Ubiquiti PowerStation2 User Manual Download

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PowerStation2

LiteStation2

LiteStation5

User’s Guide

Summary of Contents for PowerStation2

Page 2: ...urity 13 Network Settings 15 Advanced 17 Advanced Wireless Settings 17 RSSI LED Thresholds 18 Antenna 18 Wireless Traffic Shaping 19 802 11e QoS WMM Settings 19 Services 20 Ping Watchdog 20 SNMP Agent...

Page 3: ...station PowerStation2 LiteStation2 and PowerStation2 operate in IEEE 802 11b g modes while the LiteStation5 operates in IEEE 802 11a mode The devices can operate in Client Station Access Point and WD...

Page 4: ...en the web browser and type the default IP address of the PowerStation2 LiteStation2 LiteStation5 device http 192 168 1 20 into the browser address field You will be prompted to enter the administrato...

Page 5: ...cify the Station wireless mode selected by default SSID specify the SSID of the wireless network device which the PowerStation2 LiteStation2 LiteStation5 will associate to Refer to the section Basic W...

Page 6: ...with Pre shared Key encryption Authentication Type choose the one of the following authentication modes for WEP security method Open Authentication station is authenticated automatically more secure...

Page 7: ...assword value used for administrator authentication Verify Password re enter the new password to verify its accuracy Click Change button to save the changes Step7 Apply changes After each configuratio...

Page 8: ...a subscriber station associates to an access point authenticates to the wireless network encrypts and decrypts data Network page covers the configuration of IP settings and network services i e DHCP A...

Page 9: ...Station SSID While operating in Station mode displays the SSID of the Access Point where the device has associated While operating in in Access Point mode displays the SSID of the device itself AP MA...

Page 10: ...t and receive data Antenna Polarity displays the current Antenna Polarity setting Security displays the security method which is set on the device ACK Timeout displays current ACK Timeout value which...

Page 11: ...s Show DHCP Leases selection shows the current status of the leased IP addresses by the device s DHCP server Interface name shows from which device interface DHCP client which has specified MAC Addres...

Page 12: ...this mode the device acts as Access Point Access Point WDS in this mode the device acts as Access Point with the WDS protocol support Station Bridge mode has pass through restrictions for Layer2 proto...

Page 13: ...11a network which supports Dynamic Turbo feature A Static Turbo connect to a 802 11a network which supports Static Turbo feature Data Rate choose the data rate in Mbps at which the device should tran...

Page 14: ...eless device and encrypts decrypts data Figure 11 Wireless Security Settings Security select the security mode of your wireless network None disable security WEP enable WEP encryption WPA enable WPA w...

Page 15: ...D3 0 and WPA2 IEEE 802 11i with pre shared key management protocol offers improved security methods WPA and WPA2 supports the following ciphers for data encryption TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protoco...

Page 16: ...nd will operate in Layer 2 There will be no network segmentation while broadcast domain will be the same Bridge mode will not block any broadcast or multicast traffic Router operating mode can be conf...

Page 17: ...P Server feature on WLAN interface The DHCP options should be configured while DHCP Server is enabled Range Start Enter the IP address that begins the range of IP address space reserved for DHCP Range...

Page 18: ...ts with the highest possible rate and then decreases till the rate can be supported while periodically transmitting packets at higher rates and computing the transmission time Conservative Algorithm i...

Page 19: ...ii Features select the checkboxes to enable the chosen SuperG PowerStation2 and LiteStation2 or SuperAG LiteStation5 features Fast Frame utilizes frame aggregation and timing modifications Bursting mo...

Page 20: ...ol on the device Incoming Traffic Limit specify the maximum bandwidth value in kbps for traffic passing from wireless interface to Ethernet interface Outgoing Traffic Limit specify the maximum bandwid...

Page 21: ...Delay specify initial time delay in seconds until first ICMP echo requests are sent by the Ping Watchdog Tool The value of Startup Delay should be at least 60 seconds as the network interface and wire...

Page 22: ...ion arise Location specify the physical location of the device System This page enables administrator to customize reboot the device set it to factory defaults upload a new firmware backup or update t...

Page 23: ...ndow cancel the upload process After the new firmware image is uploaded into the system use Upgrade button to upgrade a device Figure 25 Firmware Upgrade Step 3 Do not switch off do not reboot and do...

Page 24: ...s Administrator Username displays name of the system user The username is not configurable parameter so it cannot be changed Current Password enter a current password value Default administrator login...

Page 25: ...plain text file Use the Configuration Management section controls to manage backup restore update system configuration file Figure 30 Configuration Management Backup Configuration click Download butto...

Page 26: ...figuration Any non applied changes will be lost Reset to Defaults click to reset the device to factory defaults i WPA WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access are trademarks of the Wi Fi Alliance ii SuperG and Sup...