Network Settings - WLAN |
Version V1.62 |
To setup the WLAN (Wi-Fi) interface of Cynap to connect wireless.
When the access point function is enabled, Cynap acts as access point with built-in DHCP server and other clients can be connected to Cynap wireless. To connect Cynap to an existing access point in your network, select Infrastructure.
The address of the dedicated Miracast module will not be affected.
Enable / disable Access Point, or Infrastructure Mode
MAC address of WLAN interface, cannot be changed
When the access point function is enabled, Cynap acts as access point and clients can be connected wireless.
By default, the access point is enabled with SSID auto, WPA2 encryption enabled and the password is the serial number of the respective unit (e.g. 01064409, visible on the splash screen by default).
The automatically generated SSID contains the Hostname of your Cynap .
Select the country where Cynap will be operated.
Selecting the wrong country could exceed the allowed transmission power level and/or enabling not allowed channels per your regulatory domain.
Enable / disable SSID Auto, the auto-generated SSID exists of "Cynap-" and the serial number of this particular Cynap
SSID, enter the SSID of the wireless network (setting is not accessible when Cynap generates the SSID automatically)
Security, select the desired security algorithm and enter your individual password
Set IP address and Subnetmask of the built-in access point, the last octet will be .001 (use an IP address of private range, prevent addresses with 000 in the first octet, like 0.0.0.1 and IP addresses in the range 172.31.255.201 ~ 172.31.255.210)
Prevent IP address from the same range than LAN is using.
Maximum Number of Clients, for security reason, the number of clients can be reduced (max. 15 ~ 1 clients).
Channel, select the desired channel for wireless traffic (non-overlapping channels are listed only to ensure max. throughput). The available channels are depending on the selected region.
Channel 36 and higher are in the 5GHz band and preferred high traffic (e.g. for using streaming functions).
Transmit Power, select the desired transmission power to optimize the range. The maximum power depends on selected channel and region.
Ping feature to check network accessibility quickly.
Input destination IP address, or host name, and click Ping It Now.
The Cynap send three TCP pings and lists the statistic.
By clicking the SAVE button, the access point will be activated with your entered settings. As soon as the access point is successfully started, the status will change from "ACCESS POINT DOWN" to "ACCESS POINT UP" and the colored dot will be changed from red to green.
When the Infrastructure mode is enabled, Cynap can be connected as a client to an existing access point wirelessly.
Select the country where Cynap is installed.
Selecting the wrong country could exceed the allowed transmission power level and/or enabling not allowed channels per your regulatory domain.
Band, select the desired band / frequency (BSSID needs to be disabled).
The used frequency can be limited to 5GHz or 2.4GHz (no limitation by default).
Access Point List to show and connect to available wireless networks
Priority Interface Access: the higher prioritized interface (value =1) will be used for network services first.
(Ensure that the value is different to the LAN 1 and LAN 2 interface priority)
Enable / disable BSSID toggles between SSID and BSSID mode
SSID, enter the SSID of the wireless network.
If more than one access point is existing with the used SSID, Cynap can toggle between (access point hopping, roaming).
BSSID, enter BSSID of the desired access point (BSSID needs to be enabled).
With the use of BSSID, the connection is fixed to one single access point.
Security, select the desired security algorithm and enter the your individual authentication (128 bit WEP, WPA2 or WPA2 Enterprise)
Signal Level Limit (dBm) defines when Cynap start to search for another access point with the same SSID in your infrastructure (WLAN roaming). Monitor the current signal level to prevent too low values.
Lookups could interrupt the network connection shortly and every lookup will be counted (Reconnect Counter (Low Signal Level).
Enable / disable IPv4 DHCP Autoconfiguration
Prevent DHCP servers with IP address 172.31.255.201 ~ 172.31.255.210
IP address, enter a valid IP address (when Cynap is obtaining the settings from a DHCP server, entries are not possible)
Subnet Mask, enter a valid subnet mask (when Cynap is obtaining the settings from a DHCP server, entries are not possible)
Gateway, enter a valid Gateway IP address (when Cynap is obtaining the settings from a DHCP server, entries are not possible)
Nameserver, enter the primary DNS IP address (when Cynap is obtaining the settings from a DHCP server, entries are not possible)
Nameserver2, enter the secondary DNS IP address (when Cynap is obtaining the settings from a DHCP server, entries are not possible)
Signal Level shows the current strength of the WLAN signal in dBm.
Reconnect Counter (Connection Loss) counts every connection loss, e.g. when the selected access point would be powered down.
Reconnect Counter (Low Signal Level) counts every lookup when the measured signal level falls below the user defined signal level limit.
Ping feature to check network accessibility quickly.
Input destination IP address, or host name, and click Ping It Now.
The Cynap send three TCP pings and lists the statistic.
Fill out all empty fields and select security settings.
When BSSID is activated, BSSID has to be entered and the band used cannot be limited:
Click onto Access Point List to discover existing access points and to show it in a list. The access points listed can be sorted by their SSID.
Access points with identical SSID will be grouped together, expand it to show the details of all single access points with this SSID.
The symbols in front of the SSID are showing the signal strength (check the last column for more detail) and if the network is protected.
Select the desired access point from the list and some fields will be filled automatically by the provided data.
Click the SAVE button to start the connection request to the existing access point. As soon as Cynap is successfully connected to the existing access point, the status will change from "DISCONNECTED" to "CONNECTED" and the colored dot will be changed from red to green.
When authentication is enabled, the authentication data has to be entered and additionally a certificate could be necessary - depending on your local policies. To load the certificate, click the Browse button and select the respective file in the explorer window (Base-64-coded X.509; extension *.pem).
Root certificate (CA) with common file extension .crt
Base-64-coded X.509 encoded DER certificate
Privacy Enhanced Mail with common file extension .perm
Base-64-coded X.509 encoded DER certificate
certificate stored between 2 tags: “----Begin Certificate---- “ and” ------End Certificate-----“
The certificates cannot be loaded when using the local GUI (on HDMI).
Please note
After updating Cynap from firmware older than v1.34, the WLAN region has to be selected.
Affected units will display a pop-up message on the screen to inform you.
The correct region, where the unit will be operated, has to be selected on such units in the WLAN settings to fulfill the respective national regulations. The setting can also be done by using vSolution Link Pro.