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Glossary Glossary 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 802 IEEE 802 (IEEE Std. 802-2001) is a family of standards for peer-to-peer communication over a LAN. These technologies use a shared-medium, with information broadcast for all stations to receive. The basic communications capabilities provided are packet-based. The basic unit of transmission is a sequence of data octets (8-bits), which can be of any length within a range that is dependent on the type of LAN. Included in the 802 family of IEEE standards are definitions of bridging, management, and security protocols. 802.1X IEEE 802.1X (IEEE Std. 802.1X-2001) is a standard for passing EAP packets over an 802.11 wireless network using a protocol called EAP Encapsulation Over LANs (EAPOL). It establishes a framework that supports multiple authentication methods. IEEE 802.1X authenticates users not machines. 802.2 IEEE 802.2 (IEEE Std. 802.2.1998) defines the LLC layer for the 802 family of standards. 802.3 IEEE 802.3 (IEEE Std. 802.3-2002) defines the MAC layer for networks that use CSMA/CA. Ethernet is an example of such a network. 802.11 IEEE 802.11 (IEEE Std. 802.11-1999) is a medium access control (MAC) and physical layer (PHY) specification for wireless connectivity for fixed, portable, and moving stations within a local area. It uses direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) in the 2.4 GHz ISM band and supports raw data rates of 1 and 2 Mbps. It was formally adopted in 1997 but has been mostly superseded by 802.11b. IEEE 802.11 is also used generically to refer to the family of IEEE standards for wireless local area networks. 802.11a IEEE 802.11a (IEEE Std. 802.11a-1999) is a PHY standard that specifies operating in the 5 GHz U-NII band using orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). It supports data rates ranging from 6 to 54 Mbps. 802.11a Turbo IEEE 802.11a Turbo is a proprietary variant of the 802.11a standard from Atheros Communications. It supports accelerated data rates ranging from 6 to 108Mbps. Atheros Turbo 5 GHz is IEEE 802.11a Turbo mode. Atheros Turbo 2.4 GHz is IEEE 802.11g Turbo mode. 802.11b IEEE 802.11b (IEEE Std. 802.11b-1999) is an enhancement of the initial 802.11 PHY to include 5.5 Mbps and 11 Mbps data rates. It uses direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) or frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) in the 2.4 GHz ISM band as well as complementary code keying (CCK) to provide the higher data rates. It supports data rates ranging from 1 to 11 Mbps. 802.11d IEEE 802.11d defines standard rules for the operation of IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs in any country without reconfiguration. PHY requirements such as provides frequency hopping tables, acceptable channels, and power levels for each country are provided. Enabling support for IEEE 802.11d on the access point causes the AP to broadcast which country it is operating in as a part of its beacons. Client stations then use this information. This is particularly important for AP operation in the 5GHz IEEE 802.11a bands because use of these 153

Section	Page
Unified Access Point (AP) Administrator’s Guide	1
Table of Contents	3
List of Figures	7
List of Tables	9
About This Document	11
Document Organization	11
Audience	11
Document Conventions	11
Online Help, Supported Browsers, and Limitations	12
Overview of the D-Link Access Point	15
Features and Benefits	16
IEEE Standards Support	16
Wireless Features	16
Security Features	17
Networking	17
Maintainability	17
Access Point Hardware	18
Preparing to Install the Access Point	19
Default Settings for the Unified Access Points	19
Administrator’s Computer Requirements	21
Wireless Client Requirements	22
Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the AP	23
Recovering an IP Address	23
Discovering a Dynamically Assigned IP Address	23
Using the Reset Button	23
Installing the Access Point	25
Installing the Unified Access Point	25
Viewing Basic Settings	29
Using the CLI to View the IP Address	30
Configuring the Ethernet Interface	31
Using the Web UI to configure Ethernet Settings	31
Using the CLI to Configure Ethernet Settings	33
Configuring IEEE 802.1X Authentication	34
Using the Web UI to Configure 802.1X Authentication Information	35
Using the CLI to Configure 802.1X Authentication Information	36
Verifying the Installation	36
Configuring Access Point Security	39
Understanding Security on Wireless Networks	39
Choosing a Security Mode	39
Comparing Security Modes	40
When to Use Unencrypted (No Security)	40
When to Use Static WEP	40
When to Use IEEE 802.1X	41
When to Use WPA Personal	42
When to Use WPA Enterprise	42
Enabling Station Isolation	43
Configuring Virtual Access Point Security	43
None (Plain-text)	45
Static WEP	45
Static WEP Rules	48
Example of Using Static WEP	48
IEEE 802.1X	49
WPA Personal	50
WPA Enterprise	52
Prohibiting the SSID Broadcast	53
Managing the Access Point	55
Setting the Wireless Interface	55
Using the 802.11h Wireless Mode	57
Configuring Radio Settings	58
Configuring Virtual Access Points	62
Controlling Access by MAC Authentication	66
Configuring a MAC Filter List on the AP	66
Configuring MAC Authentication on the RADIUS Server	67
Configuring Load Balancing	68
Configuring Access Point Services	69
Configuring Quality of Service (QoS)	69
Understanding QoS	69
QoS and Load Balancing	69
802.11e and WMM Standards Support	70
QoS Queues and Parameters to Coordinate Traffic Flow	70
QoS Queues and Diff-Serve Code Points (DSCP) on Packets	70
EDCF Control of Data Frames and Arbitration Interframe Spaces	71
Random Backoff and Minimum / Maximum Contention Windows	72
Packet Bursting for Better Performance	73
Transmission Opportunity (TXOP) Interval for Client Stations	73
802.1p and DSCP tags	73
Configuring QoS Settings	75
Enabling the Network Time Protocol Server	79
Enabling or Disabling a Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server	80
Maintaining the Access Point	81
Managing the Configuration File	81
Resetting the Factory Default Configuration	82
Saving the Current Configuration to a Backup File	83
Restoring the Configuration from a Previously Saved File	83
Rebooting the Access Point	85
Upgrading the Firmware	85
Configuring the Access Point for Managed Mode	87
Transitioning Between Modes	87
Configuring Managed Access Point Settings	88
Viewing Managed AP DHCP Information	89
Viewing Access Point Status	91
Viewing Interface Status	91
Ethernet (Wired) Settings	92
Wireless Settings	92
Viewing Events Logs	92
Configuring Persistent Logging Options	93
Configuring the Log Relay Host for Kernel Messages	94
Example of Using Linux syslogd	94
Enabling or Disabling the Log Relay Host on the Events Page	95
Viewing Transmit and Receive Statistics	95
Viewing Client Association Information	97
Link Integrity Monitoring	98
Viewing Neighboring Access Points	98
Wireless Client Settings and RADIUS Server Setup	101
Accessing Wireless Client Security Settings	102
Configuring a Client to Access an Unsecure Network	104
Configuring Static WEP Security on a Client	104
Configuring WPA/WPA2 Personal on a Client	106
Using an External Authentication Server	108
Configuring IEEE 802.1X Security on a Client	108
IEEE 802.1X Client Using EAP/TLS Certificate	108
Configuring WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (RADIUS)	111
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (RADIUS) Client Using EAP/PEAP	111
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (RADIUS) Client Using EAP-TLS Certificate	113
Configuring the RADIUS Server for Authentication	116
Obtaining a TLS-EAP Certificate for a Client	119
Configuring the RADIUS Server for VLAN Tags	122
CLI for AP Configuration	125
How to Access the Access Point CLI	125
Telnet Connection to the AP	125
SSH Connection to the AP	126
Commands and Syntax	127
Using the get Command	128
Using the set Command	128
Using the add Command	129
Using the remove Command	129
Additional CLI Commands	130
Getting Help on Commands at the CLI	130
Tab Completion	130
Keyboard Shortcuts	131
Interface Naming Conventions	132
Saving Configuration Changes	133
Access Point CLI Commands	134
Configuring Basic Settings	134
Status	135
Ethernet Settings	136
Wireless Interface	137
Radio Settings	138
Virtual Access Points	139
Set Security to Static WEP	140
Set Security to IEEE 802.1X	142
Set Security to WPA/WPA2 Personal (PSK)	143
Set Security to WPA/WPA2 Enterprise (RADIUS)	144
Managed Access Point	146
IEEE 802.1X Supplicant Authentication	147
Quality of Service	147
Time	149
System Management	150
CLI Classes and Properties Reference	150

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Glossary

153

Glossary

0-9

802

IEEE 802

(

IEEE Std. 802-2001

) is a family of

standards for peer-to-peer communication over a

LAN

. These technologies use a shared-medium, with

information broadcast for all stations to receive. The

basic communications capabilities provided are

packet-based. The basic unit of transmission is a

sequence of data octets (8-bits), which can be of any

length within a range that is dependent on the type of

LAN

Included in the 802 family of

IEEE

standards are

definitions of bridging, management, and security

protocols.

802.1X

IEEE 802.1X

(

IEEE Std. 802.1X-2001

) is a standard

for passing

EAP

packets over an

802.11

wireless

network using a protocol called

EAP Encapsulation

Over LANs

(EAPOL). It establishes a framework that

supports multiple authentication methods.

IEEE

802.1X authenticates users not machines.

802.2

IEEE

802.2 (

IEEE Std. 802.2.1998

) defines the

LLC

layer for the

802

family of standards.

802.3

IEEE 802.3

(

IEEE Std. 802.3-2002

) defines the

MAC

layer for networks that use

CSMA/CA

Ethernet

is an example of such a network.

802.11

IEEE 802.11

(

IEEE Std. 802.11-1999

) is a medium

access control (

MAC

) and physical layer (

PHY

)

specification for wireless connectivity for fixed,

portable, and moving stations within a local area. It

uses direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) in the

2.4 GHz ISM band and supports raw data rates of 1

and 2 Mbps. It was formally adopted in 1997 but has

been mostly superseded by

802.11b

IEEE

802.11 is also used generically to refer to the

family of

IEEE

standards for wireless local area

networks.

802.11a

IEEE 802.11a

(

IEEE Std. 802.11a-1999

) is a

PHY

standard that specifies operating in the 5 GHz U-NII

band using orthogonal frequency division

multiplexing (OFDM). It supports data rates ranging

from 6 to 54 Mbps.

802.11a Turbo

IEEE 802.11a Turbo

is a proprietary variant of the

802.11a

standard from

Atheros Communications

. It

supports accelerated data rates ranging from 6 to

108Mbps. Atheros Turbo 5 GHz is IEEE 802.11a

Turbo mode. Atheros Turbo 2.4 GHz is IEEE

802.11g Turbo mode.

802.11b

IEEE 802.11b

(

IEEE Std. 802.11b-1999

) is an

enhancement of the initial

802.11 PHY

to include 5.5

Mbps and 11 Mbps data rates. It uses direct sequence

spread spectrum (DSSS) or frequency hopping

spread spectrum (FHSS) in the 2.4 GHz ISM band as

well as complementary code keying (CCK) to

provide the higher data rates. It supports data rates

ranging from 1 to 11 Mbps.

802.11d

IEEE 802.11d

defines standard rules for the

operation of IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs in any

country without reconfiguration. PHY requirements

such as provides frequency hopping tables,

acceptable channels, and power levels for each

country are provided. Enabling support for IEEE

802.11d on the access point causes the AP to

broadcast which country it is operating in as a part of

its beacons. Client stations then use this information.

This is particularly important for AP operation in the

5GHz IEEE 802.11a bands because use of these