AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Release Version : 0.0.
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Before You Start ..............................................................................................1 1.1 Preface......................................................................................................................................1 1.2 Package Contents .....................................................................................................................1 Chapter 2. System Overview.....................................................
4.5.1 Overview .........................................................................................................................42 4.5.2 Extra Info .........................................................................................................................43 4.5.3 Event Log ........................................................................................................................45 Chapter 5. WDS Mode Configuration .....................................................
stores who want to provide small, single-point wireless Internet access service. AP-952X is a perfect choice for beginners to run hotspot businesses. It does not cost a fortune to buy a pile of equipment, nor does it take the skills of an expert to glue multiple applications out of multiple freeware. Featurepacked for hotspot operation, AP-952X comes with built-in 802.
AP-952X is compliant to the latest wireless standards that are required in highly secured enterprise networking environments. Its Wireless Distribution System (WDS) feature allows for flexible extension of wireless coverage. DC jack providing the ability to back up each other with fail-over redundancy function, giving AP-952x reliable connectivity in mission critical situations.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 2.2 Specification Wireless Architecture Mode : AP Mode WDS Mode (Repeater/Brdige) Access Point Feature Number of ESSID : 8 Number of associated clients per AP : 32 WDS Mode : to extend wireless coverage by connecting wirelessly to another WDS capable AP.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Management Web-Based management interface Remote configuration and management Remote firmware upgradeable Software one-button-click to reset back to factory defaults Utilities for system configuration backup and restoration SNMP MIBII support (v2c/v3) NTP time synchronization Syslog client Support Event log Support statistics on total transmission encountered and transmitting error occurred AP-952X Hardware Specifications Base Platform
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Wireless Specifications Network Standards Conformance IEEE802.11 b /g /n compliant Data Transfer Rate IEEE802.11b：1 / 2 / 5.5 / 11Mbps (auto sensing) IEEE802.11g：6 / 9 / 12 / 18 / 24 / 36 / 48 / 54 Mbps (auto sensing) IEEE802.11n : 300 Mbps (auto sensing) Frequency Range IEEE802.11b/g： 2.412 ~ 2.462GHz (USA) 2.412 ~ 2.484GHz (Japan) 2.412 ~ 2.472 GHz (Europe ETSI) 2.457 ~ 2.462 GHz (Spain) 2.457 ~ 2.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Chapter 3. Base Installations 3.1 3.1.1 Installations System Requirements Standard 10/100Base T including five network cables with RJ-45 connectors All PCs need to install the TCP/IP network protocol 3.1.2 Panel Function Descriptions Front Panel 3-Port 1. USB：Disabled for future usage only 2. WES：Press to start running WES process 3. Console : The serial RS-232 DB9 cable attaches here. 4.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual AP-952X supports 1 RF interface with 2 SMA connectors for Antenna connection. LED Panel 1. Power : LED ON indicates power on, OFF indicates power off. 2. WAN : LED ON indicates WAN connection; OFF indicates no connection; BLINKING indicates transmitting data. 3. LAN1/LAN2 : LED ON indicates connection, OFF indicates disconnection, FLASH indicates packets transmitting. 4. WLAN : LED ON indicates Wireless ready. 5.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Front Panel 2-Port 1. USB：Disabled for future usage only 2. WES：Press to start running WES process 3. Console : The serial RS-232 DB9 cable attaches here. 4. LAN1/LAN2 : Attach Ethernet cables here for connecting to the wired local network. LAN1 maps to Private Zone and requires no user authentication, LAN2 maps to Public Zone and by default requires user authentication. 5.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual LED Panel 1. Power : LED ON indicates power on, OFF indicates power off. 2. LAN1/LAN2 : LED ON indicates connection, OFF indicates disconnection, FLASH indicates packets transmitting. 3. WLAN : LED ON indicates Wireless ready. 4. SYSTEM : LED ON indicates Flash busy, OFF indicates Flash Idle 5. STATUS : LED ON indicates System up, OFF indicates down, FLASH indicates Scan button activated. 6. USB : For future usage only.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 3.1.3 Hardware Installation Please follow the steps mentioned below to install the hardware of AP-952X 1. Place the AP-952X at a best location. The best location for AP-952X is usually at the center of your wireless network. 2. Connect AP-952X to your outbound network device. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN port of AP-952X on the front panel and the other end of the cable to a switch, a router or a hub.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 3.2 Software Configuration 3.2.1 Getting Start AP-952X supports web-based configuration. Upon the completion of hardware installation, AP-952X can be configured through a PC by using its web browser such as Mozilla Firefox 3.5 or Internet Explorer version 8.0. Default IP Address : 192.168.2.254 Default IP Netmask : 255.255.255.0 Default User Name and Password : root / default Step : 1.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4. Login Success After a successful login, the “System Overview” will appear on the screen.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 3.2.2 Quick Configuration Configuration Steps : Step 1 : Change Root's Password Click System -> Management, the Management Setup page will appear. Enter a New Root Password for the Root account ad retype in the Check Root Password field. (4-30 alphanumeric and specific characters; not support Space) Click Save button. For security concern, it is strongly recommended to change the Root password.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Click “Edit” button of VAP0's row on VAP List, the VAP0 Setup page will appear Setup the broadcasting ESSID for easily identifying the system when device is trying to associate the service. Click Save button On each configuration page, you may Click “Save” button to save the changes, but you must reboot the system upon the completion of all configuration settings for the changes to take effect.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Chapter 4. AP Mode Configuration When AP mode is activated, the system can be configured as an Access Point. This section provides information in configuring the AP mode with graphical illustrations. AP-952X provides functions as stated below where they can be configured via a user-friendly web based interface.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.1 Connect AP-952X to the Wired Local Network 4.1.1 Network Requirement Normally, AP-952X connects to a wired LAN and provides a wireless connection point to associate with wireless client as shown in Figure 4-1. Then, Wireless clients could access to LAN or Internet by associating themselves with AP-952X set in AP mode.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.1.2 Configure LAN Port Here is instruction for how to setup the LAN. The connection types for LAN port : Static IP and Dynamic IP, Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. Mode : Check either “Static IP” or “Dynamic IP” button as desired to set up the system IP of LAN port . Static IP : The administrator can manually setup the LAN IP address when static IP is available/ preferred.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Click Save button to save your changes.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.2 Create Your Wireless Network The system manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings, Virtual AP(VAP) Setting, Security Settings and Access Control Settings. 4.2.1 Configure Wireless General Setup The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. 8.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 13. Tx Power : You can adjust the output power of the system to get the appropriate coverage for your wireless network. Select LEVEL 1 to LEVEL 7 needed for your environment. If you are not sure of which setting to choose, then keep the default setting, LEVEL 7. When Band Mode select in 802.11b/gn or 802.11n, the HT Physical Mode settings should be show immediately. Channel Bandwidth : The "20/40” MHz option is usually best.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.2.2 Configure Wireless Advanced Setup The administrator can change the Slot Time, ACK Timeout, RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> Advanced Setup and follow the below setting. Slot Time : Slot time is in the range of 9~1489 and set in unit of microsecond. The default value is 9 microsecond.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual ACK Timeout is adjustable due to the fact that distance between two radio links may vary in different deployment. ACK Timeout makes significant influence in performance of long distance radio link. If ACK Timeout is set too short, transmitter will start to “Resend” packet before ACK is received, and throughput become low due to excessively high re-transmission.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Fragment Threshold : The Fragment Threshold is in the range of 256~2346 byte. The default is 2346 byte. Each Wi-Fi packet can be divided into smaller packets, marked with a sequential fragment number and reassemble in the receiving ends. The purpose is to make a short frame, instead of long frame, transmitting by radio in a heavy noisy environment. Because of sending smaller frames, corruptions are much less likely to occur.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.2.3 Create Virtual AP The AP-952X support broadcasting multiple SSIDs, allowing the creation of Virtual Access Points, partitioning a single physical access point into 8 logical access points, each of which can have a different set of security, VLAN Tag(ID) and network settings.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Figure 4-3 Multiple SSIDs with different VLAN settings use VLAN switch connect to wired area. The administrator can create Virtual AP via this page. Please click on Wireless -> Virtual AP Setup and follow the below setting.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 14. VAP : Indicate the system's Virtual AP. 15. MAC Address : The MAC address of the VAP Interface is displayed here. When you enable AP and reboot system, the MAC address will display here. 16. ESSID : Indicate the ESSID of the respective Virtual AP 17. Status : Indicate the current Status of the respective Virtual AP. The VAP0 always on. 18. Security Type : Indicate an used security type of the respective Virtual AP. 19.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 23. Hidden SSID : Select this option to enable the SSID to broadcast in your network. When configuring the network, it is suggested to enable this function but disable it when the configuration is complete. With this enabled, someone could easily obtain the SSID information with the site survey software and get unauthorized access to a private network.
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AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Key Length : Select the desire option are 64 bits, 128 bits or 152 bits from drop-down list. WEP auth Method : Enable the desire option among Open system or Shared. Key Index : Select key index used to designate the WEP key during data transmission. 4 different WEP keys can be configured at the same time, but only one is used. Effective key is set with a choice of WEP Key 1, 2, 3, or 4.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Pre-shared key can be either entered as a 256-bit secret in 64 HEX digits format, or 8 to 63 ASCII characters. 4. WPA-Enterprise (or WPA2-Enterprise): The RADIUS authentication and encryption will be both enabled if this selected. The AP-952X support two 802.1x Authentication/ Accounting Radius Server WPA General Settings : • Cipher Suite : Check on the respected button to enable either AES or TKIP cipher suites.
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AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual • Shared secret : The secret key for system to communicate with Authentication RADIUS server. Support 1 to 64 characters. • Accounting RADIUS Server : Check on the respected button to enable either Enable or Disable accounting RADIUS server. Accounting Server Settings : • Accounting Server : Enter the IP address of the Accounting RADIUS server. • Port : The port number used by Accounting RADIUS server.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual Authentication RADIUS Server Settings : • Authentication Server : Enter the IP address of the Authentication RADIUS server. • Port : The port number used by Authentication RADIUS server. Use the default 1812 or enter port number specified. • Shared Secret : The secret key for system to communicate with Accounting RADIUS server. Support 1 to 64 characters.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.2.3.2 Block Wireless Clients In this function, the administrator can be allow or reject clients to access Virtual AP. Please click on Wireless -> Virtual AP Setup, then click button on column of MAC Filter Setup. The MAC Filter Configuration page appears. Follow the below setting. 30. Action : Select the desired access control type from the drop-down list; the options are “Disabled”, “Only Deny List MAC” or “Only Allow List MAC”.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.2.3.3 Monitor Associated Wireless Clients The administrator can obtain detailed wireless information and all associated clients status via this page. Please click on Wireless -> Associated Clients. The the Associated Clients Status appears. Wireless Information : Display the Virtual AP configuration information of the system. VAP : Display number of system's Virtual AP. ESSID : Extended Service Set ID of the Virtual AP.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.3 4.3.1 Expand Your Wireless Network Create WDS Link The administrator can create WDS Links for expanding wireless network via this page. Please click on Wireless -> Virtual AP Setup -> VAP0 Setup and follow the below setting. 32. Service : By default, it's “Disable”. To “Enable” to activate WDS. 33. Enable : Click Enable checkbox to create WDS link. 34. WDS Peer's MAC Address : Enter the MAC address of WDS peer. 35.
AP-952X Industrial Wall-mounted Wireless-N/BG AP/Bridge User's Manual 4.3.2 View WDS Link Status Peers MAC Address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength, phy mode and channel bandwidth for each WDS are available. MAC Address : Display MAC address of WDS peer. RSSI : Indicate the RSSI of the respective WDS's link. TX/RX Rate : Indicate the TX/RX Rate of the respective WDS's link. TX/RX SEQ : Indicate the TX/RX sequence of the respective WDS's link.
