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

Table 2:

Field Description

Mode Selects 802.11g/b mode: 802.11g only, 802.11b only, or Mixed

SSID Wireless Network Name

When AutoLink is enabled, the configuration utility automatically
patches the MAC Address to the SSID. This enables the client card

AutoLink

to generate a profile of the AP connected to with AutoLink. To
change the SSID, uncheck the AutoLink radio button and change the
SSID. Then, recheck the AutoLink radio button to continue

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When used with Marvell client cards, Boost Mode enhances

Boost Mode

throughput an additional 30% at 54 Mbps, and extends the additional
throughput at 2x the original 54 Mbps range. The result is a relative
throughput improvement of up to 300 feet.

SSID Broadcast Enable/disable the SSID broadcast feature.

Channel Selects the channel
Security Select Disable, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2 Mixed mode

security.
Select the option, and click the Setup button.
Default: Disable Security.

Advanced Settings Click Setup to configure advanced settings.

Access Filter Click Setup to configure the access filter

6.2 Security Setup

To enable security, select the desired security mode (WEP or WPA) from the AP setup page
and click Setup to enter the keys.

Figure 11: WEP Configuration

The following tables describe the security setup options in more detail.

Table 3: AP Mode — WEP Configuration

Field Description

Authentication Type Choose Open or Shared Key
WEP Length Select WEP encryption key length: 64 bits or 128 bits.

Mode Selects the WEP key format, ASCII or Hex
Passphrase Passphrase used to generate the WEP keys.

Click the Generate button to generate the keys.
Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field.

Key 1-4

Default Tx key Select default WEP key from Keys 1-4.

WEP keys. Entered in the format specified by the WEP
Length and Mode fields.

Figure 11: WPA Configuration

Table 4: AP Mode — WPA Configuration

Field Description

WPA Data
Encryption
Authentication
Method
WPA
Passphrase

Group Re-Key
Time

Select AES or TKIP.

Select Pre-Shared Key (PSK) or 802.1X.

WPA key provided by the user.
Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field

Group Re-Key interval (seconds)

Figure 12: WPA2 Configuration

Table 5: AP Mode — WPA2 Configuration

Field Description

WPA2 Data
Encryption
Authentication
Method
WPA2
Passphrase

Group Re-Key
Time

Select AES.

Select Pre-Shared Key (PSK) or 802.1X.

WPA2 key provided by the user.
Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field

Group Re-Key interval (seconds)

Figure 13: WPA/WPA2 Mixed Configuration

Table 6: AP Mode — WPA/WPA2 Mixed Configuration

Field Description

WPA Data
Encryption
WPA2 Data
Encryption
Authentication
Method
WPA
Passphrase

WPA2
Passphrase

Group Re-Key
Time

Select AES or TKIP.

Select AES.

Select Pre-Shared Key (PSK) or 802.1X.

WPA key provided by the user.
Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field

WPA2 key provided by the user.
Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field

Group Re-Key interval (seconds)

6.3 Advanced Settings

Access the Advanced Settings page by clicking the Advanced Settings: Setup button from the
AP Mode setup page (Figure 10). The Advanced Settings page allows configuration of
advanced Radio settings and range extension of the AirLive WL-5430AP in AP Mode by
linking it to up to two repeaters. See Figure 14 and Table 7.

Figure 14: Advanced Settings

The following table describes the setup options in detail.

Table 7: AP Advanced Settings

Field Description

Beacon Interval Beacon interval (in milliseconds)
RTS Threshold RTS threshold (Bytes)
DTIM Interval DTIM interval

Protection Mode

Transmit Rate Selects the transmit rate: Auto or a fixed rate
Preamble Type Selects short preamble, long preamble, or Auto

Connect
Repeater

Allows user to force 802.11g protection (RTS/CTS)
mode off.

Enable/Disable the use of a Repeater (WDS Repeater
mode only).

Repeater MAC
Address

6.3.1 Connect Repeater

Up to two Repeaters may be connected. If a Repeater is used with the AP:

1. Go to the Advanced Settings page.

2. Select Enable for the “Connect Repeater” field.

3. Enter the MAC address for each Repeater in the “Repeater MAC Address” field.

MAC address for each Repeater. Up to two Repeaters
may be connected.

6.4 Access Filter

Click the Access Filter: Setup button from the AP Mode setup page (Figure 10) to access the
Access Filter page. The Access Filter page allows the user to configure the AP to allow or deny
association to itself based on the MAC address of the client. Up to 32 MAC addresses can be
added to the list. Figure 15 and Table 8 detail the options

.

Figure 15: Access Filter

Settings

The following table describes the setup options in detail.

Table 8: AP Access Filter Settings

Field Description

MAC filtering Enables/Disables MAC filtering mode

Filter Mode

Filter List Up to 32 MAC addresses can be listed.

MAC addresses List of MAC addresses to filter

Provides the option to allow or deny clients with MAC
addresses listed

7. Repeater Setup

To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in Repeater Mode, select Repeater from the Mode page
(Figure 9), allow the board to reboot, and click the Repeater: Setup button. Figure 16 and

Table 9 show the Repeater Mode setup options.

• To select a Repeater Mode, choose WDS Repeater or Universal Repeater in the Repeater

Type field.

• To set up a WDS Repeater, enter the MAC address of the Parent AP/Router (to be

connected to the Repeater) in the Parent MAC Address field. To link an additional repeater,
check the Enable Linked
Repeater box and enter the MAC address of the additional repeater in the field provided.

• To set up a Universal Repeater, enter the SSID of the Parent AP in the Parent SSID field.

7.1 WDS Repeater

WDS is a wireless AP mode (repeater) that enables wireless bridging where WDS APs
communicate with one another. APs connecting to other APs equipped with industry standard
WDS functionality must also support WDS.

Figure 16: WDS Repeater Mode Setup

7.2 Universal Repeater

Universal Repeaters allow connectivity to APs that are not equipped with WDS.

Figure 17: Universal Repeater Mode Setup

Table 9: Repeater Setup

Field Description

Repeater Type Select WDS Repeater or Universal Repeater.

Parent SSID Wireless Network Name of parent Repeater.

NOTE: Only applies to Universal Repeater mode.
Channel Selects the channel
Parent MAC Address MAC address of Parent AP/Router to which this Repeater is

connected.

NOTE: Only applies to WDS Repeater mode.
Mode

Selects 802.11g/b mode: 802.11g only, 802.11b only, or Mixed

SSID Wireless Network Name.

Enable/disable the AutoLink feature.

When AutoLink is enabled, the configuration utility automatically

AutoLink

Broadcast SSID Enable/disable the SSID broadcast feature.
Security Select Disable, WEP, or WPA security.

Advanced Settings Click Setup to configure advanced settings.
Access Filter Click Setup to configure the access filter

7.3 Security Setup

To enable security, select the desired security mode (WEP or WPA) from the Repeater Mode
setup page (Figure 16) and click the Setup button to enter the keys. The following tables
describe the security setup options in more detail.

Table 10: WEP Setup

patches the MAC Address to the SSID. This enables the client card

to generate a profile of the AP connected to with AutoLink. To

change the SSID, uncheck the AutoLink radio button and change

the SSID. Then, recheck the AutoLink radio button to continue.

Select the option, and click the Setup button to enter the key(s) for

WEP or WPA.

Field Description

WEP Length Selects the WEP key length: 64 bits or 128 bits.

Mode Selects the WEP key format, ASCII or Hex
Passphrase Passphrase used to generate the WEP keys.

Click the Generate button to generate the keys.
Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field.

Key 1-4 WEP keys

Default Tx key Selects the default WEP key (1-4)

Table 11: WPA Setup

Field Description

Authentication
Method

Passphrase WPA key
Group Re-Key

Time

7.4 Advanced Settings

Access the Advanced Settings page by clicking the Advanced Settings: Setup button from the
Repeater Mode setup page (Figure 16). The Advanced Settings page allows the user to

Select PSK mode

Group Re-Key interval (seconds)

configure advanced Radio settings for the Repeater. Figure 18 and Table 12 detail the options.

Figure 18: Repeater Mode — Advanced

Table 12: Repeater Advanced Settings

Field Description

Beacon Interval Beacon interval (in milliseconds)

RTS Threshold RTS threshold (Bytes)
DTIM Interval DTIM interval

Protection Mode Allows user to force 802.11g protection (RTS/CTS) mode off.

Transmit Rate Selects the transmit rate: Auto or a fixed rate
Preamble Type Selects short preamble, long preamble or Auto

7.5 Access Filter

Click the Access Filter:Setup button from the Repeater Mode setup page (Figure 16) to access
the Access Filter page. The Access Filter page allows the user to configure the Repeater to
allow or deny association to itself based on the client’s MAC address. Up to 32 MAC
addresses can be added to the list.
The Repeater Mode Access Filter webpage is identical to the one for AP Mode. See Figure 15
for reference. Table 13 details the options.

Table 13: Repeater Access Filter Settings

Field Description

MAC filtering Enables/Disables MAC filtering mode
Filter Mode

Filter List Up to 32 MAC addresses can be listed.

MAC addresses List of MAC addresses to filter

Provides the option either to allow or deny clients with
the MAC addresses listed.

8. Point-to-Point (P2P) Setup

8.1 Basic Setup

To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in P2P Mode, select P2P from the Mode page (Figure 9),
allow the board to reboot, and click the P2P: Setup button. Figure 19 and Table 14 describe
the P2P Mode setup options.
To set up the P2P bridge, the user must enter the MAC address of the other P2P bridge to be
connected to this P2P bridge in the AP MAC Address field of the P2P Mode setup page.

Figure 19: P2P Setup

Table 14: P2P Setup

Field Description

AP MAC
Address
Mode

Channel Selects the channel

MAC address of the P2P bridge that this bridge is
connected to
Selects 802.11g/b mode: 802.11g only, 802.11b
only, or Mixed

Security Selects the option to disable security or to use

WEP security. If using WEP, click the Setup

button to enter the key(s).
Advanced
Settings

8.2 Security Setup

To enable security, select WEP from the setup page and click Setup to enter the keys. The
following tables describe the security setup options in more detail.

Table 15: WEP Setup

Field Description

WEP Length Selects the WEP key length: 64 bits or 128 bits.
Mode Selects the WEP key format, ASCII or Hex

Passphrase Passphrase used to generate the WEP keys.

Key 1-4 WEP keys
Default Tx key Selects the default WEP key (1-4)

8.3 Advanced Settings

Access the Advanced Settings page by clicking the Advanced Settings:Setup button from the
P2P Mode setup page (Figure 19). The Advanced Settings page allows the user to configure
advanced Radio settings.Figure 20 and Table 16 detail the options.

Figure 19: P2P Mode— Advanced Settings

Click Setup to configure advanced settings.

Click the Generate button to generate the keys.
Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field.

Table 16: P2P Advanced Settings

Field Description

RTS Threshold RTS threshold (Bytes)
DTIM Interval DTIM interval
Protection Mode Allows user to force 802.11g protection (RTS/CTS) mode off.
Transmit Rate Selects the transmit rate: Auto or a fixed rate
Preamble Type Selects short preamble, long preamble or Auto

9. Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) Setup

9.1 Basic Setup

To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in PMP Mode, select PMP from the Mode page (Figure

9), allow the board to reboot, and click the PMP: Setup button. Figure 20 and Table 17

describe the PMP Mode setup options.
To set up the PMP bridge, the user must enter the MAC address(es) of the P2P bridge(s) to be
connected to this PMP bridge in the AP MAC Address field(s) of the PMP Mode setup page.
Up to six MAC addresses can be entered.

Figure 20: PMP Setup

Table 17: PMP Setup

Field Description

Remote AP
Connection Mode

AP MAC Address
(1-6)

Default is Static.

MAC address(es) of the P2P bridges that are connected
to this PMP bridge

Mode

Channel Selects the channel
Security Selects the option to disable security or to use WEP

Advanced
Settings

9.2 Security Setup

To enable security, select WEP from the setup page and click Setup to enter the keys. The
following tables describe the security setup options in more detail.

Table 18: WEP Setup

Field Description

WEP Length Selects the WEP key length: 64 bits or 128 bits.
Mode Selects the WEP key format, ASCII or Hex
Passphrase Passphrase used to generate the WEP keys.

Key 1-4 WEP keys
Default Tx key Selects the default WEP key (1-4)

9.3 Advanced Settings

The Advanced Settings page allows you to configure advanced Radio settings. The following
table describes the setup options in detail.

Table 19: PMP Advanced Settings

Field Description

Selects 802.11g/b mode: 802.11g only, 802.11b only, or
Mixed

security. If using WEP, click the Setup button to enter the
key(s).

Click Setup to configure advanced settings.

Click the Generate button to generate the keys.
Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field.

RTS Threshold RTS threshold (in bytes)
DTIM Interval DTIM interval

Protection
Mode

Transmit Rate Selects the transmit rate: Auto or a fixed rate
Preamble

Type

Allows user to force 802.11g protection

(RTS/CTS) mode off.

Selects short preamble, long preamble or Auto

10. Client Mode Setup

10.1 Basic Setup

To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in Client Mode, select Client from the Mode page
(Figure 9), allow the board to reboot, and click the Client: Setup button. Figure 21 and Table 20
describe the Client Mode setup options.

Figure 21: Client Bridge Setup

Table 20: AP Setup

Field Description

Station Mode Selects 802.11g/b mode: 802.11b only or 802.11g/b

MAC Cloning
Mode

SSID Wireless Network Name. You can enter it directly in this field or

Enable MAC Cloning Mode. This clones all the MAC addresses of
devices connected to the Ethernet (wired) port to a single MAC
address sent out wirelessly to an AP or Repeater

click the Site Survey button to select from a list of available
networks.

Table 20: AP Setup (Continued)

Field Description

Operation Mode Selects Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode
Channel Selects the channel (Ad-Hoc network only)

Security Selects the option to disable security or to use WEP or WPA

security. If using WEP or WPA, click the Setup button to enter

the key(s).
Preamble Type Selects short or long preamble
Transmit Rate Selects the transmit rate: a fixed rate or Auto

10.2 MAC Cloning

To enable MAC cloning mode, go to the MAC Cloning field on the LAN page and select
Enabled. MAC cloning clones all the MAC addresses of the devices connected to the Ethernet
(wired) port to a single MAC address sent out wirelessly to an AP or Repeater.

10.3 Client Mode — Site Survey

Clicking the Site Survey button brings up the Site Survey page, which displays the available
Access Points and Ad-Hoc networks in the neighborhood. The user then selects the AP or
Ad-Hoc network to join. Figure 22 and Table 21 describe the options

.

Figure 22: Client Mode — Site Survey

Table 21: Client Mode — Site Survey

Field Description

SiteSurvey table

Lists the available Access Points and Ad-Hoc networks.

To select a wireless network to join, click its radio button.
Scan Start the Site Survey Scan process.
Join Select a wireless network.

Click the Join button to associate the client bridge with the

selected AP/node or Ad-Hoc network
Close

Close the Site Survey page.

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11. Status Page

The status page reports relevant status information for the device, for both the Ethernet and
wireless interfaces.

Figure 22: Status Page

12. Admin Page

The admin page lets you upgrade the device’s firmware or change the password.

Figure 23: Admin Pag

12.1 Firmware Upgrade

To upgrade the firmware, click the Browse button and select the image file. Click Apply to
upgrade.

12.2 Update Password

To change the password, enter the new password in the New Password and Reconfirm
Password fields and click Apply.

13. LAN Page

The LAN page lets you set the device’s IP address. The device can be configured to use an
automatic (DHCP) address or a fixed IP address.

The default IP address is 192.168.0.10.

When the device is in Client mode, the LAN page also provides the MAC cloning option.
It is important that before you configure the AirLive WL-5430AP device (regardless of the
mode it is in) to Automatic IP, you should know how to determine the AirLive WL-5430AP
device’s IP address from the device it is connected to.

Figure 24: LAN Page