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802.11n Outdoor Wireless CPE

AP/Router

WNAP-6300

User’s Manual

Version 1.0

Summary of Contents for WNAP-6300

Page 1: ...802 11n Outdoor Wireless CPE AP Router WNAP 6300 User s Manual Version 1 0...

Page 2: ...to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes All brand and product names mentioned in thi...

Page 3: ...f Saving the Energy and reduce the unnecessary power consuming it is strongly suggested to remove the DC plug for the device if this device is not intended to be active Protection requirements for hea...

Page 4: ...e must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment WEEE Regulation To avoid the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazar...

Page 5: ...n it It includes procedures to assist you in avoiding unforeseen problems Conventions For your attention on important parts special characters and patterns are used in this manual This indicates an im...

Page 6: ...ons 5 Product Package 5 2 2 Hardware Installation 7 Physical Connection 7 Pole Mounting 10 Using the External Antenna 12 Chapter 3 Basic Settings 13 3 1 Factory Default Settings 13 3 2 System Requirem...

Page 7: ...4 Backup Retrieve Settings 43 5 5 Restore Factory Default Settings 44 5 6 Reboot 44 5 7 System Log 45 5 8 Ping Watch Dog 46 Chapter 6 Status 47 6 1 View WNAP 6300 Basic Information 47 6 2 View Associa...

Page 8: ...tep 2 10 Figure 10 Pole Mounting Step 3 11 Figure 11 Move the Rubber 12 Figure 12 Login Page 15 Figure 13 Main Page of WNAP 6300 16 Figure 14 Basic System Settings 17 Figure 17 RADIUS Settings 20 Figu...

Page 9: ...TABLE Table 1 WNAP 6300 Factory Default Settings 13 Table 2 ACSII 53 Table 3 Public Software Name and Description 55...

Page 10: ...E 802 11n standard and high output power makes it possible to deliver several times faster data rate than normal wireless device and higher bandwidth with longer range for outdoor applications The WNA...

Page 11: ...pport Power Through Ethernet which is supplied with 12VDC High reliable watertight housing endures almost any harsh environments Four operating modes including AP Wireless Client WDS and AP WDS Suppor...

Page 12: ...ss client mode The WNAP 6300 is able to deliver stable and efficient broadband connectivity for various applications Figure 2 Typical Application Besides WNAP 6300 can also be applied into the followi...

Page 13: ...low these safety precautions 2 If you are installing WNAP 6300 for the first time for your safety as well as others please seek assistance from a professional installer who has received safety trainin...

Page 14: ...her options will cause damage to the WNAP 6300 3 Users MUST power off the WNAP 6300 first before connecting the external antenna to it Do not switch from built in antenna to the external antenna from...

Page 15: ...ware Installation Page 6 Pole Mounting Ring Power Adapter PoE Injector Warning Users MUST use the Power Adapter PoE Injector shipped in the box with WNAP 6300 Use of other options will cause damage to...

Page 16: ...on 1 The bottom of the WNAP 6300 is the movable cover Grab the cover by pressing the push bolt and pull it out as the figure shown below Figure 3 Move the Cover align the rail 2 Plug a standard Ethern...

Page 17: ...ation Page 8 3 Slide the cover back to seal the bottom of the WNAP 6300 Figure 5 Seal the Bottom 4 Plug the power cord into the DC port of the PoE injector as the following right picture shows Figure...

Page 18: ...WNAP 6300 to the Ethernet devices such as Ethernet Switch is 100 meters this passive POE injector can be in any point of this 100 meters UTP distance where there is a shell or protected location for...

Page 19: ...ugh the middle hole of it Note that you should unlock the pole mounting ring with a screw driver before putting it through WNAP 6300 as the following right picture shows Figure 8 Pole Mounting Step 1...

Page 20: ...Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Page 11 3 Now you have completed the hardware installation of WNAP 6300 Figure 10 Pole Mounting Step 3...

Page 21: ...2 Connect your antenna with the N type connector on the top of WNAP 6300 If you are going to use an external antenna on WNAP 6300 get some cable in advance Be aware of the strength you used while conn...

Page 22: ...e apXXXXXX X represents the last 6 digits of Ethernet MAC address Operating Mode AP Data Rate Auto IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Gateway 0 0 0 0 Primary DNS Server 0 0 0 0 LAN Secon...

Page 23: ...0 100 Base TX adapter Configure the computer with a static IP address of 192 168 1 x as the default IP address of WNAP 6300 is 192 168 1 1 x cannot be 0 1 nor 255 A Web browser on PC for configuration...

Page 24: ...ogin Page Enter the username Default admin and password Default admin respectively and click Login As you can see this management interface provides five main options in the black bar above which are...

Page 25: ...Chapter 3 Basic Settings Page 16 Figure 13 Main Page of WNAP 6300 The username and password are case sensitive and the password should be no more than 19 characters Note...

Page 26: ...when it is set to Router Mode For details please refer to IP Settings Router Device Name Specify the device name which is composed of no more than 15 characters with 0 9 A Z a z or Country Region The...

Page 27: ...ridge please flush the netbios cache on the client computer by running the nbtstat r command before using the device name of the WNAP 6300 to access its Web Management page Use Fixed IP Address Check...

Page 28: ...When DHCP Server is enabled users may specify DHCP IP Address Range DHCP Subnet Mask DHCP Gateway and Lease Time 15 44640 minutes In wireless AP mode WNAP 6300 must establish connection with another...

Page 29: ...rver for remote user authentication and accounting playing a central role in the network in providing the capabilities of authenticating authorizing accounting auditing alarming and etc It allows an o...

Page 30: ...NAP 6300 is capable of keeping its time in complete accord with the Internet time Make configuration in Time Settings from System To use this feature check Enable NTP Client Update in advance Figure 1...

Page 31: ...Filtering Destination IP Filtering Source Port Filtering Destination Port Filtering Port Forwarding as well as DMZ This is available only under Router Mode Source IP Filtering The source IP filtering...

Page 32: ...ers in LAN from accessing certain websites in WAN according to specified IP addresses Check the Enable Source IP Filtering checkbox and enter the IP address of the clients to be restricted Hit Apply t...

Page 33: ...able you to restrict certain ports of data packets from your local network to Internet through WNAP 6300 Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network Figure 21 Sour...

Page 34: ...enables you to restrict certain ports of data packets from your local network to Internet through WNAP 6300 Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network Figure 22 D...

Page 35: ...web server or mail server on the private local network behind WNAP 6300 s NAT firewall Figure 23 Port Forwarding DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unau...

Page 36: ...Figure 24 DMZ Chapter 3 Basic Settings Page 27...

Page 37: ...t to the AP and thus join the wireless network around it AP The WNAP 6300 establishes a wireless coverage and receives connectivity from other wireless devices Bridge The WNAP 6300 establishes wireles...

Page 38: ...uch as the available band differs from country to country Select a proper operating channel in the drop down list according to your situation Antenna By default WNAP 6300 uses its built in antenna for...

Page 39: ...th other wireless network and boost the ability of your device to catch all 802 11g transmissions However it may decrease wireless network performance Compared to CTS Self the transmission amount of C...

Page 40: ...cted Open Basic Settings in Wireless by clicking the Site Survey button beside Wireless Mode option the wireless site survey window will popup with a list of available wireless networks around Select...

Page 41: ...ettings Figure 17 Advanced Wireless Settings WMM Support WMM Wi Fi Multimedia is a subset of 802 11e It allows wireless communication to define a priority limit on the basis of data type under AP mode...

Page 42: ...acket before data is fragmented into multiple packets Setting it too low may result in poor network performance Leave it at its default of 2346 is recommended Beacon Interval Specify the frequency int...

Page 43: ...Available only under AP mode it defines the maximum amount of wireless clients allowed to be connected Space in Meter ACK Timeout To decrease the chances of data retransmission at long distance the WN...

Page 44: ...key are required for wireless authentication Legacy 802 1x As an standard for port based Network Access Control it provides the rights to access the wireless network and wired Ethernet With User and P...

Page 45: ...WPA2 PSK It provides options of WPA TKIP or WPA2 AES encryption for the client If it is selected the data encryption can only be TKIP AES and the passphrase is required Data Encryption If data encrypt...

Page 46: ...wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your AP While when Deny Listed is selected those wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the AP MAC A...

Page 47: ...e Wireless Distribution System WDS Simply put you can link the Access Points wirelessly Open WDS Settings in Wireless as below Figure 30 WDS Settings Enter the MAC address of another AP you wirelessly...

Page 48: ...e management Figure 31 SNMP Configuration Enable SNMP Check this box to enable SNMP settings Protocol Version Select the SNMP version and keep it identical on the WNAP 6300 and the SNMP manager Server...

Page 49: ...e IP address of the station to send the SNMP traps to Trap Community Specify the password sent with each trap to the manager By default it is set to public and allows all requests Configure SNMPv3 Use...

Page 50: ...d one Access Type Select Read Only or Read and Write accordingly Authentication Protocol Select an authentication algorithm SHA authentication is stronger than MD5 but is slower Privacy Protocol Speci...

Page 51: ...he password is case sensitive and its length can not be exceeding 19 characters 5 3 Upgrade Firmware Open Firmware Upload in Management and follow the steps below to upgrade firmware locally or remote...

Page 52: ...unexpected If tragedy hits your device you may have an access to restore the important files by the backup All these can be done by the local or remote computer Open Configuration File in Management a...

Page 53: ...pplied Figure 20 Restore Settings Restore factory default settings via Reset Button If software in WNAP 6300 is unexpectedly crashed and no longer reset the unit via Web you may do hardware reset via...

Page 54: ...ge 45 Figure 37 Reboot 5 7 System Log System log is used for recording events occurred on the WNAP 6300 including station connection disconnection system reboot and etc Open System Log in Tools as bel...

Page 55: ...the unit the ping watchdog has a chance to reboot due to loss of connectivity Ping Watchdog Enable Ping Watchdog To activate ping watchdog check this checkbox IP Address to Ping Specify the IP address...

Page 56: ...ter 6 Status 6 1 View WNAP 6300 Basic Information Open Information in Status to check the basic information of WNAP 6300 which is read only Click Refresh at the bottom to have the real time informatio...

Page 57: ...View Association List Open Association List in Connection from Status to check the information of associated wireless clients All is read only Click Refresh at the bottom to view the current associati...

Page 58: ...ved on and transmitted from the wireless and Ethernet ports Click Refresh to view current statistics Figure 23 Network Flow Statistics Poll Interval Specify the refresh time interval in the box beside...

Page 59: ...ew Bridge Table Open Bridge Table in Status as below Click Refresh to view current connected status Figure 42 Bridge Table 6 5 View ARP Table Open ARP Table in Status as below Click Refresh to view cu...

Page 60: ...6 View Active DHCP Client Table Open DHCP Client List in Status as below to check the assigned IP address MAC address and time expired for each DHCP leased client Click Refresh to view current table F...

Page 61: ...n not access the Web based management interface Please check the followings Check whether the power supply is OK Try to power on the unit again Check whether the IP address of PC is correct in the sam...

Page 62: ...ter Hex Equivalent ASCII Character Hex Equivalent ASCII Character Hex Equivalent ASCII Character Hex Equivalent 21 9 39 Q 51 i 69 22 3A R 52 j 6A 23 3B S 53 k 6B 24 3C T 54 l 6C 25 3D U 55 m 6D 26 3E...

Page 63: ...re that such software or other software incorporated into derived from or distributed with such software i be disclosed or distributed in source code form ii be licensed for the purpose of making deri...

Page 64: ...THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH LICENSEE 5 Public Software Name and Description Table 3 Public Software Name and Description Program Name Copy Right Description Origin Sour Code Lic...

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