LevelOne WAP-8101 Bedienungsanleitung

LevelOne User Manual W AP-8 101 Managed Ceili ng Wireless Access Point, 1200 Mbp s, 802 .1 1a/b/g/n/ac , Gigabit Ethernet, PoE 802.3af V 1. 0 _20140829[...]

T able of content s C HAPTER 1 I NTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 C ONTENTS L IST ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.2 H ARD WARE I NST ALLA TI[...]

3.3.2.2 Syslog ................................................................................................................................ ........... 49 3.3.2.3 Email Alert ................................ ..................................................................................................... 50 3.3.3 System Tools ..............[...]

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Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations o n yo ur purchase of this outst anding product: W AP-8101 1 200Mbps 802.1 1 ac Ceiling W ire less Access Poi nt are de signed for small- and medium -sized businesses to extend the existing wir ed networks and has the ability to operate i n different mode s a nd can be used in a wide variety of wireless applic[...]

1.2 Hard w are Inst allation 1.2.1 W A RNING 1.2.2 SYSTEM REQUI REMENTS Network Requirements  An Ethernet-based C able or DSL mode m  IEEE 802.11a/ b /g/n/ac wireless cli ents  10/100/1000 Ethe rnet Web-based Configurati on Utility Requirements Computer w ith the following:  Windows® , Maci ntosh, or Linux-based operatin g system  A[...]

1.2.3 Hardw are Configuration Rear View: Receptor for Power A dapter PoE-PD Ethernet Port[...]

1.2.4 Mounting on th e Ceiling / W all This d evice is designed for easily mo unted on the ceiling or wall with a simple mount bracket. Before mounting it to the expected location, please make proper con figuration for the device setting and run the PoE Ethernet cable to the location in adv ance. The following illustrations show you how to mount th[...]

C Plug-in the cable (Ethernet cable, Power cord) to the connectors in the button side. Run the cables upward to proper location. D Attached this device to mounting bracket by rotating it clock wisely to click into place. E Installation completed.[...]

1.2.5 LED Indicators LED Description S tatus 1. W hen the device is booted up and ready: 2. W hen W EC/Reset is triggered (with button pressed): S tatus LED flashes at different rate accordi ng button -pressed duration. S tage 1 (1 ~ 5 sec) : Flash very fast Stage 2 (6 ~ 10 sec) : Flash twice per second Stage 3 (11~15 sec) : Flash once per second S[...]

1.2.6 Button Definitio n There is one multi - function push button “W EC /Reset ” in this device. A ccording to different button pressed duration, the device will take specific reaction. For ease of interacting with the device, you can also check the S tatus and W iFi LED to det ermine when to release the button. The Reset/ W EC button’ s beh[...]

Configuration (Slave to Slave) (Press 3 sec) the ea sy configuration proce ss also suppo rts “Slave to Slave” configuration. 1. Press the W EC/Reset button of the first Slave AP (say Sl ave1 that has be en paired and configured) for 1~3 se conds, release it to trigger the W EC process. Then, the W iFi LED flashes fast. 2. Press the W E C/Reset [...]

Configuration (Press 13 sec) seconds and release it. 2. T he Slave A P will b e marked as an un -configured device, so th at it can be paired with ano ther Master or configured Slave A P later. For Master AP, there is no effect on this button behavior. Reset to Default W EC/Reset (Press 20 sec) 1. Press the Rese t/ W EC button for about 20 seconds [...]

Chapter 2 Getting St arted Before you can install this product to designated location and m ake it operate properly, you have to configure the device setting to fit in y our network environment. Hardware Preparation: a. Con nect an Ethernet cable between this d evice and the compu ter that you w ill operate to set up the device. b. Po wer on the de[...]

After applying this setting , you can now access to the w eb UI for configuring the device. 2.1 Easy Setup via Web UI You can browse w eb UI to configure the device. Firstly you need to launch the Setup W izard browser first and then the Setup W izard will guide you step - by -step to f inish the basic setup process. A ctivate the setup wizard: Typ[...]

Select “Wizard” for basic settings in a simple w a y. Or, you can go to B asic Network / A dv anc ed Network / A pplication s / Sy stem to setup the configuration by your own selection. Press “Next” to start the Setup Wizard.[...]

Configure with the Setup Wiza rd Step 1 You can change the password of administrator here. Step 2 LAN IP Address. You have to change the IP address of this device according to your n etwork configuration. Step 3-1 W irel ess settings. You can specify th e W ireless setting fo r VAP1. Step 3-2 W irel ess settings. Specify VAP1’s wireless authentic[...]

Step 4 Check the information again. Step 5 System is applying the setting. Step 6 Click finish to complete it. 2.2 Use WEC Button to Setup Wireless Profiles W EC (W ireless Easy Connection) is an easy con figuration feature that is similar to well-known W PS function. It can be used to duplicate one device’s wireless configuration to the other AP[...]

2. 2 .1 One Maste r and several isolate d Slaves As illustrated in above figure, ho w to configure the three APs (AP1, A P2, AP3) to b uild up the “staff” wireless network? Y ou can follow the procedure bellow: Step Button Description 1 Set AP1 in Master Mode, and configure it via web UI. 1. Make sure AP1 is in Master Mode ( W iFi LED should be[...]

3 Easy configure AP2 via W EC. Master to Slave WEC: 1. T rigger AP1 into W EC configuration process via pressing the WEC button for 3 se cond. 2. T rigger AP2 into W EC configuration process via pressing the WEC button for 3 se cond. 3. It takes 30 ~ 60 seconds for the device to finish the WEC configuration process. (P.S:VAP1 of 2.4GHz or 5GHz in S[...]

2. 2.2 One Maste r and a series o f connected Sla ves This device a lso support universal rep eater function, you can easily extend the wireless network with a series rep eaters that are wireless con catenated to build up the wireless network without running Ethernet cables to each repeater . As illustrate d in above figure, if you intend to deploy[...]

3 Easy configure AP2 via W EC. Master to Slave WEC: 1. T rigger AP1 into W EC configuration process via pressing the WEC button for 3 se cond. 2. T rigger AP2 into W EC configuration process via pressing the WEC button for 3 se cond. 3. It takes 30 ~ 60 seconds for the device to finish the WEC configuration process. (P.S:VAP1 of 2.4GHz or 5GHz in S[...]

LED, it should be “Solid Amber ” i f AP3 already connected AP2. 4. In stall AP4 to its location an d verify its wireless network connectivity with a client device at the location beyond the service range of AP3. Besides, You can also check the AP4’s WiFi LED, it should be “Solid Amber ” i f AP4 already connected AP3. Although such wireles[...]

Chapter 3 Making Configurations W henev er you want to co nfigure your n etwork or this device, you ca n access the Configuration Menu by ope ning th e web-browser and typing in the IP Address of the device. The default IP Address is: 192.168.1 .1 . In the configuration sectio n you may want to check the con nection sta tus of this device, to do Ba[...]

Afterw ards, you can go Wizard, Basic Network, Adv anced Netw ork, Application or System respectively on left hand side o f web page. Note: Y ou can see the Connection S tatus screen below aft er you logged in. Note : Y ou can see all the status of this device in the ‘S tatus’ main menu section.[...]

3.1 Basic Net w ork You can enter Basic Network f or Ethernet LA N, Wirele ss and IPv6 settings in this web page. 3.1.1 Ethernet L A N 1. Device Network T ype: This device supports two network types f or connecting to your local network.[...]

Static IP : Allow a device to act as a S tatic host . If you need S tatic host and please entry IP Address. DHCP : Allow a device to a ct as a host requesting configuration parameters, such as an IP address from a DHCP server. Note: Please check if there is DHCP server in your Network, first. 2. L A N IP Address , Subnet Mask, Gateway , P rimary / [...]

3.1.2.1 Wireless Setup There are several wireless operation modes provided by this device. They a re: “ AP Only Mode ”, “ WDS Hybrid Mode ”, “ W DS Onl y Mode ”, and “ Universal Repeater Mode ”. Y ou can choose the expected mode and configure the device manually . Besides manua lly configuration the de vices to be de ployed one by o[...]

1. Wireless Module: Enable the wireless fu nctio n. 2. Wireless Operation Mode: Choose “ AP Only Mode ” from the list. 3. Gre en A P: Ena ble the Green AP func tion to reduce the power consumption wh en there is no wireless traf fic . 4. A P Number: T his device supports up to 8 SSIDs a t the same time for you to manage your wireless networks. [...]

separate workgroups across wireless and wired domains. By default, it is not enables. If you enabled this f unction, you h ave to specify a VLAN ID for the wireless network. 8. Max Supported S t ations: Y o u can specify the n umber of maximum stations that can associate to the SSID simultaneously . 9. Channel: The radio channel number . The permis[...]

shared key is manually set on bot h the client statio n and the AP . Three types of shared key authentication are available to day for home or small office W LAN environments.  A ut o The gatew ay wil l select appropriate authentication method (Open o r Shared) according to the WiFi client’s request automatically .  WP A- PSK Select Encrypt[...]

the shared key. The key value is shared by the RADIUS serv er and this router . This key value must be consistent with the key value in the RADIUS server . Afterw ards, click on “Save” to store your settings or click “Undo” to give up the changes. The 5GHz in configuration is the same as 2.4GHz configuration. 3.1.2.1.2 WDS Hy brid Mode This[...]

1. Laz y Mode: This device support the Lazy M ode to automatically learn th e MAC address of W DS peers , you d on’t have to input other peer AP's MAC a ddress. However , not all the APs can be set to enab le the Lazy m ode simultaneously ; a t least there must be one A P w ith all the W DS peers’ MAC address filled . 2. Gre en A P: Ena bl[...]

enables. If you enabled this function, you have to specify a VLAN ID for the wireless network. 7. Max Supported St ations: Y ou can specify the number of maximum stations that can associate to the SSID simulta neous ly . 8. Channel: The radio channel number . The permissible channels depend o n th e Regulatory Domain. The fa ctory d efault setting [...]

 A ut o The gatew ay wil l select appropriate authentication method (Open o r Shared) according to the WiFi client’s request automatically .  WP A- PSK Select Encryption mode and enter the Pre-share Key. You can fill in 64 hexadecimal (0, 1, 2…8, 9, A, B…F) digits , or 8 to 63 ASCII characters as the pre-share key.  WP A2- PSK Select[...]

1. Laz y Mode: This device support the Lazy Mode to automatically learn the MAC address of W DS peers, you don’t have to input other peer AP's MAC address. However , not all the APs can be set to enable th e L azy mode simultaneously ; at least there must be one AP with all the W DS peers’ MAC address fil led. 2. Gre en A P: Ena ble the Gr[...]

In this m ode you can also enable the 80 2.1x feature if you hav e another RADIUS server f or user authentication. You ne ed to input IP address, port, shared key of RADIUS server here. In this mode, you can only choose “None” or “ W EP” in the encryptio n field.  Shared Shared key authentication relies on the fact th at both st ations t[...]

1. Gre en A P: Ena ble the Green AP func tion to reduce the power consumption when there is no wireless traf fic. 2. Netw ork ID (SSID): Net work ID is used for identifying a W ireless LAN. Client stations can roam f reely o ver this device and oth er Access Po ints that have th e same Net work ID. The f actory d efault SSID is “default”, you h[...]

network. T herefore, if th is sett ing is configured a s “Disable”, you can hide the wireless network f rom been scanned by wireless clients. Those who know the SSID can manually spe cify the S SID on their clien t de vice to connect the hidden wireless network. 5. VL AN ID: This device supports mapp ing of a SSID to a certain VLAN ID to separa[...]

3.1.2.2 A dvanced Wireless Setup This device provides advanced wireless setup for professional user to optimize the wireless performance under the specific inst allation environment . 3.1.2.2.1 A dvanced RF Module1 S ettings 1. Regulato ry Dom ain: The availability of some sp ecific channels and/or operational frequency bands is country dependent. [...]

communicate e ach oth er , but they can acc ess th e internet and other Ethernet LAN devices 9. AP Isolation: If you enabled m ultiple V APs in this device, you can furth er decide whether th e wir eless client s associated to di fferent V APs can access to each other or not. W hen you enabled the AP Isolation fu nction, Each V AP is isolated to th[...]

5. Fragme nt ation : W ireless f rames can be divided into smaller units (fragments) to improve performance in the presence of RF inte rference and at the limits of RF coverage. 6. DTIM inter val : A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. W hen the wireless router has buf fe red b[...]

3.1.3 IPv6 The growth of the Internet h as created a need for more addresses than are po ssible with IPv4. IPv6 ( Internet Protocol version 6 ) is a version of the Internet Protocol (IP) intended to succeed IPv4, which is the protocol currently used to direct almost all Internet traffic. IPv6 also i mplements additional features n ot present in IPv[...]

3.2 A d vanced Network This d evice also supports othe r ad vanced netw ork fea tures for yo u to further manage the device. You can finish the configuration for Firewall, and Management in this section. 3.2.1 Firewall 3.2.1.1 MAC A ddress Control MAC Address Control allows you to assign different access right for d if ferent users and to assign a [...]

2. Association control : Check "Association control" to enable the c ontrol of which wireless client can associate to the wireless LAN. If a client is denied to associate to the wireless LAN, it m eans the client can't se nd or receive any data via this device. Choose "allow" or " deny" to allow or deny th e clien[...]

1. Enable SNMP : Enable this Function. 2. SNMP Ve rsion: Supports SNMP V1, V2c, a nd V3. 3. Ge t Community: The comm unity of GetRequest that th is device will respond. This is a text passw ord mechanism th at is used to weakly a uthenticate queries to agents of managed netw ork devices. 4. Se t Community : T he community of SetRequest that this de[...]

accounts. Y ou can specify the account permission as “Read” or “Read/Write” respectively . 6. Use r 1/2 A UTH Mode : Select MD5 or SHA as the method of p assword encry ption for the specified level of access, or to disable authentication. 7. Use r 1/2 Privacy Mode: Y ou can co nfigure th e SNMP privacy mode. There are three m odes for y ou [...]

3.3 System In this section you ca n see system information, system logs, use system tools for system update and do service scheduling and system administration setting. 3.3.1 S ystem Information You can view the System Information in this page.[...]

3.3.2 S ystem St atus 3.3.2.1 Web Lo g 1. Log T ypes : You can select the log types to be collected in the web log area. There are “System”, “Attacks”, “Drop”, and “Debug” types for you to select. 2. Web Log : You can browse, refresh, download, and clear the log messag es. 3.3.2.2 Sysl og This device also can export system logs to s[...]

3.3.2.3 Email A lert This device ca n also ex port system logs via sending emails to specific recipients. The items you have to setup include: 1. Setting of Email ale rt : Check if you want to enable Email alert (send syslog via email). 2. SMTP Server: Port : Input the SMTP server IP and port, which a re connected with ':'. If you do not [...]

Y ou can c hange the Sy stem Password here. We s trongly recommend you to change the system password for security reason . Click o n “Sa ve” to store your settings or click “Undo” to give up the changes. 3.3.3.2 FW Up grade If new f irmware is available, you can upgrade device firmware through the W EB GUI here . Press “browse” bu tton [...]

3.3.3.3 System T ime If new f irmware is available, you can upgrade device firmware through the W EB GUI here . 1. T ime Zone : Select a time zone where this device locates. 2. A uto-S ynchronization : Check the “Enable” checkbox to enab le this f unction. Besides, you can select a NTP time serv er to consu lt UTC time. 3. Sync with Time Server[...]

3.3.3.4 Others In t his section you can do system backup, reset t o default, system reboot setti ngs and ping test. 1. Backup Setting : Y ou can b ackup your settings by clicking the “ Backup” button and save it a s a bin f ile. On ce you want to restore th ese settings, please click Firmware Upgrade button and use the bin file y ou saved. 2. R[...]

3.3.4 MMI 3.3.4.1 Web UI You can set UI administration time- out duration in this page. I f the v alue is “0”, means the time-out is unlimited.[...]

CHAPTOR 4 Troubleshooting This Cha pter provides solutions to problem s fo r the installation and operation of the W iFi Concurrent 300Mbps Business A P. You can refer to the following if you are having problems. 1 Why can’t I configure the de vice e ven the cable is plu gged and the LED is lit? Do a Ping test to make sure that the WiFi Access Po[...]

installation steps listed below are applicable for all network adapters. 1. Go to Start > Right click on “My Computer” > Properties . 2. Select the Hardware Tab . 3. Click Device Manager . 4. Double- click on “ Network Adapters” . 5. Right-click on Wireless Card bus Adapter or your specific network adapter . 6. Select Properties to en[...]

IV. Turn off the W iFi Concurrent 3 00 Mbps B usiness AP and the client, then restart it and then turn on the client again. V. Ensure that the LEDs are indicating normally. If not, m ake sure that the power and Ethernet cables are firmly connect ed. VI. Ensure that the IP Address, subnet mask, gateway and DNS settings are correctly entered for the [...]

interference. III. Keep your product away from electrical devices that generate RF noise, like microwaves, monitors, electric motors, etc. 4 What to do if I f orgot my encr yption key? 1. Go back to advanced setting to set up your Encry ption key again. 2. Rese t the W iFi Concurrent 300Mbps Business AP to default setting 5 How to reset to default?[...]

Appendix A. Assigning a Static IP i n Windo w s PC W hen organizing y our local n etwork it’s easier to assig n each computer it’s own IP address th an using DHCP. Here we will take a look at doing it in XP, Windows 7, Windows 8 and W indows 8.1. If you have a home network with several com putes and devices, it’s a good id ea to assign each o[...]

Then when the Network and Sharing Center ope ns, click on Change adapter settings . This will be the same on W indows 7 or 8.x. Right-click on your local adapter and select Properties.[...]

In the Local Area Connection Properties win dow highlight In ternet Proto col Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) then click the Properties button. Now se lect the radio button Use the following IP address and enter in the correct IP, Subnet mask, a nd Default gateway that corresponds with your network setup. Then enter your Preferred and Alternate DNS server add[...]

you entered. W hen y ou’re finished click OK. Now close out of the Local Area Connections Properties window . W ind ows 7 will run netw ork diagnostics and v erify the connection is good . Here we had n o problems with it, but if you did, you could run the network troubleshooting wizard.[...]

Now you can open the command prompt and do an ipconfig to see the n etwork a dapter settings have been successfully changed. Windows XP In this example we’re using X P SP3 Media Center Edition and changing the IP address of the Wireless adapter. To set a Static IP in XP right-click on My Network Places and select Properties. Right-click on the ad[...]

Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click the Properties button. Now change the IP, Subnet mask, Default Gateway, and DNS Se rver Addresses. W hen you’re finished click OK.[...]

You will nee d to clos e out o f the Network Connection Pr operties screen before the changes go into effect. Again you can verify the settings by doing an ipconfig in the command prompt. In case you’re not sure how to do this, click on Start then Run.[...]

In the Run box type in cmd and click OK. Then at the prompt type in ipconfig and hit Ente r. This will show th e IP add ress f or the network adapter you changed. If y ou have a small o ffice or home network, assigning each comput er a specific IP address makes it a lot easier to manage and troubleshoot network connection problems. [Source: H o w t[...]

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