Wireless LAN Access Point
User’s Manual
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Introduction
Int roduct ion
Chapt er 1
This product is an access poi nt for IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz
wireless networ k. You can use this acc ess point to build up a
wireless LAN.
The pr oduc t supports WEP, ESSID and MAC address filter
functi ons to c onsolidate the wireless network security. With
ESSID authenticati on, 64/128 bit WEP encr yption and MAC
address filtering you can prevent unauthorized wireless
stations from acc essing your wireless networ k.
The pr oduc t’s dipole antenna is detachabl e by c onnecti ng to a
RP-SMA connector. Users can ins tall a high gain antenna to
the c onnector for better networ k link quality so that you c an
build wireless network with more flexibility.
This product provides eas y to us e us er interface and allows
users to configuring from web brows er. Also it integrates
DHCP server to provide multiple wireless and wired users to
get their IP address automatic ally. With the versatile of
features, this pr oduc t is the best choice for you to integrate
your wireless and wired networ k seamlessl y.
1.1 Package Cont ent s
The Acc ess P oint i nclud es t he follo wing ite ms:
y One Access Point
y One Power Adapter
y One Us er’s Manual
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1.2 Feat ures
y Complies with the IEEE 802. 11g/b 2. 4GHz specificati on.
y High data r ate 54, 11, 5.5, 2 and 1M bps network s peed.
y Seamlessl y integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN
networ ks.
y Provi des an i nternal 5-Port Fast Ethernet Switc h for
wired Ethernet connection.
y Auto rate fallbackin case of obstacles or interferences.
y Provi de 64/128-bit WEP Data Encr yption function to
protect the wireless data transmissions.
y Built-in DHCP ser ver supports auto IP addresses
assignment.
y Supports Web-bas ed c onfigurati on.
1.3 Specif icat ions
y Standards : IEEE 802.11g/b (Wirel ess), IEEE 802.3
(Wired)
y Data Rate: 54/11/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback
y Security: 64/128-bit WEP Data Encr yption
y Frequenc y Band: 2.400~2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific
Medical Band)
y Radio Tec hnology: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS)
y Antenna: External detac hable dipol e antenna (with RP-
SMA connec tor)
y Connectors: 10/100Mbps RJ-45 x 1
y Power: 12VDC, 1A
y Transmit Power: 18dBm (T ypical)
y LEDs: Power, LAN Link/Activity, Wireless Activity
y Dimension: 30(H) x 187(W) x 100(D) mm
y Temperature:
Operati ng: 32~ 131°F (0~55°C)
Storage: - 4~158°F(-20~70°C)
y Humidity: 10- 90% (Non-condensing)
y Certification: FCC, CE
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1.4 Physical Descript ion
Front Panel
On the Access Point’s front panel there ar e LED lights that
inform you of the Access Point’s current status. Belowis an
explanation of each LED.
LED
Color Status
Description
Power is supplied.
No Power.
Lit
Power
Green
Off
Antenna is transmitting or
receivi ng data.
Antenna is not
Flash
Wireless
Activity
Green
Off transmitting or recei ving
data.
A valid linkis
established.
On
LAN
Link/Acti vity
Green
It is transmitti ng or
receivi ng data.
No link is established.
Flash
Off
Back Panel
Access Point’s c onnecti on ports are located on the bac k panel.
Below is the descripti on of each connection port.
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y Antenna Connector
This round connection is standard R everse SMA connector
where any antennas with Reverse SMA c onnector can
connect to the Access Point.
y DC Adapter Port
Insert the power jac k of the power adapter into this port.
y LAN Port
The Acc ess Point’s LAN port is where you c onnect to your
LAN’s networ k devices.
y Reset
The Res et button allows you to do one of two things.
1) If problems occ ur with your Acc ess Point, press the reset
button with a pencil tip (for less than 4 seconds) and the
Access Point will re-boot itself, keeping your original
configurations.
2) If problems persist or you experience extreme problems
or you forgot your pass word, press the reset button for
longer than 4 seconds and the Access Point will reset
itself to the factor y default s etti ngs (warning: your original
configurations will be r eplaced with the factory default
settings).
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W ireless LAN AP Connection
Chapt er 2
1.
Locate an optimum location for the W ireless LAN
Access Point.
The best l ocation for your Access Poi nt is us uall y at the
center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of
your mobile stati ons.
2.
Connect the W ireless LAN Access Point to your
router, hub or switch.
Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Access
Point’s LAN Port and c onnect the other end of the c able
to a switch, a router or a hub. The Access Point will then
be c onnected to your existed wired LAN Networ k.
3.
Connect the DC Po wer Ad apter to the W ireless L AN
Access Point’s Po wer Socket.
Only us e the power adapter supplied with the Access
Point. Using a different adapter may damage the product.
The Hard ware In stallation is complet e.
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W ireless LAN AP Conf iguration
3.1 Get t ing St art ed
Chapt er 3
This Access Point provi des web-bas ed configuration tool
allowing you to c onfigure fr om wired or wireless stations.
Follow the instructi ons below to get started c onfiguration.
From W ired Station
1. Make sure your wired station is i n the s ame s ubnet with
the Access Point.
The default IP Address and Sub Mas k of the Access Point
is:
Default IP Address: 192.168. 2.1
Default Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Configure your PC to be in the same subnet with the
Access Point.
1a) W indows 95/98/Me
1. Clickthe Start button and sel ect Setti ngs, then clic k
Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
2. Double-clic k Network ic on. T he Network window will
appear.
3. Chec k your list of Network Components . If TCP/IP is not
installed, click the Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is
installed, go to step 6.
4. In the Network Component Ty pe dialog box, s elect
Protoc ol and clic k Add button.
5. In the Select Network Protoc ol dial og box, selec t
Microsoft and TCP/IP and then click the OK button to
start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your
Windows CD to c omplete the i nstallati on.
6. After installing TCP/IP, go backto the Network dial og
box. Selec t TCP/IP from the list of Network
Components and then click the Pr operti es button.
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7. Chec k each of the tabs and verify the following settings:
y Bindings: Chec k Client for Microsoft N etworks and File
and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks.
y Gateway: All fields are blank.
y DNS Configuration: Select Disable DNS.
y W INS Configuration: Select Disable WINS Resolution.
y IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address . Specify the
IP Address and Subnet M as k 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 Mas k: 255.255. 255.0
8. Reboot the PC. Your PC will now have the IP Address you
specified.
1b) W indows 2000
1. Clickthe Start button and sel ect Setti ngs, then clic k
Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
2. Double-clic k Network and Dial-up C onnections icon. In
the N etwork and Dial-up Connec tion wi ndow, double-
clickLocal Ar ea Connection icon. The Local Area
Connection window will appear.
3. In the Loc al Area Connecti on window, click the
Properties button.
4. Chec k your list of Network Components . You s hould s ee
Internet Protoc ol [TCP/IP] on your list. Selec t it and
clickthe Pr operti es button.
5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window,
select Use the following IP address and s pecify the IP
Address and Subnet mas k as following.
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 Mas k: 255.255. 255.0
6. ClickOK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have
the IP Address you
specified.
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1c) W indows NT
1. Clickthe Start button and sel ect Setti ngs, then clic k
Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
2. Double-clic k Network ic on. T he Network window will
appear. Sel ect the Protocol tab from the Network window.
3. Chec k if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list of Network
Protoc ols. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button
to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 5.
4. In the Select Network Protoc ol window, sel ect the
TCP/IP Protocol and clic k the Ok
button to start
installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your
Windows CD to c omplete the ins tallati on.
5. After you ins tall TCP/IP, go back to the Network window.
Select TCP/IP from the list of Netw ork Protocols and
then click the Properties button.
6. Chec k each of the tabs and verify the following settings:
y IP Address: Select Specify an IP address. Specify the
IP Address and Subnet M as k 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 Mas k: 255.255. 255.0
• DNS: Let all fields are bl ank.
• W INS: Let all fields are bl ank.
• Routing: Let all fields are blank.
7. ClickOK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have
the IP Address you specified.
2. Enter 192.168. 2. 1 from Web Browser to get into the
Access Point’s c onfigurati on tool.
3. A screen will be popped up and request you to enter user
name and password. T he default us er name and
pass word is as follows.
User Name: Admin
Password: 1234
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Enter the default us er name and pass word, then pr ess OK
button directl y.
4. You c an start c onfiguring the Acc ess Point.
From W ireless Station
1. Make sure your wireless s tati on is in the same subnet
with the Access Point. Please refer to the step 1 above
for configuring the IP Address and Sub Mas k of the
wireless station.
2. Connect to the Access Point.
The Acc ess Point’s ESSID is “def ault” and the WEP
Encryption functi on is disabl ed. M ake s ure your wireless
station is using the s ame ESSID as the Access Poi nt 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 c onfigurati on tool.
4. Enter the us er name and pass wor d and then press OK
button and you are availabl e to configure the Acc ess
Point now.
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Conf iguring the Access Point
3.2
3.2.1 St atus and Information
On this screen, you c an s ee the general information of the
Access Point including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID,
Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc.
This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge and WDS
modes. “AP Mode” provi des pure access point func tion. The
simplest wayto build up a wireless LAN is to use “AP Mode”.
“Station Mode” provides the function to connec t to other AP
without bridge functi on. “AP Bridge M ode” provides the
functi on to bridge more than 2 wired Ethernet networks
together by wireless LAN. You can us e two acc ess points with
“AP Bridge-Point to Poi nt mode” to bridge two wired Ethernet
networ ks together. If you want to bridge mor e than two wired
Ether net networks together, you have to use enough access
points with “AP Bridge-Point
to Multi-Point mode”. An
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access point with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” or “AP
Bridge-Point to Multi-Poi nt mode” can onl y be used to bridge
wired Ethernet networ ks together. It can’t acc ept c onnecti on
from other wirel ess station at the same time. If you want an
access point to bridge wired Ethernet networ k and provide
connection ser vice for other wireless stati on at the same time,
you have to set the access point to “AP Bridge-WDS mode”.
Simplyspeaking, “AP Bridge-WDS mode” function is the
combinati on of “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-Poi nt to Multi-Poi nt
mode”.
AP mode setting page:
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Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page:
Station-Infrastructure mode setting page:
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AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page:
AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page:
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AP Bridge-W DS mode setting page:
Universal Rep eater mode setting page:
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Parameter Description
The alias name of this access poi nt. You
Alias Name shoul d assign Alias Name in “AP mode” and
“AP Bridge-WDS mode”.
It allows you to s et the AP fi x at 802.11b or
802.11g mode. You als o can s elect B+G
mode to allow the AP selec t 802.11b and
Band
802.11g c onnection automaticall y.
The ESSID (up to 31 printabl e ASCII
characters) is the unique name identifi ed i n a
WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional
merging of two co-located WLANs. Pleas e
make sure that the ESSID of all stations in
the s ame WLAN network are the same. The
default ESSID is “def ault”. You should
assign Alias Name i n “AP mode” and “AP
Bridge-WDS mode”.
ESSID
Select the appropriate c hannel from the list
provided to correspond with your network
settings. Channels differ from country to
country.
Channel 1- 11 (North America)
Channel Channel 1- 14 (Japan)
Number
Channel 1- 13 (Europe)
There are 14 channels available.
You should assign Alias Name in “AP
mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP
Bridge-Point to Multi-Poi nt mode” and “AP
Bridge-WDS mode”.
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If you want to bridge more than one wired
Ether net networks together with wirel ess
LAN, you have to set this access point to
“AP Bridge-Point to Poi nt mode”, “AP
Bridge-Point to Multi-Poi nt mode” or “AP
Bridge-WDS mode”. You have to enter the
MAC address es of other access poi nts that
join the bridging wor k.
MAC
Address
Click“Show Active Clients” button, then an
“Active Wireless Client Table” will pop up.
You c an see the status of all acti ve wireless
stations that are c onnecting to the access
point.
Associated
Clients
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
Active W ireless Client Table
“Active Wireless Client T able” rec ords the s tatus of all ac tive
wireless stations that are c onnecting to the access poi nt. You
can lookup the MAC Address, N umber of Transmitted Pac kets,
Number of Recei ved Pac kets and Encr yption Status of eac h
active wireless client in this table.
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Parameter Description
MAC
MAC address of this acti ve wireless s tati on.
Address
Tx Pac ket The number of tr ans mitted pac kets that are
sent out from this acti ve wirel ess station.
Rx Pac ket The number of rec ei ved pac kets that are
received bythis active wireless station.
TX Rate
Power
Saving
Expired
Time
The transmission rate in Mbps.
Shows if the wireless client is in Power Saving
mode.
The ti me i n second before dissoci ation. If the
wireless keeps idle l ong than the expired time,
this access point will dissociate it. The
wireless client station has to ass ociate again
when it bec ome acti ve.
Refresh
Close
Refresh the “Active Wireless Client Table”.
Refresh the “Active Wireless Client Table”.
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You c an set advanc ed parameters of this acc ess point. The
parameters include Authentication T ype, Frag ment Thres hold,
RTS Threshold, Beac on Inter val, DTIM Period, Trans mit Rate,
Broadc ast ESSID, Operating Rates Mode, CTS Protection,
Transmit Bust Mode. You s hould not change thes e
parameters unless you know what effect the changes will
have on this access poi nt.
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Description
Parameter
There are two authentication types:
“Open System” and “Shar ed Key”.
When you s elect “Open System”,
wireless stations can ass ociate with
this access point without WEP
encr yption. When you select “Shared
Key”, you shoul d also setup WEP key
in the “Encr yption” page and wirel ess
stations should use WEP encr ypti on i n
the authenticati on phase to associate
with this access point. If you select
“Auto”, the wireless client can
Authentication
Type
associate with this access point by
using any one of these two
authentication types.
“Fragment Thr eshol d” specifi es the
maxi mum size of pac ket during the
fragmentation of data to be transmitted.
If you set this value too low, it will result
in bad perfor mace.
Fragment
Threshol d
When the pac ket size is smaller the
RTS threshold, the access point will
not use the RTS/CTS mec hanism to
send this pac ket.
The inter val of ti me that this access
point broadcas t a beacon. Beacon is
used to s ynchronize the wirel ess
networ k.
RTS Threshold
Beac on Interval
The “Data Rate” is the rate this access
point uses to trans mit data pac kets.
The access point will use the highest
possible selected trans mission rate to
transmit the data packets.
Data Rate
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The “Long Preamble” can provi de
better wireless LAN compatibility while
the “Short Preambl e” can provide
better wirel ess LAN performance.
If you enable “Broadcas t ESSID”, ever y
wireless station located within the
coverage of this access point can
discover this acc ess point easil y. If you
are building a public wireless network,
enabling this feature is rec ommended.
Disabling “Broadc ast ESSID” can
provide better s ecurity.
Preamble T ype
Broadc ast ESSID
IAPP
If you enable “IAPP”, it will allow
wireless station roaming between IAPP
enabled acc ess points within the s ame
wireless LAN.
This is also called CTS Protection. It is
recommended to enable the protecti on
mec hanis m. T his mechanis m can
decrease the r ate of data collision
between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless
stations. When the protection mode is
enabled, the throughput of the AP will
be a little lower due to many of frame
traffic should be trans mitted.
802.11g
Protecti on
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
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This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security
functi ons, i nclude WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802. 11x with
WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With
thes e sec urity functions, you c an prevent your wireless LAN
from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations
use the s ame s ecurity functi on.
W EP
WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized
Wireless LAN us ers against eavesdropping. T he
Authentication type and WEP key of wireless stations must be
the same with the Access Point. This Access Point supports
64/128- bit WEP Encr ypti on func tion. With this function, your
data will be tr ansmitted over the wireless network secur ely.
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Parameter Description
You can select the 64-bit, or 128bit key to
encr ypt trans mitted data. Larger WEP key
length will provide higher level of security, but
the throughput will be lower. You also can
select Disable to transmit data without
encr yption.
Key
Length
You mayselect to select ASCII Characters
(alphanumeric format) or Hexadeci mal Digits
(in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the
WEP Key. For example:
Key
Format
ASCII Characters: guest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde
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The WEP keys are us ed to encr ypt data
transmitted in the wireless networ k. Fill the text
box by following the r ules 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 encr yption keys.
Key 1 -
Key 4
128-bit WEP: i nput 26-digit Hex values (in the
“A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 13-digit ASCII
characters as the encr yption keys.
Default
Key
Select one of the four keys to encrypt your
data. Only the key you selec t it in the “Default
key” will take effect.
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
802.1x
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protoc ol. Every user mus t
use a valid account to login to this Access Point before
accessing the wireless LAN. T he authenticati on is process ed
by a RADIU S ser ver. You can us e an exter nal RADIUS s er ver
or use the RADIUS s erver built-in with the Access Point. This
mode onl y authenticates us er by IEEE 802. 1x, but it does not
encr yption the data during communic ation.
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Parameter
Use internal
MD5/PEAP
RADIUS Ser ver
Description
You c an select to use the internal
RADIUS ser ver to proc ess the
authentication job. The internal RADIUS
server uses MD5/PEAP authenticati on
met hod.
RADIUS Ser ver The IP address of exter nal RADIUS
IP address server.
RADIUS Ser ver The ser vice port of the external
Port RADIUS ser ver.
RADIUS Ser ver The password used by external
Password RADIUS ser ver.
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
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802.1x W EP static key
IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protoc ol. Every user mus t
use a valid account to login to this Access Point before
accessing the wireless LAN. T he authenticati on is process ed
by a RADIU S ser ver. You can us e an exter nal RADIUS s er ver
or use the RADIUS s erver built-in with the Access Point. This
mode also uses WEP to encr ypt the data during
communication.
Parameter
Key Length
Description
You c an select the 64-bit or 128-bit key
to encrypt trans mitted data. Larger WEP
key length will pr ovide higher level of
security, but the throughput will be lower.
You also c an s elect Disab le to tr ansmit
data without encr yption.
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You mayselect 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:
Key For mat
ASCII Characters: guest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde
The WEP keys are us ed to encr ypt data
transmitted in the wireless networ k. Fill
the text box by following the rules bel ow.
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: i nput 26-digit Hex values
(in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 13-
digit ASCII characters as the encr yption
ke ys .
Select one of the four keys to encrypt
your data. Onl y the key you select it in
the “Default key” will take effect.
You c an select to use the internal
RADIUS ser ver to proc ess the
Key 1 - Key 4
Default Key
Use internal
MD5 PEAP
RADIUS Ser ver
authentication job. The internal RADIUS
server uses MD5 PEAP authenticati on
met hod.
RADIUS Ser ver The IP address of exter nal RADIUS
IP address server.
RADIUS Ser ver The ser vice port of the external R ADIUS
Port server.
RADIUS Ser ver The password used by external RADIUS
Password server.
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
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W PA pre-shared key
Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA) is an advanced s ecurity
standard. You can use a pr e-shared key to authenticate
wireless stations and encr ypt data during communicati on. It
uses TKIP to change the encryption key frequentl y. T his can
improve security ver ymuch.
Parameter
WPA(TKIP)
Description
TKIP can change the encryption key
frequentl y to enhanc e the wireless LAN
security.
This use CCMP protoc ol to change
encr yption key frequentl y. AES can
provide high level encr yption to
enhanc e the wireless LAN s ecurity.
This will use TKIP or AES based on the
other communication peer
automaticall y.
WPA2(AES)
WPA2 Mixed
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You mayselect to select ASCII
Characters (alphanumeric format) or
Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f”
and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-shar ed
Key. For example:
Pre-shared Key
Format
ASCII Characters: iamguest
Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde
The Pre-s hared key is used to
authenticate and encr ypt data
transmitted in the wireless networ k. Fill
the text box by following the rules
below.
Pre-shared Key
Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in
the “A-F”, “a-f” and “ 0-9” range) or at
least 8 character pass phras e as the
pre-shared keys .
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
W PARAIUS
Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA) is an advanced s ecurity
standard. You can use an external RADIUS ser ver to
authenticate wireless stations and provide the s ession key to
encr ypt data during communic ation. It us es TKIP to change
the encr yption key frequentl y. This c an i mprove sec urity ver y
muc h.
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Parameter
Description
TKIP can change the encryption key
frequentl y to enhanc e the security.
This use CCMP protoc ol to change
encr yption key frequentl y. AES can
provide high level encr yption to enhance
the wireless LAN s ecurity.
WPA(TKIP)
WPA2(AES)
WPA2 Mixed
This will use TKIP or AES based on the
other communication peer automatically.
RADIUS Ser ver The IP address of exter nal RADIUS
IP address server.
RADIUS Ser ver The ser vice port of the external R ADIUS
Port server.
RADIUS Ser ver The password used by external RADIUS
Password server.
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
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3.2.5 Radius Serv er
This Access Point provi des an i nternal RADIUS s erver to
authenticate wireless station us ers. You have to add user
accounts to the R ADIUS ser ver. The wireless station user has
to us e one of these accounts to l ogin to the Acc ess Point
before acc ess the wireless LAN. You als o have to add secret
key to the RADIUS server. RADIUS ser ver client has to use
one of these s ecret keys to login the RADIU S ser ver before
aski ng the RADIUS server to authenticate the uses for it.
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Parameter
Description
Enable Radius Select to enable the RADIUS s erver.
Server
This tabl e recor ds the accounts of users
you want to allow to access your
wireless networ k. An account includes
the “User name” and “Pass word”. A
wireless LAN user has to enter correct
User Profile table
“Username” and “Pass word” before
he/s he is allowed to access the wireless
LAN.
Fill in the “Username”, “Password” and
“Re-Type Pass word” of the new
account to be added and then clic k
“Add”. Then this newaccount will be
Add an user
added i nto the acc ount tabl e below. If
account
you fi nd any typo before adding it and
want to retype again. J ust clic k “Reset”
and “Username”, “Password” and “Re-
Type Password” fields will be cleared.
If you want to remove some account
from the table, s elect the acc ounts you
Remove us er
want to remove in the table and then
account fr om the
click “Delete Selected”. If you want
table
remove all user accounts from the
table, just clic k “Delete All” button.
Click“Reset” will clear your current
selections.
Reset
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This tabl e recor ds the clients of the
RADIUS ser ver that need to
authenticate wireless LAN us ers.
Authentication client information
includes the “Client IP” and “Secret
Key”. An authentication client has to
use the “Secret Key” to login to the
RADIUS ser ver befor e it can start to
authenticate wireless LAN us ers. An
authentication client can be an access
point.
Authentication
Client table
Fill in the “Client IP”, “Secret Key” and
“Re-Type Secret Key” of the new
authentication client to be added and
then click “Add”. Then this new
authentication will be added into the
authentication client table bel ow. If you
find any typo before adding it and want
to retype again. J ust clic k “Reset” and
“Client IP”, “Secr et Key” and “Re-T ype
Secret” fields will be cleared.
Add an
authentication
client
If you want to remove some
authentication client from the table,
select the authentication clients you
want to remove in the table and then
Remove
authentication
client from the click “Delete Selected”. If you want
table
remove all user authentication clients
from the table, j ust clic k “Delete All”
button.
Click“Reset” will clear your current
selections.
Reset
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
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3.2.6 M AC Address Filt ering
This Access Point provides MAC Addr ess Filtering, which
prevents the unauthorized MAC Address es from acc essing
your wireless networ k.
Parameter
Filtering
Description
Enable or disable the MAC Address
Filtering function.
This tabl e recor ds the MAC addr esses
of wireless stations you want to allow to
access your networ k. T he “Comment”
field is the description of the wireless
station ass ociated with the “MAC
Address” and is helpful for you to
recognize the wireless s tation.
MAC Address
Filtering Table
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In the bottom “New” area, fill in the
“MAC Address” and “Comment” of the
wireless station to be added and then
click“Add”. Then this wireless station
will be added into the “MAC Address
Filtering Table” above. If you find any
typo before adding it and want to retype
again. Jus t click “Clear” and both “MAC
Address” and “Comment” fields will be
cleared.
Add MAC
address into the
table
Remove MAC If you want to remove some MAC
address from the address from the “MAC Address
table
Filtering Table”, selec t the MAC
address es you want to remove in the
table and then click “Delete Sel ected”. If
you want remove all MAC addresses
from the table, j ust clic k “Delete All”
button.
Click“Reset” will clear your current
selections.
Reset
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
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From here, you c an define the Acc ess Point’s IP Address and
Login Password and enabl e the Access Point to be a DHCP
Server.
Parameter
Current
Description
Enter the current password (up to 15-
digit alphanumeric string) of the Acc ess
Point. The default password for the
Access Point is 1234. Note that the
pass word is c ase-sensiti ve.
Password
Enter the password (up to 15-digit
alphanumeric string) you want to login
to the Access Point. Note that the
pass word is c ase-sensiti ve.
New Pass word
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Reconfirm the pass word ( up to 15-digit
alphanumeric string) you want to login
to the Access Point. Note that the
pass word is c ase-sensiti ve.
Re-Enter
Password
Designate the Access Point’s IP
Address . This IP Address s hould be
unique in your network. The default IP
Address is 192. 168.2. 1.
IP Address
Specify a Subnet Mas k for your LAN
segment. The Subnet Mas k of the
Access Point is fixed and the value is
255.255. 255.0.
Subnet Mas k
DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP Ser ver.
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
DHCP Server will automaticallygive your LAN client an IP
address . If the DHCP is not enabled then you’ll have to
manuall y s et your LAN client’s IP addr ess.
Parameter
Description
Specify the gateway IP in your networ k.
This IP addr ess should be different from
the Management IP.
Default Gateway
IP
This is the ISP’s DNS ser ver IP address
Domain Name that they gave you; or you c an s pecify
Server IP
your own preferred DNS s er ver IP
address .
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You c an designate a particular IP
address range for your DHCP ser ver to
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.
Start IP/End IP
Domain Name
You c an specify the Domai n Name for
your Access Point.
The DHCP Server when enabled will
temporaril y give your LAN client an IP
address . In the Leas e Time s etting you
can s pecify the time period that the
DHCP Server lends an IP address to
your LAN clients. The DHCP Ser ver will
change your LAN client’s IP address
when this ti me thres hold period is
reached.
Leas e Time
ClickApply button at the bottom of the screen to save the
above configurations. You can now configure other advanc e
sections or start using the Access Point.
The Configuration Tools screen allows you to s ave (Backup)
the Access Point’s current configuration setting. Saving the
configuration settings provi des an added protecti on and
convenienc e s houl d problems occ ur with the Access Poi nt
and you have to res et to factor y default. When you save the
configuration setting (Bac kup) you c an re-load the saved
configuration into the Access Poi nt through the Restore
selection. If extreme problems occ ur you can us e the R estore
to FactoryDefault selection, this will set all configurations to
its original default s etti ngs (e.g. when you first purchased the
Access Point).
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Parameter
Description
Use the "Backup" tool to save the
Access Point’s c urrent c onfigurati on to
a file named "config.bin" on your PC.
You c an then use the "Restore" tool to
upload and restore the s aved
configuration to the Access Point.
Alternativel y, you c an use the "Restore
to FactoryDefault" tool to force the
Access Point to perform a power reset
and restore the original factor y s ettings.
Configuration
Tools
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This page allows you to upgrade the Acc ess Point’s firmware.
Parameter
Description
This tool allows you to upgrade the
Access Point’s system firmware. To
upgrade the firmwar e 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 c an
also us e the Browse button to find the
firmware file on your PC. Please r eset
the Access Point when the upgrade
process is c omplete.
Firmware
Upgrade
Once you’ ve selec ted the new firmwar e file, click Apply button
at the bottom of the screen to s tart the upgrade pr ocess. (You
may have to wait a few minutes for the upgrade to c omplete).
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Once the upgrade is c omplete you c an start usi ng the Access
Point.
You can reset the Access Point’s system should any problem
exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your Access
Point’s system.
Parameter
Reset
Description
In the event that the s ystem stops
responding correctl y or in some way
stops func tioni ng, you can perform a
reset. Your settings will not be
changed. T o perform the reset, clickon
the Apply button. You will be asked to
confirm your decision. Once the reset
process is c omplete you may s tart
using the Access Poi nt again.
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Troubleshooting
Chapt er 4
Troubleshoot ing
This chapter provides solutions to probl ems usually
encountered during the i nstallation and oper ation of the
Access Point.
1.
Howto manually find your PC’s IP and M AC
Address?
1) In Wi ndows , open the Command Prompt program
2) Type Ip config /all and Enter
y
y
Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP
address
Your PC’s MAC Addr ess is the one entitled
Ph ysical Addr ess
2.
3.
What is BSS ID?
A group of wireless stations and an Acc ess Point
compose a Basic Ser vice Set (BSS). Computers in a
BSS mus t be configured with the s ame BSSID.
What is ESSID?
An Infrastruc ture c onfigurati on c oul d also support
roaming capability for mobile wor kers. M ore than one
BSS c an be c onfigured as an Extended Servic e Set
(ESS). Users within an ESS could roam freel y between
BSSs while maintaining a c ontinuous c onnecti on to the
wireless networ k s tations and the Wireless LAN Acc ess
Points.
4.
Can data be intercepted while transmitting through
the air?
WLAN features two-fold protection in security. On the
hardware side, as with Direct Sequenc e Spread
Spectr um tec hnol ogy, it has the i nher ent scr ambling
security feature. On the s oftwar e side, the WLAN series
offers the encr yption function (WEP) to enhance
securityand access
control.
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5.
6.
What is W EP?
WEP s tands for Wired Equi val ent Privac y, a data
privac y mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key
algorithm.
What is a M AC Address?
The Media Acc ess Control (MAC) address is a unique
number assigned by the manufac turer to any Ether net
networ king device, s uch as a networ k adapter, that
allows the networ kto identifyit at the hardware level.
For all practical purposes , this number is us uall y
permanent. Unlike IP address es, whic h can c hange
ever y time a computer l ogs on to the networ k, the MAC
address of a device stays the same, making it a
val uable identifi er for the network.
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