GIGAMEDIA GGM WAPB5G User manual

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GGM WAPB5G
Gigamedia System Configuration
User Manual
V1.2

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Information to User
Any changes or modifications of equipment not expressly approved by the
manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment and the
warranty for such equipment.
Catalog
1. Hardware Connection .......................................................................................................................4
1.1 Connect with PoE Adapter...........................................................................................................4
1.2 Local Network Settings ................................................................................................................5
2. Software Configuration .....................................................................................................................6
2.1 Main Page...............................................................................................................................6
2.1.1 Status-WIRELESS ...........................................................................................................6
2.1.2 Status-NETWORK .......................................................................................................8
2.1.3 Status-SYSTEM......................................................................................................... 10
2.1.4 Monitor-Throughput ...................................................................................................10
2.1.5 Monitor-Interfaces...................................................................................................... 10
2.1.6 Monitor-ARP List........................................................................................................ 11
2.1.7 Monitor-STA Stats ...................................................................................................... 11
2.1.8 Monitor-AP Stats........................................................................................................ 13
2.1.9 Monitor-Routes ..........................................................................................................13
2.1.10 Monitor-PPPoE Information List................................................................................14
2.1.11 Monitor-DHCP Server ................................................................................................15
2.1.12 Monitor-DHCP Client ................................................................................................. 15
2.2 Radio Page.............................................................................................................................16
2.2.1 Basic Wireless Settings .............................................................................................16

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2.2.2 Advanced Wireless Settings ......................................................................................20
2.2.3 WMM Settings ...........................................................................................................21
2.3 WIRELESS Page..................................................................................................................21
2.3.1 AP/AP WDS Mode .....................................................................................................22
2.3.2 Station/Station WDS Mode......................................................................................... 23
2.4 NETWORK.........................................................................................................................24
2.4.1 Bridge Mode ...............................................................................................................24
2.4.2 WISP/SOHO Router Mode .........................................................................................27
2.5 SERVICES .........................................................................................................................31
2.5.1 Web Server................................................................................................................31
2.5.2 Telnet Server..............................................................................................................32
2.5.3 NTP Client .................................................................................................................33
2.5.4 System Log................................................................................................................34
2.5.5 Wireless Client Rate Limit..........................................................................................35
2.5.6 Security Basic ............................................................................................................ 35
2.5.7 Security Service.........................................................................................................35
2.5.8 Virus Protection .........................................................................................................35
2.5.9 Website Control .........................................................................................................35
2.5.10 MAC Control .............................................................................................................. 35
2.6 SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................36
2.6.1 Device........................................................................................................................36
2.6.2 Ping Watchdog........................................................................................................... 37
2.6.3 System Accounts .......................................................................................................40
2.6.4 Configuration Management........................................................................................40
2.6.5 Firmware upgrade......................................................................................................42
2.7 Tools...................................................................................................................................42
2.7.1 Ping ...........................................................................................................................42
2.7.2 Traceroute .................................................................................................................43
2.7.3 Site survey.................................................................................................................43

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2.7.4 Speed Test ................................................................................................................. 44
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1. Hardware Connection
1.1 Connect with PoE Adapter
All Gigamedia products are powered by PoE (Power over Ethernet).
The connection step is
Figure 1-2 Power on the device
Connect the device with an Ethernet cable.
Connect the other end of the cable into POE port of power adapter.
Using another Ethernet cable, connect one end of cable into LAN port of adapter, the other end

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into computer port.
Plug the power adapter into an outlet to power up the device.
If you are using our 5GHz radios, most of them are using Gigabit LAN port. Thus you should
connect them with a CAT-5E or CAT-6 cable to get the maximum performance.
1.2 Local Network Settings
Set PC and set IP address as 192.168.1.x（x is 1-254 except 2，to make sure no conflict with
other IP in the network.）
Run Web browser, input http://192.168.1.2（default IP address）and enter.
Figure 2, default username：admin, password：admin (You can change this password after
entering the system) , and then click Login to the software system.

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2. Software Configuration
2.1 Main Page
Figure 2-1 Wireless Status(Access Point Mode)
Figure 2-2 Wireless Status(Station Mode)
2.1.1 Status - WIRELESS
Radio status window, mainly shows the radio work mode and related information of the unit.
Wireless mode：working mode of the unit, supporting 4 kinds of working mode, AP Mode、
Station Mode、AP WDS Mode and Station WDS Mode.

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Radio mode: working mode of Radio, supporting 802.11a/an two kinds of working modes.
Channel/Frequency: radio current working channel and working frequency.
Channel Width: radio channel bandwidth ，supporting 20MHz and 40MHz. Channel
bandwidth has great influence to the wireless. Under no interference environment, average
throughput of 40MHz channel bandwidth can reach more than twice of 20MHz channel
bandwidth.
Country Code: country code of current working Radio. Different country code has different
channel and power for Radio supporting.
Tx Power: current Radio transmission power. Transmission power influences directly signal
strength of communication system, so we should guarantee transmission power big enough;
Max Rate: max sending rate of Radio supporting. Different channel bandwidth could affect max
sending rate. If AP and Station can reach to 40MHz channel bandwidth, max sending rate can
reach to 300Mbps, and throughout rate can improve more than twice.
WiD TDMA: the status of WiD TDMA with ‘enable’ or ‘disable’.
Station status box shows the unit working as Station Mode.
Figure 2-3 Wireless Station Status
Up/Down: UP means CPE has successfully connected with AP. Down means the link is not
built.
SSID: SSID name of AP that CPE is connecting.
BSSID: BSSID address of AP that CPE is connecting.
Signal Strength: signal strength of AP that CPE is connecting.Signal strength is negative, the
smaller the absolute value of signal strength, the stronger it proves between CPE and AP.
When it transmits in long distance, stronger signal can ensure higher thorough for wireless
transmission.
Security: security way of AP that CPE is connecting, CPE supporting None/WEP/WPA-

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TKIP/WPA-CCMP/WPA2-TKIP/WPA2-CCMP/WPA mix encryption and WPA2 mix encryption
connecting AP.
Wireless1/2/3/4 status box shows the unit working as AP Mode. Our radio supports at most 4 wireless
services, representing Wireless1/2/3/4.
Figure 2-4 Wireless Access Point Status
Up/Down: UP means interface of wireless service has started to work, and is providing
wireless access services. And down means it has not
SSID: SSID of wireless service.
BSSID: BSSID of wireless service broadcast Beacon using.
Security: security way of wireless service using, supporting None/WEP/WPA-TKIP/WPA-
CCMP/WPA2-TKIP/WPA2-CCMP/WPA mix encryption and WPA2 mix encryption.
Assoc Number: current online clients connected to this unit.
2.1.2 Status-NETWORK
Figure 2-5 Network label
Network Role
Network Mode: device supports 3 kinds of Network Modes, including Bridge Mode, SOHO

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Router Mode and WISP Mode.
A brief introduction to those modes:
1. Bridge Mode: bridge Mode is typical 2-layer network mode. The unit ETH port and wireless
interface are working at layer-2 network mode, no independent IP address. For the whole unit
only has one Bridge port IP address.
2. SOHO Router Mode: this mode is typical network mode of wireless router. The ETH port is
worked as WAN interface, connecting another network by ETH port, such as Internet or
enterprise network. This device connects with public network supporting three ways: static IP
address, DHCP dynamic IP address and PPPoE.
Only when the unit works as AP Mode and AP WDS Mode, network mode can be set as SOHO
Router Mode.
3. WISP Mode: this mode is opposite to SOHO Router. It uses wireless interface as WAN to
connect public network and ETH port as 2-layer access port. For this mode we can think the
unit as a wireless client router supporting PPPoE over air.
Only when the unit works as Station Mode or Station WDS Mode，network mode can be set as WISP
Mode.
Network Settings
Bridge IP Address: IP address of Bridge interface.
Net mask: net mask of bridge interface IP address.
Bridge Mac：MAC address of bridge interface.
Gateway：gateway IP Address of bridge interface.
Primary DNS IP：primary DNS address of bridge interface.
Secondary DNS IP：secondary DNS address of bridge interface.

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2.1.3 Status-SYSTEM
Figure 2-6 System label of status
Device Name: device name or model name
Serial Number: device serial NO.
Software Version: current software version
Language: current web language
Time zone: current time zone
Current time: current time
Username: username when login
2.1.4 Monitor-Throughput
Figure 2-7 Monitor-Throughput
2.1.5 Monitor-Interfaces
Interfaces list counts send-receive info of all interfaces.

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Figure 2-8 Monitor-Interfaces
Interface：listing all interfaces and interface name.
MAC Address：listing MAC address of all interfaces.
Tx Bytes：sending bytes number.
Tx Packet：sending packet .
Tx Err：sending error packet .
Rx Bytes：receiving bytes .
Rx Packet: receiving packet.
Rx Err: receiving error packet.
2.1.6 Monitor-ARP List
ARP List counts ARP information of device learning, as Figure 2-9.
Figure 2-9 Monitor-ARP List
IP: IP address of device learning.
MAC:MAC address corresponding to IP address of device learning.
Interface: interface to IP address of device learning.
Type: interface hardware type of learning ARP.
2.1.7 Monitor-STA Stats
When the unit works as AP Mode, a list shows STA info of current clients as Figure 2-10

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Figure 2-10 Monitor-STA Stats
Figure 2-11 Station Details
BSSID：BSSID of STA connecting wireless services.
Mode：working mode of STA Radio.
AID: connecting ID of STA.
Signal：AP detected RSSI of STA.
Assoc Time：time online of STA.
Tx/Rx Packets：send-receive packets between AP and STA. Tx means sending packets from
AP to STA, Rx means receiving packets from STA to AP.

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Tx/Rx Bytes: send-receive bytes between AP and STA. Tx means sending bytes from AP to
STA, Rx means receiving bytes from STA to AP.
Tx/Rx Rate: rate using by send-receive packets between AP and STA. Tx means senidng rate
from AP to STA, Rx means receving rate from STA to AP, in fact it is sending rate of STA.
2.1.8 Monitor-AP Stats
When the unit works as Station Mode, the list shows info of CPE connecting AP, as Figure 2-12
Figure 2-12 Monitor-AP Stats
SSID: SSID name of AP that CPE is connecting.
BSSID: BSSID address of AP that CPE is connecting.
Mode：radio work mode of AP that CPE is connecting.
Channel: work channel of AP that CPE is connecting.
Signal: CPE detected AP RSSI.
Assoc Time：duration online after CPE is connecting AP.
Tx/Rx Packets：send-receive packets between CPE and AP. Tx means sending packets from
CPE to AP, Rx means receiving packets from AP to CPE.
Tx/Rx Bytes: send-receive bytes between CPE and AP. Tx means sending bytes from CPE to
AP, Rx means receiving bytes from AP to CPE .
Tx/Rx Rate: rate using by send-receive packets between CPE and AP. Tx means senidng rate
from CPE to AP, Rx means receving rate from AP to CPE, in fact it is sending rate of AP.
2.1.9 Monitor-Routes
Routes list shows current routing relationship of device, as Figure 2-13.

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Figure 2-13 Monitor-Routes
Destination: destination address and mask;
Gateway：next address against destination address, that is gateway address.
Flags：network type of this routing info.
Interface：interface of this routing info.
2.1.10 Monitor-PPPoE Information List
PPPoE information list shows connecting state of current PPPoE, as Figure2-14.
Figure 2-14 Monitor-PPPOE
Server Name：server name of PPPoE server.
Connection Time：time online of PPPoE connection.
Local IP Address：local IP address of PPPoE client.
Remote IP Address：remote IP address of PPPoE server.
Primary DNS IP：primary DNS address of PPPoE client.
Secondary DNS IP：secondary DNS address of PPPoE client.
TX Packets：CPE sending packets by PPP interface.
RX Packets：CPE receiving packets by PPP interface.
TX Bytes: CPE sending bytes by PPP interface.
RX Bytes: CPE receiving bytes by PPP interface.

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2.1.11 Monitor-DHCP Server
DHCP Server List shows status of assigning IP address when CPE is DHCP Server, as Figure 2-15.
Figure 2-15 Monitor-DHCP Server
MAC Address：MAC address of DHCP Client.
IP Address：IP address of DHCP Client.
Remaining Lease: remaining lease to this IP address of DHCP Server.
Hostname：hostname of DHCP Client.
2.1.12 Monitor-DHCP Client
DHCP Client List shows status of assigning IP address when CPE is DHCP Client, as Figure 2-16.
Figure 2-16 Monitor-DHCP Client
IP Address：IP address of CPE accessing.
Interface：interface of IP address
Netmask：netmask of CPE accessing IP address
Gateway：gateway of DHCP Server assigning
Primary DNS IP：primary DNS IP address of DHCP Server assigning.
Secondary DNS IP：secondary DNS IP address of DHCP Server assigning
Total Lease Time：total lease time of CPE accessing IP address .
Running Time：running Time of CPE accessing IP address

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2.2 Radio Page
Radio Page is mainly used for setting WLAN RF parameter, as Figure 2-16.
Figure 2-17 Radio Page
2.2.1 Basic Wireless Settings
Figure 2-18 Wireless Mode
Wireless Mode：working mode of WLAN, the unit supporting AP Mode, Station Mode, AP
WDS Mode and Station WDS Mode, the default is Station Mode. Because settings of those 4
modes have little impact to parameter setting of whole Radio,we will not introduce parameter
setting of Radio for 4 modes.

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Figure 2-19 Country Code
Country code：set country code of Radio, the default is Unite States.
Figure 2-20 IEEE 802.11 Mode
IEEE 802.11 Mode: set working mode of Radio, the default is 802.11n.
Figure 2-21 Channel Width
Channel Width：set occupied bandwidth of channel, the default is 20/40MHz Mode.

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Figure 2-22 Channel
Channel: set working channel of Radio, the default is auto channel.
、
Figure 2-23 Tx Power

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Tx Power：set transmission power of Radio, the default is 24dBm.
Tx power has different limit for each country. When changing the tx power the user or operator
should follow the regulatory rules.
Transmission power can influence signal strength of wirelss communication. when it transmits in long
distance, please properly increase transmit power to ensure stronger singal. And when testing indoor,
pls properly decrease transimission power in order to prevent signal saturation for higher signal
strength.
Figure 2-24 Max TX Rate
Max TX Rate：set packets sending rate of Radio. 2.4GHz/5GHz radio is 2X2 device, so max
support is MCS=15 and default setting.

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2.2.2 Advanced Wireless Settings
Figure 2-25 RTS Threshold
RTS Threshold：set RTS/CTS threshold, the default is off state.
RTS/CTS is mainly to prevent hidden node disturbing. But if RTS/CTS threshold is setting too
much smaller, it may obviously reduce throughtput rate of wireless communication.
Fragmentation Threshold：set fragmentation threshold, the default is off state.
Distance: set transmission distance between AP and STA, so that system can choose proper
ACK _timeout, the default is 3Km. When it is transmitting in long distance, proper adjusting
distance can improve throughtput.
Aggr Enable：set “enable” and “to enable”sending function of A-MPDU, the default is enable
state.
Aggr limit Enable: set sending limit function of A-MPDU, the default is enable state, the max
aggr packet of the default is 64 units, the max aggr length is 60000 bytes. As long as one
conditon meets, it will trigger aggr limit.