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  • Page 1: User Manual

    User Manual 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point FWA-600ND User Manual / V2.0...

  • Page 2: Copyright Statement

    All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only, as the upgrading of software and hardware, there will be changes. And if there are changes, PHICOMM is not responsible for informing in advance. If you want to know more information about our products, please visit our website at www.phicomm.com.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction ..........1 Product Overview ....................1 LED and Button Descriptions ................. 1 Main Features ....................... 3 Chapter 2: Operation Mode Introduction ......4 Chapter 3: Hardware Installation ........6 Physical Connection ..................6 Configure Your Computer ................
  • Page 4 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Advanced Wireless Settings .................... 25 Wireless Clients List ......................26 WPS Settings .......................... 26 DHCP Server ....................... 27 DHCP ............................27 Address Reservation ......................28 DHCP Client List ........................28 System Tools ...................... 29 Factory Defaults ........................
  • Page 5 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Appendix B: Certification .......... 36 FCC Statement ....................36 CE Mark Warning ..................... 37 Appendix C: Glossary ..........38 Table of Contents...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction Product Overview Thank you for choosing FWA-600ND 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point. It is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. It allows for greater range and mobility within your wireless network while allowing you to connect the wireless devices to a wired environment.
  • Page 7 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com The front panel of the wireless Access Point includes 4 LED indicators, as explained in table below: Status Indication Power is on POWER Power is off There is a successful connection on the LAN port...

  • Page 8: Main Features

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Interface/Button Function ON/OFF Used to power on or power off the wireless Access Point Connect with a power adapter Connect to your network devices Reset Used to restore the product to factory default settings...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2: Operation Mode Introduction

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Chapter 2: Operation Mode Introduction The Wireless Access Point supports five operation modes: AP (Access Point), Client, Bridge, Bridge with AP and Repeater. By default, the operation mode is AP. In AP mode, it extends your existing hardwired network to your wireless clients.
  • Page 10 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com In Repeater mode, it can extend the coverage of your root wireless router, boost the wireless signal strength. Chapter 2: Operation Mode Introduction...

  • Page 11: Chapter 3: Hardware Installation

    Configure Your Computer By default, the DHCP server of FWA-600ND is enabled. It can assign an IP address to your computer automatically. So we suggest you set your computer to obtain IP address automatically after the physical connection.
  • Page 12 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 2) Select and double click Network Connections. 3) Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties. Chapter 3: Hardware Installation...
  • Page 13 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 4) Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 5) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Then click OK. Chapter 3: Hardware Installation...
  • Page 14 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 6) Run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection. Please click the Start menu on your desktop, select Run tab, type cmd in the field. 7) Then type ping 192.168.0.254 on the next screen, press Enter.
  • Page 15 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com For Windows Vista/7 1) Click Start>Control Panel. 2) Click Network and Internet. Chapter 3: Hardware Installation...
  • Page 16 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 3) Click Network and Sharing Center. 4) Go to Change Adapter Settings (win7)/Manage Network Connections (Vista). Chapter 3: Hardware Installation...
  • Page 17 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 5) Right click Local Area Connection, choose Properties. 6) Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties. Chapter 3: Hardware Installation...
  • Page 18 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 7) Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically. Then click OK. 8) Run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection. Please click the Start menu on your desktop, select Run tab, type cmd in the field,...

  • Page 19: Login

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 9) Then type ping 192.168.0.254 on the next screen, press Enter. If you can receive reply from that IP address, that means you have succeeded. Login Now we can login to the Web-based Setup Wizard to do advanced configuration.
  • Page 20 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Step 2: Enter the default Username admin and Password admin. Chapter 3: Hardware Installation...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4: Software Configuration

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Chapter 4: Software Configuration After the successful login, you can configure and manage the device. There are six main menus on the left side of the web management page: Running Status, LAN, Wireless Settings, DHCP Server, System Tools and Logout.

  • Page 22: Running Status

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Running Status Running Status page shows the current status of the wireless access point. Wireless Basic Settings a) AP Mode By default, the operation mode is AP. Operation Mode: It displays the current operation mode. Choose the operation mode in the drop-down list, the corresponding configuration page will pop up.
  • Page 23 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com wireless function. SSID1: The wireless network name of AP, you can change it to whatever you want. Display multiple SSID: It supports up to 4 SSIDs. If you enable other SSIDs and tick the Isolated radio button then computers that connected to different SSIDs become logically separated.
  • Page 24 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Security Mode: You can choose open, shared, WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal. Please make sure it matches with the settings in your main AP/Router. Encryption Type: You can choose WEP, TKIP, and AES. Please make sure it matches with the settings in your main AP/Router.
  • Page 25 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com d) Bridge with AP Mode SSID1: Show the wireless network name, you can change it to whatever you want. Wireless Mode: If all of the wireless devices connected with this wireless router are in the same transmission mode (e.g.
  • Page 26 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Channel Bandwidth: The bandwidth of the wireless channel, you can select 20MHz or 20/40MHz. Wireless Access Node Mac Address: The following operations are the same as setting it as Bridge. Click Search then the Site Survey page pops up. Choose the wireless network which you’d like to bridge, then click Connect.

  • Page 27: Wireless Security Settings

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Note: If you have no idea about the wireless network, security mode or encryption type please login to the configuration page of your main AP/Router to check the information. Wireless Security Settings Wireless Network Name (SSID): Show the current wireless network name.

  • Page 28: Lan

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com wireless station's capability and request. You can select ASCII or Hex format. ASCII Format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hex format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A-F) in the specified length.

  • Page 29: Wireless Settings

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Note: If you changed the LAN IP Address of the router, please log in this web management page by the new IP address. Wireless Settings Wireless Settings includes six submenus: Wireless Basic Settings, Wireless Security Settings, Wireless MAC Address Filter, Advanced Wireless Settings, Wireless Clients List and WPS Settings.

  • Page 30: Advanced Wireless Settings

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 1: Choose Allow for the security policy. 2: Fill MAC address 00:0A:EB:00:07:5F in and click Save. If you want MAC address (00:0A:EB:00:07:5F) cannot access the Wireless Network while others can: 1: Choose Reject for the security policy.

  • Page 31: Wireless Clients List

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com TX Power: Wireless transmission power. You can choose from 1 to 100. Short Preamble: Leave it as enable. Pkt_Aggregate: Leave it as disable. DFS RD Region: Choose the region for the wireless network. Enable WMM: If you select it, the router will process the packets with the priority first. You are recommended to select this option.

  • Page 32: Dhcp Server

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com within two minutes. The status LED on the router will light green for five minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network; If your client asks for the Router’s PIN number, enter the router’s PIN number into your client device;...

  • Page 33: Address Reservation

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com DHCP Server: If you disable the server, please make sure you have another DHCP server in your network. Start IP Address: The first address in the IP Address pool. End IP Address: The last address in the IP Address pool.

  • Page 34: System Tools

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Refresh: Click Refresh button to refresh the DHCP clients list. System Tools There are seven submenus under the System Tools: Factory Defaults, Backup and Restore, Password, System Log, Traffic Statistics, Firmware Upgrade and Reboot. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.

  • Page 35: Password

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com 2) Click Save button to update the configuration with the file whose path is the one you have input or selected in the blank. Note: Keep the power on during the process, in case of any damage.

  • Page 36: Traffic Statistics

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Clean: Click Clean button to clear all shown information. Traffic Statistics This page displays the current system memory usage, WLAN, LAN and WAN networks to send and receive data packets to the number. Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the router to the lasted version in this page, please download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website.

  • Page 37: Reboot

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Note: Router might be changed to factory default settings after upgrade, please backup in • advance. During the updating, please do not turn off the power. • Please make sure the software version is matching with the existing hardware.

  • Page 38: Chapter5: Poe (Power Over Ethernet)

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Chapter5: PoE (Power over Ethernet) Equipped with Power Injector, the Access Point can be placed at any position regardless of the location of the Power Adapter (within a certain distance range). Hardware Overview of PoE DC: Connect to the provided power adapter.

  • Page 39: Chapter6: Specification

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Chapter6: Specification Wireless Standards IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, CSMA/CA with ACK Data Rate 11n: 150Mbps, 11g: 54Mbps, 11b: 11Mbps Frequency Range 2.4-2.4835GHz Wireless Transmit Power < 20dBm Modulation Type OFDM/CCK/16-QAM/64-QAM 150M: -68dBm@10% PER, 108M: -68dBm@10% PER, 54M: -68dBm@10% PER,...

  • Page 40: Appendix A: Troubleshooting

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Appendix A: Troubleshooting 1. How do I restore the Wireless Access Point to factory default settings? When the Wireless Access Point is powered on, press and hold the reset button on the rear panel for 8~10 seconds, after all the lights start flashing, release it.

  • Page 41: Appendix B: Certification

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Appendix B: Certification FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

  • Page 42: Ce Mark Warning

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 • centimeters between the radiator and your body. CE Mark Warning Marking with the above symbol indicates compliance with the Essential Requirements of the R&TTE Directive of the European Union (1999/5/EC).

  • Page 43: Appendix C: Glossary

    150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com Appendix C: Glossary 802.11b: The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 44 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www.phicomm.com WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access): WPA is a security technology for wireless networks that improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). In fact, WPA was developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of WEP. One of the key technologies behind WPA is the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
  • Page 45 Shanghai Feixun Communication Co., Ltd. E-mail: support@phicomm.com Website: www.phicomm.com Copyright © 2011 Shanghai Feixun Communication Co., Ltd. All rights reserved.

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