Motorola 7181 ap manual

Carefully route the extension cable inside the antenna rings on the device. At the installation site, install the AP using the appropriate Field Installation procedure. Tighten the nuts on the mounting bracket so that the support arm remains in the desired position. Use a cordless drill and a 3. Page 55 8. Complete the installation of the mouting bracket using the appropriate method for the installation requirements. Attach the extension cable from the AP to the connectors on the Remote Mount antenna panel and wrap the connections with Mastic tape and Electrical tape.

Secure the cables to the mounting bracket using UV resistant tie wraps. After the Remote Panel installation is complete, apply power to the AP The Radome antenna should be removed and the Blank panel should be attached to side of the unit that will be facing any obstruction. Page 58 CAUTION It is also recommended that the antenna cable connectors and terminators on the horizontal and vertical connectors on the top of the AP be wrapped with both mastic tape and electrical tape.

Page 59 Hardware Installation To install a Blank antenna panel: 1. Remove the Radome antenna panel. Attach the terminators to the antenna cable connectors.

Wrap the terminators with mastic tape and electrical tape. Using the four screws provided, attach a Blank antenna panel to the unit to cover Managing the access point includes viewing network statistics and setting configuration options.

To initially connect to the access point using the access point's WAN port: 1. Enter the default username of "admin" and the default password of "motorola. Since this is the first time you are logging into the access point, you will be prompted to enter a new password and set the county code. Using a Web browser, use the access point's IP address to access the access point.

Use the access point's LAN interface for establishing a link with the access point. Configure the access point as a DHCP client. For optimal screen resolution, set your screen resolution to x pixels or greater. Log in using admin as the default Username and motorola as the default Password.

Use your new password if it has been updated from default. If the default login is successful, the Change Admin Password window displays. Configure a set of minimum required device settings within the Quick Setup screen. Click the tab to set a minimum set of parameters to use the access point LAN interface. The LAN connection is enabled by default. Refer to Configuring the NOTE Even an access point with a minimal configuration must be protected against data theft and corruption.

This interface is tied to physical port GE2 and is used for initial configuration. Page 73 1. In the drop-down box, select LAN. To configure a basic security policy for a WLAN Select the radio button. Page 78 2. Since the recovery WLAN is going to be on the 2. This can be found by selecting Radio1 [ Page 79 Getting Started 3. Create a non-broadcasting secure WLAN.

Click Create. Under Available On select the Page 81 Getting Started 5. The access point supports up to 10 proxy servers. Retry Count Enter a value between 3 and 6 to indicate the number of times the access point attempts to reach a proxy server before giving up. Timeout Enter a value between 5 and 10 to indicate the number of elapsed seconds causing the access point to time out on a request to a The default port is Shared Secret Set a shared secret used for each suffix used for authentication with the Radius proxy server.

The groups are listed in the order added. Although groups can be added and deleted, there is no capability to edit a group name. Click the List of Groups cell. A new screen displays enabling you to associate groups with the user. For more information on mapping groups with a user, see Mapping Users to Groups on page Assigned users will display within the Assigned table.

Map one or more groups as needed for group authentication access for this particular user. Various kinds of access policies can be applied to each group. Individual groups can be associated with their own time-based access policy. Page Configuring Access Point Security The Access Policy screen displays the following fields: Groups Groups field displays the names of those existing groups that can have access intervals applied to them. Click the Edit button to display a screen designed to create access intervals for specific days and hours.

Define up to 10 access policies for the selected group within the Time Based Access Policy field. Use the drop-down menus on the left-hand side of the screen to define the day of the week for which each policy applies. Only during this period of time can authentication requests from users be honored with no overlaps.

Page Chapter 7. This value is set on the screen. Refer to the Transmitted field to reference data received over the access point WAN port.

The displayed number is a cumulative total since the WAN was last enabled or the access point was last restarted. The MAC address is hard coded at the factory and cannot be changed. Link Link Use this information to determine performance quality of the current LAN connection. Click the Clear LAN Stats button to reset each of the data collection counters to zero in order to begin new data collections.

Refer to the Spanning Tree Info field to for details on spanning tree state, and root access point designation.

Spanning Tree State Displays whether the spanning tree state is currently enabled or disabled. Page Monitoring Statistics Root Path Cost Bridge message traffic contains information identifying the root bridge and the sending bridge. The root path cost represents the distance cost from the sending bridge to the root bridge.

Bridge Max Msg. Age The Max Msg Age measures the age of received protocol information recorded for a port, and to ensure the information is discarded when it exceeds the value set for the Maximum Message age timer.

All other bridges are designated bridges that look to the root bridge for several mesh network timeout values. For information on root and Page Monitoring Statistics 2. Non-unicast packets include broadcast and multicast packets. Retries Displays the average number of retries per packet. An excessive number could indicate possible network or hardware problems. Authentication Type Displays the authentication type Page Monitoring Statistics Avg.

This includes all packets that are sent and received. The number in black represents statistics for the last 30 seconds and the number in blue represents statistics for the last hour. The number in black represents this statistic for the last 30 seconds and the number in blue represents this statistic for the last hour. Refer to the Radio Summary field to reference access point radio information.

Type Displays the type of radio either Retries Displays the average number of retries per packet on each radio. A high number could indicate network or hardware problems. The MAC address is set at the factory and can be found on the bottom of the access point. Radio Type Displays the radio type either To change the placement setting, see Configuring the Current Channel Indicates the channel for communications between the access point radio and its associated MUs.

Page Monitoring Statistics 4. Refer to the RF Status field to view the following MU signal, noise and performance information for the target access point Click the Logout button to securely exit the Access Point applet. Use this information in combination with the error fields within a Radio Stats screen to assess overall radio performance.

Page Viewing Mu Statistics Summary Monitoring Statistics abundance of retries warrants reconfiguring the access point radio to achieve better performance. Click Apply to save any changes to the Radio Histogram screen.

Navigating away from the screen without clicking Apply results in changes to the screens being lost. Therefore, target clients that are not Motorola MUs are unable to respond to the echo test. Click the MU Authentication Statistics button to display a screen with detailed authentication statistics for the an MU.

Page Save Protocol mode. CAM indicates the MU is continuously aware of all radio traffic. Page Monitoring Statistics Throughput Total column displays the average total packets per second crossing the selected MU.

The column displays the average total packets per second received on the MU. The column displays the average total packets per second sent on the MU. The number in black represents throughput for the last 30 seconds, the number in blue represents throughput for the last hour. To ping a specific MU to assess its connection with an access point: 1. Click the Ping button to begin transmitting ping packets to the station address specified.

Refer to the Number of Responses parameter to assess the number of responses from the target MU versus the number of pings transmitted by the access point. Use the ratio of packets sent versus packets received to assess the link quality between MU and the access point Click the This information is used to create a list of known wireless bridges.

This value is hard coded at the factory by the manufacturer and cannot be changed. Use this information to determine whether this AP provides better MU association support than the locating access point or warrants consideration as a member of a different mesh network.

Therefore, target devices that are not Motorola access points are unable to respond to the ping test. Page Chapter 8. The access point CLI follows the same conventions as the Web-based user interface. A new password will also need to be created. Page Admin And Common Commands 8. The items available under this command are shown below. Syntax: help Displays general user interface help. Syntax: help Displays command line help using combinations of function keys for navigation.

Syntax: passwd Changes the admin password for access point access. This requires typing the old admin password and entering a new password and confirming it. Passwords can be up to 11 characters. The access point CLI treats the following as invalid characters: " Description: Displays the parent menu of the current menu.

This command appears in all of the submenus under admin. In each case, it has the same function, to move up one level in the directory structure. Example: admin network.

In each case, it has the same function, to move up to the top level in the directory structure. The save command appears in all of the submenus under admin. In each case, it has the same function, to save the current configuration. Syntax: save Saves configuration settings. The save command works at all levels of the CLI. The save command must be issued before leaving the CLI for updated settings to be retained.

The quit command appears in all of the submenus under admin. In each case, it has the same function, to exit out of the CLI. Once the quit command is executed, the login prompt displays again. Page Network Commands 8. Goes to the LAN submenu. Goes to the WAN submenu. Sets LAN parameters.

Sets the access point VLAN configuration. These parameters are defined with the set command. Page admin network. Deletes all defined VLAN entries. All names and IDs are case-sensitive.

The items available are displayed below. Sets DHCP parameters. Adds static DHCP address assignments. The items available under this command include: show Displays the current Ethernet Type exception list. Defines Ethernet Type Filter parameters. Page Network Wan Commands 8. Defines the access point NAT settings. The items available under this command include: Adds VPN tunnel entries. Sets key exchange parameters.

Syntax: delete Deletes all VPN entries. Syntax: reset Resets all VPN tunnel states. Syntax: stats Display statistics for all VPN tunnels. In particular, the table indicates whether IKE is connected for any of the tunnels, it provides the destination IP address, and the remaining lifetime of the IKE key. Page 8. The items available under this command include: addcmd Adds control commands to block outbound traffic. Goes to the parent menu.

Goes to the root menu. Syntax: addcmd Adds WEB commands to block outbound traffic. Syntax: delcmd Deletes WEB commands to block outbound traffic. Syntax: list Lists WEB application control record. Lists FTP application control record.

Page Network Wireless Commands 8. The items available under this command include: show Show hotspot parameters. Syntax: Sets the Radius hotspot configuration.

Page Network Security Commands 8. Syntax: show summary Displays list of existing security policies Syntax: create Defines the parameters of a security policy. Syntax: show Displays the new or modified security policy parameters. For information on configuring the encryption and authentication options available to the access point using the applet GUI , see Configuring Security Options on page Page Network Radio Configuration Commands 8.

The items available under this command include: show Summarizes access point radio parameters at a high-level. Defines the access point radio configuration. The items available under this command include: Syntax: show Displays Defines specific Syntax: show radio Displays specific Displays specific Syntax: set placement Defines the access point radio placement as indoors or outdoors.

The items available under this command include: Syntax: show Displays advanced radio settings for the Defines advanced parameters for the Syntax: show advanced Displays advanced settings for the The items available under this command include: Syntax: show Displays mesh settings and status for the Syntax: show config Displays the connection list configuration.

Channel allowed depends on actual country of operation. Defines mesh parameters for the Adds a The items available under this command include: show Displays access point QoS policy information.

Syntax: show summary Displays all exisiting QoS policies that have been defined. Syntax: show Displays QoS policy parameters. Page Network Bandwith Management Commands 8.

The items available under this command include: show Displays Bandwidth Management information for how data is processed by the access point. Defines Bandwidth Management parameters for the access point. The items available under this command include: show Displays the current access point Rogue AP detection configuration. Defines the Rogue AP detection method. Page Enables or disables AP detector scan dual-radio model only.

Syntax: Add all or just one scan result to Allowed AP list. Syntax: show Displays the rogue-AP allowed list. The items available under this command include: show Displays the current MU Locationing configuration.

Defines MU Locationing parameters. Syntax: Defines the MU probe table configuration. Page Network Firewall Commands 8. Syntax: show Shows all access point firewall settings. Syntax: show Shows advanced subnet access parameters. Sets advanced subnet access parameters. The items available under this command are: show Displays the existing access point router configuration. Sets the RIP parameters. Adds user-defined routes. Syntax: show Shows the access point route table. Deletes all user-defined routes.

Syntax: list Displays a list of user-defined routes. Defines access point system parameter settings. Syntax: show Displays access point system information. The access point does not allow intermediate space characters between characters within the system name.

Cambium AP Minimum Purchase:. Maximum Purchase:. Gift Wrapping:. Add to Cart. Add to Wishlist. Current Stock:. Out of stock. For example, traffic light poles can completely obscure one of the panels in the AP antenna array. The remote panel antenna kit can be used to address this use case. Page 42 When the remote panel antenna installation is used, a blank antenna panel should be attached to cover the side of the device facing the obstruction.

Using a blank antenna panel protects the interior of the AP Blank antenna panels can also be used when a device is installed directly against a wall or the side of a building.

Remove the screws for one of the four radome antenna panels. Grasp the lower part barrel of the antenna cable connector and carefully detach the antenna cables from Page 44 AP Access Point 3. Attach the extension cable for the remote antenna panel to the Access Point.

Carefully route the extension cable inside the antenna rings on the Access Point. At the installation site, install the AP using the appropriate procedure. Page 46 8. Complete the installation of the mounting bracket using the appropriate method for the installation requirements.

Attach the extension cable from the AP to the connectors on the remote mount antenna panel. No additional NOTE weatherproofing precautions are required. After the remote panel installation is complete, apply power to the AP Page 49 2. Grasp the lower part barrel of the antenna cable connector and carefully detach the antenna cables from the connectors on the Access Point.

Remove the radome antenna panel. Attach the terminators to the antenna cable connectors. Page 51 Installation Guide 3. Enter the default username admin in the Username field. Enter the default password motorola in the Password field. Click the Login button to load the management interface. The only difference being the number of radios configurable by model, as an AP model can support up to Page 53 Installation Guide 7. Select Next to proceed to the next page listed in the Navigation Panel without saving your updates.

Page 55 Installation Guide Select an Access Point Mode from the available options. Page 56 AP Access Point Select Next. If this option is not selected, a primary and secondary DNS resource must be specified.