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User Manual of WDAP-C1800AX &WDAP-1800AX

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Port & Connector

Hardware Interface Definition

Object

Description

Antenna Connectors

4 N-type (female) antenna connectors

PoE LAN Port

10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 port, auto MDI/MDI-X

802.3at PoE+ supported, 48VDC In

Reset Button

Press and hold the

Reset

button for over 5 seconds to return to

the factory default setting.

Grounding Terminal

The grounding wire must be attached to this port to prevent

damage to the AP from direct lightning strike.

Summary of Contents for WDAP-1800AX

Page 1: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 1 Dual Band 802 11ax 1800Mbps Wireless Access Point w 802 3at PoE WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX ...

Page 2: ... PLANET assumes no responsibility for any inaccuracies that may be contained in this User s Manual PLANET makes no commitment to update or keep current the information in this User s Manual and reserves the right to make improvements and or changes to this User s Manual at any time without notice If you find information in this manual that is incorrect misleading or incomplete we would appreciate ...

Page 3: ...adio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm 8 inches during normal operation CE Compliance Statement This device meets the RED 2014 53 EU requirements on the limitation of exposure of the general public to electromagnetic fields by way of health protection The device complies with RF specifications when it is used at a safe distance of 20 cm from your...

Page 4: ... Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 4 Revision User Manual of PLANET 802 11ax Dual Band Ceiling mount Wireless Access Point Model WDAP C1800AX Rev 2 1 November 2021 Part No EM WDAP C1800AX_v2 0_WDAP 1800AX ...

Page 5: ...the AP 4 3 3 Manual Network Setup TCP IP Configuration 6 3 3 1 Configuring the IP Address Manually 6 3 4 Starting Setup in the Web UI 10 3 5 Planet Smart Discovery Utility 11 Chapter 4 Web based Management 12 4 1 System 14 4 1 1 Operation Mode 15 4 1 2 Gateway Mode Router 16 4 1 3 Dashboard 23 4 1 4 System Status 24 4 1 5 System Service 25 4 1 6 Statistics 25 4 1 7 Connection Status 26 4 1 8 RADIU...

Page 6: ... 57 4 4 3 5G Wi Fi 58 4 4 4 MAC ACL 59 4 4 5 Wi Fi Advanced 60 4 4 6 Wi Fi Statistics 61 4 4 7 Connection Status 62 4 5 Maintenance 63 4 5 1 Administrator 63 4 5 2 Date and Time 64 4 5 3 Saving Restoring Configuration 65 4 5 4 Firmware Upgrading 65 4 5 5 Reboot Reset 66 4 5 6 Auto Reboot 67 4 5 7 Diagnostics 67 Chapter 5 Quick Connection to a Wireless Network 70 5 1 Windows XP Wireless Zero Config...

Page 7: ... Wireless AP spełnia wszystkie istotne wymogi i klauzule zawarte w dokumencie Directive 2014 53 EU 96 Português 96 PLANET Technology Corporation declara que este 11ac Wireless AP está conforme com os requisitos essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva 2014 53 EU 96 Slovensky 96 Slovensko 96 PLANET Technology Corporation s tem potrjuje da je ta 11ac Wireless AP skladen a z osnovnimi zahtevami i...

Page 8: ...ank you for choosing PLANET WDAP C1800AX Wireless AP Please verify the contents inside the package box Package Contents of WDAP C1800AX WDAP C1800AX Quick Guide Ethernet Cable Mounting Kit Package Contents of WDAP 1800AX If any of the above items are missing please contact your dealer immediately ...

Page 9: ... assigning subsets of subcarriers called resource units RUs to the individual clients With MU MIMO and Seamless Roaming technologies it provides a better Wi Fi user experience reducing the likelihood of users turning off Wi Fi and putting more load on the cellular network Beamforming is to improve your Wi Fi signal when you are far away from your router The BSS color is a numerical identifier of t...

Page 10: ...se of low bandwidth Beamforming Beamforming is to improve your Wi Fi signal when you are far away from your router Wi Fi beam forming narrows the focus of the router signal sending it directly to your devices in a straight line thus minimizing surrounding signal interference and increasing the strength of the signal that ultimately brings you the following benefits Extend your Wi Fi coverage Deliv...

Page 11: ...e detected frame has a different BSS color from its own then the STA considers the frame as an inter BSS frame from an overlapping BSS WPA3 Next Generation Security for Your WLAN Solution WPA3 is the next generation Wi Fi security technology that provides the most advanced security protocol to the market WPA3 makes your connection more secure by preventing hackers from easily cracking your passwor...

Page 12: ...usly Advanced Security and Rigorous Authentication The WDAP C1800AX supports WPA WPA2 WPA3 wireless encryptions WPA2 Enterprise and WPA WPA2 Enterprise which can effectively prevent eavesdropping by unauthorized users or bandwidth occupied by unauthenticated wireless access Furthermore any users are granted or denied access to the wireless LAN network based on the ACL Access Control List that the ...

Page 13: ...dard IEEE802 3at Power over Ethernet PoE design the WDAP C1800AX can be easily installed in the areas where power outlets are not available By supporting the standard IEEE 802 3at PoE PD power scheme the WDAP C1800AX can be powered and networked by a single UTP cable effectively eliminating the needs of dedicated electrical outlets on the ceiling and reducing the cabling cost Furthermore the syste...

Page 14: ...time channel utilization to prevent channel overlapping to assure greater performance With the automatic transmission power mechanism distance control and scheduling reboot setting the WDAP C1800AX is easy for the administrator to deploy and manage without on site maintenance Moreover you can use PLANET NMS 500 or NMS 1000V AP control function to deliver wireless profiles to multiple APs simultane...

Page 15: ...th therefore users will experience a fast wireless speed of over 650Mbps With the outstanding stability of high speed wireless transmission the WDAP C1800AX can provide users with excellent experience in multimedia streaming with your mobile devices anywhere anytime Seamless Roaming and Better Coverage Moving between a traditional Wi Fi AP or router and range extender your Wi Fi signal can experie...

Page 16: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 16 ...

Page 17: ...eamforming and BSS Coloring WMM Wi Fi multimedia provides higher priority to multimedia transmitting over wireless Coverage threshold to limit the weak signal of clients occupying session Real time Wi Fi channel analysis chart and client limit control for better performance Support Terminal Seamless Roaming with 802 11k 802 11v and 802 11r Secure Network Connection Full encryption supported WPA3 P...

Page 18: ...DAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 18 Self healing mechanism through system auto reboot setting System status monitoring through remote syslog server Gateway mode supports PLANET DDNS Easy DDNS Captive Portal RADIUS Server Client ...

Page 19: ...802 3at PoE WAN PoE were changed port 12V DC IN 2 0A from DC Jack 5 5 x 2 1mm Power Consumption 15W Mounting Ceiling Mount Wireless Interface Specifications Standard IEEE 802 11ax IEEE 802 11ac IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11a IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11i IEEE 802 3 10BASE T IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3ab 1000BASE T IEEE 802 3x flow control IEEE 802 11k 802 11v and 802 11r Media Access Con...

Page 20: ...Channels 5GHz channel list may vary in different countries according to their regulations Max Transmit Power dBm FCC up to 20 1dBm ETSI 19dBm EIRP Receive Sensitivity Network Mode Data Rate Receive Sensitivity dBm 2 4GHz 802 11b 1Mbps 92 11Mbps 85 802 11g 6Mbps 90 54Mbps 72 802 11n HT20 MCS0 88 MCS7 70 802 11n HT40 MCS0 86 MCS7 68 802 11ax HT20 MCS0 85 MCS11 60 802 11ax HT40 MCS0 85 MCS11 56 5GHz ...

Page 21: ...prise Wireless Security Enable Disable SSID Broadcast Wireless Max 32 MAC address filtering User Isolation Max SSIDs 8 4 per radio Max Clients 150 100 is suggested depending on usage Wireless QoS Supports Wi Fi Multimedia WMM Wireless Advanced Auto Channel Selection 5 level Transmit Power Control Max 100 Efficient 75 Enhanced 50 Standard 25 or Min 15 Client Limit Control Coverage Threshold Wi Fi c...

Page 22: ...PSec VPN Pass through Supports Captive Portal RADIUS Server Client Central Management Applicable controllers NMS 500 NMS 1000V PLANET CloudViewer Environment Certification Temperature Operating 20 55 degrees C Storage 40 70 degrees C Humidity Operating 10 90 non condensing Storage 5 90 non condensing Regulatory CE RoHS Remarks The feature will be supported through firmware system upgrade ...

Page 23: ...IP67 ESD Protection 8kV air gap discharge 4kV contact discharge Surge Protection 20kV Wireless Interface Specifications Standard Support WDAP C1800AX V2 IEEE 802 11ax IEEE 802 11ac IEEE 802 11n IEEE 802 11a IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 11i IEEE 802 3 10BASE T IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 3ab 1000BASE T IEEE 802 3x flow control IEEE 802 11k 802 11v and 802 11r Media Access Control CSMA CA ...

Page 24: ...24 128 132 136 140 149 153 157 161 165 24 Channels 5GHz channel list may vary in different countries depending on their regulations Max Transmit Power dBm FCC up to 20 1dBm ETSI 19dBm EIRP Receiver Sensitivity dBm Network Mode Data Rate Receive Sensitivity dBm 2 4GHz 802 11b 1Mbps 92 11Mbps 85 802 11g 6Mbps 90 54Mbps 72 802 11n HT20 MCS0 88 MCS7 70 802 11n HT40 MCS0 86 MCS7 68 802 11ax HT20 MCS0 8...

Page 25: ...PA WPA2 Personal AES WPA WPA2 Personal TKIP WPA WPA2 Personal TKIP AES WPA2 Enterprise WPA WPA2 Enterprise Wireless Security Enable Disable SSID Broadcast Wireless MAC address filtering User Isolation Max SSIDs 8 4 per radio Max Wireless Clients 150 100 is suggested depending on usage Wireless QoS Supports Wi Fi Multimedia WMM Wireless Advanced Auto Channel Selection 5 level Transmit Power Control...

Page 26: ...NS Configuration backup and restore Supports UPnP Supports IGMP Proxy Supports PPTP L2TP IPSec VPN Pass through Supports Captive Portal RADIUS Server Client Central Management Applicable controllers NMS 500 NMS 1000V PLANET CloudViewer App Remarks The feature will be supported through firmware system upgrade Environment Certification Operating Temperature 40 70 degrees C Operating Humidity 5 95 no...

Page 27: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 5 Chapter 2 Physical Descriptions 2 1 Product Outlook WDAP C1800AX Dimensions 186 x 186 x 35 8mm Weight 380 5GHz Triple Viewing Front View ...

Page 28: ... C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 6 LED Definition LED STATUS FUNCTION PWR On Red The access point is on Off System is operating SYS On Wireless LAN is initializing Blinking Cyan Green 2 4GHzHz 5GHzHz wireless LAN is working Rear View ...

Page 29: ...C 12V DC port for the power adapter DC Jack 5 5 x 2 1mm LED The access point is on PoE LAN port with Power over Ethernet PoE IN LAN LAN port connecting to the network equipment Reset To restore to the factory default setting press and hold the Reset Button for about 15 seconds and then release it ...

Page 30: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 1 WDAP 1800AX Dimensions 231 x 80 x 295mm Weight 2500 5GHz Apperance ...

Page 31: ...male antenna connectors PoE LAN Port 10 100 1000Mbps RJ45 port auto MDI MDI X 802 3at PoE supported 48VDC In Reset Button Press and hold the Reset button for over 5 seconds to return to the factory default setting Grounding Terminal The grounding wire must be attached to this port to prevent damage to the AP from direct lightning strike ...

Page 32: ...02 3at PoE switch supply power to the WDAP C1800AX PCs with a working Ethernet adapter and an Ethernet cable with RJ45 connectors PCs running Windows 98 ME NT4 0 2000 XP Windows Vista Win 7 MAC OS 9 or later Linux UNIX or other platforms compatible with TCP IP protocols 1 The AP in the following instructions refers to PLANET WDAP C1800AX Please refer to WDAP 1800AX QIG to install the AP 2 It is re...

Page 33: ...your local ISP Please install the AP according to the following steps Don t forget to pull out the power plug and keep your hands dry Step 1 Take the mounting bracket put it on the target place by aligning the holes and fix it with the supplied screws Figure 3 1 Mounting the Bracket Step 2 Load the device into the mounting bracket and be sure the device is mated with fixed screws Then lock the dev...

Page 34: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 5 Figure 3 2 Connecting the Ethernet Cable Step 3 Plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into the PoE switch Figure 3 3 Connecting the PoE Injector ...

Page 35: ...correctly in Windows 10 And the procedures in other operating systems are similar First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working and refer to the Ethernet adapter manual if needed 3 3 1 Configuring the IP Address Manually Summary Set up the TCP IP Protocol for your PC Configure the network parameters The IP address is 192 168 1 xxx If the default IP address of the WDAP C1800AX is 192 168 1 253 a...

Page 36: ...ow click OK to save your settings Now you can run the ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection between your PC and the AP The following example is in Windows 10 OS Please follow the steps below 1 Click on Start Run 2 Type cmd in the Search box ...

Page 37: ... 1800AX 8 Figure 3 5 Windows Start Menu 3 Open a command prompt type ping 192 168 1 253 and then press Enter If the result displayed is similar to Figure 4 3 it means the connection between your PC and the AP has been established well ...

Page 38: ... similar to Figure 4 4 it means the connection between your PC and the AP has failed Figure 3 7 Failed Result of Ping Command If the address is 0 0 0 0 check your adapter installation security settings and the settings on your AP Some firewall software programs may block a DHCP request on newly installed adapters ...

Page 39: ...ure 3 8 Login by Default IP Address Step 1 When the login window pops up please enter username and password The default username and password are admin Then click the LOGIN button to continue Figure 3 9 Login Window Default IP Address 192 168 1 253 Default Password admin If the above screen does not pop up it may mean that your web browser has been set to a proxy Go to Tools menu Internet Options ...

Page 40: ...Planet Smart Discovery Utility Step 1 Download the Planet Smart Discovery Utility to administrator PC Step 2 Run this utility and the following screen appears Step 3 Press Refresh for the current connected devices in the discovery list as shown in the following screen Step 3 Press Connect to Device and then the Web login screen appears The fields in the white background can be modified directly an...

Page 41: ...UI and topology below uses the WDAP C1800AX as an example Figure 4 1 Main Web Page Main Menu The main menu displays the product name function menu and main information in the center Via the Web management the administrator can set up the device by selecting the functions those listed in the function menu and button as shown in Figures 4 2 and 4 3 Figure 4 2 Function Menu Function Menu Main Menu ...

Page 42: ...urity Provides firewall and security configuration of the router Wireless Provides wireless configuration of the router Maintenance Provides firmware upgrade and setting file restore backup configuration of the router Figure 4 3 Function Button Object Description Click the Refresh button to refresh the current web page Click the Logout button to log out the web UI of the router ...

Page 43: ... and quickly Dashboard The overview of system information includes connection port and system status System Status Display the status of the system Device Information LAN and WAN System Service Display the status of the system Secured Service and Server Service Statistics Display statistics information of network traffic of LAN and WAN Connection Status Display the DHCP client table and the ARP ta...

Page 44: ... Captive Portal on routers Event Log Display Event Log information 4 1 1 Operation Mode The Wizard guides you to configuring the WDAP C1800AX in a different mode including AP gateway and repeater modes Figure 4 5 Operation Mode The default operation mode is AP Mode ...

Page 45: ...d Gateway Mode and the following page will be displayed This section allows you to configure the Gateway mode Figure 4 6 Setup Wizard Step 1 Operation Mode Select operation Mode Step 2 LAN Interface Set up the IP Address and Subnet Mask for the LAN interface as shown in Figure 4 7 ...

Page 46: ... please uncheck the box Start IP Address By default the start IP address is 192 168 1 100 Please do not set it to the same IP address of the router Maximum DHCP Users By default the maximum DHCP users are 101 which means the router will provide DHCP client with IP address from 192 168 1 100 to 192 168 1 200 when the start IP address is 192 168 1 100 Next Press this button to the next step Cancel P...

Page 47: ...Default Gateway and DNS Server provided to you by your ISP Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form which are four octets separated by a dot x x x x The router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format The setup is shown in Figure 4 9 Figure 4 9 WAN Interface Setup Static IP Setup Object Description IP Address Enter the IP address assigned by your I...

Page 48: ...Previous Press this button for the previous step Cancel Press this button to undo any changes made locally and revert to previously saved values Mode 2 DHCP Client Select DHCP Client to obtain IP Address information automatically from your ISP The setup is shown in Figure 4 10 Figure 4 10 WAN Interface Setup DHCP Setup Step 4 Network Interface Wireless Set up the Security Settings as shown in Figu...

Page 49: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 20 Figure 4 11 Network Setup Step 5 Security Setting Set up the Security Settings as shown in Figure 4 12 Figure 4 12 Setup Wizard Security Setting ...

Page 50: ...he Internet There are two normal attack ways which hackers like to use Ping of Death and Smurf attack The default configuration is disabled Block WAN Ping Enable the function to allow the Ping access from the Internet network The default configuration is disabled Remote Management Enable the function to allow the web server access of the router from the Internet network The default configuration i...

Page 51: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 22 Figure 4 13 Setup Wizard Setup Completed Object Description Finish Press this button to save and apply changes Previous Press this button for the previous step ...

Page 52: ...em information including connection port and system status as shown in Figure 4 14 Figure 4 14 Dashboard Port Status Object Description Ethernet port is in use Ethernet port is not in use Wireless Status Object Description Wireless is in use Wireless is not in use System Information Object Description ...

Page 53: ...ser Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 24 CPU Display the CPU loading Memory Display the memory usage 4 1 4 System Status This page displays system information as shown in Figure 4 15 Figure 4 15 Status ...

Page 54: ...lays the number of packets that pass through the router on the WAN and LAN The statistics are shown in Figure 4 16 Figure 4 16 Service 4 1 6 Statistics This page displays the number of packets that pass through the router on the WAN and LAN The statistics are shown in Figure 4 17 ...

Page 55: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 26 Figure 4 17 Statistics 4 1 7 Connection Status The page will show the DHCP Table and ARP Table The status is shown in Figure 4 18 Figure 4 18 Connection Status ...

Page 56: ...guration is disabled Server Port Default 1812 4 1 9 Captive Portal Captive portal service gives the ability to organize a public or guest Wi Fi zone with user authorization A captive portal is the authorization page that forcibly redirects users who connect to the public network before accessing the Internet The Captive portal page is shown in Figure 4 20 Figure 4 20 Captive Portal Object Descript...

Page 57: ...l of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 28 Customizing the Custom Captive Portal Web Page 1 Click Custom 2 After configure and upload image click Apply Settings button 3 Click Preview to check the Captive Portal login page ...

Page 58: ...munity Allows entering characters for SNMP Read Write Community of the router System Name Allows entering characters for system name of the router System Location Allows entering characters for system location of the router System Contact Allows entering characters for system contact of the router Apply Settings Press this button to save and apply changes Cancel Changes Press this button to undo a...

Page 59: ...CloudViewer Server Object Description Email The email is registered on CloudViewer Server Password The password of your CloudViewer account Connection Status Indicates the status of connecting CloudViewer Server 4 1 12 Remote Syslog Figure 4 23 Remote Syslog Object Description Enable Remote Syslog Enable Captive Portal on routers ...

Page 60: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 31 4 1 13 Event Log Figure 4 24 Event Log Object Description Event Log Display Event Log information ...

Page 61: ...erface UPnP Disable or enable the UPnP function The default configuration is disabled Routing Allows setting Route RIP Disable or enable the RIP function The default configuration is disabled OSPF Disable or enable the OSPF function The default configuration is disabled IGMP Disable or enable the IGMP function The default configuration is disabled IPv6 Allows setting IPv6 WAN interface DHCP Allows...

Page 62: ...00AX 33 4 2 1 WAN This page is used to configure the parameters for Internet network which connects to the WAN port of the router as shown in Figure 4 26 Here you may select the access method by clicking the item value of WAN access type ...

Page 63: ...he Internet ports IP information is provided to you by your ISP Internet Service Provider You will need to enter the IP address Netmask Gateway and DNS Server provided to you by your ISP Each IP address entered in the fields must be in the appropriate IP form which are four octets separated by a dot x x x x The router will not accept the IP address if it is not in this format IP Address Enter the ...

Page 64: ...nable or disable L2TP to pass through L2TP communication data WAN IP whether obtained automatically or specified manually should NOT be on the same IP net segment as the LAN IP otherwise the router will not work properly In case of emergency press the hardware based Reset button 4 2 2 LAN This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your ro...

Page 65: ...details as shown in Figures 4 30 and 31 Figure 4 29 Routing table Figure 4 30 Routing setup Routing tables contain a list of IP addresses Each IP address identifies a remote router or other network gateway that the local router is configured to recognize For each IP address the routing table additionally stores a network mask and other data that specifies the destination IP address ranges that ...

Page 66: ...Destination The network or host IP address desired to access Net Mask The subnet mask of destination IP Gateway The gateway is the router or host s IP address to which packet was sent It must be the same network segment with the WAN or LAN port Interface Select the interface that the IP packet must use to transmit out of the router when this route is used Comment Enter any words for recognition ...

Page 67: ...4 2 5 RIP Figure 4 31 RIP Object Description Dynamic Route Disable or enable the RIP function RIP Versions Set RIP Versions 4 2 6 OSPF Figure 4 32 OSPF Object Description OSPF Enable the OSPF function Router ID Set Router ID Area ID Set Area ID ...

Page 68: ...ersions Select the GMP Versions 4 2 8 IPv6 This page is used to configure parameter for IPv6 internet network which connects to WAN port of the router as shown in Figure 4 35 It allows you to enable IPv6 function and set up the parameters of the router s WAN In this setting you may change WAN connection type and other settings ...

Page 69: ...specific DNS server IPv6 DNS Server 2 Input a specific DNS server 4 2 9 DHCP The DHCP service allows you to control the IP address configuration of all your network devices When a client host or other device such as networked printer etc joins your network it will automatically get a valid IP address from a range of addresses and other settings from the DHCP service The client must be configured t...

Page 70: ...are 101 meaning the router will provide DHCP client with IP address from 192 168 1 100 to 192 168 1 200 when the start IP address is 192 168 1 100 DNS Server By default it is set as Automatically and the DNS server is the router s LAN IP address If user needs to use specific DNS server please set it as Manually and then input a specific DNS server Primary Secondary DNS Server Input a specific DNS ...

Page 71: ... of DDNS services One is PLANET DDNS and the other is PLANET Easy DDNS as shown in Figure 4 36 PLANET DDNS For example you ve just installed a PLANET IP camera with dynamic IP like 210 66 155 93 in the network You can name this device as Mycam1 and register a domain as Mycam1 planetddns com at PLANET DDNS http www planetddns com Thus you don t need to memorize the exact IP address but just the URL...

Page 72: ...at please first register with the DDNS service and set up the domain name of your choice to begin using it Easy DDNS When the PLANET DDNS service is activated user is able to select to enable or disable Easy DDNS When this function is enabled DDNS hostname will appear automatically User doesn t go to http www planetddns com to apply for a new account User Name The user name is used to log into DDN...

Page 73: ...the following sections for the details Figure 4 37 Security menu Object Description Firewall Allows setting DoS Denial of Service protection as enable MAC Filtering Allows setting MAC Filtering IP Filtering Allows setting IP Filtering Web Filtering Allows setting Web Filtering Port Forwarding Allows setting Port Forwarding QoS Allows setting Qos DMZ Allows setting DMZ ...

Page 74: ...ll A Denial of Service DoS attack is characterized by an explicit attempt by hackers to prevent legitimate users of a service from using that service The router can prevent specific DoS attacks as shown in Figure 4 38 Figure 4 38 Firewall Object Description ...

Page 75: ...lood ICMP is kind of a pack of TCP IP its important function is to transfer simple signal on the Internet There are two normal attack ways which hackers like to use Ping of Death and Smurf attack The default configuration is disabled IP TearDrop If the function is enabled the router will block Teardrop attack that is targeting on TCP IP fragmentation reassembly codes Ping Of Death If the function ...

Page 76: ...ed Temporarily block when login failed The default is 0 0 means no limit IP blocking period The default is 0 0 means permanent blocking Blocked IP 0 0 0 0 FTP ALG Set the function as enable or disable TFTP ALG Set the function as enable or disable RTSP ALG Set the function as enable or disable H 323 ALG Set the function as enable or disable SIP ALG Set the function as enable or disable ...

Page 77: ...4 39 Figure 4 39 MAC Filtering Object Description Enable MAC Filtering Set the function as enable or disable When the function is enabled the router will block traffic of the MAC address on the list Interface Select the function works on LAN WAN or both If you want to block a LAN device s MAC address please select LAN vice versa MAC Address Input a MAC address you want to control such as A8 F7 E0 ...

Page 78: ...r the IP address of the web site you wish to block Figure 4 40 IP Filtering Object Description IP Filtering Set the function as enable or disable Add IP Filtering Rule Go to the Add Filtering Rule page to add a new rule Figure 4 41 IP Filter Rule Setting Object Description Enable Set the rule as enable or disable Type Set the type as IPv4 or IPv6 Source IP Address Input the IP address of LAN user ...

Page 79: ...you want to block Anywhere of destination IP Address Check the box if you want to control all web sites meaning the LAN user can t visit any web site Destination Port Input the port of destination IP Address which you want to block Leave it as blank if you want to block all ports of the web site Protocol Select the protocol type TCP UDP or all If you are unsure please leave it to the default all p...

Page 80: ...ain keywords listed below Figure 4 41 Web Filtering Object Description Web Filtering Set the function as enable or disable Add Web Filtering Rule Go to the Add Web Filtering Rule page to add a new rule Figure 4 42 Web Filtering Rule Setting Object Description Status Set the rule as enable or disable Filter Keyword Input the URL address that you want to filter such as www yahoo com ...

Page 81: ...gure 4 43 Port Forwarding Object Description Port Forwarding Set the function as enable or disable Add Port Forwarding Rule Go to the Add Port Forwarding Rule page to add a new rule Figure 4 44 Port Forwarding Rule Setting Object Description Active Set the function as enable or disable Rule Name Enter any words for recognition Protocol Select the protocol type TCP UDP or both If you are unsure ple...

Page 82: ...n both the start and finish fields Virtual Server IP Address Enter the local IP address Internal Service Port Enter local ports you want to control For TCP and UDP Services enter the beginning of the range of port numbers used by the service If the service uses a single port number enter it in both the start and finish fields ...

Page 83: ...gure 4 45 QoS Setting Object Description QoS WAN1 Enable disable QoS function Upstream Bandwidth Setting Upstream Bandwidth Downstream Bandwidth Setting Downstream Bandwidth Service Priority Setting Service Priority Network Priority Setting Network Priority ...

Page 84: ...rs FTP servers SMTP e mail servers and DNS servers Figure 4 46 DMZ Object Description DMZ Set the function as enable or disable If the DMZ function is enabled it means that you set up DMZ at a particular computer to be exposed to the Internet so that some applications software especially Internet online game can have two way connections DMZ IP Address Enter the IP address of a particular host in y...

Page 85: ...on Repeater Allow to configure Repeater 2 4G Wi Fi Allow to configure 2 4G Wi Fi 5G Wi Fi Allow to configure 5G Wi Fi MAC ACL Allow configure MAC ACL Wi Fi Advanced Allow to configure advanced setting of Wi Fi Wi Fi Statistics Display the statistics of Wi Fi traffic Connection Status Display the connection status 4 4 1 Repeater This page allows the user to define Repeater ...

Page 86: ...k BSSID Enable disable to lock the root AP s MAC address BSSID The root AP s MAC address Encryption Select the wireless encryption of root AP The default is Open 4 4 2 2 4G Wi Fi This page allows the user to define 2 4G Wi Fi Figure 4 49 2 4G Wi Fi Object Description Wireless Status Allows user to enable or disable 2 4G Wi Fi Wireless Name SSID It is the wireless network name The default 2 4G SSID...

Page 87: ...VLAD ID 4 4 3 5G Wi Fi This page allows the user to define 5G Wi Fi Figure 4 50 5G Wi Fi Object Description Wireless Status Allows user to enable or disable 5G Wi Fi Wireless Name SSID It is the wireless network name The default 5G SSID is PLANET_5G Hide SSID Allows user to enable or disable SSID Wireless Mode Select the operating wireless mode Channel It shows the channel of the CPE Default 5GHz ...

Page 88: ... ACL Figure 4 51 MAC ACL Object Description Active Allows the devices to pass in the rule Device Name Set an allowed device name MAC Address Set an allowed device MAC address Add Press the Add button to add end device that is scanned from wireless network and mark them Scan Connect to client list ...

Page 89: ...o limit the weak signal of clients occupying session The default is 95dBm 2 4G TX Power The range of transmit power is Max 100 Efficient 75 Enhanced 50 Standard 25 or Min 15 In case of shortening the distance and the coverage of the wireless network input a smaller value to reduce the radio transmission power 5G TX Power The range of transmit power is Max 100 Efficient 75 Enhanced 50 Standard 25 o...

Page 90: ...ions or Wireless AP 1 When medium is too noisy or lots of interferences are present If the AP Station cannot get a chance to send a packet the RTS CTS mechanism can be initiated to get the packet sent 2 In mixed mode the hidden node problem can be avoided The default value is 2347 4 4 6 Wi Fi Statistics This page shows the statistics of Wi Fi traffic ...

Page 91: ...s and MAC address of all the clients in your network Figure 4 54 Connection Status Object Description Name Display the host name of connected clients MAC Address Display the MAC address of connected clients Signal Display the connected signal of connected clients Connected Time Display the connected time of connected clients ...

Page 92: ...ticker Restore the router s configuration from local or USB sticker Firmware Upgrade Upgrade the firmware from local or USB storage Reboot Reset Reboot or reset the system Auto Reboot Allows setting auto reboot schedule Diagnostics Allows you to issue ICMP PING packets to troubleshoot IP 4 5 1 Administrator To ensure the router s security is secure you will be asked for your password when you acce...

Page 93: ...u in setting the system time of the router You are able to either select to set the time and date manually or automatically obtain the GMT time from Internet as shown in Figure 4 57 Figure 4 57 Date and Time Object Description Current Time Show the current time User is able to set time and date manually Time Zone Select Select the time zone of the country you are currently in The router will set i...

Page 94: ...ation You may save the setting file to either USB storage or PC and load the setting file from USB storage or PC as Figure 4 58 is shown below Figure 4 58 Save Restore Configuration Save Setting to PC Object Description Configuration Export Press the button to save setting file to PC Configuration Import Press the button to select the setting file and then press the button to upload setting file f...

Page 95: ...d from a remote location Once the Reboot button is pressed users have to re log in the Web interface as Figure 4 60 is shown below Figure 4 60 Reboot Reset Object Description Reboot Press the button to reboot system Reset Press the button to restore all settings to factory default settings I d like to keep the network profiles Check the box and then press the button to keep the current network pro...

Page 96: ...ect reboot time for clock 4 5 7 Diagnostics The page allows you to issue ICMP PING packets to troubleshoot IP connectivity issues After you press Ping ICMP packets are transmitted and the sequence number and roundtrip time are displayed upon reception of a reply The Page refreshes automatically until responses to all packets are received or until a timeout occurs The ICMP Ping is shown in Figure 4...

Page 97: ...68 Figure 4 62 Ping Object Description Interface Select an interface of the router Target Host The destination IP Address or domain Number of Packets Set the number of packets that will be transmitted the maximum is 100 Ping The time of ping ...

Page 98: ...Figure 4 63 Trace Route Object Description Target Host The destination IP Address or domain Trace The time of ping Be sure the target IP address is within the same network subnet of the router or you have to set up the correct gateway IP address ...

Page 99: ...AX is configured to default 5 1 Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration Step 1 Right click on the wireless network icon displayed in the system tray Figure 5 1 System Tray Wireless Network Icon Step 2 Select View Available Wireless Networks Step 3 Highlight and select the wireless network SSID to connect 1 Select SSID default 2 Click the Connect button ...

Page 100: ...Network Step 4 Enter the encryption key of the wireless AP 1 The Wireless Network Connection box will appear 2 Enter the encryption key that is configured in section 5 7 2 1 3 Click the Connect button Figure 5 2 Entering the Network Key Step 5 Check if Connected is displayed ...

Page 101: ...osition 5 2 Windows 7 8 10 WLAN AutoConfig WLAN AutoConfig service is built in in Windows 7 that can be used to detect and connect to wireless network This built in wireless network connection tool is similar to wireless zero configuration tool in Windows XP Step 1 Right click on the network icon displayed in the system tray Figure 5 4 Network Icon Step 2 Highlight and select the wireless network ...

Page 102: ...LAN AutoConfig If you will be connecting to this Wireless AP in the future check Connect automatically Step 4 Enter the encryption key of the wireless AP 1 The Connect to a Network box will appear 2 Enter the encryption key that is configured in section 5 7 2 1 3 Click the OK button ...

Page 103: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 74 Figure 5 6 Typing the Network Key Figure 5 7 Connecting to a Network ...

Page 104: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 75 Step 5 Check if Connected is displayed Figure 5 8 Connected to a Network ...

Page 105: ...default Step 1 Right click on the network icon displayed in the system tray The AirPort Network Connection menu will appear Figure 5 9 Mac OS Network Icon Step 2 Highlight and select the wireless network SSID to connect 1 Select and SSID default 2 Double click on the selected SSID Figure 5 10 Highlighting and Selecting the Wireless Network ...

Page 106: ... Enter the encryption key of the wireless AP 1 Enter the encryption key that is configured in section 5 7 2 1 2 Click the OK button Figure 5 11 Enter the Password If you will be connecting to this Wireless AP in the future check Remember this network ...

Page 107: ...nual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 78 Step 5 Check if the AirPort is connected to the selected wireless network If Yes then there will be a check symbol in front of the SSID Figure 5 12 Connected to the Network ...

Page 108: ... is another way to configure the MAC OS X wireless settings Step 1 Click and open the System Preferences by going to Apple System Preference or Applications Figure 5 13 System Preferences Step 2 Open Network Preference by clicking on the Network icon ...

Page 109: ...3 Check Wi Fi setting and select the available wireless network 1 Choose the AirPort on the left menu make sure it is ON 2 Select Network Name default here If this is the first time to connect to the Wireless AP it should show No network selected Figure 5 15 Selecting the Wireless Network ...

Page 110: ...s is configured to default Step 1 Tap the Settings icon displayed in the home screen Figure 5 16 iPhone Settings icon Step 2 Check Wi Fi setting and select the available wireless network 1 Tap General Network 2 Tap Wi Fi If this is the first time to connect to the Wireless AP it should show Not Connected Figure 5 17 Wi Fi Setting ...

Page 111: ... WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 82 Figure 5 18 Wi Fi Setting Not Connected Step 3 Tap the target wireless network SSID in Choose a Network 1 Turn on Wi Fi by tapping Wi Fi 2 Select SSID default Figure 5 19 Turning on Wi Fi ...

Page 112: ...1800AX 83 Step 4 Enter the encryption key of the Wireless AP 1 The password input screen will be displayed 2 Enter the encryption key that is configured in section 5 7 2 1 3 Tap the Join button Figure 5 20 iPhone Entering the Password ...

Page 113: ...l of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 84 Step 5 Check if the device is connected to the selected wireless network If Yes then there will be a check symbol in front of the SSID Figure 5 21 iPhone Connected to the Network ...

Page 114: ... Configuring PLANET DDNS steps Step 1 Visit DDNS provider s web site and register an account if you do not have one yet For example register an account at http planetddns com Step 2 Enable DDNS option through accessing web page of the device Step 3 Input all DDNS settings ...

Page 115: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 86 Appendix B FAQs Q1 How to Set Up the AP Client Connection Topology ...

Page 116: ...1 and AP 2 Site 2 In this case Site 1 is 192 168 1 100 and Site 2 is 192 168 1 200 Step 2 In AP 2 change the default IP to the same IP range but different from AP 1 In this case the IP is changed to 192 168 1 252 Step 3 In AP 1 go to Wizard to configure it to AP Mode In AP 2 configure it to Repeater Mode AP 1 ...

Page 117: ... of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 88 AP 2 Step 4 In AP 2 press Scan to search the AP 1 You can also enter the MAC address SSID encryption and bandwidth if you know what they are Step 5 Click Next to finish the setting ...

Page 118: ... of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 89 Step 6 Setup Completed Step 7 Use command line tool to ping each other to ensure the link is successfully established From Site 1 ping 192 168 1 200 and in Site 2 ping 192 168 1 100 ...

Page 119: ...User Manual of WDAP C1800AX WDAP 1800AX 90 Step 8 Configure the TCP IP settings of Site 2 to Obtain an IP address automatically ...

Page 120: ...he following hints should be noted 1 The encryption method must be the same as that of both sites if configured 2 Both sites should be Line of Sight 3 For the short distance connection less than 1km please reduce the RF Output Power of both sites 4 For the long distance connection over 1km please adjust the Distance to the actual distance or double the actual distance ...

Page 121: ...he AP by another computer and see if it works if not please reset the AP to the factory default settings by pressing the reset button for over 7 seconds e Use the Smart Discovery Tool to see if you can find the AP or not f If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens contact your dealer of purchase for help g If all the solutions above don t work contact the dealer for help I can t get connected...

Page 122: ... very slow or breaks frequently a Internet is slow sometimes Please be patient b Try to reset the AP and see if it s better after that c Try to know what computers do on your local network If someone s transferring big files other people will think Internet is really slow d If this never happens before call you Internet service provider to know if there is something wrong with their network I can ...

Page 123: ...ion for interoperability of next generation wireless local area networking WLAN products 802 11a 802 11a was an amendment to the IEEE 802 11 wireless local network specifications that defined requirements for an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing OFDM communication system It was originally designed to support wireless communication in the unlicensed national information infrastructure U NI...

Page 124: ...s a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always on connection by simulating a dial up connection SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty two character maximum alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other all devices must be configured with the same SSID This is typically the configurati...

Page 125: ...1ac Wireless AP spełnia wszystkie istotne wymogi i klauzule zawarte w dokumencie Directive 2014 53 EU Ελληνικά ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ PLANET Technology Corporation ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ ΟΤΙ ΑΥΤΟ 11ac Wireless APΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ ΑΠΑΙΤΗΣΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΙΣ ΛΟΙΠΕΣ ΣΧΕΤΙΚΕΣ ΔΙΑΤΑΞΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΔΗΓΙΑΣ 2014 53 EU Português PLANET Technology Corporation declara que este 11ac Wireless AP está conforme com os requisitos esse...

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