WS 2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter 1.
Overview............................................................................................ 6
WS 2000 Wireless Switch System Reference Guide....................................................6
About this Document .............................................................................................6
Document Conventions .........................................................................................6
System Overview...........................................................................................................7
Management of Access Ports................................................................................7
Hardware Overview .......................................................................................................8
Technical Specifications ........................................................................................8
Software Overview ........................................................................................................9
Operating System (OS) Services ..........................................................................9
Cell Controller Services .........................................................................................9
Gateway Services................................................................................................10
Chapter 2. Features .......................................................................................... 11
802.11a Support ..........................................................................................................11
802.11b Support ..........................................................................................................11
Access Ports................................................................................................................12
Gateway Services........................................................................................................13
Network Address Translation (NAT)....................................................................13
WS 2000 Wireless Switch Firewall......................................................................13
DHCP Client and Server......................................................................................14
Layer 3 Routing ...........................................................................................................14
Overview..............................................................................................................14
SNMP Management Support.......................................................................................14
WEP 64 (40-bit key) ....................................................................................................15
WEP 128 (104-bit Key)................................................................................................15
802.1x with RADIUS Authentication............................................................................15
802.1x with Shared Key Authentication.......................................................................16
Kerberos Authentication ..............................................................................................16
KeyGuard-MCM Support.............................................................................................17
Wireless Protected Access (WPA) ..............................................................................17
Chapter 3. Getting Started ................................................................................ 18
Getting Started Overview ............................................................................................18
Installing the Switch.............................................................................................18
Set up Communication to the Switch ..................................................................18
Changing the Administrator Password ................................................................20
Configuring the Switch.........................................................................................21
Step 1: Configure the LAN Interface ...........................................................................21
Defining the Subnets ...........................................................................................22
Step 2: Configure Subnets ..........................................................................................23
The DHCP Configuration.....................................................................................24
Step 3: Configure the WAN Interface ..........................................................................26
Communicating with the Outside World ..............................................................26
Setting Up Point-to-Point over Ethernet (PPPoE) Communication.....................27
Step 4: Enable Wireless LANs (WLANs).....................................................................28
Wireless Summary Area......................................................................................29
Access Port Adoption ..........................................................................................30
Step 5: Configure WLANs ...........................................................................................30
Step 6: Configure WLAN Security ...............................................................................31
Setting the Authentication Method ......................................................................32
Setting the Encryption Method ............................................................................33
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WS 2000 Wireless Switch: 1.0 Date of last Revision: March 2004
