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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 APX-5700 Industrial IP67 Outdoor Gigabit IEEE802.11a/b/g/n Wireless AP/Client/Bridge/Repeater User Manual Version 1.0...
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Antaira Technologies, LLC may make improvements and/or changes to the product and/or specifications of the product described in this manual, without prior notice. Antaira Technologies, LLC will not be liable for any technical inaccuracies or typographical errors found in this guide. Changes are periodically made to the information contained herein and will be incorporated into later versions of the manual.
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Antaira declares the following: Product Type: Wireless Access Point Model No.: APX-5700 conforms to the following Product Standards: This device complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the...
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Industrial Wireless Gigabit AP/Client/Bridge/Repeater User Manual Version 1.0 August 2014 This manual supports the following model: APX-5700 This document is the current official release manual. Please check our website (www.antaira.com) for any updated manual or contact us by e-mail (support@antaira.com).
Ethernet port and two MIMO antennas for enhanced throughput. The APX-5700 is capable of simultaneously supporting a 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wireless networks. The APX-5700 series utilizes an Atheros chipset and boasts network robustness, stability and wider network coverage. This series of wireless products is capable of operating as an access point, client, bridge or repeater and also includes some routing capabilities making it suitable for a wide array of wireless applications.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 1.1 Features and Benefits Point-to-Point & Point-to-Multipoint Support Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint communication between different buildings enable users to bridge wireless clients that are kilometers apart while unifying the networks.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 2. Hardware Description 2.1 Hardware Connections The following table describes the connectors on the APX-5700. Port Description 10/100/1000 RJ-45 2*10/100/1000 Base-T(X) RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port supports IEEE Gigabit Ethernet 802.3af PoE (powered device)
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 2.2 Mounting Installation 2.2.1 Pole Mounting Each AP has a pole mounting kit on the rear panel. The pole mounting kit helps to fix the AP in the appropriate location.
2.3 Cables and Antennas 2.3.1 Ethernet Cables The APX-5700 WLAN AP has a PoE Ethernet port. According to the link type, the AP use CAT 3, 4, 5,5e UTP cables to connect to any other network device (PCs, servers, switches, routers, or hubs).
3. Operation Modes and Connection Examples Note: The APX-5700 contains two radios within a single housing. Each radio is setup independently by connecting to the associated RJ45 port. 3.1 Access Point and Access Point WDS Mode The access point mode is the default mode for the device. It enables the bridging of wireless clients to wired network infrastructures and enables transparent access and communication with each other.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 3.2 Station Mode In station mode, the device acts as a wireless client. When connected to an access point, it creates a network link between the Ethernet network connected at the client device and the wireless Ethernet network connected at the access point.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 3.3 Station WDS Mode Station WDS mode is similar to Station mode. The difference is that Station WDS mode must be connected to an AP that is configured in Access Point WDS (or RootAP) mode.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 3.4 Repeater WDS Mode Repeater WDS Mode is mainly used to extend the wireless range and coverage of the wireless network allowing access and communication to go over places which are generally difficult for wireless clients to connect to a network.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 4. Configure the IP Address After setting up the hardware, the user needs to assign an IP address to the PC so that it is in the same subnet as the access point.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 4.2 For Windows XP/2000 Go to your desktop, right-click on the My Network Places icon and select Properties. Right-click the network adapter icon and select Properties. Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the Properties button.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 5. Access the Web Interface 5.1 Access with uConfig The uConfig utility provides direct access to the web interface. Click icon to launch the utility then click button. Select the access point from the products list and click on the button.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 At the login prompt, enter the User Name and Password. The default are : User Name : admin Password : password It then opens the device’s home page - the ‘Status’ page.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 6. Access with Web Browser Launch your web browser, e.g. Internet Explorer, FireFox, Netscape, etc. If using MS IE, under the tab, select Open the tab and in the section disable all the option boxes.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 At the login prompt, enter the User Name and Password. The default are : User Name : admin Password : password Step 5: It then opens the device’s home page - the ‘Status’ page.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7. Navigation Main Menu Bar Status: Page displays current status of the device and the statistical information. Basic Wireless: Page contains the controls for a wireless network configuration, while covering basic wireless settings which define operating mode, associating details and data security options.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.1 Status Page The status page displays a summary of the link status information, current values of basic configuration settings (depending on operating mode), network settings and traffic statistics of all the interfaces.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 WAN Setting WAN MAC: Displays the MAC address of the device’s WAN interface. WAN Mode: Displays the mode used, either DHCP, PPPoE or Static IP. WAN IP Address: Displays the current IP address of the WAN interface.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.1.2 Clients Connection Status in AP Status Info All clients connected to the AP can be viewed from the AP Status page. The following images are an example of a client’s connection status info.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.1.3 Station Connection Info Status Info Click to refresh the client connection statistics and status page. WLAN Connected Status: MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the current and active WLAN card.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Rx Invalid Crypt value represents the number of transmitted and received packets which were encrypted with the wrong encryption key and failed the decryption routines. It can be used to detect invalid wireless security settings and encryption break attempts.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.1.4 More Status The ‘More Status’ option contains useful tools specifically for the status pages. Ping Utility – Use the ping tool to test the connectivity between devices. ARP Table displays a list of MAC addresses of the connected devices.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Basic Network Tab Click BASIC NETWORK from the menu bar to open the page shown below. Network Mode: Bridging and Routing Network Mode: Select between bridge (default) and router mode.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 DHCP Mode: None: Function disabled. DHCP Server: Check the box to enable the option. The device will then act as the IP address distribution server and will automatically issue an IP address and other network information to the DHCP client that has requested it.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Domain Name Server Entry The primary and secondary DNS IP address entry is for the device’s operation to resolve the domain name. It is used to reach certain servers like the internet time server among other services that use the domain name.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.3 Basic Wireless Tab Select RADIO 1 to configure. The ‘Basic Wireless Tab’ contains all the wireless setup, which is necessary for the operator to setup the wireless part of the link.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 2. Access Point WDS: WDS is the acronym for Wireless Distribution System. This mode can be connected to station WDS mode. Using WDS protocol, it allows a client or station device to bridge wireless traffic transparently.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Local AP-ESSID This is the service set identifier used to identify the operator’s wireless LAN. It should be specified while operating in access point or access point WDS mode. All the client devices within its range will receive broadcast messages from the access point advertising this SSID.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Legacy rates are 6 – 54Mbps MCS0 to MCS7 are 802.11n rates, which use only one stream. MCS8 to MCS15 are 802.11n rates, which use two streams.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.3.3 Station Parameter Settings Basic Wireless Settings (Station/Station WDS) These options below are only available in Station, Station WDS and Repeater WDS mode unless otherwise stated. The wireless mode is referred to as Station mode.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Country Code Different countries have different power levels and frequency selections. To ensure the device’s operation follows regulatory compliance rules, the operator should select the country code where the device will be used.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.3.4 Wireless Security All the wireless security settings are featured in this section. The operations of the keys are the same for ALL the wireless modes. WPA or WPA2 Authentication WPA (Access Point/Access Point WDS/Repeater WDS) WPA PSK: PSK (Default) –...
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 WPA + EAP WPA + EAP EAP – WPA or WPA2 with Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). Supported firmware options for clients are: EAP-TTLS and EAP-PEAP. Cipher Type TKIP - Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) which uses an RC4 encryption algorithm.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 WPA EAP-TTLS and WPA EAP-PEAP WPA (Station /Station WDS/Repeater WDS) This only applies to the modes when WPA or WPA2 is selected with EAP. Station, Station WDS, Repeater WDS Mode Identity: Identification credential used by the WPA-supplicant for EAP authentication.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Access Point, Access Point WDS, Repeater WDS Modes Primary Radius Server IP: Enter the primary radius server IP that the access point will use to query the server. Secondary Radius Server IP: Enter the secondary radius server IP that the access point will use to query the server.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Authentication Type: Open Authentication – (Default) No authentication. It is recommend to use this standard option over the shared authentication. Shared Authentication – May not be compatible with all the access points, and it is not recommended.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.4 Advance Wireless Tab Click the Advanced Wireless tab from the menu and select RADIO 1 to open the page below. Long Range Parameters Setup The advanced wireless page will allow the user to setup outdoor long distance connection parameters.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.5 Advanced Network Tab Click the Advanced Network tab from the menu to open the page below. *Note: This tab will not open when the device is in bridge mode.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.5.1 Spanning Tree Setup Spanning Tree Protocol: Default is disabled. Check the box to enable. Root Priority: Default value is 32768. A smaller value has a higher priority.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Adding an Entry from Custom Server: An entry in the custom server box allows the user to enter the other port number services used in applications. The custom server also allows the user to enter a different public and private port service.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.5.3 Routing Information Protocol (RIP) Setup The default setting for the routing control is disabled. Check on the box to enable. (For configuration refer to the Appendix section) Router Info Protocol Version: Select RIPv1 or RIPv2 7.5.4 Firewall Setup...
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Outbound Filtering Setup Filtering Setup: Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. (For configuration refer to the Appendix section) 7.5.5 DNS Redirection Default is enabled. Check on the box to disable. When DNS is enabled, the router device will act as the DNS proxy.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.5.8 UPNP Setup Default is disabled. Check on box to enable. When enabled, the client PC running Microsoft UPnP services can automatically open a specific port required by the PC application in the router. For security reasons, this service should not be open.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.6 Services Tab Click the Services tab from the menu to open the page below. The services section provides a variety of useful and enhanced functions to help assist device...
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.6.1 Ping Watchdog Enable Ping Watchdog: Default is disabled. Check on the box to enable. IP Address to Ping: Target IP address that will be used for the ping test monitor.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.6.3 SNMP Setup Enable SNMP: Default is disabled. Check on the box to enable SNMP. Read Only Password: Password used for the device. Engine ID: Default is 800007e5BD00002704D000007c. Enable SNMP Trap: Default is disabled. Check on the box to enable.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.6.6 Telnet Access Setup Enable Telnet Server: Default is enabled. To disable, remove the check by clicking the box. Server Port: Default is 23. If necessary, enter a new and preferred port number.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.7 System Tab The system page contains administrative options. This page enables the administrator to customize, reboot the device, set it to factory defaults, upload a new firmware, backup or update the configuration and configure administrator’s credentials.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.7.2 Host Name The host name is the device identifier. It is reported by the SNMP agent to the authorized management stations. The host name will be represented in the popular router operating system’s registration screen and discovery tools.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.7.5 Configuration Management Backup Configuration: Click the ‘Download’ button to export the current configuration to a file. Upload Configuration: Click the ‘Browse’ button to navigate to and select the new configuration file or specify the full path to the configuration file location.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 7.8 VLAN Tab This setup allows the user to create a virtual local network connection through the device’s Ethernet and wireless connection. By default, the VLAN mode is disabled and checked on No VLAN.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 VLAN Management VLAN management allows the user to control and limit clients’ connections to the same tag VLAN ID group. * Note: VLAN management only works in the tag VLAN pass-through mode. i.e. VLAN Switch is disabled.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Appendix I - Network This section provides a more general and detailed explanation on the network operation modes. The ‘Network Page’ explains how the administrator can setup the device in either bridge or router mode.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Bridge IP Address: The device can be set for static IP or it can be set to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server it is connected to. One of the IP assignment modes must be selected.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Bridge Mode Firewall Configuration Settings The firewall functionality on a bridge interface can be enabled using the "Enable Firewall" option. The bridge firewall rules can be configured, enabled, or disabled while using the firewall configuration window which can be opened with the "Configure"...
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Appendix II – Wireless Router Mode This section provides more details on wireless router mode functions. The role of the LAN and WLAN interface will change accordingly to the wireless mode while the device is operating in router mode.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 address range 192.0.0.x to 223.255.255.x. Class C network Netmask uses 24 bits to identify the network (alternative notation "/24") and 8 bits to identity the host. Gateway IP: This is the IP address of the host router that resides on the external network and provides the point of connection to the next hop towards the internet.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Port Forwarding Settings Port Forwarding: This allows specific ports from the host residing in the internal network to be forwarded to the external network. It is useful for a number of applications, such as, FTP servers and gaming where different host systems need to be seen using a single common IP address/port.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Source Port: The source port of the TCP/UDP packet (specified within the packet header) is usually the port of the host system application that sends packets. Destination IP/mask: The destination IP of the packet (specified within the packet header) is usually the IP of the system in which the packet is addressed to.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 DMZ IP: This is connected to the internal network host, specified with the DMZ IP address which will be accessible from the external network. With a multicast design, applications can send one copy of each packet and address it to a group of computers that want to receive it.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Appendix III- Advanced Settings This section provides a more detail explanation on advanced settings for routing and wireless settings. The advanced options page allows users to manage advanced settings for the device’s performance and behavior.
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Fragmentation Threshold: This specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. The range is 256-2346 bytes, or you can select the word “off”. Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor network performance.
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Appendix IV- Services This section provides more details on the system management services. Ping WatchDog The ping watchdog sets the device to continuously ping a user’s defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway for example).
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Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 NTP Client, Web, Telnet, SSH Server NTP Client: The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is a protocol for synchronizing the clocks of the computer systems over packet-switched and variable-latency data networks. If the option log is enabled, it can be used to set the device’s system time which is reported next to every system log entry...
Antaira Industrial Gigabit IEEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless APX-5700 User Manual V 1.0 Appendix V- VLAN Setup Examples A) Tagged Wireless VLAN to Tagged Ethernet VLAN Setup...
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