User's Manual Part 1

Basic Management of Subscriber Module MeshMAX 5054 Series User Guide

Monitoring Settings

The unit offers various facilities to monitor its operation and interfaces. Only the most significant monitoring categories

are mentioned here.

• Wireless: To monitor the wireless interfaces, click Monitor > Wireless. This tab lets you monitor the general

performance of the radio and the performance of the WORP Base or WORP Satellite interfaces.

• Interfaces: To monitor transmission details, click Monitor > Interfaces. The Interfaces tab provides detailed

information about the MAC-layer performance of the wireless network and Ethernet interfaces.

• Per Station: Click Monitor > Per Station to view Station Statistics. On the SU, the Per Station page shows

statistics of the BSU to which the SU is registered. The page’s statistics refresh every 4 seconds.

Security Settings

To prevent misuse, the Subscriber unit provides wireless data encryption and password-protected access. Be sure to set

the encryption parameters and change the default passwords.

In addition to Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the units support Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit

encryption. Two types of the AES encryption are available. The AES CCM protocol is now also supported.

Proxim highly recommends you change the Network Name, Encryption Key, and Shared Secret as soon as possible.

To do so, click Configure > Interfaces > Wireless. The encryption key is set using the Security tab. For systems that

will use roaming features, the Network Name, Encryption Key, and the Shared Secret should each be the same for all

SUs that are allowed to roam as well as for all BSUs to which these SUs are allowed to roam.

Encryption

You can protect the wireless data link by using encryption. Encryption keys can be 5 (64-bit), 13 (WEP 128-bit), or 16

(AES 128-bit) characters in length. Both ends of the wireless data link must use the same parameter values. In addition to

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the unit supports Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-bit encryption.

To set the encryption parameters, click Configure > Security > Encryption. See Encryption.

Passwords

Access to the units are protected with passwords. The default password is public. For better security it is recommended

to change the default passwords to a value (6-32 characters) known only to you.

To change the unit’s HTTP, Telnet, or SNMP passwords, click Configure > Management > Password. See Passwords.