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WAP-VKIT User Manual

 

 

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Multiple ESSID/BSSID each with flexibility of separate and shared Security Policy 

Rogue Detection and Suppression 

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All radios capable of scanning 802.11n, 802.11a, and 802.11b/g for rogue devices 

Security Firewall 

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10,000 simultaneous sessions 

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System-configured or per-user Radius-configured firewall policy 

MOBILITY 

MOBILITY 
 
Zero-loss Handoffs 

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Infrastructure-controlled zero-loss handoff mechanism for standard Wi-Fi clients 

Virtual Cell Load Balancing  

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Virtual Cell provides load balancing coordination for improved performance and WLAN 
resiliency upon AP failure 

CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT 

CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT 
 
Zero-Configuration 

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Automatically selects power and channel settings 

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Automatically discovers controllers and download configuration settings 

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Zero-touch, plug-and-play deployments 

System Management 

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Centralized and remote management and software upgrades via System Director web-based 
GUI, SNMP, command-line interface (CLI) via serial port, SSH, Telnet, centrally managed via EzRF 
Management Suite 

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Centralized Security Policy for WLAN, Multiple ESSIDs and VLANs with their own 
administrative/security policies 

Intelligent RF Management 

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Coordination of access points with load-balancing for predictable performance 

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Centralized auto-discovery, auto-channel configuration, and auto-power selection for APs  

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Co-channel interference management 

WI RED/WI RELESS SUPPORT 

WIRED/WIRELESS SUPPORT 
 
Wireless Compliance 

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IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.11i support (AES, WEP, WPA, WPA2), IEEE 802.11e, WMM 

Automatic Discovery & Configuration 

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All access points 

Wired/Switching 

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IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging, GRE Tunnelling, and IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol 

 
PHYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS 
 
Dimensions 

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17” width x 1 3/4” height x 11“ depth (43.2 cm width x 4.5 cm height x 28.0 cm depth) 

Weight  

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8.6 lbs; 16 lbs with packaging 

Summary of Contents for WAP-VKIT

Page 1: ...pakedgedevice software inc WAP VKIT Preconfigured Virtual Cell Enterprise Class Wireless Access Point Solution Installation Guide Version 1 40...

Page 2: ...a radio transmitter are labeled with FCC ID and the FCC logo Restrictions on Use of Wireless Devices In some situations or environments the use of wireless devices may be restricted by the proprietor...

Page 3: ...storm or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time unplug the power supply and disconnect the CAT5e to the WAP VKIT at the PoE This will prevent damage to the product due to ligh...

Page 4: ...ibed in the Pakedge Installation User Manual 2 Preset IP Address Values the WAP VKIT was designed to simplify a complex Virtual Wireless Network installation and is preconfigured for an out of the box...

Page 5: ...ler Network Defaults 15 4 2 VLAN Defaults 15 4 3 Wireless Defaults 15 4 3 1 Wireless SSID and ESS Extended Service Set 15 4 3 2 Wireless Security 16 5 Advanced Settings 16 5 1 Accessing the Controller...

Page 6: ...for the most compatible high performance wireless environment Please only change settings that are described in this manual If you have questions please don t hesitate to contact Pakedge Support Thank...

Page 7: ...try to use any power supply not provided by Pakedge as permanent damage to the WAP VKIT may occur 2 Understanding the Hardware 2 1 CTL W5N Controller 1 Console Port For use with a serial to RJ45 cabl...

Page 8: ...E switch provided 5 Power Connection For DC power unused as the VKIT is designed for use with PoE 6 Antenna Connect antennas to the gold connectors 2 3 SW8 4PB Ports 1 4 are PoE ports right side of th...

Page 9: ...er of WAP W5Ns in your kit from 3 to 24 WAP W5Ns The number of WAP W5Ns will also determine the type of PoE switch you should use The PoE switch options are SW8 4PB up to 4 WAP W5N Access Points The S...

Page 10: ...only up to four WAP W5Ns can be used with the SW8 4PB The figure below shows the overall configuration 1 Plug one end of the enclosed Ethernet cable into port G1 of the CTL W5N controller Do NOT use...

Page 11: ...W8 4PB and the other end to switch port 2 on the RT 50V the router in the RSB KXX Preconfigured VLAN Kit 3 Using another Ethernet cable for each WAP W5N connect the WAP W5Ns to the PoE ports on the SW...

Page 12: ...W24 24PB The SW8 8PB SW16 16GB and SW24 24PB have 8 16 and 24 PoE ports respectively Therefore the SW8 8PB can power up to 8 WAP W5Ns the SW16 16PB can power up to 16 WAP W5Ns and the SW24 24PB can po...

Page 13: ...L W5N Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to port G1 on the SWX XPB PoE Switch Note connect it to G1 Not G2 on the PoE switch 2 Using another Ethernet cable not included connect one end of the...

Page 14: ...e SWX XPB PoE Switch and the CTL W5N On the CTL W5N you will see a power switch on the back next to the Power connection Turn it on at this time 4 Default Configuration Values At this point your Virtu...

Page 15: ...2 VLAN Defaults Internal Interface VLAN1 192 168 1 99 VLAN2 192 168 2 1 VLAN3 192 168 3 1 VLAN4 192 168 4 1 VLAN5 192 168 5 1 VLAN6 192 168 6 1 NOTE The predefined VLANs correspond to the Pakedge RSB...

Page 16: ...ution however there are common values that many installations will want to apply Most of the values are already set to the optimal settings to ensure that clients using different radios operating syst...

Page 17: ...he browser s address bar and press Enter https 192 168 1 240 2 If any security or certificate warning windows appear click Yes or Continue to web page to proceed 3 A pop up window appears with the Web...

Page 18: ...under the Password area click the Change Password 1 In the User Name text box type in the user name admin 2 In the Current Password text box type in pakedgec 3 In the New Password text box type a new...

Page 19: ...ings Click the IP Address tab to open the IP Address table 2 Click the arrow button to the right of the checkbox or click Settings at the bottom of the window The IP Addresses Update window appears To...

Page 20: ...e from clients in other SSIDs The preconfigured configurations define 6 SSIDs that map to the wired 5 VLANS and the untagged interface as shown in the table below SSID VLAN IP Subnet Gateway DHCP Rang...

Page 21: ...add an ESS Profile to create a new SSID or delete one to remove it 5 4 1 Adding an SSID Profile 1 To create a new SSID click Configuration Wireless ESS and click Add 2 In this example we will create a...

Page 22: ...ss ESS 2 Check the SSID profile you wish to delete 3 Select Delete at the bottom of the page 5 4 3 Enable Disable an SSID Profile Instead of deleting an ESS profile you can choose to disable it if you...

Page 23: ...ult security settings for each SSID SSID Security WEP64 WEP128 WPA WPA2 Clear no security Pakedge_Virtual_2 X Pakedge_Virtual_3 X Pakedge_Virtual_4 X Pakedge_Virtual_5 X Pakedge_Virtual_6 X Pakedge_Ma...

Page 24: ...iguration Settings table summarizes the settings for some common security profiles based on the L2 Mode selected Note Optional settings are italicized Table 1 Security Profile Configuration Settings L...

Page 25: ...es In the WEP Key text box type a key that is within the contraints of the WEP type you selected i A WEP64 key must be 10 hexadecimal digits the hexadecimal string must be preceded by 0x or 5 printabl...

Page 26: ...settings will affect any ESS profiles that the security profile applies to 5 5 3 Adding MAC Filtering The WAP VKIT is capable of handling MAC filtering for any ESS profile for either permit or deny li...

Page 27: ...ave similarly so we ll use Allow Access as an example Click the ACL Allow Access Configuration tab to display a table with any MAC addresses that have been entered By default the table should be empty...

Page 28: ...access to then click OK The table will update to reflect the MAC address you just added Repeat the process for each MAC address you want to allow access for After you have added every MAC address you...

Page 29: ...nu bar click Security Profile Click the red arrow next to the security profile on which you want to enable MAC filtering The Security Profile Table Update page appears Scroll down to MAC Filtering and...

Page 30: ...b g Channel Width Virtual Cell must be On If these settings are not all the same clients will not be able to roam seamlessly Pakedge highly recommends not changing these settings unless absolutely nec...

Page 31: ...WAP VKIT User Manual 31 In this screen click the red arrow next to the first AP you want to change The Wireless Interface Configuration Update page appears...

Page 32: ...g VLAN Configuration This product was preconfigured to work with the Pakedge RSB KIT and RSB K24C router and VLAN switch combination out of the box If you have made any changes to settings in the VLAN...

Page 33: ...ESS profiles in the left menu bar click Configuration Wired VLAN The VLAN Configuration page appears Click the arrow next to the VLAN you want to configure VLAN 2 in the example The VLAN Configuration...

Page 34: ...guration Wireless ESS and re enable the VLAN in all ESS Profiles you removed it temporarily earlier in this section 5 8 AP Administration and Maintenance In an installation with many WAPs we recommend...

Page 35: ...onds to which AP you can find this out by changing the LED mode as described below For now select any of the APs The AP Table Update window appears as shown below This window contains several importan...

Page 36: ...nation of captive portal 802 1x and open authentication Advanced security using WPA2 802 1X with EAP Transport Layer Security EAP TLS Tunneled TLS EAP TTLS Protected EAP PEAP MSCHAPv2 Smartcard Certif...

Page 37: ...rt AES WEP WPA WPA2 IEEE 802 11e WMM Power Management Optimal power control in 1 dBm increments Ability to disable unused radios via software to reduce power consumption Antenna Standard multiband omn...

Page 38: ...n Average Transmit Power 17 dBm Receive Sensitivity 77 dBm at 54 Mbps and 89 dBm at 6 Mbps IEEE802 11b g Frequency Band Hardware supports 2 40 2 50 GHz 2 4 2 4835 GHz US Europe 2 4 2 497 GHz Japan onl...

Page 39: ...Configurable dynamic QoS rules over the air resource reservation Automatic stateful flow detectors for SIP H 323 Cisco SCCP SpectraLink SVP and Vocera User configurable static and dynamic QoS rules p...

Page 40: ...loyments System Management Centralized and remote management and software upgrades via System Director web based GUI SNMP command line interface CLI via serial port SSH Telnet centrally managed via Ez...

Page 41: ...Power On Off Switch Status Indicator unused HDD Indicator unused Ethernet Port Status Lights LED for Link Activity Speed Mounting 1U Rack Mount CERTIFICATIONS Wi Fi Certified a b g n RoHS Compliant MC...

Page 42: ...endix B Technical Support Please visit our website for up to date support information Website www pakedge com Email support pakedge com CONTACT INFORMATION Pakedge Device Software Inc 1163 Triton Driv...

Page 43: ...oregoing limited warranty is Pakedge s sole warranty and is applicable only to Products sold as new by Authorized Dealers The remedies provided herein are in lieu of a any and all other remedies and w...

Page 44: ...ited Warranty covering your Pakedge product will be performed by an Authorized Pakedge Service Center These arrangements must be made through the selling Pakedge Dealer If this is not possible contact...

Page 45: ...WAP VKIT User Manual 45 pakedgedevice softwareinc 1163 Triton Drive Foster City CA 94404 U S A Visit Us At www pakedge com Pakedge Device Software Inc 2011 All Rights Reserved...

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