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W H A -5500CPE 802.11a Multi-Functi on Outdoor CPE V er sion 2.0 User’ s Manual[...]

Copyright and Disclai mer AirLive WHA-5500CP E User ’ s Manual Copyright & Disclaimer No part of this publication may be reproduc ed in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or record ing without the written consent of OvisLink Corp. OvisLink Corp. has made the best effort to ens ure the accuracy of the infor[...]

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T able of Cont ents i AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’ s Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Overview .............................................................................................. 1 1.2 How to Use This Guide ......................[...]

T able of Cont ents AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual ii 3.5.5 Change System Management ................................................................................... 27 3.5.6 Change Password ..................................................................................................... 28 4. Web Management: Wireless and WAN Settings[...]

T able of Cont ents iii AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’ s Manual 5.1.7 Configuration Save and Restore .............................................................................. 72 5.1.8 Factory Default ........................................................................................................ 73 5.2 T ools..............................[...]

T able of Cont ents AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual iv 9.2 WHA-5500CPE in WISP Router Mode ............................................ 122 9.2.1 WISP Router: W ireless Settings............................................................................. 122 9.2.2 W ISP Router: W AN Port and V irtual Server ...................................[...]

1. Introduction 1 A irLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 1 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview The WHA-5500CPE is a wireless outdoor mult i-function device based on IEEE 802.11a 5-GHz radio technologies. When in stalled in upright position, it is rain and splash proof. It features an integrat ed 18dBi patch antenna and 802.3af to si mplify the installatio[...]

1. Introduction AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 2  4.2 Operation Mode (wireless): Operation mode is the page where all the wireless settings and router mode settings ar e. Therefore, it is advised that you must read through the entire section. z 4.2.3 Site Survey: Site Survey is the connection wiz ard that will search for available network[...]

1. Introduction 3 A irLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual This chapter tells you the basic knowledge about building a long distance connection. Then it will describe the differences betw een WDS bridge and Bridge Infrastructure mode, and how to make a choice between them . At last, a step-by-step instruction on how to build a multipoint WDS network [...]

1. Introduction AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 4 Figure 1.4: AirLive Newsletter Suppport System 1.4 Features  Atheros AR-2313 + AR- 5112 108mbps 802.11a chipset  4MB Flash and 32MB SDRAM  8 wireless multi-function modes: Acce ss Point, Repeater, WDS Bridge, Bridge Infrastructure, Client Infrastructure, Cli ent Ad Hoc, WISP Router, A[...]

1. Introduction 5 A irLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 1.5 Wireless Operation Modes The WHA-5500CPE can perform as a multi-f unction wireless devic e. Through the AirLogic web interface, users can easily select which wireless mode they wish the WHA-5500CPE to perform. The WHA-5500CPE can be confi gured to operate in the following wireless operati[...]

1. Introduction AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 6 1.5.3 WDS Bridge Mode This mode is also known as “WDS Pure MA C mode”. When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Mode, t he WHA-5500CPE provides bridging functions with remote LAN networks in the WDS system . The system will support up to total o f 8 bridges in a[...]

1. Introduction 7 A irLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual transparency". The Bridge Infrastructure mode can only connec t with “Access Point” mode. 2 Bridge Infrastructure can not connect with each other . It works like client mode with MAC address transparency function. In another word, the MAC addresses of the PCs will be passed instead o[...]

1. Introduction AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 8 more than one PC can get IP address from remote DHCP server. However, in Client Infrastructure mode, the WHA-5500CPE al ways sends the WHA-5500CPE’s wireless MAC address to the remote AP. If you want the WHA-5500CPE to send the PC’s MAC addresses to remote AP, then you should use the “Br[...]

1. Introduction 9 A irLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 1.5.8 AP Router Mode In AP Router Mode, the WHA-5500CPE behaves like a wireless router . The LAN port of the WHA-5500CPE will become W A N port. The wireless network of WHA-5500CPE becomes the LAN side. Please note when this mode is used, the only way to manage the WHA-5500CPE is through the [...]

2. Install the WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 10 2 2. Inst alling the WHA-5500CPE This section describes the har dware features and the hardwar e installation procedure for the WHA-5500CPE. For software configuration, please go to chapter 3 for more details. 2.1 Before You Start It is important to read through this se ction befor[...]

2. Install the WHA-5500CPE 11 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 2.2 Package Content The WHA-5500CPE package contains the following items:  One WHA-5500CPE main unit  One 48V 0.4A DC power adapter with a splitter  Wall Mounting kit  One CD of the WHA-5500CPE Quick Star Guide WHA-5500CPE Mounting Kits PoE Kits Regarding to the specifi[...]

2. Install the WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 12 3. T urn the WHA-5500CPE to another side, the RJ-45 jack is at the middle of LEFT side of main board. 4. Plug one side of RJ -45 cable into the Ethernet port. 5. Put the Ethernet cable along the module, till the exit (at the bottom of Housing). 6. Make sure that the other side of E[...]

2. Install the WHA-5500CPE 13 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 7. Scroll up 4 screws well. Be careful, this is very important; it could protect your device against the water . 8. Plug the Ethernet to the PoE “P + DA T A OUT” jack of injector . 9. Plug the power cord of adaptor into the injector “POWER IN” port. 10. Plug the Data Ethern[...]

2. Install the WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 14 2.3.1 Mounting Configuration Y our WHA-5500CPE c omes standard with 2 plasti c straps for pole mounting. Please follow the procedure below to install: 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 3 4 Pole mount M- Shaped mounti ng - 1 pc Lock fram e - 1 pc M6-60 scr ew - 2 pcs 9 10 8 7 2 4 6 5 3 1 M6 S /W - 6 p [...]

2. Install the WHA-5500CPE 15 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 2.3.2 Antenna polarization  Pease install the CPE in the UP RIGHT position only.  Do not put the CPE into water.  Pease do not tilt the CPE more than 15 degree angle from vertical.[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 16 The WHA-5500CPE offers many different types of management interface. You can configure through standar d web browser (http), secured w eb (https), command line (telnet). In this chapter, we will explain WHA-5500CPE’s available management interfaces and ho w to get into them.[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE 17 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 3.2 Prepare your PC The WHA-5500CPE can be managed remotely by a PC through either the wired or wireless network. The default IP address of the WHA-5500CPE is 192.168.1.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. This means the IP address of the PC should be in the range of 192.168[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 18 Secured Web Management (HTTPS): HTTPS is also using web browser for configuration. But all t he data transactions are securely encrypted using SSL encryption. Therefore, it is a safe and easy way to manage your WHA-5500CPE. We highly recommend WISP and service provider to use [...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE 19 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Command Line Interface (T elnet): WHA-5500CPE can be managed through the command line interface (CLI). It is possibl e to write a text script file, and then paste it into the CLI to execute several comm ands at once. However, Telnet does not encrypt its message. Therefore, it [...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 20 This procedure is not necessary in most ca ses unless there is a router/firewall between your PC and WHA-5500CPE. 3.4.1 Getting into Web Management Normal Web Management (HTTP) T o get into the Normal W eb Management, simp ly type in the WHA-5500CPE’s IP address (default IP [...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE 21 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  Firefox: 1. Select “or you can add an exception” 2. Click on “Add Exception” 3. Click on “Get Certificate”. Then, please enter WHA-5500CPE’ s IP address. Finally , please click on “C onfirm Security Exception.” 2 1[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 22 3.4.2 Welcome Screen and Login After the procedure above, t he W elcome Screen will appear . Welcome Screen gives a brief introduction of the WHA-5500CPE’ s main func tion category . By click on the function category , it will direct you to the corresponding web management m[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE 23 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual firmware, backup configuration, setti ngs PING watchdog, and setting management interface. The default management time out is 10 minutes; we recommend you should change password and management tim eout during the first time login.  Tools: Discover network states using ping,[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 24  Language Menu: Y ou can select the languag e from the right side of main menu bar . 3.5 Initial Configurations We recommend users to browse through WH A-5500CPE’s web management interface to get an overall picture of the functions and interface. Belo w are the recommende[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE 25 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Follow the example below to change to “Client Infrastructure” mode 1. Select “Client Infrastructure” mode. 2. Click on “change mode” button 3. The AP will reboot, wait for about one minute 3.5.2 Change the Device’ s IP Address The default IP address is at 192.168[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 26 3.5.3 Change the Country Code The legal frequency and channels in 5GHz s pectrum varies between countries. The default country code is United Kingdom whic h should require no changes If you are living in Europe. If you are living outside EU, you should change the country code [...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE 27 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 3.5.4 Set the T ime and Date It is important that you set the date and ti me for your WHA-5500C PE so that the system log will record the correct date and time information. Please go to “ System Configuration” ->Time Settings . We recommend you choose “Enable NTP” s[...]

3. Configuring th e WHA-5500CPE AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 28 3.5.6 Change Password You should change the password for WHA-5500C PE at the first login. To change password, please go to “System Configuration” -> “Password Settings” menu.[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 29 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual In this chapter, we will explain about the wirel ess settings and router mode settings in web management interface. Please be su re to read through Chapter 3’s “ Introduction to Web Management” and “Initial Configurations” first. For system configurati[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 30  Device Status : This section for monitoring the status of WHA-5500CPE. It provides information on devic e status, Ethernet status, wireless status, wireless client table, and system log.  Logout: Please make sure to Logout a fter you finish all settings. [...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 31 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Once you click on the “Setup” page, the wireless settings will appear. 4.2.1 Regulatory Domain Operation Mode -> Setup -> Regulatory Domain The legal frequency and channels in 5GHz s pectrum varies between countries. Please select your country from her[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 32 who know the SSID can associate with this network. 4.2.3 Site Survey Operation Mode -> Setup -> Site Survey The Site Survey function in WHA-5500C PE provides 4 important functions  In Client and Bridge Infrastructure mode, site survey will sc an for ava[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 33 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual “-50db” has stronger signal than “-80dB”. For outdoor connection, signal stronger than -60dB is considered as a good connection. 4.2.4 Signal Survey Operation Mode -> Setup -> Site Survey -> Signal Survey The Signal Survey will continuously disp[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 34 • SuperA: Super-A add Bursting, Compression, and Fast Frames to increase the speed over 1 1a mode. If you live in count ries that prohibit the channel binding technology (i.e. Europe), you should c hoose “Super-A” If you need more speed than 1 1a mode. How[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 35 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Frequency Domain Channel Frequency (MHz) 36 5180 40 5200 44 5220 5.15 to 5.25GHz U-NII Low ETSI Band1 48 5240 52 5260 56 5280 60 5300 5.25 to 5.35GHz U-NII Mid ETSI Band1 64 5320 100 5500 104 5520 108 5540 1 12 5560 1 16 5580 120 5600 124 5620 128 5640 132 5660 [...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 36 4.2.9 Channel Width Operation Mode -> Setup -> Channel Width In 802.11a spec, each channel occupies 20MHz channel width. Therefore, each channel will jump by number of 4 (i.e. 36, 40, 44… etc). You can change the Channel Width to 40MHz(Turbo), 10MHz(Half[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 37 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  Select one of the WEP ke y for wireless network: There are total of 4 possible keys for WEP encryption. You need to choose which key will be used for encryption. All wireless devices on the same network have to use the same settings. We recommend using WEP K[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 38 Hexadecimal digits if you choos e this option. For example, “1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef” 802.1x 802.1x allows users to leverage a RADIUS se rver to do association authentications. You can also enable dynamic WEP key (128 bit) to have data encryption. Y[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 39 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  Encryption Type : There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP (AES) . While CCMP provides better security than TKIP, so me wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it. You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clien[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 40  Pre-shared Key : This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters. Please make sure that both the WHA-5500CPE and the wireless client stations use the same key.  Encryption Type : There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP (AES) . While CCMP provides bet[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 41 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 4.2.13 Advance Settings (Wireless) Operation Mode -> Setup -> Advance Settings This page includes all the wireless setti ngs that change the RF behaviors of WHA-5500CPE. It is important to read through this section before attempting to make changes.  Be[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 42  DTIM Interval: The WHA-5500CPE buffers packets fo r stations that operate in the power-saving mode. The Delivery Traffi c Indication Message (DTIM) informs such power-conserving stations that there are pa ckets waiting to be received by them. The DTIM interv[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 43 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  Enable 802.1d: Enable the S p anning T ree Protocol to prevent forming a network loop. This option is especially important for WDS Bridge mode.  Enable 802.1 1d: Also known as “Global Roaming”. 802.1 1d is a standard for use in countries where systems[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 44 To add a MAC address into the table, enter a Mnemonic Name and the MAC Address , and then click Add . The table lists all configured MAC Filter entries. To delete entries, check the corresponding Select boxes and then press Delete Selected . 4.2.15 Multiple SSID[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 45 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Configuring the Multiple SSID When you click on the “Multiple SSID” button, the followi ng screen will appear How to add a SSID You can add up to 4 SSID in WHA-5500CPE. Please follow the procedure below: 1. Enter the SSID name (i.e. BridgeNet) 2. Select the [...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 46 How to Modify or Delete a SSID Please follow the procedure below: 1. Select the SSID you want to modify or delete 2. The SSID’s settings will be displayed in the box area. Modify any settings. 3. Click on “APPLY” to complete the modification 4. Or click on[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 47 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  Enable VLAN for All SSIDs: Once this function is enabled, you can specify an individual VLAN ID and priority tag for each SSID. The packe ts from a SSID will be forwarded to the Ethernet with the corre sponding configured VLAN ID written. You need to click o[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 48 can be using WEP, the other policy can use WPA-PSK. Once you enable the VLAN ID. The incoming packet from Ethernet port to your VL AN group must carry t he same VLAN ID tag or the packet will be dropped. 4.2.16 WMM QoS Operation Mode -> Setup -> WMM QoS Wi[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 49 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Configure the WMM QoS Parameters  AC Type The queue and associated priorities and paramet ers for transmission are as follows:  Data 0 (Best Effor t, BE): Medium priority queue, medium throughput anddel ay. Most traditional IP data is sent to this queue. ?[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 50 Contention Window. The random delay avoids most of the collisi ons that would occur if multiple APs got access to the medium at the same time and tried to transmit data simultaneously. The more active users you have on a network, t he more significant the perfor[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 51 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  AIFS The Arbitration Inter-Frame S pacing (AIFs) specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames. 802.11e uses interframe spaces to regulate which frames get access to available channels and to coordinate wait times for transmission of different type[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 52 To Enable RADIUS Server:  Server IP: The IP address of the RADIUS server.  Port Number: The port number that your RADIUS se rver uses for authentication. The default setting is 1812.  RADIUS Type: RADIUS  Shared Secret: This is used by your RADIUS se[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 53 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual To configure, please click on the “Bandwidth Control” button under wireless settings. The following screen will appear:  Enable Bandwi dth : Check to enable Bandwidth Control. Uncheck to disable it. The default value is disabled. You must select between T[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 54 bandwidth rules and can limit the bandwidth by IP address, MAC address, or IP segment. Please first enable the B andwidth Control, then select “ Per User Bandwidth Control ” to begin. It is recommended to use th is type of bandwidth control for Access Point [...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 55 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  Step 1 to 3 : From Operation Mode menu, select “Setup” -> “Bandwidth Control”  Step 4 to 7: Enable the Bandwidth Control and select the “Total Bandwidth Control”. Then enter the “2048” for Total Downlink Speed and “512”kbps for Tota[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 56 Step 1. Enable Bandwidth Control and select “Per User Bandwidth Control” Step 2. Enter Description for this policy (Wireless Client) Step 3. Select “MAC Address”, then enter the MAC address of the wireless client. Step 4. Enter the downlink speed as “1[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 57 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 4.3 WDS Settings Operation Mode -> Setup -> WDS Settings WDS Bridge mode can make Point-to-Point and Multi-Point connections. Because of its faster performance, it is frequently used to build point-to-poi nt bridge connection and backbone networks. In a WD[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 58 encryption, the system will ask you which key to use. All devices on the network must have the same sets of keys, but eac h link can have use different key. We recommend using WEP-152 whenever possible for better security.  Adding a new WDS link The WDS link [...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 59 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 4.4 Router Mode Settings Operation Mode -> Setup This section will explain WAN port settings and other functions that are available only in WISP router and AP Router mode. 4.4.1 WISP Router Mode The WISP Router mode is also known as Client Router . The wirele[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 60 When you select the WISP Router or AP R outer mode, additional wireless settings will appear for WAN port settings. 4.4.3 W AN Port Settings Operation Mode -> Set up -> W AN Port Settings The WHA-5500CPE support different authentication and IP assi gnment [...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 61 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  Clone MAC Address: Some service provider (Cable Modem provider) lock to certain MAC address. In this situati on, the WAN port of WHA-5500CPE need to clone the MAC address. Please check the “Clone MAC address” box and enter the address that need to be clo[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 62  HTTP W eb Server Access : Y ou can enable or disable HTTP service from W AN side  HTTPS Web server Access : Y ou can enable or disable HTTPS Web Server Access from W AN side  Response to W AN ping : Y ou can disable or enabl e whether WHA- 5500CPE will[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 63 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  Dynamic Routing: Select the routing protocol scheme us ed for the router’s LAN / WAN port.  Static Routing: This allows you to manually configure static network routes. Static routes will override routes learned by standard routi ng protocol discover me[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 64 4.4.8 Multiple DMZ Advanced Settings >> Multiple DM Z Multiple DMZ opens all TCP/UDP por ts to particular IP address on the LAN side. It allows setting up servers behind the WHA-5500CPE. Select a DMZ type and then enter the local DMZ IP address. A DMZ serv[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings 65 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 4.4.10 Special Applications Advanced Setting >> Special Applications Some Internet application such as Instant Messaging or games use groups of ports, and are not easy to work behind a firewall. To wo rk well with these special applications we will open po[...]

4. W eb Management-W ireless and W AN Settings AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 66 4.4.11 IP Filtering Settings Advanced Setting>>IP Filtering Settings IP filtering is simply a mechanism that decides which types of IP datagram will be processed normally and which will be discarded. This allows you to define rules for allowi ng / denying [...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus 67 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual In this chapter, we will explain about System Configurations in web management interface. Please be sure to read through Chapter 3’s “ Introduction to Web Management” and “Initial Configurations” first. . 5.1 System Configuration Wh[...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 68 Assign Static IP to the Device If you choose to assign the IP address manually, enable the checkbox of “Assign static IP to this device” and then fill in the following fields  IP Address and IP Subnet Mask : Default values are 192.168.[...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus 69 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 5.1.2 T ime Settings System Configuration ->T ime Settings It is important that you set the date and time for your WHA-5500CPE so that the system log will record the correct date and time info rmation. We recommend you choose “Enable NTP[...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 70 5.1.4 System Management System Configuration -> System Management In this page, administrator can change t he management parameters and disable/enable management interface. System Administration  HTTP Port No : The default port for HTTP[...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus 71 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Syslog server IP address: System event messages generated by the wireless access point will be sent to a Syslog daemon running on a server identified by this IP address 5.1.5 Ping W atchdog System Configuration -> Ping Watchdog The Ping Wa[...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 72 5.1.6 Firmware Upgrade System Configuration -> Firmware Upgrade can upgrade the firmware of your WHA-5500C PE (the software that controls your WHA-5500CPE’s operation). Normally, this is done when a new version of firmware offers new fea[...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus 73 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Step 2 Enter the path of the conf iguration file to save-to/restore-from (or click the Browse button to locate the configur ation file). Then click the SAVE TO FILE button to save the current configuration into the specified file, or click th[...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 74 5.2 Tools 5.2.5 Network Ping Please assign a IP address or a domain name for ping function. 5.2.2 Network T raceroute Please assign a IP address or domain name for traceroute function.[...]

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5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 76 5.3 Device Status When you click on the “Device Status” on the t op menu bar, the sub menu for device status will appear. 5.3.1 Device Information This page shows the general information about WHA-5500CPE such as firmware version, device [...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus 77 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 5.3.2 Wireless Information This page shows the information about wireless st atus such as current operation mode, wireless traffic, error p acket s, RSSI, Remote device’ s BSSD, connecting S tate, channel, and encryption used. 5.3.3 Interne[...]

5. W eb Managem ent2: Sys tem Confi gurati on, T ools an d St atus AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 78 5.3.4 Wireless Client T able This function is available in AP mode and AP Router mode only . It displays the information about wireless clients that are associated with WHA-5500CPE. It includes signal strength, TX and RX data rate, MAC addres[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 79 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual In this chapter, we will explain commands that are availa ble through Telnet interface. We will provide descriptions for the comm ands, example settings and the WHA-5500CPE’s response. The purpose for this chapter is to introduce available CLI commands only. For detail descriptio[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 80  f tptest <ssid> 1 1a <channel>  Purpose: T est if a SSID’s connection is okay  Exam ple: Command> ftptest airlive 1 1a 40 Set SSID : airlive , mode = 1 1a , channel = 40 ok !  save config  Purpose: save configuration file. Please remember to “save[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 81 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  signal survey <bssid> <channel>  Purpose : Display continuous RSSI for the remote AP/Bridge  Exam ple : Command> signal survey 00-4f-69-52-a1-ed 36 BSSID Channel Signal S t rength(dbm) ================================================ 00-4F-69-52-A1-ED 36 -4[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 82  Exam ple: Command> z_debug add ssid air1  z_debug reboot  Purpose: reboot your WHA-5500CPE  Exam ple: Command> z_debug reboot Rebooting...  z_debug set port radio1 1 1a <ssid> <channel>  Purpose: Set SSID and Channel. W e recommend using set com[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 83 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  show upnp  Purpose: Show UPnP information  Exam ple: Command> show upnp UPnP is disabled  show mac  Purpose: show the MAC address table in MAC filter mode. This might change to show the wireless MAC address of WHA-5500CPE in future firmware release  Exam ple: [...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 84 hello 00-4f-62-24-12-34  show radius server  Purpose: Show radius server settings  Exam ple: Command> show radius server R A D I U S S e r v e r S t a t e I P / P o r t ------------------------------------ ----------------- ----------------------------------- P r i m a [...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 85 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Command> show system System Name: WHA-5500CPE ------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ S/W V ersion: 1.00e09a H / W V e r s i o n : S 0 A System LAN MAC: 00-4F-79-90-00-16 Wireless MAC: 00-4F-79-90-00-15 WMAC-0: 00-4F-79-90-00-15  show r[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 86  show wireless security  Purpose: Show current wireless security policy  Exam ple: Command> show wireless security Radio1 security policy: none  show <wan | lan> settings  Purpose: Show LAN or W AN port IP settings  Exam ple: Command> show lan settings[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 87 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 6.4 Set Commands The Set Commands are to make c hanges to the WHA-5500CPE’ s settings  set http timeout <timeout value in minutes, 1-999>  Purpose: Set the timeout value for HTTP management  Exam ple: Command> set http timeout 10 HTTP timeout: 10 minutes  set[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 88 Using /lib/modules/2.4.25-LS DK-5.1.0.42/wlan/ath_ahb.o <mapping sub-ioctl tur bo to cmd 0x8BE0-1> <mapping sub-ioctl set_insta llmode to cmd 0x8BE0-75> <mapping sub-ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0-76> <mapping sub-ioctl set_thresl ow to cmd 0x8BE0-77> &l[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 89 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  set client isolation <enable | disable>  Purpose: Enable or Disable client is olation / privacy seperator  Exam ple: Command> set client isolation disable Set client isolation disable successful!  set operation mode <AP |repeater| client | ad-hoc |bridge_in[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 90 DNS server : 168.95.1.1  set <enable | disable>  Purpose: Enable or Disable the wireless interface  Exam ple: Command> set enable Radio1 enabled  set ssid <ssidname>  Purpose: Replace current main SSID name with a new one  Exam ple: Command> set [...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 91 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  set beacon interval <range:20-100>  Purpose: set beacon interval for wireless interface. For explanation on advance wireless parameters, please refer to section 4.2.14  Exam ple: Command> set beacon interval 100 Radio1 beacon internal: 100  set rt s threshold [...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 92 Command> set age out time 5 Radio1 age out time: 5  set transmit power <range: 0-24>  Purpose: T o set the TX output pow er value of the radio  Exam ple: Command> set transmit power 20 Radio1 transmit power: 20  set dat a rate <best | 6~54>  Purpose[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 93 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  set security <ssid> wep <key numbe r> <64|128|152> <ascii | hex> <key string> <defaultkey>  Purpose: T o set the WEP security policy  Exam ple: Command> set security WHA- 5500CPE wep 1 64 hex 1234567890 Radio1 authentication type : w[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 94 6.5 Enable/Disable Commands Commands to enable or disable settings  ( enable/disable ): <enable | disable> upnp  Purpose: T o enable or disable UPnP  Exam ple: Command>ena ble upnp (Upnp)descDocNa me: BD.xml UPnP Dae mon: Intializing UPnP with descDocUrl= http://1[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 95 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 6.6 Add/Delete Commands Commands to add or delete settings  ( add/delete ): add mac filter < Mnemonics Name> <MAC address, XX-XX-XX-XX-X-XX>  Purpose: to add an entry to the MAC address filter  Exam ple: Command> add mac filter aaa 00-4f-62-24-12-34 /etc/wla[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 96 <mapping sub-ioctl set_threslower to cmd 0x8BE0-76> <mapping sub-ioctl set_thresl ow to cmd 0x8BE0-77> <mapping sub-ioctl set_thres better to cmd 0x8BE0-78> <mapping sub-ioctl set_thres best to cmd 0x8BE0-79> <mapping sub-ioctl maccmd to cmd 0x8BE0-17>[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface 97 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual <mapping sub-ioctl cwmin to cmd 0x8BE3-1> <mapping sub-ioctl cwmax to cmd 0x8BE3-2> R TNETLINK answers: No such file or directory R TNETLINK answers: No such file or directory add radius server primary successfully  add radius server <primary | secondary>  P[...]

6. Command Li ne Interface AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 98  add ssid <ssid name> broadcast <enable | disable>  Purpose: to add a new ssid (AP and AP Router mode) to the multiple SSID list.  Exam ple: Command> add ssid air03 broadcast enable Add R1 ssid <air03> broadcast enable successful![...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re 99 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual In this chapter, you will learn how to utiliz e WHA-5500CPE’s Access Point mode, Client Infrastructure Mode, and Bridge Infrastruc ture mode in one application example. In addition, you will also learn how to configur e multiple SSID and bandwidth control. 7.1 Applic[...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 100 Device B : WHA-5500CPE in Bridge Infrastructure Mode  Using T otal bandwidth Control to limit the Bridge traf fic to 10Mbp s both way .  Use Site Survey wizard to make the connection in a simple one stop process. Device C : WHA-5500CPE in Client Infrastructure M[...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re 101 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 7.2.1 Device A Wireless Settings Step 1 Click on “setup” button on the “Operation Mode” page Step 2 On the wireless setting page, please ent er the SSID, Channel, and distance. Then press “Apply” to make changes. 2000 100[...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 102 Step 3 Click on the “Security Settings”. Then choose “WPA-PSK” Policy. Enter the “airliveclientkey” as the pre-share key. Step 4 Go back to the wireless setting page and click on “Multiple SSID” button Step 5 Follow the procedure below to create a new [...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re 103 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 7.2.2 Device A Bandwidth Management This purpose is to limit the bandwidth of each wireless client in “airliveclient” network to have a download bandwidth of 2048kbp s and upload speed of 512kbps. We should set the policy as followed.  Set the Per-User Bandwid [...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 104 3. Enter “for client” in description 4. Select “IP Segment. Enter 192.168.1.100 for IP, and “255.255.255.248” for subnet mask. 5. Enter 2048 for downlink and 512 for uplink 6. Click on “Add” to add the bandwidth policy. Note : Because the Bandwidth Cont [...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re 105 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 7.3 Device B: Bridge Infrastructure Mode The configuration settings on t he Device B will be as followed  Set it to “Bridge Infrastructure Mode”  Use “Site Survey” function to associate and connect with the Device A.  Set “Total Bandwidth Control”[...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 106 Step 2 Enter the Network ID(SSID) and distance information. Then click on “Apply” Step 3 Click on “Site Survey” in wirele ss settings page and the following screen will appear. Select “Bridgeinf”, then pre ss “ASSOCIATE” button to connect. Step 4 The W[...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re 107 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 7.3.2 Device B Total Bandwidth Control Step 1 Select “Bandwidth Control” from the wireless setting page. Step 2 Enable Bandwidth Contro l, then select Total Bandw idth Control. Enter 10000Kbps (10Mbps) for both downlink and uplink bandwidth. Click on Apply to fini[...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 108 7.4 Device C: Client Infrastructure Mode Device C : WHA-5500CPE in Client Infrastructure Mode  Set device IP to 192.168.1.100 wi th subnet mask of 255.255.255.248  Connect to the Access Point using Client Infrastructure Multiple User m ode .  Use Site Survey [...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re 109 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 7.4.2 Device C Wireless Settings Step 1 Go to “Operation Mode” menu. Select “ Client Infrastructure”, and then click on “Change Mode” button. Step 2 Press “Setup” to enter the wireless settings page. Enter the distance information and click on “APPLY[...]

7. Application Example: Infrastructu re AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 11 0 Step 3 Press “Site Survey” button, the following page should appear. Select “airliveclient” and press “Associate” button to connect Step 4 The WHA-5500CPE will prompt you to enter security policy information. Select WPA-PSK and enter “airliveclient key?[...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network 111 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Before reading this chapter, please read section 4. 3 first on WDS settings. In this chapter, you will learn to how to build a WDS Bridge net work by following our step by step example. In addition, we will talk about the general concepts and knowledge about building [...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 11 2 More than 60% of First Fresnel Zone must be cleared for acceptable performance. 6. Secured Mounting is import ant If the mounting is not secured and shak es during wind, the performance might be drastically reduced. 7. Remember to set correct Dist ance for long dist [...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network 1 13 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 11. For multi-point connection, use band wid th control to manage the variable dist ance problem Using ACKtimeout for point-t o-point connection is no problem. However , for point to multi-point connection, it becomes a problem at the center point. In the diagram bel[...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 11 4 use WEP encryptions policy.  Bridge Infrastructure : Bridge Infrastructure mode connects to AP mode to form a star topology. Bridge Infrastructure mode c an not make a Point-to-Point connection. However, it works with WPA-PSK and WPA2 -PSK encryption. This mode is[...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network 1 15 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  When you require more advance security like WP A and WP A2 TIPS : For step-by-step instruction on how to setup Bridge Infrastructure mode, please go to Chapter 8 Application Exam ple: Infrastructure Mode . 8.3 WDS Bridge Network Example In this WDS Bridge example[...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 11 6 you to select which key to use. You can select same key or different key for different WDS link (however, both side of th e same link must use the same key). In this case, the Link between Bridge 1 and 3 is using Key1.  Click on “Add” to add the WDS Link. 3. A[...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network 1 17 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual The following table will be displayed to show the added WDS links: 4. Setup the PING watchdog. Ping watchdog will reboo t or reconnect the WHA-5500CPE when the remote device does not respond to PING command. It helps maintain the WDS Link. Please setup the PING watch[...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 11 8 WDS Bridge 2 Settings 1. Enter the WEP Encryption Keys. In this example, we have 4 WEP keys with WEP152-HEX, WEP152-ASCII, WEP128-AS CII, and WEP64-ASCII. Click on “Apply” after entering the keys. 2. Adding the WDS Link to WDS Bridge 1  Name : WDS1  SSID : [...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network 1 19 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual . WDS Bridge 3 Settings 1. Enter the WEP Encryption Keys. In this example, we have 4 WEP keys with WEP152-HEX, WEP152-ASCII, WEP128-AS CII, and WEP64-ASCII. Click on “Apply” after entering the keys. 2. Adding the WDS Link to WDS Bridge 1  Name : WDS1  SSID [...]

8. Application Example2: Bridge Network AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 120 4. Setup the PING watchdog. Please setup the PING wa tchdog according to graphic below: . After the above settings, the 3 WD S bridges should connect properly. Be sure to set the Distance parameter for long distance connection . 1 2 192 168 1 1[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater 121 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual In this chapter, you will learn how to us e Repeater mode and WISP Router mode in one network example. In addition, some router setti ngs such as how to setup virtual server will also be demonstrated. 9.1 Application Environment I n the following applicati on[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 122 9.2 WHA-5500CPE in WISP Router Mode The following is the configur ation procedure for the WHA-5500C PE in WISP Router Mode:  Change the WHA-5500CPE to WISP Router Mode  Change the LAN IP subnet to 192.168.2.X  Change the W AN port IP  Use Site Sur[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater 123 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Step 2 Go to “System Configurations -> De vice IP settings”. Change the LAN IP address to “192.168.2.1”. Chang ing this IP address will also change the DHCP IP range to 192.168.2.x subnet. Note: Please make sure your PC’s IP address is also chang[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 124 Step 5 Click on “Apply”. After a few seconds , the following screen will appear to show successful connection. 9.2.2 WISP Router: WAN Po rt and Virtual Server Objective: 1. Change W AN port’ s IP address to 192.168.1.100 2. open a virtual server port to[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater 125 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Step 2 On the WAN port setting pave, Enter the Static IP information as bellowed: Step 3 Go to “Operation Mode” menu, click on “S etup” button. On the wireless settings page, choose “Virtual Server” button.[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 126 Step 4 Select “FTP” for Service Name. En ter 192.168.2.100 for the FTP server’s IP address. Then click on “Add” to finish Step 5 Once the virtual server is added, it will be displayed in the boxed area.[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater 127 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 9.3 WHA-5500CPE in Repeater Mode The following is the confi guration procedure for the WHA-5500CPE in Repeater:  Change the WHA-5500CPE to Repeater Mode  Use “Site Survey” function to find remote AP with SSID “OutdoorAP ”, then establish connect[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 128 Step 2 Click on the “Setup” button and the wirel ess setting page will appear. Please take a look at the description on the graphic below Step 3 Click on Site Survey button, the following screen will appear. Choose “OutdoorAP”, and then click on “As[...]

9. Applicat ion Exampl e3: Routers an d Repeater 129 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Step 5 Click on “Apply”. After a few seconds , the following screen will appear to show successful connection. Now you should have established successful WISP Router and Repeater connections.[...]

10. Emer gency Fi rmware Recove ry AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 130 The WHA-5500CPE features an Em ergency Recov ery function in the bootloader to recovery the AP in case of a firmware crashed. When you can’t access the WHA-5500CPE, please first try to repower the CPE or restore the settings to default. You should find the C PE at 192.16[...]

10. Emer gency Fi rmware Recove ry 131 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 2. Set the PC as TFTP s erver , IP address of PC is 192.168.1.254, subnet mask is 255.255.255.0. 3. We recommend the freeware of t f tp server , such as “tf tpd32”. 4. Run the TFTP server application. Fig. tf tpd32 a pplication main window and setting windo w . 5. Assi[...]

10. Emer gency Fi rmware Recove ry AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 132 8. Power on the WHA-5500CPE again. If fi rmware crashed, the device will scan the 192.168.1.254 for TFTP server and read the tftp upload file. 9. W ait for about 20 seconds, a pop-up window shows the firmware rep air progress screen.(Shown as Fig. 3) Fig.. Tf tpd32 show at[...]

1 1. Fre quent Aske d Questions 133 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual In this chapter, we will address some frequent asked questions about WHA-5500CPE Question : I forgot my password or t he IP address of WHA-5500CPE. Answer : Please restore your settings to defaul t by press the reset button for more th an 5 seconds. Y ou should be able to fin[...]

1 1. Fre quent Aske d Questions AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 134 WEP). If using Bridge Infrastruc ture mode (WDS station), please enable “WDS Dynamic” on Mikrotik’ s “AP Br idge” mode. If using WEP , please choose “S tatic Key Required” on the Mirkrotik setting. For step-by-step example, please visit AirLive.com’s support p[...]

1 1. Fre quent Aske d Questions 135 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual ====================================== ============================== Question : When do I use Per-User Bandwidth Control by IP , MAC, or IP segment? Answer : In general, IP address control limit s the devices on the end node (i.e. PC and WISP router). MAC address control c a[...]

12. Specifications AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 136 The specification of WHA-5500 CPE is subject to change withou t notice. Please use the information with caution. 12.1 Hardware Features 12.1.1 General Hardwar e Feature  Atheros AR-2313 + AR-51 12 chip set  802.1 1a/Super A/T urbo-A mode support (Atheros Proprietary)  4MB Flash, [...]

12. Specifications 137 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 12.2 Radio Specifications 12.2.1 Frequency Band  5.15 to 5.25GHz : U-NII Low and ETSI Band1  5.25 to 5.35GHz : U-NII Mid and ETSI Band2  5.47 to 5.725GHz : U-NII World Wide and ETSI Band3  5.745 to 5.825GHz , U-NII Upper Band 12.2.2 Rate and Modulation  Data Rate : 6, 9, 12[...]

12. Specifications AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 138 12.3 Software Feature 12.3.1 Operation Mode  Access Point Mode (AP mode)  Client Infrastructure Mode  Client Adhoc Mode  WDS Bridge Mode  Bridge Infrastructure Mode  Repeater Mode  WISP Router Mode  AP Router Mode 12.3.2 Managem ent Interface  Web HTTP  Secur[...]

12. Specifications 139 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual  152-bit WEP support (Atheros Proprietary)  ACK Timeout Adjustment  Bootloader Protection and Emergency Firmware Upload Code  Radius Supported  Firmware upgrade and configuration backup via Web[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 140 The wireless network glossary contains ex planation or information about common terms used in wireless networking products. Some of information in this glossary might be outdated, please us e with caution. 802.11a An IEEE specification for wireless networking that operates in[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary 141 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 802.11d Also known as “Global Roaming”. 802.11d is a standard for use in countries where systems using other standards in the 802.11 family are not allowed to operate. 802.11e The IEEE QoS standard for prioritizing traffic of the VoIP and multimedia applications. The WMM [...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 142 Adhoc A Peer-to-Peer wireless network. An Adhoc wireless network do not use wireless AP or router as the central hub of t he network. Instead, wireless cli ent are connected directly to each other. The disadvantage of Adhoc network is the lack of wired interface to Internet c[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary 143 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Bootloader Bootloader is the under layering program that will start at the power-up before the device loads firmware. It is similar to BIOS on a personal computer. When a firmware crashed, you might be able to recover your device from bootloader. Bridge A product that connect[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 144 Dynamic Domain Name System. An algorithm that allows the use of dynamic IP address for hosting Internet Server. A DDNS servic e provides each user account with a domain name. A router with DDNS capability has a built-in DDNS client that updates the IP address information to D[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary 145 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual ESSID (SSID) The identification name of an 802.11 wireless network. Since wireless network has no physical boundary liked wired Et hernet network, wireless LAN needs an identifier to distinguish one network from t he other. Wireless clients must know the SSID in order to asso[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 146 integrates NAT, firewall, bandwidth m anagement, and other security functions. Hotspot A place where you can access Wi-Fi service. The term hotspot has two meanings in wireless deployment. One is the wireless in frastructure deploymen t, the other is the Internet access billi[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary 147 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual LACP (802.3ad) Trunking The 802.3ad Link Aggregation st andard defines how to combine the several Ethernet ports into one high-bandwidth port to increase the trans mission speed. It is also known as port trunking. Both device must se t the trunking feature to work. MAC Media [...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 148 Packet A unit of data sent over a network. Passphrase Used much like a password, a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating t he WEP encryption keys for the company products. POE Power over Ethernet. A standard to deliv er both power and da[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary 149 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual ADSL modem. Preamble Type Preamble are sent with each wireless packet tr ansmit for transmission status. Use the long preamble type for better compatibility. Use the short preamble type for better performance Rate Control Ethernet switches' function to control the ups tr[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 150 connection using NAT technology. A wireless r outer is a device that combines the functions of wireless Access Po int and the IP sharing router. RSSI Receiver Sensitivity Index. RSSI is a value to show the Receiver Sensitivity of the remote wireless device. In general, remote[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary 151 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual Subnet Mask An address code mask that determines the size of the network. An IP subnet are determined by performing a BIT-wise AND op eration between the IP address and the subnet mask. By changing the subnet mask, you can change the scope and size of a network. Subnetwork or[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 152 UDP User Datagram Protocol. A layer-4 network pr otocol for transmitti ng data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the data. Upgrade To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version. Upload To send a file to the Internet or network device.[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary 153 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 108-bit (128-bit) or 152-bit (Ather os proprietary) encryption modes. Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity. An interoperability cert ification for wi reless local ar ea network (LAN) products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. The govern ing body for Wi-Fi is called Wi-Fi Alliance (a lso[...]

13. W irel ess Network Glossary AirLive WHA-5500CPE User ’ s Manual 154 WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access. It is an encry ption standard proposed by WiFi for advance protection by utilizing a password key (TKIP) or certificate. It is more secure than WEP encryption. The WPA-PSK utilizes pre-s hare key for encryption/authentication. WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected [...]