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Zyxel NWA-3160 User Manual (372 pages)

Brand: Zyxel | Category: Networking | Size: 9.43 MB |

English

Table of contents

NWA-3160 Series

1

About This User's Guide

3

Documentation Feedback

4

Need More Help?

4

Customer Support

5

Document Conventions

6

Icons Used in Figures

7

Safety Warnings

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Contents Overview

10

New Template User’s Guide

10

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

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Introduction

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CHAPTER 1

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1.2 Applications for the NWA

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1.2.2 Bridge / Repeater

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Figure 4 Bridging Example

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1.2.3 AP + Bridge

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1.2.4 MBSSID

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Figure 8 Multiple BSSs

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1.3 CAPWAP

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1.4 Ways to Manage the NWA

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1.6 Hardware Connections

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1.7 LEDs

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Table 1 LEDs (continued)

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CHAPTER 2

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2.3 Resetting the NWA

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Figure 12 The Status Screen

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CHAPTER 3

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3.2.3 Further Reading

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3.3.1.1 Access Point

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3.3.1.2 MBSSID

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Figure 33 Tutorial: Warning

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3.4.3 Set Up E-mail Logs

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3.4.5 Test the Setup

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3.5.1 Scenario

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3.5.2 Your Requirements

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3.5.3 Setup

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Chapter 3 Tutorials

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3.5.6.1 Checking Settings

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3.6.1 Scenario

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3.6.2 Your Requirements

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3.6.3 Setup

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C and D) that can now be

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The Web

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Configurator

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CHAPTER 4

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Table 8 The Status Screen

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Chapter 4 Status Screen

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Chapter 4 Status Screen

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CHAPTER 5

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5.2.2 CAPWAP and DHCP

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5.2.3 CAPWAP and IP Subnets

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5.2.4 Notes on CAPWAP

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Figure 58 Management Mode

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Table 10 Management Mode

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Chapter 5 Management Mode

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CHAPTER 6

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6.1.3 Before You Begin

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Figure 62 Status Screen

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Table 11 Status Screen

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6.4 AP Lists Screen

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Figure 63 AP Lists Screen

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Table 12 AP Lists Screen

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6.5 Configuration Screen

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6.6 Redundancy Screen

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6.7 The Profile Edit Screens

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Table 16 Radio Screen

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Table 17 Radio Edit Screen

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DCS is Disabled by default

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CHAPTER 7

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IP Address Assignment

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IP Address and Subnet Mask

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7.2 General Screen

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Chapter 7 System Screens

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NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide

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LABEL DESCRIPTION

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7.3 Password Screen

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LABEL DESCRIPTIONS

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7.4 Time Setting Screen

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7.5 Technical Reference

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CHAPTER 8

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Figure 74 Basic Service set

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Operating Mode

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Wireless Mode

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8.2 The Wireless Screen

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Chapter 8 Wireless Screen

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Chapter 8 Wireless Screen

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8.2.2 Bridge / Repeater Mode

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8.2.3 AP + Bridge Mode

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8.2.4 MBSSID Mode

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Table 26 Wireless: MBSSID

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8.3 Technical Reference

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8.3.1.1 Rapid STP

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8.3.1.2 STP Terminology

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8.3.2 DFS

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8.3.3 Roaming

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Figure 80 Roaming Example

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Figure 81 Enabling Roaming

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CHAPTER 9

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9.2 The SSID Screen

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9.2.1 Configuring SSID

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9.3 Technical Reference

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9.3.2 ATC

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9.3.3 ATC+WMM

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9.3.4 Type Of Service (ToS)

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Chapter 9 SSID Screen

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DSCP values

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CHAPTER 10

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User Authentication

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10.2 The Security Screen

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Figure 87 Wireless Security

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Table 38 Wireless Security

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10.2.1 Security: WEP

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Table 39 Security: WEP

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10.2.2 Security: 802.1x Only

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10.2.4 Security: WPA

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Table 42 Security: WPA

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RADIUS server has priority

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10.3 Technical Reference

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CHAPTER 11

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11.2 The RADIUS Screen

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Table 45 RADIUS

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CHAPTER 12

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Figure 98 Layer 2 Isolation

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Table 46 Layer-2 Isolation

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12.3 Technical Reference

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CHAPTER 13

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13.2 The MAC Filter Screen

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Table 49 MAC Address Filter

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CHAPTER 14

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14.2 The IP Screen

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14.3 Technical Reference

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Chapter 14 IP Screen

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CHAPTER 15

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Friendly APs

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“Honeypot” Attack

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15.2 Configuration Screen

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15.2.1 Friendly AP Screen

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15.2.2 Rogue AP Screen

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Table 54 Rogue AP

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Chapter 15 Rogue AP Detection

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CHAPTER 16

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Remote Management Limitations

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16.2 The Telnet Screen

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16.3 The FTP Screen

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16.4 The WWW Screen

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16.5 The SNMP Screen

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16.5.1 SNMPv3 User Profile

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16.6 Technical Reference

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16.6.2 Supported MIBs

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16.6.3 SNMP Traps

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Table 60 SNMP Traps

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CHAPTER 17

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17.1.2 What You Need To Know

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17.3 The Trusted AP Screen

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Table 64 Trusted Users

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Figure 123 Trusted Users

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17.5 Technical Reference

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Wireless Zero Configuration

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CHAPTER 18

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18.2 My Certificates Screen

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Chapter 18 Certificates

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Chapter 18 Certificates

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18.3 Trusted CAs Screen

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18.4 Technical Reference

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CHAPTER 19

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19.2 The View Log Screen

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Table 72 Logs > View Log

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19.3 The Log Settings Screen

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Chapter 19 Log Screens

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19.4 Technical Reference

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Table 75 ICMP Notes

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Table 76 Sys log

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19.4.2 Log Commands

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19.4.4 Displaying Logs

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19.4.5 Log Command Example

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Chapter 19 Log Screens

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CHAPTER 20

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20.2 Wireless VLAN Screen

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20.2.1 RADIUS VLAN Screen

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Chapter 20 VLAN

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20.3 Technical Reference

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Figure 145 VLAN Setup

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CHAPTER 21

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Figure 163 Load Balancing

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Table 81 Load Balancing

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Chapter 21 Load Balancing

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CHAPTER 22

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22.2 The DCS Screen

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Table 82 DCS

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CHAPTER 23

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23.2 Association List Screen

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23.3 Channel Usage Screen

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23.4 F/W Upload Screen

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23.5 Configuration Screen

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23.6 Restart Screen

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PART III

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CHAPTER 24

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24.3 NWA Access and Login

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24.4 AP Management Modes

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24.5 Internet Access

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Chapter 24 Troubleshooting

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CHAPTER 25

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Figure 181 Masonry Plug

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APPENDIX A

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Figure 185 RTS/CTS

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Fragmentation Threshold

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Preamble Type

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IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN

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Wireless Security Overview

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IEEE 802.1x

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Types of EAP Authentication

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Dynamic WEP Key Exchange

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WPA and WPA2

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Antenna Overview

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Antenna Characteristics

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Types of Antennas for WLAN

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Positioning Antennas

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APPENDIX B

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JavaScripts

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Java Permissions

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JAVA (Sun)

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Figure 195 Java (Sun)

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APPENDIX C

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Subnet Masks

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Network Size

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Notation

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Subnetting

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Example: Four Subnets

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Table 97 Subnet 1

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Table 98 Subnet 2

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Table 99 Subnet 3

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Table 100 Subnet 4

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Example: Eight Subnets

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Subnet Planning

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Configuring IP Addresses

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Private IP Addresses

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Windows 95/98/Me

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Installing Components

337

Configuring

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Verifying Settings

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Windows 2000/NT/XP

340

Macintosh OS 8/9

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Macintosh OS X

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APPENDIX D

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Auto Configuration by DHCP

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Configuration Via SNMP

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Configuration File Format

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APPENDIX E

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Logging in

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Command Conventions

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Copy and Paste Commands

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Saving Your Configuration

361

Logging Out

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APPENDIX F

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ZyXEL Limited Warranty

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Registration

366

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