User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Introduction
- Installing the Ethernet Adapter
- Configuring the Ethernet Adapter
- Using Secure Web Server Connection
- Using the Enterasys Networks Wireless Infrastructure Device Manager
- Using the Configuration Management System
- Clearing and Applying System Configuration Settings
- Changing System Properties
- Setting IP Network Properties
- Setting Wireless Network Properties
- Manually Selecting Radio Channels
- Setting Up an Ad-Hoc Network
- Changing Wireless Security Settings
- Changing RADIUS Settings
- Changing SNMP Settings
- Using the Access Control List
- Serial Port
- Resetting the Ethernet Adapter
- Restoring the Ethernet Adapter to Factory Defaults
- Upgrading the System
- Changing the Administration Login Name and Password
- Backing up a Configuration
- Restoring a Configuration
- Logging Out
- Clearing the Ethernet Client List
- Viewing Connection Status
- Viewing System Summary
- Troubleshooting
- Obtaining Support for Your Enterasys Networks Product
- End User License Agreement
- Regulatory Information
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INTRODUCTION
Enterasys Networks wireless technology has all of the benefits of a local
area network (LAN) without the constraints and expense of network
wiring.
Enterasys Networks 11a/b/g Wireless LAN products provide easy,
affordable, flexible ways to extend wireless networks to more users. This
guide shows how you can use the Enterasys Networks 11a/b/g Wireless
Ethernet Adapter in your office or classroom to connect groups of wired
Ethernet client devices to your wireless LAN.
Product Features The Enterasys Networks 11a/b/g Wireless Ethernet Adapter includes a
robust suite of standards-based security features, and supports wireless
network standards including 802.11a and 802.11g.
Security To protect sensitive data broadcast over the radio, Enterasys Networks
supports Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) RC4 64-bit, 128-bit and
152-bit shared-key encryption. Enterasys Networks strengthens this basic
security mechanism with additional security features, including:
■ MAC address access control lists
■ IEEE 802.1x per-port user authentication with RADIUS server
authentication support
■ Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
■ Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
■ WiFi Protected Access (WPA)
■ Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) support: EAP-TTLS and PEAP