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ALTAI A3 Series Configuration Manual

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Configuration Guide

Version 1.0
Altai A3 Series
Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac
WiFi Access Point
Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved

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  • Page 1: Configuration Guide

    Configuration Guide Version 1.0 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Copyright © 2015 Altai Technologies Limited ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Altai Technologies Limited Unit 209, 2/F, Lakeside 2, 10 Science Park West Avenue, Hong Kong Science Park, Shatin, New Territories,...

  • Page 3: Radio Frequency Interference Requirements

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference.
  • Page 4 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Warning The user is advised to keep apart from the base-station and antenna with at least 45cm when the base-station is in operation. A3 series access points require professional installation.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Table of contents INTRODUCTION......................... 1 GETTING STARTED ........................2 2.1................... 2 REPARING THE DMINISTRATOR OMPUTER 2.2..................3 ONNECT TO LTAI CCESS OINT 2.3. AP ( ) ..................4...
  • Page 6 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.5.1. Radio 0 – 2.4GHz Radio ....................... 39 4.1.5.1.1. Radio General Configuration ..................39 4.1.5.1.2. Repeater WLAN Configuration ..................40 4.1.5.2. Radio 1 – 5GHz Radio ......................41 4.1.5.2.1.
  • Page 7 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 5.2.4. Interfaces ........................67 5.2.4.1. Ethernet (eth0) ........................68 5.2.4.2. Ethernet (eth1) ........................68 5.2.4.3. Radio0 (2.4G) ........................68 5.2.4.4. Radio1 (5G) ......................... 69 5.3. > R 0(2.4G) ......................70...
  • Page 8 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 7.1.1. How to perform channel scan on 2.4G radio ..............85 7.1.2. How to perform channel scan on 5G radio ..............86 7.2..........................86 IAGNOSIS 7.2.1. Ping Test ......................... 86 7.2.1.1.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 1. Introduction This guide covers the initial configuration of Altai A3 Series 3x3 802.11 ac Wireless Access Point via Web Administration Interface (Web UI). Web Administration Interface is the built-in and user-friendly graphic interface on all Altai A3 Series products.

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 2. Getting Started This chapter covers the procedures for logging into / out A3 Series Products Web Administration Interface (Web UI) via Ethernet, and restarting the device via Web UI.

  • Page 11: Connect To Your Altai Access Point

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 2.2. Connect to Your Altai Access Point 1. Connect your laptop to Data/IN port on the PoE Injector provided in the Altai’s package using Ethernet cable 2. Connect the Ethernet port of AP to P+D/Out port on the PoE Injector provided in the Altai’s package using Ethernet cable.

  • Page 12: How To Login The Ap (Via Ethernet)

    Figure 3 – A3 Series Product’s Login Page 2.4. Secondary IP Address of A3 Series Products The default IP address of A3 series access points is 192.168.1.222/24. A3 series products support a fixed IP address on the Ethernet connection calledSecondary Address.

  • Page 13: Interface Guide

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Ethernet MAC Reserved Purpose Replaced MAC Secondary IP address byte address XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:00 Invalid IP 192.168.99.160 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:01 For gateway 192.168.99.161 XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:02 For operator 192.168.99.162 computer XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:03 For operator 192.168.99.163...

  • Page 14: How To Logout From Web Ui

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide About Tab – Show product information, such as hardware version, firmware version … etc. Also, Web UI has a quick tools bar on its top-right hand corner in all pages.

  • Page 15: Summary Of Basic Configuration Tasks

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 3. Summary of Basic Configuration Tasks This chapter summarizes the quick setup procedures for configuring A3 Series products to operate in different roles in your network, including Access Point (AP), Station (CPE/STA), Repeater, and Bridge Peer.

  • Page 16: How To Configure As Repeater

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 3.3. How to Configure as Repeater 1. Select suitable internet connection type (DHCP / Static) 2. Configure IP Address on the device (for static internet connection type only) 3.

  • Page 17: Configure Your Access Point

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4. Configure Your Access Point This chapter covers configurations including network configuration, wireless configuration, VLAN … etc. Notes: - Click Submit to submit the modified configuration into temporary memory - Click Save &...

  • Page 18: Basic Configurations

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1. Basic Configurations This section covers the basic configuration on A3 Series products. 4.1.1. How to synchronize AP’s system clock with NTP server Figure 7 – NTP Setting 1.

  • Page 19: How To Assign Internet Connection Type For Ap (Ipv4) - Static / Dchp

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.2. How to assign Internet Connection Type for AP (IPv4) – Static / DCHP Figure 8 – WAN Settings (IPv4) 1. Go to Configuration > Network > General > WAN Settings 2.

  • Page 20: How To Configure Radio Interface As Access Point (Ap)

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3. How to Configure Radio Interface as Access Point (AP) 4.1.3.1. Radio 0 – 2.4GHz Radio 4.1.3.1.1. Radio General Configuration Figure 9 – Radio0 (2.4G) General Settings of AP 1.
  • Page 21 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 2.4G 216.7Mbps (802.11 ng HT20); Default Setting 2.4G 216.7Mbps (802.11 n-only HT20) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 ng HT40+) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 n-only HT40+) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 ng HT40-) 2.4G 450Mbps (802.11 n-only HT40-) Radio Frequency –...

  • Page 22: Wlan List

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.1.2. WLAN List Figure 10 – WLAN List of Radio0(2.4G) of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN 2. Select Enable WLAN checkbox to enable the WLAN 0 – 15 individually;...

  • Page 23: Wlan 0-15 General Configuration

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.1.3. WLAN 0-15 General Configuration Figure 11 – WLAN Detail Settings of WLAN 0 of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN 0-15 >...
  • Page 24 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Note: - Max Clients in WLAN 0 – 15 MUST be smaller than or equal to ( ≥ ) the Max Clients setting in 4.1.3.1.1 Radio General Configuration [Optional] Station Association Requirement –...

  • Page 25: Wlan 0-15 Security Configuration

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.1.4. WLAN 0-15 Security Configuration Figure 12 – WLAN Security Setting for WLAN 0 of AP 4.1.3.1.4.1. How to configure WLAN as Open network This option is typically only used in a guest network. No security measure is enforced.

  • Page 26: How To Configure Wlan As Open Network With Wep Encryption

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.1.4.2. How to configure WLAN as Open network with WEP encryption This option provides minimal security as it allows all requesting devices to join a given network. Figure 14 – Open network with WEP encryption of AP 1.

  • Page 27: How To Configure Wlan With Shared Key Authentication

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.1.4.3. How to configure WLAN with Shared Key Authentication Shared Key authentication is one of the authentication methods with WEP encryption. It verifies that station has knowledge of a shared secret.

  • Page 28: How To Configure Wlan With Wpa / Wpa2 / Wpa-Auto Authentication

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.1.4.4. How to configure WLAN with WPA / WPA2 / WPA-auto Authentication WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 provides enhanced security over WEP, and allows client authentication based on an external authentication server such as a RADIUS server, for corporate networks.
  • Page 29 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide If Authentication Mode is WPA-auto, you can select: TKIP + AES - This algorithm automatically selects TKIP or AES based on the client’s capabilities Note: - TKIP is not supported by 802.11n standard. If selected TKIP, the 802.11n’s devices will be limited to 802.11g transfer rate, i.e.

  • Page 30: How To Configure Wlan With Wpa-Psk / Wpa2-Psk / Wpa-Auto-Psk Authentication

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.1.4.5. How to configure WLAN with WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK / WPA- auto-PSK Authentication Use of WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) or WPA2 provides enhanced security over WEP, and allows client authentication based on either a pre-shared key (PSK), for home or small office networks.

  • Page 31: How To Configure Wlan With Wapi Authentication

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4. [Optional] Provide time in second in Group Key Update Interval. 86400 is default setting. 5. Type in a string between 8 and 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that users will use to connect to the wireless network.
  • Page 32 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Figure 19 – Two-Cert Mode Certification Installation Figure 20 - Three-Cert Mode Certification Installation 6. Click Browse to select suitable certifications 7. Click Upload to upload the selected certifications to A3 8.

  • Page 33: How To Configure Wlan With Wapi-Psk Authentication

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.1.4.7. How to configure WLAN with WAPI-PSK Authentication Figure 21 – WAPI-PSK Setting of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > WLAN 0-15 >...

  • Page 34: Radio 1 - 5Ghz Radio

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.2. Radio 1 – 5GHz Radio Figure 22 – Radio1 (5G) General Setting of AP 4.1.3.2.1. Radio General Configuration 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General 2.
  • Page 35 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Dynamic Radio Frequency Selection (DFS) – Select to enable automatic channel selection that selects the least congested channel where radar is not detected during booting up. Note: - Radio Frequency is set as auto if DFS is enabled Radio Frequency –...

  • Page 36: Wlan List

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.3.2.2. WLAN List Figure 23 – WLAN list on Radio1(5G) of AP 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN 2. Please refer to 4.1.3.1.2 on page 14 for more detail.

  • Page 37: How To Configure Radio Interface As Station (Sta/Cpe)

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Configure WLAN with WAPI Authentication (see 4.1.3.1.4.6 on page Configure WLAN with WAPI-PSK Authentication (see 4.1.3.1.4.7 on page 25) 4.1.4. How to Configure Radio Interface as Station (STA/CPE) 4.1.4.1.

  • Page 38: Station General Configuration

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.4.1.2. Station General Configuration Figure 25 – Station Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > More… 2. You can change the following settings about station roaming: [Optional] Lock AP Mac –...
  • Page 39 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Figure 26 – SSID scan result - Station [Optional] Preferred AP0 / AP1 / AP2 Mac – Enter up to three AP MAC addresses that station associates them preferentially. AP0 is the highest priority.

  • Page 40: Station Security Configuration

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.4.1.3. Station Security Configuration Figure 27 – Security Setting of Station 4.1.4.1.3.1. How to configure Station to associate Open network 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > WLAN Security 2.

  • Page 41: How To Configure Station To Associate Network With Shared Key Authentication

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.4.1.3.3. How to configure Station to associate network with Shared Key authentication Figure 29 - Shared Key Authentication of Station 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > Station > WLAN Security 2.

  • Page 42: How To Configure Station To Associate Network With Wpa-Psk / Wpa2-Psk Authentication

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide If Authentication Mode is WPA2, you can select: AES - This algorithm provides enhanced security over TKIP, and is the only encryption algorithm supported by the 802.11i standard.
  • Page 43 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4. Type a string between 8 and 64 characters long in Pass Phrase that matches with remote AP 5. Click Submit 6. Click Save & Apply Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved...

  • Page 44: Radio 1 - 5Ghz Radio

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.4.2. Radio 1 – 5GHz Radio Figure 32 – Radio 1 General Setting of Station 4.1.4.2.1. Radio General Configuration 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General 2.

  • Page 45: Station Configuration

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.4.2.2. Station Configuration Figure 33 - Station Setting 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Station > More… 2. Please refer to 4.1.4.1.2 Station General Configuration on page 30 for more detail.

  • Page 46: Station Security Configuration

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.4.2.3. Station Security Configuration Figure 34 – Security Settings of Station 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > Station > WLAN Security 2. Please refer to the following chapters for more detail: Associate to open network (see 4.1.4.1.3.1 on page 32)

  • Page 47: How To Configure Radio Interface As Repeater

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.5. Configure Radio Interface Repeater 4.1.5.1. Radio 0 – 2.4GHz Radio 4.1.5.1.1. Radio General Configuration Figure 35 – Radio 0 General Setting of Repeater 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > General;...

  • Page 48: Repeater Wlan Configuration

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.5.1.2. Repeater WLAN Configuration Figure 36 – WLAN List of Repeater 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN 2. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0(2.4G) > WLAN > Station Configuration >...

  • Page 49: Radio 1 - 5Ghz Radio

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.5.2. Radio 1 – 5GHz Radio Figure 37 – Radio 1 General Setting of Repeater 4.1.5.2.1. Radio General Configuration 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > General 2.

  • Page 50: Repeater Wlan Configuration

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.1.5.2.2. Repeater WLAN Configuration Figure 38 1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN 2. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio1(5G) > WLAN > Station Configuration >...

  • Page 51: Advance Configurations

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2. Advance Configurations 4.2.1. How to provide a unique identification on AP for network management If your network contains many AP, consider assigning a unique sytem info setting for each of them to facilitate network management.

  • Page 52: How To Configure Syslog Settings

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2.2. How to configure syslog settings Figure 40 – Syslog Setting 1. Click Configuration > System 2. You can change the following settings: Enable Syslog – Select the checkbox to enable system logging function Server IP Address –...

  • Page 53: How To Configure Historical Statistics Settings

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply 4.2.3. How to configure historical statistics settings Figure 41 – Historical Statistic Setting 1. Click Configuration > System 2. You can change the following settings:...

  • Page 54: How To Configure Ap As Ip Gateway

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Disable Refresh manually Refresh every 5 seconds Refresh every 10 seconds (Default Setting) Refresh every 20 seconds Refresh every 30 seconds Refresh every 40 seconds 3. Click Submit 4.

  • Page 55: How To Enable Spanning Tree Protocol On A3

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide LAN IP Address Subnet Mask – Provide a subnet mask on LAN interface of device 5. Assign enabled interfaces into WAN group or LAN group in WAN/LAN Interface Assignment; all interfaces in the same group work as bridge 6.

  • Page 56: Vlan

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply 4.2.8. VLAN VLAN is layer-2 network domain that may be partitioned to create multiple distinct broadcast domains, which are mutually isolated so that packets can only pass between them via one or more routers.
  • Page 57 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 7. Select a desired VLAN as Management VLAN 8. Click Submit Figure 48 – VLAN Setting – Interface Configuration 9. Go to Configuration > Network > VLAN > Interfaces 10.

  • Page 58: Dhcp

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2.9. DHCP A3 series products have built-in DHCP server; it can dynamically distribute network configuration parameters to the connected end devices on all LAN interfaces. Note: - DHCP server can be enabled on Gateway mode ONLY Figure 49 –...

  • Page 59: Port Forward

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2.10. Port Forward Port forward allows remote computers from WAN to connect to a specific computer or service within a private local-area network (LAN). Note: - Port forward can be enabled on Gateway mode ONLY Figure 51 –...

  • Page 60: Safe Mode

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide TCP & UDP 7. Type in port number of AP in Global Port 8. [Optional] Type in description in Description 9. Click Submit 10. Click Save & Apply 4.2.11.

  • Page 61: Advance Settings On Radio Interface

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2.12. Advance Settings on Radio Interface A3 provides advance settings on each radio interface; these settings include data rate, AirFi, Tx/Rx Stream settings … etc. Caution: - Inappropriate configuration may bring negative impact on the...

  • Page 62: How To Enable Short Guard Interval

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 3. Type in the maximum number of data frame between 1 and 64 that A3 pushes them into single PPDU; 64 is default setting 4. Select AMSDU checkbox to enable aggregation of MAC service data unit;...

  • Page 63: How To Change Delivery Traffic Indication Message (Dtim) Time

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Beacon Interval – Available if Beacon Interval Auto is NOT selected; Specify the interval time between 40ms and 3500ms in Beacon Interval. Each BSS share this setting. 3. Click Submit 4.

  • Page 64: How To Change Distance Setting On A3

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide when considering what value you should set for the RTS/CTS threshold. Smaller values will cause RTS to be sent more often, increasing overheads. However, the more often RTS packets are sent, the sooner the system can recover from collisions.

  • Page 65: How To Enable Multicast Traffic On A3

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 3. Click Submit 4. Click Save & Apply 4.2.12.1.8. How to enable multicast traffic on A3 1. 2.4G Interface: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > Advanced >...

  • Page 66: Data Rate Setting

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2.12.3. Data Rate Setting The fact is that low data rate transmissions consume more air time than high data rates. It may affect the system performance. By disabling low...

  • Page 67: How To Change The Qos Setting On Radio

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2.13.1.1. How to change the QoS setting on Radio Figure 61 – QoS Setting on Radio 1. 2.4G Interface: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > QoS 5G Interface: Go to Configuration >...

  • Page 68: Bandwidth Control On Wlan

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2.14. Bandwidth Control on WLAN Figure 63 – Bandwidth Control Setting on WLAN 0-15 4.2.14.1.1. How to enable bandwidth control for the WLAN on WLAN 0 – 1. 2.4G WLAN 0-15: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > WLAN 0- 15 >...

  • Page 69: Wep Key

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 4.2.15. WEP Key Figure 64 – WEP Key Setting 4.2.15.1. How to define WEP Key 1. 2.4G WLAN 0-15: Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > WEP 5G WLAN 0-15: Go to Configuration >...

  • Page 70: Monitor Your Access Point

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 5. Monitor Your Access Point This chapter introduces various information / statistics from Web UI or LED indication that monitoring the device’s status. 5.1. LED Colors and What They Mean 5.1.1.

  • Page 71: A3C / A3W

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 5.1.2. A3c / A3w Mode LED Status (Color) Meaning Power off Blinking slowly Booting Thick AP (Orange) Solid (Orange) Operating Power off Blinking slowly Booting (Orange) Blinking slowly...
  • Page 72 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Mode LED Status (Color) Meaning Radio Off Radio On; No client Solid (Green) associated Radio On; At least one Blinking (Green) client associated Radio Off Radio On; Not associate...

  • Page 73: Status > Overview

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 5.2. Status > Overview Figure 65 – A3 device’s status overview Status overview provides vital information on the device’s status. Information includes system status, thin AP status, network status, and interfaces status.

  • Page 74: Thin Ap

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide CPU Usage – indicate that how many CPU resources the device is currently using Memory Usage – indicate that how many memory resources the device is currently using Time of Day –...

  • Page 75: Gateway Mode

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide IPv6 DNS Server - indicate a node that provides DNS service for the device 5.2.3.2. Gateway Mode Figure 69 – Network Status in Gateway Mode 5.2.3.2.1. IPv4 DHCP Client – indicate whether device’s IP address is assigned by DHCP server or not IPv4 Address –...

  • Page 76: Ethernet (Eth0)

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 5.2.4.1. Ethernet (eth0) Figure 70 – Ethernet 0 Status MAC – MAC address of Ethernet 0 interface Link – indicate the status and operating mode of Ethernet 0 Transmit –...

  • Page 77: Radio1 (5G)

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Channel – indicate operating frequency (channel) of Radio 0 Wireless Mode – indicate 802.11 standards that Radio 0 operates Noise Level – indicate the noise level in terms of dBm of operating channel Transmission Power –...

  • Page 78: Status > Radio0(2.4G)

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide AP SSID – indicate the SSID that station associates with (Station mode only) AP SNR – indicate received SNR from remote AP (Station mode only) Busy – indicate busy of operating channel 5.3.

  • Page 79: Channel Usage List

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Country Code – indicate country code setting of Radio 0 Transmission Power – indicate the total transmission power of Radio 0 5.3.1.2. Channel Usage List Tx(%) – average transmit frames percentage of operating channel Rx(%) –...

  • Page 80: Station List

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide mode, cipher mode, number of associated clients, instant throughput, and total traffic of each operating WLAN respectively. 5.3.2.2. Station List It shows the real time status of first 50 associated stations. The status...

  • Page 81: Status > Radio1(5G)

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 5.4. Status > Radio1(5G) 5.4.1. Status > Radio1(5G) > Status Figure 77 – Radio 1 Status Information 5.4.1.1. Radio Settings Radio Status – indicate the current status of Radio 1 interface MAC –...

  • Page 82: Tx/Rx Statistics

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Information shows the SSID, BSSID, authentication mode, cipher mode, operating channel, data rate, and received SNR of collected APs. 5.4.1.4. Tx/Rx Statistics This statistic shows traffic distribution about Radio 1 interface. The statistic data includes distribution in terms of data rate and frame type for all incoming and outgoing data frame via Radio 1 interface.

  • Page 83: Status > Radio1(5G) > Connection Info

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 5.4.3. Status > Radio1(5G) > Connection Info This information is available on Station mode and Repeater mode only. Figure 79 – Radio 1 Connection Info 5.4.3.1. STA Info It shows station information on Radio 1.

  • Page 84: Status > Logs

    – records the alert information of A3 device, such as radio down, too high CPU usage Note: - Syslog is one of the vital information for Altai’s engineer for troubleshooting. It is highly recommended that syslog MUST be enabled...

  • Page 85: Manage Your Access Point

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 6. Manage Your Access Point 6.1. User Admin A3 device allows network administrator to manage user account and privilege for accessing Web UI via local authentication and/or RADIUS authentication.

  • Page 86: Radius Authentication

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 3. Type a new password in Password 4. Type a new password again in Confirm Password 5. Click Submit Note: - Please login as admin for modifying password 6.1.2.

  • Page 87: Snmp

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 6.2. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Network management protocol used almost exclusively in TCP/IP networks. SNMP provides a means to monitor and control network devices, and to manage configurations, statistics collection, performance, and security.

  • Page 88: Certificate

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 6.3. Certificate A3 devices support both HTTP and HTTPS connection for their web UI. Certificate management allows network administrator to upload their own certifications for HTTPS connection. Figure 86 – Certificate Management 6.3.1.

  • Page 89: Firmware Update

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 6.4. Firmware Update Network administrator updates (upgrades or downgrades) A3 device’s firmware via web UI. Figure 87 – Firmware Update 6.4.1. How to update A3 device’s firmware 1. Go to Administration > Firmware Update 2.

  • Page 90: Factory Default

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 6.5. Factory Default Network administrator restores A3 device’s settings as default settings via web UI. Figure 88 – Restore to Factory Default 6.5.1. How to restore A3 device’s settings with default settings 1.

  • Page 91: How To Restore A3 Device's Settings With Configuration File

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 6.6.2. How to restore A3 device’s settings with configuration file 1. Go to Administration > Backup/Restore > Restore Configuration File 2. Click Browse, then select suitable configuration file (.tar.gz) 3.
  • Page 92 Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide Caution: - Do not unzip the file during edit; otherwise, error may appear after uploading the customization file. 7-zip is recommended software to use in customization. Note: - Customization will take effect after reboot. Since improper customization may cause malfunction of A3, please contact Altai support team (support@altaitechnologies.com) for any...

  • Page 93: Embedded Tools For Deployment / Operation / Troubleshooting

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 7. Embedded Tools Deployment Operation / Troubleshooting A3 products have various tools to help network administrator or engineer on deployment, operating, and troubleshooting. Tools include channel scan, ping … etc.

  • Page 94: How To Perform Channel Scan On 5G Radio

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 7.1.2. How to perform channel scan on 5G radio 1. Go to Tools > Channel Scan > Radio 1 (5G) 2. [Optional] Provide channel scan interval from 100ms to 1000ms in Duration 3.

  • Page 95: Traceroute Test

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 7.2.2. Traceroute Test Network administrator tests the route (path) and measuring transit delays of packets across an Internet Protocol (IP) network by using traceroute test. Figure 93 – Traceroute Test 7.2.2.1.

  • Page 96: Tcpdump

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 7.2.3. Tcpdump A3 provides a tool to capture packets that passing through a particular interface. It helps network administrator for troubleshooting. Figure 94 – Tcpdump Tool 7.2.3.1. How to perform packet capture on A3’s interface 1.

  • Page 97: How To Enable Periodic Reboot

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 7.3.1.1. How to enable periodic reboot 1. Go to Tools > Watchdog > Schedule Reboot 2. Click Periodic Reboot to enable reboot scheduler 3. You may change the following settings: Radom Delay –...

  • Page 98: Ping Watchdog

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 7.3.2. Ping Watchdog Ping watchdog is mechanism that A3 reboots itself if it fails to communicate (ping) to target host for serval time. Figure 96 – Ping Watchdog 7.3.2.1.

  • Page 99: Collect Device's Product Information

    Altai A3 Series Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point Configuration Guide 8. Collect Device’s Product Information A3 product shows the information about product information, hardware, software and company information in About tab. Figure 97 – About tab of A3 product...

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