Moxa AWK-1100 - Manual

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Introduction 1-2 Overview AWK-1100 is rated to operate at temperatures ranging from 0 to 60°C, and is rugged enough for any harsh industrial environment. It can be installed easily on DIN-Rail mounting as well as in distribution boxes. The DIN-Rail mounting capab...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Introduction 1-3 802.11g: 10% PER@6Mbps ≤ -88dBm, 10% PER@9Mbps ≤ -87dBm 10% PER@12Mbps ≤ -84dBm, 10% PER@18Mbps ≤ -82dBm 10% PER@24Mbps ≤ -79dBm, 10% PER@36Mbps ≤ -75dBm 10% PER@48Mbps ≤ -69dBm, 10% PER@54Mbps ≤ -68dBm Software Features Protocols HTTP, DHCP, TCP...

2 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter explains how to install MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 for the first time. The following topics are covered: ‰ First-Time Installation and Configuration ‰ Deploying the Access Point (AP) ‰ Setting up Client Computers ¾ Configuring IEEE 802.11g-related Settings ¾ Co...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-2 First-Time Installation and Configuration Before installing AWK-1100, check to make sure that all items in the Package Checklist are in the box. In addition, you will need access to a notebook computer or PC equipped with an Ethernet port. AWK...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-4 Step 6: Configure AWK-1100’s IEEE 802.11 settings Go to the IEEE 802.11 Communication section to configure IEEE 802.11g-related communication settings, including Regulatory domain, Channel number, and Network name (SSID). The number of availab...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-5 NOTE About 10 seconds are needed for the AP to complete its restart process. Deploying the Access Point (AP) After the settings have been configured, deploy the AP to the field application environment. Connect the AP to an Ethernet LAN through...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-6 To establish a wireless link to an Access Point: 1. Launch the configuration/monitoring utility provided by the vendor of the installed WLAN NIC. 2. Use the utility to make appropriate Operating Mode , SSID , and WEP settings. NOTE A wireless ...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Getting Started 2-7 Checking if the TCP/IP-related Settings Work To check if a client computer can assess the Internet: 1. Open a Windows Command Prompt window on the client computer. 2. Type “ ping AP ”, where AP is the IP address of the Access Point. Replace it...

3 3 Chapter 3 Web Console Configuration In this chapter, we will explain each Web management page of the Web-based Network Manager. The following topics are covered in this chapter: ‰ Overview ¾ Menu Structure ¾ Save, Save & Restart, and Cancel Buttons ¾ Home and Refresh Buttons ‰ Viewing Status...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-2 Overview Menu Structure The left side of the home page contains a menu that you can use to carry out commands. Here is a brief description of the hyperlinks in the menu: y Home. For returning to the home page. y Status. Status inform...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-3 y Advanced. Advanced settings of the AWK-1100. ¾ Packet Filters. Ethernet Type Fiters, IP Protocol Filters, and TCP/UDP Port Filters settings. ¾ Management. UPnP, System Log, and SNMP settings. Save, Save & Restart, and Cancel Bu...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-4 Viewing Status Associated Wireless Clients On this page, the status information of each associated client, including its MAC address, IP address, user name (if the client has been IEEE 802.1X authenticated), number of bytes it has se...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-5 Link Monitor (AP Client mode only) When the AWK-1100 is in AP Client mode, you can use the Link Monitor status page to monitor the link quality and signal strength sensed by its RF module. Larger values means better wireless connecti...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-6 AP/Bridge AP Client AP/Bridge WDS STA-AP AP Client STA-AP To establish a static bridge link based on WDS, the AP/bridges at both end of the WDS link must be configured manually with each other’s MAC addresses. To establish a dynamic ...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-7 To upgrade the firmware of AWK-1100 by HTTP: 1. Click Browse and then select a correct firmware .bin file. The firmware file path will be shown in the Firmware file name text box. 2. Click Upgrade to begin the upgrade process. Backin...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-8 3. Configure the IP address of the computer so that the AWK-1100 and the computer are on the same IP subnet. 4. On the computer, run the TFTP Server utility, and specify the folder in which the firmware files will be placed. 5. On th...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-9 TIP If you want to upgrade the firmware of a deployed AP from a remote location over the Internet, adjust the Timeout and Max no. of retries settings of the TFTP Server for remote TFTP upgrade to succeed. Backing up and Restoring Con...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-10 NOTE Make sure the file is a valid configuration backup file for AWK-1100. TIP If you want to back up or restore the configuration from a remote location over the Internet, adjust the Timeout and Max no. of retries settings of TFTP ...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-11 DHCP Server (AP/Bridge modes only) Basic AWK-1100 can assign IP addresses to client computers automatically by DHCP. In this section of the management page, you can specify the Default gateway , Subnet mask , Primary DNS server , an...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-12 To assign a static IP address to a specific DHCP client: 1. Specify the MAC address of the DHCP client and the IP address to be assigned to it. Then, give a description for this mapping. 2. Select the corresponding Enabled check box...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-13 Association Control If the number of currently associated wireless clients exceeds the value specified in the Max number of clients setting, no more wireless clients can associate with the AWK-1100. If the traffic load of the AWK-11...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-14 By WDS, two or more LAN segments can be connected wirelessly. As illustrated in the above figure, a pair of wireless LAN-to-LAN bridges is used to connect two LAN segments. Since the AP is WDS-enabled, it can be used as a wireless b...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-15 WARNING Be sure to eliminate loops from networks that consist of wireless bridges, Ethernet switches, Ethernet links, and WDS links. If any loops exist, packets will circle around the loops and network performance will be seriously ...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-16 AP 1 AP 2 STA 1 STA 2 STA 3 Wireless Link Ethernet Link Switch WCI: This AP Only WCI: This AP Only Behavior of the “This AP Only” wireless client isolation option AP 1 AP 2 STA 1 STA 2 STA 3 Wireless Link Ethernet Link Switch WCI: A...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-17 A total of 7 security modes are available with the different AWK-1100 models: y Open System. No authentication, no data encryption. y Static WEP. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) keys must be manually configured. y Static TKIP (WPA-PS...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-19 Sample MAC ACL file To download a MAC ACL file from a TFTP server: 1. Specify the IP address of the TFTP server in the TFTP server IP address text box. 2. Specify the name of the MAC ACL file on the TFTP server in the MAC ACL file n...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-20 RADIUS Server Internet Wireless AP Wireless AP User Database user authentication user authentication IEEE 802.1X-Compliant Wireless Client IEEE 802.1X and RADIUS An access point supporting IEEE 802.1X can be configured to communicat...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-21 Configuring Advanced Settings Packet Filters The AWK-1100 provides layer 2 (Ethernet Type Filters), layer 3 (IP Protocol Filters), and layer 4 (TCP/UDP Port Filters) filtering capabilities. The configuration processes for the filter...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-22 TCP/UDP Port Filters The destination port field of the TCP or UDP header of a packet incoming from the WLAN or Ethernet interface is inspected for filtering. As a rule, specify the decimal Destination Port , Protocol type (TCP/UDP),...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration 3-23 NOTE The SNMP Authentication Failure trap is issued when using an incorrect community string to manage the AP via SNMP and the SNMP MIB II OID, snmpEnableAuthenTraps , is enabled ( disabled by default). SNMP The SNMP (Simple Network...

A A Appendix A Default Settings TIP Press the Reset ( SF-Reset , or Soft-Reset ) switch on the housing of a powered-on AP to reset the configuration settings to factory-default values. Setting Name Default Value Global User Name admin Password root IEEE 802.11g Regulatory Domain FCC (U.S.) or ETSI (...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Default Settings A-2 LAN Interface Method of obtaining an IP Address Set manually IP Address 192.168.127.253 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway 0.0.0.0 DHCP Server Disabled Management UPnP Enabled System Log Local Log SNMP Enabled SNMP read community publi...

B B Appendix B Troubleshooting Check the following first: y Make sure that the AWK-1100’s power is on and the Ethernet cables are connected firmly to the RJ45 jacks of the AWK-1100. y Make sure the LED WLAN of the AP is blinking to indicate that the RF is working. y Make sure you are using the corre...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Troubleshooting B-2 TCP/IP Settings Problems Default Gateway of Client Computer AP IEEE 802.11g Stage A State B Correspondent Host Stage D Client Computer DNS Server of Client Computer Ethernet LAN Internet Communication stages for a client to reach its correspon...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Troubleshooting B-3 y Are the IP address of the client computer and the IP address of the AP on the same IP subnet? ¾ Use WinIPCfg.exe or IPConfig.exe to see the current IP address of the client computer. Make sure the IP address of the client computer and the IP...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Troubleshooting B-4 The AWK-1100 stops working and does not respond to Web management requests. y The firmware of the AP may be stuck in an incorrect state. ¾ Unplug the power connector from the power jack, and then re-plug the connector to restart the AP. ¾ Repo...

C C Appendix C Regulatory Statement Federal Communication Commission Interference 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 harmfu...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Regulatory Statement C-2 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....

D D Appendix D Service Information This appendix shows you how to contact Moxa for information about this and other products, and how to report problems. In this appendix, we cover the following topics. ‰ MOXA Internet Services ‰ Problem Report Form ‰ Product Return Procedure

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Service Information D-2 MOXA Internet Services Customer satisfaction is our number one concern, and to ensure that customers receive the full benefit of our products, Moxa Internet Services has been set up to provide technical support, driver updates, product inf...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Service Information D-3 Problem Report Form MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 Customer name: Company: Tel: Fax: Email: Date: 1. Moxa Product: † AWK-1100-US † AWK-1100-EU 2. Serial Number: ___________ ______ Problem Description: Please describe the symptoms of the problem as...

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Service Information D-4 Product Return Procedure For product repair, exchange, or refund, the customer must:  Provide evidence of original purchase.  Obtain a Product Return Agreement (PRA) from the sales representative or dealer.  Fill out the Problem Report ...