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Wait until the progress bar is complete. Log in to the web UI of the AP again. Choose 

Status

 > 

System Status

 and check whether the upgrade is successful based on 

Firmware Version

. 

 

 

 

After the firmware is upgraded, you are recommended to restore the factory settings of the AP and 
configure the AP again, so as to ensure stability of the AP and proper operation of new functions. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for In-wall AP Series

Page 1: ...i i i i iiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiii User Guide In wall AP Series...

Page 2: ...or written permission of IP COM Networks Co Ltd Disclaimer Pictures images and product specifications herein are for references only To improve internal design operational function and or reliability...

Page 3: ...iable Italic Format XX XX XX XX XX XX The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows Symbol Meaning This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interes...

Page 4: ...etwork establishment including AP installation network configuration LED Port Button description FAQ and so on User Guide Walks you through detailed functions and configurations of APs including all t...

Page 5: ...w 7 3 1 2 Quick Setup 8 3 2 Client AP Mode 10 3 2 1 Overview 10 3 2 2 Quick Setup 10 4 Status 14 4 1 System Status 14 4 2 Wireless Status 16 4 3 Traffic Statistics 17 4 4 Wireless Clients 18 5 Network...

Page 6: ...2 Configure Access Control 61 6 5 3 Example of Configuring Access Control 61 6 6 Advanced Settings 63 6 7 QVLAN Settings 64 6 7 1 Overview 64 6 7 2 Configure the QVLAN Function 66 6 7 3 Example of Con...

Page 7: ...ry Settings 88 9 5 Account 90 9 6 Diagnostics Tool 91 9 7 Reboot Device 92 9 7 1 Manual Reboot 92 9 7 2 Reboot Schedule 93 9 8 LED Control 95 9 9 Uplink Check 96 9 9 1 Overview 96 9 9 2 Configure Upli...

Page 8: ...of the computer to one in a same network segment with the AP For example if IP address of the AP is 192 168 0 254 then the IP address of the computer can be configured to 192 168 0 X X ranges from 2 t...

Page 9: ...again using the new IP address If more than one AP are deployed in the network IP address conflicts may occur causing web UI login errors Verify that the IP address of the AP is not occupied before b...

Page 10: ...3...

Page 11: ...ing in to the web UI of the AP if no operations are performed during the login timeout interval the system will log out automatically In addition you can click Logout on the upper right corner to safe...

Page 12: ...gray on the web UI are not supported yet or cannot be modified under the current configurations No Name Description First level navigation bar Function menu that organizes AP by navigation tree and t...

Page 13: ...button Description Refresh Refresh the current page Save Save configurations on the current page and make the configurations take effect Restore Cancel the unsaved configurations on the current page a...

Page 14: ...hones and tablets The AP supports working modes of AP and Client AP 3 1 AP Working Mode 3 1 1 Overview In this mode AP connects to the internet using Ethernet cables and transforms wired signals to wi...

Page 15: ...le 2 4GHz 3 Set the Working Mode to AP 4 Set an SSID Primary SSID 5 Select a Security Mode and configure the incurred parameters 6 Click Save 7 If you need to configure the other radio band repeat ste...

Page 16: ...WEP can be easily cracked In addition WEP supports a maximum wireless network throughput of only 54 Mbps Therefore this security mode is not recommended WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK WPA pre sh...

Page 17: ...tream device See the following topology 3 2 2 Quick Setup Before configuration ensure that the upstream AP has been connected to the internet 1 Choose Quick Setup 2 Select the radio band from the drop...

Page 18: ...ure that Enable Wireless is selected and try scanning wireless network again After a wireless network to be extended is selected the SSID security mode and channel of the wireless network are populate...

Page 19: ...key of the AP go to Wireless Setting SSID Settings page Parameter description Parameter Description Radio Band It specifies the radio band of the WiFi network to be configured Working Mode Choose the...

Page 20: ...addition WEP supports a maximum wireless network throughput of only 54 Mbps Therefore this security mode is not recommended WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK WPA pre shared key authentication The ke...

Page 21: ...14 4 Status 4 1 System Status To access the page choose Status System Status The page displays the system and LAN port status of the AP...

Page 22: ...cifies the number of wireless clients currently connected to the AP MAC Address It specifies the physical address of the LAN port of the AP If you connect the AP to other devices using Ethernet cables...

Page 23: ...ies whether the wireless function of the AP is enabled Network Mode It specifies the current network mode of the AP Channel It specifies the current working channel of the AP SSID Status SSID It speci...

Page 24: ...This page displays the statistics about historical packets of the wireless networks of the AP By default the page displays the traffic statistics information of 2 4 GHz To view information about 5 GH...

Page 25: ...st box in the upper right corner Parameter description Parameter Description SSID It specifies the wireless network to be checked MAC Address It specifies the MAC address of the wireless client IP Add...

Page 26: ...LAN Setup To access the page choose Network Settings LAN Setup This page enables you to view the MAC address of the LAN port of the AP and set the name Ethernet Mode IP obtaining method and other rel...

Page 27: ...e at this IP address The default IP address is 192 168 0 254 Subnet Mask It specifies the subnet mask of the IP address of the AP The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway It specifies...

Page 28: ...distance but relatively low transmission rate usually 10 Mbps The 10 Mbps Half Duplex mode is recommended only if the Ethernet cable that connects the PoE power supply port of the AP to a peer device...

Page 29: ...pool and the new IP address of the LAN port belong to the same network segment 5 2 2 Configure the DHCP Server To access the page choose Network Settings DHCP Server This page enables you to set para...

Page 30: ...o a shorter period of time Otherwise it is recommended that you retain the default value 1 day Subnet Mask It specifies the subnet mask assigned by the DHCP server to clients Gateway Address It specif...

Page 31: ...24 To view the latest DHCP client list click Refresh...

Page 32: ...he SSID to be configured APs of this series support 8 SSIDs for the 2 4 GHz radio band and 4 SSIDs for the 5 GHz radio band The first SSID displayed on the page under the radio band tab is the primary...

Page 33: ...his function is enabled this device does not respond to the requests without an SSID saving wireless resources Max Number of Clients It specifies the maximum number of clients that can be concurrently...

Page 34: ...corresponding to the selected SSID without being authenticated and the data exchanged between the client and the network is encrypted in WEP security mode Shared It specifies that a shared key is used...

Page 35: ...WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK They belong to pre shared key or personal key modes where Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK supports both WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK WPA PSK WPA2 PSK and Mixed WPA WPA2 PSK adopt a...

Page 36: ...an connect to the wireless network corresponding to the selected SSID using TKIP or AES Key It specifies a pre shared WPA key that is the password clients use to connect to the wireless network Key Up...

Page 37: ...ding to the selected security mode The available options include AES TKIP and TKIP AES AES It indicates the Advanced Encryption Standard TKIP It indicates the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol If TKIP i...

Page 38: ...AP is to be configured 1 Choose Wireless Setting SSID Settings 2 Select the second SSID from the SSID drop down list box 3 Select the Enable check box 4 Change the value of the SSID text box to FREE 5...

Page 39: ...password 6 1 3 Example of Setting up a Wireless Network Encrypted with PSK Networking requirement A hotel wireless network with a certain level of security must be set up through a simply procedure In...

Page 40: ...Wireless Setting SSID Settings 2 Select the second SSID from the SSID drop down list box 3 Select the Enable check box 4 Change the value of the SSID text box to hotel 5 Set Security Mode to WPA2 PSK...

Page 41: ...34 End Verification Verify that wireless devices can connect to the hotel wireless network with the password 87654321...

Page 42: ...is 12345678 and the port number for authentication is 1812 Assume that the second SSID of the AP is used 1 Choose Wireless Setting SSID Settings 2 Select the second SSID from the SSID drop down list...

Page 43: ...2003 is used as an example to describe how to configure the RADIUS server 1 Configure a RADIUS client 1 In the Computer Management dialog box double click Internet Authentication Service right click R...

Page 44: ...a RADIUS client name which can be the name of the AP and the IP address of the AP and click Next 3 Enter 12345678 in the Shared secret and Confirm shared secret text boxes and click Finish IP address...

Page 45: ...38 2 Configure a remote access policy 1 Right click Remote Access Policies and choose New Remote Access Policy Password same as that specified by RADIUS Password on the AP...

Page 46: ...39 2 In the New Remote Access Policy Wizard dialog box that appears click Next 3 Enter a policy name and click Next...

Page 47: ...40 4 Select Ethernet and click Next 5 Select Group and click Add...

Page 48: ...41 6 Enter 802 1x in the Enter the object names to select text box click Check Names and click OK 7 Select Protected EAP PEAP and click Next...

Page 49: ...42 8 Click Finish The remote access policy is created 9 Right click root and choose Properties Select Grant remote access permission select NAS Port Type matches Ethernet AND and click Edit...

Page 50: ...click OK 11 Click Edit Profile click the Authentication tab configure settings as shown in the following figure and click OK 12 When a message appears click No 3 Configure user information Create a u...

Page 51: ...our wireless device Windows 7 is taken as an example to describe the procedure 1 Choose Start Control Panel click Network and Internet click Network and Sharing Center and click Manage wireless networ...

Page 52: ...45 3 Click Manually create a network profile 4 Enter wireless network information select Connect even if the network is not broadcasting and click Next Same as the security mode of the SSID of the AP...

Page 53: ...46 5 Click Change connection settings 6 Click the Security tab select Microsoft Protected EAP PEAP and click Settings...

Page 54: ...47 7 Deselect Validate server certificate and click Configure 8 Deselect Automatically use my Windows logon name and password and domain if any and click OK...

Page 55: ...48 9 Click Advanced settings 10 Select User or computer authentication and click OK 11 Click Close...

Page 56: ...49...

Page 57: ...oose the wireless network of the AP such as hot_spot in this example 13 In the Windows Security dialog box that appears enter the user name and password set on the RADIUS server and click OK End Verif...

Page 58: ...description Parameter Description Enable Wireless It specifies whether to enable the wireless function of the AP Country Region It specifies the country or region where the AP is used This parameter...

Page 59: ...t selected Auto It indicates that the AP automatically adjusts its operating channel according to the ambient environment Channel Bandwidth It specifies the wireless channel bandwidth of the AP This p...

Page 60: ...ll interfere with the previous data block and the short guard interval can be used to circumvent this interference Short GI helps to increase the wireless throughput by 10 Isolate SSID It specifies wh...

Page 61: ...e wireless network to transmit data quicker Fragment Threshold Threshold of a fragment Fragmenting is a process that divides a frame into several fragments which are transmitted and acknowledged separ...

Page 62: ...Interface Scheduling Used to enable or disable the air interface scheduling function of the AP This enables the users experiencing high download rates to download more data so that this device can ac...

Page 63: ...In mixed wireless rates environment the traditional FIFO First in First out allocates more air interface time to clients with low transmission capacity and low spectrum efficiency reducing the system...

Page 64: ...ties have more opportunities to access channels According to the 802 11 protocol family all devices listen on a channel before using the channel to send data If the channel stays idle for or longer th...

Page 65: ...is applicable to scenarios where interference is mild and can effectively improve transmission efficiency In case of strong interference lost packets will not be resent if this policy is adopted This...

Page 66: ...the AP you are recommended to select this mode to obtain higher client throughput Optimized For scenario with more than 10 users If more than 10 clients are connected to the AP you are recommended to...

Page 67: ...AP Access Control is disabled by default The following figure displays the page when Access Control is enabled Allow is taken as an example Parameter description Parameter Description SSID It specifie...

Page 68: ...ave End 6 5 3 Example of Configuring Access Control Networking requirement A wireless network whose SSID is VIP under the 5 GHz radio band has been set up in a company Only a few members are allowed t...

Page 69: ...62 The following figure shows the configuration Verification Only the specified wireless devices can connect to the VIP wireless network...

Page 70: ...ets are not forwarded This reduces air interface resources usage and ensures more bandwidth for business data transfer Parameter description Parameter Description Identify Client Type Enable It specif...

Page 71: ...how ports of different link types process transmitted and received data Port Method to Process Received Data Method to Process Transmitted Data Tagged Data Untagged Data Access Forward the data to ot...

Page 72: ...the new management VLAN Trunk Port It specifies the LAN port used as a trunk port of the AP The default value is LAN0 Traffic of all VLANs can pass through a trunk port If the QVLAN function is enable...

Page 73: ...ttings 2 Select the Enable check box 3 Change the parameters as required Generally you only need to change the Enable LAN Port 2 4 GHz SSID VLAN ID and 5 GHz SSID VLAN ID settings 4 Click Save End 6 7...

Page 74: ...tion procedure Configure the AP 1 Log in to the web UI of the AP and choose Wireless Setting QVLAN Settings 2 Select the Enable check box 3 Modify the VLAN ID of the SSIDs at 2 4 GHz band Set the VLAN...

Page 75: ...unk 1 LAN server 3 4 Trunk 1 Router 2 4 Trunk 1 Retain the default settings of other ports For details refer to the user guide for the switch Configure the router and internal server To ensure a norma...

Page 76: ...ser guides for the corresponding devices End Verification Wireless clients connected to the internet wireless network can only access the internet wireless clients connected to the oa wireless network...

Page 77: ...rk Management System NMS An NMS can be a dedicated network management server or an application that implements management functions in a network device SNMP agent It is a software module in a managed...

Page 78: ...control SNMP agent access attempts of SNMP managers SNMP V2C is compatible with SNMP V1 and provides more functions than SNMP V1 Compared with SNMP V1 SNMP V2C supports more operations GetBulk and Inf...

Page 79: ...f the administrator of the AP The default name is Administrator You can change the name as required Device Name It specifies the device name of the AP The default device name is the model of the AP It...

Page 80: ...o an NMS over an LAN This IP address of the AP is 192 168 0 254 24 and the IP address of the NMS is 192 168 0 212 24 The NMS use SNMP V1 or SNMP V2C to monitor and manage the AP Configuration procedur...

Page 81: ...nity to Tom and read write community to Tom 123 For details about how to configure the NMS refer to the configuration guide for the NMS End Verification After the configuration the NMS can connect to...

Page 82: ...arge number of APs are to be deployed in a network it is recommended that you integrate an IP COM AC in order to achieve a unified AP management Unified AP management includes local deployment and clo...

Page 83: ...cloud deployment mode in which ACs on the internet manage the scattered cloud APs in a unified manner through the cloud AC mode See the following figure To access the page choose Deployment Mode This...

Page 84: ...of the AP When multiple APs with the same model exist in the network different device names can help you differentiate them Cloud AC Management Port It specifies the available port of the exit router...

Page 85: ...ocedure 1 Download the package of a later firmware version for the AP from www ip com com cn to your local computer and decompress the package Generally the package is in the format of bin 2 Log in to...

Page 86: ...se Status System Status and check whether the upgrade is successful based on Firmware Version After the firmware is upgraded you are recommended to restore the factory settings of the AP and configure...

Page 87: ...the internet or manually setting the time By default it is configured to set the system time manually No matter which method you use to configure system time when you log into the web UI of the AP AP...

Page 88: ...the Time You can manually set the system time of the AP If you choose this option you need to set the system time each time after the AP reboots Enter a correct date and time or click Synchronize with...

Page 89: ...82 End...

Page 90: ...time of the AP by choosing Tools Time Date System Time By default the latest 150 logs are saved To view the latest logs of the AP click Refresh To clear the existing logs of the AP click Clear When th...

Page 91: ...ress subnet mask and gateway of the AP on the Network Settings LAN Setup page to enable the AP to access the log server Log Server Port It specifies the port 514 by default used by the log service It...

Page 92: ...ress of the log server Set Log Server Port to the UDP port number used to send and receive system logs The default port number 514 is recommended Select Enable to enable the log server 4 Click Save 5...

Page 93: ...o a previous configuration If the AP enters the optimum condition after you greatly change the configuration of the AP you are recommended to back up the new configuration so that you can restore it a...

Page 94: ...ore a Configuration 1 Choose Tools Configuration Backup Restore 2 Click Choose File and select the file of the configuration to be restored File uploading button of different web browsers may differ T...

Page 95: ...n the AP is reset After the factory settings are restored the login IP address of the AP is changed to 192 168 0 254 and the user name and password of the AP are changed to admin Method 1 This method...

Page 96: ...89 End Wait until the progress bar is done...

Page 97: ...ult the AP has one administrator account and one user account Both the user name and password of the administrator account are admin Both the user name and password of the user account are user Enable...

Page 98: ...ogle com is used as an example 1 Choose Tools Diagnostics Tool 2 Enter the IP address or domain name to be pinged in the IP Address Domain Name text box In this example enter www google com 3 Click pi...

Page 99: ...ns are released You are recommended to reboot the AP at an idle hour 9 7 1 Manual Reboot If a setting does not take effect or the AP works improperly you can try rebooting the AP manually to resolve t...

Page 100: ...specified time In this mode the AP reboots weekly at the time that you specify Configure the AP to Reboot at Intervals Rebooting at intervals is based on the system time To avoid reboot time error en...

Page 101: ...b 2 Select the Enable Reboot Schedule check box 3 Set Reboot Mode to At specified time 4 Select the day or days when the AP reboots such as Monday Friday 5 Set the time when the AP reboots such as 3 0...

Page 102: ...or 1 Choose Tools LED Control 2 Click Disable All LEDs End After the configurations the LED indicator is turned off and no longer displays the working status of the AP Procedure for turning on the LED...

Page 103: ...r the connection between the AP and the upstream networks is recovered If the uplink of the AP with uplink check enabled is faulty wireless clients can connect to the upstream network through another...

Page 104: ...97 5 Click Save End...

Page 105: ...displayed is IP COM_XXXXXX Where XXXXXX indicates the range from the last 6 characters to the last 6 characters 7 of the MAC address of the LAN ports of the AP By default the primary SSID is enabled a...

Page 106: ...figuration Protocol DNS Domain Name System EDCA Enhanced Distributed Channel Access LAN Local Area Network MIB Management Information Base MU MIMO Multi User Multiple Input Multiple Output PoE Power o...

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