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Edimax EW-7206APG User Manual

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  • Page 1 EW-7206APg Wireless LAN Access Point User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1Introduction ...1 1.1 Package Contents ... 2 1.2 Features ... 2 1.3 Specifications ... 2 1.4 Physical Description ... 3 Chapter 2Wireless LAN Access Point Connection ...5 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration ...6 3.1 Getting Started ... 6 3.2 Configuring the Access Point ...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction This product is an access point for IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz wireless network. You can use this access point to build up a wireless LAN. Any wireless LAN station can join the wireless network by using the “Infrastructure Mode”. The product supports WEP, WPA, ESSID and MAC address filter functions to consolidate the wireless network security.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Package Contents The Access Point includes the following items: One Access Point One Power Adapter One User’s Manual Features Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g (DSSS) 2.4GHz specification. High data rate 54Mbps network speed. Seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networks. Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences.

  • Page 5: Physical Description

    Temperature: Operating: 32~131°F (0~55°C) Storage: -4~158°F(-20~70°C) Humidity: 10-90% (Non-condensing) Certification: FCC, CE Physical Description Front Panel On the Access Point’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the Access Point’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED. Color Power Green...
  • Page 6 Antenna Connector This round connection is standard Reverse SMA connector where any antennas with Reverse SMA connector can connect to the Access Point. DC Adapter Port Insert the power jack of the power adapter into this port. LAN Port The Access Point’s LAN port is where you connect to your LAN’s network devices.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2Wireless Lan Access Point Connection

    Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Access Point Connection 1. Locate an optimum location for the Wireless LAN Access Point. The best location for your Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. 2.

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Wireless Lan Access Point Configuration

    Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Getting Started This Access Point provides web-based configuration tool allowing you to configure from wired or wireless stations. Follow the instructions below to get started configuration. From Wired Station 1. Make sure your wired station is in the same subnet with the Access Point.
  • Page 9 • WINS Configuration: Select Disable WINS Resolution. • IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is available, do not setup 192.168.2.1) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Reboot the PC.
  • Page 10 5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN. Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3.

  • Page 11: Configuration Tool

    IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is available, do not setup 192.168.2.1) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 1d) Windows NT Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
  • Page 12 Enter the default user name and password, then press OK button directly. 4. You can start configuring the Access Point. From Wireless Station 1. Make sure your wireless station is in the same subnet with the Access Point. Please refer to the step 1 above for configuring the IP Address and Sub Mask of the wireless station.

  • Page 13: Configuring The Access Point

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Configuring the Access Point Every time when you have finished modifying a setting page and click “Apply” button, this page will pop-up. The settings have been successfully saved but will not take effect immediately. You have to restart the access point to make the new settings take effect.

  • Page 14: Wireless Setting

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.2 Wireless Setting This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge, WDS and Universal Repeater modes. “AP Mode” provides pure access point function. The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to use “AP Mode”. “Station Mode” is used to let a network device with only wired Ethernet function to have wireless LAN communication capability.
  • Page 15 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP mode setting page: Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page:...
  • Page 16 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Infrastructure mode setting page: AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page:...
  • Page 17 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page: AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page:...
  • Page 18 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Universal Repeater mode setting page:...
  • Page 19 Parameter ESSID Band Channel Number Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description The ESSID (up to 31 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. Please make sure that the ESSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same.

  • Page 20: Set Security

    MAC Address WLAN MAC Root AP SSID Set Security Associated Clients Wireless Site Survey Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Set Security Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration There are 14 channels available.
  • Page 21 “Set Security” let you setup the wireless security for the data transmission between the bridged access points in “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” or “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. It provides “WEP 64bits”, “WEP 128bits”, “WPA (TKIP)”, “WPA2 (AES)” encryption methods.

  • Page 22: Active Wireless Client Table

    Pre-shared Key Format Pre-shared Key Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Active Wireless Client Table Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f”...

  • Page 23: Wireless Site Survey

    “Active Wireless Client Table” records the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. You can lookup the MAC Address, Number of Transmitted Packets, Number of Received Packets and Encryption Status of each active wireless client in this table. Parameter MAC Address Tx Packet...

  • Page 24: Advanced Setting

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration When this access point is in “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode” or “Universal Repeater mode”, it should associate with an access point or station and connect to your wireless LAN through the associated access point or station. “Wireless Site Survey” searches for all available access points near by.
  • Page 25 Parameter Authentication Type Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description There are two authentication types: “Open System” and “Shared Key”. When you select “Open System”, wireless stations can associate with this access point without WEP encryption. When you select “Shared Key”, you should also setup WEP key in the “Encryption”...
  • Page 26 Beacon Interval Data Rate Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID IAPP 802.11g Protection Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration The interval of time that this access point broadcast a beacon.

  • Page 27: Security

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.4 Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access.

  • Page 28: Wep Only

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration WEP only When you select 64-bit or128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as default key. Then the access point can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys.
  • Page 29 Parameter Key Length Key Format Default Tx Key Key 1 - Key 4 Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description You can select the 64 or 128-bit key to encrypt transmitted data.
  • Page 30 802.1x only IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.1x, but it does not encryption the data during communication.

  • Page 31: X Wep Static Key

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. 802.1x WEP static key IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN.
  • Page 32 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration WPA pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently.
  • Page 33 Parameter WPA(TKIP) WPA2(AES) WPA2 Mixed Pre-shared Key Format Pre-shared Key Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security.

  • Page 34: Wpa Radius

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration WPA RADIUS Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently.
  • Page 35 Parameter WPA(TKIP) WPA2(AES) WPA2 Mixed RADIUS Server IP address RADIUS Server Port RADIUS Server Password Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless...

  • Page 36: Mac Address Filtering

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.5 MAC Address Filtering This Access Point provides MAC Address Filtering, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network.
  • Page 37 Parameter Enable Wireless Access Control MAC Address Filtering Table Add MAC address into the table Remove MAC address from the table Reset Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point.

  • Page 38: System Utility

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.6 System Utility From here, you can define the Access Point’s IP Address and Login Password and enable the Access Point to be a DHCP Server.
  • Page 39 Parameter Current Password New Password Re-Enter Password IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway Address DHCP Server Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) of the...

  • Page 40: Dhcp Server Setting

    DHCP Server Setting DHCP Server will automatically give your LAN client an IP address. If the DHCP is not enabled then you’ll have to manually set your LAN client’s IP address. Parameter Default Gateway IP Domain Name Server IP Start IP/End IP Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description Specify the gateway IP in your network.
  • Page 41 Domain Name Lease Time Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration You can specify the Domain Name for your Access Point. The DHCP Server when enabled will temporarily give your LAN client an IP address.

  • Page 42: Configuration Tool

    3.2.7 Configuration Tool The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the Access Point’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the Access Point and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the Access Point through the Restore selection.
  • Page 43 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration tool to upload and restore the saved configuration to the Access Point. Alternatively, you can use the "Restore to Factory Default" tool to force the Access Point to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings.

  • Page 44: Firmware Upgrade

    3.2.8 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the Access Point’s firmware. Parameter Firmware Upgrade Once you’ve selected the new firmware file, click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process. (You may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to complete). Once the upgrade is complete you can start using the Access Point.

  • Page 45: Reset

    3.2.9 Reset You can reset the Access Point’s system should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your Access Point’s system. Parameter Reset Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset.

  • Page 46: Chapter 4Troubleshooting

    Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Access Point. 1. How to manually find your PC’s IP and MAC Address? 1) In Windows, open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and Enter Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address Your PC’s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address 2.
  • Page 47 scrambling security feature. On the software side, the WLAN series offers the encryption function (WEP) to enhance security and access control. 7. What is WEP? WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm. 8.

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