i VigorAP 810 User’s Guide

VigorAP 810
Wireless Access Point
User’s Guide

Version: 2.7
Firmware Version: V1.3.4
(For future update, please visit DrayTek web site)
Date: October 13, 2021

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Copyright Information
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Safety Instructions and Approval

Safety  Read the installation guide thoroughly before you set up the modem.
Instructions  The modem is a complicated electronic unit that may be repaired only be
authorized and qualified personnel. Do not try to open or repair the modem
yourself.
 Do not place the modem in a damp or humid place, e.g. a bathroom.
 The modem should be used in a sheltered area, within a temperature range of +5
to +40 Celsius.
 Do not expose the modem to direct sunlight or other heat sources. The housing
and electronic components may be damaged by direct sunlight or heat sources.
 Do not deploy the cable for LAN connection outdoor to prevent electronic shock
hazards.
 Keep the package out of reach of children.
 When you want to dispose of the modem, please follow local regulations on
conservation of the environment.
Warranty We warrant to the original end user (purchaser) that the modem will be free from any
defects in workmanship or materials for a period of two (2) years from the date of
purchase from the dealer. Please keep your purchase receipt in a safe place as it serves
as proof of date of purchase. During the warranty period, and upon proof of purchase,
should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or
materials, we will, at our discretion, repair or replace the defective products or
components, without charge for either parts or labor, to whatever extent we deem
necessary tore-store the product to proper operating condition. Any replacement will
consist of a new or re-manufactured functionally equivalent product of equal value, and
will be offered solely at our discretion. This warranty will not apply if the product is
modified, misused, tampered with, damaged by an act of God, or subjected to abnormal
working conditions. The warranty does not cover the bundled or licensed software of
other vendors. Defects which do not significantly affect the usability of the product will
not be covered by the warranty. We reserve the right to revise the manual and online
documentation and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without
obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.
Be a Registered Web registration is preferred. You can register your Vigor router via
Owner https://myvigor.draytek.com.
Firmware & Tools Due to the continuous evolution of DrayTek technology, all modems will be regularly
Updates upgraded. Please consult the DrayTek web site for more information on newest
firmware, tools and documents.
https://www.draytek.com

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Table of Contents

Introduction .................................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.2 LED Indicators and Connectors .............................................................................................. 2
1.3 Hardware Installation .............................................................................................................. 4
1.3.1 Wired Connection for PC in LAN ...................................................................................... 4
1.3.2 Wired Connection for Notebook in WLAN ........................................................................ 5
1.3.3 Wireless Connection......................................................................................................... 6
1.3.4 POE Connection ............................................................................................................... 7

Network Configuration................................................................................9
2.1 Windows 7 IP Address Setup.................................................................................................. 9
2.2 Windows 2000 IP Address Setup...........................................................................................11
2.3 Windows XP IP Address Setup ............................................................................................. 12
2.4 Windows Vista IP Address Setup.......................................................................................... 13
2.5 Accessing to Web User Interface.......................................................................................... 14
2.6 Changing Password .............................................................................................................. 15
2.7 Quick Start Wizard ................................................................................................................ 16
2.7.1 Configuring Wireless Settings – General........................................................................ 16
2.7.2 Configuring 2.4GHz Wireless Settings Based on the Operation Mode.......................... 17
2.7.3 Finishing the Wireless Settings Wizard .......................................................................... 23
2.8 Online Status......................................................................................................................... 24

Advanced Configuration.................................................................................25
3.1 Operation Mode .................................................................................................................... 26
3.2 LAN ....................................................................................................................................... 27
3.2.1 General Setup................................................................................................................. 27
3.2.2 Web Portal ...................................................................................................................... 30
3.3 Central AP Management ....................................................................................................... 33
3.3.1 General Setup................................................................................................................. 33
3.3.2 APM Log ......................................................................................................................... 34
3.3.3 Overload Management ................................................................................................... 34
3.3.4 Status of Settings............................................................................................................ 36
3.4 General Concepts for Wireless LAN ..................................................................................... 37
3.5 Wireless LAN Settings for AP Mode ..................................................................................... 39
3.5.1 General Setup................................................................................................................. 40

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 3.5.2 Security ........................................................................................................................... 42
3.5.3 Access Control................................................................................................................ 44
3.5.4 WPS................................................................................................................................ 46
3.5.5 Advanced Setting............................................................................................................ 47
3.5.6 AP Discovery .................................................................................................................. 49
3.5.7 Bandwidth Management ................................................................................................. 51
3.5.8 Airtime Fairness.............................................................................................................. 52
3.5.9 Station Control ................................................................................................................ 54
3.5.10 Roaming ....................................................................................................................... 55
3.5.11 Station List .................................................................................................................... 57
3.6 Wireless LAN Settings for Station-Infrastructure Mode.......................................................... 59
3.6.1 General Setup................................................................................................................. 59
3.6.2 Site Survey ..................................................................................................................... 64
3.6.3 Statistics.......................................................................................................................... 65
3.6.4 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)......................................................................................... 65
3.7 Wireless LAN Settings for AP Bridge-Point to Point/AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode .. 67
3.7.1 General Setup................................................................................................................. 67
3.7.2 Advanced Setting............................................................................................................ 69
3.7.3 AP Discovery .................................................................................................................. 71
3.7.4 WDS AP Status .............................................................................................................. 73
3.8 Wireless LAN Settings for AP Bridge-WDS Mode ................................................................ 74
3.8.1 General Setup................................................................................................................. 75
3.8.2 Security ........................................................................................................................... 78
3.8.3 Access Control................................................................................................................ 81
3.8.4 WPS................................................................................................................................ 82
3.8.5 Advanced Setting............................................................................................................ 83
3.8.6 AP Discovery .................................................................................................................. 85
3.8.7 WDS AP Status .............................................................................................................. 86
3.8.8 Bandwidth Management ................................................................................................. 87
3.8.9 Airtime Fairness.............................................................................................................. 88
3.8.10 Station Control .............................................................................................................. 90
3.8.11 Roaming ....................................................................................................................... 91
3.8.12 Station List .................................................................................................................... 93
3.9 Wireless LAN Settings for Universal Repeater Mode ........................................................... 94
3.9.1 General Setup................................................................................................................. 95
3.9.2 Security ........................................................................................................................... 97
3.9.3 Access Control.............................................................................................................. 100
3.9.4 WPS.............................................................................................................................. 101
3.9.5 Advanced Setting.......................................................................................................... 102
3.9.6 AP Discovery ................................................................................................................ 104
3.9.7 Universal Repeater ....................................................................................................... 105
3.9.8 Bandwidth Management ............................................................................................... 107
3.9.9 Airtime Fairness............................................................................................................ 109
3.9.10 Station Control ............................................................................................................ 111
3.9.11 Roaming ..................................................................................................................... 112
3.9.12 Station List .................................................................................................................. 114
3.10 RADIUS Setting .................................................................................................................116
3.10.1 RADIUS Server........................................................................................................... 116
3.10.2 Certificate Management ............................................................................................. 117
3.11 Applications ........................................................................................................................118
3.11.1 Schedule..................................................................................................................... 118
3.11.2 Apple iOS Keep Alive ................................................................................................. 121
3.11.3 Wi-Fi Auto On/Off ....................................................................................................... 122
3.11.4 Temperature Sensor................................................................................................... 122

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 3.12 Mobile Device Management ............................................................................................. 125
3.12.1 Detection..................................................................................................................... 125
3.12.2 Policies ....................................................................................................................... 126
3.12.3 Statistics ..................................................................................................................... 127
3.13 System Maintenance......................................................................................................... 128
3.13.1 System Status............................................................................................................. 128
3.13.2 TR-069 ........................................................................................................................ 130
3.13.3 Administrator Password.............................................................................................. 132
3.13.4 Configuration Backup ................................................................................................. 133
3.13.5 Syslog/Mail Alert ......................................................................................................... 135
3.13.6 Time and Date ............................................................................................................ 136
3.13.7 SNMP.......................................................................................................................... 137
3.13.8 Management............................................................................................................... 138
3.13.9 Reboot System ........................................................................................................... 139
3.13.10 Firmware Upgrade .................................................................................................... 139
3.14 Diagnostics........................................................................................................................ 140
3.14.1 System Log................................................................................................................. 140
3.14.2 Speed Test ................................................................................................................. 141
3.14.3 Traffic Graph............................................................................................................... 141
3.14.4 Data Flow Monitor....................................................................................................... 142
3.14.5 WLAN Statistics .......................................................................................................... 143
3.14.6 Station Statistics ......................................................................................................... 144
3.14.7 Interference Monitor.................................................................................................... 146
3.14.8 Station Airtime ............................................................................................................ 148
3.14.9 Station Traffic Graph................................................................................................... 149
3.14.10 Station Link Speed.................................................................................................... 150
3.15 Support Area ..................................................................................................................... 150

Application and Examples......................................................................151

4.1 How to set different segments for different SSIDs in VigorAP 810 ..................................... 151

Trouble Shooting.....................................................................................155
5.1 Checking If the Hardware Status Is OK or Not.................................................................... 155
5.2 Checking If the Network Connection Settings on Your Computer Is OK or Not ................. 156
5.3 Pinging the Modem from Your Computer............................................................................ 159
5.4 Backing to Factory Default Setting If Necessary ................................................................ 160
5.5 Contacting DrayTek............................................................................................................. 161

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 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing this VigorAP 810! With this high cost-efficiency VigorAP 810,
computers and wireless devices which are compatible with 802.11n can connect to existing
wired Ethernet network via this VigorAP 810, at the speed of 300Mbps.
Easy install procedures allows any computer users to setup a network environment in very
short time - within minutes, even inexperienced users. Just follow the instructions given in
this user manual, you can complete the setup procedure and release the power of this access
point all by yourself!

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1.2 LED Indicators and Connectors
Before you use the Vigor modem, please get acquainted with the LED indicators and
connectors first.

Status Explanation
ACT Off The system is not ready or is failed.

Blinking The system is ready and can work normally.

USB On A USB device is connected and active.
Blinking The data is transmitting.

LAN B On A normal connection is through its corresponding port.

Off LAN is disconnected.

Blinking Data is transmitting (sending/receiving).

LAN A1 - A4 On A normal connection is through its corresponding port.

Off LAN is disconnected.

WLAN On Press the button and release it within 2 seconds. When the
(Green LED) on wireless function is ready, the green LED will be on.
WLAN button
Off Press the button and release it within 2 seconds to turn off
the WLAN function. When the wireless function is not
ready, the LED will be off.

Blinking Data is transmitting (sending/receiving).

(Green)
WPS Blinking When WPS function is enabled by web user interface,
(Orange LED) on (Orange) press this button for more than 2 seconds to wait for
WLAN button client’s device making network connection through WPS.
When the orange LED blinks with 1 second cycle for 2
minutes, it means that the AP is waiting for wireless client
to connect with it.

USB Connector for a printer.

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Interface Description

LAN B Connecter for xDSL / Cable modem (Giga level)

or router.

LAN A1 (PoE) - Connecter for xDSL / Cable modem (Giga level) /

A4 computer or router.

Restore the default settings. Usage: Turn on the

AP. Press the button and keep for more than 6
seconds. Then the AP will restart with the factory
default configuration.

ON/OFF: Power switch.

PWR: Connecter for a power adapter.

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1.3 Hardware Installation
This section will guide you to install the VigorAP 810 through hardware connection and
configure the device’s settings through web browser.
Before starting to configure VigorAP 810, you have to connect your devices correctly.
1.3.1 Wired Connection for PC in LAN
1. Connect VigorAP 810 to ADSL modem, router, or switch/hub in your network through
the LAN A port of the access point by Ethernet cable.
2. Connect a computer to other available LAN A port. Make sure the subnet IP address of
the PC is the same as VigorAP 810 management IP, e.g., 192.168.1.X.
3. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the PWR
connector of the access point.
4. Power on VigorAP 810.
5. Check all LEDs on the front panel. ACT LED should blink and LAN LEDs should be
on if the access point is correctly connected to the ADSL modem or router.
(For the detailed information of LED status, please refer to section 1.2.)

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1.3.2 Wired Connection for Notebook in WLAN
1. Connect VigorAP 810 to ADSL modem or router in your network through the LAN A
port of the access point by Ethernet cable.
2. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the PWR
connector of the access point.
3. Power on VigorAP 810.
4. Check all LEDs on the front panel. ACT LED should be steadily on, LAN LEDs
should be on if the access point is correctly connected to the ADSL modem or router.
(For the detailed information of LED status, please refer to section 1.2.)

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 1.3.3 Wireless Connection
VigorAP 810 can access Internet via an ADSL modem, router, or switch/hub in your
network through wireless connection.
1. Connect VigorAP 810 to ADSL modem or router via wireless network.
2. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the PWR
connector of the access point.
3. Power on VigorAP 810.
4. Check all LEDs on the front panel. ACT LED should be steadily on, LAN LEDs
should be on if VigorAP 810 is correctly connected to the ADSL modem, router or
switch/hub.
(For the detailed information of LED status, please refer to section 1.2.)

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1.3.4 POE Connection
VigorAP 810 can gain the power from the connected switch, e.g., VigorSwitch P2260. PoE
(Power over Ethernet) can break the install limitation caused by the fixed power supply.
1. Connect VigorAP 810 to a switch in your network through the LAN A1 (PoE) port of
the access point by Ethernet cable.
2. Connect a computer to VigorSwitch P2260. Make sure the subnet IP address of the PC
is the same as VigorAP 810 management IP, e.g., 192.168.1.X.
3. Power on VigorAP 810.
4. Check all LEDs on the front panel. ACT LED should be steadily on, LAN LEDs
should be on if the access point is correctly connected to the ADSL modem, router or
switch/hub.

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 Network Configuration
After the network connection is built, the next step you should do is setup VigorAP 810 with
proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment.
Before you can connect to the access point and start configuration procedures, your
computer must be able to get an IP address automatically (use dynamic IP address). If it’s set
to use static IP address, or you’re unsure, please follow the following instructions to
configure your computer to use dynamic IP address:
For the default IP address of this AP is set “192.168.1.2”, we recommend you to use
“192.168.1.X (except 2)” in the field of IP address on this section for your computer.
If the operating system of your computer is…
Windows 7 - please go to section 2.1
Windows 2000 - please go to section 2.2
Windows XP - please go to section 2.3
Windows Vista - please go to section 2.4

2.1 Windows 7 IP Address Setup

Click Start button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click
Control Panel. Double-click Network and Internet, and the following window will appear.
Click Network and Sharing Center.

Next, click Change adapter settings and click Local Area Connection.

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 Then, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.

Under the General tab, click Use the following IP address. Then input the following
settings in respective field and click OK when finish.
IP address: 192.168.1.9
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

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

Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and
click OK when finish.
IP address: 192.168.1.9
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

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

Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and
click OK when finish:
IP address: 192.168.1.9
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0.

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

Select Use the following IP address, then input the following settings in respective field and
click OK when finish:
IP address: 192.168.1.9
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0.

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2.5 Accessing to Web User Interface
All functions and settings of this access point must be configured via web user interface.
Please start your web browser (e.g., IE).
1. Make sure your PC connects to the VigorAP 810 correctly.
2. Open a web browser on your PC and type http://192.168.1.2. A pop-up window will
open to ask for username and password. Pease type “admin/admin” on
Username/Password and click OK.

Note 1: You may either simply set up your computer to get IP dynamically from the
router or set up the IP address of the computer to be in the same subnet as the IP
address of VigorAP 810.
 If there is no DHCP server on the network, then VigorAP 810 will have an IP
address of 192.168.1.2.
 If there is DHCP available on the network, then VigorAP 810 will receive it’s
IP address via the DHCP server.

3. The Main Screen will pop up.

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 Note: If you fail to access to the web configuration, please go to “Trouble
Shooting” for detecting and solving your problem. For using the device properly, it
is necessary for you to change the password of web configuration for security and
adjust primary basic settings.

2.6 Changing Password

1. Please change the password for the original security of the modem.
2. Go to System Maintenance page and choose Administration Password.

3. Enter the new login password on the field of Password. Then click OK to continue.
4. Now, the password has been changed. Next time, use the new password to access the
Web User Interface for this modem.

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2.7 Quick Start Wizard
Quick Start Wizard will guide you to configure 2.4G wireless setting, 5G wireless setting
and other corresponding settings for Vigor Access Point step by step.

2.7.1 Configuring Wireless Settings – General

This page displays general settings for the operation mode selected.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Operation Mode There are six operation modes for wireless connection. Settings
for each mode are different.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click Next to continue.

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2.7.2 Configuring 2.4GHz Wireless Settings Based on the Operation Mode
In this page, the advanced settings will vary according to the operation mode chosen on
2.7.1.

Settings for AP
When you choose AP as the operation mode for wireless LAN (2.4GHz), you will need to
configure the following page.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Channel Means the channel frequency of the wireless LAN. The default
channel is 6. You may switch channel if the selected channel is
under serious interference. If you have no idea of choosing the
frequency, please select AutoSelect to let system determine for
you.

Main SSID Set a name for VigorAP to be identified.

Security Key Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64

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 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as "0x321253abcde...").
Enable Guest Check the box to enable the guest wireless setting.
Wireless
Such feature is especially useful for free Wi-Fi service. For
example, a coffee shop offers free Wi-Fi service for its guests
for one hour every day.
SSID – Set a name for VigorAP which can be identified and
connected by wireless guest.
Security Key – Set 8~63 ASCII characters or 8~63 ASCII
characters which can be used for logging into VigorAP by
wireless guest.
Enable Bandwidth Limit – Check the box to define the
maximum speed of the data uploading/downloading which will
be used for the guest connecting to Vigor device with the same
SSID.
 Upload Limit – Scroll the radio button to choose the value
you want.
 Download Limit –Scroll the radio button to choose the
value you want.
Enable Station Control – Check the box to set the duration for
the guest connecting /reconnecting to Vigor device.
 Connection Time –Scroll the radio button to choose the
value you want.
 Reconnection Time –Scroll the radio button to choose the
value you want.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click Next to continue.

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Settings for AP Bridge-Point to Point
When you choose AP Bridge- Point to Point as Operation Mode and click Next, you will
need to configure the following page:

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
AP Discovery Click this button to open the AP Discovery dialog. VigorAP
can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the
neighborhood.

Phy Mode Data will be transmitted via HTMIX communication channel.

Each access point should be setup to the same Phy mode for
connecting with each other.
Security Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type
the key number if required.
Peer MAC Address Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP
810 connects to.

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 Settings for AP Bridge-WDS
When you choose AP Bridge- WDS as Operation Mode and click Next, you will need to
configure the following page:

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
AP Discovery Click this button to open the AP Discovery dialog. VigorAP
can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the
neighborhood.

Phy Mode Data will be transmitted via HTMIX communication channel.

Each access point should be setup to the same Phy mode for
connecting with each other.
Security Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type
the key number if required. Or, you can click Disable to
disable the function.
Peer MAC Address Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP
810 connects to.
Main SSID Set a name for VigorAP to be identified.
Security Key Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64
Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as
"0x321253abcde...").

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Advanced Settings for Universal Repeater
When you choose Bridge-Universal Repeater as Operation Mode and click Next, you will
need to configure the following page:

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Universal Repeater Parameters
AP Discovery Click this button to open the AP Discovery dialog. VigorAP
can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the
neighborhood.
SSID / MAC Address SSID means the identification of the wireless LAN. After
(Optional) choosing one of the AP from AP Discovery window and
clicking OK, the settings (SSID and MAC Address) related to
the selected AP will be displayed on these fields automatically.
Later, VigorAP will be allowed to access Internet through the
selected AP, by using SSID displayed here.
Channel Means the channel frequency of the wireless LAN. The default
channel is 6. You may switch channel if the selected channel is
under serious interference.
Security Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose. Each
mode will bring up different parameters (e.g., WEP keys, Pass
Phrase) for you to configure.
Encryption Type for This option is available when Open/Shared is selected as
Open/Shared Security Mode.
Choose None to disable the WEP Encryption. Data sent to the
AP will not be encrypted. To enable WEP encryption for data

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 transmission, please choose WEP.
WEP Keys - Four keys can be entered here, but only one key
can be selected at a time. The format of WEP Key is restricted
to 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal values in 64-bit
encryption level, or restricted to 13 ASCII characters or 26
hexadecimal values in 128-bit encryption level. The allowed
content is the ASCII characters from 33(!) to 126(~) except '#'
and ','.
Encryption Type for This option is available when WPA/PSK or WPA2/PSK is
WPA/PSK and selected as Security Mode.
WPA2/PSK Select TKIP or AES as the algorithm for WPA.
WEP Keys Four keys can be entered here, but only one key can be selected
at a time. The format of WEP Key is restricted to 5 ASCII
characters or 10 hexadecimal values in 64-bit encryption level,
or restricted to 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal values
in 128-bit encryption level. The allowed content is the ASCII
characters from 33(!) to 126(~) except '#' and ','.
Security Key Type 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64
Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as
"0x321253abcde..."). Such feature is available for
WPA/PSK or WPA2/PSK mode.
Use the same SSID In general, under the network environment, same SSID and
and Security Key as security key can be used for the host (wireless client) and the
above repeater (VigorAP) in Universal Repeater mode. Check it to
use the same SSID and security key configured as above.
SSID - SSID can be any text numbers or various special
characters. For VigorAP is set as “Repeater”, the purpose of
the device is to extend the Wi-Fi service. Therefore, the
characters set here will be regarded as “main SSID”. Other
wireless client can receive the wireless signal from VigorAP
by using the SSID configured here.
Security - Set 8~63 ASCII characters or 64 Hexadecimal digits
which can be used for logging into VigorAP by other wireless
client.
Enable Guest Check the box to enable the guest wireless setting.
Wireless SSID – Set a name for VigorAP. Wireless guest is allowed to
access into Internet via VigorAP with the SSID configured
here.
Security Key – Set 8~63 ASCII characters or 64 Hexadecimal
digits which can be used for logging into VigorAP by wireless
guest.
Enable Bandwidth Limit – Check the box to define the
maximum speed of the data uploading/downloading which will
be used for the guest connecting to Vigor device with the same
SSID.
 Upload Limit –Scroll the radio button to choose the
value you want.
 Download Limit –Scroll the radio button to choose the

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 value you want.
Enable Station Control – Check the box to set the duration
for the guest connecting /reconnecting to Vigor device.
 Connection Time –Scroll the radio button to choose the
value you want.
Reconnection Time –Scroll the radio button to choose the
value you want.

2.7.3 Finishing the Wireless Settings Wizard

When you see this page, it means the wireless setting wizard is almost finished. Just click
Finish to save the settings and complete the setting procedure.

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2.8 Online Status
The online status shows the LAN status, Station Link Status for such device.

Detailed explanation is shown below:

Item Description
IP Address Displays the IP address of the LAN interface.
TX Packets Displays the total transmitted packets at the LAN interface.
RX Packets Displays the total number of received packets at the LAN
interface.
TX Bytes Displays the total transmitted size at the LAN interface.
RX Bytes Displays the total number of received size at the LAN interface.

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 Advanced Configuration
This chapter will guide users to execute advanced (full) configuration.
1. Open a web browser on your PC and type http://192.168.1.2. The window will ask for
typing username and password.
2. Please type “admin/admin” on Username/Password for administration operation.
Now, the Main Screen will appear. Be aware that “Admin mode” will be displayed on the
bottom left side.

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3.1 Operation Mode
This page provides several available modes for you to choose for different conditions. Click
any one of them and click OK. The system will configure the required settings
automatically.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description

AP This mode allows wireless clients to connect to access point and

exchange data with the devices connected to the wired network.

Station-Infrastructure Enable the Ethernet device such as TV and Game player

connected to the VigorAP 810 to an access point.

AP Bridge-Point to This mode can establish wireless connection with another

Point VigorAP 810 using the same mode, and link the wired network
which these two VigorAP 810s connected together. Only one
access point can be connected in this mode.

AP Bridge-Point to This mode can establish wireless connection with other VigorAP
Multi-Point 810s using the same mode, and link the wired network which
these VigorAP 810s connected together. Up to 4 access points
can be connected in this mode.

AP Bridge-WDS This mode is similar to AP Bridge to Multi-Point, but access

point is not work in bridge-dedicated mode, and will be able to
accept wireless clients while the access point is working as a
wireless bridge.

Universal Repeater This product can act as a wireless range extender that will help
you to extend the networking wirelessly. The access point can
act as Station and AP at the same time. It can use Station
function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service

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 all wireless clients within its coverage.

Note: The Wireless LAN settings will be changed according to the Operation Mode
selected here. For the detailed information, please refer to the section of Wireless LAN.

3.2 LAN
Local Area Network (LAN) is a group of subnets regulated and ruled by modem.

3.2.1 General Setup

Click LAN to open the LAN settings page and choose General Setup.
Note: Such page will be changed according to the Operation Mode selected. The
following screen is obtained by choosing AP as the operation mode.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
LAN-A IP Network Enable DHCP Client – When it is enabled, VigorAP will be
treated as a client and can be managed / controlled by AP

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 Configuration Management server offered by Vigor router (e.g., Vigor2862).
IP Address – Type in private IP address for connecting to a local
private network (Default: 192.168.1.2).
Subnet Mask – Type in an address code that determines the size
of the network. (Default: 255.255.255.0/ 24)
Default Gateway – In general, it is not really necessary to
specify a gateway for VigorAP. However, if it is required, simply
type an IP address as the gateway for VigorAP. It will be
convenient for the access point to acquire more service (e.g.,
accessing NTP server) from Vigor router.
Enable Management VLAN – VigorAP supports tag-based
VLAN for wireless clients accessing Vigor device. Only the
clients with the specified VLAN ID can access into VigorAP.
VLAN ID – Type the number as VLAN ID tagged on the
transmitted packet. “0” means no VALN tag.
LAN-B IP Network Enable DHCP Client – When it is enabled, VigorAP will be
Configuration treated as a client and can be managed / controlled by AP
Management server offered by Vigor router (e.g., Vigor2862).
IP Address – Type in private IP address for connecting to a local
private network (Default: 192.168.2.2).
Subnet Mask – Type in an address code that determines the size
of the network. (Default: 255.255.255.0/ 24)
Enable Management VLAN – VigorAP 902 supports tag-based
VLAN for wireless clients accessing Vigor device. Only the
clients with the specified VLAN ID can access into VigorAP.
VLAN ID – Type the number as VLAN ID tagged on the
transmitted packet. “0” means no VALN tag.
DHCP Server DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DHCP
Configuration server can automatically dispatch related IP settings to any local
user configured as a DHCP client.
Enable Server - Enable Server lets the modem assign IP address
to every host in the LAN.
 Start IP Address - Enter a value of the IP address pool for
the DHCP server to start with when issuing IP addresses. If
the 1st IP address of your modem is 192.168.1.2, the
starting IP address must be 192.168.1.3 or greater, but
smaller than 192.168.1.254.
 End IP Address - Enter a value of the IP address pool for
the DHCP server to end with when issuing IP addresses.
 Subnet Mask - Type in an address code that determines
the size of the network. (Default: 255.255.255.0/ 24)
 Default Gateway - Enter a value of the gateway IP address
for the DHCP server.
 Lease Time - It allows you to set the leased time for the
specified PC.

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  Primary DNS Server - You must specify a DNS server IP
address here because your ISP should provide you with
usually more than one DNS Server. If your ISP does not
provide it, the modem will automatically apply default
DNS Server IP address: 194.109.6.66 to this field.
 Secondary DNS Server - You can specify secondary DNS
server IP address here because your ISP often provides you
more than one DNS Server. If your ISP does not provide it,
the modem will automatically apply default secondary
DNS Server IP address: 194.98.0.1 to this field.
Relay Agent - Specify which subnet that DHCP server is located
the relay agent should redirect the DHCP request to.
 DHCP Relay Agent - It is available when Enable Relay
Agent is selected. Set the IP address of the DHCP server
you are going to use so the Relay Agent can help to
forward the DHCP request to the DHCP server.
Disable Server - Disable Server lets you manually or use other
DHCP server to assign IP address to every host in the LAN.
 WLAN Trusted DHCP Server –There is no right for such
VigorAP to assign IP address for wireless LAN user.
However, you can specify another valid DHCP server on
other VigorAP to make the wireless LAN client obtaining
the IP address from the designated DHCP server.
Specify a DHCP server in such field. All the IP addresses
of the devices on LAN of VigorAP will be assigned via
such specified server. It is used to avoid IP assignment
interference due to multiple DHCP servers in one LAN.
DNS Server IP Primary DNS Server - You must specify a DNS server IP
Address address here because your ISP should provide you with usually
more than one DNS Server. If your ISP does not provide it, the
modem will automatically apply default DNS Server IP address:
194.109.6.66 to this field.
Secondary DNS Server - You can specify secondary DNS
server IP address here because your ISP often provides you more
than one DNS Server. If your ISP does not provide it, the modem
will automatically apply default secondary DNS Server IP
address: 194.98.0.1 to this field.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 3.2.2 Web Portal
This page allows you to configure a profile with specified URL for accessing into or display
a message when a wireless/LAN user connects to Internet through this router. No matter
what the purpose of the wireless/LAN client is, he/she will be forced into the URL
configured here while trying to access into the Internet or the desired web page through this
router. That is, a company which wants to have an advertisement for its products to users can
specify the URL in this page to reach its goal.

Each item is explained as follows:

Item Description
Index Display the number link which allows you to configure the
profile.
Enable Check the box to enable such profile.
Comments Display the content (Disable, URL Redirect or Message) of the
profile.
Login Mode Display the login mode that a client uses to access into Internet.
Applied Interface Display the applied interfaces of the profile.
Preview Open a preview window according to the configured settings.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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To configure the profile, click any index number link to open the following page.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Check the box to enable this function.
Comments Enter a brief comment to explain such web portal profile.
Welcome message Enter words or sentences here. The message will be displayed on
the screen for several seconds when the wireless users access
into the web page through the router.
 Default – Click it to restore the default content.
Redirect Page None - User can access into Internet directly.
URL Redirect - Any user who wants to access into Internet
through this router will be redirected to the URL specified here
first. It is a useful method for the purpose of advertisement. For
example, force the wireless user(s) in hotel to access into the
web page that the hotel wants the user(s) to visit.
Authentication None – User can access into Internet directly without
authentication.
Button Click – When a client tries to access into Internet, a
welcome message page with a button named “Accept” will
appear on the screen first. The client must click that button
(Accept) and then he/she is allowed to access Internet.
Applied Interfaces Check the box(es) representing different interfaces to be applied
by such profile.
 LAN – If it is selected and Universal Repeater is specified
as connection mode for such AP, both LAN client and
WLAN client can access into Internet via web portal. Yet,

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 if AP mode is selected, only wireless LAN client shall
access into Internet via web portal.
 WLAN - The advantage is that each SSID (1/2/3/4) for
wireless network can be applied with different web portal
separately.

After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration.

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3.3 Central AP Management
Central AP Management allows you to configure VigorAP 810 to be managed by Vigor2862
series.

3.3.1 General Setup

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable AP Check the box to enable the function of AP Management.
Management
Enable Auto VigorAP can be controlled under Central AP Management in
Provision Vigor router. When both Vigor router and VigorAP have such
feature enabled, once VigorAP is registered to Vigor router, the
WLAN profile pre-configured on Vigor router will be applied to
VigorAP immediately. Thus, it is not necessary to configure
VigorAP separately.

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 3.3.2 APM Log
This page will display log information related to wireless stations connected to VigorAP and
central AP management.
Such information also will be delivered to Vigor router (e.g., Vigor2862 series) and be
shown on Central AP Management>>APM Log of Vigor router.

3.3.3 Overload Management

Load Balance can help to distribute the traffic for all of the access points (e.g., VigorAP)
registered to Vigor router. Thus, the bandwidth will not be occupied by certain access points.
However, traffic overload might be occurred if too many wireless stations connected to
VigorAP for data incoming and outgoing. Therefore, “Force Overload Disassociation” is
required to terminate the network connection of the client’s station to release network traffic.
When the function of “Force Overload Disassociation” in web user interface of Vigor router
(e.g., Vigor2862) is enabled, wireless clients specified in black list of such web page will be
disassociated to solve the problem of traffic overload.

The following web page is used to configure white list and black list for wireless stations.

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Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
White List/Black List Display the information (such as index number, MAC address
and comment) for all of the members in White List/Black List.
Wireless stations listed in Black List will be forcefully
disconnected first when traffic overload occurs and “Force
Overload Disassociation” is enabled.
Client’s MAC Specify the MAC Address of the remote/local client.
Address
Apply to White List – MAC address listed inside Client’s MAC Address
will be categorized as one of members in White List.
Black List - MAC address listed inside Client’s MAC Address
will be categorized as one of members in Black List.
Comment Type any words as notification.

Add Add a new MAC address into the White List/Black List.
Delete Delete the selected MAC address in the White List/Black List.
Edit Edit the selected MAC address in the White List/Black List.
Cancel Give up the configuration.

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 3.3.4 Status of Settings
Load Balance can help to distribute the traffic for all of the access points (e.g., VigorAP)
registered to Vigor router. This web page displays the settings related to Load Balance for
VigorAP. In which, Station Number Threshold, Traffic Threshold and Force Overload
Disassociation indicate settings configured in Vigor router.

Below shows a setting example for Load Balance settings configured in Vigor router.

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3.4 General Concepts for Wireless LAN
The VigorAP 810 is equipped with a wireless LAN interface compliant with the standard
IEEE 802.11n draft 2 protocol. To boost its performance further, the VigorAP 810 is also
loaded with advanced wireless technology to lift up data rate up to 300 Mbps*. Hence, you
can finally smoothly enjoy stream music and video.
Note: * The actual data throughput will vary according to the network conditions and
environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, network overhead and
building materials.
In an Infrastructure Mode of wireless network, VigorAP 810 plays a role as an Access Point
(AP) connecting to lots of wireless clients or Stations (STA). All the STAs will share the
same Internet connection via VigorAP 810. The General Setup will set up the information
of this wireless network, including its SSID as identification, located channel etc.

Security Overview
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a legacy method to encrypt each frame transmitted via
radio using either a 64-bit or 128-bit key. Usually access point will preset a set of four keys
and it will communicate with each station using only one out of the four keys.
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), the most dominating security mechanism in industry, is
separated into two categories: WPA-personal or called WPA Pre-Share Key (WPA/PSK),
and WPA-Enterprise or called WPA/802.1x.
In WPA-Personal, a pre-defined key is used for encryption during data transmission. WPA
applies Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) for data encryption while WPA2 applies
AES. The WPA-Enterprise combines not only encryption but also authentication.
Since WEP has been proved vulnerable, you may consider using WPA for the most secure
connection. You should select the appropriate security mechanism according to your needs.
No matter which security suite you select, they all will enhance the over-the-air data
protection and /or privacy on your wireless network. The VigorAP 810 is very flexible and
can support multiple secure connections with both WEP and WPA at the same time.

WPS Introduction
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) provides easy procedure to make network connection
between wireless station and wireless access point (VigorAP 810) with the encryption of
WPA and WPA2.
It is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and VigorAP 810.
Users do not need to select any encryption mode and type any long encryption passphrase to
setup a wireless client every time. He/she only needs to press a button on wireless client, and
WPS will connect for client and VigorAP 810 automatically.

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 Note: Such function is available for the wireless station with WPS supported.

There are two methods to do network connection through WPS between AP and Stations:
pressing the Start PBC button or using PIN Code.
On the side of VigorAP 810 series which served as an AP, press WPS button once on the
front panel of VigorAP 810 or click Start PBC on web configuration interface. On the side
of a station with network card installed, press Start PBC button of network card.

If you want to use PIN code, you have to know the PIN code specified in wireless client.
Then provide the PIN code of the wireless client you wish to connect to the VigorAP 810.

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3.5 Wireless LAN Settings for AP Mode
When you choose AP as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items will include
General Setup, Security, Access Control, WPS, Advanced Setting, AP Discovery,
Bandwidth Management, Airtime Fairness, Station Control, Roaming, and Station List.

Note: The Wireless LAN settings will be changed according to the Operation Mode
selected in section 3.1.

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 3.5.1 General Setup
By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the
SSID and the wireless channel. Please refer to the following figure for more information.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function.
Enable Client Limit Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations
which try to connect Internet through Vigor AP. The number
you can set is from 3 to 64.
Enable Client Limit Define the maximum number of wireless stations per SSID
per SSID which try to connect to Internet through Vigor device. The
number you can set is from 3 to 64.
Mode At present, VigorAP 810 can connect to 11b only, 11g only,
11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed
(11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed
(11b+11g+11n) mode.
Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. You may
switch channel if the selected channel is under serious
interference. If you have no idea of choosing the frequency,
please select AutoSelect to let system determine for you.
Extension Channel With 802.11n, there is one option to double the bandwidth per
channel. The available extension channel options will be varied
according to the Channel selected above. Configure the

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 extension channel you want.
Enable 2 Subnet Check the box to enable the function for two independent
(Simulate 2 APs) subnets. Once you enable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B
would be independent. Next, you can connect one router in
LAN-A, and another router in LAN-B. Such mechanism can
make you feeling that you have two independent AP/subnet
functions in one VigorAP 810.
If you disable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B ports are in
the same domain. You could only connect one router (no
matter connecting to LAN-A or LAN-B) in this environment.
Enable SSID #1 is enabled in default. SSID #2 ~ #4 can be enabled
manually.
Hide SSID Check it to prevent from wireless sniffing and make it harder
for unauthorized clients or STAs to join your wireless LAN.
Depending on the wireless utility, the user may only see the
information except SSID or just cannot see any thing about
VigorAP 810 while site surveying. The system allows you to
set three sets of SSID for different usage.
SSID Set a name for VigorAP 810 to be identified. Default settings
are DrayTek-LAN-A and DrayTek-LAN-B. When Enable 2
Subnet is enabled, you can specify subnet interface (LAN-A
or LAN-B) for each SSID by using the drop down menu.
Subnet Choose LAN-A or LAN-B for each SSID. If you choose
LAN-A, the wireless clients connecting to this SSID could
only communicate with LAN-A.
Isolate LAN Check this box to isolate the wireless connection from LAN. It
can make the wireless clients (stations) with remote-dial and
LAN to LAN users not accessing for each other.
Isolate Member Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the
same SSID not accessing for each other.
VLAN ID Type the value for such SSID. Packets transferred from such
SSID to LAN will be tagged with the number.
If your network uses VLANs, you can assign the SSID to a
VLAN on your network. Client devices that associate using the
SSID are grouped into this VLAN. The VLAN ID range is
from 3 to 4095. The VLAN ID is 0 by default, it means
disabling the VLAN function for the SSID.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 3.5.2 Security
This page allows you to set security with different modes for SSID 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
After configuring the correct settings, please click OK to save and invoke it.
By clicking the Security Settings, a new web page will appear so that you could configure
the settings.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose.
Below shows the modes with higher security;
WPA2 Personal, WPA2/WPA Personal - Accepts only WPA
clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK. The
WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the
key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in
this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x
authentication.
The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio
using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered
manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via
802.1x authentication. Select WPA, WPA2 or Auto as WPA
mode.
WPA2 Enterprise, WPA2/WPA Enterprise - The WPA
encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key,
which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this
field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x
authentication.
Below shows the modes with basic security;
WPA Personal - Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption
key should be entered in PSK. The WPA encrypts each frame

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 transmitted from the radio using the key, which either PSK
(Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this field below or
automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication.
WPA Enterprise - The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted
from the radio using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared
Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically
negotiated via 802.1x authentication.
WEP Personal - Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption
key should be entered in WEP Key.
None - The encryption mechanism is turned off.
WPA Algorithms Select TKIP, AES or TKIP/AES as the algorithm for WPA.
Such feature is available for WPA2 Enterprise, WPA
Enterprise, WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal or
WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
Pass Phrase Either 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64
Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as
"0x321253abcde..."). Such feature is available for WPA
Personal or WPA2 Personal or WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
Key Renewal Interval WPA uses shared key for authentication to the network.
However, normal network operations use a different
encryption key that is randomly generated. This randomly
generated key that is periodically replaced. Enter the renewal
security time (seconds) in the column. Smaller interval leads to
greater security but lower performance. Default is 3600
seconds. Set 0 to disable re-key. Such feature is available for
WPA2 Enterprise, WPA Enterprise, WPA Personal or
WPA2 Personal or WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
EAPOL Key Retry EAPOL means Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN.
Enable - The default setting is "Enable". It can make sure that
the key will be installed and used once in order to prevent key
reinstallation attack.
Key 1 – Key 4 Four keys can be entered here, but only one key can be
selected at a time. The format of WEP Key is restricted to 5
ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal values in 64-bit
encryption level, or restricted to 13 ASCII characters or 26
hexadecimal values in 128-bit encryption level. The allowed
content is the ASCII characters from 33(!) to 126(~) except '#'
and ','. Such feature is available for WEP mode.

Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings.

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 Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 810 which is used
Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access
point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for
wireless security.
Besides, if you want to use the external RADIUS server for
authentication, do not check this box.
Please refer to the section, 3.10 RADIUS Setting to configure
settings for internal server of VigorAP 810.
IP Address Enter the IP address of external RADIUS server.
Port The UDP port number that the external RADIUS server is
using. The default value is 1812, based on RFC 2138.
Shared Secret The external RADIUS server and client share a secret that is
used to authenticate the messages sent between them. Both
sides must be configured to use the same shared secret.
Session Timeout Set the maximum time of service provided before
re-authentication. Set to zero to perform another authentication
immediately after the first authentication has successfully
completed. (The unit is second.)

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

3.5.3 Access Control

For additional security of wireless access, the Access Control facility allows you to restrict
the network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC address of client. Only the
valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. By
clicking the Access Control, a new web page will appear, as depicted below, so that you
could edit the clients' MAC addresses to control their access rights (deny or allow).

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Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the
policy. Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the
MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually.
Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices
with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter
table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 810.

MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.
MAC Client’s MAC Address - Manually enter the MAC address of
wireless client.
Add - Add a new MAC address into the list.
Delete - Delete the selected MAC address in the list.
Edit - Edit the selected MAC address in the list.
Object In addition to enter the MAC address of the device manually,
you can
Device Group - Select one of the existed device groups and
click Add. All the devices belonging to the selected group will
be shown on the MAC Address Filter table.
Device Object - Select one of the existed device object and
click Add. The MAC address of the device will be shown on
the MAC Address Filter table.

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 Cancel Give up the access control set up.
Backup Click it to store the settings (MAC addresses on MAC Address
Filter table) on this page as a file.
Restore Click it to restore the settings (MAC addresses on MAC
Address Filter table) from an existed file.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

3.5.4 WPS
Open Wireless LAN>>WPS to configure the corresponding settings.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS setting.
WPS Configured Display related system information for WPS. If the wireless
security (encryption) function of VigorAP 810 is properly
configured, you can see ‘Yes’ message here.
WPS SSID Display current selected SSID.
WPS Auth Mode Display current authentication mode of the VigorAP 810. Only
WPA2 Personal and WPA Personal support WPS.
WPS Encrypt Type Display encryption mode (None, WEP, TKIP, AES, etc.) of
VigorAP 810.
Configure via Push Click Start PBC to invoke Push-Button style WPS setup
Button procedure. VigorAP 810 will wait for WPS requests from
wireless clients about two minutes. The WPS LED on
VigorAP 810 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will
return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to
setup WPS within two minutes)
Configure via Client Type the PIN code specified in wireless client you wish to
connect, and click Start PIN button. The WLAN LED on

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 PinCode VigorAP 810 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will
return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to
setup WPS within two minutes).

3.5.5 Advanced Setting

This page is to determine which algorithm will be selected for wireless transmission rate.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Channel Bandwidth 20 MHZ- the AP will use 20MHz for data transmission and
receiving between the AP and the stations.
Auto 20/40 MHZ– the AP will scan for nearby wireless AP,
and then use 20MHz if the number of AP is more than 10, or
use 40MHz if it's not.
40 MHZ- the AP will use 40MHz for data transmission and
receiving between the AP and the stations.
Packet-OVERDRIVE This feature can enhance the performance in data transmission
about 40%* more (by checking Tx Burst). It is active only
when both sides of Access Point and Station (in wireless
client) invoke this function at the same time. That is, the
wireless client must support this feature and invoke the
function, too.
Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function.
Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching
with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of
Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for
TxBURST on the tab of Option).

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 Antenna VigorAP can be attached with two antennas to have good data
transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have
only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R.

Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down

the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.

Rate Adaptation Wireless transmission rate is adapted dynamically. Usually,

Algorithm performance of “new” algorithm is better than “old”.
Fragment Length Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346.
RTS Threshold Minimize the collision (unit is bytes) between hidden stations
to improve wireless performance.
Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default
value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347.
Country Code VigorAP broadcasts country codes by following the 802.11d
standard. However, some wireless stations will detect / scan
the country code to prevent conflict occurred. If conflict is
detected, wireless station will be warned and is unable to make
network connection. Therefore, changing the country code to
ensure successful network connection will be necessary for
some clients.
Auto Channel The selected wireless channels will be discarded if AutoSelect
Filtered Out List is selected as Channel selection mode in Wireless
LAN>>General Setup.
IGMP Snooping Check Enable to enable IGMP Snooping. Multicast traffic will
be forwarded to ports that have members of that group.
Disabling IGMP snooping will make multicast traffic treated in
the same manner as broadcast traffic.
WMM Capable To apply WMM parameters for wireless data transmission,
please click the Enable radio button.
MAC Clone Click Enable and manually enter the MAC address of the
device with SSID 1. The MAC address of other SSIDs will
change based on this MAC address.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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3.5.6 AP Discovery
VigorAP 810 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood.
Based on the scanning result, users will know which channel is clean for usage. Also, it can
be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link. Notice that during the scanning process
(about 5 seconds), no client is allowed to connect to Vigor.
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Please click Scan to
discover all the connected APs.

Each item is explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable AP Monitor This function can help to get and keep the records of APs
Mode detected by such device after clicking Scan.
In general, only the available AP will be detected by Vigor
device. Once the AP is unavailable, it will be deleted from the
Access Point List immediately. However, if such function is
enabled, the system will keep the record of the AP (once
detected by Vigor device) until it is available for Vigor device
again.
SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 810.
BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 810.
RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the
abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication.
Channel Display the wireless channel used for the AP that is scanned by
VigorAP 810.
Encryption Display the encryption mode for the scanned AP.
Authentication Display the authentication type that the scanned AP applied.
Mode Display the wireless connection mode that the scanned AP
used.
Ch. Width Display the channel width that the scanned AP used.

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 Scan It is used to discover all the connected AP. The results will be
shown on the box above this button
Channel Statistics It displays the statistics for the channels used by APs.

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3.5.7 Bandwidth Management
The downstream or upstream from FTP, HTTP or some P2P applications will occupy large
of bandwidth and affect the applications for other programs. Please use Bandwidth
Management to make the bandwidth usage more efficient.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
SSID Display the specific SSID name of the AP.
Enable Check this box to enable the bandwidth management for clients.
Upload Limit Define the maximum speed of the data uploading which will be
used for the wireless stations connecting to Vigor AP with the
same SSID.
Use the drop down list to choose the rate. If you choose User
defined, you have to specify the rate manually.
Download Limit Define the maximum speed of the data downloading which will
be used for the wireless station connecting to Vigor AP with the
same SSID.
Use the drop down list to choose the rate. If you choose User
defined, you have to specify the rate manually.
Auto Adjustment Check this box to have the bandwidth limit determined by the
system automatically.
Total Upload Limit When Auto Adjustment is checked, the value defined here will
be treated as the total bandwidth shared by all of the wireless
stations with the same SSID for data uploading.
Total Download When Auto Adjustment is checked, the value defined here will
Limit be treated as the total bandwidth shared by all of the wireless
stations with the same SSID for data downloading.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 3.5.8 Airtime Fairness
Airtime fairness is essential in wireless networks that must support critical enterprise
applications.
Most of the applications are either symmetric or require more downlink than uplink capacity;
telephony and email send the same amount of data in each direction, while video streaming
and web surfing involve more traffic sent from access points to clients than the other way
around. This is essential for ensuring predictable performance and quality-of-service, as well
as allowing 802.11n and legacy clients to coexist on the same network. Without airtime
fairness, offices using mixed mode networks risk having legacy clients slow down the entire
network or letting the fastest client(s) crowd out other users.
With airtime fairness, every client at a given quality-of-service level has equal access to the
network's airtime.

The wireless channel can be accessed by only one wireless station at the same time.

The principle behind the IEEE802.11 channel access mechanisms is that each station has
equal probability to access the channel. When wireless stations have similar data rate, this
principle leads to a fair result. In this case, stations get similar channel access time which is
called airtime.

However, when stations have various data rate (e.g., 11g, 11n), the result is not fair. The
slow stations (11g) work in their slow data rate and occupy too much airtime, whereas the
fast stations (11n) become much slower.

Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit
data packets through VigorAP 810. Although they have equal probability to access the
wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station
A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet. In other words, Station B(fast rate) is
obstructed by Station A(slow rate).

To improve this problem, Airtime Fairness is added for VigorAP 810. Airtime Fairness
function tries to assign similar airtime to each station (A/B) by controlling TX traffic. In the
following figure, Station B(11n) has higher probability to send data packets than Station
A(11g). By this way, Station B(fast rate) gets fair airtime and it's speed is not limited by
Station A(slow rate).

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It is similar to automatic Bandwidth Limit. The dynamic bandwidth limit of each station
depends on instant active station number and airtime assignment. Please note that Airtime
Fairness of 2.4GHz and 5GHz are independent. But stations of different SSIDs function
together, because they all use the same wireless channel. IN SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTS,
this function can reduce the bad influence of slow wireless devices and improve the overall
wireless performance.

Suitable environment:

(1) Many wireless stations.

(2) All stations mainly use download traffic.
(3) The performance bottleneck is wireless connection.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Airtime Try to assign similar airtime to each wireless station by
Fairness controlling TX traffic.
Airtime Fairness – Click the link to display the following
screen of airtime fairness note.

Triggering Client Number –Airtime Fairness function is

applied only when active station number achieves this number.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 Note: Airtime Fairness function and Bandwidth Limit function should be mutually
exclusive. So their webs have extra actions to ensure these two functions are not enabled
simultaneously.

3.5.9 Station Control

Station Control is used to specify the duration for the wireless client to connect and
reconnect VigorAP. If such function is not enabled, the wireless client can connect VigorAP
until it shuts down.
Such feature is especially useful for free Wi-Fi service. For example, a coffee shop offers
free Wi-Fi service for its guests for one hour every day. Then, the connection time can be set
as “1 hour” and reconnection time can be set as “1 day”. Thus, the guest can finish his job
within one hour and will not occupy the wireless network for a long time.
Note: Up to 300 Wireless Station records are supported by VigorAP.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
SSID Display the SSID that the wireless station will use it to
connect with Vigor router.
Enable Check the box to enable the station control function.
Connection Time / Use the drop down list to choose the duration for the
Reconnection Time wireless client connecting /reconnecting to Vigor router. Or,
type the duration manually when you choose User defined.

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 Display All Station All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using
Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List.

After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration.

3.5.10 Roaming
The network signal for a single wireless access point might be limited by its coverage range.
Therefore, if you want to expand the wireless network in a large exhibition with a quick
method, you can install multiple access points with enabling the Roaming feature for each
AP to reach the purpose of expanding wireless signals seamlessly.

These access points connecting for each other shall be verified by pre-authentication. This
page allows you to enable the roaming feature and the pre-authentication.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
AP-assisted Client When the link rate of wireless station is too low or the signal
Roaming Parameters received by the wireless station is too worse, VigorAP 810 will
automatically detect (based on the link rate and RSSI
requirement) and cut off the network connection for that wireless
station to assist it to connect another Wireless AP to get better
signal.
Minimum Basic Rate – Check the box to use the drop down list
to specify a basic rate (Mbps). When the link rate of the wireless
station is below such value, VigorAP 810 will terminate the
network connection for that wireless station.
Disable RSSI Requirement - If it is selected, VigorAP will not
terminate the network connection based on RSSI.
Strictly Minimum RSSI - VigorAP uses RSSI (received signal
strength indicator) to decide to terminate the network connection
of wireless station. When the signal strength is below the value
(dBm) set here, VigorAP 810 will terminate the network
connection for that wireless station.
Minimum RSSI - When the signal strength of the wireless

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 station is below the value (dBm) set here and adjacent AP (must
be DrayTek AP and support such feature too) with higher signal
strength value (defined in the field of With Adjacent AP RSSI
over) is detected by VigorAP 810, VigorAP 810 will terminate
the network connection for that wireless station. Later, the
wireless station can connect to the adjacent AP (with better
RSSI).
 With Adjacent AP RSSI over – Specify a value as a
threshold.
Fast Roaming Enable – Check the box to enable fast roaming configuration.
(WPA2 Enterprise) PMK Caching - Set the expire time of WPA2 PMK (Pairwise
master key) cache. PMK Cache manages the list from the
BSSIDs in the associated SSID with which it has
pre-authenticated. Such feature is available for WPA2/802.1
mode.
Pre-Authentication - Enables a station to authenticate to
multiple APs for roaming securer and faster. With the
pre-authentication procedure defined in IEEE 802.11i
specification, the pre-four-way-handshake can reduce handoff
delay perceivable by a mobile node. It makes roaming faster and
more secure. (Only valid in WPA2)

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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3.5.11 Station List
Station List provides the knowledge of connecting wireless clients now along with its status
code. Each tab (general, advanced, control, neighbor) will display different status
information (including MAC address, Vendor, SSID, Auth, Encrypt, Tx/Rx Rate, Hostname,
RSSI, Link Speed, BW, PSM, WMM, PHMd, MCS, Connection Time, Reconnection Time,
Approx. Distance, Visit Time, and so on)

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
MAC Address Display the MAC Address for the connecting client.
SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to.
Auth Display the authentication that the wireless client uses for
connection with such AP.
Encrypt Display the encryption mode used by the wireless client.
Tx Rate/Rx Rate Display the transmission /receiving rate for packets.
Refresh Click this button to refresh the status of station list.
Add to Access Client’s MAC Address - For additional security of wireless
Control access, the Access Control facility allows you to restrict the
network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC
address of client. Only the valid MAC address that has been
configured can access the wireless LAN interface.
Add Click this button to add current typed MAC address into
Access Control.

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 General

Display general information (e.g., MAC Address, SSID, Auth, Encrypt, TX/RX Rate) for the
station.
Advanced

Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the
station.
Control
Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations.
Neighbor
Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations.

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3.6 Wireless LAN Settings for Station-Infrastructure Mode
When you choose Station-Infrastructure as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu
items will include General Setup, Site Survey, Statistics and WPS.

3.6.1 General Setup

By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the
wireless profile and choose proper mode. Please refer to the following figure for more
information.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function.
Mode At present, VigorAP 810 can connect to 11 b only, 11 g only, 11
n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11b+11g+11n) and Mixed
(11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed
(11b+11g+11n) mode.
Add Click this button to add new wireless profiles.
Delete Click this button to delete the selected wireless profile.
Edit Click this button to modify the existing wireless profile.
Connect Click this button to connect the wireless station to AP with the
selected profile.
Packet-OVERDRIVE This feature can enhance the performance in data transmission

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 about 40%* more (by checking Tx Burst). It is active only when
both sides of Access Point and Station (in wireless client) invoke
this function at the same time. That is, the wireless client must
support this feature and invoke the function, too.
Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function.
Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching
with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of
Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for
TxBURST on the tab of Option).

MAC Clone Check this box and manually enter the MAC address for Station
mode driver.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

Add a New Wireless Profile

To add a new wireless profile for the stations, click Add. The following dialog box will
appear.

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Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Profile Name Type a name for the new profile.
SSID Type the name for such access point that can be used for
connection by the stations.
Network Type Infrastructure - In this mode, you can connect the access
point to Ethernet device such as TV and Game player to
enable the Ethernet device as a wireless station and join to a
wireless network through an access point or AP router.
802.11 Ad Hoc – An ad-hoc network is a network where
wireless stations can communicate with peer to peer (P2P).
Power Saving Mode Choose the power saving mode for such device.
CAM – Choose this item if it is not necessary to perform
power saving job.
Power Saving Mode – Choose this item to get into the power
saving status when there is no data passing through the access
point.
RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default
value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347.

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 Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is
2346.
Security Mode 802.11 standard defines two mechanisms for authentication of
wireless LAN clients: Open Authentication and Shared Key
Authentication.
Choose one of the security modes from the drop down list. If
you choose OPEN or SHARED, you have to type WEP
information.
OPEN – Open authentication is basically null authentication
algorithm, which means that there is no verification of the
user.
SHARED – It works similar to Open authentication with only
one major difference. If you choose OPEN with WEP
encryption key, the WEP keys is used to encrypt and decrypt
the data but not for authentication. In Shared key
authentication, WEP encryption will be used for
authentication.

If you choose WPA-Personal or WPA2-Personal, the

corresponding WPA settings will be listed as follows. You
have to choose the WPA algorithms and type the pass phrase
for such security mode.
WPA Algorithms – Choose Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
(TKIP) or AES for data encryption.
Pass Phrase – Please type 8 to 63 alphanumerical characters
here.
WEP WEP Key Length - WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a
common encryption mode. It is safe enough for home and
personal use. However, if you need higher level of security,
please consider using WPA encryption (see next section).
Some wireless clients do not support WPA, but support WEP.
Therefore WEP is still a good choice for you if you have such
kind of client in your network environment.

WEP Key Entry Method - There are two types of WEP key
length: 64-bit and 128-bit. Using 128-bit is safer than 64-bit,
but it will reduce some data transfer performance.
There are two types of key method: ASCII and Hex. When
you select a key format, the number of characters of key will
be displayed. For example, if you select 64-bit as key length,
and Hex as key format, you’ll see the message at the right of

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 Key Format is ‘Hex (10 characters) which means the length of
WEP key is 10 characters.

WEP Keys (Key 1 – Key 4) - Four keys can be entered here,

but only one key can be selected at a time. The format of WEP
Key is restricted to 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal
values in 64-bit encryption level, or restricted to 13 ASCII
characters or 26 hexadecimal values in 128-bit encryption
level. The allowed content is the ASCII characters from 33(!)
to 126(~) except '#' and ','. Such feature is available for WEP
mode.
Default Key – Choose one of the key settings.

Below shows an example for a wireless profile created.

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 3.6.2 Site Survey
The page will list the access points nearby as VigorAP 810 is set to Station mode. You can
select one of the access points to associate.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
SSID Display the SSID name of the access point.
BSSID Display the BSSID (MAC Address) of the access point.
RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the
abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication.
Channel Display the channel number of the access point.
Encryption Display the encryption setting of the access points. If you have
selected the access point with security setting, you have to go
to 2-7 Wireless Security to set the same security with the
access point you want to associate.
Authentication Display the authentication type of the access point.

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 Scan/Rescan Search the stations connected to such access point.
Connect Connect to the wireless AP that you choose.
Add Profile The system will add a profile automatically for you to connect
with the wireless AP that you choose.

3.6.3 Statistics
This page displays the statistics for data transmission and receiving between the access point
and the stations.

3.6.4 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless
network clients and the access point. You don’t have to select encryption mode and input a
long encryption passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless client. You only
have to press a button on wireless client and the access point, and the WPS will do the setup
for you.
VigorAP 810 supports two types of WPS: Push-Button Configuration (PBC), and PIN code.
If you want to use PBC, you have to switch VigorAP 810 to WPS mode and push a specific
button on the wireless client to start WPS mode. You can push Reset/WPS button of this
VigorAP 810, or click PBC Start button in the web configuration interface to do this; if you
want to use PIN code, you have to provide the PIN code of the wireless client you wish to
connect to this access point and then switch the wireless client to WPS mode.
Note: WPS function of VigorAP 810 will not work for those wireless AP/clients do not
support WPS.
To use WPS function to set encrypted connection between VigorAP 810 and WPS-enabled
wireless AP, please open Wireless LAN >>WPS. The following information will be
displayed:

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 Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
SSID Display the SSID name of the access point.
BSSID Display the BSSID (MAC Address) of the access point.

RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the
abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication.
Ch. (Channel) Display the channel number of the access point.
Auth. Display the authentication type of the access point.
(Authentication)

Display the encryption setting of the access points. If you have

Encrypt (Encryption) selected the access point with security setting, you have to go
to 2-7 Wireless Security to set the same security with the
access point you want to associate.
Ver. (Version) Display the version of WPS.
Status Display the status of WPS access point.
Refresh Click this button to refresh the AP site survey.
Start PBC Click Start PBC to make a WPS connection within 2 minutes.
When using PinCode method, it is required to enter PIN Code
PIN Start (Personal Identification Number Code, 8-digit numbers) into
Registrar. When the wireless station is Enrollee, the users can
use Renew PIN to re-generate a new PIN code.
Renew PIN Click this button to re-generate a new PIN code.

Note: When you’re using PBC type WPS setup, you must press PBC button (hardware or
software) of wireless client within 2 minutes. If you didn’t press PBC button of wireless
client within this time period, please press PBC button (hardware or software) of this
access point again.

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3.7 Wireless LAN Settings for AP Bridge-Point to Point/AP
Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode
When you choose AP Bridge-Point to Point or Point-to Multi-Point Mode as the operation
mode, the Wireless LAN menu items will include General Setup, Advanced Setting, AP
Discovery and WDS AP Status.

AP Bridge-Point to Point allows VigorAP 810 to connect to another VigorAP 810 which
uses the same mode. All wired Ethernet clients of both VigorAP 810s will be connected
together.
Point-to Multi-Point Mode allows AP 810 to connect up to four AP 810s which uses the
same mode. All wired Ethernet clients of every VigorAP 810 will be connected together.
3.7.1 General Setup
By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the
Phy mode, security, Tx Burst and choose proper mode. Please refer to the following figure
for more information.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function.
Mode At present, VigorAP 810 can connect to 11b only, 11g only,
11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed
(11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose
Mixed (11b+11g+11n) mode.
Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. The
default channel is 11. You may switch channel if the selected
channel is under serious interference. If you have no idea of

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 choosing the frequency, please select AutoSelect to let
system determine for you.

Extension Channel With 802.11n, there is one option to double the bandwidth per
channel. The available extension channel options will be
varied according to the Channel selected above.
PHY Mode HTMIX (11b/g/n mixed mode) is specified VigorAP 810.
Security Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm. Type
the key number if required. Or click Disabled to ignore such
feature.
Peer Mac Address Type the peer MAC address for the access point that VigorAP
810 connects to.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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3.7.2 Advanced Setting
This page is to determine which algorithm will be selected for wireless transmission rate.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Channel Bandwidth 20 MHz- the device will use 20MHz for data transmission and
receiving between the AP and the stations.
Auto 20/40 MHz– the AP will scan for nearby wireless AP,
and then use 20MHz if the number of AP is more than 10, or
use 40MHz if it's not.
40 MHz- the device will use 40MHz for data transmission and
receiving between the AP and the stations.

Packet-OVERDRIVE This feature can enhance the performance in data transmission

about 40%* more (by checking Tx Burst). It is active only
when both sides of Access Point and Station (in wireless
client) invoke this function at the same time. That is, the
wireless client must support this feature and invoke the
function, too.
Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function.
Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching
with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of
Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for
TxBURST on the tab of Option).

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 Antenna VigorAP can be attached with two antennas to have good data
transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have
only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R.

Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down

the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.

Rate Adaptation Wireless transmission rate is adapted dynamically. Usually,

Algorithm performance of “new” algorithm is better than “old”.
Fragment Length Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346.
RTS Threshold Minimize the collision (unit is bytes) between hidden stations
to improve wireless performance.
Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default
value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347.
Country Code VigorAP broadcasts country codes by following the 802.11d
standard. However, some wireless stations will detect / scan
the country code to prevent conflict occurred. If conflict is
detected, wireless station will be warned and is unable to make
network connection. Therefore, changing the country code to
ensure successful network connection will be necessary for
some clients.
Auto Channel The selected wireless channels will be discarded if AutoSelect
Filtered Out List is selected as Channel selection mode in Wireless
LAN>>General Setup.
IGMP Snooping Check Enable to enable IGMP Snooping. Multicast traffic will
be forwarded to ports that have members of that group.
Disabling IGMP snooping will make multicast traffic treated in
the same manner as broadcast traffic.
WMM Capable To apply WMM parameters for wireless data transmission,
please click the Enable radio button.

MAC Clone Click Enable and manually enter the MAC address of the
device with SSID 1. The MAC address of other SSIDs will
change based on this MAC address.

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3.7.3 AP Discovery
VigorAP 810 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood.
Based on the scanning result, users will know which channel is clean for usage. Also, it can
be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link. Notice that during the scanning process
(about 5 seconds), no client is allowed to connect to VigorAP 810.
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP
which is in the same channel of VigorAP 810 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all
the connected APs.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable AP Monitor This function can help to get and keep the records of APs
Mode detected by such device after clicking Scan.
In general, only the available AP will be detected by Vigor
device. Once the AP is unavailable, it will be deleted from the
Access Point List immediately. However, if such function is
enabled, the system will keep the record of the AP (once
detected by Vigor device) until it is available for Vigor device
again.
SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 810.
BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 810.
RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the
abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication.
Channel Display the wireless channel used for the AP that is scanned by
VigorAP 810.
Encryption Display the encryption mode for the scanned AP.
Authentication Display the authentication type that the scanned AP applied.
Mode Display the wireless connection mode that the scanned AP

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 used.
Ch. Width Display the channel width that the scanned AP used.
Scan It is used to discover all the connected AP. The results will be
shown on the box above this button
Channel Statistics It displays the statistics for the channels used by APs.
AP’s MAC Address If you want the found AP applying the WDS settings, please
type in the AP’s MAC address.
AP’s SSID To specify an AP to be applied with WDS settings, you can
specify MAC address or SSID for the AP. Here is the place
that you can type the SSID of the AP.
Add Type the MAC address of the AP. Click Add. Later, the MAC
address of the AP will be added and be shown on WDS
settings page.

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3.7.4 WDS AP Status
VigorAP 810 can display the status such as MAC address, physical mode, power save and
bandwidth for the working AP connected with WDS. Click Refresh to get the newest
information.

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3.8 Wireless LAN Settings for AP Bridge-WDS Mode
When you choose AP Bridge-WDS as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items
will include General Setup, Security, Access Control, WPS, Advanced Setting, AP
Discovery, WDS AP Status, Bandwidth Management, Airtime Fairness, Station Control and
Roaming.

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3.8.1 General Setup
By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the
Phy mode, security, Tx Burst and choose proper mode. Please refer to the following figure
for more information.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function.
Enable Client Limit Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations
which try to connect Internet through Vigor AP. The number
you can set is from 3 to 64.
Enable Client Limit Define the maximum number of wireless stations per SSID

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 per SSID which try to connect to Internet through Vigor device. The
number you can set is from 3 to 64.
Mode At present, VigorAP 810 can connect to 11b only, 11g only,
11n only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed
(11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed
(11b+11g+11n) mode.
Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. You may
switch channel if the selected channel is under serious
interference. If you have no idea of choosing the frequency,
please select AutoSelect to let system determine for you.
Extension Channel With 802.11n, there is one option to double the bandwidth per
channel. The available extension channel options will be varied
according to the Channel selected above. Configure the
extension channel you want.
Enable 2 Subnet Check the box to enable the function for two independent
(Simulate 2 APs) subnets. Once you enable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B
would be independent. Next, you can connect one router in
LAN-A, and another router in LAN-B. Such mechanism can
make you feeling that you have two independent AP/subnet
functions in one VigorAP 810.
If you disable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B ports are in
the same domain. You could only connect one router (no
matter connecting to LAN-A or LAN-B) in this environment.
Enable SSID #1 is enabled in default. SSID #2 ~ #4 can be enabled
manually.
Hide SSID Check it to prevent from wireless sniffing and make it harder
for unauthorized clients or STAs to join your wireless LAN.
Depending on the wireless utility, the user may only see the
information except SSID or just cannot see any thing about
VigorAP 810 while site surveying. The system allows you to
set three sets of SSID for different usage.
SSID Set a name for VigorAP 810 to be identified. Default settings
are DrayTek-LAN-A and DrayTek-LAN-B. When Enable 2
Subnet is enabled, you can specify subnet interface (LAN-A
or LAN-B) for each SSID by using the drop down menu.
Subnet Choose LAN-A or LAN-B for each SSID. If you choose
LAN-A, the wireless clients connecting to this SSID could
only communicate with LAN-A.
Isolate LAN Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the
same SSID not accessing for wired PC in LAN.
Isolate Member Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the
same SSID not accessing for each other.
VLAN ID Type the value for such SSID. Packets transferred from such
SSID to LAN will be tagged with the number.
If your network uses VLANs, you can assign the SSID to a
VLAN on your network. Client devices that associate using the
SSID are grouped into this VLAN. The VLAN ID range is

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 from 3 to 4095. The VLAN ID is 0 by default, it means
disabling the VLAN function for the SSID.
PHY Mode Data will be transmitted via HTMIX mode.
Each access point should be setup to the same PHY Mode for
connecting with each other.
Subnet Choose LAN-A or LAN-B for each SSID.
Security Select WEP, TKIP or AES as the encryption algorithm.
Peer MAC Address Four peer MAC addresses are allowed to be entered in this
page at one time.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 3.8.2 Security
This page allows you to set security with different modes for SSID 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
After configuring the correct settings, please click OK to save and invoke it.
By clicking the Security Settings, a new web page will appear so that you could configure
the settings.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose.
Below shows the modes with higher security;
WPA2 Personal, WPA2/WPA Personal - Accepts only WPA
clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK. The
WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the
key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in
this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x
authentication.
The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio
using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered
manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via
802.1x authentication. Select WPA, WPA2 or Auto as WPA
mode.
WPA2 Enterprise, WPA2/WPA Enterprise - The WPA
encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key,
which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this
field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x
authentication.
Below shows the modes with basic security;
WPA Personal - Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption
key should be entered in PSK. The WPA encrypts each frame

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 transmitted from the radio using the key, which either PSK
(Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this field below or
automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication.
WPA Enterprise - The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted
from the radio using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared
Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically
negotiated via 802.1x authentication.
WEP Personal - Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption
key should be entered in WEP Key.
None - The encryption mechanism is turned off.
WPA Algorithms Select TKIP, AES or TKIP/AES as the algorithm for WPA.
Such feature is available for WPA2 Enterprise, WPA
Enterprise, WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal or
WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
Pass Phrase Either 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64
Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as
"0x321253abcde..."). Such feature is available for WPA
Personal or WPA2 Personal or WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
Key Renewal Interval WPA uses shared key for authentication to the network.
However, normal network operations use a different
encryption key that is randomly generated. This randomly
generated key that is periodically replaced. Enter the renewal
security time (seconds) in the column. Smaller interval leads to
greater security but lower performance. Default is 3600
seconds. Set 0 to disable re-key. Such feature is available for
WPA2 Enterprise, WPA Enterprise, WPA Personal or
WPA2 Personal or WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
EAPOL Key Retry EAPOL means Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN.
Enable - The default setting is "Enable". It can make sure that
the key will be installed and used once in order to prevent key
reinstallation attack.
Key 1 – Key 4 Four keys can be entered here, but only one key can be
selected at a time. The format of WEP Key is restricted to 5
ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal values in 64-bit
encryption level, or restricted to 13 ASCII characters or 26
hexadecimal values in 128-bit encryption level. The allowed
content is the ASCII characters from 33(!) to 126(~) except '#'
and ','. Such feature is available for WEP Personal mode.

Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings.

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 Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 810 which is used
Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access
point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for
wireless security.
Besides, if you want to use the external RADIUS server for
authentication, do not check this box.
Please refer to the section, 3.10 RADIUS Setting to configure
settings for internal server of VigorAP 810.
IP Address Enter the IP address of external RADIUS server.
Port The UDP port number that the external RADIUS server is
using. The default value is 1812, based on RFC 2138.
Shared Secret The external RADIUS server and client share a secret that is
used to authenticate the messages sent between them. Both
sides must be configured to use the same shared secret.
Session Timeout Set the maximum time of service provided before
re-authentication. Set to zero to perform another authentication
immediately after the first authentication has successfully
completed. (The unit is second.)

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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3.8.3 Access Control
For additional security of wireless access, the Access Control facility allows you to restrict
the network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC address of client. Only the
valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. By
clicking the Access Control, a new web page will appear, as depicted below, so that you
could edit the clients' MAC addresses to control their access rights (deny or allow).

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the
policy. Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the
MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually.
Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices
with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter
table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 810.

MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.
MAC Client’s MAC Address - Manually enter the MAC address of
wireless client.
Add - Add a new MAC address into the list.
Delete - Delete the selected MAC address in the list.
Edit - Edit the selected MAC address in the list.

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 Object In addition to enter the MAC address of the device manually,
you can
Device Group - Select one of the existed device groups and
click Add. All the devices belonging to the selected group will
be shown on the MAC Address Filter table.
Device Object - Select one of the existed device object and
click Add. The MAC address of the device will be shown on
the MAC Address Filter table.
Cancel Give up the access control set up.
Backup Click it to store the settings (MAC addresses on MAC Address
Filter table) on this page as a file.
Restore Click it to restore the settings (MAC addresses on MAC
Address Filter table) from an existed file.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

3.8.4 WPS
Open Wireless LAN>>WPS to configure the corresponding settings.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS setting.
WPS Configured Display related system information for WPS. If the wireless
security (encryption) function of VigorAP 810 is properly
configured, you can see ‘Yes’ message here.
WPS SSID Display current selected SSID.
WPS Auth Mode Display current authentication mode of the VigorAP 810r.
Only WPA2/PSK and WPA/PSK support WPS.
WPS Encryp Type Display encryption mode (None, WEP, TKIP, AES, etc.) of
VigorAP 810.

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 Configure via Push Click Start PBC to invoke Push-Button style WPS setup
Button procedure. VigorAP 810 will wait for WPS requests from
wireless clients about two minutes. The WPS LED on
VigorAP 810 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will
return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to
setup WPS within two minutes)
Configure via Client Type the PIN code specified in wireless client you wish to
PinCode connect, and click Start PIN button. The WLAN LED on
VigorAP 810 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will
return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to
setup WPS within two minutes).

3.8.5 Advanced Setting

This page is to determine which algorithm will be selected for wireless transmission rate.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Channel Bandwidth 20 MHZ- the AP will use 20Mhz for data transmission and
receiving between the AP and the stations.
Auto 20/40 MHZ– the AP will use 20Mhz or 40Mhz for data
transmission and receiving according to the station capability.
Such channel can increase the performance for data
transmission.
40 MHZ- the AP will use 40Mhz for data transmission and
receiving between the AP and the stations.
Packet-OVERDRIVE This feature can enhance the performance in data transmission
about 40%* more (by checking Tx Burst). It is active only
when both sides of Access Point and Station (in wireless
client) invoke this function at the same time. That is, the
wireless client must support this feature and invoke the

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 function, too.
Note: Vigor N61 wireless adapter supports this function.
Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching
with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of
Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for
TxBURST on the tab of Option).

Antenna VigorAP can be attached with two antennas to have good data
transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have
only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R.
Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down
the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.
Rate Adaptation Wireless transmission rate is adapted dynamically. Usually,
Algorithm performance of “new” algorithm is better than “old”.
Fragment Length Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346.
RTS Threshold Minimize the collision (unit is bytes) between hidden stations
to improve wireless performance.
Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default
value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347.
Country Code VigorAP broadcasts country codes by following the 802.11d
standard. However, some wireless stations will detect / scan
the country code to prevent conflict occurred. If conflict is
detected, wireless station will be warned and is unable to make
network connection. Therefore, changing the country code to
ensure successful network connection will be necessary for
some clients.
Auto Channel The selected wireless channels will be discarded if AutoSelect
Filtered Out List is selected as Channel selection mode in Wireless
LAN>>General Setup.
IGMP Snooping Check Enable to enable IGMP Snooping. Multicast traffic will
be forwarded to ports that have members of that group.
Disabling IGMP snooping will make multicast traffic treated in
the same manner as broadcast traffic.
WMM Capable To apply WMM parameters for wireless data transmission,

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 please click the Enable radio button.

MAC Clone Click Enable and manually enter the MAC address of the
device with SSID 1. The MAC address of other SSIDs will
change based on this MAC address.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.
3.8.6 AP Discovery
VigorAP 810 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood.
Based on the scanning result, users will know which channel is clean for usage. Also, it can
be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link. Notice that during the scanning process
(about 5 seconds), no client is allowed to connect to Vigor.
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP
which is in the same channel of VigorAP 810 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all
the connected APs.

Each item is explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable AP Monitor This function can help to get and keep the records of APs
Mode detected by such device after clicking Scan.
In general, only the available AP will be detected by Vigor
device. Once the AP is unavailable, it will be deleted from the
Access Point List immediately. However, if such function is
enabled, the system will keep the record of the AP (once

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 detected by Vigor device) until it is available for Vigor device
again.
SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 810.
BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 810.
RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the
abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication.
Channel Display the wireless channel used for the AP that is scanned by
VigorAP 810.
Encryption Display the encryption mode for the scanned AP.
Authentication Display the authentication type that the scanned AP applied.
Mode Display the wireless connection mode that the scanned AP
used.
Ch. Width Display the channel width that the scanned AP used.
Scan It is used to discover all the connected AP. The results will be
shown on the box above this button
Channel Statistics It displays the statistics for the channels used by APs.
AP’s MAC Address If you want the found AP applying the WDS settings, please
type in the AP’s MAC address.
AP’s SSID To specify an AP to be applied with WDS settings, you can
specify MAC address or SSID for the AP. Here is the place
that you can type the SSID of the AP.
Add Click Repeater for the specified AP. Next, click Add. Later,
the MAC address of the AP will be added and be shown on
WDS settings page.

3.8.7 WDS AP Status

VigorAP 810 can display the status such as MAC address, physical mode, power save and
bandwidth for the working AP connected with WDS. Click Refresh to get the newest
information.

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3.8.8 Bandwidth Management
The downstream or upstream from FTP, HTTP or some P2P applications will occupy large
of bandwidth and affect the applications for other programs. Please use Bandwidth
Management to make the bandwidth usage more efficient.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
SSID Display the specific SSID name of the AP.
Enable Check this box to enable the bandwidth management for clients.
Upload Limit Define the maximum speed of the data uploading which will be
used for the wireless stations connecting to Vigor AP with the
same SSID.
Use the drop down list to choose the rate. If you choose User
defined, you have to specify the rate manually.
Download Limit Define the maximum speed of the data downloading which will
be used for the wireless station connecting to Vigor AP with the
same SSID.
Use the drop down list to choose the rate. If you choose User
defined, you have to specify the rate manually.
Auto Adjustment Check this box to have the bandwidth limit determined by the
system automatically.
Total Upload Limit When Auto Adjustment is checked, the value defined here will
be treated as the total bandwidth shared by all of the wireless
stations with the same SSID for data uploading.
Total Download When Auto Adjustment is checked, the value defined here will
Limit be treated as the total bandwidth shared by all of the wireless
stations with the same SSID for data downloading.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 3.8.9 Airtime Fairness
Airtime fairness is essential in wireless networks that must support critical enterprise
applications.
Most of the applications are either symmetric or require more downlink than uplink capacity;
telephony and email send the same amount of data in each direction, while video streaming
and web surfing involve more traffic sent from access points to clients than the other way
around. This is essential for ensuring predictable performance and quality-of-service, as well
as allowing 802.11n and legacy clients to coexist on the same network. Without airtime
fairness, offices using mixed mode networks risk having legacy clients slow down the entire
network or letting the fastest client(s) crowd out other users.
With airtime fairness, every client at a given quality-of-service level has equal access to the
network's airtime.

The wireless channel can be accessed by only one wireless station at the same time.

The principle behind the IEEE802.11 channel access mechanisms is that each station has
equal probability to access the channel. When wireless stations have similar data rate, this
principle leads to a fair result. In this case, stations get similar channel access time which is
called airtime.

However, when stations have various data rate (e.g., 11g, 11n), the result is not fair. The
slow stations (11g) work in their slow data rate and occupy too much airtime, whereas the
fast stations (11n) become much slower.

Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit
data packets through VigorAP 810. Although they have equal probability to access the
wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station
A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet. In other words, Station B(fast rate) is
obstructed by Station A(slow rate).

To improve this problem, Airtime Fairness is added for VigorAP 810. Airtime Fairness
function tries to assign similar airtime to each station (A/B) by controlling TX traffic. In the
following figure, Station B(11n) has higher probability to send data packets than Station
A(11g). By this way, Station B(fast rate) gets fair airtime and it's speed is not limited by
Station A(slow rate).

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It is similar to automatic Bandwidth Limit. The dynamic bandwidth limit of each station
depends on instant active station number and airtime assignment. Please note that Airtime
Fairness of 2.4GHz and 5GHz are independent. But stations of different SSIDs function
together, because they all use the same wireless channel. IN SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTS,
this function can reduce the bad influence of slow wireless devices and improve the overall
wireless performance.

Suitable environment:

(1) Many wireless stations.

(2) All stations mainly use download traffic.
(3) The performance bottleneck is wireless connection.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Airtime Try to assign similar airtime to each wireless station by
Fairness controlling TX traffic.
Airtime Fairness – Click the link to display the following
screen of airtime fairness note.

Triggering Client Number –Airtime Fairness function is

applied only when active station number achieves this number.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 Note: Airtime Fairness function and Bandwidth Limit function should be mutually
exclusive. So their webs have extra actions to ensure these two functions are not enabled
simultaneously.

3.8.10 Station Control

Station Control is used to specify the duration for the wireless client to connect and
reconnect VigorAP. If such function is not enabled, the wireless client can connect VigorAP
until it shuts down.
Such feature is especially useful for free Wi-Fi service. For example, a coffee shop offers
free Wi-Fi service for its guests for one hour every day. Then, the connection time can be set
as “1 hour” and reconnection time can be set as “1 day”. Thus, the guest can finish his job
within one hour and will not occupy the wireless network for a long time.
Note: Up to 300 Wireless Station records are supported by VigorAP.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
SSID Display the SSID that the wireless station will use it to
connect with Vigor router.
Enable Check the box to enable the station control function.
Connection Time / Use the drop down list to choose the duration for the
Reconnection Time wireless client connecting /reconnecting to Vigor router. Or,
type the duration manually when you choose User defined.

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 Display All Station All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using
Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List.

After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration.

3.8.11 Roaming
The network signal for a single wireless access point might be limited by its coverage range.
Therefore, if you want to expand the wireless network in a large exhibition with a quick
method, you can install multiple access points with enabling the Roaming feature for each
AP to reach the purpose of expanding wireless signals seamlessly.

These access points connecting for each other shall be verified by pre-authentication. This
page allows you to enable the roaming feature and the pre-authentication.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
AP-assisted Client When the link rate of wireless station is too low or the signal
Roaming Parameters received by the wireless station is too worse, VigorAP 810 will
automatically detect (based on the link rate and RSSI
requirement) and cut off the network connection for that wireless
station to assist it to connect another Wireless AP to get better
signal.
Minimum Basic Rate – Check the box to use the drop down list
to specify a basic rate (Mbps). When the link rate of the wireless
station is below such value, VigorAP 810 will terminate the
network connection for that wireless station.
Disable RSSI Requirement - If it is selected, VigorAP will not
terminate the network connection based on RSSI.
Strictly Minimum RSSI - VigorAP uses RSSI (received signal
strength indicator) to decide to terminate the network connection
of wireless station. When the signal strength is below the value
(dBm) set here, VigorAP 810 will terminate the network
connection for that wireless station.
Minimum RSSI - When the signal strength of the wireless

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 station is below the value (dBm) set here and adjacent AP (must
be DrayTek AP and support such feature too) with higher signal
strength value (defined in the field of With Adjacent AP RSSI
over) is detected by VigorAP 810, VigorAP 810 will terminate
the network connection for that wireless station. Later, the
wireless station can connect to the adjacent AP (with better
RSSI).
 With Adjacent AP RSSI over – Specify a value as a
threshold.
Fast Roaming Enable – Check the box to enable fast roaming configuration.
(WPA/802.1x) PMK Cache Period - Set the expire time of WPA2 PMK
(Pairwise master key) cache. PMK Cache manages the list from
the BSSIDs in the associated SSID with which it has
pre-authenticated. Such feature is available for WPA2/802.1
mode.
Pre-Authentication - Enables a station to authenticate to
multiple APs for roaming securer and faster. With the
pre-authentication procedure defined in IEEE 802.11i
specification, the pre-four-way-handshake can reduce handoff
delay perceivable by a mobile node. It makes roaming faster and
more secure. (Only valid in WPA2)
Enable - Enable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication.
Disable - Disable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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3.8.12 Station List
Station List provides the knowledge of connecting wireless clients now along with its status
code.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
MAC Address Display the MAC Address for the connecting client.
SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to.
Auth Display the authentication that the wireless client uses for
connection with such AP.
Encrypt Display the encryption mode used by the wireless client.
Tx Rate/Rx Rate Display the transmission /receiving rate for packets.
Refresh Click this button to refresh the status of station list.
Add to Access Client’s MAC Address - For additional security of wireless
Control access, the Access Control facility allows you to restrict the
network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC
address of client. Only the valid MAC address that has been
configured can access the wireless LAN interface.
Add Click this button to add current typed MAC address into
Access Control.

General

Display general information (e.g., MAC Address, SSID, Auth, Encrypt, TX/RX Rate) for the
station.
Advanced

Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the
station.
Control
Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations.

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 Neighbor
Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations.

3.9 Wireless LAN Settings for Universal Repeater Mode

When you choose Universal Repeater as the operation mode, the Wireless LAN menu items
will include General Setup, Security, WPS, AP Discovery, Universal Repeater, Bandwidth
Management, Airtime Fairness, Station Control, Roaming and Station List.

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3.9.1 General Setup
By clicking the General Setup, a new web page will appear so that you could configure the
SSID and the wireless channel.
Please refer to the following figure for more information.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Wireless LAN Check the box to enable wireless function.
Enable Client Limit Check the box to set the maximum number of wireless stations
which try to connect Internet through Vigor AP. The number
you can set is from 3 to 64.
Enable Client Limit Define the maximum number of wireless stations per SSID
per SSID which try to connect to Internet through Vigor device. The
number you can set is from 3 to 64.
Mode At present, VigorAP 810 can connect to 11b only, 11g only, 11n
only, Mixed (11b+11g), Mixed (11g+11n) and Mixed
(11b+11g+11n) stations simultaneously. Simply choose Mixed
(11b+11g+11n) mode.
Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. You may
switch channel if the selected channel is under serious
interference. If you have no idea of choosing the frequency,
please select AutoSelect to let system determine for you.
Rate If you choose 11g Only or 11b Only, such feature will be
available for you to set data transmission rate.

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 Extension Channel With 802.11n, there is one option to double the bandwidth per
channel. The available extension channel options will be varied
according to the Channel selected above. Configure the
extension channel you want.
Enable 2 Subnet Check the box to enable the function for two independent
(Simulate 2 APs) subnets. Once you enable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B
would be independent. Next, you can connect one router in
LAN-A, and another router in LAN-B. Such mechanism can
make you feeling that you have two independent AP/subnet
functions in one VigorAP 810.
If you disable this function, LAN-A and LAN-B ports are in the
same domain. You could only connect one router (no matter
connecting to LAN-A or LAN-B) in this environment.
Enable SSID #1 is enabled in default. SSID #2 ~ #4 can be enabled
manually.
Hide SSID Check it to prevent from wireless sniffing and make it harder for
unauthorized clients or STAs to join your wireless LAN.
Depending on the wireless utility, the user may only see the
information except SSID or just cannot see any thing about
VigorAP 810 while site surveying. The system allows you to set
three sets of SSID for different usage.
SSID Set a name for VigorAP 810 to be identified. Default settings are
DrayTek-LAN-A and DrayTek-LAN-B. When Enable 2 Subnet
is enabled, you can specify subnet interface (LAN-A or LAN-B)
for each SSID by using the drop down menu.
Subnet Choose LAN-A or LAN-B for each SSID. If you choose
LAN-A, the wireless clients connecting to this SSID could only
communicate with LAN-A.
Isolate LAN Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the
same SSID not accessing for wired PC in LAN.
Isolate Member Check this box to make the wireless clients (stations) with the
same SSID not accessing for each other.
VLAN ID Type the value for such SSID. Packets transferred from such
SSID to LAN will be tagged with the number.
If your network uses VLANs, you can assign the SSID to a
VLAN on your network. Client devices that associate using the
SSID are grouped into this VLAN. The VLAN ID range is from
3 to 4095. The VLAN ID is 0 by default, it means disabling the
VLAN function for the SSID.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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3.9.2 Security
This page allows you to set security with different modes for SSID 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
After configuring the correct settings, please click OK to save and invoke it.
By clicking the Security Settings, a new web page will appear so that you could configure
the settings.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose.
Below shows the modes with higher security;
WPA2 Personal, WPA2/WPA Personal - Accepts only WPA
clients and the encryption key should be entered in PSK. The
WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the
key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in
this field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x
authentication.
The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio
using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered
manually in this field below or automatically negotiated via
802.1x authentication. Select WPA, WPA2 or Auto as WPA
mode.
WPA2 Enterprise, WPA2/WPA Enterprise - The WPA
encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using the key,
which either PSK (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this
field below or automatically negotiated via 802.1x
authentication.
Below shows the modes with basic security;
WPA Personal - Accepts only WPA clients and the encryption
key should be entered in PSK. The WPA encrypts each frame
transmitted from the radio using the key, which either PSK

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 (Pre-Shared Key) entered manually in this field below or
automatically negotiated via 802.1x authentication.
WPA Enterprise - The WPA encrypts each frame transmitted
from the radio using the key, which either PSK (Pre-Shared
Key) entered manually in this field below or automatically
negotiated via 802.1x authentication.
WEP Personal - Accepts only WEP clients and the encryption
key should be entered in WEP Key.
None - The encryption mechanism is turned off.
WPA Algorithms Select TKIP, AES or TKIP/AES as the algorithm for WPA.
Such feature is available for WPA2 Enterprise, WPA
Enterprise, WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal or
WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
Pass Phrase Either 8~63 ASCII characters, such as 012345678..(or 64
Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as
"0x321253abcde..."). Such feature is available for WPA
Personal or WPA2 Personal or WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
Key Renewal Interval WPA uses shared key for authentication to the network.
However, normal network operations use a different
encryption key that is randomly generated. This randomly
generated key that is periodically replaced. Enter the renewal
security time (seconds) in the column. Smaller interval leads to
greater security but lower performance. Default is 3600
seconds. Set 0 to disable re-key. Such feature is available for
WPA2 Enterprise, WPA Enterprise, WPA Personal or
WPA2 Personal or WPA2/WPA Personal mode.
EAPOL Key Retry EAPOL means Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN.
Enable - The default setting is "Enable". It can make sure that
the key will be installed and used once in order to prevent key
reinstallation attack.
Key 1 – Key 4 Four keys can be entered here, but only one key can be
selected at a time. The format of WEP Key is restricted to 5
ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal values in 64-bit
encryption level, or restricted to 13 ASCII characters or 26
hexadecimal values in 128-bit encryption level. The allowed
content is the ASCII characters from 33(!) to 126(~) except '#'
and ','. Such feature is available for WEP mode.

Click the link of RADIUS Server to access into the following page for more settings.

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Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Use internal RADIUS There is a RADIUS server built in VigorAP 810 which is used
Server to authenticate the wireless client connecting to the access
point. Check this box to use the internal RADIUS server for
wireless security.
Besides, if you want to use the external RADIUS server for
authentication, do not check this box.
Please refer to the section, 3.10 RADIUS Setting to configure
settings for internal server of VigorAP 810.
IP Address Enter the IP address of external RADIUS server.
Port The UDP port number that the external RADIUS server is
using. The default value is 1812, based on RFC 2138.
Shared Secret The external RADIUS server and client share a secret that is
used to authenticate the messages sent between them. Both
sides must be configured to use the same shared secret.
Session Timeout Set the maximum time of service provided before
re-authentication. Set to zero to perform another authentication
immediately after the first authentication has successfully
completed. (The unit is second.)

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 3.9.3 Access Control
For additional security of wireless access, the Access Control facility allows you to restrict
the network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC address of client. Only the
valid MAC address that has been configured can access the wireless LAN interface. By
clicking the Access Control, a new web page will appear, as depicted below, so that you
could edit the clients' MAC addresses to control their access rights (deny or allow).

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Policy Select to enable any one of the following policy or disable the
policy. Choose Activate MAC address filter to type in the
MAC addresses for other clients in the network manually.
Choose Blocked MAC address filter, so that all of the devices
with the MAC addresses listed on the MAC Address Filter
table will be blocked and cannot access into VigorAP 810.

MAC Address Filter Display all MAC addresses that are edited before.
MAC Client’s MAC Address - Manually enter the MAC address of
wireless client.
Add - Add a new MAC address into the list.
Delete - Delete the selected MAC address in the list.
Edit - Edit the selected MAC address in the list.
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 you can
Device Group - Select one of the existed device groups and
click Add. All the devices belonging to the selected group will
be shown on the MAC Address Filter table.
Device Object - Select one of the existed device object and
click Add. The MAC address of the device will be shown on
the MAC Address Filter table.
Cancel Give up the access control set up.
Backup Click it to store the settings (MAC addresses on MAC Address
Filter table) on this page as a file.
Restore Click it to restore the settings (MAC addresses on MAC
Address Filter table) from an existed file.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.
3.9.4 WPS
Open Wireless LAN>>WPS to configure the corresponding settings.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable WPS Check this box to enable WPS setting.
WPS Configured Display related system information for WPS. If the wireless
security (encryption) function of VigorAP 810 is properly
configured, you can see ‘Yes’ message here.
WPS SSID Display current selected SSID.
WPS Auth Mode Display current authentication mode of the VigorAP 810. Only
WPA2/PSK and WPA/PSK support WPS.
WPS Encrypt Type Display encryption mode (None, WEP, TKIP, AES, etc.) of
VigorAP 810.
Configure via Push Click Start PBC to invoke Push-Button style WPS setup

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 Button procedure. VigorAP 810 will wait for WPS requests from
wireless clients about two minutes. The WPS LED on
VigorAP 810 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will
return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to
setup WPS within two minutes)
Configure via Client Type the PIN code specified in wireless client you wish to
PinCode connect, and click Start PIN button. The WLAN LED on
VigorAP 810 will blink fast when WPS is in progress. It will
return to normal condition after two minutes. (You need to
setup WPS within two minutes).

3.9.5 Advanced Setting

This page is to determine which algorithm will be selected for wireless transmission rate.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Channel Bandwidth 20 MHz- the device will use 20MHz for data transmission and
receiving between the AP and the stations.
Auto 20/40 MHz– the AP will scan for nearby wireless AP,
and then use 20MHz if the number of AP is more than 10, or
use 40MHz if it's not.
40 MHz- the device will use 40MHz for data transmission and
receiving between the AP and the stations.

Packet-OVERDRIVE This feature can enhance the performance in data transmission

about 40%* more (by checking Tx Burst). It is active only
when both sides of Access Point and Station (in wireless
client) invoke this function at the same time. That is, the
wireless client must support this feature and invoke the
function, too.
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 Therefore, you can use and install it into your PC for matching
with Packet-OVERDRIVE (refer to the following picture of
Vigor N61 wireless utility window, choose Enable for
TxBURST on the tab of Option).

Antenna VigorAP can be attached with two antennas to have good data
transmission via wireless connection. However, if you have
only one antenna attached, please choose 1T1R.
Tx Power The default setting is the maximum (100%). Lowering down
the value may degrade range and throughput of wireless.
Rate Adaptation Wireless transmission rate is adapted dynamically. Usually,
Algorithm performance of “new” algorithm is better than “old”.
Fragment Length Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2346.
RTS Threshold Minimize the collision (unit is bytes) between hidden stations
to improve wireless performance.
Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify default
value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 2347.
Country Code VigorAP broadcasts country codes by following the 802.11d
standard. However, some wireless stations will detect / scan
the country code to prevent conflict occurred. If conflict is
detected, wireless station will be warned and is unable to make
network connection. Therefore, changing the country code to
ensure successful network connection will be necessary for
some clients.
Auto Channel The selected wireless channels will be discarded if AutoSelect
Filtered Out List is selected as Channel selection mode in Wireless
LAN>>General Setup.
IGMP Snooping Check Enable to enable IGMP Snooping. Multicast traffic will
be forwarded to ports that have members of that group.
Disabling IGMP snooping will make multicast traffic treated in
the same manner as broadcast traffic.
WMM Capable To apply WMM parameters for wireless data transmission,
please click the Enable radio button.

MAC Clone Click Enable and manually enter the MAC address of the
device with SSID 1. The MAC address of other SSIDs will

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3.9.6 AP Discovery
VigorAP 810 can scan all regulatory channels and find working APs in the neighborhood.
Based on the scanning result, users will know which channel is clean for usage. Also, it can
be used to facilitate finding an AP for a WDS link. Notice that during the scanning process
(about 5 seconds), no client is allowed to connect to Vigor.
This page is used to scan the existence of the APs on the wireless LAN. Yet, only the AP
which is in the same channel of VigorAP 810 can be found. Please click Scan to discover all
the connected APs.

Each item is explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable AP Monitor This function can help to get and keep the records of APs
Mode detected by such device after clicking Scan.
In general, only the available AP will be detected by Vigor
device. Once the AP is unavailable, it will be deleted from the
Access Point List immediately. However, if such function is
enabled, the system will keep the record of the AP (once
detected by Vigor device) until it is available for Vigor device
again.
SSID Display the SSID of the AP scanned by VigorAP 810.
BSSID Display the MAC address of the AP scanned by VigorAP 810.
RSSI Display the signal strength of the access point. RSSI is the
abbreviation of Receive Signal Strength Indication.
Channel Display the wireless channel used for the AP that is scanned by
VigorAP 810.
Encryption Display the encryption mode for the scanned AP.
Authentication Display the authentication type that the scanned AP applied.

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 Mode Display the wireless connection mode that the scanned AP used.
Ch. Width Display the channel width that the scanned AP used.
Scan It is used to discover all the connected AP. The results will be
shown on the box above this button
Channel Statistics It displays the statistics for the channels used by APs.
AP’s MAC Address If you want the found AP applying the WDS settings, please
type in the AP’s MAC address.
AP’s SSID To specify an AP to be applied with WDS settings, you can
specify MAC address or SSID for the AP. Here is the place that
you can type the SSID of the AP.
Select as Universal In Universal Repeater mode, WAN would work as station
Repeater mode and the wireless AP can be selected as a universal
repeater. Choose one of the wireless APs from the Scan list.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.
3.9.7 Universal Repeater
The access point can act as a wireless repeater; it can be Station and AP at the same time. It
can use Station function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to serve all wireless
stations within its coverage.
Note: While using Universal Repeater mode, the access point will demodulate the
received signal. Please check if this signal is noise for the operating network, then have
the signal modulated and amplified again. The output power of this mode is the same as
that of WDS and normal AP mode.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Universal Repeater Parameters
SSID Set the name of access point that VigorAP 810 wants to
connect to.

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 MAC Address Type the MAC address of access point that VigorAP 810 wants
(Optional) to connect to.
Channel Means the channel of frequency of the wireless LAN. The
default channel is 11. You may switch channel if the selected
channel is under serious interference. If you have no idea of
choosing the frequency, please select AutoSelect to let system
determine for you.
Security Mode There are several modes provided for you to choose. Each
mode will bring up different parameters (e.g., WEP keys, Pass
Phrase) for you to configure.

Encryption Type for This option is available when Open/Shared is selected as

Open/Shared Security Mode.
Encryption Type - Choose None to disable the WEP
Encryption. Data sent to the AP will not be encrypted. To
enable WEP encryption for data transmission, please choose
WEP.
WEP Keys - Four keys can be entered here, but only one key
can be selected at a time. The format of WEP Key is restricted
to 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal values in 64-bit
encryption level, or restricted to 13 ASCII characters or 26
hexadecimal values in 128-bit encryption level. The allowed
content is the ASCII characters from 33(!) to 126(~) except '#'
and ','.
Encryption Type for This option is available when WPA Personal or WPA2
WPA Personal and Personal is selected as Security Mode.
WPA2 Personal Encryption Type - Select TKIP or AES as the algorithm for
WPA.
Pass Phrase - Either 8~63 ASCII characters, such as
012345678 (or 64 Hexadecimal digits leading by 0x, such as
"0x321253abcde...").
Universal Repeater IP Configuration
Connection Type Choose DHCP or Static IP as the connection mode.
DHCP – The wireless station will be assigned with an IP from
VigorAP.
Static IP – The wireless station shall specify a static IP for
connecting to Internet via VigorAP.
Device Name This setting is available when DHCP is selected as
Connection Type.
Type a name for the VigorAP as identification. Simply use the
default name.
IP Address This setting is available when Static IP is selected as
Connection Type.

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 Type an IP address with the same network segment of the LAN
IP setting of VigorAP. Such IP shall be different with any IP
address in LAN.
Subnet Mask This setting is available when Static IP is selected as
Connection Type.
Type the subnet mask setting which shall be the same as the
one configured in LAN for VigorAP.
Default Gateway This setting is available when Static IP is selected as
Connection Type.
Type the gateway setting which shall be the same as the default
gateway configured in LAN for VigorAP.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.
3.9.8 Bandwidth Management
The downstream or upstream from FTP, HTTP or some P2P applications will occupy large
of bandwidth and affect the applications for other programs. Please use Bandwidth
Management to make the bandwidth usage more efficient.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
SSID Display the specific SSID name of the AP.
Enable Check this box to enable the bandwidth management for clients.
Upload Limit Define the maximum speed of the data uploading which will be
used for the wireless stations connecting to Vigor AP with the
same SSID.
Use the drop down list to choose the rate. If you choose User
defined, you have to specify the rate manually.
Download Limit Define the maximum speed of the data downloading which will
be used for the wireless station connecting to Vigor AP with the
same SSID.
Use the drop down list to choose the rate. If you choose User
defined, you have to specify the rate manually.

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 Auto Adjustment Check this box to have the bandwidth limit determined by the
system automatically.
Total Upload Limit When Auto Adjustment is checked, the value defined here will
be treated as the total bandwidth shared by all of the wireless
stations with the same SSID for data uploading.
Total Download When Auto Adjustment is checked, the value defined here will
Limit be treated as the total bandwidth shared by all of the wireless
stations with the same SSID for data downloading.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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3.9.9 Airtime Fairness
Airtime fairness is essential in wireless networks that must support critical enterprise
applications.
Most of the applications are either symmetric or require more downlink than uplink capacity;
telephony and email send the same amount of data in each direction, while video streaming
and web surfing involve more traffic sent from access points to clients than the other way
around. This is essential for ensuring predictable performance and quality-of-service, as well
as allowing 802.11n and legacy clients to coexist on the same network. Without airtime
fairness, offices using mixed mode networks risk having legacy clients slow down the entire
network or letting the fastest client(s) crowd out other users.
With airtime fairness, every client at a given quality-of-service level has equal access to the
network's airtime.

The wireless channel can be accessed by only one wireless station at the same time.

The principle behind the IEEE802.11 channel access mechanisms is that each station has
equal probability to access the channel. When wireless stations have similar data rate, this
principle leads to a fair result. In this case, stations get similar channel access time which is
called airtime.

However, when stations have various data rate (e.g., 11g, 11n), the result is not fair. The
slow stations (11g) work in their slow data rate and occupy too much airtime, whereas the
fast stations (11n) become much slower.

Take the following figure as an example, both Station A(11g) and Station B(11n) transmit
data packets through VigorAP 810. Although they have equal probability to access the
wireless channel, Station B(11n) gets only a little airtime and waits too much because Station
A(11g) spends longer time to send one packet. In other words, Station B(fast rate) is
obstructed by Station A(slow rate).

To improve this problem, Airtime Fairness is added for VigorAP 810. Airtime Fairness
function tries to assign similar airtime to each station (A/B) by controlling TX traffic. In the
following figure, Station B(11n) has higher probability to send data packets than Station
A(11g). By this way, Station B(fast rate) gets fair airtime and it's speed is not limited by
Station A(slow rate).

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 It is similar to automatic Bandwidth Limit. The dynamic bandwidth limit of each station
depends on instant active station number and airtime assignment. Please note that Airtime
Fairness of 2.4GHz and 5GHz are independent. But stations of different SSIDs function
together, because they all use the same wireless channel. IN SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTS,
this function can reduce the bad influence of slow wireless devices and improve the overall
wireless performance.

Suitable environment:

(1) Many wireless stations.

(2) All stations mainly use download traffic.
(3) The performance bottleneck is wireless connection.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Airtime Try to assign similar airtime to each wireless station by
Fairness controlling TX traffic.
Airtime Fairness – Click the link to display the following
screen of airtime fairness note.

Triggering Client Number –Airtime Fairness function is

applied only when active station number achieves this number.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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3.9.10 Station Control
Station Control is used to specify the duration for the wireless client to connect and
reconnect VigorAP. If such function is not enabled, the wireless client can connect VigorAP
until it shuts down.
Such feature is especially useful for free Wi-Fi service. For example, a coffee shop offers
free Wi-Fi service for its guests for one hour every day. Then, the connection time can be set
as “1 hour” and reconnection time can be set as “1 day”. Thus, the guest can finish his job
within one hour and will not occupy the wireless network for a long time.
Note: Up to 300 Wireless Station records are supported by VigorAP.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
SSID Display the SSID that the wireless station will use it to
connect with Vigor router.
Enable Check the box to enable the station control function.
Connection Time / Use the drop down list to choose the duration for the
Reconnection Time wireless client connecting /reconnecting to Vigor router. Or,
type the duration manually when you choose User defined.

Display All Station All the wireless stations connecting to Vigor router by using
Control List such SSID will be listed on Station Control List.

After finishing all the settings here, please click OK to save the configuration.

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 3.9.11 Roaming
The network signal for a single wireless access point might be limited by its coverage range.
Therefore, if you want to expand the wireless network in a large exhibition with a quick
method, you can install multiple access points with enabling the Roaming feature for each
AP to reach the purpose of expanding wireless signals seamlessly.

These access points connecting for each other shall be verified by pre-authentication. This
page allows you to enable the roaming feature and the pre-authentication.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
AP-assisted Client When the link rate of wireless station is too low or the signal
Roaming Parameters received by the wireless station is too worse, VigorAP 810 will
automatically detect (based on the link rate and RSSI
requirement) and cut off the network connection for that wireless
station to assist it to connect another Wireless AP to get better
signal.
Minimum Basic Rate – Check the box to use the drop down list
to specify a basic rate (Mbps). When the link rate of the wireless
station is below such value, VigorAP 810 will terminate the
network connection for that wireless station.
Disable RSSI Requirement - If it is selected, VigorAP will not
terminate the network connection based on RSSI.
Strictly Minimum RSSI - VigorAP uses RSSI (received signal
strength indicator) to decide to terminate the network connection
of wireless station. When the signal strength is below the value
(dBm) set here, VigorAP 810 will terminate the network
connection for that wireless station.
Minimum RSSI - When the signal strength of the wireless
station is below the value (dBm) set here and adjacent AP (must
be DrayTek AP and support such feature too) with higher signal
strength value (defined in the field of With Adjacent AP RSSI
over) is detected by VigorAP 810, VigorAP 810 will terminate
the network connection for that wireless station. Later, the
wireless station can connect to the adjacent AP (with better

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 RSSI).
 With Adjacent AP RSSI over – Specify a value as a
threshold.
Fast Roaming Enable – Check the box to enable fast roaming configuration.
(WPA/802.1x) PMK Caching: Cache Period - Set the expire time of WPA2
PMK (Pairwise master key) cache. PMK Cache manages the list
from the BSSIDs in the associated SSID with which it has
pre-authenticated. Such feature is available for WPA2/802.1
mode.
Pre-Authentication - Enables a station to authenticate to
multiple APs for roaming securer and faster. With the
pre-authentication procedure defined in IEEE 802.11i
specification, the pre-four-way-handshake can reduce handoff
delay perceivable by a mobile node. It makes roaming faster and
more secure. (Only valid in WPA2)
Enable - Enable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication.
Disable - Disable IEEE 802.1X Pre-Authentication.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 3.9.12 Station List
Station List provides the knowledge of connecting wireless clients now along with its status
code.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
MAC Address Display the MAC Address for the connecting client.
SSID Display the SSID that the wireless client connects to.
Auth Display the authentication that the wireless client uses for
connection with such AP.
Encrypt Display the encryption mode used by the wireless client.
Tx Rate/Rx Rate Display the transmission /receiving rate for packets.
Refresh Click this button to refresh the status of station list.
Add to Access Client’s MAC Address - For additional security of wireless
Control access, the Access Control facility allows you to restrict the
network access right by controlling the wireless LAN MAC
address of client. Only the valid MAC address that has been
configured can access the wireless LAN interface.
Add Click this button to add current typed MAC address into Access
Control.

General

Display general information (e.g., MAC Address, SSID, Auth, Encrypt, TX/RX Rate) for the
station.
Advanced

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Display more information (e.g., AID, PSM, WMM, RSSI PhMd, BW, MCS, Rate) for the
station.
Control
Display connection and reconnection time of the wireless stations.
Neighbor
Display more information for the neighboring wireless stations.

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3.10 RADIUS Setting
VigorAP 810 offers a built-in RADIUS server to authenticate the wireless client that tries to
connect to VigorAP 810. The AP can accept the wireless connection authentication
requested by wireless clients.

3.10.1 RADIUS Server

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable RADIUS Check it to enable the internal RADIUS server.
Server
Authentication Type Let the user to choose the authentication method for RADIUS
server.
Radius EAP Type – There are two types, PEAP and EAP TLS,
offered for selection. If EAP TLS is selected, a certificate must
be installed or must be ensured to be trusted.

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 Users Profile Username – Type a new name for the user profile.
Password – Type a new password for such new user profile.
Confirm Password – Retype the password to confirm it.
Configure
 Add – Make a new user profile with the name and
password specified on the left boxes.
 Cancel – Clear current settings for user profile.
Delete Selected – Delete the selected user profile (s).
Delete All – Delete all of the user profiles.
Authentication Client This internal RADIUS server of VigorAP 810 can be treated as
the external RADIUS server for other users. Specify the client IP
and secret key to make the wireless client choosing VigorAP
810 as its external RADUIS server.
Client IP – Type the IP address for the user to be authenticated
by VigorAP 810 when the user tries to use VigorAP 810 as the
external RADIUS server.
Secret Key – Type the password for the user to be authenticated
by VigorAP 810 while the user tries to use VigorAP 810 as the
external RADIUS server.
Confirm Secrete Key – Type the password again for
confirmation.
Configure
 Add – Make a new client with IP and secrete key specified
on the left boxes.
 Cancel – Clear current settings for the client.
Delete Selected – Delete the selected client(s).
Delete All – Delete all of the clients.
Backup Click it to store the settings (RADIUS configuration) on this
page as a file.
Restore Click it to restore the settings (RADIUS configuration) from an
existed file.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

3.10.2 Certificate Management

When the local client and remote client are required to make certificate authentication (e.g.,
IPsec X.509) for data passing through SSL tunnel and avoiding the attack of MITM, a
trusted root certificate authority (Root CA) will be used to authenticate the digital certificates
offered by both ends.
However, the procedure of applying digital certificate from a trusted root certificate authority
is complicated and time-consuming. Therefore, Vigor router offers a mechanism which
allows you to generate root CA to save time and provide convenience for general user. Later,
such root CA generated by DrayTek server can perform the issuing of local certificate.
In addition, you can build a Root CA certificate by clicking Create Root CA if required.

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 Note that Root CA can be deleted but not edited. If you want to modify the settings for a
Root CA, please delete that one and create another one by clicking Create Root CA. After
clicking Create Root CA, the web page will be shown as below.

Type in all the information and relational settings. Then click OK.

3.11 Applications
Below shows the menu items for Applications.

3.11.1 Schedule
The Vigor AP has a built-in clock which can update itself manually or automatically by
means of Network Time Protocols (NTP). As a result, you can not only schedule the AP to
dialup to the Internet at a specified time, but also restrict Internet access to certain hours so
that users can connect to the Internet only during certain hours, say, business hours. The
schedule is also applicable to other functions.
You have to set your time before set schedule. In System Maintenance>> Time and Date
menu, press Inquire Time button to set the Vigor AP’s clock to current time of your PC.
The clock will reset once if you power down or reset the AP. There is another way to set up
time. You can inquiry an NTP server (a time server) on the Internet to synchronize the AP’s
clock. This method can only be applied when the WAN connection has been built up.

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Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Current System Time Display current system time.
System time set Click it to open Time and Date page for configuring the time
setting.
Set to Factory Click it to return to the factory default setting and remove all the
Default schedule profiles.
Index Display the sort number of the schedule profile.
Enable Check it to enable the function of schedule configuration.
Name Display the name of the schedule.
Action Display the action adopted by the schedule profile.
Time Display the time setting of the schedule.
Frequency Display the frequency of the time schedule.

You can set up to 15 schedules. To add a schedule:

1. Check the box of Enable Schedule.
2. Click the Add button to open the following web page.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description

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 Item Description
Enable Check to enable such schedule profile.
Name Enter the name of the schedule profile.
Start Date Specify the starting date of the schedule.
Start Time Specify the starting time of the schedule.
Duration Time Specify the duration (or period) for the schedule.
It is available only for the action set with WIFI UP, WIFI
Down, or Internet Pause.
End Time Specify the ending time of the schedule.
Action Specify which action should apply the schedule.

In which, you have to specify the device object/device group

profile for blocking certain wireless clients when Internet
Pause is selected as the Action.
WiFi (2.4GHz) When Wi-Fi UP or Wi-Fi DOWN is selected as Action,
you can check the Radio or SSID 2~4 boxes to setup the
network based on the schedule profile.
Note: When Radio is selected, SSID2, SSID3 and SSID4 are
not available for choosing, vice versa. Moreover, SSID2,
SSID3, and SSID4 are not available for choosing if they are
not enabled.
How Often Specify how often the schedule will be applied.
Once -The schedule will be applied just once
Weekdays -Specify which days in one week should perform
the schedule.
Weekday Choose and check the day to perform the schedule. It is
available when Weekdays is selected as How Often.

3. After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings. A
new schedule profile has been created and displayed on the screen.

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3.11.2 Apple iOS Keep Alive
To keep the wireless connection (via Wi-Fi) on iOS device in alive, VigorAP 810 will send
the UDP packets with 5353 port to the specific IP every five seconds.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Apple iOS Keep Check to enable the function.
Alive
Index Display the setting link. Click the index link to open the
configuration page for setting the IP address.
Apple iOS Keep Alive IP Display the IP address.
Address

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

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable Auto Switch Check the box to enable such function.
On/Off Wi-Fi
Ping Host Type an IP address (e.g., 8.8.8.8) or a domain name (e.g.,
google.com) for testing if the access point is stable or not.

3.11.4 Temperature Sensor

A USB Thermometer is now available that complements your installed DrayTek AP
installations that will help you monitor the server or data communications room environment
and notify you if the server room or data communications room is overheating.

During summer in particular, it is important to ensure that your server or data

communications equipment are not overheating due to cooling system failures.
The inclusion of a USB thermometer in compatible VigorAP will continuously monitor the
temperature of its environment. When a pre-determined threshold is reached you will be
alerted via Syslog.

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Temperature Sensor Settings

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Display Settings Temperature Calibration Offset- Type a value used for
correcting the temperature error.
Temperature Unit - Choose the display unit of the
temperature. There are two types for you to choose.
Alarm Settings Enable Syslog Alarm - The temperature log containing
the alarm message will be recorded on Syslog if it is
enabled.
Mail Alert - The system will send an alert mail if the
temperature over the limit.
Temperature High Alarm/ Temperature Low Alarm -
Type the upper limit and lower limit for the system to
send out temperature alert.

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 Temperature Sensor Graph
Below shows an example of temperature graph:

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3.12 Mobile Device Management
Such feature can control / manage the mobile devices accessing the wireless network of
VigorAP. VigorAP offers wireless LAN service for mobile device(s), PC users, MAC users
or other users according to the policy selected.
Below shows the menu items for Mobile Device Management.

3.12.1 Detection
Such page displays mobile device(s) detected by VigorAP Detected device(s) with Policy –
Pass can access into the wireless LAN offered by VigorAP. Detected device(s) with Policy –
Block are not allowed to access into Internet via VigorAP’s WLAN.

Once you check/uncheck the box of Enable Mobile Device Management and click OK,
VigorAP will reboot automatically to activate MDM.

At present, OS (for mobile device) categories supported by VigorAP include:

 Windows
 Linux
 iOS
 Andorid
 WindowsPhone
 BlackBerry
 Symbian.

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 3.12.2 Policies
Such page determines which devices (mobile, PC, MAC or others) allowed to make network
connections via VigorAP or blocked by VigorAP.

Each item is explained as follows:

Item Description
Block Mobile All of mobile devices will be blocked and not allowed to access
Connections into Internet via VigorAP.
Block PC All of network connections based on PC, MAC or Linux
Connections platform will be blocked and terminated.
Block Unknown Only the unknown network connections (unable to be
Connections recognized by Vigor router) will be blocked and terminated.
WiFi(2.4GHz) Specify the SSID(s) to apply such policy.

After finished the policy selection, click OK. VigorAP will reboot to activate the new policy
automatically.

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3.12.3 Statistics
The number of detected devices and the number of device(s) passed/blocked according to the
policy specified in Mobile Device Management>>Policy can be illustrated as doughnut
chart.

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

3.13.1 System Status

The System Status provides basic network settings of Vigor modem. It includes LAN and
WAN interface information. Also, you could get the current running firmware version or
firmware related information from this presentation.

Each item is explained as follows:

Item Description
Model Name Display the model name of the modem.
Firmware Version Display the firmware version of the modem.
Build Date/Time Display the date and time of the current firmware build.
System Uptime Display the period that such device connects to Internet.
Operation Mode Display the operation mode that the device used.

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System
Memory total Display the total memory of your system.
Memory left Display the remaining memory of your system.
LAN
MAC Address Display the MAC address of the LAN Interface.
IP Address Display the IP address of the LAN interface.
IP Mask Display the subnet mask address of the LAN interface.
Wireless
MAC Address Display the MAC address of the WAN Interface.
SSID Display the SSID of the device.
Channel Display the channel that the station used for connecting with
such device.

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 3.13.2 TR-069
This device supports TR-069 standard. It is very convenient for an administrator to manage a
TR-069 device through an Auto Configuration Server, e.g., VigorACS.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
ACS Settings URL/Username/Password – Such data must be typed according
to the ACS (Auto Configuration Server) you want to link. Please
refer to Auto Configuration Server user’s manual for detailed
information.
Wizard – Click it to enter the IP address of VigorACS server,
port number and the handler.
Test With Inform – Click it to send a message based on the
event code selection to test if such CPE is able to communicate
with VigorACS server.
Event Code – Use the drop down menu to specify an event to
perform the test.

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 Last Inform Response Time – Display the time that VigorACS
server made a response while receiving Inform message from
CPE last time.
CPE Settings Such information is useful for Auto Configuration Server (ACS).
Enable– Check the box to allow the CPE Client to connect with
Auto Configuration Server.
SSL(HTTPS) Mode - Check the box to allow the CPE client to
connect with ACS through SSL.
On – Choose the interface (LAN-A or LAN-B) for VigorAP 810
connecting to ACS server.
Port – Sometimes, port conflict might be occurred. To solve
such problem, you might change port number for CPE.
Username/Password – Type the username and password that
VigorACS can use to access into such CPE.
DNS Server IP Address – Such field is to specify the IP
address if a URL is configured with a domain name.
 Primary IP Address –You must specify a DNS server IP
address here because your ISP should provide you with
usually more than one DNS Server. If your ISP does not
provide it, the modem will automatically apply default
DNS Server IP address: 194.109.6.66 to this field.
 Secondary IP Address –You can specify secondary DNS
server IP address here because your ISP often provides you
more than one DNS Server. If your ISP does not provide it,
the modem will automatically apply default secondary
DNS Server IP address: 194.98.0.1 to this field.
Periodic Inform The default setting is Enable. Please set interval time or
Settings schedule time for the AP to send notification to VigorACS
server. Or click Disable to close the mechanism of notification.
Interval Time – Type the value for the interval time setting. The
unit is “second”.
STUN Settings The default is Disable. If you click Enable, please type the
relational settings listed below:
Server Address – Type the IP address of the STUN server.
Server Port – Type the port number of the STUN server.
Minimum Keep Alive Period – If STUN is enabled, the CPE
must send binding request to the server for the purpose of
maintaining the binding in the Gateway. Please type a number as
the minimum period. The default setting is “60 seconds”.
Maximum Keep Alive Period – If STUN is enabled, the CPE
must send binding request to the server for the purpose of
maintaining the binding in the Gateway. Please type a number as
the maximum period. A value of “-1” indicates that no
maximum period is specified.

After finishing this web page configuration, please click OK to save the settings.

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 3.13.3 Administrator Password
This page allows you to set new password for accessing into web user interface of VigorAP.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Account Type the name for accessing into Web User Interface.
Password Type in new password in this filed.
Confirm Password Type the new password again for confirmation.
Password Strength The system will display the password strength (represented with
the word of weak, medium or strong) of the password specified
above.

When you click OK, the login window will appear. Please use the new password to access
into the web user interface again.

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3.13.4 Configuration Backup
Backup the Configuration
Follow the steps below to backup your configuration.
1. Go to System Maintenance >> Configuration Backup. The following windows will
be popped-up, as shown below.

2. Click Backup button to get into the following dialog. Click Save button to open
another dialog for saving configuration as a file.

3. In Save As dialog, the default filename is config.cfg. You could give it another name
by yourself.

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 4. Click Save button, the configuration will download automatically to your computer as a
file named config.cfg.
The above example is using Windows platform for demonstrating examples. The Mac or
Linux platform will appear different windows, but the backup function is still available.
Note: Backup for Certification must be done independently. The Configuration Backup
does not include information of Certificate.

Restore Configuration
1. Go to System Maintenance >> Configuration Backup. The following windows will
be popped-up, as shown below.

2. Click Browse button to choose the correct configuration file for uploading to the

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 modem.
3. Click Restore button and wait for few seconds, the system will tell you that the
restoration procedure is successful.
3.13.5 Syslog/Mail Alert
Syslog function is provided for users to monitor router.

Available parameters are explained as follows:

Item Description

SysLog Access Setup Enable - Check Enable to activate function of Syslog.

Server IP Address -The IP address of the Syslog server.
Destination Port - Assign a port for the Syslog protocol.
Log Level – Specify log type on this web page to send the
corresponding message of info, warning, error or all.

Mail Alert Setup Check Enable to activate function of mail alert.

SMTP Server - The IP address of the SMTP server.
Mail To - Assign a mail address for sending mails out.
Mail From - Assign a path for receiving the mail from
outside.
User Name - Type the user name for authentication.
Password - Type the password for authentication.
Use TLS – Check this box to encrypt alert mail. However, if
the SMTP server specified here does not support TLS
protocol, the alert mail with encrypted data will not be
received by the receiver.

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 Item Description
Enable E-mail Alert - Check the box to send alert message
to the e-mail box while the router detecting the item(s) you
specify here.

3.13.6 Time and Date

It allows you to specify where the time of the AP should be inquired from.

Available parameters are explained as follows:

Item Description
Current System Time Click Inquire Time to get the current time.
Use NTP Client Select to inquire time information from Time Server on the
Internet using assigned protocol. This is default setting.
Time Zone Select a time protocol.
NTP Server Type the IP address of the time server.
Use Default – Click it to choose the default NTP server.
Daylight Saving Check the box to enable the daylight saving. Such feature is
available for certain area.
NTP synchronization Select a time interval for updating from the NTP server.

Click OK to save these settings.

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3.13.7 SNMP
This page allows you to configure settings for SNMP and SNMPV3 services.
The SNMPv3 is more secure than SNMP through the authentication method (support MD5)
for the management needs.

Available settings are explained as follows:

Item Description
Enable SNMPv1 / Check it to enable this function.
SNMPv2c Agent
Enable SNMPV3 Agent Check it to enable this function.
USM User USM means user-based security mode.
Type a username which will be used for authentication. The
maximum length of the text is limited to 23 characters.
Auth Algorithm Choose one of the encryption methods listed below as the
authentication algorithm.
Auth Password Type a password for authentication. The maximum length
of the text is limited to 23 characters.

Click OK to save these settings.

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 3.13.8 Management
This page allows you to manage the port settings for HTTP and HTTPS.

Available parameters are explained as follows:

Item Description
Device Name The default setting is VigorAP 1000C. Change the name if
required.
Access Control Allow management from WLAN - Enable the checkbox to
allow system administrators to login from wireless LAN.
Enable Telnet Server– The administrator / user can access
into the command line interface of VigorAP remotely for
configuring settings.
Access List Enable access list – Check the box to specify that the system
administrator can only login from a specific host or network
defined in the list. A maximum of five IPs/subnet masks is
allowed.
Port Setup HTTP port/HTTPS port -Specify user-defined port
numbers for the HTTP and HTTPS servers.

Click OK to save these settings.

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3.13.9 Reboot System
The Web Configurator may be used to restart your modem. Click Reboot System from
System Maintenance to open the following page.

If you want to reboot the modem using the current configuration, check Using current
configuration and click OK. To reset the modem settings to default values, check Using
factory default configuration and click OK. The modem will take 5 seconds to reboot the
system.
Note: When the system pops up Reboot System web page after you configure web
settings, please click OK to reboot your modem for ensuring normal operation and
preventing unexpected errors of the modem in the future.

3.13.10 Firmware Upgrade

Before upgrading your modem firmware, you need to install the Modem Tools. The
Firmware Upgrade Utility is included in the tools. The following web page will guide you
to upgrade firmware by using an example. Note that this example is running over Windows
OS (Operating System).
Download the newest firmware from DrayTek's web site or FTP site. The DrayTek web site
is www.draytek.com (or local DrayTek's web site) and FTP site is ftp.draytek.com.
Click System Maintenance>> Firmware Upgrade to launch the Firmware Upgrade Utility.

Click Browse to locate the newest firmware from your hard disk and click Upgrade.

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3.14 Diagnostics
Diagnostic Tools provide a useful way to view or diagnose the status of your VigorAP 810.

3.14.1 System Log

At present, only System Log is offered.

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3.14.2 Speed Test
Click the Start button on the page to test the speed. Such feature can help you to find the
best installation place for Vigor AP.

3.14.3 Traffic Graph

Click Traffic Graph to open the web page. Choose one of the managed Access Points, daily
or weekly for viewing data transmission chart. Click Refresh to renew the graph at any time.

The horizontal axis represents time; the vertical axis represents the transmission rate (in
kbps).

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 3.14.4 Data Flow Monitor
This page displays general information for the client connecting to VigorAP 810.

Available parameters are explained as follows:

Item Description
Auto-refresh After checking this box, Vigor system will refresh such page
periodically.
Refresh Click this link to refresh this page immediately.
Index Display the number of the data flow.
MAC Address Display the MAC address of the monitored device.
Station Display the IP address/host name of the wireless client.
TX rate (kbps) Display the transmission speed of the monitored device.
RX rate (kbps) Display the receiving speed of the monitored device.
Action DeAuth – Deauthenticate a wireless station.

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3.14.5 WLAN Statistics
Such page is used for debug by RD only.

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 3.14.6 Station Statistics
Such page is used for debug or for the user to observe network traffic and network quality.

Available parameters are explained as follows:

Item Description
Show Chart Choose one of the items to display the statistics chart for
wireless stations.

Nearby & Connected Number – Choose it to have the

statistics of the wireless stations which is nearby and
connected to VigorAP 810.
Visiting & Passing Number – Choose it to have the
statistics of the wireless stations which is visiting and passing
to VigorAP 810.
Visiting Time - Choose it to have the statistics of the
wireless stations which is visiting VigorAP 810.

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Daily Connected Click this button to get analysis pie chart for daily connected
Number Analysis / wireless stations / daily visiting wireless station.
Daily Visiting Number
Analysis

Weekly Connected Click this button to get analysis pie chart for weekly
Number Analysis / connected wireless stations / weekly visiting wireless station.
Weekly Visiting Number
Analysis

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 3.14.7 Interference Monitor
As an interference detector, VigorAP can detect all of the environmental interference factors
for certain channel used or for all of the wireless channels.

Current Channel
The analysis page with information about wireless band, channel, transmission power,
bandwidth, wireless mode, and country code chosen will be displayed on this page. Also,
channel status can be seen easily from this page.

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All Channels
This page displays the utilization and energy result for all channels. Click Refresh to get the
newly update interference situation.

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 3.14.8 Station Airtime
This page displays the operation status for 2.4GHz wireless stations within 30 minutes.

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3.14.9 Station Traffic Graph
This page displays the data traffic (receiving/transmitting) status for 2.4GHz wireless
stations within 30 minutes with a run chart.

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 3.14.10 Station Link Speed
This page displays the link rate status for 2.4GHz/5GHz wireless stations within one hour
with a run chart.

3.15 Support Area

When you click the menu item under Support Area, you will be guided to visit
www.draytek.com and open the corresponding pages directly.

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 Application and
Examples
4.1 How to set different segments for different SSIDs in
VigorAP 810
VigorAP 810 supports two network segments, LAN-A and LAN-B for different SSIDs. With
such feature, the user can dispatch SSIDs with different network segments for reaching the
target of managing wireless network. See the following figure.

In the above figure, VigorAP 810 is used to control the wireless network connection. It can
separate the wireless traffic between accessing internal server and the usage of video.
Wireless station connecting to VigorAP 810 with SSID 2 can get the IP address with the
network segment of 192.168.1.0/24 (LAN-A); wireless station connecting to VigorAP 810
with SSID 1 can get the IP address with the same network segment of 192.168.2.0/24
(LAN-B).
LAN-B : 192.168.2.0/24 for internal server
LAN-A : 192.168.1.0/24 for music, video traffic

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 Below shows you how to configure the web page for VigorAP 810:
1. In the page of Operation Mode, click AP mode.

2. Open Wireless LAN>> General Setup. Choose the subnet LAN-B for SSID 1 and
choose LAN-A for SSID 2. Specify the wireless channel. Then, click OK to save the
configuration.

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3. Open Wireless LAN >> Security Settings. Set the encryption method and set the
password for SSID 1 and SSID 2 respectively.

4. Open LAN>General Setup to configure the settings for enabling DHCP server on
LAN-A/LAN-B. If there is a DHCP server configured in the same network segment,
skip this step.

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 5. After finishing the above settings, the wireless equipment connecting to VigorAP 810
with SSID 1 can get the IP address assigned by LAN-B 192.168.2.0/24 for accessing
the internal server. The wireless equipment connecting to VigorAP 810 with SSID 2
can get the IP address assigned by LAN-A 192.168.1.0/24 for using the video/audio
uploading and downloading services.

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 Trouble Shooting
This section will guide you to solve abnormal situations if you cannot access into the Internet
after installing the modem and finishing the web configuration. Please follow sections below
to check your basic installation status stage by stage.
 Checking if the hardware status is OK or not.
 Checking if the network connection settings on your computer are OK or not.
 Pinging the modem from your computer.
 Checking if the ISP settings are OK or not.
 Backing to factory default setting if necessary.
If all above stages are done and the modem still cannot run normally, it is the time for you to
contact your dealer for advanced help.

5.1 Checking If the Hardware Status Is OK or Not

Follow the steps below to verify the hardware status.
1. Check the power line and cable connections.
Refer to “1.3 Hardware Installation” for details.
2. Power on the modem. Make sure the POWER LED, ACT LED and LAN LED are
bright.
3. If not, it means that there is something wrong with the hardware status. Simply back to
“1.3 Hardware Installation” to execute the hardware installation again. And then, try
again.

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5.2 Checking If the Network Connection Settings on Your
Computer Is OK or Not
Sometimes the link failure occurs due to the wrong network connection settings. After trying
the above section, if the link is stilled failed, please do the steps listed below to make sure
the network connection settings is OK.

For Windows
The example is based on Windows 7 (Professional Edition). As to the
 examples for other operation systems, please refer to the similar steps or find
support notes in www.draytek.com.

1. Open All Programs>>Getting Started>>Control Panel. Click Network and

Sharing Center.

2. In the following window, click Change adapter settings.

3. Icons of network connection will be shown on the window. Right-click on Local Area
Connection and click on Properties.

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4. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IP) and then click Properties.

5. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address

automatically. Finally, click OK.

For Mac Os
1. Double click on the current used Mac Os on the desktop.
2. Open the Application folder and get into Network.
3. On the Network screen, select Using DHCP from the drop down list of Configure
IPv4.

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5.3 Pinging the Modem from Your Computer
The default gateway IP address of the modem is 192.168.1.2. For some reason, you might
need to use “ping” command to check the link status of the modem. The most important
thing is that the computer will receive a reply from 192.168.1.2. If not, please check the
IP address of your computer. We suggest you setting the network connection as get IP
automatically. (Please refer to the section 5.2)
Please follow the steps below to ping the modem correctly.

For Windows
1. Open the Command Prompt window (from Start menu> Run).
2. Type command (for Windows 95/98/ME) or cmd (for Windows NT/ 2000/XP/Vista/7).
The DOS command dialog will appear.

3. Type ping 192.168.1.2 and press [Enter]. If the link is OK, the line of “Reply from
192.168.1.2:bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=255” will appear.
4. If the line does not appear, please check the IP address setting of your computer.

For Mac Os (Terminal)

1. Double click on the current used Mac Os on the desktop.
2. Open the Application folder and get into Utilities.
3. Double click Terminal. The Terminal window will appear.
4. Type ping 192.168.1.2 and press [Enter]. If the link is OK, the line of “64 bytes from
192.168.1.2: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=xxxx ms” will appear.

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5.4 Backing to Factory Default Setting If Necessary
Sometimes, a wrong connection can be improved by returning to the default settings. Try to
reset the modem by software or hardware.
Warning: After pressing factory default setting, you will loose all settings you did
before. Make sure you have recorded all useful settings before you pressing. The
password of factory default is null.

Software Reset
You can reset the modem to factory default via Web page.
Go to System Maintenance and choose Reboot System on the web page. The following
screen will appear. Choose Using factory default configuration and click OK. After few
seconds, the modem will return all the settings to the factory settings.

Hardware Reset
While the modem is running, press the Factory Reset button and hold for more than 5
seconds. When you see the ACT LED blinks rapidly, please release the button. Then, the
modem will restart with the default configuration.

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 After restore the factory default setting, you can configure the settings for the modem again
to fit your personal request.

5.5 Contacting DrayTek

If the modem still cannot work correctly after trying many efforts, please contact your dealer
for further help right away. For any questions, please feel free to send e-mail to
support@draytek.com.

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