USER’S GUIDE ACCESS/ONE® NETWORK Including Manager/One® Indoor and Outdoor Wireless System February 8th, 2007 210-0007-02 Rev. E Copyright © 2003 – 2007 Strix Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Front Matter Access/One® Network Including Manager/One® All rights reserved. This document may not be reproduced or disclosed in whole or in part by any means without the written consent of Strix Systems, Inc. Part Number: 210-0007-02 Revision E Copyright © 2003 – 2007 Strix Systems, Inc. 26610 Agoura Road Calabasas, CA 91302 USA www.strixsystems.
Copyright Notice Copyright © 2003 – 2007 Strix Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. This document may not be reproduced or disclosed in whole or in part by any means without the written consent of Strix Systems, Inc. Access/One Network is a registered trademark of Strix Systems, Inc. All other trademarks and brand names are marks of their respective holders. FCC Notice Strix wireless network devices comply with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1.
Other Notices Industry Canada Notice This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. VCCI Notice The Strix IWS and OWS products are Class B wireless network devices based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment (VCCI).
Safety Warnings (OWS only) The OWS (Outdoor Wireless System) product must be installed by a trained professional installer only. Read all safety warning before commencing an OWS installation. General Safety Warning ALWAYS BE AWARE OF ELECTRICAL POWER LINES! You can be killed if any antennas come near electrical power lines. Carefully read and follow all instructions in this manual. By performing these installation instructions, you may be exposed to hazardous environments and high voltage.
Antenna Placement Warning Do not locate any antenna near overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where the antenna can come into contact with such circuits. When installing antennas, take extreme care not to come into contact with such electrical circuits, as they can cause serious injury or death.
Access/One® Indoor and Outdoor Wireless System Limited Warranty Limited Warranty: Strix Systems, Inc.
The repair or replacement of the Product does not include any labor or other costs related to the subsequent installation thereof. The obligations of Strix hereunder are conditioned upon the return of the Hardware in accordance with the Strix thencurrent Return Material Authorization (RMA) procedures (please contact your authorized Strix Systems reseller for return instructions). Repair or replacement of the defective Product or parts thereof shall neither extend nor decrease the warranty period.
Software License Agreement PLEASE READ THIS SOFTWARE LICENSE CAREFULLY BEFORE DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE STRIX SYSTEMS MANAGER/ONE® UTILITY SOFTWARE. BY DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE, OR USING THE EQUIPMENT THAT CONTAINS THIS SOFTWARE, YOU ARE CONSENTING TO BE BOUND BY THIS LICENSE.
UPGRADES AND ADDITIONAL COPIES. For purposes of this Agreement, “Software” shall include (and the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall apply to) any upgrades, updates, bug fixes or modified versions (collectively, “Upgrades”) or backup copies of the Software licensed or provided to Customer by Strix or an authorized distributor for which Customer has paid the applicable license fees.
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Access / One® Network Table of Contents The bulleted items before the main listing appear in the front matter (prior to the Table of Contents). ◗ Copyright Notice ◗ FCC Notice ◗ Other Notices ◗ Safety Warnings (OWS only) ◗ Access/One® Indoor and Outdoor Wireless System Limited Warranty ◗ Software License Agreement List of Figures ................................................................................. ix Introduction ................................................................................
Access / One® Network Detecting Rogue Devices ....................................................................... 13 Network Servers ............................................................................................ 14 Master Network Server ........................................................................... 15 Communicating Across Remote Subnets ................................................. 16 Client Connect ..........................................................................
Access / One® Network Updating Firmware on Individual Modules ............................................. 41 Chapter 4: The Manager/One Interface ....................................... 43 The Manager/One Plug-In ............................................................................. 43 The General Layout ....................................................................................... 44 A Choice of Layouts ...............................................................................
Access / One® Network Commands ............................................................................................. 68 Load Firmware on Network .............................................................. 68 Reboot Network ............................................................................... 68 Update Node Names ....................................................................... 68 Update Network Membership ..........................................................
Access / One® Network Network Connect Monitor ............................................................. 121 Wireless Client Query .................................................................... 122 Rogue Monitor ............................................................................... 123 The Apply Configuration Function .............................................................. 124 Important Notes About Apply Configuration .........................................
Access / One® Network Network Management .................................................................... 141 TCP/IP Settings ............................................................................... 143 Priority/One - Class of Service ........................................................ 144 Radius Accounting ......................................................................... 144 Syslog ............................................................................................
Access / One® Network Partner Training .......................................................................................... 172 Partner Tools ............................................................................................... 172 Integration ................................................................................................... 172 Goal ............................................................................................................ 172 Syslog Messages ..............
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Access / One® Network List of Figures Figure 1. Strix Mesh Architecture (OWS Metro Scenario) ................................... 5 Figure 2. Indoor Wireless System (IWS).............................................................. 6 Figure 3. Outdoor Wireless System (OWS)......................................................... 7 Figure 4. Strix Mesh Architecture (OWS Transportation Scenario).................... 10 Figure 5. Manager/One Interface (Network Level)...................................
Access / One® Network Figure 31. Logical Mesh Topology View ............................................................ 47 Figure 32. Segment View (List Format) ............................................................... 48 Figure 33. Segment View (Icon Format) ............................................................. 49 Figure 34. Accessing the Tools Pane .................................................................. 50 Figure 35. Show Names............................................
Access / One® Network Figure 63. Adding COS Filters............................................................................ 82 Figure 64. Editing or Deleting COS Filters.......................................................... 83 Figure 65. Setting Up RADIUS Accounting Servers ............................................ 84 Figure 66. Configuring Access/One Network for Syslog ..................................... 86 Figure 67. Establishing the Correct Date and Time for Your Environment........
Access / One® Network Figure 95. Network Connect Monitor .............................................................. 121 Figure 96. RSSI Legend .................................................................................... 121 Figure 97. Wireless Client Query Monitor........................................................ 122 Figure 98. MAC Address Prompt...................................................................... 122 Figure 99. Rogue Monitor .....................................
Access / One® Network Figure 127. Rogue Monitor Table ...................................................................... 165 Figure 128. BSSID Information for Rogue Device............................................... 166 Figure 129. Partner Login Page ..........................................................................
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IN Access / One® Network Introduction About this User’s Guide This User’s Guide provides detailed information and procedures that will enable you to install, configure, manage, and use our Access/One Network product and its components successfully and efficiently. Use this guide to take full advantage of the system’s functionality and features.
IN Access / One® Network Chapter 5: Managing the Network Provides instructions for managing and configuring your Access/One Network at the network level following a successful installation. Chapter 6: Managing Subnets and Nodes Provides instructions for managing a subnet within your Access/One Network. Chapter 7: Managing Modules Provides instructions for managing individual modules within your Access/One Network (for example, wireless modules and network servers).
IN Access / One® Network Notes, Cautions, and Warnings Although installing and managing your Access/One Network is relatively simple, please exercise care and take the time to read all notes, cautions and warnings where the following symbols and text styles appear. This symbol and ITALICIZED text are used for general notes and additional information that may be useful to you. This symbol and italicized ORANGE text are used to indicate that care needs to be taken when performing a task.
IN Access / One® Network Important Note About Rebooting Your Access/One Network can be configured and managed at the network, subnet or individual module levels. As a consequence, the Manager/One management interface has different reboot commands for each level. These are: ◗ Reboot Network When logged in at the network level, this command is accessed from the Manage tab under Commands. ◗ Reboot ...
Access / One® Network Welcome to Access/One Network Unlike traditional access points that offer limited coverage within predefined local hot spots, or inadequate single radio/single RF mesh solutions that won’t scale, Access/One Network enables you to create small or large wireless networks for indoor and/or outdoor deployments—drawing on the parallels of the successful wired Enterprise network and providing all of the management and security that network managers demand.
Access / One® Network 1 Indoor and Outdoor Solutions Access/One Network has been designed for both indoor and outdoor wireless applications. Strix offers hardware solutions for both indoor and outdoor applications. ◗ Indoor Wireless System (IWS) Access/One Network IWS is designed for indoor deployments, with nodes being deployed using conventional Ethernet, or wirelessly via the Strix structured mesh architecture.
Access / One® Network ◗ Outdoor Wireless System (OWS) Access/One Network OWS is designed for outdoor deployments where network performance, reliability and scalability are a must. A single OWS node supports up to 6 radios, each of which can be dedicated to a unique function, such as mesh backbone ingress, egress, or client connectivity.
Access / One® Network 1 Why Choose Access/One Network? Access/One Network employs several categories of wireless modules which are individually assembled to form scalable network nodes. The specific role of each node within your network is determined by the mix of modules within the node itself.
Access / One® Network Mesh Topology 1 “mesh: The space or interstice between the threads of a net.” New English Dictionary, March 1932 In the current WLAN market, the trend is to strip the intelligence from the access point and put the workload on the switch. Although this approach may reduce the initial cost of the AP, it introduces serious problems, like single-point-of-failure, bottlenecks, and an obvious lack of scalability and flexibility.
Access / One® Network 1 Any wireless network can now benefit from a Strix structured mesh solution that satisfies the multiple conflicting demands of redundancy, distributed communications, flexibility and scalability, security and management, cost, and overall reliability. Sold globally by a dedicated network of qualified and approved distributors and integrators, Access/One Networks have been deployed in hundreds of indoor and outdoor locations worldwide.
Access / One® Network An Intelligent Network Every node in your Access/One Network has the ability to self-discover its neighbors and form a highly versatile mesh network, regardless of whether its connection to the LAN is wired or wireless. As nodes communicate with each other, the entire system becomes one intelligent network where traffic is routed on optimal paths as the system automatically self-tunes and self-heals in real time.
Access / One® Network 1 Self-Discovery (or Physical Inventory) All network nodes automatically identify themselves to the network, and as a consequence each node discovers the identities and configurations of its neighbors, as well as their current active state. In short, they know who they are, what they are, and what they’re doing. Access/One Network’s self-tuning, self-healing and rogue detection features depend heavily on this functionality.
Access / One® Network Background Scanning When a Network Connect first connects to the network, it performs an initial scan of available Wi-Fi channels and generates a list of potential alternative Client Connects that are reachable.
Access / One® Network 1 Network Servers The network server is a critical component in your Access/One Network. It consists of a hardware platform and base software. The network server can be installed into any node within the network—wired nodes are preferred, and at least one network server should be installed in a wired node. The software running on the network server provides much of the intelligence within the system and facilitates most of Access/One Network’s unique features and functions.
Access / One® Network ◗ Network Management The network server maintains internal tables for each network node that it communicates with, as well as any other network servers within Access/One Network. The network server works in conjunction with Manager/One to build detailed system/node/module level mapping of the network, enabling you to monitor and configure the network at any level. ◗ Traffic Prioritization and Control User traffic on the network is managed locally at the network node.
Access / One® Network 1 Communicating Across Remote Subnets Access/One Network can be configured to enable communication between network servers on remote subnets (for example, remote subnets in New York and Los Angeles can be managed from the same Manager/One session). When network servers are configured to communicate with each other across remote subnets, you should expect the following behaviors from the system.
Access / One® Network Network Connect Network Connect is the system infrastructure used by your Access/One Network for wired or wireless connection to an existing wired network (small or large). Each node within the Access/One Network can utilize a wired Ethernet or wireless module (802.11a or 802.11g) for node interconnectivity or connection to a wired legacy network.
Access / One® Network 1 Offering a Rich Technology Base Access/One Network provides many technology features, most of which are transparent to the user but nonetheless instrumental to the smooth and efficient operation of the network.
Access / One® Network ◗ Monitors A comprehensive choice of monitors is included within the Manager/One interface, including AP monitoring, Network Connect monitoring, wireless client monitoring, and rogue device monitoring. ◗ Multi-View Management Interface The Manager/One interface offers a standard graphical view of the network and its components, or a logical mesh view that allows you to see a graphical representation of the relationship between the wired and wireless segments of the network.
Access / One® Network ◗ MIBs and Secure Remote Management Access/One Network supports the 802.11 MIB (Management Information Base), as well as various Strix proprietary MIBs. Any MIB I or MIB II compliant SNMP management console (such as CiscoWorks or HP OpenView) can be used to manage your network remotely and securely. Network management sessions running through SSH (Secure SHell) or HTTPs (secure HTTP) ensures that the session is fully encrypted and cannot be compromised by unauthorized users.
Access / One® Network ◗ RADIUS Accounting Through a wireless interface, Access/One Network supports RFC 2866 standard RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) accounting, allowing customers with existing RAS Radius-parsing scripts/tools to leverage their investment as well as customize their tools to extract all available statistical information. ◗ Syslog Support Access/One Network offers comprehensive Syslog (system logging) functionality, including the ability to monitor Syslog events.
Access / One® Network 1 Wireless ◗ Public Safety Support (4.9 GHz) Access/One Network now allocates 50 MegaHertz (MHz) of spectrum in the 4940-4990 MHz (4.9 GHz) band in support of Public Safety applications. ◗ Active WLAN Associations Each radio can support 128 WLAN associations, with the OWS dual radio able to support 256 WLAN associations (128 x 4.9 GHz Public Safety or 128 x 802.11a, and 128 x 802.11g).
