Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This product is an access point for IEEE 802.11b 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, ESSID and MAC address filter functions to consolidate the wireless network security.
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 (DSSS) 2.4GHz specification. High data rate 11, 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps network speed. Seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networks. Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences.
Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) 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 Wireless Green Activity Green...
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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.
Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Access Point’s LAN Port and connect the other end of the cable to a switch, a router or a hub. The Access Point will then be connected to your existed wired LAN Network.
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. The default IP Address and Sub Mask of the Access Point is: Default IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Default Subnet: 255.255.255.0...
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• 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. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 1b) Windows 2000 Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel.
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• 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 • DNS: Let all fields are blank. •...
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2. Connect to the Access Point. The Access Point’s ESSID is “default” and the WEP Encryption function is disabled. Make sure your wireless station is using the same ESSID as the Access Point and associate your wireless station to the Access Point. 3.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Configuring the Access Point 3.2.1 Status and Information On this screen, you can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.2 Wireless Setting This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge and WDS 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.
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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP mode setting page:...
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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page:...
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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Infrastructure mode setting page:...
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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page:...
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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page:...
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AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page: Parameter Alias Name ESSID Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description The alias name of this access point. You should assign Alias Name in “AP mode”, “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. The ESSID (up to 31 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name...
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Channel Number MAC Address 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. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration identified in a WLAN.
Active Wireless Client Table “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.
Power Saving Expired Time Refresh Close Wireless Site Survey When this access point is in “Station-Ad Hoc mode” or “Station-Infrastructure mode”, it should associate with an access point and connect to your wireless LAN through the associated access point. “Wireless Site Survey” searches for all available access points near by.
3.2.3 Advanced Setting You can set advanced parameters of this access point. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Tx Operation Rate, Tx Basic Rate, Preamble Type, Broadcast ESSID. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this access point.
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Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Beacon Interval Data Rate Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID IAPP Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration this access point without WEP encryption. When you select “Shared Key”, you should also setup WEP key in the “Encryption” page and wireless stations should use WEP encryption in the authentication phase to associate with this access point.
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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Disabling “IAPP” can provide better security. 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.
3.2.4 Encryption WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. The Authentication type and WEP key of wireless stations must be the same with the Access Point. This Access Point supports 64/128-bit WEP Encryption function. With this function, your data will be transmitted over the wireless network securely.
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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration...
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Parameter Key Format Key Length Key 1 - Key 4 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde You may disable or enable the WEP function from the setting item.
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Default 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 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.
3.2.5 MAC Address Filtering This Access Point provides MAC Address Filtering, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network. Parameter Filtering MAC Address Filtering Table Add MAC address into the table Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description Enable or disable the MAC Address Filtering function.
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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. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration and both “MAC Address” and “Comment” fields will be cleared. If you want to remove some MAC address from the “MAC Address Filtering Table”, select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the table and then click “Delete Selected”.
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. Parameter Current Password Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) of the Access Point.
New Password Re-Enter Password IP Address Subnet Mask 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. 3.2.6.1 DHCP Server Setting DHCP Server will automatically give your LAN client an IP address.
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Parameter Default Gateway IP Domain Name Server IP Start IP/End IP Domain Name Lease Time Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Description Specify the gateway IP in your network. This IP address should be different from the Management IP. This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address that they gave you; or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address.
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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.
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.
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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration settings.
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.
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.
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.
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7. What is WEP? WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm. 8. What is a MAC Address? The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such as a network adapter, that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level.
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