User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- XS-3900 User’s Guide
- Front Matter
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Introduction
- Installing the XS-3900
- Installation Prerequisites
- Planning Your Installation
- Installation Workflow
- Unpacking the XS-3900
- Installing the XS-3900
- Powering Up the XS-3900
- Establishing Communication with the Array
- Performing the Express Setup Procedure
- The Web Management Interface
- Configuring the XS-3900
- Logging In
- Making Configuration Changes to the XS-3900
- Array Status
- Express Setup
- Network Interfaces
- IAP Interfaces
- SSID Management
- Security
- Users
- Services
- Software
- Tools
- Event Log
- The Command Line Interface
- Establishing a Secure Shell (SSH) Connection
- Basic Commands
- Command Modes
- Selecting Interfaces
- Command Line Keywords
- Interface Selection
- Interface Configuration
- Radio Configuration
- Beacon Information
- System Administration
- System Testing
- Security
- Station Timeouts
- SSID Configuration
- DNS Configuration
- NTP Configuration
- DHCP Configuration
- Syslog Configuration
- SNMP Configuration
- Filters
- Radius Configuration
- Reports
- Data Handling
- Data Clearance
- Show Information
- Remove Configuration
- Help
- Appendix A: Quick Reference Guide
- Appendix B: Technical Support
- Glossary of Terms
- Index
Wireless LAN Array
6 Introduction
Product Overview
Part of the family of Xirrus products, the Wireless LAN Array (XS-3900) is a high
capacity, multi-mode WLAN array designed for the Enterprise market, with
twice the range and up to sixteen times the capacity of competitive wireless
products.
Figure 2. XS-3900
The XS-3900 is Wi-Fi® compliant and simultaneously supports 802.11a, 802.11b
and 802.11g clients. Enterprise class features such as VLAN support and multiple
SSID capability enable robust network compatibility and a high level of scalability
and system control. The optional Xirrus Wireless Management System (XM-3300)
allows global management of hundreds of arrays from a central location.
The smaller XS-3700 and XS-3500 versions of the Wireless LAN Array have a
correspondingly lower capacity than the XS-3900.
Enterprise Class Security
The latest and most effective wireless encryption security standards, including
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) with 802.11i AES (Advanced Encryption
Standard) are provided with the XS-3900. In addition, the use of 802.1x with an
embedded RADIUS server (or external RADIUS servers) ensures user
authentication—multiple arrays can authenticate to the optional XM-3300
ensuring only authorized Xirrus Wireless LAN Arrays become part of the
wireless network. Rogue AP detection and site monitoring is performed in the
background by the XS-3900 automatically.