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ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP350 Reference Manual

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Advanced Configuration

v1.1, November 2009

Enabling Wireless Bridging

The ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP350 lets you build large bridged

wireless networks. Select the desired wireless access point mode for your environment:

•

Wireless Point-to-Point Bridge

. In this mode, the WNDAP350 can communicate with

another bridge mode wireless access point. Select the

Enable Wireless Client Association

option to enable wireless clients to associate with this access point.

When you click the

Edit

button, you must enter the Profile Name and the MAC address

(physical address) of the other Bridge mode wireless access point in the fields provided. WEP,

WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK are supported. WPA2-PSK can (and should) be used to protect this

communication.

•

Wireless Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge

. Select this only if this WNDAP350 is the “Master”

for a group of bridge-mode wireless access points. Select the

Enable Wireless Client

Association

option to enable wireless clients to associate with this access point.

The other bridge-mode wireless access points must be set to point-to-point bridge mode, using

the MAC address of this WNDAP350. They then send all traffic to this “Master”, rather than

communicate directly with each other.

Data 3 (Background)

Lowest priority queue, high throughput. Bulk data that requires maxi-

mum throughput and is not time-sensitive is sent to this queue (FTP

data, for example).

AIFS (Arbitration Inter-Frame

Space)

Specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames. Valid values for

AIFS are 1 through 255.

cwMin (Minimum Contention

Window)

Upper limit (in milliseconds) of a range from which the initial random

backoff wait time is determined. Valid values for the “cwmin” are 1, 3, 7,

15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, or 1024. The value for cwMin must be lower

than the value for cwMax.

cwMax (Maximum Contention

Window)

Upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff

value. Valid values for the “cwmax” are 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255,

511, or 1024. The value for cwMax must be higher than the value for

cwMin.

Max. Burst Length

Specifies (in milliseconds) the Maximum Burst Length allowed for

packet bursts on the wireless network. A packet burst is a collection of

multiple frames transmitted without header information. Valid values for

maximum burst length are 0.0 through 999.9.

Table 4-1. QoS Queues and Parameters

QoS Queue

Description

Section	Page
ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP350 Reference Manual	1
Contents	7
About This Manual	11
Conventions, Formats, and Scope	11
How to Print This Manual	12
Revision History	12
Chapter 1 Introduction	13
About the ProSafe Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP350	13
Key Features and Standards	13
Supported Standards and Conventions	14
Key Features	14
802.11a/b/g/n Standards-based Wireless Networking	16
Autosensing Ethernet Connections with Auto Uplink	16
Compatible and Related NETGEAR Products	17
System Requirements	17
What’s In the Box?	18
Hardware Description	18
Front Panel	19
Rear Panel	20
Chapter 2 Basic Installation and Configuration	21
Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines	22
Understanding WNDAP350 Wireless Security Options	23
Installing the WNDAP350 wirelss access point	24
Setting up the WNDAP350 wirelss access point	24
Configuring LAN and Wireless Access	25
Configuring Time Settings	28
Configuring Wireless Access	30
Deploying the WNDAP350 wirelss access point	30
Verifying Wireless Connectivity	31
Logging In Using the Default IP Address	32
Setting Basic IP Options	33
Wireless Settings	34
Configuring 802.11b/bg/ng Wireless Settings	34
Configuring 802.11a/na Wireless Settings	37
Configuring Basic QoS Settings	41
Setting Up and Testing Basic Wireless Connectivity	42
Understanding Security Profiles	43
SSID and WEP/WPA Settings Setup Form	47
802.11b/bg/ng Configuration	47
802.11a/na Configuration	48
Configuring the RADIUS Server Settings	49
Setting up a Security Profile	51
Configuring WEP	53
Configuring WPA with RADIUS	55
Configuring WPA2 with RADIUS	57
Configuring WPA and WPA2 with RADIUS	58
Configuring WPA-PSK	60
Configuring WPA2-PSK	61
Configuring WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK	62
Restricting Wireless Access by MAC Address	64
Chapter 3 Management	67
Remote Management	67
Remote Console	69
Using the Secure Telnet Interface	69
CLI Commands	70
Upgrading the Wireless Access Point Software	71
Configuration File Management	72
Saving Your Configuration Settings	73
Restoring Saved Settings	73
Restoring the WNDAP350 to the Factory Default Settings	74
Changing the Administrator Password	76
Enabling the SysLog Server	77
Using Activity Log Information	78
Viewing General Summary Information	78
Viewing Network Traffic Statistics	80
Viewing Available Wireless Station Statistics	82
Enabling Rogue AP Detection	83
Importing Rogue AP List from a File	84
Viewing Rogue AP Statistics	85
Packet Capture	87
Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration	89
IP Settings for Wireless Clients	89
Hotspot Settings	91
Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings	92
Configuring 802.11b/bg/ng Advanced Wireless Settings	92
Configuring 802.11a/na Advanced Wireless Settings	94
Configuring Advanced QoS Settings	96
Enabling Wireless Bridging	98
Configuring a WNDAP350 as a Point-to-Point Bridge	101
Configuring a Point-to-Multi-Point Wireless Bridge	102
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting and Debugging	105
No lights are lit on the wireless access point.	105
The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up.	106
The LAN light is not lit.	106
I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer.	106
I cannot connect to the WNDAP350 to configure it.	107
When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error.	107
Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings	108
Appendix A Default Settings and Technical Specifications	109
Factory Default Settings	109
Technical Specifications	111
Appendix B Related Documents	113
Appendix C Command Line Reference	115
Command Sets	115

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