Allied-telesis AT-TQ Series Bedienungsanleitung

613-001867 Rev. BAT-TQ SeriesEnterprise-class Wireless Access Pointswith IEEE802.11a/b/g/n Dual RadiosManagement SoftwareUser’s Guide

List of Figures10Figure 43: View Settings for Network Interfaces Window ...

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu100match the settings of the units in the existing cluster and then joins the cluster. The access points of a cluster must be

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide101Planning a ClusterWhen you create a new cluster, it is important to consider the order in which you

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu102Creating or Adding Access Points to a ClusterTo create a cluster or add access points to an existing cluster, perform the fo

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide103System Location field in the “Provide basic settings” window, shown in Figure 6 on page 30.3. Select

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu104Figure 30. Active Cluster in the Manage Access Points in the Cluster Window7. Any changes you now make to the shared paramet

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide105Managing the Access Points of a ClusterTo manage the access points of the cluster, perform the follo

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu106Removing an Access Point from a ClusterTo remove an access point from a cluster, perform this procedure:1. Start a managemen

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide107Viewing the Wireless Clients of a ClusterYou may view information about the wireless clients of the

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu108You may sort the information by column. For instance, clicking the Signal label sorts the entries by signal strength.To disp

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide109Using Automatic Channel AssignmentsThe automatic channel assignment feature can improve the performa

11Table 1. Review Description of this Access Point ... 31Table

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu1102. To start the automatic channel assignments feature, click the Start button. The window displays new options, shown in Fig

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide1114. After adjusting the parameters, click the Update button to activate and save your changes on the

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu112DisablingAutomaticChannelAssignmentsTo disable automatic channel assignments on the access points of a cluster, perform the

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide113Viewing the Neighboring Access Points of the ClusterTo view the neighboring access points of the clu

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu114Colors represent the signal strengths between the access points and are defined in Table 15.You may limit the table to clust

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide115Table 16. Neighbor Details WindowColumn DescriptionSSID Displays the SSID of a remote access point o

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu116

117Chapter 5Status MenuThis chapter describes the management functions of the Status menu. The chapter contains the following sections: “Viewing the

Chapter 5: Status Menu118Viewing the Associated Clients of an Access PointTo view a list of the associated clients on the access point and the amount

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide119StatusAuthenticated Displays whether a client has been authenticated. (This column does not display

List of Tables12

Chapter 5: Status Menu120Viewing Event MessagesA wireless access point is a complex piece of network equipment that includes both hardware and softwar

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide121using non-volatile memory for this purpose can prematurely wear out the memory, which can lead to pe

Chapter 5: Status Menu122Figure 37. View Events Generated by this Access Point WindowThe system messages are displayed in a table in the Events sectio

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide123Configuring theEvent LogYou can configure the following parameters of the event log: Whether the ev

Chapter 5: Status Menu1245. If you want the access point to assign the facility 0, kernel message, to all messages to make them compatible with the AT

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide1254. In the Relay Options section of the window, click the Enabled dialog circle for the Relay Log opt

Chapter 5: Status Menu126Viewing Neighboring Access PointsYou can view basic information and statistics about other access points within range of the

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide127Type Indicates the type of device:AP: Indicates that the neighboring device is an access point that

Chapter 5: Status Menu128Signal Displays signal strength. You may view the strength in decibels (dBm) by placing the mouse pointer over the bars.Beaco

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide129Displaying the IP Addresses of AT-UWC ProgramsIf you want to use the optional AT-UWC Unified Wireles

13PrefaceThis guide explains how to configure the AT-TQ2450 and AT-TQ3600 Wireless Access Points with the web browser management windows. This preface

Chapter 5: Status Menu130Displaying StatisticsYou can display status information and statistics about the LAN port and radios by selecting Transmit Re

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide131The columns are described in Table 20.The Transmit statistics table is shown in Figure 41.Figure 41.

Chapter 5: Status Menu132The columns are described in Table 21.The Receive statistics table is shown in Figure 42.Figure 42. Receive Statistics Table

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide133The columns are described in Table 22.Table 22. Receive Statistics TableColumn DescriptionInterface

Chapter 5: Status Menu134Viewing Basic IP and Radio InformationTo view basic configuration settings about the LAN port and radios, select the Interfac

135Chapter 6Services MenuThis chapter describes the management functions of the Services menu. The chapter contains the following sections: “Configur

Chapter 6: Services Menu136Configuring Quality of ServiceThe access point has four QoS egress queues and four ingress queues for each radio. You may a

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide137Figure 44. Modify QoS Queue ParametersTable 23. Modify QoS Queue Parameters WindowColumn Description

Chapter 6: Services Menu138Data 2 (best effort): Medium priority queue, with minimum throughput and delay. The queue is used to store most traditional

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide139cwMax (Maximum Contention Window)Specifies the maximum contention window, which is the upper limit (

Preface14Safety Symbols Used in this DocumentThis document uses the following conventions.NoteNotes provide additional information.CautionCautions inf

Chapter 6: Services Menu140WMM is enabled when the dialog box has a check mark and disabled when the dialog box is empty. The default setting is enabl

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide141The first random number the access point generates will be between 0 and this number.If the first ra

Chapter 6: Services Menu142Other QoS SettingsNo Acknowledgement Controls whether the access point acknowledges frames that have QosNoAck for their ser

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide143Configuring SNMPv1 and v2cYou may use SNMPv1 and v2c to manage the access point and receive traps fr

Chapter 6: Services Menu144Figure 45. SNMP Configuration Window2. Click the Enabled dialog circle to enable SNMP or the Disabled dialog circle to disa

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide145Table 24. SNMPField DescriptionSNMP Enabled/Disabled Use this option to activate or deactivate SNMP

Chapter 6: Services Menu146Port number the SNMP agent will listen toUse this parameter to specify the port number for SNMP. The range is 1 to 65535. T

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide147The community string is case sensitive.You may not leave the field empty.The default community strin

Chapter 6: Services Menu148You may specify a subnet to allow all management workstations in the subnet to use SNMP to access the device. The subnet is

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide149Trap type to send(continued)- Filtered STA: This trap is sent when the access point blocks an unauth

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide15Contacting Allied TelesisIf you need assistance with this product, you may contact Allied Telesis tec

Chapter 6: Services Menu150Enabling or Disabling the LEDsYou may turn off the LEDs on the front panel of the access point when you are not using them

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide151Configuring the HTTP ServerThe following procedures explain how to enable and disable the HTTP serve

Chapter 6: Services Menu152Disabling theHTTP ServerThe following procedure explains how to disable the HTTP server on the access point. Please review

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide153Configuring the HTTPS ServerThe following procedures explain how to enable and disable the HTTPS ser

Chapter 6: Services Menu154At this point, your web browser may display a security warning message to indicate that it does not consider the access poi

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide155Configuring the Maximum Number of Active Management SessionsThis procedure explains how to configure

Chapter 6: Services Menu156Configuring the Management Session TimerYou should always conclude your management sessions of the access point by logging

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide157Manually Setting the Date and TimeIf the access point does not have access to an SNTP server, you ma

Chapter 6: Services Menu1586. If the location of the access point observes daylight savings time, click the dialog box for the Adjust Time for Dayligh

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide159Setting the Date and Time with the Network Time Protocol ClientThe access point has a Network Time P

Preface16

Chapter 6: Services Menu1603. Select the NTP Server field and enter the IP address or hostname of the SNTP server. You may specify only one server. If

161Chapter 7Maintenance MenuThis chapter describes the management functions of the menu selections in the Maintenance menu. The chapter contains the f

Chapter 7: Maintenance Menu162Restoring the Default Settings to the Access PointThis procedure explains how to restore the default settings on the acc

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide163Figure 54. Manage this Access Point’s Configuration Window2. Click the Reset button in the To Restor

Chapter 7: Maintenance Menu164Downloading the Configuration from the Access Point to Your ComputerThis procedure explains how to download the configur

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide165Restoring a Configuration to the Access PointThis procedure explains how to restore a configuration

Chapter 7: Maintenance Menu166Rebooting the Access PointThis section explains how to reboot the access point. You might reboot the device if it is exp

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide167Enabling or Disabling the Reset ButtonThis section explains how to enable or disable the Reset butto

Chapter 7: Maintenance Menu168Switching the Primary and Secondary Management Software ImagesThe access point maintains primary and secondary images of

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide1692. Click the Switch button.The access point displays a confirmation prompt.3. Click OK to continue w

17Chapter 1OverviewThis chapter describes how to start the initial management session on the access point. This chapter contains the following section

Chapter 7: Maintenance Menu170Uploading New Versions of the Management Software to the Access PointAllied Telesis may release new versions of the mana

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide171The access point displays the “Manage Firmware” window shown in Figure 55 on page 168.2. Click the B

Chapter 7: Maintenance Menu172

Chapter 1: Overview18AT-TQ Series of Wireless Access PointsThe AT-TQ Series of wireless access points consists of the AT-TQ2450 and AT-TQ3600 Access P

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide19FeaturesThe access points share the following features: Independent 2.4 and 5 GHz radios IEEE 802.1

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Chapter 1: Overview20 Both radios in the AT-TQ2450 Access Point have a data rate of 300 Mbps. Both radios in the AT-TQ3600 Access Point have a data

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide21Management Modes and MethodsThe access point has two management modes: Stand-alone mode: Access poin

Chapter 1: Overview22Starting a Management Session on the Access PointThis section explains how to start a management session on the access point from

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide23Starting the Initial Management Session on the Access PointIf you just installed the device and are p

Chapter 1: Overview24Starting theInitialManagementSession with aDirectConnectionTo start the management session with a direct Ethernet connection betw

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide25connected to a port that is also a member of that VLAN. If your network is small and does not have VL

Chapter 1: Overview26Using the Management Menus and WindowsHere is general information about the management menus and windows.Web BrowserMenusYou may

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide27Figure 4. Vertical MenusThe Dropdown Menu option displays the main menu in a horizontal row near the

Chapter 1: Overview28The menus contain the same selections and perform the same functions regardless of the format. You may switch between formats wit

29Chapter 2Basic Settings MenuThis chapter describes the management functions of the menu selections in the Basic Settings menu. The chapter contains

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Chapter 2: Basic Settings Menu30Displaying Basic InformationThis section explains how to display the following information about the access point: IP

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide31Table 1. Review Description of this Access PointField DescriptionIP Address Displays the IP address o

Chapter 2: Basic Settings Menu32Changing the Manager’s Login Name and PasswordThis procedure explains how to change the login name and password of the

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide33Changing the System Name, Contact, and LocationThis procedure explains how to identify the access poi

Chapter 2: Basic Settings Menu34

35Chapter 3Manage MenuThis chapter describes the management functions of the menu selections in the Manage menu. The chapter contains the following se

Chapter 3: Manage Menu36Assigning a Static IP Address to the Access PointThis section explains how to manually assign an IP address to the access poin

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide37The Static IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway fields in the window are activated so that yo

Chapter 3: Manage Menu38Assigning a Dynamic IP Address from a DHCP Server to the Access PointThis section explains how to assign an IP address to the

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide39Setting VLAN IDsThe “Modify Ethernet (Wired) settings” window has two settings for VLAN IDs (VIDs). O

Chapter 3: Manage Menu40Enabling or Disabling Broadcast Ping RepliesYou may configure the access point to either ignore or reply to ICMP echo requests

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide41Setting the Country SettingYou should set the country setting of the access point as soon as you inst

Chapter 3: Manage Menu42NoteIf the Country pull-down menu is deactivated, the country parameter was set by the manufacturer and cannot be changed. Con

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide43Configuring Basic Radio SettingsThe management software has two windows for configuring the operation

Chapter 3: Manage Menu44Table 2. Modify Wireless Settings WindowField DescriptionRadio On Off Enables or disables the radio. The selections are descri

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide45Channel Specifies the channel for the radio in the access point. The number of available channels var

Chapter 3: Manage Menu46Configuring the Radio SettingsTo configure the parameter settings of the 2.4 and 5 GHz radios, perform the following procedure

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide47Figure 9. Modify Radio Settings Window

Chapter 3: Manage Menu48Table 3. Modify Radio Settings WindowParameter DescriptionMode Specifies the Physical Layer (PHY) standard of the radio. The a

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide49Channel Specifies the radio channel. The available channels vary by radio, mode, and country. Here ar

5Preface ...

Chapter 3: Manage Menu50Periodical Channel RefreshSpecifies whether the access point periodically reruns the channel selection process. Here are the g

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide51Primary Channel Specifies the location of the Primary channel when a radio is operating at 40 MHz.A 4

Chapter 3: Manage Menu52Short Guard Interval SupportedSpecifies the dead time interval, in nanoseconds, between OFDM symbols. The guard interval preve

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide53Multidomain Regulatory ModeSpecifies whether a radio should operate in the Multidomain Regulatory Mod

Chapter 3: Manage Menu54Protection Enables or disables rules that guarantee that transmissions do not cause interference with legacy stations or appli

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide55Fragmentation Threshold Specifies packet size for fragmentation. The fragmentation threshold lets you

Chapter 3: Manage Menu56Transmit Power Specifies the transmission power of the access point. The power is selected from a list of percentages, in the

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide57Broadcast/Multicast Rate LimitingEnables or disables rate limiting of broadcast and multicast packets

Chapter 3: Manage Menu58Configuring Virtual Access PointsVirtual access points (VAPs) function as independent broadcast domains and are the wireless e

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide59Here are the guidelines for VIDs: The range is 1 to 4094. The default is VID 1. You may assign the

Contents6Preparing the Access Point for the WDS Bridge ... 76Confi

Chapter 3: Manage Menu608. If you want to control access to your network through the VAP by filtering clients by their MAC addresses, select the MAC F

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide61No Security The None security level is intended for VAPs with wireless clients that do not require en

Chapter 3: Manage Menu62RADIUS Key Enter the shared secret key for the primary RADIUS server. The key can be up to 128 characters and can consist of l

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide63Static WEP The parameter settings for static WEP security are shown in Figure 12 and defined in Table

Chapter 3: Manage Menu64WEP Keys Enter up to four WEP keys in the fields numbered 1 to 4. The key length and type settings determine the length and fo

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide65Authentication Specify whether or not the access point authenticates VAP clients. The options are des

Chapter 3: Manage Menu66WPA Enterprise The WPA Enterprise security parameters are shown in Figure 13 and defined in Table 6 on page 67.Figure 13. WPA

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide67Table 6. WPA EnterpriseField DescriptionWPA Versions Select the WPA version. The options are listed h

Chapter 3: Manage Menu68Secondary RADIUS IP AddressEnter the IPv4 address of a secondary RADIUS server. This field is optional. The access point sends

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide69WPA Personal The options for WPA Personal are shown in Figure 14 and defined in Table 7.Figure 14. WP

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide7Switching the Primary and Secondary Management Software Images...

Chapter 3: Manage Menu70Cipher Suites Select the cipher suite for the VAP. The options are listed here:- TKIP- CCMP (AES)- Both TKIP and CCMP (AES)Whe

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide71Managing Wireless Distribution System BridgesA wireless distribution system (WDS) bridge is a wireles

Chapter 3: Manage Menu72Figure 17. Valid Configurations of WDS BridgesHere are the configuration restrictions of WDS bridges: The wireless connection

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide73 Additionally, the access points may not form loops with wired devices. An example is shown in Figur

Chapter 3: Manage Menu74Encryption Here are the available encryption settings for a WDS bridge: No encryption Static WEP WPA PersonalThe available

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide75 40 - 5200 MHz 44 - 5220 MHzHere are the guidelines to DFS on the AT-TQ Series wireless access poin

Chapter 3: Manage Menu76Preparing theAccess Point forthe WDS BridgeThis procedure explains how to prepare the access points for a WDS bridge. It assum

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide77After performing steps 1 to 5, do one of the following: If the radios in the other access points of

Chapter 3: Manage Menu78NoteYou cannot configure the fields of a WDS bridge if the corresponding radio is disabled. If the fields are deactivated, ref

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide797. After configuring the encryption settings, click the Update button to activate and save your chang

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Chapter 3: Manage Menu80WPA Personal The WPA Personal parameters are shown in Figure 24 and described in Table 10 on page 81.Figure 24. WPA Personal o

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide81Table 10. WPA Personal on WDS LinksField DescriptionSSID Enter a name for the new WDS link. The SSID

Chapter 3: Manage Menu82Configuring the MAC Address FilterThe MAC address filter is used to control which wireless clients can access your network thr

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide83Figure 25. Configure MAC Filtering of Client Stations Window2. For the Filter parameter, select one o

Chapter 3: Manage Menu848. Click the Update button in the window to activate and save your changes.At this point, the access point begins to accept or

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide85Generating Event Messages for Unknown Access PointsThe access point can alert you with event messages

Chapter 3: Manage Menu86Figure 27. Configure Pre-Configured Rogue AP Window2. Click the Enabled dialog circles for the AP Detection for Radio options.

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide877. Click the Update button to activate and save your changes on the access point.The access point tes

Chapter 3: Manage Menu88Configuring the Access Point for the Optional AT-UWC ProgramThe AT-UWC Unified Wireless Controller is an optional management p

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide892. Click the Enabled dialog circle for the Managed AP Administrative Mode parameter. This is the defa

9FiguresFigure 1: AT-TQ2450 and AT-TQ3600 Access Points ... 18Figure

Chapter 3: Manage Menu909. For the WDS Managed Ethernet Port parameter, do one of the following: If you are configuring the root access point, click

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide91NoteIf the access point is successful in contacting a controller, your web browser management session

Chapter 3: Manage Menu92

93Chapter 4Cluster MenuThis chapter describes the management functions of the Cluster menu. The chapter contains the following sections: “Overview” o

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu94OverviewA cluster is a group of two or more access points that have similar configurations and are managed as a single unit.

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide95Manage Ethernet Settings None - MAC Address- Management VLAN ID- Untagged VLAN- Untagged VLAN ID- Con

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu96Pre-configured Rogue AP- AP Detection for Radio- Rogue AP Interval- Access Points ListManaged Access PointNone - Managed AP A

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide97Neighboring Access Points- AP Detection for Radio 1- AP Detection for Radio 2This menu selection only

Chapter 4: Cluster Menu98SNMP -SNMP (Enabled or Disabled)-Read-only community name- Port Number the SNMP agent will listen to- Allow SNMP set requests

AT-TQ Wireless Access Point Series User’s Guide99Here are the guidelines to creating a cluster of access points: You should only use this feature on