Ovislink AIRLIVE WL-5430AP User Manual

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User’s Guide

1.0 Introduction
This document is the user’s manual for the OvisLink AirLive WL-5430AP.

1. Quick Start

The default IP address of the AirLive WL-5430AP is 192.168.0.10. The login is “admin” and
password is “ovislink”.

1. Connect an antenna to the SMA connector closer to the LEDs. Note that there are two SMA
connectors on the board. The SMA connector closer to the LEDs is required. It is optional to
connect an antenna to the other connector

2. Connect the AirLive WL-5430AP to a PC using an Ethernet cable.

3. Plug in the 12V power supply.

4. Make sure the PC has a IP address on the 192.168.0.xxx subnet, such as 192.168.0.100.

5. Open your web browser and navigate to 192.168.0.10.

6. Type “admin” for the login field and “password” for the password.

7. The default out-of-box operating mode is Access Point (AP) mode. To switch to Repeater,
P2P, PMP or Client mode, go to the Mode page and select the desired mode. Click Apply. The
board will reboot into the desired mode.

8. After the board reboots, go to the Mode page and click Setup. Configure the applicable
properties for that mode, such as security, SSID, channel, etc.

9. The AirLive WL-5430AP should now be ready to use.

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3. Operating Modes

This section provides an overview of the All-into-1 operating mode.

3.1 Introduction to Operating Modes

3.1.1 Traveler’s AP Mode

By default, the out-of-box operational mode is Access Point (AP) Mode (or Traveler’s AP
Mode). When the system is reset to the default manufacturing settings, the operating mode
reverts to AP Mode. In AP Mode, the system functions as a standard AP, where wireless
clients connected to the AP can then connect to other wireless clients or to the wired network.
For example, when traveling to a hotel that has high-speed internet access, the user can
connect to the Internet through the AP which is connected to an Ethernet cable in the room
(see Figure 1).
The AirLive WL-5430AP acts only as a ISO Layer 2 bridge and does not act as a DHCP
server. Therefore, it does not supply dynamic IP addresses and relies instead on the network
to supply them.

3.1.2 Repeater Mode

A repeater is placed between an AP and a client to extend the distance between the two
WLAN devices.Functioning as a repeater, the AirLive WL-5430AP connects to both a client
card as an AP and to another AP. Two repeater modes are available in the All-into-1:

• WDS Repeater:
WDS Repeaters connect as APs to other APs using the WDS link and MAC address to
identify one another.

• Universal Repeater:
Universal Repeaters connect as child clients to parent APs using the SSID to connect.

Figure 2 shows an example of a Repeater network with two AirLive WL-5430AP Repeaters

connected to a AirLive WL-5430AP, with each Repeater allowing wireless clients to
associate.

3.1.2.1 WDS Repeaters

Wireless Distribution System (WDS) functionality is an industry standard wireless AP mode
(repeater) that enables wireless bridging in which WDS APs communicate with one another
using a WDS link. In typical repeater applications, APs connecting to other APs equipped with
WDS functionality must also support WDS. Typically, repeaters will not function properly with
other APs that are not equipped with WDS. Figure 3 shows an example of a WDS Repeater
network with AirLive WL-5430AP Repeaters in Parent/Child configurations
with other Repeaters.

3.1.2.2 Universal Repeaters

When configured as a Universal Repeater, the AirLive WL-5430AP allows connectivity to APs
that are not equipped with WDS. Figure 4 shows an example of a WDS Repeater network.

3.1.3 Point-to-Point (P2P) Mode

Two AirLive WL-5430AP devices, each in Point-to-Point (P2P) Mode, establish a wireless
connection between two wired networks, as shown in Figure 5. The two AirLive WL-5430AP
devices operating in P2P Mode do not allow client associations.
To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP devices to establish a P2P wireless bridge, ensure the
following:

1. Enter the MAC address of P2P-2 device in the P2P MAC address field in the P2P-1 device.

2. Enter the MAC address of P2P-1 device in the P2P MAC address field in the P2P-2 device.

3.1.4 Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) Mode

An AirLive WL-5430AP device operating in Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) Mode wirelessly
connects two or more wired networks, as shown in Figure 6. The root AirLive WL-5430AP
device (LAN1) operates in PMP Mode, while the other AirLive WL-5430AP devices (LAN2,
LAN3) must operate in P2P Mode.

When operating in PMP Mode, the AirLive WL-5430AP device does not allow client
associations.
The user must enter the MAC addresses (up to six) of each P2P device into the PMP system
table of Remote AP MAC addresses.

3.1.5 Client Mode

When set to Client Mode, the AirLive WL-5430AP device associates with an AP within its
range.

Figure 7 shows the Client Mode AirLive WL-5430AP operating as a wireless client in

infrastructure mode.

Figure 8 shows the Client Mode AirLive WL-5430AP joined with another Client Mode AirLive

WL-5430AP device in an Ad-Hoc network.

The Client behaves like a normal wireless client.

4. Wireless Security Support

The AirLive WL-5430AP supports wireless encryption as shown in Table1.

Table 1: Wireless Security

Mode WEP WPA-PSK WPA2

AP Yes Yes Yes Yes

Repeater (WDS) Yes No No No

Repeater (Universal) Yes Yes No No

P2P Yes No No No

PMP Yes No No No

Client

(Infrastructure)

Client (Ad-Hoc) Yes No No No

Yes Yes No No

WPA/WPA2

Mixed

5. Mode Selection

The first step in using the AirLive WL-5430AP is selecting the operating mode. The default
operating mode is AP Mode.
To view the web page for the device, open a web browser and enter 192.168.0.10 (default IP
address of the device) as the URL. The default username is “admin” and the default password
is “password.” Figure 9 shows the page displayed once logged in.
To select a mode, click the Mode tab. Click the radio button next to the desired mode and click
the Apply button. The device will reboot in the selected mode. After the board reboots, click the
Setup button to begin configuring the device.
The “What’s This?” button opens a popup window with a brief description of each mode

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Figure 9: Mode Page

6. AP Setup

6.1 Basic Setup

To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in AP Mode, select AP from the Mode page (Figure 9),
allow the board to reboot, and click the AP: Setup button. Figure 10 and Table 2 show the
basic AP Mode setup options.

Figure 10:AP Setup Page