AirLinkWiFi UltraSky CPE2, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 62 802 11a b g n Wireless Router User Manual ...

Page 2: ...Upload Firmware 2 5 3 Settings Management 2 5 4 Status 2 5 5 Statistics 2 5 6 System Command 2 5 7 SDK History Gateway Mode 3 Login the AP 4 Advanced setup 4 1 Internet Settings 4 2 Wireless Settings 4 2 1 Basic 4 2 2 Advanced 4 2 3 Security 4 2 4 WDS 4 2 5 WPS 4 2 6 Station List 4 2 7 Statistics 4 3 Wireless2 Settings 4 3 1 Basic 4 3 2 Advanced 4 3 3 Security 4 3 4 WPS 4 4 Firewall 4 5 Storage 4 ...

Page 3: ... desktop go to Settings and then click on Network Connections 2 In the Network Connections window right click on Local Area Connection then click Properties 3 In the General tab of Local Area Connection Properties Click Internet Protocol TCP IP under This connection uses the following items Then click on the Properties button ...

Page 4: ... between 2 and 253 such as 101 In the Subnet mask field enter 255 255 255 0 Software Installation Guide Bridge Mode All ethernet and wireless interfaces are bridged into a single bridge interface 1 Login the AP Input the website http 10 10 10 254 in Internet explorer address column User should see the login page input the user name and password default user ...

Page 5: ...the web based utility Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus On the right of the web based utility there are the detailed explanations and instructions for the corresponding page To apply any settings you have altered on the page please click the Apply button 2 Advanced setup Mainly function menu as below Internet Settings Wireless Settings Wireless2 Settings Storage Admi...

Page 6: ...dd one more IP in Intranet so that LAN users can also connect to the AP through LAN network DHCP Type if there exist another DHCP server within your network you must disable this AP s DHCP server Default Gateway set the gateway of Intranet Host here Primary DNS Server Enter the Primary DNS server provided by your ISP Secondary DNS Server Enter the secondary DNS MAC Address Display the physical add...

Page 7: ...eless Settings 2 2 1 Basic You could configure the minimum number of Wireless settings for communication such as Network Name SSID and Channel The Access Point can be set simply with only the minimum setting items ...

Page 8: ...8 62 1 Wireless Network Radio On Off open and close the Wireless Network Network Mode you can select as below 11a only 11a mode rate is 54 Mbps ...

Page 9: ...ular BSS Basic Service Set within an area In Infrastructure BSS networks the BSSID is the MAC Medium Access Control address of the AP Frequency Channel make the wireless signals as transmission channels Default is 5320MHZ channel 64 2 HT Physical Mode Operating Mode default is Mixed mode Channel BandWidth Select wireless work frequency 20 or 20 40 Default is 20 40 Guard Interval default is Auto MC...

Page 10: ...work in the vicinity Default is 100 Data Beacon Rate DTIM For different requirement you can select one of the suitable Basic Data Rates Default is 1 Fragment Threshold default is 2346 RTS Threshold when the data packet size exceeds this threshold the CTS RTS mechanism is used to reduce the possibility of conflicts Default is 2347 TX Power You can set the output power of wireless radio Unless you r...

Page 11: ...ameters Click WMM configuration button to enter the WMM Preferences set the WMM parameters 3 Multicast to Unicast Converter Multicast to Unicast default is Disable If you have changed the above settings click Apply button Apply Settings 2 2 3 Security Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring SSID choice The router selects different encryption au...

Page 12: ... you can open this port which allows all the messages to pass If the port isn t authenticated successfully you can keep this port disable which just allows 802 1x authentication protocol message to pass When using OPENWEP SHAREDWEP WEPAUTO authentication it is required to set the key this router can be filled in 4 at most ASCII or 16 hexadecimal with a length of 10 26 keys Users can select one key...

Page 13: ...e Mode users are required to fill BSSID of AP of the other side SSID of local AP is shielded which is only as an extension form of SSID of Repeater Mode Repeater Mode in Relay Mode users are also required to fill BSSID of AP that needs to connect The local AP is as the core while other AP is as an extension form of repeater Encryption Type support three encryption types WEP TKIP and AES Encryption...

Page 14: ...he panel of the Router Press the button for one second and WPS indicator will be blinking for 2 minutes which means the WPS is enabled During the blinking time you can enable another Router to implement the WPS PBC negotiation between them At present the WPS only support one client access Two minutes later the WPS indicator will be off WPS Status The current state of Wi Fi Protected setup Idle mea...

Page 15: ...nd RX Statistics 2 3 Wireless2 Settings 2 3 1 Basic You could configure the minimum number of Wireless settings for communication such as Network Name SSID and Channel The Access Point can be set simply with only the minimum setting items ...

Page 16: ...11 Mbps 11g only 11g mode rate is 54 Mbps 11b g mixed mode 11b g mixed mode rate is 11 Mbps and 54 Mbps 11b g n mixed mode 11b g n mode rate is 11 Mbps 54 Mbps 150 Mbps 300Mbps Other mode can t be used Network Name SSID Wireless LAN status authentication name User can access the wireless networking through status authentication name only ...

Page 17: ...y Mode users do not need to fill BSSID of the other side WDS connection of the AP is as passive connection and it is only required the other side to fill BSSID address of this AP The effect is the same as that of Bridge Mode Bridge Mode in Bridge Mode users are required to fill BSSID of AP of the other side SSID of local AP is shielded which is only as an extension form of SSID of Repeater Mode Re...

Page 18: ...sed to determine the state of BG Protected Mode It is helpful to successfully connect to the 11n wireless network of slower wireless client ports in complex multi modes Default is Auto Basic Data Rates default is Default 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps Beacon Interval the interval of sending wireless beacon frame In this time range beacon frame will be sent once to obtain access information of wireless network in...

Page 19: ...E Ireland HK Hong Kong default is None 2 Wi Fi Multimedia WMM Capable It will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they re being transferred over wireless network Default is Enable APSD Capable It is used for auto power saved service Default is Disable WMM Parameters Click WMM configuration button to enter the WMM Preferences set the WMM parameters 2 3 3 Security Setup...

Page 20: ... you can open this port which allows all the messages to pass If the port isn t authenticated successfully you can keep this port disable which just allows 802 1x authentication protocol message to pass When using OPENWEP SHAREDWEP WEPAUTO authentication it is required to set the key this AP can be filled in 4 at most ASCII or 16 hexadecimal with a length of 10 26 keys Users can select one key as ...

Page 21: ...ification Number fill the personal identification number in the input box and click Apply At the same time use the same PIN code to connect in the client ports users could obtain personal identification number by clicking the Generate button PBC Push Button Configuration Select the PBC or press the WPS button on the panel of the Router Press the button for one second and WPS indicator will be blin...

Page 22: ...rrent state of Wi Fi Protected setup Idle means an idle status Start WSC process means the process is activated and wait to connect Whether WPS would go into effect YES means going into effect while the others means not If you have changed the above settings click Apply button Apply Settings 2 4 Storage 2 4 1 User Admin 2 4 2 Disk 2 4 3 FTP Server ...

Page 23: ...23 62 2 4 4 SAMBA Server 2 5 Administration 2 5 1 Management You may configure administrator account and password NTP settings and Dynamic DNS settings here ...

Page 24: ...the Internet NTP Server the APs set their own time to be synchronized with server time from time to time NTP synchronization hours set the AP time to be consistent with that of the PC DDNS Settings Dynamic DNS is a service that provides you with a valid unchanging internet domain name an URL to go with that possibly ever changing IP address Dynamic DNS Provider Select DDNS Provider Account Your re...

Page 25: ... image will hang up the system Update Firmware upgrade the system software of the AP Select the correct upgrade file and Click Apply 2 5 3 Settings Management You might save system settings by exporting them to a configuration file restore them by importing the file or reset them to factory default Export Settings store the configuration file locally for later recovery ...

Page 26: ...in the configuration file Load Factory Defaults the configuration in the AP would be restored into factory settings 2 5 4 Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device 2 5 5 Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks ...

Page 27: ...27 62 2 5 6 System Command Run a system command as root ...

Page 28: ...28 62 2 5 7 SDK History This page shows SDK History ...

Page 29: ...e You can select the language of administration page displays There are three languages to choose from English Traditional Chinese Simple Chinese After your successful login you can configure and manage the device There are main menus on the left of the web based utility Submenus will be available after you click one of the main menus On the right of the web based utility there are the detailed ex...

Page 30: ...rs according to the selected connection type 1 DHCP When using DHCP to obtain IP address it is expected to fill in the network name which is optional and can be left blank MAC Clone Enable the MAC copy and the MAC address of extranet network ports could be set Default is Disable Click Apply button to finish the setting 2 STATIC fixed IP If there is a fixed line of Internet access user just need to...

Page 31: ...ISP password Fill in ADSL access password which supply by ISP if you not sure can check with ISP Verify password Please enter your password again Operation Mode There are three types of mode selection 1 Kepp alive ADSL will dial up after an interval of time which will keep the ADSL always on line 2 On Demand when extranet network is not used for a period of time ADSL will automatically disconnect ...

Page 32: ...nish the setting 4 L2TP If your access type is L2TP please take following for reference L2TP Server Address Fill in the L2TP server ISP provided IP address if you not sure can check with ISP User Name Fill in the L2TP user name Password Fill in the L2TP password Address Mode There are two kinds of Address Mode options 1 Static Select this mode you need to fill in IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gat...

Page 33: ...ur access type is PPTP please take following for reference PPTP Server Address Fill in the PPTP server ISP provided IP address if you not sure can check with ISP User Name Fill in the PPTP user name Password Fill in the PPTP password Address Mode There are two kinds of Address Mode options 1 Static Select this mode you need to fill in IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway If you are not sure plea...

Page 34: ...ault is Disable Fill all the information after Click Apply button to finish the setting 4 1 2 LAN This page you may enable disable networking functions and configure their parameters as your wish for example you can change the IP address and enable disable the DHCP server if there exist another DHCP server within your network you must disable this AP s DHCP server As below ...

Page 35: ... Intranet so that LAN users can also connect to the router through LAN network MAC Address Display the physical address of Intranet port DHCP Type only selecting Server to activate the DHCP service Intranet Host can dynamically obtain the IP Start IP address End IP address IPs obtained by the host in the Intranet via ...

Page 36: ...ed to the Host It is the protocol used by IP Host to report multicast group membership Default is Disable UPNP whether to support the UPNP protocol Default is Disable Router Advertisem whether the router would support IPV6 Default is Disable DNS Proxy forward requests of Intranet DNS If this function is activated users could set the DNS of Intranet Host as LAN IP of the router in DHCP settings whi...

Page 37: ...f the static routing Interface Identify which physical network port is the static routing transmitted from Comment Depending on your needs fill Comment If you have changed the above settings click Apply button Apply Settings 4 2 Wireless Settings 4 2 1 Basic You could configure the minimum number of Wireless settings for communication such as Network Name SSID and Channel The Access Point can be s...

Page 38: ...n and close the Wireless Network Network Mode you can select as below 11a only 11a mode rate is 54 Mbps 11n only 5G 11n mode rate is 300 Mbps 2T2R 11a n mixed mode 11a n mixed mode rate is 54 Mbps and 150 Mbps 300 Mbps Other mode can t be used ...

Page 39: ...tworks the BSSID is the MAC Medium Access Control address of the AP Frequency Channel make the wireless signals as transmission channels Default is 5320MHZ channel 64 2 HT Physical Mode Operating Mode default is Mixed mode Channel BandWidth Select wireless work frequency 20 or 20 40 Default is 20 40 Guard Interval default is Auto MCS default is Auto Reverse Direction Grant RDG default is Enable Ex...

Page 40: ...work in the vicinity Default is 100 Data Beacon Rate DTIM For different requirement you can select one of the suitable Basic Data Rates Default is 1 Fragment Threshold default is 2346 RTS Threshold when the data packet size exceeds this threshold the CTS RTS mechanism is used to reduce the possibility of conflicts Default is 2347 TX Power You can set the output power of wireless radio Unless you r...

Page 41: ...ameters Click WMM configuration button to enter the WMM Preferences set the WMM parameters 3 Multicast to Unicast Converter Multicast to Unicast default is Disable If you have changed the above settings click Apply button Apply Settings 4 2 3 Security Setup the wireless security and encryption to prevent from unauthorized access and monitoring SSID choice The router selects different encryption au...

Page 42: ... you can open this port which allows all the messages to pass If the port isn t authenticated successfully you can keep this port disable which just allows 802 1x authentication protocol message to pass When using OPENWEP SHAREDWEP WEPAUTO authentication it is required to set the key this router can be filled in 4 at most ASCII or 16 hexadecimal with a length of 10 26 keys Users can select one key...

Page 43: ...e Mode users are required to fill BSSID of AP of the other side SSID of local AP is shielded which is only as an extension form of SSID of Repeater Mode Repeater Mode in Relay Mode users are also required to fill BSSID of AP that needs to connect The local AP is as the core while other AP is as an extension form of repeater Encryption Type support three encryption types WEP TKIP and AES Encryption...

Page 44: ...same time use the same PIN code to connect in the client ports users could obtain personal identification number by clicking the Generate button PBC Push Button Configuration Select the PBC or press the WPS button on the panel of the Router Press the button for one second and WPS indicator will be blinking for 2 minutes which means the WPS is enabled During the blinking time you can enable another...

Page 45: ...o effect while the others means not If you have changed the above settings click Apply button Apply Settings 4 2 6 Station List You could monitor stations which associated to this AP here 4 2 7 Statistics Wireless TX and RX Statistics 4 3 Wireless2 Settings 4 3 1 Basic You could configure the minimum number of Wireless settings for communication such as Network Name SSID and Channel The Access Poi...

Page 46: ...11 Mbps 11g only 11g mode rate is 54 Mbps 11b g mixed mode 11b g mixed mode rate is 11 Mbps and 54 Mbps 11b g n mixed mode 11b g n mode rate is 11 Mbps 54 Mbps 150 Mbps 300Mbps Other mode can t be used Network Name SSID Wireless LAN status authentication name User can access the wireless networking through status authentication name only ...

Page 47: ...zy Mode users do not need to fill BSSID of the other side WDS connection of the AP is as passive connection and it is only required the other side to fill BSSID address of this AP The effect is the same as that of Bridge Mode Bridge Mode in Bridge Mode users are required to fill BSSID of AP of the other side SSID of local AP is shielded which is only as an extension form of SSID of Repeater Mode R...

Page 48: ...sed to determine the state of BG Protected Mode It is helpful to successfully connect to the 11n wireless network of slower wireless client ports in complex multi modes Default is Auto Basic Data Rates default is Default 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps Beacon Interval the interval of sending wireless beacon frame In this time range beacon frame will be sent once to obtain access information of wireless network in...

Page 49: ...E Ireland HK Hong Kong default is None 2 Wi Fi Multimedia WMM Capable It will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they re being transferred over wireless network Default is Enable APSD Capable It is used for auto power saved service Default is Disable WMM Parameters Click WMM configuration button to enter the WMM Preferences set the WMM parameters 4 3 3 Security Setup...

Page 50: ... you can open this port which allows all the messages to pass If the port isn t authenticated successfully you can keep this port disable which just allows 802 1x authentication protocol message to pass When using OPENWEP SHAREDWEP WEPAUTO authentication it is required to set the key this AP can be filled in 4 at most ASCII or 16 hexadecimal with a length of 10 26 keys Users can select one key as ...

Page 51: ...PBC and PIN code PIN Personal Identification Number fill the personal identification number in the input box and click Apply At the same time use the same PIN code to connect in the client ports users could obtain personal identification number by clicking the Generate button PBC Push Button Configuration Select the PBC or press the WPS button on the panel of the Router Press the button for one se...

Page 52: ...status Start WSC process means the process is activated and wait to connect Whether WPS would go into effect YES means going into effect while the others means not If you have changed the above settings click Apply button Apply Settings 4 4 Firewall 4 4 1 MAC IP Port Filtering You may setup firewall rules to protect your network from virus worm and malicious activity on the Internet 1 Basic Settin...

Page 53: ...pe of data packets Dest Port Range the data packets with their destination ports within the range will be matched Source Port Range the data packets with their source port within the range will be matched Action the data packets that satisfy all above characteristics will be received or discarded If you have changed the above settings click Apply button Apply Settings 4 4 2 Port Forwarding You may...

Page 54: ...ing Default is Disable Virtual Server enable and disable Virtual Server Default is Disable If you have changed the above settings click Apply button Apply Settings 4 4 3 DMZ You may setup a De militarized Zone DMZ to separate internal network and Internet ...

Page 55: ...emote Management via WAN Identify whether it is permitted to access WEB management pages via Extranet ports Ping form WAN Filter whether to allow to PING the router via Extranet port Block port scan whether to enable the Block port scan Block SYN Flood whether to enable the Block SYN Flood SPI Firewall whether to enable the SPI Firewall If you have changed the above settings click Apply button App...

Page 56: ...oxy Java ActiveX of the web pages Webs URL Filter Settings filter out the entire content of the webpage of URL Webs Host Filter Settings filter out the web pages that contain the keywords in the URL address 4 5 Storage 4 5 1 User Admin 4 5 2 Disk ...

Page 57: ...57 62 4 5 3 FTP Server 4 5 4 SAMBA Server ...

Page 58: ...tor NTP Settings This section is to select the time zone for your location If you turn off the AP the settings for time disappear However the AP will automatically obtain the GMT time again once it has access to the Internet NTP Server the APs set their own time to be synchronized with server time from time to time NTP synchronization hours set the AP time to be consistent with that of the PC DDNS...

Page 59: ...on Apply Settings 4 6 2 Upload Firmware Upgrade the new firmware to obtain new functionality It takes about 1 minute to upload upgrade flash and be patient please Caution A corrupted image will hang up the system Update Firmware upgrade the system software of the AP Select the correct upgrade file and Click Apply 4 6 3 Settings Management You might save system settings by exporting them to a confi...

Page 60: ... the AP will update to the settings in the configuration file Load Factory Defaults the configuration in the AP would be restored into factory settings 4 6 4 Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device 4 6 5 Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet networks ...

Page 61: ...61 62 4 6 6 System Command Run a system command as root ...

Page 62: ...62 62 4 6 7 SDK History This page shows SDK History ...