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1. T Dire SCAT SS E dbm B Figure 12 The Link Status section Altum AC 600 User Manual In the Link Status section on the Status Overview web page the value in the top left box denotes the sea qp Seite MESE Lua current received signal strength e g 40 dBm The box a System Log MC Set Medel E directly below it shows the current TX CCQ System Log transmission client connection quality e g 100 Dec 23 02 05 00 Mimo P kern warn kernel 67 770000 wls The bottom left box shows a realtime graph of the Dec 23 09 05 00 MimoAP kern warn kernel 67 780000 wle a Dec 23 09 05 00 Mimo P kern err kernel 57 720000 VAF received signal strength over the last 60 seconds The box directly to its right shows a realtime graph of the as GO CHOCO ERIS TS fags ccs E GIRL te TX CCQ over the past 60 seconds ee Dec 23 02 05 01 Mimo P kern warn kernel 68 140000 SPE D 3 02 05 01 Mi AP E A E ee 66 150000 E On the right of this section there are 2 vertical bars ud Ra SERERE Each bar shows the current received signal strength of Figure 14 The Status gt System Log page each antenna e g 44 dBm and 41 dBm These represent the H and V antenna polarizations for streams 1 and 2 2 4 Realtime Graphs Under the tab for Realtime Graphs there are four tabs titled Load Traffic Wireless and Connection
2. sseedetes 41 o OTRO 44 Warranty Inforthatiobz estes oe tatus udeter tin ducc iesus n2 treu b Dad aieo stir bled eden Esdud e bedrod guid 44 Altum AC 600 User Manual LT 9064 Rev A 5 Chapter1 Overview 1 1 Introduction This user manual covers the operation of the Altum AC wireless radio user interface The radio can be operated as a point to point PtP system a point to multipoint PMP system or a point to point with 2 4 GHz Wifi hotspot The radio settings and mode of operation are controlled with a web based user interface that is run from any standard web browser This manual is organized the same way as presented on the radio web interface After the Login and Language sections the following sections correspond to the top level tabs Status System Services and Network The last section contains the Final Notes which include troubleshooting information The Figure below shows the access panel of the unit with the various user interfaces annotated for reference Figure 1 Altum AC Interfaces and Indicators 1 2 Language To change the language please navigate to the System page look for the System Properties section click the Language and Style tab and click the drop down list for Language You can change the language from English to another language e g Chinese P X 6 LT 9064 Rev A 1 3 Supported Products This manual covers the following Altum AC models
3. e PR 1 This configuration is only for mode Agreement and Password where no Radius Server is required For User Name Password please set up this limitations under Radius Server UL Speed kbits s User s MAC Address DL Speed kbits s Always Blocked User s List Pita A A E A A tevcdea A A This list works for all CoovaChilli Modes E User s MAC Address This section contains no values yet This list works for all CoovaChilli Modes User s MAC Address This section contains no values yet Reset Save Save amp Apply Figure 34 The Services gt Hotspot gt User s Configuration page Bandwidth Limitation This section only applies if the Radius Server is not required If the Radius Server is required this section is ignored You may add entries consisting of the following three fields Altum AC 600 User Manual e User s MAC Address e Download DL Speed kbits s e Upload UL Speed kbits s By default there is an entry e User MAC Address o All Others e Download DL Speed kbits s o 5000 e Upload UL Speed kbits s o 5000 This means that all hotspot users are subjected to 5000 kbits s bandwidth limitation To prevent any limitation it may be set to a high value like 5000000 kbits s Always Blocked User s List You may add entries for User s MAC Address These users would be blocked from accessing the network Thi
4. Altum AC 600 600 Mbps Wireless Bridge with Hotspot User Manual Notice This document contains information that is confidential and proprietary to Trango Systems Inc No part of the content of this publication may be reproduced modified used copied disclosed conveyed or distributed to any party in any manner whatsoever without prior written authorization from Trango Systems Inc This document is provided as is without warranty of any kind Trademarks Trango Systems StrataLink and TrangoLINK Giga are registered trademarks of Trango Systems Inc Other names mentioned in this publication are owned by their respective holders Statement of Conditions The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice Trango Systems Inc shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damage in connection with the furnishing performance or use of this document software or equipment supplied with it Information to User Any changes or modifications of equipment not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment and the warranty for such equipment Trango Systems Inc 14118 Stowe Drive Suite B Poway CA 92064 Tel 1 858 391 0010 Fax 1 858 391 0020 Copyright 2014 by Trango Systems Inc All rights reserved Altum AC 600 User Manual LT 9064 RevA Contents Chapter 1 Overview esses e ee
5. 2 2 Routes 2 4 1 Load When you click on the Status Routes tab you will see the page that shows the routing rules that are currently active on the device oveen Falles Systemiog Cometas A M Realtime Load IPv4 Address MAC Address Interface 192 168 21 5 E a br lan 192 168 21 7 04 f0 21 16 11 20 br lan 192 158 3 1 00 80 48 72 f3 aa ethl a Network Target IPv4 Gateway Metric war 0 0 1 32 1 5 z 3 i 0 4 minute window 3 second interval wan 192 168 3 0 24 0 0 0 0 D i 1 Minute Load 0 39 Average 0 39 Peak 0 60 lan 192 166 21 0 24 0 0 0 0 T 5 Minute Load 0 33 Average 0 33 Peak 0 35 Figure 13 The Status gt Routes page Figure 15 The graph for Realtime Load ARP This address resolution protocol ARP table shows the IP address and corresponding MAC address of each device on the network Active IPv4 Routes This table shows the IPv4 gateway and network ID Target for each subnet 2 3 System Log When you click on this tab you can see the log of system messages Altum AC 600 User Manual LT 9064 Rev A 11 2 4 2 Traffic Realtime Traffic _ RIGHT PORT 21 26 kbit s 2 66 kB s 2 minute window 3 second interval Inbound 0 kbit s Average 0 kbit s Peak 0 kbit s 0 kB s 0 kB s 0 kB s Outbound 8 67 kbit s Average 6 42 kbit s Peak 25 77 kbit s 1 08 kB s 0 8 kB s 3 22 kB s Figure 16 The graph for Realtime Traffic Note that Right Port is the LAN port and the Left Port
6. EIRP Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power Each country sets the legally permitted maximum for the EIRP limits on each channel ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier This is the name of the wireless network It is case sensitive and up to 32 alphanumeric characters in length The ESSID differentiates one wireless network from another All access points and devices trying to connect to a specific wireless network should use the same ESSID and password to enable effective roaming FTP File Transfer Protocol This is a protocol for transferring files between network nodes HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol This is a protocol used by web browsers and web servers to transfer files Internet Protocol This is the primary communications protocol used for relaying network packets also known as datagrams across an internetwork using the Internet Protocol Suite IP is responsible for routing packets across network boundaries It is the principle protocol that establishes the Internet ISP Internet Service Provider L2TP Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol This is a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private networks VPNs or as part of the delivery of services by ISPs It does not provide any encryption or confidentiality by itself Rather it relies on an encryption protocol that it passes within the tunnel to provide privacy Glossary LAN Local Area Network LT
7. SNMP V2c Write Password private admin SNMP V3 Auth Algorithm MOS SNMP V3 Auth Password password SNMP v3 Privacy Algorithm DES SNMP W3 Privacy Password password Figure 29 General settings for SNMP SNMP Vo Username Enable SNMP Enables SNMP SNIVIP V2c Read Password Sets the community string for read only access to the variables on the SNMP agent by the network management system NMS The NMS is the software which runs on the SNMP manager default public SNMP V2c Write Password Sets the community string for read write access by the SNMP manager default private A community string identifies a group of SNMP agents It is sent in clear text It should be changed from the default string public or private The variables on the SNMP agent can be classified into read only or read write variables SNMP V3 Username Sets the username for authentication default admin SNMP V3 Auth Algorithm Shows the authentication algorithm used e g MD5 SNMP V3 Auth Password Configures the password for user authentication default password SNMP V3 Privacy Algorithm Shows the data encryption algorithm used e g DES SNMP V3 Privacy Password Sets the password for data encryption default password 16 LT 9064 Rev A Trap SRN CONT GU ae ea a Trap Enable SNMP Trap z SNMP Trap IP Address is2168110 SNMP Trap Port AF Figure 30 SNMP trap configuration Enable SNMP Trap Allows the SNMP agent
8. 10 A4 C6 Figure 6 A summary in the Wireless section for a device operating as an 802 11 station SSID Displays the name of the wireless network that this station should be associated with Mode This is Client if the device is in Station mode or in Station WDS mode Channel Shows the channel number and frequency that this station is using Normally it would automatically select the same channel as the AP Bitrate This is the maximum bitrate supported by the radio in the current configuration MAC Address States the MAC address of the device s radio Altum AC 600 User Manual BSSID This is the MAC address of the AP s radio Encryption Displays the wireless encryption used ACK Timeout Shows the maximum acknowledgment time in microseconds DFS Status If DFS is enabled the AP automatically switches channel if radar is detected on the current channel TX CCO Displays the transmission quality in 96 A higher percentage means a better wireless connection quality RX Rate Shows the receive bit rate of this station TX Rate Shows the transmit bit rate of this station 2 1 4 Associated Stations for AP Mode This section shows the connected devices if the radio is in the AP mode HAC Address Network Device Hama Last IP Signal Gignal Chains hoise TH Rote AX Rate TX CCQ aA Od PG 21 10 4A5 02 Alp ACGOO Trego ALTUN msc 10 140 157 44 aim 51 53 13 dBm x5dBm 066 7 Mbit s 555 7 Abts 100 Figure 7 List
9. Firewall page contains the subpages for General Settings Port Forwards and Traffic Rules 36 LT 9064 Rev A 5 8 1 General Settings The firewall creates zones over the network interfaces to control network traffic flow The Network gt Firewall gt General Settings page contains the zone settings Zone Settings n General Settings NI ET TET ELTE ETE IE Enable SYN flood protection Iv Drop invalid packets O Input accept Output accept e Forward reject tt e Enable SYN flood protection Checked by default Drop invalid packets Unchecked by default Input To accept by default Output To accept by default Forward To reject by default Zones p Zones CO EE Zone gt Forwardings Input Output Forward Masquerading MSS clamping Z Edit xx Delete Edit Delete dan lan wan acer acce reject a a wan rejer acce reject iv Iv SE wan r2 gt Same H Add Figure 62 The Zones section showing the default settings for the firewall zones 5 8 2 Port Forwards Port forwarding allows remote computers on the Internet to connect to a specific computer or service within the private LAN The Network gt Firewall gt Port Forwards page lets you define the protocol and port number to access an internal IP address Altum AC 600 User Manual Port Forwards Name Fiatrh Forward to Enable Sart va TER Opp PRY Ta Fram say arr in nas LP I8Z I E
10. Internet assuming that the hotspot is not yet enabled WAN Interface Physical Settings The hotspot has no effect if there is no WAN interface To use the hotspot please set the WAN interface in the Network gt Interfaces gt WAN Edit gt Physical Settings The WAN interface should be the zone where the Internet access is available It could be one of the Ethernet adapters or one of the wireless networks All interfaces other than the WAN interface are considered as in the LAN zone Any user in the LAN zone would see the hotspot login page after the hotspot is set up Test Internet Connection At this point before setting up the hotspot it is good to test the Internet connection by connecting a mobile phone to a wireless network in the LAN zone of the hotspot The Internet browser may cache web pages so to be sure one may perform an Internet search of a random string of numbers If the search results are returned this means that the Internet connection is working fine Altum AC 600 User Manual 4 2 2 Setting up the Hotspot The hotspot can then be set up and enabled either by using the AP itself or by using a Compex Access Point Controller APc The following sections show the Hotspot settings available in the AP s web page 4 2 3 General Settings By clicking on the Services gt Hotspot tab you can see the general settings e Enable Hotspot Hotspot Mode User Name Password Radius Required v 9 Sel
11. O 3 seconds reboot 4 30 seconds reset to factory default more than 30 seconds do nothing 3 7 Backup Flash Firmware The System gt Backup Flash Firmware page lets you perform backup and restore or flash a new firmware 3 7 1 Backup Restore Download backup Generate archive Downloads a tar archive of the current configuration files 30 4 Note The backup archive file should be stored in a safe place because it contains the wireless password in clear text Reset to defaults Perform reset Resets the firmware to its initial state Restore backup Upload archive Lets you upload a previously generated backup archive to restore configuration files 3 7 2 Flash new firmware You can upload a new firmware to replace the currently running firmware Keep settings Retains the current configuration Altum AC 600 User Manual Firmware Shows the current version of the firmware and allows you to upload a new firmware 3 8 Reboot Perform reboot Reboots the operating system of your device This is similar to the power off and power on cycle The system configuration remains the same Any changes that are not applied are lost LT 9064 Rev A 17 Chapter 4 Services Tab The Services top level tab contains the configuration pages for Dynamic DNS Hotspot and Discovery 4 1 Dynamic DNS The domain name system DNS translates a URL like www yahoo com to an IP address like 206 190 36 45 Dynam
12. There is a trade off to consider when setting this parameter On the one hand using a small value causes RTS packets to be sent more often consuming more of the available bandwidth and therefore reducing the throughput of the network packet On the other hand when more RTS packets are sent the system recovers faster from interference or collisions This is useful in a heavily loaded network or a wireless network with high electromagnetic interference 2 Note The following options for Station Isolation Maximum Stations Minimum Stations RSSI and 802 11n Only are available only for a device operating as an AP Station Isolation Prevents station to station communication unchecked by default When Station Isolation is disabled wireless clients can communicate with one another normally by sending traffic through the AP When Station Isolation is enabled the AP blocks communication between wireless clients on the same AP Maximum Stations Specifies the maximum number of associated stations the default being 127 Minimum Stations RSSI Sets the minimum received signal strength indicator for a station to be associated The default value of O means that the AP would allow a station to associate independent of its RSSI Altum AC 600 User Manual 802 11n Only Forces the device to use only the IEEE802 11n standard unchecked by default WMM Provides Quality of Service QoS features checked by default Wireless multimedi
13. bytes from 78 24 131 177 seq 0 ttl 42 time 229 954 ms 64 bytes from 78 24 191 177 seq 1 ttl 42 time 226 313 ms 64 bytes from 75 243 191 177 segq 2 ttl 42 time 227 956 ms 64 bytes from 78 24 131 177 seq 53 ttl 42 time 227 194 ms 64 bytes from 78 24 131 177 seq 4 ttl 42 time 316 764 ms openwrt org ping statistics 5 packets transmitted 5 packets received D3 packet loss round trip min avqg nax 226 3515 245 642 516 764 ms Figure 68 Result of Ping LT 9064 Rev A 37 traceroute to openwrt org 78 24 191 177 30 hops max 38 byte packets l 192 168 21 1 11 343 ms 2 192 168 3 1 3 875 ms 3 192 168 88 2 3 933 ms 4 5 116 12 130 97 115 171 ms 6 58 185 233 145 6 609 ms 7 165 21 255 234 9 822 ms 8 165 21 255 233 16 903 ms 9 165 21 12 68 7 506 ms 10 203 208 192 105 18 022 ms 11 203 208 153 245 17 649 ms 12 203 208 166 173 7 228 ms 13 203 208 171 5 188 430 ms 14 203 208 172 65 187 913 ms 15 203 208 153 81 195 807 ms 16 17 84 233 190 57 222 607 ms 18 84 233 190 2 227 087 ms 19 84 233 190 50 216 602 ms 20 84 233 207 94 232 104 ms 21 84 233 138 209 218 711 ms 22 84 233 147 13 216 306 ms 23 84 233 147 2 224 997 ms 24 84 233 147 113 220 051 ms 25 84 233 171 4 244 578 ms 26 88 151 96 140 233 984 ms 27 78 24 191 177 240 774 ms Server 127 0 0 1 Address l 127 0 0 1 localhost Name oOpenmet org Addressa l 78 24 191 177 openwrt org TrnannanshARRRASERRRRRSHRRERNESRRSRRRSRRERRAR
14. in unicast or broadcast by setting the broadcast flag This is required for certain ISPs Unchecked by default Use default gateway Configures a default route Checked by default Use DNS servers advertised by peer Uses the DNS settings advertised by the DHCP server Checked by default Client ID to send when requesting DHCP Sets the identifier that may be required by the ISP or network 24 LT 9064 Rev A administrator If not stated the MAC address of the client will be sent Vendor Class to send when requesting DHCP Identifies the vendor of a DHCP client for the enhancement of vendor specific DHCP functionality The following three options are specific to the PPTP and PPPoE protocols LCP echo failure threshold Sets the number of link control protocol LCP echo failures before the peer is presumed to be dead Use O to ignore failures LCP echo interval Specifies the interval in seconds to send LCP echo requests This is only effective in conjunction with failure threshold Inactivity timeout Sets the number of seconds of inactivity after which the connection is closed Use O to persist connection Physical Settings Interface Chooses which physical interface to use for the WAN zone This can be the Ethernet Adapter ethO or eth1 that corresponds to each of the two ports on the device for example It could also be set as the Wireless Network If No Interface is selected all interfaces would be within the
15. is the WAN Port 2 4 3 Wireless 5 GHz RF 1 minute window 3 second interval Signal 40 dim SNR 55 dim Average 40 dim SNR 55 dim Noise 95 dim Average 95 dim Peak 95 dm Figure 17 The graph for Realtime Wireless 12 LT 9064 Rev A Peak 40 dim SNR 55 dim 2 4 4 Connections Connections Realtime Connections This page gives an overview over currently active network connections 2 minute window 3 second interval E DP 101 Average 100 Peak 103 TCP 4 Average 3 Peak 4 70 Average 0 Peak 0 Network Protocol Source Destination Transfer IPV4 UDP 10 14 0 15 32776 255 255 255 255 53274 534 32 KB 2421 Pkts IPV4 UDP 10 14 0 15 32775 255 255 255 255 1234 477 97 KB 2423 Pkts IPV4 UDP 192 168 100 180 17500 255 255 255 255 17500 65 36 KB 468 Pkts Figure 18 The graph for Realtime Connections Altum AC 600 User Manual Chapter 3 System Tab This section is about the System top level tab Under this tab there is a row of tabs for Administration Services SNMP LED Configuration Backup Flash Firmware and Reboot This can be seen in Figure 19 CT AltumAC600 AP Overview X 7 CT Trango Altum AC System x VW C fi 10 14 0 182 cgi bin web stok e9b6e0fc819365ebb0a46d85ba1e3632 adr Y7 Trango_Altum_AC A600 v1 51_b141027 Auto Refresh on Changes O System Here you can configure the basic aspects of your device like its hostname or the timezone j General Sett
16. latest firmware loaded onto the board Altum AC 600 User Manual Glossary Term Definition Access Point AP A device that provides network access to associated stations connected wireless devices Altum AC can function as an AP ACK Acknowledgment This is a response to a transmission to indicate that the data packet was received correctly ARP Address Resolution Protocol This is a broadcast protocol for mapping IP addresses to MAC addresses CHAP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol This is a protocol for authenticating users to an ISP CPE Customer Premises Equipment This is also known as a station dB Decibels This is a measure of intensity dBm Decibel milliwatts This is a measure of power relative to 1 mW This is commonly used to measure wireless signal power A higher power leads to better signal quality DDNS Dynamic DNS This is a system for updating domain names in real time It allows a domain name to be assigned to a device with a dynamic IP address DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol This is a protocol for allocating IP addresses dynamically so that addresses can be reused when hosts e g computers no longer need them DNS Domain Name System This is a distributed and hierarchical naming system for computers services or any resource connected to the Internet or a Term Definition private network
17. that the maximum transmit power may be less than the capability of the radio Once activated a refresh of the webpage may be needed to show the settings correctly Transmit Power Chooses the transmit power of the radio e g 4 dBm 5 dBm 22 dBm or Max This is the total power supplied to the antennas of the radio The maximum power also depends on the frequency channel used Allowable Antenna Gain Due to FCC restrictions the professional installer must use antennas of similar type and gain not exceeding the following limits Point to Point Operation 5 15 5 25 GHz Max Gain 25 dBi including cable losses Max EIRP of 40 dBm 5 725 5 85 GHz Max Gain 34 dBi including cable losses Maximum EIRP not limited Point to Multipoint Operation 5 15 5 25 GHz Max Gain 25 dBi including cable losses Max EIRP of 36 dBm 5 725 5 85 GHz Max Gain 25 dBi including cable losses Maximum EIRP of 36 dBm 2 4 2 48 GHz Max Gain dBi including cable losses Outdoor Channels Limits the available channel frequency selections to 5500 5700 MHz if the country is in the European Union EU Based on the EU Rule LT 9064 Rev A 29 2005 513 EC regulation only this frequency band is allowed for outdoor use Advanced Settings E Te Device Configuration O NITRATO E Advanced Settings Distance Optimization E Auto ACK Timeout El Min 300 Max 24000 Distance meters Chainmask Selection Dg Beacon Interval i 0
18. 0 Iv Ji Controls radio sensitivity in the face of noise sources Adaptive naise immunity Dynamic channel selection M Automatically switches channel ta avoid interference AO EEE EEE PET ES eee ATTE PETE CREE O O ONO EEE rere CO Ene ce ern O CO O O O O OO O OO O O OA Figure 48 Advanced Settings for the Wifi Device Configuration Distance Optimization Auto ACK Timeout Determines the distance of the connected station from the AP and automatically adjusts the ACK timeout This is disabled unchecked by default If the stations are positioned over a wide area at different distances from the AP typically in PmP it is recommended to disable this option to prevent the ACK timeout from fluctuating widely For Point to Point PtP links it is recommended to check the box to optimize the timeout period Distance meters Specifies the distance between the AP and the station if the previous option is unchecked Min 300 Max 12000 80MHz 24000 40MHz 48000 20MHz This value may be set to slightly more than the physical distance between the AP and the farthest station Chainmask Selection Sets the antenna port selection on the radio For example 2x2 means that 2 antennas are being used for transmit and receive i s Note The following options are for the device operating as an access point AP Beacon Interval Specifies the interval between beacon transmissions by the AP in milliseconds A beacon is a frame
19. 0 21 10 A4 C6 Encryption None Figure 46 The Wireless Overview page showing a radio as a Client station The following buttons are for a radio operating as a station Scan Scans for available wireless networks This button is available if the device is operating as a Station You can then select the network to connect to Join Network Associates this device with the selected wireless network 28 LT 9064 Rev A 5 4 Wifi Wireless Network As mentioned earlier clicking on the Edit button for a network would bring up the configuration page This page contains the sections Device Configuration and Interface Configuration The Device Configuration section covers the physical settings of the radio hardware such as Country Code Wireles Profile channel width operating channel and transmit power These are shared among all defined wireless networks of the radio Per network settings like encryption or operation mode are grouped in the Interface Configuration 5 4 1 Device Configuration The Device Configuration section consists of the section tabs for General Setup and Advanced Settings General Setup Status Shows a summary of the wireless network General Setup Status Mode Master SSID Altum AC600 BSSID 04 F0 21 10 A4 C6 Encryption None 4X Channel 40 5 200 GHz Tx 53 Power 15 dBm Single Chain Tx Power 12 dBm Signal 48 dBm Noise 95 dBm Bitrate 866 7 Mbit s Country US PMP 1
20. 2I 8 part PPE d lan F Eds a Coloto Vibanp rotar PP p m el Her port forrmard Heme Proteuul External fae External parl Internal gore LDnbernnal DP addesris Irita port PFITS TEP UOP wan 778 lain 132 1568 21 78 778 J Add Figure 63 Adding a port forwarding rule 5 8 3 Traffic Rules The Network gt Firewall gt Traffic Rules page configures the traffic rules and source NAT Traffic Rules Traffic rules define policies for packets travelling between different zones for example to reject traffic between certain hosts or to open WAN ports on the Traffic Rules A A A A A A A A A A A RE RENE A RENTEN TENRENEIS EUR Name Match Action Enable Sort IPv4 UDP Allow From any host in wan Accept v J Edit x Delete DHCP Renew To any router IP at pot input 68 on this device IPv4 ICMP with type echo request Weenie C Allow Ping From any host in wan P v 2 Edit x Delete To any router IP on this pee device IPv6 UDP From IP range FE80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 OE in wan with source port Accept Ie DHCPv6 eid input zd 4 Edit x Delete To IP range FE80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 at port 546 on this device IPv6 ICMP with types echo request echo reply destination unreachable packet too big Accept time exceeded input bad header unknown and Allow header type router limit to ICMPv6 Input solicitation neighbour 1000 a vy 4 Edit a Delete solicitation router pkts advertisement per neighb
21. 9064 Rev A 41 Term Definition Layer 2 Data link layer of the Open Systems Interconnection OSI model This corresponds to the Link layer of the Internet protocol suite MAC Address Media Access Control Address This is a globally unique identifier attached to a network adapter It also identifies the hardware manufacturer Mbps Megabits per second Also Mbit s This is a measure of the data rate MiniPCle Mini Peripheral Component Interconnect Express A miniPCle radio is a radio card that can be inserted into a unit s circuit board MTU Maximum transmission unit This is the size in bytes of the largest packet that can be passed on The MTU for Ethernet is a 1500 byte packet NAT Network Address Translation This is the process of rewriting IP addresses as a packet passes through a controller or firewall NAT enables multiple computers or hosts on a LAN to access the Internet using the single public IP address of the LAN s gateway controller NMS Network Management Station This is a software which runs on the SNMP manager It is sometimes simply referred to as an SNMP manager NTP Network Time Protocol This is a protocol for synchronizing a controller to a single clock on the network known as the clock master PAP Password Authentication Protocol This is a protocol for authenticating users to a remote access server or ISP PPPoE Point to
22. A600 EXT US External Connectors A600 19 US Internal 19 dBi Antenna A600 25 US Internal 25 dBi Antenna 1 4 System Requirements Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 Linux or Mac OS X Web Browser Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Apple Safari or Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 or above 1 5 Getting Started Before establishing a link several parameters must be configured using the web interface To access the web interface perform the following steps 1 Connect the local area network LAN port of the radio to the PoE port of the PoE Injector using a Cat5e Ethernet cable Plug the PoE into the AC power source The rightmost LED on the radio should illuminate indicating the unit is booting up 2 Connect the network port of your computer to the PoE injector network port using a Cat5e Ethernet cable 3 Assign the Ethernet adapter on your computer with a static IP address on the 192 168 1 x network e g 192 168 1 10 and with a subnet mask 255 255 255 0 4 Launch a web browser and enter the default IP address of the radio 192 168 1 1 into the address bar The radio s configuration web page should be presented The first page that you see is the login page The words on the top left denote the Radio host name and firmware build version e g A600 v1 51 b141027 Altum AC 600 User Manual CT AltumAC600 AP gt C fi DO 10 14 0 181 cgi bin web Authorization Required A
23. Authentication Protocol EAP is encapsulated by the IEEE 802 1X authentication method IEEE 802 1X is equivalent to EAP over LAN or WLAN Enterprise networks commonly use this authentication method WPA or WPA2 with EAP AP Mode Wireless Security Encryption WPA2 EAP Cipher Auto y Radius 4uthentication Server Radius 4uthentication Port Default 1812 Radius Authentication Secret 9 2 Radius Accounting Server Radius Accounting Port Default 1813 NAS ID OT Figure 53 Encryption options for WPA EAP or WPA2 EAP in AP mode Tb Radius Accounting Secret Cipher Can be set to Auto CCMP AES or TKIP and CCMP AES Radius Authentication Server Specifies the IP address of the RADIUS authentication server Note Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication Authorization and Accounting AAA management for users that connect and use a network service Radius Authentication Port Sets the port number for the RADIUS authentication server Normally the port number is 1812 Altum AC 600 User Manual Radius Authentication Secret Configures the password for the authentication transaction Radius Accounting Server Specifies the IP address of the RADIUS accounting server Radius Accounting Port Sets the port number for the RADIUS accounting server Normally the port number is 1813 Radius Accounting Secret Con
24. C Addrezz HPO ZND AJT Prefocel state RE 0 00 B D Peta TE 33 50 KB 755 Peta 14 10 14 0 185 23 DHCP Lease Hostname idee HAC Adres Leasetime remaining There are no active lesse Figure 3 The Status Overview page Notice in the figure that the radio is using the latest and fastest 11ac wireless standard that supports a data rate of up to 866 7 Mbit s over the air which translates to over 600 Mbps Layer 2 Ethernet capacity 2 1 Overview The Status Overview page is divided into the sections Wireless Associated Stations System Memory Network and DHCP Leases Uptime Displays the duration of time since the radio was last rebooted 8 LT 9064 Rev A 2 1 1 Wireless Radio Mode The wireless radio frequency band supported modes and current mode are shown in the box on the left e g 5 GHz 802 11ac an Radio The mode can be AP or CPE and is set based on the Wifi Configuration For all models the 5 GHz radio refers to SMA RP connectors The 2 4 GHz 802 11bgn Radio refers to the N connectors on the unit Figure 4 Wireless Radio Mode The word AP in the small callout box means that the radio is operating in the Access Point AP mode If the callout is CPE it means that the radio is operating as customer premises equipment CPE i e a station The Letter X is shown if the radio is disabled 2 1 2 Wireless for AP Mode The Wireless section in the Status gt Overview page shows a summary of
25. ERRESRREZRSSSERRRESRSERRSERSESARSERRRERSERHSERRRRRSRRERRRVRRIERRARIR RSHRISSRARERHSERSERRSERRSEREERRSERSESIRRERARKR RSRRIERRRYRRESRRIR RSZRRREEHREERRRERRESRSERRSEREERRRRERESR4RSRRRZ RSRRER R24 Figure 70 Result of Nslookup 5 10 Quality of Service The Network gt QoS page configures the quality of service QoS With QoS you can shape network traffic selected by addresses ports or services You can limit the download and upload speeds Network QoS is disabled by default axi Interfaces OOOO E WAN x Delete Enable El Classification group default Calculate overhead 1 Half duplex 1 Download speed kbit s 20000 Upload speed kbit s 20000 Figure 71 Network QoS settings 38 LT 9064 Rev A Altum AC 600 User Manual Chapter 6 Final Notes Logout Logs out of the radio s web page CT sce orae x WT TE tm cs em e C f O 10 14 0 181 cgi bin web stok 72f13277 2 o x AltumAC600 AP A600 v1 51_b141027 Auto Refresh on Changes 0 System Services Network Logout Routes System Log Realtime Graphs Hotspot Users Figure 72 The Logout button is circled 6 1 Troubleshooting steps 6 1 1 PC cannot connect to the radio The configuration web page for the radio will not be able to show up if the radio and your computer are not connected If the PC and the radio are joined to the network by LAN cables they will not be able to connect if any of the network cable connections are loose A p
26. Figure 8 System parameters 2 1 6 Memory Here the Total Available and Free memory are shown Free Pee eee AN Figure 9 Total Available and Free Memory 2 1 7 Network This section displays the status of the LAN and WAN networks 10 LT 9064 Rev A venues Wetuwork nana i Network Status Uptime 2d 22h 13m 50s LAN MAC Address 04 F0 21 16 11 24 ia Protocol static 2 a e RX 89 74 MB 670300 Pkts br lan TX 156 10 MB 633310 Pkts IPv4 192 158 1 1 24 Uptime 0h Om Os OO WAN MAC Address 04 F0 21 16 11 2B pa Protocol dhcp ebd RX 0 00 B 0 Pkts TX 33 26 MB 84200 Pkts Figure 10 Network summary Status 35nows summaries OT tne interraces ror tne LAN and WAN zones This may include uptime MAC address protocol bytes and packets received by the device bytes and packets transmitted by the device and its IPv4 address 2 1 8 DHCP Leases This section shows a table of MAC and IP addresses of connected computers with static DHCP leases They are specified in the Network gt Interfaces gt LAN gt Static Leases section of the device s configuration web page More explanation is given in the Network section of this user manual on page 26 Hostname IPv4 Address MAC Address Leasetime remaining There are no active leases Figure 11 Currently active static DHCP leases 2 1 9 Link Status for Station Mode This section only applies if the device operates as an 802 11 station
27. LAN zone Note For boards with 2 ethernet ports both ports would be LAN ports in the default configuration You can still designate the WAN port in the firmware For s with power over Ethernet PoE only the port further away from the DC Jack right port would be the PoE input port ethY The port nearer to the DC Jack left port would be the PoE output port ethX 5 2 Interfaces LAN 5 2 1 Common Configuration General Setup Status Shows a summary of the current LAN port status which includes uptime MAC address received Altum AC 600 User Manual bytes and packets transmitted bytes and packets and IPv4 address status Uptime 1d 22h 54m ees MAC Address OO 80 48 79 34 AU ae RX 170 76 MB br lan 786667 Pkts TH 212 75 MB 7166809 Pkts IPv4 192 168 21 1 24 Figure 40 Status of the br lan interface of the LAN zone Protocol Chooses between Static address where you can specify the device IP address or DHCP client where the device obtains it IP address automatically Static address is necessary if other devices obtain internet connection through this device Static address is also recommended if you wish to configure the device via the web interface Protocol Static address IPv4 address Sets the IP address of the device e g 192 168 21 1 where you can access the radio s configuration web page IPv4 netmask Sets the subnet mask e g 255 255 255 0 The IP address and netm
28. Point Protocol over Ethernet This is a protocol for connecting a 42 Term Definition network of hosts to an ISP without the ISP having to manage the allocation of IP addresses PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol This is a protocol for the creation of VPNs for the secure transfer of data from remote clients to private servers over the Internet QoS Quality of Service This is the prioritization of network traffic Voice traffic gets the highest priority followed by video best effort and background traffic in this order RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service This is a networking protocol that provides Authentication Authorization and Accounting AAA management for remote users The RADIUS provides centralized management of usernames and passwords SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol This is an Internet standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks It consists of a set of standards for network management including an application layer protocol a database schema and a set of data objects SNMP exposes management data in the form of variables on the managed systems which describe the system configuration These variables can then be queried and sometimes set by managing applications SSID Service Set Identifier This is also known as the ESSID or the wireless network name Station A device that connects wirelessly to an access poi
29. Server Mode HTTE Port Bl 7 Specifies the listening port of this Wed Server Mode Figure 26 The radio s web server mode and port Web Server Mode This can be set to Hypertext Transfer Protocol HTTP or Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure HTTPS For HTTPS if you see the warning The certificate is not trusted because it is self signed Click Add Exception Confirm Security Exception and proceed Altum AC 600 User Manual Port Specifies the listening port the default being 80 for HTTP and 443 for HTTPS 3 3 Services In the System gt Services page you can configure the Ping Watchdog and the Auto Reboot 3 3 1 Ping Watchdog j m Ping Watchdog e Enable Ping Watchdog O IF Address to Ping KACA Ping Interval BI Startup Delay 60 o Failure Count to Reboot BE Figure 27 Ping Watchdog settings in the System gt Services page Ping Watchdog Configures the device to ping to a remote IP address and reboot if the connection is lost It is disabled by default IP Address to Ping Sets the remote IP address to ping e g 192 168 1 10 or 8 8 8 8 Ping Interval Specifies the time between successive pings the default being 5 seconds Startup Delay Sets the time delay in seconds after the radio finishes rebooting before running the Ping Watchdog the default being 60 seconds Failure Count to Reboot Specifies the number of failed pings before the radio reboots automatically 3 3 2 Auto Reboot Se
30. Wireless network is enabled 3 Disable Country Code Wireless Profile Channel Spectrum Width Channel Max Transmit Power 15 Max Single Chain Transmit Power 12 Figure 47 The Wifi Device Configuration section Enable Enables the wireless network Disable Disables the wireless network Country Code Selects the country Each country has its own transmit power and frequency regulations To ensure regulatory compliance you must select the Altum AC 600 User Manual country where the device is operating in The transmit power levels for each channel are tuned accordingly The country codes should match for all radios on the network For US models there are sub categories which are explained below US PTP 1 Point to Point Mode 5 15 5 25 GHz US PTP 2 Point to Point Mode 5 725 5 85 GHz US PMP 1 Point to Multipoint Mode 5 15 5 25 GHz US PMP 2 Point to Multipoint Mode 5 725 5 85 GHz NOTE When PTP modes are selected a box will appear in the Interface Configuration Section labelled PTP MAC which the user should enter the other end of the links MAC address BSSID for AP This should be done on both ends of the link to prevent any other radios from linking to the PTP link The Mode must be set to Access Point WDS at one end and Station WDS at the other end for this feature to work Wireless Profile Chooses the wireless standard used 802 11a and 802 11g are older standards while 802 11n is a newer standard tha
31. a enables the classification of the network traffic into 4 main types voice video best effort and background in decreasing order of priority Higher priority traffic has a higher transmission opportunity and would have to wait less time to transmit As a result an existing video stream would not be interrupted by additional background processes 5 5 VLANs A local area network LAN can be divided into multiple distinct virtual LANs VLANs with the use of VLAN switches This improves the management and security of the network The broadcast domain of a device on a VLAN is confined to all devices on the same VLAN The Network gt VLAN page contains the sections for VLAN Management and VLAN Ethernet Trunk 5 5 1 VLAN Management The VLAN Management section controls individual VLANs according to the IEEE802 1Q standards Within the subsection for VLAN entries each row represents one VLAN ID VLAN enppjegg AAA an Managed LAN LANID_ Priority IP address Netmask Bridge WIFI Wifi Tagging Description ON aces A BIST atau LA ne Vv 355 4 v 9233551 2552552550 M y Enabled v VLAN Network x Delete t Add Figure 57 VLAN entries in the VLAN Management section The first row is given by default It is the native or untagged VLAN Add Inserts a new row corresponding to a new VLAN The P address field should be distinct for different devices Managed VLAN Allows computers on this VLAN to access the devic
32. a eua td a bU 27 5 3 2 Spectrum Interference Analyzer for AP csscccsssecccsesssccenssecesescnenesceseusseneusseceeners 27 5 93 92 Raqio IN tation MOB 28 54 MM Wireless Net Worst 28 4 LT 9064 Rev A Altum AC 600 User Manual DA Device Conng rdtlODians seu seeks ota rani idcitu dna teni qu bud E deus 28 Allowable Antenna Gallis dee ves eq veneti A IN eae ave ee 29 DAZ Interrace CONSUME A o 30 So MILAN 35 Di de VLAN VINO PEO MEN da 35 S32 VEANSEthernet TON lr iabiides 35 30 alea UU UT 36 Ded 2S tatit NOU Soo 36 o CE 36 5 01 General Seres as 36 ME o EU CTS 36 5 10 29 Manic Ulsa 37 De Diac NOSES rH 37 5 NEWKON IE eres noe i eR ree SRO oe Rea ME M E E EE MEE 37 50 Quality OF Servi ii pt E epe Rn EL etur Hp be dn qu Ut v EO Tue 38 Chapter O Final INOS coercere teure er eere eiu meas etse Pi I IUNII E Lid 39 6L Troubleshooting Steps citt ido t stavi Du code caida cimi i e di NA 39 6 1 1 PCcannotcohnect to tbe Y3dlo ean Es externa ci 39 6 12 PC Ethernet and WitadaplerS caia lis 39 61 Mobile phone cannot COMMECE uses citet edv picti uda oc perte pua Eb nde es mab Dp cud 39 6 1 4 Mobile phone connects but cannot access Internet ooccccnccncnoncnonccnnnannnnaccnnniacnnnass 40 6 5 UNRESPONSIVE WED S96 suos abu ii iaa 40 6 1 5 UnresponslVesssiiiaupeundatabeiiiad iaa 40 6 2 Resetting to T3ctory defaults decet xu adi tired to na du oe MP dorada iai ie vede etum Ed 40 GlercciM
33. according to Section 5 2 2 The DNS server should also be set This option is found in Network gt Interfaces gt LAN gt Common Configuration gt General Setup gt Use custom DNS servers 6 1 5 Unresponsive web page Symptom The XML Parsing Error may occur if a certain option was changed and the web page did not update in time lolx File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help j http 192 168 21 1 less wifio networkl X stok 7266f0d5514c8 C E ooa PIS f i MimoAP Wifi LuCI a 192 168 21 1 cgi bin luci XML Parsing Error no element found Location http 192 168 21 1 cgi bin luci stokz7266f0d55 Line Number 1107 Column 466 cbi d add cbi wireless cfg033579 pri Figure 73 XML Parsing Error Solution Re enter the IP address into the browser This would bring you back to the login page of the device 6 1 6 Unresponsive Symptom The radio does not respond 40 LT 9064 Rev A Solution Turn off the radio for 10 seconds and then turn it on again 6 2 Resetting to factory default To reset the radio to the factory default settings while the power is on hold down the reset button for 8 seconds and then release Another method is to enter the following command into the radio s Linux terminal e mtd r erase rootfs data After a while the flash would be erased and the radio would reboot into its factory default state The firmware version remains the same as the
34. al LT 9064 Rev A 3 S WE OI Si O 15 SAN MED bua a sees seaseaced E 15 SG MAN AWO eee Tt 15 S NV rc T 15 34 1 SNMP Orma tO Nea dial 15 32125 SN INP CONSUL ON a ANT ONE ONG 16 3 9 LED COMPUTA e E Uo em 16 3 0 Physical Hardware BULEOT sa 17 9 7 Backup Fiash Pit Wale ono 17 ll Bat EUD ROO reo ntiodrinaa 17 2 7 2 PASH MCW TIE WEG i ute 17 2S ns HH 17 Sere oy 2 ged eames 2 V4 CE Ta Dia Um T TET 18 AT VU iq ed Pli 18 A MODOC t ETE 18 12 1 Setune UD the Connect ii 18 A222 iSelting up the OPI o tec 19 AZo Seneral SEINE a D EOTE 19 4 24 Network CODTIBUE SL OP asta iia 20 1 25 RADIUS ContigurdllOR cues Cer Boc casar a RES DID a He LU ace 20 ZO AUIMEA CIO iouis Esel e deemed tutes e aM iaa 20 A227 Users COMME UNALION e T i c T TU 20 1 28 togene Imto tie Hoto eier aid Ac 21 42 9 Possible Hotspot SCelidElO5 zs eet n e messe tU oci ludos eau ad o ban t ae tu reu aud 21 2 MEEPITo Lui ES 21 Chapter 5 NetWork TID esci do tante i CUN e bre eda DR CN ED Dentes mue a BERE bed oaa aid 22 SE ntertaces WAN erratas 22 SEL Common GonBseuratiOrdsscodss ee um opp bem dl 22 S2 AMNILe IA Ces LAN teo 24 532 1 COMMON CON ASUMA 24 9 222 DHCP S M LL 26 IZ Otat SES ST TT LN I TL 26 5 WTP SOV CVC Wace aioe sae easet dba un inst on tds cse aud up tul M oem cte 26 5 3 1 Radio INAP MOU uoi e ett ira p e irte anit aba o Fatti irte tel
35. andidates These are the sources of the time information At least three are recommended for accurate time synchronization Enable NTP client Y 2 Provide NTP server 2 NTP server candidates fimenistdgov Jy Figure 22 Time Synchronization settings LT 9064 Rev A 13 3 2 Administration Within the System gt Administration page you can configure the radio Password SSH Telnet Web and FTP settings 3 2 1 Password CEAFLIG Corvicec System detwo rk m Administration Services lash F Reboo Backup Flash Firmware Radio Password Changes the administrator password for accessing the device Password l Ry Confirmation 8 Figure 23 Setting the radio password Password Allows changing the password the default being trango Confirmation Requires you to re enter the password 3 2 2 SSH Interface C unspecified B Listen only on the given interface or if unspecified on all Port 22 B Specifies the listening port of this 2ropbear instance Password authentication j Allow root logins with password Allow the root user to login with password C Allow remote hosts to connect to local SSH forwarded ports Gateway ports Figure 24 SSH settings in the System gt Administration page SSH Allows access the radio s Linux shell and file system using the Secure Shell protocol For example the programs PuTTY and WinSCP can be used It is recomm
36. ask together determine the subnet or network ID e g 192 168 21 0 24 Two devices must be in the same subnet in order to establish a Layer 2 link between them IPv4 gateway Specifies the IP address of the remote server that allows the device s shell to gain internet access IPv4 broadcast Specifies the IPv4 broadcast address optional Use custom DNS servers Configures the IP address of the DNS servers e g 165 21 100 88 for the SingNet DNS server in Singapore or 8 8 8 8 for the Google DNS server in the USA The computers in the same subnet as this device can then set this device s IP address as their preferred DNS server to obtain the same DNS service Altum AC 600 User Manual Protocol DHCP client The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a standardized networking protocol used by servers on an IP network to allocate IP addresses automatically to client devices Hostname to send when requesting DHCP Specifies the name of this device as seen by the remote DHCP server Advanced Settings The following are options in the Advanced Settings section tab Some of these options are shown depending on the protocol being used Override MAC address Allows you to specify a different MAC address other than the radio s original MAC address This is useful if the ISP uses the MAC address of a radio to identify a customer Suppose that the radio needs to be replaced The new radio can take on the MAC address of the pr
37. be the Station WDS and the other radio can be the AP WDS Therefore the Station WDS with AP WDS on the same board functions as a repeater In the non WDS mode the Station translates all the packets that pass through it to its own MAC address thus resulting in a lack of transparency A consequence is that the ARP table of the access point would show the MAC address of the Station assigned to IP addresses of both the Station and the computer connected to it Wireless Security enan Interface Configuration CIA E Wireless Security Encryption WiPA PSE Cipher Auto key DEITTTIILI l A PCED CE EERE Ee OO II CE EE eee O CEE EE TO Cee EES aak ee Cee Er eee O CCCP SE CEES ES Tene ere IO eC Cre eee O ere Ee Ere O OOOO E Figure 52 Setting the Wireless Security for the Wifi Interface Encryption Chooses between No Encryption open and the following encryptions WEP Open System WEP Shared Key WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA 32 LT 9064 Rev A PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed Mode WPA EAP and WPA2 EAP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is the oldest and least secure encryption algorithm Stronger encryption using WPA or WPA2 should be used where possible For the WEP Open System and WEP Shared Key encryptions you can specify up to 4 keys and only 1 would be used at a time We have the following options Used Key Slot Chooses between Key 1 to Key 4 Key 1 Specifies a string of characters to be used as the passw
38. broadcast by the AP to synchronize 30 LT 9064 Rev A the wireless network For the multiple VAP case the beacons are transmitted evenly within this interval Thus if four VAPs are created and the beacon interval is 200 ms a beacon will be transmitted from the radio portion every 50 ms from each VAP in a round robin fashion The default value of the interval is 100 ms Adaptive noise immunity Controls radio sensitivity in the face of noise sources Adaptive noise immunity allows the AP to reject spurs and non WLAN noise An advantage is that the AP would have to spend less time decoding the signal resulting in lower packet loss rate Dynamic channel selection Automatically switches channel to avoid interference Dynamic channel selection is feature to detect and avoid continuous wave CW interference CW interference or spurs cause the noise floor to be high This stops transmissions as well as causes a high dropped packet rate The noise floor is monitored by the calibration logic When the noise floor is above a threshold the AP is performs an automatic channel selection It would disconnect from the stations it would already have due to the interference and move to a new channel The stations are expected to re associate with the AP on their own 5 4 2 Interface Configuration The nterface Configuration section contains the section tabs for General Setup Wireless Security MAC Filter and Advanced Settings General Set
39. d to keep this enabled 4 2 5 RADIUS Configuration Here you can set the RADIUS parameters Radius Server 1 Sets the IP address of Radius server 1 e g 127 0 0 1 Radius Server 2 Sets the IP address of Radius server 2 e g 127 0 0 1 Radius Secret Sets the Radius shared secret for both servers This secret should be changed in order not to compromise security 4 2 6 Authentication Here you can set the Universal Access Method UAM parameters UAM Server Sets the URL of the web server to use for authenticating clients For example e http 1 0 0 1 www login html UAM Secret Configures the shared secret between uamserver and chilli This secret should be set in order not to compromise security 20 LT 9064 Rev A Walled Garden Domain Shows a comma separated list of resources the client can access without first authenticating Each entry in the list is a domain name Do not put www in the domain name For example google com is a good domain name www google com is not acceptable The default is coova org Walled Garden IP Address Shows a comma separated list of resources the client can access without first authenticating Each entry in the list is a IP Address The AP s web page is always accessible 4 2 7 User s Configuration Here you can configure the users network access and bandwidth limitations ation User s Configuration User s Configuration f Bandwidth Limitation
40. dress of the wireless station to be discovered by the wireless access point The functionality is similar to the Cisco Discovery Protocol Discovery is enabled by default Altum AC 600 User Manual LT 9064 Rev A 21 Chapter 5 Network Tab The Network gt Interfaces tab shows an overview of the network interfaces You can view and configure the interfaces of the local area network LAN zone as well as the wide area network WAN zone Network address translation NAT occurs between these two network zones The radio that performs the NAT is called a gateway A gateway is a network point that acts as an entrance to another network cl g 5 X CT Trango Altum AC Inter X YA e C A 10 14 0 182 cgi bin web stok e9b6e0f 7 Trango Altum AC A600 v1 51 bi41027 Auto Refresh on Changes O Static Routes Diagnostics Network Status Uptime 4h 19m 59s MAC Address 04 F0 21 10 45 FF TAN Protocol static g I d RX 11 87 MB br lan 146608 Pkts TX 13 57 MB 45942 Pkts IPv4 10 14 0 182 24 Uptime 0h Om 17s MAC Address 04 F0 21 10 46 00 Protocol static RX 0 00 B 0 Pkts TX 976 00 B 10 Pkts IPw4 192 168 100 100 24 Figure 37 The Interface Overview on the Network Interfaces page The Network column shows that the WAN zone has the physical port eth1 as its interface 22 LT 9064 Rev A MAL AGaress 04 F0 21 10 45 Protocol static RX 11 97 MB FAATEDA Pkts Client Alt
41. e WIFI 10 2 M M x Delete 20 4 M M x Delete 30 B M7 y x Delete section Ethernet Trunk VLAN ID Sets the VLAN ID of the separate VLANs to connect LT 9064 Rev A 35 Priority Chooses the priority for transmitting packets This is a number from O to 7 The number 7 represents the highest priority Bridge WIFI Selects the wireless network that would act as a trunk link 5 6 Hostnames In the Network Hostnames page you can specify custom hostnames URLs with their respective IP addresses This is an additional local DNS Hostname IP address pBedcom 182168217 xiDelete sbcdecom 182168217 x Delete yahoo com 182168217 xiDelete 0 labcdef org 192168 21 7 y x Delete E Add Figure 59 Custom hostname entries rr Note The computers in the same subnet need to set the IP address of this device as their preferred DNS server in order to interpret these custom hostnames 5 7 Static Routes The Network Static Routes page shows the static IPv4 routes e lan 192 168 21 B 192 1 68 21 1 o i 500 x Delete lan 192 168 23 8 192 1 68 21 1 o i 500 x Delete lan i 32 168 25 0 255 255 255 0 32 158 21 1 o i 500 x Delete Add Figure 60 Static IPv4 Routes 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 256 Each row shows the interface and gateway over which a certain host or network can be reached 5 8 Firewall The Network gt
42. e s configuration web page Altum AC 600 User Manual VLAN ID Specifies the identifier for the VLAN It is an integer from 2 to 4094 Let VID be this number The ethO port is tagged with VID to give ethO VID This port can have multiple tags corresponding to different VLANs An ethO VID port would only accept frames that have been tagged with the VLAN ID VID Priority Chooses the priority for transmitting packets This is a number from O to 7 The number 7 represents the highest priority IP address Sets the IP address of the radio as seen by other devices on this VLAN Netmask States the netmask of the subnet defined by this VLAN Bridge WIFI Selects the wireless network for which its interface would be bridged to the eth0 V D port The choice A Others would select all other wireless networks that are currently not selected Wifi Tagging Should be set to Enabled This tags the Ethernet frames sent over Wifi This does not add a second tag QinQ The wireless interface athO of this VLAN would be tagged to give athO VID for example Description Provides a short description of the VLAN 5 5 2 VLAN Ethernet Trunk The VLAN Ethernet Trunk uses a wireless network as a trunk link to connect physically separate VLANs having the same VLAN ID Within the subsection for the VLAN Ethernet Trunk Entries each row represents one VLAN ID VLA N Ethernet Trunk Entries Ethernet Trunk VLAN ID Priority Bridg
43. ect your desired mode of hotspot The current setting will be changed accordingly 2 Login Page Title U DU Title shown on the Login Page Idle Timeout 3 Default idle timeout max idle time in second unless otherwise set by RADIUS defaults to 0 meaning unlimited Reset QSave Save amp Apply Figure 33 The Services gt Hotspot page Enable Hotspot Turns on the hotspot service You may wish to enable the hotspot after all the settings are completed Hotspot Mode Selects your desired mode of hotspot You can choose to use the hotspot together with a third party or external RADIUS authentication server 2 Note Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS is a networking protocol that provides centralized Authentication Authorization and Accounting AAA management for users that connect and use a network service The choices for the Hotspot Mode are e User Name Password Radius Required LT 9064 Rev A 19 e Agreement Radius Required e Password Radius Required e Agreement Radius not Required e Password Radius not Required Login Page Title Sets the title shown on the Login Page e g Trango HotSpot Idle Timeout Configures the default idle timeout max idle time in seconds unless otherwise set by RADIUS Set as O to mean unlimited time 4 2 4 Network Configuration Network Parameters Auto Config Automatically configures the network parameters It is recommende
44. ended to use the web interface for normal setup and monitoring operations and use SSH only for debugging if needed 14 LT 9064 Rev A Interface Lets the radio listen on a given interface or all interfaces Port Specifies the listening port the default being 22 Password authentication Allows SSH password authentication Allow root logins with password This is enabled by default Gateway ports Allow remote hosts to connect to local SSH forwarded ports 3 2 3 Telnet Telnet 0000040000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 E Provides administrator tools to control the device Enable Telnet Iv Part a 9 Specifies the listening port of this Telnet instance Figure 25 Telnet settings in the System gt Administration page Telnet Provides administrator tools for controlling the device or network debugging over an unencrypted connection It is recommended to use the web interface for normal setup and monitoring operations and use Telnet only for debugging if needed Port Specifies the listening port the default being 23 3 2 4 Web CEPIT Wah edere aee ae e ehh a ee tre ee e e e Ere a e al arr e e ra Er SP aa rae ae iia er a e e e a Ere e a i B e E e e a S E E E Provides administrator tools to control the device Web
45. ess IPv4 Address IMP 00 3 7 BD 52 FB C4 92 168 21 107 x Delete Do o pF p 24 Delete E Add Figure 41 Adding a static DHCP lease The static DHCP lease shows up on the Status gt Overview page if the client is active Hostname IPv4 Address MAC Address Leasetime remaining MP 192 1568 21 107 00 37 6d 62 f6 c4 11h 57m 54s Figure 42 The static DHCP leases on the Status gt Overview page 5 3 Wifi Overview Clicking on the Network gt Wifi tab would bring you to the Wireless Overview page This page shows the radios present on the device These may include the on board radio and the miniPCl miniPCle radio card The wireless local area networks WLANs are displayed under each radio Altum AC 600 User Manual 2 4 GHz e 802 11bgn Radio SSID A600 Wireless is Enable Pa 0 disabled or not associated 5 GHz 802 11ac an Radio Channel 40 5 200 GHz Bitrate 866 7 Mbit s SSID Altum_AC600 Mode Client 9 Disable 100 04 F0 21 10 A4 C6 Encryption gt Figure 43 The Wireless Overview page showing two radios In Figure 43 two tabs are shown at the top wifiO Master A600 2 and wifi1 Client Altum AC600 These correspond to the two radios in the window below The buttons are explained as follows Spectrum Shows the Channel Scan Report and allows you to run the Interference Analyzer Add Allows you to add virtual access points VAPs to the radio By default there is on
46. evious radio in order to continue having internet access Override MTU Sets the maximum transmission unit MTU the default being 1500 bytes Unless your ISP requires it is not recommended to change this setting Use gateway metric Allows you to specify a gateway metric This acts as a cost for choosing the gateway when a connected device has to select between multiple available gateways The gateway with the smallest metric is chosen Use broadcast flag When sending DHCP requests a client can indicate if it wants an answer in unicast or broadcast by setting the broadcast flag This is required for certain ISPs Unchecked by default Use default gateway Configures a default route Checked by default Use DNS servers advertised by peer Uses the DNS settings advertised by the DHCP server Checked by default Client ID to send when requesting DHCP Sets the identifier that may be required by the ISP or network LT 9064 Rev A 25 administrator If not stated the MAC address of the client will be sent Vendor Class to send when requesting DHCP Identifies the vendor of a DHCP client for the enhancement of vendor specific DHCP functionality Physical Settings Enable STP Enables the Spanning Tree Protocol on this bridge It is unchecked by default 5 2 2 DHCP Server This section allows you to configure the device as a DHCP server General Setup Ignore interface Disables DHCP for this interface You should u
47. f the Internet by connected devices 4 2 1 Setting up the Connections The following subsections contain advice on configuring the 2 4 GHz radio to implement the hotspot It is recommended to configure the LAN Wifi and WAN then test it before enabling the hotspot setting LAN Interface DHCP Server It is recommended to enable the DHCP server because network address translation NAT occurs between the WAN zone and the LAN zone To do this you may go to the Network gt Interfaces gt LAN Edit gt Physical Settings gt DHCP Server section then uncheck the option gnore interface Disable DHCP for this interface Devices or computers that connect to the hotspot radio can then obtain their IP addresses automatically In addition the default gateway IP address and the DNS server IP address are automatically configured for these connected devices Altum AC 600 User Manual If the DHCP server is left disabled it is still possible for devices to connect to the hotspot Each device would need a unique static IP address on the same subnet as this hotspot Set the default gateway and DNS server for the device both to be the IP address of this hotspot It is not necessary to set the hotspot radio s default gateway and DNS server in the Network gt Interfaces 3 LAN page This information is obtained automatically from the WAN interface Wifi Settings The wireless networks should be set up to allow any user to access the
48. figures the password for the accounting transaction NAS ID Specifies the identity of the network access server NAS WPA or WPA2 with EAP Station Mode j t Interface Configuration X AA C A Wireless Security Encryption WPRAZEAP wf Cipher Aun e EAP Method ms ES Path to CA Certificate Browse No file selected Path to Client Certificate Browse No file selected Path to Private Key Browse Mo file selected Password of Private Key Figure 54 Encryption options for WPA EAP or WPA2 EAP in Station mode Cipher Can be set to Auto CCMP AES or TKIP and CCMP AES EAP Method The authentication protocol can be set to Transport Layer Security TLS Tunneled TLS TTLS or Protected EAP PEAP Path to CA Certificate Selects the file for the CA certificate ES 2 Note The certificate authority CA is a trusted third party that issues digital certificates In a public key infrastructure scheme a digital certificate certifies the ownership of a public key by the named subject of the certificate LT 9064 Rev A 33 Path to Client Certificate Selects the file for the client certificate Options for TLS as the EAP method Path to Private Key Selects the file for the private key Password of Private Key Configures the password for the private key Options for TTLS or PEAP as the EAP method Authentication Selects the authen
49. fter configuring each radio run the arp d command from your PC If the ping still cannot get responses try disabling the firewall on your Windows computer The Windows Firewall on your computer may prevent it from sending back a ping response Disabling the firewall may be a security risk so you should take the precaution of disconnecting the Internet first 6 1 2 PC Ethernet and Wifi adapters If your PC has both Ethernet and Wifi adapters they must not have the same subnet Otherwise packets from the PC may not be directed to the correct network 6 1 3 Mobile phone cannot connect A mobile phone or any Wifi user would not be able to connect to a wireless network if there does not exist a DHCP server on the network Please make sure that there is one and only one DHCP server to assign IP addresses automatically to users You may refer to Section 5 2 2 to enable the DHCP server for a The option is found in Network gt Interfaces gt LAN gt DHCP Server LT 9064 Rev A 39 6 1 4 Mobile phone connects but cannot access Internet A mobile phone or any connected Wifi user would not be able to access the Internet if the default gateway is not set correctly on the radio The option for the default gateway is found in Network gt Interfaces gt LAN gt Common Configuration gt General Setup gt IPv4 gateway If this radio has enabled a DHCP server but the gateway is at a different IP address please add a DHCP option
50. he remote PPTP server for the virtual private network VPN PAP CHAP username Sets the username for the Password Authentication Protocol PAP or the Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol CHAP PAP CHAP password Sets the password for the PAP or CHAP Configure PPTP IP settings Upon clicking the Configure button the PPTP Common Configuration page would be displayed The protocol DHCP client or Static address can be selected The corresponding options are explained within this section 5 1 1 Common Configuration Protocol PPPoE The Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE is a network protocol for encapsulating PPP frames inside Ethernet frames Most DSL providers use PPPoE which provides authentication encryption and compression The options PAP CHAP username and PAP CHAP password have been explained earlier Access Concentrator Identifies the PPPoE server Leave empty to autodetect Service Name Specifies the PPPoE service name The server will accept clients which send an initialization message with the service name that matches the server s configuration Leave empty to autodetect Protocol L2TP The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol L2TP is a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private networks VPNs or as part of the delivery of services by ISPs It does not provide any encryption or confidentiality by itself Rather it relies on an encryption protocol that it passes within t
51. he tunnel to provide privacy The options PAP CHAP username and PAP CHAP password have been explained earlier LT 9064 Rev A 23 L2TP Server Specifies the IP address of the remote L2TP server Configure L2TP IP settings Upon clicking the Configure button the L2TP Common Configuration page would be displayed The protocol DHCP client or Static address can be selected The corresponding options are explained within this section 5 1 1 Common Configuration Advanced Settings The following are options in the Advanced Settings section tab Some of these options are shown depending on the protocol being used Override MAC address Allows you to specify a different MAC address other than the radio s original MAC address This is useful if the ISP uses the MAC address of a radio to identify a customer Suppose that the radio needs to be replaced The new radio can take on the MAC address of the previous radio in order to continue having internet access Override MTU Sets the maximum transmission unit MTU the default being 1500 bytes Unless your ISP requires it is not recommended to change this setting Use gateway metric Allows you to specify a gateway metric This acts as a cost for choosing the gateway when a connected device has to select between multiple available gateways The gateway with the smallest metric is chosen Use broadcast flag When sending DHCP requests a client can indicate if it wants an answer
52. ic DNS DDNS allows the with the public IP address to be reached from the internet via a URL even if its IP address is dynamically changing Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS Dynamic DNS allows the unit to be reached using a fixed host name regardless of the IP address which may change MYDDNS x Delete Enable Event interface On which interface up should start the ddns script process Hostname A usemame AA nas e Source of IP address Check for changed IP every 2 Check time unit Force update every ll Force time unit Figure 32 The Services Dynamic DNS page Enable Enables the dynamic DNS Event interface Chooses the interface e g LAN or WAN for which interface up would run the DDNS script process Service Chooses the DDNS service provider e g no ip com Hostname Specifies the hostname e g yO033 no ip biz 18 LT 9064 Rev A Username Sets the username registered for the DDNS service Password Sets the password registered for the DDNS service Source of IP Address Configures the source of the IP address information The default is URL URL Sets the URL of the source of the IP address information e g http checkip dyndns com Check for changed IP every The default is to check the IP address every 1 minute Force update every The default is to force update every 72 hours 4 2 Hotspot The Hotspot service allows you to control the access and usage o
53. ings Local Time Tue Nov 4 17 01 28 2014 8 Sync with browser i Hostname rango_Altum_AC Timezone America Los Angeles Y y Time Synchronization Enable NTP client Provide NTP server NTP server candidates Limenistdgw J Reset GSave Save amp Apply Figure 19 The System top level tab Within the System page you can configure the device parameters such as the hostname and timezone 3 1 1 System Properties Within the section on System Properties there are tabs corresponding to General Settings Logging and Language and Style General Settings Local Time Displays the local time according to the Timezone Hostname Configures the name of the device Timezone Sets the timezone Altum AC 600 User Manual Logging Logging System log buffer size 16 kip External system log server port 4 Nomal 1 Figure 20 Changing the system properties for Logging External system log server Log output level Cron Log Level Logging Specifies parameters used for the system log such as System log buffer size External system log server External system log server port Log output level and Cron Log Level Language Figure 21 Modifying the Language Language and Style Lets you choose the language of the radio s web pages 3 1 2 Time Synchronization Enable NTP client Obtains the date and time from specified Network Time Protocol NTP servers NTP server c
54. ltumAC600 AP A600 v1 51 b141027 Please enter your username and password Username amp admin Password Reset Login Figure 2 The login page is presented upon requesting the radio s IP address The default credentials are Username admin Password trango 1 6 Operating Modes The radio can operate in the following modes 1 Access Point Master 2 Station Client 3 Access Point WDS 4 Station WDS A wide area network WAN is a network that covers a broad area The world s most popular WAN is the Internet In a commonly used setup the WAN port of an access point connects to a modem via an Ethernet cable A modem can be a cable digital subscriber line DSL or fiber optic modem A modem translates the signal from the internet service provider ISP to Ethernet signals that the access point can understand This allows the access point to have internet connection Other devices called stations connect wirelessly to this access point These devices can be other Altum radios mobile phones printers IP cameras laptops The stations obtain internet connection from the access point An access point WDS and a station WDS together extend the wireless coverage like a repeater More information on the setup can be found on page 31 Altum AC 600 User Manual 1 7 Buttons and Changes The buttons are described below Reset Undo the changes Save Saves the changes Currently please do not use thi
55. ly one VAP on the radio Each VAP corresponds to one network Enable Enables the radio Disable Disables the radio Edit Brings you to the configuration page of the network Clicking this button is equivalent to clicking the corresponding tab above 5 3 1 Radio in AP Mode When a radio is operating as an AP the section for Associated Stations shows a list of stations connected to this device Altum AC 600 User Manual MAC Address Network Signal Signal Chains Noise TX Rate RX Rate TX CCQ aih 04 F0 21 10 A6 02 Altum AC600 48 dBm 51 52 33 dBm 95 dBm 866 7 Mbit s 866 7 Mbit s 100 on the Wireless Overview page The MAC address network name received signal strength noise power transmit rate receive rate and transmission quality for each station are displayed 5 3 2 Spectrum Interference Analyzer for AP For a radio in AP mode clicking the Spectrum button would bring up the Channel Scan Report page Only the radios that are enabled will be available for scanning and only the frequency band currently in use will be scanned for each enabled radio 2 4 2 48 5 15 5 25 5 725 5 85 etc Press the Radio 2 Scan button to look at the spectrum for the 5 GHz Radio and Radio 1 Scan for 2 4 GHz You can click Radio 1 Scan to do the full channel scan again and get the latest results Channel Scan Report Radio 2 View Radio 2 Scan Return Please click Radio 1 View or Radio 2 View to see the latest results This
56. m WDS allows the Station WDS to bridge wireless traffic transparently providing the functionality of a repeater The Station WDS is a transparent client and would need to associate with an AP WDS The WDS protocol is not defined as a standard so there may be compatibility issues between devices from different vendors The following figures show an example of a setup 5 GHz 802 11ac an Radio Channel 40 5 200 GHz Bitrate 866 7 Mbit s SSID Altum_AC600 Mode Master a WDS som BSSID 04 F0 21 10 44 C6 Encryption None Spectrum Add 3 Disable Ei Edit Figure 50 The first Radio is set to the AP WDS mode LT 9064 Rev A 31 5 GHz 802 11ac an Radio CS Channel 40 5 200 GHz Scan tal Add Bitrate 866 7 Mbit s SSID Altum_AC600 Mode Client WDS _ BSSID Disable Edit 10059 04 F0 21 10 44 06 Encryption None Figure 51 The second Radio is set to the Station WDS mode Multiple stations or Stations WDS can connect to an AP WDS unless the PTP Country code is used and the PTP MAC of the peer radio is entered In Figure 52 the Add button creates a virtual access point VAP on the second You should choose AP WDS mode for the VAP s wireless network e g M8 so that devices in Station WDS mode can connect to this network The pair of Station WDS and AP WDS on the same board extends the wireless coverage If the board has two radios one onboard and one card radio one radio can
57. may be necessary if cookies are not enabled Please click Radio 1 Scan or Radio 2 Scan to run the Interference Analyzer The scan takes about 20 30 seconds to complete During this time all communications with the radio is disabled Please click Return to return to the Wireless Overview page Channel Access Points Min RSSI Max RSSI Noise Floor Channel Load 5180 36 95 dBm 5200 40 78 dBm 5220 44 95 dBm 5240 48 Figure 45 The Channel Scan Report The results show the RF Channel and number of neighbouring access points not including the Altum AC along with the Min RSSI Max RSSI Noise Floor and Channel Load LT 9064 Rev A 27 Min RSSI Shows the minimum received signal strength indicator due to the neighbouring access points Max RSSI Shows the maximum received signal strength indicator due to the neighbouring access points Noise Floor Shows the level of the noise on the channel Channel Load Shows how much the channel is utilized A lower channel load denotes a channel with less interference Return Brings you back to the Wireless Overview page 5 3 3 Radio in Station Mode A radio can operate as a Station This can be set in the Interface Configuration General Setup Mode option after clicking on the Edit button 5 GHz 802 11ac an Radio ES Channel 40 5 200 GHz Scan Bitrate 866 7 Mbit s SSID Altum_AC600 j Mode Client l BSSID 9 Disable 4 Edit 100 04 F
58. mproved in downlink and uplink if both AP and station use the Short Guard Interval Long Guard Intervals can improve performance in high multipath environments with a small reduction in maximum data rate Data Rate Mbps Selects the data rate or the modulation and coding scheme MCS The default setting of Auto is recommended for all profiles The MICS and data rates are adjusted automatically depending on the wireless channel conditions Hide ESSID Hides the network name ESSID from being broadcast publicly This option is for a device operating as an AP b Note If the goal is securing your network use WPA or preferably WPA2 PSK encryption Hiding the ESSID does not provide complete security Altum AC 600 User Manual WDS A Wireless Distribution System WDS is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802 11 network It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the traditional requirement for a wired backbone to link them The notable advantage of WDS over other solutions is it preserves the MAC addresses of client frames across links between access points WDS may also be considered a repeater mode because it appears to bridge and accept wireless clients at the same time unlike traditional bridging However with this method throughput is halved for all clients connected wirelessly Setup for the WDS Modes The wireless distribution syste
59. ncheck this to enable DHCP Note All the following options in this DHCP Server section depend on DHCP being enabled Start Specifies the lowest leased address as offset from the network address the default being 100 Limit Sets the maximum number of leased addresses the default being 150 Leasetime States the expiry time of leased addresses the default being 12h Advanced Settings Dynamic DHCP Dynamically allocates DHCP addresses for clients If disabled only clients having Static leases will be served Checked by default Force Forces DHCP on this network even if another server is detected unchecked by default IPv4 Netmask Overrides the netmask sent to clients Normally it is calculated from the subnet that is served 26 LT 9064 RevA DHCP Options Defines additional DHCP options for example 6 192 168 2 1 192 168 2 2 which advertises different DNS servers to clients Normally connected devices would take this board s IP address as the default gateway To set an alternative default gateway add the DHCP option 3 192 168 2 3 for example More information can be found in this link http wiki openwrt org doc uci dhcp 5 2 3 Static Leases In this section you can specify that a particular DHCP client obtain an IP address that you define The MAC address of the client is required Click the Add button to add a static DHCP lease then click Save amp Apply to apply the changes Hostname MAC Addr
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61. nt LT 9064 Rev A Glossary Term Definition Subnet A portion of a network that shares a common address component On TCP IP networks subnets are defined as all devices whose IP addresses have the same prefix For example all devices with IP addresses that start with 192 168 7 belong to the same subnet TCP Transmission Control Protocol This is a protocol for transmitting data over the Internet with guaranteed reliability and in order delivery UDP User Datagram Protocol This is a protocol for transmitting data over the Internet quickly but with no guarantee of reliability or in order delivery VAP Virtual Access Point A VAP simulates a physical access point A VAP is configured on a per radio basis By default only one VAP is enabled Up to 16 VAPs can be created for each radio each with its own SSID VPN Virtual Private Network This is a network that enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP IP network by encrypting all traffic from one network to another The VPN uses tunneling to encrypt all information at the IP level WAN Wide Area Network This is a network that covers a broad area The world s most popular WAN is the Internet Web Browser A software that allows the user to surf the Internet WDS Wireless Distribution System This is a system enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802 11 network It all
62. nter Auto Peboot TN Enable Auto Reboot E Mode By Time y Ei Figure 28 Auto Reboot settings in the System gt Services page Time HH MM 24 Hours Altum AC 600 User Manual Auto Reboot Allows the radio to reboot itself automatically disabled by default Mode Chooses the Auto Reboot mode By Time or By Number of Hours Time Sets the time of day to reboot if the Mode is By Time Number of Hours Sets the delay as an integer number of hours after each reboot if the Mode is By Number of Hours 3 4 SNMP The Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP is an Internet standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks It consists of a set of standards for network management including an application layer protocol a database schema and a set of data objects SNMP exposes management data in the form of variables on the managed systems which describe the system configuration These variables can then be queried and sometimes set by managing applications In the System gt SNMP Page you can configure SNMP V2c and SNMP V3 A MIB file with detailed information is available from the Trango Website that can be loaded on the SNMP Manager 3 4 1 SNMP Information In the SNMP Information section the text fields for the SNMP Enterprise ID Contact and Location information are shown LT 9064 Rev A 15 3 4 2 SNMP Configuration General Settings General Settings Enable SNMP Iv SNMP Vec Read Password public
63. of Associated Stations If there are no associated stations the text No information available is displayed The parameters shown are as follows MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the station s radio Network States the name of the wireless network Device Name Shows the name of the station Does not show for WDS mode Last IP States the most recent IP address of the station as seen by the AP does not show for WDS mode Signal Displays the received signal strength from the station e g 31 dBm Signal Chains Shows the received signal strengths from the station on each antenna port e g 51 52 LT 9064 Rev A 9 dBm The value of 33 dBm is taken to mean no antenna if the radio has only 2 antennas Noise Displays the received noise power at the AP TX Rate Shows the transmit bit rate from the AP towards this station RX Rate Shows the receive bit rate at the AP from this station TX CCQ Indicates the wireless connection quality 2 1 5 System This section shows the Radio Unit Name Model Firmware Version Kernel Version and Local Time EEG Syste m LETEEEXELYIYTETELUDUEEEEETERELUPEELEEETELERUECELELECEEERECEELELECECEEEEXEREEECEEEEECEERECEEEEEQEETERELEDEELOEETELELEPEELEEECEEEEEEEELELELEEELEELESTEEEEELELOCECEEEDCELELEEERETERCECOEELEREG 2 Router Name AltumAC600 AP Router Model A600 Firmware Version A600 vi 51 bi41027 Kernel Version 3 3 8 2 Local Time Tue Now 4 15 31 15 2014
64. ord It may consist of 5 ASCII characters or 10 HEX characters implying a 64 bit WEP key length Otherwise it may consist of 13 ASCII or 26 HEX characters implying a 128 bit key length Key 2 3 and 4 Similar to Key 1 mm Note Valid HEX characters are numbers 0 9 and letters A F case insensitive Valid ASCII characters are numbers and the letters of the English alphabet case sensitive Based on the number of characters the key is automatically checked for validity Invalid keys are represented by red dots while valid keys are represented by black dots Click the green arrows icon beside the text field to reveal hide the password WPA or WPA2 with PSK Wifi protected access WPA is a stronger encryption than WEP Furthermore WPA2 was developed to strengthen the security of WPA and is stronger than WPA and WEP For WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed Mode encryptions we have the following options Cipher Can be set to Auto CCMP AES or TKIP and CCMP AES The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP was developed as a temporary replacement for WEP The Counter Mode Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol CCMP is Altum AC 600 User Manual based on the Advanced Encryption Standard AES and is the most secure protocol Key The pre shared key PSK is the password for the wireless network This may consist of 8 to 63 ASCII characters WPA or WPA2 with EAP The Extensible
65. ossible indicator is that there is no light at the LAN port of the PC In Windows if you click the network icon and click to View network connections the LAN port shows Disconnected Please ensure that all the connections are tight Sometimes disconnecting and reconnecting the LAN cable solves connection problems if DHCP is used because the DHCP server and DNS server are reset The radio the computer and the gateway must have IP addresses on the same network For example if you use a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 and the gateway IP address is 192 168 3 1 all the IP addresses must be unique and be of the form 192 168 3 X Check whether the radio and computer are connected on the same network by running the ping command to ping the IP address of the radio Alternatively type the following in the radio s Linux terminal Altum AC 600 User Manual e ping 192 168 3 77 if your computer s IP address is 192 168 3 77 for example They should be able to give the ping responses An IP address conflict would cause unstable pings Switch to another address and ping the conflicting address to check If using a Windows computer you should run the command arp d ifthe network configuration has changed This is to delete the address resolution protocol ARP table in Windows as it may not update fast enough This also applies if multiple radio units with the factory default IP address are being set up all at the same time A
66. our second advertisement From any host in wan To any router IP on this device IPv6 ICMP with types echo request Accept echo reply destination forward unreachable packet and Allow too big limit to v 5 2 Edit x Delet sid s time exceeded 1000 Ue ee bad header unknown pkts header type per From any host in wan Second To any host in any zone Figure 64 Firewall Traffic Rules with the default settings Altum AC 600 User Manual Open ports on router Hame Protocol External port New input rule TCP LIDP E Add New forward rule Marne Source zone Destination zone Mew forward rule lan wan e Add and edit Figure 65 You can choose to open ports on the or add new forwarding rules Source NAT Source NAT is a specific form of masquerading which allows fine grained control over the source IP used for outgoing traffic for example to map multiple WAN addresses to internal subnets Name Match Action Enable Sort This section contains no values yet New source NAT Name Source zone Destination zone To source IP To source port New SNAT rule lan wan Please choo v Figure 66 Source NAT Add and edit Do not rewrite 5 9 Diagnostics 5 9 1 Network Utilities openwrtorg openwrtorg openwrtorg B Ping Traceroute Nslookup Figure 67 Network Utilities consist of Ping Traceroute and Nslookup PING openwrt org 18 2 4 191 177 56 data bytes 64
67. ows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple access points without the traditional requirement for a wired backbone to Glossary Term Definition link them WLAN Wireless Local Area Network LT 9064 Rev A 44 FCC Information FCC ID NCY A600 The Altum AC600 System can be used for point to point or Point to Multipoint operation NOTE All Altum AC600 models require professional installation due to FCC limits on output power settings when operating in the UNII bands This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Regulations Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment 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 equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with these instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in any particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be de
68. s button Save amp Apply Saves and applies the changes Please use this button instead of the Save button so that the changes would be applied immediately It is recommended to click this button before moving to a different page Logout Logs out of the radio s web page Note At the top right corner of the radio s configuration web page there may be either of the following texts displayed Changes 0 Means that all changes on the configuration web page have been applied to the radio Unsaved Changes Shows the number of changes that have not yet been implemented in FLASH via the Save amp Apply button 1 8 Physical Hardware Button Please refer to Section 3 6 1 9 LEDs The light emitting diodes LEDs on the board are described in Section 3 5 LT 9064 Rev A 7 Chapter 2 Status Tab After login when you click on the Status top level tab you can see the second level tabs of Overview Routes System Log Realtime Graphs and Hotspot Users This is shown in Figure 2 CT stiles i Q A 10 14 0 181 cqi bin web RANGO AIMAR A wI 51 614 17 Auto Redresh n Uptene 0h 25m Sits issoclated amp tatlons HBAC Address N Delos Mame Last IP Signal Signal Chaina Maias TX Bate EX Habe TX DCI dl APO ALO A 6 02 Alum AGO Trango ALTUM mc 10 14 0 182 40 dm 51 23 33 dm 5 dim 066 7 Mba 666 7 Hbit a 1004 5 HB 5552 Pets Pw 10 14 0 181 23 EIh RECHT up Uptime Oh z em Tis MA
69. s list works for all Hotspot Modes Authentication Free User s List You may add entries for User s MAC Address These users would not need any authentication at all and can get immediate access to the network For example the boss of the company could be in the authentication free list This list works for all Hotspot Modes 4 2 8 Logging in to the Hotspot When a hotspot user opens an Internet browser on his her computer it would automatically show the hotspot login page To quickly see the hotspot login page he she could enter a simple URL in the Internet browser e g e 1 0 0 1 e 8 8 8 8 e bing com When a user connects his her mobile smart phone to the hotspot wireless network the hotspot login page should automatically appear Otherwise he she could open the default Internet browser app or Chrome app on their mobile phone to see the login page 4 2 9 Possible Hotspot Scenarios The WAN interface could be set as one of the Ethernet ports This means that the wireless networks provided by the hotspot would be in the LAN zone Users can connect within the LAN zone to see the hotspot login page The wireless distribution system WDS can also be used to increase the coverage More information is found in Section 4 3 Discovery Status System Services Network Dynamic DNS Hotspot Reset GSave Save amp Apply Figure 35 The Services gt Discovery page Enable Allows the Device Name and Last IP ad
70. seen from the WAN zone IPv4 netmask Sets the subnet mask e g 255 255 255 0 The IP address and netmask together determine the subnet or network ID e g 192 168 3 0 24 Two devices must be in the same subnet in order to establish a Layer 2 link between them IPv4 gateway Specifies the IP address of the remote server that allows the device s shell to gain internet access IPv4 broadcast Specifies the IPv4 broadcast address optional Use custom DNS servers Configures the IP address of the DNS servers e g 165 21 100 88 for the SingNet DNS server in Singapore or 8 8 8 8 for the Google DNS server in the USA The computers in the same subnet as this device can then set this device s IP address as their preferred DNS server to obtain the same DNS service Protocol DHCP client The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP is a standardized networking protocol used by servers on an IP network to allocate IP addresses automatically to client devices Hostname to send when requesting DHCP Specifies the name of this device as seen by the remote DHCP server Protocol PPTP The Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP is a method for implementing virtual private networks PPTP uses a control channel over Transmission Control Protocol TCP and a Generic Routing Encapsulation GRE tunnel operating to encapsulate Point to Point Protocol PPP packets Altum AC 600 User Manual VPN Server Specifies the IP address of t
71. t offers higher data rates The choice of 802 11g n is a combination of 802 11g and 802 11n and operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency band The choice of 802 11a n is a combination of 802 11a and 802 11n and operates in the 5 GHz frequency band The 802 11ac is the latest standard that offers even higher data rates up to 866 Mbps OTA and it also operates in the 5 GHz frequency bands Channel Spectrum Width Selects whether 20 MHz or 20 40 MHz bands are used A 40 MHz band has twice the throughput of a 20 MHz band A smaller bandwidth may allow more devices to be connected The 2040 MHz option allows both 20 and 40 MHz bands to be used When the 802 11ac wireless standard is used the 20 40 80 MHz band can be selected An 80 MHz band can carry twice the amount of data of a 40 MHz band Channel Chooses the frequency channel The default setting of Auto is may be used For an AP it would select the channel with the least interference from Altum AC 600 User Manual other APs For a station Auto will automatically select the same channel as its AP The frequency channel may also be manually selected An AP and its station must have the same channel in order to communicate Obey Regulatory Power Obeys the power regulations specified by each country This would satisfy the legally permitted maximum for the equivalent isotropically radiated power EIRP limits of the selected country based on the specified Antenna Gain dBi The result is
72. termined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to correct the interference by one of more of the following measures 1 Reorient the antenna 2 Increase the separation between the affected equipment and the unit 3 Connect the affected equipment to a power outlet on a different circuit from that which the receiver is connected to 4 Consult the dealer and or experienced radio TV technician for help LT 9064 RevA WARNING Intentional or unintentional changes or modifications must not be made unless under the express consent of the party responsible for compliance Any such modifications could void the user s authority to operate the equipment and will void the manufacturer s warranty To comply with RF exposure requirements the following antenna installation and device operating configurations must be satisfied The antenna for this unit must be fixed and mounted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation distance of at least two meters from all persons Furthermore it must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Warranty Information Radios from Trango Systems are warranted for one year from date of purchase Please see www trangosys com for a complete description of warranty coverage and limitations Glossary
73. the wireless parameters The following describes the parameters when the device is in the AP mode SSID Altum 4C600 Mode Master Encryption None ACK Timeout 34 DFS Status Disabled Channel 40 5 200 GHz Bitrate 866 7 Mbit s BSSID 04 F0 21 10 44 C6 Figure 5 A summary in the Wireless section for a device operating as an 802 11ac access point SSID Displays the name of the wireless network that this access point AP is offering the Service Set Identifier SSID Altum AC 600 User Manual Mode This is Waster if the device is in AP mode or AP WDS mode Channel Shows the channel number and frequency that this AP is using Bitrate This is the maximum bitrate supported by the radio in the current configuration BSSID This is the MAC address of the AP s radio This MAC should be used for PTP modes on the peer radio Encryption Displays the wireless encryption used ACK Timeout Shows the maximum acknowledgment time in microseconds DFS Status If DFS is enabled the AP automatically switches channel if radar is detected on the current channel 2 1 3 Wireless for Station Mode The following describes the parameters for a device operating in Station mode SSID Altum AC600 Mode Client Channel 40 5 200 GHz Encryption None ACK Timeout 15 DFS Status Disabled TX CCQ 98 RX Rate 856 Mbit s TX Rate 866 Mbit s Bitrate 866 7 Mbit s MAC Address 04 F0 21 10 46 02 BSSID 04 F0 21
74. tication method used by the AP e g PAP CHAP MSCHAP or MSCHAPV2 Identity Sets the identity used by the supplicant for EAP authentication Password Sets the password used by the supplicant for EAP authentication MAC Filter This section tab is only available for a device operating as an AP e Interface Configuration ELO i MAC Filter MAC Address Filter Allow all except listed MAC List 01 02 03 04 05 06 E O O a OO O O O O O O O O OO O O aa iaa naa Figure 55 Configuring the MAC Filter for a Wifi AP MAC Address Filter Lets you allow only devices with the listed MAC address to associate with this AP or lets you block devices with the listed MAC address MAC List Adds the MAC address of the remote device to either block or allow 34 LT 9064 Rev A Advanced Settings er Interface Configuration LOXYEECHENY EECOEEEECEEET EE EDEN EH EEDOCEEEELEXEXELDEPEEEE IEEE DCEEEECCELEEEEOCLCEDEEXEEEENCCEDDENEX EE OGGEECEXE ARE E Advanced Settings 2346 C E Prevents station to station communication RTS Threshold Station Isolation Maximum Stations Baz Minimum Stations RSS Booo 802 11n Only HT 20 40 Coexistence E Vw MINI Iv E Provides Quality of Service features HEREIN eee OOO O O O O OR O CO O O E Figure 56 Advanced Settings for the Wifi Interface RTS Threshold Sets the threshold for the packet size above which the request to send RTS mechanism is used The default is 2346 octets
75. to notify the SNMP manager of events SNIVIP Trap IP Address Sets the IP address of the SNMP manager which receives the trap messages SNMP Trap Port Sets the port number 3 5 LED Configuration The System LED Configuration page customizes the behaviour of the LEDs Signal strength indicator interface Chooses the Wireless radio to use based on the wireless network name Signal strength indicator LEDs Sets the received signal strength thresholds in dBm above which LEDs 1 to 4 would light up LED 1 PA LED EP LED 3 E LED 4 BI AR OO O O OOO O TOO CO TIO O OT OTC VO TO ICI E Figure 31 Signal strength indicator LEDs and their default threshold values in dBm 4 Note The physical arrangement of LEDs on the radio is as follows starting from the furthest to the right of the Access Port and moving left are Power green Diagnostics green LED 1 red LED 2 orange LED 3 green and LED 4 green LEDs 1 4 are used for RSSI typically Altum AC 600 User Manual 3 6 Physical Hardware Button There is a physical button on the radio unit which is located to the left of the access port through a tiny hole Use a paperclip to set the action desired Depending on how long the button is pressed you can reboot the board or reset it to factory default First make sure then power is on The following table shows the duration of the button press and the corresponding action Duration of button press Action
76. um ACG600 46182 Pkts Figure 38 An infotip appears when hovering the mouse over an icon gs tw wx br lan LLL In Figure 38 the LAN zone icon with two Ethernet ports has the bridged interface br lan which consists of one physical port icon with one Ethernet port and two wireless networks tower icons on the device Hovering the mouse over each icon would give the name of the interface it represents In this example the infotip shows that there is a virtual client on the device with Altum AC600 as its network name 5 1 Interfaces WAN The Network gt Interfaces gt WAN page configures the interface for the WAN zone 5 1 1 Common Configuration General Setup Status Shows a summary of the interface for the WAN zone This includes uptime MAC address bytes and packets received by the device bytes and packets transmitted by the device and its IPv4 address Status Uptime 2d 21h 45m 185 MAC Address 00 60 48 9 34 41 E RX 458 27 MB athi 12157235 Bkts TX 72 95 MB 308587 Pkts IP v4 132 158 3 118 24 Figure 39 Status of the eth1 interface of the WAN zone Protocol Chooses between DHCP client default where the device obtains it IP address automatically Altum AC 600 User Manual or Static address where you can specify the device IP address Other protocols are PPTP PPPoE and L2TP Protocol Static address IPv4 address Sets the IP address of the device as
77. up E ED Interface Configuration Sere een rede oer one One dee Cer eee One TAO eee ETE AN TE oo TUE EE EN EET ETE EE ETT ETE A TTE TETTE TETTE TEE TEE T rads ee rad TE TEE E General setup Mode amssPum e ESSID moo Guard Interval Shot Data Rate Mbps uo Hide ESSID T Altum AC 600 User Manual Mode Selects whether the device is operating as an Access Point AP or a Station Other options are Access Point WDS and Station WDS Note Setting more than 1 station on a board is not supported because there can only be one default gateway Both 2 4 and 5 GHz radios cannot be in Station mode at the same time ESSID Specifies the name or extended service set identifier ESSID of the wireless network as it is provided in the beacon message The network name can be up to 32 characters in length and can contain spaces When running in AP mode it is the name of the network as advertised in the beacon message In Station mode it is the network name that the station associates with BSSID Sets the MAC address of the AP This option is available for a device operating as a station This is useful because there can be multiple APs with the same ESSID Setting the MAC address would prevent the station from roaming to other APs Guard Interval Chooses between Short and Long guard intervals Guard intervals are used to ensure that distinct transmissions do not interfere with one another Data rate is i

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