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Page 1: Wireless Access Point
ABLELink® AW5300 Wireless Access Point User’s Manual Version 1.3 Last Update: February 6, 2009 TEL: 886-3-5508137 FAX: 886-3-5508131 http://www.atop.com.tw... - Page 2 Version 1.3 Important Announcement The information contained in this document is the property of Atop Technologies, Inc. and is supplied for the sole purpose of operation and maintenance of Atop products. No part of this publication is to be used...
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Page 3: Fcc Warning
UL Notice for Power supplier The series of AW5300 products are intended to be supplied by a Listed Power Unit marked with “LPS”, “Limited Power Source” or “Class 2” and output rate 9~48VDC, 1.0 A minimum, or use the recommended power supply listed in “Optional Accessories”. -
Page 4: Table Of Contents
........................2-2 IRST NSTALLATION 2.3.1. Web Configuration Overview ....................2-3 2.3.2. Guide to Select AW5300 Operation Mode ................2-4 Regular AP Mode..........................2-4 Regular AP Gateway Mode ......................2-4 Wireless Bridge Mode ........................2-5 Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode ...................... 2-5 Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode .................. - Page 5 4.9.4. Traffic Log & Statistics ......................4-18 4.9.5. DHCP Status ........................... 4-19 4.10. R ..................4-19 EBOOT AND ESTORE EFAULT ETTINGS CHAPTER 5. SPECIFICATIONS ....................... 5-1 ........................5-1 ARDWARE PECIFICATIONS ........................5-1 OFTWARE PECIFICATIONS Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved...
- Page 6 AW5300 Wireless Access Point Table of Contents ............................5-2 INDICATORS WARRANTY POLICY ..........................5-3 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved...
- Page 7 Figure 2-6 Sample Topology of AW5300 in Wireless Bridge Mode ..........2-5 Figure 2-7 Sample Topology of AW5300 in Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode ......2-6 Figure 2-8 Sample Topology of AW5300 in Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode....2-6 Figure 2-9 Sample Topology of AW5300 using dynamic WDS connection .........
- Page 8 Figure 4-26 WDS Table shows the status of the WDS interface ..........4-18 Figure 4-27 Traffic Log and Network Statistics ................4-18 Figure 4-28 DHCP Status Snapshots ..................4-19 Figure 4-29 Reboot and Restore Default Settings..............4-19 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved...
- Page 9 AW5300 Wireless Access Point Table of Tables Table of Tables Table 2-1 Factory Default Settings....................2-8 Table 4-1 Summary of Security Modes in Wireless Security Settings ......... 4-4 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved...
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Page 10: Chapter 1. Introduction
AW5300 Wireless Access Point Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction Product Overview Special Features Fast Handoff Smart Routing Wireless Client Isolation Features Ordering information Optional Accessories Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 11: P Roduct O Verview
Server and connect the SW5001 to AW5300 Wireless Access Point device. This setting can connect serial devices to a local area network or a backbone network as shown in Figure 1-1. The AW5300 Wireless Access Point provides several functionalities to support the mobile and wireless networking. -
Page 12: Features
It provides more network security, preventing possible data flooding due to virus, worm or spam. 1.3. Features The AW5300 Wireless Access Point includes several features as follow. IEEE 802.11b/g 54Mbps wireless network Smart Routing... -
Page 13: Optional Accessories
AC100~240V/DC12V, EU plug HG055 5.5dBi antenna, SMA (R) Female connector with 180cm cable 11dBi antenna, SMA (R) Female connector with 60cm cable HG110 HG110-C600N N-male to N -female connector with 600cm cable Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 14: Chapter 2 Getting Started
Getting Started Inside the Package Front & Rear Panels First Time Installation Web Configuration Overview Guide to Select AW5300 Operation Mode Regular AP Mode Regular AP Gateway Mode Wireless Bridge Mode Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode... -
Page 15: I Nside The P Ackage
• Install the antenna to the SMA Antenna Connector • Place AW5300 in a desired location and connect it to LAN via Ethernet cable with RJ45 connector. • Plug in AW5300 to DC-9-48V power source (with power jack or 3-pin terminal bock connector). -
Page 16: Web Configuration Overview
Chapter 2 Getting Started • Connect your computer to the LAN. The default configuration of AW5300 is set to regular AP mode with fixed IP address of 10.0.50.200 with the default gateway of 10.0.50.1. Access the web configuration of AW5300 at http://10.0.50.200. Refer to the next section for further setting. -
Page 17: Guide To Select Aw5300 Operation Mode
Regular AP Mode In the regular access point mode, AW5300 acts as a wireless access point that connects any wireless clients to a wired or Ethernet network on its LAN interface. It acts as a bridge between wireless and Ethernet interface. -
Page 18: Wireless Bridge Mode
Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Mode In this mode, AW5300 acts as a wireless access point and also a wireless bridge. It connects wireless clients and wired clients on its LAN interface and joins them with the network of its coupling AW5300 devices through WDS connection. -
Page 19: Wireless Wds Hybrid Ap Gateway Mode
Wireless WDS Hybrid AP Gateway Mode In this mode, AW5300 acts as a wireless gateway that creates a private network of its wired and wireless clients and forward traffics to the networks of its WDS coupling AW5300 devices. All wired and wireless clients are hidden behind the AP. -
Page 20: Factory Default Settings
AW5300 devices per configuration. In WDS dynamic mode, the device allows any AW5300 devices to connect to it as long as they can provide accurate security WDS key. The device supports up to four concurrent couplings at a time. The WDS connection will be disconnected after 10 seconds of idle connection. - Page 21 System Location Location SNMP Service Disable Read Community public Write Community private SNMP Trap Server 0.0.0.0 E-mail Settings Sender (Blank) Receiver (Blank) SMTP Server (Blank) Authentication Disable User name (Blank) Password (Blank) Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved...
- Page 22 One may press the “Reset” button on the front panel with a paper clip for 5 seconds to restore the device to the factory default settings. You can also restart the device or restore the device to the factory default settings using Web Console Configuration. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved...
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Page 23: Chapter 3 Basic Configuration
Regular AP Mode Configuration Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration Changing Administrator and User Password Upgrading Firmware Restore to Factory Default Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 24: Figure 3-1 Authentication Dialog For Administrator Login
Section 2.3.2 and click on “Save Settings” to go to the next step. Figure 3-2 Device Operation Mode Setting Page Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 25: Wireless Network Configuration
The Fast-Handoff should be enabled when you want to reduce the hand-off time of wireless client devices. This feature is only available to Atop Wireless products. The combination of Atop AW5300 and SW500x products will reduce the handoff-time which typically takes 1-4 seconds to 0.5 second when the security is off. -
Page 26: Network Address Configuration
Password input in WEP table. Four entries are allowed. Wireless clients can use any of these passwords by specifying corresponding key index in their wireless configuration. The selected key index is used by default when the AW5300 communicates to its wireless clients. WPA-PSK WPA-PSK... -
Page 27: Network Address Settings For Regular Access Point Mode
The typical IP Address and Subnet Mask of the private network are shown in the figure. Figure 3-6 Network Setting on LAN and WLAN Interface for Regular AP Gateway mode Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 28: Network Address Settings For Wireless Bridge Mode
WLAN interface. In this mode, you need to specify the IP Address of this device as a router to other wireless clients in the private network. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 29: Configuration Flow Guide
“IP Address”, current and click “Save click “Save functions as “Subnet Mask” configurations. Settings”. Settings”. you wish, and and “Default click “Save Gateway” Settings”. according to your network configuration. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 30: Figure 3-10 Regular Ap Mode Configuration: Step 1
AW5300 Wireless Access Point Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Figure 3-10 Regular AP Mode Configuration: Step 1 Figure 3-11 Regular AP Mode Configuration: Step 2 Figure 3-12 Regular AP Mode Configuration: Step 3 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 31: Regular Ap Gateway Mode Configuration
“Subnet Mask” configuration. and click “Save Settings”. you wish, and and “Default Settings”. click “Save Gateway” Settings”. according to your network configuration. Figure 3-14 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 1 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 32: Figure 3-15 Regular Ap Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 2
Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Figure 3-15 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 2 Figure 3-16 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 3 Figure 3-17 Regular AP Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 4 and 5 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-10... -
Page 33: Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration
This should be similar to that of the peer WDS. Click “Save Settings”. Figure 3-18 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 1 Figure 3-19 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 2 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-11... -
Page 34: Figure 3-20 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 3
Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Figure 3-20 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 3 Figure 3-21 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 4 Figure 3-22 Wireless Bridge Mode Configuration: Step 5 and 6 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-12... -
Page 35: Wds Hybrid Mode Configuration
“Save “Default Settings”. click “Save channel. Settings”. Gateway”. Settings”. This should be similar to that of a peer WDS. Click “Save Settings”. Figure 3-23 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 1 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-13... -
Page 36: Figure 3-24 Wds Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 2
AW5300 Wireless Access Point Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Figure 3-24 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 2 Figure 3-25 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 3 Figure 3-26 WDS Hybrid Mode Configuration: Step 4 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-14... -
Page 37: Wds Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration
“Subnet Mask” and and “Gateway” of current configurations. “Save Settings”. “Default Gateway” of WDS1-WDS4 network your network and click interface (optional). “Save Settings”. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-15... -
Page 38: Figure 3-28 Wds Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 1
Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Figure 3-28 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 1 Figure 3-29 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 2 and 3 Figure 3-30 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 4 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-16... -
Page 39: Figure 3-31 Wds Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 5
Chapter 3 Basic Configuration Figure 3-31 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 5 Figure 3-32 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 6 Figure 3-33 WDS Hybrid Gateway Mode Configuration: Step 7 and 8 Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-17... -
Page 40: Changing Administrator And User Password
The firmware upgrading process should take about 1 minute. For some parameters, you may need to reconfigure them again after the firmware upgrade. Figure 3-35 Firmware upgrade in System Setup Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-18... -
Page 41: Restore To Factory Default
To do such that, tick the “Reset” and click “Reboot” to reboot your device with a factory default setting as shown in Figure 3-37. Figure 3-37 Reboot device or reset the device to factory default settings. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 3-19... -
Page 42: Chapter 4. Web Console Configuration
User & Password Settings, Date/Time Settings, Alert Event, Firmware Upgrade, Configuration Backup & Restore System Status Site Monitor, Mobile Table, WDS Table, Traffic Log & Statistics, DHCP Status Reboot and Restore Default Settings Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 43: O Verview I Nformation
AW5300 Wireless Access Point Chapter 4 Web Console Configuration Chapter 4. Web Console Configuration In this chapter, we explain AW5300 Wireless Access Point device configuration for all functionalities using a Web Browser in the following sections. 4.1. Overview Information Once the Username and Password are correctly entered, the Overview Web Page is shown as follows. -
Page 44: Figure 4-2 The Basic Settings Of Wireless Network Configuration
By enabling this mode, the delay of the handoff process is reduced. The Fast-Handoff mode will only operate on the devices in AW5300 Series. The Fast-Handoff mode is not supported in Wireless Bridge operation mode. -
Page 45: Security Settings
It is part of the newest wireless security protocol known as WPA2 or IEEE 802.11i. It is strongly recommended to use AES encryption if your wireless devices support it. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 46: Wds Settings (For Wireless Bridge And Wds Hybrid Modes Only)
4 WDS systems by entering their MAC addresses in the configuration. The security of the connection is provided according to security standards as previously explained. Figure 4-5 The Wireless Settings of WDS Hybrid Operation Mode Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 47: Advanced Settings
DNS will be utilized. The DNS servers’ IP addresses will be assigned automatically if you enable “Obtain IP address automatically” (from DHCP server). Otherwise, you need to contact your network administrator for DNS server address. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 48: Wlan Interface
DHCP function to obtain an IP Address automatically. The WDS network can connect up to 4 routers. At least one of the routers is needed to be set as Default Gateway. Figure 4-8 The WDS Interface settings of Network Settings Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 49: Snmp Settings
Email Server. First, you fill in the IP address of a Mail Server in your local network. If the Mail Server needs a user authentication, you need to enable “SMTP server authentication required”, and fill in Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 50: Dhcp Server
“Host Name”, the IP Address that you want to be assigned, and the MAC address of the mobile client. Figure 4-11 DHCP Server Settings Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 51: Firewall & Filtering
To set up the “Wireless MAC Filtering”, enabling the “Only allow MAC address” or “Only deny MAC address”, and filling in the desired MAC address of any wireless station to allow or to deny packets, respectively. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 4-10... -
Page 52: Ethernet Type Filtering
To set up an Ethernet Type Filter, you may fill in “0x” followed by a four-digit hexadecimal number, e.g. 0xF0F0 to filter NETBUI type message or 0x8035 to filter RARP type message. Figure 4-14 Ethernet Type Filtering Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 4-11... -
Page 53: Ip Filtering
TCP, UDP or both. Then, you select the Interface you want this filter to be applied. The enable or disable each filter, you can check or uncheck the mark in front of the line of the filter. Figure 4-16 TCP/UDP Port Type Filtering Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 4-12... -
Page 54: Wireless Client Isolation
AW5300 Wireless Access Point acts as the wireless access point. This feature is only available in our AW5300 Wireless Access Point. It offers three modes for operations according to operator need. -
Page 55: Date/Time Settings
Time Zone of the device. Figure 4-19 Date and Time Settings 4.8.3. Alert Event There are five events that the device is triggered: • Cold Start (The case of power interruption) Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 4-14... -
Page 56: Firmware Upgrade
After clicking the “Upload” button, the progression of the uploading is shown as shown in Figure 4-22. Please wait until the uploading process is finished. Once, the upload is successful; the device will restart by itself. The upgrading process should take around 1 minute. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 4-15... -
Page 57: Configuration Backup & Restore
To restore the configuration backup, click “Browse” to locate the backup file, and then click “Upload” to upload the configuration backup file to the device. Once, the backup file is successfully uploaded; the device will restart. Figure 4-23 Configuration Backup & Restore Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 4-16... -
Page 58: System Status
When the device is working in Wireless Bridge mode or Hybrid WDS mode, the administrator can monitor the other wireless networks using WDS interfaces connected with this device using “WDS Table” menu. Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 59: Traffic Log & Statistics
“Refresh Rate” of the traffic log viewing. The default is 30 seconds. The high refresh rate would increase the CPU load of the device. Figure 4-27 Traffic Log and Network Statistics Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 4-18... -
Page 60: Dhcp Status
To do such that, you check “Reset” and then click “Reboot” to restart the device with a factory default settings. Figure 4-29 Reboot and Restore Default Settings Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved 4-19... -
Page 61: Chapter 5. Specifications
Firewall & Packet Filtering, Configuration Web-based management Client OS Support Windows 95/98/2000/ME/NT/XP, UNIX and Macintosh Interface Antenna : 4 dBi antenna, 5.5 dBi antenna (optional) Wireless Security AP-STA: OPEN/WEP/WPA/WPA2/RADIUS WDS: OPEN/WEP/TKIP/CCMP(AES) Encryption Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... -
Page 62: Led Indicators
WDS Hybrid, and WDS Hybrid Gateway. To identify the device operating mode, two LEDs, AP and WDS, are used as shown in the following table. Operation Regular Regular Wireless Mode Bridge Hybrid Hybrid Gateway Gateway Copyright © 2008 Atop Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved... - Page 63 AW5300 Wireless Access Point Warranty Policy Warranty Conditions Products supplied by Atop Technologies are covered in this warranty for sub-standard performance or defective workmanship. The warranty is not, however, extended to goods damaged in the following circumstances: Excessive forces or impacts...
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