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Planet WAP-4035 User Manual

54mbps wireless access point with 5-port switch
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54Mbps Wireless Access Point
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WAP-4035
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  • Page 1 54Mbps Wireless Access Point With 5-Port Switch WAP-4035 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Copyright Copyright © 2005 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20 cm (8 inches) during normal operation.
  • Page 4 Revision User’s Manual for PLANET Wireless Access Point with 5-Port Switch Model: WAP-4035 Rev: 1.0 (August, 2005) Part No. EM-WAP4035...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Introduction ...7 Package Contents ... 7 Features ... 7 LED Indicators... 8 Wireless Performance ... 8 Reset Button... 9 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ...10 Chapter 3 Web Configuration ... 11 Home...11 Basic Setting ... 12 3.2.1 AP Mode... 12 3.2.2 Station - Ad Hoc Mode...
  • Page 6 Appendix A Specification ...38 Appendix B Frequently Ask Question...39...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    You can effectively prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing your wireless network. With a built-in web server, the WAP-4035 allows users to configuring from web browser. Without utility install, user doesn’t need to find the utility for this product in lots of program list. It can be configured in different OS that provides web browser.

  • Page 8: Led Indicators

    Keep the number of walls or ceilings between AP and clients as few as possible. Otherwise the signal strength may be seriously reduced. Place WAP-4035 in an open space or add additional WAP-4035 as needed to improve the coverage.

  • Page 9: Reset Button

    WAP-4035 can operate in 11g-only mode, then its data rate should actually 54Mbps. Reset Button WAP-4035 provides a Reset button on the rear panel for user to restart or set WAP-4035 configuration to factory default. Time Active Press less than 5 Sec.

  • Page 10: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    2. Assemble the antenna to WAP-4035. Try to place them to a position that can best cover your wireless network. The antenna’s position will enhance the receiving sensitivity.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 Web Configuration

    Web configuration provides a user-friendly graphical user interface (web pages) to manage your WAP-4035. An AP with an assigned IP address (e.g. http://192.168.0.1) will allow you to monitor and configure (via web browser e.g., MS Internet Explorer or Netscape). 1. Open your web browser.

  • Page 12: Basic Setting

    Basic Setting In this screen, you can configure WAP-4035 to work in different operating mode. Please refer to below sections to know the details configuration of each operating mode. 3.2.1 AP Mode This mode is set to WAP-4035 by default. It served as a transparent Media Access Control...
  • Page 13 However, the new configurations are not take effect at this time. You must click “Apply”, and then the WAP-4035 will restart with new configuration. You may check the LED status to make sure WAP-4035 finishes the restart.

  • Page 14: Station - Ad Hoc Mode

    3.2.2 Station - Ad Hoc Mode WAP-4035 serves as a wireless station (Ad-hoc) in this mode. Connected to a PC or a small LAN (no more than 5 PCs), this station along with other wireless stations can establish a small wireless network without Access Points.

  • Page 15: Station - Infrastructure Mode

    3.2.3 Station - Infrastructure Mode WAP-4035 serves as a wireless station (infrastructure) in this mode. Connected to a PC or a small LAN (no more than 5 PCs), it allows the PC or small LAN able to access the wireless...

  • Page 16: Ap Bridge - Point To Point Mode

    Band 2.4GHz (B): It forces the WAP-4035 to operate in 802.11b only. 2.4GHz (G): It forces the WAP-4035 to operate in 802.11g only. 2.4GHz (B+G): It allows the WAP-4035 to operate in 802.11b and 802.11g simultaneously. ESSID Please make sure the ESSID of the wireless network that you will connect and enter the correct value in this field.
  • Page 17 Channel 1-11 (North America) Channel 1-14 (Japan) Channel 1-13 (Europe) MAC Address 1 Keep default setting: WAP-4035 will use it’s own MAC address to access the wireless LAN. Press “MAC Clone” button: It will use PC’s MAC address to access the wireless LAN.

  • Page 18: Ap Bridge - Point To Multipoint Mode

    Channel 1-14 (Japan) Channel 1-13 (Europe) AP MAC Address If you want to bridge multiple WAP-4035 in this mode, you have to enter the MAC addresses of other WAP-4035 into the fields. Set Security IF you want to enable security to protect your wireless connection. Please press “Set Security”...

  • Page 19: Ap Bridge - Wds Mode

    If you want WAP-4035 to bridge to other WAP-4035 and provide access for other wireless clients at the same time, you have to set the WAP-4035 to “AP Bridge - WDS”. Simply speaking, “AP Bridge - WDS” function is the combination of “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode”.

  • Page 20: Universal Repeater Mode

    You may press “Refresh” to get the new client table or “Close” to close this dialog box. MAC Address 1 ~6 If you want to bridge multiple WAP-4035 in this mode, you have to enter the MAC addresses of other WAP-4035 into the fields.
  • Page 21 Parameter Description Mode Shows the current operation mode. Band 2.4GHz (B): It allows to select the transmit rate up to 11Mbps. 2.4GHz (G): It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps. 2.4GHz (B+G): It allows selecting the 802.11b and 802.11g data rates. ESSID The ESSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN.

  • Page 22: Security Setting Of Bridge Mode

    You may press “Refresh” to get the new client table or “Close” to close this dialog box. WLAN MAC Keep default setting: WAP-4035 will use it’s own MAC address to access the wireless LAN. Press “MAC Clone” button: It will use PC’s MAC address to access the wireless LAN.
  • Page 23 Parameter Description You can select “None”,“WEP 64bits”, “WEP 128bits”, “WPA (TKIP)” or “WPA2 Encryption (AES)” of this option . It is set to “None” by default. This is only used when you select “WEP 64bits” or “WEP 128bits” encryption Key Format method.

  • Page 24: Advanced Settings

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WAP-4035 with new configuration. Advanced Settings You should not change these advanced parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this access point.

  • Page 25: Security

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WAP-4035 with new configuration. Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, includes WEP, 802.1x,...

  • Page 26: Wep

    3.4.1 When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as default key. Then the access point will only allow the clients configured with the same encryption keys for association. You can use WEP encryption in “AP mode”, “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode”, “AP Bridge-WDS mode”...

  • Page 27: 802.1X

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WAP-4035 with new configuration. 3.4.2 802.1x...

  • Page 28: Wpa Pre-Shared Key

    Enable 802.1x Authentication Check this option to enable 802.1x function. Use Internal MD5/PEAP WAP-4035 has built in a RADIUS server. You can check this option to RADIUS Server make the 802.1x authentication work with WAP-4035 internal RADIUS server. If you would like to work with an external RADIUS Server, just leave this box blank and fill the fields below.

  • Page 29: Wpa Radius

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WAP-4035 with new configuration. 3.4.4...

  • Page 30: Radius Server

    “Apply” to restart WAP-4035 with new configuration. RADIUS Server WAP-4035 has provided an internal RADIUS server to authenticate wireless station users. You have to add user accounts to the RADIUS server manually. The wireless station user will use one of these...
  • Page 31 accounts to login to the Access Point before access the wireless LAN. You also have to add secret key to the RADIUS server. RADIUS server client has to use one of these secret keys to login the RADIUS server before asking for the authentication. Parameter Enable Radius Server User Profile...

  • Page 32: Mac Filtering

    Add an authentication client Remove authentication client from the table Reset MAC Filtering Enabling the MAC Filtering feature would allow only authorized clients associating to the Access Point. Parameter MAC Address Filtering Table authenticate wireless users. information includes the “Client IP” and “Secret Key”. An authentication client has to use the “Secret Key”...

  • Page 33: System Utility

    After configuration complete, please click “Apply” button to save the configuration. Then you will see a screen to prompt you the settings are save successfully. You may press “Continue” for configure other settings or “Apply” to restart WAP-4035 with new configuration. System Utility In this page, you can define the Access Point’s IP Address, Login Password and enable the...
  • Page 34 Password Settings Current Password Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) of the Access Point. The default password for WAP-4035 is admin. Note that the password is case-sensitive. New Password Enter the password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) you want to login to the Access Point.

  • Page 35: Configuration Utility

    (Backup), you can re-load the saved configuration into the WAP-4035 through the Restore button. If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Default button. This will set all configurations to original default settings (e.g. when you...

  • Page 36: Upgrade

    Description Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware of WAP-4035, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the “Browse…” button to find out the firmware file on...

  • Page 37: Reset

    WAP-4035 to make the new firmware effect. 3.10 Reset You can reset the WAP-4035 system if necessary. The reset function essentially reboots your WAP-4035 system. Parameter Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset.

  • Page 38: Appendix A Specification

    Standard IEEE 802.11g / 802.11b Frequency Band 2.400~2.4835GHz Transfer Rate 802.11g: 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6Mbps 802.11b: 11/5.5/2/1Mbps Modulation OFDM, CCK, DQPSK and DBPSK Sensitivity 11g @ PER < 10% 54Mbps: -71.46 dBm 48Mbps: -73.1 dBm 36Mbps: -75 dBm 24Mbps: -77 dBm 18Mbps: -79.1 dBm 12Mbps: -81.1 dBm 9Mbps: -83.5 dBm 6Mbps: -85.52 dBm...

  • Page 39: Appendix B Frequently Ask Question

    Appendix B Frequently Ask Question This chapter provides answer to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Wireless Network Access Point. Read the description below to solve your problems. Q. Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network? A.
  • Page 40 Q. How much wired client can connect to Station mode WAP-4035? A. We will suggest you connect max. 5 wired clients to a WAP-4035. This more is not suit to connect a large wired network. If you have much more clients has to connected via wireless, please set WAP-4035 to Bridge mode.

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