Chapter I Installation....................................................................................................................................VI

I-1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 1

I-1-1 LED Indicators and Connectors .................................................................................................................. 3

I-2 Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................................................... 5

I-2-1 Wired Connection for PC in LAN ................................................................................................................. 5

I-2-2 Wired Connection for Notebook in WLAN.................................................................................................... 6

I-2-3 Wireless Connection .................................................................................................................................. 7

I-2-4 PoE Connection......................................................................................................................................... 8

I-2-5 Wall-mount Connection ............................................................................................................................. 9

I-3 Network IP Configuration........................................................................................................................................ 10

I-3-1 Windows 7 IP Address Setup ................................................................................................................... 10

I-3-2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup.............................................................................................................. 12

I-3-3 Windows XP IP Address Setup ................................................................................................................. 13

I-3-4 Windows Vista IP Address Setup .............................................................................................................. 14

I-4 Accessing to Web User Interface ............................................................................................................................. 15

I-5 Changing Password ................................................................................................................................................ 18

I-6 Dashboard ............................................................................................................................................................. 19

I-7 Quick Start Wizard.................................................................................................................................................. 20

I-7-1 Settings for Access Point ......................................................................................................................... 21

I-7-2 Settings for Mesh Root ............................................................................................................................ 24

I-7-3 Settings for Mesh Node ........................................................................................................................... 29

I-7-4 Settings for Range Extender .................................................................................................................... 30

Chapter II Connectivity................................................................................................................................ 35

II-1 Operation Mode .................................................................................................................................................... 36

II-2 General Concepts for Wireless LAN (2.4GHz/5GHz).................................................................................................. 37

II-3 Wireless LAN (2.4GHz/5GHz) Settings for AP Mode.................................................................................................. 40

II-3-1 General Setup........................................................................................................................................ 41

II-3-2 Security................................................................................................................................................. 44

II-3-3 Access Control ....................................................................................................................................... 47

II-3-4 WPS...................................................................................................................................................... 48

II-3-5 Advanced Setting................................................................................................................................... 49

II-3-6 AP Discovery ......................................................................................................................................... 52

II-3-7 WDS AP Status ...................................................................................................................................... 53

II-3-8 Bandwidth Management......................................................................................................................... 53

II-3-9 Airtime Fairness..................................................................................................................................... 54

II-3-10 Station Control..................................................................................................................................... 57

II-3-11 Roaming.............................................................................................................................................. 58

II-3-12 Band Steering ...................................................................................................................................... 60

II-3-13 Station List .......................................................................................................................................... 65

II-4 Mesh Settings for Mesh Mode ................................................................................................................................ 67

II-4-1 Mesh Setup ........................................................................................................................................... 69

II-4-2 Mesh Status .......................................................................................................................................... 74

II-4-3 Mesh Discovery ..................................................................................................................................... 75

II-4-4 Configuration Sync................................................................................................................................. 76

II-5 Universal Repeater Settings for Range Extender Mode............................................................................................. 79

II-6 LAN...................................................................................................................................................................... 82

II-6-1 General Setup........................................................................................................................................ 82

II-6-2 Port Control........................................................................................................................................... 85

Chapter III Management ............................................................................................................................. 87

III-1 System Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................ 88

III-1-1 System Status ...................................................................................................................................... 89

III-1-2 TR-069 ................................................................................................................................................ 90