Amit APW77BAM-P01 User manual

Quick Installation Guide
APW77BAM-P01
Wall-Mount Access Point
V1.1_20140312

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Chapter 1 Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding product: APW77BAM-P01
Wall-Mount Access Point. It is designed for medium-sized businesses to extend the
existing networks and has the ability to operate in different modes and can be used in a
wide variety of wireless applications. Its Universal Repeater Mode not only has an easier
way for setup, but also provides better performance and compatibility to create a larger
wireless network infrastructure by linking up other access points. It also supports
Multiple-SSID function to simultaneously emulate 8 APs with different ESSIDs and
separate packets via VLAN IDs.
Instructions for installing and configuring this product can be found in this manual. Before
you install and use this product, please read this manual carefully for fully exploiting the
functions of this product.
1.1 Contents List
Items Description Contents Quantity
1 Wall-Mount Access Point 1pcs
2 2.4G WiFi Antenna 2pcs
3 5G WiFi Antenna 2pcs
3 Power Adapter 1pcs
4 RJ45 Cable 1pcs
5 CD 1pcs

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Hardware Installation
1.2.1 ATTENTION
1.2.2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Network Requirements
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An Ethernet-based Cable
IEEE 802.11n or 802.11b, g wireless clients
10/100 Ethernet Adapter on PC / NB
Web-based Configuration Utility
Requirements
Computer with the following:
Windows®, Macintosh, or Linux-based
operating system
An installed Ethernet adapter
Browser Requirements:
Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
Chrome 2.0 or higher
Firefox 3.0 or higher
Safari 3.0 or higher (with Java 1.3.1 or
higher)
Do not use the product in high humidity or high
temperatures.
Only use the power adapter that comes with the
package. Using a different voltage rating power
adaptor may damage the device.
Do not open or repair the case yourself. If the
Product is too hot, turn off the power immediately
and have it repaired at a qualified service center.
Place the Product on a stable surface and avoid
using this product and all accessories outdoors.
Attention

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CD Installation Wizard Requirements
Computer with the following:
Windows®7, Vista®, or XP with Service
Pack 2
An installed Ethernet adapter
CD-ROM drive

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1.2.3 Hardware Configuration
Rear View:
Front View:
Auto MDI/MDIX
RJ
-
45
Ethernet
WEC WiFi
Antenna
Receptor
for Power
A
da
p
ter
Reset
Button PoE-PD
Ethernet
Port

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1.2.4 LED Indicators
LED Description
Status
Color: Amber / Green
Green and Amber blink about 3 sec: Device is booting up
Green flash once per second : Device is powered on and
operates normally
Amber flash fast: FW upgrading process
Green flash fast: Device is in Recovery Mode
Light Off: The device is powered off
5GHz
Green: Master Mode
Amber: Slave Mode
LED flash slowly: No Wi-Fi connection established
LED in Solid : Connection established
2.4GHz
Green: Master Mode
Amber: Slave Mode
LED flash slowly: No Wi-Fi connection established
LED in Solid : Connection established
PoE LED blink: data packet transferred
LAN LED blink: data packet transferred

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1.2.5 Button Definition
There are two push buttons in this device. One is the “Reset” button, and the other is the
“WEC” (Wireless Easy Connection) button. The operation for each button’s behavior is
defined below:
Function Button Description
Reset to Default Reset
(Long Press)
1. Press the Reset button for 6 seconds and then
release it.
2. The Status LED becomes fast flash to indicate
that the reset to default function is triggered.
3. Then, the device will reboot automatically and
apply the factory default settings as well.
It takes about 70 ~ 80 seconds to finish the reset
to factory default operation.
AP Mode Toggling WEC
(Long Press)
There are two alternative AP modes defined for
the device to operate with WEC (Wireless Easy
Connection) feature. One is Master Mode (by
default), and the other is Slave Mode.
To change the AP mode from one to the other,
you have to:
1. Press the WEC button for about 9 ~ 10
seconds, and then release it.
2. The WiFi LED becomes OFF in 3 ~ 5 seconds,
3. After about 20 ~ 25 seconds, the color of WiFi
LED will be changed consequently.
Green (Master) -> OFF -> Amber (Slave), or
Amber (Slave) -> OFF -> Green (Master).
It takes about 36 seconds to change (toggle) the
AP Mode completely.
Easy Configuration
(Master to Slave)
WEC
(Short Press)
Please manually configure the Wireless Setting
for the Master AP through web UI first, and also
prepare a Slave AP that already been set to Slave
Mode.
1. Press the WEC button of the Master AP for
about 1 second, and then release it, the WiFi
LED becomes fast flash (Green).

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2. Press the WEC button of the Slave AP for
about 1 second, and then release it, the WiFi
LED becomes fast flash (Amber).
3. After a few seconds (normally about 30 ~ 60
seconds). The Master and Slave APs can be
paired automatically, and auto-duplicates the
wireless setting of the Master AP as that of the
Slave AP.
(If there is something wrong during paring the
two devices, the process will be finished in 2
minutes.)
Once the easy configuration process completed,
the WiFi LED of Slave AP will become “Solid
Amber” when it connects to a Master AP).
Easy Configuration
(Slave to Slave)
WEC
(Short Press)
Besides the above “Master to Slave” configu-
ration, the easy configuration process also
supports “Slave to Slave” configuration.
1. Press the WEC button of the first Slave AP
(say Slave1 that has been paired and
configured) for about 1 second, and then
release it, the WiFi LED becomes fast flash
(Amber).
2. Press the WEC button of the second Slave AP
(say Slave2 that is an un-configured Slave AP)
for about 1 second, and then release it, the
WiFi LED becomes fast flash (Amber).
3. After a few seconds (normally about 30 ~ 60
seconds). The Slave1 and Slave2 APs can be
paired automatically, and auto-duplicates the
wireless setting of the Slave1 as that of the
Slave2.
(If there is something wrong during paring the
two devices, the process will be finished in 2
minutes.)
Once the easy configuration process completed,
the WiFi LED of Slave2 will become “Solid
Amber” when it connects to Slave1).

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Chapter 2 Getting Started
Before you can install this product to designated location and make it operate properly,
you have to configure the device setting to fit in your network environment.
Hardware Preparation:
a. Connect an Ethernet cable between this device and the computer that you will
operate to set up the device.
b. Power on the device via connecting the power adaptor DC Plug to the DC Jack of this
device and plug in the power adaptor to an electrical outlet.
Software Preparation:
Most computers are connecting to a local network with dynamic IP (DHCP) setting. To
access the web UI of the device, you have to change your computer’s TCP/IPv4 settings
into a static IP setting for the Ethernet Interface. You can refer to Appendix A for how to
assign a Static IP address you your computer.
The device’s default IP address is 192.168.123.50, and your computer must be assigned
with a 192.168.123.x IP address to get access to the device.
Referring to Appendix A, and set the TCP/IPv4 address of your computer to
192.168.123.25, and subnet mask to 255.255.255.0.

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After applying this setting, you can now access to the web UI for configuring the device.
2.1 Easy Setup via Web UI
You can browse web UI to configure the device. Firstly you need to launch the Setup
Wizard browser first and then the Setup Wizard will guide you step-by-step to finish the
basic setup process.
Activate the setup wizard:
Type the device IP address (http://192.168.123.50) on your browser:

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Type the default password “admin” in the system authentication fields, and then click
‘login’ button.
Select your language.
Select “Wizard” for basic settings in a simple way.
Or, you can go to Basic Network / Advanced Network / Applications / System for more
detailed configurations.
Press “Next” to start the Setup Wizard.

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Configure with the Setup Wizard:
Step 1
You can change the password of
administrator here.
Step 2
LAN IP Address.
You have to change the IP address of
this device according to your network
configuration.
Step 3-1
Wireless Settings.
You can specify the Wireless setting for
VAP1.
Step 3-2
Wireless Settings.
Specify VAP1’s wireless authentication
and encryption.

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Step 4
Check the information again.
Step 5
System is applying the setting.
Step 6
Click finish to complete it.
2.2 Use WEC Button to Setup Wireless Profiles
WEC (Wireless Easy Connection) is an easy configuration feature that is similar to
well-known WPS function. It can be used to duplicate one device’s wireless configuration
to the other AP devices from the same manufacture by clicking one button for both
devices.
There are two alternative AP modes defined for the device to operate with WEC (Wireless
Easy Connection) feature. One is the Master Mode (by default), and the other is the Slave
Mode. Before starting to use WEC to configure your AP devices, you have to learn how to
identify and set the device in the Master Mode, or the Slave Mode (As stated in Section

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1.2.4 and 1.2.5).
In the following section, two typical wireless network deployment cases are introduced.
You can learn how to create your own wireless network with WEC configuration function.
2.2.1 One Master and several isolated Slaves
As illustrated in above figure, how to configure the three APs (AP1, AP2, AP3) to build up
the “staff” wireless network? You can follow the procedure bellow:
Step Button Description

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1
Set AP1 in Master Mode,
and configure it via web
UI.
1. Make sure AP1 is in Master Mode (WiFi LED
should be “Green” color, if not, you have to
toggle its AP mode via pressing the WEC button
for 9~10 seconds)
2. Login in to AP1 web UI and configure the
wireless settings as what you want (LAN IP,
SSID, encryption key, etc..).
2 Set AP2 and AP3 in Slave
Mode.
1. Make sure AP2 / AP3 is in Slave Mode (WiFi
LED should be “Amber” color, if not, you have to
toggle its AP mode via pressing the WEC button
for 9~10 seconds)
3 Easy configure AP2 via
WEC.
Master to Slave WEC:
1. Trigger AP1 into WEC configuration process via
pressing the WEC button for 1 second.
2. Trigger AP2 into WEC configuration process via
pressing the WEC button for 1 second.
3. It takes 30 ~ 60 seconds for the device to finish
the WEC configuration process.
4 Easy configure AP3 via
WEC.
Master to Slave WEC:
1. Trigger AP1 into WEC configuration process via
pressing the WEC button for 1 second.
2. Trigger AP3 into WEC configuration process via
pressing the WEC button for 1 second.
3. It takes 30 ~ 60 seconds for the device to finish
the WEC configuration process.
5
Mount the devices AP1,
AP2, and AP3 to
expected locations.
1. Install AP1 to its location first and verify its
wireless network connectivity with a client
device (Client3).
2. Install AP2 to its location and verify its wireless
network connectivity with a client device
(Client4) at the location beyond the service
range of AP1.
Besides, You can also check the AP2’s WiFi
LED, it should be “Solid Green” if AP2 already
connected a Master AP AP1.
3. Install AP3 to its location and verify its wireless
network connectivity with a client device

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(Client1) at the location beyond the service
range of AP1.
In this case, AP3 is located out of the service
range of AP1, you don’t have to check AP3’s
WiFi LED, but you have to connect the AP3 with
an Ethernet cable to the gateway.