Ascent Communication Technology AP201C Series User manual

AP201CW
GPON WiFi
ONT
Quick Reference
Guide
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ACT AP201CW GPON 1 GE + WiFi ONT
Quick Reference Guide
ACT Document Number: ACT AP201CW Quick Reference Guide
User Guide Revision A
Copyright © 2016 Ascent Communication Technology Limited.
All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Ascent
Communication Technology is strictly forbidden.
This document is produced to assist professional and properly trained personnel with installation and maintenance
issues for the product. The capabilities, system requirements and/or compatibility with third-party products
described herein are subject to change without notice.
For more information, contact ACT: [e-mail]
Revision History
Revision Date Reason for Change
A 08/02/2016 Initial Release

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Table of Contents
1 Notes ...................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 Installation Precautions·································································································· 5
1.2 Precautions for Use········································································································ 5
2 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 6
2.1 Product Features············································································································ 6
2.2 Product Specifications···································································································· 7
2.3 WiFi Specifications ········································································································· 8
2.4 Device Interface Definition ···························································································· 9
2.5 LED Description ·············································································································· 9
2.6 Device Connection ······································································································· 10
2.7 Applications·················································································································· 10
3 Login Web Management...................................................................................................... 10
4 ONT Authentication Settings................................................................................................ 11
4.1 LOID Authentication Mode ·························································································· 12
5 DHCP Configuration ............................................................................................................. 12
6 WAN Configuration .............................................................................................................. 13
6.1 Route Mode ················································································································· 13

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6.2 Bridge Mode················································································································· 19
7 IPTV Configuration ............................................................................................................... 20
7.1 IGMP Snooping ············································································································ 20
7.2 IGMP Proxy··················································································································· 20
7.3 IGMP VLAN Configuration···························································································· 21
8 WLAN Configuration ............................................................................................................ 21
9 CATV Configuration .............................................................................................................. 23
9.1 Configure CATV port parameter··················································································· 23
10 Device Management .......................................................................................................... 23
10.1 Restore Default Setting ······························································································ 23
10.2 Firmware Upgrade ····································································································· 24
10.3 Device Reboot ············································································································ 24

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 Do not place the equipment near flammable or conductive items, high temperatures (such as
direct sunlight) or in wet conditions, or on a PC chassis, and check that the surrounding
appliances are stable.
 Check the cable for aging. Check and verify that the AC or DC input voltage is within the
permissible range of the device and that the polarity of the DC is correct.
 Unless the manufacturer permit, use the type of power indicated on the label and the adapter
supplied with the product.
 To prevent damage to the product from lightning, make sure that the ground of the power
outlet and the power adapter is securely grounded. In the thunderstorm, be sure to unplug the
power and all the connections.
 Equipment input voltage fluctuation should be less than 10%, the power plug, refrigerators, hair
dryer and iron should not use the same socket.
 To avoid electric shock or fire due to overload of the power outlet, damage to the cord or
damage to the plug, check the power cord regularly. If damage is found, replace it immediately.
 Please place the device on a flat surface and cannot place items on the device.
 Equipment is easy to produce heat when working, should maintain the appropriate cooling
space to avoid damage caused by overheating products. The elongated hole on the shell is
designed for heat dissipation. Keep the ventilation clean and avoid falling from the heat sink
into the equipment. Otherwise, the equipment may be damaged or damaged. Do not spill
liquid onto the surface of the equipment.
 Please read the user manual carefully before using the equipment and follow all the
precautions on the user manual and the product.
 Avoid eye looked at the optical interface directly, so as to avoid the laser beam emitted by the
interface damage the eyes. Please try to wear safety glasses to effectively protect your eyes
from damage. It is best to plug in the fiber optic interface jacket when the optical interface is
not in use.
 Turn off the power when the device is not in use
 Before plugging the power supply, make sure that the power switch is turned off to avoid surge.
Be careful when unplugging the power supply and the transformer temperature may be high.
 To ensure safety, do not open the enclosure of the device, especially when the device is
powered up.
 Unplug the power supply before cleaning the equipment. Use a soft dry cloth to clean the
equipment to avoid the use of liquids or sprays.
 Do not connect this product to any electronic product unless it is instructed by our customer
engineer or your broadband supplier, as any incorrect connection may cause power or fire
hazard.

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Ascent’s AP201C GPON ONU series is fiber to the home multi-service access GPON ONT. It’s
based on the mature, stable, high cost performance GPON technology and has gigabit
Ethernet switching and HFC technology. Ascent GPON ONU series has a higher bandwidth,
higher reliability, easy management and good quality of service (QoS) guarantee with
technical performance of equipment meet the ITU-T G. 984 requirements and have good
compatibility with third party manufacturers OLT.
GPON is the latest generations of access network technology. ITU-T G.984 is the standard
protocol of GPON. The GPON standard differs from other PON standards in that it achieves
higher bandwidth and higher efficiency using larger, variable-length packets. GPON offers
efficient packaging of user traffic, with frame segmentation allowing higher quality of service
(QOS) for delay-sensitive voice and video communications traffic. GPON network provides the
reliability and performance expected for business services and provides an attractive way to
deliver residential services. GPON enables fiber to the home (FTTH) deployments
economically resulting to accelerated growth worldwide.
It adopts dual fiber WDM technology with downlink wavelength 1490 nm, uplink wavelength
1310 nm. It only needs one-core fiber to transmit data service. It also have a HFC optical port,
received the CATV optical signals and convert into electric CATV signals.
Ascent GPON ONU series can integration wireless function with meet 802.11 b/g/n technical
standards, the wireless transmission rate up to 300 Mbps. It has the characteristics of strong
penetrating power and wide coverage. It can provide users with more efficient data
transmission security.
 Supports port-based rate limitation and bandwidth control
 In compliant with ITU-T G. 984 standard
 Wi-Fi series meet 802.11 b/g/n technical standards
 Supports data encryption, group broadcasting, port VLAN separation, etc.
 Supports Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA)
 Supports ONU auto-discovery/Link detection/remote upgrade of software
 Supports port mode of VLAN configuration
 Supports power-off alarm function, easy for link problem detection
 Supports broadcasting storm resistance function
 Supports port isolation between different ports
 Supports port flow control
 Supports ACL and SNMP to configure data packet filter flexibly
 Specialized design for system breakdown prevention to maintain stable system
 Supports software online upgrading
 EMS network management based on SNMP, convenient for maintenance
 Supports CATV service remote shutdown function
 Operating wavelength: 1100 nm to 1600 nm

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 Light reflection loss: >45 dB
 Input optical power: -18 dBm to 0 dBm
PON Port
1 × GPON port, FSAN G.984.2 standard, class B+
Downstream data rate: 2.488 Gbps
Upstream data rate: 1.244 Gbps
SC/PC single mode fiber
28 dB link loss and 30 km distance with 1:128
Ethernet Port (LAN)
1 × 10/100/1000M auto-negotiation RJ45 ports
Full duplex / half-duplex
RJ45, auto-MDI/MDI-X (transmission distance 100 m)
PON Optical Parameters
Wavelength
Tx 1310 nm, Rx1490 nm
Tx Optical Power
0 to 5 dBm
Rx Sensitivity
-27 dBm
Saturation Optical Power
-8 dBm
Connector Type
SC
Optical Fiber
9/125 µm single-mode fiber
Data Transmission Parameters
PON Throughput
Downstream: 2.488 Gbit/s
Upstream: 1.244 Gbit/s
Ethernet
1000 Mbps
Packet Loss Ratio
<1*10E-12
Latency
<1.5 ms
Business Capability
Layer 2 wire speed switching
Supports VLAN TAG/UNTAG, VLAN conversion
Supports port-based speed limitation
Supports priority classification
Supports broadcast storm control
Supports loop detection
Management
Network Management
Supports IEEE802.3 QAM, ONU can be remotely managed by OLT
Standard compliant OMCI interface as defined by ITU-T G.984.4
Supports WEB management
Management Function
Status monitor, configuration management, alarm management, log management
Environmental Specifications
Shell
Plastic casing
Power Supply
12 V DC / 0.5 A power supply adapter
Power Consumption
<4 W
Dimensions (L × W × H)
135 mm × 90 mm × 30mm
Weight
0.2 kg
Operating Temperature
0 °C to +50 °C

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Storage Temperature
-40 °C to +85 °C
Operating Humidity
10 % to 90 % RH (non-condensing)
Storage Humidity
10 % to 90 % RH (non-condensing)
Operating Mode
Router or bridge
Throughput
IEEE 802.11b: 11Mbps
IEEE 802.11g: 54 Mbps
IEEE 802.11n: 300 Mbps
Frequency
2.412 GHz to 2.472 GHz
Channels
13 × channels, configurable to meet the standards of USA, Canada, Japan, and China
Modulation
DSSS , CCK and OFDM
Coding
BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM
RF Receiver Sensitivity
802.11b
-83 dBm @ 1 Mbps; -80 dBm @ 2 Mbps
-79 dBm @ 5.5 Mbps; -76 dBm @ 11 Mbps
802.11g
-85 dBm @ 6 Mbps; -84 dBm @ 9 Mbps
-82 dBm @ 12 Mbps; -80 dBm @ 18 Mbps
-77 dBm @ 24 Mbps; -73 dBm @ 36 Mbps
-69 dBm @ 48 Mbps; -68 dBm @ 54 Mbps
802.11n 20MHz
-74 dBm @ 65 Mbps
-70 dBm @ 130 Mbps
802.11n 40MHz
-70 dBm @ 135 Mbps
-67 dBm @ 300 Mbps
RF Output Level
802.11b
17 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 11 Mbps
802.11g
15 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 54 Mbps
16 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 48 Mbps
17 dBm ± 1 dBm @ 6 Mbsp to 36 Mbps
802.11n 20 MHz
14 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 130 Mbps
15 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 78 Mbps
18 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 6.5 Mbps
802.11n 40 MHz
14 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 300 Mbps
15 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 162 Mbps
18 dBm ± 0.5 dBm @ 13.5 Mbps
Encryption Mode
802.11i security: WEP-64/128, TKIP (WPA-PSK) and AES (WPA2-PSK)

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Indicator
Description
1
WIFI
WIFI
Blinking: Data is being transmitted
On: Wi-Fi function Open
Off: Wi-Fi function Close
2
LAN
LAN port status
On: Ethernet connection is normal

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Blinking: Data is being transmitted through the
Ethernet port
Off: Ethernet connection is not set up
3
LOS
GPON optical signals
On: Optical power lower than receiver sensitivity
Off: Optical in normal
4
PON
ONT Register
On: Success to register to OLT
Blinking: In process of registering to OLT
Off: In process of registering to OLT
5
PWR
Power Status
On: The ONU is power on
Off: The ONU is Power off
 Connect the fiber: Insert the SC fiber connector into the PON connector on the rear panel of the
ONU.
 Connect the Ethernet cable: Connect the RJ-45 Ethernet cable to any LAN (LAN1-LAN4) port and
each home device, that is, the computer, IPTV set-top box, and so on.
 Connect coaxial cable: Connect the coaxial cable to the RF connector of the ONU.
 Connect the AC adapter: Plug the AC / DC adapter into the AC wall jack and the ONU 12V DC
power jack.
The computer’s local network port IP address manually set to 192.168.101.100, use the
network cable, connect the computer and any one of the Ethernet port of EPON home
gateway ONU, open the IE Web browser, copy and paste URL: http: //192.168.101.1, the
following pop-up Prompt landing page:

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Input UserName: admin PassWord: admin
Click “Login” button, the product basics page appears, as follows:
You can start further configuration
Select Internet →Remote Mgmt →LOID, Enter the following interface:

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Fill in the following attribute fields with the pre-assigned LOID and the password (which can
be empty), click Sure.
Select Internet →DHCP Server →configure IP address →enable DHCP server →set the DNS
address, click Apply.

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Route mode: ONT as a home gateway equipment, ONT IP address can be obtained in three
ways, which include DHCP, Static and PPPoE. The IP address of the device on the user side is
obtained through the DHCP address pool of the ONT, or by manually setting;
Bridge mode: The ONT does not obtain the IP address assigned by the upper device or cannot
manually set the static IP address. It is used as a relay device and does not process the data.
There are three ways to obtain the IP address of the user side device, namely DHCP, PPPoE,
manual setting.
1. Select Internet →Internet config, “WAN Connection name”select “Add WAN
connection”, “Mode”select “Route”.

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2. Select PPPoE, Enable vlan, configure VLAN ID and priority;Configure PPPoE user name and
password and so on, “Service Mode” select “INTERNET”.
3. Optional binding LAN port and WiFi SSID to PPPoE wan.
Note
By default, all LAN ports and WiFi data are not bound by this WAN (a LAN and WiFi
SSID can only be bound to a WAN at the same time).

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4. Click “Apply”to apply WAN configuration
1. The first step is the same as PPPoE mode.
2. Select WAN type as DHCP, enable vlan, configure VLAN and priority, “Service Mode” select
“INTERNET”.

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3. Optional binding LAN port and WiFi SSID to DHCP wan.
Note
By default, all LAN ports and WiFi data are not bound by this WAN (a LAN and WiFi
SSID can only be bound to a WAN at the same time).
4. Click “Apply” to apply WAN configuration

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1. The first step is the same as PPPoE mode.
2. Select WAN type as static, enable vlan, configure VLAN and priority.
3.Configure static IP address, mask, gateway and DNS for internet, “Service Mode” select
“INTERNET”.

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4. Optional binding LAN port and WiFi SSID to Static wan.
Note
By default, all LAN ports and WiFi data are not bound by this WAN (a LAN and WiFi
SSID can only be bound to a WAN at the same time).
5. Click “Apply”to apply WAN configuration

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1. Select Internet →Internet config, “WAN Connection name”select “Add WAN
connection”, “Mode”select “Bridge”
2. Enable VLAN, configure VLAN and priority. “Service Mode” select “Other”.

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3-4 steps are the same as the last two step of PPPoE mode
First, create a bridge WAN for IPTV according to the bridging mode of 6.2.
Select Application →IGMP Config →IGMP Snooping, select “Enable”, click Save/Apply.
Select Application →IGMP Config →IGMP Proxy, select “Enable IGMP server”, click Save.