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I-2 Hardware Installation

This section will guide you to install the AP through hardware connection and configure the settings
through web browser.

Before starting to configure the device, you have to connect your device correctly.

Plug VigorAP into a power outlet.

Use a twisted-pair cable with RJ-45 plugs at both ends, and plug into Ethernet device (e.g.,
Vigor router) and Ethernet port of VigorAP.

Summary of Contents for VigorAP 802

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Page 2: ...II VigorAP 802 802 11ac Access Point User s Guide Version 1 1 Firmware Version V1 3 4 Date May 12 2020 ...

Page 3: ...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 indications of failure due to fau...

Page 4: ...General Setup 30 II 3 2 Security 33 II 3 3 Access Control 36 II 3 4 WPS 37 II 3 5 Advanced Setting 38 II 3 6 AP Discovery 41 II 3 7 WDS AP Status 42 II 3 8 Bandwidth Management 42 II 3 9 Airtime Fairness 43 II 3 10 Station Control 45 II 3 11 Roaming 47 II 3 12 Band Steering for Wireless LAN 2 4GHz 49 II 3 13 Station List 54 II 4 Mesh Settings for Mesh Node Mode 60 II 4 1 Mesh Setup 62 II 4 2 Mesh ...

Page 5: ...107 IV 1 RADIUS Setting 108 IV 1 1 Certificate Management 108 IV 2 Applications 111 IV 2 1 Schedule 111 IV 2 2 Apple iOS Keep Alive 114 Chapter V Troubleshooting 115 V 1 Diagnostics 116 V 1 1 System Log 117 V 1 2 Speed Test 117 V 1 3 Traffic Graph 118 V 1 4 WLAN 2 4GHz Statistics 119 V 1 5 WLAN 5GHz Statistics 120 V 1 6 Interference Monitor 121 V 1 7 Support Area 122 V 2 Checking the Hardware Stat...

Page 6: ...Chapter I Installation ...

Page 7: ...lation by plugging to a wall outlet for any computer users to set up a network environment in a very short time within minutes even inexperienced users Besides the software installation can be completed easily by using a mobile phone to scan the QR code on the front side of VigorAP device The DrayTek Wireless APP will guide the users to configure the device in AP or Range Extender mode just with s...

Page 8: ...2 Follow the instructions given in this user manual you can complete the setup procedure and release the power of this access point all by yourself ...

Page 9: ...Off Wireless function 5G is not ready 5G Blinking Data is transmitting sending receiving On A normal connection is through its corresponding port Off LAN is disconnected LAN Blinking Data is transmitting sending receiving On Connect to Mesh network or other AP Off Disconnect to Mesh network or other AP Uplink Blinking The system is trying to connect to mesh network or other AP For AP mode the syst...

Page 10: ...ess it for more than 2 seconds Within 5 seconds the AP is trying to connect to the AP Button AP Mode This AP is configured as AP mode and the WPS function is enabled Press it for more than 2 seconds VigorAP will wait for any wireless client connecting to this AP through WPS Interface Description LAN Connecter for Ethernet device You can connect 10 100M Ethernet network devices such as a PC TV came...

Page 11: ...ion and configure the settings through web browser Before starting to configure the device you have to connect your device correctly 1 Plug VigorAP into a power outlet 2 Use a twisted pair cable with RJ 45 plugs at both ends and plug into Ethernet device e g Vigor router and Ethernet port of VigorAP ...

Page 12: ...figure your computer 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 I 3 1 I 3 1 Windows 7 IP Address Setup Click Start button it should be located at lower left corner of your compute...

Page 13: ...7 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 14: ...ype admin admin on Username Password and click OK Note You may either simply set up your computer to get IP dynamically from the router or set up the IP address of the computer to be in the same subnet as the IP address of VigorAP 802 If there is no DHCP server on the network then VigorAP 802 will have an IP address of 192 168 1 2 If there is DHCP available on the network then VigorAP 802 will rec...

Page 15: ...AP the Quick Start Wizard for configuring wireless settings will appear as follows Refer to Section I 7 Quick Start Wizard for detailed information 4 If VigorAP has been configured previously the Dashboard of VigorAP will appear as follows ...

Page 16: ...ns the web configuration system will logout after 5 minutes without any operation Change the setting of auto logout if you want Note If you fail to access the web configuration please go to the section Trouble Shooting for detecting and solving your problem For using the device properly it is necessary for you to change the password of web configuration for security and adjust primary basic settin...

Page 17: ...ty of the modem 2 Go to System Maintenance page and choose Administration 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 18: ...including the number of client connected throughput gateway physical connection status radio 2 4GHz 5GHz status backhaul network recent activities wireless network usage and so on Click Dashboard from the main menu on the left side of the main page ...

Page 19: ...2 4G wireless setting 5G wireless setting and other corresponding settings for Vigor Access Point step by step Available operation mode includes Access Point Mesh Node Range Extender In this page the advanced settings pages will vary according to the operation mode specified ...

Page 20: ...ode and click Next Step 2 In the following page configure the settings for wireless LAN for both 2 4GHz and 5GHz and click Next Step Available settings are explained as follows Item Description WiFi Name Display the default name with the rule of DrayTek last three MAC address ...

Page 21: ...ed for logging into VigorAP 802 by wireless guest Enable Bandwidth Limit Check the box to define the maximum speed of the data uploading downloading which will be used for the guest connecting to Vigor device with the same SSID Upload Limit Scroll the radio button to choose the value you want Download Limit Scroll the radio button to choose the value you want Enable Station Control Check the box t...

Page 22: ...16 Admin Password Enter a new password Confirm Password Enter the new password again for confirmation 4 A summary of settings configuration will be shown on screen Click Finish ...

Page 23: ...17 I 7 2 Settings for Mesh Node 1 Choose Mesh Node as the operation mode and click Next Step 2 A summary of settings configuration will be shown on screen Click Finish ...

Page 24: ...nge Extender 1 Choose Range Extender as the operation mode and click Next Step 2 Configure the settings for wireless LAN for both 2 4GHz and 5GHz and click Next Step Available settings are explained as follows Item Description ...

Page 25: ...entified and connected by wireless guest 2nd WiFi Password Set 8 63 ASCII characters or 8 63 ASCII characters which can be used for logging into VigorAP 802 by wireless guest Enable Bandwidth Limit Check the box to define the maximum speed of the data uploading downloading which will be used for the guest connecting to Vigor device with the same SSID Upload Limit Scroll the radio button to choose ...

Page 26: ...rd Enter a new password Confirm Password Enter the new password again for confirmation 4 In the following page click Search to find out neighboring access point When all the available access points appear on the page click the one you want to connect Corresponding settings e g SSID security key of the selected device will be shown below Then click Next Step ...

Page 27: ... key can be selected at a time The format of WEP Key is restricted to 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal values in 64 bit encryption level or restricted to 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal values in 128 bit encryption level The allowed content is the ASCII characters from 33 to 126 except and When Shared is selected WEP Keys To enable WEP encryption for data transmission please choose WEP F...

Page 28: ...22 5 A summary of settings configuration will be shown on screen Click Finish ...

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Page 30: ...rk Mesh Mesh Root VigorAP must connect to a gateway with an Ethernet cable Mesh Node VigorAP can connect to other mesh root via wireless connection A mesh network creates one set of links automatically and calculates the most optimal wireless path through the wireless network back to a wired mesh root Range Extender VigorAP can act as a wireless repeater which will help you to extend the networkin...

Page 31: ...25 Note The Wireless LAN settings will be changed according to the Operation Mode selected here For the detailed information please refer to the section of Wireless LAN ...

Page 32: ...s point will preset a set of four keys and it will communicate with each station using only one 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 W...

Page 33: ... station with WPS supported There are two methods to do network connection through WPS between AP and Stations pressing the Start PBC button or using PIN Code On the side of VigorAP 802 series which served as an AP press WPS button once on the front panel of VigorAP 802 or click Start PBC on web configuration interface On the side of a station with network card installed press Start PBC button of ...

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Page 35: ...neral Setup Security Access Control WPS Advanced Setting AP Discovery Bandwidth Management Airtime Fairness Station Control Roaming Band Steering and Station List Note Available settings for Wireless LAN 2 4GHz and Wireless LAN 5Ghz are almost the same except for Band Steering The following figure shows how VigorAP runs as AP Access Point ...

Page 36: ...tup a new web page will appear so that you could configure the SSID the wireless channel and WDS Please refer to the following figure for more information Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Available for 5GHz Access Point Mode ...

Page 37: ...ed according to the Channel selected above Configure the extension channel you want Hide SSID Check it to prevent from wireless sniffing and make it harder for unauthorized clients or STAs to join your wireless LAN Depending on the wireless utility the user may only see the information except SSID or just cannot see any thing about VigorAP 802 while site surveying The system allows you to set four...

Page 38: ...for connecting with each other Security Select WEP TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm Type 8 63 ASCII characters such as 012345678 or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x such as 0x321253abcde Peer MAC Address Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP 902 connects to After finishing this web page configuration please click OK to save the settings ...

Page 39: ...cryption 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 either PSK Pre Shared Key entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 8...

Page 40: ...d 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 security time seconds in the column Smaller interval leads to greater security but lower performance Default is 3600 seconds Set 0 to disable re key Such feature is available for WPA2 802 1 WP...

Page 41: ...l 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 Timeout Set the maximum time of service provided before re authentication Set to zero to perform another authentication immediately after the first authentication has successfully completed The unit is second After finishing this ...

Page 42: ...l appear as depicted below so that you could edit the clients MAC addresses to control their access rights deny 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 ...

Page 43: ...bject Select one of the existed device object and click Add The MAC address of the device will be shown on the MAC Address Filter table Cancel Give up the access control set up Backup Click it to store the settings MAC addresses on MAC Address Filter table on this page as a file Restore Click it to restore the settings MAC addresses on MAC Address Filter table from an existed file After finishing ...

Page 44: ...about two minutes Both ACT and 2 4G WLAN LEDs on VigorAP 802 will blink quickly when WPS is in progress It will return to normal condition after two minutes You need to setup WPS within two minutes Configure via Client PinCode Type the PIN code specified in wireless client you wish to connect and click Start PIN button Both ACT and 2 4G WLAN LEDs on VigorAP 802 will blink quickly when WPS is in pr...

Page 45: ...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 for 2 4GHz only VigorAP can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection However if you have only one antenna attached please cho...

Page 46: ...n is enabled or disabled clients using WLAN 2 4GHz and 5GHz can communicate for each other if Isolate Member in Wireless LAN General Setup is NOT enabled for such SSID Yet if the function of Isolate Member in Wireless LAN General Setup is enabled for such SSID clients using WLAN 2 4GHz and 5GHz will be unable to communicate with each other Isolate members with IP The default setting is Disable If ...

Page 47: ...ows Item Description SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 802 BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 802 RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point RSSI is the abbreviation of Received Signal Strength Indication Channel Display the wireless channel used for the AP that is scanned by VigorAP 802 Encryption Display the encryption mode for the scanned AP Au...

Page 48: ... FTP HTTP or some P2P applications will occupy large of bandwidth and affect the applications for other programs Please use Bandwidth Management to make the bandwidth usage more efficient Available settings are explained as follows Item Description SSID Display the specific SSID name Enable Check this box to enable the bandwidth management for clients Upload Limit Define the maximum speed of the d...

Page 49: ...re traffic sent from access points to clients than the other way around 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 Wit...

Page 50: ...ime 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 environment 1 Many wireless stations 2 All stations mainly use download ...

Page 51: ...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 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 reco...

Page 52: ...tion Time Reconnection Time Use the drop down list to choose the duration for the wireless client connecting reconnecting to Vigor device 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 click OK to sa...

Page 53: ...ased on the link rate and RSSI requirement and cut off the network connection for that wireless station to assist it to connect another Wireless AP to get better signal Minimum Basic Rate Check the box to use the drop down list to specify a basic rate Mbps When the link rate of the wireless station is below such value VigorAP 802 will terminate the network connection for that wireless station Disa...

Page 54: ...che 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 authenticate to multiple APs for roaming securer and faster With the pre authentication procedure defined in IEEE 802 11i specification the pre four way handshake can reduce handoff delay perceivable by a mob...

Page 55: ...s to leave 2 4GHz band available for legacy clients and improves users experience by reducing channel utilization If dual band is detected the AP will let the wireless client connect to less congested wireless LAN such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion Note To make Band Steering work successfully SSID and security on 2 4GHz also MUST be broadcasted on 5GHz ...

Page 56: ...system shall wait and check for several seconds 15 seconds in default to make the 2 4GHz network connection Specify the time limit for VigorAP to detect the wireless client 5GHz Minimum RSSI The wireless station has the capability of 5GHz network connection yet the signal performance might not be satisfied Therefore when the signal strength is below the value set here while the wireless station co...

Page 57: ...51 Below shows how Band Steering works ...

Page 58: ...able Band Steering and use the default value 15 for check time setting 3 Click OK to save the settings 4 Open Wireless LAN 2 4GHz General Setup and Wireless LAN 5GHz General Setup Configure SSID as ap802 BandSteering for both pages Click OK to save the settings Same value for 2 4GHz and 5GHz ...

Page 59: ... 5GHz Security Configure Security as 12345678 for both pages Click OK to save the settings 6 Now VigorAP 802 will let the wireless clients connect to less congested wireless LAN such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion Same value for 2 4GHz and 5GHz ...

Page 60: ...ontrol policies device objects and set black white list for II 3 13 1 Connected Number This page lists the graph for the number of wireless stations connected to this Access Point with different time phases II 3 13 2 Statistics The number of detected devices and the number of device s passed blocked according to the policy specified in Mobile Device Management Policy can be illustrated as doughnut...

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Page 62: ...s follows Item Description Access Control It is available after choosing one of the entries clients on Clients List Wireless LAN Specify the bandwidth for the access control list SSID Policy Set the policy for each SSID as black list or white list or disable From to list Display the clients available for applying this access ...

Page 63: ...f required Then click OK and exit the page Device Object list The existed device object profiles will be shown on the following page Clients List Display the stations connecting to this Vigor device Total Usage Display Total Clients Display the number of the clients using 2 4GHz Name MAC Display the host name MAC address of the connecting client Up Time Display the connection time Link Speed Displ...

Page 64: ...n Device Object list Click it to open the Device Object List dialog for reference Name MAC Display the host name MAC Address for the connecting client SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to Reason Display the reference information Action Display the action that you can execute for the station Unblock Click to unblock the entry ...

Page 65: ... as follows Item Description Device Object list Click it to open the Device Object List dialog for reference Name MAC Display the host name MAC Address for the connecting client SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to Action Display the action that you can execute for the station Block Click to block the entry ...

Page 66: ...e Mesh menu with the settings of Mesh Setup Mesh Status Mesh Discovery and Configuration Sync will be shown on the screen Please note that within VigorMesh network the total number allowed for mesh nodes is 8 including the mesh root the maximum number of hop is 3 Refer to the following figure ...

Page 67: ... another connected mesh node of the same group Mesh Root and Mesh Node Mesh Root indicates that VigorAP would be other AP s uplink connection As a Mesh Root VigorAP must connect to a gateway with Ethernet cable first to have an internet connection As a Mesh Node VigorAP can connect to the mesh root or mesh node within the same mesh group via wireless network or physical connection with an Ethernet...

Page 68: ...Y set as a mesh node to be used with a Mesh Root e g VigorAP 903 II 4 1 Mesh Setup Such page can determine the role of the VigorAP Basically VigorAP can be used as a mesh node only Available settings are explained as follows Item Description ...

Page 69: ...g Mesh Group When such VigorAP is added to a mesh group the basic information including role MAC address and model name of the AP will be shown in this area Up to 8 entries one mesh root and seven mesh nodes will be shown on this field Reset Click it to clear the Mesh Group information Backup Mesh Config Backup Click the button to save the configuration as a file Upload Restore Click the Upload bu...

Page 70: ...le to join the mesh group while others use the wireless link II 4 3 Mesh Discovery This page helps discover all Mesh devices around and offer the Link Status and Operation Mode of each Mesh device For obtaining the list of devices around this VigorAP click Scan Later surrounding VigorAP device s will be displayed on this page ...

Page 71: ... Mesh devices through Mesh link starting from the mesh device with less hop number For example upgrade the firmware from the root hop1 Mesh Node then hop2 Mesh Node and so on VigorMesh network supports up to 3 hops of mesh devices However it is suggested to connect the mesh group with less than or equals to 2 hops For your reference we make a real mesh environment test and get the following record...

Page 72: ...hboard by clicking MESH NETWORK If Mesh Search Apply Discover is worked too fast or is done with empty result your request may be rejected Please try again Troubleshooting Check the firmware version Please make sure all APs within the mesh group are in the newest firmware version Check the OP operation Mode Make sure new Mesh Node doesn t accidentally get DHCP IP and becomes AP mode Check the coun...

Page 73: ...ronize the advanced configuration to the device based on the setting results on this page Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Select All All item s will be selected for making configuration sync Bridge VLAN to Mesh Check to transmit the packets with VLAN tag to mesh nodes ...

Page 74: ...y Access Control WPS Advanced Setting AP Discovery WDS AP Status Universal Repeater Bandwidth Management Airtime Fairness Station Control Roaming Band Steering and Station List This section will introduce settings for Universal Repeater only For other wireless setting items e g General Setup Security WPS and etc please refer to II 3 The following figure shows how VigorAP runs as Range Extender ...

Page 75: ... and amplified again The output power of this mode is the same as that of AP mode Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Universal Repeater Parameters SSID Display the SSID defined for Range Extender operation mode in Quick Start Wizard Change the name of SSID whenever you want MAC Address Optional Type the MAC address of access point that VigorAP 802 wants to connect to Chan...

Page 76: ...is available when WPA PSK or WPA2 PSK is selected as Security Mode Select TKIP or AES as the algorithm for WPA Pass Phrase Type 8 63 ASCII characters such as 012345678 or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x such as 0x321253abcde Range Extender Band Display which wireless band 2 4G 5G is currently used for Universal Repeater None No network connection Enable AP Function If disabled other stations c...

Page 77: ...P is selected as Connection Type Type the subnet mask setting which shall be the same as the one configured in LAN for VigorAP Default Gateway This setting is available when Static IP is selected as Connection Type Type the gateway setting which shall be the same as the default gateway configured in LAN for VigorAP After finishing this web page configuration please click OK to save the settings ...

Page 78: ...e LAN settings page and choose General Setup Note Such page will be changed according to the Operation Mode selected The following screen is obtained by choosing AP as the operation mode Available settings are explained as follows Item Description LAN IP Network Enable DHCP Client When it is enabled VigorAP 802 will be treated ...

Page 79: ...pe the number as VLAN ID tagged on the transmitted packet 0 means no VALN tag DNS Server IP Address Primary IP Server You must specify a DNS server IP address here because your ISP should provide you with usually more than one DNS Server If your ISP does not provide it the modem will automatically apply default DNS Server IP address 194 109 6 66 to this field Secondary IP Server You can specify se...

Page 80: ...able Ethernet cable the function of physical LAN ports can be disabled via web configuration Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Disable Port Check it to disable the LAN port After finishing this web page configuration please click OK to save the settings ...

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Page 82: ... are several items that you have to know the way of configuration Status TR 069 Administrator Password Configuration Backup Syslog Mail Alert Time and Date SNMP Management Reboot System and Firmware Upgrade Below shows the menu items for System Maintenance ...

Page 83: ...f the current firmware build System Uptime Display the period that such device connects to Internet Operation Mode Display the operation mode that the device used System Memory total Display the total memory of your system Memory left Display the remaining memory of your system LAN MAC Address Display the MAC address of the LAN Interface IP Address Display the IP address of the LAN interface IP Ma...

Page 84: ... a TR 069 device Vigor router AP and etc through VigorACS Auto Configuration Server Available settings are explained as follows Item Description ACS Settings Wizard Click it to enter the IP address of VigorACS server host port number and the handler URL Username Password Such data must be typed according to ...

Page 85: ...sername and password that VigorACS can use to access into such CPE Periodic Inform Settings The default setting is Enable Please set interval time or schedule time for the AP to send notification to VigorACS server Interval Time Type the value for the interval time setting The unit is second STUN Settings The default is Disable If you click Enable please type the relational settings listed below S...

Page 86: ...Password Enter the old password for accessing into the web user interface New Password Enter in new password in this filed Confirm Password Enter the new password again for confirmation Password Strength The system will display the password strength represented with the word of weak medium or strong of the password specified above When you click OK the login window will appear Please use the new p...

Page 87: ...mple web configuration The settings on simple web user interface will be different with full web user interface accessed by using the administrator password Account Enter a user name Password Enter in new password in this field The length of the password is limited to 31 characters Confirm Password Enter the new password again Click OK to save the settings Settings to be configured in User Mode wi...

Page 88: ...t can be encrypted Password Type several characters as the password for encrypting the configuration file Confirm Password Type the password again for confirmation Backup Click it to backup the configuration file Follow the steps below to backup your configuration 1 Go to System Maintenance Configuration Backup 2 If required check the box of Protect with password and enter the password 3 Click Bac...

Page 89: ...ion Backup does not include information of Certificate Follow the steps below to restore your configuration 1 Go to System Maintenance Configuration Backup 2 Click Upload to choose the correct configuration file for uploading to the AP 3 Click Restore and wait for few seconds ...

Page 90: ...erver Destination Port Assign a port for the Syslog protocol The default setting is 514 Log Level Specify which level of the severity of the event will be recorded by Syslog Mail Alert Setup Enable 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 outs...

Page 91: ...ngs III 1 7 Time and Date It allows you to specify where the time of VigorAP should be inquired from Available parameters are explained as follows Item Description Current System Time Click Inquire Time to get the current time Enable NTP Client Check it to inquire time information from Time Server on the Internet using assigned protocol Time Zone Select a time protocol NTP Server Type the IP addre...

Page 92: ...gent Check it to enable this function Enable SNMPV3 Agent Check it to enable this function USM User USM means user based security mode Type a username which will be used for authentication The maximum length of the text is limited to 23 characters Auth Algorithm Choose one of the encryption methods listed below as the authentication algorithm Auth Password Type a password for authentication The ma...

Page 93: ...ring settings Access List Enable access list Check the box to specify that the system administrator can only login from a specific host or network defined in the list A maximum of five IPs subnet masks is allowed Port Setup HTTP port HTTPS port Specify user defined port numbers for the HTTP and HTTPS servers Panel Control Disable LED The LEDs blink always since VigorAP is powered on Some people mi...

Page 94: ...clicking the DrayTek logo on the top of the web user interface Such function will be disabled if you have configured Operation Mode WLAN General Setup WLAN Bandwidth Management WLAN Station Control or System Maintenance Administration Password Click OK to save these settings ...

Page 95: ...on 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 When the system pops up Reboot System web page after configuring the web settings please click OK to reboot your device for ensuring normal operation and preventing unexpected errors of the mod...

Page 96: ...by using an example Note that this example is running over Windows OS Operating 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 Download to locate the newest firmware from your hard disk an...

Page 97: ...he function of AP Management APM Enable Auto Provision VigorAP 802 can be controlled under Central AP Management in Vigor2862 series When both Vigor2862 series and VigorAP 802 have such feature enabled once VigorAP 802 is registered to Vigor2862 series the WLAN profile pre configured on Vigor2862 series will be applied to VigorAP 802 immediately Thus it is not necessary to configure VigorAP 802 se...

Page 98: ... information related to wireless stations connected to VigorAP 802 and central AP management Such information also will be delivered to Vigor router e g Vigor2862 or Vigor2926 series and be shown on Central AP Management Event Log of Vigor router ...

Page 99: ...fied in black list of such web page will be disassociated to solve the problem of traffic overload The following web page is used to configure white list and black list for wireless stations Available settings are explained as follows Item Description White List Black List Display the information such as index number MAC address and comment for all of the members in White List Black List Wireless ...

Page 100: ...ttings Load Balance can help to distribute the traffic for all of the access points e g VigorAP 802s registered to Vigor 2862 or Vigor2926 series This web page displays the settings related to Load Balance for VigorAP 802 In which By Station Number By Traffic and Force Overload Disassociation indicate settings configured in Vigor 2862 or Vigor2926 series X means the function is not enabled or Vigo...

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Page 102: ...ows the menu items for Mobile Device Management MDM III 3 1 Station List Station List provides the information related to the number of clients connecting to VigorAP used bandwidth and the statistics of the AP device OS Besides users can create access control policies device objects and set black white list for III 3 1 1 Connected Number This page lists the graph for the number of wireless station...

Page 103: ...7 III 3 1 2 Statistics The number of detected devices and the number of device s passed blocked according to the policy specified in Mobile Device Management Policies can be illustrated as doughnut chart ...

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Page 105: ...s follows Item Description Access Control It is available after choosing one of the entries clients on Clients List Wireless LAN Specify the bandwidth for the access control list SSID Policy Set the policy for each SSID as black list or white list or disable From to list Display the clients available for applying this access ...

Page 106: ...f required Then click OK and exit the page Device Object list The existed device object profiles will be shown on the following page Clients List Display the stations connecting to this Vigor device Total Usage Display Total Clients Display the number of the clients using 2 4GHz Name MAC Display the host name MAC address of the connecting client Up Time Display the connection time Link Speed Displ...

Page 107: ...n Device Object list Click it to open the Device Object List dialog for reference Name MAC Display the host name MAC Address for the connecting client SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to Reason Display the reference information Action Display the action that you can execute for the station Unblock Click to unblock the entry ...

Page 108: ... as follows Item Description Device Object list Click it to open the Device Object List dialog for reference Name MAC Display the host name MAC Address for the connecting client SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to Action Display the action that you can execute for the station Block Click to block the entry ...

Page 109: ...items to display the statistics chart for wireless stations Nearby Connected Number Choose it to have the statistics of the wireless stations which is nearby and connected to VigorAP 802 Visiting Passing Number Choose it to have the statistics of the wireless stations which is visiting and passing to VigorAP 802 Visiting Time Choose it to have the statistics of the wireless stations which is visit...

Page 110: ... the general information for the nearby stations You can select the station s and click Access Control to configure the nearby stations as the one s to pass through VigorAP or to be blocked by VigorAP Available parameters are explained as follows ...

Page 111: ...wed to make network connections via VigorAP or blocked by VigorAP Each item is explained as follows Item Description Block Mobile Connections All of mobile devices will be blocked and not allowed to access into Internet via VigorAP Block PC Connections All of network connections based on PC MAC or Linux platform will be blocked and terminated Block Unknown Connections Only the unknown network conn...

Page 112: ...106 III 3 5 Station Control List This page displays information related to the wireless stations connecting to the Vigor router ...

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Page 114: ...om a trusted root certificate authority is complicated and time consuming Therefore Vigor AP offers a mechanism which allows you to generate root CA to save time and provide convenience for general user Later such root CA generated by DrayTek server can perform the issuing of local certificate Root CA can be deleted but not edited If you want to modify the settings for a Root CA please delete the ...

Page 115: ...h less than 32 characters Email E Type the email address for the root CA with length less than 32 characters Key Type At present only RSA an encryption algorithm is supported by such device Key Size To determine the size of a key to be authenticated use the drop down list to specify the one you need Apply to Web HTTPS VigorAP needs a certificate to access into Internet via Web HTTPS Check this box...

Page 116: ...110 Note Common Name must be configured with rotuer s WAN IP or domain name After finishing this web page configuration please click OK to save the settings A new root CA will be generated ...

Page 117: ... Time button to set the VigorAP s clock to current time of your PC The clock will reset once if you power down or reset the AP There is another way to set up time You can inquiry an NTP server a time server on the Internet to synchronize the AP s clock This method can only be applied when the WAN connection has been built up Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Schedule Cur...

Page 118: ...button to open the following web page Available settings are explained as follows Item Description Enable Check to enable such schedule profile Name Enter the name of the profile Start Date Specify the starting date of the schedule Start Time Specify the starting time of the schedule Duration Time Specify the duration or period for the schedule It is available when Wi Fi UP or Wi Fi DOWN is select...

Page 119: ... SSID2 is not available for choosing vice versa Moreover SSID2 is not available for choosing if it is not enabled How Often Specify how often the schedule will be applied Once The schedule will be applied just once Weekdays Specify which days in one week should perform the schedule Weekday Choose and check the day to perform the schedule It is available when Weekdays is selected as How Often 2 Aft...

Page 120: ... 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 iOS Keep Alive IP Address Display the IP address Click OK to save the settings ...

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Page 122: ...ing if the hardware status is OK or not Checking if the network connection settings on your computer are OK or not Pinging the router from your computer Checking if the ISP settings are OK or not Backing to factory default setting if necessary If all above stages are done and the router still cannot run normally it is the time for you to contact your dealer or DrayTek technical support for advance...

Page 123: ...17 V 1 1 System Log At present only System Log is offered V 1 2 Speed Test 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 ...

Page 124: ...Graph to open the web page Choose one of the managed Access Points LAN A daily or weekly for viewing data transmission chart Click Refresh to renew the graph at any time The horizontal axis represents time the vertical axis represents the transmission rate in kbps ...

Page 125: ...119 V 1 4 WLAN 2 4GHz Statistics Such page is used for debug by RD only ...

Page 126: ...VigorAP 802 User s Guide 120 V 1 5 WLAN 5GHz Statistics Such page is used for debug by RD only ...

Page 127: ...channel used or for all of the wireless channels Current Channel The analysis page with information about wireless band channel transmission power bandwidth wireless mode and country code chosen will be displayed on this page completely based on the wireless band 2 4G or 5G selected Also channel status can be seen easily from this page ...

Page 128: ... the utilization and energy result for all channels based on 2 4G 5G Click Refresh to get the newly update interference situation V 1 7 Support Area When you click Support Area you will be guided to visit www draytek com and open the corresponding pages directly ...

Page 129: ... cable connections Refer to I 2 Hardware Installation for details 2 Power on the modem Make sure the POWER LED ACT LED and LAN LED are bright 3 If not it means that there is something wrong with the hardware status Simply back to I 2 Hardware Installation to execute the hardware installation again And then try again ...

Page 130: ...ase do the steps listed below to make sure the network connection settings is OK V 3 1 For Windows Note 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 following window click Chan...

Page 131: ...on the window Right click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IP and then click Properties 5 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Finally click OK ...

Page 132: ... Guide 126 V 3 2 For Mac Os 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 ...

Page 133: ...he 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 of your computer V 4 2 For Mac Os Terminal 1 Doub...

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Page 135: ...ttings you did before Make sure you have recorded all useful settings before you pressing The password of factory default is null V 5 1 Software Reset 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 retur...

Page 136: ...tton for more than 15 seconds When the ACT LED flashes rapidly release the button Then the device will restart with the default configuration After restore the factory default setting you can configure the settings for the device again to fit your personal request ...

Page 137: ...ntacting DrayTek 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 ...

Page 138: ...3 Ｃ Central AP Management 91 Certificate Management 108 Changing Password 11 Channel 31 69 Channel Width 39 Client PinCode 38 Client s MAC Address 93 Configuration Backup 81 82 Connection Time 46 Connection Type 70 Country Code 39 Ｄ Daylight Saving 85 Default Gateway 71 Detection 96 103 104 DHCP Client 72 DHCP server 8 Download Limit 43 Ｅ Encryp Type 38 End Time 112 Extension Channel 31 Ｆ Factory ...

Page 139: ...4 70 Password 11 Password Strength 80 Periodic Inform Settings 79 PIN Code 27 PMK Cache Period 48 Policy 36 105 106 Port 35 Port Control 74 Pre Authentication 48 PSK 26 Push Button 38 Ｑ Quick Start Wizard 13 Ｒ RADIUS Server 34 RADIUS Setting 108 Reboot System 89 Reconnection Time 46 Restore 37 Roaming 47 Router Name 70 Routine 113 RSSI 47 RTS Threshold 39 Ｓ Schedule 111 Security 33 Security Mode 7...

Page 140: ...t 43 Total Upload Limit 43 TR 069 78 Traffic Graph 118 traffic overload 93 Triggering Client Number 44 Tx Power 39 Ｕ Upload Limit 42 Ｖ VLAN ID 31 72 Ｗ WEP 21 WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy 26 White List 93 Wi Fi DOWN 112 113 Wi Fi UP 112 113 Wireless LAN 2 4GHz 5GHz 26 WLAN 2 4GHz Statistics 119 WLAN 5GHz Statistics 120 WPA Wi Fi Protected Access 26 WPA Algorithms 34 WPS 37 WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup...

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