Ubiquiti LiteStation2 User manual

LiteStation2
User’s Guide

Contents
Contents.................................................................................... 2
Quick Setup Guide..................................................................... 3
Configuration Guide .................................................................. 7
Main Settings.......................................................................... 8
Link Setup.............................................................................. 9
Basic Wireless Settings....................................................... 9
Wireless Security.............................................................. 10
Network Settings.............................................................. 12
Advanced Link Setup............................................................ 12
Advanced Wireless Settings.............................................. 12
802.11e QoS (WMM) Settings............................................ 13
Antennas........................................................................... 14
System.................................................................................. 14
Firmware.......................................................................... 14
Administrative Account.................................................... 16
Logo Customization.......................................................... 16
Device Maintenance ......................................................... 17
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Quick Setup Guide
If you do not change any of
configuration parameters the
default values will be used.
This Quick Setup Guide will guide you through quickly and easily
configuration of this subscriber station. We suggest you change these
parameters:
Change IP address (static or dynamic),
Define the ESSID to which the subscriber station will be
associated,
Define the IEEE 802.11 mode,
Define the wireless security (None, WEP or WPA),
Change the administrator’s password.
For detailed setup and configuration instructions, please refer to the
chapter Configuration Guide.
Follow these steps for subscriber station quick setup via web-browser
interface:
Step 1 Login to the web management
Open the web browser and type the default IP address of the
LiteStation2 device http://192.168.2.66/ into the browser address
field. You will be prompted to enter the administrator login credentials:
User Name: admin
Password: admin01
After successful administrator log on you will see the main page of the
subscriber station web management interface.
Step 2 Configure network settings
The IP configuration as described below is required for LiteStation2
management purposes. IP addresses can either be retrieved from a
DHCP server or configured manually.
Use the Link Setup menu to configure the device IP settings:
Bridge IP Address: specify the IP mode.
DHCP – choose to assign the dynamic IP address and gateway
address by the local DHCP server.
Static – choose to assign a static IP address.
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IP Address: enter IP address for subscriber station LiteStation2.
Netmask: enter a subnet mask for subscriber station LiteStation2.
Gateway IP: enter a gateway IP address for subscriber station
LiteStation2.
Step 3 Assign an ESSID to subscriber station
Use Link Setup menu to specify the ESSID of the wireless device to
which the subscriber station will be associated:
ESSID: specify the ESSID of the wireless network device which the
LiteStation2 will associate to.
Refer to the section Basic Wireless Settings for detailed information.
Step 4 Specify the IEEE 802.11 mode
Specify the 802.11 wireless network mode by which the subscriber
station will communicate with the wireless device:
Be sure, that chosen IEEE
802.11 mode is the same as
configured on the wireless
device.
IEEE 802.11 Mode: select the IEEE 802.11 mode of your wireless
network.
B only – connect to a 802.11b only network.
B/G Mixed – connect to a 802.11b/g network.
G only – connect to a 802.11g only network.
G Dynamic Turbo – connect to a 802.11g network using SuperG.
Step 5 Specify the security level
Choose the security method to protect your data that only authorized
network users could access the network. You can choose WEP, WPA
or None for your device.
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If no security is needed, simply choose the None option:
Security: select the encryption method or disable security.
The same encryption settings
must also be enabled on
wireless devices on your
network.
None – disable security.
WEP – enable WEP encryption.
WPA – enable WPA with Preshared Key encryption.
Authentication Type: choose the one of the following modes.
Open Authentication – the LiteStation2 is visible to all devices
on the network.
Shared Authentication – allows communication only with other
devices with identical WEP settings.
WEP Key Length: select the Key length here, either 64-bits or 128-
bits.
Key Index: specify the Index of WEP Key.
WEP Key: enter the encryption key to be used to encrypt and decrypt
wireless traffic:
For 64-bits – specify pre-shared key as 5 HEX (0-9, A-F, and a-f)
pairs (e.g. 0011223344).
For 128-bits – specify pre-shared key as 13 HEX (0-9, A-F, and
a-f) pairs (e.g. 00112233445566778899AABBCC).
WPA Preshared Key: enter a passphrase for WPA encryption. The
preshared key is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63
characters long.
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Step 6 Change administrator password
The default administrator
settings are:
Username – admin
Password – admin01
For the security reasons the default administrator’s password should
be changed immediately. Use the System menu and specify the
parameters:
Current Password: enter a current password value. Default
administrators password is admin01.
New Password: enter a new password value used for administrator
authentication.
Verify Password: re-enter the new password to verify its accuracy.
Change: click to change the login details of administrator.
Step7 Apply changes
After each configuration change the informational message
suggesting you to apply changes and reboot the device will appear:
As you have changed the
subscriber station’s IP address,
be sure to use the new address
the next time you access the
configuration interface.
Apply: click to save changes and reboot the device.
Discard: click to discard changes.
After the general settings are changed, the subscriber station is now
ready for basic operation. You can now use the web interface menu to
configure many more details for your LiteStation2.
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Configuration Guide
Each of the management windows (listed below) contains parameters
that affect a specific aspect of the subscriber station:
Figure 1 – Configuration Management Menu
Main – displays current status of the subscriber station.
Link Setup – prepares the subscriber station for use in a wireless
network, controls how a subscriber station associates to an access
point, authenticates to the wireless network, and encrypts and
decrypts data.
Advanced Link Setup – controls how the subscriber station operates
within a network.
System – controls main system maintenance parameters,
administrator login credentials, firmware upgrade and logo
customization.
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Main Settings
This page displays a summary of status information of your subscriber
station LiteStation2. It shows important information for the station
operating mode, network settings as well as traffic statistics of the
wireless LAN interface.
Figure 2 – Current Status of the Subscriber Station
Base Station SSID: displays the SSID of the Access Point where the
LiteStation2 has associated.
Signal Strength, dBm: displays the wireless signal between the
access point and the LiteStation2. The represented value coincides
with the graphical bar.
TX Rate: displays the current data transmission rate.
RX Rate: displays the current data reception rate.
Channel: displays the channel that LiteStation2 uses to transmit and
receive data.
Frequency: displays the frequency at which LiteStation2 transmits
packets to or receives packets from Access Points.
Security: displays the security level on the LiteStation2.
QoS Status: displays the QoS Status of the LiteStation2.
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MAC: displays current MAC address of the LiteStation2.
IP address: displays current IP address of the LiteStation2.
Uptime: indicates the time, expressed in hours, minutes and seconds
since last hard-reboot [days, hours:minutes:seconds].
Errors of Wireless Interface: displays the statistics of wireless
interface errors.
Link Setup
The Link Setup page allows you to manage general parameters of
the subscriber station LiteStation2.
Basic Wireless Settings
The general wireless settings, such as wireless device ESSID,
country code, output power, 802.11 mode and data rates can be
configured on this section:
Figure 3 – Basic Wireless Settings
ESSID: specify the ESSID of the wireless network device where the
LiteStation2 will be associated to.
Use the Select… button next to ESSID entry field to load the Site
Survey tool. Site Survey will search for all wireless networks (SSID) in
range of the LiteStation2 and allow you to select one for association.
In case the selected network uses encryption, you first need to setup
encryption on your LiteStation2.
Figure 4 – Site Survey Scan
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Select: click to associate chosen wireless network with the subscriber
station LiteStation2.
Scan: click to refresh the wireless network table.
Close this window: click to close Site Survey window.
Country Code: choose from drop-down list the country in which you
will use the subscriber station LiteStation2.
Output Power: specify the wireless card output power at which your
client adapter transmits data in dBm using slider. When entering
output power value manually, the slider position will change according
to the entered value. The transmit power level that is actually used is
limited to the maximum value allowed by your country's regulatory
agency.
IEEE 802.11 Mode: select the IEEE 802.11 mode of your wireless
network.
B only – allows connection to 802.11b networks.
B/G Mixed – allows connection to 802.11b and 802.11g networks.
G only – allows connection to 802.11g networks.
G Dynamic Turbo – connect to the wireless network that
supports 802.11g Dynamic Turbo mode for data rates up to 108
Mbps.
The list of data rates will vary
according the selected IEEE
802.11 mode.
Data Rate: choose the data rates in Mbps at which LiteStation2
should transmit packets to or receive packets from Access Point. Use
Auto option if you are having trouble getting connected or losing data
at a higher rate. In this case the lower data rates will be used by
station automatically.
Wireless Security
This section enables you to set parameters that control how the
subscriber station associates to a wireless device and encrypts and
decrypts data:
Figure 5 – Wireless Security Settings
Security: select the encryption method.
None – disable security.
WEP – enable WEP encryption.
WPA – enable WPA with preshared key encryption.
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Authentication Type: choose the one of the following modes.
Open – the LiteStation2 is visible to all devices on the network.
Shared Key – allows communication only with other devices with
identical WEP settings.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is based on the IEEE 802.11
standard and uses the RC4 encryption algorithm. Enabling WEP
allows you to increase security by encrypting data being transferred
over your wireless network. Enable a WEP security:
WEP with the same encryption
settings must also be enabled on
wireless devices on your
network.
Figure 6 – Configuration of the WEP Security
WEP Key Length: select the Key length here, either 64-bits, or 128-
bits.
Key Index: specify the Index of WEP Key.
WEP Key: enter the encryption key to be used to encrypt and decrypt
wireless traffic:
For 64-bits – specify pre-shared key as 5 HEX (0-9, A-F, and a-f)
pairs (e.g. 0011223344).
For 128-bits – specify pre-shared key as 13 HEX (0-9, A-F, and
a-f) pairs (e.g. 00112233445566778899AABBCC).
WPA with Preshared Key offers improved data encryption through the
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). By using TKIP, the security
keys change at set intervals, creating a network that is more secure
than WEP encryption. Enable WPA security:
WPA with the same encryption
settings must also be enabled on
wireless devices on your
network.
Figure 7 – WPA Security Settings
WPA Preshared Key: enter a WPA encryption passphrase. The
preshared key is an alpha-numeric password between 8 and 63
characters long.
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Network Settings
If you change the IP address
manually, make sure that the
chosen IP address is unused
and belongs to the same IP
subnet as your wired LAN,
otherwise you will loose the
connection to the LiteStation2
from your current PC. If you
enable the DHCP client, the
browser will loose the connection
after reboot, because the IP
address assigned by the DHCP
server is not predictable.
The IP configuration as described below is required for station
management purposes. IP addresses can either be retrieved from a
DHCP server or configured manually:
Figure 8 – Network Settings of the Subscriber Station
Bridge IP Address:
DHCP – choose to assign the dynamic IP address and gateway
address by the local DHCP server.
Be sure that the DHCP server is
running on your network.
Static – choose to assign a static IP address for the LiteStation2.
IP Address: enter IP address for subscriber station LiteStation2.
Netmask: enter a subnet mask for subscriber station LiteStation2.
Gateway IP: enter a gateway IP address for subscriber station
LiteStation2.
Advanced Link Setup
The Advanced Link Setup page allows you to manage advanced
settings that influence on the subscriber station LiteStation2
performance.
Advanced Wireless Settings
The advanced wireless settings are only for more technically
advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN.
These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect
the changes will have on your subscriber station.
Figure 9 – Advanced Wireless Settings
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RTS Threshold: determines the packet size of a transmission and,
through the use of an access point, helps control traffic flow. The
range is 0-2347bytes, or word ‘off’. The default value is 2347 (2347
means that RTS is disabled).
Fragmentation Threshold: specifies the maximum size for a packet
before data is fragmented into multiple packets. This value should
remain at its default setting of 2346. The range is 256-2346 bytes, or
word ‘off’. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in
poor network performance. Only minor modifications of this value are
recommended.
Distance: specify the distance value in miles using slider or enter the
value manually. The signal strength and throughput falls off with
range, so, the farther the distance for the link, the higher gain the
antenna should have. Changing the distance value will change the
ACK Timeout to the appropriate value of the distance.
ACK Timeout: specify the ACK timeout (integer, 20-520). This is the
amount of time the subscriber station will wait to hear a response from
the wireless device. If the timeout is set too short or too long, it will
timeout and have trouble connecting. Changing the ACK Timeout
value will change the Distance to the appropriate distance value for
the ACK Timeout.
SuperG Features: select the checkboxes to enable the chosen
SuperG features:
Fast Frame – utilizes frame aggregation and timing modifications
Bursting – more data frames per given time period
Compression – real-time hardware data compression
802.11e QoS (WMM) Settings
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a component of the IEEE 802.11e
wireless LAN standard for quality of service (QoS). The QoS assigns
priority to the selected network traffic and prevents packet collisions
and delays thus improving VoIP calls and watching video over
WLANs.
Figure 10 – QoS Setup
QoS (WMM) Level: choose the type of the network traffic to which
the priority will be set or disable the QoS feature.
QoS with the same level must be
enabled on the wireless device
to which the subscriber station
will associate.
No QoS – disable QoS.
Video Priority – enable priority of the video traffic.
Voice Priority – enable priority of the voice traffic.
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Antennas
Use antenna alignment tool to adjust the subscriber station antenna to
get better link with the wireless device.
The antenna of wireless client has to be adjusted to get maximum
signal strength. When the subscriber station is associated with the
wireless device, the signal strength is displayed on the monitor. This
indication can be used to correctly align the antenna for the maximum
signal.
Figure 11 – Antenna Alignment
Click the Align… button and the new pop-up window with signal
strength indicator appears. Window reloads every second displaying
current value of the signal strength:
Figure 12 – Antenna alignment Tool
Close this window: click to close Antenna Alignment window.
System
This page enables administrator to reboot the subscriber station, set it
to factory defaults, upload a new firmware and configure
administrator’s credentials.
Firmware
Use only an official Ubiquiti
firmware image for update.
Use this section to find out current software version and update with
new firmware.
The LiteStation2 subscriber station system firmware update is
compatible with all configuration settings. When the device is updated
with a newer version or the same version builds, all the system’s
configuration will be preserved after the upgrade.
Firmware version: displays version of the current firmware.
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Upgrade…: click to load the device firmware upgrade window.
Click the Upgrade… button and the new Firmware Upload pop-up
window will be displayed:
Figure 13 – Firmware Upload
Current Firmware: displays version of the current firmware.
Firmware File: click the Browse… button to specify the new firmware
image location or specify the full path and click the Upload button.
Close this window – cancel the upload process.
The new firmware image is uploaded on the system, use Upgrade
button to upgrade a new system firmware:
Do not switch off and do not
disconnect the LiteStation2 from
the power supply during the
firmware upgrade process as this
can damage the device!
Figure 14 – Firmware Upgrade
After clicking the Upgrade button the upgrade process starts
immediately:
Figure 15 – Progress of the Firmware Upgrade
Close this window – close firmware upgrade window. This action will
not cancel the firmware upgrade process.
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Administrative Account
In this section you can choose and modify the administrator password
to protect your LiteStation2 from unauthorized configuration.
The default administrator
settings are:
Username – admin
Password – admin01
Figure 16 - Change Administrator Settings
Administrator Username: displays name of the system user. The
username is not configurable parameter, so it cannot be changed.
Current Password: enter a current password value.
New Password: enter a new password value used for administrator
authentication.
Verify Password: re-enter the new password to verify its accuracy
Change: click to change the login details of administrator.
Logo Customization
Use this section to enable and upload your custom logo on the
LiteStation2 user interface. The logo must conform to these
limitations:
The limit of logo size is 50Kb.
The maximum height of logo should be 70 pixels.
Only .gif format images are accepted.
To upload your custom logo, enable logo customization and specify
the location of logo file:
Figure 17 – Custom Logo Upload
Enable Custom Logo: click to enable logo customization.
Deselecting this option the custom logo will be removed and the
default Ubiquiti logo will be set back.
Resetting the device to factory
defaults, custom logo will be set
back to default Ubiquiti logo.
Logo Target URL: specify the target URL of custom logo.
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Logo File: click Browse… button to navigate to and select the logo
file or specify the full path and click the Upload button.
Change: click to change the logo on the LiteStation2 user interface.
Device Maintenance
Use this section to reboot subscriber section or reset station
parameters to factory default values:
Figure 18 – Device Maintenance Settings
Reboot: click to reboot device in the current configuration.
Reset to Defaults: click to reset your subscriber station into factory
defaults status.
Keep in mind that reset button
will set the administrator
password back to default:
Username – admin
Password – admin01
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