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802.11b+g Access Point
User Manual
Model: AWN-AP-54MR

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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com 802.11b+g Access Point User Manual Model: AWN-AP-54MR...
  • Page 2 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com FCC Certifications 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

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Table of Content Introduction ....................1 EATURES ....................2 PPLICATION ..............3 ARTS AMES AND UNCTIONS ...............5 ACTORY EFAULT ETTINGS Wireless AP ....................5 Hardware Connection Check the LEDs: ..................6 About the Operation Modes ..................7 ACCESS OINT WDS R ................7 EPEATER...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com INTRODUCTION This is an IEEE802.11b/g compliant 11 Mbps & 54 Mbps Ethernet Wireless Access Point. The Wireless Access Point is equipped with two 10/100 M Auto- sensing Ethernet ports for connecting to LAN and also for cascading to next Wireless Access Point.
  • Page 5: Application

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Application Example 1 Example 2...
  • Page 6: Parts Names And Functions

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Parts Names and Functions 1. Front Panel: (LED Indicators) Status Indicator Color Solid Flashing Power Green Turns solid green when N/A. power is applied to this device. Status Turns solid red when the device is booting, after boot scuessfully, the light turn off.
  • Page 7 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com OrangeTurn solid orange when WDS is enabled. LAN 1 Green Turns solid green when Receiving/ linked to a local Sending data LAN 2 network. Table 1: LED Indicators 2. Rear Panel: Connection Ports Port/button Functions 12V DC...
  • Page 8: Factory Default Settings

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Factory Default Settings Setting Wireless Access Point Device Name Wireless AP SSID Default value: 802.11g-AP Channel Default value: Disabled IP Address 192.168.1. 254...
  • Page 9: Hardware Connection

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com HARDWARE CONNECTION Note: Before you starting hardware connection, you are advised to find an appropriate location to place the Access Point. Usually, the best place for the Access Point is at the center of your wireless network, with line of straight to all your wireless stations.
  • Page 10: About The Operation Modes

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com About the Operation Modes This device provides four operational applications with Access Point, Bridge, Client (Ad-hoc) and Client (Infrastructure) modes, which are mutually exclusive. This device is shipped with configuration that is functional right out of the box. If you want to change the settings in order to perform more advanced configuration or even change the mode of operation, you can use the web- based utility provided by the manufacturer as described in the following...
  • Page 11: Client Mode (Ad-Hoc)

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Refer to the illustration below. This station (AP1 plus the connected computer 1) can associate to another Access Point (AP2), and then can have the Internet access if the other Access Point (AP2) has the Internet connection. To set the operation mode to Client (Infrastructure), please go to “Wireless Basic Settings”, in the “Mode”...
  • Page 12: Configuration

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CONFIGURATION Login Start your computer. Connect an Ethernet cable between your computer and the Wireless Access Point. Make sure your wired station is set to the same subnet as the Wireless Access Point, i.e. 192.168.1.254 Start your WEB browser.
  • Page 13: Status

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Status In this screen, you can see the current settings and status of this Access Point. You can change settings by selecting specific tab described in below. System System Uptime The time period since the device was up. Firmware Version The current version of the firmware installed in this device.
  • Page 14: Statistics

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com SSID The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another, therefore, all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters.
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  • Page 16: Wireless

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wireless Basic Settings This page includes all primary and major parameters. Any parameter change will cause the device to reboot for the new settings to take effect. Disable Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the network...
  • Page 17 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com rate and 802.11g supported rate. The default is 2.4GHz (B+G) mode. Mode This Wireless Access Point can support four modes AP, Client, Bridge and Repeater. Network Type When in Client mode, you can select between Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure.
  • Page 18: Advanced Settings

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com screen. Reset Press to discard the data you have entered since last time you press Apply Change. Advanced Settings It is not recommended that settings in this page to be changed unless advanced users want to change to meet their wireless environment for optimal performance Authentication Type To provide a certain level of security, the IEEE...
  • Page 19 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Open System network. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is used when the wireless devices are configured to operate in Shared Key authentication mode. If the Access Point is using Open System, then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the same authentication mode.
  • Page 20 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com data. Upon receipt, the Access Point will respond with a CTS message to all station within its range to notify all other stations to defer transmission. It will also confirm the requestor station that the Access Point has reserved it for the time-frame of the requested transmission.
  • Page 21 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com IAPP IAPP (Inter Access Point Protocol) is designed for the enforcement of unique association throughout a ESS (Extended Service Set) and a secure exchange of station’s security context between current access point (AP) and new AP during handoff period. 802.11g Protection The 802.11g standard includes a protection mechanism to ensure mixed 802.11b and 802.11g operation.
  • Page 22: Security

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Security Here you can configure the security of your wireless network. Selecting different method will enable you to have different level of security. Please note that by using any encryption, by which data packet is encrypted before transmission to prevent data packets from being eavesdropped by unrelated people, there may be a significant degradation of the data throughput on the wireless link.
  • Page 23 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Click the Set WEP Keys will prompt you a Set WEP key window to set 64bit or 128bit Encryption. Select HEX if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F). Select ASCII if you using ASCII characters...
  • Page 24: Access Control

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Authentication will be activated. Make sure the same password is used on client's end. There are two formats for choice to set the Pre- shared key, i.e. Passphrase and Hex. If Hex is selected, users will have to enter a 64 characters string.
  • Page 25 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Wireless Access Select the Access Control Mode from the pull-down Control Mode menu. Disable: Select to disable Wireless Access Control Mode. Allow Listed: Only the stations shown in the table can associate with the AP. Deny Listed: Stations shown in the table won’t be able to associate with the AP.
  • Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com clear all the select mark.
  • Page 27: Tcp/Ip

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com TCP/IP Basic In this page, you can change the TCP/IP settings of this Access Point, select to enable/disable the DHCP Client, 802.1d Spanning Tree, and Clone MAC Address. IP Address This field can be modified only when DHCP Client is disabled.
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DHCP Client 253 IP addresses continuing from 192.168.1.1 to Range 192.168.1.253 Show Client Click to show Active DHCP Client table. DNS Server Enter the Domain Name Service IP address. 802.1d To enable 802.1d Spanning Tree will prevent the Spanning network from infinite loops.
  • Page 29 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Reset Press to discard the data you have entered since last time you press Apply Change.
  • Page 30: Other

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Other Upgrade Firmware 1. Download the latest firmware from your distributor and save the file on the hard drive. 2. Start the browser, open the configuration page, click on Other, and click Upgrade Firmware to enter the Upgrade Firmware window. Enter firmware’s path...
  • Page 31: Save/Reload Settings

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Save/Reload Settings This function enables users to save the current configurations as a file (i.e. config.dat) To load configuration from a file, enter the file name or click Browse… to find the file from your computer. Save Settings to File: Click SAVE..
  • Page 32 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Load Settings From File: Click Browse… if you want to load a pre-saved file, enter the file name with the correct path and then click on Upload. Or click Browse… to select the file. Reset: Click to restore the default configuration.
  • Page 33: Password

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Password For secure reason, it is recommended that you set the account to access the web server of this Access Point. Leaving the user name and password blank will disable the protection. The login screen prompts immediately once you finish setting the account and password.
  • Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com Enable Log Select System all or Wireless only. Apply Changes Press to save the new settings on the screen. Refresh Click to refresh the screen. Clear Click to clear the current setting.

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