AirLive WL-5460AP v2 manual

W L-5460AP 54Mbps Multi-Function Wi r e l e s s A P User’ s Manual[...]

Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer Declare that the product Wireless AP is in conformity with In accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive and 1999/5 EC-R & TTE Directive Clause Description Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Essential requirements under article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive Electrom[...]

AirLive WL-5460AP / WL -5450AP CE Declaration State ment Country Declaration Country Declaration cs Česky [Czech] OvisLink Corp. tímto prohlašuje, že tento Air Live WL-5460AP / WL-5450AP je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES. lt Lietuvių [Lithuanian] Šiuo OvisLink Corp. deklaruoj[...]

Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference S tatement This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation. This equipm[...]

T able of Content s 1. Introduction  ............................................................................................................................... .....  5 1.1 Overview  ..............................................................................................................................  5 1.2 Firmware Feature[...]

4.5 Enable System Log  ..........................................................................................................  73 4.6 NTP Settings  .....................................................................................................................  74 5 System Recovery  ..........................................[...]

1. Introduction 1.1 Overview AirLive WL-5460AP is an IEEE802.1 1b/g compliant 1 1 Mbp s & 54 Mbps Ethernet Wireless Access Point. The Wireless Access Point is equipped with two 10/100 M Auto-sensing Ethernet ports for connecting to LAN and also fo r cascading to next Wireless Access Point. AirLive WL-5460AP provides 64/128bit WE P encryption, W[...]

Application Example 1 Example 2[...]

1.2 Firmware Features AirLive  Wi r e l e s s  AP  Fi r m w a r e  Featu res  Fi r m w a r e  e11:  The  Most  Po we r f u l  AP  Fi r m w a r e  Eve r !   WL-5460AP As the leading global WISP solution prov ider , AirLive understands the application environments of WISP operator s. As a result, we are const[...]

T raffic Control QoS Function T raffic Control is a great tool to control the bandwidth of the WISP subscribers. Therefore, the WISP operators can offer dif ferent class of connection speeds for different subscription fees - just like the ADSL service! The AirLive advance T raffic Control firmware can control the bandwidth by Interface or IP/MAC. D[...]

“connect” button to establish connection. The site survey is available even in AP mode, so the installer can check the channels used by surrounding APs to avoid interferences. T elnet Function Some WISP operators prefer to use CLI command line for configurations. The latest e1 1 firmware provide full command line feature via T elnet. Wireless C[...]

1.3 Inst alling WL-5460AP This section describes the installation proc edure for the WL-5460AP . It starts with a summary of the content of the package you hav e purchased, followed by step s of how to power up and connect the WL-5460AP . Finally , this section explains how to configure a Windows PC to communicate with the WL-5460AP . 1.3.1 Package[...]

1.3.2 Hardware Present ation LED # Display Color Indication 1 Power Green Lights on when the device is power ed. 2 S t atus Red Lights on when the device is booting, light s off af ter boot successfully . 3 Link/Act Green Lights on when any one client conn ected. Blinking when sending or receiving data. 4 WEP/WP A Green Lights on when wireless secu[...]

Item # Function Description A Power Adaptor 12V 1A power supply adaptor delivered with product. B LAN1 LAN port C LAN2 LAN port 2 or W AN port(Gateway Mode only) D (Factory) Reset Press over 3 seconds to reboot this device. Press for ov er 10 seconds to restore factory settings. P erforming the F actory R eset will erase all previously entered devi[...]

1.3.3 Configuration Setup s The factory default settings of WL-5460AP are as following: Settings Default V alue Device Name WL-5460AP Radio 802.1 1b/g SSID airlive Channel 11 WEP Disabled IP Address 192.168.100.252 DHCP Ser ver Disabled. A vailable and def ault enabled when each of the wireless is configured as a gateway . DHCP IP Range 192.168.100[...]

1.3.4 Hardware Connection Note: Before you starting hardware connection, you are advised to find an appropriate location to place the Access Point. Usually , t he best place for the A ccess Point is at the center of your wireless network , with line of straight to all your wireless stations. Also, remember to adjust the antenna; usually the higher [...]

． Check the LED: The Power and LAN # LED should be ON. LAN# LED will even blink if there is traffic. The Link/Act LED will be on in static when asso ciated with a station and blink whenever this AP receives data packets in the air. If the Status LED glows after self -test, it means the Wireless Access Point fails on self test. Please ask your dea[...]

2. Operation Mode The WL-5460AP devic e provides all 8 modes of wireless operational applications with: Mode Radio LAN 1 LAN 2 AP AP LAN LAN Client Client LAN LAN Bridge WDS LAN LAN WDS Repeater WDS + AP LAN LAN Universal Repeater AP + Client LAN LAN WISP Client Router LAN LAN WISP + Universal Repeater Client Router + AP LAN LAN Gateway AP+ Router [...]

2.0 Change Operation Mode WL-5460AP is default in AP mode. If the mode had been changed, click the “Mode” button to change back. T o change operation Mode: 1. Click on “Mode“ 2. Select Operation Mode in the main page 3. Reboot device 4. Click Setup for detail configuration Select Operation Mode and reboot the system Af ter reboot, click “[...]

2.1 About the Operation Modes This device provides four operational applications with Access Point, Bridge, Client (Ad-hoc) and Client (Infrastructure) modes, which are mutually exclusive. This device is shipped with configur ation that is functional right out of the box. If you want to change the settings in order to perform mo re advanced configu[...]

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2.1.2 Client Mode If set to Client (Infrastructure) mode, this device can work like a wireless station when it’ s connected to a computer so t hat the computer can send pa cket s from wired end to wireless interface. Refer to the illustration below . This stati on (AP1 plus the connected computer 1) can associate to another Access Point (AP2), an[...]

2.1.3 Bridge Mode The WDS (Wireless Distributed System) functi on let this access point acts as a wireless LAN access point and repeater at the same time. Users can us e this feature to build up a large wireless network in a large space like ai rport s, hotels and schools …etc. This feature is also useful when users want to bridge net works betwe[...]

2.1.4 WDS Repeater Refer to the illustration below . While acting as Bridges, AP1 (with S tation 1 being associated to) and AP2 (with S t ation 2 being a ssociated) can communicate with each other through wireless interface (with WDS). Thus S t ation 1 can communicate with S tation 2 and both S t ation 1 and S tation 2 are able to access the Intern[...]

2.1.5 Universal Repeater An universal repeater can also extend the wir eless coverage of another wireless AP or router . But the universal repeat er does not require the remote device to have WDS function. Therefore, it can work with almost any wireless device.    T o set the operation mode to Client (Infrastructure), please go to “Mode?[...]

2.1.6 WISP (Client Router) mode In WISP mode, the AP will be have just the same as the Clie nt mode for wireless function. However , router functions are added betwe en the wireless W AN si de and the Ethernet LAN side. Therefore, the WISP subscriber can share the WI SP connection without the need for extra router .    T o set the operatio[...]

2.1.7 WISP + Universal Repeater mode In this mode, the AP behaves virtually the same as the WISP mode, ex cept one thing: the AP can als o send wireless signal to the LAN si de. That means the AP can connect with the remote WISP AP and the indoor wireless card, and then provide IP sharing capability all at the same time!    T o set the ope[...]

2.1.8 Gateway (AP + Router) In this mode, router functions are added bet ween one Ethernet port and the other network interface. The radio is an AP mode whic h a llow wireless client to share the internet connection. T o set the operation mode to Client (Infrastructure), please go to “Mode” field and select the “Gateway” mode.  T o set t[...]

3. Wireless Settings This section guides you to configure the mode of the Radio interface. 3.1 Access Point Mode Settings ¾ Alias Name : Another name for WL-5460AP . ¾ Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the netw[...]

referred to as a network name because esse ntially it is a name that identifies a wireless network. In this mode, the SSID is provided for client connection. ¾ Channel Number: Allow user to set the channel m anually or automatically . If set channel manually , just select the c hannel you want to specify . If “Auto” is selected, user can set t[...]

3.2 Client Mode Settings ¾ Alias Name : Another name for WL-5460AP . ¾ Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the network you are located. In other words, this device will not be visible by any wireless station. ¾ [...]

¾ Channel Number: Allow user to set the channel m anually or automatically . If set channel manually , just select the c hannel you want to specify . If “Auto” is selected, user can set the channel range to have Wireless Access Point automatically survey and choose the channel with best situati on for communication. The number of channels supp[...]

3.3 Bridge Mode Settings ¾ Alias Name : Another name for WL-5460AP . ¾ Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the network you are located. In other words, this device will not be visible by any wireless station. ¾ [...]

and choose the channel with best situati on for communication. The number of channels supported depends on t he region of this Access Point. All stations communicating with the Access Point must use the same channel. ¾ 802.1d Sp anning T ree: S p anning tree is to prevent bridge loop when there are multiple active paths between network nodes. Brid[...]

3.4 WDS Repeater Mode Settings ¾ Alias Name : Another name for WL-5460AP . ¾ Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the network you are located. In other words, this device will not be visible by any wireless statio[...]

The default is 2.4GHz (B+G) mode. ¾ SSID (Netw ork ID): Provide SSID for wireless client survey and connection. The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another; ther efore, all access point s and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WL AN must use the same SSID. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. A device will not be [...]

T o configure the access control, please refer to Section 3.1 1 Access Control Settings …… T o configure the T raffic Control, pl ease refer to Section 3.12 Access Control Settings ……[...]

3.5 Universal Repeater Mode Settings ¾ Alias Name : Another name for WL-5460AP . ¾ Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the network you are located. In other words, this device will not be visible by any wireless [...]

¾ Channel Number: Allow user to set the channel m anually or automatically . If set channel manually , just select the c hannel you want to specify . If “Auto” is selected, user can set the channel range to have Wireless Access Point automatically survey and choose the channel with best situati on for communication. The number of channels supp[...]

3.6 WISP Mode Settings ¾ Alias Name : Another name for WL-5460AP . ¾ Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the network you are located. In other words, this device will not be visible by any wireless station. ¾ Ba[...]

¾ W AN Port: WL-5460AP provides 4 methods for cli ent to access the internet. This depends on the location and the service which the ISP provides. Y ou need to contact the ISP for detail information. ¾ Virtual Server: Y ou can use Vi rtual Server Settings to provide connection on internet. For example, you can have your own web server at home and[...]

¾ Special Application: This is to enable internet serv ice such as sound, video and so on. The routing firewall often stop s these services for security reason. ¾ DMZ: Y ou can use DMZ Settings to provide c onnection on internet. For example, you can have your own web server at home and provide access on internet. This will need port 80 by defaul[...]

3.7 WISP + Universal Mode Settings ¾ Alias Name : Another name for WL-5460AP . ¾ Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the network you are located. In other words, this device will not be visible by any wireless st[...]

referred to as a network name because esse ntially it is a name that identifies a wireless network. In this mode, the SSID is the remote WISP CPE to connect to. ¾ Site Survey: Site survey helps to find out available access point around. Y ou can also check to prevent using same SSID or channel with other AP . ¾ SSID of Extended Interface: This fi[...]

¾ Virtual Server: Y ou can use Vi rtual Server Settings to provide connection on internet. For example, you can have your own web server at home and provide access on internet. This will need port 80 by default for Virtual Server Settings. ¾ Special Application: This is to enable internet serv ice such as sound, video and so on. The routing firew[...]

¾ DMZ: Y ou can use DMZ Settings to provide c onnection on internet. For example, you can have your own web server at home and provide access on internet. This will need port 80 by default for V irtual Server Settings. ¾ Remote Management: This is to configure WL- 5460AP be managed from internet. Note that port 80 is always used by web service. Y[...]

3.8 Gateway Mode (AP + Router) Settings Import ant Notice: When change to G ateway mode, the L AN 2 becomes to W AN port. ¾ Alias Name : Another name for WL-5460AP . ¾ Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the netw[...]

¾ Band: Y ou can choose one mode of t he following you need. ~ 2.4GHz (B): 802.1 1b supported rate only . ~ 2.4GHz (G): 802.1 1g supported rate only . ~ 2.4GHz (B+G): 802.1 1b supported rate and 802.1 1g supported rate. The default is 2.4GHz (B+G) mode. ¾ Site Survey: Site survey helps to find out available access point around. Y ou can also chec[...]

¾ Virtual Server: Y ou can use Vi rtual Server Settings to provide connection on internet. For example, you can have your own web server at home and provide access on internet. This will need port 80 by default for Virtual Server Settings. ¾ Special Application: This is to enable internet serv ice such as sound, video and so on. The routing firew[...]

¾ DMZ: Y ou can use DMZ Settings to provide c onnection on internet. For example, you can have your own web server at home and provide access on internet. This will need port 80 by default for V irtual Server Settings. ¾ Remote Management: This is to configure WL- 5460AP be managed from internet. Note that port 80 is always used by web service. Y[...]

3.9 Wireless Security Here you can configure the security of your wireless network. Selecting different method will enable you to have different l evel of security . Please note that by using any encryption, by which data p acket is encrypted before transmission to prevent data p ackets from being eavesdropped by unrelated people, there may be a si[...]

WP A-PSK (TKIP) / WP A-PSK (AES) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WP A) with Pre-Shared Key (PSK) provides better security than WEP keys. It does not require a RADIUS se rver in order to provide association authentication, but you do have to enter a shared key for the authentication purpose. The encryption key is generated autom atically and dynamically . T[...]

WP A2-PSK (AES) Enter the Pre-shared Key to initiate WPA2 se curity. All devices try to access the network should have the matching encryption key. Pre-shared Key : This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters. Please make sure that both the WL-5460AP and the wir eless client stations use the same key . Encryption T ype : There are two encryptio[...]

802.1X (Radius) Authentication by the remote server (RADIUS Server). Security: Y ou can select None, WEP , WP A (TKIP) , WP A (AES), WP A2 (AES), WP A2 Mixed method for data encryption. ~ WEP: 802.1x Authentication is enabled and the RADIUS Server will proceed to check the 802.1x Authentication, and make the RADIUS server to issue the WEP key dynam[...]

~ Port: Enter the RADIUS Server ’ s port number pr ovided by your ISP . The default is 1812. ~ IP Address: Enter the RADIUS Server ’s IP Address provided by your ISP . ~ Passw ord: Enter the password that the AP shares with the RADIUS Server . Accounting RADIUS Server: Enter the Accounting RADIUS Server IP address and Password provided by your [...]

3.10 Advanced Wireless Settings When click on Advanced Setup button under client mode, a pop- up window appears and show parameter as fo llow: Fragment ation: Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your 802.1 1g Wireless LAN PC Card often transmit large files in wireles[...]

transmission. It will also confirm the requestor st ation that the Access Point has reserved it for the time-frame of the requested transmission. If the “Hidden Node” problem is an issue, please specify the pa cket size. The R TS mechanism will be activated if the data size exceeds the value you set.. The default value is 2347. W arning: Enabli[...]

select a level to make sure that the out put power measured at the antenna end will not exceed the legal limit in your country . Enable W atchDog: Check and enable this watch dog function. W atch Interval: Setup the interval time for watch dog function between 1 to 60 mins. Wa t c h H o s t : Enter the watch dog host ip address. Ack timeout: When a[...]

3.1 1 Access Control When Enable Wireless Access Control is checked, only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses listed in the access control list can a ccess this Access Point. If the list cont ains no entries with this function being enabled, then no clients will be able to access this Access Point.   Wireless Access Control Mode: Selec[...]

3.12 QoS T raffic Control  What is T raffic Control QoS? T raffic Control is a great tool to control the bandwidth of the WISP subscribers. Therefore, the WISP operators can offer different class of connection speeds for different subscription fees - just like the ADSL service! The AirLive advance firmware can control the bandwidth by Interface [...]

1. LAN Output Rate : This is the speed of the traf fic out of the LAN port. In gateway mode, the LAN Output Rate includes both the wired LAN and WLAN interface. 2. WLAN Output Rate : This is the speed of the traffic out of the Wireless LAN 3. W AN Output Rate : This is the speed of the traf fi c out of the W AN port. In WISP mode, the W AN Output R[...]

Once you click on the “setup” button, a new window will pop-up with the T raffic Control settings. They are divided into “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” section for further explanations. This section is the “Interface Control” session. Y ou must disable the “interface Tr affic Control” if you want to use the “IP/MAC T raffic Contro[...]

A. Interface Control Settings: In the Interface Control Settings, the AP on ly controls the total bandwid th limit of an interface. For example, if you want to limit the output dat a rate of the LAN to 512K and the output data rate of WLAN to 1024K. Y ou should perform the following steps: 1. Enable the “Interface T raffic Control 2. Enter “512[...]

2. Enter “512” for the “LAN Out Rate” 3. Enter “1024” for the “WLAN Out Rate” 4. Enter “VIP Subscri ber” for the “Comment” 5. Click on “Save” button 6. Now the “VIP” policy will show up in the “Current Policy T able” Once finished, the administrat or will be able to choose the po licy “VIP” for their IP/MAC T[...]

Please follow the procedure below to setup MAC T raf fic Control 1. Please make sure the “Interface T raf fic Control” is disabled 2. Before you start, please check the fo llowing area to see which client MACs are supported. It differ s between each mode. 3. Enable the MAC Control 4. If you have defined a Policy already , please choose a Policy[...]

Application Example Example1: AP Mode T raffic Control In this example, the AP is installed out door to provide Internet service. There are 2 different type of Internet se rvice offered by the WISP: z VIP Service:  Upstream Dat a Rate: 512 Kbps  Downstream Data Rate: 1024 Kbp s z Regular Service :  Upstream Dat a Rate: 64 Kbps  Downstre[...]

3. Please enable the “MAC Control” 4. Please fill in the 2 entries as shown on the graphic below 5. Reboot the AP[...]

Example2: Client Mo de T raffic Control In the following example, the AP is used as t he wireless client to the WISP Service. The Service provider need to restrict the bandwid th of the AP to 1024K Downstream and 128K Upstream. S tep-b y-S tep Configuration 1. Please enable the “Interface T raf fic Control” 2. Enter “1024” in the “L AN Ou[...]

4. System Management 4.1 LAN Interface Setup In this page, you can change the TCP/IP se ttings of this Access Point; select to enable/disable the DHCP C lient, 802.1d S p anning T ree, and Clone MAC Address. IP Address: This field c an be modified only when DH CP Client is disabled. If your system manager assigned you static IP settings, then you w[...]

Clone MAC Address: Y ou can specify the MAC address of your Access Point to replace the factory setting.[...]

4.2 Upgrade Firmware T o Upgrade Firmware: 1. Download the latest firmwar e from your distributor and sa ve the file on the hard drive. 2. S t art the browser , open the configuration page, click on Other , and click “Upgrade Firmware” to enter the Upgrade Firmware window . En ter the new firmware’s p ath and file name (i.e. C:FIRMW AREfirm[...]

4.3 Save / Reload Settings This function enables users to sa ve the current configurations as a file (i.e. config.dat) T o load configuration from a file, en ter the file name or click Browse … to find the file from your computer . Save Settings to File: Click “SA VE” to save the current configuration to file. When prompted the upper left scr[...]

Reset: Click to restore the def ault configuration.[...]

4.4 Change Password For secure reason, it is recommended that you set the account to acce ss the web server of this Access Point. Leaving the user name and p a ssword blank will disable the protection. The login screen prompts immediately once you finish setting the account and p assword. Remember your user name and password for y ou will be asked [...]

4.5 Enable System Log This function can list all log information about device. Enable Log: Enabled or Disabled display system log information. System All: List system all log information. Wireless Only List: wireless log information only . Refresh: Refresh log information. Clear: Clear all information in window .[...]

4.6 NTP Settings This function can set system time from local computer or Internet. Current Time: Setting system time Enable NTP client update: Enable or Disable setting system from Internet NTP Server . T ime Zone Select: Select system time zone. NTP Serve r: Select NTP Server by Server List or Manual Input.[...]

5 System Recovery WL-5460AP provides the system recovery emergency code function that can restore the machine after firmware crashed. Please check if your WL- 5460AP's serial number is e5460AP70500001 or later . If it is, it has emergency code function. Other wise, it doesn't. Once you make sure it has emergency code function. Please foll[...]

If your WL-5460AP's serial number is before e5460AP70500001 , it does not have emergency code function. It needs to update bootloader first. T o upload the bootloader and firmware: 1. Copy the two files, “boot_v14a.bin” and “5460APv2e9_httpupgrade” , to the location 1. “ C:5460AP”: 2. Connect the Ethernet cable to the LAN 1 port o[...]

6. WL-5460AP will then reboot itself. Af ter it has completed rebooting, open the internet protocol setup dialog and enter IP addresses as illustrated below: 7. Open the WL-5460AP conf iguration menu and choose the category ‘Other ’. Then choose the feature “Firmware Upgrade”. Click the Browse button to find and open the firmware file. Then[...]

6. S pecification Feature AP, Bridge, Client, Repeater functions WISP Client Router mode WISP + Universal Repeater Mode Detachable Antenna, 2 LAN ports 802.1x, WPA, WPA2 and Web Mgt. TX power regulation in 4 levels Watchdog function use PING Wireless Client Isolation (e8 firmware) ACK Timeout Adjustment DHCP Relay function 802.11g Protection Hardwa[...]

 802.1x Radius Support WPA Enterprise support in AP/WDS mode Configuration Web Management WDS (Bridge, Client, Repeater) mode Hide ESSID 802.1x MAC Access Control MAC Access Table Wireless Client Isolation (e8 firmware) SSID, Channel, RTS Threshold, Frag Threshold Environmental Operating temperature: 0~60 ℃ Operating humidity (non-condensing):[...]