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Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Overview.............................................................................................. 1 1.1 Product Feature..........................................................................................1 1.2 System Requirements ...............................................................................1 Getting Start with Access Point ........................................................... 2 2.1 Know the 54Mbps Wireless Network Access Point ..................
1. Overview 1.1 Product Feature ? ? ? ? ? Compliance with IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b standards Highly efficient design mechanism to provide unbeatable performance Achieving data rate up to 54Mbps for 802.11g and 11Mps for 802.11b with wide range coverage Strong network security with WEP encryption and WPA-PSK. Quick and easy setup with Web-based management utility. 1.2 System Requirements ? ? ? ? Windows 98SE, Millennium Edition (ME), 2000 and XP operating systems Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.
2. Getting Start with Access Point 2.1 Know the 54Mbps Wireless Network Access Point Ports: ? Power Receptor ? Reset Button ? RJ-45 Ethernet Port Straight through cable is required to connect with router or switch Cross-over cable is required to connect to computer directly LEDs: ? Power LED: ON when the unit is powered up ? LAN LED: ON indicates LAN connection; BLINK indicates LAN activity ? WLAN LED: ON indicates WLAN is working; BLINK indicates wireless activity. 2.
In order to setup an Infrastructure of a wireless network such as the example shown above, user will need the following: 1. A broadband Internet connection. 2. ADSL or Cable modem provided by ISP as part of the broadband connection installation. 3. A Router that connects to the ADSL/Cable modem for Internet connection sharing. 4. An Access Point to connect with the Router to form a wireless infrastructure network. 5.
Now, the main menu screen is popup.
2.3.2 Setup with Wizard Setup wizard is provided as the part of the web configuration utility. User can simply follow the step-by-step process to get Access Point configuration ready to run in 4 easy steps by clicking on the “Wizard” button on the function menu. The following screen will appear. Please click “Next” to continue. Step 1: Set Password User can change the password and then click “Next” to continue.
Step2: Set WLAN Connection Please type the name of SSID and select the channel. Then, click “Next” to continue. Step 3: Set WEP Encryption If user wants to enable WEP, please click “Enabled”. Then, select the key size of WEP encryption and enter the key value in the key text box. Please click “Next” to continue.
Step 4: Restart The Setup wizard is now completed. The new settings will be effective after the Access Point restarted. Please click “Restart” to reboot the Access Point. If user does not want to make any changes, please click “exit” to quit without any changes. User also can go back to modify the setting by clicking “back”.
3. Configuration Access Point through WEB Browser 3.1 Status This page as below shows the following information. Firmware Version: Shows the current firmware version. LAN: Shows the Mac address, IP address (default: 192.168.1.1), Subnet Mask, Gateway Address. The current LAN traffic calculated in terms of number of packets sent and received by AP through wired connection is also displayed.
User may clear the entries recorded in the log by clicking the “Clear Log” button, and refresh the screen to show the latest log entries by clicking the “Refresh” button.
3.2 Basic Setting This is the page allow user to change the access point settings. AP Name: The name of the AP, which can be used to identify the Access Point among the all the Access Points in the wireless network. SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in the wireless network. Channel: The channel that AP will operate in.
WEP Key: To disable WEP security, click on the “Disable” option. To enable WEP security, there are 2 types to select – 64bits and 128 bits. When it is selected, the key value must be entered in ASCII or HEX format. Note: When WEP security is enabled, all the wireless clients that wish to connect to the Access Point must also have WEP enabled with the identical WEP Key value entered. Apply: For the changes made to any of the items above to be effective, click “Apply”.
3.3 IP Setting This page allows user to configure the IP and DHCP settings of the Access Point. The default IP address of this access point is 192.168.1.1 with the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. User can type in other values for IP Address, Subnet Mask and Gateway and click “Apply” button for the changes to be effective. User can also set the Access Point to obtain the IP from a DHCP server, but it is not recommended.
3.4 Advanced Setting This page contains configurations for advanced users, which the change reflects the wireless performance and operating modes. AP Mode: Select one of the AP operating modes for different application of Access Point. AP – The normal Access Point operating mode which forms a wireless ESS network with its wireless clients. Note: All APs have to use the same Channel and SSID in order to set a Multiple Bridge network.
Beacon Interval: To set the period of time in milliseconds that AP sends out a beacon. Default is 100 milliseconds. RTS Threshold: To set the size of RTS/CTS packet size. Default is 2432 bytes. Fragmentation Threshold: To set the number of bytes used for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages. Default is 2436 bytes. DTIM Interval: This value indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM).
3.5 Security This page is where user configures the security features supported by this Access Point. Password: Allow user to change the new login password. Here are the necessary steps: 1. Enter the new password in the “AP Password New:” field. 2. Enter the new password again in the “Confirm” field. 3.
MAC Filter: MAC Filter function controls the MAC of the network devices that are listed in this table for access authorization or denial. When MAC Filter is enabled, by selecting the “Enabled” radio box, select one of two choices: ?Only deny PCs with MAC listed below to access device ?Only allow PCs with MAC listed below to access device The maximum number of MAC addresses that can be stored is 50. User can browse through the MAC address saved by selecting the drop-down box.
Backup Settings: Click on “Backup” button, which will open a FileSave Dialog box, where user gets to save all the current settings and configurations to a file. Restore Settings: Click on the “Browse” button to open a FileOpen Dialog box, where user gets to select the file, which saves previous settings and configurations. Upon selecting the saved file, click “Restore” and complete the restore process when the access point re-operates after it restarts.
4. Configuration through AP Utility 4.1 Link Information Link information is showing the related current setting of the first AP.
4.2 AP Setting Basic Setting: ESSID: All wireless devices within the wireless network use it. Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the dropping list. All wireless devices with the same ESSID will automatically use this channel to communicate with this access point. AP Name: users can set the name for access point so as to easily manage the access points while there are several access points in the network. Mode Setting: Access Point: This is the default for this access point.
Advanced Setting: Beacon Interval: To set the period of time in milliseconds that AP sends out a beacon. Default is 100 milliseconds. RTS Threshold: To set the size of RTS/CTS packet size. Default is 2432 bytes. Fragmentation Threshold: To set the number of bytes used for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages. Default is 2436 bytes. DTIM Interval: This value indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM).
SSID Broadcast: While SSID Broadcast is enabled, all wireless clients will be able to communicate with the access point. For secure purpose, user may want to disable SSID broadcast to allow only those wireless clients with the AP SSID to communicate with the access point Mode Setting: There are 2 modes, mixed mode and g mode, for user to decide which environment is suitable. Mixed mode means 802.11b plus 802.11g. When g mode is selected, user can run 54Mbps while all users are in the 802.11g environments.
Fixed IP Address: Users can assign a fixed IP address to this AP manually. DHCP Client: Enable the DHCP server function by clicking the radio button if user has the DHCP server running in your LAN network. It is not recommended because it probably will cause possible the conflict of IP assignment. 4.4 WEP Setting Data Encryption: Please tick it if user likes to have WEP key as the encryption mechanism. Authentication Type: There are four options: Open System; Shared Key; WPA-PKS.
WEP Key: This will be enabled only while data encryption is selected. The key value must be entered in ASCII or HEX format by clicking the radio button. Besides, there are two options for the key length: 64bits or 128bits. There are four key sets are available to assign. 4.5 MAC Filter Setting MAC Filter: MAC Filter function controls the MAC of the network devices that are listed in this table for access authorization or denial.
5. Glossary Access Point: An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad-Hoc: An independent wireless LAN network formed by a group of computers, each with a network adapter. ASCII: American Standard Code for Information Interchange, ASCII, is one of the two formats that you can use for entering the values for WEP key. It represents English letters as numbers from 0 to 127.
Channel: The bandwidth which wireless Radio operates is divided into several segments, which call them “Channels”. AP and the client stations that it associated work in one of the channels. CSMA/CA: In local area networking, this is the CSMA technique that combines slotted time -division multiplexing with carrier sense multiple access/collision detection (CSMA/CD) to avoid having collisions occur a second time.
ESSID: The unique identifier that identifies the ESS. In infrastructure association, the stations use the same ESSID as AP’s to get connected. Ethernet: A popular local area data communications network, originally developed by Xerox Corp. that accepts transmission from computers and terminals. Ethernet operates on a 10/100 Mbps base transmission rate, using a shielded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair telephone wire.
Packet: A unit of data routed between an origin and a destination in a network. PLCP: Physical layer convergence protocol PPDU: PLCP protocol data unit Preamble Type: During transmission, the PSDU shall be appended to a PLCP preamble and header to create the PPDU. Two different preambles and headers are defined as the mandatory supported long preamble and header which interoperates with the current 1 and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification as described in IEEE Std 802.
WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication. To enable the icon will prevent other stations without the same WEP key from linking with the AP.
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. 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.
