Guepard Networks GC1200ac, Manual

Page 1: ... g e GC1200ac MANUAL Dual Band 11ac 11n 1200 Mbps WIRELESS ACCESS POINT Model GC1200ac Professional Qualcomm Chipset Comply with the latest generation of 802 11ac Wi Fi Technology Hospitality Home Public Generality Industrial Park ...

Page 2: ...e DC Power connector LAN Gigabit LAN Port for more cable end users Reset Button it make AP revert to factory default after press and hold it 15 seconds Hiding LED indicator behind Guépard logo Green Power Indicator Blue Wi Fi Indicator 2 How to supply data and power to GC1200ac The connection diagram showed as P1 internet cable connect to PoE adapter s LAN Port GC1200ac s WAN POE port connect to P...

Page 3: ...e if the Wireless AP support 24V passive PoE then the PoE adapter should be 24V Passive PoE If the wireless AP support 48V IEEE 802 3af standard PoE then the PoE adapter should be 48V PoE standard 3 How to setup GC1200ac on celling Setup as guiding picture as below ...

Page 4: ... so on The connection is the internet cable is connected from router switch to ceiling AP then ceiling AP will transmit Wi Fi signal PC and end user can access into internet by wired wireless 2 4GHz 5GHz Repeater Mode The ceiling AP can extend the existing Wi Fi range if its signal is weak The connection shows as above Ceiling AP can search the existing Wi Fi signal then connect it s wirelessly th...

Page 5: ...gure local IP address as 192 168 188 X X can be selected from 2 252 the same network segment as ceiling AP subnet mask 255 255 255 0 As P3 and P4 shows P3 Check Local Area Connection or Open network and sharing center Win 10 P4 Assign IP address for PC Such as 192 168 188 100 3 Open Internet Explorer IE Chrome Firefox and input 192 168 188 253 this is IP default of Wireless AP on the address bar t...

Page 6: ...www guepardnetworks com 6 P a g e GC1200ac MANUAL P5 Login interface 3rd Settings GUI Graphic User Interface 1 Status After login then P6 Device Status will be showed P6 Infographic of Device Status ...

Page 7: ...AP had run Software Version version of Guepard Networks s firmware Next Infographic below 2 4 Wireless Settings indicate number of users connected 2 4GHz band SSID MAC address and fast configuration the SSID band width channel encryption password then Apply to finish 5 8 Wireless Settings indicate number of users connected 5 8GHz band SSID MAC address and fast configuration the SSID band width cha...

Page 8: ...on for each operation mode for better use Gateway Mode In this mode the device is supposed to connect to internet via ADSL Cable Modem The NAT is enable and PCs in LAN ports share the same IP to ISP through WAN port The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using PPPOE DHCP client or static IP Configuration describe on P8 P9 P10 and P11 as following P8 WAN setting in Gateway Mode ...

Page 9: ...www guepardnetworks com 9 P a g e GC1200ac MANUAL P9 Wireless Setting for 2 4GHz band and 5 8GHz band in Gateway Mode P10 Complete the setting in Gateway Mode P11 Status in Gateway Mode ...

Page 10: ... will pop up and choose the right SSID click Scan AP button to bridge Note Do not check WDS pass through if you do not know this function P12 Wireless setting in Repeater Mode After click Next button then should configure the wireless setting for 5 8GHz band as follow then click Next to finish Note You should remember GC1200ac allow only one SSID for connecting bridge and another SSIDs Max 03 SSID...

Page 11: ...www guepardnetworks com 11 P a g e GC1200ac MANUAL P14 Status in Repeater Mode without 2 4GHz broadcasting for users P15 Configure 2 4GHz broadcasting for users ...

Page 12: ... point The NAT is enabled and PCs in Ethernet port share the same IP to ISP through wireless LAN You must set wireless to client mode first and connect to the ISP AP in Site Survey page The connection type can be setup in WAN page by using PPPOE DHCP client and static IP Configuration describe on P17 P18 P19 P20 P21 and P22 as below Click WISP mode in Wizard then following page will pop up and cho...

Page 13: ... Next button configure the right WAN setting in WISP operation mode then next In this case we choose DHCP P18 WAN setting in WISP mode Configure wireless indexes showed as follow In this case we configure 5 8GHz Wireless Settings P19 Wireless Settings in WISP mode ...

Page 14: ... Status Note Click Wireless relay settings if you want to make change or modify indexes fast P21 Wireless relay Status We should create another SSIDs on 2 4GHz and 5 8GHz for users by configuring Virtual AP as follow Go to menu Advanced 2 4G Wireless 2 4G Virtual AP ...

Page 15: ...ode the AP wireless Ethernet interface and cable interface bridging together Without NAT firewall and all network related functions Configuration describe on P23 P24 and P25 as below Set the wireless data AP Location info as required then click next to continue and enter into LAN setting After LAN setting complete the AP mode configuration and back to Status P23 Wireless setting in AP Mode ...

Page 16: ...vanced settings user can check and configure all indexes the AP s firmware version working status 2 4G wireless 5 8G Wireless LAN Status upgrade firmware system time reset a Device status page will show status of Firmware Version hardware version uptime 2 4GHz Wireless status 5 8GHz Wireless status and LAN status ...

Page 17: ...Settings Virtual AP Access control and Advanced Settings P27 Basic Setting in 2 4G Wireless 2 4G Basic Settings include Wireless Status the status of 2 4GHz wireless and on off switch 2G wireless analyzer button use for checking all wirelesses in this zone mainly to analyze the AP s signal strength in some channel to make sure user easy to choose the right channel ...

Page 18: ...is area This choice keep AP was not interference another wireless device Encryption choose encryption type Key password to access SSID 2 4G Virtual AP there are 3 virtual APs 03 SSIDs include Wireless Status the status of 2 4GHz wireless and on off switch SSID input SSID for this device broadcast on 2 4GHz Encryption choose encryption type Key password to access SSID P29 Virtual AP Settings Note G...

Page 19: ...w choosing MACs accessing device Deny Listed This option deny choosing MACs accessing device 2 4G Advanced Settings Administrator can configure detail functions of GC1200ac as P31 below P31 2 4G Advanced Settings Regional Regional default ESTI Europe Mode Choosing IEEE 802 11 standards as 802 11N G or 802 11B G RF Output Power Power of Radio Frequency output This function allow device s antennas i...

Page 20: ... beacon is sent more frequently The higher the value the bigger the time lag which means that the beacon is sent broadcasted less frequently Max user Maximum simultaneous users can access device number 0 for unlimited users Coverage Threshold This function allow GC1200ac s antennas improving more sensitive to client devices Which help GC1200ac can keep tight connection with clients and improving b...

Page 21: ...o choose the right channel P33 5G wireless analyzer SSID input SSID for this device broadcast on 5 8GHz Band Width band width of channel 80MHz or 40MHz or 20MHz for increasing band width in small area or increasing distance in large area Channel choose channel which haven t in this area This choice keep AP was not interference another wireless devices Encryption choose encryption type Key password...

Page 22: ...200ac allow to create 04 SSIDs per band 2 4GHz 5 8GHz Max 08 SSIDs can be created on both bands 5 8G Access Control This function help administrator can be control all MACs allowed or denied accessing networks P35 5 8G Access Control MAC Accept All This option allow all MACs accessing device Allow Listed This option allow choosing MACs accessing device Deny Listed This option deny choosing MACs ac...

Page 23: ...s send by the client to the access point it essentially asks for permission to send the next data packet The lower the threshold the more stable your Wi Fi network since it essentially asks more often when sending packages However if you don t have problems with your Wi Fi you should make sure that the RTS Threshold is set to the maximum allowed Ack Timeout control 802 11 wireless devices use a nu...

Page 24: ...rom multipath effect User isolation switch On Off User Isolation is normally reserved for public hotspots It isolates each user so that other users of the hotspot cannot connect to your machine via the access point This is great at public hot spots as someone could use the wireless network to hack your machine Hence you should always use a personal firewall d Network In this page mainly to show th...

Page 25: ...th Server Synchronous mode Synchronous system time of GC1200ac with world clock servers such as Windows server European server North American server Asia Pacific server Choose Time Zone choosing your place s time zone In our case we choose Amsterdam Berlin Roma Stockholm and Paris Auto restart you can restart GC1200ac at the time you want set for device maintenance There are 2 options 1 time daily...

Page 26: ...nnecting speed bandwidth of connection per clients and network capacity P41 QoS Settings QoS switch On Off switch Upload Client s connecting speed bandwidth of connection for uploading Download Client s connecting speed bandwidth of connection for downloading QoS Rule settings setting rules for clients when they join this network Logs This Logs saved all configuring records of this device ...

Page 27: ...rading manufacture s new firmware for device P43 Update Firmware Note This function use for specialist who have device s knowledge So if you do not know this particularized function you shouldn t try this function Warranty policy deny in this case System This feature allow Backup Restore Reset and Reboot AP device ...

Page 28: ...nge AP device s login password P45 Change Login password 4 Exit Exit GUI Graphic User Interface 4th Trouble Shooting No Symptoms of AP device Solution 1 AP s Indicator off Please make sure the POE module connection is connected right POE Port 2 I forget user name and Restore to factory default ...

Page 29: ... factory default 5 I can t access to AP s IP address 1 Check AP s DHCP and make it enabled in Gateway mode 2 Check the internet connection between ceiling AP and the root router switch in AP and Repeater mode 6 I can t access into Internet even finished the settings of wireless AP 1 If dynamic IP user login wireless AP s WEB page check Internet settings WAN Setting Dynamic IP fill in right info 2 ...