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Wireless N/A 5GHz 200mW Outdoor AP Model: APO1200/APO1215 User's Manual V.1.0 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 2
...12 2.1.1 Package Contents...12 2.1.2 Panel Function Descriptions ...12 2.1.3 Hardware Installation Steps...14 2.2 WEB MANAGEMENT INTERFACE INSTRUCTIONS...15 CHAPTER 3. AP MODE CONFIGURATION...17 3.1 EXTERNAL NETWORK CONNECTION ...17 3.1.1 Network Requirement...17 3.1.2 Configure LAN IP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 3
5.1 EXTERNAL NETWORK CONNECTION ...79 5.1.1 Network Requirement...79 5.1.2 Configure WAN Setup ...80 5.1.3 Configure DDNS Setup ...83 5.1.4 Configure LAN Setup...84 5.2 ACCESS POINT ASSOCIATION ...85 5.2.1 Configure Wireless General Setting ...85 5.2.2 Configure Wireless Advanced Setting ...87 5.2.3 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 4
6.7.2 Associated Clients Status ...169 6.7.3 Remote AP ...170 6.7.4 Extra Info...171 6.7.5 QoS Plot...173 6.7.6 Event Log...174 CHAPTER 7. CLIENT BRIDGE + UNIVERSAL REPEATER CONFIGURATION 175 7.1 EXTERNAL NETWORK CONNECTION ...175 7.1.1 Network Requirement...175 7.1.2 Configure LAN IP ...176 7.2 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 5
8.7.4 Extra Info...260 8.7.5 QoS Plot...262 8.7.6 Event Log...263 APPENDIX A. WINDOWS TCP/IP SETTINGS...264 APPENDIX B. WEB GUI VALID CHARACTERS ...266 APPENDIX C. MCS DATA RATE ...269 APPENDIX D. SYSTEM MANAGER PRIVILEGES ...270 APPENDIX E. ENABLING UPNP IN WINDOWS XP...271 TECHNICAL SUPPORT ...273 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 6
Point and provides WDS link for network extension. 2. Access Point : It can be deployed as a traditional fixed wireless Access Point 3. Repeater : To expand wireless service by repeating prior AP 4. WDS : It can be used to expand Ethernet network via wireless WDS Link 5. AP+WDS : Not only to extend - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 7
1.2 System Concept The APO1200/APO1215 is not only designed and used as traditional outdoor AP, but also with rich features tailored for WISP applications. The two-level management capability and access control ease WISP and owners to maintain and manage wireless network in a more controllable - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 8
1.3 Applications in Wireless Network APO1200/APO1215 is a multiple mode system which can be configured either as a wireless gateway or an access point as desired. It also can be used as a WDS link for Ethernet network expansion. This section depicts different applications on Router AP Mode, AP Mode, - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 9
. A remote base station is the end point to accept connections from wireless clients and pass data upwards to a network wirelessly. In this mode, it can support single or multiple WDS links and no wireless clients can associate with it. 4 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 10
be used as an Outdoor Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to receive wireless signal over last mile application, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to residents and business customers. In the CPE mode, APO1200/APO1215 is a gateway enabled with NAT and DHCP Server functions. The - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 11
be used as an Outdoor Customer Premised Equipment(CPE) to receive wireless signal over the last mile, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to new residential and business customers. In this mode, the APO1200/APO1215 is a gateway with NAT and DHCP Server functions. The wireless - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 12
Mode Î CPE Mode (Router Client ) Î Client Bridge + Universal Repeater Î CPE + AP Mode „ Security with 802.1X, WPA, and WPA2 „ Support QoS(Quality of Service) & WMM „ Integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE) „ Multiple Virtual AP & Capability of Client Isolation „ Business-class WLAN Security and Client - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 13
and wireless clients out of a private IP address pool behind a NAT „ Networking Î Support Static IP, Dynamic IP(DHCP Client), PPPoE and PPTP on WAN Connection Î Support MPPE-64 and MPPE-128 Encryption on PPTP Connection Î Support PPTP/L2TP/IP Sec Pass Through Î PPPoE and PPTP Reconnect - Always On - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 14
Î Dynamic DNS Î NTP Client Î Virtual DMZ Î Virtual Server (IP/ Port Forwarding) Î Support MAC Filter Î Support IP Filter Î Bandwidth traffic Shaping „ Wireless Feature Î Transmission power control : 1~100 % Î Channel selection : Manual or Auto Î No of associated clients per AP : 32 Î Setting for max - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 15
No. of registered RADIUS servers : 1 Î VLAN assignment on ESSID Î Support WEP, AES and TKIP data encryption over WDS link „ Quality of Service Î Download and Upload traffic control Î Packet classifications via DSCP (Differentiated Services Code Point) Î Control Policy by IP/IP Range/ MAC Group/ Port - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 16
statistics Î Full Statistics and Status Reporting Î Real time QoS Flow Plot Î NTP Time Synchronization Î Even Log Î Support SNMP v1, v2c, v3 Î SNMP Traps to a list of IP Address Î Support MIB II Î CLI access via Telnet and SSH Î Administrative Access : HTTP and HTTPS Î UPnP (Universal Plug and - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 17
2.1 Hardware Installation 2.1.1 Package Contents The standard package contents of APO1200/APO1215 : „ APO1200/APO1215 „ Quick Installation Guide „ CD-ROM (with User Manual and QIG) „ Power Adapter DC24V 0.5A „ PoE Injector „ Mounting Kit x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 1 x 2 It is highly recommended to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 18
APO1200 Front Panel Rear Panel 1. Reboot Button : Unscrew the screw and click Reset button to restart system or reset to default configurations. ► Press and hold the Reset button for 2 seconds and release to restart system. The LED except Power indicator will be off before restarting. ► Press and - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 19
2.1.3 Hardware Installation Steps You can refer to the Quick Installation Guide for more detailed instructions. Follow the steps mentioned below to install the hardware of APO1200/APO1215 : APO1200 „ Connect N-type antenna to the N-type connector on the rear panel. „ Connect - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 20
2.2 Web Management Interface Instructions APO1200/APO1215 supports web-based configuration. Upon the completion of hardware installation, APO1200/APO1215 can be configured through a PC/Laptop by using its web browser such as Internet - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 21
„ System Login The system manager Login Page then appears. Enter "root" for user name and "default" for password, and then click OK to login to the system. „ Login Success System Overview page will appear after successful login. 16 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 22
Chapter 3. AP Mode Configuration When AP mode is selected, the system can be configured as an Access Point. This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the AP mode with help of illustrations. In the AP mode, functions listed in the table below are also available from the Web - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 23
IP Here are the instructions to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ Mode : Check either "Static IP" or "Dynamic IP" button as desired to set up the system IP of LAN port . Î Static IP : The administrator can manually setup the LAN - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 24
APO1200 APO1200 Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes 19 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 25
3.2 Wireless LAN Network Creation The network manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings, Virtual AP(VAP) Setting, Security Settings and MAC Filter Settings. 3.2.1 Wireless General Setup The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 26
Refer to Appendix C. MCS Data Rate) „ Reverse Direction Grant(RDG) : Disable or enable reserve direction grant. Default is enabled. „ A-MSDU : Aggregated Mac Service Data Unit. Select Enable to allow aggregation for multiple MSDUs in one MPDU Default is disabled. „ Auto Block ACK : Disable or enable - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 27
3.2.2 Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 28
". Beacon is broadcast to all the stations, provides the basic information of AP such as SSID, channel, encryption keys, signal strength, time stamp, support data rate. All the radio stations received beacon recognizes the existence of such AP, and may proceed next actions if the information from AP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 29
in AP will be enabled automatically if the packet size is larger than the Threshold value. By default, RTS is disabled in a normal environment supports non-jumbo frames. „ Short Preamble : By default, it's "Enable". To Disable is to use Long 128-bit Preamble Synchronization field. The preamble is - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 30
„ WMM : By default, it's "Disable". To Enable is to use WMM and the WMM parameters should appears. When you enable WMM, the "Tx Burst" will be Disabled automatically by system. Î WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Queue AC_BK - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 31
9 Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames 9 CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 32
the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 33
3.2.3 Create Virtual AP (VAP) The APO1200/APO1215 support broadcasting multiple SSIDs, allowing the creation of Virtual Access Points, partitioning a single physical access point into 7 logical access points, each of which can have a different - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 34
Set ID, When clients are browsing for available wireless networks, this is the SSID that will appear in the list. ESSID will determine the service type available to AP's clients associated with the specified VAP. „ Client Isolation : Select Enable, all clients will be isolated from each other, that - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 35
(ID) : By default, it's selected "Disable". This system supports tagged Virtual LAN(VLAN). A valid number of 1 to 4094 one is chosen. Î WEP Key # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys. Key Length 64-bit 128-bit Hex 10 characters 26 characters ASCII - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 36
: By default, it's 1812. The port number used to communicate with RADIUS server. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters. • Session Timeout : The Session timeout is in the range of 0~60 seconds. The default is 0 to disable re-authenticate - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 37
. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters. • Session Timeout : The Session timeout is in the range of 0~60 seconds. The default is 0 to disable re-authenticate service. Amount of time before a client will be required to re-authenticate. - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 38
3.2.4 Wireless MAC Filter Setup Continue 3.2.3.2 Virtual AP Setup section. For each Virtual AP setting, the administrator can allow or reject clients to access each Virtual AP. „ MAC Filter Setup : By default, it's "Disable". Options are Disable, Only Deny List MAC or Only Allow List MAC. Two ways - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 39
point functions as a wireless bridge and is able to communicate with other access points via WDS links. A WDS link is bidirectional and both side must support WDS. Access points know each other by MAC Address. In other words, each access point needs to include MAC address of its peer. Ensure all - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 40
Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root the system. It helps administrator to locate the system easier. The system supports two management accounts, root and admin. The network manager is assigned with - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 41
file and upload it. Î Enable Telnet : Check to select Telnet Service Î Telnet Port : The default is 23 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Î Enable SSH : Check to select SSH Service Î SSH Port : Please The default is 22 and the range is between 1 ~ - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 42
Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a "Certificate Error", because the browser treats system as an - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 43
3.4.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „ NTP Client : To synchronize the system time - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 44
read-only access. Î rw community : Set a community string to authorize read/write access. „ SNMP v3 Enable: Check to enable SNMP v3. SNMPv3 supports the highest level SNMP security. Î SNMP ro user : Set a community string to authorize read-only access. Î SNMP ro password : Set a password to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 45
Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. Î IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate. 40 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 46
3.4.4 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings To PC : Click Save button to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 47
3.4.5 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 48
3.4.6 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING or TRACEROUTE utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting. „ Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 49
3.4.7 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 50
firmware. Î Device Time : The current time of the system. Î System Up Time : The time period that system has been in service since last reboot. „ Network Information : Supports Static or Dynamic modes on the LAN interface. Î IP Address : The management IP of system. By default, it's 192.168.2.254 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 51
„ LAN Information : Display total received and transmitted statistics on the LAN interface. Î MAC Address : The MAC address of the LAN port. Î Receive bytes : The total received packets in bytes on the LAN port. Î Receive packets : The total received packets of the LAN port. Î Transmit bytes : The - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 52
: Last inactive time period in seconds for a wireless connection. Î Connect Time : Total connection time period in seconds for a wireless connection. Î Disconnect : Click "Delete" button to manually disconnect a wireless client in a Virtual AP. 47 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 53
3.5.3 Show WDS Link Status Peers MAC Address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength, phy mode and channel bandwidth for each WDS are available. „ MAC Address : Display MAC address of WDS peer. „ Signal Strength ANT0/ANT1 : Indicate the signal strength of the respective WDS links. „ Phy Mode : - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 54
"Route table information" on the drop-down list to display route table. APO1200/APO1215 could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn't support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF. Static routes to specific hosts, networks or default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 55
„ Bridge STP Information : Select "Bridge STP Information" on the drop-down list to display a list of bridge STP information. 50 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 56
3.5.5 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „ Facility : It helps users to identify source of events - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 57
Chapter 4. WDS Mode Configuration Please refer to illustrations of the section 1.3 for possible applications in the WDS mode. This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the WDS mode with help of illustrations. In the WDS mode, functions listed in the table below are also - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 58
Here are the instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ Mode : Check either "Static IP" or "Dynamic IP" button as desired to set up the system IP of LAN port . Î Static IP : The administrator can manually setup the - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 59
4.2 Wireless Network Expansion The network manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings and WDS Settings. 4.2.1 General Setup The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 60
to Appendix C. MCS Data Rate) „ Reverse Direction Grant(RDG) : Disable or enable reserve direction grant. Default is enabled. „ A-MSDU : Aggregated Mac Service Data Unit . Select Enable to allow aggregation for multiple MSDUs in one MPDU Default is disabled. „ Auto Block ACK : Disable or enable auto - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 61
4.2.2 Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 62
". Beacon is broadcast to all the stations, provides the basic information of AP such as SSID, channel, encryption keys, signal strength, time stamp, support data rate. All the radio stations received beacon recognizes the existence of such AP, and may proceed next actions if the information from AP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 63
in AP will be enabled automatically if the packet size is larger than the Threshold value. By default, RTS is disabled in a normal environment supports non-jumbo frames. „ Short Preamble : By default, it's "Enable". To Disable is to use Long 128-bit Preamble Synchronization field. The preamble is - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 64
When you enable WMM, the "Tx Burst" will be Disabled automatically by system. Î WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Queue AC_BK AC_BE AC_VI AC_VO Data Transmitted AP to Clients Background. Best Effort Video Voice Priority - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 65
9 Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames 9 CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 66
either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries allowed is reached. Valid values for the "cwmax" are 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, or 1024. The value for - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 67
point functions as a wireless bridge and is able to communicate with other access points via WDS links. A WDS link is bidirectional and both side must support WDS. Access points know each other by MAC Address. In other words, each access point needs to include MAC address of its peer. Ensure all - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 68
Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root the system. It helps administrator to locate the system easier. The system supports two management accounts, root and admin. The network manager is assigned with - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 69
file and upload it. Î Enable Telnet : Check to select Telnet Service Î Telnet Port : The default is 23 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Î Enable SSH : Check to select SSH Service Î SSH Port : Please The default is 22 and the range is between 1 ~ - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 70
Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a "Certificate Error", because the browser treats system as - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 71
4.3.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „ NTP Client : To synchronize the system time - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 72
read-only access. Î rw community : Set a community string to authorize read/write access. „ SNMP v3 Enable: Check to enable SNMP v3. SNMPv3 supports the highest level SNMP security. Î SNMP ro user : Set a community string to authorize read-only access. Î SNMP ro password : Set a password to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 73
Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. Î IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate. 68 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 74
4.3.4 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings to PC : Click Save button to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 75
4.3.5 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 76
4.3.6 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING and TRACEROUTE utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting. „ Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 77
4.3.7 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 78
The current time of the system. Î System Up Time : The time period that system has been in service since last reboot. „ Network Information : Display the information of the Network. Î Mode : Supports Static or Dynamic modes on the LAN interface. Î IP Address : The management IP of system. By default - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 79
„ LAN Information : Display total received and transmitted statistics on the LAN interface. Î MAC Address : The MAC address of the LAN port. Î Receive bytes : The total received packets in bytes on the LAN port. Î Receive packets : The total received packets of the LAN port. Î Transmit bytes : The - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 80
4.4.2 WDS List Peers MAC Address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength, phy mode and channel bandwidth for each WDS are available. „ MAC Address : Display MAC address of WDS peer. „ Signal Strength ANT0/ANT1 : Indicate the signal strength of the respective WDS links. „ Phy Mode : Indicate the phy - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 81
"Route table information" on the drop-down list to display route table. APO1200/APO1215 could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn't support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF. Static routes to specific hosts, networks or default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 82
„ Bridge MAC information : Select "Bridge MACs Information" on the drop-down list to display MAC table. This table displays local MAC addresses associated with wired or wireless interfaces, but also remember non-local MAC addresses learned from wired or wireless interfaces. Ageing timers will be - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 83
4.4.4 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „ Facility : It helps users to identify source of events - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 84
be used as an Outdoor Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to receive wireless signal over last mile application, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to residents and business customers. In the CPE mode, APO1200/APO1215 is a gateway enabled with NAT and DHCP Server functions. The - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 85
interface. „ Mode : By default, it's "Static IP". Check "Static IP", "Dynamic IP", "PPPoE" or "PPTP"to set up system WAN IP. Î Static IP : Users can manually setup the WAN IP address with a static IP provided by WISP. 9 IP Address : The IP address of the WAN port; default IP address is 192 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 86
to Internet is made as needed. When Time Server is enabled at the "On Demand" mode, the "Reconnect Mode" will turn out "Always on". • Manual - Click the "Connect" button on "WAN Information" in the Overview page to connect to the Internet. 9 Idle Time : Time to last before disconnecting PPPoE - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 87
could use default MAC or clone MAC from a PC. (CPE+AP Mode does not support MAC Clone function) Î Keep Default MAC Address : Keep the default MAC address of to system. Click "Save" button can make clone MAC effective. Î Manual MAC Address : Enter the MAC address registered with your ISP. Click Save - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 88
name won't change when dynamic IP changes. The beauty of it is no need to remember the dynamic WAP IP while accessing to it. „ Service Provider: Select the preferred Service Provider from the drop-down list including dyndns, dhs, ods and tzo „ Hostname: Host Name that you register to Dynamic-DNS - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 89
instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ LAN IP : The administrator can manually . Î WINS IP : Enter IP address of the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server; this is optional. Î Domain : Enter the domain - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 90
5.2 Access Point Association 5.2.1 Configure Wireless General Setting The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. „ Band Mode : Select an appropriate wireless band; bands - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 91
as burst of up to 64kbytes This is performed on the hardware itself. Select "Manual" to set "MPDU Density" „ MPDU Density : Minimum separation of MPDUs in µs 2 µs 4 µs 8 µs 16 µs „ A-MSDU : Aggregated Mac Service Data Unit, A-MSDU. Select Enable to allows aggregation for multiple MSDUs in one MPDU - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 92
in AP will be enabled automatically if the packet size is larger than the Threshold value. By default, RTS is disabled in a normal environment supports non-jumbo frames. „ Short Preamble : By default, it's "Auto". To Disable is to use Long 128-bit Preamble Synchronization field. The preamble is used - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 93
and select one to associate with. Please click on Wireless -> Site Survey. Below depicts an example for site survey. „ ESSID : Available Extend Service Set ID of surrounding Access Points. „ MAC Address : MAC addresses of surrounding Access Points. „ Signal : Received signal strength of all found - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 94
: Set different profiles for quick connection uses. „ ESSID : Assign Service Set ID for the wireless system. „ Security Type : Select an appropriate . 9 WEP Key # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys. Key Length 64-bit 128-bit Hex 10 characters - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 95
9 Cipher Suite : Select the desired cipher suite from the drop-down list; the options are AES and TKIP 9 Pre-shared Key : Enter the information for pre-shared key; the key can be either entered as a 256-bit secret in 64 HEX digits format, or 8 to 63 ASCII characters. „ Profile List : The user can - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 96
Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root the system. It helps administrator to locate the system easier. The system supports two management accounts, root and admin. The network manager is assigned with - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 97
file and upload it. Î Enable Telnet : Check to select Telnet Service Î Telnet Port : The default is 23 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Î Enable SSH : Check to select SSH Service Î SSH Port : Please The default is 22 and the range is between 1 ~ - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 98
Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a "Certificate Error", because the browser treats system as - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 99
5.3.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „ NTP Client : To synchronize the system time - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 100
connectivity between PCs, intelligent devices and appliances when UPnP is supported. UPnP works on TCP/IP network to enable UPnP devices : By default, it's "Disable". Select "Enable" or "Disable" of UPnP Service. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate changes For UPnP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 101
read-only access. Î rw community : Set a community string to authorize read/write access. „ SNMP v3 Enable: Check to enable SNMP v3. SNMPv3 supports the highest level SNMP security. Î SNMP ro user : Set a community string to authorize read-only access. Î SNMP ro password : Set a password to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 102
Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. Î IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate. 97 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 103
5.3.5 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings to PC : Click Save button to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 104
5.3.6 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 105
5.3.7 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING and TRACEROUTE utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting „ Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 106
5.3.8 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 107
.1.10/32 „ Destination Port : Enter a port or a range of ports as start:end; i.e. port 20:80 „ In/Out : Applies to Ingress or egress packets „ Protocol : Supports TCP, UDP or ICMP. „ Listen : Click Yes radial button to match TCP packets only with the SYN flag. „ Active : Deny to drop and Pass to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 108
Î Example 1 : Create a higher priority rule to allow IP address 192.168.2.2 Telnet access from LAN port first, and deny Telnet access from remaining IP addresses in the same subnet. Rule 1 2 Source IP/Mask 192.168.2.2/32 192.168.2.0/24 Port Destination IP/Mask Port In/Out 192.168.2.254/32 22 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 109
5.4.2 MAC Filter Setup Allows to create MAC filter rules to allow or deny unicast or multicast packets from limited number of MAC addresses. Important to note that MAC filter rules have precedence over IP Filter rules. Please click on Advance -> MAC Filter Setup and follow the below setting. „ MAC - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 110
Control Setup Parental Control allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as Internet access, designated services, and websites. APO1200 Please click on Advance -> Parental Control and follow the below setting. „ Rules : control can be managed by a rule. Use - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 111
If you want to block websites with specific URL address or using specific keywords, enter each URL or keywords in the "URL Blocking" field and click "Add" button to add in the URL Blocking list of each rule. Click "Remove" button can remove URL or keywords. Î Local Port : Specify local port(LAN port - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 112
5.4.4 QoS Setup Quality of Service (QoS) refers to both a network's ability to deliver data with minimum delay, and the networking methods used to control the use of bandwidth. Without QoS, - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 113
IP address from the first to the last, so the example above includes everything from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.254. Î DSCP Class : Differentiated services code point, DSCP. Select Any or specify classify traffic from drop-down list. The Per-Hop Behavior (PHB) is indicated by encoding a 6-bit value - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 114
DROP Precedence Low Drop Medium Drop High Drop Class 1 AF11 AF12 AF13 Class 2 AF21 AF22 AF23 Class 3 AF31 AF32 AF33 Class 4 AF41 AF42 AF43 Î Protocol : Select Any or specify protocol(TCP, UDP, ICMP, Application) from drop-down list. When you select ICMP or Layer 7 Application, the Local/ - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 115
: By default, it's "Disable". Check Enable radial button to enable DMZ. „ IP Address : Enter IP address of DMZ host and only one DMZ host is supported. Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes. 110 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 116
5.5.2 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) "Virtual Server" can also referred to as "Port Forward" as well and used interchangeably. Resources in the network can be exposed to the Internet users in a controlled manner including on-line gaming, video conferencing or others via Virtual Server setup. Don't - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 117
While creating multiple Virtual Server rules, the prior rules have higher priority. The Virtual server rules have precedence over the DMZ one while both rules exist. Example 1 and 2 demonstrate proper usage of DMZ and Virtual Server rules. „ Example 1 : All connections should be redirected to 192. - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 118
time of the firmware installed. Î Device Time : The current time of the system. Î System Up Time : The time period that system has been in service since last reboot. „ WAN Information : Display the information of the WAN interface. The WAN port specified Dynamic IP, the Release and Renew button will - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 119
"DisConnect" button to release IP address of WAN port. Î Mode : Supports Static, Dynamic, PPPoE and PPTP modes. Î Reconnect Mode : The current Î Primary DNS : The primary DNS server in service. Î Secondary DNS : The secondary DNS server in service. Î Receive bytes : The total received packets in - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 120
Î IP Address : IP addresses to LAN devices by DHCP server. Î MAC Address : MAC addresses of LAN devices. Î Expired In : Shows how long the leased IP address will expire. 115 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 121
5.6.2 Station Statistics Link information, Transmit and Receive Statistics for the connection with AP, Below depicts an example for Station Statistics. „ Link Status : Î Status : Shows the current link status. It should be "Connected" or "Disconnected". Î ESSID : Shows the current SSID, which must - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 122
Î Frames Fail To Receive ACK After All Retries: The number of unsuccessfully transmitted frame with many retries. Î RTS Frames Successfully Receive CTS: The number of successful received CTS (Clear To Send) response after this APO1200/APO1215 sends out the RTS (Request To Send) message. Î RTS Frames - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 123
"Route table information" on the drop-down list to display route table. APO1200/APO1215 could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn't support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF. Static routes to specific hosts, networks or default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 124
„ Bridge table information : Select "Bridge Table information" on the drop-down list to display bridge table. Bridge table will show Bridge ID and STP's Status on the each Ethernet bridge and its attached interfaces, the Bridge Port should be attached to some interfaces. „ Bridge MAC information : - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 125
, Kbps, Mbps) changes dynamically according to the mean throughput value. The statistics is updated automatically every 5 seconds. The throughput statistics of QoS can be updated manually using the Refresh button. 120 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 126
5.6.5 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „ Facility : It helps users to identify source of events - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 127
as an Outdoor Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to receive and repeat wireless signal over last mile application, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to residents and business customers. In the CPE+AP mode, APO1200/APO1215 is a gateway enabled with NAT and DHCP Server functions - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 128
interface. „ Mode : By default, it's "Static IP". Check "Static IP", "Dynamic IP", "PPPoE" or "PPTP"to set up system WAN IP. Î Static IP : Users can manually setup the WAN IP address with a static IP provided by WISP. 9 IP Address : The IP address of the WAN port; default IP address is 192 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 129
to Internet is made as needed. When Time Server is enabled at the "On Demand" mode, the "Reconnect Mode" will turn out "Always on". • Manual - Click the "Connect" button on "WAN Information" in the Overview page to connect to the Internet. 9 Idle Time : Time to last before disconnecting PPPoE - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 130
" mode, the "Reconnect Mode" will turn out "Always on". • Manual - Click the "Connect" button on "WAN Information" in the Overview bit key (strong) and 40-bit key (standard) MPPE encryption schemes are supported. MPPE provides data security for the PPTP connection that is between the VPN client - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 131
name won't change when dynamic IP changes. The beauty of it is no need to remember the dynamic WAP IP while accessing to it. „ Service Provider: Select the preferred Service Provider from the drop-down list including dyndns, dhs, ods and tzo „ Hostname: Host Name that you register to Dynamic-DNS - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 132
instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ LAN IP : The administrator can manually . Î WINS IP : Enter IP address of the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server; this is optional. Î Domain : Enter the domain - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 133
6.2 Access Point Association 6.2.1 Configure Wireless General Setting The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. „ Band Mode : Select an appropriate wireless band; bands - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 134
as burst of up to 64kbytes This is performed on the hardware itself. Select "Manual" to set "MPDU Density" „ MPDU Density : Minimum separation of MPDUs in µs 2 µs 4 µs 8 µs 16 µs „ A-MSDU : Aggregated Mac Service Data Unit, A-MSDU. Select Enable to allows aggregation for multiple MSDUs in one MPDU - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 135
6.2.2 Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 136
". Beacon is broadcast to all the stations, provides the basic information of AP such as SSID, channel, encryption keys, signal strength, time stamp, support data rate. All the radio stations received beacon recognizes the existence of such AP, and may proceed next actions if the information from AP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 137
in AP will be enabled automatically if the packet size is larger than the Threshold value. By default, RTS is disabled in a normal environment supports non-jumbo frames. „ Short Preamble : By default, it's "Enable". To Disable is to use Long 128-bit Preamble Synchronization field. The preamble is - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 138
When you enable WMM, the "Tx Burst" will be Disabled automatically by system. WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Queue AC_BK Data Transmitted AP to Clients Background. Priority Description Low High throughput. Bulk data - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 139
9 Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames 9 CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 140
the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 141
and select one to associate with. Please click on Wireless -> Site Survey. Below depicts an example for site survey. „ ESSID : Available Extend Service Set ID of surrounding Access Points. „ MAC Address : MAC addresses of surrounding Access Points. „ Signal : Received signal strength of all found - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 142
„ Profile Name : Set different profiles for quick connection uses. „ ESSID : Assign Service Set ID for the wireless system. „ Lock to AP MAC : This allows the # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys. 64-bit 128-bit Key Length Hex 10 characters - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 143
Î WPA-PSK (or WPA2-PSK) : WPA (or WPA2) Algorithms, allows the system accessing the network by using the WPA-PSK protected access. 9 Cipher Suite : Select the desired cipher suite from the drop-down list; the options are AES and TKIP 9 Pre-shared Key : Enter the information for pre-shared key; the - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 144
AP : By default, it's "Enable" for repeater AP. Select "Enable" to activate Repeater AP or click "Disable" to deactivate this function „ ESSID : Extended Service Set ID, When clients are browsing for available wireless networks, this is the SSID that will appear in the list. ESSID will determine the - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 145
keys can be entered at the same time, but only one is chosen. 9 WEP Key # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys. Key Length 64-bit 128-bit Hex 10 characters 26 characters ASCII 5 characters 13 characters Î WPA-PSK (or WPA2 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 146
: By default, it's 1812. The port number used to communicate with RADIUS server. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters. • Session Timeout : The Session timeout is in the range of 0~60 seconds. The default is 0 to disable re-authenticate - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 147
server. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters. • Session Timeout : The Session timeout is in the range of 0~60 seconds. The default is 0 to disable re-authenticate service. Amount of time before a client will be required to re-authenticate. - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 148
6.3.2 Wireless MAC Filter Setup Continue 6.3.1 Repeater AP Setup section, the administrator can allow or reject clients to access Repeater AP. „ MAC Filter Setup : By default, it's "Disable". Options are Disable, Only Deny List MAC or Only Allow List MAC. Two ways to set MAC filter rules : Î Only - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 149
Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root the system. It helps administrator to locate the system easier. The system supports two management accounts, root and admin. The network manager is assigned with - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 150
file and upload it. Î Enable Telnet : Check to select Telnet Service Î Telnet Port : The default is 23 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Î Enable SSH : Check to select SSH Service Î SSH Port : Please The default is 22 and the range is between 1 ~ - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 151
Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a "Certificate Error", because the browser treats system as - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 152
6.4.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „ NTP Client : To synchronize the system time - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 153
connectivity between PCs, intelligent devices and appliances when UPnP is supported. UPnP works on TCP/IP network to enable UPnP devices : By default, it's "Disable". Select "Enable" or "Disable" of UPnP Service. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate changes For UPnP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 154
read-only access. Î rw community : Set a community string to authorize read/write access. „ SNMP v3 Enable: Check to enable SNMP v3. SNMPv3 supports the highest level SNMP security. Î SNMP ro user : Set a community string to authorize read-only access. Î SNMP ro password : Set a password to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 155
Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. Î IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate. 150 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 156
6.4.5 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings to PC : Click Save button to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 157
6.4.6 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 158
6.4.7 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING and TRACEROUTE utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting „ Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 159
6.4.8 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 160
.1.10/32 „ Destination Port : Enter a port or a range of ports as start:end; i.e. port 20:80 „ In/Out : Applies to Ingress or egress packets „ Protocol : Supports TCP, UDP or ICMP. „ Listen : Click Yes radial button to match TCP packets only with the SYN flag. „ Active : Deny to drop and Pass to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 161
Î Example 1 : Create a higher priority rule to allow IP address 192.168.2.2 Telnet access from LAN port first, and deny Telnet access from remaining IP addresses in the same subnet. Rule 1 2 Source IP/Mask 192.168.2.2/32 192.168.2.0/24 Port Destination IP/Mask Port In/Out 192.168.2.254/32 22 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 162
6.5.2 MAC Filter Setup Create MAC filter rules to allow or deny unicast or multicast packets from limited number of MAC addresses. It is important to note that MAC filter rules have precedence over IP Filter rules. Please click on Advance -> MAC Filter Setup and follow the below setting. „ MAC - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 163
Control Setup Parental Control allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as Internet access, designated services, and websites. APO1200 Please click on Advance -> Parental Control and follow the below setting. „ Rules : control can be managed by a rule. Use - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 164
Î Protocol : Select Any or specify protocol(TCP, UDP, ICMP, URL Blocking and Application) from drop-down list. When you select ICMP or Layer 7 Application , the Local(LAN)/ Destination Port can not used. If you want to block websites with specific URL address or using specific keywords, enter each - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 165
6.5.4 QoS Setup Quality of Service (QoS) refers to both a network's ability to deliver data with minimum delay, and the networking methods used to control the use of bandwidth. Without QoS, - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 166
IP address from the first to the last, so the example above includes everything from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.254. Î DSCP Class : Differentiated services code point, DSCP. Select Any or specify classify traffic from drop-down list. The Per-Hop Behavior (PHB) is indicated by encoding a 6-bit value - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 167
DROP Precedence Low Drop Medium Drop High Drop Class 1 Class 2 AF11 AF21 AF12 AF22 AF13 AF23 Class 3 AF31 AF32 AF33 Class 4 AF41 AF42 AF43 Î Protocol : Select Any or specify protocol from drop-down list. When you select ICMP or Layer 7 Application , the Source/ Destination Port can not used. Î - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 168
: By default, it's "Disable". Check Enable radial button to enable DMZ. „ IP Address : Enter IP address of DMZ host and only one DMZ host is supported. Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes. 163 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 169
6.6.2 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) "Virtual Server" can also referred to as "Port Forward" as well and used interchangeably. Resources in the network can be exposed to the Internet users in a controlled manner including on-line gaming, video conferencing or others via Virtual Server setup. Don't - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 170
Click "Add" button to add Virtual Server rule to List. Total of maximum 20 rules are allowed in this List. All rules can be edited or removed from the List. Click Reboot button to activate your changes. While creating multiple Virtual Server rules, the prior rules have higher priority. The Virtual - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 171
time of the firmware installed. Î Device Time : The current time of the system. Î System Up Time : The time period that system has been in service since last reboot. „ WAN Information : Display the information of the WAN interface. The WAN port specified Dynamic IP, the Release and Renew button will - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 172
"DisConnect" button to release IP address of WAN port. Î Mode : Supports Static, Dynamic, PPPoE and PPTP modes. Î Reconnect Mode : The current reconnect Primary DNS : The primary DNS server in service. Î Secondary DNS : The secondary DNS server in service. „ LAN Information : Display total received - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 173
„ Wireless Information : Display the detailed receive and transmit statistics of Wireless interface. Î AP MAC Address : The MAC address of the Repeater AP. Î Station MAC Address : The MAC address of the Wireless Client Station. Î Channel : The current channel on the Wireless port. Î AP Rate : The - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 174
: Last inactive time period in seconds for a wireless connection. Î Connect Time : Total connection time period in seconds for a wireless connection. Î Disconnect : Click "Delete" button to manually disconnect a wireless client in a Repeater AP. 169 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 175
6.7.3 Remote AP SSID, MAC address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength and channel bandwidth for associated AP are available. „ ESSID : Shows the current ESSID, which must be the same on the wireless client and AP in order for communication to be established. „ MAC Address : Display MAC address of - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 176
"Route table information" on the drop-down list to display route table. APO1200/APO1215 could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn't support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF. Static routes to specific hosts, networks or default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 177
„ Bridge MAC information : Select "Bridge MACs Information" on the drop-down list to display MAC table. This table displays local MAC addresses associated with wired or wireless interfaces, but also remember non-local MAC addresses learned from wired or wireless interfaces. Ageing timers will be - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 178
, Kbps, Mbps) changes dynamically according to the mean throughput value. The statistics is updated automatically every 5 seconds. The throughput statistics of QoS can be updated manually using the Refresh button. 173 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 179
6.7.6 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „ Facility : It helps users to identify source of events - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 180
as an Client Bridge or Universal Repeater to receive and repeat wireless signal over last mile applications, helping WISPs deliver wireless broadband Internet service to new residential and business customers. In this mode, APO1200/APO1215 is enabled with DHCP Server functions. The wired clients of - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 181
instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ Mode : Check either "Static IP" or "Dynamic IP" button as desired to set up the system IP of LAN port . Î Static IP : The administrator can manually service is enabled. 176 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 182
is required. Î DNS2 IP : Enter IP address of the second DNS server; this is optional. Î WINS IP : Enter IP address of the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server; this is optional. Î Domain : Enter the domain name for this network. Î Lease Time : The IP addresses given out by the DHCP server - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 183
7.2 Access Point Association 7.2.1 Configure Wireless General Setting The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output power settings for the system. Please click on Wireless -> General Setup and follow the below setting. „ Band Mode : Select an appropriate wireless band; bands - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 184
as burst of up to 64kbytes This is performed on the hardware itself. Select "Manual" to set "MPDU Density" „ MPDU Density : Minimum separation of MPDUs in µs 2 µs 4 µs 8 µs 16 µs „ A-MSDU : Aggregated Mac Service Data Unit, A-MSDU. Select Enable to allow aggregation for multiple MSDUs in one MPDU - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 185
7.2.2 Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 186
". Beacon is broadcast to all the stations, provides the basic information of AP such as SSID, channel, encryption keys, signal strength, time stamp, support data rate. All the radio stations received beacon recognizes the existence of such AP, and may proceed next actions if the information from AP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 187
in AP will be enabled automatically if the packet size is larger than the Threshold value. By default, RTS is disabled in a normal environment supports non-jumbo frames. „ Short Preamble : By default, it's "Enable". To Disable is to use Long 128-bit Preamble Synchronization field. The preamble is - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 188
When you enable WMM, the "Tx Burst" will be Disabled automatically by system. WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Queue AC_BK AC_BE Data Transmitted AP to Clients Background. Best Effort Priority Description Low High - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 189
9 Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames 9 CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 190
the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 191
and select one to associate with. Please click on Wireless -> Site Survey. Below depicts an example for site survey. „ ESSID : Available Extend Service Set ID of surrounding Access Points. „ MAC Address : MAC addresses of surrounding Access Points. „ Signal : Received signal strength of all found - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 192
„ Profile Name : Set different profiles for quick connection uses. „ ESSID : Assign Service Set ID for the wireless system. „ Lock to AP MAC : This allows the # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys. 64-bit 128-bit Key Length Hex 10 characters - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 193
Î WPA-PSK (or WPA2-PSK) : WPA (or WPA2) Algorithms, allows the system accessing the network by using the WPA-PSK protected access. 9 Cipher Suite : Select the desired cipher suite from the drop-down list; the options are AES and TKIP 9 Pre-shared Key : Enter the information for pre-shared key; the - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 194
AP : By default, it's "Enable" for repeater AP. Select "Enable" to activate Repeater AP or click "Disable" to deactivate this function „ ESSID : Extended Service Set ID, When clients are browsing for available wireless networks, this is the SSID that will appear in the list. ESSID will determine the - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 195
keys can be entered at the same time, but only one is chosen. 9 WEP Key # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys. Key Length 64-bit 128-bit Hex 10 characters 26 characters ASCII 5 characters 13 characters Î WPA-PSK (or WPA2 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 196
: By default, it's 1812. The port number used to communicate with RADIUS server. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters. • Session Timeout : The Session timeout is in the range of 0~60 seconds. The default is 0 to disable re-authenticate - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 197
: By default, it's 1812. The port number used to communicate with RADIUS server. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters. • Session Timeout : The Session timeout is in the range of 0~60 seconds. The default is 0 to disable re-authenticate - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 198
7.3.2 Wireless MAC Filter Setup Continue 7.3.1 Repeater AP Setup section, the administrator can allow or reject clients to access Repeater AP. „ MAC Filter Setup : By default, it's "Disable". Options are Disable, Only Deny List MAC or Only Allow List MAC. Two ways to set MAC filter rules : Î Only - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 199
Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root the system. It helps administrator to locate the system easier. The system supports two management accounts, root and admin. The network manager is assigned with - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 200
file and upload it. Î Enable Telnet : Check to select Telnet Service Î Telnet Port : The default is 23 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Î Enable SSH : Check to select SSH Service Î SSH Port : Please The default is 22 and the range is between 1 ~ - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 201
Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a "Certificate Error", because the browser treats system as - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 202
7.4.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „ NTP Client : To synchronize the system time - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 203
read-only access. Î rw community : Set a community string to authorize read/write access. „ SNMP v3 Enable: Check to enable SNMP v3. SNMPv3 supports the highest level SNMP security. Î SNMP ro user : Set a community string to authorize read-only access. Î SNMP ro password : Set a password to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 204
Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. Î IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate. 199 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 205
7.4.4 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings To PC : Click Save button to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 206
7.4.5 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 207
7.4.6 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting. „ Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP packets, - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 208
7.4.7 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 209
The current time of the system. Î System Up Time : The time period that system has been in service since last reboot. „ Network Information : Display the information of the Network. Î Mode : Supports Static or Dynamic modes on the LAN interface. Î IP Address : The management IP of system. By default - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 210
„ LAN Information : Display the detailed receive and transmit statistics of LAN interface. Î MAC Address : The MAC address of the LAN port. Î Receive bytes : The total received packets in bytes on the LAN port. Î Receive packets : The total received packets of the LAN port. Î Transmit bytes : The - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 211
„ DHCP Server Status : Users could retrieve DHCP server and DHCP clients' IP/MAC address via this field. Î IP Address : IP addresses to LAN devices by DHCP server. Î MAC Address : MAC addresses of LAN devices. Î Expired In : Shows how long the leased IP address will expire. 206 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 212
: Last inactive time period in seconds for a wireless connection. Î Connect Time : Total connection time period in seconds for a wireless connection. Î Disconnect : Click "Delete" button to manually disconnect a wireless client in a Repeater AP. 207 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 213
7.5.3 Remote AP SSID, MAC address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength and channel bandwidth for associated AP are available. „ ESSID : Shows the current ESSID, which must be the same on the wireless client and AP in order for communication to be established. „ MAC Address : Display MAC address of - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 214
"Route table information" on the drop-down list to display route table. APO1200/APO1215 could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn't support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF. Static routes to specific hosts, networks or default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 215
pruned from the table. In that situation, switching packet to that particular MAC address will be discontinued. „ Bridge STP Information : Select "Bridge STP Information" on the drop-down list to display a list of bridge STP information. 210 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 216
7.5.5 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „ Facility : It helps users to identify source of events - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 217
Chapter 8. Router AP Mode Configuration When Router AP mode is chosen, the system can be configured as a Router with Access Point and WDS function. This section provides detailed explanation for users to configure in the Router AP mode with help of illustrations. In the Router AP mode, functions - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 218
interface. „ Mode : By default, it's "Static IP". Check "Static IP", "Dynamic IP", "PPPoE" or "PPTP"to set up system WAN IP. Î Static IP : Users can manually setup the WAN IP address with a static IP provided by WISP. 9 IP Address : The IP address of the WAN port; default IP address is 192 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 219
to Internet is made as needed. When Time Server is enabled at the "On Demand" mode, the "Reconnect Mode" will turn out "Always on". • Manual - Click the "Connect" button on "WAN Information" in the Overview page to connect to the Internet. 9 Idle Time : Time to last before disconnecting PPPoE - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 220
bit key (strong) and 40-bit key (standard) MPPE encryption schemes are supported. MPPE provides data security for the PPTP connection that is between the VPN to system. Click "Save" button can make clone MAC effective. Î Manual MAC Address : Enter the MAC address registered with your ISP. Click Save - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 221
name won't change when dynamic IP changes. The beauty of it is no need to remember the dynamic WAP IP while accessing to it. „ Service Provider: Select the preferred Service Provider from the drop-down list including dyndns, dhs, ods and tzo „ Hostname: Host Name that you register to Dynamic-DNS - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 222
instructions for how to setup the local IP Address and Netmask. Please click on System -> LAN and follow the below setting. „ LAN IP : The administrator can manually . Î WINS IP : Enter IP address of the Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) server; this is optional. Î Domain : Enter the domain - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 223
8.2 Wireless LAN Network Creation The network manager can configure related wireless settings, General Settings, Advanced Settings, Virtual AP(VAP) Setting, Security Settings, and MAC Filter Settings. 8.2.1 Wireless General Setup The administrator can change the data transmission, channel and output - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 224
Refer to Appendix C. MCS Data Rate) „ Reverse Direction Grant(RDG) : Disable or enable reserve direction grant. Default is enabled. „ A-MSDU : Aggregated Mac Service Data Unit. Select Enable to allow aggregation for multiple MSDUs in one MPDU Default is disabled. „ Auto Block ACK : Disable or enable - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 225
8.2.2 Wireless Advanced Setup To achieve optimal wireless performance, it is necessary to tweak advance setting per requirements properly, not necessary higher the better or lower. The administrator can change the RTS threshold and fragmentation threshold settings for the system. Please click on - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 226
". Beacon is broadcast to all the stations, provides the basic information of AP such as SSID, channel, encryption keys, signal strength, time stamp, support data rate. All the radio stations received beacon recognizes the existence of such AP, and may proceed next actions if the information from AP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 227
in AP will be enabled automatically if the packet size is larger than the Threshold value. By default, RTS is disabled in a normal environment supports non-jumbo frames. „ Short Preamble : By default, it's "Enable". To Disable is to use Long 128-bit Preamble Synchronization field. The preamble is - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 228
When you enable WMM, the "Tx Burst" will be Disabled automatically by system. Î WMM Parameters of Access Point : This affects traffic flowing from the access point to the client station Queue AC_BK Data Transmitted AP to Clients Background. Priority Description Low High throughput. Bulk data - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 229
9 Aifsn : The Arbitration Inter-Frame Spacing Number specifies a wait time (in milliseconds) for data frames 9 CWmin : Minimum Contention Window. This parameter is input to the algorithm that determines the initial random backoff wait time ("window") for retry of a transmission. The value specified - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 230
the upper limit (in milliseconds) for the doubling of the random backoff value. This doubling continues until either the data frame is sent or the Maximum Contention Window size is reached. Once the Maximum Contention Window size is reached, retries will continue until a maximum number of retries - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 231
8.2.3 Create Virtual AP (VAP) The APO1200/APO1215 support broadcasting multiple SSIDs, allowing the creation of Virtual Access Points, partitioning a single physical access point into 7 logical access points, each of which can have a different - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 232
Set ID, When clients are browsing for available wireless networks, this is the SSID that will appear in the list. ESSID will determine the service type available to AP's clients associated with the specified VAP. „ Client Isolation : Select Enable, all clients will be isolated from each other, that - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 233
In this mode, the system does not support VLAN Tag(ID) function. „ Security Type : Select the desired security only one is chosen. Î WEP Key # : Enter HEX or ASCII format WEP key value; the system supports up to 4 sets of WEP keys. Key Length 64-bit 128-bit Hex 10 characters 26 characters ASCII 5 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 234
: By default, it's 1812. The port number used to communicate with RADIUS server. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters. • Session Timeout : The Session timeout is in the range of 0~60 seconds. The default is 0 to disable re-authenticate - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 235
. • Shared secret : A secret key used between system and RADIUS server. Supports 8 to 64 characters. • Session Timeout : The Session timeout is in the range of 0~60 seconds. The default is 0 to disable re-authenticate service. Amount of time before a client will be required to re-authenticate. - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 236
8.2.4 Wireless MAC Filter Setup Continue 8.2.3.2 Virtual AP Setup section. For each Virtual AP setting, the administrator can allow or reject clients to access each Virtual AP. „ MAC Filter Setup : By default, it's "Disable". Options are Disable, Only Deny List MAC or Only Allow List MAC. Two ways - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 237
point functions as a wireless bridge and is able to communicate with other access points via WDS links. A WDS link is bidirectional and both side must support WDS. Access points know each other by MAC Address. In other words, each access point needs to include MAC address of its peer. Ensure all - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 238
Administrator could specify geographical location of the system via instructions in this page. Administrator could also enter new Root the system. It helps administrator to locate the system easier. The system supports two management accounts, root and admin. The network manager is assigned with - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 239
file and upload it. Î Enable Telnet : Check to select Telnet Service Î Telnet Port : The default is 23 and the range is between 1 ~ 65535. Î Enable SSH : Check to select SSH Service Î SSH Port : Please The default is 22 and the range is between 1 ~ - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 240
Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes Without a valid certificate, users may encounter the following problem in IE7 when they try to access system's WMI (https://192.168.2.254). There will be a "Certificate Error", because the browser treats system as - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 241
8.4.2 Configure System Time System time can be configured via this page, and manual setting or via a NTP server is supported. Please click on System -> Time Server and follow the below setting. „ Local Time : Display the current system time. „ NTP Client : To synchronize the system time - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 242
connectivity between PCs, intelligent devices and appliances when UPnP is supported. UPnP works on TCP/IP network to enable UPnP devices : By default, it's "Disable". Select "Enable" or "Disable" of UPnP Service. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate changes For UPnP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 243
read-only access. Î rw community : Set a community string to authorize read/write access. „ SNMP v3 Enable: Check to enable SNMP v3. SNMPv3 supports the highest level SNMP security. Î SNMP ro user : Set a community string to authorize read-only access. Î SNMP ro password : Set a password to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 244
Î Community : Set a community string required by the remote host computer that will receive trap messages or notices send by the system. Î IP : Enter the IP addresses of the remote hosts to receive trap messages. Click Save button to save changes and click Reboot button to activate. 239 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 245
8.4.5 Backup / Restore and Reset to Factory Backup current configuration, restore prior configuration or reset back to factory default configuration can be executed via this page. Please click on Utilities -> Profile Setting and follow the below setting. „ Save Settings to PC : Click Save button to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 246
8.4.6 Firmware Upgrade Firmware is the main software image that system needs to respond to requests and to manage real time operations. Firmware upgrades are sometimes required to include new features or bugs fix. It takes around 2 minutes to upgrade due to complexity of firmware. To upgrade system - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 247
8.4.7 Network Utility The administrator can diagnose network connectivity via the PING and TRACEROUTE utility. Please click on Utilities -> Network Utility and follow the below setting „ Ping : This utility will help ping other devices on the network to verify connectivity. Ping utility, using ICMP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 248
8.4.8 Reboot This function allows user to restart system with existing or most current settings when changes are made. Click Reboot button to proceed and take around three minutes to complete. A reminder will be available for remaining time to complete. If power cycle is necessary, please wait till - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 249
.1.10/32 „ Destination Port : Enter a port or a range of ports as start:end; i.e. port 20:80 „ In/Out : Applies to Ingress or egress packets „ Protocol : Supports TCP, UDP or ICMP. „ Listen : Click Yes radial button to match TCP packets only with the SYN flag. „ Active : Deny to drop and Pass to - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 250
Î Example 1 : Create a higher priority rule to allow IP address 192.168.2.2 Telnet access from LAN port first, and deny Telnet access from remaining IP addresses in the same subnet. Rule 1 2 Source IP/Mask 192.168.2.2/32 192.168.2.0/24 Port Destination IP/Mask Port In/Out 192.168.2.254/32 22 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 251
8.5.2 MAC Filter Setup Create MAC filter rules to allow or deny unicast or multicast packets from limited number of MAC addresses. It is important to note that MAC filter rules have precedence over IP Filter rules. Please click on Advance -> MAC Filter Setup and follow the below setting. „ MAC - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 252
Control Setup Parental Control allows you to block or allow specific kinds of Internet usage and traffic, such as Internet access, designated services, and websites. APO1200 Please click on Advance -> Parental Control and follow the below setting. „ Rules : control can be managed by a rule. Use - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 253
Î Protocol : Select Any or specify protocol(TCP, UDP, ICMP, URL Blocking and Application) from drop-down list. When you select ICMP or Layer 7 Application , the Local(LAN)/ Destination Port can not used. If you want to block websites with specific URL address or using specific keywords, enter each - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 254
8.5.4 QoS Setup Quality of Service (QoS) refers to both a network's ability to deliver data with minimum delay, and the networking methods used to control the use of bandwidth. Without QoS, - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 255
IP address from the first to the last, so the example above includes everything from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.254. Î DSCP Class : Differentiated services code point, DSCP. Select Any or specify classify traffic from drop-down list. The Per-Hop Behavior (PHB) is indicated by encoding a 6-bit value - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 256
DROP Precedence Low Drop Medium Drop High Drop Class 1 Class 2 AF11 AF21 AF12 AF22 AF13 AF23 Class 3 AF31 AF32 AF33 Class 4 AF41 AF42 AF43 Î Protocol : Select Any or specify protocol from drop-down list. When you select ICMP or Layer 7 Application , the Source/ Destination Port can not used. Î - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 257
: By default, it's "Disable". Check Enable radial button to enable DMZ. „ IP Address : Enter IP address of DMZ host and only one DMZ host is supported. Click Save button to save your changes. Click Reboot button to activate your changes. 252 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 258
8.6.2 Virtual Server (Port Forwarding) "Virtual Server" can also referred to as "Port Forward" as well and used interchangeably. Resources in the network can be exposed to the Internet users in a controlled manner including on-line gaming, video conferencing or others via Virtual Server setup. Don't - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 259
Click "Add" button to add Virtual Server rule to List. Total of maximum 20 rules are allowed in this List. All rules can be edited or removed from the List. Click Reboot button to activate your changes. While creating multiple Virtual Server rules, the prior rules have higher priority. The Virtual - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 260
time of the firmware installed. Î Device Time : The current time of the system. Î System Up Time : The time period that system has been in service since last reboot. „ WAN Information : Display the information of the WAN interface. The WAN port specified Dynamic IP, the Release and Renew button will - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 261
"DisConnect" button to release IP address of WAN port. Î Mode : Supports Static, Dynamic, PPPoE and PPTP modes. Î Reconnect Mode : The current Î Primary DNS : The primary DNS server in service. Î Secondary DNS : The secondary DNS server in service. Î Receive bytes : The total received packets in - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 262
„ Wireless Information : Display the detailed receive and transmit statistics of Wireless interface. Î MAC Address : The MAC address of the Wireless Port. Î Channel : The current channel on the Wireless port. Î Rate : The current Bit Rate on the Wireless port. Î Receive bytes :The total received - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 263
: Last inactive time period in seconds for a wireless connection. Î Connect Time : Total connection time period in seconds for a wireless connection. Î Disconnect : Click "Delete" button to manually disconnect a wireless client in a Virtual AP. 258 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 264
8.7.3 Show WDS Link Status Peers MAC Address, antenna 0/1 received signal strength, phy mode and channel bandwidth for each WDS are available. „ MAC Address : Display MAC address of WDS peer. „ Signal Strength ANT0/ANT1 : Indicate the signal strength of the respective WDS links. „ Phy Mode : - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 265
"Route table information" on the drop-down list to display route table. APO1200/APO1215 could be used as a L2 or L3 device. It doesn't support dynamic routing protocols such as RIP or OSPF. Static routes to specific hosts, networks or default gateway are set up automatically according to the IP - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 266
„ Bridge MAC information : Select "Bridge MACs Information" on the drop-down list to display MAC table. This table displays local MAC addresses associated with wired or wireless interfaces, but also remember non-local MAC addresses learned from wired or wireless interfaces. Ageing timers will be - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 267
, Kbps, Mbps) changes dynamically according to the mean throughput value. The statistics is updated automatically every 5 seconds. The throughput statistics of QoS can be updated manually using the Refresh button. 262 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 268
8.7.6 Event Log The Event log displays system events when system is up and running. Also, it becomes very useful as a troubleshooting tool when issues are experienced in system. „ Time : The date and time when the event occurred. „ Facility : It helps users to identify source of events - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 269
Appendix A. Windows TCP/IP Settings „ Windows XP 1. Click Start -> Settings -> Control Panel, and then "Control Panel" window appears. Click on "Network Connections", and then "Network Connections" window appears. 2. Click right on "Local Area Connection", and select Properties. 264 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 270
3. In "Local Area Connection Properties" window, select "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" and click on Properties button. 4. Select "Use the following IP address", and type in IP address : 192.168.2.100 Subnet mask : 255.255.255.0 265 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 271
GUI Valid Characters Table B Block LAN WEB GUI Valid Characters Field IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway Primary DNS Secondary DNS Hostname WAN Manual MAC Address IP Address IP Netmask IP Gateway Hostname DDNS User name Password MTU Idle Time Primary DNS Secondary DNS Hostname DHCP Server User - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 272
Table B WEB GUI Valid Characters (continued) Block Management Field System Name/ Location Description Password SNMP HTTP/ HTTPS Port Telnet/ SSH Port RO/RW community RO/RW user RO/RW password Community General Setup Wireless Profile IP Tx Power Profile Name ESSID Advanced Setup WEP Key - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 273
Table B WEB GUI Valid Characters (continued) Block Virtual AP Setup Field ESSID WDS Setup IP Filter MAC Filter Virtual Server DMZ QoS/ Parental Control Maximum Clients VLAN ID WEP Key Group Key Update Period PMK Cache Period Pre-Shared Key Radius Server IP Radius Port Shared Secret Session - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 274
.0 90.0 120.0 135.0 157.5 30.0 60.0 90.0 120.0 180.0 240.0 270.0 300.0 Note : 9 When MCS=32, only Short Guard Interval option is supported, Channel Bandwidth=20 is not supported. If Channel Bandwidth=40, the HT duplicate 6Mbps. 9 When MCS=0~7(One Tx Stream), Guard Interval and Channel Bandwidth are - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 275
Appendix D. System Manager Privileges There are two system management accounts for maintaining the system; namely, the root and admin accounts are with different levels of privileges. The root manager account is empowered with full privilege to Read & Write while the admin manager account is Read - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 276
check it to enable them, as shown below, and click OK to continue. 3. Next, in the "Control panel", open the "Administrative Tools" and then open "Services". Scroll down until you find the "SSDP Discovery Interface". If the Status is not Started, double-click on SSDP Discovery Interface to open the - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 277
, and choose Start from the pop-up menu. The SSDP Discovery Service will then be running and start each time you boot. 4. After enabling UPnP and starting the SSDP Discovery Service, it may take few minutes for the "Air Force One 5" to be discovered and appear in your "My Network Places". 272 - Airlink APO1200 | User Manual - Page 278
Technical Support E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11 specifications. Actual
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