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5) Certificate

Password

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The password for the HTTP certificate

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Data type: Display String, default value is “httpconf”

6) Enable Access Control

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A checkbox to enable or disable the access control of the HTTP daemon.

Parameters (HTTPD Access Table)

1) Device

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The name of the device allowed for access control

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Data type: Octet String

2) Subnet

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The subnet allowed for access control

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Data type: IP Address

3) Netmask

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The netmask for the Subnet IP above

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Data type: IP Address

4) Using

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Define the type of access control to use through, either Device or Subnet

5) Comment

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An optional comment regarding the table entry

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Data type: Display String

6) Active

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Define the status of the table entry, either active or inactive

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Summary of Contents for MAP-3100

Page 1: ...NET Mesh Network Manager Guide 802 11a b g Indoor Wireless Mesh Network Access Point MAP 3100 MAP 3120 Mesh Network Manager MnM Management Utility User Manual PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page1 of 124 ...

Page 2: ...cribed in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should the programs prove defective following their purchase the buyer and not PLANET its distributor or its dealer assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software Further PLANET reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time t...

Page 3: ... 15 4 2 1 Software Layout 15 4 2 1 1 Map Container 15 4 2 1 2 MIB Reader 16 4 2 1 3 Alarm Viewer 17 4 2 2 Toolbar Reference 18 4 2 3 Features 20 4 2 3 1 Create Map 20 4 2 3 2 Open Map 21 4 2 3 3 Save Map 21 4 2 3 4 Topology Map 22 4 2 3 5 Set up New Scan 23 4 2 3 6 Map View 24 4 2 3 7 Status Pane 25 4 2 3 8 Scan IP Address 26 4 2 3 9 SNMP Community Passwords for Scan IP 26 4 2 3 10 Socket Port 28 ...

Page 4: ...75 5 3 1 7 Network Mesh 77 5 3 1 8 Network Wireless Configuration 80 5 3 1 9 Network Route 83 5 3 1 10 Network IP Sec 84 5 3 1 11 Network L2TP Client 86 5 3 1 12 Network OLSR 87 5 3 1 13 Services NTP 89 5 3 1 14 Services DHCP 91 5 3 1 15 Services MAC Access 93 5 3 1 16 Services NAT 95 5 3 1 17 Services Firewall 96 5 3 1 18 Services Traffic Shaping 98 5 3 1 19 Services PPTP Server 100 5 3 1 20 Serv...

Page 5: ...etwork Manager Guide 5 3 1 34 Status DHCP Client 121 5 3 1 35 Command Reboot 121 5 3 1 36 Command Reset 122 5 3 1 37 Command Download Upload 122 6 Technical Support 124 PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page5 of 124 ...

Page 6: ...rmation and application guidance for the user of the management software the PLANET Mesh Network Manager MnM This network management system is intended to perform an overall monitoring and configuring features for the PLANET Mesh Network PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page6 of 124 ...

Page 7: ...mum 10 MB hard disk space Microsoft Windows 2000 XP recommended Besides in order to enable the NMS to work properly the following ports must be allowed through any firewall between the NMS and the agent Port 161 by default Use for standard SNMP Get and Set Port 162 by default Use for listen to SNMP Trap Port 4608 by default Used by the Discovery Tool Port 8188 by default Use to listen for the Laye...

Page 8: ...pleted a menu screen will appear Click the PLANET Mesh Network Manager hyperlink and select Open or Run to initiate the install wizard After the wizard completes preparation follow the 6 easy steps directed by the wizard to perform the installation 3 1 1 Introduction Simply explain what this software is about Press Next to proceed PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page8 of 124 ...

Page 9: ...older Prompt user to choose the install path directory and name the install folder Press Next to proceed 3 1 3 Choose Shortcut Folder Specify where the software shortcut will be created at Press Next to proceed PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page9 of 124 ...

Page 10: ...uick review about the installation settings before start installing Press Install button to start the installation 3 1 5 Installing Installation is in progress Once the installation is completed it will direct the user to the next step PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page10 of 124 ...

Page 11: ...ay launch the NMS through the shortcut you created previously 3 2 Un installation In order to uninstall the PLANET Mesh Network Manager from your terminal you can get the uninstaller wizard from the software directory The uninstaller namely Uninstall PLANET Mesh Tools is located at the Uninstall_PLANET Mesh Tools folder Launch the uninstaller wizard by double click the executable file Follows the ...

Page 12: ...ing the uninstallation of the PLANET Mesh Management Tool Click Uninstall to start the process 3 2 2 Uninstalling Uninstallation is in the progress Once the progress is completed it will automatically direct you to the next step PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page12 of 124 ...

Page 13: ...ork Manager Guide 3 2 3 Uninstallation Complete The software is uninstalled You may choose to restart the terminal instantly or afterward in order to complete the process PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page13 of 124 ...

Page 14: ...bar the scan will be initiated and run The result of the scan will be plotted on the map area User is free to adjust the position of the found unit on the map For a Layer 2 Mesh network Prior to set up the utility user is required to add the IP address of the NMS terminal on the web page Management NMS Addresses of Layer 2 nodes After the Layer 2 node configuration is done activate the NMS and cli...

Page 15: ...p More than one map can be created and run simultaneously The status of the map will be logged to the status pane at the bottom of the map Each topology map has its own status pane The panel at the left of the map space is the Node Details panel It is used to display the properties of the selected Mesh AP unit on the topology map The information of the AP will be loaded into the table and the grap...

Page 16: ...ides user a simple user interface to retrieve as well as configure the settings of the Mesh AP unit through the standard or vendor proprietary MIB files With the correct community and password user can perform the SNMP actions such as SNMPGet SNMPSet and SNMPTable PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page16 of 124 ...

Page 17: ...Table etc on the toolbar The output will be shown on the Output column 4 2 1 3 Alarm Viewer The Alarm Viewer is a trap receiver It received the SNMP alarms and notifications directed by the Mesh AP units and display in the table at the center frame Select the table entry in order to view the description of the trap Note that the table is a read only table which displays the trap s source IP Addres...

Page 18: ...ame Function Create Map Create a new topology map profile Open Map Open a pre saved topology map profile View Tile View the topology map in grid layout View Cascade View the topology map in cascade layout SnmpGet SnmpGet the data from MIB tree SnmpSet SnmpSet the data from MIB tree Load Table Load the SNMP table from MIB tree Refresh Table Refresh the SNMP table from MIB tree PLANET Mesh Network M...

Page 19: ...background image of the topology map Save Profile Save the current topology map Scan Start Start the network scanning SNMP Map only Scan Stop Stop the network scanning SNMP Map only Initiate Port Open port to listen to Layer 2 notification Layer 2 Map only Close Port Close Layer 2 notification port Layer 2 Map only Zoom In Zoom in the topology map by 25 Zoom Out Zoom out the topology map by 25 Zoo...

Page 20: ...S Address table is set In order to create a new Topology map profile user can click on the Create New button on the main toolbar or select File Create New from the menu bar A window would turn out to prompt user for the type and name of the new map User may select the type of the profile from the drop down list and enter the name in the provided column Please be aware that special character such a...

Page 21: ...d hit the Open button The profile will be loaded to the NMS with all its settings 4 2 3 3 Save Map As mentioned previously the settings of the map profile can be saved to be loaded in the future Details of the map for instance the coordinate and SNMP passwords of the Mesh AP units on the map background image and block list will be saved as a setting file In order to save a profile select the Save ...

Page 22: ...lt of the scan will be processed by the NMS and output to the map The AP unit would appear in different colors Icon Indication Inactive AP Accessible gateway AP Inaccessible gateway AP Accessible relay AP Inaccessible relay AP Accessible client relay AP Inaccessible client relay AP Layer 2 gateway AP which notified the NMS Layer 2 gateway AP which did not notify the NMS discovered as neighbour Lay...

Page 23: ...on or select Map Start Scan from the menu bar Conversely hit the Stop Scan button or select Map Stop Scan to halt the scanning process The status of the map will be updated periodically hence whenever there is a change in the network user might be able to monitor via the NMS The status bar at the bottom of the map displays the status of the scan On the other hand in order to set up a new scan for ...

Page 24: ...emember the new coordinates in the future scan 4 2 3 6 Map View More than one topology map can be loaded to the NMS at the same time By default the maps are viewed in cascade mode where user needs to click on the tab at the bottom to switch the map to view In order to change the view type click the Tile button on the main toolbar or select View Tile from the menu bar The tile mode arranges the top...

Page 25: ...topology The type of message can be varied by the color of the text Green text indicating positive message such as scan started or nodes found red text shows the negative message such as nodes down or timeout whereas cyan text displaying system message for instance system settings changed The Copy All and Clear All buttons on the top of the pane performs the copy and delete text PLANET Mesh Networ...

Page 26: ...lected O container s toolbar A window would appear to prompt user for the new IP Address Hit the OK button to apply the change 4 2 3 9 SNMP Community Passwords for Scan IP The PLANET Mesh Network Management Tools use the SNMP method to read the topology of the network There are two types of SNMP key used for the topology scan which are the Scan IP key and the AP Unit key More details about the lat...

Page 27: ...container menu On the other hand select Settings Scan IP v3 Passwords to change the SNMP version 3 Passwords A window would turn up to prompt user for the new key s Press Change and Use SNMP Version X button to proceed If the change is ssfully succe the following dialog box would appear to remind user to reset the scan in order to let the new community or passwords to take effect PLANET Mesh Netwo...

Page 28: ...e the sock port number to 8000 in order to receive the notification In box would appear on the screen to prompt for the port number which range from 1 to 65535 Hit OK to confirm the change 4 2 3 11 SNMP Community Passwords for AP Unit In case if a Mesh AP utilizes a different community or passwords from the others the NMS might fail to read the topology from it Hence user might need to edit the in...

Page 29: ... from the Scan IP that found them 4 2 3 12 Scan Interval The scan interval defines the time interval between every round of scanning By default the NMS will sleep for 10 seconds once a network scan is completed User may change the time interval by select Settings Scan Interval and choose the desired time interval The available options PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page29 of 124 ...

Page 30: ... Image User can change the background of the topology map by import any desired image file from other resource Click on the Import Background Image button or select File Import Background from the map container s menu bar A file chooser window would appear to prompt user for the image file that wished to import PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page30 of 124 ...

Page 31: ...the topology map 4 2 3 14 Map Print The NMS also provide the printing feature where user is able to print the whole map by just select the File Print Map option from the Map Container menu bar Then it will redirect the map to the printer connected to the terminal where you run the NMS PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page31 of 124 ...

Page 32: ...e efficiency Three options are available Zoom In Zoom out and Zoom Fit The Zoom In and Zoom Out feature enable user to enlarge and minimize respectively at the scale of 25 Whereas the Zoom Fit feature will resize the topology map to the most suitable size to fit in the screen The following figures illustrate the effect of the zoom features Original size Zoom In PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Pa...

Page 33: ...pology map by replacing the existing AP unit image and the link between APs User can import their custom made icon or adjust the color to fit their visual requirement The method is straight forward Select Settings Customized Map from the NMS menu bar to invoke the Map Customization Tool window as illustrated PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page33 of 124 ...

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Page 35: ...store the default settings of the AP unit look and feel Meanwhile in order to change the style of the link switch the Map Customization Tool to the Link page User can change the color by hitting the button to select a desired color from the popup window Then key in the thickness of the link and its dashing pattern The dashing pattern defines the way the dashed link look like The following table ex...

Page 36: ... 3 17 Background Image Transparency This is a special tool used to adjust the opacity of the background image of the topology map Select Settings Background Transparency from the map container menu bar to allow users to alter the transparency of the background to a level that the APs and links are clear to view View the following figures to see the effect of the transparency tool PLANET Mesh Netwo...

Page 37: ...ress to block once the AP is blocked it will be removed from the topology map and will not be added to the map even if it is detected by the NMS To move an IP to the block list click the Block List button on the toolbar or select Settings Block List from the menu bar A window will emerge as shown by the figure above Then user can choose the node to block from the Available Nodes column Select the ...

Page 38: ...change Note asterisk in the list shows the IP is a gateway node The blocked IP Address will be saved into the map setting file when the user saves the topology map Hence the IP will still be blocked when the current map profile reload in the future 4 2 3 19 Lock Unlock This feature is intended to prevent the user from dragging the node away from its current position accidentally User can select Ma...

Page 39: ... on the lock 4 2 3 20 Node details The table next to the map container is the node details table The table displays the properties of the selected Mesh AP unit In order to load the data user can double click on an active unit gateway or relay or client relay or right click then choose the Show Properties item from the popup menu PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page39 of 124 ...

Page 40: ...n the other hand the bar chart at the bottom of the table displaying the signal strength in RSSI between the selected AP and all its neighbour nodes The scale of the chart can be enlarged by dragging the desired range of x axis Drag backward to reset the chart 4 2 3 21 Client Properties The client properties panel is located at the other side of the map container In order to initiate the NMS to do...

Page 41: ...Target Map column displays the name of the map where the client panel is scanning The panel is divided into two portions the Client Properties and Client Signal Strength The Client Properties portion display the details regarding the client for instance the MAC Address channel number link speed and the idle time In the case if there is no client associated to the AP a message No Client Found will ...

Page 42: ...e if the SNMP version to use is version 1 or 2c then the Community is the required field else if version 3 is selected then user need to fill in the username authentication password and privacy password fields The Input Value field is used when user wish to execute the SNMP Set command The Description area displays the description of the selected MIB tree node whereas the Output area prints out th...

Page 43: ...n of SNMP to use 3 Click the Load Table button on the toolbar 4 The Output field should display the whole table now 5 Use the Refresh Table to reload the table Add Table Row Action 1 Repeat the first three steps of Read Table Action 2 Then enter the table values in the Input Value field Values are separated by a comma see the following figure 3 Click the Add Table Row button on the toolbar 4 The n...

Page 44: ...e feature to load and unload the MIB file from other resource Therefore instead of the customized MIB user can load other standard MIB into the MIB Reader as well to read the parameter of the managed device In order to load a MIB click on the Load button on the top of the MIB tree A file chooser window would popup to prompt user to enter the desired MIB file Click Open to load the file On the othe...

Page 45: ...ton or Settings Stop Trap to stop the trap listener User can change the SNMP Trap community or passwords at the available columns and hit the Set button The checkboxes at the bottom of the settings section are the table filtering options Clear the selection of the checkbox to hide the relative entry in the trap table Each level of severity is represented by a different color Select any entry from ...

Page 46: ...sage which will be displayed at the left bottom corner of the screen when the trap is received 4 2 3 25 Add Trap Agent This feature is a wizard window intended to assist the user to set one or more than one node to be the trap agent of the host system at the NMS simultaneously Hit the Add Now button at the trap viewer mode to invoke the wizard At the first page of the wizard user will be prompt to...

Page 47: ...ton to proceed to reboot page or Back to the previous page If Proceed is pressed the following page will be displayed User may select the IP Address of the node configured just now to be rebooted In case if user is wished to reboot the device manually afterwards click Reboot Later On the other hand hit the Reboot now Close button to start reboot the devices PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page47...

Page 48: ... a feature in the NMS allow the user to back track the log files of the system Select View View Log Files from the NMS menu bar to invoke a new dialog box as shown at the following figures Then user can select the type of log to view including Status Log and Alarm Log Key in the desired file name or hit the button next to the column to select the file and select the Reload button to load the conte...

Page 49: ...ould appear on the screen displaying the routes of the selected unit The route describes how the AP link to the other nodes in the same mesh network as illustrated by the figure below The figure above shows the node 10 28 43 1 is currently connected directly to 10 30 45 1 10 22 157 1 and 10 19 49 1 PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page49 of 124 ...

Page 50: ...From the example node 10 29 194 1 and 10 22 202 1 are not directly connected Instead the connection between them is established via node 10 27 192 1 according to the route box If user would like to disable this feature please select Settings Display Node Route from the map container menu bar PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page50 of 124 ...

Page 51: ... VPN Connection use the New Connection wizard of Windows In order to start up the wizard open the Network Connections Page Start Menu Control Panel Network Connections then select New Connection Wizard When the wizard turn up follow the following steps to do the set up refer to the following screen shots Introduction Welcome page of the wizard Network Connection Type Select Connect to the network ...

Page 52: ...twork Manager Guide Network Connection Select Virtual Private Network and click the Next button Connection Name Enter a desired Connection Name and hit the Next button PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page52 of 124 ...

Page 53: ...Network Select Do not dial initial connection and press Next button VPN Server Selection Enter the host name or the IP Address of the VPN Server that you wish to connect and click the Next button PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page53 of 124 ...

Page 54: ...he shortcut icon and then choose from the popup menu Alternatively it can be opened from the Connect page as shown At the Connection Properties window perform the following steps Select the Networking Tab at the top of the page Select PPTP VPN in the Type of VPN field Select the Internet Protocol TCP IP from the available list PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page54 of 124 ...

Page 55: ... s properties At the TCP IP Properties window select the Advanced button another window Advanced TCP IP Settings would appear At this window make sure the Use default gateway on remote network option is checked and click the OK button PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page55 of 124 ...

Page 56: ...Web based Configuration Page or launch the AP Configurator In order to invoke any of these two methods right click on any of the active Mesh AP unit on the topology map gateway or relay A popup menu would appear as shown Select the AP Configurator or Web Based Config option The following figure shows the screenshot of the Web based Configuration page PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page56 of 124...

Page 57: ...ork Manager Guide If the AP Configurator is selected instead a window would appear to prompt user for the SNMP password and community as shown Version 1 and 2C Version 3 PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page57 of 124 ...

Page 58: ...e scan The APs found throughout the process will be displayed on the table User may click on the entry on the table to view the information regarding the AP such as system name MAC address and so forth Further more the selected unit can be configured by using the drop down list at the top of the Discover button to open the AP Configurator or Web based configuration page 4 2 3 31 View Interface and...

Page 59: ...orresponding SNMP Key Hit the Start Live Stat button to initiate the window At the popup live stat window click the Start Polling button at the top to start the live stat The window consists of two parts the System Stat and the Client Stat The System Stat page displays the memory status of the system and the statistic of the interfaces throughput The table will be updated at a certain interval whi...

Page 60: ...p the polling process click the End Polling button at the top 4 2 3 32 Logout Client With the NMS the administrator is able to log out and block the user from accessing the network by using the Logout and Block user button at the Live Stat Window In order to remove the client user must run the Live Stat Window In the Client Stat portion the table at the bottom lists the client that has log on to t...

Page 61: ...t user for the SNMP version to use and its corresponding community or passwords Click the Block User button once completed the step the selected client will be removed from the active client table and added into the MAC Access Table PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page61 of 124 ...

Page 62: ...plication software that designed specifically for the configuration of the Mesh AP namely the AP Configurator The AP Configurator utilizes the SNMP protocol to connect the user s terminal with the AP over the network The AP Configurator supports all SNMP version 1 2C and 3 over UDP User may read and write the settings of the hardware through the SNMP agent running on the device The figure below il...

Page 63: ... at the bottom of the page where it displays the status of the data loading and setting In order to set the scalar values perform the change and click on the Save Changes button The Cancel button is to close the configuration page In case to configure any table data notice that there is a Status drop down list at the bottom of every table as shown Select the type of action you would like to perfor...

Page 64: ...to be removed click the button next to the drop down list A warning message would appear to prompt user for their confirmation to proceed with the operation Hit Yes to proceed The Refresh button at the top of every table is used to reload the table PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page64 of 124 ...

Page 65: ...Data type Display String 2 System Location The generic physical location name of the Mesh AP Unit Data type Display String 3 System Mode The operation mode of the Mesh AP unit Options Gateway Relay Client relay Layer 2 Gateway Layer 2 Relay Gateway Layer 3 Gateway Mode In a Mesh network Gateway mode is the path to the Internet for the whole Mesh network behind WAN port is active and will be used f...

Page 66: ... AP can be viewed as a bridge This bridge can bridge between WAN LAN Mesh backhaul and WiFi As a Gateway the WAN interface will turns into the public bridge port that connects to the existing Ethernet network Be noted only ONE Gateway is allowed in the same Mesh network Layer 2 Relay Layer 2 Relay Mode At this mode the Mesh node act as a mesh relay that can bridge between WAN LAN Mesh backhaul and...

Page 67: ...ce 4 Remote Syslog Address The address of the remote syslog server who will receive all the syslog message Data type DNS String 5 3 1 3 System Advanced Tuning The Advance Tuning panel is divided to two parts the connection tracking parameters and the wireless distance The Connection tracking portion determines the seconds of various timeout parameters where as the latter define the estimate operat...

Page 68: ...eric Timeout Timeout value in seconds s for generic connection track entry Range 50 1200 Default 600 seconds 3 ICMP Timeout Timeout value in seconds s for ICMP entry Range 10 60 Default 30 seconds 4 TCP Close Timeout Timeout value in seconds s for TCP close Range 5 30 Default 10 seconds 5 TCP Close Wait Timeout PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page68 of 124 ...

Page 69: ... 10 240 Default 120 seconds 11 TCP Time Wait Timeout Timeout value in seconds s for TCP time wait Range 10 240 Default 120 seconds 12 UDP Timeout Timeout value in seconds s for UDP Range 10 60 Default 30 seconds 13 UDP Stream Timeout Timeout value in seconds s for UDP stream Range 10 360 Default 180 seconds 14 Radio 1 distance Specify the operating radius in meter m of radio 1 Range 100 10000 Defa...

Page 70: ...form the translation the secondary server will take over the process Parameters 1 Primary DNS Define the Primary DNS Server IP Address Data Type IP Address 2 Secondary DNS Define the secondary DNS Server IP Address Data type IP Address 3 Domain An optional domain name for the DNS client Data type DNS String 4 Default Gateway The default gateway IP Address for the static IP Address Data type IP Add...

Page 71: ...Static or PPPoE is selected instead the Configure button will lead the user to the configuration page of the type Network WAN Static Enter the Static IP Address and its netmask click the Save Changes button to activate the Static WAN interface type Hit the Back to go back to the WAN Type configuration page Parameters 1 IP Address The static IP Address for the WAN interface Data type IP Address PLA...

Page 72: ... type Hit the Back button to back to the WAN Type configuration page Parameters 1 Enable PPPoE A checkbox to enable or disable the PPPoE service 2 Username The username of the PPPoE client Data type Display String 3 Password Confirm The password corresponding to the username of the PPPoE client Must key in the same input at the Confirm field to avoid mistakes Data type Display String PLANET Mesh N...

Page 73: ...d you plan to make the Mesh Network route for different purpose you can use the Add VLAN Tag button to create different VLAN for WAN interface 2 Only the default WAN is un tagged Any other newly inserted WAN interface will be tagged follow the ID setting that range from 1 to 4095 Maximum is 15 virtual WAN interfaces are allowed Parameters VLAN Tag List columns 1 ID The VLAN ID Data type Integer in...

Page 74: ...he corresponding subnet for the IP Address of the interface This field is disabled if the Type chosen is DHCP Data type IP Address 5 Comment Optional comment regarding the table entry Data type Display String 6 Status Enable or disable the table entry Available option Enable and Disable Hit the Back button to go back to the WAN Type page PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page74 of 124 ...

Page 75: ...AP List then click the Edit Inactive VAP button Then the Edit Inactive VAP VLANx panel would appear Similarly to edit or disable an active VAP user can select the entry from the table and hit the Edit Active VAP Fill in the following parameters 1 ID The ID for the VLAN interface The value is ranged between 1 to 4095 where 0 is reserved for VLAN0 2 Type The type of the VLAN The available options ar...

Page 76: ... to enable an inactive VAP set to Inactive to disable an active VAP Finally click the Save Changes button to commit the changes Note 1 ONLY VLAN 0 the default VLAN is un tagged packets For VLAN 1 to VLAN 15 it will be tagged packets at LAN interface after it is enabled And for Wireless interface different SSID are required for different VLAN 2 The connected LAN device should support VLAN tagging i...

Page 77: ...rface ath0 Select the Wireless Settings button to view or edit the corresponding data Parameters Mesh Configuration 1 IP Address IP Address for the Mesh interface Data type IP Address 2 Netmask Netmask for the IP Address of the Mesh interface Data type IP Address 3 Comment PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page77 of 124 ...

Page 78: ... 3 Band The band to use Three options available 802 11a 802 11b and 802 11g 4 ESSID The identifying name of a wireless access point s network Data type Display String 5 Frequency The operating frequency of the ath0 wireless network interface in Mega Hertz 6 Beacon Interval The beacon interval in milliseconds Data type Integer in between 20 and 1000 Default value is 100 7 RTS Threshold The RTS Thre...

Page 79: ...ntenna Available selection Diversity Port1 Port2 and Card Default 13 Current Tx Power dBm This is a read only field indicating the current transmission power used by the mesh interface The value is in the unit of dBm 14 Tx Power dBm The transmission power field where user can alter the level of power through the selection available The default value for this field is Max which will use the maximum...

Page 80: ...interfaces The parameters here will be applied to all the VAP The table in the page is showing the list of virtual APs User can only edit the information in the table Parameters Common Settings 1 MAC Address The Mac Address of the Wireless interface This is a read only parameter 2 Mode The Mode is fixed to AP 3 Band The band to use PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page80 of 124 ...

Page 81: ...on power level used by the wireless interface The value is in the unit of dBm 8 Tx Power dBm The transmission power level of the wireless interface The default value is Max where the device will tune the transmission power to the maximum level of the wireless interface Click the Save Changes button to commit the common configurations Parameters Virtual AP list 1 ESSID The Enhanced Service Set Iden...

Page 82: ...terface from the list Available selection Auto 1 2 5 5 6 9 11 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps 8 Security The security type can be either Open WEP WPA1 WPA2 and WPA1 2 9 WPA Type The type of the WPA security mode Available options TKIP and AES This field is only writable if the security type WPA is selected 10 802 1x Enable or disable the use of Radius Server as authenticator This field is only enabled if W...

Page 83: ...sents the routing table of the Mesh AP Parameters 1 Subnet The subnet address of the route Data type IP Address 2 Netmask The netmask corresponding to the subnet address Data type IP Address 3 Gateway The gateway IP Address for this route entry Data type IP Address 4 Device Specifies the route devices for this route entry Data type Octet String PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page83 of 124 ...

Page 84: ...ry enable or disable 5 3 1 10 Network IP Sec The IP Sec configuration page enable user to alter the setting of the IP Security Protocol With IPSec a security tunnel is created between the source and destination point allow the packet to be sent through the tunnel In this page user can define the characteristics including the certificate key and RSA key of the tunnel Parameters 1 Enable IP Sec A ch...

Page 85: ...ask The Subnet where the remote host is located at with its correspond netmask Data type IP Address 7 Local Certificate Password The x 509 certificate pem passphrase used when IPSec type x509 is selected Data type Octet String 8 Local RSA Key The RSA Key of the local host used when IPSec type RSA is selected Data type Octet String 9 Remote RSA Key The RSA Key of the remote host used when IPSec typ...

Page 86: ...this panel for the network traffic tunneling purpose Parameters 1 Enable L2TP Client Service A checkbox to enable or disable the L2TP feature 2 LNS Address The L2TP Network Server address Data type DNS String 3 Username The username for the L2TP client Data type Display String 4 Password The correspond password for the username above Data type Display String PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page8...

Page 87: ...nable the OLSR service 2 TOS Value This field define the type of service value that should be set in the OLSR control traffic packet IP headers Data type Integer 3 Enable Willingness A checkbox to enable the willingness of the Mesh AP Willingness of an AP is defined as the readiness of a node to carry and forward traffic for other nodes 4 Willingness Level The level of the willingness Data type In...

Page 88: ...gh of the hysteresis Data type Float 0 0 1 0 8 Hysteresis THR Low The lower limit threshold low of the hysteresis Data type Float 0 0 1 0 9 Link Quality Type The type of link quality Available options o Disable o Use for MPR selection o Use for MPR selection and Routing 10 Link Quality Size The Link quality window size Data type Integer default size is 10 11 Poll Rate The polling rate where the va...

Page 89: ...d at the Confirm field to set this field Data type Display String Note Unless you are familiar with the setting otherwise we would suggest to keep the value unchanged or press Reset to set back to default These settings should fit for the most application 5 3 1 13 Services NTP The NTP service implements the Network Time Protocol to the Mesh APs to synchronize the system time to some time reference...

Page 90: ...umns 1 Server The NTP server host name Data type DNS String 2 Min Pool The minimum pool time of the server in seconds Data type Integer default value is 4 3 Max Pool The maximum pool time of the server in seconds Data type Integer default value is 10 4 Comment An optional comment regarding the NTP Table entry Data type Display String 5 Active The status of the NTP Table entry either active or inac...

Page 91: ...assignments in the device Parameters DHCPD Table columns 1 Iface The name of the active interface in the Mesh AP unit Data type Octet String 2 Subnet The subnet address Data type IP Address 3 Netmask The netmask corresponding to the subnet of the table entry Data type IP Address 4 Net Start The starting IP Address in the subnet for the assignment Data type IP Address PLANET Mesh Network Manager Gu...

Page 92: ...t IP Address Once the time is up the IP Address will be released Data type Integer in the range of 600 to 864000 seconds 8 Domain The domain name for the DHCP Server Data type DNS String 9 DNS The IP Address of the DNS server of the subnet Data type IP Address 10 Router The router IP Address of the subnet Data type IP Address 11 Comment An optional comment for the particular table entry Data type ...

Page 93: ...efined with their Mac Address to attach to the network Parameters 1 Enable MAC Access A checkbox to enable or disable the MAC Access feature 2 Filter Type Define the filter type of the user not listed in the MAC Access Table either to allow or deny the client entries to access the network Parameters MAC Access Table 1 Mac Address The Mac Address of the client to be filtered Data type Mac Address P...

Page 94: ...play String 4 Active The status of the table entry either active or inactive The Browse Active Users button opens a list that shows every active user associating to the network From this table the administrator may add the desired user into the Mac Access Table by using the Update button Choose the type of accessing from the drop down list PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page94 of 124 ...

Page 95: ...addresses into a globally routable IP address space Parameters 1 Enable NAT Service A checkbox to enable or disable the NAT service Parameters NAT Table column 1 Protocol Protocol to use Choose from UDP TCP and Both 2 Port The port number to forward to Data type Integer in the range of 1 to 65535 3 IP Address The destination host IP Address Data type IP Address PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Pa...

Page 96: ...feature that included in the Mesh AP to limit certain type of traffic User can define and add a firewall rule through this configuration page Parameter 1 Enable Firewall Service A checkbox to enable or disable the firewall service Parameters Firewall Table columns 1 Target Define the type of the firewall rule allow or deny the traffic 2 Source Iface The source interface of the firewall rule Data t...

Page 97: ...stination interface Data type IP Address 6 Protocol The protocol of the rule Data type Integer in the range of 0 to 255 7 Start Port End Port The start and end define the range of port Data type Integer in the range of 1 to 65535 Fill the fields with 1 if the ports is not applicable 8 Comment An optional comment regarding the firewall rule Data type Display String 9 Active The status of the firewa...

Page 98: ...k performance The Traffic Shaping Table defines the traffic volume for a port with a specified protocol Parameters 1 Enable Traffic Shaping service A checkbox to enable or disable the Traffic Shaping service on the Mesh AP 2 WAN Uplink Speed Define the upload speed of the WAN interface Data type Integer in the range of 5 and 100 Mbps PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page98 of 124 ...

Page 99: ...Traffic Shaping Table 1 Protocol The protocol to use Available choice UDP TCP and Both 2 Port The port number Data type Integer in the range of 1 and 65535 3 Min Size The minimum size of the data packet Data type Integer in the range of 1 and 65535 4 Max Size The maximum size of the data packet Data type Integer in the range of 1 and 65535 5 Priority The priority to be assigned to the rule Availab...

Page 100: ...he PLANET Mesh Network Management Tools required a VPN connection to monitor the mesh network remotely Hence a PPTP server is required The PPTP Server is used to assign a user to a specified IP Address Parameters 1 Enable PPTP Server Service A checkbox to enable or disable the PPTP server service 2 Server IP The IP Address of the PPTP Server Data type IP Address PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide P...

Page 101: ...a type Display String 2 Password The password corresponds to the username Must re enter the same password at the Confirm field Data type Display String 3 IP Address The IP Address assigned to the client The IP MUST be in the range of the Client IPs pre defined Data type IP Address 4 Comment An optional comment regarding the PPTP client Data type Display String 5 Active Define the status of the PPT...

Page 102: ...ther network with a different IP address This feature proved advantage for the mobile device user who is not stationary Parameters 1 Enable Transparent Mobile IP service A checkbox to enable or disable the service of Mobile IP 2 Network Name The Mobile IP community Data type Octet String 3 MLRD IP Address The IP Address for the Mobile Location Register Daemon Data type IP Address PLANET Mesh Netwo...

Page 103: ...e Web Based Authentication A checkbox to enable or disable the Web based authentication option 2 Enable POP PUSH A checkbox to enable or disable the feature of pushing email to unauthenticated users 3 Redirect Address Define the URL where the user will be redirected to upon their successful login Data type Display String PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page103 of 124 ...

Page 104: ...nable user login with HTTPS Enabling the HTTPS will enable its correspond Port field where to enter the HTTPS port number Data type Port Integer default value is 3000 Data range 1000 65535 9 HTTP allowed Port Tick the checkbox to enable user login with HTTP Enabling the HTTP will enable its correspond Port field where to enter the HTTP port number Data type Port Integer default value is 3001 Data ...

Page 105: ... access server and a shared accounting server Parameters 1 Enable RADIUS Client Service A checkbox to enable or disable the RADIUS Client service 2 NAS ID The NAS Identifier is a string that use to identify the NAS originating the Access Request Data type Display String 3 Called Station ID The called station ID allows the NAS to send in the Access Request packet the phone number that the user call...

Page 106: ...te interval in seconds for RADIUS accounting purpose Data type Integer in the range of 1 and 65535 Parameters Radius Server Table column 1 Server Name The name of the RADIUS client Data type Display String 2 Server Type The type of the server which could be Accounting or Authentication 3 Server Port The server port used by the client Data type Integer in the range of 1 and 65535 4 Server Secret Th...

Page 107: ...e is used to configure the Dynamic DNS settings Parameter 1 Enable Dynamic DNS Service A checkbox to enable or disable the feature of A checkbox to enable or disable the feature of Dynamic DNS 2 DNS Provider Select the dynamic DNS provider Available options dyndns easydns no ip zoneedit tzo 3 Hostname The hostname associated with the service provider Data type Display String 4 Username The usernam...

Page 108: ...d in proxy login Data type Integer default value is 3001 Data range 1000 65535 4 Handle Static IP Client A checkbox to enable or disable the feature to handle static IP client 5 3 1 25 Services Auto IP The Auto IP Service of the system will assign a unique IP Address to the system Upon the successful assignment a Mesh IP Address and VLAN0 IP Address will be provided As a result the DHCPD settings ...

Page 109: ...s 172 5 3 1 26 Services Route Watch Dog The route watchdog will probe for default route periodically In case if the default route is not detected it will change the ESSID of the active wireless radio to the value set in this panel as to alert the user regarding the failure Parameters 1 Enable Route Watch Dog Service A checkbox to enable or disable the route watchdog service of the Mesh AP unit 2 S...

Page 110: ...reboot in order to prevent the system from failure Parameters 1 Enable Linux Watch Dog Service A checkbox to enable or disable the route watchdog service of the Mesh AP unit 2 Interval The checking interval of the linux kernel watch dog in seconds Data Type Integer in the range of 10 to 60 seconds Default value 60 5 3 1 28 Services SSHD At this page user will configure the SSH feature of the devic...

Page 111: ...rvices WME This page allows administrator to define the wifi multimedia QoS settings for each wireless interface WME defines eight categories best effort background video and voice with and without BSS Basic Service Set mode Parameters WMM Table 1 Interface The available wireless interfaces in the system 2 CWMIN PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page111 of 124 ...

Page 112: ...ccess negotiations in milliseconds Apply to all eight classes Data type Integer in the range of 0 to 255 5 TX OP LIMIT TXOPLIMIT Transmit Opportunity Limit specifies the duration that an end user device can transmit for the specific access category in milliseconds Apply to all eight classes Data type Integer in the range of 0 to 65535 6 ACM Enable of disable the admission control for the access cl...

Page 113: ...ebbased Management A checkbox to enable or disable Web based management of the Mesh AP unit 2 Port The field defines the port used for HTTP daemon Data type Integer default value is 443 Data range 1 65535 3 Username The username of the HTTP admin Data type Display String default value is admin 4 Password The password corresponding to the username above Data type Display String default value is adm...

Page 114: ...ame of the device allowed for access control Data type Octet String 2 Subnet The subnet allowed for access control Data type IP Address 3 Netmask The netmask for the Subnet IP above Data type IP Address 4 Using Define the type of access control to use through either Device or Subnet 5 Comment An optional comment regarding the table entry Data type Display String 6 Active Define the status of the t...

Page 115: ...eters 1 Enable SNMP Management A checkbox to enable or disable the SNMP management 2 Version Define the SNMP version to use Available selection Version 1 or 2c Version 3 and All 3 Port This field specifies the port used for SNMP management Data type Integer default is 161 4 Read Only Community The community keyword used for SNMP version 1 or 2c which allow the read accessing only PLANET Mesh Netwo...

Page 116: ...e read accessing only Data type Display String default value is snmpv3rouser Data length 8 50 7 Read Write Username The principal name of the SNMP version 3 daemon which allow both the read and write accessing Data type Display String default value is snmpv3rwuser Data length 8 50 8 Auth Password The password used user authentication SNMP version 3 only Data type Display String default value is sn...

Page 117: ...k for the Subnet IP above Data type IP Address 4 Using Define the type of access control to use through either Device or Subnet 5 Comment An optional comment regarding the table entry Data type Display String 6 Active Define the status of the table entry either active or inactive 5 3 1 32 Management SNMP Trap The SNMP Alarm system embedded in the Mesh AP unit can be configured through this page Th...

Page 118: ...onfiguration A checkbox to enable or disable the system to send the traps regarding configuration 3 Security A checkbox to enable or disable the system to send the security traps 4 Wireless A checkbox to enable or disable the system to send the traps regarding wireless PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page118 of 124 ...

Page 119: ... on Authentication Failure A checkbox to enable or disable the trap on authentication failure Parameters SNMP Trap Table 1 IP Address The destination IP Address of the trap receiver to receive the trap Data type IP Address 2 Community The community keyword of the SNMP Trap Data type Display String default value is public MUST reenter the same community at the correspond Confirm field 3 Comment An ...

Page 120: ...erating mode of the AP Parameters SNMP Trap Table 1 Server Name The destination IP Address DNS of the NMS Server to receive the notification from this AP Data type DisplayString 2 Port The port number of the remote NMS to receive the notification Data type Integer ranged from 1 to 65535 with default value 8188 3 Interval The interval for the AP to send the notification message periodically in seco...

Page 121: ...h as Mac Address IP Address and their hostname This table is a read only table hence administrator is unable to edit the table using the AP Configurator 5 3 1 35 Command Reboot The reboot feature in the AP Configurator enables the NMS admin to restart the Mesh AP thru the SNMP protocol even if they are located remotely from the user Once executed all the service provided by the AP will be halted u...

Page 122: ...e is extremely effective especially on the occasion where the Mesh AP is having some error due to inappropriate configuration However please note that once the reset is performed all the settings or changes done previously on the AP will be removed permanently In order to reset the Mesh AP click on the Reset to Factory Settings button in the Command Reset panel and confirm the action at the popup ...

Page 123: ... then define the type of operation hit the Execute button will do Three types of operation are available download upload and upload reboot Note that the operation type download is only available for file type Config The Password field is to enter the key used for extract the IP x 509 local certificates PLANET Mesh Network Manager Guide Page123 of 124 ...

Page 124: ...dback and information request kindly please send your request to the following email Email support_wireless planet com tw In your email please provide the following detail information Device Model No Distributor Date of Purchase Device MAC Address Brief Description of your Problem or Request Capture of Sys Log Info Contact Info Name Company Email ...

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