AirLive WMU-6000FS, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 User s Manual Portable Wireless AP Storage WMU 6000FS ...

Page 2: ... tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against radio interference in a commercial environment This equipment can generate use and radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions in this manual may cause harmful interferen...

Page 3: ... installation 12 2 2 Making Connections 15 2 2 1 Check TCP IP Settings 15 2 2 2 Wired Ethernet Connection 17 2 2 3 Wireless Connection 22 2 3 File sharing 24 2 3 1 Accessing the network hard drive via my network places 25 2 3 2 Searching the computers 26 2 3 3 Search the Entire Network Manually 26 2 3 4 Accessing Files via FTP 27 Chapter 3 Making Configuration 28 3 1 Wizard 30 3 2 Network Settings...

Page 4: ...ade 55 Chapter 6 MISC 56 6 1 Administrator Timeout 56 6 2 Change Password 57 6 3 System Time 58 Chapter 7 Printer Server Setup 59 7 1Windows Operating system NT based 59 7 2 Configuring on Unix like based Platforms 65 7 3 Apple OS 71 Chapter 8 Trouble Shootings 73 What can I do when I have some trouble in the first time 73 How to setup wireless function 75 Problems of security level 87 ...

Page 5: ...ct 1 1 Overview The AirLive WMU 6000FS is an ultra slim design and compact size of Portable Wireless AP Storage It is an ideal device for travelers and home users who need to back up and share files more efficiently and easily anytime and anywhere Additionally Network storage and fully compliant IEEE 802 11g WLAN device functions let you share files easily The AirLive WMU 6000FS offers WLAN mobili...

Page 6: ... File Storage and File Sharing via the Network Neighborhood or My Network Places in Windows or Samba in Linux z Support FAT FAT32 Ext2 files system and can read NTFS file system Only can copy files from NTFS folder to another FAT FAT32 or Ext2 folder z Built in FTP server z Support Security level as guest or Authorization user for file sharing z UPnP Universal Plug and Play feature for Windows XP ...

Page 7: ...ons z Up to 54Mbps data rate by incorporating Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM z IEEE 802 11b compatible 11Mbps Allowing inter operation among multiple vendors z IEEE 802 11g compatible 54Mbps Allowing inter operation among multiple vendors z Wireless data rate supported 6 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps in 802 11g mode 1 2 5 5 11Mbps in 802 11b mode z 64 128 bit WEP encryption z Support 802...

Page 8: ...TCP IP and NetBIOS network protocol installed z Internet Browser installed The AirLive WMU 6000FS requires an external 5V 3A power supply which is included in the AirLive WMU 6000FS package For safe operation please use only the power adapter provided by AirLive WMU 6000FS 1 4 Package List The AirLive WMU 6000FS package contains the following items z AirLive WMU 6000FS x 1 z 2 4GHz dipole antenna ...

Page 9: ...er 5V 3A Power inlet USB1 USB2 The ports where you can connect to any USB storage LAN Automatically MDI MDIX LAN port can sense the cable type when connecting to Ethernet enabled computer network of hub switch or router AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 9 ...

Page 10: ...e system before power off Backup Press the button over 4 seconds to copy data from USB device to HDD Reset Press the buttons of Shutdown and Backup simultaneously over 6 seconds to reset the system to the factory default setting 1 6 LED Indicators AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 10 ...

Page 11: ...wer off Power on LAN No device Linked In use WLAN No packet On Transmitting HDD Not in use HDD read write USB1 USB2 No device USB drive ready Backup Backup files from USB to HDD HDD Status No HDD HDD full or error More blinking quickly fewer available HDD capacity ...

Page 12: ...steps below to insert the 2 5 inch hard disk and assemble the device before using the AirLive WMU 6000FS Warning The AirLive WMU 6000FS is not hot swappable Please make sure that it is turned off and not connected to the power outlet when performing the following assembly procedure Step 1 Use one hand to hold on the AirLive WMU 6000FS and the other hand to open the upper cover carefully ...

Page 13: ...Step 2 Remove the upper cover Step 3 Insert the 2 5 inch hard drive into the slot Make sure the hard drive connecting pins and the connectors are properly aligned AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 13 ...

Page 14: ...Step 4 Put the upper cover back and assemble the cover tightly Step 5 Fasten the screw to make sure the hard drive would not loosen AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 14 ...

Page 15: ...settings or Wireless Connection can be used to connect the WMU 6000FS easily 2 2 1 Check TCP IP Settings To install the Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks and Internet Protocol TCP IP as follows Step 1 Select the My Network Places on the Desktop Menu and click the right button of mouse to choose the Properties AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 15 ...

Page 16: ...t Networks and Internet Protocol TCP IP are installed or not If not please install those communication protocols If you use other operating system such as Linux X window or Mac OS please refer to original manual of your OS to finish the configurations of TCP IP and other required communication protocols AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 16 ...

Page 17: ...o DHCP server AirLive WMU 6000FS will assign a random IP to client and you can get some information as below shown Use one Ethernet cable to connect the AP Storage and your computer directly Then go to the command mode and key ipconfig If the IP address and subnet is 0 0 0 0 please type ipconfig renew to retrieve a IP address AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 17 ...

Page 18: ...and input airlive to start NOTE The default login password is airlive If there is a DHCP server in the network AirLive WMU 6000FS will be as the client and get one IP address from DHCP server You can also use configuration utility to Query to find the IP address that WMU 6000FS gets About other operating systems such as Linux X window or Mac OS please use web browser to configure AirLive WMU 6000F...

Page 19: ...d Setup First go to My Network Places and search Computer name Input WMU 6000FS and start to search and you will find one device Click samba server and you will see two folders Then click the folder Configure AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 19 ...

Page 20: ...Please click Configure html directly to see configuration page In addition the user can allocate the IP by himself as below AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 20 ...

Page 21: ... assign one IP address which can be from 192 168 123 1 to 192 168 123 253 Here we use the 192 168 123 88 as the IP address The Subnet mask must be 255 255 255 0 and the Default gateway must be 192 168 123 254 Then click OK button to complete TCP IP setup Step2 Open the DOS command from the Start Menu Run and type cmd then click OK AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 21 ...

Page 22: ...e AirLive WMU 6000FS in a wireless environment We assume that there is at least one WLAN card installed on your computer and AP Storage is powered on Step 1 Enabling the WLAN card first and check the Wireless Network Connection properties from My Network Places Step 2 Select the Wireless Networks icon after entering the Wireless Network Connection Properties You will find the WMU_6000FS in the Ava...

Page 23: ...e Configure icon the Network name SSID is supposed to be AirLive Step 3 Open the DOS command from the Start Menu Run Type cmd in the Open folder then click OK to enter the DOS environment Step 4 type the ipconfig and press the Enter in the DOS environment AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 23 ...

Page 24: ...ryption feature or add ACL rules on WMU 6000FS Otherwise everyone can connect to it wirelessly and access data in your hard drive 2 3 File sharing The AirLive WMU 6000FS can be a shared network hard drive in an existing wireless or wired network environment The users in the same network area can read or write data from the device as required The following various steps are for users to start using...

Page 25: ...twork Places and type the address of Wmu6000fs and press Enter then you will find the Storage icon Click the Storage icon and will find the C folder as below This means you are successfully connected to the AirLive WMU 6000FS storage function AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 25 ...

Page 26: ...fs as below 2 3 3 Search the Entire Network Manually Open Windows Explorer and then click the My Network Places icon Double click the Entire Network to view the components of the network Select and click the Microsoft Windows Network icon then the various network components showed in the list AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 26 ...

Page 27: ...t utility to connect to WMU 6000FS with anonymous username and password username ftp and without password when the permission setting is set to Guest Only But if you change to Authorization users mode the accessing permission is limited and then users have to input specified username password to access any permitted folders AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 27 ...

Page 28: ...n n nf f fi i ig g gu u ur r ra a at t ti i io o on n n The WMU 6000FS can be configured various settings through the Configuration Tool Even you don t know which IP is being used by AirLive WMU 6000FS the Configuration Tool will help you to find it All you have to do is click the Query button of the Configuration Tool ...

Page 29: ... the configurations The default authorization password is airlive fter login you could see these buttons A ress Wizard if you want to do basic settings with simpler way Please ou want to make some advanced settings Please check ant to do anything P check chapter 3 1 Press General if y each item from chapter 3 2 Press Log out if you don t w ...

Page 30: ...AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 30 1 Wizard 3 ith wizard setting steps you could configure AirLive WMU 6000FS in a W very simple way Press button Next to start configuration tep 0 Select Language S ...

Page 31: ...ser s Manual 31 Step 1 You have to choose the DHCP option default setting is Auto If you use Server Auto Static mode you need to set some TCP IP settings for WMU 6000FS If you are not sure these values ask your MIS or ISP ...

Page 32: ...de default setting is AP Only Mode If you choose to use AP Only Mode in next page you could specify the SSID and the wireless channel number for WMU 6000FS If you select the Wireless Client Mode in next page you would have to specify the AP that you want WMU 6000FS to connect to ...

Page 33: ...You have two ways to do this job One is searching the AP that WMU 6000FS could get In this page you could select the AP you want WMU 6000FS to connect with AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 33 ...

Page 34: ...ou have two ways to set time for WMU 6000FS You could sync time with your PC or set time manually Step 4 If you use a whole new hard disk please select Yes If you already have data in this hard disk you might want to select No This option would format your hard disk to one partition if you select Yes ...

Page 35: ...ore time Step 5 Check your settings again before saving Click Discard Settings and you could return the first page If you want to change any setting please click Previous button If everything is okay click Save Settings AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 35 ...

Page 36: ...you need to format disk please wait the progressing bar become 100 After all done system would reboot automatically Please wait 30 seconds at least for system restarting AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 36 ...

Page 37: ...dress and subnet mask ent 9 Server The WMU 6000FS will be a DHCP server on the network 9 Auto Select this option to let WMU 6000FS send out a e a DHCP server on IP address and subnet z Serv 9 Following sections describe 9 Client If you have a assignm DCHP request during boot up If you hav the network the WMU 6000FS will receive an automatic IP address and subnet mask assignment If no DHCP server o...

Page 38: ...ou 9 Primary DNS Secondary DNS This feature allows you to assign DNS Servers You could get this information from your ISP Gateway The gateway IP address would be the IP address of an alternate Gateway If you do not know how to set up the Gateway lea 9 Client List When WMU 6000FS is as a DHCP server here will sho 9 Fixed Mapping DHCP address to a certain MAC s Setting Select the Wireless option in ...

Page 39: ...wireless mode s major function z Wireless modes selection WMU 6000FS provides four wireless modes to select Choose the wireless mode you need and click Go to set up detail functions Followings information will let you know the current wir 3 2 2 1 Wireless AP only Wh ic wireless function en you are in the AP only mode you can set up the bas s as below AP setting z SSID The SSID identifies a specifi...

Page 40: ... must have the same SSID as the access Authentication Auth z entication ensures that digital data transmissions are delivered to the intended receiver This option enables you to set the authentication method for various encryption schemes for the selected AP z Open or shared WEP Encryption Select 64 or 128 bits in the pull down menu for encryption method to protect your data by encrypting it The W...

Page 41: ... version 1 Please refer to FAQ in Chapter 7 to get more detailed information WPA PSK AP and Client need to use identical Pre shared key PSK Please input 64 Hex key 0 F or 8 63 characters in ASCII Type Note This de z WPA WPA applies IEEE802 1x and Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS server Please input the IP address of RADIUS and Shared ...

Page 42: ...n beacon transmissions The interval tells receiving devices on the network how long they can wait in low power mode before waking up to handle the beacon Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize a wireless network Specify a Beacon interval value between 1 and 1000 The default value is set to 100 milliseconds z RTS Threshold The RTS threshold specifies the packet size of an an acc...

Page 43: ... listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value AP clients hear the z Press N z Fragmentat beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages Enter a value from 1 to 255 for DTIM The default value for DTIM interval is set to 3 z Preamble Type Th...

Page 44: ...w you this page about the nne to this AP When you select ALL accept the wireless clients with addresses you enter bellow will be accepted to connect to this AP rs will be rejected When you select ALL Rejec ith the MAC addresses you enter bellow will be rejected to connect to this others will be accepted A wireless settings you have done AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 44 ...

Page 45: ...de Select the Wireless client mode and click Go to set up under the Wireless client mode After entering the Wireless client mode setting click the AP List icon to set up the AP connecting list AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 45 ...

Page 46: ...elect the AP you want to e AP list connect and click Add to set up th he AP information After clicking the Mod button you Select the AP you want to connect and click Add to set up the AP list Click Mod to specify t AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 46 ...

Page 47: ...d the following information and modify it depending on your actual wireless environment this should be done necessarily when you are in the secured wireless network with WEP Click the Next for advanced setting or click Save or Undo for your need ...

Page 48: ...ss Client mode Basic Setting page and click Save on the top of the page Then you could check the settings that you have done 2 2 3 WDS Hybrid mode 3 the WDS Hybrid mode and click Go to set up Select After entering the WDS Hybrid mode setting click the AP List icon to set up the AP connecting list Then click the AP Setting icon and set up the AP AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 48 ...

Page 49: ...ou want to bridge In is example we set the channel to 6 th lick the Advanced Setting icon and you could set more values About the C meanings of these please refer to 3 2 2 1 Go back to Basic Setting and click Save AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 49 ...

Page 50: ...ou know 3 2 2 4 WDS only mode If configurations have been saved Select the WDS only mode and click Go to set up After entering the WDS only mode setting click the AP List icon to set up the AP connecting list or add it manually AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 50 ...

Page 51: ...ode each AP that bridged together MUST use the same channel After all click Save to make it work NOTE Each WDS device MUST set the others MAC addresses or the WDS mode would be failed AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 51 ...

Page 52: ...e hard disk setting 4 1 Disk Utility Before using the hard disk users need to format this hard disk first Click Format button and the WMU 6000FS will start to format the hard disk d please reconnect the network in 30 seconds he Hard disk will be formatted as ext2 file system automatically Once finishing the format the WMU 6000FS will reboot automatically an T AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 52 ...

Page 53: ...000FS before normally shut down the system you are recommended to do this With second option you could partition your hard disk to the size you want Total Disk Capacity to indicate the total capacity of the hard disk This page hows the partitions of internal hard disk you could format check one of them s AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 53 ...

Page 54: ...w settings When you click Apply system would alert this message to confirm if you really want to do the format action Warnings Any data in the hard disk will be lost after creating the new partitions The hard disk is formatted to EXT2 file system It can not be connected directly to a Microsoft Windows system without reformatting AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 54 ...

Page 55: ...gure the various system settings Refer to the following sections for more details 5 1 Config Backup This option enables you to back up your settings Once you want to restore these settings please click the F W Upgrade option and use the bin file you saved 5 2 Reset to Default This option enables you to reset the WMU 6000FS to its default factory settings 5 3 Reboot This option enables you to reboo...

Page 56: ...FS User s Manual 56 C C Ch h ha a ap p pt t te e er r r 6 6 6 M M MI I IS S SC C C 6 1 Administrator Timeout If users login and idles for a period of time e g 600 seconds then that user will be logged out automatically ...

Page 57: ...AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 57 6 2 Change Password old password and confirm the assword twice To change the password you have to enter the new p ...

Page 58: ...l 58 3 System Time 6 he System Time provides two options for you to select Set Date and Time using PC s Date and Time synchronize the date and anually Manually setting up the date and time T time with the computer Set Date and Time m ...

Page 59: ... Se e er r rv v ve e er r r S S Se e et t tu u up p p 7 1Windows Operating system NT based Windows 2000 and XP have built in LPR client users could utilize this feature to Print Standard TCP IP port 1 Open Printers and Faxs You have to install your Printer Driver on LPT1 or other ports ...

Page 60: ...2 Select Ports page Click Add Port 3 Select Standard TCP IP Port and then click New Port AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 60 ...

Page 61: ...AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 61 n Type address of server providing LPD that is our NAT device 192 168 123 254 4 Click Next and then provide the following informatio ...

Page 62: ...5 Select Custom then click Settings AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 62 ...

Page 63: ...AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 63 in Queue Name And enable LPR Byte Counting Enabled 6 Select LPR type lp lowercase letter ...

Page 64: ...AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 64 7 Apply your settings ...

Page 65: ...procedure on Unix platforms to etup the print server of this product The printer name is lp X Windows for example In Redhat Platforms Please follow the below steps to configure your printer on Red Hat 9 0 1 Start om the Red Hat System Setting Printing at follow the traditional configur s In fr ...

Page 66: ...2 Click New Forward AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 66 ...

Page 67: ...AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 67 omments then forward 3 Enter the Pinter Name C ...

Page 68: ...4 Select LPD protocol and then forward AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 68 5 Enter Router LAN IP Address and the queue name lp Then forward ...

Page 69: ...AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 69 e Then Forward 6 Select the Printer Brand and Model Nam 7 Click Apply to finish setup 8 At last you must click Apply on the toolbox to make the change take effective ...

Page 70: ...nttool in X windows PS The spool name is lp all lowercase letter Below is my setting etc printcap lp sd var spool lpd lp mx 0 sh rm 192 168 123 254 rp lp key point Then add the corresponding directory mkdir var spool lpd lp Too see the detail please refer to the online manual in linux man printcap In Command Mode if var spool lpd lp filter ...

Page 71: ...7 3 Apple OS 1 First go to Printer center Printer list and add printer AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 71 ...

Page 72: ... 6000FS User s Manual 72 setup printer ip address router Lan ip address Disable Default Queue of Server And fill in lp in Queue name item 2 Choose IP print and 3 4 Printer Model Choose General or Printer as below ...

Page 73: ...ting 3 When I login the storage of WMU 6000FS via my network place but I can not find any files of Folders even if I have plugged HDD in WMU 6000FS A First check your HD status LED If the HD is correctly connected the HD status LED will flash If the LED didn t flash maybe you forget to format the new HD before using it or maybe the HD is not connec correctly or maybe the HD is corrupted WMU 6000FS...

Page 74: ...older you 0FS and your 7 ng the setting or in the my 5 I can not save the file which size is large than 2GB A problem is existed Suggestion To convert to ext2 6 I can t access the shared folder with 98 Me A If you use MUST have the same account and password in WMU 600 computer Why do I see the wrong name of file duri network place se select the language as you n A Plea eed Please configure again ...

Page 75: ...o setup in this device The common function is AP mode The user can make this device as First the wireless client sets up the same SSID with WMU 6000FS and get IP from Router Then Wireless client can associate the network or roam Internet via Router Wireless AP device as follows AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 75 ...

Page 76: ... please configure the wireless setting of WMU 6000FS via wire Then use Scan AP of AP List and joi it Plug up the cable form WMU 6000FS The client from LAN can use Configure n utility to Query AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 76 ...

Page 77: ...eference First check which channel you want to use For example channel 10 Scan other AP which channel is 10 and supports WDS function Second add the wireless MAC address of WMU 6000FS in this Wireless Router 2 Figure2 And use Scan AP to find the wireless which SSID is WR 2 and join it in the list Third if it is normal LAN Host 1 can find the devices like Wireless Router 2 and LAN Host 2 Figure 1 ...

Page 78: ...AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 78 Figure2 WDS Hybrid mode This device also supports WDS and AP mode at the same time How to configure this in your circumstance The below figure is for the reference ...

Page 79: ...For the setting of WDS please refer to the above WDS only mode For AP setting please refer to the AP mode 2 How to configure 802 1x or WPA with Radius server AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 79 ...

Page 80: ... Driver version 1 7 29 0 Driver date 10 20 2001 IUS server with Service Pack 3 and HotFix Q313664 ter upgrade to service pack 3 and HotFix Q313664 You can get more information from http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb Authentication Server Windows 2000 RAD Note Windows 2000 RADIUS server only supports PEAP af en us 313664 DUT Configuration 1 Enable DHCP server 2 WAN setting static IP ad...

Page 81: ...ition r on PC as the authentication method etting picture of Windows XP without service pack 1 If users upgrade to service pack 1 then they can t see e list any more but they will get a 6 Configure WEP key a The follo as EAP_TLS PEAP_CHAPv2 Windows XP with SP1 o PEAP_TLS Windows XP with SP1 only DUT a 1 Setup Windows 2000 RADIUS Server We have authentication method to MD5_Challenge 9 Enable the 80...

Page 82: ... change EAP type to fit the variable test condition new Protected EAP PEAP option 9 Choose MD5 Challenge or Smart Card or other Certificate as the EAP type 9 If choosing use smart card or the certificate as the EAP type we select to use certificate on this ...

Page 83: ...Figure 2 Enable IEEE 802 1X access control AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 83 ...

Page 84: ... 4 Set authentication type of wireless client and RADIUS server both to EAP_TLS 5 Disable the wireless connection and enable again 6 The DUT will send the user s certificate to the RADIUS server and then send the message of authentication result to PC1 Figure 5 7 Windows XP will prompt that the authentication process is success or fail and end the authentication procedure Figure 6 8 Terminate the ...

Page 85: ...Figure 4 Certificate information on PC1 Figure 5 Authenticating AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 85 ...

Page 86: ...sable the wireless connection and enable again 4 The DUT will send the user s certificate to the RADIUS server and then se PC2 5 Windows XP will prompt that the authentication process is success or fail and end the authentication procedure 6 Terminate the test steps when PC2 get dynamic IP and PING remote host successfully nd the message of authentication result to AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual...

Page 87: ...g Security Level A Sometimes I can not access the folders via my places after enabling Security Level like below If the user sees the warning message please restart windows and try it ere are some situations that the users can not access this folder if even they input correct the account and password as below again But th ...

Page 88: ...tart your window OS This is because the windows will cache some records so that the settings can not work immediately and the users have no idea to restart the device 2 How do I configure the authority of file shared by my places and ftp service A Take an example as follows First Set account 123 and password 12345 Then Click Configure the shared directory Situation 1 The users can acce authorizati...

Page 89: ...Create two folders One is read and the other is write The authority is as follows Then click the User Access Configuration and save Security Level AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 89 ...

Page 90: ...Use search WMU 6000FS hostname if you can not access the directory Storage Then you will find the WMU 6000FS and will find some folders like read write and Storage AirLive WMU 6000FS User s Manual 90 ...

Page 91: ...uests Please login the folder Storage to begin This product also defines two user level Guest and Authorization users to share files by ftp service The configuration is the same with above There are two folders to share If the users use guest to login ftp service he just accesses read or write folders Or login as Authorization users he can access all If you are a guest and you just can copy the fi...