Configuring The Modero's Wireless Card For Secured Access To A Wap200G - AMX NXD-1700VG Instruction Manual

NOTE: The signal strength f ield should provide some descriptive text regarding the strength of the connection to a Wireless
Access Point. If there is no signal or no IP Address displayed; conf iguration of your network could be required.
Refer to the NXA-WAP200G Operation Reference Guide for more detailed setup and configuration procedures.
Conf iguring the Modero's wireless card for secured access to a WAP200G
After logging into the WAP200G, the default Status page appears within the web browser. These read-only values are "pulled" from
some of the other user-configurable Configuration Utility pages. By default, wireless Modero panels are configured for unsecured
communication to a Wireless Access Point. To properly setup both the WAP200G and panel for secure communication, you must
first prepare the Modero panel and then use the information provided to fill out the fields within the WAP's browser-based Basic
Wireless Configuration page.
Since the code key generator on Modero panels use the same key generation formula, all panels will generate identical keys for the
same Passphrase. The generators used on WAPs will not produce the same key as the Modero generator even if you use the same
Passphrase. This is why we recommend creating the Current Key FIRST on the Modero and then entering that information into the
appropriate WAP200G f ields.
1. Power-down the Modero unit and follow the wireless card installation procedures (on NXD panels) outlined in the Step 2:
Install the 802.11g mini-PCI Wireless Card section on page 34.
When configuring touch panels for wireless communication, verify that no Ethernet connector is installed within the panel
before the unit is power cycled.
2. Power-up the panel (this allows it to detect the card).
3. Press the Protected Setup button (located on the lower-left of the panel page) to open the Protected Setup page and display
an on-screen keypad.
4. Enter 1988 into the Keypad's password field and press Done when finished.
5. Press the Wireless Settings button (located on the lower-left) to open the Wireless Settings page.
6. Locate the Wireless Settings section of the Wireless Settings page (FIG. 78).
Wireless Settings page (Wireless Settings section)
FIG. 78
NOTE: You must f irst take the SSID name, Current Key string value, and panel MAC Address information and then later enter it
into the appropriate WAP dialog f ields in order to "sync-up" the secure connection. These values must be identically reproduced
on the target WAP.
7. Touch the Network Name (SSID) field and from the Service Set Identif ier keyboard, enter the SSID name you will be using on
your target Wireless Access Point (case sensitive).
The card should be given the SSID used by the target WAP. If this field is left blank, the unit will attempt to connect to the
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first available WAP. By default, all WAP200Gs use AMX as their assigned SSID value.
One of the most common problems associated with connection to a WAP arise because the SSID was not entered properly.
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You must maintain the same case when entering the SSID information. ABC is not the same as Abc.
The alpha-numeric string is by default AMX but can later be changed to any 32-character entry. This string must be
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duplicated within the Network Name (SSID) f ield on the WAP.
As an example, if you use TECHPUBS as your SSID, you must match this word and the case within both the Network Name
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(SSID) field on the touch panel's Network Name SSID field and on the WAP's Basic Wireless Conf iguration page.
8. Leave the Authentication field reading Open System (default).
Open System Authentication allows any device to join the network if the panel's SSID matches the WAP's SSID. An Open
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System is recommended for communication between Modero panels and an NXA-WAP200G.
Shared Key Authentication requires that the panel and the Wireless Access Point have the same WEP Key to authenticate.
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9. Toggle the Encryption field (FIG. 78) until it reads WEP64 or WEP128. The 64/128 selection reflects the bit-level of encryption
security. This WEP encryption level must match the encryption level being used on the WAP.
NOTE: WEP will not work unless the same Default Key is set on both the panel and the Wireless Access Point. For example: if you
have your Wireless Access Point set to default key 4 (which was 01:02:03:04:05), you must set the panel's key 4 to
01:02:03:04:05.
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SSID field
Mini-PCI wireless card communication
settings (for use with a target WAP)
Changes on this page take
effect after using the BACK
button to return to the
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