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  • Page 1 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless LANCOM L- 54g Wireless LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless...
  • Page 2 LANCOM Systems shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery. The reproduction and distribution of the documentation and software included with this product is subject to written per- mission by LANCOM Systems. We reserve the right to make any alterations that arise as the result of technical develop- ment.
  • Page 3 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Preface Preface Thank you for placing your trust in this LANCOM product. A LANCOM base station by LANCOM Systems makes available numerous cen- tral functions and services to the participants of wireless networks. The base station convinces by a simple configuration and a reliable continious opera- tion.
  • Page 4 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Preface Quality of Service (QoS) Virtual Private Networks (VPN) Virtual Local Networks (VLAN) Wireless networks (WLAN) LANCAPI Further server services (DHCP, DNS, charge management) Model variants This documentation is for users of LANCOM 54 Wireless base stations.
  • Page 5 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Preface LANCOM Systems is also available to you. Telephone numbers and contact information for LANCOM Systems support can be found on a separate insert, or at the LANCOM Systems website.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Contents Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 What is a Wireless LAN? 1.1.1 Which hardware to use? 1.1.2 Operation modes of Wireless LANs and base stations 8 1.2 What can your LANCOM 54 Wireless do? 2 Installation 2.1 Package contents...
  • Page 7 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Contents 5 Security settings 5.1 Security for the Wireless LAN 5.1.1 Closed network 5.1.2 Access control via MAC address 5.1.3 LANCOM Enhanced Passphrase Security 5.1.4 Encryption of the data transfer 5.1.5 802.1x / EAP...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Introduction What is a Wireless LAN? The following sections describe the functionality of wireless networks in general. The functions supported by your device are listed in the table ’What can your LANCOM 54 Wireless do?’...

  • Page 9: What Can Your Lancom 54 Wireless Do

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 1: Introduction Passing-through of VPN-encrypted connections with VPN pass-through Setting-up of an Internet access Connecting two LANs via a direct radio link (point-to-point mode) Connecting of devices with Ethernet interface via base stations (client...
  • Page 10 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 1: Introduction LANCOM L-54ag LANCOM L-54g LANCOM IAP-54 Wireless Wireless Wireless VLAN Traffic lock function Connection to the LAN Fast-Ethernet-connection (10/100base-TX) Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) DHCP and DNS server...

  • Page 11: Installation

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation 2 Installation This chapter will assist you to quickly install hardware and software. First, check the package contents and system requirements. The device can be installed and configured quickly and easily if all prerequisites are fulfilled.

  • Page 12: Introducing The Lancom 54 Wireless

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation Operating system that supports TCP/IP, e.g. Windows XP, Windows Mil- lennium Edition (Me), Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, Win- dows NT, Linux, BSD Unix, Apple Mac OS, OS/2.
  • Page 13 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation Top panel Two additional LEDs on the top panel provide a convenient overview of the most important status information, especially when the device is mounted vertically.
  • Page 14 (instructions in the following chapter). Flashing Power LED but no connection? LANCOM There is no need to worry, if the Power LED of a LANCOM 54 Wireless Systems base station blinks red and you can no longer connect to the WAN.
  • Page 15 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation · WLAN Link Gives information about the Wireless LAN access of the internal wireless net- work adapter of the base station. The WLAN link display can assume three different conditions:...

  • Page 16: The Connectors

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation 2.3.2 The connectors LANCOM L- 54g Wireless, LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless With the LANCOM L-54g Wireless and LANCOM L-54ag Wireless the connec- tions and switches of the base station are located on the back panel: »...
  • Page 17 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation Power-over- Ethernet – elegant power supply through the LAN wiring LANCOM 54 Wireless base stations are prepared for the PoE power supply (Power-over- Ethernet), corresponding to the 802.3af standard.
  • Page 18 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless With the LANCOM IAP-54 Wireless the access point’s connectors are located on the base of the device: ³ »...

  • Page 19: Hardware Installation

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation Note that resetting the device leads to a loss on the WLAN encryption settings within the device and that the default WEP key is active again (’Standard WEP encryption’...
  • Page 20 LANCOM 54 Wireless directly to a DSL modem, or use the automatic mode when connecting the LANCOM 54 Wireless to a hub or switch of a cable-bound LAN, and connect this hub/switch again to the DSL modem. If the LANCOM 54 Wireless is broadcasted...

  • Page 21: Lancom Iap-54 Wireless

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation Operational? – After a short device self-test the Power LED will be per- manently lit green resp. will blink alternately red and green as long as no configuration password has been given.
  • Page 22 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation Pole mounting ³ » ³ · Top-hat rail mounting ³ Fix the bracket for top-hat rail mounting with the two M6 hexagonal ·...

  • Page 23: Software Installation

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation Connecting up Plug the supplied network cable (green plug) into the LAN connector of the LANCOM IAP-54 Wireless and into the 'Data/Power Out' socket of the PoE Power Injector.

  • Page 24: Starting Lancom Setup

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 2: Installation 2.5.1 Starting LANCOM setup Place the LANCOM CD in your CD drive. The LANCOM setup program will start automatically. If the setup program does not start automatically, run AUTORUN.EXE in the root folder of the LANCOM CD.

  • Page 25: Basic Configuration

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration 3 Basic configuration The basic configuration can be performed on a step-by-step basis using a convenient setup wizard to guide you through the setup process and prompt you for the required information.
  • Page 26 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration Fully automatic TCP/IP configuration is only possible in certain network envi- ronments. The setup wizard therefore analyses the connected LAN to deter- mine whether it supports fully automatic configuration.

  • Page 27: Configuration Protection

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration IP address and netmask for the LANCOM 54 Wireless Assign a free IP address from the address range of your LAN to the LANCOM 54 Wireless and specify the netmask.

  • Page 28: Connect Charge Protection

    If you run the LANCOM 54 Wireless via DSL access with a flat-rate tarriff, you can set the maximum connecting-time in minutes. Any budget can be deactivated by entering the value '0.' In basic settings the charge protection is defined to maximum 600 minutes within seven days.
  • Page 29 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration LANconfig automatically detects the new LANCOM 54 Wireless in the TCP/IP network. Then the setup wizard starts that will help you make the basic settings of the device or will even do all the work for you (provided a suitable network environment exists).

  • Page 30: Instructions For Webconfig

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration Please note that enabling this will also permit remote configuration via the Internet. You should always make sure that the configuration access is protected with a password.
  • Page 31 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration (auto-DHCP). In this constellation, the device can be accessed with any web browser from each PC with activated auto-DHCP function through the name LANCOM or by its IP address 172.23.56.254.
  • Page 32 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration If there is no DNS server in the LAN, or it is not linked to the DHCP server, then the device can not be reached by the name. The following options...
  • Page 33 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration The setup wizards are tailored precisely to the functionality of the spe- cific LANCOM 54 Wireless. As a result, your device may offer different wizards than those shown here.

  • Page 34: Tcp/Ip Settings To Workstation Pcs

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 3: Basic configuration In the following 'Security settings' window, specify a password for config- uration access. Note that the password is case-sensitive and ensure that it is sufficiently long (at least 6 characters).
  • Page 35 If the IP addresses in the network are assigned static ally, then for each PC the IP address of the LANCOM 54 Wireless must be set in the TCP/IP con- figuration as the standard gateway and as a DNS server.

  • Page 36: Setting Up Internet Access

    Wireless the Internet provider The task of a LANCOM 54 Wireless is to transfer data from the local network to the target network via a suitable WAN connection. Data is also transferred from the WAN to the desired recipients in the LAN.

  • Page 37: Setting Up The Internet Access With Dslol

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 4: Setting up Internet access Setting up the Internet access with DSLoL All computers in the LAN can take advantage of the central Internet access of the LANCOM 54 Wireless.

  • Page 38: Instructions For Lanconfig

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 4: Setting up Internet access Active line monitoring can also be used with flat rate billing to con- tinuously check the function of the remote station.
  • Page 39 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 4: Setting up Internet access Depending on their availability, the wizard will display additional options for your Internet connection. The wizard will inform you as soon as the entered information is complete.

  • Page 40: Security Settings

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings 5 Security settings Your LANCOM 54 Wireless base station has numerous security functions. You find in this chapter all information needed for an optimal protection of the base station.

  • Page 41: Access Control Via Mac Address

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings 5.1.2 Access control via MAC address Each network device has an special identification number. This identification number is the so-called MAC address (Media Access Control), which is world- wide unique per device.
  • Page 42 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings 802.11i/WPA and WEP. The function of the encryption is to ensure the security level of cable-bound LANs also in Wireless LANs. Use encryption on the data transferred in the WLAN. Activate the strong- est possible encryption available to you ((802.11i with AES, WPA or WEP)

  • Page 43: 802.1X / Eap

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings Standard WEP encryption As of LCOS version 4.0, WEP128 encryption is activated for every uncon- figured device as standard. The key consists of the first letter “L” followed by the LAN MAC address of the access point in ASCII characters.

  • Page 44: Ipsec Over Wlan

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings Moreover, this technology makes enables a secured dispatch and a regular automatic change of WEP keys. In this way IEEE 802.1x improves the protec- tion efforts of WEP.

  • Page 45: Wizard For Lanconfig

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings Your LANCOM 54 Wireless has a password protection for the configuration access. This protection is already activated during the basic configuration by entering a password.

  • Page 46: Wizard For Webconfig

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings Now activate Stateful Inspection, ping-blocking and Stealth mode in the the firewall configuration. The wizard will inform you when entries are complete. Complete the con- figuration with Finish.

  • Page 47: Configuration Under Webconfig

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings Mark your LANCOM 54 Wireless in the selection window. Select from the command bar Extras Setup Wizard. Select in the selection menu the setup wizard Configuring Firewall and confirm your choice with Next.
  • Page 48 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings the 'Security' tab. It is particularly advisable to assign a password to the configuration if you want to allow remote configuration. Have you permitted remote configuration? If you do not require remote configuration, then deactivate it.
  • Page 49 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings found in the LANconfig in the 'IP router' configuration section on the 'Routing' tab. Have you closed critical ports with filters? The firewall filters of the LANCOM 54 Wireless devices offer filter functions for individual computers or entire networks.
  • Page 50 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 5: Security settings As of LCOS version 4.0, WEP128 encryption is activated for every unconfigured device as standard (’Standard WEP encryption’ →page 43). To check the WEP settings, open LANconfig, go to the configuration area and select 'WLAN security' on the '802.11i/WEP' tab to view the encryp-...

  • Page 51: Options And Accessories

    Wireless Public Spot. Optional AirLancer Extender antennas To increase the range of the LANCOM 54 Wireless base station or to adapt the base station to special conditions of environs, you can connect AirLancer Extender antennas at the base station. An overview of suitable antennas can be found on the LANCOM web site under www.lancom.de.

  • Page 52: Lancom Public Spot Option

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 6: Options and accessories LANCOM Public Spot Option Wireless public spots are publicly accessible points, at which users with their own mobile computers can dial wirelessly into a network, usually into the Internet.
  • Page 53 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 6: Options and accessories Internet access services in hotels, restaurants, cafés, airports, stations, exhi- bition centres or universities. Authentication Authorisation, Service- Accounting Provider RADIUS- Server...

  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 7: Troubleshooting 7 Troubleshooting In this chapter, you will find suggestions and assistance for a few common dif- ficulties. No WAN connection is established After start-up the router automatically attempts to connect to the access pro- vider.

  • Page 55: Unwanted Connections Under Windows Xp

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 7: Troubleshooting Numerous other factors involving the Internet itself can also influence the transfer rate. Increasing the TCP/IP window size under Windows If the actual transfer rate of a DSL connection is significantly below the fastest rate listed by the provider, there are only a few possible causes (apart from the above-mentioned external factors) which may involve one's own equipment.

  • Page 56: Appendix

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix 8 Appendix Performance data and specifications LANCOM L-54g LANCOM L-54ag LANCOM IAP-54 Wireless Wireless Wireless Frequency band 2400 - 2483,5 MHz (ISM) or 5150 - 5750 MHz Standards IEEE 802.11g down-...
  • Page 57 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix LANCOM L-54g LANCOM L-54ag LANCOM IAP-54 Wireless Wireless Wireless Security WLAN IEEE 802.11i / WPA with passphrase or 802.1x and hardware encrypted AES, closed network, WEP64, WEP128, WEP152, access control lists, RADIUS client,user authentication, 802.1x / EAP, LEPS...

  • Page 58: Radio Channels

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix LANCOM L-54g LANCOM L-54ag LANCOM IAP-54 Wireless Wireless Wireless Package contents LAN cable (CAT.5, STP, 3 m), serial cable for out- LAN cable (CAT.5, STP,...

  • Page 59: Radio Channels In The 5 Ghz Frequency Band

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix ferent regions (EU/WORLD). The last column shows which channels can be used without overlapping. Frequency range 2400–2500 MHz no overlapping with Channel No.
  • Page 60 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix The following overview shows which channels are allowed in different regions. Channel No. Frequency ETSI (EU) FCC (US) 5,180 GHz 5,200 GHz 5,220 GHz...

  • Page 61: Radio Channels And Frequency Ranges For Indoor And Outdoor Operating

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix 8.2.3 Radio channels and frequency ranges for Indoor and Outdoor operating In several countries specific regulations are valid concerning the use of fre- quency ranges and radio channels for indoor and outdoor operating.
  • Page 62 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix Country Frequency Chan- Turbo Emitted Indoor/ nels channels power Outdoor (GHz (dBm) 5,15-5,35 36-64 42-58 200/23 5,470-5,725 100-140 106-130 1000/30 France 2,4-2,4835 1-13...
  • Page 63 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix Country Organisation Link Italy L'Autorità per le garanzie nelle www.agcom.it communicazioni (AGC) Latvia Telecommunication State Inspec- www.vei.lv tion Liechtenstein Amt für Kommunikation (AK) www.ak.li...

  • Page 64: Contact Assignment

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix Contact assignment 8.3.1 LAN interface 10/100base-TX 8-pin RJ45 socket, as per ISO 8877, EN 60603-7 Connector Line PoE/G PoE/G PoE/-48 V PoE/-48 V 8.3.2...

  • Page 65: Declaration Of Conformity

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Chapter 8: Appendix Declaration of conformity This product corresponds to the requirements of the guide line about radio installations and telecommunication sending installations (FTEG) and to the guide line 1999/5/EG (R&TTE).

  • Page 66: Index

    LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Index Index Numerics DNS server 10/100Base-TX Documentation 100-Mbit network 100Mbp network data transfer is too slow 802.11i provider 802.1x transfer protocol 802.3af- standard DSL over LAN...
  • Page 67 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Index Public Spot Option Connector cable RADIUS LAN connection Remote configuration LAN connector Reset LANCOM Enhanced Passphrase Security 40 Reset switch LANCOM setup Resetting the configuration...
  • Page 68 LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless Index Settings to PCs in the LAN Windows size WAN connection TCP/IP configuration problems establishing Automatic the connection fully automatic WEBconfig manual password TCP/IP filter Starting the wizards...

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