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Draytek VigorAP 903 User Manual

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  • Page 2 VigorAP 903 802.11ac Access Point User’s Guide Version: 1.0 Firmware Version: V1.3.1 Date: January 22, 2019...
  • Page 3 Web registration is preferred. You can register your Vigor modem via http://www.draytek.com. Owner Firmware & Tools Due to the continuous evolution of DrayTek technology, all modems will be regularly upgraded. Please consult the DrayTek web site for more information on newest firmware, tools and documents. Updates...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter I Installation............................VI I-1 Introduction ................................1 I-1-1 LED Indicators and Connectors ........................3 I-2 Hardware Installation ............................... 5 I-2-1 Wired Connection for PC in LAN ......................... 5 I-2-2 Wired Connection for Notebook in WLAN....................6 I-2-3 Wireless Connection ..........................7 I-2-4 PoE Connection............................
  • Page 5 V-3-2 For Mac Os ............................139 V-4 Pinging the Device ............................... 140 V-4-1 For Windows............................140 V-4-2 For Mac Os (Terminal).......................... 140 V-5 Backing to Factory Default Setting ........................142 V-5-1 Software Reset............................. 142 V-5-2 Hardware Reset ........................... 142 V-6 Contacting DrayTek.............................. 144 Index..................................145...

  • Page 6: Chapter I Installation

    Chapter I Installation...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Ethernet cable. AP Management The VigorAP 903 can operate in standalone mode for your office network or a classroom or a waiting room of some transportation terminals (e.g. ferry terminal, bus station, train station) or a clinic's waiting room ;...
  • Page 8 APs, AP management will manage wireless traffic with smooth flow and enhanced efficiency. Support Mesh Network The message, information, and data can be transferred via wireless connection among VigorAP 903 devices without by using Ethernet cables. It can reduce the construction cost and eliminate the trouble of wiring.

  • Page 9: I-1-1 Led Indicators And Connectors

    I-1-1 LED Indicators and Connectors Before you use the Vigor modem, please get acquainted with the LED indicators and connectors first. Status Explanation The system is not ready or is failed. Blinking The system is ready and can work normally. A USB device is connected and active.
  • Page 10 Wireless band will be switched /changed according to the button pressed and released. For example,  2.4G (On) and 5G (On) – in default.  2.4G (Off) and 5G (On) – pressed and released the button once.  2.4G (On) and 5G (Off) – pressed and released the button twice.

  • Page 11: Hardware Installation

    I-2 Hardware Installation This section will guide you to install the VigorAP 903 through hardware connection and configure the device’s settings through web browser. Before starting to configure VigorAP 903, you have to connect your devices correctly. I-2-1 Wired Connection for PC in LAN Connect VigorAP 903 to ADSL modem, router, or switch/hub in your network through the LAN A port of the access point by Ethernet cable.

  • Page 12: I-2-2 Wired Connection For Notebook In Wlan

    I-2-2 Wired Connection for Notebook in WLAN Connect VigorAP 903 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 13: I-2-3 Wireless Connection

    I-2-3 Wireless Connection VigorAP 903 can access Internet via an ADSL modem, router, or switch/hub in your network through wireless connection. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the PWR connector of the access point.

  • Page 14: I-2-4 Poe Connection

    VigorAP 903 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 903 to a switch in your network through the LAN A4 (PoE) port of the access point by Ethernet cable.

  • Page 15: I-2-5 Wall-Mount Connection

    I-2-5 Wall-mount Connection Drill two holes on the wall. The distance between the holes shall be 80mm. The recommended drill diameter shall be 6.5mm (1/4”). Fit screws into the wall using the appropriate type of wall plug. Hang the VigorAP directly onto the screws. Wall...

  • Page 16: Network Ip Configuration

    I-3 Network IP Configuration After the network connection is built, the next step you should do is setup VigorAP 903 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 17 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...

  • Page 18: I-3-2 Windows 2000 Ip Address Setup

    I-3-2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup Click Start button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Area Connection and Local Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click Properties.

  • Page 19: I-3-3 Windows Xp Ip Address Setup

    I-3-3 Windows XP IP Address Setup Click Start button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Local Area Connection Status window will appear, and then click Properties.

  • Page 20: I-3-4 Windows Vista Ip Address Setup

    I-3-4 Windows Vista IP Address Setup Click Start button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click View Network Status and Tasks, then click Manage Network Connections. Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area Connection Properties window will appear, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click Properties.

  • Page 21: Accessing To Web User Interface

    You may either simply set up your computer to get IP dynamically from the router or set up the IP address of the computer to be in the same subnet as the IP address of VigorAP 903. If there is no DHCP server on the network, then VigorAP 903 will have an IP address of 192.168.1.2. ...
  • Page 22 For the first time accessing VigorAP, the Quick Start Wizard for configuring wireless settings will Section I-7 Quick Start Wizard for detailed information appear as follows. Refer to If VigorAP has been configured previously, the Dashboard of VigorAP will appear as follows:...
  • Page 23 The web page can be logged out by clicking Log Out on the top right of the web page. Or, logout the web user interface according to the chosen condition. The default setting is Auto Logout, which means the web configuration system will logout after 5 minutes without any operation. Change the setting of auto logout if you want.

  • Page 24: Changing Password

    I-5 Changing Password Please change the password for the original security of the modem. Go to System Maintenance page and choose Administration 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.

  • Page 25: Dashboard

    I-6 Dashboard Dashboard shows system status including the number of client connected, throughput, gateway, physical connection status, radio (2.4GHz / 5GHz) status, backhaul network, recent activities, wireless network usage, and so on. Click Dashboard from the main menu on the left side of the main page.

  • Page 26: Quick Start Wizard

    I-7 Quick Start Wizard Quick Start Wizard will guide you to configure 2.4G wireless setting, 5G wireless setting and other corresponding settings for Vigor Access Point step by step. Available operation mode includes: Access Point  Mesh Root  Mesh Node ...

  • Page 27: I-7-1 Settings For Access Point

    In the following page, configure the settings for wireless LAN (for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz) and click Next Step. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description WiFi Name Set a name for VigorAP 903 to be identified. WiFi Password Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64 Hexadecimal...
  • Page 28 Such feature is especially useful for free Wi-Fi service. For example, a coffee shop offers free Wi-Fi service for its guests for one hour every day. Guest WiFi Name - Set a name for VigorAP 903 which can be identified and connected by wireless guest.

  • Page 30: I-7-2 Settings For Mesh Root

    Configure the settings for wireless LAN (for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz) and click Next Step. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description WiFi Name Set a name for VigorAP 903 to be identified. WiFi Password Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as "0x321253abcde..."). Enable Guest...
  • Page 31 Such feature is especially useful for free Wi-Fi service. For example, a coffee shop offers free Wi-Fi service for its guests for one hour every day. Guest WiFi Name - Set a name for VigorAP 903 which can be identified and connected by wireless guest.
  • Page 32 After clicking Finish, the following web page appears. VigorAP will search for mesh node around the network.
  • Page 33 Available VigorAP devices will be shown on the screen. Select the device (as a mesh node) for grouping under such mesh group and enter a device name for identification. Click Apply and wait for a while.
  • Page 34 Later, a summary page of mesh root with mesh node will be shown on the screen.

  • Page 35: I-7-3 Settings For Mesh Node

    I-7-3 Settings for Mesh Node Choose Mesh Node as the operation mode and click Next Step. A summary of settings configuration will be shown on screen. Click Finish.

  • Page 36: I-7-4 Settings For Range Extender

    Configure the settings for wireless LAN (for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz) and click Next Step. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description WiFi Name Set a name for VigorAP 903 to be identified. WiFi Password Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as "0x321253abcde..."). Enable Guest Check the box to enable the guest wireless setting.
  • Page 37 Guest WiFi Name - Set a name for VigorAP 903 which can be identified and connected by wireless guest. Guest WiFi Password - Set 8~63 ASCII characters or 8~63 ASCII characters which can be used for logging into VigorAP 903 by wireless guest.
  • Page 38 Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description SSID/Security Once the access point specified above, the name / security key of the AP will be shown automatically in these fields. Channel Means the channel frequency of the wireless LAN. You may switch channel if the selected channel is under serious interference.
  • Page 39 Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as "0x321253abcde..."). A summary of settings configuration will be shown on screen. Click Finish.
  • Page 40 This page is left blank.

  • Page 41: Chapter Ii Connectivity

    Chapter II Connectivity...

  • Page 42: Operation Mode

    II-1 Operation Mode This page provides several available modes for you to choose for different conditions. Click any one of them and click OK. The system will configure the required settings automatically. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description This mode allows wireless clients to connect to access point and exchange data with the devices connected to the wired network.

  • Page 43: General Concepts For Wireless Lan (2.4Ghz/5Ghz)

    VigorAP 903 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 903. The General Setup will set up the information of this wireless network, including its SSID as identification, located channel etc.
  • Page 44 On the side of VigorAP 903 series which served as an AP, press WPS button once on the front panel of VigorAP 903 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 46: Wireless Lan (2.4Ghz/5Ghz) Settings For Ap Mode

    II-3 Wireless LAN (2.4GHz/5GHz) Settings for AP Mode When you choose AP as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup, Security, Access Control, WPS, Advanced Setting, AP Discovery, Bandwidth Management, Airtime Fairness, Station Control, Roaming, Band Steering and Station List. ...

  • Page 47: Ii-3-1 General Setup

    II-3-1 General Setup By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the SSID, the wireless channel and WDS (for 5GHz only). Please refer to the following figure for more information. Available for 5GHz Access Point Mode Available settings are explained as follows:...
  • Page 48 Internet through Vigor device. The number you can set is from 3 to 64. Mode At present, VigorAP 903 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 49 Subnet Choose LAN-A or LAN-B for each SSID. A remote AP should use LAN-A to connect to VigorAP 903 via WDS. Security Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as "0x321253abcde...").

  • Page 50: Ii-3-2 Security

    PSK (Pre-Shared 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 903 to assist the remote dial-in user or a wireless station and the RADIUS server in performing mutual authentication.
  • Page 51 which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication. Select WPA, WPA2 or Auto as WPA mode. WPA/802.1x - The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication.
  • Page 52 Item Description Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 903 which is used to authenticate Server the wireless client connecting to the access point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for wireless security.

  • Page 53: Ii-3-3 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 903. MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.

  • Page 54: Ii-3-4 Wps

    Button VigorAP 903 will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients about two minutes. Both ACT and 2.4G WLAN LEDs on VigorAP 903 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 55: Ii-3-5 Advanced Setting

    PinCode click Start PIN button. Both ACT and 2.4G WLAN LEDs on VigorAP 903 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). II-3-5 Advanced Setting This page is to determine which algorithm will be selected for wireless transmission rate.
  • Page 56 for TxBURST on the tab of Option). Antenna VigorAP 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 57 If it is enabled, VigorAP will isolate different wireless clients according to their IP address(es). WMM Capable To apply WMM parameters for wireless data transmission, please click the Enable radio button. MAC Clone Click Enable and manually enter the MAC address of the device with SSID 1.

  • Page 58: Ii-3-6 Ap Discovery

    II-3-6 AP Discovery VigorAP 903 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. Notice that during the scanning process (about 5 seconds), no client is allowed to connect to VigorAP.

  • Page 59: Ii-3-7 Wds Ap Status

    II-3-7 WDS AP Status VigorAP 903 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. It is available for wireless LAN (5GHz) only.

  • Page 60: Ii-3-9 Airtime Fairness

    Station A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet. In other words, Station B(fast rate) is obstructed by Station A(slow rate). To improve this problem, Airtime Fairness is added for VigorAP 903. Airtime Fairness function tries to similar airtime assign to each station (A/B) by controlling TX traffic.
  • Page 61 It is similar to automatic Bandwidth Limit. The dynamic bandwidth limit of each station depends on instant active station number and airtime assignment. Please note that Airtime Fairness of 2.4GHz and 5GHz are independent. But stations of different SSIDs function together, because they all use the same wireless channel.
  • Page 62  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.

  • Page 63: Ii-3-10 Station Control

    II-3-10 Station Control Station Control is used to specify the duration for the wireless client to connect and reconnect VigorAP. If such function is not enabled, the wireless client can connect VigorAP until it shuts down. Such feature is especially useful for free Wi-Fi service. For example, a coffee shop offers free Wi-Fi service for its guests for one hour every day.

  • Page 64: Ii-3-11 Roaming

    Minimum RSSI - When the signal strength of the wireless station is below the value (dBm) set here and adjacent AP (must be DrayTek AP and support such feature too) with higher signal strength value (defined in the field of With Adjacent AP RSSI over) is detected by VigorAP 903, VigorAP 903 will terminate the network connection for that wireless station.
  • Page 65 With Adjacent AP RSSI over – Specify a value as a threshold.  Fast Roaming Enable – Check the box to enable fast roaming configuration. (WPA2/802.1x) PMK Caching - Set the expire time of WPA2 PMK (Pairwise master key) cache. PMK Cache manages the list from the BSSIDs in the associated SSID with which it has pre-authenticated.

  • Page 66: Ii-3-12 Band Steering

    II-3-12 Band Steering Band Steering detects if the wireless clients are capable of 5GHz operation, and steers them to that frequency. It helps to leave 2.4GHz band available for legacy clients, and improves users experience by reducing channel utilization. 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.
  • Page 67 Therefore, when the signal strength is below the value set here while the wireless station connecting to VigorAP 903, VigorAP will allow the client to connect to 2.4GHz network. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.
  • Page 68 Below shows how Band Steering works.
  • Page 69 How to Use Band Steering? Open Wireless LAN(2.4GHz)>>Band Steering. Check the box of Enable Band Steering and use the default value (15) for check time setting. Click OK to save the settings. Open Wireless LAN (2.4GHz)>>General Setup and Wireless LAN (5GHz)>> General Setup. ap903-BandSteerin Configure SSID as g for both pages.
  • Page 70 12345678 Security as for both pages. Click OK to save the settings. Same value for 2.4GHz and 5GHz Now, VigorAP 903 will let the wireless clients connect to less congested wireless LAN, such as 5GHz to prevent from network congestion.

  • Page 71: Ii-3-13 Station List

    II-3-13 Station List Station List provides the knowledge of connecting wireless clients now along with its status code. Each tab (general, advanced, control, neighbor) will display different status information (including MAC address, Vendor, SSID, Auth, Encrypt, Tx/Rx Rate, Hostname, RSSI, Link Speed, BW, PSM, WMM, PHMd, MCS, Connection Time, Reconnection Time, Approx.
  • Page 72 Control Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations. Neighbor Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations.

  • Page 73: Mesh Settings For Mesh Mode

    II-4 Mesh Settings for Mesh Mode When you choose Mesh as the operation mode, the Mesh menu with the settings of Mesh Setup, Mesh Status, Mesh Discovery and Configuration Sync will be shown on the screen. Please note that, within VigorMesh network, the total number allowed for mesh nodes is 8 (including the mesh root) ...
  • Page 74 Mesh Root indicates that VigorAP would be other AP's uplink connection. As a Mesh Root, VigorAP must connect to a gateway with Ethernet cable first to have an internet connection. As a Mesh Node, VigorAP can connect to the mesh root or mesh node within the same mesh group via wireless network or physical connection with an Ethernet cable.

  • Page 75: Ii-4-1 Mesh Setup

    II-4-1 Mesh Setup Such page can determine the role of the VigorAP connecting to the computer physically. For a mesh root, you can search and specify mesh nodes as members under current mesh group. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Role...
  • Page 76 When Mesh Node is Wired Uplink – Check the box if such VigorAP connects to an uplinked selected mesh root or an uplinked mesh node with an Ethernet cable. Wireless Uplink Band – Choose a wireless band for connecting with an uplinked mesh root or an uplinked mesh node.
  • Page 77 How to set up a mesh group? The following steps will guide you how to setup a Mesh Group (with mesh root and mesh node) from Mesh >> Mesh Setup. Open Mesh>>Mesh Setup. Click Mesh Root and click OK for the VigorAP connected to PC with Ethernet cable.
  • Page 78 Wait until the searching result appears. Choose the device(s) you want to add to the Mesh Group as mesh node(s) and define the Device Name for each node. In this example, five devices are specified as mesh nodes.
  • Page 79 Click the Apply button and wait for it to finish the procedure. After finishing the mesh network configuration, refer to Mesh>>Mesh Status for viewing the result. A mesh root with 5 mesh nodes is online.

  • Page 80: Ii-4-2 Mesh Status

    II-4-2 Mesh Status This page shows that one Mesh Group can contain up to 8 devices. In the following figure, the 7th Device with hop 0 is one special Ethernet Backhaul. It means this node will use Ethernet cable to join the mesh group while others use the wireless link.

  • Page 81: Ii-4-3 Mesh Discovery

    II-4-3 Mesh Discovery Before a Mesh Node is connected, it is unable to check the device status from Mesh Root. This page can help to discover all Mesh devices around and offer the Link Status and Operation Mode of each Mesh device.

  • Page 82: Ii-4-4 Configuration Sync

    II-4-4 Configuration Sync If you add one Mesh Node in a mesh group, the Mesh Root will send the basic configuration to the device. This page could help you to change the Mesh Root settings and deliver the new configuration of the Mesh Root to all "connected"...
  • Page 83 Item Description System Maintenance / Check the item(s) you want to make configuration sync. Wireless LAN (2.4Hz) Apply – Click it to apply the settings configured by such AP to all connected mesh node. Note that this button is available only when such AP is in mesh root mode.
  • Page 84 Check the OP (operation) Mode. Make sure new Mesh Node doesn't accidentally get DHCP IP and becomes AP mode. Check the country code and channels. For example, it is impossible for connecting a VigorAP 903 Mesh Root with 5G channel 36 to VigorAP920R Wireless Mesh Node in EU country code.

  • Page 85: Universal Repeater Settings For Range Extender Mode

    II-5 Universal Repeater Settings for Range Extender Mode When you choose Range Extender as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items (for 2.4GHz and 5GHz) will include General Setup, Security, Access Control, WPS, Advanced Setting, AP Discovery, WDS AP Status, Universal Repeater, Bandwidth Management, Airtime Fairness, Station Control, Roaming, Band Steering and Station List.
  • Page 86 Display the SSID defined for Range Extender operation mode in Quick Start Wizard. Change the name of SSID whenever you want. MAC Address Type the MAC address of access point that VigorAP 903 wants to connect (Optional) Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. You may switch channel if the selected channel is under serious interference.
  • Page 87 Encryption Type for This option is available when Open/Shared is selected as Security Mode. Open/Shared Choose None to disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted. To enable WEP encryption for data transmission, please choose WEP. WEP Keys - Four keys can be entered here, but only one key can be selected at a time.

  • Page 88: Lan

    II-6 LAN Local Area Network (LAN) is a group of subnets regulated and ruled by modem. II-6-1 General Setup 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.
  • Page 89 Item Description Enable DHCP Client – When it is enabled, VigorAP 903 will be treated as LAN-A IP Network a client and can be managed / controlled by AP Management server Configuration offered by Vigor router (e.g., Vigor2860). IP Address – Type in private IP address for connecting to a local private network (Default: 192.168.1.2).
  • Page 90 agent should redirect the DHCP request to. DHCP Relay Agent - It is available when Enable Relay Agent is  selected. Set the IP address of the DHCP server you are going to use so the Relay Agent can help to forward the DHCP request to the DHCP server.

  • Page 91: Ii-6-2 Port Control

    II-6-2 Port Control To avoid wrong connection due to the insertion of unsuitable Ethernet cable, the function of physical LAN ports can be disabled via web configuration. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable Port Control Check it to enable the port control. If it is enabled, you are allowed to disable the function of physical LAN port by checking the corresponding check box.
  • Page 92 This page is left blank.

  • Page 93: Chapter Iii Management

    Chapter III Management...

  • Page 94: System Maintenance

    III-1 System Maintenance For the system setup, there are several items that you have to know the way of configuration: Status, TR-069, Administrator Password, Configuration Backup, Syslog/Mail Alert, Time and Date, SNMP, Management, Reboot System, and Firmware Upgrade. Below shows the menu items for System Maintenance.

  • Page 95: Iii-1-1 System Status

    III-1-1 System Status The System Status provides basic network settings of Vigor modem. It includes LAN and WAN interface information. Also, you could get the current running firmware version or firmware related information from this presentation. Each item is explained as follows: Item Description Model /Device Name...

  • Page 96: Iii-1-2 Tr-069

    III-1-2 TR-069 This device supports TR-069 standard. It is very convenient for an administrator to manage a TR-069 device (Vigor router, AP and etc.) through VigorACS (Auto Configuration Server). Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description ACS Settings Wizard – Click it to enter the IP address of VigorACS server host, port number and the handler.
  • Page 97 SSL(HTTPS) Mode - Check the box to allow the CPE client to connect with ACS through SSL. On – Choose the interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for VigorAP 903 connecting to ACS server. Port – Sometimes, port conflict might be occurred. To solve such problem, you might change port number for CPE.

  • Page 98: Iii-1-3 Administrator Password

    III-1-3 Administrator Password This page allows you to set new password for accessing into web user interface of VigorAP. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Account Enter the name for accessing into web user Interface. Old Password Enter the old password for accessing into the web user interface. New Password Enter in new password in this filed.

  • Page 99: Iii-1-4 User Password

    III-1-4 User Password This page allows you to set new account and password for accessing the web pages under User Mode. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable User Mode After checking this box, you can access into the web user interface with the password typed here for simple web configuration.

  • Page 100: Iii-1-5 Configuration Backup

    III-1-5 Configuration Backup Such function can be used to backup/restore the VigorAP 903 settings. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Restoration Upload - Click it to specify a file to be restored. Password (optional) – Enter a password for configuration restoration.
  • Page 101 Click Save, the configuration will download automatically to your computer as a file named config.cfg. The above example is using Windows platform for demonstrating examples. The Mac or Linux platform will appear different windows, but the backup function is still available. ...

  • Page 102: Iii-1-6 Syslog/Mail Alert

    III-1-6 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: Item Description Syslog Access Setup Enable - Check Enable to activate function of Syslog.

  • Page 103: Iii-1-7 Time And Date

    Enable E-Mail Alert - VigorAP will send an e-mail out when a user accesses into the user interface by using web or telnet. When Admin Login AP – Enable/disable the function. When it is enabled, VigorAP will send out an e-mail to the recipient defined above when a user tries to access into VigorAP by entering login username and password.

  • Page 104: Iii-1-8 Snmp

    III-1-8 SNMP This page allows you to configure settings for SNMP and SNMPV3 services. The SNMPv3 is more secure than SNMP through the authentication method (support e.g., MD5) for the management needs. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Enable SNMP Agent Check it to enable this function.

  • Page 105: Iii-1-9 Management

    Available parameters are explained as follows: Item Description Device Name The default setting is VigorAP 903. Change the name if required. Access Control Allow management from WLAN - Enable the checkbox to allow system administrators to login from wireless LAN.
  • Page 106 Enable Default Configuration Wizard – Default setting is enabled. When it is enabled, you will be guided into Quick Start Wizard whenever clicking the DrayTek logo on the top of the web user interface. Such function will be disabled if you have configured Operation Mode, WLAN>>General Setup, WLAN>>Bandwidth Management,...

  • Page 107: Iii-1-10 Reboot System

    III-1-10 Reboot System The web user interface may be used to restart your modem. Click Reboot System from System Maintenance to open the following page. If you want to reboot the modem using the current configuration, check Using current configuration and click OK.

  • Page 108: Iii-1-11 Firmware Upgrade

    Utility is included in the tools. The following web page will guide you to upgrade firmware by using an example. 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 109: Central Ap Management

    Check the box to enable the function of AP Management (APM). Management Enable Auto Provision VigorAP 903 can be controlled under Central AP Management in Vigor2860 series. When both Vigor2860 series and VigorAP 903 have such feature enabled, once VigorAP 903 is registered to Vigor2860 series, the WLAN profile pre-configured on Vigor2860 series will be applied to VigorAP 903 immediately.

  • Page 110: Iii-2-2 Apm Log

    III-2-2 APM Log This page will display log information related to wireless stations connected to VigorAP 903 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 111: Iii-2-3 Overload Management

    III-2-3 Overload Management Load Balance can help to distribute the traffic for all of the access points (e.g., VigorAP 903) registered to Vigor router. Thus, the bandwidth will not be occupied by certain access points. However, traffic overload might be occurred if too many wireless stations connected to VigorAP 903 for data incoming and outgoing.

  • Page 112: Iii-2-4 Status Of Settings

    Vigor 2860 or Vigor2925 series. “X” means the function is not enabled or VigorAP 903 has not registered to any Vigor router yet. Below shows a setting example for Load Balance settings configured in Vigor 2860 or Vigor2925 series.

  • Page 113: Mobile Device Management

    III-3 Mobile Device Management Such feature can control / manage the mobile devices accessing the wireless network of VigorAP. VigorAP offers wireless LAN service for mobile device(s), PC users, MAC users or other users according to the policy selected. Below shows the menu items for Mobile Device Management (MDM). III-3-1 Detection Such page displays mobile device(s) detected by VigorAP Detected device(s) with Policy –...

  • Page 114: Iii-3-2 Policies

    Once you check/uncheck the box of Enable Mobile Device Management and click OK, VigorAP will reboot automatically to activate MDM. At present, OS (for mobile device) categories supported by VigorAP include:  Windows  Linux   Andorid  WindowsPhone ...

  • Page 115: Iii-3-3 Statistics

    III-3-3 Statistics The number of detected devices and the number of device(s) passed/blocked according to the policy specified in Mobile Device Management>>Policy can be illustrated as doughnut chart.
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  • Page 117: Chapter Iv Others

    Chapter IV Others...

  • Page 118: Radius Setting

    IV-1 RADIUS Setting IV-1-1 RADIUS Server VigorAP 903 offers a built-in RADIUS server to authenticate the wireless client that tries to connect to VigorAP 903. The AP can accept the wireless connection authentication requested by wireless clients. Available settings are explained as follows:...

  • Page 119: Iv-1-2 Certificate Management

    Therefore, Vigor AP offers a mechanism which allows you to generate root CA to save time and provide convenience for general user. Later, such root CA generated by DrayTek server can perform the issuing of local certificate.
  • Page 120 Click Create Root CA to open the following page. Type or choose all the information that the window request such as subject name, key type, key size and so on. Available settings are explained as follows: Item Description Subject Name Type the required information for creating a root CA.
  • Page 121 to specify the one you need. Apply to Web HTTPS VigorAP needs a certificate to access into Internet via Web HTTPS. Check this box to use the user-defined root CA certificate which will substitute for the original certificate applied by web HTTPS. ...

  • Page 122: Applications

    IV-2 Applications Below shows the menu items for Applications. IV-2-1 Schedule The VigorAP has a built-in clock which can update itself manually or automatically by means of Network Time Protocols (NTP). As a result, you can not only schedule the AP to dialup to the Internet at a specified time, but also restrict Internet access to certain hours so that users can connect to the Internet only during certain hours, say, business hours.
  • Page 123 Add – Such button is available when Enable Schedule is checked. It allows to add a new schedule profile. Delete – Check the index box of the schedule profile and click such button to remove the profile. You can set up to 15 schedules. To add a schedule: Check the box of Enable Schedule.

  • Page 124: Iv-2-2 Apple Ios Keep Alive

    IV-2-2 Apple iOS Keep Alive To keep the wireless connection (via Wi-Fi) on iOS device in alive, VigorAP 903 will send the UDP packets with 5353 port to the specific IP every five seconds.

  • Page 125: Iv-2-3 Wi-Fi Auto On/Off

    IV-2-3 Wi-Fi Auto On/Off When VigorAP is able or unable to ping the specified host, the Wi-Fi function will be turned on or off automatically. The purpose of such function is to avoid wireless station roaming to an AP which is unable to access Internet.

  • Page 126: Iv-2-4 Temperature Sensor

    IV-2-4 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.
  • Page 127 Temperature Unit - Choose the display unit of the temperature. There are two types for you to choose. Alarm Settings Enable Syslog Alarm - The temperature log containing the alarm message will be recorded on Syslog if it is enabled. Mail Alert - The temperature log containing the alarm message will be sent by mail.
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  • Page 129: Chapter V Troubleshooting

    Chapter V Troubleshooting...

  • Page 130: Diagnostics

    If all above stages are done and the router still cannot run normally, it is the time for you to contact your dealer or DrayTek technical support for advanced help. Diagnostic tools provide a useful way to view or diagnose the status of your VigorAP 903. VigorAP 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 131: V-1-1 System Log

    V-1-1 System Log At present, only System Log is offered. V-1-2 Speed Test 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 132: V-1-3 Traffic Graph

    Click Refresh to renew the graph at any time. The horizontal axis represents time; the vertical axis represents the transmission rate (in kbps). V-1-4 Data Flow Monitor This page displays general information for the client connecting to VigorAP 903. VigorAP 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 133: V-1-5 Wlan (2.4Ghz) Statistics

    Available parameters are explained as follows: Item Description Auto-refresh After checking this box, Vigor system will refresh such page periodically. Refresh Click this link to refresh this page immediately. Index Display the number of the data flow. MAC Address Display the MAC address of the monitored device. Station Display the IP address/host name of the wireless client.

  • Page 134: V-1-6 Wlan (5Ghz) Statistics

    V-1-6 WLAN (5GHz) Statistics Such page is used for debug by RD only. VigorAP 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 135: V-1-7 Station Statistics

    V-1-7 Station Statistics Such page is used for debug or for the user to observe network traffic and network quality. Available parameters are explained as follows: Item Description Show Chart Choose one of the items to display the statistics chart for wireless stations.
  • Page 136 Nearby & Connected Number – Choose it to have the statistics of the wireless stations which is nearby and connected to VigorAP 903. Visiting & Passing Number – Choose it to have the statistics of the wireless stations which is visiting and passing to VigorAP 903.

  • Page 137: V-1-8 Interference Monitor

    V-1-8 Interference Monitor As an interference detector, VigorAP can detect all of the environmental interference factors for certain channel used or for all of the wireless channels. Current Channel The analysis page with information about wireless band, channel, transmission power, bandwidth, wireless mode, and country code chosen will be displayed on this page completely based on the wireless band (2.4G or 5G) selected.
  • Page 138 All Channels This page displays the utilization and energy result for all channels based on 2.4G/5G. Click Refresh to get the newly update interference situation. VigorAP 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 139: V-1-9 Station Airtime

    V-1-9 Station Airtime This page displays the operation status for 2.4GHz wireless stations within 30 minutes.

  • Page 140: V-1-10 Station Traffic Graph

    V-1-10 Station Traffic Graph This page displays the data traffic (receiving/transmitting) status for 2.4GHz wireless stations within 30 minutes with a run chart. VigorAP 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 141: V-1-11 Station Link Speed

    V-1-11 Station Link Speed This page displays the link rate status for 2.4GHz/5GHz wireless stations within one hour with a run chart. V-1-12 Support Area When you click Support Area, you will be guided to visit www.draytek.com and open the corresponding pages directly.

  • Page 142: Checking The Hardware Status

    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 “I-2 Hardware Installation” to execute the hardware installation again. And then, try again. VigorAP 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 143: Checking The Network Connection Settings

    Note: The example is based on Windows 7 (Professional Edition). As to the examples for other operation systems, please refer to the similar steps or find support notes in www.draytek.com. Open All Programs>>Getting Started>>Control Panel. Click Network and Sharing Center.
  • Page 144 Icons of network connection will be shown on the window. Right-click on Local Area Connection and click on Properties. 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 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 145: V-3-2 For Mac Os

    V-3-2 For Mac Os 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.

  • Page 146: Pinging The Device

    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 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 148: Backing To Factory Default Setting

    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 903 User’s Guide...
  • Page 149 After restore the factory default setting, you can configure the settings for the modem again to fit your personal request.

  • Page 150: Contacting Draytek

    V-6 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 903 User’s Guide...

  • Page 151: Index

    Index Channel, 42, 80 ８ Channel Width, 49 802.11n, 42 Client IP, 113 802.1x, 45 Client PinCode, 48 Client’s MAC Address, 105 Ａ Configuration Backup, 93, 94 Access Control, 47 Connection Time, 57 Action, 117 Connection Type, 81 Advanced Setting, 49 Country Code, 50 AES, 32 Ｄ...
  • Page 152 Mode, 42, 44 RSSI, 58 RTS Threshold, 50 Ｎ Ｓ NTP, 116 NTP Client, 97 Schedule, 116 NTP Server, 97 Secondary DNS Server, 83 NTP synchronization, 97 Secret Key, 113 Security, 44 Ｏ Security Mode, 80 Once, 117 VigorAP 903 User’s Guide...
  • Page 153 Security Overview, 37 Temperature Sensor Graph, 121 Security Settings, 44 Time and Date, 97 Session Timeout, 46 Time Zone, 97 Shared Secret, 46 TKIP, 32, 37 Show Chart, 129 Total Download Limit, 54 Simulate 2 APs, 42 Total Upload Limit, 54 Software Reset, 142 TR-069, 90 Speed Test, 125...

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