User Guide

Standalone Access Point

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Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................................... 4
Access Point Overview.......................................................................................................4
Package Contents ...............................................................................................................4
Glossary ....................................................................................................................................5
Configuring Access Point in Standalone Mode ..................................................................6
Access Point Initial Configuration .....................................................................................6
Setting Up Device IP Address ........................................................................................... 6
Management Mode .............................................................................................................7
Access Point Quick Setup in Standalone Mode ............................................................. 7
Navigation.................................................................................................................................8
Navigating the Web Interface ............................................................................................ 8
Access Point Configuration ...................................................................................................9
Dashboard ............................................................................................................................ 9
Configuration ......................................................................................................................11
Device ............................................................................................................................. 11
Internet ............................................................................................................................ 13
Local Subnet ..................................................................................................................15
Bridge Profile..................................................................................................................16
Wireless .......................................................................................................................... 17
Ethernet Ports ................................................................................................................21
Hotspot ............................................................................................................................ 22
SNMP .............................................................................................................................. 23
Management ......................................................................................................................24
Diagnostics ......................................................................................................................... 25
Logs .....................................................................................................................................26
Introduction
Access Point Overview

This document explains how to configure and manage Standalone Access Point.

Quantum Networks’ Wireless Access Point is the industry's most facile to utilize. It’s
a feature opulent Wi-Fi Access Point designed to bring power and simplicity together
for sizably voluminous-scale indoor deployments.

Access Point can be deployed in Standalone Mode and can be managed through
Quantum RUDDER, as part of the Quantum Wireless Smart WLAN system.

A wireless technology that sanctions wireless signals to navigate around

interference, elongate wireless signal range, increment speeds as well as capacity
for wireless networks.

Package Contents

Access Point package contains all of the items listed below.

 Access Point

 Quick setup guide

Glossary
Following terms are frequently used in this manual.

Term Definition
AP Access Point
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol that
enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to devices.
Static A static Internet Protocol (IP) address (static IP address) is a fixed IP
Address assigned to the device.
PPPoE PPPoE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, a network
protocol for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside
Ethernet frames.
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network is a wireless network that can transfer data
at high speeds.
LAN Local Area Network
WAN Wide Area Network
VLAN Virtual Local Area Network allows several networks to work virtually as one
LAN.
SSID Service Set Identifier is a unique ID that consists of 32 characters and is
used for naming wireless networks.
WPA2 WPA2 (Encryption Method) - Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 - Pre-Shared Key,
is a method of securing a wireless network using Pre-Shared Key (PSK)
for authentication.
WPA-Mixed With WPA mixed (Encryption Method) mode devices can be connected
with both WPA (TKIP) and WPA2 (AES) encryption methods.
TKIP TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) is an encryption protocol included
as part of the IEEE 802.11i standard for wireless LANs (WLANs). It was
designed to provide more secure encryption than the notoriously weak
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the original WLAN security protocol.
Wireless 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz band provides great distance coverage, however transmits data
at slower speeds.
Wireless 5 GHz The 5 GHz band provides less coverage, however transmits data at faster
speeds.
Configuring Access Point in Standalone Mode
Access Point Initial Configuration
 Connect WAN port of the Access Point to network with internet access.
 You should see a new wireless network with SSID QN_XX:XX (where XX:XX are last
four digits of Access Point MAC Address).
 Connect to QN_XX:XX SSID and browse Access Point’s default IP “[Link]”.
You should be greeted with welcome message.

Figure 1

Setting Up Device IP Address

 Click Start Configuration (Refer Figure1).

 Configure IPv4 by selecting required option DHCP, Static or PPPoE and click Next.

Figure 2
Management Mode
Quantum Networks’ Access Point can be configured in two modes:

Standalone
Independent management of each Access Point

Cloud Controlled
Centralized management of Access Point’s using Quantum RUDDER

Access Point Quick Setup in Standalone Mode

 Select “Management Mode” as “Standalone”, if each Access Point is to be

configured and managed individually. Username and password for the device and
click “Next”.
 User can select Access Point’s Operation Mode as Bridge or Router.

Description: Difference between Access Point as a Bridge or a Router.

 Bridge - In this mode, device connects to a wired or wireless router via an

ethernet cable and extends the wireless coverage of your existing network.

 Router - In this mode, device connects to the internet directly and share
internet access to multiple wired and wireless devices. NAT and DHCP
servers are enabled by default

Bridge
 Configure WLAN (SSID) parameters and click Next.
 Review the Configuration Summary. Click Reconfigure if any changes are
required or click Finish to complete the configuration.

Router
 Configure WLAN (SSID) and Local subnet parameters and click Next.
 Review the Configuration Summary. Click Reconfigure if any changes are
required or click Finish to complete the configuration.
Navigation
Navigating the Web Interface
 Open Web Browser and enter configured IP address of the Access Point.

Figure 3 AP Web Login Page

 Enter Username and Password (use the same created while quick setup process),
click Login

Figure 4 Web Interface Dashboards

Access Point Configuration
Dashboard
Go to Configuration > Dashboard.

Figure 5 Dashboard

Statistics
Statistics Description
Device Name Name of device
Device Location AP location
GPS Coordinates GPS coordinates
Configured as Management mode in which AP has been configured
Activation Date Activation date of AP
Operation Mode Configured operation mode of AP
Device Model AP Model Detail
Serial no. Serial number of the device
MAC MAC address of the device
Firmware Version Current AP firmware version
Local Time Local current time as per selected country
Uptime AP actual up time detail
WAN IP Address Selected IP schema with IP detail – i.e. DHCP / Static / PPPoE
Channel Active radio channel detail
Clients on 5 GHz Connected clients on 5 GHz
Clients on 2.4 GHz Connected clients on 2.4 GHz
 Connected Clients
Parameter Description
Radio Radio detail through which clients has been connected
SSID SSID name through which clients has been connected
MAC MAC address of connected client device
IP IP address taken by host device
Hostname Host name
RSSI Wireless signal strength. (Between AP and Connected
client)
Connected Time since AP get connected
Since
Configuration
Device
Go to Configuration > Device.

Figure 6 Device General Setting

Parameter Description Default Value

Device Name Type Device name of your choice. The device
name identifies the AP among other devices
on the network
Device Location Device geographical location and GPS
& GPS coordinates to keep track of the physical location
Coordinates of the AP

LED Status Power ON / OFF Enabled

Time zone Select time zone as per AP geographical location Asia/Singapore

Figure 7 Device Radio Configurations

Parameter Description Default

Value
Regulatory Select country Singapore
Country
Channel Bandwidth: Choose channel bandwidth from Auto (20
dropdown. It can be Auto / Auto (40/20 MHz) or Auto (20 MHz)
MHz). wider channel width means fewer channels
Wireless 2.4 available, and more interference with other
GHz Wireless signals
& Channel Range: This option lets you select the channel Auto
Wireless 5 used by the network. Choose Auto or for manual setting,
GHz Choose option “Manual auto”, and Choose required
channel range. If you choose Auto, the AP automatically
selects the best channel
Max Tx Power : Choose auto or select specific value Auto
from drop down
 Figure 8 Device Access Point Login

Parameter Description
Username Access Point Username (created while quick setup)
Current Password Current login Password. (created while quick setup)
New Password New password
Confirm Password Confirm new password
Internet
Go to Configuration > Internet.

Figure 9 Internet setting

WAN Configuration

Parameter Description
Select IP Schema Type DHCP / Static or PPPoE as per the requirement
DHCP - currently-assigned WAN Port: Select port which needs to be configuring
IP address and subnet mask as WAN
to Access Point. IP Address : IP address assign to AP
Subnet Mask : subnet mask
Gateway : Gateway
Primary DNS : Primary DNS
Secondary DNS : Secondary DNS
Static - Configure a static WAN Port: Select port which needs to be configure
IPv4 address. as WAN
IP Address : Enter the static IP address that you want
to assign to the AP
Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for the network
Gateway: Enter the gateway IP address of the
Internet interface
Primary DNS: The IP address of the primary Domain
Name System (DNS) server
Secondary DNS: The IP address of the secondary
Domain Name System (DNS) server
PPPoE PPPoE Username, Password and Service name
provided by the provider
 WAN Security

Parameter Description
WAN Security Enable WAN Security when Access Point is in
Gateway mode and need to maintain network
security. WAN Security option available only when
AP is configured in Gateway mode. This feature
protects AP and LAN devices from unauthorized
access from WAN

Figure 10 WAN Security

Port Forwarding

Figure 11 Port Forwarding

Parameter Description
Rule Name Rule name
Protocol TCP or UDP Protocol
Type Type of Port Mapping or Port Range
[Link] Port Number
Dest. IP Destination IP Address
[Link] Port Number
 Local Subnet

Local Subnet is available when AP is in Gateway mode.

Go to Configuration > Local subnet >Add.

Figure 12 Local Subnet

Parameter Description
Name Name of Local Subnet
IP Address An IP address for the gateway. This address can be used to access the AP's
web interface for configuration and monitoring from devices connected to this
subnet
Subnet Mask Subnet Mask for the network
DNS1 IP address of the primary Domain Name System (DNS) server
DNS2 IP address of the secondary Domain Name System (DNS) server
MTU Size Default value 1500 bytes – Client can change the value. Maximum limit 1500
bytes - The maximum transmission Unit (MTU) is the maximum size of a single
data unit of digital communications that can be transmitted over a network
DHCP Range Starting address of DHCP range.( Enter an address in the same subnet as the
Start Local IP Address)
DHCP Lease Maximum number of clients that can be assigned addresses by DHCP in this
Count subnet
Lease Time Set lease time. DHCP server leases an address to a device after every interval
of set time period
VLAN ID VLAN ID to segment client traffic arriving from this subnet from other network
traffic
 Figure 13 Local Subnet – DHCP Reservation

With this feature user can provide fix IP address to the clients. As a result whenever the
respective client connects to this Local Subnet, he will get the dedicated fix IP address
always.

Bridge Profile
Go to Configuration > Bridge > Add

Figure 14 Bridge Profile

Parameter Description
Name Profile name
DHCP Server IP DHCP server IP address of your network
Subnet Mask Netmask for the network
VLAN ID Network VLAN ID
Wireless
Go to Configuration > Wireless > Add.

Figure 15 Wireless General Setting

Parameter Description Default Value

WLAN Name This Wireless LAN name is unique name for management
purposes only and is not visible to wireless clients
Broadcasting The SSID name that is visible by the wireless clients
SSID (Network). SSID can contain up to 32 alphanumeric
characters and are case-sensitive
Enable SSID To enable a Broadcasting SSID. Choose Yes/No Enabled
checkbox to enable/disable the SSID
Broadcast SSID Choose Yes/No checkbox to enable/disable the Enabled
Broadcasting SSID. By selecting Yes the SSID name is
visible to the wireless Clients and will be able to connect to
the SSID. By selecting No the SSID name is not visible to
the wireless Clients and is in Hidden mode and can add
connect to the correct SSID required by the user
Client Isolation Choose Yes/No checkbox to prevent wireless clients from Disabled
communicating to each other. Wireless client isolation
enables subnet restrictions for connected clients. Click
Enable if you want to prevent wireless clients associated
with the same AP from communicating with each other
locally. The default value is disabled
Radio Enable required Radio channels Enabled Both
 Figure 16 Wireless WLAN Setting

Parameter Description Default Value

Access Type
Option 1 Access Type :
Standard
Access Type Standard
Auth. Method Open Auth. Method :
Option 2 Open
Access Type Hotspot (WISPr)
Auth. Method Open
Hotspot Profile Select pre-configured Hotspot profile from dropdown
Option 3
Access Type Standard
Auth. Method 802.1xEAP
Server IP Address RADIUS server primary IP address
Secondary Server IP RADIUS server secondary IP address
Address
Authentication Port RADIUS server Authentication port
Accounting Port RADIUS server Accounting port
Shared Secret RADIUS server Shared secret provided by RADIUS
server provider
NAS ID The NAS-Identifier is a RADIUS attribute that the
client uses to identify itself to a RADIUS

Note:
Hotspot (WISPr): To select “Access Type” Hotspot (WISPr), first need to create Hotspot
Profile. To create Hotspot Profile, Go to Site > Configuration > Hotspot > Add

Parameter
Authentication Description
Authentication Open: Any encryption method can be used. It allows
you to configure a WPA2 or WPA-Mixed or "none"
based encryption. By Choosing a WPA or WPA-
Mixed, you can then enter a passphrase or key text of
our choice
802.1xEAP: 802.1X (also known as WPA-Enterprise),
is an authentication method by which users are
authenticated using an external RADIUS server
 Figure 17 Wireless Security Setting

Security Setting includes Encryption Method, Algorithm and Key.

Parameter Description Default Value

Encryption Choose encryption method WPA2, None or WPA2

WPA-Mixed
Algorithm For encryption method WPA2 choose algorithm AES
AES while for WPA-Mixed choose TKIP+AES
algorithm
Passphrase passphrase (password) of your choice

Parameter Detail Description

Encryption WPA2: WPA encryptions that comply with the 802.11i security standard
None: No encryption; communications are sent in clear text
WPA-Mixed: Allows mixed networks of WPA and WPA2 compliant
devices. You can use this if your network has a mixture of older clients
that only support WPA and TKIP, and newer client devices that support
WPA2 and AES

Algorithm AES: This algorithm provides enhanced security over TKIP, and is the
only encryption algorithm supported by the 802.11i standard
TKIP: TKIP is a stopgap encryption protocol introduced with WPA to
replace the very –insecure WEP encryption at the time
 Figure 18 Wireless Advance Setting

Parameter Description Default Value

Routing Option Bridge to WAN: Forwards packets arriving on this Bridge to WAN
port to the WAN (uplink) port and eventually to their
external destinations using Layer 2 forwarding.
NAT to WAN: Allows routing of packets to their
destinations using Layer 3 Network Address
Translation (NAT)
VLAN VLAN ID 1
Access Control Parameter allows controlling which devices are Disable
List permitted to access your wireless networks
Access: select option allows or deny
MAC List: devices entered into the Access Controls
List are allowed or deny to access wireless network
as per selected “Access” parameter. (Maximum limit
64 MAC per ACL profile)
Enable Rate Limit Parameter allows controlling upload/download data Disable
limit
Upload Rate: Set upload data speed per device
Download Rate: Set download data speed per
device
Max. Clients (per Choose maximum number of client associated to 50
radio) the Radio
Ethernet Ports

Select Configuration > Ethernet Port

Figure 19 Ethernet Port Setting

Parameter Description Default Value

Type This option is used to configure the virtual- Port : Enabled

LAN (VLAN) parameters for the Ethernet Type : Trunk Port
ports on the AP. VLAN :Untag ID : 1
Port Type:
•Trunk Port: Allow multiple VLAN (1~4094);
PVID (untagged VLAN ID) configurable.
•Access Port: A single VLAN, packets
untagged
VLAN Assign Untagged VLAN ID handled on the
port
Members In case of Trunk port, assign Member VLAN
ID’s with reference to respective port with
comma separation. Can manage multiple
VLAN ID’s
Hotspot

Select Configuration > Hotspot

Figure 20 Hotspot Profile Setting

Parameter Value Description

Hotspot Profile Name Name of Hotspot profile
Auth Profile Server IP Address Authentication server primary IP address
Secondary Server Authentication server secondary IP address
IP
Authentication Port Authentication server authentication port
Accounting Port Accounting server accounting port
Shared Secret Shared Secret provided by RADIUS server provider
Captive Portal Portal URL Captive portal (splash page) redirection URL
Portal Secret Portal secret
User Session Session Timeout Assign time limit after which user will get disconnects
and required to login again
Ideal Timeout It’s a period of inactivity from user. When there is no
traffic from the user, once the timeout is reached, user
will be disconnected from the Hotspot
Network DNS Domain Use this option to Domain name for the Hotspot
Settings NAS ID Enter the Network Access Server identifier of this
device. The NAS-ID parameter is sent in RADIUS
access and accounting request messages
Walled Garden Walled Garden Use this option to allow domains which can be
accessed by users without Authentication. Clients
accessing these domains will not be redirected to the
splash page
SNMP

Select Configuration > SNMP

Figure 21 SNMP Setting

Parameter Description
Enable SNMP To enable SNMP client services
Server SNMP server IP address
Server SNMP backup server IP
Port SNMP communication port on server
Community Community string
v1 Enable SNMP version 1 (As per the requirement)
v2 Enable SNMP version 2c (As per the requirement)
v3 Enable SNMP version 3 (As per the requirement)
Management
Use the Management option to perform below listed management task.
 To Upgrade Access Point Firmware.
 To Perform Reboot device.
 To Perform Restore Configuration to Factory Default.

Figure 22 Management option setting

Management
Firmware Upgrade
Current Version Current running firmware version of the Access Point
Choose File Click “Choose File” option to upload a downloaded firmware file to
perform a firmware upgrade
Maintenance
Reboot Device Click “Perform Reboot” button to Reboot the Access Point
Restore Click “Perform Reset” button to reset the configuration to the
Configuration to factory default settings. Your current configuration will be
Factory Default discarded. The device will be rebooted automatically to allow the
settings to take effect
Diagnostics
Diagnostic option is a tool for diagnostics and connectivity test.

Figure 23 Diagnostics

Diagnostics
Ping Ping utility to manually check the connectivity of a particular
LAN/WAN connection
Trace route Trace route utility to analyze the connection path of a
LAN/WAN connection
NsLookup NsLookup utility for troubleshooting DNS problems, such as
hostname resolution
Logs

Logs option is a tool to view Logs.

Figure 24 Logs