User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Front
- Introduction
- Bridge GUI and Administrative Access
- 2.1 Bridge GUI
- 2.2 Administrative Accounts and Access
- 2.2.1 Global Administrator Settings
- 2.2.2 Individual Administrator Accounts
- 2.2.2.1 Administrator User Names
- 2.2.2.2 Account Administrative State
- 2.2.2.3 Administrative Role
- 2.2.2.4 Administrator Audit Requirement
- 2.2.2.5 Administrator Full Name and Description
- 2.2.2.6 Administrator Interface Permissions
- 2.2.2.7 Administrator Passwords and Password Controls
- 2.2.2.8 Adding Administrative Accounts
- 2.2.2.9 Editing Administrative Accounts
- 2.2.2.10 Deleting Administrative Accounts
- 2.2.2.11 Changing Administrative Passwords
- 2.2.2.12 Unlocking Administrator Accounts
- 2.2.3 Administrator IP Address Access Control
- 2.2.4 SNMP Administration
- Network and Radio Configuration
- 3.1 Network Interfaces
- 3.2 Bridging Configuration
- 3.3 Radio Settings
- 3.3.1 Advanced Global Radio Settings
- 3.3.2 Individual Radio Settings
- 3.3.3 DFS Operation and Channel Exclusion
- 3.3.4 Radio BSS Settings
- 3.3.4.1 BSS Administrative State and Name
- 3.3.4.2 BSS SSID and Advertise SSID
- 3.3.4.3 Wireless Bridge and Minimum RSS
- 3.3.4.4 User Cost Offset and FastPath Mesh Mode
- 3.3.4.5 BSS Switching Mode and Default VLAN ID
- 3.3.4.6 BSS G Band Only Setting
- 3.3.4.7 BSS WMM Setting
- 3.3.4.8 BSS DTIM Period
- 3.3.4.9 BSS RTS and Fragmentation Thresholds
- 3.3.4.10 BSS Unicast Rate Mode and Maximum Rate
- 3.3.4.11 BSS Multicast Rate
- 3.3.4.12 BSS Description
- 3.3.4.13 BSS Fortress Security Setting
- 3.3.4.14 BSS Wi-Fi Security Settings
- 3.3.4.15 Configuring a Radio BSS
- 3.3.5 ES210 Bridge STA Settings and Operation
- 3.3.5.1 Station Administrative State
- 3.3.5.2 Station Name and Description
- 3.3.5.3 Station SSID
- 3.3.5.4 Station BSSID
- 3.3.5.5 Station WMM
- 3.3.5.6 Station Fragmentation and RTS Thresholds
- 3.3.5.7 Station Unicast Rate Mode and Maximum Rate
- 3.3.5.8 Station Multicast Rate
- 3.3.5.9 Station Fortress Security Status
- 3.3.5.10 Station Wi-Fi Security Settings
- 3.3.5.11 Establishing an ES210 Bridge STA Interface Connection
- 3.3.5.12 Editing or Deleting the ES210 Bridge STA Interface
- 3.3.5.13 Enabling and Disabling ES210 Bridge Station Mode
- 3.4 Basic Network Settings Configuration
- 3.5 Location or GPS Configuration
- 3.6 DHCP and DNS Services
- 3.7 Ethernet Interface Settings
- 3.7.1 Port Administrative State
- 3.7.2 Port Speed and Duplex Settings
- 3.7.3 Port FastPath Mesh Mode and User Cost Offset
- 3.7.4 Port Fortress Security
- 3.7.5 Port 802.1X Authentication
- 3.7.6 Port Default VLAN ID and Port Switching Mode
- 3.7.7 Port QoS Setting
- 3.7.8 Port Power over Ethernet
- 3.7.9 Configuring Ethernet Ports
- 3.8 QoS Implementation
- 3.9 VLANs Implementation
- 3.10 ES210 Bridge Serial Port Settings
- Security, Access, and Auditing Configuration
- 4.1 Fortress Security
- 4.1.1 Operating Mode
- 4.1.2 MSP Encryption Algorithm
- 4.1.3 MSP Key Establishment
- 4.1.4 MSP Re-Key Interval
- 4.1.5 Access to the Bridge GUI
- 4.1.6 Secure Shell Access to the Bridge CLI
- 4.1.7 Blackout Mode
- 4.1.8 FIPS Self-Test Settings
- 4.1.9 Encrypted Data Compression
- 4.1.10 Encrypted Interface Cleartext Traffic
- 4.1.11 Encrypted Interface Management Access
- 4.1.12 Guest Management
- 4.1.13 Cached Authentication Credentials
- 4.1.14 Fortress Beacon Interval
- 4.1.15 Global Client and Host Idle Timeouts
- 4.1.16 Changing Basic Security Settings:
- 4.1.17 Fortress Access ID
- 4.2 Internet Protocol Security
- 4.3 Authentication Services
- 4.3.1 Authentication Server Settings
- 4.3.2 The Local Authentication Server
- 4.3.2.1 Local Authentication Server State
- 4.3.2.2 Local Authentication Server Port and Shared Key
- 4.3.2.3 Local Authentication Server Priority
- 4.3.2.4 Local Authentication Server Max Retries and Retry Interval
- 4.3.2.5 Local Authentication Server Default Idle and Session Timeouts
- 4.3.2.6 Local Authentication Server Global Device, User and Administrator Settings
- 4.3.2.7 Local 802.1X Authentication Settings
- 4.3.2.8 Configuring the Local RADIUS Server
- 4.3.3 Local User and Device Authentication
- 4.4 Local Session and Idle Timeouts
- 4.5 ACLs and Cleartext Devices
- 4.6 Remote Audit Logging
- 4.1 Fortress Security
- System and Network Monitoring
- System and Network Maintenance
- Index
- Glossary
Bridge GUI Guide: Introduction
1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 This Document
WARNING: can
cause physical in-
jury or death and/or se-
verely damage your
equipment.
This user guide covers configuring, managing and monitoring
any current-model Fortress Bridge (or Controller) through the
Bridge GUI. It also presents the most detailed descriptions of
supported network topologies and overall Bridge software
functions and operation available among the full set of user
guides that cover Fortress Bridges.
CAUTION: can cor-
rupt your net-
work, your data or an
intended result.
Fortress Bridge user guidance is intended for professional
system and network administrators and assumes that its users
have a level of technical expertise consistent with these roles.
Side notes throughout this document are intended to alert you
to particular kinds of information, as visually indicated by their
icons. Examples appear to the right of this section, in
descending order of urgency.
NOTE: may assist
you in executing
the task, e.g. a conve-
nient software feature or
notice of something to
keep in mind.
1.1.1 Related Documents
Fortress software user guidance, including this guide, covers
all current Fortress hardware platforms.
In addition to this guide, Fortress Bridge software guides
include:
Secure Wireless Bridge and Security Controller CLI Software
Guide
Secure Wireless Bridge and Security Controller Auto Config
Software Guide
Although they run the same software, there are significant
differences among the various ES-series Bridges and between
the ES-series and the FC-X, or Fortress Controller. Each
Fortress hardware device is therefore covered in a platform-
specific hardware guide, currently including:
ES820 Secure Wireless Bridge Hardware Guide
ES520 Secure Wireless Bridge Hardware Guide
ES440 Secure Wireless Bridge Hardware Guide
ES210 Secure Wireless Bridge Hardware Guide
FC-X Security Controller Hardware Guide