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AP One Enterprise / AP One AC mini / AP One In-Wall / AP One 300M / AP One Flex 300M
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  • Page 1 Pepwave AP One Series: AP One Enterprise / AP One AC mini / AP One In-Wall / AP One 300M / AP One Flex 300M Pepwave AP Pro Series: AP Pro / AP Pro 300M / AP Pro Duo May 2023 &...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction and Scope Product Features and Benefits Package Contents AP One Enterprise AP One AC mini AP One In-Wall AP One 300M AP One Flex 300M AP Pro / AP Pro 300M / AP Pro Duo Hardware Overview...
  • Page 3 7.1.8 Reboot 7.2.1 Wireless SSID 7.2.2 Settings 7.2.3 Network 7.3.1 7.3.2 7.3.3 PepVPN Tools Ping Traceroute Nslookup Monitoring Device Status Device Client List WDS Info Portal Rogue AP Event Log Restoring Factory Defaults Appendix Datasheets http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 4: Introduction And Scope

    From the small but powerful AP One AC mini to the top-of-the-line AP One 300M our AP Series offers wireless networking solutions to suit any business need, and every access point is loaded with essential features such as multiple SSIDs, VLAN, WDS, and Guest Protect.

  • Page 5: Product Features And Benefits

    ● WDS support allows secure and fast network expansion. ● Guest Protect support guards sensitive business data and subnetworks. ● WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) and QoS (Quality of Service) support keeps video and other bandwidth-intensive data flowing fast and lag-free. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    1 x Power supply 1 x Instruction sheet AP One Flex 300M 1 x AP One Flex 300M 1 x Pepwave Passive PoE Injector 1 x Power supply 1 x Instruction sheet AP Pro / AP Pro 300M / AP Pro Duo...

  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    OFF – No device connected to Ethernet port BLINKING – Ethernet port sending/receiving data LAN 1 ON – Powered-on device connected to Ethernet port Note that LAN 5 displays the status of the uplink connection http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 8: Ap One Ac Mini

    AP One AC mini Front View Rear Panel View LED Indicators RED – Access point initializing Status GREEN – Access point ready OFF – 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi radio off BLINKING – AP sending/receiving data Wi-Fi GREEN – 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi radio on Note that this model includes a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio and a 5GHz Wi-Fi radio that can...

  • Page 9: Ap One In-Wall

    OFF – No device connected to Ethernet port BLINKING – Ethernet port sending/receiving data LAN 1-5 ON – Powered-on device connected to Ethernet port Note that LAN 5 displays the status of the uplink connection http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 10: Ap One 300M

    OFF – 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi radio off BLINKING – AP sending/receiving data Wireless GREEN – 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi radio on Note that this model can operate in either 2.4GHz or 5GHz mode, depending on Wi-Fi radio settings. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 11: Ap One Flex 300M

    GREEN – Access point ready OFF – No device connected to Ethernet port BLINKING – Ethernet port sending/receiving data ON – Powered-on device connected to Ethernet port Number of connected clients (1-10, 11-20, 21-30, 31-40) http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 12: Ap Pro / Ap Pro 300M / Ap Pro Duo

    AP Pro / AP Pro 300M / AP Pro Duo Front/Top View Rear Panel View http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 13: Installation

    Installation Your access point acts as a bridge between wireless and wired Ethernet interfaces. A typical setup follows: http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 14: Installation Procedures

    7. After logging in, the Dashboard appears. Click the System tab to begin setting up your access point. Using the Dashboard The Dashboard section contains a number of displays to keep you up-to-date on your access point’s status and operation. Remote assistance can also be enabled here. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 15: General

    When your access point is connected to a WAN, this field displays the WAN IP address. For more information, click the Details… link, which displays the following: IP Address Status This field displays the current WAN connection status. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 16 Model This field displays your access point’s model number. Firmware The firmware version currently running on your access point appears here. Uptime This field displays your access point’s uptime since the last reboot or shutdown. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 17 The radio frequency currently used by your access point appears here. If you’re using Radio the AP One AC mini or the AP One In-Wall and have configured both radios, this displays both radios in use. This field displays the security policy your access point is currently using. If you’re using...
  • Page 18 Select Per SSID or AP Send / Recv to determine the data displayed in the graphs Usage Data Type below. Hourly Check this box to graph wireless network usage on an hourly basis. Wireless Network Usage/Number of These graphs detail recent wireless network usage. Wireless Clients http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 19: Configuration

    Enter a name to identify the location of your access point. This name can be retrieved Location via SNMP. Admin User This field specifies the administrator username of the web admin. It is set as admin by default. Name http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 20: Firmware

    CIDR format, which is between 0 and 32 inclusively. For example: 192.168.0.0/24. To define multiple subnets, separate each IP subnet, one per line. For example: 192.168.0.0/24 10.8.0.0/16 Language Choose a language for the administration interface. 7.1.2 Firmware http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 21: Time

    Time region used by the system. All choices are based on UTC. To choose a time server other than the default, enter the URL here. To restore the Time Server default time server, click the Default button. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 22: Event Log

    The section allows you to turn on event logging at a specified remote syslog server. Event Log Remote Syslog Check this box to turn on remote system logging. Remote Syslog Enter the IP address or hostname of the remote syslog server, as well as the port number. Host http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 23: Snmp

    SNMPv3 This option allows you to enable SNMP version 3. To add a community for either SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c, click the Add SNMP Community button in the Community Name table, which displays the following screen: http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 24 Privacy Protocol selected, an entry field will appear for the password. Access Mode Select Read Only or Read and Write as the SNMPv3 access mode. Status Use these controls to enable or disable SNMPv3 access. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 25: Controller

    In section, you can manage and backup access point configurations, as well as reset your access point to its factory configuration. Backing up your access point’s settings immediately after successful initial setup is strongly recommended. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 26: Configuration

    You can select the firmware version you would like to reboot the device with. The firmware marked with (Running) is the current system boot up firmware. Please note that a firmware upgrade will always replace the inactive firmware http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 27: Wireless Ssid

    Wireless network settings, including the name of the network (SSID) and security policy, can be defined and managed in this section. Click New SSID to create a new network profile, or click the existing network profile to modify its settings. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 28 SSID Settings Enable Check this box to enable wireless SSID. Available only on the AP One AC mini, this setting, shown below, allows you to enable or disable either of the two on-board radios. Radio Selection SSID This setting specifies the AP SSID that Wi-Fi clients will see when scanning.
  • Page 29 Open (No Encryption), WEP, 802.1X, WPA2 – Personal, WPA2 – Security Policy Enterprise, WPA/WPA2 - Personal, and WPA/WPA2 – Enterprise. To allow any Wi-Fi client to access your AP without authentication, select Open (No Encryption). Details on each of the available authentication methods follow. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 30 When the re-keying period expires, the broadcast key is no longer valid and Re-keying Period broadcast key renewal is required. The default is 14400 seconds (four hours). 0 disables re-keying. WPA/WPA2 – Personal Passphrase Enter a passphrase of between 8 and 63 alphanumeric characters to create a http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 31 RADIUS security method in the next field. RADIUS Security Select PAP, EAP-TTLS PAP, EAP-TTLS MSCHAPv2, or PEAPv0 EAP-MSCHAPv2. If your web portal will use a splash page, choose HTTP or HTTPS and enter the splash Splash Page page’s URL. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 32 None, Deny all except listed, Accept all except listed, and RADIUS MAC Authentication. Connections coming from the MAC addresses in this list will be either denied or MAC Address List accepted based on the option selected in the previous field. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 33 1813. Maximum Enter the maximum number of allowed retransmissions. Retransmission RADIUS Request Enter a value in seconds to limit RADIUS request frequency. Note the initial value will Interval double on each retransmission. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 34 To create an exception to a blocked subnet (above), enter the IP address and choose a Block Exception subnet mask from the drop-down menu. To add the exception, click . To delete an exception, click Block PepVPN To block PepVPN access, check this box. Bandwidth Management http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 35 Depending on the option chosen, the following fields will vary. Choose TCP or UDP from the Protocol drop-down menu to allow or deny traffic using Protocol / Port either of those protocols. From the Port drop-down menu, choose Any Port to allow or http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 36: Settings

    7.2.2 Settings Basic access point operation settings, such as the protocol and channels used, as well as scanning interval and other advanced settings, can be defined and managed in this section. AP Settings http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 37 Choose 802.11ng or 802.11na as your access point’s Wi-Fi protocol. The AP One AC mini provides the 802.11ng protocol for the 2.4 GHz band and the 802.11ac protocol for the 5GHz band, as shown below. Protocol This drop-down menu specifies the national / regional regulations the AP should follow.
  • Page 38 Client Signal This field determines the minimum acceptable client signal strength, specified in Strength megawatts. If client signal strength does not meet this minimum, the client will not be allowed to connect. Threshold Advanced Features http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 39: Wds

    A WDS can also extend wireless network coverage for wireless clients. Note that your access point’s channel setting should not be set to Auto when using WDS. To create a new WDS, click Add. Enable Check this box to enable WDS. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 40: Network

    Select AES to enable encryption for WDS peer connections. Selecting None disables Encryption encryption. Network The settings on the AP tab control WAN and LAN settings, as well as allow you to set up PepVPN profiles. 7.3.1 This section provides basic and advanced WAN settings. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 41 Select a speed and duplex setting for sending and receiving. When selecting a speed manually, you can also control whether the access point’s speed will be advertised on Speed/Duplex the network by checking or unchecking the Advertise Speed box. When Auto is http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 42: Lan

    This section offers a variety of settings that affect your access point’s operation on the LAN, such as settings for DHCP, DMZ, and port forwarding. Note that the following settings will be available only when your access point is operating in router mode. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave...
  • Page 43 Enter the broadcast address that DHCP clients will use when communicating with the Address entire LAN segment. The default value is 192.168.1.255. Gateway Enter the default gateway address that DHCP clients will use to access the internet. By http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 44 Check this box to forward traffic sent to the WAN IP address to the DMZ IP address. DMZ IP Enter an IP address clients will use to connect to the DMZ. To create a port forwarding rule, first click the Add Service button, located in the Port Forwarding section. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 45: Pepvpn

    Server IP Enter the LAN IP address of the server that handles requests for the forwarded service. Address 7.3.3 PepVPN PepVPN securely connects one or more remote sites to the site running your access point. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 46 To set up PepVPN, first give your site a local PepVPN ID. To modify an existing local ID, click Once you’ve specified a local ID, click the New Profile button to configure PepVPN. PepVPN Profile Settings Enable Check this box to enable PepVPN. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 47 4500 will be used by default. Port 32015 will be used if port 4500 is Data Port unavailable. If Custom is selected, you can input a custom outgoing port number between 1 and 65535. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 48: Tools

    The ping test tool tests connectivity pinging the specified destination IP address. The ping utility is located at System>Tools>Ping. Traceroute The traceroute test tool traces the routing path to the specified IP address. The traceroute test utility is located at System>Tools>Traceroute. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
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  • Page 50: Nslookup

    Nslookup The nslookup tool is used to test DNS name servers. The nslookup utility can be found at System>Tools>Nslookup. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 51: Monitoring Device Status

    MAC addresses. To download a diagnostic report, click the Download link. Client List The Client List displays all currently connected clients. Use the Expand and Collapse buttons to control the amount of data displayed. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 52: Wds Info

    WDS Info Here you can monitor the status of your wireless distribution system (WDS) and track activity by MAC address. If you’re using the AP One AC mini, this section will display information for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios.

  • Page 53: Rogue Ap

    This section displays a list of nearby suspected rogue access points. Event Log The Event Log displays a list of all events associated with your access point. Check Auto Refresh to refresh log entries automatically. Click the Clear Log button to clear the log. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

  • Page 54: Restoring Factory Defaults

    ● Wait for one minute or until the status LED turns green, upon which the settings of the device will have been restored to the factory defaults. By default, the unit will acquire an IP address from a DHCP server. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave...

  • Page 55: 11 Appendix

    Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 56 Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 57 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ( AP One AC mini) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 58 Cet equipement est conforme avec l'exposition aux radiations ISED definies pour un environnement non contr6le. Cet equipement doit etre installe et utilise a une distance minimum de 20 cm entre le radiateur et votre corps. http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 59 VCCI Class A Statement この装置は、クラスＡ機器です。この装置を住宅環境で使用すると電波妨害を引き 起こすことがあります。この場合には使用者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されるこ とがあります。 VCCI-A http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 60 CE Statement for Pepwave Routers ( AP One AC Mini ) http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 61 Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 62 This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 2cm between the radiator & your body. This equipment is restricted to indoor use only when operating in the 5150 to 5250 MHz frequency range in above countries. contact as: https://www.peplink.com/ http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 63 UK Statement for Pepwave Routers ( AP One AC mini ) http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 64 Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 65 CE Statement for Pepwave Routers ( AP One Enterprise ) http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 66 Copyright © Pepwave 2015...
  • Page 67 This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator & your body. This equipment is restricted to indoor use only when operating in the 5150 to 5250 MHz frequency range in above countries. contact as: https://www.peplink.com/ http://www.pepwave.com Copyright © Pepwave 2015...

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