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1 Page 1 of 7 =================================================================== Release Notes for Avaya AP-3 Access Point Release May 2005 ============================================= Welcome to Release of the Avaya Wireless AP-3 Access Point system. These release notes describe new features, known issues, and known problems for the Avaya Wireless AP-3 Access Point. Contents 1. Introduction 2. New Features 3. Software Description 4. Installation Notes 5. Fixes In This Release 6. Known Issues 7. Obtaining Technical Assistance 1. Introduction The Avaya Wireless AP-3 provides wireless access to network infrastructures. As wireless clients move from one coverage cell to another, the AP-3 units automatically allow client roaming within the same subnet. The AP-3 system provides: - Easy installation and operation - Automatic client handover - Over-the-air encryption of data - High-speed wireless connection to your wired network 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. The Avaya Wireless AP-3 Release supports the following cards. 1. AP-3 11a Upgrade Kit 2. AP-3 11b/g Upgrade Kit 3. Avaya Gold b Card New Features No new feature additions in this release Software Description In order to ensure that we are able to provide you with the latest available software, the latest version of the AP software may be downloaded from our Web site at

2 Page 2 of 7 The AP software is not included on the CD supplied. 3.1 Software When you download the software, the files provided are: - Image file: The AP-3 software image (operational code) - Scantool.exe: The Scan & Change utility that can be used to discover and initialize AP-3 Access Points (see Installation Notes). - MIBs (Also available for download) MIB: mib-802.mib IANAifType-MIB.mib MIB-II: rfc1213.mib Bridge MIB: rfc1493.mib EtherLike MIB: rfc1643.mib SNMPv2-MIB.mib enterprise.mib - Drivers for the following client cards are available. You will need these drivers if you are planning to configure WiFi Protected Access (WPA). See Section Install the Client Card Drivers for driver installation instructions: - Atheros_driver_2.3.zip for the Avaya a/b Platinum Card - RQ1010_WPA_DRIVER_RC2.zip for the Avaya b Gold Card 3.2 Files Installed The following software will be installed in the directory specified during setup: Scanning Tool: SCANTOOL.EXE v2.3 Problem Report form: License Description: Readme file (this file): REPORT.TXT LICENSE.TXT README.TXT 3.3 XTRAs Folder--CD-ROM Only In the XTRAs\Solarwinds folder, a TFTP server (OEM-TFTP-Server.EXE) and Adobe Acrobat Reader are included. 3.4 With this software you should have received One User's guide: - AP Getting Started Guide, which describes the hardware installation of the Access Point. Additionally, the "Avaya AP-3 User Guide" can be found on the CD accompanying this release and online at the Avaya web site. This document describes how to use software to configure, monitor and manage your Access Point. Alternatively you can access detailed information in the online help file provided through the web interface of the software through the "Help" button available in web interface

3 Page 3 of 7 4. Installation Notes 4.1 If you download the installation from the Avaya web site: - Double Click on the zip file. - The WinZip Self-Extractor will request a temporary location to unzip files. You may use the default location or choose a customized location. 4.2 System Requirements - 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 Install Client Card Drivers These drivers are necessary if you are going to configure WiFi Protected Access (WPA) for this release Avaya a/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 a/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 Avaya b Gold for Windows XP

4 Page 4 of 7 IMPORTANT: After you complete this installation, you must use the Windows XP wireless Manager to manage the client 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 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 b Gold 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 QoS HTTP tab refers to Avaya model numbers. 5.2 WPA-PSK can not associate to AP. 5.3 AP loses management ability under high broadcast load. 5.4 In 11b mode, AP does not fall back correctly "Retry Issue." 6. Known Issues 6.1 When the AP-3 with Release is configured with vlan ID 0 and untagged in the same wireless slot, the vlan ID for the wireless slot displays as untagged for the vlan ID once you migrate to Release Mixed Mode with WEP and WPA enabled does not work with a D-Link client using WEP. 6.3 Syslog requires you disable and re-enable the Syslog whenever you add or delete an IP address to the table. 6.4 Invalid security profiles may be created. For example, a profile you can create a profile that includes "no security" and "WPA/WPA-PSK/802.11i/802.11i-PSK". Please see the manual for an explanation regarding why this is an invalid

5 Page 5 of 7 security security profile. Invalid security profiles may not, however, be added to the SSID table. 6.5 When "set radiustbl 0 status enable" command is executed, an invalid paramter error message is generated. But a row entry is created. 6.6 If Vlan is enabled, it is possible to set a WEP transmit key as key 1/2/3. Only key 0 is used as the transmit key. 6.7 It is possible to configure and enable multiple RADIUS profiles (with different vlan IDs) for the same RADIUS server. The functionality involving that RADIUS server may not work correctly in such cases. 6.8 It is possible to configure two SSIDs, one with non-secure security profile and the other with security profile containing WPA/WPA-PSK/802.11i/802.11i-PSK, on the same interface. Some WPA/WPA-PSK/802.11i/802.11i-PSK clients may not properly connect in this configurations. 6.9 Configuring security mode WPA/WPA-PSK/802.11i/802.11i-PSK for the first security profile will return an error. Workaround: Configure a new security profile with these values and assign it to the SSID. A second workaround is to do the following for the first security profile. - Go to the SSID/VLAN/Security page - Go to the SecProfiles page and edit the first security profile. - Enable 802.1x security mode and click OK - Disable non-secure security mode and click OK - Enable WPA/WPA-PSK/802.11i/802.11i-PSK and click OK - Disable 802.1x and click OK The Help button on the WEB Interface of the Software does not work. To access the online help file, use the shortcut link provided from the Start Menu If you have an Avaya b Gold Client Card, Per User Per Session is not supported by the client card. This is a limitation of the client card hardware The Web interface tabs may not appear in the application immediately after you upgrade to Release 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 2.5.2, 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 An internal DHCP Server will only service management VLAN when VLAN support is enabled on the AP-3.

6 Page 6 of 7 When you configure your AP3 to use VLANs and you enable the internal DHCP server, the DHCP server will only service DHCP requests from clients on the management VLAN. This means the DHCP server will administer IP addresses on the Ethernet interface and it will not give out addresses to wireless clients on the other VLANs. Workaround: Use an external DHCP server and disable the on-board DHCP server AND/OR do not use VLAN's Some VPN sessions may time-out while roaming which can cause you to lose your connection. If you lose your VPN session, restablish it or avoid roaming when you are in a VPN session AP-3 Web based management interface is not compatible with MS-IE. The following version has compatibility problems: Problem Operating Systems: MS Windows-2000 Service packs : SP-2 IE version : 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 For WDS, an AP-3 with WDS enabled can only support one a card. The card must be in slot A For 802.1x Authentication using EAP Transport Layer Security (TLS), Windows XP Clients must have Service Pack 1 installed When an 802.1x client (Using TLS or Tunneled Transport Layer Security (TTLS)) is connected to an AP and configured for mixed mode, the AP will not allow a client configured for WEP to connect unless the client is rebooted Obtaining Technical Assistance 7.1 Software Updates For updates to the driver and software, please go to the Avaya web site ( and select "Support" on the home page. 7.2 Support Information For Technical Support, please go to the Avaya web site ( and select "Support" on the home page. You can also call GO AVAYA ( ). 7.3 Troubleshooting For the most up-to-date, detailed troubleshooting information, refer to the Avaya AP-3 User's Guide. 7.4 Documentation CD-ROM

7 Page 7 of 7 Avaya documentation and additional literature are available in the CD-ROM package, which ships with your product. The documentation CD-ROM is updated with each release and may be more current than printed documentation. You can access the documentation in the docs\english\pdf folder on the CD-ROM. The User's Guide with the Command Line (CLI) Reference may be viewed in any web browser. The user guide is available is the following languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Japanese. END OF FILE