Draytek VigorAP 906 User Manual

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Table of Contents
Chapter I Installation ................................................................................................................................................VII
I-1 Introduction...................................................................................................................................................................................1
I-1-1 LED Indicators and Connectors.................................................................................................................................2
I-2 Hardware Installation...................................................................................................................................................................4
I-2-1 Wired Connection for PC in LAN ...............................................................................................................................4
I-2-2 Wired Connection for Notebook in WLAN...............................................................................................................5
I-2-3 Wireless Connection ...................................................................................................................................................6
I-2-4 PoE Connection ...........................................................................................................................................................7
I-2-5 Wall-mount Connection .............................................................................................................................................8
I-3 Network IP Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................9
I-3-1 Windows 10 IP Address Setup...................................................................................................................................9
I-4 Accessing to Web User Interface ............................................................................................................................................. 12
I-5 Changing Password ................................................................................................................................................................... 15
I-6 Dashboard .................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
I-7 Quick Start Wizard ..................................................................................................................................................................... 17
I-7-1 Settings for Access Point ......................................................................................................................................... 18
I-7-2 Settings for Mesh Root ............................................................................................................................................ 21
I-7-3 Settings for Mesh Node........................................................................................................................................... 26
Chapter II Connectivity ............................................................................................................................................. 27
II-1 Operation Mode........................................................................................................................................................................ 28
II-2 General Concepts for Wireless LAN (2.4GHz/5GHz) ............................................................................................................ 29
II-3 Wireless LAN (2.4GHz/5GHz) Settings for AP Mode............................................................................................................. 32
II-3-1 General Setup .......................................................................................................................................................... 33
II-3-2 Security ..................................................................................................................................................................... 36
II-3-3 Access Control ......................................................................................................................................................... 39
II-3-4 WPS ........................................................................................................................................................................... 40
II-3-5 Advanced Setting..................................................................................................................................................... 41
II-3-6 AP Discovery ............................................................................................................................................................ 44
II-3-7 WDS AP Status ......................................................................................................................................................... 45
II-3-8 Bandwidth Management........................................................................................................................................ 45
II-3-9 Airtime Fairness....................................................................................................................................................... 46
II-3-10 Station Control ...................................................................................................................................................... 48
II-3-11 Roaming ................................................................................................................................................................. 50
II-3-12 Band Steering (for Wireless LAN (2.4GHz))........................................................................................................ 52
II-3-13 Station List.............................................................................................................................................................. 57
II-4 Mesh Settings for Mesh Mode................................................................................................................................................ 63
II-4-1 Mesh Setup .............................................................................................................................................................. 65
II-4-2 Mesh Status.............................................................................................................................................................. 70
II-4-3 Mesh Discovery ....................................................................................................................................................... 71
II-4-4 Basic Configuration Sync........................................................................................................................................ 72
II-4-5 Advanced Config Sync ............................................................................................................................................ 75
II-4-6 Support List .............................................................................................................................................................. 75
II-4-7 Mesh Syslog ............................................................................................................................................................. 76
II-5 LAN ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 77
II-5-1 General Setup .......................................................................................................................................................... 77
II-5-2 Hotspot Web Portal................................................................................................................................................. 81
II-5-3 Port Control.............................................................................................................................................................. 85
II-5-4 Hardware Acceleration........................................................................................................................................... 86

Draytek VigorAP 906 Specifications

General

2.4 GHz	Yes
MIMO type	Multi User MIMO
Number of users	254 user(s)
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	2402 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)	574 Mbit/s
Placement	Ceiling, Table, Wall
Product color	White
Security algorithms	WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3, WPS
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)
USB 2.0 ports quantity	-
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	5
Antenna type	External
Antenna direction type	Omni-directional
Antenna gain level (max)	2.5 dBi
Input current	0.4 A
Output current	1.5 A
AC input voltage	48 - 56 V
DC voltage range	12 V
Power consumption (max)	17.3 W
Sustainability certificates	CE