LigoWave LigoDLB7.54 Outdoor Access Point with External Antenna User Guide
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LigoDLB7.54 Outdoor Access Point with External Antenna
LigoDLB 7.54 User Guide
Revision 1.0 September 12, 2023
Product Information:
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LigoDLB 7.54 is a wireless communication device.
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LigoWave reserves the right to change specifications without
prior notice. -
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and the
requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European
Parliament. -
The LigoWave logo is a trademark of LigoWave LLC.
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This device is designed with safety precautions to prevent
electric shock and static electricity. -
The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office
use in various EU countries and EFTA member states.
Usage Instructions:
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Ensure that the device is installed and used in accordance with
the guidelines provided in this manual and by the computer
manufacturer. -
For FCC compliance, do not make any changes or modifications to
the device without explicit approval from the responsible
party. -
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements, maintain a minimum
separation distance of 3.9 feet between the antenna and all
occupational persons, and a minimum separation distance of 8.7 feet
between the antenna and all public persons. -
If using the device in an environment where it may cause radio
interference, take adequate measures to mitigate interference as
instructed by relevant authorities. -
If you experience any difficulties or need assistance with the
device, consult your dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician.
LigoDLB 7.54
User Guide
Revision 1.0 September 12, 2023
Copyright © 2016 LigoWave www.ligowave.com
Copyright
© 2016 LigoWave This user’s guide and the software described in it are
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translated into any language in any form by any means without the written
permission of LigoWave.
Notice
LigoWave reserves the right to change specifications without prior notice.
While the information in this manual has been compiled with great care, it may
not be deemed an assurance of product characteristics. LigoWave shall be
liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery. The
reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software supplied with
this product and the use of its contents is subject to written authorization
from LigoWave.
Trademarks
LigoWave logo is trademark of LigoWave LLC. All other registered and
unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their
respective owners.
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FCC warning
CE mark warning
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between
the
equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the
dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause
radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate
measures.
R&TTE compliance statement
This equipment complies with all the requirements of the Directive 1999/5/EC
of the European Parliament and the Council of 9 March 1999 on Radio Equipment
and Telecommunication Terminal Equipment and the Mutual Recognition of their
Conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive
98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station
Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
Safety
This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who
install and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of
electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment.
All guidelines of this manual and of the computer manufacturer must therefore
be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment.
FCC caution
To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment.
FCC radiation exposure statement
To comply with FCC RF exposure requirements in section 1.1307, a minimum
separation distance of 3.9 feet is required between the antenna and all
occupational persons, and a minimum separation distance of 8.7 feet is
required between the antenna and all public persons.
EU countries intended for use
The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France (with Frequency channel
restrictions), Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is
also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
and Switzerland.
EU countries not intended for use
None.
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Contents
Copyright …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 Notice
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 Trademarks
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………2 FCC warning
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
FCC caution …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 FCC radiation
exposure statement ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3 CE mark warning
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 R&TTE compliance statement
……………………………………………………………………………………………….3 Safety
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 EU countries intended
for use …………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 EU countries not intended for
use ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 3
CONTENTS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
ABOUT THIS GUIDE ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 6
Purpose ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………6 Definitions,
acronyms and abbreviations …………………………………………………………………………………6 Abbreviation list
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
DEVICE ACCESS ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9
First connection via Ethernet ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Windows
OS …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 MAC OS
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 10 Linux (Ubuntu)
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10
First access to web management interface ……………………………………………………………………………10
LIGODLB CONFIGURATION …………………………………………………………………………………………………12
Appling and saving configuration changes …………………………………………………………………………….12
Status ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….12
Information ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 13 Statistics
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..14 Wireless Networks
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 15 Network
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 16 Settings
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 Network configuration
…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 17
Ethernet settings ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 Bridge
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………18 Router IPv4
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Router IPv6
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 24
IPv6 WAN (wired) settings: Dynamic Stateless ……………………………………………………………………… 24
IPv6 WAN (wired) settings: Dynamic Stateful ………………………………………………………………………… 25
IPv6 WAN (wired) settings: Static ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 25 IPv6
WAN (wired) settings: PPPoE …………………………………………………………………………………………26 LAN
(wireless) settings ………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 26 Wireless
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 27 Wireless mode: Access Point
(auto WDS) ………………………………………………………………………………28 Wireless mode: Access Point (iPoll
2) ……………………………………………………………………………………. 32 Wireless mode: Access Point (iPoll 3)
……………………………………………………………………………………. 35 Wireless mode: Station (WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll
3) …………………………………………………………………………. 40 Wireless mode: Station (ARPNAT)
………………………………………………………………………………………… 44 Wireless security
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 49 Wireless ACL
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 53 Traffic Management
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 53 Traffic Optimization
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 54
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Traffic Control: Access Point ………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 54
Traffic Control: Stations …………………………………………………………………………………………………………..57
Services configuration ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 58 Date & time
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 58 Remote management
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 59 System Alerts
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….60 SNMP
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..61 Ping watchdog
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 62 WNMS
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….62 System configuration
……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 62 Device settings
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 63 System functions
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….63 User accounts
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………64 LED settings
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………65 Advanced settings
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..65 Firmware upgrade
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..65 Tools
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 67 Site survey
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 67 Antenna alignment
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 69 Link test
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………70 Spectrum Analyzer
………………………………………………………………………………………………………….71 Ping & Trace
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 72 Support
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 74 Troubleshooting
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 74 System log
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 74
INDEX ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….75
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About This Guide
Purpose
This document provides information and procedures on installation, setup,
configuration, and management of the LigoDLB unit.
Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations
The following typographic conventions and symbols are used throughout this
document: Additional information that may be helpful but which is not
required.
Important information that should be observed.
bold
Menu commands, buttons, input fields, links, and configuration keys are displayed in bold
italic
References to sections inside the document are displayed in italic.
code
File names, directory names, form names, system-generated output, and user typed entries are displayed in constant-width type
Abbreviation list
Abbreviation
ACL ACK AES AMSDU AP ATPC CCQ CRC DHCP EAP GHz GMT GUI IEEE IGMP ISP IP
Description
Access Control List Acknowledgement Advanced Encryption Standard Aggregated
Mac Service Data Unit Access Point Automatic Transmit Power Control Client
Connection Quality Cyclic Redundancy Check Dynamic Host Control Protocol
Extensible Authentication Protocol Gigahertz Greenwich Mean Time. Graphical
User Interface Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Internet
Group Management Protocol Internet Service Provider Internet Protocol
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Abbreviation
LAN LED MAC Mbps MCS MHz MIMO MSCHAPv2 NAS NAT NTP PC PDA PTP PTMP PSK QoS
PEAP RADIUS RSSI
RX SISO SNMP SMTP SSH SSID TCP TKIP TTLS TX UDP UAM VLAN VoIP WACL WDS WEP
WISPr WLAN WMM
Description
Local Area Network Light-Emitting Diode Media Access Control Megabits per
second Modulation and Coding Scheme Megahertz Multiple Input, Multiple Output
Microsoft version of the Challenge-handshake authentication protocol, CHAP.
Network Access Server Network Address Translation Network Time Protocol
Personal Computer Personal Digital Assistant Point To Point Point To Multi
Point Pre-Shared Key Quality of Service Protected Extensible Authentication
Protocol Remote Authentication dial In User Service Received Signal Strength
Indication received signal strength in mV, measured on BNC outdoor unit
connector Receive Simple Input, Simple Output Simple Network Management
Protocol Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Secure Shell Service Set Identifier
Transmission Control Protocol Temporal Key Integrity Protocol Tunneled
Transport Layer Security (EAP-TTLS) protocol Transmission User Datagram
Protocol Universal Access Method Virtual Local Area Network Voice over
Internet Protocol Wireless Access Control List Wireless Distribution System
Wired Equivalent Privacy Wireless Internet Service Provider roaming Wireless
Local Area Network Wi-Fi Multimedia
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Abbreviation
WPA WPA2
Description
Wi-Fi Protected Access Wi-Fi Protected Access 2
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Device Access
First connection via Ethernet
By default LigoDLB device obtains the IP address from the DHCP server. Follow
the steps to access device on different OS:
In case the LigoDLB device is unable to obtain IP address from a DHCP server,
it fallback to the default static IP 192.168.2.66.
Windows OS
Step 1: Connect your PC directly to the LigoDLB device via Ethernet. Step 2:
Open Windows Explorer, click on Network drive, and turn on Network discovery:
Step 3: Find the required LigoDLB device icon:
Step 4. Double-click on LigoDLB device icon you will be redirected to the device webpage automatically.
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MAC OS
Step 1: Connect your PC to the LigoDLB device via Ethernet. Step 2: Run
Bonjour application, click on Webpages and find the required LigoDLB device
name:
Step 3: Click on the selected item and the device web management interface
will be loaded on the default web browser.
Linux (Ubuntu)
Step 1: Connect your PC to the LigoDLB device via Ethernet. Step 2: Open
terminal application GNOME Terminal (or Konsole for Kubuntu) and type command
“avahi-browse -tr _http._tcp”. Find the IP address of the required LigoWave
device in the received output:
Step 3: Open a web browser ant type discovered IP in the address field to open device web management interface.
First access to web management interface
The default administrator login settings are: Login: admin Password: admin01
Follow the steps for first connection to the LigoDLB device web management interface:
Step 1.
Start your Web browser.
Step 2.
Enter the device IP address in the web browser’s IP field and specify default login settings admin/admin01.
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Step 3.
Confirm the user agreement. According to the chosen country the regulatory
domain settings may differ. You are not allowed to select radio channels and
RF output power
values other the permitted values for your country and regulatory domain.
Step 4. After successful administrator login you will see the main page of the device Web management interface. The device now is ready for configuration.
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LigoDLB Configuration
This document contains LigoDLB powerful web management interface configuration
description allowing setups ranging from very simple to very complex.
Appling and saving configuration changes
There is one general button containing three actions located on the right top
corner of the WEB GUI allowing managing device configuration:
Save changes if pressed new configuration settings are applied instantly and
written to the permanent device memory.
Test changes if pressed the device will start operating with newly set
configuration settings for 3 minutes. During this test time the administrator
is able to gauge if device is working properly, and then Save changes. In case
wrong settings were chosen (or even after faulty settings administrator have
lost connection with the device), the device automatically reverts back
configuration to an old one.
Discard changes if pressed parameter changes are discarded. It should be
noted that if Save changes is pressed it is not possible to discard changes.
It is not required to press Save changes in every Web GUI tab. The device
remembers all changes made in every tab and after action button is used, all
changes will be applied.
Status
After login, the main Web management page displays Status Information page.
The header of Web management displays main information about device: Firmware
version, Product name, Uptime, CPU load, Ethernet port(s) status, Connected
client count on each radio.
Figure 1 – Web Management Interface
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Information
The Information page displays a summary of status information of your device.
It shows important information for the LigoDLB operating mode, radio and
network settings.
Figure 2 Device Information Page
If LigoDLB device is dual-band, then Radio section on Information page will be
divided into two tabs (for 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio), each containing appropriate
information.
Radio displays summary of the radio interface configuration. Wireless
displays general information about the wireless connection. The wireless
information will differ on Access Point, Station, iPoll wireless modes: Access
point (autoWDS), and (Access Point (iPoll 2) and (Access Point (iPoll 3)
displays
access point operating information: SSID, Security type, SSID Broadcast
status, VLAN and number of connected clients. Station (WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3)
and Station (ARPNAT) displays settings at which the station is connected to
the access point: SSID, Security type, Peer’s MAC address, Tx/Rx rate,
Protocol. Network mode displays a short summary about current network
configuration (bridge or router).
Click the refresh icon, on the upper right corner, to update information.
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Statistics
The Statistics sections id divided into two sections and displays network
interface counters, wireless traffic optimization and traffic graphs of wired
and wireless interfaces:
Figure 3 Device Network Statistics
Interface counters displays table of interface statistics. The SSID name is
displayed in the brackets near the radio interface (and VAPs).
MAC address displays the MAC address of the particular interface. Tx data
displays the transmitted data. Rx data displays the received data. Tx
packets displays the number of transmitted packets. Rx packets displays
the number of received packets. Tx errors displays the number of the TX
errors. Rx errors displays the number of the RX errors. Wireless traffic
optimization represents QoS prioritized traffic statistics if Traffic
Management is enabled.
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Figure 4 Network Statistics: Graphs If device is working as a Station, the
additional graph of the signal and noise levels will be displayed.
Wireless Networks
Status Wireless section is not available if LigoDLB is operating as Station
(WDS/iPoll2/iPoll3) or Station (ARPNAT). In this case all necessary
information about wireless connection with AP unit will be on Information
page, wireless table. The Wireless page displays the receive/transmit
statistics between AP and successfully associated wireless clients (click
Counters tab, if necessary to view information of connected clients in Rx/Tx
numerical expressions):
Figure 5 Access Point’s Wireless Statistics LigoWave
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If LigoDLB device is dual-band, then Wireless page will be divided into two
tabs (for 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio), each containing appropriate information.
In case the access point has more than one wireless interface (VAPs), the
appropriate number of tables with information about connected wireless clients
will be displayed. Station displays MAC address and Friendly name of the
successfully connected wireless client. IP address displays wireless client
IP address. Signal indicates the signal strength of the access point main
and auxiliary antennas that the station communicates with displayed dBm. Tx/Rx
rate displays transmit/receive data rates in Mbps. Tx/Rx CCQ, % – displays
the wireless Client Connection Quality (CCQ), the value in percent that shows
how effective the bandwidth is used regarding the theoretically maximum
available bandwidth. Protocol displays the protocol at which the access
point communicates with the particular station. Link uptime displays the
duration of the particular session. Kick selected select to end the
connection to this station.
Click the refresh icon, on the upper right corner, to update statistics.
Network
The Network page displays networking information: routing table, ARP table
(Address Resolution Protocol) table currently recorded on the device and DHCP
lease table:
Figure 6 Networking Tables
DHCP client table is displayed only if unit operates in Router mode with DHCP
server enabled.
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Settings
Network configuration
The Settings | Network Configuration page allows you to control the network
configuration of the device. First, the device operation mode must be defined
to work as a bridge or router (IPv4 or IPv6). The content of the window varies
depending on your selection:
Figure 7 Network Mode Options Network mode choose the device operating
mode. Network settings will vary according to the selected Network mode. The
Bridge mode allows configuring device IPv4 and IPv6 LAN IP settings, while the
Router mode requires more parameters such as LAN network settings, WAN network
settings, LAN DHCP settings.
Ethernet settings
The Ethernet settings table allows configuring the ETH interface settings (or
interfaces in case NFT device have more ETH interfaces).
Figure 8 Ethernet Settings Table Click on the required Ethernet interface
name and configure parameters:
Figure 9 Ethernet Interface Configuration LigoWave
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Mode select the Ethernet port configuration mode: Auto Fixed Advanced Speed,
Mbps select the Ethernet link speed of the particular Ethernet port.
Duplex select the duplex mode of the particular Ethernet port.
Autonegotiation select the auto negotiation which advertise and negotiate
Ethernet link duplex configuration (half/full) for the highest possible data
rates.
Bridge
When device is configured to operate in Bridge mode, only device LAN settings
should be configured on the Network configuration page:
Figure 10 Bridge Mode Settings
Enable management VLAN enable a VLAN tagging for management traffic. Access
to the AP for management purposes can further be limited using VLAN tagging.
By defining Management VLAN, the device will only accept management frames
that have the appropriate Management VLAN ID. All other frames using any
management protocol will be rejected.
Management VLAN ID specify the VLAN ID [2-4095]. When device interfaces are
configured with a specific VLAN ID value, only management frames that matching
configured VLAN ID will be accepted by device.
When you specify a new management VLAN, your HTTP connection to the device
will be lost. For this reason, you should have a connection between your
management station and a port in the new management VLAN or connect to the new
management VLAN through a multi-VLAN router.
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IPv4 Configuration
When assigning IP address make sure that the chosen IP address is unused and
belongs to the same IP subnet as your wired LAN, otherwise you will lose the
connection to the device from your current PC. If you enable the DHCP client,
the browser will lose the connection after saving, because the IP address
assigned by the DHCP server is not predictable.
IP method specify IP reception method: IP addresses can either be retrieved
from a DHCP server or configured manually:
Static the IP address must be specified manually. Dynamic the IP address
for this device will be assigned from the DHCP server. If DHCP server
is not available, the device will try to get an IP. If has no success, it will
use pre-configured fallback IP address. The fallback IP settings can be
changed to custom values.
IP address specify IP address for device
Subnet mask specify a subnet mask for device.
Default gateway specify a gateway IP address for device.
DNS server specify the Domain Naming Server.
Secondary IP specify the alternative IP address and the netmask for LigoDLB
unit management.
IPv6 Configuration
Click the IPv6 slide to enable IPv6 configuration. IPv6 settings will appear
under the IPv6 configuration section:
Figure 11 Bridge IPv6 Settings
IPv6 method specify IPv6 reception method: IPv6 addresses can either be
retrieved from a DHCPv6 server or configured manually:
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Dynamic stateless IP the DHCPv6 client only obtains network parameters other
than IPv6 address
Dynamic stateful IP the DHCPv6 clients require IPv6 address together with
other network parameters (e.g. DNS Server, Domain Name, etc.).
Static the IPv6 address must be specified manually. IPv6 address specify
the IPv6 Address for the interface. IPv6 prefix length enter the Prefix
Length for the address. IPv6 default gateway specify IPv6 address for
default gateway. IPv6 DNS server specify the Domain Naming Server IPv6
addresses.
Router IPv4
This section allows customizing parameters of the Router to suit the needs of
network, including ability to use the built-in DHCP server, create Port
Forwarding rules and Static routes. When device is configured to operate as
Router, the following sections should be specified: WAN network settings, LAN
network settings and LAN DHCP settings.
Figure 12 Router IPv4 Settings LigoWave
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Enable NAT select to enable NAT (Network Address Translation), that
functions by transforming the private IP address of packets originating from
hosts on your network so that they appear to be coming from a single public IP
address and by restoring the destination public IP address to the appropriate
private IP address for packets entering the private network, the multiple PCs
on your network would then appear as a single client to the WAN interface.
WAN Settings
WAN network settings include settings related to the WAN interface. The access
type of the WAN interface can be configured as: Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE
client.
IP method choose Static to specify IP settings for device WAN interface
manually:
Figure 13 Router IPv4 WAN Settings: Static IP IP address specify static IP
address. Subnet mask specify a subnet mask. Default gateway specify a
gateway. DNS server specify primary and/or secondary DNS server Secondary IP
enable to specify the alternative IP address and the netmask for LigoDLB
unit management.
WAN mode choose Dynamic to enable DHCP client on the WAN side and get IP
address from the running DHCP server:
Figure 14 Routers IPv4 WAN Settings: Dynamic IP
DHCP fallback setting specify IP address, Subnet mask, Default gateway and
optionally DNS server for DHCP fallback. In case the LigoDLB unit will not get
the IP address from the DHCP, the specified fallback IP settings will be used.
Enable secondary IP specify the alternative IP address and the netmask for
LigoDLB unit management.
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DNS servers allows selecting if automatically assigned or alternative DNS servers should be used
WAN mode choose PPPoE to configure WAN interface to connect to an ISP via a PPPoE:
Figure 15 Routers IPv4 WAN Settings: PPPoE client User name specify the
user name for PPPoE. Password specify the password for PPPoE. MTU specify
the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) in bytes. VLAN ID specify the VLAN ID
for traffic tagging on required radio interface [2-4095]. The client devices
that associate using the particular SSID will be grouped into this VLAN. DNS
settings allows selecting if automatically assigned or alternative DNS
servers should be used.
LAN Network Settings
LAN configuration include settings related to the LAN interface.
Figure 16 Router LAN Settings
IP address specify the IP address of the device LAN interface. Subnet mask
specify the subnet mask of the device LAN interface. Enable DHCP server
select to enable DHCP server on LAN interface. IP address from specify the
starting IP address of the DHCP address pool. IP address to specify the
ending IP address of DHCP address pool. Lease time specify the expiration
time in seconds for the IP address assigned by the DHCP
server.
Static Routes
Static routes is active only in Router IPv4 network mode.
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Use Settings | Network Configuration page for configuring Static routes.
Routing rule is defined by the destination subnet (Destination IP address and
netmask) and gateway where to route the target traffic.
To add a new static route, click on Add new route button under the Routing
table and specify the following parameters:
Figure 17 – Static Route Configuration
Enable route slide to enable or disable route. This option allows disable
particular route without deleting it.
Route name specify a name for the particular route. Destination network
specify the destination network IP address. Subnet mask specify destination
netmask. Gateway specify the gateway address for the route. Interface
select the routing interface from the drop-down. After saving the route
settings, the new route will be added in the routing table on Settings|
Network configuration page:
Figure 18 – Static Route Table
Port Forwarding
Port Forwarding is available only in Router IPv4 network mode.
Use Settings | Network Configuration page for configuring Port forwarding. The
Port forwarding section gives the ability to pass traffic behind an interface
that has NAT enabled. For instance if the unit is in router mode with NAT
enabled on the WAN interface, no devices on the outside of the WAN interface
can see any private IPs on the LAN side of the unit. By using port forwarding
it is possible to pass traffic through to these private IP addresses.
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To add a new Port forwarding rule, click on Add new rule button under the Port forwarding table and specify the following parameters:
Figure 19 – Port Forward Configuration Enable rule slide to enable or
disable Port forwarding rule. This option allows disable particular rule
without deleting it. Rule name specify a name for the particular Port
forwarding rule. Port from specify the TCP/UDP port from which the selected
traffic should be forwarded. Protocol select type of forwarding traffic:
TCP, UDP or both. IP address specify the IP address that specified traffic
will get forwarded to. Port to specify TCP/UDP port to which the selected
traffic shall be forwarded. After saving the new Port forwarding rule, it
appears in the routing table on Settings| Network configuration page:
Figure 20 – Port Forward Table
Router IPv6
To setup IPv6 router, select the Network mode as Router IPv6 and specify the
required WAN and LAN settings.
IPv6 WAN (wired) settings: Dynamic Stateless
With Dynamic stateless IPv6, device generates its own IP address by using a
combination of locally available information and router advertisements, but
receives DNS server information from a DHCPv6 server. The IP address is a
dynamic address.
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Figure 21 IPv6 Router WAN Settings: Dynamic Stateless IP Use prefix
delegation if enabled, a prefix (IP address block) is delegated from
Internet service provider to customer’s network (LAN). IPv6 DNS servers
choose the DNS servers for IPv6 connection: Obtain automatically if
selected, the DNS servers will be used automatically from ISP. Use following
specify IPv6 DNS servers manually.
IPv6 WAN (wired) settings: Dynamic Stateful
With Dynamic stateful IP, device obtains an interface address, configuration
information such as DNS server information, and other parameters from a DHCPv6
server. The IP address is a dynamic address.
Figure 22 IPv6 Router WAN Settings: Dynamic Stateful Use prefix delegation
if enabled, a prefix (IP address block) is delegated from Internet service
provider to customer’s network (LAN). IPv6 DNS servers choose the DNS
servers for IPv6 connection: Obtain automatically if selected, the DNS
servers will be used automatically from ISP. Use following specify IPv6 DNS
servers manually.
IPv6 WAN (wired) settings: Static
With this IPv6 method selected, LAN and WAN settings must be specified
manually:
Figure 23 IPv6 Router WAN Settings: Static IPv6 IPv6 address specify the
IPv6 address for the interface. IPv6 prefix length enter the prefix length
for the address (default is 64). IPv6 default gateway specify IPv6 address
for default gateway. IPv6 DNS server specify the Domain Naming Server IPv6
addresses.
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IPv6 WAN (wired) settings: PPPoE
With this method device will get WAN interface IPv6 address via PPPoE.
Figure 24 IPv6 Router WAN Settings: PPPoE Username enter the login
information for PPPoE. Password enter the password for PPPoE. MTU specify
the MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) in bytes. IPv6 DNS servers choose the
DNS servers for IPv6 connection: Obtain automatically if selected, the DNS
servers will be used automatically. Use following specify IPv6 DNS servers
manually.
LAN (wireless) settings
LAN configuration includes settings related to the LAN interface.
Figure 25 IPv6 Router LAN Settings
IPv6 address enter the IPv6 LAN address.
IPv6 prefix length specify the IPv6 prefix length, or keep the default
prefix length (64).
DHCPv6 server mode select from the drop-down required DHCPv6 mode:
Disabled select to disable DHCPv6 server. No IPv6 addresses will be assigned
for clients. Dynamic stateless IP select for automatic IPv6 address
configuration. Dynamic stateful IP select to configure stateful DHCPv6
server for the LAN by specifying local
DHCP IPv6 address pools so the DHCPv6 server can control the allocation of
IPv6 addresses in the LAN: IPv6 address from – enter the start IP address.
This address specifies the first of the
contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
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IPv6 address to enter the end IP address. This address specifies the last of
the contiguous addresses in the IP address pool.
Lease time specify the expiration time in seconds for the IP address
assigned by the DHCPv6 server.
Wireless
Before changing radio settings manually verify that your settings will comply
with local government regulations. At all times, it is the responsibility of
the end-user to ensure that the installation complies with local radio
regulations.
The LigoDLB device can operate in four wireless modes: Access Point (autoWDS),
Access Point (iPoll 2), Access Point (iPoll 3), Station (WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3)
and Station (ARPNAT).
Figure 26 Device Wireless Operating Mode
If LigoDLB device is dual-band, then Wireless Configuration page will be
divided into two tabs (for 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio), each containing appropriate
wireless settings.
Depending on the wireless operation mode selection some of the displayed
configuration parameters will differ (e.g. security or advanced wireless
settings).
Operating mode select wireless operation mode:
Access Point (auto WDS) enables the LigoDLB function as an access point to
connect multiple wireless clients. Auto WDS mode allows connect wireless
clients with and without WDS enabled (the packet forwarding at layer 2 level).
Access Point (iPoll 2) enables LigoDLB radio function as access point for
point-to-multipoint solution. The Access Point communicates with Station in
iPoll 2 protocol, other clients requests will be not accepted.
Access Point (iPoll 3) enables LigoDLB radio function as access point for
point-to-multipoint solution. The Access Point communicates with Station in
iPoll 3 protocol, other clients requests will be not accepted.
Station (WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3) with this wireless mode the LigoDLB will act
as Station and will automatically turn on iPoll 2 or iPoll 3 mode if detects
that selected AP is operating in iPoll 2 or iPoll 3 protocol accordingly.
Station (ARPNAT) with this wireless mode the LigoDLB is configured act as
client and to connect to other radio functioning as an access point. Station
(ARPNAT) is available only if LigoDLB device is operating in Bridge network
mode.
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Operating modes differs according LigoDLB product: LigoDLB 802.11n: Access
Point (autoWDS), Access Point (iPoll 2) Access Point (iPoll 3) Station
(WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3) Station (ARPNAT) LigoDLB 802.11ac: Access Point
(autoWDS) Access Point (iPoll3) Station (WDS/iPoll 3) Station (ARPNAT)
Wireless mode: Access Point (auto WDS)
The Access Point and Stations must operate on the same frequency channel, use
the same channel width and the same security settings.
Figure 27 Access Point Wireless Settings
Enable radio use slide to enable or disable LigoDLB radio.
Operating country displays LigoDLB unit operating country. The Country
selection determines the available channels and transmission power level based
on regulatory restrictions in the operating country. The country has been
selected on the first step of the LigoDLB unit’s installation, though can be
updated if required.
IEEE mode specify the wireless network mode [802.11a, 802.11n, 802.11a/n].
There is no option IEEE mode on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
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Tx power (dBm) set the unit’s transmitting power at which the device will
transmit data. The larger the distance, the higher transmit power is required.
To set transmit power level use the slider or enter the value manually. When
entering the transmit power value manually, the slider position will change
according to the entered value. The maximum transmit power level is limited to
the allowed value by country in which device is operating regulatory agency.
ATPC select to enable Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC). If enabled,
LigoDLB radio will continuously communicate with remote unit’s radio in order
to adjust the optimal transmit power automatically.
Channel displays the channel at which the AP is operating, or indicates that
autochannel function is used. Click the button and the channel selection
window will be displayed:
Figure 28 Channel List Table
Channel width select the width of the operating radio channel. The LigoDLB
supports 5, 10, 20 and 40MHz channel widths.
Hide indoor channels use slide to display only outdoor channels.
Non-standard channels select to enable non standard channels. Non-standard
channels have 5MHz channel step, therefore some center frequencies will not be
valid with 802.11 specification. This feature may interfere with other
networks and may not support all a/n standard clients or Access Points.
The Access Point and Stations must have the same configured Non-standard
channels option; otherwise the connection can be not established regarding the
channel interference.
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Channel table select the channel(s) at which the Access Point will operate.
If more than one channel is selected, then autochannel feature will be
enabled. Automatic channel selection allows AP to select a channel which is
not used by any other wireless device or, if there are no free channels
available – to select a channel which is least occupied. The table displays
detailed information about each channel: TX limit, EIRP limit and DFS or ATPC.
The DFS CAC (Channel Availability Check) indicator will be visible on the web
management page header, in case LigoDLB unit is operating on CAC waiting
period:
Advanced Radio Settings
Advanced parameters allow configuring the device to get the best
performance/capacity of the link.
Radio mode this option is only on LigoDLB 802.11ac products. Choose the
device antenna operating mode:
SISO single input single output. The device will use only one antenna for
data transfer. The antenna will be chosen automatically.
MIMO 2×2 multiple input multiple output. The device will use two antennas
for data transfer (two simultaneous streams).
Max 802.11n MCS index choose the maximum rates to specify the modulation and
coding scheme (MCS) rates at which data can be transmitted between the access
point and the client. If there will be an interference encountered, the
LigoDLB will step down to the highest rate that allows data transmission.
Available only on 802.11n or 802.11a/n IEEE modes.
Max legacy data rate choose the maximum data rate in Mbps at which AP should
transmit packets. The AP will attempt to transmit data at the highest data
rate set. If there will be an interference encountered, the LigoDLB will step
down to the highest rate that allows data transmission. Available only on
802.11a or 802.11a/n IEEE modes.
Max data rate, Mbps displays automatically calculated maximum data rate.
Available on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
WMM enable to support quality of service for traffic prioritizing. Available
on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
AMSDU enable the AMSDU packet aggregation. If enabled, the maximum size of
the 802.11 MAC frames will be increased. Available only on 802.11n or
802.11a/n IEEE modes and on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
Short GI enable short guard interval. If selected, then 400ns value will be
used, else 800ns. Available only on 802.11n or 802.11a/n IEEE modes and on
LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
Fragmentation specify the Fragmentation threshold using slider or enter the
value manually [2562346 bytes]. This is the maximum size for a packet before
data is fragmented into multiple packets. Setting the Fragmentation threshold
too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor modifications of
this value are recommended.
RTS/CTS specify the RTS threshold using slider or enter the value manually
[0-2347 bytes]. The RTS threshold determines the packet size of a transmission
and, through the use of an access point, helps control traffic flow.
Basic AP Wireless Settings (Virtual AP)
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Figure 29 – Wireless Settings Up to seven (7) additional VAPs can be configured on LigoDLB radio.
The wireless table allows configure main AP parameters, such as SSID,
Security, WACL, etc as well as create an additional Virtual AP. Add virtual AP
click to create a new Virtual AP
Click on the icon for editing basic AP wireless settings, or click on Add
virtual AP button to create a new VAP:
Figure 30 Wireless AP/Virtual AP Settings SSID specify the unique name of
the wireless network device. The device will broadcast messages to all
stations within range, advertising this SSID. Broadcast SSID if this option
disabled, the LigoDLB device will not broadcast it’s SSID to station devices.
For detailed information about Security settings and WACL refer at the
respective sections Wireless security and Wireless ACL. .
Bandwidth limitation: Outgoing (AP to Station) specify the maximum speed in
Mbps of the outgoing traffic. Incoming (Station to AP) specify the maximum
speed in Mbps of the incoming traffic. Advanced settings:
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Client isolation select to enable the layer 2 isolation that blocks clients
from communicating with each other.
Map to data VLAN ID specify the VLAN ID for traffic tagging on particular
VAP interface. The devices that associate using the particular SSID will be
grouped into this VLAN. Map to data VLAN ID is not available if device is
operating in Router network mode.
Max connected clients – specify the maximum number of associated wireless
clients on the AP radio.
Min client signal (dBm) – if enabled, the AP will drop the connection for
clients that have signal level below configured threshold.
Management over wireless controls the wireless administrative access. For
security reasons, it is recommended disable wireless access and instead
requires a physical network connection using an Ethernet cable for
administrative access to LigoDLB. Management over wireless is not available if
device is operating in Router network mode.
Multicast enhancement If clients do not send IGMP (Internet Group Management
Protocol) messages, then they are not registered as receivers of your
multicast traffic. Using IGMP snooping, the Multicast Enhancement option
isolates multicast traffic from unregistered clients and allows the device to
send multicast traffic to registered clients using higher data rates. This
lessens the risk of traffic overload on PtMP links and increases the
reliability of multicast traffic since packets are transmitted again if the
first transmission fails. If clients do not send IGMP messages but should
receive multicast traffic, then you may need to disable the Multicast
Enhancement option. By default this option is enabled.
Wireless mode: Access Point (iPoll 2)
The iPoll 2 wireless mode is designed for point to multipoint wireless
solutions. The iPoll 2 Access Point establishes a connection only with iPoll 2
Stations thus creating a reliable network.
Figure 31 iPoll Access Point’s Wireless Settings
Enable radio use slide to enable or disable LigoDLB radio.
Operating country – displays LigoDLB unit operating country. The Country
selection determines the available channels and transmission power level based
on regulatory restrictions in the operating country. The country has been
selected on the first step of the LigoDLB unit’s installation, though can be
updated if required.
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Tx power (dBm) set the unit’s transmitting power at which the device will
transmit data. The larger the distance, the higher transmit power is required.
To set transmit power level use the slider or enter the value manually. When
entering the transmit power value manually, the slider position will change
according to the entered value. The maximum transmit power level is limited to
the allowed value by country in which device is operating regulatory agency.
ATPC select to enable Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC). If enabled,
LigoDLB radio will continuously communicate with remote unit’s radio in order
to adjust the optimal transmit power automatically.
Channel displays the channel at which the AP is operating, or indicates that
autochannel function is used. Click the button and the channel selection
window will be displayed:
Figure 32 Channel List Table
Channel width select the width of the operating radio channel. The LigoDLB
supports 5, 10, 20 and 40MHz channel widths.
Hide indoor channels use slide to display only outdoor channels.
Non-standard channels select to enable non standard channels. Non-standard
channels have 5MHz channel step, therefore some center frequencies will not be
valid with 802.11 specification. This feature may interfere with other
networks and may not support all a/n standard clients or Access Points.
The Access Point and Station must have the same configured Non-standard
channels option; otherwise the connection can be not established regarding the
channel interference.
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Channel table select the channel(s) at which the Access Point iPoll 2 will
operate. If more than one channel is selected, then autochannel feature will
be enabled. Automatic channel selection allows AP to select a channel which is
not used by any other wireless device or, if there are no free channels
available – to select a channel which is least occupied. The table displays
detailed information about each channel: TX limit, EIRP limit and DFS or ATPC.
The DFS CAC (Channel Availability Check) indicator will be visible on the web
management page header, in case LigoDLB unit is operating on CAC waiting
period:
Advanced Radio Settings
Max data rate (Mbps) choose the maximum rates to specify the modulation and
coding scheme (MCS) rates at which data can be transmitted between the access
point and the client. If there will be an interference encountered, the
LigoDLB will step down to the highest rate that allows data transmission.
Basic Wireless Settings (AP)
The wireless AP table allows configure main AP iPoll2 parameters, such as
SSID, Security, WACL, advanced settings.
Figure 33 – Wireless Settings Click on the edit icon and the wireless settings
window will be displayed:
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Figure 34 Wireless AP Settings
SSID specify the unique name of the wireless network. The device will
broadcast messages to all stations within range, advertising this SSID.
Broadcast SSID if this option disabled, the LigoDLB device will not
broadcast its SSID to station devices.
For detailed information about Security settings and WACL refer at the
respective sections Wireless security and Wireless ACL.
Bandwidth limitation:
Outgoing (AP to Station) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the outgoing
traffic.
Incoming (Station to AP) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the incoming
traffic.
Advanced settings:
Client isolation select to enable the layer 2 isolation that blocks clients
from communicating with each other.
Map to data VLAN ID specify the VLAN ID for traffic tagging on particular
VAP interface. The devices that associate using the particular SSID will be
grouped into this VLAN. Map to data VLAN ID is not available if device is
operating in Router network mode.
Max connected clients – specify the maximum number of associated wireless
clients on the LigoDLB AP radio.
Min client signal (dBm) – if enabled, the LigiDLB AP will drop the connection
for clients that have signal level below configured threshold.
Management over wireless controls the wireless administrative access. For
security reasons, it is recommended disable wireless access and instead
requires a physical network connection using an Ethernet cable for
administrative access to LigoDLB. Management over wireless is not available if
device is operating in Router network mode.
Multicast enhancement If clients do not send IGMP (Internet Group Management
Protocol) messages, then they are not registered as receivers of your
multicast traffic. Using IGMP snooping, the Multicast Enhancement option
isolates multicast traffic from unregistered clients and allows the device to
send multicast traffic to registered clients using higher data rates. This
lessens the risk of traffic overload on PtMP links and increases the
reliability of multicast traffic since packets are transmitted again if the
first transmission fails. If clients do not send IGMP messages but should
receive multicast traffic, then you may need to disable the Multicast
Enhancement option. By default this option is enabled.
Wireless mode: Access Point (iPoll 3)
The iPoll 3 wireless mode is designed for point to multipoint wireless
solutions and it is a newer improved version of iPoll2 protocol. The iPoll 3
Access Point establishes a connection only with iPoll 3 Stations thus creating
a reliable network.
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Figure 35 iPoll 3 Access Point’s Wireless Settings
Enable radio use slide to enable or disable LigoDLB radio.
Operating country – displays LigoDLB unit operating country. The Country
selection determines the available channels and transmission power level based
on regulatory restrictions in the operating country. The country has been
selected on the first step of the LigoDLB unit’s installation, though can be
updated if required.
Tx power (dBm) set the unit’s transmitting power at which the device will
transmit data. The larger the distance, the higher transmit power is required.
To set transmit power level use the slider or enter the value manually. When
entering the transmit power value manually, the slider position will change
according to the entered value. The maximum transmit power level is limited to
the allowed value by country in which device is operating regulatory agency.
ATPC select to enable Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC). If enabled,
LigoDLB radio will continuously communicate with remote unit’s radio in order
to adjust the optimal transmit power automatically.
Channel displays the channel at which the AP is operating, or indicates that
autochannel function is used. Click the button and the channel selection
window will be displayed:
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Figure 36 Channel List Table
Channel width select the width of the operating radio channel. The LigoDLB
supports 5, 10, 20 and 40MHz channel widths.
Hide indoor channels use slide to display only outdoor channels.
Non-standard channels select to enable nonstandard channels. Non-standard
channels have 5MHz channel step, therefore some center frequencies will not be
valid with 802.11 specification. This feature may interfere with other
networks and may not support all a/n standard clients or Access Points.
The Access Point and Station must have the same configured Non-standard
channels option; otherwise the connection can be not established regarding the
channel interference.
Channel table select the channel(s) at which the Access Point iPoll 2 will
operate. If more than one channel is selected, then autochannel feature will
be enabled. Automatic channel selection allows AP to select a channel which is
not used by any other wireless device or, if there are no free channels
available – to select a channel which is least occupied. The table displays
detailed information about each channel: TX limit, EIRP limit and DFS or ATPC.
The DFS CAC (Channel Availability Check) indicator will be visible on the web
management page header, in case LigoDLB unit is operating on CAC waiting
period:
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Advanced Radio Settings
Advanced parameters allow configuring the device to get the best
performance/capacity of the iPoll 3 link.
Radio mode this option is only on LigoDLB 802.11ac products. Choose the
device antenna operating mode:
SISO single input single output. The device will use only one antenna for
data transfer. The antenna will be chosen automatically.
MIMO 2×2 multiple input multiple output. The device will use two antennas
for data transfer (two simultaneous streams).
Max 802.11n MCS index choose the maximum rates to specify the modulation and
coding scheme (MCS) rates at which data can be transmitted between the access
point and the client. If there will be an interference encountered, the
LigoDLB will step down to the highest rate that allows data transmission.
Max data rate, Mbps displays automatically calculated maximum data rate.
Available on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
Fragmentation specify the Fragmentation threshold using slider or enter the
value manually [2562346 bytes]. This is the maximum size for a packet before
data is fragmented into multiple packets. Setting the Fragmentation threshold
too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor modifications of
this value are recommended.
RTS/CTS specify the RTS threshold using slider or enter the value manually
[0-2347 bytes]. The RTS threshold determines the packet size of a transmission
and, through the use of an access point, helps control traffic flow.
Basic Wireless Settings (AP)
The wireless AP table allows configure main AP iPoll 3 parameters, such as
SSID, Security, WACL, advanced settings.
Figure 37 – Wireless Settings Click on the edit icon and the wireless settings window will be displayed:
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Figure 38 Wireless AP Settings
SSID specify the unique name of the wireless network. The device will
broadcast messages to all stations within range, advertising this SSID.
Broadcast SSID if this option disabled, the LigoDLB device will not
broadcast its SSID to station devices.
For detailed information about Security settings and WACL refer at the
respective sections Wireless security and Wireless ACL.
Bandwidth limitation:
Outgoing (AP to Station) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the outgoing
traffic.
Incoming (Station to AP) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the incoming
traffic.
Advanced settings:
Client isolation select to enable the layer 2 isolation that blocks clients
from communicating with each other.
Map to data VLAN ID specify the VLAN ID for traffic tagging on particular
VAP interface. The devices that associate using the particular SSID will be
grouped into this VLAN. Map to data VLAN ID is not available if device is
operating in Router network mode.
Max connected clients – specify the maximum number of associated wireless
clients on the LigoDLB AP radio.
Min client signal (dBm) – if enabled, the LigiDLB AP will drop the connection
for clients that have signal level below configured threshold.
Management over wireless controls the wireless administrative access. For
security reasons, it is recommended disable wireless access and instead
requires a physical network connection using an Ethernet cable for
administrative access to LigoDLB. Management over wireless is not available if
device is operating in Router network mode.
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Multicast enhancement If clients do not send IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) messages, then they are not registered as receivers of your multicast traffic. Using IGMP snooping, the Multicast Enhancement option isolates multicast traffic from unregistered clients and allows the device to send multicast traffic to registered clients using higher data rates. This lessens the risk of traffic overload on PtMP links and increases the reliability of multicast traffic since packets are transmitted again if the first transmission fails. If clients do not send IGMP messages but should receive multicast traffic, then you may need to disable the Multicast Enhancement option. By default this option is enabled.
Wireless mode: Station (WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3)
With this wireless mode, the LigoDLB will operate as wireless Station, though
it automatically switches on the iPoll 2 or iPoll 3 mode if the specified
access point will be detected as an AP iPoll 2 or AP iPoll 3 accordingly. In
case the Station finds two networks with the same SSID, where one is iPoll 3,
another 11n, the connection priority will be iPoll 3.
Use Wireless Configuration to setup radio interface of the device.
Figure 39 Station Wireless Settings
Enable radio use slide to enable or disable LigoDLB radio.
Operating country – displays LigoDLB unit operating country. The Country
selection determines the available channels and transmission power level based
on regulatory restrictions in the operating country. The country has been
selected on the first step of the LigoDLB unit’s installation, though can be
updated if required.
Tx power (dBm) set the unit’s transmitting power at which the device will
transmit data. The larger the distance, the higher transmit power is required.
To set transmit power level use the slider or enter the value manually. When
entering the transmit power value manually, the slider position will change
according to the entered value. The maximum transmit power level is limited to
the allowed value by country in which device is operating regulatory agency.
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ATPC select to enable Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC). If enabled,
LigoDLB radio will continuously communicate with remote unit’s radio in order
to adjust the optimal transmit power automatically.
Channel width – select the width of the operating radio channel. The LigoDLB
supports 5, 10, 20 and 20/40MHz channel widths.
Non-standard channels select to enable non standard channels. Non-standard
channels have 5MHz channel step, therefore some center frequencies will not be
valid with 802.11 specification. This feature may interfere with other
networks and may not support all a/n standard clients or Access Points.
The Access Point and Station must have the same configured Non-standard
channels option; otherwise the connection can be not established regarding the
channel interference.
Smart channel width select to enable smart channel width on station. This
option enabled allows LigoDLB station to change the channel width
automatically in case of unsuccessful connection to AP as long as the
connection to AP is established.
Advanced Radio Settings
Advanced parameters allow configuring the device to get the best
performance/capacity of the link.
Radio mode this option is only on LigoDLB 802.11ac products. Choose the
device antenna operating mode:
SISO single input single output. The device will use only one antenna for
data transfer. The antenna will be chosen automatically.
MIMO 2×2 multiple input multiple output. The device will use two antennas
for data transfer (two simultaneous streams).
Max 802.11n MCS index choose the maximum rates to specify the modulation and
coding scheme (MCS) rates at which data can be transmitted between the access
point and the client. If there will be an interference encountered, the
LigoDLB will step down to the highest rate that allows data transmission.
Max data rate, Mbps displays automatically calculated maximum data rate.
Available on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
WMM enable to support quality of service for traffic prioritizing. Available
on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
AMSDU enable the AMSDU packet aggregation. If enabled, the maximum size of
the 802.11 MAC frames will be increased.
Short GI enable short guard interval. If selected, then 400ns value will be
used, else 800ns.
Fragmentation specify the Fragmentation threshold using slider or enter the
value manually [2562346 bytes]. This is the maximum size for a packet before
data is fragmented into multiple packets. Setting the Fragmentation threshold
too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor modifications of
this value are recommended.
RTS/CTS specify the RTS threshold using slider or enter the value manually
[0-2347 bytes]. The RTS threshold determines the packet size of a transmission
and, through the use of an access point, helps control traffic flow.
Basic SSID Settings
The wireless table allows configure main station parameters, such as SSID
settings, Security and advanced settings.
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Click on the edit icon and the wireless settings window will be displayed:
Figure 41 Station SSID Settings Primary SSID specify the SSID of the
wireless network device manually, or scan for Access Points automatically:
If auto scan for SSID is used, the results will be displayed in the Search
SSID table, thus simply click on the required AP and SSID will be selected:
Lock AP by MAC address select the check-box and specify the MAC address of
the required access point, thus preventing the roaming between access points
with the same SSID.
For detailed information about Security settings refer at the respective
sections Wireless security.
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Bandwidth Limitation
Outgoing (AP to Station) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the outgoing
traffic. Incoming (Station to AP) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the
incoming traffic.
Advanced SSID Settings
If LigoDLB is operating in Router network mode, this section will be hidden,
as VLAN and Management over wireless are not available on Router.
Wireless VLAN ID specify the VLAN ID for traffic tagging on particular radio
interface. The Station devices that associate using the particular SSID will
be grouped into this VLAN.
Management over wireless controls the wireless administrative access. For
security reasons, it is recommended disable wireless access and instead
requires a physical network connection using an Ethernet cable for
administrative access to LigoDLB.
Failover SSID
LigoDLB units have possibility to connect to preconfigured failover SSID, in
case the connection to the primary SSID is lost.
In case the Station is operating on failover SSID and then loses this
connection, the Station will try to connect to primary SSID first, and only
then will try to attempt to connect to the failover SSID. Reboot will result
in the same sequence.
Use the Failover SSID tab to enable SSID failover function:
Figure 42 – SSID Failover Configuration
Failover SSID specify the secondary SSID where the LigoDLB Station will try
to connect. Return to primary SSID when enabled the LigoDLB unit tries to
connect continuously to the primary SSID in the intervals preset.
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Failover timeout specify the amount of time in minutes, the station will
attempt to connect to primary SSID.
Bandwidth limitation:
Outgoing (AP to Station) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the outgoing
traffic.
Incoming (Station to AP) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the incoming
traffic.
For detailed information about Security and Advanced settings refer at the
respective sections Wireless security and Bandwidth Limitation Outgoing (AP to
Station) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the outgoing traffic. Incoming
(Station to AP) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the incoming traffic.
Advanced SSID Settings
Wireless mode: Station (ARPNAT)
The wireless mode Station (ARPNAT) is available only if the LigoDLB device is
operating in Bridge network mode.
With this wireless mode, the LigoDLB will operate as wireless Station with
ARPNAT. Use Wireless Configuration to setup radio interface:
Figure 43 Station Wireless Settings Enable radio use slide to enable or
disable LigoDLB radio.
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Operating country – displays LigoDLB unit operating country. The Country
selection determines the available channels and transmission power level based
on regulatory restrictions in the operating country. The country has been
selected on the first step of the LigoDLB unit’s installation, though can be
updated if required.
Tx power (dBm) set the unit’s transmitting power at which the device will
transmit data. The larger the distance, the higher transmit power is required.
To set transmit power level use the slider or enter the value manually. When
entering the transmit power value manually, the slider position will change
according to the entered value. The maximum transmit power level is limited to
the allowed value by country in which device is operating regulatory agency.
ATPC select to enable Automatic Transmit Power Control (ATPC). If enabled,
LigoDLB radio will continuously communicate with remote unit’s radio in order
to adjust the optimal transmit power automatically.
Channel width – select the width of the operating radio channel. The LigoDLB
supports 5, 10, 20 and 40MHz channel widths.
Non-standard channels select to enable non standard channels. Non-standard
channels have 5MHz channel step, therefore some center frequencies will not be
valid with 802.11 specification. This feature may interfere with other
networks and may not support all a/n standard clients or Access Points.
The Access Point and Station must have the same configured Non-standard
channels option; otherwise the connection can be not established regarding the
channel interference.
Smart channel width select to enable smart channel width on station. This
option enabled allows LigoDLB station to change the channel width
automatically in case of unsuccessful connection to AP as long as the
connection to AP is established.
Advanced Radio Settings
Advanced parameters allow configuring the device to get the best
performance/capacity of the link.
Radio mode this option is only on LigoDLB 802.11ac products. Choose the
device antenna operating mode:
SISO single input single output. The device will use only one antenna for
data transfer. The antenna will be chosen automatically.
MIMO 2×2 multiple input multiple output. The device will use two antennas
for data transfer (two simultaneous streams).
Max 802.11n MCS index choose the maximum rates to specify the modulation and
coding scheme (MCS) rates at which data can be transmitted between the access
point and the client. If there will be an interference encountered, the
LigoDLB will step down to the highest rate that allows data transmission.
Max data rate, Mbps displays automatically calculated maximum data rate.
Available on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
WMM enable to support quality of service for traffic prioritizing. Available
on LigoDLB 802.11ac products.
AMSDU enable the AMSDU packet aggregation. If enabled, the maximum size of
the 802.11 MAC frames will be increased.
Short GI enable short guard interval. If selected, then 400ns value will be
used, else 800ns.
Fragmentation specify the Fragmentation threshold using slider or enter the
value manually [2562346 bytes]. This is the maximum size for a packet before
data is fragmented into multiple packets. Setting the Fragmentation threshold
too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor modifications of
this value are recommended.
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RTS/CTS specify the RTS threshold using slider or enter the value manually
[0-2347 bytes]. The RTS threshold determines the packet size of a transmission
and, through the use of an access point,
helps control traffic flow.
SSID Settings
The wireless table allows configure main station parameters, such as SSID of
the AP unit, Security, advanced settings.
Figure 44 – Wireless Settings Click on the edit icon and the wireless settings window will be displayed:
Figure 45 Wireless AP Settings Primary SSID specify the SSID of the
required wireless network device manually, or scan for Access Points
automatically:
If auto scan for SSID is used, the results will be displayed in the Search
SSID table, thus simply click on the required AP and SSID will be selected:
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Lock AP by MAC address select the check-box and specify the MAC address of
the particular access point, thus preventing the roaming between access points
with the same SSID.
For detailed information about Security settings refer at the respective
sections Wireless security.
Bandwidth Limitation
Outgoing (AP to Station) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the outgoing
traffic. Incoming (Station to AP) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the
incoming traffic.
Advanced SSID Settings
If LigoDLB is operating in Router network mode, this section will be hidden,
as VLAN and Management over wireless are not available on Router.
Wireless VLAN ID specify the VLAN ID for traffic tagging on particular radio
interface. The Station devices that associate using the particular SSID will
be grouped into this VLAN. Management over wireless controls the wireless
administrative access. For security reasons, it is recommended disable
wireless access and instead requires a physical network connection using an
Ethernet cable for administrative access to LigoDLB.
Failover SSID
LigoDLB units have possibility to connect to preconfigured failover SSID, in
case the connection to the primary SSID is lost.
In case the Station is operating on failover SSID and then loses this
connection, the Station will try to connect to primary SSID first, and only
then will try to attempt to connect to the failover SSID. Reboot will result
in the same sequence.
Use the Failover SSID tab to enable SSID failover function:
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Figure 46 – SSID Failover Configuration
Failover SSID specify the secondary SSID where the LigoDLB Station will try
to connect. Return to primary SSID when enabled the LigoDLB unit tries to
connect continuously to the primary SSID in the intervals preset. Failover
timeout specify the amount of time in minutes, the station will attempt to
connect to primary SSID. Bandwidth limitation: Outgoing (AP to Station)
specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the outgoing traffic. Incoming (Station
to AP) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the incoming traffic.
For detailed information about Security and Advanced settings refer at the
respective sections Wireless security and Bandwidth Limitation Outgoing (AP to
Station) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the outgoing traffic. Incoming
(Station to AP) specify the maximum speed in Mbps of the incoming traffic.
Advanced SSID Settings
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Wireless security
The configuration of wireless security is made on Settings | Wireless
Configuration page:
Figure 47 – Wireless Security Navigation
If LigoDLB acts as an Access Point (auto WDS), Access Point (iPoll 2) or
Access Point (iPoll 3) the wireless security settings will be used by the
wireless stations for association. Thus wireless station security settings
must conform the settings configured on the AP that station is associated
with.
The LigoDLB supports various authentication/encryption methods and they are
different for Stations and Access Points.
Access Point security methods: Open no encryption. WPA/WPA2 Personal
authorizes and identifies clients based on a secret key that changes
automatically at regular intervals using mixed WPA and WPA2 securing methods.
WPA2 Personal authorizes and identifies clients based on a secret key that
changes
automatically at regular intervals using WPA2 securing method. WPA/WPA2
Enterprise RADIUS server based authentication (requires configured RADIUS
server) using mixed WPA and WPA2 securing methods. WPA2 Enterprise RADIUS
server based authentication (requires configured RADIUS server)
using WPA2 securing method. Station security methods: Open no encryption.
WEP 64bit WEP encryption with 64bit key algorithm. WEP 128bit WEP
encryption with 128bit key algorithm. WPA/WPA2 Personal authorizes and
identifies clients based on a secret key that changes
automatically at regular intervals using mixed WPA and WPA2 securing methods.
WPA/WPA2 Enterprise RADIUS server based authentication (requires configured
RADIUS
server) using mixed WPA and WPA2 securing methods.
Open
By default, there is no encryption enabled on the LigoDLB device:
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Figure 48 Wireless Security: Open
WPA/WPA2 Personal
Use the same sequence for the WPA2 Personal security configuration. To setup
WPA/WPA2 Personal encryption, need to select appropriate security type and
specify the passphrase:
Figure 49 Wireless Security: Personal WPA/WPA2 Security Passphrase specify
WPA or WPA2 passphrase [8-63 characters].
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WPA/WPA2 Enterprise for Access Points
Use the same sequence for the WPA2 Enterprise security configuration
LigoDLB has possibility to configure WPA/WPA2 Enterprise encryption with RADIUS authentication. Properly configured AP will accept wireless stations requests and will send the information to configured RADIUS server for client authentication.
Figure 50 Wireless Security: Enterprise WPA/WPA2 Security for AP
The properly configured RADIUS server is required for WPA/WPA2 Enterprise
encryption.
Auth. server IP/Port specify the IP address and the port of the
authentication RADIUS server where the authentication requests will be send
to. Auth. server key enter the key for the authentication on specified
RADIUS server. Accounting server use slide to enable accounting RADIUS
server, if required. Accounting server IP/Port specify the IP address and
the port of the accounting RADIUS
server where the accounting stats will be send to. Accounting server key
enter the key for the authentication on specified accounting RADIUS
server. Disconnect requests select to enable the Disconnect Request message
that is sent to a NAS (Network Access Server) in order to terminate a user
session and discard all associated session context. Disconnect request Port
specify the NAS port number where the disconnect request packets
will be sent to (default: 3799). Disconnect request key specify the key in
text string that is shared between the network
access server and the LigoDLB. Disconnect request from IP specify the
requestors IP address.
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WPA/WPA2 Enterprise for Stations
If LigoDLB is operating in Station wireless mode, Station will send requests
to AP, which will redirect authentication parameters to required RADIUS
server.
Figure 51 Wireless Security: Enterprise WPA/WPA2 Security for Stations EAP
method choose EAP method: EAP-TTLS PEAP Identity specify the identity of
the authentication to the RADIUS server. Password specify the password of
the authentication to the RADIUS server.
Identity and Password on the Station must match the identity and password
running on the RADIUS server’s user list.
WEP 64bit/128bit encryption
WEP encryption is available only for Station (not recommended for it’s
security flaws).
To configure the WEP encryption, select the WEP key algorithm (64bit or
128bit) and enter the preshared key:
Figure 52 – WEP Encryption Configuration
Key index select a value between 1 and 4, that refers to the position of the
matching key stored on the Access Point.
Key WEP keys are entered as a series of colon-separated HEX (0-9, A-F, and
a-f) pairs: 5 pairs for 64-bit (e.g. 00:AC:01:35:FF) 13 pairs for 128-bit
(e.g. 00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77:88:99:AA:BB:CC)
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Wireless ACL
Wireless ACL is active only in Access Point (auto WDS), Access Point (iPoll 2)
and Access Point (iPoll 3) wireless modes.
Wireless Access Control provides the ability to limit associations wirelessly, based on MAC address, to an AP by creating an Access Control List (ACL) on each wireless interface (including VAPs).
Figure 53 Wireless ACL Configuration
MAC filter policy define the policy: Open no rules applied. Allow MAC in
the list only listed MAC clients can connect to the AP (white list). Deny
MAC in the list only listed MAC clients can NOT connect to the AP (black
list). To add new rule, click the Add button, specify MAC address and click
verification icon . To remove the rule, click the delete icon next to required
record. To edit the rule, click the pencil icon next to required record.
Traffic Management
LigoDLB unit Traffic Management can be performed by configuring Traffic
Optimization and/or Traffic Control:
Traffic Optimization for L2 (802.1p) and L3 (DSCP) data classification in
order to prioritize incoming traffic for the best performance.
Traffic Control for downstream or upstream bandwidth control.
The availability of traffic management methods per LigoDLB unit’s operating
mode is given in the table below:
Operating mode
Access point (autoWDS) Access point (iPoll 2) Access point (iPoll 3) Station
(WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3) Station (ARPNAT)
Traffic Optimization
× ×
Traffic Control
× × ×
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Traffic Optimization
Traffic optimization is available only on: Access Point (iPoll3) and Station
(WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3) wireless modes on LigoDLB
802.11n products. Access Point (iPoll3) and Station (WDS/iPoll 3) wireless
modes on LigoDLB 802.11ac
products. The incoming traffic has to be marked according to 802.1p or DSCP
values to match one of the four queues, before reaching LigoDLB unit.
The QoS on the LigoDLB unit automatically detects and classifies incoming
traffic according 802.1p or DSCP values to match one of the four queues
(Lowest->Highest), as given in the following table:
Figure 54 801.p and DSCP Traffic Classification on LigoDLB QoS mapping
precendence is always 802.1p.
Traffic optimization select the transmitting traffic type for the best data
optimisation and performance: Data/Data+Voip for data and data+Voip traffic.
Data+Video+Voip for data, video and Voip traffic.
Traffic Control: Access Point
Traffic control is available only on Access Point (iPoll2) and both Station
(WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3) and Station (ARPNAT) wireless modes.
Traffic control is not available on 802.11ac LigoDLB products.
The Traffic Control on Access Point is made by assigning the pre-configured
profile for each station. Initially the Default traffic management profile is
created on LigoDLB. All newly connected stations to the LigoDLB unit will
appear under the Station list table and then the Default profile will be
assigned to them by default automatically.
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Figure 55 – Traffic Management Page Up to 32 Speed Limit Profiles can be
created on LigoDLB unit.
Click on the profile name for editing, or click the Add new profile button for
creating a new profile:
Figure 56 – Traffic Management Profile Configuration
Profile name assign a name for the particular Speed Limit Profile. Limit
incoming traffic select to enable limitation of the incoming traffic:
Incoming speed, kbps specify the maximum incoming bandwidth value for
traffic in kbps Incoming burst, kbytes specify data volume in kbytes of
Incoming traffic, that allows users to
exceed their assigned limit in a “burst” for a short period of time.
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Limit outgoing traffic select to enable limitation of the outgoing traffic:
Outgoing speed, kbps specify the maximum outgoing bandwidth value for
traffic in kbps. Outgoing burst, kbytes specify data volume in kbytes of
Outgoing traffic, that allows users to
exceed their assigned limit in a “burst” for a short period of time.
All newly connected stations will be assigned to default Speed Limit Profile
automatically.
If custom Speed Limit Profiles are configured, it is available to change
profile for the connected station. Select station that requires changes and
choose the action that can be performed:
Figure 57 – Traffic Management Stations List
Delete selected choose to delete particular station. Note that station that
will reconnect, will appear under this table with assigned default profile
automatically. Change profile to select profile that will be assigned to the
particular station.
It is possible to assign a custom profile for new, not connected yet station,
and then as soon as it connects to the AP, the custom profile (not default)
will be assigned for it. Click Add new station under the Station list table,
specify the station MAC address and the profile that will be assigned:
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Figure 58 – Assign Profile for the New Station
Traffic Control: Stations
The configuration of the Traffic Control is the same on both Station wireless
modes: Station (WDS/iPoll 2/iPoll 3) and Station (ARPNAT). In case the Station
is connected to the Access Point and the traffic speed limit is enabled on AP,
then traffic speed limit is managed from the AP side, thus all Traffic Control
section will be hided on Station. The Traffic Control on Stations can by
performed by limiting incoming and outgoing traffic on the station wireless
interface.
Figure 59 – Traffic Speed Limitation on Station Click on Wireless interface
name to edit traffic limitation settings:
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Limit incoming traffic select to enable limitation of the incoming traffic:
Incoming speed, kbps specify the maximum incoming bandwidth value for
traffic in kbps Incoming burst, kbytes specify data volume in kbytes of
Incoming traffic, that allows users to
exceed their assigned limit in a “burst” for a short period of time.
Limit outgoing traffic select to enable limitation of the outgoing traffic:
Outgoing speed, kbps specify the maximum outgoing bandwidth value for
traffic in kbps. Outgoing burst, kbytes specify data volume in kbytes of
Outgoing traffic that allows users to
exceed their assigned limit in a “burst” for a short period of time.
Services configuration
Use Services menu is divided into further five sections: Date & time Remote
management SNMP Ping watchdog WNMS
Figure 61 – Services Menu
Date & time
Use this section to manage the system time and date on the device
automatically, using the Network Time Protocol (NTP), or manually, by setting
the time and date on the device. The NTP (Network Time Protocol) client
synchronizes the clock of the device with the defined time server. Choose NTP
from the configuration menu, select your location time zone and enter NTP
server in order to use the NTP service.
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Figure 62 Date&time: NTP Configuration Enable NTP select this option as
enabled to configure NTP. Timezone select the timezone. Time zone should be
specified as a difference between local time and GMT time. NTP server
specify the trusted NTP server IP or hostname for time synchronization. Test
NTP servers – click this button to check if the specified servers responses
successfully.
To adjust the clock settings manually, disable NTP option and specify the
following settings:
Figure 63 Date&time: Manual Configuration Enable NTP disable this option
to set date&time manually. Timezone select the timezone. Time zone should be
specified as a difference between local time and UTC time. Date specify the
new date value in format DD/MM/YYYY Time specify the time in format HH:MM.
Remote management
Use this menu to manage access to the LigoDLB via SSH, Telnet and HTTP:
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Enable SSH enable or disable SSH access to device. SSH port specify the SSH service port. By default SSH port is 22. Enable telnet enable or disable telnet access to device. Telnet port specify the telnet port. By default SSH port is 23. Enable HTTP select tis option to enable or disable HTTP access to the device management. HTTP Port specify HTTP port. Standard HTTP port is 80.
HTTPS connection via the standard port 8080 is always enabled.
System Alerts
LigoDLB unit is able to send external alerts via SNMP Traps when there are
system errors.
Figure 65 – System Alerts Configuration
Enable system alerts select to enable alert notifications on the system.
System check interval, s specify interval in seconds at which the device
will send notifications of unexpected system behavior.
System alerts:
Wireless link status change system will send notification on Wireless link
status change. Ethernet link status change system will send notification on
Ethernet link status change. RSSI level lower than system will send
notification when RSSI reach value lower than specified. Default: 25
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Device reboot system will send notification about unexpected or
administrator initiated device reboot.
System uptime system will send notification about unit`s uptime on preset
time interval.
Uptime send interval set the time interval, at which the information about
device uptime will be send.
Noise level greater than system will send notification when signal noise
will reach value greater than specified. Default: -60 dBm.
RX drop greater than system will send notification when percent of RX
dropped packets become higher than specified value. Default: 250 packets per
seconds.
TX retry greater than system will send notification when percent of TX
retries becomes higher than specified value. Default: 250 packets per seconds.
Ping delay if enabled, system will send continuously ping requests to the
host, specified below, and in case ping delay will reach presetted interval,
the notification will be sent.
Ping host/IP address specify the host where the Ping requests will be sent
to.
SNMP Traps Settings
Manager address specify the IP address or hostname of SNMP Trap receiver.
Manager port specify the port number of the Trap receiver. Default port
number is 162.
Trap community – specify the SNMP community string. This community string acts
as password between SNMP manager and device by default Trap community string
is “public”.
Use inform select to wait for an acknowledgment from SNMP manager that trap
was received.
Retry count specifies maximum number of times to resend an inform request
[1-10]. Default: 5.
Retry timeout specifies number in seconds to wait for an acknowledgment
before resending request [1-10]. Default: 1.
SNMP
SNMP is the standard protocol that is widely used for remote network
management over the Internet. With the SNMP enabled, the LigoDLB device will
act as SNMP agent. SNMP Agent provides an interface for device monitoring
using the Simple Network Management Protocol, thus the network administrator
is able to monitor network performance, find and solve network problems.
Figure 66 SNMP Service Settings
Enable SNMP specify the SNMP service status.
R/O community specify the read-only community name for SNMP version 1 and
version 2c. The read-only community allows an LigoDLB unit manager to read
values, but denies any attempt to change values.
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Ping watchdog
Enable Ping Watchdog for continuous monitoring of the LigoDLB unit network
connection with the specified trusted host. If enabled, the LigoDLB unit will
send Ping requests periodically to the host and in case there is no response
within a specified time period, the Ping Watchdog will reboot the LigoDLB
unit.
Figure 67 Ping Watchdog
Enable ping watchdog click to enable Ping Watchdog function. Host/IP address
specify the host where the Ping requests will be sent to. Test host/IP
address – click this button to check if the specified host responses
successfully. Ping interval – specify the interval, in minutes, between Ping
requests. Ping fail count to reboot – specify the count of failed Ping
replies. After specified count of Ping failures, the LigoDLB unit will reboot
itself automatically.
WNMS
Wireless Network Management System (WNMS) is a centralized monitoring and
management system for wireless network devices. The communication between
managed devices and the WNMS server is always initiated by the WNMS client
service running on every device.
Enable WNMS agent select to enable WNMS agent.
Server/Collector URL specify the URL of the WMS server to which that
heartbeat notifications will be sent to.
Test connection – click this button to check if the specified server responses
successfully.
System configuration
System menu allows you to manage main LigoDLB settings and perform main system
actions (reboot, restore configuration, etc.). The section is divided into
further five sections:
Device settings System functions User accounts LED settings Advanced settings
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Figure 68 – System Menu
Device settings
Figure 69- Device Settings
Friendly device name specify name of the LigoDLB that will be used to
identify the unit. Contact information specify the name of the contact
person, such as a network administrator, for the LigoDLB. Location describe
the physical location of the device. Longitude specify the longitude
coordinates of the device [specific decimal format, e.q. 54.869446]. Latitude
specify the latitude coordinates of the device [specific decimal format,
e.q. 23.891058]. Both coordinates helps indicate accurate location of the
device.
System functions
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Backup configuration click to save the current configuration file. The saved
configuration file is useful to restore a configuration in case of a device
misconfiguration or to upload a standard configuration to multiple devices
without the need to manually configure each device through the web interface.
Restore configuration click to upload an existing configuration file to the
device. After the configuration file is uploaded, the new configuration will
be effective after the Save changes button is pressed.
Reboot device reboot device with the last saved configuration.
Reset device to factory defaults click to restore unit’s factory
configuration.
Resetting the device is an irreversible process. Current configuration and the
administrator password will be set back to the factory default.
User accounts
For security reasons it is recommended to change the default administrator
username and password as soon as possible.
Use this section to modify LigoDLB device user access credentials, to prevent
unit from unauthorized configuration.
Figure 71 User Accounts
Default administrator logon settings are: Username: admin Password: admin01
Click Edit button next to user for changing credentials:
Figure 72 User Account Settings Username change the administrator’s
username. Old password enter the current administrator password. New
password enter the new administrator password for user account.
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Verify password re-enter the new password to verify its accuracy.
The only way to gain access to the web management if you forget the
administrator password is to reset the unit to factory default settings.
LED settings
The LigoDLB has possibility to control LEDs.
Figure 73 Device LED Control LED status use the slide to disable or enable
LED signals on the LigoDLB unit.
Advanced settings
Figure 74 Device discovery Device discovery select to enable LigoDLB
discovery function. Enable this feature to allow the LigoDLB unit discovery
within reach of a single multicast packet Public status page enable or
disable the permission for not logged users to view the Status page.
Firmware upgrade
The current version of the device firmware is shown on the upper left corner
of the Web interface.
Figure 75 Firmware Version
The device system firmware upgrade is compatible with all configuration
settings. When the device is upgraded with a newer version or the same version
builds, all the system’s configuration will be preserved after the upgrade.
Click the (Update) link near the running firmware name and select the proper
firmware image in the Firmware Update pop-up window, then click Upload button:
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Figure 76 Firmware Upload The new firmware image is uploaded to the
controller’s temporary memory. It is necessary to save the firmware into the
device permanent memory. Click the Upgrade button:
Figure 77 Firmware Upgrade Current version displays version of the current
firmware. Uploaded version displays version of the uploaded firmware.
Upgrade upgrade device with the uploaded image and reboot the system.
Do not switch off and do not disconnect the device from the power supply
during the firmware upgrade process as the device could be damaged.
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Tools
Site survey
The Site Survey tool shows overview information for wireless networks in a
local geographic area. Using this test, an administrator can scan for working
wireless devices, check their operating channels, encryption and see
signal/noise levels.
To perform the Site Survey test currently, click the Start scan:
Figure 78 Site Survey Results
Channel width choose the channel width at which the scan will be performed:
Configured only with this option the scan will be performed on configured
channel width (refer
to the Status | Information page where the operating channel width is
indicated) All possible with this option, the scan will be performed on all
available channel widths
[5/10/20/40] Start/Stop scan click to start or to stop the scan.
Additionally, two charts display connected Device count and Signal level on
particular frequencies. The grey colored column represents LigoDLB unit’s
operating frequency:
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Figure 79 – Site Survey Charts: Device count and Signal level.
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Antenna alignment
The Antenna Alignment tool measures signal quality between the Station and AP.
For best results during the antenna alignment test, turn off all wireless
networking devices within range of the device except the device(s) with which
you are trying to align the antenna. Watch the constantly updated display as
you adjust the antenna.
Figure 80 Antenna Alignment
Start press this button to start antenna alignment. Stop press this button
to stop antenna alignment. Averaging if this option enabled, the graph will
display the average Signal Strength of both antennas.
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Link test
It is recommended to ensure that there is no traffic on the link before
running the Link Test as results may not be completely accurate.
Use the Link test tool to check the quality of the established iPoll 2 / iPoll
3 link. This tool tests the throughput at selected packet sizes and
iterations.
Figure 81 Linktest Results
Packet size – select packet sizes in bytes at which the test will be
performed. Iterations – select number of test iterations. iPoll 2 / iPoll 3
Access Point displays the Access Point information (if the Link Test is
performed from the iPoll 2 / iPoll 3 station side).
iPoll 2 / iPoll 3 Station select the Station by MAC address the Link Test
will be performed with (if the Link Test is performed from the iPoll 2 / iPoll
3 Access Point side).
Traffic direction select the traffic direction for the performing test.
Start click to start the throughput test. Stop click to stop the
throughput test.
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Spectrum Analyzer
The Spectrum analyzer test displays detailed information about signal level of
each LigoDLB unit’s antenna on each available frequency. This enables
administrator choose the best available frequency/channel for the unit
operation. The frequency list depends on the Country at which the unit is
operating and chosen channel width.
Click Start button to perform the test:
Figure 82 Spectrum Analyzer Results LigoWave
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Ping & Trace
Use Ping tool to discover how long it takes for packets to reach the specified
trusted host. The ping results are displayed in the table and graphically:
Figure 83 – Ping tool Host/IP address specify the host where the Ping
requests will be sent to. Packet size (bytes) specify the size in bytes of
the packet. Start/Stop click to start or stop ping tool.
Use Traceroute tool to track the route of packets to the destination host from
LigoWave NFT unit. This is useful when trying to find out why destination is
unreachable, as you will be able to see where the connection fails.
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Figure 84 – Trace tool
Host/IP address specify hostname or IP address of the target host. Max hops
(TTL) specify the maximum number of hops to search for target. Start/Stop
click to start or stop trace tool.
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Support
Troubleshooting
The troubleshooting file contains valuable information about device
configuration, routes, log files, command outputs, etc. When using the
troubleshooting file, the device quickly gathers troubleshooting information
automatically, rather than requiring you to gather each piece of information
manually. This is helpful for submitting problems to the support team.
Figure 85 Troubleshooting File Download Download click to download the
troubleshooting file. This may take a few minutes to gather information and to
complete download.
System log
The system log viewer utility provides debug information about the system
services and protocols. If the device’s malfunction occurs recorded messages
can help operators to locate misconfiguration and system errors.
Figure 86 Device System Log Click the refresh icon, on the upper right corner, to view current system messages.
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Index
8
802.11, 29, 33, 36, 40, 45 802.11a, 28, 30 802.11a/n, 28, 30, 37 802.11n, 28,
30, 37, 41, 45
A
abbrevations, 6 Access Point (auto WDS), 28 ACK, 6 ACL, 6, 52 AES, 6
aggregation, 30, 37, 41, 45 AMSDU, 6, 30, 37, 41, 45 antenna alignment, 68
ARPNAT, 14, 27, 44, 56 ATPC, 6, 29, 33, 37 autochannel, 28, 32, 36
B
black list, 52
C
CCQ, 6 client isolation, 31, 34, 38 configuration backup, 63 configuration
file, 63 country, 40, 44 CPU load, 11
D
default login, 63 device discovery, 64 DFS, 29, 33, 37 DHCP, 6, 17
client, 21 DHCP server, 20, 21, 22 DHCPv6, 24, 26 DNS, 22, 25 dynamic IP, 20
dynamic stateful, 19, 25 dynamic stateless, 19, 24
E
EAP, 6 ethernet, 11, 31, 35, 38, 43, 47
F
failover SSID, 43, 47 firmware upgrade, 65
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fragmentation threshold, 30, 37, 41, 45
G
gateway, 21, 25 GMT, 6, 58 graphs, 12, 13
H
HTTP, 59 HTTPS, 59
I
IEEE, 6, 28 IGMP, 6 IP, 6 IP method, 18 IP settings
dynamic IP, 20 static IP, 20 iPoll 2, 12, 27, 32, 40, 48, 69 iPoll 3, 12, 27,
35, 40, 48, 56, 69 IPv4, 17 IPv4 settings dynamic IP, 18 static IP, 18 IPv6,
17, 19, 24, 25 IPv6 settings dynamic IP, 19 static IP, 19 ISP, 6, 21
L
LAN, 6, 17, 20, 22 latitude, 62 lease time, 22, 27 LED, 6, 64 longitude, 62
M
MAC, 7 MCS, 7, 45 MCS index, 30, 37 MIMO, 7 MSCHAPv2, 7 MTU, 22, 26
N
NAS, 7 NAT, 7, 20 network mode
router IPv4, 22, 23
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NTP, 7, 57, 58
P
PC, 7 PDA, 7 PEAP, 7 ping, 71 port, 24 port forwarding, 23 Port forwarding, 20
PPPoE, 20, 21, 26 PSK, 7
Q
QoS, 7, 13
R
radio, 12, 40 RADIUS, 7, 50, 51 reboot device, 63 router IPv4, 20 router IPv6,
24 RSSI, 7 RTS threshold, 30, 37 RX errors, 13
S
scan SSID, 66 SISO, 7 site survey, 66 SMTP, 7 SNMP, 7, 59, 60 SNMP Trap, 59
speed limit, 54, 56 SSH, 7, 59 SSID, 7, 30, 31, 34, 38, 42, 46 static IP, 20
Static routes, 20 syslog, 73 system alerts, 59
system errors, 59
T
tagging, 31, 35, 38, 43, 47 TCP, 7, 24 telnet, 59 threshold, 31, 35, 38, 41,
45 timezone, 58 TKIP, 7 traceroute, 71 traffic control, 53, 56 traffic
optimization, 53 troubleshooting, 73 TTLS, 7 TX errors, 13
U
UAM, 7 UDP, 7, 24 uptime, 11, 15 UTC, 58
V
VAP, 30 Virtual AP, 30 VLAN, 7, 18 VLAN tagging, 18 VoIP, 7
W
WACL, 7, 30, 31, 34, 38 WAN, 17, 20 WDS, 7, 27, 40 WEP, 7 white list, 52
WISPr, 7 WLAN, 7 WNMS, 61 WPA, 7, 50 WPA2, 7, 50
Warning: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the
party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.
NOTE: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may
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cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures: –Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. –Increase the
separation between the equipment and receiver. –Connect the equipment into an
outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The equipment complies with FCC Radiation exposure limit set forth for
uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with
minimum distance 90cm between the radiator and your body.
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