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Gigabyte GN-A16B User Manual

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GN-A16B
Wireless Access Point
User Guide
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw
Rev. 1.0 First Edition
25A08-0A16B-F00
Copyright © 2003 Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

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  • Page 1 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide http://www.gigabyte.com.tw Rev. 1.0 First Edition 25A08-0A16B-F00 Copyright © 2003 Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 2 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Contents Chapter1 Introduction..............4 Overview..........................4 Features..........................4 Package Contents......................5 The Rear Panel.........................5 The Front Panel LEDs.....................6 Chapter 2 Installation..............7 Hareware Requirements....................7 System Requirements......................7 Internet Configuration Requirements................7 Hareware Installation.......................8 Connect to Access Point....................8 Illustration.........................9 Chapter3. Access Point Manager..........11 Installing the Access Point Manager................11...

  • Page 4: Chapter1 Introduction

    Chapter1 Introduction Overview GN-A16B access point are composed of the Realtek 802.11b and 10/100 Ethernet. This product adopts the direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) technology and the DBPSK, DQPSK, and CCK modulation mode to provide a very stable wireless communication quality and an excellent signal receiver capability.

  • Page 5: Package Contents

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Package Contents Before the installation procedures, please ensure the components are not damaged dur- ing the shipping. The shipment of the GN-A16B includes: One GN-A16B Wireless Broadband Router One AC Power Adapter One Installation CD with the AP Manager and User Guide Soft Copy...

  • Page 6: The Front Panel Leds

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide The Front Panel LEDs The router’ s LEDs display information about the router’ s status. (Green Light) Power Flicker The system is booting. The Power is on. Note: When you are applying the changes to save the configuration, the Power LED will be off for a while.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Installation

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter 2 Installation Hareware Requirements To use the Wireless Access Point on your network, each computer may need the following requirements: An installed 802.11b wireless adapter. An Ethernet LAN switch or hub. a wired RJ-45 Ethernet cable System Requirements A Computer with Windows, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating system.

  • Page 8: Hareware Installation

    Attach one end of the AC power adapter to the Access Point and the other end to a power outlet. (Note: Only use the power adapter supplied by Gigabyte in the product package. Using a different adapter may result in product damage.) For the average home, signal range should not be an issue.

  • Page 9: Illustration

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Illustration There are two installation mode for your reference as follow: Method 1: Static IP address If you are Not using a DHCP server in your network, you can configure the AP by connect- ing to the computer directly.
  • Page 10 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Method 2: Numerous Access Points setting Using DHCP server to setup the IP Address then remove DHCP server If require to setup as many Access Points at the same time. You can setup a DHCP Server and let it assign IP to all the Access Points so it has its own unique IP address.

  • Page 11: Chapter3. Access Point Manager

    Manager and each Access Point. To use the wire line link to manage the Access Point is recommended. Installing the Access Point Manager Please follow these steps to install the Gigabyte AP Manager in the Windows. Step1. Insert the installation CD and click Install Gigabyte AP Manager on the CD autorun screen.
  • Page 12 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step4. Type the User Information then click “Next”. Step5. Click “Next” to accept the default directory or “Browse” to another location.
  • Page 13 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step6. Click “Next”. Step7. Click “Next”.
  • Page 14 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step8. Please wait a while. Step9. Click “Finish” to complete setup.

  • Page 15: Using The Access Point Manager

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Using the Access Point Manager You can launch Gigabyte AP Manager through Start \ Programs \ Gigabyte AP Manager Utility \ Gigabyte AP Manager. Enter the default password “admin” and click “OK” button. It will automatically search for Access Points on the same subnet when you open the Gigabyte AP Manager.
  • Page 16 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Tree structure ESSID (ap16b666) AP Name (AP16B) MAC Address (0020ED001700) Menu bar Tools Allow you to “Search” for AP by ESSID, AP Name, MAC Address, and IP Address and “Connect to AP by IP”. And allow you to “Save”, “Load”...
  • Page 17 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Toor bar Find Access Point Find all AP in the same subnet. Save AP Configuration Save all setting of the AP to a temp file. Load AP Configuration Load the setting of the temp file that you saved before to the current AP.
  • Page 18 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide System Page The System Page displays the Device Information and the Change Community String function. 1 Device Information The Device Information include the AP name, MAC address, device description, the version information and the device type. You can change the AP Name to whatever unique name, which can represent this AP.
  • Page 19 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Please memorize the community string or write it down at somewhere. Init bottom In case you forget the community string, you have to press the AP init button and then the AP setting (include community string) will be restore to default value.
  • Page 20 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide IP Config Page The IP Configure tab allows you to configure the IP parameters of the access point. 1 Obtain an IP address automatically You can check this selection to get IP address from the DHCP server automatically on your network.
  • Page 21 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Wireless Operation Page Normally, you can have the wireless works smoothly even you didn’ t change any item in this page. 1 Region Because of the different region has a different open channel regulation, please check whether the default region value is your local area.
  • Page 22 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide 1 Auto Rate In this item you can select either “enable” or “disable”. The default value is “enable”. Enable If the selection is “enable”, the transfer rate will automatically change to the optimum rate allowed. The range of auto-change will base on the setting of “Transmit Rate”.
  • Page 23 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Encryption Page This page is the security configuration of the wireless connection. WEP (Wired Equiva- lent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64/128-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.1x standard. When the “Disable” is selected there is no WEP encryption.
  • Page 24 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide 1 64 (40) Bits or 128 (104) bits There are two levels of encryption 64 bits and 128 bits. The 64 bits encryption is referenced as a lower level encryption. The 128 bits encryption is referenced as a higher level encryption.
  • Page 25 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Advanced Page For enhance the security of the wireless network, this AP provide the MAC address filter- ing mechanism to prevent the unauthorized user access. Check “Enable MAC filter” and key in MAC address table, then only those MAC address in the table are allowed to con- nect to this AP.
  • Page 26 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Associated List Page From this page, you will get the information of the workstation which can connect to the AP. The form list includes the MAC Address, Signal level and description of the workstation.
  • Page 27 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Change AP Manager Password User can change the administration password of the AP manger to prevent other user access to the AP Manager. On the Menu Bar (Password->AP Manager Password) can invoke the password change dialog. Please enter a new admin password and confirm admin password then press “OK”...

  • Page 28: Upgrade Firmware

    You can download the upgraded firmware version from Gigabyte website. 1 Run TFTP Program Step1. You can find the “Upgrade Tool” through Start \ Programs \ Gigabyte AP Manager Utility \ Gigabyte AP Upgrade. Step2. The Gigabyte Firmware Upgrade Tool screen will appear. Please enter the “AP IP address”...

  • Page 29: Uninstall Ap Utility

    Uninstall AP Utility You can find the Uninstall program through Start \ Programs \ Gigabyte AP Manager Utility \ Uninstall. Step1. The InstallShield Wizard will appear then please wait.
  • Page 30 If you just want to modify some program components or reinstall all program components, you can run the installation program directly. And then the InstallShield Wizard will appear. Please choose one of the options what you want then click “Next” continues to modify, repair or remove the Gigabyte AP Manager Utility.

  • Page 31: Chapter4 Web-Based Configuration Utility

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter4 Web-Based Configuration Utility The Wireless Access Point can be configured one of two ways, through the AP Manager Utility or the Web-based configuration Utility. If you choose to use the Web-based configu- ration utility, please configure the Access Point from a computer with an ethernet connec- tion to the Access Point.
  • Page 32 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Wireless Basic settings The Access Point automatically detects the settings to your wireless network. Changing these values will alter your current wireless network configuration. 1 Alias Name You may rename your Access Point, especially if you have more than one Access Point on your network.
  • Page 33 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Wireless Advanced Settings Normally, you can have the wireless works smoothly even you didn’ t change any item in this page. 1 Authentication Type You may choose between “Open System”, “Shared Key”, and “Auto”. The Authentication Type default is set to “Auto”.
  • Page 34 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide 1 Beacon Interval The beacon interval is the amount of time between access point beacon transmissions. The default value for this interval is generally 100ms, that is 100 beacons sent every second.You can increase the beacon interval and have lower overhead on the network, but then roaming will likely suffer.
  • Page 35 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Wireless Security Setup This page is the security configuration of the wireless connection. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64/128-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.1x standard. When the “Enabled WEP secu- rity ”...
  • Page 36 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide 1 Key Format The WEP key is generated from ASCII or Hexadecimal entries that are either 64, 128 or 256 bits in length. Please select the Key format and then input the appropriate digits or letters. You can create up to 4 keys. Please select one of the key you want to use.
  • Page 37 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide TCP/IP Settings - LAN Interface Setup Each setup item of the local area network is the default settings, and is not necessary to make change to it for nomal operation. 1 IP Address & Subnet Mask The values are the Access Point’s IP Address and Subnet Mask.
  • Page 38 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide 1 DHCP Client Range & DNS If you select the “Server Enabled” setting, please input the IP address range and the DNS for your network. The DNS information provied by your ISP company. 1 802.1d Spanning Tree Enabled or Disabled the 802.1d Spanning Tree function.
  • Page 39 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Upgrade firmware This tool allows you to upgrade the latest firmware of the GN-A16B using a file provided by Gigabyte. You can download the upgraded firmware version from Gigabyte website. Please click “Browse” and select your desired upgrade file (firmware version), and then click “Upgrade”.
  • Page 40 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Password User can choose to set the administration password of the AP manger to prevent other user access to the AP Manager. Please enter a new user name, admin password and confirm admin password then press “Apply Changes” button. You have to enter this new password to log in when you want to configure the Access Point by Web-Based configura- tion utility next time.

  • Page 41: Chapter5 Troubleshooting

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Chapter5 Troubleshooting This chapter gives information about troubleshooting your wireless broadband router. Read the descriptions below to help you diagnose and solve the problem. What to do if you forget your password or forget the IP address of the router? Please press the “init”...
  • Page 42 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide What is WEP? Wired Equivalent Privacy. Security mechanism defined within the 802.11 standard designed to make the link integrity of the wireless medium equal to wired cable. Data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bits (128 bit optional ) shared key algorithm, as...

  • Page 43: Appendix A: Glossary

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix A: Glossary Access Point An access point is a wired controller that sends data to the wireless NICs installed in your network computers, and received data back from them. An AP is often connected to the Network computer that has Internet access, or is directly connected to a ADSL or cable modem.
  • Page 44 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide The Domain Name System (DNS) is a distributed Internet directory service. DNS is used mostly to translate between domain names and IP addresses, and to control Internet email delivery. Most Internet services rely on DNS to work, and if DNS fails, web sites cannot be located and email delivery stalls.
  • Page 45 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide SSID The SSID is the name represent the router in the wireless network. Subnet Mask A mask used to determine what subnet an IP address belongs to. An IP address has two components, the network address and the host address. Subnetting enables the network administrator to further divide the host part of the address into two or more subnets.

  • Page 46: Appendix B: Specification

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix B: Specification Physical Interface The broadband router includes 1 RJ-45 Ethernet LAN ports, one init hole and one antenna. Item Feature Description LAN Port x 1 RJ-45, Auto-sensing for 10/100M E thernet LAN connec tion.

  • Page 47: Appendix C: Configuration Of The Pcs

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix C: Configuration of the PCs To connect to the Access Point, you may need to configure your computer on the same subnet as Access Point. Please follow the instructure to perform the setup under the TCP/ IP network environment.
  • Page 48 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step2. Double-click the “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon. Step3. Double-click the “LAN CONNECTION” and click the “Properties” button.
  • Page 49 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step4. The “Local Area Connection Properties” dialog box will appear. Verfiy that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item is checked. And then double-click the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” item. Step5. Please assign a static IP address and the same subnet as Access Point to the computer (e.g, IP address is 192.168.1.2 and Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0),...

  • Page 50: The Settings Under Windows 95/98/Me

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide The Settings under Windows 95/98/Me Step1. Click “Start” at the desktop of the Windows and select “Settings”, and then select the “Control Panel”. Step2. Double-click the “Network” icon.
  • Page 51 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step3. On the Configuration tab, please choose your appropriate setting “TCP/IP-> your network LAN card” and click “Properties” button. Step4. Select the “IP Address” tab. Please assign a static IP address and the same subnet as Access Point to the computer (e.g, IP address is 192.168.1.2 and...
  • Page 52 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step5. Click the “OK” button again. Windows will ask you to restart your PC. Please click the “Yes” button. If Windows does not ask you to restart , please restart your computer anyway. Note: The Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files.

  • Page 53: The Settings Under Windows Xp

    GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide The Settings under Windows XP Step1. Click “Start” in the desktop of the Windows to select “Settings”, and then select “Control Panel”. Step2. Double-click the “Network and Dial-up Connections” icon.
  • Page 54 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step3. Double-click the “LAN CONNECTION” and click the “Properties” button. Step4. The “Local Area Connection Properties” dialog box will appear. Verfiy that the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) item is checked. And then double-click the “Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)” item.
  • Page 55 GN-A16B Wireless Access Point User Guide Step5. Please assign a static IP address and the same subnet as Access Point to the computer (e.g, IP address is 192.168.1.2 and Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0), and then click the “OK” button to return to Local Area Connection Properties.
  • Page 56 This warranty does not cover the product if it is damaged in the process of being installed or improperly used. Gigabyte may replace or repair the product with either new or reconditioned parts. Re- paired or replaced products will be returned to you at the same revision level as received or higher at Gigabyte’...

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