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Table of Contents:

  • Page 2 – Table of Contents
  • Page 3 – Section 5 - Configuring Access Point Services
  • Page 4 – Appendix B - Configuration Examples
  • Page 5 – List of Figures
  • Page 7 – List of Tables
  • Page 9 – Section 1 - About This Document; Document Organization; Unified Access Point Administrator’s Guide; Additional Documentation; Unified Access Point CLI Command Reference; Document Conventions; Symbol; Indicates an optional fixed parameter.
  • Page 10 – Indicates that you must select a parameter from the; Online Help, Supported Browsers, and Limitations; Unified Access
  • Page 11 – Section 2 - Getting Started; User; Administrator’s Computer Requirements; Required Software or Component; Serial or Ethernet Connection to the
  • Page 12 – Wireless Client Requirements; Required Component; “Virtual
  • Page 13 – Dynamic and Static IP Addressing on the AP; “Configuring the Ethernet; Recovering an IP Address; configuration to the factory defaults (see; Discovering a Dynamically Assigned IP Address; IP address associated with the MAC address of the AP.; Installing the UAP; To install the UAP, use the following steps:
  • Page 14 – Logon; When you first log in, the; Basic Settings; page for UAP administration is displayed, as the following figure
  • Page 15 – admin; Apply; settings when WLAN traffic is low.
  • Page 16 – configuration options on the; Field; Identifies the AP hardware model.
  • Page 17 – Connecting to the AP Web Interface by Using the IPv6 Address; Using the CLI to View the IP Address
  • Page 18 – Configuring the Ethernet Settings; “Ethernet Settings” on page; Using the CLI to Configure Ethernet Settings; Action; Get the DNS Name; Get Current Settings for the Ethernet (Wired) Internal; Enable the untagged VLAN
  • Page 19 – Set the Default Gateway; untagged VLAN so that all traffic is tagged with a VLAN ID.; Configuring IEEE 802.1X Authentication; If your network uses IEEE 802.1X see
  • Page 20 – Using the CLI to Configure 802.1X Authentication Information; View 802.1X supplicant settings; Verifying the Installation; advanced configuration features.
  • Page 21 – Configuring Security on the Wireless Access Point; following default settings:
  • Page 22 – Section 3 - Viewing Access Point Status; Status; Viewing Interface Status; Interfaces; Wired Settings; For information about configuring these settings, see; Wireless Settings
  • Page 23 – From the; Persistent; to determine how many log messages are displayed in the Event log.; Configuring Persistent Logging Options; To configure persistent logging on the
  • Page 24 – We recommend that you change AP settings when WLAN traffic is low.; Configuring the Log Relay Host for Kernel Messages; To enable and configure Log Relaying on the
  • Page 25 – Viewing Transmit and Receive Statistics; The name of the Ethernet or VAP interface.; VAP; “Configuring Load Balancing” on page
  • Page 26 – Viewing Associated Wireless Client Information; The following describes the fields on the; Some points to keep in mind with regard to this field are:; Viewing TSPEC Client Associations; TSPEC Client Association Status and Statistics
  • Page 28 – Link Integrity Monitoring; Viewing Rogue AP Detection
  • Page 29 – Detected Rogue AP List; Type; Networking Framework in Infrastructure Mode.; Privacy; •) Security is configured on the AP from the
  • Page 30 – Known AP List; Network Name; “Modifying Radio Settings” on page 40; Saving and Importing the Known AP List; Save
  • Page 31 – Viewing Managed AP DHCP Information; Managed AP DHCP; information, see the; Viewing TSPEC Status and Statistics Information; The; •) Summary information about TSPEC sessions by radio; TSPEC Status and Statistics
  • Page 32 – AP and VAP Status; Viewing TSPEC AP Statistics Information; To view TSPEC AP statistics, click the
  • Page 33 – Viewing Radio Statistics Information
  • Page 34 – Count of ACK frames not received when expected.; Viewing Email Alert Operational Status; To view the Email Alert Operational Status, click the; The Email Alert operational status The status is either
  • Page 35 – Section 4 - Managing the Access Point; •) “Ethernet Settings” on page 35; Manage; heading on the Administration; management VLAN on the AP.; Ethernet Settings
  • Page 37 – To configure the wireless interface, click the; Manage > Wireless Settings; Specify whether you want the radio interface on or off.; MAC Address; a unique MAC address for each radio.
  • Page 39 – “Enabling AeroScoutTM Engine; “Configuring Load; Enabling AeroScoutTM Engine Support
  • Page 40 – Modifying Radio Settings; Radio; Radio Settings
  • Page 42 – Enter a value from 20 to 2000 milliseconds.
  • Page 44 – TSPEC the AP ignores video TSPEC requests from client stations.; select and configure the other radio. Be sure to click; Configuring Radio and VAP Scheduler; wireless clients only during specific times of day.
  • Page 45 – Scheduler Operational Status
  • Page 46 – to save the new configuration settings.; to apply the changes and to save the; Scheduler Association Settings; Scheduler profiles, select the; Scheduler Association; tab in the; section. By default, there are no Scheduler
  • Page 47 – Radio Scheduler Profile Operational Status; Scheduler Profile; VAP Scheduler Profile Operational Status; Virtual Access Point Settings; global IPv4 RADIUS server settings you configure.
  • Page 48 – You can toggle between the address types to configure
  • Page 49 – You can enable or disable a configured network.
  • Page 50 – Enable the; HTTP; associates with the AP and sends HTTP traffic.; After you configure the VAP settings, you must click; AP settings when WLAN traffic is low.; None; Static WEP
  • Page 51 – •) Hex — Includes digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F.; Characters Required:; The number of characters you enter into the WEP Key fields is; Authentication; Static WEP Rules; If you use Static WEP, the following rules apply:
  • Page 52 – server IP address and key in the following fields.; Specify the IP version that the RADIUS server uses.; RADIUS IP Address; Enter the RADIUS key in the text box.
  • Page 53 – After you configure the security settings, you must click; WPA Personal; which provides the best security per the IEEE 802.11i standard.
  • Page 54 – WPA Enterprise; WPA
  • Page 55 – RADIUS Key
  • Page 56 – client associated to the VAP.; to apply the changes and to; Configuring the Wireless Distribution System (WDS); number of links to connect.; WDS
  • Page 57 – both
  • Page 59 – Controlling Access by MAC Authentication; “Virtual Access Point Settings”; Configuring a MAC Filter and Station List on the AP; set the filter, you can
  • Page 60 – Configuring MAC Authentication on the RADIUS Server; RADIUS Server Attribute; Configuring Load Balancing
  • Page 61 – Enable or disable load balancing:; Enable; After you configure the load balancing settings, you must click; you change AP settings when WLAN traffic is low.; Managed Access Point Overview; Standalone Mode; Transitioning Between Modes
  • Page 62 – Configuring Managed Access Point Settings
  • Page 63 – Configuring 802.1X Authentication; Enabled; Click; EAP Method; to apply
  • Page 64 – Creating a Management Access Control List (ACL); Management ACL; five IPv4 addresses; Enter up to; five IPv6 addresses; After you configure the settings, click
  • Page 65 – “Web Server Settings” on page 65; Web Server Settings; are enabled. Either access type can be disabled separately.; Web Server; HTTP Server Status Enable; or
  • Page 66 – accepted on the browser. Click the; Configuring SNMP on the Access Point; see
  • Page 67 – to save your configuration changes.
  • Page 68 – address; After you configure the SNMP settings, you must click; Setting the SSH Status
  • Page 69 – Setting the Telnet Status; Configuring Quality of Service; AP Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) Parameters; QoS; heading and configure settings as described in the
  • Page 70 – AP EDCA Parameters; Queue; specifies a wait time for data frames. The wait; cwMin
  • Page 71 – downstream; Disabled; Station EDCA Parameters; Other QoS Settings; No
  • Page 72 – Configuring Email Alert; Email Alert Global Configuration; Severity
  • Page 73 – Email Alert Mail Server Configuration; After you configure the Email Alert settings, click
  • Page 74 – After you configure the Time settings, you must click
  • Page 75 – Section 6 - Configuring SNMPv3; •) “Configuring SNMPv3 Views” on page 75; Configuring SNMPv3 Views; excluded; Enter a name to identify the MIB view.; include; Enter an; OID string
  • Page 76 – Configuring SNMPv3 Groups; RO
  • Page 77 – Configuring SNMPv3 Users
  • Page 78 – Configuring SNMPv3 Targets; Enter the UDP port to use for sending SNMP targets.; Users; “Configuring SNMPv3 Users” on page; After you configure the SNMPv3 Target settings, you must click
  • Page 79 – Section 7 - Maintaining the Access Point; This section describes how to maintain the UAP.; Saving the Current Configuration to a Backup File; for; Configuration File; Enter the; Server IP; address of the TFTP server.
  • Page 80 – A dialog box opens allowing you to view or save the file.; Save File; option and select; OK; Restoring the Configuration from a Previously Saved File; the reboot process to complete, which might take several minutes.
  • Page 81 – Performing AP Maintenance; Resetting the Factory Default Configuration; button on the; Configuration; Upgrading the Firmware; HTTP to perform firmware upgrades.
  • Page 82 – tar
  • Page 83 – Upgrade; Packet Capture Configuration and Settings; Wireless packet capture operates in two modes:; Packet Capture Status
  • Page 84 – Shows whether packet capture is running or stopped.; Packet Capture Parameter Configuration; to capture the 802.11 beacons detected or transmitted by the radio.; Packet File Capture
  • Page 85 – Remote Packet Capture
  • Page 87 – stopped when the capture file download command is triggered.; to; TFTP Server
  • Page 88 – Configuring VAP QoS Parameters; VAP QoS Parameters; not have their own attributes defined by a RADIUS server.; VAP QoS; Client QoS operation on the AP.
  • Page 89 – QoS operation on the VAP selected in the VAP menu.; Bandwidth Limit; Managing Client QoS ACLs; IPv4 and IPv6 ACLs; IP ACLs classify traffic for Layers 3 and 4.
  • Page 90 – MAC ACLs; the; AP QoS Parameters; “ACL Configuration Process” on page; Client QoS ACL; Client QoS ACL; ACL Configuration; ACL Name
  • Page 91 – ACL Rule Configuration
  • Page 92 – is identified in the datagram header.; Wild Card Mask; Specifies the destination IP address wildcard mask.
  • Page 93 – for comparison against the IP TOS field in a packet.; Source IPv6; Enter the prefix length of the source IPv6 address.
  • Page 94 – Destination IPv6; Enter the prefix length of the destination IPv6 address.; IPv6 Flow Label; Precedence or TOS bits) to use for match criteria.
  • Page 95 – hexadecimal number in the range of 0600 – FFFF.; Creating a DiffServ Class Map; best effort
  • Page 96 – Defining DiffServ; To use DiffServ for Client QoS, use the; Policy Map; pages to define the following categories and their; To configure a DiffServ Class Map, click the; Class Map Configuration; Enter a; Class Map Name; Match Criteria Configuration
  • Page 97 – IPv4 Class Maps
  • Page 98 – Select from a list of DSCP types.
  • Page 99 – hexidecimal number in the range of 0600 – FFFF.
  • Page 100 – Creating a DiffServ Policy Map; page. The processing is defined by a policy’s attributes on the; Enter the committed rate, in Kbps, to which traffic must conform.
  • Page 101 – Client QoS Status
  • Page 102 – Configuring RADIUS-Assigned Client QoS Parameters; not present, the Client QoS setting on the AP is used.; RADIUS
  • Page 104 – Section 9 - Clustering Multiple APs; Managing Cluster Access Points in the Cluster; Clustering APs; location and cluster name for a cluster member. From the; The following figure shows the
  • Page 105 – Specifies the IP address for the access point.; Enter the name of the cluster for the AP to join.
  • Page 106 – Removing an Access Point from the Cluster; Go to the Administration Web pages for the clustered access point.; Adding an Access Point to a Cluster; field to identify the AP within the cluster.; Cluster Name; Navigating to Configuration Information for a Specific AP; clustered; Navigating to an AP by Using its IP Address in a URL; IPAddressOfAccessPoint; Managing Cluster Sessions
  • Page 107 – This is derived from the location description specified on the; Error Rate; Sorting Session Information
  • Page 108 – Configuring and Viewing Channel Management Settings; the APs to new channels per an efficiency algorithm (or; Channel Management; Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment; Start
  • Page 109 – Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks; Current Channel Assignments; Locked; Viewing the Last Proposed Set of Changes; Proposed Channel Assignments; Specifies the IP Address for the access point.; Configuring Advanced Settings; Advanced Settings
  • Page 110 – continually disrupted for minimal gains in efficiency.; Determine if there; Viewing Wireless Neighborhood Information; rogue
  • Page 112 – Viewing Details for a Cluster Member; local area network. It is also referred to as the; Beacon Interval; Shows the Beacon interval being used by this access point.
  • Page 113 – Appendix A - Default AP Settings; Feature
  • Page 115 – •) “Configuring a VAP” on page 115; Configuring a VAP; Enter; VLAN ID; Marketing; from the menu in the Security column. Additional fields appear.; Key; VAP Configuration from the CLI
  • Page 116 – VAP Configuration Using SNMP; From the MIB tree, navigate to the objects in the apVap table.; Configuring Radio Settings
  • Page 117 – ) Log onto the AP and navigate to the; is; to update the AP with the new settings.; Radio Configuration from the CLI; ) Allow a maximum of 100 stations to connect to the AP at a time.
  • Page 118 – Radio Configuration Using SNMP; Configuring the Wireless Distribution System; abcdefghijk
  • Page 119 – WDS Configuration from the CLI; WDS Configuration Using SNMP; Clustering Access Points; Clustering APs by Using the Web Interface; Cluster > Access Points; Stop Clustering; so you can change the Clustering Options.
  • Page 120 – Start Clustering; to enable the clustering feature.; page to view the channel assignments.; Clustering APs by Using the CLI; ) Stop clustering so you can change the location and cluster name.; Clustering APs by Using SNMP; Cluster configuration by using SNMP is not supported.
  • Page 121 – Configuring Client QoS; Configuring QoS by Using the Web Interface; Client QoS > Client QoS ACL; Match Every; option is selected and
  • Page 122 – from the; option for
  • Page 124 – Class Map; option, and then select; ef; Select From List; and the; Configuring QoS by Using the CLI
  • Page 125 – DiffServ Configuration; is the
  • Page 126 – From the MIB tree, navigate to the objects in the apQos > apAclTable.; Use the apVapQosMode object to set the status of VAP 2 to up (1).
  • Page 127 – Appendix C - Statements; Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
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