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  • Page 1 Wireless Access Point User manual Wireless Access Point User’s Manual Page 1 of 1...
  • Page 2 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Requirements, Part 15 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 3: Table Of Contents

    Wireless Access Point User manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..............2 1.1 Welcome ..........................2 1.2 About This Guide ......................2 1.3 Copyright statement......................3 Chapter 2 System Requirements ............3 Chapter 3 Getting to Know the Wireless Access Point ....... 3 3.1 Back Panel...........................

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless Access Point. This Wireless Access Point is a cost-effective IP Sharing AP that enables multiple users to share a wireless Internet or Intranet. Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless Access Point and plug your PC to the LAN port and you're ready to share files and access the Internet.

  • Page 5: Chapter 2 System Requirements

    Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 2 System Requirements Computer with 10/100Base-T Ethernet card and TCP/IP protocol installed for initial setup Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher for Web configuration 802.11g or 802.11b compliant wireless adapters (for wireless connection) Chapter 3 Getting to Know the Wireless Access Point The following sections describe the physical characteristics of your AP.

  • Page 6: Led Description

    Wireless Access Point User manual To reset the AP to the factory defaults, press and hold the Reset button for more than five seconds. This clears the AP’s user settings, including User ID, Password, Address, Subnet mask. (Warning: your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings) 3.2 LED Description The following illustration shows the Wireless Access Point front panel:...

  • Page 7: Chapter 4 Hardware Connection

    Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 4 hardware connection Begin by finding a good place to set up your wireless broadband. Some things to consider: Keep the access point as central in your work area as possible. Signal strength and speed fall off with distance. Higher is often better.

  • Page 8: Chapter 5 Configuring Local Pc To Access The Wireless Ap

    Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 5 Configuring Local PC to Access the Wireless AP You can manage the Wireless Access Point through the Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to the device via Ethernet or wireless network.
  • Page 9 Wireless Access Point User manual Step 3: Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click Properties Figure 4 Step 4: Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button Page 8 of 8...
  • Page 10 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 5 Step 5: Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. Page 9 of 9...
  • Page 11 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 6 Step 6: Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Page 10 of 10...

  • Page 12: Windows Xp/2003

    Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 7 5.1.2 Windows XP/2003 Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: Step 1: Go to Start Settings Control Panel Step 2: Click Network and Internet Connections Page 11 of 11...
  • Page 13 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 8 Step 3: Click Network Connections Figure 9 Step 4: Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click Properties Page 12 of 12...
  • Page 14 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 10 Step 5: Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button Page 13 of 13...
  • Page 15 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 11 Step 6: Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 12 Step 7: Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Page 14 of 14...

  • Page 16: Additional Settings For Wireless Client

    Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 13 5.2 Additional Settings for Wireless Client If you chose to access the AP via a wireless client, also verify the following: Step 1: Make sure your PC is equipped with 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter and has appropriate WLAN card driver/utility and TCP/IP installed.

  • Page 17: Checking Pc's Ip And Connection With The Ap

    Wireless Access Point User manual only. Your wireless adapter cannot communicate with the AP. Make sure to set the TCP/IP properties as described in this previous section. 5.3 Checking PC’s IP and Connection with the AP After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, use the ping command to verify if the computer can communicate with the AP.
  • Page 18 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 15 Verify your computer's network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the AP and the computer. Page 17 of 17...

  • Page 19: Chapter 6 Web Configuration

    Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 6 Web Configuration 6.1 Logging In In order to make the whole network operate successfully, it is necessary to configure the Wireless AP through your computer has a WEB browser installed. Please follow up the steps listed below. Step 1: Start your Web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the Address field.

  • Page 20: Status

    Wireless Access Point User manual options to configure the system. In the right navigation screen is the summary of system status for viewing the configurations. You can usually get context sensitive help by clicking on the Help link at the top right of the page. Figure 17 To apply any settings you’ve altered on any page, click the Save button.
  • Page 21 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 18 LAN Status: This section shows the LAN interface parameters of the wireless AP. This includes information such as: The MAC address of LAN interface, IP/Subnet Mask, DHCP Server (whether the DHCP Server is Enables or disables, and display address pool).

  • Page 22: Lan Setup

    Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 20 System Information: This section shows the installed version of the firmware of the Wireless AP. And company information. Figure 21 6.3 LAN Setup The Wireless Access Point communicates with the wired/wireless clients through its LAN port. The LAN configuration page allows you to define the private IP address settings over the LAN interface.

  • Page 23: Wireless Settings

    Wireless Access Point User manual address. If you change the private IP address and apply the changes, the PC from which you configure the AP will lose the communication to the AP. To reconnect, you will need to renew the IP address of the PC or change to an IP address compatible with the new LAN port IP address.

  • Page 24: Wireless Security

    Wireless Access Point User manual It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (default) to a unique name.
  • Page 25 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 25 Open-System: No authentication is used. But uses WEP encrypt data packets. Share-keys: Authentication is a process in which the AP validates whether the wireless client is qualified to access the AP’s service. You must enable WEP function and define your WEP keys.
  • Page 26 Wireless Access Point User manual Key Length HEX Format ASCII Format 64 Bit 10 hexadecimal digits 5 ASCII characters 128 Bit 26 hexadecimal digits 13 ASCII characters Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. 6.4.2.3 WPA Personal Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard.
  • Page 27 Wireless Access Point User manual 6.4.2.4 WPA2 Personal The WPA2 is a stronger version of WPA. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses AES to change the encryption key frequently. This can improve security very much.

  • Page 28: Wireless Mac Filter

    Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 28 Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. 6.4.3 Wireless MAC Filter This Wireless AP has the capability to control the wireless client access based on the MAC address of the wireless client. The user has the flexibility to customize your own control policy based on these options: Figure 29 Enable Wireless Access Control: To enable Wireless MAC Filter, click the...

  • Page 29: Wds Set

    Wireless Access Point User manual You can choose a default operation for your factual security or management consideration: Defined items in MAC list are PERMIT to connect AP, others are DENIED. Defined items in MAC list are DENIED to connect AP, others are PERMIT. Click “Apply”...
  • Page 30 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 31 Beacon Interval: This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the wireless AP to keep the network synchronized. A beacon includes the wireless LAN service area, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).
  • Page 31 Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 32 To see the latest information, click Refresh button. 6.4.7 DHCP Server The DHCP server can be ON or OFF in this screen. If you choose to set this device as a DHCP server, then it will assign IP addresses to its clients. The DHCP pool range is also changeable.

  • Page 32: Misc

    Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 34 6.4.8 Site Survey You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the wireless AP. Figure 35 To see the latest information, click Refresh button. 6.5 MISC 6.5.1 Login ID & Password Setup In factory setting, the default password is “guest”, and that for user is also password.

  • Page 33: Restore Default / Restart System

    Wireless Access Point User manual Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to change the password. If you forget your password, you’ll have to reset the AP to the factory default (Password is “guest”) with the reset button (see AP’s front panel). 6.5.2 Restore Default / Restart System Figure 37 Restore Default / Restart System...

  • Page 34: Appendix Ⅰ: Troubleshooting

    Wireless Access Point User manual Appendix : Troubleshooting Ⅰ 1. I cannot access the Web-based Configuration Utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the AP. Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, verify that the cable for the LAN connection is firmly connected.

  • Page 35: Appendix Ⅱ: Features

    Wireless Access Point User manual remote computer, then verify the TCP/IP settings of the remote computer. Appendix : Features Ⅱ Standards: IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u Data Rates: 54Mbps 48Mbps 36Mbps 24Mbps 18Mbps 12Mbps 11Mbps 9Mbps 6Mbps 5.5Mbps 2Mbps 1Mbps...
  • Page 36 Wireless Access Point User manual 1Mbps BPSK, 8% PER, -89dBm Device Management: Web-based Internet Explorer V6 or later; Netscape Navigator V6 or later. DHCP Server and Client Wireless Frequency Range 2.4GHz to 2.462GHz Wireless Operating Range Indoors- up to 328ft (100M) Outdoors- up to 1312ft.
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