COMMANDO AirONE AP1800AX Indoor Access Point Configuration Guide

COMMANDO AirONE AP1800AX Wi-Fi 6 Indoor Access Point enables communication between wireless users with speed up to 1800Mbps with advanced Wi-Fi 6 Technology. It is standalone device, comes with dual band with 2.4GHz (600Mbps 11ax 2x2) + 5GHz (1200Mbps 2x2), equipped with separate 1G WAN ports & LAN ports. It supports MU-MIMO, Wave 2.0 and DL/UL-OFDMA modulation. It supports data rate up to 1800Mbps for wireless users and supports concurrent 120+ wireless clients with simultaneous upload or download of multiple packets at same time which enhances the sharing of files, photo, audio, video and gaming experience over wireless network. It supports Seamless Roaming, OFDMA, 1024-QAM, narrower sub-carrier spacing and longer symbol time which improves the stability and data processing efficiency. It can provide powerful wireless coverage to enterprise environments such as Small, Medium and Large enterprises, university campus, concert venue, gymnasium, etc.

It is powerful, long range & advance Indoor Wi-Fi 6 Access Point with 2 configuration modes namely Gateway & AP mode (Default Mode is AP mode). It supports range of 91 meters and above depending on surrounding conditions with up to 300mW input Power. It is industrial grade Desktop/Wall/Ceiling IEEE 802.3at 48V PoE+ standard & can install at every place to work as a stable base station for access users. It is equipped with separate Gigabit Ethernet WAN & LAN port.

You can access and manage AirONE AP1800AX using the Web based GUI (Graphical User Interface), also called Web GUI interface.

Fig 1. Physical port on AirONE AP1800AX

Table 1. Physical port on AirONE AP1800AX Description.

Fig 2. Access information on AirONE AP1800A

COMMANDO AirONE AP1800AX is Wi-Fi 6 technology based, standalone, WEB GUI based, easy to use and manage device. It requires minimal configuration, so setup is simple and hassle-free. Auto-negotiation senses the link speed of a network device in wired 10/100/1000Mbps and also can check free channels available with inbuilt Wi-Fi analysis. It ideal for desktops/wall/ceiling with limited space. Dynamic LED lights provide real-time work status display and basic fault diagnosis. Easy Plug-and-play installation with no configuration required. It operates quietly, making it ideal for use in virtually any room or office. Perfect for noise sensitive environments. It has Dual power options with DC input power and PoE+ power input which protect from power failures and increases life of device. With Inbuilt security features protect your business by losing network sensitive information and data of wireless users/surveillance cameras connected to them.

It supports energy-efficient Ethernet that can save power. It automatically adjusts power consumption according to the link status to limit the carbon footprint of your network. It also complies with RoHS, CE, FC prohibiting the use of certain hazardous materials. Besides that, most of the packaging material can be recycled and reused.

It has State of art quality product that can serve on real time high-speed Performance with dual inputs power, cost effective, highly reliable, conformance to international open standards, durable, serviceable, aesthetics, perceived quality, enhanced performance leads to value to money.

Hardware Highlights

Solid performance with non-blocking architecture

• With Flash: SPI NOR 32MB, and 256MB RAM greatly improved the data processing performance.
• All ports capable of Gigabit Ethernet speed. Full speed of data transferring with (Auto-Negotiation/Auto MDI/MDIX).
• Solid performance with non-blocking architecture.
• Dual input for power either PoE+ via WAN port or DC power inputs 12V, 2A.
• With Build in 3dBi MIMO Antenna with wave 2.0 for high gain antenna, stronger signal strength & supports large wireless coverage (91m and above) in all directions.

Physical Ports and Networking Interfaces

• Up to 2 x 10/100/1000Mbps Mbps RJ 45 Ethernet Ports with combined PoE+ with WAN and separate LAN port
• LED Indicators: Power/Sys, LAN, WAN.
• Reset Button

Extra Long operational life

• High Quality PCB Circuit Board and PCB Surface Treatment Using Gold Sinking Process.
• Support temperature range 0° C to 50° C.
• Desktop and Wall mount design Which enables horizontal and vertical wall mounting.

Noise-free Operation

• The ports support reduced power modes for silent operation. Perfect for noise sensitive environments.

Software Highlights

• Multiple Operational Modes like Gateway Mode, AP mode (Default mode is AP mode).
• Multi SSID up to 8 with inbuilt WI-FI channel analysis.
• Supports IEEE 802.11ax/ac/b/g/n with backward compatibility for wireless clients, 2.4GHz+5GHz Wireless dual band with radio RF Power up to 300mW.
• Support wireless RF power adjustable as per user movements from AP with data rate up to 1800Mbps.
• Access end users up to 256 max, with concurrent end users up to 120+.
• Supports band steering automatically move to wider 5G band for faster connections, intelligent load balance based on users.
• Support tag VLAN and VLAN management.
• Supports advance security by MAC ACL, Static DHCP, QoS, URL Mapping, IP/MAC/URL filters, Port mapping and DMZ.
• Support Seamless Roaming, OFDMA, 1024-QAM.
• Dual purposes WAN or IEEE 802.3at Port (PoE+) port supporting 1x 10/100/1000Mbps and dedicated LAN ports 1x 10/100/1000Mbps.
• Supports Wi-Fi client distance 91 meters and above depending on surrounding conditions.
• Dual input for power either PoE+ via WAN port or DC power inputs 12V, 2A.
• Support Open or encryption like WPA/WPA2PSK_TKIPAES.
• Comply with IEEE 802.3az standard

How to take access of COMMANDO AirONE AP1800AX ?

1. Wired access Via LAN port connected to PC.

Power ON AirONE AP1800AX.

Connect LAN port of AirONE AP1800AX to PC via RJ-45 cable.

Open Network and sharing center.

Go to Change adapter settings.

Double click on Local Area Connection. Go to Properties. Double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) option and set any IP address from 192.168.188.1 to 252 and Gateway of PC to be set as 192.168.188.253 to as shown below.

Fig 3. IP setting in PC connected to AirONE AP1800AX

2. Wireless access Via SSID connected to PC.

Power ON AirONE AP1800AX.

Connect Default SSID named “AIR-AP1800AX_2.4G” or “AIR-AP1800AX_5.8G” with the help of default Wi-Fi Password “66666666”.

Click on properties of connected SSID “AIR-AP1800AX_2.4G” or “AIR-AP1800AX_5.8G”.

Edit IP setting from DHCP to Manual and set any IP address from 192.168.188.1 to 252 and Gateway of PC to be set as 192.168.188.253 to as shown below.

Note: All Default SSID and password can be changed as per user requirement.

Fig 4. Edit IP setting from DHCP to Manual as shown for AIR-AP1800AX_2.4G

Open any web browser like Chrome/Firefox/Internet Explorer/Opera etc. and enter default IP address 192.168.188.253 in address field.

Caution: If you have already taken any Other COMMANDO wireless device access. Then before taking access of this device, you are required to clean the browser history to avoid catch pages issue.

Fig 5. Login page for AirONE AP1800AX

Default Password: admin

Note: Password can be changed as per user choice. Default password is written on backside of device.

After giving proper password Home page is displayed giving device information like CPU usage, memory usage, LAN Information like IP Mode Get IP From AC/Gateway/Static, Status with 2G/5G Wi-Fi Clients Status with information like SSID, Channel, Bandwidth, Encrypt, MAC Address, Operation Mode configure like AP/ Fat AP Mode with Uptime, Flow in bps for AP Downstream and AP Upstream

Fig 6. Home page after login AirONE AP1800AX