=================================================================== Release Notes for Avaya AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 Access Point Release 2.3.2 October 2003 =================================================================== Welcome to Release 2.3.1 of the Avaya Wireless AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 Access Point system. These release notes describe new features, known issues, and known problems for the Avaya Wireless AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 Access Point. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Contents 1. Introduction 2. New Features 3. Software Description 4. Installation Notes 5. Fixes In This Release 6. Bootloader Upgrade Instructions - Required for 802.11g Support 7. Known Issues 8. Addendum to the User's Guide 9. Obtaining Technical Assistance ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Introduction The Avaya Wireless AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 provides wireless access to network infrastructures. The access point automatically allows clients to roam from one coverage cell to another within the same subnet. The AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 system provides: - Easy installation and operation - Seamless roaming - WEP encryption - High-speed links to the Internet Access Point management is provided through a standard Web-based interface, a CLI (Command Line Interface), and SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). You can use any of these management interfaces to view and adjust the Access Point's configuration. When you upgrade an AP-4 with the 802.11g upgrade kit, your AP-4 is functionally identical to an AP-6. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. New Features 2. New Feature(s) 2.1 Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) DDNS is a distributed database that maps the user readable names and IP addresses of every registered system on the Internet. The Dynamic DNS is a mechanism which allows for modification of the DNS data of host systems whose IP addresses change dynamically. Dynamic DNS is used in conjunction with DHCP for assigning meaningful names to host systems whose IP addresses change dynamically. The AP-3 provides DDNS support by adding the host name in DHCP Client messages, which in turn, is used by the DHCP server to dynamically update the DNS server. 2.1.1 Access Point System Naming Convention The AP-4/5/6's system name is used as its host name. In order to prevent the AP-3 with default configurations from registering similar host names in DNS, the default AP-3 system name is uniquely generated. The AP-4/5/6 generates unique system names by appending the last 3 bytes of the AP-4/5/6's MAC address to its default system. These unique names are generated automatically with the following types of installations: - new Access Point installations that use Release 2.3.2 - upgrades of an Access Point to Release 2.3.2 which is followed by a reset to factory defaults for the Access Point The system name now has to be compliant with the encoding rules for host name as per DNS RFC 1123.The DNS host name encoding rules are: - Characters have to alphanumeric or hyphen. - Cannot start or end with hyphen. - Cannot start with digit. - Number of characters has to be 63 or less. (Currently the system name length is limited to 32 bytes) NOTE: Software image upgrades could cause the system to come up with an older system name format which is not DNS compliant. To prevent problems with dynamic DNS after a software image upgrade, it is recommended that you change the system name to a unique name using the DNS host name encoding rules above. If any older system name does not meet the DNS host name encoding rules described above, the system name will automatically be converted to a DNS compliant system name. The non-compliant system names will be converted as follows: - All invalid characters at the beginning or end of the string are replaced with the character 'X' (including spaces). - All other invalid characters are replaced with hyphens. 2.2 WiFi Protected Access (WPA) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a security standard designed by the Wi-Fi Alliance in conjunction with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). WPA is a sub-set of the forthcoming IEEE 802.11i security standard, currently in draft form. - TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - Provides improved data privacy with per frame keying and a larger IV than WEP. Also provides Message Integrity Checking (MIC) using Michael MIC algorithm to prevent re-play attacks. - Standard 802.1X server based authentication - Dynamic key management through 802.1X - Option for server-less authentication via pre-shared keys - AP and station negotiation of WPA authentication mode and cipher suite capabilities 2.3 VLAN-16 and Multiple SSIDs This feature extends support for compatibility with VLAN-enabled wired networks by providing the user with the capability to configure up to 16 Network Names or SSIDs (Service Set Identifiers) and 16 corresponding VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) Identifiers per radio card. VLAN assignment is made by providing the wireless end user with the SSID corresponding to the VLAN ID configured on the AP. The end user associates with the AP and their traffic is tagged with the proper VLAN ID and transmitted on the wired LAN. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Software Description 3.1 Software The software files are: - start.exe - A program executable that starts the CD wizard. Also, there is now an autorun.inf that initiates the start.exe at CD insertion time. - AV23_AP456.bin - The AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 software image - Scantool.exe –The Scan & Change utility that can be used to discover and initialize AP-4/AP-5 Access Points (see Installation Notes). - Drivers for the following client cards (See Section 4.4 - Install the Client Card Drivers for installation instructions): - Atheros_driver_2.3.zip for the Avaya 802.11a/b Platinum Card - RQ1010_WPA_DRIVER_RC2.zip for the Avaya 802.11b Gold Card and the Orinoco 802.11b Gold Card - ORINOCO_ag_ComboCard_R30_30613.zip for the Orinoco 802.11a/b/g Card - Setup.exe – A self extracting zip file that installs the files mentioned above and the additional files below in the Avaya_Wireless folder on the user's PC: DOCS folder Docs HELP folder Help MIB folder MIB 3.2 XTRAs Folder In the XTRAs\Solarwinds folder we include a TFTP server (OEM-TFTP-Server.EXE) and Adobe Acrobat that may be installed on the user's PC for downloading and uploading files to and from the AP-4/ AP-5/AP-6. It comes with help documentation included in the application when it is executed. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Installation Notes The release of the AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 software comes packaged with a CD wizard. The CD wizard was created to provide a graphical user interface for easy software installation, cd browsing, and documentation/help viewing, etc. This release includes a Scantool.exe application that may be used from your PC to scan the local subnet to discover, scan, and change the IP address of an AP-4/AP-5/AP-6. See the User's Guide for instructions on using the tool. Also, a TFTP server is included in the Xtras\Solarwinds folder for use in downloading and uploading files to and from the AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 from a TFTP server. Double-click on "OEM-TFTP-Server.exe" to install the software. 4.1 If you are using the installation CD: Insert the Avaya Installation CD in your CD-ROM drive and the autorun facility will start the CD wizard which will guide you through the installation process. 4.2 System Requirements - You must have an AP-4, AP-5, or AP-6 Access Point. - Windows 98, NT, 2000, or XP - At least 5 Mb of free disk space - A web browser, preferably MS IE 6 with Service Pack 1 or Netscape 6.1 4.3 Bootloader You need to have Bootloader version 3.0.4 for Release 2.2.2 and 802.11g support. See Section 6 below for instructions on how to upgrade to the required Bootloader version. 4.4 Install Client Card Drivers These drivers are necessary if you are going to test WiFi Protected Access (WPA) for this release. 4.4.1 Avaya 802.11a/b Platinum Card Driver Installation 1. Go to the Avaya ftp site. 2. Go to the AP3 or AP4-5-6 folder and then to the WPA_Driver folder. 3. Download the Atheros_driver_2.3.zip file. 4. Unzip the file once you have completed the download. 5. Extract the files to a location on your computer. 6. Go to the Install directory of the folder where you unzipped the files. 7. Click on SETUP.EXE to start the installation. 8. Read the Introduction dialog and press NEXT. 9. When the License Agreement dialog appears, click to ACCEPT the license agreement and then click NEXT. 10. Select 'Install Driver and Application (Recommended)' from the dialog and click NEXT. 11. Select the default destination folder (or enter your own) and click NEXT. The driver installation begins. Once the driver installation is completed, click FINISH. 12. From Windows, go to the Control Panel and select 'Network and Dial-up Connections'. 13. Select the Avaya 802.11a/b Platinum Card from the list and then select PROPERTIES. 14. Click CONFIGURE and select the DRIVER tab. 15. Click UPDATE DRIVER and the 'Update Device Driver Wizard' begins. 16. Click NEXT on the Welcome dialog, select 'Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)' on the 'Install Hardware Device Drivers' dialog and then click NEXT. 17. Select 'Specify a location' on the Select Device Driver dialog and click NEXT. 18. Browse your computer to locate the driver you just installed in steps 1 through 11. Once the device driver is found, click on the filename and then click OPEN. 19. The driver is updated for the client card. 4.4.2 Avaya 802.11b Gold and Orinoco 802.11b Gold Cards for Windows XP IMPORTANT: After you complete this installation, you must use the Windows XP wireless Manager to manage the client card. There is no other management software available for any other Windows operating system. 1. Go to the Avaya ftp site. 2. Go to the AP3 or AP4-5-6 folder and then to the WPA_Driver folder. 3. Download the RQ1010_WPA_DRIVER_RC2.zip file. 4. Unzip the file once you have completed the download. 5. Extract the files to a location on your computer. 6. From Windows, go to the Control Panel and select 'Network and Dial-up Connections'. 7. Select the Avaya 802.11a/b Platinum Card from the list and then select PROPERTIES. 8. Click CONFIGURE and select the DRIVER tab. 9. Click UPDATE DRIVER and the 'Update Device Driver Wizard' begins. 10. Click NEXT on the Welcome dialog, select 'Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)' on the 'Install Hardware Device Drivers' dialog and then click NEXT. 11. Select 'Specify a location' on the Select Device Driver dialog and click NEXT. 12. Browse your computer to locate the driver you just installed in steps 1 through 11. Once the device driver is found, click on the filename and then click OPEN. 13. The driver is updated for the client card. 4.4.3 Orinoco 802.11a/b/g Card 1. Go to the Avaya ftp site. 2. Go to the AP3 or AP4-5-6 folder and then to the WPA_Driver folder. 3. Download the ORINOCO_ag_ComboCard_R30_30613.zip file. 4. Unzip the file once you have completed the download. 5. Extract the files to a location on your computer. 6. From Windows, go to the Control Panel and select 'Network and Dial-up Connections'. 7. Select the Avaya 802.11a/b Platinum Card from the list and then select PROPERTIES. 8. Click CONFIGURE and select the DRIVER tab. 9. Click UPDATE DRIVER and the 'Update Device Driver Wizard' begins. 10. Click NEXT on the Welcome dialog, select 'Search for a suitable driver for my device (Recommended)' on the 'Install Hardware Device Drivers' dialog and then click NEXT. 11. Select 'Specify a location' on the Select Device Driver dialog and click NEXT. 12. Browse your computer to locate the driver you just installed in steps 1 through 11. Once the device driver is found, click on the filename and then click OPEN. 13. The driver is updated for the client card. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Fixes In This Release 5.1 Web Interface Help File The Web interface Help link now works when using Netscape 6.2. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6. Bootloader Upgrade Instructions 6.1 Components Component Version Executable Size Date --------- ------- ----------------- ------------------- ------- BSP/BL UPG 3.0.4 bsp_upg_3.0.4.sgn 297KB(304,128 bytes) 3/19/03 The .SGN file is used to upgrade an existing version 3.0.3 or older bootloader. 6.2 Compatibility With Other Released AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 System Components The AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 BSP/Bootloader Version 3.0.4 is compatible with the following AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 System Components: AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 Software Image: Version 2.2.0 (Build 425 or higher) 6.3 Upgrade Instructions You can upgrade any earlier version of software and firmware with the AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 software image version 2.2.0 and BSP Bootloader version 3.0.4 using the following procedure: 1. Setup your TFTP Server A Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server allows you to transfer files across a network. You can upload the config file from the AP for backup or copying, and you can download the files for configuration and AP Image upgrades. The Solarwinds TFTP server software is included with the Beta software provided to you. If a TFTP server is not configured and running, you will not be able to download and upload images and configuration files to/from the AP. Remember that the TFTP server does not have to be local as long as you have a valid TFTP IP address. Also, a TFTP server does not have to be running for the AP to perform tasks that do not involve file transfers. 2. After the TFTP server is installed: - Check to see that TFTP is configured to point to the directory containing the AP Image. - Make sure you have the proper TFTP server IP address, the proper AP Image file name, and that the TFTP server is operational. - Make sure the TFTP server is configured to both Transmit and Receive files, with no automatic shutdown or time-out. How To Upgrade the Bootloader Using the Web Interface a. Click Commands > Download. b. Enter the IP address of your TFTP server in "Server IP Address" field. c. Enter the File Name (including the file extension) of the bootloader. Specify the full directory path and file name. If the file is located in the default TFTP directory, you only need to enter the file name. d. Select the File Type from the drop-down menu (use BspBl for bootloader updates). e. Select "Download & Reboot" from the File Operation drop-down menu. f. Click OK. The Access Point will reboot automatically when the download is complete. How To Upgrade the Bootloader Using CLI Commands a. Open the CLI interface via Telnet or a serial connection. b. Enter the CLI password when prompted. c. Type "set tftpfilename <file name>" (include the file extension) and press Enter. d. Type "set tftpfiletype bootloader" and press Enter. e. Type "set tftpipaddr <IP address of your TFTP server>" and press Enter. f. Type "show tftp" and confirm that the IP address, file name, file type, and tftp operation are correct. g. Type "download *" and press Enter. Result: The download will begin. Be patient while the image is downloaded to the Access Point. h. When the download is complete, the following messages will appear on the telnet window: Message 1: File <file name> is being downloaded from <tftp ipaddr> Message 2: File <filename> has been downloaded successfully type "reboot 0" and press Enter at the prompt 6.4 What's New In This Bootloader This BSP/BL is required for AP units that contain an 802.11g radio for optimized performance. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Known Issues 7.1 If you have an Avaya 802.11b Gold Client Card, Per User Per Session is not supported by the client card. This is a limitation of the client card hardware. 7.2 The Web interface tabs may not appear in the application immediately after you upgrade to Release 2.2.2. The tabs that do not appear are the high-level tabs. The tabs do not appear because your Internet browser cache must be cleared. Workaround: Because some of the Web interface tabs changed in the upgrade to Release 2.2.2, the earlier version of the Web interface is cached by the Internet browser. The tabs will appear correctly when one of the following occurs. 1. Refresh the browser until the tabs appear OR 2. Manually clear out the Internet browser's cache, then open the Web interface. The tabs will now appear correctly. 7.3 The following traps are not functional: - oriRADIUS Server Not Responding 7.4 MIB issues - 'oriWirelessIfChannel' value cannot be set. - Some of the read/write variables in the 802.11 MIB cannot be set. Additionally, some variables are not supported. 7.5 Roaming with 802.11a clients in some circumstances may cause your session to drop. This problem is caused by some vendors not completely implementing the 802.11 Standard. If you experience any problems, please contact your card provider for the latest driver(s). 7.6 Internet Browser issue: - Access point web-based management interface is not compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Version 5.0. The following version has compatibility problems: Problem Operating Systems: MS Windows-2000 Service packs : SP-2 IE version : 5.00.3315.1000 The user has the option of uninstalling service pack 2 or upgrading Internet Explorer to the latest version. It is recommended that you upgrade Internet Explorer since service pack 2 has security updates. 7.7 When the AP is requesting an IP address through DHCP, the LEDs do not indicate that a request is in progress. The LEDs display green, indicating a ready state. Three workarounds to confirm the AP is ready to operate are: - Use the ScanTool to check the status. - Monitor the serial port. - Ping the AP directly for a response. 7.8 When using 802.11b with an Avaya 3606 or SpectraLink compatible wireless telephone, in order to administer authentication on the phones, choose "Open System" whether you are using WEP encryption or not. For the Avaya 3606, this setting is made under Encryption on the Admin Menu. Failure to make this selection will result in the phone not being able to register with the access point. 7.9 When Spanning Tree is enabled, the AP-3 may not send power-on traps to the trap host. This is caused by the Spanning Tree keeping the interfaces in a blocked state during self configuration. When the Spanning Tree is disabled, the traps will be sent. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Addendum to the User's Guide Configuring an Avaya 36xx or SpectraLink-compatible phones for 802.11g Hardware Avaya 36xx or SpectraLink-compatible phones will not connect to an AP-4 that is upgraded to an 802.11g radio or an AP-6 (802.11g radio) if both of the following conditions are true: 1. The Access Point and phone are configured to use WEP encryption AND 2. The Avaya 36xx or SpectraLink-compatible phone is configured to use "Shared Key" authentication. "Shared Key" authentication is not supported in the new 802.11g Access Point hardware. You need to configure your Avaya 36xx or Spectralink-compatible phones to use "Open System" authentication. It is recommended that you also use WEP Encryption with "Open System" authentication. Alternatively, you can disable WEP Encryption. **Note: "Shared Key" authentication is supported in the AP-4 (802.11b radio only). -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9. Obtaining Technical Assistance If you encounter problems when installing or using this product, or would like information about our other Avaya Wireless products, please contact your local authorized Avaya Wireless reseller or sales office. For Customer Technical Support, call +1 877-874-4916. 9.1 Troubleshooting For the most up-to-date, detailed troubleshooting information, refer to the Avaya AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 User's Guide. 9.2 Obtaining Documentation You can access the most recent software and user documentation on the World Wide Web at the following site: http://www.avaya.com Documentation CD-ROM Avaya documentation and additional literature are available on a CD-ROM that is included with your product. You can find the documentation in the docs\English\ folder on the included CD-ROM. The User Guide and the Command Line (CLI) Reference manuals may be viewed using the EZ-Install browser. The documentation for the AP-4/AP-5/AP-6 is updated periodically. 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