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Chapter 4 Status Tab

Subnet Mask

Displays the Subnet Mask of the WAN.

Default Gateway

Displays the default gateway.

DNS Server

Displays the current DNS IP address.

Monitor

The monitor displays the data changes of throughput, Stations, Interfaces, ARP table, Routes, DHCP Clients
and Dynamic WAN of the device.

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Throughput

Throughput displays the current data traffic on the interfaces of LAN, WLAN and BRIDGE in both graphical
and numerical form. You can choose the specific interface to monitor from the drop-down list above the
chart.

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Stations

In the modes with the AP function enabled, you can monitor the information of all the stations that are
connected to the device.

MAC

Displays the MAC address of the station.

Device Name

Displays the station’s host name.

Associated SSID

The SSID that the station connected to.

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Summary of Contents for PHAROS SERIES

Page 1: ...For TP LINK Pharos Series Products REV1 0 0 1910011048 User Guide ...

Page 2: ... 7 Bridge 8 AP Router 8 AP Client Router WISP Client 9 Chapter 3 Quick Setup Guide 10 Access Point 10 Client 12 Repeater Range Extender 14 Bridge 17 AP Router 20 AP Client Router WISP Client 22 Chapter 4 Status Tab 27 Status Information 28 Monitor 32 Chapter 5 Network Tab 37 WAN 38 LAN 44 Forwarding 46 Security 50 Access Control 52 Static Routing 53 Bandwidth Control 54 I ...

Page 3: ...agement Tab 68 System Log 69 Miscellaneous 70 Ping Watch Dog 71 Dynamic DNS 72 Web Server 73 SNMPAgent 74 SSH Server 75 RSSI LED Thresholds 76 Chapter 8 System Tab 77 Device 78 Location 78 User Account 78 Time Setting 79 Firmware Update 81 Configuration 82 Chapter 9 Tools List 83 Ping 83 Traceroute 84 Speed Test 84 Survey 86 Spectrum Analysis 87 Appendix A Pharos MAXtream TDMA 88 Appendix B Glossa...

Page 4: ...djustable transmit power by 1dBm from 0 to 27dBm 500mW Supports selectable bandwidth of 5 10 20 40MHz Supports easy antenna alignment with Wireless Signal Indicators on Web interface Provides Throughput Monitor Spectrum Analyzer Speed Test and Ping tools Supports discovery and management via Pharos Control application System Requirements Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista Windows ...

Page 5: ... agree to these terms of use and click Login 4 We recommend you change the device s user name and password from its default settings for network security Enter and confirm new user name and password then click Finish 5 For subsequent logins you only need to enter the user name and password that you have set to log in 2 ...

Page 6: ...gures the function of WAN LAN forwarding security access control static routing bandwidth control and IP MAC binding Wireless On The Wireless Tab you can configure the related wireless parameters in different modes Management The Management Tab configures system management services System Log Miscellaneous Ping Watch Dog and Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS Web server Simple Network Management Prot...

Page 7: ...SIDs and passwords Scenario 1 Network requirements Establish wireless network coverage in the campus community industrial park or public places to provide wireless access points for wireless users The device in the network With the access to campus network or local area network the device in AP mode provides the wireless access point based on the existing wired local area network for wireless clie...

Page 8: ...For video monitor the device in AP mode connects to the monitoring computer and the device in Client mode connects to IP Camera For combining two separate office networks as one two devices in AP and Client mode respectively connect to the switches in two office networks so as to connect two office networks Advantages Establish a point to point WLAN across a long distance to achieve the connectivi...

Page 9: ...rate office networks Please refer to Scenario 3 of Access Point for detailed information The device in the network In this mode the device actually serves as a wireless adapter to receive the wireless signal from root AP or Station In the case wired devices can access the network provided by root AP or Station through connecting to Client Network diagram Video monitor Internet sharing 6 ...

Page 10: ...e wireless signal blind areas and repeat wireless signal The device in the network In a large campus or industrial park the device in Repeater mode can reinforce the wireless signal strength of the existing network and extend the network coverage to eliminate the signal blind areas Remote data can be transmitted across a long distance beyond the transmission range Meanwhile the wireless users can ...

Page 11: ...orce the exiting wireless signal However the very difference is that the Bridge has its own SSID and encryption type different from those of root AP Network diagram Eliminate the wireless signal blind areas Bridge for wireless signal AP Router Network requirements Establish the wireless network coverage in the campus community industrial park or other public places and so on The device in the netw...

Page 12: ...WISP Client In AP Client Router mode after accessing the wireless network provided by WISP the device provides wireless network service for downstream wireless clients Meanwhile the device allows wired devices such as desktop computer to access it via LAN1 port or PoE adapter s LAN port In this way all members of a home user can share the Internet using one account applied from WISP 9 ...

Page 13: ...follow the step by step instructions Access Point If Access Point is selected click Next and take the following steps 1 The LAN Settings page will appear as shown below The default IP Address is 192 168 0 254 and the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 You can change the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this page when there is an IP conflict with other devices We recommend you keep it by default Cli...

Page 14: ... box and enter the PSK Password below to prevent unauthorized access to your AP Enter the distance between this device and the furthest client in Distance Setting Then click Next 3 The Finish page will appear and display what you ve configured previously If you want to modify any parameter click Back to reconfigure it If all are confirmed click Finish to complete the configuration 11 ...

Page 15: ...The default IP Address is 192 168 0 254 and the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 You can change the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this page when there is an IP conflict with other devices We recommend you keep it by default Click Next 2 The Wireless Client Settings page will appear as shown below Click Survey to search for wireless networks 12 ...

Page 16: ...in the AP list Lock to AP can make the device connect to the specified AP you had connected before the next time 4 If the root AP needs password to be connected you should select the same Mode Channel Width and Security type and enter the same PSK Password as entered on the root AP router Enter the distance between this device and the root AP in Distance setting Then click Next 13 ...

Page 17: ...e the configuration Repeater Range Extender If Repeater Range Extender is selected click Next and take the following steps 1 The LAN Settings page will appear as shown below The default IP Address is 192 168 0 254 and the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 You can change the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this page when there is an IP conflict with other devices We recommend you keep it by defaul...

Page 18: ...ey to search for wireless networks 3 The AP list will appear as shown below Select the desired wireless network and click Connect It s possible that two or more networks use the same SSID in the AP list Lock to AP can make the device connect to the specified AP you had connected before the next time 15 ...

Page 19: ...same PSK Password as entered on the root AP router Enter the distance between this device and the root AP router in Distance setting Then click Next 5 The Finish page will appear and display what you ve configured previously If you want to modify any parameter click Back to reconfigure it If all are confirmed click Finish to complete the configuration 16 ...

Page 20: ...The default IP Address is 192 168 0 254 and the default Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 You can change the IP Address and Subnet Mask on this page when there is an IP conflict with other devices We recommend you keep it by default Click Next 2 The Wireless Client Settings page will appear as shown below Click Survey to search for wireless networks 17 ...

Page 21: ...in the AP list Lock to AP can make the device connect to the specified AP you had connected before the next time 4 If the root AP needs password to be connected you should select the same Mode Channel Width and Security type and enter the same PSK Password as entered on the root AP Enter the distance between this device and the root AP router in Distance setting Then click Next 18 ...

Page 22: ...less AP settings for the local network will be set the same as your root AP by default Click Next 6 The Finish page will appear and display what you ve configured previously If you want to modify any parameter click Back to reconfigure it If all are confirmed click Finish to complete the configuration 19 ...

Page 23: ...ction type your ISP provides please refer to the ISP PPPoE If your ISP delivers Internet through phone line and provides you with username and password you should choose this type Under this condition you should fill in both User Name and Password that the ISP supplied and then click Next to proceed Please note that these fields are case sensitive Dynamic IP For this connection Your ISP uses a DHC...

Page 24: ...ich are specified by your ISP Then click Next to proceed 3 After configuring WAN connection type the Wireless AP Settings page will appear as shown below Create an easy to remember name for your wireless network Select WPA PSK WPA2 PSK in the Security box and enter the PSK Password below to prevent unauthorized access to your AP Enter the distance between this device and the furthest client in Dis...

Page 25: ...configuration AP Client Router WISP Client If AP Client Router WISP Client is selected click Next and take the following steps 1 The WAN Connection Type page will appear as shown below Choose the suitable WAN connection type and then click Next 2 The router supports three popular ways PPPoE Dynamic IP and Static IP to connect to the Internet To make sure the connection type your ISP provides pleas...

Page 26: ...that these fields are case sensitive Dynamic IP For this connection Your ISP uses a DHCP server to assign your router an IP address for connecting to the Internet You don t need to configure any parameters Click Next to proceed Static IP This type of connection uses a permanent fixed static IP address that your ISP assigned In this type you should fill in the IP address Subnet Mask Default Gateway...

Page 27: ...wn below Click Survey to search for wireless networks 4 The AP list will appear as shown below Select the desired wireless network and click Connect It s possible that two or more networks use the same SSID in the AP list Lock to AP can make the device connect to the specified AP you had connected before the next time 24 ...

Page 28: ... and enter the same PSK Password as entered on the root AP router Enter the distance between this device and the root AP router in Distance setting Then click Next 6 Create a new SSID and PSK password for the local wireless network The wireless AP settings for the local network will be set the same as your root AP by default Click Next 25 ...

Page 29: ...etup Guide 7 The Finish page will appear and display what you ve configured previously If you want to modify any parameter click Back to reconfigure it If all are confirmed click Finish to complete the configuration 26 ...

Page 30: ...apter 4 Status Tab The Status tab displays a summary of the link status information current values of the basic configuration settings depending on the operating mode network settings and information and traffic statistics 27 ...

Page 31: ... the parameters in Wireless tab MAXtream Displays whether the MAXtream function is ON Channel Frequency Displays the channel number and corresponding operating frequency The device uses the channel and radio frequency specified to transmit and receive data Valid channel and frequency ranges will vary depending on local regulations Channel Width Displays the spectral width of the radio channel used...

Page 32: ...splays the received environmental noise from wireless interference on the operating frequency SNR Signal to Noise Ratio the power ratio between the received wireless signal strength and the environmental noise strength Generally in order to achieve the best performance users need to adjust the antenna to get the best SNR Transmit CCQ Displays the wireless Client Connection Quality CCQ CCQ refers t...

Page 33: ... means that no security mode is selected and all the hosts are allowed to access the wireless network Connected Station Displays the number of the connected stations Client Displays whether the Client function is Enabled or Disabled It is enabled in Client Repeater Bridge and AP Client Router modes and disabled in Access Point and AP Router modes by default WDS Displays whether the Wireless Distri...

Page 34: ...s of the device IP Address Displays the IP address of the device Subnet Mask Displays the Subnet Mask of the LAN Port Displays the current status of the LAN Ethernet port connections and the Maximum transmission rate of the plugged port WAN It displays the relative WAN parameters of the current device You can change the parameters in Network Tab Connection Type Displays the WAN connection type of ...

Page 35: ...hroughput Throughput displays the current data traffic on the interfaces of LAN WLAN and BRIDGE in both graphical and numerical form You can choose the specific interface to monitor from the drop down list above the chart Stations In the modes with the AP function enabled you can monitor the information of all the stations that are connected to the device MAC Displays the MAC address of the statio...

Page 36: ...fresh automatically Interfaces The table displays the relevant information of each interface including MAC IP address etc MAC Displays the MAC address of the interface IP Address Displays the IP address of the interface MTU Displays the Maximum Transmission Unit MTU which is the maximum packet size in bytes that a network interface can transmit RX packets Displays the total amount of packets recei...

Page 37: ...and chooses the appropriate interface to forward the packet to Routing depends on static routing rules which are registered in the system routing table Static routes to specific hosts networks or the default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP configuration of all the Interfaces Destination Displays the IP address of the destination device or destination network Gateway Displays t...

Page 38: ...automatically Dynamic WAN NOTE This submenu is only available in AP router mode and AP client router WISP Client mode when the WAN connection type is PPPoE PPTP L2TP or Dynamic Dynamic WAN displays the WAN connection status of your device Status Displays the WAN status is disconnected or connected IP Address Displays the IP address of the WAN Subnet Mask Displays the Subnet Mask of the WAN Gateway...

Page 39: ... Status Tab Auto Refresh If Auto Refresh is checked parameters in the table will refresh automatically Click Obtain to gain the WAN IP address from DHCP server and click Release to release the WAN IP address 36 ...

Page 40: ...dth control and IP MAC Binding If you ve made any change of the parameters please click Apply to make the configuration take effect There will be a blue bar at the top of the page to remind you to save the configuration Click Save Changes when you finish all settings otherwise all the settings will be recovered to last saved settings at reboot or power off 37 ...

Page 41: ...pe to use please consult your ISP Static This connection type uses a permanent fixed static IP address that your ISP assigned In this type you should fill in the IP address Netmask Gateway IP and DNS IP address manually which are specified by your ISP IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP Netmask Enter the Netmask provided by your ISP Normally use 255 255 255 0 as the netmask Gatewa...

Page 42: ...ng the router Some ISPs require that you should register the MAC address of your PC If the MAC address is required you can click Clone PC s MAC to set the WAN MAC address the same as your management PC s MAC Dynamic For this connection Your ISP uses a DHCP server to assign your router an IP address for connecting to the Internet You don t need to configure any parameters MTU Size The normal MTU Ma...

Page 43: ...PC s MAC PPPoE If your ISP delivers Internet through phone line and provides you with username and password you should choose this type Under this condition you should fill in both User Name and Password that the ISP supplied please note that these fields are case sensitive User Name Password Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP These fields are case sensitive Connection Mode Plea...

Page 44: ...ur Internet connection is expected to remain active all the times enter 0 in the Idle Time field Otherwise enter the desired Idle Time in minutes you wish to use Users those pay by time for their Internet access can choose this mode to save their Internet access fee Secondary Connection If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic Static IP to connect to a local area network you c...

Page 45: ... Address This field displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the router You can click Clone PC s MAC to set the WAN MAC address the same as your management PC s MAC Click Connect to connect immediately Click Disconnect to disconnect immediately You can check and control the status of WAN connection on Monitor Dynamic WAN page L2TP PPTP The configuration steps of these two WAN connection...

Page 46: ...nnection type such as Dynamic Static IP to connect to a local area network you can activate this secondary connection Dynamic IP Use dynamic IP address to connect to the local area network provided by ISP Static IP Use static IP address to connect to the local area network provided by ISP MTU Size The default MTU Maximum Transmission Unit size is 1460 bytes in L2TP and 1420 bytes in PPTP which is ...

Page 47: ...ter mode and AP client router WISP Client mode is shown as below In these two modes static is the only one connection type While the page of Access Point mode Client mode Repeater Range extender mode and Bridge mode is shown as below There are two connection types including dynamic and static 44 ...

Page 48: ...e IP address for the device to use if a DHCP server is not found DHCP Fallback Mask Specify the mask for the device to use if a DHCP server is not found Start IP Address This field specifies the first address in the IP Address pool 192 168 0 100 is the default start IP address End IP Address This field specifies the last address in the IP Address pool 192 168 0 199 is the default end IP address De...

Page 49: ... the added entries you can edit or delete them Forwarding The Forwarding feature is available only in AP Router mode and AP Client Router WISP Client mode The IP address used on the Internet is public IP address while IP address used on local area network is private IP address The hosts using private IP addresses cannot access the Internet directly and vice versa The hosts using private IP address...

Page 50: ...ayer and the port number at transport layer but cannot deal with the packets with embedded source destination information in the application layer Application layer gateway ALG can deal with protocols with embedded source destination information in the application payload Some protocols such as FTP TFTP H323 and RTSP require ALG Application Layer Gateway support to pass through NAT FTP ALG Allows ...

Page 51: ... one of the protocols used for this application TCP UDP or TCP UDP 6 Click OK after finishing the configuration Select the added entries you can edit or delete them Port Trigger Check the Enable box to use the port trigger function Due to the existence of the firewall some applications such as online games video conferences VoIPs and P2P downloads need the device to configure the forwarding to wor...

Page 52: ...ce a feature in Windows XP you should enable the UPnP function The Universal Plug and Play UPnP function allows the devices such as Internet computers to access the local host resources or devices as needed Host in the local area network can automatically open the corresponding ports on a router and make the application of external host access the resources of the internal host through the opened ...

Page 53: ...ll not reply the ping request originates from local network VPN A VPN is created by establishing a virtual point to point connection through the use of dedicated connections virtual tunneling protocols or traffic encryptions Through VPN you can access your private network over Internet A virtual private network connection across the Internet is similar to a wide area network WAN link between sites...

Page 54: ...ork The hosts sending these packets will be added into the Blocked DoS Host List The device can defend a few types of DoS attack such as ICMP_FLOOD UDP_FLOOD and TCP_SYN_FLOOD Packets Statistics Interval Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop down list The default value is 10 The value indicates the time interval of the packets statistics The result of the statistic is used for anal...

Page 55: ...s in the local area network For example the online time limit and the specified web stations to visit can be controlled by the filtering policy Access Control Check the Enable box to use the access control function Filtering Policy There are two filtering policies to control the Internet activities Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Device The host...

Page 56: ...lick OK after finishing the configuration Select the added entries you can edit or delete them Static Routing The function of Static Routing is available only in AP router mode and AP client router WISP Client mode A static route is a pre determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network If static route is used properly in the network it can decrease the netw...

Page 57: ...client router WISP Client mode Bandwidth control function is used to control the Internet bandwidth in the local area network In the case of insufficient bandwidth resources enable the function to make the device allocate reasonable bandwidth to the clients and achieve the purpose of efficient use of the existing bandwidth Via IP bandwidth control function you can set the upper and lower limit in ...

Page 58: ...and their corresponding relations are maintained by the ARP table ARP attack can use forged information to renewal the ARP table and destroy the corresponding relations between IP and MAC addresses which would prevent the communication between the device and the corresponding host When the IP MAC Binding function is enabled the IP and MAC relations in the ARP table won t be expired and renewed aut...

Page 59: ...nd MAC address that you want to bind for example 192 168 0 12 00 23 5A 15 99 42 The new added entry is enabled by default 3 Click OK after finishing the configuration Select the added entries you can edit or delete them Click Import to import all the entries in Monitor ARP Table The imported entries are disabled by default You can select the certain entry and click Edit to enable it 56 ...

Page 60: ...rding to the working mode of your device If you have made any change of the parameters please click Apply to make the configuration take effect There will be a blue bar at the top of the page to remind you to save the configuration Click Save Changes when you finish all settings otherwise all the settings will be recovered to last saved settings at reboot or power off 57 ...

Page 61: ...access the device Channel Width Select the channel width of this device Options include 5MHz 10MHz 20MHz and 20 40MHz this device automatically selects 20MHz or 40MHz and 20MHz will be used if 40MHz is not available Users select corresponding channel width according to whether their devices support it According to IEEE 802 11n standard using a channel width of 40MHz can increase wireless throughpu...

Page 62: ...equency Selection DFS is used for radar avoidance and is supported by the novel IEEE 802 11h wireless local area network standard Incorrect settings may violate local regulations It is recommended to enable the function and choose Auto in the Channel Frequency If the selected channel is DFS channel the device will start radar detection and avoid the channel used by radar If other channel is select...

Page 63: ...s configured in the modes of Client Repeater Bridge and AP Client Router the function of wireless client settings is available SSID of AP You can enter the SSID of the specific AP manually to connect to it or directly survey all the APs around by clicking Survey MAC of AP Displays the MAC address of the root AP It s possible that two or more networks use the same SSID in the AP list Lock to AP can...

Page 64: ...des of Access Point Bridge AP Router and AP Client Router Wireless Radio Check the wireless radio box to enable this device to send and receive the wireless signal SSID Enter a character string no more than 32 characters to name your wireless network The default SSID is TP LINK_Outdoor_xxxxxx xxxxxx is the last six characters of the MAC address of this device We suggest you to set an easy to remem...

Page 65: ...cally based on the wireless station s capability and request AES is more secure than TKIP and TKIP is not supported in 802 11n mode We recommend you select AES as the encryption type PSK Password Configure the WPA PSK WPA2 PSK password with ASCII or Hexadecimal characters For ASCII the length should be between 8 and 63 characters with combination of numbers letters case sensitive and common punctu...

Page 66: ...rd Set a password for the Radius Server The password characters will be shown if you check the box of show Group Key Update Period Specify the group key update period in seconds The value can be either 0 or at least 30 0 means no update 3 WEP Based on the IEEE 802 11 standard this encryption is less safe than the above two modes The WEP are not supported in 802 11n mode Auth Type Select the Auth t...

Page 67: ...lti SSID is only available in Access Point mode This device can build up to four virtual wireless networks for users to access When the Multi SSID function of the device is enabled its VLAN function is enabled at the same time It can work together with switches supporting 802 1 Q VLAN and supports maximum four VLANs The device adds different VLAN tag to the clients which connect to the correspondi...

Page 68: ...ss and WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA PSK is recommended Please refer to Security Mode in the Wireless AP Settings section for further information Wireless MAC Filtering Wireless MAC Filtering function uses MAC addresses to determine whether one host can access the wireless network or not Thereby it can effectively control the user access in the wireless network This function is available in all...

Page 69: ... transmitted periodically by the device to announce the presence of a Wireless network for the clients Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons sent by the device You can specify a value from 40 to 1 000 The default value is 100 RTS Threshold When the RTS threshold is activated all the stations and APs follow the Request to Send RTS protocol When the station is to send pac...

Page 70: ...you keep it by default AP Isolation Enable AP Isolation to isolate all wireless stations connected to this device so that they cannot communicate with each other This function will be disabled if WDS Bridge is enabled Short GI Short GI is used to increase the throughput by reducing the guard interval time We recommend you enable this function Wi Fi MultiMedia WMM After WMM is enabled this device h...

Page 71: ... Tab On Management Tab you can configure system management services System Log Miscellaneous Ping Watch Dog and Dynamic Domain Name System DDNS Web server Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP SSH server RSSI LED Thresholds are also available 68 ...

Page 72: ...ast saved settings at reboot or power off System Log System logs record the events and activities while the router is running If a failure happens on the router System logs can help to diagnose the issue Open System Log Check system log by clicking Open and then appears the following popup page This page displays detailed system logs that can be sorted on columns by ascending or descending order C...

Page 73: ...Server requires Authentication User Name Sender s mail account name Password Sender s mail account password Confirm Password Re enter your mail account password Check Auto Mail Feature box you can set the device how and when to send the log to the specified mailbox Miscellaneous Discovery Enable the function to let TP LINK Pharos Control software discover the device With its main function to centr...

Page 74: ...ot received the tool reboots the device Ping Watch Dog Check the Enable box to use the function of Ping Watch Dog IP Address To Ping Specify the IP address of the target host to which the Ping Watch Dog Utility will send ping packets Ping Interval Enter the time interval in seconds between two successive ping packets The default value is 300 seconds Startup Delay Enter the initial time delay in se...

Page 75: ...s changes users on the Internet can still access the servers in the local area network using a fixed easy to remember domain name The DDNS function that serves as the client of DDNS service must work with DDNS server Please register an account to DDNS service provider NO IP Dyndns or Comexe before using this function Service Provider Select your DDNS service provider from the available DDNS servic...

Page 76: ... IP s login Enter 255 255 255 255 to allow all the remote IP to visit Session Timeout Enter the maximum timeout before the session expires Once a session expires you must log in again using the username and password MAC Authentication Enable this function to allow PCs with specific MAC addresses to access the web management page And then enter each MAC address in the MAC field The format for the M...

Page 77: ...ble the SNMP Agent function and the SNMP Agent will gather the information of this device and respond to information requests from one or more management systems SysContact Enter the information of the contact person for this managed node SysName Enter an administratively assigned name for this managed node SysLocation Enter the physical location of this managed node Get Community Community refers...

Page 78: ...ing the default community name before enabling the SNMP Agent service If the field of community is blank the SNMP Agent will not respond to any community name SSH Server The SSH Server function allows users to log in and manage the device through SSH connection on the SSH client software SSH Secure Shell is a security protocol established on application and transport layers SSH encrypted connectio...

Page 79: ...t operation Thresholds dBm The specified LED will light up if the signal strength reaches the values in the field For example if the signal strength fluctuates around 63 dBm then the LED threshold values can be set to the following 70 65 62 and 60 The default values are set according to the verified optimum values We recommend you keep it by default The default LED threshold values may vary among ...

Page 80: ...te time setting and configuration backup If you have made any change of the parameters please click Apply to make the configuration take effect There will be a blue bar at the top of the page to remind you to save the configuration Click Save Changes when you finish all settings otherwise all the settings will be recovered to last saved settings at reboot or power off 77 ...

Page 81: ...itude Enter the longitude of the device s location in decimal degree The positive number indicates the east longitude while the negative number indicates the west longitude Latitude Enter the latitude of the device s location in decimal degree The positive number indicates the north latitude while the negative number indicates the south latitude User Account You can change the user password to pro...

Page 82: ...ew User Name Enter the new user name for the user account New Password Enter the new password for the user account Check the Show box to display what you ve entered Confirm New Password Re enter the new password for the user account NOTE The password is a string from 1 to15 alphanumeric characters or symbols Time Setting Time Zone Select your local time zone from the drop down list 79 ...

Page 83: ...MT Click Get GMT to get GMT from the NTP server Synchronize PC s Clock Date and time of the device can be synced with your PC s system time Daylight Saving Time Click Setting to set the daylight saving time on the following page Daylight Saving Time DST Status Check the Enable box to use the function Predefined Mode Select a predefined DST configuration USA Second Sunday in March 02 00 First Sunda...

Page 84: ...OTE When the DST is enabled the default daylight saving time is European in predefined mode Firmware Update Firmware update can improve the function of the device Firmware version Displays the current firmware version Upload Firmware Please visit TP LINK website www tp link com en support download to download the latest firmware The system configuration can be preserved while the device is updated...

Page 85: ...k Open then the new configuration to be uploaded is displayed in the field Click Upload to upload the new configuration to the device We recommend that you back up your current system configuration before uploading the new configuration Reset to Factory Default Resets the device to the default settings This option will reboot the device and all factory default settings will be restored It s recomm...

Page 86: ...functions Destination IP Domain Enter the IP address of the destination node for Ping test Click Start the device will send Ping packets to test the network connectivity and reachability of the host and the results will be displayed in the list below Packet Count Enter the number of packets to be sent during the testing It can be 1 to 50 and the default is 4 Ping Timeout Enter a time value to wait...

Page 87: ...name Click Start the device will send Tracert packets to the target host and the results will be displayed in the list below Traceroute Max TTL Set the maximum number of hops max TTL to be reached in the path to reach the target destination The default is 5 Speed Test Speed Test tool is used for testing the throughput between two Pharos products in the same network The test requires one of the two...

Page 88: ...erver s IP parallel and direction Server The side to passively accept the test request Server IP The IP address of the server Parallel The number of simultaneous connections to make to the server It ranges from 1 to 20 and the default value is 10 Direction Select the direction of the speed test including unidirectional and bidirectional Testing Testing progress bar Click Start to displays the test...

Page 89: ...APs surveyed by this device SNR dB Displays the Signal Noise Ratio Unit dB of other APs surveyed by this device Signal Noise dBm Displays the signal and noise value Unit dBm of other APs surveyed by this device Channel Displays the channels of other APs surveyed by this device Security Displays the security mode of other APs surveyed by this device AP Count Displays the number of other APs surveye...

Page 90: ...and you will then get into Spectrum Analysis page 2 Click Start the PharOS will begin to analyze the power of frequency Observe the curves for a period of time and then click stop Note that the relatively low and continuous part of the average curve indicates less radio noise Here we take the figure below as an example NOTE CPE510 CPE520 BS510 has a select box of Frequency Range at the top left co...

Page 91: ...priority greatly boosting efficiency of the wireless channel The MAXtream technology has the following advantages which make it ideal for point to multi point links Eliminates hidden node collisions and improves channel efficiency Lower latency higher throughput larger network capacity and more stability To enable the MAXtream function among the AP and stations you only need to select MAXtream opt...

Page 92: ...nd domain name to a dynamic Internet IP address DFS Dynamic Frequency Selection A method applied in wireless networks which is used for radar avoidance and is supported by the novel IEEE 802 11h wireless local area network standard DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol A protocol that automatically configures the TCP IP parameters for all the PCs that are connected to a DHCP server DMZ Demilita...

Page 93: ...ely small geographic area up to a few thousand meters LANs connect workstations peripherals terminals and other devices in a single building or other geographically limited area M MAC address Media Access Control address Standardized data link layer address that is required for every port or device that connects to a LAN Other devices in the network use these addresses to locate specific ports in ...

Page 94: ...smission Control Protocol Internet Protocol Common name for the suite of protocols to support the construction of worldwide Internet works TCP and IP are the two best known protocols in the suite TDMA Time Division Multiple Access TDMA Time Division Multiple Access cuts each wireless data frame into certain number of time slots according to the client connections priority greatly boosting efficien...

Page 95: ...roducts are certified by the Wi Fi Alliance based on the IEEE 802 11 standards also called Wireless LAN WLAN and Wi Fi This certification warrants interoperability between different wireless devices WISP Wireless Internet Service Provider WISPs are Internet service providers with networks built around wireless networking The technology used ranges from commonplace Wi Fi mesh networking or propriet...

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