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Directive 1999/5/EC. postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC. Por medio de la presente OvisLink Corp. declara OvisLink Corp declara que este AirLive WHA- Español que el AirLive WHA-5500CPE cumple con los Português 5500CPE está conforme com os requisitos [Spanish] requisitos esenciales y cualesquiera otras [Portuguese] essenciais e outras disposições da Directiva...
Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
1. Introduction Introduction 1.1 Overview The WHA-5500CPE is a wireless access-point based on IEEE 802.11a 5-GHz radio technologies. It contains an 802.11a wireless interface and one half/full-duplex 10/100 LAN interface. Moreover, WHA-5500CPE features a total of 6 wireless modes: Access Point, Repeater, WDS Bridge, Client Infrastructure, Client Ad Hoc and WISP Router.
A group of wireless stations communicating with each other is called a Basic Service Set (BSS) and is identified by a unique SSID. When a WHA-5500CPE is used, it can be configured to operate in the following network configurations. 1.3.1 Access Point Mode When configured in the Access Point mode, the WHA-5500CPE allows a group of wireless stations to communicate with each other through it.
1. Introduction 1.3.2 Repeater Mode In Repeater mode, the WHA-5500CPE set as a repeater extends the range of wireless LAN. 1.3.3 WDS Bridge Mode When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Mode, the WHA-5500CPE provides bridging functions between the LAN behind it and separates LANs behind other APs’...
Internet. 1.3.5 Client Ad Hoc Mode In Client Ad Hoc mode, WHA-5500CPE is connected to a computer and acts like a wireless station, so that the computer can wirelessly share files and printers with other wireless stations.
1.4.1 STATIC IP The default IP address of the LAN interface of an WHA-5500CPE is a private IP address of 192.168.1.1, and a network mask of 255.255.255.0. This means IP addresses of other devices on the LAN should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.
1.4.2 AUTOMATIC IP The WHA-5500CPE can also be configured to “obtain” an IP address automatically from a DHCP server on the network. This address is called “dynamic” because it is only dynamically assigned to the device, which may change depends on the IP assignment policy used by the DHCP server on the network.
This section describes the installation procedure for the WHA-5500CPE. It starts with a summary of the content of the package you have purchased, followed by steps of how to power up and connect the WHA-5500CPE. Finally, this section explains how to configure a Windows PC to communicate with the WHA-5500CPE.
Step 2: Open the housing of Cable, four screws and WHA-5500CPE WHA-5500CPE main unit Step 3: Turn the WHA-5500CPE to Step 4: Plug one side of RJ-45 cable another side, the RJ-45 jack is at the into the Ethernet port.
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2. Install the WHA-5500CPE Step 6: Make sure that the other side of Step 5: Put the Ethernet cable along the Ethernet cable is out of housing. Close module, till the exit (at the bottom of Housing). the housing. Step 8: Plug the Ethernet to the PoE “P Step 7: Scroll up 4 screws well.
2. Install the WHA-5500CPE Step 9: Plug the power cord of adaptor Step 10: Plug the Data Ethernet cable to into the injector “POW ER IN” port. the port “DATA IN” of injector. 2.2.1 Mounting Configuration Antenna body - 1pc Pole mount M6 washer(φ...
Step 1. Manually change the IP address of the PC to become 192.168.1.3. Step 2. Connect the PC to the WHA-5500CPE via PoE and change its configuration to a static IP address based on your network environment. For example, if there is a DHCP server that assigns IP addresses from the range 192.168.23.10 -...
In the case of using a LAN attached PC, the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed properly, be connected to the WHA-5500CPE either directly or through an external LAN switch, and have TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server in the network.
LAN environment. All basic configurations may be effected through a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer. From a PC that has been configured as described in Chapter 2, enter the IP address of the WHA-5500CPE as the URL in your browser, e.g.
After logging on, the Time Settings page appears. The device time is automatically set to the local time of the management PC at the first time a connection is made. To modify the device’s time, modify the appropriate fields, then click APPLY. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Click APPLY to go to the next screen. If you choose to use a DHCP Server to acquire an IP address for the WHA-5500CPE automatically, enable the checkbox that says, “Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device”.
You can select Auto to let the system pick up the best channel for you. The available channels are different from country to country and for different WLAN mode. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
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WEP152 key is 16 bytes. Key Index: You have to specify which of the four keys will be active. Once you enable the WEP function, please make sure that both the WHA-5500CPE and the wireless client stations use the same key.
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Group Rekey Interval: A group key is used for multicast/broadcast data, and the re-key interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically. The shorter the interval is, the better the security is. The default is 300 sec. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
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Pre-shared Key: This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters. Please make sure that both the WHA-5500CPE and the wireless client stations use the same key. Encryption Type: There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP (AES). While CCMP provides better security than TKIP, some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it.
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Pre-shared Key: This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters. Please make sure that both the WHA-5500CPE and the wireless client stations use the same key. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
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The shorter the interval is, the better the security is. The default is 300 sec. WPA-PSK-AUTO Setup Wizard>>Wireless Settings >>Select Security Policy>>WPA-PSK-AUTO AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Pre-shared Key: This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters. Please make sure that both the WHA-5500CPE and the wireless client stations use the same key. Encryption Type: There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP (AES). While CCMP provides better security than TKIP, some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it.
The default factory password is “password”. To change the password, press the Password Settings button to enter the Password Settings screen; then enter the Current Password followed by the New Password twice. The entered characters will appear as asterisks AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
UPnP: The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) feature allows a Windows XP/ME PC to discover this WHA-5500CPE and automatically show an icon on the screen. Then a user can double-click the icon to access this device directly (without having to find out its IP address).
“community string” for read-only operation. The community string is an alphanumeric string of up to 15 characters. Community String For Write: For read-write operation, you need to configure a write “community string”. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
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You can delete a trap manager by selecting the corresponding entry and press the DELETE SELECTED button. To enable a trap manager, check the Enable box in the corresponding entry; to disable it, un-check the Enable box. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
3.2.4 MAC FILTERING SETTINGS Advanced Settings>>Mac Filtering Settings The WHA-5500CPE allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network. Disable MAC address control list: When selected, no MAC address filtering will be performed.
2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold. DTIM Interval: The WHA-5500CPE buffers packets for stations that operate in the power-saving mode. The Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) informs such power-conserving stations that there are packets waiting to be received by them.
Advanced Settings >> SSID Settings SSID, a name for an access point (or a network), differentiates one WLAN from another. All devices in a same specific WLAN must use the same SSID. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
To Enable WMM, WMM Parameters of Access Point and Station are indicated. The following information is listed: AC TYPE (AC_BE; Best Effort) (AC_BK; Background)(AC_VI; Video)(AC_VO;Voice)/ ECWMIn/ ECWMax/ AIFS/ TxopLimit (11b)/ TxopLimit (11ag)ACM AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
MAC address filtering based authentication requires a MAC address filter table to be created in either the WHA-5500CPE (as described in Chapter 3.2.3 MAC Filtering Settings) and/or the RADIUS server. During the authentication phase of a wireless station, the MAC address filter table is searched for a match against the wireless client’s MAC address to...
3. Basic Configuration alphanumeric characters. RADIUS Server Reattempt Period: The number of times the WHA-5500CPE should attempt to contact the primary server before giving up Enter the information for a second RADIUS server in case that there are 2 on your network which you are using authenticate wireless clients.
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3. Basic Configuration Setup Wizard>>Wireless settings Select the WLAN mode and channel of your choice Click on “APPLY” to finish setup. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Click on the “Repeater” radio button Key-in the SSID of upper node’s SSID. Click APPLY button. Next step is to set the AP configuration for client device for Repeater node. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
You can set encryption for the security between hotspot services with client device. 3.4.4 Repeater Advance Wireless Setting Advanced Settings>>Wireless setting Beacon Interval: The WHA-5500CPE broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence. The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds.
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2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold. DTIM Interval: The WHA-5500CPE buffers packets for stations that operate in the power-saving mode. The Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) informs such power-conserving stations that there are packets waiting to be received by them.
To Enable WMM, WMM Parameters of Access Point and Station are indicated. The following information is listed: AC TYPE (AC_BE; Best Effort) (AC_BK; Background)(AC_VI; Video)(AC_VO;Voice)/ ECWMIn/ ECWMax/ AIFS/ TxopLimit (11b)/ TxopLimit (11ag)ACM and Ack-policy. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
RADIUS Type: RADIUS Shared Secret: This is used by your RADIUS server in the Shared Secret field in RADIUS protocol messages. The shared secret configured in the WHA-5500CPE must match the shared secret configured in the RADIUS server. The shared secret can contain up to 64 AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual...
3. Basic Configuration alphanumeric characters. RADIUS Server Reattempt Period: The number of times the WHA-5500CPE should attempt to contact the primary server before giving up Enter the information for a second RADIUS server in case that there are 2 on your network which you are using authenticate wireless clients.
Ack TimeOut (11a): The "ACK time-out" determines how long the program waits after receiving a packet from a file stream to determine that stream to be a complete file. For details, please go to Section 3.9. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
The client can search for the SSIDs of APs in the environment, in order to select the AP that he wants to make connection with. For details, please go to Section 4.5: Device Status>>Site Survey AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Ack TimeOut (11a): The "ACK time-out" determines how long the program waits after receiving a packet from a file stream to determine that stream to be a complete file. For details, please go to Section 3.9. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
It should have a value of 256-2346 bytes, with a default of 2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
RTS Threshold: RTS/CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission. Any unicast (data or control) frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS/CTS handshake exchange mechanism. The RTS threshold AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
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Ack TimeOut (11a): The "ACK time-out" determines how long the program waits after receiving a packet from a file stream to determine that stream to be a complete file. For details, please go to Section 3.9. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Under WISP mode, select the check box of “Enable DHCP Server” to enable DHCP server function. The range of Clients’ IP addresses is from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254. You can assign an IP address to a specified MAC address. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
DMZ server is selected, Internet traffic not destined for a valid virtual server is redirected to this privately addressed LAN client. This can be used together with a separate firewall device to perform additional security functions. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
LAN that may be accessed by any Internet user. Internet data destined for the specified public port will be directed to the specified private port number on the LAN client with the specified private IP address. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
Note: You can use up to 3 sets of opened ports for a specific application. The opened ports can be separated by a comma and no spaces are allowed (e.g. 2300-2305, 4300-4305, 5300-5305). AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
This allows you to define rules for allowing / denying access from / to the Internet. Please do set both inbound/outbound in order to get complete connection. Only inbound or outbound will not allow to get response from the destination IP. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com...
To grant or deny IP address, select ADD or Delete Selected. 3.8.7 IP Routing Settings Advanced Setting >> IP Routing Settings Dynamic Routing: Select the routing protocol scheme used for the router’s LAN / WAN port. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
Ack TimeOut (11a): The "ACK time-out" determines how long the program waits after receiving a packet from a file stream to determine that stream to be a complete file. WHA-5500CPE provides a calculator on UI that helps you to obtain this value only by giving the distance.
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3. Basic Configuration Enter the calculated value of “AckTimeOut” into the appropriate “Ack TimeOut” field (11a) in the “Wireless Settings” window. AirLive WHA-5500CPE User’s Manual Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine...
4. Manage the WHA-5500CPE Manage the WHA-5500CPE This Chapter covers other management aspects of your WHA-5500CPE: Check Device Information View System Log Wireless Client Table Radio Table Site Survey Upgrade Firmware Save or Restore Configuration Changes Reset to Factory Default...
4.2 System Log Device Status >> System Log The WHA-5500CPE maintains a system log that you can use to track events that have occurred in the system. Such event messages can sometimes be helpful in determining the cause of a problem that you may have encountered.
4. Manage the WHA-5500CPE 4.4 Radio Table Device Status >> Radio Table The Radio Table indicates wireless radio counters’ data under one of the six operational modes: Access Point; Repeater; WDS Bridge; Client Infrastructure, Client Adhoc and WISP Router. Radio Table will indicate the following information: Radio Name, Mode, Op Channel, Assoc.
4. Manage the WHA-5500CPE 4.5.1 Signal survey Device Status >> Site Survey >> Signal Survey This is a unique feature from AirLive. It provides real-time signal strength between two nodes. Better signal strength means better alignment results, which aims to improve link quality.
(or click Browse to locate the firmware file). Next, Click the Upgrade button to start. The new firmware will be loaded to your WHA-5500CPE. After a message appears telling you that the operation is completed, you need to reset the system to have the new firmware take effect.
System Tools >> Configuration Save and Restore You can save system configuration settings to a file, and later download it back to the WHA-5500CPE by following the steps. Step 1 Select Configuration Save and Restore from the System Tools menu.
4. Manage the WHA-5500CPE 4.8 Factory Default System Tools >> Factory Default You can reset the configuration of your WHA-5500CPE to the factory default settings. To do it: Step 1 Select Factory Default from the System Tools menu. Step 2 Click YES to go ahead and restore the configuration to the factory default.
4. Manage the WHA-5500CPE Rebooting the WHA-5500CPE would disconnect any active clients and therefore will disrupt any current data traffic. 4.10 What if you forgot the password? Hardware Reset To Factory Defaults If you forgot the password, the only way to recover is to clear the device configuration and return the unit to its original state as shipped from the factory.
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