Dell PowerConnect W-IAP3WN User manual

Dell PowerConnect W-Series

Instant Access Point

6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0

User Guide

January 2013 |0511129-03 Dell PowerConnect W-Series Instant Access Point 6.2.0.0-3.2.0.0 |User Guide

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and Aruba Mobility Management System®. Dell™, the DELL™ logo, and PowerConnect™ are

trademarks of Dell Inc.

Originated in the USA. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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software code subject to the GNU General Public License (GPL), GNU Lesser General Public

License (LGPL), or other Open Source Licenses. The Open Source code used can be found at this

site:

http://www.arubanetworks.com/open_source

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The use of Aruba Networks, Inc. switching platforms and software, by all individuals or

corporations, to terminate other vendors’ VPN client devices constitutes complete acceptance of

liability by that individual or corporation for this action and indemnifies, in full, Aruba Networks,

Inc. from any and all legal actions that might be taken against it with respect to infringement of

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Contents

Contents 3

About This Guide 15

Dell PowerConnect W-Instant Access Point Overview 15

Supported Devices 15

Objective 15

Intended Audience 16

Conventions 16

Contacting Support 16

Initial Configuration 17

Initial Setup 17

Pre-Installation Checklist 17

Connecting aW-IAP 18

Assigning an IP Address to the W-IAP 18

Connecting to a Provisioning Wi-Fi Network 18

Disabling the Provisioning Wi-Fi Network 20

Assigning a Static IP 20

Specifying a Country Code 21

W-IAP Cluster 22

DellW-Instant User Interface 23

Understanding the Dell W-Series Instant UI Layout 23

Banner 24

Search 24

Tabs 24

Networks Tab 24

Access Points Tab 25

Clients Tab 25

Links 26

New Version Available 27

Settings 27

RF 29

PEF 30

WIP 30

VPN 31

Wired 31

Maintenance 32

Support 32

Help 32

Logout 33

Monitoring 33

Info 33

RF Dashboard 34

Usage Trends 35

Spectrum 36

Overview (Device list) 36

Channel Utilization and Monitoring 36

Channel Details 37

Alerts 37

Client Alerts 37

Fault History 38

Active Faults 38

IDS 39

Configuration 39

AirGroup 40

Language 40

Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave Setup 40

Pause/Resume 41

Wireless Network 43

Network Types 43

Employee Network 44

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Adding an Employee Network 44

Voice Network 53

Adding a Voice Network 53

Guest Network 60

Adding a Guest Network 60

Editing a Network 68

Deleting a Network 68

Number of WLAN SSIDs Supported 68

Enabling the Extended SSID Option 69

VLAN Pooling 69

Managing W-IAPs 71

Preferred Band 71

Auto Join Mode 71

Disabling Auto Join Mode 71

Terminal Access 72

LED Display 72

TFTP Dump Server 72

Extended SSID 73

Deny Inter User Bridging and Deny Local Routing 73

Syslog Server 73

Syslog Facility Levels 74

Adding aW-IAP to the Network 74

Removing aW-IAP from the Network 75

Editing W-IAP Settings 75

Changing W-IAP Name 75

Changing IP Address of the W-IAP 76

Configuring Adaptive Radio Management 78

Configuring Uplink Management VLAN 79

Configuring Wired Bridging on Ethernet 0 79

Migrating to a Dell PowerConnect W-Series Mobility Controller Managed Network 80

Converting aW-IAP to RAP Mode 80

Converting aW-IAP to CAP 83

Converting aW-IAP to Standalone Mode 83

Converting Back to aW-IAP 84

Rebooting the W-IAP 84

Firmware Image Server in Cloud Network 86

Upgrade Using Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave and Image Server 86

Image Management Using Cloud Server 86

Image Management Using Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 86

Automatic Firmware Image Check and Upgrade 87

Upgrading to New Version 88

Manual 88

Automatic 90

Layer-3 Mobility 91

Overview 91

Configuring a Mobility Domain 92

Home Agent Load Balancing 95

Spectrum Monitor 97

Creating Spectrum Monitors and Hybrid APs 97

Converting W-IAPs into Hybrid W-IAPs 97

Converting aW-IAPto a Spectrum Monitor 98

Spectrum Data 100

Overview - Device List 100

Non Wi-Fi Interferers 101

Channel Metrics 103

Channel Details 104

Spectrum Alerts 105

Time Management 107

NTP Server 107

Configuring an NTP Server 107

Daylight Saving Time 108

Enabling Daylight Saving Time 108

Virtual Controller 109

Master Election Protocol 109

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Preference to an IAP with 3G/4G Card 109

Preference to aW-IAP with Non-Default IP 109

Virtual Controller IP Address 110

Specifying Name and IP Address for the Virtual Controller 110

Configuring the DHCP Server 110

Authentication 111

Authentication Methods in DellW-Instant 111

802.1X Authentication 111

Internal RADIUS Server 112

External RADIUS Server 112

Authentication Terminated on W-IAP 112

Configuring an External RADIUS Server 113

Enabling RADIUS Server Support 115

Authentication Survivability 115

RADIUS Server Authentication with VSA 118

List of Supported VSA 118

Management Authentication Settings 120

Captive Portal 121

Internal Captive Portal 121

Configuring Internal Captive Portal Authentication when Adding a Guest Network 122

Configuring Internal Captive Portal Authentication when Editing a Guest Network 123

Configuring Internal Captive Portal with External RADIUS Server Authentication when Adding a Guest

Network 124

Customizing a Splash Page 125

Disabling Captive Portal Authentication 126

External Captive Portal 127

Configuring External Captive Portal Authentication when Adding a Guest Network 127

Configuring External Captive Portal Authentication when Editing a Guest Network 129

External Captive Portal Authentication using ClearPass Guest 131

Creating a Web Login page in the ClearPass Guest 131

Configuring the RADIUS Server in Instant 131

WISPr Authentication 132

Configuring WISPr Authentication 132

MAC Authentication 133

Configuring MAC Authentication 134

Walled Garden Access 134

Creating a Walled Garden Access 134

MAC + 802.1X Authentication 136

Configuring MAC + 802.1X Authentication 136

MAC + Captive Portal Authentication 137

Configuring MAC + Captive Portal Authentication 137

Wired Authentication on aW-IAP 138

Certificates 138

Loading Certificates using Dell W-Series Instant UI 139

Loading Certificates using Dell PowerConnect W-AirWave 140

Encryption 143

Encryption Types Supported in DellW-Instant 143

WEP 143

TKIP 143

AES 143

Encryption Recommendations 143

Understanding WPA and WPA2 144

Recommended Authentication and Encryption Combinations 144

Role Derivation 145

User Roles 145

Creating a New User Role 145

Creating Role Assignment Rules 147

MAC-Address Attribute 147

DHCP Option and DHCP Fingerprinting 148

802.1X-Authentication-Type 148

User VLAN Derivation 149

Vendor Specific Attributes (VSA) 149

VLAN Derivation Rule 150

Configuring VLAN Derivation Rules on aW-IAP 150

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User Role 151

Configuring a User Role 151

SSID Profile 152

Configuring VLAN Derivation Rules Using an SSID Profile 153

Instant Firewall 155

Service Options 156

Destination Options 158

Examples for Access Rules 158

Allow TCP Service to a Particular Network 158

Allow POP3 Service to a Particular Server 159

Deny FTP Service except to a Particular Server 160

Deny bootp Service except to a Particular Network 161

Content Filtering 163

Enabling Content Filtering 163

Enterprise Domains 164

OS Fingerprinting 167

Adaptive Radio Management 169

ARM Features 169

Channel or Power Assignment 169

Voice Aware Scanning 169

Load Aware Scanning 169

Band Steering Mode 169

Airtime Fairness Mode 170

Airtime Fairness Modes 170

Access Point Control 171

Customize Valid Channels 171

Min Transmit Power 171

Max Transmit Power 171

Client Aware 171

Scanning 171

Wide Channel Bands 171

Monitoring the Network with ARM 172

ARM Metrics 172

Configuring Administrator Assigned Radio Settings for W-IAP 172

Configuring Radio Profiles in Instant 173

Intrusion Detection System 177

Rogue AP Detection and Classification 177

Wireless Intrusion Protection (WIP) 177

Containment Methods 181

SNMP 183

SNMP Parameters for W-IAP 183

SNMP Traps 185

Ethernet Downlink 187

Ethernet Downlink Overview 187

Ethernet Downlink Profile Parameters 187

Assigning a Profile to the Ethernet Port 190

Hierarchical Deployment 193

Deployment 193

Uplink Configuration 195

Uplink Interface Configuration 195

Ethernet Uplink 195

3G/4G Uplink 196

Types of Modems 196

Provisioning 3G/4G Uplink Manually 198

Provisioning 3G Uplink Automatically 199

Provisioning a 3G/4G Switch Network 199

Wi-Fi Uplink 200

Provisioning Wi-Fi Uplink 200

Provisioning 3G/4G and Wi-Fi Uplink with Factory Setting 200

Uplink Management 201

Enforce Uplink 201

Uplink Preemption 201

Uplink Switchover 201

Uplink Switching Based on VPN Status 201

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