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4. Web Management: Wireless and WAN Settings 

 

AirLive WLA-9000AP User’s Manual 

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WISP mode acts both in AP and Router which included in these operation modes: AP + 
WISP and WISP + AP.

 

In WISP + AP mode, the Radio 1 is actually a wireless client of the WISP wireless node and 
also the gateway of the local area network. 

 

 
Please refer to

 Section 4.6

 for gateway settings. 

 

To configure the AP mode, Please refer to Section 4.3 Access Point Setting. 

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Страница 2: ...orp has made the best effort to ensure the accuracy of the information in this user s guide However we are not liable for the inaccuracies or errors in this guide Please use with caution All information is subject to change without notice All Trademarks are properties of their respective holders 7KLV SURGXFW UHTXLUH SURIHVVLRQDO LQVWDOODWLRQ 3OHDVH GR QRW DWWHPS WR LQVWDOO WKH GHYLFH ZLWKRXW WKH Q...

Страница 3: ... use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this ...

Страница 4: ... IP client 10 3 Configuring the WLA 9000AP 11 3 1 Important Information 11 3 2 Prepare Your PC 12 3 3 Management Interface 12 Web Management HTTP 12 Secured Web Management HTTPS 13 Command Line Interface Telnet 14 Secure Shell SSH SSH2 14 SNMP Management 17 3 4 Introduction to Web Management 17 3 4 1 Getting into Web Management 17 3 4 2 Welcome Screen and Login 19 3 5 Initial Configuration 22 3 5 ...

Страница 5: ...eOut 43 4 2 7 10 Enable 802 11d Global Roaming 45 4 2 8 Access Control ACL 45 4 2 9 Multiple SSID 47 4 2 10 QoS Setting 52 4 2 11 Enable Radio eXtended Range 55 4 2 12 Enable Wireless Client Isolation 56 4 2 13 Bandwidth Control 56 4 3 Access Point Settings 60 4 4 WDS Settings 61 4 5 Client Settings 64 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings 66 4 6 1 WAN Port Settings 68 4 6 2 DHCP Server Settings 69 4 6 3...

Страница 6: ...ient Table 94 6 Command Line Interface 95 6 1 System Commands 96 6 2 Debugging Commands 98 6 3 Show Commands 99 6 4 Set Commands 106 6 5 Enable Disable Commands 116 6 6 Add Delete Commands 117 7 Application Example Dual AP Mode 123 8 Application Example Duplex Mode 125 9 Application Example Dual WDS Bridge Mode 127 10 Application Example Separate Bridge Mode 129 11 Application Example AP Client Cl...

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Страница 8: ...dcast to restrict association to only those client stations that are already pre configured with the correct SSID To enable WEP Wireless Encryption Protocol 64 128 or 152 bit encryption to protect the privacy of your data Support of Access List Control to allow you to grant deny access to from specified wireless stations Provisioning of centralized authentication through RADIUS Server WPA PSK Wi F...

Страница 9: ...mode for your application Chapter 16 If you have a question about WLA 9000AP that is not found on other part of this manual you might find your answer here Chapter 17 This chapter explains technical specification of WLA 9000AP Chapter 18 Explanation on network technical terms from A to Z Highly recommended for reference when you encounter an unfamiliar term 1 3 Firmware Upgrade and Tech Support If...

Страница 10: ...based encryption 64 128 152 bits enhanced Security with 802 1x using a primary and a backup RADIUS Server with without dynamic WEP keys WPA PSK WPA and WPA2 Extensive monitoring capability such as event logging traffic error statistics monitoring Easy configuration and monitoring through the use of a Web browser based GUI with predefined operation mode SNMP commands from a remote SNMP management s...

Страница 11: ...1 Introduction AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 1 5 Wireless Operation Modes The WLA 9000AP device provides all 14 modes of wireless operational applications with ...

Страница 12: ...1 Introduction 5 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual ...

Страница 13: ...PoE Ethernet Cable You can use a good quality CAT 5E outdoor graded Ethernet cable shielded with anti UV according to the length you need The use of 5GHz spectrum Turbo modes and 5 10MHz channel bandwidth might be prohibited in some countries Please consult with your country s telecom regulation first You must set the distance parameter to make long distance connection work Please refer to chapter...

Страница 14: ...ice is powered on either by power adaptor or PoE 2 WLAN1 3 WLAN2 Solid Green LED while the device is powered on Blinking while there is Data transmission dark when this interface is turn off 4 LAN 1 5 LAN 2 6 LAN 3 LAN ports status LED Solid Green LED shows when a port is actively connected blinking while there is data transmission turns into dark when this disconnected 2 4 6 1 3 5 ...

Страница 15: ... delivered with product 3 RESET Reset button for rebooting and reset device as default factory value 4 LAN 3 PoE LAN port 3 and PoE port It can be plug 802 3af compliant PoE as power and data supply 5 LAN 2 LAN port 2 6 LAN 1 LAN port 1 7 WLAN2 Detachable antenna with R SMA connector 2 5 Configuration steps This section describes configuration required for the WLA 9000AP before it can work properl...

Страница 16: ...en perform the following steps 2 5 1 Set up a wired connection with Ethernet cable In the case of using a LAN attached PC the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed properly be connected to the WLA 9000AP either directly or through an external LAN switch and have TCP IP installed and configured as fixed IP and same subnet mask scope as the AP Then perform the following steps for either of th...

Страница 17: ...ration tab If TCP IP has already been installed go to Step 8 Otherwise select Add to install it now Step 4 In the new Network Component Type window select Protocol In the new Select Network Protocol window select Microsoft in the Manufacturers area Step 5 In the Network Protocols area of the same window select TCP IP then click OK You may need your Win95 98 CD to complete the installation After TC...

Страница 18: ...llowing information will help you to get start quickly However we recommend you to read through the entire manual before you start Please note the password and SSID are case sensitive Default Value Settings Wireless1 Wireless2 Device Name WLA 9000AP Radio 802 11a 802 11a SSID airlive1 airlive2 Channel 36 36 auto in 802 11b g WEP Disabled IP Address 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server...

Страница 19: ...s of the PC should be in the range of 192 168 1 2 to 192 168 1 254 To prepare your PC for management with the WLA 9000AP please do the following 1 Connect your PC directly to the LAN port on the DC Injector of WLA 9000AP 2 Set your PC s IP address manually to 192 168 1 100 or other address in the same subnet You are ready now to configure the WLA 9000AP using your PC 3 3 Management Interface The W...

Страница 20: ...fe and easy way to manage your WLA 9000AP We highly recommend WISP and service provider to use HTTPS for management To begin simply enter https 192 168 1 1 on your web browser A security alert screen from your browser will pop up Please click Continue to this website to login WLA 9000AP After you pass the security warning screen you will enter the secured web management interface The default passw...

Страница 21: ...the CLI please open the command line window Then type telnet 192 168 1 1 to start When asked for password please enter airlive To get a list of available command and their usage please type help on the command prompt Secure Shell SSH SSH2 SSH is an encrypted Command Line Interface that allow user to send text commands through SSL encryption Therefore it provides the added advantage of security com...

Страница 22: ...H2 protocol you would need a SSH client Free SSH clients are widely available on the Internet You can find where to download them by using Internet search engine such as Google In this guide we will use a popular SSH Telnet utility call Putty Once you have download and install Putty Please follow the figure below to make a connection with WLA 9000AP 1 Choose SSH as indicated in the diagram 2 Enter...

Страница 23: ...creen appears enter root for login Then press Enter when password for root is requested do not enter any password When the Wireless Router Manager Console appears please enter airlive for password This password will change when you change the password Now you are ready to enter commands ...

Страница 24: ...duction to Web Management The WLA 9000AP offers both normal http and secured https Web Management interfaces Their share the same interface and functions and they can both be accessed through web browsers The only difference is HTTPS are encrypted for extra security Therefore we will discuss them together as Web Management on this guide 3 4 1 Getting into Web Management Normal Web Management HTTP ...

Страница 25: ...A 9000AP s default IP address If the IP address is changed the address entered in the browser should change also A security warning screen from your browser will then pop up depending on the browser you use Please follow step below to clear the security screen Internet Explorer Click Continue to this website to proceed Firefox 1 Select or you can add an exception 2 Click on Add Exception 1 ...

Страница 26: ...ress Finally please click on Confirm Security Exception 3 4 2 Welcome Screen and Login After the procedure above the Welcome Screen will appear Welcome Screen gives a brief introduction of the WLA 9000AP s main function category By clicking on the function category it will direct you to the corresponding web management menu 2 4 3 ...

Страница 27: ...ll non wireless and router mode settings are in this category The system configurations including changing password upload firmware backup configuration settings PING watchdog and setting management interface The default management timeout is 10 minutes we recommend you should change password and management timeout during the first time login Device Status This section for monitoring the status of...

Страница 28: ...menu category you selected If you are placing the WLA 9000AP behind router or firewall you might need to open virtual server ports to WLA 9000AP on your firewall router HTTP TCP Port 80 HTTPS TCP UDP Port 443 This procedure is not necessary in most cases unless there is a router firewall between your PC and WLA 9000AP Wireless Settings System Configuration ...

Страница 29: ...irst time login 3 5 1 Choose the wireless Operation Modes The wireless settings of WLA 9000AP are dependant on the wireless operation mode you choose Therefore the first step is to choose the operation mode For explanation on when to use what operation mode please refer to Chapter 1 When you click on the Wireless Settings on the welcome screen or the Operation Mode on the top menu bar the followin...

Страница 30: ...button 3 The AP will reboot wait for about one minute 3 5 2 Change the Device s IP Address The default IP address is at 192 168 1 1 You should change it to the same subnet as your network Also if you want to manage WLA 9000AP remotely you have to set the Gateway and DNS server information To setup the IP settings for WLA 9000AP please select System Configuration Device 2 1 ...

Страница 31: ... and channels in 5GHz spectrum varies between countries The default country code is United Kingdom which should require no changes If you are living in Europe If you are living outside EU you should change the country code accordingly In the example below we will change the country code to United States which enables the use of 5 8GHz spectrum Step 1 Select Operation Mode Setup 2 3 1 ...

Страница 32: ...nd Date It is important that you set the date and time for your WLA 9000AP so that the system log will record the correct date and time information Please go to System Configuration Time Settings We recommend you choose Enable NTP so the time will be keep even after reboot If your WLA 9000AP is not connected to Internet please enter the time manually Please remember to select your local time zone ...

Страница 33: ...commended that you change the system management settings first Please go to System Configuration System Management The default web management time out is 10 minutes you can set to longer period if needed For WISP administrators you can consider turning off HTTP and Telnet for security purpose 5 4 3 2 1 6 ...

Страница 34: ... the WLA 9000AP 27 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 3 5 6 Change Password You should change the password for WLA 9000AP at the first login To change password please go to System Configuration Password Settings menu ...

Страница 35: ...vice status and other non wireless related settings please go to Chapter 5 4 1 About WLA 9000AP Menu Structure The WLA 9000AP s web management menu is divided into 3 main menus Operation Modes System Configurations and Device Status The main menus are displayed in Top Menu Bar Within each main menu category there are sub menu options which are displayed on the Side Menu Bar Operation Mode This men...

Страница 36: ...luding changing password upload firmware backup configuration settings PING watchdog and setting management interface We will talk about this menu s function in Chapter 5 Device Status This section for monitoring the status of WLA 9000AP It provides information on device status Ethernet status wireless status wireless client table and system log Logout Please make sure to Logout after you finish a...

Страница 37: ...ge Mode button to switch between modes Setup Click here to configure the Wireless and WAN in router mode settings Once you click on the Setup page the wireless settings will appear This tells your current Operation Mode now Configure Wireless and WAN Settings Select one of the wireless operation modes here After you select the new operation mode click here to Change ...

Страница 38: ...4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings 31 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual The WLA 9000AP device provides all 14 modes of wireless operational applications with ...

Страница 39: ...u can uncheck this box to disable wireless interface Disable SSID Broadcasting If you check this box the SSID will be hidden only users who know the SSID can associate with this network 4 2 2 Site Survey Operation Mode Setup Site Survey The Site Survey function in WLA 9000AP provides 4 important functions In Client and Bridge Infrastructure mode site survey will scan for available AP network Then ...

Страница 40: ...ption key the WLA 9000AP will not check whether the encryption key is correct RSSI RSSI is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the WLA 9000AP In general remote APs with stronger signal will display higher RSSI values For RSSI value the smaller the absolute value is the stronger the signal For example 50db has stronger signal than 80dB For outdoor connection signal stronger than 60dB is con...

Страница 41: ...add Bursting Compression and Fast Frames to increase the speed over 11a mode If you live in countries that prohibit the channel binding technology i e Europe you should choose Super A If you need more speed than 11a mode However this mode is not as stable as 11a mode Super A with Static Turbo Turbo mode uses channel binding technology to increase the speed further over Super A mode This mode might...

Страница 42: ...60 136 5680 5 47 to 5 725GHz U NII World Wide ETSI Band3 140 5700 Super Channel is NOT available in EU countries 4 2 6 Security Settings Operation Mode Setup Security Settings Security settings allow you to use encryption to secure your data from eavesdropping You can select different security policy to provide association authentication and or data encryption The WLA 9000AP features various secur...

Страница 43: ... offers 64bit 128 bit and 152 bit for WEP key length The longer the Key Length the more secure the encryption is Key Type 2 types are available ASCII and HEX ASCII is a string of ASCII code including alphabetical characters space signs and numbers i e airlivepass12 HEX is a string of 16 bit hexadecimal digits 0 9 a b c d e f All wireless devices on the network must match the exact key length and K...

Страница 44: ...allows users to leverage a RADIUS server to do association authentications You can also enable dynamic WEP key 128 bit to have data encryption You do not have to enter the WEP key manually because it will be generated automatically and dynamically Rekey interval is time period that the system will change the key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is To Enable RADIUS S...

Страница 45: ...n contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters WPA WPA2 WPA AUTO Wi Fi Protected Access WPA introduces the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP that provides added security WPA2 adds full support for 802 11i standard and the CCMP AES Encryption The WPA AUTO tries to authenticate wireless clients using WPA or WPA2 All 3 requires a RADIUS server available in order to do authentication same as 802 1x thu...

Страница 46: ...a and the re key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is The default is 300 sec WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA PSK Auto Wi Fi Protected Access WPA with Pre Shared Key PSK provides better security than WEP keys It does not require a RADIUS server in order to provide association authentication but you do have to ente...

Страница 47: ...he hardware to support it You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time Group Rekey Interval A group key is used for multicast broadcast data and the re key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is The default is 300 sec 4 2 7 Advance Settings Op...

Страница 48: ...ds The default value is 100 and a valid value should be between 1 and 65 535 4 2 7 2 RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mechanism The RTS threshold should have a value between 256 2347 bytes with a default of 2347 It i...

Страница 49: ...an associate If you need serving wireless connection to large number of users in one location You can deploy many APs and limit the number of wireless clients so any additional wireless connection attempt will be rejected therefore redirect to other AP The range of user limitation is from 1 to 100 4 2 7 6 Age Out Timer Set the age out timer for the wireless client If there is no traffic from clien...

Страница 50: ...ing at Best 4 2 7 9 Ack TimeOut When a packet is sent out from one wireless station to the other it will waits for an Acknowledgement frame from the remote station The station will only wait for a certain amount of time this time is called the ACK timeout If the ACK is NOT received within that timeout period then the packet will be re transmitted resulting in reduced throughput If the ACK setting ...

Страница 51: ...ely optimize the throughput over long distance links 1 Click ACK calculator and it will pop up 2 Enter the distance to the remote wireless device here The WLA 9000AP will then calculate the appropriate ACK Timeout value automatically 3 Please type ACK Timeout value into column It is very important that you enter the correct distance for long distance connection Failure to do so will result in poor...

Страница 52: ...in countries where systems using other standards in the 802 11 family are not allowed to operate 4 2 8 Access Control ACL Operation Mode Setup Access Control The WLA 9000AP allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network This function is available only for Access Point and AP Router modes ...

Страница 53: ...y the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network Enable DENY address control list When selected data traffic from the devices specified in the table will be denied discarded by the network To add a MAC address into the table enter a Mnemonic Name and the MAC Address and then click Add The table lists all configured MAC Filter entries To delete entries check the corresponding Sel...

Страница 54: ...SID It is also known as Virtual AP function Each SSID can have its Encryption type VLAN Tag and TOS settings In the following diagram the WLA 9000AP uses Multiple SSID function to create separate Bridge and Client network Each has its own encryption policies Configuring the Multiple SSID When you click on the Multiple SSID button the following screen will appear Bridge Network SSID BridgeNet Secur...

Страница 55: ...A 9000AP Please follow the procedure below 1 Enter the SSID name i e BridgeNet 2 Select the Security Policy i e WPA2 PSK 3 Enter the Security Key i e BridgeNetKey 4 Click on Apply to add SSID Click here to Apply changes in VLAN and DiffServe Marking Click here to apply changes on adding or deleting SSID This is the default SSID ...

Страница 56: ...o Modify or Delete a SSID Please follow the procedure below 1 Select the SSID you want to modify or delete 2 The SSID s settings will be displayed in the box area Modify any settings 3 Click on Apply to complete the modification 4 Or click on Delete Selected to delete the SSID 3 2 1 4 ...

Страница 57: ...Wireless and WAN Settings AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 50 Configure the VLAN and DiffServ Markings When you check the Enable VLAN for All SSIDs and or Enable DiffServ Marking the following screen will appear 4 2 1 3 ...

Страница 58: ...e forwarded with the DSCP value labeled You need to click on the top APPLY button after making changes VLAN ID Packets going out of this VLAN will be tagged with the VLAN ID Packets coming into the AP will be dropped if the VLAN Tag does not match The valid range is between 0 to 4095 The VLAN ID 0 is the default VLAN group VLAN IP Each SSID can be given with different VLAN IP group Please notice t...

Страница 59: ...r this SSID VLAN group This policy can be different in each SSID VLAN group For example one SSID can be using WEP the other policy can use WPA PSK Once you enable the VLAN ID The incoming packet from Ethernet port to your VLAN group must carry the same VLAN ID tag or the packet will be dropped 4 2 10 QoS Setting Operation Mode Setup QoS Setting Wi Fi Multimedia WMM is a standard to prioritize traf...

Страница 60: ...I High priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Video and other streaming media are automatically sent to this queue Data 3 Voice VO Highest priority queue minimum delay Time sensitive data such as Voice over IP VoIP is automatically sent to this queue Packets in a higher priority queue will be transmitted before packets in a lower priority queue ECWmin and ECWmax If an access poin...

Страница 61: ...describe the random delay a Minimum Contention Window ECWMin and a Maximum Contention Window ECWMax is defined ECWmin The value specified for the Minimum Contention Window is the upper limit of a range for the initial random backoff wait time The number used in the random backoff is initially a random number between 0 and the number defined for the Minimum Contention Window ECWmax If the first ran...

Страница 62: ... WMM client station has the right to initiate transmissions onto the wireless medium This value specifies in milliseconds the Transmission Opportunity TXOP for client stations that is the interval of time when a WMM client station has the right to initiate transmissions on the wireless network We recommend that you use the default settings on the WMM QoS page Changing these values can lead to unex...

Страница 63: ...and Per User Bandwidth Control for both uplink and downlink speed It controls the speed of both wireless and wired interface To configure please click on the Bandwidth Control button under wireless settings The following screen will appear Enable Bandwidth Check to enable Bandwidth Control Uncheck to disable it The default value is disabled You must select between Total Bandwidth and Per User Band...

Страница 64: ...th control for Access Point and AP Router mode Per User Control Options Description Enter a description for the bandwidth policy For example VIP subscriber Type WLA 9000AP offers 3 types of Per User Control IP Address To limit the bandwidth of one single IP address IP Segment To limit the bandwidth the entire IP segment For example if you enter the address of 192 168 1 20 with subnet mask of 255 2...

Страница 65: ... speed you wish to limit the upload traffic in kbps units Example 1 Total Bandwidth Control In this example the WLA 9000AP is in Client Infrastructure mode connecting to a remote AP We want to limit the Bandwidth of the link to 2048Kbps download and 512kbps Upload Step 1 From Operation Mode menu select Setup Bandwidth Control Step 2 to 5 Enable the Bandwidth Control and select the Total Bandwidth ...

Страница 66: ...wireless client to 1024 downstream and 512K upstream using WLA 9000AP s Per User Bandwidth Control Step 1 Enable Bandwidth Control and select Per User Bandwidth Control Step 2 Enter Description for this policy Wireless Client Step 3 Select MAC Address then enter the MAC address of the wireless client Step 4 Enter the downlink speed as 1024 and uplink speed as 512 Step 5 Click on Add button to add ...

Страница 67: ...ettings The Access Point mode is the most basic mode of multi function Access Point In this mode the AP will act as a central hub for different Wireless LAN clients Some hotspot Access Points requires 802 1x authenticator function to authenticate a user before providing internet service 2 1 4 5 6 3 ...

Страница 68: ...0 11g depends on the country USA Canada supports channel 1 to 11 Europe supports channel 1 to 13 Japan supports channel 1 to 13 France supports channel 10 to 13 and Span supports channel 10 to 11 Enable Radio eXtended Range Check this box to extend the wireless coverage range this is provided by Atheros s eXtended Range XR technology Enable Client Isolation Privacy Separator This is to prohibit da...

Страница 69: ...nly in WDS Bridge Pure MAC mode WDS Bridges are using BSSID AP s Wireless MAC address to authenticate each other Therefore it is necessary to know the remote Bridge s wireless MAC addresses You can always do a Site Survey to find out the MAC Addresses When you click on WDS settings the following screen will appear Local Area Network Local Area Network ...

Страница 70: ...SID is the network ID for the wireless link If you have more than one WDS link or if you want to make WDS connection with Mikrotik devices this field is required Each WDS Link must have a different SSID name If you only have one WDS link you can leave this field empty z MAC Address Please enter the remote bridge s wireless MAC address in this field This wireless SSID can be found on the device lab...

Страница 71: ...lient Settings Also known as Ethernet Client In this mode the AP will act as a WLAN card to connect with the remote AP Users can connect PC or local LAN to the Ethernet port of local LAN to the Ethernet port of the client mode AP This mode is mostly used as a CPE device for WISP subscriber Client mode included in these operation modes AP Client Client AP AP WISP and WISP AP 1 To connect to an acce...

Страница 72: ...rvey pop up window then shows up and lists available access point with relative information 3 The Signal Survey pop up windows shows as following Select the access point you want to connect and then click the ASSOCIATE button Click here to show the signal strength of the selected access point ...

Страница 73: ...s selected its SSID shows automatically in the Network ID SSID field 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings Operation Mode Setup In Gateway mode router functions are added between one Ethernet port and other network interfaces Therefore the ISP subscriber can share the ISP connection without need for extra router ...

Страница 74: ...4 Web Management Wireless and WAN Settings 67 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual Gateway mode acts both in AP and Router which included in these operation modes AP Gateway and Gateway AP ...

Страница 75: ...etup WAN Port Settings The WLA 9000AP support different authentication and IP assignment standards for the WAN port It includes fixed IP DHCP PPPoE and PPTP protocols Please consult with your ISP about what authentication type is used for the WAN port conection Clone MAC Address Some service provider Cable Modem provider lock to certain MAC address In this situation the WAN port of WLA 9000AP need...

Страница 76: ...to be cloned 4 6 2 DHCP Server Settings Operation Mode Setup DHCP Server Settings DHCP Server Settings is to assign private IP address to the devices in your local area network LAN Note that WLA 9000AP keeps the IP address of 192 168 1 1 and act as the default gateway of the LAN You can assign IP address to MAC address the DHCP server will keep the IP for the MAC address ...

Страница 77: ... Manual 70 4 6 3 Multiple DMZ Operation Mode Setup Multiple DMZ Multiple DMZ opens all TCP UDP ports to particular IP address on the LAN side It allows setting up servers behind the WLA 9000AP Manually assign MAC address to IP here Change IP range and IP Lease Time here ...

Страница 78: ...rected to this privately addressed LAN client This can be used together with a separate firewall device to perform additional security functions 4 6 4 Virtual Server Settings Operation Mode Setup Virtual Setting This allows you to specify one or more applications running on server computers on the LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user Internet data destined for the specified public port wi...

Страница 79: ...ion such as Instant Messaging or games use groups of ports and are not easy to work behind a firewall To work well with these special applications we will open ports to let traffic pass through Note You can use up to 3 sets of opened ports for a specific application The opened ports can be separated by a comma and no spaces are allowed e g 2300 2305 4300 4305 5300 5305 ...

Страница 80: ...ngs 73 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 4 6 6 IP Filtering Settings Operation Mode Setup IP Filtering Settings IP filtering is simply a mechanism that decides which types of IP datagram will be processed normally and which will be discarded ...

Страница 81: ...nternet Please do set both inbound outbound in order to get complete connection Only inbound or outbound will not allow to get response from the destination IP Disable IP filtering No IP filtering is performed Grant IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are allowed forwarded Deny IP access Data traffic satisfying rules below are denied filtered ...

Страница 82: ... Protocol Apply to either Outbound to the Internet or Inbound from the Internet Source IP Address and Dest Destination IP Address To grant or deny IP address select ADD or Delete Selected 4 6 7 IP Routing Settings Operation Mode Setup IP Routing Settings The IP Routing Settings allows you to configure routing feature in the gateway ...

Страница 83: ...mic DNS Settings Operation Mode Setup Dynamic DNS Settings Dynamic DNS DDNS allows you to create a hostname that points to your dynamic IP or static IP address or URL WLA 9000AP provide Dynamic DNS client using DynDNS please visit http www dyndns org for detail 4 6 9 Remote Management Settings Operation Mode Setup Remote Management Remote Management allows administrator to manage the WLA 9000AP fr...

Страница 84: ...Web Server Access from WAN side Response to WAN ping You can disable or enable whether WLA 9000AP will response to PING command 4 7 WISP Settings In WISP mode the AP will behave just the same as the Client mode for wireless function However router functions are added between the wireless WAN side and the Ethernet LAN side Therefore the WISP subscriber can share the WISP connection without need for...

Страница 85: ...r which included in these operation modes AP WISP and WISP AP In WISP AP mode the Radio 1 is actually a wireless client of the WISP wireless node and also the gateway of the local area network Please refer to Section 4 6 for gateway settings To configure the AP mode Please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Setting ...

Страница 86: ...ireless and WAN Settings 79 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual To configure the WDS mode Please refer to Section 4 5 Client Setting To configure the Gateway Router mode Please refer to Section 4 6 Gateway AP router Setting ...

Страница 87: ...ase be sure to read through Chapter 3 s Introduction to Web Management and Initial Configurations first 5 1 System Configuration When you click on the System Configuration menu on the top menu bar the following screen will appear The system configuration includes all non wireless settings We will explain their functions here 5 5 Web Management 2 System Configuration and Status ...

Страница 88: ...his device and then fill in the following fields IP Address and IP Subnet Mask Default values are 192 168 1 1 and 255 255 255 0 respectively It is important to note that there are similar addresses falling in the standard private IP address range and it is an essential security feature of the device Because of this private IP address the device can no longer be accessed seen from the Internet Gate...

Страница 89: ... for this device Then click Next to go to the next screen As a reminder you might loss the IP address of WLA 9000AP when IP is assigned dynamically 5 1 2 Time Settings System Configuration Time Settings It is important that you set the date and time for your WLA 9000AP so that the system log will record the correct date and time information We recommend you choose Enable NTP so the time will be ke...

Страница 90: ...A 9000AP User s Manual To change password please go to System Configuration Password Settings menu 5 1 4 System Management System Configuration System Management In this page administrator can change the management parameters and disable enable management interface ...

Страница 91: ...her WLA 9000AP will response to PING command UPnP Click here to enable UPnP It is recommended not to open UPnP for security reason Syslog Syslog is an IETF Internet Engineering Task Force the Internet standards body conformant standard for logging system events RFC 3164 When the WLA 9000AP encounters an error or warning condition ie a log in attempt with an invalid password it will create a log in...

Страница 92: ...t to a Syslog daemon running on a server identified by this IP address 5 1 5 SNMP Settings System Configuration SNMP Settings This screen allows you to configure SNMP parameters including the system name the location and contact information System Name A name that you assign to your WLA 9000AP It is an alphanumeric string of up to 30 characters System Location Enter a system location ...

Страница 93: ...your SNMP trap manager A trap manager is a remote SNMP management station where special SNMP trap messages are generated by the router and sent to in the network You can define trap managers in the system You can add a trap manager by entering a name an IP address followed by pressing the ADD button You can delete a trap manager by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED bu...

Страница 94: ...l Tries to 2 It means the CPE will ping every 2 minutes after the second failure it will reconnect Actions Reconnect the WLA 9000AP will attempt to re establish the connection It is recommend to use this option for WDS Bridge connection Reboot the WLA 9000AP will do a power recycle 5 1 7 Firmware Upgrade System Configuration Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the firmware of your WLA 9000AP the soft...

Страница 95: ...sage appears telling you that the operation is completed you need to reset the system to have the new firmware take effect Do not power off the device while upgrading the firmware It is recommended that you do not upgrade your WLA 9000AP unless the new firmware has new features you need or if it has a fix to a problem that you ve encountered 5 1 8 Configuration Save and Restore System Configuratio...

Страница 96: ...ration file Then click the SAVE TO FILE button to save the current configuration into the specified file or click the RESTORE FROM FILE button to restore the system configuration from the specified file 5 1 9 Factory Default System Configuration Factory Default You can reset the configuration of your WLA 9000AP to the factory default settings Step 1 Select Factory Default from the System Configura...

Страница 97: ...guration and Status AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 90 Step 2 Click YES to go ahead and restore the configuration to the factory default 5 1 10 Reboot System System Configuration Reboot System You can reboot WLA 9000AP in this page ...

Страница 98: ...n 5 Connect WLA 9000AP and PC with an Ethernet cable 6 Run the tftpd32 exe Note that the IP address must be 192 168 1 254 7 Power on WLA 9000AP the Status LED will light on after 3 seconds 8 Push the Reset button until the Status LED off and on again and release the Reset button 9 If the above process success the WLA 9000AP LAN LED keep flashing and the tftp serve shows file download information 1...

Страница 99: ... some additional explanations on some status information of this page Firmware version In general AirLive will refer to its firmware as exx such as e2 version on the release note Device IP It shows LAN IP Device MAC It shows MAC address of LAN Wan IP It shows WAN IP Wan MAC It shows MAC address of WAN Gateway IP It shows IP address of Gateway DNS IP It shows IP address of DNS Wireless MAC This is ...

Страница 100: ...device s BSSD connecting State channel and encryption used 5 2 3 LAN Information This page shows the information about LAN port of the WLA 9000AP It includes the type of LAN port authentication used and the IP address information about the LAN port 5 2 4 System Log The System Log displays the system activities login and system error report If you need to report a problem to Air Live please be sure...

Страница 101: ...P User s Manual 94 5 2 5 Wireless Client Table This function is available in AP mode and AP Router mode only It displays the information about wireless clients that are associated with WLA 9000AP It includes signal strength TX and RX data rate MAC address and the state ...

Страница 102: ...pter please go through Section 3 3 of Chapter 3 It contains information on how to login Telnet or SSH SSH2 interface For quick reference the login and password is as bellowed Telnet Password airlive SSH SSH2 First login z Login root z Password nothing just press enter Second login z Password airlive When you change WLA 9000AP s password it will change the second login s password only You can get a...

Страница 103: ...d Purpose Change login password Example Command change password 123 password is set to 123 ftptest ssid 11a channel Purpose Test if a SSID s connection is okay Example Command ftptest airlive 11a 40 Set SSID airlive mode 11a channel 40 ok save config Purpose save configuration file Please remember to save config after making changes Example Command save config None clear config Purpose Clear confi...

Страница 104: ...site survey Purpose Site Survey display Example Command site survey Please wait a moment for site survey ESSID MAC Address Conn Mode Channel Turbo Super XR WME Signal Strength dbm Security Network airlive 00 4f 79 90 00 27 A 36 49 None AP airlive 00 4f 69 52 a1 ca A 36 61 None AP airmax ap 00 4f 69 90 00 01 A 36 56 None AP signal survey bssid channel Purpose Display continuous RSSI for the remote ...

Страница 105: ...ple Command z_debug http logout z_debug signature enable disable Purpose Enable or disable signature check on firmware Example Command z_debug signature disable Are you sure y n y Signature check is now DISABLED z_debug add ssid ssid Purpose This command will replace the default ssid with the new one It will not add an additional SSID We recommend to use the following commands instead add ssid ssi...

Страница 106: ...set the ssid name set rate mode mode value set radio mode to 11a supera_no_turbo supera_static_turbo supera_dynamic_turbo Example Command z_debug set port radio1 11a air2 64 6 3 Show Commands Show Commands are command that show the settings and status of WLA 9000AP show arp table Purpose Show ARP Table Example Command show arp table IP address Flags HWaddress Device 192 168 1 100 C 00 1D 60 5E AE ...

Страница 107: ... MAC filter mode This might change to show the wireless MAC address of WLA 9000AP in future firmware release Example Command show mac Filter Name MAC address ailrive 00 4f 62 24 12 34 show mac filter Purpose show mac address table in the Access Control List Example Command show mac filter Filter Name MAC address hello 00 4f 62 24 12 34 airlive 00 4f 62 24 11 11 show mac filter mode Purpose Show wh...

Страница 108: ... show mac filter hello Filter Name MAC address hello 00 4f 62 24 12 34 show community string read Purpose Show SNMP community string Example Command show community string read SNMP Community String read only public show snmp Purpose Show whether SNMP is enable or disabled Example Command show snmp SNMP is enabled show trap manager Purpose Show SNMP Trap manager status Example Command show trap man...

Страница 109: ... ailrive 192 168 1 123 enabled show radius server Purpose Show radius server settings Example Command show radius server RADIUS Server State IP Port Primary Disabled 0 0 0 0 1812 Secondary Disabled 0 0 0 0 1812 RADIUS Server reattempt 60 seconds show radius server primary secondary Purpose Show settings of primary or secondary radius server Example Command show radius server primary RADIUS Server ...

Страница 110: ...nd system status Example Command show telnet Telnet session timeout 0 minutes Telnet port number 23 Telnet state enable Command show system System Name WLA 9000AP S W Version 1 00e09a H W Version S0A System LAN MAC 00 4F 79 90 00 16 Wireless MAC 00 4F 79 90 00 15 WMAC 0 00 4F 79 90 00 15 show snmp statistics Purpose Show SNMP satistics Example Command show snmp statistics Timeout No Response from ...

Страница 111: ...s 0 25 SET Requests 0 Errors Bad Versions 0 Bad Community Uses 0 ASN1 Parse Errors 0 Packet Too Long 0 NO SUCH NAME Errors 0 BAD VALUE Errors 0 READ ONLY Errors 0 GENERAL ERR Errors 0 show rssi Purpose Show RSSI signal strength Example Command show rssi Please wait a moment for site survey ESSID MAC Address Signal Strength dbm airlive 0 4f 69 52 a1 ca 59 airmax ap 00 4f 69 90 00 01 47 ...

Страница 112: ...ting Radio 1 operation mode access point ssid name air2 wireless state enable ssid broadcast enable radio 1 mode 11a radio 1 channel 64 show wireless security Purpose Show current wireless security policy Example Command show wireless security Radio1 security policy none show wan lan settings Purpose Show LAN or WAN port IP settings Example Command show lan settings Lan ip type static Lan ip addre...

Страница 113: ... polarization Example Command show antenna Antenna setting is Vertical show ratemode Purpose Show whether the AirMax is using 5MHz 10MHz or 20MHz channel width Example Command show ratemode Ratemode is Full 20Mhz show noise immunity Purpose Show the noise immunity setting Example Command show noise immunity Noise immunity is enable 6 4 Set Commands The Set Commands are to make changes to the WLA 9...

Страница 114: ...mmand set system location 60 System Location 60 set system name string up to 32 characters Purpose Set system s name Example Command set system name airlive System Name airlive set mac filter mode MAC filter mode disabled grant deny Purpose Set MAC filter mode or disable MAC filtering Example Command set mac filter mode disabled mac filter mode is set to disabled set community string read write st...

Страница 115: ...h_rate_atheros o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_dfs o Using lib modules 2 4 25 LSDK 5 1 0 42 wlan ath_ahb o mapping sub ioctl turbo to cmd 0x8BE0 1 mapping sub ioctl set_installmode to cmd 0x8BE0 75 mapping sub ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 76 mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE0 77 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd 0x8BE0 78 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to ...

Страница 116: ...tions to be lost Are you sure y n y Telnet session timeout 10 minutes set wmm qos enable disable Purpose Enable or Disable WMM QoS Example Command set wmm qos disable set wmm qos disable successful set log level 1 7 Purpose Set the log level Example Command set log level 7 set log level 7 successful set client isolation enable disable Purpose Enable or Disable client isolation privacy seperator Ex...

Страница 117: ...y n y set wan lan webservice ping enable disable Purpose enable disable ping response or web server on the lan wan side Example Command set lan ping enable set lan ping already enable set lan ip ipaddress sm netmask gw gateway dns dns server Purpose set LAN IP address such as IP Subnet mask gateway and DNS server Example Command set lan ip 192 168 1 1 sm 255 255 255 0 gw 192 168 1 254 dns 168 95 1...

Страница 118: ...set ssid remotessid remote ssidname Repeater Mode Only Purpose Set the remote SSID name for repeater mode Example Command set ssid remotessid airlive2 set broadcast enable disable Purpose Enable or disable SSID broadcast Example Command set broadcast enable Radio1 broadcast enabled set radio mode radio mode value Purpose set radio mode to 11a supera_no_turbo supera_static_turbo supera_dynamic_turb...

Страница 119: ...o1 beacon internal 100 set rts threshold range 0 2347 Purpose set rts threshold For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Example Command set rts threshold 2347 Radio1 RTS threshold 2347 set fragmentation range 256 2346 Purpose set fragmentation value For explanation on advance wireless parameters please refer to section 4 2 14 Example Command set fragmentation ...

Страница 120: ...r limitation 100 set age out time range 1 1000 Purpose To set the age timeout for wireless clients Example Command set age out time 5 Radio1 age out time 5 set transmit power range 0 24 Purpose To set the TX output power value of the radio Example Command set transmit power 20 Radio1 transmit power 20 set data rate best 6 54 Purpose To set the date rate For example 54mbps 36mbps etc Example Comman...

Страница 121: ...ng enable disable Purpose To enable diffserv marking function in multiple SSID VLAN configuration Example Command set diffserv marking enable set security ssid none Purpose To remove security policy from a SSID Example Command set security airlive none Set Radio1 no security set security ssid wep key number 64 128 152 ascii hex key string defaultkey Purpose To set the WEP security policy Example C...

Страница 122: ...or WPA2 PSK security policy Example Command set security WLA 9000AP wpa2 psk aes interval 300 12345678 Radio1 authentication type wpa2 psk set antenna diversity vertical horizontal Purpose To set the antenna to use horizontal vertical diversity polarizations Example Command set antenna horizontal Antenna setting is Horizontal set ratemode full half quarter Purpose Example Command set ratemode full...

Страница 123: ...Daemon ipaddress 192 168 1 1 port 80 UPnP Daemon conf_dir_path var upnp Initializing UPnP SDK UPnP SDK Successfully Initialized Setting the Web Server Root Directory to var upnp Succesfully set the Web Server Root Directory UpnpGetServerPort 49152 Registering the root device with descDocUrl http 192 168 1 1 49152 BD xml IGD root device successfully registered Advertisements Sent Listening for requ...

Страница 124: ...isable syslogd Syslogd is disabled enable disable radius server primary secondary Purpose To enable or disable primary secondary radius server Example Command enable radius server primary Invalid configuration specified Command enable radius server secondary Invalid configuration specified 6 6 Add Delete Commands Commands to add or delete settings add delete add mac filter Mnemonics Name MAC addre...

Страница 125: ...et_threslow to cmd 0x8BE0 77 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd 0x8BE0 78 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd 0x8BE0 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0 17 mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd 0x8BE0 3 mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3 1 mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory mac filter aaa 00 ...

Страница 126: ...9 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0 17 mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd 0x8BE0 3 mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3 1 mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory mac filter aaa is deleted delete wds comment Purpose To delete a WDS link Example Command delete wds bridge delete wds comment successful add rad...

Страница 127: ...ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 76 mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE0 77 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd 0x8BE0 78 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd 0x8BE0 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0 17 mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd 0x8BE0 3 mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3 1 mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RTNET...

Страница 128: ...l set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0 76 mapping sub ioctl set_threslow to cmd 0x8BE0 77 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbetter to cmd 0x8BE0 78 mapping sub ioctl set_thresbest to cmd 0x8BE0 79 mapping sub ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0 17 mapping sub ioctl authmode to cmd 0x8BE0 3 mapping sub ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3 1 mapping sub ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3 2 RTNETLINK answers No such file or directory RTNETLINK...

Страница 129: ...6 Command Line Interface AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 122 Example Command add ssid air03 broadcast enable Add R1 ssid air03 broadcast enable successful ...

Страница 130: ...face z This Application provides wider coverage that difficult to be reached with a unique Omni antenna by using another adequate antenna such as sector antenna It s particularly suitable for WISP to provide stable and high performance link z The image in Dual AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports 7 7 Application Example Dual AP Mode ...

Страница 131: ... Application Example Dual AP Mode AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 124 Both Radios has its own setting interface To configure the AP mode please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings AP Mode AP Mode ...

Страница 132: ...dwidth between two WLA 9000APs z This Application provides higher bandwidth between two locations than single radio does When clients transmitting data which over the loading of single radio the other radio shares the loading and make it able to transmit more data between the two WLA 9000AP 8 8 Application Example Duplex Mode ...

Страница 133: ...w related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports Both radios are using WDS mode for communication One WLA 9000AP is configured as a Master where as the other WLA 9000AP is configure to be a Slave To configure the WDS mode please refer to section 4 4 WDS Bridge Settings One set to Master the other set to Slave WDS Mode WDS Mode ...

Страница 134: ...inuous link due to geographical obstacles shown as below and extension of distance between two WDS bridge nodes separated by a building z In this mode the AP can act as a signal repeating station in a wireless backbone network In addition it can also function as directing station for NLOS application z The image in Duplex WDS Bridge mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and t...

Страница 135: ...ication Example Dual WDS Bridge Mode AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 128 Both radios are using WDS mode for communication To configure the WDS mode please refer to section 4 4 WDS Settings WDS Mode WDS Mode ...

Страница 136: ...nd LAN1 LAN2 are in IP segment of 192 168 2 x Devices in one IP segment can not communicate to devices in the other IP segment z In this application both Radio 1 and Radio 2 are in WDS Bridge Mode z The image in Separate WDS Bridge mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports Both radios are using WDS mode for communication 10 10 Application Example Separate B...

Страница 137: ...10 Application Example Separate Bridge Mode AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 130 To configure the WDS mode please refer to Section 4 4 WDS Settings WDS Mode LAN 1 192 168 1 x WDS Mode LAN 2 192 168 2 x ...

Страница 138: ...link with remote stations using client mode then distribute the signal to other clients using AP mode z In this application Either Radio 1 or Radio 2 is in AP Mode the other Radio is in Client mode z The image in AP Client Client AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports 11 11 Application Example AP Client Client AP Mode ...

Страница 139: ...ive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 132 The UI example of AP Client is as following To configure the AP mode please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings To configure the Client mode please refer to Section 4 5 Client Settings Access Point Mode Client Mode ...

Страница 140: ...Bridge Mode z In this mode the AP can act as a signal repeating station in a wireless backbone network In addition it can also function as directing station for NLOS application z The image in AP WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports 12 12 Application Example AP WDS Bridge WDS Bridge AP Mode ...

Страница 141: ... AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 134 The UI example of AP WDS Bridge is as following To configure the AP mode please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings To configure the Client mode please refer to Section 4 4 WDS Settings Access Point Mode WDS Mode ...

Страница 142: ...idge One of the RJ 45 ports as the WAN interface to the internet z The remote location can access the internet by way of this Access Point which acts as a gateway device of the network z The image in WDS Gateway Gateway WDS mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports 13 13 Application Example WDS Gateway Gateway WDS ...

Страница 143: ... Gateway Gateway WDS Mode AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 136 The UI example of Gateway WDS is as following To configure the AP mode please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings WDS Mode Access Point Gateway AP Router Mode ...

Страница 144: ...WDS Gateway Gateway WDS Mode 137 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual To configure the WDS mode please refer to Section 4 4 WDS Settings To configure the Gateway Router mode please refer to Section 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings ...

Страница 145: ...s Point One of the RJ 45 ports as the WAN interface to the internet z The remote location can access the internet by way of this Access Point which acts as a gateway device of the network z The image in AP Gateway Gateway AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports 14 14 Application Example AP Gateway Gateway AP ...

Страница 146: ...AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual The UI example of Gateway AP is as following To configure the AP mode Please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Setting To configure the WDS mode Please refer to Section 4 4 WDS Setting AP Mode AP Mode Gateway AP Router Mode ...

Страница 147: ...14 Application Example AP Gateway Gateway AP Mode AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual 140 To configure the Gateway AP Router mode Please refer to Section 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings ...

Страница 148: ...ent router One of the RJ 45 ports as the WAN interface to the internet z The remote location can access the internet by way of this Access Point which acts as a gateway device of the network z The image in AP WISP WISP AP mode UI helps to indicate data flow related to the Wireless and the Ethernet ports 15 15 Application Example AP WISP WISP AP ...

Страница 149: ...000AP User s Manual 142 The UI example of AP WISP is as following To configure the AP mode Please refer to Section 4 3 Access Point Settings To configure the WDS mode Please refer to Section 4 5 Client Settings Client Mode AP Mode Gateway AP Router Mode mode ...

Страница 150: ...15 Application Example AP WISP WISP AP Mode 143 AirLive WLA 9000AP User s Manual To configure the Gateway Router mode Please refer to Section 4 6 Gateway AP Router Settings ...

Страница 151: ...e WLA 9000AP the following message pop up saying there is already someone login in to the WLA 9000AP Answer You can force another administrator to logout by typing login asp on your browser Then key in the password again to enter the management interface Question I heard WLA 9000AP can limit the bandwidth of BitTorrent and eDonkey traffic But I don t see the option on the Bandwidth Control Answer ...

Страница 152: ...Site Survey function You can access from Operation Mode Setup Site Survey menu Question When do I use Per User Bandwidth Control by IP MAC or IP segment Answer In general IP address control limits the devices on the end node i e PC and WISP router MAC address control can limit the traffic of a AP CPE in wireless client mode IP address When you want to limit the bandwidth of a single notebook compu...

Страница 153: ...ou click on the Site Survey the WLA 9000AP thinks you are trying to choose a new network to associate Therefore it will disconnect from current connection and wait until you establish a new connection If you require seeing the wireless link quality after connection is established please go to Device Status Wireless menu to see the RSSI value ...

Страница 154: ...1a 11a b g 11a operation simultaneously Super A G mode support Atheros Proprietary RoHS compliant IEEE 802 3af PoE compliance 8MB Flash 32MB SDRAM 3 x RJ45 port PoE support by one LANport Antenna 2 x R SMA connector detachable omni Antenna Frequency Range WLAN1 Radio 1 z 802 11a 5 47 to 5 725 GHz WLAN2 Radio 2 z 802 11b g 2 412 to 2 472 GHz z 802 11a 5 47 to 5 725 GHz Frequency Channel WLAN1 Radio...

Страница 155: ...dulation Technology IEEE802 11a 5GHz OFDM IEEE802 11b 2 4GHz CCK IEEE802 11g 2 4GHz OFDM Atheros Proprietary Super A G mode 802 11a Orthogonal Wireless transfer Data Rate with Automatic Fallback 802 11b 1 2 5 5 11Mbps 802 11g 1 2 5 5 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps 802 11a 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54Mbps Output Power 802 11a 802 11g 54 Mbps 17dBm 48 Mbps 18dBm 36 Mbps 19 dBm 6 9 12 18 24 Mbps 23 dBm 54 Mbp...

Страница 156: ...de Client Mode AP Mode on interface under each predefined operational mode Client Isolation supported SNMP v1 v2 support Support adjustable output power ACK Timeout setting User Limitation Static Load Balancing Multiple SSID VLAN QoSWPA with PSK TKIP AES support WPA2 support 152 bit WEP support Atheros Proprietary Super A G mode support Atheros Proprietary Bootloader Protection and Emergency Firmw...

Страница 157: ...g networks However the 802 11a deliver shorter distance at the same output power when comparing to 802 11g 802 3ad 802 3ad is an IEEE standard for bonding or aggregating multiple Ethernet ports into one virtual port also known as trunking to increase the bandwidth 802 3af This is the PoE Power over Ethernet standard by IEEE committee 803 af uses 48V POE standard that can deliver up to 100 meter di...

Страница 158: ...ndard for wireless security 802 11i standard includes TKIP CCMP and AES encryption to improve wireless security It is also know as WPA2 802 1Q Tag VLAN In 802 1Q VLAN the VLAN information is written into the Ethernet packet itself Each packet carries a VLAN ID called Tag as it traveled across the network Therefore the VLAN configuration can be configured across multiple switches In 802 1Q spec pos...

Страница 159: ...ng is too high then throughput will be lost due to waiting for the Ack Window to timeout on lost packets If the ACK setting is too low then the ACK window will have expired and the returning packet will be dropped greatly lowering throughput By having the ability to adjust the ACK setting we can effectively optimize the throughput over long distance links This is especially true for 802 11a and 80...

Страница 160: ... will reduce the output power and receiver sensitivity of the radio at connector end The longer the cable length is the more the cable loss Cable loss should be subtracted from the total output power during distance calculation For example if the cable and connector loss is 3dBm and the output power is 20dBm the output power at the cable end is only 17dBm Client Client means a network device or ut...

Страница 161: ...ither be a designated PC on the network or another network device such as a router DMZ Demilitarized Zone When a router opens a DMZ port to an internal network device it opens all the TCP UDP service ports to this particular device The feature is used commonly for setting up H 323 VoIP or Multi Media servers DNS A program that translates URLs to IP addresses by accessing a database maintained on a...

Страница 162: ...r AP Many network devices are firmware upgradeable through web interface or utility program FTP File Transfer Protocol A standard protocol for sending files between computers over a TCP IP network and the Internet Fragment Threshold Frame Size larger than this will be divided into smaller fragment If there are interferences in your area lower this value can improve the performance If there are not...

Страница 163: ... network Infrastructure Mode A wireless network that is built around one or more access points to provide wireless clients access to wired LAN Internet service The opposite of Infrastructure mode is Adhoc mode IP address IP Internet Protocol is a layer 3 network protocol that is the basis of all Internet communication An IP address is 32 bit number that identifies each sender or receiver of inform...

Страница 164: ... of measurement for data transmission MESH Mesh is an outdoor wireless technology that uses Spanning Tree Protocol STP and Wireless Distribution system to achieve self forming self healing and self configuring outdoor network MESH network are able to take the shortest path to a destination that does not have to be in the line of site MIMO Multi In Multi Out A Smart Antenna technology designed to i...

Страница 165: ...o 100 meter distance Port This word has 2 different meaning for networking z The hardware connection point on a computer or networking device used for plugging in a cable or an adapter z The virtual connection point through which a computer uses a specific application on a server PPPoE Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards PPP and Ethernet PPPoE is a s...

Страница 166: ...sername and password This information is passed to a RADIUS server which checks that the information is correct and then authorizes access to the ISP system Radius typically uses port 1812 and port 1813 for authentication and accounting port Though not an official standard the RADIUS specification is maintained by a working group of the IETF Receiver Sensitivity Receiver sensitivity means how sens...

Страница 167: ... this value Lower this value can improve the performance if there are many clients in your network You can try 1500 1000 or 500 when there are many clients in your AP s network SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol A set of protocols for managing complex networks The SNMP network contains 3 key elements managed devices agents and network management systems NMSs Managed devices are network device...

Страница 168: ... wireless LAN will probably use the same subnet for all the local computers it talks to Super A Super A is an Atheros proprietary turbo mode to increase speed over standard 802 11a mode It adds Bursting and Compression to increase the speed If you live in countries that prohibit the channel binding technology i e Europe you should choose Super A without Turbo if you need more speed than 11a mode T...

Страница 169: ...ith a newer version Upload To send a file to the Internet or network device URL Uniform Resource Locator The address of a file located on the Internet VPN Virtual Private Network A type of technology designed to increase the security of information transferred over the Internet VPN creates a private encrypted tunnel from the end user s computer through the local wireless network through the Intern...

Страница 170: ...TSI Hiperman standards The orginal 802 16 standard call for operating frequency of 10 to 66Ghz spectrum The 802 16a amendment extends the original standard into spectrum between 2 and 11 Ghz 802 16d increase data rates to between 40 and 70 Mbps s and add support for MIMO antennas QoS and multiple polling technologies 802 16e adds mobility features narrower bandwidth a max of 5 mhz slower speed and...

Страница 171: ...es WPA Wi Fi Protected Access It is an encryption standard proposed by WiFi for advance protection by utilizing a password key TKIP or certificate It is more secure than WEP encryption The WPA PSK utilizes pre share key for encryption authentication WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access 2 WPA2 is also known as 802 11i It improves on the WPA security with CCMP and AES encryption The WPA2 is backward compatib...

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