ION ion4i User manual

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This document helps you to understand the product feature s,
configura t io n, login and logout process of Thin and Thic k
Access Point. This manua l guides you through the installa t io n
process and the entire software user set.

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Table of Contents
1ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT..........................................................................................................11
1.1 PURPOSE............................................................................................................................11
1.2 INTENDED AUD IEN CE ............................................................................................................11
1.3 DOCUMENT CONVENTIONS.....................................................................................................11
1.4 TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS...................................................................................................12
2PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................15
3FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION CERTIFIED...............................................................15
3.1 DUAL BAND 2X2:2 INDOOR ACCESS POI NT..................................................................................16
3.2 DUAL BAND 2X2:2 OUT D OOR ACCESS POINT (ION4/ION4E)............................................................18
4HARDWARE SETUP ...................................................................................................................20
4.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.........................................................................................................20
4.2 PACKAGING CONTENT –FOR ION4I/ION4/ION4E VARIANTS OF THIS PRODUCT ......................................21
5GETTING TO KNOW THE IO ACCESS POINT ................................................................................22
5.1 DUAL BAND 2X2:2 INDOOR ACCESS POI NT..................................................................................22
5.1.1 Back / Side View...........................................................................................................22
5.2 DUAL BAND 2X2:2 OU TD OOR ACCESS POINT...............................................................................24
5.2.1 Front / Side View ..........................................................................................................24
5.3 BACK VIEW .........................................................................................................................25
6INITIAL SETUP ..........................................................................................................................27
6.1 DUAL BAND 2X2:2 INDOOR ACCESS POI NT..................................................................................28
6.1.1 Connect to the Indoor Access Point................................................................................29
6.2 DUAL BAND 2X2:2 OUT D OOR ACCESS POINT...............................................................................30
6.2.1 Connect to the Outdoor Access Point .............................................................................31
7CONNECT TO THE THIN MODE ACCESS POINT AND LOG IN ........................................................32
7.1 LOGIN THROUGH GUI ............................................................................................................32
8STATUS OVERVIEW SCREEN......................................................................................................33
8.1 SYSTEM SUMMARY................................................................................................................33
8.2 SYSTEM SOFTWAR E ...............................................................................................................34
8.3 SYSTEM HARDWARE ..............................................................................................................35
9ADMINISTRATION ....................................................................................................................36
9.1 SET AP PASSWORD ...............................................................................................................36
9.2 REBOOT THI N AP .................................................................................................................37
10 THIN AP CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................38
10.1 INTERFACES.........................................................................................................................38
10.1.1 General Network interface setup configuration ..........................................................39
11 SWITCH AP MODE....................................................................................................................44

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12 LOGOUT...................................................................................................................................44
13 CONNECT TO THE THICK ACCESS POINT AND LOG IN .................................................................45
13.1 LOGIN THROUGH GUI ............................................................................................................45
14 STATUS OVERVIEW SCREEN......................................................................................................46
14.1 SYSTEM SUMMARY................................................................................................................46
14.2 SYSTEMSOFTWARE...............................................................................................................47
14.3 SYSTEM HARDWARE ..............................................................................................................48
14.4 SYSTEM W IR EL ES S .................................................................................................................49
15 SYSTEM MAINTENANCE SCREEN...............................................................................................50
15.1 SYSTEM GENERAL SETTINGS .....................................................................................................50
15.2 SYSTEM LOG SETTINGS ...........................................................................................................52
15.3 SET PASSWORD F OR THI CK AP..................................................................................................54
15.4 BACKUP/FLASH FIRMWARE.....................................................................................................55
15.4.1 Generate Backup......................................................................................................55
15.4.2 Upload configuration or backup.................................................................................56
15.4.3 Upgradefirmware....................................................................................................57
15.5 REBOOT.............................................................................................................................59
15.6 FACTORY RES ET....................................................................................................................60
16 NETWORK INTERFACES OF THICK AP.........................................................................................61
16.1 GENERAL NETWORK INTERFACE SETU P CO NFI GU R ATI ON F OR THI CK AP ...............................................62
16.1.1 Static IP configuration for thick AP.............................................................................63
16.1.2 DHCPv4 client configuration for thick AP....................................................................65
16.1.3 DHCPv6 client configuration for thick AP....................................................................66
16.2 NE TW OR K/WI R E LES S/RADIO AND SSID CONFIGURATION OF THICK AP...............................................67
16.2.1 5 GHz radio configuration .........................................................................................68
16.2.2 2.4 GHz radio configuration.......................................................................................70
16.2.3 Advanced radio configuration (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz).....................................................72
16.2.4 SSID configuration ....................................................................................................73
16.3 NE TW OR K/MES H CO NFI GU R ATI ON OF THI CK AP...........................................................................78
16.4 DHCP AND DNS CONFIGURATION OF THICK AP............................................................................80
16.4.1 Static/Active lease settings........................................................................................81
16.5 STATI C ROUTES ....................................................................................................................82
17 WI-FI SCHEDULE.......................................................................................................................84
18 DIAGNOSTICS...........................................................................................................................86
18.1 ROUTES .............................................................................................................................86
18.2 SYSTEM LOG........................................................................................................................87
18.3 KERNEL LOG........................................................................................................................88
18.5 REAL-TI ME GRAPH S...............................................................................................................89
18.6 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS...............................................................................................................90
18.6.1 Check the network connection/status ........................................................................90
18.6.2 Check the route of the established network connection...............................................91
18.7 CONNECTED CLI EN TS .............................................................................................................92

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19 SWITCH AP MODE....................................................................................................................93
20 LOGOUT...................................................................................................................................93
21 INSTALLATION SETUP ...............................................................................................................94
21.1 MOUNTI NG OF DU AL BAND 2X2:2 INDOOR ACCESS POI NT (WALL AND CEILING) ..................................94
21.2 MOUNTI NG OF DU AL BAND 2X2:2 OUTDOOR ACCESS POINT (POLE AND WALL)...................................98
21.2.1 2x2 outdoor AP mounting to the Pole....................................................................... 100
21.2.2 2x2 outdoor AP mounting to the Wall...................................................................... 103
21.3 GROUNDING OF AP............................................................................................................. 105
22 USE CASES ............................................................................................................................. 106

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List of Figures
Figure 1: Dua l Band 2x2:2 Indoor Access Point - Specif icatio ns & High lights-1...................................16
Figure 2: Dua l Band 2x2:2 Indoor Access Point - Specif icatio ns & High lights-2...................................17
Figure 3: Dua l Band 2x2:2 Outdoor Access Point - Specifications & Highlights-1 ................................18
Figure 4: Dual Band 2x2:2 Outdoor Access Point - Specifications & Highlights-2 ................................19
Figure 5: Side view of the indoor AP .................................................................................................22
Figure 6: Front/s ide view of the outdoor AP .......................................................................................24
Figure 7: Back view of the outdoor AP ..............................................................................................25
Figure 8: Power up the device using PoE adaptor................................................................................28
Figure 9: Connect to the network.......................................................................................................29
Figure 10: Power up the device using PoE adaptor..............................................................................30
Figure 11: Connect to the network .....................................................................................................31
Figure 12: Basic overview of login screen..........................................................................................32
Figure 13: Basic layout of the system summary screen........................................................................33
Figure 14: Basic layout of the system software screen.........................................................................34
Figure 15: Basic layout of the system hardware screen........................................................................35
Figure 16: Basic overview of the system admin password configuration screen.....................................36
Figure 17: Basic overview of the reboot screen...................................................................................37
Figure 18: Basic overview of the interface configuration screen...........................................................38
Figure 19: Basic overview of the network interface setup configuration screen to switch protocol..........39
Figure 20: Basic overview of static address parameters for general network interface setup...................40
Figure 21: Basic overview of DHCP client parameters for general network interface setup....................42
Figure 22: Basic overview of DHCPv6 client parameters for general network interface setup................43
Figure 23: Basic overview of the screen to switch mode from thin AP to thick AP................................44
Figure 24: Basic overview of login screen..........................................................................................45
Figure 25: Basic layout of the system summary screen........................................................................46
Figure 26: Basic layout of the system software screen.........................................................................47
Figure 27: Basic layout of the system hardware screen........................................................................48
Figure 28: Basic layout of the thick AP system wireless overview screen.............................................49
Figure 29: Basic overview of the system general settings screen for thick AP .......................................50
Figure 30: Basic overview of the system general settings screen for thick AP .......................................52
Figure 31: Basic overview of the system admin password configuration screen for thick AP .................54
Figure 32: Basic overview of the backup/flash firmware screen to generate backup...............................55
Figure 33: Basic overview of the backup/flash firmware screen to upload configuration ........................56
Figure 34: Software file in the system drive ........................................................................................57
Figure 35: Basic overview of the backup/flash firmware screen to upgrade the firmware.......................57
Figure 36: Verify software upgrade....................................................................................................58
Figure 37: Basic overview of the reboot screen...................................................................................59
Figure 38: Basic overview of the factory reset screen..........................................................................60
Figure 39: Basic overview of the interface configuration screen for thick AP........................................61
Figure 40: Basic overview of the network interface setup configuration screen to switch protocol for thick
AP...................................................................................................................................................62
Figure 41: Basic overview of static address parameters for general network interface setup for thick AP63
Figure 42: Basic overview of network interface screen to set the protocol to DHCPv4 for thick AP .......65
Figure 43: Basic overview of network interface screen to set the protocol to DHCPv6 for thick AP .......66
Figure 44: Basic overview of the wireless configuration screen for thick AP ........................................67
Figure 45: Basic overview of the 5 GHz radio configuration screen .....................................................68
Figure 46: Basic overview of the 2.4 GHz radio configuration screen...................................................70
Figure 47: Basic overview of the advanced radio parameters (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) configuration screen72

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Figure 48: Basic overview of the screen to configure general SSID parameters.....................................73
Figure 49: Basic overview of the screen to configure wireless security parameters of SSID...................75
Figure 50: Basic overview of the screen to configure the MAC filter for SSID configuration .................76
Figure 51: Basic overview of the screen to configure the advanced parameters of SSID configuration....77
Figure 52: Basic overview of the mesh configuration screen for thick AP.............................................78
Figure 53: Basic overview of the screen to enable thick AP as DHCP server ........................................80
Figure 54: Basic overview of the screen to configure a static lease.......................................................81
Figure 55: Basic overview of the static route configuration screen for thick AP ....................................82
Figure 56: Basic overview of the Wi-Fi schedule screen......................................................................84
Figure 57: Basic overview of the screen to view the active routes ........................................................86
Figure 58: Basic overview of the System Log screen...........................................................................87
Figure 59: Basic overview of the Kernel Log screen ...........................................................................88
Figure 60: Basic overview of the Real-time graphs/ traffic ..................................................................89
Figure 61: Basic overview of the diagnostics tool screen to check the connection status ........................90
Figure 62: Basic overview of the diagnostics tool screen to check the route of established connection....91
Figure 63: Basic overview of the screen to show connected clients ......................................................92
Figure 64: Basic overview of the screen to switch mode from thick AP to thin AP................................93
Figure 65: Attaching parts for wall/ceiling mounting of indoor AP.......................................................94
Figure 66: Attaching bracket on to the wall or ceiling for indoor AP ....................................................95
Figure 67: Wall/ceiling mounted attaching bracket..............................................................................95
Figure 68: Alignment of mounting bracket with indoor AP..................................................................96
Figure 69: Backside view of attaching bracket with indoor AP ............................................................97
Figure 70: Wall/ceiling mounted indoor AP........................................................................................97
Figure 71: Mounting bracket attachment with the 2x2 outdoor AP .......................................................98
Figure 72: Mounting bracket alignment with the 2x2 outdoor AP.........................................................99
Figure 73: Overview of the 2x2 outdoor AP with pole and mounting bracket attaching parts ............... 100
Figure 74: Fina l alignment of 2x2 outdoor AP and mounting bracket ................................................. 101
Figure 75: Basic overview of pole mounted 2x2 outdoor AP ............................................................. 102
Figure 76: Items needed for wall mounting of the device ................................................................... 103
Figure 77: Basic overview of wall mounted 2x2 outdoor AP .............................................................104
Figure 78: Grounding point of 2x2 outdoor AP................................................................................. 105
Figure 79: Use Case Diagram of Indoor AP......................................................................................106
Figure 80: Use Case Diagram of Outdoor AP ...................................................................................106

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List of Tables
Table 1: List of information displayed in side view of the indoor AP....................................................22
Table 2: List of information displayed in front/s ide view of the outdoor AP..........................................24
Table 3: List of information displayed in back view of the outdoor AP.................................................25
Table 4: L ist of actions to login through GUI......................................................................................32
Table 5: List of information displayed in the system summary.............................................................33
Table 6: List of information displayed in the system software screen....................................................34
Table 7: List of information displayed in the system hardware screen...................................................35
Table 8: List of actions to configure the system settings ......................................................................36
Table 9: List of actions to reboot the AP.............................................................................................37
Table 10: List of actions to view/edit the network configuration ..........................................................38
Table 11: List of actions to switch protocol ........................................................................................39
Table 12: List of actions to provide static address parameters ..............................................................41
Table 13: List of actions to provide DHCP client parameters...............................................................42
Table 14: List of actions to provide DHCPv6 client parameters ...........................................................43
Table 15: List of actions to switch mode from thin AP to thick AP.......................................................44
Table 16: List of actions to login through GUI....................................................................................45
Table 17: List of information displayed in the system summary ...........................................................46
Table 18: List of information displayed in the system software screen..................................................47
Table 19: List of information displayed in the system hardware screen.................................................48
Table 20: List of information displayed in thick AP system wireless overview......................................49
Table 21: List of actions to configure the system general settings for thick AP......................................50
Table 22: List of actions to configure the system general settings for thick AP......................................52
Table 23: List of actions to configure the password for thick AP..........................................................54
Table 24: List of actions to generate a backup of current device’s configuration and files ......................55
Table 25: List of actions to upload configuration from an external file .................................................56
Table 26: List of actions to upgrade the firmware from an external file.................................................57
Table 27 : L ist of actions to reboot the AP...........................................................................................59
Table 28: List of actions to factory reset the access point.....................................................................60
Table 29: List of actions to view/edit the network configuration of thick AP.........................................61
Table 30: List of actions to switch network protocol for thick AP ........................................................62
Table 31: List of actions to provide static address parameters for thick AP ...........................................63
Table 32: List of actions to set the protocol to DHCPv4 for thick AP ...................................................65
Table 33: List of actions to set the protocol to DHCPv6 for thick AP ...................................................66
Table 34: List of actions to view the wireless configuration of thick AP ...............................................67
Table 35: List of actions for 5 GHz radio configuration of thick AP .....................................................68
Table 36: List of actions for 2.4 GHz radio configuration of thick AP ..................................................70
Table 37: List of actions for advanced radio parameters (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) configuration of thick AP72
Table 38: List of actions to configure the general SSID parameters......................................................74
Table 39: List of actions to configure the wireless security parameters of SSID ....................................75
Table 40: List of actions to configure the MAC filter for SSID configuration........................................76
Table 41: List of actions to configure the advanced parameters of SSID configuration ..........................77
Table 42: List of actions to view the mesh configuration of thick AP ...................................................78
Table 43: List of actions to enable thick AP as DHCP server...............................................................80
Table 44: List of actions to configure a static lease..............................................................................81
Table 45: List of actions for static route configuration of thick AP .......................................................82
Table 46: List of actions to create, edit, or delete a Wi-Fi schedule ......................................................85
Table 47 : L ist of ac tions to view the active routes on the system..........................................................86
Table 48: List of actions to view the system log ..................................................................................87

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Table 49: List of actions to view the kernel log ...................................................................................88
Table 50: List of actions to view real-time traffic graphs .....................................................................89
Table 51: List of actions to check the connection status .......................................................................90
Table 52: List of actions to check the route of established connection ..................................................91
Table 53: List of actions to view connected clients ..............................................................................92
Table 54: List of actions to switch mode from thick AP to thin AP.......................................................93