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P-780 User’s Guide v1.2 

February 7, 2005 

Gemtek Systems 

 

Page 34 of 60 

 

 

 

Figure 32 – Site Survey information  

 

To refresh the statistics click the 

Rescan

 button. 

 

 

During Site Survey, all wireless clients which are connecting with P-780 would be 
kicked off. 
Site Survey takes some minutes to perform. Please wait and don’t power off AP 
during site survey.  

 

Edit

 – edit the wireless basic settings 

To change basic wireless setting properties click the 

Edit

 button in the 

Action

 column. The 

status

 

can be changed now: 

 

Figure 33 – Edit Basic Wireless Settings 

Change status or leave in the default state if no editing is necessary and click the 

Save

 button.  

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Summary of Contents for P-780

Page 1: ...54Mb Dual Band Outdoor AP Gemtek System P 780 P 781 User s Guide v1 2 Copyright 2002 2004 Gemtek Systems Holding BV www gemtek systems com ...

Page 2: ...ystems shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software supplied with this product and the use of its contents is subject to written authorization from Gemtek Systems Trademarks The product described in this book is a licensed product of Gemtek Systems Holding BV Microsoft Windows 95 Windows 98 Window...

Page 3: ...eparation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept a...

Page 4: ...n is strictly prohibited per regulations of Industry Canada The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms To reduce potential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the EIRP is not more than required for successful communication Because high power radars are allocated as primary users meaning they have priority in 5250 5350 MHz these radars could cause...

Page 5: ...uction 12 General Overview 12 Bottom Cover 13 LEDs 13 RF Connectors 14 Hardware Installation 15 Installing the Access Point 15 Connect to the Power Source and Local Network 16 Software Installation 17 Initialization 17 Software Introduction KickStart 17 Access Your P 780 17 CHAPTER 3 APPLICATION MODE 21 AP Bridge Mode 21 AP AP Mode 21 Bridge Bridge Mode 22 CHAPTER 4 REFERENCE MANUAL 23 Web Interfa...

Page 6: ...emtek Systems Page 7 of 60 System 45 System Security 45 System SNMP 45 System Telnet 47 System Configuration 47 System Reset 49 System Upgrade 49 APPENDIX 51 A Specification 51 B Factory Defaults for the P 780 53 C Regulatory Channels Power 53 ...

Page 7: ...ocument The following typographic conventions and symbols are used throughout this document Very important information Failure to observe this may result in damage Important information that should be observed Additional information that may be helpful but which is not required bold Menu commands buttons and input fields are displayed in bold code File names directory names form names and system g...

Page 8: ...r wireless applications z Simultaneously supports 802 11a b g in one platform z Mix AP and Bridge mode configuration work simultaneously blanketing last mile with high speed bandwidth z Dual AP configuration for high client density environment z Dual Bridge configuration for wireless repeating and wireless bridging areas Secure and reliable wireless networking The Gemtek Systems P 780 supplies mul...

Page 9: ...r BSSID Enabled or Disabled Hidden SSID per BSSID VLAN ID per BSSID AAA way per BSSID 802 1x and web login Co existence of 802 1x and web login Security policy per BSSID WPA passthrough RADIUS server per BSSID AAA RADIUS client supporting 802 1x supporting EAP TLS EAP TTLS EAP PEAP and EAP SIM Security Static 64 128bits WEP Dynamic 64 128bits WEP WPA TKIP and WPA AES support MAC ACL Access Control...

Page 10: ...ew Bag for Mounting Kit Waterproof tape Omni directional antenna A 807 2 Installation CD containing P 780 User Guide in PDF format KickStart Utility Product Firmware Release Notes Adobe Acrobat Readers Readme Printed 1 Year Warranty Card Printed Release Note Printed Warning Card If any of these items are missing or damaged please contact your reseller or Gemtek Systems sales representative A 807 a...

Page 11: ...ibe the state of various networking and connection operations The Bottom cover of P 780 contains Connectors which enable you to make different network connections for the device Reset button enables you to reboot or reset the device configuration to the factory defaults Press the Reset button for less than 5 seconds to reboot the device Press the Reset button for more than 5 seconds to set the dev...

Page 12: ... 54Mb Dual Band Outdoor Access Point model P 780 2 MAC address labels of the device The two labels show the WLAN1 and WLAN2 interface MAC address of the device 3 Serial Number label of the device 4 LAN Port It is a waterproof RJ45 connector 5 RESET Button It is covered by a M5 Screw with a waterproof rubber washer LEDs The P 780 Access Point has 3 LEDs located on the front panel Figure 3 LEDs of t...

Page 13: ...ving data On P 780 WLAN1 RF card Active 2 WLAN1 Green Blink P 780 WLAN1 RF card is Transmitting and Receiving data On P 780 WLAN2 RF card Active 3 WLAN2 Green Blink P 780 WLAN2 RF card is Transmitting and Receiving data RF Connectors The P 780 has 2 N type RF connectors on the flank panel Figure 4 RF Connectors Descriptions of the connectors are given in the following table Item Connector Descript...

Page 14: ... at the back of the bottom cover as shown in the following figure Figure 5 Assembling the Mounting Kit to the P 780 Step 2 If you are mounting the AP on the wall first install the bracket 2 of the mounting kit to a suitable position Assemble the back of the P 780 case to the bracket ubsequently Step 3 If you are mounting the AP to a mast first install the bracket 2 and the clip 3 of the Mounting t...

Page 15: ... connectors to the Antennas by Jump RF cable with waterproof N type plug Connect to the Power Source and Local Network Step 1 Connect the Ethernet cable from the P 780 route to a IEEE802 3 2003 compliant Power source Equipment Such as E 120 POE HUB E 820 POE Switch from Gemtek Systems Step 2 If you use the E 120 POE HUB please connect the P 780 LAN port to the PWR LAN OUT port of E 120 and connect...

Page 16: ...bnet for all connected APs ACs Quick access to your AP via HTTPS telnet SSH To install the KickStart utility insert the Installation CD into your CD ROM drive Find and install the utility from the product CD into the computer Access Your P 780 There are two choices for the first Web browser connection to your P 780 Use the Web browser Launch the KickStart utility that is provided with your product...

Page 17: ...e the main page of the P 780 s Web interface If second method is prefered follow the instuctions Step 1 Install the KickStart utility from the Installation CD Click Start Programs Gemtek Systems KickStart to launch the application If the P 780 device is connected to your network the utility will automatically find your P 780 ...

Page 18: ...0 User s Guide v1 2 February 7 2005 Gemtek Systems Page 19 of 60 Step 2 Select your controller and right click Select Open WEB item to launch the web management interface through the secure https connection ...

Page 19: ...or login settings to access the web management interface The default administrator log on settings for all access point interfaces are User name admin Password admin01 Step 4 After successful administrator log on you will see the controller web interface Now you are enabled to perform your configuration ...

Page 20: ...des are supplied by P 780 z AP Bridge mode z AP AP mode z Bridge Bridge mode AP Bridge Mode AP Bridge configuration is for environment with last mile issue The typical usage is 11g AP 11a Bridge Figure 7 AP Bridge application mode AP AP Mode AP AP configuration can be for client density environment The typical usage is 11g AP 11a AP Figure 8 AP AP application mode Chapter 3 Application Mode ...

Page 21: ...ode Bridge Bridge mode is used in the area without Ethernet wiring The typical usage is 11a Bridge 11a Bridge for Point to Multi Point or for wireless Repeater Figure 9 Bridge Bridge application mode in Point to Multi Point Figure 10 Bridge Bridge application mode as wireless repeater ...

Page 22: ...he following structure Status Device Status show the status related with the whole device Wireless Status show the status of the two radios Network Interface TCP IP settings of P 780 LAN Bridge port RADIUS Server specify the settings of RADIUS server which is used by 802 1x or WPA DHCP Settings specify the settings of DHCP server or DHCP relay service Wireless Basic specify the basic settings rela...

Page 23: ...he time expressed in days hours and minutes since the system was last rebooted Wlan1 MAC Wlan 2 MAC shows the MAC addresses of the two wireless interfaces of the P 780 Free System Memory indicates the memory currently available in the P 780 Total System Memory indicates the total memory in the P 780 LAN Mode indicate static IP or DHCP client is used for P 780 LAN IP address LAN IP shows the LAN IP...

Page 24: ...es number of the currently connected clients to your P 780 Antenna Gain indicates antenna Gain value If use A 807 which is approved attached Antenna of P 780 Antenna Gain shows 4 5 dBi in 2 4GHz and 7dBi in 5GHz for regulation s limitation If use other external antenna this will shows 8dBi Total Output Power EIRP indicates EIRP value set to the P 780 MAC ACL indicates the status of MAC ACL feature...

Page 25: ...the gateway is always the gateway router Protocol specify static for setting IP address manually and dhcp for getting IP address dynamically acting as DHCP client When dhcp is used for getting IP address Kickstart is recommended to find your device Save save the entered values Cancel restore all previous values Change status or leave in the default state if no editing is necessary and click the Sa...

Page 26: ...boot button to restart and apply all settings together To reboot at once click Reboot button and then it is necessary to wait a moment And the message of reboot appears just like bellows Figure 18 Reboot Information Network RADIUS Server Up to 32 different RADIUS servers can be configured under the RADIUS servers menu By default one RADIUS server is specified for the system Figure 19 RADIUS Server...

Page 27: ...rver Save add new specified RADIUS server Cancel restore all previous values After adding a new RADIUS server or editing an existing one the following control appears Edit edit an existing RADIUS server settings Delete delete an existing RADIUS server settings Reboot restart the controller to make applied changes work If there is no other setting needed to be modified click the Reboot button for a...

Page 28: ...P Settings Status Select status from the drop down menu Disabled Disable the DHCP server service DHCP Server Enable the DHCP server service DHCP Relay Enable the DHCP Relay service Choose DHCP Server to enable DHCP server service Choose DHCP Relay to enable DHCP relay service DHCP Server This DHCP server service enables clients on the LAN to request configuration information such as IP address fro...

Page 29: ...ase interval in seconds 1 1000000 DNS address specify the DNS server s IP address in digits and dots notation DNS secondary address specify the secondary DNS server s IP address in digits and dots notation Change status or leave in the default state if no editing is necessary and click the Save button Figure 24 Apply or Discard DHCP server Settings The DHCP server settings will be automatically ad...

Page 30: ...k the Reboot button for applying all modifications And if there are still other setting modifications needed go ahead to finish all changes and then click Reboot button to restart and apply all settings together When P 780 network Interface uses DHCP to get IP address dynamically DHCP server service cannot be enabled When P 780 uses DHCP to get IP address the similar WEB UI will be appears Figure ...

Page 31: ...pply or Discard DHCP relay Settings For each change of settings the P 780 needs to be restarted to apply all settings changes when clicking Apply Changes Request for reboot server appears Figure 29 Reboot information Reboot Click the button to restart the server and apply the changes If there is no other setting needed to be modified click the Reboot button for applying all modifications And if th...

Page 32: ...ey perform survey to show overview information for wireless networks in a local geography The site survey shows overview information for wireless networks in a local geographic area Using this survey administrator can scan for working access points check their operating channels and see RSSI levels To start the scan simply click the Site Survey menu After clicking Site Survey you will get the foll...

Page 33: ...th P 780 would be kicked off Site Survey takes some minutes to perform Please wait and don t power off AP during site survey Edit edit the wireless basic settings To change basic wireless setting properties click the Edit button in the Action column The status can be changed now Figure 33 Edit Basic Wireless Settings Change status or leave in the default state if no editing is necessary and click ...

Page 34: ...l Channels list will vary depending on selected band Multiple frequency channels are used to avoid interference between two radios of this AP and between nearby access points If you wish to operate more than one access point in overlapping coverage areas we recommend a distance of at least four channels between the chosen channels For example for three Access Points in close proximity choose chann...

Page 35: ...aration Connected clients with user isolation function enabled cannot access each other directly The clients are isolated from each other using their MAC addresses enabled disabled Mode two modes are supplied AP mode and Bridge mode For such each change of settings the P 780 needs to be restarted to apply all settings changes when clicking Apply Changes Request for reboot server appears Figure 35 ...

Page 36: ...Ps each supporting different service and connects one SSID for the special services Also P 780 supports Bridge function it can support up to 20 Bridge links per radio Different bridge link can use different WEP key index AP Mode Figure 36 Advanced Wireless Setting AP Mode Radio specify which RF card wlan1 or wlan2 is needed to be configured since P 780 has two Dual Band radios Mode specify the ope...

Page 37: ...or MBSSID entry Detail Show the MAC address of current connected clients Return Return to the wireless advance settings page Clicking New or Edit on AP mode the settings of MBSSID entry appears Figure 38 Multiple BSSID Setting Radio showing which RF card wlan1 or wlan2 is being configured ...

Page 38: ...ed Equivalent Privacy WEP Key Index Select the default key Index to make it the Default key and encrypt the data before being transmitted All stations including this MSSID Entry always transmit data encrypted using this Default Key The key number 1 2 3 4 is also transmitted The receiving station will use the key number to determine which key to use for decryption If the key value does not match wi...

Page 39: ... be configured since P 780 has two Dual Band radios Mode specify the operation mode of P 780 AP or Bridge Interface Choose the specified Bridge link entry you want to configure Remote MAC Specify the remote peer s MAC address of this Bridge Security Specify which security policy is used New Create a new Bridge link entry Detail Show the detail information of this Bridge link entry Edit Edit the se...

Page 40: ...r encryption Only WEP can be used as security policy for Bridge links now More enhanced security policy is in developing By default four WEP keys are all set to aaaaa They can be modified in Wireless WEP Wireless WEP Use the Wireless WEP menu to configure static WEP settings This menu only set static WEP key value related with 4 key indexes for each RF card wlan1 or wlan2 Enable or Disable static ...

Page 41: ...ly AP mode has the MAC ACL service The wireless interface whose mode is Bridge hasn t MAC ACL settings Policy Setting click the edit button to choose Allow Deny or disable the access control service on device By default the ACL service is disabled and all wireless clients connecting to the P 780 are allowed no ACL rules are applied to the wireless clients Select Allow means only the wireless clien...

Page 42: ... 46 Add MAC entry MAC Address enter the physical address of the network device you need to MAC address The format is a list of colon separated hexadecimal numbers for example 00 AA A2 5C 89 56 Save click the button to save the new MAC entry Figure 47 Apply or Discard MAC ACL Configuration Changes Apply Changes to save all changes made in the interface table at once Discard Changes restore all prev...

Page 43: ...ton to restart the server and apply the changes If there is no other setting needed to be modified click the Reboot button for applying all modifications And if there are still other setting modifications needed go ahead to finish all changes and then click Reboot button to restart and apply all settings together ...

Page 44: ...e used for user authentication in the system 4 8 characters spaces not allowed Confirm Password re enter the new password to verify its accuracy Save click to save new administrator settings Default administrator logon settings are User Name admin Password admin01 Password length is from 4 to 8 characters System SNMP SNMP is the standard protocol that regulates network management over the Internet...

Page 45: ...MP network management system NMS 1 32 all ASCII printable characters no spaces Trap Configuration Table You can configure your SNMP agent to send SNMP Traps and or inform notifications under the defined host SNMP manager and community name optional Figure 51 SNMP Trap table settings Click Add to add a new SNMP manager or Delete to delete a specific SNMP manager Clicking Add Figure 52 Add SNMP Trap...

Page 46: ...n Use the System Configuration menu to configure such system utilities Backup download current working system configuration for backup Upload Restore upload system configuration for restore Figure 54 System Configuration settings You can save your current device configuration file locally using the Backup menu under the System Configuration Backup menu Figure 55 Backup settings Such device configu...

Page 47: ...tion Upload Restore Click Upload for upload the specified configuration and then the similar UI appears Figure 58 configuration information HOST IP show the IP address in the configuration file that needs to upload Please remember this IP address for accessing P 780 after the configuration file is uploaded HOST VERSION show the firmware version in the configuration file that needs to upload OK cli...

Page 48: ...s to make sure Figure 60 Reboot the device To reset device to factory defaults click Reset on Figure 48 and then the below appears to make sure Figure 61 Reset the device Please note that all settings including the administrator settings will be set back to the factory default when Reset is selected System Upgrade Check for new product updates at the Gemtek Systems website http www gemtek systems ...

Page 49: ...e To flash the uploaded firmware image to upgrade the firmware is done by click the Upgrade button Please make sure the firmware is correct for P 780 Otherwise the upgrade will be failed Figure 64 Device Statistics Do not switch off and do not disconnect the P 780 from the power supply during the firmware update process because the device could be damaged It is best to use the Ethernet connection ...

Page 50: ...sing RJ 45 WLAN1 N type Connector WLAN2 N type Connector Management Interfaces HTTPs Secure Telnet SSHv2 SNMP Software Update Remote software update via HTTPs Reset Remote restore factory default Physical Specification Dimension 180 mm x 160 mm x 58 mm Weight 1 2kg Environment Specification Temperature Humidity Operating 40 to 70 C 95 non condensing Power Supply POE 48V IEEE802 3af 2003 compliance...

Page 51: ...ry 7 2005 Gemtek Systems Page 52 of 60 Controllers G 6000 G 4200 Public Access Controller Access Points P 520 54Mb Operator Access Point P 560 54Mb Hotspot in a Box Client Adapters T 511 54Mb High Gain Smart Ethernet Client 2 4 GHz ...

Page 52: ...s Configuration Settings RF Card 1 WLAN1 Default Mode 11g Access Point SSID P 780 Default channel 11 RTS Threshold 2347 bytes Authentication Type Open System Encryption Off RF Card 2 WLAN2 Default Mode 11a Access Point SSID P 780 Default channel 60 RTS Threshold 2347 bytes Authentication Type Open System Encryption Off C Regulatory Channels Power Channels and Maximum output power for the P 780 11g...

Page 53: ...tifiers Frequency in MHz USA Canada FCC European Union CE ETSI Japan TELEC U NII lower band 5150 5250 MHz 34 5170 36 5180 38 5190 40 5200 42 5210 44 5220 46 5230 48 5240 Maximum Output Power 12 dBm 17 dBm 15 dBm U NII middle band 5250 5350 MHz 52 5260 56 5280 60 5300 64 5320 Maximum Output Power 12 dBm 17 dBm U NII upper band 5725 5850 MHz 149 5745 153 5765 157 5785 161 5805 165 5825 Maximum Outpu...

Page 54: ...operation condition to meet regulatory RF exposure requirement 3 External antenna Use only the antennas which have been approved by Gemtek The non approved antenna s may produce unwanted spurious or excessive RF transmitting power which may lead to the violation of FCC limit and is prohibited 4 Installation procedure Please refer to user s manual for the detail 5 Warning Please carefully select th...

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