User's Manual

vi
Altai Technologies Ltd. All rights reserved
Altai A8n (ac) Series Super WiFi Base Station
Configuration Guide
Radio 1 – 5GHz Radio ............................................................................................................... 42
Radio General Configuration ............................................................................................... 42
Repeater WLAN Configuration ............................................................................................ 43
4.2. ADVANCE CONFIGURATIONS ......................................................................................... 44
4.2.1. Assign a unique identification on AP for network management ....................... 44
4.2.2. Configure syslog settings ................................................................................... 44
4.2.3. Configure historical statistics settings ............................................................... 45
4.2.4. Configure refresh interval of on-screen information on Web UI ....................... 46
4.2.5. Configure http and https port number .............................................................. 46
4.2.6. Configure AP as IP Gateway .............................................................................. 47
4.2.7. Enable Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ................................................................. 48
4.2.8. Configure the operating mode on Ethernet interface ........................................ 48
4.2.9. VLAN .................................................................................................................. 49
Enable VLAN ............................................................................................................................. 49
4.2.10. DHCP .............................................................................................................. 51
Enable DHCP server .................................................................................................................. 51
4.2.11. Port Forward .................................................................................................. 52
Enable port forward on A8n (ac) device................................................................................... 52
4.2.12. Safe Mode ...................................................................................................... 53
Enable safe mode on A8n (ac) device ...................................................................................... 53
4.2.13. Advanced Settings on Radio Interface ........................................................... 54
Advanced Settings .................................................................................................................... 55
Configure AMPDU and AMSDU on radio interface ............................................................. 55
Configure the number of transmit radio chains and receive radio chains .......................... 55
Configure beacon interval of BSS ........................................................................................ 55
Configure Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) time ............................................... 56
Modify protect mechanism on hidden node problem of Wi-Fi network ............................ 56
Change distance setting on A8n (ac) ................................................................................... 57
Enable IGMP Snooping ........................................................................................................ 57
Enable multicast traffic ........................................................................................................ 58
Enable Nearby AP List on A8n (ac) ...................................................................................... 58
AirFi Settings ............................................................................................................................ 58
Data Rate Setting...................................................................................................................... 59
4.2.14. Quality of Service on Radio Interface ............................................................ 59
Modify the QoS setting on Radio ............................................................................................. 59
Modify the QoS setting in WLAN 0 – 15 ................................................................................... 60
4.2.15. Bandwidth Control on WLAN ......................................................................... 60
Enable bandwidth control for the WLAN on WLAN 0 – 15 ...................................................... 61
How to enable bandwidth control per station on WLAN 0 – 15 .............................................. 61
5. MANAGE YOUR ACCESS POINT ............................................................................... 62
5.1. USER ADMIN ............................................................................................................. 62
5.1.1. Local authentication .......................................................................................... 62
Modify admin account’s password .......................................................................................... 62
Modify guest account’s password ............................................................................................ 62
5.1.2. RADIUS authentication ...................................................................................... 63
Enable RADIUS authentication in A8n (ac) products ................................................................ 63
5.2. SNMP ...................................................................................................................... 64
5.2.1. Enable SNMP in A8n (ac) products .................................................................... 64
5.3. CERTIFICATE............................................................................................................... 65
5.3.1. Upload the customized certification for HTTPS connection on A8n (ac) products
65
5.4. FIRMWARE UPDATE .................................................................................................... 66