Moxa Technologies AirWorks AWK-3131-RCC Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...AirWorks AWK 3131 RCC User s Manual Second Edition May 2014 www moxa com product 2014 Moxa Inc All rights reserved www ipc2u ru www moxa pro...

Page 2: ...make improvements and or changes to this manual or to the products and or the programs described in this manual at any time Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable...

Page 3: ...irtual LAN 3 21 Configuring Virtual LAN 3 22 DHCP Server for AP mode only 3 23 Packet Filters 3 24 RSTP Settings for AP Master ACC mode only 3 26 SNMP Agent 3 28 Link Fault Pass Through for Client Sla...

Page 4: ...Browser Access 5 5 A References A 1 Beacon A 2 DTIM A 2 Fragment A 2 RTS Threshold A 2 STP and RSTP A 2 The STP RSTP Concept A 2 Differences between RSTP and STP A 3 B Supporting Information B 1 Firm...

Page 5: ...atic wireless connections between two adjacent carriages The AWK 3131 RCC is rated to operate at temperatures ranging from 25 to 60 C for standard models and 40 to 75 C for wide temperature models and...

Page 6: ...sing or damaged please contact your customer service representative for assistance 1 AWK 3131 RCC Quick Installation Guide Software CD Moxa Product Warranty Card Cable holder with 1 screw 2 plastic RJ...

Page 7: ...BPSK 6 5 Mbps multiple rates supported Operating Channels central frequency US 2 412 to 2 462 GHz 11 channels 5 18 to 5 24 GHz 4 channels EU 2 412 to 2 472 GHz 13 channels 5 18 to 5 24 GHz 4 channels...

Page 8: ...Connector for External Antennas AWK 3131 M12 RCC QMA female M12 Ports 1 10 100 1000BaseT X auto negotiation speed F H duplex mode and auto MDI MDI X connection Console Port RS 232 RJ45 type LED Indic...

Page 9: ...TENTION The AWK 3131 RCC is NOT a portable mobile device and should be located at least 20 cm away from the human body The AWK 3131 RCC is NOT designed for the general public A well trained technician...

Page 10: ...being supplied via PoE OFF Power is not being supplied via PoE FAULT Red Blinking slow Cannot get an IP address from the DHCPserver interval 1 sec Blinking fast IP address conflict interval 0 5 sec O...

Page 11: ...d paper clip System reboot Hold the RESET button down for under 5 seconds and then release Reset to factory default Hold the RESET button down for over 5 seconds until the STATE LED starts blinking gr...

Page 12: ...ess network and test whether the connection is running well The Function Map discussed in the third section provides a convenient means of determining which functions you need to use The following top...

Page 13: ...ress of the computer to 192 168 127 xxx NOTE After you select Maintenance Load Factory Default and click the Submit button the AWK 3131 RCC will be reset to factory default settings and the IP address...

Page 14: ...131 RCC device and use the second method if you are using two or more AWK 3131 RCC units How to Test One AWK 3131 RCC If you are only using one AWK 3131 RCC you will need a second notebook computer eq...

Page 15: ...or third AWK 3131 RCC connected to notebook B to Client mode and then configure the notebooks and AWK 3131 RCC units properly After setting up the testing environment open a DOS window on notebook B...

Page 16: ...Application oriented device management functions to set up events traps and reactions via relay warning e mail and SNMP notification Note These functions are all optional Current status information f...

Page 17: ...Advanced Wireless Settings WLAN Certification Settings for EAP TLS in Client Slave mode only Advanced Settings Using Virtual LAN Configuring Virtual LAN DHCP Server for AP mode only Packet Filters RST...

Page 18: ...is on the management VLAN The Moxa AWK 3131 RCC s default IP is 192 168 127 253 Follow these steps to access the AWK 3131 RCC s web based console management interface 1 Open your web browser e g Inte...

Page 19: ...31 RCC US as an example in the following figures The country code and model name that appears on your computer screen may be different than the one shown here Overview The Overview page summarizes the...

Page 20: ...different AWK 3131 RCC units AWK 3131 RCC_ Serial No of this AWK 3131 RCC Device location Setting Description Factory Default Max of 31 characters Specifies the location of different AWK 3131 RCC unit...

Page 21: ...ndary DNS server Setting Description Factory Default IP address of the Primary Secondary DNS server The IP address of the DNS Server used by your network After entering the DNS Server s IP address you...

Page 22: ...rnoon Disable When Daylight saving time is enabled the following parameters will be shown Starts at The date that daylight saving time begins Stops at The date that daylight saving time ends Time offs...

Page 23: ...1 RCC plays the role of wireless Master Slave This mode collocates with AWK 5232 6232 s Wireless bridge mode The AWK 3131 RCC plays the role of wireless Slave ACC This mode collocates with another AWK...

Page 24: ...n will be available on the Basic Wireless Settings panel Click the Site Survey button to view information about available APs as shown in the following figure You can click on the SSID of an entity an...

Page 25: ...r speed if 802 11a clients are on the network N Only 5GHz Only supports the 5 Ghz IEEE 802 11n standard Channel for AP Master ACC mode only Setting Description Factory Default Available channels vary...

Page 26: ...ient isolation function This setting is used when Isolated within the same subnet is selected Gateway and netmask are used to define the network in which wireless clients will be isolated from each ot...

Page 27: ...urity modes Open WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WPA Wi Fi Protected Access and WPA2 Several security modes are available in the AWK 3131 RCC by selecting Security mode and WPA type Open No authenticatio...

Page 28: ...key can be presented in two Key types HEX and ASCII Each ASCII character has 8 bits so a 40 bit or 64 bit WEP key contains 5 characters and a 104 bit or 128 bit key has 13 characters In hex each char...

Page 29: ...passphrase should only be disclosed to users who need it and it should be changed regularly WPA type Setting Description Factory Default Personal Provides Pre Shared Key enabled WPA and WPA2 Personal...

Page 30: ...WPA and WPA2 Encryption method Setting Description Factory Default TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol is enabled TKIP AES Advance Encryption System is enabled Mixed Provides TKIP broadcast key and T...

Page 31: ...trator to make sure the system supports the protocol on the AP end Detailed information on these three popular EAP protocols is presented in the following sections EAP TLS TLS is the standards based s...

Page 32: ...cate authority Certificate reduction makes TTLS and PEAP much more popular than EAP TLS The AWK 3131 RCC provides some non cryptographic EAP methods including PAP CHAP MS CHAP and MS CHAP V2 These EAP...

Page 33: ...EAP method for inner authentication Inner EAP protocol Setting Description Factory Default MS CHAP V2 Microsoft CHAP version 2 is used MS CHAP V2 Anonymous Setting Description Factory Default Max of...

Page 34: ...ptions are Short 400ns and Long 800ns 800ns Transmission Power for 2 4 GHz Setting Description Factory Default Transmission Power Specifies transmission power for the radio in the unit of dBm 10dBm Tr...

Page 35: ...tion Factory Default Enable Disable Full 11a channel support allows users to select one channel from 802 11a including channels in licensed and unlicensed bands Disable ACC Connection Threshold Settin...

Page 36: ...used to store private keys with accompanying public key certificates protected with a password based symmetric key Current Status displays information for the current WLAN certificate which has been...

Page 37: ...Clients can be segmented into wireless sub networks via SSID and VLAN assignment A Client can access the network by connecting to an AP configured to support its assigned SSID VLAN Benefits of VLANs...

Page 38: ...te network Configuring Virtual LAN VLAN Settings To configure the AWK s VLAN use the VLAN Setting page to configure the ports Management VLAN ID Setting Description Factory Default VLAN ID ranges from...

Page 39: ...ion Protocol is a networking protocol that allows administrators to assign temporary IP addresses to network computers by leasing an IP address to a user for a limited amount of time instead of assign...

Page 40: ...which AWK 3131 RCC can start assigning None Maximum number of users Setting Description Factory Default 1 999 Specifies how many IP address can be assigned continuously None Client lease time Setting...

Page 41: ...specify either the Source IP or the Destination IP By combining IP addresses and netmasks you can specify a single IP address or a range of IP addresses to accept or drop For example IP address 192 1...

Page 42: ...Default Accept Only the packets fitting the entities on list can be allowed Drop Drop Any packet fitting the entities on list will be denied ATTENTION Be careful when you enable the filter function D...

Page 43: ...the network to check if the topology is healthy Hello time indicates how often the root sends hello messages 2 seconds Forwarding delay Setting Description Factory Default Numerical value input by us...

Page 44: ...read only or read write permissions using the community string public private default value SNMP V3 which requires you to select an authentication level of MD5 or SHA is the most secure protocol You...

Page 45: ...using this community string public Write community for V1 V2c Setting Description Factory Default V1 V2c Read Write Community Use a community string match with a maximum of 31 characters for authenti...

Page 46: ...rnet link System log will indicate the link fault pass through events in addition to the original link up down events Link Fault Pass Through Setting Description Factory Default Enable Enables Link Fa...

Page 47: ...ed to AP for Client Slave mode The AWK 3131 RCC is associated with an AP WLAN disconnected for Client Slave mode The AWK 3131 RCC is disassociated from an AP Config related events Event is triggered w...

Page 48: ...following table You can check the box for Enable log to enable the grouped events All default values are enabled checked Details for each event group can be found on the System log Event Types table...

Page 49: ...emails from the AWK 3131 RCC The following parameters can be configured on the E mail Server Settings page In addition a Send Test Mail button can be used to test whether the Mail server and e mail ad...

Page 50: ...ntacts on the AWK 3131 RCC s top panel These relay contacts are used to indicate user configured events and system failure The two wires attached to the relay contacts form an open circuit when a user...

Page 51: ...ce agent could notify the management station by sending a message known as a trap for the event Trap Event Types SNMP Trap Receiver Settings SNMP traps are defined in SMIv1 MIBs SNMPv1 and SMIv2 MIBs...

Page 52: ...to different operation modes As a result Current BSSID and Signal strength are not available in AP mode It is helpful to use the continuously updated information on this page such as Signal strength...

Page 53: ...an click the Refresh button to refresh the list You can press Select all button to select all content in the list for further editing System Log Triggered events are recorded in System Log You can exp...

Page 54: ...t will be noted on this list System administrators can click Acknowledge Event when he has acknowledged the event and addressed it DI and Power Status The status of power inputs and digital inputs is...

Page 55: ...recommend you only allow access to the two secured consoles HTTPS and SSH Ping Ping helps to diagnose the integrity of wired or wireless networks By inputting a node s IP address in the Destination fi...

Page 56: ...amage your AWK 3131 RCC Config Import Export You can back up or restore the AWK 3131 RCC s configuration with Config Import Export In the Config Import section click Browse to specify the configuratio...

Page 57: ...RCC s console managers by using the Password function Before you set up a new password you must input the current password and reenter the new password for confirmation For your security do not use t...

Page 58: ...screen will appear Click Save if you wish to update the configuration settings in the flash memory at this time Alternatively you may choose to run other functions and put off saving the configuration...

Page 59: ...you will see just one Restart button on your screen You will not be able to run any of the AWK 3131 RCC s functions while the system is rebooting Logout Logout helps users disconnect the current HTTP...

Page 60: ...Software Installation and Configuration The following topics are covered in this chapter Overview AWK Search Utility Installing AWK Search Utility Configuring AWK Search Utility www ipc2u ru www moxa...

Page 61: ...ccessible over the network the AWK 3131 RCC User s Manual and Quick Installation Guide AWK Search Utility Installing AWK Search Utility Click the INSTALL UTILITY button in the AWK Installation CD auto...

Page 62: ...eate the program s shortcut files to the default directory or click Browse to select an alternate location 4 Click Next to select additional tasks 5 Click Next to proceed with the installation The ins...

Page 63: ...ting an AWK 3131 RCC you will be able to change its IP address Since the Broadcast Search function searches by TCP packet and not IP address it doesn t matter if the AWK 3131 RCC is configured as an A...

Page 64: ...ch utility s icons setting The AWK will unlock automatically if the password is set to the default Otherwise you must enter the new password manually 6 Go to Tools AWK login Options to manage and unlo...

Page 65: ...fy the configuration of the highlighted AWK click on the Web icon to open the web console This will take you to the web console where you can make all configuration changes Refer to Chapter 3 Using th...

Page 66: ...on timeout secs Use this option to set the waiting time for the Default Login Locate Assign IP Upload Firmware and Unlock to complete Upgrade timeout secs Use this option to set the waiting time for t...

Page 67: ...es using a short serial cable to connect the AWK 3131 RCC to a PC s COM port can be used if you do not know the AWK 3131 RCC s IP address The other consoles can be used to access the AWK 3131 RCC over...

Page 68: ...or is your best solution NOTE We recommend using Moxa PComm Lite Terminal Emulator which can be downloaded free of charge from Moxa s website Before running PComm Terminal Emulator use an RJ45 to DB9...

Page 69: ...out for network security You will need to log in again to resume operation Configuration by Telnet and SSH Consoles You may use Telnet or SSH client to access the AWK 3131 RCC and manage the console o...

Page 70: ...nnection port 3 The Console login screen will appear Please refer to the previous paragraph RS 232 Console Configuration and for login and administration Configuration by Web Browser with HTTPS SSL To...

Page 71: ...nu tree on the left side of the window to open the function pages to access each of AWK 3131 RCC s functions Disabling Telnet and Browser Access If you are connecting the AWK 3131 RCC to a public netw...

Page 72: ...he information in this chapter can help you administer your AWK 3131 RCCs and plan your industrial wireless network better The following topics are covered in this appendix Beacon DTIM Fragment RTS Th...

Page 73: ...how large a packet can be before the Access Point coordinates transmission and reception to ensure efficient communication This value should remain at its default setting of 2 346 When you encounter i...

Page 74: ...ides to enable a link to a neighboring bridge Adjacent bridges connected via point to point links will be able to enable a link without waiting to ensure that all other bridges in the network have had...

Page 75: ...his product You can also learn how to contact Moxa for technical support The following topics are covered in this appendix Firmware Recovery DoC Declaration of Conformity Federal Communication Commiss...

Page 76: ...n rapidly You can refer to the following instructions to recover the firmware Connect to the AWK 3131 RCC s ES 232 console with 115200bps and N 8 1 You will see the following message shown on the term...

Page 77: ...ween the equipment and receiver Connect the 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 he...

Page 78: ...esigned with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical...