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(Bridge)

1.4.2 Wireless Features

Disable SSID broadcast

MAC address filtering (MAC address Authentication)

Wireless client information (MAC address, Signal Strength, Transmit rate) list

Adjacent AP list

Rogue AP detection

Load

Balancing

Support SNMP V1/ V2/ V3

Layer 2 Isolation

Multi

SSID

Bridge

Manual Bridge (Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multi Point)

Auto

Bridge

MAC layer optimize for long distance transmit

Bridge

site

map

Adjustable ACK timing

Radio

Support IEEE 802.11a/b/g

Adjustable Radio Power

Automatically optimal channel selection

1.4.3 Security Features

Configuration through HTTPS/TLS secure web

WEP: (64-bit, 128-bit and 152-bit)

WPA

Pre-shared

key

TKIP/AES-CCMP

WPA2

(802.11i)

MAC based authentication (MAC address filtering)

In band Rouge AP detection

Bridge

AES-CCMP for wireless (128 bits)

1.4.4 Firewall

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AirLive WH-9100-MESH User’s Manual

Summary of Contents for AirLive WH-9100MESH

Page 1: ...WH 9100MESH Dual Band MESH AP Bridge User s Manual...

Page 2: ...______ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT LEGEND If you are a United States Government agency then this documentation and the product described herein are provided to you subject to the following All technical...

Page 3: ...ansmit Distance 14 2 2 2 Estimation Bridge s antenna Location 15 2 3 Cabling 15 2 4 Antenna Installation 16 2 4 1 Antenna for AP 16 2 4 2 Antenna for Bridge 16 2 4 3 Sealing Antenna Connections 17 2 4...

Page 4: ...ging 38 7 2 Wireless Bridge Radio 39 7 3 Wireless Bridge Encryption 40 7 4 Point to Point Bridge Setup Guide 41 7 4 1 Example Point to Point Bridge configuration 42 7 5 Point to Multipoint Bridge Setu...

Page 5: ...12 6 DHCP Client List 62 Chapter 13 Logs 63 13 1 System Log 63 13 2 Web Access Log 63 Chapter 14 System Administration Menu 65 14 1 System Upgrade 65 14 1 1 Firmware Upgrade 65 14 1 2 Location Configu...

Page 6: ...the wireless security The major feature of 9100MESH is Wireless Mesh Network function and introduce at section 1 1 3 The 9100MESH works at 2 4GHz and 5GHz band too The 9100MESH also provides Gateway m...

Page 7: ...lation NAT and Firewall The NAT provides private IP address for the wireless clients and the Firewall enhance the security of wireless network Figure 1 1 Gateway mode vs Access Point Mode 1 1 5 Multip...

Page 8: ...ients can link to same AP by different SSID with different privilege 1 1 6 Layer 2 Client Isolation The Layer 2 Client Isolation function can protect your computer to prevent other users in the same n...

Page 9: ...e Admin User Management Admin User Management List All Users List All Users Add New User Add New User Monitoring Reports Monitoring Reports System Status System Status Bridging Status Bridging Status...

Page 10: ...rk Auto Bridge support y Bridge site map support y Gateway Mode support y Ethernet uplink WAN port can be as DHCP client or static IP y Local Ethernet LAN port can be as DHCP server or static IP 9100M...

Page 11: ...t Auto Bridge MAC layer optimize for long distance transmit Bridge site map Adjustable ACK timing y Radio Support IEEE 802 11a b g Adjustable Radio Power Automatically optimal channel selection 1 4 3...

Page 12: ...ETSI 2 412 2 472GHz 13 channels Data Rate 1 2 5 5 11Mbps Modulation y Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying DBPSK at 1 Mbps Differential Quadrature Phase Shift K...

Page 13: ...quency band y 5 15 5 25GHz 5 25 5 35GHz 5 725 5 825GHz Note Frequency band setting will vary according to individual country regulations Data rate y 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps y 72 96 108 Mbps Super A...

Page 14: ...AT5 cable with waterproof RJ45 connector y 1 Ground cable y Documentation as PDF files on CD ROM y 1 Mounting kit set y 1 5m low loss antenna cable 1 7 Optional accessory You can contact OvisLink to b...

Page 15: ...uter that you wish to wirelessly connect to your wireless network y Access to one laptop or PC with an Ethernet card and cable that can be used to complete the initial configuration of the unit y A We...

Page 16: ...a must be clear or else signal strength will weaken The rule of thumb is that 60 of the Fresnel zone must be clear of obstacles Typically 20 Fresnel Zone blockage introduces little signal loss to the...

Page 17: ...the it is put at high location For the case where the AP is placed high on a tower the part of the antenna pattern is pointed towards the sky instead of the ground where the clients are Hence if you...

Page 18: ...f the item it is covering Once the tape is in place for several hours it forms a shaped rubber molding that is resistant to water and most solvents It remains stable over a wide temperature range and...

Page 19: ...Step2 Mounting the mounting kits to post by U Ring screw and nut Step3 Mounting the unit to mounting kits by screw AirLive WH 9100 MESH User s Manual 18...

Page 20: ...an active connection to network WLAN1 AP The light is ling for indicate the WLAN 1 is active The light is blinking to indicates data transmission WLAN2 Bridge The light is ling for indicate the WLAN...

Page 21: ...on your computer This LAN port in the WH 9100MESH connects you to the device s internal DHCP server which will dynamically assign an IP address to your computer so you can access the device for recon...

Page 22: ...SH and set up its operation mode as Gateway mode the URL change as https 192 168 16 1 Figure 4 1 Log in IP screen Key in https 192 168 15 1 or https 192 168 16 1 for 9100MESH set up as Gateway mode 4...

Page 23: ...over 8 seconds the unit will go back as factory default setting The username and password will back to airlive and airlive and the IP will be back to 192 168 15 1 or 192 168 16 1 when 9100MESH as Gat...

Page 24: ...P s y Subnet mask y DNS IP address 5 2 System Configuration General Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for enter System Configuration General This directs you to the System Configuratio...

Page 25: ...er All wireless devices connected to the AP are configured on the same sub network as the wired network interface and can be accessed by devices on the wired network If additional security for the wir...

Page 26: ...Gatewa where needed DNS1 and 2 The default WAN port value is IP Address 192 168 254 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 254 1 k y and You also can choose Using DHCP to get an IP add...

Page 27: ...page This set up the default numbers for the four octets for a possible private LAN function for the AP It also allows changing the default numbers for the LAN Subnet Mask The Local LAN port provides...

Page 28: ...dress The MAC address list here is AP s wireless interface This is not the BSSID for bridging setup The BSSID for bridging is found on the Wireless Bridge General page 6 1 2 SSID If you will be using...

Page 29: ...ct is an overall increase in overhead so a small price is paid in 802 b g Mixed mode If you make sure all of WLAN devices are 802 11g clients then you can chooses 802 11g mode to gain a higher perform...

Page 30: ...l number set for the AP and the one for bridge should be sufficiently different to avoid interference Generally it has been found that the selection channel 4 for bridging and channel 11 for AP gives...

Page 31: ...nd 802 11a Turbo The frequency band of IEEE 802 11a will vary according to individual country regulations The FCC U S has allocated three bands UNII1 5 15 5 25GHz UNII2 5 25 5 35GHz and UNII3 5 725 5...

Page 32: ...e that the AP uses when transmitting broadcast multicast and management frames Preamble Short Long Preamble Specifies whether frames are transmitted with the Short or Long Preamble Broadcast SSID Enab...

Page 33: ...128bit or 152 bit encryption and enter the WEP key as appropriate y Key Generator The Key generator function generates a randomized encryption key of the appropriate length automatically The key is i...

Page 34: ...newer hardware Simply input up to 63 character numeric hexadecimals in the Passphrase field If your clients use WPA TKIP select TKIP as encryption type If your clients use WPA AES select AES CCMR Pre...

Page 35: ...te a client decreases the transition time when a client roams between APs Once you have selected the options you will use click Apply to save all setting 6 3 Wireless VLAN When VLAN is enabled all dat...

Page 36: ...t that you want to exclude from communication with the AP and input those MAC Addresses to the MAC Address list 6 5 Rogue AP Detection This function allows the network administrator to detect in band...

Page 37: ...that no individual server is overburdened For example if two APs with similar settings are in a conference room depending on the location of the APs all wireless clients could potentially associate wi...

Page 38: ...alling my cabling The 9100MESH model support manual bridge function and auto bridge mode The manual bridging function in the WH 9100MESH allows you to set a number of alternate bridging configurations...

Page 39: ...u need click Apply after you change this value y Spanning Tree Protocol STP 802 1d It should be enabled if there is any possibility that a bridging loop could occur If you are certain that there is no...

Page 40: ...rge frequency bandwidth it may interfere the AP s radio signal y Tx Rates When set to AUTO the unit attempts to select the optimal rate for the channel If a fixed rate is used the unit will only trans...

Page 41: ...not case sensitive You may also enter a note that defines the location of the remote bridge Then click Add to accept The remote bridge s BSSID will now appear in the Remote AP s MAC Address section of...

Page 42: ...y they have to be set up with compatible commands in setup screens Below is the list y Channel number The bridges must have the same channel number The channel number doesn t be same as using for AP y...

Page 43: ...o accept your changes 7 4 1 Example Point to Point Bridge configuration Direction Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Wireless Bridge General Bridge Mode Manual Bridge Manual Bridge Spanning Tree Protocol Enable or Dis...

Page 44: ...to Multipoint topology as an example Figure 7 3 Point to Multipoint Bridge scene BSSID Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Same as Point to Point Bridge Setup procedure you need to set up with compatible commands in s...

Page 45: ...e above recommended setup requires only Bridge 1 to be set in point to multipoint mode It is possible to set all bridges in point to multipoint mode in which case each bridge would have to contain the...

Page 46: ...rate TX Power Auto Auto Auto Propagation distance Appropriate value Appropriate value Appropriate value BSSID Add Bridge2 s BSSID MAC address Add Bridge1 s and 3 s BSSID MAC address Add Bridge2 s BSSI...

Page 47: ...status automatically Thus if some of devices are out of order or change location a new bridge network topology will be made and let those devices bridge together again The feature is called auto heari...

Page 48: ...k topology y Signal Strength Threshold If the signal strength of remote node is blow this threshold The link will be dropped y Broadcast SSID It on by default to enabled bridge will use SSID for token...

Page 49: ...O the unit attempts to select the optimal rate for the channel If a fixed rate is used the unit will only transmit at that rate y Channel No The channel number is a means of an assigning frequency tha...

Page 50: ...te length automatically You can use this function to get a randomized key number from one device and use it to all of other devices those are on the same bridge network The encryption key that you use...

Page 51: ...ped Broadcast SSID Default on to enabled bridge will use SSID for token for communication If don t like SSID be exposed it can be disable However both setting must be same otherwise the devices cannot...

Page 52: ...abled You can disable the DHCP server function if you wish You can also set the range of address to be assigned WNS server The WNS Windows Internet Naming Service server is used for name resolution It...

Page 53: ...d packets and so forth The SNMP configuration consists of several fields which are explained below y Community This is simply the SNMP terminology for password for SNMP functions y Source This field i...

Page 54: ...way Simply input the IP address and click Add Entries can be added as y Individual IP addressed 192 168 204 10 y IP address range 192 168 204 0 24 y Exact URL www yahoo com y Wildcard URL gov 10 2 IP...

Page 55: ...protect the Private Network the built in NAT firewall filter out traffic to the private network Since all clients on the Private Network are normally not visible to outside users the virtual server fu...

Page 56: ...e entry on the left hand navigation panel for Firewall DMZ The Demilitarize Zone DMA host allows one computer on the Private Network to be to tall expose to the wired network or Internet for unrestric...

Page 57: ...These options allow you more control over your environment AirLive WH 9100 MESH User s Manual 56...

Page 58: ...tion The WH 9100MESH default username is airlive password is airlive and its role is crypto officer to allow you initial the configuration job 11 1 List All Users Click the entry on the left hand navi...

Page 59: ...11 3 User Password Policy The WH 9100MESH password policy allow you to enable Password Complexity Check Additional Option and Account Lockout Email Notification AirLive WH 9100 MESH User s Manual 58...

Page 60: ...Most of there are self explanatory 12 1 System Status Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Monitor Reports System status This directs you to this page This screen displays the status...

Page 61: ...Port STP status wireless port STP status and wireless bridging information 12 3 Bridge Site Map Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Monitor Reports Bridge Site Map This screen displa...

Page 62: ...This screen displays the MAC address of all wireless clients and their signal strength and transmit rate 12 5 Adjacent AP list Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Monitor Reports DH...

Page 63: ...t List This directs you to this page The DHCP client list displays all clients currently connected to the WH 9100MESH via DHCP server including their hostnames IP addresses and MAC addresses Use the R...

Page 64: ...ime stamp There are messages documenting functions performed internal to system based on the system s functionality Generally the network administrator would only use this information if trained as or...

Page 65: ...this log records when you set encryption mode change operating mode etc using the web browser It establishes a running record regarding what actions were performed and by whom The Web Access Log will...

Page 66: ...n Upgrade and Remote Configuration Upgrade tabs to perform file transfers Only the Crypto Officer role can access this function 14 1 1 Firmware Upgrade On the System Administration System Upgrade scre...

Page 67: ...Map button to find out the remote devices and then select which are you want to configure Step 2 Select File to Transfer You can click the Local File Tag that set up remote AP same as local one or as...

Page 68: ...28 0 0 and the WAN MAC address is 00 07 D5 01 02 03 Basically the second byte add 128 1 The MAC address on the WAN port is from the AirLive s address pool of 16 million addresses There is a small chan...

Page 69: ...ion about syslogd by searching for syslogd in an Internet search engine such as Google to find a versin compatible with your operation system If you enable Remote logging input a System Log Server IP...

Page 70: ...ation Utilities to enter this page This screen gives you ready access to two useful utilities Ping and Traceroute Simply enter the IP address or hostname you wish to ping or traceroute and click eithe...

Page 71: ...functionality There are two ways to do reset function One is by enter configure screen introduce at chapter 12 2 and chapter 12 4 and another way is done by press reset button at the front panel of ca...

Page 72: ...nergy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may came harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause...

Page 73: ...Taiwan DGT Frequency band Channel No Carrier Frequency 149 5 745 GHz 153 5 765 GHz 157 5 785 GHz 161 5 805 GHz 165 5 825 GHz DGT 5 725 5 875 GHz 169 5 845GHz Table 6 2 Europe CEPT Frequency band Chan...

Page 74: ...Appendix B Lightning Arrestor Installation Guide AirLive WH 9100 MESH User s Manual 73...

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