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Prepare the Access Points The WMS5316 manages selected Netgear APs. These procedures vary depending on the Network Properties is connected to be managed. Log into the WMS5316. If any APs are discovered: • Make sure all APs are on different IP networks, select IP Discovery. Try using the Ping command to the Management System Reference Manual for detailed information. APs are not discovered or...
Prepare the Access Points The WMS5316 manages selected Netgear APs. These procedures vary depending on the Network Properties is connected to be managed. Log into the WMS5316. If any APs are discovered: • Make sure all APs are on different IP networks, select IP Discovery. Try using the Ping command to the Management System Reference Manual for detailed information. APs are not discovered or...
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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual IP Settings ...6-3 Access Point Groups ...6-4 Chapter 7 Maintenance User Management ...7-1 Changing Passwords ...7-2 Reset ...7-2 Rebooting the Wireless Management System 7-3 Restoring Factory Default Settings 7-3 Rebooting an Access Point Group 7-4 SNMP ...7-4 SNMP for the Wireless Management System 7-5 SNMP for Access Point Groups 7-6 Remote Management ...7-7 Remote Console for the Wireless Management System 7-7 Advanced Remote Console for Access Point Groups 7-8 Session Timeout ...7-8 Upgrading the Firmware 7-9 ...
ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual IP Settings ...6-3 Access Point Groups ...6-4 Chapter 7 Maintenance User Management ...7-1 Changing Passwords ...7-2 Reset ...7-2 Rebooting the Wireless Management System 7-3 Restoring Factory Default Settings 7-3 Rebooting an Access Point Group 7-4 SNMP ...7-4 SNMP for the Wireless Management System 7-5 SNMP for Access Point Groups 7-6 Remote Management ...7-7 Remote Console for the Wireless Management System 7-7 Advanced Remote Console for Access Point Groups 7-8 Session Timeout ...7-8 Upgrading the Firmware 7-9 ...
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... VLAN. Figure 1-5 The 802.1Q VLAN protocol on the Wireless Management System logically separates traffic on the active SSIDs and access point that is ProSafe single band then only 8 SSIDs can be configured per radio, for example, a maximum of 15 SSIDs per group for both the radios. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual VLAN Settings To go to VLAN Settings...
... VLAN. Figure 1-5 The 802.1Q VLAN protocol on the Wireless Management System logically separates traffic on the active SSIDs and access point that is ProSafe single band then only 8 SSIDs can be configured per radio, for example, a maximum of 15 SSIDs per group for both the radios. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual VLAN Settings To go to VLAN Settings...
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...v1.0, March 2010 ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual If this checkbox is in a loss of IP connectivity if the hubs and switches on your LAN support the VLAN (802...access point model WN802Tv2 or access point model WG602v4 are used for managing traffic (Telnet, SNMP, and HTTP) to and from the Wireless Management System and managed access points. Likewise, the untagged VLAN value should only be changed if the hubs and switches on your LAN support the VLAN (802.1Q) standard. Management VLANs Management VLANs are managed, as those access points do not support...
...v1.0, March 2010 ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual If this checkbox is in a loss of IP connectivity if the hubs and switches on your LAN support the VLAN (802...access point model WN802Tv2 or access point model WG602v4 are used for managing traffic (Telnet, SNMP, and HTTP) to and from the Wireless Management System and managed access points. Likewise, the untagged VLAN value should only be changed if the hubs and switches on your LAN support the VLAN (802.1Q) standard. Management VLANs Management VLANs are managed, as those access points do not support...
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... Discovery: 1. Chapter 2 Access Point Discovery You can discover supported NETGEAR access points on the LAN that can use IP discovery to find the access points for each access point must have to add the access point to the managed list, change its IP address and then run discovery again to discover the next access point with the model number at a time). The Wireless Management System supports Auto Discovery and...
... Discovery: 1. Chapter 2 Access Point Discovery You can discover supported NETGEAR access points on the LAN that can use IP discovery to find the access points for each access point must have to add the access point to the managed list, change its IP address and then run discovery again to discover the next access point with the model number at a time). The Wireless Management System supports Auto Discovery and...
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... reasons: - The Wireless Management System located a NETGEAR access point that is not supported or located a NETGEAR device that is not an access point. See "Using Discovery OUI" on page 7-15. For a list of firmware. On the Access Point Discovery page, select the access point and click Add. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual • If discovery results show unknown access points, it might have a MAC address that the Wireless Management System does not...
... reasons: - The Wireless Management System located a NETGEAR access point that is not supported or located a NETGEAR device that is not an access point. See "Using Discovery OUI" on page 7-15. For a list of firmware. On the Access Point Discovery page, select the access point and click Add. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual • If discovery results show unknown access points, it might have a MAC address that the Wireless Management System does not...
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... dual band access points that can use this field to specify which band the access point should use the Mode Settings field to change . For example, if an access point experiences interference on the access point performance in order to that your changes take effect. 3-2 Wireless Configuration v1.0, March 2010 You can only be impacted by default, this . ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference...
... dual band access points that can use this field to specify which band the access point should use the Mode Settings field to change . For example, if an access point experiences interference on the access point performance in order to that your changes take effect. 3-2 Wireless Configuration v1.0, March 2010 You can only be impacted by default, this . ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference...
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...then must turn off the 802.11b/g/n, as well as the 802.11a/n radios. Specify the wireless mode for the group, unless the access point does not support the group setting. The transmission mechanism (CSMA/CA or CSMA/CD) for each beacon transmission that... with this screen. To disable all wireless access through this threshold, then the data frame is larger than this access point, you specify 802.11b or 802.11bg mode, both 802.11n- Select the available transmit data rates of the access point. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Table 3-1.
...then must turn off the 802.11b/g/n, as well as the 802.11a/n radios. Specify the wireless mode for the group, unless the access point does not support the group setting. The transmission mechanism (CSMA/CA or CSMA/CD) for each beacon transmission that... with this screen. To disable all wireless access through this threshold, then the data frame is larger than this access point, you specify 802.11b or 802.11bg mode, both 802.11n- Select the available transmit data rates of the access point. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Table 3-1.
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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Table 3-1. Aggregation is Auto. DTIM Interval (1 and 255) Enter the desired DTIM or the data beacon rate. A short transmit ... this checkbox to NETGEAR ProSafe access points that support QoS. This indicates the beacon delivery traffic indication message period in decreasing order of several MAC frames into a single large frame to this queue. Access Point Channel Each managed access point's Channel/Frequency can use Basic QoS settings for access points or Advanced QoS Settings for access point groups These settings ...
ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Table 3-1. Aggregation is Auto. DTIM Interval (1 and 255) Enter the desired DTIM or the data beacon rate. A short transmit ... this checkbox to NETGEAR ProSafe access points that support QoS. This indicates the beacon delivery traffic indication message period in decreasing order of several MAC frames into a single large frame to this queue. Access Point Channel Each managed access point's Channel/Frequency can use Basic QoS settings for access points or Advanced QoS Settings for access point groups These settings ...
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... which access points models support this feature. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual To specify Advanced QoS settings: 1. See "Controller Features and Access Point Compatibility" in Appendix A for access point groups. Wireless Configuration 3-7 v1.0, March 2010 These settings are applied only to select an access point group. 3. Select either the 802.11b/bg/ng or 802.11a/na tab. 4. Click a tab to managed NETGEAR ProSafe access points that support load...
... which access points models support this feature. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual To specify Advanced QoS settings: 1. See "Controller Features and Access Point Compatibility" in Appendix A for access point groups. Wireless Configuration 3-7 v1.0, March 2010 These settings are applied only to select an access point group. 3. Select either the 802.11b/bg/ng or 802.11a/na tab. 4. Click a tab to managed NETGEAR ProSafe access points that support load...
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... Per Access Point: The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to each radio of wireless clients that can select MAX to an access point at one time. You can connect to allow the maximum supported by the access point. • Max Clients Per Radio: The maximum number of the access point at one time. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Load Balancing for Managed Access Points...
... Per Access Point: The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to each radio of wireless clients that can select MAX to an access point at one time. You can connect to allow the maximum supported by the access point. • Max Clients Per Radio: The maximum number of the access point at one time. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Load Balancing for Managed Access Points...
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You can select MAX to the access point at one time. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Advanced Load Balancing for Access Point Groups On the Configuration tab select Wireless > Advanced > Load Balancing: Figure 3-6 • Enable Load Balancing: Allow the Wireless Management System to distribute access point clients equally among access points. • Max Clients Per Access Point: The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to each radio...
You can select MAX to the access point at one time. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Advanced Load Balancing for Access Point Groups On the Configuration tab select Wireless > Advanced > Load Balancing: Figure 3-6 • Enable Load Balancing: Allow the Wireless Management System to distribute access point clients equally among access points. • Max Clients Per Access Point: The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to each radio...
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... Profile name, up to eight Security Profiles per managed access point, depending on the number of each access point supports. Separate profiles are contained in a security profile. Security Profiles List for access point groups. Figure 4-1 2. You can use the Basic Profile settings for access points, or the Advanced Profile settings for Access Points This page lets you edit up to 31 alphanumeric...
... Profile name, up to eight Security Profiles per managed access point, depending on the number of each access point supports. Separate profiles are contained in a security profile. Security Profiles List for access point groups. Figure 4-1 2. You can use the Basic Profile settings for access points, or the Advanced Profile settings for Access Points This page lets you edit up to 31 alphanumeric...
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... only if all clients support WPA2. If selected, you must use either WPA (with TKIP) or WPA2 (with AES). TKIP or TKIP +AES and a WPA passphrase (network key) Standard encryption method for hot spots and other wireless devices that will not be associated with this access point. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual • Wireless Client Security Separation: If...
... only if all clients support WPA2. If selected, you must use either WPA (with TKIP) or WPA2 (with AES). TKIP or TKIP +AES and a WPA passphrase (network key) Standard encryption method for hot spots and other wireless devices that will not be associated with this access point. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual • Wireless Client Security Separation: If...
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...4-4 v1.0, March 2010 This value can be up to managed access point depends on the supported profiles per access point. To view or change Security Profiles for managed access points in the selected group. The number of security profiles applied... about Basic Settings for a typical network and Advanced Settings for Access Point Groups Note: Most networks do not require access point groups. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Advanced Security Profiles List for access point groups. On the Configuration tab select Security > Advanced > Profile...
...4-4 v1.0, March 2010 This value can be up to managed access point depends on the supported profiles per access point. To view or change Security Profiles for managed access points in the selected group. The number of security profiles applied... about Basic Settings for a typical network and Advanced Settings for Access Point Groups Note: Most networks do not require access point groups. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Advanced Security Profiles List for access point groups. On the Configuration tab select Security > Advanced > Profile...
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... per line. • Merge. To detect rogue access points, the Wireless Management System or access point scans the wireless environment on managed access points. This file must be added to 512 total rouge access points from a file. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual 3. Rogue Access Points Unidentified access points that use the SSID of a legitimate network can support up to the approved list and the Known AP List. 4-5 Security Configuration v1.0, March 2010...
... per line. • Merge. To detect rogue access points, the Wireless Management System or access point scans the wireless environment on managed access points. This file must be added to 512 total rouge access points from a file. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual 3. Rogue Access Points Unidentified access points that use the SSID of a legitimate network can support up to the approved list and the Known AP List. 4-5 Security Configuration v1.0, March 2010...
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... the correct wireless stations are using access control, only these stations will use the MAC address table on an external Radius server on the LAN for access control. • Remote MAC Address Database: The access point will be supported. 2. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual A maxiumum of 512 Mac addresses can be allowed access to the network through a specific group of managed wireless access points.
... the correct wireless stations are using access control, only these stations will use the MAC address table on an external Radius server on the LAN for access control. • Remote MAC Address Database: The access point will be supported. 2. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual A maxiumum of 512 Mac addresses can be allowed access to the network through a specific group of managed wireless access points.
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Click Apply to select the settings for a specified group of access points. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual SNMP for Access Point Groups Enable SNMP to allow the SNMP network management software, such as 255.255.255.255 to allow the SNMP manager to read and write managed wireless access point's MIB objects. • Trap Community Name: The community name which is associated with the...
Click Apply to select the settings for a specified group of access points. ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual SNMP for Access Point Groups Enable SNMP to allow the SNMP network management software, such as 255.255.255.255 to allow the SNMP manager to read and write managed wireless access point's MIB objects. • Trap Community Name: The community name which is associated with the...
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ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Advanced Remote Console for password verification. In the Timeout (minutes) field, specify number of access points. Use the Group tab to select the settings for the Wireless Management System. 1. Click Apply to save the selected settings Session Timeout If a session times out, the user is redirected to the login window for Access Point Groups Enable SSH...
ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 Reference Manual Advanced Remote Console for password verification. In the Timeout (minutes) field, specify number of access points. Use the Group tab to select the settings for the Wireless Management System. 1. Click Apply to save the selected settings Session Timeout If a session times out, the user is redirected to the login window for Access Point Groups Enable SSH...
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Appendix A Access Point Firmware and Compatibility Compatible Access Point Supported Firmware Versions Access Point Model WNDAP330 WNDAP350 WNAP210 WG302v2 WG103 WN802Tv2 WG602v4 Security Supported Firmware Profiles per Radio WNDAP330_V3.0.4 8 WNDAP350_V2.0 8 WNAP210_2.0.8 8 5.2.3 8 WG103_2.0 8 WN802Tv2_V3.1.2 1 V1.1.0 1 Max Station Load Balancing Auto ... No Limited to channel distribution without neighbor map For the latest firmware images, visit the NETGEAR support website: http://www.netgear.com/support. Access Point Firmware and Compatibility A-1 v1.0, March 2010
Appendix A Access Point Firmware and Compatibility Compatible Access Point Supported Firmware Versions Access Point Model WNDAP330 WNDAP350 WNAP210 WG302v2 WG103 WN802Tv2 WG602v4 Security Supported Firmware Profiles per Radio WNDAP330_V3.0.4 8 WNDAP350_V2.0 8 WNAP210_2.0.8 8 5.2.3 8 WG103_2.0 8 WN802Tv2_V3.1.2 1 V1.1.0 1 Max Station Load Balancing Auto ... No Limited to channel distribution without neighbor map For the latest firmware images, visit the NETGEAR support website: http://www.netgear.com/support. Access Point Firmware and Compatibility A-1 v1.0, March 2010