Microsens MS659150M User manual

Indoor Enterprise Access Point
- User Manual - MS659150M
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Table of Contents
1. Scope of Delivery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê1
2. Getting to know your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê1
2.1. LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê2
3. Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê3
4. Establish AP Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê3
4.1. Connect to Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê4
4.2. Manually Assign Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê4
4.3. Automatically Elect Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê7
4.4. Change Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê7
5. Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê9
5.1. Dashboard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê10
5.2. Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê10
5.3. Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê22
5.4. Diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê24
5.5. QoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê31
5.6. System Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê33
6. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê38
6.1. Computer is disconnected from the Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê38
6.2. Cannot find the Wi-Fi network or cannot connect to the Access Point.. . . . . . . . . . . . Ê38
6.3. Cannot access the Web User Interface to configure settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê39
7. Tips & Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê39
7.1. Get the best Wi-Fi signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê39
7.2. Surf the Internet faster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê39
7.3. Network security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê39
8. Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê39
8.1. Physical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê39
8.2. Wi-Fi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ê40
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1. Scope of Delivery
The box contains the following items:
•Wi-Fi Access Point
•Ceiling installation kit
•Screw x 1(For securing the ceiling mount bracket)
•12V-2.5A AC Adaptor (Optional Accessory)
•Quick Start Guide
2. Getting to know your Access Point
•DC 12V: Use the AC adaptor to connect your access point to a power source.
•1G Eth: Connect Ethernet cable for LAN (local area network) connection.
•2.5G Eth PoE: Connect Ethernet cable for LAN (local area network) connection, or a con!
nection with LAN and PoE+.
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2.1. LEDs
The LEDs indicate the access point’s power and connection as follows:
Flashing Amber Device is being powered on
Cyclic between
Amber/Red
Firmware upgrade in process.
Solid Amber Device has no Internet access.
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Solid Green Device is powered on and works normal.
Solid Blue Device is Controller and normal.
Solid Red Device is in error and cannot provide services normally.
3. Installation
1. Position your access point for best performance.
Before you install and mount your access point as described in the installation guide, con!
sider how you can position the access point for best performance. The access point lets you
access your network anywhere within the operating range of your Wi-Fi network. However,
the operating distance or range of your Wi-Fi connection can vary significantly depending
on the physical placement of your access point. Therefore, choosing a good location is very
important.
2. Set up and connect the access point to your network.
You can connect the access point to a Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) switch in your net!
work. The switch must be connected to a network router that is connected to the Internet.
If you don’t use a PoE connection, a power adapter is required for the access point as
shown below:
4. Establish AP Network
An AP Network contains many access points, and they play two roles in the network: Controller
and Agent. There is only one Controller in an AP Network, the others are Agents. The Con!
troller is the AP controller of this group and it will manage Wi-Fi and lots of other functions for
the entire group. The Controller is capable of controlling up to 64 access points in the same
group, including itself.
In an AP Network, we first configure the Controller’s Wi-Fi and other related information. For
details, please go to Network > AP Network. After the AP Network is established, the config!
urations of Controller will be automatically synchronized to all Agents.
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In an AP Network, some APs with the same APNID value can establish another new AP net!
work. APNID can be configured in ACS server.
There are two ways to determine the Controller of an AP Network: manually assign Controller
and automatically select Controller. For details, please go to chapters 4.2 and 4.3.
4.1. Connect to Network
To set up the access point with an Ethernet connection to your network:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the port on the access point.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a port on a switch that is connected to your
network and to the Internet.
If you use a PoE connection, the port must support PoE+.
4.2. Manually Assign Controller
Configure the AP Controller
1. Place only one access point in a suitable location, and connect to the network as described
in step 4.1.
2. Open a web browser and enter the URL https://ms659150m.local.
3. Log in to the Web UI using the default username: admin and password (Located on bottom
of your access point).
4. Go to Network > AP Network > Basic to change AP Mode to Controller, then assign it as the
AP Controller of the AP network.
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5. Visit the new URL https://ms659150m-cap.local in the browser to access to the
assigned Controller.
6. Go to Network > AP Network > Basic to change Wi-Fi settings, and remember to save your
settings.
7. Refer to 5. Settings in this guide for more configuration settings (optional).
Connect the AP Controller to Network
Connect Agents to the AP Network
1. Connect other access points to the same local area network to establish AP network. Record
the MAC address at the bottom of each access point and relative position in AP network.
When all access points have successfully connected to the network, only the Controller’s
LED is blue, the rest of the access points’ LEDs are green.
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2. Go to Diagnostics > AP List, all the access points in AP network are displayed in the AP List.
Find the access point by MAC address recorded in the previous step, modify its AP Name
and AP Location by clicking the edit button in column Edit. Then you can quickly find an
access point, view information, and personalize its radio settings.
Connect Agents to Network

If the assigned Controller is disconnected for any reason, a certain Agent in
the network will be automatically elected as the new Controller in minutes to
ensure the network will be back to normal immediately. Once the assigned
Controller is recovered, it will act as the Controller of the AP Network again,
and the automatically elected Controller will become Agent again.
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4.3. Automatically Elect Controller
Connect all APs to the same Network
1. Place all access points in suitable locations, and connect them to the same local area net!
work as described in step 4.1. Record the MAC address at the bottom of each access point
and relative position.
2. The AP Network will be established in minutes and a certain access point will be automati!
cally elected as the Controller of the AP Network. When all access points have successfully
connected to the network, only the Controller’s LED is blue, the rest of the access points’
LEDs are green.
Configure the automatically elected Controller
1. Open a web browser and enter the URL https://ms659150m-2.local to access to the auto!
matically elected Controller.
2. Log in to the Web UI using the default username: admin and password (Located on bottom
of your access point).
3. Go to Network > AP Network > Basic to change Wi-Fi settings, and remember to save your
settings. The Agents will synchronize Controller’s Wi-Fi settings in a few minutes.
4. Go to Diagnostics > AP List, all the access points in AP network are displayed in the AP List.
Find the access point by MAC address recorded in the previous step, modify its AP Name
and AP Location by clicking the edit button in column Edit. Then you can quickly find an
access point, view information, and personalize its radio settings.
5. Refer to 5. Settings in this guide for more configuration settings (optional).

1. When the AP Network is first established, the default AP mode of all access
points is Agent, the Controller of the AP Network can be automatically
elected or manually assigned.
2. When the assigned Controller exists in the network, the auto-elect mecha!
nism will not run.
3. If the original Controller is disconnected for any reason, a certain Agent in
the network will be automatically elected as the new Controller in minutes
to ensure the network back to normal immediately.
4.4. Change Password
Change Access Point Password
The user will be forced to change the password when logging into access point for the first
time.
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•Username: Name used to sign in access point.
•Old Password: The default password located on bottom of the access point.
•New Password: New sign in password for access point. Its length must be 8-16 characters
and a strong password.
•Confirm Password: Confirm new sign in password for access point.
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Change Wi-Fi SSID/Password
•Frequency: Select the frequency band to configure.
•Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID): This is the name of your Wi-Fi network for identification, also
sometimes referred to as SSID”. The default SSID is on the bottom of the access point. You
can change it here, but it would no longer match the sticker on your access point.
•Wi-Fi Password: Enter your Wi-Fi password. A complex hard-to-guess key is recommended.
The Wi-Fi password must be 8 characters or longer.
5. Settings
Your access point comes with an intuitive Web User Interface (Web UI) that allows you to eas!
ily setup its feature.
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5.1. Dashboard
The Dashboard shows a snapshot of your network status with quick links to key features of
your access point.
Select any icon on the dashboard: Network Status, AP Network, System Information,
System Settings, Connected Devices to check more information and settings.
•Network Status displays the network status.
•AP Network takes you to Network > AP Network > Basic.
•System Information displays the access point’s system information, LAN information and
wireless information.
•System Settings takes you to System Settings > Password & Timezone.
•Connected Devices takes you to Diagnostics > Clients List and displays connected
devices information.
5.2. Network
LAN
Click LAN button to configure the LAN connection settings:
1. LAN Connection Type: Choose the Internet Service type. There are two options: DHCP and
Static IP.
2. If you select DHCP:
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3. If you select Static IP, follow the steps below:
◦IP Address: Specify the IP address here. This IP address will be assigned to your access
point and will replace the default IP address.
◦Subnet Mask: Specify a subnet mask. The default value is 255.255.255.0.
◦Default Gateway: Enter a gateway, usually the default gateway is the same as the LAN
IP.
◦DNS 1 & DNS 2: Either of them indicates IP address of a DNS Server.
◦Click Save.
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AP Network
Basic
The Basic page allows you to configure AP Mode of access point and Wi-Fi settings for your AP
Network. Your access point is dual-band and uses two Wi-Fi frequencies (2.4GHz & 5GHz) for
better wireless performance on your devices.
AP Mode
The access point supports two AP Modes: Agent and Controller. No matter which mode the
access point is, both 2.5G and 1G Eth port act as LAN ports.
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Wi-FI Settings
Steps to set up the basic Wi-Fi settings:
1. Wi-Fi Region: Select the region to configure.
2. Frequency: Select the frequency band to configure.
3. Clone to Other Frequency Bands: Whether to sync the Wi-Fi Network configuration to
2.4G/5G.
4. Wi-Fi Network: Enable or disable this Wi-Fi band.
5. Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID): This is the name of your Wi-Fi network for identification, also
sometimes referred to as “SSID”. The maximum length of the SSID is 32 characters.
6. Broadcast SSID: Unable to search for SSID when is OFF.
7. Wi-Fi Password: Enter your Wi-Fi password. A complex, hard-to-guess key is recom!
mended. The Wi-Fi password must be 8 characters or longer.
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8. Security Setting: WPA2 personal is the default setting and the most secure. Security can be
disabled by selecting None but this is not recommended.
9. MAC Authentication: Enable or disable MAC RADIUS authentication.
10. VLAN Setting: Select VLAN configuration from Network > VLAN.
11. Max Clients: The maximum number of clients connected to Wi-Fi.
12. Set AP Isolated: Clients connected to the same Wi-Fi Network can communicate with each
other when disable.
13. IEEE 802.11r: Enable or disable fast roaming function.
14. WMM: Deployment of WMM will deliver useful QoS functionality for services such as voice
over 802.11 and streaming media.
15. WMM APSD: Enable/disable automatic power save delivery.
16. Rate Limit: Enable/disable SSID related rate limit.
17. Click Save.
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RADIO
The Radio page allows you to configure radio settings for your access point’s Wi-Fi. You can
edit radio settings for 2.4GHz or 5GHz frequency bands by clicking drop-down menu.
Steps to set up the radio settings:
1. Frequency: Select the frequency band to configure.
2. Radio: Enable or disable this radio.
3. Wireless Mode: Select the wireless standard used for the access point’s Wi-Fi.
4. Channel Bandwidth: The preferred channel bandwidth to be used.
5. Control Channel: Select a wireless radio channel or use the default “Auto” setting from the
drop-down menu. Changing radio channel can improve Wi-Fi signal depending on how
crowded the channel is with other radio signals and interference.
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6. Tx Bursting: Enable TX Burst function to increase the transmission speed of devices.
7. Tx Power Adjustment: Indicates the current transmit power level as a percentage of full
power.
8. OBSS RSSI: Received Signal Strength Indication, measured in dBm.
9. Beacon Interval: Beacon Interval means the period of time between one beacon and the
next one. The default value is 100 (the unit is millisecond, or 1/1000 second). Lower the
Beacon Interval to improve transmission performance in unstable environment or for roam!
ing clients, but it will be power consuming.
10. HT AMPDU Factor: Enables or disables Tx AMPDU aggregation for the entire interface.
Receiving aggregate frames will still be performed, but no aggregate frames will be trans!
mitted if this is disabled.
11. VHT AMPDU Factor: Set VHT capability field, Maximum A-MPDU length exponent. Value
range is 0 to 7. Maximum A-MPDU length exponent indicates the maximum length of A-
MPDU that the station can receive.
12. Click Save.
ACL
Access Control List (ACL) can accept or reject devices with one or more specified MAC
addresses to connect to the wireless network.
Steps to set up the ACL:
1. Frequency: In the frequency field, select the frequency band that you want to use for the
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ACL settings.
2. Wi-Fi Network Name: Name for a Wi-Fi network, which is less than 32 characters.
3. Enable MAC Filter: Enable MAC filter or disable.
4. MAC Filter Mode: Select Accept to allow devices in the MAC filter list to associate to the
access point, select Reject to prevent devices in the MAC filter list from associating to the
AP.
5. MAC Filter List: Enter the MAC address of the wireless device. MAC filtering let users either
limit specific MAC addresses from associating with the AP, or specifically indicates which
MAC addresses can associate with the AP.
6. Click Save.
RRM
RRM (Radio Resource Management), contains functions as follows:
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Transmit Power Control: Support three modes, namely Auto, On Demand and Fixed.
•Auto Mode: AP Controller will periodically adjust and optimize the Tx Power of all APs in the
network, the default interval is 10 minutes.
•On Demand Mode: AP Controller will not synchronize Tx Power to Agents. If you want to
optimize the Tx Power of the entire network, click the "optimize power instantly" button to
optimize instantly only once.
•Fixed Mode:AP Controller will synchronize fixed Tx Power (100%, 75%, 50%, 25%) to all
Agents.
•Power Threshold: Used for automatic optimization algorithms, the default value is -70dBm.
Dynamic Channel Assignment: Dynamically select channels with low interference to
improve network performance.
•DCA on 2.4GHz: Enable or disable the function on 2.4GHz.
•DCA on 5GHz: Enable or disable the function on 5GHz.
Coverage Hole Detection and Mitigation: The function is to detect coverage holes, and mit!
igate them (if possible and wise) by increasing power.
•Coverage Hole Detection: Enable or disable the function.
•RSSI Threshold: Used to judge the connection quality of the Wi-Fi terminal, the default
value is -80dBm.If the network signal coverage requirement is strong, the value can be
increased appropriately.
•Minimum Count of Client in Coverage Exception: The minimum number of clients that must
be in a coverage hole before mitigation can be considered. The default value is 3.
STEERING
AP steering: Load Balancing Steering-Enable clients such as mobile phone and notebooks can
be evenly distributed to AP as far as possible to improve overall network utilization.
Mobility Steering: Enable clients such as mobile phone and notebooks to connect to the nearest
AP as far as possible to obtain better signal and connection speed.
Band steering: lets the access point identify the Wi-Fi devices that are dual-band capable and
steer those devices to the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band of a Wi-Fi network.
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