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1. 111 8 1 Preparation for Building Outdoor Bridge Networks 111 8 2 WDS Bridge vs Bridge Infrastructure ssseus 113 8 3 WDS Bridge Network Example eeeeseeeseesss 115 9 Application Example 3 Router and Repeater 121 9 1 Application Environment c ccccccccecceeeceeeceecseeceeceecaeeeeeseeeaeeeaes 121 iii AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual s 3 Table of Contents r Live 9 2 WHA 5500CPE in WISP Router Mode cccsececseeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeees 122 92 1 WISP Router Wireless Set UE Sensei a O ER ig uod dt 122 9 2 2 WISP Router WAN Port and Virtual Server osossssenensessssseeersssssssseerrrsssssseseeeess 124 9 3 WHA 5500CPE in Repeater Mode ccccseeceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesees 127 0 3 Repeater Router Wireless Seltllg Sestius verius sa eg host etre sedaayea esa ee iussa eig pes Duo Dues 127 10 Emergency Firmware Recovery eere eene 130 10 1 How Emergency Upgrade Works seeseessse 130 10 2 Emergency Upgrade Procedure eeeseessse 130 11 Frequent Asked Questions eere eere eene nnns 133 12 DD CCITIG AU ONS croisson sis esa cen aK sa Feayka Rs Desa OLIO be Gu Eo Va
2. eese eeee rene nene 140 iv AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual N 1 Introduction Air Live Introduction 1 1 1 Overview The WHA 5500CPE is a wireless outdoor multi function device based on IEEE 802 11a 5 GHz radio technologies When installed in upright position it is rain and splash proof It features an integrated 18dBi patch antenna and passive POE to simplify the installation The built in antenna can provide up to 20km of distance depending on conditions The firmware of the AP provides up to 8 operations modes to satisfy different application environments 1 2 How to Use This Guide WHA 5500CPE is an advanced wireless CPE with many functions It is recommended that you read through the entire user s guide whenever possible The user guide is divided into different chapters You should read at least go through the first 3 chapters before attempting to install the device Recommended Reading Q Chapter 1 B 1 5 Operation Modes This section explains the usage of each wireless operation mode Itis a must read Q Chapter 2 This chapter is about hardware installation You should read through the entire chapter Q Chapter 3 B 3 1 Important Information This section has default settings information suchs as IP password SSID and recommended browser B 3 3 Management Interface This section introduces Web HTTPS and Telnet B 3 4 Introduction to Web Management This section tells you how
3. ridgeNet Wpa2 Psk i NEW f DELETE SELECTED colL Mame Bridgelat C Disable SSID Broadcasting O select Security Policy WPA2 PRE Iw Pre shared Key ASCII stringy BridgeNetKey 8 63 characters WPA2 Encryption Type TKIP OO CCMPIAES 9 Both WPA Group Rekey Interval JUL sec 0 means disable reke Configure the VLAN and DiffServ Markings When you check the Enable VLAN for All SSIDs and or Enable DiffServ Marking the following screen will appear AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 46 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live SSID Settings This page lets you configure multiple SSI0s and corresponding 208 settings if 205 is enabled Click here to Apply changes in VLAN Enable VLAN for all SSIDs All packets are tagged with VLAN ID and DiffServe Enable DiffServ Marking Marking Apply SSID Name V LAN ID Priority security airlive oO None Default SSID and VLAN Group f NEW f DELETE SELECTED SolD Name C Disable SSID Broadcasting VLAN ID VLAN IP VLAN Methtask o02 1p priority D Best Effort m select OSCP type O10000 Background v DSCP value 010000 select Security Policy None i B Enable VLAN for All SSIDs Once this function is enabled you can specify an individual VLAN ID and priority tag for each SSID The packets from a SSID will be forwarded to the Ethernet with the corresponding configured VLAN ID written You
4. Select Security Policy WFA PSE SUTO i Fre shared Key ASC ll string 8 63 characters WPA AUTO Encryption Type TKIP C CCMPAES Both WPA AUTO Group Rekey Interval 200 sec 0 means disable reker B Pre shared Key This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters Please make sure that both the WHA 5500CPE and the wireless client stations use the same key B Encryption Type There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP AES While CCMP provides better security than TKIP some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time m Group Rekey Interval A group key is used for multicast broadcast data and the re key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is The default is 300 sec 4 2 11 Distance Operation Mode Setup Distance Please enter the distance to the remote wireless device here The WHA 5500CPE will then calculate the appropriate ACK Timeout value autom atically lt is very important that you enter the correct distance for long distance connection Failure to do so will result in poor performance 4 2 12 Transmit Power Operation Mode Setup gt Transmit Power You can agjust the transmit output power of the WHA 5500CPE s radio from 10dBm to 24dBm The higher the output power
5. t virtual Server Settings This allows you ta specify one or mare applications running an server computers an the LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user nternet data destined forthe specified public part will be directed ta the specified private port number an the LAN client with the specified private IP address Service Mame HTTP Public Port No Single 20 Range a Local IP Addressfiea eg ps Local Port No Starts From RE ADD Select Service Public Port Nofs Local IP Address Local Fart Mos f DELETE SELECTED 4 4 10 Special Applications Advanced Setting gt gt Special Applications some Internet application such as Instant Messaging or games use groups of ports and are not easy to work behind a firewall To work well with these special applications we will open ports to let traffic pass through Note You can use up to 3 sets of opened ports for a specific application The opened ports can be separated by a comma and no spaces are allowed e g 2300 2305 4300 4305 5300 5305 ft Special Applications Some Internet applications such as Instant Messaging ar Games in particular use groups of ports and are nat easy to work behind a firewall To work well with these special applications we will open ports to lettraffic pass through Before vau setup special application please see your applications help for such information Select an Application select one
6. 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live can be using WEP the other policy can use WPA PSK Once you enable the VLAN ID The incoming packet from Ethernet port to your VLAN group must carry the same VLAN ID tag or the packet will be dropped 4 2 16 WMM QoS Operation Mode gt Setup gt WMM QoS 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 vo Voice VoIP Highest priority att AP Mode d Video Internet Movie High priority i Ee BE Best Effort Web WHA 5500CPE Medium priority BK Background E mail Lowest priority AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 48 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Configure the WMM QoS Parameters QoS Settings Enable WWMM WMM Parameters of Access Point TxopLimit Tiatus 0 AC TYPE ECV Min EC hax AIFS Ack palicy AC BEI b 3008 1504 AC MIC d AC VOD 3 3 AC_BK 1 10 7 l l WMM Parameters of Station TxapLirit AC TYPE ECWWHMin ECWIM ax AIFS Tiafus AC BEI 0 AC Bk D AC MIEL AUC MOL B AC Type The queue and associated priorities and parameters for transmission ar
7. Disable IP Address 1 192 1168 z 1 2 Must fill IP Address 2 192 1168 d 3 Optional Ping Frequency Every 120 Seconds 10 to 999 default is 120 Failed tries 2 M tdefaultis 2 tries js I Action Reconnect Mote VWatthdog will take effect 10 minutes after startup IP Address 2 is optional when filled both IP Address 1 and IP Address 2 mustfail ta respond for watchdog ta take action F Apply 117 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network DS Bridge 2 Settings 1 Enter the WEP Encryption Keys In this example we have 4 WEP keys with WEP152 HEX WEP152 ASCII WEP128 ASCII and WEP64 ASCII Click on Apply after entering the keys 2 Adding the WDS Link to WDS Bridge 1 Name WDS1 SSID airlive1 2 MAC address you should enter the MAC address of WDS Bridge 1 00 4f 79 90 00 0b Select Security Policy Select WEP encryption The WHA 5500CPE will ask you to select which key to use You can select same key or different key for different WDS link however both side of the same link must use the same key In this case the Link between Bridge 1 and 2 is using Key2 Click on Add to add the WDS Link DS Settings Additional configurations for WOOS bridge mode WEP key Prepare the WEF keys for the wireless network On Pure MAC mode all the bridges shared the four keys WEP Key 1 WEP 52 Hex 111111111111111 WEP Key 2 WEPIS2 ASCII w 12345678
8. XR Voth M etwa rh ee BEE E NOTE The sitesurvey will show both Ap and Bridge connections Device without ESSID is merme TEHE device f REFRESH f SIGNAL SURVEY d ASSOCIATE Step 4 The WHA 5500CPE will prompt you to enter security policy information Select WPA PSK and enter airliveclientkey for Pre Shared Key security Settings Select Security Policy WPA PSK w 8 53 characters f Apply WPA Encryption Type OTKIF COMPIAES 9 Both Step 5 Click on Apply After a few seconds the following screen will appear to show successful connection The page at http 197 168 1 2 says Ed A Configured successfully You have now setup a successful Infrastructure network with WHA 5500CPE in Access Point Bridge Infrastructure and Client Infrastructure modes AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 110 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network mm Air Liwe Application Example 2 Bridge Network Before reading this chapter please read section 4 3 first on WDS settings In this chapter you will learn to how to build a WDS Bridge network by following our step by step example In addition we will talk about the general concepts and knowledge about building a long distance connection This chapter is divided into 3 sections Q 8 1 Preparation for Building Outdoor Bridge Networks This section provides basic knowledge about building long distance outdoor bridge connection Q 8 2 WDS Bridge vs Bri
9. 2000m Client Mode ci WHA 5500CPE 192 168 1 100 Downlink 2MB Lipimk 512 amp K 192 168 1 101 sz D 192 168 1 102 Device C WHA 5500CPE in Client Infrastructure Mode LI Set device IP to 192 168 1 100 with subnet mask of 255 255 255 248 LJ Connect to the Access Point using Client Infrastructure Multiple User mode Q Use Site Survey to connect and associate with the AP 7 4 1 Device C IP Address Step 1 Go to System Configuration gt Device IP settings Select Assign Static IP to this device Then enter the IP address and Subnet Mask as bellowed Click Apply when finished NCTTETIITYT y Air Live Operation Mode WHA 550O0CPE 2 114 Wireless CPE Siem Conflqueation Tools Dewice States kogni Lure i Seng Time Settings Yina Gan sae one of Gh fofiowing Cre app aces bo ag aan B aides bo Vers device Password Senge Aysen Management C Assign static IP T this dmi SNMP Settings IP Addrazs Lo Lea 1060 d Ping Watchdog IP Guhnet With I5 255 285 at Gateway IP Ad rgs5 taj les Firmware Lipgrade a DHS Server i m Lonhguratian Save and Restore OO sue fhe DHCP cher protocol Ter abimall get the IE arid ess Tear thes elei Factory Default Seleri mis opbcn will disable your DHCP server automaticaly Reboot System AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 108 7 Application Example Infrastructure S Air Live 7 4 2 Dev
10. 20dBm Transmit Output power Rain and splash proof housing Metal Wall Pole Mount Kit 12 1 2 Antenna B integrated 18 dBi patch directional antenna B H Plane Coverage Angle 13 5 15 5 degree in the forward direction B E Plane Coverage Angle 13 16 degree in the forward direction 12 1 3 Power Supply B Power Adapter Voltage input 100 240Vac 50 60Hz output 12V 1A B POE Adapter DC Injector provided 12 1 4 Dimension and Weight B xWxH 225mm x 122mm x 225mm B Weight 920 g without Mounting kit AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 136 12 Specifications mm Air Liwe 12 2 Radio Specifications 12 2 1 Frequency Band B 5 15 to 5 25GHz U NII Low and ETSI Band1 B 5 25 to 5 35GHz U NII Mid and ETSI Band2 B 5 47 to 5 725GHz U NII World Wide and ETSI Band3 B 5 745 to 5 825GHz U NII Upper Band 12 2 2 Rate and Modulation B Data Rate 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps B Modulation Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM 12 2 3 TX Output Power B 54 Mbps 17 dBm B 48 Mbps 18 dBm B 36 Mbps Q 19 dBm B 6 9 12 18 24 Mbps 20 dBm 12 2 4 Receiver Sensitivity B 54Mbps 71 dBm B 12Mbps 88 dBm B 6Mbps 90 dBm 12 2 5 Supported WLAN Mode B 1a mode B SuperA without Turbo B SuperA with Dynamic Turbo B SuperA with Static Turbo 137 AirLive WHA 5500CPE Users Manual mm Air Liwe 12 3 Software Feature 12 3 1 Operation Mode Access Point Mode AP mode Client Infrastructure Mode Client Ad
11. AES While CCMP provides better security than TKIP some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time m Group Rekey Interval A group key is used for multicast broadcast data and the re key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is The default is 300 sec WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Auto Wi Fi Protected Access WPA with Pre Shared Key PSK provides better security than WEP keys t does not require a RADIUS server in order to provide association authentication but you do have to enter a shared key for the authentication purpose The encryption key is generated automatically and dynamically WPA2 PSK adds CCMP and AES encryption for even better security WPA PSK AUTO tries to authenticate wireless clients using WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK Select Security Policy WPA PSE Fre shared Key ASCII string i8 b3 characters WPA Encryption Type TKIP CCMPES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 300 sec id means disable rekey Select Security Policy Pre shared Key ASCII string 8 63 characters WPA Encryption Type TKIP CoMP AES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 300 sec 0 means disable rekey 39 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live
12. C Bridge Infrastnicture Client Mac Transparent LAN Client inirastructure Malt User Wireless Client LAN Client Adhoc Point 12 Faint LAN WISP Router Setup Client Router LAN gt AP Router Arcece Pears WAN AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 122 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater Air Live Step 2 Goto System Configurations gt Device IP settings Change the LAN IP address to 192 168 2 1 Changing this IP address will also change the DHCP IP range to 192 168 2 x subnet Note Please make sure your PC s IP address is also changed to 192 168 2 x subnet in order to configure the WHA 5500CPE wee belive com Air Live WHA SSOOCPE soztia wiretesa CPE Operation Mode Sysiem Configuration Tools Divios Status Liogeat L ime Sanct Yii Can Stari one of the following Teo agir acis Bo assign an I aesa B this dait E Password Settings C Agr ss tz IP or Res device E System Managed X SNMP Saingi IF Agaress 197 Loe i 8B Pliny Watchdeg IP Subnet Mask a 255 15 mum US Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device a C antiguratian elochng mes pi will dreable your DACP garar automaticaly Save and Resiore f Ape t Factory Default Step3 Goto Operation Mode gt Setup to enter the wireless settings Select Outdoor AP and click on the Associate button Site survey Site id list Conn 7 haod ESsib MAC A
13. RINETLINK answers No such file or directory RADIUS Server Reattempt Period 20 Seconds set telnet port port number 1 65535 gt Purpose change the telnet port numer Example Command set telnet port 23 Changing telnet port may cause current telnet connections to be lost Are you sure y n y Telnet port number 23 set telnet timeout timeout value in minutes 0 999 0 for no limit Purpose Set Telnet management timeout Example Command set telnet timeout 10 Changing telnet timeout may cause current telnet connections to be lost Are you sure y n y Telnet session timeout 10 minutes set wmm qos enable disable gt Purpose Enable or Disable WMM QoS Example Command set wmm qos disable set wmm qos disable successful set log level 1 7 Purpose Set the log level Example Command set log level 7 set log level 7 successful AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 88 ES Air Live LU E D E D E 6 Command Line Interface set client isolation lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or Disable client isolation privacy seperator Example Command gt set client isolation disable Set client isolation disable successful set operation mode AP repeater client ad hoc bridge infra wds bridge wisp router gt Purpose set or change operation mode Example Command gt set operation mode AP Operation mode is already setting Command gt set operation mode wds bridge
14. Users can attach a computer or a router to the LAN port of WHA 5500CPE to get network access Client Adhoc Client Adhoc wpe 1 5 7 WISP Router Mode In WISP Router Mode WHA 5500CPE connects to the remote Access Point as in Client Infrastructure Mode On the LAN side it acts like a wired router for IP sharing function This mode is best used for IP sharing application for WISP subscribers In this mode the WAN is the wireless client side the LAN is the wired side Please see Chapter 10 for step by step application example of this operation mode AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 8 ir Live Outdoor AP 1 5 8 AP Router Mode In AP Router Mode the WHA 5500CPE behaves like a wireless router the WHA 5500CPE will become WAN port Computer Computer WHA 5500CPE WISP Router Computer 1 Introduction The LAN port of The wireless network of WHA 5500CPE becomes the LAN side Please note when this mode is used the only way to manage the WHA 5500CPE is through the wireless side unless remote management is opened Client AP AP Router i AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual ZS Air Live 2 2 Install the WHA 5500CPE Installing the WHA 5500CPE This section describes the hardware features and the hardware installation procedure for the WHA 5500CPE For software configuration please go to chapter 3 for more details 2 1 Before You Start It is important to read through this sect
15. gt Air Live Powered by OvisLink Corp WHA 5500CPE 802 11a Multi Function Outdoor CPE Version 2 0 User s Manual Copyright and Disclaimer REX Air Live Ar 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 user s 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 GOF EJBluetooth 2009 OvisLink Corporation All Rights Reserved Nia AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Table of Contents gt Air Live Table of Contents DUPER OCU CU OID eee 1 ELOV IVON 1 TZ OW to Use THS GUIO eserse enri na EEEE 1 1 3 Firmware Upgrade and Tech Support ccccceceeeeeseeeeeneeeeeeeeeeseeeees 3 I el NI caterer e 4 1 5 Wireless Operation MOES ccccccccsececeseeteseeeeeeeteneeteneeeeneetsneeeaneees 5 TD INCCOSS Pont Mode cC P 5 Pe aR Ce Alek VLOG ies TNT mS 5 1 5 3 WDS Bdge Mode tutis dra iot od etate Oe Eoque ut oed tula tens da p A 6 1 5 4 Bride Intrasteucture MOGe ucibus o eva d pe
16. oystem should be reboot Are you sure y n y set wan lan lt webservice ping enable disable gt Purpose enable disable ping response or web server on the lan wan side Example Command set lan ping enable set lan ping already enable set lan ip lt ipaddress gt sm lt netmask gt gw gateway dns dns servers Purpose set LAN IP address such as IP Subnet mask gateway and DNS server Example Command set lan ip 192 168 1 1 sm 255 255 255 0 gw 192 168 1 254 dns 168 95 1 1 killall dnsmasq no process killed LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 Netmask l 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 89 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live UU UU UU UU D E ODO E 6 Command Line Interface DNS server l 168 95 1 1 set lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or Disable the wireless interface Example Command gt set enable Radio1 enabled set ssid lt ssidname gt Purpose Replace current main SSID name with a new one Example Command gt set ssid WHA 5500CPE set ssid remotessid lt remote ssidname gt Repeater Mode Only Purpose Set the remote SSID name for repeater mode Example Command gt set ssid remotessid airlive2 set broadcast lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or disable SSID broadcast Example Command gt set broadcast enable Radio1 broadcast enabled set radio mode lt radio mode value gt Purpose set radio mode to 11a supera no turbo supera_static_tur
17. response to PING command Telnet Disable Enable Telnet Interface UPnP Click here to enable UPnP Itis recommended not to open UPnP for security reason Syslog Syslog is an IETF Internet Engineering Task Force the Internet standards body conformant standard for logging system events RFC 3164 When the WHA 5500CPE encounters an error or warning condition ie a log in attempt with an invalid password it will create a log in the system log table To be able to remotely view such system log events you need to check the Enable Syslog box and configure the IP address of a Syslog daemon When doing so the WHA 5500CPE will send logged events over network to the daemon for future reviewing AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 70 red 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status Air Live Syslog server IP address System event messages generated by the wireless access point will be sent to a Syslog daemon running on a server identified by this IP address 5 1 5 Ping Watchdog System Configuration Ping Watchdog The Ping Watchdog will ping remote IP addresses to make sure the wireless connection is active if not it can either reconnect or reboot To prevent the AP from power recycling the PING watchdog will start 10 minutes after power up to prevent power recycle problem The Ping Watchdog will ping Upto 2 IP addresses for connection status If the remote IP addresses do nat respond ta Ping the device will eith
18. 123456233dabodef WEP Key 4 WEP152 ASCTI w 123456789023 3del 1 This is where you enter game the remote Bridge s SSID information The SSID After you add a must be different between remote Bridge it MAC address OO 00 00 O0 D each Bridge will be display Gelect 8 itv Policy None her Unies elect Security Policy entries are possible Select Name SSID MAC Address Security WEP key Index DELETE SELECTED Q WEP Key You can set up to 4 keys each key can have different Key Length and Key type When you add an entry to the WDS setting and select WEP 57 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual mm Air Liwe 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings encryption the system will ask you which key to use All devices on the network must have the same sets of keys but each link can have use different key We recommend using WEP 152 whenever possible for better security Q Adding a new WDS link The WDS link are created by entering the remote Bridge s information This process must be repeated on both side of the bridge Name This is the name for the WDS Link You can enter any name for your own reference i e WarehouseLink SSID SSID is the network ID for the wireless link If you have more than one WDS link or if you want to make WDS connection with Mikrotik devices this field is required Each WDS Link must have a different SSID name If you only have one WDS link you can leave this field empty M
19. Access Port LAN C Repeater Rapaates LAN O WDS Bndoo Pura MAC WOS Brigt LAN 5 Intraxtnactura i Clisni biss Transparent LAM C Chant iefragtrueture Mult Uer v Wireloas Chant LAN C Cieni Ad hoc Point to Point LAN C WISP Bote Cert Aisti LAN O AP Route Access Port 105 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 7 Application Example Infrastructure a Air Live Step 2 Enter the Network ID SSID and distance information Then click on Apply Regulatory Domain United Kingdom Wl AH Standard for Radio Network ID SSID Mode Channel Security Setting Advanced Settings Bandwidth Control RSSI LED Thresholds Distance Step 3 Click on Site Survey in wireless settings page and the following screen will appear Select Bridgeinf then press ASSOCIATE button to connect Site survey Site te survey list airliveclient O0 4f69 90 00 01 3h T PSK airlive 0 4f 68 52 2c c1 3B WEF AF bridgeinf Da 4f58 80 00 01 3B T b pe 3 NOTE The sitesurvey will show both Ap and Bridge connections Device without ESSID ig merete a ETSI device f REFRESH f SIGNAL SURVEY f ASSOCIATE Step 4 The WHA 5500CPE will prompt you to enter security policy information Select WPA2 PSK and enter bridgeinfkey for Pre Shared Key security Settings Select Security Policy WPAPSE w 8 63 characters WPA Encryption Type CQ TKIP O CCMPIAES Bath WP
20. Answer In general IP address control limits the devices on the end node i e PC and WISP router MAC address control can limit the traffic of a AP CPE in wireless client mmode Q IP address When you want to limit the bandwidth of a single notebook computer PC or WISP router Q MAC address When you want to limit the bandwidth of a remote AP CPE in Client mode For example another WHA 5500CPE in client mode Q IP Segment When you want to limit the bandwidth of an entire IP range For example all the PCs using the DHCP server to get IP addresses Question My country s regulation does not require DFS how can disable it Answer If you are residing in EU and United States it is absolutely prohibited to disable DFS Please make sure about your country s regulation first We do not recommend to change the setting There is an test page named distest asp for engineering test purpose only Use at your own risk 135 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 12 Specifications SS Air Live 1 P Specifications The specification of WHA 5500CPE is subject to change without notice Please use the information with caution 12 1 Hardware Features 12 1 1 General Hardware Feature Atheros AR 2313 AR 5112 chipset 802 11a Super A Turbo A mode support Atheros Proprietary 4MB Flash 32MB SDRAM ROHS compliant One 10 100 Mbps Ethernet Port PoE Port with Auto MDI MDI X support 802 3af 48V 802 11h compatible DFS and DFSII compliant
21. For explanation of different wireless modes please refer to B System Configuration All non wireless and router mode settings are in this category AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 22 The system configurations including changing password upload 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Air Liwe firmware backup configuration settings PING watchdog and setting management interface The default management timeout is 10 minutes we recommend you should change password and management timeout during the first time login B Tools Discover network states using ping traceroute and other tools B Device Status This section for monitoring the status of WHA 5500CPE It provides information on device status Ethernet status wireless status wireless client table and system log B Help This is the online help system for quick reference We still recommend you to read this user s guide for more information TIPS You can choose any menu categories to begin you can switch to other menu later When you choose one of the menu categories the WHA 5500CPE will require you to enter the username and password Please enter airlive all lower cases for both username and password AuLre WHA 550DCPE m j 1 User Mame aitlive i Password SR remember password After you enter the correct password the following screen will appear corresponding to the menu category you selected RN Svstem Confiauration CETT Air Live WHA 550
22. Initialized Setting the Web Server Root Directory to var upnp succesfully set the Web Server Root Directory UpnpGetServerPort 49152 Registering the root device with descDocUrl http 192 168 1 1 49152 BD xml IGD root device successfully registered Advertisements Sent Listening for requests Command disable upnp Shutting down on signal 15 UPnP is disabled enable disable syslogd Purpose To enable or disable syslog Example Command enable syslogd Invalid configuration specified Command disable syslogd oyslogd is disabled enable disable radius server primary secondary Purpose To enable or disable primary secondary radius server Example Command enable radius server primary Invalid configuration specified Command enable radius server secondary Invalid configuration specified AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 94 ZS Air Live 6 Command Line Interface 6 6 Add Delete Commands Commands to add or delete settings E d OO E add delete add mac filter lt Mnemonics Name gt lt MAC address XX XX XX XX X XX gt Purpose to add an entry to the MAC address filter Example Command gt add mac filter aaa 00 4f 62 24 12 34 etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath rate ath
23. Key 4 d ADD 3 Adding the second WDS Link to WDS Bridge 2 Name WDS2 SSID airlive1 2 MAC address please enter the MAC address of WDS Bridge2 00 4f 79 90 00 14 Select Security Policy Select WEP encryption The WHA 5500CPE will ask you to select which key to use The Link between Bridge 1 and 3 is using Key2 Click on Add to add the WDS Link AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 116 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network Air Live Name DS2 SSIDzjarivel 2 MAC address 4f Life 90 QD 14 Select Security Policy Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent unauthorized users fram accessing your wireless network Please enter WEF keys firstly Authentication type Open Shared WEP Key Index O WEF Key 1 WEP Key 2 Q WEP Key 3 O WEP Key 4 ADD The following table will be displayed to show the added WDS links Select Mame SSID MAC Address Security WEP key Index WD3 airlive1 3 O0 4 79 90 00 23 WEP 1 C WD2 airivel 2 O0 4 79 90 00 14 WEP 2 l DELETE SELECTED 3 4 Setup the PING watchdog Ping watchdog will reboot or reconnect the WHA 5500CPE when the remote device does not respond to PING command It helps maintain the WDS Link Please setup the PING watchdog according to graphic below The Ping Watchdog will ping Upto 2 IP addresses for connection status Ifthe remote IP addresses do nat respand to Ping the device will either reconnect ar power reboot
24. LAM WOG Bedae Puce MAC ADE Delp LAN Bredge hipiai Chen Mac Trarsparerd LAM O Chant inkaatroctur Misit Uses v 500 Weniieis Chini LAN O Cil Ad hee Fred 1 Fis LAN 3 WASP Ria Chart Fana LAM Qi AP Filis Actes Pant WAN Step 2 On the wireless setting page please enter the SSID Channel and distance Then press Apply to make changes S Air Live WHA S500CPE fel tia Wiwess CPE ition ede Deke CA Tonks Dears Yat NUM E regira h oo m F Crate Wiralags C Disable S510 Benadcasting ace ita Channat joo Seu aby Seming Aontas Control Bandwidth Contrat Seep rat rs 101 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 7 Application Example Infrastructure S Air Live Step 3 Click on the Security Settings Then choose WPA PSK Policy Enter the airliveclientkey as the pre share key Security Settings Select Security Policy WPA PSK w Fre shared Key ASCII string alniveciientkey 8 63 characters WPA Encryption Type 9 TKIP O ccMP AES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval sac rl means disable reker Step 4 Go back to the wireless setting page and click on Multiple SSID button www airlive com L L L Ar ae ilies WHA 5500CPE 302 114 Wireless CPE Operation ede Syse Configueation Tools Device Status Logout Operation Mode Operation Mode Access Point a Regulatory Domain United States WLAN Standard for Radio Network ID
25. Mame Trigger Ports Trigger Protocol BOTH Opened Ports Opened Protocol BOTH 65 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live 4 4 11 IP Filtering Settings Advanced Setting 5IP Filtering Settings IP filtering is simply a mechanism that decides which types of IP datagram will be processed normally and which will be discarded Alp Filtering Settings This allows you to define rules for allowing denying access from to the Internet v Disable IP filtering Mo IP filtering is performed C Grant IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are allowed forwarded C Deny IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are deniedifiltered f APPLY Define an IP filtering rule Hame IP Protocol Any Applyto Outbound to the Internet C Inbound from the Internet Source IP fe Address Any C Single IP HERS Network Netmask E E Dest IP 5 a Address Any C Single IP C Network Netmask E This allows you to define rules for allowing denying access from to the Internet Please do set both inbound outbound in order to get complete connection Only inbound or outbound will not allow to get response from the destination IP Disable IP filtering No IP filtering is performed Grant IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are allowed forwarded Deny IP access Data traffic satisfying rules
26. Management Wireless and WAN Settings SuperA Super A add Bursting Compression and Fast Frames to increase the speed over 11a mode If you live in countries that prohibit the channel binding technology i e Europe you should choose Super A If you need more speed than 11a mode However this mode is not as stable as 11a mode Super A with Static Turbo Turbo mode uses channel binding technology to increase the speed further over Super A mode This mode might not be allowed in countries that prohibit channel binding i e some EU countries This mode will always turn on the turbo mode in all conditions Super A with Dynamic Turbo Dynamic Turbo mode will be turn on only when adjacent channel is not used It is also know as intelligent turbo mode This mode might not be allowed in countries that prohibit channel binding i e some EU countries In addition this mode does not work in WDS Bridge mode N If you select 11a or Super A mode you can still combined them with Turbo mode when you select 40MHz Channel Width 4 2 7 SuperA Option Operation Mode Setup SuperA Option When you select Radio Mode with Super A the SuperA Options will be available B Bursting Allow more data frame to be sent over given period of time by overhead reduction B Compression Increasing throughput by compressing data frame in real time B Fast Frame Utilizing frame aggregation and removing interframe pauses to increase
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28. Ox8BEO 17 2 mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd Ox8BEO 3 mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd Ox8BE3 1 mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 gt RINETLINK answers No such file or directory RINETLINK answers No such file or directory add radius server secondary successfully add wds comment mac Purpose to add a WDS Link Example Command add wds bridge 00 4f 60 52 12 34 add wds comment mac successful 97 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 6 Command Line Interface LESS Air Live B add ssid ssid name broadcast enable disable LJ Purpose to add a new ssid AP and AP Router mode to the multiple SSID list Q Example Command add ssid air03 broadcast enable Add H1 ssid lt air03 gt broadcast enable successful AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 98 red 7 Application Example Infrastructure 2 o o r Live Application Example F Infrastructure In this chapter you will learn how to utilize WHA 5500CPE s Access Point mode Client Infrastructure Mode and Bridge Infrastructure mode in one application example In addition you will also learn how to configure multiple SSID and bandwidth control 7 1 Application Environment In this application example an WHA 5500CPE in Access Point mode is in the center of an infrastructure topology with two virtual wireless networks The first wireless network is the AP Client network and the second network is the Bridge network Each wireless netw
29. Reb2ct Systen CGutrera Passa Hew P as sancti Aenor Hura Passed Heip 69 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status LESS Air Live 5 1 4 System Management System Configuration System Management In this page administrator can change the management parameters and disable enable management interface Conww airlive corn C aL Air Live WHA 5SDOCPE 002 110 Wireless CPE T Operation Mode iom Configuration Tools Device Status Logout n Engish il System Administration Poss Saami Password Saati HTTP Peet ma S tiriieinit 10 mores wr Hae aint farting HTTP Wob Beret Accass E SHMP Settings 93 HTTEE Web Sone Access Ping Watrhdan iriRespunse ty LAN Ping b rimane Upgrade Puin M Confauriion Sl Enagie Telnet imenu mourir Save ni Restore Eacorns Delaull i hiite uPnP Reboot System l gnachs Spring Dye serve i address a System Administration B HTTP Port No The default port for HTTP is Port 80 you can change the value here B Timeout The default management timeout is 10 minutes After timeout the WHA 5500CPE will ask you to login again You can change the timeout value here B HTTP Web Server Access You can enable or disable HTTP service from WAN side B HTTPS Web server Access You can enable or disable HTTPS Web Server Access from WAN side B Response to WAN ping You can disable or enable whether WHA 5500CPE will
30. Setting the correct ACK timeout value need to consider 3 factors distance AP response time and interference The WHA 5500CPE provide ACK adjustment capability in form of either distance or direct input When you enter the distance parameter the WHA 5500CPE will automatically calculate the correct ACK timeout value Bandwidth Management 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 of QoS Quality of Service function The WHA 5500CPE s features both Per user Bandwidth Control and Total Bandwidth Control Per user Bandwidth Control allow administrator to define the maximum bandwidth of each user by IP IP Group or MAC address Total Bandwidth define the maximum bandwidth of wireless or Ethernet interface AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 142 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe 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 rem
31. Setup Fed LED Thr eesholds Sem Distance meters WAN Pont Sertings Dynamic DHS Settings Sep Bantir Banser Sp prano Sat mar Daz Spinial Appicatunes Seu B Filtering Settings Aa AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 124 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater Air Live Step2 A On the WAN port setting pave Enter the Static IP information as bellowed WAN Port Settings o If your ISP has assigned you a static IP address select this button and enter the information below IP Address Assigned by Your ISP 192 jis2 1 IP Subnet Mask 255 25 15 ISP Gateway IP Address 192 168 is DNS IP Address 192 168 1 Step 3 Go to Operation Mode menu click on Setup button On the wireless settings page choose Virtual Server button www airecc Air Live MH4 S500CGPE 802 112 Wireless CFE Operstion Miido Syston Configuration Tools Derice States Logeut Ergi Onermtion Mode z B WISP Ate Formulas ony Dornan United Kingdom WLAN Standard for Hae tao bis we Mode i chos A Achrancent Setir Fania Conbnnt Lnd Distances meters Hemme Maniamement IP Flr icy Sarttings sene 125 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual red 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater amp amp Air Live Step4 Select FIP for Service Name Enter 192 168 2 100 for the FTP server s IP address Then click on Add to finish Virtual Server Sett
32. Standard for Radio Wiz ard to i find the WHA 5500 Local wireless remote AP CPE to Network ID SSID ii repeat LAN s SSID and make connection This can be Mode the same or The wireless Channel different from Security Setting the remote securit policy Advanced Settings AP S SSID be the same Access Control ii as the T WIMM QoS please enter remote RADIUS Setting airlive for RSSI LED Thresholds local SSID Distance meters Step 3 Click on Site Survey button the following screen will appear Choose OutdoorAP and then click on Associate button to connect Site survey Site ied list T IE JE 5 AEN WPA ES QutdoorAP DD 4 538 80 00 01 3B us airliva 2 4f 568 52 2c c1 A 3B E E BEJ ee oe ete NOTE The sitesurvey will show both Ap and Bridge connections Device without ESSID is irere Ege device d REFRESH f SIGNAL SURVEY f associate ASSOCIATE Step4 WHA 5500CPE will prompt you to enter the security policy Select WPA PSK and enter outdoorapkey for the Pre Shared Key AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 128 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater Air Live security Settings Select Security Policy 6 63 characters WPA Encryption Type TKIP CCMPiAES 9 Both Step 5 Click on Apply After a few seconds the following screen will appear to show successful connection The page at http 197 168
33. WISP Router Mode For WISP operator who use WHA 5500CPE as the client side device setting the Total Bandwidth control on the WHA 5500CPE will easy the loading on the AP for bandwidth management To begin please enable the Bandwidth Management first Then enter the downlink and uplink speed click on Apply to finish Q Total Downlink Speed Enter speed you wish to limit the download traffic in Kbps units Q Total Uplink Speed Enter the speed you wish to limit the upload traffic in Kbps units B Per User Bandwidth Control Per user Bandwidth Control can limit speed of individual PC and network device The WHA 5500CPE allows multiple Per User 53 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live bandwidth rules and can limit the bandwidth by IP address MAC address or IP segment Please first enable the Bandwidth Control then select Per User Bandwidth Contro to begin Itis recommended to use this type of bandwidth control for Access Point and AP Router mode Per User Control Options Q Description Enter a description for the bandwidth policy For example VIP subscriber Q Type WHA 5500CPE offers 3 types of Per User Control B IP Address To limit the bandwidth of one single IP address B IP Segment To limit the bandwidth the entire IP segment For example if you enter the address of 192 168 1 20 with subnet mask of 255 255 255 248 the WHA 5500CPE will limit bandwidth of IP add
34. Wireless Access Point and mare ol TE d y Tools CE 3 Discover network states using ping traceroute and other taals Device Status Show the device information syslog table wireless client table and mare Help Get help with commonly asked questions about the Wireless Access Point For more information about Web Management and HTTPS please make sure to read through Introduction to Web Management in this chapter Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 18 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Air Live E Command Line Interface Telnet WHA 5500CPE can be managed through the command line interface CLI t is possible to write a text script file and then paste it into the CLI to execute several commands at once However Telnet does not encrypt its message Therefore it is not secure The default Telnet management port is TCP port 23 To use the CLI please open the command line window Then type telnet 192 168 1 1 to start ec Command Prompt Microsoft Windows AP Version 5 1 2600 CG Copyright 1985 2681 Microsoft Corp C 5 Documents and Settings Administrator telnet 192 168 1 1 When asked for password please enter airlive ci Telnet 192 168 1 1 Wireless Router Manager Console Version 1 6eH8a Please enter your password ssh Welcome f Command gt To get a list of available command and their usage please type help on the command prompt N For
35. below are denied filtered You can also define IP filtering rule such as Name IP Protocol Apply to either Outbound to the Internet or Inbound from the Internet oource IP Address and Dest Destination IP Address To grant or deny IP address select ADD or Delete Selected AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 66 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status LESS Air Live Web Management 2 System Configuration Tools and Status In this chapter we will explain about System Configurations in web management interface Please be sure to read through Chapter 3 s Introduction to Web Management and Initial Configurations first 5 1 System Configuration 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 www airlive com WHA 5500CPE 502 11a Wireless CPE Operation Mode System Configuration Tools Device Status Logout English v amp Device IP Settings Time Settings You can select one of the following two approaches to assign an IP address to this device amp Password Settings Assign static IP to this device System Management SNMP Settings IP Address e 2H 51158 e amp Ping Watchdog IP Subnet Mask 255 l 155 M55 ll 3 Gateway IP Address 6 211 i58 254 amp Firmware Upgrade STRE i i i DNS Server l
36. by software 30 degree Horizontal and Vertical coverage in the forward direction R SMA connector for external antenna Built from High Temperature resistant ABS material with Anti UV protection Power by passive PoE 12V Adapter and injector included Accept up to 22Vdc input on the PoE port Slide out housing design for easy maintenance Pole Mount strap included Optional metal mount and wall mount available Total Bandwidth and Per User Bandwidth Control Limit Bandwidth of HTTP FTP Torrent and eDonkey traffic in router mode Site Survey RSSI signal Survey and RSSI LED indicator Multi SSID TAG VLAN WMM TOS ACK Timeout Adjustment for long distance connection Emergency firmware recovery mode Web HTTPS and Telnet AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 4 NS 1 Introduction ir Live F LIVE 1 5 Wireless Operation Modes The WHA 5500CPE can perform as a multi function wireless device Through the AirLogic web interface users can easily select which wireless mode they wish the WHA 5500CPE to perform The WHA 5500CPE can be configured to operate in the following wireless operation modes 1 5 1 Access Point Mode When operating in the Access Point mode the WHA 5500CPE becomes the center hub of the wireless network All wireless cards and clients connect and communicate through WHA 5500CPE This type of network is known as Infrastructure network Other WHA 5500CPE or 802 11a CPE can connect to AP mode through Cli
37. channel binding is always on This protocol may be combined with Super A model to increase the performance even more The used of channel binding might be prohibited in EU countries 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 151 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe 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 Walled Garden On the Internet a walled garden refers to a browsing environment that controls the information and Web sites the user is able to access This is a popular method used by ISPs in order to keep the user navigating only specific areas of the Web WAN Wi
38. detail descriptions on the concept and application of the settings please refer to chapter 4 and chapter 5 Before reading this chapter please go through Section 3 3 of Chapter 3 It contains information on how to login Telnet For quick reference the login and password is as bellowed B Telnet LJ Password airlive You can get a list of available commands by typing help at the command prompt config at the command prompt after making changes otherwise the configuration will be lost after reboot You must remember to save the configurations by typing save 6 1 System Commands B ping IP address gt This is the command O Purpose to ping a remote IP address Veranda WEM Q Example Command ping 192 168 1 1 PING 192 168 1 1 192 168 1 1 56 data bytes Example command and response 64 bytes from 192 168 1 1 icmp seq 0 ttl 64 time 1 8 ms 64 bytes from 192 168 1 1 icmp seq 1 ttl264 time 1 0 ms change password Purpose Change login password Example LU Command gt change password 123 password Is set to 123 79 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual S Air Live ODO E D E OO E OO E OO E ESSID airlive airlive 6 Command Line Interface ftptest lt ssid gt 11a lt channel gt Purpose Test if a SSID s connection is okay Example Command ftptest airlive 11a 40 Set SSID airlive mode 11a channel 40 ok save config Purpose save configuration file Please
39. domain name for ping function www niritva corm MHA 550UCPE fi tia Guidoor GPE Operation Mode Syvtec Configiation fonts Mavice Stats Logout Herawrk Feng Fi amp a5s aigi 3 IP paies a domin nima Se ging uean B MHenwork Tracoma i Destrabon P address D Destnatipn Domain Ping Frnnpnr einen Ping Packed Suma 5h Htas iw w MA Nain ring Sion Pong Ait 5 2 2 Network Traceroute Please assign a IP address or domain name for traceroute function AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 74 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status www airihve com WHA 550 0CPE g ita Outdoor CPE Operation Mode Syatem Configaurathan IMEEM Li BC Cogami English Em Hatea lin i Network Ping l i PRS GAN a Soares ac ETAN TE Tor aar iracercuta Paneson lietwoih Titer nitis E Destination IP Address bic 00 309 d O Destination Domain Aa hep a jefe JO opt Result Hir Byenpencree Tma 75 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status 5 3 Device Status When you click on the Device Status on the top menu bar the sub menu for device status will appear Caren alribya com Air Liwe WHA 5500CPE 902 118 Wireless CPE Operation Mode System Configuration Tools Device Status Logout D Vieira heed Infoamati n s Firmwara Version ite 13 LAN Information Device
40. encryption used wrww alrihve com n Air Liwe WHA S500CPE 02 tla Wireless CPE Operation Mode Speen Configuration Took Device Suse Logout Device Information m Vnus Inline TU Operation Mihir Client Imbrasiruciisto MCA as Physical Address 00 4F 352 43 BC System L SS anile iu 2 Hand IEEE GO 11a Hadia Channel La Encryption Moriu SSID pono no oom nn Connect Siati Seaiching WLAN STATISTICS Hytes Parkits E reas Receved 1240 31 Trangm ted 0119101 195646 5 3 3 Internet Information This page shows the information about WAN port of the WHA 5500CPE It includes the type of WAN port authentication used and the IP address information about the WAN port vrwrer alribu camy WHA SSODCPE aztia Wireless CPE Operstion Mode System Configuration Tools Device Stams Logout English Device Inforrmlton Varela hommaan Connection Method Stoic iP Address E LAN informa Physical Adhra DO sF 5 52 A3 BO system Log IP Address BO 250 158 b Hatwork Mask 255 E 2505 L Default Gateway 60 250 156 254 LAN STATISTICS Bytes Packets Enors Recered 211096 Lizsa Tranamitted 1380018 E431 T1 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual gt 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status Air Live 5 3 4 Wireless Client Table This function is available in AP mode and AP Router
41. is more likely ta be a Bridge device Click here to select REFRESH SIGNAL SURVEY ASSOCIATE SSID for Association or Signal Survey n To connect with the selected SSID This function is available only in Client Infrastructure or For antenna alignment It will display and update RSSI value once a second Bridge Infrastructure Associate Please choose a SSID before click on this button This button is available only in Client Infrastructure or Bridge Infrastructure modes Once you click on this button WHA 5500CPE will attempt to make a connection with the selected ESSID If there is encryption needed the WHA 5500CPE will prompt you to enter the encryption key Please make sure you enter the correct encryption key the WHA 5500CPE will not check whether the encryption key is correct RSSI RSSI is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the WHA 5500CPE In general remote APs with stronger signal will display higher RSSI values For RSSI value the smaller the absolute value is the stronger the signal For example AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 32 red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live bOdb has stronger signal than 80dB For outdoor connection signal stronger than 60dB is considered as a good connection 4 2 4 Signal Survey Operation Mode Setup Site Survey Signal Survey The Signal Survey will continuo
42. mode only lt displays the information about wireless clients that are associated with WHA 5500CPE It includes signal strength TX and RX data rate MAC address and the state oe Tall ee yg a a MHA SS00CPE goitia Wireless CPE Operation Mode Syatoin Configuration Tools Dovir Statun Logoi if Wireless Information Q0 MAC Ades ES amp LAN Information o 4606eaa ll 2147431536 le 37712 35 lO 41 59 52 ac cl 2147431536 e 524 35 DO 41 69 52 3 lei p 14743153 2 eoa 35 Wrolets Chen Table E System Log 5 3 5 System Log The System Log displays the system activities login and system error report If you need to report a problem to Air Live please be sure to send us the System Log information also n www airlive com EF Live WHA 5500CPE 5802 11a Wireless CPE Operation Mode System Configuration Tools Device Status Logout English v Device Information System Log Wireless Information Jan 1 00 02 38 VWHA 5500CPE http Login inta the system LAN Information amp System Log AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 78 red 6 Command Line Interface 2 o d amp Air Live Command Line Interface In this chapter we will explain commands that are available through Telnet interface We will provide descriptions for the commands example settings and the WHA 5500CPE s response The purpose for this chapter is to introduce available CLI commands only For
43. need to click on the top APPLY button after making changes B Enable DiffServ Marking When this function is enabled you can configure a DSCP value for each SSID Then a packet from a station using this SSID will be forwarded with the DSCP value labeled You need to click on the top APPLY button after making changes B VLAN ID Packets going out of this VLAN will be tagged with the VLAN ID Packets coming into the AP will be dropped if the VLAN Tag does not match The valid range is between 0 to 4095 The VLAN ID 0 is the default VLAN group B VLANIP Each SSID can be given with different VLAN IP group Please notice that the management IP in the VLAN will also be changed For example if you define the VLAN IP to be 192 168 2 X subnet then the WHA 5500CPE s management IP in the group will change to 192 168 2 1 B VLAN IP NetMask Define your VLAN IP scope here B 802 1p Priority Define your 802 1p priority Tag here Value from O to 7 BH Select DSCP TYPE Assign the 6 digit DifferServ Code DSCP for the packets in the SSID network for QoS purpose There are 8 preset values To assign your own value please select Best Effort B DSCP Value When you select Best Effort DSCP Type you can enter the 6 dgit DSCP Value here B Select Security Policy Select the encryption used for this SSID VLAN group This policy can be different in each SSID VLAN group For example one SSID 47 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual
44. remember to save config after making changes Example Command gt save config None clear config Purpose Clear configuration to default Example Command clear config Are you sure y n y Write flash block dev mtd3 Write file is etc defsysconfig conf Rebooting webservice lt lan wan gt lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or Disable Web management interface on LAN or WAN Example Command webservice lan enable webservice from lan enable site survey Purpose Site Survey display Example Command site survey Please wait a moment for site survey MAC Address Conn Mode Channel Turbo Super XR WME Signal Strength dbm Security Network 00 4f 79 90 00 27 A 36 49 None AP 00 4f 69 52 a1 ca A 36 61 None AP WHA 5500CPE ap 00 4f 69 90 00 01 A 36 56 None AP AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 80 LESS Air Live E E E 6 Command Line Interface signal survey lt bssid gt lt channel gt Purpose Display continuous RSSI for the remote AP Bridge Example Command gt signal survey 00 4f 69 52 a1 ed 36 BSSID Channel Signal Strength dbm 00 4F 69 52 A1 ED 36 40 BSSID Channel Signal Strength dbm 00 4F 69 52 A1 ED 36 40 6 2 Debugging Commands This debugging commands are commands used for manufacturing testing process lfa z debug command looks similar to a Set command please use the Set command instead E E E ODO E D E z debug http
45. the address entered in the browser should change also Z AirLive WHA 5500CPE Microsoft Internet Explorer PIE File Edit View Favorites Tools Help EJ Back gt x iz fh Da Address 192 168 1 1 v Ed co A security warning screen from your browser will then pop up depending on the browser you use Please follow step below to clear the security screen Q Internet Explorer Select Yes to proceed Security Alert Information you exchange with this site cannot be viewed or changed by others However there i a problem with the site s security certificate The security certificate was Issued by a company you have not chosen to trust Wiew the certificate to determine whether you want to trust the certifying authority The security certificate date is valid The name on the security certificate is invalid or does nat match the name af the site Do you want to proceed View Certificate AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 20 lt 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Air Live L Firefox 3 1 Select or you can add an exception Secure Connection Failed 192 168 1 1 uses an id security certi ate The certilk abe B rol rusted became it re ball amed The certificate E mot valkd for army sever names Emor code sec error untrusted mer a This omid be a problem with the cive s consgoration or it could be someone by bo rneiesonate De server x 1 you hrec Corr tod to fre sora sccie
46. the more distance WHA 5500CPE can deliver However it is advised that you use just enough output power so it will not create excessive interference for the environment Also using too much power at close distance can create serious performance drop due to signal distortion At less than 200meter distance the best output power is about 14dBm At 2km distance the best output power setting is 18dBm for 11a and Super A without Turbo 24dBm for Super A with Static Dynamic Turbo AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 40 red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live 4 2 13 Advance Settings Wireless Operation Mode gt Setup gt Advance Settings This page includes all the wireless settings that change the RF behaviors of WHA 5500CPE Itis important to read through this section before attempting to make changes Advanced Wireless Settings Beacon Interval 100 MSEC range 20 4000 default 100 RTS Threshold 2347 bytes range 0 2347 default 2347 Fragmentation 23545 bytes range 256 2346 default 2346 DTIM Interval range 1 255 default 1 User Limitation range 1 100 default 100 Age Out Timer 5 min range 1 4000 default 5 Rate Control BEST Mbps Noise Immunity OM AckTimeOut 37 US range 10 255 default 25 Enable Radio eXtended Range Enable privacy separator Client Isolation Enable 802 1d STP Enable 602 110 global roaming ACK Calculator f D
47. the throughput It is recommended to select all 3 options except for compatibility reasons with remote AP 4 2 8 Channel Operation Mode Setup Channel The channel is the frequency range used by radio In 802 11a standard each channel occupies 20MHz width For 2 wireless devices to connect they must use the same channel The number of available legal channels might be different between countries For example Channel 149 to 161 are available only to United States and a few other countries If you are living outside EU please change the country from the Regulatory Domain option in this page Below is the table list of channels and frequency AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 34 mm Air Liwe Frequency Domain 5 15 to 5 25GHz U NII Low ETSI Band1 5 47 to 5 725GHz U NII World Wide ETSI Band3 U NII Upper ISM B Show All Channels 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Frequency MHz 0180 5200 5220 5240 5260 5280 5300 5320 5500 5520 5540 5560 5580 5600 5620 5640 5660 5680 5700 5745 5765 5785 5805 5825 Lo o i io c1 01 amp 1 i R iIc O Oo Oo 01 01 1 AI O NININI gt I gt I OIOIOIJ A Oo mj Coo L2 o o O1 C5 o O Oo rm IAI OIO OINIO OIRAIO 0 D When you set the Regulatory Domain to All Channles it will display all the channel numbers regardless of what chan
48. 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 The easiest way to enter AckTimeOut value is by entering the distance in Operation Mode Setup Distance The WHA 5500CPE will then calculate and enter the correct value for you B Enable Radio eXtended Range XH is Atheros eXtended technology to increase range When XH is turned on the radio can increase the receiver sensitivity greatly However performance may be reduced significantly also Use this mode only if you can trade more distance for lower performance B Enable privacy separator Select the check box to prohibit data transmission between client stations This function is also known as Client Isolation AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 42 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live B Enable 802 1d Enable the Spanning Tree Protocol to prevent forming a network loop This option is especially important for WDS Bridge mode B Enable 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 4 2 14 Access Control ACL Operation Mode Setup Access Control The WHA 5500CPE allows you to define a list of MAC add
49. to cmd 0x8BE0 76 gt mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd Ox8BEO 77 mapping sub ioctl set thresbetter to cmd Ox8BEO 78 mapping sub ioctl set thresbest to cmd Ox8BEO 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd Ox8BEO 1 7 mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd Ox8BEO 3 mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd Ox8BE3 1 gt mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd O0x8BE3 2 gt RINETLINK answers No such file or directory RINETLINK answers No such file or directory mac filter aaa is deleted delete wds comment Purpose To delete a WDS link Example Command delete wds bridge delete wds comment successful add radius server primary Purpose to add a primary radius server Example Command add radius server primary enter server IP 192 168 1 100 enter port number 1 765535 655 enter shared secret 123 enable server yes no yes etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath rate atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd Ox8BEO 1 mapping sub ioctl set installmode to cmd Ox8BEO 75 mapping sub ioctl set threslower to cmd Ox8BEO 76 mapping sub ioctl set threslow to cmd Ox8BEO 77 mapping sub ioctl set thresbetter to c
50. to get into the Web Ul using HTTP and HTTPS n addition it also explains about the basic menu structure B 3 5 Initial Configurations This section guide you through the essential initial configurations such as choosing operation mode set device IP password and change frequency domain Q Chapter 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings This chapter explain the wireless functions and router mode settings in the WHA 5500CPE If time permitted you should read through the entire chapter 1 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live 1 Introduction 4 2 Operation Mode wireless Operation mode is the page where all the wireless settings and router mode settings are Therefore it is advised that you must read through the entire section 4 2 3 Site Survey Site Survey is the connection wizard that will search for available networks and let you connect with the select network by simply clicking It also includes RSSI signal survey for antenna alignment 4 2 8 and 4 2 9 Channel and Channel Width This part explains the concept of variable Channel Width and how to use them Channel Width can be 40MHz 20MHz 10MHz or 5MHz 4 2 13 Bandwidth Management Be sure to read about WHA 5500CPE s powerful Bandwidth Control that allow you to limit up downlink speed by interface IP MAC address or IP segment This section provides step by step examples also 4 3 WDS Settings Here explans the WDS setting page After reading this sectio
51. will be keep even after reboot If your WHA 5500CPE is not connected to Internet please enter the time manually Please remember to select your local time zone and click Apply to finish WHA 5500CPE 3802 11a Wireless CPE T d ails Operation Mode System Configuration Tools Device Status Logout Device IP Settings amp Time Settings Time Settings Enable NTP Password Settings System Management SNMP Settings g Ping Watchdog Firmware Upgrade a Configuration Save and Restore Factory Default 8 Reboot System Please select a type for accessing MTP server by name time windows com w ObylPaddress 0 0 0 0 NTP request interval aa hours range 1 720 default 24 lacal time zone CGM TH18 00 Beijing Hong Kong Singapore Taipei lacal date and time EE am NCC aM 5 1 3 Password Settings System Configuration gt Time Settings To change password please go to System Configuration gt Password Settings menu Air Live Operation Mode System Configuration Tools Device Status Logout Dewos iP Sottings Time Setiings www airlive com WHA 5500CPE 302 11a Wireless CPE Change Pasavord To change qmur adiministralme pitisi ornate your cure nasswnnd and then hie nime peer Bar on System Managemen SNMP Settings Ping Watchdog Firmware Upgrade Configuration zave and Restore D Factory Default W
52. 0 5E AE A0 lan show http Purpose Show HTTP service settings Example Command gt show http HTTP service port 80 HTTP session timeout 10 minutes AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 82 Air Live LU E D E ODO E ODO E ODO E 6 Command Line Interface show upnp Purpose Show UPnP information Example Command gt show upnp UPnP is disabled show mac Purpose show the MAC address table in MAC filter mode This might change to show the wireless MAC address of WHA 5500CPE in future firmware release Example Command gt show mac Filter Name MAC address ailrive 00 4f 62 24 12 34 show mac filter Purpose show mac address table in the Access Control List Example Command gt show mac filter Filter Name MAC address hello 00 4f 62 24 12 34 airlive 00 4f 62 24 11 11 show mac filter mode Purpose Show whether the current MAC address is enable or not Example Command gt show mac filter mode MAC filter mode disable show mac filter lt string up to 16 characters gt Purpose show mac filter status with the filter name Example Command gt show mac filter hello Filter Name MAC address 83 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual ZS Air Live OO E OO E ODO E ODO E 6 Command Line Interface hello 00 4f 62 24 12 34 show radius server Purpose Show radius server settings Example Command gt show radius server RADIUS Server State IP Port Primary Disabled 0 0 0 0 1812 Secondary Di
53. 0CPE 02 112 Wireiess CPE BET TIT 1 System Configuration mol Devico Soot Logout m j enosn E Qum Salnct the Operation Mada and click an Change Mada7 ta changa y Language Bar Wireless Settings Click am Setup button to configure the Vilreloss Sezings Main milli dusrmgt Por D Attert Poo Setup Arcess Pen LAN Hrpaarat Repastar LAN WEES Bridge Pure AC WOES Bridge LAK Bride kibasatnscture Diii hac Transp sent LAN 7b Cera infrasirucbune Midas vi vircs e Cieni LAH 0 Chom Ad hoc Point io Point LAN With Heanar Cbar outer LAN 3 AP Router Sate Mee WAN 23 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Air Live Q Language Menu You can select the language from the right side of main menu bar 3 5 Initial Configurations We recommend users to browse through WHA 5500CPE s web management interface to get an overall picture of the functions and interface Below are the recommended initial configurations for first time login 3 5 1 Choose the wireless Operation Modes The wireless settings of WHA 5500CPE are dependant on the wireless operation mode you choose Therefore the first step is to choose the operation mode For explanation on when to use what operation mode please refer to Chapter 1 When you click on the Wireless Settings on the welcome screen or the Operation Mode on the top menu bar the following screen will appear m Curunnairibva com Air Live WHA 55O
54. 0CPE User s Manual 62 red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings hir Live B Dynamic Routing Select the routing protocol scheme used for the routers LAN WAN port B Static Routing This allows you to manually configure static network routes Static routes will override routes learned by standard routing protocol discover methods B P Routing Table To delete a static route from the table select the route and click DELETE SELECTED Note Changes to the routing table will take effect immediately 4 4 7 DHCP Server Operation Mode Setup IP Routing Settings DHCP Server Settings is to assign private IP address to the devices in your local area network LAN The default LAN IP address of WHA 5500CPE is 192 168 1 1 changing WHA 5500CPE s IP address will also change the DHCP server s IP subnet You can also lock IP address to MAC address manually the DHCP server will keep the IP for the MAC address 3 DHCP Server Settings Enable DHCP Server Assigns IP addresses to wired and wireless clients from the following range Lease Time Change IP range and IP Lease Time here Manually assign MAC address to IP Addqess 63 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live 4 4 8 Multiple DMZ Advanced Settings gt gt Multiple DMZ Multiple DMZ opens all TCP UDP ports to particular IP address on the LAN side It allows setting up se
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56. 1 2 says Now you should have established successful WISP Router and Repeater connections 129 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 10 Emergency Firmware Recovery Air Live Emergency Firmware 1 0 Recovery The WHA 5500CPE features an Emergency Recovery function in the bootloader to recovery the AP in case of a firmware crashed When you cant access the WHA 5500CPE please first try to repower the CPE or restore the settings to default You should find the CPE at 192 168 1 1 If it still can not solve the problem you can try to recover the CPE using the method described in this chapter Do not power off the WHA 5500CPE or your PC during process Please read through this chapter carefully before attempting to perform the upgrade Ifthe WHA 5500CPE is damaged by improper use of this procedure it will void your warranty It is recommended to have your dealer or distributor performing this procedure 10 1 How Emergency Upgrade Works The WHA 5500CPE s flash memory is divided into firmware and bootloader area The bootloader area will check if the AP s firmware is crashed at each bootup If it detects the firmware is crashed the AP will try to download the firmware file zImage from remote TFTP server with IP address 192 168 1 254 automatically Therefore you must prepare a PC with TFTP server software before performing the upgrade procedure Firmware Bootloader zmace Saed UU a Server WHA 5500CPE 10 2 Em
57. 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live 4 3 WDS Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt WDS Settings WDS Bridge mode can make Point to Point and Multi Point connections Because of its faster performance it is frequently used to build point to point bridge connection and backbone networks n a WDS network each node can have up to 4 connections However the total number of devices in a WDS network should not exceed 8 Currently the WDS Bridge mode can only use WEP encryptions policy TIPS For step by step instructions on how to build a WDS bridge network please be sure to read through Chapter 9 WDS Bridge Example for details In this section we will talk about the WDS Settings which is available only in WDS Bridge Pure MAC mode WDS Bridges are using BSSID AP s Wireless MAC address to authenticate each other Therefore it is necessary to know the remote Bridge s wireless MAC addresses You can always do a Site Survey to find out the MAC Addresses When you click on WDS settings the following screen will appear WDS Settings Additional configurations for WDS bridge mode WEP key Here are the Prepare the WEP keys forthe wireless network ag On Pure MAC made all the bridges shared the four keys Please make sure all bridges in the WEP Key 1 WEP1S2 ASCII se 1235456 790a bodet WDS network enter WEP Key 2 WEP152 ASCII 12341234408 bodef the same keys WEP Key 3 WEPIS2 ASCII w
58. 54 Mbps using OFDM technology It also operates in the 2 4 GHz frequency band as 802 11b 802 119 devices are backward compatible with 802 11b devices 802 11h This IEEE standard define the TPC transmission power control and DFS dynamic frequency selection required to operate WiFi devices in 5GHz for EU 802 111 The IEEE standard for wireless security 3802 11i standard includes TKIP CCMP and AES encryption to improve wireless security lt is also know as WPA2 802 1Q Tag VLAN In 802 1Q VLAN the VLAN information is written into the Ethernet packet itself Each packet carries a VLAN ID called Tag as it traveled across the network Therefore the VLAN configuration can be configured across multiple switches In 802 1Q spec possible 4096 VLAN ID can be created Although for some devices they can only view in frames of 256 ID at a time 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 141 AirLive WHA 5500CPE Users Manual 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe Adhoc A Peer to Peer wireless network An Adhoc wireless network do not use w
59. 90W EPE WEF Key 3 WEP128 ASCII vi 1234567890 EP WEP Key 4 WEPO4 ASCII v WEPEY Mame WD51 S IDzaulvel 2 MAC address Liat Li 78 190 00 Ob Select Security Policy WEP Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent unauthorized users fram accessing your wireless network Please enter WEF keys firstly Authentication type Open Shared WEP Key Index Q WEP Key 1 9 WEP Key 2 Q WEP Key 3 Q WEP Key 4 3 Setup the PING watchdog Please setup the PING watchdog according to graphic below AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 118 red 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network Air Live The Ping Watchdog will ping up ta 2 IP addresses for connection status Ifthe remote IP addresses do nat respond to Ping the device will either reconnect ar power reboot Disable IP Address 1 192 L468 L4 L4 Must fill IP Address 2 l Optional Ping Frequency Every 120 seconds 0 to 888 default is 120 Failed tries 2 default is 2 tries Action Reconnect v Nate vWatchdog will take effect 10 minutes after startup IP Address 2 is optional when filled both IP Address 1 and IP Address 7 mustfail ta respond for watchdog to take action Apply WDS Bridge 3 Settings 1 Enter the WEP Encryption Keys In this example we have 4 WEP keys with WEP152 HEX WEP152 ASCII WEP128 ASCII and WEP64 ASCII Click on Apply after entering the keys 2 Adding the WDS Link to WDS Bridge 1 B Name WDS1 B S
60. A Group Rekey Interval 300 sec i means disable rekey Step 3 Click on Apply After a few seconds the following screen will appear to show successful connection AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 106 7 Application Example Infrastructure Air Live The page at http 197 168 1 2 says a Configured successfully 7 3 2 Device B Total Bandwidth Control Step 1 Select Bandwidth Control from the wireless setting page Regulatory Domain United Kingdom Wl AH Standard for Radio Network ID SSID deri 71 Mode v Channel Security Setting Advanced Settings R amp 5lI LED Thresholds Distance meters Step 2 Enable Bandwidth Control then select Total Bandwidth Control Enter 10000Kbps 10Mbps for both downlink and uplink bandwidth Click on Apply to finish Bandwidth Control Settings pros Bandwidth Control Total Bandwidth Control Total Downlink Speed 10000 pps Between 64 and 65535 ar 0 for unlimited Tatal Uplink Speed 10000 kbps Between B4 and 65535 or O for unlimited O Per User Bandwidth Control 107 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual ZS Air Live 7 4 Device C Client Infrastructure SSID bridgeinf Encryption WPA PSK2 Distance 2000m Bridge Infrastructure AP Mode Downlink 10MB B Lipiink 10MB A IP 192 168 2 1 IP 192 168 1 1 7 Application Example Infrastructure Mode SSID airliveclient Encryption WPA PSK Distance
61. A 5500CPE at the support search When plug in the POE cable and power adapter the WHA 5500CPE s power LED is not on Please make sure you have connected the PoE cable to the correct port on the DC injector Moreover you should use an Ethernet cable with 4 twisted pairs CAT5 or better for POE cable When l use an external antenna with WHA 5500CPE Yes you will need our RG 178MXFN converting cable Please visit the link for detail procedure http 69 64 87 53 airlive fileserver uploads FAQ WHA 5500CPE To Externa Antenna pdf tried the Emergency Upgrade procedure But it doesn t work why Please make sure the firmware file is renamed to zImage without any file extension The file name has to match exactly with the big capital I AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 134 red 11 Frequent Asked Questions E amp Air Live Question Where is the signal survey function that displays the RSSI value continuously Answer The Signal Survey function is inside the Site Survey function You can access from Operation Mode Setup Site Survey menu Site survey Site survey list AirLive2 d 4Af 5g Bfee a5 test OD 4 59 52 2h 88 AirLive OO b58 bfen a4 HOTE The sitesurvey will show both Ap and Bridge connections f REFRESH f SIGNAL SURVEY ore likely ta he a Bridge device f ASSOCIATE Question When dol use Per User Bandwidth Control by IP MAC or IP segment
62. A 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live who know the SSID can associate with this network 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings 4 2 3 Site Survey Operation Mode gt Setup gt Site Survey The Site Survey function in WHA 5500CPE provides 4 important functions In Client and Bridge Infrastructure mode site survey will scan for available AP network Then allow user to select and connect to the AP This greatly simplify the installation Once Site Survey displays the available AP or Bridge networks you can select a particular SSID to display its RSSI value continuously This function is called Signal Survey Signal Survey can be used for antenna alignment For detail explanation of about RSSI value please visit How to Make Antenna Alignment Chapter For WDS Bridge mode the Site Survey will scan for available AP and Bridge networks User can then find the MAC address BSSID of the remote Bridges For AP and AP router mode the Site Survey allows administrator to check what channels are already occupied for choosing a cleaner channel When you click on Site Survey the following screen will appear It might take a few minutes to scan all the channels in the 5GHz spectrum Site Survey list site survey Airl ive 7 00 469 6fee a5 Mone test ARE B59 52 2h 8H A h4 T h1 Mone AP AirLive 00 469 6fee at A 36 41 Mone AP OTE The sitesurvevy will show both Ap and Bridge connections Device without ESSID
63. AC Address Please enter the remote bridge s wireless MAC address in this field This wireless SSID can be found on the device label You can also use Site Survey function to assist you Select Security Settings You can choose to use WEP encryption for better security lt is necessary to enter the same set of keys in the same WDS network When you select WEP the WHA 5500CPE will ask you to select from one of the 4 keys Please be sure to select the same key on both side of the link Press Add to finish AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 58 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live 4 4 Router Mode Settings Operation Mode gt Setup This section will explain WAN port settings and other functions that are available only in WISP router and AP Router mode 4 4 1 WISP Router Mode The WISP Router mode is also Known as Client Router The wireless side is connected to the remote AP as in Client Infrastructure mode Between the wireless and LAN is the IP sharing router function This is used to share WISP connection The WAN is on the wireless side Computer Outdoor AP WAN WHA 5500CPE WISP Router N Computer 4 4 2 AP Router Mode In AP Router mode the POE port of the WHA 5500CPE will turn into the WAN port The wireless interface will become the LAN side It will turn WHA 5500CPE into a wireless router Since the Ethernet interface becomes WAN if your PC is connected to the POE port the management IP wi
64. Client Infrastructure Mode This mode is also known as Client mode In Client Infrastructure mode the WHA 5500CPE 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 WHA 5500CPE to get network access This mode is often used by WISP on the subscriber s side Please see Chapter 5 for step by step application example of this operation mode AP Mode Client 1 i Client infrastructure infrastructure Multi User K A Single User WH 9200AP For WHA 5500CPE there are 2 types of Client Infrastructure Mode Single User and Multiple User When Single User is chosen only one PC that is connected behind the AirMax can get IP address from remote DHCP server When multiple user is chosen 7 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 1 Introduction Air Live more than one PC can get IP address from remote DHCP server However in Client Infrastructure mode the WHA 5500CPE always sends the WHA 5500CPE s wireless MAC address to the remote AP If you want the WHA 5500CPE to send the PC s MAC addresses to remote AP then you should use the Bridge Infrastructure mode Bridge Infrastructure provides the Mac Address Transparency functionality m Smee Outdoor AP Cliant Mode dun DHCP Server E gt PC DHCP Server 1 5 6 Client Ad Hoc Mode In Client Ad Hoc mode WHA 5500CPE can connect to other wireless adapters without access point
65. D Operation Mode Setup Multiple SSID This function is available only for Access Point and AP Router modes Multiple SSID allows WHA 5500CPE to create up to 4 different wireless networks SSID Itis also known as Virtual AP function Each SSID can have its Encryption type VLAN Tag and TOS settings Inthe following diagram the WHA 5500CPE uses Multiple SSID function to create separate Bridge and Client network Each has its own encryption policies Bridge Network Client Network O SSID BridgeNet Q SSID ClientNet O Security WPA2 PSK O Security WPA PSK LJ VLAN ID 200 Q VLAN ID 100 dient Mode Bridge Infrastructure AP Mode WHA 5500CPE IP 192 168 2 1 24 IP 192 168 1 1 24 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 44 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings LESS Air Live Configuring the Multiple SSID When you click on the Multiple SSID button the following screen will appear SSID Settings This page lets you configure multiple 5510s and corresponding QoS settings if a05 is enabled Click here to Apply Enable VLAN for all SSIDs All packets are tagged with VLAN ID changes in VLAN J Enable DiffServ Marking and DiffServe eum TTE J Marking This is the default SSID Click here to apply IL Marne changes on adding or deleting SSID Disable SSID Broadcasting select Security Policy How to add a SSID You can add up to 4 SSID in WHA 5500CPE Please follow the pro
66. EFAULT f Apply B Beacon Interval 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 B 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 B 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 41 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live B DTIM Interval The WHA 5500CPE buffers packets for stations that operate in the power saving mode The Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM informs such power conserving stations that there are packets waiting to be received by them The DTIM interval specifies how often the beacon frame should contain DTIMs It should have a value between 1 to 255 w
67. EWE s02 11a Outdoor CPE E r l in i Wireless Settings 7 i shel Configure the Operation Mode of your Airklax 13 System Configuration Change the password upgrade the firmware reboot the Wireless Access Point and more Tools Discover network states using ping traceroute and other tools Device Status Show the device information syslog table wireless client table and more 9 o Get help with commonly asked questions about the Wireless Access Point E Secured Web Management HTTPS HTTPS is also using web browser for configuration But all the data transactions are securely encrypted using SSL encryption Therefore it is a safe and easy way to manage your WHA 5500CPE We highly recommend WISP and service provider to use HTTPS for management To begin simply enter https 192 168 1 1 on your web browser A security alert screen from your browser will pop up Please grant all permission and get certificate to WHA 5500CPE After you pass the security warning screen you will enter the secured web management interface The default username and password are both airlive Fis EW Wary Favoris Took Help LJ iz of i iaddess 192 168 1 1 v Ela WHA 5500CPE 802 11a Outdoor CPE E Y ik S Wireless Settings IE i P zd Configure the Operation Made of your Airklas5 a E System Configuration 1 J E 3 j E y Change the password upgrade the Firmware FU E reboot the
68. IP 60 260 158 5 lt System Log Devices MAC C 4F 59552 amp 13 BO Gxtmaray IP pn 750 15n 264 OMS IP 1583 85 11 Winia MAC UD 4F 69 52 A3 BC Uptime dd hh min 055 CPU Loading lm Mamory Informatlon Total Axaclable TSS eee Used eee ED D Five EM A i kR m m D sinri a iri 5 3 1 Device Information This page shows the general information about WHA 5500CPE such as firmware version device IP MAC WAN IP MAC in router modes Gateway IP in router modes DNS IP etc Below are some additional explanations on some status information of this page CPU Loading Display the CPU usage Memory Information Display how much memory is used and free Firmware version The first WHA 5500CPE firmware release is 1 00e10 In general AirLive will refer to its firmware as exx such as e10 version on the release note Wireless MAC This is the wireless MAC address BSSID of this AiMax5 This is the address to enter on the remote WDS Bridge for the WDS link Uptime This is the time that the WHA 5500CPE has been running since last power up ARP Table Display the corresponding IP and MAC address Table AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 76 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status gt Air Live 5 3 2 Wireless Information This page shows the information about wireless status such as current operation mode wireless traffic error packets RSSI Remote device s BSSD connecting State channel and
69. LEN EL ME ATLETI 78 6 Command Line Interface sssescccessssccscasssseccesvencocssssiccocestncencnsssnceseeseencosnssss 79 6 1 System COMMANGS esien ar A 79 6 2 Debugging GOMIMANGS sisesaissrctaenctanesaddesunacaucsssaapeccasbescdasmeradsassancisenaes 81 6 S SNOW COMMMANGS yoscetonrecetesemsmerrensreueetenddetusiyemsons deat alten ilu interd 82 D4 oet ComimalidS een eee ene ee Tey eee 87 6 5 Enable Disable Command S suu ione ber edo cu Ese ott nre 94 5 5 Add D lete COMMANGS assueti cim ett toad uec eua bed PRI HIE ma 95 7T Application Example Infrastructure 99 7 1 Application EnvIFODITIebl ecoute Eae o e E Er deep debetis 99 7 2 Device A Access Point MOGE oerni E e 100 1 221 Device A Wireless Se ELI Sore eo aEE Qe a ed oed ed iode de o dic Ue tee qnd 101 7 2 2 Device A Bandwidth Management ccccccccccsssseseeeecceeceeaeeseeecceeeeesaaaeseeeeeeees 103 7 3 Device B Bridge Infrastructure Mode eesseessssuss 105 TS 1 D6VICe D Wireless o oN Saena sedeo teal A oen eden 105 1 3 2 De vic B Total Dandwidth C ODEOLs uento eoa pi ea ad etui Rua reduce N 107 7 4 Device C Client Infrastructure Mode sssssssee 108 TALDEE CALE Add SS acis entes Meret eatin eae ca Domus AA 108 Jo Device qo Wireless SC UU ING 8 luca aioi oes Ceu uin tegumenti Por elk eda nce pu teste adis 109 8 Application Example 2 Bridge Network
70. Manual 2 rx 1 Introduction Air Live This chapter tells you the basic knowledge about building a long distance connection Then it will describe the differences between WDS bridge and Bridge Infrastructure mode and how to make a choice between them At last a step by step instruction on how to build a multipoint WDS network is provided LJ Chapter 9 Application Example 3 Repeater and WISP Router A step by step application example on Repeater and WISP router Q Chapter 10 Emergency Firmware Recovery It your WHA 5500CPE can no longer be access due to firmware crash You might be able to recover it following the procedure on this chapter Q Chapter 11 Frequent Asked Questions If you have a question about WHA 5500CPE that is not found on other part of this guide you might find your answer here Including how to make connection with Mikrotik AP how to save password settings on the browser etc Q Chapter 13 Wireless Network Glossary Explanations on wireless network technical terms from Ato Z Highly recommeded for referencing when you encounter an unfamiliar term 1 3 Firmware Upgrade and Tech Support If 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 p
71. Option Step 3 Select the United States from the list Step 4 Click on Apply to finish AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 26 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Air Live 3 5 4 Set the Time and Date It is important that you set the date and time for your WHA 5500CPE so that the system log will record the correct date and time information Please go to System Configuration Time Settings We recommend you choose Enable NTP so the time will be keep even after reboot If your WHA 5500CPE is not connected to Internet please enter the time manually Please remember to select your local time zone and click Apply to finish euo m ula Kou Air Live 1 WHA 5500CPE o02 tia Wireless GPE Operation Mode Sys em Configuration Tools Device Status Logout English v System Management SNMP Settings 104 E i Ping Watchdog NTP request interval 24 hours range 1 720 default 243 Firmware Upgrade Configuration GMT 08 00 Beijing Hong Kong Singapore Taipel Save and Restore lacal date and time 209 dM Meg OP e d a Se Factory Default Reboot System 3 5 5 Change System Management It is recommended that you change the system management settings first Please go to System Configuration gt System Management The default web management time out is 10 minutes you can set to longer period if ne
72. PC directly to the LAN port on the DC Injector of WHA 5500CPE 2 Set your PC s IP address manually to 192 168 1 100 or other address in the same subnet Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties x General fou can get IP settings assigned aubcmatically if your network supports i pability Othearvice you nead to ack your nekwork administrator Far the appropriate P settings C Obtain an IP address automatically IP address 132 168 1 100 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 2 aza C btan ONS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DMS server l Alternate DNS server eg Advanced You are ready now to configure the WHA 5500CPE using your PC 3 3 Management Interface The WHA 5500CPE can be configured using one the management interfaces below E Web Management HTTP You can manage your WHA 5500CPE by simply typing its IP address in the web browser Most functions of WHA 5500CPE can be accessed by web management interface We recommend using this interface for initial configurations To begin simply enter WHA 5500CPE s IP address default is 192 168 1 1 on the web browser The default username and password are both airlive 17 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Air Live i Fe Fi War Favors Torts Help i Address BEAT re WHA 5500CPE iriive com 2 i Air
73. SID airlive1 3 B MAC address you should enter the MAC address of WDS Bridge 1 00 4f 79 90 00 0b B Select Security Policy Select WEP encryption The WHA 5500CPE will ask you to select which key to use You can select same key or different key for different WDS link however both side of the same link must use the same key In this case the Link between Bridge 1 and 3 is using Key1 B Click on Add to add the WDS Link 119 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network Air Live Ds Settings Additional configurations for WDS bridge mode WEP key On Pure MAC mode all the bridges shared the four keys WEP Key 1 WEP152 Hex s 111111111111111 WEFPF152 ASCTI Ww 123456783 WW BPE WEP123 ASCII 1234567t90W EP WEPe4A ASCII iv WEPEY Name WD SSIDs uve MAC address MO 4f 779 90 OO Ob Select Security Policy Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network Please enter WEP keys firstly Authentication type Open Shared O WEP Key 2 O WEP Key 3 O WEP Key 4 ADD 4 Setup the PING watchdog Please setup the PING watchdog according to graphic below The Ping Watchdog will ping Upto 2 IP addresses for connection status If the remote IP addresses do not respond to Ping the device will either reconnect or power reboot Disable IP Address 1 Must fill 192 168 mak IP Address 2 i Optiona
74. SSID airlive Enable Wireless C Disable SSID Broadcasting Mode Channel Security Setting Advanced Settings Access Control pi WMM QoS Setup RADIUS Setting Setup Bandwidth Control Distance mete fe Step 5 Follow the procedure below to create a new SSID bridgeinf 1 Enter the SSID name bridgeinf 2 Select WPA PSK as the security policy 3 Enter the pre share key as bridgeinfkey 4 Click on Apply to add AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 102 red 7 Application Example Infrastructure E e hir Live SSID Settings This page lets you configure multiple SSIDs and corresponding Gas settings if 208 is enabled Enable VLAN for all SSIDs All packets are tagged with WLAN ID Enable DiffServ Marking SSID Name VL AN ID Priority Security arlive Hone F NEW DELETE SELECTED Soll Nama bridqeint Disable 2olD Broadcasting select Security Policy WPA2 PREK Pre shared Key ASCII string bridgeintkey 8 63 characters WPA Encryption Type TKIP O CCMP AES Both WPAZ Group Rekey Interval 300 sec means disable reke 7 2 2 Device A Bandwidth Management This purpose is to limit the bandwidth of each wireless client in airliveclient network to have a download bandwidth of 2048kbps and upload speed of 512kbps We should set the policy as followed Q Set the Per User Bandwidth Control by IP Segment The IP segment here has address of 192 168 1 100 with subnet
75. Value Short Wait Time AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 50 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings mm Air Liwe B 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 AlFs 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 AlFs are 1 through 255 B 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 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 2 17 RADIUS Settings Operation Mode Setup RADIUS Setting RADIUS servers provide centralized authentication services to wireless clients Two RADIUS servers can be defined one acts as a primary and the other acts as a secondary backup If you choose to use 802 1x WPA or WPA2 as s
76. WHA 5500CPE at 192 168 1 1 with password airlive Where is Super Channels for WHA 5500CPE Please make sure you have the license to use the Super Channels When you select All Channels as the Regulatory Domain the Super Channels will appear on your channel list heard WHA 5500CPE can limit the bandwidth of BitTorrent and eDonkey traffic But don t see the option on the Bandwidth Control The option to limit bandwidth by application or port is available only on WISP router and AP Router modes Where can purchase the optional metal Mounting Kit The part number for the mounting kit is WMK AIRMAX Please ask your authorized AirLive distributor for availability 133 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual ZS Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Air Live 11 Frequent Asked Questions How can make connection with Mikrotik AP The WHA 5500CPE can connect with Mirkrotik AP using Bridge Infrastructure Mode Supports WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Client Infrastructure mode support WEP WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and WDS Bridge mode support WEP If using Bridge Infrastructure mode WDS station please enable WDS Dynamic on Mikrotik s AP Bridge mode If using WEP please choose Static Key Required on the Mirkrotik setting For step by step example please visit AirLive com s support page at http www airlive com support support 1 sp Type WH
77. WHA 5500CPE in Repeater Mode LJ Repeat the signal from Outdoor AP On the WHA 5500CPE settings the Remote AP s SSID will be Outdoor AP Q On the wireless LAN side the SSID will become airlive 121 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater Air Live 9 2 WHA 5500CPE in WISP Router Mode The following is the configuration procedure for the WHA 5500CPE in WISP Router Mode Change the WHA 5500CPE to WISP Router Mode Change the LAN IP subnet to 192 168 2 X Change the WAN port IP Use Site Survey to connect with the Outdoor AP Open Virtual Server to FTP server on the LAN side 192 168 1 254 192 168 1 1 D U DUL 192 168 1 100 Outdoor AP Repeater Mode WHA 5500CPE SSID airlive SSID OutdoorAP Encryption WPA PSK 9 HH i FTP Server 192 168 2 100 A A 9 2 1 WISP Router Wireless Settings Step 1 Goto Operation Mode menu Select WISP Router and then click on Change Mode button Gommaliibca com FTT 4177 WHA S55OOCPE Dr ireas CPE Oponipi Wade Sysem Configuation Tools Dorice Sams Logout Engish 5 Operation Mode AASF Router Select the Operation Bade amd click on Change Mode t change wireless mode Flick an Setup bution lo configure fie Vilirele ss Settings Made Hari Eihermet Port Ch Access Prd Access Paid LAN C Repeater i Rupester LAN WOS Bndge Pure MAC l WES Bndge LAN
78. Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings In this chapter we will explain about the wireless settings and router mode settings in web management interface Please be sure to read through Chapter 3 s Introduction to Web Management and Initial Configurations first For system configurations device status and other non wireless related settings please go to Chapter 5 4 1 About WHA 5500CPE s Menu Structure The WHA 5500CPE s web management menu is divided into 3 main menus Operation Modes System Configurations and Device Status The main menus are displayed in Top Menu Bar Within each main menu category there are sub menu options which are displayed on the Side Menu Bar I TOP Menu Rar Main Adr Live Lanauaae WHA S5S00CPE 00r TIa vrirerens cr n amm RB o OU can gebe np af Bir folky Teen appeaackbes do assimn an IP address do Elis dein P Side Menu Bar Sub Uhre Maik Gaireas amp Address ax 211 53 I Lee bs l pan dti DCE ciam presen t nomata om the IP addrezs far this dise Selecting this opion will disable your DHCP gerer gate nir F Apph B Operation Mode This menu is where you will find wireless and WAN settings The WHA 5500CPE s wireless settings are dependant on the wireless operation mode you choose only the applicable wireless settings for selected operation mode are sho
79. age out time range 1 1000 Purpose To set the age timeout for wireless clients Example 91 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live UU E DO E O O E O O E O O E OO E 6 Command Line Interface Command gt set age out time 5 Radiol age out time 5 set transmit power lt range 0 24 gt Purpose To set the TX output power value of the radio Example Command set transmit power 20 Radio1 transmit power 20 set data rate best 6 54 Purpose To set the date rate For example 54mbps 36mbps etc Example Command set data rate 54 Hadio1 data rate 54 set acktimeout 11A Purpose To set the ACK timeout value Example Command set acktimeout 25 AckTimeOut for radio1 11A 25 set vlan for ssid enable disable gt Purpose Enable VLAN function Example Commands set vlan for ssid enable set diffserv marking enable disable Purpose To enable diffserv marking function in multiple SSID amp VLAN configuration Example Command set diffserv marking enable set security lt ssid gt none Purpose To remove security policy from a SSID Example Command set security airlive none Set Radio1 no security AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 92 LESS Air Live LL OO E LL OO E OO E 6 Command Line Interface set security lt ssid gt wep lt key number gt lt 64 128 152 gt lt ascii hex gt lt key string gt lt defaultkey gt Purpose To set the WEP se
80. anently store this exception Confirm Security Exception Cancel 3 4 2 Welcome Screen and Login After the procedure above the Welcome Screen will appear Welcome Screen gives a brief introduction of the WHA 5500CPE s main function category By click on the function category it will direct you to the corresponding web management menu WHA 5500CPE 802 11a Outdoor CPE D Air Live Vv Wireless Settings Configure the Operation lade of your AirfvTasb System Configuration Change the password upgrade the Firmware reboot the Wireless Access Point and mare Tools Discover network states using ping traceroute and other tools Device Status Show the device information syslog table Wireless client table and more Help Get help with commonly asked questions about the Wireless Access Point B Wireless Settings Click on this part will bring you to the wireless operation mode menu modes simplify configuration these 2 modes to select the wireless mode menu category Chapter 1 The WHA 5500CPE s wireless settings are different between wireless Only functions that are applicable to the wireless mode will show to For example multiple SSID option is only workable for Access Point and AP Router mode Therefore the function will only appear in For this reason the first step to configure the WHA 5500CPE is The router mode specific functions are also in this
81. aries between countries The default country code is United Kingdom which should require no changes If you are living in Europe If you are living outside EU you should change the country code accordingly In the example below we will change the country code to United States which enables the use of 5 8GHz spectrum Step 1 Select Operation Mode gt Setup L were alelive_com M Air Live WHA S500CPE ottia Wireless CPE Operation Made System Configuration Teila Device Status kooni Cpe P nsns E Time Settings Password Semngs You Can amp odesct one of The Talkah fao Appice Ti assign am IP adress to This clei amp System Management Assign Sate IP to thes device D SNMP Settings i Acting P Ping Watchdog IP Subnet Mati Gateway PP Address ONS Server amp Firmware Upgrade Configuration Sane gru F isetrsrdr Lo usn the DHCP client protocol to automaticaly qet the IP address for this deco Factory Dafault Gelecting thes option will disable your DHCP server automatic ai Raban Syam Step 2 From the Regulatory Domain please select your country LEN Air Live FEAIWe WHA 5500CPE 302 114 Wireless CPE Qperaiion Mode Syetem Configueatlon Took Device Satus Logout English 8 Operation Mode Operation Mode Access Point Regulatory Domain Network ID SSID airlive Site survey Enable Wireless C Disable SSID Broadcasting Radio Mode SuperA
82. at 192 168 1 1 Hadiu Erime Port Access Point LAN Panagar LAN WDS Bridge LAN Chen Mac Transparent LAN wireless Clara LAN Pow to Poi LAR Chand Aoii LAN Access Paint WAH You should change it to the same subnet as your network Also if you want to manage WHA 5500CPE remotely you have to set the Gateway and DNS server information To setup the IP settings for WHA 5500CPE please select System Configuration gt Device IP Settings After entering the IP information click on Apply to finish Carana niribee com WHA SS00CPE Bo tia Wireless CFE Operation Mode System Configuration Tools Device Status Logout English v 8 Dune IP Serin Tina Settinga amp amp Password Sat E System Management P SNMP Senings D Ping Watchdog Firmware Upgrade Confyyur bon hd Save nnd Restore Factory Default B Reboot System YOU can Sehect one of Ihe following two appresches to assign an IP address 10 this dice gr daz IP to his recon IP Address bi at Subnet Mask duo Mt Qaeway P Address amp Zit DNE Sener 16 e E 5 amp e 8 it 1 5 Une the DHCP client piotocal fi aeoalticaly pel Tha TP ades for This daii Salacting thes option wil di amp abhe your DHCP sene ausomatuA 25 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Air Live 3 5 3 Change the Country Code The legal frequency and channels in 5GHz spectrum v
83. be 35 fl il Configuration Save and Restore O Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device amp Factory Default Selecting this option will disable your DHCP server automatically Reboot System f Apply 5 1 1 Device IP Settings System Configurations Device IP Settings The Device IP Settings screen allows you to configure the IP address and subnet of the device Although you can rely on a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the WHA 5500CPE automatically it is recommended that you configure a static IP address manually in most applications 67 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status Device IP settings You can select one of the following two approaches to assign an IP address to this device v Assign static IP to this device IP Address 152 168 IP Subnet Mask 25 255 Gateway IP Address 12 l E l DNS Server o l o C Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device Selecting this option will disable your DHCP server automatically Assign Static IP to the Device If you choose to assign the IP address manually enable the checkbox of Assign static IP to this device and then fill in the following fields IP Address and IP Subnet Mask Default values are 192 168 1 1 and 255 255 255 0 respectively It is important to note that there are similar ad
84. bo supera dynamic turbo Example Command set radio mode supera no turbo Radiol radio mode supera no turbo set channel channel value gt Purpose set wireless channel Example Commands set channel 36 Hadio1 channel 36 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 90 Air Live D E LN D E D E OO E OO E 6 Command Line Interface set beacon interval lt range 20 100 gt Purpose set beacon interval for wireless interface For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Example Command gt set beacon interval 100 Radio1 beacon internal 100 set rts threshold lt range 0 2347 gt Purpose set rts threshold For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Example Command set rts threshold 2347 Hadio1 RTS threshold 2347 set fragmentation lt range 256 2346 gt Purpose set fragmentation value For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Example Command set fragmentation 2346 Radiol fragmentation 2346 set dtim interval lt range 1 255 gt Purpose To set dtim interval value For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Example Command set dtim interval 1 Radio1 DTIM interval 1 set user limitation lt range 1 100 gt Purpose To set the user limit for wireless interface Example Command set user limitation 100 Hadio1 user limitation 100 set
85. bridge mode Q WDS Bridge Mode B When you making point to point connection For example when you build wireless bridge network between office and warehouse m When you require fast performance B When you require multiple star topologies Q Bridge Infrastructure B When you are connection both Bridge network and wireless client to the remote Access Point AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 114 red 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network Air Live B When you require more advance security like WPA and WPA2 TIPS For step by step instruction on how to setup Briage Infrastructure mode please go to Chapter 8 Application Example Infrastructure Mode 8 3 WDS Bridge Network Example In this WDS Bridge example you will learn how to LI Setup the WDS settings Q Set to use different encryption key for different Link Q SSID s function for WDS bridge Q PING watchdog to maintain the WDS Link There are total of 3 bridges with Bridge in the middle of Bridge 2 and Bridge 3 Q The link between Bridge 1 and Bridge 3 will be using WEP Key 1 with SSID airlive1 3 Q The link between Bridge 1 and Bridge 2 will be using WEP Key2 with SSID airlive1 2 WDS Bridge 1 WDS WOS WD3 Bridge 3 WOS Bridge Z WEP key 1 MAC 00 4f 79 90 00 0b WEP kay 2 5 0 gt airiive1 IP 192 168 1 1 MAC 00 4f 79 90 00 23 MAC 00 4f 79 90 00 14 SSID airlive3 SSID airlive2 IP 192 168 1 3 IP 192 168 1 2 WDS Bridge 1 Settings 1 Enter the WEP Enc
86. cedure below 1 Enter the SSID name i e BridgeNet select the Security Policy i e WPA2 PSK Enter the Security Key i e BridgeNetKey Click on Apply to add SSID De pe qe SSID Settings This page lets you configure multiple SSIDs and corresponding QoS settings if QoS is enabled Cl Enable VLAN for all SSIDs All packets are tagged with LAN ID LJ Enable DiffSer Marking d Apply SSID Name VLAN IDiPriority Security O airlive Nep f NEW d DELETE SELECTED SSID Name BridgeMet Disable Soll Broadcasting Select Security Policy WPA2 PSEK v O Pre shared Key ASCII stringi Bridge etKey 3 8 63 characters WPA Encryption Type TKIP COCCMPIAES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 200 sec O means disable rekey 45 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Please follow the procedure below 1 Select the SSID you want to modify or delete 2 The SSID s settings will be displayed in the box area Modify any settings 3 Click on APPLY to complete the modification 4 Or click on Delete Selected to delete the SSID SSID Settings This page lets you configure multiple SSIDs and corresponding QoS settings if QoS is enabled LJ Enable VLAN for all SSIDs All packets are tagged with VLAN ID LJ Enable DiffServ Marking f Apply SSID Name VLANID Priority Security airlive None
87. cel Fig tftod32 application main window and setting window 5 Assign the tftp folder in the tftp server Click on browse the folder to select the directory Curent Directory H Stitpd32 323 Brows Server interface 192 168 1 254 Show Dir Fig tftpd32 application Click on browse the folder to select the directory 6 Copy firmware file into the tftp server folder T Rename this firmware file as zImage without file name extension Please make sure the letter case match exactly To check if the file is available in the tftpd32 folder please click in tftpd32 main page Show Dir Tftpd32 directory 22 0 2007 12 355132 00ra 192512 2g 523 JS 3984832 Cancel Copy Explorer Fig Show Dir to check available files in tftp server folder 131 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 10 Emergency Firmware Recovery Air Live 8 Power on the WHA 5500CPE again If firmware crashed the device will scan the 192 168 1 254 for TFTP server and read the tftp upload file 9 Wait for about 20 seconds a pop up window shows the firmware repair progress screen Shown as Fig 3 Zimaze to 192 168 1 1 File size 37848327 299008 Bytes sent P4752 Bytes sec Fig Tftpd32 show at the beginning of firmware repair progress Do not power off the PC or the WHA 5500CPE during this process Any disconnection or interruption can damage the WHA 5500CPE 10 Device will continue proceeding If you
88. click on the log viewer of tftpd32 you can see progress of work shown as Fig 4 Tftpd32 by Ph Jounin C fee Curent Directory H uftpd32 323 Browse Server interface 132 168 1 254 Show Dir T ftp Server Syslog server Log viewer Connection received from 192 168 1 1 on port 0 27 12 09 51 38 500 Read request for file zlmage Mode octet 27 12 03 51 38 500 Using local port 1287 27 12 03 51 38 500 zlmage sent 7393 bls 3784832 bytes in 51 s D blk resent 27 12 09 52 2 Clear Copy Current Action Listening on port 69 Fig 4 Repair progress shown in tftpd32 syslog Log viewer 11 Please wait for 5 minutes for the device to reboot When finish rebooting the wireless LED will be on The device can then be accessed again at 192 168 1 1 Ifthe WHA 5500CPE s not accessible after 5 minutes please power reboot the WHA 5500CPE 12 Open your web browser and type 192 168 1 1 to confirm the WHA 5500CPE is restored AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 132 ZS Air Live 11 11 Frequent Asked Questions Frequent Asked Questions In this chapter we will address some frequent asked questions about WHA 5500CPE Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer Question Answer forgot my password or the IP address of WHA 5500CPE Please restore your settings to default by press the reset button for more than 5 seconds You should be able to find your
89. cs 95 32 16 screw 4 pcs Plastic anchor 4 pcs E RE c Antenna body 1pc 2 M6 washer b16mm 4 pcs Top 16 screw 4 pcs Wall mount 1 M Shaped mounting 1 pc Lock frame 1 pc M6 washer b12mm 2 pcs 2 M6 60 screw 2 pcs 3 95 32 16 screw 4 pcs Plastic anchor 4 pcs 10 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 14 Ty 2 Install the WHA 5500CPE o Air Live 2 3 2 Antenna polarization B Pease install the CPE in the UP RIGHT position only B Do not put the CPE into water B Pease do not tilt the CPE more than 15 degree angle from vertical 15 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Air Live Configuring the WHA 5500CPE The WHA 5500CPE offers many different types of management interface You can configure through standard web browser http secured web https command line telnet In this chapter we will explain WHA 5500CPE s available management interfaces and how to get into them Then we will provide the introduction on Web Management and recommended initial settings For detail explanations on Web Management functions please go to Chapter 4 and 5 For Command Line interface please go to Chapter 6 3 1 Important Information The following information will help you to get start quickly However we recomme
90. curity policy Example Command gt set security WHA 5500CPE wep 1 64 hex 1234567890 Radiol authentication type wep set security lt ssid gt lt wpa wpa2 gt lt tkip aes both gt interval lt 0 300 gt Purpose to set the WPA or WPA2 security policy Example Command set security WHA 5500CPE wpaz2 tkip interval 300 Radio1 authentication type wpa2 set security lt ssid gt lt wpa psk wpa2 psk gt lt tkip aes both gt interval lt 0 300 gt key string Purpose to set the WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK security policy Example Command set security WHA 5500CPE wpa2 psk aes interval 300 12345678 RHadio1 authentication type wpa2 psk set ratemode full half quarter gt Purpose Example Commands set ratemode full Rate mode is Full 20Mhz set noise immunity on off Purpose To enable disable the noise immunity level Example Command set noise immunity on Noise immunity is enable 93 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live 6 Command Line Interface 6 5 Enable Disable Commands Commands to enable or disable settings B n E ODO E OO E enable disable lt enable disable gt upnp Purpose To enable or disable UPnP Example Command gt enable upnp Upnp descDocName BD xml UPnP Daemon Intializing UPnP with descDocUrl http 192 168 1 1 80 BD xml UPnP Daemon ipaddress 192 168 1 1 port 80 UPnP Daemon conf_dir_path var upnp Initializing UPnP SDK UPnP SDK Successfully
91. ddress x igne Security r J E JE E VP A OutdoorAP 00 47 69 90 00 01 3B T pak HEEL a ete ee Fo cm Jemen E EET e Do NOTE The sitesurvey will show bath Ap and Bridge connections Device without ESSID is rre REFRESH SIGNAL SURVEY Step4 WHA 5500CPE will prompt you to enter the security policy Select WPA PSK and enter outdoorapkey for the Pre Shared Key security Settings Select Security Policy WPA PSK Pre shared Key ASC ll stringy 8 b3 characters WPA Encryption Type TKIP OO CCMPIAES Both 123 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater S Air Live Step 5 Click on Apply After a few seconds the following screen will appear to show successful connection The page at http 192 168 1 2 says A Configured successfully 9 2 2 WISP Router WAN Port and Virtual Server Objective 1 Change WAN port s IP address to 192 168 1 100 2 open a virtual server port to the FTP server at 192 168 2 100 Step 1 Go to Operation Mode menu click on Setup button On the wireless settings page selecct WAN port button arr siri carm Aur Livre WHA 5500CPE S ztia Wireless CPE Operis Mode System Configuration Tools Device Stahm Logout Opambon Mode BAEP Pua Tt Regulatory Domain United Kingdom WLAN S arid tor Fai Moda EE Thann t AUTO m Security Satin Arhranced Settings Bandwidth Control
92. de 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 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 152 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe 108 bit 128 bit or 152 bit Atheros proprietary encryption modes 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 speed and smaller antennas Mobility is allowed up to 40 mph WDS Wireless Distribution System WDS defines how multiple wireless Access Point or Wireless R
93. dge Infrastructure Here we will discuss the differences between the 2 bridge mode Q 8 3 WDS Bridge Network Example A step by step guide to building a multiple link Bridge network 8 1 Preparation for Building Outdoor Bridge Networks 1 Write down the WLAN MAC address in advance Please remember to write down the WLAN MAC addresses of the AP for installation The WDS bridge require to enter remote Bridge s MAC address for WDS authentication 2 Always do a Google Earth search on the intended installation before departing Please get information on location elevation and distance between the points of your installation site 3 Bring a pair of high powered binoculars for site survey You might often find that the installation points are difficult to find over long distance A pair of hi powered binocular will help finding the objects Look for landmarks that are easy to identify 4 Bring Long Distance Walkie Talkie System There are hi powered offering that can work over distance of 5km or more Communication is absolutely necessary on both sides during installation 5 You need a clear Line of sight 111 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual mm Air Liwe 10 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network More than 60 of First Fresnel Zone must be cleared for acceptable performance Secured Mounting is important If the mounting is not secured and shakes during wind the performance might be drastically reduced Remember to set co
94. dresses falling in the standard private IP address range and it is an essential security feature of the device Because of this private IP address the device can no longer be accessed seen from the Internet Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of your default gateway DNS Server The Domain Name System DNS Is a server on the Internet that translates logical names such as www yahoo com to IP addresses like 66 218 71 80 In order to do this a query is made by the requesting device to a DNS server to provide the necessary information If your system administrator requires you to manually enter the DNS Server addresses you should enter them here Click APPLY to go to the next screen Use DHCP Client Protocol to Get IP automaticall If you choose to use a DHCP Server to acquire an IP address for the WHA 5500CPE automatically enable the checkbox Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device Then click Next to go to the next screen As a reminder you might loss the IP address of WHA 5500CPE when IP is assigned dynamically AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 68 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status Air Live 5 1 2 Time Settings System Configuration gt Time Settings It is important that you set the date and time for your WHA 5500CPE so that the system log will record the correct date and time information We recommend you choose Enable NTP so the time
95. e as follows Q Data 0 Best Effort BE Medium priority queue medium throughput anddel ay 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 B ECWmin and ECWmax If 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 49 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live 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
96. e the several Ethernet ports into one high bandwidth port to increase the transmission speed Itis also known as port trunking Both device 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 MIMO Multi In Multi Out A Smart Antenna technology designed to increase the coverage and performance of a WLAN network n a MIMO device 2 or more antennas are used to increase the receiver sensitivity and to focus available power at intended Rx 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 e
97. ecurity policy you might need to set the RADIUS server settings 51 AirLive WHA 5500CPE Users Manual red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live RADIUS Settings RADIUS Server C Enable RADIUS Server Server IP D o Part Number BE RADIUS Type RADIUS Shared Secret Secondary RADIUS Server Enable RADIUS Server Server IP o Part Number 812 RADIUS Type RADIUS Shared Secret RADIUS Server Reattempt Period e Seconds To Enable RADIUS Server B Server IP The IP address of the RADIUS server B Port Number The port number that your RADIUS server uses for authentication The default setting is 1812 B RADIUS Type RADIUS B Shared Secret This is used by your RADIUS server in the Shared Secret field in RADIUS protocol messages The shared secret configured in the WHA 5500CPE must match the shared secret configured in the RADIUS server The shared secret can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters B RADIUS Server Reattempt Period The number of times the WHA 5500CPE should attempt to contact the primary server before giving up 4 2 18 Bandwidth Control Operation Mode gt Setup gt Bandwidth Control Bandwidth Control can limit the maximum speed of entire wireless interface or individual device It is also known as Traffic Shaping The WHA 5500CPE provides both Total Bandwidth and Per User Bandwidth Control for both uplink and downlink speed t controls the speed of both wire
98. eded For WISP administrators you can consider turning off HTTP and Telnet for security purpose 27 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE gt Air Live Air Live HWAA 5S500GFE 802 110 Wireless CPE Operation Mode System Configuration Tools Device Status Logout Oevce IP Satings B system f qe Time Settings k Ryan Pubminisirallen Pnaasevnei Setlinga HTTP Pasir B tree 10 minules E 5er Manager 2 HTTP ab ereer Acces D SHMP Zafings A HTTPS fab Server access E Bing Walrbilagn Reoponee ta LAN Ping ID Firmware Upgrade Tenis Configurator 7 Eratie Triat Eme lU minutes Save and rore Facicey Detant M Ll nasio Gif a Reboot Syrom esatta Dyalog Susi server IP addres In 3 5 6 Change Password You should change the password for WHA 5500CPE at the first login To change password please go to System Configuration gt Password Settings menu a a a ir Live WHA SS500CPE 802 112 Wireless CPE Operation Made Stem Canl iquratian Tools Deiiee Senta Loput Time Settings Change Farsswenrd E Pair Debra e 5 i m jni T ch nge your administr tve passie enti your cameti psie and thon Ho niw passend Twice SNMP Samngs Current Password amp Plog Waichdoy New Patented Bein Fit order New Patimah cave and Restore Cire Factory Daimi Reboot System 3 Help AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 28 4
99. em Configuration Tools and Status Air Live 63 Configuration Save and Restore Click SAVE TO FILE to save your configuration ta a management host SAVE TO FILE J Select the text configure file by clicking Browse then click RESTORE FROM FILE Browse RESTORE FROM FILE HOTE Some browsers would fail ta locate the configuration file when there is any localized character in the configuration file path Step 2 Enter the path of the configuration file to save to restore from or click the Browse button to locate the configuration file Then click the SAVE TO FILE button to save the current configuration into the specified file or click the RESTORE FROM FILE button to restore the system configuration from the specified file 5 1 8 Factory Default System Configuration gt Factory Default You can reset the configuration of your WHA 5500CPE to the factory default settings Step 1 Select Factory Default from the System Configuration menu fat Factory Default Do you really want to restare the configuration to factory defaults CAUTION Restoring factory default settings will erase all your previous settings Step 2 Click YES to go ahead and restore the configuration to the factory default 73 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual TL 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status Air Live 5 2 Tools 5 2 5 Network Ping Please assign a IP address or a
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101. emote AP with SSID OutdoorAP then establish connection Q The local wireless network s SSID is airlive 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 254 WISP Mode Outdoor AP Repeater Mode i WHA 5500CPE A 5500CPE SSID airlive gt SSID OutdoorAP Encryption FTP Server WPA PSK 192 168 2 100 9 3 1 Repeater Router Wireless Settings Step 1 Go to Operation Mode menu Select Repeater and then click on Change Mode button Carers E Air Live WHA SS00CPE PoLtia Wireless CPE Cprmiisa inde System Configuration Tonk MEM 1 Lagew Emglish Dosrasoo Mode St Arey Select the Operation Moda and cick am Change Mode 1o change wireless mede Chek pn Gabe Guten ln eangure ta Fanless Gaines Mode Aadin Ethernet Poet C Access Pont Access Paint LAN Firprater Repeatet LAM WOE Bridge Pure MAL WOS Erdge LAN C Belge Infairucture Chant Mac Traripacent LAN Cita Inkastructung Hose Uer Verein Glar LAN O Client Ad hoc Pow to Pout LAN o WISE Bela Card Pelea LAH OQ AP Rini Actess Pont 127 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater LESS Air Live Step 2 Click on the Setup button and the wireless setting page will appear Please take a look at the description on the graphic below Enter the SSID of the Regulatory Domain United Kingdom remote AP RE Ife Survey Use Site that you l Survey writ WLAN
102. enable radio 1 mode 11a radio 1 channel 64 5 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual S Air Live OO E OO E D E OO E 6 Command Line Interface show wireless security Purpose Show current wireless security policy Example Command gt show wireless security Radio1 security policy none show wan lan settings Purpose Show LAN or WAN port IP settings Example Command show lan settings Lan ip type static Lan ip address 192 168 1 1 Lan ip netmask 255 255 255 0 Lan ip gateway 192 168 1 254 Lan ip dnsserv 0 0 0 0 show firmware version show vlan ssid list show wds settings show advanced wireless show syslogd show ratemode Purpose Show whether the AirMax is using 5MHz 10MHz or 20MHz channel width Example Command show ratemode Ratemode is Full 20Mhz show noise immunity Purpose Show the noise immunity setting Example Command show noise immunity Noise immunity is enable AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 86 LESS Air Live 6 Command Line Interface 6 4 Set Commands The Set Commands are to make changes to the WHA 5500CPE s settings B n E OO E LLN O O E D D set http timeout lt timeout value in minutes 1 999 gt Purpose Set the timeout value for HTTP management Example Command set http timeout 10 HTTP timeout 10 minutes set system lt contact location gt lt string up to 60 characters gt Purpose Set the system s location and contact in
103. ent Infrastructure Mode or Bridge Infrastructure Mode The Access Point mode will act as WDS AP when connecting with the Bridge Infrastructure mode Please see Chapter 8 for step by step application example of this operation mode Client Infrastructure AP Mode 2 dit Pi 9 s WHA 5500CPE Bridge Infrastructure Id LAN 1 5 2 Repeater Mode In Repeater mode the WHA 5500CPE functions as a repeater that extends the range of remote wireless LAN The WHA 5500CPE s repeater mode is a universal repeater not WDS repeater Because the radio is divided into client AP mode the Repeater mode will have less performance and distance We recommended using a dual radio product like Airlive WLA 9000AP or WH 9200AP if you require full performance in this application Please see Chapter 10 for step by step application example of this operation mode 5 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 1 Introduction Air Live 9 WLA 5000AP Repeater o pealer Notebook 1 5 3 WDS Bridge Mode This mode is also known as WDS Pure MAC mode When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System WDS Mode the WHA 5500CPE provides bridging functions with remote LAN networks in the WDS system The system will support up to total of 8 bridges in a WDS network by daisy chain However each bridge can only associate with maximum of 4 other bridges in the WDS configuration This mode is best used when you want to connect LAN ne
104. er reconnect ar power reboot Disable IP Address 1 182 158 1 4 Must fill IP Address 2 40 J0 0 Optional Ping Frequency Every 120 Seconds 10 to 888 default is 120 Failed tries 2 defaultis 2 tries Action Reconnect Mote watchdog will take effect 10 minutes after startup IP Address 2 is optional when filled both IP Address 1 and IP Address 2 mustfail ta respond far watchdog to take action Apply B PING Frequency means How often the CPE will PING For example it will PING once every 1 minute B Fail Tries means How many times fails before the CPE will judge the PING failed For example 2 means the CPE will reconnect if the PING doesn t respond for 2 times When you set the Ping Frequency to every 2 minutes and Fail Tries to 2 It means the CPE will ping every 2 minutes after the second failure it will reconnect Actions B Reconnect the WHA 5500CPE will attempt to re establish the connection It is recommend to use this option for WDS Bridge connection B Reboot the WHA 5500CPE will do a power recycle 71 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual red 5 Web Management2 System Configuration Tools and Status Air Live 5 1 6 Firmware Upgrade System Configuration Firmware Upgrade can upgrade the firmware of your WHA 5500CPE the software that controls your WHA 5500CPE s operation Normally this is done when a new version of firmware offers new features tha
105. ergency Upgrade Procedure 1 Set your PC s IP address to 192 168 1 254 and connect your PC directly to the WHA 5500CPE AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 130 10 Emergency Firmware Recovery Air Live 2 Setthe PC as TFTP server IP address of PC is 192 168 1 254 subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 3 We recommend the freeware of tftp server such as tftpd32 4 Run the TFTP server application Tftpd32 Settings Base Directory Thtpd3 by Ph Jounin C l Browse Global Settings Syslog server Current Directory H Mftpd32 323 Browse V TFTP Server DHCP Server p Forward msg to pipe Tftpd32Syslog TFTP Client server interface 192 168 1 254 Show Gir goo Save syslog messages Syslog Server To file Tip Server Syslog server Log viewer DHCP Options Ping address before assignation V Persistant leases Bind DHCP to this address i 92 168 1 254 TFTP Security TFTP configuration f None Timeout seconds f Standard Max Retransmit C High Tftp port Read Only local ports pool start time progress Advanced TFTP Options v Option negotiation Hide Window at startup PXE Compatibility Create dir txt files Show Progress bar Create md5 files v Translate Unix file names Beep for long transfer Bind TFTP to this address L 97 168 1 254 Allow As virtual root About Settings Help Use anticipation window of 10 Bytes Default Help Can
106. eros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd Ox8BEO 1 mapping sub ioctl set installmode to cmd Ox8BEO 75 mapping sub ioctl set threslower to cmd Ox8BEO 76 mapping sub ioctl set threslow to cmd Ox8BEO 77 mapping sub ioctl set thresbetter to cmd Ox8BEO 78 mapping sub ioctl set thresbest to cmd Ox8BEO 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd Ox8BEO 17 2 mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd Ox8BEO 3 mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd Ox8BE3 1 mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 gt RINETLINK answers No such file or directory RINETLINK answers No such file or directory mac filter aaa 00 4F 62 24 12 34 is added delete mac filter lt Mnemonics Name Purpose to delete a mac filter entry Example Command delete mac filter aaa etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath rate atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd Ox8BEO 1 mapping sub ioctl set installmode to cmd Ox8BEO 75 95 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live OO E OO E 6 Command Line Interface lt mapping sub ioctl set_threslower
107. fo Example Command gt set system location 60 system Location 60 set system name lt string up to 32 characters gt Purpose Set system s name Example Command gt set system name airlive system Name airlive set mac filter mode lt MAC filter mode disabled grant deny gt Purpose Set MAC filter mode or disable MAC filtering Example Command set mac filter mode disabled mac filter mode is set to disabled set radius server reattempt lt reattempt interval in minutes now no limit in seconds gt Purpose set radius server reattempt interval in minutes Example Command gt set radius server reattempt 20 etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath rate atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath dfs o 87 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live UU E ODO E OO E OO E 6 Command Line Interface Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd Ox8BEO 1 mapping sub ioctl set installmode to cmd Ox8BEO 75 mapping sub ioctl set threslower to cmd Ox8BEO 76 mapping sub ioctl set threslow to cmd Ox8BEO 77 mapping sub ioctl set thresbetter to cmd Ox8BEO 78 mapping sub ioctl set thresbest to cmd Ox8BEO 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd Ox8BEO 17 2
108. fuly n kho part the enr may b bemoan and wor can try later Cv you can dd an capo Click on Add Exception secure Connection Failed Med 192 158 1 1 uses an valid security cargficane The certikcate iz riot trustic because s self signed Thee certet E net valid for army senser name AT Or coce sec error nnkmusted BSOer a Thi coud br a probiiem sith ihe seri s cordiguration or i cou be someone trang to monemsonate the sere a Il you have rnnnectert Ip tha were vurcecck ly im tha mast the emer may be temper arg and you car tee again later Tou shioukd not acd an econephion f pou are using an cernit connection Eat our do no brust vonpebehly or B vou ane pd ied To sese a manis Get emn of beret Add Es 2 Click on Get Certificate Then please enter WHA 5500CPE s IP address Finally please click on Confirm Security Exception 21 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE Add Security Exception You are about to override how Firefox identifies this site b Legitimate banks stores and other public sites will not ask you to do this Server uu G T Certificate Status This site attempts to identify itself with invalid information Wrong Site Certificate belongs Ea a different site which could indicate an identity theft Unknown Identity Certificate is not trusted because it hasn t been verified by a recognized authority Perm
109. ge You may choose outdoor specification Ethernet cable according to the length you need 2 3 Hardware Installation Please take the device unit from the color box a scroll driver an Ethernet cable with adequate length according to your application A scroll driver and Ethernet Cable four 2 Open the housing of WHA 5500CPE screws and WHA 5500CPE main unit 11 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 2 Install the WHA 5500CPE 3 Turn the WHA 5500CPE to another 4 Plug one side of RJ 45 cable into the side the RJ 45 jack is at the middle of Ethernet port LEFT side of main board 5 Put the Ethernet cable along the module 6 Make sure that the other side of Ethernet till the exit at the bottom of Housing cable is out of housing Close the housing AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 12 2 Install the WHA 5500CPE 7 Scroll up 4 screws well Be careful this is very important it could protect your device against the water 13 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual i 2 Install the WHA 5500CPE E e r Live 2 3 1 Mounting Configuration Your WHA 5500CPE comes standard with 2 plastic straps for pole mounting Please follow the procedure below to install c Antenna body 1pc 2 M6 washer b16mm 4 pcs 3 M6 S W 6 pcs 9 M6 16 screw 4 pcs Pole mount 1 M Shaped mounting 1 pc Lock frame 1 pc M6 washer 12mm 2 pcs 2 M6 60 screw 2 p
110. h 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 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 144 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe 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 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 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 parame
111. he timeout value here 61 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings o Air Live B HTTP Web Server Access You can enable or disable HTTP service from WAN side B HTTPS Web server Access You can enable or disable HTTPS Web Server Access from WAN side B Response to WAN ping You can disable or enable whether WHA 5500CPE will response to PING command Remote Management Settings HTTP Part No 80 timeout 10 minute HTTP Web Server Access HTTPS Web Server Access Response to WAN Ping 4 4 6 IP Routing Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt IP Routing Settings The IP Routing Settings allows you to configure routing feature in the gateway ip Routing Settings Dmamic Routing Select the routing protocol scheme used for the router s LAN YWAN part Disable C RIP f APPLY 4 Static Routing This allows you ta manually configure static network routes Static routes will override routes learned by standard routing protocol discover methods Destination IP Address B a B B o Subnet Mask o Gateway IP Address O 10 fo fo C Interface wan Metric Count fi ADD To add a static route enter the information above and click ADD IP Routing Table Select tque Ne Subnet Mask poe Interface Flag Metric 182 158 1 0 255 255 255 0 lan LI 239 0 0 0 255 0 0 0 lan uU ab f DELETE SELECTED AirLive WHA 550
112. hoc Mode WDS Bridge Mode Bridge Infrastructure Mode Repeater Mode WISP Router Mode AP Router Mode 12 3 2 Management Interface Web HTTP Secured Web HTTPS Telnet CLI 12 3 3 Channel Width Rate Mode Turbo 40Mhz Full 20 MHz default Half 10 MHz Quarter 5 MHz 12 3 4 Advance Functions Site Survey with RSSI Signal Survey Total Bandwidth and Per User Bandwidth Management Noise Immunity Multiple SSID and Tag VLAN QoS 802 11e WMM Wi Fi WPA compatible interoperability WPA with PSK TKIP AES support WPA2 support Privacy Separator support Support adjustable output power AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 138 12 Specifications 12 Specifications Air Live 152 bit WEP support Atheros Proprietary ACK Timeout Adjustment Bootloader Protection and Emergency Firmware Upload Code Radius Supported Firmware upgrade and configuration backup via Web 139 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe Wireless Network 1 3 Glossary The wireless network glossary contains explanation or information about common terms used in wireless networking products Some of information in this glossary might be outdated please use with caution 802 11a An IEEE specification for wireless networking that operates in the 5 GHz frequency range 5 15 GHz to 5 850 GHz with a maximum of 54 Mbps data transfer rate The 5 GHz frequency band is not as crowded as the 2 4 GHz band In addit
113. ice C Wireless Settings Step 1 Goto Operation Mode menu Select Client Infrastructure and then click on Change Mode button wwecalriive com Air Live WHA SS00CPE 202 11a Wirciass CPE Mu LE E DENDO LL Toob Davice Saima Lagout Engish E meemin Wei ara T Ea Solect the Operation Moda and click on Change Mode to change wireless mode Cack on setup Butlin f configane the Winkie Semng Mode Radila Ethame Pon 3 Access Point Setup Access Port LAN C F pti ir i Fiepealer LAN WOS Bridge Pure MAC hu WOS Brdge LAN C Bridge Infrastructure ij Chent Mac Transparent LAN COT Irfrastiuchune Mult Uses I Wirelazz Chart LAN C Chant Ad hac Paint to Paint LAN C WISP Router t Chen Router LAN AP Router I Access Poni WAH Step 2 Press Setup to enter the wireless settings page Enter the distance information and click on APPLY button Regulatory Domain United Kingdom WLAN Standard for Radio Network ID SSID Mode Channel Security Setting Advanced Settings Bandwidth Control R55I LED Thresholds Distance 109 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 7 Application Example Infrastructure Air Live Step 3 Press Site Survey button the following page should appear Select airliveclient and press Associate button to connect site survey Site ane list gnal Strength dbm ERE airlive 004t69522cc1 a 36 7
114. ings This allows you to specify ane ar mare applications running an server computers an the LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined far the specified public part will be directed ta the specified private port number an the LAN client with the specified private IP address Service Mame FIF yf Public Port No Single 2 O Range Local IP Address 2l Local Part Mo Starts From Service Public Part Mots LocallP Address Local Part Mors f DELETE SELECTED Step 5 Once the virtual server is added it will be displayed in the boxed area Virtual Server Settings This allows you to specify ane ar mare applications running on server computers on the LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined for the specified public port will be directed to the specified private part number an the LAM client with the specified private IP address Service Name HTTP Public Pot No 2 Single an O Range Local IP Address aU Local Part Mo Starts From F ADD Select Service Public Part Ma s Lacal IP Address Local Port Mars O FTF 41 182 188 2100 21 DELETE SELECTED AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 126 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater Air Live 9 3 WHA 5500CPE in Repeater Mode The following is the configuration procedure for the WHA 5500CPE in Repeater LI Change the WHA 5500CPE to Repeater Mode Q Use Site Survey function to find r
115. ion the 802 11a have 12 non overlapping channels comparing to 802 1 1b g s 3 non overlapping channels This means the possibility to build larger non interfering networks However the 802 11a deliver shorter distance at the same output power when comparing to 802 1 19 802 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 lt is 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 t is advise to turn on this option for multi link bridge network AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 140 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe 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 802 119 A standard provides a throughput up to
116. ion before you install the WHA 5500CPE The WHA 5500CPE comes with everything you need to start installation with exception of the PoE Ethernet Cable You can use a good quality CAT 5E outdoor graded Ethernet cable shielded with anti UV according to the length you need The WHA 5500CPE must be installed in the upright position if the unit is located in outdoor or wet environments The use of 5GHz spectrum Turbo modes and 5 10MHz channel bandwidth might be prohibited in some countries Please consult with your country s telecom regulation first You must set the distance parameter to make long distance connection work Please refer to chapter 4 of this user s guide for details The integrated antenna has forward coverage angle of 30 degree both in vertical and horizontal direction The WHA 5500CPE is a 5GHz CPE device only it can not operate in 2 4GHz If you choose to use the external antenna please remember to connect the external antenna first before power on WHA 5500CPE AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 10 Ty 2 Install the WHA 5500CPE o r Live 2 2 Package Content The WHA 5500CPE package contains the following items One WHA 5500CPE main unit m One 48V 0 4A DC power adapter with a splitter m Wall Mounting kit m One CD of the WHA 5500CPE Quick Star Guide WHA 5500CPE Mounting I Kits PoE Kits Regarding to the specification of each application the PoE Ethernet cable is not included in the packa
117. ir Liwe 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 achange 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 translates URLs to IP addresses by accessing a database maintained on a collection of Internet servers 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 Deat
118. ireless 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 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 If 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
119. ith a default value of 3 B User Limitation This limitation applies to number of wireless clients the device can associate If you need to serve wireless connection to large number of users in one location You can deploy many APs and limit the number of wireless clients so any additional wireless connection attempt will be rejected therefore redirect to other AP The range of user limitation is from 1 to 100 B Age Out Timer Set the age out timer for the wireless client If there is no traffic from client for more than the timer the wireless client will be dropped The default is 300 sec This function is available only for the Access Point and AP router mode B Rate Control Select here to change the Data Rate for the radio Lower data rate sometimes provide longer distance In most cases however we recommend to keep the setting at Best B Noise Immunity Adaptive Noise Immunity is one of the new function in Atheros driver to enhance the performance in interference environment B AckTimeOut When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other 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 If the ACK is NOT received within that timeout period then the packet will be re transmitted resulting in reduced throughput Ifthe ACK setting is too high then throughput will be lost due to waiting for the Ack Window to
120. l Ping Frequency Every 120 seconds 10 to 888 default ie 120 Failed tries 2 defaultis 2 tries Action Reconnect i m Mate vatchdag will take effect 10 minutes after startup IP Address 7 is optional when filled both IP Address 1 and IP Address 2 mustfail ta respond for watchdog to take action f Apply gt After the above settings the 3 WDS bridges should connect properly Be sure to set the Distance parameter for long distance connection AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 120 red 9 Application Example3 Routers and Repeater Air Live Application Example 3 Router and Repeater In this chapter you will learn how to use Repeater mode and WISP Router mode in one network example In addition some router settings such as how to setup virtual server will also be demonstrated 9 1 Application Environment In the following application the network is consisted of an Outdoor AP in the center an WHA 5500CPE in WISP Router mode on the left and a WHA 5500CPE in Repeater mode on the right 192 168 1 100 192 168 1 254 192 168 1 1 WISP Mode Outdoor AP Repeater Mode E WHA 5500CPE WHA 5500CPE SsSsiD airlive SSID OutdoorAP Encryption WPA PSK FTP Server 192 168 2 100 WHA 5500CPE in WISP Mode Q Make a wireless connection on the wireless WAN side to the Outdoor AP Q Use Site Survey wizard to establish connection Q Create a virtual server to LAN side FTP Server at 192 168 2 100
121. less and wired interface AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 52 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live To configure please click on the Bandwidth Control button under wireless settings The following screen will appear Bandwidth Control settings Settings for Check to enable Total Bandwidth Bandwidth s Enable Bandwidth Control Control Control Total Bandwidth Control After enabling Bandwidth Control Select Total or Total Uplink Speed U kbps Between 64 and 65535 or for unlimited and selecting Per User Per User Bandwidth Control Total or Per control here User type click here to Apply Total Downlink Speed 0 kbps Between 64 and 65535 or D for unlimited Per User Control Options Description Type IP Address v IP Settings for Per User Bandwidth Control Downlink Wax kbps Between 1 and 55535 Uplink Max kbps Between 1 and 65535 fF ADD Downlink Uplink Max kbps Max kbps Ename d DELETE SELECTED Select Description Type Rule B Enable Bandwidth Check to enable Bandwidth Control Uncheck to disable it The default value is disabled You must select between Total Bandwidth and Per User Bandwidth They can not be enabled at the same time B Total Bandwidth Total Bandwidth control limit the bandwidth between Wireless and Ethernet interface Therefore it is most suitable for Client Infrastructure Mode Bridge Mode and
122. ll change to the WAN IP 192 168 2 1 The remote management will be automatically turned on to allow you managing the device from the POE WAN port piel AP Router Client AP WAN Internet 59 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live When you select the WISP Router or AP Router mode additional wireless settings will appear for WAN port settings WAN Port Settings Dynamic DNS Settings Remote Management setup IP Routing Settings Setup DHCP Server Settings setup Multiple DMZ Setup Virtual Server Settings setup Special Applications setup IP Filtering Settings setup 4 4 3 WAN Port Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt WAN Port Settings The WHA 5500CPE support different authentication and IP assignment standards for the WAN port It includes fixed IP DHCP PPPoE and PPTP protocols Please consult with your ISP about what authentication type is used for the WAN port conection ft WAN Port Settings C If your ISP has assigned you a static IP address select this button and enter the information below IP Address Assigned by Your ISP bc p a IPSubetMask D fo ISP Gateway IP Address b a b DNEIPAddress 9 pP p fo If your ISP already provides you with PPPoE authentication informatian select this button and enter the information below UserName 26128161 hinetnet Password mmm Service name connection Type Always on MTU 1454 By
123. logout Purpose log out HTTP Example Command gt z_debug http logout Z debug signature lt enable disable gt Purpose Enable or disable signature check on firmware Example Command gt z_debug signature disable Are you sure y n y Signature check is now DISABLED z debug add ssid lt ssid gt Purpose This command will replace the default ssid with the new one It will not add an additional SSID We recommend to use the following commands instead B add ssid lt ssidname gt broadcast enable disable to add a new SSID B set ssid lt ssidname gt to replace the current ssid name with a new one 81 AirLive WHA 5500CPE Users Manual Air Live OO E D E 6 Command Line Interface Example Command gt z_debug add ssid air1 z debug reboot Purpose reboot your WHA 5500CPE Example Command z debug reboot Rebooting z debug set port radio1 11a lt ssid gt lt channel gt Purpose Set SSID and Channel We recommend using set commands instead B set ssid ssid to set the ssid name B set rate mode mode value set radio mode to 77a supera no turbo supera static turbo supera dynamic turbo Example Command z debug set port radio1 11a air2 64 6 3 Show Commands Show Commands are command that show the settings and status of WHA 5500CPE H n E ODO E show arp table Purpose Show ARP Table Example Command gt show arp table IP address Flags HWaddress Device 192 168 1 100 C 00 1D 6
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125. mask of 255 255 255 248 The available host IP addresses will be 192 168 1 96 to 192 168 1 02 If you are not familiar with IP subnet calculation please use an on line IP calculator Here is an example link http www subnet calculator com Q Set the uplink as 512kbps downlink as 2048mbps Step 1 Select the Bandwidth Control from the Operation Mode gt Setup menu Step 2 Once you have entered the Bandwidth Control menu please follow the steps below 1 Enable Bandwidth Control 2 Select Per User Bandwidth Control 103 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 7 Application Example Infrastructure Air Live 3 Enter for client in description 4 Select IP Segment Enter 192 168 1 100 for IP and 255 255 255 248 for subnet mask 5 Enter 2048 for downlink and 512 for uplink 6 Click on Add to add the bandwidth policy Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control Total Bandwidth Control Total Downlink Speed O kbps Between 64 and 65535 or O for unlimited Total Uplink Speed O kbps Between 64 and 65535 or O for unlimited 9 Per User Bandwidth Control Per User Control Options Description far Client IF Segmen Type NetMask 255 255 255 248 Downlink Max el48 kbps Between 1 and 55535 Uplink Max 512 kbps Between 1 and 65535 DELETE SELECTED Note Because the Bandwidth Control will limit devices on both wireless and Ethernet side it is recommended
126. md Ox8BEO 78 mapping sub ioctl set thresbest to cmd Ox8BEO 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd Ox8BEO 17 2 mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd Ox8BEO 3 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 96 Air Live OO E OO E 6 Command Line Interface mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3 1 gt lt mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 gt RINETLINK answers No such file or directory RINETLINK answers No such file or directory add radius server primary successfully add radius server primary secondary Purpose to add a primary or secondary radius server Example Command add radius server secondary enter server IP 192 168 1 200 enter port number 1 465535 766 enter shared secret 234 enable server yes no yes etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found killall wpa_supplicant no process killed etc wlan ap service 17 uname not found Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath rate atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd Ox8BEO 1 mapping sub ioctl set installmode to cmd Ox8BEO 75 mapping sub ioctl set threslower to cmd Ox8BEO 76 mapping sub ioctl set threslow to cmd Ox8BEO 77 mapping sub ioctl set thresbetter to cmd Ox8BEO 78 mapping sub ioctl set thresbest to cmd Ox8BEO 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd
127. more information about Telnet configuration please go to Chapter 6 Command Line Interface 3 4 Introduction to Web Management The WHA 5500CPE offers both normal http and secured https Web Management interfaces Their share the same interface and functions and they can both be accessed through web browsers The only difference is HTTPS are encrypted for extra security Therefore we will discuss them together as Web Management on this guide If you are placing the WHA 5500CPE behind router or firewall you might need to open virtual server ports to WHA 5500CPE on your firewall router B HITP TCP Port 80 B HIIPS TCP UDP Port 443 19 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE y Air Live This procedure is not necessary in most cases unless there is a router firewall between your PC and WHA 5500CPE 3 4 1 Getting into Web Management Normal Web Management HTTP To get into the Normal Web Management simply type in the WHA 5500CPE s IP address default IP is 192 168 1 1 into the web browser s address field Z AirLive WHA 5500CPE Microsoft Internet Explorer PES Fie Edit View Favorites Tools Help 3 EJ Back gt x iz E i Fi Address 192 168 1 1 v eo Secured Web Management HTTPS To get into the Secured Web Management just type https 192 168 1 1 into the web browser s address field The 192 168 1 1 is WHA 5500CPE s default IP address If the IP address is changed
128. n please go to Chapter 8 Bridge Network example to see step by step instructions on setting up a multi point WDS Bridge network 4 4 Router Modes his section includes WAN port virtual server remote management virtual servers and all router related settings Q Chapter 5 Web Management 2 Configurations Tools and Status This chapter explains all the non wireless settings and status such as IP settings Ping Watchdog 5 1 5 PING Watchdog PING watchdog is a crucial function to keep your wireless connection alive When WHA 5500CPE can t get a response from remote devices it will attempt to re establish the connection WHA 5500CPE s PING watchdog goes the extra step to allow 2 sets of IP to avoid false alarm 5 1 7 Configuration Save and Restore You should always backup your configurations so you can restore in the event of system crash Q Chapter 6 Command Line Interface This chapter explains all the commands in the Telnet interface Be sure to save config after making all changes In case you forget a command just type help to display all available commands and their usage Q Chapter 7 Application Example Infrastructure In this chapter you will learn how to use AP mode Client Infrastructure Mode and Bridge Infrastructure mode in one application example In addition you will also learn how to make multiple SSID and bandwidth control Q Chapter 8 Application Example 2 WDS Bridge AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s
129. n 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 RTS 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 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 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 interface use SSL for data encryption AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 150 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe Subnet Mask An addre
130. nd point typically a computer 147 AirLive WHA 5500CPE Users Manual 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe 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 e The hardware connection point on a computer or networking device used for plugging in a cable or an adapter The virtual connection point through which a computer uses a specific application on a Server PPPoE Point to 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 Pro
131. nd you to read through the entire manual before you start Please note the password and SSID are case sensitive The default IP address is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 The default user s name is airlive The default password is airlive The default SSID is airlive The default wireless mode is Client mode After power on please wait for 2 minutes for WHA 5500CPE to finish boot up Please remember to click on Apply for new settings to take effect When you set the Regulatory Domain to All Channels the WHA 5500CPE will display all the available channels However please make sure the frequency you select is legal to use in your country Please remember to enter the correct Distance parameter in wireless settings Failure to do so can result in poor performance The default country code is United Kingdom If you are living outside of EU please go to Operation Mode gt Setup gt Regulatory Domain to change country LDDDODDUOLDALU AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 16 ta 3 Configuring the WHA 5500CPE iir Live 3 2 Prepare your PC The WHA 5500CPE can be managed remotely by a PC through either the wired or wireless network The default IP address of the WHA 5500CPE is 192 168 1 1 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 2 to 192 168 1 254 To prepare your PC for management with the WHA 5500CPE please do the following 1 Connect your
132. nel width is elected For example when you select 20MHz for channel width check this option will display channels 36 37 38 39 40 Instead of 36 40 44 etc This allow you to use a non standard channel to avoid interference or for privacy purpose 35 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings mm Air Liwe 4 2 9 Channel Width Operation Mode gt Setup gt Channel Width In 802 11a spec each channel occupies 20MHz channel width Therefore each channel will jump by number of 4 i e 36 40 44 etc You can change the Channel Width to 40MHz Turbo 10MHz Half or 5MHz Quarter to either increase performance or reduce the interference problem B Turbo 40MHz Each channel will use 40MHz double the normal size to increase the performance by channel binding This option is not allowed in countries inside EU B Normal 20MHz This is the default channel width specified by IEEE 802 11a specification B Half 10MHz Using this option will double the available channels for deployment in congested areas However the performance will also drop by half when using this option When you are in Client mode you can put the Regulatory Domain to all Channels to maintain compatibility with other AP B Quarter 5MHz Using this option will increase the available channels by 4 times It is a good choice for deployment in very congested areas However the performance will al
133. nt Infrastructure Multiple User mode Q Use Site Survey to connect and associate with the AP 7 2 Device A Access Point Mode SSID airliveclient Encryption WPA PSK Distance 2000m SSID bridgeinf Client Mode Encryption C WPA PSK2 Distance 2000m A eus WHA 55000CPE 182 188 1 100 Bridge Infrastructure AP Mode Deownlink 10MB B A o IP 182 168 2 1 IP 182 168 1 1 d 182 168 1 101 192 188 1 102 The configuration of Device A involves the followings LI Using multiple SSID to create 2 wireless network B airliveclient A network for wireless clients with WPA PSK security policy B bridgeinf A bridge network with WPA PSK2 security policy Q Enable Per User bandwidth Control for the airliveclient network B The wireless client network will be limited to a subnet of 6 IP addresses B Each IP address will be limited to 512Kbps upload and 2Mbps download speed AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 100 7 Application Example Infrastructure Air Live 7 2 1 Device A Wireless Settings Step 1 Click on setup button on the Operation Mode page wrnre niri re Gorm L Air Live WHA SSQDCPE oor tra Wireless CPE Operation Bode Speen Costiguiution Tool sevice Saia Logout B gpu kia accede Pore Select the Opeation Mode and click nn Change ode to change wireless mode Chrkan fetu HAN lo configura ite Vregiays Semen Hue Ete ret Pen G Accens Pere LAM Ci Amene
134. on a network the more significant the performance gains of the backoff timer will be in reducing the number of collisions and retransmissions Doubling continues on each try until MaxCW is reached at which point this wait time i5 used on retries Backoff redoubled until data is sent or until retries limit is reached Backoff MinCW doubled Initial Backoff random number in range of MinCW Backoff time in milliseconds iilii oe ee 1 5 10 15 20 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 AP Mode a t Em Transmitting WHA 5500CPE b Waiting g Voice package with smaller Waiting ECMin
135. orized wireless clients Authentication type AUTO Select one of the WEP keys for the wirless network Encrypt data transmitting with WEP Key 1 v WEP Key 1 WEPS ASCI EAP WEP Key 2 WEPM ASCH fF o WEP Key 3 WEPM ASCH Ap oO WEP Key 4 WEPM ASCH fF oOo HOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled B Select one of the WEP key for wireless network There are total of 4 possible keys for WEP encryption You need to choose which key will be used for encryption All wireless devices on the same network have to use the same settings We recommend using WEP Key 1 as in default setting B WEP Keys Please enter the WEP keys used for encryption You need to fill at least the Select WEP Key For example if you choose Encrypt Data with WEP Key 1 in the previous field then it is necessary to fill WEP Key 1 The length of key is dependant on the Key Length and Key type you choose B Key Length The WHA 5500CPE offers 64bit 128 bit and 152 bit for WEP key length The longer the Key Length the more secure the encryption is B Key Type 2types are available ASCII and HEX ASCII is a string of ASCII code including alphabetical characters space signs and numbers i e airlivepass12 HEX is a string of 16 bit hexadecimal digits 0 9 a b c d e f All wireless devices on the network must match the exact key length and Key type Some Wireless clients only allo
136. ork has its own SSID security Policy and Bandwidth policy On the left hand side is an WHA 5500CPE in Bridge Infrastructure mode On the right hand side are an WHA 5500CPE Client Mode a notebook and a PC Below is the general description about the devices of the network SSID airliveclient Encryption Um SSID bridgeinf WPA PSK M ors Encryption E C WPA PSK2 m x WHA 5500CPE 182 188 1 100 Bridge Infrastructure AP Mode Downlink 10MB Downlink 2446 ee B B eink TOME A Uplink 5128 IP 182 188 2 1 IP 192 158 1 1 own tins k 2MB 182 158 1 102 Device A WHA 5500CPE in Access Point Mode LI Using multiple SSID to create 2 wireless network B airliveclient A network for wireless clients with WPA PSK security policy B bridgeinf A bridge network with WPA PSK2 security policy LJ Enable Per User bandwidth Control for the airliveclient network B The wireless client network will be limited to a subnet of 6 IP addresses B Each IP address will be limited to 512Kbps upload and 2MB download speed 99 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 7 Application Example Infrastructure Air Live Device B WHA 5500CPE in Bridge Infrastructure Mode Q Using Total bandwidth Control to limit the Bridge traffic to 10Mbps both way Q Use Site Survey wizard to make the connection in a simple one stop process Device C WHA 5500CPE in Client Infrastructure Mode LJ Connect to the Access Point using Clie
137. ote 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 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 CPE 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 receive 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 143 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm A
138. outer 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 traffic 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 153 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe WPA Wi Fi Protected Access It is an encryption standard proposed by WiFi for advance protection by utilizing a password key TKIP or certificate It is 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 WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 154
139. peration Mode on the top menu the following screen will appear Air Live WHA 55 DCPE 802 110 Wirvioas CPE T Opetacion Modu Systom Cenfiguration Teoh Device Sut Logout Ce Selec the Operation Mode and click on Change Bodo ta change wireless moda ciekan seurt Confiaure Wireless and WAN This tells you what is the ki liu AGL iia rier eae Current Accass Pen Arccpse Point LAN Regnate Fierro LAH WDS Bndge Pure MAC WIS Bndge LAN nige Infraatrursuri Plant Mac Tramsgarerg LAN Select one of j l ii the wireless Cheni Inbwelnacbure MATE Wingless Chent LAN nnaratinn Chem Adie Pont 10 Pont LAN WES Powter Chen Route LAN AP Roing amp rrerr Popi WAN ma Change Mee E B Mode The available wireless operation modes for WHA 5500CPE Select one and click on Change Mode button to switch between modes B Setup Click here to configure the Wireless and WAN in router mode settings B Radio This explain how the radio function in the particular operation mode B Ethernet This shows whether the radio AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 30 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings LESS Air Live Once you click on the Setup page the wireless settings will appear Air Live WHA SSO0CPE voztta wireless CPE T Opormiion Modo System Configuradon Took Device Sum Logout Takaia Med l AIR Hegubeatury Dorner United s ngdom vi Hotwrs ESSE ai ne Suri tw nass iieb C Disabie S810 Erosdcaste
140. resses from 192 168 1 17 to 192 168 1 22 Please use an online IP calculate if you are not familiar with IP segment calculation Below is an example link http www subnet calculator com Because the Ethernet interface is also controlled by the Bandwidth Manager it is recommended that devices on the Ethernet side to use a wider IP subnet mask that will cover the IP range of the controlled IP segment Therefore the devices on Ethernet interface will not be limited by bandwidth control and still can communicate with the IP segment For example if your IP segment Is set to 192 168 1 20 255 255 255 248 then the devices on the Ethernet side should be 192 168 1 X 255 255 255 0 B MAC address To limit the bandwidth of one single MAC address B Port Range This is available only in WISP router and AP Router mode It can limit the bandwidth by application ports B Application This option is available only in WISP router and AP Router mode ltcan limit the bandwidth of HTTP FTP BitTorrent and eDonkey traffic Q Downlink Max Enter the speed you wish to limit the download traffic in kbps units Q Uplink Max Enter the speed you wish to limit the upload traffic in kbps units B Example 1 Total Bandwidth Control In this example the WHA 5500CPE is in Client Infrastructure mode connecting to a remote AP We want to limit the Bandwidth of the link to 2048Kbps download and 512kbps Upload AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 54 Air Li
141. resses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network This function is available only for Access Point and AP Router modes MAC Filtering Settings This feature allows you to define a list af MAC addresses that are authorized to access or denied from accessing the wireless network Disable MAC address control list Na MAC address filtering is performed Enable GRANT address control list Allow data traffic from devices listed in the table to acces the network Enable DENY address control list Deny idiscard data traffic from devices listed in the table APPLY Mnemonic Name MAC Address oo oo oo oo oo oo ADD Select Hame MAC Address DELETE SELECTED B Disable MAC address control list When selected no MAC address filtering will be performed m Enable GRANT address control list When selected data traffic from only the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network Enable DENY address control list When selected data traffic from the devices specified in the table will be denied discarded by the network 43 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live To add a MAC address into the table enter a Mnemonic Name and the MAC Address and then click Add The table lists all configured MAC Filter entries To delete entries check the corresponding Select boxes and then press Delete Selected 4 2 15 Multiple SSI
142. rovide bug fixes for WHA 5500CPE You can reach our on line support center at the following link http www airlive com support support 2 sp 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 www airlive com member member 3 sp 3 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual Air Live 1 Introduction Monthly news Subscribe Language Instant Support Subscribe Language All Products Product Secondary Model NO Catego Router MESH Outdoor AP Bridge AirMax5 Securty Gateway 11a b g Outdoor AP Bridge WHA 5500CPE PCBA okype 11g Outdoor AP Bridge WHA 5500CPE Switches 11b Outdoor AP Bridge WH 5400CPE ESD VoIP _ 5GHZ Outdoor Bridge _ WH 5420CPE Wireless Indoor Outdoor Booster Wireless Accessory _ Outdoor CPE Wireless Outdoor WISP Solutions Product Main Category Figure 1 4 AirLive Newsletter Suppport System 1 4 Features Atheros AR 2313 AR 5112 108mbps 802 11a chipset 8MB Flash and 32MB SDRAM 8 wireless multi function modes Access Point Repeater WDS Bridge Bridge Infrastructure Client Infrastructure Client Ad Hoc WISP Router AP Router 14dBi Integrated Antenna Vertical Polarization Horizontal Polarization External Antenna options switchable
143. rrect Distance for long distance connection Without setting the correct distance parameter or ACKtimeout the Bridge might not even transmit data at all Use just enough output power Excessive output power not only creates serious interference for everyone it actually can reduce the performance An RSSI value around 60dB provides the optimal performance Always do a site survey for antenna alignment Most AirLive APs have site survey and signal survey function It is important that the antennas are aligned properly If you are setting up 5GHz bridge please use 11a mode first for antenna alignment You can change to Super or Turbo mode after the connection is established Use the correct Super or Turbo modes 11a mode normal A This is the IEEE standard for WiFi operating in 5GHz frequency band 11a is the most stable mode If you are getting packet loss or disconnection using Super A orTurbo A mode Please use 11a mode instead SuperA without Turbo Super A adds Bursting and Compression to increase the speed over 11a mode If you live in countries that prohibit the channel binding technology i e Europe you should choose Super A without Turbo if you need more speed than 11a mode However this mode is not as stable as 11a mode or Super A with Turbo A modes Super A with Static Turbo Turbo mode uses channel binding technology to increase the speed further over Super A and 11 A mode This mode might not be allowed in countrie
144. rvers behind the WHA 5500CPE Multiple DMZ Select a DMZ type Default DMZ Multiple DMZ Local DMZ IP address P p Select Mame Public MAN IP Local DMZ IP DELETE SELECTED NOTE A OM server is a common term used ta describe the default virtual server Ifthe DMZ server is selected Internet traffic nat destined for a valid virtual server is redirected to this Brivately ad dressed LAN client This can be used together with a separate firewall device ta perform additional security functions Select a DMZ type and then enter the local DMZ IP address A DMZ server is a common term used to describe the default virtual server If the DMZ server is selected Internet traffic not destined for a valid virtual server is redirected to this privately addressed LAN client This can be used together with a separate firewall device to perform additional security functions 4 4 9 Virtual Server Settings Advanced Settings gt gt Virtual Setting This 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 public port will be directed to the specified private port number on the LAN client with the specified private IP address For step by step example on Virtual Server settings please go to section 10 2 2 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 64 red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live
145. ryption Keys You can enter 4 keys with different key length and key type In this example we have 4 WEP keys with WEP152 HEX WEP152 ASCII WEP128 ASCII and WEP64 ASCII Click on Apply after entering the keys 2 Adding the first WDS Link to WDS Bridge 3 B Name WDS3 B SSID airlive1 3 B MAC address you should enter the MAC address of WDS Bridge 3 00 4f 79 90 00 23 B Select Security Policy Select WEP encryption The WHA 5500CPE will ask 115 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual LESS Air Live 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network you to select which key to use You can select same key or different key for different WDS link however both side of the same link must use the same key In this case the Link between Bridge 1 and 3 is using Key1 Click on Add to add the WDS Link DS Settings Additional configurations for VD bridge mode WEP key Prepare the WEP keys far the wireless network On Pure MAC mode all the bridges shared the four keys WEP Key 1 WEP152 Hex se 111111111111111 WEP Key 2 WEP1S2 ASCTI w 1234567890 WEPE WEP Key 3 WEP128 ASCII s 1234567890WEP WEP Key 4 WEPOd ASCID WEPEY Name Ds3 ssip ame MAC address OO LE L Select Security Policy Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent Unauthorized users fram accessing your wireless network Please enter WEP keys firstly Authentication type o Opern Q Shared WEP Key Index WEP Key 1 O WEP Key 2 O WEP Key 3 O WEP
146. s Radio Elda w amp upar amp Option Channat auf ze Chama Velidih Hertnal Security Settinrr Setup Diet anc duit mate Antlers etl re coe v Vranes mit oen i4dgm anoman Ta Cute Pipers Ahanga Settings Setup Access Control ETI taies Cii WHA Can Eu FADIS Saiting Setup Bandwidth Contrut Setup som gt 4 2 1 Regulatory Domain Operation Mode gt Setup gt Regulatory Domain The legal frequency and channels in 5GHz spectrum varies between countries Please select your country from here There is a special domain called Test Domain which will show all the channels Itis for compatibility testing only Please make sure the channel you used is allowed in your country when select this special domain 4 2 2 Network SSID Operation Mode Setup Network SSID The SSID is the network name used to identify a wireless network The SSID must be the same for all devices in the same wireless network In WHA 5500CPE it is possible to create more than one SSID in AP and AP Router mode please check the Multiple SSID amp VLAN section in this chapter Conversely several access points on a network can have the same SSID The SSID length is up to 32 characters The default SSID is airlive B Enable Wireless The default wireless is on You can uncheck this box to disable wireless interface B Disable SSID Broadcast If you check this box the SSID will be hidden only users 3l AirLive WH
147. s client to 1024 downstream and 512K upstream using WHA 5500CPE s Per User Bandwidth Control AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual LESS Air Live 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings AP Mode MAC Address 212Kb 212Kbps 00 04 6F 11 11 11 WHA SSODCPE IVC A t C C lot Wireless Client PC Step 1 Enable Bandwidth Control and select Per User Bandwidth Control Step 2 Enter Description for this policy Wireless Client Step 3 Select MAC Address then enter the MAC address of the wireless client Step 4 Enter the downlink speed as 1024 and uplink speed as 512 Step 5 Click on Add button to add the bandwidth policy Step 6 This new policy should appear on the button You can enable disable it Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control Total Bandwidth Control Total Downlink Speed U kbps Between B4 and 65535 or D for unlimited Total Uplink Speed 0 kbps Between 64 and 65535 ar 0 for unlimited O Per User Bandwidth Control f Apply Per User Control Options Description Wireless Client O Downlink Max kbps Between 1 and 65535 Uplink Max kbps Between 1 and 65535 E aol na Downink Uplink E Select ctDescription ba pas Max kbps m kbps Enable Ireilgss Ier ress ie 14 ESNEA v Wireless Client MAC Add Ree SONG WDR 512 vi AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 56
148. s that prohibit channel binding i e some EU countries This mode will always turn on the turbo mode in al conditions Super A with Dynamic Turbo Dynamic Turbo mode will be turn on only when adjacent channel is not used It is also know as intelligent turbo mode This mode might not be allowed in countries that prohibit channel binding i e some EU countries AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 112 red 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network 12 Air Live 11 For multi point connection use bandwidth control to manage the variable distance problem Using ACKtimeout for point to point connection is no problem However for point to multi point connection it becomes a problem at the center point In the diagram below the WHA 5500CPE at point A is the center hub While wireless clients at B C and D can set correct ACKtimeout values to point A the center AP can set only one Acktimeout value AP Mode Client Mode 2km A 3km Client Mode WHA 5500CPE WHA 5500CPE Client Mode ikm WHA 5500CPE C WHA 5500CPE To illustrate this problem when you set the ACKtimeout at Point A to 2km distance The likely result will be Point B will get about 90 of the bandwidth Point C gets 10 and Point D gets nothing at all To solve this problem please use total bandwidth control at point B C D to limit the bandwidth to about 40 of total bandwidth each maximum Then set the AP s Point A ACKtimeout value to 3km distance the furthes
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150. sabled 0 0 0 0 1812 RADIUS Server reattempt 60 seconds show radius server lt primary secondary gt Purpose Show settings of primary or secondary radius server Example Command gt show radius server primary RADIUS Server primary State Disabled Server IP 0 0 0 0 Port Number 1812 Shared Secret show log level Purpose show log level Example Command gt show log level Log level is 8 show telnet system Purpose show telnet management information and system status Example Command show telnet Telnet session timeout 0 minutes Telnet port number 23 Telnet state enable AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 84 Air Live LU E UU E LU E 6 Command Line Interface Command gt show system System Name WHA 5500CPE S W Version 1 00e09a H W Version SOA System LAN MAC 00 4F 79 90 00 16 Wireless MAC 00 4F 79 90 00 15 WMAC 0 00 4F 79 90 00 15 show rssi Purpose Show RSSI signal strength Example Command show rssi Please wait a moment for site survey ESSID MAC Address Signal Strength dbm airlive 0 4f 69 52 a1 ca 99 WHA 5500CPE ap 00 4f 69 90 00 01 47 show mode Purpose Show what operation is AirMax currently set to Example Command gt show mode operation mode access point show wireless setting Purpose Show wireless settings Example Command gt show wireless setting Radio 1 operation mode access point ssid name air2 wireless state enable ssid broadcast
151. sibility 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 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 at the 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 more secure Tunnel mode encrypts both the header and the payload On the receiving side an IPSec compliant device decrypts each packet AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 146 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe LACP 802 3ad Trunking The 802 3ad Link Aggregation standard defines how to combin
152. so drop greatly when using this option When you are in Client mode you can put the Regulatory Domain to all Channels to maintain compatibility with other AP 4 2 10 Security Settings Operation Mode Setup Security Settings oecurity settings allow you to use encryption to secure your data from eavesdropping You can select different security policy to provide association authentication and or data encryption The WHA 5500CPE features various security policies including WEP 802 1x WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA Auto and WPA PSK Auto Please note not all security policies are available in all operation modes For example only WEP is available currently in WDS Bridge mode and Client Adhoc mode All wireless devices on the same network must use the same security policy We recommend using WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK whenever possible For WDS Bridge and Client Adhoc mode we recommend using WEP 152 encryption WEP WEP Encryption is the oldest and most available encryption method However it is also the least secure Due to the limitation of the chipset only WEP encryption is available for WDS Bridge Pure MAC mode and Client Adhoc mode AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 36 red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Select Security Policy Encryption Enabling encrption will secure data and prevent Unauthorized users from accessing your wireless network Identical encrvption keys must be entered an all auth
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154. ss 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 Super A Super A is an Atheros proprietary turbo mode to increase speed over standard 802 11a mode It adds Bursting and Compression to increase the speed If you live in countries that prohibit the channel binding technology i e Europe you should choose Super A without Turbo if you need more speed than 11a mode 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 Turbo A Turbo A is an Atheros proprietary turbo mode to increase speed over standard 802 11a mode It uses channel binding technology to increase speed There are 2 types of Turbo A modes Dynamic Turbo and Static Turbo In Dynamic Turbo the channel binding will be used only if necessary In Static Turbo the
155. t point All 3 points should then get acceptable share of the bandwidth Use XR mode when you can t connect with the extra sensitivity Atheros eXtended Range mode will improve the AP s receiver sensitivity to as high as 105dB However when this mode is used the performance may be reduced greatly 8 2 WDS Bridge vs Bridge Infrastructure When you want to build a bridge connection there are 2 choices with WHA 5500CPE WDS Bridge Pure MAC WDS Bridge mode can make Point to Point and Multi Point connections It also delivers faster performance than infrastructure networks In a WDS network each node can have up to 4 connections but the total number of devices should not exceed 8 Currently the WDS Bridge mode can only 113 AirLive WHA 5500CPE Users Manual 8 Application Example2 Bridge Network Air Live use WEP encryptions policy WDS Bridge WDS Bridge 802 1d STP Office Warehouse p C8 LAN 5 D d LAN t Ms 807 10 STP 802 1d STP Factory WDS Bridge LAN Q Bridge Infrastructure Bridge Infrastructure mode connects to AP mode to form a star topology Bridge Infrastructure mode can not make a Point to Point connection However it works with WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK encryption This mode is also unknown as Client Mode with MAC Address Transparency WHA 5500CPE ay WHA 5500CPE Bridge x Infrastructure WHA 5500CPE f EE AP LAN gt pes Bridge Infrastructure When to use which
156. t you want or solves problems that you have encountered with the current version Firmware Upgrade Select the firmware file by clicking Browse then click UPGRADE UPGRADE NOTE 1 Do nat power off the router while Upgrading the firmware 2 Some browsers would fail to locate the firmware file when there is any localized character in the firmware file path B Upgrade Firmware To update the WHA 5500CPE firmware first download the firmware from AirLive web site to your local disk and 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 Upgrade button to start The new firmware will be loaded to your WHA 5500CPE 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 WHA 5500CPE unless the new firmware has new features you need or if it has a fix to a problem that you ve encountered 5 1 7 Configuration Save and Restore System Configuration Configuration Save and Restore You can save system configuration settings to a file and later download it back to the WHA 5500CPE by following the steps Step 1 Select Configuration Save and Restore from the System Configurations menu AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 72 red 5 Web Management2 Syst
157. ter at higher value The default size is 2346 You can try 1500 1000 or 500 when there are interference around your network Full Duplex The ability of a networking device to receive and transmit data simultaneously In wireless environment this is usually done with 2 or more radios doing load balancing 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 145 AirLive WHA 5500CPE Users Manual 13 Wireless Network Glossary Ec e Air Live 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 memberships 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 pos
158. tes 128 1500 MRU 1454 Bytes 1 1500 Session Type hMennal AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 60 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live B Clone MAC Address Some service provider Cable Modem provider lock to certain MAC address n this situation the WAN port of WHA 5500CPE need to clone the MAC address Please check the Clone MAC address box and enter the address that need to be cloned Cloned MAC Address If vaur ISP requires you ta use a specific WAN Ethernet MAC address check this box and enter the MAC address here MAC Address 00 o o foo o o 4 4 4 Dynamic DNS Settings Operation Mode Setup Dynamic DNS Settings Dynamic DNS DDNS allows you to create a hostname that points to your dynamic IP or static IP address or URL WHA 5500CPE provide Dynamic DNS client using DynDNS please visit http www dyndns org for detail ftDynamic DNS Settings Enable Iymnamic DNS Client using DynDHS nrt Hostname Username Password 4 4 5 Remote Management Settings Operation Mode gt Setup gt Remote Management Remote Management allows administrator to manage the WHA 5500CPE from WAN side You can also change the management port and other settings here B HTTP Port No The default port for HTTP is Port 80 you can change the value here B Timeout The default management timeout is 10 minutes After timeout the WHA 5500CPE will ask you to login again You can change t
159. ting port Though not an official standard the RADIUS specification is maintained by a working group of the IETF 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 149 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe connection using NAT technology A wireless router is a device that combines the functions of wireless Access Point and the IP sharing router RSSI Receiver Sensitivity Index RSSI is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the remote wireless device In general remote APs with stronger signal will display higher RSSI values For RSSI value 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 Hequest To Send A packet sent whe
160. to set the IP address of Ethernet side to have a larger IP scope so it will not be limited by the IP segment policy In this example please set the devices on the Ethernet side to have subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 104 7 Application Example Infrastructure Air Live 7 3 Device B Bridge Infrastructure Mode SSID airliveclient Encryption SSID bridgeinf zm Distance 2000m Encryption Client Mode WPA PSK2 C Distance 2000m WHA 5500CPE 182 168 1100 Bridge Infras ucture AP Mode Y Downlink 10MB Downlink 2MB Uplink 10MB A Uplink 512H I veena S IP 192 168 2 1 IP 192 168 1 1 182 168 1 101 D rc 182 168 1 102 Downing 2MB The configuration settings on the Device B will be as followed Q Set it to Bridge Infrastructure Mode Q Use Site Survey function to associate and connect with the Device A Q Set Total Bandwidth Control to limit the bandwidth to 10Mbps both upstream and downstream 7 3 1 Device B Wireless Settings Step 1 Select Bridge Infrastructure mode and Click on change mode button Air Live WHA 550 UCPE 802 110 Wireless CPE Operation Made Symam Caniiguratian Toake Oeview Sinun Lagan gaa Void nei Form Select the Operation Mode and click on Change Mode to change wireless mode Clitk an Setup butan tn ennfigur te Wireless Setings Mode Aaillo Fihningt Pari C Access Pari Setup
161. tocol 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 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 148 13 Wireless Network Glossary mm Air Liwe 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 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 accoun
162. tworks together wirelessly for example between office and warehouse f you have more than 2 AP in WDS Bridges mode please remember to turn on the 802 1d Spanning Tree or STP option on to avoid network loop This mode usually delivers faster performance than infrastructure mode Please see Chapter 9 for step by step application example of this operation mode WDS Bridge WDS Bridge B0Z2 1d STP Office Warehouse DES Pe IAN B802 1d STP 802 14 STP Factory i A WDS Bridge LE LAN J ca 1 5 4 Bridge Infrastructure Mode This mode is also known as WDS Station or Client mode with MAC address AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 6 s 1 Introduction L F A M transparency The Bridge Infrastructure mode can only connect with Access Point mode 2 Bridge Infrastructure can not connect with each other It works like client mode with MAC address transparency function n another word the MAC addresses of the PCs will be passed instead of the AP s wireless MAC address If you require Bridge connection with WPA PSK or WPA PSK2 connection please use this mode instead However this mode might not work with some outdoor APs If it occurs please use Client Infrastructure or WDS Bridge instead Please see Chapter for step by step application example of this operation mode WHA 5500CPE LAN Na WHA 5500CPE Bri dge Infrastructure WHA 5500CPE AP LAN Bridge Infrastructure 1 5 5
163. usly display the RSSI value of the selected SSID for antenna alignment purpose To use Signal Survey function please enter the Site Survey function first please refer to the instruction in the above section Once you select the ESSID and click on the Signal Survey button the following screen will appear B BSSID This is the remote AP s MAC address B Channel The current scanned channel B Signal Strength This is the RSSI value t will refresh itself every second The smaller the absolute value of the RSSI the stronger the signal For example 38dbm is stronger than 70dBm 4 2 5 Lock to AP Operation Mode gt Setup gt Lock to AP This function is applicable only to Client mode Bridge Infrastructure and WISP Router mode When this function is enables the WHA 5500CPE will put priority to associate with AP on the list If Force connect with AP added below is selected the WHA 5500CPE will only connect with AP on the list 4 2 6 Radio Mode 11a SuperA TurboA Operation Mode gt Setup gt Radio Mode WHA 5500CPE has 4 different options for WLAN transmission All devices in the same network should use the same WLAN mode e 11a mode normal A This is the IEEE standard for WiFi operating in 5GHz frequency band 11a is the most stable mode If you are getting packet loss or disconnection using Super A or Turbo A mode Please use 11a mode instead 33 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual mm Air Liwe 4 Web
164. ve 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Q Step 1 to 3 From Operation Mode menu select Setup gt Bandwidth Control Air Live eene tote Mtem unfiger ation Ch pom a Bu So ce ee ee oh DERE gt Pepeabw WOS Badge iura HAC Jo Beds inastractues Chant iniuatrurnas Mlha i C Chen Asja f WU God a C AF Pee Select the Uprmatinn Blada and click on Ch nge Mode i ch dx Fimili B Access Point O Pepe ates aS Bret Chri Pelee Vorgang t Pan ie P Chant Pp Arger M www airina coe WHA S5500CPE mi tia Wieess CPE pation Tenis Theke Stet Leger Esga Requistory DOT CORET PA AH larin d Ear Mri Metwork SSi asir celery 2 Enat s Wilinebegs Ll Dizat g SziD Broadcasting Q Step 4 to 7 Enable the Bandwidth Control and select the Total Bandwidth Control Then enter the 2048 for Total Downlink Speed and 512 kbps for Total Uplink Speed Click Apply to finish Bandwidth Control Settings Enable Bandwidth Control 4 Total Bandwidth Control _ otal L owrntln Peed Total Uplink sneed Per User Bandwidth Contro kl ps Between 54 and 55535 or D for unlimited Kips Between B4 and 65535 or O for unlimited B Example 2 Per User Bandwidth Control In this example the WHA 5500CPE is Access Point mode There is a wireless client connecting to WHA 5500CPE with MAC address of 00 04 6F 11 11 11 We want to limit the bandwidth of the wireles
165. ve data encryption You do not have to enter the WEP key manually because it will be generated automatically and dynamically B Rekey interval is time period that the system will change the key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is After you have finished the configuration wizard you have to configure the RADIUS Settings in Operation Mode Setup RADIUS Settings in order to make the 802 1x function work WPA WPA2 WPA AUTO Wi Fi Protected Access WPA introduces the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP that provides added security WPA2 adds full support for 802 11i standard and the CCMP AES Encryption The WPA AUTO tries to authenticate wireless clients using WPA or WPA2 A AIL 3 requires a RADIUS server available in order to do authentication same as 802 1x thus there is no shared key required Select Security Policy EWEA iii WPA Encryption Type C TKIP C CCMPAES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 00 ser il means disable rekewy AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 38 red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Select Security Policy WPAZ Encryption Type C TKIP CCMP AES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval 200 sec 0 means disable reket Select Security Policy WPA AUTO Encryption Type TKIP C ccMP AES Both WPA ALITO Group Rekev Interval 300 sec i means disable reker B Encryption Type There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP
166. w HEX type for WEP B ASCII 64 This is a key with 64 bit key length of ASCII type Please enter 5 ASCII Characters if you choose this option For example passw B HEX 64 This is a key with 64 bit key length of HEX type Please enter 10 Hexadecimal digits if you choose this option For example 12345abcdef B ASCII 128 This is a key with 64 bit key length of ASCII type Please enter 13 ASCII Characters if you choose this option For example airlivewepkey B HEX 128 This is a key with 128 bit key length of HEX type Please enter 26 Hexadecimal digits if you choose this option For example 1234567890abcdef1234567890 B ASCII 152 This is a key with 64 bit key length of ASCII type Please enter 16 ASCII Characters if you choose this option For example airlivewepkey123 B HEX 152 This is a key with 128 bit key length of HEX type Please enter 32 37 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual red 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings Air Live Hexadecimal digits if you choose this option For example 1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef 802 1x Select Security Policy Select key length far WEF rekeying 126 bit Rekey interval lo sec il means keying once APP NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled 802 1x allows users to leverage a RADIUS server to do association authentications You can also enable dynamic WEP key 128 bit to ha
167. wn For example WAN port setting is available only for AP Router and WISP Router mode it will only be shown in those modes To access wireless settings click on the Setup button within each operation mode For explanation on different wireless modes please refer to Chapter 1 We will talk about functions in this menu for this chapter B System Configuration All settings besides Wireless and WAN functions are in this category The system configuration including changing password upload firmware backup configuration settings PING watchdog and setting management interface We will talk about this menu s function in Chapter 5 29 AirLive WHA 5500CPE User s Manual 4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings LESS Air Live B Device Status This section for monitoring the status of WHA 5500CPE It provides information on device status Ethernet status wireless status wireless client table and system log B Logout Please make sure to Logout after you finish all settings B Language Bar You can change the web interface to some other languages by the pull down menu 4 2 Operation Modes Wireless and WAN Settings The wireless settings of WHA 5500CPE are dependant on the wireless operation mode you choose Therefore the first step is to choose the operation mode For explanation on when to use what operation mode please refer to Chapter 1 When you select Wireless Settings in the welcome screen or click on the O

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