Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point User Manual

Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point User Manual

Edimax wireless lan access point user's manual
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  • Page 1 Wireless LAN Access Point User’s Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Ta ble of Co nte nts Chapter 1 Introduction...1 1.1 Pac kage Contents...1 1.2 Features...2 1.3 Specificati ons...2 1.4 Physical Description...3 Chapter 2 W ireless L AN Access Point Connection...5 Chapter 3 W ireless L AN Access Point Configuration...6 3.1 Getti ng Started...6 3.2 Configuring the Access Poi nt...10 3.2.1 Status and Information...10 3.2.2 Wireless Setting...10...
  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    C h apt er 1 This product is an access poi nt for IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz wireless networ k. You can use this acc ess point to build up a wireless LAN. The pr oduc t supports WEP, ESSID and MAC address filter functi ons to c onsolidate the wireless network security.
  • Page 4: Features

    1.2 F eat ur es Complies with the IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz specificati on. High data r ate 54, 11, 5.5, 2 and 1M bps network s peed. Seamlessl y integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networ ks. Provi des an i nternal 5-Port Fast Ethernet Switc h for wired Ethernet connection.
  • Page 5: Physical Description

    1.4 Ph ysical D escr ipt io n Front Panel On the Access Point’s front panel there ar e LED lights that inform you of the Acc ess Point’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED. Color Power Green Wireless Green...
  • Page 6 Antenna Connector This round connection is standard R everse SMA connector where any antennas with Reverse SMA c onnector can connect to the Access Point. DC Adapter Port Insert the power jac k of the power adapter into this port. LAN Port The Acc ess Point’s LAN port is where you c onnect to your LAN’s networ k devices.
  • Page 7: Chapter 2 W Ireless L An Access Point Connection

    C h apt er 2 W ir eless L AN AP C on n ection Locate an optimum location for the W ireless LAN Access Point. The best l ocation for your Access Poi nt is us uall y at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stati ons.
  • Page 8: Chapter 3 W Ireless L An Access Point Configuration

    C h apt er 3 W ir eless L AN AP C onf ig ur ation 3.1 Get t in g St ar t ed This Access Point provi des web-bas ed configuration tool allowing you to c onfigure fr om wired or wireless stations. Follow the instructi ons below to get started c onfiguration.
  • Page 9 7. Chec k each of the tabs and verify the following settings: Bindings: Chec k Client for Microsoft N etworks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. Gateway: All fields are blank. DNS Configuration: Select Disable DNS. W INS Configuration: Select Disable WINS R esolution. IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address .
  • Page 10 1c) W indows NT 1. Click the Start button and sel ect Setti ngs, then clic k Control Panel. The Control Panel wi ndow will appear. 2. Double-clic k Network ic on. T he N etwork window will appear. Sel ect the Protocol tab from the Network window. 3.
  • Page 11 Enter the default us er name and pass word, then pr ess OK button directl y. You c an start c onfiguring the Acc ess Point. From W ireless Station 1. Make sure your wireless s tati on is in the same subnet with the Acc ess Point.
  • Page 12: Configuring The Access Poi Nt

    C onf ig ur in g th e Access Point 3.2.1 St atu s and Info r mation On this screen, you c an s ee the general information of the Access Point i ncludi ng Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc.
  • Page 13 W ireless L AN AP Configuration access point with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” or “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Poi nt mode” can onl y be used to bridge wired Ethernet networ ks together. It can’t acc ept c onnecti on from other wirel ess station at the same time.
  • Page 14 W ireless L AN AP Configuration Station-Ad Hoc mode setting pag e: Station-Infrastructure mode setting pag e:...
  • Page 15 W ireless L AN AP Configuration AP Bridg e-Point to Point mode setting page: AP Bridg e-Point to Multi-Point mode setting pag e:...
  • Page 16 W ireless L AN AP Configuration AP Bridg e-W DS mode setting page: Universal Rep eater mode setting page:...
  • Page 17 Parameter Description The alias name of this access poi nt. You Alias Name shoul d assign Alias Name in “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. It allows you to s et the AP fi x at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You als o can s elect B+G Band mode to allow the AP selec t 802.11b and 802.11g c onnection automaticall y.
  • Page 18 If you want to bridge more than one wired Ether net networks together with wirel ess LAN, you have to set this access point to “AP Bridge-Point to Poi nt mode”, “AP Address Bridge-Point to Multi-Poi nt mode” or “AP Bridge-WDS mode”.
  • Page 19 Parameter Description MAC address of this acti ve wireless s tati on. Address Tx Pac ket The number of tr ans mitted pac kets that are sent out from this acti ve wirel ess station. Rx Pac ket The number of rec ei ved pac kets that are received by this acti ve wireless station.
  • Page 20: Advanced Setting

    W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 3 Ad v an ced Set t in g You c an set advanc ed parameters of this acc ess point. The parameters include Authentication T ype, Frag ment Thres hold, RTS Threshold, Beac on Inter val, DTIM Period, Trans mit Rate, Broadc ast ESSID, Operating Rates Mode, CTS Protection, Transmit Bust Mode.
  • Page 21 Parameter Description There are two authentication types: “Open System” and “Shar ed Key”. When you s elect “Open System”, wireless stations can ass ociate with this acc ess point without WEP encr yption. When you select “Shared Key”, you shoul d also setup WEP key Authentication in the “Encr yption”...
  • Page 22 The “Long Preamble” can provi de better wirel ess LAN compatibility while Preamble T ype the “Short Preambl e” can provide better wirel ess LAN performance. If you enable “Broadcas t ESSID”, ever y wireless station loc ated within the coverage of this acc ess point c an discover this acc ess point easil y.
  • Page 23: Sec Urity

    W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 4 Secu r it y This Access Point provi des c omplete wireless LAN sec urity functi ons, i nclude WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With thes e sec urity functions, you c an prevent your wireless LAN from illegal acc ess.
  • Page 24 Parameter Description You c an select the 64-bit, or 128bit key to encr ypt trans mitted data. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of sec urity, but Length the throughput will be lower. You also c an select Disable to trans mit data without encr yption.
  • Page 25 The WEP keys are us ed to encr ypt data transmitted in the wireless networ k. Fill the text box by following the r ules below. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the Key 1 - “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 5-digit ASCII Key 4 character as the encr yption keys.
  • Page 26 Parameter Use internal MD5/PEAP RADIUS Ser ver RADIUS Ser ver IP address RADIUS Ser ver Port RADIUS Ser ver Pass word Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e sections or start using the Access Point.
  • Page 27 802.1x W EP static key IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protoc ol. Every user mus t use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. T he authenticati on is process ed by a RADIU S ser ver. You can us e an exter nal RADIUS s er ver or use the RADIUS s erver built-in with the Access Point.
  • Page 28 You may selec t to selec t ASCII Characters (al phanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” Key For mat and “0-9” range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde The WEP keys are us ed to encr ypt data transmitted in the wireless networ k.
  • Page 29 W PA pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA) is an advanced s ecurity standard. You can use a pr e-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encr ypt data during communicati on. It uses TKIP to change the encryption key frequentl y. T his can improve sec urity ver y much.
  • Page 30 Pre-shared Key Format Pre-shared Key Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e sections or start using the Access Point. W PA RAIUS Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA) is an advanced s ecurity standard.
  • Page 31 Parameter WPA(TKIP) WPA2(AES) WPA2 Mixed RADIUS Ser ver IP address RADIUS Ser ver Port RADIUS Ser ver Pass word Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e sections or start using the Access Point.
  • Page 32: Radius Ser Ver

    W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2.5 R adiu s Serv er This Access Point provi des an i nternal RADIUS s erver to authenticate wireless station us ers. You have to add user accounts to the R ADIUS ser ver. The wireless station user has to us e one of these accounts to l ogin to the Acc ess Point before acc ess the wireless LAN.
  • Page 33 Parameter Description Enable Radius Select to enable the RADIUS s erver. Server This tabl e recor ds the accounts of users you want to allow to access your wireless networ k. An account includes the “User name” and “Pass word”. A User Profile table wireless LAN us er has to enter c orrect “Username”...
  • Page 34 This tabl e recor ds the clients of the RADIUS ser ver that need to authenticate wireless LAN us ers. Authentication client information includes the “Client IP” and “Secret Authentication Key”. An authentication client has to Client table use the “Secret Key” to login to the RADIUS ser ver befor e it can start to authenticate wireless LAN us ers.
  • Page 35: Mac Address Filtering

    3.2.6 M AC Add r ess F ilt er in g This Access Point provi des MAC Addr ess Filtering, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Address es from acc essing your wireless networ k. Parameter Filtering MAC Address Filtering Table W ireless L AN AP Configuration Description Enable or disable the MAC Address...
  • Page 36 In the bottom “New” area, fill in the “MAC Address” and “Comment” of the wireless station to be added and then click “Add”. Then this wireless station Add MAC will be added into the “MAC Address address into the Filtering Table” above. If you find any table typo before adding it and want to retype again.
  • Page 37: System Utility

    3.2. 7 S yst em U t ilit y From here, you c an define the Acc ess Point’s IP Address and Login Password and enabl e the Access Point to be a DHCP Server. Parameter Current Pass word New Pass word W ireless L AN AP Configuration Description Enter the current password (up to 15-...
  • Page 38 Re-Enter Pass word IP Address Subnet Mas k DHCP Server Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e sections or start using the Access Point. 3.2. 7.1 D H C P Ser v er Set t in g DHCP Server will automaticall y give your LAN client an IP address .
  • Page 39: Configuration Too

    You c an designate a particular IP address range for your DHCP ser ver to issue IP address es to your LAN Clients. Start IP/End IP By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.2.100 to End IP 192.168.2.200. You c an specify the Domai n Name for Domai n Name your Acc ess Point.
  • Page 40 W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description Use the "Backup" tool to save the Access Point’s c urrent c onfigurati on to a file named "config.bin" on your PC. You c an then use the "Restore" tool to Configuration upload and restore the s aved Tools configuration to the Access Point.
  • Page 41: Firmware Upgrade

    3.2. 8 F ir m war e U p g r ad e This page allows you to upgrade the Acc ess Point’s firmware. Parameter Firmware Upgrade Once you’ ve selec ted the new firmwar e file, click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to s tart the upgrade pr ocess.
  • Page 42: Res Et

    Once the upgrade is c omplete you c an start usi ng the Access Point. 3.2. 9 R eset You c an reset the Acc ess Point’s s ystem should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your Access Point’s s ystem.
  • Page 43: Chapter 4. Troubleshooting

    C h apt er 4 This chapter provides solutions to probl ems usually encountered during the i nstallation and oper ation of the Access Point. How to manu ally find your PC’s IP and M AC Address? In Wi ndows , open the Command Prompt program Type Ip config /all and Enter Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address...
  • Page 44 What is W EP? WEP s tands for Wired Equi val ent Privac y, a data privac y mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm. What is a M AC Address? The Media Acc ess Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the manufac turer to any Ether net networ king device, s uch as a networ k adapter, that allows the networ k to identify it at the hardware level.

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