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  • Page 1 Wireless Access Point WAP-1960 User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement

    Copyright Copyright  2002 by PLANET Technology Corp. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET.
  • Page 3 1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 2. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 3. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help. Notice 1: The changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Configure through SNMP Manager............. 14 ................26 PPLICATION Wireless Access Point................. 26 Wireless AP Client Mode................27 LAN to LAN Bridging through WAP-1960 ........... 28 Multiple LAN to LAN Bridging through WAP-1960 ........29 ..............30 ROUBLESHOOTING Frequently Asked Questions ............... 30 ................32 PPENDIX...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing WAP-1960. This device features the latest innovation wireless technology making the wireless networking world happened. This manual guides you on how to install and properly use the WAP-1960 in order to take full advantage of its features.

  • Page 6: Features

    Features Roaming, Best Access Point Selection, Load Balancing, and Network Traffic Filtering 64-Bit and 128-Bit Wired Equivalent Privacy Support 63 clients to connect the network. (For best performance, the suggested maximum clients number of one WAP-1960 is 25.) Software Driver Upgrades * Terms “Wbridge” in the following sections...

  • Page 7: 1.4 Specification

    1.4 Specification Standard IEEE 802.11b ¡ E ¡ E Signal Type DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) ¡ E Modulation QPSK / BPSK / CCK ¡ E Port One RJ-45 / One 10BASE-T ¡ E Ethernet Interface IEEE802.3 10 BASE-T ¡ E Antenna Dual Dipole Antenna ¡...

  • Page 8: Installation

    Hardware Connection 1. Locate an optimum location for the WAP-1960. The best place for your WAP-1960 is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. 2. Assemble the antennas to WAP-1960. Try to place them to a position that can best cover your wireless network.

  • Page 9: Configuring The Wireless Access Point

    Configuring the Wireless Access Point Configure through DFU utility The DFU Utility is provided to configure the WAP-1960 setting through the USB port. Note: If this is your first time to configure WAP-1960, we suggest installing DFU utility for configuration. Before connect WAP-1960 to your PC, please ensure DFU utility had been installed to your OS.
  • Page 10 Note: If this is your first time to use the DFU utility to configure the Access Point, you can select “Access Point Wizard” as show above to set the basic settings of WAP-1960 (IP Address, SSID, Radio Channel). Or you may click the “Configuration” to get more advanced settings. But, please be sure that you...
  • Page 11 DHCP server in your LAN, you can “Enable” DHCP Client (Default is DHCP Client Enable). If no, please consult with your network administrator about how to configure WAP-1960 IP address. After complete this setting, click the “Next “.
  • Page 12 Set Radio Channel Choose the radio channel you want to use, then click “Finish” to complete the setting.
  • Page 13 Set: Save and take any effect to the current setting. After press this button, WAP-1960 will take 20 seconds for restart. Set the settings below to your WAP-1960. Eth_IP_Address: Set an IP address for the AP.

  • Page 14: Configure Through Snmp Manager

    Configure through SNMP Manager SNMP Manager is provided to configure WAP-1960 through Ethernet. Note: Before using the SNMP manager to configure AP please consult with your Network Administrator to have enough information for the setting.

  • Page 15: Snmp Manager

    Configuring the Wireless Network Access Point with the SNMP Manager Before configure the AP with SNMP Manger Utility, Please ensure you had used DFU Utility to set an IP address for this Access Point. Run the SMNP Manager utility form the Start -> Programs ->Planet ->SnmpManger, then the dialog box below will appear.
  • Page 16 File -> Find Access Point– This submenu allows you to find and connect to the Access Point without the necessity of knowing IP address. Click the Access Point and press “Connect”. Window will appears a dialog box below, indicating the IP Address of the selected Access Point and prompting you enter appropriate Community and select Authority.
  • Page 17 When connect successfully, messages “Get Configuration done” and “IP Address” will show on the left and right bottom of the Utility. File menu: The file menu contains the following selections. 1. Close Connection AP – Terminates the connection with the Access Point. 2.
  • Page 18 Setup -> Bridge -> Filtering If IP Routing is enabled, all the other protocols will be filtered out of the WLAN besides TCP/IP protocol. Setup->Wireless LAN ->Privacy Options You can define the WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) Key values by yourself. There are 4 keys available for the 64bit WEP (10 Hex digit) or 128bit WEP (26 Hex digit).
  • Page 19 Note: All the WEP keys must be entry. Then you can select one of them to work. When WEP is enabled it must be the same on all the wireless devices (station and the access point). Setup->Wireless LAN -> Operational Settings The operational settings allow viewing or modifying the parameters of the Wireless Access Point.
  • Page 20 with this Access Point must use the same channel in order to work correctly. Verify that the correct channel is selected before clicking the Ok button. Fragmentation threshold: Fragment Threshold defines a threshold above which the wireless packet will be split up, or fragmented. For a fragmented packet, if transmission of part of it were to be interfered with, only the portion that was not successfully transmitted would need to be re-sent.
  • Page 21 PCs to a wired network. In most cases, no change is necessary. Access Point Client: A WAP-1960 set to Access Point Client mode is able to talk to one main WAP-1960 functioning in AP mode and wireless client within its range.
  • Page 22 WAP-1960 set to Point to Multipoint. All the WAP-1960s must be configured on the same channel. Note: When WAP-1960 works in AP mode, it can have maximum 63 clients. For best performance, we suggest the maximum client number is 25.
  • Page 23 Load file: Click this button and enter the file name and location of the file you want to load. The file should contain the MAC addresses you wish to add to the table of authorized addresses. The file should be a simple text document with each MAC address written on a separate line.
  • Page 24 d. Trap Setting IP Address with Ping: This trap message is sent when the AP IP address is sent with the transmission of a ping message. e. Trap Start UP: This trap message is sent when AP starts up. f. Trap Failed To Erase Flash: This trap message is sent when AP fails to erase flash.
  • Page 25 Info -> Ethernet statistics: This dialog box reports the current statistics of Ethernet port activity. Network menu: Provides information about the current Network. Network ->Associated Stations: View the MAC Address of the Associated stations with the Access Point. Window menu: Consists of the following submenus Window ->Cascade: All opened windows will be arranged on the desktop in a cascade fashion.

  • Page 26: Application

    Multiple LAN to LAN bridging mode. Wireless Access Point With the DFU utility, you will found the default setting of your WAP-1960 should runs in Access Point mode in default. With this mode, your Wireless network connection could act as following.

  • Page 27: Wireless Ap Client Mode

    Access Point. Refer to chapter 3, section 3.1.1 for the related parameters. Wireless AP Client Mode The WAP-1960 can also act as a client on a wireless LAN. When configured as Access Point Client mode, WAP-1960 soon makes your connected PC a wireless end nodes.

  • Page 28: Lan To Lan Bridging Through Wap-1960

    Please be noted, please key in the MAC address to make the WAP-1960 communicate with a specific remote Access Point, you can find the MAC address either from the utility or from the label under the Access Point.

  • Page 29: Multiple Lan To Lan Bridging Through Wap-1960

    Multiple LAN to LAN Bridging through WAP-1960 For multiple LANs, the WAP-1960 also helps to make the connections. With this mode (Wbridge point to multipoint), three or more LANs can bridge to each other.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    CHAPTER 5 Troubleshooting This chapter gives tips on how to configure the communication software. This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Wireless Network Access Point. Read the description below to solve your problems.
  • Page 31 ¡ E Multi-Channel Roaming ¡ E Automatic Rate Selection ¡ E RTS/CTS feature ¡ E Fragmentation ¡ E Power Management What is Ad-hoc? An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, Connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.

  • Page 32: Appendix

    CHAPTER 6 Appendix MAC Address A unique 48-bit, hard-coded Media Access Control address known by the station identifier. Ethernet IP Address The IP Address of the AP. Network-assigned Internet protocol address of the Access Point. Ethernet Subnet Mask The Ethernet station and the Access Point must be on the same subnet. The IP address for the Access Point must correspond to the Subnet Mask.
  • Page 33 past transmission status. Wireless Channel Select the channel to be used. The available channel number differ from country to country. There are up to14 channels available. WEP Key If the WEP option is enabled in order to activate WEP encryption for transmissions between the stations and the Access Point.
  • Page 34 Short Preamble and Long Preamble. The Short Preamble option improves throughput performance. Authentication Type Select Open System or Shared Key Authentication Type Open System- With this setting, any station in the WLAN can associate with an Access Point and receive and transmit data (null authentication). Shared Key- With this setting, only stations using a shared key encryption identified by the Access Point are allowed to associate with it.
  • Page 35 Set the Receive Antenna among the following options Left(ANT B), Right(ANT A) or Diversity, to determine which antennas are used for reception. Transmit Antenna Set the Transmit Antenna to Right (ANT A). Only Antenna A can transfer data. Operational Mode Set one of the following operational modes on the Access Point Access Point Access Point Client...
  • Page 36 Manufacturer Community Indicates the manufacturer’s password. Manufacturer Access Indicates the manufacturer’s access rights. The manufacturer can read and set or save changes to the AP’s parameters. Also can view or modify the Hardware Configuration. Gateway IP Address Network Gateway IP Filtering Enable/Disable the possibility to allow only TCP/IP protocol packets to pass through the WLAN and any other protocol packets filtered out.
  • Page 37 Preferred BSSID Remote MAC Address for connection, in Access Point Client or Wireless Bridge Operational modes. WEP 128 keys #1-#4 The default key that will be used. May be edited if WEP type is 128 bits. Auto Rate Fall Back: When this is enabled the transmission rate is the optimum rate. In case of obstacles or interference, the system will automatically fall back.

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