User Manual

11b/g Wireless Long Range Multi-function 7+1 AP Version 1.2
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Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................................................................2
REVISION HISTORY ..................................................................................................................6
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................7
1.1 F EATURES & B ENEFITS .................................................................................................7
1.2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS ....................................................................................................8
1.3 S AFETY G UIDELINES .....................................................................................................8
1.4 S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS ...............................................................................................9
1.5 A PPLICATIONS ..............................................................................................................9
1.6 N ETWORK C ONFIGURATION ...........................................................................................9
2 UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE .............................................................................12
2.1 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION ...........................................................................................12
3.1 IP A DDRESS C ONFIGURATION ......................................................................................12
3 SWITCHING BETWEEN OPERATING MODES................................................................14
3.1 L OGGING I N ................................................................................................................14
4 ACCESS POINT OPERATING MODE ..............................................................................16
4.1 L OGGING I N ................................................................................................................17
4.2 S TATUS .....................................................................................................................17
4.2.1 M AIN .........................................................................................................................18
4.2.2 W IRELESS C LIENT L IST ...............................................................................................19
4.2.3 S YSTEM L OG ..............................................................................................................19
4.3 S YSTEM .....................................................................................................................19
4.3.1 S YSTEM P ROPERTIES ..................................................................................................20
4.3.2 IP S ETTINGS ..............................................................................................................20
4.3.3 S PANNING T REE S ETTINGS ..........................................................................................21
4.4 W IRELESS ..................................................................................................................22
4.4.1 W IRELESS N ETWORK ..................................................................................................22
4.4.1.1 W IRELESS S ECURITY - WEP....................................................................................23
4.4.1.2 W IRELESS S ECURITY – WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA-M IXED ...................................25
4.4.1.3 W IRELESS S ECURITY – WPA, WPA2 .......................................................................25
4.4.2 W IRELESS MAC F ILTER ..............................................................................................26
4.4.3 WDS L INK S ETTINGS ..................................................................................................27
4.4.4 W IRELESS A DVANCED S ETTINGS ..................................................................................27
4.5 M ANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................29
4.5.1 A DMINISTRATION ........................................................................................................29
4.5.2 M ANAGEMENT VLAN ..................................................................................................30
4.5.3 SNMP S ETTINGS .......................................................................................................30
4.5.4 B ACKUP /R ESTORE SETTINGS , R ESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS .............................31
4.5.5 F IRMWARE U PGRADE ..................................................................................................32
4.5.6 T IME S ETTINGS ..........................................................................................................33
4.5.7 L OG ..........................................................................................................................33
5 CLIENT BRIDGE OPERATING MODE .............................................................................34
5.1 L OGGING I N ................................................................................................................34
5.2 S TATUS .....................................................................................................................35
5.2.1 M AIN .........................................................................................................................35
5.2.2 C ONNECTION S TATUS .................................................................................................36