Zinwell ZWA-G880 User Manual

Zinwell ZWA-G880 User Manual

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ZWA-G880 User's Manual
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  • Page 1 Wireless LAN Device Series Multi-Mode AP ZWA-G880 User’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTICE ..............................4 PREFACE ...............................6 CH 1. ZWA-G880 INSTALLATION....................7 ............................7 ACKING .........................7 ACK PANEL CONNECTIONS ........................8 ARDWARE NSTALLATION CH 2. FIRST TIME CONFIGURATION ....................9 ......................9 EFORE TART TO ONFIGURE ....................9 NOWING THE ETWORK PPLICATION ..........................29 ASIC ETTINGS .........................32...
  • Page 3 DHCP S ......................62 ONFIGURING ERVER ........................63 ANDWIDTH ONTROL S (Q ).......................63 UALITY OF ERVICE .........................67 TATIC OUTE ETUP ........................68 YNAMIC OUTE ETUP VPN P ..........................69 THROUGH CLI M ..........................69 SING ......................71 YSTEM ANAGEMENT SNMP A ............................71 GENT ........................74 ISCELLANEOUS ETTINGS ..........................75 ATCH .............................76...
  • Page 4: Notice

    Notice FCC Warning Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:...
  • Page 5 CE Statement Hereby, ZINWELL, declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirement and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC. This device will be sold in the following EEA countries:Austria, Italy, Belgium,...
  • Page 6: Preface

    Preface This guide is for the networking professional who installs and manages the Zinwell ZWA-G880 product hereafter referred to as the “device”. To use this guide, you should have experience working with the TCP/IP configuration and be familiar with the concepts and terminology of wireless local area networks.
  • Page 7: Ch 1. Zwa-G880 Installation

    Power Adapter RJ-45 Cable Back panel connections From Left to Right: DC jack: ZWA-G880 can use power source in DC jack. Please supply the power in 5V and 2A WAN/LAN: This port could be WAN or LAN port depending on the...
  • Page 8: Hardware Installation

    It will be WAN port in router mode and LAN port in bridge mode. LAN: This port is always LAN in ZWA-G880. In Bridge mode, it bridges to WLAN and “WAN/LAN” port. In Router mode, it bridges to WLAN only, In WISP mode, it bridges to “WAN/LAN”...
  • Page 9: Ch 2. First Time Configuration

    Ch 2. First Time Configuration Before Start to Configure There are two ways to configure the device, one is through web-browser, and the other is through Secure Shell CLI interface. To access the configuration interfaces, make sure you are using a computer connected to the same network as the device.
  • Page 10 device can act as AP/Client/WDS. The operation mode is about the communication mechanism between the wired Ethernet NIC and wireless NIC, the following is the types of operation mode. Router The wired Ethernet (WAN) port is used to connect with ADSL/Cable modem and the wireless NIC is used for your private WLAN.
  • Page 11 WDS (Wireless Distribution System) This mode combines up to 8 AP to a single wireless network; the device forwards the packets to another AP with WDS function. When this mode is selected, all the wireless clients can’t survey and connect to the device. The device only allows the WDS connection.
  • Page 12 Examples of Configuration This example demonstrates how to set up a network with different device configurations. There are 2 DHCP servers (DEV1/DEV4) in the network to control the IP configuration of 2 domains (192.168.2.x/192.168.3.x). Once the setting is done, all the PCs can visit Internet through DEV1. We assume all the devices keep the factory default setting.
  • Page 13 Press “Next>>” button then set the “Operation Mode” to “Router” mode. Press “Next>>” button then disable “Time Zone” function. Press “Next>>” button then set the IP address of LAN interface. Press “Next>>” button then select the “PPPoE” for “WAN Access Type” and fill in the “User Name”...
  • Page 14 Press “Next>>” button then select the “AP+WDS” for “mode” and change the SSID to “DEV1”. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press “Finished” button. 10. Wait for refreshing web page. 11. Use “WDS Settings” page to configure WDS.
  • Page 15 12. Enable WDS function and add the BSSID of DEV2 to “Current WDS AP List”. 13. Since we access the device by wireless connection, it may temporarily disconnect when applying the WDS setting. After re-connecting to the device, use the “Status” page to check the settings.
  • Page 16 Configure DEV2: Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the Ethernet port. Caution If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it may cause you not able to access the web server of device. If the situation happens, please try to clean the ARP table of your PC by DOS command “arp –d”...
  • Page 17 Press “Next>>” button then set the IP address of LAN interface. Press “Next>>” button then select the “AP+WDS” for “mode” and change the SSID to “DEV2”. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press “Finished” button. Wait for refreshing web page.
  • Page 18 Access the web server by new IP address “192.168.2.202” then use “LAN Interface” page to disable DHCP Server. 10. Wait for refreshing web page. 11. Use “WDS Settings” page to configure WDS.
  • Page 19 12. Enable WDS function and add the BSSID of DEV1 to “Current WDS AP List”. 13. Use the “Status” page to check the settings.
  • Page 20 Configure DEV3: Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the Ethernet port. Caution If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it may cause you not able to access the web server of device. If the situation happens, please try to clean the ARP table of your PC by DOS command “arp –d”...
  • Page 21 Access the web server by new IP address “192.168.2.203” then use “Basic Settings” page to change SSID and CHANNEL. Use the “Status” page to check the settings.
  • Page 22 Configure DEV4: Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the Ethernet port. Caution If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it may cause you unable to access the web server of device. If the situation happens, please try to clean the ARP table of your PC by DOS command “arp –d”...
  • Page 23 Press “Next>>” button then set the IP address of LAN interface. Press “Next>>” button then select the “DHCP Client” for “WAN Access Type”. Press “Next>>” button then select the “Client” for “mode” and change the SSID to “DEV4”. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press “Finished”...
  • Page 24 Wait for refreshing web page. 10. Change the IP address of your PC to 192.168.3.x then access the web server by the new IP address “192.168.3.1” and use “Status” page check the setting. 11. If the “State” of “Wireless Configuration” is not “Connected” or you want to refresh the “RSSI “, please use “Site Survey”...
  • Page 25 Configure DEV5: Access the web server (http://192.168.2.254) of device from the Ethernet port. Caution If you configure multiple devices in the same PC, since the devices have the same default IP address but different MAC addresses, it may cause you unable to access the web server of device. If the situation happens, please try to clean the ARP table of your PC by DOS command “arp –d”...
  • Page 26 Press “Next>>” button then set the IP address of LAN interface. Press “Next>>” button then select the “Client” for “mode” and change the SSID to “DEV5”. Press “Next>>” button then select “None” for “Encryption” then press “Finished” button. Wait for refreshing web page.
  • Page 27 Access the web server by the new IP address “192.168.2.205” and use “LAN Interface” page to disable DHCP Server. 10. Wait for refreshing webpage. 11. Use “State” page to check setting.
  • Page 28 12. If the “State” of “Wireless Configuration” is not “Connected” or you want to refresh the “RSSI “, please use “Site Survey” page to re-connect a...
  • Page 29: Basic Settings

    Basic Settings Disable Wireless LAN Interface Disable the wireless interface of device Band: The device supports 2.4GHz(B), 2.4GHz(G) and 2.4GHz(B+G) mixed modes. Mode: The radio of device supports different modes as following: 1. AP The radio of device acts as an Access Point to serves all wireless clients to join a wireless local network.
  • Page 30 Infrastructure: This type requires the presence of 802.11b/g Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point. Ethernet AP Client #1 AP Client #2 Ad Hoc: This type provides a peer-to-peer communication between wireless stations. All the communication is done from Client to Client without any Access Point involved.
  • Page 31 Channel Number The following table is the available frequencies (in MHz) for the 2.4-GHz radio: Channel No. Frequency Country Domain 2412 Americas, EMEA, Japan, and China 2417 Americas, EMEA, Japan, and China 2422 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China 2427 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China 2432 Americas, EMEA, Japan, Israel, and China...
  • Page 32: Advanced Settings

    Advanced Settings These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN. These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your device. The default setting is optimized for the normal operation. For specific application, setting configuration will required highly attention to reach optimistic condition.
  • Page 33 RTS Threshold The RTS threshold determines the packet size at which the radio issues a request to send (RTS) before sending the packet. A low RTS Threshold setting can be useful in areas where many client devices are associating with the device, or in areas where the clients are far apart and can detect only the device and not each other.
  • Page 34 SSID in your client settings. IAPP (Inter-Access Point Protocol) This function will let Wireless Stations roam among a network environment with multiple devices. Wireless Stations are able to switch from one device to another as they move between the coverage areas. Users can have more wireless working range.
  • Page 35: Configuring Wireless Security

    Configuring Wireless Security This device provides complete wireless security function include WEP, 802.1x, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES and WPA2-Mixed in different mode (see the Security Support Table). The default security setting of the encryption function is disabled. Choose your preferred security setting depending on what security function you need. WEP Encryption Setting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in this device to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network.
  • Page 36 64-bit WEP Encryption:64-bit WEP keys are as same as the encryption method of 40-bit WEP. You can input 10 hexadecimal digits (0~9, a~f or A~F) or 5 ACSII chars. 128-bit WEP Encryption : 128-bit WEP keys are as same as the encryption method of 104-bit WEP.
  • Page 37 WPA Encryption Setting WPA feature provides a high level of assurance for end-users and administrators that their data will remain private and access to their network restricted to authorized users. You can choose the WPA encryption and select the Authentication Mode. WPA Authentication Mode This device supports two WPA modes.
  • Page 38: Configuring As Wlan Client Adapter

    Configuring as WLAN Client Adapter This device can be configured as a wireless Ethernet adapter. In this mode, the device can connect to the other wireless stations (Ad-Hoc network type) or Access Point (Infrastructure network type) and you don’t need to install any driver.
  • Page 39 The alternative way to configure as following: Step 1. In “Wireless Site Survey” page, select one of the SSIDs you want to connect and then press “Connect” button to establish the link. Step 2. If the linking is established successfully. It will show the message “Connect successfully”.
  • Page 40: Mac Clone For Single Ethernet Client

    Note : If the available network requires authentication and data encryption, you need to setup the authentication and encryption before step1 and all the settings must be as same as the Access Point or Station. About the detail authentication and data encryption settings, please refer the security section. Authentication Type In client mode, the device also supports two Authentication Types “Open system”...
  • Page 41: Extend The Remote Ap (Bss)

    Extend the Remote AP (BSS) This device provides a software function to extend the AP-BSS (Basic Service Set) which is in the remote distance. When in AP, WDS, AP+WDS mode, this device can be set up to extend the remote AP BSS. This device plays two roles simultaneously, connecting to the remote AP-BSS as a WLAN client and serving as local AP-BSS and then forward packages from remote BSS to local BSS.
  • Page 42 Note: It only applies under AP、WDS and AP+WDS mode 2. Enter specific SSID in the Extended SSID field and then click Apply Changes button to take effective.
  • Page 43: Ch 3. Configuring Wds

    Ch 3. Configuring WDS Wireless Distribution System (WDS) uses wireless media to communicate with the other devices, like the Ethernet does. This function allows one or more remote LANs connect with the local LAN. To do this, you must set these devices in the same channel and set MAC address of other devices you want to communicate with in the WDS AP List and then enable the WDS.
  • Page 44: Star Topology

    Star topology: Spanning Tree Device Entries of WDS AP List Protocol Required WDS1 The MAC Addresses of WDS2, WDS3, WDS4 and WDS5 WDS2 The MAC Address of WDS1 WDS3 The MAC Address of WDS1 WDS4 The MAC Address of WDS1 WDS5 The MAC Address of WDS1 Ring topology:...
  • Page 45: Wds Application

    Mesh topology: LAN 1 WDS #1 LAN 5 LAN 2 WDS #2 WDS #5 WDS #4 WDS #3 LAN 4 LAN3 Device Entries of WDS AP List Spanning Tree Protocol Required WDS1 The MAC Addresses of WDS2, WDS3, WDS4 and WDS5 WDS2 The MAC Addresses of WDS1, WDS3, WDS4 and WDS5 WDS3...
  • Page 46 Spanning Tree Description Entries of WDS AP List Protocol Required Parent WDS-AP The MAC Address of WDS-AP WDS-AP The MAC Address of Parent WDS-AP Wireless Bridge Wireless Bridge can establish a wireless connection between two or more Wired LANs. When you decide to use the WDS as a Wireless Bridge, please refer the following instructions for configuration.
  • Page 47: Ch 4. Advanced Configurations

    Ch 4. Advanced Configurations Configuring LAN to WAN Firewall Filtering function is used to block or permit packets from LAN to WAN. The device supports three kinds of filter Port Filtering, IP Filtering and MAC Filtering. All the entries in current filter table are used to restrict or allow certain types of packets from your local network to through the device.
  • Page 48: Ip Filtering

    If you select DROP for the IP forwarding default policy, once the source port of outgoing packets match the port definition or within the port ranges in the table, the firewall will allow those packets form LAN to WAN. IP Filtering When you enable the IP Filtering function, you can specify local IP Addresses in current filter table.
  • Page 49: Mac Filtering

    If you select DROP for the IP forwarding default policy, once the source IP address of outgoing packets match the IP address definition in the table, the firewall will allow those packets form LAN to WAN. MAC Filtering When you enable the MAC Filtering function, you can specify the MAC Addresses in current filter table.
  • Page 50: Nat (Network Address Translation)

    If you select DROP for the IP forwarding default policy, once the source MAC Address of outgoing packets match the MAC Address definition in the table, the firewall will allow those packets form LAN to WAN. NAT (Network Address Translation) NAT is the translation between public IP address and private IP address.
  • Page 51: Configuring Port Forwarding (Virtual Server)

    Configuring Port Forwarding (Virtual Server) This function allows you to automatically redirect common network services to a specific machine behind the NAT firewall. These settings are only necessary if you wish to host some sort of server like a web server or mail server on the private local network behind the device's NAT firewall.
  • Page 52: Configuring Dmz

    Configuring DMZ A Demilitarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers. So that all inbound packets will be redirected to the computer you set.
  • Page 53: Configuring Vpn

    Configuring VPN Select this check box to enable IPSec VPN. Enable IPSEC VPN: Select this check box to enable NAT traversal. NAT Enable NAT Traversal: traversal allows you to set up a VPN connection when there are NAT routers between the two IPSec routers. The remote IPSec router must also have NAT traversal enabled.
  • Page 54 Select this check box to enable this tunnel. Enable Tunnel You can type a name for this connection in this field. Connection Name You can select PSK/RSA from drop-down list for this device’s Auth Type Auth Type. You can select Single Address/Subnet Address from drop-down Local Site list for this device.
  • Page 55: Configuring Wan Interface

    device’s encryption algorithm. Select MD5 or SHA1 from the drop-down list for this devices’ Authentication authentication algorithm. Algorithm Configuring WAN Interface The device supports four kinds of IP configuration for WAN interface, including Static IP, DHCP Client, PPPoE and PPTP. You can select one of the WAN Access Types depend on your ISP required.
  • Page 56: Dhcp Client (Dynamic Ip)

    The Internet Protocol (IP) address of WAN interface provided by your IP Address: ISP or MIS. The address will be your network identifier besides your local network. The number used to identify the IP subnet network, indicating whether Subnet Mask: the IP address can be recognized on the LAN or if it must be reached through a gateway.
  • Page 57: Pppoe

    The IP addresses of DNS provided by your ISP. DNS1~3: (Domain Name Server) is used to map domain names to IP addresses. DNS maintain central lists of domain name/IP addresses and map the domain names in your Internet requests to other servers on the Internet until the specified web site is found.
  • Page 58: Pptp

    The account provided by your ISP User Name: The password for your account. Password: “Continuous” : connect to ISP permanently. Connect Type: “Manual” : Manual connect/disconnect to ISP. “On-Demand”: Automatically connect to ISP when user needs to access the Internet. The number of inactivity minutes to disconnect from ISP.
  • Page 59 The Internet Protocol (IP) address of WAN interface provided by IP Address: your ISP or MIS. The address will be your network identifier besides your local network. The number used to identify the IP subnet network, indicating Subnet Mask: whether the IP address can be recognized on the LAN or if it must be reached through a gateway.
  • Page 60: Configuring Clone Mac Address

    Configuring Clone MAC Address The device provides MAC address clone feature to fit the requirement of some ISP need to specify the client MAC address. Physical WAN interface MAC Address clone Clone MAC address for Static IP WAN access type Clone MAC address for DHCP Client WAN access type...
  • Page 61 Clone MAC address for PPPoE WAN access type Clone MAC address for PPTP WAN access type...
  • Page 62: Configuring Dhcp Server

    Physical LAN interface MAC address clone Configuring DHCP Server To use the DHCP server inside the device, please make sure there is no other DHCP server existed in the same network as the device. Enable the DHCP Server option and assign the client range of IP addresses as following page.
  • Page 63: Bandwidth Control

    Bandwidth Control This functionality can control Bandwidth of Up/Downstream 1. Enable Bandwidth Control and then enter Data Rate、Latency and Burst Packet in the specific field. Note: Only device on mode or mode this functionality can take Client WISP effective. 2. Parameter Definition Label Description Upstream Data Rate...
  • Page 64 The following table describes the priorities that you can apply to bandwidth. Priority Level Description High Typically used for voice or video applications that is especially sensitive to the variations in delay. Medium Typically used for important traffic that can tolerate some delay.
  • Page 65 want to allocate for one rule. The value should between 1200 kbps and 24000 kbps. Bandwidth Ratio You can specify the ratio of priority in these fields. (H/M/L) The range from 1 to 99. The High priority’s ratio should higher than Medium priority’s ratio and Medium priority’s ratio should higher than Low priority’s ratio.
  • Page 66 two rules have the same bandwidth priority. IP TOS Set Select an IP type-of-service value from the drop down list box. Choose Normal Service, Minimize Cost, Maximize Reliability, Maximize Throughput, or Minimize Delay. Apply Changes Click this button to save and apply your settings. Reset Click this button to begin re-input the parameters.
  • Page 67: Static Route Setup

    Static Route Setup User can set the routing information let the Router knows what routing is correct also it can not learn automatically through other means. For example, if user wants to link the Network 3 and Network 4 separately from Network 1 that Routing Table configuration as below: 1.
  • Page 68: Dynamic Route Setup

    Dynamic Route Setup The Dynamic Route utilizes RIP1/2 to transmit and receive the route information with other Routers. 1. Enable Dynamic Route and then select RIP 1 、 RIP2 or Both to transmit/receive packets final click Apply Change button. 2. Click Show Route Table button to show Dynamic Route Table. 3.
  • Page 69: Vpn Pass-Through

    VPN Pass-through This functionality let the device can Pass-through the VPN packets including PPTP/ L2TP/IPsec VPN Connection. 1. Check the VPN Pass-through in WAN Interface of TCP/IP Page that you want and then click Apply Changes button. Using CLI Menu Start a SSH(Secure Shell) client session to login the device The SSH server daemon inside device uses well-known TCP port 22.
  • Page 70 Menu Tree List...
  • Page 71: The System Management

    The System Management Password Protection Both Web-Browser and SSH configuration interfaces have password protection. To disable the Web-Browser password protection just leave the “User Name” field to blank then click “Apply Changes” button. To change the password of user “root” for SSH session, please use the CLI menu item G.
  • Page 72 2. Following Table describes the SNMP configuration parameter Label Description System Community String This is password sent with each trap to the SNMP Manager. System Name Type the Name which is name of device. System Location Type the Location which is location of device System Contact Type the Name which is person or group...
  • Page 73 4. Private MIBs Description 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.1 Mode, Operation Mode in device. 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.2 SSID, SSID of the device 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.3 Channel, Channel of the device in WLAN 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.4 Band, 802.11g / 802.11b only 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.5 RSSI, Receive Signal Strength Index (Support AP and Client RSSI) 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.6 Active_Clients, The number of associate clients...
  • Page 74: Miscellaneous Settings

    1.3.6.1.4.1.99.5 - RSSI 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.6 - Active_Clients 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.7 - Active_Clients_List 1.3.6.1.4.1.99.8 - Encryption Miscellaneous Settings HTTP Port The default http port is 80. For security concern, you can change the device’s http port, to protect this web server from intrusion and attack. 1.
  • Page 75: Ping Watchdog

    2. After apply change, you should re-login the web server. Type http://192.168.2.254:65500/ in URL field. RSSI Interval Input your RSSI Interval to specify the refresh time of RSSI information. The RSSI information can be found on the page of Wireless Basic Setting, Active Client Table, Wireless Site Survey and Status.
  • Page 76: Aiming Tool

    Label Description Target Host IP Specify the IP Address of the Network host to ping. Address Ping Interval Specify the waiting time for the next ping. If this time is too short, it will impact the through of this AP. The default value is 100.
  • Page 77: Connecting Profile

    After clicking the “Aiming” button, RSSI will be displayed on the web page. The RSSI information will be refreshed by second. You can adjust the position and the angle of the antenna while the device is aiming. The RSSI value will change depending on your adjustment, so it is very easy to get a high RSSI by aiming.
  • Page 78: Firmware Upgrade

    After enabling the connecting profile, the system will check the preferred SSID in a fixed period, if preferred APs are found; the radio will try to connect with them one by one from top to down of the list and regardless of the signal quality and strength.
  • Page 79: Configuration Data Backup & Restore

    setting, and the original configuration data will be lost! To upgrade firmware, just assign the file name with full path then click “Upload” button as the following page. Memory Limitation To make sure the device have enough memory to upload firmware, the system will check the capacity of free memory, if the device lack of memory to upload firmware, please temporarily turn-off some functions then reboot the device to get enough memory for firmware uploading.
  • Page 80: Auto Discovery Tool

    To save & restore configuration data of device, just assign the target filename with full path at your local host, then you can backup configuration data to local host or restore configuration data to the device. Auto Discovery Tool User can use this tool to find out how many devices in your local area network.
  • Page 81 1. Change Password The user can change the default login password. Just enter new password after login this tool and click “Change Password” button. The pop-up window shows that the password has been successfully changed. 2. Discover After press this button, you could see there are how many devices in your network. And you would see the basic information about these devices, such as: SSID IP Address...
  • Page 82 MAC Address Active Client: this field shows how many clients associated with the device RSSI: this field shows Received Signal Strength Indication while device is on AP-Client mode 3. Setup IP After you press the Setup IP button, you would see Setup IP Address window. You could change device’s IP Address, Netmask, and Default Gateway in this window.
  • Page 83 5. WDS If the device you selected is on WDS mode or AP+WDS mode, you could press WDS button, and then you would see the WDS List window. 6. Active Clients After press Active Clients button, you would see WLAN AP Active Clients window. In this window, you could see client’s information, such as:...
  • Page 84 7. Connect to Web Server If you want connect to device’s web server, you could press this button, or double-click on the device. 8. Close You could press this button to leave this tool. 9. Reset the password to default password If the user had changed the login password and forgot it, he can execute “ResetPassword.exe”...

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