ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 User Manual 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA May 2010 202-10662-01 v1.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Time Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Chapter 6 Maintenance Changing Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1. Getting Started 1 The ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software is a Wireless Management Software that allows you to manage up to 5 NETGEAR wireless access points on a LAN. You can use the Wireless Management Software to: • Discover NETGEAR access points on the LAN. • Optimize wireless access point performance with centralized RF management. • Streamline security configuration tasks.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Logging In 1. To log in to the Wireless Management Software, double-click the application, or right-click it and select Open WMS105 from System tray. A login prompt displays: 2. If you are logging in for the first time, use the default user name admin and password (password). NETGEAR recommends that you change the password to a new, more secure password and record it in a secure location. The user interface opens with the Configuration tab selected.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 • Country/Region: This field displays the region of operation for the Wireless Management Software and the access points managed by the Wireless Management Software. In the United States, the country is preset and cannot be changed on the access points. If the Country/Region is not set up correctly, it could result in the access points being inaccessible by the Wireless Management Software.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Syslog Settings This page lets you configure the settings to connect to a Syslog server, if you have one configured in your network. Click the Config tab and select System > Advanced. • Enable Syslog: Enable the Syslog settings, if you have a Syslog server on your network. • Syslog Server IP Address: Enter the IP address to which the Wireless Management Software and managed access points send all SysLogs, if the SysLog option is enabled.
2. Access Point Discovery 2 You can discover supported NETGEAR access points on the LAN that can be managed by the Wireless Management Software. See Appendix A for a list of compatible access points. The Wireless Management Software supports Auto Discovery and IP Discovery. • Auto Discovery: Use this feature if the Wireless Management Software and all access points on the LAN are in the same IP subnet. This is a Layer 2 discovery method.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To use Auto Discovery: 1. On the Configuration tab select Access Point Discovery. 2. Click Search. • The Wireless Management Software searches for NETGEAR products on the LAN based on MAC address, and identifies which are access points. • The access points located through discovery are displayed on the screen. 3. Check the discovery results to make sure that all the access points are listed. See “Discovery Results” on page 11. 4.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To use IP Discovery: 1. On the Configuration tab, select Access Point Discovery, and then click the IP Discovery tab: 2. To specify the range of IP addresses, fill in the Start IP and End IP fields. 3. Click Search. • The Wireless Management Software locates devices on the LAN within the range of IP addresses that you specified. • The devices are displayed in a list. 4. Check the discovery results to make sure that all the access points are listed.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 For a list of compatible access point models and their supported firmware, see "Access Point Supported Firmware Versions " in Appendix A. • If a new NETGEAR access point is not discovered, it might have a MAC address that the Wireless Management Software does not recognize, though this is not common. See “Using Discovery OUI” on page 36.
3. Wireless Configuration 3 You can configure centralized RF management and specify wireless settings in the Basic RF Management page. If you use access point groups, you can use the Advanced Wireless Settings page to customize wireless settings for each group. Configuring Centralized RF Management In this screen you can specify RF Management settings.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 experiences interference on a channel, the Wireless Management Software allocates a different channel to that access point. • Client aware RF Management: If this Enable radio button is selected, the Wireless Management Software will not modify the channel for an access point with associated clients that would be impacted by the channel change. The Wireless Management Software will wait for the next scheduled channel allocation to adjust the channel.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Advanced Wireless Settings This page is for advanced users who wish to control the WLAN settings of the access points manually. On the Configuration tab, select Wireless > Advanced. To manually specify the WLAN parameters for access points: 1. Disable the Central RF Management feature from the Basic > RF Management page.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Table 1. Advanced Wireless Settings (Continued) Field or Setting Description Channel Width (11n only) Select the available channel width of the access point. A wider channel improves the performance, but some legacy devices can only operate on either 20 MHz or 40 MHz. Guard Interval (11n only) Select the value that protects transmissions from interference.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Configuring QoS You can use QoS to enable WMM for both upstream traffic from the station to the access point and downstream traffic from the access point to the client station.You can use Basic QoS settings for access points or Advanced QoS Settings for access point groups These settings are applied only to NETGEAR ProSafe access points that support QoS.
4. Security Configuration 4 Security Profiles List Details of each wireless network are contained in a security profile. This page lets you edit up to eight Security Profiles per managed access point, depending on the number of profiles each access point supports. Separate profiles are applied to 802.11 b/bg/ng and 802.11a/na mode radios. To view or change security profiles: 1. On the Configuration tab, select Security > Basic > Profile Settings. 2.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 3. Select the Enable checkbox to enable (or disable) the corresponding profile. 4. To change the settings of a security profile, select the profile and click the Edit button. Editing a Security Profile This lets you change the Security Profile settings of the profile that you selected on the Profile Settings page. • Name: A unique name for the Security Profile, up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Use meaningful names instead of the default names.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 The following table shows the data encryption options based on network authentication. Table 2. Network Authentication and Data Encryption Network Authentication Data Encryption Description Open None WEP No encryption. Shared Key WEP • 64-bit WEP encryption uses 40/64 bit encryption. • 128-bit WEP encryption uses 104/128 bit encryption. • 152-bit WEP is a proprietary mode that will only work with other wireless devices that support this mode.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 1. On the Configuration tab select Security > Basic > Rogue Access Points: The Wireless Management Software can support up to 512 total rouge access points from the Known and Unknown lists combined. 2. Enter the following information: • Import AP List from a file. This field allows you to import a list of approved access points from a saved file. This file must be a simple text file with one MAC address per line. • Merge.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To set up MAC Authentication: 1. On the Configuration tab, select Security > Basic > MAC Authentication: A maximum of 512 MAC addresses can be supported. 2. Select the Apply to all groups checkbox to apply the settings to all managed access points regardless of group. 3. Select the Turn Access Control On checkbox if you want the access point to interact only with stations present in the Trusted Wireless Stations table.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Radius Server Settings If you are using a Radius server in your network for authentication, you must configure Radius settings. You can configure four types of servers: • Primary Authentication Server: The main Radius server used for authentication. • Secondary Authentication Server: A Secondary Authentication Server can be configured for use if the Primary Authentication Server fails or is unreachable.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Configuring Guest Access Guest access settings are useful when you are configuring a public access point. The guest access feature is not a captive portal. You can use guest access to: • Redirect the user to a guest portal that you specify. • Allow users to see a splash screen from the wi-fi provider or ask users to enter simple information such as an email address. To set up guest access: 1. On the Configuration tab, select Guest Access > Config: 2.
5. Monitoring 5 Summary The Monitoring Summary screen displays a read-only summary of the current managed access point status, rogue access points detected, current wireless stations connected, Wireless Management Software system Information and network usage. Clicking on the individual windows will lead to a new screen showing greater detail. Access Point Summary This section displays the status of managed access points. • Total Configured: Total number of managed access points.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Wireless Stations This section displays the count of the wireless stations currently associated with managed access points. • open: Wireless stations connected to managed access points using security profiles configured with open mode. • wep: Wireless stations connected to managed access points using security profiles configured with WEP. • wpa: Wireless stations connected to managed access points using security profiles configured with WPA security.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Access Point Status Details From the Access Point Status screen, click the Details button to view this page. You can use the Refresh button to update statistics and information. The Access Point Status screen shows configuration settings, current wireless settings, current clients and current traffic statistics. • Access Point Name: The access point’s NetBIOS name. • Model: The managed access point’s model.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Rogue Access Points This section displays rogue or neighboring access points detected by the managed access point. • Rogue Access Points Reported. • Rogue Access Points in same channel. • Rogue Access Points in interfering channels. Client Status On the Monitoring tab select Summary > Advanced > Client Status: The Client Status list specifies detailed information about each client node currently associated with managed access points.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To display the list of known rogue access points, on the Monitoring tab select Rogue Access Point > Known:. You can click Refresh to update the access point list or click Export to save the list to a file.
6. Maintenance 6 Changing Passwords This page lets you to change the access point administrator’s password. Note: If you changed the password and do not remember what it is, reinstall the Wireless Management System software. From the Maintenance tab select Password: To change the password: 1. Type the old password. (The default password for the user name admin is password) 2. Type a new password, then type it again in the Repeat New Password field to confirm it. 3.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Reset The Reset screen lets you reboot managed access points. 1. On the Maintenance tab select Reset > Access Points > Reboot: 2. Select the Yes radio button. 3. Click Apply to reboot the access points. SNMP You can use SNMP for the Wireless Management Software. Enable SNMP to allow the SNMP network management software, such as HP OpenView, to monitor the Wireless Management Software by using SNMPv1/v2 protocol.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 • Trap Port: The default port on which SNMP manager receives traps sent from the Wireless Management Software is 162. • SNMP Manager IP: Restrict access to specified SNMP manager for doing SNMP v1/v2. Set this as 255.255.255.255 to allow any SNMP manager to access. When you are finished making changes, click Apply to save your settings. Remote Management You can enable SSH or Telnet to remotely log in to the controller.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To upgrade the access point software: 1. Go to the NETGEAR web site at www.NETGEAR.com customer service downloads section to get new versions of the access point software for supported models. After downloading an upgrade file, you might need to unzip (uncompress) it before upgrading the access point. WARNING! Once you click Upload do NOT interrupt the process of sending the software to the access point and restarting the access point. 2.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Backing up Configuration Settings Once you have the Wireless Management Software working properly, you should back up the information to have it available if something goes wrong. When you back up the settings, they are saved as a file on your computer. To back up the Wireless Management Software settings: 1. On the Maintenance tab select Upgrade > Backup: 2. Click the Backup button to create a backup file of the current settings: 3.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Downloading Wireless Management Software Logs Maintenance logs allow backup of the logs collected on the Wireless Management Software. In the event of a problem or failure, these logs along with backed up configuration settings help developers determine the cause. To download logs: 1. On the Maintenance Tab, select Logs. 2. Click Backup to create a backup file of the current logs. 3.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Using Discovery OUI The Wireless Management Software discovers NETGEAR access points on the LAN from the OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) of their unique MAC addresses. The first half of the MAC address is the OUI. Usually, this happens without incident during discovery. OUIs are allocated to businesses that produce products with MAC addresses.
A. Access Point Compatibility A Access Point Supported Firmware Versions Access Point Model Supported Firmware Security Profiles Auto Channel per Radio WNDAP330 WNDAP330_V3.0.4 8 Yes WNDAP350 WNDAP350_V2.0 8 Yes WNAP210 WNAP210_2.0.8 8 Yes WG302v2 5.2.3 8 Yes WG103 WG103_2.0 8 No WN802Tv2 WN802Tv2_V3.1.2 1 Limited to channel distribution without neighbor map WG602v4 V1.1.
ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Software Features and Access Point Compatibility Access Point Model Topology VLAN Config Rogue Access Points Remote Access SSH Telnet Guest Access Client Syslog Separation NTP (Time Server) WNDAP330 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes WNDAP350 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes WNAP210 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes SNS Yes WG302v2 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes WG103 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes WN802Tv2 No No No
Index A G access point WLAN settings 3-15 access point discovery 2-9 IP discovery 2-10 access points adding 2-12 discovery results 2-11 passwords 2-12 rogue 4-20, 5-26 status 5-25, 5-26, 5-27 supported firmware A-37 access, guest 4-24 adding access points 2-12 authentication, MAC 4-21 Auto Discovery 2-9 General settings 1-6 guest access 4-24 B I IP discovery 2-10 L logging in to the Wireless Management System 1-6 logs, system 6-35 M MAC authentication 4-21 monitoring access point summary 5-25 client
New Templates RF management, centralized 3-13 rogue access points 4-20, 5-26 S Security Profiles, editing 4-19 SNMP 6-31 status access point details 5-27 access points 5-25, 5-26 client 5-28 wireless stations 5-26 Syslog 1-8 system logs 6-35 T time, setting 1-7 U upgrading firmware 6-32 W wireless access points 3-15 centralized RF management 3-13 wireless stations status 5-26 40 | Index
