Draytek VigorAP 800 manuale d’uso

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VigorAP 800 User’s Guide iii V V i i g g o o r r A A P P 8 8 0 0 0 0 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s A A c c c c e e s s s s P P o o i i n n t t U U s s e e r r ’ ’ s s G G u u i i d d e e Version: 1.11 Firmware Version: V1.0.2 Date: 30/11/2011[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide iv Copyright Information Copyright Declarations Copyright 2011 All rights reserved. This pub lication contains information th at is protected by copyright. No part may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language withou t written permission from the copyright holde[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide v European Community Declarations Manufacturer: DrayTek Corp. Address: No. 26, Fu Shing Road, Hukou Towns hip, Hsinch u Industrial Park, Hsinchu C ounty, Taiwan 3 03 Product: VigorAP 800 DrayTek Corp. declares that VigorAP 800 i s in compliance with the following essential requirements and o ther relevant pro visions of R[...]

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VigorAP 800 User’s Guide vii T T a a b b l l e e o o f f C C o o n n t t e e n n t t s s Pref ace ......................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Introdu ction ............................................................................................................... ............[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide viii 3.5.1 Genera l Setup ............................................................................................................ ..... 40 3.5.2 Site Survey .............................................................................................................. ....... 45 3.5.3 Stat istics......................[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide ix T rouble Shoot ing ..................................................................................... 103 5.1 Checking If the Hardware S t atus Is OK or No t.................................................................... 103 5.2 Checking If the Network Connection Settings on Y our Computer Is OK or Not ........[...]

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VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 1 P P r r e e f f a a c c e e 1 1 . . 1 1 I I n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n n Thank you for purchasing this VigorAP 800! With thi s high cost-efficiency VigorAP 800, computers and wireless devices which are compa tible with 802.11n can connect to existing wired Ethernet network via this VigorAP 800, at the spe[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 2 1 1 . . 2 2 L L E E D D I I n n d d i i c c a a t t o o r r s s a a n n d d C C o o n n n n e e c c t t o o r r s s Before you use the Vigor modem, please get acquainted with the LED indicators and connectors first. LED Status Explanation Off The system is not ready or is failed. ACT Blinking The system is ready and can[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 3 Interface Description LAN B Connecter for xDSL / Cable modem or router. LAN A1 (PoE) - A4 Connecter for xDSL / Cable modem or router. USB Connector for future use. Restore the default settings. Usage: Turn on VigorAP 800. Press the button and keep for more than 10 seconds. Then VigorAP 800 will restart with the factory [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 4 1 1 . . 3 3 H H a a r r d d w w a a r r e e I I n n s s t t a a l l l l a a t t i i o o n n This section will guide you to install the m odem through hardware connection and confi gure the modem’s settings through web browser. Before starting to configure the modem, you have to connect your devices correctly. 1 1 . . [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 5 1 1 . . 3 3 . . 2 2 W W i i r r e e d d C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n f f o o r r N N o o t t e e b b o o o o k k i i n n W W L L A A N N 1. Connect VigorAP 800 to ADSL modem or router in y our network through the LAN A port of the access point by Ethernet cable. 2. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall so[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 6 1 1 . . 3 3 . . 2 2 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n VigorAP 800 can access Internet via an ADSL modem, router, or switch/hub in your network through wireless connection. 1. Connect VigorAP 800 to ADSL modem or router via wireless network. 2. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wa[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 7 1 1 . . 3 3 . . 3 3 P P O O E E C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n VigorAP 800 can gain the power from the connected switch, e.g., VigorSwitch P2260. PoE (Power over Ethernet) can break the install limitation caused by the fixed power supply. 1. Connect VigorAP 800 to a switch in your network through the LAN A1 por[...]

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VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 9 N N e e t t w w o o r r k k C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n After the network connection is built, the next step you should do is setup VigorAP 800 with proper network parameters, so it can work properl y in your network environment. Before you can connect to the access point and start configuration [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 10 Select Specify an IP address , then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish. IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.25 5.0[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 11 2 2 . . 2 2 W W i i n n d d o o w w s s 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 I I P P A A d d d d r r e e s s s s S S e e t t u u p p Click Start button (it should be located at lower-lef t corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Area Connection , and Local Ar[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 12 2 2 . . 3 3 W W i i n n d d o o w w s s X X P P I I P P A A d d d d r r e e s s s s S S e e t t u u p p Click Start button (it should be located at lower-lef t corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local A[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 13 2 2 . . 4 4 W W i i n n d d o o w w s s V V i i s s t t a a I I P P A A d d d d r r e e s s s s S S e e t t u u p p Click Start button (it should be located at lower-lef t corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks , then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local A[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 14 2 2 . . 5 5 A A c c c c e e s s s s i i n n g g t t o o W W e e b b U U s s e e r r I I n n t t e e r r f f a a c c e e All functions and settings of this access point must be configured via web user interface. Please start your web browser (e.g., IE). 1. Make sure your PC connects to the VigorAP 800 correctly. Notice:[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 15 2 2 . . 6 6 C C h h a a n n g g i i n n g g P P a a s s s s w w o o r r d d 1. Please change the password for the or iginal security of the modem. 2. Go to System Maintenance page and choose Administrator Password. 3. Enter the new login password on the field of Password . Then click OK to continue. 4. Now, the passwor[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 16 2 2 . . 7 7 Q Q u u i i c c k k S S t t a a r r t t W W i i z z a a r r d d Quick Start Wizard will guide you to configure 2.4G wireless setting, 5G wireless setting and other corresponding settings for Vigor Access Point step by step. 2 2 . . 7 7 . . 1 1 C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r i i n n g g 2 2 . . 4 4 G G W W [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 17 connecting to LAN-A or LAN-B) in this environment. Multiple SSID - When Enable 2 Subnet is enabled, you can specify subnet interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for each SSID by using the drop down menu. Channel Means the channel frequency of the wireless LAN. The default channel is 6. You may switch channel if the selected chann[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 18 A A d d v v a a n n c c e e d d S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r S S t t a a t t i i o o n n - - I I n n f f r r a a s s t t r r u u c c t t u u r r e e When you choose Station-Infrastructure, you w ill need to configure the following page to connect to one AP. A A d d v v a a n n c c e e d d S S e e t t t t[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 19 A A d d v v a a n n c c e e d d S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r A A P P B B r r i i d d g g e e - - P P o o i i n n t t t t o o M M u u l l t t i i - - P P o o i i n n t t When you choose AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Poin t, you will need to configure the following page. A A d d v v a a n n c c e e d d S S e e [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 20 A A d d v v a a n n c c e e d d S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r A A P P B B r r i i d d g g e e - - U U n n i i v v e e r r s s a a l l R R e e p p e e a a t t e e r r When you choose AP Bridge-Universal Repeat er y ou will need to configure the following page. After finishing this web page configuration, p[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 21 Extension Channel With 802.11n, there is one option to dou ble the bandwidth per channel. The available extension channel options will be varied according to the Channel selected above. Station List Click this button to open the Station List dialog. It provides the knowledge of connecting wireless clients now along wit[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 22 2 2 . . 8 8 O O n n l l i i n n e e S S t t a a t t u u s s The online status shows the LAN status, St ation Link Status for such device. Detailed explanation is shown below: LAN-A/LAN-B Status IP Address Displays the IP address of the LAN interface. TX Packets Displays the total transmitted packets at the LAN interfac[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 23 W W e e b b C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n This chapter will guide users to execute advanced (full) configuration. As for other exam ples of application, please refer to chapter 5. 1. Open a web browser on your PC and type http://192. 168.1.2. The window will ask for typing username and password. 2[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 24 3 3 . . 1 1 O O p p e e r r a a t t i i o o n n M M o o d d e e This page provides several available modes fo r you to choose for different conditions. Click any one of them and click OK . The system will configure the required settings automatically. AP This mode allows wireless clients to connect to access point and [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 25 Note: The Wir eless LAN settings will be changed according to the Operation Mode selected here. For the detailed information, please refer to the section of Wir eless LAN . 3 3 . . 2 2 L L A A N N Local Area Network (LAN) is a group of subnets regulated and ruled by modem. Click LAN to open the LAN settings page and ch[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 26 S tart IP Address - Enter a value of the IP address pool for the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. If the 1st IP address of your modem is 192.168.1.2, the starting IP address must be 192.168.1.3 o r greater , but smaller than 192. 168.1.254. End IP Addr ess Enter a value of the IP address pool for th[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 27 W W P P S S I I n n t t r r o o d d u u c c t t i i o o n n WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) provides easy procedure to make network connection between wireless station and wireless access point (VigorAP 800) with the encryption of WPA and WPA2. It is the simplest way to build connection be tween wireless network clients an[...]

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VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 29 3 3 . . 4 4 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s L L A A N N S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r A A P P M M o o d d e e When you choose AP as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup, Security, Access Control, WPS, AP Discovery and Station List. Note: The W ir eless LAN settings wi[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 30 Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function. Mode At present, VigorAP 800 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g) and Mi xed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11 g+11n) mode. Enable 2 Subnet (Simulate 2 APs) Check the box to enable the function for tw[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 31 device with SSID 1. The MAC address of other SSIDs will change based on this MAC address. Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. The default channel is 6. You may switch channel if the selected channel is under serious interference. If you have no idea of choosing the frequency, please sele ct Auto[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 32 WMM Capable To apply WMM parameters for wireless data transmission, please click the Enable radio button. Antenna VigorAP 800 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless c onnection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. Tx Power The default setting is the[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 33 Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose. Disable - The encryption mechanism is turned off. WEP - Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption key should be entered in WEP Key. WPA/PSK or WPA2/PSK or Mixed (WPA+WPA2)/PSK - Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK. The WPA e[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 34 WPA/802.1x - The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key, which eith er PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. WPA2/802.1x - The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key, which eith er PSK (Pre-Sha[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 35 Enable - Enable the WEP Encryption. Such feature is available for WEP/802.1x mode. Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings. Use internal RADIUS Server There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 800 which is used to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access poin[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 36 Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the policy. Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually. Choose Blocked WLAN from LAN will separate all the WLAN stations from LAN based on the MAC Address list. MAC Address Filter Display al[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 37 3 3 . . 4 4 . . 4 4 W W P P S S Open Wireless LAN>>WPS to configure the corresp onding settings. Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS setting. WPS Configured Display related system information for WPS. If the wireless security (encryption) function of VigorAP 800 is properly configured, you can see ‘Yes’ m[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 38 3 3 . . 4 4 . . 5 5 A A P P D D i i s s c c o o v v e e r r y y VigorAP 800 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. Based on the scanning result, users will know whic h channel is clean for usage. Also, it can be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link. Notice that during the [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 39 3 3 . . 4 4 . . 6 6 S S t t a a t t i i o o n n L L i i s s t t Station List provides the knowledge of connecting wire less clients now along with its status code. MAC Address Display the MAC Address for the connecting client. SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to. Auth Display the authentication t[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 40 3 3 . . 5 5 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s L L A A N N S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r S S t t a a t t i i o o n n - - I I n n f f r r a a s s t t r r u u c c t t u u r r e e M M o o d d e e When you choose Station-Infrastructure as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 41 Delete Click this button to delete the selected wireless profile. Edit Click this button to modify the existing wireless profile. Connect Click this button to connect the wireless station to AP with the selected profile. Packet-OVERDRIVE This feature can enhance the performance in data transmission about 40%* more (by [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 42 Profile Name Type a name for the new profile. SSID Type the name for such access point that can be used for connection by the stations. Network Type Infrastructure - In this mode, you can connect the access point to Ethernet device such as TV and Game player to enable the Ethernet device as a wireless station and join [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 43 default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346. Security Mode 802.11 standard defines two mechanisms for authenti cation of wireless LAN clients: Open Authentication and Shared Key Authentication. Choose one of the security modes from the drop down list. If you choose OPEN or SHARED, you have to ty[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 44 transfer performance. WEP Key Entry Method There are two types of key method: ASCII and Hex. When you select a key format, the number of characters of key will be displayed. For example, if you select 64-bit as key length, and Hex as key format, you’ ll see the message at the right of Key Format is ‘Hex (10 charact[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 45 3 3 . . 5 5 . . 2 2 S S i i t t e e S S u u r r v v e e y y The page will list the access points nearby as VigorAP800 is set to Station mode. You can select one of the access points to associate. SSID Display the SSID name of the access point. BSSID Display the BSSID (MAC Address) of the access point. RSSI Display the [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 46 Click Rest Counters if required. 3 3 . . 5 5 . . 4 4 W W P P S S ( ( W W i i - - F F i i P P r r o o t t e e c c t t e e d d S S e e t t u u p p ) ) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and the access point. You don’t have to select encryption mode and i[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 47 Status Display the status of WPS access point. Refresh Click this button to refresh the AP site survey. Start PBC Click Start PBC to make a WPS connection within 2 minutes. PIN Start When using PinCode method, it is required to enter PIN Code (Personal Identification Number Code, 8-digit numbers) into Registrar. When t[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 48 3 3 . . 6 6 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s L L A A N N S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r A A P P B B r r i i d d g g e e - - P P o o i i n n t t t t o o P P o o i i n n t t / / A A P P B B r r i i d d g g e e - - P P o o i i n n t t t t o o M M u u l l t t i i - - P P o o i i n n t t M M o o d d e e When you[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 49 Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function. Mode At present, VigorAP 800 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g) and Mi xed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11 g+11n) mode. Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. The default chan[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 50 should be setup to the same Phy mode for connecting with each other. Security Select WEP , TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. T ype the key number if required. Peer Mac Address Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP 800 connects to. Packet-OVERDRIVE This feature can enhance the performance in[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 51 3 3 . . 6 6 . . 2 2 A A P P D D i i s s c c o o v v e e r r y y VigorAP 800 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. Based on the scanning result, users will know whic h channel is clean for usage. Also, it can be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link. Notice that during the [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 52 settings page. 3 3 . . 6 6 . . 3 3 W W D D S S A A P P S S t t a a t t u u s s VigorAP 800 can display the status such as MAC address, physical mode, power save and bandwidth for the working AP connected with WDS. Click Refresh to get the newest information.[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 53 3 3 . . 7 7 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s L L A A N N S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r A A P P B B r r i i d d g g e e - - W W D D S S M M o o d d e e When you choose AP Bridge-WDS as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup, Security, Access C ontrol, WPS, AP Discovery an[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 54 Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function. Mode At present, VigorAP 800 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g) and Mi xed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11 g+11n) mode.[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 55 Enable 2 Subnet (Simulate 2 APs) Check the box to enable the function for two independent subnets. Once you enable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B would be independent. Next, you can connect one router in LAN-A, and another router in LAN-B. Such mechanism can make you feeling that you ha ve two ind ependent AP/subnet fu[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 56 Extension Channel With 802.11n, there is one option to dou ble the bandwidth per channel. The available extension channel options will be varied according to the Channel selected above. Rate If you choose 11g Only, 11b Only or 11 n Only, such feature will be available for you to set data transmission rate. Phy Mode The[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 57 WMM Capable To apply WMM parameters for wireless data transmission, please click the Enable radio button. Antenna VigorAP 800 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless c onnection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. Tx Power The default setting is the[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 58 3 3 . . 7 7 . . 2 2 S S e e c c u u r r i i t t y y This page allows you to set security with diffe rent modes for SSID 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively. After configuring the correct settings, please click OK to save and invoke it. By clicking the Security Settings , a new web page will appear so that you could configure th[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 59 a uthentication. It enables centralized remote access a uthentication for network management. T he WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using t he key, which either PSK (Pre -Shared Key) entered manually i n this field below or automa tically negotiated via 802.1x a uthentication. Select WPA, WPA2 or Auto[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 60 a vailable for WEP mode. 802.1x WEP D isable - Disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the AP will n ot be encrypted. E nable - Enable the WEP Encryption. S uch feature is available for WEP/802.1x mode. Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings. Use internal RADIUS Server Ther[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 61 Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the policy. Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually. Choose Blocked WLAN from LAN will separate all the WLAN stations from LAN based on the MAC Address list. MAC Address Filter Display al[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 62 3 3 . . 7 7 . . 4 4 W W P P S S Open Wireless LAN>>WPS to configure the corresp onding settings. Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS setting. WPS Configured Display related system information for WPS. If the wireless security (encryption) function of VigorAP 800 is properly configured, you can see ‘Yes’ m[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 63 SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 800. BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 800. RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication. Channel Display the wireless channel used for the AP that is scanned by VigorAP 80[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 64 3 3 . . 7 7 . . 6 6 W W D D S S A A P P S S t t a a t t u u s s VigorAP 800 can display the status such as MAC address, physical mode, power save and bandwidth for the working AP connected with WDS. Click Refresh to get the newest information. 3 3 . . 7 7 . . 7 7 S S t t a a t t i i o o n n L L i i s s t t Station List[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 65 3 3 . . 8 8 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s L L A A N N S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r U U n n i i v v e e r r s s a a l l R R e e p p e e a a t t e e r r M M o o d d e e When you choose Universal Repeater as th e operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup, Security, WPS, AP Dis[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 66 Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function. Mode At present, VigorAP 800 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g) and Mi xed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11 g+11n) mode. Enable 2 Subnet (Simulate 2 APs) Check the box to enable the function for tw[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 67 functions in one VigorAP 800. If you disable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B ports are in the same domain. You could only connect one router (no matter connecting to LAN-A or LAN-B) in this environment. Hide SSID Check it to prevent from wireless sniffing and make it harder for unauthorized clients or STAs to join your [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 68 Extension Channel With 802.11n, there is one option to dou ble the bandwidth per channel. The available extension channel options will be varied according to the Channel selected above. Rate If you choose 11g Only, 11b Only or 11 n Only, such feature will be available for you to set data transmission rate. Packet-OVERD[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 69 WMM Capable To apply WMM parameters for wireless data transmission, please click the Enable radio button. Antenna VigorAP 800 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless c onnection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. Tx Power The default setting is the[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 70 D isable - The encryption mechanism is turned off. W EP - Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption key should b e entered in WEP Key. W PA/PSK or WPA2/PSK or Mixed (WPA+WPA2)/PSK - A ccepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be e ntered in PSK. The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from t he radio usin[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 71 W PA2/802.1,WPA/802.1x, WPA/PSK or WPA2/PSK or M ixed (WPA+WPA2)/PSK mode. PMK Cache Period S et the expire time of WP A2 PMK (Pairwise master key ) cache. P MK Cache manages the list fro m the BSSIDs in the associated S SID with which it has pre-auth enticated. Such feature is a vailable for WPA2/802.1 mode. Pre-Authe[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 72 IP Address Enter the IP address of external RADIUS server. Port The UDP port number that the external RADIUS server is using. The default value is 1812, based on RFC 2138. Shared Secret The external RADIUS server and client share a secret that is used to authenticate the messag es sent between them. Both sides must be [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 73 3 3 . . 8 8 . . 3 3 A A c c c c e e s s s s C C o o n n t t r r o o l l For additional security of wireless access, the Access Control facility allows you to restrict the network access right by controlling the wire less LAN MAC address of client. Only the valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wirel[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 74 3 3 . . 8 8 . . 4 4 W W P P S S Open Wireless LAN>>WPS to configure the corresp onding settings. Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS setting. WPS Configured Display related system information for WPS. If the wireless security (encryption) function of VigorAP 800 is properly configured, you can see ‘Yes’ m[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 75 3 3 . . 8 8 . . 5 5 A A P P D D i i s s c c o o v v e e r r y y VigorAP 800 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. Based on the scanning result, users will know whic h channel is clean for usage. Also, it can be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link. Notice that during the [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 76 3 3 . . 8 8 . . 6 6 U U n n i i v v e e r r s s a a l l R R e e p p e e a a t t e e r r The access point can act as a wireless r epeater; it can be Station and AP at the same time. It can use Station function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to serve all wireless stations within its coverage. Note: While usi[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 77 O O p p e e n n / / S S h h a a r r e e d d M M o o d d e e Encryption T ype Choose None to disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted. To enable WEP encryption for data transmission, please choose WEP . WEP Keys Four keys can be entered here, but only one key can be selected at a time. The f[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 78 3 3 . . 8 8 . . 7 7 S S t t a a t t i i o o n n L L i i s s t t Station List provides the knowledge of connecting wire less clients now along with its status code. MAC Address Display the MAC Address for the connecting client. SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to. Auth Display the authentication t[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 79 3 3 . . 9 9 W W i i r r e e l l e e s s s s L L A A N N ( ( 5 5 G G ) ) S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s f f o o r r A A P P M M o o d d e e When a 5G Dongle connects to VigorAP 800, only AP m ode (the operation mode) is available for configuration. The AP mode allo ws wireless clients to connect to access point and exc[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 80 that you have two independen t AP/subnet functions in one VigorAP 800. If you disable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B ports are in the same domain. You could only connect one router (no matter connecting to LAN-A or LAN-B) in this environment. Hide SSID Check it to prevent from wireless sniffing and make it harder for u[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 81 Mode T here are several modes provided for you to choose. D isable - The encryption mechanism is turned off. W EP - Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption key should be entered in WEP Key. W PA/PSK or WPA2/PSK or Mixed (WPA+WPA2)/PSK - A ccepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be e ntered in PSK. The[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 82 W PA/802.1x - The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from t he radio using the key, which either PS K (Pre-Shared Key) e ntered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated v ia 802.1x authentication. W PA2/802.1x - The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted f rom the radio using the key, which eith er PS K ([...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 83 E nable - Enable the WEP Encryption. Such feature is available for WEP/802.1x mode. Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings. Use internal RADIUS Server There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 800 which is used to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access poi[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 84 Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the policy. Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually. Choose Blocked WLAN from LAN will separate all the WLAN stations from LAN based on the MAC Address list. MAC Address Filter Display al[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 85 SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 800. BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 800. RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication. Channel Display the wireless channel used for the AP that is scanned by VigorAP 80[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 86 Add to Access Control Client’s MAC Address - For additional security of wireless access, the Access Control facility allows you to restrict the network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC address of client. Only the valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. Add Cli[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 87 3 3 . . 1 1 0 0 R R A A D D I I U U S S S S e e r r v v e e r r VigorAP 800 offers a built-in RADIUS server to authenticate the wireless client that tries to connect to VigorAP 800. The AP can accep t the wireless connection authentication requested by wireless clients. Enable RADIUS Server Check it to enable the inter[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 88 Cancel – Clear current settings for the client. Delete Selected – Delete the select ed client(s). Delete All – Delete all of the clients. 3 3 . . 1 1 1 1 S S y y s s t t e e m m M M a a i i n n t t e e n n a a n n c c e e For the system setup, there are several items that you have to know the way of configuration[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 89 MAC Address Display the MAC address of the LAN Interface. IP Address Display the IP address of the LAN interface. IP Mask Display the subnet mask address of the LAN interface. Wireless------- MAC Address Display the MAC address of the WAN Interface. SSID Display the SSID of the device. Channel Display the channel that [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 90 On – Choose the interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for VigorAP 800 connecting to ACS server. Port – Sometimes, port conflict m ight be occurred. To solve such problem, you might change port number for CPE. Periodic Inform Settings The default setting is Enable . Please set interval time or schedule time for the AP to send [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 91 3 3 . . 1 1 1 1 . . 4 4 C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n B B a a c c k k u u p p B B a a c c k k u u p p t t h h e e C C o o n n f f i i g g u u r r a a t t i i o o n n Follow the steps below to backup your configuration . 1. Go to System Maintenance >> Configuration Backup . The following wind[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 92 4. Click Save button, the configuration will download a utomatically to your computer as a file named config.cfg . The above example is using W indows platform for demonstrating exam ples. The Mac or Linux platform will appear dif ferent windows, but the backup function is still available. Note: Backup for Certificatio[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 93 3 3 . . 1 1 1 1 . . 6 6 F F i i r r m m w w a a r r e e U U p p g g r r a a d d e e Before upgrading your modem firmware, you need to install the Modem Tools. The Firmware Upgrade Utility is included in the tools. Th e following web page will guide you to upgrade firmware by using an example. No te that this example is[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 94 3 3 . . 1 1 3 3 S S u u p p p p o o r r t t A A r r e e a a When you click the menu item under Support Area , you will be guided to visit www.draytek.com and open the corresponding pages directly. Click Support Area>>Application Note , the following web page will be displayed. Click Support Area>>FAQ , the [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 95 Click Support Area>>Product Registration , the following web page will be displayed.[...]

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VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 97 A A p p p p l l i i c c a a t t i i o o n n a a n n d d E E x x a a m m p p l l e e s s 4 4 . . 1 1 U U p p g g r r a a d d e e F F i i r r m m w w a a r r e e f f o o r r Y Y o o u u r r M M o o d d e e m m Before upgrading your device firmware, you need to i nstall the Router Tools. The file RTSxxx.exe will be asked [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 98 5. Double click on the icon of modem tool. The setup wizard will appear. 6. Follow the onscreen instructions to install the tool. Finally, click Finish to end the installation. 7. From the Start menu, open Programs and choose Modem Tools XXX >> Firmware Upgrade Utility . 8. Type in your modem IP, usually 192.16 8[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 99 10. Click Send . 11. Now the firmware update is finished.[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 100 4 4 . . 2 2 H H o o w w t t o o s s e e t t d d i i f f f f e e r r e e n n t t s s e e g g m m e e n n t t s s f f o o r r d d i i f f f f e e r r e e n n t t S S S S I I D D s s i i n n V V i i g g o o r r A A P P 8 8 0 0 0 0 VigorAP 800 supports two network segments, LAN-A and LAN-B for different SSIDs. With such f[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 101 2. Open Wireless LAN >> General Setup . Choose the subnet LAN-A for SSID 1 and choose LAN-B for SSID 2. Specify the wireless channel. Then, click OK to sav e the configuration. 3. Open Wireless LAN >> Security Setti ngs . Set the encryption method and set th e password for SSID 1 and SSID 2 respectively.[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 102 4. Open LAN>General Setup to configure the settings for enabling DHCP server on LAN-A/LAN-B. If there is a DHCP server configured in the same network segment, skip this step. 5. After finishing the above settings, the wireless equipment connecting to VigorAP 800 with SSID 1 can get the IP address assigned by LAN-A [...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 103 T T r r o o u u b b l l e e S S h h o o o o t t i i n n g g This section will guide you to solve abnormal s ituations if you cannot access into the Internet after installing the modem and finishing the web configuration. Please follow sections below to check your basic installation status stage by stage. z Checking if[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 104 5 5 . . 2 2 C C h h e e c c k k i i n n g g I I f f t t h h e e N N e e t t w w o o r r k k C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n S S e e t t t t i i n n g g s s o o n n Y Y o o u u r r C C o o m m p p u u t t e e r r I I s s O O K K o o r r N N o o t t Sometimes the link failure occurs due to the wrong netw ork con[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 105 4. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically . F F o o r r M M a a c c O O s s 1. Double click on the current used Mac Os on the desktop. 2. Open the Application folder and get into Network . 3. On the Network screen, select Using DHCP from the drop down list of Configure IP[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 106 5 5 . . 3 3 P P i i n n g g i i n n g g t t h h e e M M o o d d e e m m f f r r o o m m Y Y o o u u r r C C o o m m p p u u t t e e r r The default gateway IP address of the modem is 192.168.1.2. For some reason, you might need to use “ping” command to check the link status of the modem. The most important thing i[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 107 5 5 . . 4 4 B B a a c c k k i i n n g g t t o o F F a a c c t t o o r r y y D D e e f f a a u u l l t t S S e e t t t t i i n n g g I I f f N N e e c c e e s s s s a a r r y y Sometimes, a wrong connection can be im proved by returning to the default settings. Try to reset the modem by software or hardware. Warning: A[...]

VigorAP 800 User’s Guide 108 After restore the factory default setting, you can configure the settings for the modem again to fit your personal request. 5 5 . . 5 5 C C o o n n t t a a c c t t i i n n g g Y Y o o u u r r D D e e a a l l e e r r If the modem still cannot work correctly after tr ying many efforts, please contact your dealer for fur[...]