2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16 Network interfaces of thick AP A basic overview of the network interface screen for thick AP is given below: Figure 33: Basic overview of the interface configuration screen for thick AP Follow the steps given below to view/edit the interface configuration of thick AP: Table 27: List of actions to view/edit the network configuration of thick AP Callout Name Description 1. 2. Network Click on “Network” dropdown Interfaces Click on “Interfaces” option 3.
x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.1 General Network interface setup configuration for thick AP The default IP address of the access point is set to 192.168.1.1. The user can change the current static IP address of the device from this screen. DHCP client (DHCP client or DHCPv6 client) option is to get the dynamic IP address from reachable DHCP server in the network.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.1.1 Static IP configuration for thick AP The default IP address of the access point is set to 192.168.1.1. User can change the default IP address with an unused IP address. Refer “Figure 34: Basic overview of the network interface setup configuration screen to switch protocol for thick AP” and set the protocol to static address.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Callout Name 5. IPv4 gateway 6. IPv4 broadcast 7. Use custom DNS servers 8. IPv6 prefix length 9. IPv6 address 10. IPv6 gateway Revision: A0-00 Description Enter the “IPv4 gateway”. Gateway address is given to reach other network device e.g.192.168.100.254 Enter the “IPv4 broadcast”. Broadcast address is to broadcast message in a network e.g. 192.168.100.255 Enter the “DNS server”. Click on add icon to add multiple DNS servers.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.1.2 DHCPv4 client configuration for thick AP If the protocol is set to DHCPv4 client, the device will automatically get the IPv4 address from the DHCP server. Refer “Figure 34: Basic overview of the network interface setup configuration screen to switch protocol for thick AP” and set the protocol to DHCPv4 client.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.1.3 DHCPv6 client configuration for thick AP If the protocol is set to DHCPv6 client, the device will automatically get the IPv6 address from the DHCP server. Refer “Figure 34: Basic overview of the network interface setup configuration screen to switch protocol for thick AP” and set the protocol to DHCPv6 client.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.2 Network/Wireless/Radio and SSID configuration of thick AP The wireless configuration screen of thick AP GUI enables the user to view and configure radio and SSID parameters. Multiple SSID can be added separately for 2.4 and 5 GHz radio. Radio configuration remains same for all SSIDs operating at the respective 2.4 and 5 GHz radio. All clients associated with respective SSID are also listed in a tabular form in this screen along with some basic information.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.2.1 5 GHz radio configuration This screen provides the user with options to configure the 5 GHz radio parameters such as channel bandwidth, respective channel or the channel selection process, and the power for the radio signal transmission. Refer the “Figure 38: Basic overview of the wireless configuration screen for thick AP” and click on Add SSID/Radio Configuration option (4) to configure 5 GHz radio parameters.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Callout Name 4. Mode 5. Channel Width 6. Channel Revision: A0-00 Description Select the radio operating mode from the dropdown list (802 11a/ac/a+n). Channel width and channel list varies with respect to the selected mode (802 11a/ac/a+n) Select the “Channel Width” from the dropdown list (20 MHz/40 MHz-Lower/40 MHz -Upper/80 MHz/ 80+80 MHz/160 MHz) Select the “Channel” from the dropdown list. The device will choose the channel by itself, if “auto” channel is selected.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.2.2 2.4 GHz radio configuration This screen provides the user with options to configure the 2.4 GHz radio parameters such as channel bandwidth, respective channel or the channel selection process, and the power for the radio signal transmission. Refer the “Figure 38: Basic overview of the wireless configuration screen for thick AP” and click on Add SSID/Radio Configuration option (8) to configure 2.4 GHz radio parameters. A basic overview of the 2.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Callout Name 5. Channel Width 6. Channel Revision: A0-00 Description respect to the selected mode (802 11b/g/g+n). Channel width parameter is required, if the mode is set to “802.11b/g” Select the “Channel Width” from the dropdown list (20 MHz/40 MHz-Lower/40 MHz -Upper). This parameter is needed only if the mode is set to “802.11g+n” Select the “Channel” from the dropdown list. The device will choose the channel by itself, if “auto” channel is selected.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.2.3 Advanced radio configuration (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) This screen provides the user with options to configure the advanced radio parameters (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) such as country code and Tx/Rx chain mask. Refer the “Figure 38: Basic overview of the wireless configuration screen for thick AP” and click on Add SSID/Radio Configuration option (8) for 2.4 GHz or Add SSID/Radio Configuration option (4) for 5 GHz to configure advanced radio parameters.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.2.4 SSID configuration Refer the “Figure 38: Basic overview of the wireless configuration screen for thick AP” and click on Add SSID/Radio Configuration option (8) for 2.4 GHz or Add SSID/Radio Configuration option (4) for 5 GHz to configure new SSIDs. Click on Edit option (9) for 2.4 GHz or Edit option (5) for 5 GHz to edit existing SSIDs. This screen provides the user with options to configure the SSID operating at both 2.4 and 5 GHz radio.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 Follow the steps given below and configure the general SSID parameters: Table 36: List of actions to configure the general SSID parameters Callout Name 1. General Setup 2. VAP Status 3. SSID 4. Mode 5. Network 6. Hide SSID Description Click on “General Setup” option Enable or disable the VAP with this option. Once disabled, the SSID will not be available in the search anymore.
2x2 Indoor Access Point 16.2.4.2 Revision: A0-00 SSID/Wireless security (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) By default the wireless security is set to “No Encryption”, and other options are provided to change the encryption accordingly as follows: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. No Encryption: Any device can connect to the network. Not recommended. WPA-PSK(Wi-Fi Protected Access): WPA is part of the wireless security standard (802.
2x2 Indoor Access Point 16.2.4.3 Revision: A0-00 SSID/MAC filter (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) The user can add multiple MAC addresses with allow and deny policy and the same is mapped with respective SSID.
2x2 Indoor Access Point 16.2.4.4 Revision: A0-00 SSID/Advanced settings (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) A basic overview of the screen to configure the advanced parameters of SSID configuration is given below: Figure 45: Basic overview of the screen to configure the advanced parameters of SSID configuration Follow the steps given below and configure the advanced parameters of SSID configuration: Table 39: List of actions to configure the advanced parameters of SSID configuration Callout Name 1.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.3 Network/Mesh configuration of thick AP A wireless mesh network serves as a network of radio nodes organized in a mesh topology. All APs participating in mesh topology does not need to have a wired connection for backhaul connectivity and only one root AP serves that purpose. Mesh configuration require access points to operate in two operating modes as follows: 1. 2.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Callout Name 6. SSID 7. Encryption Revision: A0-00 Description encryption parameters. For a successful mesh configuration the SSID and the encryption parameters of root and repeater APs should match with each other Enter a unique name for the mesh SSID. Only a single SSID is used throughout the mesh network. This SSID operates in two hidden modes, one as master (receiver) and the other as managed (provider).
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.4 DHCP and DNS configuration of thick AP The AP itself can act as a DHCP service provider for the connected clients and configuration for the same is executed from this screen.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.4.1 Static/Active lease settings Static leases are used to assign fixed IP addresses and symbolic hostnames to DHCP clients. They are also required for non-dynamic interface configurations where only hosts with a corresponding lease are served.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 16.5 Static Routes User can configure static routes and redirect packets to the destination network. A static route is a pre-determined pathway that a packet must travel to reach a specific host or network.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Callout Name 8. Metric 9. MTU Revision: A0-00 Description have another router handling your network's Internet connection, enter the IP address of that router instead Enter a value that defines the priority of the route. If multiple routes to the same destination exist, the route with the lowest metric is chosen Enter the MTU size, by default it is set to 1500. Click “Save & Apply” to save the static IPv4 route configuration or click “Reset” to configure the same again. 10.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 17 Wi-Fi Schedule This screen is provided with options to create, edit, or delete a Wi-Fi schedule.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 Follow the steps given below to create, edit, or delete a Wi-Fi schedule: Table 44: List of actions to create, edit, or delete a Wi-Fi schedule Callout Name 1. 2. Wi-Fi Schedule 3. Global Settings 4. 5. 6. 7. Schedule Schedule Event/Business Hours Schedule Event/Weekend Hours Add View Scheduled Jobs Description Click on “Wi-Fi Schedule” dropdown Click on “Schedule” option Configure the Global settings for a schedule.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 18 Diagnostics Following are the diagnostic features provided in thick AP GUI. 18.1 Routes This screen is provided to view the active routes on the system. A basic overview of the screen to view the active routes is given below: Figure 51: Basic overview of the screen to view the active routes Follow the steps given below to view the active routes on the system: Table 45: List of actions to view the active routes on the system Callout Name Description 1. 2.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Callout Name 18.2 Revision: A0-00 Description to determine the link-layer address of a neighbor on the same network (local link), verify the reachability of a neighbor, and track neighboring devices System Log This screen is provided to view the AP logs if the user faces any issue or wants to view the back-end logs. Only new logs are shown in this screen. However, old logs are stored in the database but will not be shown in this screen.
2x2 Indoor Access Point 18.3 Revision: A0-00 Kernel Log Boot logs, driver logs, Wi-Fi and firmware related logs are listed in this screen. Kernel log will be accumulated from boot up time till shut down time of the respective AP. A basic overview of the Kernel Log screen is given below: Figure 53: Basic overview of the Kernel Log screen Follow the steps given below to view the Kernel log of the AP: Table 47: List of actions to view the kernel log Callout Name 1. 2.
2x2 Indoor Access Point 18.5 Revision: A0-00 Real-time Graphs The real time load/traffic graph shows the CPU load of last 3 min and the graph is refreshed at every 3 sec interval. In addition to the displayed graph the user can find the inbound and outbound traffic of the associated SSIDs, bridge interface, and Ethernet interfaces along with average and the peak traffic values.
2x2 Indoor Access Point 18.6 Revision: A0-00 Diagnostic Tools As part of diagnostics, the user can perform the following activities: 1. 2. The user can check if the link connection is established or not with “Ping” option The user can trace the route of the established link with “Traceroute” option 18.6.1 Check the network connection/status This utility is used to test connectivity between the respective AP and another device on the network.
2x2 Indoor Access Point 18.6.2 Revision: A0-00 Check the route of the established network connection This utility will display all the routers present between the destination IP address and this AP. Up to 30 “hops” (intermediate routers) between the AP and the destination can be monitored.
2x2 Indoor Access Point 18.7 Revision: A0-00 Connected Clients The list of connected clients along with the relevant information in respective information columns is populated in this screen. A basic overview of the screen to show connected clients is given below: Figure 57: Basic overview of the screen to show connected clients Follow the steps given below to view connected clients: Table 51: List of actions to view connected clients Callout Name Description 1. 2.
2x2 Indoor Access Point Revision: A0-00 19 Switch AP Mode A basic overview of the screen to switch mode from thick AP to thin AP is given below: Figure 58: Basic overview of the screen to switch mode from thick AP to thin AP Follow the steps given below to switch mode from thick AP to thin AP: Table 52: List of actions to switch mode from thick AP to thin AP Callout Name 1. 2.
