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  • Page 1 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 ’ ’ Version: 2.2 Firmware Version: V1.2.5 (For future update, please visit DrayTek web site) Date: September 21, 2018 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 3 Owner http://www.draytek.com. Firmware & Tools Due to the continuous evolution of DrayTek technology, all modems will be regularly Updates upgraded. Please consult the DrayTek web site for more information on newest firmware, tools and documents. http://www.draytek.com VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 4 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    3.3.5 Status of Settings......................32 3.4 General Concepts for Wireless LAN ..................33 3.5 Wireless LAN Settings for AP Mode ..................35 3.5.1 General Setup......................... 35 3.5.2 Security ........................... 38 3.5.3 Access Control........................ 41 3.5.4 WPS..........................42 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 6 3.10 Applications ........................108 3.10.1 Schedule........................108 3.10.2 Apple iOS Keep Alive ....................110 3.10.3 Wi-Fi Auto On/Off ....................... 111 3.11 Mobile Device Management....................111 3.11.1 Detection........................111 3.11.2 Policy .......................... 113 3.11.3 Statistics ........................114 3.12 System Maintenance......................115 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 7 4.2 Checking If the Network Connection Settings on Your Computer Is OK or Not ....138 4.3 Pinging the Modem from Your Computer................141 4.4 Backing to Factory Default Setting If Necessary ..............142 4.5 Contacting DrayTek......................143 Index ..........................145 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Preface

    Thank you for purchasing this VigorAP 710, the concurrent dual band wirelessaccess point offering high-speed data transmission. With this high cost-efficiency VigorAP 710, computers and wireless devices which are compatible with 802.11n/802.11a can connect to existing wired Ethernet network via this VigorAP 710, at the speed of 300Mbps.

  • Page 10: Led Indicators And Connectors

    WPS. When the orange LED blinks with 1 second cycle for 2 minutes, it means that the AP is waiting for wireless client to connect with it. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 11 Restore the default settings. Usage: Turn on the router. Press the button and keep for more than 6 seconds. Then the router will restart with the factory default configuration. PWR: Connecter for a power adapter. ON/OFF: Power switch. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 12: Hardware Installation

    This section will guide you to install the VigorAP 710 through hardware connection and configure the device’s settings through web browser. Before starting to configure VigorAP 710, you have to connect your devices correctly. Connect a computer to VigorAP710. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the PWR connector of the access point.

  • Page 13: Network Configuration

    After the network connection is built, the next step you should do is setup VigorAP 710 with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the access point and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address).
  • Page 14 Then, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. Under the General tab, click Use the following IP address. Then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish. IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 15: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties. Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish. IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 16: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click Properties. Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish: IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 17: Windows Vista Ip Address Setup

    Connection Properties window will appear, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click Properties. Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish: IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 18: Accessing To Web User Interface

    IP address of the computer to be in the same subnet as the IP address of VigorAP 710.  If there is no DHCP server on the network, then VigorAP 710 will have an IP address of 192.168.1.2. ...

  • Page 19: Changing Password

    Enter the new login password on the field of Password. Then click OK to continue. Now, the password has been changed. Next time, use the new password to access the Web User Interface for this modem. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 20: Quick Start Wizard

    Check the box to enable WLAN 2.4GHz for VigorAP. (2.4GHz) Operation Mode - There are four operation modes for wireless connection. Settings for each mode are different. After finishing this web page configuration, please click Next to continue. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 21: Configuring Wireless Settings Based On The Operation Mode

    If you have no idea of choosing the frequency, please select AutoSelect to let system determine for you. Main SSID Set a name for VigorAP 710 to be identified. Security Key Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as "0x321253abcde...").
  • Page 22 SSID – Set a name for VigorAP which can be identified and connected by wireless guest. Security Key– Set 8~63 ASCII characters or 8~63 ASCII characters which can be used for logging into VigorAP 710 by wireless guest. Enable Bandwidth Limit – Check the box to define the...
  • Page 23 Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type the Security key number if required. Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP Peer MAC Address 710 connects to. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 24 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description AP Discovery Click this button to open the AP Discovery dialog. VigorAP 710 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. Data will be transmitted via HTMIX communication channel.
  • Page 25 When you choose AP Bridge-Universal Repeater, after clicking Next, you will need to configure the following page. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Click this button to open the AP Discovery dialog. VigorAP 710 AP Discovery can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. SSID Means the identification of the wireless LAN.
  • Page 26 SSID and security key configured as above. SSID - SSID can be any text numbers or various special characters. For VigorAP 710 is set as “Repeater”, the purpose of the device is to extend the Wi-Fi service. Therefore, the characters set here will be regarded as “main SSID”.
  • Page 27 Connection Time –Scroll the radio button to choose the value you want.  Reconnection Time –Scroll the radio button to choose the value you want. After finishing this web page configuration, please click Next to continue. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 28: Finishing The Wireless Settings Wizard

    Displays the total number of received packets at the LAN RX Packets interface. TX Bytes Displays the total transmitted size at the LAN interface. RX Bytes Displays the total number of received size at the LAN interface. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 29: Advanced Configuration

    Open a web browser on your PC and type http://192.168.1.2. The window will ask for typing username and password. Please type “admin/admin” on Username/Password for administration operation. Now, the Main Screen will appear. Be aware that “Admin mode” will be displayed on the bottom left side. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 30: Operation Mode

    AP Bridge-Point to This mode can establish wireless connection with another Point VigorAP 710 using the same mode, and link the wired network which these two VigorAP 710s connected together. Only one access point can be connected in this mode.

  • Page 31: Lan

    Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description LAN IP Network Enable DHCP Client – When it is enabled, VigorAP 710 will Configuration be treated as a client and can be managed / controlled by AP Management server offered by Vigor router (e.g., Vigor2860).
  • Page 32 IP address here because your ISP often provides you more than one DNS Server. If your ISP does not provide it, the modem will automatically apply default secondary DNS Server IP address: 194.98.0.1 to this field. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 33 LAN of VigorAP will be assigned via such specified server. It is used to avoid IP assignment interference due to multiple DHCP servers in one LAN. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 34: Web Portal

    Display the login mode that a client uses to access into Internet. Interface Display the applied interfaces of the profile. Preview Open a preview window according to the configured settings. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 35 LAN – If it is selected and Universal Repeater is specified as connection mode for such AP, both LAN client and WLAN client can access into Internet via web portal. Yet, if AP mode is selected, only wireless LAN client shall VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 36 Internet via web portal.  WLAN - The advantage is that each SSID (1/2/3/4) for wireless network can be applied with different web portal separately. After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 37: Central Ap Management

    Vigor2860 series will be applied to VigorAP 710 immediately. Thus, it is not necessary to configure VigorAP 710 separately. This page will display log information related to wireless stations connected to VigorAP 710 and central AP management. Such information also will be delivered to Vigor router (e.g., Vigor2860 or Vigor2925 series) and be shown on Central AP Management>>Event Log of Vigor router.

  • Page 38: Function Support List

    Vigor2860 Combo WAN series and Vigor2925 Triple WAN series, the multiple deployment of VigorAP 710 can be clear at the first sight. For multiple wireless clients, to apply the AP Load Balancing to the multiple APs will manage wireless traffic with smooth flow and enhanced efficiency.

  • Page 39: Overload Management

    Load Balance can help to distribute the traffic for all of the access points (e.g., VigorAP 710) registered to Vigor router. Thus, the bandwidth will not be occupied by certain access points. However, traffic overload might be occurred if too many wireless stations connected to VigorAP 710 for data incoming and outgoing.

  • Page 40: Status Of Settings

    Load Balance for VigorAP 710. In which, By Station Number, By Traffic and Force Overload Disassociation indicate settings configured in Vigor 2860 or Vigor2925 series. “X” means the function is not enabled or VigorAP 710 has not registered to any Vigor router yet.

  • Page 41: General Concepts For Wireless Lan

    In an Infrastructure Mode of wireless network, VigorAP 710 plays a role as an Access Point (AP) connecting to lots of wireless clients or Stations (STA). All the STAs will share the same Internet connection via VigorAP 710.
  • Page 42 Start PBC button or using PIN Code. On the side of VigorAP 710 series which served as an AP, press WPS button once on the front panel of VigorAP 710 or click Start PBC on web configuration interface. On the side of a station with network card installed, press Start PBC button of network card.

  • Page 43: Wireless Lan Settings For Ap Mode

    By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the SSID and the wireless channel. Please refer to the following figure for more information. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Check the box to enable wireless function. Enable Wireless LAN VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 44 Internet through Vigor device. The number you can set is from 3 to 64. Mode At present, VigorAP 710 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode.
  • Page 45 SSID Set a name for VigorAP 710 to be identified. Default settings are DrayTek. Isolate Member Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the same SSID not accessing for each other. VLAN ID Type the value for such SSID. Packets transferred from such SSID to LAN will be tagged with the number.

  • Page 46: Security

    Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK. The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 47 WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 710 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual authentication. It enables centralized remote access authentication for network management. The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio...
  • Page 48 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 710 which is used Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for wireless security.

  • Page 49: Access Control

    Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 710. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.

  • Page 50: Wps

    VigorAP 710 will wait for WPS requests from Button wireless clients about two minutes. The WPS LED on VigorAP 710 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to setup WPS within two minutes)

  • Page 51: Advanced Setting

    VigorAP 710 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to setup WPS within two minutes). This page is to determine which algorithm will be selected for wireless transmission rate.
  • Page 52 Antenna VigorAP 710 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.

  • Page 53: Ap Discovery

    SSID 1. The MAC address of other SSIDs will change based on this MAC address. VigorAP 710 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. Based on the scanning result, users will know which channel is clean for usage. Also, it can be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link.

  • Page 54: Wmm Configuration

    Window-Max. Please specify the value ranging from 1 to 15. Be aware that CWMax value must be greater than CWMin or equals to CWMin value. Both values will influence the time delay for WMM accessing categories. The difference VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 55: Bandwidth Management

    It is an abbreviation of Admission control Mandatory. It can restrict stations from using specific category class if it is checked. Note: VigorAP 710 provides standard WMM configuration in the web page. If you want to modify the parameters, please refer to the Wi-Fi WMM standard specification.

  • Page 56: Airtime Fairness

    Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit data packets through VigorAP 710. Although they have equal probability to access the wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet.
  • Page 57 To improve this problem, Airtime Fairness is added for VigorAP 710. Airtime Fairness function tries to assign similar airtime to each station (A/B) by controlling TX traffic. In the following figure, Station B(11n) has higher probability to send data packets than Station A(11g).

  • Page 58: Station Control

    Vigor router. Enable Check the box to enable the station control function. Connection Time / Use the drop down list to choose the duration for the wireless client connecting /reconnecting to Vigor router. Or, VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 59: Roaming

    When the link rate of wireless station is too low or the signal Roaming Parameters received by the wireless station is too worse, VigorAP 710 will automatically detect (based on the link rate and RSSI requirement) and cut off the network connection for that wireless station to assist it to connect another Wireless AP to get better VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 60 Minimum Basic Rate – Check the box to use the drop down list to specify a basic rate (Mbps). When the link rate of the wireless station is below such value, VigorAP 710 will terminate the network connection for that wireless station.

  • Page 61: Station List

    Click this button to add current typed MAC address into Access Control. General Display general information (e.g., MAC Address, SSID, Auth, Encrypt, TX/RX Rate) for the station. Advanced Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the station. Control VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 62 Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations. Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 63: Wireless Lan Settings For Ap Bridge-Point To Point/Ap Bridge-Point To Multi-Point Mode

    Point-to Multi-Point Mode allows VigorAP 710 to connect up to four VigorAP 710s which uses the same mode. All wired Ethernet clients of every VigorAP 710 will be connected together. By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the Phy mode, security, Tx Burst and choose proper mode.
  • Page 64 Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type the key number if required. Peer MAC Address Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP 710 connects to. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 65: Advanced Setting

    Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function. Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for TxBURST on the tab of Option). VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 66 Antenna VigorAP 710 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.

  • Page 67: Ap Discovery

    This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP which is in the same channel of VigorAP 710 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all the connected APs.

  • Page 68: Wds Ap Status

    AP will be added and be shown on WDS settings page. VigorAP 710 can display the status such as MAC address, physical mode, power save and bandwidth for the working AP connected with WDS. Click Refresh to get the newest information.

  • Page 69: Wireless Lan Settings For Ap Bridge-Wds Mode

    Roaming and Station List. By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the Phy mode, security, Tx Burst and choose proper mode. Please refer to the following figure for more information. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 70 Internet through Vigor device. The number you can set is from 3 to 64. Mode At present, VigorAP 710 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode.
  • Page 71 VigorAP 710 while site surveying. The system allows you to set three sets of SSID for different usage. SSID Set a name for VigorAP 710 to be identified. Default setting is DrayTek. Isolate LAN Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the same SSID not accessing for wired PC in LAN.
  • Page 72 Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Peer MAC Address Four peer MAC addresses are allowed to be entered in this page at one time. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 73: Security

    Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK. The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 74 WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 710 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual authentication. It enables centralized remote access authentication for network management. The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio...
  • Page 75 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 710 which is used Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for wireless security.

  • Page 76: Access Control

    Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 710. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.

  • Page 77: Wps

    VigorAP 710 will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients about two minutes. The WPS LED on VigorAP 710 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to...

  • Page 78: Advanced Setting

    Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function. Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for TxBURST on the tab of Option). VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 79 Antenna VigorAP 710 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.

  • Page 80: Ap Discovery

    This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP which is in the same channel of VigorAP 710 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all the connected APs.
  • Page 81 MAC address or SSID for the AP. Here is the place that you can type the SSID of the AP. Click Add. Later, the MAC address of the AP will be added and be shown on WDS settings page. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 82: Wds Ap Status

    VigorAP 710 can display the status such as MAC address, physical mode, power save and bandwidth for the working AP connected with WDS. Click Refresh to get the newest information. WMM is an abbreviation of Wi-Fi Multimedia. It defines the priority levels for four access categories derived from 802.1d (prioritization tabs).
  • Page 83 “Check” the box means the AP router will not answer any response request for the transmitting packets. It will have better performance with lower reliability. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 84: Bandwidth Management

    When Auto Adjustment is checked, the value defined here will be treated as the total bandwidth shared by all of the wireless Limit stations with the same SSID for data downloading. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 85: Airtime Fairness

    Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit data packets through VigorAP 710. Although they have equal probability to access the wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet.
  • Page 86 Airtime Fairness – Click the link to display the following screen of airtime fairness note. Triggering Client Number –Airtime Fairness function is applied only when active station number achieves this number. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 87: Station Control

    /reconnecting to Vigor router. Or, type the duration manually when you choose User defined. Display All Station All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 88: Roaming

    When the link rate of wireless station is too low or the signal Roaming Parameters received by the wireless station is too worse, VigorAP 710 will automatically detect (based on the link rate and RSSI requirement) and cut off the network connection for that wireless station to assist it to connect another Wireless AP to get better signal.

  • Page 89: Station List

    VigorAP 710, VigorAP 710 will terminate the network connection for that wireless station. Later, the wireless station can connect to the adjacent AP (with better RSSI).  With Adjacent AP RSSI over – Specify a value as a threshold.
  • Page 90 Advanced Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the station. Control Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations. Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 91: Wireless Lan Settings For Universal Repeater Mode

    By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the SSID and the wireless channel. Please refer to the following figure for more information. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 92 Internet through Vigor device. The number you can set is from 3 to 64. Mode At present, VigorAP 710 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode.

  • Page 93: Security

    SSID Set a name for VigorAP 710 to be identified. Default setting is DrayTek. Isolate LAN Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the same SSID not accessing for wired PC in LAN. Isolate Member Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the same SSID not accessing for each other.
  • Page 94 Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 710 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual authentication. It enables centralized remote access authentication for network management.
  • Page 95 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 710 which is used Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for wireless security.

  • Page 96: Access Control

    Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 710. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.

  • Page 97: Wps

    Click Start PBC to invoke Push-Button style WPS setup Button procedure. VigorAP 710 will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients about two minutes. The WPS LED on VigorAP 710 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 98: Advanced Setting

    Type the PIN code specified in wireless client you wish to PinCode connect, and click Start PIN button. The WLAN LED on VigorAP 710 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to setup WPS within two minutes).
  • Page 99 Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for TxBURST on the tab of Option). Antenna VigorAP 710 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R.

  • Page 100: Ap Discovery

    This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP which is in the same channel of VigorAP 710 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all the connected APs.
  • Page 101 SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 710. BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 710. RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication.

  • Page 102: Universal Repeater

    WDS and normal AP mode. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description SSID Set the name of access point that VigorAP 710 wants to connect to. MAC Address Type the MAC address of access point that VigorAP 710 wants (Optional) to connect to.
  • Page 103 Static IP – The wireless station shall specify a static IP for connecting to Internet via Vigor router. Router Name Type a name for the router as identification. Simply use the default name. IP Address This setting is available when Static IP is selected as Connection Type. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 104: Wmm Configuration

    WMM accessing categories. For the service of voice or video image, please set small value for AC_VI and AC_VO categories For the service of e-mail or web browsing, please set large value for AC_BE and AC_BK categories. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 105: Bandwidth Management

    After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. The downstream or upstream from FTP, HTTP or some P2P applications will occupy large of bandwidth and affect the applications for other programs. Please use Bandwidth Management to make the bandwidth usage more efficient. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 106: Airtime Fairness

    Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit data packets through VigorAP 710. Although they have equal probability to access the wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet.
  • Page 107 To improve this problem, Airtime Fairness is added for VigorAP 710. Airtime Fairness function tries to assign similar airtime to each station (A/B) by controlling TX traffic. In the following figure, Station B(11n) has higher probability to send data packets than Station A(11g).

  • Page 108: Station Control

    Note: Up to 300 Wireless Station records are supported by VigorAP. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description SSID Display the SSID that the wireless station will use it to connect with Vigor router. Enable Check the box to enable the station control function. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 109 Display All Station All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List. After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 110: Roaming

    When the link rate of wireless station is too low or the signal Roaming Parameters received by the wireless station is too worse, VigorAP 710 will automatically detect (based on the link rate and RSSI requirement) and cut off the network connection for that wireless station to assist it to connect another Wireless AP to get better signal.

  • Page 111: Station List

    Item Description MAC Address Display the MAC Address for the connecting client. SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to. Auth Display the authentication that the wireless client uses for connection with such AP. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 112 Advanced Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the station. Control Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations. Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 113: Radius Setting

    VigorAP 710 offers a built-in RADIUS server to authenticate the wireless client that tries to connect to VigorAP 710. The AP can accept the wireless connection authentication requested by wireless clients. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable RADIUS Check it to enable the internal RADIUS server.

  • Page 114: Certificate Management

    710 as its external RADUIS server. Client IP – Type the IP address for the user to be authenticated by VigorAP 710 when the user tries to use VigorAP 710 as the external RADIUS server. Secret Key – Type the password for the user to be authenticated by VigorAP 710 while the user tries to use VigorAP 710 as the external RADIUS server.
  • Page 115 HTTPS. Type in all the information that the window request such as certifcate name (used for identifying different certificate), and relational settings for subject name. Then click OK. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 116: Applications

    The clock will reset once if you power down or reset the router. There is another way to set up time. You can inquiry an NTP server (a time server) on the Internet to synchronize the router’s clock. This method can only be applied when the WAN connection has been built VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 117 When Wi-Fi UP or Wi-Fi DOWN is selected as Action, you can check the Radio or SSID 2~4 boxes to setup the network based on the schedule profile. Note: When Radio is selected, SSID2, SSID3 and SSID4 are VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 118: Apple Ios Keep Alive

    To keep the wireless connection (via Wi-Fi) on iOS device in alive, VigorAP 710 will send the UDP packets with 5353 port to the specific IP every five seconds.

  • Page 119: Wi-Fi Auto On/Off

    Such page displays mobile device(s) detected by VigorAP Detected device(s) with Policy – Pass can access into the wireless LAN offered by VigorAP. Detected device(s) with Policy – Block are not allowed to access into Internet via VigorAP’s WLAN. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 120 Once you check/uncheck the box of Enable Mobile Device Management and click OK, VigorAP will reboot automatically to activate MDM. At present, OS (for mobile device) categories supported by VigorAP include:  Windows  Linux   Andorid  WindowsPhone  BlackBerry  Symbian. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 121: Policy

    Block Unknown Connections recognized by Vigor router) will be blocked and terminated. WiFi(2.4GHz) Specify the SSID(s) to apply such policy. After finished the policy selection, click OK. VigorAP will reboot to activate the new policy automatically. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 122: Statistics

    The number of detected devices and the number of device(s) passed/blocked according to the policy specified in Mobile Device Management>>Policy can be illustrated as doughnut chart. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 123: System Maintenance

    Display the firmware version of the modem. Firmware Version Build Date/Time Display the date and time of the current firmware build. System Uptime Display the period that such device connects to Internet. Operation Mode Display the operation mode that the device used. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

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    Display the channel that the station used for connecting with such device. This device supports TR-069 standard. It is very convenient for an administrator to manage a Auto Configuration Server, e.g., TR-069 device through an VigorACS SI. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 125 CPE is able to communicate with VigorACS SI server. Event Code – Use the drop down menu to specify an event to perform the test. Last Inform Response Time – Display the time that VigorACS VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 126 Gateway. Please type a number as the maximum period. A value of “-1” indicates that no maximum period is specified. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 127: Administrator Password

    The system will display the password strength (represented with the word of weak, medium or strong) of the password specified above. When you click OK, the login window will appear. Please use the new password to access into the web user interface again. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 128: Configuration Backup

    Click Backup button to get into the following dialog. Click Save button to open another dialog for saving configuration as a file. In Save As dialog, the default filename is config.cfg. You could give it another name by yourself. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 129 Click Browse button to choose the correct configuration file for uploading to the modem. Click Restore button and wait for few seconds, the system will tell you that the restoration procedure is successful. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 130: Syslog/Mail Alert

    Enable E-mail Alert - Check the box to send alert message to the e-mail box while the router detecting the item(s) you specify here. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 131: Time And Date

    Use Default – Click it to choose the default NTP server. Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the daylight saving. Such feature is available for certain area. Select a time interval for updating from the NTP server. NTP synchronization Click OK to save these settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 132: Snmp

    Choose one of the encryption methods listed below as the Auth Algorithm authentication algorithm. Auth Password Type a password for authentication. The maximum length of the text is limited to 23 characters. Click OK to save these settings. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 133: Management

    If you want to reboot the modem using the current configuration, check Using current configuration and click OK. To reset the modem settings to default values, check Using factory default configuration and click OK. The modem will take 5 seconds to reboot the system. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 134: Firmware Upgrade

    (or local DrayTek's web site) and FTP site is ftp.draytek.com. Click System Maintenance>> Firmware Upgrade to launch the Firmware Upgrade Utility. Click Browse to locate the newest firmware from your hard disk and click Upgrade. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 135: Diagnostics

    Diagnostic Tools provide a useful way to view or diagnose the status of your VigorAP 710. At present, only System Log is offered. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 136: Speed Test

    Click Traffic Graph to open the web page. Choose one of the managed Access Points, LAN-A or LAN-B, daily or weekly for viewing data transmission chart. Click Refresh to renew the graph at any time. The horizontal axis represents time; the vertical axis represents the transmission rate (in kbps). VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 137: Data Flow Monitor

    This page displays general information for the client connecting to VigorAP 710. Such page is used for debug by RD only. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 138: Station Statistics

    Such page is used for debug or for the user to observe network traffic and network quality. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Show Chart Choose one of the items to display the statistics chart for wireless stations. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 139 VigorAP 710. Visiting Time - Choose it to have the statistics of the wireless stations which is visiting VigorAP 710. Click this button to get analysis pie chart for daily connected Daily Connected Number Analysis / wireless stations / daily visiting wireless station.

  • Page 140: Interference Monitor

    Also, channel status can be seen easily from this page. This page displays the utilization and energy result for all channels based on 2.4G. Click Refresh to get the newly update interference situation. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 141: Station Airtime

    This page displays the operation status for 2.4GHz wireless stations within 30 minutes. This page displays the data traffic (receiving/transmitting) status for 2.4GHz wireless stations within 30 minutes with a run chart. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 142: Station Link Speed

    This page displays the link rate status for 2.4GHz/5GHz wireless stations within one hour with a run chart. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 143: Support Area

    When you click the menu item under Support Area, you will be guided to visit www.draytek.com and open the corresponding pages directly. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
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  • Page 145: Trouble Shooting

    Power on the modem. Make sure the POWER LED, ACT LED and SSID LED are bright. If not, it means that there is something wrong with the hardware status. Simply back to “1.3 Hardware Installation” to execute the hardware installation again. And then, try again. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 146 Open All Programs>>Getting Started>>Control Panel. Click Network and Sharing Center. In the following window, click Change adapter settings. Icons of network connection will be shown on the window. Right-click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 147 Finally, click OK. Double click on the current used Mac Os on the desktop. Open the Application folder and get into Network. On the Network screen, select Using DHCP from the drop down list of Configure IPv4. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
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  • Page 149: Pinging The Modem From Your Computer

    Open the Application folder and get into Utilities. Double click Terminal. The Terminal window will appear. Type ping 192.168.1.2 and press [Enter]. If the link is OK, the line of “64 bytes from 192.168.1.2: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=xxxx ms” will appear. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 150: Backing To Factory Default Setting If Necessary

    While the modem is running, press the Factory Reset button and hold for more than 5 seconds. When you see the ACT LED blinks rapidly, please release the button. Then, the modem will restart with the default configuration. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...

  • Page 151: Contacting Draytek

    If the modem still cannot work correctly after trying many efforts, please contact DrayTek or your dealer for further help right away. For any questions, please feel free to send e-mail to support@draytek.com. VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
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  • Page 153: Index

    Backup the Configuration, 114 Fast Roaming, 49, 77, 99 Bandwidth Limit, 14, 18 Firmware Upgrade, 119 Bandwidth Management, 44, 72, 93 Force Overload Disassociation, 28 Black List, 28 Fragment Length, 41, 55, 67, 87 Blocked MAC address filter, 64 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 154 Mode, 33, 35, 53, 59, 61, 80, 81 Restore, 39, 102 Ｎ Restore Configuration, 115 Roaming, 48, 76, 98 Network Configuration, 5 RSSI, 48, 98 NTP, 104 RTS Threshold, 41, 55, 67, 87 NTP Client, 117 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
  • Page 155 WPA/PSK, 35 System Status, 110 WPA2/802.1x, 35 Ｔ WPS, 39, 65, 85 Telnet Server, 118 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), 30 Time and Date, 117 WPS Auth Mode, 39, 65 Time Zone, 117 WPS Encrypt Type, 65 VigorAP 710 User’s Guide...
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