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How to connect an IP camera to a Hikvision NVR 5

admin — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:03:52 +0000

How to connect an IP camera to a Hikvision NVR 5, Adding cameras to your Network Video Recorder (NVR) is a crucial step in any CCTV setup. Not only does it allow you to store and access all your camera recordings in one place, but it also simplifies camera configuration. In this simple step-by-step guide, we’ll show you how to add cameras to a Hikvision NVR using the new NVR 5 web interface.

Why add cameras to an NVR?

• Centralised storage: Storing all recordings on the NVR ensures easy access and management.

• Simple and efficient configuration: With cameras connected to the NVR, you can configure settings from a single interface.

• Streamlined viewing: View your camera feeds and adjust the settings conveniently.

Before you start…

Before anything, to be able to add your IP cameras, you need to make sure that:
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• Each camera is connected via a network cable to a POE switch that’s connected to your local network, or to the POE ports on the NVR.

• Each camera is connected to a power source (normally a POE port on the NVR or a switch) – if you are not using POE, you will need to power the camera via its optional 12V barrel connector.

• All cameras to be added are ONVIF compliant.

How to connect an IP camera to a Hikvision NVR 5

How to add your cameras using the V5 GUI…

Step 1:

Open a web browser and enter the IP address of your NVR in the address bar. If you are not sure what this is, use the SADP tool to find it.

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Step 2:

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Step 3:

Go to: Device Access > Device Configuration > PoE Settings

If you are connecting your camera via the Plug-and-Play method, then make sure that Network Camera Plug-and-Play is enabled on the POE port you will be connecting the camera to on this page.

For any camera with a cable run under 100m, leave the Network Cable Distance as Short Distance.

If you are connecting your camera manually by IP address, disable the Network Camera Plug-and-Play option for the channel that you plan to add the camera to.

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Step 4:

Go to: Device Access > Device > Video Device

For any Plug-and-Play camera, just make sure that it is in its inactive default state and then connect it to the port you reserved in step 3. After 20 seconds or so, the camera Status should turn to Connecting and then Online (you may need to click on Refresh to see this).

For Manually added cameras, if you can see the camera in the List of Online Devices section, then just tick the box for the camera and then click + Add to Device List, which will then automatically add it to one of the channels you disabled Plug-and-Play on in the last step.

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Alternatively…

Click on +Add at the top of the page and fill out the fields as follows:

IP Address: Enter the IP address of your camera, using the ‘Test’ button to verify there is a camera at that address.

Device Name: This can be anything you like, as it is the name the camera will show with on your NVR.

Protocol: Select the camera’s manufacturer from this list, or failing that, use the ONVIF protocol (your camera will need to have ONVIF enabled for this to work).

Management Port: Enter the Server port set on the camera, which you can find in the SADP tool or in Network>Basic Settings>Port in the camera’s web browser interface. If you haven’t changed this, it is usually 8000 by default.

User Name: “admin” or the username of any other users set up on that camera.

Password: The password set with that user on the camera – if this is the same as the ‘Default Activation Password‘ you have set on the NVR, then you can tick this box instead.

Transfer Protocol: ‘Auto’ is normally best.

When these are completed, click OK.

Your camera should then appear in the list of devices with an assigned channel, and an Online status, meaning it has been successfully added.

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Extra tips…

• To rename your channels, so you can easily identify each camera within the NVR, you will need to go to Device Access > Device Configuration > Device Parameter > OSD Configuration. Then, select your camera from the Channel dropdown and enter your chosen name for it beside Channel Name.

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• One useful feature with the new V5 NVR firmware is that you no longer need to use the Virtual Host feature. Instead, to access the configuration menus on the cameras now for doing things like updating the firmware, accessing advanced image settings, and hard resetting the cameras, you just need to use the Go button (a monitor with an arrow on it) in the Operation column.

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How do I reset my Hikvision device to factory settings?

In some cases, you’ll need to reset your Hikvision device to its inactive factory state. This could be if you’re passing the system on to somebody else; if you’ve forgotten your password; or simply if something has gone wrong during the configuration, meaning you need to start afresh.

There are a couple of ways of doing this, the method you’ll use depends on whether you have a password to log into the device.

Please see the simple steps for doing each below:

Via the device’s backend in a web browser or iVMS-4200:

If you are able to log into your device’s configuration menu in iVMS-4200 or the web browser interface, then the easiest way to reset it is on the Upgrade & Maintenance page here. The steps below show you how to find this page in both interfaces.

Step 1:

iVMS-4200:

Open iVMS-4200 and find your device in the device list on the Maintenance and Management page by going to:

Maintenance and Management > Device Management > Device

Then, looking to the Operation column, open up the Basic settings menu by clicking on the small configuration cog icon for your device.

Go to step 2 below.

In a web browser:

Browse for the device’s IP in the address bar, and then log in to the device using the username and password you gave when first setting it up.

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Once logged in, click on the Configuration tab at the top of the page.

Step 2:

In both iVMS-4200 and a web browser:

When on the device’s Configuration page, go to:

System > Maintenance > Upgrade & Maintenance

Click the Default option to reset the device back to its inactive factory state.

There are a couple of other useful options here:

Reboot – allows you to remotely force the device to power cycle.

Restore – will wipe any settings and information on the device, excluding the network settings. This is a less comprehensive reset than the Default option.

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You will see a popup window asking you to confirm that you want to reset the device. Wait while it resets and reboots, the popup will disappear when this is done.

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That’s it! If you want to check that the reset was successful, then open the SADP tool and check that it shows the Status of your device as Inactive.

Factory reset by using the device’s pushbutton:

On the majority of Hikvision’s newer camera models, there will be a pushbutton on the camera which will allow to carry out a hard reset without needing to log into it. This is most useful when you have forgotten your password, as it allows you to set a new password on the camera while avoiding much of the faff involved in doing this through the SADP tool.

Step 1:

Find the pushbutton, which is usually found beside the microSD card slot, so you’ll need to remove the microSD card cover by using a Torx screwdriver. The button is normally grey and rectangular, like the one circled below:

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Step 2:

Now that you’ve located the reset button, you’ll need to follow the steps below carefully:

Disconnect the camera’s power supply.
Press the reset button and keep it held down.
Restore the power supply while continuing to hold down the button.
Keep the button pressed for a further 10 seconds.
Release the button and wait for the camera to reboot.

You should hear the camera’s IR cut filter click and the red IR LEDs illuminate briefly when the camera powers up again after resetting.

If the camera is connected to your local network, you can check that its status is showing as Inactive in the tool to check that the reset was successful.

Connecting multiple IP Cameras together v1

admin — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 11:37:44 +0000

Connecting multiple IP Cameras together v1, As IP cameras become more affordable, it’s becoming common for people to expand their IP CCTV while minimising additional installation costs or efforts. However, the key challenge has always been setting up a new Cat5/6 cable to connect the camera to the rest of the system.

In scenarios where you already have a cable installed between the network and, say, your garage, where installing more cables is difficult, having to run a second cable is not ideal. However, we’ve discovered the Vigitron Netmux Vi00103 POE Multiplexer, a great gadget that combines two POE ports on your network side into one cable, and then splits them again at the camera-end, to solve this problem.

Below is some more important information on the specification and capabilities of the Vi00103, as well as our 6-step instructions for using it correctly.
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Connecting multiple IP Cameras together v1.

Instructions:

Step 1:
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Connect the two RJ45 cables from the Vi00103RX combiner, labelled “Port 1” and “Port 2”, to two available POE ports on your POE switch or NVR.

NOTE – The cameras do not need to be activated with a password. If you are connecting them directly to an NVR, then the Plug & Play feature will still work and activate the cameras; If you are connecting them to a separate POE switch, you will be able to access them and activate them on your network later. Plug & Play setups will also work when cameras have already been activated, as long that these are set with the same password as the NVR and have DHCP enabled.

Step 2:
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Connect your single Cat5/6 cable to the port on the Vi00103RX combiner, which is labelled as “Port 1 + Port 2”.

Step 3:
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Now, plug in the other end of the long single cable to the Vi00103TX splitter’s “Port 1 + Port 2” RJ45 port.

NOTE – this cable cannot be longer than 100m / 320 feet

Step 4:
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Connect your IEEE802.3af/at IP cameras or POE devices to each of the ports, labelled “Port 1” and “Port 2”, using another Cat5/6 cable for each.

NOTE – the length of these cables, and the long single cable between the Vi00103RX and Vi00103TX cannot exceed 100m / 320 feet in total, as this is the maximum standard range of POE.

Step 5:
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Green lights should appear on the Vi00103TX to confirm that each of the ports is delivering POE to your devices. If they do not, check the power supply to your POE source and all of your Cat5/6 cables are secure.

Step 6:
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If you are connecting the cameras directly to an NVR as “Plug & Play”, then they will connect and appear automatically after a minute or two. Alternatively, if you are connecting them to a separate POE switch, then they should be discoverable on the network and allow you to adjust any network settings so you can add them to your CCTV system.

Key benefits:

• Allows you to use a single cable for two cameras

• Useful if you already have a cable in place but want to add an additional camera without the hassle of routing another cable.

• Works with NVRs with POE ports and a Plug & Play feature, as well as on separate PoE switches.

• Entirely passive system (no additional power supply is needed).

• Compatible with PoE+ (IEEE802.3at) on both ports.

• There is an LED on each port of the splitter device to indicate the POE status.

Limitations & key points to consider:

• Two free ports on your POE source are still required.

• When setting up your cameras, it’s important to take into account the POE budget of your switch. Keep in mind that this budget won’t decrease the power draw per camera.

• Use a high-quality cable and ensure proper termination to avoid issues with transferring data to both cameras, as twice the amount of data will be transferred.

• Provides up to 37W of power to each device, with a total power budget of 74W.

• Only compatible with IEEE802.3af (regular POE) and IEEE802.3at (POE+) devices.

• It’s important to note that the cable run between the combiner and splitter devices should not exceed 100m. However, you can easily extend this by up to 100m with the Vi2300 UTP extenders.

• Keep in mind that the cable length from the POE switch to the cameras should not exceed 100m either. If your cable is already 80m, then the cables running between the splitter and each camera must be under 20m.

Network topology diagram & dimensions:

Can I connect more than one camera via a POE switch to a single POE port on my Hikvision NVR?

In some scenarios, it can be useful to have several cameras connected to a POE switch but to keep that switch directly connected to your NVR rather than the local network.

If you are able to connect each camera to its own POE port on your NVR, then this is generally advisable, as using a Plug & Play setup is much simpler and avoids the need for extra hardware or power supplies.

However, if your NVR is closer to your POE switch than it is an available access point to your LAN, then it can make connecting the cameras simpler whilst avoiding the need to have an ethernet cable running from each camera back to the NVR.

One other benefit of keeping the cameras connected directly to your NVR this way, rather than connecting them across your LAN, is that the connection does not rely on your router being operational. Provided the NVR and POE switch are working, the cameras will remain connected and recording regardless of any problems that might occur with your local network.

These seven steps below explain how to connect multiple cameras on a POE switch to a single port on your NVR.
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1.Plug each camera into a numbered port on your POE switch and connect the switch to your LAN (router) via the Data/uplink port, so those cameras are visible in SADP on your PC.

2.Activate any camera that shows as “inactive” with a password.

NB – keeping the same password for each will simplify the entire process.

3.Turn on DHCP on each camera by selecting them in the SADP tool and ticking Enable DHCP in the right-hand window. Enter your password and click Modify to save the change. This is key for everything to work.

4.Now, disconnect the POE switch from your network and reconnect it to your chosen POE port on the NVR, whilst keeping the power supply to the switch connected.

5.Disable the NVR’s POE on the channels that the switch is connected to and those that you have reserved for the cameras. To do this, open the NVR’s web GUI and navigate to Configuration > System > Channel Management > POE Channel. From there, untick the channels you want to disable and click Save.

NB – for example, if your POE switch is connected to port 8 of the NVR, and you would like to add your cameras to ports 1, 2 and 3, then you will need to disable the POE on ports 1, 2, 3 and 8.

6.Go to Configuration > System > Channel Management > IP Camera, and click Quick Add. This will bring up a list of the IP cameras connected to your local network, as well as the ones connected to the POE switch. Select the cameras with a 192.168.254.X IP address, as these addresses are on the NVR’s IP range and so must be the cameras connected directly to the NVR via the switch.

7.Once you have ticked the box for each camera you would like to add, click on OK to add them to the reserved channels. After a few seconds, the Status column for those cameras should change to Online, indicating they have been successfully connected.

Important things to note:

• Unless you are using a 12V power supply for your cameras, this will only work with a POE switch, as the ethernet ports will need to provide power to the cameras and a normal network switch does not allow power to pass through it from the NVR’s POE ports.

• If the power supply from your switch is disconnected then your cameras will stop recording to the NVR.

• Please ensure your POE switch has a suitable power budget to handle the cameras you plan to connect to it. The maximum power draw of a camera can be found in its datasheet.

• This will only work with Hikvision cameras, so anything added using the ONVIF protocol must be connected to its own POE port on the NVR or across your local network via a different switch.

• If the cameras are not connecting with DHCP enabled, then you can also manually assign the correct IP address for the channel you would like to put the camera on using the SADP tool.
These should be 192.168.254.2 for channel D1; 192.168.254.3 for channel D2; 192.168.254.4 for channel D3; and so on… The final number of the IP should be one higher than the channel.
The gateway address should also be set as 192.168.254.1.
You should then be able to add the cameras either via the Quick Add button or by the Manual adding method when clicking the edit button for that channel.

How do I use a Hikvision NVR’s “Virtual Host” feature?

One of the most successful selling points of a Hikvision NVR to many small-setup customers is the “Plug and Play” functionality that simplifies the setup process of their surveillance system. However, plugging a camera directly into a port on the NVR, unfortunately, does not allow you to access the camera via its own internal LAN IP using a browser due to it being on the NVRs internal network, and this can significantly reduce the number of configuration options you have access to.

The NVR does allow you to configure many options for each connected camera, but some essential features are only accessible via connecting to the camera itself (such as audio codec options). This was of course a big problem previously.

With the advent of newer firmware and models of NVR, Hikvision has introduced a feature called Virtual Host. Activating this feature turns your NVR into a “host” for the cameras allowing you to connect to them via a browser. Essentially, the NVR forwards all traffic received from your browser to the appropriate camera you’re trying to connect to, eliminating the biggest problem of plug and play functionality.
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Step 1:

First of all, access your NVR via a web browser. If you do not know the LAN IP of your NVR, download Hikvision’s tool SADP tool, which scans your network for any Hikvision devices that are connected and allow you to see and change their network settings, including the IP address.

Download SADP for Windows

Download SADP for MacOS

Step 2:

Once you’ve logged in, navigate to:

Configuration → System → Camera Management

This screen displays all the connected cameras on your NVR. Notice that the final column labelled “Connect” is currently empty. We’ll be coming back here in a moment.

Step 3:

Now, navigate to:

Network → Advanced Settings → Other

Turn on the Enable Virtual Host option.

Note – Your NVR will reboot when you click “Save”.

Step 4:

Now, navigate back to the Camera Management window from earlier. You’ll notice that the previously empty connect tab now features links for each camera currently connected to your NVR.

Step 5:

Click on any of these links to access the respective camera via your web browser:

That’s it, you’re done!

This should be useful when you want to access options on your camera that your NVR doesn’t feature. If you have any further questions feel free to ask, we’re happy to help.

Hikvision How to & FAQ

admin — Sat, 30 Mar 2024 18:42:19 +0000

Hikvision How to & FAQ, Hikvision is committed to serving various industries through its cutting-edge technologies of machine perception, artificial intelligence, and big data, leading the future of AIoT: through comprehensive machine perception technologies, we aim to help people better connect with the world around them; with a wealth of intelligent products, we strive to identify and satisfy diverse demands by delivering intelligence at your fingertips; through innovative AIoT applications, we are dedicated to empowering every individual to enjoy a better future by building an intelligent world that is more convenient, efficient and secure.

Featuring an extensive and highly skilled R&D workforce, Hikvision manufactures a full suite of comprehensive products and solutions for a broad range of vertical markets. In addition to the security industry, Hikvision extends its reach to smart home tech, industrial automation, and automotive electronics industries to achieve its long-term vision.

Password Reset

This page will guide you in resetting passwords on your Hikvision devices.

For end users:

We highly recommend “4 Ways of Self-service Password Reset” (you can see the Tutorial video here). Please note that not all Hikvision devices support all these methods. Go to the “Forget Password” page to check the various methods supported by your product.

For installers:

You can easily reset a password using the Hik-Partner Pro mobile app.

Check out the tutorials below to discover the quickest way to reset a password. If you have any questions during the process, please contact Hikvision (Find the contact of Hikvision technical support team) or see Troubleshooting Tips of Password Reset Failed Issue here.

Note: Also try the Password Hints function to help you recall your original password. This function is only available for NVRs (76Q-series, K-series, K-series with AcuSense) with firmware V4.75.000 and later. Learn more here.

Self-service password reset

Via account verification

Prerequisite:

The device has been added to the Hik-Connect or Hik-Partner Pro account.

• Go to the “Forget Password” page and select “Verify by Hik-Connect App.”

• Log in to the Hik-Connect or Hik-Partner Pro account that your device is tied to, and scan the QR code on your device, then you will get a verification code.

• Enter the verification code.

• Create a new password.

Prerequisite:

A reserved email address has been set up by the user.

• Go to the “Forget Password” page and select the reserved email.

• Log in to the Hik-Connect or Hik-Partner Pro account that your device is tied to, and scan the QR code on the password reset page. You will then receive a verification code.

• Enter the received code and create a new password.

Prerequisite:

Security questions have been set by the user.

• Go to the “Forget Password” page and select a preset security question.

• Enter the correct answer.

• Create a new password.

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• Via GUID file

Prerequisite:

The GUID file has been exported and saved by the user.

• Go to the “Forget Password” page and select “GUID File Verification” from the drop-down list.

• Import the GUID file.

• Create a new password.

Password reset via XML file

Prerequisite:

The Hikvision devices can be detected on the same LAN.

•Export the XML file, QR code, or password reset string of the device(s).

•Send the XML file, QR code, or password reset string, along with the device label snapshot, to the Hikvision support team and wait for a reply.

•Enter the code or import the XML file you receive from Hikvision.

•Create a new password.

Hikvision How to & FAQ

Also Read : Hikvision How-To Tutorials Part1

How to Check Device Serial Number

How to Find Device Firmware Version

How to add IPC with POE function to NVR

Description

POE cameras could be added into NVR which supports POE function with both Manual mode and Plug-and-Play mode. When applying the Plug-and-Play mode, please kindly make sure the password of the camera is the same with the NVR, or you could set the password of the camera to 12345.

Note: Plug-and-Play mode could only be applied when the camera is added directly to the POE port of a NVR.

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How to Enable Hik-Connect Service in Device

Summary

Hik-Connect is a new service introduced by Hikvision which integrates the dynamic domain name service along with alarm push notification service. It provides an easy way for devices to connect to the Internet.

This manual is a guide for users to show them how to enable Hik-Connect service in device.

Discretion

User interface may not be identical to the instructions shown below depending on the product, firmware version. However, the information and settings required to setup Hik-Connect services are similar across all supporting products.

Preparation

Users need to upgrade device to proper firmware that supports Hik-Connect Service.

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How to Unbind Device from Hik-Connect Account

Description

One device can be added only by one Hik-Connect account, if the device was added by other account, you cannot add it again. You can follow steps below to unbind your device or check the video which can help you.

Youtube video link

How to Unbind Device via Hik-Connect APP

How to unbind device via SADP tool

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How to Solve Hik-Connect Offline Issue

Description

When our customer adds a device to the Hik-Connect account and the APP returns device is offline, we can follow steps below to solve the problem or locate the causes.

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How to Configure Communication Mode of AX PRO

There are three types of Communication Mode via Communication > Cloud Service > Communication Mode:

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Wired Network & Wi-Fi Priority

It means that Wired Network, Wi-Fi Network, Cellular Data are all supported, AX Pro will choose best network status and change connecting ways when network is not stable. It is recommended to use this mode when your device is with complex network environment, since it can help you select better way automatically.

Wired & Wi-Fi

It means that only Wired Network and Wi-Fi Network are supported, AX Pro can only connect with wired or Wi-Fi. It is recommended to use this mode when you want to save cellular data or do not want to use cellular at all.

Cellular Data Network

It means that AX Pro only use cellular data network to connect. This mode is usually used in poor network environment, like wired and Wi-Fi network are hardly connected. Besides, it can help you save network detecting time.

Tips

When you set Communication Mode as Cellular Data Network, the followings can help you use cellular data successfully:

1. Keep MTU as default 1400, Access number as default *99***1#

2. Test SIM in mobile, make sure that your SIM card can call, send message and connect to the internet

3. The AX PRO default dialing includes most SIM card APN but not all. If the network is not connected, you need to search the SIM card’s APN by Google or ask your mobile operator then set up the SIM card APN manually and then restart it.

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How to Download Multiple Recordings

Hikvision device support download/export multiple recording at the same time. This file will introduce three methods of multiple download recordings: local GUI, web page and iVMS-4200 software.

Method 1: local GUI

On local GUI, we need turn to the button of File > Video. In this page, we could select search condition, time and camera channel which you want to download. After select, click “Start Search”.

After search, it will show all the recordings of the channel 1 default, and if we want to check other cameras recording, we need to select the Channel to switch to other channel.

Then we could select the recordings and Export.

Method 2: Web page

Web page Log in the device via IP address on IE browser, turn to Playback page, select the camera which you want to check, click the download button in the lower right corner. It will pop up the download configuration page, in this page, we could select the camera/ type/ time, after search we could select the recording files and download.

Method 3: iVMS-4200 software

• Please download the newest version of iVMS-4200 software form the official web: https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/download/software/ivms4200-series/

• Run iVMS-4200 software, go to Remote Playback, select the device you want to check and click the download button, it will show the page of download for multiple cameras. In this page, you could choose different time limit and download simultaneously.

• So if you want to download recordings from different time, we recommend you choose method 3 for better use

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How to Solve DVR Live View Noise Issue of Hik-Connect

If there is noise of DVR in Hik-Connect when remote live view or sliding channel (switch to next screen), you can try the following methods to solve the problem.

1. If you connect a coaxial audio camera to DVR, please turn on Noise Reduction function in Hik-Connect to solve it.

2. If it’s not a coaxial audio camera, please change to coaxial audio camera then connect to DVR.

3. If you don’t want to change camera, please change camera Stream Type from video & audio to video and set DVR audio resource as local to solve the problem.

• Audio resource can only be configured in local GUI.

• Stream Type can be configured both in web browser and local GUI.

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How to Solve IP Camera No Link Issue on PoE NVR

IP cameras could be added into PoE NVR with both Manual mode and Plug- and- Play mode.

When applying the Plug- and- Play mode, please kindly make sure it is Hikvision brand camera, and the password of the camera is the same as the NVR. For “No Link” issue, please enter NVR.

Menu – Camera – IP Camera, click Status icon of camera to check the error message first.

Scenario 1:

The user name or the password is wrong.

Solution :

If the IP camera has hard reset button, please turn off the camera (cut off the power). Then keep holding the button for more than 30 seconds. Meanwhile, power on the camera while holding the button. The device would be back to the inactive status. PoE NVR will automatically active and connect the camera.

If the IP camera doesn’t have hard reset button, please use SADP tool to reset camera password first. You can operate according to below steps:

1. Download and install the latest SADP tool on your computer. You can download from below link: https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/tools/hitools/TS20200826033/

2. Connect your computer to one of PoE ports of NVR with network cable.

3. Running SADP tool to search camera.

4. Select the device, and click the “forgot password” button.

5. If it has an export button, you can click it to export a device’s xml file and send it to our regional support team to reset password.

6. Get import file from support team, then import file to reset device password.

(Note: Please set the new password of camera to the same as NVR’s.)

7. PoE NVR will automatically connect the cameras with same password.

Scenario 2:

Network is Unreachable

Solution:

If the camera is connected to NVR PoE port.

1. Please download and install the latest SADP tool on your computer. You can download from below link: https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/tools/hitools/TS20200826033/

2. Connect your computer to one of PoE ports of NVR with network cable .

3. Running SADP tool to search camera, check device IP address.

4. Please access camera via web browser as following picture.

5. Go to Configuration – Maintenance – Default, default camera to factory settings, PoE NVR will automatically active and connect camera.

If the camera is connected to the PoE switch, please connect switch to NVR LAN port. The IP address of the camera must be in the same network segment as the IPv4 address of NVR. Then enter NVR Menu- Camera- IP Camera, select camera and click Edit icon.

Select Adding mode to Manual, enter camera IP address and correct password, then click OK to add camera.

Scenario 3:

IP camera does not exist

Solution:

“IP camera does not exist” means NVR does not detect the camera input.

Please check whether the camera is properly connected to the POE port of the NVR. You can try to change a shorter cable, change a PoE port or connect a external power supply to IP camera to test.

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How to Solve Live View Error on iVMS-4200

This document displays how to solve common Live View Error on iVMS-4200. In order to get high performance, please kindly download and install the latest version of iVMS-4200 via the link: https://www.hikvision.com/en/support/download/software/ivms4200-series/

Case 1: HCNetSDK.dll[2]

• It means the user of the device has no enough permission. The common reason is you added device with operator account or super user account which do not have permission to get live view.

• In this situation, you can delete device and add device with admin account again, or login admin account to assign live view permission to other accounts.

• Click remote configuration of the device – Basic Settings – System – User Management – click User – Modify User – assign remote live view permission.

Case 2: Playctrl.dll[2]

• It means the stream is not Video & Audio stream when you open audio on live view page. Please confirm the current channel support audio function and set the video type as video & audio.

• Click the remote configuration button of the device – Basic Settings – Video&Audio to set the video type as Video & Audio.

Case 3: HCNetSDK.dll[5]

• It means no more user is allowed, the number of device connection has reached the max. limit. You can reboot the device or stop other user’s connection to solve this issue.

• You can find the remote connection number of device on spec, below is an example.

Case 4: HCNetSDK.dll[91]

• This code will be prompted when failed to get the sub stream or the sub stream does not exist. You can go to Main View – choose the camera channel – right click Stream – choose Main Stream, get live view again.

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One Picture to Solve 6 Errors about Unbind

If the bound account can not login and you can not access the device via local GUI, you could try to unbind device from Hik-Connect App or SADP tool.

How to Unbind Device via Hik Connect APP

How to Unbind Device via SADP tool

When you unbind the device and meet errors, hope this picture could help you to solve it.

Scenario 1:

“102060” “102075” or “Unbinding failed. Not support by the device.” on App/SADP or “unlinking timeout” on local GUI

Solution:

1. We recommend you login the previous account to delete the device, then add it to the new account.

2. If the previous account can not login, you could choose third party DDNS name to get remote live view. Please refer this guide: How to Use Third Party DDNS Services V3.0.pdf (hikvision.com)

3. If necessary, please kindly connect the local support team for better solve this issue.

Scenario 2:

“Operation Failed 7” or “Error code: 99 Network Connection Failed” or “Hik-Connect service is offline”

Solution:

1. Enable Hik-Connect function in device and make device Hik-Connect status is online.

2. If device Hik-Connect status goes online and offline frequently, change to a stable network or upgrade firmware then try again.

3. If the problem persists, contact support to confirm connection status.

Scenario 3:

“Incorrect Device IP Address”

Solution:

1. Make sure your mobile/computer connect to the same LAN as device connect to.

2. Connect device and mobile/computer to primary routing network in topological map.

3. Enable UPNP function of the router, try to upgrade device firmware and reboot the device.

Scenario 4:

Only the device in the same area with the app can be unbound from its account.

Solution:

Please confirm the area which the bound account belongs first.

1. Via App: Use new account with the same registered area information to unbind.

2. Via SADP: Make sure the geographic location of the device is the same as the area to which the bound account belongs.

3. If you don’t know the area information of the bound account, please contact support team help you confirm or assign registered area information.

Scenario 5:

Operating failed: 153

This error caused by inputting wrong password too many times and the user was locked.

Solution:

1. Reboot the device.

2. Modify the LAN IP of the PC or mobile phone and try again.

Scenario 6:

The device cannot unbound from any account for more times.

Solution:

1. This error means the device have been unbound too many times during one day, and you could try to unbind after 24h.

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Two Steps to Solve No Result of VCA Playback Search

If do VCA search on playback page of Hikvision device and there is no event result, please do the following 2 steps.

Notes: Before searching playback video, make sure you have configured recording schedule on Hikvision device.

Step 1: Enable Dual-VCA on Web

(a) Login to web page of device as the below picture.

(a) Login to iVMS-4200 and click Setting button – Basic settings

(b) Go to Configuration –Video/Audio– Display Info. on Stream to tick the checkbox of Enable Dual-VCA then Save.

Notes: After above settings, do VCA search via web browser of the camera. If the device is DVR/NVR/HVR, except for configuration on web, we also need to do step 2.

Step 2:

If the device is DVR/NVR/HVR, login local GUI, click Configuration Button – Advanced – enable Save Camera VCA Data.

After above settings, search VCA playback as below:

(a) via web browser

(b) via local GUI on DVR/NVR/HVR

Notes: If search motion detection VCA playback, Enable Dynamic Analysis for Motion is necessary.

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What Can We do If NVR Cannot View via Chrome

It is recommended to download ivms-4200 on your computer instead of viewing via Chrome browser.

If you want to use Chrome browser to view, download Plug-In first, install it and restart the browser, then you can view via Chrome.

If ‘Download Plug-In’ does not show, it usually means that your NVR does not support live view via Chrome, in this situation, there are mainly 5 ways to solve the issue:

1.Switch protocol

2.Reduce bitrate

3.Switch encoding type

4.Reduce video output channel

5.Use Microsoft Edge and run IE mode

1. Turn to Configuration > Local > Live View Parameters > Protocol. Switch protocol from TCP to UDP, or switch from UDP to TCP, save and view in chrome.

2 & 3. Some devices support to check network resource statistics. Turn to Configuration > Maintenance > Network Resource Statistics. If the previous value of Input Bandwidth is almost equals to the latter value, please reduce bitrate.

For those device which cannot check Network Resource Statistics, you can reduce bitrate and resolution directly for a try.

Turn to Configuration > Video/Audio > Video

Reduce Resolution and Max. Bitrate, save and view in Chrome. The reference value are as follows:

Resolution —Max. Bitrate

1080P(2MP) — 4096 kbps

720P(1MP) — 2048 kbps

704*528（4CIF） —- 1024 kbps

528*384 （2CIF） —- 512Kbps

Please set your NVR Video Encoding type as your camera supports, which means if your camera only support H.264 please switch NVR Video Encoding to H.264.

4. If your NVR supports multiple video output interfaces, it is recommended that 1 camera only set 1 output interface. Although the other interfaces you configured and didn’t use, NVR is decoding which will occupy the encoding ability and may cause the issue.

5. Open Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.

Turn to Setting > Default browser > Internet Explorer compatibility Under the “Internet Explorer compatibility” section, turn on the “Allow sites to be reloaded in Internet Explorer mode” toggle switch.

Click the Restart button, then you can view via Edge browser.

If you have done all the above, the issue is still not solved, contact local support and provide the following information:

1.NVR model, firmware version, resolution, bitrate.

2.Issue description: NVR live view failed in web via Chrome, while live view normal in local.

3.IPC model, firmware version, resolution, bitrate.

4.Export a clip of video recording from NVR.

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ANNKE VISION General Guide of Watching Cameras

admin — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 15:40:42 +0000

ANNKE VISION – General Guide On the Monitor for The DVRs|NVRs Purpose: This article introduces the commonly-used instructions that need to be completed on the monitor. If you are a new user of the ANNKE security system, it is highly recommended to have a look at this article.

Categories:

1. Recorder Activation.
2. Continuous Recording Schedule Setup.
3. Motion Recording Schedule Setup.
4. Footage Playback.
5. Footage Backup.
6. APP Motion Detection Alert Setup.
7. Email Motion Detection Alert Setup.
8. Network Setup.
9. Firmware Upgrade.
10. Footage Overwrite Setup.
11. Audio Setup.
12. Third-Party IP Camera Setup.
13. Admin Password Reset.

ANNKE VISION General Guide of Watching Cameras

1. Recorder Activation

For earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – Setup Wizard on Annke DVR

For the new system interface(black):

Annke Vision-How to Finish the Setup Wizard? (H800)

For the new system interface (light blue): Coming soon!

Note: Only when the recorder is activated will the user be able to access the system menu on the monitor to further set up the recorder.

2. Continuous Recording Schedule Setup

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – How to Set Up 24 Hours Recording?

For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision-How to Set up 24-Hour Recording? (H800)

For the new system interface (light blue):

Annke Vision — How to Setup the 24 Hours Recording? (S500 Series)

Note: When the continuous recording schedule is set up, the recorder will be able to record all the time.

3. Motion Recording Schedule Setup

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – How to Set Up Motion Detection Recording?
For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision-How to Set Up Motion Detection Recording? (H800)
For the new system interface (light blue):

Annke Vision – How to Setup Motion Detection Recording? (S500 Series)

Note: When the motion recording schedule is set up, the recorder will be able to record when there is a movement.

4. Footage Playback

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – Brief Introduction of Playback Interface on Annke DVR/NVR

For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision-How to Playback Recordings on The Monitor? (H800)

For the new system interface (light blue): Coming soon!

Note: The user will be able to check the history recordings via the playback function.

5. Footage Backup

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – Backing Up the Video by Normal Search on ANNKE DVR/NVR

For the new system interface (black): Coming soon!

For the new system interface (light blue):

Annke Vision – How to Export The Footage to The USB Stick? (S500)

Note: If the videos can not be played on the PC, it is suggested to open the videos in the VLC player.

6. APP Motion Detection Alert Setup

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – How to Set Up APP Push Notification for Motion Detection?

For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision-How to Set up Push Notifications on The Phone APP? (H800)

For the new system interface (light blue):

Annke Vision – How to Setup Motion Detection Recording? (S500 Series)

Note: When the APP motion detection alert is set up, the user will get a push notification on the Annke Vision APP.

7. Email Motion Detection Alert Setup

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – How to Set Up Email Notification?
For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision – How to Set up Email Notifications?(H800 series)
For the new system interface (light blue):

Annke Vision – How to Set up Email Alert? (DW81KD New Series)

Note: When the email motion detection alert is set up, the user will get a notification through the email.

8. Network Setup

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – What to Do If The Cloud P2P of The DVR/NVR System is Offline?

For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision – What to Do If The NVR(H800) Is Offline?

For the new system interface (light blue):

Annke Vision – What to Do If P2P Status Shows Offline? (S500 series)

Note: Only when the network status of the recorder is online will the user be able to remotely view the cameras on the phone APP and PC through P2P.

9. Firmware Upgrade

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – How to Upgrade the System’s Firmware Version on a TV/monitor?

For the new system interface (black): Coming soon!

For the new system interface (light blue): Coming soon!

Note: Please contact the ANNKE technical support to see if there is a firmware update for your recorder before the firmware upgrade.

10. Footage Overwrite Setup

For the earlier system interface: Coming soon!

For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision-How to Set up Overwrite Function? (H800)

For the new system interface (light blue): Coming soon!

Note: When the overwrite is set up, the record will delete the old footage automatically and gradually.

11. Audio Setup

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – How to Make The DVR Record Audio?

For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision-How to Make The System Record Audio? (H800)

For the new system interface (light blue):

Annke Vision – How to Make The Cameras Record Audio? (S500 series)

Note: If you can not get the recorder to record audio, please contact the ANNKE support at support@annke.com by email for further assistance.

12. Third-Party IP Camera Setup

For the earlier system interface:

Annke Vision – Adding Online IP Cameras on Annke DVR

For the new system interface (black):

Annke Vision-How to Connect Third-Party Camera to ANNKE NVR by ONVIF? (H800)

For the new system interface (light blue):

ANNKE VISION-How to Connect A Third-Party IP Camera To The DVR by ONVIF? (S500)

Note: Not all third-party IP cameras can work with the ANNKE DVRs|NVRs. Please make sure your third-party IP camera is ONVIF-supported and resolution-compatible.

13. Admin Password Reset

For the earlier system with the serial number like above:

ANNKE VISION – How to Reset The System Admin Password by Serial Number on the Monitor?

For the earlier|new system without the serial number:

ANNKE VISION – Reset Admin Password on Annke System via SADP Software

Note: The second method works with all the ANNKE DVRs|NVRs.

ANNKE VISION – General Guide of Watching ANNKE Cameras on Web Browser (For New Users)

Purpose:

This article introduces some basic skills of using your ANNKE system on a Web browser.
This is the recommended access to configure your ANNKE system when the monitor/TV access is unreachable.

1. Access the Web interface

Annke Vision – How to Access DVR/NVR System on Computer Browser with Its IP Locally?

The computer software SADP Tool will help us to find the IPv4 address of ANNKE systems. With this IPv4 address, we can access the system on a Web browser.
IE browser (Internet Explorer) is the most recommended due to its best compatibility.

Note: For the ANNKE PoE IP cameras (such as C800/C500/CZ400/CZ500/NC800/NC400) connected on the ANNKE NVR system, please access its Web interface by following this article.

2. Live view

Annke Vision – Introduction to the Live View Screen On the Web Interface

We can watch the camera live view on this page. To do so, we will need to install the plug-in first.
On this page, we can also use the PTZ control for the supported cameras (such as CZ400/CZ500).

3. Playback & download footage

Annke Vision – How to Playback and Download Recordings for ANNKE Systems on Web Interface?

Playback on the Web interface is as fluent as on the monitor/TV.
Download footage from the Web interface allows us to watch/edit/share them easier.

4. Configurations

Annke Vision – Set up 24-Hour Continuous Recording for The Standalone POE Camera on The Web Browser

Annke Vision – Set up Motion Detection Recording for The Standalone POE Camera on The Web Browser

Annke Vision – How to Restore the DVR/NVR on Computer Browser with Its IP Adress Locally?

Annke Vision – How to Update the System’s Firmware on the Web Interface?

Annke Vision – How to Set Up Audio on Web Interface?

Annke Vision – Modify Output Resolution of ANNKE Systems on the Web Interface

Annke Vision – Set Up Privacy Mask on the Web Interface

Annke Vision-How to Rotate The Image on The Web Browser?

Annke Vision – Set Up Camera OSD On the Web Interface

Annke Vision-How to Set Overwrite Function for The SD Card on The Web Browser?

The configuration page on Web interface is basically similar to the monitor/TV interface.

5. Advanced apply

Annke Vision – How to Access the IP camera’s configuration page on the NVR?

For some ANNKE NVR systems (H800 series), we can use the Virtual Host feature to access the Web interface of each ANNKE POE camera on the system. With this feature, we don’t have to connect the camera separately in the network to configure it.

ANNKE VISION – General Guide of Watching Cameras on mobile phones by ANNKE VISION App (For New Users)

Purpose:

This article introduces all the basic skills of using your ANNKE system with the Annke Vision phone APP. Every new user is recommended to read this article carefully 🙂

Annke Vision – Short Introduction of Annke Vision App

To use the Annke Vision properly, we will need to follow the below procedures in order:

1. Register an APP account

Annke Vision – Register An Account on Annke Vision App by Email Address

An account on the ANNKE VISION app allows us to add the ANNKE system and watch its cameras.
After register and log in with the account, we can go ahead to add the ANNKE system(s).

2. Link to the ANNKE DVR/NVR/IP camera

Annke Vision – How to Connect the DVR/NVR System to the Phone APP?

Annke Vision – How to Connect IP Cameras Alone with ANNKE VISION Phone App (without Using NVR)?

After the ANNKE system is linked to the APP account, we can watch camera live view, playback old footage, and receive motion notifications.

Meanwhile, each ANNKE system can only be linked to one account at the same time. This prevents others from accessing the system without permission.

Note: If you are using an ANNKE IP camera (such as model C800/C500/CZ400/CZ500) without an NVR, see this instruction to connect the camera to the APP.

3. Playback videos

Annke Vision – Starting and Stopping Playback on Annke Vision App

The playback function allows us to watch the footage from the system’s hard drive.

Note: If the playback is not fluent enough, we may consider adding the system to ANNKE VISION via IP address. This will only work when the phone is in the same network as the system, but the playback will be much more fluent (and fast forward will be supported).

4. Receive push notifications

Annke Vision – Setting up the Alarm Notification on Annke Vision App

Push notifications refer to the alarm messages received on ANNKE VISION when the camera system catches suspicious motions.

5. Share camera with other users

To share the camera view with families/friends, we have two methods:

1. Parallel sharing. All the users log in to the ANNKE VISION app with the same account. In this case, all users have the same permission to the camera view.

2. Main/Sub account sharing. The main account is the one linked with the system, it can send sharing requests to sub-account and limit the permission for each sub-account (For example, sub-account can only watch live view but not playback). Here is the instruction.

6. Manage your APP account

On the ANNKE VISION app, we can also: Check the account details, modify the account password, delete the account permanently. Here is the instruction.

ANNKE VISION – General Guide of Watching Cameras on PC by Guarding Vision (for new user)

Purpose:

This article introduces basic skills to get along with the PC software Guarding Vision.

Catalog

1. Link with ANNKE system

Annke Vision – Access the DVR/NVR System via Guarding Vision Software on PC (Via IP Address)

Annke Vision – Access the DVR/NVR System via Guarding Vision software on PC (Via P2P Cloud)

There are two ways to connect Guarding Vision with the ANNKE system. Each of their advantage and deficiency.
Loca access via IP address provides a better experience on the camera view and playback, while remote access via P2P cloud allows access even from abroad.

2. Playback/download footage

Annke Vision-How to Playback And Download Recordings on Guarding Vision?

Playback/download works better under local access. It might take a while for loading when doing this via remote access.

Annke Vision Setup and User Guide

admin — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:30:06 +0000

The Annke Vision app is designed to work with ANNKE DNRs, NVRs and IP cameras which support Cloud P2P function.It allows you to live with your cameras remotely.All you need to do is creating an account and adding device into the account, then you can enjoy the real-time video from cameras on a global scale. it also allows you to play back recorded video to search every milestone of your life.When motion detection alarm of your device triggered, you can get an instant message notification from Annke Vision app.

Annke Vision – Access the DVR/NVR/IP Camera via Guarding Vision Software on PC (Via IP Address)

This article shows you the steps to access the ANNKE system on a computer via the client software Guarding Vision.

Adding via IP address only allow local access (ANNKE system and computer must be in the same network/router). But you will get a better experience when watching camera live view/playback and download recordings, etc.

To access the system remotely on Guarding Vision, please add via P2P Cloud. See this instruction.

Annke Vision – Access the DVR/NVR System via ANNKE Vision software on PC (Via P2P Cloud)

This article shows you the steps to access the ANNKE system on a computer via the client software ANNKE Vision.

Adding via P2P Cloud allows remote access (ANNKE system and computer can be in the different network/router). While you may find the camera live view/playback and recordings download become laggy due to unstable network.

To access the system locally on ANNKE Vision, please add via IP address. See this instruction.

Steps:

1. Download and install the software Annke Vision on your computer.

Here is the download link:

https://download.annke.com/software/HK/Annke_Vision_V3.7.0.50_E.exe

2. Plug the ANNKE system into your router via an Ethernet cable.

3. Run the software ANNKE Vision. Register an administrator account and set up Password Protection.

Note: This account is only for logging in to ANNKE Vision. It’s not the same as your ANNKE system account. (It is suggested to select “Enable Auto-login”)

The username and password can be anything.

4. Register an account (P2P account) on the mobile app Annke Vision.
Register an account on Annke Vision via your phone number or email address.

5. Come back to ANNKE Vision. Go to Device Management and click Add. Choose Cloud P2P and select your country/area(the phone APP account area), and click Login.

7. Then log in with the user name and password of your Annke Vision APP account.

Note: If your user name is the phone number, please input it in this format ‘+441234567890‘ (no space between the country code and the phone number).

If the user name and password are both correct, but the App keeps asking you entering a verification code, please log in again with email address that you used to register the Annke Vision App.

8. If the ANNKE system has been added to the Annke Vision account beforehand, you can see it on the list automatically.
Otherwise, add the system to ANNKE vision account first..

9. Go to the Main View tab page, and click on the folder(the name is your APP account username) under the device list to expand the camera channels. Click the play button on the channels to see the live streaming...

Annke Vision – Access the DVR/NVR System via ANNKE Vision Software on PC (Via IP Address)

This article shows you the steps to access the ANNKE system on a computer via the client software ANNKE Vision.

Adding via IP address only allow local access (ANNKE system and computer must be in the same network/router). But you will get a better experience when watching the camera live view/playback and download recordings, etc.

To access the system remotely on ANNKE Vision, please add via P2P Cloud. See this instruction.

Step by Step:

1. Download and install the software ANNKE Vision on your computer. Here is the download link:

https://download.annke.com/software/HK/Annke_Vision_V3.7.0.50_E.exe

2. Plug the ANNKE system into your router via an Ethernet cable.

3. Make sure your computer has been connected to the same router as the ANNKE system.

4. Run the software ANNKE Vision. Register an administrator account and set up Password Protection.

Note: This account is only for logging in to ANNKE Vision. It’s not the same as your ANNKE system account. (It is suggested to select “Enable Auto-login”)

The username and password can be anything.

5. Run the software, and go to Device Management.

6. Click Online Device. If the system and computer are in the same LAN network, you can see the device information at the bottom.

7. Select your device, and click on Add. Then please fill in the information in the popped window.

Note:

1.The name can be anything.

2.The IP address of the system may vary from the network. Ensure the IP address you input is correct.

3.The user name must be ‘admin’.

4.Password is the one you used to log in to your system on the monitor/TV.

5.Remember to tick Import to Group.

8. The device information will then be shown on the tab page Device for Management. You can see the Net Status is online as the picture shows..

9. Go to the Main View tab page, and click on the folder under the DVR list to expand the camera channels. Click the play button on the channels to see the live streaming..

Annke Vision – How to Live Stream Your ANNKE Device on YouTube by FFmpeg?

Using FFmpeg as an encoder for YouTube Live has fewer requirements on the hardware. While you may need some basic knowledge about FFmpeg.

ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel fatal -rtsp_transport tcp -i rtsp://%USERNAME%:%PASSWORD%@%CAMERA%:554/ Streaming/Channes/ID/?transportmode=unicast.sdp -f lavfi -i anullsrc -c:v copy -c:a aac -map 0:v -map 1 -f hls -hls_time 4 -hls_playlist_type event -method PUT “https://a.upload.youtube.com /http_upload_hls?cid=%STREAM_KEY%©=0&file=stream.m3u8”

2. How to achieve it?

To achieve the above, we will need to:
1). Install FFmpeg on your Windows computer.
2). Get the RTSP address. For a stable RTSP address, we will need to set a Static IP and set up DDNS for your ANNKE device.
3). Get the YouTube stream key: Once your YouTube account has access to YouTube Live, you can find the stream key as the below picture shows.
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3. Installing FFmpeg

Here is the instruction: https://www.wikihow.com/Install-FFmpeg-on-Windows#

4. Set a Static IP Address for your ANNKE device

Propose: An ANNKE Device with a static IP address can still be accessed by the same IP after reboot.

Step:
1) Disable DHCP
2) Make sure the device is online

1) Disable DHCP
Log in to your ANNKE Device. Below is the Web interface of the ANNKE device:
Go to Configuration-Network-Basic Settings-TCP/IP, Uncheck DHCP, fill in the below box per your computer in the same network.
Note: You can check DHCP and click Save at first, this will fill in the below box automatically. Then uncheck DHCP and leave the below box as they are.

2) Make sure the device is online
After the above, go to Configuration-Network-Advance Settings-Platform Access, make sure the option Enable is checked and Register Status shows Online as below picture.

If it shows Offline, refer to this instruction to make it online at first: https://help.annke.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000648061

5. Set up DDNS for your ANNKE device

Propose: An ANNKE device with DDNS service will have a static IP/hostname on the Internet. This allow you to visit the ANNKE device by a static URL. To achieve this, Port Forwarding on your router is also required.

Steps:
1) Setup your DDNS account
2) Enable DDNS on your ANNKE device
3) Port Forwarding

1) Setup your DDNS account
There are some free DDNS service providers. In this article, we will take NO-IP for example.
After you created an account on the NO-IP website, Click your name at the top right corner, go to Account, then Dynamic DNS
Click Create Hostname

Create your hostname in the box. Leave other parameters as default, click Create Hostname

You will see the hostname in the list.

2) Enable DDNS on your ANNKE device
Log in to your device, go to Configuration-Network-Basic Settings-DDNS, tick on Enable DDNS, fill in the boxes as below:
DDNS Type: NO-IP
Server Address: dynupdate.no-ip.com
Domain: your hostname on no-ip.com
User Name: your user name on no-ip.com
Password & Confirm: your account password on no-ip.com
Then click Save to apply the change.
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3) Port Forwarding

Purpose: Port forwarding allows other devices to visit a device in your local network.

Steps:
The steps may vary according to different routers. Below steps are based on the router Virgin Media Hub 3.0:

Click Create a new rule, then fill the boxes as below:
Local IP: your device’s IP.
Local start port: 554
Local end port: 554
External start port: 554
External end port: 554
After that, click Add rule to apply the change.

Now, you can go to canyouseeme.org, input your port number in the Port to Check box, and click Check Port. If you can see the message ‘Success, I can see your service on [your WAN IP] on port (554)’, then the port forwarding has finished.

6. Get the RTSP address

Steps:
1) RTSP address format
2) Test your RTSP address

1) RTSP address format
rtsp://IP:RTSPPort/Streaming/Channes/ID/?transportmode=unicast.sdp

Explanation
ID means mainstream or sub-stream and channel number. If the ID is 102, we will get
a sub-stream of the first channel. If the ID is 101, we will get mainstream.
RTSP URL supports to add username and password:
rtsp://admin:12345@IP:Port/Streaming/Channels/ID/?transportmode=unicast.sdp
The type of authorization supports BASIC and DIGEST.

Examples
Get sub-stream from IP camera on channel 1
rtsp://172.28.1.52:554/Streaming/Channels/102/?transportmode=unicast.sdp

2) Test your RTSP address
Once you finish getting the RSTP address, try it on the VLC player to make sure it’s working.
In VLC player, use the shortcut Ctrl+N or navigate to Media-Open Network Stream. Input your RTSP address in the box, click Play.
When the RTSP address is correct, you will see the live stream from your camera in about 5 seconds.

Annke Vision – Annke IP camera connect with Tinycam Pro

For the Tinycam can only working with IP cameras, It can not connect with NVR. So if you have already had a POE system( NVR+ IP camera), It can not directly get the steam from the POE port. Please connect the IP cameras directly to your router. Please do not forget to have an extended power ( 12V/1A ) for the cameras.
The APP Timycam can only support IP connection, so If you would like to have the image everywhere, Please do the port forwarding for the cameras, you need to contact the router manufactory or network provider to have the correct operation.

If you find the image is not smooth. That is caused by that the app will auto-adjust the stream for the image. so you can change the APP decode method or you can directly change the cameras’ video stream, you can adjust lower the resolution and bitrate from cameras’ setting page.

Step:

1.Adding the cameras. Please select “Add IP camera, NVR/DVR” and edit it.

2. Edit the camera name and select the correct Protocol type by the camera brand.

Please notice that the Tinycam Pro can not directly get Annke Brand, So you need to select the camera brand “Hikvision” and choose a model number( everyone is ok). Don’t worry, our connection protocol is the same as Hikvision.

3. Please input the correct IP and port information.

“Hostname/IP address“: It would be LAN IP. WAN IP or DDNS. But please notice that If you connect with WAN IP or DDNS, Please do not forget the port forwarding.
“Web port number“: Default is 80. It follows with your camera setting.
“RTSP port number“: Default is 554. It follows with your camera setting.

3. Input the correct account information. the account information is your cameras’ account and password.

4. When you finished the parameter setting, you need to back to the top line to check the connection status.

“OK” means the camera is correct to connect to your system.

Click the “camera status“, you can get the detail stream information and image.

5. When you finish the camera setting, you can directly go to the live view to have the camera image.

Annke Vision – How to Activate ANNKE IP Camera via Web Browser (Without DVR/NVR)?

You may find the camera’s IP address and access/activate it on the local network via the web browser.

Video Guide:

https://youtu.be/Z5jRKJ5UNQw

Text Guide:

1. Power on the camera by using the power adapter or POE switch for the POE cameras.

2. Connect the camera to the router/POE switch by ethernet cable.

3. Get a computer that is connected to the same router. In other words, computers and cameras are in the same network area.

4. Download software SADPTool and install it on the computer. Here is the software download link.

For Windows: https://download.annke.com/CMS/SADP_v3.0.2.4.zip
For Mac: https://download.annke.com/CMS/sadptool.pkg_.zip

5. Run the software SADP tool and click refresh. It will find the camera’s IP, and its status is Inactive.
Note: If the status is Active and the camera was connected to the ANNKE NVR before, the password of the camera is the same as the NVR.

6. Select the device on the tool and create a new password to activate it.
The new password should contain 8-16 characters with at least two combinations of numbers, lowercase, uppercase, and special characters, no ‘admin’ included.

7. Access the camera by inputting the IP address of the camera on the IE web browser.
Then, input the user name admin and password you created.
Note: The cameras could be viewed on the IE web browser only because there is no web plug-in for any other web browser now.

8. Click the link to download the web plug-in to view the camera:

9. Once the web plug-in is installed successfully, the camera could be viewed on the web browser:

Annke Vision – How to Access DVR/NVR System on The Web Browser from PC(in the Same Local Network)?

Safari browser is not supported.

The following browsers are supported:
IE 10, IE 11, Chrome 57.0+, Firefox 52.0+ and Edge 89+

Our device plugin is most compatible with IE 10 and IE 11 browsers. In IE browser we can view the device and modify the relevant settings more smoothly.

For Chrome 57.0+, Firefox 52.0+ and Edge 89+ browsers, we can view the device without the plugin. But please note that we still need to download the plugin if we want to change the relevant device settings from them.

(Here is an image for your reference to download the plugin)

General steps:

1. Plug the DVR/NVR into a router with a network cable.

2. Find DVR/NVR’s IP address. There are two ways to find the IP address:
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Method #1

1) Find the IP address on the TV/monitor.

Please go to Menu–Configuration–Network–General.

Method #2

Find the IP address on a computer.

1)Video guide:

2) Text guide:

Please download and install the software SADPTool from this link:
For Windows computers: https://download.annke.com/document/Computer_Software/SADPToolV3.0.3.3.zip
For Mac computers:
http://support.annke.com/document/HK/general/sadptool.pkg_.zip

Please connect your computer to the same network/router of the DVR/NVR, then run this software. It will detect the DVR/NVR’s IP address automatically.

3. Get a computer that is connected to the same router as NVR is to access NVR with its IP on the browser. The user name is admin and the password is your system’s password.

3.1. We suggest using the IE browser instead of other browsers because we only have the web plug-in for the IE web browser now.

Note:

If you can not see the image of the cameras, the image may be encrypted. Please go to the system to disable it. Please go to Menu–Configuration–Network–General.

Annke Vision — How to Access the Web interface of ANNKE PoE Cameras via Browser? (Without NVR)

Purpose: Some features of the ANNKE PoE camera need to be configured on the camera’s Web interface (it’s individual setting page).

Note:

Safari browser is not supported.

The following browsers are supported:
IE 10, IE 11, Chrome 57.0+, Firefox 52.0+ and Edge 89+

Our device plugin is most compatible with IE 10 and IE 11 browsers. In IE browser we can view the device and modify the relevant settings more smoothly.

(Here is an image for your reference to download the plugin)

1) For all the mentioned camera models, their live stream will work on the IE browser after installing the plugin.
2) For model I91BM/I91BN/I91BL/I91BK/I81HB, their live stream can also work on Chrome and Firefox after installing the plugin.

Steps:

1. Connect the camera to a 12V DC power supply (must be 12 Volt, can be 1 Amp or above) and to a broadband router by ethernet cable.

2. Run the SADP software on a computer in the local network.

For Windows system:

https://download.annke.com/CMS/SADP_v3.0.2.4.zip

For Mac OS:

https://download.annke.com/document/Computer_Software/SADPTool.pkg.zip

The SADP will detect the camera’s IP address. Follow the below picture to enable DHCP for the camera.

Input the IP address in a Web browser ( IE browser is recommended).

3. Input the user name and password of the camera to log in. (Generally, the username is “admin” with all letters in lowercase)
If you use the camera for the first time, you need to activate the camera at first and set an admin password for it;
If the camera has been activated on the ANNKE NVR, the camera’s password is the same as your NVR’s admin password.

4. Now you can see the camera’s Web interface. Explore and have fun 🙂

Note:
If you find the camera live view fail to load when clicking the button “Start Live View “on the webpage, please try the below solutions:
1. Click the “Download Plug-in” button to download and install the webpage plugin.
2. Copy the webpage address then visit it via IE browser, or via Microsoft Edge browser (requires reloading the page into IE mode).

Annke Vision – How to Access the Annke IP Camera’s Setting Page via Web Browsers?

Some of the cameras’ functions can only be configured in their individual setting page. Below is the instruction to enter Annke’s IP cameras’ individual setting page.

Step 1:

Connect your IP camera and your computer to the same network/router. The connection can be either via ethernet cable or WiFi.

Step 2:

Find the IP address of your IP camera. The procedures depend on your computer.

a). If your computer is NOT a Windows computer: Please access your router to find the camera’s IP address (You may need to contact your router’s seller for further information).

b). If your computer is a Windows computer: You can use the software called SADP TOOL to find the IP address. Below are the steps:
b-1). Please download and install the software SADPTOOL.exe to your computer:
https://download.annke.com/CMS/SADP_v3.0.2.4.zip
b-2). Run the software and you will find the camera’s IP address on the device list.

b-3). Double-click on the IP address (or input it into your web browser manually) then you will see the camera’s login page. Input the user name ‘admin’ and the camera’s password to proceed.

b-4). Click on the Configuration tab to enter the camera’s settings page.

Note: The web page layout may be a little different according to different camera models.

Annke Vision – Modify Output Resolution of ANNKE Systems on the Web Interface

Purpose: This instruction introduces the method to change the output resolution of the ANNKE system. It is effective when the ANNKE system doesn’t show any display on the TV/monitor due to a mismatch of output resolution between them.

Steps:

1.Connect your ANNKE system to your home router via an ethernet cable.

2.Connect your computer to the same router with the DVR wired or wirelessly.

3.Download the SADP software on your computer to search the IP of your DVR/NVR.
For Windows: https://download.annke.com/CMS/SADP_v3.0.2.4.zip
For MacBook: https://download.annke.com/document/Computer_Software/SADPTool.pkg.zip

4.Run SADP and it will show the IP address of your DVR/NVR automatically.

5.Input this IP address into the IE browser. The user name is ‘admin’ and the password is your system‘s login password.

6.When you log in, navigate to Configuration–System–System Settings–Menu Output. Change the VGA/HDMI resolution. It’s recommended to match this resolution to your TV/monitor resolution.
If you are not sure, just select the lowest resolution for the ANNKE system.

If this article is helpful to you, please click the “helpful” button after you review it. Any comments would be appreciated.

Annke Vision – How to Restore the DVR/NVR on Computer Browser with Its IP Address Locally?

Steps:

1. Enter the DVR/NVR on the computer browser with its IP locally. Please refer to the below link:
https://help.annke.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000252182

2. After you enter the DVR/NVR on the computer browser, please go to Configuration>Maintenance>Upgrade&Maintenance>Restore.

3. Click ‘Restore’ to start. The system will be rebooted automatically when the restore is finished.

If this article is helpful to you, please click the “helpful” button after you review it. Any comments would be appreciated.

Annke Vision – How to Get a Capture/Screenshot of the Camera’s Image on the Computer/Phone APP?

First of all, please add the cameras system to computer software and the phone APP.

For computer software: https://help.annke.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000252441

For phone APP: https://help.annke.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000252581

Secondly, please follow the below steps to get the capture/screenshot of the camera’s image:

On Guarding Vision, please select the camera and right-click the mouse, and then click Capture:

After that, the capture will be saved on the computer, and you could click the link on the right corner to check the capture directly:

On the phone APP, please preview the cameras, and then select the camera button to take a screenshot for the camera:

After that, you could check the screenshot of the camera’s image on the More–>Pictures and Videos:

If you view the cameras on the monitor and the computer, please select the camera and double-check it. Or please view the camera in one screen mode. After that, the camera will be displayed in the mainstream and the picture will be clearer so that you could get a clearer capture from the computer.

If you view the cameras on the phone APP, you could switch the mode from Basic to HD so that you could get a clearer screenshot from the mobile phone.

Annke Vision – How to Stop Audible Alarming Via the Browser?

Purpose: If you want to stop audible alarming for the system, please refer to this instruction to change the setting.

Steps:

1. Please get a windows computer which is in the same network area as the camera is. In other words, the camera and computer must be connected to the same router, by cable or by wifi.

2 Install the software on the computer. Here is the download link.
support.annke.com/document/HK/general/tool/SADPtool.exe

3. Run the software to detect the system’s IP.

4. Please copy the IP address to Internet Explorer and access the system’s page by its IP.

6. Please log in to the system and go to the Configuration-Basic event.
On this page, you could disable the audible warning for every event.
Here are the images of each interface. You could go to the interface of these setting to turn off the audible warning according to your needs.

For example, if you don’t want to have an audible warning when there is a motion detected, please go to the Motion Detection page to disable the audible warning. See the first picture below:

You could also go to smart event to disable the audible warning. Please note that this option is not available on all models and systems.

Hikvision How-To Tutorials Part1

admin — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 06:11:58 +0000

Hikvision How-To Tutorials Part1, Hikvision provides top-of-the-line AIoT solutions and reliable security camera systems to empower advanced monitoring and automation and improve security.

How do I use a Hikvision NVR’s “Virtual Host” feature?

Hikvision How-To Tutorials Part1

How Do I Configure the Camera’s Onscreen Display Text?

All Hikvision users will have seen that when you first log in to a camera the live view will have overlayed text stating the date & time and the default name of the camera “IPcamera 01″, depending on your requirements you may want to change some or all of this overlay text and below is the instruction for how to do that.

Method 1 – In a Web Browser

Below we will take you through each of the above settings and what they do:

Character Set – This lets you select the characters/language the OSD settings use, by default all UK stock will come with this set as GBK for English characters but if you are a European customer and you want to enter special characters from your particular language (e.g. é, ü, ç, etc…) you can switch it to EUC-KR to access those characters (do this will require the camera to reboot).

Display Name / Date / Week – These tick boxes let you show/hide the camera name (Display Name), the current date (Display Date), and the day of the week (Display Week)

Camera Name – This box lets you set the displayed name of the camera, it will also change the name of the camera shown in the System menu and if added to an NVR it will change the name shown in the live view camera list and the Camera Management list.

Time Format – This dropdown lets you select how the time appears in your live view, either 24-hour format (00:00 – 23:00) or 12-hour format (00:00 – 12:00)

Date Format – This dropdown lets you select how the day, month, and year are displayed. Your options are DD/MM/YYYY (UK format), MM/DD/YYYY (US format), and YYYY/MM/DD (Chinese/International Standard format). You also have the option of separating the day, month, and year with either a “–” or a “/“.

Text OverLay – On most cameras, you should have the option to add up to 4 additional text overlays to the live view. You can use all of them or none of them depending on your requirements.

Display Mode – This dropdown lets you choose how the text behaves on screen, by default it will usually be set to Not Transparent & Not Flashing which means the text will obscure objects/people behind it and it will be onscreen all the time. You have the option to change it to one of the following – Transparent & Flashing / Transparent & Not Flashing / Not Transparent & Flashing – When set to transparent the text will become semi-transparent so that you can see objects/people behind the text and if set to flashing the text will flash on & off screen every few seconds (there are no controls for the flashing duration).

OSD Size – Technically this setting should adjust the size of the OSD text but we’ve found that when changing it there was little change to the text and so we would just stick to the default Auto option because this will allow the text size to adapt based on where you are viewing the live image (e.g. whether a small phone screen or a large TV).

Font Color – This dropdown lets you select the colour used by the OSD text, by default the camera will use Black&White Self-adaptive which means the text colour will automatically switch between black & white based on what is behind the text (e.g. if a person walks through the text) and for high-security sites, this can be an important feature for using the footage in court because the adaptive text shows that the image/text has not been manipulated in post. If the scenario requires it you can select Custom which will allow you to pick the text colour from a standard colour table.

Alignment – Again like OSD size this setting doesn’t appear to have a huge impact so we would just leave it as the default Custom and you can adjust the positioning/alignment of the OSD text by dragging the red boxes around the live view window above (these red boxes are only for adjusting the text position and will not appear on the actual live view image).

Method 2 – Via the NVRs GUI

You can access similar OSD settings from the NVR by going to Camera > Display and selecting the camera you want to configure.
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Although, as you can see from the above screenshot you won’t get all the settings that can be found by logging into the cameras directly.

How do I stop my Hikvision NVR from beeping?

If a Hikvision NVR notices what it deems to be a critical error, or “exception”, it will make a constant beeping sound to draw your attention to this.

These exceptions can occur when:
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• A hard drive has not been installed or properly formatted

• There is an error with the hard drive, it has been damaged, or the cameras are just not recording properly

• A hard drive has been filled and not set to overwrite

• There is an IP conflict, preventing the NVR from operating properly

• The NVR detects an illegal login

• The NVR loses its network connection

Of course, ignoring these exceptions are not recommended. However, you can disable the beeping while you address whatever the issue is by following the steps below.
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Step 1:

Connect to your NVR in a web browser by using its IP address and logging in.

Step 2:

Check what the exception that is causing the beeping is in the NVR’s logs. To find these, go to:

Configuration → System → Maintenance → Log

Set the log search so that the “Major Type” is “Exception”, with the start and end time covering a period when the beeping has occurred.

For example, you can see that it is an IP address conflict causing it in this case.

Note – Camera disconnections will not cause the NVR to beep.

Step 3:

Go to:

Configuration → Event → Basic Event → Exception

Find the “exception type” identified in step 2 in the dropdown on this page.

Step 4:

Select the exception shown in your logs from the dropdown.

You will see that “Buzzer” is ticked as a “Normal Linkage” action, which is what is causing the NVR to beep.

Step 5:

Untick this, click “Save”, and the beeping should stop.

SwannView Plus app download and access

admin — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 20:00:55 +0000

SwannView Plus app download and access, What is SwannView Plus App It is CMS software developed and rendered by the Swann Communication Company to integrate the products for enabling the user to connect and control the surveillance camera on a PC or smartphone. The application is available for free to download on Windows, Android, and iOS operating systems.

Installing SwannView Plus app

1.To download the app, go to your Playstore or App store and search for SwannView Plus.

a.If for some reason you can’t search it, go to http://www.swann.com/us/apps

b.Look for the SwannView Plus, then tap ‘For Android Devices’ or ‘For iOS devices’

c.If it did not work, please follow this workaround:

Instructions for Android:

1.Ensure “Unknown Sources” is enabled in your Android device > Settings > Security.

2.Download the SwannView Plus app apk from this link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/7v6rkan5eny7cb6/SwannView_Plus_20140121.apk?dl=1

3.Click on download file to commence download on your device.

4.Access the downloaded APK file on your device’s Downloads section or File Manager.

5.Tap on the APK file and follow the prompts to install.

Instructions for iOS:

1.Make sure you are using the same AppleID as when you had first downloaded the SVP app.

2.Open the appstore > Go to Profile > Purchased.

3.It will show all the apps that you downloaded before.

4.Go to the Search bar > Swann or SwannView…> It should show right away.

2.Open SwannView Plus once installation is done.

Changing stream settings

For smooth live streaming, it is highly suggested to set the substream’s bitrate to its lowest for the unit not to consume too much bandwidth and lessen intermittent connection if ever.

1.Go to MENU > Record.

2.Proceed to PARAMETERS > Substream.

3.Pick a channel on Camera.

4.Set the Video Quality to its lowest possible bitrate.
NOTE: lowest bitrate varies depending on the DVR or NVR.

5.Click on Copy to replicate the settings to other channels.

a.A window will pop up. Tick all checkbox to select all channels.

b.Click on OK.

6.Click on Apply to save the settings.

SwannView Plus app download and access

Getting network information

1.Access the MENU and go to CONFIGURATION > Network > General.

2.Check if Enable DHCP is checked. By default, it is checked meaning it is on DHCP.

3.You can write the UID code for you to have your own copy in case you’re away from the unit.

Testing internet connection on the phone

1.In case you skipped installing SwannView Plus app because you already have the app, we need to make sure that there is still internet connection on the phone.

2.To do so, best if you can stream online videos like YouTube just to check your connectivity.

Adding the device and viewing it on the app

1.Tap the 3-bar icon located at the top left.

2.Tap the 3^rd icon to go to Devices.

3.Tap on the ‘+’ icon at the upper right.

4.Input the information it needs.

a.Alias:

b.Register Mode: UID

c.UID:

d.User Name: admin

e.Password:

5.Tap on the save iconat the top right.

a.If you got any error message, try rebooting the DVR or NVR and your router or modem.

b.Close the app and open it again.

1.Tap on Start Live View to load the cameras

NOTE: To learn more about using the app, download a copy of the SwannView Plus Quickstart Guide.

How to change the resolution of the recorder (SwannView Plus)?

NOTE: This guide is for the following recorders : DVR-1500, 1525, 1550, 1575, 4300, 4350, 4500, 4900, 8075, 8050, HDR-8050, HDR8-8200, NVR-7000, 7090, 7095, 7200, 7250, 8000

1.Go and access the Menu then proceed to Configuration.

2.Proceed to General then General again at the top.

3.Change the Resolution– pick a resolution that matches the display in use.

a.For square monitors (usually VGA connection), these commonly accept 4:3 or 5:4 aspect ratio – you can start by choosing 1024*768 and other higher resolution such as 1280*1024.

b.For widescreen monitors (esp. TVs using HDMI connection), these commonly accept 16:9 aspect ratio – you should choose either 1280*720 (720p) or 1920*1080 (1080p).

4.Click Apply – to save the settings.

How to export recordings using SwannView Plus software?

Choosing a download path

1.Open SwannView Plus software and go to SYSTEM > System Configuration.

2.Take note of the Saving Path of Video File as this is where you will go to retrieve the exported file. Default will be C:\SwannView Plus\video for Windows.

a.If you want to change it, click the … icon at the right side and choose your destination.

b.Click on Save once you’re done.

Downloading recordings

1.Click on VIEW > Remote Playback or if you are on Control Panel, just look for Remote Playback.

2.Select a date on the calendar at the lower left.

3.Choose a camera (tick the checkbox beside the camera) you wanted to search at the lower left.

4.Hover your mouse to the box at the right and icons will appear. Click the Download icon.

5.Choose a file by clicking its check box at the left.

6.Click the Download button to start downloading.
NOTE: If the file is too big, you might want to wait for a while since files are being transferred over the network.

How to playback recordings (SwannView Plus)?

Searching recordings

1.Access Menu then go to Playback.

2.Choose the channel(s) you want to search. Selected channels will have their box checked.

3.Choose a date.

4.Click Play (bottom middle controls) – to start playing the first footage on that date. You can select a time for playback by clicking on the timeline below.

Setup Email Alerts on SwannView Plus recorders

Setup email information

Using the mouse connected to the NVR, right-click then go to MENU > Configuration .

1.Go to NETWORK > Email.

2.Decide on what email address you will use for the Sender.

3.Depending on the Sender, put the rest of the information needed for the setup.

• Enable Server Authentication: should be checked

• Username: Sender’s email address

• Password: Sender’s password

• SMTP Server: (check with your email provider)

• SMTP Port: (check with your email provider)

• Enable SSL/TLS: should be checked

• Sender: (any name)

• Sender Address: Sender’s email address

• Select Receivers: choose between Receiver 1 to 3

• Receiver: (any name)

• Recipient Address: (any email that will receive the alert)

• Enable Attached Picture: put a check if you want an attached image

• Interval: (choose from the available options)

4.Click on Apply once you are done.

5.Click Test and see if it will say ‘Test Succeeded’.

• If it failed, double check with your Email provider if you have the right Encryption type, SMTP Port, and SMTP Server. Check as well if you have the correct email address and password by logging in using a phone or compute

Enabling Send Email per channel

Since setting up the email to the NVR is done and test email was successful, we now need to enable the feature to the channels we want to receive alerts from.

1.Go back to MENU > Camera.

2.Proceed to MOTION > Motion Detection.

3.Choose the channel you want to configure.

4.Make sure Enable Motion Detection is ticked.

5.Set the area wanted to detect motions with.

• RED BOX means the NVR will sense motion on that area.

• NO BOX means the NVR won’t sense motion on that area.

6.Set the sensitivity that you prefer.

• Slide to the right to make it more sensitive.

• Slide to the left to make it less sensitive.

7.Click the gear icon.

8.On the Settings window, go to Linkage Action.

9.Make sure to put a check on Send Email. Click on Apply to save the settings.

10.Proceed to Arming Schedule.

a.Set a schedule when the NVR will send alerts.

b.Click on Apply then OK to save the settings.

c.The image below shows that on Monday, it is set to send alerts the entire day if there is motion because the time is 00:00-24:00 (24hr format).

11.Re-do the steps for other channels.

SwannView Plus Quick Start Guides

We have just completed the updated quickstart guides for Swannview Plus PC and Mobile.

These are available in English, French and Spanish as noted in the file names after the date.

• SwannView_Plus_Mobile_App_English.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_Mobile_App_French.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_Mobile_App_Spanish.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_PC_English.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_PC_French.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_PC_Spanish.pdf

Export recordings to a USB (SwannView Plus)

Connecting the flash drive to the unit

Ensure that you use a USB stick or flash drive (not external HDD) that has a capacity of 32GB or lower.

Search for recordings

1.Access MENU then proceed to Export.

2.Choose Normal.

3.Choose a channel – tick the box to select a channel.

4.Choose All – for Record Mode and File Type to see all recordings saved.

5.Set a Start and End time – this will be the range where the recorder will search for recordings.

6.Click Search.

Exporting recordings

1.Choose a file – tick the box at the left to choose a file. Monitor the Total Size information at the bottom to ensure that the footage will fit on your flash drive.

2.Click Export.

3.Choose a SaveType – this option may not be on your unit but if it does, choose between AVI or MP4.

4.Click Export.

5.Make sure to choose Video and log – you can go back to this step and choose Player to download the compatible media player.

6.Click OK – this will then export the recordings on the flash drive.

How to access the DVR or NVR using hostname on SwannView Plus app?

Port Forwarding

We need to make sure that the Server port and HTTP port of your DVR or NVR are open before we jump on mobile access. Here are few things to do.

1.Using a computer connected to the same router where your DVR or NVR is connected, open a browser and go to www.canyouseeme.org.

2.On the Port to check field, change 80 to 85 and click Check port. Do the same step for port 8000 and 554.
NOTE: 85, 8000, and 554 are the default ports of your DVR or NVR. 85 is the HTTP port, 8000 is the Server port, and 554 is the RTSP port. You can double check this information if you access your DVR’s menu and go to Configuration > Network > More Settings.

a.If it says Error: I could not see your service on on port (85), ( can be any number) then you need to do port forwarding first. Please visit General Port Forwarding Guide.

b.If it didn’t and only says Success or Succeeded, then it means the port is open. Make sure to check if HTTP port, Server port, and RTSP port are open then proceed to Installing SwannView Plus app.

Installing SwannView Plus app

1.To download the app, go to your Playstore or App store and search for SwannView Plus.

a.If for some reason you can’t search it, go to http://www.swann.com/us/apps

b.Look for the SwannView Plus, then tap ‘For Android Devices’ or ‘For iOS devices’

2.Open SwannView Plus once installation is done.

Changing stream settings

For smooth live streaming, it is highly suggested to use Substream when playing the videos. We will also need to set the substream’s bitrate to its lowest for the unit not to consume too much bandwidth.

1.Go to MENU > Record.

2.Proceed to PARAMETERS > Substream.

3.Pick a channel on Camera.

4.Set the Video Quality to its lowest possible bitrate.
NOTE: lowest bitrate varies depending on the DVR or NVR.

5.Click on Apply to save the settings.

6.Re-do the steps for other channels.

Setting up a DDNS or hostname

1.Access the MENU > Configuration.

2.Proceed to NETWORK > DDNS.

3.From there, fill up the information needed.

a.Enable DDNS: checked

b.DDNS Type:
NOTE: If you don’t have a DDNS account yet, you can create your own from any hostname or DDNS website like www.dyn.com/dns.

c.Server Address:

d.Device Domain Name:

e.Status:

f.User Name:

g.Password:

Testing internet connection on the phone

1.In case you skipped installing SwannView Plus app because you already have the app, we need to make sure that there is still internet connection on the phone.

2.To do so, best if you can stream online videos like YouTube just to check your connectivity.

Adding the device and viewing it on the app

1.Tap the 3-bar icon located at the top left.

2.Tap the 3^rd icon to go to Devices.

3.Tap on the ‘+’ icon at the upper right.

4.Change the Register Mode to IP/Domain.

5.Input the information it needs.

a.Alias:

b.Address:

c.Port:

d.Username: admin

e.Password:

6.Tap on the save icon at the top right.

a.If you got any error message, try rebooting the DVR or NVR and your router or modem.

b.Close the app and open it again.

1.Tap on Start Live View to load the cameras.

How to enable audio recording (SwannView Plus)?

Enable “Record Audio”

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1.Access Menu then go to Record. Choose Parameters then Record .

2.Change the Camera to where your microphone is connected (e.g. channel 1).

3.Change the Stream Type to Video and Audio.

4.Put a check on the box beside Record Audio.

a.If you cannot see it, click More Settings first.

5.Click on Apply to save the settings.

• Repeat the entire steps for other channels.

More Settings

1.Tick on Record Audio.

2.Click on OK.
Click here to go back.

How to play exported recordings on a computer (SwannView Plus)?

Choose the software to play .mp4 file

1.SwannView Plus – for Windows and Mac

2.VS Player – for Windows only

3.Other media player – instructions are for Windows but you can still try other software on your Windows or Mac computer

SwannView Plus

1.Open SwannView Plus software – if you don’t have the software yet, you can download it from these links:

a.SwannView Plus for Windows

b.SwannView Plus for Mac

2.Click File located at the top left.

3.Select Open Video File.

4.Click the reel icon – this will let you choose a file.

5.Look for the exported file – double click the file once you’ve found it.

6.Watch the clip – video will start playing.

VS Player

1.Open the VS Player – if you don’t have it yet, you can download it from HERE.

2.Click the + icon located at the top right – this will let you choose a file.

3.Look for the exported file – double click the file once you’ve found it.

4.Select the file – click it once to select it.

5.Click Play – to start the video playing.

6.Watch the clip – video will start playing.

Other media player

1.Look for the file – locate where you saved the file.

2.Open with your media player – right-click on the file and choose ‘Open with’ then choose your desired media player. VLC can play most files

*VLC is an open-source, self-contained media player that can play a variety of media without additional downloads or configuration. Please see their website for more information.

Installing SADP Tool

Download the software

The first step is to download the necessary software to your PC. A link to the software is below.

SADP Tool

Installation procedure

After you have acquired the software, proceed to install it. The software has a generic installation procedure that most computer users should be familiar with.

Immediately upon running the software, you may receive this prompt. This is a Windows security prompt, to make sure that malicious software cannot be installed without your knowledge. Click Yes to continue.

The installer opens to this window. Click Next.

Choose language and hit Next.

The default location is displayed here. You may choose a custom location if you wish.

Click Next.

Click Install to commence the installation. A progress bar will appear.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o1m68wjz1d6i9tv/SADP_Install_4.JPG?dl=1

Once the installation is successful, you will be asked to create a Desktop Shortcut. Click Next.

Leave the checkbox ticked to immediately run the software after installation. Click Finish.

Using the software

The first time you run SADP, you may receive this prompt. As the SADP software requires network access, Windows Firewall will detect that activity and request your permission for the software to access the network. Do not adjust the check boxes. Click Allow Access to continue.

Playback recordings on SwannView Plus software

Searching recordings

Open SwannView Plus software and go to Control Panel.
NOTE: If Control Panel is not available, click View > Control Panel at the top.

1.Click on Remote Playback.

3.Choose a camera – checkbox will be checked.

4.Choose a file type – you can leave it on ‘All’ to show all recorded files.

5.Set a date – choose a month, year, then date that you want to search.

6.Click on Search.

7.Pick a time – click an area on the timeline below and it will start playing the file.

NB: The playback stream is the full quality stream. As this is high bandwidth, not all connections to your recorder may be capable of delivering sufficient data to make this playback possible. Playback via software is supported only on local network connections. However, some internet connections may be capable.

SwannView Plus app and software QSG En/Fr/Es

SwannView Plus app and software QSG En/Fr/Es PDF

• SwannView_Plus_Mobile_App_English.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_Mobile_App_French.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_Mobile_App_Spanish.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_PC_English.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_PC_French.pdf

• SwannView_Plus_PC_Spanish.pdf

SwannView Plus software manual

How to Connect The IP POE Camera to NAS

admin — Fri, 13 Oct 2023 08:48:12 +0000

How to Connect The IP POE Camera to NAS, Network Attached Storage (NAS) provides a centralized location on a network to store data. Synology NAS goes beyond that, enabling you to build a private cloud to store, access, back up, and share files freely and securely. Introduction: The article below demonstrates how to connect the camera to NAS in 2 different ways, which are done by NFS and ONVIF connections. let`s take Synology NAS for example in this article.

Method 1: NFS Connection

1. Please power on the camera and the NAS system.
Both the NAS and camera should be connected to the same router/network by Ethernet cables.

2. Download the Synology Assistant software via the link below.
https://www.synology.cn/zh-cn/support/download.

3. Please run the Assistant software on the computer. If the NAS is running, it will be detected.

How to Connect The IP POE Camera to NAS

FAQs

Why should I use a Synology NAS?

A Synology NAS is one of the most secure and cost-efficient ways to store data. Our suite of data management and backup applications gives you control and complete ownership over the way you manage data without incurring costly recurring fees.

Is Synology NAS good for home users?

If you and your family are looking for a secure and cost-effective way to back up all of your devices, photos, and videos without paying expensive monthly fees, a Synology NAS is a great option.

Can I back up my photos to my Synology NAS?

Yes, Synology Photos is an all-in-one photo management solution that allows you to back up, organize, and share your photos intuitively. Learn more

Can I back up my Synology NAS to the cloud?

Yes, data on your Synology NAS can be backed up to a variety of cloud services, including our own Synology C2 Storage. Learn more

Which Synology NAS model should I buy? How many drive bays do I need?

Picking the right NAS model will depend on your storage and performance needs, as well as what purpose you intend to use your NAS for. For help with deciding which model is right for you, check out our NAS Selector tool.

What is Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM)?

Synology DSM is the intuitive operating system that powers every Synology NAS. It includes powerful license-free solutions for file and media management, sharing, backup, surveillance, and more. Learn more

What is Synology Drive?

Synology Drive is Synology DSM’s file sharing and syncing solution that allows you to sync, share, and access your files from anywhere, transforming your NAS into your own, private cloud. Learn more

Is NAS storage better than public cloud storage?

While public cloud storage can be a great option to store limited amounts of non-sensitive data, NAS storage may work better if you are concerned with privacy and data ownership. NAS storage can ensure privacy for your most important and personal data and can also be more cost-effective than public cloud storage if you intend to store large amounts of data.

How to connect IP Camera to Different Brands of DVR/NVR System via Onvif Protocol?

Note: For security reasons, we do not suggest the camera to connect to other third brand’s NVR systems, we are responsible for our product and your security demand. If you confirm the product is really from you and correctly it is base on your decision, kindly please follow the below guide to enable the Onvif protocol and create an account first. The Onvif account is used for the other brand’s receiver to adding.

Video Guide:

Text Guide:

Power on the cameras and connect them to the same router as your computer. (Not directly to the NVR’s POE port).

Install the SADP Tool to find the IP address of the camera. Here is the download link:
For Windows PC：https://download.annke.com/document/Computer_Software/SADPToolV3.0.3.3.zip

For Mac PC: https://download.annke.com/document/Computer_Software/SADPTool.pkg.zip

Tick on one of the cameras then activates it by creating the password and security question.
When the camera is activated, please kindly please check the IP information if it is correct with your computer internet. If not, please enable the DHCP to make the device can successfully get the IP information directly from your router.
After that, you can go to the setting page to enable the Onvif protocol setting. Double click the camera or you can input the IP address to your browser to have the login page, the default account is admin ; the password is the one you just set up previously.
When logged in, please go to the Configuration–>Network–>Advance Setting–>Integration Protocol. Enable the “Onvif” and create an Onvif account.
Please notice that the account and password are the Onvif Account that you use when you add the Annke camera to the third-party NVR.
After that, reboot the camera to make the change effective.

Here is an example for the Onvif adding with NVR:

Right-click mouse to Remote option to add Onvif IP camera. Please kindly refer to the steps in the pictures show to have a try.

If this article is helpful to you, please click the “helpful” button after you review it. Any comments would be appreciated.

TP-Link Pharos Series Installation Guide

admin — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:19:15 +0000

TP-Link Pharos Series Installation Guide, With a high transmit power and antenna gain, TP-Link Pharos Products are perfect for long-distance wireless connections. The communication distance ranges from several kilometers to dozens of kilometers depending on your product models.
You can use Pharos products in diversified network environments. This article introduces some common application scenarios, including Point to Point (PtP), Point to Multi-Point (PtMP) and Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP), one of which may be similar to yours.

If you want to set up a Wi-Fi hotspot outdoors like in a plaza or farm, use Omada Outdoor EAPs instead, such as EAP225-Outdoor and EAP110-Outdoor. That’s because Omada outdoor EAPs are designed to provide wireless access for mobile terminals, while Pharos devices are more suitable for long-distance communications. However, if you still want to use Pharos Products in that scenario, refer to Device A in 1 Point to Point (PtP) to set up the device.

1Point to Point (PtP)

Figure 1-1PtP Application

The PtP application is to realize the communications between two isolated locations, such as two sites separated by a river, hill, railway, and so on. The wireless PtP link acts as a very long and invisible cable. It simplifies the network deployments because you do not need long-distance cabling between the two sides. To build a PtP link, you need two Pharos devices. We recommend that you configure one in AP Mode and the other in Client Mode.

Figure 1-1 shows a typical example of the PtP application: Bridging the internet connection from a downtown house to another house on a small island where no ISP provides internet access.

For the downtown house, there are already a modem and router together to provide internet access for computers and mobile terminals. Configure Device A to work in AP Mode and connect it to the LAN port of the router. In AP Mode, Device A creates a Wi-Fi signal to the designated area so that wireless clients can access the network after connecting to it.

For the house on the island, configure Device B to work in Client Mode and connect it to the SSID of Device A wirelessly. In Client Mode, Device B acts as a wireless adapter to receive the wireless signal from the remote root AP (Device A). Connect it to a router or indoor AP via Ethernet cables, then mobile terminals like laptops and mobile phones can access the internet by connecting to the SSID of the router or indoor AP.

TP-Link Pharos Series Installation Guide

2Point to Multi-Point (PtMP)

Figure 2-1PtMP Application

The PtMP application is often used when multiple sites need to connect to a remote center. The device at the remote center usually works in AP Mode and the others work in Client Mode. To cover all the Clients, the AP should have a wide enough beamwidth. A WBS device installed with a sector antenna is recommended.

Figure 2-1 shows a typical PtMP application. A company has three warehouses that are located far away from the head office. It plans to construct a PtMP link to realize remote monitoring of the warehouses from the head office.

To construct the PtMP link, for the head office, configure Device D to work in AP Mode and connect it to the switch that the Monitoring Host is connected to. For the warehouses, configure the Pharos devices to work in Client Mode. Connect them to the SSID of Device D wirelessly, and to the cameras via Ethernet cables. Then the four sites form a local area network and employees in the head office can monitor the warehouses in real time via the Monitoring Host.

3Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP)

Figure 3-1WISP Application

When providing internet service for some remote areas that have no wired internet access yet, ISPs usually choose a wireless solution instead of a wired solution to avoid cabling over long distances. The WISP application is often used in this kind of scenario. Figure 3-1 shows the network topology. As you can see, it is a combination of PtP and PtMP applications.

For this scenario, subscribers are often kilometers away from each other. Find a place that is approximately the center of the subscribers and suitable to install Pharos devices, and mark it as Site 2. Then find the nearest location to Site 2 that has internet access, and mark it as Site 1.

Deployment of the PtP Link

The PtP link is to realize the long-distance wireless connection between Site 1 and Site 2.

For Site 1, deploy a device (Device 1) and configure it to work in AP Mode. Connect it to the existing network via Ethernet cables.

For Site 2, deploy a device (Device 2) and configure it to work in Client Mode. Then connect it to the SSID of Device 1 wirelessly so that it can communicate with Device 1.

Deployment of the PtMP Link

The PtMP link is the last mile of the internet connections to the subscribers.

For Site 2, deploy a device (Device 3) and configure it to work in AP Mode. Connect it to Device 2 via Ethernet cables. Device 3 is used to provide wireless coverage for the subscribers. As mentioned in 2 Point to Multi-Point (PtMP), a WBS device installed with a sector antenna is recommended. If Device 3 cannot cover all the subscribers, deploy more devices in different directions to achieve the goal.

For the devices at subscribers’ homes like Device 4 and Device 5, there are two configuration choices:

Choice 1: Client Mode

This is the most common use, and a Wi-Fi router is needed.

Configure the device (Device 4) to work in Client Mode. Connect it to the ISP’s network wirelessly, and to a Wi-Fi router via Ethernet cables. Computers and Mobile terminals can access the internet by connecting to the Wi-Fi router.

Choice 2: AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode

AP Client Router Mode is used in the following two scenarios:

■The ISP needs to have good control of user networks, like limiting the ingress and egress bandwidth of the user networks.

■The user has no Wi-Fi routers.

Configure the device (Device 5) to work in AP Client Router Mode and connect it to Device 3 wirelessly. In AP Client Router Mode, Device 5 acts as a wireless client in the ISP’s network and a wireless NAT router in the user network. Both wired and wireless terminals can access the internet after connecting to Device 5. No extra Wi-Fi router is needed, but there are some concerns to take into consideration.

■The installation position for Device 5 has more stringent requirements than that for Device 4 in Choice 1. In addition to ensuring that Device 5 can communicate with Device 3, you should also ensure that its wireless coverage range can cover the areas where the subscriber needs to access the internet.

■Mobile terminals that are far away from the Pharos device may fail to connect to the wireless network although they can scan it. This is because the mobile terminals are in the coverage range of the Pharos device, but the Pharos device is not in their range. For more details, refer to Why Does My Cellphone Fail to Connect to the Remote Outdoor Access Point?

Operation Modes

The Pharos series products support multiple operation modes to satisfy user’s diverse network requirements. This chapter introduces typical usage scenarios of different modes. For more information, refer to Common Applications for Pharos Products.

Access Point
Client
AP Client Router (WISP Client)
AP Router
Repeater
Bridge

Note:

Repeater mode or Bridge mode is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Access Point

In Access Point (AP) Mode, the device acts as a central hub and provides wireless access point for wireless clients, thus the AP Mode is applicable to the following three scenarios. Meanwhile, Multi-SSID function can be enabled in this mode, providing up to four wireless networks with different SSIDs and passwords.

■ Scenario 1

Access Point

LAN: 192.168.7.2

AP Client Router

LAN: 192.168.0.254

WAN: Dynamic IP

Network requirements: Establish the network coverage in the remote areas without longdistance cabling.

The device in the network: In the adjacent town covered by wired network, ISP (Internet Service Provider) can put up a device in AP Mode to access the internet and transform wired signal into wireless one. In the remote area, users can put up a device in AP Client Router Mode to access the wireless network.

Advantages: Transmit data wirelessly across a long distance and reduce the cabling cost.

■ Scenario 2

Access Point

LAN: 192.168.0.254

Client

LAN: 192.168.0.2

Network requirements: Combine two separate office networks into one.

The device in the network: The device in AP Mode connects to one office network and creates a wireless network. The device in Client Mode connects to the other office network and the wireless network.

Advantages: Establish a point-to-point WLAN across a long distance to achieve the connectivity between two networks and avoid the cabling trouble.

■ Scenario 3

Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone

Network requirements: Establish wireless network coverage in the campus, community, industrial park or public place to provide wireless access for users.

The device in the network: With the access to campus wired network or other wired local area networks, the device in AP Mode provides the wireless access for wireless clients, such as smart phones, laptops and tablets to connect to the network.

Advantages: Enrich the access ways of local area network and extend the network coverage.

Client

For the device in Client Mode, the most common usage scenario is point-to-point networking. The device is used to transform wireless signal into wired one.

Access Point

LAN: 192.168.0.254

Client

LAN: 192.168.0.2

Network requirements: Help the wired devices to connect to the wireless network.

The device in the network: In Client Mode, the device actually serves as a wireless adapter to receive the wireless signal from root AP or Station. In this case, wired devices can access the wireless network by connecting to the device in Client Mode.

AP Client Router (WISP Client)

In AP Client Router Mode, the device access the internet provided by WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) through wireless connection. For the downstream clients, the device serves as a normal home wireless router. It can provide wired connection and wireless connection simultaneously.

WISP’s network

AP Client Router

LAN: 192.168.0.254

WAN: Dynamic IP

Network requirements: Get internet service from WISP.

The device in the network: The device in Client Router Mode connects to WISP wirelessly for internet service. It provides both wired access and wireless access for the clients.

AP Router

The device in AP Router Mode serves as a normal home wireless router but provides a wider wireless network range.

Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone

Network requirements: Establish the wireless network coverage in the campus, community, industrial park or other public places and so on.

The device in the network: The device in AP Router Mode connects to root ADSL/Cable Modem for internet access. Meanwhile, it creates a wireless network for the wireless clients to connect to the internet.

Note:

In this mode, the device cannot be managed directly through the port connected to ADSL/Cable Modem. To manage the device, connect the management host to the device wirelessly or via the other LAN port.

Repeater

Note:

Repeater mode is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

The device in Repeater Mode can extend wireless coverage of an existing wireless network. The SSID and encryption type of the device should be the same as those of the root AP.

Bridge

Note:

Bridge mode is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

The device in Bridge Mode can extend wireless coverage of an existing wireless network.

The SSID and encryption type of the device can be different from those of the root AP.

Quick Start

This chapter introduces how to quickly build a wireless network in different operation modes. Follow the steps below:

Check the System Requirements
Log In to the Device
Set Up the Wireless Network
Check the System Requirements

Operating System:

Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, or Mac OS X.

Web Browser

Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Apple Safari. IE browsers are not recommended.

Before configuring the device, you need to access the PharOS configuration interface. Follow the steps below:

Connect your PC to the device.
Set the IP address of your PC as static IP address on 192.168.0.X subnet (X ranges from 2 to 253, e.g.192.168.0.10).

3. Launch a web browser on and enter the management IP address of the device (192.168.0.254 by default) in the address bar to load the login page of the PharOS configuration interface.

Use admin for both of User Name and Password. Specify the region where you use the device. Available channels and maximum Transmit Power will be determined by the selected region according to the local laws and regulations. Select the appropriate language from the Language drop-down list. Read and agree the terms of use, then click Login.

Create a new username and password for network security. Click Finish to log in to the PharOS.

Set Up the Wireless Network

Use the Quick Setup wizard to quickly configure your device step by step. Choose the suitable operation mode according to your network environment and follow the step-by- step instructions.

Access Point

Follow the steps below to configure the device as Access Point Mode:

Go to the QUICK SETUP page, select Access Point and click Next.

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Operation Mode: | Access Point

About Support Log Out

QUICK SETUP

STATUS

NETWORK

WIRELESS

MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

Operation Mode

Please select the proper operation mode according to your needs:

(•) Access Point

In this mode, the AP will act as a central hub for different wireless LAN clients. Multi-SSID is also available in this mode.

which supports up to 4 different SSIDs and passwords.

O Client

In client mode, the device can connect to a wired device and work as a wireless adapterto receive wireless signals from

your wire I ess network.

O Repeater

In this mode, the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal,

especially for a large space to eliminate signal-blind corners.

O Bridge

Bridge mode borrows existing wireless internet and broadcasts it using a different SSID and password. In this mode, you can set up a wireless client to connect with a rootAP and a wireless AP for local wireless coverage.

O AP Router

In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the internet. The wireless ports share the same IP address as

the Ethernet WAN port to connect to the ISP. The wireless port can be regarded as a LAN port while in AP Router mode.

O AP Client Router (WISP Client) In this mode, multiple users can share an internet connection provided by a WISP. The LAN port devices share the same

IP as that assigned by the WISP to the Wireless port. While connected to a WISP, the wireless port works as a WAN port

in AP Client Router mode. The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port.

In the LAN Settings section, specify the LAN IP address and the Subnet Mask for the

device. Then, click Next.

In the Wireless AP Settings section, specify the basic wireless parameters to create a wireless network. Click Next.

Note:

• It is recommended to specify Security as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK for the network security.

• You can keep the default settings or specify the parameters according to your need. For details, refer to 5. Configure the Wireless Parameters.

In the Finish section, review the configurations and click Finish to complete the quick setup.

5. Connect the device according to your network topology and use it normally.

Client

Follow the steps below to configure the device as Client Mode:

Go to the QUICK SETUP page, select Client and click Next.

QUICK SETUP

Operation Mode

Please select the proper operation mode according to your needs:

o Access Point	In this mode, the AP will act as a central hub for different wireless LAN clients. Multi-SSID is also available in this mode, which supports up to 4 different SSIDs and passwords.
(•) Client	In client mode, the device can connect to a wired device and work as a wireless adapter to receive wireless signals from your wireless network.
O Repeater	In this mode, the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal especially for a large space to eliminate signal-blind corners.
O Bridge	Bridge mode borrows existing wireless internet and broadcasts it using a different SSID and password. In this mode, you can set up a wireless client to connect with a root AP and a wireless AP for local wireless coverage.
O AP Router	In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the internet The wireless ports share the same IP address as the Ethernet WAN port to connect to the ISP. The wireless port can be regarded as a LAN port while in AP Router mode.
o AP Client Router (WISP Client)	In this mode, multiple users can share an internet connection provided by a WISP. The LAN port devices share the same IP as that assigned by the WISP to the Wireless port. While connected to a WISP, the wireless port works as a WAN port in AP Client Router mode. The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port.

In the LAN Settings section, specify the LAN IP Address and the Subnet Mask for the

device. Then, click Next.

In the Wireless Client Settings section, click Survey to search for the upstream wireless network.

Select the desired wireless network and click Connect.

Note:

There may be two or more networks with the same SSID in the AP list. Click Lock to AP to select the SSID and AP simultaneously, which can make the device connect to the specific AP next time.

STATUS NETWORK WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

QUICK SETUP

Wireless Client Settings

□	BSSID	SSID	MAXtream	Device Name	SNR (dB)	Signal/Noise (dBm)	Channel	Security
□	18-A6-F7-41-26-46	daisy 3	No		42	-537-95	5180 (36)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-27-7F-6E	SR20_5G	No		50	-457-95	5220 (44)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-17-A6-E3	EAP-Show	No		14	-81/-95	5180 (36)	WPA2-PSK
□	D4-61-FE-5A-2A-00	das	No		11	-857-96	5180 (36)	WPA-PSK/WPA2 -PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-54-DB	deco	No		35	-61/-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-57-1F	deco	No		30	-667-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-57-74	deco	No		47	-497-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-54-DB		No		37	-597-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-57-1F		No		31	-657-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-57-74		No		47	-497-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
								WPA-PSK7WPA2

Back ■ Refresh

In the Wireless Client Settings section, specify the wireless parameters to connect to the specified wireless network. Click Next.

Note:

Make sure that Security and PSK Password are the same as the upstream wireless network’s. Other parameters set in this page and those of the upstream wireless network should be compatible with each other. For details, refer to 5.

Configure the Wireless Parameters

In the Finish section, review the configurations and click Finish to complete the quick setup.

7. Connect the device according to your network topology and use it normally.

Repeater

Note:

Repeater mode is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Follow the steps below to configure the device as Repeater Mode:

Go to the QUICK SETUP page, select Repeater and click Next.

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Operation Mode: Client

About Support Log

Tools

QUICK SETUP

STATUS

NETWORK WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Operation Mode

Please select the proper operation mode according to your needs:

O Access Point	In this mode, the AP will act as a central hub for different wireless LAN clients. Multi-SSID is also available in this mode, which supports up to 4 different SSIDs and passwords.
O Client	In client mode, the device can connect to a wired device and work as a wireless adapter to receive wireless signals from your wireless network.
(•) Repeater	In this mode, the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal, especially for a large space to eliminate signal-blind corners.
O Bridge	Bridge mode borrows existing wireless internet and broadcasts it using a different SSID and password. In this mode, you can set up a wireless client to connect with a root AP and a wireless AP for local wireless coverage.
O AP Router	In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the internet The wireless ports share the same IP address as the Ethernet WAN port to connect to the ISP. The wireless port can be regarded as a LAN port while in AP Router mode.
O AP Client Router (WISP Client)	In this mode, multiple users can share an internet connection provided by a WISP. The LAN port devices share the same IP as that assigned by the WISP to the Wireless port. While connected to a WISP, the wireless port works as a WAN port in AP Client Router mode. The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port

In the LAN Settings section, specify the LAN IP address and the Subnet Mask for the

device. Then, click Next.

In the Wireless Client Settings section, click Survey to search for the upstream wireless network.

Select the desired wireless network and click Connect.

Note:

There may be two or more networks with the same SSID in the AP list. Click Lock to AP to select the SSID and AP simultaneously, which can make the device connect to the specific AP next time.

STATUS NETWORK WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

QUICK SETUP

Wireless Client Settings

□	BSSID	SSID	MAXtream	Device Name	SNR (dB)	Signal/Noise (dBm)	Channel	Security
□	18-A6-F7-41-26-46	daisy 3	No		42	-537-95	5180 (36)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-27-7F-6E	SR20_5G	No		50	-457-95	5220 (44)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-17-A6-E3	EAP-Show	No		14	-81/-95	5180 (36)	WPA2-PSK
□	D4-61-FE-5A-2A-00	das	No		11	-857-96	5180 (36)	WPA-PSK/WPA2 -PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-54-DB	deco	No		35	-61/-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-57-1F	deco	No		30	-667-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-57-74	deco	No		47	-497-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-54-DB		No		37	-597-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-57-1F		No		31	-657-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-57-74		No		47	-497-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
								WPA-PSK7WPA2

Back ■ Refresh

In the Wireless Client Settings section, specify the wireless parameters to connect to the specified wireless network. Click Next.

Note:

QUICK SETUP

STATUS

NETWORK

WIRELESS MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

Wireless Client Settings

SSID of Remote AP: [t200 5G

MAC of Remote AP: 50-C7-BF-01-33-1F

Survey

□ Lock to AP

Region: | United States fl

Mode: 3C2 11aJn fl

WDS: | Auto

Channel Width: 2QM0MHZ fl

Security: |wPA-PSK JWPA2-PSK

PSK Password: | □ Show

We do not recommend using WEP encryption. You can go to WIRELESS page to configure the encryption mode.

Distance Setting: 0

] (0-27.g)km

Back

In the Finish section, review the configurations and click Finish to complete the quick setup.

7. Connect the device according to your network topology and use it normally.

Bridge

Note:

Bridge mode is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Follow the steps below to configure the device as Bridge Mode:

Go to the QUICK SETUP page, select Bridge and click Next.

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QUICK SETUP

STATUS

About Support Log

Operation Mode: AP Client Router ▼ Tools

NETWORK WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Operation Mode

Please select the proper operation mode according to your needs:

O Access Point	In this mode, the AP will act as a central hub for different wireless LAN clients. Multi-SSID is also available in this mode, which supports up to 4 different SSIDs and passwords.
O Client	In client mode, the device can connect to a wired device and work as a wireless adapter to receive wireless signals from your wireless network.
O Repeater	In this mode, the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal, especially for a large space to eliminate signal-blind corners.
(S) Bridge	Bridge mode borrows existing wireless internet and broadcasts it using a different SSID and password. In this mode, you can set up a wireless client to connect with a root AP and a wireless AP for local wireless coverage.
O AP Router	In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the internet The wireless ports share the same IP address as the Ethernet WAN port to connect to the ISP. The wireless port can be regarded as a LAN port while in AP Router mode.
O AP Client Router (WISP Client)	In this mode, multiple users can share an internet connection provided by a WISP. The LAN port devices share the same IP as that assigned by the WISP to the Wireless port. While connected to a WISP, the wireless port works as a WAN port in AP Client Router mode. The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port

In the LAN Settings section, specify the LAN IP address and the Subnet Mask for the

device. Then, click Next.

In the Wireless Client Settings section, click Survey to search for the upstream wireless network.

Select the desired wireless network and click Connect.

Note:

There may be two or more networks with the same SSID in the AP list. Click Lock to AP to select the SSID and AP simultaneously, which can make the device connect to the specific AP next time.

STATUS NETWORK WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

QUICK SETUP

Wireless Client Settings

□	BSSID	SSID	MAXtream	Device Name	SNR (dB)	Signal/Noise (dBm)	Channel	Security
□	18-A6-F7-41-26-46	daisy 3	No		42	-537-95	5180 (36)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-27-7F-6E	SR20_5G	No		50	-457-95	5220 (44)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-17-A6-E3	EAP-Show	No		14	-81/-95	5180 (36)	WPA2-PSK
□	D4-61-FE-5A-2A-00	das	No		11	-857-96	5180 (36)	WPA-PSK/WPA2 -PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-54-DB	deco	No		35	-61/-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-57-1F	deco	No		30	-667-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-57-74	deco	No		47	-497-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-54-DB		No		37	-597-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-57-1F		No		31	-657-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-57-74		No		47	-497-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
								WPA-PSK7WPA2

Back ■ Refresh

In the Wireless Client Settings section, specify the wireless parameters to connect to the specified wireless network. Click Next.

Note:

Make sure that the Security and PSK Password are the same as the upstream wireless network’s. Other parameters set in this page and those of the upstream wireless network should be compatible with each other. For details, refer to 5. Configure the Wireless Parameters.

QUICK SETUP

STATUS

NETWORK

WIRELESS MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

Wireless Client Settings

SSID of Remote AP: [t200 5G

MAC of Remote AP: 50-C7-BF-01-33-1F

Survey

□ Lock to AP

Region: | United States fl

Mode: 3C2 11aJn fl

WDS: | Auto

Channel Width: 2QM0MHZ fl

Security: |wPA-PSK JWPA2-PSK

PSK Password: | □ Show

We do not recommend using WEP encryption. You can go to WIRELESS page to configure the encryption mode.

Distance Setting: 0

] (0-27.g)km

Back

In the Wireless AP Settings section, specify the parameters to create a new wireless network for the downstream clients. Click Next.

In the Finish section, review the configurations and click Finish to complete the quick setup.

8. Connect the device according to your network topology and use it normally.

AP Router

Follow the steps below to configure the device as AP Router Mode:

Go to the QUICK SETUP page, select AP Router and click Next.

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QUICK SETUP

STATUS

About Support Log

Operation Mode: AP Client Router ▼ Tools

NETWORK WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Operation Mode

Please select the proper operation mode according to your needs:

O Access Point	In this mode, the AP will act as a central hub for different wireless LAN clients. Multi-SSID is also available in this mode, which supports up to 4 different SSIDs and passwords.
O Client	In client mode, the device can connect to a wired device and work as a wireless adapter to receive wireless signals from your wireless network.
O Repeater	In this mode, the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal, especially for a large space to eliminate signal-blind corners.
O Bridge	Bridge mode borrows existing wireless internet and broadcasts it using a different SSID and password. In this mode, you can set up a wireless client to connect with a root AP and a wireless AP for local wireless coverage.
(•) AP Router	In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the internet The wireless ports share the same IP address as the Ethernet WAN port to connect to the ISP The wireless port can be regarded as a LAN port while in AP Router mode.
O AP Client Router (WISP Client)	In this mode, multiple users can share an internet connection provided by a WISP. The LAN port devices share the same IP as that assigned by the WISP to the Wireless port. While connected to a WISP, the wireless port works as a WAN port in AP Client Router mode. The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port

The following window will pop up. Click Yes.

• For devices with one Ethernet port.

Note that if you select AP Router as the operation mode, the status of Port0 will change to WAN, and the management access will be disabled on this port after the process of quick setup. If you want to manage the device through Port0, configure the Remote Login IP Address. For details, refer to 6.5. Configure Web Server.

For devices with two Ethernet ports.

Note that if you select AP Router as the operation mode, the status of Port0 will change to WAN, and the management access will be disabled on this port after the process of quick setup. You can connect to the Port1 of the device or wirelessly to manage it. If your want to manage the device through Port0, configure the Remote Login IP Address. For details, refer to 6.5. Configure Web Server.

In the WAN Connection Type section, specify the connection type according to your need and click Next.

The device supports three types of the WAN connection, including PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP. Contact your ISP to confirm your WAN connection type.

■ PPPoE

Select PPPoE and click Next, then the following page will appear. In the WAN Settings section, specify the parameters that are provided by your ISP and click Next.

■ Dynamic IP

Select Dynamic IP and click Next. In this type, the device will obtain a WAN connection automatically without any WAN configurations.

■ Static IP

Select Static IP and click Next, then the following page will appear. In the WAN Settings section, specify the parameters that are provided by your ISP and click Next.

STATUS NETWORK WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

QUICK SETUP

WAN Settings

IP Address: 10.0.0.0

Subnet Mask: 10.0.0.0

Default Gateway: 10.0.0.0

Primary DNS: 0.0.0 0

Secondary DNS: [ 0.0.0.0

] (Optional)

Back Next

In the Wireless AP Settings section, specify the basic wireless parameters to create a wireless network. Click Next.

Note:

• It is recommended to specify Security as WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK for the network security.

• You can keep the default settings or specify the parameters according to your need. For details, refer to 5. Configure the Wireless Parameters.

In the Finish section, review the configurations and click Finish to complete the quick setup.

5. Connect the device according to your network topology and use it normally.

AP Client Router (WISP Client)

Follow the steps below to configure the device as AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode:

Go to the QUICK SETUP page, select AP Client Router (WISP Client) and click Next.

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STATUS

NETWORK WIRELESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Operation Mode

Please select the proper operation mode according to your needs:

O Access Point	In this mode, the AP will act as a central hub for different wireless LAN clients. Multi-SSID is also available in this mode, which supports up to 4 different SSIDs and passwords.
O Client	In client mode, the device can connect to a wired device and work as a wireless adapter to receive wireless signals from your wireless network.
O Repeater	In this mode, the device can copy and reinforce the existing wireless signal to extend the coverage of the signal, especially for a large space to eliminate signal-blind corners.
O Bridge	Bridge mode borrows existing wireless internet and broadcasts it using a different SSID and password. In this mode, you can set up a wireless client to connect with a root AP and a wireless AP for local wireless coverage.
O AP Router	In this mode, the device enables multiple users to share the internet The wireless ports share the same IP address as the Ethernet WAN port to connect to the ISP. The wireless port can be regarded as a LAN port while in AP Router mode.
@ AP Client Router (WISP Client)	In this mode, multiple users can share an internet connection provided by a WISP. The LAN port devices share the same IP as that assigned by the WISP to the Wireless port. While connected to a WISP, the wireless port works as a WAN port in AP Client Router mode. The Ethernet port acts as a LAN port

The following window will pop up. Click Yes.

Note that if you select AP Client Router (WISP Client) as the operation mode, you will not access the device through the WISP network after the process of quick setup. You can connect to the port of the device or wirelessly to manage it. If you want to manage the device through the WISP network, configure the Remote Login IP Address. For details, refer to 6.5. Configure Web Server.

In the WAN Connection Type section, choose the connection type according to your need and click Next.

The device supports PPPoE, Dynamic IP and Static IP for the WAN connection. Contact your ISP to confirm your WAN connection type.

■ PPPoE

Select PPPoE and click Next, then the following page will appear. In the WAN Settings section, specify the parameters that are provided by your ISP and click Next.

■ Dynamic IP

Select Dynamic IP and click Next. In this type, the device will obtain a WAN connection automatically without any WAN configurations.

■ Static IP

Select Static IP and click Next, then the following page will appear. In the WAN Settings section, specify the parameters that are provided by your ISP and click Next.

In the Wireless Client Settings section, click Survey to search for the upstream wireless network.

Select the desired wireless network and click Connect.

Note:

There may be two or more networks with the same SSID in the AP list. Click Lock to AP to select the SSID and AP simultaneously, which can make the device connect to the specific AP next time.

QUICK SETUP

STATUS

NETWORK

WIRELESS MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

Wireless Client Settings

□	BSSID	SSID	MAXtream	Device Name	SNR (dB)	Signal/Noise (dBm)	Channel	Security
□	18-A6-F7-41-26-46	daisy 3	No		42	-537-95	5180 (36)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-27-7F-6E	SR20_5G	No		50	-457-95	5220 (44)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-17-A6-E3	EAP-Show	No		14	-81/-95	5180 (36)	WPA2-PSK
□	D4-61-FE-5A-2A-00	das	No		11	-857-96	5180 (36)	WPA-PSK/WPA2 -PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-54-DB	deco	No		35	-61/-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-57-1F	deco	No		30	-667-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	50-C7-BF-48-57-74	deco	No		47	-497-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-54-DB		No		37	-597-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-57-1F		No		31	-657-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
□	56-C7-BF-48-57-74		No		47	-497-96	5200 (40)	WPA2-PSK
								WPA-PSK/WPA2

Back

Refresh

In the Wireless Client Settings section, specify the wireless parameters to connect to the specified wireless network. Click Next.

Note:

QUICK SETUP

STATUS

NETWORK

WIRELESS MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

Wireless Client Settings

SSID of Remote AP: [t200 5G

MAC of Remote AP: 50-C7-BF-01-33-1F

Survey

□ Lock to AP

Region: | United States fl

Mode: 3C2 11aJn fl

WDS: | Auto

Channel Width: 2QM0MHZ fl

Security: |wPA-PSK JWPA2-PSK

PSK Password: | □ Show

We do not recommend using WEP encryption. You can go to WIRELESS page to configure the encryption mode.

Distance Setting: 0

] (0-27.g)km

Back

In the Wireless AP Settings section, specify the parameters to create a new wireless network for the downstream clients. Click Next.

In the Finish section, review the configurations and click Finish to complete the quick setup.

8. Connect the device according to your network topology and use it normally.

Monitor the Network

This chapter introduces how to monitor the running status and statistics of the wireless network, including:

View the Device Information
View the Wireless Settings
View Wireless Signal Quality
View Radio Status
View the LAN Settings
View the WAN Settings

37 Monitor Throughput

Monitor Stations
Monitor Interfaces
Monitor ARP Table
Monitor Routes
Monitor DHCP Clients
Monitor Dynamic WAN
View the Device Information

Go to the STATUS page. In the Device Information section, view the basic information of the device. To configure the device information, refer to 7. Configure the System.

Device Information

Device Name: CPE 510

Device Model: CPE510 v30

Firmware Version: 2.0 0 Build 20160908 Rel. 36610 (5553)

System Time: 2015-01-01 04:37:41

Uptime: 0 days 04:37:43

CPU: I 1%

Memory: 53%

Device Name

Displays the name of the device. By default, it is the product model.

Device Model

Displays the product model and the hardware version of the device.

Firmware

Version

Displays the current firmware version of the device.

System Time	Displays the current system time.
Uptime	Displays the running time of the device.
CPU	Displays the CPU occupancy.

Memory

Displays the memory occupancy.

View the Wireless Settings

Go to the STATUS page. In the Wireless Settings section, view the parameters of the wireless network created by the device. To configure the parameters, refer to 5. Configure the Wireless Parameters.

MAXtream	Note: MAXtream is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. MAXtream Technology is only compatible with Pharos series products. Working with products from other manufacturer will cause network fault. Displays the status of the MAXtream function. This function is only available in Access Point Mode and AP Router Mode. MAXtream is a TP-Link proprietary technology. It is based on TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) so that data streams are transmitted in their own time slots. MAXtream aims to maximize throughput and minimize latency. “Hidden nodes” problem can also be eliminated with MAXtream enabled.
Region	Displays the region where you use the device. Available channels and maximum Transmit Power will be determined by the selected region according to the local laws and regulations.
Channel/ Frequency	Displays the channel and frequency which are currently used by the device.
Channel Width	Displays the channel width which is currently used by the device.
IEEE802.11 Mode	Displays the IEEE802.11 protocol currently used by the device.

Max TX Rate	Displays the maximum data rate of the device during the sending of the wireless packets.
Antenna	Displays the antenna that you use.
Transmit Power	Displays the transmit power which is currently used by the device.
Distance	Displays the wireless coverage distance. In the coverage of the device, the clients can be placed to get good wireless performance.

View Wireless Signal Quality

Go to the STATUS page. In the Wireless Signal Quality section, view the current signal quality of the upstream wireless network. It is only applicable for the Client, Repeater, Bridge and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Modes.

Signal Strength Displays the received wireless signal strength of the root AP. There are two display modes. Values of the two chains are displyed separately in Horizontal/Vertical Mode, and together in Combined Mode. You can switch between display modes by clicking on it.

Noise Strength Displays the received environmental noise from wireless interference on the operating frequency.

SNR Displays the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) of the device. SNR refers to

the power ratio between the received wireless signal strength and the environmental noise strength. The larger SNR value is, the better network performance the device can provide.

Transmit CCQ Displays the wireless Client Connection Quality (CCQ). CCQ refers to the ratio of effective transmission bandwidth and the actual total bandwidth. It reflects the quality of the actual link. A larger value means a better utilization of the bandwidth.

3.4

View Radio Status

Go to the STATUS page. In the Radio Status section, view the radio status of the device.

AP Status.

AP	Displays the status of the wireless AP function. With this enabled, the device can provide a wireless network for the clients. By default, it is enabled in Access Point, Repeater, Bridge, AP Router and AP Client Router Modes and disabled in Client Mode.
MAC Address	Displays the MAC address of the wireless interface connected to the clients.
SSID	Displays the wireless network name (SSID) created by the device.
Security Mode	Note: WEP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. Displays the security mode you’ve selected for your wireless network. There are three security modes: WPA-PSK, WPA and WEP. None means that no security mode is selected and all the hosts are allowed to access the wireless network directly. The security mode which is set on the clients should be the same as that on this device.
Connected Stations	Displays the number of the connected stations.

Client Status.

Client

Displays the status of the wireless client function. With this function enabled, the device can connect to the root AP through wireless connection. By default, it is enabled in Client, Repeater, Bridge and AP Client Router Modes and disabled in Access Point and AP Router Modes.

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the wireless interface connected to the root AP.

Security Mode

Note:

WEP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Displays the security mode you’ve selected for your wireless network. There are three security modes: WPA-PSK, WPA and WEP. None means that no security mode is selected and all the hosts are allowed to access the wireless network directly. The security mode which is set on the device should be the same as that on the root AP.

WDS

Displays the status of the WDS (Wireless Distribution System) function. WDS is a communication system among multiple wireless networks . It is established between APs through wireless connection. WDS is used during the connection process between the device and the root AP.

Enable: Forward data frames using four address fields.

Disable: Forward data frames using three address fields.

Auto: The device automatically negotiates the wireless data frame structure (three or four address fields) with the root AP. The selection of Auto is recommended.

Root AP BSSID	Displays the BSSID (Basic Service Set ID) of the root AP. BSSID is used to identify a BSS. Each BSS has its own BSSID. The BSSID is decided by the manufacturers, and it is usually related to the device’s MAC address.
Root AP SSID	Displays the wireless network name of the root AP.
TX Rate	Displays the data rate of the device during the sending of the wireless packets.
RX Rate	Displays the data rate of the device during the receiving of the wireless packets.
Connection Time	Displays the amount of time the device has been connected to the root AP.

1. View the LAN Settings

Go to the STATUS page. In the LAN section, view the LAN information of the device. To configure the LAN settings, refer to 4. Configure the Network.

MAC Address	Displays the LAN port MAC address of the device.
IP Address	Displays the LAN port IP address of the device.
Subnet Mask	Displays the subnet mask of the LAN.

Displays the current status of the LAN Ethernet port connections and the Maximum transmission rate of the plugged port.

Port

IPv6 IP Address/Prefix Displays the LAN port IPv6 address and prefix of the device.

1. View the WAN Settings

Go to the STATUS page. In the WAN section, view the WAN information of the device. To configure the WAN settings, refer to 4. Configure the Network.

Connection Type	Displays the connection type of the device.
MAC Address	Displays the MAC address of the wireless interface connected to the root AP.
IP Address	Displays the IP address of the wireless interface connected to the root AP.
Subnet Mask	Displays the subnet mask of the wireless interface connected to the root AP.
Default Gateway	Displays the default gateway.
DNS Server	Displays the DNS server.
IPv6 IP Address/Prefix	Displays the WAN port IPv6 address and prefix of the device.
IPv6 Gateway	Displays the default IPv6 gateway.
IPv6 DNS	Displays the IPv6 DNS server.

1. Monitor Throughput

Go to the STATUS page. In the Monitor section, select Throughput and monitor the current data traffic of specified interfaces including LAN, WAN, WLAN, WWAN and BRIDGE. Note that the interfaces which you can monitor are different among different operation modes.

Monitor

1. Monitor Stations

Go to the STATUS page. In the Monitor section, select Stations and monitor the information of all the stations that are connected to the device.

Monitor

Throughput Stations Interfaces ARP Table Routes DHCP Clients Dynamic WAN

MAC Address

Device Name

Associated

SSID

Signal / Noise(dBm) ChainO/Chainl

CCQ

(%)

Negotiated Rate (Mbps)

Data TX / RX (kbps)

Distance (km)

IP Address

Connection Time

E4-B2-FB-7B-02-7F

CPE 510

TP-Link_Outdoo r_EF44BC

-44/-34.-90/-90

300.0

169/3962

0.00

192.168.0.100

0 days 00:04:01

< Auto Refresh

MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the station.

Device Name

Displays the device name of the station.

Associated

SSID

Displays the SSID that the station is connected to.

Signal/Noise (dBm)

Displays the signal strength and the noise strength of the wireless network. There are two display modes. Values of the two chains are displayed separately in Chain0/Chain1 Mode, and together in Combined Mode. You can switch between display modes by clicking on it.

CCQ (%)

Displays the wireless Client Connection Quality (CCQ). CCQ refers to the ratio of effective transmission bandwidth and the actual total bandwidth. It reflects the quality of the actual link. A larger value means a better utilization of the bandwidth.

Negotiated Rate Displays the negotiated rates of the packets which the device transmits to

Data TX/RX (kbps)	Displays the data rates of the last transmitted and received packets. TX means that the device transmits data to the station, while RX means that the device receives data from the station.
Distance (km)	Displays the distance between the device and the station.
IP Address	Displays the IP address of the station.
Connection Time	Displays the connection duration.

^(Mbps) the station.

Auto Refresh

Enable or disable Auto Refresh. With this feature enabled, the table will refresh automatically.

Click the MAC Address of a station to view the detailed information.

Station E4-B2-FB-7B-02-7F

Device Name:		Negotiated Rate Last Signal. dBm
Product:		6.0Mbps	N/A
Firmware:		9.0Mbps	N/A
Connection Time:	00:10:30	12.0Mbps	N/A
RX Signal:	-33 dBm	18.0Mbps	N/A
		24.0Mbps	-33
Noise Floor:	-90 dBm	24.0Mbps	N/A
Noise Floor:	-90 dBm	36.0Mbps	N/A
CCQ:	100%	36.0Mbps
		48.0Mbps	N/A
Last IP:	192.1680 101	54.0Mbps	N/A
TX/RX Rate:	300.0Mbps/24.0Mbps
TX/RX Bit Rate:	0.00kbps /0.00kbps
TX/RX Packets:	553/2241
TX/RX Packets Rate.pps:	0/0
Bytes Transmitted:	87653 (85.60kBytes)
Bytes Received:	169733 (165.75kBytes)

Refresh

Device Name Displays the device name of the station.

Product

Displays the product name of the station.

Firmware Displays the firmware version of the station.

Connection Time Displays the connection duration.

Noise Floor	Displays the noise strength of the wireless network.
CCQ	Displays the wireless Client Connection Quality (CCQ). CCQ refers to the ratio of effective transmission bandwidth and the actual total bandwidth. It reflects the quality of the actual link. A larger value means a better utilization of the bandwidth.
Last IP	Displays the IP address of the station.
TX/RX Rate	Displays the negotiated rates of the transmitted and received packets. TX means that the device transmits data to the station, while RX means that the device receives data from the station.
TX/RX Bit Rate	Displays the data rates of the last transmitted and received packets. TX means that the device transmits data to the station, while RX means that the device receives data from the station.
TX/RX Packets	Displays the total number of the transmitted and received packets. TX means that the device transmits data to the station, while RX means that the device receives data from the station.
TX/RX Packets Rate, pps	Displays the packet rates of the transmitted and received packets. TX means that the device transmits data to the station, while RX means that the device receives data from the station.
Bytes Transmitted	Displays the total amount of data which the device transmits to the station.
Bytes Received	Displays the total amount of data which the device receives from the station.
Negotiated Rate	Displays the possible negotiated rates of the packets which the device receives from the station.
Last Signal, dBm	Displays the signal strength of the last packet which the device receives from the station at the corresponding negotiated rate.

RX Signal

Displays the signal strength of the wireless network.

Click the IP Address of a station to access the web management page of the station.

1. Monitor Interfaces

Go to the STATUS page. In the Monitor section, select Interfaces and monitor the relevant information of the interfaces.

		Throughput Stations Interfaces	ARP Table	Routes DHCP Clients
Interface	MAC	IP Address	MTU	RX Packets	RX Bytes	TX packets	TX Bytes
LANO	30-B5-C2-BD-20-CC	o.o.o.o	1500	0	0	0	0
LAN1	30-B5-C2-BD-20-CC	o.o.o.o fe80::203:7fff:feff:fffe/64	1500	40336	5M	13691	4M
BRIDGE	30-B5-C2-BD-20-CC	192.168.0.251 fe80::32b5:c2ff:febd:20cc/64	1500	40245	4M	13697	3M
WLANO	30-B5-C2-BD-20-CC	O.O.O.O fe80::32b5:c2ff:febd:20cc/64	1500	0	0	0	0
Auto Refresh

Interface	Displays the interface of the device.
MAC	Displays the MAC address of the interface.
IP Address	Displays the IP address and IPv6 address of the interface.
MTU	Displays the Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) of the interface. It is the maximum packet size (in bytes) that the interface can transmit.
RX packets	Displays the total amount of packets received by the interface after the device is powered on.
RX Bytes	Displays the total amount of data (in bytes) received by the interface after the device is powered on.
TX packets	Displays the total amount of packets sent by the interface after the device is powered on.
TX Bytes	Displays the total amount of data (in bytes) sent by the interface after the device is powered on.
Auto Refresh	Enable or disable Auto Refresh. With this feature enabled, the table will refresh automatically.

1. Monitor ARP Table

Go to the STATUS page. In the Monitor section, select ARP Table and monitor the ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) information recorded by the device.

ARP is used to associate each IP address to the unique hardware MAC address of each device on the network.

Monitor

Throughput Stations Interfaces ARP Table Routes DHCP Clients

IP Address	MAC	Interface
192.168.0.200	00-19-66-35-E1-B0	BRIDGE
192.168.0.16	00-0A-EB-13-23-7B	BRIDGE
192.168.0.61	F4-F2-6D-C 3-28-62	BRIDGE
169.254.60.119	DC-9B-9C-D 3-17-61	BRIDGE

Z Auto Refresh

IP Address	Displays the IP address of the corresponding ARP entry.
MAC	Displays the MAC address of the corresponding ARP entry.
Interface	Displays the interface connected to the device.
Auto Refresh	Enable or disable Auto Refresh. With this feature enabled, the table will refresh automatically.

1. Monitor Routes

Go to the STATUS page. In the Monitor section, select Routes and monitor the routing entries recorded by the device in the Routing table. Routing table is used for the device to decide the interface to forward the packets. You can enable or disable Auto Refresh. With this feature enabled, the table will refresh automatically.

IPv4 Routes

Destination	Displays the IP address of the destination device or destination network.
Gateway	Displays the IP address of the appropriate gateway.
SubnetMask	Displays the Subnet Mask of the destination network.

Displays the interface that the destination device is on.

Interface

IPv6 Routes

Destination	Displays the IPv6 address of the destination device or destination network.
Gateway	Displays the IPv6 address of the appropriate gateway.
Interface	Displays the interface that the destination device is on.

1. Monitor DHCP Clients

Go to the STATUS page. In the Monitor section, select DHCP Clients and monitor the information of all the DHCP clients.

	Throughput Stations Interfaces	ARP Table Routes DHCP Clients	Dynamic WAN
Client Name	MAC Address	Assigned IP	Lease Time
Jim	00-0A-EB-21-01-10	192.168.0.102	0 days 01:57:57
* Auto Refresh

Client Name	Displays the device name of the client.
MAC Address	Displays the MAC address of the client.
Assigned IP	Displays the IP address that the device assigned to the client.
Lease Time	Displays the time that the client leased. When the time expires, the clients will request to renew the lease automatically.
Auto Refresh	Enable or disable Auto Refresh. With this feature enabled, the table will refresh automatically.

1. Monitor Dynamic WAN

Note:

Dynamic WAN submenu is only available in AP Router Mode and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode when the WAN connection type is PPPoE, PPTP, L2TP or Dynamic.

Go to the STATUS page. In the Monitor section, select Dynamic WAN and monitor the WAN connection status of the device. You can enable or disable Auto Refresh. With this feature enabled, the table will refresh automatically.

Throughput Stations Interfaces ARP Table Routes DHCP Clients Dynamic WAN

DHCP Status

Primary DNS: 0.0.0.0

Status: Disconnected

Secondary DNS: 0.0.0.0

IP Address: 0.0.0.0

Connection Uptime: 0 days 00:00:00

Subnet Mask: 0 0 0 0

Obtain

Gateway IP: 0.0.0 0

DHCPv6 Status

Primary DNS:

Status: Connected

Secondary DNS:

IP Address

Connection Uptime: 0 days 00:00:00

Subnet Mask:

Release

Gateway IP:

± Auto Refresh

DHCP Status

Status	Displays the status of the WAN connection.
IP Address	Displays the IP address of the WAN.
Subnet Mask	Displays the subnet mask of the WAN.
Gateway IP	Displays the gateway address of the device.
Primary DNS	Displays the primary DNS of the device.
Secondary DNS	Displays the secondary DNS of the device.
Connection Uptime	Displays the time that the latest WAN connection lasts.
Obtain	Click Obtain to obtain the WAN IP address from the upstream device.
Release	Click Release to release the WAN IP address.

DHCPv6 Status

Status	Displays the status of the WAN connection.
IP Address	Displays the IPv6 address of the WAN.
Subnet Mask	Displays the subnet mask of the WAN.
Gateway IP	Displays the gateway address of the device.

Secondary DNS	Displays the secondary DNS of the device.
Connection Uptime	Displays the time that the latest WAN connection lasts.
Obtain	Click Obtain to obtain the WAN IPv6 address from the upstream device.
Release	Click Release to release the WAN IPv6 address.

Primary DNS

Displays the primary DNS of the device.

Configure the Network

This chapter introduces how to configure the network parameters and the advanced features, including:

Configure WAN Parameters
Configure LAN Parameters
Configure Management VLAN
Configure the Forwarding Feature
Configure the Security Feature
Configure Access Control
Configure Static Routing
Configure Bandwidth Control

49 Configure IP & MAC Binding

Configure WAN Parameters

Note:

WAN submenu is only available in AP Router Mode and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

WAN submenu is used to create the WAN connection and configure the related advanced

parameters.

Go to the Network page. In the WAN section, configure the WAN parameters of the device.

Follow the steps below to configure the WAN parameters:

Select the connection type according to your need. The device supports five types: Static, Dynamic, PPPoE, L2TP, and PPTP.

Note:

L2TP or PPTP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

■ Static

This connection type uses a permanent, fixed (static) IP address that is assigned by your ISP. In this type, you should fill in the IP address, Netmask, Gateway IP, and DNS IP address manually, which are assigned by your ISP.

WAN

IP address	Enter the IP address provided by your ISP.
Netmask	Enter the netmask provided by your ISP. Normally use 255.255.255.0.
Gateway IP	Enter the gateway IP address provided by your ISP.
Primary DNS	Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP.
Secondary DNS	Enter alternative DNS IP address if your ISP provides it.
IPv6	Enable or disable the IPv6 function. If the IPv6 function is enabled, the device will obtain a WAN IPv6 address. Select a method for the device to obtain the WAN IPv6 address according to the information provided by your ISP. Static Select static and enter the WAN IPv6 address, IPv6 netmask, IPv6 gateway, primary DNS and secondary DNS provided by your ISP. IPv6: H Enable 0 IPv6 Address: • Static Q) SLAAC O DHCPv6 0 IPv6 Address: \| \| IPv6 Netmask: 64 \| IPv6 Gateway. Primary DNS. Secondary DNS. SLAAC Select SLAAC and the device will obtain the WAN IPv6 address automatically. IPv6: 0 Enable 0 IPv6 Address: O Static SLAAC O DHCPv6 0 DHCPv6 Select DHCPv6 and the device will obtain the WAN IPv6 address automatically. IPv6: 0 Enable 0 IPv6 Address: Q Static O SLAAC (g) DHCPv6 0
MTU Size	The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. This number should be an integer between 576 and 2026.

WAN MAC

Address

Specify the MAC address of WAN interface. This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, enter the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value.

Your PC’s MAC Address

Displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the device. Some ISPs require that you should register the MAC address of your PC. If the MAC address is required, click Clone PC’s MAC to set the WAN MAC address the same as your management PC’s MAC address.

■ Dynamic

For this connection, your ISP uses a DHCP server to assign your router an IP address for connecting to the internet. You don’t need to configure any parameters.

IPv6 Enable or disable the IPv6 function. If the IPv6 function is enabled, the

device will obtain a WAN IPv6 address. Select a method for the device to obtain the WAN IPv6 address according to the information provided by your ISP.

• Static

Select static and enter the WAN IPv6 address, IPv6 netmask, IPv6 gateway, primary DNS and secondary DNS provided by your ISP.

IPv6. 0 Enable @ IPv6 Address: ® Static O SLAAC ODHCPv6 @

IPv6 Address

IPv6 Netmask- [64

Secondary DNS:

• SLAAC

Select SLAAC and the device will obtain the WAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: Q Static (• SLAAC O DHCPv6 Q

• DHCPv6

Select DHCPv6 and the device will obtain the WAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: O Static O SLAAC (g) DHCPv6 Q

MTU Size	Specify the MTU size. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. This number should be an integer between 576 and 2026.
Use These DNS Servers	If your ISP gives you one or two DNS IP addresses, select Use These DNS Servers and enter the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS into the correct fields. Otherwise, the DNS servers will be assigned from ISP dynamically.
Primary DNS	Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP.
Secondary DNS	Enter another DNS IP address provided by your ISP.

WAN MAC

Address

Specify the WAN MAC address. This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP binds the MAC address of your previous computer/router, enter the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value.

Your PC’s MAC Address

■ PPPoE

If your ISP delivers internet through phone line and provides you with username and password, you should choose this type. Under this condition, you should fill in both User Name and Password that the ISP supplied. Note that these fields are case-sensitive.

Specify the parameters below and click Connect:

User Name Enter the User Name that is provided by your ISP.

Password Enter the Password that is provided by your ISP.

Select the Connection Mode.

Connection

Mode

• On Demand

Configure the device to disconnect your internet connection after a specified period of inactivity (Idle Time). If your internet connection has been terminated due to inactivity, Connection on Demand enables the device to automatically re-establish your connection when you attempt to access the internet again. The default Idle Time is 15 minutes. If your internet connection is expected to remain active all the time, enter 0 in the Idle Time field. If you pay by time for your internet access, choose this mode to save your internet-access fee.

Connection Mode:

On Demand

Idle Time:

minutes

Automatic

Connect automatically after the device is disconnected. If you are charged a flat monthly fee, choose this mode.

Time-based

Configure the device to make it connect or disconnect based on time. Enter the start time in From (HH:MM) for connecting and end time in To (HH:MM) for disconnecting. If you need to control the time period of internet access, choose this mode.

Connection Mode:

From(HH:MM):

To(HH:MM):

• Manual

Configure the device to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Idle Time), the device will disconnect your internet connection, and you must click Connect manually to access the internet again. If your internet connection is expected to remain active all the times, enter 0 in the Idle Time field. Otherwise, enter the desired Idle Time in minutes you wish to use. If you pay by time for your internet access, choose this mode to save your internetaccess fee.

Connection Mode:

Manual

Idle Time:

1 minutes

Second Connection	Note: Second Connection is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. If your ISP provides an extra Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, activate this secondary connection. Disable: The Secondary Connection is disabled by default, so there is PPPoE connection only. This is recommended. Dynamic IP: Use dynamic IP address to connect to the local area network provided by ISP. Static IP: Use static IP address to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.
IPv6	Enable or disable the IPv6 function. If the IPv6 function is enabled, the device will obtain a WAN IPv6 address. Select a method for the device to obtain the WAN IPv6 address according to the information provided by your ISP. SLAAC Select SLAAC and the device will obtain the WAN IPv6 address automatically. IPv6: 0 Enable Q IPv6 Address O Static (§) SLAAC Q DHCPv6 Q DHCPv6 Select DHCPv6 and the device will obtain the WAN IPv6 address automatically. IPv6: M Enable Q IPv6 Address: O Stade Q SLAAC @ 0HCPv6 Q
MTU Size	Specify the MTU size. The default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) size is 1480 bytes, which is usually appropriate. For some ISPs, you need modify the MTU. This should not be done unless your ISP told you to. This number should be an integer between 576 and 2026.
Service Name	Specify the Service Name provided by your ISP. Keep it empty if your ISP doesn’t provide the name.
AC Name	Specify the AC Name provided by your ISP. Keep it empty if your ISP doesn’t provide the name.
Detect Internal	Specify the Detect Interval. The default value is 0. Input the value between 0 and 120. The device will detect Access Concentrator online every interval seconds. If the value is 0, it means not detecting.

Use ISP-specified IP	If your service provider provides you with an IP address along with the user name and password, Enable “Use ISP-specified IP” and enter the IP address.
Use These DNS Servers	If the ISP provides a DNS server IP address for you, Enable Use These DNS Server, and fill the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields below. Otherwise, the DNS servers will obtain automatically from ISP.
WAN MAC Address	Specify the WAN MAC address. This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP binds the MAC address of your previous computer/router, enter the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value.
Your PC’s MAC Address	Displays the MAC address of the PC that is managing the device. Click Clone PC’s MAC to set the WAN MAC address the same as your management PC’s MAC address.
Restore to Factory MAC	Click this button to restore the WAN MAC address as factory MAC address.
Clone PC’s MAC	Click this button to set the WAN MAC address as PC’s MAC address.

■ L2TP/PPTP

Note:

L2TP or PPTP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

If your ISP supplies internet access through L2TP or PPTP, it will provide the following parameters. The configurations of L2TP and PPTP are the same, and the following introduction takes L2TP as an example.

WAN E

Specify the parameters below and click Connect:

Server IP/Name Enter the server IP address or the domain name provided by your ISP.

Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. This field is case-sensitive.

User Name

Password

Connection

Mode

Enter the Password provided by your ISP. This field is case-sensitive.

Select the Connection Mode.

• On Demand

Automatic

Connect automatically after the device is disconnected. If you are charged a flat monthly fee, choose this mode.

Manual

Connection Mode: Manual Q

Idle Time: 15 | minutes

Second

Connection

If your ISP provides a Connection type such as Dynamic/Static IP to connect to a local area network, activate this secondary connection.

Dynamic IP: Use dynamic IP address to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.

Static IP: Use static IP address to connect to the local area network provided by ISP.

IPv6 Enable or disable the IPv6 function. If the IPv6 function is enabled, the

device will obtain a WAN IPv6 address. Select a method for the device to obtain the WAN IPv6 address according to the information provided by your ISP.

• Static

Select static and enter the WAN IPv6 address, IPv6 netmask, IPv6 gateway, primary DNS and secondary DNS provided by your ISP.

IPv6. 0 Enable @ IPv6 Address: ® Static O SLAAC ODHCPv6 @

IPv6 Address

IPv6 Netmask- [64

Secondary DNS:

• SLAAC

Select SLAAC and the device will obtain the WAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: Q Static (• SLAAC O DHCPv6 Q

• DHCPv6

Select DHCPv6 and the device will obtain the WAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: O Static O SLAAC (g) DHCPv6 Q

MTU Size

Specify the MTU size. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. This number should be an integer between 576 and 2026.

WAN MAC

Address

Specify the WAN MAC address. This field displays the current MAC address of the WAN port. If your ISP requires that you register the MAC address, enter the correct MAC address into this field. The format for the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is any hexadecimal digit). Click Restore Factory MAC to restore the MAC address of WAN port to the factory default value.

Your PC’s MAC Address

3. Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure LAN Parameters

LAN submenu is used to configure the LAN parameters for the device and the clients.

Access Point/Client/Repeater/Bridge Mode

Go to the Network page. In the LAN section, configure the following parameters.

Follow the steps below to configure the LAN parameters:

Select the connection type according to your need. The device supports two types: Static and Dynamic.

■ Static

IP address	Enter the LAN IP address of your device. By default, it is 192.168.0.254. Note: When you change the LAN IP address in the Network tab, you should log in with the new IP address and save the settings for the configuration change to take effect. Otherwise the configuration will be lost after the reboot.
Netmask	Enter the Netmask provided by your ISP. Normally use 255.255.255.0.
Gateway IP	Enter the gateway IP address for your device.
Primary DNS	Enter the primary DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you don’t know the DNS value. The factory default setting is 0.0.0.0, which means no primary DNS is assigned.
Secondary DNS	Enter the secondary DNS IP address of alternative DNS server if your ISP has two DNS servers. The factory default setting is 0.0.0.0, which means no secondary DNS is assigned.
MTU Size	Specify the MTU size. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. This number should be an integer between 576 and 2026.
IGMP Proxy	Enable or disable IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Proxy. IGMP proxy is used to process the multicast stream in the netwok. It normally works for IPTV service.
DHCP Server	Enable or disable the DHCP server function. With this function enabled, the build-in DHCP server will assign IP address to the clients connected to the device.
Start IP Address	Specify the first IP address of the IP address pool. By default, it is 192.168.0.100.
End IP Address	Specify the last IP address of the IP address pool. By default, it is 192.168.0.199.
Default Gateway	Specify the gateway IP address for the LAN network. By default, it is 192.168.0.254.
Default Domain	(Optional) Specify the domain name for the DHCP server.
Primary DNS	Enter the DNS IP address for the LAN. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means no primary DNS is assigned.

Secondary DNS Enter the IP address of alternative DNS server if there are two DNS servers. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means no secondary DNS is assigned.

Lease Time

Enter the amount time of the leased IP address assigned by the DHCP server. When the time expires, the clients will request to renew the lease automatically.

Address

Reservation

Enable Address Reservation and specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the local area network, so the PC will always obtain the same IP address each time when it starts up. Reserved IP addresses could be assigned to servers that require permanent IP settings.

To configure Address Reservation:

Click Add, specify the MAC address and the IP address. Enable this entry, then click Save.

IPv6

Enable or disable the IPv6 function. If the IPv6 function is enabled, the device will obtain a LAN IPv6 address. Select a method for the device to obtain the LAN IPv6 address according to the information provided by your ISP.

Static

Select static and enter the LAN IPv6 address and IPv6 netmask.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: • Static O SLAAC O DHCPv6 Q

IPv6 Address.

IPv6 Netmask: 64

SLAAC

Select SLAAC and the device will obtain the LAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: O Static SLAAC O DHCPv6 0

• DHCPv6

Select DHCPv6 and the device will obtain the LAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: 0 Enable e

IPv6 Address: Q Static O SLAAC (g) DHCPv6 0

■ Dynamic

Fallback IP	Enable or disable the Fallback IP. When the device fails to find the DHCP server, it will use the fallback IP as the LAN IP address.
DHCP Fallback IP	Specify the fallback IP for the device. By default, it is 192.168.0.254.

DHCP Fallback

Mask

Specify the fallback netmask for the device.

Primary DNS	Enter the DNS IP address for the LAN. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means no primary DNS is assigned.
Secondary DNS	Enter the IP address of alternative DNS server if there are two DNS servers. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means no secondary DNS is assigned.
MTU Size	Specify the MTU size. The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value for most Ethernet networks is 1500 Bytes. For some ISPs you need to modify the MTU. But this is rarely required, and should not be done unless you are sure it is necessary for your ISP connection. This number should be an integer between 576 and 2026.
IGMP Proxy	Enable or disable IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Proxy. IGMP proxy is used to process the multicast stream in the network. It normally works for IPTV service.

IPv6

Static

Select static and enter the LAN IPv6 address and IPv6 netmask.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: • Static O SLAAC O DHCPv6 0

IPv6 Address.

IPv6 Netmask. 64

SLAAC

Select SLAAC and the device will obtain the LAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: Q Static (• SLAAC O DHCPv6 0

• DHCPv6

Select DHCPv6 and the device will obtain the LAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: 0 Enable 0

IPv6 Address: O Static O SLAAC (g) DHCPv6 0

Click Apply, then click Save.

AP Router/AP Client Router Mode

Go to the Network page. In the LAN section, configure the following parameters.

1. For LAN connection type, the device only supports Static.

IP address

Enter the LAN IP address of your device. By default, it is 192.168.0.254.

Note:

When you change the LAN IP address in the Network tab, you should log in with the new IP address and save the settings for the configuration change to take effect. Otherwise the configuration will be lost after the reboot.

Netmask

Enter the Netmask provided by your ISP. Normally use 255.255.255.0.

MTU Size

IGMP Proxy	Enable or disable IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Proxy. IGMP proxy is used to process the multicast stream in the netwok. It normally works for IPTV service.
DHCP Server	Enable or disable the DHCP server function. With this function enabled, the build-in DHCP server will assign IP address to the clients connected to the device.

Specify the first IP address of the IP address pool. By default, it is 192.168.0.100.

Start IP Address

End IP Address

Default

Gateway

Default Domain

Primary DNS

Secondary DNS

Lease Time

Address Reservation

Specify the last IP address of the IP address pool. By default, it is 192.168.0.199.

Specify the gateway IP address for the LAN network. By default, it is 192.168.0.254.

(Optional) Specify the domain name for the DHCP server.

Enter the DNS IP address for the LAN. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means no primary DNS is assigned.

Enter the IP address of alternative DNS server if there are two DNS servers. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means no secondary DNS is assigned.

Enter the amount time of the leased IP address assigned by the DHCP server. When the time expires, the clients will request to renew the lease automatically.

To configure Address Reservation:

Click Add, specify the MAC address and the IP address. Enable this entry, then click Save.

IPv6

• Static

Select static and enter the LAN IPv6 address and IPv6 netmask.

IPv6: 0 Enable

IPv6 Address:

IPv6 Address: | |

IPv6 Netmask: 164 |

• Prefix Delegation

Select Prefix Delegation and the device will obtain the LAN IPv6 address automatically.

IPv6: [Z Enable Q

IPv6 Address: C Static (• Prefix Delegation Q

IPv6 DHCP Enable or disable the IPv6 DHCP server function. With IPv6 DHCP server ^Server enabled, the clients will obtain the IPv6 address from the DHCP server.

Disabled

Select Disabled to disable the IPv6 DHCP server function

IPv6 DHCP Server: (§: Disabled (’ Stateless O Stateful Q

Stateless/Stateful

Select Stateless or Stateful, and the clients will obtain the IPv6 address from the IPv6 DHCP server automatically. Enable or disable the DNS proxy. With this feature enabled, the device will obtain the DNS server automatically. With this feature disabled, you should specify the DNS address manually.

IPv6 DHCP Server: O Disabled © Stateless O Stateful 0

I

ONS Proxy: □ Enable 0

Preferred DNS: | |

Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure Management VLAN

Management VLAN provides a safer way for you to manage the device. With Management VLAN enabled, only the hosts in the management VLAN can manage the device. Since most hosts cannot process VLAN tags, connect the management host to the network via a switch, and set up correct VLAN settings to ensure the communication between the host and the device in the management VLAN.

Go to the Network page. In the Management VLAN Interfaces section, enable the Management VLAN function, specify VLAN ID and click Apply. Then click Save.

Management Enable or disable the Management VLAN function. By default, it is disabled. VLAN

VLAN ID Specify the Management VLAN ID. The valid values are from 2 to 4094.

Configure the Forwarding Feature

Note:

Forwarding submenu is only available in AP Router Mode and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

The IP address used on the internet is public IP address, while IP address used on local area network is private IP address. The hosts using private IP addresses cannot access the internet directly and vice versa.

The hosts using private IP addresses visit internet through NAT (Network Address Translation) technology. NAT can transfer private IP addresses into public IP addresses to realize the communication from internal hosts to external hosts.

If the hosts on the internet want to visit the hosts on local area network, the forwarding function should be used, including DMZ, Virtual server, Port triggering and UPnP.

Go to the Network page. In the Forwarding section, configure the following parameters and click Apply. Then click Save.

Forwarding

DMZ: 0 Enable Q

DMZ IP: 10.0.0.0 |

ALG: 0 FTP ALG 0 TFTP ALG 0 H323 ALG 0 RTSP ALG 0 Virtual Server: □ Enable 0

Port Trigger: □ Enable

UPnP: □ Enable 0

DMZ Enable or disable the DMZ function. DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) specifically allows one computer/device behind NAT to become “demilitarized”, so all packets from the external network are forwarded to this computer/device. The demilitarized host is exposed to the wide area network, which can realize the unlimited bidirectional communication between internal hosts and external hosts.

DMZ IP Specify the IP address of the local host network device. The DMZ host device will be completely exposed to the external network. Any PC that was used for a DMZ must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function.

ALG Select the type of ALG to enable the corresponding feature. Common NAT only translates the address of packets at network layer and the port number at transport layer but cannot deal with the packets with embedded source/destination information in the application layer. Application layer gateway (ALG) can deal with protocols with embedded source/destination information in the application payload. Some protocols such as FTP, TFTP, H323 and RTSP require ALG (Application Layer Gateway) support to pass through NAT.

FTP ALG: Allows FTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT.

TFTP ALG: Allows TFTP clients and servers to transfer data across NAT.

H323 ALG: Allows Microsoft NetMeeting clients to communicate across NAT.

RTSP ALG: Allows some media player clients to communicate with some streaming media servers across NAT.

Enable or disable Virtual Server. Virtual servers can be used for setting up public services on your local area network, such as DNS, Email and FTP. A virtual server is defined as a service port, and all requests from the internet to this service port will be redirected to the LAN server. Virtual Server function not only makes the users from internet visit the local area network, but also keeps network security within the intranet as other services are still invisible from internet. The LAN server must have a static or reserved IP Address because its IP Address may change when using the DHCP function.

Virtual Server

To configure Virtual Server:

Click Add, specify the following parameters and Enable the entry. Click Save.

IP: Enter the IP Address of the PC providing the service application.

Internal Port: Enter the Internal Port number of the PC running the service application. You can leave it blank if the Internal Port is the same as the Service Port, or enter a specific port number.

Service Port: Enter the numbers of external Service Port. You can type a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX – YYY, XXX is the start port, YYY is the end port). Internet users send request to the port for services.

Protocol: Choose the one of the protocols used for this application: TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP.

Enable or disable port trigger. Due to the existence of the firewall, some applications such as online games, video conferences, VoIPs and P2P downloads need the device to configure the forwarding to work properly, and these applications require multiple ports connection, for single-port virtual server cannot meet the demand. Port trigger function comes at this time. When an application initiates a connection to the trigger port, all the incoming ports will open for subsequent connections.

Port Trigger

To configure port trigger:

Click Add, specify the following parameters and Enable the entry. Click Save.

Incoming Port: Enter the incoming port for incoming traffic. The port or port range is used by the remote system when it responds to the outgoing request. A response to one of these ports will be forwarded to the PC that triggered this rule. You can input at most 5 groups of ports (or port section). Every group of ports must be set apart with “,”. For example, 2000-2038, 2050-2051,2085, 3010-3030.

Trigger Port: Enter the trigger port for outgoing traffic. An outgoing connection using this port will “Trigger” this rule.

Protocol: Choose the one of the protocols used for this application: TCP, UDP, or TCP/UDP.

Enable or disable UPnP. If you use applications such as multiplayer gaming, peer-to-peer connections, or real-time communications such as instant messaging or remote assistance (a feature in Windows XP), you should enable the UPnP function. The Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) function allows the devices, such as internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed. Host in the local area network can automatically open the corresponding ports on a router, and make the application of external host access the resources of the internal host through the opened ports. Therefore, the functions limited to the NAT can work properly. Compared to virtual server and port triggering, the application of UPnP doesn’t need manual settings. It is more convenient for some applications required unfixed ports.

UPnP

App Description: Displays the description provided by the application in the UPnP request.

External Port: Displays the external port number that the router opened for the service application.

Internal Port: Displays the internal service port number of the local host running the service application.

Protocol: Displays which type of protocol is opened.

IP Address: Displays the IP address of the local host which initiates the UPnP request.

Status: Enabled means that port is still active. Otherwise, the port is inactive.

Configure the Security Feature

Note:

Security submenu is only available in AP Router Mode and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) is a firewall that keeps track of the state of network connections (such as TCP streams, UDP communication) traveling across it. The firewall is programmed to distinguish legitimate packets for different types of connections. Only packets matching a known active connection will be allowed to pass through by the firewall and others will be rejected. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default.

Go to the Network page. In the Security > Basic section, configure the following parameters and click Apply.

SPI Firewall Check the Enable box to use the SPI Firewall function. If forwarding rules are enabled at the same time, the device will give priority to meet forwarding rules.

Ping Select and enable the ping forbidden function.

WAN Ping Forbidden: Enable or disable this function. With this option enabled, the device will not reply the ping request originates from internet. By default, it is disabled.

LAN Ping Forbidden: Enable or disable this function. With this option enabled, the device will not reply the ping request originates from local network.

VPN Select and enable the VPN function.

A VPN is created by establishing a virtual point-to-point connection through the use of dedicated connections, virtual tunneling protocols, or traffic encryptions. Through VPN you can access your private network over internet. A virtual private network connection across the internet is similar to a wide area network (WAN) link between sites. From a user perspective, the extended network resources are accessed in the same way as resources available within the private network. When hosts in the local area network want to visit the remote virtual private network using virtual tunneling protocols, the corresponding VPN protocol should be enabled.

PPTP Passthrough: PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) allows the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP (Internet Protocol) network. Check the box to allow PPTP tunnels to pass through the Device.

L2TP Passthrough: L2TP (Layer Two Tunneling Protocol) is the method used to enable Point-to-Point connections via the internet on the Layer Two level. Check the box to allow L2TP tunnels to pass through the Device.

IPSec Passthrough: IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) is a suite of protocols for ensuring private, secure communications over IP (Internet Protocol) networks, through the use of cryptographic security services. Check the box to allow IPSec tunnels to pass through the Device.

2. In the Security > Advanced Settings section, configure the following parameters and click Apply.

DoS Protection Enable the DoS Protection and specify the parameters.

DoS (Denial of Service) Attack is to occupy the network bandwidth maliciously by the network attackers or the evil programs sending a lot of service requests to the Host, which incurs an abnormal service or even breakdown of the network. With DoS Protection function enabled, the device can analyze the specific fields of the IP packets and distinguish the malicious DoS attack packets. Upon detecting the packets, the device will discard the illegal packets directly and limit the transmission rate of the legal packets if the over legal packets may incur a breakdown of the network. The hosts sending these packets will be added into the Blocked DoS Host List. The device can defend a few types of DoS attack such as ICMP_FLOOD, UDP_FLOOD and TCP_SYN_ FLOOD.

Packets Statistics Interval: Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the drop-down list. The default value is 10. The value indicates the time interval of the packets statistics. The result of the statistic is used for analysis by ICMP-Flood, UDP Flood and TCP-SYN Flood.

ICMP_FLOOD Attack Filter: Enter a value between 5 and 3600. The default value is 50. When the current ICMP-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the device will start up the blocking function immediately.

UDP_FLOOD Attack Filter: Enter a value between 5 and 3600. The default value is 500. When the current UPD-FLOOD Packets number is beyond the set value, the device will start up the blocking function immediately.

TCP_SYN_FLOOD Attack Filter: Enter a value between 5 and 3600. The default value is 50. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Device will start up the blocking function immediately.

Blocked DoS

Host List

Click Blocked DoS Host List to display the blocked DoS host table including host IP and host MAC. Click Refresh to renewal the table list. Click Clear to release all the blocked hosts. If you want to release one or some of the blocked hosts, select them and Click Unlock.

Click Save.

Configure Access Control

Note:

Access Control submenu is only available in AP Router Mode and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

The function can be used to control the internet activities of hosts in the local area network. For example, the online time limit and the specified web stations to visit can be controlled by the filtering policy.

Go to the Network page. In the Access Control section, enable Access Control and select the Filtering Policy.

Access Control Enable or disable Access Control.

Filtering Policy Select the filtering policy according to your need.

Allow the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Device: The hosts listed below are allowed to access the internet under the rules. While others are forbidden to access.

Deny the packets specified by any enabled access control policy to pass through the Device: The hosts listed below are forbidden to access the internet under the rules. While others are allowed to access.

2. Click Add and create the filtering entries.

Enable Enable or disable the desired entry.

Protocol Choose one of the protocols from the drop-down list used for the target, any of IP, TCP, UDP, or ICMP.

Host IP Enter the IP address or address range of the hosts that you need to control, for example 192.168.0.12-192.168.0.25.

Target IP Enter the IP address or address range of the targets that you need to control, for example 192.168.3.12-192.168.3.25.

Target Port Specify the port or port range for the target when protocol is TCP or UDP.

Days of a week Specify the days in which the rules take effect.

Time Enter the time rule in HH:MM-HH:MM format, the default value is 00:0024:00.

3. Click Save and click Apply, then click Save.

Configure Static Routing

Note:

Static Routing submenu is only available in AP Router Mode and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

A static route is a pre-determined path that network information must travel to reach a specific host or network. If static route is used properly in the network, it can decrease the network overhead and improve the speed of forwarding packets.

Static routing is generally suitable for simple network environment, in which users clearly understand the topology of the network so as to set the routing information correctly. When the network topology is complicated and users are not so familiar with the topology structure, this function should be used with caution or under the guidance of the experienced administrator.

Go to the Network page. In the Static Routing section, click Add and specify the following parameters.

Enable Enable or disable the desired entry.

Target Network IP Enter the Target Network IP, the address of the network or host to be visited. The IP address cannot be on the same network segment with the device’s WAN or LAN port.

Netmask Specify the netmask for the desired entry.

Gateway IP Enter the Gateway IP, the address of the gateway that allows for contact between the Device and the network or host

Click Save and click Apply, then click Save.

Configure Bandwidth Control

Note:

Bandwidth Control submenu is only available in AP Router Mode and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

Bandwidth control function is used to control the internet bandwidth in the local area network. In the case of insufficient bandwidth resources, enable the function to make the device allocate reasonable bandwidth to the clients and achieve the purpose of efficient use of the existing bandwidth. Via IP bandwidth control function, set the upper and lower limit in the bandwidth of the computer network and guarantee a smooth sharing network.

Go to the Network page. In the Bandwidth Control section, enable the Bandwidth Control function.

Total Ingress Specify the upper bandwidth for receiving packets from the WAN port.

Bandwidth

The maximum value is 100,000kbps.

Total Egress Specify the upper bandwidth for sending packets from the WAN port.

Bandwidth

The maximum value is 100,000kbps.

2. Click Add and specify the following parameters.

Enable Enable or disable the desired entry.

IP Range Enter the IP Range of the target hosts which need to be controlled of bandwidth, for example 192.168.0.12-192.168.0.25.

Port Range Enter the Port Range through which the target hosts visit external server, for example 1-63258.

Protocol Choose one of the protocols used for this application: TCP, UDP, or TCP/ UDP.

Ingress Min (kbps) Specify the minimum ingress bandwidth for the desired entry.

Ingress Max (kbps) Specify the maximum ingress bandwidth for the desired entry.

Egress Min (kbps) Specify the minimum egress bandwidth for the desired entry.

Egress Max Specify the maximum egress bandwidth for the desired entry. (kbps)

Click Save and click Apply, then click Save.

Configure IP & MAC Binding

We can effectively prevent ARP attack and IP embezzlement by enabling the IP&MAC binding. Within the local network, the device transmits IP packets to the certain target identified by the MAC address. Therefore, the IP and MAC address should be one-to- one correspondence and their corresponding relations are maintained by the ARP table. ARP attack can use forged information to renewal the ARP table, and destroy the corresponding relations between IP and MAC addresses, which would prevent the communication between the device and the corresponding host. When the IP&MAC Binding function is enabled, the IP and MAC relations in the ARP table won’t be expired and renewed automatically, which effectively prevents the ARP attack.

Some functions such as access control and bandwidth control, are based on the IP addresses to identify the access clients. The network administrator can allocate every client a static IP, according to which he makes the access and bandwidth rules to control the clients’ online behavior and the bandwidth they’ve used. Some illegal users may change the IP address in order to get higher internet access. Enabling IP & MAC binding function can effectively prevent the IP embezzlement.

Note:

After IP & MAC binding function is enabled, the IP bound to the MAC cannot be used by other MACs. However this MAC can use other IPs within the same segment, which are not bounded by other MACs, to access the network.

1. Go to the Network page. In the IP & MAC Binding section, click Add and specify the IP address and MAC address.

Note:

Click Import to quick import the entries in ARP table to IP & MAC Binding table. The imported entries are disabled by default. Select the desired entries and click Edit to enable it.

IP

Enter the IP address that you want to bind with the MAC address.

MAC Enter the MAC address that you want to bind with the IP address.

Enable the desired entry and click Save. Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure the Wireless Parameters

This chapter introduces how to configure the parameters of the wireless network, including:

Configure Basic Wireless Parameters

Configure Wireless Client Parameters

Configure Wireless AP Parameters

Configure Multi-SSID

Configure Wireless MAC Filtering

Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters

Configure Basic Wireless Parameters

This section allows you to configure wireless basic parameters, such as 802.11 mode, Transmit Power, and data rates.

Go to the Wireless Page. In the Basic Wireless Settings section, configure the basic wireless settings and click Apply. Then click Save.

Region Specify the region where you use the device. Available channels and maximum Transmit Power will be determined by the selected region according to the local laws and regulations.

Mode Select the protocol standard used in the wireless network. To check what protocol standards your device supports, refer to the actual web interface.

Certain devices have a frequency band of 2.4GHz, supporting 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11b/g, and 802.11b/g/n modes. We recommend that you set the mode as 802.11b/g/n, allowing all 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations to access the device.

Certain devices have a frequency band of 5GHz, supporting 802.11a, 802.11n, and 802.11a/n modes. We recommend that you set the mode as 802.11a/n, allowing both 802.11a and 802.11n wireless stations to access the device.

Certain devices have a frequency band of 5GHz, supporting 802.11ac, 802.11n/ac, and 802.11a/n/ac modes. We recommend that you set the mode as 802.11a/n/ac, allowing all 802.11a, 802.11n, and 802.11ac wireless stations to access the device.

Channel Width Select the channel width of this device. To check what channel width your device supports, refer to the actual web interface.

For certain devices, options include 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 20 MHz, 40 MHz and 20/40 MHz (the device automatically selects 40 MHz, and 20 MHz will be used if 40 MHz is not available).

For certain devices, options include 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz and 20/40/80 MHz (the device automatically selects 80 MHz, and 40 MHz will be used if 80 MHz is not available, and so on).

According to IEEE 802.11n standard, using a wider channel can increase wireless throughput. However, you may need to choose lower bandwidth due to the following reasons:

To increase the available number of channels within the limited total bandwidth.

To avoid interference from overlapping channels occupied by other devices in the environment.

Lower bandwidth can concentrate higher transmit power, increasing stability of wireless links over long distances.

In Client / AP Client Router / Repeater / Bridge Mode, the device should have the same channel width as the root AP.

In Access Point / AP Router / Repeater / Bridge Mode, select the channel width which your clients support.

Max TX Rate Set the maximum transmit data rate.

Channel/ Frequency Select appropriate channel used by this device to improve wireless performance. 1/2412 MHz refers to Channel 1 and the frequency is 2412 MHz. This setting is only available in Access Point Mode and AP Router Mode. We highly recommend that you use the Spectrum Analysis tool to select a proper channel.

Antenna Select your antenna from the list.

Antenna Gain Antenna Gain is only available in WBS products. Enter the antenna gain value according to the antennas and the value ranges from 0 to 30dBi. It can work together with the transmit power to improve the transmit signal quality.

Channel/Frequency: Auto O

Antenna Gain: 0 (0-30)dBi

EIRP Limit This option should remain enabled. With EIRP Limit enabled, the transmit power is restricted so that the EIRP (Effecitive Isotropic Radiated Power) of the device is kept below the amount which is allowed in the selected region.

Channel

Shifting
Note:

Channel Shifting is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Enable or disable the Channel Shifting function. This function is only available when MAXtream is enabled in Access Point Mode and AP Router Mode. Channel Shifting is a TP-Link proprietary technology. With Channel Shifting enabled, the AP will use non-standard channels by adding a frequency offset to the standard 802.11 b/g/n channels.

Your network can then only be detected by the wireless devices with Channel Shifting enabled and so is less likely to be detected by other wireless networks, which benefits network security.

Transmit Power Note:

In most scenarios, it is unnecessary to select the maximum transmit power. Selecting larger transmit power than your need may cause interference to neighborhood. Also it consumes more power and will reduce longevity of the device. Select appropriate transmit power to achieve the best performance. Use the Speed Test tool to find the best performance.

Specify the transmit power of the device. Use the slider or manually enter the transmit power value. For Outdoor Wireless Base Stations, the maximum transmit power varies according to the antenna gain value.

MAXtream Note:

MAXtream is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

MAXtream Technology is only compatible with Pharos series products. Working with products from other manufacturer will cause network fault.

Enable or disable the MAXtream function. This function is only available in Access Point Mode and AP Router Mode. MAXtream is a TP-Link proprietary technology. It is based on TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) so that data streams are transmitted in their own time slots. MAXtream aims to maximize throughput and minimize latency. “Hidden nodes” problem can also be eliminated with MAXtream enabled.

MAXtream

Station Mode
Note:

MAXtream is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

MAXtream Station Mode is available in Client Mode, Bridge Mode and AP Client Router Mode with the wireless AP settings disabled.

Auto Adjust: The device will choose the MAXtream Station Mode automatically.

Latency First: Set the MAXtream Station Mode as Latency First and the time sensitive stream such as VoIP will take precedence in MAXtream system.

Throughput First: Set the MAXtream Station Mode as Throughput First and the stream that needs high throughput such as online games will take precedence in MAXtream system.

Configure Wireless Client Parameters

Note:

Wireless Client Settings submenu is only available in Client, Repeater, Bridge and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

In this section, configure wireless client parameters used for the connection with the root AP.

1. Go to the Wireless Page. In the Wireless Client Settings section, configure the following parameters.

SSID of AP Specify the SSID of the root AP. You can enter the SSID of the specific AP manually, or directly survey all the APs around by clicking Survey and select one.

MAC of AP Displays the MAC address of the root AP. It’s possible that two or more networks use the same SSID in the AP list. Enable Lock to AP to select SSID and AP simultaneously, which can make the device connect to the specific AP you had connected before the next time.

WDS Displays the status of the WDS (Wireless distribution System) function. WDS is a communication system among multiple wireless networks . It is established between APs through wireless connection. WDS is used to during the connection between the device and the root AP.

Enable: Forward data frames to use four address fields.

Disable: Forward data frames to use three address fields.

Auto: The device automatically negotiates the wireless data frame structure (three or four address fields) with the root AP. The selection of Auto is recommended.

Specify the security mode. Make sure the security mode and the related parameters are the same as the upstream wireless network’s.

■ None

Select this option if the root AP has no encryption. When connecting to the root AP, it’s no need to enter a password to access the wireless network.

■ WEP

Note:

WEP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

WEP is not supported in 802.11n mode or 802.11ac mode. If WEP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the clients may not be able to access the wireless network. If WEP is applied in 802.11b/g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 802.11a/n (5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a traditional encryption method. It has been proved that WEP has security flaws and can easily be cracked, so WEP is rarely used in normal wireless network. Select this option if the security mode of the root AP is WEP.

Key Selected:

Key 1: tS)

Key 2:

Key 3:

Key 4:

Key Type

Disaolec

Disaolec

Disaolec

Disaolec

Auth Type Select the authentication type for WEP.

Auto: The device can select Open System or Shared Key automatically according to the wireless network of the root AP.

Open System: The device can pass the authentication and associate with the root wireless network without password. However, correct password is necessary for data transmission.

Shared Key: The device needs the correct password to pass the authentication, otherwise the device cannot associate with the root wireless network or transmit data.

Key Format Select ASCII or Hex as the WEP key format.

ASCII: With this format selected, the WEP key can be any combination of keyboard characters of the specified length.

Hex: With this format selected, the WEP key can be any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) with the specified length.

Key Selected Select one key to specify. You can configure four keys at most.

WEP Key Enter the WEP keys. The length and valid characters are determined by the key format and key type.

Key Type Select the WEP key length for encryption.

64Bit: Enter 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters.

128Bit: Enter 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters.

152Bit: Enter 32 hexadecimal digits or 16 ASCII characters.

■ WPA

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is a safer encryption method compared with WEP and WAP- PSK. It requires a RADIUS server to authenticate the clients via 802.1X and EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). WPA can generate different passwords for different clients, which ensures higher network security. But it also costs more to maintain the network, so it is more suitable for business networks.

Auto: The device will automatically choose the version used by the root AP.

WPA/WPA2: They’re two versions of WPA security mode. WPA2 is an update of WPA. Compared with WPA, WPA2 introduces AES algorithm and CCMP encryption. Theoretically, WPA2 is securer than WPA.

Encryption Note:

TKIP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select the Encryption type.

Auto: The default setting is Auto and the device will select TKIP or AES automatically according to the wireless network of root AP.

TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode, 802.11ac mode or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the device may not be able to access the root wireless network. If TKIP is applied in 11b/ g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.

AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. It is securer than TKIP.

Authentication Select the type of the authentication.

Phase 2 Auth Select the type of Phase 2 Auth. The device only supports MSCHAPV2 currently.

WPA User

Name
Specify the WPA User Name used in the connection with the root AP.

Version

Select the version of WPA.

WPA User

Password
Specify the WPA User Password used in the connection with the root AP.

■ WPA-PSK

WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access-PSK) is based on a pre-shared key. It is characterized by high safety and simple settings, so it is mostly used by common households and small businesses.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select the version of WPA-PSK.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: They’re two versions of WPA-PSK security mode. WPA2-PSK is an update of WPA-PSK. Compared with WPA, Theoretically, WPA2 is securer than WPA.

Auto: The device will automatically choose the version used by the root AP.

WPA/WPA2: They’re two versions of WPA-PSK security mode normally called WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. WPA2-PSK is an update of WPA-PSK. Compared with WPA-PSK, theoretically, WPA2-PSK is securer than WPA-PSK.

Encryption Note:

TKIP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select the Encryption type.

Auto: The default setting is Auto and the device will select TKIP or AES automatically according to the wireless network of root AP.

TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode, 802.11ac mode or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the device may not be able to access the root wireless network. If TKIP is applied in 11b/ g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.

AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. It is securer than TKIP.

PSK Password Specify the PSK password used in the connection with the root AP.

Version

Note:

Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure Wireless AP Parameters

Note:

Wireless AP Settings submenu is only available in Access Point, Bridge, AP Router and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

In this section, configure wireless AP parameters used for the connection with the clients.

Go to the Wireless Page. In the Wireless AP Settings section, specify the SSID.

Enable SSID Enable or disable SSID broadcast. With this function enabled, the device ^Broadcast will broadcast the SSID periodically.

Specify the security mode used for the clients to access the wireless network.

■ None

Select None when you want an open network without wireless security. In this mode, network data is not encrypted, but you can still authenticate clients by enabling the RADIUS MAC Authentication function.

Note:

RADIUS MAC Authentication is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

RADIUS MAC Authentication 3 Enable Q

Authentication Server I³

Authent cation Server Pert

Authentication Server Key:

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Accounting Server Key

Accounting Server

RADIUS MAC Authentication Enable or disable the Radius MAC authentication. With this feature enabled, you can authenticate clients using their MAC addresses on your RADIUS authentication server.

Remember to log into your RADIUS authentication server and create authentication entries whose username and password are both the access-enabled clients’ MAC address (for MAC address 11-22-33-AA- BB-CC, create an authentication entry whose username and password are both 112233aabbcc on the RADIUS server).

Authentication

Server IP
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS authentication server.

Authentication

Server Port
Enter the UDP port of the RADIUS authentication server. The most commonly used port is the default, 1812, but this may vary depending on the RADIUS authentication server you are using.

Authentication

Server Key
Enter the shared key used between this device and the authentication server. The shared key is a case-sensitive text string used to validate communication between this device and the RADIUS authentication server.

Check the Show box to view the shared key characters.

Accounting

Server
Enable or disable Accounting Server. With this feature enabled, you can keep accounts on users using a RADIUS accounting server.

Accounting

Server IP
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS accounting server.

Accounting

Server Port
Enter the UDP port of the RADIUS accounting server. The most commonly used port is 1813, but this may vary depending on the RADIUS accounting server you are using.

Accounting

Server Key
Enter the password used between this device and the RADIUS accounting server. The shared key is a case-sensitive text string used to validate communication between this device and the RADIUS accounting server.

Check the Show box to view the shared key characters.

■ WEP

Note:

WEP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

WEP is not supported in 802.11n mode or 802.11ac mode. If WEP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the clients may not be able to access the wireless network. If WEP is applied in 802.11b/g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 802.11a/n (5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a traditional encryption method. It has been proved that WEP has security flaws and can easily be cracked, so WEP cannot provide effective protection for wireless networks. Since WPA-PSK and WPA-Enterprise are much safer than WEP, we recommend that you choose WPA-PSK or WPA-Enterprise if your clients also support them.

Key Selected:

Key 1: tS)

Key 2:

Key 3:

Key 4:

Key Type

Disaolec

Disaolec

Disaolec

Disaolea

Auth Type Select the authentication type for WEP.

Auto: The device can select Open System or Shared Key automatically based on the wireless capability and request of the clients.

Open System: Clients can pass the authentication and associate with the wireless network without password. However, correct password is necessary for data transmission.

Shared Key: Clients have to input the correct password to pass the authentication, otherwise the clients cannot associate with the wireless network or transmit data.

Key Format Select ASCII or Hex as the WEP key format.

ASCII: With this format selected, the WEP key can be any combination of keyboard characters of the specified length.

Hex: With this format selected, the WEP key can be any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) with the specified length.

Key Selected Select one key to specify. You can configure four keys at most.

WEP Key Enter the WEP keys. The length and valid characters are determined by the key format and key type.

Key Type Select the WEP key length for encryption.

64Bit: Enter 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters.

128Bit: Enter 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters.

152Bit: Enter 32 hexadecimal digits or 16 ASCII characters.

■ WPA

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is a safer encryption method compared with WEP and WAP- PSK. It requires a RADIUS server to authenticate the clients via 802.1X and EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol). WPA can generate different passwords for different clients, which ensures higher network security. But it also costs more to maintain the network, so it is more suitable for business networks.

1^”” Note:

Accounting Server is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Version

Security Mode

Vtersion

Encryption
WPA D D D

Auto

Auto

Authentication Server IP IJ 0 IJ 0

Authent cation Server Port: 1812

Authentic a: on Server Key: L Show

Group Key Update Period 0 seconds. (0 means no update.)

Accounting Server ** =nable 0

Accounting Server IP a a a a

.Accounting Server Port 1813

Account ng Server Key: L Show

Select the version of WPA.

Auto: The device will automatically choose the version used by each client device.

WPA/WPA2: They’re two versions of WPA security mode. WPA2 is an update of WPA. Compared with WPA, WPA2 introduces AES algorithm and CCMP encryption. Theoretically, WPA2 is securer than WPA.

Encryption Note:

TKIP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select the Encryption type.

Auto: The default setting is Auto and the device will select TKIP or AES automatically based on the client device’s request.

TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode, 802.11ac mode or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the device may not be able to access the root wireless network. If TKIP is applied in 11b/ g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.

AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. It is securer than TKIP.

Authentication

Server IP
Enter the IP address of the Radius Authentication Server.

Authentication

Server Port
Enter the UDP port of the RADIUS authentication server. The most commonly used port is 1812, but this may vary depending on the RADIUS authentication server you are using.

Authentication

Server Key
Enter the shared key used between this device and the authentication server. The shared key is a case-sensitive text string used to validate communication between this device and the RADIUS authentication server.

Check the Show box to view the shared key characters.

Group Key Update Period Specify an update period of the encryption key. The update period instructs how often the device should change the encryption key. 0 means that the encryption key does not change at anytime.

Accounting

Server
Enable or disable Accounting Server. With this feature enabled, you can keep accounts on users using a RADIUS accounting server.

Accounting

Server IP
Enter the IP address of the RADIUS accounting server.

Accounting

Server Port
Enter the UDP port of the RADIUS accounting server. The most commonly used port is 1813, but this may vary depending on the RADIUS accounting server you are using.

Accounting

Server Key
Enter the password used between this device and the RADIUS accounting server. The shared key is a case-sensitive text string used to validate communication between this device and the RADIUS accounting server.

Check the Show box to view the shared key characters.

■ WPA-PSK

WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access-PSK) is based on a pre-shared key. It is characterized by high safety and simple settings, so it is mostly used by common households and small businesses.

Version Note:

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select the version of WPA-PSK.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: They’re two versions of WPA-PSK security mode. WPA2-PSK is an update of WPA-PSK. Compared with WPA, theoretically, WPA2 is securer than WPA.

Auto: The device will automatically choose the version used by the root AP.

WPA/WPA2: They’re two versions of WPA-PSK security mode normally called WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. WPA2-PSK is an update of WPA-PSK. Compared with WPA-PSK, theoretically, WPA2-PSK is securer than WPA-PSK.

Encryption Note:

TKIP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select the Encryption type.

Auto: The default setting is Auto and the device will select TKIP or AES automatically according to the wireless network of root AP.

TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode, 802.11ac mode or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the device may not be able to access the root wireless network. If TKIP is applied in 11b/ g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.

AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. It is securer than TKIP.

PSK Password Specify the PSK password used in the connection with the clients.

Group Key Specify an update period of the encryption key. The update period Update P^eriod instructs how often the device should change the encryption key. 0

means that the encryption key does not change at anytime.

Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure Multi-SSID

Note:

Multi-SSID submenu is only available in Access Point Mode.

The device can build up to four virtual wireless networks for users to access. When the Multi-SSID function is enabled, the VLAN function is enabled at the same time. It can work together with switches supporting 802.1 Q VLAN and supports maximum four VLANs. The device adds different VLAN tag to the clients which connect to the corresponding wireless network. The clients in different VLANs cannot directly communicate with each other.

The wired client can communicate with all the wireless clients despite the VLAN settings.

1. Go to the Wireless page. In the Multi-SSID section, Enable Multi-SSID. Click Add and create a new wireless network.

SSID Specify the SSID of the wireless network.

VLAN Specify the VLAN to which the new wireless network belongs. The valid value ranges from 1 to 4094.

SSID Broadcast Enable or disable SSID broadcast . With this feature enabled, the device will broadcast the SSID.

AP Isolation Enable or disable AP Isolation. With this feature enabled, all the hosts cannot communicate with each other.

2. Select the desired SSID and specify the Security Mode.

SSID Select the desired SSID to specify the security settings.

Security Mode Specify the security mode for the desired SSID. The device only supports WPA-PSK.

Version Note:

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select the version of WPA-PSK.

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: They’re two versions of WPA-PSK security mode. WPA2-PSK is an update of WPA-PSK. Compared with WPA, Theoretically, WPA2 is securer than WPA.

Auto: The device will automatically choose the version used by the root AP.

WPA/WPA2: They’re two versions of WPA-PSK security mode normally called WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. WPA2-PSK is an update of WPA-PSK. Compared with WPA-PSK, theoretically, WPA2-PSK is securer than WPA-PSK.

Encryption Note:

TKIP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select the Encryption type.

Auto: The default setting is Auto and the device will select TKIP or AES automatically according to the wireless network of root AP.

TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode, 802.11ac mode or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the device may not be able to access the root wireless network. If TKIP is applied in 11b/ g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate.

AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. It is securer than TKIP.

PSK Password Specify the PSK password used in the connection with the clients.

Specify an update period of the encryption key. The update period instructs how often the device should change the encryption key. 0 means that the encryption key does not change at anytime.

Group Key Update Period

Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure Wireless MAC Filtering

Wireless MAC Filtering function uses MAC addresses to determine whether one host can access the wireless network or not. Thereby it can effectively control the user access in the wireless network. This function is available in all modes except the Client Mode.

1. Go to the Wireless page. In the Wireless MAC Filtering section, enable this feature and specify the filtering rule.

Wireless MAC Filtering Enable or disable the Wireless MAC Filtering function.

2. Click Add and specify the following parameters.

Filtering Rules Specify the filtering rules.

Allow the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access the network: The stations listed in the table are allowed to access the wireless network under the rules. While others are forbidden to access.

Deny the stations specified by any enabled entries in the list to access the network: The stations listed in the table are forbidden to access the wireless network under the rules. While others are allowed to access.

Enable Enable or disable the desired entry.

SSID Select te SSID to which the filtering rules apply. In AP Mode, if Multi-SSID is enabled, you should set different filtering rules for each SSID.

MAC Enter the MAC address of the wireless host that you need to filter.

Comment Enter the description information for the filtering rule

3. Click Save and click Apply. Then click Save.

Configure Advanced Wireless Parameters

This section is used to specify the advanced wireless parameters, such as Beacon Interval, RTS threshold and DTIM Interval.

Go to the Wireless page. In the Advanced Wireless Settings section, specify the following parameters and click Apply. Then click Save.

Distance

Setting
Specify the distance between AP and Station. If this device serves as a client, the value is the distance between this device and the root AP. If this device serves as an AP, the value is the distance between the farthest client and this AP.

You can manually enter the value or enable the Auto option.

Manual: Enter the distance manually in the input box. The value is limited to 0-200km, and we recommend you set the value to 110% of the real distance.

Auto (Only works within 0-xx km): Check the Auto option, then the system will dynamically detect the distance. This function is available only when the distance is less than xx kilometers. The value xx varies according to the channel width you set. CPE210 does not support this option.

The distance value will be converted to a corresponding ACK timeout value, and the ACK timeout value will influence the throughput performance to a large extent.

Long Range PtP Note:

Long Range PtP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Long Rage PtP is only available when MAXtream function is enabled. With this function enabled, it is allowed to specify a larger distance which can be helpful in the following situations:

The AP is connected to a single client or AP.

The distance between the two devices exceeds the distance allowed by the AP’s hardware specifications.

The distance is used to calculate the Acknowledge timeout (ACK timeout). Long Range PtP allows the AP to get a larger ACK timeout and reduce unnecessary retransmission in the situations above.

Beacon Interval Specify the beacon interval for the device. Beacons are transmitted periodically by the device to announce the presence of a wireless network for the clients. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons sent by the device. Specify a value from 40 to 1,000. The default value is 100.

RTS Threshold Specify the RTS threshold for the device.

RTS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send) is used to improve the data transmission efficiency of the network with hidden nodes, especially when there are lots of large packets to be transmitted.

When the size of a data packet is larger than the RTS Threshold, the RTS/ CTS mechanism will be activated. With this mechanism activated, before sending a data packet, the client will send an RTS packet to the device to request data transmitting. And then the device will send CTS packet to inform other clients to delay their data transmitting. In this way, packet collisions can be avoided.

For a busy network with hidden nodes, a low threshold value will help reduce interference and packet collisions. But for a not-so-busy network, a too low threshold value will cause bandwidth wasting and reduce the data throughput.

Fragmentation

Threshold
Specify the fragmentation threshold for packets.

The fragmentation function can limit the size of packets transmitted over the network. If the size of a packet exceeds the Fragmentation Threshold, the fragmentation function is activated and the packet will be fragmented into several packets.

Fragmentation helps improve network performance if properly configured. However, a too low fragmentation threshold may result in poor wireless performance caused by the extra work of dividing up and reassembling of frames and increased message traffic. The recommended and default value is 2346 bytes.

DTIM Interval Specify the DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Interval for the device.

The DTIM is contained in some Beacon frames. It indicates whether the device has buffered data for client devices. The DTIM Period indicates how often the clients served by this device should check for buffered data still on the device awaiting pickup.

Specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, indicating that clients check for buffered data at every beacon. An excessive DTIM interval may reduce the performance of multicast applications, so we recommend you keep the default value.

AP Isolation Enable or disable AP Isolation. With this feature enabled, the clients can not communicate with each other directly.

Note:

AP Isolation is not available in Client Mode.

Short GI Enable or disable Short GI.

Propagation delays often occurs in data transmission process and influence the capability of the wireless network. It can result from multiple factors, such as multipath effect. GI (Guard Interval) is intended to solve the problem based on delays, and Short GI is used to improve the throughput of the wireless network based on the GI in the environment with small delays.

When the delays are small. When Short GI is enabled, the guard interval will be set as 400ns and this function will boost the performance about 11%. In the with serious multipath time delay. Short GI function will reduce the throughput instead of improving it.

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Enable or disable WMM. With WMM enabled, the system will prioritize traffic according to the data type when forwarding data. Time-dependent traffic, such as video or audio packets, gets a higher priority than normal traffic.

We recommend you enable this function when you are running the video or audio application.

QoS Enable or disable QoS. The QoS function improves the transmission performance of video or audio traffic by optimizing the scheduling policy between the AP and the clients.

Manage the Device

The device provides powerful functions of management and maintenance. This chapter introduces how to manage the device, including:

Manage System Logs

Specify the Miscellaneous Parameters

Configure Ping Watch Dog

Configure Dynamic DNS

Configure Web Server

Configure SNMP Agent

67 Configure SSH Server

Configure RSSI LED Thresholds

Manage System Logs

System logs record the events and activities while the device is running. If a failure happens on the device, System logs can help to diagnose the issue.

1. Go to the Management page. In the System Log section, perform the following operations.

Open System Log

Click the Open button to view the system log.

This page displays detailed system logs that can be sorted on columns by ascending or descending order. Columns can be chosen from Time, Type, Level, and Message.

Download to PC Click the Download button to download the system logs to your PC.

2. Click the Setting button to specify the Auto Mail Settings.

From Enter the sender’s E-mail address.

To Enter the receiver’s E-mail address.

SMTP Server Enter the IP address of the sender’s SMTP server.

Authentication Enable or disable the authentication function. If the sender’s mailbox is configured, check the box to enable mail server authentication. Enter the sender’s username and password.

Auto Mail Feature Enable or disable Auto Mail Feature. With this feature enabled, specify the way for the device to send the system log.

Specify the Miscellaneous Parameters

This section is used to specify miscellaneous parameters.

Go to the Management Page. In the Miscellaneous section, configure the following features and click Apply.

Miscellaneous

Discovery: 3 Enable 0

CDP: 13 Enable Q

Apply

Discovery Enable or disable Discovery. With this feature enabled, TP-Link Pharos Control software can discover the device. Pharos Control is a network management software developed independently by TP-Link and it currently supports Pharos series products. It can centralize monitoring and managing network devices in the network platform

CDP Enable or disable CDP. With this function enabled, this device can share its information with the neighboring devices that support CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol, a device discovery protocol developed by Cisco).

2. Click Save.

Configure Ping Watch Dog

Ping Watch Dog sets the device to continuously ping a user-defined IP address (it can be the internet gateway, for example) to check the network connectivity. If there is a connection failure then the device will automatically reboot.

Ping Watch Dog is dedicated to continuously monitoring the connectivity to a specific host using the Ping tool. The Ping tool sends ICMP echo request packets to the target host and listens for ICMP echo response. If the defined number of replies is not received, the tool reboots the device.

1. Go to the Management Page. In the Ping Watch Dog section, Enable this feature and configure the following features. Click Apply.

Ping Watch Dog

Ping Watch Dog: >] Enable

IP Address To Ping: 0 00 0

Fing Interval: 300 (10-300) seconds

Startup Delay: 300 (60-300) seconds

Fall Count To Reboot: 3 (1-65535)

Ping Watch Dog Enable or disable Ping Watch Dog.

IP Address To Ping Specify the IP address of the target host to which the device will send ping packets.

Ping Interval Enter the time interval between two ping packets. The default value is 300 seconds.

Startup Delay Enter the initial time delay from device startup to the first ICMP echo requests sent by Ping Watch Dog. The default value is 300 seconds.

The Startup Delay value should be at least 60 seconds taking the device‘s initialization time in account.

Fail Count To Reboot Enter the fail count of ICMP echo request. If the device sends the specified count of ICMP echo requests to the host and none of the corresponding ICMP echo response packets is received, Ping Watch Dog will reboot the device. The default value is 3.

2. Click Save.

Configure Dynamic DNS

Note:

The Dynamic DNS function is only available in AP Router and AP Client Router (WISP Client) Mode.

The main function of Dynamic DNS (DDNS) is mapping the fixed domain name to dynamic IP address.

When a device connects to the internet through PPPoE or Dynamic IP, the WAN IP address it gets is not fixed, which is inconvenient for the internet users to access the servers in the local area network through IP address. With Dynamic DNS function enabled, users can access servers using a fixed domain name.

The DDNS server will establish a mapping table about the dynamic IP address and the fixed domain name. When the WAN IP address of the device changes, it will make an update request to the specified DDNS server, and then the DDNS server will update the mapping relation between the IP address and the domain name. Therefore, whenever the WAN IP address changes, users on the internet can still access the servers in the local area network using a fixed, easy-to-remember domain name.

The DDNS function that serves as the client of DDNS service must work with DDNS server. Register an account to DDNS service provider (NO-IP, Dyndns or Comexe) first.

1. Go to the Management page. In the Dynamic DNS section, configure the following parameters and click Login.

Service

Provider
Select the service provider.

Dynamic DNS Enable or disable the Dynamic DNS feature.

User Name Enter the user name of your DDNS account.

Password Enter the password of your DDNS account.

Domain Name Specify the domain name that you registered with your DDNS service provider.

Connection

Status
Displays the connection status of the DDNS service.

2. Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure Web Server

This function is used to configure the related parameters of Web server. Users can log in to the web management page to manage this device remotely over the internet through Web Server.

1. Go to the Management page. In the Web Server section, configure the following parameters and click Apply.

Secure

Connection

(HTTPS)
Enable or disable the HTTPS feature. HTTPS function is based on the SSL or TLS protocol working in transport layer. It supports a security access via a web browser.

Secure Server

Port
Specify the server port number used in HTTPS. The default value is 443.

Server Port Specify the server port number used in HTTP. The default value is 80.

Remote Login IP Address Specify the IP address of the remote host. With this configured, the remote host can access the management interface remotely using the WAN IP of this device.

Session

Timeout
Specify the session timeout time. The system will automatically release the connection when the time is up.

MAC

Authentication
Enable or disable MAC Authentication. When it is enabled, you can specify up to four MAC address for authentication.

With this function enabled, only the device whose MAC address is in the MAC list can access the management interface to configure the device.

Click Add PC’s MAC to quickly add your PC’s MAC address to the MAC list.

2. Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure SNMP Agent

Get the traffic information and transmit condition by using the SNMP Agent function. Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application layer protocol that facilitates the exchange of management information between network devices. Main functions of SNMP include monitoring network performance, detecting and analyzing network error, configuring network devices, and so on.

Configure the device as SNMP Agent, and it can receive and process the management message from the NMS (Network Management System).

1. Go to the Management page. In the SNMP Agent section, configure the following parameters and click Apply.

SNMP Agent Enable or disable the SNMP Agent function.

SysContact Enter the textual identification of the contact person for this device, for example, contact number or e-mail address.

SysName Enter a name for the device.

Syslocation Enter the location of the device. For example, the name can be composed of the building, floor number, and room location.

Get Community Specify the community that has read-only access to the device’s SNMP information.

Get Source Enter the IP address of the NMS that can serve as Get Community to read the SNMP information of this device. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means an NMS of any IP address is available.

Set Community Specify the community who has the read-and-write right of the device’s SNMP information.

Set Source Enter the IP address of the NMS that can serve as Set Community to read and write the SNMP information of this device. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means an NMS of any IP address is available.

2. Click Apply, then click Save.

Note:

Defining community can allow management systems in the same community to communicate with the SNMP Agent. The community name can be seen as the shared password of the network hosts group. Thus, for the safety, we suggest modifying the default community name before enabling the SNMP Agent service. If the field of community is blank, the SNMP Agent will not respond to any community name.

Configure SSH Server

The SSH Server function is used for the users to log in and manage the device through SSH connection on the SSH client software.

SSH (Secure Shell) is a security protocol established on application and transport layers. SSH- encrypted-connection is similar to a telnet connection, but essentially the old telnet remote management method is not safe, because the password and data transmitted with plain-text can be easily intercepted. SSH can provide information security and powerful authentication when you log in this device remotely through an insecure network environment. It can encrypt all the transmission data and prevent the information in remote management from being leaked.

1. Go to the Management page. In the SSH Server section, configure the following parameters and click Apply.

Server Port Enter the TCP/IP port of the SSH Server. The default port is 22.

SSH Login Enable or disable SSH function.

Remote

Management
Enable or disable Remote Management. With this function enabled, TP- Link Pharos Control software can manage the device remotely.

2. Click Save.

Configure RSSI LED Thresholds

Note:

RSSI LED Thresholds is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Configure the LEDs on the device to light up when received signal levels reach the values defined in the following fields. This function can help a technician to easily deploy a Pharos series product without logging into the device (for example, for antenna alignment operation).

1. Go to the Management page. In the RSSI LED Thresholds section, configure the following parameters and click Apply.

LED1/LED2/

LED3/LED4
Displays the LED number.

Thresholds Specify the threshold for the desired LED. The specified LED will light up if the signal strength reaches the values in the field. The default values are set according to the verified optimum values. We recommend you keep it by default.

The default LED threshold values may vary among different product models in terms of radio features.

2. Click Apply, then click Save.

Configure the System

This chapter introduces how to configure the system of the device, including:

Configure Device Information

Configure Location Information

Configure User Account

Configure Time Settings

Update Firmware

Configure Other Settings

Configure Device Information

In this section, configure the device name and the system language.

Go to the System page. In the Device section, configure the following parameters and click Apply.

Device

Device Name: CPE21C

Language: English

Device Name Specify the device name.

Language Specify the system language used in the management interface.

Click Save.

Configure Location Information

In this section, configure the location for the device.

1. Go to the System page. In the Location section, configure the following parameters and click Apply.

Longitude Enter the longitude of the device’s location in decimal degree. The positive number indicates the east longitude while the negative number indicates the west longitude.

Latitude Enter the latitude of the device’s location in decimal degree. The positive number indicates the north latitude while the negative number indicates the south latitude.

2. Click Save.

Configure User Account

This section is used to configure user account.

1. Go to the System page. In the User Account section, configure the following

parameters and click Apply.

Current User

Name
Displays the current user name.

Current

Password
Enter the current password for the user account. Check the Show box to display what you’ve entered.

New User Name Enter a new user name for the user account.

New Password Enter a new password for the user account. Check the Show box to display what you’ve entered.

Confirm New Password Confirm the new password.

2. Click Save.

Configure Time Settings

In this section, configure the system time and the daylight saving time.

1. Go to the System page. In the Time Settings section, configure the system time.

■ Manually

Configure the System time manually.

Time Zone Select your local time zone.

Date Click the calendar button to choose the date or enter the date in the format: YYYY/MM/DD.

Time Select the time from the drop-down list or enter the time in the format HH:MM:SS.

■ Automatically

• Specify the NTP Server, then click the Get GMT button to get the system time from the NTP server

NTP Server 1 Specify the primary NTP server used to get time automatically.

NTP Server 2 Specify the alternate NTP server used to get time automatically.

• Click Synchronize with PC’s Clock to synchronize the system time with the PC’s time.

2. Click the Setting button to specify the daylight saving time.

■ Predefined Mode

Select Predefined Mode and select the predefined daylight saving time schedule for the device.

USA The daylight saving time of USA is from Second Sunday in March, 02:00 to First Sunday in November, 02:00.

European The daylight saving time of European is from Last Sunday in March, 01:00 to Last Sunday in October, 01:00.

Australia The daylight saving time of Australia is from First Sunday in October, 02:00 to First Sunday in April, 03:00.

New Zealand The daylight saving time of New Zealand is from Last Sunday in September, 02:00 to First Sunday in April, 03:00.

■ Recurring Mode

Select Recurring Mode and configure the related parameters for the device. This configuration will be used every year.

Offset Specify the time to set the clock forward by.

Start Time Specify the start time of Daylight Saving Time.

End Time Specify the end time of Daylight Saving Time.

■ Date Mode

Note:

Date Mode is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface.

Select Date Mode and configure the related parameters for the device. This configuration will be used only one time.

Offset Specify the time to set the clock forward by.

Start Time Specify the start time of Daylight Saving Time.

End Time Specify the end time of Daylight Saving Time.

Click Apply, then click Save.

Update Firmware

This section is used to view the current firmware and update the firmware of the device.

Go to the System page. In the Firmware Update section, click Browser to select a firmware file then click Upload.

Firmware Update

Firmware Version: 2.1.6 Build 20170908 Rel. 45233 (0000)

Upload Firmware:

Displays the current firmware version of the device.

Firmware

Version

Note:

We recommend that you back up current system configuration before updating the firmware.

Select the proper software version that matches your hardware to upgrade. Visit TP- Link website to download the latest firmware.

To avoid damage, do not power off the device while upgrading.

After upgrading, the device will reboot automatically.

Configure Other Settings

This section is used to back up or upload the configuration file, reset the device and reboot the device.

Go to the System Page. In the Configuration section, perform the following operations.

Backup Configuration Click Backup to back up the current configuration to your PC.

Upload Configuration Click Browser to select the desired configuration file in your PC. Then click Upload to upload the configuration file to your device. We recommend that you back up your current system configuration before uploading the new configuration.

Reset to

Factory

Defaults
Click Reset to restore the device to its factory defaults. It’s recommended to back up your current system configuration before restoring the device to its defaults.

Reboot Device Click Reboot to reboot the device. Note that any changes that have not been saved will be lost.

Note:

After backup, the device will reboot automatically.

To avoid damage, DO NOT turn off the device while uploading.

Use the System Tools

This chapter introduces how to configure the system tools:

Configure Ping

Configure Traceroute

Test Speed

Survey

85 Analyze Spectrum

Antenna Alignment

8.1 Configure Ping

Ping test function is used to test the connectivity and reachability between the device and the target host so as to locate the network malfunctions.

1. Click Ping from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and specify the following parameters.

Destination IP/

Domain
Enter the IP address of the destination node for Ping test. The device will send Ping packets to test the network connectivity and reachability of the host and the results will be displayed in the Ping Result.

Packet Count Enter the number of packets to be sent during the testing. It can be 1 to 50 and the default is 4.

Ping Timeout Enter a time value to wait for a response. If the device doesn’t receive ant response during the timeout time, the connection will be considered to be failed. It can be 100-2000 milliseconds. The default value is 800 milliseconds.

Packet Size Enter the number of data bytes to be sent. It can be 4-1472 bytes and the default is 64.

2. Click Start.

8.2 Configure Traceroute

Tracertroute function is used to tracks the route packets taken from source on their way to a given target host. When malfunctions occur in the network, troubleshoot with traceroute utility.

1. Click Traceroute from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and specify the following parameters.

Destination IP/

Domain
Enter the IP address of the destination node for Traceroute test. The device will send Traceroute packets to test the network connectivity and reachability of the host and the results will be displayed in the Traceroute.

Traceroute Max TTL Specify the traceroute max TTL (Time To Live) during the traceroute process. It is the maximum number of the route hops the test packets can pass through.

2. Click Start.

Test Speed

Speed Test tool is used for testing the throughput between two Pharos products in the same network. The test requires one of the two devices to be set as a server and the other as a client. The client launches the test request to the server and the server respond to it. The test result will display on the page of the client.

1. Click Speed Test from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and specify the following parameters.

Speed Test Displays the data streams that the device is transmitting (TX), receiving (RX) and both of them (Total).

Server Select Server and the device will passively accept the test request from the clients in the speed test process.

Client Select Client and the device will launch the test request to the server in speed test process.

Server IP Specify the server IP for speed test.

Direction Select the direction of the speed test including unidirectional (RX), unidirectional (TX) and bidirectional.

Testing Displays the process of the test.

2. Click Start.

Survey

The survey tool is used to survey the wireless network around the device.

Click Survey from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and the following page will

appear.

BSSID Displays the BSSID of other APs surveyed by this device.

SSID Displays the SSID of other APs surveyed by this device.

MAXtream Displays the MAXtream capability of other APs surveyed by this device.

Device Name Displays the names of other APs surveyed by this device.

SNR(dB) Displays the Signal Noise Ratio (Unit: dB) of other APs surveyed by this device.

Signal/Noise (dBm) Displays the signal and noise value (Unit: dBm) of other APs surveyed by this device.

Channel Displays the channels of other APs surveyed by this device.

Security Displays the security mode of APs surveyed by this device.

AP Count Displays the number of other APs surveyed by this device.

Refresh Click Refresh to refresh this page.

Analyze Spectrum

Spectrum Analysis can help you choose the proper channel/frequency. Through the spectrum analysis, learn the distribution of the radio noise and intelligently select the channel/frequency in low noise.

1. Click Spectrum Analysis from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner and click

Yes on the pop-up window.

2. Click Start. Observe the curves for a period of time, and then click Stop. The relatively low and continuous part of the average curve indicates less radio noise. Here we take the figure below as an example.

Spectrum Analysis

Note:

The select box of Frequency Range is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. Select the required range and then click Start.

When choosing Channel/Frequency, try to avoid the spectrum with large radio noise.

Antenna Alignment

Antenna alignment can help you to optimize the antenna. Click Antenna Alignment from the drop-down list on the upper-right corner. Adjust your antenna according to the following parameters. Point the antenna in the direction of maximum signal and minimum noise.

Antenna Alignment

Signal Level: ■■■■■ ■■■■■■■■— -27 dBm

Horizontal/Vertical: -34/-30 dBm

Noise Floor: -90 dBm

Max Signal: * B ¹ [-65 dBm

Alignment Beep: □ Q

Signal Level Displays the signal strength of the last received packet. The signal strength is the combined value of the two chains.

Horizontal/Vertical Displays the signal strength of the last received packet. The signal

strength of the two chains is displayed separately.

Noise Floor Displays the noise strength of the wireless network.

Max Signal Specify the maximum value of the Signal Level indicator. Adjust the sensitivity of the Signal Level indicator by changing this value.

Alignment Beep Enable the beep sound during the device antenna alignment. This function can help users to align the antenna easily without looking at the management interface. When received signal levels reach the defined levels, the different beep sound will be played. The lower the sound frequency, the stronger the signal strength.

Safire Control Center setup guide

admin — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 14:50:42 +0000

Safire Control Center setup guide,CCTV Client Software for Desktop (PC) and mobile device App. Integrated remote access for networked Safire Devices.

Minimum requirements and computer capabilities for using the SAFIRE Control Center

Intel i5 6th Generation and above (i7 6th Generation recommended).

16 GB of RAM.

Video Accelerator Card 2 GB or more.

DirectX 11.0 or higher.

500 MB of free hard disk space.

Software features:

Can manage up to 256 CCTV devices / cameras

Can manage up to 256 DVRs / NVRs

Supports up to 4 monitors (with 64 simultaneous camera videos).

Supports local and remote (P2P or DDNS) equipment.

Supports two-way audio

Supports local and remote configuration on devices

Safire Control Center

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Safire DDNS services for Safire camera or recorder

To connect any Safire device that has “Safire DDNS services”

Previously, you have to be registered and your account activated before logging in at www.safiredns.com.

1. Create a domain

1. Open and log in to www.safiredns.com

2. Select SafireDNS

3. Add a domain

4. Select the zone

5. In the domain name enter any name as client name or project name

6. Group

7. Group

8. Password

9. IPv4 or IPv6 address (check the myipaddress.com site for your IP address)

10. Save

2. Add a device in ProCloud

1. Go to Procloud

2. And click on + Add device

3. Enter the name of the DDNS address you created in the previous step

4. Save

3. Port Forwarding

1. For Safire’s decisions we need to forward ports 80 and 8000

2. Port 80 is for the web interface of the camera or recorder

3. Port 8000 is for the native communication protocol

ZTE Modem router example

Xiaomi router example:

Reyee router example

3. Enter DDNS type in the camera or recorder

1. Check the ports that are used on the camera/recorder and open the(1) camera/recorder settings page

2. Select Network

3. Then the basic settings

4. Port tab

5. If it does not work, you can check the NAT configuration

6. You can also switch to manual port assignment

7. Enable DDNS on and enter credentials

8. Go to the DDNS tab

9. Enable DDNS

10. Select SafireDNS when using “Safire DDNS Servies”

11. Use the domain you created (in 2. Add a device in ProCloud)

12. DDNS username and password and not those of the device.

When all the configuration has been done correctly it should look like the image below in the Safire ProCloud.

Check that the status icon, the device is linked and the configuration options appear.

How to configure the POS function from Safire Control Center

NOTE:

POS function is present on the entire 8000 series NVR range and the entry-level 4KE range has POS function.

Also in some of the 6000 series (still to be verified)

The POS function on NVRs can only be configured from the local interface of the recorder itself or from Safire Control Center.

In NVRs, the POS is considered metadata (the same as a line crossing or area intrusion, like a VCA).

In XVRs it will not allow the POS configuration from the web interface, since the POS would be “printed” on the video stream itself.

CONFIGURATION POS NVR SAFIRE CONTROL CENTER

In the device management part, click on advanced settings:

We click on POS, and the first thing that appears is the POS rule configuration.

From here we can configure the operating hours, notification link methods, or relay activations, as well as configure the desired camera function by selecting the POS area, how we want it to be displayed on the screen, etc.

Display modes

Scroll: The screen is filled with information, and the first information is scrolled.

Page: The information appears all at once as it is scanned on the screen. If the second piece of information is scanned, the first information is removed.

In the next part, we configure the font. Here we make special mention of the font because not all fonts are supported by the web interface and the Safire Control Center. Only the LATIN-1 font can be displayed in real-time and in the Safire Control Center and web interface recordings.

In the local interface of the recorder, any font that the recorder allows us to use can be displayed.

Finally, the connection mode is to set the IP and port of the printer that will send us the information. We can connect several printers and assign them with the Filter Rule ID so that as you can see in the first screenshot, a different Filter Rule ID should be applied to each channel since a printer is usually used per camera (imagine a supermarket checkout, with several scanners).

When viewing and recording, as I said before that the POS is treated as a VCA, to be able to search by POS later in Safire Control Center, we should set the recording by POS in the recording schedule, like this:

This would suffice.

VISUALIZATIONS

Now, in SCC, if we go to Real-Time we can see the result of the POS as long as we have configured the font as LATIN-1:

In recordings we can search directly by POS events from here:

Search by specific KEYWORDs if we need it:

And finally, we would only get POS events as a result, which if we play it back shows the whole text string printed in the recording:

If, on the other hand, we want to visualize the POS information, from the web interface of the recorder, we don’t have to forget to enable this in the CONFIGURATION -> LOCAL part

How to recover password by email or recovery questions

To recover the password:

1. Open SADP Tool2

. Click on “Forgot Password”

3. Use the questions or the email option

4. If the email option is chosen

Save the QR and send the QR to the email address pw_recovery@device-service.com as an attachment. (Or use the XML code)

In general, when using automated email services, you will get a retrieval file within 5 minutes.

Note:

This email address only works when you have registered the email address you registered on the device. See the article: Safire – Prepare for lost passwords

When you have received the email

Use the verification code from the email and create a new password

Note:

When deactivating the Safire network cameras that are connected to the NVR for which you have requested password recovery, also select (A) “Reset Network Camera’s Passwords”.

When not using email or questions on the device

Select the secret key export/import mode and send the XML file to your supplier or distributor.

They will process the recovery and get back to you with the key in your mail.

Please note that this is not an automated process and may take time.

Note:

The file you receive is valid for a period of 48 hours. You cannot shut down or restart your computer until after you have completed all the steps.

3. When you receive the recovery file

3.1 In step 2

A. Select import file

B. Import the XML file from the received e-mail

C. Create a new password

D. Confirm password

How to prevent password loss

You can avoid long waiting times by saving security answers and/or registering a password recovery email.

Tip:

“To view the best and largest GIF or image, right-click and open the image or GIF in a new tab.”

On an already configured camera or recorder

1. Open the web browser or the SCC (Safire Control Center)

2. Open the configuration page.

3. Go to System > Account Management and click Account Security Settings

4. Ask the security questions and most importantly associate an email.

5. And OK to save.

For when you need the password recovery service:

How to recover password by email or questions

Create a device group in Safire Control Center

In this tutorial, we use SCC (Safire Control Center) Version V3.20.57 build20210726 and a floor plan of an existing shopping mall for this demo

Tip:

“Right click and open the image or gif in a new tab if it is a large image or gif.”

Create a device group in SCC:

Open SCC (Safire Control Center)

Manage Open Devices

In the Device Management section, click Group

Then create a new group and click + Add Group

Give the Group a name

Click op import

Select an option

In the new window select the devices

E-Map in Safire Control Center

In this tutorial, we use SCC (Safire Control Center) Version V3.20.57 build20210726 and a floor plan of an existing shopping mall for this demonstration

Depending on the situation, creating a group via device management can be useful when there is more than one device for the plant. By making use of P2P devices it is also possible to deploy in the group

Tip:

“Right-click and open the image or gif in a new tab if it is a large image or gif.”

Import the blueprint image into SCC:

Open SCC (Safire Control Center)

Through the main page in the section

General Application open E-map

In the newly opened E-map tab

Click on Add map

Select the map directory

And OK to import the image

Move the devices on the map:

On the left side, you find the devices of the group

Select keep and move the device on the map

You can adjust the size and length through the circles

Click in the grey zone to edit the name and color

Ok to save

When finished

Live camera or open a door in E-map:

Open the E-map in SCC

Click on the camera you want to view

Click on the grey play icon and a new window will pop up to view the camera

To open or one of the other actions

Click on the chosen door

In the new window, select the action

How to manually activate relay outputs on Safire recorders and cameras

To activate the relay output from a Safire video recorder or from an IP camera, we can proceed in two different ways:

Via web component

Via Safire Control Center (SCC), the brand’s main PC software

Via the Safire Connect mobile application – works both via IP (local management) and via P2P (remote management)

How to add a map with the location of the elements in Safire Central

In this article we explain several ways to configure different maps.

Mode 1: create a map from a GIS

First we open the web server to configure it. From the settings part we can generate a map from a GIS file, as shown in the following screenshot:

Then, we go to the Logical Visualization part to define which groups of cameras we create and where we will place them.

To add a camera to the map, select the camera and the following configuration menu will open:

We select the icon we want (we can also import one), and we will click save. Then the camera will appear on the map.

In this way we could create a general map with the devices we want. We click on so that the changes are applied in the Safire Central Control Client and we go right to the Control Client that we just mentioned.

We click on the map that appears in the Safire Central drop-down part to the left of the screenshot, and the map with all the devices that we have configured before will appear in the main part from the web server interface:

Here we can receive the alarms in real time and view the cameras at the time we want.

Mode 2: create individual map

First, we select the group on which we will configure the map:

We enable the map option, we load an image and we give it to save:

Next, we select each device and enable the map option as we have done previously and click save:

And the devices will appear on the map:

Now we go to the Safire Central Control Client, and update the changes as we have done before:

We kunnen zien dat we in de groep van verdieping 1 nu ook een MAP hebben, we kunnen deze selecteren en deze verschijnt op het hoofdscherm:

IMPORTANT: a camera cannot be associated with two different maps (it cannot be associated with a GIS map and an individual map at the same time). If it is selected in the general map, it cannot be associated with another. Similarly, if it is associated with an individual map, it cannot be associated with a general map.

Sending reports by email in Safire Control Center

To receive e-mails with the reports of the users, we will have to carry out the following steps:

Go to the Regular Report section and add as many users as you want to receive the reports:

Then select the user and indicate the email that will receive the report

The configuration of the email to be sent from the software is done from the following section:

It will be necessary to first verify that the sender mailbox that has just been selected is properly configured, that is to say, with all the necessary permits to be used by third-party programs.

Change language in Safire Control Center software 3.2.0.54

Starting from version 3.2.0.54 of Safire Control Center, the language (whose installation pack contained can be downloaded from our web page – https://athena-visiotech.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/2Oqj_HMB2AJnMa3v3oAI/Safire_Control_Center_V3.2.0.54_MULTI.zip) can be changed from the following section right after starting the software:

If we have activated the auto login without changing the language, we will have to select the following option so that the software does not start directly:

Change language in Safire Control Center

The language can be changed in the pop-up window, where the Login is made, when accessing the software.

How to activate the VCA search filter in Safire Control Center

In the following image you can find the path to access this type of search filter in the Remote Playback menu:

How to install Safire Control Center on Windows Server 2012

Generally if you are installing the software on a Windows Server 2012 account with administrator permissions using the latest version that is digitally signed, you will have no problem.

Windows Server 2012 R2 is supported by the manufacturer and we know that it has been installed correctly on other occasions.

Additionally, we recommend checking if any anti-malware or firewall software may be filtering and preventing the normal installation.

Buttons are failing in Safire Control Center!

What to do when some applications of Safire Control Center 3.1.1 just won’t work or even open?

For example: we press the people button and we visualize the loading roulette, but then it just keeps rolling without actually initiating any process.

We would only have to delete, in the task manager section of our PC, the software watchdog process (32 bits) as shown in the following image. Then, we would just have to run Safire Control Center again.

Blue and Red Flags on the Safire Control Center Calendar

Red: indicates event recording

Blue: indicates continuous recording

Login error whilst opening Safire Control Center

It is possible that this error appears when you start Safire Control Center:

What you need to do to avoid this situation to repeat itself is to change the application port, as the 8080 is usually occupied by other applications (especially the other Safire applications, such as the Safire Control Center AC).

Our recommendation is to change it to anything that is not being used. For example 8081 or 7999.

P2P cloud ports targeted by a SAFIRE device

For both cameras and video recorders that connect to the cloud via P2P service, the ports they use for connection are:

They can be addressed to different domains:

litedev.eu.guardingvision.com

litedev.guardingvision.com

dev.eu.guardingvision.com

litedev.guardingvision.com

On the other hand, the cloud ports are:

Playback speed on Safire recorders from Safire Connect

Here is the table of Safire video recorder models that supports playback speed increase from the app:

SF-HTVR6116-HEVC

SF-HTVR6104-HEVC

SF-HTVR6108-HEVC

SF-HTVR8216A-HEVC

SF-HTVR8104A-HEVC

SF-HTVR8104H

SF-HTVR8108H

SF-HTVR6116A-HEVC

SF-HTVR6108A-HEVC

SF-HTVR6104A-HEVC

The models that do NOT belong to this list are:

– AI recorders

– recorders with audio over coax

– PoC recorders

– models with a higher number of channels, such as 24, 32, etc..

We do not exclude that this functionality will appear in future updates or new versions included in these last 4 groups.

Zoom problems Safire Connect APP

This happens in version V3.10.1.1015 and is resolved with the following update.

The problem is usually the horizontal left-right movement after having entered the digital zoom, since the channel change is prioritized over the displacement within the same zoom.

Possible solutions:

– select only the camera of interest before opening its image, rather than selecting it from a group of preloaded video streams

– perform a vertical physical movement (up-down) and, without lifting the finger, perform the horizontal movement, which will already be done correctly.

A video clip follows to better understand the second option.

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Danale Wireless Camera Installation Guide

admin — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:02:38 +0000

Danale Wireless Camera Installation Guide, The Device supports cloud service and you can purchase cloud service if you need. Cloud service is not activated by default.After startup, the device will issue a sound which means it has been connected successfully.

1. Installation and Connection

Before connecting, please have the following items in hand:

Camera（referred to as “Device” hereafter), 2.4GHz router, 5V2A power supply, cell phone.

Connecting Procedures:

1) Power up the Device using 5V2A power supply and wait for the startup to complete

2) After startup, the device will issue a sound which means it has been connected successfully.

3) Download and install client on cell phone

Android user: Please search for Danale from Android Market or Google Play

iPhone user: Please search for Danale from APP store

4) After downloading and installing the APP, launch it and register an account using cell phone number or email address.

Tap the “+” (Add Camera) in the center to add a device after registration and logging in.

6) Choose “Wifi Connection”, then “SmartAdd”.

7) Choose the WiFi which the Device is to connect and enter the WiFi password, tap “Next”. The APP would automatically search cameras within the coverage of router. (note: please do not place camera too far away from router when you do this step).

After the device is shown on the device list, please tap “Add” next to the device to set a name for the device. Then tap “Ok”, the Device will show on the main screen.

Note: If you can’t find the device via wireless wifi connection, please use the Ethernet cable to connect the device to your router.

Danale Wireless Camera Installation Guide

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2.Basic Configuration of the Mobile Client

2.1 Cloud Service

The Device supports cloud service and you can purchase cloud service if you need. Cloud service is not activated by default.

Procedures to activate cloud service:

1) After successfully connecting the Device, tap the upper-left corner on the main menu screen of the cell phone APP

2) Select “Cloud Service”

3) Select the device that you want to open the cloud service, tap “Purchase”.

4) Please read service terms of the cloud recording then purchase different services based on your need.

Privilege of cloud recording:

1) Automatic recording backup

2) Check warning anytime

3) Safer data

2.2 System Messages

System messages of the Device are shown in “System Messages”, currently including warning message and device sharing message.

Detailed procedures are as follows:

1) Tap upper-left corner on main menu screen of APP after successful connection

2) Select “System Messages” to check messages

2.3 Device System Configuration

In the preview screen, click on the top right corner to set the button to enter the system configuration interface.

2.3.1 Device System Details

Here you can check the origin of added Device, Device ID, manufacture and product type.

2.3.2 Safety Settings

Safety settings include “Motion Detector” and “Sound Detector”.

1) Motion detector

The motion detector is off by default. The sensitivity of motion detector could be adjusted if needed (low, middle, high)

2) Sound detector

The sound detector is off by default. The sensitivity of sound detector could be adjusted if needed (low, middle, high)

2.3.3 General Settings

(1) Time setting

Device time settings, including device time, date and time zone.

You can also choose “Synch to Phone Time” to automatically synchronize all time settings from the phone

(2) Set WLAN

After connecting Device, you can check the WiFi Device connects to in “WiFi Settings” and configure LAN parameters.

(3) Power supply frequency

You can choose from 50 Hz and 60 Hz. It’s 50 Hz by default.

(4) SD card management

After inserting and formatting SD card, set time periods for recording according your need in “SD card management”. The Device is set to record 7/24 by default.

(5) Init (Initialization)

A Restart device

B Format SD card

C Restore factory setting

2.3.4 Firmware Upgrade

You can upgrade to the latest published firmware if needed

2.3.5 Delete Device

If the Device is no longer used or the user is to change, please make sure to remove the Device from phone client and reset Device.

3.Common Function Settings and Applications of Cell Phone Client

3.1 Recording and Playback

After successfully adding Device, open APP and the added Device will show automatically on the main screen. You can preview online frames by simply tapping it.

Cradle head could be rotated by finger swiping upward, downward, leftward and rightward on the preview screen.

Procedures to set up recording playback:

1) Before starting recording, make sure memory card is installed or the cloud service is activated (we only deal with memory card here)

2) On the main screen, tap up-right corner for settings and then tap Device under “IPC” to enter the IPC configuration

3) Tap “Device Settings”, then choose “SD card settings”, click to add a new recording plan(7/24 hour recording by default)

4) Wait for 30 min, go to APP main menu screen then tap playback button, select “Sd Card video” to retrieve recordings

3.2 Motion Detection

Your Device supports motion detector and it can be turned on if needed.

Setting up procedures:

1) Open Danale phone client and go to main screen

2) Tap upper-right corner for settings

3)Click “Security setting”- “Motion Detection”

4) Motion detector is turned off by default. Three sensitivity levels (low, middle and high) can be chosen based on needs.

3.3 Device Sharing with Friends

After adding Device and before it’s deleted and reset, other users cannot add Device again. User can use share function to share Device to other users.

Procedures:

1) User goes to APP main screen and select Device to be shared

2) Tap “Share” on lower-right corner

scan the QR code of the target user’s account or manually enter the required target user’s phone number or email address which is used to register, click ‘Next’. To check the QR code of the user account is as shown below.

4) Target user signs in on other phone client and check system messages, where the user can accept sharing. The image of the shared Device will appear on APP main screen automatically

Note: target user to share must be already registered

4.Instruction on Using PC Client

4.1 PC Client Download and Installation

The Device supports remote operation on Windows client. Below are procedures of downloading PC client:

1) Enter in your browser with the link d.jooan.cc

2) Click “Download Now” to download and install the client

5.2 Instructions for Main Operations of the Client

5.2.1 Client Login

If you already registered on phone client, you can directly login using that user account. Or you can also register a new account.

When logging in using existing account, the added Device will automatically show on the client main screen. If it’s a new account, the existing user needs to share the added Device to the new user or adds a new Device in order to use.

5.2.2 Adding New Device from Client

If there is no added Device and the Device is to be firstly used on PC client, you can add Device using PC client after registering a new use account.

Procedures:

1) Log into the PC client and go to the main screen

2) Select “Add Device” on left side

3) Select “Airlink Add” to add Device

4) Enter WiFi name and password then click “Next”. Client will automatically search for Device within the local network

5) Click the searched Device, set Device name then click “Next” and it’s ready to use

Note: we recommend using phone client to add new Device

5.2.3 Preview and Playback

(1) Preview

After successfully adding a Device, double click the Device on the right to preview picture

Hover mouse cursor to four edges of the preview picture and arrowheads pointing to different directions will appear. Click the arrowhead to rotate cradle head

Note: PC client distinguishes Devices added by local user and Devices shared by others. If you’re using a shared Device you need to select “Friend Share” on the left side.

(2) Playback

The Device stores recording using cloud storage or SD card storage and there are two paths for playback: “Cloud Video” and “SD Video”

Procedures for playback:

1) After successfully adding Device on client, it will show on the left side of main screen

Click the icon for setting of the Device to playback, choose “Cloud Video” or “SD Video”

2) The client will open playback window automatically and the user can drag the slider to choose a play time

5.2.4 Device Management

PC client could be used for management of remote Devices.

Procedures:

1) After logging into the client and adding Device, click “Manage Device” on left side to see added Devices

2) Choose the Device to configure and click the setting up icon

3) Choose “Config Device”. The parameter settings are the same as using phone client

Outdoor PTZ Wireless Camera installation video demonstration

How to reset danale camera?

How does one reset the Danale camera exactly? Does it involve pressing a reset button on the back of the device? Keep on reading to find out.

The Danale camera brand is designed with the goal to make the latest security tech accessible, easy to use, and affordable to consumers. Their products come with some the biggest online and brick-and-mortar retailers around, from Amazon to Lowes as well as Best Buy.

How to Reset Danale Camera

In order to reset the Danale brand camera, go access the small reset button at the back of the cam then press it for 10 seconds. Furthermore, you’ll need to open the Danale app and delete the device from the account.

You can now start fresh and re-add the reset Danale cam to your app once the reset is over. Do this whenever you have to do a reset. This is the rule of thumb when resetting a nonspecific model of Danale cam.

Take note that when setting up the cam for the first time or subscribing to the cloud service, you need 15 minutes for the cloud video to become available. After it becomes available, it starts recording from the time you subscribed.

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What If the Cloud Video Doesn’t Work?

A physical reset of your Danale cam will depend on the device you’re using. Usually, there’s a small reset button on the device, but where it’s placed depends on the make and model of the cam. You need to press and hold this button for 10 seconds.

Afterwards, delete the camera from the Danale app so you can add it later. Tap on the live video feed or interface for the device you wish to remove. Tap the settings button found on the upper-right hand corner of the screen. Finally, tap on the delete button the lower part of the screen.

A reset entails erasure of many settings, customizations, and whatnot. This is because a reset entails restoring the device to factory settings or its original state before adding it to the app.

Frequently Asked Questions about Danale Cam

Here are the most frequently asked questions regarding how to use the Danale camera to its optimum capabilities along with its Danale app.

How Do You Log Out of Your Account?

Open the Danale app, tap on the three lines at the top left of the screen, tap on the picture above your username, and then tap on the “Log Out” option. You can sometimes get automatically logged out of the account too by simply closing the app.

What Do You Do If You Can’t Log In to Your Account?

More often than not, this is an issue with your Internet connection. First, check the state of the Home Wi-Fi you’re connected to. Check if your mobile phone or PC, for example, have Internet connections of their own to it.

You can either use your mobile phone Wi-Fi or connect to another network. Using a data plan can allow you connection to your Danale account, but normal data plan charges do apply. If this is the issue then just power cycle your router and see if that gets your Internet back.

Can You See Previous Notifications Before You Get a Cloud Service?

Will you be able to see your previous notifications after getting a cloud subscription if you had notification alerts before adding a cloud service?

Well, no. The notification alerts prior to cloud subscription can only be seen as soon as they appear. You can only record alert notification messages when you have the cloud service available. Also, only after buying the cloud service can the camera record video accompanying such alerts.

How Do You Change the Nickname for Your Camera?

Go to the main dashboard of the app and tap on the live feed video for the camera you wish to get an update for. Tap the gear icon found on the screen’s top-right corner.

Select the “Device Name” from the menu. This will allow you to change the name of the device to whatever name you want.

How Do You Adjust the Motion or Detection Alerts?

First, go to the camera you wish to add motion/sound detection adjustments to and tap on that camera’s live feed. Click on the gear icon or the three dots on the top right of the screen. A menu will appear. Select the “Security Settings” option from there.

Select either “Sound Detection” or “Motion Detection” options then adjust these alerts’ sensitivity. You can also opt out of them by turning them off. The more sensitive the detection the likelier you’ll end up with false alarms though.

How Do You Reset or Recover a Lost Password?

To reset your password, tap on the upper-left hand corner of your main screen to access “General Settings”. Afterwards, tap on the picture above your username and select the “Change Password” option. From there, change your password.

If you’ve merely forgotten your password, tap on “Forgot Password” on the login screen. Enter your phone number or account email. You’ll go to a page requesting for a reset code. You can get that code from your email or via text message.

Just enter the code exactly as you see it and now you can enter a new password to enter your Danale account.

How Do You Share Your Device with Another User?

While on the main screen, go to the top left of the screen and tap on the three bars there. A menu will appear. Select the “Share” option on the menu then select the “Add User” button for good measure. You can enter the username of the person you wish to share videos with or scan a QR code.

Please remember that sharing videos with another user entails him having their own account made by their own copy of the Danale app. This person will only get live-viewing privileges from your cam and won’t be able to view notifications or review your cloud video history.

Always Remember

Danale’s vision is to become the world leader in the smart security market. The company wishes to take care of people and make every home or business a safe place when push comes to shove. They take care of your commercial and residential needs with technology.

They’ve continued to evolve over time in light of the trends of the industry. They’re committed to always deliver security made smarter and more cutting-edge.

Enable	Enable or disable the desired entry.
Protocol	Choose one of the protocols from the drop-down list used for the target, any of IP, TCP, UDP, or ICMP.
Host IP	Enter the IP address or address range of the hosts that you need to control, for example 192.168.0.12-192.168.0.25.
Target IP	Enter the IP address or address range of the targets that you need to control, for example 192.168.3.12-192.168.3.25.
Target Port	Specify the port or port range for the target when protocol is TCP or UDP.
Days of a week	Specify the days in which the rules take effect.
Time	Enter the time rule in HH:MM-HH:MM format, the default value is 00:0024:00.

Enable	Enable or disable the desired entry.
Target Network IP	Enter the Target Network IP, the address of the network or host to be visited. The IP address cannot be on the same network segment with the device’s WAN or LAN port.
Netmask	Specify the netmask for the desired entry.
Gateway IP	Enter the Gateway IP, the address of the gateway that allows for contact between the Device and the network or host

Enable	Enable or disable the desired entry.
IP Range	Enter the IP Range of the target hosts which need to be controlled of bandwidth, for example 192.168.0.12-192.168.0.25.
Port Range	Enter the Port Range through which the target hosts visit external server, for example 1-63258.
Protocol	Choose one of the protocols used for this application: TCP, UDP, or TCP/ UDP.
Ingress Min (kbps)	Specify the minimum ingress bandwidth for the desired entry.
Ingress Max (kbps)	Specify the maximum ingress bandwidth for the desired entry.
Egress Min (kbps)	Specify the minimum egress bandwidth for the desired entry.

Channel Width	Select the channel width of this device. To check what channel width your device supports, refer to the actual web interface. For certain devices, options include 5 MHz, 10 MHz, 20 MHz, 40 MHz and 20/40 MHz (the device automatically selects 40 MHz, and 20 MHz will be used if 40 MHz is not available). For certain devices, options include 20 MHz, 40 MHz, 80 MHz and 20/40/80 MHz (the device automatically selects 80 MHz, and 40 MHz will be used if 80 MHz is not available, and so on). According to IEEE 802.11n standard, using a wider channel can increase wireless throughput. However, you may need to choose lower bandwidth due to the following reasons: To increase the available number of channels within the limited total bandwidth. To avoid interference from overlapping channels occupied by other devices in the environment. Lower bandwidth can concentrate higher transmit power, increasing stability of wireless links over long distances. In Client / AP Client Router / Repeater / Bridge Mode, the device should have the same channel width as the root AP. In Access Point / AP Router / Repeater / Bridge Mode, select the channel width which your clients support.
Max TX Rate	Set the maximum transmit data rate.
Channel/ Frequency	Select appropriate channel used by this device to improve wireless performance. 1/2412 MHz refers to Channel 1 and the frequency is 2412 MHz. This setting is only available in Access Point Mode and AP Router Mode. We highly recommend that you use the Spectrum Analysis tool to select a proper channel.
Antenna	Select your antenna from the list.
Antenna Gain	Antenna Gain is only available in WBS products. Enter the antenna gain value according to the antennas and the value ranges from 0 to 30dBi. It can work together with the transmit power to improve the transmit signal quality. Channel/Frequency: Auto O Antenna Gain: 0 (0-30)dBi
EIRP Limit	This option should remain enabled. With EIRP Limit enabled, the transmit power is restricted so that the EIRP (Effecitive Isotropic Radiated Power) of the device is kept below the amount which is allowed in the selected region.

SSID of AP	Specify the SSID of the root AP. You can enter the SSID of the specific AP manually, or directly survey all the APs around by clicking Survey and select one.
MAC of AP	Displays the MAC address of the root AP. It’s possible that two or more networks use the same SSID in the AP list. Enable Lock to AP to select SSID and AP simultaneously, which can make the device connect to the specific AP you had connected before the next time.

Auth Type	Select the authentication type for WEP. Auto: The device can select Open System or Shared Key automatically according to the wireless network of the root AP. Open System: The device can pass the authentication and associate with the root wireless network without password. However, correct password is necessary for data transmission. Shared Key: The device needs the correct password to pass the authentication, otherwise the device cannot associate with the root wireless network or transmit data.
Key Format	Select ASCII or Hex as the WEP key format. ASCII: With this format selected, the WEP key can be any combination of keyboard characters of the specified length. Hex: With this format selected, the WEP key can be any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) with the specified length.
Key Selected	Select one key to specify. You can configure four keys at most.
WEP Key	Enter the WEP keys. The length and valid characters are determined by the key format and key type.
Key Type	Select the WEP key length for encryption. 64Bit: Enter 10 hexadecimal digits or 5 ASCII characters. 128Bit: Enter 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters. 152Bit: Enter 32 hexadecimal digits or 16 ASCII characters.

	Auto: The device will automatically choose the version used by the root AP. WPA/WPA2: They’re two versions of WPA security mode. WPA2 is an update of WPA. Compared with WPA, WPA2 introduces AES algorithm and CCMP encryption. Theoretically, WPA2 is securer than WPA.
Encryption	Note: TKIP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. Select the Encryption type. Auto: The default setting is Auto and the device will select TKIP or AES automatically according to the wireless network of root AP. TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode, 802.11ac mode or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the device may not be able to access the root wireless network. If TKIP is applied in 11b/ g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate. AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. It is securer than TKIP.
Authentication	Select the type of the authentication.
Phase 2 Auth	Select the type of Phase 2 Auth. The device only supports MSCHAPV2 currently.
WPA User Name	Specify the WPA User Name used in the connection with the root AP.

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Authentication Server Port	Enter the UDP port of the RADIUS authentication server. The most commonly used port is 1812, but this may vary depending on the RADIUS authentication server you are using.
Authentication Server Key	Enter the shared key used between this device and the authentication server. The shared key is a case-sensitive text string used to validate communication between this device and the RADIUS authentication server. Check the Show box to view the shared key characters.
Group Key Update Period	Specify an update period of the encryption key. The update period instructs how often the device should change the encryption key. 0 means that the encryption key does not change at anytime.
Accounting Server	Enable or disable Accounting Server. With this feature enabled, you can keep accounts on users using a RADIUS accounting server.
Accounting Server IP	Enter the IP address of the RADIUS accounting server.

SSID	Specify the SSID of the wireless network.
VLAN	Specify the VLAN to which the new wireless network belongs. The valid value ranges from 1 to 4094.
SSID Broadcast	Enable or disable SSID broadcast . With this feature enabled, the device will broadcast the SSID.
AP Isolation	Enable or disable AP Isolation. With this feature enabled, all the hosts cannot communicate with each other.

SSID	Select the desired SSID to specify the security settings.
Security Mode	Specify the security mode for the desired SSID. The device only supports WPA-PSK.
Version	Note: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. Select the version of WPA-PSK. WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK: They’re two versions of WPA-PSK security mode. WPA2-PSK is an update of WPA-PSK. Compared with WPA, Theoretically, WPA2 is securer than WPA. Auto: The device will automatically choose the version used by the root AP. WPA/WPA2: They’re two versions of WPA-PSK security mode normally called WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. WPA2-PSK is an update of WPA-PSK. Compared with WPA-PSK, theoretically, WPA2-PSK is securer than WPA-PSK.
Encryption	Note: TKIP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. Select the Encryption type. Auto: The default setting is Auto and the device will select TKIP or AES automatically according to the wireless network of root AP. TKIP: Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP is not supported in 802.11n mode, 802.11ac mode or 802.11 n/ac mixed mode. If TKIP is applied in 802.11n, 802.11 ac or 802.11n/ac mixed mode, the device may not be able to access the root wireless network. If TKIP is applied in 11b/ g/n mode (2.4GHz) or 11a/n mode(5GHz), the device may work at a low transmission rate. AES: Advanced Encryption Standard. It is securer than TKIP.
PSK Password	Specify the PSK password used in the connection with the clients.

SSID	Select te SSID to which the filtering rules apply. In AP Mode, if Multi-SSID is enabled, you should set different filtering rules for each SSID.
MAC	Enter the MAC address of the wireless host that you need to filter.
Comment	Enter the description information for the filtering rule

Long Range PtP	Note: Long Range PtP is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. Long Rage PtP is only available when MAXtream function is enabled. With this function enabled, it is allowed to specify a larger distance which can be helpful in the following situations: The AP is connected to a single client or AP. The distance between the two devices exceeds the distance allowed by the AP’s hardware specifications. The distance is used to calculate the Acknowledge timeout (ACK timeout). Long Range PtP allows the AP to get a larger ACK timeout and reduce unnecessary retransmission in the situations above.
Beacon Interval	Specify the beacon interval for the device. Beacons are transmitted periodically by the device to announce the presence of a wireless network for the clients. Beacon Interval value determines the time interval of the beacons sent by the device. Specify a value from 40 to 1,000. The default value is 100.
RTS Threshold	Specify the RTS threshold for the device. RTS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send) is used to improve the data transmission efficiency of the network with hidden nodes, especially when there are lots of large packets to be transmitted. When the size of a data packet is larger than the RTS Threshold, the RTS/ CTS mechanism will be activated. With this mechanism activated, before sending a data packet, the client will send an RTS packet to the device to request data transmitting. And then the device will send CTS packet to inform other clients to delay their data transmitting. In this way, packet collisions can be avoided. For a busy network with hidden nodes, a low threshold value will help reduce interference and packet collisions. But for a not-so-busy network, a too low threshold value will cause bandwidth wasting and reduce the data throughput.
Fragmentation Threshold	Specify the fragmentation threshold for packets. The fragmentation function can limit the size of packets transmitted over the network. If the size of a packet exceeds the Fragmentation Threshold, the fragmentation function is activated and the packet will be fragmented into several packets. Fragmentation helps improve network performance if properly configured. However, a too low fragmentation threshold may result in poor wireless performance caused by the extra work of dividing up and reassembling of frames and increased message traffic. The recommended and default value is 2346 bytes.

DTIM Interval	Specify the DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Interval for the device. The DTIM is contained in some Beacon frames. It indicates whether the device has buffered data for client devices. The DTIM Period indicates how often the clients served by this device should check for buffered data still on the device awaiting pickup. Specify the value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, indicating that clients check for buffered data at every beacon. An excessive DTIM interval may reduce the performance of multicast applications, so we recommend you keep the default value.
AP Isolation	Enable or disable AP Isolation. With this feature enabled, the clients can not communicate with each other directly. Note: AP Isolation is not available in Client Mode.
Short GI	Enable or disable Short GI. Propagation delays often occurs in data transmission process and influence the capability of the wireless network. It can result from multiple factors, such as multipath effect. GI (Guard Interval) is intended to solve the problem based on delays, and Short GI is used to improve the throughput of the wireless network based on the GI in the environment with small delays. When the delays are small. When Short GI is enabled, the guard interval will be set as 400ns and this function will boost the performance about 11%. In the with serious multipath time delay. Short GI function will reduce the throughput instead of improving it.
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)	Enable or disable WMM. With WMM enabled, the system will prioritize traffic according to the data type when forwarding data. Time-dependent traffic, such as video or audio packets, gets a higher priority than normal traffic. We recommend you enable this function when you are running the video or audio application.
QoS	Enable or disable QoS. The QoS function improves the transmission performance of video or audio traffic by optimizing the scheduling policy between the AP and the clients.

From	Enter the sender’s E-mail address.
To	Enter the receiver’s E-mail address.
SMTP Server	Enter the IP address of the sender’s SMTP server.
Authentication	Enable or disable the authentication function. If the sender’s mailbox is configured, check the box to enable mail server authentication. Enter the sender’s username and password.
Auto Mail Feature	Enable or disable Auto Mail Feature. With this feature enabled, specify the way for the device to send the system log.

Discovery	Enable or disable Discovery. With this feature enabled, TP-Link Pharos Control software can discover the device. Pharos Control is a network management software developed independently by TP-Link and it currently supports Pharos series products. It can centralize monitoring and managing network devices in the network platform
CDP	Enable or disable CDP. With this function enabled, this device can share its information with the neighboring devices that support CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol, a device discovery protocol developed by Cisco).

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IP Address To Ping:	0 00 0
Fing Interval:	300	(10-300) seconds
Startup Delay:	300	(60-300) seconds
Fall Count To Reboot:	3	(1-65535)

Ping Watch Dog	Enable or disable Ping Watch Dog.
IP Address To Ping	Specify the IP address of the target host to which the device will send ping packets.
Ping Interval	Enter the time interval between two ping packets. The default value is 300 seconds.

Dynamic DNS	Enable or disable the Dynamic DNS feature.
User Name	Enter the user name of your DDNS account.
Password	Enter the password of your DDNS account.
Domain Name	Specify the domain name that you registered with your DDNS service provider.
Connection Status	Displays the connection status of the DDNS service.

Server Port	Specify the server port number used in HTTP. The default value is 80.
Remote Login IP Address	Specify the IP address of the remote host. With this configured, the remote host can access the management interface remotely using the WAN IP of this device.
Session Timeout	Specify the session timeout time. The system will automatically release the connection when the time is up.
MAC Authentication	Enable or disable MAC Authentication. When it is enabled, you can specify up to four MAC address for authentication. With this function enabled, only the device whose MAC address is in the MAC list can access the management interface to configure the device. Click Add PC’s MAC to quickly add your PC’s MAC address to the MAC list.

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How to connect an IP camera to a Hikvision NVR 5

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SNMP Agent	Enable or disable the SNMP Agent function.
SysContact	Enter the textual identification of the contact person for this device, for example, contact number or e-mail address.
SysName	Enter a name for the device.
Syslocation	Enter the location of the device. For example, the name can be composed of the building, floor number, and room location.
Get Community	Specify the community that has read-only access to the device’s SNMP information.
Get Source	Enter the IP address of the NMS that can serve as Get Community to read the SNMP information of this device. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means an NMS of any IP address is available.
Set Community	Specify the community who has the read-and-write right of the device’s SNMP information.
Set Source	Enter the IP address of the NMS that can serve as Set Community to read and write the SNMP information of this device. By default, it is 0.0.0.0, which means an NMS of any IP address is available.

Longitude	Enter the longitude of the device’s location in decimal degree. The positive number indicates the east longitude while the negative number indicates the west longitude.
Latitude	Enter the latitude of the device’s location in decimal degree. The positive number indicates the north latitude while the negative number indicates the south latitude.

Current Password	Enter the current password for the user account. Check the Show box to display what you’ve entered.
New User Name	Enter a new user name for the user account.
New Password	Enter a new password for the user account. Check the Show box to display what you’ve entered.
Confirm New Password	Confirm the new password.

Time Zone	Select your local time zone.
Date	Click the calendar button to choose the date or enter the date in the format: YYYY/MM/DD.
Time	Select the time from the drop-down list or enter the time in the format HH:MM:SS.

USA	The daylight saving time of USA is from Second Sunday in March, 02:00 to First Sunday in November, 02:00.
European	The daylight saving time of European is from Last Sunday in March, 01:00 to Last Sunday in October, 01:00.

Australia	The daylight saving time of Australia is from First Sunday in October, 02:00 to First Sunday in April, 03:00.
New Zealand	The daylight saving time of New Zealand is from Last Sunday in September, 02:00 to First Sunday in April, 03:00.

Offset	Specify the time to set the clock forward by.
Start Time	Specify the start time of Daylight Saving Time.
End Time	Specify the end time of Daylight Saving Time.

Backup Configuration	Click Backup to back up the current configuration to your PC.
Upload Configuration	Click Browser to select the desired configuration file in your PC. Then click Upload to upload the configuration file to your device. We recommend that you back up your current system configuration before uploading the new configuration.
Reset to Factory Defaults	Click Reset to restore the device to its factory defaults. It’s recommended to back up your current system configuration before restoring the device to its defaults.
Reboot Device	Click Reboot to reboot the device. Note that any changes that have not been saved will be lost.

Destination IP/ Domain	Enter the IP address of the destination node for Ping test. The device will send Ping packets to test the network connectivity and reachability of the host and the results will be displayed in the Ping Result.
Packet Count	Enter the number of packets to be sent during the testing. It can be 1 to 50 and the default is 4.
Ping Timeout	Enter a time value to wait for a response. If the device doesn’t receive ant response during the timeout time, the connection will be considered to be failed. It can be 100-2000 milliseconds. The default value is 800 milliseconds.
Packet Size	Enter the number of data bytes to be sent. It can be 4-1472 bytes and the default is 64.

Speed Test	Displays the data streams that the device is transmitting (TX), receiving (RX) and both of them (Total).
Server	Select Server and the device will passively accept the test request from the clients in the speed test process.
Client	Select Client and the device will launch the test request to the server in speed test process.
Server IP	Specify the server IP for speed test.
Direction	Select the direction of the speed test including unidirectional (RX), unidirectional (TX) and bidirectional.
Testing	Displays the process of the test.