Accton Technology AC1200 Dualband Outdoor AP, 802.11ac Outdoor Dual Band Access Point User Manual rev 3

Accton Technology Corp Dualband Outdoor AP, 802.11ac Outdoor Dual Band Access Point rev 3

User Manual rev 3.pdf

 QuickStartGuide802.11 acOutdoorStand‐AloneAccessPointSkyFire™AC1200andSkyFire™AC866Brand:IgniteNet&Edge‐CorETheAC1200andtheAC866aresingle‐anddual‐bandaccesspoints(APs)thatarehousedinawaterproofenclosureformountingoutdoors.Theunitsincludeabuilt‐inmountingbracketforattachingtoa1.5to6‐inchpoleandtheycanbepoweredthroughtheirEthernetcableconnectionfromapowerinjectormodulethatisinstalledindoors.TheOutdoorStand‐AloneAccessPointsincludethesemodels:◆ SF‐AC1200—dual‐bandw/integrated5GHzantennaand2xRP‐SMA(2.4GHz)◆ SF‐AC1200‐1—dual‐bandw/2xRP‐SMA(5GHz)and2xRP‐SMA(2.4GHz)◆ SF‐AC1200‐2—dual‐bandw/integrated5GHzantennaand2.4GHzantenna◆ ECWO5320—802.11acOutdoorDualBandAccessPoint◆ ECWO5320‐L—802.11acOutdoorDualBandAccessPoint◆ SF‐AC866—single‐bandw/integrated5GHzantenna◆ SF‐AC866‐1—single‐bandw/2xRP‐SMA(5GHz)Note:ForSafetyandRegulatoryinformation,refertotheSafetyandRegulatoryInformationdocumentincludedwiththeAP.www.ignitenet.com
–12––GettingStartedThissectionprovidesanoverviewoftheaccesspoint,andintroducessomebasicconceptsaboutwirelessnetworking.Italsodescribesthebasicsettingsrequiredtoaccessthemanagementinterface.Thissectionincludesthesechapters:◆ “Introduction”onpage12SectionI
–13–IntroductionTheaccesspoint(AP)runssoftwarethatincludesanetworkmanagementagent.Theagentoffersavarietyofmanagementoptions,includingSNMPandaweb‐basedinterface.TheAPcanalsobeaccessedviaTelnetorSSHforconfigurationusingacommandlineinterface(CLI).ConfigurationOptionsTheaccesspoint’swebagentallowsyoutoconfigureAPparameters,monitorwirelessconnections,anddisplaystatisticsusingastandardwebbrowsersuchasInternetExplorer9.xorlater,MozillaFirefox5orlater,andGoogleChrome35orlater.TheAP’swebmanagementinterfacecanbeaccessedfromanycomputerattachedtothenetwork.TheCLIprogramcanbeaccessedremotelybyaTelnetorSecureShell(SSH)connectionoverthenetwork.TheCLIisusedprimarilyfortechnicalsupport.TheAP’smanagementagentalsosupportsSNMP(SimpleNetworkManagementProtocol).ThisSNMPagentpermitstheAPtobemanagedfromanycomputerinthenetworkusingnetworkmanagementsoftware.TheAP’swebinterface,consoleinterface,andSNMPagentallowyoutoperformmanagementfunctionssuchas:◆ Setmanagementaccessusernamesandpasswords◆ ConfigureIPsettings◆ ConfigureSNMPparameters◆ Configure2.4GHzand5GHzradiosettings◆ Controlaccessthroughwirelesssecuritysettings◆ FilterpacketsusingAccessControlLists(ACLs)◆ Downloadsystemfirmware◆ Downloadoruploadconfigurationfiles◆ Displaysysteminformationandstatistics1
–14–Chapter1|IntroductionNetworkConnectionsNetworkConnectionsPriortoaccessingtheAP’smanagementagentthroughanetworkconnection,youmustfirstconfigureitwithavalidIPaddress,subnetmask,anddefaultgatewayusingthewebinterface,ortheDHCPprotocol.TheAPhasastaticdefaultmanagementaddressof192.168.2.1andasubnetmaskof255.255.255.0.IftheAP’sdefaultIPaddressisnotcompatiblewithyournetworkoraDHCPserverisnotavailable,theAP’sIPaddressmustbeconfiguredmanuallythroughthewebinterface.FirstconnecttotheAP’sEthernet1portandlogintothewebinterface,asdescribedin“ConnectingtotheWebInterface”onpage13.Followthestepsdescribedin“SetupWizard”onpage15toselectyourcountryandspecifyoneoftheconfigurationmethods.ThenconfiguretheAPwithanIPaddressthatiscompatiblewithyournetworkasdescribedunder“LANSettings”onpage33.OncetheAP’sIPsettingsareconfiguredforyournetwork,youcanaccesstheAP’smanagementagentfromanywherewithintheattachednetwork.TheAPcanbemanagedbyanycomputerusingawebbrowser,orfromanetworkcomputerusingSNMPnetworkmanagementsoftware.ConnectingtotheWebInterfaceTheAPoffersauser‐friendlyweb‐basedmanagementinterfacefortheconfigurationofalltheunit’sfeatures.AnyPCdirectlyattachedtotheunitcanaccessthemanagementinterfaceusingawebbrowser,suchasInternetExplorer9.xorlater,MozillaFirefox5orlater,andGoogleChrome35orlater.YoumaywanttomakeinitialconfigurationchangesbyconnectingaPCdirectlytotheAP’sLANport.TheAPhasadefaultmanagementIPaddressof192.168.2.1andasubnetmaskof255.255.255.0.YoumustsetyourPCIPaddresstobeonthesamesubnetastheAP(thatis,thePCandAPaddressesmustbothstartwith192.168.2.x).ToaccesstheAP’swebmanagementinterface,followthesesteps:1. UseyourwebbrowsertoconnecttothemanagementinterfaceusingthedefaultIPaddressof192.168.2.1.2. Logintotheinterfacebyenteringthedefaultusername“root”withthepassword“admin123”,thenclickLogin.
–15–Chapter1|IntroductionConnectingtotheWebInterfaceNote:Itisstronglyrecommendedtochangethedefaultusernameandpasswordthefirsttimeyouaccessthewebinterface.Forinformationonchangingusernamesandpasswords,see“UserAccounts”onpage57.Figure1:LoginPage
–16–Chapter1|IntroductionSetupWizardSetupWizardTheSetupWizardisdesignedtohelpyouconfigurethebasicsettingsrequiredtogettheAPupandrunning.Step1 SelectYourCountry–Selecttheaccesspoint’scountryofoperationfromthedrop‐downmenu.YoumustsettheAP’scountrycodetobesurethattheradiosoperateaccordingtopermittedlocalregulations.Thatis,settingthecountrycoderestrictsoperationoftheAPtotheradiochannelsandtransmitpowerlevelspermittedforwirelessnetworksinthespecifiedcountry.Figure2:SelectYourCountryCaution:Youmustsetthecountrycodetothecountryofoperation.Settingthecountrycodeensuresthattheradiosoperatewithinthelocalregulationsspecifiedforwirelessnetworks.Note:Thecountrycodeselectionisfornon‐USmodelsonlyandisnotavailabletoallUSmodels.PerFCCregulation,allWi‐FiproductsmarketedintheUSmustbefixedtoUSoperationchannelsonly.
–17–Chapter1|IntroductionSetupWizardStep2 SelectSetupMethod–SelectEasySetuptosetbasicwirelessnetworkaccessandguestnetworkaccessparameters,orAdvancedSetuptospecifynetworkingmodesforanAPbridge,AProuter,ormanualconfiguration.Figure3:SelectSetupMethodStep3ConfigureSettings◆ EasySetup—Basicwirelessnetworkandguestnetworkaccessparameters.Specifythenameandpasswordforthewirelessnetworkandguestnetwork.TheNetworkingModeissettoAPRouterasdescribedunderAdvancedSetup.Figure4:EasySetup■ WirelessNetworkSetup—Setthenameandpasswordfortheprimarywirelessnetwork.Apasswordmustbespecifiedtoprotectthenetworkfromunauthorizedaccess.
–18–Chapter1|IntroductionSetupWizard■ GuestNetworkSetup—Setthenameandpasswordfortheguestwirelessnetwork.ThiscreatesasecondSSIDforguestusers,limitingtheiraccessonlytotheInternet.◆ AdvancedSetup—NetworkingmodesforAPBridge,APRouter,ormanualconfiguration.Figure5:AdvancedSetup■ APBridgeMode—ConfiguresaninterfaceasattachedtotheWAN(thatis,theInternet).Inthefollowingfigure,EthernetPort0andEthernetPort1arebothattachedtotheWAN.TrafficfromtheseinterfacesisdirectlybridgedintotheInternet.(ThisisalsocalledbridgetoInternet.)Figure6:BridgetoInternet■ APRouterMode—ConfiguresaninterfaceasamemberoftheLAN.Inthefollowingfigure,EthernetPort1,WirelessLAN0(5GHzRadio),andWirelessLAN1(2.4GHzRadio)areallincludedintheLAN.TrafficfromtheseinterfacesisroutedacrosstheaccesspointthroughEthernetPort0totheInternet.(ThisisalsocalledroutetoInternet.)Note:Single‐bandaccesspointsonlysupportoneWLAN.
–19–Chapter1|IntroductionMainMenuFigure7:RoutetoInternet■ ManualMode—Allowsallconfigurationparameterstobemanuallyconfigured.AnywiredmoduleorradiomodulemaybelogicallyplacedontheWANandLANsideoftheaccesspoint.MainMenuThewebinterfaceMainMenuprovidesaccesstoalltheconfigurationsettingsavailablefortheAP.Toconfiguresettings,clicktherelevantMainMenuitem.EachMainMenuitemissummarizedbelowwithlinkstotherelevantsectioninthisguidewheretheconfigurationparametersaredescribedindetail:◆ Dashboard—ThedashboardshowsbasicsettingsfortheAP,includingInternetstatus,localnetworksettings,wirelessradiostatus,andtrafficgraphs.See“StatusInformation”onpage22.◆ Network—ConfiguresInternet,Ethernet,LAN,andHotspotsettings.See“NetworkSettings”onpage28.◆ Wireless—Configures5GHzRadio,2.4GHzRadio,andVLANsettings.See“WirelessSettings”onpage37◆ System—ConfiguresSystem(designationandlocation),Maintenance(suchasviewlog,firmwareupgrade,andreset),UserAccounts,andServices(managementaccessmethods).
–20–Chapter1|IntroductionMainMenuDashboard Afterloggingintothewebinterface,thedashboarddisplays.ThedashboardshowsbasicsettingsfortheAP,includingInternetstatus,localnetworksettings,wirelessradiostatus,andtrafficgraphs.Figure8:TheDashboardCommonWebPageButtonsThelistbelowdescribesthecommonbuttonsfoundonmostofthewebmanagementpages:◆ Save–AppliesthenewparametersandsavesthemtotemporaryRAMmemory.AlsodisplaysamessageatthetopofthescreentoinformyouthatthechangeshavenotyetbeensavedtoFlashmemory.Therunningconfigurationwillnotbesaveduponarebootunlessyouclickthe“Apply”button.Figure9:SetConfigurationChanges◆ Apply–Savesthecurrentconfigurationsothatitisretainedafterarestart.◆ Revert–Cancelsthenewlyenteredsettingsandrestorestheoriginals.◆ Welcome>Logout–OpentheWelcomelistandclickLogouttoendthewebmanagementsession.◆ Welcome>ViewUsers–OpentheWelcomelistandclickViewUserstoopentheUserAccountsmenu.
–20–Chapter1|IntroductionMainMenu
–21–WebConfigurationThissectionprovidesdetailsonconfiguringtheaccesspointusingthewebbrowserinterface.Thissectionincludesthesechapters:◆ “StatusInformation”onpage22◆ “NetworkSettings”onpage28◆ “WirelessSettings”onpage37◆ “SystemSettings”onpage52SectionII
–22–StatusInformationTheDashboarddisplaysinformationonthecurrentsystemconfiguration,includingInternetstatus,localnetworksettings,wirelessradiostatus,andtrafficgraphs.StatusInformationincludesthefollowingsections:◆ “SystemandProductInformation”onpage22◆ “InternetStatus”onpage22◆ “LocalNetworks”onpage24◆ “WirelessStatus”onpage25◆ “TrafficGraphs”onpage27SystemandProductInformationTheSystemandProductInfosectionshowsdescriptiveinformationabouttheAP.Figure10:SystemandProductInformationThefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:◆ Themodelnameoftheunit.◆ Thesoftwareversionnumber.◆ Theserialnumberofthephysicalaccesspoint.◆ Lengthoftimethemanagementagenthasbeenup.◆ Thelast1‐minute,5‐minuteand15‐minuteCPUloadaverage.InternetStatusTheInternetStatussectionshowsinformationabouttheInternetconnection.2
–23–Chapter2|StatusInformationInternetStatusFigure11:InternetStatusThefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:◆ InternetSource—TheEthernetportconnectedtotheInternet.Bydefault,thisisEthernetPort0.◆ PortsbridgedtoInternet—AdditionalinterfacesattacheddirectlytotheInternet.(SeeConfigureSettings–“Step3”onpage16foramoredetaileddescription.)◆ IPAddress—IPaddressoftheInternetconnection.◆ Gateway—IPaddressofthegatewayrouterusedtopasstrafficbetweenthisdeviceandothernetworksegments.◆ DNS—TheIPaddressoftheDomainNameServeronthenetwork.ADNSmapsnumericalIPaddressestodomainnamesandcanbeusedtoidentifynetworkhostsbyfamiliarnamesinsteadoftheIPaddresses.◆ HotspotStatus—Showsifthehotspotisenabledordisabled,andtheportsonwhichthisserviceisenabled.◆ Options—IncludesshowingtheARPcache,showingDHCPleases,orrenewingDHCPleases.Figure12:Options
–24–Chapter2|StatusInformationLocalNetworksFigure13:ARPTableFigure14:DHCPLeasesLocalNetworksTheLocalNetworkssectionshowsinformationaboutthelocalnetworkconnection.Figure15:LocalNetworksThefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:◆ Name—Showsinformationonthenameofthelocalnetwork,whetherstaticordynamicconfigurationisused,andthenetworkmask.◆ DHCPServer—ShowsifDHCPserviceisenabledonthisnetwork.◆ Members—Showstheportsandwirelessradiosattachedtothisnetwork.◆ PortStatus—ShowsthestatusoftheEthernetports,includinglinkupstate,MACaddress,speed,andduplexmode.
–25–Chapter2|StatusInformationWirelessStatusWirelessStatusTheWirelessStatussectionshowsinformationabouttheradiosettingsandassociatedclients.Figure16:WirelessStatusThefollowingitemsaredisplayedinthissection:◆ Radio#—Indicatesthe5GHzor2.4GHzwirelessinterface.■ RadioStatus—Showsifthewirelessinterfaceisenabledordisabled.■ OpMode—Showsiftheunitisconfiguredtooperateasanaccesspoint(manuallyconfigured),anAPinbridgemode,oranAPinroutermode.■ Channel—Theradiochanneltheaccesspointusestocommunicatewithwirelessclients.Theavailablechannelsdependonthe802.11Mode1,ChannelBandwidth1,andCountryCodesettings2.■ IEEEMode—The802.11wirelessLANstandardssupportedbytheaccesspoint.1. See“RadioSettings”onpage37.2. See“SetupWizard”onpage15.
–26–Chapter2|StatusInformationWirelessStatus■ TxPower—Thepoweroftheradiosignalstransmittedfromtheaccesspoint.■ TotalClients—Thetotalnumberofclientsattachedtothisinterface.◆ SSID#—Servicesetidentifier.ClientsthatwanttoconnecttothewirelessnetworkthroughanaccesspointmustsettheirSSIDstothesameasthatoftheaccesspoint.■ NetworkName—Auniqueidentifierforthelocalwirelessnetwork.■ Security—Showswhetherornotsecurityhasbeenenabled.■ Associatedclients—Showsdetailedinformationaboutclients.■ Name—Clientname.■ MACAddress—TheMACaddressofthewirelessclient.■ IPAddress—TheIPaddressassignedtothewirelessclient.■ Signal—Signalstrength(TX/RX)indBm.■ Duration—Thetimethewirelessclienthasbeenassociated.■ TxRate—Thedatatransmitratetothewirelessclient.■ RxRate—Thedatareceiveratefromthewirelessclient.■ TxBytes—Thenumberoftransmittedbytestothisclient.■ RxBytes—Thenumberofreceivedbytesfromthisclient■ TxPackets—Thenumberoftransmittedpacketstothisclient.■ RxPackets—Thenumberofreceivedpacketsfromthisclient.
–27–Chapter2|StatusInformationTrafficGraphsTrafficGraphsTheTrafficGraphssectionshowsthedataratefortheEthernetportsandwirelessinterfaces.Figure17:TrafficGraphs
–28–NetworkSettingsThischapterdescribesbasicnetworksettingsontheaccesspoint.Itincludesthefollowingsections:◆ “InternetSettings”onpage28◆ “EthernetSettings”onpage31◆ “LANSettings”onpage33◆ “HotspotSettings”onpage34InternetSettingsTheInternetSettingspageconfiguresthebasicInternetsettingsfortheAP,suchasthesourceport,IPaliases,aswellasthehostnameandmaximumMTUsize.Figure18:InternetSettingsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ InternetSource—TheEthernetportusedtoaccesstheInternet.(Default:EthernetPort0;Options:EthernetPort0‐1)◆ IPAddressMode—ThemethodusedtoprovideanIPaddressfortheInternetaccessport.(Default:DHCP;Options:DHCP,staticIP,PPPoE)■ DHCP—ConfigurationoptionsdisplayedforDHCPareshowninFigure18,“InternetSettings",onpage28.3
–29–Chapter3|NetworkSettingsInternetSettings■ StaticIP—ToconfigureastaticIPaddressfortheselectedEthernetinterface,thefollowingitemsmustbespecified.Figure19:IPAddressMode–StaticIP■ IPAddress—SpecifiesanIPaddressfortheaccesspoint.ValidIPaddressesconsistoffourdecimalnumbers,0to255,separatedbyperiods.(Default:192.168.1)■ SubnetMask—Indicatesthelocalsubnetmask.(Default:255.255.255.0)■ DefaultGateway—TheIPaddressofthedefaultgateway,whichisusediftherequesteddestinationaddressisnotonthelocalsubnet.Ifyouhavemanagementstations,DNS,RADIUS,orothernetworkserverslocatedonanothersubnet,typetheIPaddressofthedefaultgatewayrouterinthetextfieldprovided.■ AddlDNSServer—TheIPaddressofDomainNameServersonthenetwork.ADNSmapsnumericalIPaddressestodomainnamesandcanbeusedtoidentifynetworkhostsbyfamiliarnamesinsteadoftheIPaddresses.IfyouhaveaDNSserverslocatedonthelocalnetwork,typetheIPaddressinthetextfieldsprovided.
–30–Chapter3|NetworkSettingsInternetSettings■ PPPoE—ToobtainanIPaddressfortheselectedEthernetinterfaceusingPPPoE,thefollowingitemsmustbespecified.Figure20:IPAddressMode–PPPoE■ UserName—Theusernamespecifiedbytheserviceprovider.(Range:1‐32characters)■ Password—Thepasswordspecifiedbytheserviceprovider.(Range:1‐32characters)■ ServiceName—TheservicenameassignedforthePPPoEconnection.Theservicenameisnormallyoptional,butmayberequiredbysomeserviceproviders.(Range:1‐32alphanumericcharacters)◆ IPAliases—AddsastaticIPv4addressunderwhichtheaccesspointcanalsobereached.Figure21:IPAlias◆ MTUSize—Setsthesizeofthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)forpacketssentonthisinterface.(Range:1400‐1500bytes;Default1500bytes)
–31–Chapter3|NetworkSettingsEthernetSettingsEthernetSettingsTheEthernetSettingspageconfiguresthenetworkbehavioroftheEthernetports,indicatingthataportprovidesanInternetconnectionforwirelessclientsattachedtothelocalnetwork(routedtotheInternet),isbridgeddirectlytotheInternet,connectedtotheguestnetwork,orprovideshotspotservice.ThefollowingitemsarecommonforallpagesunderEthernetSettings:◆ Status—Enablesordisablesthisport.(Default:ON)◆ Auto‐negotiation—Enablesordisablesauto‐negotiationforagiveninterface.(Default:ON)1000BASE‐Tdoesnotsupportforcedmode.Auto‐negotiationshouldalwaysbeusedtoestablishaconnectionoverany1000BASE‐Tport.Whenauto‐negotiationisenabled,theaccesspointwillnegotiatethebestsettingsforalinkbasedonadvertisedcapabilities.Figure22:EthernetSettings–InternetSourceThefollowingstatusmessageisdisplayedifaninterfaceisconnectedtotheInternet:◆ “Thisportistheinternetsourceforthisproduct.ConfigureInternetSettings”IfmorethanoneinterfaceisconnectedtotheInternet,onlythelastconfiguredinterfaceisused.
–32–Chapter3|NetworkSettingsEthernetSettingsFigure23:EthernetSettings–NetworkBehaviorThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ NetworkBehavior—FortheEthernetportwhichisnotprovidingInternetaccess,oneofthefollowingconnectionmethodsmustbespecified.(Default:RoutetoInternet)■ BridgetoInternet—ConfiguresaninterfacetobeattachedtotheWAN.TrafficfromthisinterfaceisdirectlybridgedintotheInternet.(SeeFigure6,“BridgetoInternet",onpage17.)IfanEthernetportisbridgedtotheInternet,managementaccesscannotbemadebyadirectconnectiontothisport.However,ifanotherEthernetportorradiointerfaceiswithintheLAN(routedtotheInternet)theaccesspointcanbemanagedthroughthisinterfacebyaPCwhichisconfiguredwithIPaddressinthesamesubnet.■ RoutetoInternet—ConfiguresaninterfacetobeamemberoftheLAN.TrafficfromthisinterfaceisroutedacrosstheaccesspointandoutthroughaninterfacewhichisbridgedtotheInternet.(SeeFigure7,“RoutetoInternet",onpage18.)Bydefault,EthernetPort1isroutedtoInternet,allowingmanagementaccessviaadirectconnectiontoaPCconfiguredwithanaddressinthesamesubnet.■ NetworkName—Thenetworktoberouted.Thedefaultis“Defaultlocalnetwork”asdisplayedunderLANSettings–LocalNetworks.■ AddtoGuestNetwork—Thisportcanonlyaccesstheguestnetwork.■ HotspotControlled—Thisportcanonlyaccesshotspotservices.■ ConfigureHotspot—OpenstheHotspotSettingspage.
–33–Chapter3|NetworkSettingsLANSettingsLANSettingsTheLANSettingspageconfigurestheLANsettingsforthelocalnetworkandguestnetwork,includingIPinterfacesetting,DHCPserversettings,STPadministrativestatus,andUPnPadministrativestatus.Figure24:Network–LANSettingsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ Members—Theinterfacesattachedtothelocalareanetwork.◆ IPAddress—SpecifiestheIPaddressforthelocalnetworkorguestnetwork.ValidIPaddressesconsistoffourdecimalnumbers,0to255,separatedbyperiods.(Default:192.168.2.1)◆ SubnetMask—Indicatesthelocalsubnetmask.(Default:255.255.255.0)◆ MTUSize—Setsthesizeofthemaximumtransmissionunit(MTU)forpacketssentonthisnetwork.◆ DHCPServer—Enables/disablesDHCPonthisnetwork.(Default:Enabled)■ DHCPStart—Firstaddressintheaddresspool.(Range:1‐256;Default:x.x.x.100)■ DHCPMax—Maximumnumberofaddressesintheaddresspool.(Range:1‐255;Default:150)
–34–Chapter3|NetworkSettingsHotspotSettings◆ STP—EnablesordisablesprocessingofSpanningTreeProtocolmessages.(Default:Disabled)◆ UPnP—EnablesordisablesUniversalPlug‐and‐Playbroadcastmessages.(Default:Disabled)HotspotSettingsTheHotspotSettingspagecanconfigureInternetaccesstothegeneralpublicinplacessuchascoffeehouses,librariesandhospitals.SpecificaccessrightsmayalsobedefinedthroughaRADIUSserver.Figure25:HotspotSettings(NetworkSettings)Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ NetworkIP—SpecifiestheIPaddressforthehotspot.ValidIPaddressesconsistoffourdecimalnumbers,0to255,separatedbyperiods.(Default:192.168.182.1)◆ NetworkMask—NetworkmaskfortheassociatedIPsubnet.Thismaskidentifiesthehostaddressbitsusedforroutingtospecificsubnets.◆ DHCPStart—Startingnumberof(lastnumericfield)inaddresspool.(Range:1‐254;Default:10)◆ DHCPEnd—Endingnumberof(lastnumericfield)inaddresspool.(Range:1‐254;Default:254)◆ DHCPLeaseTime—ThedurationthatanIPaddressisassignedtoaDHCPclient.(Range:600‐43200seconds;Default:600seconds)
–35–Chapter3|NetworkSettingsHotspotSettings◆ DNS1—TheIPaddressoftheprimaryDomainNameServeronthenetwork.ADNSmapsnumericalIPaddressestodomainnamesandcanbeusedtoidentifynetworkhostsbyfamiliarnamesinsteadoftheIPaddresses.◆ DNS2—ThesecondaryDNSserveravailabletoDHCPclients.◆ DNSDomainName—ThedomainnameusedtoresolveincompletehostnamesviatheDomainNameSystem.(Range:1‐32characters)Figure26:HotspotSettings(RADIUSSettings)Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ RadiusServer1—IPaddressorhostnameoftheprimaryRADIUSserver.◆ RadiusServer2—IPaddressorhostnameofthesecondaryRADIUSserver.◆ RadiusSharedSecret—AsharedtextstringusedtoencryptmessagesbetweentheaccesspointandtheRADIUSserver.BesurethatthesametextstringisspecifiedontheRADIUSserver.Donotuseblankspacesinthestring.(Range:1‐255characters).◆ RadiusAuthPort—RADIUSserverUDPportusedforauthenticationmessages.(Range:1‐65535,Default:1812)◆ RadiusAcctPort—RADIUSserverUDPportusedforaccountingmessages.(Range:1‐65535,Default:1813)◆ LocalID—LocalRADIUSserveridentifier.◆ LocalName—LocalRADIUSservername◆ OperationID—LocalRADIUSserveroperationidentifier.
–36–Chapter3|NetworkSettingsHotspotSettingsFigure27:HotspotSettings(CaptivePortalSettings)Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ CaptivePortalURL—HostnameofInternetserviceportalforthehotspot.Thecaptiveportalforcesahotspotclienttoaccessawelcomewebpage(normallyusedforauthentication)beforegainingfurtheraccesstotheInternet.Thewelcomepagemayrequireauthenticationand/orpayment.◆ CaptivePortalSecret—Thepasswordusedforloggingintothehotspot.◆ WalledGarden—Alistofwebsitestowhichunauthenticatedusersareallowedtonavigate.◆ AuthWhiteList—AlistofMACaddressesthatareallowedtobypassthecaptiveportaltoaccesstheinternet.
–37–WirelessSettingsThischapterdescribeswirelesssettingsontheaccesspoint.Itincludesthefollowingsections:◆ “RadioSettings”onpage37◆ “VLANSettings”onpage50RadioSettingsTheIEEE802.11wirelessinterfacesincludeconfigurationoptionsforradiosignalcharacteristicsandwirelesssecurityfeatures.Theaccesspointcanoperateinseveralradiomodes,802.11a/a+n/AC(5GHz)or802.11b+g/b+g+n(2.4GHz).Supportedmodesdependontheaccesspointmodel.Notethatthedual‐bandaccesspointscanoperateat2.4GHzand5GHzatthesametime.Thewebinterfaceidentifiestheradioconfigurationpagesas:◆ Radio0—the5GHz802.11a/n/ACradiointerface◆ Radio1—the2.4GHz802.11b/g/nradiointerfaceEachradiosupports8virtualaccesspoint(VAP)interfacesbasedontheSSIDs,referredtoasVAP0~VAP7.EachVAPfunctionsasaseparateaccesspoint,andcanbeconfiguredwithitsownServiceSetIdentification(SSID)andsecuritysettings.However,mostradiosignalparametersapplytoallVAPinterfaces.TraffictospecificVAPscanbesegregatedbasedonusergroupsorapplicationtraffic.TheclientsassociatewitheachVAPinthesamewayastheywouldwithseparatephysicalaccesspoints.TheAPsupportsuptoatotalof127wirelessclientsacrossallVAPinterfacesperradio.4
–38–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettingsFigure28:RadioSettings(PhysicalRadioSettings)Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ Status—Enablesordisablesthewirelessserviceonthisinterface.◆ Mode—SelectsthemodeinwhichtheAPwillfunction.■ AccessPoint(Auto‐WDS)—TheVAPoperatesasanaccesspointinWDSmode,whichacceptsconnectionsfromAPsinClientWDSmode.(Thisisthedefaultsetting.)Inthismode,theAPprovidesservicestoclientsasanormalaccesspoint.WDSisusedtoautomaticallysearchforandconnecttootherAPnodesusingthesameSSIDandsecuritysettings.■ Client—TheAPcanprovideawirelessconnectiontoanotherAP.Inthismode,itcanpassinformationfromortolocallywiredhosts,butdoesnotprovideservicestoanywirelessclients.■ ClientWDS—TheAPprovidesservicestoclientsasanormalaccesspoint,andoperatesasaclientstationinWDSmode,whichcanconnecttootheraccesspointsinAuto‐WDSmode.ConnectiontoanotherAPcanbemadeautomaticallybyotheraccesspointsoperatinginAuto‐WDSmode.◆ DFS—DynamicFrequencySelectioncanbeusedtodetectandavoidinterferencewithRadarsystemsoperatinginthe5GHzrange(UNIIchannels52‐64and100‐140).Ifradarisdetected,theAPwillalterthechannelitisoperatingonandtellassociatedstationsthechanneltowhichitismoving.Thisallowsstationstore‐associatewithminimuminterruption.(Thisparameterisonlyapplicabletothe5GHzradio,andisenabledbydefault.)◆ 802.11Mode—Definestheradiooperationmode.■ Radio0(5GHzRadio)—Default:11a+n;Options:11a,11a+n,11AC■ Radio1(2.4GHzRadio)—Default:11b+g;Options:11b+g,11b+g+n
–39–Radio 0(5 GHz) Radio 1(2.4GHz)Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettings◆ ChannelBandwidth—TheAPoptionsforchannelbandwidthinclude5,10,20,40and80MHz.Using20MHzgivesan802.11gconnectionaspeedof54Mbpsandan802.11nconnectionaspeedofupto108Mbps,andensuresbackwardcomplianceforslower802.11bdevices.Settingthechannelbandwidthto40MHzprovidesaconnectionspeedfor802.11nofupto300Mbps.Usingachannelbandwidthof80MHzprovidesaconnectionspeedupto866.7Mbps.(Default:20MHz;Range:5MHz,10MHz,20MHz,40MHz,80MHz)◆ Channel—Theradiochannelthattheaccesspointusestocommunicatewithwirelessclients.Whenmultipleaccesspointsaredeployedinthesamearea,setthechannelonneighboringaccesspointsatleastfivechannelsaparttoavoidinterferencewitheachother.Forexample,for11g/n20MHzmodeyoucandeployuptothreeaccesspointsinthesameareausingchannels1,6,11.Notethatwirelessclientsautomaticallysetthechanneltothesameasthatusedbytheaccesspointtowhichitislinked.(Theavailablechannelsaredependentonthe802.11Mode,ChannelBandwidth,andCountryCodesettings.)SelectingAutoenablestheaccesspointtoautomaticallyselectanunoccupiedradiochannel.(Default:Auto)Table1:RadioChannelsRadioChannelsaFrequency(GHz)RadioChannels Frequency(GHz)AutoAutoscanAutoAutoscan365.18012.412405.20022.417445.22032.422485.24042.4271495.74552.4321535.76562.4371575.78572.4221615.80582.4471655.82592.452 102.457 112.462a.Supportedchannelsdependonthe802.11modeandchannelbandwidth.
–40–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettingsFigure29:RadioSettings(WirelessNetworkConfiguration)Thefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:GeneralSettings◆ Status—EnablesordisablesthewirelessserviceonthisVAP.◆ SSID—ThenameofthebasicservicesetprovidedbyaVirtualAccessPoint(VAP)interface.ClientsthatwanttoconnecttothenetworkthroughtheaccesspointmustsettheirSSIDtothesameasthatoftheaccesspoint’sVAPinterface.(Default:ACN0.#(where#is0‐7)for5GHz,ACN1.#(where#is0‐7)for2.4GHz;Range:1‐32characters)◆ Broadcast—TheSSIDcanbebroadcastatregularintervalssothatwirelessstationssearchingforanetworkconnectioncandiscoverit.ThisallowswirelessclientstodynamicallydiscoverandroambetweenWLANs.Thisfeaturealsomakesiteasierforhackerstobreakintoyourhomenetwork.BecauseSSIDsarenotencrypted,itiseasytograbonebysnoopingtheWLANlookingforSSIDbroadcastmessagescomingfromtheAP.(Default:Enabled)◆ ClientIsolation—Ifenabled,wirelessclientscantalktotheLAN,andreachtheInternetifsuchconnectionisavailable,buttheycannotcommunicatewithoneanother.(DefaultDisabled)
–41–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettings◆ WMM—SetstheWMMoperationalmodeontheaccesspoint.Whenenabled,theparametersforeachAccessCategory(AC)queuewillbeemployedontheaccesspointandQoScapabilitiesadvertisedtoWMM‐enabledclients.(Default:Enabled)Whenenabled,WMMmustbesupportedonanydevicetryingtoassociatedwiththeaccesspoint.Devicesthatdonotsupportthisfeaturewillnotbeallowedtoassociatewiththeaccesspoint.Wirelessnetworksofferanequalopportunityforalldevicestotransmitdatafromanytypeofapplication.Althoughthisisacceptableformostapplications,multimediaapplications(withaudioandvideodata)areparticularlysensitivetothedelayandthroughputvariationsthatresultfromthis“equalopportunity”wirelessaccessmethod.Formultimediaapplicationstorunwelloverawirelessnetwork,aQualityofService(QoS)mechanismisrequiredtoprioritizetraffictypesandprovidean“enhancedopportunity”wirelessaccessmethod.TheaccesspointimplementsQoSusingtheWi‐FiMultimedia(WMM)standard.UsingWMM,theaccesspointisabletoprioritizetrafficandoptimizeperformancewhenmultipleapplicationscompeteforwirelessnetworkbandwidthatthesametime.WMMemploystechniquesthatareasubsetoftheIEEE802.11eQoSstandardanditenablestheaccesspointtointer‐operatewithbothWMM‐enabledclientsandotherdevicesthatmaylackanyWMMfunctionality.AccessCategories—WMMdefinesfouraccesscategories(ACs):voice,video,besteffort,andbackground.ThesecategoriescorrespondtotrafficprioritylevelsandaremappedtoIEEE802.1Dprioritytags(seeFigure2,“WMMAccessCategories",onpage41).ThedirectmappingofthefourACsto802.1DprioritiesisspecificallyintendedtofacilitateinteroperabilitywithotherwirednetworkQoSpolicies.WhilethefourACsarespecifiedforspecifictypesoftraffic,WMMallowstheprioritylevelstobeconfiguredtomatchanynetwork‐wideQoSpolicy.WMMalsospecifiesaprotocolthataccesspointscanusetocommunicatetheconfiguredtrafficprioritylevelstoQoS‐enabledwirelessclients.Table2:WMMAccessCategoriesAC_VO(AC3)VoiceHighestpriority,minimumdelay.Time‐sensitivedatasuchasVoIP(VoiceoverIP)calls.AC_VI(AC2)VideoHighpriority,minimumdelay.Time‐sensitivedatasuchasstreamingvideo.7,65,4AC_BE(AC0)BestEffortNormalpriority,mediumdelayandthroughput.Dataonlyaffectedbylongdelays.DatafromapplicationsordevicesthatlackQoScapabilities.AC_BK(AC1)BackgroundLowestpriority.Datawithnodelayorthroughputrequirements,suchasbulkdatatransfers.0,32,1AccessCategoryWMMDescriptionDesignation802.1DTags
–42–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettingsWMMOperation—WMMusestrafficprioritybasedonthefourACs;Voice,Video,BestEffort,andBackground.ThehighertheACpriority,thehighertheprobabilitythatdataistransmitted.Whentheaccesspointforwardstraffic,WMMaddsdatapacketstofourindependenttransmitqueues,oneforeachAC,dependingonthe802.1Dprioritytagofthepacket.DatapacketswithoutaprioritytagarealwaysaddedtotheBestEffortACqueue.Fromthefourqueues,aninternal“virtual”collisionresolutionmechanismfirstselectsdatawiththehighestprioritytobegrantedatransmitopportunity.Thenthesamecollisionresolutionmechanismisusedexternallytodeterminewhichdevicehasaccesstothewirelessmedium.ForeachACqueue,thecollisionresolutionmechanismisdependentontwotimingparameters:◆AIFSN(ArbitrationInter‐FrameSpaceNumber),anumberusedtocalculatetheminimumtimebetweendataframes◆CW(ContentionWindow),anumberusedtocalculatearandombackofftimeAfteracollisiondetection,abackoffwaittimeiscalculated.Thetotalwaittimeisthesumofaminimumwaittime(ArbitrationInter‐FrameSpace,orAIFS)determinedfromtheAIFSN,andarandombackofftimecalculatedfromavalueselectedfromzerototheCW.TheCWvaluevarieswithinaconfigurablerange.ItstartsatCWMinanddoublesaftereverycollisionuptoamaximumvalue,CWMax.Afterasuccessfultransmission,theCWvalueisresettoitsCWMinvalue.Figure30:WMMBackoffWaitTimesForhigh‐prioritytraffic,theAIFSNandCWvaluesaresmaller.Thesmallervaluesequatetolessbackoffandwaittime,andthereforemoretransmitopportunities.High Priority Low Priority Time CWMin CWMaxAIFSRandom BackoffMinimum Wait Time Random Wait Time CWMin CWMaxAIFSRandom Backoff Minimum Wait Time Random Wait Time
–43–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettingsSecuritySettings◆ Method—SetsthewirelesssecuritymethodforeachVAP,includingassociationmode,encryption,andauthentication.(Default:NoSecurity)■ NoSecurity—TheVAPbroadcastsabeaconsignalincludingtheconfiguredSSID.WirelessclientswithanSSIDsettingof“any”canreadtheSSIDfromthebeaconandautomaticallysettheirSSIDtoallowimmediateconnection.■ WEPOpenSystem—TheVAPbroadcastsabeaconsignalincludingtheconfiguredSSID.WirelessclientswithanSSIDsettingof“any”canreadtheSSIDfromthebeaconandautomaticallysettheirSSIDtoallowimmediateconnection.■ Key—WEPisusedtoencryptdatatransmittedbetweenwirelessclientsandtheVAP.WEPusesstaticsharedkeys(fixed‐lengthhexadecimaloralphanumericstrings)thataremanuallydistributedtoallclientsthatwanttousethenetwork.WEPisthesecurityprotocolinitiallyspecifiedintheIEEE802.11standardforwirelesscommunications.Unfortunately,WEPhasbeenfoundtobeseriouslyflawedandcannotberecommendedforahighlevelofnetworksecurity.Formorerobustwirelesssecurity,theaccesspointprovidesWi‐FiProtectedAccess(WPA)andWPA2forimproveddataencryptionanduserauthentication.BesurethattheWEPsharedkeysarethesameforeachclientinthewirelessnetwork.Allclientssharethesamekeys,whichareusedfordataencryption.For64‐bitWEP,stringlengthmustbe5ASCIIcharacters(lettersandnumbers)or10hexadecimaldigits.For128‐bitWEP,stringlengthmustbe13ASCIIcharacters(lettersandnumbers)or26hexadecimaldigits.■ WPA‐PSK—Forenterprisedeployment,WPArequiresaRADIUSauthenticationservertobeconfiguredonthewirednetwork.However,forsmallofficenetworksthatmaynothavetheresourcestoconfigureandmaintainaRADIUSserver,WPAprovidesasimpleoperatingmodethatusesjustapre‐sharedpasswordfornetworkaccess.ThePre‐SharedKeymodeusesacommonpasswordforuserauthenticationthatismanuallyenteredontheaccesspointandallwirelessclients.ThePSKmodeusesthesameTKIPpacketencryptionandkeymanagementasWPAintheenterprise,providingarobustandmanageablealternativeforsmallnetworks.■ Encryption—Dataencryptionusesoneofthefollowingmethods:■ CCMP(AES)—AES‐CCMPisusedasthemulticastencryptioncipher.AES‐CCMPisthestandardencryptioncipherrequiredforWPA2.(Thisisthedefaultsetting.)■ TKIP—TKIPisusedasthemulticastencryptioncipher.
–44–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettings■ Auto:TKIP+CCMP(AES)—Theencryptionmethodusedbytheclientisdiscoveredbytheaccesspoint.■ Key—WPAisusedtoencryptdatatransmittedbetweenwirelessclientsandtheVAP.WPAusesstaticsharedkeys(fixed‐lengthhexadecimaloralphanumericstrings)thataremanuallydistributedtoallclientsthatwanttousethenetwork.Stringlengthmustbe8to63ASCIIcharacters(lettersandnumbers).Nospecialcharactersareallowed.■ WPA2‐PSK:ClientsusingWPA2withaPre‐sharedKeyareacceptedforauthentication.WPAwasintroducedasaninterimsolutionforthevulnerabilityofWEPpendingtheratificationoftheIEEE802.11iwirelesssecuritystandard.Ineffect,theWPAsecurityfeaturesareasubsetofthe802.11istandard.WPA2includesthenowratified802.11istandard,butalsooffersbackwardcompatibilitywithWPA.Therefore,WPA2includesthesame802.1XandPSKmodesofoperationandsupportforTKIPencryption.RefertoWPA‐PSKforadescriptionofencryptionmethodsandthekey.■ WPA‐EAP—WPAemploysacombinationofseveraltechnologiestoprovideanenhancedsecuritysolutionfor802.11wirelessnetworks.ARADIUSserverisusedforauthentication,andcanalsobeusedforaccounting.RefertoWPA‐PSKforadescriptionofencryptionmethods.RADIUSSettingsARADIUSservermustbespecifiedfortheaccesspointtoimplementIEEE802.1XnetworkaccesscontrolandWi‐FiProtectedAccess(WPA)wirelesssecurity.Inaddition,youcanconfigureaRADIUSAccountingservertoreceiveuser‐sessionaccountinginformationfromtheaccesspoint.RADIUSAccountingcanbeusedtoprovidevaluableinformationonuseractivityinthenetwork.ThisguideassumesthatyouhavealreadyconfiguredRADIUSserver(s)tosupporttheaccesspoint.ConfigurationofRADIUSserversoftwareisbeyondthescopeofthisguide,refertothedocumentationprovidedwiththeRADIUSserversoftware.■ RadiusAuthServer—SpecifiestheIPaddressorhostnameoftheRADIUSauthenticationserver.■ RadiusAuthPort—TheUDPportnumberusedbytheRADIUSserverforauthenticationmessages.(Range:1024‐65535;Default:1812)
–45–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettings■ RadiusAuthSecret—AsharedtextstringusedtoencryptmessagesbetweentheaccesspointandtheRADIUSserver.BesurethatthesametextstringisspecifiedontheRADIUSauthenticationserver.Donotuseblankspacesinthestring.(Maximumlength:255characters)■ RadiusAcctServer—SpecifiestheIPaddressorhostnameoftheRADIUSaccountingserver.■ RadiusAcctPort—TheUDPportnumberusedbytheRADIUSserverforaccountingmessages.(Range:1024‐65535;Default:1813)■ RadiusAcctSecret—AsharedtextstringusedtoencryptmessagesbetweentheaccesspointandtheRADIUSserver.BesurethatthesametextstringisspecifiedontheRADIUSaccountingserver.Donotuseblankspacesinthestring.(Maximumlength:255characters)■ WPA2‐EAP—WPAwasintroducedasaninterimsolutionforthevulnerabilityofWEPpendingtheratificationoftheIEEE802.11iwirelesssecuritystandard.Ineffect,theWPAsecurityfeaturesareasubsetofthe802.11istandard.WPA2includesthenowratified802.11istandard,butalsooffersbackwardcompatibilitywithWPA.Therefore,WPA2includesthesame802.1XandPSKmodesofoperationandsupportforTKIPencryption.ARADIUSserverisusedforauthentication,andcanalsobeusedtoaccounting.RefertoWPA‐PSKforadescriptionofencryptionmethods.RefertoWPA‐EAPforainformationonconfiguringtheRADIUSserver.◆ AccessControlList—WirelessclientscanbeauthenticatedfornetworkaccessbycheckingtheirMACaddressagainstthelocaldatabaseconfiguredontheaccesspoint.(Default:OFF)■ Policy—TheMAClistcanbeconfiguredtoeitherallowordenynetworkaccesstospecifiedclients.(Default:AllowallMACsonlist)■ FilteredMACs—Enteraphysicaladdressforeachclient.Entersixpairsofhexadecimaldigitsseparatedbycolons,andfollowedbyanoptionalcomment;forexample,00:90:D1:12:AB:89JohnSmith’sPCNetworkSettings◆ NetworkBehavior—Oneofthefollowingconnectionmethodsmustbespecified.(Default:RoutetoInternet)■ BridgetoInternet—ConfiguresaninterfaceasattachedtotheWAN.TrafficfromthisinterfaceisdirectlybridgedintotheInternet.(SeeFigure6,“BridgetoInternet",onpage17.)
–46–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettings■ RoutetoInternet—ConfiguresaninterfaceasamemberoftheLAN.TrafficfromthisinterfaceisroutedacrosstheaccesspointandoutthroughaninterfacewhichisbridgedtotheInternet.(SeeFigure7,“RoutetoInternet",onpage18.)■ NetworkName—Thenetworktoberouted.Thedefaultis“Defaultlocalnetwork”asdisplayedunderLANSettings–LocalNetwork.■ AddtoGuestNetwork—Thisinterfacecanonlysupporttheguestnetwork.■ HotspotControlled—Thisinterfacecanonlysupporthotspotservices.■ ConfigureHotspot—OpensHotspotSettingspage.■ VLANTagTraffic—TagsanypacketspassingfromthisVAP(virtualaccesspoint)totheassociatedEthernetportasconfiguredunder“VLANSettings”onpage50.(Range:3‐4095)◆ LimitUpload—EnablesratelimitingoftrafficfromtheVAPinterfaceasitispassedtothewirednetwork.YoucansetamaximumrateinKbytespersecond.(Range:256‐10048576Kbytespersecond;Default:OFF)◆ LimitDownload—EnablesratelimitingoftrafficfromthewirednetworkasitispassedtotheVAPinterface.Youcansetamaximumrateinkbytespersecond.(Range:256‐10048576Kbytespersecond;Default:OFF)AdvancedSettings◆ 802.11Rates—TheminimumdatarateatwhichtheAPtransmitspacketsonthewirelessinterface.Table3:802.11DataRatesOptionRate(Max) CodingMethodRadio0(5GHz)Radio1(2.4GHz)AutoAutoBasedonsignalstrength√ √1M1MbpsCKK√2M2MbpsCKK√5.5M5.5MbpsCKK√11M11MbpsCKK√√6M6MbpsOFDM√√9M9MbpsOFDM√√12M12MbpsOFDM√√18M18MbpsOFDM√√24M24MbpsOFDM√√36M36MbpsOFDM√√
–47–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettingsTable3:802.11DataRates(Continued)OptionRate(Max) CodingMethodRadio0(5GHz)Radio1(2.4GHz)48M48MbpsOFDM√√54M54MbpsOFDM√√MCS015MbpsBPSK,singlestream√√MCS130MbpsQPSK,singlestream√√MCS245MbpsQPSK,singlestream√√MCS360Mbps16‐QAM,singlestream√√MCS490Mbps16‐QAM,singlestream√√MCS5120Mbps64‐QAM,singlestream√√MCS6135Mbps64‐QAM,singlestream√√MCS7150Mbps64‐QAM,singlestream√√MCS830MbpsBPSK,doublestream√√MCS960MbpsQPSK,doublestream√√MCS1090MbpsQPSK,doublestream√√MCS11120Mbps16‐QAM,doublestream√√MCS12180Mbps16‐QAM,doublestream√√MCS13240Mbps64‐QAM,doublestream√√MCS14270Mbps64‐QAM,doublestream√√MCS15300Mbps64‐QAM,doublestream√√NSS1‐MCS032.5Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS165Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS297.5Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS3130Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS4195Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS5260Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS6292.5Mbps 256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS7325Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS8390Mbps256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS1‐MCS9433.3Mbps 256‐QAM,singlestream√NSS2‐MCS065Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√NSS2‐MCS1130Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√NSS2‐MCS2195Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√NSS2‐MCS3260Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√NSS2‐MCS4390Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√
–48–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettingsTable3:802.11DataRates(Continued)OptionRate(Max) CodingMethodRadio0(5GHz)Radio1(2.4GHz)NSS2‐MCS5520Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√NSS2‐MCS6585Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√NSS2‐MCS7650Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√NSS2‐MCS8780Mbps256‐QAM,doublestream√NSS2‐MCS9866.7Mbps 256‐QAM,doublestream√◆ TxStreams—Specifiesasinglestreamat20MHzoradualstreamat20MHzand40MHzforsignaltransmission.(Options:1,2;Default1)◆ RxStreams—Specifiesasinglestreamat20MHzoradualstreamat20MHzand40MHzforsignalreception.(Options:1,2;Default1)◆ TxPower—Adjuststhepoweroftheradiosignalstransmittedfromtheaccesspoint.Thehigherthetransmissionpower,thefartherthetransmissionrange.Powerselectionisnotjustatradeoffbetweencoverageareaandmaximumsupportedclients.Youalsohavetoensurethathigh‐powersignalsdonotinterferewiththeoperationofotherradiodevicesintheservicearea.(Default:17dBmfor5GHzradio,27dBmfor2.4GHzradio)Table4:TxPowerPowerRadio0(5GHz) Radio1(2.4GHz)0dBM(1mW)√ √4dBM(2mW)√ √5dBM(3mW)√√7dBM(5mW)√√8dBM(6mW)√√9dBM(7mW)√√10dBM(10mW)√√11dBM(12mW)√√12dBM(15mW)√√13dBM(19mW)√√14dBM(25mW)√√15dBM(31mW)√√16dBM(39mW)√√17dBM(50mW)√√18dBM(63mW) √19dBM(79mW) √
–49–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsRadioSettingsTable4:TxPower(Continued)20dBM(100mW)√21dBM(125mW)√22dBM(158mW)√23dBM(199mW)√24dBM(251mW)√25dBM(316mW)√26dBM(398mW)√27dBM(501mW)√◆ ACKTimeout—Setstheacknowledgementtimeout,whichisusedprimarilyforlong‐distanceconnections.Thistimeoutisusedtomakeanadjustmentforlinkdistance.Itisbasedontheamountoftime,inmicroseconds,thatitshouldtaketotransmitaframetotheotherendofthelink,beprocessedbythereceivingdevice,andhavetheACKframecreatedandreturnedtothesendingdevice.(Range:0‐255microseconds;Default:0microseconds)◆ FragmentationThresh.—Setsthemaximumframesizeabovewhichpacketsarefragmented.Thisreducesthetimerequiredtotransmittheframe,andthereforereducestheprobabilitythatitwillbecorrupted(atthecostofmoredataoverhead).(Range:256‐2346bytes;Default:2346bytes)◆ RTSThreshold—SetsthepacketsizethresholdatwhichaRequesttoSend(RTS)signalmustbesenttoareceivingstationpriortothesendingstationstartingcommunications.TheaccesspointsendsRTSframestoareceivingstationtonegotiatethesendingofadataframe.AfterreceivinganRTSframe,thestationsendsaCTS(cleartosend)frametonotifythesendingstationthatitcanstartsendingdata.IftheRTSthresholdissetto1,theaccesspointalwayssendsRTSsignals.Ifsetto2346,theaccesspointneversendsRTSsignals.Ifsettoanyothervalue,andthepacketsizeequalsorexceedstheRTSthreshold,theRTS/CTS(RequesttoSend/CleartoSend)mechanismwillbeenabled.Theaccesspointscontendingforthemediummaynotbeawareofeachother.TheRTS/CTSmechanismcansolvethis“HiddenNodeProblem.”(Range:1‐2346bytes:Default:2346bytes)◆ SGI—The802.11ndraftspecifiestwoguardintervals:400ns(short)and800ns(long).Supportofthe400nsShortGuardIntervalisoptionalfortransmitandreceive.Thepurposeofaguardintervalistointroduceimmunitytopropagationdelays,echoes,andreflectionstowhichdigitaldataisnormallyverysensitive.EnablingtheSGIsetsitto400ns.(Default:Disabled)PowerRadio0(5GHz)Radio1(2.4GHz)
–50–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsVLANSettings◆ STBC—Space‐timeBlockCodingsendsmultiplecopiesofthesamedataoveranumberofantennas,usingthevariousreceivedversionstoimprovethereliabilityofdatatransfer.Thetransmittedsignalmaytraverseadifficultenvironmentwithscattering,reflection,andrefractionwhichmaythenbefurthercorruptedbythermalnoiseinthereceiver,sosomeofthereceivedcopieswillbebetterthanothers.Thisredundancyresultsinahigherchanceofbeingabletouseoneormoreofthereceivedcopiestocorrectlydecodethereceivedsignal.(Default:Disabled)◆ AMPDU—EnablesordisablestheuseofAggregatedMACProtocolDataUnits.Physicallayer(PHY)datarateimprovementsdonotincreaserealthroughputbeyondapointbecauseof802.11protocoloverheads.Themainmediaaccesscontrolfeaturethatprovidesaperformanceimprovementisaggregation.AggregationofMACprotocoldataunits(MPDUs)isreferredtoasMPDUaggregationor(A‐MPDU).(Default:Enabled)VLANSettingsVLANs(virtuallocalareanetworks)areturnedoffbydefault.IfturnedontheywillautomaticallytaganypacketspassedtotheLANportfromtherelevantVAP(virtualaccesspoint).TheaccesspointcanemployVLANtaggingtocontrolaccesstonetworkresourcesandincreasesecurity.VLANsseparatetrafficpassingbetweentheaccesspoint,associatedclients,andthewirednetwork.YoucanconfigureaVLANforupto13VAPinterfaces.Notethefollowingpointsabouttheaccesspoint’sVLANsupport:◆ IfanEthernetLANportontheaccesspointisassignedaVLANID,anytrafficenteringthatportmustbealsotaggedwiththesameVLANID.◆ AmanagementVLANcanbeusedformanagingtheaccesspointthroughremotemanagementtools,suchasthewebinterface,SSH,TelnetorSNMP.TheaccesspointcanbeconfiguredtoonlyacceptmanagementtrafficthatistaggedwiththespecifiedmanagementVLANID.ThisIDmustbeassignedtotheEthernetportsorradiointerfaceswhicharedesignatedtohandlemanagementtraffic.◆ WirelessclientsassociatedtotheaccesspointcanbeassignedtoaVLAN.WirelessclientsareassignedtotheVLANfortheVAPinterfacewithwhichtheyareassociated.TheaccesspointonlyallowstraffictaggedwithcorrectVLANIDstobeforwardedtoassociatedclientsoneachVAPinterface.◆ WhenVLANsupportisenabledontheaccesspoint,trafficpassedtothewirednetworkistaggedwiththeappropriateVLANID.WhenanEthernetportontheaccesspointisconfiguredasaVLANmember,trafficreceivedfromthewired
–51–Chapter4|WirelessSettingsVLANSettingsnetworkmustalsobetaggedwiththesameVLANID.ReceivedtrafficthathasanunknownVLANIDornoVLANtagisdropped.◆ WhenVLANsupportisdisabled,theaccesspointdoesnottagtrafficpassedtothewirednetworkandignorestheVLANtagsonanyreceivedframes.Note:BeforeenablingVLANtaggingontheaccesspoint,besuretoconfiguretheattachednetworkswitchporttosupporttaggedVLANframesfortheVLANIDsconfiguredontheaccesspoint.Otherwise,connectivitytotheaccesspointwillbelostwhenyouenabletheVLANfeature.Figure31:ConfiguringVLANsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ VLANID—AVLANidentifiertobeassigned.(Range:3‐4095)(VLAN1and2arereservedforinternaluse.)◆ Ports—TheEthernetportsassignedtothespecifiedVLAN.◆ SSIDs—TheSSIDofaVAPconfiguredtobeamemberofthespecifiedVLAN.ThisoptionisconfiguredunderRadioSettings(NetworkSettings–NetworkBehavior).
–52–SystemSettingsThischapterdescribesmaintenancesettingsontheaccesspoint.Itincludesthefollowingsections:◆ “SystemSettings”onpage53◆ “Maintenance”onpage54◆ “UserAccounts”onpage57◆ “Services”onpage575
–53–Chapter5|SystemSettingsSystemSettingsSystemSettingsTheSystemSettingspageisusedtoconfiguregeneraldescriptiveinformationabouttheaccesspoint,suchasthesystemidentificationname,itsgeographiccoordinates,andlocaltime.Figure32:SystemSettingsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ DeviceName—AnaliasfortheAP,enablingthedevicetobeuniquelyidentifiedonthenetwork.(Default:none;Range:0‐50characters)◆ DeviceLatitude—Thegeographiclatitudeoftheaccesspoint,givenindegreesandminutes.(Range:‐ 90to+90degrees)◆ DeviceLongitude—Thegeographiclongitudeoftheaccesspoint,givenindegreesandminutes.(Range:‐ 180to+180degrees)◆ Enableresetbutton—Enablesordisablesthehardwareresetbutton.◆ LocalTime—Thelocaltime,givenasdayofweek,month,time,year.◆ ConfigureNetworkTime—LinkstotheNetworkTime(NTP)sectionontheServicespage.
–54–Chapter5|SystemSettingsMaintenanceMaintenanceTheMaintenancepagesupportsgeneralmaintenancetasksincludingdisplayingthesystemlog,rebootingthedevice,restoringfactorydefaults,backinguporrestoringconfigurationsettings,andupgradingfirmware.Figure33:MaintenanceDisplayingSystemLogsTheaccesspointsaveseventanderrormessagestoalocalsystemlogdatabase.Thelogmessagesincludethedateandtime,devicename,messagetype,andmessagedetails.Figure34:SystemLog
–55–Chapter5|SystemSettingsMaintenanceRebootingtheAccessPointTheRebootpageallowsyoutoreboottheaccesspoint.Figure35:RebootingtheAccessPointResettingtheAccessPointTheResetpageallowsyoutoresettheaccesspointtothefactorydefaults.Notethatalluserconfiguredinformationwillbelost.Youwillhavetore‐enterthedefaultusernameandpasswordtore‐gainmanagementaccesstothisdevice.Figure36:ResettingtoDefaultsNote:Itisalsopossibletorebootorresettheaccesspointbyinsertingapininthepinholelabeled“RESET”ontheconnectorpaneloftheaccesspointand:◆ press2secondstoreboottheaccesspoint;◆ press10secondstoresettheaccesspointtothefactorydefaults.
–56–Chapter5|SystemSettingsMaintenanceBackingUpConfigurationSettingsTheBackupfunctionallowsyoutobackuptheaccesspoint’sconfigurationtoamanagementworkstation.InWindows,aGNUZip(*.tar.gz)filewillbestoredintheDownloadsfolder.Thisisasamplefilename:backup‐ACN‐AP‐2014‐06‐27.tar.gzRestoringConfigurationSettingsTheRestorepageallowsyoutouploadconfigurationsettingsfromamanagementworkstation.Thespecifiedfilemustbeonethatwaspreviouslybackedupfromtheaccesspoint.Figure37:RestoringConfigurationSettingsUpgradingFirmware Youcanupgradenewaccesspointsoftwarefromalocalfileonthemanagementworkstation.Newsoftwaremaybeprovidedperiodicallyfromyourdistributor.Afterupgradingnewsoftware,youmustreboottheaccesspointtoimplementthenewcode.Untilarebootoccurs,theaccesspointwillcontinuetorunthesoftwareitwasusingbeforetheupgradestarted.Theaccesspointsupportsdualsoftwareimages,soifnewlyloadedsoftwareiscorrupted,thealternateimagewillbeusedonthenextreboot.Configurationsettingsarestoredseparatelyfromthesoftware,sothecurrentsettingswillalwaysbeusedforanynewsoftware.However,notethatifthecurrentconfigurtionsettingsarecorrupted,thesystemdefaultswillbeused.Figure38:UpgradingFirmware
–57–Chapter5|SystemSettingsUserAccountsUserAccountsTheUserAccountspageallowsyoutocontrolmanagementaccesstotheswitchbasedonmanuallyconfiguredusernamesandpasswords.Figure39:UserAccountsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ Username—Thenameoftheuser.(Range:3‐15ASCIIcharacters,nospecialcharacters)◆ Password—Theuserpassword.(Range:3‐15ASCIIcharacters,casesensitive,nospecialcharacters)ServicesTheServicespageallowsyoutocontrolremotemanagementaccesstotheswitchandtoconfigureofNTPtimeservers.RemoteManagementSettingsTheSSH,Telnet,Web,andSNMPmanagementinterfacesareenabledandopentoaccessfromtheInternet.Toprovidemoresecurity,specificservicescanbedisabledandmanagementaccesspreventedfromtheInternet.SSH TheSecureShell(SSH)canactasasecurereplacementforTelnet.TheSSHprotocolusesgeneratedpublickeystoencryptalldatatransferspassingbetweentheaccesspointandSSH‐enabledmanagementstationclientsandensuresthatdatatravelingoverthenetworkarrivesunaltered.Clientscanthensecurelyusethelocalusernameandpasswordforaccessauthentication.NotethatSSHclientsoftwareneedstobeinstalledonthemanagementstationtoaccesstheaccesspointformanagementviatheSSHprotocol.
–58–Chapter5|SystemSettingsServicesFigure40:SSHServerSettingsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ SSHServer—EnablesordisablesSSHaccesstotheaccesspoint.(Default:Enabled)◆ Port—SetstheTCPportnumberfortheSSHserverontheaccesspoint.(Range:1‐65535;Default:22)◆ AllowSSHfromWAN—AllowsSSHmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.TelnetTelnetisaremotemanagementtoolthatcanbeusedtoconfiguretheaccesspointfromanywhereinthenetwork.However,notethatTelnetisnotsecurefromhostileattacks.Figure41:TelnetServerSettingsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ TelnetServer—EnablesordisablesTelnetaccesstotheaccesspoint.(Default:Enabled)◆ Port—SetstheTCPportnumberfortheTelnetserverontheaccesspoint.(Range:1‐65535;Default:23)◆ AllowTelnetfromWAN—AllowsTelnetmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.WebserverAWebbrowserprovidestheprimarymethodofmanagingtheaccesspoint.BothHTTPandHTTPSservicecanbeaccessedindependently.IfyouenableHTTPS,youmustindicatethisintheURL:https://device:port_number]WhenyoustartHTTPS,theconnectionisestablishedinthisway:
–59–Chapter5|SystemSettingsServices◆ Theclientauthenticatestheserverusingtheserver’sdigitalcertificate.◆ Theclientandservernegotiateasetofsecurityprotocolstousefortheconnection.◆ Theclientandservergeneratesessionkeysforencryptinganddecryptingdata.◆ Theclientandserverestablishasecureencryptedconnection.◆ Apadlockiconshouldappearinthestatusbarformostbrowsers.Figure42:WebServerSettingsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ HTTPPort—TheTCPporttobeusedbytheHTTPWebbrowserinterface.(Range:1‐65535;Default:80)◆ AllowHTTPfromWAN—AllowsHTTPmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.◆ HTTPSPort—TheTCPporttobeusedbytheHTTPSWebbrowserinterface.(Range:1‐65535;Default:443)◆ AllowHTTPSfromWAN—AllowsHTTPSmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.NetworkTime NetworkTimeProtocol(NTP)allowstheaccesspointtosetitsinternalclockbasedonperiodicupdatesfromatimeserver(SNTPorNTP).Maintaininganaccuratetimeontheaccesspointenablesthesystemlogtorecordmeaningfuldatesandtimesforevententries.Iftheclockisnotset,theaccesspointwillonlyrecordthetimefromthefactorydefaultsetatthelastbootup.TheaccesspointactsasanNTPclient,periodicallysendingtimesynchronizationrequeststospecifiedtimeservers.Theaccesspointwillattempttopolleachserverintheconfiguredsequence.
–60–Chapter5|SystemSettingsServicesFigure43:NTPSettingsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ LocalTime—Displaysthelocaltimeasdayofweek,month,hour:minute:second,year,basedonUniversalTimeCoordinates.◆ NTPService—Enablesordisablessendingofrequestsfortimeupdates.(Default:Enabled)◆ NTPServers—Setsthehostnamesfortimeservers.Theswitchattemptstoupdatethetimefromthefirstserver,ifthisfailsitattemptsanupdatefromthenextserverinthesequence.Toconfigureadditionalservers,clickthe“+”buttontoopenaneweditfield.◆ TimeZone—Todisplayatimecorrespondingtoyourlocaltime,chooseoneofthepredefinedtimezonesfromthescroll‐downlist.SNMPSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)isacommunicationprotocoldesignedspecificallyformanagingdevicesonanetwork.Itistypicallyusedtoconfigurethesedevicesforproperoperationinanetworkenvironment,aswellastomonitorthemtoevaluateperformanceordetectpotentialproblems.Figure44:SNMPSettingsThefollowingitemsaredisplayedonthispage:◆ SNMPServer—EnablesordisablesSNMPontheaccesspoint.(Default:Enabled)
–61–Chapter5|SystemSettingsServices◆ Contact—Administratorresponsiblefortheaccesspoint.◆ CommunityString—AcommunitystringthatactslikeapasswordandpermitsaccesstotheSNMPprotocol.(Range:1‐32characters,casesensitive;Default:public)Thedefaultstring“public”providesread‐onlyaccesstotheaccesspoint’sManagementInformation(MIB)database.◆ AllowSNMPfromWAN—AllowsSNMPmanagementaccessfromtheWAN.
–61–AppendicesThissectionprovidesadditionalinformationandincludestheseitems:◆ “Troubleshooting”onpage62SectionIII
–62–Tro u b l e s h o o t i n gProblemsAccessingtheManagementInterfaceTable5:TroubleshootingChartCannotconnectusingTelnet,webbrowser,orSNMPsoftware◆ BesuretheAPispoweredup.◆ ChecknetworkcablingbetweenthemanagementstationandtheAP.◆ CheckthatyouhaveavalidnetworkconnectiontotheAPandthatintermediateswitchportshavenotbeendisabled.◆ BesureyouhaveconfiguredtheAPwithavalidIPaddress,subnetmaskanddefaultgateway.◆ BesurethemanagementstationhasanIPaddressinthesamesubnetastheAP’sIP.◆ IfyouaretryingtoconnecttotheAPusingataggedVLANgroup,yourmanagementstation,andtheportsconnectingintermediateswitchesinthenetwork,mustbeconfiguredwiththeappropriatetag.◆ IfyoucannotconnectusingTelnet,youmayhaveexceededthemaximumnumberofconcurrentTelnet/SSHsessionspermitted.Tryconnectingagainatalatertime.Forgotorlostthepassword◆ ResettheAPtofactorydefaultsusingitsResetbutton.UsingSystemLogsIfafaultdoesoccur,refertotheQuickStartGuidetoensurethattheproblemyouencounteredisactuallycausedbytheAP.IftheproblemappearstobecausedbytheAP,followthesesteps:1. EnableSNMPintheSystem>Servciesmenu.2. EnableSNMPaccessfromtheWANwhenconnectingfromaremotelocation.3. Repeatthesequenceofcommandsorotheractionsthatleaduptotheerror.4. Makealistofthecommandsorcircumstancesthatledtothefault.Alsomakealistofanyerrormessagesdisplayed.5. Recordallrelevantsystemsettings.SymptomActionA
–63–ChapterA|TroubleshootingUsingSystemLogs6. DisplaythelogfilethroughtheSystem>Maintenancemenu,andcopytheinformationfromthelogfile.7. Contactyourdistributor’sserviceengineer,andsendadetaileddescriptionoftheproblem,alongwithalloftheinformationmentionedintheabovesteps.
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QuickStart Guide–2–FollowthestepsinthisguidetoinstalltheAPinyournetwork.Caution:TheplanningandinstallationoftheAPrequiresprofessionalpersonnelthataretrainedintheinstallationofradiotransmittingequipment.Theuserisresponsibleforcompliancewithlocalregulationsconcerningitemssuchasantennapower,useoflightningarrestors,grounding,andradiomastortowerconstruction.Therefore,itisrecommendedtoconsultaprofessionalcontractorknowledgeableinlocalradioregulationspriortoequipmentinstallation.1. UnpacktheAPUnpacktheAPandcheckthepackagecontents.◆ OutdoorStand‐AloneAccessPointSkyFireAC1200orSkyFireAC866◆ Pole‐mountingkit—includestwosteel‐bandclamps◆ PoEpowerinjectorwithpowercord—eitherUS,ContinentalEuropeorUK◆ Documentation—QuickStartGuideandRegulatoryandSafetyInformation2. MounttheAP Afterplanningyourinstallation,mounttheunitonapole,mast,ortowerusingtheincludedtwosteel‐bandclamps.Also,formodelsthatrequireexternalantennas,installtheantennasneartheAPandattachtheRFcoaxialcablestotheappropriateconnectorsontheAP.PoleMountingFeedthesteel‐bandclampsthroughtheintegratedpole‐mountbracketpointsonthebackoftheAP.Fastenthesteel‐bandclampsaroundthepoletosecuretheAPtothepole.1212
QuickStart Guide–3–AttachExternalAntennasRemovethefrontportcoverbypushingthelockingtabupandthenslidingthecoveroff.ConnectexternalantennastotheAP’s5GHzRP‐SMAconnectorsusingRFcoaxialcableprovidedintheantennapackage.ConnectexternalantennastotheAP’s2.4GHzRP‐SMAconnectorsusingRFcoaxialcableprovidedintheantennapackage.Note:Thenumberofavailable2.4GHzor5GHzexternalantennaconnectorsdependsonthespecificmodel.3. ConnectCablesConnectoutdoor‐ratedEthernetcabletothe1000BASE‐TRJ‐45ETH0(PoE)portontheunit.Connectoutdoor‐ratedCategory5eorbettercabletotheleft‐sideRJ‐45ETH0(PoE)port.(Optional)ConnectalocalLANswitchorcomputertotheright‐sideETH1100BASE‐TXRJ‐45port.PassthecablesthroughtheaccessholesatthebottomoftheAP.ReplacetheportcoverontheAPandpushthelockingtabdowntosecureitinplace.4. ConnectPower InstallthePoEpowerinjectorindoors.ConnectthepowerinjectortotheEthernetcablefromtheAP,toaportonalocalLANswitch,andthentoanACpowersource.Caution:Thepowerinjectormoduleisdesignedforindooruseonly.NevermountthepowerinjectoroutsidewiththeAPunit.23112312231434
QuickStart Guide–4–ConnecttheEthernetcablefromtheAPtothe“POE”portonthepowerinjector.ConnectEthernetcablefromthe“LAN”portonthepowerinjectortoaLANswitch.ConnectthepowercordtoanearbyACpowersource(100‐240VAC,50/60Hz).Note: ConnectingtheEthernetcablefromtheAPtotheinjectormodulepowersontheunit.5. VerifyAPOperationVerifybasicAPoperationbycheckingthesystemLEDs.ThepowerLEDshouldbeongreen,theETH0portLEDon/blinkinggreen,andthe2.4GHz/5GHzwirelessLEDon/blinkinggreen(2.4GHz)orblue(5GHz).2.4GHz/5GHzsignalstrengthLEDs.2.4GHz/5GHzlink/activityLED.ETH1portlink/activityLED.ETH0(PoE)portlink/activityLED.PowerLED.1323121234512345
QuickStart Guide–5–6. ConnecttotheWebUserInterfaceThestand‐aloneAPsofferaweb‐basedmanagementinterfacefortheconfigurationofalltheunit’sfeatures.YoucanmakeinitialconfigurationchangesbyconnectingaPCdirectlytotheAP’sETH1RJ‐45port.TheAPhasadefaultmanagementIPaddressof192.168.2.1andasubnetmaskof255.255.255.0.YoumustsetyourPCIPaddresstobeonthesamesubnetastheAP(thatis,thePCandAPaddressesmustbothstart192.168.2.x).Logintothewebinterfaceusingthedefaultsettings:◆ LoginName—root◆ Password—admin123Formoreinformationonstand‐aloneAPconfigurationusingthewebinterface,refertotheManagementGuide.
QuickStart Guide–6–HardwareSpecificationsChassisSize(HxWxD:)283x94x50mm(11.14x3.7x1.97inches)Weight762g(1.68lb)TemperatureOperating:‐20°Cto65°C(‐4°Fto149°F)Storage:‐30°Cto80°C(‐22°Fto176°F)HumidityOperating:15%to95%(non‐condensing)Waterproof/DustproofIP55NetworkInterfacesPortsETH0(PoE)RJ‐45Port:1000BASE‐T,passivePoEETH1RJ‐45Port:100BASE‐TX2.4GHzRadioIEEE802.11b/g/n5GHzRadioIEEE802.11a/n/acRadioFrequencies2412~2472MHz5745~5825MHz(China)5180~5320MHz(ETSI)5500~5700MHz(ETSI)PowerSupplyPoEInputPower24VDC,1.0APowerConsumption24WmaximumPowerInjectorModule100‐240VAC,50‐60Hz,auto‐sensingRegulatoryCompliancesRadioEN300328V1.8.1:2012EN301893V1.7.1:2012EN301489‐1V1.9.2(2011‐09)EN301489‐7V1.3.1:2005FCCPart15C15.247/15.207(2.4‐2.4835GHz,5.725‐5.850GHz)FCCPart15E15.407(5.150GHz‐5.250GHz)EmissionsEN550222010+AC:2011EN61000‐3‐22006+A1:2009+A2:2009FCCClassBPart15ImmunityEN55024:2010EN61000‐4‐2:2009ItemSpecification
QuickStart Guide–7–FederalCommunicationCommissionInterferenceStatement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devicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassBdigitaldevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovidereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidentialinstallation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisnoguaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthisequipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneofthefollowingmeasures:‐ Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.‐ Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.‐ Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhichthereceiverisconnected.‐ Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.FCCCaution:Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.Foroperationwithin5.15~5.25GHz/5.47~5.725GHzfrequencyrange,itisrestrictedtoindoorenvironment.Thebandfrom5600‐5650MHzwillbedisabledbythesoftwareduringthemanufacturingandcannotbechangedbytheenduser.ThisdevicemeetsalltheotherrequirementsspecifiedinPart15E,Section15.407oftheFCCRules.RadiationExposureStatement:ThisequipmentcomplieswithFCCradiationexposurelimitssetforthforanuncontrolledenvironment.Thisequipmentshouldbeinstalledandoperatedwithminimumdistance20cmbetweentheradiator&yourbody.Note:Thecountrycodeselectionisfornon‐USmodelonlyandisnotavailabletoallUSmodel.PerFCCregulation,allWiFiproductmarketedinUSmustfixedtoUSoperationchannelsonly.
QuickStart Guide–8–Professionalinstallationinstruction1. InstallationpersonalThisproductisdesignedforspecificapplicationandneedstobeinstalledbyaqualifiedpersonalwhohasRFandrelatedruleknowledge.Thegeneralusershallnotattempttoinstallorchangethesetting.2. InstallationlocationTheproductshallbeinstalledatalocationwheretheradiatingantennacanbekept20cmfromnearbypersoninnormaloperationconditiontomeetregulatoryRFexposurerequirement.3. ExternalantennaUseonlytheantennaswhichhavebeenapprovedbytheapplicant.Thenon‐approvedantenna(s)mayproduceunwantedspuriousorexcessiveRFtransmittingpowerwhichmayleadtotheviolationofFCClimitandisprohibited.4. InstallationprocedurePleaserefertouser’smanualforthedetail.5. WarningPleasecarefullyselecttheinstallationpositionandmakesurethatthefinaloutputpowerdoesnotexceedthelimitsetforceinrelevantrules.Theviolationoftherulecouldleadtoseriousfederalpenalty.低功率電波輻射性電機管理辦法第十二條 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。第十四條 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。此器材須經專業安裝並限用於固定式點對點操作。本器材須經專業工程人員安裝及設定，始得設置使用，且不得直接販售給一般消費者。「電磁波曝露量MPE標準值1mW/cm2，送測產品實測值為 0.736 mW/cm2」 To professional installer : Installer must disable UNII band 1 by tool when you install this device for outdoor usage for complying with FCC rule.

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