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- Page 1 WH-5000A 802.11a/b/g Wireless Outdoor AP User’s Manual AirLive WH-5000A User’s Manual...
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Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity
OvisLink Corp. 5F., NO.6, Lane 130, Min-Chuan Rd., Hsin-Tien City, Taipei County, Taiwan Declare that the product AirGuard Wireless Access Point WH-5000A is in conformity with In accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive and 1999/5 EC-R & TTE Directive Clause Description EN 301 893 v1.2.3... - Page 3 [Portuguese] disposições da Directiva 1999/5/CE. aplicables o exigibles de la Directiva 1999/5/CE. ΜΕ ΤΗΝ ΠΑΡΟΥΣΑ OvisLink Corp. ΔΗΛΩΝΕΙ OvisLink Corp izjavlja, da je ta WH-5000A v skladu z Ελληνική [Greek] ΟΤΙ WH-5000A ΣΥΜΜΟΡΦΩΝΕΤΑΙ ΠΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ Slovensko bistvenimi zahtevami in ostalimi relevantnimi določili ΟΥΣΙΩΔΕΙΣ...
- Page 4 WH-5000A Serials User Guide Copyright © 2007 OvisLink Corp.. All rights reserved. No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or to make any derivative work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from OvisLink Corp..
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
WH-5000A Serials User Guide Content Chapter 1: Introduce ....................... 5 1.1 Introduce ..........................5 1.2 Wireless Access Point Mode (WAP) ...................6 1.3 Wireless Bridging Mode (WDS)..................6 1.4 Wireless Client Mode (STA) ....................7 1.5 Product Features ........................7 1.5.1 Basic Features ......................7 1.5.2 Wireless Features ......................8 1.5.3 Security Features .......................8... - Page 6 WH-5000A Serials User Guide Chapter 5: Wireless Bridge Configuration ..............31 5.1 Select Operation Mode.......................32 5.2 Wireless Bridge – General ....................32 5.3 Wireless Bridge – Radio ....................33 5.4 Wireless Bridge – Encryption ....................34 5.5 Point-to-Point Bridge Setup Guide ..................35 5.6 Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Setup Guide................37 5.7 Repeater Bridge Setup Guide .....................38...
- Page 7 WH-5000A Serials User Guide Chapter 12: Reset and Rest to Factory Default Setting ..........58 Chapter 13: Technical Support ..................59 AirLive WH-5000A User’s Manual...
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Page 8: Chapter 1: Introduce
WH-5000A Serials User Guide Chapter 1: Introduce 1.1 Introduce The AirLive WH-5000A is a Secure IEEE 802.11 a/b/g Wireless LAN device and supports three different operating modes: Wireless Access Point (WAP) Wireless Client (STA), and Wireless Bridge (WDS) The WH-5000A is designed as a high security wireless network device. They are with the following... -
Page 9: Wireless Access Point Mode (Wap)
AirLive WH-5000A to connect wireless communication devices together to create a wireless network. The AirLive WH-5000A is usually connected to a wired network and can relay data between devices on each side. In Wireless Access Point (WAP) mode the WAN interface has to con- nect to a backbone Ethernet switch in order to operate normally. -
Page 10: Wireless Client Mode (Sta)
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 1.4 Wireless Client Mode (STA) The AirLive WH-5000A can operate as a client device that communicates with a wireless access point. It supports 802.11a/b/g bands. Wireless Client mode, interface design backbone network connection. It is the interface for computer connected to it. The following diagram an example of WDS mode network topology. -
Page 11: Wireless Features
1.5.2 Wireless Features WH-5000A Serials User Guide Disable SSID broadcast MAC address filtering (MAC address Authentication) Wireless client information (MAC address, Signal Strength, Transmit rate) list Adjacent AP list Rogue AP detection Load Balancing Layer 2 isolation Support SNMP V1/ V2/ V3... -
Page 12: Radio Characteristic
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 1.6 Radio Characteristic 802.11b Frequency band: American (FCC): 2.412 ~ 2.462GHz (11 channels) Europe (ETSI): 2.412 ~ 2.472GHz (13 channels) Data Rate: 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps Modulation: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying (DBPSK) at 1 Mbps Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (DQPSK) at 2Mbps Complementary Code Keying (CCK) at 5.5 and 11 Mbps... -
Page 13: Led Indicator Definition
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 802.11a Frequency band 5.25 ~ 5.35GHz/5.725 ~ 5.825GHz Note: Frequency band setting will vary according to individual country regulations. Data rate: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36,48, 54 Mbps 72, 96, 108 Mbps (Super A mode) -
Page 14: Appearance
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 1.9 Appearance RJ45 x1 SMA antenna connector x1 Reset Button LED indictor x3 – Power, WAN, WLAN DC IN jack AirLive WH-5000A User’s Manual... -
Page 15: Chapter 2 Start To Configuration
Chapter 2 Start to Configuration The manual deals only and specifically with the single WH-5000A device as a unit. The purpose of this chapter is the description of the device and its identifiable parts so that the user is sufficiently familiar to interact with the physical unit. -
Page 16: Computer's Ip Setting
Plug one end of a CAT5 Ethernet cable to the RJ45 connector of the WH-5000A and the other end to the Ethernet port on your computer. In order to connect properly to the AirLive WH-5000A on the WAN port, the TCP/IP parameters on your laptop/PC must be set to a static IP address. Go to your network connection settings and modify your laptop/PC’s LAN connection TCP/IP properties. - Page 17 WH-5000A Serials User Guide It will be asked for your User Name and Password. The default User Name is "airlive" with the password "airlive" to give full access for setup configuration. The ID and Password are case sensitive. The default ID and Password initially installs and configures the AirLive WH-5000A after which the password should be changed from the default password.
- Page 18 WH-5000A Serials User Guide If the login username and password are correct, the following figure will be showed. The default operation mode is Client mode. You can select Wireless Access Point or Wireless Bridge mode System Configuration – Operation mode to switch to AP or Bridge mode AirLive WH-5000A User’s Manual...
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Page 19: Forget Username, Password And Ip
How can you do if you had changed username, password and IP but you forget it? You can find there is a Reset button at front plane. Press this button over 8 seconds, the unit will go back as factory default setting. The username and password will back to “airlive” and “airlive”, and the IP will be back to 192.168.254.254 and operation mode as Client Mode. -
Page 20: Chapter 3: System Configuration
Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for enter System Configuration -General. This directs you to the System Configuration – General page. This screen lists the software version number for your WH-5000A and allows you to set the Host Name Domain Name as well as establish system date and time. -
Page 21: System Configuration - Operating Mode
Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for System Configuration – Operating Mode. This directs you to the System Configuration – Operating page. Select the radio of Wireless Access Point, Wireless Bridging or Wireless Client to switch WH-5000A to AP, Bridge or Client mode and press Apply button. This screen allows... - Page 22 WH-5000A Serials User Guide Dynamic IP You also can choose “Using DHCP to get an IP address”. By this way, the WH-5000A will get an IP address from DHCP server. Dynamic IP Note: If DHCP is selected, a new IP address would be given to the AirLive WH-5000A unit after clicking Apply.
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Page 23: Chapter 4: Wireless Access Point Configuration
WH-5000A Serials User Guide Chapter 4: Wireless Access Point Configuration This chapter describes the items about set up AP function. Those items are under the Wireless Access Point Configuration menu. If you don’t know how to enter configuration screen, chapter 2 describes how to do it. -
Page 24: Wireless Access Point - General
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 4.2 Wireless Access Point – General Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Wireless Access Point – General. This directs you to the Wireless Access Point – General page. There are five options under Wireless Access Point:... -
Page 25: Wireless Mode
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 4.2.3 Wireless Mode Select the wireless mode from the drop-down list. You can choose 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11g Super, 802.11b/g Mixed, 802.11a or 802.11a Turbo 802.11b: The 802.11b will accommodate legacy system and support 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps data rate. -
Page 26: Channel Number
Yes. Auto When channel number set up as Auto, the WH-5000A will select the optimal channel at boot up 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11b/g Mixed mode There are 11 (13 for ETSI) channel numbers that may be assigned. Because the 802.11b signal bandwidth... - Page 27 802.11a The frequency band of IEEE 802.11a will vary according to individual country regulations. The following picture shows the channel at 5GHz frequency band that WH-5000A supports at 802.11a mode. airlive 802.11a Turbo The following picture shows the channel at 5GHz frequency band that WH-5000A supports at 802.11a Turbo mode.
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Page 28: Tx Power Mode
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 4.2.5 TX Power Mode Power Mode radio power as you wanted. It defaults to Auto, airlive giving the larger range of radio transmission available under normal conditions. option, the AP’s cover range can be limited by... -
Page 29: Wireless Access Point - Security
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 4.3 Wireless Access Point – Security Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Wireless Access Point – Security. This directs you to the Wireless Access Point – Security page. WH-5000A will display default... -
Page 30: 802.11I And Wpa
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 4.3.2 802.11i and WPA WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) was designed to enable use of wireless legacy systems employing while improving security. WPA uses improved data encryption through the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) ensures that the keys haven’t been tampered with. In addition, user authentication is enabled using the Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP). -
Page 31: Mac Address Filtering
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 802.11i (WPA2) The IEEE 802.11i is a new standard that enhances the 802.11 MAC security and authentication by stronger encryption, authentication, and key management. The WPA2 and 802.11i are virtually identical. The WPA2 is the Wi-Fi Alliance base on the IEEE 802.11i and runs a certification program that grants the WPA2 brand based on equipment’s support of the important feature of 802.11i. -
Page 32: Rogue Ap Detection
AP in the network that you want the AP being configured to accept as trusted AP (You may add up to 20 APs). Enter an email address for notification of any rogue or non- trusted APs when WH-5000A find it. You can also select the following filter options. -
Page 33: Publicly Secure Packet Forwarding
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 4.6.2 Publicly Secure Packet Forwarding The Publicly Secure Packet Forwarding selection item is the Layer 2 Isolation function. Layer 2 isolation prevents wireless clients that associate with the same AP from communication with each other. 4.7 DHCP Server If you will be suing DHCP Server function, click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Services Setting –... -
Page 34: Chapter 5: Wireless Bridge Configuration
(BSS) of a standalone AP and to connect two separate LANs without installing my cabling. The WH-5000A model support manual bridge function. The manual bridging function in the WH- 5000A allows you to set a number of alternate bridging configurations. -
Page 35: Select Operation Mode
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 5.1 Select Operation Mode The default operation mode is Client mode. You can select Wireless Access Bridge mode at System Configuration – Operation mode. Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel System Configuration –... -
Page 36: Wireless Bridge - Radio
WH-5000A Serials User Guide Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 802.1d: It should be enabled if there is any possibility that a bridging loop could occur. If you are certain that there is no possibility that a bridging loop will occur, you can disable Spanning Tree Protocol, because the bridge will be more efficient (faster) without it. -
Page 37: Wireless Bridge - Encryption
WH-5000A Serials User Guide Tx Pwr Mode: It is same as AP, support Off, Fix and Auto modes. At Fix mode, there are 5 signal levels you can select (1 being the smallest power level). If you want to prevent any radio frequency transmission, set Tx Pwr Mode to off. -
Page 38: Point-To-Point Bridge Setup Guide
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 5.5 Point-to-Point Bridge Setup Guide A point-to-point link is a direct connection between tow, and only two, locations or nodes. For the two bridges that are to be linked to communicate properly, they have to be set up with compatible commands in setup screens. - Page 39 WH-5000A Serials User Guide Table: Point to Multi Point Configuration table Direction Bridge 1 Bridge 2 Wireless Bridge - General Bridge Mode Manual Bridge Manual Bridge Enable Enable Spanning Tree Protocol (or Disable if no bridging loop) (or Disable if no bridging loop)
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Page 40: Point-To-Multipoint Bridge Setup Guide
A Point-to-Multipoint configuration allows you to set up three or more WH-5000A in bridging mode and accomplish bridging between 3 or more locations wirelessly. Same as Point-to-Point Bridge Setup procedure, you need to set up with compatible commands in setup screens. -
Page 41: Repeater Bridge Setup Guide
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 5.7 Repeater Bridge Setup Guide A repeater setup can be used to extend the wireless signal from one bridge connected to an Ethernet LAN wirelessly so that another bridge can control a wireless LAN at a distance. -
Page 42: Chapter 6: Wireless Access Client Configuration
“Wireless Client” and click Apply button. 2. SSID: This nomenclature of SSID has to be same as the one on the access point which WH-5000A want to link with. The bundle Site Survey function can help you discover the APs in your environment and choose a one to link with. -
Page 43: Wireless Client - Encryption
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 6.2 Wireless Client – Encryption Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Wireless Client – Encryption. This directs you to the Wireless Client – Encryption page. This is used to configure the security for the wireless client. This is an important page to set up to ensure that your client is working correctly. -
Page 44: Shared
That same WEP key must also be set on each wireless clients/AP those are to become part of the wireless network. If the "shared” mode is selected, each wireless device must also be as "shared” mode. 6.2.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK If the AP that WH-5000A client mode will link... -
Page 45: Wpa-Eap-Tls/Wpa2-Eap-Tls
Radius Servers that WH-5000A client mode will link with uses WPA 802.1x or WPA2 802.1x function, you need to select WPA-EAP-TLS or WPA2-EAP-TLS. There are two items, Certificates and Encryption, have to be selected in order to have successful 802.1x authentication. - Page 46 WH-5000A Serials User Guide Client Certificate: The user certificate is generated by a trusted certificate authority (CA). This file should have a der extension. Private Key: A private key is an encryption/decryption key known only to the party or parties that exchange secret messages.
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Page 47: Chapter 7: Service Settings Menu
WH-5000A Serials User Guide Chapter 7: Service Settings Menu This chapter describes the items about Service Setting. If you don’t know how to enter configuration screen, chapter 2 describes how to do it. Please keep in mind that you need click Apply to save all settings. Please keep in mind that you need click Apply to save all settings. -
Page 48: Snmp Agent
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 7.2 SNMP Agent Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Service Setting – SNMP Agent. This directs you to the SNMP Agent page. The SNMP collects and stores management information for use in a network management system. -
Page 49: Chapter 8: User Management Menu
WH-5000A. Administrator: The user of administrator role has most of right to set up WH-5000A; however, they can not set up the encryption function. The WH-5000A default username is airlive (password is airlive) and its role is... -
Page 50: Add New User
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 8.2 Add New User Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for User Management – Add New User. This directs you to this page. User screen allows new Crypto Officer Administrators, assigning and confirming the password for each. -
Page 51: Chapter 9: Monitoring/Reports Menu
9.1 System Status Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Monitor/Reports – System status. This directs you to this page. This screen displays the status of the WH-5000A device and network interface details and the routing table. -
Page 52: Bridging Status
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 9.2 Bridging Status Click entry left hand navigation panel for Monitor/Reports –Bridging Status. This screen displays the Ethernet Port STP status, wireless port STP status, and wireless bridging information. 9.3 Bridge Site Map Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Monitor/Reports – Bridge Site Map. -
Page 53: Wireless Clients
For example, if the AP is on channel 1, it will display APs on channels 1-3. If you select the check box next to any AP shown, the AP will thereafter be accepted by the AirLive WH- 5000A as a trusted AP. - Page 54 WH-5000A Serials User Guide The DHCP client list displays all clients currently connected to the WH-5000A via DHCP server, including their hostnames, IP addresses, and MAC addresses. The DHCP Client list constantly collects entries. To remove entries from the list, check mark the Revoke Entry selection and click Remove to confirm the action.
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Page 55: Chapter 10: Logs
WH-5000A Serials User Guide Chapter 10: Logs This chapter describes the items about Monitor/Reports page. If you don’t know how to enter configuration screen, chapter 2 describes how to do it. There are two logs, system log and web access log, available for viewing and exporting. -
Page 56: Web Access Log
WH-5000A Serials User Guide 10.2 Web Access Log Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for Logs – Web Access Log to enter this page. This screen displays system facility messages with date and time stamp for any actions involving web access. -
Page 57: Chapter 11: System Administration Menu
Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for System Administration – System Upgrade to enter this page. It provides the ability to upload to the WH-5000A device’s firmware as they become available. When a new upgrade file becomes available, you can do a firmware upgrade from the Firmware Upgrade window. -
Page 58: Location Configuration Upgrade
Before downloading the system configuration file to a local computer, the use must enter a passphrase to protect the file. Before the system configuration file can be uploaded onto another WH-5000A, the passphrase must be entered on the remote WH-5000A. -
Page 59: Factory Default
Remote logging allows you to forward the syslog data from each machine to a central remote logging server. In the WH-5000A, this function uses the syslogd daemon. You can find more information about syslogd by searching for “syslogd” in an Internet search engine (such as Google®) to find a versin compatible with your operation system. -
Page 60: Reboot
Click the entry on the left hand navigation panel for System Administration – Reboot to enter this page. The Reboot utility allows you to reboot the WH-5000A without changing any preset functionality. Both Crypto Officer and Administrator roles have access to this function. - Page 61 Chapter 12: Reset and Rest to Factory Default Setting The WH-5000A is with two kind of reset behavior. One is reset system without changing any preset functionality and the other one is reset system to factory default settings that will change any preset functionality.
- Page 62 WH-5000A Serials User Guide Chapter 13: Technical Support Manufacturer’s Statement WH-5000A provided with warranty. desired expected that user open the device. If malfunction is experienced and all external causes are eliminated, the user should return the unit to the manufacturer and replace it with a functioning unit.
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