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SuperAP 570n

User Manual

October, 2012

Summary of Contents for SuperAP 570n

Page 1: ...SuperAP 570n User Manual October 2012...

Page 2: ...y The private protocol iPoll offers effective point to multipoint deployment scenarios Contents 1 Deployment Scenarios 1 1 HotSpot 1 2 Point to Multipoint 1 3 Light PTP 2 Initial Device Setup 2 1 Init...

Page 3: ...2 7 3 iPoll 570n Advanced Wireless Settings 5 2 8 Wireless Mode iPoll Station 5 2 8 1 iPoll Station Basic Wireless Settings 5 2 8 2 iPoll Station Security Settings 5 2 8 3 iPoll Station Advanced Wirel...

Page 4: ...maximum throughput and supports all possible client equipment based on IEEE 802 11b g n Hotspot zones can be created indoor or outdoor WLAN hotspots are very popular in hotels MTU MDU hospitals school...

Page 5: ...nd station operating modes therefore point to point can be created between AP and Station or between 2 Stations or between 2 APs There are available options for SISO and MIMO antennas Maximum achievab...

Page 6: ...gs are Login admin Password admin01 After successful administrator login you will see the main page of the device Web management interface The device now is ready for configuration Initial 570n Setup...

Page 7: ...and choose the Router network mode with NAT enabled Static IP enabled on WAN side LAN settings with DHCP server enabled to loan an IP addresses for connected clients on LAN side and click Save Apply S...

Page 8: ...Step 8 Verify connection Navigate to Status Information menu to check if the Station is successfully connected to the 570n device...

Page 9: ...on Initial 570n Setup Step 1 Connect an Ethernet cable between your computer and the 570n device Step 2 Make sure your computer is set to the same subnet as the 570n i e 192 168 2 150 Step 3 Start you...

Page 10: ...DHCP server running refer to the section Initial 570n Setup for instructions specify the DHCP fallback settings in case the DHCP server is unreachable and click Save Apply button Step 7 Navigate to t...

Page 11: ...Step 8 Verify connection Navigate to the Status Network page The Network page will show main network information about association with 570n...

Page 12: ...ted and progress bars indicating the quality of the connection must be displayed Operation Mode The 570n device can operate as transparent Bridge or Router Bridge Mode The 570n device can act as a wir...

Page 13: ...c IP DHCP client or PPPoE When device operates in Router mode the traffic coming on wired interface and going out on wireless interface can be masqueraded by enabling NAT NAT allows a set of clients t...

Page 14: ...on displays general information of the device Network displays main network and wireless statistics of the device Wireless displays information about connected stations on the particular interface onl...

Page 15: ...in router network mode for AP and IPoll AP Services WNMS set WNMS server collector URL allowing remote device configuration and monitoring System alerts set alerts which can be sent via SNMP Traps or...

Page 16: ...ce will be running with new settings It should be noted that pressing Apply button settings are not written to the permanent memory Therefore if the device is rebooted it will start with old configura...

Page 17: ...ccess Point Station iPoll wireless modes AP mode displays access point operating information number of connected clients and SSID details including APs Station mode displays settings at which the stat...

Page 18: ...he radio interface and VAPs IP address displays the IP address of the particular interface MAC displays the MAC address of the particular interface Received displays the number of received packets RX...

Page 19: ...connected wireless clients will be displayed Peer MAC displays MAC address of the successfully connected wireless client Signal indicates the signal strength of the access point main and auxiliary ant...

Page 20: ...fresh button to reload ARP table results Configuration Network The Configuration Network page allows you to control the network configuration and settings of the device First the device operation mode...

Page 21: ...rnet link speed and the duplex mode of the Ethernet port Choose auto for automatic detection of link speed and duplex mode Network settings will vary according to the selected Network mode The Bridge...

Page 22: ...reception method IP addresses can either be retrieved from a DHCP server or configured manually Static IP the IP address must be specified manually Dynamic IP the IP address for this device will be as...

Page 23: ...ess to the 570n for management purposes can further be limited using VLAN tagging By defining Management VLAN the device will only accept management frames that have the appropriate Management VLAN ID...

Page 24: ...ettings Enable NAT select to enable NAT Network Address Translation that functions by transforming the private IP address of packets originating from hosts on your network so that they appear to be co...

Page 25: ...affic tagging on required radio interface 2 4095 The Station devices that associate using the particular SSID will be grouped into this VLAN WAN mode choose Static IP to specify IP settings manually T...

Page 26: ...ID specify the VLAN ID for traffic tagging on required radio interface 2 4095 The Station devices that associate using the particular SSID will be grouped into this VLAN DHCP fallback setting specify...

Page 27: ...uter computer VLAN ID specify the VLAN ID for traffic tagging on required radio interface 2 4095 The Station devices that associate using the particular SSID will be grouped into this VLAN User name s...

Page 28: ...mask specify the subnet mask of the device LAN interface LAN DHCP Settings DHCP mode choose disabled to disable DHCP on LAN interface DHCP mode choose relay to enable DHCP relay The DHCP relay forward...

Page 29: ...Advanced configuration sections The Basic section contains all parameters that required to configure in order have working wireless link Security section is used to select authentication and encrypti...

Page 30: ...0n access point in WDS mode Station WDS mode enables packet forwarding at layer 2 level iPoll Access Point enables 570n to function as an access point for point to multipoint solution The iPoll Access...

Page 31: ...ettings SSID specifies the SSID of the wireless network device Broadcast SSID enables or disables the broadcasting of the SSID IEEE mode specify the wireless network mode Channel width The default cha...

Page 32: ...IP Enterprise RADIUS server based authentication with WPA WPA2 encryption using AES or TKIP requires configured RADIUS server UAM Web browser based user authentication method UAM authentication is ava...

Page 33: ...ation to configured RADIUS server for client authentication The properly configured RADIUS server is required for Enterprise WPA WPA2 encryption Encryption specify WPA WPA2 encryption algorithm AES 57...

Page 34: ...ed device radio will continuously communicate with remote unit s radio in order to adjust the optimal transmit power automatically Antenna Gain dBi displays integrated antenna gain in dBi This entry f...

Page 35: ...rate set If there will be an interference encountered the 570n will step down to the highest rate that allows data transmission Max data rate N choose the data rates in Mbps at which should transmit p...

Page 36: ...mode Channel width The default channel bandwidth for 802 11 radio is 20MHz The 802 11n allow channel bonding in such way the total channel width becomes 40MHz Station Security Settings Both sides AP...

Page 37: ...tion is not available Passphrase specify WPA or WPA2 passphrase 8 63 characters The passphrase will be converted to key format selected above Encryption specify WPA WPA2 encryption algorithm AES passp...

Page 38: ...at which the device will transmit data The larger the distance the higher transmit power is required To set transmit power level use the slider or enter the value manually When entering the transmit...

Page 39: ...e device will use 1x1 antenna for data transfer The antenna will be chosen automatically MIMO multiple input multiple output The device will use 2x2 antenna for data transfer two simultaneous streams...

Page 40: ...ings Use Basic section to setup basic operating settings of the iPoll Access Point s radio iPoll Access Point and iPoll Station will operate in 802 11n IEEE mode only SSID specify the SSID of the wire...

Page 41: ...nt and iPoll Station of the link must have the same security settings The 570n device working in iPoll Access Point wireless mode supports authentication encryption methods listed below Open no encryp...

Page 42: ...zed antennas where the custom value of the antenna gain must be specified Comply regulations if enabled the 570n will automatically adjust radio settings transmit power and DFS to conform regulatory r...

Page 43: ...will operate in 802 11n IEEE mode only SSID specify the SSID of the wireless network device manually or use Scan to find iPoll access points automatically Scan click this button to scan for surroundin...

Page 44: ...the pre shared key Passphrase specify WPA or WPA2 passphrase 8 63 characters The passphrase will be converted to key format selected above iPoll Station Advanced Wireless Settings Advanced wireless s...

Page 45: ...device will use 1x1 antenna for data transfer The antenna will be chosen automatically MIMO multiple input multiple output The device will use 2x2 antenna for data transfer two simultaneous streams Ma...

Page 46: ...igured by default as an open system which broadcasts a beacon signal including the configured SSID For more secure network choose one of the security mechanisms for each VAP interface Security choose...

Page 47: ...ons wirelessly based on MAC address to an 570n by creating an Access Control List ACL Policy define the policy Open no rules applied Allow MAC in the list only listed MAC clients can connect to the 57...

Page 48: ...of the download traffic Download limit kbps specify the maximum download from wireless interface to Ethernet interface bandwidth value in Kbps Download burst kbytes specify the download burst size in...

Page 49: ...ass traffic behind an interface that has NAT enabled For instance if the unit is in router mode with NAT enabled on the WAN interface no devices on the outside of the WAN interface can see any private...

Page 50: ...rule is defined by the destination subnet Destination IP address and netmask interface and or gateway where to route the target traffic A data packet that is directed to the destination network is rou...

Page 51: ...alerts The device is able to send external alerts when there are system errors The alerts can be sent via SNMP Traps or and SMTP notifications Enable alerts select to enable alert notifications on th...

Page 52: ...n about unexpected or administrator initiated device reboot SNMP Traps Settings Manager address specify the IP address or hostname of SNMP Trap receiver Manager port specify the port number of the Tra...

Page 53: ...E mail notification interval specify interval in seconds at which the e mail notification will be sent from the device 0 86400 If 0 specified then device will send an e mail notification immediately...

Page 54: ...em time and date on the device automatically using the Network Time Protocol NTP or manually by setting the time and date on the device The NTP Network Time Protocol client synchronizes the clock of t...

Page 55: ...time select to recall the timestamp that was saved on last reboot Date specify the new date value in format MM DD YYYY Time specify the time in format hh mm SSH Use this menu to manage access to the...

Page 56: ...ort 8080 is always enabled System Administration For security reasons it is recommended to change the default administrator username and password as soon as possible System menu allows you to manage m...

Page 57: ...f the device specific decimal format e q 54 869446 Latitude specify the latitude coordinates of the device specific decimal format e q 23 891058 Both coordinates helps indicate accurate location of th...

Page 58: ...g file The troubleshooting file contains valuable information about device configuration routes log files command outputs etc When using the troubleshooting file the device quickly gathers troubleshoo...

Page 59: ...system log messages to a remote server Syslog forward select to enable remote system logging Forward server specify the remote host IP address or hostname where syslog messages will be sent Forward p...

Page 60: ...ctivity will be visible on the device RSSI thresholds specify the RSSI threshold at which corresponding LED will switch on The Signal LEDs are working only when the connection is established Therefore...

Page 61: ...save the firmware into the device permanent memory Click the Upgrade button Upgrade upgrade device with the uploaded image and reboot the system Do not switch off and do not disconnect the device fro...

Page 62: ...splay the average RSSI of both antennas Site Survey The Site Survey tool shows overview information for wireless networks in a local geographic area Using this test an administrator can scan for worki...

Page 63: ...scan was performed The results of the Site Survey test are converted to handy two graphs 570n count and RSSI An administrator can use this to identify the best channel for device operation that will n...

Page 64: ...g with the new settings and in case the link fails device will be rebooted in specified minutes thus the old settings will be set back Reboot after specify time in minutes after which the device will...

Page 65: ...size specify the packet size Traceroute This tool is a route tracing utility used to determine the path that an IP packet has taken to reach a destination This is useful when trying to find out why de...

Page 66: ...zer test displays detailed information about signal level of each 570n unit s antenna on each available frequency This enables administrator choose the best available frequency channel for the unit op...

Page 67: ...ximum color indicates a the maximum achieved signal level on the appropriate frequency Current color indicates the current signal level on the appropriate frequency Average indicates average of the si...

Page 68: ...he authentication page for login to the network The login page can be served by internal Web server or by external Web application Server UAM Overview When using internal UAM the Login page is the fir...

Page 69: ...tion method is called UAM User provides login credentials and then Web portal attempts to authenticate and authorize the client using the provided information Client will not send any authentication r...

Page 70: ...hey will be blocked and re directed to the URL specified below Custom internal upload a customized internal page Use HTTPS enable to use the HTTPS protocol for connection and authentication Key upload...

Page 71: ...sts control user access to Web content through the 570n The unauthenticated users will be allowed to access sites from white list while access to the sites from black list will be denied even for auth...

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