AirLive AIRLIVE WL-5430AP, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide AirLive WL 5430AP Wireless Access Point ...

Page 2: ...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 ...

Page 3: ...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 b...

Page 4: ...ater 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 al...

Page 5: ...pped 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 tha...

Page 6: ...e 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 ...

Page 7: ...n 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 ...

Page 8: ...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 ...

Page 9: ... encryption as shown in Table1 Table 1 Wireless Security Mode WEP WPA PSK WPA2 WPA WPA2 Mixed 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 Yes Yes No No Client Ad Hoc Yes No No No ...

Page 10: ...RL 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 wit...

Page 11: ...up 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 ...

Page 12: ... cards Boost Mode enhances 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 D...

Page 13: ...y 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 WEP keys Entered in the format specified by the WEP Length and Mode fields Default Tx key Select default WEP key from Keys 1 4 ...

Page 14: ...n Field Description WPA Data Encryption Select AES or TKIP Authentication Method Select Pre Shared Key PSK or 802 1X WPA Passphrase WPA key provided by the user Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field Group Re Key Time Group Re Key interval seconds ...

Page 15: ...ation Field Description WPA2 Data Encryption Select AES Authentication Method Select Pre Shared Key PSK or 802 1X WPA2 Passphrase WPA2 key provided by the user Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field Group Re Key Time Group Re Key interval seconds ...

Page 16: ...TKIP WPA2 Data Encryption Select AES Authentication Method Select Pre Shared Key PSK or 802 1X WPA Passphrase WPA key provided by the user Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field WPA2 Passphrase WPA2 key provided by the user Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field Group Re Key Time Group Re Key interval seconds ...

Page 17: ...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 Allows user to force 802 11g protection RTS CTS mode off Transmit Rate Selects the transmit rate Auto or a fixed rate Preamble Ty...

Page 18: ...s may be connected 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 ...

Page 19: ... 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 ...

Page 20: ... Description MAC filtering Enables Disables MAC filtering mode Filter Mode Provides the option to allow or deny clients with MAC addresses listed Filter List Up to 32 MAC addresses can be listed MAC addresses List of MAC addresses to filter ...

Page 21: ...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 bridgin...

Page 22: ...ption 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 ...

Page 23: ...able 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 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 th...

Page 24: ...nsmit 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 ...

Page 25: ...escription MAC filtering Enables Disables MAC filtering mode Filter Mode Provides the option either to allow or deny clients with the MAC addresses listed Filter List Up to 32 MAC addresses can be listed MAC addresses List of MAC addresses to filter ...

Page 26: ...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 MAC address of the P2P bridge that this bridge is connected to Mode Selects 802 11g b mode 802 11g only 802 11b only or Mixed Chan...

Page 27: ...h 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 8 3 Advanced Settings Access the Advanced Settings page by clicking the Advanced Settings ...

Page 28: ...S 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 ...

Page 29: ...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 Default is Static AP MAC Address 1 6 MAC address es of the P2P bridges that are...

Page 30: ...s 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 9 3 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings page allows you to configure advanced Radio settings The following table describe...

Page 31: ...gure 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 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 SSID Wireless Network Name You can enter it directly in this field or click the Site S...

Page 32: ...te 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 Acc...

Page 33: ...cess 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 ...

Page 34: ...11 Status Page The status page reports relevant status information for the device for both the Ethernet and wireless interfaces Figure 22 Status Page ...

Page 35: ...e 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 ...

Page 36: ... 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 ...