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

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OutdoorLongRange802.11a/n5GHz

WirelessAP/CPE/Bridge(2T2R)

LP‐2596K

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UserManual

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TableofContents

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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

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

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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!

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  Email:support@loopcomm.com

  Website:www.loopcomm.com

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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.

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 LoopcommTechnologyInc.reservestherighttorevise/updatethecontentofLP‐2596K

usermanualwithoutadvancenotice.

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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.

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ProductOutline

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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)

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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

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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).

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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.

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1.5ProductOutlineIntroduction

1.5.1Frontview

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1.5.2Backview

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1.5.3LEDIndication

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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

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AP/Stationmode

Low,Medium,High

ItstandsforconnectionqualityofStationmodeorAP

mode.

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1.5.4I/OInterface

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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.

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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).

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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.

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WallMount

PleasefixthescrewsintothewallandhangLP‐2596Konthecorrespondingscrews.

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2.HardwareInstallation

2.1Connectionoverview

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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 

3.3GetstartedwithLP‐2596K

1. OpenWebbrowserandenter192.168.1.200intheURLfieldofWebbrowser.

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2. Enter“admin”asdefaultusername,and“admin”asdefaultpassword.

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Aftersuccessfullogin,youcanseetheLoopcommwebpage.

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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

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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.

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Note:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabled

automatically.

Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.

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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.

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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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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AdvancedSettings

 

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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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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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 

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

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DownlinkBandwidth(Kbps)Enterthelimitfordownlinkbandwidth

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CommentMakeacommentforBandwidthControl

Add

Cancel

ClickAddtochangethenewsettings.

Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.

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4.1.2Client

Itactsasawirelessclient,toconnectaremotesegmenttoanexistingWLAN

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Note:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabled

automatically.

Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.

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

PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.

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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.

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.

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.

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SiteSurvey

YoucouldconfigureAPClientparametershere.

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ClickRescantobrowsemorenetworksthenselecttheSSIDandpressassociatethenclosethe

page.

Note:EntertheSSIDPassword,ifnecessary.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cancel

ClickSavetochangethenewsettings.

Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.

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AdvancedSettings

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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4.1.3WDSAccessPoint

ItactsasthemainbasestationforaWirelessDistributionSystemmeshnetwork

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Note:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabled

automatically.

Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.

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

PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.

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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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.

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.

FunctionsaresameforallModes,belowexampleisforWEPandWPAEncryption.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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AdvancedSettings

 

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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.

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.

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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.

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

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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

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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.

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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.





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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

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CommentMakeacommentforBandwidthControl

Add

Cancel

ClickAddtochangethenewsettings.

Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.

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4.1.4WDSClient

ItactsasaremotebasestationinaWirelessDistributionSystemmeshnetwork

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Note:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabled

automatically.

Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.

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

PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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AdvancedSettings



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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.

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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4.1.5APRouter

Itconnectsanexternalnetwork(WAN)withaninternalnetwork(LAN/WLAN),toallow

cross‐communication

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Note:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabled

automatically.

Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.

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

PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.

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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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Clickcanceltocleartheenteredsettings.

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AdvancedSettings



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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.

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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WANPortSettings

TherearethreeoptionsDHCP,StaticMode,PPPoEforInternetconnectiononWANport.

 DHCP(AutoConfig)

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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.

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 StaticMode(fixedIP)

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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)

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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

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.

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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

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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

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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.

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DHCPServerSettings

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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.

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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.

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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

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FieldsDescription

VirtualServerSelectEnableorDisabletheVirtualServerfunction.

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ProtocolThereare3options,TCP&UDP,TCPorUDP.

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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.

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IPFilteringSettings

TheIPfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyspecificIPaddresswhichcannotconnecttointernet.

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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.

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PortFilteringSettings

ThePortfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyspecificPortswhichcannotconnecttointernet.

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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.

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MACFilteringSettings

TheMACfilteringfeatureallowsyoutodenyMACaddresswhichcannotconnecttointernet.

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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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4.1.6WirelessISP

AWirelessInternetServiceProvider(WISP)isaninternetServiceProviderwithanetwork

basedonwirelessnetworking.

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Note:Dependingonthemodeyouchoose,applicablesettingswillbeenabled/disabled

automatically.

Presssetup,thenbelowScreenisdisplayed.

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

PressOKtocontinue,thenbelowpageisdisplayed.

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.

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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.

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SiteSurvey

YoucouldconfigureAPClientparametershere.

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ClickRescantobrowsemorenetworksthenselecttheSSIDandpressassociatethenclosethe

page.

Note:EntertheSSIDPassword,ifnecessary.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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AdvancedSettings

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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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.

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WANPortSettings

TherearethreeoptionsDHCP,StaticMode,PPPOEforInternetconnectiononWANport.

 DHCP(AutoConfig)

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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.

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 StaticMode(fixedIP)

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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.

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 PPPoE(ADSL)

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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

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.

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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



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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.

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RemoteManagement

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FieldsDescription

RemoteManagementSelectEnableorDisableforremotemanagementfunction.

PingfromWANSelectDisableorEnableforPingpermitfromWAN.

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DHCPServerSettings

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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.

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DMZSettings

YoumaysetupaDe‐Militarized(DMZ)toseparateinternalnetworkandinternet.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.



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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.

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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.



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.



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.



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.



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.



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,

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.



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.

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.



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.

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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.

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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.

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4.4.4WirelessClientTable

ThisfeaturedisplaysthecurrentlyconnectedMACaddressofWi‐Ficlients

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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.

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4.5LOGOUT

PleasemakesuretoLogoutafteryoufinishallsettings.

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.

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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.

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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.

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

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