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Agere Systems Spring 2002
Access Point (AP) Software Release 7.5
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This README.TXT covers information that was not yet known or
available when the user documentation shipped with this product
was written. It includes update information, additional
installation instructions, limitations to the current version of
the product, and suggestions to solve known issues or problems.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
1. SOFTWARE DESCRIPTION
2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3. NEW IN THIS RELEASE
4. INSTALLATION NOTES
5. TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
6. KNOWN ISSUES
7. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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1. Software Description
1.1 About this software
Access Point Software comprises the
* Access Point Manager program
* Access Point Embedded Software (a.k.a. "image" or "kernel")
* Access Point MIBs
This software supports the following Wireless adapters:
* ORiNOCO PC Card (Silver and Gold)
* WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo 11 Mb Card
* WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo Card (8 Mb)
* WaveLAN/IEEE PC Card (2 Mb)
* WaveLAN Fixed Wireless PC Card
* Legacy WaveLAN adapters, such as the WaveLAN/PCMCIA and
WaveLAN/EAM
With this software you should have received One User's guide:
* AP Getting Started Guide, which describes the
hardware installation of the Access Point.
You can access detailed information describing how to use the
AP Manager software to configure, monitor and manage your Access
Point in the online help file of the AP Manager, by pressing
the F1 function key of your keyboard, or clicking the help
buttons on your screen.
1.2 Files Installed
The following software will be installed in the directory
specified during setup:
AP-1000 / WavePOINT-II Embedded Software:
wpnt395.bin version 3.95
Contains "AP Functions firmware Variant 1 Version 8.42"
AP-500 Embedded Software: ap05395.bin version 3.95
Contains "AP Functions firmware Variant 1 Version 8.42"
RG-1000 Embedded Software: rg1x395.bin version 3.95
Contains "AP Functions firmware Variant 1 Version 8.42"
WPNTFIX.bin
This is an intermediate kernel used to download the newer,
larger, executables on older WavePOINT-II Access Points.
Default Configurations:
AP-1000 / WavePOINT-II: WPNTdflt.cnf
AP-500: AP05dflt.cnf
RG-1000/RG-1100: RG1xdflt.cnf
AP Manager: WMAN_AP.EXE version 2.20
WMAN_AP.HLP version 1.91a
and various support files
Readme file (this file): README.TXT
Access Point related MIBs:
MIB-II: RFC1213.MIB
Ethernet-like: RFC1398.MIB
Bridge MIB: RFC1493.MIB
Problem Report form: REPORT.TXT
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2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
2.1 Operating System
AP Manager can be installed on the Microsoft Windows 95, 98,
Me, NT, 2000 or XP Operating System.
AP Manager requires Winsock 2 to be installed. On Windows 95
machines with Winsock 2 not installed, the W95ws2.exe utility
provided on the CD can be used to install it.
2.2 Free Disk Space
The installation of the AP Manager requires a
free disk space of approximately 3 MB.
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3. NEW IN THIS RELEASE
3.0 Release 7.5 Spring 2002
Correction of the following problems:
* 128-bit WEP Encryption Key can now be set correctly, on all
devices.
* Static WEP encryption can be reliably enabled/disabled
* Mixed WEP Mode (Static MAC Access Control and 802.1x WEP
enabled simultaneously) now works reliably.
* Access Control Table conversion works correctly now during
kernel upgrade and during Static to Mixed mode conversion.
* Previous releases allowed for confusion in the setting of
an RG's IP Address (public and private) because the addresses
could be set in multiple places. Now the addresses may be
set only in one place, and changes will be reflected
immediately in the other tabs.
3.1 Release 7.4a Winter 2002 Update
Correction of the following problems:
* 128-bit Static WEP Encryption Key can now be set correctly.
* Deny Non-Encrypted key setting is correctly shown in Security
screen.
* Default-Router IP Address correctly set to 0.0.0.0 (disabled)
when the Modem or ADSL interfaces are enabled.
* The Read password is no longer changed to the ReadWrite
Password when a new BIN file is uploaded to an Access Point.
* 802.1x Encryption correctly enabled / disabled along with
Static WEP settings.
* RG-1x00 and AP-xy00 configurations correctly identified
during locval configuration file editing.
* Ultra-High Density settings correctly set and reset.
* Access Control Tab functionality improved for large-sized
Tables.
* Closed System flag san be set correctly again
* The 802.1x Encrytion Key lifetime setting is now correct.
3.2 Release 7.4 Winter 2002
Addition of the following features:
AP-500 & AP-1000 devices:
* Ultra High Density (UHD) support for AP-500 and AP-1000
devices.
* Support for PC Cards using the Ruby Chip
* Full 802.1x security support
RG-1x00 Devices
* Support for clients who are users of AOL.
* Incoming NAT support
* L2TP and PPtP support
* Default Firewall security support
* Port Mapping security support
3.3 Release 7.2 Fall 2001
Addition of the following features:
* IPSec over NAT support
When Outgoing Network Address Translation is enabled,
so too is the IP Security transport protocol.
This feature is not configurable through AP Manager,
other than being enabled and disabled in sync with
NAT enabling/disabling.
* RG-1100 Support
RG-1100 devices are now detected, displayed and configurable
with this version of AP Manager.
* AP Associated Stations Monitoring
Under the "Monitor Access Point..." option there is a new
Menu Tab called "Associated Stations". This screen lists
all Wireless Stations currently associated with the AP
being monitored. Connection and communication information
is provided for each station, and the information is
updated each second, if the list of stations is less than
13, or when the user clicks on the "Refresh" button, if
the list is longer than 13 stations.
Correction of the following problems:
* None to date.
3.4 Release 7.1 Summer 2001
Addition of the following features:
* Serial Port / Console (AP-1000)
The Serial port will be checked at start of day; if a console
is connected and activated, a limited set of configuration
parameters can be entered:
- IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Router,
- DHCP Client enable,
- (SNMP) Password,
- Network Name,
- Channel,
- Enable/disable Encryption, and Encryption Key.
The Serial Port is available in normal mode only, and not in
Forced Reload mode. (See section 6.1 below for more details)
* Configuration of RTS/CTS Medium Reservation is for Stations
only.
In Release 7.0 / Spring 2001, the distribution of parameters
to the associated stations was added. The AP used its own
RTS/CTS Medium Reservation threshold to pass to the stations.
This implied that RTS/CTS Medium Reservation had to be
enabled on the AP in order to get it enabled in the stations.
As RTS/CTS Medium Reservation is not really useful for a
(normal) AP, this is now changed such that the configured
value is passed to the stations only. This implies that
RTS/CTS Medium Reservation cannot be enabled to be used by
the AP itself anymore.
* WEP IV starts at random value.
The Initialization Vector (IV) for the WEP encryption now
starts at a random value. This is considered more secure.
* AP Manager support for RG.
The AP Manager is extended to support full management of the
RG-1000. RG management via the AP Manager is intended for
expert users (network administrators). Many more detailed
configuration parameters can be set with the AP Manager than
can be set with the RG Setup Utility. Also Roaming can be
enabled, as the Network name can be changed.
An RG should be managed with either the AP Manager or the RG
Setup Utility; they should not be mixed.
Correction of the following problems:
* SNMP Trap description improved in the help file.
* Replaced Lucent proprietary name in help with 802.11 names.
* Importing a configuration file in a bin file now correctly
imports interface settings.
* Informs user when wrong values have been used instead of
'Cannot close menu' message.
* Uploading of a kernel is only accepted if the hardware
matches the kernel version.
* When a wrong SNMP password is entered an error message is
shown.
* Downgrading to a version number equal to the baseboot version
is now possible.
* Multibyte characters (e.g. Japanese) are now accepted for the
passwords.
* 2 Mbit NIC can only be set up till 2Mbit.
* Warning appears when an old AP Manager is active during
installation.
* The AP will use maximum transmit rate even if set to a lower
value with an old AP Manager version.
* Tab key no longer accepted as data in Encryption Key.
* When scan of AP’s is denied in W2K due to access limitation a
proper message is shown.
* RG-1000 config file support added.
* Cannot load the BIN file on the WavePOINT device.
* Improved BIN file upload algorithm.
* Retransmission of a frame with WEP on, while a Beacon got
transmitted before the retry, got lost due to an FCS error
(frame length was calculated incorrectly).
* The receipt of 802.11 Null frames with data length unequal
to zero caused queue corruption.
This caused an interoperability issue with some other
vendor's cards.
* In Release 7.0 / Spring 2001, the Distance between APs
setting had no effect. Always the same low threshold settings
were used.
* In Release 7.0 / Spring 2001, when RTS/CTS was enabled, all
frames got transmitted with RTS, including undirected
(broadcast/multicast) frames. This resulted in failures to
transmit broadcast/multicast frames (no CTS response), and the
loss of transmit buffers.
3.5 Release 7.0b Spring 2001
Correction of the following problem:
* In AP Manager v 1.62, a bug was introduced that causes the
blocking of MAC Multicast (but not Broadcast) frames through
the AP-1000 or WavePOINT-II in the following situations:
- If in a new, out of the box, AP-1000 the edit menu, Bridge
tab is opened, and the configuration is saved again.
- If for an older WavePOINT-II or AP-1000 the bridge tab was
never opened before, but this is done the first time with
this version of the AP Manager.
- If an older WavePOINT-II or AP-1000 is reloaded via the
Forced Reload method, or an earlier saved configuration is
imported and the same action as above is performed.
As Multicasts are important for some protocols, this may
cause the communication to fail for certain protocols or
applications (e.g. NetBEUI, Multicast Video).
If this problem has occurred, use the new AP Manager (v 1.64
or higher) to open and save the configuration of the subject
AP. This will correct the problem.
3.6 Release 7.0 Spring 2001
Addition of the following functions/features:
* Station adaptation of cell thresholds is supported; this
feature is permanently enabled.
The Station adapts itself to the settings of the Access Point
it associates with. This applies to the following parameters:
* Distance between APs,
* RTS/CTS Medium Reservation,
* Microwave Oven Robustness.
These parameters are passed to the Station by the Access
Point, and overrule the settings in the Station. Hence this
feature functions only if the Access Point(s) support it.
* Load balancing is supported; this feature is permanently
enabled.
This feature attempts to balance the load over the available
overlapping cells. The Access Point maintains measurement of
the load in its cell and provides that to the Stations.
Stations use this information in their roaming decisions. The
better the comms quality to potential Access Points, the
bigger the impact of the load is.
This feature functions only if the Access Points support it.
* SpectraLink Voice Priority.
This feature adds QoS support for SpectraLink wireless Voice
Handsets. The AP will recognise the SpectraLink Voice
Priority protocol (SVP) and gives the SVP packets priority
over other (data) packets. This prioritization applies to the
queuing in the AP Embedded Software, to the queuing in the AP
Functions firmware and to the medium access scheme.
The current SpectraLink wireless Voice Handsets support only
the 1 Mbit/s data rate, and no WEP. To support these
handsets, the Multicast rate in the AP should be set to 1
Mbit/s. Note, that this reduces the system performance for
all stations. Due to the bandwidth usage of these handsets,
the number of active handsets per cell should be limited to
5.
Newer SpectraLink wireless Voice Handsets will also support
the 2 Mbit/s data rate, and WEP. The Multicast rate in the AP
should be set to 2 Mbit/s (or lower) to support these
handsets. Due to the bandwidth usage of these handsets, the
number of active handsets per cell should be limited to 7.
* Proxy ARP and Extended Protocol Filtering
The Proxy ARP feature in the AP replies to ARP Request
broadcasts on behalf of the wireless stations associated with
the AP. This reduces the number of ARP Request broadcasts on
the wireless side significantly, thus allowing wireless
stations to be more in the Power Management sleep state.
Note that this feature should only be used with applications
where the wireless terminals initiate connections to servers
on the backbone. The AP can not reply to an ARP Request
broadcast until it has learned the IP address of the related
wireless station. This implies that a wireless server will
be unreachable when this feature is switched on in its AP
(unless/until the server machine transmits an ARP message for
another reason).
In addition, additional frame filtering options are added to
filter out all or specific broadcast and/or multicast frames
otherwise transmitted on the wireless side. The primary
purpose of this is to avoid that these frames unnecessarily
wake up battery-powered (handheld) terminals.
* The AP Manager provides a command line interface. See
Wman_ap.exe /? for a description.
Correction of the following problems:
* The validation of the encryption keys (length) was
incomplete.
* Interface settings can now be imported, changed and uploaded
from a .cnf file.
* The AP kept sending DHCPDISCOVER messages even after a
successful lease.
* Before saving an imported cnf file into an AP, the AP Manager
always gave a warning to check the interface settings. This
is now only done if there is a mismatch in interfaces.
* In the Remote Link Test log file the Minimum Timestamp and
Maximum Timestamp were always set to the same value.
* Spanning Tree parameters were not grayed out if Spanning Tree
is disabled.
* Error message "Invalid password" is changed into "Invalid
password or unable to access the unit", as access may also be
denied according to the SNMP IP Access List. (The AP Manager
can not distinguish between these situations.)
* The AP Manager Help for the "wireless" tab still assumed
different tabs for "Legacy" and "IEEE".
* Maximum DTIM value corrected to 255; also in Help.
* In some cases the Ethernet 10/100 Mbit/s options were not
grayed out for the WavePOINT-II.
* The type of the AP in forced reload mode is now checked
(against the image to be loaded) before setting a new IP
address in the AP. This avoids that the AP has to be put in
forced reload mode again to upload the correct image.
* Link Test dialog screen stayed empty if incorrect SNMP
password was supplied. Now the SNMP password is checked
before the Link Test dialog is displayed, and if incorrect an
error message is given.
* The .cnf file is now validated for the type of AP it is
uploaded to.
* The "rate" and "total" buttons on the Monitor-Wireless tab
did not work properly.
* AP did not forward BOOTP Reply packets to the wireless side.
Removal of the following functions/features:
* The proprietary MIB files (wavelan.mib and wavenet.mib) for
the legacy WaveLAN(-I) are removed from the AP Software
package
3.7 Release 6.4 Winter 2001
Correction of the following problems:
* 802.3-formatted frames with invalid length received from the
Ethernet side are now dropped (to avoid that we correct the
Length field of an aborted frame when forwarding it on the
wireless side).
* AP Manager sometimes showed a third interface for an AP-500,
and did not show the third interface when monitoring a
WavePOINT-II or AP-1000 after an AP-500 had been edited.
* Includes support for the AP-500.
3.8 Release 6.3
* Includes support for the AP-500.
3.9 Release 6.2
* Includes support for the AP-1000.
3.10 Release 6.1
* New AP Manager.
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4. INSTALLATION NOTES
4.1 Standard Installation
Please refer to the 'Getting Started Guide' or 'User's
Guide' that came with your product.
Run Setup.exe to install AP Manager.
If it finds older versions of the same program, it will
overwrite the older program with the new software, but will
keep your configuration files and old Access Point kernel
binary files.
4.2 Removing the AP Manager
To remove the AP Manager from your system, proceed
as follows:
1) Click the "Start" button on your Windows task bar,
point to "Settings" and select "Control Panel".
2) In the Control Panel window, double-click the
"Add/Remove" icon to display the "Add/Remove
Program Properties" window.
3) Scroll down the list of applications in the
lower section of the "Install/Uninstall" tab, and
select the item AP Manager.
4 Next click the "Add/Remove" button, and follow the
instructions on your screen.
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5. TECHNICAL CONSTRAINTS
5.1 Support of new NICs in old Access Points
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In general, when a new Network Interface Card is inserted in
the Access Point which is not yet supported by that version of
the Access Point software, the unit will not start-up
completely, but will stop while showing an amber LED for the
interface which is not operational.
In this situation, remove the indicated NIC, restart the unit
and upload the latest software to the unit via an older WaveLAN
NIC or via the wired side. If the right software is already
available, the NIC is probably defect and must be replaced.
5.2 Legacy WaveLAN/PCMCIA adapters
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Your Access Point device may not work properly when used in
combination with a limited number of older type WaveLAN(-I)
cards.
When you intend to use your Access Point device in combination
with previously purchased WaveLAN, or WaveLAN compatible cards,
please verify the part number of the PCMCIA card. The part
number is printed on a small label at the back of the PCMCIA
Card (the small card that is inserted in the PC-Card slot).
WaveLAN(-I) cards with the following part numbers are not
supported by Access Point:
407-0030740 A-E NCR WaveLAN
407-0030740 F AT&T WaveLAN
407-0031111 x Digital RoamAbout
407-0031211 x WaveLAN
407-0031401 x AT&T WaveLAN
407-0031515 A NEC
407-0031547 A Hitachi
407-0031902 x Lucent Technologies WaveLAN
The last character of the part number is an alphabetical
character in the range A-F. If the part number listed above
reads 'x', the value applies to all models with this
part number.
When a non-supported legacy WaveLAN card is inserted into the
card slot of your Access Point product, this is recognized
easily, as the device will 'reset' continuously after power-up.
To remedy this error, replace the suspect WaveLAN/PCMCIA
adapter with one that has a partnumber different from the list
above.
You can re-use the removed card without difficulty in client
computers that support a PC Card slot.
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6. NEW FEATURES EXPANDED DESCRIPTION
6.1 SERIAL PORT INTERFACE
The Serial Port Interface will be available only at Start of Day of
the AP-1000 unit, when the unit is running in normal mode (Runtime
Embedded Software is started, not the Forced Reload mode.)
At start of day, the AP-1000 embedded software will enable the
serial port and look to the CD signal. If this is on, the message
“Hit <ENTER> within 5 seconds to configure Access Point” will be
transmitted over the serial port.
If no response is received within 5 seconds, a message “Access
Point continues booting”, followed by the contents of the System
Description, is displayed, the serial port will be disabled, and
the unit will continue with the normal operation.
If a Carriage Return is seen, the main level menu will be
displayed.
Typing one of the letters of the menu brings the user into the
higher level menu or into the detailed command.
The commands acceptable through the Serial port:
A. "Toggle DHCP Client (xxxxx)",
where xxxxx can be either Enabled or Disabled, and the command
will toggle between the two states.
B. "Change IP address (x.x.x.x)"
Change the IP address of the AP-1000 box; turns off DHCP client
function of the unit. x.x.x.x is the current defined value.
C. "Change Subnet mask (x.x.x.x)"
Change the IP Subnet mask of the AP-1000 box. x.x.x.x is the
current defined value.
D. "Change Default Router (x.x.x.x)"
Change the Default Router address of the AP-1000 box. x.x.x.x
is the current defined value.
E. "Change Read/Write Password"
Change the SNMP Read/Write Community name of the unit
F. "Configure Wireless Interface"
Change the parameters related to interface 2 (PCMCIA slot A)
Y. "Exit saving changes"
Save the changed parameters in the FlashROM and Reboot the
AP-1000
Z. "Exit ignoring changes"
Discard the changed parameters and Reboot the AP-1000
The Serial Port will operate according the following specifications:
· Mode: Asynchronous
· Speed: 9600 bps
· Stop bits: 1
· Parity: none
The cable connecting the Serial Port of the AP-1000 with the PC
running the terminal emulator should at least have the following
connections in two directions:
· Transmit data (TD) <--> Receive data (RD)
· Request to Send (RTS) <--> Data Carrier Detect (CD)
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7. KNOWN ISSUES
7.1 There are some known problems with the implementation of the
new Port-mapping feature, including :
If a port has previously been mapped using a Custom Port
field, that mapping must be deleted, then the configuration
saved, before the Custom port value may be changed correctly.
[Tracker #9425]
The RG-1x00 kernel v3.90 contains a bug which means that
port-mapping does not work properly when DHCP or PPP is
NOT providing the public IP address. [Tracker #8829]
7.2 AP Manager requires Winsock 2 to be installed. On Windows 95
machines with Winsock 2 not installed, the W95ws2.exe utility
provided on the CD can be used to install it.
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8. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
8.1 Finding Information
On the ORiNOCO Web Site you can find the most recent
device drivers, bridge firmware, software updates and
user documentation.
World Wide Web: HTTP://WWW.ORiNOCOWIRELESS.COM/ or
FTP://FTP.ORiNOCOWIRELESS.COM/PUB
8.2 Contact Technical Support
If you encounter problems when installing or using this
product, or would like information about our other
ORiNOCO products, please contact your local Authorized
ORiNOCO Reseller or Sales office.
Addresses and telephone numbers of the Agere Systems
Sales offices are listed on our ORiNOCO Web Site.
Help us Helping you!
When contacting Technical Support, please use the Problem
Report (report.txt) and send it to us by Fax or E-Mail.
A completed Problem Report Form that includes the details about
your ORiNOCO product and its host environment will help us
helping you to solve your problems.
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