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Allied Telesis AT-MWS600AP Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wireless LAN Access Point AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Before You Begin Considerations for Wireless Installation .............6 Computer Settings ..................7 Hardware Installation .................. 10 Configuring Your Access Point Configuring Your Access Point ..............12 Default Settings ..................12 Web Configuration ..................12 Applying your changes ................13 Overview Overview ....................16 Device Status .....................
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Ping Test Parameters ................. 36 Traceroute Parameters ................36 Speed Test Parameters ................37 LED Control ....................38 Device Discovery ..................39 System Manager Account Setting ..................42 Firmware Upgrade ..................43 Backup/Restore ..................44 Factory Setting ................... 44 User Setting ....................44 System Log ....................45 Reset ......................46 Logout ......................47...

  • Page 5: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin...

  • Page 6: Considerations For Wireless Installation

    Obstacles such as the number, thickness, and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the wireless signals of the AT-MWS600AP/AT-MWS900AP/AT-MWS1750AP (hereinafter, the AT-MWS AP) must pass through can weaken the signal. Here are some key guidelines for allowing the AT-MWS AP to have an optimal wireless range during setup.

  • Page 7: Computer Settings

    Computer Settings In order to use the AT-MWS AP, you must first configure the TCP/IPv4 connection of your Windows 7/8 computer system. The following shows the procedures for setting a Windows 7 PC. Click the Start button and open the Control Panel. Click View network status and tasks in the Network and Internet section, then select Change adapter settings.
  • Page 8 Considerations for Wireless Installation Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then select Properties. AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual 1 Before You Begin...
  • Page 9 Select Use the following IP address and enter an IP address that is different from the AT-MWS AP and Subnet mask, then click OK. Note: Ensure that the IP address and Subnet mask are on the same subnet as the device. For example: ・...

  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation Ensure that the computer in use has an Ethernet Controller port (RJ-45 Ethernet Port). For more information, verify with your computer's user manual. Connect one end of the Category 5e Ethernet cable into the RJ-45 port of the AT- MWS AP and the other end to the RJ-45 port of the computer.

  • Page 11: Configuring Your Access Point

    Configuring Your Access Point...

  • Page 12: Configuring Your Access Point

    Configuring Your Access Point This section will show you how to configure the device using the web-based configuration interface. Default Settings Please use your Ethernet port or wireless network adapter to connect the AT-MWS AP. IP Address 192.168.1.230 Username manager Password friend Web Configuration...

  • Page 13: Applying Your Changes

    If successful, you will be logged in and see the AT-MWS AP User Interface. Note: Model Name varies depending on model. Applying your changes Some of the pages have Apply or Save buttons. The settings on the pages which have Apply buttons will take effects immediately when the Apply buttons are pressed.
  • Page 14 AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual 2 Configuring Your Access Point...

  • Page 15: Overview

    Overview...

  • Page 16: Overview

    Overview The Overview section contains the following options: • Device Status • Connections The following sections describe these options. Device Status Clicking the Device Status link under the Overview menu shows the status information about the current operating mode. • The Device Information section shows general system information such as Device Name, MAC address, Current Time, Firmware Version, and Management VLAN ID.
  • Page 17 • The Wireless LAN Information - 2.4GHz/5GHz section shows wireless information such as Operating Mode, Frequency, and Channel. Since the AT-MWS AP supports multiple-SSIDs, information about each SSID and security settings are displayed. AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual 3 Overview...

  • Page 18: Connections

    Overview Connections Clicking the Connections link under the Device Status menu displays the list of clients associated to the AT-MWS AP's 2.4GHz/5GHz, along with the MAC address, TX, RX and signal strength for each client. Clicking Kick in the Block column removes this client. Click Refresh to refresh the Connection List page.

  • Page 19: Network

    Network...

  • Page 20: Basic

    Basic This page allows you to modify the device's IP settings. IPv4 Settings IP Network Setting: Select whether the device IP address will use the static IP address specified in the IP Address field or be obtained automatically when the device connects to a DHCP server.

  • Page 21: 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz Wireless

    2.4GHz & 5GHz Wireless Wireless Network This page displays the current status of the Wireless settings of the AT-MWS AP. Wireless Settings Device Name: Enter a name for the device. The name you type appears in SNMP management. This name is not the SSID and is not broadcast to other devices.
  • Page 22 The 802.11N only option can be chosen when the Security Mode is set to WPA/WPA2 and the Encryption option is AES in Wireless Security section described later. The default wireless mode are as following. 2.4GHz 5GHz AT-MWS600AP 802.11B/G/N 802.11A/N AT-MWS900AP AT-MWS1750AP 802.11B/G/N 802.11AC/N...
  • Page 23 2.4GHz/5GHz SSID Profile Under Wireless Settings, you can edit the SSID profile to fit your needs. Click Edit under the SSID you would like to make changes to. Enable: Check this option to enable this profile. SSID: Specifies the SSID for the current profile. The SSID is a sequence of case sensitive alphanumeric characters and symbols (_!@$%^*()- +=|<>,.? []{}~`#&\/'").

  • Page 24: Wireless Security

    2.4GHz & 5GHz Wireless Wireless Security The Wireless Security section lets you configure the AT-MWS AP's security modes: WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK Mixed, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise and WPA Mixed Enterprise. It is strongly recommended that you use WPA2-PSK. Click on the Edit button under Wireless Settings next to the SSID to change the security settings.
  • Page 25 • WPA/WPA2-Enterprise Encryption: Select the WPA/WPA2 encryption type you would like to use. Available options are Both, TKIP(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) and AES(Advanced Encryption Standard). Please ensure that your wireless clients use the same settings. Group Key Update Interval: Specify how often, in seconds, the group key changes. Radius Server: Enter the IP address of the Radius server.

  • Page 26: Traffic Shaping

    2.4GHz & 5GHz Wireless Wireless MAC Filter Wireless MAC Filter is used to allow or deny network access to wireless clients (computers, tablet PCs, NAS, smart phones, etc.) according to their MAC addresses. You can manually add a MAC address to restrict permission to access the AT-MWS AP. The default setting is: Disable Wireless MAC Filter.

  • Page 27: Guest Network

    Guest Network The Guest Network function allows administrators to grant Internet connectivity to visitors or guests while keeping other networked devices (computers and hard drives) and sensitive personal or company information private and secure. Enable SSID: Select to Enable or Disable SSID broadcasting. SSID: Specify the SSID for the current profile.

  • Page 28: Fast Handover

    2.4GHz & 5GHz Wireless Fast Handover With Fast Handover enabled, the AP will send a disassociation request to the wireless client and let it find another AP to handover and associate upon detecting the wireless client's RSSI value lower than specified. The RSSI value can be adjusted to allow more clients to stay associated to this AP.

  • Page 29: Management

    Management...

  • Page 30: Snmp Settings

    SNMP Settings This page allows you to assign the Contact Details, Location, Community Name, and Trap Settings for Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). This is a networking management protocol used to monitor network attached devices. SNMP allows messages (called protocol data units) to be sent to various parts of the network. Upon receiving these messages, SNMP compatible devices (called agents) returns the data stored in their Management Information Bases.

  • Page 31: Cli/Ssh Settings

    CLI/SSH Settings Most users will configure the device through the graphical user interface (GUI). However, for those who prefer an alternative method there is the command line interface (CLI). The CLI can be access through a command console, modem or Telnet connection. For security's concern, you can enable SSH (Secure Shell) to establish a secure data communication.

  • Page 32: Https Settings

    HTTPS Settings Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a communications protocol for secure communication over a computer network, with especially wide deployment on the Internet. Technically, it is not a protocol in and of itself; rather, it is the result of simply layering the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) on top of the SSL/TLS protocol, thus adding the security capabilities of SSL/TLS to standard HTTP communications.

  • Page 33: Email Alert

    Email Alert AT-MWS AP will send email alerts when configurations have been changed. Status: Check Enable to enable Email Alert feature. From: Enter the address to show as the sender of the email. Enter the address to show as the receiver of the email. Subject: Enter the subject to show as the subject of the email.

  • Page 34: Date And Time Settings

    Date and Time Settings This page allows you to set the internal clock of the AT-MWS AP. To access the Date and Time settings, click Time Zone under the Management tab on the side bar. Manually Set Date and Time: Manually specify the date and time.

  • Page 35: Wifi Scheduler

    WiFi Scheduler Use the schedule function to reboot the AT-MWS AP or control the wireless availability on a routine basis. The Schedule function relies on the GMT time setting acquired from a network time protocol (NTP) server. For details on how to connect the AT-MWS AP to an NTP server, see Date and Time Settings.

  • Page 36: Tools

    Tools This section allows you to analyze the connection quality of the AT-MWS AP and trace the routing table to a target in the network. Ping Test Parameters Target IP/Domain Name: Enter the IP address or Domain name you would like to search. Ping Packet Size: Enter the packet size of each ping.

  • Page 37: Speed Test Parameters

    Speed Test Parameters Target IP/Domain Name: Enter an IP address or domain name you wish to run a Speed Test for. Time Period: Enter the time in seconds that you would like the test to run. Check Interval: Enter the intervals in seconds at which you would like to run the test. Start: Starts the Speed Test.

  • Page 38: Led Control

    LED Control This section allows you to control the LED control functions: Power status, LAN interface and 2.4GHz/5GHz WLAN interface. Click Apply to save the settings after selecting your choices from the boxes. AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual 5 Management...

  • Page 39: Device Discovery

    Device Discovery Under Device Discovery, you can choose for the AT-MWS AP to automatically scan for local devices to connect to. Click Scan to begin the process. AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual 5 Management...
  • Page 40 AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual 5 Management...

  • Page 41: System Manager

    System Manager...

  • Page 42: Account Setting

    Account Setting This page allows you to change the AT-MWS AP username and password of the device. By default, the username is manager and the password is friend. The password can contain from 0 to 12 alphanumeric characters and is case sensitive. Administrator Username: Enter a new username for logging in to the Administrator Username entry box.

  • Page 43: Firmware Upgrade

    Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the Firmware of the AT-MWS AP. To Perform the Firmware Upgrade: Click the Browse… button and navigate the OS File System to the location of the Firmware upgrade file. Select the upgrade file. The name of the file will appear in the Upgrade File field. Click the Upload button to commence the Firmware upgrade.

  • Page 44: Backup/Restore

    Backup/Restore This page allows you to save the current device configurations. When you save the configurations, you can also reload the saved configurations into the device through the Restore New Settings from a file folder. If extreme problems occur, or if you have set the AT-MWS AP incorrectly, you can use the Reset button in the Reset to Default section to restore all the configurations of the AT-MWS AP to the original default settings.

  • Page 45: System Log

    System Log This page allows you to setup the System Log and local log functions of the AT-MWS AP. Click Log under the Systems Manager tab to open up the System Log page. Status: Enables or disables the System Log function. Log Type: Select the Log Type mode you would like to use.

  • Page 46: Reset

    Reset In some circumstances, you may be required to force the device to reboot. Click on Reboot the Device to reboot the device. Note: When you re-log, please wait more than two minutes after the reboot sequence is started. AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual 6 System Manager...

  • Page 47: Logout

    Logout Click Logout, it will pop up a warning window. Click OK to logout. AT-MWS AP series Reference Manual 6 System Manager...

  • Page 48: Revision History

    Copyright Notice © 2015 Allied Telesis Holdings, K.K. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice. About Trademarks Microsoft ®, Windows ® and Internet Explorer ® are trademarks of Microsoft corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries.

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