User’s Manual Version: 1.0 Wireless 802.
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INFORMATION TO USER Federal Communication Commission Interference 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.
Use only with supplied antenna. Unauthorized antenna, modification, or attachments could damage the transmitter and may violate FCC regulations. SparkLAN declares that US model of WAPR-141, ( FCC ID: RYK-WAPR141) is limited in CH 1 ~ CH 11 for 2.4 G band by specific firmware controlled by the manufacturer and is not user changeable.
REGULATORY INFORMATION Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP must be installed and used in strict accordance with the instructions. This device complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards. USA - Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.
EU Countries Intended for Use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France (with Frequency channel restrictions), Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states: Iceland, Norway, and Switzerland. EU Countries Not intended for use None.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Table of Contents REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................................I TERMINOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... II 1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP 3.3.10 3.3.11 3.3.12 3.3.13 3.3.14 3.3.15 4 Version: 1.0 Log ........................................................................................................................... 25 Statistics ................................................................................................................... 26 Upgrade Firmware ................................................................................................... 27 Save/ Reload Settings .
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Revision History DATE REVISION OF USER’S MANUAL 2006/5/19 First release (Version 1.0) FIRMWARE a1.4.
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USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 1 Introduction The Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP is an affordable IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, secure, manageable and reliable WLAN. This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assign and other WLAN router configuration. The description includes the implementation of the above steps. 1.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 1.3 Product Features Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN. Supports AP/Client/WDS/AP+WDS modes on wireless interfaces. Supports 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption/decryption function to protect the wireless data transmission. Supports IEEE 802.1x Authentication. Support Wi-Fi Protected Access Authentication with Radius and Pre-Shared Key mode. Supports Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP).
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 1.4 Upper Panel Description Power LED WLAN LED LAN LED Figure 1 –Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Upper Panel LED Indicator 1. Power LED 2. WLAN LED State Description On The Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP is powered on. Off The Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP is powered off. Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna. Off No data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna. 3.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 1.5 Rear Panel Description Antenna Power LAN Reset Figure 2 – Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Rear Panel Interfaces Description 1. Antenna (Fixed / SMA) The Wireless LAN Antenna. 2. Power The power jack allows an external DC +7.5 V power supply connection. The external AC to DC adaptor provide adaptive power requirement to the Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP. 3. LAN The RJ-45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5 cables.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation Step 1: Place the Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP to the best optimum transmission location. The best transmission location for your Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP is usually at the geographic center of your wireless network, with line of sign to all of your mobile stations. Step 2: Connect the Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP to your wired network. Connect the Ethernet LAN interface of Wireless 802.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 3 Software configuration There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs done easily. The Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet LAN interfaces. Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Default IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 WEB login User Name: WEB login Password: 3.1 Prepare your PC to configure the Wireless 802.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Version: 1.0 Panel window will appear. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network and Dial-up Connections icon. Move mouse and double-click the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear. Click Properties button in the Local Area Connection window. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it; otherwise go to step 6.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 3.2 Connect to the Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Open a WEB browser, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explore, then enter 192.168.1.254 on the URL to connect the Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP. 3.3 Management and configuration on the Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP 3.3.1 Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device, includes system, wireless, and Ethernet LAN configuration information.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Wireless configuration Mode It shows wireless operation mode Band It shows the current wireless operating frequency. SSID It shows the SSID of this Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP. The SSID is the unique name of Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP and shared among its service area, so all devices attempts to join the same wireless network can identify it. Channel Number It shows the wireless channel connected currently.
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USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP III Version: 1.0 Wireless Security Setup This page is used to configure wireless security Screen snapshot – Wireless Security Setup 3.3.3 Wireless - Basic Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients that may connect to your Access Point. Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network parameters.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Screen snapshot – Wireless Basic Settings Item Description Disable Wireless LAN Click on to disable the wireless LAN data transmission. Interface Band Click to select 2.4GHz(B) / 2.4GHz(G) / 2.4GHz(B+G) Mode Click to select the WLAN AP / Client / WDS / AP+WDS wireless mode. Site Survey The Site Survey button provides tool to scan the wireless network.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 each associated wireless client. Enable Mac Clone Take Laptop NIC MAC address as wireless client MAC (Single Ethernet Client) address. [Client Mode only] Enable Universal Repeater Mode Click to enable Universal Repeater Mode SSID of Extended Interface Assign SSID when enables Universal Repeater Mode. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Item Description Authentication Type Click to select the authentication type in Open System, Shared Key or Auto selection. Fragment Threshold Set the data packet fragmentation threshold, value can be written between 256 and 2346 bytes. Refer to 4.10 What is Fragment Threshold? RTS Threshold Set the RTS Threshold, value can be written between 0 and 2347 bytes. Refer to 4.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Screen snapshot – Wireless Security Setup Item Description Encryption Select the encryption supported over wireless access. The encryption method can be None, WEP, WPA(TKIP), WPA2 or WPA2 Mixed Refer to 4.9 What is WEP? 4.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)? 4.16 What is WPA2(AES)? 4.17 What is 802.1X Authentication? 4.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)? 4.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)? Use 802.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 set. WPA2 Cipher Suite Enable TKIP or AES. Depends on which encryption you set. Pre-Shared Key Format While Encryption is selected to be WPA. Select the Pre-shared key format from the pull-down menu. The format can be Passphrase or Hex (64 characters). [WPA, Personal(Pre-Shared Key) only] I Pre-Shared Key Fill in the key value. [WPA, Personal(Pre-Shared Key) only] Enable Pre-Authentication Click to enable Pre-Authentication.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Key Length Select the WEP shared secret key length from pull-down menu. The length can be chose between 64-bit and 128-bit (known as “WEP2”) keys. The WEP key is composed of initialization vector (24 bits) and secret key (40-bit or 104-bit). Key Format Select the WEP shared secret key format from pull-down menu. The format can be chose between plant text (ASCII) and hexadecimal (HEX) code.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Screen snapshot – Wireless Access Control Item Description Wireless Access Control Mode Click the Disabled, Allow Listed or Deny Listed of drop down menu choose wireless access control mode. This is a security control function; only those clients registered in the access control list can link to this Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP. MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of client to register this Wireless 802.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Reset Version: 1.0 Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. 3.3.7 WDS Settings Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs, like the Ethernet does. To do this, you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other AP that you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Set Security Version: 1.0 Click button to configure wireless security like WEP(64bits), WEP(128bits), WPA(TKIP), WPA2(AES) or None Show Statistics It shows the TX, RX packets, rate statistics Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients that will be removed from the wireless distribution system. Delete All Click to delete all the registered APs from the wireless distribution system allowed list.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Screen snapshot – WDS AP Table Item Description MAC Address It shows the MAC Address within WDS. Tx Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the wireless LAN interface. Tx Errors It shows the statistic count of error sent packets on the Wireless LAN interface. Rx Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the wireless LAN interface. Tx Rare (Mbps) It shows the wireless link rate within WDS.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Screen snapshot – Wireless Site Survey Item Description SSID It shows the SSID of AP. BSSID It shows BSSID of AP. Channel It show the current channel of AP occupied. Type It show which type AP acts. Encrypt It shows the encryption status. Signal It shows the power level of current AP. Select Click to select AP or client you’d like to connect. Refresh Click the Refresh button to re-scan site survey on the screen.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Screen snapshot – LAN Interface Setup Item Description IP Address Fill in the IP address of LAN interfaces of this Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP. Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask of LAN interfaces of this Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP. Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for LAN interfaces out going data packets. DHCP Click to select Disabled, Client or Server in different operation mode of wireless Access Point.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Domain Name Assign Domain Name and dispatch to DHCP clients. It is optional field. 802.1d Spanning Tree Select to enable or disable the IEEE 802.1d Spanning Tree function from pull-down menu. Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned. Refer to 4.24 What is Clone MAC Address? Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Click the checkbox to enable remote log service. Enable Remote Log Log Server IP Address Input the remote log IP address Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save above settings. Refresh Click the refresh the log shown on the screen. Clear Clear log display screen 3.3.11 Statistics This page shows the packet counters for transmission and reception regarding to wireless and Ethernet LAN networks.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 3.3.12 Upgrade Firmware This page allows you upgrade the Access Point firmware to new version. Please note, do not power off the device during the upload because it may crash the system. Screen snapshot – Management - Upgrade Firmware Item Description Select File Click the Browse button to select the new version of web firmware image file. Upload Click the Upload button to update the selected web firmware image to the Wireless 802.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 Item Description Save Settings to File Click the Save button to download the configuration parameters to your personal computer. Load Settings from File Click the Browse button to select the configuration files then click the Upload button to update the selected configuration to the Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP. Reset Settings to Default Click the Reset button to reset the configuration parameter to factory defaults. 3.3.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 3.3.15 Logout This page is used to logout web management page. This item will be activated next time you login after you define user account and password. Screen snapshot – Logout Screen snapshot – Logout - OK Item Description Apply Change Click the Apply Change button, Then click OK button to logout.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 4 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 4.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? IP address is the identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For example, 191.168.1.254 could be an IP address.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 to the wired LAN for services (file servers, printers, Internet links) they will operate in infrastructure mode. Example 1: wireless Infrastructure Mode Ad hoc mode (also called peer-to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service Set, or IBSS) is simply a set of 802.11 wireless stations that communicate directly with one another without using an access point or any connection to a wired network.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 4.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference? Factors of interference: Obstacles: walls, ceilings, furniture… etc. Building Materials: metal door, aluminum studs. Electrical devices: microwaves, monitors and electrical motors. Solutions to overcome the interferences: Minimizing the number of walls and ceilings. Position the WLAN antenna for best reception.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 fragments each of size equal to fragment threshold. By tuning the fragment threshold value, we can get varying fragment sizes. The determination of an efficient fragment threshold is an important issue in this scheme. If the fragment threshold is small, the overlap part of the master and parallel transmissions is large. This means the spatial reuse ratio of parallel transmissions is high.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 stations to establish and maintain communications in an orderly fashion. Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point). 4.13 What is Preamble Type? There are two preamble types defined in IEEE 802.11 specification.
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP Version: 1.0 authentication server, typically one that supports RADIUS and the selected EAP authentication protocol, will be added to the network. 4.16 What is WPA2? It is the second generation of WPA. WPA2 is based on the final IEEE 802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard. 4.17 What is 802.1x Authentication? 802.1x is a framework for authenticated MAC-level access control, defines Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over LANs (WAPOL).
USER’S MANUAL OF Wireless 802.11g Multi-mode AP 4.21 Version: 1.0 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)? The Wireless Distribution System feature allows WLAN AP to talk directly to other APs via wireless channel, like the wireless bridge or repeater service. 4.22 What is Clone MAC Address? Clone MAC address is designed for your special application that request the clients to register to a server machine with one identified MAC address.
