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- Page 1 U s e r G u i d e Outdoor Stand-Alone Access Points SkyFire™ AC1200 Series SkyFire™ AC866 Series Indoor Stand-Alone Access Points SunSpot™ AC1200 SunSpot™ N300 Software Release v1.0.0 www.ignitenet.com...
- Page 2 100BASE-TX (RJ-45 PoE-Output) Port. SF-AC866 – integrated 5 GHz antenna SF-AC866-1 – 2x RP-SMA (5 GHz) Sunspot AC1200 Indoor Stand-Alone Access Point Dual Band (2.4 GHz/802.11n and 5 GHz/802.11ac) Concurrent Access Point with one 1000BASE-T (RJ-45 PoE-Input) Port, two 100BASE-TX (RJ-45 PoE-Output) Port and one USB 2.0 port.
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Page 3: How To Use This Guide
How to Use This Guide This guide includes detailed information on the access point (AP) software, including how to operate and use the management functions of the AP. To deploy this AP effectively and ensure trouble-free operation, you should first read the relevant sections in this guide so that you are familiar with all its software features. - Page 4 How to Use This Guide Conventions The following conventions are used throughout this guide to show information: Note: Emphasizes important information or calls your attention to related features or instructions. Caution: Alerts you to a potential hazard that could cause loss of data, or damage the system or equipment.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Contents How to Use This Guide Contents Figures Tables Section I Getting Started 1 Introduction Configuration Options Network Connections Connecting to the Web Interface Setup Wizard Main Menu Dashboard Common Web Page Buttons Section II Web Configuration 2 Status Information System and Product Information Internet Status Local Networks... - Page 6 Contents LAN Settings Hotspot Settings 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings VLAN Settings 5 System Settings System Settings Maintenance Displaying System Logs Rebooting the Access Point Resetting the Access Point Backing Up Configuration Settings Restoring Configuration Settings Upgrading Firmware User Accounts Services Remote Management Settings Telnet...
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Page 7: Figures
Figures Figure 1: Login Page Figure 2: Select Your Country Figure 3: Select Setup Method Figure 4: Easy Setup Figure 5: Advanced Setup Figure 6: Bridge to Internet Figure 7: Route to Internet Figure 8: The Dashboard Figure 9: Set Configuration Changes Figure 10: System and Product Information Figure 11: Internet Status Figure 12: Options... - Page 8 Figures Figure 30: WMM Backoff Wait Times Figure 31: Configuring VLANs Figure 32: System Settings Figure 33: Maintenance Figure 34: System Log Figure 35: Rebooting the Access Point Figure 36: Resetting to Defaults Figure 37: Restoring Configuration Settings Figure 38: Upgrading Firmware Figure 39: User Accounts Figure 40: SSH Server Settings Figure 41: Telnet Server Settings...
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Page 9: Tables
Tables Table 1: Radio Channels Table 2: WMM Access Categories Table 3: 802.11 Data Rates Table 4: Tx Power Table 5: Troubleshooting Chart – 9 –... - Page 10 Tables – 10 –...
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Page 11: Section I
Section I Getting Started This section provides an overview of the access point, and introduces some basic concepts about wireless networking. It also describes the basic settings required to access the management interface. This section includes these chapters: ◆ “Introduction” on page 12 –... -
Page 12: Introduction
Introduction The access point (AP) runs software that includes a network management agent. The agent offers a variety of management options, including SNMP and a web- based interface. The AP can also be accessed via Telnet or SSH for configuration using a command line interface (CLI). -
Page 13: Network Connections
Chapter 1 Introduction Network Connections Network Connections Prior to accessing the AP’s management agent through a network connection, you must first configure it with a valid IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway using the web interface, or the DHCP protocol. The AP has a static default management address of 192.168.2.1 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. -
Page 14: Figure 1: Login Page
Chapter 1 Introduction Connecting to the Web Interface Note: It is strongly recommended to change the default user name and password the first time you access the web interface. For information on changing user names and passwords, see “User Accounts” on page Figure 1: Login Page –... -
Page 15: Setup Wizard
Chapter 1 Introduction Setup Wizard Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard is designed to help you configure the basic settings required to get the AP up and running. Step 1 Select Your Country – Select the access point’s country of operation from the drop- down menu. -
Page 16: Figure 3: Select Setup Method
Chapter 1 Introduction Setup Wizard Step 2 Select Setup Method – Select Easy Setup to set basic wireless network access and guest network access parameters, or Advanced Setup to specify networking modes for an AP bridge, AP router, or manual configuration. Figure 3: Select Setup Method Step 3 Configure Settings... -
Page 17: Figure 5: Advanced Setup
Chapter 1 Introduction Setup Wizard Guest Network Setup — Set the name and password for the guest wireless ■ network. This creates a second SSID for guest users, limiting their access only to the Internet. ◆ Advanced Setup — Networking modes for AP Bridge, AP Router, or manual configuration. -
Page 18: Main Menu
Chapter 1 Introduction Main Menu Figure 7: Route to Internet Manual Mode — Allows all configuration parameters to be manually ■ configured. Any wired module or radio module may be logically placed on the WAN and LAN side of the access point. Main Menu The web interface Main Menu provides access to all the configuration settings available for the AP. -
Page 19: Dashboard
Chapter 1 Introduction Main Menu Dashboard After logging in to the web interface, the dashboard displays. The dashboard shows basic settings for the AP, including Internet status, local network settings, wireless radio status, and traffic graphs. Figure 8: The Dashboard Common Web Page The list below describes the common buttons found on most of the web Buttons... -
Page 20: Common Web Page Buttons
Chapter 1 Introduction Main Menu – 20 –... -
Page 21: Web Configuration
Section II Web Configuration This section provides details on configuring the access point using the web browser interface. This section includes these chapters: ◆ “Status Information” on page 22 ◆ “Network Settings” on page 28 ◆ “Wireless Settings” on page 37 ◆... -
Page 22: Status Information
Status Information The Dashboard displays information on the current system configuration, including Internet status, local network settings, wireless radio status, and traffic graphs. Status Information includes the following sections: ◆ “System and Product Information” on page 22 ◆ “Internet Status” on page 22 ◆... -
Page 23: Internet Status
Chapter 2 Status Information Internet Status Figure 11: Internet Status The following items are displayed in this section: ◆ Internet Source — The Ethernet port connected to the Internet. By default, this is Ethernet Port 0. ◆ Ports bridged to Internet — Additional interfaces attached directly to the Internet. -
Page 24: Local Networks
Chapter 2 Status Information Local Networks Figure 13: ARP Table Figure 14: DHCP Leases Local Networks The Local Networks section shows information about the local network connection. Figure 15: Local Networks The following items are displayed in this section: ◆ Name —... -
Page 25: Wireless Status
Chapter 2 Status Information Wireless Status Wireless Status The Wireless Status section shows information about the radio settings and associated clients. Figure 16: Wireless Status The following items are displayed in this section: ◆ Radio # — Indicates the 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz wireless interface. Radio Status —... - Page 26 Chapter 2 Status Information Wireless Status Tx Power — The power of the radio signals transmitted from the access ■ point. Total Clients — The total number of clients attached to this interface. ■ ◆ SSID # — Service set identifier. Clients that want to connect to the wireless network through an access point must set their SSIDs to the same as that of the access point.
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Page 27: Traffic Graphs
Chapter 2 Status Information Traffic Graphs Traffic Graphs The Traffic Graphs section shows the data rate for the Ethernet ports and wireless interfaces. Figure 17: Traffic Graphs – 27 –... -
Page 28: Network Settings
Network Settings This chapter describes basic network settings on the access point. It includes the following sections: ◆ “Internet Settings” on page 28 ◆ “Ethernet Settings” on page 31 ◆ “LAN Settings” on page 33 ◆ “Hotspot Settings” on page 34 Internet Settings The Internet Settings page configures the basic Internet settings for the AP, such as the source port, IP aliases, as well as the host name and maximum MTU size. -
Page 29: Figure 19: Ip Address Mode - Static Ip
Chapter 3 Network Settings Internet Settings Static IP — To configure a static IP address for the selected Ethernet ■ interface, the following items must be specified. Figure 19: IP Address Mode – Static IP ■ IP Address — Specifies an IP address for the access point. Valid IP addresses consist of four decimal numbers, 0 to 255, separated by periods. -
Page 30: Figure 20: Ip Address Mode - Pppoe
Chapter 3 Network Settings Internet Settings PPPoE — To obtain an IP address for the selected Ethernet interface using ■ PPPoE, the following items must be specified. Figure 20: IP Address Mode – PPPoE User Name — The user name specified by the service provider. ■... -
Page 31: Ethernet Settings
Chapter 3 Network Settings Ethernet Settings Ethernet Settings The Ethernet Settings page configures the network behavior of the Ethernet ports, indicating that a port provides an Internet connection for wireless clients attached to the local network (routed to the Internet), is bridged directly to the Internet, connected to the guest network, or provides hotspot service. -
Page 32: Figure 23: Ethernet Settings - Network Behavior
Chapter 3 Network Settings Ethernet Settings Figure 23: Ethernet Settings – Network Behavior The following items are displayed on this page: ◆ Network Behavior — For the Ethernet port which is not providing Internet access, one of the following connection methods must be specified. (Default: Route to Internet) Bridge to Internet —... -
Page 33: Lan Settings
Chapter 3 Network Settings LAN Settings LAN Settings The LAN Settings page configures the LAN settings for the local network and guest network, including IP interface setting, DHCP server settings, STP administrative status, and UPnP administrative status. Figure 24: Network – LAN Settings The following items are displayed on this page: ◆... -
Page 34: Hotspot Settings
Chapter 3 Network Settings Hotspot Settings ◆ STP — Enables or disables processing of Spanning Tree Protocol messages. (Default: Disabled) ◆ UPnP — Enables or disables Universal Plug-and-Play broadcast messages. (Default: Disabled) Hotspot Settings The Hotspot Settings page can configure Internet access to the general public in places such as coffee houses, libraries and hospitals. -
Page 35: Figure 26: Hotspot Settings (Radius Settings)
Chapter 3 Network Settings Hotspot Settings ◆ DNS 1 — The IP address of the primary Domain Name Server on the network. A DNS maps numerical IP addresses to domain names and can be used to identify network hosts by familiar names instead of the IP addresses. ◆... -
Page 36: Figure 27: Hotspot Settings (Captive Portal Settings)
Chapter 3 Network Settings Hotspot Settings Figure 27: Hotspot Settings (Captive Portal Settings) The following items are displayed on this page: ◆ Captive Portal URL — Host name of Internet service portal for the hotspot. The captive portal forces a hotspot client to access a welcome web page (normally used for authentication) before gaining further access to the Internet. -
Page 37: Wireless Settings
Wireless Settings This chapter describes wireless settings on the access point. It includes the following sections: ◆ “Radio Settings” on page 37 ◆ “VLAN Settings” on page 50 Radio Settings The IEEE 802.11 wireless interfaces include configuration options for radio signal characteristics and wireless security features. -
Page 38: Figure 28: Radio Settings (Physical Radio Settings)
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Figure 28: Radio Settings (Physical Radio Settings) The following items are displayed on this page: ◆ Status — Enables or disables the wireless service on this interface. ◆ Mode — Selects the mode in which the AP will function. ■... -
Page 39: Table 1: Radio Channels
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings ◆ Channel Bandwidth — The AP options for channel bandwidth include 5, 10, 20, 40 and 80 MHz. Using 20 MHz gives an 802.11g connection a speed of 54 Mbps and an 802.11n connection a speed of up to 108 Mbps, and ensures backward compliance for slower 802.11b devices. -
Page 40: Figure 29: Radio Settings (Wireless Network Configuration)
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Figure 29: Radio Settings (Wireless Network Configuration) The following items are displayed on this page: General Settings ◆ Status — Enables or disables the wireless service on this VAP. ◆ SSID — The name of the basic service set provided by a Virtual Access Point (VAP) interface. -
Page 41: Table 2: Wmm Access Categories
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings ◆ WMM — Sets the WMM operational mode on the access point. When enabled, the parameters for each Access Category (AC) queue will be employed on the access point and QoS capabilities advertised to WMM-enabled clients. (Default: Enabled) When enabled, WMM must be supported on any device trying to associated with the access point. -
Page 42: Figure 30: Wmm Backoff Wait Times
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings WMM Operation — WMM uses traffic priority based on the four ACs; Voice, Video, Best Effort, and Background. The higher the AC priority, the higher the probability that data is transmitted. When the access point forwards traffic, WMM adds data packets to four independent transmit queues, one for each AC, depending on the 802.1D priority tag of the packet. - Page 43 Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Security Settings ◆ Method — Sets the wireless security method for each VAP, including association mode, encryption, and authentication. (Default: No Security) No Security — The VAP broadcasts a beacon signal including the ■ configured SSID.
- Page 44 Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Auto: TKIP + CCMP (AES) — The encryption method used by the ■ client is discovered by the access point. Key — WPA is used to encrypt data transmitted between wireless ■ clients and the VAP. WPA uses static shared keys (fixed-length hexadecimal or alphanumeric strings) that are manually distributed to all clients that want to use the network.
- Page 45 Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Radius Auth Secret — A shared text string used to encrypt messages ■ between the access point and the RADIUS server. Be sure that the same text string is specified on the RADIUS authentication server. Do not use blank spaces in the string.
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Page 46: Table 3: 802.11 Data Rates
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Route to Internet — Configures an interface as a member of the LAN. ■ Traffic from this interface is routed across the access point and out through an interface which is bridged to the Internet. (See Figure 7, “Route to Internet", on page 18.) - Page 47 Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Table 3: 802.11 Data Rates (Continued) Option Rate (Max) Coding Method Radio 0 (5 GHz) Radio 1 (2.4 GHz) 48 Mbps OFDM √ √ 54 Mbps OFDM √ √ MCS0 15 Mbps BPSK, single stream √...
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Page 48: Table 4: Tx Power
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Table 3: 802.11 Data Rates (Continued) Option Rate (Max) Coding Method Radio 0 (5 GHz) Radio 1 (2.4 GHz) NSS2-MCS5 520 Mbps 256-QAM, double stream √ NSS2-MCS6 585 Mbps 256-QAM, double stream √ NSS2-MCS7 650 Mbps 256-QAM, double stream √... - Page 49 Chapter 4 Wireless Settings Radio Settings Table 4: Tx Power (Continued) Power Radio 0 (5 GHz) Radio 1 (2.4 GHz) 20 dBM (100 mW) √ 21 dBM (125 mW) √ 22 dBM (158 mW) √ 23 dBM (199 mW) √ 24 dBM (251 mW) √...
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Page 50: Vlan Settings
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings VLAN Settings ◆ STBC — Space-time Block Coding sends multiple copies of the same data over a number of antennas, using the various received versions to improve the reliability of data transfer. The transmitted signal may traverse a difficult environment with scattering, reflection, and refraction which may then be further corrupted by thermal noise in the receiver, so some of the received copies will be better than others. -
Page 51: Figure 31: Configuring Vlans
Chapter 4 Wireless Settings VLAN Settings network must also be tagged with the same VLAN ID. Received traffic that has an unknown VLAN ID or no VLAN tag is dropped. ◆ When VLAN support is disabled, the access point does not tag traffic passed to the wired network and ignores the VLAN tags on any received frames. -
Page 52: System Settings
System Settings This chapter describes maintenance settings on the access point. It includes the following sections: ◆ “System Settings” on page 53 ◆ “Maintenance” on page 54 ◆ “User Accounts” on page 57 ◆ “Services” on page 57 – 52 –... -
Page 53: System Settings
Chapter 5 System Settings System Settings System Settings The System Settings page is used to configure general descriptive information about the access point, such as the system identification name, its geographic coordinates, and local time. Figure 32: System Settings The following items are displayed on this page: ◆... -
Page 54: Maintenance
Chapter 5 System Settings Maintenance Maintenance The Maintenance page supports general maintenance tasks including displaying the system log, rebooting the device, restoring factory defaults, backing up or restoring configuration settings, and upgrading firmware. Figure 33: Maintenance Displaying The access point saves event and error messages to a local system log database. System Logs The log messages include the date and time, device name, message type, and message details. -
Page 55: Rebooting The Access Point
Chapter 5 System Settings Maintenance Rebooting the The Reboot page allows you to reboot the access point. Access Point Figure 35: Rebooting the Access Point Resetting the The Reset page allows you to reset the access point to the factory defaults. Note Access Point that all user configured information will be lost. -
Page 56: Backing Up Configuration Settings
Chapter 5 System Settings Maintenance Backing Up The Backup function allows you to back up the access point’s configuration to a Configuration management workstation. In Windows, a GNU Zip (*.tar.gz) file will be stored in the Downloads folder. This is a sample file name: backup-ACN-AP-2014-06-27.tar.gz Settings Restoring The Restore page allows you to upload configuration settings from a management... -
Page 57: User Accounts
Chapter 5 System Settings User Accounts User Accounts The User Accounts page allows you to control management access to the switch based on manually configured user names and passwords. Figure 39: User Accounts The following items are displayed on this page: ◆... -
Page 58: Telnet
Chapter 5 System Settings Services Figure 40: SSH Server Settings The following items are displayed on this page: ◆ SSH Server — Enables or disables SSH access to the access point. (Default: Enabled) ◆ Port — Sets the TCP port number for the SSH server on the access point. (Range: 1-65535;... -
Page 59: Network Time
Chapter 5 System Settings Services ◆ The client authenticates the server using the server’s digital certificate. ◆ The client and server negotiate a set of security protocols to use for the connection. ◆ The client and server generate session keys for encrypting and decrypting data. ◆... -
Page 60: Snmp
Chapter 5 System Settings Services Figure 43: NTP Settings The following items are displayed on this page: ◆ Local Time — Displays the local time as day of week, month, hour:minute:second, year, based on Universal Time Coordinates. ◆ NTP Service — Enables or disables sending of requests for time updates. (Default: Enabled) ◆... - Page 61 Chapter 5 System Settings Services ◆ Contact — Administrator responsible for the access point. ◆ Community String — A community string that acts like a password and permits access to the SNMP protocol. (Range: 1-32 characters, case sensitive; Default: public) The default string “public”...
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Page 62: Appendices
Section III Appendices This section provides additional information and includes these items: ◆ “Troubleshooting” on page 62 – 61 –... -
Page 63: A Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problems Accessing the Management Interface Table 5: Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Action ◆ Cannot connect using Be sure the AP is powered up. Telnet, web browser, or ◆ Check network cabling between the management station and the SNMP software ◆ Check that you have a valid network connection to the AP and that intermediate switch ports have not been disabled. - Page 64 Chapter A Troubleshooting Using System Logs Display the log file through the System > Maintenance menu, and copy the information from the log file. Contact your distributor’s service engineer, and send a detailed description of the problem, along with all of the information mentioned in the above steps. –...
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Page 65: Index
Index AMPDU 50 event logs 54 authentication 43 pre-shared key 43 RADIUS server 35 filter WPA 43 address 45 WPA2 43 between wireless clients 40 HTTP from WAN 59 HTTPS from WAN 59 bootp 43 management access 57 bridge mode 17 VLANs 50 firmware displaying version 22... - Page 66 Index hotspot 34 router mode 17 Internet connection 23 RTS, threshold 49 local network 33 PPPoE 28 RADIUS server 35 SGI 49 static 28 shared key 43 wireless client 26 SNMP 12 allow from WAN 60 community string 60 log messages 54 enabling 60 SNTP 59 software...
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