VP Networks MultiAP 700G User manual

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MultiAP 700G
User Manual
Aug-12

Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE .................................................................................... 3
2 PRODUCT FEATURES ................................................................................................ 3
3 INSTALLATION............................................................................................................. 4
5.1 I NSTALLATION P ROCEDURES .................................................................................................. 4
5.2 Q UICK S TART ........................................................................................................................ 6
4 INFORMATION.............................................................................................................. 6
6.1 S YSTEM ................................................................................................................................ 6
6.2 W IRELESS ............................................................................................................................. 7
6.3 WDS.................................................................................................................................... 8
6.4 E VENT L OG ........................................................................................................................... 8
6.5 N EIGHBOR AP S ..................................................................................................................... 9
5 CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................... 10
7.1 S YSTEM S ETTINGS .............................................................................................................. 10
7.2 W IRELESS N ETWORKS S ETTINGS ......................................................................................... 16
7.3 A DVANCED S ETTINGS .......................................................................................................... 26
7.4 WDS S ETTINGS .................................................................................................................. 30
7.5 SNMP S ETTINGS ................................................................................................................ 32
7.6 W EB A DMIN S ETTINGS ......................................................................................................... 35
6 DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS................................................................................................. 37
7 COMMANDS................................................................................................................ 38
8 PER USER VLAN TAGGING ..................................................................................... 40
APPENDIX A..................................................................................................................... 41
APPENDIX B..................................................................................................................... 42

1 In roduc ion and Scope
MultiAP 700G is a carrier-grade 802.11b/g Wi-Fi access point wit centralized management system. It is
a powerful solution for building wireless networks for Wireless Internet service, w olesalers and
enterprises. Eac MultiAP 700G is loaded wit essential features suc as Multiple SSID (virtual AP wit
distinct ESSID and BSSID), VLAN, and a ig -gain antenna.
One MultiAP 700G can masquerade up to 16 different access points. Eac virtual access point can ave
its own security policy (e.g. WPA, WPA2, etc.) and aut entication mec anism (e.g. 802.1x, open, captive
portal, etc), to facilitate building your w olesale network muc faster, easier and more cost-effective t an
ever before. MultiAP 700G comes wit a ig -power Wi-Fi transmitter w ic greatly en ances coverage
and performance.
2 Produc Fea ures
Key features of MultiAP 700G:
 Designed for w olesale wireless networks wit multiple SSID and VLAN support
 Independent security policies and encryption mec anisms per virtual AP
 Centralized managed via web based MultiAP Central Management System (PCMS)
 Hig -power output en ances coverage and lowers cost of owners ip
 WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) and QoS (Quality of Service) Support
 WDS (Wireless Distribution System) Support
 Captive Portal Support
 Mes Connector Bridging

3 Ins alla ion
MultiAP 700G acts as a bridge between t e wireless and t e wired Et ernet interface. A typical setup is
as follows:
3.1 Ins alla ion Procedures
1. Attac t e antenna to t e MultiAP 700G unit.
2. Connect t e LAN port on t e unit wit t e backbone network using an Et ernet cable. T e port
could auto sense t e cable is straig t-t roug or cross-over.
3. Connect t e power adapter to t e power connector of t e unit, and t en plug in t e power
adapter.
4. Wait for t e status LED to turn green.
5. Connect a PC to t e backbone network, and configure t e IP address of t e PC to be any IP
address between 192.168.0.4 and 192.168.0.254 , wit subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 .
6. Wit Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or above, or Mozilla Firefox 2.0 or above, connect to t e URL
ttps://192.168.0.3 .
7. W en prompted, enter t e default admin login ID and password: admin and public respectively.
T is default username and password can be c anged in t e web admin. Please refer to section
5.6.2 for details.
8. After logging in, t e following Main Menu page appears to facilitate furt er configuration of t e

MultiAP 700G unit:

3.2 Quick S ar
By default, an access point is preset wit SSID: wireless
T e default access point bridges t e Wi-Fi interface to t e Et ernet port, wit bot encryption and VLAN
tagging disabled.
To access t e backbone network connected via t e Et ernet port of t e unit, establis a session at t e
Wi-Fi interface wit a Wi-Fi client. After establis ing a Wi-Fi client session, information about t e
establis ed Wi-Fi session appears at t e Web Administration Interface of MultiAP 700G, under t e
section at Information-> Wireless.
4 Informa ion
4.1 Sys em
Sys em Informa ion
AP Name T is field s ows t e name of t e system entered in t e configuration.
Loca ion T is field s ows t e location entered in t e configuration.
Domain Name T is s ows t e domain name used for t is system.
Ne work IP Mode T is field can be set in Configure > System. T e t ree options available are:
DHCP, S a ic IP and PPPoE (Rou er Mode only).
Ne work IP Address T is s ows t e current IP used on t e system.
Ne work Subne
Mask T is s ows t e current subnet mask used on t e system.
Ne work Ga eway T is s ows t e detected/assigned network gateway of t e device.
Ne work DNS T is s ows t e detected/assigned network DNS of t e device.
Sof ware Versions T is s ows t e current firmware version running on t e system.
Serial Number T is s ows t e serial number of t e device.
Up Time T is s ows t e time as been up since boots up.
Sys em Time T is s ows t e time of day in respect to t e time zone selected.
Time Zone T is s ows t e time zone t e system is using.
Mac Address T is s ows t e LAN MAC address of t is system.
L2TP Tunnel
S a us T is s ows t e status of t e L2TP service.
Tunnel IP Address T is s ows t e IP acquired in t e establis ed tunnel.
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Tunnel Ne mask T is s ows t e subnet mask acquired in t e establis ed tunnel.
Firmware / Flash
Firmware Version T is s ows t e firmware version loaded into t e flas partitions.
Flash S a us T is s ows t e firmware status on t e flas partitions.
Boo from T is indicates w ic flas partition boots up t e system.
Firmware Upgrade
Targe T is s ows w ic flas partition is used for firmware upgrade.
4.2 Wireless
Wireless Informa ion
Name T is s ows t e system name defined in previous section.
Number of WLANs T is s ows number of added SSIDs.
Curren Clien s T is indicates t e number of associated clients.
Curren Channel T is s ows w ic 802.11 c annel t e system is using.
Curren S a us T is s ows t e current status of t e device.
Connec ed Clien s
Manufac urer T is s ows t e manufacturer based on t e MAC prefix.
MAC address T is s ows t e client MAC address.
WLAN SSID T is s ows w ic SSID t e client is associated.
VID T is s ows t e VLAN ID used on t e SSID.
Type T is s ows t e radio mode of t e client.
Au hen ica ion T is s ows t e client aut entication.
S a us T is s ows t e association status and t e associated duration.
De ails T is links to t e detailed page of eac client.
For information about t e Clients Details, please refer to section 5.2.
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4.3 WDS
Au o WDS S a us
Bssid T is s ows t e wireless MAC address of t e device.
Paren T is s ows t e parent node of t e device.
Channel T is s ows t e c annel of t e existing Bssid.
Level T is s ows t e op level of t e device.
S a e T is s ows t e state of t e node: wired or wireless.
Neighbor WDS APs
Bssid T is s ows t e wireless MAC address of t e Neig bor WDS node.
Paren T is s ows t e parent node of t e Neig bor WDS node.
Channel T is s ows t e c annel of t e existing Bssid.
RSSI T is s ows t e signal strengt of t e node.
Level T is s ows t e op level of t e node.
S a e T is s ows t e state of t e node: wired or wireless.
4.4 Even Log
Upon selecting Event Log from t e navigation bar on t e left- and-side of t e Main Menu, t e system
log is displayed. T e system log is intended to provide information to aid troubles ooting in t e event of
operational issues.

4.5 Neighbor APs
Neighbor APs
Neighbor AP
Discovery
T is s ows t e feature Neig bor AP Discovery is enabled. To disable or
configure t e Scanning Interval and Scanning Time options, please refer to
section 5.3.2.
Scanning In erval T is s ows t e scanning interval for Neig bor AP Discovery.
Scanning Time T is s ows t e scanning time for Neig bor AP Discovery.
Neighbor APs
Manufac urer T is s ows t e manufacturer based on t e MAC prefix.
SSID T is s ows t e ESSID of t e scanned access point.
Ch T is s ows t e c annel of t e scanned access point.
RSSI T is s ows t e signal strengt of t e access point.
Securi y T is s ows t e encryption type of t e access point used.
BSSID T is s ows t e wireless MAC address of t e access point.
Las Seen T is indicates t e time stamp of t e access point scanned.
S a us T is s ows w et er t e access point can be detected or not.
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5 Configura ion
5.1 Sys em Se ings
General Access Poin Se ings
AP Name A user-specified name for t e access point.
T is value can be retrieved via SNMP.
Loca ion A user-specified name for t e location of t e access point.
T is value can be retrieved via SNMP.
AP Mode
T is option enables t e access point running as a bridge or a rou er. W en
t e access point runs as a router, t e Management VLAN ID is ignored and
t e LAN settings appear for proper network setup.
Domain Name Domain name can be set for wireless clients to ave a readable name for bot
web management and captive portal redirection URLs.
Server IP
T is specifies t e unique IP address for t e MultiAP 700G unit to communicate
on t e Et ernet segment.
T is IP address is distinct from t e admin IP address 192.168.0.3 on t e
Et ernet segment.
If Keep Defaul IP is set, t e default IP would be available on t e system
along wit t e Server IP setting.
If DHCP is set, t e IP address of t e MultiAP 700G unit is t en acquired from a
DHCP server on t e Et ernet segment.
If S a ic IP is set, it is required to enter t e information related to t at static IP,
including S a ic IP address, Subne Mask, Defaul Ga eway and DNS
Server.
If PPPoE is set, it is required to enter t e information related to t at PPPoE
connection: PPPoE Username, PPPoE Password, PPPoE Service Name.
T is option is only available wit Rou er mode.
Managemen VLAN
ID
T is specifies t e VLAN from w ic management sessions are allowed. T e
establis ment of management sessions is restricted only to t e specified
VLAN ID. If Managemen VLAN ID is set to zero, no VLAN restriction is
applied.
T e default value of t is setting is zero. It means no tagging is enabled
(instead of tagged wit zero).
T is option is only available in Rou er mode.
Timezone T is option specifies t e time region to be used for representing t e time on
t e system.
NTP Server
T is is t e Network Time Protocol (NTP) Server ostname to be used for
sync ronizing system clock of MultiAP 700G.
T e default value of t is setting is pool.ntp.org .