User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Copyright © 2004, Vivato, Inc.
- Who Should Read This Document?
- Printing This Document
- VIVATO, INC. END USER LIMITED WARRANTY AND LICENSE TERMS
- Safety Information
- FCC Declaration of Conformity
- Conventions Used in This Document
- Contact Information
- VIVATO, INC. END USER LIMITED WARRANTY AND LICENSE TERMS 3
- Safety Information 9
- Introduction 23
- Installation 29
- Initial Configuration Using the Built-In Web Pages 35
- Using the Main Configuration Web Pages 51
- Network Configuration Web Pages 55
- Security Configuration Web Pages 71
- Monitoring Clients and System Operations 79
- Services, Password, Config, and Firmware Web Pages 85
- Diagnostics Web Screen and Help 93
- Configuration Using The Command Line Interface 95
- Network Monitoring 145
- Verifying Wi-Fi Operation 149
- Dynamic Assignment of Client IP Addresses 153
- Updating AP/Bridge Firmware 159
- Introduction
- Powered Ethernet
- Omni-directional Antennas
- Ethernet and Serial Ports
- Reset To Factory Defaults
- Metal Enclosure
- IEEE 802.11 ISM-Band Channel Operation
- Multi-AP/Bridge Operation for Extended Coverage
- Basic Service Set Operation
- Web Page or Command Line Interface Configuration
- Network Configuration Examples
- Specifications
- Shipping Contents
- Installation
- Initial Configuration Using the Built-In Web Pages
- Using the Main Configuration Web Pages
- Network Configuration Web Pages
- Security Configuration Web Pages
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Security Settings
Security Configuration Web Pages
a secure link between them. See "Optimizing Your Wireless Client For Secure
Communications" on page 73 for information on configuring your 802.11b client to use WEP.
WEP has been shown to be somewhat susceptible to wireless interception and fraud by those skilled
at breaking into networks. Where needed, use 802.1x to provide greater levels of security. See
"Security>802.1x" on page 72.
WEP configuration includes the following settings:
• Status: Select ENABLED or DISABLED to turn WEP on or off, respectively.
• Key Type: Select the character type for the WEP key: String (ASCII) or HEX.
• Key Index: Up to four WEP keys can be configured. The key index represents which key
value you are using. The key indexes and the key values for clients must match those of the
Wi-Fi AP/Bridge. In most client’s configuration settings, the WEP key index ranges from 1
to 4; just like the Wi-Fi AP/Bridge. However, some clients use indexes from 0 to 3 instead.
In this case, use the key index of the same relative order when configuring your client. For
example; if the Wi-Fi AP/Bridge is set to use a key index of 1, set your client to use a key
index of 0, and so on.
• Key Value: Enter the WEP key value. Valid entries are 5 or 13 String (ASCII) characters or
10 or 26 hex digits.
• Make Changes: Change the Wi-Fi AP/Bridge’s configuration to use the specified key value
on the specified interface.
Security>802.1x
802.1x security is not configurable from the VivatoVision web interface using the new (vino.br.1.1) firmware
release, but can be configured using the command line interface.
Extensible Authentication Protocol is used with a remote authentication dial-in user service
(RADIUS) to provide IEEE 802.1x security. In this configuration, the identity of the client and the
intended server are verified before data can be exchanged. It is available for clients running on most
Microsoft® Windows platforms, such as Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 and Windows XP Service
Pack 1 (visit Microsoft’s website for 802.1x upgrades for your operating system).
For information on configuring the Windows 2000 Internet Access Server to work with the Vivato
Wi-Fi AP/Bridge’s 802.1x configuration, see "EAP Commands (802.1x security)" on page 128.
See "Optimizing Your Wireless Client For Secure Communications" on page 73 for information
on configuring your 802.11b client to use 802.1x.