WLA-9000AP 108Mbps 802.
Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer OvisLink Corp. 5F., NO.6, Lane 130, Min-Chuan Rd., Hsin-Tien City, Taipei County, Taiwan Declare that the product 802.11a/b/g Dual Radio Access Point AirLive WLA-9000AP is in conformity with In accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive and 1999/5 EC-R & TTE Directive Clause Description ■ EN Broadband Radio Access Network(BRAN); 5GHz high performance RLAN; Harmonized EN Covering essential requirements of Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive.
AirLive WLA-9000AP CE Declaration Statement Country cs Česky [Czech] Declaration OvisLink Corp. tímto prohlašuje, že tento AirLive WLA-9000AP je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES. da Undertegnede OvisLink Corp. erklærer herved, Dansk [Danish] at følgende udstyr AirLive WLA-9000AP overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. de Hiermit erklärt OvisLink Corp.
Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. Introduction ..............................................................................................1 1.1 Overview..............................................................................................1 1.2 Features...............................................................................................1 1.3 Operational Modes ..............................................................................2 1.3.1 Dual WDS bridge mode ...............
1. Introduction 1 1. Introduction 1.1 Overview The WLA-9000AP is a wireless access-point based on IEEE 802.11a/g 5-GHz and 2.4-GHz radio technologies. It contains an 802.11a/g wireless interface and one half/full-duplex 10/100 LAN interface. WLA-9000AP, with the new 2.0 firmware, features a total of 6 wireless modes: Access Point, Repeater, WDS Bridge, Client Infrastructure, Client Ad Hoc and WISP Router. Since the 802.11g shares the same 2.4GHz radio band with the 802.
1. Introduction Easy configuration and monitoring through the use of a Web-browser based GUI with predefined operation mode. SNMP commands from a remote SNMP management station, and UPnP for users to automatically discover the device. Setup Wizard for easy configuration/installation. Configuration file download and restore. Firmware upgradeable for flexibility to add extra features. 1.3 Operational Modes There are currently 4 predefined operational modes.
1. Introduction WLA-9000AP acts in Dual AP Mode application to serve wider coverage This Application provides winder coverage that difficult to be reached with a unique omni antenna by using another adequate antenna such as sector antenna. It’s particularly suitable for WISP to provide stable and high performance link. 1.3.
2. Install the WLA-9000AP 2 2. Install the 802.11 A/G Access Point This section describes the installation procedure for the WLA-9000AP. It starts with a summary of the content of the package you have purchased, followed by steps of how to power up and connect the WLA-9000AP. Finally, this section explains how to configure a Windows PC to communicate with the WLA-9000AP. 2.1 What’s in the box? The WLA-9000AP package contains the following items: 1. One WLA-9000AP main unit 2. One 5.5V 2.
2. Install the WLA-9000AP 2.2.2 Back side introduction 2 1 4 3 5 6 7 Port # Display Description 1 WLAN1 Detachable antenna with R-SMA connector. 2 indoor 2dBi antennas are delivered. 2 Power Adaptor 5.5V 2.5A power supply adaptor delivered with product. 3 RESET Reset button for rebooting and reset device as default facory value. 4 LAN 3/PoE 5 LAN 2 LAN port 2 6 LAN 1 LAN port 1 7 WLAN2 LAN port 3 and PoE port. It can be plug 802.3af compliant PoE as power and data supply.
2. Install the WLA-9000AP First, you need to perform various configuration changes to the WLA-9000AP, including the SSID, Channel number, the WEP key, …, etc., it is necessary to associate a fixed IP address with the WLA-9000AP, which is why the WLA-9000AP will be shipped with a factory default private IP address of 192.168.1.1 (and a network mask of 255.255.255.0).
2. Install the WLA-9000AP Network Protocol window, select Microsoft in the Manufacturers area. Step 5. In the Network Protocols area of the same window, select TCP/IP, then click OK. You may need your Win95/98 CD to complete the installation. After TCP/IP installation is complete, go back to the Network window described in Step 4. Step 6. Select TCP/IP in the list of Network Components. Step 7. Click Properties, and check the settings in each of the TCP/IP Properties window.
3. Basic Configuration 3 3. Basic Configuration This section describes the basic configuration procedure for the WLA-9000AP. It describes how to set up the WLA-9000AP for wireless connections, and the configuration of the local LAN environment. All basic configurations may be effected through a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. From a PC that has been configured as described in Chapter 2, enter the IP address of the WLA-9000AP as the URL in your browser, e.g. http://192.168.1.1.
3. Basic Configuration If you are logging on for the first time, you should use the factory default setting “airlive”. The password is always displayed as a string of wildcards or dots. Click the LOG ON button to start the configuration session. 3.2 Setup wizard The Setup Wizard will guide you through a series of configuration screens to set up the basic functionality of the device. Every time you modify the settings, remember to click APPLY button to save the changes. 3.2.
3. Basic Configuration 3.2.2 DEVICE IP SETTINGS Setup Wizard>> Device IP Settings The Device IP Settings screen allows you to configure the IP address and subnet of the device. Although you can rely on a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the WLA-9000AP automatically, it is recommended that you configure a static IP address manually in most applications.
3. Basic Configuration 3.2.3 OPERATION MODE SETTINGS Setup Wizard>>Operation Modes >> “Current Operation Mode” There are two levels of setting while set the device: the operational mode and the detail parameter of each wireless interface under current operation mode. To start, please select first the “Operational Mode” under Setup Wizard, to choose an operational mode, click on radio button and “APPLY”.
3. Basic Configuration Current Operational Mode page 1 2 3 4 This is the page of each operational mode here-by. The graphic shows current operational mode inside of device, it helps you to understand and make the configuration with predefined operational mode. Regulatory Domain: Please make sure that your regulatory domain matches your region. The default value is “United Kingdom”. You an reconfigure with help of Telnet. For more detail, please check in the Quick Start Guide.
3. Basic Configuration 3.3 Wireless Interface Configuration 3.3.1 AP Mode Settings Please find the AP mode parameter page below: Enable Radio: On WLA-9000AP, both wireless interfaces can work independently from the other wireless interface. It’s possible to enable/disable a wireless interface without impact on the other. Network ID (SSID): The SSID is the network name used to identify a wireless network. The SSID must be the same for all devices in the wireless network (i.e. in the same BSS).
3. Basic Configuration The available channels are different from country to country and for different WLAN mode. Enable Radio eXtended Range: Select the check box to enable the Atheros’s eXtended Range(XR) technology to extend the wireless coverage range. Enable Client Isolation (Privacy Separator): Select the check box to prohibit data transmission between client stations. Enable 802.11d: Select the check box to enable 802.11d. 802.
3. Basic Configuration 3.3.1.1 Security Settings Security: Click on this button, a pop-up window appears. On the scroll menu, select different security policy to provide association authentication and/or data encryption as you need. WEP WEP allows you to use data encryption to secure your data from being eavesdropped by malicious people. It allows 3 types of key: 64 (WEP64), 128 (WEP128), and 152 (WEP152) bits. You can configure up to 4 keys using either ASCII or Hexadecimal format.
3. Basic Configuration 802.1x 802.1x allows users to leverage a RADIUS server to do association authentications. You can also enable dynamic WEP key (128 bit) to have data encryption. Here you do not have to enter the WEP key manually because it will be generated automatically and dynamically. Rekey interval is time period that the system will change the key periodically. The shorter the interval is, the better the security is.
3. Basic Configuration WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) requires a RADIUS server available in order to do authentication (same as 802.1x), thus there is no shared key required. Encryption Type: There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP (AES). While CCMP provides better security than TKIP, some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it. You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time.
3. Basic Configuration Encryption Type: There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP (AES). While CCMP provides better security than TKIP, some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it. You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time. Group Rekey Interval: A group key is used for multicast/broadcast data, and the re-key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically.
3. Basic Configuration Group Rekey Interval: A group key is used for multicast/broadcast data, and the re-key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically. The shorter the interval is, the better the security is. The default is 300 sec. WPA-AUTO Encryption Type: There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP (AES). While CCMP provides better security than TKIP, some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it.
3. Basic Configuration Current Operational mode >> Advanced Settings A pop-up windows shows when click the setup button “Advanced Settings”. On the top of the page, indication shows current wireless interface (Radio1 or Radio2) is under configuration. Beacon Interval: The WLA-9000AP broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence. The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds.
3. Basic Configuration between 1 to 255, with a default value of 3. User Limitation: The range of user limitation is from 1 to 100. Age Out Timer: Set the age out time. The default is 300 sec. Transmit Power: Transmit power output depends upon the size and RF characteristics because that will determine the number of APs, channels, and need for antennas. Enable STP: Spanning Tree Protocol prevents the condition known as a bridge loop.
3. Basic Configuration 3.3.1.3 ACCESS CONTROL Current interface >> Access Control The WLA-9000AP allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network. Click on the setup button of “Access Control” of selected wireless interface. Disable MAC address control list: When selected, no MAC address filtering will be performed. Enable GRANT address control list: When selected, data traffic from only the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network.
3. Basic Configuration Congratulations! You are now ready to use the WLA-9000AP. If you change the device’s IP address, as soon as you click on FINISH you will no longer be able to communicate with your WLA-9000AP. You need to change your IP address and then re-boot your computer in order to resume the communication. 3.3.2 Client Mode Settings 3.3.2.1 Site Survey The client can search for the SSIDs of APs in the environment, in order to select the AP that he wants to make connection with.
3. Basic Configuration Key Settings: The length of a WEP64 key must be equal to 5 bytes, a WEP128 key is 13 bytes, and a WEP152 key is 16 bytes. Key Index: You have to specify which of the four keys will be active. Once you enable the WEP function, please make sure that both the WLA-9000AP and the wireless client stations use the same key. Some wireless client cards only allow Hexadecimal digits for WEP keys.
3. Basic Configuration As node of Client WPA-PSK, please check with your network administrator for the Pre-shared Key for more detail of your network. 3.3.2.3 Advances Wireless Settings Current Operational mode >> Advanced Settings When click on Advanced Setup button under client mode, a pop-up window appears and show parameter as follow: RTS Threshold: RTS/CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission.
3. Basic Configuration Fragmentation: When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold, it will be fragmented before the transmission. It should have a value of 256-2346 bytes, with a default of 2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold. Transmit Power: Transmit power output depends upon the size and RF characteristics because that will determine the number of APs, channels, and need for antennas.
3. Basic Configuration 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. FINISH SETUP WIZARD AND SAVE YOUR SETTINGS After stepping through the Wizard’s pages, you can click the APPLY button for your modification to take effect. This also makes your new settings saved into the permanent memory on your system.
3. Basic Configuration 3.3.3 WDS Bridge Mode Settings Current Operation Mode>> WDS Bridge Under WDS mode, APs connects to each other with MAC ID address. It’s important to register the device MAC ID between each other. To do this, click first the “Setup” button of “WDS Settings” the register remote node’s MAC ID. WDS Settings pop-up screen shows, please input the details of MAC ID address and desired name for remote device. Once the registry finished, WLAN Current WDS node shows list of registered nodes.
3. Basic Configuration 3.3.3.1 Advances Wireless Settings Current Operational mode >> Advanced Settings When click on Advanced Setup button under client mode, a pop-up window appears and show parameter as follow: RTS Threshold: RTS/CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission. Any unicast (data or control) frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS/CTS handshake exchange mechanism.
3. Basic Configuration 3.3.3.2 ACCESS CONTROL Current interface >> Access Control The WLA-9000AP allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network. Click on the setup button of “Access Control” of selected wireless interface. Disable MAC address control list: When selected, no MAC address filtering will be performed. Enable GRANT address control list: When selected, data traffic from only the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network.
3. Basic Configuration Congratulations! You are now ready to use the WLA-9000AP. If you change the device’s IP address, as soon as you click on FINISH you will no longer be able to communicate with your WLA-9000AP. You need to change your IP address and then re-boot your computer in order to resume the communication. 3.
3. Basic Configuration Enter the calculated value of “AckTimeOut” into the appropriate “Ack TimeOut” field (11a or 11g) in the “Wireless Settings” window.
4. Advanced Setting 4 4. Advanced Setting 4.1 Password Settings Advanced Settings>> Password Settings It’s recommended to set your own password instead of using default factory password. The default factory password is “airlive” all letters are in lower case. To change the password, press the Password Settings button to enter the Password Settings screen; then enter the Current Password followed by the New Password twice. The entered characters will appear as asterisks.
4. Advanced Setting 4.2 System Management Advanced Settings>> System Management Clicking the System Management button to configure system related parameters to for the WLA-9000AP. System Administration HTTP Port No.: HTTP stands for Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. The default port for the HTTP Web server is 80. Time-out: This setting specifies the duration of idle time (inactivity) before a web browser or telnet management session times out. The default is 10 minutes.
4. Advanced Setting 4.3 SNMP Settings Advanced Settings>>SNMP Settings This screen allows you to configure SNMP parameters including the system name, the location and contact information. System Name: A name that you assign to your WLA-9000AP. It is an alphanumeric string of up to 30 characters. System Location: Enter a system location. System Contact: Contact information for the system administrator responsible for managing your 802.11a+g Router. It is an alphanumeric string of up to 60 characters.
4. Advanced Setting You can define trap managers in the system. You can add a trap manager by entering a name, an IP address, followed by pressing the ADD button. You can delete a trap manager by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button. To enable a trap manager, check the Enable box in the corresponding entry; to disable it, un-check the Enable box. Some extra feature of WLA-9000AP does not show in the wizard because some higher knowledge of parameter of them are required.
4. Advanced Setting modified, add extra VLAN information. In case there is more than one interface set as AP mode, select on the scroll menu of “Radio” to switch between Radio 1 and Radio 2 as WLAN 1 and WLAN 2 then continue to set additional SSID on selected interface. VLAN: VLAN stands for Virtual Local Area Network. It is a technique allows one or more physical LAN routers or APs to deliver packets as if they were a single physical router or AP.
4. Advanced Setting 4.5 QoS Settings Advanced Settings >> QoS Settings QoS stands for Quality of Service which attempts to provide different levels of quality to different types of network traffic. WMM stands for Wi-Fi Multimedia. WMM defines quality of service (QoS) in wireless networks. WMM improves audio, video and voice applications transmitted over wireless networks. WMM adds prioritized capabilities to wireless networks and optimizes the performance when multiple concurring applications.
5. Manage the WLA-9000AP 5 5. Manage the WLA-9000AP This Chapter covers other management aspects of your WLA-9000AP: Check Device Information View System Log Wireless Client Table Radio Table Site Survey Upgrade Firmware Save or Restore Configuration Changes Reset to Factory Default Reboot AP What if you forgot the password? 5.
5. Manage the WLA-9000AP 5.2 System Log Device Status >> System Log The WLA-9000AP maintains a system log that you can use to track events that have occurred in the system. Such event messages can sometimes be helpful in determining the cause of a problem that you may have encountered. You can select System Log on the left side of the Device Status window to view log events recorded in the system.
5. Manage the WLA-9000AP 5.4 Radio Table Device Status >> Radio Table The Radio Table indicates wireless radio counters’ data under one of the six operational modes: Access Point; Repeater; WDS Bridge; Client Infrastructure, Client Adhoc and WISP Router. Radio Table will indicate the following information: Radio Name, Mode, Op Channel, Assoc. Tx Pkts, Rx Pkts and Error. 5.
5. Manage the WLA-9000AP Click the “SIGNAL SURVEY” button. A pop-up window will continuously display signal strength of selected AP information in real time. The user can readjust the antenna position in order to achieve maximum signal strength.
5. Manage the WLA-9000AP 5.6 Firmware Upgrade System tools >> Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the firmware of your WLA-9000AP (the software that controls your WLA-9000AP’s operation). Normally, this is done when a new version of firmware offers new features that you want, or solves problems that you have encountered with the current version. System upgrade can be performed through the System Upgrade window as follows: Step 1 Select System Tools, then Firmware Upgrade from the menu.
5. Manage the WLA-9000AP 5.7 Configuration Save and Restore System Tools >> Configuration Save and Restore You can save system configuration settings to a file, and later download it back to the WLA-9000AP by following the steps. Step 1 Select Configuration Save and Restore from the System Tools menu. Step 2 Enter the path of the configuration file to save-to/restore-from (or click the Browse button to locate the configuration file).
5. Manage the WLA-9000AP 5.8 Factory Default System Tools >> Factory Default You can reset the configuration of your WLA-9000AP to the factory default settings. To do it: Step 1 Select Factory Default from the System Tools menu. Step 2 Click YES to go ahead and restore the configuration to the factory default. 5.9 Reboot System System tools>>Reboot System You can reset your WLA-9000AP from the Browser. To reset it: Step 1 Select Reboot System from the System Tools menu.
5. Manage the WLA-9000AP If you forgot the password, the only way to recover is to clear the device configuration and return the unit to its original state as shipped from the factory. You can reset the Access Point’s Settings to factory defaults by pushing a paperclip in the RESET hole on the PCB panel. Push and hold for around 2 seconds until the lights at the front of the Access Point are off. Doing so will clear your current configuration.
6. Specifications 6 6. Specifications AP Specifications Product Name OS Standard TX-Power (2.412~2.472GHz) TX-Power (5125-5825MHz) Receiver Sensitivity(2.412~2.472GHz) (Tolerance : max/min= +3/-1.5dB) Receiver Sensitivity(5125-5825MHz) (Tolerance : max/min= +3/-1.5dB) Wireless Transfer Data Rate for IEEE 802.11a Draft Standard Power Supply Hardware & Antenna Security IEEE WLA-9000AP Linux® 2.4.18 • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree • IEEE 802.1x • IEEE 802.
6. Specifications Management IP Address Assignment • Web-Based Management Tool • UPnP • Upload & download test-based configuration file via HTTP browser • Firmware upgrade via HTTP browser • SysLog • DHCP Client • Static IP Address L x W x H : 225mm x 122mm x 225mm Weight :341 g Dimension Environmental Specification EMC Certification • Operation Temperature: 0oC ~ 40oC.
