Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Fortress Secure Wireless Access Bridge
    • 1.1.1 Management Interfaces
      • 1.1.1.1 Bridge GUI
      • 1.1.1.2 Bridge CLI
      • 1.1.1.3 SNMP
  • 1.2 Network Security Overview
  • 1.3 The Fortress Security System
    • 1.3.1 Multi-factor Authentication™
    • 1.3.2 Strong Encryption at the MAC Layer
    • 1.3.3 System Components
    • 1.3.4 Operating Modes
      • 1.3.4.1 Normal Operating Mode
      • 1.3.4.2 FIPS Operating Mode
    • 1.3.5 Deployment Options
  • 1.4 This Document
    • 1.4.1 Document Conventions
    • 1.4.2 Related Documents
• Chapter 2 Installation
  • 2.1 Introduction
    • 2.1.1 System Requirements
    • 2.1.2 Compatibility
  • 2.2 Preparation
    • 2.2.1 Shipped and Optional Parts
    • 2.2.2 Preparing the Network
    • 2.2.3 Port Locations
    • 2.2.4 Safety Requirements
  • 2.3 Installation Instructions
  • 2.4 Outdoor Installation
    • 2.4.1 Connecting the Bridge for Preconfiguration
    • 2.4.2 Preconfiguring the Bridge for Outdoor Operation
    • 2.4.3 Weatherizing the Bridge
    • 2.4.4 Mast Mounting the Bridge
    • 2.4.5 Reconnecting the Bridge for Outdoor Operation
  • 2.5 Indoor Installation
    • 2.5.1 Connecting the Bridge for Indoor Operation
    • 2.5.2 Configuring the Bridge for Indoor Operation
• Chapter 3 Configuration
  • 3.1 The Bridge GUI
    • 3.1.1 User Accounts
    • 3.1.2 Accessing the GUI
    • 3.1.3 Logging Off
  • 3.2 LAN Settings
    • 3.2.1 Spanning Tree Protocol
    • 3.2.2 WAN Port Encryption
  • 3.3 Radio Settings
    • 3.3.1 Radio State, Band and Mode Settings
      • 3.3.1.1 Radio State
      • 3.3.1.2 Radio Band
      • 3.3.1.3 Radio Mode
      • 3.3.1.4 Bridge Mode
    • 3.3.2 Radio Transmission and Reception Settings
      • 3.3.2.1 Channel
      • 3.3.2.2 Transmit Power
      • 3.3.2.3 Distance
      • 3.3.2.4 Preamble
      • 3.3.2.5 Beacon Interval
      • 3.3.2.6 Multicasting
      • 3.3.2.7 Received Signal Strength Indicator
    • 3.3.3 Configuring Basic Radio Settings
    • 3.3.4 Virtual Radio Interface Settings
      • 3.3.4.1 SSID
      • 3.3.4.2 Hide SSID and Accept G Only Options
      • 3.3.4.3 DTIM Period
      • 3.3.4.4 RTS and Fragmentation Thresholds
      • 3.3.4.5 Security Suite and Security Suite Settings
      • 3.3.4.6 Configuring Virtual Radio Settings
  • 3.4 802.1X Server and LAN Port Settings
    • 3.4.1 802.1X Authentication Server
    • 3.4.2 LAN Port 802.1X Settings
  • 3.5 Bridge Passwords
  • 3.6 Security Settings
    • 3.6.1 Operating Mode
    • 3.6.2 Secure Shell Access
    • 3.6.3 Encryption Algorithm
    • 3.6.4 Re-keying Interval
    • 3.6.5 Access ID
    • 3.6.6 Non-802.1X Authentication Global and Default Settings
      • 3.6.6.1 Enabling/Disabling Authentication Globally
      • 3.6.6.2 Local Authentication Server
      • 3.6.6.3 External Authentication Server
      • 3.6.6.4 Enabling/Disabling Device Authentication
      • 3.6.6.5 Maximum Authentication Retries
      • 3.6.6.6 Restart Session Login Prompt
      • 3.6.6.7 Default User Authentication Settings
      • 3.6.6.8 Default Device Authentication Settings
  • 3.7 Blackout Mode
  • 3.8 System Date and Time
  • 3.9 Restoring Default Settings
  • 3.10 Front-Panel Operation
    • 3.10.1 Mode Selection from the Front Panel
      • 3.10.1.1 Toggling the Bridge Mode Setting on Radio 2
      • 3.10.1.2 Toggling the Blackout Mode setting
    • 3.10.2 Rebooting the Bridge from the Front Panel
    • 3.10.3 Restoring Defaults from the Front Panel
• Chapter 4 Administration
  • 4.1 Device Authentication
    • 4.1.1 Maximum Device Authentication Retries
    • 4.1.1 Default Device Authentication Settings
    • 4.1.2 Individual Device Authentication Settings
      • 4.1.2.1 Editing a Device
      • 4.1.2.2 Deleting Devices
  • 4.2 User Authentication
    • 4.2.1 Maximum User Authentication Retries
    • 4.2.1 Default User Authentication Settings
    • 4.2.2 Individual User Authentication Settings
      • 4.2.2.1 Adding a User
      • 4.2.2.2 Editing a User Account
      • 4.2.2.3 Deleting a User Account
  • 4.3 Trusted Devices
    • 4.3.1 Adding Trusted Devices
    • 4.3.1 Editing Trusted Devices
    • 4.3.2 Deleting Trusted Devices
    • 4.3.3 Visitor Access through Trusted Devices
  • 4.4 SNMP Settings
    • 4.4.1 Configuring SNMP
  • 4.5 Backing Up and Restoring
    • 4.5.1 Backing Up the Bridge Configuration
    • 4.5.2 Restoring from a Backup File
  • 4.6 Software Versions and Upgrades
    • 4.6.1 Viewing Current Software Version
    • 4.6.2 Upgrading Bridge Software
  • 4.7 Rebooting the Bridge
• Chapter 5 Monitoring and Diagnostics
  • 5.1 Statistics
    • 5.1.1 Traffic Statistics
    • 5.1.2 Interface Statistics
    • 5.1.3 Radio Statistics
  • 5.2 Tracking
  • 5.3 AP Associations
  • 5.4 View Log
  • 5.5 Diagnostics
    • 5.5.1 Pinging a Device
    • 5.5.2 Tracing a Packet Route
    • 5.5.3 Flushing the Host MAC Database
    • 5.5.4 Generating a Diagnostics File
  • 5.6 Front-Panel Indicators
    • 5.6.1 System LEDs
    • 5.6.2 Radio LEDs
    • 5.6.3 Port LEDs
• Chapter 6 Command-Line Interface
  • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.1.1 CLI Administrative Modes
    • 6.1.2 Accessing the CLI through the Serial Port
    • 6.1.3 Accessing the CLI Remotely
    • 6.1.4 Logging On and Off the CLI
  • 6.2 Getting Help in the CLI
  • 6.3 Command Syntax
  • 6.4 Configuration in the Bridge CLI
    • 6.4.1 LAN Settings in the CLI
    • 6.4.2 Spanning Tree Protocol in the CLI
    • 6.4.3 Bridge Radio Settings in the CLI
      • 6.4.3.1 Virtual Radio Interface Settings in the CLI
    • 6.4.4 Bridge Passwords in the CLI
      • 6.4.4.1 Changing Bridge GUI Passwords in the CLI
      • 6.4.4.2 Changing the Bridge CLI Password
    • 6.4.5 Security Settings in the CLI
      • 6.4.5.1 Encryption Algorithm in the CLI
      • 6.4.5.2 Re-Keying Interval in the CLI
      • 6.4.5.3 Data Compression in the CLI
      • 6.4.5.4 Access ID in the CLI
      • 6.4.5.5 Operating Mode in the CLI
      • 6.4.5.6 WAN Port Encryption in the CLI
      • 6.4.5.7 SSH Access to the CLI
      • 6.4.5.8 Disabling the Bridge GUI in the CLI
      • 6.4.5.9 Blackout Mode in the CLI
    • 6.4.6 System Date and Time in the CLI
    • 6.4.7 Restoring Default Settings in the CLI
    • 6.4.8 Non-802.1X Authentication Settings in the CLI
      • 6.4.8.1 Non-802.1X Authentication Server Settings
      • 6.4.8.2 Non-802.1X EAP Retry Interval Setting
    • 6.4.9 802.1X Authentication Settings in the CLI
      • 6.4.9.1 802.1X Authentication Server Settings
      • 6.4.9.2 Internal LAN Switch Port 802.1X Settings
  • 6.5 Administration in the Bridge CLI
    • 6.5.1 Trusted Devices in the CLI
      • 6.5.1.1 Adding Trusted Devices in the CLI
      • 6.5.1.2 Deleting Trusted Devices in the CLI
    • 6.5.2 SNMP Settings in the CLI
    • 6.5.3 Viewing the Software Version in the CLI
    • 6.5.4 Restarting the Bridge in the CLI
  • 6.6 Monitoring and Diagnostics in the CLI
    • 6.6.1 Viewing a Summary Overview of the Bridge
    • 6.6.2 Viewing System Uptime in the CLI
    • 6.6.3 Partners Tracking in the CLI
    • 6.6.4 Host Tracking in the CLI
    • 6.6.5 AP Associations in the CLI
    • 6.6.6 Viewing the System Log in the CLI
    • 6.6.7 Pinging a Device
    • 6.6.8 Tracing a Packet Route
  • 6.7 WLAN Wireless Extension Tools
    • 6.7.1 Creating a Wireless Extension Tools Script
  • 6.8 Secure Automatic Configuration
    • 6.8.1 Preconfiguring a New Network Deployment with SAC
      • 6.8.1.1 Connecting the Bridges for Preconfiguration
      • 6.8.1.2 Automatically Preconfiguring Network Bridges
    • 6.8.2 Reconfiguring Network Settings with SAC
    • 6.8.3 Adding and Deleting Network Bridges with SAC
      • 6.8.3.1 Adding a New SAC Network Bridge
      • 6.8.3.2 Deleting a Bridge from a SAC Network
• Chapter 7 Specifications
  • 7.1 Hardware Specifications
    • 7.1.1 Performance
    • 7.1.2 Physical
    • 7.1.3 Environmental
    • 7.1.4 Compliance
    • 7.1.5 Logical Interfaces
  • 7.2 RJ-45-to-DB9 Console Port Adapter
• Chapter 8 Troubleshooting
• Index
• Glossary