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LevelOne WAP-0007 User Manual

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  • Page 1 LevelOne WAP-0007 11g Wireless AP Storage User`s Manual Ver1.00-0512...

  • Page 2: Ce Declaration Of Conformity

    Copyright The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, stored, transcribed in an information retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical, magnetic, electronic, optical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction..................5 1.1 Overview................... 5 1.2 Features ................... 6 1.3 System Requirements ..............7 1.4 Package List ..................8 1.5 Hardware Ports and Buttons ............9 1.6 LED Indicators ................10 Chapter 2: Getting Started ................11 2.1 Hard Disk installation...............11 2.2 Making Connections ...............
  • Page 4 Chapter 5: ADVANCED FUNCTIONS ............60 5.1 Config Backup ................60 5.2 Reset to Default................60 5.3 Reboot .................... 60 5.4 F/W Upgrade .................. 60 Chapter 6: MISC ................... 61 6.1 Administrator Timeout..............61 6.2 Change Password ................62 6.3 System Time................... 63 Chapter 7: Trouble Shootings ...............

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    1.1 Overview The WAP-0007 is an ultra slim design and compact size of Portable Wireless AP Storage. It is an ideal device for travelers and home users who need to back up and share files more efficiently and easily anytime and anywhere.

  • Page 6: Features

    The WAP-0007 supports the UPnP content directories and users can share the music and video files easily. Besides, the click-and-copying of files from a flash drive to the WAP-0007 hard disk make the user backup files efficiently. 1.2 Features Basic functions Ultra DMA 133 IDE controller to adapt for 2.5-inch hard disk...

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    Support WPA with TKIP and AES encryption. Support AP and WDS wireless modes. 1.3 System Requirements To start to use the WAP-0007, your system must have the following minimum requirements: Windows 95 / 98 / ME / 2000 / XP.

  • Page 8: Package List

    802.11b(11Mbps) for wireless connection. TCP/IP and NetBIOS network protocol installed. Internet Browser installed. The WAP-0007 requires an external power supply which is included in the WAP-0007 package. For safe operation, please use only the power adapter provided by WAP-0007. 1.4 Package List...

  • Page 9: Hardware Ports And Buttons

    1.5 Hardware Ports and Buttons Ports Description Power 5V/3A Power inlet USB1 / USB2 The ports where you can connect to any USB storage. Automatically MDI/MDIX LAN port can sense the cable type when connecting to Ethernet-enabled computer, network of hub, switch or router Buttons Description Shutdown...

  • Page 10: Led Indicators

    1.6 LED Indicators USB 1 Power USB 2 Backup WLAN HDD Status Blinking Power off Power on No device Linked In use WLAN No packet On Transmitting Not in use HDD read/write USB1 / USB2 No device USB drive ready Backup Backup files from USB to HDD...

  • Page 11: Chapter 2: Getting Started

    Warning: The WAP-0007 is not hot-swappable. Please make sure that it is turned off and not connected to the power outlet when performing the following assembly procedure. Step 1: Use one hand to hold on the WAP-0007, and the other hand to open the upper cover carefully.
  • Page 12 Step 2: Remove the upper cover Step 3: Insert the 2.5-inch hard drive into the slot. Make sure the hard drive connecting pins and the connectors are properly aligned.
  • Page 13 Step 4: Put the upper cover back and assemble the cover tightly. Step 5: Fasten the screw to make sure the hard drive would not loosen.

  • Page 14: Making Connections

    2.2 Making Connections In order to access the WAP-0007 as the network storage drive or as an AP, you may need to configure the TCP/IP settings correctly. Either the “Wired Ethernet settings” or “Wireless Connection” can be used to connect the WAP-0007 easily.
  • Page 15 Method 1: Use Configure.exe to Setup Then, please use the configure.exe to “Query” and you will see the status page and input “admin” to start.
  • Page 16 If there is a DHCP server in the network, WAP-0007 will be as the client and get one IP address form DHCP server. Please use utility “configure” to Query to start. For example, the network subnet is 192.168.122.x and WAP-0007 will...
  • Page 17 Method 2: Use “My Network Places” to Search and Setup First, go to My Network Places and search “Computer name”.
  • Page 18 Input “WAP0007” and start to search and you will find one device. Click “samba server” and you will see two folders. Then click the folder “Configure”.
  • Page 19 Please click “Configure.html” directly to see configuration page.
  • Page 20 In addition, the user can allocate the IP by himself as below: Step 1: Find the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties from the My Network Places and check the Properties of Local Area Network Connection. And click the “General” icon and assign one IP address which can be from 192.168.123.1 to 192.168.123.253.
  • Page 21 Step 3: Type the “ipconfig” and press the “Enter”. Then the following message should be found. Check the IP address, Subnet Mask, and Default Gateway addresses are same as previous setting. If same, you are successful to set up the network configuration. To install the “Client for Microsoft Networks”, “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks”, and “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)”...
  • Page 22 Step 2: Choose the “Properties” of Local Area Connection. Step 3: Check the “Client for Microsoft Networks”, “File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks”, and “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” are installed or not. If not, please install those communication protocols.

  • Page 23: Wireless Connection

    About other operating systems, such as Linux X-window or Mac OS. Please use Browser to configure. 2.2.2 Wireless Connection: Follow the steps below to connect the WAP-0007 in a wireless environment. Step 1: Enabling the WLAN card first, and check the Wireless Network Connection properties from My Network Places.
  • Page 24 After clicking the “Configure” icon, the Network name (SSID) is supposed to be WAP0007. Step 3: Open the DOS command from the Start Menu->Run. Type “cmd” in the Open folder, then click OK to enter the DOS environment. Step 4: type the “ipconfig” and press the “Enter” in the DOS environment. Then the following message should be found.

  • Page 25: File Sharing

    2.3 File sharing The WAP-0007 can be a shared network hard drive in an existing wireless or wired network environment. The users in the same network area can read or write data from the device as required. The following various steps are for users to start using the network hard drive.

  • Page 26: Searching The Computers

    2.3.2 Searching the computers Open “My Computer” on the desktop menu, and use the “Search” function to search the computer of “WAP-0007” as below: 2.3.3 Search the “Entire Network” Manually Open Windows Explorer, and then click the My Network Places icon.

  • Page 27: Accessing Files Via Ftp

    2.3.4 Accessing Files via FTP WAP-0007 offers FTP service for the clients who don’t support Microsoft Windows File sharing. You can use any FTP client utility to connect to WAP-0007 with anonymous username and password (username: ftp, and without password) when the permission setting is set to “Guest Only”. But if you change to “Authorization users”...

  • Page 28: Chapter 3: Making Configuration

    The WAP-0007 can be configured various settings through the Configuration Tool. Even you don’t know which IP is being used by WAP-0007, the Configuration Tool will help you to find it. All you have to do is click the “Query”...
  • Page 29 “System Password” to activate the configurations. The default authorization password is “admin”. After login, you could see these buttons: Press “Wizard” if you want to do basic settings with simpler way. (Please check chapter 3.1) Press “General” if you want to make some advanced settings. (Please check each item from chapter 3.2) Press “Log out”...

  • Page 30: Wizard

    3.1 Wizard With wizard setting steps, you could configure WAP-0007 in a very simple way. Select your preferred language in this page. There are three languages available, which are English, German, and Chinese. Press button Next to start configuration.
  • Page 31 Step 0: Select Language Step 1: You have to choose the DHCP option, default setting is Auto. If you use Server/Auto/Static mode, you need to set some TCP/IP settings for...
  • Page 32 WAP-0007. If you are not sure these values, ask your MIS or ISP. Step 2: You have to choose the Wireless mode, default setting is AP Only Mode. If you choose to use AP Only Mode, in next page, you could specify the SSID...
  • Page 33 If you select the Wireless Client Mode, in next page, you would have to specify the AP that you want WAP-0007 to connect to. You have two ways to do this job. One is searching the AP that WAP-0007 could get. (This step is for AP Client mode only)
  • Page 34 In this page, you could select the AP you want WAP-0007 to connect with. (This step is for AP Client mode only)
  • Page 35 The other way to add an AP is adding the SSID manually. (This step is for AP Client mode only) Step 3: You have two ways to set time for WAP-0007. You could sync time with your PC, or set time manually.
  • Page 36 Step 4: If you use a whole new hard disk, please select “Yes”. If you already have data in this hard disk, you might want to select “No”. This option would format your hard disk to one partition if you select “Yes”. To confirm your decision, WAP-0007 would ask you one more time.
  • Page 37 Step 5: Check your settings again before saving. Click “Discard Settings” and you could return the first page. If you want to change any setting, please click “Previous” button. If everything is okay, click “Save Settings”. If you need to format disk, please wait the progressing bar become 100%.
  • Page 38 After all done, system would reboot automatically. Please wait 30 seconds at least for system restarting.

  • Page 39: Network Settings

    3.2 Network Settings In the configuration UI, you can always switch the displayed languages. There are three languages available, which are English, German, and Chinese 3.2.1 DHCP Setting Following sections describe the various DHCP settings. IP Settings: default machine IP is 192.168.123.254. This IP address must be unique to your network.
  • Page 40 Server: The WAP-0007 will be a DHCP server on the network. Auto: Select this option to let WAP-0007 send out a DCHP request during boot up. If you have a DHCP server on the network, the WAP-0007 will receive an automatic IP address and subnet mask assignment.

  • Page 41: Wireless Setting

    Wireless: you can select “Enable” or “Disable” the wireless function. Status: to show the current wireless mode you are using. Wireless mode description: to describe the each wireless mode’s major function. Wireless modes selection: WAP-0007 provides four wireless modes to select.
  • Page 42 Choose the wireless mode you need and click “Go” to set up detail functions. 3.2.2.1 Wireless AP only When you are in the AP only mode, you can set up the basic wireless functions as below:...
  • Page 43 AP setting: SSID: The SSID identifies a specific wireless LAN. Before associating with a particular wireless LAN, a station must have the same SSID as the access point. The default SSID setting is “WAP0007”. NOTE: Please DO NOT set the same SSID with your current wireless network.
  • Page 44 are delivered to the intended receiver. This option enables you to set the authentication method for various encryption schemes for the selected AP. Open or shared WEP Encryption: Select “64” or “128” bits in the pull-down menu for encryption method to protect your data by encrypting it.
  • Page 45 Advance Setting: Wireless mode: 11b/g mixed can let 11g or 11b computers both exist on the network, but the speed will be reduced. Select 11g only for maximum speed, but no 11b users will be allowed on the network. Beacon interval: This represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions.
  • Page 46 Access Point and roaming wireless adapters. SSID Broadcast: Enable or Disable a SSID broadcast. When enabled, the SSID of WAP-0007 is sent to wireless enabled devices on the LAN. Press “Next” button, you could see the Wireless MAC Filtering setting.
  • Page 47 When you select “ALL Reject”, the wireless clients with the MAC addresses you enter bellow will be rejected to connect to this AP, the others will be accepted. Press “Save” button, WAP-0007 would show you this page about the wireless settings you have done.
  • Page 49 3.2.2.2 Wireless client mode Select the “Wireless client mode” and click “Go” to set up under the Wireless client mode. After entering the Wireless client mode setting, click the AP List icon to set up the AP connecting list.
  • Page 50 Click the “Scan AP” to scan the existing AP list. Select the AP you want to connect and click “Add” to set up the AP list. Select the AP you want to connect and click “Add” to set up the AP list. Click “Mod”...
  • Page 51 Click the “Next” for advanced setting, or click “Save” or “Undo” for your need.
  • Page 52 The advanced setting items are shown as below: For the meanings of above items, please refer to “Advanced setting”. After saving the values of client mode, you have to go back the “Wireless Client mode Basic Setting” page and click “Save” on the top of the page. Then you could check the settings that you have done.
  • Page 53 NOTE: You MUST use the same channel with the AP you want to bridge. In this example, we set the channel to 10. Click the Advanced Setting icon, and you could set more values. About the meanings of these please refer to 3.2.2.1.
  • Page 54 Go back to Basic Setting, and click “Save”. You could see the confirm page after setting, and let you know configurations have been saved.
  • Page 55 3.2.2.4 WDS only mode Select the “WDS only mode” and click “Go” to set up. After entering the WDS only mode setting, click the AP List icon to set up the AP connecting list, or add it manually.
  • Page 56 NOTE: In WDS only mode, each AP that bridged together MUST use the same channel. After all, click “Save” to make it work. NOTE: Each WDS device MUST set the others’ MAC addresses, or the WDS mode would be failed.

  • Page 57: Chapter 4: Disk Management

    4.1 Disk Utility Before using the hard disk, users need to format this hard disk first. Click “Format” button, and the WAP-0007 will start to format the hard disk automatically. Once finishing the format, the WAP-0007 will reboot automatically, and please reconnect the network in 30 seconds.
  • Page 58 Advanced Function In the advanced function, two more options will be shown: The first option is used for disk checking. If you power off WAP-0007 before normally shut down the system, you are recommended to do this. With second option, you could partition your hard disk to the size you want.
  • Page 59 Change the partition capacity: this tool can make you create up to four partitions. Specify the size of the partitions in megabytes and click the “Apply” to apply the new settings. When you click “Apply”, system would alert this message to confirm if you really want to do the format action.

  • Page 60: Chapter 5: Advanced Functions

    F/W Upgrade option and use the bin file you saved. 5.2 Reset to Default This option enables you to reset the WAP-0007 to its default factory settings. 5.3 Reboot This option enables you to reboot the device.

  • Page 61: Chapter 6: Misc

    6.1 Administrator Timeout If users login, and idles for a period of time (e.g. 600 seconds), then that user will be logged out automatically.

  • Page 62: Change Password

    6.2 Change Password To change the password, you have to enter the old password and confirm the new password twice.

  • Page 63: System Time

    6.3 System Time The System Time provides two options for you to select. Set Date and Time using PC’s Date and Time: synchronize the date and time with the computer. Set Date and Time manually: Manually setting up the date and time.

  • Page 64: Chapter 7: Trouble Shootings

    NTFS, the device just can read files and cannot copy any files to NTFS folders 4. No matter what I do, I can not configure WAP-0007 even if I setup fixed IP and can search or Ping WAP-0007. A: Please check the WLAN Led or HDD LED. If normal, they will be flash.

  • Page 65: How To Setup Wireless Function

    6. I can’t access the shared folder with 98/Me. A: If you use Windows 98/Me, and want to access the authorized folder, you MUST have the same account and password in WAP-0007 and your computer. 7. Why do I see the wrong name of file during the setting or in the my network place? A: Please select the corresponding language as you need.
  • Page 66 “AP mode”. The user can make this device as Wireless AP device as follows: First, the wireless client sets up the same SSID with WAP-0007 and get IP from Router. Then Wireless client can associate the network or roam...
  • Page 67 Wireless Client Mode: First, please configure the wireless setting of WAP-0007 via wire. Then use Scan AP of AP-List and join it. Plug up the cable form WAP-0007. The client from LAN can use “Configure” utility to Query. WDS only mode: WDS Wireless Distribution system. This device also supports this function.
  • Page 68 Figure 1: Figure2:...
  • Page 69 WDS Hybrid mode: This device also supports WDS and AP mode at the same time. How to configure this in your circumstance? The below figure is for the reference.
  • Page 70 For the setting of WDS, please refer to the above WDS only mode. For AP setting, please refer to the AP mode. 2. How to configure 802.1x or WPA with Radius server? Equipment Details PC1:...
  • Page 71 Microsoft Windows XP Professional without Service Pack 1. Wireless LAN adapter Driver version: 3.0.5.0 (Driver date: 03.05.2003) PC2: Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 1a. Wireless LAN USB adapter Driver version: 1.7.29.0 (Driver date: 10.20.2001) Authentication Server: Windows 2000 RADIUS server with Service Pack 3 and HotFix Q313664.
  • Page 72 PEAP_TLS (Windows XP with SP1 only) using the Smart Card or other Certificate of the Windows XP Professional. DUT and Windows 2000 RADIUS Server Setup 1. Setup Windows 2000 RADIUS Server. We have to change authentication method to MD5_Challenge or using smart card or other certificate on RADIUS server according to the test condition.
  • Page 73 If choosing use smart card or the certificate as the EAP type, we select to use certificate on this computer. We will change EAP type to fit the variable test condition. Figure 2: Enable IEEE 802.1X access control...
  • Page 74 Windows 2000 RADIUS server Authentication testing: 1. DUT authenticate PC1 using certificate. (PC2 follows the same test procedures.) 2. Download and install the certificate on PC1. (Figure 4) 3. PC1 choose the SSID of DUT as the Access Point. 4. Set authentication type of wireless client and RADIUS server both to EAP_TLS.
  • Page 75 Figure 4: Certificate information on PC1 Figure 5: Authenticating...
  • Page 76 Figure 6: Authentication success DUT authenticate PC2 using PEAP-TLS. PC2 choose the SSID of DUT as the Access Point. Set authentication type of wireless client and RADIUS server both to PEAP_TLS. Disable the wireless connection and enable again. The DUT will send the user's certificate to the RADIUS server, and then send the message of authentication result to PC2.

  • Page 77: Problems Of Security Level

    Problems of security level 1. Why can’t I access the file from my places after enabling Security Level? Sometimes, I can not access the folders via my places after enabling Security Level, like below: If the user sees the warning message, please restart windows and try it again.
  • Page 78 Situation 1: The users can access the files or folders before WAP-0007 is not enabled “security Level”. But when WAP-0007 is enabled it, the authorization users can not login by inputting the account and password. Please restart your window OS and It can be accessed.
  • Page 79 Create two folders. One is “read”, and the other is “write”. The authority is as follows: Then click the User Access Configuration and save “Security Level”.
  • Page 80 Use search WAP-0007 hostname, if you can not access the directory “Storage”. Then you will find the WAP-0007 and will find some folders, like read, write and Storage.
  • Page 81 If you are a guest and you can only copy the files in the folder ”read” and copy, move and delete the files or folders in the folder ”write”. ※But if you are an Authorization user. You can directly click the folders “read and write”.

  • Page 82: Gnu General Public License

    GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim copies of this license document, but changing it is not allowed. Preamble The licenses for most software are designed to take away your freedom to share and change it.
  • Page 83 For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights.
  • Page 84 translation is included without limitation in the term "modification".) Each licensee is addressed as "you". Activities other than copying, distribution and modification are not covered by this License; they are outside its scope. The act of running the Program is not restricted, and the output from the Program is covered only if its contents constitute a work based on the Program (independent of having been made by running the Program).
  • Page 85 and a notice that there is no warranty (or else, saying that you provide a warranty) and that users may redistribute the program under these conditions, and telling the user how to view a copy of this License. (Exception: if the Program itself is interactive but does not normally print such an announcement, your work based on the Program is not required to print an announcement.) These requirements apply to the modified work as a whole.
  • Page 86 b) Accompany it with a written offer, valid for at least three years, to give any third party, for a charge no more than your cost of physically performing source distribution, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code, to be distributed under the terms of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange;...
  • Page 87 you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in full compliance. 5. You are not required to accept this License, since you have not signed it. However, nothing else grants you permission to modify or distribute the Program or its derivative works.
  • Page 88 If any portion of this section is held invalid or unenforceable under any particular circumstance, the balance of the section is intended to apply and the section as a whole is intended to apply in other circumstances. It is not the purpose of this section to induce you to infringe any patents or other property right claims or to contest validity of any such claims;...
  • Page 89 a version number of this License, you may choose any version ever published by the Free Software Foundation. 10. If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are different, write to the author to ask for permission. For software which is copyrighted by the Free Software Foundation, write to the Free Software Foundation;...
  • Page 90 If you would like a copy of the GPL or other open source code in this software on a physical CD medium, LevelOne (Digital Data Communications) offers to mail this CD to you upon request, for a price of US$9.99 plus the cost of shipping.

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