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Access Points
®
AT-WA7500
AT-WA7501
◆
Installation
and User’s
Guide
VERSION 2.3
PN 613-000066 Rev C
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Copyright © 2005 Allied Telesyn, Inc. 3200 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95134 USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without prior written permission from Allied Telesyn, Inc. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation, Netscape Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. All other product names, company names, logos or other designations mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their re
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Contents Preface ............................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Document Conventions ....................................................................................................................................................... 8 Where to Find Web-based Guides ...................................................................................................
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Contents Connecting Power Over Ethernet ......................................................................................................................................59 External Antenna Placement Guidelines ...........................................................................................................................60 Connecting Antennas to the Radios ...........................................................................................................................60
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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide Chapter 6 Configuring Security .................................................................................................................................................... 169 Understanding Security ................................................................................................................................................... 170 When You Configure Different SSIDs with Different Security Settings ...................
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Contents Using the AP Monitor.......................................................................................................................................................266 Entering the AP Monitor ...........................................................................................................................................266 Using AP Monitor Commands ...........................................................................................................................
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Preface This manual provides you with information about the features of the Allied Telesyn AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points with software release 2.0 (or later). This manual also describes how to install, configure, operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the access points. 7
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Preface Document Conventions This document uses the following conventions: Note Notes provide additional information. Caution Cautions inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in equipment damage or loss of data. Warning Warnings inform you that performing or omitting a specific action may result in bodily injury. 8
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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide Where to Find Web-based Guides The installation and user guides for all Allied Telesyn products are available in Portable Document Format (PDF) from on our web site at www.alliedtelesyn.com. You can view the documents on-line or download them onto a local workstation or server. 9
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Preface Contacting Allied Telesyn This section provides Allied Telesyn contact information for technical support as well as sales or corporate information. Online Support You can request technical support online by accessing the Allied Telesyn Knowledge Base from the following web site: www.alliedtelesyn.com/kb. You can use the Knowledge Base to submit questions to our technical support staff and review answers to previously asked questions. Email and For Technical Support via email or telep
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Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the Allied Telesyn AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points, explains their features, and describes how you can use them to expand your data collection network. This chapter covers these topics: “Which Allied Telesyn Access Products Does This Manual Support?” on page 12 “Overview of the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Access Point Products” on page 13 “How the Access Point Fits in Your Network” on page 21 “Configuring the Access Point (Setting the
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Chapter 1: Getting Started Which Allied Telesyn Access Products Does This Manual Support? This system manual supports the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points with software release 2.2. 12
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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide Overview of the AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Access Point Products The Allied Telesyn AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points deliver reliable and seamless wireless performance to almost any operational environment. They are designed for standards-based connectivity and they support industry standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, and 802.11a wireless technologies. The AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points with an IEEE 802.11g radio installed are Wi-F
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Chapter 1: Getting Started Management and Configuration Multiport Bridge MIB Forwarding Spanning Wireless ARP DHCP DHCP Database Tree Server Agent TCP/IP Bridging HTTP Telnet TFTP Ethernet Radio Radio IP Configuration File Port Port 1 Port 2 Port System Settings Configuration Port Ethernet Antenna Antenna RS-232 Connector Connection Connection Connection Figure 1. Access Point Architecture Access points are multiport (Ethernet-to-wireless) bridges, and because wireless end devices operate simil
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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide Features This table lists the features of the access points. Table 1. Access Point Feature Comparison Feature AT-WA7500 AT-WA7501 Access Point Yes Yes Point-to-Point Bridge (Wireless Yes Yes Bridge) Wireless Access Point (WAP) or Yes Yes Repeater Secure Wireless Hops (SWAP) Yes Yes Secure Wireless Hops (TLS or Yes Yes TTLS) Radios 802.11g* 802.11g* 802.11b 802.11b 802.11a 802.11a Dual Radio Support Yes Yes Wi-Fi Compliant Yes Yes Wi-Fi Protec
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Chapter 1: Getting Started Table 1. Access Point Feature Comparison (Continued) Feature AT-WA7500 AT-WA7501 Power Over Ethernet Yes Yes Heater Option No Yes * The 802.11g radio is sometimes referred to as the 802.11b/g radio because it can be configured to communicate with any 802.11b and 802.11g radios that have the same SSID and security settings. For details, see “About the Radios” on page 97. Other features of all access points include: the ability to be managed by the Wavelink Avalanche
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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide reservation (including a fragmentation threshold and a reservation threshold). AT-WA7500 Configuration Wizard: You can use the configuration wizard to help you configure and maintain your access point network. Ability to configure different SSIDs to use different authentication servers. Understanding The AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 access points have five LEDs. To understand the LEDs during normal use, see the next table. To use the the
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™ Univ ersal Access Po i nt Chapter 1: Getting Started This illustration shows the LEDs that are on the AT-WA7501 access point. For help understanding these LEDs, see the LED Descriptions table on page 17. Allied Telesyn Wireless Wireless Readiness Indicator Power #1 #2 Wired LAN Figure 2. AT-WA7501 LEDs This illustration shows the LEDs that are on the AT-WA7500 access point. For help understanding these LEDs, see the LED Descriptions table on page 17. Power Wireless #1 Wireless #2 Allied T
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AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide Understanding The access point may have up to four ports. the Ports Table 3. Port Descriptions Port Description Power (Not AT-WA7500, Used with an appropriate power cable, optional AT-WA7501) this port connects the access point to an AC power source. Serial Used with an RS-232 null-modem cable, this port connects the access point to a terminal or PC to perform configuration. Ethernet 10BaseT/100BaseTx port. Used with an appropriate cable
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Chapter 1: Getting Started Cable access door Power port Serial (optional) port 10BaseT/ Fiber optic 100BaseTx port (optional) Ethernet port Figure 4. AT-WA7501 Ports The AT-WA7500 ports are located on the bottom of the access point. This illustration shows the ports that are on the AT-WA7500. For help understanding these ports, see the Port Descriptions table on page 19. 10BaseT/100BaseTx Ethernet port Serial port Figure 5. AT-WA7500 Ports For more information on connecting the ports, see C
