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1. Step 5 Click on the OK button to close all windows Step 6 To verify that the IP address has been correctly assigned to your PC go to the Start menu Accessories select Command Prompt and type the command pconfig all re CAVWINDOWS systema 27 comd exe C Documents and Settings Administrator gt ipconf ig all Windows IPF Configuration Host Name 2 2 gt as szasa a 2 Minsgp Bpilrptipni Primary Dns Suffix Hode i gt Unknown IP Bour ing Enabled www a Ho WIS Peowy Enabled a a a Ho Ethernet adapter Local fires Connection Connect iom z peci Fic DAS Suffix Description gt a Realtek RILSI29 Family PCI Fast Ethe rnet HIC Phytgical Addres wx wx xw wv B O1 868 B8E 86 37 Diep Enabled a 2 2 e we e e ew Ro Default Gate WOW VC Goch a mee J E DHS Servers z 165 271 188 988 165 241 8683 88 PC is now setup with a proper IP address to communicate with the access point 23 Access the Web Interface Access with uConfig The UConfig utility provides direct access to the web interface Step 1 Click uConfig icon to launch the utility then click Yes button is uConfig utility should be run only in one to one nnection with a wContig compatible device your PC is connected to other IP devices in the network Config may not work property Do you want to proceed 24 Step 2 Select the access point from the products list and clic
2. el WPA Authentication EAP EAP _TTLS j Cipher Type AES Preshared Key iaaii 0 0 0 Ci g identity anony mous User Name juser example com User Password password Fig 2 8 WPA Station Station WDS Repeater WDS This applies to the following modes only when WPA or WPA2 with EAP is selected Station Station WDS Repeater WDS Mode Identity Identification credential used by the wpa supplicant for EAP authentication User Name Identification credential used by the wpa supplicant for EAP tunneled authentication in unencrypted form User Password Password credential used by the wpa supplicant for EAP authentication 4 IEEE802 1x Settings The operation of the Keys is the same for ALL the modes Note Operating with IEEE802 1x security will limit AP to maximum wireless link speed of 54Mbps only LOCAL AP WIRELESS SECURITY Security IEEES02 1 sl Pri Radius Server IP onnn 8 8 lU Sec Radius Server IP Ionnn Authentication Port us amp Accounting Port 18913 ti 2X Radius Secret Key private IEEE802 1 Key Rotation 600 IEEE802 1 Key Length Gd bit MAC ACL Enabled E Policy Allow ba Fig 2 8 IEEE802 1X Access Point Access Point WDS Repeater WDS This option apply to the following modes only when WPA EAP or IEEE802 1x Access Point Access Point WDS Repeater WDS modes Primary Radius Server IP Enter the Pri
3. Access Point WDS Wireless Profile Repeater WDS Channel Spectrum Width 20 40M Guard Interval Short Channel Frequency S200M M Auto Select Interference Analyzer Data Rate Mbps Mics 15 4300 Mbps Iw Auto Transmit Power 17 dBm Chainmask 2x2 Dual Aggregate Dual Chain Power W Maximum U Obey Regulatory Power Rate Aggressiveness Access Point This mode can be connected to Station mode and then forwards all the traffic to the network devices connected to the Ethernet devices of the Station Access Point WDS This mode can be connected to Station WDS mode Using WDS protocol it allows a client or station device to bridge wireless traffic transparently Station This is a client mode that can be connected to the Access Point mode It is used to bridge the wireless connection to an Access Point It forwards all the traffic to from the network devices to the Ethernet interface This mode translates all the packets that pass through device to its own MAC address thus resulting in a lack of transparency Station WDS WDS is the acronym of Wireless Distribution System It can be connected to the Access Point WDS mode It enables packet forwarding at layer 2 level Unlike Station mode it is fully transparent at layer 2 level Note for Station WDS Access Point WDS Repeater WDS WDS protocol used is not defined as the standard thus compatibility issues between equipment from different vendo
4. port 1 tag vlan ID 200 Ethernet Ethernet port 1 tag vlan ID 200 port2 tag vlan ID 100 Lport 2 tag vlan ID 100 im PC1 ethernet PC2 ethernet tag vlan ID 100 tag vlan ID 100 83
5. Advanced Wireless Setting The 802 11a g data rates include 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps The 802 11n data rates are the MCS Modulation Coding Scheme rates MCSO to MCS7 are 802 11n rates which uses only 1 Tx Rx stream MCS8 to MCS15 are 802 11n rates which uses 2 Tx Rx streams The Rate Algorithm has a critical impact on performance in outdoor links as generally lower data rates are more immune to noise while higher rates are less immune but are capable of higher throughput Rate Aggressiveness Allows user to reduce or increase transmit rate while still remain in Fully Auto Algorithm There are 2 scenarios that Rate Aggressiveness is useful Environment might be noisy at times Lower the throughput will ensure better stability Rate Aggressiveness allows device to reduce the transmit rate so range or power can be higher Choose a range of value from 3 2 1 Environment might be free of interference But the fully auto algorithm might give low throughput Increase Rate Aggressiveness will increase transmit rate in this case to get higher throughput Choose a range of value from 3 2 1 Noise Immunity option increases the robustness of the device to operate in the presence of noise disturbance which is usually generated by external 802 11 traffic sources channel hopping signals and other interferes RTS Threshold determines the packet size of a transmission and through the use of an access point helps control traffic flow The
6. VLAN ID Tag VLAN ID Tag 2002 tag sl Delete Tag To add a Tag VLAN ID for Ethernet port type in the ID number select Tag and click Add To add a Tag VLAN ID for MAIN wireless SSID type in the ID number select Tag and click Add To add a Tag VLAN ID for VAP1 wireless SSID type in the ID number select Tag and click Add To add a Tag VLAN ID for VAP2 wireless SSID type in the ID number select Tag and click Add To add a Tag VLAN ID for VAP3 wireless SSID type in the ID number select Tag and click Add Warning Adding a Tag VLAN ID to device interface port can cause lost of connection to device web manager if the PC ethernet port or wireless connection do not have a Tag VLAN ID or do not have the same Tag VLAN ID setup in device If this happened use the device Reset button to clear the config and reconfigure Refer Reset button operations section Similarly to add an untag VLAN ID enter the ID number and select Untag and click Add Refer to Appendix V for VLAN setup examples 67 VLAN Management VLAN management lets you control and limit only clients connection of same tag VLAN ID group be open AP device web page Note VLAN Management works only in tag VLAN pass through mode i e VLAN Switch is disabled When VLAN Switch is enabled or configured VLAN Management function stops operation LAN MODES No Vian Vian Switch Vian Management VLAN MANAGEMENT VLAN ID IF ADDRESS Ir MANAGEMENT IF YL
7. DHCP Start IP Address 2 DHCP End IP Address P00 Netmask DHCP Lease Time 3500 seconds DHCP Server Relay IP PO DHCP Gateway Relay IP Enable DNS Proxy Network Mode Bridging and Routing Network Mode Select between Bridge default and Router mode LAN Setup LAN Mode Static default lets you enter a specific IP address for the device Default IP address is 192 168 168 1 DHCP Client when set let device learn the IP address automatically from the network Netmask Let you set the class for the IP address set Default class C and value is 255 255 255 0 30 Gateway optional Enter the gateway IP address of the network the device is connected Primary DNS IP optional Enter the primary DNS IP address nearest to the gateway router Secondary DNS IP optional Enter the secondary DNS IP address nearest to the gateway router DHCP Mode None function disabled DHCP Server Check to enable Device act IP address distribution server automatically issue IP address and other network information to the DHCP Client request them DHCP Relay check to enable Enter the IP address of the remote DHCP server where the DHCP Client request will be relayed to DHCP Start IP Address Enter the starting IP address to be issue DHCP End IP Address Enter the last IP address the server will issue Netmask Let you set the IP class for the IP address range set for the start and end address Note
8. Select the Use the following IP address radio button Set the IP address to 192 168 168 X and subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 where X can be any number from 2 to 254 LAN or High Speed Internet P ocal 4fea Connection e Disable Status Repair a an Bridge Connections Create Shortcut Delete Rename Properties 4 Local Area Connection Properties General Authentication Advanced Connect using E9 Realtek ATL8139 Family PCI Fast Ett This connection uses the following items wi NWLink NetBIOS d wl Hank IPX SPX NetBIOS Compatible Transport Prot Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address IP address 192 168 168 160 Subnet mask 255 ee en Default gateway Obtan DNS server addie CG Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server
9. The difference is Station WDS must connect to access point configured to Access Point WDS or RootAP mode Station WDS is mainly use for point to point connection between 2 buildings or locations as far as several kilometer away Point to Point Point to MultiPoint An access point setup as Access Point WDS or An access point setup as Access Point WDS RootAP and other as Station WDS Transparent or RootAP and several other devices as Client Station WDS or Transparent Client This mode is generally used for outdoor connections over long distances or for indoor connections between local networks _Jnt rnet Access Point WDS Station WDS OI sparent Client Mode MAC MAC OO 70 37 2es de 00 90 59 4c f7 de 17 Router Mode In Router Mode the device also operates as a router Either the wireless or Ethernet can be setup as WAN connection to a broadband modem Wireless as WAN is known as Station Router mode or Wireless Routing Client mode and Ethernet as WAN is known as AP Router mode or Gateway mode Device supports several types of broadband connections Static IP Dynamic IP and PPPoE For setup details refer to the respective section The illustration below shows the Ethernet port is setup as the WAN port and the wireless connection as the LAN Station Router connection example Wireless is use to connect to the broadband Ethernet is the local network LAN sharing the broadband connection Pu
10. range 255 255 255 0 is a typical netmask value for Class C networks which support IP address range 192 0 0 x to 223 255 255 x Class C network Netmask uses 24 bits to identify the network alternative notation 24 and 8 bits to identity the host 72 Gateway IP This is the IP address of the host router which resides on the external network and provides the point of connection to the next hop towards the internet This can be a DSL modem Cable modem or a WISP gateway router The device will direct all the packets to the gateway if the destination host is not within the local network Gateway IP address should be from the same address space on the same network segment as the device s external network interface Wireless interface in the Station case and the LAN interface in the AP case Primary Secondary DNS IP The Domain Name System DNS is an internet phone book which translates domain names to IP addresses These fields identify the server IP addresses where the DNS requests are forwarded by the device Primary DNS server IP is mandatory It is used by the DNS Proxy and for the device management purpose Secondary DNS server IP address is optional It is used as the fail over in case the primary DNS server will become unresponsive Enable NAT Network Address Translation NAT enables packets to be sent from the wired network LAN to the wireless interface IP address and then sub routed to other client devices residing on it s
11. Access Point and Access Point WDS Mode The Access Point Mode is the default mode of the device It enables the bridging of wireless clients to wired network infrastructure and enables transparent access and communication with each other The illustration below shows a typical resources sharing application example using this device The wireless users are able to access the file server connected to the switch through the access point in Access Point Mode internet Cable ADSL modem lt Switch router Access Point f File server Access Point WDS Mode This is mode is generally use for point to point or point to multi point connection lt is mainly use with Station WDS to build the point and multi point connections 15 Station Mode In Station mode the device acts as a wireless client When connected to an access point it creates a network link between the Ethernet network connected at this client device and the wireless Ethernet network connected at the access point In this example the workgroup PCs on the ethernet network connected to the Station device can access the printer across the wireless connection to the access point where the printer is connected Internet Terminal vi Cabla ADSL modem gt router Switch N Station Mode Printer S Ac Point SS SS ccess Poin degen D Bridge of PCs 16 Station WDS Mode Station WDS mode is similar to Station mode
12. DNS IP optional Enter the secondary DNS IP address nearest to the gateway router Bandwidth Control between Ethernet and Wireless BANDWIDTH CONTROL SETUP Ethernet to Wireless Traffic Limit kbit Upload Wireless to Ethernet Trafttic Limit kbit Download An entry of value O means no bandwidth flow limit between the 2 interfaces An entry of 2000 means 2000Kbit or 2Mbit limit traffic flow between the 2 interfaces Default is 0 32 Basic Wireless Tab Under the tab there is the selection of 4 radios STATUS BASIC Basic ADVANCED WIRELESS NETMAYVORK WIRELESS RADIO 1 RADIO 2 RADIO 3 RADIO A Fig 2 1 Basic Wireless Tab Currently device support only one 802 11n radio card Select RADIO 1 to configure Basic Wireless Tab contains all the wireless setup which is necessary for the operator to setup the wireless part of the link Enable the radio jw Enable Radio 1 Fig 2 2 Enable Radio Checkbox Tick Untick the checkbox to enable disable the radio Basic Wireless Settings All the basic wireless settings can be configured in this page Operators can change the ESSID regulatory country code wireless profile channel spectrum width frequency of interest data rates transmit power and rate aggressiveness 33 Wireless Mode There are 5 modes available BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS Wireless Mode d Station Station WDS Hide SSID Local 4P ESSID Country Code el No Country Set
13. Ethernet interface LAN Mode displays the mode used either static or DHCP client LAN IP Address displays the current IP address of the LAN Ethernet interface LAN Gateway IP Address displays the IP address of the gateway used in LAN LAN Pri DNS IP displays the Primary DNS IP address of the LAN setting LAN Sec DNS IP displays the Secondary DNS IP address of the LAN setting WAN Setting WAN MAC displays the MAC address of the device WAN interface WAN Mode displays the mode used either DHCP PPPoE or Static IP WAN IP Address displays the current IP address of the WAN interface WAN Gateway IP Address displays the IP address of the gateway used in WAN WAN Pri DNS IP displays the Primary DNS IP address of the WAN setting WAN Sec DNS IP displays the Secondary DNS IP address of the WAN setting Radio Wireless Mode displays the current operating mode of the device Local AP SSID displays the current SSID Service Set Identifier of device when operates in access point mode Frequency displays current operating frequency running in device WLAN MAC displays the MAC address or BSSID of the current active WLAN card running in device WLAN Local Remote AP MAC displays the MAC address of the WLAN card connected to it WLAN Security display the current active security mode 62 Clients Connection Status in AP Status Info All clients connected to AP can be view from AP Status page Below is an example of a clie
14. HEX or ASCII option specifies the character format for the WEP key if WEP security method is used Current Key Specify the Index of the WEP Key used 4 different WEP keys can be configured at the same time but only one is used WEP Key WEP encryption key for the wireless traffic encryption and decryption should be specified if WEP security method is used WEP Key Length 64 bit selected by default or 128 bit WEP Key length should be selected if WEP security method is used The 128 bit option will provide higher level of security For 64 bit specify WEP key as 5 HEX 0 9 A F or a f pairs e g 00112233AA or 5 ASCII characters For 128 bit specify WEP key as 13 HEX 0 9 A F or a f pairs e g 00112233445566778899AABBCC or 13 ASCII characters 43 Virtual Access Point VAP Virtual AP VAP implements mSSID Multi SSID whereby a single wireless card can be setup with up to 3 virtual SSID of BSSID connections Each VAP can be set with different security authentication mode BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS AP ESSID Mimo Series VAP 0 Hide SSID WIRELESS SECURITY Security Apply Settings Fig 2 11 Virtual AP Only Available in Access Point Access Point WDS Mode All VAPs are created from the same radio they all share the same wireless channel country code channel spectrum width and transmit power Note Security options like IEEE802 1x and WPA EAP uses radius server for authentication and accounting Y
15. Timeout will be calculated Fine tuning can be further adjusted for the best environment conditions to achieve best performance and better link reliability 45 Noise Immunity Check to enable When enabled it automatically adjusts the signal noise level for best performance In low noise environment it is recommended to turn off this function Signal Strength Indicator RSSI Signal Strength Indicator RSSI LED1 Dr LED 20 LED3 Er LED4 40 The default values are LED1 Red 10 LED2 Yellow 20 LED3 Green 40 Each LEDs when turn on indicates the RSSI signal strength has hit over the value e g When LED1 and LED2 light up it indicate the RSSI is greater than 20 When all 4 LEDs light up it indicate RSSI is greater than 40 For long distant installation when signal strength expected to be about 20 30 the values can be adjusted to display over this new range e g the LEDs values can be adjusted as follows LED1 RSSI value 7 LED2 RSSI value 15 LED3 RSSI value 22 LED4 RSSI value 27 Station Isolation When checked prevent wireless clients on same AP from discovering other clients Chainmask Selection Available selections are a 1x1 Left Chain b 1x1 right Chain and c 2x2 Dual Chain Selecting 1x1 Left Chain will forced radio card to operate with 1transmit and 1 receive stream and both transmit receive on the left port of radio card only Selecting 1x1 Right Chain will forced radio card to operate wit
16. and password are being requested by http 7102 16p 68 23 The site says WirelessN User Name Password Cancel Step 5 It then opens the device home page The Status page Status APN 310N Mozilla Firefox Sec File Edit wiew History Bookmarks Tools Help QJ status APN 310N 192 168 168 1 en status html EI Googe PR A A antaira STATUS BASIC BASIC ADVANCED ADVANCED VLAN SERVICES SYSTEM E WIRELESS NETWORK WIRELESS NETWORK More Status Mi VERSION Uptime FIRMWARE VERSION Host Name LOADER VERSION 2 62 build 1110 System Time LAN SETTING WAN SETTING LAN MAC WAN MAC MODE MODE IP ADDRESS IP ADDRESS GATEWAY IP ADDRESS GATEWAY IP ADDRESS Pri DNS IP Pri DNS IP Not Available Sec DNS IP Sec DNS IP Not Available LAN cable Porti Port2 Plugged Unplugged Wireless Mode MAC LOCAL AP SSID LOCAL AP MAC Frequency Security None SE Ack Timeout CONNECTED STATIONS 0 MAC ADDRESS SIGNAL STRENGTH Tx RATE Tx CCQ Rx RATE CHANNEL WIDTH LOCAL AP STATISTICS Bytes Packets Errors Received fo Co fo E Transmitted o be fo LOCAL AP ERRORS RX Invalid NWID In rr TX Excessive Retries In rr RX Invalid Crypt C Missed Beacons Io RX Invalid Frag Io Other Errors Io Select VAP v Access with Web Browser Step 1 Launch your Web browser e g Internet Explorer FireFox Netscape etc If using MS IE under the Tools tab select Intern
17. channel Rate Aggressiveness Allows user to reduce or increase transmit rate while still remain in Fully Auto Algorithm There are 2 scenarios that Rate Aggressiveness is useful Environment might be noisy at times Lower the throughput will ensure better stability Rate Aggressiveness allows device to reduce the transmit rate so range or power can be higher Choose a range of value from 3 2 1 Environment might be free of interference But the fully auto algorithm might give low throughput Increase Rate Aggressiveness will 36 increase transmit rate in this case to get higher throughput Choose a range of value from 3 2 1 Station Parameters Settings BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS Wireless Mode Station Remote 4P ESSID test Site Survey Remote 4P Lock to MAC Enabled Remote AP Preferred MAC Country Code United States of 4merica Wireless Profile MA l Channel Spectrum Width 20 40M Guard Interval Short Data Rate Mbps Transmit Power IRE dBm Chainmask 2x2 Dual Aggregate Dual Chain Power k Maximum Obey Regulatory Power Rate Aggressiveness U Channel Scan List Enabled Fig 2 4 Basic Wireless Settings Station Station WDS This options below are only available in Station Station WDS and Repeater WDS modes unless otherwise stated Wireless Mode Station Remote AP ESSID This is the Service Set Identifier used by station to seek and connect to the access point of sam
18. clients AP wlan and ethernet interface must add that vlan group AP ethernet port connecting to the switch must set to the default vlan id same as switch port its connecting Setup 3 ssid1 tag vlan mm a Sg tag vian ID 100 A A VLAN switch STN APs VLAN switch a LI port 1 tag vlan ID 100 Ethernet Ethernet port 1 tag vian ID 100 port2 tag vian ID 100 tag vian ID 100 tag vlan ID 100 Lport2 tag vlan ID 100 PC1 ethernet PC2 ethernet tag vian ID 100 tag vian ID 100 82 B Untagged Wireless VLAN to Tagged Ethernet VLAN setup Multi SSID with untag vlan connections to secured wired tag vlan network connections en _ WPC2 sm Ka untag vian ID 200 WEES N ssid1 untag vlan ID 100 ssid3 untag vlan ID 300 C Internet access VLAN switch a port 1 tag vlan ID 100 Da geg Ethernet as em em are port2 tag vlan ID 200 Cl Company Server tag vlan ID 300 port3 tag vian ID 300 mee IT Video Conference VLAN Switch page setup H V R ee Ze fe for wireless for Ethernet port MAIN add untag vlan ID 100 add tag vian ID 100 VAP1 add untag vlan ID 200 add tag vlan ID 200 VAP2 add untag vlan ID 300 add tag vlan ID 300 VAP3 add untag vlan ID 400 add tag vian ID 400 C Tagged VLAN Pass Through AP and Station link No VLAN Setup Required Tagged VLAN pass through AP and Station link no VLAN Setup Required AP and Station devices no VLAN setting required A A VLAN switch PIN APs _ VLAN switch
19. connectivity between devices NETWORKING PING Destination IP HOST 192 168 2 34 Packet Count 5 continuous f Packet Size 4096 bytes Host Time TTL 192 168 2 34 0 611 ms 64 192 168 22 34 0 512 ms 64 192 168 2 34 0 508 ms 64 3 of 3 packets received 0 loss Min 0 508 ms Avg 0 544 ms Max 0 611 ms ARP Table display a list of MAC addresses of the connected devices ARP TABLE IP address HW type Flags HW address Mack o 192 168 168 213 Ox1 O0 80 48 15 70 F1 192 166 168 204 Oxi OO 30 CE 06 35 10 Bridge Table display a list the devices connect to the bridge interface BRIDGE TABLE Mac Address 30 ce 06 30 ce 06 60 46 50 45 50 45 50 46 50 45 50 45 50 48 50 45 DI Di Du MM e w N FP e DHCP Active Lease Table display a list of IPs addresses leased to all computers DHCP ACTIVE LEASES HOST NAME IP ADDRESS HARDWARE MAC LEASE EXPIRED TIME STATION 4 192 166 85 214 00 80 48 15 50 E1 FRI DEO 31 17 03 32 1999 Close 66 VLAN Tab This setup lets you create virtual local network connection through the device Ethernet only and over wireless connections By default VLAN mode is disabled and checked on No VLAN VLAN Switch To setup VLAN network check on VLAN Switch VLAN MODES No Vian Vian Switch Vian Management Default VLAN ID 2001 LAN ID ag LAN ID Tag 2001 Delete Tag RADIO 1 LAN Default LAN ID 2001
20. enabled port forwarding entries will be active during the system operation New entries in port forwarding can be saved by activating Save button or discarded by activating Cancel button in the Port Forwarding configuration window DNS Proxy The DNS Proxy forwards the Domain Name System requests from the hosts which reside in the internal network to the DNS server while device is in operating in Router mode Valid Primary DNS Server IP needs to be specified for DNS Proxy functionality Internal network interface IP of the device should be specified as the DNS server in the host configuration in order DNS Proxy should be able to get the DNS requests and translate domain names to IP addresses afterwards 74 Bridge mode Firewall Configuration Settings Firewall functionality on any router interface can be enabled using the Enable Firewall option Router Firewall rules can be configured enabled or disabled while using Firewall configuration window which is opened with the Configure button Firewall entries can be specified by using the following criteria Interface the interface WLAN LAN or PPP where filtering of the incoming passing through packets is processed IP Type sets which particular L3 protocol type ICMP TCP UDP P2P should be filtered Source IP mask is the source IP of the packet specified within the packet header usually it is the IP of the host system which sends the packets Source Port is the source port of the TC
21. internet This can be a DSL modem Cable modem or a WISP gateway router Device will direct the packets of data to the gateway if the destination host is not within the local network Gateway IP address should be from same address space on same network segment as the device Primary Secondary DNS IP The Domain Name System DNS is an internet phone book which translates domain names to IP addresses These fields identify the server IP addresses of where the device looks for the translation source Primary DNS server IP address should be specified for the device management purposes Secondary DNS server IP address is optional It is used as the fail over in case the primary DNS server will become unresponsive Spanning Tree Protocol Multiple interconnected bridges create larger networks using the IEEE 802 1d Spanning Tree Protocol STP which is used for finding the shortest path within network and to eliminate loops from the topology lf the STP is turned on the Bridge device will communicate with other network devices by sending and receiving Bridge Protocol Data Units BPDU STP should be turned off selected by default when the device is the only bridge on the LAN or when there are no loops in the topology as there is no sense for the bridge to participate in the Spanning Tree Protocol in this case 70 Bridge mode Firewall Configuration Settings Firewall functionality on bridge interface can be enabled using the Enable Firew
22. is frequency selection you can set for device to operate on The frequency range available depends on the country domain you select in Country Code For 5GHz frequency range some have DFS characteristics earmarked by regulations Selecting one of these frequencies for operation may affect and delay of 2 minutes or more possibly up to 10 minutes in some situations for device to attempt to establish a connection Auto When checked during startup device automatically select the least interfering channels or frequency for the operation Data Rate Data Rates consist of both the legacy rates and the MCS Modulation Coding scheme Only for 802 11n rates 6 54Mbps are Legacy Rates MCSO to MCS7 are 802 11n rates which uses only 1 stream MCS8 to MCS15 are 802 11n rates which uses 2 streams Auto The data rate selected will follow an advanced rate algorithm that takes into condition the amount of errors at the data rate and fine tune to the best data rate it can use Transmit Power The maximum transmit power displayed is determined by the country code and the maximum transmit power of the miniPCI that is being used Note on changing channels When the operator changes the channels and if this new frequency have higher power output permitted by regulation the power previously selected low power level will remains unchanged You need to readjust the power level to in order to take advantage higher outout power available for the
23. mode IP settings and network services i e DHCP Server Advanced Wireless Page settings for advanced wireless features Advanced Network page settings for more details of these features Services Page covers the configuration of system management services i e Ping Watchdog Auto Reboot SNMP NTP Telnet SSH System Log System Page contains controls for system maintenance routines administrator account management device customization and configuration backup Activation Keys Optional special add on functions you can purchased separately to activate in device How to save changes After made changes from each respective setup page click this bt Next the prompt below appear You are asked to confirm if you want to save the change permanently to device flash Save configuration changes Save Discard Click Save will write all configuration changes to flash Click Discard will discard all changes made If not sure what changes were made earlier recommend to discard and reconfigure again 29 Basic Network Tab BASIC BASIC ADVANCED WIRELESS NETWORK WIRELESS Click BASIC NETWORK from the menu bar to open the page as show below 4oply Settings NETWORK INFORMATION Network Mode LOCAL AREA NETWORK LAN Mode DHCP Client ge Static IP Address 192 168 66 3 Netmask 255 255 2550 Gateway IP Frimary DNS IP Ir Secondary DNS IP Ir DHCP Mode NONE DHCP Server DHCP Relay
24. screws should not be larger than the size of that used in the APN 310N smote Step 3 Mount the combined AP on the wall Hardware Overview Front Panel The following table describes the labels on the APN 310N 10 100 RJ 45 fast 2 10 100Base T X RJ 45 fast Ethernet ports support Ethernet ports auto negotiation Default Setting Speed auto ANT 1 2 Reversed SMA connector for external antenna Reset unit Momentary press button Reset to factory default Press and hold for 10 sec Anna Power Status LEDs e WLAN Signal Strength LED Diaanostic LED Ethemet 2 Ethemet 1 Antenna 2 Reset Button Front Panel of the APN 310N 10 Front Panel LEDs Green DC power 1 active Green Red DC power 1 fail non active Green Green Red DC power 2 active DC power 2 fail non active LED 1 lt 25 Green LED 2 lt 50 Green LED 3 lt 75 Green LED 4 lt 100 Blinking Unit not ready Boot sequence Green Off Unit ready 10 100Base T X Fast Ethernet ports eri on Dot ink up at 10M WLAN Strength Green Red Top Panel The top panel components of the APN 310N are showed as below Terminal block includes PWR1 PWR2 12 48V DC and Relay output 1A 24VDC Relay Output 1A 24VDC Ground PWR 1 2 o K L isle Vit VI Relay V2 V2 PWR 1y Pea ee PWR 2 Power 1 Power 2 12 48VDC 12 48VDC Top panel of the APN 310N 11 Rear Panel The rear panel co
25. to get a more balanced reception 63 Station Connection Info Status Info Click to refresh client connection statistics and status page Radio 1 Wireless Mode MAC LOCAL AP SSID LOCAL AP MAC Frequency Security Ack Timeout CONNECTED STATIONS 1 MAC ADDRESS SIGNAL STRENGTH Tx RATE Tx CCO Ru RATE CHANNEL WIDTH OO 80 468 66 9f 85 4003440 270M 35 270M HT40 LOCAL AP STATISTICS Bytes Packets Errors Received 18443375 244754 In O O Transmitted 20945683 285026 In O O LOCAL AP ERRORS RX Invalid NWID TH Excessive Retries os RX Invalid Crypt fo Missed Beacons fo RX Invalid Frag os Other Errors os Select VAP WLAN Connected Status MAC Address displays the MAC address of the current active WLAN card Signal Strength displays the received wireless signal level of opposite connected device TX Rate and RX Rate displays the current 802 11 data transmission TX and data reception RX rate while operating in Station mode Typically the higher the signal the higher the data rate and consequently the higher the data throughput Channel Width HT20 indicates established connection is 20MHz channel width HT40 indicates established connection is 40MHz channel width WLAN Local AP Statistics Bytes transmitted received value represents the total amount of data in bytes transmitted and received during the connection WLAN Local AP Errors section displays the counters of 802 11 specific er
26. 3 Port Forwarding Settings Port Forwarding Port forwarding allows specific ports of the hosts residing in the internal network to be forwarded to the external network This is useful for number of applications such as FTP servers gaming etc where different host systems need to be seen using a single common IP address port Port Forwarding rules can be set in Port Forwarding window which is opened by enabling the Port Forwarding option and activating the Configure button Port Forwarding entries can be specified by using the following criteria Private IP is the IP of the host which is connected to the internal network and needs to be accessible from the external network Private Port is the TCP UDP port of the application running on the host which is connected to the internal network The specified port will be accessible from the external network Type is the L3 protocol IP type which needs to be forwarded from the internal network Public Port is the TCP UDP port of the based device which will accept and forward the connections from the external network to the host connected to the internal network Comments is the informal field for the comment of the particular port forwarding entry Few words about the particular port forwarding entry purpose are saved there usually Enabled flag enables or disables the effect of the particular port forwarding entry All the added firewall entries are saved in system configuration file however only the
27. AN ID IF ADDRESS E z002 192 168 168 100 REMOVE Ze 2001 192 168 168 20 REMOVE Example Assuming there are 2 VLAN ID groups 2001 and 2002 setup in AP device One entry in VLAN Management has VLAN ID 2001 with masquerade IP address 192 168 168 20 Another entry in VLAN Management has VLAN ID 2002 with masquerade IP address 192 168 168 10 You can only select one of the 2 entries to be the active VLAN ID and IP address lf VLAN ID 2001 group is selected then only computers in that VLAN ID group can open the AP device web page using the IP address http 192 168 168 20 To change to other ID group say VLAN ID 2002 mark the radio button under Management IP then click Apply and Saved lf there is no entry in VLAN Management there is no restriction All computers can open the AP device web page by the default IP address setup in Basic Network page 68 Appendix I Network This section provides more detailed explanation on the network operation modes in general The Network Page allows the administrator to setup bridge or routing functionality Device can operate in bridge or router mode The IP configuration as described below is required for device management purposes IP addresses can either be retrieved from a DHCP server or configured manually Use the Network menu to configure the IP settings Network Mode Selections Network Mode Specify the operating network mode for the device The mode depends on the network topology r
28. EE 66 VLAN TaD WE 67 VAN GWI EE 67 VLAN Managemen EE 68 Appendix I NGIWORK cieceictet cntaictecetetetastetetecsteietes aaee ea Ea Laau betwee 69 Appendix Il Wireless Router Mode ccccsseccsseceeseeeeseeenseeenseseeseneees 72 Appendix lll Advanced Settings ssccccsseeceessesceneesenseesenseeseeseeseneees 77 Appendix i E EE 80 Appendix V VLAN Setup examples ccccccesseessseeeseeeesesenseseeseeenneseens 82 A Tagged Wireless VLAN to Tagged Ethernet VLAN Gen 82 B Untagged Wireless VLAN to Tagged Ethernet VLAN setup ssssennsssennesssn 83 CG Tagged VEAN Pacs Lee ln EE 83 Overview Introduction The high performance Wireless Network Access Point AP is designed for industrial and enterprise access applications Embedded with the Atheros chipset it boasts network robustness stability and wider network coverage Based on 802 11n Draft 2 0 the access point supports high speed data transmission of up to 300Mbps The access point is capable of operating in different modes which makes it suitable for a wide variety of wireless applications including long distance deployments Designed with externals R SMA connectors offering excellent electrical performance and compatible with R SMA antennas the access point can be used for a wide variety of wireless applications and allows you to position the wireless antenna in a better signal broadcasting location for improved wireless coverag
29. ELAY SETUP DNS Relay Enabled Primary DNS IP Address 203 120 90 60 Secondary DNS IP Address 203 120 90 40 UPNP SETUP Spanning Tree Setup SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL STP SETUP Spanning Tree Protocol l Enabled Root Priority 32768 Range 0 to 65536 Root Hello Time Range 1 to 10 Root Forward Delay Range 4 to 30 Root Maximum Age Range 6 to 40 Spanning Tree Protocol Default is disabled Check on box to enable Root Priority Default value is 32768 Smaller value has higher priority Root Hello Time Default time is 2 seconds Root Forward Delay Default is 15 seconds Root Maximum Age Default is 20 seconds Changing to lower time can caused high overheads to the network 48 NAT Setup NAT SETUP SAT Enabled DMZ C Enabled DM Private IP 0 0 0 0 Port Forwarding Enabled Configure IP Forwarding C Enabled Configure NAT Enabled when in Router mode Disabled when in Bridge mode DMZ Default is disabled Check on box to enable DMZ IP Address Input IP address of the local PC to receive the DMZ packets Port Forwarding Default is disabled Check on box to enable For configuration refer to Appendix section Known Server Server Type Private IP Address Public IP From HTTP 192 168 168 109 all eal e Adding an entry from Known Server Add entry from this box and select an application the list Server Type click to select the application you want to
30. GC OO Industrial Wireless N Access Point APN 310N User Manual Version 1 1 NCAaira www antaira com Copyright 2013 Antaira Technologies LLC All Rights Reserved This document contains information which is protected by copynght Reproduction adaptation or translation without pror pemission is prohibited except as allowed under the copynght laws Trademark Information Antaira is a registered trademark of Antaira Technologies LLC Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are the trademarks of Microsoft Com NetWare is the registered trademark of Novell Inc WMM and WPA are the registered trademarks of Wi Fi Alliance All other brand and product namesare trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Notice Copyrghts 2013 by Antaira Technologies LLC All nghts reserved Reproduction adaptation or translation without pror pemission of Antaira Technologies LLC is prohibited except asallowed underthe copynght laws Disclaimer Antaira Technologies LLC provides this manual without warranty of any kind expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness fora particular purpose Antaira Technologies LLC may make improvements and or changes to the product and or specifications of the product descnbed in this manual without pnor notice Antaira Technologies LLC will not be liable for any technical inaccuracies or typographical emors found in this gui
31. MHz 15640 MHz TI 5660 MHz TI 5680 MHz FT 5700 MHz FT 5745 MHz 15765 MHz 5785 MHz T 5805 MHz 5825 MHz Select all Apply Close this window Fig 2 5 Channel Scan List In US Country Code According to the availability of channels in the country codes the operator can select which channels to be scanned when scanning for an Access Point Then the scanned channels will appear on the Site Survey Wireless Security All the wireless security settings are set under this section The operation of the Keys is the same for ALL the Wireless modes WPA or WPA2 Authentication LOCAL AP WIRELESS SECURITY PS ee Security LWEA WPA Authentication PSK sl Cipher Type AES WPA Preshared Key 11111111 Pri Radius Server IP Sec Radius Server IP Authentication Port ee Er pn ee s Accounting Port Radius Secret Key MAC ACL TC Enabled add Policy Fig 2 7 WPA Access Point Access Point WDS Repeater WDS WPA PSK PSK Default WPA or WPA2 with Pre shared Key method Cipher Type TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol which uses RC4 encryption algorithm AES Advanced Encryption Standard AES algorithm AUTO Default Automatically select between both algorithms 39 Preshared Key This option is available when WPA or WPA2 with PSK selected The pre shared key is an alpha numeric password between 8 and 63 characters long Important 802 11n network using WPA
32. O Logging IP Domain Name 192 168 168 1 Logging Port 514 Enable System Logging Default is disabled Check on box to enable Logging IP Domain Name Enter destination IP address of device to receive log Logging Port Default is 514 Enter the new preferred port number 56 System Tab The System Page contains Administrative options This page enables administrator to customize reboot the device set it to factory defaults upload a new firmware backup or update the configuration and configure administrator s credentials Firmware Upgrade FIRMWARE UPGRADE Firmware Version 2 01 build 090727 Browse Upgrade Use this section to find out current software version and update the device with the new firmware The device firmware update is compatible with all configuration settings System configurations are preserved while the device is updated with a new firmware version Firmware version displays the version of the current firmware of the device system Upgrade button opens the Firmware Upload window if activated Current Firmware displays the version of the device firmware which is currently operating Firmware File activate Browse button to navigate to and select the new firmware file The full path to the new firmware file location can be specified there New firmware file is transferred to the system after Upload button is activated Close this window button cancels the new firmware upload pr
33. P UDP packet specified within the packet header usually it is the port of the host system application which sends the packets Destination IP mask is the destination IP of the packet specified within the packet header usually it is the IP of the system which the packet is addressed to Destination Port is the destination port of the TCP UDP packet specified within the packet header usually it is the port of the host system application which the packet is addressed to Comments is the informal field for the comment of the particular firewall entry Few words about the particular firewall entry purpose are saved there usually On flag enables or disables the effect of the particular firewall entry All the added firewall entries are saved in system configuration file however only the enabled firewall entries will be active during device operation New entries in Firewall can be saved by activating Apply Setting and Save Changes button or discarded by activating Cancel button in the Firewall configuration window All the active firewall entries are stored in the FIREWALL chain of the iptables filter table while the device is operating in Router mode PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a virtual private and secure connection between two systems which enables encapsulated data transport It is commonly used as the medium for subscribers to connect to Internet Service Providers Select the IP Address option PPPoE to configur
34. Server Server Port SYSTEM LOG Enable System Log Logging IP Domain Name 192 168 168 1 Logging Port Sid 53 Ping Watchdog PING WATCHDOG Enable Ping Watchdog IP Address To Ping 192 168 168 1 Ping Interval 5 seconds Startup Delay Le seconds Failure Count To Reboot 5 Enable Ping Watchdog Default is disabled Check on box to enable IP Address To Ping Target IP address do ping test monitor Ping Interval Default is 5 seconds minimum This is Ping test duration Startup Delay Default is 60 seconds minimum One time delay after device startup Failed Count To Reboot Default is 5 This is the number of ping failure count before device kick in the reboot process Auto Reboot AUTO REBOOT Auto Reboot Mode Auto Reboot Mode Default is disabled Select By Hour or By Time check This mode lets you preset a timer to automatically force a reboot Timer can in fixed number of hours or at a specified time of day By Hour Enter the number of hours device need to run before kick start reboot process By Time Enter the specific time of day in hh mm 24 hour format to kick start reboots process 54 SNMP Setup SNMP SETUP Enable SNMP el Read Password public Engine ID 800007e560000027041 Enable SNMP Trap E Trap Destination IP 192 168 168 1 Community public Apply Enable SNMP Default is disabled Check on box to enable Read Only Password Password to query
35. TUS BASIC BASIC ADVANCED ADVANCED VLAN SERVICES SYSTEM WIRELESS NETWORK WIRELESS NETWORK More Status MAIN YERSION Uptime Host Name ap System Time ARF Table FIRMWARE ERSION 2 Bridge Table LOADER ERSION a DHCP Active Leases LAN SETTING WAN SETTING LAN MAC 00 80 48 65 ad bf WAN MAC Mot Available MODE MODE Not Available IP ADDRESS 192 166 168 43 IP ADDRESS Mot Available GATEWAT IP ADDRESS GATEWAT IP ADDRESS Not Available Pri DONS IP Pri ONS IP Not Available Sec DNS IP Sec DNS IP Not Available LAN cable Plugged The Status Page displays a summary of link status information current values of basic configuration settings depending on operating mode network settings and traffic Statistics of all the interfaces Status Reporting Main Uptime displays device up time since boot up The time is expressed in days hours minutes and seconds Host Name displays the assigned device host name ID System Time display device current date and time Accurate system date and time is retrieved from the internet services using NTP Network Time Protocol if device is setup and connected to internet Otherwise the date and time update from device own inaccurate autonomous clock Version Firmware Version displays current firmware version in operation Loader Version displays current loader version of the device 61 LAN Setting LAN MAC displays the MAC address of the device LAN
36. _ NETWORK _ More Status v MAIN VERSION Uptime 0 Days 00 01 34 Host Name FIRMWARE YERSION 2 30 build 120913 2 62 build 1110 LOADER YERSION System Time 12 31 1999 17 01 35 LAN SETTING WAN SETTING LAN MAC 7c cb 0d 08 02 7a WAN MAC MODE MODE IP ADDRESS 192 168 168 1 IP ADDRESS Not Available Not Available Not Available GATEWAY IP ADDRESS GATEWAY IP ADDRESS Not Available Pri DNS IP Pri DNS IP Not Available Sec DNS IP Sec DNS IP Not Available LAN cable Porti Port2 Wireless Mode Station MAC 7e cb Od 08 02 7c Plugged Unplugged REMOTE AP SSID REMOTE AP MAC Signal Strength Noise level TX CCQ Channel Width Frequency Security Ack Timeout Refresh LOCAL STATION STATISTICS Bytes Packets Errors fo CT foo II Received Transmitted LOCAL STATION ERRORS Io fo fo RX Invalid NWID RX Invalid Crypt RX Invalid Frag TX Excessive Retries Missed Beacons Other Errors Navigation Main Menu Bar STATUS BASIC BASIC ADVANCED ADVANCED VLAN SERVICES SYSTEM WIRELESS NETWORK WIRELESS NETWORK Status Page displays current status of the device and the statistical information Basic Wireless Page contains the controls for a wireless network configuration while covering basic wireless settings which define operating mode associating details and data security options Basic Network Page covers the configuration of network operating
37. add Private IP Address Enter the local IP of the PC running the application Public IP Address If the application to for any people on the internet to access then select the default All If only specific IP select Single and enter the IP address If only specific range of IP select Range and enter IP address range Custom Server Server Type Protocol Public Port From web server Te E Single ll Ten R Private IP Address Private Port From Public IP From ea J a Fa Fs FH Adding an entry from Custom Server Entry from Custom Server box lets you enter the other port number service for an application and new applications Custom Server also lets you enter a different public and private port service Server Type Enter a brief name for the application This info helps you track the application for that port number you set Protocol Select TCP or UDP the application use Public Port select Single or Range of ports application use From if single port enter this box only If port range enter starting port number here To if single port leave blank if port range enter enter last port number here 49 Private IP Address Enter the local IP of the PC running the application Private Port From If single port enter same public port number or new port number If port range enter only the starting port number Public IP Address If the application is to access by any people on the internet then select the default All If o
38. all option Bridge Firewall rules can be configured enabled or disabled while using Firewall configuration window which is opened with the Configure button Firewall entries can be specified by using the following criteria Interface the interface WLAN or LAN where filtering of the incoming passing through packets is processed IP Type sets which particular L3 protocol type ICMP TCP and UDP should be filtered Source IP mask is the source IP of the packet specified within the packet header usually it is the IP of the host system which sends the packets Source Port is the source port of the TCP UDP packet specified within the packet header usually it is the port of the host system application which sends the packets Destination IP mask is the destination IP of the packet specified within the packet header usually it is the IP of the system which the packet is addressed to Destination Port is the destination port of the TCP UDP packet specified within the packet header usually it is the port of the host system application which the packet is addressed to Comments is the informal field for the comment of the particular firewall entry Few words about the particular firewall entry purpose are saved there usually On flag enables or disables the effect of the particular firewall entry All the added firewall entries are saved in system configuration file however only the enabled firewall entries will be active during the system op
39. authentication should use AES cipher type for connection Only AES allows highest transmission speed and throughput operation Using TKIP cipher type device will limit maximum transmission speed of up to 54Mbps only WPA EAP LOCAL AP WIRELESS SECURITY Geen Em WPA Authentic ation EAP sl Cipher Type AES WPA Preshared Key ster ees Pri Radius Server IP 0 0 0 0 Sec Radius Server IP 0 0 0 0 Authentication Port 1812 Accounting Port 1913 Radius Secret Key private MAC ACL C Enabled E Ade Policy Allawi Fig 2 8 WPA EAP EAP WPA or WPA2 with EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol Firmware supported options for clients are EAP TTLS and EAP PEAP Cipher Type TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol which uses RC4 encryption algorithm AES Advanced Encryption Standard AES algorithm AUTO Default Automatically select between both algorithms Primary Radius Server IP Enter the Primary Radius Server IP address Secondary Radius Server IP Enter the Secondary Radius Server IP address Authentication Port Enter the Authentication Port number of the Radius Server Default is 1812 40 Accounting Port Enter the Accounting Port number of the Radius Server Default is 1813 Radius Secret Key Enter the Secret Key of the Radius Server The device uses this to authenticate itself with Radius Server WPA EAP TTLS and WPA EAP PEAP REMOTE AP WIRELESS SECURITY Security wea
40. blic IP address is transmitted wirelessly fi x Ay e Broadcasting Tower Station Router 18 AP Router connection example Ethernet is use to connect to the broadband Wireless is the local network LAN sharing the broadband connection Internet Cable ADSL modem e router AP Router mode Broadband Internet Access Type Static IP Address Use Static IP Address you have subscribed a fixed IP or range IP addresses from your ISP Dynamic IP Address With Dynamic IP Address the device automatically request IP address from modem or ISP PPP over Ethernet PPPoE When using ADSL services provided by your ISP support PPPoE connection Repeater WDS Mode Repeater WDS Mode to mainly to extend the wireless range and coverage of the wireless network allowing access and communications over places generally difficult for wireless clients to connect to the network In Repeater mode the access point acts as a relay for network signals on the network by regenerating the signals it receives and retransmitting them to main network infrastructure Detailed information on the Repeater mode is available in the Repeater Setup section Note Repeater WDS requires the access point to be setup in RootAP or Access Point WDS mode to work 19 Ethernet Network WDS Root AP Ist Repeater AP 2nd Repeater AP Configure the IP Address After setting up the hardware you need to assign an IP address to y
41. de Changes are penodically made to the information contained herein and will be incorporated into later versions of the manual The information contained is subject to change without pnor notice FCC NOTICE This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This device generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the Instructions may cause hamful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur ina particular installation If this device does cause hammful interference to radio ortelevision reception the user is encouraged to try to corect the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reonent or relocate the receiving antenna e Connect the computer to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Increase the separation between the computer and receiver e Consult the dealeroran expenenced radio TV technician for help Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user s authonty to operate the equipment FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following t
42. device Engine ID Default is 800007e5BD00002704D000007c Enable SNMP Trap Default is disabled Check on box to enable Trap Destination IP Enter the IP to send the info when trap is triggered Community Enter the SNMP community string NTP Setup NTP SETUP Select Your Time Zone GMT 07 00 Mountain Time US amp Canada 3 Enable NTP Client h Custom Time Server time nist gov Known Time Server bonehed lcs mit edu D Apply Enable NTP Client Default is disabled Check on box to enable Select Your Time Zone Select from list the country you reside Custom Time Server Default is time nist gov Enter preferred time server domain IP Known Time Server You can also select one from this list as your new time server Web HTTP Security WEB SERVER Web server mode HTTF sl HTTPS Port Dir Web Server Mode Default is HTTP Option is HTTP and HTTPs HTTP s Port Default is 80 for HTTP and 413 for HTTPs Enter a new preferred port number 55 Telnet Access Setup TELNET SERVER Enable Telnet Server Server Port Enable Telnet Server Default is enabled Remove check on box to disable Server Port Default is 23 Enter new preferred port number SSH Access Setup S5H SERVER Enable SSH Server Server Port Enable SSH Server Default is disabled Check on box to enable Server Port Default is 22 Enter new preferred port number System Log Setup SYSTEM LOG Enable System Log
43. drops because of the too many data frames are re send thus if the timeout is set too short or too long it will result poor connection and throughput performance Changing the ACK Timeout value will change the Distance to the appropriate distance value for the ACK Timeout Auto Adjust control and enable the ACK Timeout Self Configuration feature If enabled ACK Timeout value will be derived dynamically using an algorithm similar to the Conservative Rate Algorithm described above It is not recommended to use Auto Adjust option for long range links if the signal level is low or the high level of interference is present lf two or more stations are located at the considerably different distance from the Access Point the highest ACK Timeout for the farthest station should be set at the AP side It is not recommended to use Auto Adjust option for Point to Multipoint connections as it will not warrant highest network performance in all the use cases 78 Signal Strength LED Settings LED Thresholds Configuration The LED s for signal strength on the device can be made to light on when received signal levels reach the values defined in the following fields This allows a technician to easily deploy a CPE without logging into the unit i e for antenna alignment operation Signal LED Thresholds specify the marginal value of Signal Strength dBm which will switch on LEDs indicating signal strength LED 1 Red will switch on if the Signal Stren
44. e a PPPoE tunnel in order to connect to an ISP Only the external network interface can be configured as PPPoE client as all the traffic will be sent via this tunnel The IP address Default gateway IP and DNS server IP address will be obtained from the PPPoE server after PPPoE connection is established Broadcast address is used for the PPPoE server discovery and tunnel establishment Valid authorization credentials are required for the PPPoE connection PPPoE Username username to connect to the server must match the configured on the PPPoE server Password password to connect to the server must match the configured on the PPPoE server PPPoE MTU MRU the size in bytes of the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU and Maximum Receive Unit MRU used for the data encapsulation while transferring it through the PPP tunnel 75 Enable DMZ The Demilitarized zone DMZ can be enabled and used as a place where services can be placed such as Web Servers Proxy Servers and E mail Servers such that these services can still serve the local network and are at the same time isolated from it for additional security DMZ is commonly used with the NAT functionality as an alternative for the Port Forwarding while makes all the ports of the host network device be visible from the external network side DMZ Management Port Web Management Port for the based device TCP IP port 80 by default will be used for the host device if DMZ Management Port option
45. e and signal strength or simply in a more convenient location To protect your security and privacy the access point is armed with many enhanced and latest wireless security features such as IEEE 802 111 standards MAC Address Filtering IEEE 802 1x Authentication and WEP WPA WPA2 encryption to ensure privacy for the heterogeneous mix of users within the same wireless network The access point also incorporates a unique set of advanced features such as Virtual AP to deliver multiple services Long Range parameter fine tuning which provide the access point with the ability to auto calculate parameters such as slot time ACK time out and CTS time out to achieve a longer range Features and Benefits Point to Point amp Point to MultiPoint Support Point to Point and Point to MultiPoint communication between different buildings enables you to bridge wireless clients that are kilometres apart while unifying the networks Virtual AP Multiple SSID Virtual AP implements mSSID Multi SSID This allows a single wireless system to be set up with multiple virtual AP connections with different SSIDs or BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier and different security settings Highly Secured Wireless Network The access point supports the highest available wireless security standard IEEE802 11i compliant The access point also supports IEEE 802 1x for secure and centralized user based authentication Wireless clients are thus required to authenticate t
46. e the SSID identifier Site Survey Site Survey will search for the available wireless networks in range on all the supported channels and will allow you to select one for association In case the selected network uses encryption you ll need to set security parameters in wireless security section Click Scan to re scan the Access Points in range Select the Access Point from the list and click Close this window Site Survey channel scan list can be modified using the Channel Scan List control Remote AP Lock to MAC Enter the MAC address of the remote access point the device is connected to This option will make device only connect to this access point This is important when connection is Point to Point operation 37 Remote AP Preferred MAC Enter the preferred MAC address of the access point you want device to connect when it first startup Up to max of 4 MAC addresses can be entered Priority is from top to bottom In the event all preferred MAC addresses are not available device will then pick the matching SSID access point with the strongest signal Country Code Different countries have different power levels and also frequency selections To ensure device operation follows regulatory compliance rules the operator should make sure that correct country code where device will be used is selected The channel list output power limits IEEE 802 11 and Channel Spectrum Width modes will be tuned according to the regulations of the s
47. ed by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following EMC Standards FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart C Section 15 247 CE EN 300 328 2 EN 300 826 EN 301 489 17 Therefore this product ts in conformity with the following regional standards FCC Class B following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directive CE Mark following the provisions of the EC directive Manual Version 1 1 January 2013 This manual is written based on Firmware version 2 26 Table of Contents OVERVICW eegene 7 Tei d ee Tat e DEE 7 SM AliG BEE 8 Hardware INnsStallation ccccccccseceecesensenseeseeseeseeeeoseensonecnecasensenseuseasensenssnes 9 DIN Fall MSUANG UUION airera Steeg aaa a aa 9 KE dude Bin i le EH AUOM EEN 9 Hardware OVErVieW ccccccescceeccsseeneeeeseneeensennseensensenseensenasenseenssensenesenaeenas 10 ELS 6 UL eer WEE 10 Ern get gt Be WR 11 TOD EE 11 EE Eege 12 Cables and Anteninas cccccssccessceeeeneeeeenseeseeeeeenseeasenasesseuseensenasenasecneeness 13 Siet date te el ic epee rene er mann enn Nee Ren nnn Tena ome Wee Rev re A Te ERC RA RT eS 13 10BaseT 100Basel X Pin Assignments ceccccccesseccessseeceeeseeeeeeseeceeseeeeeesaeees 13 MV SVS S e ipl EE 14 Operation Modes amp Connection ExXamples c ssccssssesessecseseeeeseseaeenes 15 Access Point and Access Point WDS Mod 0 0 0 0 ccceeccccccess
48. elected country Station setting must match AP country code setting No Country Set Option when checked only the frequency range are available 11n 2 4GHz is 2412 2462MHz 11n 5GHz is 5180 5320MHz and 5745 5825MHz Wireless Profile NA is 11n 5GHz band and represents a mixed of 802 11n and 802 11a mode NG is 11n 2 4GHz band and represents a mixed of 802 11n 802 119 and 802 11b mode Station setting must match AP Wireless Profile setting Channel Spectrum Width 20M represents the data transmitted at a bandwidth of 2OMHz 20 40MHz represents the data transmitted at either 2OMHz or 40MHz In very noisy environment it automatically fall back to 2OMHz to be more resilient to the interference In situation when auto fall back did not happened manually changing channel spectrum width to 20MHz will to help reduce interference on the link and improve performance Note 40MHz bandwidth is non standard for 802 11n g mode operation If you experience unstable performance change Channel Spectrum Width to 20M Station setting must match AP Channel Spectrum Width setting Maximum checking this box will result in maximum Tx output power overriding regulation Obey Regulatory Power checking this box will obey Tx output regulatory power by country 38 Channel Scan List 5180 MHz 5200 MHz 5220 MHz 5240 MHz M 5260 MHz 15280 MHz TI 5300 MHz TI 5320 MHz F 5500 MHz F 5520 MHz 15540 MHz TI 5560 MHz TI 5580 MHz F 5600 MHz M 5620
49. eless operation mode described above IP will be used for routing in internal network it will be the Gateway IP for all the devices connected on the internal network IP address also will be used for the management purpose of the device WLAN IP Address This IP addresses represents the LAN or WLAN interface which is connected to the external network according to the wireless operation mode described above This is the IP address can be used for the routing and the device management purposes The external network interface can be set for static IP or can be set to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server which should reside in the external network One of the IP assignment modes must be selected for the external network interface DHCP choose this option to obtain the IP address Gateway and DNS address dynamically from the external DHCP server PPPoE choose this option to obtain the IP address Gateway and DNS address dynamically from the external PPPoE server Static choose this option to assign the static IP settings for the external interface IP Address and Netmask settings should consist with the address space of the network segment where the device resides If the device IP settings and administrator PC which is connected to the device through wired or wireless IP settings will use different address space the device will become unreachable Netmask This is used to define the device IP classification for the chosen IP address
50. ent to a remote server specified by the Remote Log IP Address and Remote Log Port Remote Log IP Address is the host IP address where syslog messages should be sent Remote host should be configured properly to receive syslog protocol messages Remote Log Port is the TCP IP port of the host syslog messages should be sent 514 is the default port for the commonly used system message logging utilities Every logged message contains at least a System Time and a Host Name Usually a particular service name which generates the system event is specifies also within the message Messages from different services have different context and different level of the details Usually error warning or informational system services messages are reported The more detailed system messages are reported the greater volume of log messages will be generated 81 Appendix V VLAN Setup examples A Tagged Wireless VLAN to Tagged Ethernet VLAN Setup Tag vlan connection Setup Setup 1 ssid1 tag vlan ID 100 tag vian ID 100 tag vlan ID 200 m A Ethernet tag vlan ID 100 VLAN switch Li WPC1 wlan tag vian ID 100 port 1 tag vian ID 100 port 2 tag vian ID 100 PC2 ethernet tag vian ID 100 Setup 2 ssid1 tag vian ID 100 tag vlan ID 200 toa Ethernet port 1 tag vlan ID 100 WPC1 wlan tag vlan ID 200 e ae Lport2 tag vlan ID 200 PC2 ethernet tag vlan ID 200 Hints For each vian id group to send between AP and wireless
51. equirements Bridge operating mode is selected by default as it is widely used by the subscriber Stations while connecting to Access Point or using WDS In this mode the device will act as a transparent bridge and will operate in Layer 2 There will be no network segmentation while broadcast domain will be the same Bridge mode will not block any broadcast or multicast traffic Additional Firewall settings can be configured for Layer 2 packet filtering and access control in Bridge mode Router operating mode can be configured in order to operate in Layer 3 to perform routing and enable network segmentation wireless clients will be on different IP subnet Router mode will block broadcasts while it is not transparent Device supports Multicast packet pass through in Router mode Router can act as DHCP server and use Network Address Translation Masquerading feature which is widely used by the Access Points NAT will act as the firewall between LAN and WLAN networks Additional Firewall settings can be configured for Layer 3 packet filtering and access control in Router mode Bridge Mode Bridge Mode Network Settings In bridge mode the device forwards all the network management and data packets from one network interface to the other without any intelligent routing For simple applications this provides efficient and fully transparent network solution WLAN wireless and LAN Ethernet interfaces belong to the same network segment which has t
52. eration New Firewall entries can be saved by activating Apply button or discarded by activating Cancel button in the Firewall configuration window All the active firewall entries are stored in the FIREWALL chain of the ebtables filter table while the device is operating in Bridge mode Click Apply Setting and Save Changes button to save the changes made in the Network page 71 Appendix Il Wireless Router Mode This section provides more details on wireless with router function The role of the LAN and WLAN interface will change accordingly to the Wireless Mode while the device is operating in Router mode e Wireless interface and all the wireless clients connected are considered as the internal LAN and the Ethernet interface is dedicated for the connection to the external network while the device is operating in AP AP WDS wireless mode e Wireless interface and all the wireless clients connected is considered as the external network and the all the network devices on LAN side as well as the Ethernet interface itself is considered as the internal network while the device is operating in Station Station WDS mode Wireless wired clients are routed from the internal network to the external one by default Network Address Translation NAT functionality works the same way AP Router mode Network Settings IP Address This IP addresses represents the LAN or WLAN interface which is connected to the internal network according to the wir
53. et Options Yahoo Singapore Microsoft Internet Explorer Fie Edit view Favorites EME Help 5 Mail and News A Q Back v gt sl Synchronize e Windows Update Address http sg yahoo com Windows Messenger Yahoo Messenger Show Related Links i Internet Options Step 2 Open the Connections tab and in the LAN Settings section disable all the option boxes Click on the OK button to update the changes Local Area Network LAN Settings Automatic configuration Automatic configuration may override manual settings To ensure the use of manual settings disable automatic configuration Automatically detect settings Cluse automatic configuration script fiddress Proxy server g Use a proxy server for your LAN These settings will not apply to dial up or YPN connections Bypass proxy server for local addresses Step 3 At the Address bar type in http 192 168 168 1 and press Enter on your keyboard 21 Step 4 At the login prompt enter the User Name and Password The default are User Name admin Password password Authentication Required ed 4 username and password are being requested by http 192 168 68 5 The site says Wireless h User Mame f Password It then opens the device home page The Status page ei OO STATUS BASIC BASIC ADVANCED ADVANCED VLAN SERVICES SYSTEM WIRELESS _ NETWORK _ WIRELESS
54. ew configuration Use only configuration backups of the same type device configuration backed up from PowersStation2 suits only PowerStation2 but not LiteStation2 or LiteStation5 Behavior may be unpredictable when mixing configurations from different type devices Device Maintenance DEVICE MAINTENANCE Reset ta defaults The controls in this section are dedicated for the device maintenance routines rebooting resetting generating of the support information report Reboot activate Reboot control in order to initiate full reboot cycle of the device Reboot effect is the same as the hardware reboot which is similar to the power off power on cycle The system configuration is not modified after the reboot cycle completes Any non applied changes will be lost Reset to Defaults activate Reset to Defaults control in order to initiate reset the device 59 to factory defaults routine Reset routine initiates system Reboot process similar to the power off power on cycle The running system configuration will be deleted and the default system configuration all the system settings with no exception will be set After the Reset to Defaults routine is completed the device system will return to the default IP configuration 192 168 168 1 255 255 255 0 and will start operating in Station Bridge mode It is highly recommended to backup the system configuration before the Reset to Defaults is initiated 60 Status Page STA
55. gth reaches the value set in an entry field next to it LED 2 Yellow will switch on if the Signal Strength reaches the value set in an entry field next to it LED 3 Green will switch on if the Signal Strength reaches the value set in an entry field next to it LED 4 Green will switch on if the Signal Strength reaches the value set in an entry field next to it Configuration example if the Signal Strength fluctuates around RSSI 15 30 the LED Thresholds can be adjusted to the RSSI values 15 20 25 30 79 Appendix IV Services This section provides more details on the system management services Ping WatchDog The ping watchdog sets the device to continuously ping a user defined IP address it can be the internet gateway for example If it is unable to ping under the user defined constraints the device will automatically reboot This option creates a kind of fail proof mechanism Ping Watchdog is dedicated for continuous monitoring of the particular connection to remote host using the Ping tool The Ping works by sending ICMP echo request packets to the target host and listening for ICMP echo response replies If the defined number of replies is not received the tool reboots the device Enable Ping Watchdog control will enable Ping Watchdog Tool IP Address To Ping enter the target host IP address to monitor Ping Interval specify time interval in seconds between to send the ICMP echo requests S
56. h 1 transmit and 1 receive stream and both transmit receive on the right port of radio card only Selecting 2x2 Dual Chain default will enable radio card to operate with 2 transmit and 2 receive streams and automatically transmit receive on any of the 2 radio card ports 46 Advanced Network Tab Click Advanced Network tab from menu to open the page below Note This tab will not open when in device is in Bridge node To open page first enabled Router mode in Basic Network STATUS BASIC BASIC ADVANCED ADVANCED SERVICES SYSTEM WIRELESS MEIH WIRELESS NETVVORK Figure 1 Apply Settings SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL STP SETUP Spanning Tree Protocol Enabled Root Priority 22768 0 to 65536 Boot Hello Time i 1 to 10 Root Forward Delay d to 30 Root Maximum Age 6 to 40 NAT SETUP HAT Enabled DMZ C Enabled DHZ Private IP 0 0 0 0 Port Forwarding Enabled Configure IP Forwarding Enabled Configure BANDWIDTH CONTROL Bandwidth Control Enabled 47 ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL RIP SETUP Routing Info Protocol IT Enabled Routing Info Protocol Version RIP i x FIREWALL SETUP Firewall Enabled FILTERING SETUP Packet Filtering IT Enabled URL Filtering Enabled Multicasting Filtering Enabled DNS REDIRECTION SETUP DNS Redirection V Enabled DYNAMIC DNS SETUP Dynamic DNS Enabled Domain Name Add DNS R
57. he same IP address space WLAN and LAN interfaces form the virtual bridge interface while acting as the bridge ports The bridge has assigned IP settings for management purposes 69 Bridge IP Address The device can be set for static IP or can be set to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server it is connected to One of the IP assignment modes must be selected DHCP choose this option to assign the dynamic IP address Gateway and DNS address by the local DHCP server STATIC choose this option to assign the static IP settings for the bridge interface IP Address enter the IP address of the device while Static Bridge IP Address mode is selected This IP will be used for the device management purposes IP Address and Netmask settings should consist with the address space of the network segment where device resides If the device IP settings and administrator PC which is connected to the device in wired or wireless way IP settings will use different address space the device will become unreachable Netmask This is a value which when expanded into binary provides a mapping to define which portions of IP address groups can be classified as host devices and network devices Netmask defines the address space of the network segment where device resides 255 255 255 0 or 24 Netmask is commonly used among many C Class IP networks Gateway IP Typically this is the IP address of the host router which provides the point of connection to the
58. hrough highly secure methods like EAP TTLS and EAP PEAP in order to obtain access to the network uConfig Utility The exclusive uConfig utility allows users to access the user friendly Web configuration interface of the access point without having to change the TCP IP setup of the workstation HTTPS The access point supports HTTPS SSL in addition to the standard HTTP HTTPS SSL features additional authentication and encryption for secure communication Telnet Telnet allows a computer to remotely connect to the access point CLI Command Line Interface for control and monitoring SSH SSH Secure Shell Host establishes a secure host connection to the access point CLI for control and monitoring Hardware Installation DIN Rail Installation Each AP has a DIN Rail kit on rear panel The DIN Rail kit helps AP to fix on the DIN Rail It is easy to install the AP on the DIN Rail Step 1 Slant the AP and mount the metal spring to DIN Rail Step 2 Push the AP toward the DIN Rail until you heard a click sound Wall Mount Installation Each AP has another installation method to fix the AP A wall mount panel can be found in the package The following steps show how to mount the AP on the wall Step 1 Remove DIN Rail kit Step 2 Use 6 screws that can be found in the package to combine the wall mount panel The screws specification shows in the following two pictures In order to prevent the AP from any damage the
59. ich the packet is addressed to Click Apply to the rule or Cancel to clear the rule set 5I Outbound Filtering Setup FILTERING SETUP Packet Filtering Enabled URL Filtering IT Enabled Multicasting Filtering Enabled Filtering Setup Default is disabled Check on box to enable For configuration refer to Appendix section DNS REDIRECTION SETUP DNS Redirection W Enabled DNS Redirection Default is enabled Check on box to disable When enabled router device will act as DNS proxy PC connected to this router device to set their TCPIP DNS IP to router s IP address PC can still setup a valid DNS IP to skip the DNS proxy handling DYNAMIC DNS SETUP Dynamic DNS Enabled Domain Name h Remove El Dynamic DNS Setup Default is disabled Check on box to enable Dynamic DNS let router s WAN dynamic IP address linked and automatically updated to domain server hosting the service each time the IP address is changed These ensured users on the internet can always get access to the hosting service behind the router For configuration refer to Appendix section DNS RELAY SETUP DNS Relay hf Enabled Primary DNS IP Address 203 120 90 60 Secondary DNS IP Address 203 120 90 40 DNS Relay Setup Default is disabled Check on box to enable These are the primary and secondary DNS IPs device proxy service use to resolve the domain name on behalf of the client PCs Primary DNS IP Address Enter the p
60. if device is also the router then IP class must be same as device IP class DHCP Lease Time default is 3600 seconds or 1hour Enter the new lease time in seconds DHCP Server Relay IP Enter the IP address of the remote DHCP server where the DHCP Client request will be relay to get the IP address DHCP Gateway Relay IP Enter the IP address of the remote gateway where the DHCP Client request will be relay to get the gateway IP address Enable DNS Proxy Check to enable function Device router operation will act as proxy to resolve all DNS requests 31 DHCP Reservations DHCP SERVER RESERVATIONS IP Address Hardware MAC IF Address Hardware MAC 192 168 168 100 00 11 22 33 44 55 Remove E ee GE Click Add to enter for each device the IP address and MAC address All DHCP active lease devices are displayed in the Status tab page from the More Status selection Domain Name Server Entry DOMAIN NAME SERVER S0DRESSES Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Primary DNS IP Secondary ONS IP The Primary and Secondary DNS IP addresses entry is for device operation to resolve domain name to reach certain servers like internet time server and other services that use domain name Note Ensure device gateway IP is also set that to allow device to access to internet Primary DNS IP optional Enter the primary DNS IP address nearest to the gateway router Secondary
61. inter share ACCEPT TCP _ 206 123 27 99 192 168 168 12 631 um E ACCEPT Tce ll uap rr accer ree all rell fl accer ree PT TI 13 0 ACCEPT Tce zll 14 0 ACCEPT Tce ll isO accer ree zl III 16 D ACCEPT Tce zll 17 0 ACCEPT Tce zll fF 18 0 ACCEPT Tce ll af ACCEPT Tce ll 20 0 ACCEPT Tce zll Apply Cancel Firewall Setup Default is disabled Check on box to enable For configuration refer to Appendix section Comment enter a brief name for the service Policy select Accept or Deny for the apply rule IP Type select ICMP TCP and UDP packet type to check Source IP Mask enter the source IP address and Netmask Is the source IP of the packet specified within the packet header usually it is the IP of the host system which sends the packets Src Port enter the source port number in rule check Is the source port of the TCP UDP packet specified within the packet header usually it is the port of the host system application which sends the packets Destination IP Mask enter the destination IP and Netmask Is the Destination IP of the packet specified within the packet header usually it is the IP of the system which the packet is addressed to Des Port enter the destination port in rule check Is the destination port of the TCP UDP packet specified within the packet header usually it is the port of the host system application wh
62. is enabled In this case device will respond to the requests from the external network as if it was the host which is specified with DMZ IP It is recommended to leave Management Port disabled while the based device will become inaccessible from the external network if enabled DMZ IP connected to the internal network host specified with the DMZ IP address will be accessible from the external network With a multicast design applications can send one copy of each packet and address it to the group of computers that want to receive it This technique addresses packets to a group of receivers rather than to a single receiver It depends on the network to forward the packets to the hosts which need to receive them Common Routers isolate all the broadcast thus multicast traffic between the internal and external networks however provides the multicast traffic pass through functionality Click Change button to save the changes made in the Network page 76 Appendix Ill Advanced Settings This section provides more detail explanation on advanced setting for routing and wireless settings The Advanced options page allows you to manage advanced settings that influence on the device performance and behavior The advanced wireless settings are dedicated for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN technology These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your device
63. k on the Open Web button To retrieve and display the latest device s in the list click on the Refresh button Help NIC Adaptor List Description MAC Ip Mask Gateway Broadcom wireles OO 1 C4 04 43 2D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Realtek ATLE168 O0 03 25 2F D1 80 192 168 168 171 256 255 255 0 Forward A oute List Network Destination Metmask_ Gateway Interface Metio l 127 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 127 0 0 1 127 0 0 1 192 168 168 0 255 255 255 0 192 168 168 11 192 168 168 1 192 168 168 11 255 255 255 255 127 0 0 1 127 0 0 1 192 1AA TRA AP PAR PAR PAR AR 197 1RA1RA 11 192 1R 1AA 11 Compe Products List Curent Selected 1 00 60 48 32 34 56 192 165 168 1 Gs Open Web Ca Refresh 0 Exit Step 3 Do not exit the uConfig program while accessing the web based interface as this will disconnect you from the device Click on the OK button Warning The selected product is on different subnet uConfig will change the system settings to enable access to the product s Web Interface Do not close uConfig while accessing the product s Web Interface doing so will break the connection After finishing the product configuration press the lt ExitUconfig gt link on the product s Web Interface uConfig will then close automatically 25 Step 4 At the login prompt enter the User Name and Password The default are User Name admin Password password Authentication Required Er a xj eg 4 username
64. local network while the device is operating in AP AP WDS wireless mode and in the contrariwise direction in Station Station WDS mode NAT is implemented using the masquerade type firewall rules NAT firewall entries are stored in the iptables nat table while the device is operating in Router mode Please refer to the iptables tutorial for detailed description of the NAT functionality in Router mode Static routes should be specified in order the packets should pass through the based device if the NAT is disabled in while operating in Router network mode Enable DHCP Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP Server assigns IP addresses to clients which will associate to the wireless interface while the device is operating in AP AP WDS wireless mode and assigns IP addresses to clients which will connect to the LAN interface while the device is operating in Station Station WDS mode Range Start End This range determines the IP addresses given out by the DHCP server to client devices on the internal network which use dynamic IP configuration Lease Time The IP addresses given out by the DHCP server will only be valid for the duration specified by the lease time Increasing the time ensure client operation without interrupt but could introduce potential conflicts Lowering the lease time will avoid potential address conflicts but might cause more slight interruptions to the client while it will acquire new IP addresses from the DHCP server 7
65. ly to occur However lower values of the Fragmentation Threshold will result lower throughput as well Minor or no modifications of the Fragmentation Threshold value is recommended while default setting of 2346 is optimum in most of the wireless network use cases Station Isolation This option allows packets only to be sent from the external network to the CPE and vice verse applicable for AP AP WDS mode only If the Client Isolation is enabled wireless stations connected to the same AP will not be able to interconnect on both layer 2 MAC and layer 3 IP level This is effective for the associated stations and WDS peers also Acknowledgement Timeout Device has an auto acknowledgement timeout algorithm which dynamically optimizes the frame acknowledgement timeout value without user intervention This is a critical feature required for stabilizing long distance outdoor links The user also has the ability to enter the value manually Distance specify the distance value in miles or kilometers using slider or enter the value manually The signal strength and throughput falls off with range Changing the distance value will change the ACK Timeout to the appropriate value of the distance ACK Timeout specify the ACK Timeout Every time the station receives the data frame it sends an ACK frame to the AP if transmission errors are absent If the station receives no ACK frame from the AP within set timeout it re sends the frame The performance
66. mary Radius Server IP that Access Point will use to query server Secondary Radius Server IP Enter the Secondary Radius Server IP that Access Point will use to query the server Authentication Port Enter the Radius Server Authentication Port number to use Default is 1812 Accounting Port Enter Radius server Accounting Port to use Default is 1813 Radius Secret Key Enter Radius server Secret Key that Access Point to use to authenticate itself with radius server IEEE802 1x Key Rotation Enter time in seconds Time before activate key rotation in authentication process for higher security 42 IEEE802 1x Key Length This is the key length of the initial seed key Select 64 or 128bit WEP LOCAL AP WIRELESS SECURITY Security WEP d Authentication Type Open C Shared Key Key Type ASCII Current Key KEY 1 WEP Key 1 Ir WEP Key 1 Length 64 bit WEP Key 2 Es WEP Key 2 Length d bit e WEP Key 3 WEP Key 3 Length 64 bit WEP Eey 4 WEP key 4 Length 64 bit MAC ACL Enabled Policy Fig 2 6 WEP The operation of the Keys is the same for ALL the modes Note Operating with WEP security will limit AP to maximum wireless link speed of 54Mbps only Authentication Type Open Authentication Default No authentication Recommend to use this standard option over shared authentication Shared Authentication May not be compatible with all Access Point Not recommended Key Type
67. mponents of the APN 310N are showed as below 1 Screw holes for wall mount kit 2 DIN Rail kit Rare panel of the APN 310N 12 Cables and Antennas Ethernet Cables The APN 310N WLAN AP has standard Ethernet ports According to the link type the AP use CAT 3 4 5 5e UTP cables to connect to any other network device PCs servers switches routers or hubs Please refer to the following table for cable specifications Cable Types and Specifications 10BASE T Cat 3 4 5 100 ohm UTP 100 m 328 ft RJ 45 100BASE TX Cat 5100 ohm UTP UTP 100 m 328 ft RJ 45 10BaseT 100BaseTX Pin Assignments With 100BASE TX 10BASE T cable pins 1 and 2 are used for transmitting data and pins 3 and 6 are used for receiving data RJ 45 Pin Assignments TD TD RD The APN 310N AP support auto MDI MDI X operation You can use a straight through cable to connect PC and AP The following table below shows the 10BASE T 100BASE TX MDI and MDI X port pin outs MDI MDI X pins assignment Guten RD receive Green AD receive RD receive TD transmit 13 6D receive TD transmit Anen nee Note and signs represent the polarity of the wires that make up each wire pair Wireless Antenna 2 4GHz 5GHz antennas are used for the APN 310N and connected with reversed SMA connectors External antennas also can be applied with this connectors 14 Operation Modes amp Connection Examples
68. nly specific IP select Single and enter the IP address If only specific range of IP select Range and enter IP address range IP FORWARD ENTRIES Private IP Public IP is2 168 168 200 206 12 100 50 Private IP Public IP 4oply Setting IP Forwarding Default is disabled Check on box to enable For configuration refer to Appendix section Private IP enter local IP address to receive forward packet by the public IP Public IP enter public IP address when access will forward all packet to the local IP Click Add to add to list ROUTING INFORMATION PROTOCOL RIP SETUP Routing Info Protocol Enabled Routing Info Protocol Version RIPvIi sl Routing Information Protocol Default is disabled Check on box to enable For configuration refer to Appendix section Router Info Protocol version select RIPv1 or RIPv2 50 Firewall Setup Firewall On Comment Polic IP Type Source IP Mask Src Port Destination IP Mask Des Port 1 M web server ACCEPT TcP Jonn so 192 168 168 10 a1 2 M Ftp server ACCEPT Tce 0 0 0 0 21 192 168 168 11 21 3 M Block 445 port oeny Jlrep 0 0 0 0 445 0 0 0 0 445 4 M Block 135 oeny I upp Jong 135 0 0 0 0 135 5 M Block 136 ACCEPT upp Jong 136 0 0 0 0 136 e M Block 137 ACCEPT upp Jong 137 0 0 0 0 137 7 M Block 138 ACCEPT upp Jong 138 0 0 0 0 138 8 M Block 139 ACCEPT upp Jong 139 0 0 0 0 139 9 631 M Internet Pr
69. nt s connection status info Click to refresh client connection statistics and status page Radio 1 Wireless Mode Access Point WDS LOCAL AP SSID Frequency 5 18 GHz ack Timeout CONNECTED STATIONS 1 MAC ADDRESS SIGNAL STRENGTH Tx RATE OO 80 48 66 9f a5 40f54 40 270M LOCAL AP STATISTICS Bytes Packets MAL 00 80 48 65 ad cO LOCAL AP MAC 00 80 48 65 ad co Security WPA Refresh Tx CCQ Ru RATE CHANNEL WIDTH 35 270M HT40 Errors Received 18443375 244754 In Transmitted 20945683 285026 In O O LOCAL AP ERRORS RX Invalid NWID RX Invalid Crypt fo RX Invalid Frag os Radio 1 Wireless Mode Access Point WDS LOCAL AP SSID Frequency 5 18 GHz ack Timeout CONNECTED STATIONS 1 MAC ADDRESS SIGNAL STRENGTH Tx RATE OO 80 46 66 9f 4a5 4034 40 LOCAL AP STATISTICS Bytes Received 16445375 ede Transmitted 70945683 LOCAL APF ERRORS RX Invalid NWID 27390 RX Invalid Crypt np e HX Invalid Frag fo Ts Excessive Retries os Missed Beacons 0 Other Errors o Select VAP MAC O0 80 48 65 ad coO LOCAL AP MAC O00 80 48 65 ad c0 Security WPA Refresh Rx RATE CHANNEL WIDTH HT40 CONNECTED STATIONS 1 MAC ADDRESS SIGNAL STRENGTH 00 80 48 66 9f a5 TE LOCAL AP STATIS51 Current average fefiperlSignal Right port signal signal Signals strength at the left and right port of radio card can be view with more accurately while adjusting the antenna
70. ocess if activated Upgrade button should be activated in order to proceed with firmware upgrade routine new firmware image should be uploaded into the system first Please be patient as the firmware upgrade routine can take 3 7 minutes The based device will be un accessible until the firmware upgrade routine is completed Do not switch off do not reboot and do not disconnect the device from the power supply during the firmware upgrade process as these actions will damage the device It is highly recommended to backup the system configuration and the Support Info file before uploading the new configuration Close this window button closes the firmware upgrade window if activated This action will not cancel the firmware upgrade process 57 Host Name HOST WAME Host Name AP Host Name is the system wide device identifier It is reported by SNMP Agent to authorized management stations Host Name will be represented in popular Router Operating Systems registration screens and discovery tools Host Name specifies the system identity Change button saves the Host Name if activated Administrative and Read only Account ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT Administrator Username admin Current Password New Password erify New Password In this section you can modify the administrator password to protect your device from unauthorized configuration The default administrator s password should be changed on the very fir
71. ou may not use different secret key for each VAP Or you should configure only for one SSID with radius authentication 44 Advance Wireless Tab STATUS BASIC BASIC ADVANCED ADVANCED SERVICES WIRELESS NETWORK WIRELESS NETWORK RADIO 1 RADIOZ RADIOS RADIO 4 Click Advanced Wireless tab from menu and select RADIO 1 to open the page below LONG RANGE PARAMETERS RADIO 1 Long Range Parameters IT Enable Beacon Interval figo RTS Threshold 2346 E of Fragmentation Threshold 2346 off Distance meters Calculate Slot Timefus 3 ACK Timeout us ES W Auto Adjust for Slottime ACK Timeout CTS Timeout CTS Timeout us ES OTHER SETTINGS RADIO 1 Noise Immunity W Enable Signal Strength Indicator RSSI LED 1 10 LED 20 LEDS 30 LED4 40 Radio Off with No Ethernet Enabled Station Isolation Enabled Chainmask Selection 2x2 Dual Chains Long Range Parameters Setup Advanced wireless page let you setup outdoor long distant connection parameters Long Range Parameters Check to enable parameters Beacon Interval default is 100 ms Define the time interval in millisecond the beacon to broadcast Recommend to use default RTS Threshold Default is OFF Fragmentation Threshold Default is OFF Distance Enter the distant in meters the device is to connect with the opposite device Then click Calculate The close approximate values for Slot Time ACK Timeout CTS
72. our PC so that it Is in the same subnet as the access point For Windows 95 98 98SE ME NT Step 1 From your desktop right click the Network Neighborhood icon and select Properties Step 2 Select the network adapter that you are using then right click and select Properties Step 3 Highlight TCP IP and click on the Properties button 20 Step 4 Select the Specify an IP address radio button Set the IP address to 192 168 168 X and subnet mask to 255 255 255 0 where X can be any number from 2 to 254 Step 5 To verify that the IP address has been correctly assigned to your PC go to the Start menu select Run and enter the command winipcfg Select the Ethernet adapter from the drop down list and click OK Client for Microsoft Networks Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet Controller File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks 29 Remove J Properties Client for Microsoft Networks TCP IP Properties 192 168 168 100 Mask 255 255 255 0 IP Configuration Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fas PC is now setup with a proper IP address to communicate with the access point 21 For Windows XP 2000 Step 1 Go to your desktop right click on the My Network Places icon and select Properties Step 2 Right click the network adapter icon and select Properties Step 3 Highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click on the Properties button Step 4
73. range is 0 234 bytes or word off The default value is 2347 which means that RTS is disabled RTS CTS Request to Send Clear to Send is the mechanism used by the 802 11 wireless networking protocol to reduce frame collisions introduced by the hidden terminal problem RTS CTS packet size threshold is 0 2347 bytes If the packet size the node wants to transmit is larger than the threshold the RTS CTS handshake gets triggered If the packet size is equal to or less than threshold the data frame gets sent immediately System uses Request to Send Clear to Send frames for the handshake which provide collision reduction for access point with hidden stations The stations are sending a RTS frame first while data is send only after handshake with an AP is completed Stations respond with the CTS frame to the RTS which provides clear media for the requesting station to send the data CTS collision control management has time interval defined T1 during which all the other stations hold off the transmission and wait until the requesting Station will finish transmission Fragmentation Threshold specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets The range is 256 2346 bytes or word off Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance The use of fragmentation can increase the reliability of frame transmissions Because of sending smaller frames collisions are much less like
74. rimary DNS IP address Secondary DNS IP Address Enter the secondary DNS IP address UPNP SETUP UPnP W Enabled Apply Settings UPNP Default is disabled Check on box to enabled When enabled client PC running Microsoft UPnP services can automatically open certain specific port required by the PC application in the router For security reason this service should not be open Recommend to setup manually open all port service through Port Forwarding service 52 Services Tab Click Services tab from menu to open the page below Services section provides varieties of useful and enhanced functions to help assist device operations STATUS BASIC BASIC ADVANCED ADVANCED SERVICES SYSTEM WIRELESS NETWORK WIRELESS NETWORK PING WATCHDOG Enable Ping Watchdog IT IP Address To Ping 192 168 168 1 Ping Interval 5 seconds Startup Delay 60 seconds Failure Count To Reboot 5 AUTO REBOOT Auto Reboot Mode Disabled x Apply SNMP SETUP Enable SNMP O Read Password public Engine ID s00007e5BD000027041 Enable SNMP Trap E Trap Destination IP 192 168 168 1 Community public NTP SETUP Select Your Time Zone GMT 07 00 Mountain Time US amp Canada Enable NTP Client Iv Custom Time Server time nist gov Known Time Server bonehed les mit edu WEB SERVER Web server mode HTTPS Port TELNET SERVER Enable Telnet Server Server Port SSH SERVER Enable SSH
75. rors which were registered on wireless interface 64 Rx invalid NWID value represents the number of packets received with a different NWID or ESSID packets which were destined for another access point It can help to detect configuration problems or identify the adjacent wireless network existence on the same frequency Rx Invalid Crypt value represents the number of transmitted and received packets which were encrypted with the wrong encryption key and failed the decryption routines It can be used to detect invalid wireless security settings and encryption break attempts Rx Invalid Frag value represents the number of packets missed during transmission and reception These packets were dropped due to re assembling failure as some link layer fragments of the packet were lost Tx Excessive Retries value represents the number of packets which failed to be delivered to the destination Undelivered packet are retransmitted a number of times before an error occurs Missed beacons value represents the number beacons management packets sent at regular intervals by the Access Point which were missed by the client This can indicate that the wireless client is out of range Other errors value represents the total number of transmitted and received packets that were lost or discarded for other reasons 65 More Status In More Status option contains some useful tools and additional status pages Ping Utility a ping tool to test the
76. rs might arise Repeater WDS This mode consists of a Station WDS and an Access Point WDS mode The Repeater WDS must first link up with an Access Point WDS and then it can link up with a Station WDS It acts as an extension to the link and can add more Repeater WDS as necessary Note for Repeater WDS ESSID must be the same for the Remote AP and the Local AP The channels 34 used Repeater to link to another Repeater will follow the Access Point WDS connection selected channel Access Point Parameters Settings BASIC WIRELESS SETTINGS Wireless Mode Access Point Local AP ESSID tet O Hide SSID Country Code United States of 4merica W No Country Set Wireless Profile NA zs Channel Spectrum Width 20 40M gt Guard Interval Short Channel Frequency soom M Auto select O00000 Interference Analyzer Data Rate Mbps MCS 15 300 Mbps M Auto Transmit Power EZ dBm Chainmask 2x2 Dual Aggregate Dual Chain Power h Maximum Obey Regulatory Power Rate Aggressiveness 0 Fig 2 3 Basic Wireless Settings Access Point Access Point WDS Local AP ESSID This is the Service Set Identifier used to identify the operator s wireless LAN It should be specified while operating in Access Point or Access Point WDS mode All the client devices within its range will receive broadcast messages from the access point advertising this SSID Hide SSID Once checked this will disable adverti
77. sing the SSID of the access point in broadcast messages to wireless stations This option is only available in Access Point Access Point WDS and Repeater WDS mode only Country Code Different countries have different power levels and frequency selections To ensure device operation follows regulatory compliance rules operator to select correct country code where device will be used The channel list output power limits IEEE 802 11 and Channel Spectrum Width modes will be tuned according to regulations of the selected country No Country Set Option when checked only the frequency range are available 11n 2 4GHz is 2412 2462MHz 11n 5GHz is 5180 5320MHz and 5745 5825MHz Wireless Profile NA is 11n 5GHz band and represents a mixed of 802 11n and 802 11a mode NG is 11n 2 4GHz band and represents a mixed of 802 11n 802 11g and 802 11b mode Channel Spectrum Width 20M represents the data transmitted at a bandwidth of 20MHz 20 40MHz represents 35 the data transmitted at either 2OMHz or 40MHz In very noisy environment it automatically falls back to 2OMHz to be more resilient to the interference In situation when auto fall back did not happened manually changing channel spectrum width to 20MHz will to help reduce interference on the link and improve performance Note 40MHz bandwidth is non standard for 802 11n g mode operation If you experience unstable performance change Channel Spectrum Width to 20M Channel Frequency This
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79. st system setup Administrator Username specifies the name of the system user Current Password administrator is required to enter a current password It is required for Password or Administrator Username change routine Default administrator login credentials e User Name admin e Password password New Password new password used for administrator authentication should be specified Verify Password new password should be re entered to verify its accuracy Click Change button to save the changes 58 Enable Read Only Account READ ONLY ACCOUNT Enable Read Only Account r Read Only Username quest Password Read Only Username Password new password used for read only administrator authentication should be specified Configuration Management CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT Backup Configuration Upload Configuration Browse Backup Configuration click Download button to export the current configuration to a file Upload Configuration click Browse button to navigate to and select the new configuration file or specify the full path to the configuration file location Activating the Upload button will transfer new configuration file to the system New configuration will be effective after the Apply button is activated and system reboot cycle is completed Previous system configuration is deleted after Apply button is activated It is highly recommended to backup the system configuration before uploading the n
80. tartup Delay specify initial time delay in seconds from device startup or reboot to start sending first ICMP echo requests Minimum value is 60 seconds Failure Count To Reboot specify the number of ICMP echo response replies If the specified number of ICMP echo response packets is not received continuously the Ping Watchdog Tool will reboot the device SNMP Agent Simple Network Monitor Protocol SNMP is used in network management systems to monitor network attached devices for conditions that warrant administrative attention Device contains an SNMP agent which allows it to communicate to SNMP manage applications for network provisioning SNMP Agent provides an interface for device monitoring using the Simple Network Management Protocol an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices SNMP Agent allows network administrators to monitor network performance find and solve network problems For the purpose of equipment identification it is always a good idea to configure SNMP agents with contact and location information Enable SNMP Agent control will enable SNMP Agent SNMP Community specify SNMP community string It is required to authenticate access to MIB objects and functions as embedded password The device supports a Read only community string that gives read access to authorized management stations to all the objects in the MIB except the community s
81. trings but does not allow write access for device that supports SNMP v1 80 Contact specify the identity or contact in case an emergency situation arise Location specify the physical location of the device NTP Client Web Telnet SSH Server NTP Client The Network Time Protocol NTP is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of computer systems over packet switched variable latency data networks It can be used to set the device system time System Time is reported next to the every System Log entry while registering system events if Log option is enabled Web Server the following the device Web Server parameters can be set there Use Secure Connection HTTPS If checked Web server will use secure HTTPS mode HTTP mode is selected by default Secure Server Port Web Server TCP IP port setting while using HTTPS mode Server Port Web Server TCP IP port setting while using HTTP mode Telnet Server the following the device Telnet Server parameters can be set there Enable Telnet Server Enables Telnet access to the device Server Port Telnet service TCP IP port setting SSH Server the following the device SSH Server parameters can be set there Enable SSH Server Enables SSH access to the device Server Port SSH service TCP IP port setting System Log Enable Log option enables the registration routine of the system log messages Enable Remote Log enables the syslog remote sending function while System log messages are s
82. wo conditions This device may not cause ha mful interference and This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation RF Exposure waming The equipment complies with FCC RF exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment The equipment must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter IC ES 003 Statement This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Declaration of Conformity Antaira declares the following Product Type Wireless Access Point Model No APN 310N conforms to the following Product Standards This device complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC issued by the Commission of the European Community Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following European Noms in brackets are the equivalent intemational standards Electomagnetc Interference Conduction and Radiation EN 55022 CISPR 22 Elec tromagnetic Immunity EN 55024 IEC 61000 4 2 3 4 5 6 8 11 Low Voltage Directive EN 60 950 1992 A1 1993 A2 1993 A3 1995 A4 1996 A11 1997 Therefore this product is in conformity with the following regional standards FCC Class B following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directive CE Mark following the provisions of the EC directive Antaira also declares that The wireless card in this product complies with the R amp TTE Directive 1999 5 EC issu

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