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1. NAT Network Address Translation A network algorithm used by Routers to enables several PCs to share single IP address provided by the ISP The IP that a router gets from the ISP side is called Real IP the IP assigned to PC under the NAT environment is called Private IP Node A network connection end point typically a computer Packet A unit of data sent over a network Passphrase Used much like a password a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the company products POE Power over Ethernet A standard to deliver both power and data through one single Ethernet cable UTP STP It allows network device to be installed far away from power ource A POE system typically compose of 2 main component DC Injector Base Unit and Splitter Terminal Unit The DC injector combines the power and data and the splitter separates the data and power back A PoE Access Point or CPE has the splitter built in to the device The IEEE 802 3af is a POE spec that uses 48 volt to deliver power up to 100 meter distance Port This word has 2 different meaning for networking The hardware connection point on a computer or networking device used for plugging in a cable or an adapter AirLive N Power User s Manual 99 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live The virtual connection point through which a computer uses a specific application on a server PPPoE Point to
2. WR Wireless Settings The N Power s wireless settings are different between wireless modes Only functions that are applicable to the wireless mode will show to simplify configuration You can also change the operation mode from this menu For explanation of different wireless modes please refer to Chapter 1 WR System Configuration All non wireless and router mode settings are in this category The system configurations including changing password upload firmware backup configuration WR Status This section for monitoring the status of N Power It provides information on Device Information Statistic Client table and Log WR Reboot Most of settings will require to click the Reboot bottom to take effect the settings you applied m Language Selection You can change the language for the Web interface from here 15 AirLive N Power User s Manual 3 Configuring the N Power En Air Live 3 4 Configuration Wizard The configuration Wizard is the first screen you will see after you login It will ask youa few questions to setup your wireless and broadband connection quickly Step 1 Please enter your own SSID and Encryption Key The default encryption type is WPA2 PSK AES The encryption key should be at least 8 alohanumeric characters ey Step 1 Wireless Settings Please enter the network ID SSID you can leave it at default if you are not sure whatto enter SSID airlive Please enter the wireless encryp
3. Disable Firmware Upgrade Configuration Save I Apply J and Restore WiFi TxPower 25 WiFi TxPower 50 Factory Default WiFi TxPower 75 5 6 Firmware Upgrade System Configuration gt Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the firmware of your N Power the software that controls your N Power s operation Normally this is done when a new version of firmware offers new features that you want or solves problems that you have encountered with the current version mwa a FELE ACE Upgrade the system firmware to obtain new functionality Location Apply m Upgrade Firmware To update the N Power firmware first download the firmware from AirLive web site to your local disk Then from the above screen enter the path and filename of the firmware file or click Browse to locate the firmware file Next Click the Apply button to start The new firmware will be loaded to your N Power After a message appears telling you that the operation is completed you need to reset the system to have the new firmware take effect Do not power off the device while upgrading the firmware It is recommended that you do not upgrade your N Power unless the new firmware has new features you need or if it has a fix to a problem that you ve encountered AirLive N Power User s Manual 50 5 System Configuration and Status Menu gt Air Live 5 7 Configuration Save and Restore System Configuration
4. WPS Associate IE WPS Probe IE Jurte Config Mode enrollee Detaj E Progress gt gt 10 PBC Scanning P Status gt gt Disconnected Example 2 WPS Using PIN Please login N Power s Web UI select Wireless Setting gt WPS Setting Link Quality gt 0 Signal Strength 1 gt gt 0 In the WPS Progress select PIN then Apply You will get a PIN Code Ger WPS Settin qs WPS WPS Summary WPS Current Status WPS Configured WPS SSID WPS Auth Mode WPS Encryp Type WPS Default Key Index WPS Key AScll AP PIN Reset OOB WPS Progress WPS mode PIN Plum ber Copy cose WPS Status stan WSC Process No airlive WPA PSK AES 2 WSC Start WSC Process Then please turn on the utility of your wireless network card Choose WPS mode to Registrar and enter the PIN Code Press PIN and the connection will automatically configure 19 AirLive N Power User s Manual 3 Configuring the N Power En Air Live AirLive WN 360USB Wireless LAN Card Utility Eg D amp Live WN 360USB High Pow Vireless 11N USB Dongle E ve Wio amp Profile Network Advanced Statistics WAAR Radio on off WPS AP List Rescan ID Ox0000 airlive 00 O0 43 30 50 E4 Information ID airlive O0 00 43 30 50 30 o Pin Code L EE EE SS 31664363 WPS Profile List Contig Mode WPS associate IE Progress gt
5. 6 AP Mode gt Air Live AirLive WN 360USB Wireless LAN Card Utility EN SESCH E P g Live WN 360USB High Power Wireless 11N USB Dongle BR de SG BIG amp i Profile Network Advanced Statistics WWMM WPS GEX Radio on off WPS AP List ExRegNW9AB215 00 0 43 30 50 E4 wd airlive 00 0C 43 30 50 30 Pin Code vr ae EEEE me 22523235 Renew WPS Profile List E Mode len rollee w Wetal WPS Associate IE Progress gt gt 10 al wes Probe IE PBC Scanning 4P X auto Status gt gt Disconnected 7 Link Quality ae 0 8 Signal Strength 1 gt gt 0 Example 2 WPS Using PIN Please login N Power s Web UI Select Wireless Setting gt WPS Setting Inthe WPS Progress select PIN then Apply You will get a PIN Code WPS Settings o wes WPS Summary WPS Current Status Stat WSC Process WPS Configured Ho WPS SSID airlive WFS Auth Mode WPA PSK WPS Encryp Type AES WPS Default Key Index 2 WPS Ke ASCII 12345678 AP PIN 31664363 PIN Code Reset OOB WPS mode PIN Number WPS Status kee WSC Process Then please turn on the utility of your wireless network card Choose WPS mode to Registrar and enter the PIN Code Press PIN and the connection will automatically configure 65 AirLive N Power User s Manual 5 Air Live AirLive WN 360US6 Wireless LAN Card Utility Air Live d D Network F rarile
6. ID 00000 airlive It airlive im ae E Van dE ExReeh wo abe 15 Ki WPS Associate IE al WES Probe IE auto AirLive N Power User s Manual Advanced WN 360USB Statistics Wad WES AF List 00 00 43 30 50 E4 00 00 43 30 50 30 WES Profile List Progress gt gt 0 66 6 AP Mode www airlive com High nua TIN USB Dongle Radio on off Rescan Information Pin Code 1664 365 f EEn Contig Mode m Q Detail Congest _ Rotate Disconnect Export Froe m 7 Client Mode En Air Live Client Mode In this chapter we will explain about the wireless settings for Client Mode Please be sure to read through Chapter 1 4 and Chapter 3 s Wireless Operation Mode first 7 1 Application for Client Mode This mode is also known as Client mode The N Power acts as if it is a wireless adapter to connect with a remote Access Point Users can attach a computer or a router to the LAN port of N Power to get network access Client Mode a Q a N Power N Power 7 2 Wireless Settings Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot Wireless Mode E EE Wireless Interface Tx Output Power About17dBm ei Acvance Settings Client WPS Settings 67 AirLive N Power User s Manual 5 Air Live 7 Client Mode 7 2 1 Profile Setting Wireless Settings gt Profile Setting A profile contains information about a remote AP s network In
7. AirLive N Power User s Manual 96 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live Wi Fi Wireless Fidelity An interoperability certification for wireless local area network LAN products based on the IEEE 802 11 standards The governing body for Wi Fi is called Wi Fi Alliance also known as WECA WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access A Wireless Metropolitan Network technology that complies with IEEE 802 16 and ETSI Hiperman standards The orginal 802 16 standard call for operating frequency of 10 to 66Ghz spectrum The 802 16a amendment extends the original standard into spectrum between 2 and 11 Ghz 802 16d increase data rates to between 40 and 70 Mbps s and add support for MIMO antennas QoS and multiple polling technologies 802 16e adds mobility features narrower bandwidth a max of 5 mhz slower soeed and smaller antennas Mobility is allowed up to 40 mph WDS Wireless Distribution System WDS defines how multiple wireless Access Point or Wireless Router can connect together to form one single wireless network without using wired uplinks WDS associate each other by MAC address each device WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A type of local area network that uses high frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes The most popular standard for WLAN is the 802 11 standards WMM Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a standard to prioritize traffic for multimedia applications The WMM prioritize tra
8. Delete Selected Delete all 27 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live 4 2 7 IP Filtering Internet Settings gt IP Filtering IP filtering allows you to block certain IP addresses from accessing the network m address This might be useful to stop virus or hacker af IP Filtering Disable cd Apply Change Destination IP Address source IP Address IP Filtering Table DestiP Address source IP Address Number Delete Selected Delete All 4 2 8 DDNS Internet Settings gt DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System An algorithm that allows the use of dynamic IP address for hosting Internet Server A DDNS service provides each user account with a domain name The N Power support Dyndns org Zoneedit com and no ip com service DDNS Settings Vier oie en Pik jo Pp e e peepee co LAR Dynamic DNS allow relating a domain to your router s WAN Dynamic DNS Disable v i Apply Change Dynamic DNS Provider None k Account Password Result AirLive N Power User s Manual op 5 Air Live 4 Configuration Router Mode 4 2 9 Static Route Internet Settings gt Static Route Static Route allows you to setup the routing table manually Add a routing rule Destination Range Gateway Interface L Comment Routing Table Ho Destination Ne
9. Enable this option to decline the Block ACK requests by other devices BG Protection The 802 11g standard includes a protection mechanism to ensure mixed 802 11b and 802 11g operation If there is no such kind of mechanism exists the two kinds of standards may mutually interfere and decrease network s performance 59 AirLive N Power User s Manual 6 AP Mode gt Air Live E Beacon Interval The device broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds The default value is 100 and a valid value should be between 1 and 65 535 Fragmentation When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold it will be fragmented before the transmission It should have a value of 256 2346 bytes with a default of 2346 If you experience a high packet error rate you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold E RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mechanism The RTS threshold should have a value between 256 2347 bytes with a default of 2347 It is recommended that this value does not deviate from the default too much E Short Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timi
10. ef WAN Port DMN q P ao INY 2 1 4 2 AP mode When operating in the Access Point mode the N Power becomes the center hub of the wireless network All wireless cards and clients connect and communicate through N Power This type of network is known as Infrastructure network Other N Power or 802 11 b g n devices can connect to AP mode through Client Mode 3 AirLive N Power User s Manual 1 Introduction En Air Live AP Mode e ke d e kA D C Y 21 Co T N Power N e 7 1 4 3 Client Mode The N Power acts as if it is a wireless adapter to connect with a remote Access Point Users can attach a computer or a router to the LAN port of N Power to get network access Client Mode Z Client AP N Power N Power PC 1 4 4 WDS Bridge Mode This mode is best used when you want to connect LAN networks together wirelessly for example between office and warehouse WDS Bridge using WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK encryptions might be limited to devices using the same wireless chipset WDS Bridge works by entering remote Bridge s wireless MAC address on the WDS table You can find the MAC address on the bottom label of the N Power WDS Brige Mode en 9 1 Beal A e D Q GGG WDS Bridge WDS Bridge Office Factory Network Network AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 1 Introduction y Air Live 1 4 5 WDS Repeater Mode The purpose of repeater is to extend the wireless signal of the rem
11. gt Configuration Save and Restore The N Power can save and restore the settings to a file You can save system configuration settings to a file and later download it back to the N Power Export Settings Export the configuration file to your PC so you can restore the settings later Import Settings file location Please browse for the configuration file location for restoration of settings Jser might save system settings by exporting them to a configuration file restore them by importing the file Export Settings Import Settings file location 5 8 Factory Default System Configuration gt Factory Default You can reset the configuration of your N Power to the factory default settings Load Default Setting Load Default 5 9 Status Menu 5 9 1 Device Information From this menu you can know the Firmware version System Up time IP and MAC addresses and check whether the USB Storage is connected 51 AirLive N Power User s Manual 5 Air Live Device Information Firmware Version System Up Time Operation Mode Local Network Local IP Address Local Netmask MAC Address DHCP Type WDS Status NOE var 4 2 0 1 b2 Oday 0h 5m23s WDS Bridge Mode 192 168 7 7 255 255 255 0 DU OC 43 30 50 7 DHCP Server OFF 5 System Configuration and Status Menu 5 9 2 Statistic The Statistic menu displays the memory status WAN traffic LAN traffic and WLAN traffic conditions Product Name U
12. it will waits for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The Station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout AirLive N Power User s Manual 86 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live lf the ACK is NOT received within that timeout period then the packet will be re transmitted resulting in reduced throughput If the ACK setting is too high then throughput will be lost due to waiting for the Ack Window to timeout on lost packets If the ACK setting is too low then the ACK window will have expired and the returning packet will be dropped greatly lowering throughput By having the ability to adjust the ACK setting we can effectively optimize the throughput over long distance links This is especially true for 802 11a and 802 11g networks Setting the correct ACK timeout value need to consider 3 factors distance AP response time and interference The N Power provides ACK adjustment capability in form of either distance or direct input When you enter the distance parameter the N Power will automatically calculate the correct ACK timeout value Bandwidth Management Traffic Control Bandwidth Management controls the transmission speed of a port user IP address and application Router can use bandwidth control to limit the Internet connection speed of individual IP or Application It can also guarantee the speed of certain special application or privileged IP address a crucial feature o
13. s Manual 14 3 Configuring the N Power En Air Live 3 3 2 Web Menu Structure We recommend users to browse through N Power s web management interface to get an overall picture of the functions and interface l Lac l i D 4 d othr 73a rr ei SETUP Wizara Thie ui art ie desiamed in halon wor A Ge e and running et fpsbehz The sar weil qede we antar 5 Wizard is designed io Dep your N Power up and runmng quicKiy E LZ ail aon POU erie H eent eh some information in few steps It will not change your settings until you nfornation and press Finish button on the last page Language Selection e FTP Server Step 1 Wireless Settings oer Virtual Server AE KZ Please enter the network ID SSID you can leave it at default if you are not sure what to enter DMZ SSID airlive URL Filtering i Please enter the wireless encryption key It should be atleast 5 characters Please make sure to write it down Ge MAC Filtering Hi RS Encryption Key 12345675 Ge IP Filtering Wee have chose the WPA2 PSK encryption type for you if you wish to change to other encryption ioe please goto Wireless Settings gt Wireless Securit menu DDNS Der Static Route D WR internet Settings When you choose Router mode the Internet Settings bottom will be shown and you will be able to configure internet related functions here This menu will disappear when you switch to other wireless mode
14. Client mode you can choose to connect with the remote AP using 2 methods 1 Using Site Survey to find the AP you want to connect with and then select the SSID to connect This is the easiest way 2 Create a profile about the remote AP you want to connect with We will talk about Profile in this section Procedure to Add a Profile 1 2 Click on Profile Settings on the Wireless Settings Menu Then click on Add to add a new profile Pofile List Profile SSID Channel Authentication Encryption Network Type On the Add profile page please enter the information about the remote AP network such as SSID encryption Click on Apply once finished Add Profile Profile Name SSID airlive Network Type Infrastructure vl CAM Constantly Awake Mode Fower Saving Mode O Power Saving Mode RTS Threshold L Used 234 range 1 2347 default 2347 Fragment Threshold L Used 2346 range 256 2346 default 2346 Security Mode WPA2 Personal WPA Algorithms QOTKIP AES a Pass Phrase esneeesseegl 8 63 ASCII or 64 HEX characters AirLive N Power User s Manual 68 7 Client Mode 5 Air Live 3 Once apply the new profile should appear on the list Select the profile and click on Activate button to take effect Only one profile can be activated at a time Pofile List Profile SSID Channel Authentication Encryption Network Type omm PROEOD airlive Au
15. Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards PPP and Ethernet PPPoE is a specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet to the Internet through a common broadband medium such as a single DSL line wireless device or cable modem PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol A VPN protocol developed by PPTP Forum With PPTP users can dial in to their corporate network via the Internet If users require data encryption when using the Windows PP TP client the remote VPN server must support MPPE Microsoft Point To Point Encryption Protocol encryption PPTP is also used by some ISP for user authentication particularly when pairing with legacy Alcatel Thomson ADSL modem Preamble Type Preamble are sent with each wireless packet transmit for transmission status Use the long preamble type for better compatibility Use the short preamble type for better performance Rate Control Ethernet switches function to control the upstream and downstream speed of an individual port Rate Control management uses Flow Control to limit the speed of a port Therefore the Ethernet adapter must also have the flow control enabled One way to force the adapter s flow control on is to set a port to half duplex mode RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial In User Service An authentication and accounting system used by many Internet Service Providers ISPs When you dial in to the ISP you must enter your username and password
16. Up to 3 users account can be configured Each requires username and password to access Each user can have different sharing directory You can choose Read and or Write access for each account type When you choose the Password Account Type The following Account Table will appear AirLive N Power User s Manual 30 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live Account Type Password Access lt m Access i AT ae Rees RT l ai as 3 Fl E 3 rl P m Username Name of the user s account E Password The password required for FTP access E Read The ability to read download from the N Power This should be turned on WR Write The ability to write upload files to the N Power WR Directory This will determine the sharing directory for N Power You can enter the path manually it starts with media or click on the Browse button to choose the directory The N Power can read into 5 levels of directory depth E Browse You can choose a directory to share by using file browser Please click on the Directory Icon 4 to navigate up and down the directory tree After finish please click on Gd medial EY imedia imedia Christmas Cl media New Photo Apply and Exit 31 AirLive N Power User s Manual 5 Air Live 4 4 Wireless Settings Menu 4 Configuration Router Mode When you select Wireless Settings on the top menu the following screen will appear
17. You can use one of the following 4 encryption type WR None No encryption is made This is not recommended as it posts serious security issue WR WEP This is the most compatible type However it is also easier for hackers to break Use this only if AES or TKIP doesn t work WR TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP is more secured than WEP but less secure than AES E AES The most secured encryption method Itis highly recommended to use this method unless for compatibility issue E Encryp Key Please enter your encryption key here E MAC Address Please enter the Wireless MAC address or BSSID of the remote Bridge You can usually find it at remote Bridge s device label 6 2 9 WPS Settings Example1 Using Hardware Push button Please push WPS button directly on the back of the N Power The WPS LED flash will light and the N Power will start to survey the clients WPS signal in the current environment Please be noticed that within two minutes you have to turn on the utility of your wireless network card and click PBC to connect automatically l Passive POE Port gt U M E Ta Ant WPS Reset USB LAN WAN Power lf you also have a hardware WPS button on your wireless card you can push the button immediately now If not you can usually find the WPS PBC function in the wireless utility Below is an example using AirLive WN 360USB wireless network card to connect with N Power AirLive N Power User s Manual 64
18. dependant on the wireless operation mode you choose For explanation on when to use what operation mode please refer to Chapter 1 Changing Mode Procedure 1 Select Wireless Setting 2 Choose your required wireless mode 3 The AP might ask you to confirm the mode change Once confirmed the AP will reboot to its new mode Note When you change from Router mode to other modes the DHCP server will be turned off In this case you must manually configure your PC s IP address to the same subnet as the N Power Likewise when you change from other modes to Router mode the DHCP server will be turned on gees Ai Mode Change N Power Hi Power Wireless N PoE AP Router Internet Settings Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot English a Wireless Settings Wireless Mode es moe Wireless Interface Enable Network Name S SID M Hide SSID PO Multiple SSID Setup WIS Bridge Frequency Channel 2422MHz Channel 3 el 17 AirLive N Power User s Manual 3 Configuring the N Power En Air Live 3 6 WPS WiFi Protected Setup WPS is a system that simplifies the process to established wireless security There are two ways to configure WPS connection 1 PBC Push Button Communication using hardware or software Push WPS buttons on both AP and Client site the WPS connection will connect automatically You can find N Power s WPS Push button on the back of the router 2 PIN
19. gt 0 Rotate al WES Probe IE Disconnect C Auto Export Profile 3 6 2 Client Mode Example 1 Using WPS hardware button Please push WPS button directly on the back of the device The WPS LED flash will light and the N Power will start to survey the AP s WPS signal in the current environment Passive POE Port bar T LO ET Ant WPS Reset USB WAN TI Within two minutes please push WPS button on your AP device the connection will automatic successfully Example 2 WPS using PIN Please login N Power s Web UI Select Wireless Setting gt change to Client mode gt Client WPS Setting AirLive N Power User s Manual 20 3 Configuring the N Power gt Air Live 1 Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot Wireless Mode Wireless Settings client Vi Wireless Interface RADIO OFF Profile Select Profile Site Survey Advance Settings Client WPS Settings Setup 3 Select the SSID that you want to connect Choose WPS mode to Enrollee and get a PIN Code in the field Then press PIN Start and the WPS LED flash will light two minutes on the device s housing WPS Settings WPS AP site survey e be o0coo2FFD070 oocoo2FFDo70 55 KI WPAZ PSK AES CAR DI Wse3Gtest 000C43305030 100 e 8 wPaz PSK AES 10 Cont airlive301R 00C002FFC7E4 100 11 unknown WEF 10 Cont Gei airlive 000C433050EC 100 ja 1 OPEN Not Use 4 0 cont 801880a8
20. network devices are firmware upgradeable through web interface or utility program FTP File Transfer Protocol A standard protocol for sending files between computers over a TCP IP network and the Internet 9 AirLive N Power User s Manual 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live Fragment Threshold Frame Size larger than this will be divided into smaller fragment If there are interferences in your area lower this value can improve the performance If there are not keep this parameter at higher value The default size is 2346 You can try 1500 1000 or 500 when there are interference around your network Gateway In the global Internet network the gateways are core routers that connect networks in different IP subnet together In a LAN environment with an IP sharing router the gateway is the router In an office environment gateway typically is a multi function device that integrates NAT firewall bandwidth management and other security functions Hotspot A place where you can access Wi Fi service The term hotspot has two meanings in wireless deployment One is the wireless infrastructure deployment the other is the Internet access billing system In a hotspot system a service provider typically need an authentication and account system for billing purposes and a wireless AP network to provide access for customers IGMP Snooping Internet Group Management Protocol IGMP is a Layer 3 protocol to report IP multicast m
21. such kind of mechanism exists the two kinds of standards may mutually interfere and decrease network s performance 75 AirLive N Power User s Manual 8 WDS Bridge Mode gt Air Live m Beacon Interval The device broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds The default value is 100 and a valid value should be between 1 and 65 535 Fragmentation When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold it will be fragmented before the transmission It should have a value of 256 2346 bytes with a default of 2346 If you experience a high packet error rate you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold E RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mechanism The RTS threshold should have a value between 256 2347 bytes with a default of 2347 It is recommended that this value does not deviate from the default too much E Short Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter In a noisy network environment the Preamble Type should be set to Long Preamble The Short Preamble is intended for applications where minimu
22. through the entire manual before you start Please note the password and SSID are case sensitive The default IP address is 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 The default Account is admin The default Password is airlive The default SSID is airlive The default wireless mode is Router mode Please remember to Apply Change for settings to be saved and take effect Please remember to Reboot the device after all settings are changed The Emergency Firmware Recovery only works when you connect to LAN1 4 DOUDdDODUOUOULDD By Default the DHCP server is turned on in Router mode The other modes DHCP servers are turned off Therefore if you switch from Router mode to other modes please remember to configure your PC s IP address manually For instruction on how to configure the FTP function please go to Chapter 4 3 3 2 Prepare your PC The N Power can be managed remotely by a PC through either the wired or wireless network The default IP address of the N Power is 192 168 1 254 with a subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 This means the IP address of the PC should be in the range of 192 168 1 1 to 192 168 1 253 13 AirLive N Power User s Manual 3 Configuring the N Power ZS Air Live To prepare your PC for management with the N Power please do the following 1 Connect your PC directly to the LAN port on the DC Injector of N Power 2 Set your PC s IP address to Obtain an IP address Automa
23. 0 43 30 50 E4 Information 00 00 43 30 50 30 Pin Code 31664363 Benen Contig Mode Detail Een Vd C d n Fb Zar Ex d WES Profile List Connect Progress gt gt 0 i Rotate Disconnect Expo rt Frofile 45 AirLive N Power User s Manual 5 Air Live 5 System Configuration and Status Menu System Configuration and Status Menu In this chapter we will explain about System Configurations Menu and the Status Menu of the web management interface Please be sure to read through Chapter 3 s Introduction to Web Management first 5 1 Menu Structure When you click on the System Configuration menu on the top menu bar the following screen will appear The system configuration includes all non wireless settings We will explain their functions here Ta BUTEN N Power Hi Power Wireless N PoE AP Router E eme Internet Settings Wireless Settings System UATT Status Reboot English LAN Interface Setup Time Settings Password Settings Power Saving Firmware Upgrade _ Configuration Save and Restore Factory Default AirLive N Power User s Manual S LAN Interface Setup You may enable disable networking functions and configure their parameters as your wish Device IP Settings IP Address 192 169 100 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Settings Stat IP Address 192 168 100 100 End IP Address 2 168 100 200 Lease Ti
24. 13 WMM Settings Setup WDS Settings Setup WPS Settings Setup g 4 4 4 Wireless Security Wireless Settings gt Wireless Security You should set up the wireless security immediately to ensure the security of your data transmission and to prevent the unauthorized access The easiest way to setup encryption is to use the Setup Wizard It automatically chooses the most secured and easiest scheme for your wireless security settings However if you wish to choose your own encryption scheme the N Power offers various type of encryption including WEP WPA PSK WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK encryptions method In general the WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK are the most popular and secured encryption scheme AirLive N Power User s Manual 34 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live Procedure to make encryption Select SSID airlive ze security Policy Disable shared key Apply Change Close AUTO Open Shared WPA WPA2 PSK WP4 PSKIWPA2 PSK WPAMWPA2 802 1 WR Step1 Select your SSID If you have enabled the Multiple SSID function there will be more than one SSID to choose from Each SSID Virtual AP can have its own security policy H Step2 Select Security Policy N Power offers a full suite of security policy including WEP Pre Shared Key WPA certificate WPA PSK AES WPA2 PSK AES and 802 1x Radius Authentication Recently WiFi regulation prevents the use of TKIP encryption in 11n mode Therefore the TK
25. 3 6 5 40 MHz BW LGI 135 121 5 108 81 54 40 5 27 13 5 20 MHz BW SGI 72 2 65 57 8 43 3 28 9 21 7 14 4 7 2 40 MHz BW SGI 150 135 120 90 60 45 30 15 802 119 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6 Mbps 802 116 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps 11 2 3 TX Output Power ETSI Europe w 802 116 About 20dBm max mM 802 11g About 20dBm max w 802 11n About 19dBm max 11 2 4 Receiver Sensitivity 802 116 11Mbps lt 90dBm 802 119 54Mbps lt 73dBm 802 11n HT20 MCS7 lt 70dBm 802 11n HT40 MCS7 lt 67dBm 11 Specifications 3 AirLive N Power User s Manual gt Air Live 11 2 5 Supported WLAN Mode Router Mode AP Mode Client Mode WDS Bridge Mode WDS Repeater Mode 11 3 Software Features Management Interface Web HTTP Advance Functions Setup Wizard Site Survey FTP file sharing Bandwidth Control Traffic Shaping Associated Client Table Wi Fi WPA compatible interoperability WPA with PSK TKIP AES support WPA2 support Virtual Server Function Privacy Separator support Hide SSID Support Support adjustable output power ACK Timeout Adjustment Bootloader Protection and Emergency Firmware Upload Code Radius Supported Static DHCP entries Firmware upgrade and configuration backup via Web AirLive N Power User s Manual 84 11 Specifications 12 Wireless Network Glossary gt Air Live Wireless Network 1 2 Glossary The wireless network glossary contains explanatio
26. 58968 Enter PIN Code WPS Settings No SSID BSSID RSS Ch Auth Encrypt Ver Status D DlinkOwen 001B11E4DA95 10 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK TKIP AES 4 0 Cent TiMotion 001E5833E567 5 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK TKIP AES 1 0 Got AirLive N Power User s Manual 79 7 Client Mode En Air Live DUID Taa2SeeTTd0336b4a114e14323T4842a Primary Device Type Unkmown 1536 1266 Refresh Mode Enrollee pin 31662567 PIN Stat PBC Start Renew PIN Close WPS Status Not used 73 AirLive N Power User s Manual 8 WDS Bridge Mode 5 Air Live WDS Bridge Mode In this chapter we will explain about the wireless settings for WDS Bridge Mode Please be sure to read through Chapter 1 4 and Chapter 3 s Wireless Operation Mode first 8 1 Application for WDS Bridge Mode This mode is also known as WDS Pure MAC Bridge mode Each bridge can associate with maximum of 4 other bridges in the WDS configuration This mode is best used when you want to connect LAN networks together wirelessly for example between office and warehouse This mode usually delivers faster performance than infrastructure mode WDS Brige Mode Sy YG e A WW oa deg WDS Bridge Office Factory Network Network 8 2 Wireless Settings Wireless Interface Enable e Channel Auto M Radio Mode 11ib g in e Tx Output Power 16 5 dBm Index 10 e Advance Settings Setup WDS Settings Setup App Change
27. 80000c433050ec Under AP site Select Wireless Setting gt WPS Setting Choose WPS mode to PIN then enter the PIN Code gt click Apply and the connection will automatically configure WPS Progress WPS mode PIN PBC PIN Number EN 35958968 Enter PIN Code 21 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode gt Air Live Configuration Router Mode In this chapter we will explain about the wireless settings for Router Mode Please be sure to read through Chapter 1 5 and Chapter 3 s Introduction to Web Management 4 1 Application for Router Mode The router mode is the main operation mode of the N Power In this mode you can share your Internet connection both wired and wirelessly The NAT is applied for IP Sharing function from your WAN port to the LAN ports and wireless interface Router Mode 4 2 Internet Setting Menu The Internet Setting Menu is the first menu you will see after login to N Power All WAN related configurations can be found here This menu will not appear in any other modes Internet Settings Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot English v Setup Wizar Setup Wizard 7 s Wize e eip y our N Power upo a r CG j The ene R some information in few steps It will not change your settings until you enter all the require WAN Settings nfornation and press Cir sh ES ion on fhao ast pace FTP Server Step 1 Wireless Set
28. 9 1528 POV Al Ce EE 70 EE 71 8 WDS Bridge e TEE 74 8 1 Application for WDS Bridge Mode 74 EE 74 oL I ee Tele EE 75 8 2 2 WDS SCN eeh 76 9 Emergency Firmware R COVECLY ccssccsssccssseessnseenseenseonseoneeeeeeoeees 78 10 Frequent Asked Questions cccceeseseeeeeneeeenseeeenseseenseseeneeseeneesens 80 Ti e e de CC 82 R NNEN 82 115131 General Hardware Feature E 82 EZ e Tee UE 82 A EC RR age Eine Ke a EE 82 Tl RAJO Se CIC rel 83 dE EENHEETEN 83 112 2 Fale ANG MOGUIGWOMN EE 83 RSC TX OUIDUL e 83 11 2 4 Receiver SSIS EE 83 1122 9 SUPDOrted WLAN MOde E 84 113 Software le a ee 84 12 Wireless Network GlOSSA P ccesscceeseeeeeeceeeeeseeenseeenesenseseneeseeeees 85 iii AirLive N Power User s Manual ECK 1 Introduction Air Live Introduction 1 1 Overview The N Power is a wireless multi function router based on 150Mbps wireless b g n 2 4GHz radio technologies Users can share broadband internet connection at high speed It also provides to 4 operation modes to satisfy different application environments In addition it features passive PoE port for installations in places that have no nearby access to electricity Please take notice of the following features m The N Power can support 12V on its passive PoE port You will need to purchase a passive PoE Injector PoE 1P separately For more information please read section 2 4 1 E The N Power comes with an USB 2 0 port for simple fi
29. Air Live Internet Settings Wireless Settings Wireless Mode EN Wireless Settings G ap g Wireless Interface Network Namel SSID Multiple SSID Frequency Channel Network Mode Wireless Security Client Isolation Tx Output Power Access Control Bandwidth Control Associated Clients Advance Settings WM Settings WDS Settings WPS Settings Apply Change 4 4 1 Regulatory Domain Wireless Settings gt Regulatory Domain System Configuration Status Reboot N Power Hi Power Wireless N PoE AP Router Relax Hide SSID Setup O Enable Disable About 20dBmidetault The Regulatory Domain decides what channels and Tx output power levels are available for your country following channel and power regulation AirLive N Power User s Manual For EU countries the regulatory domain is ETSI ETSI has the 4 Configuration Router Mode gt Air Live Regulatory Domain Available Maximum Tx Output Power Channels ETSI Europe 20dBm 4 4 2 Multiple SSID Wireless Settings gt Multiple SSID Multiple SSID allows N Power to create up to 4 different wireless networks SSID Itis also known as Virtual AP function Each SSID can have its Encryption policy The SSID1 is the main SSID under Wireless Setting page Enable Multiple SSID SID2 Hide SSID SSlID3 Hide SSID 51D4 Hide SSID Enable Isolation between SSIDs Enable Disable Apply Change Clase WR H
30. AirLive N Power User s Manual 56 6 AP Mode 5 Air Live 6 2 3 Wireless Security Wireless Settings gt Wireless Security You should set up the wireless security immediately to ensure the security of your data transmission and to prevent the unauthorized access The easiest way to setup encryption is to use the Setup Wizard It automatically chooses the most secured and easiest scheme for your wireless security settings However if you wish to choose your own encryption scheme the N Power offers various type of encryption including WEP WPA PSK WPA WPA2 WPA2 PSK encryptions method In general the WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK are the most popular and secured encryption scheme Procedure to make encryption Select SSID airlive ze Security Policy Disable roe Open system shared key Apply Change Close AUTO Open Shared WPA WPA2 PSK WPA PSKAWPA2 PSK WPAMWPA2 802 1X WR Step Select your SSID If you have enabled the Multiple SSID function there will be more than one SSID to choose from Each SSID Virtual AP can have its own security policy H Step2 Select Security Policy N Power offers a full suite of security policy including WEP Pre Shared Key WPA certificate WPA PSK AES WPA2 PSK AES and 802 1x Radius Authentication Recently WiFi regulation prevents the use of TKIP encryption in 11n mode Therefore the TKIP is only available in 11b g mode We highly recommend using WPA2 PSK AES Encryption
31. E is a device installed on the end user s side to receive network services For example on an ADSL network the ADSL modem router on the subscriber s home is the CPE device Wireless CPE means a complete Wireless usually an AP with built in Antenna that receives wireless broadband access from the WISP The opposite of CPE is CO CTS Clear To Send A signal sent by a device to indicate that it is ready to receive data DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System An algorithm that allows the use of dynamic IP address for hosting Internet Server A DDNS service provides each user account with a domain name A router with DDNS capability has a built in DDNS client that updates the IP address information to DDNS service provider whenever there is a change Therefore users can build website or other Internet servers even if they don t have fixed IP connection DHCP Dynamic Hosting Configuration Protocol A protocol that enables a server to dynamically assign IP addresses When DHCP is used whenever a computer logs onto the network it automatically gets an IP address assigned to it by DHCP server A DHCP server can either be a designated PC on the network or another network device such as a router DMZ Demilitarized Zone When a router opens a DMZ port to an internal network device it opens all the TCP UDP service ports to this particular device The feature is used commonly for setting up H 323 VoIP or Multi Media servers DNS A program that transl
32. IP is only available in 11b g mode We highly recommend using WPA2 PSK AES Encryption as the easiest and much secured scheme for encryption 4 4 5 Access Control Wireless Settings gt Access Control The N Power allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network This function is available only for Access Point and AP Router modes This function is available only for Access Point and Gateway modes Select SSID airlive e Policy Disable e Add MAC Address The maximum rule countis 40 ApplyChange Close Access Control Table 35 AirLive N Power User s Manual 5 Air Live 4 Configuration Router Mode Disable When selected no MAC address filtering will be performed Allow list When selected data traffic from only the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network Deny list When selected data traffic from the devices specified in the table will be denied discarded by the network 4 4 6 Bandwidth Control Wireless Settings gt Bandwidth Control The N Power can limit the bandwidth by IP address or MAC address Please first enable the Bandwidth Control and then select IP Control or MAC Control E Enable Bandwidth Control Check this box and press Apply Change to enable bandwidth control IP Control To limit the bandwidth of one single IP address MAC Control To limit the bandwidth of one single MAC address Upload Bandwidth
33. Key Integrity Protocol TKIP is more secured than WEP but less secure than AES AES The most secured encryption method Itis highly recommended to use this method unless for compatibility issue E Encryp Key Please enter your encryption key here E MAC Address Please enter the Wireless MAC address or BSSID of the remote Bridge You can usually find it at remote Bridge s device label 77 AirLive N Power User s Manual 9 Emergency Firmware Recovery 5 Air Live Emergency Firmware Recovery The N Power features emergency firmware upgrade function that can restore your AP from a firmware crashed If you can t access your AP anymore please first try to restore the setting to default by holding the RESET button in the back for more than 10 seconds You should be able to find the AP at 192 168 1 254 If you can t find it then please perform the emergency upgrade Please visit www airlive com gt support gt download and type N Power to the download page How Emergency Upgrade Works N Power s flash memory is divided into firmware and bootloader area The bootloader area is protected from writing and has a built in emergency web server Therefore the AP can be recovered from emergency web server after a firmware crash The emergency web server is enabled when AP is forced into emergency upgrade mode it s IP will be changed to 192 168 1 254 Flash Memory i Procedure to Restore the AP using Emergency Upg
34. P Mode When operating in the Access Point mode the N Power becomes the center hub of the wireless network All wireless cards and clients connect and communicate through N Power This type of network is known as Infrastructure network Other N Power or 802 11 b g n devices can connect to AP mode through Client Mode AP Mode NB DC Co gt Zem G net Power NB E P AirLive N Power User s Manual 54 M Air Live 6 2 Wireless Settings Wireless Interface Network ID SSID Multiple SSID Channel Radio Mode Wireless Security Client Isolation TX Output Power Access Control Associated Clients Advance Settings WMM Settings WDS Settings WFS Settings 6 2 1 Multiple SSID Wireless Settings gt Multiple SSID 6 AP Mode Enable we airlive Ll Hide So Setup Auto 11bigin zl Setup able Gi Disable CH UI SI CS m Bi About 178m v Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup Setup Multiple SSID allows N Power to create up to 4 different wireless networks SSID Itis also known as Virtual AP function Each SSID can have its Encryption policy The SSID1 is the main SSID under Wireless Setting page F Enable Multiple SSID SID2 S SID3 S SIDA Enable Isolation between SSIDs Enable Hide SSID Hide SSID Hide SSID Disable ApplyChange Close 55 AirLive N Power User s Manual 6 AP Mode 5 Air Live W
35. Personal Information Number Enrollee and Registrar WPS Registrar site should be entered the PIN Code from Enrollee site the WPS connection will connect automatically lt is recommended to use the first option as it is much simpler to configure 3 6 1 AP and Router Modes Example1 Using Hardware Push button Please push WPS button directly on the back of the N Power The WPS LED flash will light and the N Power will start to survey the client s WPS signal in the current environment Please be noticed that within two minutes you have to turn on the utility of your wireless network card and click PBC to connect automatically SEPP EE EP Pt Ant WPS Reset USB WAN TI lf you also have a hardware WPS button on your wireless card you can push the button immediately now If not you can usually find the WPS PBC function in the wireless utility Below is an example using AirLive WN 360USB wireless network card to connect with N Power AirLive N Power User s Manual 18 gt Air Live SC Ei EI r Live _ Profile Network Advanced 3 Configuring the N Power AirLive WN 360USB Wireless LAN Card Utility x WN 360USB High Power Wireless 11N USB Dongle e fe Statistics WMA D KE Radio on off f WPS AP List ExRegNw9aB215 airlive d n d E Information i Pin Code J 22523235 Renew 00 0C 43 30 50 E4 00 0C 43 30 50 30 d n d n d n ff m E a WPS Profile List
36. R Hide SSID The wireless network will become invisible only accessible to people who knows the SSID name E Enable Isolation between SSIDs Enable this option will disable traffic between different SSIDs 6 2 2 Channel Wireless Settings gt Channel The channel is the frequency range used by radio In 802 119 b standard there are maximum of 14 Channels However the available channels in each country are dependant on the local regulation If you are living in Europe you can use channel 1 to 13 Each wireless channel takes between 22 to 25MHz of frequency width But the channels are only 5MHz apart Therefore only every 5 channels can be free of interference with each other Itis recommended that you can do a site survey to find about what channels are used by surrounding AP and choose a channel that is not used by other APs Wireless Interface Enable el Network Name SSID airlive Hide SSID Multiple SSID Setup Frequency Channel Auto select Auto select Network Mode 2442MHz Channel 1 Wireless Security 247 MHz Channel 2 2429MHz Channel 3 Client Isolation 242 7 MHZz Channel 4 2432MHz Channel 5 Tx Output Power 2437MHz Channel 6 l 2442MHz Channel 7 SE 244TMHZ Channel 8 Bandwidth Control 2452MHz Channel 9 2457 MHz Channel 10 Associated Clients 2462MHz Channel 11 246 MHz Channel 12 DEES 2472MHz Channel 13 WMM Settings setup WDS Settings Setup EEL WPS Settings Setup
37. Reset AirLive N Power User s Manual 7A 8 WDS Bridge Mode gt Air Live 8 2 1 Advance Setup Wireless Settings gt Advance Setup Channel BandWidth Guard Interval MCS Decline BA Request BG Protection Mode Beacon Interval 20 8 20 40 5long Auto Auto e a Disable Enable Auto 100 Data Beacon Rate DTIM 1 Fragment Threshold 2346 RTS Threshold SE T short Preamble Enable ei Disable short Slot Enable Disable Tx Burst Enable Disable Pkt Aggregate Enable Disable TX ACK Timeout 32 usec RX ACK Timeout 10 usec Calculate ACK Timeout value Calculate Multicastto Unicast Enable a Disable Apply Change Close WR Channel Width You can choose 20MHz or 20 40MHz channel width Choose 20MHz for compliance with laws in some countries 40MHZz offers faster performance than 20MHz Guard Interval Guard interval is placed at the beginning of each transmission Itis used to reduce the interference effect of multi path transmissions The use of long Guard Interval may perform better in interference or multipath environment However it can reduce the performance E MCS Modulation and Code Scheme MCS level for the 11n mode It is recommended to leave it at Auto E Decline BA Request Enable this option to decline the Block ACK requests by other devices BGProtection The 802 119 standard includes a protection mechanism to ensure mixed 802 11b and 802 119 operation If there is no
38. SB Information No USB device plug in Statistic Take a look atthe statistics about system Memory Total 28956 kB Memor Left 8256 KB WAN Rx Packets 1211 WAN Rx Bytes 103993 WAN Tx Packets 337 WAN Tx Bytes 98008 LAN Rx Packets 1212 LAN Rx Bytes 103993 LAN Tx Packets 337 LAN Tx Bytes 198008 WLAN Rx Packet 2394 WLAN Rx Byte 185569 WLAN Tx Packet 1395 WLAN Tx Byte 211608 AirLive N Power User s Manual 52 cn 5 System Configuration and Status Menu e Air Live 5 9 3 Client Table The Client Table is also known as ARP table It will show all the IP and MAC addresses of the devices that pass N Power internet Settings Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot English S S Client Tables Device Information You could monitor all clients which connect to this device here Statistic All Clients Table Client Tables or IP Address MAC Address 192 168 7 70 00 1E 8C 32 E8 0A Log 5 9 4 LOG When you enable the log function system will keep records of events and errors detected SG Log The page will show the information of system E Enable Log op 53 AirLive N Power User s Manual 6 AP Mode En Air Live AP Mode In this chapter we will explain about the wireless settings for AP Mode Please be sure to read through Chapter 1 4 and Chapter 3 s Wireless Operation Mode first 6 1 Application for A
39. SS Air Liwe Powered by OvisLink Corp N Power Wireless N PoE AP Router User s Manual gt EU Version y WWW airlive com Copyright and Disclaimer gt Air Live lt a Air Live Powered by OvisLink Corp Copyright amp Disclaimer No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying or recording without the written consent of OvisLink Corp OvisLink Corp has made the best effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this users guide However we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide Please use with caution All information is subject to change without notice All Trademarks are properties of their respective holders wid Bluetooth 2013 OvisLink Corporation All rights reserved AirLive N Power User s Manual TN Table of Contents ES E r Live Table of Contents RT ge e et Le EE 1 We CO TEE 1 1 2 Firmware Upgrade and Tech Support ssssssesssesssssrrssensnrrresrrsernreenenee 1 NEE 2 14 ele nee 2 14 1 Router MOOG EE 3 Agee Pile NOC E 3 lA S GHOENE EIERE 4 1 4 4 WDS Bridge INO e 4 1 4 5 WDS Repeater ee EE 5 E E Te TNE N Ge UU E 6 2l BEOS de ll Lal EE 6 22 Package COMENT ijtectistahercnntancipiatetaresad hate anieladctonsdaaaatbatnetaesadaentoatinuteten 6 2 3 KNOWING YOUR IN POWER EE 7 2 4 Hardware Installation cccccccecceccseeseeceeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeseeseeeseeseeseeee
40. This information is passed to a RADIUS server which checks that the information is correct and then authorizes access to the ISP system Radius typically uses port 1812 and port 1813 for authentication and accounting port Though not an official standard the RADIUS specification is maintained by a working group of the IETF 93 AirLive N Power User s Manual 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live Receiver Sensitivity Receiver sensitivity means how sensitive is the radio for receiving signal In general the slower the transmission speed the more sensitive the radio is The unit for Receiver sensitivity is in dB the lower the absolute value is the higher the signal strength For example 50dB is higher than 80dB RJ 45 Standard connectors for Twisted Pair copper cable used in Ethernet networks Although they look similar to standard RJ 11 telephone connectors RJ 45 connectors can have up to eight wires whereas telephone connectors have only four Router An IP sharing router is a device that allows multiple PCs to share one single broadband connection using NAT technology A wireless router is a device that combines the functions of wireless Access Point and the IP sharing router SIGNAL STRENGTH Receiver Sensitivity Index SIGNAL STRENGTH is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the remote wireless device In general remote APs with stronger signal will display higher SIGNAL STRENGTH values For SIGNAL STRENGTH valu
41. WAN Connection Type Choose your ISP connection Type If you are using ADSL connection the most likely connection type is PPPoE If you are using Cable Modem the most likely connection type is DHCP However please consult with your ISP about the correct setting first WR TTL Time to Live is a 8 bit value in the IP header Your ISP might require to set this value to work Please consult with your ISP settings to check if setting the TTL is required In most cases itis not If it is required please enable TTL then enter the value in the below field AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live E MAC address clone If your ISP lock Internet access by MAC address of your PC You might need to enable this function and enter your PC s MAC address here m Enable UPnP Enable universal plug and play E Enable Response to PING Please enable this if you want N Power to response to remote PING command mE Enable Remote Management Enable this option for remote access of the web management interface m Enable VPN Pass Through If you have VPN servers in your local area network you need to turn on the VPN pass through to allow remote access to the VPN networks 4 2 3 Virtual Server Internet Settings gt Virtual Server Virtual server allows you to specify one or more applications running on server computers on the LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined for the specified
42. WAN type and enter your account information If you are not sure about setup information please ask your ISP for parameters Step 2 WAN Configuration Please select and configure your Broadband Connection type Ifyou have ADSL service your WAN type is likely to PPPoE Ifyou have cable modem your WAN type is likely to be DHCP Client WAN Connection Type DHCP Client Previous BigPond 23 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live Step 3 Please click Finish to reboot the system if you are sure about all settings step 3 Finish and Reboot Now please click onthe Finish button if you think you have entered all the information correctly The N Power will reboot itself to the new settings It will take about 2 minutes After it finish reboot you should be able to find our Power atthe wireless network with the SSID you entered Just selectthe SSID and connectto it When asked for the encryption key just enter the encryption key you have written down Then you should be able to connect with the wireless network 4 2 2 WAN Setting Internet Settings gt WAN Settings WAN Connection Type DHCP Auto Config Th Disable TTL Value 32 1 255 MAC Address Clone Disable Le Enable UPnP _ Enable Response to PING _ Enable Remote Management Enable PSec Passthrough Enable PPTP Passthrough Enable L2TP Passthrough Apply Change Reset E
43. al Key Integrity Protocol TKIP is more secured than WEP but less secure than AES E AES The most secured encryption method Itis highly recommended to use this method unless for compatibility issue E Encryp Key Please enter your encryption key here E MAC Address Please enter the Wireless MAC address or BSSID of the remote Bridge You can usually find it at remote Bridge s device label 4 4 11 WPS Settings Example1 Using Hardware Push button Please push WPS button directly on the back of the N Power The WPS LED flash will light and the N Power will start to survey the clients WPS signal in the current environment Please be noticed that within two minutes you have to turn on the utility of your wireless network card and click PBC to connect automatically ae Ant WPS Reset USB TI lf you also have a hardware WPS button on your wireless card you can push the button immediately now If not you can usually find the WPS PBC function in the wireless utility Below is an example using AirLive WN 360USB wireless network card to connect with N Power 43 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode gt Air Live AirLive WN 360USB Wireless LAN Card Utility E WN 360USB High Power Wireless 11N USB Dongle _ 27 B a K e Network Advanced statistics WAAMA F f CEEX Radio on off WPS AP List ExReghW9AB215 00 0C 43 30 50 E4 i Info Freen airlive 00 0C 43 30 50 30 Pin Cod
44. ame time but instead wait until a channel is free Valid values for AIFs are 1 through 255 mE Transmission Opportunity The Transmission Opportunity TXOP is an interval of time when a WMM client station has the right to initiate transmissions onto the wireless medium This value specifies in milliseconds the Transmission Opportunity TXOP for client stations that is the interval of time when a WMM client station has the right to initiate transmissions on the wireless network AirLive N Power User s Manual 62 6 AP Mode 5 Air Live We recommend that you use the default settings on the WMM QoS page Changing these values can lead to unexpected blockages of traffic on your wireless LAN and the blockages might be difficult to diagnose 6 2 8 WDS Settings Repeater WDS Repeater AP Mode Internet WDS Repeater Di WDS Q D dii C we A Se Wireless Router N Power NB This is known as WDS Repeater function In AP mode the N Power will repeat the wireless signal of remote AP Router Up to 4 WDS repeaters can be connect with N Power WDS works by entering the wireless MAC addresses also known as BSSID of remote Access Points E WDS Mode AF1 EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address AP EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address AF3 EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address AP4 EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address ose 63 AirLive N Power User s Manual 6 AP Mode gt Air Live E EncrypType
45. as the easiest and very secured scheme for encryption 6 2 4 Access Control Wireless Settings gt Access Control The N Power allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network This function is available only for Access Point and AP Router modes This function is available only for Access Point and Gateway modes 57 AirLive N Power User s Manual 6 AP Mode 5 Air Live Select SSID airlive Policy Disable e Add MAC Address The maximum rule countis 40 Apply Change Clase Access Control Table QO Disable When selected no MAC address filtering will be performed QO Allow list When selected data traffic from only the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network QO Deny list When selected data traffic from the devices specified in the table will be denied discarded by the network 6 2 5 Associated Client Wireless Settings gt Associated Client You can check the wireless clients status on this table Associated Clients MAC Address PowerSaving Modulation Channel Width RSSI dB Time Sec 00 0C 43 30 50 80 0 7 40M 61 e Close m MAC Address MAC address of the wireless clients If you need to find the IP address please go to Sfatus gt Client Table menu WR Power Saving 0 The power saving mode is off 1 The power saving mode is on E Modulation Show the which MCS level is used in 11n mode WR Cha
46. ates URLs to IP addresses by accessing a database maintained ona collection of Internet servers AirLive N Power User s Manual 88 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live Domain Name The unique name that identifies an Internet site Domain Names always have 2 or more parts separated by dots In www airlive com the airlive com is the doman name DoS Attack Denial of Service A type of network attack that floods the network with useless traffic Many DoS attacks such as the Ping of Death and Teardrop attacks exploit limitations in the TCP IP protocols Encryption Encoding data to prevent it from being read by unauthorized people The common wireless encryption schemes are WEP WPA and WPA2 ESSID SSID The identification name of an 802 11 wireless network Since wireless network has no physical boundary liked wired Ethernet network wireless LAN needs an identifier to distinguish one network from the other Wireless clients must know the SSID in order to associate with a WLAN network Hide SSID feature disable SSID broadcast so users must know the correct SSID in order to join a wireless network Firewall A system that secures a network and prevents access by unauthorized users Firewalls can be software router or gateway Firewalls can prevent unrestricted access into a network as well as restricting data from flowing out of a network Firmware The program that runs inside embedded device such as router or AP Many
47. ault settings The system will reboot Then you should be able to login into the normal Web UI at the default IP 192 168 1 254 79 AirLive N Power User s Manual 10 Frequent Asked Questions gt Air Live Frequent Asked 1 0 Questions In this chapter we will address some frequent asked questions about N Power Question plug my USB Storage into N Power but it can not be recognized Answer 1 Please make sure you have plugged the USB storage in the right direction 2 Please make sure your USB storage is using FAT or FAT32 format NTFS is not supported 3 If your are using a USB hard drive you need to connect the external power adapter Question After Emergency Upgrade can t find my N Power at 192 168 1 254 Answer The N Power will restore to the previous settings after successful Emergency upgrade Therefore the IP address will change to the previous IP address If you still can t find N Power in previous address please do a restore to default and the N Power should appear at 192 168 1 254 Question When I wan to use Site Survey tool to connect with a AP that has no encryption why does the N Power report encryption type mismatch and ask me to configure the wireless security settings Answer When you press Connect from site survey the N Power will first check if the current wireless encryption setting is correct If not it will ask you to modify the setting Therefore if your current wi
48. ddress Click on Show Clients to see the current DHCP client table m Lease Time You can define how long the N Power will reserve IP address for a particular PC or Devices here 47 AirLive N Power User s Manual 5 System Configuration and Status Menu 5 Air Live 5 2 2 Add DHCP Static Lease Client lf you want to lock IP address to a MAC address you should add DHCP clients to the Static DHCP Client Up to 40 entries can be entered Below is the procedure for adding an entry 1 Enter the MAC address of the device 2 Enter the IP address of the device 3 Click on the Add button Static DHCP Client MAC Address Lease IP Address Delete Selected Delete All Current static Lease Clients MAC Address Lease IP 5 3 Time Settings System Configuration gt Time Settings You can set the N Power s internal system clock by 2 methods First is to enter the time manually Second is to set the time by NTP server We strongly recommend setting the time by NTP server because it will sync the time with remote server even after power recycling In another word you will not lose time settings after power off Sync with Host Push this button to copy the time from your PC Time Zone Select your nearby city here NTP Server This is the time server where your N Power will sync the time with NTP Synchronization How often your N Power will sync the time with remote NTP server Pleas
49. e agen Bee S 22523235 Renew WPS Profile List Config Mode len rollee ge i J Connect a wes Associate IE E Progress gt gt 10 Rotate WPS Probe IE PBC Scanning AP wm COTE mamen C auto Link Quality gt gt 0 Signal Strength 4 gt gt 0 Status gt gt Disconnected Example 2 WPS Using PIN Please login N Power s Web UI Select Wireless Setting gt WPS Setting Inthe WPS Progress select PIN then Apply You will get a PIN Code WPS Current Status start WSC Process WPS Configured Ho WPS SSID airlive WPS Auth Mode WPA PSK WPS Encryp Type AES WPS Default Key Index 2 WPS KeyfAScll GARATE AP PIN PIN Code Reset 00B WFS Progress WPS mode PIN O Pec PIN Number De ej ee WPS Status pan Start WSC Process Then please turn on the utility of your wireless network card Choose WPS mode to Registrar and enter the PIN Code Press PIN and the connection will automatically configure AirLive N Power User s Manual AA 5 Air Live 4 Configuration Router Mode AirLive WN 360USB Wireless LAN Card Utility x Ta BUTEN ea Is Profi e Network ID Ox 0000 airlive It airlive 1m LAON mm am ExRegMWwgAB215 m llt il WS Associate IE al WES Probe IE auto Advanced WN 360USB High POW ireless 11N USB Dongle S Oln Statistics AAAA Radio onoff WPS AP List Rescan 00 0
50. e the smaller the absolute value is the stronger the signal For example 50db has stronger signal than 80dB For outdoor connection signal stronger than 60dB is considered as a good connection RTS Request To Send A packet sent when a computer has data to transmit The computer will wait for a CTS Clear To Send message before sending data RTS Threshold RTS Request to Send The RIS CTS clear to send packet will be send before a frame if the packet frame is larger than this value Lower this value can improve the performance if there are many clients in your network You can try 1500 1000 or 500 when there are many clients in your AP s network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A set of protocols for managing complex networks AirLive N Power User s Manual 94 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live The SNMP network contains 3 key elements managed devices agents and network management systems NMSs Managed devices are network devices that content SNMP agents SNMP agents are programs that reside SNMP capable device s firmware to provide SNMP configuration service The NMS typically is a PC based software such as HP Openview that can view and manage SNMP network device remotely SSH Developed by SSH Communications Security Ltd Secure Shell is a program to log into another computer over a network to execute commands in a remote machine and to move files from one machine to another It prov
51. e remember to apply change after completing all settings AirLive N Power User s Manual 48 5 System Configuration and Status Menu gt Air Live Time Settings Current Time Thu Jan 14 16 58 03 GMT 2010 sync with host Time Zong SMT 08 00 Taipei al NTP Server time stdtime gov tw ex time nist gov nipO broad mitedu time stdtime gov tw NTF Synchronization 1 hours 5 4 Password Settings System Configuration gt Password Settings You can change your username and password from the image below internet Settings Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot EH Password Settings LAN Interface Setup User may configure administrator account and password here Time Settings 5 5 Power Saving Green AP System Configuration gt Power Saving The power saving scheduling function allows user to define the wireless service time and output power level It can be used to conserve the energy of your AP Please remember to set the time first 49 AirLive N Power User s Manual 5 System Configuration and Status Menu 5 Air Live Internet Settings Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot English v avin LAN Interface Setup TheN Power features Green AP energy saving function Please configure the Time Settings first before E configuring the power saving function Time Settings Schedule Action Password Settings Disabl isable
52. edium at the same time and tried to transmit data simultaneously The more active users you have on a network the more significant the performance gains of the backoff timer will be in reducing the number of collisions and retransmissions The random backoff used by the access point is a configurable parameter To describe the random delay a Minimum Contention Window ECWMin and a Maximum Contention Window ECWMax is defined Q ECWmin The value specified for the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit of a range for the initial random backoff wait time The number used in the random backoff is initially a random number between 0 and the number defined for the Minimum Contention Window Q ECWmax Ifthe first random backoff time ends before successful transmission of the data frame the access point increments a retry counter and doubles the value of the random backoff window The value specified in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit for this doubling of the random backoff This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached AIFS The Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing AIFs specifies a wait time in milliseconds for data frames 802 11e uses interframe spaces to regulate which frames get access to available channels and to coordinate wait times for transmission of different types of data The AIFs ensures that multiple access points do not try sending data at the s
53. emberships to neighboring multicast switches and routers IGMP snooping is a feature that allows an Ethernet switch to listen in on the IGMP conversation between hosts and routers A switch support IGMP snooping has the possibility to avoid multicast traffic being treated as broadcast traffic therefore reducing the overall traffic on the network Infrastructure Mode A wireless network that is built around one or more access points to provide wireless clients access to wired LAN Internet service The opposite of Infrastructure mode is Adhoc mode IP address IP Internet Protocol is a layer 3 network protocol that is the basis of all Internet communication An IP address is 32 bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of information that is sent across the Internet AirLive N Power User s Manual 90 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live An IP address has two parts an identifier of a particular network on the Internet and an identifier of the particular device which can be a server or a workstation within that network The new IPv6 specification supports 128 bit IP address format IPsec IP Security A set of protocols developed by the IETF to support secure exchange of packets atthe IP layer IPsec has been deployed widely to implement Virtual Private Networks VPNs IPsec supports two encryption modes Transport and Tunnel Transport mode encrypts only the data of each packet but leaves the header untouched The
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55. f QoS Quality of Service function Bootloader Bootloader is the under layering program that will start at the power up before the device loads firmware Itis similar to BIOS on a personal computer When a firmware crashed you might be able to recover your device from bootloader Bridge A product that connects 2 different networks that uses the same protocol Wireless bridges are commonly used to link network across remote buildings For wireless application there are 2 types of Bridges WDS Bridge can be used in Point to Point or Point to Multipoint topology Bridge Infrastructure works with AP mode to form a star topology Cable and Connector Loss During wireless design and deployment it is important to factor in the cable and connector loss Cable and connector loss will reduce the output power and receiver sensitivity of the radio at connector end The longer the cable length is the more the cable loss Cable loss should be subtracted from the total output power during distance calculation For example if the cable and connector loss is 3dBm and the output power is 20dBm the output power at the cable end is only 17dBm 7 AirLive N Power User s Manual 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live Client Client means a network device or utility that receives service from host or server A client device means end user device such as wireless cards or wireless CPE CPE Devices CPE stands for Customer Premises Equipment A CP
56. ffic on Voice over IP VoIP audio video and streaming media as well as traditional IP data over the AP WMS Wireless Management System An utility program to manage multiple wireless AP Bridges 97 AirLive N Power User s Manual 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live WPA Wi Fi Protected Access Itis an encryption standard proposed by WiFi for advance protection by utilizing a password key TKIP or certificate Itis more secure than WEP encryption The WPA PSK utilizes pre share key for encryption authentication WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA2 is also known as 802 11i It improves on the WPA security with CCMP and AES encryption The WPA2 is backward compatible with WPA WPA2 PSK utilizes pre share key for encryption authentication AirLive N Power User s Manual 98
57. ght void your warranty The passive PoE DC Injector is optional it is not included with the package Please use a 12V passive POE system with N Power s passive POE port Do not use 802 3af 48V system or PoE switch with this device To protect the N Power USB port from damage please turn off the power when plugging in or pulling out USB device from the USB port The USB port supports simple file sharing via FTP Only storage using FAT or FAT32 file format are supported The FTP functions only support file names with western alphabets Such as English When using a USB hard disk with N Power external power adapter is required for the USB hard disk 2 2 Package Content The N Power package contains the following items AirLive N Power User s Manual One N Power main unit One 12V 1A DC power adapter 1 x Antenna User s Guide CD Quick Start Guide 2 Installing the N Power Y Air Live Power Adapter CD QIG 2 3 Knowing your N Power Below are descriptions and diagrams of the product 2 o EREE o Ant WPS RESET USB LAN4 LAN3 LAN2 LAN1 WAN POWER O Antenna Connector ED Power Adapter Connector WAN Port LAN Ports LAN1 for Passive PoE Port O Reset Button WPS Button USB Port For USB Storage Use 7 AirLive N Power User s Manual 2 Installing the N ower EH Air Live 8 LED Indicators emm ga mmm mmm gma 2 4 Hardware Installati
58. ide SSID The wireless network will become invisible only accessible to people who knows the SSID name E Enable Isolation between SSIDs Enable this option will disable traffic between different SSIDs 4 4 3 Channel Wireless Settings gt Channel The channel is the frequency range used by radio In 802 119 b standard there are maximum of 14 Channels However the available channels in each country are dependant on the local regulation If you are living in Europe you can use channel 1 to 13 Each wireless channel takes between 22 to 25MHz of frequency width But the channels are only 5MHz apart Therefore only every 5 channels can be free of interference with each other Itis recommended that you can do a site survey to find about what channels are used by surrounding AP and choose a channel that is not used by other APs 33 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live Wireless Interface Enable ei Network Home ID airlive TI Hide SSID Multiple SSID Setup Frequency Channel Auto select e Auto select Network Mode 24 2MHz Channel 1 RE 2417MHz Channel 2 249 MHz Channel 3 Client Isolation 242 MHz Channel 4 2432MHz Channel 5 Tx Output Power 2437MHz Channel 6 eg 2442MHz Channel 7 Access Control 2447MHz Channel 8 Bandwidth Control 2452MHz Channel 9 2457MHz Channel 10 Associated Clients 2462MHz Channel 11 2467MHz Channel 12 Advance Settings 247 2MHz Channel
59. ides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels It is a replacement for rlogin rsh rcp and rdist SSL Secure Sockets Layer It is a popular encryption scheme used by many online retail and banking sites to protect the financial integrity of transactions When an SSL session begins the server sends its public key to the browser The browser then sends a randomly generated secret key back to the server in order to have a secret key exchange for that session SSL VPN is also known as Web VPN The HTTPS and SSH management interface use SSL for data encryption Subnet Mask An address code mask that determines the size of the network An IP subnet are determined by performing a BIT wise AND operation between the IP address and the subnet mask By changing the subnet mask you can change the scope and size of a network Subnetwork or Subnet Found in larger networks these smaller networks are used to simplify addressing between numerous computers Subnets connect to the central network through a router hub or gateway Each individual wireless LAN will probably use the same subnet for all the local computers it talks to TCP A layer 4 protocol used along with the IP to send data between computers over the Internet While IP takes care of handling the actual delivery of the data TCP takes care of keeping track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing through the Internet 95 AirLive N Po
60. ient stations that is the interval of time when a WMM client station has the right to initiate transmissions on the wireless network 41 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode gt Air Live We recommend that you use the default settings on the WMM QoS page Changing these values can lead to unexpected blockages of traffic on your wireless LAN and the blockages might be difficult to diagnose 4 4 10 WDS Settings Repeater WDS Repeater Router Mode C WDS Repeater B D WDS Q gt ei gt a Ge N Power Wireless AP This is known as WDS Repeater function Enable this setting to allow remote WDS equipped AP to extend the wireless signal of N Power Up to 4WDS repeaters can be connect with N Power WDS works by entering the wireless MAC addresses also known as BSSID of remote Access Points WDS Mode AP1 EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address AP EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address AF3 EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address AF4 Encryplype Encryp Key MAC Address ose AirLive N Power User s Manual 42 4 Configuration Router Mode gt Air Live E Encryp Type You can use one of the following 4 encryption type WR None No encryption is made This is not recommended as it posts serious security issue E WEP This is the most compatible type However it is also easier for hackers to break Use this only if AES or TKIP doesn t work WR TKIP Tempor
61. ism exists the two kinds of standards may mutually interfere and decrease network s performance AckTimeOut When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other it will wait for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout In most conditions please do not change the Tx and Rx Acktimeout value The N Power s default value is correct in most cases m Tx Burst These are the scheme used for improving the performance of the data transmission in 11n and Turbo modes Itis recommended to keep the settings on WR Channel Width You can choose 20MHz or 20 40MHz channel width Choose 20MHz for compliance with laws in some countries 40MHZz offers faster performance than 20MHz Guard Interval Guard interval is placed at the beginning of each transmission Itis used to reduce the interference effect of multi path transmissions The use of long Guard Interval may perform better in interference or multipath environment However it can reduce the performance E MCS Modulation and Code Scheme MCS level for the 11n mode Itis recommended to leave it at Auto AirLive N Power User s Manual 70 7 Client Mode 5 Air Live 7 2 4 WPS Settings Example 1 Using WPS hardware button Please push WPS button directly on the back of the device The WPS LED flash will light and the N Power will start to survey the AP s WPS signa
62. l in the current environment Passive POE Port o RER a EE Ant WPS Reset USB LAN WAN Power Within two minutes please push WPS button on your AP device the connection will automatic successfully Example 2 WPS using PIN Please login N Power s Web UI Select Wireless Setting gt change to Client mode gt Client WPS Setting Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot English ze SU Wireless Mode client 2 Wireless Interface RADIO OFF Profile Select Profile Advance Settings Client WPS Settings Setup 9o Select the SSID that you want to connect Choose WPS mode to Enrollee and get a PIN Code in the field Then press PIN Start and the WPS LED flash will light two minutes on the device s housing 71 AirLive N Power User s Manual 7 Client Mode 5 Air Live WPS Settings airive300 00C002FFD070 155 1 WPA2 PSK AES 4 0 Cont i n00c43305030 100 8 wPaz PSK AES 4 0 Cont airlive301R 00C002FFC7E4 100 11 Unknown WEF 10 Cont age foo0c433050Ec 100 4 OPEN Not Use 4 0 Cont UU ID 288028802788 01880ae8 80000cs43sa3050ec RF Band 2 46 56 Refresh Mode PEnrollee wy pin y 8595e96e Copy PIN Code FBC Start Under AP site Select Wireless Setting gt WPS Setting Choose WPS mode to PIN then enter the PIN Code gt click Apply and the connection will automatically configure WPS Progress WPS mode PIN KO PBC PIN Number 9 259
63. le sharing via FTP For instruction on how to configure the FTP function please go to Chapter 4 3 lf you encounter any technical issues we strongly recommend you read through Chapter 10 Frequent Asked Questions The answers you need are very likely to be there 1 2 Firmware Upgrade and Tech Support lf you encounter a technical issue that can not be resolved by information on this guide we recommend that you visit our comprehensive website support at www airlive com The tech support FAQ are frequently updated with latest information In addition you might find new firmwares that either increase software functions or provide bug fixes for N Power You can reach our on line support center at the following link http www airlive com support support 2 jsp Since 2009 AirLive has added the Newsletter Instant Support System on our website AirLive Newsletter subscribers receives instant email notifications when there are new download or tech support FAQ updates for their subscribed airlive models To become an AirLive newsletter member please visit http Awww airlive com member member_3 jsp 1 AirLive N Power User s Manual 1 Introduction gt Air Live Monthly news V Subscribe Language English Instant Support W Subscribe Language English C Al Products Product Secondary Category Router Wa b g Products security Gateway a 11n Products Skype MIMO G Products Switches Turbo G Products Volt 802 11g Pr
64. m overhead and maximum performance is desired If in a noisy network environment the performance will be decreased m Tx Burst and Packet Aggregate These are the scheme used for improving the performance of the data transmission in 11n and Turbo modes Itis recommended to keep the settings on E AckTimeOut When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other it will wait for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout n most conditions please do not change the Tx and Rx Acktimeout value The N Power s default value is correct in most cases 8 2 2 WDS Settings For Bridge network it is required to enter the Wireless MAC address of all remote bridges that is connected directly to your N Power The wireless MAC address is also known as BSSID AirLive N Power User s Manual 76 gt Air Live 8 WDS Bridge Mode AP1 EncrypType Encryp Key WAC Address AP EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address AF3 EncrypType Encryp Key MAC Address AP4 EncrypType NONE Encryp Key WAC Address ApplyChange Close E Encryp Type You can use one of the following 4 encryption type None No encryption is made This is not recommended as it posts serious security issue WEP This is the most compatible type However it is also easier for hackers to break Use this only if AES or TKIP doesn t work TKIP Temporal
65. mefsec Static DHCP Client WAC Address Delete Select Delete All Current static Lease Clients MAC Address Lease IP Select 46 ee H 5 System Configuration and Status Menu Air Live F L 5 2 LAN Interface Setup System Configuration gt gt LAN Interface Setup This menu is where you can configure all the aspect about LAN interface including IP address DHCP server settings etc Ai interna You may enable disable networking functions and configure their parameters as your wish Device IP Settings IP Address 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Settings DHCF Type Server Y DHCP iks 8 l Start IP Address 192 168 1 100 Settings End IP Address 192 168 1200 Lease Time sec 86400 Static DHCP Client MAC Address Lease IP Address Add Delete Selected Delete All Current static Lease Clients MAC Address Lease IP Select 5 2 1 DHCP Settings WR DHCP Service You can enable or disable DHCP server here Disable Disable DHCP server By default the DHCP server is OFF in AP Client and WDS Bridge mode Server The N Power will act as DHCP server to provide IP addresses to the clients on the LAN Wireless interface By default the DHCP server is on in router mode DHCP Client Range You can define the IP pool from which the DHCP clients can get IP a
66. more secure Tunnel mode encrypts both the header and the payload On the receiving side an PSec compliant device decrypts each packet LACP 802 3ad Trunking The 802 3ad Link Aggregation standard defines how to combine the several Ethernet ports into one high bandwidth port to increase the transmission speed Itis also Known as port trunking Both devices must set the trunking feature to work MAC Media Access Control MAC address provides layer 2 identification for Networking Devices Each Ethernet device has its own unique address The first 6 digits are unique for each manufacturer When a network device have MAC access control feature only the devices with the approved MAC address can connect with the network Mbps Megabits Per Second One million bits per second a unit of measurement for data transmission MESH Mesh is an outdoor wireless technology that uses Spanning Tree Protocol STP and Wireless Distribution system to achieve self forming self healing and self configuring outdoor network MESH network are able to take the shortest path to a destination that does not have to be in the line of site 91 AirLive N Power User s Manual 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live MIMO Multi In Multi Out A Smart Antenna technology designed to increase the coverage and performance of a WLAN network In a MIMO device 2 or more antennas are used to increase the receiver sensitivity and to focus available power at intended Rx
67. mpatible with 802 11b devices 802 111 The IEEE standard for wireless security 802 111 standard includes TKIP CCMP and AES encryption to improve wireless security It is also know as WPA2 802 1x 802 1x is a security standard for wired and wireless LANs In the 802 1x parlance there are usually supplicants client authenticator switch or AP and authentication server radius server in the network When a supplicants request a service the authenticator will pass the request and wait for the authentication server to grant access and register accounting The 802 1x is the most widely used method of authentication by WISP Adhoc A Peer to Peer wireless network An Adhoc wireless network do not use wireless AP or router as the central hub of the network Instead wireless client are connected directly to each other The disadvantage of Adhoc network is the lack of wired interface to Internet connections It is not recommended for network more than 2 nodes Access Point AP The central hub of a wireless LAN network Access Points have one or more Ethernet ports that can connect devices such as Internet connection for sharing Multi function Access Point can also function as an Ethernet client wireless bridge or repeat signals from other AP Access Points typically have more wireless functions comparing to wireless routers ACK Timeout Acknowledgement Timeout Windows When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other
68. mum throughput and is not time sensitive is sent to this queue FTP data for example Q Data 2 Video VI High priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Video and other streaming media are automatically sent to this queue Q Data 3 Voice VO Highest priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Voice over IP VoIP is automatically sent to this queue Packets in a higher priority queue will be transmitted before packets in a lower priority queue AirLive N Power User s Manual 40 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live mE ECWmin and ECWmax lf an access point detects that the medium is in use it uses the DCF random backoff timer to determine the amount of time to wait before attempting to access a given channel again Each access point waits some random period of time between retries The wait time initially a random value within a range specified as the Minimum Contention Window increases exponentially up to a specified limit Maximum Contention Window The random delay avoids most of the collisions that would occur if multiple APs got access to the medium at the same time and tried to transmit data simultaneously The more active users you have on a network the more significant the performance gains of the backoff timer will be in reducing the number of collisions and retransmissions The random backoff used by the access point is a configurable parameter To describe the random delay a Minim
69. n of N Power is subject to change without notice Please use the information with caution Specifications 11 1 Hardware Features 11 1 1 General Hardware Feature Long Range Wireless N AP Router Up to 9 times more wireless coverage than normal powered AP Routers 1 x USB 2 0 Port for FTP file sharing Green AP power saving function 150Mbps 11T1R Wireless b g n standard 12V Passive POE Port WAN port for Broadband Internet Router AP Client Bridge Repeater modes Multiple SSID and Bandwidth Control 8MB Flash 32MB SDRAM 11 1 2 Power Supply WR Power Adapter Voltage input 100 240Vac 50 60Hz output 12V 1A m Passive PoE Port Accept 12Vdc Passive PoE DC Injector not included 11 1 3 Dimension and Weight m Dimension 154 x 130 x 316 mm m AP Unit Weight Approximate 280g m Package Weight Approximate 686g AirLive N Power User s Manual 39 5 Air Live 11 2 Radio Specifications 11 2 1 Frequency Band E Europe ETSI 13 Channels 2 412GHz 2 472GHz 11 2 2 Rate and Modulation E Data Rate WR 802 11n 20 MHz BW 40 MHz BW 20 MHz BW 40 MHz BW LGI LGI SGI SGI 65 98 5 92 39 26 19 5 13 6 5 135 121 5 108 81 54 40 5 27 13 5 72 2 65 57 8 43 3 28 9 21 7 14 4 7 2 150 135 120 90 60 45 30 15 wf s A A A D I e 802 119 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6 Mbps 802 116 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps E Modulation 802 11n 20 MHz BW LGI 65 58 5 52 39 26 19 5 1
70. n or information about common terms used in wireless networking products Some of information in this glossary might be outdated please use with caution 802 3ad 802 3ad is an IEEE standard for bonding or aggregating multiple Ethernet ports into one virtual port also known as trunking to increase the bandwidth 802 3af This is the PoE Power over Ethernet standard by IEEE committee 803 af uses 48V POE standard that can deliver up to 100 meter distance over Ethernet cable 802 11b International standard for wireless networking that operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency band 2 4 GHz to 2 4835 GHz and provides a throughput up to 11 Mbps 802 1d STP Spanning Tree Protocol Itis an algorithm to prevent network from forming The STP protocol allows net work to provide a redundant link in the event of a link failure Itis advised to turn on this option for multi link bridge network 802 11d Also known as Global Roaming 802 11d is a standard for use in countries where systems using other standards in the 802 11 family are not allowed to operate 802 11e The IEEE QoS standard for prioritizing traffic of the VoIP and multimedia applications The WMM is based on a subset of the 802 11e 5 AirLive N Power User s Manual 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live 802 11g A standard provides a throughput up to 54 Mbps using OFDM technology It also operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency band as 802 11b 802 11g devices are backward co
71. ng including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter In a noisy network environment the Preamble Type should be set to Long Preamble The Short Preamble is intended for applications where minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired If in a noisy network environment the performance will be decreased m Tx Burst and Packet Aggregate These are the scheme used for improving the performance of the data transmission in 11n and Turbo modes Itis recommended to keep the settings on BR AckTimeOut When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other it will wait for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout n most conditions please do not change the Tx and Rx Acktimeout value The N Power s default value is correct in most cases 6 2 7 WMM Settings Wireless Settings gt WMM Settings Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a standard to prioritize traffic for multimedia applications The WMM Settings is to specify parameters on multiple data queue for better performance of differentiated wireless traffic like Voice over IP VoIP other types of audio video and streaming media as well as traditional IP data over the AP AirLive N Power User s Manual 60 6 AP Mode En Air Live Configure the WMM QoS Parameters WMM Settings Enable WMM E Enable APSD E Enable DLS E EE of ae Point eet stete teste ES E
72. nnel Width This indicates whether client is using 2OMHz or 40MHz channel width WR RSSI dBm The signal strength of the client device m Time Sec The connected time of the wireless client AirLive N Power User s Manual 58 gt Air Live 6 AP Mode 6 2 6 Advanced Settings Wireless Settings gt Advance Settings Channel Width You can choose 20MHz or 20 40MHz channel width Choose 20MHz for compliance with laws in some countries 40MHZz offers faster performance than 20MHz Guard Interval Guard interval is placed at the beginning of each transmission Itis used to reduce the interference effect of multi path transmissions The use of long Guard Interval may perform better in interference or multipath environment However it can reduce the performance MCS Modulation and Code Scheme MCS level for the 11n mode Itis recommended to leave it at Auto Channel BandWidth Guard Interval MCs Decline BA Request BG Protection Mode Beacon Interval Data Beacon Rate DTIM Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold short Preamble Short Slot Tx Burst Pkt Aggregate TA ACK Timeout RX ACK Timeout Calculate ACK Timeout value Multicastto Unicast 20 20 40 long Auto Auto e Disable Enable Auto e 100 J 2346 2347 Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable 32 usec 10 usec Calculate Enable oa Disable Apply Change Close E Decline BA Request
73. nnounce its existence The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds The default value is 100 and a valid value should be between 1 and 65 535 mE Fragmentation When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold it will be fragmented before the transmission It should have a value of 256 2346 bytes with a default of 2346 If you experience a high packet error rate you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold AirLive N Power User s Manual 38 4 Configuration Router Mode gt Air Live E RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mechanism The RTS threshold should have a value between 256 2347 bytes with a default of 2347 It is recommended that this value does not deviate from the default too much Short Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter In a noisy network environment the Preamble Type should be set to Long Preamble The Short Preamble is intended for applications where minimum overhead and maximum performance is desired If in a noisy network environment the performance will be decreased m 1x Burst and Packet Aggregate These are the scheme
74. oducts Wireless Indoor o02 11g Products Wireless Accessory _ 002 11b Products Wireless Outdoor GPR WISP E WiFi Bundle Set Solutions Product Main Category Model NO 1 3 Features Wireless N AP Router 1 x USB 2 0 Port 7 LED indicators Hotspot authentication function 150Mbps 111R Wireless b g n standard 12V Passive POE Port WAN port for ADSL Cable Modem support Router AP Client Bridge Repeater modes Bandwidth Control 8MB Flash 32MB SDRAM Green AP energy saving function Wall Mount Screw Holes Emergency firmware recovery mode 1 4 Operation Modes The N Power can perform as a multi function wireless device Through the AirLogic web interface users can easily select which wireless mode they wish the N Power to perform The N Power can be configured to operate in the following wireless operation modes AirLive N Power User s Manual o 1 Introduction 5 Air Live N Power Wireless Operation Mode Mode Sharing Internet Broadband Hotspot only or extend distance Connect to AP Router WDS Bridge none Create a backbone connection Extend the wireless signal WDS WDS Repeater setting is inside the Repeater D ae Ne Wireless Settings of Router mode and AP Mode 1 4 1 Router Mode In this mode you can share your Internet connection both wired and wirelessly The NAT is applied for IP Sharing function from your WAN port to the LAN ports and wireless interface Router Mode
75. on 1 Please install the antennas by turning clock wise into the RF antenna connectors AirLive N Power User s Manual g 2 Installing the N Power ZS Air Live 2 Now connect the power adapter to the N Power 3 Connect the Ethernet cable to one of the LAN port and the other end to your PC 4 If you have broadband connection please connect the Internet cable to WAN port 5 Open your browser and type 192 168 1 254 to access the web management interface 9 AirLive N Power User s Manual 2 Installing the N ower 5 Air Live 2 4 1 Passive PoE Installation lf you want to supply the power by using Passive PoE please follow the installation diagram below Please note that the passive DC Injector is not included with N Power it needs to be purchased separately AirLive Model PoE 1P N Power uses 12V passive PoE system it doesn t work with 802 3af PoE switch or 48V PoE Kit It is recommended to use a power adapter of 12Vdc at 1 25A or greater if you have the USB Storage installed Power Over Ethernet e i PASSIVE PoE Optional PoE Injector AirLive N Power User s Manual 10 2 Installing the N Power EH Air Live 2 4 2 Wall Mount Installation 1 The holes for the wall mount screw are on the underside of the case Please measure the distance between the holes Then install 2 screws in the desire location with the measured distance apart from each other Please do not scre
76. ote AP Router In N Power the AP mode and the Router mode also turn it to WDS Repeater mode You can find the WDS settings in the Wireless Settings page Both sides must support WDS connection to work DS Repeater in Router Mode The WDS Repeater function in Router mode is to allow the remote AP to extend the wireless signal of N Power Please see the diagram below WDS Repeater Router Mode N CG WDS Repeater NB WDS C i N Power Wireless AP Frc DS Repeater in AP Mode The WDS Repeater function in AP mode is to extend the wireless signal of remote AP Please see the diagram below for details WDS Repeater AP Mode fer s WDS Repeater G A D WDS C D ai A Pue Wireless Router N Power For information on how to configuration WDS Repeater please go to section 4 4 10 or section 6 2 9 5 AirLive N Power User s Manual EH Air Live 2 Installing the N Power Pa Installing the N Power This section describes the hardware features and the hardware installation procedure for the N Power For software configuration please go to chapter 3 for more details 2 1 Before You Start It is important to read through this section before you install the N Power The LAN1 port also work as the passive POE port You must install the antenna first before plugging in the power Otherwise the wireless radio might be damaged Damage caused by not following the installation procedure mi
77. please input upstream bandwidth limit in Kbps Download Bandwidth please input downstream bandwidth limit in Kbps Comment note for the bandwidth policy onfigure QoS Bandwidth Management here E Enable QoS Apply Change IP Control M IP Address Upload Bandwidth Download Bandwidth Comment Apply Reset Bandwidth Policy Table IF Address MAC Address Download Upload Comment Select Delete Selected Delete all Reset AirLive N Power User s Manual 36 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live 4 4 7 Associated Client Wireless Settings gt Associated Client You can check the wireless clients status on this table MAC Address Power Saving Modulation Channel Width Rad Timetsec 00 00 43 30 50 80 0 H 40M DI 58 Close m MAC Address MAC address of the wireless clients If you need to find the IP address please go to Sfatus gt Client Table menu E Power Saving 0 The power saving mode is off 1 The power saving mode is on E Modulation Show the which MCS level is used in 11n mode WR Channel Width This indicates whether client is using 2OMHz or 40MHz channel width WR RSSI dBm The signal strength of the client device m Time Sec The connected time of the wireless client 4 4 8 Advanced Settings Wireless Settings gt Advance Settings WR Channel Width You can choose 20MHz or 20 40MHz channel width Choose 20MHz for compliance with laws in some countries 40MHZz offer
78. public port will be directed to the specified private port number on the LAN client with the specified private IP address lf you want to allow your web server ftp server or email server to be accessible from Internet you would need to open specific port on the virtual server to your local IP address The N Power feature Copy PC and Pre defined services to simply the process of creating virtual server Example1 Open FTP service to your PC Step 1 Enable the Virtual Server function Step 2 Click on Copy PC icon to copy the IP address of your PC Step 3 Click on Pre Define for a list of popular service and select FTP Step 4 Click on Apply and the new virtual server should appear on table list 25 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live Sr Virtual Server This function will open up specific ports for internet server or application to your PC For example you need to port 80 TCRIUIDP for web server function Ifyou are not sure what port to open please press the Pre Defined button to select the most trequent used Virtual Servers Virtual Server Settings Enable EN IP Address 192 169 1 25 COPY PC Port Range Pre Defined Protocal Comment The maximum rule countis 32 Current Vital Servers in system Mo H IP Address Pot Range Protocol IR Comment ao 1921681 265 20 21 TCP FTP service Delete Selected For a list of most frequen
79. r English v Internet Settings Wireless Settings System Configuration Status Reboot Setup Wizard oer WAN Settings Enable FTP Server FIP Service Port 21 Default Ge Virtual Server Internet link fip airlive dyndns org Copy Link Local LAN link REGER EC Copy Link Account Type AnonymousiNo Password URL Filtering SSES MAC Filtering DMZ mE Enable FTP Server By default the FTP server is disabled Please enable by checking the box and press Apply button WR Service Port You can change the TCP UDP port for FTP access here The default is port 21 it is advised to leave the settings at default When you change the service port the FTP link will also change For example if you change service port to 2121 The LAN FTP Link will become ftp 192 168 1 254 2121 WR Internet Link The N Power will automatically display the Internet FTP link so you can copy and email to your friends for access This link is for FTP access via Internet m Local LAN Link This is the link on the local LAN where you can access the content of the FTP file sharing Press the Copy Link button and paste it to your browser for access WR Account Type There are 2 different FTP account types m Anonymous No Password There is no password protection for this account type Anyone can access the FIP directory The access is Read only That means you can download files but not upload WR Password
80. rade We detected your system had been crashed Please upload your Image file again System Upgrade Jg Emergency Web Server zech Please connect one of your LAN Ports LAN1 LAN4 to your PC directly N Set your PC s IP address to 192 168 1 50 Sp Before connecting the power please press and holding the Reset button in the back of the AP Then plug in the power Keep press and hold the Reset button until the LED of the selected port goes on about 3 seconds AirLive N Power User s Manual 9 Emergency Firmware Recovery gt Air Live Passive POE Por ieee Ant WPS Reset USB LA WAN Fig 1 2 Press and hold the reset button while plugging in the power 4 Open a browser type 192 168 1 254 for the website address The following screen should show up We detected your system had been crashed Please upload your Image file again System Upgrade Ce 5 Click the Browse button select and open the correct firmware file 6 Click on UPGRADE button Do not touch the AP or PC until the upgrade is completed Please Do Not remove POWER Please wait DEA seconds 7 After upgrading the configuration will recover from the previous settings Please access your device at previous IP address f you forget what the previous IP address is or if you can t access the device please push the reset button for 10 seconds to restore your AP to factory def
81. reless settings has encryption and the new AP you want to associate does not use encryption and then the N Power will report the mismatch In this case simple select Disable in the encryption field and press Apply Change AirLive N Power User s Manual 80 gt Air Live Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer 10 Frequent Asked Questions When change my wireless operation mode why can t find my AP anymore By Default the DHCP server is turned on in Router mode In other modes the DHCP server is turned off If you get your IP address automatically then when you change from Router to AP Client WDS Bridge mode your PC will not be able to get IP address from DHCP server anymore Therefore you should set the IP address manually Where is the POE port for N Power The PoE system used for N Power is 12V Passive PoE LAN1 is also used as the passive PoE port When use PoE power with USB Storage why do get unstable performance sometimes Please use a 12VDC power adapter that supply more than 1 25A of current When I connect my PoE switch with N Power why doesn t it work The N Power use a 12V Passive PoE system it is not the same as the 48V system used by PoE switch As matter of fact connect the 48V system to the N Power might damage the device 1 AirLive N Power User s Manual 11 Specifications gt Air Live 11 The specificatio
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83. s faster performance than 20MHz Guard Interval Guard interval is placed at the beginning of each transmission Itis used to reduce the interference effect of multi path transmissions The use of long Guard Interval may perform better in interference or multipath environment However it can reduce the performance E MCS Modulation and Code Scheme MCS level for the 11n mode It is recommended to leave it at Auto 37 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode gt Air Live Channel BandWidth 220 20 40 Guard Interval long Auto MCS Auta e Decline BA Request Disable Enable BG Protection Mode Auto e Beacon Interval 100 Data Beacon Rate DTIM 1 Fragment Threshold 2346 RTS Threshold 2347 range 1 234 short Preamble Enable a Disable shart Slot a Enable Disable Tx Burst Enable Disable Pkt Aggregate Sa Enable _ Disable TX ACK Timeout 32 usec RX ACK Timeout 10 usec Calculate ACK Timeout value Calculate Multicastto Unicast Enable 9 Disable Apply Change Close E Decline BA Request Enable this option to decline the Block ACK requests by other devices BGProtection The 802 119 standard includes a protection mechanism to ensure mixed 802 11b and 802 11g operation If there is no such kind of mechanism exists the two kinds of standards may mutually interfere and decrease network s performance m Beacon Interval The device broadcasts beacon frames regularly to a
84. t used TCP and UDP ports Please visit http en wikipedia org wiki List_of TCP and UDP port numbers 4 2 4 DMZ Internet Settings gt DMZ DMZ opens all TCP UDP ports to particular IP address on the LAN side Itis used mostly for setting gaming servers behind the N Power P ki samo all TOn IEN stots za onarite DIE ar E Sen EN Wes o Far DMZ opens all TOR UDP ports to a specific PC or network device Itis suitable far gam appicaton servers DMZ Settings Disable v DMZ IP Address AirLive N Power User s Manual op 4 Configuration Router Mode gt Air Live 4 2 5 URL Filtering Internet Settings gt URL Filtering The N Power provides URL filter function to stop access to certain website It is useful for parents to stop children from accessing some websites URL Filtering Ke URL filtering can restrict access to certain websites URL Filtering Disable cd Apply Change Add URL Address Current Webs URL Filters URL N umber Delete Selected Delete All 4 2 6 MAC Filtering Internet Settings gt MAC Filtering MAC filter can filter out traffic from certain MAC addresses It can prevent access to internet from certain stations in the local LAN Please enter the MAC address in XX XX XX XX XX format For example 00 4F 66 1 1 22 33 an block all traffic fram certain MAC addresses MAC Filtering Disable Apply Change WAC Address MAC Filtering Table MAC Address p Number
85. tically The N Power should provide your PC a valid IP address 3 If you want to set your PC s IP address manually please set to 192 168 1 50 or other address in the same subnet Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties EK a x General fou can get IF settings assigned autcmatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise pou need to ask your network administrator hor the appropriate IP settings C Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 192 1766 1 50 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway TC s Obtain DNS server address automatically fe Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server ae Alternate DNS server eee Advanced You are ready now to configure the N Power using your PC 3 3 Introduction to Web Management The N Power can be configured using the Web management interfaces by simply typing its IP address in the web browser Most functions of N Power can be accessed by it lf you are placing the N Power behind router or firewall you might need to open the port 80 at virtual server on your firewall router This procedure is not necessary in most cases unless there is a router firewall between your PC and N Power 3 3 1 Getting into Web Management To get into the Normal Web Management simply type in the N Power s IP address default IP is 192 168 1 254 into the web browser s address field 09 gt emer ie ao AirLive N Power User
86. tings Virtual Server Please enter the network ID SSID you can leave it at default if you are not sure whatto enter DMZ SSID airlive URL Filterin d Please enter the wireless encryption key It should be atleast 8 characters Please make sure to write it down MAC Filtering Encryption Key 12345678 IP Filtering We have chose the WPA2 PSK encryption type for you if you wish to change to other encryption type please go to Wireless Settings gt Wireless Security menu DDNS Static Route AirLive N Power User s Manual 29 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live 4 2 1 Setup Wizard The configuration Wizard is the first screen you will see after you login It will ask you a few questions to setup your wireless and broadband connection quickly Step 1 Please enter your own SSID and Encryption Key The default encryption type is WPA2 PSK AES The encryption key should be at least 8 alphanumeric characters Step 1 Wireless Settings Please enter the network ID SSID you can leave it at default if you are not sure what to enter c cp airlive Please enter the wireless encryption key It should be at least 8 characters Please make sure to write it down Encryption Key 12345678 Ye have chose the WPA PSK encryption type for you if you wish to change to offer encryption foe please go to Wireless Settings gt Wireless Security menu Step 2 Now please choose the
87. tion key It should be atleast 8 characters Please make sure to write it down Encryption Key 12345678 Ve have chose the WPA2 PSK encryption type for you if you wish to change to other encryption foe please go to Wireless Settings gt Wireless Security menu Step 2 Choose your Broadband Connection type If you are not sure about setup information please ask your ISP for parameters Step 2 WAN Configuration Please select and configure your Broadband Connection type Ifyou have ADSL service your WAN type is likely to PPPoE lf you have cable modem your WAN type is likely to be DHCP Client WAN Connection Type DHCP Client Static IF Previous BigPond AirLive N Power User s Manual 16 3 Configuring the N Power Air Live Step 3 Please click Finish to reboot the system if you are sure about all settings Step 3 Finish and Reboot Now please click onthe Finish button if you think you have entered all the information correctly The N Fower will reboot itself to the new settings It will take about 2 minutes After it finish reboot you should be able to find your N Power atthe wireless network with the SSID you entered Just selectthe SSID and connect to it When asked forthe encryption key just enter the encryption key you have written down Then you should be able to connect with the wireless network 3 5 Change Operation Mode The wireless settings of N Power are
88. tmask Gateway Flags Metric Refl Use Interface Comment 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 6 o 0 Lane b39 255 255 250 255 255 255 255 0 0 0 0 5 O o o ILAN 255 255 255 0 0 Ges opp 192 168 7 0 0000 4 f D L b 239 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 p D LAN brdO Delete Selected 4 3 FTP Function The N Power s USB port supports file sharing through FTP function You can plug in the USB storage into the USB port for quick file sharing with your friends and family Before you start please notice the following requirements and restrictions for FTP function The FTP function is only available in Router mode Only USB storages using FAT or FAT32 file formats are supported The FTP functions only support file names with western alphabets Such as English When using a USB hard disk with N Power external power adapter is required for the USB hard disk Do not insert or remove the USB storage when the router is power on the power before remove or insert the USB storage Unplug The N Power support anonymous or password FTP accounts accounts are supported Up to 3 password 29 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode 5 Air Live The FTP configuration can be found in the Internet Settings menu By default it is disabled You must enable the option to start FTP Please remember to click on Apply button after finish settings amp ig Live N Power Hi Power Wireless N PoE AP Route
89. to WPA2 PSK AES Infrastructure PROFOO2 airlive2 Auto WPA PSK TKIP Infrastructure 7 2 2 Site Survey Wireless Settings gt Site Survey You can scan for wireless networks around your location using the Site Survey function From the site survey function you can also perform antenna alignment and establish wireless connection When you click on Site Survey the following screen will appear It might take awhile depending on number of available APs in the area Site Survey LUSG SSID SSID BSSID RSSI Channel Encryption Authentication 00 0C 43 30 50 EC WPA PSK 00 12 0E 92 D7 E3 S VVPDA HOk O WT2k 00 4F 67 00 61 BA WPA PSK airlivesolR O0 C0 02 FF C7 E4 WIPAZ PSk You can now select the SSID you want to connect with and then press the Connect button If encryption key is required the AP will prompt you to enter the encryption information 69 AirLive N Power User s Manual 7 Client Mode LSS Air Live 7 2 3 Advance Settings Wireless Mode Infra 1ib g in e BG Protection Mode Auto e TX ACK Timeout 32 usec RX ACK Timeout 10 USEC Calculate RF ACK Timeout value Calculate dl Tx Burst HT Physical Mode Channel BandWidth CH 20 Auto Guard Interval Long Auto MCS Auta e Apply Change WR BGProtection The 802 119 standard includes a protection mechanism to ensure mixed 802 11b and 802 119 operation If there is no such kind of mechan
90. um Contention Window ECWMin and a Maximum Contention Window ECWMax is defined Q ECWmin The value specified for the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit of a range for the initial random backoff wait time The number used in the random backoff is initially a random number between 0 and the number defined for the Minimum Contention Window Q ECWmax Ifthe first random backoff time ends before successful transmission of the data frame the access point increments a retry counter and doubles the value of the random backoff window The value specified in the Maximum Contention Window is the upper limit for this doubling of the random backoff This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached AIFS The Arbitration Inter Frame Spacing AIFs specifies a wait time in milliseconds for data frames 802 11e uses interframe spaces to regulate which frames get access to available channels and to coordinate wait times for transmission of different types of data The AIFs ensures that multiple access points do not try sending data at the same time but instead wait until a channel is free Valid values for AIFs are 1 through 255 E Transmission Opportunity The Transmission Opportunity TXOP is an interval of time when a WMM client station has the right to initiate transmissions onto the wireless medium This value specifies in milliseconds the Transmission Opportunity TXOP for cl
91. used for improving the performance of the data transmission in 11n and Turbo modes Itis recommended to keep the settings on E AckTimeOut When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other it will wait for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout n most conditions please do not change the Tx and Rx Acktimeout value The N Power s default value is correct in most cases 4 4 9 WMM Settings Wireless Settings gt WMM Settings Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a standard to prioritize traffic for multimedia applications The WMM Settings is to specify parameters on multiple data queue for better performance of differentiated wireless traffic like Voice over IP VoIP other types of audio video and streaming media as well as traditional IP data over the AP 39 AirLive N Power User s Manual 4 Configuration Router Mode En Air Live Configure the WMM QoS Parameters WMM Settings Enable WMM Enable AP SD Enable DLS WMM Parameters of Access Point e mm ep of Station an oe Starr teste WR AC Type The queue and associated priorities and parameters for transmission are as follows Q Data 0 Best Effort BE Medium priority queue medium throughput and delay Most traditional IP data is sent to this queue Q Data 1 Background BK Lowest priority queue high throughput Bulk data that requires maxi
92. w all the way in leave some space for mounting with the N Power 2 Now please hang the N Power on those 2 screws 11 AirLive N Power User s Manual EH Air Live 2 5 LED Table This section describes the LED behavior of N Power side of the N Power 2 Installing the N Power You can find the LED on the top m gq ga ga gm wm em WPS Power O Steady Blue Normal Operation Oh Slow Flashing WPS Surveying OFF No Power WLAN O Slow Flashing Radio is active Q Fast Flashing Transmitting Data OFF Radio Disabled LAN1 4 WAN O Steady Blue Q Fast Flashing OFF No Link Link established Transmitting Data 2 6 Restore Settings to Default lf you have forgotten your N Power s IP address or password you can restore your N Power to the default settings by pressing on the reset button for more than 10 seconds You might need a pen or pencil for this operation case Please see diagram below for details The reset button Is inside the bottom Passive POE Port emmmer TEE Ant WPS Reset USB AirLive N Power User s Manual 12 p 3 Configuring the N Power En Air Live Configuring the N Power The N Power offers web browser http as management interface In this chapter we will explain N Power s management interface and how to get into them 3 1 Important Information The following information will help you to get start quickly However we recommend you to read
93. wer User s Manual 12 Wireless Network Glossary 5 Air Live TX Output Power Transmit Output Power The TX output power means the transmission output power of the radio Normally the TX output power level limit for 2 4GHz 11g b is 20dBm at the antenna end The output power limit for 5GHz 802 11a is 30dBm at the antenna end UDP User Datagram Protocol A layer 4 network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the data Upgrade To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version Upload To send a file to the Internet or network device URL Uniform Resource Locator The address of a file located on the Internet VPN Virtual Private Network A type of technology designed to increase the security of information transferred over the Internet VPN creates a private encrypted tunnel from the end user s computer through the local wireless network through the Internet all the way to the corporate network WAN Wide Area Network A communication system of connecting PCs and other computing devices across a large local regional national or international geographic area A WAN port on the network device means the port or wireless connection that is connected to the Internet side of the network topology WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A wireless encryption protocol WEP is available in 40 bit 64 bit 108 bit 128 bit or 152 bit Atheros proprietary encryption modes
94. wm of Station SSeS pov 2 ei 3 ew a WR AC Type The queue and associated priorities and parameters for transmission are as follows Q Data 0 Best Effort BE Medium priority queue medium throughput and delay Most traditional IP data is sent to this queue Q Data 1 Background BK Lowest priority queue high throughput Bulk data that requires maximum throughput and is not time sensitive is sent to this queue FTP data for example Q Data 2 Video VI High priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Video and other streaming media are automatically sent to this queue Q Data 3 Voice VO Highest priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Voice over IP VoIP is automatically sent to this queue Packets in a higher priority queue will be transmitted before packets in a lower priority queue 61 AirLive N Power User s Manual 6 AP Mode 5 Air Live mE ECWmin and ECWmax lf an access point detects that the medium is in use it uses the DCF random backoff timer to determine the amount of time to wait before attempting to access a given channel again Each access point waits some random period of time between retries The wait time initially a random value within a range specified as the Minimum Contention Window increases exponentially up to a specified limit Maximum Contention Window The random delay avoids most of the collisions that would occur if multiple APs got access to the m

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