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User Manual

EKI-6333AC-2G Series

IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi AP

Summary of Contents for EKI-6333AC-2G Series

Page 1: ...User Manual EKI 6333AC 2G Series IEEE 802 11 a b g n ac WiFi AP ...

Page 2: ...installation Advantech assumes no liability under the terms of this warranty as a consequence of such events Because of Advantech s high quality control standards and rigorous testing most of our customers never need to use our repair service If an Advantech product is defective it will be repaired or replaced at no charge during the warranty period For out of warranty repairs you will be billed a...

Page 3: ...ich can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio T...

Page 4: ... the problem The exact wording of any error messages Warnings Cautions and Notes Document Feedback To assist us in making improvements to this manual we would welcome comments and constructive criticism Please send all such in writing to support advantech com Warning Warnings indicate conditions which if not observed can cause personal injury Caution Cautions are included to help you avoid damagin...

Page 5: ...d so that people cannot step on it Do not place anything over the power cord All cautions and warnings on the equipment should be noted If the equipment is not used for a long time disconnect it from the power source to avoid damage by transient overvoltage Never pour any liquid into an opening This may cause fire or electrical shock Never open the equipment For safety reasons the equipment should...

Page 6: ...uidelines are also recommended Wear a grounded wrist or ankle strap and use gloves to prevent direct contact to the device before servicing the device Avoid nylon gloves or work clothes which tend to build up a charge Always disconnect the power from the device before servicing it Before plugging a cable into any port discharge the voltage stored on the cable by touching the electrical contacts to...

Page 7: ...12 2 2 3 Network Connection 14 2 2 4 Power Connection 14 2 3 Reset Button 16 Chapter 3 Web Interface 18 3 1 Log In 19 3 1 1 Password 20 3 2 Overview 20 3 3 Interface Settings 22 3 3 1 LAN 22 3 3 2 WAN 23 3 3 3 Wireless 2 4GHz 25 3 3 4 Wireless 5GHz 37 3 4 Network Settings 38 3 4 1 Static Route 38 3 4 2 Forwarding 38 3 5 Management 40 3 5 1 Password Manager 40 3 5 2 Syslog 40 3 5 3 NTP Time 42 3 5 ...

Page 8: ...Figure 3 9 Interface WAN Network Mode PPPoE 25 Figure 3 10 Wireless 2 4GHz Basic Access Point 26 Figure 3 11 Wireless 2 4GHz Basic Client 27 Figure 3 12 Wireless 2 4GHz Basic Bridged Repeater 28 Figure 3 13 Wireless 2 4GHz Advanced 30 Figure 3 14 Wireless 2 4GHz Advanced 31 Figure 3 15 Wireless 2 4GHz Security 32 Figure 3 16 Wireless 2 4GHz Security 32 Figure 3 17 Wireless 2 4GHz Multiple SSID 33 ...

Page 9: ...Chapter 1 1Introduction ...

Page 10: ...ess connections EKI 6333AC 2G implements the latest encryption technologies including WPA2 WPA 802 1x for powerful security authentication 1 2 Device Features Support 802 11n MIMO 2T2R WLAN transmission rate up to 867 Mbps Supports secure access with WEP 802 1x WPA WPA2 Personal WPA WPA2 Enterprise Provides Web based configuration Support Dual band 2 4G 5G Concurrent IP55 waterproof certification ...

Page 11: ...00 Mbps Port Connector 2 x 8 pin RJ45 Protection Built in 1 5 KV magnetic isolation Power Power Consumption TBD Power Input DC 24V 1A Software Management Telnet FTP SNMP Web UI SSH Wireless Radio on off WMM Regatta Mode Output Power Control Beacon Interval RTS CTS threshold DTIM Interval Operation Modes Access Point mode Client Repeater Configuration Web Browser Protocol ARP ICMP IPv4 IPv6 TCP UDP...

Page 12: ...4 EKI 6333AC 2G Series User Manual 1 4 Dimensions Figure 1 1 Dimensions 93 96 3 699 47 71 1 878 191 74 7 549 114 33 4 501 ...

Page 13: ...Chapter 2 2Getting Started ...

Page 14: ...6 EKI 6333AC 2G Series User Manual 2 1 Hardware 2 1 1 Front View Figure 2 1 Front View ...

Page 15: ...w 2 1 3 Top View Figure 2 3 Top View No Item Description 1 Quick mount keyhole slot Slots for mounting device to a wall 1 1 No Item Description 1 Antenna connector Reverse SMA connector for 5G WLAN antenna 2 Antenna connector Reverse SMA connector for 2G WLAN antenna 2 1 ...

Page 16: ...Right View No Item Description 1 ETH port LAN2 RJ45 port 2 Antenna connector Reverse SMA connector for 2G WLAN antenna 3 ETH port LAN1 RJ45 port supports PoE 4 Antenna connector Reverse SMA connector for 5G WLAN antenna 5 Reset button Button allows for system soft reset or factory default reset 2 4 3 1 5 ...

Page 17: ...er Manual 9 2 1 6 Left View Figure 2 6 Left View No Item Description 1 System LED panel See LED Indicators on page 10 for further details 2 Ground terminal Screw terminal used to ground chassis LAN 1 PWR LAN 2 5GHz 2 4GHz 1 2 ...

Page 18: ...00Mbps Ethernet connection Green blinking Ethernet port is transmitting or receiving data 3 PWR Amber on Power is on Amber blinking Boot state Off Power is off or power error condition exists 4 Ethernet LAN 1 Green on 10 100 1000Mbps Ethernet connection Green blinking Ethernet port is transmitting or receiving data 5 WLAN 2 4Ghz Green on Wireless function is active Green blinking Wireless port is ...

Page 19: ...re the device is vertically and horizontally level 2 Use the location of the keyhole slots on the back of the device to mark two screw hole locations on the mounting surface 3 Remove the device from the wall and drill holes over each marked location 2 on the wall keeping in mind that the holes must accommodate wall sinks in addition to the screws 4 Insert the wall sinks into the walls 5 Insert a s...

Page 20: ...crews Figure 2 9 Wall Mount Installation 2 2 2 Wireless Connection 1 Connect the top antennas by turning the antenna in the connectors in a clockwise direction Figure 2 10 Installing the Top Antennas 1 1 2 Note The location and position of the antenna is crucial for effective wireless connectivity ...

Page 21: ...EKI 6333AC 2G Series User Manual 13 2 Repeat for the bottom locations Figure 2 11 Installing the Bottom Antennas 3 Position the antennas for optimal signal strength Figure 2 12 Positioning the Antenna ...

Page 22: ...AC 2G is powered by a passive 24V PoE injector 1 Locate the LAN1 port on the bottom of the access point 2 Connect one end of a Ethernet cable to a PoE injector Straight thru Cable Wiring Cross over Cable Wiring Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 1 Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 2 Pin 2 Pin 6 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 1 Pin 6 Pin 6 Pin 6 Pin 2 1 8 Warning Power down and disconnect the power cord before servicing or wiring the device Ca...

Page 23: ...r cabling unless the power is first switched off The device only supports the voltage outlined in the type plate Do not use any other power components except those specifically designated for the device Caution Before connecting the device properly ground the device Lack of a proper grounding setup may result in a safety risk and could be hazardous Caution Do not service equipment or cables during...

Page 24: ...g the ground terminal by drain wire to earth ground the device and chassis can be ground 2 3 Reset Button Reset configuration to factory default Press and hold Reset button for 5 seconds System reboot Note Before applying power to the grounded device it is advisable to use a volt meter to ensure there is no voltage difference between the power supply s negative output terminal and the grounding po...

Page 25: ...EKI 6333AC 2G Series User Manual 17 Press and hold Reset button for 2 seconds Figure 2 16 Reset Button Location Note Do NOT power off the WiFi AP when loading default settings Reset Button ...

Page 26: ...Chapter 3 3Web Interface ...

Page 27: ...to make sure your network environment supports the device setup before connecting it to the network 1 Launch your web browser on a computer 2 In the browser s address bar type in the device s default IP address 192 168 1 1 The login screen displays 3 Enter the default user name and password admin admin to log into the management interface You can change the default password after you have successf...

Page 28: ...n profile Enter the new password under the Password field 4 Re type the same password in the Confirm Password field 5 Click Apply to change the current account settings Figure 3 2 Administration HTTP 6 Once completed the settings must be saved to the firmware to retain them after a reboot Navigate to Home Management Apply Configuration 7 Click Apply and Reboot to save the settings 3 2 Overview To ...

Page 29: ... 2 4GHz Displays the current settings for the 2 4GHz interface listing the access point mode SSID name BSSID encryption type broadcast channel TX power and assigned region country Wireless 5GHz Displays the current settings for the 5GHz interface listing the access point mode SSID name BSSID encryption type broadcast channel TX power and assigned region country WAN Interface Local IP Address Displ...

Page 30: ...22 EKI 6333AC 2G Series User Manual 3 3 Interface Settings 3 3 1 LAN To access this page click Interface LAN Figure 3 5 Interface LAN ...

Page 31: ...erface The default is 255 255 255 0 Spanning Tree Click the radio button to enable or disable default the spanning tree service DHCP Server DHCP Server Click the radio button to enabled or disabled the DHCP server function Start IP Address Enter starting a IP address for the IP assignment Pool Counter Enter a variable to define the number of IP addresses for a given network Lease Time Enter in the...

Page 32: ...adio button to select the specific interface to configure IP Address Enter the WAN IP address given by your service provider Subnet Mask Enter the WAN subnet mask given by your service provider Default Gateway Enter the WAN gateway IP address given by your service provider Static DNS 1 Enter the primary WAN DNS IP address given by your service provider Static DNS 2 Enter the secondary WAN DNS IP a...

Page 33: ...ption Network Mode Click the drop down menu to select the mode type Disable default Static DHCP PPPoE WAN Interface Click the radio button to select the specific interface to configure Username Enter the PPPoE user name account provided by your service provider Password Enter the PPPoE password provided by your service provider Service Name Enter the service name if your ISP requires it MTU Check ...

Page 34: ...name to distinguish it from other networks in your neighborhood SSID Broadcast Click the drop down menu to enable or disable the SSID broadcast function The function is only enabled when Operation Mode is set to Access Point AP Isolation Click the drop down menu to enable or disable the AP Isolation function The function is only enabled when Operation Mode is set to Access Point BSSID Display the ...

Page 35: ...ides access to a selection of the option band 2 4G 5G The function is only enabled when Operation Mode is set to Client Band Click the drop down menu to select the band channel Band Channel bandwidth Click the drop down menu to select the band and channel bandwidth 11b g Non HT Legacy 11n HT20 11n HT40 or 11ac VHT 80 Channel Frequency Click the drop down menu to select a wireless channel frequency...

Page 36: ...agement Frame Protection Click the radio button to enable disable or set the function to optional The wireless feature increases the security of the management frames standard IEEE 802 11W 2009 Operation frequency Country Code Click the drop down menu to select the country code to specify different selectable channels Available options US United States Germany France China and Japan Some specific ...

Page 37: ...le or set the function to optional The wireless feature increases the security of the management frames standard IEEE 802 11W 2009 Operation frequency Country Code Click the drop down menu to select the country code to specify different selectable channels Available options US United States Germany France China and Japan Some specific channels and or operational frequency bands are country depende...

Page 38: ...he device allows clients operating only on a single channel 20 MHz to connect to the wireless network default disabled HT LDPC Enable to advertise Low density Parity Check LDPC support By enabling HT LDPC the function improves data transmission over channels with a high degree of background noise default enabled Station Inactivity Time Enter the value in seconds 30 to 600 default 300 to define the...

Page 39: ... signal strength Watchdog Click to disable the function disassociate or ping a specific IP address The function stops unsecured wireless LAN usage across the network Disassociation Transmits disassociation and deauthentication frames to prevent client association Detected rogue WLANs Ping The feature pings a specified IP address If there is no response to the pings the AP performs one of the follo...

Page 40: ...the cloning of a wireless MAC address to connect an AP Clone Method Available when MAC Clone is enabled Click to select the clone method Auto or Manual By selecting Manual you can enter the MAC address in the Clone MAC Address field Advanced Wireless Setting Transmission Power Click the drop down menu to set the transmission power 9 21 dBm of the WiFi By default the AP transmits at 21 dBm Short Gu...

Page 41: ...Policy Main Security Mode Click the drop down menu to select the encryption when communication Available options None WPA Personal and WPA WPA2 Enterprise If data encryption is enabled the key is required and only sharing the same key with other wireless devices can the communication be established Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen Submit and client use the same security...

Page 42: ... Protection Click the radio button to enable disable or set the function to optional The wireless feature increases the security of the management frames standard IEEE 802 11W 2009 Security Policy Security Mode Click the drop down menu to select the encryption when communication Available options None WPA Personal and WPA WPA2 Enterprise If data encryption is enabled the key is required and only s...

Page 43: ...ion List Station BSSID Displays the basic service set identifier BSSID access point unique MAC address Signal level Displays the power level measure in decibel milliwatts of the listed BSSID Connected time Displays the total uptime period Tx Rx rate Displays the transmit Tx to receive Rx rate of the connected client Tx packets bytes Displays the total Tx packets and corresponding bytes Rx packets ...

Page 44: ...lick Wireless 2 4GHz Site Survey Figure 3 21 Wireless 2 4GHz Site Survey Item Description SSID Click the drop down menu to select the SSID from the list of already created wireless networks Access Control Method Click the drop down menu to set the access control method Disable Deny or Allow In the Deny or Allow menu enter the MAC address of the target device support for up to 32 target devices Sub...

Page 45: ...evious figure 3 3 4 Wireless 5GHz To access this page click Interface Wireless 5GHz For further details regarding the user interface refer to the Wireless 2 4GHz section See Wireless 2 4GHz on page 25 Item Description Download Click Download to download the log file Auto Scroll Click the option to allow for auto scrolling when the log entries has extended below the page line ...

Page 46: ...or this static route Gateway Enter a gateway setting static route for this static route Interface Enter an interface for this static route options LAN WAN Wireless 2 4GHz or Wireless 5GHz Metric Enter the administrative distance default 1 used by the ap to choose the best path for two or more routes to the same destination MTU Enter the maximum transmission value for the data packets if applicable...

Page 47: ...value defining the local port Protocol Click the drop down menu to select the protocol setting options TCP UDP Both Delete Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the port forwarding policy Add Click Add to include the entry in the port forwarding policy Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen Item Description Item Description DMZ Click the radio button to enable or dis...

Page 48: ... in the previous figure 3 5 2 Syslog Users can enable the syslogd function to record historical events or messages locally or on a remote syslog server Item Description Password Enter the text string to define a password for the listed username entry Confirm Password Re type the text string as identified in the password field to confirm the entry Submit Click Submit to save the values and update t...

Page 49: ... function allows for the saving of log entries on a remote not local system IP Address Enter the static address of the remote system used for storing logging information Port Enter the port number of the define static address used for storing logging information Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen Download Click Download to download the log file Auto Scroll Click the optio...

Page 50: ...o enable manual configuration NTP Service option must first be disabled Manually enter the Year Month Day Hour Minute and Second settings to define the system time NTP Service Click the drop down menu to enable or disable the NTP server By disabling this function the Manual Time setting can be configured Time Zone Click the drop down menu to select a system time zone NTP Server Enter the address o...

Page 51: ... contact entry Location Enter the text string describing the region location of the contact entry Description Enter a descriptive remark to better identify the contact entry SNMP Daemon Settings Version Click the drop down menu to select the version of the daemon Server Port Enter the port to access on the specified server Read Community Enter the setting to define the level of read access for the...

Page 52: ... to HTTPS Click the drop down menu to enable or disable the function By default the function is disabled When enabled a NAT setting and Open Ports can be setup to direct connection requests to an internal server HTTPS port Enter the port to forward HTTPS traffic default 443 HTTP port Enter the port to forward HTTP traffic default 80 SSH SSH Click the radio button to enable or disable access to SSH...

Page 53: ...e 3 32 Management Firmware Upgrade The following table describes the items in the previous figure 3 5 8 Reset System To access this page click Management Apply Configuration Figure 3 33 Management Apply Configuration Item Description Backup Backup Click Backup to export the device settings Restore Upload Archive Click Upload Archive to select a previously saved configuration file Item Description ...

Page 54: ...e Figure 3 35 Management Reboot Device The following table describes the items in the previous figure Item Description Reset Click Reset the device any changes to settings will be lost unless the Apply Configuration function is executed prior to resetting Item Description Apply and Reboot Click Apply and Reboot to save the new configuration settings and reboot the device to permanently save the ne...

Page 55: ...ds Each label must be between 1 and 63 characters long maximum of 64 characters Ping Click Ping to display ping result for the IP address IP Address or Hostname Enter the IP address or host name of the station to ping The initial value is blank The IP Address or host name you enter is not retained across a power cycle Host names are composed of series of labels concatenated with periods Each label...

Page 56: ...ations are subject to change without notice No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of the publisher All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies Advantech Co Ltd 2020 ...

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