe and lan2)...

  • Page 24: Initial Configuration

    Initial configuration 3 you can connect the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point to networks that have a dynamic host configuration protocol (dhcp) server as well as those that do not have a dhcp server. The following image illustrates elements found on a typical wireless network, and p...

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    3.1 installing the software included with the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point is a cd with a copy of the bandspeed airmaestro 3100ag access point user guide and a bonus copy of the airmaestro wlan monitor console software. If you purchased the wlan management console you should ins...

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    Figure 3-2: click on the wlan monitor console user guide button to view the guide. 3. After clicking on the install software button, the installshield wizard starts, as shown in figure 3-3. Click on next to continue. Note that the bandspeed airmaestro icon minimizes to the windows taskbar. Figure 3-...

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    4. Read the bandspeed end user license agreement, as shown in figure 3-4, and accept the agreement. To print a copy for your records, click on print. Click on next to continue. Figure 3-4: bandspeed end user license agreement. 5. In the choose destination location screen, shown in figure 3-5, click ...

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    6. The installation completes, and the airmaestro wlan monitor console software is installed on your computer. The installshield wizard complete screen is shown in figure 3-6. Click on finish. Figure 3-6: final installation wizard screen. 7. Click on the bandspeed airmaestro icon in the taskbar, as ...

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    9. The airmaestro wlan monitor console icon, shown in figure 3-9, appears on your desktop. Figure 3-9: the airmaestro wlan monitor console icon appears on your desktop. 10. Select start > all programs > bandspeed airmaestro, as shown in figure 3-10, to confirm that the airmaestro software was instal...

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    3.2 connecting to the access point the following steps guide you through connecting to an airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point. 1. To start the monitor console software, double-click on the airmaestro icon, shown in figure 3-11, on the desktop. Figure 3-11: airmaestro icon. Note: use th...

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    3. The airmaestro wlan monitor console appears. Once bandspeed access points are active on the network, the screen will look similar to figure 3-13. Figure 3-13: airmaestro wlan monitor console screen with an active bandspeed access point in the network. 3-8.

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    3.3 configuring the access point the following sections show you how to configure the access point, with or without a dhcp server. 3.3.1 factory default settings the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point is configured at the factory to obtain an internet protocol (ip) address automatical...

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    Figure 3-15: access point details dialog box. Note: you can also find the ethernet mac address on the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point enclosure. Connect to the ap web ui interface to perform configuration of airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access points, you will need to conne...

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    You are prompted to enter a user name and password, as shown in figure 3-17. Figure 3-17: entering a user name and password. Enter admin (case sensitive) into the user name text box, enter bandspeed (case sensitive) into the password text box, and then click on ok. The ap web ui interface page appea...

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    3.3.3 without a dhcp server ensure that your pc is connected to the same ethernet network as the access point. If your network does not use a dhcp server for automatic ip address acquisition, enter the factory default static ip address (192.168.1.1) in your web browser's address field, and press ent...

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    3. Scroll down and then click to highlight internet protocol (tcp/ip), as shown in figure 3-22, and then click on properties. The internet protocol (tcp/ip) properties dialog box opens. Figure 3-22: local area connection properties dialog box. 4. Select use the following ip address. 5. In the ip add...

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    Figure 3-23: internet protocol (tcp/ip) properties dialog box. 7. Leave the default gateway and dns server fields blank. 8. Click on ok to close the internet protocol (tcp/ip) properties dialog box. 9. Click on ok to close the local area connections properties dialog box. 10. Close the network conne...

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    3-15 the ap web ui interface page appears, as shown in figure 3-25. Figure 3-25: ap web ui interface page. You now have access to bandspeed’s ap web ui interface for configuring your access point..

  • Page 39: Configurable Parameters

    Airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point configurable parameters 4 this section provides details of the configurable parameters accessible through the ap web ui interface (described in section 5 ) or command line interface (cli) (described in section 6 ). Section 4 focuses on the effects of...

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    4.2.3 11b/g mode 11b/g mode selects the 2.4 ghz band (channels 1 through 11) in "mixed" mode operating environment. The 2.4 ghz band is considerably more congested than the 5 ghz band and is limited to data rates up to 11 mbps for 11b stations and 54 mbps for 11g stations. Note that the overall thro...

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    4.3 channel selection of a particular mode results in selection of a default channel for that mode. Depending on interference and congestion in the default channel, it may or may not yield optimal performance. You may experiment with manual channel selection to try to improve throughput. Note: avoid...

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    4.6 automatic transmit power adjustment the automatic transmit power adjustment parameter determines the behavior of the airmaestro 3100ag access point device driver with respect to transmit power limitation. It defaults to a setting of max54, which ensures that the device driver never transmits a f...

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    4.9 diversity the diversity parameter controls the use of antennas on the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point. Each wireless interface has a primary antenna (antenna 1, default) and a secondary antenna (antenna 2). You can manually select either antenna for an interface. The setting ap...

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    4-6 4.13 rts/cts the request to send / clear to send (rts/cts) parameter determines whether the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point mac will initiate an rts/cts sequence preceding transmission of certain data frames, as indicated by the rts/cts threshold parameter. Typically, rts/cts e...

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    Ap web ui interface to configure access points 5 the ap web ui interface provides the simplest means for configuring and managing the bandspeed airmaestro system. You can access it through the wired ethernet connection or the wireless interface. The ip address of the client device (ethernet nic or w...

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    System >> status tab figure 5-2: system >> status page. Device information device model: 3100ag virtual controller access point firmware type: virtual controller firmware version: current firmware version and release number firmware date: current firmware date connection information cluster name: na...

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    System >> password figure 5-3: system >> password page. Guidelines for setting a password password must be six to nine characters in length with characters in two of the following classes: o lower-case alphabets o upper-case alphabets o numerics o special characters you cannot reuse the same passwor...

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    System >> reboot figure 5-4: system >> reboot page. Reboot access point this command reboots the wireless access point. After the system reboots, the current configuration will still be active. This command does not restore configuration settings to their factory default values. Click on reboot to r...

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    System >> flash update figure 5-5: system >> flash update page. Updating the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point firmware is done through a tftp server. You need to set up and configure a tftp server on the same network as the access point, or the tftp server will need to be reachable ...

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    5.2 basic configuration the basic configuration tab provides submenus that group system configuration into logical categories: tcp/ip cluster wireless interfaces services listen+learn country and time other each category appears on its own page in the ap web ui interface and is described in the foll...

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    Dhcp settings timeout failure: specify whether the access point should set a static ip address if no ip address is obtained from a dhcp server. Timeout value: this is the amount of time (in seconds) until an access point issues a static ip address. Timeout value is only used if timeout failure is se...

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    Basic configuration >> cluster figure 5-8: basic configuration >> cluster page in default cluster mode. All airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access points are configured to be in defaultcluster when they are shipped. However, defaultcluster is an unsecure cluster. Bandspeed recommends putting yo...

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    Figure 5-9: basic configuration >> cluster options. Current cluster information cluster name: displays the name of the cluster. Cluster ip address: enter the ip address of the cluster entity. Cluster ssl: set to enable or disable cluster ssl. Note: the cluster ip address should be a static ip addres...

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    Access points outside this cluster select the access point ip address(es) that you want to add to the cluster and click add to initiate changes. Note: access points outside of this cluster are all access points currently in the default cluster. The default cluster acts a public cluster. 5-10

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    Basic configuration >> wireless interfaces figure 5-10: basic configuration >> wireless interfaces: basic settings page. Every airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point has three wireless interfaces. You can configure each wireless interface for a different wireless mode. The modes are as fo...

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    Basic configuration >> wireless interfaces (mode options) figure 5-11: basic configuration >> wireless interfaces (mode options) page. Figure 5-12: basic configuration: wireless interfaces (transmit power) page. 5-12.

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    Basic configuration >> wireless interfaces: advanced settings figure 5-13: basic configuration >> wireless interfaces: advanced settings. These settings are for advanced configurations only. Changing these settings may result in reduced performance or incompatibilities with certain devices. Advance ...

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    Basic configuration >> services figure 5-14: basic configuration >> services page. A service is a wireless service deployed with a specific ssid and security settings. Airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access points support up to 16 services deployed on each access point. You can deploy services ...

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    Create new service enter the name of the service (ssid) in the enter new service name text box. Then, click on create data service to create a new data service, or click on create voice service to create a new voice service. Figure 5-15 shows adding bandspeed data as a new data service. Figure 5-15:...

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    Service information name: name of the service (ssid) service type: displays what type of service is being offered rename service enter a new service name (changes the ssid) in the new service name text box, if necessary. Wireless interface mapping select the wireless interfaces (wif-1, wif-2, wif-3)...

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    Authentication settings open system authentication: select whether to enable or disable open system authentication. Shared key authentication: select whether to enable or disable shared key authentication. 802.1x authentication: select whether to enable or disable 802.1x authentication. You can clic...

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    Figure 5-18: bandspeed voice as a new voice service. Service information name: name of the service (ssid) service type: displays which type of service is being offered rename service new service name: renames the service name (changes ssid) voice roaming settings frequency band: select the frequency...

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    Channel: select which channel the voice service will run on. (a voice service must operate on the same channel. Selecting auto will pick the best channel for all access points the service is being applied to.) wireless interface mapping wif-1, wif-2, wif-3: select the wif(s) the service is to run on...

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    You can click on apply to apply all changes, or click on cancel. Basic configuration >> services figure 5-19: all data and voice services on the access point are displayed. 5-20

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    Basic configuration >> listen+learn figure 5-20: basic configuration >> listen+learn page. Listen+learn is bandspeed airmaestro technology that allows for collaboration across multiple access points. Rogue ap policy settings rogue ap detection: select whether to enable or disable rogue ap detection....

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    Airmaestro 3100ag access points on the wlan. Normal mode is a balanced setting between max coverage and max throughput. Max coverage is recommended for environments that demand maximum wlan coverage at the expense of performance. Max throughput mode is recommended for environments that demand high p...

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    Basic configuration >> country and time figure 5-22: basic configuration >> country and time page. Country and location information country: select the country in which the access point is used. Indoor/outdoor location: select the environments in which the access point will be used. Current date and...

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    Basic configuration >> other figure 5-23: basic configuration >> settings page. Http / https settings these settings limit the access to the web ui configuration: allow ap management via wireless: select whether to enable wireless stations to access the access point’s ap web ui. Http port: select th...

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    Watchdog settings a watchdog monitors the health of the access point. With the watchdog enabled, the access point attempts to recover from any failure via restarting services, rebooting the access point, and so on. Bandspeed recommends keeping the watchdog enabled. Watchdog: select whether to enable...

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    5.3 advanced configuration advanced configuration >> ethernet figure 5-24: advance configuration >> ethernet page. Ethernet status (for lan-1 and lan-2) link status: specifies whether the lan interface is up or down. Link speed: specifies the link speed of the lan interface. Link duplex: specifies t...

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    Advanced configuration >> qos figure 5-25: advance configuration >> qos page. Load balancing status: displays whether load balancing is enabled or disabled on the access point. Change status: specify whether to enable or disable load balancing on the access point. Current ap load: displays the curre...

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    Advance qos settings click on edit edca settings or edit frame classification settings to edit those settings. Click on apply to initiate changes. Figure 5-27: the advanced qos settings buttons. Advance configuration >> qos >> edca settings figure 5-28: advance configuration >> qos: edca settings pa...

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    Advance configuration >> qos (con't) figure 5-29: edit frame classification settings page. These settings are advanced qos settings. Changing these settings may result in undesired performance. Ip protocol field qos mapping the ip protocol field qos mapping configuration defines how the access point...

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    Figure 5-30: selecting a class of service option. Ip precedence qos mapping the ip precedence qos mapping configuration defines how the access point assigns a class of service to a packet based upon the value of the ip precedence field contained in the packet’s ip header. Ip precedence value: the va...

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    Advanced configuration >> bridge figure 5-32: advance configuration >> bridge page. A wireless bridge is a wireless connection setup between one or more access points in which to communicate over. A bridge can be used to link access points that cannot connect to each other over a traditional wired n...

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    Does not recommend using auto channel selection on the bridge wif on any access point participating in a bridge. Figure 5-34: adding a new bridge named test on wif-3. Figure 5-35: advance configuration >> bridge settings page. Wireless bridge information name: specifies the name of the wireless brid...

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    Settings max. Connections: specify the maximum number of access points allowed in the bridge (up to 16). Wpa-2 encryption: specify whether to enable wpa-2 encryption over the wireless bridge. Pass phrase: specify the wpa-2 pass phrase to use if wpa-2 encryption is enabled on the bridge. This pass ph...

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    Advanced configuration >> radius figure 5-36: advance configuration >> radius page. Radius authentication allows the access point to defer authentication to a radius server on the wired network (for added security). Radius support settings server ip address: specify the ip address of the radius serv...

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    Advanced configuration >> snmp figure 5-37: advance configuration >> snmp page. Simple network management protocol (snmp) status status: displays whether snmp is enabled on the access point. Change status: specify whether to enable or disable the snmp service. Snmp settings allow snmp via wireless: ...

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    Advanced configuration >> mac filter figure 5-38: advance configuration >> mac filter page. You can enable a mac filter to protect access to the wireless lan by restricting access to the network via a client station’s mac address. It is worth noting that this protection mechanism is not extremely se...

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    Advanced configuration >> dhcp server figure 5-39: advance configuration >> dhcp server page. You can configure an airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point to act as a dhcp server, providing ip addresses to devices on the wired and wireless network. However, having multiple dhcp servers on ...

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    Ip address range start ip address: specify the beginning ip address that the access point will issue to dhcp clients. End ip address: specify the ending ip address that the access point will issue to dhcp clients. Click on apply to initiate changes. 5-38.

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    Advanced configuration >> configuration files figure 5-40: advance configuration >> configuration files page. Configuration files are used to quickly load different configuration files on the access point. A configuration file includes all of the access point’s settings including passwords, ip addre...

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    5.4 reports reports >> ethernet statistics figure 5-41: reports >> ethernet statistics page. Ethernet statistics provide packet-level information regarding traffic across the wired ethernet interfaces. 5-40

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    Reports >> wireless statistics figure 5-42: reports >> wireless statistics page. Wireless statistics provide packet-level information regarding traffic across the wireless interfaces. 5-41.

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    Reports >> system statistics figure 5-43: reports >> system statistics page. Current statistics association requests: displays the number of associate requests the access point has received. Association requests failed: displays the number of associate requests that failed to complete association. D...

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    Reports >> stations figure 5-44: reports >> stations page. Current associations stations associated: displays how many stations are associated on each wireless interface. Details displays the following for each associated station: station address (mac address) which wif the station is associate to h...

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    Reports >> message log figure 5-45: reports >> message log page. Message log (sorted by time) time: specifies the time the event occurred. Category: specifies the category of the event. Message: specifies detailed information regarding the event. The message log page displays events that are capture...

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    5-45 message log category message information station "mac" associated with sector "x" information station "mac" disassociated with sector "x" due to: "y" information station "mac" denied authentication on sector "x" due to: "z" information station "mac" denied association on sector "x" due to: "z" ...

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    Command line interface (cli) to configure access points 6 6.1 using the cli this section explains the cli commands you can use to configure the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point and display configuration settings. Note: although you can use the cli to change settings while the 3100ag...

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    6.4 cli global commands this section describes the commands provided by the bandspeed airmaestro system cli. You issue these commands to modify the bandspeed airmaestro system configuration. You save configuration changes to the bandspeed airmaestro system using the save command described in this se...

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    Delete the delete command deletes the current configuration file. Delete deletes a configuration file. List the list command lists all of the configuration files. List lists all configuration files. Load the load command loads the configuration file that was previously created using the save command...

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    Dfs dynamic frequency selection tpc transmit power control rrm radio resource measurement sg service group trust list of trusted access points syslog syslog configuration set the set command allows the administrator to set various parameters for the following sub-modules: bootconfig ethernet tcpip d...

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    Get wifs displays all sectors status. Get wif opmode displays operating mode of the wireless interface. Get wif channel displays channel number and aics. Get wif maxrate displays sector max rate. Get wif basicrate displays sector basic rate setting. Get wif sensitivity displays sector rx sensitivity...

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    Set wifx sets the specified parameter for the wireless interface number used for x, where x is 1 through 3. The selected parameter is set for all wifs, if wifs is used with this command. There are no specific commands for setting 802.11g mode or 802.11a mode. To set a wireless interface to 802.11g m...

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    6.5 access point (ap) commands the ap command is used to modify access point parameters. You can issue get and set commands with the following ap parameters: autoconfig filter mode wirelessmgmt country telnet date/time sessiontimeout authorize managementconsole get ap macaddr displays the access poi...

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    Set ap sessiontimeout sets the login session timeout value. Get ap sessiontimeout displays the login session timeout value. 6-10

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    6.6 tcpip commands the tcpip command is used to configure the access point's tcp/ip parameters. Tcp/ip configuration changes do not take effect until the tcp/ip stack is stopped and restarted using the start tcpip command. You can issue get and set commands with the following tcp/ip parameters: dhcp...

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    6.7 ethernet commands the ethernet command is used to configure the access point's ethernet port parameters. Ethernet configuration changes do not take effect until the ethernet port is stopped and restarted using the start ethernet command. You can issue the get and set commands with the following ...

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    Get ethernet stats displays ethernet statistics. Example: ethernet statistics: ====================================== tx packet count ..................... : 88 rx packet count ..................... : 4639417 tx error packet count ............... : 0 rx error packet count ............... : 0 missing...

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    6.8 dhcp commands the dhcp command is used to configure the access point's dhcp server parameters. Dhcp server configuration changes do not take effect until the dhcp server is stopped and restarted using the start dhcp command. You can issue the get and set commands with the following dhcp server p...

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    Get dhcp domain displays the domain currently associated with dhcp. Get dhcp netmask displays the subnet mask associated with the dhcp address space. Get dhcp broadcast displays the broadcast address for dhcp. Get dhcp router displays the address of the default gateway (router) to be used by dhcp cl...

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    6.9 lnl (listen+learn) commands listen+learn (lnl) is a bandspeed convention used to describe a family of advanced features that continuously monitor the rf environment and dynamically update the access point settings in an effort to adapt to changes in the rf environment that pose security and thro...

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    Set mode sets the operational mode of autoconfig/lnl on the wireless access point. Sector: autoconfig/lnl runs in spatial division multiple access (sdma) mode. Omni: autoconfig/lnl runs in omni-directional access point mode. Set metric sets the policy for the channel selection metric. 1 = sum receiv...

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    Get config displays the policy for the channel configuration setting. Get smooth displays the policy for the channel adaptation smoothing algorithm. Get sta_thresh displays the threshold for the channel adaptation smoothing algorithm. Get feedback displays the policy for the dynamic transmit power c...

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    Start autoconfig to stop and disable autoconfig/lnl when autoconfig/lnl is running, issue the following commands: stop autoconfig set autoconfig disable 6-20

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    6.10 http server commands the http command is used to configure the access point's http server parameters. Http server configuration changes do not take effect until the http server is stopped and restarted using the start http command. You can issue get and set commands with the following http para...

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    6.11 stations command the stations command provides a list of stations that are associated with an access point. Get stations displays a listing of the current associated client stations and statistics for each station. 6.12 radius authentication server commands the radius command is used to configu...

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    Get radius default timeout displays the radius reauthentication time. Get radius default retries displays the radius authentication retries. Get radius default interval displays the radius authentication retry interval. Get radius default reauthentication displays the current setting for radius reau...

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    6.13 bridge commands - wireless bridging/backhaul the bandspeed airmaestro system supports a flexible wireless bridging technology. The system supports up to 16 wireless bridge links on each wif, and up to 48 total on the airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point. You can use wireless bridgi...

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    Set wif3 channel 64 fixed bridge wif3 add bridge-test bridge wif3 bridge-test security enable bridge wif3 bridge-test passphrase secret bridge wif3 dot1q disable bridge wif3 mode auto 4 # could be as big as 16! Use the following commands to check the wireless bridge status: bridge list cat /proc/man...

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    6.14 switch commands - bridge spanning tree protocol (stp) configuration the switch command is used to configure the switch module. You can set the following switch parameters: ale address look-up engine; allows the switch module to look up a mac address in its address table to determine which port ...

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    6.15 sg commands - service group configuration service group is a bandspeed convention used to describe a basic service set (bss) network. The bandspeed airmaestro system supports multiple service groups (sgs), each with its own ssid. For each service group, the access point maintains a separate sg ...

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    Set sg wpa-psk ascii sets wpa pre-shared key with an ascii string. Set sg wpa-psk hex sets wpa pre-shared key with a hex string. Set sg wepkey ascii sets the static wep key (1 through 4) value with an ascii string. Set sg wepkey hex sets the static wep key (1 through 4) value with a hex string. Set ...

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    6.16 snmp commands - snmp (simple network management protocol) server the snmp command is used to control the access point’s snmp configuration. The set snmp command is used to configure the access point's snmp server parameters. Snmp server configuration changes do not take effect until the snmp se...

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    6.18 spectrum management commands these commands allow the administrator to set spectrum management (802.11h) parameters. Set wif chansw forces a wif to switch channels. The count is the number of target beacon transmission times that must occur before a channel switch occurs. Note: the wif continue...

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    6.19 dfs commands - dynamic frequency selection dynamic frequency seletction (dfs) pertains to detecting radar and switching the operating channel of the access point. These commands allow the administrator to set dfs (802.11h) related parameters. The following are dfs parameters: measurement channe...

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    Get dfs displays the current values of all the dfs parameters. Get dfs measurement local displays the status of dfs local measurement. Get dfs measurement remote displays the status of dfs remote measurement. Get dfs measurement remote period displays the value of dfs measurement remote period. Get ...

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    6.20 tpc commands - transmit power control the tpc (transmit power control) command is part of the 802.11h standard that allows the access point to specify the maximum power allowed on each channel within the bounds of regulatory domain and site specific requirements. The following are tpc parameter...

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    6.21 rrm commands - radio resource measurement ieee 802.11k is a proposed standard for radio resource management. It defines and exposes radio and network information to facilitate the management and maintenance of a mobile wlan. Ieee 802.11k and ieee 802.11r are the key industry standards now in de...

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    Get wif rrmreport hiddennode [sta mac address] issues a hidden node measurement request and retrieves a report. Sta mac address is optional; it can be a unicast/broadcast/multicast address. If the station address is not provided, it is considered to be a local measurement. Get wif rrmreport frame [s...

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    Set rrm beacon threshold sets the threshold. Set rrm beacon hystersis sets the hystersis. Set rrm beacon bssid sets the bssid. Get rrm beacon displays the current rrm beacon values. Set rrm mediumsensing interval sets the randomization interval. Set rrm mediumsensing duration sets the measurement du...

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    Set rrm noisehistogram interval sets the randomization interval. Set rrm noisehistogram duration sets the measurement duration of the noise histogram. Get rrm noisehistogram displays the current values of the noise histogram. Set rrm channelload duration sets the channel load measurement duration. G...

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    6.22 qos commands - quality of service the qos commands are used to configure the 802.11e quality of service parameters. The following operations can be performed: enable disable qbssload be bk vi vo acm ip_protocol ip_dscp ip_precedence dls blockack addba_timeout addts_timeout qap_retrylimit mappin...

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    6.22.2 edca parameters for class of service set qos be ecwmin sets the minimum contention window for best effort class of service. Set qos be ecwmax sets the maximum contention window for best effort class of service. Set qos be aifsn sets the number of defer slots for best effort class of service. ...

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    6.22.6 operations set qos chan_util_bcn_interval sets the channel utilization beacon interval. Get qos chan_util_bcn_interval displays the channel utilization beacon interval. 6-47.

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    Appendix a: index of supported commands ap bridge country dfs dhcp ethernet global commands http lnl qos radius rrm sg snmp spectrum management stations switch syslog tpc tcpip a-1.

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    Appendix b: terminology and definitions the following terms are used in this user guide. List of terms application programming interface (api) carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (csma/ca) command line interface (cli) decibel milliwatts (dbm) dynamic frequency selection (dfs) dyna...

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    B-2 wds bridging and spanning tree protocol (stp) support wi-fi multimedia (wmm) wi-fi protected access (wpa/wpa2) wired equivalency privacy (wep) wireless interface (wif) wireless local area network (wlan) definitions hidden nodes in a wireless network refer to nodes that are out of range of other ...

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    Index the following links represent page numbers in this document. A access point (see airmaestro) airmaestro 3100ag virtual controller access point approved channels, 1-7 avoiding reflective surfaces, 2-2 configuration, 3-3 , 3-9 configuration, serial port, 2-4 connecting to, 3-7 determining correc...

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    N network interface card (nic), 3-13 o operating mode wireless (interface), 4-6 p parameters, access point, 4-1 power over ethernet (poe), 2-3 q quality of service (qos), 6-41 r radio frequency (rf), 1-1 remote authentication dial-in user service (radius), 5-34 s safety information, iii , 2-1 spanni...