Atop ABLELink AW5300 User Manual

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Version 1.3

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FCC WARNING

Class B for this product

This product has been tested and found to comply with the limits for the 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, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between this equipment and the re ceiver.

• Connect this 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 product 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.

FCC Caution: Any change or modification not expressively approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

This product complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This product should be installed and operated with the minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and your body. This product must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. IEEE 802.11b/g operation of this product in the U.S.A. is firmware-limited to channels 1 through 11.

UL Notice for Power supplier

The series of AW5300 products are intended to be supplied by a Listed Power Unit marked with “LPS”, “Limited Power Source” or “Class 2” and output rate 9~48VDC, 1.0 A minimum, or use the recommended power supply listed in “Optional Accessories”.

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................1-2

1.1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW..........................................................................................................................1-2

1.2. SPECIAL FEATURES ............................................................................................................................1-2

1.2.1. Fast Handoff..............................................................................................................................1-2

1.2.2. Smart Routing...........................................................................................................................1-3

1.2.3. Wireless Client Isolation............................................................................................................1-3

1.3. FEATURES..........................................................................................................................................1-3

1.4. ORDERING INFORMATION....................................................................................................................1-3

1.4.1. Optional Accessories.................................................................................................................1-4

CHAPTER 2. GETTING STARTED...........................................................................................................2-2

2.1. INSIDE THE PACKAGE..........................................................................................................................2-2

2.2. FRONT & REAR PANELS ......................................................................................................................2-2

2.3. FIRST TIME INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................2-2

2.3.1. Web Configuration Overview....................................................................................................2-3

2.3.2. Guide to Select AW5300 Operation Mode................................................................................2-4

Regular AP Mode.............................................................................................................................2-4

Regular AP Gateway Mode.............................................................................................................2-4

Wireless Bridge Mode .....................................................................................................................2-5

Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode ......................................................................................................2-5

Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode.......................................................................................2-6

Dynamic WDS systems...................................................................................................................2-6

2.4. FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS .............................................................................................................2-7

CHAPTER 3. BASIC CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................3-2

3.1. ADMINISTRATOR LOGIN.......................................................................................................................3-2

3.2. DEVICE OPERATION MODE..................................................................................................................3-2

3.3. WIRELESS NETWORK CONFIGURATION................................................................................................3-3

3.3.1. Basic Wireless Settings.............................................................................................................3-3

3.3.2. Configuring Wireless Security...................................................................................................3-3

3.4. NETWORK ADDRESS CONFIGURATION .................................................................................................3-4

3.4.1. Network Address Settings for Regular Access Point Mode......................................................3-5

3.4.2. Network Address Settings for Regular AP Gateway Mode.......................................................3-5

3.4.3. Network Address Settings for Wireless Bridge Mode...............................................................3-6

3.4.4. Network Address Settings for Wireless WDS Hybrid Mode......................................................3-6

3.4.5. Network Address Settings for Wireless WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode ......................................3-6

3.5. CONFIGURATION FLOW GUIDE ............................................................................................................3-7

3.5.1. Regular AP Mode Configuration................................................................................................3-7

3.5.2. Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration................................................................................3-9

3.5.3. Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration ...................................................................................... 3-11

3.5.4. WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration............................................................................................3-13

3.5.5. WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration.............................................................................3-15

3.6. CHANGING ADMINISTRA TOR AND USER PASSWORD ............................................................................3-18

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3.7. UPGRADING FIRMWARE ....................................................................................................................3-18

3.8. RESTORE TO FACTORY DEFAULT .......................................................................................................3-19

CHAPTER 4. WEB CONSOLE CONFIGURATION ..................................................................................4-2

4.1. OVERVIEW INFORMATION....................................................................................................................4-2

4.2. WIRELESS SETTINGS..........................................................................................................................4-2

4.2.1. Basic Settings ...........................................................................................................................4-2

4.2.2. Security Settings.......................................................................................................................4-4

4.2.3. WDS Settings (For Wireless Bridge and WDS Hybrid Modes Only)........................................4-5

4.2.4. Advanced Settings ....................................................................................................................4-6

4.3. NETWORK SETTINGS ..........................................................................................................................4-6

4.3.1. LAN Interface............................................................................................................................4-6

LAN Interface...................................................................................................................................4-6

Manual Settings...............................................................................................................................4-6

DNS Server......................................................................................................................................4-6

WLAN Interface...............................................................................................................................4-7

4.3.2. WDS Interface...........................................................................................................................4-7

4.4. SNMP SETTINGS...............................................................................................................................4-8

4.5. EMAIL SETTINGS ................................................................................................................................4-8

4.6. DHCP SERVER..................................................................................................................................4-9

4.7. FIREWALL & FILTERING .....................................................................................................................4-10

4.7.1. Wired MAC Filtering................................................................................................................4-10

4.7.2. Wireless MAC Filtering (For Wireless AP and WDS Hybrid Modes Only)..............................4-10

4.7.3. Ethernet Type Filtering ............................................................................................................4-11

4.7.4. IP Filtering...............................................................................................................................4-12

4.7.5. TCP/UDP Port Filtering...........................................................................................................4-12

4.7.6. Wireless Client Isolation..........................................................................................................4-13

4.8. SYSTEM SETUP ................................................................................................................................4-13

4.8.1. User & Password Settings ......................................................................................................4-13

4.8.2. Date/Time Settings..................................................................................................................4-14

4.8.3. Alert Event...............................................................................................................................4-14

4.8.4. Firmware Upgrade ..................................................................................................................4-15

4.8.5. Configuration Backup & Restore.............................................................................................4-16

4.9. SYSTEM STATUS...............................................................................................................................4-17

4.9.1. Site Monitor.............................................................................................................................4-17

4.9.2. Mobile Table............................................................................................................................4-17

4.9.3. WDS Table ..............................................................................................................................4-17

4.9.4. Traffic Log & Statistics.............................................................................................................4-18

4.9.5. DHCP Status...........................................................................................................................4-19

4.10. REBOOT AND RESTORE DEFAULT SETTINGS.....................................................................................4-19

CHAPTER 5. SPECIFICATIONS...............................................................................................................5-1

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................................................5-1

SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS......................................................................................................................5-1

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LED INDICATORS.......................................................................................................................................5-2

WARRANTY POLICY ................................................................................................................................5-3

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Table of Figures

Figure 1-1 Sample of Network Topology for Wireless Connection..............................................1-2

Figure 2-1 AW5300 Front Panel ..................................................................................................2-2

Figure 2-2 How to Connect Antenna and Cables to the Device..................................................2-3

Figure 2-3 Web Configuration Overview......................................................................................2-3

Figure 2-4 Sample Topology of AW5300 in Regular AP Mode ....................................................2-4

Figure 2-5 Sample Topology of AW5300 in Regular AP Gateway Mode.....................................2-5

Figure 2-6 Sample Topology of AW5300 in Wireless Bridge Mode.............................................2-5

Figure 2-7 Sample Topology of AW5300 in Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode..............................2-6

Figure 2-8 Sample Topology of AW5300 in Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode...............2-6

Figure 2-9 Sample Topology of AW5300 using dynamic WDS connection.................................2-7

Figure 3-1 Authentication Dialog for Administrator Login ............................................................3-2

Figure 3-2 Device Operation Mode Setting Page........................................................................3-2

Figure 3-3 Basic Settings of Wireless Connection of Access Point.............................................3-3

Figure 3-4 Wireless Security Settings..........................................................................................3-4

Figure 3-5 Network Setting on LAN and WLAN Interface for Regular Access Point mode.........3-5

Figure 3-6 Network Setting on LAN and WLAN Interface for Regular AP Gateway mode..........3-5

Figure 3-7 Network Settings on LAN interface for Wireless Bridge mode...................................3-6

Figure 3-8 Network Settings on LAN interface for Wireless WDS Hybrid mode.........................3-6

Figure 3-9 Network Settings on LAN interface for Wireless WDS Hybrid Gateway mode..........3-7

Figure 3-10 Regular AP Mode Configuration: S t ep 1..................................................................3-8

Figure 3-1 1 Regular AP Mode Configuration: Step 2...................................................................3-8

Figure 3-12 Regular AP Mode Configuration: S t ep 3..................................................................3-8

Figure 3-13 Regular AP Mode Configuration: S t ep 4 and 5 ........................................................3-9

Figure 3-14 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: S tep 1...................................................3-9

Figure 3-15 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: S tep 2.................................................3-10

Figure 3-16 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: S tep 3.................................................3-10

Figure 3-17 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: S tep 4 and 5.......................................3-10

Figure 3-18 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 1 .........................................................3-11

Figure 3-19 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 2 .........................................................3-11

Figure 3-20 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 3 .........................................................3-12

Figure 3-21 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 4 .........................................................3-12

Figure 3-22 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 5 and 6 ...............................................3-12

Figure 3-23 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 1...............................................................3-13

Figure 3-24 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 2...............................................................3-14

Figure 3-25 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 3...............................................................3-14

Figure 3-26 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 4...............................................................3-14

Figure 3-27 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 5 and 6.....................................................3-15

Figure 3-28 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 1................................................3-16

Figure 3-29 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 2 and 3 .....................................3-16

Figure 3-30 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 4................................................3-16

Figure 3-31 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 5................................................3-17

Figure 3-32 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 6................................................3-17

Figure 3-33 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 7 and 8 .....................................3-17

Figure 3-34 The User & Password Settings in System Setup...................................................3-18

Figure 3-35 Firmware upgrade in System Setup.......................................................................3-18

Figure 3-36 Firmware upgrading in progress. Please do not power off the device...................3-19

Figure 3-37 Reboot device or reset the device to factory default settings. ...............................3-19

Figure 4-1 Overview Web Page and Configuration Menu...........................................................4-2

Figure 4-2 The Basic Settings of Wireless Network configuration...............................................4-3

Figure 4-3 The snapshots of site monitor of surrounding networks.............................................4-3

Figure 4-4 Wireless Security Settings..........................................................................................4-5

Figure 4-5 The Wireless Settings of WDS Hybrid Operation Mode.............................................4-5

Figure 4-6 The Wireless Settings of Advanced Wireless Parameters.........................................4-6

Figure 4-7 The Network Settings for LAN & WLAN Interface......................................................4-7

Figure 4-8 The WDS IP Settings of Network Settings.................................................................4-7

Figure 4-9 SNMP Settings...........................................................................................................4-8

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Figure 4-10 Email Settings for Alert Notification..........................................................................4-9

Figure 4-1 1 DHCP Server Settings..............................................................................................4-9

Figure 4-12 Wired MAC Filtering Settings.................................................................................4-10

Figure 4-13 Wireless MAC Filtering (for Wireless AP and WDS Hybrid mode only).................4-11

Figure 4-14 Ethernet Type Filtering...........................................................................................4-11

Figure 4-15 IP Network Type Filtering .......................................................................................4-12

Figure 4-16 TCP/UDP Port Type Filtering..................................................................................4-12

Figure 4-17 Wireless Client Isolation Settings...........................................................................4-13

Figure 4-18 User and Password Settings..................................................................................4-14

Figure 4-19 Date and Time Settings..........................................................................................4-14

Figure 4-20 Alert Event Settings................................................................................................4-15

Figure 4-21 Firmware Upgrade Settings....................................................................................4-16

Figure 4-22 Firmware Upgrading in Progress............................................................................4-16

Figure 4-23 Configuration Backup & Restore............................................................................4-16

Figure 4-24 Site Monitor Snapshot............................................................................................4-17

Figure 4-25 Mobile Table shows the Associated Mobile Station................................................4-17

Figure 4-26 WDS Table shows the status of the WDS interface...............................................4-18

Figure 4-27 Traffic Log and Network S tatistics..........................................................................4-18

Figure 4-28 DHCP Status Snapshots........................................................................................4-19

Figure 4-29 Reboot and Restore Default Settings.....................................................................4-19

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Table of Tables

Table 2-1 Factory Default Settings...............................................................................................2-8

Table 4-1 Summary of Security Modes in Wireless Security Settings.........................................4-4

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Product Overview Special Features

Fast Handoff Smart Routing Wireless Client Isolation

Features Ordering information

Optional Accessories

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Chapter 1. Introduction

1.1. Product Overview

The AW5300 Wireless Access Point is one of our wireless product lines to provide a wireless connectivity to wireless clients or mobile stations to create a complete mobile and wireless network for your industrial wireless networking. For example, you can connect serial devices to our product SW5001 Wireless Serial Server and connect the SW5001 to AW5300 Wireless Access Point device. Thi s setting can connect serial devices to a local area network or a backbone network as shown in Figure 1-1. The AW5300 Wireless Access Point provides several functionalities to support the mobile and wireless networking.

AW5300 supports five operation modes:

• Regular AP

• Regular AP Gateway

• Wireless Bridge

• Wireless WDS Hybrid AP

• Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway

Figure 1-1 Sample of Network Topology for Wireless Connection

1.2. Special Features

The AW5300 Wireless Access Point has several special features that will help network operators or IT specialists to improve wireless network performance and to increase business productivity. The special features are described as follow.

1.2.1. Fast Handoff

The AW5300 employs an advanced algorithm for fast roaming for mobile stations that roam across several coverage networks or cells very often. It is suitable for warehouse management where forklifts or

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mobile carts are moving around a large warehouse area that is deployed with several wireless access points. By deploying a smart beacon management at the wireless access point and the mobile station, the hand-off process delay which typically takes 1-4 seconds for open security can be reduce to be less than

0.5 second. This feature is only available to Atop Wireless products. However, it is backward compatible to IEEE

802.11 standard wireless stations, and can be used together with other standard wireless access points and stations.

1.2.2. Smart Routing

WDS protocol shares the same wireless medium with regular traffic from wireless stations. Due to the limited wireless bandwidth, typical WDS traffic can tremendously reduce the overall network throughput. By deploying smart routing technique, our access point smartly filters all redundant traffics on both wired and wireless interfaces, improving the overall network performance.

1.2.3. Wireless Client Isolation

This special feature deploys intelligent network isolation to create a virtual network among wireless clients. We can prevent the communication among wireless clients into two levels (1) blocking all communication among wireless clients or (2) allowing only wireless clients associated to the same AP to communicate to each other. This is to help operators to separate malicious traffic from guest or public wireless LAN to flood the main wireless control network. It provides more network security, preventing possible data flooding due to virus, worm or spam.

1.3. Features

The AW5300 Wireless Access Point includes several features as follow.

o IEEE 802.11b/g 54Mbps wireless network o Smart Routing o Fast Handoff o Wireless Client Isolation o Firewall & Packet Filtering o Wireless Link Security: Open, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA, WPA2, IEEE

802.1x/RADIUS

o WDS security: Open, WEP, TKIP, CCMP(AES) Encryption o Metal housing with IP50. o Operating Temperature: 0 to 60°C o Storage Temperature: -40 to 70°C o 15kV ESD protection for serial ports o Configuration via Web Server, or our Windows-based utility programs o Optional standard 2.4GHz High-gain antenna o Upgradeable firmware via network connection

1.4. Ordering information

AW53x0-x STD

Wireless Access Point wit h one Ethernet LAN

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1.4.1. Optional Accessories

US315-12 (US)

AC100~240V/DC12V, US plug

USE315-12 (EU)

AC100~240V/DC12V, EU plug

HG055

5.5dBi antenna, SMA (R) Female connector with 180cm cable

HG110

1 1dBi antenna, SMA (R) Female connector with 60cm cable

HG110-C600N

N-male to N -female connector with 600cm cable

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Getting Started

Chapter 2 Getting Started

Inside the Package Front & Rear Panels First Time Installation

Web Configuration Overview Guide to Select AW5300 Operation Mode

Regular AP Mode Regular AP Gateway Mode Wireless Bridge Mode Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode Dynamic WDS systems

Factory Default Settings

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Chapter 2. Getting Started

2.1. Inside the Package

• One AW5300 Industrial Wireless Access Point

• One 4 dBi antenna

• One Ethernet Cross-over Cable

• The Quick Start Guide

• The Product CD

• Two Wall-mounting kits

• One Product Warranty Card

NOTE: Notify your sales representative immediately if any of the above items is missing or

damaged upon delivery.

2.2. Front & Rear Panels

Figure 2-1 AW5300 Front Panel

SMA Antenna Connector

LED indication for WDS connections

10/100Mbps Ethernet port

LED indication Wireless activit

LED indication for AP mode

LED indication for WDS mode

LED indication for system status

3-Pin Terminal Block for Power Supply

Reset button for factory default setting

2.3. First Time Installation

• Prepare necessary cables, DC adapter, and power cord.

• Install the antenna to the SMA Antenna Connector

• Place AW5300 in a desired location and connect it to LAN via Ethernet cable with RJ45

connector.

• Plug in AW5300 to DC-9-48V power source (with power jack or 3-pin terminal bock connector).

• The buzzer will beep once and the RUN LED will blink if AW5300 functions normally. For LED Status, see

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• Connect your computer to the LAN. The default configuration of AW5300 is set to regular AP mode with fixed IP address of 10.0.50.200 with the default gateway of 10.0.50.1. Access the web configuration of AW5300 at

http://10.0.50.200. Refer to the next section

for further setting.

• Optionally, you can use SerialManager configuration utility in the Product CD to configure AW5300 device. Refer to SerialManager user guide for more details.

Figure 2-2 How to Connect Antenna and Cables to the Device

2.3.1. Web Configuration Overview

AW5300 web configuration is divided into five operations for easy configuration to suit customer needs. The web configuration page is composed of two frames. The left frame is the menu frame and the right frame is the main configuration frame.

Figure 2-3 Web Configuration Overview

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• The content of the menu frame is varied upon the device’s operation mode setting. For example, the WDS settings menu item will not be shown when the device is set to Regular AP or Regular AP Gateway mode.

• The content of main configuration frame is varied upon the selected menu item chosen in the menu frame which is listed on the top as shown in Figure 2-3.

• Configuration frames have three main buttons.

Button Functionality

Save the current configuration input on the page only. The configuration will not be applied to the device. We recommend users to use this button before the configuration process is completed and then press “Apply” at the last step

Save and apply the current configuration input on the page. On some pages, the device may need to reboot

Cancel the current configuration input and show the original setting

2.3.2. Guide to Select AW5300 Operation Mode

In this section we overview different operation modes of AW5300 and provide some examples of network topologies of each mode.

Regular AP Mode

In the regular access point mode, AW5300 acts as a wireless access point that connects any wireless clients to a wired or Ethernet network on its LAN interface. It acts as a bridge between wireless and Ethernet interface. The device transparently joins the wireless and wired networks into the same network.

Figure 2-4 Sample T opology of AW5300 in Regular AP Mode

Regular AP Gateway Mode

In this regular access point gateway mode, AW5300 acts as a wireless gateway that creates a private network of all wireless clients and forwards traffics to other wired or Ethernet networks on its LAN

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interface. All wireless clients are hidden behind the AP. Refer to Firewall & Filtering section for how to configure the AP to provide flexible access controls for wireless clients.

Figure 2-5 Sample T opology of AW5300 in Regular AP Gateway Mode

Wireless Bridge Mode

In this mode, AW5300 deploys Wireless Distribution System protocol (WDS) that enables the wireless interconnection among access points. It acts as a wireless bridge between the Ethernet network on its LAN interface and the network of its coupling AW5300 devices. The maximum of concurrent WDS connection is four. By installing one AW5300 Wireless Bridge mode at each Ethernet network, we can connect all wired clients on those devices’ LAN interfaces as one single Ethernet network.

Figure 2-6 Sample T opology of AW5300 in Wireless Bridge Mode

Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode

In this mode, AW5300 acts as a wireless access point and also a wireless bridge. It connects wireless clients and wired clients on its LAN interface and joins them with the network of its coupling AW5300 devices through WDS connection. The maximum of concurrent WDS connection is four.

By installing one AW5300 Wireless WDS Hybrid AP mode at each network, we can transparently connect all wired and wireless clients on those devices’ LAN and WLAN interfaces as one single network.

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Figure 2-7 Sample T opology of AW5300 in Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode

Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode

In this mode, AW5300 acts as a wireless gateway that creates a private network of its wired and wireless clients and forward traffics to the networks of its WDS coupling AW5300 devices. All wired and wireless clients are hidden behind the AP. Each coupling WDS networks are different subnets.

Figure 2-8 Sample T opology of AW5300 in Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode

Dynamic WDS systems

Our AW5300 allows both static and dynamic WDS connections among access points. In WDS static mode, the coupling AW5 300 devices have to input the MAC addresses of each other in their

WDS configuration. For example, to coupling the connection between the AW5300 device A and device B,

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the device A has to put the MAC address of the device B and vice versa. With this setting, the WDS connection is more secure but is limited up to four fixed coupling of AW5300 devices per configuration.

In WDS dynamic mode, the device allows any AW5300 devices to connect to it as long as they can provide accurate security WDS key. The device supports up to four concurrent couplings at a time. The WDS connection will be disconnected after 10 seconds of idle connection. By setting AW5300 to wireless WDS Hybrid AP gateway mode and enabling dynamic WDS, the device can connect to more than multiple networks, providing more flexibility than AP client technology which limits only one network connection.

One example of dynamic WDS systems is mobile equipment stations which have a set of instruments connecting in a cart or a vehicle. These stations can provide services for different services on demand. With this topology, we can set the mobile equipment station, AW5300_3, to use dynamic WDS. Meanwhile, the service sites, AW5300_1 and AW530 0_2, use static WDS by input the MAC address of AW5300_3.

Figure 2-9 Sample T opology of AW5300 using dynamic WDS connection

2.4. Factory Default Settings

The AW5300 has two network interfaces, Ethernet and wireless network interfaces. The default settings of both interfaces and the username and password for first-time-installation are shown below.

Default IP addresses

Interface Device IP Subnet Mask

Ethernet port

10.0.50.200 255.0.0.0

WLAN Port

192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0

Username

admin

Password

(Blank)

Other default settings are shown in the following table.

Note Parameters marked with † are available only in Wireless Bridge, Wireless WDS Hybrid AP

and Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway modes.

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T able 2-1 Factory Default Settings

Parameter Default Values Overview

Operation mode Regular AP

Wireless

Basic: SSID AW5300 Basic: Channel Auto Basic: SSID Broadcast Enable Basic: Wireless Mode 802.11b/g MIXED Basic: Fast Handoff Mode Disable Security settings: Authentication Mode Open Security settings: Encryption Type NONE WDS settings: Encryption T ype†

NONE

WDS settings: Dynamic Mode†

Disable

WDS settings: Key†

(BLANK)

WDS settings: WDS List†

(Not set)

Advanced Settings: Country Region US (Channel 1-11) Advanced Settings: Country Code TH(Thailand) Advanced Settings: Transmit Rate Auto Advanced Settings: Basic Rate 15 Mbps Advanced Settings: Beacon Period 100 milliseconds Advanced Settings: DTIM Period 3 milliseconds Advanced Settings: Tx Power 100% Advanced Settings: Fragmentation Threshold 2346 bytes Advanced Settings: RTS Threshold 2347 bytes

Network Settings

LAN: DHCP (Obtain an IP Address Automatically) Disable LAN: IP Address 10.0.50.200 LAN: Subnet Mask 255.0.0.0 LAN: Default Gateway 10.0.50.1 LAN: Preferred DNS 168.95.1.1 LAN: Alternate DNS (Blank) WLAN: IP Address (Only used in Regular AP Gateway mode) 192.168.0.1 WLAN: Subnet Mask (Only used in Regular AP Gateway mode) 255.255.255.0 WDS: DHCP (Obtain an IP Address Automatically) Enable WDS: IP (Blank) WDS: Subnet Mask (Blank) WDS: Gateway (Blank) WDS: Default Gateway WDS1 = Selected;

WDS2-4 = Not selected

SNMP Settings

System Contact Contact System Name Name System Location Location SNMP Service Disable Read Community public Write Community private SNMP Trap Server 0.0.0.0

E-mail Settings

Sender (Blank) Receiver (Blank) SMTP Server (Blank) Authentication Disable User name (Blank) Password (Blank)

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DHCP Server

DHCP Disable From IP Address (Blank) To IP Address (Blank) Netmask (Blank) Lease Time (Minutes) 21600 Static Connection (Not set)

Firewall & Filtering

Wired MAC Filtering Disable Wireless MAC Filtering Disable IP Filtering Disable Wireless Client Isolation Disable

System Setup

User Name admin Password (BLANK) Date/Time Settings: NTP (Obtain date/time automatically) Disable Date/Time Settings: NTP Server pool.ntp.org Date/Time Settings: Time Zone GMT Manual Time Settings: Date 1 January 2006 Manual Time Settings: Tim e 0:00:00 Alert Event: Cold Start Disable Alert Event: Warm Start Disable Alert Event: Authentication Failure Disable Alert Event: IP Address Changed Disable Alert Event: Password Changed Disable Trap Alert: Cold Start Disable Trap Alert: Warm Start Disable Trap Alert: Authentication Failure Disable

NOTE: One may press the “Reset” button on the front panel with a paper clip for 5 seconds to

restore the device to the factory default settings. You can also restart the device or restore the device to the factory default settings usi ng

Web Console Configuration.

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Basic Configuration

Chapter 3 Basic Configuration

Administrator Login Device Operation Mode Wireless Network Configuration

Basic Wireless Settings Configuring Wireless Security

Network Address Configuration

Network Address Settings f or Regular Access Point Mode Network Address Settings f or Regular AP Gateway Mode Network Address Settings f or Wireless Bridge Mode Network Address Settings f or Wireless WDS Hybrid Mode Network Address Settings f or Wireless WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode

Configuration Flow Guide

Regular AP Mode Configuration Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration

Changing Administrator and User Password Upgrading Firmware Restore to Factory Default

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Chapter 3. Basic Configuration

This chapter gives basic configuration steps and configuration flows for each of operation mode. We divide the instructions into 6 steps as follow.

Step 1: Administrator Login Step 2: Device Operation Mode Step 3: Wireless Netwo rk Configuration Step 4: Network Configuration Step 5: Changing Administrator Password Step 6: Upgrading Firmware (Optional)

3.1. Administrator Login

On the web browser, ex. Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox, enter the IP address of the device on the URL.

Example: http://10.0.50.200 or http://your-device-IP

The authentication screen as shown in Figure 3-1 shall appear. Enter username and password then click on “

OK”. The default user name is admin and password is null (leave it blank).

Figure 3-1 Authentication Dialog for Administrator Login

3.2. Device Operation Mode

Once the administrator logins, the overview screen as shown in Figure 3-2 shall appear. Select the operation mode of the device based on the guideline provided in Section 2.3.2 and click on “Save

Settings” to go to the next step.

Figure 3-2 Device Operation Mode Setting Page

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3.3. Wireless Network Configuration

Wireless configuration includes the basic Wi-Fi settin g and wireless security setting as follows.

3.3.1. Basic Wireless Settings

To set up a wireless network, several parameters are needed as shown in Figure 3-3. Input the SSID or network name of your network, and the channel number of your access point. The SSID and the channel number should be unique to prevent degraded performance from radio interference and SSID confliction. You can use “View site monitor” to know about the SSID and channel number of surrounding access points in the device’s coverage area. Select “Automatic Channel Select” to let the device automatically assign the best available channel number.

The SSID Broadcast is the function to allow any wireless client to search for this access point presence. It is enabled by default. When the SSID Broadcast is disabled, wireless clients need to manually input the SSID in their wireless client configuration, increasing network security to prevent an access from unsolicited clients.

You can also specify “Wireless Mode” of this access point according to your need. The 802.11b/g MIXED mode is set by default and it will be mostly compatible with all wireless clients.

The Fast-Handoff should be enabled when you want to reduce the hand-off time of wireless client devices. This feature is only available to Atop Wireless products. The combination of Atop AW5300 and SW500x products will reduce the handoff-time which typically takes 1-4 seconds to 0.5 second when the security is off. If the security is on, the handoff time is reduced by half. Note that this feature is backward compatible to IEEE 802.11 standard wireless stations. So our device can be used together with other standard wireless access points and stations.

Once the configuration is done, click on “Save Settings” to go to the next step.

Figure 3-3 Basic Settings of Wireless Connection of Acces s Point

3.3.2. Configuring Wireless Security

Wireless Security Settings provide the network security according to user’s need. By default, the wireless security is disabled. The default authentication mode is open without any encryption.

Three security modes are supported: WEP, WPA, and WPA2. The client authentication in WPA and WPA2 modes are divided into Pre-shared Key and RADIUS.

It is recommended to use WPA2 pre-shared key mode. To setup the WPA2 pre-shared key mode, select authentication mode to WPA2-PSK and encryption type to AES. Input the security password into the passphrase and confirmed passphrase boxes. The wireless clients need to input the same passphrase in their wireless configurations to receive the access grant.

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Below is the recommended security configuration.

Security Type

Authentication mode

Encryption type

Password

Open OPEN NONE N/A WEP OPEN WEP Password input in WEP table. Four entries are

allowed. Wireless clients can use any of these passwords by specifying corresponding key index in their wireless configuration. The selected key index is used by default when the AW5300

communicates to its wireless clients. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK TKIP Password in passphrase WPA2-PSK WPA2-PSK AES Password in passphrase

More advanced settings of the wireless security using RADIUS server can be found in Web Console Configuration.

Once the configuration is done, click on “Save Settings” to go to the next step.

Figure 3-4 Wireless Security Settings

3.4. Network Address Configuration

The network addressing configurations are slightly different for each mode of device’s operation. Please follow the following instructions according to the device’s operation mode.

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3.4.1. Network Address Settings for Regular Access Point Mode

The screenshot of Network Address settings for Access Point Mode is shown in the following figure. The IP address of the device can be obtained automatically from DHCP Server, or it can be set up manually. To set the device IP address manually, a pre-assigned IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway of the LAN are needed. Please contact your network administrator if you do not have the pre-defined values of them.

The IP Address of DNS Server is only needed when you want to connect wireless clients to the Internet. Please contact your administrator for the IP address of your DNS Server.

Figure 3-5 Network Setting on LAN and WLAN Interface for Regular Access Point mode

3.4.2. Network Address Settings for Regular AP Gateway Mode

In some case, you may set up the access point as a gateway to provide a private network on the WLAN interface. In this mode, you need to specify the IP Address of this device as a router to other wireless clients in the private network. The typical IP Address and Subnet Mask of the private network are shown in the figure.

Figure 3-6 Network Setting on LAN and WLAN Interface for Regular AP Gateway mode

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3.4.3. Network Address Settings for Wireless Bridge Mode

In Wireless Bridge mode, you can obtain an IP address automatically using DHCP. Otherwise, you can manually specify the device’s IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. If you need wired clients to connect to the Internet, please also specify IP address of your network DNS server. Please consult your network administrator if you do not have any pre-assigned IP address.

Figure 3-7 Network Settings on LAN interface for Wireless Bridge mode

3.4.4. Network Address Settings for Wireless WDS Hybrid Mode

The network address setting for the device working in Wireless WDS Hybrid mode without router functions is similar to that in Wireless Bridge mode. The address setting for the device in Wireless WDS mode with router functions is shown in the following figure.

Figure 3-8 Network Settings on LAN interface for Wireless WDS Hybrid mode

3.4.5. Network Address Settings for Wireless WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode

In additional to the WDS Hybrid Mode, you may configure the device to server as a gateway where it can create a subnet on the WLAN interface. In this mode, you need to specify the IP Address of this device as a router to other wireless clients in the private network.

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Figure 3-9 Network Settings on LAN interface for Wireless WDS Hybrid Gateway mode

3.5. Configuration Flow Guide

This section gives the guideline for administrator to set the device accordingly based on the device’s operation mode.

3.5.1. Regular AP Mode Configuration

The configuration flow of the Regular AP Mode is shown below.

Step 1: On “Overview” page, choose “Regular AP” operation mode and click “Save Settings”.

Step 2: On “Basic Settings” page, change the SSID as you wish and click “Save Settings”.

Step 3: On “Security Settings” page, setup the security functions as you wish, and click “Save Settings”.

Step 4: On “LAN & WLAN Interfaces” page, enter the “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Default Gateway” according to your network configuration.

Step 5: Click “Apply” to save the settings and activate the current configurations.

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Figure 3-10 Regular AP Mode Configuration: Step 1

Figure 3-11 Regular AP Mode Configuration: Step 2

Figure 3-12 Regular AP Mode Configuration: Step 3

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Figure 3-13 Regular AP Mode Configuration: Step 4 and 5

3.5.2. Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration

The configuration flow of the Regular AP Mode is shown below.

Figure 3-14 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 1

Step 1: On “Overview” page, choose “Regular AP Gateway” operation mode and click “Save Settings”.

Step 2: On “Basic Settings” page, change the SSID as you wish and click “Save Settings”.

Step 3: On “Security Settings” page, setup the security functions as you wish, and click “Save Settings”.

Step 4: On “LAN & WLAN Interfaces” page, enter the “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Default Gateway” according to your network configuration.

Step 5: Click “Apply” to save the settings and activate the current configuration.

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Figure 3-15 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 2

Figure 3-16 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 3

Figure 3-17 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 4 and 5

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3.5.3. Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration

The configuration flow of the Wireless Bridge Mode is shown below.

Figure 3-18 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 1

Figure 3-19 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 2

Step 1: On

“Overview” page, choose “Wireless Bridge”, and click “Save Settings”.

Step 2: On “Basic Settings” page, uncheck the “Automatic Channel Select” and choose a specific channel. This should be similar to that of the peer WDS. Click “Save Settings”.

Step 3: On “Security Settings” page, setup the security as you desire, and click “Save Settings”.

Step 4: On “WDS Settings” page, enter the WDS peer MAC address and click “Save Settings”.

Step 5: On “Local Area Networks” page, enter the “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Default Gateway”.

Step 6: Click “Apply” to save the settings and to activate the current configuration s.

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Figure 3-20 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 3

Figure 3-21 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 4

Figure 3-22 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 5 and 6

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3.5.4. WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration

The configuration flow of the WDS Hybrid Mode is shown below.

Figure 3-23 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 1

Step 1: On

“Overview” page, choose the “WDS Hybrid” mode in “Overview” page, and click “Save Settings”.

Step 2: On “Basic Settings” page, uncheck the “Automatic Channel Select” and choose the channel. This should be similar to that of a peer WDS. Click “Save Settings”.

Step 3: On “Security Settings” page, setup the security functions as you desire, and click “Save Settings”.

Step 4: On “WDS Settings” page, enter the WDS peer MAC address and click “Save Settings”.

Step 5: On “Local Area Network” page, enter the “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Default Gateway”.

Step 6 : Click “Apply” to save the settings and activate the current configuration s.

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Figure 3-24 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 2

Figure 3-25 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 3

Figure 3-26 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 4

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Figure 3-27 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 5 and 6

3.5.5. WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration

The configuration flow of the WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode is shown below.

Step 1: In “Overview” page, choose the “WDS Hybrid Gateway” mode and the menu “WDS Settings” and “WDS Interface” will appear on the left menu bar. Click “Save Settings”.

Step 2: On “Basic Settings” page, uncheck the “Automatic Channel Select” and choose the channel. This should be similar to that of a peer WDS.

Step 3: On the same page, change the SSID (Network Name) if you desire, and click “Save Settings”.

Step 4: On “Security Settings” page, setup the security functions as you desire, and click “Save Settings”.

Step 5: On “WDS Settings” page, enter the WDS peer MAC address and click “Save Settings”.

Step 6: On “Local Area Network” page, enter the “IP Address”, “Subnet Mask” and “Default Gateway” of your network and click “Save Settings”.

Step 7: On “WDS Interfaces” page, enter the “IP”, “Netmask” and “Gateway” of WDS1-WDS4 network interface (optional).

Step 8: Click “Apply” to save the settings and to activate the current configurations.

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Figure 3-28 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 1

Figure 3-29 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 2 and 3

Figure 3-30 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 4

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Figure 3-31 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 5

Figure 3-32 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 6

Figure 3-33 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 7 and 8

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3.6. Changing Administrator and User Password

After the above setting, it is recommended to change the administrator (admin) password to keep your access point secure from unauthorized access. The screenshot of User & Password Settings is shown in Figure 3-34. To change the Administrator password, put “admin” as the “User name”, and the default password as the “Old password”. Put in your new administrator password as “New password”, and repeat it again in “Repeat new password”. Click “Apply” to save your new password.

Figure 3-34 The User & Password Settings in System Setup

3.7. Upgrading Firmware

Once in a while, you may need to upgrade the access point’s firmware for bug fixes or new features. To upgrade the firmware, go to System Setup menu and select Firmware Upgrade as shown in Figure 3-35. Click “Browse” to where your new firmware downloaded area. Before clicking the “Upload” button, please make sure that the device has a reliable power source that it will not restart during the firmware upgrading. Then, click “Upload” to upgrade the new firmware. Figure 3-36 shows the firmware upgrading in progress. Please do not restart or power off the device. The device will automatically restart after the upgrading is complete. The firmware upgrading process should take about 1 minute. For some parameters, you may need to reconfigure them again after the firmware upgrade.

Figure 3-35 Firmware upgrade in System Setup

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Figure 3-36 Firmware upgrading in progress. Please do not power off the device

3.8. Restore to Factory Default

In some case that you forget the administrator password or wrongly configure some parameters, you may want to reset the device to factory default settings. To do such that, tick the “Reset” and click “Reboot” to reboot your device with a factory default setting as shown in Figure 3-37.

Figure 3-37 Reboot device or reset the device to factory default settings.

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Overview Information Wireless Settings

Basic Settings, Security Settings, WDS Settings (For Wireless Bridge and WDS Hybrid Modes Only), Advanced Settings

Network Settings

LAN Interface, WDS Interface

SNMP Settings Email Settings DHCP Server Firewall & Filtering

Wired MAC Filtering, Wireless MAC Filtering (For Wireless AP and WDS Hybrid Modes Only), Ethernet Type Filtering, IP Filtering, TCP/UDP Port Filtering, Wireless Client Isolation

System Setup

User & Password Settings, Date/Time Settings, Alert Event, Firmware Upgrade, Configuration Backup & Restore

System Status

Site Monitor, Mobile Table, WDS Table, Traffic Log & Statistics, DHCP Status

Reboot and Restore Default Settings

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Chapter 4. Web Console Configuration

In this chapter, we explain AW5300 Wireless Access Point device configuration for all functionalities using a Web Browser in the following sections.

4.1. Overview Information

Once the Username and Password are correctly entered, the Overview Web Page is shown as follows. The Settings menu is the left column. The overview web page of the device may be slightly different according to the operation mode.

Figure 4-1 Overview Web Page and Configuration Menu

4.2. Wireless Settings

In Wireless Settings, there are basic settings, Security settings, Advanced settings, and specific settings such as WDS settings for Wireless Bridge and WDS Hybrid modes.

4.2.1. Basic Settings

The Basic Settings include the configuration of basic wireless network functions as shown in Figure 4-2.

SSID (Network Name)

It is used to identify the device wireless network. It can be an alphanumeric word with no space. In a regular Access Point mode, It must be unique in your network environment. You can click on “View site monitor” to check other wireless networks in your area. The sample snapshot of “View site monitor” is shown in Figure 4-3. In Wireless Bridge mode and WDS Hybrid mode, the SSID must be the same as that of the other wireless networks. You can also use “View site monitor” to find SSID of the other network.

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Channel

The channel is used by the device to transfer data over a wireless link. In a Regular Access Point mode, It must be unique in a wireless environment. It is recommended to use non-overlapping channels, which are channel number 1, 6, and 11. You can click “View site monitor” to view the channel used by other networks. In Wireless Bridge and WDS Hybrid mode, the channel used by the device should be the same as that used by the other network. You can select “Automatic Channel Select” to let the device select the channel automatically.

SSID Broadcast

The SSID is by default set to be broadcast so that mobile stations can search and automatically associate with the device. However, this may expose the device to unauthorized access if the device is not set up with any wireless security (See Security Settings to set up the wireless security). To prevent the SSID being broadcast, you can disable the SSID Broadcast. When the SSID Broadcast is disabled, you must enter the SSID on a mobile station manually to connect to this device.

Wireless Mode

The device can operate in different wireless modes according to IEEE 802.11b only mode, IEEE 802.11g only mode, or the 802.11 b/g Mixed mode. In the IEEE 802.11b/g Mixed mode, the device will support both IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g types of mobile stations. In IEEE 802.11b mode, the device can support the data rate up to 11 Mb/b. In IEEE 802.11g mode, the device can support the date rate up to 54 Mbps.

Fast-Handoff Mode

The Fast-Handoff mode is a special mode to reduce the time delay due to the standard handoff procedure as stated in IEEE 802.11 standard. In a large wireless network that is composed of several access points, the handoff process takes place when a mobile station is roaming from one access point to another. By enabling this mode, the delay of the handoff process is reduced. The Fast-Handoff mode will only operate on the devices in AW5300 Series. The Fast-Handoff mode is not supported in Wireless Bridge operation mode.

Figure 4-2 The Basic Settings of Wireless Network configuration

Figure 4-3 The snapshots of site monitor of surrounding networks

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4.2.2. Security Settings

The Wireless Security Settings define the security modes of the wireless network. There are two different security functions, Authentication and Encryption. There are three different authentication modes: Open, Shared, and WPA. Additionally, three different encryption types: WEP, TKIP, and AES. The summary of security modes is shown in Table 4-1.

T able 4 -1 Su mmary of Security Modes in Wireless Security Settings

WEP Mode WPA Mode WPA2 Mode Authentication Mode Open WPA WPA Encryption Type WEP TKIP AES

WEP Mode

The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) mode is the original security mode provided by IEEE 802.11 standard, and it has many known weaknesses. It is recommended not to use this mode. However, this mode is supported in many legacy wireless clients.

The authentication mode configured as “Open” means there is no authentication when a mobile station is connected to the device. For Encryption using WEP to encrypt messages transmitted between a mobile station and the device, a secret key is needed to be shared with the device and any mobile station before the connection. The key is called WEP key, which is selected from the key list that has 4 different keys. The WEP key is a set of Hexadecimal numbers (The number 0-9 and A-F) that is 10 digits or 26 digits long. The WEP key can also be set with a String of 5 or 13 characters. The longer key size tends to provide stronger security.

The examples of WEP keys are shown as follow. The sample of the 10 digit hexadecimal key is “1234567890” or the 26 digit key is “11223344556677889900ABCDEF”. The 5 character WEP key is, for example, “ABCDE” or “HELLO”. The 13 character WEP is, for example, “THISISYOURKEY”

In the WEP encryption type, any data transmitted over the wireless link is encrypted with the WEP key using RC4 encryption algorithm.

WPA Mode

The Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) mode is a new security mode that fixed the security weakness in WEP mode. The WPA mode provides a new way of authentication using Encapsulated Authentication Protocol (EAP) and new encryption types such as TKIP and AES.

The EAP-PSK is the EAP authentication mode with Pre-Shared Key (PSK). This mode is sometimes called WPA-Personal mode. This is commonly used for a home or office network that has no RADIUS server. To utilize this mode, you need to set up a Passphrase. The Passphrase is a set of words that are longer than a password. It can be a phrase or a sentence. The example of Passphrase is “This is your new wireless network”. The Passphrase will be used again when to set up a connection of a mobile station. The maximum length of the passphrase is 64 characters.

The EAP-TTLS or PEAP is the EAP authentication mode using RADIUS server that is commonly used. This mode is sometimes called WPA-Enterprise mode. To utilize this mode, the IP address of a RADIUS server is needed. The UDP port used by the RADIUS server is by default set to Port 1812 according to RFC2138 standard. Finally, the Shared Secret that was set up in the RADIUS server is needed to allow this device to talk to the RADIUS server. Please contact your network administrator for the IP Address, the RADIUS Port, and the Shared Secret of the RADIUS server in your network.

The Encryption types used in WPA mode are TKIP and AES. The TKIP encryption is an improvement of WEP encryption based on RC4 algorithm, and it is supported in most legacy access points. Its security strength is unknown. The AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is the newest encryption standard that is known to be strong against known attacks. It is part of the newest wireless security protocol known as WPA2 or IEEE 802.11i. It is strongly recommended to use AES encryption if your wireless devices support it.

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Figure 4-4 Wireless Security Settings

4.2.3. WDS Settings (For Wireless Bridge and WDS Hybrid Modes Only)

The WDS Hybrid operation mode provides the ability to connection local device both wired and wireless to another wireless network. The configuration of WDS Settings is shown in Figure 4-5. The device can connect up to 4 WDS systems by entering their MAC addresses in the configuration. The security of the connection is provided according to security standards as previously explained.

Figure 4-5 The Wireless Settings of WDS Hybrid Operation Mode

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4.2.4. Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings of the device provide the details of wireless network parameters for tuning network performance. The parameters for the tuning are shown in Figure 4-6. In most case, you do not need to change the parameters. You may only change “Country Region” and “Country Code” to comply with your country regulation. The changes of the other parameters will affect the performance of the network. Please change the parameters with some caution.

Figure 4-6 The Wireless Settings of Advanced Wireless Parameters

4.3. Network Settings

4.3.1. LAN Interface

LAN Interface

The device may get an IP address from DHCP server connected on the LAN interface. To check “Obtain an IP Address Automatically”, the device will get an IP Address automatically.

Manual Settings

The device may be set with an IP address manually when there is no DHCP Server in the network. The IP address and Subnet Mask are mandatory. The Default Gateway address will be necessary if you need to connect the device and associated mobile stations to the Internet.

DNS Server

To connect the device and associated mobile stations to the Internet, DNS address is needed to resolve the URL and any domain name. The Preferred DNS will be utilized first, and if it is failed, the Alternate DNS will be utilized. The DNS servers’ IP addresses will be assigned automatically if you enable “Obtain IP address automatically” (from DHCP server). Otherwise, you need to contact your network administrator for DNS server address.

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WLAN Interface

In Regular AP mode, the device may function as a router to provide a private network on the WLAN interface to mobile stations. When “Router Mode” is enabled, you need to set the Router IP address and Subnet Mask.

Figure 4-7 The Network Settings for LAN & WLAN Interface

4.3.2. WDS Interface

In WDS Hybrid operation mode, the device will be act as a router to be part of the WDS networks. Enable “Router Mode” to setup a WDS network as shown in Figure 4-8. Next is to fill in the IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway of the other WDS networks, or if your network has DHCP server, you can enable DHCP function to obtain an IP Address automatically. The WDS network can connect up to 4 routers. At least one of the routers is needed to be set as Default Gateway.

Figure 4-8 The WDS Interface settings of Network Settings

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4.4. SNMP Settings

The SNMP is used by network management software to monitor devices in a network to retrieve network status information and to configure network parameters. The SNMP Settings shows the configuration of this device to let it be viewed by a third-party SNMP software as shown in Figure 4-9.

The “System Name” is the field which is by default the MAC address. The “System Location” is the location of the device. The “System Contact” is the name of a contact person, usually the device administrator name.

If you wish to make the device status information available for public viewing by a “Read Community”, you simply check the SNMP “Enable”. Fill in “public” in “Read Community”. If you wish to allow a group of people called “private” to change the device parameters, enter “private” in “Write Community”. In some case that the device raises an alert due to some incidents, a trap, an unsolicited message sent by SNMP Agent to SNMP trap server. To set up a “SNMP Trap Server”, fill in the IP Address of the trap server designed to collect all alert messages. Any change made will take effect after the device is re started.

Figure 4-9 SNMP Settings

4.5. Email Settings

In some case that the device raises an alert and/or warning message, the device will send an email to a user’s mailbox to get some attention. Email Settings allows users to set up the device to be able to send an email. To set up the email sending, you need to put a “Sender” email address which will be put in “From” filed of the email. Then, you fill in “Receiver” email address to which the email is sent. You can send the email to several recipients using Semicolon (;) to separate each email address. Next is to set Email Server. First, you fill in the IP address of a Mail Server in your local network. If the Mail Server needs a user authentication, you need to enable “SMTP server authentication required”, and fill in

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Username and Password of a user to access the mail server for email sending. Please contact your network administrator for Mail Server IP address and the Username and the Password.

Figure 4-10 Email Settings for Alert Notification

4.6. DHCP Server

In some local network such as SOHO network, there is no workstation or server to serve as a DHCP Server to assign an IP address to client automatically. This device can serve as the DHCP Server to statically or dynamically assign an IP address to mobile clients or any computer. To enable such functionality, you check “DHCP Enabled”. Then, you need to fill in the IP Address Range including the “From IP Address” and “To IP Address”. Then, fill in the Subnet Mask of the IP address. The “Lease Time” is the duration in minutes that the assigned IP Address to a device will belong to the device. Once it is expired, the IP address may be assigned to any other device.

You can also assign a static IP address to a mobile client. The static IP address means that it will never be expired. It can be only assigned to the mobile client. To statically assign an IP address, check on the small box in front of each line, and then fill in the “Host Name”, the IP Address that you want to be assigned, and the MAC address of the mobile client.

Figure 4-11 DHCP Server Settings

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4.7. Firewall & Filtering

In this section, we explain the configuration for Firewall and Packet Filtering. It is available to filter packets based on different criteria such as MAC address, the type of Ethernet packet, IP address, and TCP/UDP port number. The filtering methods provide sort of security to prevent unauthorized or malicious packets to prevent your device and the associated network from some attacks.

4.7.1. Wired MAC Filtering

The “Wired MAC Filtering” provides the filter to allow or to deny packets to go through Wired or LAN/Ethernet interface. To enable the Wired MAC Filtering, select “Only allow MAC Address” or “Only deny MAC Address”, and fill in MAC Address of any Ethernet device whose packets would be allowed or denied in the Access Control List. The Settings of Wired MAC Filtering is show n in Figure 4-12.

Figure 4-12 Wired MAC Filtering Settings

4.7.2. Wireless MAC Filtering (For Wireless AP and WDS Hybrid Modes Only)

The device is also able to provide a packet filter based on MAC address on Wireless interface as well. To set up the “Wireless MAC Filtering”, enabling the “Only allow MAC address” or “Only deny MAC address”, and filling in the desired MAC address of any wireless station to allow or to deny packets, respectively.

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Figure 4-13 Wireless MAC Filtering (for Wireless AP and WDS Hybrid mode only)

4.7.3. Ethernet Type Filtering

The Ethernet Type Filtering is able to allow or to deny Ethernet packets based on their type. This is to prevent some undesired packet to the device and the associated network. To enable this filtering, select the “Only allow MAC address” or “Only deny MAC address.” Then, enter Ethernet type and Protocol of the packet you want to allow or to deny. Then, select the Interface to which this filter is applied. To enable or disable each filter (based on Ethernet type), you can check or uncheck the mark in front of the filter, respectively.

To set up an Ethernet Type Filter, you may fill in “0x” followed by a four-digit hexadecimal number, e.g. 0xF0F0 to filter NETBUI type message or 0x8035 to filter RARP type message.

Figure 4-14 Ethernet Type Filtering

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4.7.4. IP Filtering

The “IP Filtering” enables the packet filtering based on the IP protocol, the source address and the destination address. To add a filter, select the “Only allow MAC address” or “Only deny MAC address”. Then, adding IP code of the protocol, the Protocol name, the source address and the destination address. Each filter only provides one-way filtering. To create a two-way filtering, you need to add two filters, each of which is for one-way filtering. Then, select the Interface to which the filter is applied. The enable or disable each filter, you can check or uncheck the mark in front of the line of the filter.

Figure 4-15 IP Network Type Filtering

4.7.5. TCP/UDP Port Filtering

The “TCP/UDP Port Filtering” is a filtering method to allow or to deny packets based on TCP or UDP port number. To enable the TCP/UDP Port Filtering, select the “Only allow MAC address” or “Only deny MAC address”. Then, filling in Port number and its associated Application name, and selecting the type of the protocol that could be TCP, UDP or both. Then, you select the Interface you want this filter to be applied. The enable or disable each filter, you can check or uncheck the mark in front of the line of the filter.

Figure 4-16 TCP/UDP Port Type Filtering

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4.7.6. Wireless Client Isolation

The Wireless Client Isolation feature utilizes an advanced filtering technique to create a virtual interface for wireless interfaces b etween wireless clients. The isolation is enabled to prevent data traffic flowing between clients to increase client security and to prevent unnecessary traffic between clients. This feature allows operators to integrate wireless field devices and wireless-enabled computer using the same wireless network where our AW5300 Wireless Access Point acts as the wireless access point.

This feature is only available in our AW5300 Wireless Access Point. It offers three modes for operations according to operator need.

• No Blocking: This feature is disabled. The wireless access point does not isolate wirele ss clients. Hence, it allows any communication among all wireless clients.

• This AP Only: This allows any associated wireless clients to communicate with other wireless clients that associate with this AP only.

• Across APs: This allows any communication of wireless clients across APs. It does not allow associated wireless clients to communicate with wireless clients on this AP.

• Block all: This will block any communication between one wireless client and any other wireless clients. This only allows a wireless client to communicate to wired clients.

Figure 4-17 Wireless Client Isolation Settings

4.8. System Setup

4.8.1. User & Password Settings

The User & Password Setting is for user account changing. To change the administrator password, put in “admin” as Username and the default password, or the old password if it is ever changed. Then, fill in a new password in “New Password” and in “Repeat new password” to reconfirm the new password.

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Figure 4-18 User and Password Settings

4.8.2. Date/Time Settings

The date and time of the device is important to some functions that need date and time to operate. To set up date and time of the device, you can manually set up Date and Time, or you can use Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize the time of the device with a Time Server. To synchronize time automatically, check “Obtain an date/time automatically” and then fill in the IP address or the hostname of an NTP Server. If you fill in the hostname, the DNS server must be set up for the device. Then, you can select the Time Zon e of the device.

Figure 4-19 Date and Time Settings

4.8.3. Alert Event

There are five events that the device is triggered:

• Cold Sta rt (The case of power interruption)

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• Warm Start (The case that the device is reset by Reset Button)

• Authentication Failure (The case of incorrect username or password is entered)

• IP Address Changed (The case that the device’s IP is changed)

• Password Changed (The case that the administrator password is changed)

Any one of these five triggers an “Alert Event”, and subsequently the need to notify responsible personnel by email or to set a trap on the SNMP Trap Server. See “Email Settings” section, to set up the email addresses to which the alert message is sent. See “SNMP Settings” section to set up a SNMP trap server.

Alert messages of all events can be sent out in an email, but only in the first three events in which the SNMP Server can trap as shown in Figure 4-20.

Figure 4-20 Alert Event Settings

4.8.4. Firmware Upgrade

In a meanwhile, we may provide a new firmware in form of a file for the device that fixes bugs and provides better performance. It is very important that the device must NOT be turned off or powered off during the firmware upgrading. To upgrade a new firmware, copy the new firmware file to your computer, and then click “Browse” to find the new firmware file as shown in Figure 4-21. Before upgrading the firmware, please make sure that the device has a reliable power source that it will not be powered off or restarted during the upgrading process. Then, click “Upload” to upload the new firmware to the device. After clicking the “Upload” button, the progression of the uploading is shown as shown in Figure 4-22. Please wait until the uploading process is finished. Once, the upload is successful; the device will restart by itself. The upgrading process should take around 1 minute.

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Figure 4-21 Firmware Upgrade Settings

Figure 4-22 Firmware Upgrading in Progress

4.8.5. Configuration Backup & Restore

Once all the configurations are set and the device is working properly. You may want to back up your configuration. The backup can be used when the new firmware is uploaded and it is reset to a factory default settings. The backup can also be used to set other similar devices without going through several configuration steps.

To backup your configuration, click “Backup”, and a pop-up dialog is prompt for saving the backup file on your computer. It is important NOT to modify the saved configuration file by any editor. Any modification to the file may corrupt the file, and it may not be used for restore.

To restore the configuration backup, click “Browse” to locate the backup file, and then click “Upload” to upload the configuration backup file to the device. Once, the backup file is successfully uploaded; the device will restart.

Figure 4-23 Configuration Backup & Restore

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4.9. System Status

The menu settings provide the information of the device status as shown in the following sections.

4.9.1. Site Monitor

The Site Monitor allows users to view the other wireless networks in the surrounding areas. The Site Monitor provides information of other access points such as SSID, MAC Address, Channel used, the RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator), and Security protocol used by the other access points. The “Site Monitor” can be helpful when setting the SSID and the Channel of this device to avoid the SSID name and Channel collision to prevent unexpected errors or degraded performance.

It will take a while for the “Site Monitor” function to gather information of the surrounding wireless networks.

Figure 4-24 Site Monitor Snapshot

4.9.2. Mobile Table

When the device is working in Wireless AP mode or the Hybrid WDS mode, the administrator can monitor the mobile clients associated to this device using “Mobile Table” menu.

The “Mobile Table” on the “System Status” menu shows the status of the mobile clients in the wireless network. Figure 4-25 shows the information of associated mobile clients. It shows the MAC addresses, the number of received and transmitted packet as well as the transmission rate of the wireless link.

Figure 4-25 Mobile Table shows the Associated Mobile S tation

4.9.3. WDS Table

When the device is working in Wireless Bridge mode or Hybrid WDS mode, the administrator can monitor the other wireless networks using WDS interfaces connected with this device using “WDS Table” menu.

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The “WDS Table” on the “System Status” menu shows the status of the other WDS networks that are connected with this device. Figure 4-26 shows the sample of the status of another WDS network on “ra1” interface. It shows the MAC address of the interface and the number of received and transmitted packets as well as the current transmission rate of the wireless link.

Figure 4-26 WDS Table shows the status of the WDS interface

4.9.4. Traffic Log & Statistics

The Traffic Log & Statistics shows the information of the wireless network and the status. You can set up the “Refresh Rate” of the traffic log viewing. The default is 30 seconds. The high refresh rate would increase the CPU load of the device.

Figure 4-27 Traffic Log and Ne twork Statistics

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4.9.5. DHCP Status

The DHCP Status shows the list of DHCP clients that receive IP addresses from this device when the device distributes the IP addresses using DHCP protocol. The list shows mobile stations MAC addresses, IP addresses, Type, and Status.

Figure 4-28 DHCP Status Snapshots

4.10. Reboot and Restore Default Settings

To manually reboot the device, you may click “Reboot”, and the device will restart. In some case, you may want to reset the device to factory default. To do such that, you check “Reset” and then click “Reboot” to restart the device with a factory default settings.

Figure 4-29 Reboot and Restore Default Settings

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Chapter 5. Specifications

Hardware Specifications

CPU 150 MHz RISC with MMU suppo rt Flash Memory 8 MB for Program and Data

2MB for Bootloader RAM Memory SDRAM: 32 MB Interface Mini-PCI Slot (for Wireless Module) Watchdog Hardware Watchdog Re set Debug Port RS-232 Wireless LAN FCC Certified IEEE 802.11 b/g

802.11b Data Rates: 11/5.5/2/1 Mbps

802.11g Data Rates: 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6/5.5/2/1 Mbps

Operating Channels: 802.11b/g: 11 (North America), 13 (Europe), 14

(Japan)

Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP, AES, 802.1x

WEP Encryption Length: 64 bit and 128 bit

Tx Power 11b: 14 dBm, 11g: 13 dBm

Rx Sensitivity: -66 dBm @ 54 Mbps, -80 dBm @ 11Mbps

802.11b/g Outdoor Range: 980 ft. / 300 m

Antenna Connector: Reverse SMA

Topologies: Infrastructure Ethernet 802.3u 10/100BaseTX Ethernet LAN

Protection: Built-in 1.5 kV Magnetic Isolation Power Input: DC 24V - 48V

Consumption: 4.5 W @ Tx Mode Mechanical H x W x D: 90 mm x 45 mm x 75 mm Environment Operating: 0 to 60 C, 5 to 95% RH

Storage: -40 to 75 C, 5 to 95% RH Interface 4 dBi antenna

5.5 dBi antenna (optional)

Software Specifications

Protocols HTTP, DHCP, TCP/IP, RADIUS, DNS, SNMP, NTP Advanced Features Fast Handoff, Smart Route, Wireless Client Isolation, Advanced

Firewall & Packet Filtering, Configuration Web-based management Client OS Support Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP, UNIX and Macintosh Interface Antenna : 4 dBi antenna, 5.5 dBi antenna (optional) Wireless Security AP-STA: OPEN/WEP/WPA/WPA2/RADIUS

WDS: OPEN/WEP/TKIP/CCMP(AES) Encryption

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LED indicators

Name Color Message

RUN

(Blinking Green)

The device is running

(Steady Green)

Device is running in Regular AP modes

WDS

(Steady Green)

Device is running in WDS modes

WLAN

(Blinking Green)

There is on-going traffic over WLAN interface

WDS1-4

(Steady Green)

Show the WDS connection is established

The device can be operated into one of five modes, Regular AP, Regular AP Gateway, Wireless Bridge, WDS Hybrid, and WDS Hybrid Gateway. To identify the device operating mode, two LEDs, AP and WDS, are used as shown in the following table.

Operation

Mode

Regular

Gateway

Wireless

Bridge

WDS

Hybrid

WDS

Hybrid

Gateway

WDS

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Warranty Policy

Warranty Conditions Products supplied by Atop Technologies are covered in this warranty for sub-standard performance or

defective workmanship. The warranty is not, however, extended to goods damaged in the following circumstances:

(a) Excessive forces or impacts (b) War or an Act of God: wind storm, fire, flood, electric shock, earthquake (c) Use of unqualified power supply, connectors, or maintenance procedure (d) Replacement with unauthorized parts

RMA and Shipping Costs Reimbursement Customers shall always obtain an authorized "RMA" number from Atop before shipping the goods to be

repaired to Atop. When in normal use, a sold product shall be replaced with a new one within 3 months after purchase. The

shipping cost from the customer to Atop will be reimbursed by Atop. After 3 months and still within the warranty period, it is up to Atop whether to replace the unit with a new

one; normally, as long as a product is under warranty, all parts and labor are free of charge to the customers.

After the warranty period, the customer shall cover the cost for parts and labor. Three months after purchase, the shipping cost from the customer to Atop will not be reimbursed, but the

shipping cost from Atop to the customer will be paid by Atop.

Limited Liability Atop shall not be held responsible for any consequential losses from using Atop’s product.

Warranty Period Wireless Access Point: 5 years

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