Online Help (AP Mode)
Organization of the Configuration Web:
System
System > System
Information
- Fields "Name", "Description", and "Location" are used for menmonic
purpose. It is recommended to have different values in each wireless device you have.
- Time settings allow the 's system time synchronized with NTP server or
manually set. When NTP server is used, NTP server1 must be filled; if FQDN
(full qualified domain name) is used, the DNS server setting must also be
activated.
System > Operating Mode
- Operating Mode: Either CPE mode or AP mode will be activated for this wireless device.
System > Network
Determine the way to obtain the IP
address, by DHCP or manually set.
- Mode: Static or DHCP
- DHCP: The option is provided when a DHCP server
is provided in the network. The following IP address/Netmask/Gateway setting will be disabled.
- Static: The setting is to set these parameters manually. The required parameters are IP Address, Netmask, Gateway, and Primary DNS Server.
- Primary and Secondary DNS Server: Please provide at least one DNS server's IP address.
- Layer 2 STP: If the device is connected to bridge networks, this option needs to be enabled to prevent loop.
.
System > Management
Services
For easier maintenance, SNMP and remote syslog services are provided
in the . The can be managed remotely in a
centralized manner.
- VLAN for Management: The Ethernet traffic from can be tagged with VLAN tag with specific ID.
- SNMP Configuration: By enabling this SNMP service, the remote SNMP manager could
obtain 's system status.
- Syslog Configuration: By enabling this service, specify a remote syslog server
which could accept system log messages from remotely. Therefore, by reading
the syslog message in the remote server, review activities of all installed in the network.
- Auto Reboot: This option can be enabled to reboot system automatically with preferred Reboot Time from its drop-down list.
Wireless
Wireless > General
The item in this page is for 's RF settings.
Normally, the available RF configurations can be illustrated as:
Band |
SSID |
Short Preamble |
Channel |
Max Transmit Rate |
Transmit Power |
Disable |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
802.11b |
To-be-associated AP's SSID
|
Disable/Enable |
Auto, 1~11, 13, or 14 |
1M, 2M, 5.5M, 11M |
Auto, Lowest, Low, Medium, High, Highest |
802.11g |
To-be-associated AP's SSID
|
Disable/Enable |
Auto, 1~11 or 13 |
1M, 2M, 5.5M, 11M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M |
802.11b+802.11g |
To-be-associated AP's SSID |
Disable/Enable |
Auto, 1~11 or 13 |
1M, 2M, 5.5M, 11M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M |
Wireless > Advanced
In most circumstance, the default settings should meet general requirements. If
occasionally wireless network needs to be tuned, the
following parameters will assist for that purpose.
- Beacon Interval: The value can be specified from 25~500ms. Between each Beacon Interval, the frame is transmitted.
- RTS Threshold: To control station access to medium and to alleviate
this effect of the hidden terminal problem, the administrator can tune this RTS threshold
value. It can be configured between 1-2346 and is default at 2346.
- Fragment Threshold: A unicast frame larger than this threshold
will be fragmented before transmission. If a significant number of
collisions are occurring, the administrator can try to take a smaller value of the threshold to see whether it helps.
- Broadcast SSID: Disable this option will prevent SSID broadcast to the public.
- Station Isolation: By enabling this item, all stations in this AP coverage area can not
communicate with each other.
- IAPP: To provide a
better roaming capability for the stations among different APs
nearby, this item can be enabled to assist.
- 802.11g Protection:
Associated stations with 802.11g access will be benefited from enabling
this option since their transmission rate will not be affected with
surrounding existence of 802.11b stations.
Wireless > Security
The supports various authentication and data encryption. The security type includes:
- None: No authentication is required.
- WEP: Support key length of 64/128bits.
- 802.1X: Dynamic WEP can be enabled to provide data encryption while the authentication is taken care by provided RADIUS server.
- WPA-PSK: Support shared key authentication and WPA data encryption (TKIP/AES).
- WPA-RADIUS: Cipher for data encryption can be chosen from WPA Settings while the authentication is taken care by provided RADIUS server.
- MAC: If this option is chosen, the user's MAC will be authenticated by provided RADIUS server.
Wireless > Repeater
- Repeater Type: support 3 options of repeater setting, namely None, WDS, or Universal Repeater.
- WDS: This device
supports up to 8 WDS peers. After providing WDS peer's MAC
address, click on "Add" to add this link to the table shown on UI.
Security type can be eithernone or WEP.
- Universal Repeater:
Please provide the SSID of upper-bound AP and select security type
(None, WEP, or WPA-PSK). Site-survey tool will assist in
this regard to provide necessary information.
Wireless > Access Control
- Access Control Type: Three
types (Disable, Allow List, or Deny List) are supported. Under
Allow List or Deny List, users with provided MAC addresses will be
allowed or denied to access this .
Wireless > Site Survey
Site Survey is an useful
tool to provide information about the surrounding wireless environment;
available WLAN connections are shown with their respective SSID, MAC Address, Channel, Rate setting, Signal reading, and Security type. The administrator can click Setup or Connect to configure the wireless connection according to the aforementioned readings.
Utilities
Utilities > Password
The administrator can update or change password.
Utilities > Network Utilities
The current provided network utility is Ping and the target host FQDN-compliant name or IP address can be provided to test network connection.
Utilities > Config
Save Restore
The system can be restored to the default setting by clicking on Reset. The settings of the device can be backed up to a file. This file can be saved
for future use. It can be used to duplicate settings to the other devices
(backup settings and then restore in another device).
Utilities > System Upgrade
The first step is to acquire the correct firmware file and supply it
in the UI field. During firmware update, please don't trun off
the power to prevent permanent damage to the device.
Utilities > Reboot
At this page, the administrator can reboot the device remotely.
Status
Status > System
Overview
This section provides an overview of the system for the administrator.
The description of the table is as follows:
Item |
Description |
Ststem Name |
The name provided in System Information. |
Firmware Version |
The present firmware version of . |
Build Number |
The Build Number of the firmware. |
Location |
The location provided in System Information. |
Site |
The firmware version for specific region. |
Device Time |
The current time on the device. |
System Up Time |
The system elapsing time since last reboot. |
Operating Mode |
Either CPE or AP. |
LAN Interface |
MAC Address |
The MAC address of LAN interface. |
IP Address |
The IP address of the LAN interface. |
Subnet Mask |
The Subnet Mask of the LAN interface. |
Gateway |
The gateway of the LAN interface |
Radio Status |
MAC Address |
The MAC address of RF interface. |
Band |
The operating band. |
Channel |
The operating channel. |
TX Power |
The level of transmitted power. |
AP Status |
BSSID |
The BSSID (MAC) of AP. |
ESSID |
The assigned ESSID of AP. |
Security Type |
The security type of AP. |
Online Clients |
The number of online clients associated with AP. |
Status > Clients
Associated client's MAC, SNR, and Idle Time are listed in the UI table.
Status > Repeater
Information of repeater's status, mode, and encryption is provided.
Status > Event Log
Event log provides the records of system activitie.
In the log, each line represents an event record; within each line,
there are 4 fields:
- Date/Time: The date & time to record when the event happened
- Hostname: Indicate which host records this event. Note that all
events in this page are local event so this field of all events are the same.
However, in remote syslog service, this field will help the network administrator identify which
event is from this .
- Process Name (with square brackets): Indicate the process with which the specific event is associated.
- Description: Description of this event.
To save the Event Log to the administrator's computer or clear all listed records, press Save
Log or Clear button respectively.