Netopia 6161210-00-01 - Manuals

4 Start the Netopia 3D REACH Utility When you star t the Netopia 3D REACH Utility and select “Use Netopia 3D REACH as Con- figuration utility” for the first time, the system will connect to the Access Point with best signal strength and matching security setting. When you star t the Netopia 3D REACH...

5 Start the Netopia 3D REACH Utility [ Windows XP users only, Note:] When the Netopia 3D REACH Utility exits from the system, it will restore WZC to its initial state before star ting Netopia 3D REACH Utility, for example, if WZC is stopped before the Netopia 3D REACH Utility star ted. WZC will stay...

6 Site Survey Under the Site Sur vey tab, the system displays the information of surrounding Access Points from the results of the last scan. List information includes SSID, BSSID, Signal, Channel, Encr yption Algorithm, and Network Type as shown in Figure 3-1. Figure 3-1 Detail information of site ...

7 Site Survey 6. Authentication: Authentication mode used within the network, including Open, WEP-Key, WPA-PSK and WPA. 7. Network Type: Network type in use, Infrastructure for BSS, Ad-Hoc for IBSS network. Connected network: 1. When the Netopia 3D REACH Utility is running, it will automatically sel...

11 Encryption Setting WEP/TKIP/AES WEP Key: Only valid when using WEP encr yption algorithm. The key must match the Access Point's key. There are several formats to enter the keys. 1. Hexadecimal`40bits: 10 Hex characters. 2. Hexadecimal`128bits: 32Hex characters. 3. ASCII`40bits: 5 ASCII characters...

12 802.1x Setting 802.1x is an authentication protocol for a “WPA” cer tificate to an authentication ser ver. Shown as figure 14-14 Authentication type: 1. PEAP: Protect Extensible Authentication Protocol. PEAP transpor t securely authenti-cates data by using tunneling between PEAP clients and an au...

13 802.1x Setting 3. TTLS: Tunneled Transpor t Layer Security. This security method provides for cer tificate-based, mutual authentication of the client and network through an encr ypted channel. Unlike EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS requires only ser ver-side cer tificates. 4. LEAP: Light Extensible Authenticat...

14 CA Server Depending on the EAP in use, only the ser ver or both the ser ver and client may be authen-ticated and require a cer tificate. Ser ver cer tificates identify a ser ver, usually an authentica-tion or RADIUS ser ver to clients. Most EAPs require a cer tificate issued by a root authority o...

15 Profile Profile You can save your favorite wireless setting among your home, of fice, and other public hotspots in a Profile. You can save multiple profiles, and activate the correct one at your preference. Figure 5-1 shows the Profile page setting. Figure 5-1 Profile page Definition of each field...

17 Link Status Link Status Figure 6-1 is the Link Status page; it displays detailed information about the current con-nection. Figure 6-1 Link Status information Status: Current connection status. If there is no connection, it will show Disconnected. Other wise, the connected SSID and BSSID will be ...

18 Signal Strength: Reception signal strength; you can choose to display as a percentage or dBm format. Displays wireless card's TCP/IP and physical address information.

19 Advanced Advanced Figure 8-1 shows Advanced setting page of the Netopia 3D REACH Utility. Figure 8-1 Advanced setting Wireless mode: Select wireless mode. “802.11b only” and “802.11 B/G mix” modes are suppor ted. Ad hoc wireless mode: Select Ad hoc wireless mode. “802.11b only”, “802.11 B/G mixed...

21 Country Channel List Country Channel List Countr y channel list, channel classification and range. Classification Range 0: FCC CH1 ~ CH11 1: IC (Canada) CH1 ~ CH11 2: ETSI CH1 ~ CH13 3: SPAIN CH10 ~ CH11 4: FRANCE CH10 ~ CH13 5: MKK CH14 ~ CH14 6: MKKI (TELEC) CH1 ~ CH14 7: ISRAEL CH3 ~ CH9 Countr...

23 Country Channel List Luxembourg 2 CH1~13 Macedonia 2 CH1~13 Malaysia 2 CH1~13 Mexico 0 CH1~11 Morocco 2 CH1~13 Netherlands 2 CH1~13 New Zealand 2 CH1~13 Nigeria 2 CH1~13 Nor way 2 CH1~13 Panama 2 CH1~13 Paraguay 2 CH1~13 Peru 2 CH1~13 Philippines 2 CH1~13 Poland 2 CH1~13 Por tugal 2 CH1~13 Puer t...

25 About About The About page displays the wireless card and driver version information as shown in fig-ure 9-1. Figure 9-1 About Page It displays the Configuration Utility Version, Driver Version, and EEPROM Version informa-tion.

26 Example: Adding a profile in the site survey page 1. Select the desired network from the site sur vey list.

27 Example: Adding a profile in the site survey page 2. Click the Add to Profile button.

29 Example: Adding a profile in the site survey page 4. Change the Profile Name to your preference (optional). 5. Click the OK button without changing any other values.

31 Example: Adding a profile in the Profile page Example: Adding a profile in the Profile page 1. Click the Add button in the Profile page.

35 Example: Adding a profile in the Profile page 5. Set the desired Power Saving Mode (optional). 6. Click the Authentication and Security tab.

36 The Authentication and Security page appears. 7. Click the OK button.

37 Example: Adding a profile in the Profile page The created profile appears in the Profile List. 8. Click the Connect button to activate the profile setting.

39 Configure connection with WEP ON Configure connection with WEP ON 1. Select an Access Point with WEP encr yption.

40 2. Click the Connect button or double-click on the intended network.

43 Configure connection with WPA-PSK Configure connection with WPA-PSK 1. Select an Access Point with WPA-PSK authentication mode.

44 2. Click the Connect button or double click the intended network.

47 Configure connection with WPA by 802.1x setting Configure connection with WPA by 802.1x setting 1. Select an Access Point with WPA authentication mode.

48 2. Click the Connect button or double-click the desired network.

50 5. The 802.1x Setting page appears. 6. Authentication Type and setting method: PEAP: 1. Authentication Type: choose PEAP, enter your identity (example: Netopia) in the Iden-tity field. Tunneled Authentication: Protocol: choose EAP-MSCHAP v2, tunnel Identity is Netopia and tunnel Password is test....

51 Configure connection with WPA by 802.1x setting 2. Click the OK button. The result will look like the figure below. TLS / Smar t Card: 1. Authentication Type: choose TLS / Smar t Card, TLS only needs an Identity that is Netopia for ser ver authentication. The setting is an example.

55 Configure connection with WPA by 802.1x setting 5. Click the OK button. The result will look like the figure below.

61 Configure connection with WPA by 802.1x setting Excursuses The above setting is a test platform by Netopia, inc. You can set the functions in accor-dance with the Access Point. Acknowledgements: “This product includes software developed by MDC and its licensors. This product includes software dev...