AirLive WL-5470AP manual

1 WL5470AP User’s Manual User’s Manual 802.11g Hi Power Multifunction AP/Router WL - 5 4 70A P[...]

Claus e Description ■ EN 300 328 V1.6.1 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM) (2004-11) Wideband transmission equipment operating in the 2.4GHz ISM ban d And using spread spectrum modulation techniques; Part 1 ： technica l Characteristics and test conditions Part 2 ： Harmonized EN coverin g Essential requirements unde[...]

WL-5470AP CE Declaration Statement Country Declaration Country Declaration cs Česky [Czech] OvisLink Corp. tímto prohlašuje, že tento WL- 5470AP je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES. lt Lietuvių [Lithuanian] Šiuo OvisLink Corp. deklaruoja, kad šis WL-5470AP atitinka esminius re[...]

This device uses software which is partly or completely licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License. The author of the software does not provide any warranty. This does not affect the warranty for the product itself. To get source codes please contact: OvisLink Corp., 5F, No. 96, Min-Chuan Rd, Hsin-Tien City, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. A[...]

FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class B digita l device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reasonable protection against harmfu l interference in a resident ial inst allation. This equipmen t generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy [...]

3 WL5470AP User’s Manual Table of Contents I NTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 F EATURES ......................................................................................................................[...]

1 WL5470AP User’s Manual Introduction ． WL-5470AP is world's most popular m ulti-function access poi nt. It features an impressive total of 8 wireless multi-function modes that are not available in norma l access point. In addition, the ACK timeout and RSSI feature makes it suitable for long di stance applicati on. From ordinary AP applica[...]

2 WL5470AP User’s Manual Features 1. 4x100Mbps LAN ports for Wireless AP cascade.,2MB flash,16MB SDRAM. 2. TX output power is limited to 20dBm (EU), 23dBm (FCC), up to 25dBm (South America). 3. AP , Client , Bridge , WDS Repeater , Universal Repeater mode. 4. WISP Client Router , WISP+ Universal Repeater, Gate way mode. 5. Allows WEP 64/128 bit. [...]

Parts, Names, and Functions 1. Front Panel: LED Indicators LED Function Color Status Description Power Power indication Green On Power is being applied to this produ ct. WAN WAN port activity Green Blinking The WAN port is link. Solid The wireless function is ON. Wireless Wireless activity Green Blinking Sending or receiving data via wireless. LAN [...]

2. Rear Panel: Connection Ports Port Functions DC 12V Connects the power adapter plug. LAN 1 LAN 2 LAN 3 LAN 4 Connects inside network group. WAN Connects inside network group or outsid e internet. Ant. Connects antenna. Table 2: Connection Ports 4 WL5470AP User’s Manual[...]

5 WL5470AP User’s Manual Factory Default Settings Setting Wireless Access Point Device Name WL-5470AP SSID Default value: airlive Channel Default value: 13 WEP Default value: Disabled IP Address Default value: 192.168.100. 252 DHCP Server z In AP , Client , Repeater and GW mode, the default DHCP Server is disabled , Please set your PC's IP t[...]

Hardware Connection Note: Before you starting hardware connection, you are advised to find an appropriate locatio n to place the Access Point. Usually, the best place fo r the Access Point is at the center of your wireless net work, with line of straight to all your wireless station s. Also, reme mber to adjust the antenna; usually the higher the a[...]

7 WL5470AP User’s Manual About the Wireless Operation Modes The WL-5470AP v 2 device provides all 7 modes of wireless operational applications with: 1 Access Point Mode. 2 Client Mode. 3 Bridge Mode. 4 WDS Repeater Mode. 5 Universal Repeater Mode. 6 WISP (Client Router) Mode. 7 WISP + Universal Repeater Mode. 8 GW Mode This device is shipped with[...]

Access Point Mode When acting as an access point (default setting), thi s device connects all the stations (P C/notebook with wireless network ada pter) to a wired network. All sta tions can have the I nternet acce ss if only t he Access Point has the Internet connection. See the sample app lication below. To set the operation mode to “Acces s Po[...]

Client Mode (Infrastructure) If set to Client (Infrastructure) mode, this device ca n work like a wireless stat ion when it’s connected to a computer so that the computer can se nd packe ts from wired end to wireless interface. Refer to the illustration below. This station (AP1 pl us the connect ed computer 1) can associate to another Access Poin[...]

Client Mode (Ad-hoc) If set to the Client (Ad-hoc) mode, this device can wo rk like a wireless statio n wh en it is connec ted to a computer so that the computer can send packets from wired end to wirele ss interface. You can share files and printers between wirele ss stations (PC and laptop with wireless network adap ter installed). See the sample[...]

Bridge Mode In this mode, 2 access po ints in two remote location s connect to each othe r to provide a wireless bridge between 2 remote LANs. It is mostly used by enterprise to connect 2 remo te office's net work together. The bridge modes are connecte d by using either the WDS (Wireless Distribution Syst em) or Ad-Hoc topology. This feature [...]

WDS Repeater Mode A repeater's function is to extend the wireless coverage of another wireless AP or router. For WDS repeater to work, the remote wirele ss AP/Router must also support WDS function. To set the operation mode to “WDS Rep eater” , Please go to “Mode J WDS Repeater” and click the Setup button for configuration. 12 WL5470AP[...]

Universal Repeater Mode A universal repeater can also extend the wirele ss co verage of another wireless AP or router. But the universal repeater does not require the remote dev ice to have WDS function. Therefore, it can work with almost any wireless d evice. Note: When you are using the universal repeater mode, please make sure the remote AP/Rout[...]

WISP ( Client Router) Mode WISP (Client Router) mode In WISP mode, the AP will behave just the same as the C lient mode for wireless function. Ho wever, Router functions are added between the wireless WAN side and the Ethernet LAN side. Therefore, T he WISP subscriber ca n share the WISP connecti on without the need for extra route r. To set the op[...]

WISP + Universal Repeater Mode In this mode, the AP behaves virtually the same as the WISP mode, except one thing: the AP can also send wireless signal to the LAN side. That means the AP can connect wi th the remote WISP AP and the indoor wireless card, and then provide IP sharing capability a ll at the same time! Howeve r, the output power is divi[...]

GW Mode In this mode, the AP behaves virtually the same as the WISP mode, except one thing: the AP can also send wireless signal to the LAN side. That means the AP can connect wi th the remote WISP AP and the indoor wireless card and then provide IP shari ng capability a ll at the same time! However, the output power is divided between 2 wireless s[...]

Configuration 1. Start your computer. Connect an Ethernet cable bet ween your computer and the Wirel ess Access Point. 2. Make sure your wi red station is set to the sam e subnet as the Wireless Access Point, i.e. 192.168.100.X 3. Start your WEB browser. In the Addres s box, enter the following: http://192.168.100.252/ The configuration menu is div[...]

Mode You can choose and setu p different wireless mode for detail configu rations Wireless Mode AP Select the AP and press Setup button for Wireless AP mode configuration. Client Select the Client and press Setup button for Wireless Client mod e configuration. Bridge Select the Bridge and press Setup butto n for Wireless Bridge mode configuration. [...]

AP Mode Setting Alias Name You can set the alias name for this devi ce. Limited not exceed 32 characters.  Disable Wireless L A N I n t e r f a c e Check the box to disable the Wirel ess LAN Interface, by so doing; you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Ac cess Point in your located network. In other words, this device will no[...]

Isolation By the function, all wireless clients can't mu tual link, but wireless client still link with LAN port adapter. The default value is Disabled . Security Press the setup button for detail configurations To provide a certain level of security, the IEEE 802.11 standard has defined tw o types of authentication methods: Open System or Sha[...]

Encryption WEP Authentication Ty pe You can select Open Sy stem or Shared Key type for authentication. Key Length You can set 64bit or 128bit Encryption. Key Format Select ASCII if you are using ASCII cha racters ( case-sensitive ). Select HEX if you are using hexadecim al numbers ( 0-9, o r A-F ). Default TX Key You can enter 4 different Encryptio[...]

Encryption You can select WPA-PSK (TKIP) or WPA-PSK (AES) method for data encryption. Pre-shared Key There are two formats for choice to set the Pre-shared key, i.e. Passphrase an d Hex . If Hex is selected, users will have to enter a 64 characters string. For easier configuration, the Passphrase (at least 8 characters) format is recommended. Group[...]

Encryption You can select WPA2-PSK (AES) or WPA2-PSK Mixed method for dat a encryption Pre-shared Key There are two formats for choice to set the Pre-shared key, i.e. Passphrase and Hex . If Hex is selected, users will have to enter a 64 characters string. For easier configuration, the Passphrase (at least 8 characters) format is recommended. Group[...]

WPA is an encryption standard propos ed by WiFi for adv ance protection by utilizing a password key (TKIP) or certificate. It is more secure than WE P encryption. Encryption: WPA2-AES / WPA2-Mixed The two most important features beyond WPA to become standardized t hrough 802.11i/WPA2 ar e: pre-authentication, which enables secu re fast roaming with[...]

25 WL5470AP User’s Manual network, you can enter new Fragm e nt Threshold value t o split the packet. The value can be set fr om 256 to 2346. The default value is 2346 . RTS Threshold RTS Threshold is a mech anism implemented to prevent the “ Hidden Node ” problem. “Hidden Node ” is a situation in which two sta tions are within range of t[...]

26 WL5470AP User’s Manual select the optimal rate. If obstacles or interference are pres ent, the system will automatically fall back to a lower rate. Preamble Type A preamble is a signal used in wirele ss environment to synchronize th e transmitting timing including Synchronization and St art frame delimiter. In a "noisy" network envir[...]

When Enable Wireless Access Control is checked, only those client s whose wireless MAC addresses listed in the access control list ca n access this Access Point. If the list co ntains no entries with this fun ction being enabled, then no clients will b e able to access this Access P oint. Wireless Access Control Mode Select the Access Control Mode [...]

Client Mode Setting Alias Name You can set the alias name for this devi ce. limited not exceed 32 characters.  Disable Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LA N 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 w ill n[...]

network. Site Survey Site survey displays all the active Ac cess Points and IBSS in the neighborhood. You can select one AP to associate. Pres s Site Survey button to search the wireless device that this client want to connect. Channel Number Allow user to set the channel manually or automatically . If set channel manually, just select the channel [...]

Bridge Mode Setting Alias Name You can set the alias name for this devi ce. limited not exceed 32 characters.  Disab le Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LA N 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 w ill [...]

Advance Setting Please refer the AP mode settings Æ Advance Setting for details. AP MAC address Enter 12 digits in hex numbers in the AP MAC address ( BSSID ) field and press the Add MAC Address Button to associate with other’ s Wireless access point. Before you want to use bridge mode to connect each other to provide A wireless bridge between 2[...]

WDS Repeater Mode Setting Alias Name You can set the alias name for this devi ce. limited not exceed 32 characters.  Disab le Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LA N 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 [...]

Security Please refer the AP mode settings Æ Security for details, This setting is use between Wireless client and this device. WDS Security Please refer to the Bridge mode setting s Æ WDS Security for details This setting is use between both wirel ess AP/Router devices. Advance Setting Please refer the AP mode settings Æ Advance Setting for det[...]

Universal Repeater Mode Setting Alias Name You can set the alias name for this devi ce. limited not exceed 32 characters.  Disab le Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LA N 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 d[...]

35 WL5470AP User’s Manual When you are using the universal repeat er mode, please make sure the remote AP/Router WDS function is turned off. Site Survey Please refer the Bridge mo de settings Æ Site Survey for details. Security Please refer the AP mode settings Æ Security for details, This setting used Wireless client or remote AP to link this [...]

WISP (Client Router) Mode Setting Alias Name You can set the alias name for this devi ce. limited not exceed 32 charac ters  Disab le Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LA N 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[...]

Advance Setting Please refer the AP mode settings Æ Advance Setting for details. WAN port You can select many WAN Access Type : Static IP , D HCP Client, PPPOE, PPTP, and L2TP for WAN connection depend on you WISP provid ed. Virtual Server In WISP mode, you can setup and enabl e Virt ual server function. Like Web, FTP, Email, DNS, Telnet server. S[...]

Audio/Video application, Dialpad internet phone service. or define the spe cial application manually, select the incomi ng type (TCP /UDP) Incoming start ~ End port ,Trigger Start ~ End port. Select the Trigger Type. DMZ Enable DMZ and enter the DMZ Host IP address. Remote Management Enable the function that setting configuration from Internet. 38 [...]

WISP + Universal Repeater Mode Setting Alias Name You can set the alias name for this devi ce. limited not exceed 32 charac ters  Disab le Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LA N 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,[...]

Enable Encryption On You can designate security to use for WLAN side, WAN side or both sides. Both WAN and WL AN side: The security is use d on both the WISP and the Wireless Client(PC si de) connection.. WLAN side only : The security used on wi reless client connecti on only. The WISP side is not encrypted. WAN side only : The security used on WIS[...]

GW Mode Setting Note : You may need to scroll the window in the actual web browser display to view all items in GW Mode Settings. Alias Name You can set the alias name for this devi ce. limited not exceed 32 charac ters  Disable Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disabl e the Wireless L AN Interface. By doing so, you won’t be able to make[...]

42 WL5470AP User’s Manual SSID The SSID differentiates one WLA N from anot her; therefore, all access points an d all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID. In WISP mode, you have to enter the WISP Outdoor AP SSID manually or click the “site su rvey” button to connect and get SSID automatically. Channel Numbe[...]

Status In this screen, you can see the current settings and stat us of this Access Point. You can cha nge settings by selecting specific tab described in below. ． System 43 WL5470AP User’s Manual[...]

44 WL5470AP User’s Manual System Uptime The time period since the device wa s up. Firmware Version The current version of t he firmware installed in this device. Wireless Mode There are 7 modes support ed, The d efault mode is Access Point. If you want to change to other mode, please click the Mode and select the wireless mode you want. Physical [...]

． Statistics The Statistics table shows the pack ets sent/received over wireless and ethernet LAN resp ectively. ． Active Clients Display the active Wireless Clients information: Wireless MAC address, Tx/Rx Packet, Tx Rate, and Power Saving information. 45 WL5470AP User’s Manual[...]

TCP/IP In this page, you can change the TCP/IP settings of this Access Point, select to enable/disable the DHCP Client, 802.1d Spanning Tree, and Clone MAC Addre ss. IP Address This field can be modified only when DHCP Client is disabled. If your system manager assigned you static IP setti ngs, then you will have to enter the information provided. [...]

Clone MAC Address You can specify the MAC address of your Acce ss Point to replace the facto ry setting. 47 WL5470AP User’s Manual[...]

Reboot Click the Reboot button to restart device. 48 WL5470AP User’s Manual[...]

Other ． Upgrade Firmware 1. Download the latest firmware from your di stributor and save the file on the hard drive. 2. Start the browser, open t he configuration page, clic k on Other , and click Upgrade Firmware to enter the Upgrade Firmware window. 3. Enter the new firmware’ s path and file name (i.e. C:FIRMWAREfirmware.bi n) or click the [...]

Reset Settings to Default : Clic k Reset button to restore the default configuration. ． Password For secure reason, It is recommen ded that you set the a ccount to access the web server of this Access Point. Leaving the password blank will disable the prote ction. The login screen prompts immediately once you finish setting password. Remember you[...]

This function can list all log information about device. Enable Log Enabled or Disabled displa y 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. ． NTP This function can setting system time from local comput[...]