Handlink Technologies AP-100 AP-100 Smart Wi-Fi Access Point User Manual
Handlink Technologies Inc. AP-100 Smart Wi-Fi Access Point Users Manual
Users Manual
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Handlink AP-100 AP/CPE
Configuration Manual
Version 1.0
Date: 10-Sep-2013
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Copyright © 2013 Handlink Technologies Inc.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Handlink Technologies Inc.
4F, No. 3, Prosperity Rd. 1, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu 300, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Telephone: +886-3-564-5166
Fax: +886-3-564-3922
Web: www.handlink.com.tw
Customer Support Centre:
Email: handlinksupport@handlink.com.tw
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
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 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.
For product available in the USA/Canada market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of
other channels is not possible.
This device and it's antennas(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter except in accordance with FCC multi-transmitter product procedures
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC 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.
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Warning
FCC 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.
For product available in the USA market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other
channels is not possible.
Please install a lightning arrestor to protect the base station from lightning dissipation during
rainstorms. Lightning arrestors are mounted outside the structure and must be grounded by means
of a ground wire to the nearest ground rod or item that is grounded.
Disclaimer
All specifications are subject to changes without prior notice. Handlink Technologies Inc. assumes
no responsibilities for any inaccuracies in this document or for any obligation to update information
in this document. This document is provided for information purposes only. Handlink Technologies
Inc. reserves the right to change, modify, transfer, or otherwise revise this publication without
notice.
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Content Table
1.INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................7
2.AP‐100MODELANDFIRMWAREVERSION.......................................................................................................7
3.NEWFUNCTIONSINTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................7
4.GETTINGSTARTED..........................................................................................................................................8
4.1.SETUPLOCALAREACONNECTIONONYOURPC..........................................................................................................8
4.2.CHECKACCESS...................................................................................................................................................10
4.3.CONFIGURATIONWITHWEB‐ADMIN......................................................................................................................10
4.4.INTERFACEINTRODUCTION...................................................................................................................................12
4.5.LOGOUTFROMAP‐100INTERFACE.......................................................................................................................13
5.SYSTEMSTATUS............................................................................................................................................13
5.1.INTERFACE.........................................................................................................................................................14
5.1.1.2.4GInterfaceStatus................................................................................................................................15
5.1.1.1.Status...............................................................................................................................................................15
5.1.1.2.Statistic............................................................................................................................................................16
5.1.1.3.ChannelUsage.................................................................................................................................................16
5.1.1.4.WLAN...............................................................................................................................................................18
5.1.1.5.AssociationList................................................................................................................................................19
5.1.2.EthernetInterface.....................................................................................................................................20
5.1.2.1.Status...............................................................................................................................................................20
5.1.2.2.Statistic............................................................................................................................................................21
5.1.3.Logs...........................................................................................................................................................22
5.1.3.1.SystemLog.......................................................................................................................................................22
5.1.3.2.PanicLog..........................................................................................................................................................23
5.1.3.3.AlarmLog.........................................................................................................................................................24
6.SYSTEMCONFIGURATION.............................................................................................................................25
6.1.AP‐100CONFIGURATIONPROCEDURES..................................................................................................................25
6.2.BASICCONFIGURATION........................................................................................................................................27
6.2.1.BasicSystemConfiguration.......................................................................................................................27
6.2.2.NetworkConfiguration..............................................................................................................................28
6.2.2.1.GeneralNetworkConfiguration.......................................................................................................................28
6.2.1.1.1.NetworkSetting...............................................................................................................................................31
6.2.1.1.2.WANSetting(IPv4)..........................................................................................................................................33
6.2.1.1.3.WAN/LANInterfaceAssignment......................................................................................................................35
6.2.1.1.4.LANSetting(IPv4)............................................................................................................................................36
6.2.1.1.5.EthernetMode................................................................................................................................................36
6.2.2.2.VLAN................................................................................................................................................................38
6.2.2.3.DHCPServer.....................................................................................................................................................39
6.2.2.4.PortForwarding...............................................................................................................................................41
6.2.2.5.SafeMode........................................................................................................................................................42
6.2.3.Wireless.....................................................................................................................................................43
6.2.3.1.2.4GRadio........................................................................................................................................................44
6.2.3.1.1.2.4GGeneralConfiguration........................................................................................................................44
6.2.3.1.2.2.4GWLAN.................................................................................................................................................46
6.2.3.1.3.2.4GAdvancedConfiguration.....................................................................................................................61
6.2.3.1.4.2.4GWirelessQoSConfiguration...............................................................................................................64
6.2.3.1.5.2.4GWEPKey.............................................................................................................................................65
6.2.4.ThinAPConfiguration...............................................................................................................................66
7.ADMINISTRATIONCONFIGURATION.............................................................................................................67
7.1.ADMINISTRATIONGENERALSETTING......................................................................................................................67
7.2.WEBADMIN......................................................................................................................................................68
SYSTEMLOGSETTING............................................................................................................................................68
7.3.SNMPSETTING.................................................................................................................................................69
7.4.CERTIFICATEMANAGEMENT.................................................................................................................................70
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7.5.FIRMWAREUPDATE............................................................................................................................................71
7.6.RESETBACKTOFACTORYDEFAULTVIAUSERINTERFACE............................................................................................73
7.7.BACKUP/RESTORE..............................................................................................................................................74
8.TOOLS..........................................................................................................................................................77
8.1.CHANNELSCAN..................................................................................................................................................77
8.2.DIAGNOSIS........................................................................................................................................................80
8.2.1.PingtoHost...............................................................................................................................................80
8.2.2.TraceroutetoHost....................................................................................................................................81
8.3.WATCHDOG......................................................................................................................................................83
9.AP‐100INFORMATION..................................................................................................................................84
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Manual Conventions
Bold Bold type within paragraph text indicates commands, files names,
directory names, paths, output, or returned values.
Italic Within commands, italics indicate a variable that the user must specify.
Titles of manuals or other published documents are also set in italics.
_____ Underline means that you have to pay attention to the words.
Courier The courier font indicates output or display.
[ ] Within commands, items enclosed in square brackets are optional
parameters or values that the user can choose to specify or omit.
{ } Within commands, item enclosed in braces are options which the user
must choose from.
| Within commands, the vertical bar separates options.
… An ellipsis indicates a repetition of preceding parameter.
> The right angle bracket separates successive menu selection.
NOTE: This message denotes neutral or positive information that calls out important points to
the text. A note provides information that applies only in special cases.
Caution: Cautions call special attention to hazards that can cause system damage or data
corruption, to a lesser degree than warnings.
Warnings: Warnings call special attention to hazards that can cause system damage,
data corruption, personal injury, or death.
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1. Introduction
This manual is to summarize how to perform basic configuration for the Handlink AP-100 AP/CPE
through web-admin interface.
2. AP-100 Model and Firmware Version
This manual is applicable for the following models, hardware and firmware versions:
Product name : AP-100 AP/CPE
Hardware Platform Firmware Version
V1.0 1.2.4.701
Table 1 AP-100 Model
3. New Functions Introduction
This table is the new functions description：
No. New functions
description
Property Module Chapter
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Table 2 New Function Introduction
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4. Getting Started
4.1. Setup Local Area Connection on Your PC
AP-100 AP/CPE can be connected to your PC in wired mode or in wireless mode. In the following,
wired mode will be introduced. This is because the configurations are similar in wireless mode,
except SSID has to be configured in both AP-100 AP/CPE and PC.
z AP-100 AP/CPE can be connected to your PC directly or by a switch or a hub.
Start Network Configuration on your PC.
For Windows XP user,
1. Click the “Start” menu and choose “Control Panel”.
2. Click “Network Connections”.
Figure 4-1 Control Panel in Windows XP
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3. Right-click the “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”.
Figure 4-2 Network Connection in Windows XP
4. After clicking “Properties”, you will see the diagram as below.
Figure 4-3 Local Area Connection Properties in Windows XP
5. Mark the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” and click “Properties”.
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6. Type in an “IP address”, for example, 192.168.1.2, which is under the same subnet as the
Default IP Address of AP-100 AP/CPE (10.59.100.1).
7. Using the default “Subnet mask” (default: 255.255.255.0) setting in the first time.
8. Keep the “Default gateway” as “Blank”.
9. Keep the “Preferred DNS server” and “Alternate DNS server” as “Blank” also.
10. Click “OK” when you finish setting and close the Window.
Figure 4-4 Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties in Windows XP
4.2. Check Access
“ping” utility of Command Prompt is a handy tool to check the access to the AP-100 AP/CPE.
1. Go to the Command Prompt by typing “cmd” in “Run”.
2. Type command:
ping 10.59.100.1
The AP-100 AP/CPE shall respond to your ping request if AP-100 AP/CPE and your PC
have a correct connection.
NOTE: Using the same PC to ping different AP-100 AP/CPE may cause ping failure. This is
because AP-100 AP/CPE has the same default IP address but different MAC addresses. You need
to type command “arp –d” in Command Prompt to clear ARP table on PC before each ping.
4.3. Configuration with Web-Admin
The AP-100 can be accessed through a Web Browser, for example, Internet Explorer (IE).
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1. Open an IE session and type the IP address of the AP-100 AP/CPE. Example:
http://10.59.100.1 or https://10.59.100.1, where 10.59.100.1 is the AP-100’s IP address.
The default IP Address is 10.59.100.1.
2. A window will pop up, as shown in figure 4-5. Enter the user name and password in
the corresponding fields, which are the same as for the CLI. The default User Name
and Password are shown in Table 3. They are case sensitive.
Firmware version Default User Name Default Password
1.2.4.701 admin admin
Table 3 AP-100 default User Name and Password
Figure 4-5 Enter User Name and Password
3. A login page in IE appears, as shown in figure 4-6. A Menu Bar is located on the
top of the IE window. Different functions can be accessed through the menu bar.
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Figure 4-6 Web-admin Login Page
4.4. Interface Introduction
AP-100 interface is separated to 5 levels: Level 1 menu, Level 2 menu, Interface selection, Level 3
menu and Configuration options
Figure 4-7 AP-100 Webpage
Level 1 menu
Level 3 menu
Configuration options
Interface selection
Level 2 menu
System Info
Language Options, Reboot AP & Logout
Submit Hel
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4.5. Logout from AP-100 Interface
On the right top corner of AP-100 Web interface, click “Logout” button to logout from AP-100.
On the other side, you can directly close AP-100 webpage to logout from AP-100.
Figure 4-8 Logout
5. System Status
AP-100 Status function gives System information, interface information, Log.
You can select Status -> System to check AP-100 basic information and real-time status.
Figure 5-1 System Information
Following information can be found from “System” function:
System
System Name：System name for AP-100, it can be customized by customer.
Product Name：AP-100.
CPU Loading：AP-100 CPU Loading.
CPU Usage：AP-100 CPU Usage (%).
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Memory Usage：AP-100 memory Usage (Byte).
Thin AP
Show the status of thin AP function (On/Off).
Network (Switch/Gateway)
It shows the status and information of network. It is switch mode as default.
IPv4 DHCP Client：Enable/disable IPv4 DHCP Client.
IPv4 Address：AP-100 current IPv4 address
IPv4 Subnet Mask：AP-100 IPv4 subnet mask
IPv4 Default Gateway Address：AP-100 IPv4 gateway address
Interfaces (2)
Ethernet
It shows the status and information of Ethernet including Mac address, Traffic (Tx/Rx), Speed,
Throughput (Tx/Rx), Duplex and Auto-negotiation. If click the “More>>”, more detail information
will be shown.
Radio (2.4G)
It shows AP-100 Radio0 interface information including Mac address, Traffic (Tx/Rx), Wireless
Mode, Throughput (Tx/Rx), Channel, Transmit Power and Noise Level. If click the “More>>”,
more detail information will be shown. As default, the 2.4G radio is on.
5.1. Interface
You can select Status -> Interface to check interface information which includes radio0 (2.4GHz)
and Ethernet information.
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Figure 5-2 Interface Status
5.1.1. 2.4G Interface Status
By selecting Status -> Interface-> Radio0(2.4G) you can find 2.4G interface (radio0) information
which includes following 5 parts: Status, Statistic, Channel Usage, WLAN and Association List.
5.1.1.1. Status
Please select Status -> Interface-> Radio0(2.4G) -> Status to check radio0 status, the webpage
provides radio0 Mode, Radio Enable/Disable, MAC Address, Superwifi Status, Country Code,
Radio Channel, Transmit Power and Wireless Mode.
Figure 5-3 Interface Status
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Mode： Operation mode
Radio Enable：Radio0 (2.4G) status (ON/OFF)
MAC Address：Radio0 (2.4G) MAC address.
Superwifi Status：Superwifi Status (ON/OFF), as default, it is on.
Country Code：Country Code.
Radio Channel：Radio0 (2.4G) current channel
Transmit Power：Radio0 (2.4G) transmit power
Wireless Mode：Radio0 (2.4G) wireless mode
5.1.1.2. Statistic
Please select Status -> Interface-> radio0(2.4G) -> Statistic to check radio0 statistics
information which includes radio0 Tx and Rx Packets, Tx and Rx Packet Rate, Total traffic,
Throughput.
Figure 5-4 Interface Statistic
Packets： Radio0 (2.4G) received and sent packets.
Packet Rate： Radio0 (2.4G) packet rate.
Total Traffic： Radio0 (2.4G) received and sent total traffic.
Throughput： Radio0 (2.4G) throughput.
5.1.1.3. Channel Usage
Please select Status -> Interface-> Radio0(2.4G) -> Channel Usage to check radio0 channel
usage information including: state, Tx Frame（%）, Rx Frame（%）, Busy State（%）, Noise Floor
（dBm）, CTL0, CTL1, EXT0, EXT1, Interference Mitigation Offset(0-50dB) and Traffic
Distribution.
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Figure 5-5 Channel Usage
Interference Mitigation Offset(0-50dB)：This option will mask all noise / valid signal below
"0-50" dB.
The traffic distribution statistics will be shown by clicking “View” on the channel usage page.
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Figure 5-6 Traffic Distribution Statistics
Tx Frame(%)(Avg)： Average transmit frames percentage
Rx Frame(%)(Avg)： Average receive frames percentage
Busy State(%)(Avg)：Average busy state percentage
Noise Floor(dBm) ：Noise floor
CTL0：Chain 0 Noise Floor of the Control Channel (i.e the operating channel for HT20 case)
CTL1：Chain 1 Noise Floor of the Control Channel (i.e the operating channel for HT20 case)
EXT0：Chain 0 Noise Floor of the Extension Channel (i.e the +/- channel of the HT40 case)
EXT1：Chain 1 Noise Floor of the Extension Channel (i.e the +/- channel of the HT40 case)
5.1.1.4. WLAN
Please select Status -> Interface-> Radio0(2.4G) -> WLAN to check radio0 wireless network
information including: Device ID WLAN ID, SSID, MAC Address, Auth Mode, Unicast Cipher,
Multicast Cipher, Num of Station, Throughput（TX/RX）, Download/Upload Byte, State.
When you enable a WLAN, you can find its relevant information in “State”.
Figure 5-7 WLAN Information
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Device Id：2.4G interface ID
WLAN：Wireless network number
SSID： AP-100 default SSID is Superwifi Network x (x is from 0 to 7)
MAC Address： 2.4G wireless network MAC address (BSSID)
Auth Mode： Authentication mode for each wireless network
Unicast Cipher ：Unicast cipher mode for each wireless network
Multicast Cipher ： Multicast cipher mode for each wireless network
Num of Station： Associated client number
Throughput（TX/RX）：Real Throughput of transmitted and received packets for each wireless
network
Download/Upload Byte：Download and Upload packets for each wireless network
State：Wireless network state
5.1.1.5. Association List
Please select Status -> Interface-> radio0 -> Association List to get associated client information
including: Total Client Association, Client Association Histogram, STA ID, Mac Address, WLAN
ID, SNR, Download/Bytes, Upload/Bytes, Download Rate/kbps, Upload Rate/kbps.
Figure 5-8 Association List
Total Client Association：Total associated clients
Client Association Histogram：Association client history records
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STA ID： Wireless client ID
Mac Address：Wireless client MAC address
Wlan ID：Client associated WLAN ID
SNR：Wireless client SNR
Throughput (Rx/Tx) ：Wireless client real throughput received and transmitted traffic (kbps)
Download/Upload Byte ：Wireless client download and upload traffic (Bytes)
Download/Upload Rate ：Wireless client download and upload rate (kbps)
Click this icon, below prompt will pop up. If choice the yes, the associated client will be
disconnected and added into rogue station list.
5.1.2. Ethernet Interface
Please select Status -> Interface-> Ethernet to check Ethernet interface information including
Status and Statistic.
5.1.2.1. Status
Please select Status -> Interface-> Ethernet -> Status to check Ethernet interface status which
includes Ethernet MAC Address, Speed, Duplex, Auto-negotiation and Link Detected.
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Figure 5-9 Ethernet Interface State
MAC Address： AP-100 Ethernet MAC address
Speed： AP-100 Ethernet speed
Duplex：AP-100 Ethernet duplex mode (Full/Half)
Auto-negotiation：AP-100 Ethernet auto-negotiation mode ON or OFF, by default it is “ON”.
Link Detected：Whether AP-100 Ethernet do link detection, by default it is “yes”.
5.1.2.2. Statistic
Please select Status -> Interface-> Ethernet -> Statistic to check Ethernet statistic information
including Ethernet Tx & Rx Packets, Tx & Rx Packet Rate, Total Traffic and Throughput.
Figure 5-10 Ethernet Interface Statistic
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Packets：Ethernet transmitted and received packets
Octets：Ethernet transmitted and received octets
Packet Rate：Ethernet interface packet rate
Throughput：Ethernet interface throughput
5.1.3. Logs
In order to realize easier monitoring and diagnosis, AP-100 provides log function. Selecting Status
-> Logs, you will find 3 sub-items below: SysLog, Panic Log, and Alarm Logs.
5.1.3.1. System Log
The system log gives AP-100 system information like: software, hardware, system configuration,
and self-checking result. Please select Status -> Logs -> Syslog to check system log:
Figure 5-11 System Log
File Name：The name of log files, you can click it to open the log file.
Download：Download log file. Please click the green downward arrow to download the log file.
Click File Name-> Syslog, and you will find the log page below:
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Figure 5-12 System Log “Download and Back” Button
Please click Download to download the system log file and click Back at the end of log to come
back the previous page:
5.1.3.2. Panic Log
Panic Log is a self-generated log when the system finds some internal errors and need to reboot
itself.
Please select Status -> Logs -> Panic Log to go to Panic log page:
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Figure 5-13 Panic Logs
File Name：The name of Panic log files, you can click it to open the log file.
Download：Download Panic log file. Please click the green downward arrow to download the log
file.
Delete：Delete Panic log file.
5.1.3.3. Alarm Log
Please select Status -> Logs -> Alarm Log to go to alarm log page.
Figure 5-14 Alarm Logs
File Name：The name of log files, you can click it to open the log file.
Download：Download log file. Please click the green downward arrow to download the log file.
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6. System Configuration
6.1. AP-100 Configuration Procedures
1 Users need to click Submit button to store the changed settings.
Figure 6-1 Submit Change
2 On the right top corner, there is an Unsaved Changes button; you can click it to check
submitted items.
Figure 6-2 Unsaved Change
3 Please click Unsaved Changes button to check changed setting detail information.
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Figure 6-3 Unsaved Change Detail
4 Click Save&Apply button to perform all submitted changes:
Figure 6-4 Save and Apply Changes
5 You will find “The following changes have been committed”
Figure 6-5 Changes have been committed
Click
Save&Apply
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6 The whole committing changes progress, it is no need to reboot AP-100.
6.2. Basic Configuration
6.2.1. Basic System Configuration
System configuration web includes two parts: System Info setting and NTP Setting.
NTP is a network time protocol for the AP-100 to synchronize the system time. NTP is Enable by
default. If NTP is needed, IP address of the NTP server must be added and AP-100 will synchronize
with the NTP server. It is useful to maintain the network and make sure all APs are using the same
system time by setting the same NTP server.
Please select Configuration -> System to configure System Info Setting and NTP setting.
Figure 6-6 NTP Setting
System Name：Set system name of the device, the system name can be up to 255 characters long.
System NE ID：Set system NE ID, the system NE ID can be up to 64 characters long.
System Location：Set system location, the system location can be up to 255 characters long.
Enable NTP： Enable or disable NTP function, by default it is selected.
IP Address Type：IPv4 or IPv6. (Please note that IPv6 is available to be select after enable IPv6 in
Network setting web page, refer to section 6.3).
NTP Server IP： NTP server IP address, please click “ ” to add new NTP server IP address.
NTP Polling Interval： By default, it is 600s
NTP Time Zone： Time Zone setting, by default it is Asia/Hong Kong.
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Daylight Saving Time： By default, it is not selected.
Procedures：
1 Select Configuration->System， to go to system setting page.
2 Type in the system information if it is needed.
3 Add NTP IP address in NTP Server IP.
4 Set NTP Polling Interval
5 Choose local NTP Time Zone
6 Set Daylight Saving Time（Optional）
7 Click Submit
8 Click Save&Apply to commit changes.
6.2.2. Network Configuration
Please select Configuration -> Network to go to Network configuration page.
6.2.2.1. General Network Configuration
Please select Configuration -> Network -> General and start to configure general settings.
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Figure 6-7 Network Setting
Network Setting：There are Switch Mode and Gateway Mode being selected.
Enable IPv6：IPv6 is disable by default.
Internet Connection Type： Static IP or DHCP client
IPv4 Address： If AP-100 uses static IP, please give it a fixed IP
IPv4 Subnet Mask：If AP-100 uses static IP, please give it a subnet mask
IPv4 Default Gateway：If AP-100 uses static IP, please give it a Gateway address
IPv4 DNS Server：If AP-100 uses static IP, please set DNS IP address
Internet Connection Type： Static IP or DHCP client
IPv6 Address： If AP-100 uses static IP, please give it a fixed IP
IPv6 Default Gateway：If AP-100 uses static IP, please give it a Gateway address
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IPv6 DNS Server：If AP-100 uses static IP, please set DNS IP address
Enable STP Mode：Enable or disable the STP service.
Ethernet/Radio0(2.4G)：LAN interface or WAN interface, only work in gateway mode.
Enable NAT Mode：If NAT Mode is set to "Disabled" then the AP will not perform any network
address translations and all IP traffic will be passed from the wireless clients to the DS (Ethernet)
port or wireless bridge (802.11a radio) without any modification. If NAT Mode is set to "Enabled"
then the AP will perform network address translations on all traffic being passed from the wireless
clients to the DS ( Ethernet) port or wireless bridge (802.11a radio). The NAT will translate IP
traffic address's between the wireless client subnet and the DS subnet.
LAN IP Address：IP address of local area network.
LAN IP Address Mask：IP address mask of local area network.
Ethernet Mode：Auto/manual mode.
Ethernet Duplex：AP Ethernet duplex mode (Full/Half).
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6.2.1.1.1. Network Setting
z Switch Mode
Figure 6-8 Network Mode
In switch mode, AP-100 works as a switch to deliver data between Ethernet interface and wireless
interfaces.
Configuration procedures：
1 Select Configuration->Network->General to go to configuration page.
2 Network Setting: Switch Mode.
3 Click Submit.
4 Click Save&Apply to apply changes.
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z Gateway Mode
Figure 6-9 Network Mode
In Gateway mode, the AP-100 acts as a gateway. The Local IP Address and Local IP Address Mask
information must be provided to specify the IP address used to communicate to the wireless client
locally (i.e. IP address for 2.4GHz radio interface). The AP-100 would use another IP address to
communicate to the outside network (i.e. IP address for Ethernet interface). If a wireless client
sends a packet to the outside network, the packet would send to the AP-100 with its local IP address
in the local network. Then, the AP-100 will pass this packet to the outside network (Ethernet) using
its remote IP address.
Configuration procedures：
1 Select Configuration->Network->General to go to configuration page.
2 Network Setting: Gateway Mode.
3 Click Submit.
4 Click Save&Apply to apply changes.
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Warnings
：
When the Network mode as Gateway mode the VLAN will not be used and it
would not be used for the 2.4G Radio.
6.2.1.1.2. WAN Setting (IPv4)
In switch mode and Gateway mode, there are 2 types: Static IP or DHCP client
Figure 6-10 Internet Connection Type
Procedures：
1 Select Configuration->Network->General
2 Internet Connection Type : choose Static or DHCP
3 Click Submit
4 Click Save&Apply to apply.
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z Static IP (IPv4)
Users need manually configure AP-100 IP address, subnet mask, gateway address and DNS server
IP address:
Figure 6-11 Static IP
Procedures：
1 Select Configuration->Network->General
2 Internet Connection Type : choose “Static”
3 IP Address : input IP address
4 Subnet Mask : input subnet mask
5 Default Gateway Address : input gateway address
6 DNS Server IP Address: input DNS address
7 Click Submit
8 Click Save&Apply to apply
z DHCP (IPv4)
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AP-100 will get IP from DHCP server
Figure 6-12 DHCP Client
Procedures：
1 Select Configuration->Network->General
2 Internet Connection Type : choose DHCP；
3 Click Submit
4 Click Save&Apply to apply
6.2.1.1.3. WAN/LAN Interface Assignment
This option will be available to be edit while the Gateway mode is selected in the network setting.
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Figure 6-13 WAN/LAN Interface Assignment
Ethernet/Radio (2.4G): LAN interface or WAN interface, only work in gateway mode.
Enable NAT Mode: If NAT Mode is set to "Disabled" then the AP will not perform any network
address translations and all IP traffic will be passed from the wireless clients to the DS (Ethernet)
port or wireless bridge (802.11a radio) without any modification. If NAT Mode is set to "Enabled"
then the AP will perform network address translations on all traffic being passed from the wireless
clients to the DS ( Ethernet) port or wireless bridge (802.11a radio). The NAT will translate IP
traffic address's between the wireless client subnet and the DS subnet
6.2.1.1.4. LAN Setting (IPv4)
LAN IP Address: IP address of local area network.
LAN IP Address Mask: IP address mask of local area network
6.2.1.1.5. Ethernet Mode
In switch mode and Gateway mode, there are 2 types: Auto and Manual
1） Auto
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AP-100 Ethernet port duplex and speed will be auto
Figure 6-14 Ethernet Mode
2） Manual
AP-100 Ethernet port will be manual, and the Ethernet Duplex and Speed will be selected by
Full/Half, 100Mbps/10Mbps.
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Figure 6-15 Ethernet Mode
6.2.2.2. VLAN
Select Configuration -> Network -> VLAN to access to VLAN configuration page.
Figure 6-16 VLAN Setting
By default, AP-100 VLAN setting is disabled.
Enable VLAN：Enable or Disable VLAN function
Native VLAN Tagging：By default, it is not selected.
Native VLAN TagId：Native VLAN ID
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Management VLAN TagId：Management VLAN ID
Procedures：
1 Select Configuration->Network->VLAN
2 Enable VLAN Enable or disable VLAN
3 Native VLAN Tagging : Enable or disable native VLAN tagging
4 Native VLAN TagId: input Native VLAN ID
5 Management VLAN TagId: input management VLAN ID
6 VLAN TagId : input VLAN ID
7 Click Submit
8 Click Save&Apply to apply
6.2.2.3. DHCP Server
Select Configuration -> Network -> DHCP Server to access to DHCP configuration page. And
there are two options, Disable and DHCP Server.
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Figure 6-17 DHCP Server
If the DHCP Server Mode is set to Server, then the AP-100 will act as a DHCP server for allocation
of IP address to the wireless client associated. The following procedures show the allocation of the
IP address, subnets mask, gateway and DNS information. And edit the Pool ID 1.
Figure 6-18 DHCP Server
Enable Pool：Enable or Disable Pool
Pool ID：ID of the IP Pool
Start IP Address：Start IP address of the Pool
End IP Address：End IP address of the Pool
DNS1,2,3：DNS IP address of the Pool
Default Lease Time：Time to release the IP address to the clients
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6.2.2.4. Port Forwarding
Select Configuration -> Network -> Port Forwarding to access Port forwarding configuration
page to set the mapping relation for local IP, Local Port and Global Port.
Please note that Port forwarding service only works at gateway mode.
Figure 6-19 Port Forwarding-01
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Figure 6-20 Port Forwarding-02
Enable Flag：Enabled flag enables or disables the effect of the particular port forwarding entry. All
the added firewall entries are saved in system configuration file and only the enabled port
forwarding entries will be active.
Local IP Address：This control is used to specify the host which is connected to the internal
network and needs to be accessible from the external network.
Local Port：This control is used to specify the TCP/UDP port of the application running on the host
which is connected to the internal network. The specified port will be accessible from the external
network.
Protocol Type：This control is used to specify the L3 protocol (IP) type which need to be
forwarded from the internal network.
Global Port：This control is used to specify the TCP/UDP port of the AP-100 Wi-Fi Access
Point/Bridge based device which will accept and forward the connections from the external network
to the host connected to the internal network.
Description：This control is used to specify informal field for the comment of the particular port
forwarding entry. Few words about the particular port forwarding entry purpose are saved there
usually.
6.2.2.5. Safe Mode
Select Configuration -> Network -> Safe Mode to access Safe Mode configuration page.
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Figure 6-21 STP Setting
Enable Safe Mode：By default, it is disabled.
Ping Host：Three ping hosts can be entered. AP will ping these hosts periodically at the ping
interval configured through its current backhaul link.
Ping Interval：Default setting is 10 seconds.
Procedures:
1 Select Configuration->Network->Sate Mode
2 Enable Safe Mode: Select it to enable safe mode function. By default, it is disabled.
3 Ping Host: at least input one host
4 Ping Interval: input the interval of ping
5 Click Submit
6 Click Save&Apply to apply
6.2.3. Wireless
Select Configuration -> Wireless to access wireless network configuration page. There is 1
interfaces, Radio0 (2.4G).
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Figure 6-22 2.4G Radio Setting
6.2.3.1. 2.4G Radio
Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) to change 2.4G radio setting. You can
configure the items below: General, WLAN, Advanced, QoS, and WEP.
6.2.3.1.1. 2.4G General Configuration
Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> General to access 2.4G general
configuration page:
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Figure 6-23 2.4G Radio Parameters
Enable Radio: Enable or disable 2.4G radio, by default it is enabled.
Radio Mode: AP or Station or Repeater.
Country Code: ROW is default setting.
Wireless Mode: By default, it is 2.4GHz 300Mbps (802.11ng HT40+). 2.4GHz 130Mbps
(802.11ng HT20) is recommended.
Radio Frequency: By default, it is 2437MHz (Channel 6).
Transmit Power：By default, it is 20.
Maximum Clients：By default, it is 64.
Enable Inter-WLAN User Isolation：By default, it is disable.
Disable HT20/HT40 Auto Switch：In HT40 mode, enable or disable auto switch between HT40
and HT20.
Procedures:
Select Configuration->Wireless ->Radio0 (2.4G)->General
1 Enable Radio : Select to enable 2.4G Radio
2 Radio Mode: Select to AP mode
3 Country Code: Select your country code
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4 Wireless Mode Select wireless mode
5 Transmit Power Set transmit power
6 Maximum Clients Set 2.4G maximum clients
7 Click Submit
8 Click Save&Apply to apply
6.2.3.1.2. 2.4G WLAN
Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to access to 2.4G radio WLAN
setting page:
Figure 6-24 WLAN Setting
AP-100 2.4G radio supports maximum 8 WLANs, and they can be configured separately.
Enable WLAN ：Enable or Disable WLAN from 0-7.
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SSID：Support maximum 32 characters, default SSID is：Superwifi Network X, X is WLAN
number.
Max Clients：Max. Associated clients
Isolation： Enable or Disable inter-WLAN communication isolation. By default, it is enable.
VLAN Pass-Through/ID： Set VLAN pass through or VLAN TagID this WLAN
Access Traffic Right：Access traffic right controls associated stations the ability to permit or deny
AP management.
WLAN Uplink/Downlink Control： This option control the uplink and downlink speed for this
WLAN.
Station Uplink/Downlink Control： This option control the uplink and downlink speed for the
stations which associate to this WLAN.
1. WLAN X (0-7) WLAN Setting
Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to click “More…” behind the
WLAN, and then select WLAN General.
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Figure 6-25 WLAN General Setting
Enable WLAN：Enable or disable this WLAN.
VLAN Pass Through：VLAN pass through for this WLAN.
Enable WLAN：Set VLAN TagId for this WLAN.
Hide SSID：Hide this SSID or not.
SSID：Set SSID name.
Allow Intra-WLAN User Isolation：Allow or block intra-WLAN user communication. By default,
it is enable.
Allow DHCP Snooping Trusted Port：DHCP snooping prevents illegal DHCP servers from
offering IP address on untrusted wireless port.
Access Traffic Right：Access traffic right controls associated stations the ability to permit or deny
AP management.
Max Clients：Maximum value is 64.
Station Association Requirement
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Minimum signal for association: Set the minimum signal value (SNR) for client can associate to
this WLAN. The range is 0~100dB, and 0 means disable.
Disconnect Signal Threshold：Set the signal threshold value (SNR) for client to disconnect to this
WLAN.
Disconnect Packet Threshold：Set the packet threshold value (SNR) for client to disconnect to this
WLAN.
Back to WLAN List：Go back to previous page
Procedures：
1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to click “More…” behind
the WLAN, and then select WLAN General.
2. Enable WLAN select to enable this WLAN
3. VLAN Pass Through allow or don’t allow VLAN pass through
4. VLAN TagId Set VLAN ID
5. SSID set SSID
6. Allow Intra-WLAN User Isolation: Allow or block intra-WLAN User communication.
7. Max Clients Maximum is 64
8. Click Submit
9. Click Save&Apply to apply
2. WLAN X (0-7) Security
AP-100 2.4GHz supports Open, Shared Key, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WAPI,
WAPI-PSK authentication mode, and Disabled, WEP, AES, TKIP, SMS4 cipher mode.
Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G)-> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and then
select WLAN Security to access to security configuration page.
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Figure 6-26 WLAN Security Setting
1) Open
After selecting Open, you can select Disabled or WEP:
Figure 6-27 Open & No Security
Open & No security procedures：
1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G)-> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select WLAN Security to access to security configuration page
2. Authentication Mode choose Open
3. Cipher Mode choose Disabled
4. Click Submit
5. Click Save&Apply to apply
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Open – WEP Procedures：
1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G)-> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select WLAN Security to access to security configuration page
2. Authentication Mode choose Open
3. Cipher Mode choose WEP
4. Default WEP Key set the password
5. Click Submit
6. Click Save&Apply to apply
Figure 6-28 Open & WEP
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2) Shared Key
Figure 6-29 Shared Key
Shared key Procedures：
1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G)-> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select WLAN Security to access to security configuration page
2. Authentication Mode choose Shared
3. Cipher Mode choose WEP
4. Default WEP Key set the password
5. Click Submit
6. Click Save&Apply to apply
3) WPA/WPA2
WPA/WPA2 can be enabled by selecting WPA, WPA2 for Authentication Mode. The AES and
TKIP are the two available options for Ciper mode.
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Figure 6-30 WPA/WPA2
Authentication Mode：WPA or WPA2
Cipher Mode： AES and TKIP can be choice.
Radius Server：Set Radius server IP address
Radius Port：set Radius server port
Radius Secret：Set Radius secret
Secondary Radius Server：Set Secondary Radius server IP address
Secondary Radius Port：Set Secondary Radius server port
Secondary Radius Secret：Set Secondary Radius server secret
WPA/WPA2 Procedures：
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1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G)-> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select WLAN Security to access to security configuration page
2. Authentication Mode choose WPA or WPA2
3. Cipher Mode choose AES+TKIP
4. Radius Server set Radius server IP address
5. Radius Port set Radius server port
6. Radius Secret set Radius password
7. Secondary Radius Server set Secondary Radius server IP address (optional)
8. Secondary Radius Port set Secondary Radius server port (optional)
9. Secondary Radius Secret set Secondary Radius server secret (optional)
10. Click Submit
11. Click Save&Apply to apply
4) WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
WPA-PSK can be enabled by selecting WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK for Authentication Mode. The AES
and TKIP are the two available options for Cipher Mode.
Figure 6-31 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK
Authentication Mode：WPA or WPA2
Cipher Mode： AES and TKIP can be selected.
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Group Key Update Interval：By default, it is 3600
Pass Phrase：From 8-64 bits
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK Procedures：
1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select WLAN Security to access to security configuration page
2. Authentication Mode choose WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
3. Cipher Mode choose AES+TKIP
4. Group Key Update Interval: set interval
5. Pass Phrase set the password
6. Click Submit
7. Click Save&Apply to apply
5) ACL Configurations
AP-100 supports ACL（Access Control List）, it bases on MAC address filter.
Figure 6-32 ACL-Disable
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Figure 6-33 ACL-Deny MAC Address
Figure 6-34 ACL-Allow MAC Address
Access Control List：There are 3 modes: Disabled, Enabled-Default Allow, and Enable-Default
Deny.
Denied MAC Address：All MAC address in the list will be blocked.
Allowed MAC Address：Only MAC address in the list can access.
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ACL Procedures：
1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select WLAN Security to access to security configuration page
2. Access Control List choose the control mode.
3. Denied MAC Address input MAC address
4. Allowed MAC Address input MAC address
5. Click Submit
6. Click Save&Apply to apply
Figure 6-35 ACL-Add Denied MAC Address
Figure 6-36 ACL-Add Allowed MAC Address
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3. WLAN X (0-7) Rogue Station List
Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select Rogue Station List to access to Rogue Station List configuration page
Figure 6-37 Rogue Station List
Rogue Station：Type in the MAC address of rogue station.
4. WLAN X (0-7) QoS
Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select QoS to access to QoS configuration page
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Figure 6-38 WLAN QoS
Enable DSCP-to-WMM Mapping：Enable mapping from DSCP to WMM.
DSCP：4 priorities: BestEffort、Background、Video、Voice
WLAN（Client-side）WMM Parameters：Set CWMIN、CWMAX、AIFS、TXOP value
Radio(AP-side) WMM Parameters ：List WMM parameters
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WLAN X QoS configuration procedures：
1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to edit “More…” WLAN, and
then select QoS to access to QoS configuration page
2. Enable DSCP-to-WMM Mapping (optional)
3. DSCP choose one of priorities
4. WLAN（Client-side）WMM Parameters Set CWMIN、CWMAX、AIFS、TXOP value
5. Click Submit
6. Click Save&Apply to apply
5. WLAN X (0-7) Bandwidth Control
Figure 6-39 WLAN Bandwidth Control
Uplink：Uplink bandwidth control, from 0-1000000Kbps
Downlink：Downlink bandwidth control, from 0-1000000Kbps
WLAN X bandwidth control procedures：
1. Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> WLAN to edit “More…”WLAN, and
then select Bandwidth Control to access to Bandwidth Control configuration page
2. Uplink set uplink bandwidth limitation
3. Downlink set downlink bandwidth limitation
4. Click Submit
5. Click Save&Apply to apply
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6.2.3.1.3. 2.4G Advanced Configuration
Select Configuration -> Wireless -> Radio0 (2.4G) -> Advanced to access to Advanced
configuration page
Figure 6-40 Radio Advanced Setting
AP-100 provides advanced parameter setting, it would change AP-100 performance. Default
setting is recommended.
Advance Setting
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AMPDU：IEEE802.11n aggregation of MAC protocol data unit.
AMPDU Limit：Maximum number frames in 11n frame aggregation.
AMSDU：IEEE802.11n aggregation of MAC service data unit.
Max Tx/Rx Streams：Maximum number of transmit streams/receive streams in 11n MIMO.
Beacon Interval：Default setting is 100 ms (equivalent to 10 beacons per second). The amount of
time between AP-100 BTS beacon transmissions for each supported BSS, with each BSS using the
same beacon interval. The beacon interval can be configured between 20 and 1000 ms.
DTIM：Default setting is 1. DTIM Interval, always a multiple of the beacon period, determines
how often the beacon contains a traffic indicator map (TIM). The TIM alerts clients in sleep state to
stay awake long enough to receive their data frames. The value range is from 1 to 255.
Fragmentation Threshold：Default setting is 2346 bytes. The fragmentation threshold, specified in
bytes, determines whether data packets will be fragmented and at what size. Frames that are smaller
than the specified fragmentation threshold value will not be fragmented. Frames that are larger than
the fragmentation threshold will be fragmented into smaller packets and transmitted a piece at a
time instead of all at once. The setting must be within the range of 256 to 2346 bytes. It is
recommended to use the default value or only minor reductions of this default value.
Protection Mode：Default setting is "None". If set to "CTS-Only" then when protection is turned
on and prior to the transmission of an 802.11g frame, the AP sends out a CTS frame (also known as
CTS-to-Self) to set the NAV in all the clients so that they will not transmit during the time period of
the subsequent data packet from the AP. If set to "RTS-CTS" then the AP sends a RTS frame, waits
for the clients CTS frame and then sends the data packet. Setting "RTS-CTS" will allow more
robust operation, but at the expense of additional overheads.
RTS/CTS Threshold：If a frame is smaller than the RTS/CTS threshold, it will be sent by the AP
without modification. If a frame is larger than the RTS/CTS threshold, then two frames will be sent
by the AP. The first frame is an RTS (request to send) frame. After the RTS frame is sent, the AP
listens for the corresponding CTS from the target client. Upon reception of the CTS, the AP then
sends the data frame. There are trade-offs when considering what value you should set for the
RTS/CTS threshold. Smaller values will cause RTS to be sent more often, increasing overheads.
However, the more often RTS packets are sent, the sooner the system can recover from collisions. It
is recommended to use the default value or only minor reductions of this default value. The value
range is from 0 to 2347.
Distance：Target area distance.
IGMP Snooping：AP is a Layer 2 device when it is configured as Switch mode. However, IGMP
Snooping implementation on AP is a little bit different than that of standard Layer 2 Switch.
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Each Virtual AP (VAP) port is similar to a Layer 2 switch port. With IGMP Snooping enabled in
the AP, clients associated to a VAP will only receive multicast packets if there is at least one client
joined the multicast group in that VAP. Unlike ordinary IGMP Snooping implementation, where
Layer 2 switch converts multicast to unicast and delivers them to devices registered with the
multicast group, AP should simply send out the multicast packets from the VAP which has at least
one client joined the multicast group. This is done because the wireless media is a broadcast media.
It does not need to be sent multiple times when there are more than one registered clients.
When IGMP Snooping is turned on, multicast packets should be dropped at the VAP exit if there is
no client from the VAP who has joined the corresponding multicast group.
The IGMP snooping forwarding table (port and multicast MAC address mapping table) should
support aging mechanism to age out the entry which has no multicast traffic for a period of time
(120 seconds in AP-100).
The default setting of the IGMP Snooping is “Disabled”.
Multicast Traffic：Default setting is "Enabled ". If set to "Enabled", the system allows multicast
traffic in all VAPs. If set to "Disabled", all multicast traffic in all VAPs will be dropped.
Enable Optimization Mode：Set the Optimization mode to optimize the performance depending
on different deployment environment.
Optimization Mode：There are three modes, default, optimized for throughput and optimized for
capacity.
Data Rate Setting
Data Rate：Default setting is “best”. The transmission data rate that appears on the drop-down
AP-100 supports “Multicast Traffic Data Rate Setting” to transmit all multicast traffic of the 2.4G
interface at the configured multicast data rate. The multicast data rate must be set to any of the basic
data rates. Default setting is 1 Mbps.
AirFi Setting
AirFi Mode：Enable AirFi mode to get enhanced throughput experience.
AirFi Level：There are four options for AirFi level: Level I, Level II, Level III and Custom. AirFi
level I is recommended.
Advanced configuration procedures：
1. Select Configuration->Wireless->Radio0(2.4G)->Advanced
2. AMPDU selected by default
3. AMSDU selected by default
4. Data Rate by default it is “best”
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5. Beacon Interval set beacon interval
6. Distance set target area distance
7. IGMP Snooping choose IGMP snooping mode if need
8. Multicast Traffic allow or block multicast traffic
9. Multicast Data Rate set multicast data rate
10. Click Submit
11. Click Save&Apply to apply
Warnings
：
The default setting for advance is recommended.
6.2.3.1.4. 2.4G Wireless QoS Configuration
Figure 6-41 2.4G Radio QoS Parameters
QoS parameters configuration procedures：
1. Select Configuration->Wireless->Radio0(2.4G)->QoS
2. Set values for this Priority-WMM table
3. Click Submit
4. Click Save&Apply to apply
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6.2.3.1.5. 2.4G WEP Key
Figure 6-42 2.4G Radio WEP Key
Procedures：
1. Select Configuration->Wireless->Radio0(2.4G)->WEP
2. Key Entry Method select the key format
3. Input key phrase in related WEP Key
4. Click Submit
5. Click Save&Apply to apply
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6.2.4. Thin AP Configuration
Figure 6-43 Thin AP Configurations
Thin AP ：Enable or disable Thin AP mode
AC IP Address： Set static IP address or automatically get AC IP address
AP Name： Thin AP name
AP Location：Thin AP location information
AC debug level：AC debug level, from 0-10
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7. Administration Configuration
7.1. Administration General Setting
Please select Administration -> User Admin to change login and password.
The user account：admin. Default username is ：admin, default password is ：admin.
Figure 7-1 General Administration
Procedures：
1. Select Administration -> General,
2. Password set password
3. Confirm Password input password again to confirm
4. Click Submit
5. Click Save&Apply to apply
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7.2. Web Admin
Figure 7-2 WEB Administration
WEB Setting
Auto Refresh Interval：Set auto refresh interval
System Log Setting
Enable Syslog：Enable or disable Syslog.
Server IP Address：Type in the IP address of syslog server.
Severity：There are eight kinds of severities: Emergency, Alert, Critical, Error, Warning, Notice,
Information and Debug.
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7.3. SNMP Setting
Figure 7-3 SNMP Configuration
Enable SNMP: Enable or disable SNMP.
Read Community：SNMP protocol read community; by default it is “public”
Write Community：SNMP protocol write community, by default it is “write”
Show：Show write community phrase
Trap Host ID： SNMP Trap host ID, it supports Max. 4 Trap Host
Trap Host： Trap Host IP address
Trap Port： Trap port, by default it is 162
Trap Community：Trap community information
Enable：Trap Host state (enabled or disabled)
Press ：To edit Trap Host
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Figure 7-4 SNMP Trap Host
7.4. Certificate Management
Figure 7-5 Certificate Management
Procedures：
1. Press Administration -> Certificate
2. Http Cert File Click “Browse” to choose Http Certificate file, and then click Upload.
3. Http Key File click “browse” to choose Http Key file, and then click Upload.
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7.5. Firmware Update
Go to Administration -> Firmware Update to update the firmware of AP-100：
Figure 7-6 Firmware Upgrade
Caution: Do not interrupt the process of firmware update. Please maintain network
connection and power supply. AP-100 will not function properly if interruption happened during
firmware update.
Procedures:
1. Go to Aministration -> Firmware Update，
2. Press Browse，select the firmware.
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Figure 7-7 Select Firmware File
4. Press Upload image to begin the update，the keep configuration files allow user to keep the
current configuration after update.
Figure 7-8 Press Upload Image to start firmware update
4. AP-100 will run the checksum on the firmware, once it validate the firmware, press proceed to
continue,
Figure 7-9 Press “Proceed”
5. You will find following notification:
AP‐100_1.2.4.701_2013‐07‐03.bin
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Figure 7-10 Progress of firmware update
6. AP-100 will reboot and load the Main page after firmware update.
7. Login with username and password，check the firmware version on the top right corner or go to
the “About” page.
Figure 7-11 Information after firmware update
7.6. Reset Back to Factory Default Via User Interface
Under Administration -> Factory Default, user can reset the AP-100 back to Factory Default
Configuration.
AP‐100Su
p
erWiFiBaseStation
ProductInformation
ProductName:AP‐100
SoftwareVersion
Version:1.2.4.701
MIB:1.1
CompanyInformation
CompanyName:HandlinkTechnologiesInc.
TechnicalSupport:handlinksupport@handlink.com.tw
WebSite:http://www.handlink.com.tw
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Figure 7-12 Restore to Factory Default
Procedures:
Reset to Factory Default：Press this button to reset AP-100 to Factory Default Configuration.
Keep Network Address Settings: Select this if user doesn’t wish to reset the IP address
configuration to factory default. If this option is not selected, the IP address of AP-100 will be set
back to default IP address: 10.59.100.1.
Once restore to factory default configuration, user can login to the AP-100 with the following
information:
AP-100 default IP address：10.59.100.1
Username：admin
Password：admin
7.7. Backup/Restore
AP-100 supports Backup/Restore，Press Administration -> Backup/Restore to open the
configuration interface
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Figure 7-13 AP-100 Backup/Restore
Procedures：
1. Select Administration->Backup/Restore
2. Press Create backup and save it.
Figure 7-14 AP-100 Backup
3. To restore configuration，Under Backup Archive, press Browse…，and select the backup file，
press Restore backup to start restore.
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Figure 7-15 Select the Backup File
Figure 7-16 Press “Restore backup” to start restore
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8. Tools
AP-100 provides useful tools，this enable the user to have better radio planning.
8.1. Channel Scan
Through the channel scan tool of AP-100，user is able to know the status of 2.4GHz channels
around the AP-100, this provides useful information to the user on how to configure AP-100 and
radio planning.
Press on Tools -> Channel Scan to open the channel scan.
Press Tools -> Channel Scan to start the channel scan.
Figure 8-1 Channel Scan
Details of 2.4G channel scan：
Start Scan ：Press Start Scan to start channel scan.
Duration：The switching time of the channel scanning interval，setting range is 100-1000ms，
default is 100ms.
Scan Status：AP-100 Base station channel scan status，“Ready” means it can start scan. “Success”
means scan finished.
Procedures：
1. In the main menu, select Tools -> Channel Scan
2. Press Start Scan
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3. Wait until the scan status change to “Success”. The scanning will take approximately 20
seconds
Figure 8-2 2.4G Channel Usage
From the Channel Scan Result，press on Channel Usage Info user will see the condition of 2.4G
channel around AP-100.Overall BBS Info：
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Figure 8-3 2.4G BSS Info
In Channel Scan Result, press Overall BSS Info for 2.4G BSS Info, it shows information of BSSID
around AP-100. BSS Info：
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Figure 8-4 BSS information
In Channel Scan Result, press BSS Info and it shows information of BSSID from AP-100.
Base on AP-100 2.4G Channel Scan Result，user can select 2.4G channel with lower noise floor,
less busy and less SSID as the channel for AP-100’s SSID.
Caution
：
During the process of channel scan, all WiFi clients associated to AP-100 via 2.4G
channel will be drop for approximately 15-20 seconds.
8.2. Diagnosis
Press Tools -> Diagnosis to start the diagnosis.
8.2.1. Ping to Host
Press Tools -> Diagnosis -> Ping to start the ping.
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Figure 8-5 Ping to Host
Ping IP Address/Host Name ：Type in the target IP address or target Host name.
Packet Count：The range for Packet count is 1-10000.
Packet Size：Type in the packet size for ping.
8.2.2. Traceroute to Host
Press Tools -> Diagnosis -> Traceroute to start the trace.
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Figure 8-6 Traceroute
Destination IP Address/Host Name ：Type in the target IP address or target Host name.
Enable Resolve IP Address：Enable or disable IP address resolve.
Timeout：Type in the timeout value.
Ping Per TTL：Type in the TTL value for ping.
Maximum TTL：Type in the maximum TTL value for ping.
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8.3. Watchdog
Press Tools -> Watchdog to start the watchdog. Watchdog is for periodic reboot setting and
periodic upload log setting.
Periodic reboot function can make the unit reboot in the specified time while it is enabled.
Periodic upload log function can make the unit upload the log to the ftp server in the specified time
while it is enabled.
Figure 8-7 Watchdog Setting
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9. AP-100 Information
The “About” in the web layout shows product information
Figure 9-1 AP-100“About”
Details of AP-100 Information：
Production Information：This shows the name, code, serial number, product mode, supported
power supply and etc.
Software Version：Display the version of firmware and MIB.
Company Information： Display information of Handlink
ProductInformation
ProductName:AP‐100
SoftwareVersion
Version:1.2.4.701
MIB:1.1
CompanyInformation
CompanyName:HandlinkTechnologiesInc.
TechnicalSupport:handlinksupport@handlink.com.tw
WebSite:http://www.handlink.com.tw
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