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Wireless Access Point User manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ...................................................................... 3 1.1 Welcome .............................................................................................................................. 3 1.2 About This Guide .............................................................................................................. 3 1.3 Copyright statement.................................................................
Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Welcome Congratulations on purchasing this Wireless Access Point. This Wireless Access Point is a cost-effective IP Sharing AP that enables multiple users to share a wireless Internet or Intranet. Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless Access Point and plug your PC to the LAN port and you're ready to share files and access the Internet.
Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 2 System Requirements z z z Computer with 10/100Base-T Ethernet card and TCP/IP protocol installed for initial setup Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher for Web configuration 802.11g or 802.11b compliant wireless adapters (for wireless connection) Chapter 3 Getting to Know the Wireless Access Point The following sections describe the physical characteristics of your AP. 3.
Wireless Access Point User manual LAN Port: The port connects the AP to your PC. You can config your AP through the connection. Reset button: Resets your AP or resets the AP to the default login settings. Antenna: The antenna used for wireless connections. You are able to rotate the antenna to gain the best signal reception. To reset the AP to the factory defaults, press and hold the Reset button for more than five seconds.
Wireless Access Point User manual 2 CPU ON 3 4 LAN Link LAN Speed LAN RX/TX Wireless RX/TX Flashing Flashing 5 6 Flashing Flashing otherwise, it is off. The LED will be dark for a few seconds when the system is started. After that, the LED will stays green to show the Wireless AP is working normally. If the LED stays blink/dark that means the system failed, you need to contact your agent or try to reboot the system. LAN is connected.
Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 5 Configuring Local PC to Access the Wireless AP You can manage the Wireless Access Point through the Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to the device via Ethernet or wireless network. The Wireless Access Point is configured with the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and its DHCP server is enabled by default.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 3 Step 2: Double click the icon Network and Dial-up Connections Step 3: Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click Properties Figure 4 Step 4: Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button Page 8 of 36
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 5 Step 5: Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 6 Step 6: Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Page 10 of 36
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 7 5.1.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 8 Step 3: Click Network Connections Figure 9 Step 4: Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, Click Properties Page 12 of 36
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 10 Step 5: Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then press Properties button Page 13 of 36
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 11 Step 6: Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS Server Address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 12 Step 7: Press OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window Page 14 of 36
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 13 5.2 Additional Settings for Wireless Client If you chose to access the AP via a wireless client, also verify the following: Step 1: Make sure your PC is equipped with 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapter and has appropriate WLAN card driver/utility and TCP/IP installed. Step 2: Set the wireless adapter to use appropriate TCP/IP settings as described in previous section.
Wireless Access Point User manual only. Your wireless adapter cannot communicate with the AP. Make sure to set the TCP/IP properties as described in this previous section. 5.3 Checking PC’s IP and Connection with the AP After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, use the ping command to verify if the computer can communicate with the AP. To execute the ping command, open the DOS window and PING the IP address of the Wireless Access Point at the DOS prompt: z z For Windows 98/Me: Start -> Run.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 15 Verify your computer's network settings are correct and check the cable connection between the AP and the computer.
Wireless Access Point User manual Chapter 6 Web Configuration 6.1 Logging In In order to make the whole network operate successfully, it is necessary to configure the Wireless AP through your computer has a WEB browser installed. Please follow up the steps listed below. Step 1: Start your Web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the Address field. This address is the default private IP of your AP. Figure 16 If the AP’s LAN port has been changed with new IP address, enter the new IP address instead.
Wireless Access Point User manual options to configure the system. In the right navigation screen is the summary of system status for viewing the configurations. You can usually get context sensitive help by clicking on the Help link at the top right of the page. Figure 17 To apply any settings you’ve altered on any page, click the Save button. Otherwise you change settings would be lost after the AP reboot. 6.2 Status This page shows most of the basic configuration parameters of the AP.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 18 z LAN Status: This section shows the LAN interface parameters of the wireless AP. This includes information such as: The MAC address of LAN interface, IP/Subnet Mask, DHCP Server (whether the DHCP Server is Enables or disables, and display address pool). Figure 19 z Wireless Status: This section shows the WLAN interface parameters of the wireless AP.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 20 z System Information: This section shows the installed version of the firmware of the Wireless AP. And company information. Figure 21 6.3 LAN Setup The Wireless Access Point communicates with the wired/wireless clients through its LAN port. The LAN configuration page allows you to define the private IP address settings over the LAN interface.
Wireless Access Point User manual address. If you change the private IP address and apply the changes, the PC from which you configure the AP will lose the communication to the AP. To reconnect, you will need to renew the IP address of the PC or change to an IP address compatible with the new LAN port IP address. 6.4 Wireless Settings The Wireless Access Point implements Access Point capability, which connects wireless clients to a wired LAN.
Wireless Access Point User manual z z z It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters (use any of the characters on the keyboard). Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless network. For added security, you should change the default SSID (default) to a unique name. Channel: Select the channel used for wireless communication. There are 11 overlapping channels. Channels 1, 6 and 11are non-overlapping. The default is channel 6.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 25 Open-System: No authentication is used. But uses WEP encrypt data packets. z Share-keys: Authentication is a process in which the AP validates whether the wireless client is qualified to access the AP’s service. You must enable WEP function and define your WEP keys. The keys are used both to authenticate wireless clients and encrypt outgoing data.
Wireless Access Point User manual Key Length z HEX Format ASCII Format 64 Bit 10 hexadecimal digits 5 ASCII characters 128 Bit 26 hexadecimal digits 13 ASCII characters Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. 6.4.2.3 WPA Personal Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP and AES to change the encryption key frequently.
Wireless Access Point User manual 6.4.2.4 WPA2 Personal The WPA2 is a stronger version of WPA. You can use a pre-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. It uses AES to change the encryption key frequently. This can improve security very much. Figure 27 z z z z z AES: Advanced Encryption System (AES) utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption. It’s the strongest encryption currently available.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 28 z Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. 6.4.3 Wireless MAC Filter This Wireless AP has the capability to control the wireless client access based on the MAC address of the wireless client. The user has the flexibility to customize your own control policy based on these options: Figure 29 z Enable Wireless Access Control: To enable Wireless MAC Filter, click the check box. The default is “disable”.
Wireless Access Point User manual z z z z z You can choose a default operation for your factual security or management consideration: Defined items in MAC list are PERMIT to connect AP, others are DENIED. Defined items in MAC list are DENIED to connect AP, others are PERMIT. Click “Apply” when you have selected, MAC: Enter the MAC Address of a station. Description: Enter the Comment of station. Click "Add”. Then this wireless station will be added into the” Current Access Control List" below.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 31 z z z z z Beacon Interval: This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the wireless AP to keep the network synchronized. A beacon includes the wireless LAN service area, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM). The default value is 100. RTS Threshold: This value should remain at its default setting of 2,347.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 32 z To see the latest information, click Refresh button. 6.4.7 DHCP Server The DHCP server can be ON or OFF in this screen. If you choose to set this device as a DHCP server, then it will assign IP addresses to its clients. The DHCP pool range is also changeable. Figure 33 Set the ip address you want to reserve here. Figure 33 You can View all the pc which connect to the Wireless Router by DHCP here.
Wireless Access Point User manual Figure 34 6.4.8 Site Survey You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the wireless AP. Figure 35 z To see the latest information, click Refresh button. 6.5 MISC 6.5.1 Login ID & Password Setup In factory setting, the default password is “guest”, and that for user is also password. You can change the default password to ensure that someone cannot adjust your settings without your permission.
Wireless Access Point User manual z Click “Apply” at the bottom of the screen to change the password. If you forget your password, you’ll have to reset the AP to the factory default (Password is “guest”) with the reset button (see AP’s front panel). 6.5.2 Restore Default / Restart System Figure 37 Restore Default / Restart System Restore the AP’s configuration to its factory default settings. Restore Factory Defaults. To clear all of the AP’s settings and reset them to its factory defaults.
Wireless Access Point User manual Appendix Ⅰ: Troubleshooting 1. I cannot access the Web-based Configuration Utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the AP. z z z z z z Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, verify that the cable for the LAN connection is firmly connected. Check whether the computer resides on the same subnet with the AP’s LAN IP address. If the computer acts as a DHCP client, check whether the computer has been assigned an IP address from the DHCP server.
Wireless Access Point User manual remote computer, then verify the TCP/IP settings of the remote computer. Appendix Ⅱ: Features Standards: z z z z IEEE IEEE IEEE IEEE 802.11g 802.11b 802.3 802.3u Data Rates: z 54Mbps z 48Mbps z 36Mbps z 24Mbps z 18Mbps z 12Mbps z 11Mbps z 9Mbps z 6Mbps z 5.
Wireless Access Point User manual z 1Mbps BPSK, 8% PER, -89dBm Device Management: z Web-based Internet Explorer V6 or later; Netscape Navigator V6 or later. z DHCP Server and Client Wireless Frequency Range 2.4GHz to 2.462GHz Wireless Operating Range z Indoors- up to 328ft (100M) z Outdoors- up to 1312ft.
Wireless Network Adapter User manual FCC 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.
