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54 mbps wireless access point w/bridge, inter-building
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  • Page 1 54Mbps Wireless Access Point w/bridge, inter-building WAP-4030A User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Copyright Copyright © 2005 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 The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Potential restrictive use France: Only channels 10,11,12 and 13 Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Wireless Access Point Model: WAP-4030A Rev: 2.0 (June, 2005) Part No. EM-WAP4030Av2 restrictions). Germany, Greece,...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction ...5 Package Contents ... 5 System Requirements ... 5 Features ... 5 Specification ... 6 Wireless Performance ... 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...8 Hardware Connection ... 8 Chapter 3 Configuring the Wireless AP ...9 Operating Mode... 9 3.1.1 Client Mode ...

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing WAP-4030A. The WAP-4030A supports both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g standards. You can use it to connect an existing WLAN, or to build up a new wireless LAN. Except for essential AP mode, WAP-4030A also provides Repeater, Bridge, and Client modes to accommodate all kinds of network topology.

  • Page 6: Specification

    Provide WPA-PSK, 64/128-bit WEP Encryption and MAC Filter to protect the wireless data transmissions Support Wireless AP / Client / Repeater and Bridge mode Support MAC Address Filter Support DHCP client for auto IP address assignment Provide a reverse-polarity SMA connector for external antenna connection Auto Fall-Back Data Rate for Long-Distance communication and noisy environment Web-based configuration Specification...

  • Page 7: Wireless Performance

    802.11b devices. This additional overhead lowers the speed. If there are no 802.11b devices connected, or if connections to all 802.11b devices are denied so that WAP-4030A can operate in 11g-only mode, then its data rate should actually 54Mbps.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    2. Assemble the antenna to WAP-4030A. Try to place them to a position that can best cover your wireless network. The antenna’s position will enhance the receiving sensitivity.

  • Page 9: Chapter 3 Configuring The Wireless Ap

    3. A User name and Password dialog box will appear. Please enter your User name and Password here. Default User name and Password is “admin”. Click “OK”. 4. Then you will see the WAP-4030A configuration screen in the web page as the picture in section 3.1. Operating Mode In this screen, you can see all the operating modes of WAP-4030A.

  • Page 10: Client Mode

    3.1.1 Client Mode In this screen, you can configure WAP-4030A as a wireless client. It is used to let a network device with only wired Ethernet function to have wireless LAN communication capability. It provides both Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes for the “Client Mode”. With “Ad-Hoc mode”, it can let your network device join a wireless LAN with peer-to-peer communication.
  • Page 11 Parameter Description 802.11b: It allows to select the transmit rate up to 11Mbps. Station Mode Mixed: It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps. MAC Cloning Mode Disabled: It will use it’s own MAC address to access the wireless LAN. Enabled: It will use PC’s MAC address to access the wireless LAN.

  • Page 12: Access Point Mode

    “802.11g” and it allows you to select the speed of 1-54Mbps. Click “Apply” button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using WAP-4030A. 3.1.2 Access Point Mode “AP Mode”...
  • Page 13 Parameter Description Mode 802.11b mode: It allows to select the transmit rate up to 11Mbps 802.11g mode: It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps Mixed mode: It provides best performance for 11g transmission when you enable the AP mode selection to “Mixed mode”. SSID The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN.

  • Page 14: Advance Setting

    securely. You may refer to section 3.5 to know the detail settings of it. WPA: You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. You may refer to section 3.6 to know the settings of it. Advance setting It provides more powerful features for you to configuring.
  • Page 15 and multicast messages. Protection Mode It provides best performance for 11g transmission when you enable it. Transmit Rate When you enable the station mode selection to “802.11b” and it allows you to select the speed of 1-11Mbps. When you enable the station mode selection to “802.11g” and it allows you to select the speed of 1-54Mbps.
  • Page 16 3.1.2.2 Access Filter This Access Point allows you to provide a Filter List of MAC addresses that are allowed/denied associating with this AP. Parameter Description MAC Filtering You can enable or disable the MAC Filtering function. Filter Mode If you select “Only deny PCs with MAC listed below to access this device”, then all the PCs in the list will be denied to access and all other PCs will be allowed to access.

  • Page 17: Repeater Mode

    3.1.3 Repeater Mode In this mode, WAP-4030A can be a repeater between Access Point and wireless clients, that can extend the connect distance of your Access Point. When it works in this mode, it will also work as an access point.
  • Page 18 Access Point. The Repeater mode configuration is include two parts. The upper part is use to show which device the WAP-4030A will connect. The lower part is set this WAP-4030A configuration. So you will see a SSID option in lower part.

  • Page 19: Point-To-Point Mode

    access point easily. If you are building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is recommended. Disabling "Response to Broadcast ESSID requests" can provide better security. Security Disable: Disable the security function. WEP: WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping.
  • Page 20 Parameter Description AP MAC Address You have to enter the MAC addresses of another WAP-4030A that it will connect to. 802.11b mode: It allows to select the transmit rate up to 11Mbps Mode 802.11g mode: It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps Mixed mode: It provides best performance for 11g transmission when you enable the AP mode selection to “Mixed mode”.
  • Page 21 3.1.4.1 Advance Setting Parameter Description 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. DTIM Period This is the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing stations of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages.

  • Page 22: Point-To-Multipoint Mode

    3.1.5 Point-to-Multipoint Mode This function provides to bridge more than 2 wired Ethernet networks together by wireless connection. You can use more than two WAP-4030A with “P2MP mode” to connect those wired Ethernet networks together. Parameter Description AP MAC Address...

  • Page 23: Status

    When it is work in AP mode, you can press the “Station List” button to know which client is connected to this AP like below. Admin You can upgrade WAP-4030A with latest firmware and assign a new password in this screen.

  • Page 24: Lan

    It shows the current firmware version. FW Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade WAP-4030A firmware. Before upgrade, you will need to download the firmware file from internet to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the “Browse”...
  • Page 25 If there is a DHCP Server in your LAN, you can select this option to let this WAP-4030A get an IP address from the DHCP Server. Before work with Automatic IP, please press “Important” button and check the content inside.

  • Page 26: Wep

    Parameter Description WEP Length WEP-64: input 10-digit Hex values or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. WEP-128: input 26-digit Hex values or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Mode Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f”...

  • Page 27: Wpa-Psk

    WPA-PSK Parameter Description Authentication Type The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Passphrase To entry at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre-shared keys. Please click “Apply” to save the above configurations.

  • Page 28: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    This chapter provides answer to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Wireless Network Access Point. Read the description below to solve your problems. Q. Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network? A.

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