Wireless access point WEP-1L
User manual,
Firmware version 1.2.2 (01.2022)

IP addresshttp://192.168.1.10
User name: admin
Password: password



|| DeviceType | Wireless access point |
|| DeviceName | WEP-1L |
|| DocTitleMain |  |
|| DocTitleAdditional | User manual |
|| fwversion | 1.2.2 |
|| issueDate | 01.2022 |
|| 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.

The device is dedicated to create L2 wireless networks interfacing with a wired network. WEP-1L is connected to a wired network via 10/100/1000M Ethernet interface and arrange high-speed access to the Internet for devices supporting Wi-Fi technology at 2.4 and 5 GHz.

This manual specifies intended purpose, main technical parameters, design, safe operation rules and installation and configuration recommendations for WEP-1L.

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-1L wireless access point is designed for provision of users' access to high-speed safe network.

The device has two radio interfaces to organize two physical wireless networks.

WEP-1L supports up-to-date requirements to service quality and allows transmitting more important traffic in higher priorities queues. Prioritization is based on main QoS technologies: CoS (special tags in VLAN packet field) and ToS (tags in IP packet field). ACL rule creation functionality and support for traffic shaping on each VAP allows you to fully manage access, service quality and restrictions, both for all subscribers and for everyone in particular.

WEP-1L is a universal solution for organization of wireless networks with small amount of users and oriented on installation in office or small branch of organization. The ability to create virtual access points with different types of encryption allows to differentiate access rights between ordinary users and dedicated groups of users.

Device specification

Interfaces:

Functions:

WLAN capabilities:

Network functions:

QoS functions

Security


The figure below shows WEP-1L application scheme.

Figure 1 — WEP-1L application scheme


The device technical parameters

Table 1 — Main Specifications

WAN Ethernet interface parameters

Number of ports

1

Connector type

RJ-45

Data rate, Mbps

10/100/1000, auto-negotiation

Standards

BASE-T

Wireless interface parameters

Standards

802.11a/b/g/n/ac

Frequency range, MHz

2400–2483,5 MHz, 5150–5850 MHz

Modulation

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

Operating channels

802.11b/g/n: 1–13 (2402–2482 MHz)

802.11a/n/ac:

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

Data rate, Mbps

802.11a: up to 54 Mbps
802.11b: up to 11 Mbps
802.11g: up to 54 Mbps
802.11n: up to 300 Mbps
802.11ac: up to 867 Mbps

Maximum output power of the transmitter

2.4 GHz: up to 18 dBm
5 GHz: up to 20 dBm

Built-in antenna gain

2.4 GHz: ~5 dBi
5 GHz: ~5 dBi

Receiver sensitivity

2.4 GHz up to -94 dBm
5 GHz: up to -92 dBm

Security

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

Support for 2x2 MIMO

Control

Remote control

Web interface, Telnet, SSH, CLI, SNMP, NETCONF, EMS management system

Access restriction

by password

General parameters

Flash

32 MB NAND Flash

RAM

128 MB RAM DDR3

Power supply

External power adapter 5.3V DC, 2A

Power consumption

no more than 7 W

range of operation temperatures

from +5°C to +40°C

relative humidity at 25°C

up to 80%

Dimensions (Diameter x Height)

100x23 mm

Weight

85 g

Design

WEP-1L enclosed in plastic case.

Front panel

The layout of WEP-1L front panel is shown in the figure below.

Figure 2 — Front panel of WEP-1L

Table 2 — WEP-1L front panel indicators description

Panel element

Description

1

Power

Device operation LED

Rear panel

The layout of WEP-1L rear panel is shown in the figure below.

Figure 3 — Rear panel of WEP-1L

LEDs, connectors and controls located on the device main panel are listed in Table 3.

Table 3 — WEP-1L main panel LEDs, ports and controls description

Panel element

Description

1

WAN

10/100/1000BASE-T port (RJ-45 connector) for network connection

2

LEDs

WAN connector indicators

3

5v DC

Power adapter connector

Bottom panel

The layout of WEP-1L bottom panel is shown in the figure below.

Figure 4 — Bottom panel of WEP-1L

Table 4 — WEP-1L bottom panel controls description

Panel element

Description

1

F

Button for resetting to factory settings

Light indication

The current status of the device is displayed by indicators located on the front and rear panels. The list of indicator states is shown in table 5.

Table 5 — Light indication of device state

Indicator

Indicator's status

Device state

WAN

Only green LED lights

The connection to the connected network device is established at 10/100 Mbps

Green and orange LEDs light

The connection to the connected network device is established at 1000 Mbps

Flashing green

Packet data transmission via WAN interface

Power

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 the device to the factory settings

To reset the device to the factory settings, press and hold the “F” button until the Power indicator on the front panel flashes orange. There will be an automatic reboot of the device, the indicator will light up in a constant red color.

DHCP client will be launched by default. If the address is not received via DHCP the device will have IP address — 192.168.1.10, subnet mask — 255.255.255.0; User Name/Password to access via web interface: admin/password.

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.

In order to avoid components overheating and device malfunctioning, do not place objects on the device.

Installation recommendations

  1. The recommended installation: horizontal, on a table.
  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.
  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 radius of coverage area of WEP-1L with a good-quality signal in case of placing in typical office: 2.4 GHz 40-50 m, 5 GHz: 20-30 m. In the absence of obstacles, the coverage radius: 2.4 GHz up to 100 m; 5 GHz up to 60 m.
The table below describes rough attenuation values.

Table 6 — 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 5 — 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 6.


Figure 6 — 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 7.


Figure 7 — 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 8 — Channels used in range of 5 GHz when channel width is 20, 40 or 80 MHz


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.

IP address by default: 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 settings: 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. Russian and English languages are available for web interface.


Applying configuration and discarding changes

  1. Applying configuration 

clicking on the image2019-7-11_16-43-26.png 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 7.

Table 7 — Visual indication of the current status of the setting application process

Image

State description

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After clicking “Apply”, the process of settings saving to device memory is launched. This is indicated by the  icon in the tab name and on the Apply button.

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

2. Discarding changes

You can discard changes only before clicking “Apply” button. If you click “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 displays current firmware version.

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.

Information on connected clients is not displayed in real time. In order to update the information on the page you should click the “Update” button.

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 last 3 minutes, as well as statistics on the amount of transmitted/received traffic since the access point was turned on.


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 6 seconds.

The WLAN0 and WLAN1 Tx/Rx diagrams show the last 3 minutes rate of transmitted/received traffic via Radio 1 and Radio 2 access point interfaces. The diagram is automatically updated every 6 seconds.

“Transmit” table description:

“Receive” table description:

The “Scan Environment” submenu

In the “Scan Environment” submenu, scanning of the surrounding radio is carried out and detection of neighboring access points.

 

After clicking on the “Scan” button, the process will be launched. After the scan is completed, a list of detected access points and information about them will appear:


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 “Events” submenu

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


Table 7 — 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 “Update” 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

In the “Radio Information” submenu the current status of WEP-1L radio interfaces is displayed.

The access point radio interfaces can be in two states: “On” and “Off”. The status of each radio interface is shown in the “Status” field.

The Radio status depends on whether the radio interface has virtual access points (VAPs) enabled. In case there is at least one active VAP on the radio interface, Radio will be in “On” status, otherwise — “Off”.

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

“Off”

“On”

The “Device Information” submenu

The “Device Information” submenu displays main WEP-1L parameters.



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 on 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 following functions are available for quality assurance configuration:

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

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 “Upper”,
  • channels 36 and 44 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 on 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” = Upper.

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

The following functions are available for quality assurance configuration:

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

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. You can see the settings of each virtual access point in sections VAP0..3.


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 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-1L 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 SNMP settings, check the box next to “SNMP”, apply the configuration and then go to the SNMP submenu.

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 intended for enabling and configuring APB service on the access point.

APB service is used for providing captive portal roaming between access points connected to the service.

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

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 “Browse” 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 upgrade.

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 “Browse” button, specify a file (in .tar.gz format) and click the “Upload” click. Uploaded configuration will be applied automatically and does not require device reboot.

To change the passwords open the configuration file in text editor and change passwords. Then save the changes in configuration archive. The example of password changing is shown below:

Reset to Default Configuration

To reset all the settings to default values, click “Reset” button. If the flag “Save access setting” 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 logging in via 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 in the “Confirm Password” field and click the “Apply” button to save the new password.


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. 


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

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 save 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-1L is configured to receive the address via DHCP. If this does not happen, you can connect to the device using the factory IP address.

WEP-1L factory default IP address: 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-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# br0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0# common
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# static-ip X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — WEP-1L IP address)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# netmask X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — subnet mask)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# dns-server-1 X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — IP address of the dns server №1)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# dns-server-2 X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — IP address of the dns server №2)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# protocol static-ip (Change operation mode from DHCP to Static-IP)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# save (Save configuration)

Static routing

WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface# exit
WEP-1L(config):/# route
WEP-1L(config):/route# add default (where default — route name)
WEP-1L(config):/route# default
WEP-1L(config):/route/default# destination X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — IP address of the network ordestination node, for default route — 0.0.0.0)
WEP-1L(config):/route/default# netmask X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — destination network mask, for default route — 0.0.0.0)
WEP-1L(config):/route/default# gateway X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — gateway IP address)
WEP-1L(config):/route/default# save (Save changes)


WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# br0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0# common
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# protocol dhcp
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# save (Save changes)

Network parameters configuration via set-management-vlan-mode utility

Reception of the network parameters via DHCP:

WEP-1L(root):/# set-management-vlan-mode off protocol dhcp

Static settings:

WEP-1L(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)


Reception of the network parameters via DHCP:

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

Static settings:

WEP-1L(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 access to the device. Possible values: 1-4094;  X.X.X.X — static IP address, Y.Y.Y.Y — subnet mask, Z.Z.Z.Z — gateway)


Reception of the network parameters via DHCP:

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

Static settings:

WEP-1L(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 access to the device. Possible values: 1-4094;  X.X.X.X — static IP address, Y.Y.Y.Y — subnet mask, Z.Z.Z.Z — gateway)


WEP-1L(root):/# save (Save changes)

IPv6 network parameters configuration

Access to the device via IPv6 protocol is disabled by default.

Access to the device via IPv6 protocol is possible to configure only if VLAN management is not used on the access point.


WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# br0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0# common
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# ipv6
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# protocol dhcp (Reception of the IPv6 network parameters via DHCP)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# enabled true (Enabling access to the device via IPv6 protocol. To disable, enter false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# save (Save changes)


WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# br0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0# common
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common# ipv6
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# address XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX (where XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX — static IPv6 address of the WEP-1L device)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# address-prefix-length X (where X — static IPv6 address prefix. Takes values from 0 to 128. By default — 64)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# gateway  XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX::/64 (IPv6 prefix is specified, for example 3211:0:0:1234::/64)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# dns-server-1 XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/Y (where XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/Y — IPv6 address of the dns server №1 with prefix)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# dns-server-2 XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/Y (where XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX:XXXX/Y — IPv6 address of the dns server №2 with prefix)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# protocol static-ip (Enabling use of static IPv6 networks parameters. For reception of IPv6 the network parameters via DHCP enter dhcp)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# enabled true (Enabling access to the device via IPv6 protocol. To disable enter false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/br0/common/ipv6# save (Save changes)

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 8 — Commands for configuration of security mode on VAP

Security mode

Command to set the security mode

Without password

security-mode off

WPA

security-mode WPA

WPA2

security-mode WPA2

WPA/WPA2

security-mode WPA_WPA2

WPA-Enterprise

security-mode WPA_1X

WPA2-Enterprise

security-mode WPA2_1X

WPA/WPA2-Enterprise

security-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-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# wlan1-va0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# vap
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# ssid 'SSID_WEP-1L_open' (Change SSID name)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# security-mode off (Encryption mode off — Without password)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# common
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# enabled true (Enable VAP)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# save

Configuration of VAP with WPA-Personal security mode

WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# wlan1-va0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# vap
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# ssid 'SSID_WEP-1L_WPA2' (Change SSID name)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# security-mode WPA_WPA2 (Encryption mode — WPA/WPA2)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap#key-wpa password123 (Key/password required to connect to the virtual access point. The key must be between 8 and 63 characters long)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# common
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# enabled true (Enable VAP)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# save

Configuration of VAP with Enterprise authorization

WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# wlan1-va0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0#
vap
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# ssid 'SSID_WEP-1L_enterprise' (Change SSID name)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# security-mode WPA_WPA2_1X (Encryption mode — WPA_WPA2-Enterprise)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# radius
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# domain root (where root — User domain)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# auth-address X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — RADIUS server IP address)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# auth-port X (where X — RADIUS server port, used for authentication and authorization. By default: 1812)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# auth-password secret (where secret — Password for RADIUS server, used for authentication and authorization)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-enable true (Enable the sending of “Accounting” messages to the RADIUS server. By default: false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-address X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — RADIUS server IP address, used for accounting)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-password secret (where secret — Password for RADIUS server, used for accounting)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-periodic true (Enable the sending of “Accounting” messages to the RADIUS server. By default: false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-interval 600 (Interval of sending of “Accounting” messages to the RADIUS server.)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# common
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# enabled true
(Enable VAP)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# save

Configuration of VAP with Captive Portal

WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# wlan1-va0
 WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# vap
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# vlan-id X (where X — VLAN-ID on VAP)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# security-mode off  (Encryption mode off — Without password)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# ssid 'Portal_WEP-1L'  (Change SSID name)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# captive-portal
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal# scenarios
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios# scenario-redirect
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios/scenario-redirect# redirect-url  http://<IP>:<PORT>/eltex_portal/ (Specify virtual portal URL)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios/scenario-redirect# index 1
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios/scenario-redirect# virtual-portal-name default  (Specify the portal name. By default: default)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios/scenario-redirect# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal/scenarios# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal# enabled true 
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/captive-portal# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# radius
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# domain root (where root — User domain)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-enable true (Enable the sending of “Accounting” messages to the RADIUS server. By default: false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-address X.X.X.X (where X.X.X.X — RADIUS server IP address, used for accounting)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-password secret (where secret — Password for RADIUS server, used for accounting)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-periodic true (Enable the sending of “Accounting” messages to the RADIUS server. By default: false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# acct-interval 600 (Interval of sending of “Accounting” messages to the RADIUS server)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0# common
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/common# enabled true
(Enabling virtual access point)

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# save (Save changes)

Advanced VAP settings

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# vlan-id X (where X — VLAN-ID number on VAP)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# band-steer-mode true (Enabling Band Steer mode. To disable, enter false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# vlan-trunk true (Enabling VLAN Trunk on VAP. To disable, enter false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# general-vlan-mode true (Enabling General VLAN on SSID. To disable, enter  false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# general-vlan-id X (where X — General VLAN number)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# priority-by-dscp false (Priority analysis from CoS field (Class of Service) tagged packets. Value by default: true. In this case, DSCP header field of the IP packet is analyzed)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/radius# tls-enable true (Enabling use of TLS at authorization. To disable, enter false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# hidden true (Enabling hidden SSID. To disable, enter  false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# station-isolation true (Enable traffic isolation between clients within a single VAP. To disable, enter  false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap#  sta-limit X (where X — maximum allowed number of clients connected to the virtual network)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap#  minimal-signal -X (where X — RSSI threshold, when reached, the point will disconnect the client from the VAP. The parameter can take values from -100 to 0).


Configuring shaper for outbound customers' traffic (each separately) connected to this VAP:

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# shaper-per-sta-rx
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-sta-rx# value X (where X — maximum speed in kbps)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-sta-rx# mode kbps (Enabling shaper. To disable, enter off)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-sta-rx# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# save (Save changes)

Configuring shaper for customers' traffic (each separately) connected to this VAP:

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# shaper-per-sta-tx
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-sta-tx# value X (where X — maximum speed in kbps)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-sta-tx# mode kbps (Enabling shaper. To disable, enter off)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-sta-tx# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# save (Save changes)

Configuring shaper for outbound customers' traffic (in total) connected to this VAP:

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# shaper-per-vap-rx
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-vap-rx# value X (where X — maximum speed in kbps)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-vap-rx# mode kbps (Enabling shaper. To disable, enter off)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-vap-rx# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# save (Save changes)

Configuring shaper for inbound customers' traffic (in total) connected to this VAP:

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# shaper-per-vap-tx
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-vap-tx# value X (where X — maximum speed in kbps)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-vap-tx# mode kbps (Enabling shaper. To disable, enter off)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/shaper-per-vap-tx# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap# save (Save changes)

802.11r configuration

This type of roaming is available only for customers' devices supporting 802.11r.

802.11r roaming is possible only between VAP with WPA2-Personal and WPA2-Enterprise security modes.

VAP configuration with WPA2-Personal security mode manual and others can be seen in section Configuration of VAP with WPA-Personal security mode.

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

Below is the example of 802.11r configuring on two access points: AP1 and AP2.

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# enabled false
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# r1-key-holder-id E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80 (MAC address of VAP. Can be viewed in ifconfig output)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# r0-key-holder-id 12345 (Unique key for this VAP)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# mobility-domain 100 (Domain must match on oncoming VAPs)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# mac
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac# add E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0 (MAC address of VAP interface of oncoming access point — AP2)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac# E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# r0-kh-id 23456 (Unique key of oncoming VAP access point AP2 — r0-key-holder-id)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# r1-kh-id E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0 (MAC address of oncoming VAP on AP2)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# r0-kh-key 0102030405060708 (Random key. Must not match r1-kh-key AP1, but necessarily must match r1-kh-key of oncoming AP2)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# r1-kh-key 0001020304050607 (Random key. Must not match r0-kh-key AP1, but necessarily must match r0-kh-key of oncoming AP2)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# enabled true (Enabling access point operation via 802.11r protocol)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# save (Save changes)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# enabled false
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# r1-key-holder-id E4:5A:D4:E2:C4:B0 (MAC address of VAP. Can be viewed in ifconfig output)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# r0-key-holder-id 23456 (Unique key for this VAP)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# mobility-domain 100 (Domain must match on oncoming VAPs)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# mac
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac# add E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80 (MAC address of VAP interface of oncoming access point — AP1)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac# E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# r0-kh-id 12345 (Unique key of oncoming VAP access point AP1 — r0-key-holder-id)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# r1-kh-id E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80 (MAC address of oncoming VAP on AP1)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# r0-kh-key 0001020304050607 (Random key. Must not match r1-kh-key AP2, but necessarily must match r1-kh-key of oncoming AP1)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# r1-kh-key 0102030405060708 (Random key. Must not match r0-kh-key AP2, but necessarily must match r0-kh-key of oncoming AP1)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:80# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config/mac# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# enabled true (Enabling access point operation via 802.11r protocol)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/ft-config# save (Save changes)

802.11k configuration

802.11k protocol roaming can be organized between any network (open/secure). If the access point is configured to work under the 802.11k protocol, then when a customer connects, the access point sends them the list of “friendly” access points to which a customer can switch in a roaming process. The list contains information about access points' MAC addresses and channels they work with.

Use of 802.11k allows to reduce the time that the spends looking for another network when roaming, since the customer does not need to scan channels on which there are no target access points available for switching.

This type of roaming is available only for customers' devices supporting 802.11k.

Below is the example of 802.11k configuring access point — making a list of “friendly” access points.

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config# enabled false
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config# mac
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# add E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90 (where E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90 — MAC address of “friendly” access point)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90# channel 132 (where 132 — channel on which access point with E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90 MAC address operates)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:90# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# add E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70 (where E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70 — MAC address of “friendly” access point)
WEP-1Lx(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70# channel 36 (where 36 — channel on which access point with E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70 MAC address operates)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac/E8:28:C1:FC:D6:70# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config/mac# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config# enabled true (Enabling access point operation via 802.11k protocol)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1-va0/vap/w80211kv-config# save (Save changes)


Radio settings

In the Radio section, automatic selection of the working channel is used by default. To set the channel manually and change the power, use the following commands:

WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# interface
WEP-1L(config):/interface# wlan0
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0#
wlan
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan# radio-2g (for wlan1 section is called radio-5g)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# channel X (where X — number of the static channel on which the point will operate)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# auto-channel false (Disable Auto Channel. To enable, enter true)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# use-limit-channels false (Disable Use Limit Channels. To enable, enter true)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# bandwidth X (where X — channel width. Parameter can take the following value: for Radio 1: 20, 40; Radio 2: 20, 40, 80)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# tx-power X (where X — power level, dBm. Parameter can take the following value: for Radio 1: 11-16 dBm; for Radio 2: 11-19 dBm)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# save (Save changes)


Сhannels available for selection for radio 2.4 GHz :

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

Сhannels available for selection for radio 5 GHz:

  • for 20 MHz channel width: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165.
  • for 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.
  • for 80 MHz channel width: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161.

Advanced Radio settings

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# use-limit-channels true (Enabling use of limited list of channels in channel autoselection operation. To disable, enter false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# 
limit-channels '1 6 11' (where 1, 6, 11 are channels of range in which the configurable radio interface can operate)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# control-sideband lower (Parameter may take values: lower, upper. By default: for Radio 1: lower; for Radio 2: upper)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# sgi true (Switching on the use of a Short Guard Interval for data transmission of 400 ns instead of 800 ns. To disable, enter false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# stbc true (Enabling the Spatial-Time Block Coding (STBC) method, aimed at improving the reliability of data transmission. To disable, enter false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# aggregation true (Enabling aggregation on Radio — support for AMPDU/AMSDU. To disable, enter false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# short-preamble true (Enabling the short packet preamble. To disable, enter false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# wmm true (Enabling the support for WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia). To disable, enter false)


Configuring is done only on Radio 5 GHz (wlan1)

WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan1/wlan/radio-5g# dfs X (where X — DFS mechanism operating mode. May take values: forced — the mechanism is disabled, DFS channels available for selection; autothe mechanism is enabled; disabled — the mechanism is disabled, DFS channels unavailable for selection)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# obss-coex true (Enabling automatic channel width switch mode from 40 MHz to 20 MHz with a busy radio environment. To disable, enter false)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# tx-broadcast-limit X (where X — Restricting broadcast/multicast traffic over the wireless network, specify a limit for broadcast traffic per packet/s)


WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g# qos
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos# enable true (Enabling the use of Quality of Service functions. To disable, enter false)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos# edca-ap (Configuring the access point's QoS parameters (traffic is transmitted from the access point to the client))
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos/edca-ap# bk (Configure QoS parameters for low-priority high-bandwidth queues (802.1p priorities: cs1, cs2))
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos/edca-ap/bk# aifs X (where X — the time frame(s) of data measured in slots. May take values of 1-255)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos/edca-ap/bk# cwmin X (X — The initial value of the waiting time before sending the frame again is set in milliseconds. Takes the following values: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, 1023. The value of cwMin may not exceed the value of cwMax)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos/edca-ap/bk# cwmax X (where X — The maximum waiting time before resending a frame is set in milliseconds. Takes the following values: 1, 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, 127, 255, 511, 1023. The value of cwMax must be greater than the value of cwMin)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos/edca-ap/bk# txop X (where X — The time interval, in milliseconds, in which the client WME station is allowed to initiate data transmission over the wireless environment to the access point. Max value — 65535 ms)
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos/edca-ap/bk# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos/edca-ap# exit
WEP-1L(config):/interface/wlan0/wlan/radio-2g/qos# edca-sta (Configuring the client station QoS parameters (traffic is transmitted from the client station to the access point))

The configuration method of edca-sta is the same as that of edca-ap.
Parameters configuration for queues be, vi, vo is similar to parameters configuration for queue bk.

System settings

Device firmware upgrade

WEP-1L(root):/# firmware upload tftp < tftp server ip address> <Firmware image name> (Example: firmware upload tftp 192.168.1.15 WEP-1L-1.2.2_build_X.tar.gz)
WEP-1L(root):/# firmware upgrade


WEP-1L(root):/# firmware upload http <URL to download firmware image> (Example: firmware upload http http://192.168.1.100:8080/files/WEP-1L-1.2.2_build_X.tar.gz)
WEP-1L(root):/# firmware upgrade


WEP-1L(root):/# firmware switch

Device configuration management

WEP-1L(root):/# manage-config reset-to-default


WEP-1L(root):/# manage-config reset-to-default-without-management


WEP-1L(root):/# manage-config download tftp <tftp server ip address>  (Example: manage-config download tftp 192.168.1.15)


WEP-1L(root):/# manage-config upload tftp <tftp server ip address> <Configuration file name> (Example:  manage-config upload tftp 192.168.1.15 config.json)
WEP-1L(root):/# manage-config apply (Apply configuration on the access point)

Device reboot

WEP-1L(root):/# reboot

Setting the date and time

WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# date-time
WEP-1L(config):/date-time# mode ntp (Enable NTP operation mode)
WEP-1L(config):/date-time# ntp
WEP-1L(config):/date-time/ntp# server <NTP server IP address> (NTP server configuration)
WEP-1L(config):/date-time/ntp# exit
WEP-1L(config):/date-time# common
WEP-1L(config):/date-time/common# timezone 'Asia/Novosibirsk (Novosibirsk)' (Timezone configuration)
WEP-1L(config):/date-time/common# save (Save changes)

Advanced system settings

WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# system
WEP-1L(config):/system# global-station-isolation true (Enabling global traffic isolation between customers of different VAP и different radio interfaces. To disable, enter false)
WEP-1Lconfig):/system# save (Save changes)


WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# system
WEP-1L(config):/system# hostname WEP-1L_room2 (where WEP-1L_room2 — new name of the device. A parameter can contain from 1 to 63 symbols: capital и lowercase latin letters, nu,bers, hyphen character “-” (hyphen can not be the last character in name). By default: WEP-1L)
WEP-1L(config):/system# save (Save changes)


WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# system
WEP-1L(config):/system# ap-location ap.test.root (where ap.test.root — EMS management system device tree node domain, where access point is located. By default: root)
WEP-1L(config):/system# save (Save changes)


WEP-1L(root):/# configure
WEP-1L(config):/# authentication
WEP-1L(config):/authentication# admin-password newpassword (where newpassword — new password to login to the access point. By default: password)
WEP-1L(config):/authentication# save (Save changes)

APB service configuration

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

WEP-1L(root):/#  configure
WEP-1L(config):/#  captive-portal
WEP-1L(config):/captive-portal#  apbd 
WEP-1L(config):/captive-portal/apbd#  roam_service_url <APB service address> (Example: roam_service_url ws://192.168.1.100:8090/apb/broadcast)
WEP-1L(config):/captive-portal/apbd#  enabled true  (Enabling APB service. To disable it, enter false)
WEP-1L(config):captive-portal/apbd#  save (Save changes)

Monitoring

Wi-Fi Clients

To display monitoring of connected Wi-Fi clients, use the command:

monitoring associated-clients <mac address of client 1> ... <mac address of client N> filter <parameter 1> ... <parameter N>,

where <mac address of client 1> ... <mac address of client N> — mac addresses of customer devices, connected to the access point. In order to display information for all customers, instead of <mac address of client> enter all;

        filter — a special word followed by the monitoring parameters required for withdrawal by client/clients;

        <parameter 1> ... <parameter N> — monitoring parameter/parameters, necessary for client/clients display.

To display a list of clients connected to the access point, press Tab after monitoring associated-clients.

WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring associated-clients <Tab>

32:5b:60:62:e0:a4
bc:2e:f6:cc:85:46
all


To get a list of monitoring parameters, press Tab after filter.

WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring associated-clients all filter <Tab>

index
interface
ssid
hw-addr
state
ip-addr
hostname
rx-retry-count
tx-fails
tx-period-retry
tx-retry-count
.....



WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring associated-clients (or monitoring associated-clients all)

 index                    | 0
 interface                | wlan1-va0
 state                    | ASSOC SLEEP AUTH_SUCCESS 
 hw-addr                  | 32:5b:60:62:e0:a4
 ssid                     | 2ac-open
 ip-addr                  | 10.24.80.58
 authorized               | true
 captive-portal-vap       | false
 enterprise-vap           | false
 rx-retry-count           | 161
 tx-fails                 | 0
 tx-period-retry          | 3
 tx-retry-count           | 626
 rssi-1                   | -20
 rssi-2                   | -20
 snr-1                    | 14
 snr-2                    | 14
 tx-rate                  | MCS15 NO SGI 270
 rx-rate                  | MCS15 NO SGI 130
 rx-bw                    | 20M
 rx-bw-all                | 20M
 tx-bw                    | 40M
 uptime                   | 00:01:32
 multicast-groups-count   | 1
 wireless-mode            | n
 perftest-capable         | false
 snr-rssi-capable         | false
 link-capacity            | 100
 link-quality             | 99
 link-quality-common      | 96
 actual-tx-rate           | 449
 actual-rx-rate           | 30
 shaped-rx-rate           | 32
 actual-tx-pps            | 49
 actual-rx-pps            | 29
 shaped-rx-pps            | 29
 name                     | 0

 Rate                  Transmitted            Received                 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Packets:       | 8165                 | 6387                 |
 TX success:          | 100                  |                      |
 Total Bytes:         | 8446088              | 1125301              |
 Data Packets:        | 8158                 | 6008                 |
 Data Bytes:          | 8233649              | 959850               |
 Mgmt Packets:        | 7                    | 379                  |
 Mgmt Bytes:          | 331                  | 291                  |
---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Rate                  Transmitted            Received                 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 ofdm6                | 9              |   0%|            378 |   5%|
 mcs7                 | 2              |   0%|              0 |   0%|
 mcs11                | 0              |   0%|              3 |   0%|
 mcs12                | 28             |   0%|             66 |   1%|
 mcs14                | 1183           |  14%|              0 |   0%|
 mcs15                | 6943           |  85%|           5939 |  93%|
---------------------------------------------------------------------


Multicast groups:
 MAC                IP             
--------------------------------------
 01:00:5E:00:00:FB |     xxx.0.0.251 |
--------------------------------------


 index                    | 1
 interface                | wlan1-va2
 state                    | ASSOC AUTH_SUCCESS 
 hw-addr                  | bc:2e:f6:cc:85:46
 ssid                     | 2ac-enter
 ip-addr                  | 10.24.80.90
 hostname                 | HUAWEI_P40_Pro-81afe9c34a
 username                 | tester
 domain                   | enterprise.service.root
 authorized               | true
 captive-portal-vap       | false
 enterprise-vap           | true
 rx-retry-count           | 7
 tx-fails                 | 0
 tx-period-retry          | 1
 tx-retry-count           | 1
 rssi-1                   | -37
 rssi-2                   | -54
 snr-1                    | 11
 snr-2                    | 10
 tx-rate                  | MCS15 NO SGI 130
 rx-rate                  | MCS15 NO SGI 130
 rx-bw                    | 20M
 rx-bw-all                | 20M
 tx-bw                    | 20M
 uptime                   | 00:00:13
 multicast-groups-count   | 0
 wireless-mode            | ac
 perftest-capable         | false
 snr-rssi-capable         | false
 link-capacity            | 76
 link-quality             | 99
 link-quality-common      | 99
 actual-tx-rate           | 49
 actual-rx-rate           | 24
 shaped-rx-rate           | 23
 actual-tx-pps            | 17
 actual-rx-pps            | 20
 shaped-rx-pps            | 19
 name                     | 1

 Rate                  Transmitted            Received                 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 Total Packets:       | 178                  | 263                  |
 TX success:          | 100                  |                      |
 Total Bytes:         | 68476                | 38913                |
 Data Packets:        | 174                  | 207                  |
 Data Bytes:          | 63720                | 32019                |
 Mgmt Packets:        | 4                    | 56                   |
 Mgmt Bytes:          | 232                  | 240                  |
---------------------------------------------------------------------

 Rate                  Transmitted            Received                 
---------------------------------------------------------------------
 ofdm6                | 21             |  11%|             33 |  12%|
 ofdm24               | 0              |   0%|             43 |  16%|
 mcs7                 | 15             |   8%|              0 |   0%|
 mcs12                | 41             |  23%|              0 |   0%|
 mcs13                | 43             |  24%|              0 |   0%|
 mcs14                | 0              |   0%|              3 |   1%|
 mcs15                | 58             |  32%|            183 |  69%|
---------------------------------------------------------------------


Multicast groups: none




WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring associated-clients 32:5b:60:62:e0:a4 filter hw-addr ip-addr tx-rate rx-rate uptime (display of a limited number of monitoring parameters for a certain client. It is possible to specify several mac addresses)

 hw-addr                  | 32:5b:60:62:e0:a4
 ip-addr                  | 10.24.80.58
 tx-rate                  | MCS15 NO SGI 270
 rx-rate                  | MCS14 NO SGI 117
 uptime                   | 00:07:57

WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring associated-clients all filter hw-addr rssi-1 rssi-2 wireless-mode interface (display of a limited number of monitoring parameters for all clients)

 hw-addr                  | 32:5b:60:62:e0:a4
 rssi-1                   | -24
 rssi-2                   | -24
 wireless-mode            | n
 interface                | wlan1-va0

 hw-addr                  | bc:2e:f6:cc:85:46
 rssi-1                   | -38
 rssi-2                   | -53
 wireless-mode            | ac
 interface                | wlan1-va2


Device info

WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring information

   system-time: 09:15:16 28.10.2021                                                                                            
   uptime: 15:45:10                                                                                                            
   software-version: 1.2.2 build X                                                                                          
   secondary-software-version: 1.1.0 build 444                                                                 
   boot-version: 1.1.0 build 444                                                                                                 
   memory-usage: 67                                                                                                            
   memory-free: 34                                                                                                             
   memory-used: 71                                                                                                             
   memory-total: 105                                                                                                           
   cpu: 0.28                                                                                                                   
   is-default-config: true                                                                                                     
   board-type: WEP-1L                                                                                                          
   hw-platform: WEP-1L                                                                                                         
   factory-wan-mac: E8:28:C1:xx:xx:xx                                                                                          
   factory-lan-mac: E8:28:C1:xx:xx:xx                                                                                          
   factory-serial-number: WP39000059                                                                                           
   hw-revision: 1v1                                                                                                            
   session-password-initialized: false                                                                                         
   ott-mode: false                                                                                                             
   last-reboot-reason: firmware update                                                                                         
   test-changes-mode: false  



Network information

WEP-1L(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: 192.168.1.100
   DNS-2: 
   rx-bytes: 4864149
   rx-packets: 13751
   tx-bytes: 2462399
   tx-packets: 20753

WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring ethernet

   link: up
   speed: 1000
   duplex: enabled
   rx-bytes: 4872597
   rx-packets: 13844
   tx-bytes: 2477091
   tx-packets: 20923

WEP-1L(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-1L(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-1L(root):/# monitoring radio-2

hwaddr: E8:28:C1:xx:xx:xx
status: on
noise-1: -100
noise-2: -100
utilization: 10
channel: 5
thermal: 32
bandwidth: 40
frequency: 2432

WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring radio-5

hwaddr: E8:28:C1:xx:xx:xx
status: on
noise-1: -100
noise-2: -100
utilization: 0
channel: 132
thermal: 32
bandwidth: 80
frequency: 5660


Event logging

WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring events

Jan  23 00:00:07 WEP-1L daemon.info syslogd[925]: started: BusyBox v1.21.1

Jan  23 00:00:09 WEP-1L daemon.info configd[955]: The AP startup configuration was loaded successfully.

Jan  1 03:00:14 WEP-1L daemon.info networkd[987]: Networkd started

Jan  1 03:01:17 WEP-1L daemon.info networkd[987]: DHCP-client: Interface br0 obtained lease on 192.168.1.15.

Jan 23 07:17:14 WEP-1L daemon.info monitord[1055]: event: 'associated' mac: E4:0E:EE:BD:AE:6B ssid: 'WEP-1L_2.4GHz' int0



Environment scan

Note that during environment scan the device radio interface will be disabled, which will result in the impossibility of data transmission to Wi-Fi clients during scanning.


WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring scan-wifi

SSID                             |Mode |Security|MAC               |Channel|RSSI, dBm|Bandwidth, MHz                           
---------------------------------|-----|--------|------------------|-------|---------|--------------                                                           
ESRAP1_of30_smart                |AP   |off     |A8:F9:4B:B0:2C:C7 |6      |-65      |20                                       
litv_hots_2                      |AP   |off     |E0:D9:E3:8A:38:52 |1      |-65      |20                                       
test_001                         |AP   |off     |E0:D9:E3:4B:FB:30 |11     |-67      |20                                       
2G-COVID_TOWER                   |AP   |off     |E0:D9:E3:98:12:72 |11     |-71      |20                                       
Tam2.4G                          |AP   |wpa     |E0:D9:E3:98:1F:7A |1      |-73      |20                                       
litv_hots_1                      |AP   |off     |E0:D9:E3:8A:38:51 |1      |-77      |20                                       
WEP-1L_ZN_Personal               |AP   |wpa     |E0:D9:E3:49:79:06 |44     |-16      |20                                       
WEP-1L_ZN_Open                   |AP   |off     |E0:D9:E3:49:79:07 |44     |-17      |20                                       
Eltex-Guest                      |AP   |off     |CC:9D:A2:C7:D9:21 |36     |-38      |20                                       
Eltex-Local                      |AP   |wpa     |CC:9D:A2:C7:D9:22 |36     |-38      |20                                       
BRAS-Guest                       |AP   |off     |CC:9D:A2:C7:D9:20 |36     |-38      |20                                       
2L_301_nsk                       |AP   |off     |E8:28:C1:DA:C8:16 |56     |-41      |20                                       
chudo_waffly                     |AP   |wpa     |E0:D9:E3:70:94:00 |60     |-44      |20                                       
Eltex VAP                        |AP   |off     |A8:F9:4B:B0:40:70 |48     |-46      |20                                       
VK_enterprise                    |AP   |wpa     |E8:28:C1:DA:C8:99 |56     |-47      |20                                       
VK_portal                        |AP   |off     |E8:28:C1:DA:C8:98 |56     |-49      |20                                       
WOP-2ac                          |AP   |off     |E8:28:C1:00:FC:A1 |36     |-50      |80                                       
Open_VK_switch                   |AP   |off     |E8:28:C1:DA:C8:96 |56     |-50      |20                                       
testSSID10                       |AP   |off     |A8:F9:4B:B0:05:54 |40     |-51      |20                                       



Spectrum Analyzer

Note that during the spectrum analyzer operation all clients are disconnected from the access point. Clients will only reconnect when the spectrum analyzer is finished. The analysis time for all radio channels of the two bands is approximately 5 minutes.


The spectrum analyzer operaates only on those channels that are specified in the limit-channels parameter in the radio interface settings. For example, if the channels' 1 6 11 'are specified in the limit-channels on wlan0, and the channels '36 40 44 48' are specified on wlan1, then the spectrum analysis will be performed only for channels 1, 6, 11, 36, 40, 44, 48.

In order to analyze all channels of the range on which the radio interface operates, change the value of the use-limit-channels parameter in the settings of each radio interface to false. After receiving the results of the spectrum analyzer, set the use-limit-channels value back to the original value true.

For more information on configuring the radio interface through the CLI, see the Radio section.


The spectrum analyzer provides information on channel utilization in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. The result is displayed as a percentage.

WEP-1L(root):/# monitoring spectrum-analyzer

 Channel| CCA
       1|  81%
       2|  40%
       3|  14%
       4|  10%
       5|  36%
       6|  60%
       7|  40%
       8|   8%
       9|  14%
      10|  38%
      11|  75%
      12|  37%
      13|  18%
      36|  14%
      40|  12%
      44|  10%
      48|  18%
      52|   3%
      56|   5%
      60|   8%
      64|   6%
     132|   0%
     136|   0%
     140|   0%
     144|   1%
     149|  30%
     153|   1%
     157|   3%
     161|   2%
     165|   1%



Please note that all clients will disconnect from the access point during spectrum analyzer operation. Clients will be connected again only when the spectrum analyzer finishes its work.

The analysis time for all the radio channels in two ranges is approximately 5 minutes.

The list of changes

Document versionIssue dateRevisions
Version 1.224.01.2022

Syncronization with firmware version 1.2.2

Added sections:

  • 4.8 The “External Services” menu

  • 5.2.1 Network parameters configuration via set-management-vlan-mode utility
  • 5.2.2 IPv6 network parameters configuration
  • 5.7.6 Environment scan

Corrected:

  • 2.2 Device specification
  • 4.4.1 The “Wi-Fi Clients” submenu
  • 4.6.1 The “Summary” submenu
  • 4.6.2 The “VAP” submenu
  • 5.3.5 Advanced VAP settings
  • 5.7.2 Device info
Version 1.1
30.06.2020Syncronization with firmware version 1.1.0
Version 1.011.02.2020First issue
Firmware version 1.2.2