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Page 1 VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
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Page 3 ’ ’ Version: 1.5 Firmware Version: V1.1.6 Date: September 10, 2015 VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 4 Web registration is preferred. You can register your Vigor modem via Owner http://www.draytek.com. Firmware & Tools Due to the continuous evolution of DrayTek technology, all modems will be regularly Updates upgraded. Please consult the DrayTek web site for more information on newest firmware, tools and documents.
Page 5: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
Product: VigorAP 900 DrayTek Corp. declares that VigorAP 900 is in compliance with the following essential requirements and other relevant provisions of R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, ErP 2009/125/EC and RoHS 2011/65/EU. The product conforms to the requirements of Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) Directive 2004/108/EC by complying with the requirements set forth in EN55022/Class B and EN55024/Class B.
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
3.2.1 General Setup......................... 33 3.2.2 Port Control........................36 3.3 Central AP Management ....................... 36 3.3.1 General Setup......................... 36 3.3.2 APM Log ......................... 37 3.3.3 Function Support List...................... 37 3.3.4 Overload Management ....................38 3.3.5 Status of Settings......................39 VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 8 3.9 Wireless LAN (5GHz) Settings for AP Mode............... 121 3.9.1 General Setup....................... 121 3.9.2 Security ......................... 123 3.9.3 Access Control......................126 3.9.4 WPS..........................127 3.9.5 AP Discovery ........................ 128 3.9.6 WMM Configuration ...................... 129 3.9.7 Bandwidth Management ....................130 3.9.8 Airtime Fairness......................131 VigorAP 900 User’s Guide viii...
Page 9 3.14.6 Station Statistics ......................175 3.15 Support Area ........................177 Applications.....................179 4.1 How to set different segments for different SSIDs in VigorAP 900 ........179 4.2 How to use VigorAP in Universal Repeater Mode? ............183 Trouble Shooting..................191 5.1 Checking If the Hardware Status Is OK or Not..............191...
Page 10 5.2 Checking If the Network Connection Settings on Your Computer Is OK or Not ....192 5.3 Pinging the Modem from Your Computer................195 5.4 Backing to Factory Default Setting If Necessary ..............196 5.5 Contacting DrayTek......................197 VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 11: Introduction
900, computers and wireless devices which are compatible with 802.11n/802.11a can connect to existing wired Ethernet network via this VigorAP 900, at the speed of 300Mbps. Easy install procedures allows any computer users to setup a network environment in very short time - within minutes, even inexperienced users.
Page 12 ; connected to your LAN and offering you with wireless access. If your network requires several VigorAP900 units, to centrally manage and monitor them individually as a group will be expected. DrayTek central wireless management (AP Management) lets control, efficiency, monitoring and security of your company-wide wireless access easier be managed.
Page 13: Led Indicators And Connectors
A normal connection (rate with 100M/1000M) is through its corresponding port. LAN is disconnected. Blinking Data is transmitting (sending/receiving). LAN B A normal connection (rate with 100M/1000M) is through its corresponding port. LAN is disconnected. Blinking Data is transmitting (sending/receiving). VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 14 Note that the disabled AP Management must be enabled manually if enabled AP Management is required. Restore the default settings. Usage: Turn on VigorAP 900. Press the button and keep for more than 10 seconds. Then the device will restart with the factory default configuration. LAN B Connecter for xDSL / Cable modem (Giga level) or router.
Page 15: Hardware Installation
ON/OFF: Power switch. This section will guide you to install the VigorAP 900 through hardware connection and configure the device’s settings through web browser. Before starting to configure VigorAP 900, you have to connect your devices correctly. Connect VigorAP 900 to ADSL modem, router, or switch/hub in your network through the LAN A port of the access point by Ethernet cable.
Page 16: Wired Connection For Notebook In Wlan
Connect VigorAP 900 to ADSL modem or router in your network through the LAN A port of the access point by Ethernet cable. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the PWR connector of the access point.
Page 17: Wireless Connection
Power on VigorAP 900. Check all LEDs on the front panel. ACT LED should be steadily on, LAN LEDs should be on if VigorAP 900 is correctly connected to the ADSL modem, router or switch/hub. (For the detailed information of LED status, please refer to section 1.2.)
Page 18: Poe Connection
VigorAP 900 can gain the power from the connected switch, e.g., VigorSwitch P2260. PoE (Power over Ethernet) can break the install limitation caused by the fixed power supply. Connect VigorAP 900 to a switch in your network through the LAN A1 (PoE) port of the access point by Ethernet cable.
Page 19: Network Configuration
After the network connection is built, the next step you should do is setup VigorAP 900 with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the access point and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address).
Page 20 Then, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. Under the General tab, click Use the following IP address. Then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish. IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 21: Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup
Area Connection, and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties. Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish. IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 22: Windows Xp Ip Address Setup
Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click Properties. Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish: IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 23: Windows Vista Ip Address Setup
Connection Properties window will appear, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click Properties. Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and click OK when finish: IP address: 192.168.1.9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 24: Accessing To Web User Interface
IP address of the computer to be the same subnet as the default IP address of VigorAP 900 192.168.1.2. For the detailed information, please refer to the later section - Trouble Shooting of the guide.
Page 25: Changing Password
Enter the new login password on the field of Password. Then click OK to continue. Now, the password has been changed. Next time, use the new password to access the Web User Interface for this modem. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 26: Quick Start Wizard
There are five operation modes for wireless connection. Settings for each mode are different. Wireless Mode At present, VigorAP 900 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode.
Page 27 AP Discovery Click this button to open the AP Discovery dialog. VigorAP 900 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. This option is not available when AP is selected as the Operation Mode.
Page 28: Configuring 2.4Ghz Wireless Settings Based On The Operation Mode
Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type the Security key number if required. Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP Peer MAC Address 900 connects to. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 29 Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type the Security key number if required. Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP Peer MAC Address 900 connects to. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 30 Choose LAN-A or LAN-B for each SSID. Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type the Security key number if required. Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP Peer MAC Address 900 connects to. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 31 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal values in 64-bit encryption level, or restricted to 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal values in 128-bit encryption level. The allowed content is the ASCII characters from 33(!) to 126(~) except '#' and ','. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 32 Security Mode. WPA2/PSK Select TKIP or AES as the algorithm for WPA. Pass Phrase It is available when WPA/PSK or WPA2/PSK is selected. After finishing this web page configuration, please click Next to continue. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 33: Configuring 2.4Ghz Security Settings
VigorAP 900 offers 2.4GHz wireless connection capability. You can setup 2.4GHz features in Quick Start Wizard first. Once the USB 2.4GHz wireless dongle connects to VigorAP 900, it can work immediately. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose.
Page 34 Disable - Disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted. Enable - Enable the WEP Encryption. Such feature is available for WEP/802.1x mode. After finishing this web page configuration, please click Next to continue. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 35: Configuring 5Ghz Wireless Settings
VigorAP 900 offers 5GHz wireless connection capability. You can setup 5GHz features in Quick Start Wizard first. Once the USB 5GHz wireless dongle connects to VigorAP 900, it can work immediately. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Operation Mode There are two operation modes for wireless connection.
Page 36: Configuring 5Ghz Security Settings
After finishing this web page configuration, please click Next to continue. VigorAP 900 offers 5GHz wireless connection capability. You can setup 5G features in Quick Start Wizard first. Once the USB 5GHz wireless dongle connects to VigorAP 900, it can work immediately.
Page 37 802.1x authentication. WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 900 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual authentication. It enables centralized remote access authentication for network management.
Page 38: Finishing The Wireless Settings Wizard
Detailed explanation is shown below: Item Description IP Address Displays the IP address of the LAN interface. TX Packets Displays the total transmitted packets at the LAN interface. RX Packets Displays the total number of received packets at the LAN VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 39 TX Bytes Displays the total transmitted size at the LAN interface. RX Bytes Displays the total number of received size at the LAN interface. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
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Page 41: Advanced Configuration
Open a web browser on your PC and type http://192.168.1.2. The window will ask for typing username and password. Please type “admin/admin” on Username/Password for administration operation. Now, the Main Screen will appear. Be aware that “Admin mode” will be displayed on the bottom left side. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 42: Operation Mode
AP Bridge-Point to This mode can establish wireless connection with another Point VigorAP 900 using the same mode, and link the wired network which these two VigorAP 900s connected together. Only one access point can be connected in this mode.
Page 43: Lan
Click LAN to open the LAN settings page and choose General Setup. Note: Such page will be changed according to the Operation Mode selected. The following screen is obtained by choosing AP as the operation mode. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 44 Default Gateway – In general, it is not really necessary to specify a gateway for VigorAP 900. However, if it is required, simply type an IP address as the gateway for VigorAP 900. It will be convenient for the access point to acquire more service (e.g., accessing NTP server) from Vigor router.
Page 45 Subnet Mask – Type in an address code that determines the size of the network. (Default: 255.255.255.0/ 24) Enable Management VLAN – VigorAP 900 supports tag-based VLAN for wireless clients accessing Vigor device. Only the clients with the specified VLAN ID can access into VigorAP 900.
Page 46: Port Control
Such menu allows you to configure VigorAP device to be managed by Vigor2860 series. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable AP Check the box to enable the function of AP Management Management (APM). Enable Auto VigorAP 900 can be controlled under Central AP Management VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 47: Apm Log
Vigor2860 series will be applied to VigorAP 900 immediately. Thus, it is not necessary to configure VigorAP 900 separately. This page will display log information related to wireless stations connected to VigorAP 900 and central AP management. Such information also will be delivered to Vigor router (e.g., Vigor2860 or Vigor2925 series) and be shown on Central AP Management>>Event Log of Vigor router.
Page 48: Overload Management
AP Load Balancing to the multiple APs will manage wireless traffic with smooth flow and enhanced efficiency. Load Balance can help to distribute the traffic for all of the access points (e.g., VigorAP 900) registered to Vigor router. Thus, the bandwidth will not be occupied by certain access points.
Page 49: Status Of Settings
Load Balance for VigorAP 900. In which, By Station Number, By Traffic and Force Overload Disassociation indicate settings configured in Vigor 2860 or Vigor2925 series. “X” means the function is not enabled or VigorAP 900 has not registered to any Vigor router yet.
Page 50: General Concepts For Wireless Lan (2.4Ghz/5Ghz)
In an Infrastructure Mode of wireless network, VigorAP 900 plays a role as an Access Point (AP) connecting to lots of wireless clients or Stations (STA). All the STAs will share the same Internet connection via VigorAP 900.
Page 51 Start PBC button or using PIN Code. On the side of VigorAP 900 series which served as an AP, press WPS button once on the front panel of VigorAP 900 or click Start PBC on web configuration interface. On the side of a station with network card installed, press Start PBC button of network card.
Page 52: Wireless Lan Settings For Ap Mode
General Setup, Security, Access Control, WPS, AP Discovery, WMM Configuration, Station List, Bandwidth Management, Airtime Fairness, Roaming, Status and Station Control. Note: The Wireless LAN settings will be changed according to the Operation Mode selected in section 3.1. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 53: General Setup
Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations which try to connect Internet through Vigor device. The number you can set is from 3 to 64. At present, VigorAP 900 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, Mode 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously.
Page 54 VigorAP 900 while site surveying. The system allows you to set four sets of SSID for different usage. SSID Set a name for VigorAP 900 to be identified. Default settings are DrayTek-LAN-A and DrayTek-LAN-B. When Enable 2 Subnet is enabled, you can specify subnet interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for each SSID by using the drop down menu.
Page 55 Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function. Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for TxBURST on the tab of Option). VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 56 Antenna VigorAP 900 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down Tx Power the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.
Page 57: Security
Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 900 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 58 Disable - Disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted. Enable - Enable the WEP Encryption. Such feature is available for WEP/802.1x mode. Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 59 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 900 which is used Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for wireless security.
Page 60: Access Control
Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 900. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.
Page 61: Wps
VigorAP 900 will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients about two minutes. Both ACT and 2.4G WLAN LEDs on VigorAP 900 will blink quickly when WPS is in progress. It will return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to setup WPS within two minutes)
Page 62: Ap Discovery
(You need to setup WPS within two minutes). VigorAP 900 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. Based on the scanning result, users will know which channel is clean for usage. Also, it can be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link.
Page 63: Wmm Configuration
AC_VI and AC_VO that need higher priorities in data transmission, please set greater value for them to get highest transmission opportunity. Specify the value ranging from 0 to 65535. It is an abbreviation of Admission control Mandatory. It can VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 64 Note: VigorAP 900 provides standard WMM configuration in the web page. If you want to modify the parameters, please refer to the Wi-Fi WMM standard specification. AckPolicy “Uncheck” (default value) the box means the AP will answer the response request while transmitting WMM packets through wireless connection.
Page 65: Bandwidth Management
Auto Adjustment Check this box to have the bandwidth limit determined by the system automatically. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 66: Airtime Fairness
Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit data packets through VigorAP 900. Although they have equal probability to access the wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet.
Page 67 Airtime Fairness – Click the link to display the following screen of airtime fairness note. Triggering Client Number –Airtime Fairness function is applied only when active station number achieves this number. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 68: Band Steering
If dual-band is detected, the AP will let the wireless client connect to less congested wireless LAN, such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion. Note: To make Band Steering work successfully, SSID and security on 2.4GHz also MUST be broadcasted on 5GHz. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 69 2.4GHz network connection. Specify the time limit for VigorAP to detect the wireless client. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. Below shows how Band Steering works. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 70 3. Click OK to save the settings. 4. Open Wireless LAN (2.4GHz)>>General Setup and Wireless LAN (5GHz)>> General Setup. Configure SSID as ap900-BandSteering for both pages. Click OK to save the settings. Same value for 2.4GHz and 5GHz VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 71 Configure Security as 12345678 for both pages. Click OK to save the settings. Same value for 2.4GHz and 5GHz 6. Now, VigorAP 900 will let the wireless clients connect to less congested wireless LAN, such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 72: Station Control
Display All Station All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List. After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 73: Roaming
It makes roaming faster and more secure. (Only valid in WPA2) Enable - Enable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. Disable - Disable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 74: Station List
Only the valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. Click this button to add current typed MAC address into Access Control. Advanced Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the station. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 75: Wireless Lan Settings For Ap Bridge-Point To Point/Ap Bridge-Point To Multi-Point Mode
Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup, AP Discovery, WDS AP Status, Airtime Fairness, Roaming, Status and Station Control. AP Bridge-Point to Point allows VigorAP 900 to connect to another VigorAP 900 which uses the same mode. All wired Ethernet clients of both VigorAP 900s will be connected together.
Page 76: General Setup
Item Description Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function. Mode At present, VigorAP 900 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode.
Page 77 Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function. Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for TxBURST on the tab of Option). VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 78 Antenna VigorAP 900 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.
Page 79: Ap Discovery
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP which is in the same channel of VigorAP 900 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all the connected APs.
Page 80: Wds Ap Status
VigorAP 900 can display the status such as MAC address, physical mode, power save and bandwidth for the working AP connected with WDS. Click Refresh to get the newest information. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 81: Wireless Lan Settings For Ap Bridge-Wds Mode
Status and Station Control. By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure security, Tx Burst and choose proper mode. Please refer to the following figure for more information. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 82 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function. Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations Enable Limit Client VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 83 Internet through VigorAP. The number you can set is from 3 to 64. Mode At present, VigorAP 900 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode.
Page 84 Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function. Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 85 TxBURST on the tab of Option). Antenna VigorAP 900 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.
Page 86: Security
Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 900 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual authentication. It enables centralized remote access...
Page 87 Disable - Disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted. Enable - Enable the WEP Encryption. Such feature is available for WEP/802.1x mode. Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 88 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 900 which is used Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for wireless security.
Page 89: Access Control
Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 900. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.
Page 90: Wps
VigorAP 900 will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients about two minutes. Both ACT and 2.4G WLAN LEDs on VigorAP 900 will blink quickly when WPS is in progress. It will return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to setup WPS within two minutes)
Page 91: Ap Discovery
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP which is in the same channel of VigorAP 900 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all the connected APs.
Page 92: Wds Ap Status
VigorAP 900 can display the status such as MAC address, physical mode, power save and bandwidth for the working AP connected with WDS. Click Refresh to get the newest information. WMM is an abbreviation of Wi-Fi Multimedia. It defines the priority levels for four access categories derived from 802.1d (prioritization tabs).
Page 93 It is an abbreviation of Admission control Mandatory. It can restrict stations from using specific category class if it is checked. Note: VigorAP 900 provides standard WMM configuration in the web page. If you want to modify the parameters, please refer to the Wi-Fi WMM standard specification.
Page 94: Bandwidth Management
Auto Adjustment Check this box to have the bandwidth limit determined by the system automatically. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 95: Airtime Fairness
Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit data packets through VigorAP 900. Although they have equal probability to access the wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet.
Page 96 Airtime Fairness – Click the link to display the following screen of airtime fairness note. Triggering Client Number –Airtime Fairness function is applied only when active station number achieves this number. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 97: Band Steering
If dual-band is detected, the AP will let the wireless client connect to less congested wireless LAN, such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion. Note: To make Band Steering work successfully, SSID and security on 2.4GHz also MUST be broadcasted on 5GHz. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 98 2.4GHz network connection. Specify the time limit for VigorAP to detect the wireless client. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. Below shows how Band Steering works. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 99 9. Click OK to save the settings. 10. Open Wireless LAN (2.4GHz)>>General Setup and Wireless LAN (5GHz)>> General Setup. Configure SSID as ap900-BandSteering for both pages. Click OK to save the settings. Same value for 2.4GHz and 5GHz VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 100: Station Control
2.4GHz and 5GHz 12. Now, VigorAP 900 will let the wireless clients connect to less congested wireless LAN, such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion. Station Control is used to specify the duration for the wireless client to connect and reconnect VigorAP.
Page 101: Roaming
Roaming feature for each AP to reach the purpose of expanding wireless signals seamlessly. These access points connecting for each other shall be verified by pre-authentication. This page allows you to enable the roaming feature and the pre-authentication. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 102 It makes roaming faster and more secure. (Only valid in WPA2) Enable - Enable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. Disable - Disable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 103: Station List
Only the valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. Click this button to add current typed MAC address into Access Control. Advanced Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the station. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 104 Control Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations. Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 105: Wireless Lan Settings For Universal Repeater Mode
When you choose Universal Repeater as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup, Security, Access Control, WPS, AP Discovery, Universal Repeater, WMM Configuration, Station List, Bandwidth Management, Airtime Fairness, Roaming, Status and Station Control. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 106: General Setup
Internet through VigorAP. The number you can set is from 3 to 64. Mode At present, VigorAP 900 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed (11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode.
Page 107 VigorAP 900 while site surveying. The system allows you to set four sets of SSID for different usage. SSID Set a name for VigorAP 900 to be identified. Default settings are DrayTek-LAN-A and DrayTek-LAN-B. When Enable 2 Subnet is enabled, you can specify subnet interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for each SSID by using the drop down menu.
Page 108 Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function. Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for TxBURST on the tab of Option). VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 109 Antenna VigorAP 900 can be attached with two antennas to have good data transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R. The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down Tx Power the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.
Page 110: Security
Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 900 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 111 Disable - Disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted. Enable - Enable the WEP Encryption. Such feature is available for WEP/802.1x mode. Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 112 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 900 which is used Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for wireless security.
Page 113: Access Control
Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 900. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.
Page 114: Wps
VigorAP 900 will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients about two minutes. Both ACT and 2.4G WLAN LEDs on VigorAP 900 will blink quickly when WPS is in progress. It will return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to setup WPS within two minutes)
Page 115: Ap Discovery
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP which is in the same channel of VigorAP 900 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all the connected APs.
Page 116: Universal Repeater
WDS and normal AP mode. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description SSID Set the name of access point that VigorAP 900 wants to connect to. MAC Address Type the MAC address of access point that VigorAP 900 wants (Optional) to connect to.
Page 117 Type an IP address with the same network segment of the LAN IP setting of the router. Such IP shall be different with any IP address in LAN. This setting is available when Static IP is selected as Subnet Mask VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 118: Wmm Configuration
Window-Max. Please specify the value ranging from 1 to 15. Be aware that CWMax value must be greater than CWMin or equals to CWMin value. Both values will influence the time delay for WMM accessing categories. The difference VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 119 It is an abbreviation of Admission control Mandatory. It can restrict stations from using specific category class if it is checked. Note: VigorAP 900 provides standard WMM configuration in the web page. If you want to modify the parameters, please refer to the Wi-Fi WMM standard specification.
Page 120: Bandwidth Management
Auto Adjustment Check this box to have the bandwidth limit determined by the system automatically. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 121: Airtime Fairness
Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit data packets through VigorAP 900. Although they have equal probability to access the wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet.
Page 122 Airtime Fairness – Click the link to display the following screen of airtime fairness note. Triggering Client Number –Airtime Fairness function is applied only when active station number achieves this number. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 123: Band Steering
If dual-band is detected, the AP will let the wireless client connect to less congested wireless LAN, such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion. Note: To make Band Steering work successfully, SSID and security on 2.4GHz also MUST be broadcasted on 5GHz. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 124 2.4GHz network connection. Specify the time limit for VigorAP to detect the wireless client. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. Below shows how Band Steering works. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 125 15. Click OK to save the settings. 16. Open Wireless LAN (2.4GHz)>>General Setup and Wireless LAN (5GHz)>> General Setup. Configure SSID as ap900-BandSteering for both pages. Click OK to save the settings. Same value for 2.4GHz and 5GHz VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 126: Station Control
2.4GHz and 5GHz 18. Now, VigorAP 900 will let the wireless clients connect to less congested wireless LAN, such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion. Station Control is used to specify the duration for the wireless client to connect and reconnect VigorAP.
Page 127 All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using Display All Station Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List. After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 128: Roaming
It makes roaming faster and more secure. (Only valid in WPA2) Enable - Enable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. Disable - Disable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 129: Station List
Only the valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. Click this button to add current typed MAC address into Access Control. Advanced Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the station. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 130 Control Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations. Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 131: Wireless Lan (5Ghz) Settings For Ap Mode
LAN connection and so on. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function. Enable Limit Client Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 132 SSID or just cannot see any thing about VigorAP 900 while site surveying. The system allows you to set four sets of SSID for different usage. Set a name for VigorAP 900 to be identified. Default settings are SSID Draytek_5G-LANA and Draytek_5G-LANB. When Enable 2 Subnet is enabled, you can specify subnet interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for each SSID by using the drop down menu.
Page 133: Security
By clicking the Security Settings, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the settings. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 134 Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 900 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual authentication. It enables centralized remote access authentication for network management.
Page 135 Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 900 which is used Use internal RADIUS to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access Server point.
Page 136: Access Control
Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 900. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.
Page 137: Wps
Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS setting. WPS Configured Display related system information for WPS. If the wireless security (encryption) function of VigorAP 900 is properly configured, you can see ‘Yes’ message here. WPS SSID Display current selected SSID.
Page 138: Ap Discovery
(You need to setup WPS within two minutes). VigorAP 900 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood. Based on the scanning result, users will know which channel is clean for usage. Also, it can be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link.
Page 139: Wmm Configuration
AC_VI and AC_VO that need higher priorities in data transmission, please set greater value for them to get highest transmission opportunity. Specify the value ranging from 0 to 65535. It is an abbreviation of Admission control Mandatory. It can VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 140: Bandwidth Management
Note: VigorAP 900 provides standard WMM configuration in the web page. If you want to modify the parameters, please refer to the Wi-Fi WMM standard specification. AckPolicy “Uncheck” (default value) the box means the AP will answer the response request while transmitting WMM packets through wireless connection.
Page 141: Airtime Fairness
Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit data packets through VigorAP 900. Although they have equal probability to access the wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet.
Page 142 After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. Note: Airtime Fairness function and Bandwidth Limit function should be mutually exclusive. So their webs have extra actions to ensure these two functions are not enabled simultaneously. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 143: Station Control
Display All Station All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List. After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 144: Roaming
It makes roaming faster and more secure. (Only valid in WPA2) Enable - Enable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. Disable - Disable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 145: Station List
Only the valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. Click this button to add current typed MAC address into Access Control. Advanced Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the station. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 146 Control Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations. Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 147: Wireless Lan (5Ghz) Settings For Universal Repeater Mode
Internet through VigorAP. The number you can set is from 3 to 64. Mode At present, VigorAP 900 can connect to 11a only, 11n only, and Mixed (11a+11n). Enable 2 Subnet Check the box to enable the function for two independent (Simulate 2 APs) subnets.
Page 148: Security
VigorAP 900 while site surveying. The system allows you to set four sets of SSID for different usage. SSID Set a name for VigorAP 900 to be identified. Default settings are DrayTek5G-LAN-A and DrayTek5G-LAN-B. When Enable 2 Subnet is enabled, you can specify subnet interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for each SSID by using the drop down menu.
Page 149 Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. WEP/802.1x - The built-in RADIUS client feature enables VigorAP 900 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual authentication. It enables centralized remote access authentication for network management.
Page 150 Disable - Disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted. Enable - Enable the WEP Encryption. Such feature is available for WEP/802.1x mode. Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 151 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 900 which is used Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for wireless security.
Page 152: Access Control
Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 900. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.
Page 153: Wps
VigorAP 900 will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients about two minutes. Both ACT and 5G WLAN LEDs on VigorAP 900 will blink quickly when WPS is in progress. It will return to normal condition after two minutes.
Page 154: Ap Discovery
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP which is in the same channel of VigorAP 900 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all the connected APs.
Page 155: Universal Repeater
WDS and normal AP mode. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description SSID Set the name of access point that VigorAP 900 wants to connect to. MAC Address Type the MAC address of access point that VigorAP 900 wants (Optional) to connect to.
Page 156 This setting is available when Static IP is selected as Connection Type. Type an IP address with the same network segment of the LAN IP setting of VigorAP. Such IP shall be different with any IP address in LAN. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 157: Wmm Configuration
CWMin means contention Window-Min and CWMax means contention Window-Max. Please specify the value ranging from 1 to 15. Be aware that CWMax value must be greater than CWMin or equals to CWMin value. Both values will influence VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 158 It is an abbreviation of Admission control Mandatory. It can restrict stations from using specific category class if it is checked. Note: VigorAP 900 provides standard WMM configuration in the web page. If you want to modify the parameters, please refer to the Wi-Fi WMM standard specification.
Page 159: Bandwidth Management
Auto Adjustment Check this box to have the bandwidth limit determined by the system automatically. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 160: Airtime Fairness
Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit data packets through VigorAP 900. Although they have equal probability to access the wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet.
Page 161 Airtime Fairness – Click the link to display the following screen of airtime fairness note. Triggering Client Number –Airtime Fairness function is applied only when active station number achieves this number. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 162: Station Control
Display All Station All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List. After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 163: Roaming
It makes roaming faster and more secure. (Only valid in WPA2) Enable - Enable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. Disable - Disable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 164: Station List
LAN interface. Click this button to add current typed MAC address into Access Control. Advanced Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the station. Control VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 165 Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations. Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 166: Radius Server
VigorAP 900 offers a built-in RADIUS server to authenticate the wireless client that tries to connect to VigorAP 900. The AP can accept the wireless connection authentication requested by wireless clients. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable RADIUS Check it to enable the internal RADIUS server.
Page 167: Applications
VigorAP 900 while the user tries to use VigorAP 900 as the external RADIUS server. Confirm Secrete Key – Type the password again for confirmation. Configure  Add – Make a new client with IP and secrete key specified on the left boxes.
Page 168 Specify the starting time of the schedule. Specify which action should apply the schedule. Action Acts Specify how often the schedule will be applied. Once -The schedule will be applied just once Routine -Specify which days in one week should perform the VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 169: Apple Ios Keep Alive
To keep the wireless connection (via Wi-Fi) on iOS device in alive, VigorAP 900 will send the UDP packets with 5353 port to the specific IP every five seconds.
Page 170: Temperature Sensor
A USB Thermometer is now available that complements your installed DrayTek AP installations that will help you monitor the server or data communications room environment and notify you if the server room or data communications room is overheating. During summer in particular, it is important to ensure that your server or data communications equipment are not overheating due to cooling system failures.
Page 171 Below shows an example of temperature graph: VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 172: System Maintenance
Display the firmware version of the modem. Build Date/Time Display the date and time of the current firmware build. System Uptime Display the period that such device connects to Internet. Operation Mode Display the operation mode that the device used. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 173 Display the subnet mask address of the LAN interface. Wireless LAN (2.4GHz/5GHz) MAC Address Display the MAC address of the WAN Interface. SSID Display the SSID of the device. Channel Display the channel that the station used for connecting with such device. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 174: 164
Auto Configuration Server user’s manual for detailed information. The setting for URL can be domain name or IP address. CPE Settings Such information is useful for Auto Configuration Server (ACS). Enable– Check the box to allow the CPE Client to connect with VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 175 Auto Configuration Server. On – Choose the interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for VigorAP 900 connecting to ACS server. Port – Sometimes, port conflict might be occurred. To solve such problem, you might change port number for CPE. DNS Server IP Address – Such field is to specify the IP address if a URL is configured with a domain name.
Page 176: Administrator Password
Type in new password in this filed. Confirm Password Type the new password again for confirmation. When you click OK, the login window will appear. Please use the new password to access into the web user interface again. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 177: Configuration Backup
Click Backup button to get into the following dialog. Click Save button to open another dialog for saving configuration as a file. In Save As dialog, the default filename is config.cfg. You could give it another name by yourself. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 178: Syslog/Mail Alert
SysLog function is provided for users to monitor AP. There is no bother to directly get into the Web user interface of the AP or borrow debug equipments. Available settings are explained as follows: VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 179: Time And Date
Select to inquire time information from Time Server on the Internet using assigned protocol. Time Zone Select a time protocol. NTP Server Type the IP address of the time server. Use Default – Click it to choose the default NTP server. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 180: Management
This page allows you to specify the port number for HTTP and HTTPS server. Available parameters are explained as follows: Item Description Device Name Name - The default setting is VigorAP 900. Change the name if required. Management Port Setup HTTP port/HTTPS port -Specify user-defined port numbers for the HTTP and HTTPS servers.
Page 181: Reboot System
Note that this example is running over Windows OS (Operating System). Download the newest firmware from DrayTek's web site or FTP site. The DrayTek web site is www.draytek.com (or local DrayTek's web site) and FTP site is ftp.draytek.com.
Page 182: Diagnostics
Diagnostic Tools provide a useful way to view or diagnose the status of your VigorAP 900. At present, only System Log is offered. Click the Start button on the page to test the speed. Such feature can help you to find the best installation place for Vigor AP.
Page 183: Traffic Graph
LAN-A or LAN-B, daily or weekly for viewing data transmission chart. Click Refresh to renew the graph at any time. The horizontal axis represents time; the vertical axis represents the transmission rate (in kbps). Such page is used for debug by RD only. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 184: Wlan (5Ghz) Statistics
Such page is used for debug by RD only. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 185: Station Statistics
Such page is used for debug or for the user to observe network traffic and network quality. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Show Chart Choose one of the items to display the statistics chart for wireless stations. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 186 VigorAP 900. Visiting Time - Choose it to have the statistics of the wireless stations which is visiting VigorAP 900. Click this button to get analysis pie chart for daily connected Daily Connected Number Analysis / wireless stations / daily visiting wireless station.
Page 187: Support Area
When you click the menu item under Support Area, you will be guided to visit www.draytek.com and open the corresponding pages directly. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
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Page 189: Applications
SSIDs with different network segments for reaching the target of managing wireless network. See the following figure. In the above figure, VigorAP 900 is used to control the wireless network connection. It can separate the wireless traffic between accessing internal server and the usage of video.
Page 190 Below shows you how to configure the web page for VigorAP 900: In the page of Operation Mode, click AP mode for 2.4GHz Wireless and 5GHz Wireless. Open Wireless LAN(2.4GHz) >> General Setup and then Wireless LAN(5GHz) >> General Setup. Choose the subnet LAN-B for SSID 1 and choose LAN-A for SSID 2.
Page 191 Security Settings. Set the encryption method and set the password for SSID 1 and SSID 2 respectively. Open LAN>General Setup to configure the settings for enabling DHCP server on LAN-A/LAN-B. If there is a DHCP server configured in the same network segment, skip this step. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 192 SSID 1 can get the IP address assigned by LAN-B 192.168.2.0/24 for accessing the internal server. The wireless equipment connecting to VigorAP 900 with SSID 2 can get the IP address assigned by LAN-A 192.168.1.0/24 for using the video/audio uploading and downloading services.
Page 193: How To Use Vigorap In Universal Repeater Mode
Security Mode: Mixed (WPA/WPA2) In this example we use single LAN with 192.168.1.x/24 segment, and the DHCP server is enabled. 1. Please go to LAN >> General Setup >> Details Page for LAN 1. 2. Set up LAN 1. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 194 (2) Enable the DHCP Server. (3) Set the DHCP IP range. (4) Click OK. 3. Go to Online Status >> Physical Connection to check if WAN is connected. 1. Please go to Wireless LAN >> General Setup. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 195 2. Setting the Security. Please go to Wireless LAN >> Security. (1) Choose the Mode. (2) Give a Pre-Shared Key. Note: The Mode and Pre-shared Key will be needed when setting on AP800, and it’s suggested to memorize them. (3) Click OK. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 196 Vigor2830n. Also the DHCP Server should be disabled, so users will be assigned IP addresses by Vigor2830n. 1. Please go to Wireless LAN >> General Setup, and remove the tick on “Enable 2 Subnet”. Please click OK to save setting. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 197 (1) Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask. Note: The IP address of AP900 can’t be the same as it of Vigor2830n. (2) Disable the DHCP Server. (3) Click OK. 1. Please go to Wireless LAN >> Access Point Discovery, and click Scan. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 198 2. Choose the SSID of Vigor2830n (which is “Draytek-2830” in this example), and click 3. A window will pop up. Please enter the security information of Vigor2830n in it, and click OK. 4. Confirm the Universal Repeater connection is up.
Page 199 Vigor2830n. 2. Please go to Wireless LAN >> Security Settings. Make SSID and Channel settings the same as configured for Vigor2830n. 1. Choose the SSID of AP900. 2. Enter the SSID key. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 200 3. Confirm the IP address has been acquired. 4. Confirm connection by ping. (1) Test the connection to Vigor2830n. (2) Test the connection to Internet. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 201: Trouble Shooting
Power on the modem. Make sure the POWER LED, ACT LED and LAN LED are bright. If not, it means that there is something wrong with the hardware status. Simply back to “1.3 Hardware Installation” to execute the hardware installation again. And then, try again. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 202 Open All Programs>>Getting Started>>Control Panel. Click Network and Sharing Center. In the following window, click Change adapter settings. Icons of network connection will be shown on the window. Right-click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 203 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) and then click Properties. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Finally, click OK. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 204 Double click on the current used Mac Os on the desktop. Open the Application folder and get into Network. On the Network screen, select Using DHCP from the drop down list of Configure IPv4. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 205: Pinging The Modem From Your Computer
Open the Application folder and get into Utilities. Double click Terminal. The Terminal window will appear. Type ping 192.168.1.2 and press [Enter]. If the link is OK, the line of “64 bytes from 192.168.1.2: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=xxxx ms” will appear. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 206: Backing To Factory Default Setting If Necessary
While the modem is running, press the Factory Reset button and hold for more than 5 seconds. When you see the ACT LED blinks rapidly, please release the button. Then, the modem will restart with the default configuration. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...
Page 207: Contacting Draytek
If the modem still cannot work correctly after trying many efforts, please contact your dealer for further help right away. For any questions, please feel free to send e-mail to support@draytek.com. VigorAP 900 User’s Guide...

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