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PheeNet WAP-554G User Manual

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  • Page 1: Access Point

    IEEE802.11b/g 54Mbps Access Point User Manual WAP-554G...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction................1 1.1 Package Contents ..................2 1.2 Features ......................2 1.3 Specifications ....................2 1.4 Physical Description ..................3 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Access Point Connection........ 5 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration ......6 3.1 Getting Started ....................

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This product is an access point for IEEE 802.11g/b 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, WPA, ESSID and MAC address filter functions to consolidate the wireless network security.

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Introduction 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/g (DSSS) 2.4GHz specification. High data rate 54Mbps network speed. Seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networks. Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences.

  • Page 5: Physical Description

    Introduction 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 Status Description Power is supplied.
  • Page 6 Introduction 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.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Wireless Lan Access Point Connection

    Wireless LAN Access Point Connection Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Access Point Connection 1. Locate an optimum location for the Wireless LAN Access Point. The best location for your Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. 2.

  • 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 you 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 5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server available on your LAN.
  • Page 11 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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 Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 1d) Windows NT Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel.
  • Page 12 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4. You can start configuring the Access Point. From Wireless Station 1. Make sure your 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 13: Configuring The Access Point

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Configuring the Access Point Every time when you have 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. You have to restart the access point to make the new settings take effect.

  • Page 14: Status And Information

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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.

  • Page 15: Wireless Setting

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.2 Wireless Setting This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge, WDS and Universal Repeater 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.
  • Page 16 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP mode setting page:...
  • Page 17 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page:...
  • Page 18 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Infrastructure mode setting page:...
  • Page 19 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page:...
  • Page 20 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page:...
  • Page 21 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page:...

  • Page 22: Channel Number

    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 23: Mac Address

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Channel 1-14 (Japan) Channel 1-13 (Europe) There are 14 channels available. You should assign Channel Number in “AP mode”, “Station-Ad Hoc 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 you want to bridge more than one wired Ethernet networks together with wireless LAN, you have to set this access point to “AP Bridge-Point...
  • Page 24 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Set Security “Set Security” let you 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 25 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration WEP Key This is only used when you select “WEP 64bits” or “WEP 128bits” 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 26: Power Saving

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description MAC Address MAC address of this active wireless station. Tx Packet The number of transmitted packets that are sent out from this active wireless station. Rx Packet The number of received packets that are received by this active wireless station.
  • Page 27 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Close Refresh the “Active Wireless Client Table”. Wireless Site Survey When this access point is in “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode” or “Universal Repeater mode”, it should associate with an access point or station and connect to your wireless LAN through the associated access point or station.

  • Page 28: Advanced Setting

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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.

  • Page 29: Rts Threshold

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration authentication types. Fragment Threshold “Fragment Threshold” specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it 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.
  • Page 30 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.

  • Page 31: Security

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.4 Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access.
  • Page 32 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode”, “AP Bridge-WDS mode” and “Universal Repeater mode”. Parameter Description Key Length You can select the 64 or 128-bit key to encrypt transmitted data. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower.
  • Page 33 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 34 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS 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.
  • Page 35 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration For the WEP settings, please refer to section “WEP only”. For the 802.1x settings, please refer to section “802.1x only”. 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.

  • Page 36: Wpa Radius

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security. WPA2(AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security. WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically.
  • Page 37 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security. WPA2(AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security. WPA2 Mixed This will use TKIP or AES based on the other communication peer automatically.
  • Page 38 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.

  • Page 39: 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 your 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 you want to...
  • Page 40 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration station will be added into the “MAC Address Filtering Table” above. If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again. Just click “Clear” and both “MAC Address” and “Comment” fields will be cleared. Remove MAC address from If you want to remove some MAC address from the “MAC Address the table...

  • Page 41: System Utility

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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 Description Current Password Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) of the Access Point.

  • Page 42: Dhcp Server

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration IP Address Designate the Access Point’s IP Address. This IP Address should be unique in your network. The default IP Address is 192.168.2.1. Subnet Mask The Subnet Mask of the Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. Access Point is fixed and the value is 255.255.255.0.

  • Page 43: Domain Name

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description Default Gateway IP Specify the gateway IP in your network. This IP address should be different from the Management IP. Domain Name Server 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.
  • Page 44 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.

  • Page 45: Configuration Tool

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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.
  • Page 46 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration the Access Point to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings.

  • Page 47: Firmware Upgrade

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

  • Page 48: Reset

    Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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 Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset.

  • Page 49: Chapter 4 Troubleshooting

    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 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...
  • Page 50 Troubleshooting 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.
  • Page 51 Troubleshooting Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

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