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Organization of the Configuration Web:

System Wireless Firewall Utilities Status
System Information VAP Overview Firewall List Password System Overview
Network General Service Network Utilities Clients
Management Services VAP Config Advanced Config Save Restore Repeater
  Security   System Upgrade Event Log
  Repeater   Reboot
  Advanced      
  Access Control      
  Site Survey      

System

System > System Information

System > Network

Determine the way to obtain the IP address, by DHCP or manually set. .

System > Management Services

For easier maintenance, SNMP and remote syslog services are provided in SYSTEM.  SYSTEM can be managed remotely in a centralized manner.

Wireless

Wireless > Overview Wireless > General

The item in this page is for SYSTEM's RF settings.

Normally, the available RF configurations can be illustrated as:

Band SSID Short Preamble   Channel Max Transmit Rate Transmit Power
Disable N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
802.11b To-be-associated AP's SSID
Disable/Enable Auto, 1~11, 13, or 14 1M, 2M, 5.5M, 11M Auto, Lowest, Low, Medium, High, Highest
802.11g To-be-associated AP's SSID
Disable/Enable Auto, 1~11 or  13 6M, 9M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M
802.11b+802.11g To-be-associated AP's SSID Disable/Enable Auto, 1~11, 13, or 14 1M, 2M, 5.5M, 6M, 9M, 11M, 12M, 18M, 24M, 36M, 48M, 54M


Wireless > VAP Configuration

Wireless > Security

SYSTEM supports various authentication and data encryption methods.  The security type includes:

Wireless > Repeater

Wireless > Advanced

In most circumstance, the default settings can meet general requirements.  If occasionally wireless network needs to be tuned, the following parameters will assist with that purpose.

Wireless > Access Control

Wireless > Site Survey

Site Survey is an useful tool to provide information about the surrounding wireless environment; available APs are shown with their respective SSID, MAC Address, Channel, Rate setting, Signal reading, and Security type.  The administrator can click Setup or Connect to configure the wireless connection according to the aforementioned readings.

Firewall

Firewall > Firewall List

Enable Layer 2 Firewall: If the function is enabled, the firewall rules in the list with checked state will be enforced.

Firewall > Service

Firewall Service: It provides a list of rules to block or pass traffics of layer-3 or above protocols.  These services are available to choose from drop-down list of layer 2 firewall rule edit page with EtherType to be IPv4.  The first 28 entries are default services and the administrator can add/delete any extra desired services.

Firewall > Advanced Firewall Settings

Utilities

Utilities > Password

The administrator can update or change password.

Utilities > Network Utilities

The current provided network utility is Ping and the target host FQDN-compliant name or IP address can be provided to test network connection.

Utilities > Config Save Restore

The system can be restored to the default setting by clicking on Reset.  The settings of the device can be backuped to a file.  This file can be saved for future use.  It can be used to duplicate settings to the other SYSTEM devices (backup settings and then restore in another device).

Utilities > System Upgrade

The first step is to acquire the correct firmware file and supply it in the UI field.  During firmware update, please don't trun off the power to prevent from damaging the device permanently.

Utilities > Reboot

At this page, the administrator can reboot the device remotely.

Status

Status > System Overview

This section provides an overview of the system for the administrator.

The description of the table is in the following:

Item Description
Ststem Name The name provided in System Information.
Firmware Version The present firmware version of SYSTEM.
Build Number The Build Number of the firmware.
Location The location provided in System Information.
Site The firmware version for specific region.
Device Time The current time on the device.
System Up Time The system elapsing time since last reboot.
LAN Interface MAC Address The MAC address of LAN interface.
IP Address The IP address of the LAN interface.
Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of the LAN interface.
Gateway The gateway of the LAN interface



Radio Status
MAC Address The MAC address of RF interface.
Band The operating band.
Channel The operating channel.
TX Power The level of transmitted power.
AP Status BSSID The BSSID (MAC) of AP.
ESSID The assigned ESSID of AP.
Security Type The security type of AP.
Online Clients The number of online clients associated with AP.


Status > Clients

Associated client's MAC, SNR, and Idle Time are listed in the UI table.

Status > Repeater

Information of repeater's status, mode, and encryption is provided.

Status > Event Log

Event log provides the records of system activities. 

In the log, each line represents an event record; within each line, there are 4 fields:

To save the Event Log to the administrator's computer or to clear all listed records, press Save Log or Clear button respectively.