Install guide

Chapter 1 Introduction
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1: Introduction
The Compex WP54G Wireless-G 54Mbps XR™ Managed Access Point is a high-
performance AP that is designed for enterprise and public access applications.
Embedded with the Atheros chipset, it boasts network robustness and stability
and wider network coverage. Based on 802.11g, it can support transfer speeds
5X faster than 802.11b. WP54G supports high-speed data transmission of up to
54Mbps in the 2.4GHz frequency band.
WP54G is capable of operating in several different modes, which makes it
suitable for a wide variety of wireless applications, including long-distance
deployment. Equipped with an SMA connector for external antenna support
WP54G provides a wider coverage for your network. Moreover, its integrated
Power over Ethernet (PoE) allows WP54G to be used in areas where power
outlets are not readily available.
To protect your security and privacy, WP54G is armed with many enhanced
wireless security features such as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 (with
Advanced Encryption Standard encryption) MAC Address Filtering, IEEE 802.1x
Authentication and 64/128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) to ensure privacy
for the heterogeneous mix of users within the same wireless LAN.
WP54G also incorporates unique features such as – the Parallel Broadband
feature that allows bandwidth aggregation and fail-over redundancy
capability; Wireless Distribution System (WDS) to wirelessly link all associated
access points together; Long-Range parameter setting which provides WP54G
with the ability to auto-calculate parameters such as slot time, ACK time-out
and CTS time-out to achieve a longer range; Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
which provides the wireless network with extra redundancy and reliability which
the network will auto-reconfigure when there are changes to the network
connections; Pseudo VLAN feature which enables the creation of wireless
isolated nodes or workgroups of wireless clients to increase network privacy in a
wireless LAN.