Bandspeed AirMaestro 3100AG, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Bandspeed AirMaestro 3100AG Access Point User s Guide...

Page 2: ...ion which is found by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Inc...

Page 3: ...interference to the licensed service this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding Equipment or its transmit antenna that is installed outdoors is...

Page 4: ...nge your admin root password immediately and that you configure some level of security These Quick Start topics will be covered in later sections IP address DHCP need a DHCP server on Ethernet network...

Page 5: ...solated network with a personal computer a DHCP server an Ethernet switch or hub and the AirMaestro 3100AG in one of the configurations shown using a standard CAT 5 cable with RJ 45 connectors To dete...

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Page 7: ...ortant Factory Defaults in the Address field and press Enter When prompted for user name and password enter admin as the user name and the factory default password see Important Factory Defaults as th...

Page 8: ...8 Select Configure at the main menu and the configuration page will appear below...

Page 9: ...to assign IP addresses and you want the AirMaestro 3100AG to obtain its IP address from the DHCP server select Obtain an IP address automatically DHCP client then press Apply You will need to save thi...

Page 10: ...10 The configuration change should be saved to the Current Boot Config nueces in this case Enter nueces in the Filename text field and press Save Config...

Page 11: ...ent Connect the AirMaestro 3100AG s ethernet port to a switch on your enterprise network where the DHCP server can provide its IP address Power on the AirMaestro 3100AG Test the connection by attempti...

Page 12: ...12 AirMaestro 3100AG through the serial port and type get tcpip Enter See Configuring AirMaestro 3100AG Over the Serial Port for more information...

Page 13: ...ne shown below The DHCP server has not only provided an IP address dynamically it has also provided a Default Gateway address and DNS server addresses dynamically This will vary depending on how your...

Page 14: ...Mask Default Gateway and DNS server addresses If so enter them at this time Press Apply when finished Save the configuration change as described in the dynamic IP address section power off the AirMae...

Page 15: ...tro 3100AG SSID has been set to QuickStart You do not need to change the SSID on your system for this test If you choose not to change it just substitute the AirMaestro 3100AG factory default SSID see...

Page 16: ...adcasting its services in the 2 4GHz spectrum supporting either 11b or 11g clients If your client NIC supports 11b and or 11g its discovery utility should detect the AirMaestro 3100AG at the QuickStar...

Page 17: ...se a wireless network you ll see a list of the APs discovered through your wireless NIC The AirMaestro 3100AG s QuickStart SSID should appear in this list If it doesn t try selecting Refresh Network L...

Page 18: ...t entry in the list under Choose a wireless network see previous paragraphs and press Connect Ignore the warning about unsecured networks for now and proceed with the connection Shortly the AirMaestro...

Page 19: ...stration tasks over TCP IP and ethernet Bandspeed recommends changing the admin and root passwords immediately The AirMaestro 3100AG admin password may be set through the web HTTP or command line inte...

Page 20: ...20 When prompted for user name and password enter admin as the user name and the current password You will see the AirMaestro 3100AG configuration home page below...

Page 21: ...21 Select Configure at the main menu and the configuration page will appear below...

Page 22: ...the configuration menu bullet list and you will see the password configuration screen below Enter the new password in the fields provided consulting the Password Guidelines if needed Press Apply to co...

Page 23: ...rk If you must use telnet Bandspeed recommends using it on an isolated network only where network traffic can not be viewed by unauthorized parties An example is shown for ssh but the telnet process i...

Page 24: ...AirMaestro 3100AG factory default password and the IXP425 prompt appears Set a new admin password using the Bandspeed set password command as shown Press Enter and you ll be prompted for the new pass...

Page 25: ...ond time when prompted as shown If you ve successfully entered the same password twice you ll see the following screen acknowledging the password change The process for using UNIX or Linux as a client...

Page 26: ...ples You can configure site specific SSIDs through the AirMaestro 3100AG configuration web page as follows Launch your personal computer s web browser enter the AirMaestro 3100AG s IP address in the A...

Page 27: ...27 Select Configure at the main menu and the configuration page will appear below...

Page 28: ...and the Wireless Sectors configuration page will appear below The current broadcast SSID for wireless sector 1 is displayed under Broadcast SSID Settings You can configure the same SSID on each of se...

Page 29: ...29 To change the SSID for wireless sector 1 select Basic Settings under Configurations and the Wireless Sectors Basic Settings page will appear below...

Page 30: ...30 To change the SSID edit the text between in the Broadcast SSID Settings text box and press Apply This example sets the SSID for sector 1 to QuickStart1...

Page 31: ...To configure an SSID on a different wireless sector interface open the Sector pull down under Wireless Sector and select the sector you want to configure Repeat the process above for this wireless sec...

Page 32: ...from an industry standard PC to the serial port on the back of the AirMaestro 3100AG Configure the serial interface according to the Serial Port information in Important Factory Defaults Use a serial...

Page 33: ...33 Enter admin as the user name as shown and press Enter...

Page 34: ...You are now logged in to the AirMaestro 3100AG just as with the ssh telnet examples given earlier All Bandspeed CLI functionality is available See the AirMaestro 3100AG User Guide for more informatio...