1Mbps Wireless LAN Access Point CNAP-711 USER GUIDE
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................................................................5 1.1 The 11Mbps Wireless Access Point.....................................................................5 1.2 Features ..............................................................................................................5 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS ....................................................................................................
INFORMATION TO USER 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 device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation. Europe - R&TTE Directive This device complies with the specifications listed below: • ETS 300-826 General EMC requirements for Radio equipment. • ETS 300-328 Technical requirements for Radio equipment. • EN60950 Safety requirements for Radio equipment.
1 Introduction 1.1 The 11Mbps Wireless Access Point The 11Mbps WLAN Access Point is a long-range, high performance LAN product, which provides Access Point services to a 2.4 GHz RF network and bridges to an Ethernet backbone. This solution offers fast, reliable wireless connectivity with considerable cost savings over wired LANs (which include long-term maintenance overhead for cabling.
2 Package Contents • One Access Point. • One setup Utility CD-ROM( User Guide on CD). • One power adapter. • Quick Installation Guide.
3 Access Point Configuration 3.1 Hardware installation Connect the LAN RJ45 port of the Access Point (AP) to a PC, Notebook or User existing network (using Ethernet Cat. 5 cable) and connect the DC power adaptor to the AP. Note: To configure the AP, User can use either the wired Ethernet connection or a Wireless LAN device. 3.2 Software installation Insert the setup CD into the CD-ROM drive of the PC or Notebook used for configuration. There are two methods to install the AP utility software: (a).
Click “Next”. Choose the default installation file path and click “Next” or click “Change” to select a different location. Click “Install” Click “Finish” to complete the Software installation.
3.3 Configuring the Access Point 3.3.1 Connecting to the AP Click Start/Program/SNMP. Note: The default IP address of the AP is “192.168.0.254”. For connecting to the AP, please assign an IP address (in the range of 192.168.0.1 ~ 192.168.0.253) to the network device used for configuration (Wireless or wired LAN card).
There are two “buttons” displayed by the program, “FIND AP” and “Connect AP”. Their functions are explained below: 3.3.2 FIND AP Clicking on “FIND AP”, the utility will automatically rescan for all the Access Points (based on IP address) on the network and display their current settings. 3.3.
The AP default PASSWORD is “WLAN”, to initially configure the AP, please type the default password and click ”OK”. Note: Passwords are case sensitive. Upper/lower case characters, space or any symbol will affect PASSWORD recognition. Note: User also can “double click” AP intended for configuration and type the PASSWORD. To configure AP with already known static IP, please type the IP address to connect to the AP.
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Reload Default: Click this button will load the Factory’s default values. Associated Station: Indicating Current Connect AP value Regulation Domain: Indicating compliance Specification Firmware Version: Indicating the current firmware version. WEP: Indicating encryption On/Off Help: Online Help file. Select the AP User intend to configure then click “ Configuration” button. The following menu displays all the configurable parameters and their present settings on the AP.
User could configure the AP by modifying the contents of each parameter in the above dialogue box. Below is a brief explanation of the Access Point parameters: Access Point Name: The Access Point can be assigned a name for easy reference here. SSID: All wireless devices within the ESS or extended wireless LAN use the SSID. This can be any alphanumeric value of up to 32 long. Use this to prevent cross communication between two or more WLAN in one area.
User may change any of the IP settings by simply typing in the desired address. Remember that if User change the IP address of the device to an address that is outside the subnet of the computer User are using, User will lose access to the SNMP Utility • • IP Address Internet Protocol address of the Access Point. Subnet Mask: Four sets of three digits used to logically divide an IP network into sub-networks.
Encryption If an additional measure of security is desired on the wireless network, WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be enabled. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the wireless adapter using one of the keys entered in the WEP Privacy field. The Access Point or wireless adapter will accept only encrypted frames that it can decrypt correctly. Decrypting can take place only if the receiver has the correct key used by the transmitter.
• 128BITS: there are four 26 Hex digit encryption keys available if User select 128bit 17
Make sure to Click • to save all changes. NOTE: 64 bit WEP is the same as 40 bit WEP! The lower level of WEP encryption uses a 40 bit (10 character) “secret key” (set by the user), and a 24 bit “Initialization Vector” (not under user control). The panel allows the entry of four keys for 64-bit encryption and one set for 128-bit key encryption. Each key must consist of hex digits, which means that only digits 0-9 and letters A-F are valid entries.
3.4.3 Configure “Advance” (Expert setting) Click the “Advance Settings” button and the following dialogue box will pop up. Click “Yes” to configure AP or “No” to terminate configuration. When “YES” selected, the Advanced Setting dialog box with two functional buttons will be displayed on the screen: MAC Address Filter Mac address: Unique 48-bit, hard-coded Media Access Control address known as the station identifier.
access point. This prevents unauthorized access to network resources. Click “Save” when finished setting. Click save setting to save all changes. Bridge setting (indoors application only): Wireless Bridge Wireless Bridge mode allows two types of connections: 1. WB Point-to-Point: The wireless bridge is configured to communicate with a specific remote MAC address.
2. Wireless Bridge Point to Multipoint: The Wireless Bridge can communicate with any Wireless Bridge available in the same channel. When Authorization Algorithm (Authorized MAC Address), is enabled, the Wireless Bridge can communicate with any Wireless Bridge whose MAC Address exists in the Authorization Table. Implementing the Bridge function requires three fundamental conditions: 1. Setting to the same channel connection for the Aps (point to multiple Point), please refer to “channel setting” option. 2.
Note: • Strongly recommend against using more than 3 APs when selecting “point to multipoint” mode of operation as this will create adverse effect due to signal fading and interference. • When the AP is set to work as a “Wireless Bridge”, it can not serve as an Access Point for wireless stations at the same time. To connect a new AP to a “bridge AP” user must either use a “cross-over” cable or a switch between two APs.
Appendix: • Reset the AP by manual: If User forget User password or User WLAN Access Point has locked up, User can reset it to factory defaults by performing the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Power off the WLAN Access Point. Push in the reset button located on the back of the WLAN Access Point. While holding in the button, apply power to the AP. The Access Point will start to load the default settings. Wait for about 5 seconds.
Glossary Access Point - An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together. Ad-Hoc - An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with wireless adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Authentication Type - Select Open System or Shared Key Authentication Type: • Open system: With this setting any station in the WLAN can associate with an AP and receive and transmit data (null authentication).
over shielded twisted pair copper wire. Firmware - Code that is written onto read-only memory (ROM) or programmable read-only memory (PROM). Once firmware has been written into the ROM or PROM, it is retained even when the device is turned off. Fragmentation - Breaking a packet into smaller units when transmitting over a network medium that cannot support the original size of the packet. Infrastructure - An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration.
4 Specifications IEEE 802.11 DS 11Mbps Access Point LAN Standard IEEE 802.3 for 10BASE-T Protocol Wireless clients IEEE 802.11b Frequency Band 2400 ~ 2483.5MHz ( for US, Canada, and ETSI) 2400 ~ 2497MHz (for Japan) Modulation TYPE CCK,BPSK,QPSK Operating Channels IEEE 802.11 compliant 11 channels (US, Canada) 13 channels (ETSI) 14 channels (Japan) Radio Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Data Rate 1 / 2 / 5.
