ELTEX WEP-2L User Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. ELTEX Manuals
  4. Wireless Access Point
  5. WEP-2L
  6. User manual

ELTEX WEP-2L User Manual

Wireless access point
Hide thumbs Also See for WEP-2L:
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

Download this manual
  
         
        Wireless access point
    WEP-2L
        User manual
        Firmware version 1.1.0
IP address: 192.168.1.10
Username: admin
Password: password

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the WEP-2L and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for ELTEX WEP-2L

Summary of Contents for ELTEX WEP-2L

  • Page 1                      Wireless access point     WEP-2L         User manual         Firmware version 1.1.0 IP address: 192.168.1.10 Username: admin Password: password...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Safety rules..............................11 Installation recommendations .........................11 Calculating the number of required access points................. 11 Channel selection for neighboring access points...................12 Installing WEP-2L ............................14 Wall mounting ............................14 Installing to false ceiling...........................15 Removing the device from the bracket....................15 Device management via the WEB interface ....................16 Getting started ............................16...
  • Page 3 WEP-2L. User manual The «Radio» menu.............................28 5.5.1 The «Radio 2.4 GHz» submenu ......................28 5.5.2 The «Radio 5 GHz» submenu ....................... 31 5.5.3 The «Advanced» submenu ........................35 The «VAP» menu............................36 5.6.1 The «Summary» submenu........................36 5.6.2 The «VAP» submenu..........................37 The «Network Settings»...
  • Page 4 WEP-2L. User manual 6.5.4 Setting the date and time ........................58 APB service configuration........................58 Monitoring ..............................59 6.7.1 Wi-Fi Clients............................59 6.7.2 Device info............................. 60 6.7.3 Network information..........................61 6.7.4 Wireless interfaces ..........................62 6.7.5 Event logging............................62 6.7.6 Spectrum Analyzer..........................63 The list of changes ............................

  • Page 5: Introduction

    WEP-2L is dedicated to be installed inside buildings as an access point and to create a seamless wireless network using several identical access points («Roaming») on a large area.

  • Page 6: Device Description

    WEP-2L wireless access point is designed for provision of users' access to high-speed safe network. The device is dedicated to create L2 wireless networks interfacing with a wired network. WEP-2L is connected to a wired network via 10/100/1000M Ethernet interface and arrange high-speed access to the Internet for devices supporting Wi-Fi technology at 2.4 and 5 GHz.

  • Page 7: The Device Technical Parameters

    Centralized authorization via RADIUS server (WPA Enterprise); • WPA/WPA2; • Captive Portal; The figure below shows WEP-2L application scheme. Figure 1 – WEP-2L application scheme 2.3 The device technical parameters Table 1 – Main Specifications WAN Ethernet interface parameters Number of ports...
  • Page 8   WEP-2L. User manual Operating channels 802.11b/g/n: 1–13 (2402–2482 MHz) 802.11a/n/ac: • 36–64 (5170–5320 MHz) • 100–144 (5490–5720 MHz) • 149-165 (5745–5835 MHz) Data rate, Mbps 802.11a: up to 54 Mbps 802.11b: up to 11 Mbps 802.11g: up to 54 Mbps 802.11n: up to 300 Mbps 802.11ac: up to 867 Mbps Maximum output power of the transmitter 2.4 GHz: up to 20 dBm...

  • Page 9: Design

    The main panel layout of the device is depicted in Figure 2.   Figure 2 – WEP-2L main panel layout Connectors and controls located on the device main panel are listed in Table 2. Table 2 – Description of ports and controls...

  • Page 10: Light Indication

      WEP-2L. User manual 2.5 Light indication The current device state is displayed by Wi-Fi, LAN, Power indicators. The list of indicators’ possible states is given below. Table 3 – Light indication of device state LED status Device state Wi-Fi  ...

  • Page 11: Rules And Recommendations For Device Installation

    Approximate radius of coverage area of WEP-2L with a good-quality signal in case of mounting on a ceiling in typical office: 2.4 GHz 40-50 m, 5 GHz: 20-30 m. In the absence of obstacles, the coverage radius: 2.4 GHz up to 100 m; 5 GHz up to 60 m.

  • Page 12: Channel Selection For Neighboring Access Points

      WEP-2L. User manual Table 4 – Attenuation values Material   Change of signal level, dB 2.4 GHz 5 GHz Organic glass -0,3 -0,9 Brick -4,5 -14,6 Glass -0,5 -1,7 Plaster slab -0,5 -0,8 Wood laminated plastic -1,6 -1,9 Plywood...
  • Page 13   WEP-2L. User manual Similarly, the procedure of channel allocation is recommended to save for access point allocation between floors, see Figure 5. Figure 5 – Scheme of channel allocation between neighboring access points that are located between floors When width of used channel is 40 MHz there is no non-overlapping channels in frequency range of 2.4 GHz. In such cases, you should select channels maximally separated from each other.

  • Page 14: Installing Wep-2L

      WEP-2L. User manual 4 Installing WEP-2L The device should be attached to plain surface (wall or ceiling) in accordance with the safety instruction and recommendations listed above. The device delivery package includes required mounting kit to attach the device to plain surface.

  • Page 15: Installing To False Ceiling

      WEP-2L. User manual 4.2 Installing to false ceiling  It is not recommended to place the device inside a false ceiling as metal frame causes multipath signal propagation and signal attenuation. 1 – metal bracket; 2 – armstrong panel; 3 – plastic bracket; 4 – device.

  • Page 16: Device Management Via The Web Interface

      WEP-2L. User manual 5 Device management via the WEB interface 5.1 Getting started In order to start the operation, you should connect to the device via WAN interface using a web browser: 1. Open a web browser, for example, Firefox, Opera, Chrome.

  • Page 17: Applying Configuration And Discarding Changes

      WEP-2L. User manual 5. If necessary, you can switch the information display language. Russian and English languages are available for WEB interface. 5.2 Applying configuration and discarding changes Applying configuration  Clicking on the  button starts the process of saving the configuration to the device flash memory and applying the new settings.

  • Page 18: Web Interface Basic Elements

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.3 WEB interface basic elements Navigation elements of the WEB interface are shown on the figure below User interface window is divided into five general areas: Menu tabs categorize the submenu tabs: Monitoring, Radio, VAP, Network settings, External Services, System.

  • Page 19: The "Monitoring" Menu

    • MAC address – MAC address of the connected device; • Interface – interface of WEP-2L communication with the connected device; • Link Capacity – parameter that reflects the effectiveness of the use of a modulation access point on the transmission. It is calculated based on the number of packets transmitted on each modulation to the client, and the reduction factors.

  • Page 20: The "Traffic Statistics" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual • Tx BW – transmission bandwidth, MHz; • Rx BW – reception bandwidth, MHz; • Uptime – Wi-Fi client connection uptime. To display more detailed information on a particular client, select it from the list. A detailed description includes the following options: ...
  • Page 21   WEP-2L. User manual «Transmit» table description: • Interface – name of the interface; • Total packets – number of successfully sent packets; • Total bytes – number of successfully sent bytes; • Total drop – number of rejected packets; • Errors – number of errors.

  • Page 22: The "Scan Environment" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.4.3 The «Scan Environment» submenu In the «Scan Environment» submenu, scanning of the surrounding radio is carried out and detection of neighboring access points. After clicking on the «Scan» button, the process will be launched. After the scan is completed, a list of detected access points and information about them will appear: •...

  • Page 23: The "Events" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.4.4 The «Events» submenu In this section, you can view a list of real-time informational messages which contains the following information: • Date and Time – time when event was generated; • Type – category and importance level of the event;...

  • Page 24: The "Network Information" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.4.5 The «Network Information» submenu In the «Network Information» submenu you can view common network settings of the device. WAN Status: • Interface – name of the bridge interface; • Protocol – a protocol which is used for access to WAN;...
  • Page 25   WEP-2L. User manual Routes: • Interface – name of the bridge interface; • Destination – IP address of destination host or subnet that the route is established to; • Gateway – gateway IP address that allows for the access to the Destination;...

  • Page 26: The "Radio Information" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.4.6 The «Radio Information» submenu In the  «Radio Information»  submenu the current status of WEP-2L radio interfaces is displayed. The access point radio interfaces can be in two states: «On» and «Off». The status of each radio interface is shown in the «Status»...

  • Page 27: The "Device Information" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.4.7 The «Device Information» submenu The «Device Information» submenu displays main WEP-2L parameters. • Product – device model name; • Hardware Version – device hardware version; • Factory MAC Address – device WAN interface MAC address, setted by manufacturer;...

  • Page 28: The "Radio" Menu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.5 The «Radio» menu In the «Radio» menu you can configure the wireless interface. 5.5.1 The «Radio 2.4 GHz» submenu In the «Radio 2.4 GHz» submenu you can configure the main parameters of the radio interface of the device operating in the 2.4 GHz band.
  • Page 29   WEP-2L. User manual • Transmission Power Limit, dBm – transmitting Wi-Fi signal power adjustment, dBm. May take values between 11 and 16 dBm; • Fixed Transmit Rate – fixed wireless data transmission rate which is defined by IEEE 802.11b/g/n standards.  If the «Use Limit Channels» list contains a channel that is not available for selection, it will be marked in grey.
  • Page 30   WEP-2L. User manual • STBC – Soace-Time Block Coding method dedicated to improve data transmission reliability. The field is available only if the selected mode of operation of the radio interface includes 802.11n. When checked, the device transmits one data flow through several antennas. When unchecked, the device does not transmit one data flow through several antennas;...

  • Page 31: The "Radio 5 Ghz" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual • Data 2 (Best Effort) – middle priority queue, middle bandwidth and delay; Most of the traditional IP data is sent to this queue (802.1p: cs0, cs3 priorities); • Data 1 (Video) – high priority queue, minimal delay. In this queue, time-sensitive video data is automatically processed (802.1p: cs4, cs5 priorities);...
  • Page 32   WEP-2L. User manual • Channel – select channel for data transmission; • Use Limit Channels – when checked, the access point will use a user-defined list of channels to work in automatic channel selection mode. If the «Use Limit Channels» flag is not checked or there are no channels in the list, the access point will select the operation channel from all available channels in the given band.
  • Page 33   WEP-2L. User manual In the «Advanced» section, you can configure advanced device’s radio interface parameters. • OBSS Coexistence  – automatic channel bandwidth reduction when the air is loaded. When the flag is set, the mode is enabled; • DFS Support – dynamic frequency selection mechanism. The mechanism demands wireless devices to scan environment and avoid using channels which coincide with radiolocation system's channels at 5 GHz: •...
  • Page 34   WEP-2L. User manual The following functions are available for quality assurance configuration: • AP EDCA parameters – access point settings table (traffic is transmitted from the access point to the client): • Queue – predefined queues for various kinds of traffic: •...

  • Page 35: The "Advanced" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.5.3 The «Advanced» submenu In the «Advanced» section, you can configure advanced device’s radio interface parameters. • Global Isolation – when checked, traffic isolation between clients of different VAP and different radio interfaces is enabled. To apply a new configuration and save setting to non-volatile memory, press «Apply». Press «Cancel» to discard...

  • Page 36: The "Vap" Menu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.6 The «VAP» menu In the «VAP» menu, you can configure virtual Wi-Fi access points (VAP). 5.6.1 The «Summary» submenu The «Summary» submenu displays the settings of all VAPs on Radio 2.4 GHz and Radio 5 GHz radio interfaces.

  • Page 37: The "Vap" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.6.2 The «VAP» submenu Common settings • Enabled – when checked, the virtual access point is enabled, otherwise it is disabled; • VLAN ID – VLAN number from which the tag will be removed when transmitting Wi-Fi traffic to clients connected to this VAP.
  • Page 38   WEP-2L. User manual • General VLAN ID – a tag will be removed from the specified VLAN ID and the traffic of this VLAN will pass to the client without a tag. When traffic passes in the opposite direction, untagged traffic will be tagged with General VLAN ID;...
  • Page 39   WEP-2L. User manual Captive Portal Under security modes: Off, WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2 a portal authorization setting is available on the VAP. • Enable – when checked, authorization of users in the network will be performed via the virtual portal;...

  • Page 40: The "Network Settings" Menu

      WEP-2L. User manual To apply a new configuration and save setting to non-volatile memory, press «Apply». Press «Cancel» to discard the changes. 5.7 The «Network Settings» menu 5.7.1 The «System Configuration» submenu • Hostname – nertwork name of the device, specified by string from 1 to 63 characters; latin uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, hyphen «-»...

  • Page 41: The "Access" Submenu

    Note that the ports for the HTTP and HTTPS protocols should not have the same value. WEP-2L software allows monitoring status of the device and it's sensors via SNMP. In the SNMP submenu, you can configure settings of SNMP agent. The device supports SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 protocol version.

  • Page 42: The "External Services" Menu

    – monitoring access point parameters and connected client devices; • eltexLtd.1.127.3 – access point management (reboot). where eltexLtd – 1.3.6.1.4.1.35265 is Eltex Enterprise ID. To apply a new configuration and save setting to non-volatile memory, press «Apply». Press «Cancel» to discard the changes.

  • Page 43: The "System" Menu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.9 The «System» menu In the «System» menu you can configure system, time, device access via dofferent protocols, change password and update device firmware. 5.9.1 The «Device Firmware Upgrade» submenu The «Device Firmware Upgrade» submenu is intended for upgrading the device's firmware.

  • Page 44: The "Configuration" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.9.2 The «Configuration» submenu In the «Configuration» submenu you can save and update current configuration. Backup Configuration To save current device configuration to local computer click on the «Download» button. Restore Configuration To download the configuration file saved on the local computer, use the Restore Configuration item. To update the device configuration click the «Browse»...

  • Page 45: The "Password" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.9.4 The «Password» submenu When logging in via WEB interface administrator (default password: password) has the full access to the device: read/write any settings, full device status monitoring. To change the password, enter the new password first in the «Password» field, then in the «Confirm Password»...

  • Page 46: The "Date And Time" Submenu

      WEP-2L. User manual 5.9.6 The «Date and Time» submenu In the «Date and Time» submenu, you can set the time manually or using the time synchronization protocol (NTP). Manual • Date and Time device – date and time set on the device. Click on the «Edit» button if the correction is necessary;...
  • Page 47   WEP-2L. User manual NTP Server • Date and Time device – date and time set on the device; • NTP Server – time synchronization server IP address/domain name. You can specify an address or select from an existing list; •...

  • Page 48: Managing The Device Using The Command Line

    To go back to the previous configuration section, enter the exit command. 6.1 Connection to the device By default, WEP-2L is configured to receive the address via DHCP. If this does not happen, you can connect to the device using the factory IP address.

  • Page 49: Virtual Wi-Fi Access Points (Vap) Configuration

      WEP-2L. User manual Configuration of reception of the network parameters via DHCP WEP-2L(root):/# configure WEP-2L(config):/# interface WEP-2L(config):/interface# br0 WEP-2L(config):/interface/br0# common WEP-2L(config):/interface/br0/common# protocol dhcp WEP-2L(config):/interface/br0/common# save  (Save changes) 6.3 Virtual Wi-Fi access points (VAP) configuration When configuring a VAP, remember that the interface names in the 2.4 GHz range start with wlan0, in the 5 GHz range with wlan1.

  • Page 50: Configuration Of Vap With Wpa-Personal Security Mode

      WEP-2L. User manual 6.3.2 Configuration of VAP with WPA-Personal security mode Creation of VAP with WPA-Personal security mode WEP-2L(root):/# configure WEP-2L(config):/# interface WEP-2L(config):/interface# wlan1-va0 WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# common WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# enabled true (Enable VAP) WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# exit WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# vap WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# ssid 'SSID_WEP-2L_Wpa2' (Change SSID name)

  • Page 51: Configuration Of Vap With Enterprise Authorization

      WEP-2L. User manual 6.3.3 Configuration of VAP with Enterprise authorization Creation of VAP with WPA2-Enterprise security mode with periodic accounting to RADIUS server WEP-2L(root):/# configure WEP-2L(config):/# interface WEP-2L(config):/interface# wlan1-va0 WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# common WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# enabled true (Enable VAP) WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# exit WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# vap...

  • Page 52: Configuration Of Vap With Captive Portal

      WEP-2L. User manual 6.3.4 Configuration of VAP with Captive Portal Commands to configure portal authorization by sending your account to the Radius server WEP-2L(root):/# configure WEP-2L(config):/# interface WEP-2L(config):/interface# wlan1-va0 WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# common WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# enabled true  WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# exit WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# vap WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# vlan-id X (where X - VLAN-ID on VAP) WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# security-mode off ...

  • Page 53: Radio Configuration

      WEP-2L. User manual Enabling General VLAN on VAP WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# general-vlan-mode true (Enabling General VLAN on SSID. To disable, enter false WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# general-vlan-id X (where X – General VLAN number) Enabling hidden SSID WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# hidden true (Enabling hidden SSID. To disable, enter ...

  • Page 54: Advanced Radio Settings

    By default: for Radio 1: lower; for Radio 2: upper) Changing a limited list of channels WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g#  limit-channels '1 6 11'  (where 1, 6, 11 are channels of the range in which the tunable radio interface can operate) Enabling the use of Short Guard Interval WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# sgi true...
  • Page 55   WEP-2L. User manual Enabling STBC WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# stbc true (Enabling the Spatial-Time Block Coding (STBC) method, aimed at improving the reliability of data transmission... To disable, enter false Enabling aggregation WEP-2L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# aggregation true (Enabling aggregation on Radio - support for AMPDU/AMSDU. To disable, enter...

  • Page 56: System Settings

    Parameters configuration for queues be, vi, vo is similar to parameters configuration for queue bk. 6.5 System settings 6.5.1 Device firmware update Device firmware update via tftp WEP-2L(root):/# firmware upload tftp <tftp server IP address> <Firmware image name>   (Example: firmware upload tftp 192.168.1.15 WEP-2L-1.1.0_build_444.tar.gz)  WEP-2L(root):/# firmware upgrade Device firmware update via http WEP-2L(root):/# firmware upload http <URL to download Firmware image>...

  • Page 57: Device Configuration Management

    WEP-2L(root):/#  manage-config download tftp <tftp server IP address>  (Example: manage-config download tftp 192.168.1.15) Download configuration file from tftp server to the device WEP-2L(root):/# manage-config upload tftp <tftp server IP address> <Configuration file name> (Example: manage-config upload tftp 192.168.1.15 config.json) WEP-2L(root):/# manage-config apply (Apply configuration to the access point) 6.5.3 Device reboot...

  • Page 58: Setting The Date And Time

    Commands to configure NTP server time synchronization WEP-2L(root):/# configure WEP-2L(config):/# date-time WEP-2L(config):/date-time# mode ntp (Enable NTP operation mode) WEP-2L(config):/date-time# ntp WEP-2L(config):/date-time/ntp# server <NTP server IP address> (NTP server configuration) WEP-2L(config):/date-time/ntp# exit WEP-2L(config):/date-time# common WEP-2L(config):/date-time/common# timezone 'Asia/Novosibirsk (Novosibirsk)' (Timezone configuration) WEP-2L(config):/date-time/common# save 6.6 APB service configuration...

  • Page 59: Monitoring

      WEP-2L. User manual 6.7 Monitoring 6.7.1 Wi-Fi Clients WEP-2L(root):/# monitoring clients index interface | wlan0-va3 state | ASSOC AUTH_SUCCESS hw-addr e0:d9:e3:49:c1:80 ip-addr 192.168.0.25 hostname | WB-2P-LR2 authorized true captive-portal-vap false enterprise-vap false rx-retry-count tx-fails tx-period-retry tx-retry-count rssi-1 rssi-2 snr-1...

  • Page 60: Device Info

      WEP-2L. User manual Rate Transmitted Received -------------------------------------------------- dsss1 58%| 50%| ofdm6 25%| ofdm24 25%| ofdm48 ofdm54 33%| -------------------------------------------------- Multicast groups: none 6.7.2 Device info WEP-2L(root):/# monitoring information system-time: 13:17:13 16.06.2020 uptime: 02:34:03 software-version: 1.1.0 build secondary-software-version: 1.0.3.6 boot-version: 1.1.0...

  • Page 61: Network Information

      WEP-2L. User manual 6.7.3 Network information WEP-2L(root):/# monitoring wan-status interface: br0 protocol: dhcp ip-address: 192.168.1.15 mac: e8:28:c1:xx:xx:xx mask: 255.255.255.0 gateway: 192.168.1.1 DNS-1: 192.168.1.100 DNS-2: rx-bytes: 4864149 rx-packets: 13751 tx-bytes: 2462399 tx-packets: 20753 WEP-2L(root):/# monitoring ethernet link: up speed: 1000...

  • Page 62: Wireless Interfaces

    6.7.5 Event logging WEP-2L(root):/# monitoring events 23 00:00:07 WEP-2L daemon.info syslogd[925]: started: BusyBox v1.21.1   23 00:00:09 WEP-2L daemon.info configd[955]: The AP startup configuration was loaded successfully.   1 03:00:14 WEP-2L daemon.info networkd[987]: Networkd started   1 03:01:17 WEP-2L daemon.info networkd[987]: DHCP-client: Interface br0 obtained lease on 192.168.1.15.

  • Page 63: Spectrum Analyzer

      WEP-2L. User manual 6.7.6 Spectrum Analyzer The spectrum analyzer provides information on channel utilization in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. The result is displayed as a percentage. WEP-2L(root):/# monitoring spectrum-analyzer Channel| CCA 132| 136| 140| 144| 149| 153|...

  • Page 64: The List Of Changes

      WEP-2L. User manual 7 The list of changes Document version Issue date Revisions Version 1.1 30.06.2020 Syncronization with firmware version 1.1.0 Version 1.0 16.03.2020 First issue. Firmware version 1.1.0...
  • Page 65 29 Okruzhnaya Str., Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, 630020 E-mail: techsupp@eltex-co.ru   You are welcome to visit ELTEX official website to get the relevant technical documentation and software for ELTEX products or consult a Service Center Specialist on our technical forum.   https://eltex-co.com/ https://eltex-co.com/support/downloads/...

Table of Contents