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Summary of Contents for A.DUO

Page 1: ...A DUO Dual Band High Power PoE AP Router User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... photocopying or recording without the written consent of OvisLink Corp OvisLink Corp has made the best effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user s guide However we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide Please use with caution All information is subject to change without notice All Trademarks are properties of their respective holders ...

Page 3: ...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 TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface ca...

Page 4: ...ed or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC NOTICE To comply with FCC part 15 rules in the United States the system must be professionally installed to ensure compliance with the Part 15 certification It is the responsibility of the operator and professional installer to ensure that only certified systems are deployed in the United States The use of the system in any o...

Page 5: ...ide introduction 11 2 3 2 Back side introduction 12 2 4 Installation steps 13 2 4 1 Installation Steps by using LAN port 13 2 4 2 Wireless Installation Steps 13 2 4 3 Internet Installation Steps 16 3 Configuring the A DUO 18 3 1 Important Information 18 3 2 Prepare Your PC 19 3 3 Management Interface 20 3 3 1 Web Management HTTP 20 3 3 2 Secured Web Management HTTPS 20 3 3 3 Command Line Interface...

Page 6: ...10 Distance 49 4 2 11 Advance Settings 50 4 2 12 Access Control ACL 53 4 2 13 Multiple SSID 54 4 2 14 WMM QoS Setting 60 4 2 15 RADIUS Settings 64 4 2 16 Bandwidth Control 65 4 3 AP Specific Settings 71 4 4 Bridge Mode Specific Settings 73 4 4 1 WDS Bridge Settings 75 4 5 Client Mode Specific Settings 77 4 6 Gateway Mode Specific Settings 80 4 6 1 WAN Port Settings 81 4 6 2 PPPoE Server Settings 8...

Page 7: ...tchdog 116 5 1 7 Firmware Upgrade 118 5 1 8 Configuration Save and Restore 119 5 1 9 Factory Default 120 5 1 10 Reboot System 120 5 1 11 A DUO Emergency Recovery 121 6 Device Status Tools 123 6 1 Device Status 123 6 1 1 Device Information 123 6 1 2 Wireless Information 125 6 1 3 LAN Information 126 6 1 4 Internet Information 127 6 1 5 Wireless Client Table 128 6 1 6 System Log 129 6 1 7 Network Pi...

Page 8: ... up to 100 meter distance away from the power source Feature Summary Dual Radio System 11a 11a b g High Power Radios 802 3af 48V PoE Port 108Mbps Atheros Turbo Modes 7 Wireless Modes 26dBm Hi Power with standard antennas 2 4GHz limited to 23dBm in U S and 20dBm in EU Support Atheros Super A Turbo A Super G Turbo G modes QoS and Bandwidth Control 802 11h Compliant Multiple SSID and VLAN Super Chann...

Page 9: ...t_2 jsp Since 2009 AirLive has added the Newsletter Instant Support System on our website AirLive Newsletter subscribers receives instant email notifications when there are new download or tech support FAQ updates for their subscribed AirLive models To become an AirLive newsletter member please visit http www airlive com member member_3 jsp 1 3 Wireless Operation Modes The A DUO can perform as a m...

Page 10: ...d Wirelessly Bridge AP Bridge Mode Access Point WDS Wireless Repeater Dual Bridge Bridge Mode Bridge Mode Long Distance Wireless Relay Station Client AP Client Access Point Universal Repeater Bridge Gateway Bridge AP Router Sharing remote Internet bandwidth 1 5 1 Dual Band Router Mode In Dual Band Concurrent mode the radio1 works in 5Ghz while radio2 works in 2 4GHz mode That means the A DUO can p...

Page 11: ... both wireless interface of A DUO are set as AP and provide hotspot service on each interface Radio1 is set to 11a mode while Radio2 is set to 11g b Mode changeable to 11a also This mode is most useful for Dual Band Hotspot function such as in the hotels shopping malls or offices ...

Page 12: ...ing the A DUO WISP no longer requires 2 AP CPE to provide wireless access in subscriber s home or office 1 5 4 Bridge AP Mode In this mode Radio1 is working as Bridge mode in 5GHz while Radio is working as AP mode in 2 4Ghz or 5GHz selectable0 This mode is useful for WISP backbone application where Radio 1 is used for connection to another Base Station and Radio2 is used for service to subscribers...

Page 13: ...Infrastructure you do not need to enter remote AP s MAC address It work like a client mode with MAC address transparency Please note that this bridge type can only connect with Access Point It can not connect with another Bridge 1 5 5 Dual Bridge Mode In Dual WDS Bridge mode both wireless interface of A DUO are set as WDS Bridge and connect to remote network This mode can be used to extend the dis...

Page 14: ...DS Bridge In Bridge Infrastructure you do not need to enter remote AP s MAC address It work like a client mode with MAC address transparency Please note that this bridge type can only connect with Access Point It can not connect with another Bridge 1 5 6 Client AP Mode In this mode it can work as a wireless repeater to extend the coverage of remote wireless router It is also known as the universal...

Page 15: ...mode to transmit Internet broadband The A DUO s Bridge mode can be configured as WDS Bridge or Bridge Infrastructure In WDS Bridge you must enter the remote AP s MAC Address It can connect with another WDS Bridge In Bridge Infrastructure you do not need to enter remote AP s MAC address It work like a client mode with MAC address transparency Please note that this bridge type can only connect with ...

Page 16: ...1 Introduction 9 AirLive A DUO User s Manual ...

Page 17: ...s not work with passive PoE system The use of 5GHz spectrum Turbo modes and 5 10MHz channel bandwidth might be prohibited in some countries Please consult with your country s telecom regulation first Please installation the antennas first before connecting the power Connecting the power without installing the antennas may result in damage to the wireless radios which may void your warranty You mus...

Page 18: ...ered on either by power adaptor or PoE 2 WLAN1 3 WLAN2 Solid Green LED while the device is powered on Blinking while there is Data transmission dark when this interface is turn off 4 LAN 1 5 LAN 2 6 LAN 3 LAN ports status LED Solid Green LED shows when a port is actively connected blinking while there is data transmission turns into dark when this disconnected LAN3 is also the PoE WAN port ...

Page 19: ...daptor 5 5V 2 5A power supply adaptor delivered with product 3 RESET Reset button for rebooting and reset device as default factory value 4 LAN 3 PoE WAN Port WAN LAN and PoE port When it is in Dual Band Router mode it function as a WAN port It can be plug 802 3af compliant PoE as power and data supply 5 LAN 2 LAN port 2 6 LAN 1 LAN port 1 7 WLAN2 Detachable antenna with R SMA connector 1 6 7 3 2 ...

Page 20: ...ps by using LAN port 1 Install antennas into the A DUO 2 Connect the broadband line into the LAN3 WAN port of the A DUO 3 Connect your PC to LAN1 or LAN2 port 4 Connect the power jack to the power port 5 Wait for 5 minutes Then open the browser on your PC and type in 192 168 1 1 to reach the web management 6 For software configuration please go to chapter 3 for more details 2 4 2 Wireless Installa...

Page 21: ... power port 4 Wait for 5 minutes Then on your Notebook PC scan and connect to airlive2 wireless network 5 Open your web browser and type 192 168 1 1 to configure your A DUO 6 When prompt for username password type admin as username and airlive as password 7 On the Welcome screen select Wireless Settings 8 When the following screen appears click on Setup to configure wireless settings ...

Page 22: ...lick on Security Settings 10 Choose WPA2 PSK and enter your own encryption key please write down and do not forget it is case sensitive Then click on Apply button 11 The A DUO will reboot After about 3 minutes please try to access the network again You will be prompted to enter your encryption key ...

Page 23: ...ming the following steps If you are using A DUO as a router please follow the steps below 1 Please make sure the Internet line is connected to the WAN port 2 Open your web browser and type 192 168 1 1 3 When prompt for password enter admin for username and airlive for password 4 Choose Wireless Settings on Welcome Screen and click on Setup 5 Choose WAN Port Settings on the bottom ...

Page 24: ...llowing option your ISP already provides you with PPPoE authentication information select this button and enter the information below If your internet connection is Cable Modem it is most likely to use the option If your ISP already provides you with a Host Name select this button and enter the information below DHCP However please still consult with your ISP about the correct account information ...

Page 25: ... The default IP address is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 When using Web UI the login as follow z User name admin z Password airlive When using telnet the password is airlive When using SSH SSH2 the login as follow z Login root z Password airlive The default radio mode for Radio 1 is 802 11a The default radio mode for Radio 2 is 802 11g b The default SSID for Radio 1 is AirLive1 The default...

Page 26: ... is turned on therefore your PC can get IP automatically from A DUO You jus need to set your PC to Obtain IP address automatically on the TCP IP setting By default Windows already do this so you do not need to change However if you are using A DUO in non router modes Dual AP Dual Bridge Bridge AP Cllient AP You need to set your IP mannuall To prepare your PC for management with the A DUO please do...

Page 27: ...n simply enter A DUO s IP address default is 192 168 1 1 on the web browser The default user name is admin default password is airlive 3 3 2 Secured Web Management HTTPS HTTPS is also using web browser for configuration But all the data transactions are securely encrypted using SSL encryption Therefore it is a safe and easy way to manage your A DUO We highly recommend WISP and service provider to ...

Page 28: ...the security warning screen you will enter the secured web management interface The default password is airlive Please ignore the Certificate Error warning icon it just notice you that you are in an un certificated site you still can configure the A DUO without limitation ...

Page 29: ...command line interface CLI It is possible to write a text script file and then paste it into the CLI to execute several commands at once However Telnet does not encrypt its message Therefore it is not secure The default Telnet management port is TCP port 23 To use the CLI please open the command line window Then type telnet 192 168 1 1 to start When asked for password please enter airlive To get a...

Page 30: ...also makes configuration change across many A DUOs easier The default management port for SSH SSH2 is TCP UDP port 22 To manage via the SSH SSH2 protocol you would need a SSH client Free SSH clients are widely available on the Internet You can find where to download them by using Internet search engine such as Google In this guide we will use a popular SSH Telnet utility call Putty Once you have d...

Page 31: ...ollowing screen appears please enter root for login Then keyin the airlive as default password Now you are ready to enter commands To get a list of a mmand prompt vailable command and their usage please type help on the co For more information about Telnet and SSH configuration please go to Chapter 7 Command Line Interface ...

Page 32: ... the same interface and functions and they can both be accessed through web browsers The only difference is HTTPS are encrypted for extra security Therefore we will discuss them together as Web Management on this guide 3 4 1 Getting into Web Management Normal Web Management HTTP To get into the Normal Web Management simply type in the A DUO s IP address default IP is 192 168 1 1 into the web brows...

Page 33: ... A security warning screen from your browser will then pop up depending on the browser you use Please follow step below to clear the security screen Internet Explorer Select Continue to this website to proceed Firefox y Select or you can add an exception 1 ...

Page 34: ...3 Configuring the A DUO 27 AirLive A DUO User s Manual y Click on Add Exception 2 y Click on Get Certificate Then please enter A DUO s IP address Finally please click on Confirm Security Exception 3 4 ...

Page 35: ...the first step to configure the A DUO is to select the wireless mode The router mode specific functions are also in this menu category For explanation of different wireless modes please refer to Chapter 1 System Configuration All non wireless and router mode settings are in this category The system configurations including changing password upload firmware backup configuration settings PING watchd...

Page 36: ...ill appear corresponding to the menu category you selected The following example is when you selected the System Configuration If you are placing the A DUO behind router or firewall you might need to open virtual server ports to A DUO on your firewall router HTTP TCP Port 80 HTTPS TCP UDP Port 443 This procedure is not necessary in most cases unless there is a router firewall between your PC and A...

Page 37: ...of A DUO are dependant on the wireless operation mode you choose Therefore the first step is to choose the operation mode For explanation on when to use what operation mode please refer to Chapter 1 When you click on the Wireless Settings on the welcome screen or the Operation Mode on the top menu bar the following screen will appear Click to configure wireless settings Current Wireless Mode Follo...

Page 38: ...at 192 168 1 1 You should change it to the same subnet as your network Also if you want to manage A DUO remotely you have to set the Gateway and DNS server information To setup the IP settings for A DUO please select System Configuration Device IP Settings After entering the IP information click on Apply to finish 1 2 ...

Page 39: ...s United Kingdom which should require no changes If you are living in Europe If you are living outside EU you should change the country code accordingly In the example below we will change the country code to United States which enables the use of 5 8GHz spectrum Step 1 Select Operation Mode Setup Step 2 From the Regulatory Domain please select your country and click on Apply to finish ...

Page 40: ... so that the system log will record the correct date and time information Please go to System Configuration Time Settings We recommend you choose Enable NTP so the time will be keep even after reboot If your A DUO is not connected to Internet please enter the time manually Please remember to select your local time zone and click Apply to finish ...

Page 41: ...tem management settings first Please go to System Configuration System Management For WISP administrators you can consider turning off HTTP and Telnet for security purpose 3 5 6 Change Password You should change the password for A DUO at the first login To change password please go to System Configuration Password Settings menu ...

Page 42: ...ations first For system configurations device status and other non wireless related settings please go to Chapter 5 4 1 About A DUO Menu Structure The A DUO s web management menu is divided into 4 main sections Operation Modes System Configurations Tools and Device Status The main menus options are always displayed on the top of the web management page Within each main menu category there are sub ...

Page 43: ...on on different wireless modes please refer to Chapter 1 We will talk about functions in this menu for this chapter System Configuration All settings besides Wireless and WAN functions are in this category The system configuration including changing password upload firmware backup configuration settings PING watchdog and setting management interface We will talk about this menu s function in Chapt...

Page 44: ...the welcome screen or click on the Operation Mode on the top menu the following screen will appear Configure Wireless and WAN settings This tells your current operation mode now Select one of the wireless operation modes here After you select the new operation mode click here to change Mode The available wireless operation modes for A DUO Select one and click on Change Mode button to switch betwee...

Page 45: ...ual Home Networks 5GHz for Games AV and 2 4GHz for PC Dual AP Mode Access Point Access Point Dual Band Hotspots WISP AP Client Mode AP Router Sharing WISP 5GHz Broadband Wirelessly Bridge AP Bridge Mode Access Point WDS Wireless Repeater Dual Bridge Bridge Mode Bridge Mode Long Distance Wireless Relay Station Client AP Client Access Point Universal Repeater Bridge Gateway Bridge AP Router Sharing ...

Page 46: ...he Multiple SSID VLAN section in this chapter Conversely several access points on a network can have the same SSID The SSID length is up to 32 characters The default SSID is airlive Enable Radio 1 2 The default wireless is on You can uncheck this box to disable wireless interface Disable SSID Broadcasting If you check this box the SSID will be hidden only users who know the SSID can associate with...

Page 47: ...nction is available only in Client Infrastructure or Bridge Infrastructure Associate Please choose a SSID before click on this button This button is available only in Client Infrastructure or Bridge Infrastructure modes Once you click on this button A DUO will attempt to make a connection with the selected ESSID If there is encryption needed the A DUO will prompt you to enter the encryption key Pl...

Page 48: ...cond The smaller the absolute value of the RSSI the stronger the signal For example 38dbm is stronger than 70dBm 4 2 5 Radio Mode 11a SuperA TurboA Operation Mode Setup Radio Mode A DUO has 4 different options for WLAN transmission All devices in the same network should use the same WLAN mode 11a mode normal A This is the IEEE standard for WiFi operating in 5GHz frequency band 11a is the most stab...

Page 49: ...r A the SuperA Options will be available Bursting Allow more data frame to be sent over given period of time by overhead reduction Compression Increasing throughput by compressing data frame in real time Fast Frame Utilizing frame aggregation and removing interframe pauses to increase the throughput It is recommended to select all 3 options except for compatibility reasons with remote AP 4 2 7 Cha...

Page 50: ...display all the channel numbers regardless of what channel width is elected For example when you select 20MHz for channel width check this option will display channels 36 37 38 39 40 Instead of 36 40 44 etc This allow you to use a non standard channel to avoid interference or for privacy purpose 4 2 8 Channel Width Operation Mode Setup Channel Width In 802 11a spec each channel occupies 20MHz chan...

Page 51: ...etup Security Settings Security settings allow you to use encryption to secure your data from eavesdropping You can select different security policy to provide association authentication and or data encryption The A DUO features various security policies including WEP 802 1x WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPA Auto and WPA PSK Auto Please note not all security policies are available in all operation mod...

Page 52: ...if you choose Encrypt Data with WEP Key 1 in the previous field then it is necessary to fill WEP Key 1 The length of key is dependant on the Key Length and Key type you choose Key Length The A DUO offers 64bit 128 bit and 152 bit for WEP key length The longer the Key Length the more secure the encryption is Key Type 2 types are available ASCII and HEX ASCII is a string of ASCII code including alph...

Page 53: ...th 128 bit key length of HEX type Please enter 26 Hexadecimal digits if you choose this option For example 1234567890abcdef1234567890 ASCII 152 This is a key with 64 bit key length of ASCII type Please enter 16 ASCII Characters if you choose this option For example airlivewepkey123 HEX 152 This is a key with 128 bit key length of HEX type Please enter 32 Hexadecimal digits if you choose this optio...

Page 54: ...er in the Shared Secret field in RADIUS protocol messages The shared secret configured in the A DUO must match the shared secret configured in the RADIUS server The shared secret can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters WPA WPA2 WPA AUTO Wi Fi Protected Access WPA introduces the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP that provides added security WPA2 adds full support for 802 11i standard and th...

Page 55: ...A PSK Auto Wi Fi Protected Access WPA with Pre Shared Key PSK provides better security than WEP keys It does not require a RADIUS server in order to provide association authentication but you do have to enter a shared key for the authentication purpose The encryption key is generated automatically and dynamically WPA2 PSK adds CCMP and AES encryption for even better security WPA PSK AUTO tries to ...

Page 56: ... that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is The default is 300 sec 4 2 10 Distance Operation Mode Setup Distance Please enter the distance to the remote wireless device here The A DUO will then calculate the appropriate ACK Timeout value automatically It is very important that you enter the correct distance for long distance connec...

Page 57: ...lid value should be between 1 and 65 535 RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mechanism The RTS threshold should have a value between 256 2347 bytes with a default of 2347 It is recommended that this value does not devia...

Page 58: ... power the more distance A DUO can deliver However it is advised that you use just enough output power so it will not create excessive interference for the environment Also using too much power at close distance can create serious performance drop due to signal distortion At less than 200meter distance the best output power is about 14dBm At 2km distance the best output power setting is 18dBm for ...

Page 59: ... range When XR is turned on the radio can increase the receiver sensitivity greatly However performance may be reduced significantly also Use this mode only if you can trade more distance for lower performance Enable privacy separator Select the check box to prohibit data transmission between client stations This function is also known as Client Isolation Enable 802 1d STP Enable the Spanning Tree...

Page 60: ...no MAC address filtering will be performed Enable GRANT address control list When selected data traffic from only the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network Enable DENY address control list When selected data traffic from the devices specified in the table will be denied discarded by the network To add a MAC address into the table enter a Mnemonic Name and the MAC Address an...

Page 61: ...ss Point and AP Router modes Multiple SSID allows A DUO to create up to 4 different wireless networks SSID It is also known as Virtual AP function Each SSID can have its Encryption type VLAN Tag and TOS settings In the following diagram the A DUO uses Multiple SSID function to create separate Bridge and Client network Each has its own encryption policies ...

Page 62: ...ick here to Apply changes in VLAN and DiffServe Marking This is the default SSID Click here to apply changes on adding or deleting SSID How to add a SSID You can add up to 4 SSID in A DUO Please follow the procedure below 1 Enter the SSID name i e BridgeNet 2 Select the Security Policy i e WPA PSK 3 Enter the Security Key i e BridgeNetKey 4 Click on Apply to add SSID ...

Page 63: ...Modify or Delete a SSID Please follow the procedure below 1 Select the SSID you want to modify or delete 2 The SSID s settings will be displayed in the box area Modify any settings 3 Click on Apply to complete the modification 4 Or click on Delete Selected to delete the SSID ...

Page 64: ...ess and WAN Settings 57 AirLive A DUO User s Manual 1 Configure the VLAN and DiffServ Markings When you check the Enable VLAN for All SSIDs and or Enable DiffServ Marking the following screen will appear 3 2 4 ...

Page 65: ...abled you can configure a DSCP value for each SSID Then a packet from a station using this SSID will be forwarded with the DSCP value labeled You need to click on the top APPLY button after making changes VLAN ID Packets going out of this VLAN will be tagged with the VLAN ID Packets coming into the AP will be dropped if the VLAN Tag does not match The valid range is between 0 and 4095 The VLAN ID ...

Page 66: ...reset values To assign your own value please select Best Effort DSCP Value When you select Best Effort DSCP Type you can enter the 6 dgit DSCP Value here Select Security Policy Select the encryption used for this SSID VLAN group This policy can be different in each SSID VLAN group For example one SSID can be using WEP the other policy can use WPA PSK Once you enable the VLAN ID The incoming packet...

Page 67: ...Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a standard to prioritize traffic for multimedia applications The WMM Settings is to specify parameters on multiple data queue for better performance of differentiated wireless traffic like Voice over IP VoIP other types of audio video and streaming media as well as traditional IP data over the AP ...

Page 68: ...m priority queue medium throughput anddel ay Most traditional IP data is sent to this queue y Data 1 Background BK Lowest priority queue high throughput Bulk data that requires maximum throughput and is not time sensitive is sent to this queue FTP data for example y Data 2 Video VI High priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Video and other streaming media are automatically sent ...

Page 69: ...eases exponentially up to a specified limit Maximum Contention Window The random delay avoids most of the collisions that would occur if multiple APs got access to the medium at the same time and tried to transmit data simultaneously The more active users you have on a network the more significant the performance gains of the backoff timer will be in reducing the number of collisions and retransmi...

Page 70: ... AIFs specifies a wait time in milliseconds for data frames 802 11e uses interframe spaces to regulate which frames get access to available channels and to coordinate wait times for transmission of different types of data The AIFs ensures that multiple access points do not try sending data at the same time but instead wait until a channel is free Valid values for AIFs are 1 through 255 y Transmiss...

Page 71: ...5 RADIUS Settings Operation Mode Setup Security Settings RADIUS Setting RADIUS servers provide centralized authentication services to wireless clients Two RADIUS servers can be defined one acts as a primary and the other acts as a secondary backup If you choose to use 802 1x WPA or WPA2 as security policy you might need to set the RADIUS server settings To Enable RADIUS Server Server IP The IP add...

Page 72: ...Period The number of times the A DUO should attempt to contact the primary server before giving up 4 2 16 Bandwidth Control Operation Mode Setup Bandwidth Control Bandwidth Control can limit the maximum speed of entire wireless interface or individual device It is also known as Traffic Shaping The A DUO provides both Total Bandwidth and Per User Bandwidth Control for both uplink and downlink speed...

Page 73: ...s disabled You must select between Total Bandwidth and Per User Bandwidth They can not be enabled at the same time Total Bandwidth Total Bandwidth control limit the bandwidth between Wireless and Ethernet interface Therefore it is most suitable for Client Infrastructure Mode Bridge Mode and WISP Router Mode For WISP operator who use A DUO as the client side device setting the Total Bandwidth contr...

Page 74: ...le IP address IP Segment To limit the bandwidth the entire IP segment For example if you enter the address of 192 168 1 20 with subnet mask of 255 255 255 248 the A DUO will limit bandwidth of IP addresses from 192 168 1 17 to 192 168 1 22 Please use an online IP calculate if you are not familiar with IP segment calculation Below is an example link http www subnet calculator com Because the Ethern...

Page 75: ...the speed you wish to limit the upload traffic in kbps Example 1 Total Bandwidth Control In this example the A DUO is in Client Infrastructure mode connecting to a remote AP We want to limit the Bandwidth of the link to 2048Kbps download and 512kbps Upload Step 1 From Operation Mode menu select Setup Bandwidth Control Step 2 5 Enable the Bandwidth Control and select the Total Bandwidth Control The...

Page 76: ...here is a wireless client connecting to A DUO with MAC address of 00 04 6F 11 11 11 We want to limit the bandwidth of the wireless client to 1024 downstream and 512K upstream using A DUO s Per User Bandwidth Control Step 1 Enable Bandwidth Control and select Per User Bandwidth Control Step 2 Enter Description for this policy Wireless Client 3 4 5 ...

Page 77: ... MAC Address and then enter the MAC address of the wireless client Step 4 Enter the downlink speed as 1024 and uplink speed as 512 Step 5 Click on Add button to add the bandwidth policy Step 6 This new policy should appear on the button You can enable disable it 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 78: ...gs The Access Point mode is the most basic mode of multi function Access Point In this mode the AP will act as a central hub for different Wireless LAN clients Some hotspot Access Points requires 802 1x authenticator function to authenticate a user before providing internet service ...

Page 79: ...11a supports channel 36 to 64 and channel 100 to 140 11g depends on the country USA Canada supports channel 1 to 11 Europe supports channel 1 to 13 Japan supports channel 1 to 14 France supports channel 10 to 13 and Span supports channel 10 to 11 Enable Radio eXtended Range Check this box to extend the wireless coverage range this is provided by Atheros s eXtended Range XR technology Enable Client...

Page 80: ...Infrastructure settings It is selectable under the Bridge mode settings as shown below WDS Bridge Pure MAC WDS Bridge mode can make Point to Point and Multi Point connections It also delivers faster performance than infrastructure networks In a WDS network each node can have up to 8 connections Currently the WDS Bridge mode can only use WEP encryptions policy ...

Page 81: ... mode is also unknown as Client Mode with MAC Address Transparency When to use which bridge mode WDS Bridge Mode When you making point to point connection For example when you build wireless bridge network between office and warehouse When you require fast performance When you require multiple star topologies Bridge Infrastructure When you are connection both Bridge network and wireless client to ...

Page 82: ...ttings the following screen will appear This is where you enter the remote Bridge s information The SSID must be different between each Bridge Here are the encryption key settings for WEP Please make sure all bridges in the WDS network enter the same keys After you add a remote Bridge it will be display here Up to 4 entries are possible WEP Key You can set up to 4 keys each key can have different ...

Page 83: ...link or if you want to make WDS connection with Mikrotik devices this field is required Each WDS Link must have a different SSID name If you only have one WDS link you can leave this field empty MAC Address Please enter the remote bridge s wireless MAC address in this field This wireless SSID can be found on the device label You can also use Site Survey function to assist you Select Security Setti...

Page 84: ...his mode the AP will act as a WLAN card to connect with the remote AP Users can connect PC or local LAN to the Ethernet port of local LAN to the Ethernet port of the client mode AP This mode is mostly used as a CPE device for WISP subscriber 1 To connect to an access point use the Site Survey button to find the Access Point Local Area Network ...

Page 85: ...p window then shows up and lists available access point with relative information Select the access point you want to connect and then click the ASSOCIATE button Click here to show the signal strength of the selected access point 3 The Signal Survey pop up windows shows as following ...

Page 86: ...4 Wireless and WAN Settings 79 AirLive A DUO User s Manual 4 After the access point is selected its SSID shows automatically in the Network ID SSID field ...

Page 87: ...UO User s Manual 80 4 6 Gateway Mode Specific Settings In Gateway mode router functions are added between one Ethernet port and other network interfaces Therefore the ISP subscriber can share the ISP connection without need for extra router ...

Page 88: ...e WAN port It includes fixed IP DHCP PPPoE and PPTP protocols Please consult with your ISP about what authentication type is used for the WAN port connection Clone MAC Address Some service provider Cable Modem provider lock to certain MAC address In this situation the WAN port of A DUO needs to clone the MAC address Please check the Clone MAC address box and enter the address that need to be clone...

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Page 90: ...er Settings Enable Disable Used to enable or disable PPPoE server Authentication Choose to use Local Account or Radius as authentication mechanism If choosing Local Account you have to configure Local Account Management If choosing Radius you have to configure Radius server Local IP Address Assign IP address to the interface of PPPoE server Remote Start Remote End IP Define IP address pool that is...

Page 91: ...n password y Assign IP Specify the IP address of PPPoE client If 0 0 0 0 is specified then PPPoE client will get an IP address between remote start IP and remote end IP 4 6 3 PPPoE Server Setup Example In this exercise we will setup 2 PPPoE Server Accounts in A DUO according to the Topology Diagram below PC1 IP address 192 168 20 2 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 20 1 DNS server ...

Page 92: ...2 LAN IP 192 168 100 252 PC1 IP DHCP PC2 IP DHCP Important Characteristic about PPPoE server If you do not specify the IP address 0 0 0 0 each account can get up to 3 IP addresses from the Remote IP Pool If you specify IP address only one IP is provided per account The routers will get a IP with subnet mask of 255 255 255 255 As a result PPPoE clients PC1 and PC2 can not see any device between the...

Page 93: ...4 Wireless and WAN Settings AirLive A DUO User s Manual 86 4 setup the PPPoE server according to the information 5 Configure the WAN PPPoE client account on Router 1 and Router2 ...

Page 94: ... 3 DHCP Server Settings Operation Mode Setup DHCP Server Settings DHCP Server Settings is to assign private IP address to the devices in your local area network LAN Note that A DUO keeps the IP address of 192 168 1 1 and act as the default gateway of the LAN You can assign IP address to MAC address the DHCP server will keep the IP for the MAC address Change IP range and IP Lease Time here Manually...

Page 95: ...ng up servers behind the A DUO Select a DMZ type and then enter the local DMZ IP address Note A DMZ server is a common term used to describe the default virtual server If the DMZ server is selected Internet traffic not destined for a valid virtual server is redirected to this privately addressed LAN client This can be used together with a separate firewall device to perform additional security fun...

Page 96: ...Virtual Setting This allows you to specify one or more applications running on server computers on the LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined for the specified public port will be directed to the specified private port number on the LAN client with the specified private IP address ...

Page 97: ...s Instant Messaging or games use groups of ports and are not easy to work behind a firewall To work well with these special applications we will open ports to let traffic pass through Note You can use up to 3 sets of opened ports for a specific application The opened ports can be separated by a comma and no spaces are allowed e g 2300 2305 4300 4305 5300 5305 ...

Page 98: ...ill be discarded This allows you to define rules for allowing denying access from to the Internet Please do set both inbound outbound in order to get complete connection Only inbound or outbound will not allow to get response from the destination IP Disable IP filtering No IP filtering is performed Grant IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are allowed forwarded Deny IP access Data traffi...

Page 99: ...Apply to either Outbound to the Internet or Inbound from the Internet Source IP Address and Dest Destination IP Address To grant or deny IP address select ADD or Delete Selected 4 6 8 IP Routing Settings Operation Mode Setup IP Routing Settings The IP Routing Settings allows you to configure routing feature in the gateway ...

Page 100: ... WAN port Static Routing This allows you to manually configure static network routes Static routes will override routes learned by standard routing protocol discover methods IP Routing Table To delete a static route from the table select the route and click DELETE SELECTED Note Changes to the routing table will take effect immediately ...

Page 101: ... 9 Dynamic DNS Settings Operation Mode Setup Dynamic DNS Settings Dynamic DNS DDNS allows you to create a hostname that points to your dynamic IP or static IP address or URL A DUO provide Dynamic DNS client using DynDNS please visit http www dyndns org for detail ...

Page 102: ...P Port No The default port for HTTP is Port 80 you can change the value here Timeout The default management timeout is 10 minutes After timeout the A DUO will ask you to login again You can change the timeout value here HTTP Web Server Access You can enable or disable HTTP service from WAN side HTTPS Web server Access You can enable or disable HTTPS Web Server Access from WAN side Response to WAN ...

Page 103: ...he Ethernet LAN side Therefore the WISP subscriber can share the WISP connection without need for extra router WISP mode acts both in AP and Router which included in these operation modes AP WISP and WISP AP In WISP AP mode the Radio 1 is actually a wireless client of the WISP wireless node and also the gateway of the local area network Gateway mode acts both in AP and Router which included in the...

Page 104: ...tings Operation Mode Setup WAN Port Settings The A DUO support different authentication and IP assignment standards for the WAN port It includes fixed IP DHCP PPPoE and PPTP protocols Please consult with your ISP about what authentication type is used for the WAN port connection ...

Page 105: ...anual 98 Clone MAC Address Some service provider Cable Modem provider lock to certain MAC address In this situation the WAN port of A DUO needs to clone the MAC address Please check the Clone MAC address box and enter the address that need to be cloned ...

Page 106: ...4 Wireless and WAN Settings 99 AirLive A DUO User s Manual ...

Page 107: ...ngs is to assign private IP address to the devices in your local area network LAN Note that A DUO keeps the IP address of 192 168 1 1 and act as the default gateway of the LAN You can assign IP address to MAC address the DHCP server will keep the IP for the MAC address Change IP range and IP Lease Time here Manually assign MAC address to IP here ...

Page 108: ...ing up servers behind the A DUO Select a DMZ type and then enter the local DMZ IP address Note A DMZ server is a common term used to describe the default virtual server If the DMZ server is selected Internet traffic not destined for a valid virtual server is redirected to this privately addressed LAN client This can be used together with a separate firewall device to perform additional security fu...

Page 109: ... Virtual Setting This allows you to specify one or more applications running on server computers on the LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined for the specified public port will be directed to the specified private port number on the LAN client with the specified private IP address ...

Page 110: ...as Instant Messaging or games use groups of ports and are not easy to work behind a firewall To work well with these special applications we will open ports to let traffic pass through Note You can use up to 3 sets of opened ports for a specific application The opened ports can be separated by a comma and no spaces are allowed e g 2300 2305 4300 4305 5300 5305 ...

Page 111: ...will be discarded This allows you to define rules for allowing denying access from to the Internet Please do set both inbound outbound in order to get complete connection Only inbound or outbound will not allow to get response from the destination IP Disable IP filtering No IP filtering is performed Grant IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are allowed forwarded Deny IP access Data traff...

Page 112: ... Apply to either Outbound to the Internet or Inbound from the Internet Source IP Address and Dest Destination IP Address To grant or deny IP address select ADD or Delete Selected 4 7 7 IP Routing Settings Operation Mode Setup IP Routing Settings The IP Routing Settings allows you to configure routing feature in the gateway ...

Page 113: ...N WAN port Static Routing This allows you to manually configure static network routes Static routes will override routes learned by standard routing protocol discover methods IP Routing Table To delete a static route from the table select the route and click DELETE SELECTED Note Changes to the routing table will take effect immediately ...

Page 114: ...7 8 Dynamic DNS Settings Operation Mode Setup Dynamic DNS Settings Dynamic DNS DDNS allows you to create a hostname that points to your dynamic IP or static IP address or URL A DUO provide Dynamic DNS client using DynDNS please visit http www dyndns org for detail ...

Page 115: ...P Port No The default port for HTTP is Port 80 you can change the value here Timeout The default management timeout is 10 minutes After timeout the A DUO will ask you to login again You can change the timeout value here HTTP Web Server Access You can enable or disable HTTP service from WAN side HTTPS Web server Access You can enable or disable HTTPS Web Server Access from WAN side Response to WAN ...

Page 116: ...n menu on the top menu bar the following screen will appear The system configuration includes all non wireless settings We will explain their functions here 5 1 1 Device IP Settings System Configurations Device IP Settings The Device IP Settings screen allows you to configure the IP address and subnet of the device Although you can rely on a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the A DUO automat...

Page 117: ...d it is an essential security feature of the device Because of this private IP address the device can no longer be accessed seen from the Internet y Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of your default gateway y DNS Server The Domain Name System DNS is a server on the Internet that translates logical names such as www yahoo com to IP addresses like 66 218 71 80 In order to do this a query is ma...

Page 118: ...to the next screen As a reminder you might loss the IP address of A DUO when IP is assigned dynamically 5 1 2 Time Settings System Configuration Time Settings It is important that you set the date and time for your A DUO so that the system log will record the correct date and time information We recommend you choose Enable NTP so the time will be keep even after reboot If your A DUO is not connect...

Page 119: ...System Configuration Password Settings To change password please go to System Configuration Password Settings menu 5 1 4 System Management System Configuration System Management In this page administrator can change the management parameters and disable enable management interface ...

Page 120: ...an change the value here y Timeout The default management timeout is 10 minutes After timeout the A DUO will ask you to login again You can change the timeout value here y Web Server Access You can enable or disable HTTP service from WAN side y Response to WAN ping You can disable or enable whether A DUO will response to PING command ...

Page 121: ...log in the system log table To be able to remotely view such system log events you need to check the Enable Syslog box and configure the IP address of a Syslog daemon When doing so the A DUO will send logged events over network to the daemon for future reviewing Syslog server IP address System event messages generated by the wireless access point will be sent to a Syslog daemon running on a server...

Page 122: ... string of up to 60 characters Community String for Read If you intend the router to be managed from a remote SNMP management station you need to configure a read only community string for read only operation The community string is an alphanumeric string of up to 15 characters Community String for Write For read write operation you need to configure a write community string Assign a specific name...

Page 123: ...ecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button To enable a trap manager check the Enable box in the corresponding entry to disable it un check the Enable box 5 1 6 Ping Watchdog System Configuration Ping Watchdog The Ping Watchdog will ping remote IP addresses to make sure the wireless connection is active if not it can either reconnect or reboot To prevent the AP from power r...

Page 124: ...led For example 2 means the CPE will reconnect if the PING doesn t respond for 2 times When you set the Ping Frequency to every 2 minutes and Fail Tries to 2 It means the CPE will ping every 2 minutes after the second failure it will reconnect Actions y Reconnect the A DUO will attempt to re establish the connection It is recommend to use this option for WDS Bridge connection y Power Reboot the A ...

Page 125: ...ems that you have encountered with the current version Upgrade Firmware To update the A DUO firmware first download the firmware from AirLive web site to your local disk and then from the above screen enter the path and filename of the firmware file or click Browse to locate the firmware file Next Click the Upgrade button to start The new firmware will be loaded to your A DUO After a message appea...

Page 126: ...ion Save and Restore You can save system configuration settings to a file and later download it back to the A DUO by following the steps Step 1 Select Configuration Save and Restore from the System Configurations menu Step 2 Enter the path of the configuration file to save to restore from or click the Browse button to locate the configuration file Then click the SAVE TO FILE button to save the cur...

Page 127: ... You can reset the configuration of your A DUO to the factory default settings Step 1 Select Factory Default from the System Configuration menu Step 2 Click YES to go ahead and restore the configuration to the factory default 5 1 10 Reboot System System Configuration Reboot System You can reboot A DUO in this page ...

Page 128: ...example we use tftpd32 http tftpd32 jounin net tftpd32_download html 2 Copy the tftpd32 exe of the downloaded file to C 3 Change the IP address of your PC to 192 168 1 254 255 255 255 0 4 Copy the A DUO firmware to C and rename the firmware to zImage Note that the name must be zImage and no extension 5 Connect A DUO and PC with an Ethernet cable 6 Run the tftpd32 exe Note that the IP address must ...

Page 129: ...ntil the Status LED off and on again and release the Reset button 9 If the above process success the A DUO LAN LED keep flashing and the tftp serve shows file download information 10 It takes around 5 minutes to download firmware and around 5 minutes to update the firmware 11 After a successful recovery the A DUO boots up automatically 12 Try access 192 168 1 1 or the IP address you had changed be...

Page 130: ...ersion In general AirLive will refer to its firmware as exx such as e2 version on the release note Device IP It shows LAN IP Device MAC It shows MAC address of LAN Wan IP It shows WAN IP Wan MAC It shows MAC address of WAN Gateway IP It shows IP address of Gateway DNS IP It shows IP address of DNS Wireless MAC This is the wireless MAC address BSSID of this A DUO This is the address to enter on the...

Page 131: ...6 Device Status Tools AirLive A DUO User s Manual 124 ...

Page 132: ... A DUO User s Manual 6 1 2 Wireless Information This page shows the information about wireless status such as current operation mode wireless traffic error packets RSSI Remote device s BSSD connecting State channel and encryption used ...

Page 133: ...ols AirLive A DUO User s Manual 126 6 1 3 LAN Information This page shows the information about LAN port of the A DUO It includes the type of LAN port authentication used and the IP address information about the LAN port ...

Page 134: ... 127 AirLive A DUO User s Manual 6 1 4 Internet Information This page shows the information about WAN port of the A DUO It includes the type of WAN port authentication used and the IP address information about the WAN port ...

Page 135: ... 128 6 1 5 Wireless Client Table This function is available in AP mode and AP Router mode only It displays the information about wireless clients that are associated with A DUO It includes signal strength TX and RX data rate MAC address and the state ...

Page 136: ...29 AirLive A DUO User s Manual 6 1 6 System Log The System Log displays the system activities login and system error report If you need to report a problem to Air Live please be sure to send us the System Log information also ...

Page 137: ...6 Device Status Tools AirLive A DUO User s Manual 130 6 1 7 Network Ping Network Ping tool allows user to test whether a particular host is reachable across an Internet Protocol IP network ...

Page 138: ...6 Device Status Tools 131 AirLive A DUO User s Manual 6 1 8 Network Traceroute Network Traceroute tool is used to show the route taken by packets across an IP network ...

Page 139: ...pter please go through Section 3 3 of Chapter 3 It contains information on how to login Telnet or SSH SSH2 interface For quick reference the login and password is as bellowed Telnet y Password airlive SSH SSH2 y First login Login root Password nothing just press enter y Second login Password airlive When you change A DUO s password it will change the second login s password only You can get a list...

Page 140: ... ttl 64 time 1 0 ms Example command and response change password Purpose Change login password Example Command change password 123 password is set to 123 ftptest ssid 11a channel Purpose Test if a SSID s connection is okay Example Command ftptest airlive 11a 40 Set SSID airlive mode 11a channel 40 ok save config Purpose save configuration file Please remember to save config after making changes Ex...

Page 141: ...nd site survey Please wait a moment for site survey ESSID MAC Address Conn Mode Channel Turbo Super XR WME Signal Strength dbm Security Network airlive 00 4f 79 90 00 27 A 36 49 None AP airlive 00 4f 69 52 a1 ca A 36 61 None AP A DUO ap 00 4f 69 90 00 01 A 36 56 None AP signal survey bssid channel Purpose Display continuous RSSI for the remote AP Bridge Example Command signal survey 00 4f 69 52 a1...

Page 142: ... Enable or disable signature check on firmware Example Command z_debug signature disable Are you sure y n y Signature check is now DISABLED z_debug add ssid ssid Purpose This command will replace the default ssid with the new one It will not add an additional SSID We recommend to use the following commands instead add ssid ssidname broadcast enable disable to add a new SSID set ssid ssidname to re...

Page 143: ... recommend using set commands i a to 11a supera_no_turbo ra_static_turbo supera_dynamic_turbo Command z_debug set port radio1 11a air2 64 z_debug set port radio1 11a ssid channel Purpose nste d set ssid ssid to set the ssid name set rate mode mode value set radio mode supe Example ...

Page 144: ...100 C 00 1D 60 5E AE A0 lan show http Purpose Show HTTP service settings Example Command show http HTTP service port 80 HTTP session timeout 10 minutes show upnp Purpose Show UPnP information Example Command show upnp UPnP is disabled show mac Purpose show the MAC address table in MAC filter mode This might change to show the wireless MAC address of A DUO in future firmware release Example Command...

Page 145: ... mode Purpose Show whether the current MAC address is enable or not Example Command show mac filter mode MAC filter mode disable show mac filter string up to 16 characters Purpose show mac filter status with the filter name Example Command show mac filter hello Filter Name MAC address hello 00 4f 62 24 12 34 show community string read Purpose Show SNMP community string Example Command show communi...

Page 146: ...dress Status ailrive 192 168 1 123 enabled show trap manager string up to 16 characters Purpose Show SNMP Trap manager status with the assigned name Example Command show trap manager airlive Trap Manager IP Address Status ailrive 192 168 1 123 enabled show radius server Purpose Show radius server settings Example Command show radius server RADIUS Server State IP Port Primary Disabled 0 0 0 0 1812 ...

Page 147: ... Number 1812 Shared Secret show log level Purpose show log level Example Command show log level Log level is 8 show telnet system Purpose show telnet management information and system status Example Command show telnet Telnet session timeout 0 minutes Telnet port number 23 Telnet state enable Command show system System Name A DUO S W Version 1 00e09a H W Version S0A System LAN MAC 00 4F 79 90 00 1...

Page 148: ...Variables 0 GET Requests 0 GETNEXT Requests 15 GET RESPONSEs 0 25 SET Requests 0 Errors Bad Versions 0 Bad Community Uses 0 ASN1 Parse Errors 0 Packet Too Long 0 NO SUCH NAME Errors 0 BAD VALUE Errors 0 READ ONLY Errors 0 GENERAL ERR Errors 0 show rssi Purpose Show RSSI signal strength Example Command show rssi Please wait a moment for site survey ESSID MAC Address Signal Strength dbm airlive 0 4f...

Page 149: ...ration mode access point ssid name air2 wireless state enable ssid broadcast enable radio 1 mode 11a radio 1 channel 64 show wireless security Purpose Show current wireless security policy Example Command show wireless security Radio1 security policy none show wan lan settings Purpose Show LAN or WAN port IP settings Example Command show lan settings Lan ip type static Lan ip address 192 168 1 1 L...

Page 150: ...ntenna Purpose Check antenna polarization Example Command show antenna Antenna setting is Vertical show ratemode Purpose Show whether the A DUO is using 5MHz 10MHz or 20MHz channel width Example Command show ratemode Ratemode is Full 20Mhz show noise immunity Purpose Show the noise immunity setting Example Command show noise immunity Noise immunity is enable ...

Page 151: ...ommand set system location 60 System Location 60 set system name string up to 32 characters Purpose Set system s name Example Command set system name airlive System Name airlive set mac filter mode MAC filter mode disabled grant deny Purpose Set MAC filter mode or disable MAC filtering Example Command set mac filter mode disabled mac filter mode is set to disabled set community string read write s...

Page 152: ... 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BE0 1 mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE0 75 mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 76 mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE0 77 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd 0x8BE0 78 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd 0x8BE0 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x...

Page 153: ...ommand set wmm qos disable set wmm qos disable successful set log level 1 7 Purpose Set the log level Example Command set log level 7 set log level 7 successful set client isolation enable disable Purpose Enable or Disable client isolation privacy seperator Example Command set client isolation disable Set client isolation disable successful set operation mode AP repeater client ad hoc bridge_infra...

Page 154: ...gateway and DNS server Example Command set lan ip 192 168 1 1 sm 255 255 255 0 gw 192 168 1 254 dns 168 95 1 1 killall dnsmasq no process killed LAN IP address 192 168 1 1 Netmask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 192 168 1 254 DNS server 168 95 1 1 set enable disable Purpose Enable or Disable the wireless interface Example Command set enable Radio1 enabled set ssid ssidname Purpose Replace current main SSID ...

Page 155: ... refer to section 4 2 14 al 100 Radio1 beacon internal 100 et rts threshold For explanation on advance wireless parameters r to section 4 2 14 347 Radio1 RTS threshold 2347 set broadcast enable disable Purpose Example Command set broadcast e set radio mode radio mode value Purpose set radio mode t supera_dy Example Command set radio mode supera_no set channel channel value Purpose s Example Comman...

Page 156: ...5 o set the TX output power value of the radio er 20 Radio1 transmit power 20 set fragmentation range 256 2346 Purpose set fragmentation value For expla parameters Example Command set fragmentation set dtim interval range 1 255 Purpose To set dtim interval value For explanation on advance wireless parameters Example Command set dtim inter set user limitation range 1 100 Purpose Example Command set...

Page 157: ...ber 64 128 152 ascii hex key efaultkey Command set security A DUO wep 1 64 hex 1234567890 set data ra Purpose To set the date rate Example Radio1 data rate 54 set acktim Purpose To set the ACK timeou Example AckTimeOut for radio1 11A 25 set vlan fo Purpose Enable VLAN function Command set vlan for ssid enable set diffser Purpose To enable diffserv marking func configuration Command set diffserv ma...

Page 158: ...n type wep set security ssid wpa wpa2 tkip aes both int Purpose to set the WPA or WPA2 se Command set security A DUO wpa2 tkip interval 300 Radio1 authentication ty set security 0 300 key string Purpose to set the WPA PSK or WPA2 P Command set security A DUO wpa2 psk aes inte Radio1 authentication type wpa2 psk set antenna diversity vertical Purpose To set the antenna to Command set antenna horizo...

Page 159: ...le or disable settings enable disable e Purpose To enable or disabl Example Command enable upnp Upnp descDocName BD xml UPnP Daemon Intializing UPnP Daemon ipaddress 192 168 1 1 port UPnP Daemon conf_dir_path var upnp Initializing UPnP SDK UPnP SDK Successfully Initial Setting the Web Server Root Directory to var upnp Succesfully set the Web Server Root Dire UpnpGetServerPort 49152 Registering the...

Page 160: ...mand enable radius server primary Invalid configuration specified Command enable radius server secondary Invalid configuration specified enable disable syslogd Purpose To enable or disab Example C Invalid configuration specified Command disable syslogd Syslogd is enable disable radius serv Purpose To enable or disable primary second Example ...

Page 161: ...42 wlan ath_hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_rate_ Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BE0 1 mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd 0x8...

Page 162: ...lan ath_rate_ Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BE0 1 mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd 0x8B mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub...

Page 163: ...DK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_rate_ Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BE0 1 mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd 0x8B mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd 0x8B...

Page 164: ...5 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_hal o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_rate_ Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BE0 1 mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE mapping sub ioctl set_thresbett...

Page 165: ...7 Command Line Interface AirLive A DUO User s Manual 158 dd R1 ssid Command add ssid air03 broadcast enable A air03 broadcast enable successful ...

Page 166: ...limit the bandwidth of BitTorrent and eDonkey traffic But t see the option on the Bandwidth Control Answer The option to limit bandwidth by application or port is available only on WISP and Gateway modes Where is the signal survey fun The Signal Survey function is inside the Site Survey function You can access from Operation Mode Setup Site Survey menu 8 Frequent Asked ...

Page 167: ...E in Client mode For example another A DUO in client mode IP Segment When you want to limit the bandwidth of an entire IP range For example all the PCs using the DHCP server to get IP addresses e Answer The A DUO PPPoE function is available only in Dual Band Router Mode is inside the Wireless Settings WAN Settings Please see graphics below tion W er In W w er User Bandwidth Control by IP MAC IP ad...

Page 168: ...U 3 x 10 100Mbps LAN Ports 802 3af PoE Port Dual wireless interface 11a 11a b g operation simultaneously port Atheros Proprietary port Atheros Proprietary RoHS IEEE 2 ce RAM Antenn nna connectors with caution dw re Atheros CPU High power design up to 26dBm with included Super A G mode sup Turbo A G mode Sup compliant 80 3af PoE complian 8MB Flash 32MB SD a 2 x R SMA ante 9 9 Specifications ...

Page 169: ...I Low and ETSI Band1 and ETSI Band2 5 745 to 5 825GHz U NII Upper Band Frequenc nnel Europe ETSI 19 z 802 11b g USA FCC 11 Europe ETSI 13 z Frequency Ran WLAN1 Radio 1 z 802 11a WLAN2 Radio 2 z 802 11b g 2 412 to 2 4 z 802 11a 5 15 to 5 825 Frequency Band 5 25 to 5 35GHz U NII Mid 5 47 to 5 725GHz U NII World Wide and ETSI Band3 y Cha WLAN1 Radio 1 z 802 11a USA FCC 12 WLAN2 Radio 2 802 11a USA FC...

Page 170: ...ogy 802 11a 5GHz OFDM 802 11b 2 4GHz CCK 802 11g 2 4GHz OFD ros Proprietary Super 11a Orthogonal Wireless t 802 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 802 11g 1 2 5 5 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 802 11a 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbp Su ported WLAN Mode 11a mode SuperA without Turbo SuperA with Dynamic Turbo SuperA with Static Turbo Ou put Power without antennas 802 11a 54 Mbps 17dBm 54 Mbps 19dBm 48 Mbps 18dBm 19 dBm s 2...

Page 171: ...WDS Bridge Mode Client Mode AP Mode on interface under each predefined operational mode Client Isolation supported Super Channel Support 5 10 20 40MHz Variable Channel Width SNMP v1 v2 support Support adjustable output power ACK Timeout setting User Limitation Static Load Balancing Multiple SSID VLAN QoS WPA with PSK TKIP AES support WPA2 support 152 bit WEP support Atheros Proprietary Super A G m...

Page 172: ...9 Specifications 165 AirLive A DUO User s Manual P t g Product Size L x W x H mm 191 x 145 5 x 29 mm roduct Weigh 341 g ...

Page 173: ...thernet ports into one 02 3af his is the PoE Power over Ethernet standard by IEEE committee 802 3af uses 48V POE that can deliver up to 100 meter distance over Ethernet cable used in wireless networking products Some of information in this glossary might be outdated please use with caution 802 11a An IEEE specification for wireless networking that operates in the 5 GH 5 15 GHz to 5 850 GHz with a ...

Page 174: ... to 11 Mbps 802 1d STP Spanning Tree Protocol It is an algorithm to prevent network from forming The STP protocol allows net work to provide a redundant link in the event of a link failure It is ad to turn on this option for multi link bridge network 8 Also kn 802 11e The IEEE QoS standard for prioritizing traffic of the VoIP and multimedia T 802 11g A standard provides a throughput up to 54 Mbps ...

Page 175: ...ireless security 802 11i standard includes TKIP CCMP and AES encryption to improve wireless security It is also know as WPA2 802 1Q Tag VLAN In 802 1Q VLAN the VLAN information is written into the Ethernet packet itself Each packet carries a VLAN ID called Tag as it traveled across the network Therefore the VLAN configuration can be configured across multiple switches In 802 1Q spec possible 4096 ...

Page 176: ...ows When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other it will waits for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout If the ACK NOT received within that timeout period then the packet will be re transmitte fo throughput By having the abil throughput over long distance links This is especi...

Page 177: ...e same protocol Wireless bridges are commonly used to link network across remote buildings For wireless application there are 2 types of Bridges WDS Bridge can be used in Point to Point or Point to Multipoin topology Bridge Infrastructure works with AP mode to form a star topology loss Cable and connector loss will reduce the output power and receiver sensitivity of th radio at connector end The l...

Page 178: ...uter feature is used commonly for setting up H 323 VoIP or Multi Media servers DNS me re name DDNS Dynamic Domain Name System An algorithm that allows the use of dynamic IP address for hosting Internet Server A DDNS service provides each user account with a domain name A router with DDNS b DHCP a a be a designated PC on the network or another DMZ Demilitarized Zone When a router opens a DMZ port t...

Page 179: ...ice A type of network attack that floods the network with useless traffic M DoS attacks such as the Ping of D Encoding data to prevent it from being read by unauthorized people The common wire encryption schemes are WEP WPA and WPA2 ESSID SSID The identification name of an 802 11 wireless network Since wireless network has no physical boundary liked wired Ethernet network wireless LAN needs an ide...

Page 180: ...this will be divided into smaller fragment If there are interferences in your area lower this value can improve the performance If there are not keep th Full Duplex e Gateway In the global Internet network the gateways are core routers that connect networks in different IP subnet together In a LAN environment with an IP sharing router the gateway is the router In an office environment gateway typi...

Page 181: ...rmat l Transport mode encrypts only the data of each packet but leaves the header untouched provide access for customers memberships to neighboring multicast switches and routers IGMP snooping is a feature that allows an Ethernet switch to listen in on the IGMP conversation between hosts and routers A switch support IGMP snooping has the possibility to A wireless network that is built around one o...

Page 182: ... only the devices ith the approved MAC address can connect with the network bits per second a unit of measurement for data ansmission MIMO ulti In Multi Out A Smart Antenna technology designed to increase the coverage and erformance of a WLAN network In a MIMO device 2 or more antennas are used to crease the receiver sensitivity and to focus available power at intended Rx The m into on Each Ethern...

Page 183: ...rk Address Translation A network algorithm used by Routers to enables several PCs is called Real IP the IP assigned to PC under the NAT environment is called Private IP Packet A unit of data sent over a network Passph Used much like a password a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for the company products POE Ethernet cable U ource A...

Page 184: ... a port to half duplex mode Port This word has 2 different meaning for networking z The hardware connection point on a computer or networking device used for plugging in a cable or an adapter z The virtual connection point through which a computer uses a specific application o server PPP and Ethernet PPPoE is a specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet to th Internet through a common b...

Page 185: ...45 connectors can have up to res whereas telephone connectors have only four RADIU Remote Authentication Dial In User Service An authentication and accounting system used by many Internet Service Providers ISPs When you dial in to the ISP you must enter your username and password This information is passed to a RADIUS server whi checks that the information is correct and then authorizes access to ...

Page 186: ... to provide SNMP configuration service The NMS typically is a PC based software such as HP RSSI Receiver Sensitivity Index RSSI is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the remote wireless device In general remote APs with stronger signal will display higher RSSI values For RSSI value the smaller the absolute value is the stronger the signal For ex 50db has stronger signal than 80dB For outd...

Page 187: ...l is a program to log into another computer over a network to execute commands in a remote machine and to move files from one machine to another It provides strong authentication and secure communications over insecure channels It is a replacement for rlogin rsh rcp and rdist SSL Secure Sockets Layer It is a popular encryption scheme used by many online retail and banking sites to protect the fina...

Page 188: ...peed than 11a mode TCP A layer 4 protocol used along with the IP While track of the packets that a message is divided into for efficient routing thro Turbo Turbo A is an Atheros proprietary turbo mode to increase speed over standard 802 mode It uses channel binding technology to increase speed There are 2 types of Turbo A modes Dynamic Turbo and Static Turbo In Dynamic Turbo the channel binding wi...

Page 189: ...work A type of technology designed to increase the security of information transferred over the Internet VPN creates a private encrypted tunnel from the end user s computer through the local wireless network through the Internet all the way the corporate network W On the information and Web sites the user is able to access This is a popular method used by ISPs in order to keep the user navigating ...

Page 190: ... together to form one single wireless network without using wired uplinks WDS associate each other by MAC address each device WLAN Wireless Local Area Network A type of local area network that uses high frequency radio waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes The most popular standard for WLAN is the 802 11 standards WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy A wireless encryption protocol WEP is av...

Page 191: ...program to manage multiple wireless AP Bridges WPA Wi Fi Protected Access It is an encryption standard proposed by WiFi for advance protection by utilizing a password key TKIP or certificate It is more secure than WEP encryption The WPA PSK utilizes pre share key for encryption authentication WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA2 is also known as 802 11i It improves on the WPA security with CCMP and ...

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