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LEGRAND N-WAP User Manual

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  • Page 1 N-WAP 802.11n Wireless Access Point - 1 -...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Legrand. Disclaimer Legrand does not warrant that the hardware will work properly in all environments and applications, and makes no warranty and representation, either implied or expressed, with respect to the quality, performance, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose.

  • Page 3: Fcc Caution

    WEEE separately. Trademarks The Legrand logo is a trademark of Legrand Inc. This documentation may refer to numerous hardware and software products by their trade names. In most, if not all cases, their respective companies claim these designations as trademarks or registered trademarks.
  • Page 4 Rev: 1.0 (2011, July) Part No. EM-N-WAP_v1 - 4 -...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction...........................7 Overview ............................7 Package Content ..........................7 Physical Details ..........................7 Physical Interface & Button....................... 8 Chapter 2 Preparations & Installation ....................9 Physical Installation Requirement....................9 Chapter 3 Network Settings ........................11 Configuring and monitoring your Access Point from web browser........11 Overview on the web interface of Access Point...............11 Manipulation of Access Point via web browser................11 Starting Setup in Web UI......................
  • Page 6 DDNS ............................53 Time Zone Setting........................53 Denial-of-Service ........................54 Log ............................55 Upgrade Firmware ........................56 Save / Reload Settings ......................57 Password Setup........................57 Chapter 7 QoS ............................59 Enable QoS..........................59 QoS Rule Setting ........................59 Chapter 8 Route Setup.........................61 Dynamic Route ........................

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Overview Integrating the cutting edge of Internet Telephony and Access Point manufacturing experience, LEGRAND now introduces the latest member of LEGRAND Wireless Access Point family: the N-WAP. The N-WAP provides not only high-performance Access Point (AP) function for flexible wireless communication.

  • Page 8: Physical Interface & Button

    Rear Panel of N-WAP Physical Interface & Button Front Panel LED Indicators Color State Descriptions Access Point is power ON Blue Access Point is power Off LAN is connected successfully Yellow Flashing Data is transmitting Ethernet not connected to PC...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Preparations & Installation

    For Internet Access, an Internet Access account with an ISP, and either of a DSL or Cable modem Administration Interface LEGRAND Access Point provides GUI (Web based, Graphical User Interface) and utility for machine management and administration. Web configuration access You will connect to Access Point via your web browser automatically.
  • Page 10 http://192.168.1.254 in the address bar of your web browser to logon Access Point web configuration page. To start Access Point web configuration, you must have one of these web browsers installed on computer for management Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.00 or higher with Java support Please locate your PC in the same network segment (192.168.1.x) of Router.

  • Page 11: Chapter 3 Network Settings

    Chapter 3 Network Settings Configuring and monitoring your Access Point from web browser The Access Point integrates a web-based graphical user interface that can cover most configurations and machine status monitoring. Via standard web browser, you can configure and check machine status from anywhere around the world.
  • Page 12 Access Point login prompt screen When users login the web page, users can see the general information like company…etc in this main page. Access Point main page - 12 -...

  • Page 13: Starting Setup In Web Ui

    Starting Setup in Web UI It is easy to configure and manage the AP/ Router with web browser. After successfully login, you can click Setup Wizard to quickly configure your AP/ Router. AP Mode Step 1. Set Wireless Network Name (SSID), and then click Next>>. Step 2.
  • Page 14 Client Mode Step 1. Set Wireless Network Name, or click Site Survey to scan the nearby AP. Step 2. Select Wireless Security Mode. Step 3. Click the Finished button. You will then see the Finish page as shown below. - 14 -...
  • Page 15 The AP will reboot automatically to make your wireless configuration to take effect and finish the Setup. Router Mode Step 1. Select the WAN Access Type. Step 2. Enter the information for the selected WAN Access Type, and then click Next. If your access type is DHCP Client, then you can get the IP address from the ISP, so you do not need to enter the information like other modes.

  • Page 16: Network Operation Mode

    Network Operation Mode You can setup different modes to WAN and LAN interface for NAT, Bridging and Wireless ISP function. - 16 -...

  • Page 17: Lan Interface Setup

    In this mode, all Ethernet ports are bridged together and NAT function is disabled. All the LAN port related function and firewall are not supported. In this mode, all Ethernet ports are bridged together and the wireless client will connect to ISP access point. The NAT is enabled and PCs in Ethernet ports share the same IP to ISP through wireless LAN.

  • Page 18: Wan Interface Setup

    IP Address LAN IP Address of the Access Point Default : 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask LAN mask of the Access Point Default : 255.255.255.0 DHCP Server You can select Server or Disable. If you select Disable, the DHCP service of LAN port is disabled. Default : Server DHCP Client Range The first and last IP address that DHCP server assigns.
  • Page 19 DHCP Client Connections which use dynamic IP address assignment. Static IP Connections which use static IP address assignment. Connections which use PPPoE that requires a user PPPoE name and password. WAN Access Type Connections which use a Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP (PPTP) connection.
  • Page 20 DHCP Client If your ISP provides the DHCP service, please choose DHCP Client type, and the Router will automatically obtain IP parameters from your ISP. You can see the page as follows. The page includes the following fields: Object Description This option specifies the Host Name of the Router.
  • Page 21 The page includes the following fields: Object Description IP Address Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway (Optional) Enter the gateway IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 22 PPPoE If your ISP provides a PPPoE connection, select PPPoE option. User has to setup the user name and password according to the ISP that provided the related information. You can see the page as follows. The page includes the following fields: Object Description User Name...
  • Page 23 is 5 minutes. This function will be available when the Connection Type is selected to Connect on Demand. MTU Size The default MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) value is 1452 Bytes. It is not recommended that you change the default MTU Size unless required by your ISP.
  • Page 24 Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, Subnet Mask usually is 255.255.255.0 Enter the PPTP Server IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided Server IP Address by your ISP. User Name Enter the User Name provided by your ISP. The Maximum input is 20 alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive).
  • Page 25 The page includes the following fields: Object Description IP Address Enter the IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0 Server IP Address Enter the L2TP Server IP address in dotted-decimal notation provided by your ISP.
  • Page 26 Manual from the drop-down menu. If selected Manual, user can click Connect button to make a connection. Idle Time It represents that the device will idle after the minutes you set. The time must be set between 1~1000 minutes. Default value of idle time is 5 minutes.

  • Page 27: Chapter 4 Firewall

    Chapter 4 Firewall Port Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network.

  • Page 28: Ip Filtering

    Check to enable Port Filtering function. Enable Port Filtering Enter the beginning of the range of port numbers used by the service. If Port Range the service uses a single port number, enter it in both the start and finish fields.
  • Page 29 Check to enable IP filtering function. Enable IP Filtering Enter the local computer’s IP address. Local IP Address Select the protocol (TCP, UDP or Both) used to the remote system or Protocol service. Comment You may key in a description for the port range. After completing the settings on this page, click Apply Changes button to Apply Changes save the settings.

  • Page 30: Mac Filtering

    MAC Filtering Entries in this table are used to restrict certain types of data packets from your local network to Internet through the Gateway. Use of such filters can be helpful in securing or restricting your local network. Enable MAC Filtering Check to enable MAC filtering function.
  • Page 31 web server or mail server on the private local network behind your Gateway's NAT firewall. - 31 -...

  • Page 32: Url Filtering

    Check to enable Port Forwarding function. Enable Port Forwarding Enter the IP address in the field. IP Address Select the protocol (TCP, UDP or Both) used to the remote system or Protocol service. For TCP and UDP Services, enter the beginning of the range of port numbers used by the service.

  • Page 33: Dmz

    Check to enable URL filtering function. Enable URL Filtering URL Address Enter the URL address in the field. After completing the settings on this page, click Apply Changes button to Apply Changes save the settings. Reset Click Reset button to restore to default values. Current Filter Table Shows the current URL address filter information.
  • Page 34 Check the box to enable DMZ function. If the DMZ Host Function is enabled, it means that you set up DMZ host at a particular computer to Enable DMZ be exposed to the Internet so that some applications/software, especially Internet / online game can have two way connections. Enter the IP address of a particular host in your LAN which will receive all DMZ Host IP Address the packets originally going to the WAN port/Public IP address above.

  • Page 35: Chapter 5 Wireless Settings

    Chapter 5 Wireless Settings Basic Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients who may connect to your Access Point. Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network parameters. Disable Wireless LAN Enable or disable the wireless LAN.
  • Page 36 Mode - AP: The AP functions as a wireless hub to which wireless clients can connect. The clients must make sure that they are configured to match the AP’s wireless settings. The AP must be connected to switch or other LAN segment patch cable. - WDS: WDS operation as defined by the IEEE802.11 standard has been made available.
  • Page 37 Domain Region The Domain Region decides what channels are available for your country. Please note that using the incorrect Domain Region is strictly prohibited. If you live in United States, you must use the FCC Domain Region. If you live inside EU, you must use ETSI domain. Domain Region Available Channels FCC (U.S.)

  • Page 38: Multiple Aps

    The short of Wi-Fi Multi-Media, it will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia contents when they’re being transferred over wireless network. Default : Enable (Unavailable) Data Rate The Data Rate is the rate of data transmission for 802.11b/g/n clients. The Access Point will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets.
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  • Page 40: Vlan Settings

    Enable Multiple APs Check the checkbox to enable the Multiple AP/SSID. Up to 4 SSIDs for each BSS can be entered in the filed SSID. The name can be up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.

  • Page 41: Advanced Settings

    VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) refers to a group of logically Enable VLAN networked devices on one or more LANs that are configured so that they can communicate as if they were attached to the same wire, when in fact they are located on different LAN segments.
  • Page 42 Fragment Threshold “Fragment Threshold” specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance. Default : 2346 RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold, the access point will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.

  • Page 43: Security Setup

    IAPP Inter-Access Point Protocol is a recommendation that describes an optional extension to IEEE 802.11 that provides wireless access-point communications among multivendor systems. Default : Enable Protection It is recommended to enable the protection mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data collision between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations.
  • Page 44 Select SSID If assigned multiple AP feature, you could choose the SSID that want to setup encryption function. Select the data privacy algorithm you want. Enabling the security can Encryption protect your data while it is transferred from one station to another. Default : Disable Check Box was used to switch the function of the 802.1X.
  • Page 45 - WPA When select the WPA function, the Wireless user must authenticate to this router first to use the Network service. RADIUS Server IP address or the 802.1X server’s domain-name. If you select HEX, you have to fill in 64 hexadecimal (0, 1, 2…8, 9, A, B…F) digits If ASCII, the length of pre-share key is from 8 to 63.
  • Page 46 - WPA-Mixed When select the WPA-Mixed function, the Wireless user must authenticate to this router first to use the Network service. RADIUS Server The router will detect automatically which Security type (WPA-PSK version 1 or 2) the client uses to encrypt. IP address or the 802.1X server’s domain-name.

  • Page 47: Access Control

    Access Control If you choose 'Allowed Listed', only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your Access Point. When 'Deny Listed' is selected, these wireless clients on the list will not be able to connect the Access Point. WDS Settings Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs, like the Ethernet does.

  • Page 48: Site Survey

    Site Survey This page provides tool to scan the wireless network. If any Access Point or IBSS is found, you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled. WPS Settings Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and this wireless router.
  • Page 49 This wireless router supports two types of WPS: Push-Button Configuration (PBC), and PIN code. If you want to use PBC, you have to push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode, and switch this wireless router to WPS mode too. You can push RET/WPS button of this wireless router, or click ‘Start PBC’...
  • Page 50 1. Ensure you have set the security setting on Access Point (as Registrar). 2. Click the WPS button on Access Point (or the “Start PBC” button on the web interface of Access Point) and the other device (supports PBC function) in 2 minutes. 3.

  • Page 51: Wireless Schedule

    ** As the figure as above, just change two roles. Wireless Schedule This page allows you setup the wireless schedule rule. Please do not forget to configure system time before enable this feature. - 51 -...

  • Page 52: Chapter 6 Management

    Chapter 6 Management Status In this page can show the current status and some basic settings of the Access Point. Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to Ethernet networks. - 52 -...

  • Page 53: Ddns

    DDNS Choose menu “Dynamic DNS”, and you can configure the Dynamic DNS function when enabled router mode. The Router offers the DDNS (Dynamic Domain Name System) feature, which allows the hosting of a website, FTP server, or e-mail server with a fixed domain name (named by yourself) and a dynamic IP address, and then your friends can connect to your server by entering your domain name no matter what your IP address is.

  • Page 54: Denial-Of-Service

    Current Time Input current time manually. Time Zone Select Select local time zone according to location. Check to enable NTP update. Once this function is enabled, Enable NTP client Access Point will automatically update current time from NTP update server. NTP server User may select prefer NTP sever or input address of NTP server manually.

  • Page 55: Log

    This page can be used to set remote log server and show the system log. - 55 -...

  • Page 56: Upgrade Firmware

    Enable Log Check to enable log function. Activates all logging functions. System all Only logs related to the wireless LAN will be recorded. Wireless Only logs related to the DoS protection will be recorded. Enable Remote Log Only logs related to the Remote control will be recorded. Log Server IP Address Only logs related to the server will be recorded.

  • Page 57: Save / Reload Settings

    Firmware Version The current version is shown in this field. Browse and select file you want to upgrade and press Upload to perform upgrade. Select File Please wait till on screen shows related information after upgrade finished. Click the Upload button to perform the upgrade process. Upload Click Reset will clean all current configurations and return to Reset...
  • Page 58 User Name Enter user name. New Password Input password for this user. Confirm password again. Confirmed Password - 58 -...

  • Page 59: Chapter 7 Qos

    Chapter 7 Enable QoS Use this section to configure QoS. The QoS settings improve your online gaming experience by ensuring that your game traffic is prioritized over other network traffic, such as FTP or Web. Enable QoS Check the box to enable the QoS function. Automatic Check the box to enable the automatic uplink/ download speed Uplink/Download Speed...
  • Page 60 Address Type Select IP or MAC address type. Depend on the address type that selected, user can enter the IP Local IP Address address or MAC address of client to set up the bandwidth of the MAC Address transmission. Select Guaranteed minimum bandwidth or Restricted maximum Mode bandwidth modes.

  • Page 61: Chapter 8 Route Setup

    Chapter 8 Route Setup Dynamic Route Dynamic routing performs the same function as static routing except it is steadier. Dynamic routing allows routing tables in routers to change as the possible routes change. There are several protocols used to support dynamic routing including RIP and OSPF. Enable Dynamic Route Check the box to enable the Dynamic Route function.
  • Page 62 route Interface from LAN or WAN. Enable Static Route Check the box to enable the Static Route function. Set up the IP address that would like to send the packets pass IP Address through. Set up the Subnet Mask that would like to send the packets pass Subnet Mask through.
  • Page 63 It is used by a router to make routing decisions. The metrics used by a router to make routing decisions. It is typically one of many fields in a routing table. Router metrics can contain any number of values that help the router determine the Metric best route among multiple routes to a destination.

  • Page 64: Appendix A Frequently Asked Questions List

    Frequently Asked Questions List Appendix A If your Access Point is not functioning properly, you can refer to this chapter first for sample troubleshooting before contacting your dealer. This can save your time and effort but if the symptoms persist, please consult your dealer. I forget my Access Point login username and / or password 1.) Restore Access Point to its factory default settings by pressing the “Reset”...

  • Page 65: Appendix B Access Point Specifications (Tbd)

    Appendix B Access Point Specifications (TBD) Product 802.11n Wireless Access Point Model N-WAP Hardware WLAN Standards IEEE 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Frequency Range 2.4GHz ~ 2.4835 GHz Operation Mode AP, Client, Router Wireless Mode AP, WDS and AP+WDS mode 64/128 bit WEP data encryption,...

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