Proxim ORiNOCO AP-700 - Manual (Page 58)

Performing Advanced Configuration AP-700 User Guide
Management
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To manually generate or delete host keys on the AP:
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Select Create to generate a new pair of host keys.
• Select Delete to remove the host keys from the AP. If no host keys are present, the AP will not allows connections using SSH. When host
keys are created or deleted, the AP updates the fingerprint information displayed on the Management > Services page.
WARNING !
SSH Host key creation may take 3 to 4 minutes during which time the AP may not respond.
Uploading Externally Generated Host Keys
Perform the following procedure to upload externally generated host keys to the AP. You must upload both the SSH public key and SSH
private key for SSH to work.
1. Verify that the host keys have been externally generated. The OpenSSH client has been verify to interoperate with AP’s SSH server.
2. Click Commands > Update AP > via HTTP (or via TFTP).
Figure 4-17 Uploading an Externally Generated SSH Public Key and SSH Private Key
3. Select “SSH Public Key” from the File Type drop-down menu.
4. Click Browse, select the SSH Public Key file on your local machine.
5. Click Open.
6. to initiate the file transfer, click the Update AP button.
7. Select “SSH Private Key” from the File Type drop-down menu.
8. Click Browse, select the SSH Private Key on your local machine.
9. Click Open.
10. To initiate the file transfer, click the Update AP button.
The fingerprint of the new SSH public key will be displayed in the Management > Services page.
Serial Configuration Settings
The serial port interface on the AP is enabled at all times. See Setting IP Address using Serial Port for information on how to access the CLI
interface via the serial port. You can configure and view the following parameters:
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Serial Baud Rate: Select the serial port speed (bits per second). Choose between 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, or 57600; the default
Baud Rate is 9600.
• Serial Flow Control: Select either None (default) or Xon/Xoff (software controlled) data flow control.
NOTE
To avoid potential problems when communicating with the AP through the serial port, Proxim recommends that you leave the Flow
Control setting at None (the default value).
• Serial Data Bits: This is a read-only field and displays the number of data bits used in serial communication (8 data bits by default).
• Serial Parity: This is a read-only field and displays the number of parity bits used in serial communication (no parity bits by default).