Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO User Manual

Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO User Manual

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  • Page 1 User Manual EKI-6333AC-1GPO IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi AP...
  • 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.
  • Page 3 In order to protect the product from being damaged by ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) and EMI leakage, we strongly recommend the use of CE-compliant industrial enclosure products. EKI-6333AC-1GPO 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. EKI-6333AC-1GPO User Manual...
  • Page 6 Always disconnect the power from the device before servicing it.  Before plugging a cable into any port, discharge the voltage stored on the cable  by touching the electrical contacts to the ground surface. EKI-6333AC-1GPO User Manual...
  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    SNMP..................49 3.6.5 Remote Services................. 50 3.6.6 Configuration Manager ............... 51 3.6.7 Firmware Upgrade ..............51 3.6.8 Reset System................51 3.6.9 Apply Configuration..............52 3.6.10 Reboot Device ................52 Tools ....................... 53 3.7.1 Diagnostics ................. 53 EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 8 Networking > Forwarding > Port Forwarding ............43 Figure 3.41 Figure 3.42 Networking > Forwarding > DMZ................44 Figure 3.43 Networking > Security > Filter ..................44 Figure 3.44 Networking > Security > VPN Passthrough ............... 45 EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 9 Figure 3.53 Management > Firmware Upgrade................51 Figure 3.54 Management > Apply Configuration ................ 51 Figure 3.55 Management > Apply Configuration ................ 52 Figure 3.56 Management > Reboot Device.................. 52 Figure 3.57 Tools > Diagnostics ....................53 EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter Introduction...
  • Page 11: Overview

    Overview The EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series is a feature-rich wireless AP providing reliable wireless connectivity for industrial environments. EKI-6333AC-1GPO improves the reliability of wireless connectivity, especially in applications requiring high reliability and throughput data transmission. To secure the wireless connection, EKI-6333AC- 1GPO implements the latest encryption technologies, including WPA2/WPA/802.1x for powerful security authentication.
  • Page 12: Dimensions

    Passthrough, Telnet Server, SSH Server, FTP Server, Regulatory CE, TELEC Approvals *The maximum number of concurrent clients on the AP to prevent affecting user experience is 20. Dimensions 111.19 [4.38] 30.30 [1.19] 43 [1.69] Figure 1.1 Dimensions EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 13: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    Chapter Getting Started...
  • Page 14: Hardware

    Hardware 2.1.1 Front View Figure 2.1 Front View No. Item Description Housing cover Housing for installation and water proofing cable connection. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 15: Left View

    Figure 2.3 Bottom View No. Item Description Antenna connector Reverse SMA connector for 2.4 GHz WLAN antenna. ETH port LAN RJ45 port, WAN/LAN connector and passive-PoE input port. Antenna connector Reverse SMA connector for 5 GHz WLAN antenna. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 16: Top View

    Reverse SMA connector for 5 GHz WLAN antenna. Antenna connector Reverse SMA connector for 2.4 GHz WLAN antenna. 2.1.5 Rear View Figure 2.5 Rear View No. Item Description Mounting bracket Bracket to mount device on wall or pole. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 17: System Indicators

    (2.4 GHz) Ethernet Green blinking Ethernet port is transmitting or receiving data (LAN Port)  Cable connection lose, no connection Power connected Power failure Booting status Amber Boot complete Amber blinking Boot state in progress, firmware update EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 18: Installing Hardware

    Insert wall sinks (anchors) into the drilled holes until they are flush into the wall. Place the mounting bracket over the location, making sure the release tab faces up, and use the Phillips screwdriver to fasten the screws into the wall sinks tubes. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 19: Pole Mounting

    Insert the self-locking tie through the end of the mounting bracket and slide it through until it protrudes through the opposite end. Place the mounting bracket against the pole and position it so the housing cover faces down. See the following figure for details. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 20: Cable Connections

    Unscrew the housing cover and remove it. Remove the rubber seal from the inner housing cover. Thread the RJ45 cable in the following order: – thread through outer plastic cover – thread through rubber seal – thread through inner plastic cover EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 21: Network Connection

    Pin 2 Pin 6 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 3 Pin 1 Pin 6 Pin 6 Pin 6 Pin 2 Figure 2.10 Ethernet Plug & Connector Pin Position Maximum cable length: 100 meters (328 ft.) for 10/100BaseT. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 22: I/O Port Cover

    Caution! Disconnect the power cord before installation or cable wiring. The EKI-6333AC-1GPO is powered by an 802.3 af/at PoE injector. Locate the LAN port on the bottom of the device. Connect one end of a Ethernet cable to the PoE injector.
  • Page 23: Chapter 3 Web Interface

    Chapter Web Interface...
  • Page 24: Log In

    Figure 3.2 Administration > HTTP Once completed, the settings must be saved to the firmware to retain them after a reboot. Navigate to Home > Management > Apply Configuration. Click Apply and Reboot to save the settings. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 25: Overview

    Displays the current IP and MAC settings, TX packets/bytes, and RX packets/bytes. Wireless - 2.4GHz Displays the current settings for the 2.4 GHz interface, listing the operation mode, SSID name, BSSID, encryption type, channel, TX power, and assigned region (country). EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 26: Address Resolution Protocol

    The following table describes the items in the previous figure. Item Description ARP Table IP Address Displays the mapped IP address. Displays the MAC address of the defined IP list entry. Interface Displays the defined interface of the mapped address. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 27: Interface Settings

    Enter a variable to define the number of IP addresses for a given network. Lease Time Enter in the value designating the lease time for the DHCP server. Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 28: Wan

    Figure 3.8 Interface > WAN > Network Mode > Static The following table describes the items in the previous figure. Item Description Network Mode Click the drop-down menu to select the mode type: Disable (default), Static, DHCP. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 29: Figure 3.9 Interface > Wan > Network Mode > Dhcp

    Device A vice A Switch I - 6 Device B vice B EKI-6333AC-1GPO EKI-6333AC-1GPO AP Mode Client Mode I - 6 Enable WWAN Device C Device C 10.1.1.2 WWAN 10.1.1.5 LAN1 192.168.1.1 Figure 3.10 Wireless WAN Topology EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 30: Wireless 2.4Ghz

    The following table describes the items in the previous figure. Item Description Wireless Network Enable Wireless Click to enable or disable the interface. Interface Operation Mode Click the drop-down menu to select an operation mode: Access Point, Client, Bridged Repeater. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 31 Channel 10: 2.457 GHz – Channel 11: 2.462 GHz – Channel 12: 2.467 GHz – Channel 13: 2.472 GHz – Channel 14: 2.484 GHz (802.11b) Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 32: Figure 3.12 Wireless - 2.4Ghz > Basic > Client

    Auto selection allows the device to select a band. The Manual selection provides access to a selection of the option band (2.4GHz / 5GHz). The function is only enabled when Operation Mode is set to Client. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 33: Figure 3.13 Wireless - 2.4Ghz > Basic > Bridged Repeater

    Click the radio button to enable, disable, or set the function to Protection optional. The wireless feature increases the security of the management frames, standard: IEEE 802.11W-2009. Tx/Rx Click to select the transmission signal stream, single or dual stream. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 34: Figure 3.14 Bridged Repeater Mode Topology

    Navigate to the Basic Wireless Settings menu. On Operation Mode, click the drop-down menu to selected Bridged Repeater. In the Main SSID field, enter the name of the SSID to use. The SSID field cannot remain empty in Bridged Repeater mode. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 35: Figure 3.15 Enabling Bridged Repeater Mode

    Extender SSID: Guest Figure 3.16 Completed Bridged Repeater Mode Setting 3.4.3.2 Advanced Access Point and Bridge Repeater Modes To view the Advanced menu, the Basic Operation Mode must be designated to Access Point or Bridge Repeater Mode. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 36: Figure 3.17 Wireless - 2.4Ghz > Advanced

    Click the drop-down menu to enable/disable the short guard interval. In 802.11 operation, the guard interval is 800ns. The short guard interval time is 400ns to allow for an increased throughput. Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 37: Figure 3.18 Wireless - 2.4Ghz > Advanced

    Scan interval(high) The interval time during an active RSSI > RSSI threshold scan, background scan. The default is 120 seconds. Scan interval(low) The interval time during a local RSSI <RSSI Threshold scan. The default is 15 seconds EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 38: Figure 3.19 Wireless Settings > Security

    WPA/WPA2-Enterprise. If data encryption is enabled, the key is required and only sharing the same key with other wireless devices can the communication be established. Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 39: Figure 3.20 Security Mode > Wep

    @ and #. WEP Key 4 Hex -- Digits 0 to 9 and the letters A to F. Click Unmask to view the password entry. Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 40: Figure 3.21 Security Mode > Wpa-Personal

    RADIUS server every instance it roams from an access point to another. NAS ID Enter the ID (1 to 48 octet unique identifier) to associate to the WLAN. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 41: Figure 3.22 Security Mode > Wpa/Wpa2-Enterprise

    Enter the IP address of the designated radius server. Address Port Enter the authorized port number corresponding to the designated radius server in previous field. Shared Secrets Enter the string variable used as the shared key between client and server. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 42: Figure 3.23 Wireless - 2.4Ghz > Multiple Ssid

    SSID name Management Frame Click the radio button to enable, disable, or set the function to Protection optional. The wireless feature increases the security of the management frames, standard: IEEE 802.11W-2009. Security Policy EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 43: Figure 3.24 Wireless - 2.4Ghz > Qos

    Enter the value (kbit/s) to define the upload speed of the policy: 1024 to 102400, default: 10000) Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. Submit 3.4.3.6 Statistics The function provides statistic information about the wireless network reporting on traffic records and station lists. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 44: Figure 3.25 Wireless - 2.4Ghz > Statistics

    3.4.3.7 Access Control The Access Control appoints the authority to wireless client on accessing EKI- 6333AC-1GPO, thus a further security mechanism is provided. This function is available only under AP mode, see “Management” on page 47. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 45: Figure 3.26 Wireless - 2.4Ghz > Access Control

    Displays the basic service set identifiers (BSSID) used to describe the section of the SSID. Frequency Displays the radio frequency of the listed SSID. Signal level Displays the signal level of the listed SSID. Encryption Displays the encryption type assigned to the listed SSID. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 46: Figure 3.28 Wireless Vlan Id Data Flow Diagram

    Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. 3.4.3.10 To access this page, click Wireless - 2.4GHz > Log. Figure 3.30 Wireless - 2.4GHz > Log EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 47: Wireless 5Ghz

    Master role is disconnect and the slave role is activated. NB/PC NB/PC Switch to 5G Disconnect 2.4G transmit 2.4G 2.4G blocked Figure 3.32 Wireless Redundancy Enabled The Role Exchange Setting menu follows as seen in the following figure. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 48: Figure 3.33 Interface > Wireless Redundant > Role Exchange Settings

    Click to enable or disable the PING Detection function. IP Address Enter the IP address of the remote device to test connectivity. Timeout Enter the value in ms to designate the timeout threshold (range 20 - 10000, default 100). EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 49: Figure 3.34 Wireless Rssi Detection

    Ping failed count < defined count NB/PC NB/PC NB/PC 2.4G 2.4G Ping failed count > defined count NB/PC NB/PC 2.4G 2.4G transmit blocked Figure 3.35 Wireless PING Detection The Slave Settings menu displays as shown in the following figure. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 50: Figure 3.36 Interface > Wireless Redundant > Slave Settings

    15 seconds Submit Click to save the configuration settings. Role slave performs a background scan to determine a better access point. NB/PC NB/PC 2.4G 2.4G transmit blocked 2.4G Figure 3.37 Wireless Redundant Auto Selection EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 51: Network Settings

    Enter the maximum transmission value for the data packets if applicable. Delete Click Delete to remove the route from the available list. Click Add to include the route in the static routing policy. Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 52: Forwarding

    TCP, UDP, Both. Delete Click Delete to remove the selected entry from the port forwarding policy. Click Add to include the entry in the port forwarding policy. Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 53: Security

    Click the drop-down menu to select the direction of the data packet taffic for the entry: LAN to WAN, WAN to LAN. Source IP Enter the IP address of the sender address. Destination IP Enter the IP address of the destination address. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 54: Ip-Qos

    To enable the IP-QoS limit function, navigate to Networking > IP-QoS > Basic. Figure 3.45 Networking > IP-QoS > Basic Item Description Limit Rate Select enabled or disabled (default) to set up the IP-QoS rule. Submit Click Submit to save the configuration. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 55: Figure 3.46 Networking > Ip-Qos > Limit Rate

    Click the drop-down menu to specify the unit of the bandwidth rate (Kbit/s, Mbit/s). Delete Click Delete to remove the entry from the rule. Click Add to include the entry in the Filter policy. Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the policy. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 56: Management

    Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. 3.6.2 Syslog Users can enable the syslogd function to record historical events or messages locally or on a remote syslog server. To access this page, click Management > Syslog. Figure 3.48 Management > Syslog EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 57: Ntp / Time

    Manual Time setting can be configured. Time Zone Click the drop-down menu to select a system time zone. NTP Server Enter the address of the SNTP server. Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. Submit EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 58: Snmp

    Enter the setting to define the level of write access for the defined user, options: private (default), public. SNMP Trap Settings Trap Server IP Enter the static route to define the trap server used for the defined user. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 59: Remote Services

    Click the radio button to enable or disable access to the Telnet function. FTP Server FTP Server Click the radio button to enable or disable access to the FTP Server function. Submit Click Submit to save the values and update the screen. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 60: Configuration Manager

    Click Choose File to select the configuration file. Choose File Upload Click Upload to upload to the current version. 3.6.8 Reset System To access this page, click Management > Apply Configuration. Figure 3.54 Management > Apply Configuration EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 61: Apply Configuration

    The following table describes the items in the previous figure. Item Description Reboot Click Reboot to reboot the device. Any configuration changes you have made since the last time you issued a save will be lost. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 62: Tools

    1 and 63 characters long, maximum of 64 characters. Traceroute Click Traceroute to track the pathway taken by a packet on the designated network from source to destination. Results Displays the results of the Ping or Traceroute function after initializing. EKI-6333AC-1GPO Series User Manual...
  • Page 63 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. All brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. © Advantech Co., Ltd. 2021...

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