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- Page 1 54/108Mbps Super-G Wireless Access Point with Bridge WAP-4000A User Manual Version: 1.00 Date: March 2007...
- Page 2 PLANET WAP-4000A Copyright © 2007 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this Copyright 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 PLANET WAP-4000A 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.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
PLANET WAP-4000A CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION...1 1.1 P ...1 ACKAGE ONTENTS 1.2 S ...1 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS 1.3 F ...1 EATURES 1.4 S ...2 PECIFICATION 1.5 W ...2 IRELESS ERFORMANCE CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ...4 CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT ...5 3.1 C... -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
Thank you for purchasing WAP-4000A. This device features the latest innovation wireless technology making the wireless networking world happened. This manual guides you on how to install and properly use the WAP-4000A in order to take full advantage of its features. 1.1 Package Contents Make sure that you have the following items: •... -
Page 6: Specification
WAP-4000A. 1. Site selection To avoid interferences, please locate WAP-4000A and wireless clients away from transformers, microwave ovens, heavy-duty motors, refrigerators, fluorescent lights, and other industrial equipments. Keep the number of walls, or ceilings between AP and clients as few as possible;... - Page 7 The wireless network is easily affected by many environmental factors. Every environment is unique with different obstacles, construction materials, weather, etc. It is hard to determine the exact operating range of WAP-4000A in a specific location without testing. 3. Antenna adjustment The bundled antenna of WAP-4000A is adjustable.
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Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
WAP-4000A. 1. Locate an optimum location for the WAP-4000A. The best place for your WAP-4000A is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. 2. Assemble the antennas to WAP-4000A. Try to place them to a position that can best cover your wireless network. -
Page 9: Chapter 3 Configuring The Wireless Access Point
(e.g., MS Internet Explorer or Netscape). 1. Open your web browser. 2. Enter the IP address of your WAP-4000A in the address field (default IP address is http://192.168.1.1). Please note that your PC’s IP address should be on the same IP subnet of the WAP-4000A. - Page 10 PLANET WAP-4000A To quick configure WAP-4000A, please follow the steps below to complete the configuration. Click Next> to continue. Step 1. Set your new password The default password for administrator (login name is “admin”) is “admin”. You can change the Password in this step. Click Next>.
- Page 11 PLANET WAP-4000A Enter the SSID of your WLAN and select the frequency channel. Click Next>. You can enable WEP encryption and set WEP key in this screen. Click Next> to continue. Figure4 Step 3. Set Encryption Figure5 Step 4. Restart...
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Page 12: Status
PLANET WAP-4000A Please click the Restart button to save the settings and restart WAP-4000A. In the next web page, please click Close to close the Setup Wizard window. 3.3 Status You can check your WAP-4000A settings and status in this screen. -
Page 13: Basic Settings
PLANET WAP-4000A You can click the View Log button, and then the screen below will appear. You can view the logged message here. You can also clear or refresh the log record. 3.4 Basic Settings You can set the AP Name, SSID, Channel and Authentication method to this Access Point. - Page 14 PLANET WAP-4000A User Manual Figure9 AP Name: The host name of the WAP-4000A. This can be any name for you to easily identify this access point. SSID: The SSID is the name shared among all points in the wireless network system, must be identical for all points.
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Page 15: Ip Settings
PLANET WAP-4000A WPA-EPA/WPA2-EAP page are described in section 3.8. If WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK is selected, the screen appears as below. Please enter a hard-to-guess passphrase (between 8 and 63 characters) in the field. 3.5 IP Settings You can set the IP, Gateway, DHCP and DNS to this Access Point on this field. After configuration, please click Apply to save your settings. - Page 16 Internet. WAP-4000A has build-in DHCP server. By default is “Off”. If you have a DHCP server in your network already, please disable the DHCP server function. When you assign an IP...
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Page 17: Advanced Settings
AP Mode: WAP-4000A has five operation modes. By default, it is set to AP mode. AP: This mode is set to WAP-4000A by default. This connects your wireless PCs to a wired network. In most cases, no change is necessary. Up to 63 wireless clients can be connected through WAP-4000A. - Page 18 Multiple Bridge mode and all the WAP-4000As must be configured on the same channel. You can have up to 14 WAP-4000A to be bridged together. For performance reason, it is suggested to bridge no more than 6 WAP-4000As in a WLAN.
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Page 19: Security
AP in the above-mentioned modes to associate with other brands of APs or routers. 11g Only Mode: Enabling 11g only mode maximizes the performance of WAP-4000A in a pure 802.11g WLAN, but 802.11b clients are not allowed to connect to it. Disabling this option allows both 802.11g and 802.11b clients to connect to WAP-4000A. -
Page 20: Wpa-Eap/Wpa2-Eap
PLANET WAP-4000A access through the Access Point by using MAC address filtering. By choosing the Allow option, only MAC addresses in the Authorization table will be allowed to communicate with the Access Point. By choosing the Deny option, any MAC address in the table will be denied association with the Access Point. -
Page 21: Tools
RADIUS Server 2 (optional): Enter the IP address, communicate port number, and shared secret key of your secondary RADIUS server. 3.9 Tools You can backup or restore WAP-4000A settings, reset WAP-4000A to factory default and upgrade firmware in this option. Figure16... - Page 22 Restore Settings: When you try to restore the settings you have saved, please press “Browse…” to find out the backup file and then press “Restore”. Restore to default settings: It is used to reset WAP-4000A’s configuration to factory default. Firmware Upgrade: You can upload the newest firmware of the WAP-4000A. You may either enter the file name in the entry field or browse the file by clicking the Browse button.
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Page 23: Chapter 4 Application
Point. 4.2 Wireless AP Client mode The WAP-4000A can also act as a client on a wireless LAN. When configured as AP Client mode, WAP-4000A soon makes your connected PC a wireless end node. This mode can be deployed if your end nodes (already installed with an Ethernet Adapter) do not want to make any change but want to move it somewhere not easy to have the wire. -
Page 24: Wireless Bridge Mode
This could be deployed if the networks are hard to make the wire in between. Please be noted, key in the LAN MAC address to make the WAP-4000A communicate with a specific remote Access Point, you can find the MAC address either from the utility or from the label under the Access Point. -
Page 25: Repeater Mode
6 WAP-4000A in Multiple Bridge mode in one WLAN. 4.5 Repeater mode When WAP-4000A works in repeater mode, it will repeat the wireless signal from AP to wireless client or from wireless client to AP. Thus, the distance between wireless client to AP can be double. -
Page 26: Chapter 5 Troubleshooting
Cannot communicate with WAP-4000A through a wired LAN computer. Check the following: WAP-4000A is properly installed, LAN connections are OK, and it is powered ON. Ensure that your PC and WAP-4000A are on the same network segment. If your PC is set to "Obtain an IP Address automatically" (DHCP client), restart it. - Page 27 PLANET WAP-4000A User Manual per second Verify wired network topology and configuration. - 23 -...