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Actiontec Electronics, Inc.

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    802AA User Guide Actiontec Electronics, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    System Requirements................. 1-2 Access Point Physical Description .......1-1 Top Panel....................1-1 Rear Panel....................1-3 AP Web Server............A-2-2 Accessing the AP Web Server..............A-2-2 Configuration Windows................. A-2-4 Working With Configuration Windows ........... A-2-4 General Configuration Window............. A-2-5 Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 4 PRELIMINARY General Advanced Configuration Window ..........A-2-8 Shared Key Configuration..............A-2-8 Per Station Privacy Configuration Window.......... A-2-10 Script Configuration Window.............. A-2-12 Firmware Update Configuration Windows.......... A-2-14 Statistics Windows................A-2-15 AP Statistics................... A-2-16 Station Statistics................A-2-18 Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 5 PRELIMINARY Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 7: Preface

    PRELIMINARY Preface The intent of this document is to familiarize you with the Actiontec Access Point (AP) Reference Design, its physical characteristics, setup, configuration, and usage. AP hardware developers should refer to the AP Reference Design Functional Specification, AP Hardware Design Guide, AP Reference Design Board Layouts, AP Reference Design Schematics, and AP Reference Design Bill of Materials.

  • Page 8: Audience

    Additional Resources Actiontec Reference Design hardware, software, and documentation contain proprietary information of Actiontec Electronics, Inc., and are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure, and are also protected by copyright law. Reverse engineering of this hardware, software, or documentation is prohibited.

  • Page 9: Regulatory Compliance Information

    PRELIMINARY If you are using an Actiontec Evaluation Kit, you may receive a subset of these documents. d. Regulatory Compliance Information This section contains Regulatory Compliance Information for the AP. i. Radio Frequency Interference Requirements This device is restricted to indoor use due to its operation in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency range.

  • Page 10: Rf Exposure Requirements

    FCC RF exposure guidelines.. Installers and end-users must follow the installation instructions provided in this user guide. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    AP itself. Rates of 6 to 54 Mbps are supported in standard IEEE 802.11a mode, and 12 to 72 Mbps in Actiontec turbo mode. All transmission rates are supported across the 5.15 to 5.35 GHz spectrum.

  • Page 12: System Requirements

    AP configuration. A freeware FTP server (“a- ftp.exe”) is included on the Actiontec distribution CD in the \utils directory. Actiontec Electronics provides an FTP site you can use to evaluate the firmware update capabilities of the AP for test purposes only. By default, Actiontec Electronicswill set to NULL the default address of the FTP connection.

  • Page 13: Access Point Physical Description

    PRELIMINARY Access Point Physical Description This section provides an overview of the physical characteristics of the Actiontec Reference Design Access Point (AP). G. Top Panel The top panel of the AP provides 3 LEDs for status indication, and a pair of side- mounted antennas that rotate 180°...
  • Page 14 100 Mbps Link Activity—blink rate is proportional to activity Amber On 10 Mbps Link Detected but No Activity Amber Blink 10 Mbps Link Activity—blink rate is proportional to activity LED 3 Description Wireless Link Disabled COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Actiontec Electronics, Inc...

  • Page 15: Rear Panel

    Figure 1-2. Access Point Rear View Table 1-2. Rear Panel Descriptions Item Description RS-232 Serial Provides configuration of the AP through a terminal or PC (serial cable Interface connector provided), and external connectivity to devices such as analog modems. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Actiontec Electronics, Inc...
  • Page 16 RJ-45 Ethernet Provides 10/100 Mbps connectivity to a wired Ethernet LAN. connector Reset button Manual push-button to reset processor, memory, and PCI devices. Power Supply Connection for the provided 3.3 V power supply. connector COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL Actiontec Electronics, Inc...
  • Page 17 18. Connect the AP Ethernet port to the HPC Ethernet card through the Ethernet hub/switch or an Ethernet crossover cable. 19. Plug in the provided 3.3 V power supply to the AP power supply connector. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 18 2. From the HPC, enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP as the URL address, for example http://192.168.1.1. 20. Select the Actiontec Access Point Web Server hotlink. 21. A dialog box will appear that requests login authorization. When prompted, enter the...
  • Page 19 For example, channel 48 is the equivalent of 5.240 GHz. The formula below shows how the channel number is derived: Channel Number = Channel Frequency (in MHz) – 5000 5 MHz 25. Click Update to commit the changes. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 20 AP login: prompt. When prompted, enter the following information to log in: Username: Admin (case sensitive) Password: *** 27. Press Enter to complete the login process. The Actiontec Access Point Software revision prompt will appear. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 21 28. Use the set ssid <SSID> command to specify the SSID. 29. Use the set channel <channel> command to change the radio channel. 30. Use the reboot command and then press Enter, which reboots the AP, to enable any changes. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 22 PRELIMINARY Chapter 49. To view CLI command options, use the help command or refer to Appendix B for details about CLI options. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 23: Ap Web Server

    .GIF file containing the full path filename for a company logo can be replaced with one of your choice. 4. Select the Actiontec Access Point Web Server hotlink. 5. A dialog box appears that requests login authorization. When prompted,...
  • Page 24 Preliminary Chapter 6. Click OK to complete the login process. Your browser must support frames and Javascript NOTE: must be enabled. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 25: Configuration Windows

    The new configuration is not in effect until you reboot the AP. Follow these steps to update configuration files: 1. Enter your configuration updates or changes in the appropriate configuration fields. 2. Click Update Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 26: General Configuration Window

    AP has completed rebooting and navigate to the Web Server to resume communication. b. General Configuration Window The General Configuration window allows you to enter general operating information for the AP. Click on Configuration from any window to access the General Configuration window. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 27 32 characters in length. Select the desired frequency of operation from the Radio Channel drop-down menu. The radio frequencies that appear in the Radio Channel drop-down menu are dependent on the Regulatory Domain set specified. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 28 Specifies the IP address of the AP. Subnet Mask Specifies the subnet mask for the AP. Default Gateway Address Specifies the default gateway for the AP. User Name Specifies the user name. Password Specifies the password Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 29: General Advanced Configuration Window

    Use the checkbox to allow the AP to participate Enable QOS in a QOS environment. Shared Key Configuration The Shared Key Configuration window allows you to specify Encryption Key(s) if you enable encryption for the AP in the general configuration window. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 30 WEP is disabled. Any STA can access to the network WEP: Enable Shared Permission address Disable WEP is disabled. Any STA can access to the network. Disable Only STA with matched shared key can access to the network. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 31: Per Station Privacy Configuration Window

    After entering or modifying the WEP configuration, you must click Update to save the changes. To view the configuration of a unique key, use the pull down menu to select the unique key ID. Per Station Privacy Configuration Window Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 32 ACL. Enable—Restricted Access—An ACL entry must exist if you wish to enable ACL. While ACL is enabled, stations with valid shared keys and stations with matching “allow” entries on the ACL are authenticated. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 33: Script Configuration Window

    5. Click Update to save your changes. C. Script Configuration Window The Script Configuration window allows you to execute text scripts of CLI commands. For example, you could construct a text script to enter the shared keys for stations. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 34 4. Specify the script path and the script name in the data entry fields in the Configuration Script window. 5. Click Execute to run the script. If you wish to revert to the previous configuration, click Restore. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 35: Firmware Update Configuration Windows

    Follow these steps to enable firmware updates: 1. From the Firmware Update Basic window, click on Advanced. The Firmware Update Advanced Configuration window allows you to enter new information on the FTP location of new firmware or filename of the firmware. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 36: Statistics Windows

    Statistics Windows From the AP Web Server, choose the Statistics hyperlink to go to the Access Point Statistics window. By default, this is the first window that appears once you enter the AP Web Server. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 37: Ap Statistics

    The top-level Statistics window automatically updates each minute. i. AP Statistics To view statistics on the AP, click on the MAC address hyperlink for the desired AP in the Statistics window. The BSS Stats window for the selected AP will appear. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 38 Specifies the number of receive FCS failures. Specifies the number of receive Discarded Frames discarded frames. CRC Errors Specifies the number of receive CRC errors. Transmit Errors Specifies number of transmit errors. Specifies the number of transmit discarded Discarded Frames frames. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

  • Page 39: Station Statistics

    The AP Stats window automatically updates every five seconds. ii. Station Statistics To view statistics on the any station (STA), click on the MAC address hyperlink for the desired STA. The BSS Stats window for the selected STA will appear. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 40 BBS Stats Window for STA Field The ID of the station. State Current state of the STA. Authentication Type Specifies open-system or shared key. Specifies the enabled state of the power save Power Save option; either yes or no. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...
  • Page 41 Specifies the number of receive errors. FCS Failures Specifies the number of FCS failures. Specifies the number of short transmit frame Short Transmit Frame Retries retries. Specifies the number of retries for each retry Retry 1-15 group. Actiontec Electronics, Inc. COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

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