Configuration Guide Version 1.2 Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Altai Technologies Ltd.
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Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 3. This device should not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Warning The user is advised to keep apart from the base-station and antenna with at least 45cm when the base-station is in operation. Please install a lightning arrestor to protect the base station for lightning dissipation during rainstorms. Lightning arrestors are mounted outside the structure and must be grounded by means of a ground wire to the nearest ground rod or item that is grounded.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Table of contents 1. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................... 1 2. GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................... 2 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 2.6. 2.7. 3. SUMMARY OF BASIC CONFIGURATION TASKS ........................................................... 7 3.1. 3.2. 3.3. 4.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Radio 1 – 5GHz Radio ............................................................................................................... 42 Radio General Configuration ............................................................................................... 42 Repeater WLAN Configuration ............................................................................................ 43 4.2. ADVANCE CONFIGURATIONS .............................
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5.4.1. Update A8n (ac) device’s firmware.................................................................... 66 5.5. FACTORY DEFAULT ...................................................................................................... 67 5.5.1. Restore A8n (ac) device’s settings with default settings ................................... 67 5.6. BACKUP/RESTORE ...................................................................................
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 7.2.1. Enable iPerf TCP Server ...................................................................................... 85 7.2.2. Enable iPerf UDP Server ..................................................................................... 85 7.3. DIAGNOSIS ................................................................................................................ 86 7.3.1. Ping Test.........................................................
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 1. Introduction This guide covers the initial configuration of Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station via Web Administration Interface (Web UI). Web Administration Interface (Web UI) is the built-in and user-friendly graphic interface on all Altai A8n (ac) Series products. It allows you to configure, monitor, and manage the devices using web browser. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Internet Explorer 8+ are recommended.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 2. Getting Started This chapter covers the procedures for logging into / out A8n (ac) Series Products Web Administration Interface (Web UI) via Ethernet, and restarting the device via Web UI. 2.1. Preparing the Administrator Computer 1.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 2.2. Connect to Your Altai Access Point 1. Connect your laptop to Data In port on the PoE Injector provided in the Altai’s package using Ethernet cable 2. Connect the Ethernet port of AP to Data & Power Out port on the PoE Injector provided in the Altai’s package using Ethernet cable. 3. Connect the power cord to the power port on the PoE Injector. Connect the other end of the power cord to a power outlet.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 2.3. Login the AP (via Ethernet) 1. Verify the AP’s Power LED is steady green 2. Open a Web browser from the computer. 3. Type http://192.168.1.222 in the address bar or location bar (see Figure 3). 4. Type admin (default username) in Username 5. Type admin (default password) in Password 6. Click Login Figure 3 – A8n (ac) Series Product’s Login Page 2.4.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Ethernet MAC address Reserved Purpose Replaced MAC byte Secondary IP address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:00 Invalid IP A0 192.168.99.160 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:01 For gateway A1 192.168.99.161 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:02 For operator computer A2 192.168.99.162 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:03 For operator computer A3 192.168.99.163 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:04 For operator computer A4 192.168.99.164 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:FF Invalid IP AF 192.168.99.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configuration Tab – allow the configuration of device operation parameters, including system setting, network settings, and wireless LAN settings. Administration Tab – allow the management of device, including user administration, certification, SNMP, firmware update, factory reset, configuration backup / restore, and customization. Tools Tab – provide tools for radio planning, diagnosis, and device’s maintenance.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 3. Summary of Basic Configuration Tasks This chapter summarizes the quick setup procedures for configuring A8n (ac) Series products to operate in different roles in your network, including Access Point (AP), Station (CPE/STA), and Repeater. 3.1. Configure as Access Point (AP) 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > WAN Settings 2. Select suitable internet connection type (DHCP / Static) Figure 7 – WAN Setting (IPv4) 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 12. For 2.4G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN For 5G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN Figure 9 – Radio 2.4G WLAN List 13. Provide unique SSID on each enabled WLAN 14. Click Submit 15. For 2.4G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 3.2. Configure as Station (CPE/STA) (5G radio only) 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > WAN Settings 2. Select your ISP’s internet connection type (DHCP / Static) 3. Configure IP Address on the device (for static internet connection type only) 4. Click Submit 5. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General Figure 11 –5G Radio General Setting of Station 6. Select Station as Operating Mode on 5G radio the device. 7.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 14. Setup suitable settings of WLAN Security that your ISP provides 15. Click Submit 16. Save and apply the settings 10 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 3.3. Configure as Repeater 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > WAN Settings 2. Select suitable internet connection type (DHCP / Static) 3. Configure IP Address on the device (for static internet connection type only) 4. Click Submit 5. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General Figure 13 – 5G Radio General Setting of Repeater 6. Select Repeater as Operating Mode on 5G radio the device. 7.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 10. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN 0-15 > More… Figure 14 – 2.4G Radio WLAN List 11. Scan and select the suitable SSID from remote AP that your device associate with on WLAN 15 12. Setup suitable settings of WLAN Security that matches the remote AP 13. Click Submit 14. Provide unique SSID on each operating WLAN 15. Setup suitable settings of WLAN Security on each operating WLAN 16. Click Submit 17.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4. Configure Your Access Point This chapter covers the AP configurations configuration, wireless configuration, VLAN … etc.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.1. Basic Configurations This section covers the basic configuration on A8n (ac) Series products. 4.1.1. Synchronize AP’s system clock with NTP server Figure 15 – NTP Setting 1. Go to Configuration > System 2. Change the following settings: NTP Server IP – Type in either the domain name / IP address of NTP server which you want to synchronize with.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.1.2. Assign Internet Connection Type for AP (IPv4) – Static / DCHP Figure 16 – WAN Settings (IPv4) 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > WAN Settings 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.1.3. Configure Radio Interface as Access Point (AP) Radio 0 – 2.4GHz Radio Radio General Configuration Figure 17 – Radio0 (2.4G) General Settings of AP 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Note: - Country code enforces regulatory restrictions on radio frequencies and maximum transmission power that the AP can operate in. Wireless Mode – Select suitable Wi-Fi operating mode for the AP; 2.4G 11Mbps (802.11 b) 2.4G 54Mbps (802.11 bg) 2.4G 54Mbps (802.11 g-only) 2.4G 144Mbps (802.11 ng HT20); Default Setting 2.4G 144Mbps (802.11 n-only HT20) 2.4G 300Mbps (802.11 ng HT40+) 2.4G 300Mbps (802.11 n-only HT40+) 2.4G 300Mbps (802.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Disable HT20/HT40 Auto Switch [Optional] – If select the checkbox, AP will NOT switch the channel width between 20 MHz and 40 MHz automatically. This option is only available if any wireless mode with HT40+/- is selected. User Isolation in different WLAN (SSID) [Optional] - Select the checkbox to block the users’ communication across different SSID in the AP directly.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide WLAN List Figure 18 – WLAN List of Radio0(2.4G) of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN 2. Select Enable WLAN checkbox to enable the WLAN 0 – 15 individually; Note: - A8n (ac) products support up to 16 WLANs on its Radio0 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply 19 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide WLAN 0-15 General Configuration Figure 19 – WLAN Detail Settings of WLAN 0 of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN 0-15 > More… 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Station Association Requirement [Optional] – Specify and additional requirement on Signal Strength to Noise Ratio (SNR) for associated clients.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide WLAN 0-15 Security Configuration Figure 20 – WLAN Security Setting for WLAN 0 of AP Configure WLAN as Open network This option is typically only used in a guest network. No security measure is enforced. Figure 21 – Open network of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN 0-15 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open in Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled in Cipher Mode 4. Click Submit 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configure WLAN as Open network with WEP encryption This option provides minimal security as it allows all requesting devices to join a given network. Figure 22 – Open network with WEP encryption of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN 0-15 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open in Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP in Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 in Default WEP Key 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configure WLAN with Shared Key Authentication Shared Key authentication is one of the authentication methods with WEP encryption. It verifies that station has knowledge of a shared secret. Figure 23 – Shared Key Authentication of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN 0-15 > WLAN Security 2. Select Shared in Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP in Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 in Default WEP Key 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configure WLAN with WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 provides enhanced security over WEP, and allows client authentication based on an external authentication server such as a RADIUS server, for corporate networks. WPA-auto is a mixed security mode which supports multiple implementations of the WPA standard, such as WPA and WPA2. Figure 24 –WPA2 setting of AP 1.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide If Authentication Mode is WPA-auto: TKIP + AES - This algorithm automatically selects TKIP or AES based on the client’s capabilities Note: - TKIP is not supported by 802.11n standard. If selected TKIP, the 802.11n’s devices will be limited to 802.11g transfer rate, i.e. up to 54 Mbps 4. Provide suitable identification in NAS identifier. Remote RADIUS server use this ID to identify its clients [WPA or WPA2 only] 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configure WLAN with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK Authentication Use of WPA or WPA2 provides enhanced security over WEP, and allows client authentication based on either a pre-shared key (PSK), for home or small office networks. WPA-auto-PSK is a mixed security mode which supports multiple implementations of the WPA standard, such as WPAPSK and WPA2-PSK. Figure 25 – WPA2-PSK Setting of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4. Provide time in second in Group Key Update Interval [Optional]. 86400 is default setting. 5. Type in a string between 8 and 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 6. Click Submit 7. Click Save & Apply Configure WLAN with WAPI Authentication WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) is a Chinese National Standard for Wireless LANs (GB 15629.11-2003).
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Figure 27 – Two-Cert Mode Certification Installation Figure 28 - Three-Cert Mode Certification Installation 6. Click Browse to select suitable certifications 7. Click Upload to upload the selected certifications to A8n (ac) 8. Click Install to install certifications 9. Type IP address of AS server in AS IP Address 10. Type service port of AS server in AS Port 11.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configure WLAN with WAPI-PSK Authentication Figure 29 – WAPI-PSK Setting of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN 0-15 > WLAN Security 2. Select WAPI in Authentication Mode 3. Select SMS4 in Cipher Mode 4. Type in a string between 8 and 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Radio 1 – 5GHz Radio Figure 30 – Radio1 (5G) General Setting of AP Radio General Configuration 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General 2. Select Enable Radio checkbox to enable radio interface 3. Select AP in Radio Mode 4. You can change the following settings: Country Code – Select an option that matches your device’s installation location; Hong Kong is the default setting.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5G 400Mbps (802.11 ac HT40-) 5G 866.7Mbps (802.11 ac HT80) Dynamic Radio Frequency Selection (DFS) – Select to enable automatic channel selection that selects the least congested channel where radar is not detected during booting up. Note: - Radio Frequency is set as auto if DFS is enabled Radio Frequency – Choose the operating channel for the radio interface; AP selects the channel with the least amount of interference if Auto is selected.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide WLAN List Figure 31 – WLAN list on Radio1(5G) of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN 2. Please refer to WLAN List on page 19 for more detail. WLAN 0 - 15 General Configuration 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN 0-15 > More… 2. Please refer to WLAN 0-15 General Configuration on page 20 for more detail. WLAN 0 - 15 Security Configuration 1.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configure WLAN with Shared Key Authentication (see Configure WLAN with Shared Key Authentication on page 24) Configure WLAN with WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication (see Configure WLAN with WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication on page 25) Configure WLAN as with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK Authentication (see Configure WLAN with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK Authentication on page 27) Configure WLAN with WAPI Authentication (see Co
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Dynamic Radio Frequency Selection (DFS) – Select to enable automatic channel selection that selects the least congested channel where radar is not detected during booting up. Note: - Radio Frequency is set as auto if DFS is enabled Transmission Power – Select the total transmission power for the radio interface. 5. Click Submit 6. Click Save & Apply 35 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Station Configuration Figure 33 - Station Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Station > More… 2. Change the following settings: Lock AP Mac [Optional] – Select to force station that associate the AP with MAC address in Remote AP MAC only Remote SSID – Enter the SSID that station is going to associate. You may use [Scan] to look for the surrounding SSID.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Preferred AP0 / AP1 / AP2 Mac [Optional] – Enter up to three AP MAC addresses that station associates them preferentially. AP0 is the highest priority. Roaming Setting [Optional] Enable Roaming - Select to enable roaming on station Scan SNR Threshold – Enter SNR from 0dB to 100dB that station performs channel scanning if the SNR of received signal from associated AP is less than (<) this threshold; 35 is default setting.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configure Station to associate Open network 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Station > WLAN Security 2. Select Open in Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled in Cipher Mode 4. Click Submit 5. Click Save & Apply Configure Station to associate Open network with WEP encryption Figure 36 – Open network with WEP of Station 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Station > WLAN Security 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Configure Station to associate network with Shared Key authentication Figure 37 - Shared Key Authentication of Station 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Station > WLAN Security 2. Select Shared in Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP in Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 in Default WEP Key 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Station > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA / WPA2 in Authentication Mode 3. Select suitable encryption mode in Cipher Mode as the followings: If Authentication Mode is WPA: TKIP + AES - This algorithm automatically selects TKIP or AES based on the client’s capabilities TKIP - This algorithm provides greater compatibility with older client devices, but is not supported by the 802.11n standard.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide TKIP - This algorithm provides greater compatibility with older client devices, but is not supported by the 802.11n standard. AES - This algorithm provides enhanced security over TKIP, and is the only encryption algorithm supported by the 802.11i standard. If Authentication Mode is WPA2: AES - This algorithm provides enhanced security over TKIP, and is the only encryption algorithm supported by the 802.11i standard. 4.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.1.5. Configure Radio Interface as Repeater Radio 0 – 2.4GHz Radio Repeater radio mode is not available in Radio 0(2.4G) interface. Radio 1 – 5GHz Radio Radio General Configuration Figure 40 – Radio 1 General Setting of Repeater 1. 2. 3. 4.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Repeater WLAN Configuration Figure 41 – WLAN List of Repeater 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN Configuration > WLAN 0-14 > More… for extending WLAN service form remote SSID. 2. Please refer to 4.1.3 on page 16 for WLAN Configuration. 43 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.2. Advance Configurations 4.2.1. Assign a unique identification on AP for network management If your network contains many AP, consider assigning a unique system info setting for each of them to facilitate network management. Figure 42 – Unique Identification on AP for Network Management 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Enable Syslog – Select the checkbox to enable system logging function Server IP Address – Type in IP address of the remote syslog server that AP sends system logs instantaneously. 0.0.0.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Sampling Frequency - Set the sampling time of statistics: 1s 5s 10s 30s 1 second per sample 5 seconds per sample 10 seconds per sample 30 seconds per sample (Default Setting) 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply 4.2.4. Configure refresh interval of on-screen information on Web UI Figure 45 – Auto Refresh Interval Setting 1. Click Configuration > System 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.2.6. Configure AP as IP Gateway Figure 46 – Gateway Settings 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General 2. Select Gateway in Network Setting 3. Change the followings on WAN setting: Internet Connection Type – Set AP as a client with fixed IP address or DCHP client: Static DHCP Client 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.2.7. Enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Figure 47 – STP Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > STP Setting 2. Select Enable STP to enable spanning tree protocol on A8n (ac) device 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply 4.2.8. Configure the operating mode on Ethernet interface Figure 48 – Ethernet Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > Ethernet Setting 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.2.9. VLAN VLAN is layer-2 network domain that may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them via one or more routers. Note: - VLAN can be enabled on Switch mode ONLY Figure 49 – VLAN Settings Enable VLAN 1. Go to Configuration > Network > VLAN 2. Click Submit 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Figure 51 – VLAN Setting – Interface Configuration 9. Go to Configuration > Network > VLAN > Interfaces 10. Click Edit to assign VLAN profile on each interface respectively 11. Change the following settings: Type – select type of VLAN connection link: Trunk Able to carry multiple VLAN traffic.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.2.10. DHCP A8n (ac) series products have built-in DHCP server; it can dynamically distribute network configuration parameters to the connected end devices on all LAN interfaces. Note: - DHCP server is available on Gateway mode ONLY Figure 52 – DHCP Server Setting Enable DHCP server 1. 2. 3. 4.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.2.11. Port Forward Port forward allows remote computers from WAN to connect to a specific computer or service within a private local-area network (LAN). Note: - Port forward is available on Gateway mode ONLY Figure 54 – Port Forward List Enable port forward on A8n (ac) device 1. Go to Configuration > Network > Port Forward Figure 55 – Port Forward Setting 2. 3. 4. 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 6. Select suitable protocol in Protocol Type: TCP & UDP TCP UDP 7. Type in port number of AP in Global Port 8. Type in description in Description [Optional] 9. Click Submit 10. Click Save & Apply 4.2.12. Safe Mode Safe Mode is for detecting the backhaul link integrity.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 4.2.13. Advanced Settings on Radio Interface A8n (ac) provides advanced settings on each radio interface; these settings include data rate, AirFi, Tx/Rx Stream settings … etc. Caution: - Inappropriate configuration may bring negative impact on the network performance - It is not suggested to change the parameters in Advanced Radio Settings unless you are experienced administrators.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Advanced Settings Configure AMPDU and AMSDU on radio interface Figure 58 – AMPDU and AMSDU Setting 1. 2.4G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > Advanced > Advanced Settings 5G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1 > Advanced > Advanced Settings 2. Select AMPDU checkbox to enable aggregation of MAC protocol unit 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 2. Change the following settings: Beacon Interval Auto – Select checkbox that A8n (ac) tunes the interval of beacon transmissions of each supported BSS automatically Beacon Interval – Available if Beacon Interval Auto is NOT selected; Specify the interval time between 40ms and 3500ms in Beacon Interval. Each BSS share this setting. 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply Configure Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) time 1. 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide for the corresponding CTS from the target client. Upon reception of the CTS, the AP then sends the data frame. There are trade-offs when considering what value you should set for the RTS/CTS threshold. Smaller values will cause RTS to be sent more often, increasing overheads. However, the more often RTS packets are sent, the sooner the system can recover from collisions.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5G Interface: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1 > Advanced > Advanced Settings 2. Select IGMP Snooping checkbox to enable IGMP Snooping 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply Enable multicast traffic 1. 2.4G Interface: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > Advanced > Advanced Settings 5G Interface: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1 > Advanced > Advanced Settings 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Note: - Level I is recommended Data Rate Setting Altai AP provides the capability to limit all clients to transmit data and multicast data in the certain data rate. Figure 63 – Data Rate Setting Note: - Data rate: Best recommended and Multicast Data Rate: Min is 1. 2.4G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > Advanced > Data Rate Settings 5G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1 > Advanced > Data Rate Settings 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5G Interface: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1 > QoS 2. Select suitable configuration in Optimization Mode; you can select: Default Optimization – a set of QoS/WMM parameters for most scenarios; it is a default setting Optimized for throughput – a set of QoS/WMM parameters for single user Wi-Fi network; Wi-Fi network achieves the highest throughput for a single user.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Enable bandwidth control for the WLAN on WLAN 0 – 15 1. 2.4G WLAN 0-15: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > WLAN 015 > Bandwidth Control 5G WLAN 0-15: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1 > WLAN 0-15 > Bandwidth Control 2. Type in maximum throughput in kbps between 0 to 1000000 kbps on Uplink under Based on WLAN; 0 denotes disable, and is default setting 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5. Manage Your Access Point 5.1. User Admin A8n (ac) device allows network administrator to manage user account and privilege for accessing Web UI via local authentication and/or RADIUS authentication. Figure 67 – User Admin Table 4 describes the authentication setting of A8m (ac) device.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 3. Type a new password in Password 4. Type a new password again in Confirm Password 5. Click Submit Note: - Please login as admin for modifying password 5.1.2. RADIUS authentication Enable RADIUS authentication in A8n (ac) products 1. Go to Administration > User Admin > Login Authentication Setting 2. Select RADIUS authentication or RADIUS + Local authentication in Authentication Type 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5.2. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a Network management protocol used almost exclusively in TCP/IP networks. SNMP provides a means to monitor and control network devices, and to manage configurations, statistics collection, performance, and security. Figure 69 – SNMP Configuration 5.2.1. Enable SNMP in A8n (ac) products 1. Go to Administration > User Admin > SNMP 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5.3. Certificate A8n (ac) devices support both HTTP and HTTPS connection for their web UI. Certificate management allows network administrator to upload their own certifications for HTTPS connection. Figure 71 – Certificate Management 5.3.1. Upload the customized certification for HTTPS connection on A8n (ac) products 1. Go to Administration > Certificate 2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5.4. Firmware Update Network administrator updates (upgrades or downgrades) A8n (ac) device’s firmware via web UI. Figure 72 – Firmware Update 5.4.1. Update A8n (ac) device’s firmware 1. Go to Administration > Firmware Update 2. Click Choose file, then select suitable firmware image file (.bin) 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5.5. Factory Default Network administrator restores A8n (ac) device’s settings as default settings via web UI. Figure 73 – Restore to Factory Default 5.5.1. Restore A8n (ac) device’s settings with default settings 1. Go to Administration > Factory Default 2. Select Keep Network Address settings checkbox for keeping IP address and subnet mask settings; otherwise, deselect the checkbox 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 5.6.2. Restore A8n (ac) device’s settings with configuration file 1. Go to Administration > Backup/Restore > Restore Configuration File 2. Click Choose file, then select suitable configuration file (.tar.gz) 3. Click Restore backup 5.7. Customization Network administrator may create customized settings as factory default settings for A8n (ac) products.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 6. Go to Administration > Customization > Default Configuration Customization 7. Click Choose file, then select the modified customization file 8. Click Install Caution: - Do not unzip the file during edit; otherwise, error may appear after uploading the customization file. 7-zip is recommended software to use in customization. Note: - Customization will take effect after reboot.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 6. Monitor Your Access Point This chapter introduces various information / statistics from Web UI or LED indication that monitoring the device’s status. 6.1. LED Colors and What They Mean 6.1.1. A8n (ac) series LED Power LED Ethernet LED LED Status (Color) Meaning Off Solid (Green) Off Power off Operating Link Down Solid (Green) Blinking (Green) Link Up Activity Remarks: 1.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 6.2. Status > Overview Figure 76 – A8n (ac) device’s status overview Status overview provides vital information on the device’s status. Information includes system status, thin AP status, network status, and interfaces status. 6.2.1. System status System status provides basic information and real time status of device. Figure 77 – System Status 71 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide System Name – Name represents the device in Wi-Fi network; it is customized by network administrator. Product Name – Device’s product name CPU Usage – indicate that how many CPU resources the device is currently using Memory Usage – indicate that how many memory resources the device is currently using Time of Day – system time of device Uptime – indicate operation time of device from last time boot up / reboot 6.2.2.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide IPv6 Default Gateway – indicate a node that helps device to another network.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 6.2.4. Interfaces Interfaces provide the real time status of all interfaces on the A8n (ac) device.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Radio0 (2.4G) Figure 83 – Radio 0 Status MAC – MAC address of Radio 0 interface Channel – indicate operating frequency (channel) of Radio 0 Wireless Mode – indicate 802.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Noise Level – indicate the noise level in terms of dBm of operating channel Transmission Power – indicate the total transmission power of Radio 1 Transmit – indicate the traffic and instant throughput of transmission on Radio 1 Receive – indicate the traffic and instant throughput of receive operation on Radio 1 Mode – indicate operating mode of Radio 1 WLANs - indicate the number of operating WLAN on Radio 1 (AP mode and Repeater Mode only)
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Radio Settings Radio Status – indicate the current status of Radio 0 interface MAC – MAC address of Radio 0 interface Radio Channel - indicate operating frequency (channel) of Radio 0 Wireless Mode – indicate 802.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 6.3.2. Status > Radio0(2.4G) > Association List This information is available on AP mode and Repeater mode only. Figure 86 – Radio 0 Association List WAN It shows the current status of all operating WLAN on Radio 0 interface. The information includes WLAN ID, SSID, MAC Address, authentication mode, cipher mode, number of associated clients, instant throughput, and total traffic of each operating WLAN respectively.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 6.4. Status > Radio1(5G) 6.4.1. Status > Radio1(5G) > Status Figure 87 – Radio 1 Status Information Radio Settings Radio Status – indicate the current status of Radio 1 interface MAC – MAC address of Radio 1 interface Radio Channel - indicate operating frequency (channel) of Radio 1 Wireless Mode – indicate 802.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Nearby AP List If Nearby AP List is enabled, device collects nearby AP information and builds Nearby AP List from all beacon frames received during operation. Information shows the SSID, BSSID, authentication mode, cipher mode, operating channel, data rate, and received SNR of collected APs. Tx/Rx Statistics This statistic shows traffic distribution about Radio 1 interface.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Rogue Station List It lists out the stations that can potentially disrupt wireless networks and can sometimes cause irrevocable damage to the network owners. Network administrator inputs the rogue station’s MAC address manually or selects any station from the station List by clicking . 81 Altai Technologies Ltd.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 6.5. Status > Ethernet Figure 89 – Ethernet Status (detail) 6.5.1. Status > Ethernet > Status It shows the current status of Ethernet interfaces. The information includes Port, MAC Address, Auto-negotiation, Speed, Duplex, Link Detected, instant throughput of uplink and downlink and traffic of of uplink and downlink on Ethernet 0 and Ethernet 1 respectively. 6.6.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 7. Embedded Tools for Deployment / Operation / Troubleshooting A8n (ac) products have various tools to help network administrator or engineer on deployment, operating, and troubleshooting. Tools include channel scan, ping … etc. 7.1. Channel Scan Network administrator and engineer collect the status of 2.4GHz radio and 5GHz radio in the surrounding area.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Sector X AP List Tab– displays information scanned WLAN in sector 0 – 4. X is the sector number. Information includes SSID, BSSID, authentication Mode, cipher, channel, rate in kbps, and received SNR (dB) 7.1.1. Perform channel scan on 2.4G radio 1. Go to Tools > Channel Scan > Radio 0 (2.4G) 2. [Optional] Provide channel scan interval from 100ms to 1000ms in Duration 3. Click Start Scan 4.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 7.2.1. Enable iPerf TCP Server Figure 93 – iPerf TCP Server Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Go to Tools > iPerf Click of either Sever ID 1 or Sever ID 2 Click Enable Server checkbox to enable iPerf TCP Server Click TCP Server checkbox Specify the listening port between 0 and 65535 on Port [Optional] Click Submit Click Save & Apply 7.2.2. Enable iPerf UDP Server Figure 94 – iPerf UDP Server Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 7.3. Diagnosis 7.3.1. Ping Test Network administrator and engineer test the reachability of a host and measures the round-trip time between A8n (ac) and the host over an Internet Protocol (IP) network by using ping tool. Figure 95 – Ping Test 7.3.2. Perform ping test 1. Go to Tools > Diagnosis > Ping 2. Type target IP address / host name in Ping IP Address/Host Name 3.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Figure 96 – Traceroute Test How to perform traceroute test 1. Go to Tools > Diagnosis > traceroute 2. Type target IP address / host name in Destination IP Address/Host Name 3. [Optional] Click Enable Resolve IP addresses checkbox to enable IP address to domain name translation 4. [Optional] Specify timeout interval between 1s and 100s in Timeout for traceroute test 5.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. [Optional] Specify maximum number of packet in Packet Count [Optional] Specify maximum file size in Capture File Size Click Start Click Stop to terminate ping test if necessary Download capture file after finished. 7.4. Watchdog Watchdog is an electronic timer that is used to detect and recover from system malfunctions. That is timer for periodic reboot. 7.4.1.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide Radom Delay – Select the checkbox to enable a random delay on scheduled rebooting time.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 7.4.2. Ping Watchdog Ping watchdog is mechanism that A8n (ac) reboots itself if it fails to communicate (ping) to target host for serval time. Figure 99 – Ping Watchdog Enable ping watchdog 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station Configuration Guide 8. Collect Device’s Product Information A8n (ac) product shows the information about product information, hardware, software and company information in About tab. Figure 100 – About tab of A8n (ac) product 91 Altai Technologies Ltd.
