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  • Page 1: User Guide

    KWG-6080 802.11n Wall AP User Guide...
  • Page 3 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur- suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/CE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Termi- nal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) as of April 8,2000.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ........................1 1.1. Overview......................... 1 1.2. Features........................1 1.3. LED Definitions ....................... 4 2. First-Time Installation and Configuration ................5 2.1. Power........................5 2.2. Installing the Access Point ..................5 2.3. Connecting a Managing Computer................7 2.4.

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1. Introduction 1.1. Overview The KWG-6080 Wall Access Point enables 802.11n or 802.11g client computers to access the re- sources on an Ethernet network wirelessly or wired. It conveniently fits into standard wall boxes and only takes a few minutes to install and configure for use. The Wall-AP has a built-in browser-based management application offering an easy to follow setup-wizard for novice wireless users as well as comprehensive settings for more advanced users and/or network administrators.
  • Page 7 WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access). The Access Point supports the WPA/WAP2 standard proposed by the Wi-Fi Alliance (http://www.wi-fi.org). Both WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key) mode and full WPA mode are supported. WPA is composed of TKIP (Temporal Key In- tegrity Protocol) or AES, and IEEE 802.1x and serves as a successor to WEP for better WLAN security.
  • Page 8 Firmware Management Tools Firmware Upgrade. The firmware of the Access Point can be upgraded in the following methods: HTTP-based. Upgrading firmware by HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol). Configuration Backup. The configuration settings of the Access Point can be backed up to a file via TFTP HTTP for later restoring.

  • Page 9: Led Definitions

    1.3. LED Definitions There are several LED indicators on the front of the Access Point. Please refer to the definitions be- low: WAN: Green, solid when connected, flashing when data activity Wireless: Green, solid when on, flashing when wireless data activity RJ-45 LAN port Amber, solid when LAN connection Green, solid when LAN connection, flashing when activity...

  • Page 10: First-Time Installation And Configuration

    2. First-Time Installation and Configuration 2.1. Power The Access Point is powered using PoE (Power over Ethernet). The Access Point automatically se- lects the suitable power supply. To power the AP by PoE: The WAN port for network and power input is at the rear of the wall-AP: Plug one connector of an Ethernet cable to an available port of a PoE injector or switch.
  • Page 11 This will therefore fit onto a standard double size, UK mains back box (146x86mm) – either patress/surface type or wall/plaster type. Typically you will need a box of at least 47mm internal depth. Viewed from the side shows the fixing screw used to locate the AP into the metal fascia. You can loosen the screw to allow the AP to be slid forwards and backwards in the housing.

  • Page 12: Connecting A Managing Computer

    2.3. Connecting a Managing Computer The default IP address for the wall-AP is 192.168.100.1. Since the configuration/management proto- col is HTTP-based, make sure that the IP address of the managing computer and the IP address of the managed AP are in the same IP range. You can connect the managing computer via the rear WAN connection of via the front LAN connec- tion –...

  • Page 13: Configuring The Ap

    2.4. Configuring the AP After the IP addressing issue is resolved, launch a Web browser on the managing computer. Then, go to 192.168.100.1 to access the Web-based Network Manager login page. 2.4.1. Login Before the Home page is shown, you will be prompted to enter the user name and password to gain the right to access the Web-based Network Manager.

  • Page 14: Selecting Mode

    Once you have successfully logged in, the Home page opens. Click on the main manual on left hand side for Setup. Fig. 3. The Home page 2.4.2. Selecting Mode The Access Point supports two operational modes: AP/Bridge. This mode provides both Access Point and Static LAN-to-LAN Bridging functionality.
  • Page 15 Fig. 4. Operational mode settings 1. Click on Administration from the side menu, and then select Operational Mode. 2. Select an operational mode and click Apply to apply the setting. In either mode, the Access Point forwards packets between its Ethernet interface and wireless inter- face for wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host(s) on the wireless side.

  • Page 16: Configuring Tcp/Ip Settings

    To establish a static bridge link based on WDS, the AP/bridges at both end of the WDS link must be manually configured with each other’s MAC addresses (see Section 3.5.1.3 for more information). To establish a dynamic bridge link between an Access Point and an AP Client, both devices have to be configured with the same SSID and WEP settings.

  • Page 17: Configure Ieee 802.11 Settings

    2.4.4. Configure IEEE 802.11 Settings The Network Manager utility allows the user to configure IEEE 802.11n-related communication set- tings, including Regulatory domain, Channel number, and Network name (SSID) of the Access Point. The number of available RF channels depends on local regulations; therefore you have to choose an appropriate regulatory domain to comply with local regulations.

  • Page 18: Review Settings

    2.4.5. Review Settings On the Summary page, you can review all the settings you have made. Fig. 7. Access Point Status. 2.5. Setting up Client Computers The TCP/IP and IEEE 802.11n-related settings of wireless client computers must match those of the Access Point in order for a wireless link to be established.

  • Page 19: Configure Tcp/Ip-Related Settings

    Use the automatic wireless network connection feature in Windows. NOTE: A wireless client computer must be in infrastructure mode, so that it can associate with an NOTE: The SSID of the wireless client computer and the SSID of the Access Point must be identical. Or, in case the SSID broadcasts capability of the Access Point is enabled (by default), the SSID of the wireless client computer could be set to “any”.

  • Page 20: Confirm Settings Of The Access Point And Client Computers

    2.6. Confirm Settings of the Access Point and Client Computers After configuring the Access Point and setting up client computers, it is recommended that all settings are checked and confirmed. 2.6.1. Checking if the IEEE 802.11n-Related Settings Work To check if a wireless client computer can associate with the AP: Launch the configuration/monitoring utility provided by the vendor of the installed WLAN NIC.

  • Page 21: Checking If The Tcp/Ip-Related Settings Work

    2.6.2. Checking if the TCP/IP-Related Settings Work To check if a client computer can access the Internet: Open a Windows Command Prompt window on the client computer. Type “ping advap”, where advap is a placeholder for the IP address of the AP. Replace it with your real IP address—for example, 192.168.100.1.

  • Page 22: Advanced Network Management

    3. Advanced Network Management This section covers the options and settings available in the ‘Advanced’ mode of the Web-based Network Manager utility. 3.1. Overview To enter, simply click on the “Advanced” of “Wireless Settings” option on the Home page after login. Fig.

  • Page 23: Apply And Cancel Commands

    Status. Click this tab to access the following settings: Wireless Clients. The status of the wireless clients currently associated with the AP. DHCP Mappings. Current IP-MAC address mappings of the built-in DHCP server. System Log. System events log. Link Monitor. When the Access Point is in AP Client mode, this page shows the signal strength and link quality of the wireless link to its associated access point.

  • Page 24: Viewing Status

    3.2. Viewing Status 3.2.1. Associated Wireless Clients On this page, the status information of each associated client, including its MAC address, IP address, user name (if the client has been IEEE 802.1x authenticated), number of bytes it has sent, number of bytes it has received, and the time of its last activity, is shown.

  • Page 25: Link Monitor

    Fig. 11. System log 3.2.3. Link Monitor When the Access Point is in AP Client mode, use the Link Monitor feature to monitor the link quality and signal strength of the connection. Larger values mean better wireless connectivity to the Access Point.

  • Page 26: General Operations

    3.3. General Operations 3.3.1. Specifying Operational Mode Fig. 13. Operational mode settings The Access Point supports two operational modes: AP/Bridge. This mode provides both Access Point and Static LAN-to-LAN Bridging functionality. The static LAN-to-LAN bridging function is supported through Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
  • Page 27 Table 2. Operational modes vs. wireless link types To establish a static bridge link based on WDS, the AP/bridges at both end of the WDS link must be manually configured with each other’s MAC addresses (see Section 3.5.1.3 for more information). To establish a dynamic bridge link between a Access Point and an AP Client, both devices have to be configured with the same SSID and WEP settings.

  • Page 28: Changing Password

    3.3.2. Changing Password On the page “Management” of “Administration”, the user name and password may be changed after Apply. Fig. 14. Password. 3.3.3. Managing Firmware 3.3.3.1. Upgrading Firmware by HTTP Fig. 15. Firmware upgrade by HTTP To upgrade firmware of the Access Point by HTTP: Click Browse and then select a correct firmware .bin file.

  • Page 29: Configuring Tcp/Ip Related Settings

    3.3.3.2. Resetting Configuration to Factory Defaults On the page “Setting Management” of “Administration” , clicking the Load Default button resets the device configuration to factory defaults. Fig. 16. Configuration reset WARNING: Think twice before using the Load Default button, as all your current configuration set- tings will be removed.

  • Page 30: Dhcp Server

    3.4.2. DHCP Server 3.4.2.1. Basic The Access Point can automatically assign IP addresses to client computers by DHCP. From this screen, you can specify the Default gateway, Subnet mask, Primary DNS server, and Secondary DNS server settings that will be sent to a client at its request. Additionally, you can specify the first IP address that will be assigned to the clients and the number of IP addresses available for allocation.
  • Page 31 Fig. 19. Static DHCP mappings To always assign a static IP address to a specific DHCP client: Specify the MAC address of the DHCP client and the IP address to be assigned to it. Apply the setting of changes.

  • Page 32: Configuring Ieee 802.11 Related Settings

    3.5. Configuring IEEE 802.11 Related Settings 3.5.1. Communication 3.5.1.1. Basic Basic IEEE 802.11n-related communication settings include Access Point functionality, RF type, Channel number, Multiple Network name (SSID). For specific needs such as configuring the Access Point as a wireless LAN-to-LAN bridge, the Access Point functionality can be disabled, so that no wireless client can associate with the Access Point.

  • Page 33: Link Integrity

    puter and the SSID of the Access Point must be identical for them to communicate with each other. 3.5.1.2. Link Integrity Fig. 21. Link integrity settings When the Ethernet LAN interface is detected to be disconnected from the wired network, all currently associated wireless clients are disassociated by the Access Point and no wireless client can associate with the Access Point.
  • Page 34 Fig. 23. LAN-to-LAN bridging NOTE: A Access Point can have up to 6 WDS links to other APs or wireless bridges.
  • Page 35 Fig. 24. Wireless Distribution System settings To enable a WDS link: Specify the MAC address of the Access Point at the other end of the WDS link. Select the corresponding Enabled check box. For example, assume you want two Access Point’s with MAC addresses 00-02-65-01-62-C5 and 00-02-65-01-62-C6 to establish a WDS link between them.
  • Page 36 TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram, so that you know how a Access Point is con- nected to other peer Access Point s or wireless bridges by WDS. TIP: Plan your wireless network and draw a diagram, so that you know how a bridge is connected to other peer bridges by WDS.

  • Page 37: Security

    3.5.2. Security IEEE 802.11n security settings include SSID broadcasts, Wireless client isolation, Security mode, , MAC-Address-Based Access Control. TABLE OF SECURITY SETTING DEFINITIONS SSID The network name SSID Broadcasts Enable or Disable SSID broadcast. Enabling this feature broadcasts the SSID across the network. Wireless Client When the Access Point is in AP/Bridge mode, wireless-to-wireless traffic can Isolation...

  • Page 38: Selecting Wireless Security Mode

    3.5.2.1. Selecting Wireless Security Mode For security reasons, it’s highly recommended that the security mode be set to options other than Open System. When the security mode is set to Open System, no authentication and data encryption will be performed. Additionally, you can disable the SSID broadcasts functionality so that a wireless client computer with an “any”...
  • Page 39 STA 1 STA 3 STA 2 AP 1 AP 2 WCI: WCI: This AP Only This AP Only Switch Wireless Link Ethernet Link Fig. 27. Behavior of the “This AP Only” wireless client isolation option As illustrated in Fig. 27 when AP 1 and AP 2 are using the “This AP Only” option, wireless traffic between STA 1 and STA 2 is blocked by AP 1, while wireless traffic between STA 2 and STA 3, which are associated with different APs, is still allowed.
  • Page 40 NOTE: The Pre-Shared Key has a minimum of 8 and maximum of 63 characters. IEEE 802.1x EAP without Encryption (EAP-MD5). The IEEE 802.1x functionality is en- abled and the user-name/password-based EAP-MD5 authentication is used. No data encryption. IEEE 802.1x EAP with Static WEP (EAP-MD5). The IEEE 802.1x functionality is enabled and the user-name/password-based EAP-MD5 authentication is used.
  • Page 41 Fig. 28. MAC-address-based access control settings To deny wireless clients’ access to the wireless network: Select Enabled from the Functionality drop-down list. Set the Access control type to exclusive. Specify the MAC address of a wireless client to be denied access, and then click Add. Repeat Steps 3 for other wireless clients.

  • Page 42: Management

    3.5.3. Management 3.5.3.1. UPnP The UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) features enables a Windows XP user to automatically discover peripheral devices by HTTP. Fig. 29. UPnP settings When the UPnP functionality is enabled, you can see the Access Point in My Network Places of Windows XP.

  • Page 43: Appendix A: Default Settings

    Appendix A: Default Settings TIP: Press the Default (SF-Reset, or Soft-Reset) switch on the housing of a powered-on Access Point to reset the configuration settings to factory-default values. Setting Name Default Value Global User Name admin Password admin IEEE 802.11g Regulatory Domain FCC (U.S.) Channel Number...

  • Page 44: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    Appendix B: Troubleshooting Check the following first: Verify that Access Point is powered-on and any Ethernet cables are connected firmly to the RJ-45 jacks of the Access Point. Verify that the LED ALV of the Access Point is blinking to indicate the Access Point is work- ing.

  • Page 45: B-2: Tcp/Ip Settings Problems

    B-2: TCP/IP Settings Problems Fig. 30. Communication stages for a client to reach its correspondent host For a wireless client computer to communicate with a correspondent host on the Internet by the host’s domain name (e.g. http://www.wi-fi.com), it first sends a DNS request to a DNS server on the Internet. The DNS request travels first to the AP, then the Access Point relays this request to the default gate- way of the client computer.
  • Page 46 Is the underlying link (Ethernet or IEEE 802.11g) established? Make sure the Ethernet link is OK. Make sure the wireless settings of the wireless client computer and of the Access Point match. Are the IP address of the client computer and the IP address of the Access Point in the same IP subnet? Use WinIPCfg.exe or IPConfig.exe to see the current IP address of the client com- puter.

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