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  • Page 1 WL-5420AP User’ s Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents INTRODUCTION..................1 About the Operation Modes ................2 LED Indicators....................5 Solid.........................5 Ports on the Rear Panel..................7 GETTING CONNECTED................ 8 WPA AP -CONFIGURATION VIA WEB ..........9 Login ........................9 Info(Information).....................10 Assoc(Associations)..................11 Wireless (Wireless Configuration) ..............12 Visibility Status....................12 Access (Access Control)...................14 Advanced (Advanced Wireless) ..............15 Maximum associated stations ................15 Security ......................17...
  • Page 3 IP Addr (IP Address Settings) .................22 IP Address Mode....................22 Access point name ..................22 Admin (Administration)..................23 Change password...................23 Reboot/Reset this device................23 Upgrade system firmware................23 BRIDGE -CONFIGURATION VIA WEB ..........25 Login .........................25 Info(Information).....................26 Wireless (Wireless Configuration) ..............27 Wireless Mode ....................27 Advanced (Advanced Wireless) ..............29 Maximum associated stations ................29 Admin (Administration)..................31...
  • Page 4 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    This device can support three modes, i.e. Access Point and Bridge. While acting as a Bridge, this device connects wireless stations for inter-LAN connection. Placed anywhere along with an Ethernet LAN, the WL-5420AP allows up to 200 wireless stations within its area of coverage to access transparently to the corporate network.

  • Page 6: About The Operation Modes

    About the Operation Modes This device provides multiple operational applications with Access Point, Client, and Bridge (Infrastructure and Ad-hoc) modes, which are mutually exclusive. Access Point: When acting as an access point, this device connects all the wireless points (PCs) to a wired network. See the sample application below.
  • Page 7 Bridge (Infrastructure): When acting as a Bridge, this device serves as a wireless client that connects wired stations (refer to the following illustration) to other access point(s). When becomes a wireless station (AP1 plus the connected computer 1, 2 and 3) can have the Internet access if the other Access Point (AP2) has the Internet connection.
  • Page 8 Bridge (Ad-hoc): When set to the Bridge (Ad-hoc) mode, this device can only work when connected to a computer, and will work like a wireless station. You can share files and printers between wireless stations (PC and laptop with wireless network adapter installed). The Bridge (Ad-hoc) mode is only for inter-LAN connection and will not communicate with any wired network.

  • Page 9: Led Indicators

    LED Indicators LED Indicators on the Front Panel LED Indicator Status Solid Dim/ Flashing Glows when power is Dim when no power is Power applied to this device, the applied. LED turns solid yellow. Status Normal Flashing when upgrading firmware. Glows when Ethernet is Dim when no Ethernet is LAN-Link...
  • Page 10 Ethernet connection. connection LAN-Full Duplex Glows for Full duplex Dim for half duplex mode WLAN-Link Glows when this device is Dim when it is not associated associated WLAN-Ready Glows when WLAN is Dim when no WLAN is connected. connected. Flashing when trying to connect to WLAN.

  • Page 11: Ports On The Rear Panel

    Ports on the Rear Panel Port/button Functions 5V DC Connects the power adapter plug. Connects to your LAN’s network device. II-X Switch this button for choosing different wiring scheme LAN connection; Switch left to select using a straight Ethernet cable; Switch right to use a Crossover Ethernet cable.

  • Page 12: Getting Connected

    Getting Connected Find a Location: choose a location to place the access point. Usually, the best place for the access point is at the center of your wireless network, with line of straight to all your wireless stations. Adjust the Antenna: usually the higher the antenna is placed, the better will be the performance.

  • Page 13: Wpa Ap -Configuration Via Web

    WPA AP -Configuration via Web Login Open the browser, enter the local port IP address of the Device (default at 192.168.1. 240), and click “Go” to get the login page. The user name and password are not required and should be left blank for the first-time login.

  • Page 14: Info(Information)

    Info(Information) The setup home page will display the information about the current settings of this access point. - 10 -...

  • Page 15: Assoc(Associations)

    Assoc(Associations) This page shows the MAC addresses of devices connected to this WL-5420AP. - 11 -...

  • Page 16: Wireless (Wireless Configuration)

    Wireless (Wireless Configuration) Here you can set/change wireless configuration including visibility status, Wireless Mode, SSID, channel, transmission rate … etc. See the description that comes after each function. When you are done with the change, remember to restart this access point to let the new settings take effect.
  • Page 17 Wireless Network Name (SSID) The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. Channel Shows the selected channel that is currently in use.

  • Page 18: Access (Access Control)

    Access (Access Control) This AP provides MAC Address filtering, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your Wireless LAN. Once you check to enable access control, only MAC addresses entered in following fields are allowed to associate to this AP. Note: 1.

  • Page 19: Advanced (Advanced Wireless)

    Advanced (Advanced Wireless) Maximum associated stations 200 Fragmentation threshold To fragment MSDU or MMPDU into small sizes of frames for increasing the reliability of frame (The maximum value of 2346 means fragmentation needed) transmission. The performance will be decreased as well, thus a noisy environment is recommended.

  • Page 20: Dtim Interval

    remain at its default setting of 2432. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended. Beacon period This is also called Beacon Interval. This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the AP to synchronize the wireless network.

  • Page 21: Security

    Security Here you can configure the security of your wireless network. Selecting different method will enable you to have different level of security. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is the new wireless LAN security standard for 802.11 networks, which was developed to replace the existing standard WEP.

  • Page 22: Psk Pass-Phrase

    PSK stands for Pre-Shared-Key and serves PSK pass-phrase as a password. User may key in a 8 to 63 characters string to set the password or leave it blank, in which the 802.1x Authentication will be activated. Note that if user key in own password, make sure to use the same password on client's end.
  • Page 23 their preference. *Note that WPA Multicast Cipher Type & WPA Pairwise Cipher Type are the same. 802.1x Authentication in conjunction with the RADIUS SERVER verifies the identity of would be clients. Authentication timeout The default value is 60 (minutes). When time expires, device...
  • Page 24 the RADIUS server shared secret. secret MAC Address Use client mac address for authentication with RAIDUS server Authentication WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit/128-bit shared key algorithm. WEP encryption scrambles the communication between your access points and client devices to keep the communication private.

  • Page 25: Enable Wep

    Enable WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. The window allows you to set to 64bit or 128bit Encryption (WEP) by using either Passphrase or Manual Entry methods. Note: To allow Decryption and communication, all wireless devices must share the identical encryption key on the same network.

  • Page 26: Ip Addr (Ip Address Settings)

    IP Addr (IP Address Settings) Set the management IP for the WL-5420AP, the default IP address is 192.168.1.240. IP Address Mode If you select DHCP, DHCP server will automatically assign IP addresses to this device. And the fields that follow will be grayed out and need no settings.

  • Page 27: Admin (Administration)

    Admin (Administration) In this Administration page, you can Change password. The device has no password at default. It is recommended that you set a password to ensure that no one can adjust the device’ s settings; To set/change password: 1. Enter your password to the first password box. 2.
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  • Page 29: Bridge -Configuration Via Web

    Bridge -Configuration via Web Login Open the browser, enter the local port IP address of the Device (default at 192.168.1. 240), and click “Go” to get the login page. The user name and password are not required and should be left blank for the first-time login.

  • Page 30: Info(Information)

    Info(Information) The setup home page will display the information about the current settings of this access point. - 26 -...

  • Page 31: Wireless (Wireless Configuration)

    Wireless (Wireless Configuration) Here you can set/change wireless configuration including Wireless Mode, Wireless Mode, SSID, BSSID, channel, transmission rate, and PHY profiles. See the description that comes after each function. When you are done with the change, remember to restart this access point to let the new settings take effect.
  • Page 32 Desired BSSID The BSSID displays the ID of current BSS, which uniquely identifies each BSS. You copy the MAC address from the Info page and paste it directly to this field as BSSID. Shows the selected channel that is currently Channel in use.

  • Page 33: Advanced (Advanced Wireless)

    Advanced (Advanced Wireless) Maximum associated stations 200 Fragmentation threshold To fragment MSDU or MMPDU into small sizes of frames for increasing the reliability of frame (The maximum value of 2346 means fragmentation needed) transmission. The performance will be decreased as well, thus a noisy environment is recommended.
  • Page 34 only minor modifications of this value are recommended. This is also called Beacon Interval. This Beacon period value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the AP to synchronize the wireless network. The default value is 100.

  • Page 35: Admin (Administration)

    IP Settings Set the management IP for the WL-5420AP, the default IP address is 192.168.1.240. If you select DHCP, DHCP server will automatically assign IP addresses to this device.

  • Page 36: Commands: Reboot/Reset This Device

    Security/ Change password The device has no password at default. It is recommended that you set a password to ensure that no one can adjust the device’ s settings; To set/change password: 4. Enter your password to the first password box. 5.
  • Page 37 Enter the file name and path in the field next to the Browse button. Or you can click Browse to find the file you previously downloaded. Click the Upload button to start upgrading. Wait for about 1 minute for the upgrade. When the firmware upgrade is complete, remember to press the Reset button so that the new settings can take effect.

  • Page 38: Reset To The Factory Defaults

    Reset to the Factory Defaults In the case that you forgotten your password and could not access the device, you can use the provided Utility to reset to factory defaults. Or if you forgotten the IP address of this device and could not access it for configuration, you can locate this device in your network and find its IP address to configure it.

  • Page 39: Find

    Find Click Find and you will be prompted the login screen. If user name and password have been previously assigned, however, it is still required that you enter them to enter the management page. - 35 -...

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