LevelOne WAP-6150 manual

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    LevelOne U ser Manual W AP -6150 300Mbps W ir el ess Gigabit P oE A cc ess P oint[...]

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    2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 IN TRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 C ONTENT S L IST ............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 H ARDW[...]

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    3 3.3.2.3 Email Alert ..................................................................................................................................... 35 3.3.3 System Tools ........................................................................................................................... 36 3.3.3.1 Change Password .....................[...]

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    4 Copyright The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, sto red, transcribed in an information retrieval sy stem, translated into any language, or transmitt ed in any form or by any m eans, mechanical, m agnet ic, electronic, op tical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior wri tte n permission. [...]

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    5 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outs tanding product: BDP77A- 00 1 W iFi 4G Business Gateway . T his device is sp ecifically designed f or th ose wh o ne ed to have the data, voice, video and f ile sha ring se rvices b eyond his h ome and office. It provides a complete solution f or In ternet surfing and broadband [...]

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    6 1.2 Hard w are Inst allation 1.2.1 W ARNING 1.2.2 SYSTEM REQUI REMENTS Network R equirement s  An Ethernet-based Cab le or DSL modem  IEEE 802.11n or 802.11b, g wireless cli ents  10/100 Etherne t W eb -based Configurati on Uti lity R eq uirement s Computer w ith the foll owing:  Windows® , Maci ntosh, or Linux-based operating syste [...]

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    7 CD Installa tion W izard Requireme nts  ® ®  [...]

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    8 1.2.3 Hardw are Configuration Rear View: WEC Butt on R eset Butt on LAN Port LAN(PoE) Port Power Jack[...]

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    9 1.2.4 LED Indicators LED Description S tatus Color: Amber / Green Soild Amber: Device druing power-on process Soild Amber: Device druing power-on process Soild Green: Completion of power on Blinking Amber: Device is crashed and under recovery mode Blinking Green: The system is detective, such f irmware upgrades fail Blink Amber led while pi[...]

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    10 1.2.5 Button Indicato rs Button Description W EC( W ireless Easy Connection) The dev ice has to take about 36 sec to ch an ge Mode c ompletely . S tep1:Press W EC Button about 9~10 seconds ( Watch S tatus LED to flash about 9~10 times) S tep2: W iFi LED Dark then release button S tep3: Wai t fo r about 2 5~26 seconds to chang e W i -Fi LED Color[...]

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    11 Chapter 2 Getting St arted Please use windows EZ setup utility or W eb UI w izard to e nter the setup process. 2.1 Easy Setup by Configurin g Web UI You can also browse web UI to configure the device. Firstly you need to launch t he Setup W izard browser f irst and then the Setup W izard will guide you ste p - by -step to finish the basic setup [...]

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    12 Select “Wizard” for basic settings in a simple way. Or, you can go to Basi c Network / A dvance d Network / A pplication s / Sy stem to setup the configuration by your own selection. Press “Next” to start the Setup Wizard. Configure w ith the Setup Wizard Step 1 You can change the password of administrator here.[...]

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    13 Step 2 Entry LAN IP Address. Step 3-1 W ireless setting . Step 3-2 W ireless a uthen tication and encryption. Step 4 Check the information again.[...]

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    14 Step 5 System is applying the setting. Step 6 Click finish to complete it.[...]

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    15 2.2 Use WEC Button to Setup Wireless Profiles W EC B utt on is W ireles s Ea sy Connection. There are 2 purposes for this Button. One is to switch AP into Master or Slave Mode. However, Main purpose of Slave AP is to get W ireless profile of Master AP to extend connective distance w/o login configured W eb. A c cess Point is in Master Mod e W he[...]

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    16 Configure Slav e AP via WEC Button Step 1 Check 2.4GHz LED o f Access Point w hich acts as Master M ode. It s hould be Gre en. If not, please use WEC button to switch into Master Mode. Step 2 Check 2.4GHz LED of Access Point w hich acts as Slave Mode. It should be Amber. If not, please use WEC button to switch into Slave Mode. Step 3 Click W EC [...]

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    17 Chapter 3 Making Configurations W henev er you want to configure your netw ork or th is dev ice, you can access the Configuration Menu by ope ning the web-browser and typing in the IP Address of the device. The default IP Address is: 192.168.1 .1 . In the configuration section you may want to check the connection status of the router , to do Bas[...]

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    18 Afterw ards, you ca n go Wizard, Basic Network, Adv anced Ne twork, Application or System respectively on left hand side o f web page. Note: Y ou can see the Connection S tatus screen below af ter you logged in. Note : Y ou can see all t he st atus of this device in the ‘ St atus’ main menu section.[...]

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    19 3.1 Basic Netw ork You can enter Basic Network for Ethernet L AN and W ireless settings as the icon here shown 3.1.1 Ethernet L A N This device supports two types as Follows: Static IP : Allow a device to act as a Static host. If you need Static host a nd p lease entry IP Address. DHCP : Allow a de vice to act as a host requesting conf iguration[...]

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    20 3.1.2 Wireless W ireless settings allow you to set th e W LAN ( W iFi) configuration item s. W hen the wireless conf iguration is done your W iFi LAN is ready to support your loca l W iFi devices such as your laptop PC, wireless printe r a nd some portable wireless devices. There are 2 RF Modules on this device. RF Module1 is 2.4GHz Wireless Mod[...]

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    21 1. Wireless Module: Enable the wireless function. 2. Wireless Operation Mode: Choose “ AP Only Mode ” f rom the list. 3. Green A P: Enab le the Gree n AP function to redu ce the po wer consumption when there is no wireless traf fics. 4. A P Number: This device supports up to 8 SSIDs f or you to manage your wireless n etwork. Y ou can select [...]

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    22 7. VLAN ID: Su pports mapp ing of SSIDs to VLANs to separate workgroups across wireless and wired domains . 8. Max Supported St ations: Support Max S tations to associated related SSID. 9. Channel: The radio channel number . The permissible channels depend on the Regulatory Domain. The factory default setti ng is auto channel selection. 10. Wire[...]

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    23 1. Lazy Mode: This device suppo rt the Lazy Mode to automatically learn the MAC address of W DS peers, you don ’ t have to input other peer AP 's MAC address . However , n ot all the APs can be set to enable the Lazy mo de simultaneously; at least there must be one AP with all the W DS peers ’ MAC address filled. 2. Green A P: Enab le t[...]

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    24 default setting is “ A /N mixed” . 10. Authentication & Encryption: Y ou may select one of the following authentications to secure your wireless network: Open, Shared, Auto, W P A -PSK, W P A, W P A2- PS K, W P A2, W P A-PSK/WP A2- PSK, WP A / W P A2, or 802.1x. 11. Rem ote AP M AC 1 ~ Re mote A P M A C 4: If you d o not enab le the Lazy[...]

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    25 However , n ot all the APs can be set to enable the Lazy mo de simultaneously; at least there must be one AP with all the W DS peers ’ MAC address filled. 2. Green A P: Enab le the Gree n AP f unction to reduce the power consumption when there is no wireless traf fics. 3. Channel: The radio channel number . The permissible channels depend on t[...]

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    26 1. Green A P: Enab le the Gree n AP f unction to reduce the power consumption when there is no wireless traf fics. 2. Network ID (SSID): Network ID is used for id entif ying the W ireless LAN ( W LAN). Client stations can roam freely over this device and other Access Points that have the same Network ID. (The factory default setting is “defaul[...]

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    27 1. Beacon interval : Beacons are packets sent by a wireless router to synchronize wireless devices. 2. T ransmit Power : Nor m ally the wireless tran smission power op erates at 100% out power spe cification of this device. Y ou can lower down the power ratio to prevent transmissions f rom reaching b eyond your corporate/home of f ice or designa[...]

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    28 1. Beacon interval : Beacons are packets sent by a wireless router to synchronize wireless devices. 2. T ransmit Power : Nor m ally th e wireless transmission power op erates at 100% out power spe cification of this device. Y ou can lower down the power ratio to prevent transmissions f rom reaching b eyond your corporate/home of f ice or designa[...]

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    29 3.1.3 IPv6 The growth of the Internet has created a need f or m ore addresses than a re possible with IPv 4. IP v6 ( Internet Protocol v ersion 6 ) is a v ersion of the I nternet Protocol (IP) intended to succeed IPv4, which is th e protocol currently used to direct alm ost all Internet traffic. IPv6 also implements additional features not p r e[...]

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    30 3.2 Advanced Netw ork This router also supports many advanced network f eatures, such as F irewall, a nd Management. You can finish those configurations in this section. 3.2.1 Firewall The firewall includes MAC Address Control. 3.2.1.1 MAC A ddress Control MAC Address Control allows you to assign different access right for dif f erent u sers and[...]

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    31 Afterwards, click on “Save” to store your settin gs or click “Undo” to give up the changes. 3.2.2 Management 3.2.2.1 UPNP UPnP Internet Gateway Device (IGD) S tandardized Device Control Protocol is a NA T port mapping protocol and is su pported by some NA T routers. I t is a common communication proto col of automatically con f iguring p[...]

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    32 1. Enable SNMP : Enable this Function. 2. SNMP Version: Supports SNMP V1, V2c, and V3. 3. Get Community : The community of GetRequest t hat this device will respond . This is a text password mechanism that is used to w eakly authenticate queries to agents of managed netw ork devices. 4. Set Community : The community of SetRequest that this devic[...]

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    33 “ authPriv ” for both authentication and private key required. 8. Username 1/2: Use this f ield to identify the user n ame for the specified level of access. 9. Password 1/2: Use this f ield to set th e password fo r th e specified level of access. 10. Use r 1/2 Priv Ke y: Use this f ield to define the en cryption key fo r the specified leve[...]

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    34 3.3 System In this section you can se e system information, system logs, use system tools fo r system update and do service scheduling and system administration setting. 3.3.1 System Information You can view the System Information in this page. 3.3.2 System St atus 3.3.2.1 Web Log[...]

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    35 1. Log Ty pes : You can select the log types to be collected in the w eb log area. There are “ System ” , “ Attacks ” , “ Drop ” , and “ Debug ” types for you to select. 2. Web Log : You can browse, refresh, download, and clear the log messages. 3.3.2.2 S y sl og This device can a lso e xport system logs to specific destination b[...]

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    36 This device ca n also export sy stem logs via sending email s to specific recipients. T he items you have to setup include: 1. Setting of Ema il alert : Check if you want to enable Email alert (send syslog via email). 2. SMTP Server: Port : Input the SMTP server IP and port, which a re connected with ':'. If you do not specify port num[...]

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    37 click “Undo” to give up the changes. 3.3.3.2 FW Upgrade If new firmware is available, you can upgrade router firmware through the W EB GUI here . Press “browse” bu tton to indicate the f ile name of new firmware, and then press Upgrade button to start to up grade new firmware on th is device. If you want to upgrade a firmware wh ich is f[...]

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    38 3.3.3.3 S y stem Time If new firmware is available, you can upgrade router firmware through the W EB GUI here . 1. T ime Zone : Select a time zone where this dev ice loca tes. 2. A u to-Synchronization : Check the “Enable” checkbox to enable this f unction. Besides, you can select a NTP time serv er to co nsult UTC time. 3. Sync with Time Se[...]

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    39 3.3.3.4 Others In this section you can do system ba ckup, res et to default, system reboot settings and ping test. 1. Backup Setting : Y ou can backup your settings b y c licking the “ Backup” button and save it as a bin f ile. Once you want to restore these settings, p lease click Firmware Upgrade button and use the bin file you saved. 2. R[...]

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    40 3.3.4 MMI 3.3.4.1 Web UI You can set UI administration time-out duration give remote administration host port in this p age. W hen th e host po rt is given please remember to check th e enable bo x and save your settings.[...]

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    41 CHAPTOR 4 Troubleshooting This Cha pter provides soluti ons to problems fo r the installation and operation of the W iFi Concurrent N600 Business AP. You can refer to the following if you are having problems. 1 Wh y can’t I configure the route r e ven the cabl e is plugge d and the LED is lit? Do a Ping test to make sure that the WiFi Broadban[...]

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    42 properly. Netw ork adapter names w ill vary d epending on your specific adapter. The installation steps listed below are applicable for all network adapters. 1. Go to Start > Right click on “My Computer” > Properties . 2. Select the Hardware Tab . 3. Click Device Manager . 4. Double- click on “ Network Adapters” . 5. Right-click on[...]

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    43 III. Disable all security settings such as WEP , and MAC Address Control . IV. Turn o ff the W iFi Concurrent N6 00 Business AP a nd the client, then resta rt it and then turn on the client again. V. Ensure that the LEDs are indicating normally. If not, make sure that the power and Ethernet cables are firmly connect ed . VI. Ensure that the IP A[...]

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    44 II. Try cha nging the ch annel on the W iFi Concurrent N600 Business AP , and your Access Point and W ireless adapter to a different channel to avoid interference. III. Keep your product away from electrical devices that generate RF noise, like microwaves, monitors, electric motors, etc. 4 What to d o if I forgot m y encryption ke y? 1. Go back [...]

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    45 Appendix A. Licensing information This product includes copyrighted third -part y software licensed under th e term s of the GNU General Public License. Please ref er to the GNU Genera l Public Lice nse below to check the detailed term s of this license. The following parts of this product are su bject to the G NU GPL, and those s oftware packag[...]

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    46 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE V ersion 2, J une 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundat ion, Inc. 59 T em ple Place, Suite 3 30, Boston, MA 021 1 1 -1307 USA Everyone is perm itted to copy and distri bute verbatim copies of this license docum ent, but changi ng it is not allowe d. Preamble The licenses for most software are de si gned t[...]

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    47 1. Y ou m ay c opy and d istribute verbatim copies of the Program's source code as you receive it, in an y medium, provided tha t you conspicuo usly and appropr iately publ ish on each c opy an appropri ate cop y r ight notice and disclaim er of warranty; k eep intact all t he n otices that r efer to this License an d to the abse nce of any[...]

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    48 offering equivalent access to cop y the source code fr om the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third par ties are not compelled to co py the source along with the object code. 4. Y ou m ay not cop y , m odify , sublicense, or d istribute the Program except as expressl y provid ed under this License. A ny attem pt[...]

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    49 NO WARRANTY 1 1. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM I S LICE NSED FR EE OF CHARGE, T HERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR TH E PROGRAM, TO T HE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICA BLE LA W. EX CEPT W HEN OTHER W ISE ST A TED IN W RITING THE CO PYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER P ARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM " AS IS" W ITHOUT W ARRANTY OF AN Y KIND, EIT HER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,[...]