User's Manual
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW..................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1
F
EATURES
................................................................................................................................................................. 4
1.2
B
ENEFITS
.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3
P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
....................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.4
S
YSTEM
R
EQUIREMENTS
................................................................................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 7
CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURING YOUR COMPUTER FOR TCP/IP ...............................................................................................10
3.1
C
ONFIGURING
M
ICROSOFT
W
INDOWS
7 ............................................................................................................................ 11
3.2
C
ONFIGURING
M
ICROSOFT
W
INDOWS
V
ISTA
....................................................................................................................... 13
3.3
C
ONFIGURING
M
ICROSOFT
W
INDOWS
XP .......................................................................................................................... 15
3.4
C
ONFIGURING
M
ICROSOFT
W
INDOWS
2000 ...................................................................................................................... 16
3.5
C
ONFIGURING AN
A
PPLE
M
ACINTOSH
C
OMPUTER
................................................................................................................ 18
CHAPTER 4 INTRODUCING THE WEB CONFIGURATOR.....................................................................................................19
4.1
L
OGGING IN TO THE
W
EB
C
ONFIGURATOR
........................................................................................................................... 19
CHAPTER 5 WIRELESS CONFIGURATION ..........................................................................................................................21
5.1
S
ELECTING
O
PERATING
M
ODES
......................................................................................................................................... 21
5.1.1 Selecting Separate Operating Modes for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Networks ......................................................... 21
5.1.2 Selecting Dual Mode for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Networks................................................................................... 22
5.2
W
IRELESS
S
ETTINGS
....................................................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.1 Access Point Mode (Dual Mode) ..................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.2 Access Point Mode (5 GHz).............................................................................................................................. 27
5.2.3 Access Point Mode (2.4 GHz) .......................................................................................................................... 28
5.2.4 Client Bridge Mode/Client Router Mode (Dual Mode).................................................................................... 29
5.2.5 Client Bridge Mode/Client Router Mode (5 GHz) ............................................................................................ 30
5.2.6 Client Bridge Mode/Client Router Mode (2.4 GHz) ......................................................................................... 31
5.2.7 WDS Bridge Mode........................................................................................................................................... 32
5.4
5.3
S
ITE
S
URVEY
............................................................................................................................................................ 35
AP
S
CAN
L
IST
(5
GH
Z
/
2.4
GH
Z
) .......................................................................................................................................... 36
5.5
W
IRELESS
S
ECURITY
S
ETTINGS
.......................................................................................................................................... 37
5.5.1 WEP (Access Point).......................................................................................................................................... 37
5.5.2 WEP (Client Bridge / Client Router)................................................................................................................. 38
5.5.3 WPA pre-shared Key (Access Point)................................................................................................................. 39
5.5.4 WPA pre-shared Key (Client Bridge / Client Router)........................................................................................ 40
5.5.5 RADIUS (Access Point Mode Only)................................................................................................................... 41
5.6
W
IRELESS
A
DVANCED
S
ETTINGS
........................................................................................................................................ 43
5.6.1 Advanced Settings (Access Point) .................................................................................................................... 43