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Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi

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Aug. 2018

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Dual-band 3x3 802.11ac Wi-Fi Access Point Configuration Manual v2.0 Aug.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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. Access points require professional installation. 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 access point for lightning dissipation during rainstorms.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Table of contents 1. INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 1 2. WEB ADMINISTRATION INTERFACE (WEB UI) ............................................................................. 2 2.1. 2.2. 2.3. 2.4. 2.5. 3. STATUS................................................................................................................................
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4.2. STATION / CPE MODE ........................................................................................................... 43 Radio0 – 2.4G ............................................................................................................................ 43 Step 1: Configure General Wireless Setting .................................................................................................
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN as Open network with Shared Key Authentication.................................................... 93 Configure WLAN with WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication ......................................................... 94 Configure WLAN with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK Authentication ................................... 96 Configure WLAN with WAPI Authentication ................................................................
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 11.3. PORT FORWARD ................................................................................................................. 124 Step 1: Configure as Gateway Mode ........................................................................................ 125 Step 2: Configure Port Forwarding ...........................................................................................
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Download system logs ............................................................................................................. 149 18.2. HISTORICAL STATISTIC .......................................................................................................... 150 Download historical statistical data ......................................................................................... 150 18.3. CHANNEL SCAN ........................
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Introduction This guide covers the initial configuration of 3x3 802.11 ac Wireless Access Point via Web Administration Interface (Web UI). Web Administration Interface is the built-in and user-friendly graphic interface on all this 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 2. Web Administration Interface (Web UI) Figure 1 - AP Status Overview Web Administration Interface (Web UI) consists of: Primary Tabs: Status Configuration Administration Tools About Links: 簡体中文/English – swap Web UI language between simplified Chinese and English. Reboot AP – reboot AP. Logout – log out from Web UI. Change: 0 – list out all unsaved configuration changes. Download Logs – download the system log from AP.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 2.1. Status Figure 2 – Secondary tabs under Status tab Status tab collects the information about AP’s system status, interfaces status, and system logs. The following tabs can be found under status tab: Overview – display vital information on the device’s status. Information includes system status, thin AP status, network status, and interfaces status. Radio0 (2.4G) – display 2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 2.3. Administration Figure 4 – Secondary tabs under Administration tab Administration tab contains various configuration attributes for managing the device.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 3. Getting Started This chapter covers the procedures for logging into / out AP Products Web Administration Interface (Web UI) via Ethernet, and restarting the device via Web UI. Step 1: Preparing the Administrator Computer 1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 2: Connecting Access Point 1. Connect your laptop to Data/IN port on the PoE Injector provided in the product’s package using Ethernet cable 2. Connect the Ethernet port of AP to P+D/Out port on the PoE Injector provided in the product‘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. Figure 7 – AP 2458 Connection Diagram 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 3: Login the AP (via Ethernet) 1. Verify the AP’s Power LED is steady orange (Thick AP) or steady green (Thin AP) 2. Open a Web browser from the computer. Type http://192.168.1.222 in the address bar or location bar (see 3. 4. 5. 6. Figure 8).
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Secondary IP Address of AP The default IP address of access points is 192.168.1.222/24. AP support a fixed IP address on the Ethernet connection called Secondary IP Address. This secondary IP address is 192.168.99.x/24 where x denotes as the decimal value of the last byte of the Ethernet MAC address on the access point. Example 1: Device Ethernet MAC address: 00:19:BE:20:03:8C Secondary IP Address of this device: 192.168.99.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 4: System Info Setting Figure 9 – System Info Setting 1. Click Configuration > System 2. Type in a string up to 255 characters in System Name; this entry is optional 3. Type in a string up to 64 characters in System NE ID; this entry is optional 4. Type in a string up to 255 characters in System Location; this entry is optional 5. Select Power Save PoE checkbox if AP is powered by a PoE switch that is compliant with 802.3af only. 6.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 5. Enter valid IP address of default gateway on IPv4 Default Gateway 6. Enter valid IP address of DNS server on IPv4 DNS Server Address Note: - Click - Click for adding more DNS; to remove existing DNS server entry 7. Click Submit Assign IPv4 IP Address from DHCP server Figure 11 – IPv4 WAN Setting (DHCP Client) 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > WAN Settings (IPv4) 2. Select DHCP on Internet Connection Type 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Figure 13 – IPv6 WAN Setting 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 6: Apply Submitted Configurations on the AP 1. Click Save & Apply from the top on the right.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Radios Settings 3x3 AC series products have both a high capacity 2.4 GHz (3x3:3 802.11b/g/n) radio and a 5 GHz (3x3:3 802.11a/n/ac) radio. It can play as different role in your network. This chapter shows the typical deployment scenarios and configuration procedures. 4.1. Access Point Mode Access Point (AP) allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network using 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac standards.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Select the correct country code on Country Code; this option ensures that the AP device uses only the radio channels allowed in your country or region 5. Select suitable wireless mode on Wireless Mode; the options include: 2.4G 11Mbps (802.11 b) 2.4G 54Mbps (802.11 bg) 2.4G 54Mbps (802.11 g-only) 2.4G 216.7Mbps (802.11 ng HT20); Default Setting 2.4G 216.7Mbps (802.11 n-only HT20) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 ng HT40+) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 10. Select Disable HT20/HT40 Auto Switch checkbox that AP device will NOT switch the channel width between 20 MHz and 40 MHz automatically. This entry is optional and only available for the following wireless modes: 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 ng HT40+) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 n-only HT40+) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 ng HT40-) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 n-only HT40-) 11.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Enter a unique name for the particular WLAN on SSID. Note: - If you want to configure the same SSID on two different WLANs; their security setting MUST be different from each other. 5. Select User Isolation checkbox to block user communication within the same SSID in the AP directly. This entry is optional. 6. Deselect the DHCP Trust Port checkbox to prevent illegal DHCP servers offering IP address to DHCP clients via this WLAN.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual the clients is high than (>) 30dB; AP kicks out the associated client if the SNR of 10 consecutive packets is below (<) 10 dB (30 dB – 20 dB) 10. Click Submit Step 3: Configure WLAN # Security Setting Configure WLAN as Open Network This setting is typically only used in a guest network. No security measure is enforced. Figure 18 – 2.4G WLAN # Security Setting: Open Network 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN as Open network with WEP encryption This setting provides minimal security as it allows all requesting devices to join a given network. Figure 19 – 2.4G WLAN # Security Setting: Open Network with WEP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN as Open network 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 20 – 2.4G WLAN # Security Setting: Shared Key Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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 21 - 2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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. 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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 22 - 2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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. Enter interval time in second in Group Key Update Interval. 86400 is default setting. This entry is optional. 5. Enter an ASCII string between 8 and 63 characters long or a HEX string with 64 characters long on Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 6.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Select suitable option in Certificate Mode; the options includes: Two-Cert Wi-Fi client is verified by the certification from authentication server (AS) and Access Point (AP) Three-Cert Wi-Fi client is verified by the certification from authentication server (AS), access point (AP), and certificate authority (CA) 5. Click Install Certificate; a window for installing certificate is shown on Figure 24 and Figure 25.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN with WAPI-PSK Authentication Figure 26 - 2.4G WLAN # Security Setting: WAPI-PSK Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select WAPI on Authentication Mode 3. Select SMS4 in Cipher Mode 4. Enter in an ASCII string between 8 and 63 characters or a HEX string with 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 4: Configure ACL Setting Figure 27 – 2.4G WLAN # ACL Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > ACL Setting 2. Select appropriate option on Access Control List; options include Disable ACL is disabled Enabled – Default Allow ACL is enabled. The MAC addresses which are specified in the ACL will consider as Deny.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 6: Configure WLAN # Bandwidth Control Figure 28 – 2.4G WLAN # Bandwidth Control 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > Bandwidth Control 2. Specify the uplink and downlink limitation under Based on WLAN for the particular WLAN Or specify the uplink and downlink limitation under Based on Station for each associated station. 0 is default value and denotes as disable 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Radio1 – 5G Step 1: Configure General Wireless Setting Figure 29 - Radio1 (5G) General Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General Select Enable Radio checkbox to enable radio interface Select AP in Radio Mode Select the correct country code on Country Code; this option ensures that the AP device uses only the radio channels allowed in your country or region 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 6. Select Dynamic Radio Frequency Selection (DFS) checkbox 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 automatically if DFS is enabled 7. Select suitable operating channel on Radio Frequency; Note: - You should select the suitable operating channel based on the on-site channel scan result. 8.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 2: Configure WLAN # General Setting Figure 30 – 5G WLAN # General Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1 (5G) > WLAN # > More… 2. Select Enable WLAN checkbox to enable WLAN 3. Select Hide SSID checkbox to hide SSID name from its beacon frame. This entry is optional. 4. Enter a unique name for the particular WLAN on SSID.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 9. Specify an additional requirement on Signal Strength to Noise Ratio (SNR) for associated clients under Station Association Requirement. This requirement is optional.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled on Cipher Mode 4. Click Submit Configure WLAN as Open network with WEP encryption This setting provides minimal security as it allows all requesting devices to join a given network. Figure 32 – 5G WLAN # Security Setting: Open Network with WEP 1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN as Open network 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 33 – 5G WLAN # Security Setting: Shared Key Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Shared on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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. 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Enter interval time in second in Group Key Update Interval. 86400 is default setting. This entry is optional. 5. Enter an ASCII string between 8 and 63 characters long or a HEX string with 64 characters long on Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 6.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 6. Figure 37 and Figure 38.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Figure 37 - Two-Cert Mode Certification Installation Figure 38 - Three-Cert Mode Certification Installation 7. Click Browse to select suitable certifications 8. Click Upload to upload the selected certifications to AP 9. Click Install to install certifications 10. Enter IP address of AS server on AS IP Address 11. Enter service port of AS server in AS Port 12.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select WAPI on Authentication Mode 3. Select SMS4 in Cipher Mode 4. Enter in an ASCII string between 8 and 63 characters or a HEX string with 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 5. Enter interval time between 60 and 2147483647s in Unicast Key Update Interval; 86400 is default setting. This entry is optional.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 5: Configure WLAN # QoS Please refer to Quality of Service (QoS) on page 119 Step 6: Configure WLAN # Bandwidth Control Figure 41 – 5G WLAN # Bandwidth Control 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > Bandwidth Control 2. Specify the uplink and downlink limitation under Based on WLAN for the particular WLAN Or specify the uplink and downlink limitation under Based on Station for each associated station.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4.2. Station / CPE Mode Station / CPE acts as a terminal and associated equipment located at a subscriber's premises and connected with a carrier's telecommunication channel at the demarcation point. Radio0 – 2.4G Step 1: Configure General Wireless Setting Figure 42 – 2.4G General Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 2: Configure WLAN 0 General Setting Figure 43 – 2.4G WLAN 0 General Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > WLAN0 > More… 2. Select Lock AP Mac checkbox to force station that associate the AP with MAC address in Remote AP MAC only. This entry is optional. 3. Enter the desired SSID on Remote SSID that station is going to associate or click [Scan] to look for the surrounding SSID. Figure 44 – 2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 6. Select Enable Roaming checkbox to enable roaming on station. This entry is optional. 7. Enter SNR value from 0dB to 100dB on Scan SNR Threshold that station performs channel scanning if the SNR of received signal from serving AP is less than (<) this threshold; 35 is default setting. 8.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 3: Configure WLAN 0 Security Setting Figure 45 – WLAN0 Security Setting Configure to associate Open WLAN Figure 46 – WLAN 0 Security Setting – Associating Open Network 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open in Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled in Cipher Mode 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate Open WLAN with WEP encryption Figure 47 – 2.4G WLAN 0 Security Setting: Open Network with WEP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate WLAN with Shared Key authentication Figure 48 – WLAN 0 Security Setting – Associating WLAN with Shared Key authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate WLAN with WPA / WPA2 authentication Figure 49 - WLAN 0 Security Setting – Associating WLAN with WPA / WPA2 authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA / WPA2 in Authentication Mode 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to authentication associate network with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Figure 50 - WLAN 0 Security Setting – Associating WLAN with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK in Authentication Mode 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 4: Configure WLAN 0 QoS Figure 51 – 2.4G WLAN 0 QoS 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > WLAN0 > QoS 2. Select Enable DSCP-to-WMM Mapping checkbox that AP provides different QoS to the incoming packet with the corresponding DSCP value 3. Enter DSCP value on Best Effort (BE), Background (BK), Video (VI), and Voice (VO); these entry is optional 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Radio1 – 5G Step 1: Configure General Wireless Setting Figure 52 - 5G General Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General Select Enable Radio checkbox to enable radio interface Select Station in Radio Mode Select Dynamic Radio Frequency Selection (DFS) checkbox to enable automatic channel selection that selects the least congested channel where radar is not detected during booting up. 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 2: Configure WLAN 0 General Setting Figure 53 - WLAN 0 General Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN0 > More… 2. Select Lock AP Mac checkbox to force station that associate the AP with MAC address in Remote AP MAC only. This entry is optional. 3. Enter the desired SSID on Remote SSID that station is going to associate or click [Scan] to look for the surrounding SSID. 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 7. Enter SNR value from 0dB to 100dB on Scan SNR Threshold that station performs channel scanning if the SNR of received signal from serving AP is less than (<) this threshold; 35 is default setting. 8. Enter SNR value from 0dB to 100dB on Roaming SNR Threshold that station triggers roaming from the serving AP to other AP if the SNR of received signal from serving AP is less than (<) this threshold; 30 is default setting.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 3: Configure WLAN 0 Security Setting Figure 55 - WLAN0 Security Setting Configure to associate Open WLAN Figure 56 - WLAN 0 Security Setting – Associating Open Network 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open in Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled in Cipher Mode 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate Open WLAN with WEP encryption Figure 57 – WLAN0 Security Setting – Associating Open Network with WEP encryption 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate WLAN with Shared Key authentication Figure 58 - WLAN 0 Security Setting – Associating WLAN with Shared Key authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN0 > 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 3. Select suitable encryption mode in Cipher Mode as the followings: 4. If Authentication Mode is WPA: TKIP + AES TKIP AES This algorithm automatically selects TKIP or AES based on the client’s capabilities This algorithm provides greater compatibility with older client devices, but is not supported by the 802.11n standard. This algorithm provides enhanced security over TKIP, and is the only encryption algorithm supported by the 802.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 3. Select suitable encryption mode in Cipher Mode as the followings: If Authentication Mode is WPA: TKIP + AES TKIP AES This algorithm automatically selects TKIP or AES based on the client’s capabilities This algorithm provides greater compatibility with older client devices, but is not supported by the 802.11n standard. This algorithm provides enhanced security over TKIP, and is the only encryption algorithm supported by the 802.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Note: - AP classify the packet without DSCP marking as Best Effort (BE) traffic Step 5: Apply Submitted Configurations on the AP Device 1. Click Save & Apply from the top on the right.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4.3. Repeater Mode Radio0 – 2.4G Step 1: Configure General Wireless Setting Figure 62 - 2.4G General Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > General Select Enable Radio checkbox to enable radio interface Select Repeater in Radio Mode Select the correct country code on Country Code; this option ensures that the AP device uses only the radio channels allowed in your country or region 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 2: Configure WLAN 15 General Setting (Station / CPE) Figure 63 – 2.4G WLAN15 General Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 (2.4G) > Station Configuration > WLAN 15 > More… 2. Select Lock AP Mac checkbox to force station that associate the AP with MAC address in Remote AP MAC only. This entry is optional. 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Select any one SSID checkbox shown on AP Scan Result, and then click Select. 5. Enter up to three preferred AP MAC addresses on Preferred AP0 / AP1 / AP2 Mac that station associates them preferentially. Preferred AP0 is the highest priority. These entries are optional. 6. Select Enable Roaming checkbox to enable roaming on station. This entry is optional. 7.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 3: Configure WLAN15 Security Setting Figure 65 – WLAN15 Security Setting Configure to associate Open WLAN Figure 66 - WLAN15 Security Setting – Associating Open Network 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) Configuration > WLAN15 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open in Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled in Cipher Mode 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate Open WLAN with WEP encryption Figure 67 - 2.4G WLAN15 Security Setting: Open Network with WEP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station Configuration > WLAN15 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate WLAN with Shared Key authentication Figure 68 – WLAN15 Security Setting – Associating WLAN with Shared Key authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station Configuration > WLAN15 > WLAN Security 2. Select Shared on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate WLAN with WPA / WPA2 authentication Figure 69 – WLAN15 Security Setting – Associating WLAN with WPA / WPA2 authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station Configuration > WLAN15 > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA / WPA2 in Authentication Mode 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to authentication associate network with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Figure 70 – WLAN15 Security Setting – Associating WLAN with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station Configuration > WLAN15 > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK in Authentication Mode 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 4: Configure WLAN15 QoS Figure 71 – 2.4G WLAN15 QoS 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > WLAN15 > QoS 2. Select Enable DSCP-to-WMM Mapping checkbox that AP provides different QoS to the incoming packet with the corresponding DSCP value 3. Enter DSCP value on Best Effort (BE), Background (BK), Video (VI), and Voice (VO); these entry is optional 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 5: Configure WLAN # General Setting Figure 72 - WLAN # General Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 (2.4G) > WLAN Configuration > WLAN # > More… 2. Select Enable WLAN checkbox to enable WLAN 3. Select Hide SSID checkbox to hide SSID name from its beacon frame. This entry is optional. 4. Enter a unique name for the particular WLAN on SSID.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 8. Specify the maximum associated clients between 1 and 256 on Max Clients for this WLAN. 256 is the default setting. Note: - Max Clients in WLAN 0 – 15 MUST be smaller than or equal to ( ) the Max Clients setting on Radio General Setting 9. Specify an additional requirement on Signal Strength to Noise Ratio (SNR) for associated clients under Station Association Requirement. This requirement is optional.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 6: Configure WLAN # Security Setting Configure WLAN as Open Network Figure 73 - WLAN # General Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled on Cipher Mode 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN as Open network with WEP encryption Figure 74 – WLAN # Security Setting: Open Network with WEP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN as Open network with Shared Key Authentication Figure 75 – WLAN # Security Setting: Shared Key Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN with WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication Figure 76 - WLAN # Security Setting: WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto on Authentication Mode 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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. 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN Authentication with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK Figure 77 - WLAN # Security Setting: WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK on Authentication Mode 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Enter interval time in second in Group Key Update Interval. 86400 is default setting. This entry is optional. 5. Enter a string between 8 and 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 6. Click Submit Configure WLAN with WAPI Authentication Figure 78 - WLAN # Security Setting: WAPI Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Figure 79 - Two-Cert Mode Certification Installation Figure 80 - Three-Cert Mode Certification Installation 6. Click Browse to select suitable certifications 7. Click Upload to upload the selected certifications to AP 8. Click Install to install certifications 9. Enter IP address of AS server on AS IP Address 10. Enter service port of AS server in AS Port 11.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN with WAPI-PSK Authentication Figure 81 - WLAN # Security Setting: WAPI-PSK Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select WAPI on Authentication Mode 3. Select SMS4 in Cipher Mode 4. Enter in a string between 8 and 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 7: Configure ACL Setting Figure 82 – 5G WLAN #ACL Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > ACL Setting 2. Select appropriate option on Access Control List; options include Disable ACL is disabled Enabled – Default Allow ACL is enabled. The MAC addresses which are specified in the ACL will consider as Deny.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 8: Configure WLAN # QoS Please refer to Quality of Service (QoS) on page 119 Step 9: Configure WLAN # Bandwidth Control Figure 83 – 2.4G WLAN # Bandwidth Control 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > Bandwidth Control 2. Specify the uplink and downlink limitation under Based on WLAN for the particular WLAN Or specify the uplink and downlink limitation under Based on Station for each associated station.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Radio1 – 5G Step 1: Configure General Wireless Setting Figure 84 – 5G General Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General Select Enable Radio checkbox to enable radio interface Select Repeater in Radio Mode Select the correct country code on Country Code; this option ensures that the AP device uses only the radio channels allowed in your country or region 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 3. Enter the desired SSID on Remote SSID that station is going to associate or click [Scan] to look for the surrounding SSID. Figure 85 – 5G AP scan result 4. Select any one SSID checkbox shown on AP Scan Result, and then click Select. 5. Enter up to three preferred AP MAC addresses on Preferred AP0 / AP1 / AP2 Mac that station associates them preferentially. Preferred AP0 is the highest priority. These entries are optional. 6.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 11. Enter SNR value from 0dB to 10dB on Scan SNR Fluctuation Threshold. AP device perform channel scan when the fluctuation of received signal level from a serving AP is larger than (>) this value. 5dB is default setting. 12. Select Roaming Hysteresis checkbox to prevent AP jumping between two APs due to the received signal level fluctuation. It is known as Ping-Pong effect. This entry is optional. 13.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Repeater > WLAN15 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open in Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled in Cipher Mode 4. Click Submit Configure to associate Open WLAN with WEP encryption Figure 88 – WLAN15 Security Setting – Associating Open Network with WEP encryption 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure to associate WLAN with Shared Key authentication Figure 89 – WLAN15 Security Setting – Associating WLAN with Shared Key authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN0 > WLAN Security 2. Select Shared on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Station > WLAN0 > 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 TKIP AES This algorithm automatically selects TKIP or AES based on the client’s capabilities This algorithm provides greater compatibility with older client devices, but is not supported by the 802.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Repeater > WLAN15 > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK in Authentication Mode 3. Select suitable encryption mode in Cipher Mode as the followings: If Authentication Mode is WPA: TKIP + AES TKIP AES This algorithm automatically selects TKIP or AES based on the client’s capabilities This algorithm provides greater compatibility with older client devices, but is not supported by the 802.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 2. Select Enable DSCP-to-WMM Mapping checkbox that AP provides different QoS to the incoming packet with the corresponding DSCP value 3. Enter DSCP value on Best Effort (BE), Background (BK), Video (VI), and Voice (VO); these entry is optional 4. Click Submit Note: - AP classify the packet without DSCP marking as Best Effort (BE) traffic Step 5: Configure WLAN # General Setting Figure 93 - 5G WLAN # General Setting 1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 7. Specify the suitable privilege of associated clients on Access Traffic Right; the options include Full Access - Associated client can access Internet and manage AP AP Management Only - Associated client can manage AP only, but not able to access the Internet AP Management Disable - Associated client can access the Internet, but not able to manage AP 8. Specify the maximum associated clients between 1 and 256 on Max Clients for this WLAN.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 6: Configure WLAN # Security Setting Configure WLAN as Open Network Figure 94 - 5G WLAN # Security Setting: Open Network 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select Disabled on Cipher Mode 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select Open on Authentication Mode 3. Select WEP on Cipher Mode 4. Select key number 1 – 4 on Default WEP Key 5. Select suitable key type in Key Entry Mode; the options include: Ascii Text key is encoded as ASCII characters (0–9, a–z, A–Z) Hexadecimal key is encoded as Hexadecimal characters (0–9, A–F) 6.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 6. Enter up to four keys in WEP Key 1, WEP Key 2, WEP Key 3 and WEP Key 4 respectively. You can type either up to 5 ASCII characters or up to 10 Hexadecimal characters as WEP Key. 7. Click Submit Configure WLAN with WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication Figure 97 - 5G WLAN # Security Setting: WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN Authentication with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK Figure 98 - 5G WLAN # Security Setting: WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA-auto-PSK on Authentication Mode 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Enter interval time in second in Group Key Update Interval. 86400 is default setting. This entry is optional. 5. Enter an ASCII string between 8 and 63 characters long or a HEX string with 64 characters long on Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 6. Click Submit Configure WLAN with WAPI Authentication Figure 99 - 5G WLAN # Security Setting: WAPI Authentication 1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Figure 100 - Two-Cert Mode Certification Installation Figure 101 - Three-Cert Mode Certification Installation 6. Click Browse to select suitable certifications 7. Click Upload to upload the selected certifications to AP 8. Click Install to install certifications 9. Enter IP address of AS server on AS IP Address 10. Enter service port of AS server in AS Port 11.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Configure WLAN with WAPI-PSK Authentication Figure 102 - 5G WLAN # Security Setting: WAPI-PSK Authentication 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > WLAN Security 2. Select WAPI on Authentication Mode 3. Select SMS4 in Cipher Mode 4. Enter in an ASCII string between 8 and 63 characters or a HEX string with 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network. 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 7: Configure ACL Setting Figure 103 – 5G WLAN #ACL Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN # > ACL Setting 2. Select appropriate option on Access Control List; options include Disable ACL is disabled Enabled – Default Allow ACL is enabled. The MAC addresses which are specified in the ACL will consider as Deny.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 9: Configure WLAN # Bandwidth Control Figure 104 – 5G WLAN # Bandwidth Control 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > WLAN # > Bandwidth Control 2. Specify the uplink and downlink limitation under Based on WLAN for the particular WLAN Or specify the uplink and downlink limitation under Based on Station for each associated station. 0 is default value and denotes as disable 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4.4. Bridge Mode Firmware 2.0.1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 5. Advanced Radio Settings Advanced radio settings are available on each radio interface; these settings include Frame Aggregation, Data Rate setting, Medium Access Protection Mechanism, Spatial Stream, and Throughput Optimization mechanism.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Figure 106 – Distance Setting 1. 2.4G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Advanced > Advanced Settings 5G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Advanced > Advanced Settings 2. Enter estimate distance of target area between 1 and 50 km in Distance; 2 km is default setting. 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply from the top on the right. 5.2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 5.3. AirFi AirFi technology is an advanced software control wireless algorithm developed by us for optimizing network throughput capacity performance. Using the our AirFi control algorithm can optimize the wireless bandwidth for the high speed clients as well as the low speed clients (i.e. 11b and 11g clients), and as a result the system throughput can be improved substantially. Figure 108 - AirFi Setting 1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Figure 109 – Data Rate Setting Configure Data Rate 1. 2.4G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Advanced > Data Rate Setting 5G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Advanced > Data Rate Setting 2. Select appropriate data rate on Data Rate; best is default setting. This option lets AP device to determine the best data rate for transferring data time by time.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 5.5. Frame Aggregation Frame aggregation allows the device to send multiple frames per single access to the medium by combining frames together into one larger frame. Figure 110 – Frame Aggregation Configuration 1. 2.4G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Advanced > Advanced Settings 5G Radio: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Advanced > Advanced Settings 2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 5.7. Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) time According to the 802.11 standards, a Delivery Traffic Indication Map (DTIM) period value is a number that determines how often a beacon frame includes a Delivery Traffic Indication Message, and this number is included in each beacon frame. The 802.11 standards define a powersave mode for client devices.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 5.8. WiFi Protect mechanism [Hidden node problem] In wireless networking, the hidden node problem or hidden terminal problem occurs when a node is visible from a wireless access point (AP), but not from other nodes communicating with that AP. This leads to difficulties in media access control sublayer. IEEE 802.11 uses 802.11 RTS/CTS acknowledgment and handshake packets to partly overcome the hidden node problem.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 5.9. Beacon interval of BSS Beacon interval stands for the time interval of beacon transmissions of each supported BSS. The unit is in term of millisecond (ms). The beacon interval can be configured between 40 and 3500ms. The default setting is 100ms, i.e. 10 beacons per second. Figure 114 – Beacon Interval Setting 1. 2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 5.11. IGMP Snooping This Series product acts as a Layer 2 device when it is configured as Switch mode. However, IGMP Snooping implementation on AP is a little bit different than that of standard Layer 2 Switch. Typically, IGMP Snooping allows a switch to only forward multicast traffic to the links that have at least one client joined the multicast group.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 6. VLAN Configuration 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 is applicable on Switch mode ONLY Step 1: Configure Radio Settings Please refer to Radios Setting on Page 14 to complete the radio settings Step 2: Enable VLAN Figure 118 – VLAN Setting 1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 3: Create VLAN Profile Figure 119 – VLAN Profile Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Network > VLAN > VLAN Profile 2. Click Add VLAN 3. Enter an identification number between 1 and 4094 on VLAN ID that is an unique identification representing a VLAN 4. Enter valid IP Address on IPv4 Address of AP device in the VLAN 5. Enter valid IP subnet mask on IPv4 Subnet Mask of the VLAN 6.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Go to Configuration > Network > VLAN > VLAN Profile 2. Click Management VLAN checkbox on the row with appropriate VLAN ID 3. Click Submit Note: - IP address of Management VLAN is same as IP address of WAN Setting Step 5: Assign VLAN Profile on Interface as Access Port Access port belongs to a single VLAN and does not provide any identifying marks on the frames that are passed between devices.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Select appropriate VLAN ID on PVID as default VLAN ID of the interface 5. Click Default VLAN Tagging checkbox that AP tags all incoming untagged packet with PVID before forwarding them. This entry is optional 6. Click VLAN Pass Through checkbox that AP does not modify the VLAN tag on incoming packets before forwarding them. This entry is optional 7.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 7. Network Time Protocol (NTP) Settings For successful and proper communication between various elements in a network, time synchronization between the elements and across the network is critical. Network Time Protocol (NTP), a networking protocol for clock synchronization, is required to obtain the precise time from a server and to regulate the local time in each network element. The NTP server on AP devices is set to 0.pool.ntp.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 8. STP Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a network protocol that ensures a loopfree topology for any bridged Ethernet local area network. Figure 123 – STP Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > STP Setting 2. Select Enable STP Mode checkbox to enable spanning tree protocol on AP device 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply from the top on the right.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 9. Safe Mode Safe Mode is used for detecting the backhaul link integrity. If the AP loses its backhaul connectivity, it forces the clients to re-associate with another AP by changing its SSID to a default Safe Mode_X, where X is the MAC address of the radio interface in hexadecimal. This mechanism protects the client from connecting to the AP which has no backhaul to the Internet end.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 10. Quality of Service (QoS) AP supports Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), also known as Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), based on the IEEE 802.11e standard. It provides Quality of Service (QoS) feature on WiFi network. Network administrator can select the suitable per-defined profile or specify WMM parameters to maintain the network’s QoS. Figure 125 – Quality of Service (WMM) 1. 2.4G Interface: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Except WMM settings on each AP’s radio interface, AP also provide DSCP-to-WMM mapping on each individual SSID. Network administrator specifies different DSCP value on the four WMM access categories; they are Best Effort (BE), Background (BK), Video (VI), and Voice (VO). Figure 126 – 2.4G WLAN # QoS 1. 2.4G Interface: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 11. IP Gateway To provide the flexibility on network deployment, AP device can act as IP gateway on the network. IP Gateway is a network element that connects to two or more IP network physically, no matter via wire medium or wireless medium. Note: - Interfaces under the same group work as switch interfaces. E.g. Ethernet 0 and WLAN 0 of Radio 1 are assigned as WAN, they forward packet between them based on MAC address. 11.1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 2. Enter valid IP Address on LAN IP Address; 192.168.98.1 is the default setting 3. Enter valid IP subnet mask on LAN IP Subnet Mask; 255.255.255.0 is default setting 4. Click Submit Figure 129 – WAN/LAN Interface Assignment Step 5: Assign Interface(s) as WAN Interface Figure 130 – WAN Interface Assignment 1. Go to Configuration > Network > WAN/LAN Interface Assignment 2. Click at the end of WAN row 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 8: Apply Submitted Configurations on the AP Device 1. Click Save & Apply from the top on the right. 11.2. DHCP Server AP series products have built-in DHCP server; it can dynamically distribute network configuration parameters to the connected end devices on all LAN interfaces.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 3: Assign IP Address Range for Leasing on DHCP Server Figure 132 – Address Pool Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Go to Configuration > Network > DHCP Click on any Pool ID Click Enable Pool checkbox Enter the first valid IP address on Start IP Address Enter the last valid IP address on End IP Address Enter lease time between 60s and 604800s on Default Lease Time; 86400s is default setting. 7.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 1: Configure as Gateway Mode Refer to IP Gateway on page 121 for more detail Figure 133 – Port Forward List Step 2: Configure Port Forwarding Figure 134 – Port Forward Setting 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Step 3: Apply Submitted Configurations on the AP Device 1. Click Save & Apply from the top on the right.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 12. Thin AP Figure 135 – Thin AP Setting Thin AP stands for AP simply passes wireless network traffic to the switch, performing few complex tasks locally. All encryption, authentication, and policy settings generally occur on a central switch or controller, to which multiple thin access points are connected, rather than on the AP itself. Access controller or equivalent platform is required if thin AP is enabled 1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 10. Select Close All WLAN or Close Tunnel WLAN on WLAN Change Action. When AP disconnects from AC, it disables either all WLAN or tunnel WLAN. 11. Click Submit 12.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 13. Web UI Administration 13.1. Auto Refreshment Figure 136 – Auto Refreshment Setting 1. Click Configuration > System > WEB Setting 2. Select appropriate refresh interval on Auto Refresh Interval that Web UI refreshes itself automatically.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 13.3. HTTPS Certification AP 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 138 – Certificate Management 1. Go to Administration > Certificate 2. Click Browse on Http Cert File and select suitable certification file for HTTPS connection 3. Click Upload on Http Cert File to upload certification 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 13.4. User Administration AP device allows network administrator to manage user account and privilege for accessing Web UI via local authentication and/or RADIUS authentication. Table describes the authentication setting on AP device.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Modify guest account’s password 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Go to Administration > User Admin Select guest in UserName Type a new password in Password Type a new password again in Confirm Password Click Submit Note: - Please login as admin for modifying password RADIUS authentication 1. Go to Administration > User Admin > Login Authentication Setting 2. Select RADIUS authentication or RADIUS + Local authentication in Authentication Type 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 14. Device Configuration & Firmware Management 14.1. Backup & Restore Device Configuration Network administrator backups / restores AP device’s settings via web UI. Backup Device Configuration Figure 140 – Backup configuration 1. Go to Administration > Backup/Restore > Backup Configuration File 2. Click Create backup and save configuration file Restore Device Configuration Figure 141 – Restore configuration 1.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 14.2. Firmware Update Network administrator updates (upgrades or downgrades) AP device’s firmware via web UI. Figure 142 – Firmware Update 1. Go to Administration > Firmware Update 2. Click Browse, then select suitable firmware image file (.bin) 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 14.3. Factory Default Network administrator restores AP device’s settings as default settings via web UI. Figure 143 – Restore to Factory Default 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. Click Restore to Factory Default 14.4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual system network wireless Contain settings about SNMP, syslog …etc Contain network settings about all interfaces, such as IP address, VLAN enabling, and STP …etc. Contain settings about radio interfaces, including radio enabling, WLAN settings … etc 5. Save the modified files 6. Go to Administration > Customization > Default Configuration Customization 7. Click Browse, then select the modified customization file 8.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 15. 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 145 – SNMP Setting 1. Go to Administration > User Admin > SNMP 2. Select Enable SNMP checkbox to enable SNMP function 3.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 16. Logging Configuration 16.1. System Logs Figure 146 – Syslog Setting 1. Go to Configuration > System > Logging Settings 2. Select Enable Syslog checkbox to enable system logging function 3. Type in IP address of the remote syslog server that AP sends system logs instantaneously. 0.0.0.0 denote that AP saves the syslog in its local memory 4.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 16.2. Historical Statistic Figure 147 – Historical Statistics Setting 1. Go to Configuration > System > Logging Settings 2. Select Enable Historical Statistics checkbox to enable AP statistics function 3. Select the sampling time of statistics; options include: 1 second per sample 1s 5 second per sample 5s 10 second per sample 10s 30 second per sample 30s (Default Setting) 4. Click Submit 5.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 17. Monitor Your AP Device 17.1. System Status Overview Figure 148 – Status Overview Status overview provides the summary of vital information on the device’s status. Information includes system status, thin AP status, network status, and interfaces status.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual System Status Figure 149 – System Status System status provides basic information and real time status of device. System Name – Name represents the device in Wi-Fi network; it is customized by network administrator.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Networks Networks provide basic information about Layer 3 status. Switch Mode Figure 151 – Network (Switch Mode) IPv4 DHCP Client – indicate whether device’s IP address is assigned by DHCP server or not IPv4 Address – Current IPv4 address of device IPv4 Subnet Mask – indicate the subnetwork device belongs to IPv4 Default Gateway – indicate a node that helps device to another network.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual IPv4 DNS Server - indicate a node that provides DNS service for the device LAN Interface IP Address - Current IP address of device on LAN Subnet Mask – indicate the subnetwork device belongs to NAT – indicate whether device performs network address translation (NAT) or not DHCP Server - indicate whether built-in DHCP server is enabled or not Interfaces Interfaces provide the real time status of all interfaces on the AP device.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 17.2. Radio0 (2.4G) / Radio1 (5G) Status Radio0 (2.4G) / Radio1 (5G) Status Information Figure 154 – Radio0 (2.4G) Status Information Radio Settings Radio Status – indicate the current status of Radio 0/1 interface MAC – MAC address of Radio 0/1 interface Radio Channel - indicate operating frequency (channel) of Radio 0/1 Wireless Mode – indicate 802.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual Rx(%) – average receive frames percentage of operating channel Busy (%) – average busy state percentage of operating channel Noise Floor (dBm) – indicate noise floor of operating channel and noise floor of chain 0, chain 1, and chain 2 on the control channel; if operating with 40MHz bandwidth, it shows the noise floor of chain 0, chain 1, and chain 2 on the extension channel as well.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual (dBm) of uplink, instant throughput, cumulated traffic of uplink and downlink, and instant data rate of uplink and downlink for each associated station respectively. Rouge Station List It lists out the stations that can potentially disrupt wireless networks and can sometimes cause irrevocable damage to the network owners.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 17.3. Ethernet Status Figure 157 – 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.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 18. Tools for Deployment / Operation / Troubleshooting 18.1. System Logs Figure 158 –Logs In order to realize easier monitoring and diagnosis, AP products provide log function for system information, association activity, and alarm event.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 18.2. Historical Statistic Network administrator and engineer monitor collect the historical statistical data about system, interfaces, wireless condition, and wireless client information from AP Download historical statistical data 1. Go to Status > Logs 2. Click Download Historical Data 18.3. Channel Scan Network administrator and engineer collect the status of 2.4GHz radio and 5GHz radio in the surrounding area.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 18.4. Ping Test Network administrator and engineer test the reachability of a host and measures the round-trip time between AP and the host over an Internet Protocol (IP) network by using ping tool. Figure 161 – Ping Test 1. Go to Tools > Diagnosis > Ping 2. Type target IP address / host name in Ping IP Address/Host Name 3. Specify how many ICMP (ping) packet that AP sends to the target host in Packet Count; 4 is default setting.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 1. Go to Tools > Diagnosis > traceroute 2. Type target IP address / host name in Destination IP Address/Host Name 3. Click Enable Resolve IP addresses checkbox to enable IP address to domain name translation; this entry is optional 4. Specify timeout interval between 1s and 100s in Timeout for traceroute test; this entry is optional 5. Specify TTL value between 1 and 100 in Pings Per TTL; 3 is default setting. This entry is optional 6.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 18.7. Watchdog Watchdog is an electronic timer that is used to detect and recover from system malfunctions. That is timer for periodic reboot. Schedule Reboot Figure 164 – Schedule Reboot Periodic reboot 1. Go to Tools > Watchdog > Schedule Reboot 2. Select Periodic Reboot checkbox to enable reboot scheduler 3. Select Radom Delay checkbox to enable a random delay on scheduled rebooting time.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 4. Enter username on FTP Server User Name for logging in remote FTP server 5. Enter password on FTP Server Password for logging in remote FTP server 6. Enter IP address of remote FTP server on FTP Server IP Address 7. Specify service port of remote FTP server on FTP Server Port; 21 is default setting 8.
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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Manual 19. Product Information AP product shows the information about product information, hardware, software and company information in About tab.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement FCC ID: 2AU5Y-WIFIAP This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.