Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • Introducing the AP2500
  • Overview of Product Features
    • Public Space Features
    • Networking Features
  • The Product Package
  • Minimum System Requirements
  • Management and Monitoring Capabilities
    • Web Browser Interface
    • Command Line Interface
    • SNMP Management
    • Wireless Network Manager
  • Active Ethernet
• Installation & Basic Configuration
  • Prerequisites
  • Hardware Installation
    • AP2500 with Active Ethernet
    • AP2500 with Power Supply
    • Installing a Card in Slot B
    • 5 GHz Kit Installation
    • Installing the AP2500 in a Plenum
  • Initialization (ScanTool)
    • ScanTool Instructions
  • Basic Configuration
    • Logging into the Web Interface
    • Set System Name, Location and Contact Information
    • Set the Access Point’s IP Address
    • Configure Network Names for the Wireless Interfaces
    • Configure the Ethernet Interface
    • Set WEP Encryption for each Wireless Interface
    • Set and Change Passwords
    • Configure the Date and Time
    • Reboot the AP
  • Download the Latest Software
    • Setup your TFTP Server
    • Download Updates from your TFTP Server using the Web Interface
    • Download Updates from your TFTP Server using the CLI Interface
  • Back-up the AP’s Configuration Files
    • Uploading Configuration Files
    • Downloading Configuration Files
• AP2500 Authentication Methods
  • Authentication Overview
  • Internal Authentication
    • End User Experience
    • Configuration Instructions
  • Internal Authentication with RADIUS
    • Authentication Procedure
    • Notes Concerning RADIUS
    • Configuration Instructions
  • External Authentication
    • Authentication Procedure
    • Configuration Instructions
• Network Parameters
  • System
  • Network
    • IP Configuration
    • DHCP Server
    • DNS Server
    • VLAN
    • Typical VLAN Configurations
    • VLAN Workgroups and Traffic Management
    • Typical User VLAN Configurations
  • Interfaces
    • Wireless (802.11a)
    • Wireless (802.11b)
    • Ethernet
  • Management
    • Passwords
    • IP Access Table
    • Services
    • Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  • Filtering
    • Ethernet Protocol
    • Static MAC
  • Alarms
    • Groups
    • Alarm Host Table
  • Bridge
  • Security
    • MAC Access
    • RADIUS
    • Encryption
    • VPN
• Public Space Parameters
  • Home Page Redirection (HPR)
  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
    • AAA Basic
    • AAA Services with an External Web Server (EWS)
    • AAA Services with the Internal Web Server (IWS)
  • Logging
    • General Syslog Information
    • Configuration Instructions
    • Sample Logging Events
  • URL Filtering
    • URL Filtering by DNS Names
    • URL Filtering by IP Address
  • Information and Control Console (ICC)
    • ICC Appearance
    • Customizing the ICC
    • Potential End User Issues
  • SMTP Redirection
  • Passthrough Addresses
    • Passthrough DNS Table
    • Passthrough IP Table
    • Passthrough AAA Port
  • Bandwidth Management
  • Billing Options for Subscribers
    • Creating a Free Billing Plan
  • Subscriber Messages
    • Enabling Cookie Support
    • Changing the Login Screen Logos
  • Authorized Subscribers
    • Authorized Subscribers Table and the Current Subscribers Table
    • Manually Adding a Subscriber
    • Removing a Subscriber
• Monitor Information
  • System Status
  • Version
  • ICMP
  • IP/ARP Table
  • Learn Table
  • Current Subscribers Table
  • DAT Sessions
  • Interfaces
  • Link Test (802.11b Only)
• Commands
  • Download
    • File Type Overview
    • Download Instructions
  • Upload
  • Reboot
  • Reset
  • Help Link
• Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting Concepts
  • Symptoms and Solutions
    • Connectivity Issues
    • Basic Software Setup and Configuration Problems
    • Client Connection Problems
    • VLAN Operation Issues
    • Active Ethernet
  • Recovery Procedures
    • Reset to Factory Default Procedure
    • Forced Reload Procedure
    • Setting IP Address using Serial Port and Normal CLI
  • System Alarms (Traps)
    • Security Alarms
    • Wireless Interface Card Alarms
    • Operational Alarms
    • FLASH Memory Alarms
    • TFTP Alarms
    • Image Alarms
    • Standard MIB-II (RFC 1213) Alarms
    • AAA Alarms
  • Related Applications
    • RADIUS Server
    • TFTP Server
  • LED Indicators
• Using the Command Line Interface
  • Prerequisite Skills and Knowledge
    • Notation Conventions
    • Important Terminology
    • Navigation and Special Keys
    • CLI Error Messages
  • Command Line Interface (CLI) Variations
    • Bootloader CLI
  • CLI Command Types
    • Operational CLI Commands
    • Parameter Control Commands
  • Using Tables & User Strings
    • Working with Tables
    • Using Strings
    • Configuring Objects that Require Reboot
    • “set” CLI Command
    • “show” CLI Command
  • Configuring the AP2500 Unit using CLI commands
    • Log Into the AP2500 Unit using HyperTerminal
    • Log Into the AP2500 Unit using Telnet
    • Set Basic Configuration Parameters using CLI Commands
  • Other Network Settings
    • VLAN Management
    • Change your Wireless Interface Settings
    • Set Interface Management Services
  • Parameter Tables
    • System Parameters
    • Network Parameters
    • Interface Parameters
    • Management Parameters
    • Security Parameters
    • Home Page Redirection Parameters
    • AAA Parameters
    • Logging Parameters
    • URL Filtering Parameters
    • ICC (Information Control Console) Parameters
    • SMTP Parameters
    • Passthrough Parameters
    • Bandwidth Management Parameters
    • Billing Parameters
    • Subscriber Messages Parameters
    • Authorized Subscribers Table
    • Current Subscribers Table
    • Miscellaneous Parameters
    • CLI Monitoring Parameters
• XML Interface Specification
  • AP2500 XML Communication Overview
    • URL GET
    • XML POST
  • XML Query String Command Format
  • XML Response Form Format
    • Response Form Error Codes
  • AP Command Reference
    • Add/Update User
    • Update Cache
    • Bandwidth Up
    • Bandwidth Down
    • Delete User
    • Query User
    • Authorize User
    • Commands For Reference Only
  • External Authentication Procedure (Detailed)
    • Sample XML Communications with the AP
• Credit Card Interface Specification
  • Data sent by the AP2500 to the credit card clearing server
  • Data sent by credit card clearing server to the AP2500
• ASCII Character Chart
• Specifications
  • Hardware Specifications
  • Radio Specifications
    • 802.11b Channel Frequencies
    • 802.11a Channel Frequencies
    • Wireless Communication Range
• Technical Support