Wireless LAN Access Point IEEE 802.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Package Contents ....................................................................................2 Features ..................................................................................................2 Specifications..........................................................................................2 Physical Description...............................
Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This product is an access point for IEEE 802.11b 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, ESSID and MAC address filter functions to consolidate the wireless network security.
Introduction 1.1 Package Contents The Access Point includes the following items: y One Access Point y One Power Adapter y One User’ s Manual 1.2 y y y y y y y 1.3 y y y y y y y y y y y y y Features Complies with the IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz specification. High data rate 11, 5.5, 2 and 1Mbps network speed. Seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networks. Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences.
Introduction y y Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) Certification: FCC, CE 1.4 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. LED Color Power Green Wireless Activity Green Flash Off Antenna is transmitting or receiving data. Antenna is not transmitting or receiving data. Green On Flash Off A valid link is established. It is transmitting or receiving data.
Introduction y Antenna Connector This round connection is standard Reverse SMA connector where any antennas with Reverse SMA connector can connect to the Access Point. y DC Adapter Port Insert the power jack of the power adapter into this port. y LAN Port The Access Point’ s LAN port is where you connect to your LAN’ s network devices. y Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things.
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. Connect the Wireless LAN Access Point to your router, hub or switch. Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Access Point’ s LAN Port and connect the other end of the cable to a switch, a router or a hub.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.1 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. Make sure your wired station is in the same subnet with the Access Point. The default IP Address and Sub Mask of the Access Point is: Default IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Default Subnet: 255.255.255.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration • IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. 9 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) 9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 8. Reboot the PC. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 1b) Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. 2.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration • IP Address: Select Specify an IP address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. 9 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) 9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 • DNS: Let all fields are blank. • WINS: Let all fields are blank. • Routing: Let all fields are blank. 7. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 2. Enter 192.168.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 2. Connect to the Access Point. The Access Point’ s ESSID is “default” and the WEP Encryption function is disabled. Make sure your wireless station is using the same ESSID as the Access Point and associate your wireless station to the Access Point. 3. Enter 192.168.2.1 from Web Browser to get into the Access Point’ s configuration tool. 4. Enter the user name and password and then press OK button and you are available to configure the Access Point now.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2 Configuring the Access Point 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.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.2 Wireless Setting This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge and WDS 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. It provides both Ad Hoc and Infrastructure modes for the “Station Mode”.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP mode setting page: 12
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page: 13
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Infrastructure mode setting page: 14
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page: 15
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page: 16
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page: Parameter Description Alias Name The alias name of this access point. You should assign Alias Name in “ AP mode” , “ Station-Ad Hoc mode” , “ Station-Infrastructure mode” and “ AP Bridge-WDS mode” . 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.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration the same WLAN network are the same. The default ESSID is “ default” . You should assign Alias Name in “ AP mode” , “ Station-Ad Hoc mode” , “ Station-Infrastructure mode” and “ AP Bridge-WDS mode” . Channel Number Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. Channels differ from country to country. Channel 1-11 (North America) Channel 1-14 (Japan) Channel 1-13 (E urope) There are 14 channels available.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration “Active Wireless Client Table” records the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. You can lookup the MAC Address, Number of Transmitted Packets, Number of Received Packets and Encryption Status of each active wireless client in this table. 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.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Expired Time The time in second before dissociation. If the wireless keeps idle long than the expired time, this access point will dissociate it. The wireless client station has to associate again when it become active. Refresh Refresh the “ Active Wireless Client Table” . Close Refresh the “ Active Wireless Client Table” .
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. Parameter Description Authentication Type There are two authentication types: “ Open System” and “ Shared Key” .
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Key” , you should also setup WEP key in the “ Encryption” page and wireless stations should use WEP encryption in the authentication phase to associate with this access point. If you select “ Both” , the wireless client can associate with this access point by using any one of these two authentication types. Fragment Threshold “ Fragment Threshold” specifies the maximum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted.
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.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.4 Security WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping. The Authentication type and WEP key of wireless stations must be the same with the Access Point. This Access Point supports 64/128-bit WEP Encryption function. With this function, your data will be transmitted over the wireless network securely. Parameter Description WEP Mode You can select the 64-bit or 128-bit to encrypt transmitted data.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description Key Format You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “ A-F” , “ a-f” and “ 0-9” range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Key Length You may disable or enable the WEP function from the setting item. The selections in the setting item are changed based on the key format.
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. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the “ A-F” , “ a-f” and “ 0-9” range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. Default Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data.
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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 Filtering Enable or disable the MAC Address Filtering function. MAC Address Filtering Table This table records the MAC addresses of wireless stations you want to allow to access your network.
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 Filtering Table” , select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the table and then click “ Delete Selected” .
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.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Access Point. The default password for the Access Point is 1234. Note that the password is case-sensitive. New Password Enter the password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) you want to login to the Access Point. Note that the password is case-sensitive. Re-Enter Password Reconfirm the password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) you want to login to the Access Point. Note that the password is case-sensitive.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.2.100 to End IP 192.168.2.200. Domain Name You can specify the Domain Name for your Access Point. Lease Time The DHCP Server when enabled will temporarily give your LAN client an IP address. In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the DHCP Server lends an IP address to your LAN clients.
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. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the Access Point through the Restore selection.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration tool to upload and restore the saved configuration to the Access Point. Alternatively, you can use the "Restore to Factory Default" tool to force the Access Point to perform a power reset and restore the original factory settings.
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. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
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. Your settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the Apply button. You will be asked to confirm your decision.
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 y Your PC’ s IP address is the one entitled IP address y Your PC’ s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address 2.
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 a MAC Address? The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such as a network adapter, that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level. For all practical purposes, this number is usually permanent.
Warning Statement Chapter 5 Warning Statement Federal Communications Commission Requirements 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.
