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WAP-0006/0009
11g Wireless AP
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  • Page 1 LevelOne WAP-0006/0009 11g Wireless AP User Manual V1 .0 .1-0 610...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ..............1 ............................2 ACKAGE ONTENTS ................................2 EATURES ..............................2 PECIFICATIONS ............................. 3 HYSICAL ESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..........5 CHAPTER 3 WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION..6 .............................. 6 ETTING TARTED ........................10 ONFIGURING THE CCESS OINT 3.2.1...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction LevelOne WAP-0006/0009 is an access point for IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz wireless network. User 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”.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Introduction Package Contents The Access Point includes the following items: WAP-0006/0009 Power Adapter (WAP-0006 Only) Dipole Antenna CD Manual Quick Installation Guide Features Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g (DSSS) 2.4GHz specification. Compliant with IEEE802.3af POE PD(Power Device) standard (WAP-0009 Only) High data rate 54Mbps network speed.

  • Page 5: Physical Description

    Introduction Transmit Power: 15dBm (Typical) LEDs: Power, LAN Link/Activity, Wireless Activity Dimension: 30(H) x 127(W) x 96(D) mm Temperature: Operating: 32~131°F (0~55°C) Storage: -4~158°F(-20~70°C) Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) Certification: FCC, CE Physical Description Front Panel On the Access Point’s front panel there are LED lights that inform user of the Access Point’s current status.

  • Page 6: Back Panel

    Introduction Back Panel Access Point’s connection ports are located on the back panel. Below is the description of each connection port. 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.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Hardware Installation

    LAN Network. 3. Connect the DC Power Adapter to the Wireless LAN Access Point’s Power Socket. (WAP-0006) Only use the power adapter supplied with the Access Point. Using a different adapter may damage the product.

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Wireless Lan Access Point Configuration

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Getting Started This Access Point provides web-based configuration tool allowing user to configure from wired or wireless stations. Follow the instructions below to get started configuration. From Wired Station 1.
  • Page 9 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration • 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 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Once user has configured user’s PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 1c) Windows 2000 Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon.
  • Page 11 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4. User can start configuring the Access Point. From Wireless Station 1. Make sure user’s 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 12: Configuring The Access Point

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Configuring the Access Point Every time when user has 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. User has to restart the access point to make the new settings take effect. User can click “CONTINUE”...

  • Page 13: Status And Information

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.1 Status and Information On this screen, user can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc. 3.2.2 Wireless Setting This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge, WDS and Universal Repeater modes. “AP Mode”...
  • Page 14 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration “AP Bridge Mode” provides the function to bridge more than two wired Ethernet networks together by wireless LAN. User can use two access points with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” to bridge two wired Ethernet networks together. If user want to bridge more than two wired Ethernet networks together, user have to use enough access points with “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode”.
  • Page 15 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP mode setting page: Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page:...
  • Page 16 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP-Client mode setting page: AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page:...
  • Page 17 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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: Parameter Description ESSID 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 19 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”, “Universal Repeater mode”. MAC Address If user want to bridge more than one wired Ethernet networks together with wireless LAN, user have to set this access point to “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode”...
  • Page 20 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Set Security “Set Security” let user 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)”...
  • Page 21 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration This is only used when user select “WEP 64bits” or “WEP 128bits” WEP Key encryption method. The WEP key is used to encrypt data transmitted between the bridged access points. Fill the text box by following the rules below.
  • Page 22 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Active Wireless Client Table “Active Wireless Client Table” records the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. Users can lookup the MAC Address, Number of Transmitted Packets, Number of Received Packets and Encryption Status of each active wireless client in this table.
  • Page 23 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Power Saving Shows if the wireless client is in Power Saving mode. Expired Time The time in second before dissociation. If the wireless keeps idle long than the expired time, this access point will dissociate it. The wireless client station has to associate again when it becomes active.

  • Page 24: Wireless Site Survey

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Wireless Site Survey When this access point is in “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “AP-Client mode” or “Universal Repeater mode”, it should associate with an access point or station and connect to user’s wireless LAN through the associated access point or station. “Wireless Site Survey” searches for all available access points near by.

  • Page 25: Advanced Setting

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.3 Advanced Setting User 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. User should not change these parameters unless user knows what effect the changes will have on this access point.
  • Page 26 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration will result in bad performance. RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the access point will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet. Beacon Interval The interval of time that this access point broadcast a beacon. Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network.

  • Page 27: Ap Security

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.4 AP Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions; include WEP, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.1x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, user can prevent user’s wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure user’s wireless stations use the same security function.
  • Page 28 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration WEP only When select 64-bit or128-bit WEP key, user must enter the encryption keys. User can generate the key by you and enter it. User 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 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys.

  • Page 30: X Wep Static Key

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration RADIUS server. This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication. User can use 802.1x with WEP encryption in “AP mode”, “AP Bridge-WDS mode” and “Universal Repeater mode”. For the WEP settings please refer to section “WEP only”. For the 802.1x settings, please refer to section “802.1x only”.
  • Page 32 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration WPA pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. User 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. So the encryption key is not easy to be broken by hackers.
  • Page 33 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration shared Key. For example: Passphrase: iamguest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Pre-shared Key The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f”...

  • Page 34: Wpa Radius

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration WPA RADIUS Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. User 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 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server. Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. User can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point.

  • 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 user’s wireless network. Parameter Description Enable Wireless Access Enable or disable the MAC Address Filtering function. Control MAC Address Filtering Table This table records the MAC addresses of wireless stations user want to...
  • Page 37 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Remove MAC address from If user wants to remove some MAC address from the “MAC Address the table Filtering Table”, select the MAC addresses user want to remove in the table and then click “Delete Selected”. If user want remove all MAC addresses from the table, just click “Delete All”...

  • Page 38: System Utility

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.6 System Utility From here, user can define the Access Point’s IP Address and Login Password and enable the Access Point to be a DHCP Server. Parameter Description Current Password Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) of the Access Point.
  • Page 39 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of the Specify a Subnet Mask for user’s LAN segment. Access Point is fixed and the value is 255.255.255.0. Gateway Address The IP address of the default gateway of the subnet that this access point resides in.

  • Page 40: Dhcp Server Setting

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration DHCP Server Setting DHCP Server will automatically give user’s LAN client an IP address. If the DHCP is not enabled then user will have to manually set user’s LAN client’s IP address. Parameter Description Default Gateway IP Specify the gateway IP in user’s network.
  • Page 41 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration DHCP Server lends an IP address to user’s LAN clients. The DHCP Server will change user’s LAN client’s IP address when this time threshold period is reached. Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. User can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point.

  • Page 42: Configuration Tool

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.7 Configuration Tool The Configuration Tools screen allows user 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 user have to reset to factory default.

  • Page 43: Firmware Upgrade

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.8 Firmware Upgrade This page allows user to upgrade the Access Point’s firmware. Parameter Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows user to upgrade the Access Point’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of user’s Access Point, user need to download the firmware file to user’s local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page.

  • Page 44: Reset

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

  • Page 45: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    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 user’s PC’s IP and MAC Address? 1) In Windows, open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and Enter User’s PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address User’s PC’s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address 2.

  • Page 46: What Is Wpa

    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 WPA? WPA is an acronym for Wi-Fi Protected Access. It is a security protocol for 802.11 wireless networks.
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