Xentino XAIR A400N User manual

XAIR A400N
Outdoor High-Power 802.11 B/G/N
Wireless AP Router (1T1R)
USER MANUAL

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Table of Contents
1. Terminology ...........................................................................................- 4 -
2.Introduction.............................................................................................- 5 -
2.1 Package Content...........................................................................- 5 -
2.2 Product Features...........................................................................- 5 -
2.3 Rear Panel Description.................................................................- 6 -
2.3 Front Panel Description................................................................- 7 -
3. Hardware Installation ............................................................................- 8 -
3.1 Appearance and Interface Introduction.......................................- 8 -
3.2 Hardware Installation Steps.......................................................- 10 -
4. Software Configuration.......................................................................- 12 -
4.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router..- 13 -
4.2 Connect to the WLAN Broadband Router.................................- 14 -
4.3 Management and configuration on the Outdoor Router..........- 14 -
4.3.1 Wizard.................................................................................- 14 -
4.3.1.1 Bridge Mode..........................................................- 14 -
4.3.1.2 Gateway Mode.......................................................- 19 -
4.3.1.3 WISP Mode ............................................................- 28 -
4.3.2 Operation Mode .................................................................- 39 -
4.3.3 Internet Settings ................................................................- 41 -
4.3.3.1 WAN...........................................................................- 41 -
4.3.3.2 LAN............................................................................- 46 -
4.3.3.3 VPN Pass Through...................................................- 47 -
4.3.4 Wireless Settings...............................................................- 48 -
4.3.4.1 Basic .........................................................................- 48 -
4.3.4.2 Advanced..................................................................- 50 -
4.3.4.3 Security.....................................................................- 52 -
4.3.4.4 Site Survey ...............................................................- 59 -
4.3.4.5 WPS...........................................................................- 60 -
4.3.5 Firewall...............................................................................- 61 -
4.3.5.1 MAC/IP/Port Filtering...............................................- 61 -
4.3.5.2 Port Forwarding .......................................................- 63 -
4.3.5.3 DMZ...........................................................................- 65 -
4.3.5.4 System Security.......................................................- 66 -
4.3.5.5 Content Filtering ......................................................- 67 -
4.3.6 Administration ...................................................................- 68 -
4.3.6.1 Management.............................................................- 68 -
4.3.6.2 Qos............................................................................- 69 -
4.3.6.3 Upload Firmware......................................................- 70 -
4.3.6.4 Settings Management..............................................- 70 -
4.3.6.5 Status........................................................................- 71 -
4.3.6.6 System Log...............................................................- 72 -

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5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).........................................- 73 -
5.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? .............- 73 -
5.2 What is Wireless LAN?...............................................................- 73 -
5.3 What are ISM bands?..................................................................- 73 -
5.4 How does wireless networking work? ......................................- 74 -
5.5 What is BSSID?...........................................................................- 75 -
5.6 What is ESSID? ...........................................................................- 75 -
5.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference?......- 75 -
5.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications?- 75 -
5.9 What is WEP?..............................................................................- 75 -
5.10 What is Fragment Threshold?..................................................- 76 -
5.11 What is RTS (Request to Send) Threshold? ...........................- 76 -
5.12 What is Beacon Interval? .........................................................- 76 -
5.13 What is Preamble Type?...........................................................- 77 -
5.14 What is SSID Broadcast? .........................................................- 77 -
5.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?.................................- 77 -
5.16 What is WPA2?..........................................................................- 77 -
5.17 What is 802.1x Authentication? ...............................................- 77 -
5.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)?...................- 78 -
5.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)? ....................- 78 -
5.20 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)?..........................- 78 -
5.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)?.......................- 78 -
5.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)?...............................- 78 -
5.23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size? ................- 78 -
5.24 What is Clone MAC Address?..................................................- 78 -
5.25 What is DDNS?..........................................................................- 79 -
5.26 What is NTP Client?..................................................................- 79 -
5.27 What is VPN?.............................................................................- 79 -
5.28 What is IPSEC? .........................................................................- 79 -
5.29 What is WLAN Block Relay between Clients?........................- 79 -
5.30 What is WMM?...........................................................................- 79 -
5.31 What is WLAN ACK TIMEOUT?................................................- 79 -
5.32 What is Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS)?..........................- 80 -
5.33 What is Frame Aggregation? ...................................................- 80 -
5.34 What is Guard Intervals (GI)?...................................................- 80 -

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1. Terminology
3DES
Triple Data Encryption Standard
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
AP
Access Point
CCK
Complementary Code Keying
CSMA/CA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
CSMA/CD
Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
DDNS
Dynamic Domain Name Server
DH
Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DSSS
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
EAP
Extensible Authentication Protocol
ESP
Encapsulating Security Payload
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
FTP
File Transfer Protocol
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IKE
Internet Key Exchange
IP
Internet Protocol
ISM
Industrial, Scientific and Medical
LAN
Local Area Network
MAC
Media Access Control
MD5
Message Digest 5
NAT
Network Address Translation
NT
Network Termination
NTP
Network Time Protocol
PPTP
Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
PSD
Power Spectral Density
RF
Radio Frequency
SHA1
Secure Hash Algorithm
SNR
Signal to Noise Ratio
SSID
Service Set Identification
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
TFTP
Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TKIP
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
UPNP
Universal Plug and Play
VPN
Virtual Private Network
WDS
Wireless Distribution System
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access

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2.Introduction
The Outdoor Router is an affordable IEEE 802.11b/g /n specifications of Outdoor Router
solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, secure,
manageable and reliable WLAN. This document describes the steps required for the
initial IP address assign and other configuration of the outdoor router. The description
includes the implementation of the above steps.
2.1 Package Content
The package of the WLAN Broadband Router includes the following items,
1 x A400N Outdoor Router
1 x DC 12V Power Adapter
1 x Documentation CD
1 x POE Injector
1 x Tie
2.2 Product Features
Compatible with IEEE 802.11n Specifications provides wireless speed up to
150Mbps data rate.
Compatible with IEEE 802.11g standard to provide wireless speeds of 54Mbps data
rate.
Compatible with IEEE 802.11b standard to provide wireless speeds of 11Mbps data
rate.
Maximizes the performance and ideal for media-centric applications like streaming
video, gaming and Voice over IP technology.
Support various operation (Bridge/Gateway/Ethernet Converter) modes between
wireless and wired Ethernet interfaces.
Supports WPS, 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption to protect the
wireless data transmission.
Support TKIP/AES/TKIPAES of WPA algorithms.
Support IEEE 802.3x full duplex flow control on 10/100M Ethernet interface.
Support DHCP server to provide clients auto IP addresses assignment.
Support DHCP client, static IP, PPPoE, L2TP and PPTP of WAN Interface.
Supports firewall security with port filtering, IP filtering, MAC filtering, port
forwarding, DMZ hosting and URL filtering functions.
Support WEB based management and configuration.
Support System Log.
Support Dynamic DNS
Support NTP

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2.3 Rear Panel Description
LED Indicator
State
Description
1. PWR LED
ON
The WLAN Broadband Router is powered ON.
Off
The WLAN Broadband Router is powered Off.
2. WLAN LED
ON
Wireless Radio ON.
Off
Wireless Radio Off.
Flashing
Data is transmitting or receiving on the wireless.
3. WAN LED
ON
Port linked.
Off
No link.
Flashing
Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN interface.
4. LAN LED
ON
Port linked.
Off
No link.
Flashing
Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface.

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2.3 Front Panel Description
Interfaces
Description
SMA connector
For external antenna. You can use the SMA connector to connect
with 5GHz external antenna.
Secondary(Middle)
The RJ-45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5
cables. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full
duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
Main(Right)
The RJ-45 socket allows WAN connection through a Category 5
cable. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full
duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
Reset Bottom
Press continually the reset button about 5 ~ 10 seconds to reset
the configuration parameters to factory defaults

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3. Hardware Installation
3.1 Appearance and Interface Introduction
Notes: The product shot is for reference only please refer to physical product.
1. LED Panel
2. Waterproof Sliding Door
3. Pass trough Ethernet cable from this cable
4. Push this button to remove upper housing

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5. Pole Mount
6. Wall Mount
7. Secondary port with POE
8. Main port
9. SMA connector for external antenna
10.Reset button

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3.2 Hardware Installation Steps
Step1: Push the button in the side to remove upper housing.
Step2: Pass through Ethernet cable from the hole; insert the cable to Secondary port.
Note: RJ-45 8P8C Ethernet cable is required.

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Step3: Install the upper housing and make sure the housing is well installed.
Step4: Complete the hardware installation as diagram at below
Install POE Injector
DC: Insert adapter
POE: This hole is linked to Secondary port of the Outdoor Router with RJ-45.
LAN: This hole is linked to LAN side PC/Hub or Router/ADSL modem device with RJ-45
There is no software driver or utility installation needed, but only the configuration setting. Please refer
to chapter 4 for software configuration.
Notice: It will take about 50 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after powered on the Outdoor
Router; Power LED will be active, and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show the
WLAN interface is enabled and working now.

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4. Software Configuration
There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs done
easily.
The Outdoor Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet LAN
interfaces.
Default IP Address : 192.168.1.254
Default IP subnet mask : 255.255.255.0
WEB login User Name : admin
WEB login Password : admin
Telnet login User Name: admin
Telnet login Password : admin

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4.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router
For OS of Microsoft Windows 2000/ XP:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will
appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network and Dial-up Connections icon. Move
mouse and double-click the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will
appear. Click Properties button in the Local Area Connection window.
3. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to
install it; otherwise go to step 6.
4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the
TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close and go
back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP installation.
6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.
7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.
IP Address: 192.168.1.1 any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is good to connect
the Wireless LAN Access Point. Don‟t use 192.168.1.254
IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
8. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
For OS of Microsoft Windows Vista / 7:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will
appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network Connections item. The Network
Connections window will appear. Double click Local Area Connection icon, then User Account Control
window shown. Right click Continue button to set properties.
3. In Local Area Connection Properties window, Choose Networking tab, move mouse and click
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then click Properties button.
4. Move mouse and click General tab, Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following
example.
IP Address: 192.168.1.1 any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is good to connect
the Wireless LAN Access Point. Don‟t use 192.168.1.254
IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
5. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.

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4.2 Connect to the WLAN Broadband Router
Open a WEB browser, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.1 SP1 or above, then enter
http://192.168.1.254 on the URL to connect the WLAN Broadband Router.
4.3 Management and configuration on the Outdoor Router
4.3.1 Wizard
The setup wizard will be changed when the user selects different operation modes.
4.3.1.1 Bridge Mode
This mode is for bridge setting. The 'Setup Wizard' will guide you to configure the router to connect to
your ISP(Internet Service Provider).
Click Next button to next step for LAN IP address settings.
Step 1: configure LAN IP address settings

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Step 2: Configure Wireless Settings
There are four options (Disable, Open- WEP, Shared-WEP, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK) for Wireless
security connection.
Item
Description
Network Band
Click to select wireless band from pull down menu.
Network Mode
Click to select wireless mode from pull down menu.
Frequency (Channel)
Select the wireless communication frequency/channel from pull-down menu.
Network Name
(SSID)
It is the wireless network name. The SSID can be 32 bytes long.
Channel Bandwidth
Select the operating channel width 20 MHz or 20/40 MHz.
Security Mode
Please select the security mode related wireless data encryption.
Pre-Shared Key
WEP: When you select WEP, please input 5, 13 (ASCII), 10 or 26 (HEX)
characters for WEP Key.
WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: When WPA/WPA2 Pre-shared key encryption is
selected, please fill in the Pre-shared key. The format can be passphrase or
Hex (64 characters).

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OPEN WEP
SHAREDWEP

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WPA-PSK
WPA2-PSK
When you finish these settings, then click Apply button to save.
Choose either Client or WDS, then click Next button to step 3.

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Step 3:
a. Configure AP Client Mode Settings
b. Configure WDS Mode Settings

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4.3.1.2 Gateway Mode
This mode is for home networking. The 'Setup Wizard' will guide you to configure the router to connect
to your ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Step 1: configure LAN IP address settings

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Step2: configure Internet connection
Click Next button to next step for Internet connection settings. There are five options (DHCP, Static
Mode, PPPOE, L2TP, PPTP) for Internet connection on WAN port.
a. DHCP (Auto Configure)
If you select DHCP option, please click Next button to jump at Step3.