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- Page 1 User Manual EKI-6331AN-BE/ EKI-6332GN-AE IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi AP/Client/ Bridge...
- Page 2 No part of this manual may be reproduced, copied, translated or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Advantech Co., Ltd. Information provided in this manual is intended to be accurate and reliable. How- ever, Advantech Co., Ltd.
- Page 3 The availability of some specific channels and/or operational frequency bands are country dependent and are firmware programmed at the factory to match the intended destination. The firmware setting is not accessible by the end user. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
- Page 4 Technical Support and Assistance Visit the Advantech web site at www.advantech.com/support where you can find the latest information about the product. Contact your distributor, sales representative, or Advantech's customer service center for technical support if you need additional assistance. Please have the following information ready before you call: –...
- Page 5 The sound pressure level at the operator's position according to IEC 704-1:1982 is no more than 70 dB (A). DISCLAIMER: This set of instructions is given according to IEC 704-1. Advantech disclaims all responsibility for the accuracy of any statements contained herein.
- Page 6 Don't touch any components on the CPU card or other cards while the PC is on. Disconnect power before making any configuration changes. The sudden rush of power as you connect a jumper or install a card may damage sensitive elec- tronic components. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
Connect to the Access Point............15 Chapter Basic Settings ........19 Factory Default Settings................20 Table 3.1: EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE Factory Default Set- tings ................20 System Requirements................20 How to Login the Web-based Interface........... 21 Figure 3.1 Login Page ............... 21 Figure 3.2 Main Page ..............21 Basic System Settings ................ - Page 8 Figure 7.6 Bridge Table ............. 54 View Routing Table................. 54 Figure 7.7 Routing Table ............54 View Active DHCP Client Table .............. 55 Figure 7.8 DHCP Client Table ........... 55 Chapter Troubleshooting........ 57 Figure 8.1 MAC Address ............58 viii EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
- Page 9 Appendix A ASCII ...........59 ASCII....................... 60 Table A.1: ASCII ................ 60 EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
- Page 10 EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
- Page 11 Chapter Introduction...
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Page 12: Chapter 1 Introduction
6332GN-AE operates at 2.4GHz band while EKI-6331AN-BE operates at 5GHz band. EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE can be used as the access point, the client, the WDS and the AP Repeater. While being as the access point, it can be deployed to provide wireless networking service. In the other way to be as the client, it can... -
Page 13: Key Features
PSK, WPA2-PSK, and WPA-PSK&WPA2-PSK etc User-friendly Web and SNMP-based management interface Typical Application EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE can be applied into the following environments: Cost-effectively provide long distance backhaul for remote areas (e.g. village, oil well, island, mountain and etc.) ... - Page 14 EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 15: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
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Page 16: Preparation Before Installation
To keep you safe and install the hardware properly, please read and follow these safety precautions. If you are installing EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE for the first time, for your safety as well as others’, please seek assistance from a professional installer who has received safety training on the hazards involved. -
Page 17: Product Package
Pole Mounting Ring Round Cable Suppression Core Power Cord & PoE Injector Warning! Users MUST use the “Power cord & PoE Injector” shipped in the box with EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE. Use of other options will likely cause damage to EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 18: Hardware Installation
Connect up The bottom of the Access Point is a movable cover. Grab the cover and pull it back harder to take it out as the figure shown below. Plug a standard Ethernet cable into the RJ45 port. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 19: Using The Grounding Wire
Access Point. 2.2.2 Using the Grounding Wire EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE is equipped with a grounding wire. It is important that the Access Point, cables, and PoE Injector must be properly connected to earth ground during normal use against surges or ESD. Remove the screw on the grounding point at the bottom of the Access Point. -
Page 20: Install External Antennas
Warning! Users MUST power off the Access Point first before connecting the external antenna to it. Do not power on the device for a certain of time without physically attaching the external antenna; otherwise, damage might be caused to the unit itself. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... - Page 21 (parallel). Note! The polarization of antennas should be properly aligned. Maximum sig- nal strength between bridges occurs when both bridges are using identi- cal polarization. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
- Page 22 To adjust antennas, loose the connector joint counterclockwise first, then adjust antenna to the desired position. DO NOT bend or turn the antennas without loosening the connector joint, otherwise, damage might be caused to the anten- nas. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 23: Mount The Ap On A Pole
Turn the Access Point over. Put the pole mounting ring through the middle hole of it. Note that you should unlock the pole mounting ring with a screw driver before putting it through the device as the following right picture shows. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 24: Power Up
2.2.5 Power Up Connect power cord to the PoE injector as the following right picture shows. Connect the Ethernet cable that connects the Access Point to the “POE” port of the PoE injector as figured below. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 25: Connect To The Access Point
You may have to experiment with the final location depending on the effec- tiveness of the high frequency abatement. Loop the cable around and through the core. This helps "lock" the core in place, and may be required in circumstances with severe interference. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... - Page 26 Close the core and snap the halves back together. Connect the Ethernet cable with suppression core to the “Data In” port of the PoE injector. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
- Page 27 Connect the other end of Ethernet cable to a PC or a switch hub. The hardware installation is complete. To configure the Access Point, please refer to Chapter 3 Basic Settings. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 29: Chapter 3 Basic Settings
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Page 30: Factory Default Settings
A computer coupled with 10/ 100 Base-TX adapter; Configure the computer with a static IP address of 192.168.1.x, as the default IP address of EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE is 192.168.1.1. (X cannot be 0, 1, nor 255); A Web browser on PC for configuration such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or above, Netscape, Firefox or Google Chrome. -
Page 31: How To Login The Web-Based Interface
EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE provides you with user-friendly Web-based man- agement tool. Open Web browser and enter the IP address (Default: 192.168.1.1) of EKI- 6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE into the address field. You will see the login page as below. Figure 3.1 Login Page ... -
Page 32: Basic System Settings
The username and password are case-sensitive, and the password should be no more than 19 characters! Basic System Settings For users who use EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE for the first time, it is recom- mended that you begin configuration from “Basic Settings” in “System” shown below: Figure 3.3 Basic System Settings ... - Page 33 Server. Obtain IP Address Automatically: If a DHCP server exists in your network, you can check this option, thus EKI- 6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE is able to obtain IP settings automatically from that DHCP server. Note! When the IP address of the Access Point is changed, the clients on the network often need to wait for a while or even reboot before they can access the new IP address.
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Page 34: Figure 3.5 Tcp/Ip Settings (Router)
“Enable DHCP Relay” checkbox and enter the IP address of the DHCP server. Warning! In AP mode, EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE must establish con- nection with another wireless device before it is set to Router mode. To access the unit in Router mode via wired port, please type the WAN IP address to enter the web page for WAN is on wired port and LAN is on wireless port. -
Page 35: Time Settings
Time Settings Compliant with NTP, EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE is capable of keeping its time in complete accord with the Internet time. Make configuration in “Time Settings” from “System”. To use this feature, check “Enable NTP Client Update” in advance. Figure 3.6 Time Settings ... -
Page 36: Basic Wireless Settings
Figure 3.8 Basic Wireless Settings Disable Wireless LAN Interface: Check this option to disable WLAN interface, then the wireless module of EKI- 6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE will stop working and no wireless device can con- nect to it. Operation Mode: Four operating modes are available in EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE. - Page 37 Extension Channel: Only applicable to AP, AP Repeater, and 40MHz channel width) indicates the use of channel bonding that allows EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE to use two channels at once. Two options are available: Upper Channel and Lower Chan- nel. ...
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Page 38: Site Survey
Site Survey Under wireless client mode, EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE is able to perform site survey, through which, information on the available Access Points will be detected. Open “Basic Settings” in “Wireless”, by clicking the “Site Survey” button beside “Wire- less Mode” option, the wireless site survey window will pop up with a list of available AP in the vicinity. -
Page 39: Vap Profile Settings
3.10 VAP Profile Settings Available in AP mode, EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE allows up to 8 virtual SSIDs on a single BSSID and to configure different profile settings such as security and VLAN ID to each SSID. To create a virtual AP, you may check the Enabled box of the profile and click on the profile (eg. - Page 40 By disabling broadcast SSID, the STA cannot scan and find EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE, so that malicious attack by some illegal STA could be avoided. Wireless Separation: Wireless separation is an ideal way to enhance the security of network transmis- sion.
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Page 41: Chapter 4 Advanced Settings
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Page 42: Advanced Wireless Set Tings
RTS Threshold: EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE sends RTS (Request to Send) frames to cer- tain receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, that STA responds with a CTS (Clear to Send) frame to acknowledge the right to start transmission. -
Page 43: Traffic Shaping
AE/EKI-6331AN-BE can automatically adjust proper ACK timeout value by specifying distance of the two nodes. Traffic Shaping It allows the administrator to manage the traffic flow to ensure optimal performance. Figure 4.2 Traffic Shaping Enable Traffic Shaping: Check this box to control the overall bandwidth for a specific VAP network. -
Page 44: Wireless Security Settings
Wireless Security Settings To prevent unauthorized radios from accessing data transmitting over the connectiv- ity, EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE provides you with rock solid security settings. Open “Profile Setting” in “Wireless” and enter “VAP Profile 1 Settings” as below. Figure 4.3 Security Settings ... - Page 45 TKIP + AES: It allows for backwards compatibility with devices using TKIP. Note! We strongly recommend you enable wireless security on your network! Only setting the same Authentication, Data Encryption and Key in EKI- 6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE and other associated wireless devices, can the communication be established! EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 46: Access Control
Access Control The Access Control appoints the authority to wireless client on accessing EKI- 6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE, thus a further security mechanism is provided. This function is available only under AP mode. Open “Access Control” in “Wireless” as below. Figure 4.4 Access Control ... -
Page 47: Wds Settings
WDS peer of AP3 and AP3 should not be specified as the WDS peer of AP2 in any case). Mesh and Ring network topologies are not supported by WDS and should be avoided in all the use cases. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... - Page 48 EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 49: Management
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Page 50: Password
Figure 5.2 Firmware Upgrade Click “Browse” to select the firmware file you would like to load; Click “Upload” to start the upload process; Wait a few minutes, the VAC Access Point will reboot after successful upgrade. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 51: Backup/ Retrieve Settings
Load Settings from File: By clicking “Browse”, a file selection menu will appear, select the file you want to load, like ap.cfg; Click “Upload” to load the file. After automatically rebooting, new settings are applied. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 52: Restore Factory Default Settings
You can reboot your IEEE 802.11n VAC Access Point from “Configuration File” in “Management” as below: Click “Reboot” and hit “Yes” upon the appeared prompt to start reboot process. This takes a few minutes. Figure 5.5 Reboot EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 53: User Certificate
Imported the user certificate Remote Management The IEEE 802.11n VAC Access Point provides a variety of remotes managements including Telnet, SNMP, FTP, SSH, HTTPS and exclusive WISE tool, making configu- ration more convenient and secure. Figure 5.7 Remote Management EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 54: Snmp Management
Password: Specify a password for the SNMPv3 administrator or user. Only the SNMP commands carrying this password are allowed to access the IEEE 802.11n Wireless VAC Access Point. – Confirm Password: Input that password again to make sure it is your desired one. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... - Page 55 Privacy Protocol: Specify the encryption method for SNMP communication. None and DES are available. None means no encryption is applied. DES is a Data Encryption Standard that applies a 58-bit key to each 64-bit block of data. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 57: Monitoring Tools
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Page 58: System Log
Figure 6.2 Ping Watchdog Enable Ping Watchdog: To activate ping watchdog, check this checkbox. IP Address to Ping: Specify the IP address of the remote unit to ping. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... - Page 59 Specify the startup delay time to prevent reboot before the IEEE 802.11n VAC Access Point is fully initialized. Failure Count To Reboot: If the ping timeout packets reached the value, the IEEE 802.11n VAC Access Point will reboot automatically. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 61: Status
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Page 62: View Basic Information
Open "Connections" in "Status" to check the information of associated wireless devices such as MAC address, signal strength, connection time, IP address, etc. All is read only. Click "Refresh" at the bottom to update the current association list. Figure 7.2 Connection EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 63: View Network Flow Statistics
Figure 7.4 Network Flow Statistics Poll Interval Specify the refresh time interval in the box beside "Poll Interval" and click "Set Interval" to save settings. "Stop" helps to stop the auto refresh of network flow statistics. EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 64: View Arp Table
Open "Bridge Table" in "Status" as below. Click "Refresh" to view current connected status.. Figure 7.6 Bridge Table View Routing Table Available in Router mode, the routing table shows the current route information. Figure 7.7 Routing Table EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... -
Page 65: View Active Dhcp Client Table
View Active DHCP Client Table Available in Router mode, the DHCP allows to check the assigned IP address, MAC address and time expired for each DHCP leased client. Click "Refresh" to view cur- rent table. Figure 7.8 DHCP Client Table EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual... - Page 66 EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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Page 67: Troubleshooting
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Page 68: Figure 8.1 Mac Address
6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE. For warranty assistance, contact your service provider or distributor for the process. Q1. How to know the MAC address of EKI-6332GN-AE/EKI-6331AN-BE? MAC Address distinguishes itself by the unique identity among network devices. There are two ways available to know it. - Page 69 Appendix ASCII...
- Page 70 ACSII). As defined, hexadecimal number is represented by 0-9, A-F or a-f; ACSII is represented by 0-9, A-F, a-f or punctuation. Each one consists of two-digit hexadecimal. Table A.1: ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII ASCII Character Equivalent Character Equivalent Character Equivalent Character Equivalent " < & > ‘ EKI-6331AN-BE/EKI-6332GN-AE User Manual...
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- Page 72 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permis- sion of the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2016...
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