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VigorAP 710 User’s Guide

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Page 3: ...ii V Vi ig go or rA AP P 7 71 10 0 8 80 02 2 1 11 1n n A Ac cc ce es ss s P Po oi in nt t U Us se er r s s G Gu ui id de e Version 1 2 Firmware Version V1 1 6 1 For future update please visit DrayTek web site Date March 09 2016 ...

Page 4: ...servation of the environment Warranty We warrant to the original end user purchaser that the modem will be free from any defects in workmanship or materials for a period of one 1 year from the date of purchase from the dealer Please keep your purchase receipt in a safe place as it serves as proof of date of purchase During the warranty period and upon proof of purchase should the product have indi...

Page 5: ...e harmful interference to radio or television reception which 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...

Page 6: ...e any warranty A Limited Warranty is offered on DrayTek products This Limited Warranty does not cover any software applications or programs To download source codes please visit http gplsource draytek com GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE https gnu org licenses gpl 2 0 Version 2 June 1991 For any question please feel free to contact DrayTek technical support at support draytek com for further information...

Page 7: ... 12 2 7 2 Configuring 2 4GHz Wireless Settings based on the Operation Mode 14 2 7 3 Configuring 2 4GHz Security Settings 19 2 7 4 Finishing the Wireless Settings Wizard 21 2 8 Online Status 21 AdvancedConfiguration 23 3 1 Operation Mode 24 3 2 LAN 25 3 3 General Concepts for Wireless LAN 27 3 4 Wireless LAN Settings for AP Mode 30 3 4 1 General Setup 30 3 4 2 Security 35 3 4 3 Access Control 38 3 ...

Page 8: ...PS 81 3 7 5 Advanced Setting 82 3 7 6 AP Discovery 82 3 7 7 Universal Repeater 84 3 7 8 WMM Configuration 86 3 7 9 Airtime Fairness 87 3 7 10 Station Control 89 3 7 11 Station List 91 3 8 RADIUS Setting 93 3 8 1 RADIUS Server 93 3 8 2 Certificate Management 94 3 9 Applications 95 3 9 1 Schedule 95 3 9 2 Apple iOS Keep Alive 97 3 10 System Maintenance 98 3 10 1 System Status 98 3 10 2 TR 069 99 3 1...

Page 9: ...king If the Hardware Status Is OK or Not 111 4 2 Checking If the Network Connection Settings on Your Computer Is OK or Not 112 4 3 Pinging the Modem from Your Computer 115 4 4 Backing to Factory Default Setting If Necessary 116 4 5 Contacting Your Dealer 117 ...

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Page 11: ... 710 computers and wireless devices which are compatible with 802 11n 802 11a can connect to existing wired Ethernet network via this VigorAP 710 at the speed of 300Mbps Easy install procedures allows any computer users to setup a network environment in very short time within minutes even inexperienced users Just follow the instructions given in this user manual you can complete the setup procedur...

Page 12: ...is on SSID1 SSID4 Off The function of SSID is off On Green Press the button and release it within 2 seconds When the wireless function is ready the green LED will be on Off Press the button and release it within 2 seconds to turn off the WLAN function When the wireless function is not ready the LED will be off WLAN ON OFF WPS Green LED Blinking Green Data is transmitting sending receiving WLAN ON ...

Page 13: ...ter for xDSL Cable modem or router Restore the default settings Usage Turn on the router Press the button and keep for more than 6 seconds Then the router will restart with the factory default configuration PWR Connecter for a power adapter ON OFF Power switch ...

Page 14: ...o configure VigorAP 710 you have to connect your devices correctly 1 Connect a computer to VigorAP710 2 Connect the A C power adapter to the wall socket and then connect it to the PWR connector of the access point 3 Power on VigorAP 710 4 Check all LEDs on the front panel ACT LED should be steadily on SSID LEDs should be on if the access point is correctly connected to the computer For the detaile...

Page 15: ...puter to use dynamic IP address For the default IP address of this AP is set 192 168 1 2 we recommend you to use 192 168 1 X except 2 in the field of IP address on this section for your computer If the operating system of your computer is Windows 7 please go to section 2 1 Windows 2000 please go to section 2 2 Windows XP please go to section 2 3 Windows Vista please go to section 2 4 2 2 1 1 W Wi ...

Page 16: ...nternet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties Under the General tab click Use the following IP address Then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish IP address 192 168 1 9 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 17: ...puter then click control panel Double click Network and Dial up Connections icon double click Local Area Connection and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear Select Internet Protocol TCP IP then click Properties Select Use the following IP address then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish IP address 192 168 1 9 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 18: ...er then click control panel Double click Network and Internet Connections icon click Network Connections and then double click Local Area Connection Local Area Connection Status window will appear and then click Properties Select Use the following IP address then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish IP address 192 168 1 9 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 19: ...anel Click View Network Status and Tasks then click Manage Network Connections Right click Local Area Netwrok then select Properties Local Area Connection Properties window will appear select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and then click Properties Select Use the following IP address then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish IP address 192 168 1 9 Subnet ...

Page 20: ...amically from the modem or set up the IP address of the computer to be the same subnet as the default IP address of VigorAP 710 192 168 1 2 For the detailed information please refer to the later section Trouble Shooting of the guide 2 Open a web browser on your PC and type http 192 168 1 2 A pop up window will open to ask for username and password Pease type admin admin on Username Password and cl...

Page 21: ...i in ng g P Pa as ss sw wo or rd d 1 Please change the password for the original security of the modem 2 Go to System Maintenance page and choose Administrator Password 3 Enter the new login password on the field of Password Then click OK to continue 4 Now the password has been changed Next time use the new password to access the Web User Interface for this modem ...

Page 22: ...ode selected Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Operation Mode There are six operation modes for wireless connection Settings for each mode are different Wireless Mode At present VigorAP 710 can connect to 11b only 11g only 11n only Mixed 11b 11g Mixed 11g 11n and Mixed 11b 11g 11n stations simultaneously Simply choose Mixed 11b 11g 11n mode Main SSID Set a name for Vigor...

Page 23: ...ing to the Channel selected above Station List Click the Display button to open the Station List dialog It provides the knowledge of connecting wireless clients now along with its status code AP Discovery Click this button to open the AP Discovery dialog VigorAP 710 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood This option is available when AP Bridge Universal Repeater ...

Page 24: ...A AP P B Br ri id dg ge e P Po oi in nt t t to o P Po oi in nt t When you choose AP Bridge Point to Point after clicking Next you will need to configure the following page Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Phy Mode Data will be transmitted via HTMIX communication channel Each access point should be setup to the same Phy mode for connecting with each other Security Select...

Page 25: ... will need to configure the following page Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Phy Mode Data will be transmitted via HTMIX communication channel Each access point should be setup to the same Phy mode for connecting with each other Security Select WEP TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm Type the key number if required Peer MAC Address Type the peer MAC address for the a...

Page 26: ...e settings are explained as follows Item Description Phy Mode Data will be transmitted via HTMIX communication channel Each access point should be setup to the same Phy mode for connecting with each other Subnet LAN A is specified for connection Security Select WEP TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm Type the key number if required Peer MAC Address Type the peer MAC address for the access poin...

Page 27: ... several modes provided for you to choose Each mode will bring up different parameters e g WEP keys Pass Phrase for you to configure Encryption Type for Open Shared This option is available when Open Shared is selected as Security Mode Choose None to disable the WEP Encryption Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted To enable WEP encryption for data transmission please choose WEP WEP Keys Four k...

Page 28: ... PSK This option is available when WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK is selected as Security Mode Select TKIP or AES as the algorithm for WPA Pass Phrase It is available when WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK is selected After finishing this web page configuration please click Next to continue ...

Page 29: ...ccepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key which either PSK Pre Shared Key entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802 1x authentication WEP 802 1x The built in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 710 to assist the remote dial in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS...

Page 30: ...0 seconds Set 0 to disable re key Such feature is available for WPA2 802 1 WPA 802 1x WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK mode PMK Cache Period Set the expire time of WPA2 PMK Pairwise master key cache PMK Cache manages the list from the BSSIDs in the associated SSID with which it has pre authenticated Such feature is available for WPA2 802 1 mode Pre Authentication Enables a station to auth...

Page 31: ...O On nl li in ne e S St ta at tu us s The online status shows the LAN status Station Link Status for such device Detailed explanation is shown below Item Description IP Address Displays the IP address of the LAN interface TX Packets Displays the total transmitted packets at the LAN interface RX Packets Displays the total number of received packets at the LAN interface TX Bytes Displays the total t...

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Page 33: ...uration As for other examples of application please refer to chapter 5 1 Open a web browser on your PC and type http 192 168 1 2 The window will ask for typing username and password 2 Please type admin admin on Username Password for administration operation Now the Main Screen will appear Be aware that Admin mode will be displayed on the bottom left side ...

Page 34: ...ed together Only one access point can be connected in this mode AP Bridge Point to Multi Point This mode can establish wireless connection with other VigorAP 710s using the same mode and link the wired network which these VigorAP 710s connected together Up to 4 access points can be connected in this mode AP Bridge WDS This mode is similar to AP Bridge to Multi Point but access point is not work in...

Page 35: ...follows Item Description IPAddress Type in private IP address for connecting to a local private network Default 192 168 1 2 Subnet Mask Type in an address code that determines the size of the network Default 255 255 255 0 24 Default Gateway In general it is not really necessary to specify a gateway for VigorAP 710 However if it is required simply type an IP address as the gateway for VigorAP 710 I...

Page 36: ...en issuing IP addresses Subnet Mask Type in an address code that determines the size of the network Default 255 255 255 0 24 Default Gateway Enter a value of the gateway IP address for the DHCP server Lease Time It allows you to set the leased time for the specified PC DHCP Server IP Address for Relay Agent It is available when Enable Relay Agent is selected Set the IP address of the DHCP server y...

Page 37: ...e out of the four keys WPA Wi Fi Protected Access the most dominating security mechanism in industry is separated into two categories WPA personal or called WPA Pre Share Key WPA PSK and WPA Enterprise or called WPA 802 1x In WPA Personal a pre defined key is used for encryption during data transmission WPA applies Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP for data encryption while WPA2 applies AES The...

Page 38: ...ode On the side of VigorAP 710 series which served as an AP press WPS button once on the front panel of VigorAP 710 or click Start PBC on web configuration interface On the side of a station with network card installed press Start PBC button of network card If you want to use PIN code you have to know the PIN code specified in wireless client Then provide the PIN code of the wireless client you wi...

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Page 40: ...ude General Setup Security Access Control WPS AP Discovery and Station List Note The Wireless LAN settings will be changed according to the Operation Mode selected in section 3 1 3 3 4 4 1 1 G Ge en ne er ra al l S Se et tu up p By clicking the General Setup a new web page will appear so that you could configure the SSID and the wireless channel Please refer to the following figure for more inform...

Page 41: ... Enable Limit Client Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations which try to connect Internet through Vigor router The number you can set is from 3 to 64 Mode At present VigorAP 710 can connect to 11b only 11g only 11n only Mixed 11b 11g Mixed 11g 11n and Mixed 11b 11g 11n stations simultaneously Simply choose Mixed 11b 11g 11n mode ...

Page 42: ...same SSID not accessing for each other VLAN ID Type the value for such SSID Packets transferred from such SSID to LAN will be tagged with the number If your network uses VLANs you can assign the SSID to a VLAN on your network Client devices that associate using the SSID are grouped into this VLAN The VLAN ID range is from 3 to 4095 The VLAN ID is 0 by default it means disabling the VLAN function f...

Page 43: ...me That is the wireless client must support this feature and invoke the function too Note Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function Therefore you can use and install it into your PC for matching with Packet OVERDRIVE refer to the following picture of Vigor N61 wireless utility window choose Enable for TxBURST on the tab of Option Antenna VigorAP 710 can be attached with two antennas to hav...

Page 44: ...ions Auto 20 40 MHZ the router will use 20Mhz or 40Mhz for data transmission and receiving according to the station capability Such channel can increase the performance for data transit After finishing this web page configuration please click OK to save the settings ...

Page 45: ...s follows Item Description Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose Disable The encryption mechanism is turned off WEP Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption key should be entered in WEP Key WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key which...

Page 46: ...s 012345678 or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x such as 0x321253abcde Such feature is available for WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK mode Key Renewal Interval WPA uses shared key for authentication to the network However normal network operations use a different encryption key that is randomly generated This randomly generated key that is periodically replaced Enter the renewal securit...

Page 47: ... internal server of VigorAP 710 IPAddress Enter the IP address of external RADIUS server Port The UDP port number that the external RADIUS server is using The default value is 1812 based on RFC 2138 Shared Secret The external RADIUS server and client share a secret that is used to authenticate the messages sent between them Both sides must be configured to use the same shared secret Session Timeou...

Page 48: ... or allow Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the policy Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually Choose Blocked MAC address filter so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and ca...

Page 49: ...lated system information for WPS If the wireless security encryption function of VigorAP 710 is properly configured you can see Yes message here WPS SSID Display current selected SSID WPS Auth Mode Display current authentication mode of the VigorAP 710 Only WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK support WPS WPS Encryp Type Display encryption mode None WEP TKIP AES etc of VigorAP 710 Configure via Push Button Click ...

Page 50: ...mission rate Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Rate Adaptation Algorithm Wireless transmission rate is adapted dynamically Usually performance of new algorithm is better than old Fragment Length Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2346 RTS Threshold Minimize the collision unit is bytes bet...

Page 51: ...all the connected APs Each item is explained as follows Item Description SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 710 BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 710 RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point RSSI is the abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication Channel Display the wireless channel used for the AP that is scanned by VigorAP 710 Encryptio...

Page 52: ...ill influence the time delay for WMM accessing categories For the service of voice or video image please set small value for AC_VI and AC_VO categories For the service of e mail or web browsing please set large value for AC_BE and AC_BK categories CWMin CWMax CWMin means contention Window Min and CWMax means contention Window Max Please specify the value ranging from 1 to 15 Be aware that CWMax va...

Page 53: ...round This is essential for ensuring predictable performance and quality of service as well as allowing 802 11n and legacy clients to coexist on the same network Without airtime fairness offices using mixed mode networks risk having legacy clients slow down the entire network or letting the fastest client s crowd out other users With airtime fairness every client at a given quality of service leve...

Page 54: ...h limit of each station depends on instant active station number and airtime assignment Please note that Airtime Fairness of 2 4GHz and 5GHz are independent But stations of different SSIDs function together because they all use the same wireless channel IN SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTS this function can reduce the bad influence of slow wireless devices and improve the overall wireless performance Suitable...

Page 55: ...nect and reconnect VigorAP If such function is not enabled the wireless client can connect VigorAP until it shuts down Such feature is especially useful for free Wi Fi service For example a coffee shop offers free Wi Fi service for its guests for one hour every day Then the connection time can be set as 1 hour and reconnection time can be set as 1 day Thus the guest can finish his job within one h...

Page 56: ...n manually when you choose User defined Display All Station Control List All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using such SSID will be listed on Station Control List After finishing all the settings here please click OK to save the configuration ...

Page 57: ...ent Tx Rate Rx Rate Display the transmission receiving rate for packets Refresh Click this button to refresh the status of station list Add to Access Control Client s MAC Address For additional security of wireless access the Access Control facility allows you to restrict the network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC address of client Only the valid MAC address that has been configu...

Page 58: ...VigorAP 710 User s Guide 48 Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations ...

Page 59: ...y and WDS AP Status AP Bridge Point to Point allows VigorAP 710 to connect to another VigorAP 710 which uses the same mode All wired Ethernet clients of both VigorAP 710s will be connected together Point to Multi Point Mode allows VigorAP 710 to connect up to four VigorAP 710s which uses the same mode All wired Ethernet clients of every VigorAP 710 will be connected together 3 3 5 5 1 1 G Ge en ne...

Page 60: ...lease select AutoSelect to let system determine for you Extension Channel With 802 11n there is one option to double the bandwidth per channel The available extension channel options will be varied according to the Channel selected above Rate If you choose 11g Only 11b Only or 11n Only such feature will be available for you to set data transmission rate PHY Mode Data will be transmitted via commun...

Page 61: ...as to have good data transmission via wireless connection However if you have only one antenna attached please choose 1T1R Tx Power The default setting is the maximum 100 Lower down the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless Channel Width 20 MHZ the router will use 20Mhz for data transmission and receiving between the AP and the stations 40 MHZ the router will use 40Mhz for data transm...

Page 62: ...mance Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2347 3 3 5 5 3 3 A AP P D Di is sc co ov ve er ry y VigorAP 710 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood Based on the scanning result users will know which channel is clean for usage Also it can be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link N...

Page 63: ... that the scanned AP applied Scan It is used to discover all the connected AP The results will be shown on the box above this button Channel Statistics It displays the statistics for the channels used by APs AP s MAC Address If you want the found AP applying the WDS settings please type in the AP s MAC address AP s SSID To specify an AP to be applied with WDS settings you can specify MAC address o...

Page 64: ...P B Br ri id dg ge e W WD DS S M Mo od de e When you choose AP Bridge WDS as the operation mode the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup Security Access Control WPS Advanced Setting AP Discovery WDS AP Status WMM Configuration Airtime Fairness Station Control and Station List 3 3 6 6 1 1 G Ge en ne er ra al l S Se et tu up p By clicking the General Setup a new web page will appear so...

Page 65: ... as follows Item Description Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function Enable Limit Client Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations which try to connect Internet through Vigor router The number you can set is from 3 to 64 ...

Page 66: ...s clients stations with the same SSID not accessing for wired PC in LAN Isolate Member Check this box to make the wireless clients stations with the same SSID not accessing for each other VLAN ID Type the value for such SSID Packets transferred from such SSID to LAN will be tagged with the number If your network uses VLANs you can assign the SSID to a VLAN on your network Client devices that assoc...

Page 67: ...ryption algorithm Peer MAC Address Four peer MAC addresses are allowed to be entered in this page at one time Packet OVERDRIVE This feature can enhance the performance in data transmission about 40 more by checking Tx Burst It is active only when both sides of Access Point and Station in wireless client invoke this function at the same time That is the wireless client must support this feature and...

Page 68: ...oughput of wireless Channel Width 20 MHZ the router will use 20Mhz for data transmission and receiving between the AP and the stations 40 MHZ the router will use 40Mhz for data transmission and receiving between the AP and the stations Auto 20 40 MHZ the router will use 20Mhz or 40Mhz for data transmission and receiving according to the station capability Such channel can increase the performance ...

Page 69: ...s follows Item Description Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose Disable The encryption mechanism is turned off WEP Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption key should be entered in WEP Key WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key which...

Page 70: ...s 012345678 or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x such as 0x321253abcde Such feature is available for WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK mode Key Renewal Interval WPA uses shared key for authentication to the network However normal network operations use a different encryption key that is randomly generated This randomly generated key that is periodically replaced Enter the renewal securit...

Page 71: ... internal server of VigorAP 710 IPAddress Enter the IP address of external RADIUS server Port The UDP port number that the external RADIUS server is using The default value is 1812 based on RFC 2138 Shared Secret The external RADIUS server and client share a secret that is used to authenticate the messages sent between them Both sides must be configured to use the same shared secret Session Timeou...

Page 72: ... or allow Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the policy Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually Choose Blocked MAC address filter so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and ca...

Page 73: ...or WPS If the wireless security encryption function of VigorAP 710 is properly configured you can see Yes message here WPS SSID Display current selected SSID WPS Auth Mode Display current authentication mode of the VigorAP 710r Only WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK support WPS WPS Encryp Type Display encryption mode None WEP TKIP AES etc of VigorAP 710 Configure via Push Button Click Start PBC to invoke Push ...

Page 74: ...fault value is 2346 RTS Threshold Minimize the collision unit is bytes between hidden stations to improve wireless performance Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2347 3 3 6 6 6 6 A AP P D Di is sc co ov ve er ry y VigorAP 710 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood Based on the scanning...

Page 75: ...the connected AP The results will be shown on the box above this button Channel Statistics It displays the statistics for the channels used by APs AP s MAC Address If you want the found AP applying the WDS settings please type in the AP s MAC address AP s SSID To specify an AP to be applied with WDS settings you can specify MAC address or SSID for the AP Here is the place that you can type the SSI...

Page 76: ...ill influence the time delay for WMM accessing categories For the service of voice or video image please set small value for AC_VI and AC_VO categories For the service of e mail or web browsing please set large value for AC_BE and AC_BK categories CWMin CWMax CWMin means contention Window Min and CWMax means contention Window Max Please specify the value ranging from 1 to 15 Be aware that CWMax va...

Page 77: ...o the Wi Fi WMM standard specification AckPolicy Uncheck default value the box means the AP router will answer the response request while transmitting WMM packets through wireless connection It can assure that the peer must receive the WMM packets Check the box means the AP router will not answer any response request for the transmitting packets It will have better performance with lower reliabili...

Page 78: ...802 11 channel access mechanisms is that each station has equal probability to access the channel When wireless stations have similar data rate this principle leads to a fair result In this case stations get similar channel access time which is called airtime However when stations have various data rate e g 11g 11n the result is not fair The slow stations 11g work in their slow data rate and occup...

Page 79: ...s and improve the overall wireless performance Suitable environment 1 Many wireless stations 2 All stations mainly use download traffic 3 The performance bottleneck is wireless connection Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Enable Airtime Fairness Try to assign similar airtime to each wireless station by controlling TX traffic Airtime Fairness Click the link to display the...

Page 80: ...Then the connection time can be set as 1 hour and reconnection time can be set as 1 day Thus the guest can finish his job within one hour and will not occupy the wireless network for a long time Note Up to 300 Wireless Station records are supported by VigorAP Available settings are explained as follows Item Description SSID Display the SSID that the wireless station will use it to connect with Vig...

Page 81: ...the encryption mode used by the wireless client Tx Rate Rx Rate Display the transmission receiving rate for packets Refresh Click this button to refresh the status of station list Add to Access Control Client s MAC Address For additional security of wireless access the Access Control facility allows you to restrict the network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC address of client Only...

Page 82: ...VigorAP 710 User s Guide 72 Control Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations ...

Page 83: ...e the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup Security Access Control WPS Advanced Setting AP Discovery Universal Repeater WMM Configuration Airtime Fairness Station Control and Station List 3 3 7 7 1 1 G Ge en ne er ra al l S Se et tu up p By clicking the General Setup a new web page will appear so that you could configure the SSID and the wireless channel Please refer to the following...

Page 84: ... Enable Limit Client Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations which try to connect Internet through Vigor router The number you can set is from 3 to 64 Mode At present VigorAP 710 can connect to 11b only 11g only 11n only Mixed 11b 11g Mixed 11g 11n and Mixed 11b 11g 11n stations simultaneously Simply choose Mixed 11b 11g 11n mode ...

Page 85: ...ransferred from such SSID to LAN will be tagged with the number If your network uses VLANs you can assign the SSID to a VLAN on your network Client devices that associate using the SSID are grouped into this VLAN The VLAN ID range is from 3 to 4095 The VLAN ID is 0 by default it means disabling the VLAN function for the SSID MAC Clone Check this box and manually enter the MAC address of the device...

Page 86: ...e of Vigor N61 wireless utility window choose Enable for TxBURST on the tab of Option Antenna VigorAP 710 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection However if you have only one antenna attached please choose 1T1R Tx Power The default setting is the maximum 100 Lower down the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless Channel Width 20 MHZ the r...

Page 87: ...ill appear so that you could configure the settings Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose Disable The encryption mechanism is turned off WEP Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption key should be entered in WEP Key WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be ent...

Page 88: ...WPA 802 1x WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK mode Pass Phrase Type either 8 63 ASCII characters such as 012345678 or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x such as 0x321253abcde Such feature is available for WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK or Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK mode Key Renewal Interval WPA uses shared key for authentication to the network However normal network operations use a different encryption key ...

Page 89: ...refer to the section 3 8 RADIUS Setting to configure settings for internal server of VigorAP 710 IPAddress Enter the IP address of external RADIUS server Port The UDP port number that the external RADIUS server is using The default value is 1812 based on RFC 2138 Shared Secret The external RADIUS server and client share a secret that is used to authenticate the messages sent between them Both side...

Page 90: ... or allow Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the policy Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually Choose Blocked MAC address filter so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and ca...

Page 91: ...PS If the wireless security encryption function of VigorAP 710 is properly configured you can see Yes message here WPS SSID Display current selected SSID WPS Auth Mode Display current authentication mode of the VigorAP 710 Only WPA2 PSK and WPA PSK support WPS WPS Encryp Type Display encryption mode None WEP TKIP AES etc of VigorAP 710 Configure via Push Button Click Start PBC to invoke Push Butto...

Page 92: ...t value is 2346 RTS Threshold Minimize the collision unit is bytes between hidden stations to improve wireless performance Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2347 3 3 7 7 6 6 A AP P D Di is sc co ov ve er ry y VigorAP 710 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood Based on the scanning res...

Page 93: ... that the scanned AP applied Scan It is used to discover all the connected AP The results will be shown on the box above this button Channel Statistics It displays the statistics for the channels used by APs AP s MAC Address If you want the found AP applying the WDS settings please type in the AP s MAC address AP s SSID To specify an AP to be applied with WDS settings you can specify MAC address o...

Page 94: ...output power of this mode is the same as that of WDS and normal AP mode Available settings are explained as follows Item Description SSID Set the name of access point that VigorAP 710 wants to connect to MAC Address Optional Type the MAC address of access point that VigorAP 710 wants to connect to Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN The default channel is 11 You may switch c...

Page 95: ...el The allowed content is the ASCII characters from 33 to 126 except and Encryption Type for WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK This option is available when WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK is selected as Security Mode Select TKIP or AES as the algorithm for WPA Pass Phrase Either 8 63 ASCII characters such as 012345678 or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x such as 0x321253abcde Connection Type Choose DHCP or Static IP as...

Page 96: ...ti io on n WMM is an abbreviation of Wi Fi Multimedia It defines the priority levels for four access categories derived from 802 1d prioritization tabs The categories are designed with specific types of traffic voice video best effort and low priority data There are four accessing categories AC_BE AC_BK AC_VI and AC_VO for WMM Available settings are explained as follows Item Description WMM Capabl...

Page 97: ...er any response request for the transmitting packets It will have better performance with lower reliability After finishing this web page configuration please click OK to save the settings 3 3 7 7 9 9 A Ai ir rt ti im me e F Fa ai ir rn ne es ss s Airtime fairness is essential in wireless networks that must support critical enterprise applications Most of the applications are either symmetric or r...

Page 98: ...irness function tries to assign similar airtime to each station A B by controlling TX traffic In the following figure Station B 11n has higher probability to send data packets than Station A 11g By this way Station B fast rate gets fair airtime and it s speed is not limited by Station A slow rate It is similar to automatic Bandwidth Limit The dynamic bandwidth limit of each station depends on inst...

Page 99: ...lusive So their webs have extra actions to ensure these two functions are not enabled simultaneously 3 3 7 7 1 10 0 S St ta at ti io on n C Co on nt tr ro ol l Station Control is used to specify the duration for the wireless client to connect and reconnect VigorAP If such function is not enabled the wireless client can connect VigorAP until it shuts down Such feature is especially useful for free ...

Page 100: ...nction Connection Time Reconnection Time Use the drop down list to choose the duration for the wireless client connecting reconnecting to Vigor router Or type the duration manually when you choose User defined Display All Station Control List All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using such SSID will be listed on Station Control List After finishing all the settings here please c...

Page 101: ...ent Tx Rate Rx Rate Display the transmission receiving rate for packets Refresh Click this button to refresh the status of station list Add to Access Control Client s MAC Address For additional security of wireless access the Access Control facility allows you to restrict the network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC address of client Only the valid MAC address that has been configu...

Page 102: ...VigorAP 710 User s Guide 92 Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations ...

Page 103: ...the internal RADIUS server Users Profile Username Type a new name for the user profile Password Type a new password for such new user profile Confirm Password Retype the password to confirm it Configure Add Make a new user profile with the name and password specified on the left boxes Cancel Clear current settings for user profile Delete Selected Delete the selected user profile s Delete All Delet...

Page 104: ...e the settings 3 3 8 8 2 2 C Ce er rt ti if fi ic ca at te e M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t When the local client and remote client are required to make certificate authentication e g IPsec X 509 for data passing through SSL tunnel and avoiding the attack of MITM a trusted root certificate authority Root CA will be used to authenticate the digital certificates offered by both ends However the proc...

Page 105: ...dule the router to dialup to the Internet at a specified time but also restrict Internet access to certain hours so that users can connect to the Internet only during certain hours say business hours The schedule is also applicable to other functions You have to set your time before set schedule In System Maintenance Time and Date menu press Inquire Time button to set the Vigor router s clock to c...

Page 106: ... remove the existed schedule profile You can set up to 15 schedules To add a schedule 1 Check the box of Enable Schedule 2 Click the Add button to open the following web page Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Enable Check to enable such schedule profile Start Date Specify the starting date of the schedule Start Time Specify the starting time of the schedule Action Specif...

Page 107: ... iv ve e To keep the wireless connection via Wi Fi on iOS device in alive VigorAP 710 will send the UDP packets with 5353 port to the specific IP every five seconds Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Enable Apple iOS Keep Alive Check to enable the function Index Display the setting link Click the index link to open the configuration page for setting the IP address Apple i...

Page 108: ...em m S St ta at tu us s The System Status provides basic network settings of Vigor modem It includes LAN and WAN interface information Also you could get the current running firmware version or firmware related information from this presentation Each item is explained as follows Item Description Model Name Display the model name of the modem Firmware Version Display the firmware version of the mod...

Page 109: ...AN interface IP Mask Display the subnet mask address of the LAN interface Wireless MAC Address Display the MAC address of the WAN Interface SSID Display the SSID of the device Channel Display the channel that the station used for connecting with such device 3 3 1 10 0 2 2 T TR R 0 06 69 9 This device supports TR 069 standard It is very convenient for an administrator to manage a TR 069 device thro...

Page 110: ...information is useful for Auto Configuration Server ACS Enable Check the box to allow the CPE Client to connect with Auto Configuration Server Port Sometimes port conflict might be occurred To solve such problem you might change port number for CPE DNS Server IP Address Such field is to specify the IP address if a URL is configured with a domain name Primary IP Address You must specify a DNS serve...

Page 111: ... setting The unit is second STUN Settings The default is Disable If you click Enable please type the relational settings listed below Server Address Type the IP address of the STUN server Server Port Type the port number of the STUN server Minimum Keep Alive Period If STUN is enabled the CPE must send binding request to the server for the purpose of maintaining the binding in the Gateway Please ty...

Page 112: ...rd Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Account Type the name for accessing into Web User Interface Password Type in new password in this filed Confirm Password Type the new password again for confirmation When you click OK the login window will appear Please use the new password to access into the web user interface again ...

Page 113: ...w the steps below to backup your configuration 1 Go to System Maintenance Configuration Backup The following windows will be popped up as shown below 2 Click Backup button to get into the following dialog Click Save button to open another dialog for saving configuration as a file 3 In Save As dialog the default filename is config cfg You could give it another name by yourself ...

Page 114: ...lable Note Backup for Certification must be done independently The Configuration Backup does not include information of Certificate R Re es st to or re e C Co on nf fi ig gu ur ra at ti io on n 1 Go to System Maintenance Configuration Backup The following windows will be popped up as shown below 2 Click Browse button to choose the correct configuration file for uploading to the modem 3 Click Resto...

Page 115: ...the Syslog protocol Log Level Specify log type on this web page to send the corresponding message of info warning error or all Mail Alert Setup Check Enable to activate function of mail alert SMTP Server The IP address of the SMTP server Mail To Assign a mail address for sending mails out Mail From Assign a path for receiving the mail from outside User Name Type the user name for authentication Pa...

Page 116: ...e browser time from the remote administrator PC host as router s system time Use NTP Client Select to inquire time information from Time Server on the Internet using assigned protocol Time Zone Select a time protocol NTP Server Type the IP address of the time server Use Default Click it to choose the default NTP server Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the daylight saving Such feature is ava...

Page 117: ...e em m The Web Configurator may be used to restart your modem Click Reboot System from System Maintenance to open the following page If you want to reboot the modem using the current configuration check Using current configuration and click OK To reset the modem settings to default values check Using factory default configuration and click OK The modem will take 5 seconds to reboot the system Note...

Page 118: ...ing System Download the newest firmware from DrayTek s web site or FTP site The DrayTek web site is www draytek com or local DrayTek s web site and FTP site is ftp draytek com Click System Maintenance Firmware Upgrade to launch the Firmware Upgrade Utility Click Browse to locate the newest firmware from your hard disk and click Upgrade 3 3 1 11 1 D Di ia ag gn no os st ti ic cs s Diagnostic Tools ...

Page 119: ... pe ee ed d T Te es st t Click the Start button on the page to test the speed Such feature can help you to find the best installation place for Vigor AP 3 3 1 11 1 3 3 W WL LA AN N S St ta at ti is st ti ic cs s Such page is used for debug by RD only ...

Page 120: ...st ti ic cs s Such page is used for debug or for the user to observe network traffic and network quality 3 3 1 12 2 S Su up pp po or rt t A Ar re ea a When you click the menu item under Support Area you will be guided to visit www draytek com and open the corresponding pages directly ...

Page 121: ...K or not Backing to factory default setting if necessary If all above stages are done and the modem still cannot run normally it is the time for you to contact your dealer for advanced help 4 4 1 1 C Ch he ec ck ki in ng g I If f t th he e H Ha ar rd dw wa ar re e S St ta at tu us s I Is s O OK K o or r N No ot t Follow the steps below to verify the hardware status 1 Check the power line and cable...

Page 122: ...lled failed please do the steps listed below to make sure the network connection settings is OK F Fo or r W Wi in nd do ow ws s The example is based on Windows 7 Professional Edition As to the examples for other operation systems please refer to the similar steps or find support notes in www draytek com 1 Open All Programs Getting Started Control Panel Click Network and Sharing Center 2 In the fol...

Page 123: ...tain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Finally click OK F Fo or r M Ma ac c O Os s 1 Double click on the current used Mac Os on the desktop 2 Open the Application folder and get into Network 3 On the Network screen select Using DHCP from the drop down list of Configure IPv4 ...

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Page 125: ...rrectly F Fo or r W Wi in nd do ow ws s 1 Open the Command Prompt window from Start menu Run 2 Type command for Windows 95 98 ME or cmd for Windows NT 2000 XP Vista 7 The DOS command dialog will appear 3 Type ping 192 168 1 2 and press Enter If the link is OK the line of Reply from 192 168 1 2 bytes 32 time 1ms TTL 255 will appear 4 If the line does not appear please check the IP address setting o...

Page 126: ...you pressing The password of factory default is null S So of ft tw wa ar re e R Re es se et t You can reset the modem to factory default via Web page Go to System Maintenance and choose Reboot System on the web page The following screen will appear Choose Using factory default configuration and click OK After few seconds the modem will return all the settings to the factory settings H Ha ar rd dw ...

Page 127: ...he modem again to fit your personal request 4 4 5 5 C Co on nt ta ac ct ti in ng g Y Yo ou ur r D De ea al le er r If the modem still cannot work correctly after trying many efforts please contact your dealer for further help right away For any questions please feel free to send e mail to support draytek com ...

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