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WA603DE & WA653DE
V100R003C03
Fat AP Configuration Guide
Issue
02
Date
2012-04-19
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.

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  • Page 1 WA603DE & WA653DE V100R003C03 Fat AP Configuration Guide Issue Date 2012-04-19 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
  • Page 2 Note: The product, service, or feature that you purchase should be restricted by the Huawei commercial contract and the clauses in the contract. All or a part of products, services, or features described in this document may not be purchased or used. Unless otherwise stated, this document serves only as a guide. All contents in this document do not constitute a warranty of any kind, expressed or implied.
  • Page 3: About This Document

    About This Document About This Document Intended Audience This document is targeted for services when the WA603DE or WA653DE works in Fat AP mode. It is organized into five chapters: system overview, basic configuration, service configuration, upgrade and maintenance, and troubleshooting.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    4.3 Restoring the Factory Default Settings ......................24 4.4 Maintaining System Logs ..........................25 4.4.1 Enabling the System Log Function ....................... 25 4.4.2 Uploading Logs to an FTP or TFTP Server ..................27 Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 5 Contents 4.4.3 Downloading Logs to the Local Computer ................... 28 4.5 Configuring the Access Modes ........................29 4.6 Verifying Network Connections ........................29 5 Troubleshooting .......................... 32 Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 6: System Overview

    1.2 Fit/Fat Switchover The WA603DE/WA653DE works in Auto mode by default. After the AP starts, it enters the Fit or Fat mode based on actual networking. You can also configure the AP to start in Fit or Fat mode.
  • Page 7: Typical Networking

    AP management, security protocols, routing, and QoS functions. Figure 1-1 shows the network topology. Figure 1-1 Network topology for WA653DE Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 8: Basic Configuration

    5. Click OK to save the settings and close the TCP/IP Properties dialog box. Click OK to close the LAN Connection Properties dialog box. The settings take effect immediately. ----End Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 9: Logging In To The Web Page

    2.3 Configuring Wireless Parameters 2.3.1 Configuring Common Wireless Parameters 1. Choose Configuration > Radio from the left navigation tree, as shown in Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2 Configuring common parameters Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 10 Half: half of the transmission power Quarter: a quarter of the transmission power Eighth: eighth of the transmission power Minimum: minimum power The default value is Full. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 11: Configuring Specific Wireless Parameters

    2. (Optional) Select Enabled for Wireless Availability and Broadcast SSID. 3. Enter a wireless network name in the SSID field to identify the wireless network. For example, huawei Wireless AP. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 12 Fat AP Configuration Guide 2 Basic Configuration 4. Click Update Settings to save the settings. ----End After you perform the following operations, the basic wireless settings are completed for the Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 13: Service Configuration

    Device Location Location of the device. This parameter is optional. GPS Coordinates Latitude and longitude of the device. This parameter is optional. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 14: Optional) Changing The User Name And Password

    If you select Enable Internal Heater, the PoE IN port of the WA653DE is enabled to connect the PoE switch or power module to provide power for the device. If the device type is WA603DE, the 10/100/1000 PoE port is enabled. By default, Enable Internal Heater is deselected. PoE OUT Port...
  • Page 15: Operation Result

    IP address for the AP: 1. Choose Configuration > Internet from the left navigation tree, as shown in Figure 3-4. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 16 Choose Configuration > Internet from the left navigation tree. The updated settings are displayed, as shown in Figure 3-6. You can click Enable Auto-update to enable the function of automatically updating IP settings. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 17: Configuring The Wlan

    If you change a threshold parameter to an improper value, connecting to the wireless network may fail. Therefore, do not change the default threshold settings unless you are an experienced administrator. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 18 The value ranges from 1 to 255 beacons. The default value is 1 beacon. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 19: Configuring The Data Transmission Rate

    1. Click Edit Settings in the Rate Limiting field, as shown in Figure 3-7. The page shown in Figure 3-9 is displayed. Figure 3-9 Configuring the data transmission rate Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 20: Configuring Access Control Parameters

    3.3.3 Configuring Access Control Parameters To limit stations connected to the WLAN, perform the following operations: 1. Click Edit Settings in the Access Control field, as shown in Figure 3-7. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 21 To restrict a STA from connecting to the WLAN, click Deny only stations listed in the Access Control Table and add the MAC address of the STA to the address table. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 22: Configuring The Encryption Mode

    The 801.11n device does not support the TKIP algorithm while the 802.11b/g device supports. Passphrase Key phrase. The key phrase is a string of 8 to 63 characters consisting of letters, digits, and symbols. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 23: Operation Result

    Choose Status > Radio 2.4G (or Radio 5G) from the left navigation tree, click a Wireless # tab, and view the radio settings, as shown in Figure 3-14. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 24: Configuring Vlan Ids

    VLAN ID in the received packets. To configure the VLAN, perform the following operations: 1. Choose Configuration > VLAN from the left navigation tree, as shown in Figure 3-15. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 25 4. If the test succeeds, the system displays a dialog box indicating successful settings and save the new settings. When this occurs, click OK. If the test fails, the system restores the original VLAN settings. ----End Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 26: Upgrade And Maintenance

    PC and set the transmission path. To upgrade in FTP mode, set the transmission path, user name, and password. 2. Choose Maintenance > Upgrade from the left navigation tree. The page shown in Figure 4-1 is displayed. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 27 4. Restart the AP after the upgrade. ----End Upgrade in Web Mode 1. Choose Maintenance > Upgrade from the left navigation tree, and select Web, as shown in Figure 4-2. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 28: Restarting The Ap

    Restarting the AP will interrupt the connection to the WLAN network. 1. Choose Maintenance > Reboot/Reset from the left navigation tree. The page shown in Figure 4-3 is displayed. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 29: Restoring The Factory Default Settings

    4.3 Restoring the Factory Default Settings When an AP is connected to a computer and configured with the Wi-Fi function, do not restore the AP's factory default settings unless you are assisted by Huawei technical support engineers or network administrators.
  • Page 30: Maintaining System Logs

    AP to send logs to the log server: 1. Choose Administration > Log from the left navigation tree. The page shown in Figure 4-5 is displayed. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 31 Content of the log. 3. Enter the IP address of the system log server and retain the default port setting. 4. Click Update Settings to save the settings. ----End Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 32: Uploading Logs To An Ftp Or Tftp Server

    User name used to log in to the FTP server. Password Password used to log in to the FTP server. 3. Click Upload Now to save the settings. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 33: Downloading Logs To The Local Computer

    2. Select Save to Local Computer in the Transfer Method field. The page shown in Figure 4-8 is displayed. Figure 4-8 Downloading logs to the local computer Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 34: Configuring The Access Modes

    By default, the packet is 38 bytes. Ping 1. Choose Administration > Diagnostics from the left navigation tree. The page shown in Figure 4-10 is displayed. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 35 If no data is lost, you can infer that the device is connected to the network. ----End Traceroute 1. Enter the IP address of the destination device in the Traceroute field and click Run test. Figure 4-11 Traceroute test Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 36 2. View the test result. You can find the gateway that a packet passes from the source device to the destination device and the elapsed time. ----End Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd...
  • Page 37: Troubleshooting

    Ensure that the IP address of the STA is different from that of the AP but share the same network segment with the AP. If the problem persists after the AP is restarted, contact Huawei technical support engineers. Issue 02 (2012-04-19) Huawei Proprietary and Confidential Copyright ©...

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