Wireless access point WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z
User manual,
Firmware version 1.4.0 (07.2021)

IP address: http://192.168.1.10
User name: admin
Password: password



|| DeviceType | Wireless access point |
|| DeviceName | WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z |
|| DocTitleMain |  |
|| DocTitleAdditional | User manual |
|| fwversion | 1.4.0 |
|| issueDate | 07.2021 |
|| ipaddr | 192.168.1.10 |
|| username | admin |
|| password | password |



Introduction

Annotation

Modern tendencies of telecommunication development necessitate operators to search for the most optimal technologies, allowing you to satisfy rapidly growing needs of subscribers, maintaining at the same time consistency of business processes, development flexibility and reduction of costs of various services provision. Wireless technologies are spinning up more and more and have paced a huge way for short time from unstable low-speed communication networks of low radius to broadband networks equitable to speed of wired networks with high criteria to the quality of provided services.

WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z are dedicated to be installed inside buildings as an access points and to create a seamless wireless network using several identical access points ("Roaming") on a large area.

This manual specifies intended purpose, main technical parameters, design, safe operation rules and installation and configuration recommendations for WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z.

Symbols

Notes and warnings

Notes contain important information, tips or recommendations on device operation and setup.


Warnings are used to inform the user about harmful situations for the device and the user alike, which could cause malfunction or data loss.

Device description

Purpose

WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z wireless access points are designed for provision of users' access to high-speed safe network.

The devices are dedicated to create L2 wireless networks interfacing with a wired network. WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z are connected to a wired network via 100/1000/2500M Ethernet interface and arrange high-speed access to the Internet for devices supporting Wi-Fi technology at 2.4 and 5 GHz.

The devices have two (main) radio interfaces for organizing two physical wireless networks and a third (additional) radio interface for independent air scanning.

WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z support up-to-date requirements to service quality and allow transmitting more important traffic in higher priorities queues. Prioritization is based on the main QoS technologies: CoS (Special tags in the VLAN packet field) and ToS (tags in the IP packet field).

Support for traffic shaping on each VAP allows to fully manage service quality and restrictions, both for all subscribers and for everyone in particular.

The devices are designed to be installed in offices, state buildings, conference halls, laboratories, hotels, etc. The creation of virtual access points with different types of encryption allows clients to delimit access rights among users and groups of users.

Device specification

Interfaces:

Functions:

WLAN capabilities:

Network functions:

QoS functions

Security

Figure 1 shows WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z use case.

Figure 1 – WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z application diagram

The device technical parameters

Table 1 – Main Specifications

WAN Ethernet interface parameters

Number of ports

1

Electrical connector

RJ-45

Data rate

100/1000/2500 Mbps, auto-negotiation

Standards

BASE-T

Wireless interface parameters

Standards

802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax

Frequency range

2402–2482 MHz, 5170–5835 MHz

Modulation

DSSS, CCK, BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM, 1024QAM

Operating channels

802.11b/g/n/ax: 1–13 (2402–2482 MHz)

802.11a/n/ac/ax:

  • 36–64 (5170–5320 MHz)
  • 100–144 (5490–5720 MHz)
  • 149-165 (5745–5835 MHz)

Speed of data transmission

2.4 GHz, 802.11ax: 574 Mbps
5 GHz, 802.11ax: 1201 Mbps

Maximum output power of the transmitter

2.4 GHz: up to 22.5 dBm
5 GHz : up to 24 dBm

Receiver sensitivity

2.4 GHz: up to -92 dBm
5 GHz: up to -93 dBm

Security

Centralized authorization via RADIUS server (WPA Enterprise)
WPA/WPA2/WPA3 data encryption
Captive Portal

Support for 2x2 MIMO

Built-in Wi-Fi Broadcom chipset: BCM47622 (2.4 and 5 GHz)

Control

Remote control

WEB interface, Telnet, SSH, NETCONF, EMS management system.

Access restriction

by password

General parameters

Processor

Broadcom BCM47622 1.5 GHz

Flash memory

256 MB NAND Flash

RAM

1 GB RAM DDR4

Power supply

PoE+ 48V/56V (IEEE 802.3at-2009)

Power consumption

no more than 14.5 W

Range of operation temperatures

from +5 to +40°C

Relative humidity at 25°C

up to 80%

Dimensions (Diameter x Height)

230x56 mm

Weight

0.56 kg

Design

WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z are enclosed in plastic case

Device main panel

The main panel layout of the device is depicted in Figure 2.


 

Figure 2 – Main panel of the device

The following light indicators, connectors and controls are located on the main panel of WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z (Table 2).

Table 2 – Description of ports and controls

Front panel element

Description

1

LAN

2.5GE (PoE) port status light indication

2

RF

Third Wi-Fi module activity indicator

3

2.5GE (PoE)

2.5GE port for Ethernet cable and PoE+ power supply

4

F

Button for reseting to factory settings

5

Wi-Fi

Operation indicators of corresponding Wi-Fi modules

Light indication

The current device state is displayed by Wi-Fi, LAN, Power indicators. The list of indicators’ possible states is given below.

Table 3 – Light indication of device state

Indicator

Indicator status

Device state

Wi-Fi  

solid green

Wi-Fi network is active

flashing green

the process of data transmission trough a wireless network

LAN  

solid green (100 Mbps)/solid orange (1000, 2500 Mbps)

the link with the connected network device is established

flashing green

the process of packet data transmission through LAN interface

Power
(on the device top panel)

solid green

device power on, normal operation

solid orange

The device is loaded but IP address is not received via DHCP

solid red

the device is loading

Reset to the default settings

In order to reset the device to factory settings, press and hold the "F" button until the "Power" indicator starts flashing. Device will be rebooted automatically. DHCP client will be launched by default. If the address is not obtained via DHCP, the device will have the default IP address – 192.168.1.10, and the following netmask – 255.255.255.0.

Delivery package

The delivery package includes:

Rules and recommendations for device installation

This section defines safety rules, installation recommendations, setup procedure and the device starting procedure.

Safety rules

  1. Do not install the device close to heat sources or in rooms with temperature below 5 °C or above 40 °C.
  2. Do not use the device in places with high humidity. Do not expose the device to smoke, dust, water, mechanical vibrations or shocks.
  3. Do not open the device case. There are no user serviceable parts inside.

Do not cover ventilation holes and do not put other objects on the device in order to prevent overheating of device components.

Installation recommendations

  1. Recommended mounting position: horizontal, on the ceiling.
  2. Before you install and enable device, check the device for visible mechanical defects. If defects are observed, you should stop the device installation, draw up corresponding act and contact the supplier.
  3. If the device has been exposed for a long time at a low temperature, it must be left to stand for two hours at room temperature before use. After a long stay of the device in conditions of high humidity, let it stand under normal conditions for at least 12 hours before switching on.
  4. During the device installation, follow these rules to ensure the best Wi-Fi coverage:
    1. Install the device at the center of a wireless network;
    2. Minimize the number of obstacles (walls, roof, furniture and etc.) between access point and other wireless network devices;
    3. Do not install the device near (about 2 m) electrical and radio devices;
    4. It is not recommended to use radiophone and other equipment operating on the frequency of 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz in Wi-Fi effective radius;
    5. Obstacles in the form of glass/metal constructions, brick/concrete walls, water cans and mirrors can significantly reduce Wi-Fi action radius. It is not recommended to place the device inside a false ceiling as metal frame causes multipath signal propagation and signal attenuation.
  5. During the installation of several access points, cell action radius must overlap with action radius of a neighboring cell at level of -65 ÷ -70 dBm. Decreasing of the signal level on cells borders to -75 dBm is permitted if it involves the use of VoIP, streaming video and other traffic that is sensitive to losses in wireless network.

Calculating the number of required access points

To calculate the required number of access points, you should evaluate the required coverage zone. For a more accurate assessment, it is necessary to make a radio examination of the room. Approximate coverage radius of confident reception of WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z access points when mounted on the ceiling in a typical office space: 2.4 GHz: 40-50 m, 5 GHz: 20-30 m. If there are no obstacles, range: 2.4 GHz: up to 100 m; 5 GHz up to 60 m.
Table 4 describes approximate attenuation values.

Table 4 – Attenuation values

Material  

Change of signal level, dB

2.4 GHz

5 GHz

Organic glass

-0.3

-0.9

Brick

-4.5

-14.6

Glass

-0.5

-1.7

Plaster slab

-0.5

-0.8

Wood laminated plastic

-1.6

-1.9

Plywood

-1.9

-1.8

Plaster with wirecloth

-14.8

-13.2

Breezeblock

-7

-11

Metal lattice (mesh 13*6 mm, metal 2mm)

-21

-13

Channel selection for neighboring access points

It is recommended to set nonoverlapping channels to avoid interchannel interference among neighboring access points.


Figure 3 – General diagram of frequency channel closure in the range of 2.4 GHz

For the example of channel allocation scheme among neighboring access points in frequency range of 2.4 GHz when channel width is 20 MHz, see Figure 4.


Figure 4 – Scheme of channel allocation among neighboring access points in the frequency range of 2.4 GHz when channel width is 20 MHz

Similarly, the procedure of channel allocation is recommended to save for access point allocation between floors, see Figure 5.


Figure 5 – Scheme of channel allocation between neighboring access points that are located between floors

When width of used channel is 40 MHz there is no non-overlapping channels in frequency range of 2.4 GHz. In such cases, you should select channels maximally separated from each other.



Figure 6 – Channels used in range of 5 GHz when channel width is 20, 40 or 80 MHz

The device installation

The device should be attached to plain surface (wall or ceiling) in accordance with the safety instruction and recommendations listed above.
The device delivery package includes required mounting kit to attach the device to plain surface.

Wall mounting

1. Fix the bracket (included in the delivery package) to the wall:



Figure 7 – Attaching the bracket to a wall

    1. The figure shows the bracket allocation.
    2. When installing the bracket, pass wires through the corresponding channels of the bracket, see Figure 7.
    3. Pass the wires into the corresponding grooves on the bracket while installing the bracket. Screw the brackets to the device surface by using screwdrive.

2. The device installation

    1. Connect cables to corresponding connector of the device. Description of the connectors is given in section Design.
    2. Align the device with the bracket and lock the position by pulling it down.

Installing to false ceiling

It is not recommended to place the device inside a false ceiling as metal frame causes multipath signal propagation and signal attenuation.



1 – metal bracket; 2 – armstrong panel; 3 – plastic bracket; 4 – bolt; 5 – device.

Figure 8 – Mounting to a false ceiling

  1. Fasten metal and plastic bracket on a ceiling as shown in Figure 8.
    1. The plastic bracket (3) connects to the metal bracket (1) on the false ceiling in the following order: metal bracket -> armstrong panel -> plastic bracket.
    2. Cut the hole in the armstrong panel. The size of the hole should be equal to hole of metal bracket. Conduct wires through the hole.
    3. Align holes in metal bracket with holes of armstrong panel and plastic bracket. Align together three boltholes on the plastic bracket and the boltholes on the metal bracket. Screw the brackets to the device surface by using a screwdrive..
  2. Install the device.
    1. Connect cables to corresponding connector of the device. Description of the connectors is given in section Design.
    2. Align the device and plastic bracket together, fix the position, turning clockwise.

Removing the device from the bracket

For removing the device from the bracket:

  1. Pull the device up, Figure 7.
  2. Remove the device.

Device management via the WEB interface

Getting started

In order to start the operation, you should connect to the device via WAN interface using a web browser:

1. Open a web browser, for example, Firefox, Opera, Chrome.

2. Enter the device IP address in the browser address bar.

The default IP-address of the device – 192.168.1.10, subnet mask – 255.255.255.0 The device is capable to obtain an IP address via DHCP.


When the device is successfully detected, username and password request page will be shown in the browser window

3. Enter your username into "Login" and password into "Password" field.

Factory default: login: admin, password: password.

4. Click the "Log in" button. A menu for monitoring the status of the device will open in a browser window.

5. If necessary, you can switch the information display language. WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z support Russian and English versions of the web interface.

Applying configuration and discarding changes

  1. Applying configuration 

Clicking on the  button starts the process of saving the configuration to the device flash memory and applying the new settings. All the settings come into operation without device rebooting.

Visual indication of the process current status of the setting application process is realised in the WEB interface, Table 5.

Table 5 – Visual indication of the current status of the setting application process

ImageState description

After clicking "Apply", the process of settings saving to device memory is launched. The  mark next to the tab name and on "Apply" button means the process of settings saving.

Successful settings saving and application are indicated by the  icon in the tab name.

2. Discarding changes

You can discard changes only before clicking the "Apply" button. If you click the "Apply" button, all the changed parameters will be applyed and saved to device memory. You will not be able to return to previous configuration after clicking "Apply".

The button for discarding changes appears as follows: .

WEB interface basic elements

Navigation elements of the WEB interface are shown on the figure below.

User interface window is divided into five general areas:

  1. Menu tabs categorize the submenu tabs: Monitoring, Radio, VAP, Network Settings, External Services, System.
  2. Interface language selection and Logout button designed to to end a session in the WEB interface under a given user.
  3. Submenu tabs allow you to control settings field.
  4. Devcie configuration field displays data and configuration.
  5. Information field showing the firmware and WEB interface versions.

The "Monitoring" menu

In the "Monitoring" menu you can view the current system state.

The "Wi-Fi Clients" submenu

The "Wi-Fi clients" submenu displays information about the status of connected Wi-Fi clients.

Click the "Refresh" button to update the information on the page.


To display more detailed information on a particular client, select it from the list. A detailed description includes the following options: 

The "Traffic Statistics" submenu

The "Traffic Statistics" section displays the diagrams of the speed of the transmitted/received traffic for the last 3 minutes, as well as statistics on the amount of transmitted/received traffic since the access point was turned on.

The WLAN0 and WLAN1 Tx/Rx diagrams show the last 3 minutes rate of transmitted/received traffic via Radio 2.4 GHz (WLAN0) and Radio 5 GHz (WLAN1) access point interfaces. The diagram is automatically updated every 2 seconds.

The LAN Tx/Rx diagram shows the speed of the transmitted/received traffic via the access point's Ethernet interface in the last 3 minutes. The diagram is automatically updated every 2 seconds.

"Transmit" table description:

"Receive" table description:

The "Scan Environment" submenu

The "Scan Environment" submenu allows scanning of the surrounding radio to detect neighboring access points.

Click the "Scan" button to start the environment scanning process. When the process is complete, the page will display a list of detected access points and information about them:

Please note that during the environment scan, the device’s radio interface will be disabled, which will make it impossible to transfer data to Wi-Fi clients during the scan.

The "Spectrum Analyzer" submenu

In the "Spectrum Analyzer" submenu the spectrum analyzer is started and monitored.

It is possible to run the spectrum analyzer on the WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z on an additional scanning radio interface, as well as on the main radio interfaces Radio 2.4 GHz and Radio 5 GHz.

Running the spectrum analyzer on additional radio interface

The optional radio interface supports dual-band operation, allowing to scan channels in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands.

Click the "Scan" button to start the spectrum analyzer. The information window to the right of the button displays the time in seconds that has elapsed since the start of scanning. The time of the spectrum analyzer on the additional radio interface does not exceed 45 seconds. When the process is completed, the following information will appear on the page:

Running the spectrum analyzer on main radio interfaces

Note that running the spectrum analyzer on the primary radio interface (Radio 2.4 GHz or Radio 5 GHz) will put it into scanning mode, which will disable all Wi-Fi clients connected to that radio interface.

Click the "Scan" button to start the spectrum analyzer. The information window to the right of the button displays the time in seconds that has elapsed since the start of scanning. The time of the spectrum analyzer on the Radio 2.4 GHz radio interface does not exceed 20 seconds, on the Radio 5 GHz does not exceed 25 seconds.  

The spectrum analyzer on the main radio interface only works on the channels that are reflected in the "Channels List" parameter. For example, if the Radio 2.4 GHz channel list contains channels '1 6 11', the spectrum analysis will only be performed for channels 1, 6 and 11. To add/remove channels from this list, go to the tab corresponding to this radio interface on the "Radio" page and make changes in the "Use Limit Channels" parameter.

In order to analyze all the channels of the band on which the radio interface operates, go to the tab corresponding to the radio interface on the "Radio" page and uncheck the option "Use Limit Channels". After receiving the results of the spectrum analyzer, check the "Use Limit Channels" option again.

For more information about configuring the radio interface via the WEB-interface, see section The "Radio" menu.

The "Events" submenu

In this section, you can view a list of real-time informational messages which contains the following information:

Table 6 – Event importance categories description

Level

Message importance level

Description

0

Emergency

A critical error has occurred in the system, the system may not work properly.

1

Alert

Immediate intervention is required.

2

Critical

A critical error has occurred on the system.

3

Error

An error has occurred on the system.

4

Warning

Warning, non-emergency message.

5

Notice

System notice, non-emergency message.

6

Informational

Informational system messages.

7

Debug

Debugging messages provide the user with information to correctly configure the system.

To receive new messages in the event log, click the "Refresh" button.

If necessary, you can delete all old messages from the log by clicking on the "Clear" button.

The "Network Information" submenu

In the "Network Information" submenu you can view common network settings of the device.

WAN Status:

Ethernet:

ARP
The ARP table contains information about the alignment between the IP and MAC addresses of neighboring network devices:

Routes:

The "Radio Information" submenu

The "Radio Information" submenu displays the current status of WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z radio interfaces.

Radio interfaces of an access point may be in two states: "On" and "Off". The status of each of the radio interfaces is reflected in the "Status" parameter.
Radio status depends on whether a given radio interface has virtual access points (VAP) enabled. If there is at least one active VAP on the radio interface, Radio will be in the "On" status, otherwise – "Off".

Depending on Radio status, the following information is available for monitoring:

"Off":

"On":

The "Device Information" submenu

The "Device Information" submenu displays main WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z parameters.

To update the information, click the "Refresh" button.

The "Radio" menu

In the "Radio" menu you can configure the wireless interface.

The "Radio 2.4 GHz" submenu

In the "Radio 2.4 GHz" submenu you can configure the main parameters of the radio interface of the device operating in the 2.4 GHz band.


If the "Use Limit channels" list contains a channel that is not available for selection, it will be marked in grey. In order for the new configuration to be applied to an access point, only available (blue highlighted) channels must be specified in the "Use Limit channels" list.

Example. No settings have been made on the access point yet, Radio 2.4 GHz is set to 20 MHz "Channel Bandwidth" by default, and channels are specified in the "Use Limit Channels" list: 1, 6, 11.
Suppose the parameter "Channel Bandwidth" is set to 40 MHz. When you change this parameter from 20 MHz to 40 MHz, the following happens:

  • The "Primary Channel" parameter becomes available for editing and the default value is "Lower",
  • Channel 11 in the "Use Limit Channels" list changes its color from blue to gray.

If you change the "Channel Bandwidth" parameter to 40 MHz and do not remove the "grey" channels from the list, then when you click the "Apply" button in the browser an error will appear – "There are errors in data. Changes was not applied". Accordingly, the access point configuration will not be changed. This is due to the fact that channels in the "Use Limit Channels" list that are highlighted in grey do not fit the definition "Primary channel" = Lower.

In the "Advanced" section, you can configure advanced device’s radio interface parameters.

The "Radio 5 GHz" submenu

In the "Radio 5 GHz" submenu you can configure the main parameters of the radio interface of the device operating in the 5 GHz band.


If the "Use Limit channels" list contains a channel that is not available for selection, it will be marked in grey. In order for the new configuration to be applied to an access point, only available (blue highlighted) channels must be specified in the "Use Limit channels" list.

Example. No settings have been made on the access point yet, Radio 5 GHz is set to 20 MHz "Channel Bandwidth" by default, and channels are specified in the "Use Limit Channels" list: 36, 40, 44, 48.
Suppose the parameter "Channel Bandwidth" is set to 40 MHz. When you change this parameter from 20 MHz to 40 MHz, the following happens:

  • the "Primary Channel" parameter becomes available for editing and the default value is "Lower",
  • channels 40 and 48 in the "Use Limit Channels" list changes its color from blue to gray.

If you change the "Channel Bandwidth" parameter to 40 MHz and do not remove the "grey" channels from the list, then when you click the "Apply" button in the browser an error will appear – "There are errors in data. Changes was not applied". Accordingly, the access point configuration will not be changed. This is due to the fact that channels in the "Use Limit Channels" list that are highlighted in grey do not fit the definition "Primary channel" = Lower.

In the "Advanced" section, you can configure advanced device’s radio interface parameters.

The "Advanced" submenu

In the "Advanced" section, you can configure advanced device’s radio interface parameters.

To apply a new configuration and save setting to non-volatile memory, click "Apply". Click "Cancel" to discard the changes.

The "VAP" menu

In the "VAP" menu, you can configure virtual Wi-Fi access points (VAP).

The "Summary" submenu

The "Summary" submenu displays the settings of all VAPs on Radio 2.4 GHz and Radio 5 GHz radio interfaces.

Only the first four VAPs of each radio interface are displayed on the page by default. To see the full list of available VAPs, click the "Show all" button. Click the "Minimize" button to return the number of VAPs in the list to their original state.

To apply a new configuration and save setting to non-volatile memory, click "Apply". Click "Cancel" to discard the changes.

The "VAP" submenu

Common Settings



Captive Portal

Under security modes: Off, WPA, WPA2, WPA/WPA2, WPA3 a portal authorization setting is available on the VAP.

RADIUS

Shapers

To apply a new configuration and save setting to non-volatile memory, click "Apply". Click "Cancel" to discard the changes.

The "Network Settings" menu

The "System Configuration" submenu

To apply a new configuration and save setting to non-volatile memory, click "Apply". Click "Cancel" to discard the changes.

The "Access" submenu

In the "Access" submenu, you can configure access to the device via the WEB interface, Telnet, SSH, NETCONF and SNMP.

WEP-3ax software allows monitoring status of the device and it's sensors via SNMP. In the SNMP submenu, you can configure settings of SNMP agent. The device supports SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 protocol version.

To change the parameters of the access point SNMP agent, it is necessary to check the "SNMP" checkbox and click on the "SNMP" link, a list of parameters available for editing will appear:

The list of objects which are supported for reading and configuration via SNMP is given below:

where eltexLtd – 1.3.6.1.4.1.35265 is Eltex Enterprise ID.

To apply a new configuration and save setting to non-volatile memory, click "Apply". Click "Cancel" to discard the changes.

The "External Services" menu

The "Captive Portal" submenu

The "Captive Portal" submenu is designed to enable and configure the APB service at the access point.

The APB service is used to provide portal roaming of clients between access points connected to the service.

The "System" menu

In the "System" menu you can configure system, time, device access via different protocols, change password and update device firmware.

The "Device Firmware Upgrade" submenu

The "Device Firmware Upgrade" submenu is intended for upgrading the device's firmware.

Firmware update

Download the firmware file from http://eltex-co.com/support/downloads/ and save it on your computer. To do this, click the "Choose File" button in the Firmware Image field and specify the path to the firmware file in .tar.gz format.
To start the update process, you must click the "Start Upgrading" button. The process may take several minutes (its current status will be shown on the page). The device will be automatically rebooted when the update is completed.


Do not switch off or reboot the device during the firmware update.

The "Configuration" submenu

In the "Configuration" submenu you can save and update current configuration.

Backup Configuration

To save current device configuration to local computer click on the "Download" button.

Restore Configuration

To download the configuration file saved on the local computer, use the Restore Configuration item. To update the device configuration click the "Choose File" button, specify a file (in .tar.gz format) and click the "Upload File" button. Uploaded configuration will be applied automatically and does not require device reboot.

Reset to Default Configuration

To reset all the settings to default values, click the "Reset" button. If the "Save access setting" flag is activated, then those settings, configurations that are responsible for access to the device (IP address settings, Telnet/SSH/SNMP/Netconf/WEB access settings) will be saved.

The "Reboot" submenu

To reboot the device, click on the "Reboot" button. The device reboot process takes about 1 minute.

The "Password" submenu

When signing into web interface, administrator (default password: password) has the full access to the device: read/write any settings, full device status monitoring.
To change the password, enter the new password first in the "Password" field, then repeat this password in the "Confirm Password" field and click the "Apply" button to save the configuration.

The "Log" submenu

The "Log" submenu is designed to configure the output of various kinds of debugging messages of the system in order to detect the causes of problems in the operation of the device. 

The "Date and Time" submenu

In the "Date and Time" submenu, you can set the time manually or using the time synchronization protocol (NTP).
Manual


NTP Server


To apply a new configuration and store settings into the non-volatile memory, click the "Apply" button. To discard changes click the "Cancel" button.

Managing the device using the command line

To display the existing settings of a particular configuration section, enter the show-config command.

Press the key combination (English layout) – [Shift + ? ] to get a hint of what value this or that configuration parameter can take.

To get a list of options available for editing in this configuration section, press the Tab key.

To save the settings, enter the save command.

To go back to the previous configuration section, enter the exit command.

Connection to the device

By default, WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z is configured to receive the address via DHCP. If this does not happen, you can connect to the device using the factory IP address.

The default IP-address of the device – 192.168.1.10, subnet mask – 255.255.255.0

Connection to the device is performed via SSH/Telnet:

ssh admin@<IP address of the device>, then enter the password

telnet <IP address of the device>, enter login and password

Network parameters configuration

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# interface
WEP-3ax(config):/interface#
br0
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0#
common
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common#
static-ip X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X –  WEP-3ax IP address)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common#
netmask X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X – Subnet mask)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common# dns-server-1 X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X – IP address of the dns server #1)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common# dns-server-2 X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X – IP address of the dns server #2)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common#
protocol static-ip (Change operation mode from DHCP to Static-IP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common#
save  (Save configuration)


Static route adding

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/# route
WEP-3ax(config):/route# add default (where default – route name)
WEP-3ax(config):/route# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/# route
WEP-3ax(config):/route# default
WEP-3ax(config):/route/default# destination X.X.X.X  (where X.X.X.X – destination host or network IP address, for the default route – 0.0.0.0)
WEP-3ax(config):/route/default# netmask X.X.X.X  (where X.X.X.X – destination network mask, for the default route – 0.0.0.0)
WEP-3ax(config):/route/default# gateway X.X.X.X  (where X.X.X.X – gateway IP address)
WEP-3ax(config):/route/default# save (Save configuration)


WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# interface
WEP-3ax(config):/interface# br0
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0# common
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common# protocol dhcp 
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/br0/common# save (Save changes)

Network parameters configuration using the set-management-vlan-mode utility

Obtain network parameters via DHCP:

WEP-3ax(root):/# set-management-vlan-mode off protocol dhcp

Static parameters:

WEP-3ax(root):/# set-management-vlan-mode off protocol static-ip ip-addr X.X.X.X netmask Y.Y.Y.Y gateway Z.Z.Z.Z  (where X.X.X.X - static IP address, Y.Y.Y.Y - subnet mask, Z.Z.Z.Z - gateway)


Obtain network parameters via DHCP:

WEP-3ax(root):/# set-management-vlan-mode terminating vlan-id X protocol dhcp  (where X - VLAN ID used for device access. Possible values: 1-4094)

Static parameters:

WEP-3ax(root):/# set-management-vlan-mode terminating vlan-id X protocol static-ip ip-addr X.X.X.X netmask Y.Y.Y.Y gateway Z.Z.Z.Z  (where X - VLAN ID used for device access. Possible values: 1-4094, X.X.X.X - static IP address; Y.Y.Y.Y - subnet mask; Z.Z.Z.Z - gateway)


Obtain network parameters via DHCP:

WEP-3ax(root):/# set-management-vlan-mode forwarding vlan-id X protocol dhcp  (where X - VLAN ID used for device access. Possible values: 1-4094)

Static parameters:

WEP-3ax(root):/# set-management-vlan-mode forwarding vlan-id X protocol static-ip ip-addr X.X.X.X netmask Y.Y.Y.Y gateway Z.Z.Z.Z  (where X - VLAN ID used for device access. Possible values: 1-4094, X.X.X.X - static IP address; Y.Y.Y.Y - subnet mask; Z.Z.Z.Z - gateway)


WEP-3ax(root):/#  save (Save configuration)

Virtual Wi-Fi access points (VAP) configuration

When configuring a VAP, remember that the interface names in the 2.4 GHz range start with wlan0, in the 5 GHz range with wlan1.

Table 7 – Commands for configuration of security mode on VAP

Security mode

Command to set the security mode

Without password

mode off

WPA

mode WPA

WPA2

mode WPA2

WPA/WPA2

mode WPA_WPA2

WPA3

mode WPA3

WPA-Enterprise

mode WPA_1X

WPA2-Enterprise

mode WPA2_1X

WPA/WPA2-Enterprise

mode WPA_WPA2_1X

Below are examples of VAP configuration with different security modes for Radio 5 GHz (wlan1).

Configuration of VAP without encryption

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# interface
WEP-3ax(config):/interface# wlan1-vap0
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0# common
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/common# enabled true (Enable virtual access point)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/common# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0# vap
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# ssid 'SSID_WEP-3ax_open' (Change SSID name)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# ap-security (Transition to the security settings block on the VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# mode off (Encryption off – without password)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# save (Save configuration)

Configuration of VAP with WPA-Personal security mode

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# interface
WEP-3ax(config):/interface# wlan1-vap0
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0# common
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/common# enabled true (Enable virtual access point)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/common# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0# vap
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# ssid 'SSID_WEP-3ax_Wpa2' (Change SSID name)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# ap-security (Transition to the security settings block on the VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# mode WPA_WPA2 (Encryption mode – WPA/WPA2)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# key-wpa password123 (where password123 – key/password required to connect to the virtual access point. The length of the key must be between 8 and 63 characters)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# save (Save configuration)

Configuration of VAP with Enterprise authorization

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# interface
WEP-3ax(config):/interface# wlan1-vap0
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0# common
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/common# enabled true (Enable virtual acess point)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/common# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0# vap
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# ssid 'SSID_WEP-3ax_enterprise' (Change SSID name)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# ap-security (Transition to the security settings block on the VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# mode WPA_WPA2_1X (Encryption mode – WPA/WPA2-Enterprise)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# radius
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# domain root (where root – User domain)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# auth-address X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X –RADIUS server IP address)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# auth-port X (Where X – RADIUS server port used for authentication and authorization. Default: 1812)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# auth-password secret (where secret – RADIUS server password used for authentication and authorization)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-enable true (Enable the sending of "Accounting" messages to the RADIUS server. Default: false)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-address X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X – IP address of the RADIUS server used for accounting)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-password secret (where secret – Password of the RADIUS server used for accounting)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-periodic true (Enable the periodic sending of "Accounting" messages to the RADIUS server. Default: false)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-interval 600 (Interval of sending of "Accounting" messages to the RADIUS server)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# save (Save configuration)

Configuration of VAP with Captive Portal

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# interface
WEP-3ax(config):/interface# wlan1-vap0  
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0# common
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/common# enabled true 
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/common# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0# vap
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# vlan-id X (where X – VLAN-ID on VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# ap-security (Transition to the security settings block on the VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# mode off (Encryption mode off – Without password)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ap-security# exit 
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# ssid 'Portal_WEP-3ax'   (Change SSID name)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# captive-portal
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/captive-portal# scenarios
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios# scenario-redirect
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios/scenario-redirect# redirect-url  http://<IP>:<PORT>/eltex_portal/ (Specify virtual portal URL)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios/scenario-redirect# virtual-portal-name default  (Specify portal name. Default: default)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios/scenario-redirect# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/captive-portal# enabled true 
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/captive-portal# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# radius
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# domain root (where root – User domain)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-enable true (Enable the sending of "Accounting" messages to the RADIUS server. Default: false)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-address X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X – IP address of the RADIUS server used for accounting)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-password secret (where secret – Password for RADIUS server used for accounting)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-periodic true (Enable the periodic sending of "Accounting" messages to the RADIUS server Default: false)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# acct-interval 600 (Interval of sending of "Accounting" messages to the RADIUS server)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/radius# save (Save configuration)

Advanced VAP settings

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# vlan-id X (where X – VLAN-ID number on VAP) 


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# priority-by-dscp false  (Priority analysis from the CoS (Class of Service) field of tagged packets. Default value: true. In this case the priority from the DSCP field of the IP packet header is analyzed)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# vlan-trunk true (Enable VLAN Trunk on VAP. To disable, enter false)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# general-vlan-mode true (Enabling General VLAN on SSID. To disable, enter false)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# general-vlan-id X (where X – General VLAN number)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# hidden true (Enable hidden SSID. To disable, enter false)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# band-steer-mode true (Enable Band Steer mode. To disable, enter false)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# station-isolation true (Enable traffic isolation between clients within a single VAP. To disable, enter false)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# check-signal-enable true (Enable the use of Minimal Signal functionality. To disable enter false)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# min-signal -X  (where X – RSSI threshold value, when reached, the point will disconnect the client from the VAP. The parameter can take values from -100 to -1)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# check-signal-timeout X (where X – time period in seconds, after which the decision is made to disconnect the client equipment from the virtual network)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# roaming-signal -X  (where X – RSSI threshold value, when reached, the client equipment is switched to another access point. The parameter can take values from -100 to -1 The roaming-signal parameter must be lower than min-signal: if min-signal = -75 dBm, then roaming-signal must be equal or higher than -70 dBm).
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# save (Save configuration)


Configuring the shaper in the direction from the clients (each individually) connected to this VAP to the AP:

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# shaper-per-sta-rx 
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-sta-rx# value X  (where X – maximum rate in Kbps)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-sta-rx# mode kbps (Enable shaper. To disable enter off)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-sta-rx# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# save (Save configuration)


Configuring the shaper in the direction from the AP to the clients (each individually) connected to this VAP:

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# shaper-per-sta-tx
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-sta-tx# value X  (where X – maximum rate in Kbps)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-sta-tx# mode kbps  (Enable shaper. To disable enter off)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-sta-tx# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# save (Save configuration)


Configuring the shaper in the direction from the clients (all) connected to this VAP to the AP:

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# shaper-per-vap-rx
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-vap-rx# value X  (where X – maximum rate in Kbps)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-vap-rx# mode kbps  (Enable shaper. To disable enter off)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-vap-rx# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# save (Save configuration)


Configuring the shaper in the direction from the AP to the clients (all) connected to this VAP:

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# shaper-per-vap-tx
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-vap-tx# value X  (where X – maximum rate in Kbps)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-vap-tx# mode kbps  (Enable shaper. To disable enter off)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/shaper-per-vap-tx# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap# save (Save configuration)

802.11r configuration

This type of roaming is only available for client devices that support 802.11r.

802.11r roaming is only possible between VAPs with security modes: WPA/WPA2 Personal and WPA/WPA2 Enterprise.
For instructions on configuring a VAP with different security modes, see section Configuration of VAP with WPA-Personal security mode.

Each VAP on access points should be configured individually, such as AP1(wlan1)↔AP2(wlan1), AP1(wlan0)↔AP2(wlan0), AP1(wlan1)↔AP3(wlan1), etc.

Below is an example of how to configure 802.11r on two access points: AP1 and AP2.

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# enabled false
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# r1-key-holder-id 02:03:04:05:06:07 (VAP MAC address. DIsplayed in the ifconfig command output)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# r0-key-holder-id 12345 (Unique key for the given VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# mobility-domain 100 (The domain should be same on the counter VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# mac
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac# add E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0 (MAC address of the ounter access point - AP2)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# mac
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac# E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# r0-kh-id 23456 (Unique key for the counter VAP of the AP2 access point)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# r1-kh-id 02:04:05:06:07:08 (MAC address of the counter VAP of AP2)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# r0-kh-key 0102030405060708 (Random key. Should not coincide with r1-kh-key of AP1, but should coincide with r1-kh-key of the counter AP2)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# r1-kh-key 0001020304050607 (Random key. Should not coincide with r0-kh-key of AP1, but should coincide with r0-kh-key of the counter AP2)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# enabled true (Enable access point operation using the 802.11r protocol)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# save (Save configuration)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# enabled false
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# r1-key-holder-id 02:03:04:05:06:08 (VAP MAC address. DIsplayed in the ifconfig command output)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# r0-key-holder-id 23456 (Unique key for the given VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# mobility-domain 100 (The domain should be same on the counter VAP)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# mac
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac# add E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80 (MAC address of the ounter access point - AP1)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# mac
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac# E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# r0-kh-id 12345 (Unique key for the counter VAP of the AP1 access point)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# r1-kh-id 02:03:04:05:06:07 (MAC address of the counter VAP of AP1)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# r0-kh-key 0001020304050607 (Random key. Should not coincide with r1-kh-key of AP2, but should coincide with r1-kh-key of the counter AP1)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# r1-kh-key 0102030405060708 (Random key. Should not coincide with r0-kh-key of AP2, but should coincide with r0-kh-key of the counter AP1)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config/mac# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# enabled true (Enable access point operation using the 802.11r protocol)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/ft-config# save (Save configuration)


802.11k configuration

802.11k roaming can be organized between any networks (open/encrypted). If the access point is configured to work with the 802.11k protocol, then, when the client connects, the access point sends him a list of "friendly" access points to which the client can switch while roaming. The list contains information about the MAC addresses of access points and the channels on which they operate.

Using 802.11k reduces the time it takes the client to find another network when roaming because the client does not have to scan for channels where there are no target access points available for switching.

This type of roaming is only available for client devices that support 802.11k.

Below is an example of how to configure 802.11k on an access point – making a list of "friendly" access points.

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config# enabled false
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config# mac
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# add E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90 (where E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90 - MAC address of the "friendly" access point)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config# mac
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90# channel 132 (where 132 - channel, on which the access point with E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90 MAC address is operating)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# add E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70 (where E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70 - MAC address of the "friendly" access point)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config# mac
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70# channel 36 (where 36 - channel, on which the access point with E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70 MAC address is operating)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config# enabled true (Enable access point operation using the 802.11k protocol)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1-vap0/vap/w80211kv-config# save (Save configuration)


802.11v configuration

802.11v roaming can be organized between any networks (open/encrypted). If an access point is configured to work with 802.11v, the access point sends a special packet (BSS Transition) to the client side during its operation at the command of the administrator/controller, recommending that the client roam. Whether or not the client device will follow the access point's recommendation is impossible to guarantee, because the decision to switch to another access point is ultimately made by the client side. In conjunction with the 802.11k standard, in a message with a recommendation to switch the client is also sent a list of recommended roaming access points, indicating on what channel each point works and what standard (IEEE 802.11n/ac/ax). Then the client analyzes the air and depending on the signal level, channel load, the configuration of the opposite access point makes a decision.

This type of roaming is only available for client devices that support 802.11v.

wl -i wlan1-vap4 wnm_bsstrans_req 7 150 84:ab:1a:c6:db:17 0 0 (sending a roaming recommendation message to a client with MAC address 84:ab:1a:c6:db:17 connected to wlan1-vap4. If the client does not switch to another access point within 15 seconds of sending this message, the access point will forcibly disconnect the client device from the wireless network)
wl -i wlan1 wnm_bsstrans_req 3 150 84:ab:1a:c6:db:17 5 0 (sending a roaming recommendation message to a client with MAC address 84:ab:1a:c6:db:17, connected to wlan1-vap0. Sending a message without forcing the client device to disconnect from the wireless network)

Radio configuration

In Radio, automatic selection of the operating channel is used by default. To set the channel manually or to change the power, use the following commands:

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# interface
WEP-3ax(config):/interface# wlan0
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0# wlan
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan# radio
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# channel X (where X – the number of the static channel on which the point will operate)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# auto-channel false (Disable automatic channel selection functionality. To enable enter true)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# use-limit-channels false (Disable Use Limit Channels. To enable enter true)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# bandwidth X (where X – channel bandwidth)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# tx-power X (where X – Power level in dBm. The parameter may take values: for Radio 2.4 GHz (wlan0): 6-16 dBm; for Radio 5 GHz (wlan1): 10-19 dBm)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# save (Save configuration)


The following channels are available to be selected for Radio 2.4 GHz:

  • with 20 MHz channel width: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.
  • with 40 MHz channel width:
    • if "control-sideband" = lower: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
    • if "control-sideband" = upper: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.

The following channels are available to be selected for Radio 5 GHz:

  • with 20 MHz channel width: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165.
  • with 40 MHz channel width:
    • if "control-sideband" = lower: 36, 44, 52, 60, 132, 140, 149, 157.
    • if "control-sideband" = upper: 40, 48, 56, 64, 136, 144, 153, 161.
  • with 80 MHz channel width: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161.

Advanced Radio settings

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# work-mode X  (where X – radio interface operation mode according to the IEEE 802.11 standard. Possible values: for Radio 2.4 GHz (wlan0): bgn, bgnax, ax; for Radio 5 GHz (wlan1): anac, anacax, ax)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# use-limit-channels true (Enable the use of a limited list of channels in the auto channel selection operation. To disable enter true)
WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# limit-channels '1 6 11' (where 1 6 11 – channels of the band in which the configurable radio interface can operate)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# control-sideband lower (Parameter may take the following values: lower, upper. Default is lower)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# sgi true (Enable the use of a short guard interval for data transfer – 400 ns, instead of 800 ns. To disable, enter false)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# stbc true (Enabling the Spatial-Time Block Coding (STBC) method, aimed at improving the reliability of data transmission. To disable, enter false)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# aggregation true (Enabling aggregation on Radio – support for AMPDU/AMSDU. To disable, enter false)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# short-preamble true (Enabling the short packet preamble. To disable, enter false)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# wmm true (Enabling the support for WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) To disable, enter false)


Only Radio 5 GHz (wlan1) is configured

WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan1/wlan/radio# dfs X (where X – DFS mechanism operation mode. May take values: forced – mechanism is disabled, DFS channels are available for selection; auto – mechanism is enabled; disabled – mechanism is disabled, DFS channels are unavailable for selection)


WEP-3ax(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio# obss-coex true (Enable automatic change of channel width from 40 MHz to 20 MHz when the radio is busy. To disable, enter false)

System settings

Device firmware update

WEP-3ax(root):/# firmware upload tftp <tftp server ip address> <Firmware file name> (Example: firmware upload tftp 192.168.1.100 WEP-3ax-1.4.0_build_137.tar.gz)
WEP-3ax(root):/# firmware upgrade


WEP-3ax(root):/# firmware upload http <frimware file URL> (Example: firmware upload http http://192.168.1.100:8080/files/WEP-3ax-1.4.0_build_137.tar.gz)
WEP-3ax(root):/# firmware upgrade


WEP-3ax(root):/# firmware switch

Device configuration management

WEP-3ax(root):/# manage-config reset-to-default


WEP-3ax(root):/# manage-config reset-to-default-without-management


WEP-3ax(root):/# manage-config download tftp <tftp server ip address>  (Example: manage-config download tftp 192.168.1.100)


WEP-3ax(root):/# manage-config upload tftp <tftp server ip address> <Configuration file name> (Example:  manage-config upload tftp 192.168.1.100 config.json)
WEP-3ax(root):/# manage-config apply (Apply configuration on access point)

Device reboot

WEP-3ax(root):/# reboot

Setting the date and time

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# date-time
WEP-3ax(config):/date-time# mode ntp (Enable NTP operation mode)
WEP-3ax(config):/date-time# ntp
WEP-3ax(config):/date-time/ntp# server <NTP server IP address> (Set NTP server)
WEP-3ax(config):/date-time/ntp# exit
WEP-3ax(config):/date-time# common
WEP-3ax(config):/date-time/common# timezone 'Asia/Novosibirsk (Novosibirsk)' (Set timezone)
WEP-3ax(config):/date-time/common# save (Save configuration)

Advanced system settings

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# system
WEP-3ax(config):/system# global-station-isolation true (Enable global isolation of traffic between clients of different VAPs and different radio interfaces. To disable enter false)
WEP-3ax(config):/system# save (Save configuration)


WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# system
WEP-3ax(config):/system# hostname WEP-3ax_room2 (where WEP-3ax_room2 is the new hostname. The parameter can contain from 1 to 63 characters: Latin uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, hyphen "-" (the hyphen cannot be the last character in the name). Default: WEP-3ax)
WEP-3ax(config):/system# save (Save configuration)


WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# system
WEP-3ax(config):/system# ap-location ap.test.root (where ap.test.root is the domain of the device tree node of the EMS management system in which the access point is located. Default: root)
WEP-3ax(config):/system# save (Save configuration)


WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# authentication
WEP-3ax(config):/authentication# admin-password newpassword (where newpassword is the new password to log in to the access point. Default: password)
WEP-3ax(config):/authentication# save (Save configuration)

APB service configuration

The APB service is used to provide portal roaming of clients between access points connected to the service. 

WEP-3ax(root):/# configure
WEP-3ax(config):/# captive-portal
WEP-3ax(config):/captive-portal# apbd 
WEP-3ax(config):/captive-portal/apbd# roam_service_url <APB service address> (Example: roam_service_url ws://192.168.1.100:8090/apb/broadcast)
WEP-3ax(config):/captive-portal/apbd# enabled true (Enable APB service. To disable enter false)
WEP-3ax(config):/captive-portal/apbd# save (Save configuration)

Monitoring

Wi-Fi Clients

WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring associated-clients

 hw-addr                  | 62:33:e6:73:bf:ec
 authenticated            | yes
 associated               | yes
 authorized               | yes
 ip-addr                  | 10.24.80.65
 hostname                 | HUAWEI
 domain                   | enterprise.service.root
 rssi-1                   | -53
 rssi-2                   | -52
 rssi-3                   | 0
 rssi-4                   | 0
 noise-1                  | -96
 noise-2                  | -97
 noise-3                  | 0
 noise-4                  | 0
 snr-1                    | 43
 snr-2                    | 45
 snr-3                    | 0
 snr-4                    | 0
 tx-rate                  | HE NSS2-MCS11 2xLTF GI 0.8us 286.8
 rx-rate                  | HE NSS2-MCS9 2xLTF GI 0.8us 229.4
 actual-tx-rate           | 0
 actual-rx-rate           | 0
 tx-fails                 | 0
 tx-retry-count           | 0
 rx-retry-count           | 12
 tx-bw                    | 20
 rx-bw                    | 20
 tx-period-retry          | 0
 link-capacity            | 100%
 link-quality             | 100%
 link-quality-common      | 100%
 uptime                   | 00:00:02
 interface                | wlan1-vap0
 wireless-mode            | ax
 name                     | wlan1-vap0:sta-0

 Rate                  Transmitted            Received                 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Packets:       | 33                   | 104                  |
 TX success:          | 100                  |                      |
 Total Bytes:         | 6378                 | 11375                |
 Data Packets:        | 31                   | 101                  |
 Data Bytes:          | 6312                 | 11028                |
 Mgmt Packets:        | 2                    | 3                    |
 Mgmt Bytes:          | 66                   | 347                  |
---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Rate                  Transmitted            Received                 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 ofdm6                | 0              |   0%|              6 |   5%|
 ofdm24               | 0              |   0%|             59 |  58%|
 he-nss2-mcs7         | 0              |   0%|              7 |   6%|
 he-nss2-mcs8         | 0              |   0%|              1 |   0%|
 he-nss2-mcs9         | 0              |   0%|             13 |  12%|
 he-nss2-mcs10        | 0              |   0%|             11 |  10%|
 he-nss2-mcs11        | 4              | 100%|              4 |   3%|
---------------------------------------------------------------------


Device information

WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring information

   system-time: 10:05:45 01.07.2021
   uptime: 02:03:33
   software-version: 1.4.0 build 137
   uboot-version: 1.4.0 build 137
   secondary-software-version: 1.3.0 build 167
   boot-version: 1.3.0 build 167
   memory-usage: 31
   memory-free: 690
   memory-used: 316
   memory-total: 1006
   cpu: 0.54
   is-default-config: false
   board-type: WEP-3ax
   hw-platform: WEP-3ax
   factory-mac: E8:28:C1:xx:xx:xx
   factory-serial-number: WP3E000056
   hw-revision: 1v3


Network information

WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring wan-status

   interface: br0
   protocol: dhcp
   ip-address: 192.168.1.15
   mac: e8:28:c1:xx:xx:xx
   mask: 255.255.255.0
   gateway: 192.168.1.1
   DNS-1: 192.168.1.253
   DNS-2: 172.16.7.40
   rx-bytes: 82542744
   rx-packets: 1119782
   tx-bytes: 2281191
   tx-packets: 8853


WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring ethernet

   link: up
   speed: 1000
   duplex: enabled
   rx-bytes: 82842279
   rx-packets: 1124216
   tx-bytes: 2283061
   tx-packets: 8875


WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring arp

#        ip                mac              
--------------------------------------------
0        192.168.1.1       02:00:48:xx:xx:xx
1        192.168.1.151     2c:fd:a1:xx:xx:xx


WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring route

Destination       Gateway           Mask              Flags      Interface 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.0.0.0           192.168.1.1      0.0.0.0            UG         br0       
192.168.1.0       0.0.0.0          255.255.255.0      U          br0  


Wireless interfaces

WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring radio

   wlan0:
      hwaddr: E8:28:C1:xx:xx:xx
      status: on
      channel: 1
      bandwidth: 20
      frequency: 2412
      power: 15.75
      mode: ax
   wlan1:
      hwaddr: E8:28:C1:xx:xx:xx
      status: on
      channel: 40
      bandwidth: 20
      frequency: 5200
      power: 19.0
      mode: anacax


Event log

WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring events

Feb 25 05:00:19 WEP-3ax syslog.info syslogd: started: BusyBox v1.30.1

Feb 25 05:00:20 WEP-3ax daemon.info networkd[907]: Networkd started

Feb 25 05:00:26 WEP-3ax daemon.info networkd[907]: DHCP-client: Interface br0 obtained lease on 192.168.1.15.

Feb 25 05:14:59 WEP-3ax auth.info login[1738]: root login on 'pts/0'

Feb 25 05:57:22 WEP-3ax daemon.info networkd[907]: DHCP-client: Interface br0 renew lease on 192.168.1.15.

Feb 25 06:22:55 WEP-3ax daemon.info configd[651]: The AP startup configuration was updated successfully.

To clear the event log enter the monitoring clear-events command.

Scan Environment

Please note, while scanning the air, the radio interface of the device will be disabled, which will result in the inability to transmit data to Wi-Fi clients during the scan.


WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring scan-wifi

SSID                             |Mode |Security|MAC               |Channel|RSSI, dBm|Bandwidth, MHz
---------------------------------|-----|--------|------------------|-------|---------|--------------
HOT_SSID                         |     |off     |e8:28:c1:da:cf:f2 |1      |-40      |20            
EltexWiFi                        |     |off     |e8:28:c1:fc:d2:c0 |1      |-63      |20            
Eltex-Local                      |     |wpa/wpa2|e8:28:c1:fc:d6:40 |1      |-30      |20            
test_wpa                         |     |wpa/wpa2|a8:f9:4b:b0:22:a3 |1      |-46      |20            
EltexWiFi2.4G                    |     |wpa/wpa2|e2:d9:e3:98:36:bd |5      |-62      |20            
Nikitenko_2.4                    |     |off     |aa:f9:4b:2d:04:f3 |11     |-65      |20            
Eltex-Local                      |     |wpa/wpa2|e8:28:c1:da:cf:01 |11     |-56      |20               
BRAS-Guest                       |     |off     |e8:28:c1:da:cf:06 |48     |-66      |20            
Eltex-Guest                      |     |off     |e8:28:c1:da:cf:07 |48     |-68      |20            
Eltex-Local                      |     |wpa/wpa2|e8:28:c1:da:cf:08 |48     |-68      |20            
WEP-2L_open                      |     |off     |e8:28:c1:da:cf:09 |48     |-68      |20                                                
EltexWiFi5G                      |     |wpa2    |e2:d9:e3:9f:6b:8c |153    |-76      |80            
!wep3ax_test5                    |     |off     |e8:28:c1:fc:74:30 |157    |-81      |80            
test_1                           |     |off     |a8:f9:4b:17:02:33 |161    |-71      |20                
...


Spectrum Analyzer

The WEP-3ax, WEP-3ax-Z has the possibility to run the spectrum analyzer on an additional scanning radio interface wlan2 (2.4 and 5 GHz) as well as on the main radio interfaces wlan0 (2.4 GHz) and wlan1 (5 GHz). Below are the commands to start and monitor the spectrum analyzer.

Note that running the spectrum analyzer on the primary radio interface (Radio 2.4 GHz or Radio 5 GHz) will put it into scanning mode, which will disable all Wi-Fi clients connected to that radio interface.


The spectrum analyzer on the main radio interface only works on the channels that are reflected in the "limit-channels" parameter. For example, if the wlan0 channel list contains channels '1 6 11', the spectrum analysis will only be performed for channels 1, 6 and 11. 

To analyze all channels of the band on which the radio interface operates, change the value of use-limit-channels in the radio interface settings to false. After receiving the results of the spectrum analyzer, return the value of use-limit-channels back to the original value – true.

For more information about configuring the radio interface via CLI, see section Radio configuration.

Command to run the spectrum analyzer

WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring spectrum-analyzer

Interface:    wlan2 last scanned channel: 165
 Channel| CCA
       1|  34%
       2|  14%
       3|   2%
       4|   1%
       5|   8%
       6|  13%
       7|   7%
       8|   3%
       9|   0%
      10|   1%
      11|  15%
      12|   2%
      13|   2%
      36|   3%
      40|   2%
      44|   0%
      48|   4%
      52|   4%
      56|   5%
      60|   1%
      64|   0%
     132|   2%
     136| 100%
     140| 100%
     144|   0%
     149| 100%
     153| 100%
     157|  91%
     161|   1%
     165|   1%



WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring spectrum-wlan0

Interface:    wlan0 last scanned channel:  11
 Channel| CCA
       1|  70%
       6|   0%
      11|  38%



WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring spectrum-wlan1

Interface:    wlan1 last scanned channel:  48
 Channel| CCA
      36|   8%
      40|   7%
      44|   9%
      48|   6%



WEP-3ax(root):/# monitoring spectrum-status 

 wlan0:
 State - Idle
 Last run time - Thu Jul  1 16:31:46 2021
 Channel| CCA
       1|  70%
       6|   0%
      11|  38%

 wlan1:
 State - Idle
 Last run time - Thu Jul  1 16:32:53 2021
 Channel| CCA
      36|   8%
      40|   7%
      44|   9%
      48|   6%

 wlan2:
 State - Idle
 Last run time - Thu Jul  1 16:12:54 2021
 Channel| CCA
       1|  34%
       2|  14%
       3|   2%
       4|   1%
       5|   8%
       6|  13%
       7|   7%
       8|   3%
       9|   0%
      10|   1%
      11|  15%
      12|   2%
      13|   2%
      36|   3%
      40|   2%
      44|   0%
      48|   4%
      52|   4%
      56|   5%
      60|   1%
      64|   0%
     132|   2%
     136| 100%
     140| 100%
     144|   0%
     149| 100%
     153| 100%
     157|  91%
     161|   1%
     165|   1%


The list of changes

Document versionIssue dateRevisions
Version 1.231.07.2021

Synchronization with firmware version 1.4.0

Added:

  • 5.4.4 The "Spectrum Analyzer" submenu
  • 6.2.1 Network parameters configuration using the set-management-vlan-mode utility

  • 6.5.5 Advanced system settings 
  • 6.7.7 Spectrum Aanalyzer

Corrected:

  • 6.3.5 Advanced VAP settings
  • 6.7.5 Evant log
Version 1.126.03.2021Synchronization with firmware version 1.3.0
Version 1.030.06.2020First issue.
Firmware version 1.4.0