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Chapter 3 Configuration Guide 

 

3.1    Web Login 

Connect to ceiling AP via wired cable and configure 192.168.0.x (x ranges 2-254) as the IP 

address on your PC, and 255.255.255.0 as subnet mask (Please refer to the Appendix II for 

details on TCP/IP setting). 

Launch Internet Explorer; enter the default IP address as 192.168.0.254. Press enter and 

the login screen will appear. Enter admin for both 

User name

 and 

Password

 

 

Click 

OK

 to enter the main page. 

 

Summary of Contents for VX-AP450N

Page 1: ...1 VX AP450N 802 11n Wireless High Power Ceiling Access Point Revision 1 0 User Manual 2010 11 24...

Page 2: ...1 2 Bridge WDS Mode 14 4 2 Security Settings 18 4 2 1 AP Security Setting 18 4 2 2 WDS Security Setting 25 4 3 Advanced Settings 25 4 4 Access Control 26 4 5 Connection Status 27 Chapter 5 SNMP Config...

Page 3: ...00Mbps 2T2R Advanced MIMO technology Gigabit Auto negotiation LAN port supported for LAN connection Support power adapter POE WebUI management interface Powerful network security 64 128 bit WEP encryp...

Page 4: ...4 Chapter 2 Product Installation It is highly recommended to install this ceiling AP after configuration based on the instructions in chapter 3 The basic topology is as below...

Page 5: ...254 as the IP address on your PC and 255 255 255 0 as subnet mask Please refer to the Appendix II for details on TCP IP setting Launch Internet Explorer enter the default IP address as 192 168 0 254...

Page 6: ...nfigure the settings For more details please refer to the following chapters 3 2 Setup Wizard This is a convenient tool that you can easily complete basic settings of ceiling AP Click Next in the firs...

Page 7: ...ity Settings is used to encrypt the settings for ceiling AP and authorize the wireless client to access the AP for security in wireless network Please refer to Chapter 4 1 1 2 for detailed security se...

Page 8: ...ccording to need Please refer to Chapter 4 1 2 for detailed introduction Then click Open Scan ceiling AP will scan and list all the available wireless device nearby automatically see the picture below...

Page 9: ...picture below WDS Security setting is used to encrypt the ceiling AP and authorize the device to establish bridge connection Only when the passwords of the devices in bridge are consistent the commun...

Page 10: ...and System information Wireless status It shows the current working status including working mode wireless mode main SSID security mode and channel LAN interface information It shows how LAN IP is obt...

Page 11: ...ay manually for the device if necessary Dynamic IP Automatically obtain IP address subnet mask and gateway from DHCP server unless you have permission to obtain this information from the uplink connec...

Page 12: ...iling AP will act as a central hub for accesses from wireless to wireless wireless to wired and wireless to WAN The most important is to provide a wireless client access such as wireless network adapt...

Page 13: ...s 11b g Mixed Mode Allow the 11b g compliant client device to connect the ceiling AP with auto negotiation speed and 11n wireless client to connect the ceiling AP with 11g speed 11b g n Mixed Mode All...

Page 14: ...Extension Channel To increase data throughput of wireless network the extension channel range is used in 11n mode Channel Bandwidth Select the proper channel bandwidth to improve the wireless perform...

Page 15: ...bridge it will add the device s MAC address automatically and select the corresponding channel 4 1 2 2 P2MP Bridge Mode WDS P2MP bridge mode which connects scattered wired network together is more com...

Page 16: ...el which bridge needs to use all ceiling APs in the bridge must be at the same channel Open Scan When you lick this button it will scan and list all the available wireless devices automatically Select...

Page 17: ...fy wireless signals to extend wireless network coverage In this mode wireless clients are allowed to connect When two LAN s transmission distance exceeds the wireless device s maximum transmission val...

Page 18: ...P security setting and WDS security setting 4 2 1 AP Security Setting There are ten types of encryption modes we introduce six of them which are the most common types including WEP Mixed Mode WPA Ente...

Page 19: ...ist WEP Key1 4 Set the WEP key with the format of ASCII and Hex You can enter ASCII code 5 or 13 ASCII characters Illegal character as is not allowed or 10 26 hex characters Default Key Select one key...

Page 20: ...nterval Set the key s renewal period WPA2 PSK WPA2 provides more secured features than WEP and WPA Select WPA2 PSK from the drop down list to enter the following page Setting Explanation WPA Algorithm...

Page 21: ...rver Address Enter the IP address of the Radius server Radius Server Port Enter the authentication port of the Radius server The default is 1812 Shared Key Enter the shared key for authentication serv...

Page 22: ...n server The default is 3600s 802 1X Authentication This security mode is used when a RADIUS server is connected to the ceiling AP 802 1x a kind of Port based authentication protocol is an authenticat...

Page 23: ...the shared key for authentication server with 8 63 ASCII characters Session timed out The authentication interval period between ceiling AP and authentication server The default is 3600s Note To impro...

Page 24: ...encryption mode and password of each ceiling AP in the bridge must be consistent in order to establish the connections You are recommended to encrypt the bridge to protect the wireless bridge The sec...

Page 25: ...y interval of the beacon which is a packet broadcast by an AP to synchronize a wireless network The default value is 100ms Fragment Threshold The fragmentation threshold defines the maximum transmissi...

Page 26: ...ilter by selecting Close Allow or Block Select Close to malfunction MAC address Block to prevent the MAC addresses in the list from accessing the wireless network Allow to allow the MAC address in the...

Page 27: ...atus including MAC address Channel bandwidth etc Select Wireless Settings Connection Status to the following page Setting Explanation MAC Address Shows current connecting host s MAC address Bandwidth...

Page 28: ...system A defined collection of variables managed objects are maintained by the SNMP agent and used to manage the device These objects are defined in a Management Information Base MIB which provides a...

Page 29: ...ess string to permit reading this ceiling AP s SNMP information The default is Public R W Read Write Community Indicates the community read write access string to permit reading and re writing this ce...

Page 30: ...ser Name Enter a new user name for the device Old Password Enter the old password New Password Enter a new password Re enter to Confirm Re enter to confirm the new password NOTE It is highly recommend...

Page 31: ...es backup restore settings please specify a location to keep these settings Backup Click this button to back up all the configurations Browse Click this button to browse the directory where you want t...

Page 32: ...standard GMT time from Internet Setting Explanation Time Zone Select your time zone from the drop down list Customized time Enter the time you customize 6 5 Reboot This page is used to reboot ceiling...

Page 33: ...location or click the Browse to find the file 2 Click Upgrade and follow the instructions 3 After the upgrade is completed the ceiling AP will reboot automatically IMPORTANT Do not power off the syste...

Page 34: ...34 Refresh Click this button to update the log Clear Click this button to clear the current log...

Page 35: ...e 40bit and 64bit encryption are the same because of out 64 bits 40 bits are private Conversely 104 and 128 bit are the same WEP uses a common KEY to encode the data Therefore all devices on a wireles...

Page 36: ...ix II TCP IP Address Setting Take Windows XP for example Click Start Settings Control Panel Network and Internet Connections Click Network Connections Right click on Local Area Connection and clink Pr...

Page 37: ...37 Click Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Choose the Use the following IP address and enter the IP address as 192 168 0 xxx xxx ranges 1 253 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0...

Page 38: ...38 Click OK to apply and return to Local Area Connection Properties Continue click OK to exit the setting windows...

Page 39: ...be configured is different according to different mode The following steps take P2P for example If you want to establish P2P transmission between AP1 and AP2 you need to set the parameters as follows...

Page 40: ...settings Select WDS mode for AP2 and set SSID as AP2 Select channel 1 as the same as AP1 Enter BSSID 00 23 28 05 4E D0 of AP1 into the AP MAC blank and record the BSSID 00 23 28 F2 50 08 of AP2 You ca...

Page 41: ...n to AP1 setting Select Wireless Settings Basic Settings do not change SSID channel and extension channel You only need to enter BSSID 00 b0 c6 05 4e dd of AP2 in AP MAC address blank an then save it...

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