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    May 2010 202-10662-01 v1.0 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 User Manual ...

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    2 | ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 © 2010 NETGEAR, Inc.© 2010 by NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. P/N: Part Number TB ...

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    Table of Contents | 3 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Logging In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 4 | Table of Contents Chapter 6 Maintenance Changing Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 SNMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    Chapter 1: Getting Started | 5 1. Getting Started 1 The ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software is a Wireless Management Software that allows you to manage up to 5 NETGEAR wireless access points on a LAN. You can use the Wireless Management Software to: • Discover NETGEAR access points on the LAN. • Optimize wireless access point performance ...

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    6 | Chapter 1: Getting Started ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Logging In 1. To log in to the Wireless Management Software, double-click the application, or right-click it and select Open WMS105 from System tray. A login prompt displays: 2. If you are logging in for the first time, use the default user name admin and password ( pas ...

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    Chapter 1: Getting Started | 7 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 • Country/Region : This field displays the region of operation for the Wireless Management Software and the access points managed by the Wireless Management Software. In the United States, the country is preset and cannot be changed on the access points. If the Countr ...

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    8 | Chapter 1: Getting Started ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Syslog Settings This page lets you configure the settings to connect to a Syslog server, if you have one configured in your network. Click the Config tab and select System > Advanced. • Enable Syslog : Enable the Syslog settings, if you have a Syslog server on your ...

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    Chapter 2: Access Point Discovery | 9 2. Access Point Discovery 2 You can discover supported NETGEAR access points on the LAN that can be managed by the Wireless Management Software. See Appendix A for a list of compatible access points. The Wireless Management Software supports Auto Discovery and IP Discovery. • Auto Discovery : Use this feature ...

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    10 | Chapter 2: Access Point Discovery ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To use Auto Discovery: 1. On the Configuration tab select Access Point Discovery. 2. Click Search . • The Wireless Management Software searches for NETGEAR products on the LAN based on MAC address, and identifies which are access points. • The access points ...

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    Chapter 2: Access Point Discovery | 11 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To use IP Discovery: 1. On the Configuration tab, select Access Point Discovery, and then click the IP Discovery tab: 2. To specify the range of IP addresses, fill in the Start IP and End IP fields. 3. Click Search. • The Wireless Management Software locates d ...

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    12 | Chapter 2: Access Point Discovery ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 For a list of compatible access point models and their supported firmware, see "Access Point Supported Firmware Versions " in Appendix A. • If a new NETGEAR access point is not discovered, it might have a MAC address that the Wireless Management Soft ...

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    Chapter 3: Wireless Configuration | 13 3. Wireless Configuration 3 You can configure centralized RF management and specify wireless settings in the Basic RF Management page. If you use access point groups, you can use the Advanced Wireless Settings page to customize wireless settings for each group. Configuring Centralized RF Management In this scr ...

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    14 | Chapter 3: Wireless Configuration ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 experiences interference on a channel, the Wireless Management Software allocates a different channel to that access point. • Client aware RF Management : If this Enable radio button is selected, the Wireless Management Software will not modify the channel for ...

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    Chapter 3: Wireless Configuration | 15 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Advanced Wireless Settings This page is for advanced users who wish to control the WLAN settings of the access points manually. On the Configuration tab, select Wireless > Advanced. To manually specify the WLAN parameters for access points: 1. Disable the Cen ...

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    16 | Chapter 3: Wireless Configuration ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Channel Width (11n only) Select the available channel width of the access point. A wider channel improves the performance, but some legacy devices can only operate on either 20 MHz or 40 MHz. Guard Interval (11n only) Select the value that protects transmissions ...

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    Chapter 3: Wireless Configuration | 17 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Configuring QoS You can use QoS to enable WMM for both upstream traffic from the station to the access point and downstream traffic from the access point to the client station.You can use Basic QoS settings for access points or Advanced QoS Settings for access p ...

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    Chapter 4: Security Configuration | 18 4. Security Configuration 4 Security Profiles List Details of each wireless network are contained in a security profile. This page lets you edit up to eight Security Profiles per managed access point, depending on the number of profiles each access point supports. Separate profiles are applied to 802.11 b/bg/n ...

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    Chapter 4: Security Configuration | 19 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 3. Select the Enable checkbox to enable (or disable) the corresponding profile. 4. To change the settings of a security profile, select the profile and click the Edit button. Editing a Security Profile This lets you change the Security Profile settings of the pr ...

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    20 | Chapter 4: Security Configuration ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 The following table shows the data encryption options based on network authentication. Rogue Access Points Unidentified access points that use the SSID of a legitimate network can present a serious security threat. Rogue Access Point Detection is enabled by defa ...

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    Chapter 4: Security Configuration | 21 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 1. On the Configuration tab select Security > Basic > Rogue Access Points: The Wireless Management Software can support up to 512 total rouge access points from the Known and Unknown lists combined. 2. Enter the following information: • Import AP List fr ...

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    22 | Chapter 4: Security Configuration ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To set up MAC Authentication: 1. On the Configuration tab, select Security > Basic > MAC Authentication: A maximum of 512 MAC addresses can be supported. 2. Select the Apply to all groups checkbox to apply the settings to all managed access points regardle ...

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    Chapter 4: Security Configuration | 23 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Radius Server Settings If you are using a Radius server in your network for authentication, you must configure Radius settings. You can configure four types of servers: • Primary Authentication Server: The main Radius server used for authentication. • Second ...

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    24 | Chapter 4: Security Configuration ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Configuring Guest Access Guest access settings are useful when you are configuring a public access point. The guest access feature is not a captive portal. You can use guest access to: • Redirect the user to a guest portal that you specify. • Allow users to ...

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    Chapter 5: Monitoring | 25 5. Monitoring 5 Summary The Monitoring Summary screen displays a read-only summary of the current managed access point status, rogue access points detected, current wireless stations connected, Wireless Management Software system Information and network usage. Clicking on the individual windows will lead to a new screen s ...

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    26 | Chapter 5: Monitoring ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Wireless Stations This section displays the count of the wireless stations currently associated with managed access points. • open : Wireless stations connected to managed access points using security profiles configured with open mode. • wep : Wireless stations connect ...

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    Chapter 5: Monitoring | 27 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Access Point Status Details From the Access Point Status screen, click the Details button to view this page. You can use the Refresh button to update statistics and information. The Access Point Status screen shows configuration settings, current wireless settings, current ...

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    28 | Chapter 5: Monitoring ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Rogue Access Points This section displays rogue or neighboring access points detected by the managed access point. • Rogue Access Points Reported. • Rogue Access Points in same channel. • Rogue Access Points in interfering channels. Client Status On the Monitoring tab ...

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    Chapter 5: Monitoring | 29 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To display the list of known rogue access points, on the Monitoring tab select Rogue Access Point > Known:. You can click Refresh to update the access point list or click Export to save the list to a file. ...

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    Chapter 6: Maintenance | 30 6. Maintenance 6 Changing Passwords This page lets you to change the access point administrator’s password. Note: If you changed the password and do not remember what it is, reinstall the Wireless Management System software. From the Maintenance tab select Password: To change the password: 1. Type the old password. (Th ...

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    Chapter 6: Maintenance | 31 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Reset The Reset screen lets you reboot managed access points. 1. On the Maintenance tab select Reset > Access Points > Reboot: 2. Select the Yes radio button. 3. Click Apply to reboot the access points. SNMP You can use SNMP for the Wireless Management Software. Enab ...

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    32 | Chapter 6: Maintenance ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 • Trap Port : The default port on which SNMP manager receives traps sent from the Wireless Management Software is 162. • SNMP Manager IP : Restrict access to specified SNMP manager for doing SNMP v1/v2. Set this as 255.255.255.255 to allow any SNMP manager to access. W ...

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    Chapter 6: Maintenance | 33 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 To upgrade the access point software: 1. Go to the NETGEAR web site at www.NETGEAR.com customer service downloads section to get new versions of the access point software for supported models. After downloading an upgrade file, you might need to unzip (uncompress) it befor ...

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    34 | Chapter 6: Maintenance ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Backing up Configuration Settings Once you have the Wireless Management Software working properly, you should back up the information to have it available if something goes wrong. When you back up the settings, they are saved as a file on your computer. To back up the Wire ...

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    Chapter 6: Maintenance | 35 ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Downloading Wireless Management Software Logs Maintenance logs allow backup of the logs collected on the Wireless Management Software. In the event of a problem or failure, these logs along with backed up configuration settings help developers determine the cause. To downl ...

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    36 | Chapter 6: Maintenance ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Using Discovery OUI The Wireless Management Software discovers NETGEAR access points on the LAN from the OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier) of their unique MAC addresses. The first half of the MAC address is the OUI. Usually, this happens without incident during disc ...

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    Appendix A: Access Point Compatibility | 37 A. Access Point Compatibility A Access Point Supported Firmware Versions For the latest firmware images, visit the NETGEAR support web site: http://www.netgear.com/support . Access Point Model Supported Firmware Security Profiles per Radio Auto Channel WNDAP330 WNDAP330_V3.0.4 8 Yes WNDAP350 WNDAP350_V2.0 ...

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    38 | Appendix A: Access Point Compatibility ProSafe 5 AP Wireless Management Software WMS105 Software Features and Access Point Compatibility Access Point Model Topology VLAN Config Rogue Access Points Remote Access SSH Telnet Guest Access Client Separation Syslog NTP (Time Server) WNDAP330 Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes WNDAP350 Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye ...

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    Index | 39 Index A access point WLAN settings 3-15 access point discovery 2-9 IP discovery 2-10 access points adding 2-12 discovery results 2-11 passwords 2-12 rogue 4-20 , 5-26 status 5-25 , 5-26 , 5-27 supported firmware A-37 access, guest 4-24 adding access points 2-12 authentication, MAC 4-21 Auto Discovery 2-9 B backing up 6-34 C centralized R ...

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    40 | Index New Templates RF management, centralized 3-13 rogue access points 4-20 , 5-26 S Security Profiles, editing 4-19 SNMP 6-31 status access point details 5-27 access points 5-25 , 5-26 client 5-28 wireless stations 5-26 Syslog 1-8 system logs 6-35 T time, setting 1-7 U upgrading firmware 6-32 W wireless access points 3-15 centralized RF mana ...

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