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TEW-410APBplus Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher. January. 2004...
TEW-410APBplus 1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing TEW-410APBplus 54Mbps 802.11g Wireless Access Point This user guide will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following items: TEW-410APBplus User Guide (CD-ROM) Quick Installation Guide...
2. Safety Notification Your Wireless AP should be placed in a safe and secure location. To ensure proper operation, please keep the unit away from water and other damaging elements. Please read the user manual thoroughly before you install the device. The device should only be repaired by authorized and qualified personnel.
TEW-410APBplus 3. Hardware Installation Front Panel The front panel provides LED’s for device status. Refer to the following table for the meaning of each feature. STATUS Description PWR/STAT No power 1. Power on 2. Reset to default 3. Firmware upgrade (first 1...
Web Management Settings TURN ON POWER SUPPLY Quick power cycle can caused system corruption. When power on, be careful not to shut down in about 5 seconds, because data is writing to the flash. START UP & LOGIN Before Starting The default IP address setting for the unit is a class C IP address (192.168.1.250/ 255.255.255.0).
TEW-410APBplus 4.1. Primary Setup MAKE CORRECT NETWORK SETTINGS OF YOUR COMPUTER To change the configuration, use Internet Explorer (IE) or Netscape Communicator to connect the WEB management 192.168.1.250. Primary Setup This screen contains all of the AP's basic setup functions.
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Wireless: This section provide the Wireless Network settings for your WLAN Wireless Settings SSID: The service set identifier ( SSID ) or network name. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters, which may be any keyboard character. You shall have selected the same SSID for all the APs that will be communicating with mobile wireless stations.
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TEW-410APBplus Important Notice In order to make right use of WPA, please ensure that your current Wireless Adapter’s driver, and Wireless Utility can support it, WPA needs 802.1x authentication (when RADIUS mode is chosen), though the Operating System must also support 802.1x protocol. For Microsoft’s OS family, only Windows XP has incorporated this by default.
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-WPA RADIUS WPA RADIUS uses an external RADIUS server to perform user authentication. To use WPA RADIUS, enter the IP address of the RADIUS server, the RADIUS Port (default is 1812) and the shared secret from the RADIUS server. Please choose your algorithms method. You can select Algorithms between TKIP or AES.
TEW-410APBplus 4.2. System AP Password: Changing the password for the AP is as easy as typing the password into the Enter New Password field. Then, type it again into the Re-enter to confirm. * Click the Apply button to save the setting.
4.3. Operating Mode Access Point: This mode provides access for wireless stations to wired LANs and from wired LANs to wireless stations. AP Client: Please input the MAC Address of the remote AP. In this operating mode, the device will be used as wireless NIC.
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TEW-410APBplus Important Both units must be selected as AP Repeater mode in order to establish the Wireless link communication. The remote AP MAC address to be filled at this selection should be the MAC address that is displaying at the Operating Mode’s web pages AP Repeater: This mode allows the AP to keep the AP function role and at the same time performing a communication with other 802.11g AP to establish and extend your Wireless Network cover.
4.4. Status This screen displays the IEEE 802.11g AP's current status and settings. This information is read-only. This page will auto re-flash every 5 seconds to keep most update information. LAN section will be displaying all information related on AP, such as the IP address and the current configuration type.
TEW-410APBplus 4.5 Traffic Log Traffic Log: The AP can keep logs of all incoming or outgoing traffic for your network traffic. This feature is disabled by default. To keep activity logs, select Enable. To keep a permanent record of activity logs as a file on your PC’s hard drive, Log viewer software must be used.
4.6 Access Control Access Control: This function will allow administrator to have access control by enter MAC address of client stations. When Enable this function, two new options will show up. Depend on the filtering propose, it can be selected to Deny or Allow. Fill the client stations MAC list to complete the configuration.
TEW-410APBplus 4.7 Advanced Wireless Authentication Type: Auto: Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will change its authentication type automatically to fulfill client’s requirement. Open System: Open System authentication is not required to be successful while a client may decline to authenticate with any particular other client.
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Beacon Interval: The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. Enter a value between 20 and 1000. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the AP to synchronize the wireless network. The default value is 100. Antenna selection: There are 3 types antenna setting for this device. Default setting is Diversity. RTS Threshold: This value should remain at its default setting of 2346.
TEW-410APBplus 4.8. SNMP INFO SNMP INFO: The SNMP screen allows you to customize the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) settings. SNMP is a popular network monitoring and management protocol. SNMPv2c To enable the SNMP support feature, select Enable. Otherwise, select Disable.
4.9. Upgrade Firmware To perform the firmware upgrade action, please go to the System section. Firmware Upgrade: Click the Firmware Upgrade button to load new firmware onto the AP. If the AP is not experiencing difficulties, then there is no need to download a more recent firmware version, unless that version has a new feature that you want to use.
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TEW-410APBplus 5. Double-click the firmware upgrade file. 6. Click the Upgrade button, and follow the on-screen instructions. Note: Do not power off the AP or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded. User’s Guide...
. Troubleshooting Basic Functions My Wireless AP will not turn on. No LED’s light up. Cause: The power is not connected. Resolution: Connect the power adapter to your AP and plug it into the power outlet. Note: Only use the power adapter provided with your AP. Using any other adapter may damage your LAN Connection Problems I can’t access my AP.
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TEW-410APBplus Wireless Troubleshooting I can’t access the Wireless AP from a wireless network card Cause: Out of range. IP Address is not set correctly. Resolution: Make sure that the Mode, SSID, Channel and encryption settings are set the same on each wireless adapter.