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AirLive WL-5430AP User Manual

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  • Page 1 AirLive WL-5430AP Wireless Access Point User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 This document is the user’s manual for the OvisLink AirLive WL-5430AP. 1. Quick Start The default IP address of the AirLive WL-5430AP is 192.168.0.10. The login is “admin” and password is “ovislink”. 1. Connect an antenna to the SMA connector closer to the LEDs. Note that there are two SMA connectors on the board.
  • Page 3 Internet through the AP which is connected to an Ethernet cable in the room (see Figure The AirLive WL-5430AP acts only as a ISO Layer 2 bridge and does not act as a DHCP server. Therefore, it does not supply dynamic IP addresses and relies instead on the network to supply them.
  • Page 4 A repeater is placed between an AP and a client to extend the distance between the two WLAN devices.Functioning as a repeater, the AirLive WL-5430AP connects to both a client card as an AP and to another AP. Two repeater modes are available in the All-into-1: •...
  • Page 5 AirLive WL-5430AP Repeaters in Parent/Child configurations with other Repeaters. 3.1.2.2 Universal Repeaters When configured as a Universal Repeater, the AirLive WL-5430AP allows connectivity to APs that are not equipped with WDS. Figure 4 shows an example of a WDS Repeater network.
  • Page 6 5. The two AirLive WL-5430AP devices operating in P2P Mode do not allow client associations. To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP devices to establish a P2P wireless bridge, ensure the following: 1. Enter the MAC address of P2P-2 device in the P2P MAC address field in the P2P-1 device.
  • Page 7 Figure 6. The root AirLive WL-5430AP device (LAN1) operates in PMP Mode, while the other AirLive WL-5430AP devices (LAN2, LAN3) must operate in P2P Mode. When operating in PMP Mode, the AirLive WL-5430AP device does not allow client associations.
  • Page 8 3.1.5 Client Mode When set to Client Mode, the AirLive WL-5430AP device associates with an AP within its range. Figure 7 shows the Client Mode AirLive WL-5430AP operating as a wireless client in infrastructure mode. Figure 8 shows the Client Mode AirLive WL-5430AP joined with another Client Mode AirLive WL-5430AP device in an Ad-Hoc network.
  • Page 9 4. Wireless Security Support The AirLive WL-5430AP supports wireless encryption as shown in Table1. Table 1: Wireless Security WPA/WPA2 Mode WPA-PSK WPA2 Mixed Repeater (WDS) Repeater (Universal) Client (Infrastructure) Client (Ad-Hoc)
  • Page 10 5. Mode Selection The first step in using the AirLive WL-5430AP is selecting the operating mode. The default operating mode is AP Mode. To view the web page for the device, open a web browser and enter 192.168.0.10 (default IP address of the device) as the URL.
  • Page 11 6. AP Setup 6.1 Basic Setup To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in AP Mode, select AP from the Mode page (Figure allow the board to reboot, and click the AP: Setup button. Figure 10 Table 2 show the basic AP Mode setup options.
  • Page 12 Table 2: Field Description Mode Selects 802.11g/b mode: 802.11g only, 802.11b only, or Mixed SSID Wireless Network Name When AutoLink is enabled, the configuration utility automatically patches the MAC Address to the SSID. This enables the client card AutoLink to generate a profile of the AP connected to with AutoLink. To change the SSID, uncheck the AutoLink radio button and change the SSID.
  • Page 13 Figure 11: WEP Configuration The following tables describe the security setup options in more detail. Table 3: AP Mode — WEP Configuration Field Description Authentication Type Choose Open or Shared Key WEP Length Select WEP encryption key length: 64 bits or 128 bits. Mode Selects the WEP key format, ASCII or Hex Passphrase...
  • Page 14 Figure 11: WPA Configuration Table 4: AP Mode — WPA Configuration Field Description WPA Data Select AES or TKIP. Encryption Authentication Select Pre-Shared Key (PSK) or 802.1X. Method WPA key provided by the user. Passphrase Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field Group Re-Key Group Re-Key interval (seconds) Time...
  • Page 15 Figure 12: WPA2 Configuration Table 5: AP Mode — WPA2 Configuration Field Description WPA2 Data Select AES. Encryption Authentication Select Pre-Shared Key (PSK) or 802.1X. Method WPA2 WPA2 key provided by the user. Passphrase Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field Group Re-Key Group Re-Key interval (seconds) Time...
  • Page 16 Figure 13: WPA/WPA2 Mixed Configuration Table 6: AP Mode — WPA/WPA2 Mixed Configuration Field Description WPA Data Select AES or TKIP. Encryption WPA2 Data Select AES. Encryption Authentication Select Pre-Shared Key (PSK) or 802.1X. Method WPA key provided by the user. Passphrase Click the Clear button to clear the Passphrase field WPA2...
  • Page 17 Access the Advanced Settings page by clicking the Advanced Settings: Setup button from the AP Mode setup page (Figure 10). The Advanced Settings page allows configuration of advanced Radio settings and range extension of the AirLive WL-5430AP in AP Mode by linking it to up to two repeaters. See Figure 14 Table Figure 14: Advanced Settings The following table describes the setup options in detail.
  • Page 18 Repeater MAC MAC address for each Repeater. Up to two Repeaters Address may be connected. 6.3.1 Connect Repeater Up to two Repeaters may be connected. If a Repeater is used with the AP: 1. Go to the Advanced Settings page. 2.
  • Page 19 6.4 Access Filter Click the Access Filter: Setup button from the AP Mode setup page (Figure 10) to access the Access Filter page. The Access Filter page allows the user to configure the AP to allow or deny association to itself based on the MAC address of the client. Up to 32 MAC addresses can be added to the list.
  • Page 20 Table 8: AP Access Filter Settings Field Description MAC filtering Enables/Disables MAC filtering mode Filter Mode Provides the option to allow or deny clients with MAC addresses listed Filter List Up to 32 MAC addresses can be listed. MAC addresses List of MAC addresses to filter...
  • Page 21 7. Repeater Setup To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in Repeater Mode, select Repeater from the Mode page (Figure 9), allow the board to reboot, and click the Repeater: Setup button. Figure 16 Table 9 show the Repeater Mode setup options.
  • Page 22 7.2 Universal Repeater Universal Repeaters allow connectivity to APs that are not equipped with WDS. Figure 17: Universal Repeater Mode Setup Table 9: Repeater Setup Field Description Repeater Type Select WDS Repeater or Universal Repeater. Parent SSID Wireless Network Name of parent Repeater. NOTE: Only applies to Universal Repeater mode.
  • Page 23 SSID Wireless Network Name. Enable/disable the AutoLink feature. When AutoLink is enabled, the configuration utility automatically patches the MAC Address to the SSID. This enables the client card AutoLink to generate a profile of the AP connected to with AutoLink. To change the SSID, uncheck the AutoLink radio button and change the SSID.
  • Page 24 configure advanced Radio settings for the Repeater. Figure 18 and Table 12 detail the options. Figure 18: Repeater Mode — Advanced Table 12: Repeater Advanced Settings Field Description Beacon Interval Beacon interval (in milliseconds) RTS Threshold RTS threshold (Bytes) DTIM Interval DTIM interval Protection Mode Allows user to force 802.11g protection (RTS/CTS) mode off.
  • Page 25 Table 13: Repeater Access Filter Settings Field Description MAC filtering Enables/Disables MAC filtering mode Filter Mode Provides the option either to allow or deny clients with the MAC addresses listed. Filter List Up to 32 MAC addresses can be listed. MAC addresses List of MAC addresses to filter...
  • Page 26 8. Point-to-Point (P2P) Setup 8.1 Basic Setup To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in P2P Mode, select P2P from the Mode page (Figure 9), allow the board to reboot, and click the P2P: Setup button. Figure 19 and Table 14 describe the P2P Mode setup options.
  • Page 27 Security Selects the option to disable security or to use WEP security. If using WEP, click the Setup button to enter the key(s). Advanced Click Setup to configure advanced settings. Settings 8.2 Security Setup To enable security, select WEP from the setup page and click Setup to enter the keys. The following tables describe the security setup options in more detail.
  • Page 28 Table 16: P2P Advanced Settings Field Description RTS Threshold RTS threshold (Bytes) DTIM Interval DTIM interval Protection Mode Allows user to force 802.11g protection (RTS/CTS) mode off. Transmit Rate Selects the transmit rate: Auto or a fixed rate Preamble Type Selects short preamble, long preamble or Auto...
  • Page 29 9. Point-to-Multipoint (PMP) Setup 9.1 Basic Setup To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in PMP Mode, select PMP from the Mode page (Figure 9), allow the board to reboot, and click the PMP: Setup button. Figure 20 and Table 17 describe the PMP Mode setup options.
  • Page 30 Mode Selects 802.11g/b mode: 802.11g only, 802.11b only, or Mixed Channel Selects the channel Security Selects the option to disable security or to use WEP security. If using WEP, click the Setup button to enter the key(s). Advanced Click Setup to configure advanced settings. Settings 9.2 Security Setup To enable security, select WEP from the setup page and click Setup to enter the keys.
  • Page 31 10. Client Mode Setup 10.1 Basic Setup To configure the AirLive WL-5430AP in Client Mode, select Client from the Mode page (Figure 9), allow the board to reboot, and click the Client: Setup button. Figure 21 Table 20 describe the Client Mode setup options.
  • Page 32 Table 20: AP Setup (Continued) Field Description Operation Mode Selects Ad-Hoc or Infrastructure mode Channel Selects the channel (Ad-Hoc network only) Security Selects the option to disable security or to use WEP or WPA security. If using WEP or WPA, click the Setup button to enter the key(s).
  • Page 33 Table 21: Client Mode — Site Survey Field Description Lists the available Access Points and Ad-Hoc networks. SiteSurvey table To select a wireless network to join, click its radio button. Scan Start the Site Survey Scan process. Join Select a wireless network. Click the Join button to associate the client bridge with the selected AP/node or Ad-Hoc network Close...
  • Page 34 11. Status Page The status page reports relevant status information for the device, for both the Ethernet and wireless interfaces. Figure 22: Status Page...
  • Page 35 12. Admin Page The admin page lets you upgrade the device’s firmware or change the password. Figure 23: Admin Pag 12.1 Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware, click the Browse button and select the image file. Click Apply to upgrade. 12.2 Update Password To change the password, enter the new password in the New Password and Reconfirm Password fields and click Apply.
  • Page 36 It is important that before you configure the AirLive WL-5430AP device (regardless of the mode it is in) to Automatic IP, you should know how to determine the AirLive WL-5430AP device’s IP address from the device it is connected to.