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    Manual Revision: 09/08/2014 For the most up-to-date information, please visit: www.startech.com DE: Bedienungsanleitung - de.startech.com FR: Guide de l'utilisateur - fr .startech.com ES: Guía del usuario - es.startech.com IT: Guida per l'uso - it.startech.com NL: Gebruiksaanwijzing - nl.startech.com PT: Guia do usuário - pt.star tech.c[...]

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    Instruction Manual FCC C ompliance Statement This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed t o provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiat e [...]

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    Instruction Manual IC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with IC RSS-102 radiation exposure limit set f or th f or an uncontrolled envir onment. This equipmen t should be installed and operated with minimum distance 0.5cm between the radiator and your body . Déclaration d’ exposition à la radia tion Cet équipement respecte le[...]

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    Instruction Manual i T able of C ontents Introduction ............................................................................................ 1 Packaging Conten ts ................................................................................................................................. 1 Product Diagram .................................[...]

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    Instruction Manual ii Congura tion .......................................................................................... 47 Firmw are Upgrade .................................................................................................................................... 48 Boot Code ......................................................[...]

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    Instruction Manual 1 Introduction Packaging C ontents • 1 x Guest WiFi Ac cess Point / Accoun t Generator • 1 x Ethernet Cable • 2 x Screws for Wall Mounting • 1 x Pow er Adapter • 1 x Quick Start Guide • 1 x Instruction Manual CD P roduc t Diag ram Product Overview LED Indicators Guest Accont Generation Button W AN/ Uplink Por t LAN Po[...]

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    Instruction Manual 2 LED State Description PWR O No power Green Unit powered on SYS O Remains o while the unit is initializing Green Initialization complete, system is ready to use Green (Blinking) During rmware upgrades, this syst em LED will blink WA N O No network connection Green 10/100Mbps network connection established Green (B[...]

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    Instruction Manual 3 2. The distance between the two mounting sockets on the back of the Network S witch is approximat ely 106mm. M ark the distance on the w all, mak ing sur e your marks are straight and level. 3. Depending on the mounting surface, use the appropriate tools and hardw are to install mounting screws into the surface. There should be[...]

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    Instruction Manual 4 10. The Setup Wizar d will bring you through the basic conguration requiremen ts in 3 sections: Internet – Allows y ou to selec t the appr opriate Internet connection t ype f or your ISP • DHCP Client – Allows the device to automatically obtain TCP/IP settings from your ISP Modem. • Static IP – Manually enter your [...]

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    Instruction Manual 5 W ireless – Allows you to specify basic wir eless network settings • Country – Choose bet w een E TSI (E uropean T elecommunications Standards Institute) or FCC (F ederal Communications Commission – North America). • Channel – Selec t the channel ID f or wireless connection. Syst em – Allows you to specify basic s[...]

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    Instruction Manual 6 • System date and time – Specify the Time Zone and choose between manual date and time entry or NTP ser v er settings. • Secure Administrate IP A ddress – Administrator can specify 5 IP addresses or a range to allow remot e control access from network. 11. Click Finish to complet e the Setup Wizard . 12. Click the Advan[...]

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    Instruction Manual 7 Item Default Description Syslog Disable Enables or disables the syslog server function. Syslog on LAN Server IP Address Empty Enter your syslog server LAN IP address. Server MAC Address Empty Enter your syslog server MA C address. Syslog on W AN Server 1 IP Address Empty Enter the W AN IP address of your rst syslog server . [...]

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    Instruction Manual 9 Item Interval Time Description System System Information 5~60 minutes System information w ould be sent according to specied interval time. Forma t: PRODUCT=GW-1;VER=2.00.00;LOGNAME=DVI; DA TE=07Mar26;TIME=11:30:00; W ANMAC=09-00-0e-00-00-01;LANMAC=09-00- 0e-00-00-02; WLANMAC=09-00-0e-00-00-03; IP_ADDRESS=210.66.37.21; SYS_U[...]

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    Instruction Manual 10 System Manager Activity Information When system manager login or logout A log will be sent if system manager (Administrat or) login to or logout from the device. Forma t: PRODUCT=GW-1;VER=2.00.00;LOGNAME=SUN; DA TE=07Mar26;TIME=15:23:32; W ANMAC=09-00-0e-00-00-01;LANMAC=09-00- 0e-00-00-02; WLANMAC=09-00-0e-00-00-03; IP_ADDRESS[...]

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    Instruction Manual 11 User User Login When a user logs in A log including users information will be sent when a user logs in Forma t: PRODUCT=GW-1;VER=2.00.00;LOGNAME=ULI;D A TE=07Mar26; TIME=15:23:32;WANM AC=09-00- 0e-00-00-01; LANMAC=09-00-0e-00-00-02; WLANMAC=09- 00-0e-00-00-03; IP_ADDRESS=210.66.37.21;USER_ NAME=asdfg12;USER_IP=10.59.1.1; USER_[...]

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    Instruction Manual 12 Current User List .5~60 minutes. A log including logged-in users information will be sent according to specied in ter val time Forma t: PRODUCT=GW-1;VER=2.00.00;LOGNAME=CUL ;DA TE=07Mar26; TIME=15:23:32;W ANMAC=09- 00-0e-00-00-01; LANMAC=09-00-0e-00-00-02; WLANMAC=09- 00-0e-00-00-03; IP_ADDRESS=210.66.37.21;USER_ NUM=0;SEQ=[...]

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    Instruction Manual 13 Item Default Description Session T race Disable Disables or enables session trace function. Primary TFTP Server IP Address Empty Enter the IP address of the primary TFTP server . Secondary TFTP Server IP Address Empty Enter the IP address of the secondary TFTP ser ver . Send Session T race log le every 10 minutes Send the s[...]

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    Instruction Manual 14 E-mail (SMTP) Server needs to check my account Disable If your SMTP server requires authentication bef ore accepting e-mail, enable this option. These values (username and password) are supplied by y our network administrator , SMTP ser ver pr ovider or ISP . Username Empty Enter the username for the SMTP server (max 64 charac[...]

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    Instruction Manual 15 Item Default Description Bandwidth Disable Enables or disables Bandwidth Management. Maximum Upstream 64Kbps Specify the max upstream bandwidth (64 – 5120 Kbps). Maximum Downstream 128Kbps Specify the max downstream bandwidth (64 – 5120 Kbps). SNMP The SNMP conguration menu allow s you to access to your device via Simpl[...]

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    Instruction Manual 16 Item Default Description SNMP Disable Disables or enables SNMP management. SNMP Port 161 If SNMP is enabled, you can specify the SNMP port number. The allowed SNMP port numbers are 161 (default), or from 16100-16199 and Trap port numbers are 162 (default), or from 16200-16299. This Port setting is useful for remot e control vi[...]

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    Instruction Manual 17 Security Pass Thr ough The Pass Through function allows you to specify devices that can pass through the AP , without being checked and authorized. Click the Add to List button once y ou’ve creat ed a new entr y .[...]

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    Instruction Manual 18 Item Default Description Pass Thr ough Disable Enables or disables the pass through function. Destination URL/IP Address P ass T hrough URL or W ebsite Empty Enter the URL P age (e.g. http://www .yahoo.com – Max 50 characters). Start / End IP Address Empty Enter the range of IP address y ou want to allow . Subscriber IP/MAC [...]

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    Instruction Manual 19 Item Default Description Filtering Disable Enables or disables the pass through function. HT TP Message to displa y when a website is blocked This W eb Site is blocked by Administrator Enter the message you would like t o display to the user when they attempt to access a restricted area. Start / End IP Address Empty Enter the [...]

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    Instruction Manual 20 Secure Remote The Secure Remote featur e allows you to create a secur e connection to a remote site or back-end system through a VPN PPTP Client. If “S ecur e Remote” is enabled, the RADIUS packet / syslog will be transferred t o this secure connection. Item Default Description Auto-connect at Star t-up (Always c onnec t) [...]

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    Instruction Manual 21 Syste m System The System menu denes basic syst em settings.[...]

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    Instruction Manual 22 Item Default Description System/Host Name Empty Enter a system name (Max 40 alphanumeric characters). Domain Name Empty Enter a domain name (Max 80 1 characters). Location Information Empty Enter your location and con tac t inf ormation if desired. Date/Time Time Zone GMT Select the appropriate time zone for your location.[...]

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    Instruction Manual 23 Manual Setting Date (Y ear/Month/Day) - Manually set the date for the system (Ranges from 2011 to 2035). Time (Hour:Minute:Second) - Set the system time. NTP Setting Server IP / Domain Name 1 Empty Enter the primary IP address or domain name of NTP server (Max100 characters). Server IP / Domain Name 2 Empty Enter the secondary[...]

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    Instruction Manual 24 Allow remote user to ping the device Enable This function allows remote users to ping the AP . Ping is normally used to test the physical connection between two devices, to ensure that everything is working correctly . SSL Certicate Default Options: Default or Customer Certicate W AN/LAN The W AN / LAN menu allows you to[...]

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    Instruction Manual 25 Item Default Description Guest WLAN IP A ddress Setting IP Address 10.59.1.200 Enter the internal LAN IP address f or the device. Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Enter the subnet mask for the IP address entered abov e. Employee WLAN IP Address Setting IP Address 10.59.2.200 The internal LAN IP address of your Wireless Subscriber Ser[...]

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    Instruction Manual 26 Ser v er The Server menu allows you t o congure W eb and DHCP ser ver settings . Item Default Description W eb Ser ver HT TP P or t 80 Enter the HTTP por t number (80 or from 8010 to 8060). F or access to the AP under NA T , enter using the format: “http://[IP Address]:[P or t Number]” HT TPS P or t 443 Enter the HTTPS [...]

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    Instruction Manual 27 Administrator Idle-T imeout 5 Minutes Enter an idle timeout duration in minutes (Fr om 1-1440). I f the idle time out is set as 5 minutes, it means that if the administrat or doesn’ t send packet in 5 minutes, the administrator will be logged out. DHCP Server DHCP Server DHCP Server DHCP Disable: Disable the DHCP server func[...]

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    Instruction Manual 28 Wireless The Wireless menu allows you t o congure your desired wireless mode and applicable settings. Item Default Description General Settings Country FCC Select the Country code: -ESTI (Europe; Channel 1~13) -FCC (North America; Channel 1~11) Channel 6 Select the channel ID for wireless connection. 802.11 mode Select one [...]

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    Instruction Manual 29 Channel Width Auto 20/40MHz Beacon Interval 200 Indicates the frequency interval of the beacon (Fr om 1 to 1000). RTS Threshold 2347 This valid range is from 256-2342. This setting determines the packet size at which the AP issues a Request T o Send (RTS) before sending the packet. A low RTS Threshold setting can be useful in [...]

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    Instruction Manual 30 Guest Setting Guest ESSID Settings The Guest ESSID Settings menu allows you to c ongure your guest wireless settings and security. Item Default Description General Settings Active Activate or de-activate the Guest wireless connection interface. ESSID Guest The ESSID is the unique name that is shared among all points in a wi[...]

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    Instruction Manual 31 Pre-shared Key Empty The AP will randomly generate keys a t the length specied here. (8-10 characters) Use WP A with R ADIUS Disable Server IP Empty Enter the RADIUS server IP address or domain name (Max 15 characters). Authentication P or t 1812 Enter the authentication port number (Fr om 0 to 65535). Shared Secret Key Emp[...]

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    Instruction Manual 32 Item Default Description Authentication T ype Built-in Authentication No Authentication: Subscriber can direct access the Internet without enter username and password . Built-in Authentication: The AP provides “Built-in Authentication” that allows you to build up an Internet service without extra authentication software. W[...]

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    Instruction Manual 33 Usage Time The Usage Time menu allows you t o manage account expiration and usage duration settings. Item Default Description Expiration 12 hours Enter the number of hours/days that unused ac counts should be deleted after (Max 30 Hours / Days). Usage Time 3 hours Enter the number of hours/days the guest acc ount should remain[...]

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    Instruction Manual 34 Customization The Customization menu allo ws you to create a custom login page , add a logo, create an information pop-up window and user agreement as needed . Login Page T ab Provides sev eral dierent options for y ou to create or redirect guest users to your login page. Standard[...]

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    Instruction Manual 35 Item Default Description Logo Disable Select the check box to display the logo le specied on the Logo tab . Note: Y ou will receive an error message if no logo has been specied. Title Welc ome Enter a page title for the top of the log in box (Max 80 characters). Subtitle Guest Wi Enter the subtitle name of subscrib[...]

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    Instruction Manual 36 Redirect Item Default Description Redirect Disable Enter the URL where your log in page is located (Max 200 characters), or click the button to create y our own (sample code below).[...]

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    Instruction Manual 37 Advanc ed Item Default Description Welc ome Slogan Welc ome Enter a Welcome slogan (Max 80 characters). Page Background None Enter your desired page backg round color in Hexadecimal. Article Empty Enter a paragraph f or advisement or announcements (Max 1024 characters). Article T ext Colour 000000 Enter your desired text color[...]

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    Instruction Manual 38 • Sample Framed P age Logo T ab The Logo tab allow s you to upload your company logo for use on the log in page. Item Default Description File P ath Empty Click Choose File t o selec t a le fr om your local PC[...]

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    Instruction Manual 39 Information Windo w T ab The Information Window tab allows you t o create a customized message to new guests after they log in. Item Default Description Display Information Window after a subscriber logs in successfully Enabled – Pop Up Redirect: Displays the Information Window in the same tab that the user logs in from. Pop[...]

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    Instruction Manual 40 • Sample Information Window User Agreement T ab The User Agr eement tab allows you to create a cust omized user agreement page for guest users. Note: The User Agreement scr een can be enabled under Guest Settings > Authentication[...]

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    Instruction Manual 41 Item Default Description Title User Agreement Page Enter the window name to be shown in the title bar (Max 100 characters). Title T ext Colour 000000 Enter your desired title t ex t color in Hexadecimal. Article Empty The article is allowed the administrator to input a paragraph in the subscriber login page for advisement or a[...]

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    Instruction Manual 42 Employee Setting Employee ESSID Settings The Employee ESSID Settings menu allows y ou to congure your employee wir eless settings and security. Item Default Description General Settings Active Activate or de-activate the wireless connection interface. ESSID Employee The ESSID is the unique name that is shared among all poin[...]

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    Instruction Manual 43 Authentication P or t 1812 Enter the authentication port number from 0 to 65535. Shared Secret Key Empty Enter the RADIUS key Syst em Status Menu Sy stem Repor t The System r epor t displays curr ent basic system information, including: service connection status, host name, LAN, W AN, DHCP Conguration, DNS, SSL Certicate[...]

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    Instruction Manual 44 Acc ount List The Accoun t List displays all account information on this device , including: the status, PIN, usage time, time created , login time, expiration time and status. This page will refresh automa tically ever y 5 minutes , or you can click the Refresh button in the top right corner to update manually . • Click the[...]

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    Instruction Manual 45 Acc ount Log The Accoun t Log displays account activity information. • Click the Export button to export the contents of the log to a text le (lename: export.log) • Click Clear Log to empty the log contents • Click the column headings to change the sorting[...]

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    Instruction Manual 46 Curr ent User Repor t The Current U ser repor t display s currently logged-in user status and allows the administrator to disconnect users if needed. This page will refresh automa tically ever y 5 minutes , or you can click the Refresh button in the top right corner to update manually . • Click Delete to disconnect the check[...]

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    Instruction Manual 47 Session List The Session List displays the real-time session usage inf ormation for the AP . Syst em T ools M enu The System T ools Menu allows you to upgrade F irmware, change passwor ds and backup or restore congura tion les. Congur ation The Conguration menu allo ws you to backup or restore the conguration se[...]

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    Instruction Manual 48 Item Default Description Backup - Click the button to save the sy stem conguration to a le computer . (export.cfg) Remote TFTP Ser ver IP Address Empty Enter the IP address of the TFTP Server . File Name Empty Enter your desired le name. Restore Local PC F ile Path Empty Click Choose File to select a le from y our [...]

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    Instruction Manual 49 Item Default Description Local PC F ile Path - Click Choose File to select a le from your local PC Remote TFTP Ser ver IP A ddress Empty Enter the IP address of TFTP Server. File Name Empty Enter the le name in the F ile Name eld. Control boar d rmware - Click Choose File to select a le from your local PC[...]

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    Instruction Manual 50 Scheduled Firm ware Upgrade T ab The Scheduled Firm ware Upgrade tab allows you to specify a le location and frequency for automated rmw are upgrades. Item Default Description Disable/Enable Disable Disables or enables the scheduled rmware upgrade function. TFTP Server IP Empty Enter the IP address of the TFTP Ser ver[...]

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    Instruction Manual 51 Boot Code The Boot Code menu allows y ou to upload a new boot code le should an update become available. Sy stem Accoun t The System A ccount menu allows you to change the administration ac count for the device. Item Description Username Enter a username up to 20, case-sensitive alphanumeric characters. Passw ord Enter a pa[...]

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    Instruction Manual 52 SSL Certicate The SSL Certicate menu allows you to add y our cer ticat e les to the device. PING The PING menu will issue the ping command to your specied IP addr ess or URL. Item Description IP or URL Enter the IP address or the URL link.[...]

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    Instruction Manual 53 Restar t The Restart menu will reboot the device. Logout The Logout menu will exit fr om the conguration screen.[...]

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    Instruction Manual 54 Specications Supported Wireless Standards IEEE802.11b/g/n Chipset Ralink – RT3052 Connectors 5 x RJ45 Ethernet Female Antenna C onguration 2x2:2 ( T xR:s) Wir eless Frequency Range 2.400 – 2.484 Wir eless Bandwidth 20/40MHz Wir eless Encr yption Supported WP A( TKIP with IEEE 802.1x) WP A2(AES with IEEE 802.1x) WP A [...]

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    Instruction Manual 55 T echnical Suppor t StarT ech.com’ s lifetime technical support is an integral part of our commitment to provide industry-leading solutions. If you ever need help with your pr oduc t, visit ww w .star tech.c om/suppor t and access our compr ehensive selection of online tools, documentation, and downloads. For the la test dri[...]

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    Hard-to-nd made easy . At StarT ech.com, that isn ’t a slogan. It ’ s a promise. StarT ech.com is your one-stop source for every connectivity par t you need. F rom the latest technology to legacy products — and all the parts that bridge the old and new — we can help you nd the parts that connect your solutions. We make it easy t o loc[...]