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- Page 1 WLA-500AP WISP Client Router Mode User’s Manual...
- Page 2 Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or oth- erwise without the prior writing of the publisher. Windows 95/98/Me and Windows 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Pentium is trademark of Intel.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
ABLE OF ONTENT INTRODUCING THE WISP CLIENT ROUTER MODE ..........................3 WLA-5000AP.................................4 VERVIEW OF THE WISP C ..............................4 LIENT OUTER MODE PPLICATIONS Accessing the Internet ....................................4 Accessing Servers from the Public Network ...............................5 ....................................5 ECURITY VERVIEW WLA-5000AP F .....................................5 EATURES ....................................6 ETTING P THE DEVICE INSTALLING THE WLA-5000AP .................................7... -
Page 5: Introducing The Wisp Client Router Mode
Chapter ntroducing the WISP Client Router Mode his manual gives a basic introduction to WISP Client Router Mode. It pro- ides information to configure the WLA-5000AP to operate in common appli- ations such as connecting to the Internet. We’ll describe how to use your web browser to configure the WLA-5000AP and to perform various management functions, e.g. -
Page 6: Overview Of The Wla-5000Ap
Overview of the WLA-5000AP The WISP Client Router mode that sits between your local Ethernet network and a remote network (e.g., the Internet). The WLA-5000AP contains a 10/100Mbps Ethernet switch for connection to PCs on your local wired network, and two wireless interfaces for connection to your local wireless network: one supports 802.11a, another can be configured to support either both 802.11b and 802.11g or 802.11g only (both radios support a data rate of up to 54 Mbps). -
Page 7: Accessing Servers From The Public Network
automatically assign IP addresses to PCs (requesting DHCP client devices) on your LAN - you don’t have to apply for and assign IP addresses to PCs on your network. A C C E S S I N G S E R V E R S F R O M T H E P U B L I C N E T W O R K If you want special servers to be accessible to remote users across the Internet (e.g., an e-mail server, an FTP server, or a web server), you can configure the WLA-5000AP to proxy the service using its (public) IP address. -
Page 8: Setting Up The Device
Setting Up the device A local PC on either the wired or wireless LAN network can manage the WLA-5000AP. To do this, the WLA-5000AP must have an IP address, which can be statically configured, or is dynamically ob- tained from a DHCP server on the LAN. AirLive WLA-5000AP WISP+Client Router Mode... -
Page 9: Installing The Wla-5000Ap
Chapter nstalling the WLA-5000AP his section describes the installation procedure for your WLA-5000AP. It arts with a summary of the content of the package you have purchased, llowed by steps of how to connect and power up your WLA-5000AP. Finally, it describes how to configure a Windows PC to communicate with your WLA-5000AP. What’s in the Box? The WLA-5000AP package comes with the following items: One WLA-5000AP... -
Page 10: Aphysical Look At The Back Panel
A physical look at the back panel The following illustration shows the rear panel of WLA-5000AP. (1) 1 RJ-45 10/100 Switch connectors for connecting to PCs and workstations or connecting external Ethernet hub, or switch with auto-sensing. (2) 1 DC 5V/2A power connector for connecting through a DC power adapter (included as part of the product) to the wall power outlet. -
Page 11: Aphysical Look At The Front Panel
A physical look at the front panel The LEDs on the front of the WLA-5000AP reflect the operational status of the unit. WLA-5000AP LED Description Label 11g (WLAN) 11a (WLAN) Power System boot-up Steady Green Link is active Link is active Link is active Link is active No LAN connec-... -
Page 12: Connecting The Cables
Connecting the Cables Follow these steps to install your WLA-5000AP: Step 1. Connect ADSL/Cable modem to the Wireless Router WAN port using CAT5 UTP LAN cable. Step 2. Connect a PC/Workstation to one of the LAN ports of the Wireless Router. Step 3. -
Page 13: Configuring Apc Running Ms-Windows 95/98/M E
For the case of using a wireless client, the client must also have a wireless interface installed properly, be physically within the radio range of the WLA-5000AP, and have TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server in the network. Configuring a PC running MS-Windows 95/98/Me: 1. -
Page 14: Connecting More Devices Througha Hub T O The Wla-5000Ap
The procedure required to set a static IP address is not too much different from the procedure re- quired to set to “obtain IP addresses dynamically” - except that instead of selecting “obtain IP ad- dresses dynamically, you should specify the IP address explicitly. Connecting More Devices Through A Hub To The WLA-5000AP The Wireless Router provides four LAN ports to allow up to four PCs or Workstations to be connected to it directly. -
Page 15: Basic Configuration Of The Wla-5000Ap
Chapter Basic Configuration of the WLA-5000AP This section contains basic configuration procedure for the WLA-5000AP. It also describes how to set up the WISP Client Router mode for Internet Ac- cess operation, and how to set up the LAN configuration. The WLA-5000AP is designed so that all basic configuration may be easily invoked through the a standard Web browser such as Internet Explorer. -
Page 16: Logging On
Logging On When you attempt to access a configuration screen from the browser menu, an administrator login screen will appear, prompting you to enter your password to log on. Once you are logged in, you will not be asked to log in again unless your “session” expires such as due to inactivity timeout. If you are logging in for the first time after you received your WLA-5000AP you should use the factory default password, “airlive”... -
Page 17: Set Up Your Local Time Zone And Date/Time
S E T U P Y O U R L O C A L T I M E Z O N E A N D D A T E / T I M E After logging in, the Time Settings page appears. The router time will first be set to the local time of the PC (on which the browser is running). - Page 18 2. You use the user name and password assigned by your ISP to connect to the Internet (re- quired for the underlying PPPoE protocol). In this case, you need to configure the following information: • User Name: the username of your ISP account. Password: the password of your ISP account.
- Page 19 • User Name: the username of your ISP account. • Password: the password of your ISP account. Idle time: The Idle Timeout is the number of seconds of "inactivity" before the PPTP • connection is taken down. Its value should be between 0 to 60 minutes, with 5 (minutes) being the default value, and 0 meaning the connection will never time out.
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Page 21: Device Ip Settings
D E V I C E I P S E T T I N G S The Device IP setting screen allows you to configure the IP address and subnet mask of your WLA- 5000AP: you can configure a static IP address and a subnet mask, or configure it to obtain an IP ad- dress and a subnet mask automatically from a DHCP server on the local network. -
Page 22: Configure Your Wireless Lan Connection
If you choose to use an external DHCP Server to automatically assign an IP address to your WLA- 5000AP check the button that says, “Use the DHCP protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device”, and then press Next to the next screen. When an IP address is dynamically assigned to the router, its value can change depending on the IP ad- dress assignment policy used by the DHCP server in the network. - Page 23 You can use WEP encryption to protect your data when you are transmitting data in the wireless net- work. There are 3 types of keys: 64 (WEP64), 128 (WEP128), and 152 (WEP152) bits. You can con- figure up to 4 keys using either ASCII or Hexadecimal format. Key Settings: For WEP64 and WEP128, you can enter a “Passphrase”...
- Page 24 WPA-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) with Pre-Shared Key (PSK) provides better security than WEP keys. It does not require a RADIUS server in order to provide association authentication, but you do have to enter a shared key for the authentication purpose. The encryption key is generated automatically and dynamically.
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Page 25: Finish Setup Wizard And Save Your Settings
F I N I S H S E T U P W I Z A R D A N D S A V E Y O U R S E T T I N G S After stepping through the Wizard’s pages, you can press the FINISH button for your modification to take effect. - Page 26 Alternatively, you can also click the “BACK” button to go back to previous configuration screens for more changes. Note: If you change the router’s IP address to a different IP network address space, as soon as you click on FINISH you will no longer be able to communicate with your WLA-5000AP You need to change your IP address and then re-boot your computer in order to resume the communication.
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Page 27: Advanced Settings
Chapter Advanced Settings This section contains advanced setting procedures for the WLA-5000AP. It describes modifications that normally you may not need for basic system operation. One exception is changing your password: it is highly recommended that you change the default factory setting as soon as you start to use your WLA-5000AP... -
Page 28: Password Settings
Password Settings Your WLA-5000AP comes with a default factory password of “airlive”. After you start using the AP, you should change the default password. To change the password, press the Password Settings button to enter the Password Settings screen, enter the current password followed by the new password twice. The entered characters will appear as asterisks. -
Page 29: System Management
System Management Clicking the System Management button allows system related parameters to be configured for the WLA-5000AP. Remote Management: The remote management feature allows you to manage your WLA-5000AP remotely through the use of an HTTP browser. The system allows you to (1) allow remote management from all WAN IP addresses, to (2) allow remote management from up to two WAN IP addresses, or to (3) disallow remote manage- ment from any WAN IP addresses. - Page 30 AirLive WLA-5000AP WISP+Client Router Mode...
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Page 31: Snmp Settings
SNMP Settings This screen allows you to configure SNMP parameters including the system name, the location and contact information. Additionally, you can configure the WLA-5000AP to send SNMP Traps to re- mote SNMP management stations. Traps are unsolicited alert messages that WLA-5000AP sends to remote management stations. - Page 32 Community String For Write: For read-write operation, you need to configure a write “community string”. A trap manager is a remote SNMP management station where special SNMP trap messages are gener- ated (by the router) and sent to in the network. You can define trap managers in the system.
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Page 33: Dhcp Server Settings
DHCP Server Settings The DHCP server option allows the WLA-5000AP to assign IP addresses to DHCP client devices on your wired or wireless LAN to obtain IP addresses automatically. If you want the Router to act as a DHCP server and assign private IP addresses to requesting DHCP clients on the LAN, you need to check the Enable DHCP Server box. - Page 34 You can select one of the following two ways to assign IP addresses: Assigns IP addresses to wired or wireless clients from the following range: When IP addresses are assigned to a requesting DHCP client, after the “lease time”, the cli- ent is expected to renew the lease.
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Page 35: Multiple Dmz
Multiple DMZ The router supports multiple software DMZ ports, and they are implemented through software. When the router receives incoming data from the Internet, it will search through an internal ad- dress translation table to perform address translation function. If a match can be found, the data will be forwarded to the corresponding device in your local LAN, otherwise the data will be dropped or forwarded to the default DMZ if it is configured. -
Page 36: Virtual Server Settings
Virtual Server Settings A Virtual Server is a server built on a single or a cluster of real servers. A DMZ server is a term commonly used to describe the default Virtual Server - the router will redirect all traffic from the Internet without a valid port address mapping to this device. -
Page 37: Special Applications
Special Applications Special applications such as some Internet games are getting to be increasingly popular. These applications usually work in the following manner: A client can start an Internet game by first registering with a game server on the Internet. Other clients can, using the corresponding protocol, join the game by checking with the server and de- ciding if to join the game. -
Page 38: Ip Filtering Settings
IP Filtering Settings Three mutually exclusive rules can be defined to forward/filter IP packets based on their IP ad- dress and/or port numbers. Disable IP filtering: If this is selected, the IP filtering feature is disabled. No IP filtering will be performed. GRANT IP access: When this is elected, packets received from/transmitted to WAN with specified (source or destination) IP addresses will be allowed/forwarded. - Page 39 • Apply to: You need to select whether the filtering rule should apply to packets outbound for the Internet or inbound from the Internet. • Source IP address: you can select Any, Single IP, or a Network (of source IP ad- dresses).
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Page 40: Ip Routing Settings
IP Routing Settings Dynamic Routing: enable gateway to exchange the routing table dynamically through LAN port. Currently you can choose to use RIPv1 or RIPv2 with Send enabled (active mode) or disabled (passive mode). Static Routing: If you have routers on your LAN or WAN, you can configure static routes on the a/g Router to route network traffic to a specific, predefined destination. -
Page 41: Wireless Settings
Wireless Settings You can use this screen to configure various parameters of your WLA-5000AP. Beacon Interval: The WLA-5000AP broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence. The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted - in time unit of milliseconds. Its default value is 100;... -
Page 42: Dynamic Dns Settings
Dynamic DNS Settings Some people advertise the IP addresses of their routers so that Internet users can access these routers (which is actually to access virtual servers behind these routers) using these IP addresses. However, for those routers that are assigned dynamic IP addresses from the ISP, this approach requires additional work (since the addresses assigned are not always the same). -
Page 44: Managing Your Wla-5000Ap
Chapter anaging your WLA-5000AP his Chapter covers other management aspects of your WLA-5000AP: How to view the device status How to view the system log How to upgrade your WLA-5000AP firmware How to save or restore configuration changes How to reboot your WLA-5000AP What if you forgot the password How to View the device Status You can monitor the system status and get general device information from the Device Information... -
Page 45: How To View The System Log
How to View the System Log The WLA-5000AP maintains a system log that you can use to track events that have occurred in the system. Such event messages can sometimes be helpful in determining the cause of a problem that you may have encountered. -
Page 46: Dhcp Client Table
DHCP Client Table The DHCP client table lists current DHCP clients connected with its host name, IP address, MAC address, expiration time, and entry type. Bridge Table The bridge table shows all MAC entries learned from the wired LAN interface, wireless clients, and WDS peers. -
Page 47: Radio Table
Radio Table The radio table shows the information of each radio, including the current mode, channel, number of clients associated, number of packets transmitted and received, and number of errors happened. -
Page 48: Upgrading Firmware
Upgrading Firmware You can upgrade your WLA-5000AP’s firmware (the software that controls your WLA-5000AP’s op- eration). Normally, this is done when a new version of firmware offers new features that you want, or solves problems you have encountered when using the current version. System upgrade can be per- formed through the System Upgrade option as follows: Step 1 Select System Tools, then Firmware Upgrade from the menu and the following screen dis- plays:... - Page 49 Step 2: To update the WLA-5000AP firmware, first download the firmware from the distributor’s web site to your local disk. Then from the above screen enter the path and filename of the firmware (or click Browse to select the path and filename of the firmware). Next, Click the Upgrade button. The new firmware will begin loading to your WLA-5000AP.
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Page 50: How To Save Or Restore Configuration Changes
How to Save or Restore Configuration Changes You can save system configuration settings to a file, and later download it back to the WLA-5000AP system by following the steps below. Step 1 Select Configuration Save and Restore from the System Tools menu and the following screen displays: Step 2 Click SAVE TO FILE and then select a local file to save to, or click RESTORE FROM FILE and then select a local file to upload. -
Page 51: How To Restore The System Settings To The Factory Defaults
How to Restore the System Settings to the Factory Defaults You can restore the system settings to the factory defaults. Step 1 Select Factory Default from the System Tools menu and the following screen displays: Step 2 Click YES to restore the system configurations to the factory defaults, and the system will re- boot automatically. -
Page 52: How To Reboot Your Wla-5000Ap
How to Reboot your WLA-5000AP You can reset your WLA-5000AP from the Brower. To reset it: Step 1 Select Reboot System from the System Tools menu, the following screen shows: Step 2 Click YES to reset the WLA-5000AP. Note: Resetting the WLA-5000AP disconnects any active clients, and therefore will disrupt any current data traffic. -
Page 53: What If You Forgot The Password
What if you Forgot the Password? If you forgot the password, the only way to recover is to clear the device configuration and return the unit to its original state as shipped from the factory. You can do this by pressing the hardware “re- store”... -
Page 54: Specification
Specification Product Name IEEE 802.11a/g Wireless LAN AP (WISP Client Router mode) Linux® 2.4.18 kernel • IEEE 802.11a • IEEE 802.11b • Standard IEEE 802.11g • IEEE 802.1x • IEEE 802.3u • Infrastructure WLAN Network Architecture Type • Bridge Mode (WDS) Wireless Transfer Data Rate for IEEE IEEE 802.11a Standard: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 &...
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