Loopcomm Technology LP2596KUS Outdoor Long Range 802.11a/n 5GHz Wi-Fi AP/CPE/Bridge User Manual

Loopcomm Technology,.Inc. Outdoor Long Range 802.11a/n 5GHz Wi-Fi AP/CPE/Bridge

User manual

1 OutdoorLongRange802.11a/n5GHz WirelessAP/CPE/Bridge(2T2R) LP‐2596K UserManual
2 TableofContents1.Introduction................................................................................................................................. 41.1ProductIntroduction......................................................................................................... 51.2PackageContent................................................................................................................ 61.3ProductFeatures ............................................................................................................... 71.4Application ........................................................................................................................ 71.4.1WirelessISP(WISP)Mode ..................................................................................... 71.4.2BridgeMode........................................................................................................... 81.5ProductOutlineIntroduction............................................................................................ 91.5.1Frontview .............................................................................................................. 91.5.2Backview ............................................................................................................... 91.5.3LEDIndication ...................................................................................................... 101.5.4I/OInterface ......................................................................................................... 111.5.5MountingOptions................................................................................................ 122.HardwareInstallation................................................................................................................ 132.1Connectionoverview ...................................................................................................... 132.2InstallationSteps............................................................................................................. 132.3IPSurveillance ................................................................................................................. 153. Software Configuration............................................................................................................. 173.1 System Requirements...................................................................................................... 173.2 Easy Installation.............................................................................................................. 173.3 Get started with LP-2596K............................................................................................. 184. Software Features...................................................................................................................... 194.1 Operation Mode..............................................................................................................194.1.1 Access Point......................................................................................................... 194.1.2 Client....................................................................................................................274.1.3 WDS Access Point............................................................................................... 354.1.4 WDS Client.......................................................................................................... 434.1.5 AP Router............................................................................................................. 514.1.6 Wireless ISP......................................................................................................... 654.2 System Configuration ..................................................................................................... 794.2.1 Device IP Settings................................................................................................ 794.2.2 Time Settings ....................................................................................................... 804.2.3 Password Settings ................................................................................................ 814.2.4 System Management............................................................................................ 824.2.5 Ping Watchdog..................................................................................................... 834.2.6 Firmware Upgrade............................................................................................... 844.2.7 Save and Restore.................................................................................................. 844.2.8 Factory Default .................................................................................................... 854.2.9 Reboot.................................................................................................................. 854.3 Tools................................................................................................................................ 864.3.1 Network Ping....................................................................................................... 86
3 4.3.2 Network Traceroute ............................................................................................. 874.4 Device Status .................................................................................................................. 884.4.1 Device Information.............................................................................................. 884.4.2 Wireless Information............................................................................................ 894.4.3 LAN Information................................................................................................. 894.4.4 Wireless Client Table ........................................................................................... 904.4.5 System LOG......................................................................................................... 905.Compliance ................................................................................................................................ 91
4 1.IntroductionThankyouforpurchasingLoopcommproduct.Atloopcommwestrivetoprovideyouwiththehighestqualityproductsthroughinnovationandadvancedtechnology.Weprideourselvesondeliveringproductsthatoutperformthecompetitionandgobeyondyourexpectations.Ifyouhaveanyquestionspleasefeelfreetocontactus.We’dlovetohearfromyouandthankyouforyoursupport!    Email:support@loopcomm.com  Website:www.loopcomm.comNotice ThisdocumentisissuedtoguideusershowtoinstallandoperateLP‐2596KOutdoorLongRange802.11a/nWirelessAP/CPE/Bridge.Pleasereadthedocumentcarefullytoavoidanydamagewhichiscausedbyinappropriateuseexcludingfromthewarranty. LoopcommTechnologyInc.reservestherighttorevise/updatethecontentofLP‐2596Kusermanualwithoutadvancenotice.
5 1.1ProductIntroductionLoopcommLP‐2596KisanOutdoorLongRange5GHzWirelessAP/CPE/Bridgethatprovideswidecoverageofnetworkconnectioninexistingenvironment.Itcanoperateupto300MbpsdataratebysupportingIEEE802.11a/nstandardandwithfullWEP,WPA/WPA2datasecurity,WirelessLANAccessControlListandTKIP/AESencryption,Itkeepsthedatatransmissionsafeinanynetworkconnectionmode.Moreover,itsupportsdifferentoperationmodesforanyuser’sapplicationslikepointtopointnetworkandIPsurveillance.ProductOutline
6 1.2PackageContentThepackagecontentincludesthefollowingitems,shownfromlefttorightasfigure. LP‐2596K DC24V/1APoweradapter Powercord UserManualCD CableTie QuickInstallationGuide(QIG) 
7 1.3ProductFeatures WirelessStandards:IEEE802.11a/n Datatransmissionrateupto300Mbpsat40MHzbandwidth OperationMode:AccessPoint/Client/WDSAccessPoint/WDSClient/APRouter/WirelessISP ReliabledatasecurityincludingWEP,WPA/WPA2,WPA‐PSK/RADIUS,andWPA2‐PSK/RADIUSwithTKIP/AESencryption. DFS(DynamicFrequencySelection)Channelsupported. SupportSNMPV2management,SSH,NTP,andTelnet. SupportQoSbandwidthcontrol MACAccessControl Built‐inWeb‐basedmanagementandfirmwareupgrade PoEpassthroughavailableonSecondaryEthernetport(ConfigurableviaWebUI) RemotelyenablesystemresetbyPoEInjector1.4Application1.4.1WirelessISP(WISP)ModeLP‐2596Kcanoperateasstation(client)inWISPmodetoremotelyreceivebroadbandsignalfromWISPoutdoorAP(basestation)ofInternetServiceProvider(ISP). 
8 1.4.2BridgeModeSincetheantennacharacteristicsforLP‐2596Kisdirectionalwithhighgaindesign,itcantransmitRFsignalforseveralmiles.Basedonthispoint,LP‐2596KisgreatlyusedtobridgeatlongdistancetransmissionforpointtopointapplicationslikeIPsurveillance,networkingcompany.
9 1.5ProductOutlineIntroduction1.5.1Frontview1.5.2Backview
10 1.5.3LEDIndicationLEDIndicatorStatusDescriptionONTheLP‐2596KispoweredON.OFFTheLP‐2596KispoweredOFF.ONPortlinked.OFFNoconnection.SecondaryBlinkDataisbeingtransmittedorreceivedontheSecondaryEthernetport.ONPortlinked.OFFNoconnection.MainBlinkDataisbeingtransmittedorreceivedontheMainEthernetport.SignalStrengthAP/StationmodeLow,Medium,HighItstandsforconnectionqualityofStationmodeorAPmode.
11 1.5.4I/OInterfaceFieldsDescriptionMainItmainlyusedasPoweroverEthernet(PoE)port,whichallowstherouterpoweredupbyPoEadapterwhentheconnectionisestablishedbyRJ‐45Cat.5cable.Itsupportsauto‐sensingon10/100Mspeed,half/fullduplex,andcomplieswithIEEE802.3/802.3urespectively.SecondaryTheSecondaryEthernetportallowsuserstoconnecttoanotherdevicethroughRJ‐45Cat.5cable.Itsupportsauto‐sensingon10/100Mspeed,half/fullduplex,andcomplieswithIEEE802.3/802.3urespectively.(Note:InOperationmodetheAProuter’ssecondaryportwillbeWANPortbydefault).ResetButtonPresscontinuallytheresetbuttonatleast5secondstoresettheconfigurationparameterstofactorydefaultsEarthGroundItusedtoconnectthemetallinetogroundinordertoavoidthedevicefromexternalelectricaldamage.Note.LP‐2596KbuiltinPoEpassthroughfunctiononSecondaryEthernetport.ItmeanstheSecondaryEthernetportisabletoprovide24VpowerforasecondarydeviceifthisfunctionenabledonWebConfiguration(PleaserefertothestatementonAdvancedSettingofRadiomenu).
12 1.5.5MountingOptionsPoleMountUsecabletieandmakeitpassthroughtheoneofmiddleholestofixandtieonthepole.WallMountPleasefixthescrewsintothewallandhangLP‐2596Konthecorrespondingscrews.
13 2.HardwareInstallation2.1Connectionoverview2.2InstallationSteps1. Takeoffthewater‐proofslidingcover.2. ConnecttheMainEthernetportofLP‐2596KwithaRJ‐45cable.
14 Note.LP‐2596KbuiltinPoEpassthroughfunctiononSecondaryEthernetport.ItmeanstheSecondaryEthernetportisabletoprovide24VpowerforasecondarydeviceifthisfunctionenabledonWebConfiguration.3. Makethewater‐proofslidingcoverwellinstalled.4. ConnectPowercordtopoweroutlet.5. ConnectotherendofPowercordtoPoEAdapterof24V/1A.6. PoEport:ConnectotherendofMainEthernetporttoPoEAdapter.7. LANport:ConnectEthernetcablefromPoEAdaptertoyourcomputer/laptopforWebconfiguration.8. Resetbutton:ItallowsusertoremotelyresetthesystemofLP‐2596K.
15 Note.1.Thereisnosoftwaredriverorutilityinstallationneeded.2.RJ‐458P8CEthernetcableisrequired.3.Ittakesabout60secondstocompletethebootupsequenceafterLP‐2596Kpoweredup.2.3IPSurveillanceExample–ScenarioforIPsurveillanceThefollowingfigureindicatesthebasicsetuptoimplementIPsurveillancewithapairofLP‐2596K.TheremotemonitoringimagecanbedeliveredtolocalNVRviathehighpowered,longdistancetransmissionbyLP‐2596K.
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17 3.SoftwareConfiguration3.1SystemRequirements- MicrosoftWindowsXP/Vista/7/8,MaciOS,Linux- AWebBrowsersupportsHTTPsuchasInternetExplorer,GoogleChrome,Safari,andMozillaFirefoxetc.3.2EasyInstallationNetworkConnectionSetup:ThedefaultIPofLP‐2596Kis192.168.1.200.YouhavetomakesureyourcomputerisonthesamenetworksegmentasLP‐2596KbeforeconnectingtoLP‐2596KConfiguration.Example:IntheWindows7operatingsystem1. PressStartandenterncpa.cplinsearchbar.Youwillseenetworkconnectionpage.2. SelectyournetworkinterfacecardandRightclicktosetProperties.3. DoubleclickInternetProtocolVersion4(TCP/IPv4).4. SelectSpecifyanIPaddressandentertheIPaddress.IPAddress:192.168.1.x(xcanbeanynumberbetween1to254exceptfor200)SubnetMask:255.255.255.0DefaultGateway:192.168.1.2005. ClickOKtocompletetheIPsetting.
18  3.3GetstartedwithLP‐2596K1. OpenWebbrowserandenter192.168.1.200intheURLfieldofWebbrowser.2. Enter“admin”asdefaultusername,and“admin”asdefaultpassword.Aftersuccessfullogin,youcanseetheLoopcommwebpage.
19 4.SoftwareFeatures4.1OperationModeInOperationModeyouwillfindwirelessandWANsettings.TheLP‐2596Kwirelesssettingsaredependentonthewirelessoperationmodeyouchoose.Toaccesswirelesssettings,clickonthe“Setup”button.InOperationModethereare6types,theyare4.1.1AccessPointItConnectstoaninternalnetwork(LAN)andbroadcastsawirelessnetworkconnection(WLAN).WhenoperatingintheAccessPointmode,LP‐2596Kbecomesthecenterhubofthewirelessnetwork.Allwirelesscardsandclientsconnectandcommunicatethroughthedevice.
20 Note:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabledautomatically.Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.Note:InOperationmodetheAProuter’ssecondaryportwillbeWANPortbydefault. FieldsDescriptionNetworkSSIDItisthewirelessnetworkname.UsercanusethedefaultSSIDorchangeit.(Specialcharacterscannotbeused).EnableWirelessDisableSSIDBroadcastingEnableIsolatedEnableWirelessOptionSSIDwillbehidden,onlyuserswhoknowtheSSIDcanassociatewiththisnetwork.UsercannotPing.
21 RadioModeSelecttheModeof5G11NAHT20or5G11NAHT40“Auto”optionselectsthemodebyitself.ChannelSelectthewirelesscommunicationfrequency/channelfrompull‐downmenu.DataRateDefinesthedatarate(inMbps)atwhichthedeviceshouldtransmitwirelesspackets.YoucanfixaspecificdataratebetweenMCS0andMCS7(orMCS15for2x2chaindevices).TransmitPowerDefinesthemaximumaveragetransmitoutputpower(indBm)ofthedevice.Thetransmitpowerlevelmaximumislimitedaccordingtocountryregulations.TransmitDistanceChangingthedistancevaluewillchangetheACK(Acknowledgement)timeoutvalueaccordingly,soitmeansthedistanceshouldbesetasrealdistancebetweenLP‐2596Kandotherdeviceforaccuratetransmissionperformance.TDMATimeDivisionMultipleAccess.Enable/Disablethefunctiontoaccess.DFSControl(DynamicFrequencySelection)Enablethefeaturetoaccess.SaveandRestartItsavesthenewsettingsandrestarts.SecuritySettingsSecuritysettingsallowyoutouseencryptiontosecureyourdata.Thereare4EncryptionModesinSecuritySettings.TheyareWEP,WPA,WPA2,andWPA‐Mixed.FunctionsaresameforallModes,belowexampleisforWEPandWPAEncryption.FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.AuthenticationOpenSystem:Opensystemauthenticationprovidesidentificationforusingthewirelessadapter'sMACaddress.Opensystemauthenticationisusedwhennoauthenticationisrequired.SharedKey:Itverifiesthatanauthentication‐initiatingstationhasknowledgeofasharedsecret.The802.11standardcurrentlyassumesthatthesharedsecretisdeliveredtotheparticipatingwirelessclientsbymeansofamoresecurechannelthatisindependentofIEEE802.11.Auto:Autoisthedefaultauthenticationalgorithm.Itwillchangeitsauthenticationtypeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.KeyLengthSelecttheKeylengthKeyFormatWhenKeyLengthisselectedas64‐bitesthenInputASCII(5Characters)orHex(10Characters)
22 WhenKeyLengthisselectedas128‐bitsthenInputASCII(13Characters)orHex(128Character)EncryptionKeyUsercanenterthecharactersbasedonselectedKeyLength&KeyFormat.Theformatcanbepassphraseorcharacters.FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.Pre‐AuthenticationSelectPre‐AuthenticationasPersonalorEnterprise.EncryptionTypeTKIP:TemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)fordataEncryption.TKIPutilizesastrongerencryptionmethodandincorporatesMessageIntegrityCode(MIC)toprovideprotectionagainsthackers.AES:AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)fordataencryption.AESutilizedasymmetric128‐bitblockdataencryption.AUTO:AutoisthedefaultEncryptionType.Itwillchangeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.Pre‐sharedKeyUsercanenterMaximumnumberofKeyLength.Theformatcanbepassphraseoranycharacters.
23 FieldsDescriptionRADIUServerIPAddressEntertheRADIUServer’sIPAddressprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPortEntertheRADIUSServer’sportnumberprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPasswordEntertheRADIUSServer’sPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.EAPReauthorizationPeriodEAP‐Sessiontimeoutintervalfor802.1xre‐authorizationsetting.SessiontimeoutintervalunitissecondsRSNReauthorizationEnable/Disablethefunctiontoaccess.WPAGroupRekeyIntervalAgroupkeyisusedformulticast/broadcastdata,andthere‐keyintervalistimeperiodthatthesystemwillchangethegroupkeyperiodically.Theshortertheintervalis,thebetterthesecurity.itvariesfrom300to3600Seconds.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.AdvancedSettings FieldsDescriptionRTS/CTSThresholdDeterminesthepacketsizeofatransmissionand,throughtheuseofanAP,helpscontroltrafficflow.Therangeis0‐2347bytes.BeaconIntervalBeaconsarethepacketssendingbyAccesspointtosynchronizethewirelessnetwork.ThebeaconintervalisthetimeintervalbetweenbeaconssendingbythisunitinAPorAP+WDSoperation.Thedefaultandrecommendedbeaconintervalis100milliseconds.
24 DTIMThisistheDeliveryTrafficIndicationMap.ItisusedtoalerttheclientsthatmulticastandbroadcastpacketsbufferedattheAPwillbetransmittedimmediatelyafterthetransmissionofthisbeaconframe.Youcanchangethevaluefrom1to255.TheAPwillcheckthebuffereddataaccordingtothisvalue.Forexample,selecting“1”meanstocheckthebuffereddataateverybeacon.FragmentSizeAlargedataframeisfragmentedintoseveralfragmentseachofsizeequaltofragmentthreshold.Bytuningthefragmentthresholdvalue,wecangetvaryingfragmentsizes.ShortGI(GuardInterval)AGIisaperiodoftimebetweensymboltransmissionthatallowsreflections(frommultipath)fromthepreviousdatatransmissiontosettlebeforetransmittinganewsymbol.The802.11ndraftspecifiestwoguardintervals:400ns(short)and800ns(long).Supportofthe400nsGI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.AggregationApartofthe802.11nstandardthatallowssendingmultipleframespersingleaccesstothemediumbycombiningframestogetherintoonelargerframe.Itcreatesthelargerframebycombiningsmallerframeswiththesamephysicalsource,destinationendpoints,andtrafficclass(QoS)intoonelargeframewithacommonMACheaderAggregatedFramesNumberDeterminesthenumberofframescombinedinthenewlargerframe.MaximumAggregatedSizeDeterminesthesize(inbytes)ofthelargerframe.Tx/RxChainMaskDisplaysthenumberofindependentspatialdatastreamsthedeviceistransmitting(TX)andreceiving(RX)simultaneouslywithinonespectralchannelofbandwidth.Multiplechainsincreasedatatransferperformancesignificantly.WMMCapableWi‐FiMultimediaEnablethefeaturetoaccessWMMConfigurationDisplaystheWMMParametersofstationandAccessPointSaveCancelSavethechangedsettingsCanceltheselectedsettings
25 AccessControlThispageallowsadministratortohaveAccessControlbyenteringMACaddressofclientstations.WhenthisfunctionisEnabled,MACaddresscanbeaddedintoaccesscontrollistandonlythoseclientswhosewirelessMACaddressareintheaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnectordisconnecttheinternet.FieldsDescriptionWirelessAccessControlModeTheSelectionsare:Disable:DisablethewirelessACLfeature.AllowListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,nowirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttointernet.DenyListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,allwirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillnotbeabletoconnecttointernet.MacAddressEnterclientMACaddressandpress“ApplyChanges”buttontoaddclientMACaddressintocurrentaccesscontrollist.CommentMakeacommentforWirelessaccesscontrol.FunctionbuttonsfortheAccessControlList:ApplyChangesClicktoaddthisentryintotheAccessControlList.TheAccessControlListliststheclientMACaddresses.AnywirelessclientwithitsMACaddresslistedinthisaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttothedevice.YoucanselecttheentriesattheSelectcolumnandapplytothefollowingfunctionbuttons.DeleteSelected:Deletetheselectedentriesfromthelist.DeleteAll:Flushthelist.
26 Reset:Clearthesettings.BandwidthControlBandwidthcontrolsthetransmissionspeedofIPaddressandMACaddress.RoutercanusebandwidthcontroltolimittheInternetconnectionspeedofIPaddressorMACaddress. FieldsDescriptionQualityofServiceEnable/DisablethefunctionTypeThetwotypeoptionsareIPAddressandMacaddressLocalIPAddressIfyouselectIPAddressTypethenEntertheIPAddressofthedevice/PCconnectedtotherouter.MACAddressIfyouselectMACAddressTypethenEntertheMACAddressofthedevice/PCconnectedtotherouter.UplinkBandwidth(Kbps)EnterthelimitforuplinkbandwidthDownlinkBandwidth(Kbps)EnterthelimitfordownlinkbandwidthCommentMakeacommentforBandwidthControlAddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
27 4.1.2ClientItactsasawirelessclient,toconnectaremotesegmenttoanexistingWLANNote:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabledautomatically.Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.
28 FieldsDescriptionRemoteAPSSID SelectSiteSurveyoptionthenitwillScan&displaystheSSIDList,ChooseoneSSIDfromthelist.EnableWirelessDisableSSIDBroadcastingEnableIsolatedEnableWirelessOptionSSIDwillbehidden,onlyuserswhoknowtheSSIDcanassociatewiththisnetwork.UsercannotPing.LocktoAPMacEnterMACaddressoftheaccesspointtowhichtheclientwillbelocked&connected.RadioModeSelecttheModeof5G11NAHT20or5G11NAHT40“Auto”optionselectsthemodebyitself.ChannelSelectthewirelesscommunicationfrequency/channelfrompull‐downmenu.DataRateDefinesthedatarate(inMbps)atwhichthedeviceshouldtransmitwirelesspackets.YoucanfixaspecificdataratebetweenMCS0andMCS7(orMCS15for2x2chaindevices).TransmitPowerDefinesthemaximumaveragetransmitoutputpower(indBm)ofthedevice.Thetransmitpowerlevelmaximumislimitedaccordingtocountryregulations.
29 TransmitDistanceChangingthedistancevaluewillchangetheACK(Acknowledgement)timeoutvalueaccordingly,soitmeansthedistanceshouldbesetasrealdistancebetweenLP‐2596Kandotherdeviceforaccuratetransmissionperformance.DFSControl(DynamicFrequencySelection)Enablethefeaturetoaccess.SaveandRestartItsavesthenewsettingsandrestarts.SiteSurveyYoucouldconfigureAPClientparametershere.ClickRescantobrowsemorenetworksthenselecttheSSIDandpressassociatethenclosethepage.Note:EntertheSSIDPassword,ifnecessary.SecuritySettingsSecuritysettingsallowyoutouseencryptiontosecureyourdata.Thereare4EncryptionModesinSecuritySettings.TheyareWEP,WPA,WPA2,andWPA‐Mixed.FunctionsaresameforallModes,belowexampleisforWEPandWPAEncryption.
30 FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.AuthenticationOpenSystem:Opensystemauthenticationprovidesidentificationforusingthewirelessadapter'sMACaddress.Opensystemauthenticationisusedwhennoauthenticationisrequired.SharedKey:Itverifiesthatanauthentication‐initiatingstationhasknowledgeofasharedsecret.The802.11standardcurrentlyassumesthatthesharedsecretisdeliveredtotheparticipatingwirelessclientsbymeansofamoresecurechannelthatisindependentofIEEE802.11.Auto:Autoisthedefaultauthenticationalgorithm.Itwillchangeitsauthenticationtypeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.KeyLengthSelecttheKeylengthKeyFormatWhenKeyLengthisselectedas64‐bitesthenInputASCII(5Characters)orHex(10Characters)WhenKeyLengthisselectedas128‐bitsthenInputASCII(13Characters)orHex(128Character)EncryptionKeyUsercanenterthecharactersbasedonselectedKeyLength&KeyFormat.Theformatcanbepassphraseorcharacters.FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.Pre‐AuthenticationSelectPre‐AuthenticationasPersonalorEnterprise.
31 EncryptionTypeTKIP:TemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)fordataEncryption.TKIPutilizesastrongerencryptionmethodandincorporatesMessageIntegrityCode(MIC)toprovideprotectionagainsthackers.AES:AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)fordataencryption.AESutilizedasymmetric128‐bitblockdataencryption.AUTO:AutoisthedefaultEncryptionType.Itwillchangeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.Pre‐sharedKeyUsercanenterMaximumnumberofKeyLength.Theformatcanbepassphraseoranycharacters.FieldsDescriptionRADIUServerIPAddressEntertheRADIUServer’sIPAddressprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPortEntertheRADIUSServer’sportnumberprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPasswordEntertheRADIUSServer’sPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.EAPReauthorizationPeriodEAP‐Sessiontimeoutintervalfor802.1xre‐authorizationsetting.Sessiontimeoutintervalunitisseconds.RSNReauthorizationEnable/Disablethefunctiontoaccess.WPAGroupRekeyIntervalAgroupkeyisusedformulticast/broadcastdata,andthere‐keyintervalistimeperiodthatthesystemwillchangethegroupkeyperiodically.Theshortertheintervalis,thebetterthesecurity.itvariesfrom300to3600Seconds.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
32 AdvancedSettingsFieldsDescriptionRTS/CTSThresholdDeterminesthepacketsizeofatransmissionand,throughtheuseofanAP,helpscontroltrafficflow.Therangeis0‐2347bytes.BeaconIntervalBeaconsarethepacketssendingbyAccesspointtosynchronizethewirelessnetwork.ThebeaconintervalisthetimeintervalbetweenbeaconssendingbythisunitinAPorAP+WDSoperation.Thedefaultandrecommendedbeaconintervalis100milliseconds.
33 DTIM(DeliveryTrafficIndicationMap)ThisistheDeliveryTrafficIndicationMap.ItisusedtoalerttheclientsthatmulticastandbroadcastpacketsbufferedattheAPwillbetransmittedimmediatelyafterthetransmissionofthisbeaconframe.Youcanchangethevaluefrom1to255.TheAPwillcheckthebuffereddataaccordingtothisvalue.Forexample,selecting“1”meanstocheckthebuffereddataateverybeacon.FragmentSizeAlargedataframeisfragmentedintoseveralfragmentseachofsizeequaltofragmentthreshold.Bytuningthefragmentthresholdvalue,wecangetvaryingfragmentsizes.ShortGI(GuardInterval)AGIisaperiodoftimebetweensymboltransmissionthatallowsreflections(frommultipath)fromthepreviousdatatransmissiontosettlebeforetransmittinganewsymbol.The802.11ndraftspecifiestwoguardintervals:400ns(short)and800ns(long).Supportofthe400nsGI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.AggregationApartofthe802.11nstandardthatallowssendingmultipleframespersingleaccesstothemediumbycombiningframestogetherintoonelargerframe.Itcreatesthelargerframebycombiningsmallerframeswiththesamephysicalsource,destinationendpoints,andtrafficclass(QoS)intoonelargeframewithacommonMACheaderAggregatedFramesNumberDeterminesthenumberofframescombinedinthenewlargerframe.MaximumAggregatedSizeDeterminesthesize(inbytes)ofthelargerframe.Tx/RxChainMaskDisplaysthenumberofindependentspatialdatastreamsthedeviceistransmitting(TX)andreceiving(RX)simultaneouslywithinonespectralchannelofbandwidth.Multiplechainsincreasedatatransferperformancesignificantly.WMMCapableEnablethefeaturetoaccessorDisableit.WMMConfigurationDisplaystheWMMParametersofstationandAccessPointSaveCancelSavethechangedsettingsCanceltheselectedsettings
34 AccessControlThispageallowsadministratortohaveAccessControlbyenteringMACaddressofclientstations.WhenthisfunctionisEnabled,MACaddresscanbeaddedintoaccesscontrollistandonlythoseclientswhosewirelessMACaddressareintheaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnectordisconnecttheinternet.FieldsDescriptionWirelessAccessControlModeTheSelectionsare:Disable:DisablethewirelessACLfeature.AllowListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,nowirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttointernet.DenyListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,allwirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillnotbeabletoconnecttointernet.MacAddressEnterclientMACaddressandpress“ApplyChanges”buttontoaddclientMACaddressintocurrentaccesscontrollist.CommentMakeacommentforWirelessaccesscontrolFunctionbuttonsfortheAccessControlList:ApplyChangesClicktoaddthisentryintotheAccessControlList.TheAccessControlListliststheclientMACaddresses.AnywirelessclientwithitsMACaddresslistedinthisaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttothedevice.YoucanselecttheentriesattheSelectcolumnandapplytothefollowingfunctionbuttons.DeleteSelected:Deletetheselectedentriesfromthelist.DeleteAll:Flushthelist.Reset:Clearthesettings.
35 4.1.3WDSAccessPointItactsasthemainbasestationforaWirelessDistributionSystemmeshnetworkNote:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabledautomatically.Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.
36 FieldsDescriptionNetworkSSIDItisthewirelessnetworkname.UsercanusethedefaultSSIDorchangeit.(Specialcharacterscannotbeused).EnableWirelessDisableSSIDBroadcastingEnableIsolatedEnableWirelessOptionSSIDwillbehidden,onlyuserswhoknowtheSSIDcanassociatewiththisnetwork.UsercannotPing.RadioModeSelecttheModeof5G11NAHT20or5G11NAHT40“Auto”optionselectsthemodebyitself.ChannelSelectthewirelesscommunicationfrequency/channelfrompull‐downmenu.DataRateDefinesthedatarate(inMbps)atwhichthedeviceshouldtransmitwirelesspackets.YoucanfixaspecificdataratebetweenMCS0andMCS7(orMCS15for2x2chaindevices).TransmitPowerDefinesthemaximumaveragetransmitoutputpower(indBm)ofthedevice.Thetransmitpowerlevelmaximumislimitedaccordingtocountryregulations.TransmitDistanceChangingthedistancevaluewillchangetheACK(Acknowledgement)timeoutvalueaccordingly,soitmeansthedistanceshouldbesetasrealdistancebetweenLP‐2596Kandotherdeviceforaccuratetransmissionperformance.DFSControl(DynamicFrequencySelection)Enablethefeaturetoaccess.SaveandRestartItsavesthenewsettingsandrestarts.SecuritySettingsSecuritysettingsallowyoutouseencryptiontosecureyourdata.Thereare4EncryptionModesinSecuritySettings.TheyareWEP,WPA,WPA2,andWPA‐Mixed.
37 FunctionsaresameforallModes,belowexampleisforWEPandWPAEncryption.FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.AuthenticationOpenSystem:Opensystemauthenticationprovidesidentificationforusingthewirelessadapter'sMACaddress.Opensystemauthenticationisusedwhennoauthenticationisrequired.SharedKey:Itverifiesthatanauthentication‐initiatingstationhasknowledgeofasharedsecret.The802.11standardcurrentlyassumesthatthesharedsecretisdeliveredtotheparticipatingwirelessclientsbymeansofamoresecurechannelthatisindependentofIEEE802.11.Auto:Autoisthedefaultauthenticationalgorithm.Itwillchangeitsauthenticationtypeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.KeyLengthSelecttheKeylengthKeyFormatWhenKeyLengthisselectedas64‐bitesthenInputASCII(5Characters)orHex(10Characters)WhenKeyLengthisselectedas128‐bitsthenInputASCII(13Characters)orHex(128Character)EncryptionKeyUsercanenterthecharactersbasedonselectedKeyLength&KeyFormat.Theformatcanbepassphraseorcharacters.FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.Pre‐AuthenticationSelectPre‐AuthenticationasPersonalorEnterprise.
38 EncryptionTypeTKIP:TemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)fordataEncryption.TKIPutilizesastrongerencryptionmethodandincorporatesMessageIntegrityCode(MIC)toprovideprotectionagainsthackers.AES:AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)fordataencryption.AESutilizedasymmetric128‐bitblockdataencryption.AUTO:AutoisthedefaultEncryptionType.Itwillchangeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.Pre‐sharedKeyUsercanenterMaximumnumberofKeyLength.Theformatcanbepassphraseoranycharacters.FieldsDescriptionRADIUServerIPAddressEntertheRADIUServer’sIPAddressprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPortEntertheRADIUSServer’sportnumberprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPasswordEntertheRADIUSServer’sPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.EAPReauthorizationPeriodEAP‐Sessiontimeoutintervalfor802.1xre‐authorizationsetting.Sessiontimeoutintervalunitisseconds.RSNReauthorizationEnable/Disablethefunctiontoaccess.WPAGroupRekeyIntervalAgroupkeyisusedformulticast/broadcastdata,andthere‐keyintervalistimeperiodthatthesystemwillchangethegroupkeyperiodically.Theshortertheintervalis,betterthesecurity.Itvariesfrom300to3600Seconds.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.AdvancedSettings
39  FieldsDescriptionRTS/CTSThresholdDeterminesthepacketsizeofatransmissionand,throughtheuseofanAP,helpscontroltrafficflow.Therangeis0‐2347bytes.BeaconIntervalBeaconsarethepacketssendingbyAccesspointtosynchronizethewirelessnetwork.ThebeaconintervalisthetimeintervalbetweenbeaconssendingbythisunitinAPorAP+WDSoperation.Thedefaultandrecommendedbeaconintervalis100milliseconds.DTIM(DeliveryTrafficIndicationMap)ThisistheDeliveryTrafficIndicationMap.ItisusedtoalerttheclientsthatmulticastandbroadcastpacketsbufferedattheAPwillbetransmittedimmediatelyafterthetransmissionofthisbeaconframe.Youcanchangethevaluefrom1to255.TheAPwillcheckthebuffereddataaccordingtothisvalue.Forexample,selecting“1”meanstocheckthebuffereddataateverybeacon.FragmentSizeAlargedataframeisfragmentedintoseveralfragmentseachofsizeequaltofragmentthreshold.Bytuningthefragmentthresholdvalue,wecangetvaryingfragmentsizes.ShortGI(GuardInterval)AGIisaperiodoftimebetweensymboltransmissionthatallowsreflections(frommultipath)fromthepreviousdatatransmissiontosettlebeforetransmittinganewsymbol.The802.11ndraftspecifiestwoguardintervals:400ns(short)and800ns(long).Supportofthe400nsGI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.
40 AggregationApartofthe802.11nstandardthatallowssendingmultipleframespersingleaccesstothemediumbycombiningframestogetherintoonelargerframe.Itcreatesthelargerframebycombiningsmallerframeswiththesamephysicalsource,destinationendpoints,andtrafficclass(QoS)intoonelargeframewithacommonMACheaderAggregatedFramesNumberDeterminesthenumberofframescombinedinthenewlargerframe.MaximumAggregatedSizeDeterminesthesize(inbytes)ofthelargerframe.Tx/RxChainMaskDisplaysthenumberofindependentspatialdatastreamsthedeviceistransmitting(TX)andreceiving(RX)simultaneouslywithinonespectralchannelofbandwidth.Multiplechainsincreasedatatransferperformancesignificantly.WMMCapableEnablethefeaturetoaccessorDisableit.WMMConfigurationDisplaystheWMMParametersofstationandAccessPoint.SaveCancelSavethechangedsettingsCanceltheselectedsettings.
41 AccessControlThispageallowsadministratortohaveAccessControlbyenteringMACaddressofclientstations.WhenthisfunctionisEnabled,MACaddresscanbeaddedintoaccesscontrollistandonlythoseclientswhosewirelessMACaddressareintheaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnectordisconnecttheinternet.FieldsDescriptionWirelessAccessControlModeTheSelectionsare:Disable:DisablethewirelessACLfeature.AllowListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,nowirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttointernet.DenyListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,allwirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillnotbeabletoconnectinternet.MacAddressEnterclientMACaddressandpress“ApplyChanges”buttontoaddclientMACaddressintocurrentaccesscontrollist.CommentMakeacommentforWirelessaccesscontrolFunctionbuttonsfortheAccessControlList:ApplyChangesClicktoaddthisentryintotheAccessControlList.TheAccessControlListliststheclientMACaddresses.AnywirelessclientwithitsMACaddresslistedinthisaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttothedevice.YoucanselecttheentriesattheSelectcolumnandapplytothefollowingfunctionbuttons.DeleteSelected:Deletetheselectedentriesfromthelist.DeleteAll:Flushthelist.Reset:Clearthesettings.
42 BandwidthControlBandwidthcontrolsthetransmissionspeedofIPaddressandMACaddress.RoutercanusebandwidthcontroltolimittheInternetconnectionspeedofIPaddressorMACaddress.FieldsDescriptionQualityofServiceEnable/DisablethefunctionTypeThetwotypeoptionsareIPAddressandMacaddressLocalIPAddressIfyouselectIPAddress,thenEntertheIPAddressofthedevice/PCconnectedtotherouter.MACAddressIfyouselectMACAddress,thenEntertheMACAddressofthedevice/PCconnectedtotherouter.UplinkBandwidth(Kbps)EnterthelimitforuplinkbandwidthDownlinkBandwidth(Kbps)EnterthelimitfordownlinkbandwidthCommentMakeacommentforBandwidthControlAddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
43 4.1.4WDSClientItactsasaremotebasestationinaWirelessDistributionSystemmeshnetworkNote:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabledautomatically.Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.
44 FieldsDescriptionRemoteAPSSID SelectSiteSurveyoptionthenitwillScan&displaystheSSIDList,ChooseoneSSIDfromthelist.EnableWirelessDisableSSIDBroadcastingEnableIsolatedEnableWirelessOptionSSIDwillbehidden,onlyuserswhoknowtheSSIDcanassociatewiththisnetwork.UsercannotPing.LocktoAPMacEnterMACaddressoftheaccesspointtowhichtheclientwillbelockedandconnected.RadioModeSelecttheModeof5G11NAHT20or5G11NAHT40“Auto”optionselectsthemodebyitself.ChannelSelectthewirelesscommunicationfrequency/channelfrompull‐downmenu.DataRateDefinesthedatarate(inMbps)atwhichthedeviceshouldtransmitwirelesspackets.YoucanfixaspecificdataratebetweenMCS0andMCS7(orMCS15for2x2chaindevices).TransmitPowerDefinesthemaximumaveragetransmitoutputpower(indBm)ofthedevice.Thetransmitpowerlevelmaximumislimitedaccordingtocountryregulations.
45 TransmitDistanceChangingthedistancevaluewillchangetheACK(Acknowledgement)timeoutvalueaccordingly,soitmeansthedistanceshouldbesetasrealdistancebetweenLP‐2596Kandotherdeviceforaccuratetransmissionperformance.DFSControl(DynamicFrequencySelection)Enablethefeaturetoaccess.SaveandRestartItsavesthenewsettingsandrestarts.SiteSurveyYoucouldconfigureAPClientparametershere.ClickRescantobrowsemorenetworksthenselecttheSSIDandpressassociatethenclosethepage.Note:EntertheSSIDPassword,ifnecessary.SecuritySettingsSecuritysettingsallowyoutouseencryptiontosecureyourdata.Thereare4EncryptionModesinSecuritySettings.TheyareWEP,WPA,WPA2,andWPA‐Mixed.FunctionsaresameforallModes,belowexampleisforWEPandWPAEncryption.
46 FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.AuthenticationOpenSystem:Opensystemauthenticationprovidesidentificationforusingthewirelessadapter'sMACaddress.Opensystemauthenticationisusedwhennoauthenticationisrequired.SharedKey:Itverifiesthatanauthentication‐initiatingstationhasknowledgeofasharedsecret.The802.11standardcurrentlyassumesthatthesharedsecretisdeliveredtotheparticipatingwirelessclientsbymeansofamoresecurechannelthatisindependentofIEEE802.11.Auto:Autoisthedefaultauthenticationalgorithm.Itwillchangeitsauthenticationtypeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.KeyLengthSelecttheKeylengthKeyFormatWhenKeyLengthisselectedas64‐bitesthenInputASCII(5Characters)orHex(10Characters)WhenKeyLengthisselectedas128‐bitsthenInputASCII(13Characters)orHex(128Character)EncryptionKeyUsercanenterthecharactersbasedonselectedKeyLength&KeyFormat.Theformatcanbepassphraseorcharacters.FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.Pre‐AuthenticationSelectPre‐AuthenticationasPersonalorEnterprise.
47 EncryptionTypeTKIP:TemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)fordataEncryption.TKIPutilizesastrongerencryptionmethodandincorporatesMessageIntegrityCode(MIC)toprovideprotectionagainsthackers.AES:AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)fordataencryption.AESutilizedasymmetric128‐bitblockdataencryption.AUTO:AutoisthedefaultEncryptionType.Itwillchangeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.Pre‐sharedKeyUsercanenterMaximumnumberofKeyLength.Theformatcanbepassphraseoranycharacters.FieldsDescriptionRADIUServerIPAddressEntertheRADIUServer’sIPAddressprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPortEntertheRADIUSServer’sportnumberprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPasswordEntertheRADIUSServer’sPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.EAPReauthorizationPeriodEAP‐Sessiontimeoutintervalfor802.1xre‐authorizationsetting.SessiontimeoutintervalunitissecondsRSNReauthorizationEnable/Disablethefunctiontoaccess.WPAGroupRekeyIntervalAgroupkeyisusedformulticast/broadcastdata,andthere‐keyintervalistimeperiodthatthesystemwillchangethegroupkeyperiodically.Theshortertheintervalis,betterthesecurity.Itvariesfrom300to3600Seconds.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
48 AdvancedSettingsFieldsDescriptionRTS/CTSThresholdDeterminesthepacketsizeofatransmissionand,throughtheuseofanAP,helpscontroltrafficflow.Therangeis0‐2347bytes.BeaconIntervalBeaconsarethepacketssendingbyAccesspointtosynchronizethewirelessnetwork.ThebeaconintervalisthetimeintervalbetweenbeaconssendingbythisunitinAPorAP+WDSoperation.Thedefaultandrecommendedbeaconintervalis100milliseconds.DTIM(DeliveryTrafficIndicationMap)ThisistheDeliveryTrafficIndicationMap.ItisusedtoalerttheclientsthatmulticastandbroadcastpacketsbufferedattheAPwillbetransmittedimmediatelyafterthetransmissionofthisbeaconframe.Youcanchangethevaluefrom1to255.TheAPwillcheckthebuffereddataaccordingtothisvalue.Forexample,selecting“1”meanstocheckthebuffereddataateverybeacon.
49 FragmentSizeAlargedataframeisfragmentedintoseveralfragmentseachofsizeequaltofragmentthreshold.Bytuningthefragmentthresholdvalue,wecangetvaryingfragmentsizes.ShortGI(GuardInterval)AGIisaperiodoftimebetweensymboltransmissionthatallowsreflections(frommultipath)fromthepreviousdatatransmissiontosettlebeforetransmittinganewsymbol.The802.11ndraftspecifiestwoguardintervals:400ns(short)and800ns(long).Supportofthe400nsGI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.AggregationApartofthe802.11nstandardthatallowssendingmultipleframespersingleaccesstothemediumbycombiningframestogetherintoonelargerframe.Itcreatesthelargerframebycombiningsmallerframeswiththesamephysicalsource,destinationendpoints,andtrafficclass(QoS)intoonelargeframewithacommonMACheaderAggregatedFramesNumberDeterminesthenumberofframescombinedinthenewlargerframe.MaximumAggregatedSizeDeterminesthesize(inbytes)ofthelargerframe.Tx/RxChainMaskDisplaysthenumberofindependentspatialdatastreamsthedeviceistransmitting(TX)andreceiving(RX)simultaneouslywithinonespectralchannelofbandwidth.MultiplechainsincreasedatatransferperformancesignificantlyWMMCapableEnablethefeaturetoaccessorDisableit.WMMConfigurationDisplaystheWMMParametersofstationandAccessPointSaveCancelSavethechangedsettingsCanceltheselectedsettings
50 AccessControlThispageallowsadministratortohaveAccessControlbyenteringMACaddressofclientstations.WhenthisfunctionisEnabled,MACaddresscanbeaddedintoaccesscontrollistandonlythoseclientswhosewirelessMACaddressareintheaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnectordisconnecttheinternet.FieldsDescriptionWirelessAccessControlModeTheSelectionsare:Disable:DisablethewirelessACLfeature.AllowListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,nowirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttointernet.DenyListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,allwirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillnotbeabletoconnecttointernet.MacAddressEnterclientMACaddressandpress“ApplyChanges”buttontoaddclientMACaddressintocurrentaccesscontrollist.CommentMakeacommentforWirelessaccesscontrolFunctionbuttonsfortheAccessControlList:ApplyChangesClicktoaddthisentryintotheAccessControlList.TheAccessControlListliststheclientMACaddresses.AnywirelessclientwithitsMACaddresslistedinthisaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttothedevice.YoucanselecttheentriesattheSelectcolumnandapplytothefollowingfunctionbuttons.DeleteSelected:Deletetheselectedentriesfromthelist.DeleteAll:Flushthelist.Reset:Clearthesettings.
51 4.1.5APRouterItconnectsanexternalnetwork(WAN)withaninternalnetwork(LAN/WLAN),toallowcross‐communicationNote:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabledautomatically.Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.
52 FieldsDescriptionNetworkSSIDItisthewirelessnetworkname.UsercanusethedefaultSSIDorchangeit.(Specialcharacterscannotbeused).EnableWirelessDisableSSIDBroadcastingEnableIsolatedEnableWirelessOptionSSIDwillbehidden,onlyuserswhoknowtheSSIDcanassociatewiththisnetwork.UsercannotPing.RadioModeSelecttheModeof5G11NAHT20or5G11NAHT40“Auto”optionselectsthemodebyitself.ChannelSelectthewirelesscommunicationfrequency/channelfrompull‐downmenu.DataRateDefinesthedatarate(inMbps)atwhichthedeviceshouldtransmitwirelesspackets.YoucanfixaspecificdataratebetweenMCS0andMCS7(orMCS15for2x2chaindevices).TransmitPowerDefinesthemaximumaveragetransmitoutputpower(indBm)ofthedevice.Thetransmitpowerlevelmaximumislimitedaccordingtocountryregulations.TransmitDistanceChangingthedistancevaluewillchangetheACK(Acknowledgement)timeoutvalueaccordingly,soitmeansthedistanceshouldbesetasrealdistancebetweenLP‐2596Kandotherdeviceforaccuratetransmissionperformance.
53 DFSControl(DynamicFrequencySelection)Enablethefeaturetoaccess.SaveandRestartItsavesthenewsettingsandrestarts.SecuritySettingsSecuritysettingsallowyoutouseencryptiontosecureyourdata.Thereare4EncryptionModesinSecuritySettings.TheyareWEP,WPA,WPA2,andWPA‐Mixed.FunctionsaresameforallModes,belowexampleisforWEPandWPAEncryption.FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.AuthenticationOpenSystem:Opensystemauthenticationprovidesidentificationforusingthewirelessadapter'sMACaddress.Opensystemauthenticationisusedwhennoauthenticationisrequired.SharedKey:Itverifiesthatanauthentication‐initiatingstationhasknowledgeofasharedsecret.The802.11standardcurrentlyassumesthatthesharedsecretisdeliveredtotheparticipatingwirelessclientsbymeansofamoresecurechannelthatisindependentofIEEE802.11.Auto:Autoisthedefaultauthenticationalgorithm.Itwillchangeitsauthenticationtypeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.KeyLengthSelecttheKeylengthKeyFormatWhenKeyLengthisselectedas64‐bitesthenInputASCII(5Characters)orHex(10Characters)WhenKeyLengthisselectedas128‐bitsthenInputASCII(13Characters)orHex(128Character)EncryptionKeyUsercanenterthecharactersbasedonselectedKeyLength&KeyFormat.Theformatcanbepassphraseorcharacters.
54 FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.Pre‐AuthenticationSelectPre‐AuthenticationasPersonalorEnterprise.EncryptionTypeTKIP:TemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)fordataEncryption.TKIPutilizesastrongerencryptionmethodandincorporatesMessageIntegrityCode(MIC)toprovideprotectionagainsthackers.AES:AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)fordataencryption.AESutilizedasymmetric128‐bitblockdataencryption.AUTO:AutoisthedefaultEncryptionType.Itwillchangeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.Pre‐sharedKeyUsercanenterMaximumnumberofKeyLength.Theformatcanbepassphraseoranycharacters.Fields DescriptionRADIUServerIPAddressEntertheRADIUServer’sIPAddressprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPortEntertheRADIUSServer’sportnumberprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPasswordEntertheRADIUSServer’sPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.EAPReauthorizationPeriodEAP‐Sessiontimeoutintervalfor802.1xre‐authorizationsetting.SessiontimeoutintervalunitissecondsRSNReauthorizationEnable/Disablethefunctiontoaccess.
55 WPAGroupRekeyIntervalAgroupkeyisusedformulticast/broadcastdata,andthere‐keyintervalistimeperiodthatthesystemwillchangethegroupkeyperiodically.Theshortertheintervalisbetterthesecurity.Itvariesfrom300to3600Seconds.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.AdvancedSettingsFieldsDescriptionRTS/CTSThresholdDeterminesthepacketsizeofatransmissionand,throughtheuseofanAP,helpscontroltrafficflow.Therangeis0‐2347bytes.BeaconIntervalBeaconsarethepacketssendingbyAccesspointtosynchronizethewirelessnetwork.ThebeaconintervalisthetimeintervalbetweenbeaconssendingbythisunitinAPorAP+WDSoperation.Thedefaultandrecommendedbeaconintervalis100milliseconds.
56 DTIM(DeliveryTrafficIndicationMap)ThisistheDeliveryTrafficIndicationMap.ItisusedtoalerttheclientsthatmulticastandbroadcastpacketsbufferedattheAPwillbetransmittedimmediatelyafterthetransmissionofthisbeaconframe.Youcanchangethevaluefrom1to255.TheAPwillcheckthebuffereddataaccordingtothisvalue.Forexample,selecting“1”meanstocheckthebuffereddataateverybeacon.FragmentSizeAlargedataframeisfragmentedintoseveralfragmentseachofsizeequaltofragmentthreshold.Bytuningthefragmentthresholdvalue,wecangetvaryingfragmentsizes.ShortGI(GuardInterval)AGIisaperiodoftimebetweensymboltransmissionthatallowsreflections(frommultipath)fromthepreviousdatatransmissiontosettlebeforetransmittinganewsymbol.The802.11ndraftspecifiestwoguardintervals:400ns(short)and800ns(long).Supportofthe400nsGI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.AggregationApartofthe802.11nstandardthatallowssendingmultipleframespersingleaccesstothemediumbycombiningframestogetherintoonelargerframe.Itcreatesthelargerframebycombiningsmallerframeswiththesamephysicalsource,destinationendpoints,andtrafficclass(QoS)intoonelargeframewithacommonMACheaderAggregatedFramesNumberDeterminesthenumberofframescombinedinthenewlargerframe.MaximumAggregatedSizeDeterminesthesize(inbytes)ofthelargerframe.Tx/RxChainMaskDisplaysthenumberofindependentspatialdatastreamsthedeviceistransmitting(TX)andreceiving(RX)simultaneouslywithinonespectralchannelofbandwidth.MultiplechainsincreasedatatransferperformancesignificantlyWMMCapableEnablethefeaturetoaccessorDisableit.WMMConfigurationDisplaystheWMMParametersofstationandAccessPointSaveCancelSavethechangedsettingsCanceltheselectedsettings.AccessControlThispageallowsadministratortohaveAccessControlbyenteringMACaddressofclientstations.WhenthisfunctionisEnabled,MACaddresscanbeaddedintoaccesscontrollistandonlythoseclientswhosewirelessMACaddressareintheaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnectordisconnecttheinternet.
57 FieldsDescriptionWirelessAccessControlModeTheSelectionsare:Disable:DisablethewirelessACLfeature.AllowListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,nowirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttointernet.DenyListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,allwirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillnotbeabletoconnecttointernet.MacAddressEnterclientMACaddressandpress“ApplyChanges”buttontoaddclientMACaddressintocurrentaccesscontrollist.CommentMakeacommentforWirelessaccesscontrolFunctionbuttonsfortheAccessControlList:ApplyChangesClicktoaddthisentryintotheAccessControlList.TheAccessControlListliststheclientMACaddresses.AnywirelessclientwithitsMACaddresslistedinthisaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttothedevice.YoucanselecttheentriesattheSelectcolumnandapplytothefollowingfunctionbuttons.DeleteSelected:Deletetheselectedentriesfromthelist.DeleteAll:Flushthelist.Reset:Clearthesettings.WANPortSettingsTherearethreeoptionsDHCP,StaticMode,PPPoEforInternetconnectiononWANport. DHCP(AutoConfig)
58 FieldsDescriptionWANConnectionTypeSelectDHCPfrompulldownmenuHostNameEntertheHostNameofDHCPserver.Thedefaultvalueisempty.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings. StaticMode(fixedIP)FieldsDescriptionWANConnectionTypeSelectStaticModefrompulldownmenu.IPAddressEntertheIPaddress.IPSubnetMaskEnterthesubnetmaskforWANinterface.GatewayIPaddressEnterthedefaultgatewayforWANinterfaceoutgoingdatapackets.PrimaryDNSServerEntertheIPaddressofDomainNameServer1.SecondaryDNSServerEntertheIPaddressofDomainNameServer2.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings. PPPoE(ADSL)
59 FieldsDescriptionWANconnectionTypeSelectPPPoEfrompulldownmenuUserNameIfyouselectthePPPoEsupportonWANinterface,EntertheusernametologinthePPPoEserverProvidedbyISPPasswordIfyouselectthePPPoEsupportonWANinterface,EnterthepasswordtologinthePPPoEserverProvidedbyISPVerifyPasswordEnterthesamepasswordagainforverification.Save:CancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.DynamicDNSSettingsTheDynamicDNSfeaturesallowyoutoregisteryourdevicewithaDNSserverandaccessyourdeviceeachtimeusingthesamehostnameFieldsDescriptionDynamicDNSProviderClickthedropdownmenutopickuptherightDDNSprovideryouregistered.AccountEntertheaccountofDDNSyouregistered.PasswordPasswordassignedbytheDDNSserviceprovider.DDNSEnterthedomainnamethatyouregistered.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.RemoteManagement
60 FieldsDescriptionRemoteManagementSelectEnableorDisableforremotemanagementfunction.PingfromWANSelectDisableorEnableforPingpermitfromWAN.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.DHCPServerSettingsFieldsDescriptionDHCPServerSelectServertoaccessthefeature.LeaseTimeTheLeaseTimeistheamountoftimethatanetworkuserisallowedtomaintainanetworkconnectiontothedeviceusingthecurrentdynamicIPaddress.AttheendoftheLeaseTime,theleaseiseitherrenewedoranewIPisissuedbytheDHCPserver.Theamountoftimeisinunitsofseconds.Thedefaultvalueis864000seconds(1day).Thevalue–1standsfortheinfinitelease.FromEnterStartAddressoftheDHCPClientaddressrange.ToEnterEndAddressoftheDHCPClientaddressrange.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.DMZSettingsYoumaysetupaDe‐Militarized(DMZ)toseparateinternalnetworkandinternet.
61 FieldsDescriptionDMZSettingsEnableorDisabletheDMZfunction.DMZIPAddressTosupportDMZinyourfirewalldesign,EnterIPaddressofDMZhostthatcanbeaccessfromtheWANinterface.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.VirtualServerSettingsVirtualserverfeatureallowsuserstomakeserversonyourLANaccessibletointernetusers.Normally,InternetuserswouldnotbeabletoaccessaserveronyourLANbecauseofnativeNATprotection.The“virtualserver”featuresolvestheseproblemsandallowsinternetuserstoconnecttoyourserversFieldsDescriptionVirtualServerSelectEnableorDisabletheVirtualServerfunction.ProtocolThereare3options,TCP&UDP,TCPorUDP.IPAddressEntertheIPaddresstowhichthedatapacketscanbeforwardedfromWAN.TheIPaddressshouldbehostedinLANbehindtheNATfirewall.PortRangeEntertheportrangetowhichdatapacketscanbeforwarded.CommentMakeacommentfortheVirtualServerpolicy.AddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
62 IPFilteringSettingsTheIPfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyspecificIPaddresswhichcannotconnecttointernet.FieldsDescriptionFilteringEnable/DisablethefunctiontoIPFilterProtocolSpecifyprotocol,TCP&UDP,TCPorUDP.IPAddressEnterthespecificIPAddresstobedenied.CommentMakeacommentfortheIPFilteringpolicy.AddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
63 PortFilteringSettingsThePortfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyspecificPortswhichcannotconnecttointernet.FieldsDescriptionFilteringEnable/DisablethefunctiontoPortFilterProtocolSpecifytheprotocolTCP&UDP,TCPorUDP.PortRangeEnterthespecificPortrangetobedenied.CommentMakeacommentforthePortFilteringpolicy.AddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.MACFilteringSettingsTheMACfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyMACaddresswhichcannotconnecttointernet.FieldsDescriptionFilteringSelectEnable/DisabletheMacFilteringfunction.MacAddressEnterthespecificMACaddresstobedenied.CommentMakeacommentforthefilteringpolicy.AddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
64 BandwidthControlBandwidthcontrolsthetransmissionspeedofIPaddressandMACaddress.RoutercanusebandwidthcontroltolimittheInternetconnectionspeedofIPaddressorMACaddress.FieldsDescriptionQualityofServiceEnable/DisablethefunctionTypeThetwotypeoptionsareIPAddressandMacaddressLocalIPAddressIfyouselectIPAddress,thenEntertheIPAddressofthedevice/PCconnectedtotherouter.MACAddressIfyouselectMACAddress,thenEntertheMACAddressofthedevice/PCconnectedtotherouter.UplinkBandwidth(Kbps)EnterthelimitforuplinkbandwidthDownlinkBandwidth(Kbps)EnterthelimitfordownlinkbandwidthCommentMakeacommentforBandwidthControlAddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
65 4.1.6WirelessISPAWirelessInternetServiceProvider(WISP)isaninternetServiceProviderwithanetworkbasedonwirelessnetworking.Note:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabledautomatically.Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.
66 FieldsDescriptionRemoteAPSSID SelectSiteSurveyoptionthenitwillScan&displaystheSSIDList,ChooseoneSSIDfromthelist.EnableWirelessDisableSSIDBroadcastingEnableIsolatedEnableWirelessOptionSSIDwillbehidden,onlyuserswhoknowtheSSIDcanassociatewiththisnetwork.UsercannotPing.RadioModeSelecttheModeof5G11NAHT20or5G11NAHT40“Auto”optionselectsthemodebyitself.ChannelSelectthewirelesscommunicationfrequency/channelfrompull‐downmenu.
67 DataRateDefinesthedatarate(inMbps)atwhichthedeviceshouldtransmitwirelesspackets.YoucanfixaspecificdataratebetweenMCS0andMCS7(orMCS15for2x2chaindevices).TransmitPowerDefinesthemaximumaveragetransmitoutputpower(indBm)ofthedevice.Thetransmitpowerlevelmaximumislimitedaccordingtocountryregulations.TransmitDistanceChangingthedistancevaluewillchangetheACK(Acknowledgement)timeoutvalueaccordingly,soitmeansthedistanceshouldbesetasrealdistancebetweenLP‐2596Kandotherdeviceforaccuratetransmissionperformance.DFSControl(DynamicFrequencySelection)Enablethefeaturetoaccess.SaveandRestartItsavesthenewsettingsandrestarts.SiteSurveyYoucouldconfigureAPClientparametershere.ClickRescantobrowsemorenetworksthenselecttheSSIDandpressassociatethenclosethepage.Note:EntertheSSIDPassword,ifnecessary.SecuritySettingsSecuritysettingsallowyoutouseencryptiontosecureyourdata.Thereare4EncryptionModesinSecuritySettings.TheyareWEP,WPA,WPA2,andWPA‐Mixed.FunctionsaresameforallModes,belowexampleisforWEPandWPAEncryption.
68 FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.AuthenticationOpenSystem:Opensystemauthenticationprovidesidentificationforusingthewirelessadapter'sMACaddress.Opensystemauthenticationisusedwhennoauthenticationisrequired.SharedKey:Itverifiesthatanauthentication‐initiatingstationhasknowledgeofasharedsecret.The802.11standardcurrentlyassumesthatthesharedsecretisdeliveredtotheparticipatingwirelessclientsbymeansofamoresecurechannelthatisindependentofIEEE802.11.Auto:Autoisthedefaultauthenticationalgorithm.Itwillchangeitsauthenticationtypeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.KeyLengthSelecttheKeylengthKeyFormatWhenKeyLengthisselectedas64‐bitesthenInputASCII(5Characters)orHex(10Characters)WhenKeyLengthisselectedas128‐bitsthenInputASCII(13Characters)orHex(128Character)EncryptionKeyUsercanenterthecharactersbasedonselectedKeyLength&KeyFormat.Theformatcanbepassphraseorcharacters.FieldsDescriptionSelectEncryptionSelecttheEncryptionModefromthepulldownmenu.Pre‐AuthenticationSelectPre‐AuthenticationasPersonalorEnterprise.EncryptionTypeTKIP:TemporalKeyIntegrityProtocol(TKIP)fordataEncryption.TKIPutilizesastrongerencryptionmethodandincorporatesMessageIntegrityCode(MIC)toprovideprotectionagainsthackers.AES:AdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)fordataencryption.AESutilizedasymmetric128‐bitblockdataencryption.AUTO:AutoisthedefaultEncryptionType.Itwillchangeautomaticallytofulfillclient’srequirement.Pre‐sharedKeyUsercanenterMaximumnumberofKeyLength.Theformatcanbepassphraseoranycharacters.
69 FieldsDescriptionRADIUServerIPAddressEntertheRADIUServer’sIPAddressprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPortEntertheRADIUSServer’sportnumberprovidedbyyourISP.RADIUServerPasswordEntertheRADIUSServer’sPasswordprovidedbyyourISP.EAPReauthorizationPeriodEAP‐Sessiontimeoutintervalfor802.1xre‐authorizationsetting.SessiontimeoutintervalunitissecondsRSNReauthorizationEnable/Disablethefunctiontoaccess.WPAGroupRekeyIntervalAgroupkeyisusedformulticast/broadcastdata,andthere‐keyintervalistimeperiodthatthesystemwillchangethegroupkeyperiodically.Theshortertheintervalisbetterthesecurity.itvariesfrom300to3600Seconds.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
70 AdvancedSettings FieldsDescriptionRTS/CTSThresholdDeterminesthepacketsizeofatransmissionand,throughtheuseofanAP,helpscontroltrafficflow.Therangeis0‐2347bytes.BeaconIntervalBeaconsarethepacketssendingbyAccesspointtosynchronizethewirelessnetwork.ThebeaconintervalisthetimeintervalbetweenbeaconssendingbythisunitinAPorAP+WDSoperation.Thedefaultandrecommendedbeaconintervalis100milliseconds.DTIM(DeliveryTrafficIndicationMap)ThisistheDeliveryTrafficIndicationMap.ItisusedtoalerttheclientsthatmulticastandbroadcastpacketsbufferedattheAPwillbetransmittedimmediatelyafterthetransmissionofthisbeaconframe.Youcanchangethevaluefrom1to255.TheAPwillcheckthebuffereddataaccordingtothisvalue.Forexample,selecting“1”meanstocheckthebuffereddataateverybeacon.FragmentSizeAlargedataframeisfragmentedintoseveralfragmentseachofsizeequaltofragmentthreshold.Bytuningthefragmentthresholdvalue,wecangetvaryingfragmentsizes.ShortGI(GuardInterval)AGIisaperiodoftimebetweensymboltransmissionthatallowsreflections(frommultipath)fromthepreviousdatatransmissiontosettlebeforetransmittinganewsymbol.The802.11ndraftspecifiestwoguardintervals:400ns(short)and800ns(long).Supportofthe400nsGI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.
71 AggregationApartofthe802.11nstandardthatallowssendingmultipleframespersingleaccesstothemediumbycombiningframestogetherintoonelargerframe.Itcreatesthelargerframebycombiningsmallerframeswiththesamephysicalsource,destinationendpoints,andtrafficclass(QoS)intoonelargeframewithacommonMACheaderAggregatedFramesNumberDeterminesthenumberofframescombinedinthenewlargerframe.MaximumAggregatedSize Determinesthesize(inbytes)ofthelargerframe.Tx/RxChainMaskDisplaysthenumberofindependentspatialdatastreamsthedeviceistransmitting(TX)andreceiving(RX)simultaneouslywithinonespectralchannelofbandwidth.Multiplechainsincreasedatatransferperformancesignificantly.WMMCapableEnablethefeaturetoaccessorDisableit.WMMConfigurationDisplaystheWMMParametersofstationandAccessPointSaveCancelSavethechangedsettingsCanceltheselectedsettingsAccessControlThispageallowsadministratortohaveAccessControlbyenteringMACaddressofclientstations.WhenthisfunctionisEnabled,MACaddresscanbeaddedintoaccesscontrollistandonlythoseclientswhosewirelessMACaddressareintheaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnectordisconnecttheinternet. 
72 FieldsDescriptionWirelessAccessControlModeTheSelectionsare:Disable:DisablethewirelessACLfeature.AllowListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,nowirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttointernet.DenyListed:Whenthisoptionisselected,allwirelessclientsexceptthosewhoseMACaddressesareinthecurrentaccesscontrollistwillnotbeabletoconnecttointernet.MacAddressEnterclientMACaddressandpress“ApplyChanges”buttontoaddclientMACaddressintocurrentaccesscontrollist.CommentMakeacommentforWirelessaccesscontrolFunctionbuttonsfortheAccessControlList:ApplyChangesClicktoaddthisentryintotheAccessControlList.TheAccessControlListliststheclientMACaddresses.AnywirelessclientwithitsMACaddresslistedinthisaccesscontrollistwillbeabletoconnecttothedevice.YoucanselecttheentriesattheSelectcolumnandapplytothefollowingfunctionbuttons.DeleteSelected:Deletetheselectedentriesfromthelist.DeleteAll:Flushthelist.Reset:Clearthesettings.WANPortSettingsTherearethreeoptionsDHCP,StaticMode,PPPOEforInternetconnectiononWANport. DHCP(AutoConfig)FieldsDescriptionWANConnectionTypeSelectDHCPfrompulldownmenuHostNameEntertheHostNameofDHCPserver.Thedefaultvalueisempty.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
73  StaticMode(fixedIP)FieldsDescriptionWANConnectionTypeSelectStaticModefrompulldownmenuIPAddressEntertheIPaddress.IPSubnetMaskEnterthesubnetmaskforWANinterface.GatewayIPaddressEnterthedefaultgatewayforWANinterfaceoutgoingdatapackets.PrimaryDNSServerEntertheIPaddressofDomainNameServer1.SecondaryDNSServerEntertheIPaddressofDomainNameServer2.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings. PPPoE(ADSL)FieldsDescriptionWANconnectionTypeSelectPPPoEfrompulldownmenuUserNameIfyouselectthePPPoEsupportonWANinterface,EntertheusernametologinthePPPoEserverprovidedbyISP.PasswordIfyouselectthePPPoEsupportonWANinterface,EnterthepasswordtologinthePPPoEserverprovidedbyISP.VerifyPasswordEnterthesamepasswordagainforverification.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
74 DynamicDNSSettingsTheDynamicDNSfeaturesallowyoutoregisteryourdevicewithaDNSserverandaccessyourdeviceeachtimeusingthesamehostnameFieldsDescriptionDynamicDNSProviderClickthedropdownmenutopickuptherightDDNSprovideryouregistered.AccountEntertheaccountofDDNSyouregistered.PasswordPasswordassignedbytheDDNSserviceprovider.DDNSEnterthedomainnamethatyouregistered.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.RemoteManagementFieldsDescriptionRemoteManagementSelectEnableorDisableforremotemanagementfunction.PingfromWANSelectDisableorEnableforPingpermitfromWAN.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
75 DHCPServerSettingsFieldsDescriptionDHCPServerSelectServertoaccessthefeatureLeaseTimeTheLeaseTimeistheamountoftimethatanetworkuserisallowedtomaintainanetworkconnectiontothedeviceusingthecurrentdynamicIPaddress.AttheendoftheLeaseTime,theleaseiseitherrenewedoranewIPisissuedbytheDHCPserver.Theamountoftimeisinunitsofseconds.Thedefaultvalueis864000seconds(1day).Thevalue–1standsfortheinfinitelease.FromEnterStartaddressoftheDHCPClientaddressrange.ToEnterEndaddressoftheDHCPClientaddressrange.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.DMZSettingsYoumaysetupaDe‐Militarized(DMZ)toseparateinternalnetworkandinternet.FieldsDescriptionDMZSettingsEnableorDisabletheDMZfunction.DMZIPAddressTosupportDMZinyourfirewalldesign,EnterIPaddressofDMZhostthatcanbeaccessfromtheWANinterface.SaveCancelClickSavetochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
76 VirtualServerSettingsVirtualserverfeatureallowsuserstomakeserversonyourLANaccessibletointernetusers.Normally,InternetuserswouldnotbeabletoaccessaserveronyourLANbecauseofnativeNATprotection.The“virtualserver”featuresolvestheseproblemsandallowsinternetuserstoconnecttoyourserversFieldsDescriptionVirtualServerSelectEnableorDisabletheVirtualServerfunction.ProtocolThereare3options,TCP&UDP,TCPorUDP.IPAddressEntertheIPAddresstowhichthedatapacketscanbeforwardedfromWAN.ThisIPaddressshouldbehostedinLANbehindtheNATFirewall.PortRangeEntertheportrangetowhichdatapacketscanbeforwarded.CommentMakeacommentfortheVirtualServerpolicy.AddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.IPFilteringSettingsTheIPfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyspecificIPaddresswhichcannotconnecttointernet.
77 FieldsDescriptionFilteringEnable/DisablethefunctiontoIPFilterProtocolSpecifyprotocol,TCP&UDP,TCPorUDP.IPAddressEnterthespecificIPAddresstobedenied.CommentMakeacommentfortheIPFilteringpolicy.AddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.PortFilteringSettingsThePortfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyspecificPortswhichcannotconnecttointernet.FieldsDescriptionFilteringEnable/DisablethefunctiontoPortFilterProtocolSpecifytheprotocolTCP&UDP,TCPorUDP.PortRangeEnterthespecificPortrangetobedenied.CommentMakeacommentforthePortFilteringpolicy.AddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.MACFilteringSettingsTheMACfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyMACaddresswhichcannotconnecttointernet
78 FieldsDescriptionFilteringSelectEnableorDisabletheMacFilteringfunction.MacAddressEnterthespecificMACaddresstobedenied.CommentMakeacommentforthefilteringpolicy.AddCancelClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.BandwidthControlBandwidthcontrolsthetransmissionspeedofIPaddressandMACaddress.RoutercanusebandwidthcontroltolimittheInternetconnectionspeedofIPaddressorMACaddress.FieldsDescriptionQualityofServiceEnable/DisablethefunctionTypeThetwotypeoptionsareIPAddressandMacaddressLocalIPAddressIfyouselectIPAddress,thenEntertheIPAddressofthedevice/PCconnectedtotherouter.MACAddressIfyouselectMACAddress,thenEntertheMACAddressofthedevice/PCconnectedtotherouter.UplinkBandwidth(Kbps)EnterthelimitforuplinkbandwidthDownlinkBandwidth(Kbps)EnterthelimitfordownlinkbandwidthCommentMakeacommentforBandwidthControlAdd:Cancel:ClickAddtochangethenewsettings.Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.
79 4.2SystemConfigurationSelecttheSystemConfigurationmenufromthetopofyourscreentoaccessIP.ThesystemconfigurationincludesDeviceIPSettings,TimeSettings,PasswordSettings,SystemManagement,PingWatchdog,FirmwareUpgrade,ConfigurationSaveandRestore,FactoryDefault,RebootSystem.4.2.1DeviceIPSettingsAllsettingsbesidesWirelessandWANfunctionsareinthiscategory.FieldsDescriptionIPAddressEntertheIPAddressfortheDevice.IPSubnetMaskEntertheSubnetMaskas255.255.0.0GatewayIPAddressEntertheGatewayIPAddressfortheDevice.DNSServerPrimaryDNSServerSecondaryDNSServerTheDomainNameSystem(DNS)isaserverontheInternetthattranslateslogicalnamessuchas“www.yahoo.com”toIPaddresseslike66.218.71.80.Inordertodothis,aqueryismadebytherequestingdevicetoaDNSservertoprovidethenecessaryinformation.IfyoursystemadministratorrequiresyoutomanuallyentertheDNSServeraddresses,youshouldenterthemhere.EnterthePrimaryDNSServerEntertheSecondaryDNSServerSave&RestartItsavesthesettingsandrestarts.
80 4.2.2TimeSettingsSystemConfiguration‐>TimeSettingsItsynchronizesthedate&timeofPCtodevice.EnableNTP(Networktimeprotocol)forclocksynchronizationtodevice.IfNTPisnotenabledthenusermustenterthedateandtimemanually.FieldsDescriptionEnableNTPEnableNTPsothattime&datewillbeupdatedcorrectlyevenafterreboot.ServerNameEntertheNTPserverNameNTPrequestintervalNTPupdatingtimeinterval.Bydefaultits24.LocalTimeZoneSelecttheTimezoneofyourcountryfrompull‐downmenu.LocaldateandtimeEnterthemonth,date,year,hours,Minutesandseconds,AM/PMManuallytosetdateandtime.SyncwithPCItSynchronizesthenewsettingsofdateandtimetoyourcomputer.Save&StartItSavesthesettingsandstarts.
81 4.2.3PasswordSettingsThissettingshelpstochangepasswordtorestrictfromunauthorizedaccess.Tochangepassword,pleasegoto“SystemConfiguration”‐>“PasswordSettings”menu.FieldsDescriptionCurrentPasswordEnterthepasswordofthedevice.NewPasswordEnteryournewpasswordtowhichyouwanttochange.Re‐enterNewPasswordForconfirmation,enterthenewpasswordagain.Save&ChangeItsavesandchangestoNewPassword.
82 4.2.4SystemManagementSystemConfiguration‐>SystemManagementInthispage,administratorcanchangethemanagementparametersanddisable/enablemanagementinterface.FieldsDescriptionDeviceNameEntertheDeviceNamePOEPassThroughItallowsSecondaryEthernetporttoprovide24Vpowerforasecondarydevicewhenit’senabled.UPnPAdministratorcanenableordisabletheUPnPfunctionSyslogThisoptionenablestheregistrationroutineofsystemlog(syslog)messages.IGMPInternetGroupManagementProtocol.Enable/disabletheIGMPfunctionforthemultiplebridgedports.Save&StartItsavesthesettingsandstarts.
83 4.2.5PingWatchdogSystemConfiguration‐>PingWatchdogThismenuallowstoconfiguresystemtorebootonkernelpanic,whenanIPaddressdoesnotrespond,orincasethesystemhaslockedup.Softwarewatchdogtimerisusedtoprovidethelastoption,soinveryrarecases(causedbyhardwaremalfunction)itcanlockupbyitself.ThereisahardwarewatchdogdeviceavailableinallRouterBOARDPowerPCwhichcanrebootthesysteminanycase.FieldsDescriptionPingWatchdogEnable/DisablethefunctiontoaccessIPAddress1EntertheIPaddresstobepinged.PingFrequencySetthenumberofsecondstobePinged.FailedTriesEnterthenumberofpermittedtimesforthepingtobefailedbeforepowerreboot.Forexample"2"meanstheCPEwillreconnectifthePINGdoesn'trespondfor120Seconds.ActionIftheremoteIPaddressdoesnotrespondtoPingthedevicewillpowerreboot.SaveItsavesthechangedsettings.WhenyousetthePingFrequencytoevery"120"secondsandFailTriesto"2".ItmeanstheUserwillpingevery120seconds,afterthesecondfailure,itwillreconnect.
84 4.2.6FirmwareUpgradeSystemConfiguration‐>FirmwareUpgradeUpgradethedevicefirmwaretoobtainnewfunctionality.Ittakesabout1minutetouploadnewversion.ClicktheBrowsebuttontoselectthepathandfilenameforthefirmware,andthenclicktheUPGRADEbuttontoupgradefirmware.Note:PleasedonotoffthepowerorremovetheEthernetcableconnectedtoLP‐2596Kwhenfirmwareupgradeisinprocess.Otherwise,itwillprobablycausesystemcrash.Caution!AcorruptedfilewillhanguptheSystem4.2.7SaveandRestoreSystemConfiguration‐>ConfigurationSaveandRestoreYoucansavesystemconfigurationsettingstoafile,andlaterdownloaditbacktotheLP‐2596Kbyfollowingthesteps.Save:PressSavebuttontosavethecurrentconfigurationsettingsofthedevicetotheManagementHostorclicktheBrowsebuttontolocatetheconfigurationfile,
85 Restore:clicktheRESTOREbuttontorestorethesystemconfigurationfromthespecifiedfile.4.2.8FactoryDefaultSystemConfiguration‐>FactoryDefaultThisFeatureisusedtoresetthecurrentconfigurationsettingtothefactorydefaultconfigurationsettings.ClickYEStogoaheadandrestoretheconfigurationtothefactorydefault.4.2.9RebootWheneveryouusetheWebconfigurationtochangesystemsettings,thechangesareinitiallyplacedintemporarystorage.Thesechangeswillbelostifthedeviceisresetorturnoff.IMPORTANT!DonotturnofforpresstheResetbuttonwhilethisprocedureisinprogress.
86 4.3ToolsTherearetwofeaturesinToolstheyareNetworkPing&NetworkTraceroute4.3.1NetworkPingNetworkPingisusedtoprovideabasicconnectivitytestbetweentherequestinghostandadestinationhost.ThisisdonebyusingtheInternetControlMessageProtocol(ICMP)whichhastheabilitytosendanechopackettoadestinationhostandamechanismtolistenforaresponsefromthishost.Simplystated,iftherequestinghostreceivesaresponsefromthedestinationhost,thishostisreachable.NetworkPingiscommonlyusedtoprovideabasicpictureofwhereaspecificnetworkingproblemmayexist.Forexample,ifanInternetconnectionisdownatanoffice,thepingutilitycanbeusedtofigureoutwhethertheproblemexistswithintheofficeorwithinthenetworkoftheInternetprovider.FieldsDescriptionDestinationIPAddressEntertheIPaddresstobePinged.PingNumberNumberoftimestobepinged.PingPackSizePingDatapacketsize.PingResultItdisplaystheresultPing:Clickittostarttoping.Stop:Stoptheping.
87 4.3.2NetworkTracerouteOncetheNetworkPinghasbeenusedtodeterminebasicconnectivity,theNetworktraceroutecanusedtodeterminemorespecificinformationaboutthepathtothedestinationhostincludingtheroutethepackettakesandtheresponsetimeoftheseintermediatehosts.IfyouexecutetheTraceroutecommandonasourcedevice,itsendsIPpacketstowardthedestinationwithTimeToLive(TTL)valuesthatincrementuptothemaximumspecifiedhopcount.Thisis30bydefaultonmostsystems.FieldsDescriptionDestinationIPAddressEntertheIPaddresstowhichyouliketoknowthetraceroute.MaxHopMaximumnumberofroutes.ResultItdisplaystheresultTraceroute:Clickittotracetheroute.Stop:StoptheTraceroute.
88 4.4DeviceStatusClickonthe“DeviceStatus”onthetopmenubar,Itisusedtomonitorthestatusofthedevice.Itprovidesinformationondevicestatus,wirelessinformation,LANInformation,wirelessclienttableandsystemlog.4.4.1DeviceInformationDeviceStatusDeviceInformationItpresentsthestatusofLP‐2596KFirmwaredevices,memoryutilizationandARPTable.
89 4.4.2WirelessInformationThispageshowsthewirelessinformationofLP‐2596Kdevice,suchascurrentoperationmode,wirelesstraffic,errorpackets,deviceSSID,Band,channel,andencryptionused,TransmitPower.4.4.3LANInformationThispageshowstheLANinformationofLP‐2596Kdevice,suchasPhysicalAddress,IPAddress,NetworkMask,DefaultGatewayandDHCPdetails.
90 4.4.4WirelessClientTableThisfeaturedisplaysthecurrentlyconnectedMACaddressofWi‐Ficlients4.4.5SystemLOGThispageisusedtoviewsystemlogs.TheSystemLogdisplaysthesystemactivities,login,andsystemerrorreport.4.5LOGOUTPleasemakesuretoLogoutafteryoufinishallsettings.
91 5.Compliance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ormore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: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.RFRadiationExposureandHazardStatement:ToensurecompliancewithFCCRFexposurerequirements,thisdevicemustbeinstalledinalocationsuchthattheantennaofthedevicewillbegreaterthan0.6mawayfromallpersons.UsinghighergainantennasandtypesofantennasnotcoveredundertheFCCcertificationofthisproductisnotallowed.Installersoftheradioandendusersoftheproductmustadheretotheinstallationinstructionsprovidedinthismanual.Thistransmittermustnotbeco‐locatedoroperatinginconjunctionwithanyotherantennaortransmitter.Non‐modificationStatement:Useonlytheintegralantennasuppliedbythemanufacturerwhenoperatingthisdevice.Unauthorizedantennas,modifications,orattachmentscoulddamagetheTINavigatoraccesspointandviolateFCCregulations.Anychangesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecouldvoidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatethisequipment.Copyright©2014LoopcommTechnologyInc.Allrightsreserved.

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