NetComm NP725, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide NP725 User Guide www netcomm com au NP725 Wireless Access Point...

Page 2: ...ace 17 4 1 System 20 4 1 1 System Information 20 4 1 2 Network Settings 23 4 1 3 Management Services 24 4 2 AP 25 4 2 1 Virtual AP Overview 25 4 2 2 General Settings 28 4 2 3 VAP Configuration 29 4 2...

Page 3: ...4 5 3 WDS List Status 46 4 5 4 Event Log 47 4 6 Online Help 48 4 7 Legal Regulatory Information 48...

Page 4: ...ar wireless authentication and encryption standards which make flexible security policy possible by taking advantage of these Virtual Access Points Thus there is an independent rule setting for each V...

Page 5: ...cenario illustrates a deployment example using three access points AP 1 AP 2 and AP 3 Three NP725s construct a network with wired and wireless segments The AP 2 plays the role as a wireless bridge All...

Page 6: ...inal packing materials in case of product service requirements Any returned product should be packed according to its original package content together with its relevant packing materials used for pro...

Page 7: ...factory default and restart the system LAN 1 LAN2 o The LAN ports are used for connecting with wired networks These two ports also support Power over Ethernet PoE Console o The serial cable attaches h...

Page 8: ...aScript enabled such as Mozilla Firefox 2 0 or Internet Explorer version 6 0 and the above The default LAN IP address of NP725 is listed as following IP Address 192 168 25 1 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0...

Page 9: ...ll be connected to your existing wired LAN network 3 There are two options to supply power to NP725 1 Connect the DC power adapter to the power socket Please note that using a different adapter may da...

Page 10: ...68 25 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 If the IP address of the administrator s PC is not assigned via DHCP within the same subnet as NP725 s then a static IP address assigned to the administrator s comput...

Page 11: ...the Logout icon on the upper right corner of the interface to return to the Administrator Login Page Change Password 1 Change administrator s password by clicking on the Utilities menu item 2 Select A...

Page 12: ...ess connection For example band is selected to 802 11b 802 11g and channel to 6 Check VAP Profile Settings 1 Select VAP Configuration submenu to configure 2 Administrator can enable or disable specifi...

Page 13: ...allation 10 Check AP Status After finishing the settings the enabled virtual AP should appear in the virtual AP list showing enabled state Choose Security Type 1 Select AP menu 2 Select Security subme...

Page 14: ...Chapter 3 Installation 11 Change Security Type to WEP If WEP is preferred supply the desired Authentication key length format index and values See the screen as an example...

Page 15: ...Chapter 3 Installation 12 Change Security Type to 802 1X If 802 1X authentication is preferred supply the desired WEP key length and the corresponding settings of RADIUS server...

Page 16: ...Chapter 3 Installation 13 Change Security Type to WPA PSK If WPA PSK is preferred supply the desired pre shared key and cipher type...

Page 17: ...Chapter 3 Installation 14 Change Security Type to WPA Radius If WPA Radius is preferred supply the cipher type and the corresponding settings of RADIUS server...

Page 18: ...setting should be configured while completing the WDS configuration To configure the peer repeat the above WDS steps except for the last step that the MAC address information comes from the first WDS...

Page 19: ...Chapter 3 Installation 16 Congratulations Now the system has been installed and configured successfully Note It is strongly recommended to make a copy of configuration backup...

Page 20: ...trators to traverse to various management functions of this system The management functions are grouped into branches System AP WDS Utilities and Status OPTION FUNCTION System Information Network Sett...

Page 21: ...8 25 1 in the URL The default LAN IP address of NP725 is listed as following IP Address 192 168 25 1 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 If the IP address of the administrator s PC is not assigned via DHCP with...

Page 22: ...ear Enter admin for both the default user name and password in the User name and Password fields and then click the OK button to log in User name admin Password admin The above default identity data i...

Page 23: ...ers Fields such as Name Description and Location are used for mnemonic purpose It is recommended to have different values for each AP Time settings allows you to set NP725 s system time manually or ha...

Page 24: ...Chapter 4 Web Management Interface 21 Device Time Current system time Time Zone Take UTC offset to set this field Synchronization There are two options of setting system time...

Page 25: ...s IP address should be provided It is recommended to give both NTP servers IP addresses to prevent occasionally NTP service unavailable 2 Set Date Time Manually set the system time by giving date time...

Page 26: ...FQDN format Fully Qualified Domain Name please ensure at least one of these DNS server is available Layer 2 STP The Spanning Tree Protocol STP eliminates Layer 2 loops in wired and wireless networks T...

Page 27: ...ager could obtain NP725 s system status o Community String Specify the password for Read and Write o Trap Enable or Disable the feature When enabled its reported event will be sent to assigned managem...

Page 28: ...re these VAPs can bring different service level to clients depending on the ESSID connected to Please click on the menu item AP to configure VAPs 4 2 1 Virtual AP Overview The overall status is collec...

Page 29: ...owing security type connects to the screen of Security Settings MAC ACL The hyperlink showing status of MAC ACL connects to the screen of Access Control Settings Advanced Settings The hyperlink of adv...

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Page 31: ...om the drop down list The maximum transmit rate can be set as auto or specific available rate under the chosen operating mode 802 11b 802 11g or 802 11b g Transmit Power Choose from Lowest Power to Hi...

Page 32: ...or disable virtual AP settings Profile Name Give the profile an identity for management purpose ESSID Extended Service Set ID indicates the SSID which the clients used to connect to the VAP ESSID wil...

Page 33: ...ption in each VAP s profile Thus the administrator can depend on the need to provide different service levels to clients The security type includes the items on the drop down menu of security type Non...

Page 34: ...Chapter 4 Web Management Interface 31 802 1X Provides RADIUS authentication and dynamic WEP WPA PSK Provides shared key authentication and WPA data encryption...

Page 35: ...Chapter 4 Web Management Interface 32 WPA RADIUS Authenticate user by RADIUS and provide WPA data encryption...

Page 36: ...istrators can try to take a smaller value of the fragmentation threshold to see if it helps Broadcast SSID Disable this item will prevent the NP725 from broadcasting its SSID publicly Station Isolatio...

Page 37: ...o MAC address check required Allow List Deny all except allowed ones in the list Deny List Allow all except denied ones in the list RADIUS ACL Authenticate the incoming MAC address by RADIUS The one s...

Page 38: ...ses listed When the users want to allow one listed MAC address temporarily disable the address from the deny list RADIUS ACL NP725 can pass one incoming MAC address and let RADIUS authenticate it Plea...

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Page 40: ...DS Link Overview The figure provides an overall status of all WDS links Item Corresponding profiles of each WDS interface Status Enable or disable the plan MAC Address Remote peer s MAC address Securi...

Page 41: ...nfigure WDS Settings Enable or disable the specified WDS link MAC Address of Remote AP For each link type the MAC address of the remote peer here Path Cost of STP An assigned weighted metric here will...

Page 42: ...is strongly recommended to change the default administrator s password to your own one Only alpha numeric characters pattern is allowed and it is strongly recommended to take a combination of both num...

Page 43: ...system configurations to a backup file on a local disk of the management console A backup file for NP725 keeps the current system settings Before any configuration changed it is recommended to backup...

Page 44: ...essage appearing to notify the administrator to restart the system after successful firmware upgrade Although the system will check the firmware s contents to ensure its integrity it is still recommen...

Page 45: ...rt the NP725 safely The process should take about three minutes Click Reboot button to restart the system Please wait for the blinking timer to finish before accessing the system web management interf...

Page 46: ...rmation on the following functions Overview Clients WDS List and Event Log 4 5 1 System Overview The section provides an overview of the system status for the administrator System s overall status for...

Page 47: ...st reboot MAC Address The MAC address of LAN Interface IP Address The IP address of the LAN Interface LAN Interface Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of the LAN Interface MAC Address The MAC address of RF C...

Page 48: ...he clients and take the signal strength for debug purpose Associated VAP Name of the associated virtual AP ESSID Extended Service Set ID MAC Address MAC Address of associated clients SNR Signal to Noi...

Page 49: ...n such as Link Status MAC Address SNR dB Tx Rate Tx Count and Tx Errors Link Status Show Link Status such as Disconnected Disabled or Connected MAC Address MAC Address of the WDS peer SNR Single to No...

Page 50: ...pened Hostname Indicate which host records this event Note that all events in this page are local event so events of this field are all the same However in remote syslog service this field will help u...

Page 51: ...b Management Interface 48 4 6 Online Help The Help button is at the upper right corner of the display screen Click Help for the Online Help window and then click the hyperlink of the relevant informat...

Page 52: ...ough a line cord which meets the requirements of the ACA TS008 Standard 2 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the Standards for C Tick and or A Tick as set by the ACA These standar...

Page 53: ...bility or responsibility under this warranty where any cost loss injury or damage of any kind whether direct indirect consequential incidental or otherwise arises out of events beyond NetComm s reason...

Page 54: ...other materials provided with the product the Goods the liability of NetComm under the Relevant Acts is limited at the option of NetComm to Replacement of the Goods or Repair of the Goods or Payment o...

Page 55: ...ined in the Quick Start Guide For further information regarding the advanced features of this product please refer to the configuring sections in the User Guide or contact a Network Specialist NETCOMM...