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- Page 1 11Mbps Wireless Access Point w/Bridge WAP-1963A User’s Manual...
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Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
Copyright Copyright © 2004 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET. - Page 3 Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation. R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction Package Contents System Requirements Features Specification Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Hardware Connection Chapter 3 Configuration Home Wireless Setting 3.2.1 AP mode 3.2.2 Station-Ad Hoc mode 3.2.3 Station-Infrastructure mode AP Bridge – Point to Point Mode 3.2.4 AP Bridge –... - Page 5 4.1 Enterprise or Campus Users 4.2 Wireless ISP 4.3 LAN to LAN or LAN to Multi-LAN Chapter 5 Troubleshooting...
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Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing WAP-1963A. The WAP-1963A is an access point for IEEE 802.11b 2.4GHz wireless network. You can use this access point to build up a wireless LAN, any wireless LAN station can join the wireless network. It has support the most security functions such as WPA, 802.1X authentication, 64/128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Encryption and MAC address filter o consolidate the wireless network security;... -
Page 7: Features
1.3 Features Compliant with the IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz specification High data rate 11, 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps network speed, Auto rate fallback Seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networks 64/128-bit WEP Encryption and MAC Filter to protect the wireless data transmissions Supports Wireless AP / Bridge / Station mode WPA, 802.1X authentication MAC Address Filter... -
Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before you proceed with the installation, it is necessary that you have enough information about the WAP-1963A. Hardware Connection 12V DC RESET ANT 1. Locate an optimum location for the WAP-1963A. The best place for your WAP-1963A is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. -
Page 9: Chapter 3 Configuration
Chapter 3 Configuration Web configuration provides a user-friendly graphical user interface (web pages) to manage your WAP-1963A. An AP with an assigned IP address (e.g. http://192.168.0.1) will allow you via web browser (e.g., MS Internet Explorer or Netscape) to monitor and configure. 1. -
Page 10: Home
Home On this screen, you can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name, Firmware Version, SSID, Channel Number, Security, Number of Associated Clients, IP Address, MAC Address, etc. -
Page 11: Wireless Setting
Wireless Setting In this option, you can set the Mode, Alias Name, ESSID and Work Channel to this Access Point. There are six operating modes available in WAP-1963A: AP, Station-Ad hoc, Station-Infrastructure, AP Bridge-Point to Point, AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point, and AP Bridge-WDS. When configuration finished, please click “Apply”... - Page 12 same. The default ESSID is “default”. Channel Number Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. Channels differ from country to country. Channel 1-11 (North America) Channel 1-14 (Japan) Channel 1-13 (Europe) Associated Clients Click “Show Active Clients” button, then a “Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up as below.
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Page 13: Station-Ad Hoc Mode
Refresh the “Active Wireless Client Table”. Refresh Close “Active Wireless Client Table” window. Close 3.2.2 Station-Ad Hoc mode Served as a wireless station (Ad-hoc). Connected to a PC or a small LAN, this station along with other wireless stations can establish a small wireless network without Access Points. Parameters Description Alias Name... - Page 14 appear as below. You can select the AP you want to connect and press “Connect” button to connect. If you don’t have find the AP you want to connect, please press “Refresh” to rescan.
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Page 15: Station-Infrastructure Mode
3.2.3 Station-Infrastructure mode Served as a wireless station (infrastructure). Connected to a PC or a small LAN, it allows the PC or small LAN able to access the wireless network via Access Point. Parameters Description Alias Name The alias name of this access point. ESSID The ESSID (up to 31 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. -
Page 16: Ap Bridge - Point To Point Mode
3.2.4 AP Bridge – Point to Point Mode This mode can use to connect to another Bridge Mode WAP-1963A that the MAC Address is entered in the setting. It can work as a bridge to connect two LANs in distant place. Parameters Description Channel Number... -
Page 17: Ap Bridge - Point To Multi-Point Mode
AP Bridge – Point to Multi-Point Mode 3.2.5 This mode can use to connect to other Bridge Mode WAP-1963A that the MAC Address is entered in the setting. It can work as a bridge to connect max 7 LANs in distant place. Parameters Description Channel Number... -
Page 18: Ap Bridge - Wds Mode
AP Bridge – WDS Mode 3.2.6 In this mode, WAP-1963A will be a repeater between two AP mode WAP-1963A, that can extend the connect distance. When it works in this mode, it will also be an access point. Parameters Description Alias Name The alias name of this access point. - Page 19 MAC Address 1~6 Please enter the MAC Address of the other WAP-1963A that you want to connect Set Security Set a WEP Key to protect your wireless connection. It has support 64/128bit Key to the WEP function. If you want to change WAP-1963A to other operate mode, please disable this function before change operating mode.
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Page 20: Wireless Advance Settings
Wireless Advance Settings You can set advanced parameters of this WAP-1963A. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Data Rate, Preamble Type, and Broadcast ESSID. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on WAP-1963A. - Page 21 “Fragment Threshold” specifies the maximum size of packet during the Fragment Threshold fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold, the access point will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
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Page 22: Security
Security In this option, you can select one of the security methods to protect your network. WAP-1963A has provide WEP, 802.1x, 802.1x WEP static key, WPA pre-shared key and WPA RADIUS functions for your network security. Please choose one of them and refer to the below sections for the detail settings. -
Page 23: 802.1X
ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Default Tx Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the “Default key” will take effect. Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. - Page 24 Use Internal MD5 RADIUS WAP-1963A has built-in RADIUS Server. If you have a RADIUS Server server in your network already, you can disable this option and enter the settings below. RADIUS Server IP address Enter RADIUS Serer IP address. RADIUS Server Pot Leave the default port setting or assign a new port number for this option.
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Page 25: 802.1X Wep Static Key
3.4.3 802.1x WEP static key IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. You can use an external RADIUS server or use the RADIUS server built-in with the Access Point. This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication. - Page 26 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. Use Internal MD5 WAP-1963A has built-in RADIUS Server.
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Page 27: Wpa Pre-Shared Key
3.4.4 WPA pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP to change the encryption key frequently. This can improve security much more. Note: This Access Point does not provide AES encryption method. -
Page 28: Wpa Radius
3.4.5 WPA RADIUS Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP to change the encryption key frequently. This can improve security very much. -
Page 29: Radius Server
RADIUS Server This Access Point provides an internal RADIUS server to authenticate wireless station users. You have to add user accounts to the RADIUS server. The wireless station user has to use one of these accounts to login to the Access Point before access the wireless LAN. You also have to add secret key to the RADIUS server. - Page 30 Fill in the “Username”, “Password” and “Re-Type Password” of the Add an user account new account to be added and then click “Add”. Then this new account will be added into the account table below. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again.
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Page 31: Mac Filtering
MAC Filtering This Access Point provides MAC Address Filtering, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network. Parameters Description MAC Address This table records the MAC addresses of wireless stations you want to allow to access your network. The “Comment” field is the description of the wireless station Filtering Table associated with the “MAC Address”... -
Page 32: System Utility
Selected”. If you want remove all MAC addresses from the table, just click “Delete table All” button. Click “Reset” will clear your current selections. Reset System Utility From here, you can define the Access Point’s IP Address and Login Password and enable the Access Point to be a DHCP Server. - Page 33 Point. The default password for the Access Point is admin. Note that the password is case-sensitive. New Password Enter the password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) you want to login to the Access Point. Note that the password is case-sensitive. Re-Enter Password Reconfirm the password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) you want to login to the Access Point.
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Page 34: Configuration Tool
Configuration Tool The Configuration Tool screen allows you to backup, restore and reset WAP-1963A configuration settings. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the WAP-1963A and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the Access Point through the Restore selection. - Page 35 Default...
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Page 36: Upgrade
Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade WAP-1963A with when the new firmware released. Parameter Description You can use the “Browse…” button to find the firmware location on your PC, and Firmware Upgrade then press “Apply” button to upgrade your Access Point. Please power off and on the Access Point when the upgrade process is complete. -
Page 37: Reset
3.10 Reset You can reset the Access Point’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your Access Point’s system. Parameter Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the “Apply”... -
Page 38: Chapter 4 Application
Internet through the access point by installing a wireless PCI card or a WAP-1963 in AP client mode. By using a directional antenna, the distance between users and AP can be a few kilometers. -
Page 39: Lan To Lan Or Lan To Multi-Lan
4.3 LAN to LAN or LAN to Multi-LAN Wiring inside your own building may be an easy job, but it is hard if network cabling needs to route through some public areas or difficult wiring environments. PLANET’s 11Mbps Wireless access point, the WAP-1963A, can work in bridge or repeater mode to provide a robust solution for connecting two or more buildings wired Ethernets together. -
Page 40: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter gives tips on how to configure the communication software. This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Wireless Network Access Point. Read the description below to solve your problems. Q. - Page 41 Q. What is Roaming? A. Roaming is the ability of a portable computer user to communicate continuously while moving freely throughout an area greater than that covered by a single Wireless Network Access Point. Before using the roaming function, the workstation must make sure that it is the same channel number with the Wireless Network Access Point of dedicated coverage area.