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Air Live WLA-5000AP User Manual

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  • Page 1 WLA-5000AP Access Point Mode User’s Guide...
  • 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 otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher. Windows ™ 95/98 and Windows ™ 2000 are trademarks of Microsoft ® Corp. Pentium is trademark of Intel.
  • Page 3 Regulatory Information Federal Communication Commission Interference 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCING THE WLA-5000AP 802.11 A/G ACCESS POINT 1.1 O VERVIEW 1.2 F EATURES 1.3 N ETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES 1.3.1 AS AN ACCESS POINT 1.3.2 AS A STAND-ALONE REPEATER 1.3.3 AS A POINT TO MULTI-POINTS BRIDGE 1.4 S ET UP THE DEVICE 2.
  • Page 5 4.1 D EVICE NFORMATION 4.2 S YSTEM 4.3 W IRELESS LIENT ABLE 4.4 B RIDGE ABLE 4.5 F IRMWARE PGRADE 4.6 C ONFIGURATION AVE AND ESTORE 4.7 F ACTORY EFAULT 4.8 R EBOOT YSTEM 4.9 W HAT IF YOU FORGOT THE PASSWORD SPECIFICATION...

  • Page 6: Introducing The Wla-5000Ap 802.11 A/G Access Point

    802.11 A/G Access Point 1.1 Overview The WLA-5000AP 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT is an access-point based on IEEE 802.11a/g based 2.4-GHz radio technology. It contains an 802.11a/g and a full-duplex 10/100 LAN interfaces. The 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT can function as a simple Access Point (AP), and act as the center point of a wireless network supporting a data rate of up to 54 Mbps.

  • Page 7: Features

    1.2 Features Compliant with draft 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g standards with roaming capability. Support of the standard access point mode for connection to wireless clients. Support of the repeater mode to extend infrastructure coverage. Support of the WDS mode for interconnecting LAN segments. Built-in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to wired/wireless clients automatically.

  • Page 8: Network Configuration Examples

    1.3 Network configuration examples A group of wireless stations communicating with each other is called a Basic Service Set (BSS) and is identified by a unique SSID. When an 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT is used, it can be configured to operate in the following three network configurations 1.3.1 AS AN ACCESS POINT When configured in the Access Point mode, the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT allows a...

  • Page 9: As A Stand-Alone Repeater

    1.3.2 AS A STAND-ALONE REPEATER The purpose of a repeater is to expand an existing infrastructure BSS. When configured to operate in the Repeater Mode, the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINTs sit between wireless stations and a “root” AP whose BSS is being expanded, as shown below: 1.3.3 AS A POINT TO MULTI-POINTS BRIDGE When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Mode, the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT provides bridging functions between the LAN behind it...

  • Page 10: Set Up The Device

    1.4.1 STATIC IP The default IP address of the LAN interface of an WLA-5000AP is a private IP address of 192.168.1.1, and a network mask of 255.255.255.0. This means IP addresses of other devices on the LAN should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.

  • Page 11: Install The Wla-5000Ap 802.11 A/G Access Point

    The Back Panel of the WLA-5000AP appears as follows: Follow these steps to install your WLA-5000AP: Step 1. Connect a LAN hub to the LAN port on the WLA-5000AP using the supplied LAN cable. Step 2. Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and the WLA-5000AP.

  • Page 12: Configuration Steps

    First, it is assumed that in your LAN environment, a separate DHCP server will be available for assigning dynamic (and often private) IP addresses to requesting DHCP clients. This means that the WLA-5000AP normally will not need to enable the DHCP server function.

  • Page 13: Set Up A Wireless Client As Adhcp Client

    2.4 Set up a wireless client as a DHCP client The following will give detailed steps of how to configure a PC or a wireless client to “obtain IP addresses automatically”. In the case of using a LAN attached PC, the PC must have an Ethernet interface installed properly, be connected to the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT either directly or through an external LAN switch, and have TCP/IP installed and configured to obtain an IP address automatically from a DHCP server in the network.

  • Page 14: Alook At The Front Panel

    2.5 A look at the front panel The LEDs on the front of the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT reflect the operational status of the unit. The status of the LAN, the wireless, and power can be monitored from this display. 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT LED Description Label Wireless POWER...

  • Page 15: Basic Configuration Of The 802.11A/G Access Point

    Basic Configuration of the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT This section describes the basic configuration procedure for the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT. It describes how to set up the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT for wireless connections, and the configuration of the local LAN environment. All basic configurations may be effected through a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.

  • Page 16: Setup Wizard

    If you are logging on for the first time, you should use the factory default password setting “airlive”. The password is always displayed as a string of dots. Click the LOG ON button to start the configuration session. 3.1 Setup wizard The Setup Wizard will guide you through a series of configuration screens to set up the basic functionality of the device.

  • Page 17: Device Ip Settings

    3.1.2 DEVICE IP SETTINGS The Device IP Settings screen allows you to configure the IP address and subnet of the device. Although you can rely on a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT automatically, it is recommended that you configure a static IP address manually in most applications.

  • Page 18: Wireless Settings

    Again, as a reminder, it is recommended that your 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT should be assigned a static IP address in order to make it easy for you to manage the device later 3.1.3 WIRELESS SETTINGS Network ID (SSID): The SSID is the network name used to identify a wireless network. The SSID must be the same for all devices in the wireless network (i.e.
  • Page 19 Note: The available channels are different from country to country and for different WLAN mode. Security Policy: You can select different security policy to provide association authentication and/or data encryption. WEP allows you to use data encryption to secure your data from being eavesdropped by malicious people.
  • Page 20 802.1x allows users to leverage a RADIUS server to do association authentications. You can also enable dynamic WEP keys (64, 128, 152-bit) to have data encryption. Here you do not have to enter the WEP key manually because it will be generated automatically and dynamically.

  • Page 21: Finish Setup Wizard And Save Your Settings

    After stepping through the Wizard’s pages, you can press the FINISH button for your modification to take effect. This also makes your new settings saved into the permanent memory on your system. Congratulations! You are now ready to use the WLA-5000AP 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT. Note: If you change the device’s IP address, as soon as you click on...

  • Page 22: Advanced Settings

    3.2 Advanced settings The advanced settings tab on the top row of the window allows you to perform modifications that normally you may not need to do for general operations except changing your password from the default factory setting (this is highly recommended for security purposes).

  • Page 23: System Management

    3.2.2 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT Clicking the System Management button to configure system related parameters to for the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT. Management Utility Port Definition: The standard port settings for the HTTP Web server and the Telnet utility may be replaced by entering new port numbers in these fields.

  • Page 24: Mac Filtering Settings

    3.2.3 MAC FILTERING SETTINGS The 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network. Disable MAC address control list: When selected, no MAC address filtering will be performed.

  • Page 25: Wireless Settings

    3.2.4 WIRELESS SETTINGS Beacon Interval: The 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence. The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds. The default value is 100, and a valid value should be between 1 and 65,535.

  • Page 26: Operational Mode

    3.2.5 OPERATIONAL MODE The 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT can be configured to operate in one of the following three modes as mentioned previously in Chapter 1: (1) Access Point (2) Repeater (3) Wireless Distribution System (WDS) When configured as a WDS, you need to further configure the name and MAC address of its peer WDS devices.

  • Page 27: Radius Settings

    3.2.6 RADIUS SETTINGS Radius servers provide centralized authentication services to wireless clients. Two Radius servers can be defined: one acts as a primary, and the other acts as a backup. Two user authentication methods can be enabled: one based on MAC address filter, and the other based on 802.1x EAP authentication.
  • Page 28 IEEE 802.1x EAP authentication is enabled by selecting the Security Policy as 802.1x or WPA, and this selection is in the Wireless Settings under Setup Wizard. Enable MAC Address Access Control: Check this option to enable MAC address access control through a RADIUS server. Enable Primary/Secondary Server: Check this if you want to enable RADIUS authentication using the primary/secondary Radius Server.

  • Page 29: Manage The 802.11A/G Access Point

    Manage the WLA-5000AP 802.11A/G Access Point This Chapter covers other management aspects of your WLA-5000AP 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT: Check Device Information View System Log Wireless Client Table Bridge Table Upgrade Firmware Save or Restore Configuration Changes Reset to Factory Default...

  • Page 30: System Log

    4.2 System Log The WLA-5000AP 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT 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 31: Bridge Table

    4.4 Bridge Table The bridge table shows all MAC entries learned from the wired LAN interface, wireless clients, and WDS peers (if running in the WDS mode). You can check this table by clicking Bridge Table at the left side of the Device Status window. 4.5 Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the firmware of your 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT (the software that controls your 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT’s operation).

  • Page 32: Configuration Save And Restore

    Step 2 To update the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT firmware, first download the firmware from the distributor’s web site to your local disk, and then from the above screen enter the path and filename of the firmware file (or click Browse to locate the firmware file).

  • Page 33: Factory Default

    4.7 Factory Default You can reset the configuration of your 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT to the factory default settings. To do it: Step 1 Select Factory Default from the System Tools menu. Step 2 Click YES to go ahead and restore the configuration to the factory default. 4.8 Reboot System You can reset your 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT from the Browser.

  • Page 34: What If You Forgot The Password

    4.9 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 reset the Access Point’s Settings to factory defaults by pushing a paperclip in the RESET hole on the back panel.

  • Page 35: Specification

    Specification IEEE 802.11a/g SOHO Access Point Product Name Control Number CA8-4 Linux® 2.4.18 • IEEE 802.11a/b/g • IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree • IEEE 802.1x Standard • IEEE 802.3u Ethernet protocol • Infrastructure • Bridge Mode (WDS) WLAN Network Architecture Type •...

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