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150M Wireless-N Access Point
Model No. iB-WAP150N
User Manual
Ver. 1.0.0

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  • Page 1 150M Wireless-N Access Point Model No. iB-WAP150N User Manual Ver. 1.0.0...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of Best IT World ( India ) Pvt. Ltd. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission.
  • Page 3 separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.” CE Mark Warning This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Package Contents ....................1 Conventions ......................1 Chapter 1. Introduction................... 1 Overview of the AP ................... 1 Main Features ....................1 Appearance....................... 2 1.3.1 The Front Panel ....................2 1.3.2 The Rear Panel....................3 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation ................5 Before You Begin....................
  • Page 5 4.7.6 Backup & Restore....................51 4.7.7 Ping Watch Dog....................52 4.7.8 Restart ......................53 4.7.9 Password ......................53 4.7.10 System Log......................54 Appendix A: Application Example ..............57 Appendix B: Factory Defaults ................60 Appendix C: Troubleshooting ................61 Appendix D: Specifications ................62 Appendix E: Glossary ..................63 Appendix F: Contact Information ...............

  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Conventions The AP or iB-WAP150N or device mentioned in this User Guide stands for iBall-Baton 150M Wireless-N Access Point without any explanations. Parameters provided in the pictures are just references for setting up the product, which may differ...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Introduction

    Chapter 1. Introduction Thank you for choosing the iBall-Baton 150M Wireless-N Access Point. 1.1 Overview of the AP The iB-WAP150N 150M Wireless-N Access Point is dedicated to Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) wireless network solutions. Incredible Speed It allows for greater range and mobility within your wireless network while also allowing you to connect the wireless devices to a wired environment.

  • Page 8: Appearance

    1.3.1 The Front Panel Figure 1-1 The front panel of the iB-WAP150N consists of several LED indicators, which is designed to indicate connections. View from left to right, Table 1-1 describes the LEDs on the front panel of the device.

  • Page 9: The Rear Panel

    1.3.2 The Rear Panel Figure 1-2 Viewed from left to right, the following parts are located on the rear panel of iB-WAP150N. Wireless antenna: The external antenna is used to transmit and receive wireless data. POWER: The power port connects to the power adapter provided with the 150M Wireless-N Access Point.
  • Page 10 150M Wireless-N Access Point Method one: With the AP powered on, use a pin to press and hold the Reset button (about 5 seconds) until the System LED becomes quick-flash from slow-flash. And then release the button and wait the router to reboot to its factory default settings.

  • Page 11: Chapter 2. Hardware Installation

    Web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 6.0 or above Operating temperature: 0℃~40℃ (32℉~104℉) Operating Humidity: 10%~90%RH, Non-condensing 2.3 Connecting the Device Figure 2-1 is an example of the typical application of iB-WAP150N in the infrastructure network. An Infrastructure network contains an access point or a wireless router.
  • Page 12 150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 2-1 The above Figure 2-1 example of Infrastructure mode in Network Incorporates iB-WAP150N. To establish a typical connection of the AP, please take the following steps: Connect the Cable or DSL modem to a Router.

  • Page 13: Chapter 3. Configure The Pc

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Chapter 3. Configure the PC This chapter will guide you to configure your PC to communicate with the AP. The wireless adapter-equipped computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range without overlap with each other.
  • Page 14 150M Wireless-N Access Point In the General tab of Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. Figure 3-3 Configure the IP address manually. Select Use the following IP address. Enter 192.168.1.* (* is any integer between 1 to 253) into the IP address filed, 255.255.255.0 into the Subnet mask filed and 192.168.1.254 into the Default gateway filed.
  • Page 15 150M Wireless-N Access Point Verify the network connection between your PC and the AP via the Ping command. The following example is in Windows XP Operating System. Click Start > Run tab. Enter cmd in the field and click OK.

  • Page 16: Chapter 4. Configure The Device

    This Chapter describes how to configure your Access Point via the web-based management page. The iB-WAP150N 150M Wireless-N Access Point is easy to configure and manage with the Web-based (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome or EPIC) management page, which can be launched on any windows, Macintosh or UNIX OS with a web browser.

  • Page 17: Status

    150M Wireless-N Access Point 4.2 Status Selecting Status will enable you to view the AP’s current status and configuration, all of which is read-only. Figure 4-3 (Device Status) Firmware Version - This field displays the current firmware version of the AP.

  • Page 18: Wps

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-4 (Client mode - Device Status) 4.3 WPS WPS (WiFi Protect Setup) can help you to quickly and securely connect to a network. This section will guide you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly by function. The WPS function is only available when the Operation Mode is set to Access Point and Multi-SSID.
  • Page 19 150M Wireless-N Access Point Note: To build a successful connection by WPS, you should also do the corresponding configuration of the new device for WPS function meanwhile. For the configuration of the new device, here takes the Wireless Adapter of our company for example.
  • Page 20 150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-8 Step 4: Click Finish to complete the WPS Configuration. PBC Method-II: Step 1: Press the WPS button on the front panel of the device as shown below in Figure 4-9. Figure 4-9 Step 2: Double click the icon on the desktop to open the WPS Utility and then you can see the welcome screen shown, click Next to continue.
  • Page 21 150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-11 Step 5: Click Finish to complete the WPS Configuration. PBC Method- III: Step 1: Keep the default WPS Status as Enabled and click the Add device button in Figure 4-12, then the following screen will appear.
  • Page 22 150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-13 Step 4: Wait for a while until the next screen appears as shown in Figure 4-14. Figure 4-14 Step 5: Click Finish to complete the WPS Configuration. II. PIN (Personal Identification Number) If the new device supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup and the PIN method, you can add it to the network by PIN with the following two methods.
  • Page 23 150M Wireless-N Access Point generated. Write down the PIN code of the wireless adapter which has been displayed on WPS configuration. Click Next button as shown below in Figure 4-15. Figure 4-15 Step 2: Click Add device, as displayed in Figure 4-16.
  • Page 24 2 Enter a PIN from your AP device (Method-II) Step 1: Login the iBall-Baton iB-WAP150N Menu and click WPS link on the left of the main menu. Then Figure 4-20 will appear. Write down the Current PIN code available.

  • Page 25: Network Settings

    The WPS LED on the AP will light for two minutes if the device has been successfully added to the network. The WPS function cannot be configured if the Wireless Function of the iB-WAP150N is disabled. Please make sure the Wireless Function is enabled before configuring the WPS.

  • Page 26: Wireless

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-22 Network Type - Select Dynamic IP to get IP address from DHCP server or select Static IP to configure IP address manually from the drop-down list. IP Address - Enter the IP address of your AP in dotted-decimal notation (factory default setting is 192.168.1.254).

  • Page 27: Wireless Settings

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-23 Wireless menu 4.5.1 Wireless Settings Selecting Wireless > Wireless Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your wireless network on the screen below (Figure 4-24). This page allows you to configure the wireless mode for your device.
  • Page 28 150M Wireless-N Access Point • Mixed Mode (802.11b/g) - Both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device. • Automatic (802.11b/g/n) - All 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the device. Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be used. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required.
  • Page 29 150M Wireless-N Access Point SSID (1-4) - Up to 4 SSIDs for each BSS can be entered in the field SSID1 ~ SSID4. The name can be up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be assigned to all wireless devices in your network.
  • Page 30 150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-26 (Wireless Settings in Client mode) Enable WDS - The client can connect to AP with WDS enabled or disabled. If WDS is enabled, all traffic from wired networks will be forwarded in the format of WDS frames consisting of four address fields.
  • Page 31 150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-27 (Wireless Settings in Repeater mode) MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the root AP of which you want to expand wireless range. Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be used. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required.
  • Page 32 150M Wireless-N Access Point MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of the root AP of which you want to expand wireless range. Channel Width - Determines the channel width to be used. It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required.

  • Page 33: Wireless Security

    150M Wireless-N Access Point • 54Mbps (802.11g) - Only 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device. • 150Mbps (802.11n) - Only 802.11n wireless stations can connect to the device. • Mixed Mode (802.11b/g) - Both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations can connect to the device.
  • Page 34 150M Wireless-N Access Point Access Point Figure 4-30 (Wireless Security - Access Point) Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Wireless Isolation:(Within SSID) – Isolate wireless stations connected with the same SSID so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled.
  • Page 35 150M Wireless-N Access Point • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP key information for your network in the selected key radio button. These values must be identical on all wireless stations in your network.
  • Page 36 150M Wireless-N Access Point Note: You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the Save button. 2. Multi-SSID Figure 4-31 (Wireless Security – Multi-SSID) Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. You can choose one of the 4 SSID from the pull-down list.
  • Page 37 150M Wireless-N Access Point • Encryption - You can select either Automatic, TKIP or AES. • Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server. • Radius Port - Enter the port used by radius service.
  • Page 38 150M Wireless-N Access Point 3. Client Figure 4-32 (Wireless Security – Client) Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security.
  • Page 39 150M Wireless-N Access Point For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters.
  • Page 40 150M Wireless-N Access Point 4. Repeater Figure 4-33 (Wireless Security - Repeater) Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security.
  • Page 41 150M Wireless-N Access Point For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 13 ASCII characters. For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters.
  • Page 42 150M Wireless-N Access Point 5. Universal Repeater Figure 4-34 (Wireless Security - Universal Repeater) Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security.
  • Page 43 150M Wireless-N Access Point For 152-bit encryption - You can enter 32 hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permitted) or 16 ASCII characters. Note: If you do not set the key, the wireless security function is still disabled even if you have selected Shared Key as Authentication Type.

  • Page 44: Wireless Mac Filtering

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. Disable Security - Check this box radio button to disable wireless security. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect this device without encryption. It is strongly recommended that you choose one of the security types to enable security.
  • Page 45 150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-36 (Wireless MAC address Filtering) The Wireless MAC Address Filtering feature allows you to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station's MAC addresses. Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode.
  • Page 46 150M Wireless-N Access Point select the radio button Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access. To add or modify a MAC Address filtering entry, follow these instructions: Enter the appropriate MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC...

  • Page 47: Wireless Advanced

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Note: If you enable the function and select the “Deny the stations not specified by any enabled entries in the list to access” for Filtering Rules, and there are not any enabled entries in the list, thus, no wireless stations can access the device.

  • Page 48: Throughput Monitor

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Enable AP Isolation - Isolates all connected wireless stations so that wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled. 4.5.5 Throughput Monitor Selecting Wireless > Throughput Monitor will helps to watch wireless throughput information in the following screen shown in Figure 4-39.

  • Page 49: Dhcp

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-40 (Statistics of the device attached wireless stations) Operation Mode - Shows the current operation mode. If Multi-SSID is selected, all connected wireless stations will be shown here. MAC Address - Shows the connected wireless station's MAC address.
  • Page 50 150M Wireless-N Access Point connected to the system on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be configured on the page (shown as Figure 4-42): Figure 4-42 (DHCP Settings) DHCP Server - Selecting the radio button before Disable/Enable will disable/enable the DHCP server on your AP.

  • Page 51: Dhcp Clients List

    150M Wireless-N Access Point 4.6.2 DHCP Clients List Selecting DHCP > DHCP Clients List will enable you to view the Client Name, MAC Address, Assigned IP and Lease Time for each DHCP Client attached to the device (Figure 4-43).

  • Page 52: System Tools

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Click Save when finished. To modify A Reserved IP address: Select the reserved address entry to your needs and click Modify. If you wish to delete the entry, click Delete. Click Save to keep your changes.
  • Page 53 150M Wireless-N Access Point refer to a collection of specifications for network management that include the protocol itself. To use this function, select Enable and enter the following parameters in Figure 4-46. Figure 4-46 (SNMP Settings) SNMP Agent - Select the radio button before Enable will enable this function if you want to have remote control through SNMPv1/v2 agent with MIB-II.

  • Page 54: Time Settings

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Note: A restricted source can be a specific IP address (e.g. 10.10.10.1), or a subnet - represented as IP/BITS (e.g. 10.10.10.0/24). If an IP Address of 0.0.0.0 is specified, the agent will accept all requests under the corresponding community name.

  • Page 55: Diagnostic

    150M Wireless-N Access Point 2. The time will be lost if the Router is turned off. 3. The Router will obtain GMT automatically from Internet if it has already connected to Internet. 4.7.3 Diagnostic Selecting System Tools > Diagnostic allow you to check the connections of your network components on the screen shown in Figure 4-48.

  • Page 56: Firmware Upgrade

    150M Wireless-N Access Point return Time Exceeded messages for packets with expired TTL values and are invisible to the traceroute tool. In this case, a row of asterisks (*) is displayed for that hop. IP Address - Enter the IP Address (such as 202.108.22.5) of the PC whose connection you wish to diagnose.

  • Page 57: Factory Defaults

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Note: There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless the new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experiencing problems caused by the device itself, you can try to upgrade the firmware.

  • Page 58: Ping Watch Dog

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-52 (Backup & Restore the Configuration) Click Backup to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file. To restore the device's configuration, follow these instructions: • Click Browse… to find the configuration file which you want to restore.

  • Page 59: Restart

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Delay - Time delay before first ping packet is sent out when the device is restarted. Fail Count - Upper limit of the ping packet the device can drop continuously. If this value is overrun, the device will restart automatically.

  • Page 60: System Log

    150M Wireless-N Access Point It is strongly recommended that you change the factory default user name and password of the device. All users who try to access the device's web-based management page or Quick Setup will be prompted for the device's user name and password.
  • Page 61 150M Wireless-N Access Point Figure 4-57 Mail Account Settings From - Your mail box address. The Router would connect it to send logs. To - Recipient’s address. The destination mailbox where the logs would be received. SMTP Server - Your smtp server. It corresponds with the mailbox filled in the From field.
  • Page 62 150M Wireless-N Access Point Click the Save Log button to save all the logs in a txt file. Click the Mail Log button to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings. The result will be shown in the later log soon.

  • Page 63: Appendix A: Application Example

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Appendix A: Application Example The iB-WAP150N allows you to connect a wireless device to the wired network. Providing that you want to connect your computer equipped with wireless adapter to a wired network wirelessly, you can take the following instructions.
  • Page 64 150M Wireless-N Access Point On the My Network Connections window, right-click Wireless Network and choose Enable to enable wireless network function. Right-click the wireless connection icon “ ” on the screen of the PC and then select View Available Wireless Networks.
  • Page 65 150M Wireless-N Access Point Then the following page will display, which indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly.

  • Page 66: Appendix B: Factory Defaults

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Appendix B: Factory Defaults Item Default Value Common Default Settings Username admin Password admin IP Address 192.168.1.254 Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 Wireless SSID iBall-Baton iBall-Baton iBall-Baton1 Multi-SSID iBall-Baton2 Guest Wireless Security Disable Wireless MAC Address Filtering...

  • Page 67: Appendix C: Troubleshooting

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Appendix C: Troubleshooting No LEDs are lit on the access point. It takes a few seconds for the Power LED to light up. Wait a minute and check the status of Power LED. If there the LED is still off, check the following items.

  • Page 68: Appendix D: Specifications

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Appendix D: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11n, 802.11b and 802.11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Safety & Emission FCC,CE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100Ω...

  • Page 69: Appendix E: Glossary

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Appendix E: Glossary 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
  • Page 70 150M Wireless-N Access Point WPA-Enterprise. One variation of WPA is called WPA Pre Shared Key or WPA-PSK for short - this provides an authentication alternative to an expensive RADIUS server. WPA-PSK is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. To use WPA-PSK, a person sets a static key or "passphrase"...

  • Page 71: Appendix F: Contact Information

    150M Wireless-N Access Point Appendix F: Contact Information For any help on iBall-Baton products, please contact support@iBallBaton.com. www.iBallBaton.com...

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