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Traditional wireless access points can also be easily tested with CDRouter. To test a wireless access point an additional NAT router must be included in the test setup. The NAT router acts as the gateway device for the access point and performs all routing functions. CDRouter's WAN configuration should match the WAN configuration of the NAT router.

In this setup CDRouter connects to the DUT's LAN interface via IEEE 802.11 a, b, g, or n wireless. This setup requires that a compatible wireless interface be installed in the host system (PCI or USB) and reduces the number of required dedicated Ethernet interfaces from two to one. The DUT's WAN interface connects directly to the LAN side of the NAT router via Ethernet. CDRouter connects directly to the WAN side of the NAT router via Ethernet also.

CDRouter's wireless client supports most of the common security schemes available today including basic wireless, WEP-64, WEP-128, WPA-PSK (aka WPA Personal), WPA-RADIUS (aka WPA Enterprise), WPA2-PSK (aka WPA2 Personal), and and WPA2-RADIUS (aka WPA2 Enterprise). CDRouter also supports a number of EAPOL and RADIUS options for further customizing the behavior of wireless clients.

Test Setup

Requirements

• CDRouter or CDRouter-Multiport
• One dedicated Ethernet network interface
• One dedicated USB or PCI 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless interface
• One license for Linuxant's DriverLoader
• One wireless access point
• One NAT router

Benefits

• Allows wireless access points to be tested with CDRouter
• Great for identifying issues between different wireless technologies and security schemes
• Great for verifying the stability and robustness of the access point over time
• Test setup can be expanded by installing multiple wireless clients in the CDRouter host system
• Requires only one dedicated Ethernet interface in the host system (WAN)