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  • Page 1 22Mbps Wireless Access Point / Bridge WAP-1965 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Copyright Copyright 2003 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 All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment. Revision User’s Manual for PLANET 22Mbps Wireless Access Point / Bridge Model: WAP-1965 Rev: 3.0 (May, 2003) Part No. EM-WAP1965v3...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 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 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION................3 CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT ..........4 3.1 C ................
  • Page 5 CHAPTER 6 TROUBLESHOOTING ..................50...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing WAP-1965. 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-1965 in order to take full advantage of its features.

  • Page 7: Specification

    1.4 Specification Standard IEEE 802.11b Compliant Signal Type DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) Modulation QPSK / BPSK / CCK / PBCC Port One 10/100BASE-TX Antenna Dual Dipole Antenna Data Encryption 64 bit / 128 bit / 256bit WEP encryption Frequency 2.4GHz - 2.4835GHz Channel 11 Channels (US, Canada)

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    2. Assemble the antennas to WAP-1965. 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 Access Point

    2. Enter the IP address of your WAP-1965 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-1965. For example, you can configure your PC’s IP address to 192.168.1.2 if WAP-1965 is with IP 192.168.1.1.

  • Page 10: Wizard

    3.1.1 Wizard Setup wizard provides a simple way to configure your WAP-1965. Clicking “Wizard” button on top panel of WRT-1965’s web page, Setup Wizard will pop up as below.. To quick configure WAP-1965, please follow the steps below to complete the configuration. Click “Next>”...
  • Page 11 You can enable WEP encryption and set WEP key in this screen. Click “Next>” to continue. Step 4. Restart Please click the “Restart” button to save the settings and restart WAP-1965. In the following web page, please click “Close” to close the Setup Wizard window.

  • Page 12: Status

    3.1.2 Status: You can check your WAP-1965 settings and status in this screen. 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.

  • Page 13: Basic Settings

    You can set the AP Name, ESSID, Channel and WEP function to this Access Point. After configuration, please click Apply to save your settings. AP Name: The host name of the WAP-1965. This can be any name for you to easily identify this access point.

  • Page 14: Advanced Settings

    DHCP server. Or you can select Fixed IP to set the IP settings manually. WAP-1965 has build-in DHCP server. By default is “On”. If you have a DHCP server in your network already, please set the DHCP server function to Off. When you assign an IP address to this access point, please ensure this IP address is on the same IP range as DHCP Server settings.
  • Page 15 WAP-1965. When you select this mode, please enter the MAC address of the main WAP-1965 into “Remote AP BSS ID” field. Or you can click on “Site Survey” button to search available AP in range. When you connect to a specific AP, its MAC address will appear on the “Remote AP BSS ID”...

  • Page 16: Security

    SSID Broadcast: Enable or disable a Service Set Identifier broadcast. When enabled, the SSID of the WAP-1965 is sent to wireless enabled devices on the area. Set the WAP-1965’s SSID in the Basic Setting screen. Enabling this function may cause unauthorized user to connect your wireless networks.

  • Page 17: 802.1X

    3.1.7 802.1x This screen enables you to configure 802.1X authentication. Enable/Disable: Enable or disable 802.1X authentication of WAP-1965. Encryption Key: Select one of the Encryption key length options. It should be set the same length as WEP key. Select one of the Encryption key lifetime options. Once the lifetime expires, the Encryption key will be renewed by RADIUS server.

  • Page 18: Tools

    Browse button. 3.2 Configure through 22M AP Utility The 22M AP Utility is provided to configure the WAP-1965. It can be used to configure multiple WAP-1965s at the same time in an easiest way.
  • Page 19 You can click “Browse” to specify the Destination Folder that you want to install the utility. Or you can keep the default setting and click ”Next” to continue. Please click “Finish” to complete the software installation. - 14 -...

  • Page 20: Ap Utility Configuration

    When the configuration utility starts, it will show you the first option “Link Information”. You can view the first Access Point’s current setting. Note: If you have many WAP-1965, all the WAP-1965s will list in “Available AP”. You can select the WAP-1965 that you want to check, then you can see the settings of the WAP-1965.
  • Page 21 Mode Settings: Access Point: This mode is set to WAP-1965 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-1965.
  • Page 22 Advance setting: when you press the “Advance Setting button”, the dialog box below will appear. You can set more details parameters in this screen. Transmission Rates: You may select transmission rate to “1-2Mbps”, “1-2-5.5-11Mbps” or “1-2-5.5-11-22Mbps”. Preamble Type: The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication between the Access Point and roaming Network Card.
  • Page 23 4X mode enabled to make it effective. 3.2.2.3 IP Settings Fix IP Address: You may give a fixed IP address to WAP-1965 manually by choosing this radio button. IP Address: Set an IP address for the AP.
  • Page 24 Note: If you have many WAP-1965s in LAN and you want to set them have the same WEP key. You can set one of them, and then select all the WAP-1965 in the “Available AP” and press Apply. You will see a dialog box appears as below. You can enter their User Name and Password in this dialog box and Click OK to apply.
  • Page 25 3.2.2.5 802.1x Settings 802.1X Function: Enable or disable 802.1X authentication of WAP-1965. Encryption Key: Select one of the Encryption key length options. It should be set the same length as WEP key. Select one of the Encryption key lifetime options. Once the lifetime expires, the Encryption key will be renewed by RADIUS server.

  • Page 26: Chapter 4 802.1X Authentication Setup

    The above graph shows the network topology of the solution we are going to introduce. As illustrated, a group of wireless clients is trying to build a wireless network with WAP-1965 in order to have access to both Internet and Intranet. With 802.1X authentication, each of these wireless clients would have to be authenticated by RADIUS server.

  • Page 27: Radius Server Setup

    8. The client and RADIUS server derive encryption keys. 9. The RADIUS server sends WAP-1965 a RADIUS ACCEPT message, including the client’s WEP key. 10. WAP-1965 sends the client an EAP Success message along with the broadcast key and key length, all encrypted with the client’s WEP key.
  • Page 28 5. Select “Enterprise root CA”, and click “Next” to continue. 6. Enter the information that you want for your Certificate Service, and click “Next” to continue. 7. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Certificate Authority. 8. Right-click on the “Policy Setting”, select “new”. 9.
  • Page 29 “OK” to continue. 11. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. 12. Right-click on domain, and select ”Properties” to continue. 13. Select “Group Policy” tab and click “Properties” to continue. - 24 -...
  • Page 30 14. Go to “Computer Configuration” > “Security Settings” > “Public Key Policies” 15. Right-click “Automatic Certificate Request Setting”, and select “New” 16. Click “Automatic Certificate Request ...” - 25 -...
  • Page 31 Certificate 17. The Automatic Certificate Request Setup Wizard will guide you through the Automatic Request setup, simply click “Next” through to the last step. 18. Click “Finish” to complete the Automatic Certificate Request Setup 19. Go to Start > Run, and type “command” and click “Enter” to open Command Prompt. 20.
  • Page 32 24. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Internet Authentication Service. 25. Right-click “Client”, and select “New Client”. 26. Enter the IP address of WAP-1965 in the Client address text field, a memorable name for WAP-1965 in the Client-Vendor text field, the access password used by WAP-1965 in the Shared secret text field.
  • Page 33 27. Click “Finish”. 28. In the Internet Authentication Service, right-click “Remote Access Policies” 29. Select “New Remote Access Policy”. 30. Select “Day-And-Time-Restriction”, and click “Add” to continue. - 28 -...
  • Page 34 31. Unless you want to specify the active duration for 802.1X authentication, click “OK” to accept for having 802.1x authentication enabled at all times. 32. Select “Grant remote access permission”, and click “Next” to continue. - 29 -...
  • Page 35 33. Click “Edit Profile”. For TLS Authentication Setup (Steps 34 ~ 35) 34. Select “Authentication” Tab. 35. Enable “Extensible Authentication Protocol”, and select “Smart Card or other Certificate” for TLS authentication. Click “OK”. Then go to step 38. - 30 -...
  • Page 36 For MD5 Authentication Setup (Steps 36 ~ 37) 36. Select “Authentication” Tab. 37. Enable “Extensible Authentication Protocol”. Select “MD5-Challenge” and enable “Encrypted Authentication (CHAP)” for MD5 authentication. Click “OK”. - 31 -...
  • Page 37 38. Select “Internet Authentication Service (Local)”, click on “Action” from top panel. Then click “Register Service in Active Directory”. 39. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. 40. Right click on the domain, and select “Properties”. 41.
  • Page 38 42. Go to “Computer Configuration” > “Windows Settings” > “Security Settings” > “Account Policies” > “Password Policies”. Double click on “Store password using reversible encryption for all users in the domain”. - 33 -...
  • Page 39 43. Click “Define this policy setting”, select “Enabled”, and click “OK” to continue. 44. Go to Start > Program > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers. 45. Go to Users. Right-click on the user that you are granting access, and select “Properties”. 46.
  • Page 40 48. Go to the “Dial-in” tab, and check “Allow access” option for Remote Access Permission and “No Call-back” for Callback Options. Then click “OK”. - 35 -...

  • Page 41: Authenticator Setup

    4.3 Authenticator Setup 1. For EAP-MD5 Authentication, WEP key must be set previously. Go to Basic Settings. Enable WEP key, and enter a desired key string. You can skip this step if using EAP-TLS Authentication. 2. Click on 802.1X for detailed configuration. 3.

  • Page 42: Wireless Client Setup

    6. Enter the IP address, Port number, and Shared Secret Key used by the Secondary Radius Server. 7. Click “Apply”. The 802.1x settings will take effect right after WAP-1965 reboots itself. You can also use utility to configure 802.1X settings. The procedures are similar to above described.
  • Page 43 5. Click “Properties” of one available wireless network, which you want to associate with. 6. Select “Data encryption (WEP enabled)” option, but leave other options unselected. - 38 -...
  • Page 44 7. Enter the network key in “Network key” text box. The string must be the same as the first set of WEP key which you set to WAP-1965. 8. Click “OK”. 9. Select “Authentication” tab. 10. Select “Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X” to enable 802.1x authentication.

  • Page 45: Eap-Tls Authentication

    13. When wireless client has associated with WAP-19655, a user authentication notice appears in system tray. Click on the notice to continue. 14. Enter the user name, password and the logon domain that your account belongs. 15. Click “OK” to complete the validation process. 4.4.2 EAP-TLS Authentication Get Digital Certificate from Server The following procedures are based on obtaining a certificate from Windows 2000 Server which acts as a...
  • Page 46 IP address of our server. This will directly access to Certificate Service of a Windows 2000 server. A dialog box will prompt you to enter user name and password. 2. Enter a valid user name and password, then click “OK” to continue. 3.
  • Page 47 5. Click “Submit >” to continue. 6. The Certificate Service is now processing the certificate request. - 42 -...
  • Page 48 7. The certificate is issued by the server, click “Install this certificate” to download and store the certificate to your local computer. 8. Click “Yes” to store the certificate to your local computer. 9. Certificate is now installed. Wireless Adapter Setup 1.
  • Page 49 2. Right-click on the Wireless Network Connection which using WL-3555. 3. Click “Properties” to open up the Properties setting window. 4. Click on the “Wireless Network” tab. 5. Click “Properties” of one available wireless network, which you want to associate with. - 44 -...
  • Page 50 6. Select “The key is provided for me automatically” option. 7. Click “OK”. 8. Click “Authentication” tab 9. Select “Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X” option to enable 802.1x authentication. - 45 -...
  • Page 51 10. Select “Smart Card or other Certificate” from the drop-down list box for EAP type. 11. Click “OK”. 12. When wireless client has associated with WAP-1965, Windows XP will prompt you to select a certificate for wireless network connection. If you only have one certificate in local computer, system will automatically use it for authenticate.
  • Page 52 14. Make sure this certificate is issued by correct server, and click “OK” to complete the authentication process. - 47 -...

  • Page 53: Chapter 5 Application

    5.2 Wireless AP Client mode The WAP-1965 can also act as a client on a wireless LAN. When configured as AP Client mode, WAP-1965 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 54: Wireless Bridge Mode

    Please be noted, please key in the MAC address to make the WAP-1965 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 55: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Chapter 6 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. Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network? This will depend on whether or not the application is designed to be used over a network.
  • Page 56 An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile workers. What is Roaming? 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.

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