Radmax Communication RAD500 2.4G OutDoor Device User Manual RAD 500 Manual
Radmax Communication 2.4G OutDoor Device RAD 500 Manual
Contents
- 1. User Manual 1
- 2. User Manual 2
User Manual 1
Wireless LAN Device Series
WLAN Outdoor AP
RAD 500 User Manual
Version. 1.3.0.9a (2006.07.12)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
NOTICE..................................................................................................................................................3
PREFACE ...............................................................................................................................................5
CH 1. RAD 500 INSTALLATION........................................................................................................6
RAD 500-IA ........................................................................................................................................6
Packing List ....................................................................................................................................6
Hardware Installation.....................................................................................................................7
RAD 500-OD.....................................................................................................................................12
Packing List ..................................................................................................................................12
Hardware Installation...................................................................................................................13
CH 2. FIRST TIME CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................18
BEFORE START TO CONFIGURE ...........................................................................................................18
KNOWING THE NETWORK APPLICATION .............................................................................................18
BASIC SETTINGS.................................................................................................................................38
ADVANCED SETTINGS.........................................................................................................................41
CONFIGURING WIRELESS SECURITY...................................................................................................44
CONFIGURING AS WLAN CLIENT ADAPTER.......................................................................................47
QUICK START TO CONFIGURE ..............................................................................................................47
MAC CLONE FOR SINGLE ETHERNET CLIENT ....................................................................................49
CONFIGURING UNIVERSAL REPEATER ................................................................................................50
CH 3. CONFIGURING WDS..............................................................................................................52
WDS NETWORK TOPOLOGY................................................................................................................52
WDS APPLICATION.............................................................................................................................54
CH 4. ADVANCED CONFIGURATIONS .........................................................................................56
CONFIGURING LAN TO WAN FIREWALL ............................................................................................56
PORT FILTERING .................................................................................................................................56
IP FILTERING ......................................................................................................................................57
MAC FILTERING.................................................................................................................................58
NAT (NETWORK ADDRESS TRANSLATION).........................................................................................59
CONFIGURING PORT FORWARDING (VIRTUAL SERVER)..............................................................................60
MULTIPLE SERVERS BEHIND NAT EXAMPLE: .....................................................................................60
CONFIGURING DMZ...........................................................................................................................61
CONFIGURING WAN INTERFACE.........................................................................................................62
STATIC IP............................................................................................................................................62
DHCP CLIENT (DYNAMIC IP).............................................................................................................63
PPPOE................................................................................................................................................64
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PPTP..................................................................................................................................................65
CONFIGURING CLONE MAC ADDRESS ...............................................................................................67
CONFIGURING DHCP SERVER ............................................................................................................69
BANDWIDTH CONTROL.......................................................................................................................70
QOS (QUALITY OF SERVICE)...............................................................................................................70
STATIC ROUTE SETUP .........................................................................................................................74
DYNAMIC ROUTE SETUP ....................................................................................................................75
VPN PASS-THROUGH..........................................................................................................................76
USING CLI MENU...............................................................................................................................76
THE SYSTEM MANAGEMENT ..............................................................................................................78
SNMP AGENT ....................................................................................................................................78
MISCELLANEOUS SETTINGS................................................................................................................81
PING WATCHDOG ...............................................................................................................................82
AIMING TOOL .....................................................................................................................................83
CONNECTING PROFILE........................................................................................................................84
FIRMWARE UPGRADE .........................................................................................................................85
CONFIGURATION DATA BACKUP & RESTORE ......................................................................................86
AUTO DISCOVERY TOOL.....................................................................................................................87
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Notice
Warning： Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the
equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions： (1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including
interference that may cause undesired operation.
The user’s manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional
radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE： 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 needed.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits.
This EUT is incompliance with SAR for general population /uncontrolled
exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance
with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65
Supplement C.
CAUTION：
1. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be fixed-mounted on outdoor
permanent structures with a separation distance of at least 2 meters from
all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter. Users and installers must be provided with
antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for
satisfying RF exposure compliance.
2. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any
other antenna or transmitter.
3. This equipment is only allowed to be professionally installed.
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 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 installation. ,
May cause harmful interference to radio communication. 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
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20
centimeters between the radiator and your body.
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Preface
This guide is for the networking professional who installs and manages the
RADMAX RAD 500 product hereafter referred to as the “device”. To use this
guide, you should have experience working with the TCP/IP configuration and
be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area networks.
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Ch 1. RAD 500 Installation
RAD 500
Packing List
Before you start to install the IA, make sure the package contains the following
items：
● Wireless IA AP unit * 1
● Mounting Kit * 1
● Power Over Ethernet Kit * 1
● Ground Wire * 1
● 2.5” U bolts * 2
● Waterproof Connector * 1
Once you check off everything from the package, you can start to install the IA.
You can mount to a pipe. The steps are showed in the following：
1. You must mount the IA into the bracket first.
2. You can use the 2.5 inches U bolt to mount on the pipe. The two U bolts must
be mounted tightly. Be aware of not over-tighten the U bolt.
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3. After checking the IA is mounted well, you can connect the RJ-45 network
cable to Ethernet port of IA.
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4. Plug the other end of the RJ-45 network cable to “P+ DATA OUT” port of
PoE device. The PoE device is guaranteed only in indoor environment.
Caution: DON’T plug the power cord into PoE device before you finish install
the antenna and Ground wire to ensure the safety.
Make sure the maximum length of the RJ-45 cable is shorter than 100M (about
109 yards) for normal operation under IEEE 802.3 standards.
When you plug the regular RJ-45 cable into the PoE device, you should use
the regular RJ-45 cable to plug into the “DATA IN” of “Power Over Ethernet Kit”
to connect to hub/switch or use the crosslink RJ-45 cable (Not included in the
Packing List) to connect with user’s PC.
The RJ-45 network cable must be connected to the “P+DATA OUT” port.
Caution: Be careful! Don’t plug the two cables inversely. It will damage the
devices! And you have to use our PoE (included in the packing list) to
guarantee that power supply is normal.
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LED Panel
LED State Description
Off No Power
Power On System ready
Off No Power
On Wireless system ready
WLAN
Flashing Transmitting data through WLAN
Off No Power or connection
On Has physical connection to a Fast Ethernet
(100 Mbps) network
LAN
Flashing Transmitting or receiving data thru Ethernet
wire
All On Reset button triggered to Reboot this
device
All Flashing
very quickly
Reset button triggered over 5 seconds to
Reset to the default setting
RSSI
20%~100%
All Flashing
(slower)
In AP Client mode and scanning Wireless
signal
Off Wireless signal strength is 0%
RSSI 20% On Wireless signal strength is more than 1%
Off Wireless signal strength less than 21%
RSSI 40% On Wireless signal strength is more than 21%
Off Wireless signal strength less than 41%
RSSI 60% On Wireless signal strength is more than 41%
Off Wireless signal strength less than 61%
RSSI 80% On Wireless signal strength is more than 61%
Off Wireless signal strength less than 81%
RSSI 100% On Wireless signal strength is more than 81%
Note: While using Aiming Tool, the device will utilize the flashing frequency to
display the signal strength. About the detail, please refer to Ch4.
Advanced Configuration – Aiming tool.
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We recommend you refer to the following illustration as a guideline for
hardware installation.
Internet
Ethernet
HUB/SWITCH
ADSL
Ground
Outdoor Indoor
Power
Injector
Power
Supply
RJ-45 48V in
Note: While using Aiming Tool, the device will utilize the flashing frequency to
display the signal strength. About the detail, please refer to Ch4.
Advanced Configuration – Aiming tool.
We recommend you refer to the following illustration as a guideline for
hardware installation.
Internet
Ethernet
HUB/SWITCH
ADSL
Ground
Outdoor Indoor
Power
Injector
Power
Supply
RJ-45 48V in
Antenna
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Ch 2. First Time Configuration
Before Start to Configure
There are two ways to configure the device, one is through web-browser,
and the other is through Secure Shell CLI interface. To access the
configuration interfaces, make sure you are using a computer connected to
the same network as the device. The default IP address of the device is
192.168.2.254, and the subnet-mask is 255.255.255.0.
The device has three operation modes (Router/Bridge/WISP). In bridge
mode, also known as AP Client, you can access the device by both WLAN
(Wireless Local Area Network) and wired LAN. And in router/WISP modes,
the device can be accessed by both WLAN and WAN. The default IP
addresses for the device are 192.168.2.254(for LAN), 172.1.1.1(for WAN),
so you need to make sure the IP address of your PC is in the same subnet
as the device, such as 192.168.2.X (for LAN), 172.1.1.X (for WAN).
Please note that the DHCP server inside the device is default to up and
running. Do not have multiple DHCP servers in your network environment,
otherwise it will cause abnormal situation.
We also provide an auto-discovery tool which is for finding out the IP of the
device. In case, you’ve forgot the IP of the device or the IP of the device has
been changed, you can use the tool to find out the IP of the device even your
PC is not in the same subnet as the device is.
Knowing the Network Application
The device can act as the following roles, and it supports WDS (Wireless
Distribution System) function.
z Access Point
z WDS (Wireless Repeater)
z Bridge/Router
z WISP
z AP Client
The device provides 3 different operation modes and the wireless radio of
device can act as AP/Client/WDS. The operation mode is about the
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communication mechanism between the wired Ethernet NIC and wireless
NIC, the following is the types of operation mode.
Router
The wired Ethernet (WAN) port is used to connect with ADSL/Cable modem
and the wireless NIC is used for your private WLAN. The NAT is existed
between the 2 NIC and all the wireless clients share the same public IP
address through the WAN port to ISP. The default IP configuration for WAN
port is static IP. You can access the web server of device through the default
WAN IP address 172.1.1.1 and modify the setting base on your ISP
requirement.
Bridge
The wired Ethernet and wireless NIC are bridged together. Once the mode is
selected, all the WAN related functions will be disabled.
WISP (Wireless ISP)
This mode can let you access the AP of your wireless ISP and share the
same public IP address from your ISP to the PCs connecting with the wired
Ethernet port of the device. To use this mode, first you must set the wireless
radio to be client mode and connect to the AP of your ISP then you can
configure the WAN IP configuration to meet your ISP requirement.
The wireless radio of the device acts as the following roles.
AP (Access Point)
The wireless radio of device serves as communications “hub” for wireless
clients and provides a connection to a wired LAN.
AP Client
This mode provides the capability to connect with the other AP using
infrastructure/Ad-hoc networking types. With bridge operation mode, you
can directly connect the wired Ethernet port to your PC and the device
becomes a wireless adapter. And with WISP operation mode, you can
connect the wired Ethernet port to a hub/switch and all the PCs connecting
with hub/switch can share the same public IP address from your ISP.
WDS (Wireless Distribution System)
This mode serves as a wireless repeater; the device forwards the packets to
another AP with WDS function. When this mode is selected, all the wireless
clients can’t survey and connect to the device. The device only allows the
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WDS connection.
WDS+AP
This mode combines WDS plus AP modes, it not only allows WDS
connections but also the wireless clients can survey and connect to the
device.
The following table shows the supporting combination of operation and
wireless radio modes.
Bridge Router WISP
AP V V X
WDS V V X
Client V X V
AP+WDS V V X
Hereafter are some topologies of network application for your reference.
Bridge Mode
With
AP
Bridge Mode
With
WDS + AP
Bridge Mode
Router Mode
With
WDS + AP
WISP Mode
Internet
Broadband
Modem
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Examples of Configuration
This example demonstrates how to set up a network with different device
configurations. There are 2 DHCP servers (DEV1/DEV4) in the network to
control the IP configuration of 2 domains (192.168.2.x/192.168.3.x). Once
the setting is done, all the PCs can visit Internet through DEV1.
We assume all the devices keep the factory default setting. To make sure
that user can continuing press the rest button for more than 5 seconds to
restore the factory default setting.
The following descriptions show the steps to configure DEV1 to DEV5.
Configure DEV1:
1. Connect the ADSL modem to Ethernet port of device using Ethernet
cable.
2. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the
wireless station.
3. Use Wizard page to setup device.
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4. Press “Next>>” button then set the “Operation Mode” to “Router” mode.
5. Press “Next>>” button then disable “Time Zone” function.
6. Press “Next>>” button then set the IP address of LAN interface.
7. Press “Next>>” button then select the “PPPoE” for “WAN Access Type”
and fill in the “User Name” and “Password” fields.
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8. Press “Next>>” button then select the “AP+WDS” for “mode” and
change the SSID to “DEV1”.
9. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press
“Finished” button.
10. Wait for refreshing web page.
11. Use “WDS Settings” page to configure WDS.
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12. Enable WDS function and add the BSSID of DEV2 to “Current WDS AP
List”.
13. Since we access the device by wireless connection, it may temporarily
disconnect when applying the WDS setting. After re-connecting to the
device, use the “Status” page to check the settings.
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Configure DEV2:
1. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the
Ethernet port.
Caution
If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices
have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it may
cause you not able to access the web server of device. If the situation
happens, please try to clean the ARP table of your PC by DOS
command “arp –d” then you can access the web server of device
using the default IP address.
2. Use Wizard page to setup device.
3. Press “Next>>” button then set the “Operation Mode” to “Bridge” mode.
4. Press “Next>>” button then disable “Time Zone” function.
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5. Press “Next>>” button then set the IP address of LAN interface.
6. Press “Next>>” button then select the “AP+WDS” for “mode” and
change the SSID to “DEV2”.
7. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press
“Finished” button.
8. Wait for refreshing web page.
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9. Access the web server by new IP address “192.168.2.202” then use
“LAN Interface” page to disable DHCP Server.
10. Wait for refreshing web page.
11. Use “WDS Settings” page to configure WDS.
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12. Enable WDS function and add the BSSID of DEV1 to “Current WDS AP
List”.
13. Use the “Status” page to check the settings.
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Configure DEV3:
1. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the
Ethernet port.
Caution
If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices
have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it
may cause you not able to access the web server of device. If the
situation happens, please try to clean the ARP table of your PC by
DOS command “arp –d” then you can access the web server of
device using the default IP address.
2. Use “LAN Interface” page to set the IP address of LAN interface and
disable DHCP server.
3. Wait for refreshing web page.
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4. Access the web server by new IP address “192.168.2.203” then use
“Basic Settings” page to change SSID and CHANNEL.
5. Use the “Status” page to check the settings.
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Configure DEV4:
1. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the
Ethernet port.
Caution
If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices
have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it
may cause you unable to access the web server of device. If the
situation happens, please try to clean the ARP table of your PC by
DOS command “arp –d” then you can access the web server of
device using the default IP address.
2. Use Wizard page to setup device.
3. Press “Next>>” button then set the “Operation Mode” to “Wireless ISP”
mode.
4. Press “Next>>” button then disable “Time Zone” function.
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5. Press “Next>>” button then set the IP address of LAN interface.
6. Press “Next>>” button then select the “DHCP Client” for “WAN Access
Type”.
7. Press “Next>>” button then select the “Client” for “mode” and change
the SSID to “DEV4”.
8. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press
“Finished” button.
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9. Wait for refreshing web page.
10. Change the IP address of your PC to 192.168.3.x then access the web
server by the new IP address “192.168.3.1” and use “Status” page
check the setting.
11. If the “State” of “Wireless Configuration” is not “Connected” or you want
to refresh the “RSSI “, please use “Site Survey” page to re-connect a
AP.
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Configure DEV5:
1. Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the
Ethernet port.
Caution
If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices
have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it
may cause you unable to access the web server of device. If the
situation happens, please try to clean the ARP table of your PC by
DOS command “arp –d” then you can access the web server of
device using the default IP address.
2. Use Wizard page to setup device.
3. Press “Next>>” button then set the “Operation Mode” to “Wireless ISP”
mode.
4. Press “Next>>” button then disable “Time Zone” function.
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5. Press “Next>>” button then set the IP address of LAN interface.
6. Press “Next>>” button then select the “Client” for “mode” and change
the SSID to “DEV5”.
7. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press
“Finished” button.
8. Wait for refreshing web page.
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9. Access the web server by the new IP address “192.168.2.205” and use
“LAN Interface” page to disable DHCP Server.
10. Wait for refreshing webpage.
11. Use “State” page to check setting.
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12. If the “State” of “Wireless Configuration” is not “Connected” or you want
to refresh the “RSSI “, please use “Site Survey” page to re-connect a
AP.
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Basic Settings
Disable Wireless LAN Interface
Disable the wireless interface of device
Band:
The device supports 2.4GHz(B), 2.4GHz(G) and 2.4GHz(B+G) mixed modes.
Mode:
The radio of device supports different modes as following:
1. AP
The radio of device acts as an Access Point to serves all wireless clients
to join a wireless local network.
2. Client
Support Infrastructure and Ad-hoc network types to act as a wireless
adapter.
3. WDS
Wireless Distribution System, this mode serves as a wireless repeater,
only devices with WDS function supported can connect to it, all the
wireless clients can’t survey and connect the device when the mode is
selected.
4. AP+WDS
Support both AP and WDS functions, the wireless clients and devices
with WDS function supported can survey and connect to it.
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z Infrastructure:
This type requires the presence of 802.11b/g Access Point. All
communication is done via the Access Point.
Ethernet
AP
AP Client #2
AP Client #1
z Ad Hoc:
This type provides a peer-to-peer communication between wireless
stations. All the communication is done from Client to Client without any
Access Point involved. Ad Hoc networking must use the same SSID and
channel for establishing the wireless connection.
PC #3 PC #2
AP Client #1
AP Client #2AP Client #3
PC #1
In client mode, the device can’t support the Router mode function
including Firewall and WAN settings.
SSID:
The SSID is a unique identifier that wireless networking devices use to
establish and maintain wireless connectivity. Multiple access point/bridges on
a network or sub-network can use the same SSID. SSIDs are case sensitive
and can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters. Do not include spaces in
your SSID.
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Channel Number
The following table is the available frequencies (in MHz) for the 2.4-GHz radio:
Channel No. Frequency Country Domain
1 2412 Americas, EMEA, Japan, and China
2 2417 Americas, EMEA, Japan, and China
3 2422 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China
4 2427 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China
5 2432 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China
6 2437 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China
7 2442 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China
8 2447 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China
9 2452 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China
10 2457 Americas, EMEA, Japan, and China
11 2462 Americas, EMEA, Japan, and China
12 2467 EMEA and Japan only
13 2472 EMEA and Japan only
14 2484 Japan only
When set to “Auto”, the device will find the least-congested channel for use.
Associated Client
Show the information of active wireless client stations that connected to the
device.
REMARK
This device operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1-11.
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Advanced Settings
These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have
sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. These settings should not be
changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your
device. The default setting is optimized for the normal operation. For
specific application, setting configuration will required highly attention to
reach optimistic condition.
Note：
Any unreasonable value change to default setting will reduce the
throughput of the device.
Authentication Type
The device supports two Authentication Types “Open system” and “Shared
Key”. When you select “Share Key”, you need to setup “WEP” key in “Security”
page (See the next section). The default setting is “Auto”. The wireless client
can associate with the device by using one of the two types.
Fragment Threshold
The fragmentation threshold determines the size at which packets are
fragmented (sent as several pieces instead of as one block). Use a low setting
in areas where communication is poor or where there is a great deal of radio
interference. This function will help you to improve the network performance.
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RTS Threshold
The RTS threshold determines the packet size at which the radio issues a
request to send (RTS) before sending the packet. A low RTS Threshold setting
can be useful in areas where many client devices are associating with the
device, or in areas where the clients are far apart and can detect only the
device and not each other. You can enter a setting ranging from 0 to 2347
bytes.
Beacon Interval
The beacon interval is the amount of time between access point beacons in
mini-seconds. The default beacon interval is 100.
ACK Timing
Acknowledgement Timing, is the amount of time that device wait client’s
response. This concept is related to EIFS (Extended Inter-Frame Space).
The EIFS interval shall begin while the device is idle after detection of the
erroneous frame. The EIFS is defined to provide enough time for another
device to acknowledge what was, to this device, an incorrectly received
frame before this device commences transmission. The default ACK timing is
91*4us. You may need to change this value due to the environment or
distance.
Client Expired Time
The client expired time determines time interval the client need to re-associate
with the device while client is idle. The default client expired time is 300 sec.
MTU Size
Maximum Transmission Unit, the default MTU size is 1500. The MTU setting
controls the maximum Ethernet packet size your PC will send. Why a limit?
Because although larger packets can be constructed and sent, your ISP and
Internet backbone routers and equipment will fragment any larger than their
limit, then these parts are re-assembled by the target equipment before
reading. This fragmentation and re-assembly is not optimal. You may need to
change the MTU for optimal performance of your wireless LAN traffic.
Data Rate
The standard IEEE 802.11b/11g supports 1, 2, 5.5, 11 / 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48
and 54 Mbps data rates. You can choose the rate that the device uses for data
transmission. The default value is “auto”. The device will use the highest
possible selected transmission rate.
Broadcast SSID
Broadcasting the SSID will let your wireless clients find the device
automatically. If you are building a public Wireless Network, disable this
function can provide better security. Every wireless stations located within the
coverage of the device must connect this device by manually configure the
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SSID in your client settings.
IAPP (Inter-Access Point Protocol)
This function will let Wireless Stations roam among a network environment
with multiple devices. Wireless Stations are able to switch from one device to
another as they move between the coverage areas. Users can have more
wireless working range. An example is as the following figure.
You should comply with the following instructions to roam among the wireless
coverage areas.
Note： For implementing the roaming function, the setting MUST comply the
following two items.
z All the devices must be in the same subnet network and the SSID must
be the same.
z If you use the 802.1x authentication, you need to have the user profile
in these devices for the roaming station.
Block WLAN Relay (Isolate Client)
The device supports isolation function. If you are building a public Wireless
Network, enable this function can provide better security. The device will block
packets between wireless clients (relay). All the wireless clients connected to
the device can’t see each other.
Transmit Power
The device supports eleven transmission output power levels from 17 to
27dBm for CCK (802.11b) mode and eight transmission output power levels
from 17 to 24dBm for OFDM (802.11g) mode. User can adjust the power level
to change the coverage of the device. Every wireless stations located within
the coverage of the device also needs to have the high power radio. Otherwise
the wireless stations only can survey the device, but can’t establish connection
with device.
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Configuring Wireless Security
This device provides complete wireless security function include WEP, 802.1x,
WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES and WPA2-Mixed in different mode (see the Security
Support Table).
The default security setting of the encryption function is disabled. Choose your
preferred security setting depending on what security function you need.
WEP Encryption Setting
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in this device to prevent
unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WEP setting must be as
same as each client in your wireless network. For more secure data
transmission, you can change encryption type to “WEP” and click the “Set
WEP Key” button to open the “Wireless WEP Key setup” page.
When you decide to use the WEP encryption to secure your WLAN, please
refer to the following setting of the WEP encryption:
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z 64-bit WEP Encryption：64-bit WEP keys are as same as the encryption
method of 40-bit WEP. You can input 10 hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f or
A~F) or 5 ACSII chars.
z 128-bit WEP Encryption ：128-bit WEP keys are as same as the
encryption method of 104-bit WEP. You can input 26 hexadecimal digits
(0~9, a~f or A~F) or 10 ACSII chars.
z The Default Tx Key field decides which of the four keys you want to use in
your WLAN environment.
WEP Encryption with 802.1x Setting
The device supports external RADIUS Server that can secure networks
against unauthorized access. If you use the WEP encryption, you can also use
the RADIUS server to check the admission of the users. By this way every
user must use a valid account before accessing the Wireless LAN and
requires a RADIUS or other authentication server on the network. An example
is shown as following.
You should choose WEP 64 or 128 bit encryption to fit with your network
environment first. Then add user accounts and the target device to the
RADIUS server. In the device , you need to specify the IP address、Password
(Shared Secret) and Port number of the target RADIUS server.
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WPA Encryption Setting
WPA feature provides a high level of assurance for end-users and
administrators that their data will remain private and access to their network
restricted to authorized users. You can choose the WPA encryption and select
the Authentication Mode.
WPA Authentication Mode
This device supports two WPA modes. For personal user, you can use the
Pre-shared Key to enhance your security setting. This mode requires only an
access point and client station that supports WPA-PSK. For Enterprise,
authentication is achieved via WPA RADIUS Server. You need a RADIUS or
other authentication server on the network.
z Enterprise (RADIUS):
When WPA Authentication mode is Enterprise (RADIUS), you have to add
user accounts and the target device to the RADIUS Server. In the device ,
you need to specify the IP address、Password (Shared Secret) and Port
number of the target RADIUS server.
z Pre-Share Key:
This mode requires only an access point and client station that supports
WPA-PSK. The WPA-PSK settings include Key Format, Length and Value.
They must be as same as each wireless client in your wireless network.
When Key format is Passphrase, the key value should have 8~63 ACSII
chars. When Key format is Hex, the key value should have 64 hexadecimal
digits (0~9, a~f or A~F).
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Configuring as WLAN Client Adapter
This device can be configured as a wireless Ethernet adapter. In this mode,
the device can connect to the other wireless stations (Ad-Hoc network type)
or Access Point (Infrastructure network type) and you don’t need to install
any driver.
Quick start to configure
Step 1. In “Basic Settings” page, change the Mode to “Client” mode. And key in the
SSID of the AP you want to connect then press “Apply Changes” button to
apply the change.
Step 2. Check the status of connection in “Status” web page
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The alternative way to configure as following:
Step 1. In “Wireless Site Survey” page, select one of the SSIDs you want to
connect and then press “Connect” button to establish the link.
Step 2. If the linking is established successfully. It will show the message
“Connect successfully”. Then press “OK”.
Step 3. Then you can check the linking information in “Status” page.
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Note ：
If the available network requires authentication and data encryption, you need
to setup the authentication and encryption before step1 and all the settings
must be as same as the Access Point or Station. About the detail
authentication and data encryption settings, please refer the security section.
Authentication Type
In client mode, the device also supports two Authentication Types “Open
system” and “Shared Key”. Although the default setting is “Auto”, not every
Access Points can support “Auto” mode. If the authentication type on the
Access Point is knew by user, we suggest to set the authentication type as
same as the Access Point.
Data Encryption
In client mode, the device supports WEP and WPA Personal/Enterprise
except WPA2 mixed mode data encryption. About the detail data encryption
settings, please refer the security section.
MAC Clone for Single Ethernet Client
Enable/Disable Mac Clone (Single Ethernet Client) in Wireless-Basic Settings
page determines whether the Ethernet Client use it’s own MAC address or
AP-Client’s MAC address to transmit data. Enable MAC Clone, the single
Ethernet client can use its own MAC address. Disable MAC Clone, the single
Ethernet client must to use AP-Client’s MAC address.
While you use this device act as AP-Client and only one host connect to this
device via Ethernet, you need to check this option in this page, otherwise the
other device can’t recognize your host behind AP-Client. If you use hub/switch
connect multi-device to this AP-Client, you should uncheck this option.
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Configuring Universal Repeater
This device can be configured as a Repeater. In this mode, the device can
extend available wireless range of other AP let user can link the network that
they want, Also the device working as AP and Repeater same time.
Following two ways describe how to make Universal Repeater effective.
1. Enable Universal Repeater Mode and then select a SSID in the Table that
you want. Final click Apply Changes button to take effective. (Click
Refresh button to make table renew)
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