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5.4  WDS 

 
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) 

WDS Mode: 

There are four options, including 

Disable

Lazy Mode

Bridge 

Mode

, and 

Repeater Mode

 

 

Disable 

Select Disable to disable the WDS mode. 

 

Lazy Mode 

 

 

 

 

 

Field 

Description 

WDS Mode: 

 

Select Lazy Mode. The EXA100WDS Lazy mode 
allows the other WDS bridge / repeater mode to 

link automatically. 

 

Phy Mode: 

It provides 4 options, including 

CCK, OFDM, 

HTMIX, 

and

 GREENFIELD

.

 

Encryp Type: 

It provides 4 options, including 

None, WEP, TKIP

and 

AES

.

 

Encryp Key: 

It provides 4 AP MAC Addresses. Input the MAC 

address of the other APs.

 

Summary of Contents for EXA100

Page 1: ...EXA100 Wireless AP Router User Manual Version A1 0 November 29 2012 ...

Page 2: ...Power Supply with marked with L P S or Limited Power Source and output rated 12 Vdc minimum 1 0A To safeguard the equipment against overheating make sure that all openings in the unit that offer exposure to air are not blocked Avoid using a telephone other than a cordless type during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightening Also do not use the telephone to r...

Page 3: ...ITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE See the GNU General Public License for more details You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program If not see http www gnu org licenses NOTE This document is subject to change without notice Protect Our Environment This symbol indicates that when the equipment has reached the end of its useful life it must be taken ...

Page 4: ...ation 9 3 3 Login Procedure 11 Chapter 4 Device Information 14 4 1 Statistics 15 Chapter 5 Wireless Setting 16 5 1 Basic 16 5 2 Advanced 19 5 3 Security 21 5 4 WDS 23 5 5 WPS 26 5 6 Station List 28 5 7 AP Wireless Statistics 29 Chapter 6 Management Configuration Backup 30 6 1 Management IP 30 6 2 LED Control 31 6 3 SNMP Agent 32 6 4 TR 069 Client 33 6 5 Update Software 35 ...

Page 5: ...4 6 6 Reboot 37 6 7 Configuration 38 6 7 1 Backup Settings 38 6 7 2 Update Settings 38 6 7 3 Restore Default 39 Appendix A Pin Assignments 40 Appendix B Specifications 41 Appendix C Parameter Rules 43 ...

Page 6: ...Ethernet Device and ADSL Router EXP100 Hence it can provide several kinds of application methods to combine the wireless easily It also provides state of the art security features such as 64 128 bit WEP encryption and WPA WPA2 encryption Firewall and VPN pass through 1 1 Features Wireless 802 11n access point up to 300Mbps 2 LAN ports punch by IDC connector Browser based interface for configuratio...

Page 7: ...6 1 2 Application The following diagrams depict typical applications of the EXA100 ...

Page 8: ...atus LED Status Descriptions Solid OFF System is power off or system status is abnormal or disabling LED ON in web UI Power Solid ON System is operational Solid OFF Wi Fi is disabled or disabling LED ON in web UI Solid ON Wi Fi is operational Wireless Link Flashing Data transmission through Wi Fi ...

Page 9: ...he power cords are connected securely and then power it on again If the problem persists contact technical support Caution 2 Before servicing or disassembling this equipment disconnect all power cords and telephone lines from their outlets Reset Button Restore the default parameters of the device by pressing the Reset button for 5 to 10 seconds ...

Page 10: ...The default attributes are overwritten when identical attributes with different values are configured The configuration profile in permanent storage can be created via the web user interface or telnet user interface or other management protocols The factory default configuration can be restored either by pushing the reset button for more than five seconds until the power indicates LED blinking or ...

Page 11: ...he Local Area Connection icon on your taskbar Click the Properties button STEP 2 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click the Properties button STEP 3 Change the IP address to the 192 168 1 x 1 x 255 subnet with subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 The screen should now display as shown below STEP 4 Click OK to submit these settings ...

Page 12: ... Internet browser and enter the default IP address for the device in the Web address field For example if the default IP address is 192 168 1 254 type http 192 168 1 254 NOTE For local administration i e LAN access the PC running the browser must be attached to the Ethernet and not necessarily to the device For remote access i e WAN use the IP address shown on the ...

Page 13: ...h remote username and password STEP 2 A dialog box will appear such as the one below Enter the default username and password as defined in section 3 1 Default Settings Click OK to continue NOTE The login password can be changed later see 8 6 1 Passwords ...

Page 14: ...13 STEP 3 After successfully logging in for the first time you will reach this screen ...

Page 15: ...configured connection s and user account privileges For example if NAT and Firewall are enabled the main menu will display the NAT and Security submenus If either is disabled their corresponding menu s will also be disabled Device Info is the first selection on the main menu so it will be discussed first Subsequent chapters will introduce the other main menu options in sequence The Access Point St...

Page 16: ...15 4 1 Statistics Select Interface Statistics from the Device Info submenu to display the following ...

Page 17: ... the version of the driver Radio On Off Enable or disable the wireless LAN Network Mode There are 5 modes 11b only 11g only 11n only 11b g mixed mode and 11b g n mixed mode Network Name SSID The service set identification SSID is a unique name to identify the router in the wireless LAN Wireless stations associating to the router must have the same SSID Input a descriptive name Its length is up to ...

Page 18: ...ble this function MBSSID AP Isolation Enable or disable MBSSID AP Isolation BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier This is the assigned MAC address of the station in the access point This unique identifier is in Hex format and can only be edited when Multi BSSID is enabled in the previous screen Frequency Channel A channel is the radio frequency used by the wireless device Channels available depend on...

Page 19: ... Range From 1 to 15 32 and Auto Default is Auto Reverse Direction Grant RDG Enable or disable Reverse Direction Grant RDG Default is enable STBC Enable or disable STBC Default is enable Aggregation MSDU A MSDU Enable or disable Aggregation MSDU A MSDU Default is disable Auto Block ACK Enable or disable Auto Block ACK Default is enable Decline BA Request Enable or disable Decline BA Request Default...

Page 20: ...3 options including Auto On and Off The default BG protection mode is Auto Beacon Interval The interval time range is between 20ms and 999ms for each beacon transmission The default value is 100ms Date Beacon Rate DTM The DTM range is between 1ms and 255 ms The default value is 1ms Fragment Threshold This is the maximum data fragment size between 256 bytes and 2346 bytes that can be sent in the wi...

Page 21: ...t Select Disable or Enable Tx Burst Select Disable or Enable Pkt_Aggregate Select Disable or Enable IEEE802 1 H Support Select Disable or Enable Country Code Select the region which you are in It provides six regions in the drop down list Wi Fi Multimedia Field Description WMM Capable Enable or disable WMM APSD Capable Enable or disable APSD DLS Capable Select Disable or Enable WMM Parameters Clic...

Page 22: ...uthorized accesses Select SSID SSID choice Select SSID from the drop down list default Security Mode There are 11 options including Disable OPEN SHARED WEPAUTO WPA WPA PSK WPA2 WPA2 PSK WPAPSKWPA2PSK WPA1WPA2 and 802 1X EXAMPLE Take Open WEP for example Select Open WEP from the Security Mode drop down list The following page will be displayed ...

Page 23: ... 5 and 13 ASCII codes are required for WEP64 and WEP128 respectively Access Policy Policy There are three options including Disable Allow and Reject You can choose Disable Allow or Reject Select Allow only the clients whose MAC address is listed can access the router Select Reject the clients whose MAC address is listed are denied to access the router Add a station MAC If you want to add a station...

Page 24: ...he WDS mode Lazy Mode Field Description WDS Mode Select Lazy Mode The EXA100WDS Lazy mode allows the other WDS bridge repeater mode to link automatically Phy Mode It provides 4 options including CCK OFDM HTMIX and GREENFIELD Encryp Type It provides 4 options including None WEP TKIP and AES Encryp Key It provides 4 AP MAC Addresses Input the MAC address of the other APs ...

Page 25: ...r APs WDS Wireless Distribution System Allows access points to communicate with one another wirelessly in a standardized way It can also simplify the network infrastructure by reducing the amount of cabling required Basically the access points will act as a client and an access point at the same time WDS is incompatible with WPA Both features cannot be used at the same time A WDS link is bi direct...

Page 26: ...sed Only Static WEP keys may be used in a WDS connection including any STAs that are associated with a WDS repeating AP Input the MAC address of the other APs that you want to link to and click enable Supports up to 4 point to multipoint WDS links check Enable WDS and then enable on the MAC addresses Example of a WDS topology AP1 WDS Master AP our AP WDS AP3 WDS AP4 ...

Page 27: ...26 5 5 WPS You can enable or disable the WPS function on this page Select Enable from the WPS drop down list Click Apply and the following page will be displayed ...

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Page 29: ...ation PBC on the Wi Fi router If there is no button input a 4 or 8 digit PIN code Each STA supporting WPS comes with a hard coded PIN code PIN If you select PIN mode you need to input the PIN number in the field WPS Status It displays the information about WPS status 5 6 Station List On this page you can easily identify the connected wireless stations It automatically observes the ID of the connec...

Page 30: ...29 5 7 AP Wireless Statistics This page shows the Wireless Statistics of EXA100 ...

Page 31: ...ver settings on the Update Settings screen as described below 6 1 Management IP IP Address Web LAN IP address for management Config Version Shows the current configuration version The EXA100 can update the configuration automatically via TFTP server Gateway IP for remote management Disable Local management When disable the local management ticking the checkbox user can not access web page via Wire...

Page 32: ...31 6 2 LED Control Select Disable or Enable from the drop down menu and click the Apply button ...

Page 33: ...e Network Management Protocol SNMP allows a management application to retrieve statistics and status from the SNMP agent in this device Select Enable from the drop down menu configure options and click Apply to activate SNMP ...

Page 34: ...e drop down menu ACS URL URL for the WiFi AP to connect to the ACS using the WIFI AP WAN Management Protocol This parameter MUST be in the form of a valid HTTP or HTTPS URL An HTTPS URL indicates that the ACS supports SSL The host portion of this URL is used by the WIFI AP for validating the certificate from the ACS when using certificate based authentication ACS User Name Username used to authent...

Page 35: ...king a connection to the ACS using the WIFI AP WAN Management Protocol This password is used only for HTTP based authentication of the WIFI AP Inform Interval The duration in seconds of the interval for which the WIFI AP MUST attempt to connect with the ACS and call the Inform method ...

Page 36: ...rmware image file in the Software File Name field or click the Browse button to locate the image file STEP 3 Click the Update Software button once to upload and install the file NOTE The update process will take about 2 minutes to complete The device will reboot and the browser window will refresh to the default screen upon successful installation It is recommended that you compare the Software Ve...

Page 37: ...36 Chapter 4 Device Information screen with the firmware version installed to confirm the installation was successful ...

Page 38: ...save the current configuration and reboot the router click Save Reboot NOTE You may need to close the browser window and wait for 2 minutes before reopening it It may also be necessary to reset your PC IP configuration ...

Page 39: ...ation This file can later be used to recover settings on the Update Settings screen as described below 6 7 2 Update Settings This option recovers configuration files previously saved using Backup Settings Enter the file name including folder path in the Settings File Name box or press Browse to search for the file then click Update Settings to recover settings ...

Page 40: ...fore reopening it It may also be necessary to reconfigure your PC IP configuration to match any new settings NOTE This entry has the same effect as the Reset button The EXA100 board hardware and the boot loader support the reset to default If the Reset button is continuously pressed for more than 5 seconds the boot loader will erase the configuration data saved in flash memory ...

Page 41: ... Connection PIN Descriptions 1 12Vdc Input 2 12Vdc Input 3 Ethernet TX LAN1 4 Ethernet TX LAN1 5 Ethernet RX LAN1 6 Ethernet RX LAN1 7 Ground J10 8 Ground 1 PoE Input 2 PoE Input 3 Ethernet TX LAN2 4 Ethernet TX LAN2 5 Ethernet RX LAN2 6 Ethernet RX LAN2 7 PoE Input J14 8 PoE Input ...

Page 42: ...Issue 2 z G 992 5 ADSL2 z G 992 3 ADSL2 z G DMT WLAN z IEEE 802 11n backward compatible with 802 11g b z 64 128 bit Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP Data Encryption z 11 Channels US Canada 13 Channels Europe 14 Channels Japan z Up to 300 Mbps data rate z WPA WPA2 z IEEE 802 1x z RF operating frequency 2 412 2 497 GHz 2 4 GHz ISM Band z ddRF output power 15dBm z Antenna gain 2dBi Bridge Functions z IEE...

Page 43: ...Power Supply z Input 100 240 Vac z Vac 50 60Hz z Output 12 Vdc 1 A Certifications z EN 55022 EN55024 z EN 300328 z EN 301489 1 17 z EN 60950 1 z Power Saving z WEEE z RoHS z REACH Packing Accessories z Module x 3 z Quarter Blank spec x 2 z KeyStone Jack x 1 z Connector Switch x 1 z QIG for troubleshooting z Water proof sealed PE bag for ATU R QIG x 1 NOTE Specifications are subject to change witho...

Page 44: ...ChannelSelect 1 Network Mode 11b g mixed mode WirelessMode 0 FixedTxMode OFDM 0 Network Mode 11b only WirelessMode 1 FixedTxMode CCK 1 Network Mode 11g only WirelessMode 4 FixedTxMode OFDM 4 Network Mode 11b g n mixed mode WirelessMode 9 FixedTxMode HT 9 Operating Mode HT_OpMode 0 0 Mixed Mode 1 Green Field 0 Channel BandWidth HT_BW 1 0 20 1 20 40 1 Guard Interval HT_GI 1 0 long 1 Auto 1 MCS HT_MC...

Page 45: ...HT Disallow TKIP HT_DisallowTKIP 1 0 disable 1 enable 1 HT TxStream HT_TxStream 2 from 1 2 2 HT RxStream HT_RxStream 2 from 1 2 2 BG Protection Mode BGProtection 0 0 Auto 1 On 2 Off 0 Beacon Interval BeaconPeriod 100 range 20 999 100 Data Beacon Rate DTIM DtimPeriod 1 range 1 255 1 Fragment Threshold FragThreshold 2346 range 256 2346 2346 RTS Threshold RTSThreshold 2347 range 1 2347 2347 TX Power ...

Page 46: ... APSDCapable 0 0 DLS Capable DLSCapable 0 0 Multicast to Unicast M2UEnabled 0 0 disable 1 enable 0 Security Mode Disable AuthMode OPEN EncrypType NONE Security Mode OPENWEP AuthMode OPEN EncrypType WEP Default Key DefaultKeyID 1 SSID1 SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 SSID5 from 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 WEP Key 1 Key1Str1 Key1Type 0 WEP Key 2 Key2Str1 Key2Type 0 WEP Key 3 Key3Str1 Key3Type 0 WEP Key 4 Key4Str1 Key4Type 0 SS...

Page 47: ...ES Key Renewal Interval RekeyInterval 3600 SSID1 SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 SSID5 0 4194303 3600 IP Address RADIUS_Server blank Port RADIUS_Port 1812 SSID1 SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 SSID5 1812 Shared Secret RADIUS_Key1 RADIUS_Key2 RADIUS_Key3 RADIUS_Key4 RADIUS_Key5 Session Timeout session_timeout_inter val 0 SSID1 SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 SSID5 0 Security Mode WPA PSK AuthMode WPAPSK WPA Algorithms EncrypType SSID1 SSID...

Page 48: ...D3 SSID4 SSID5 0 4194303 3600 Security Mode WPAPSKWPA 2PSK AuthMode WPAPSKW PA2PSK WPA Algorithms EncrypType SSID1 SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 SSID5 TKIP or AES Pass Phrase WPAPSK1 WPAPSK2 WPAPSK3 WPAPSK4 WPAPSK5 Key Renewal Interval RekeyInterval 3600 SSID1 SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 SSID5 0 4194303 3600 Security Mode WPA1WPA2 AuthMode WPA1WPA 2 WPA Algorithms EncrypType SSID1 SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 SSID5 TKIP or AES bl...

Page 49: ... OFDM OFDM HTMIX HTMIX HTMIX HTMIX GREENFIELD GREENFIELD GREENFIELD GREENFIELD CCK CCK CCK CCK EncrypType WdsEncrypType SSID1 SSID2 SSID3 SSID4 SSID5 NONE WEP TKIP AES NONE Encryp Key Wds0Key Wds1Key Wds2Key Wds3Key blank WDS Mode Bridge Mode WdsEnable 2 2 Phy Mode WdsPhyMode CCK CCK CCK CCK OFDM OFDM OFDM OFDM HTMIX HTMIX HTMIX HTMIX GREENFIELD GREENFIELD GREENFIELD GREENFIELD CCK CCK CCK CCK Enc...

Page 50: ...nt IP Config Version ConfigVersion 0100 0100 Power Led PwrLedEnabled 0 0 LED Behavior Wireless Link Led WlanLinkLedEnabled 0 0 disable 1 enable 0 SNMP Settings SNMPEnabled 1 0 disable 1 enable 1 Read Community SNMPREADCOMM public public Set Community SNMPWRITCOMM private private System Name SNMPpsysname wireless wireless System Location SNMPpsyslocation unknown unknown System Contact SNMPpsysconta...

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