Dolphin-M User`s Manual
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1. If you leave a key box blank then this means a key of all zeros Enable WEP Check this box to enable WEP For the most secure use of WEP also set the authentication type to Shared Key when WEP is enabled Default WEP kos tois WEP Key 1 Select the key to be used as the default key Data transmissions are always encrypted using the default key The other keys can only be used to decrypt received data Authentication Open vi Select the type of authentication used when connecting to an access point Open is used if anyone can connect to the AP Shared key is used if both devices must know the encryption key WEP key F RaT lengths 64 bit 10 hex digits Select the WEP key size This length applies to all keys WEP key 1 eeeeeeeeese WEP key 2 CLIII WEP key 3 eeeeeeeese WEP key 4 eeeeeeeeese Figure 6 WEP setup e WEP Enable Check the box to enable the WEP security if you use the WEP for the wireless data encryption e Default WEP key to use You can select one of the four WEP keys to be used as the default key e Authentication 14 Dolphin M User s Manual There are two types of authentication Open Shared Key Open It requires no authentication since it allows any device to join a network without performing any security check Shared Key It provides higher security for wireless access Note that when Shared Key is selected a2. There are two wireless modes for the bridge to operate If you need to access company network or Internet via an Access Point select Infrastructure To set up a group of wireless stations for files and printer sharing select Ad Hoc without Access Point For Ad Hoc operation the same ESSID is required to set for the wireless stations e Wireless Network Name SSID The SSID is a unique ID used by Access Points and Stations to identify a wireless LAN Wireless clients associating to any Access Point must have the same SSID The default SSID is ZQNET The SSID can up to 32 characters e Transmission Rate Transmission rates options include Best automatic 1 2 5 5 11 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 and 54Mbps The default setting is automatic e802 11 Mode There are four different 802 11 wireless modes to operate 802 11b only 802 11 only Mixed 802 11 and 802 11b and 802 11a only In 802 11b g mixed mode the bridge is compatible with a mix of both 802 11g and 802 11b AP The 802 11a mode is only valid when compliant 802 1 1a mini PCI wireless module is deployed eSuper mode There are four super mode options to select Disabled Super A G without Turbo Super A G with Static Turbo and Super A G with Dynamic Turbo the last three modes need the support of corresponding wireless module Dolphin M User s Manual eChannel Only need to configure the channel whe
3. default the MAC address of WLAN card will be used if set to Ethernet client the MAC address from the first Ethernet client that transmits data through the bridge will be used Advanced wireless e Fragmentation threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when there is high traffic within the wireless network If you transmit large files in a wireless network you can enable the Fragmentation Threshold and specify the packet size eRTS threshold RTS threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the hidden node problem Hidden node is a situation in which two stations are within range of same Public Access Point bur are not range of each other Therefore they are hidden nodes for each other When a hidden station starts data transmission with the Public Access Point it might not notice that another station is already using the wireless medium When these two stations send data at the same time they might collide when arriving simultaneously at the Public Access Point The collision will most certainly result in a loss of messages for both stations Thus the RTS threshold mechanism will provide the solution to prevent data collisions When the RTS threshold is activated the station and its Public Access Point will use a Request to Send Clear to Send protocol RTS CTS The station will send an RTS to the Public Access Point informing that it is going to transmit the data Upon receipt th
4. you can control and manage the wireless bridge Device Control 20 Dolphin M User s Manual Device Control Clicking the button below will immediately reboot the device 4 reboot is necessary in order to change most configuration options Reboot Clicking the button below will reset all configuration options to their factory default values and the device will reboot Note that the IP address of the device will also be reset and it may be necessary to change the address in your browser to access this website again Reset Configuration Figure 10 Device Control eClick the Reboot button you can reboot the device eClick the Reset Configuration button you can reset all configurations to their factory default values and reboot the device Firmware upgrade e You could upgrade the firmware of the device via WEB Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware enter the name of the firmware upgrade file and click on the upgrade button below File to upload Browse The upload may take up to 60 seconds Figure 11 Firmware upgrade 1 Click the Browse and choose the file to upgrade 2 Click the Upload to send the software into device 3 Device will auto rebooting after the firmware upgraded 4 Login again turn to the page Information to make sure to make sure the upgrade successfully or not Warning While upgrading the firmware do not power off the device or the comput
5. WEP key is required and must be the same between the Access Point and client e WEP key lengths 64 bit 10 hex digits Requires the wireless bridge to use data encryption with 40 bit algorithm when communicating with the Access Point 128 bit 26 hex digits Requires the wireless bridge to use data encryption with 104 bit algorithm when communicating with the Access Point e WEP key You may enter 10 64 bit WEP or 26 128 bit WEP hexadecimal digits in the range of A F a f and 0 9 into the box of default WEP key and the same length digits to others or keep other key empty Dolphin M User s Manual Chapter 4 Advanced Configuration Advanced Wireless Parameters You can press the item Advanced on the left column to configure advanced wireless parametes Cloning Cloning mode WLAN Card Ethernet Client This feature controls the MAC Address of the Bridge as seen by other devices wired or wireless If set to Ethernet Client the MAC Address from the first Ethernet client that transmits data through the Bridge will be used This setting is useful when connected to an Xbox or if there is only one Ethernet device connected to the Bridge When multiple Ethernet devices are connected to the Bridge it may not be obvious which MAC Address is being used If set to WLAN Card the MAC Address of the WLAN Card typically written on the back of the card will be used When multiple Ethernet devic
6. Any new settings will not take effect until the bridge is rebooted Wireless on off on O oF Enable Disable wireless port Wireless Mode Infrastructure Ad hoc Select Infrastructure to connect to a wireless AP Access Point select Ad hoc to connect to another bridge or wireless station Wireless Network Name ZQNET i SSID This is the name of the wireless access point that this staion will associate to Leave this field blank to associate to any access point Transmission 7 rate Mbits s Best automatic 3 This is the speed at which the device will transmit data Normally you should select best here although if your wireless network is unusually noisy or quiet you may wish to use a fixed low or high rate Note that the actual TX rate values in brackets is doubled for turbo mode 802 11 Mode Mixed 802 11g and 802 11b This setting controls the types of 802 11 wireless clients or stations that can connect to this AP Super mode Super A G with Dynamic Turbo Select super mode Channel 2437 GHz CH 6 i This is the radio channel that the bridge will use in ad hoc mode Note that 802 11g and 802 11b use only 2 4 GHz channels and 802 11a uses only 5 GHz channels Save Cancel ae a a Figure 4 Basic wireless e Wireless On Off On Enable wireless port Default Off Disable wireless port 10 Dolphin M User s Manual e Wireless Mode
7. IEEE 802 11g 54Mbps Wireless Bridge Dolphin M User s Manual V1 0 0 Dolphin M User s Manual Copyright There is no any clear or implicit assurance in the user s manual of our company including the assurance of selling or installing for the special purpose There are rival s volumes to carry on the power to alter or revise in our company if alter and forgive me for not issuing a separate notice You can t duplicate any content of this manual by the written permission of our company About the manual The purpose to use this manual is for install the wireless bridge This manual is including disposing course and method and helping the customer to solve the unpredictable problem Dolphin M User s Manual Chapter 1 Introduction Introduction Thank you for choosing 802 11b g Ethernet to Wireless Bridge Dolphin M Dolphin M is an IEEE 802 11g standard wireless bridge enabling a laptop pc or embedded device with Ethernet port without build in wireless capability to connect to a wireless LAN It delivers a 54Mbps high speed and fully compliant with 802 11b amp 802 11g standard and could easily be changed to support 802 11a standard by inserting the 802 11a compliant mini PCI wireless module it has two working mode Infrastructure and Ad hoc Dolphin M provides both basic 64 128 bit WEP encryption and Wi Fi Protected Access home WPA professional WPA2 It s completely driver free so it works on any platform and unde
8. User s Manual Chapter 2 Basic configuration Default settings As you are the first time to use the bridge you ll see the default settings as the following table You can also restore the default settings please refer to Restore to Factory Defaults for detailed method Diagram 2 Default Settings Default Value Password Bridge Name 802 11b g Bridge Working mode SSID ZQNET Best Automatic 802 11 mode Mixed 802 11g and 802 11b Auto Follow AP Network Authentication Open Auto Data Encryption Address Clone Mode Wireless module RTS Threshold Fragment Threshold Beacon Interval Transmit Power Antenna Selection IP Setting DHCP Client Disable Default IP address 192 168 0 60 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 0 1 Dolphin M User s Manual Using the WEB management The WEB management offers a friendly user s interface You can look into and configure the device through the browser 1 First activate the IE and type the default IP http 192 168 0 60 Notice Please set the IP Net segment of the PC adapter to the same as the bridge 2 Enter the login windows input the default user name and password press OK button then you can enter the main page and set the device Connect to 192 168 0 60 t 4 Login User name admin Password jecccccce Remember my password Figure 2 Login page 3 After you login successfully you will see the ma
9. ation NOTE You may need to reload this page to see the current settings Bridge Information Bridge Name 802 11b g Bridge MAC Address OOOAEBAGDFE4 Mettler Toledo firmware version 6 6 0P 1023 SSID of AP ZQNET BSSID of AP 0011953C1E16 Current transmit rate 54 Mbit s Current channel 8 Security None IP address 192 168 0 60 Static Local intranet Figure 8 General Information of the wireless bridge 19 Dolphin M User s Manual View the AP list Open the page of APs you can check the status of around available networks within the range of the wireless bridge it includes the MAC address SSID Channel Mode Rate and RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication 3 IEEE 802 11 Device Configuration Microsoft Internet Explorer TOX File Edt MHB view Favorites Tools Help a Q Back x a A po Search e Favorites amp iv te jw Address http 192 168 0 60 O e sw ma VI EJGo Links Googlev v G Search Bridblocked F Check YG M 802 11 erige il j Access Points This is a list of available access points MAC address SSID Channel Mode Rate RSSI 001562805960 Not available 2 iig 1 23 0011953C1E16 ZQNET 8 1ig 54 51 O00F3D2899F3 AP 88 xik 11 iig 1 D CE753830001C non spec li 1ib 1 7 Local intranet Figure 9 AP Information within the range of the wireless bridge Device Control and Management Open the page of Admin on the left column
10. e Public Access Point will respond with a CTS message to all stations within its range to notify all other stations to defer transmission It will also Dolphin M User s Manual confirm to the requesting station that the Public Access Point has reserved the channel for transmission e Beacon period The amount of time between beacons in kilo microseconds e802 11d Enable the support for receiving the regional information from Access Point e Transmit Power There are three level of transmit power High default Medium and Low Under default status high transmit power gain the more wide range Set to Medium or Low transmit power may reduce the radiation to the circumstance e Antenna selection There are three antenna working mode Use antenna diversity default Use antenna 1 and Use antenna 2 Dolphin M User s Manual Chapter 5 Management View the basic information Open the page of Information you can see the basic information of the wireless bridge such as Bridge Name MAC address Link status MAC address of the AP etc All the information on the page is read only e IEEE 802 11 Device Configuration Microsoft Internet Explorer OK Ay File Edt MHB View Favorites Tools Help Qsak O x A A Osh ferate iv m bA Address l http 192 168 0 60 O e Api EPR VI Eco Links Googlev v C Search 10blocked F check om 802 11 riage SA EDO Information Inform
11. el of WEP WPA and WPA2 e Auto select the suitable speed of 1 2 5 5 6 9 11 12 18 22 24 36 48 54Mbps to let the network quality stay in best condition eSupport WEB management and update and also support configuration through Ethernet port eDynamic LED indicator provide simple working state indication and troubleshooting e Display AP list in the range of activity Application eRemote access to corporate network information E mail file transfer and terminal emulation e Difficult to wire environments Historical or old buildings and open area where wiring is difficult to deploy eFrequently changing environments Retailers manufacturers and those frequently rearrange the workplace and change location will use this Dolphin M User s Manual eTemporary LANs for special projects or peak time Trade shows exhibitions and construction sites where a temporary network will be practical Retailers airline and shipping companies need additional workstations during peak period Auditors requiring workgroups at customer sites e Access to database for mobile workers Doctors nurses retailers accessing their database while being mobile in the hospital retail store or office campus e SOHO Small Office and Home Office users SOHO users need easy and quick installation of a small computer network e High security connection The secure wireless network can be installed quickly and provide flexibility Dolphin M
12. er It must go until finish the reboot 21 Dolphin M User s Manual Device Name IP settings and Access Control Device name Device name 802 1 1b g Bridge This is the name that the bridge will use to identify itself to external configuration and IP address finding programs This is not the same as the SSID It is okay to leave this blank if you are not using these programs IP settings IP Address Mode Static DHCP Select DHCP to get the IP settings from a DHCP server on your network Select Static to use the IP settings specified on this page Default IP 192 168 0 60 address Type the IP address of your bridge Default subnet 255 255 255 0 mask The subnet mask specifies the network number portion of an IP address The factory default is 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 0 1 This is the IP address of the gateway that connects you to the internet The factory default is 192 168 1 1 Security User name admin This is the user name that you must type when logging in to these web pages Administrator bettie tie password This is the password that you must type when logging in to these web pages You must enter the same password into both boxes for confirmation Save Cancel Figure 12 Device name IP settings and Security Up to 19 characters are valid or leave it blank when changing the device name eIP settings gt Set the static IP address S
13. es are connected to the Bridge the MAC Address of the Bridge will not change Advanced wireless Fragmentation threshold 2346 Transmitted wireless packets larger than this size will be fragmented to maintain performance in noisy wireless networks The valid range is 256 65535 Values larger than about 1560 will prevent fragmentation from taking place RTS threshold 2346 Transmitted wireless packets larger than this size will use the RTS CTS protocol to a maintain performance in noisy wireless networks and b prevent hidden nodes from degrading performance The valid range is 1 65535 Values larger than about 1560 will prevent RTS CTS from taking place Beacon period 100 In adhoc mode beacons are sent out periodically This is the number of milliseconds between each beacon The valid range is 20 1000 802 11d oO Check this box to enable support for receiving regional information from the access point Transmit P Power High i Select Antenna Transmit Power Antenna F 5 selection Use antenna diversity v Select antenna of non MiMo radios for testing The valid values are Of auto switching 1fantenna 1 and 2 antenna 2 Figure 7 Advanced wireless 16 Dolphin M User s Manual MAC address clone Controls the MAC address of the bridge as seen by other devices there are two options to the cloning mode WLAN card Ethernet client If set to WLAN card
14. in page as follows Dolphin M User s Manual 5 IEEE 802 11 Device Configuration Microsoft Internet Explorer TOK File Edt MHEG View Favorites Tools Help ay gt Qa a a P Psearch sie Favorites er ne wm Jl poem Address http 192 168 0 60 O wee BARRE vl Eco Links Google 192 168 0 60 G Search Briidblocked F Check AutoLink 7 Ww i 2 802 11 Bridge yt OLEDO Information Information NOTE You may need to reload this page to see the current settings Bridge Information Bridge Name 802 11b g Bridge MAC Address 000AEBAGDF64 Mettler Toledo firmware version 6 6 0P 1023 SSID of AP ZQNET BSSID of AP 0011953C1E16 Current transmit rate 54 Mbit s Current channel 8 Security None IP address 192 168 0 60 Static Local intranet Figure 3 Main Page Set the Basic Wireless Parameters Press the item Wireless on the left column and you can set the Basic Wireless Parameters Dolphin M User s Manual e IEEE 802 11 Device Configuration Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit MHB View Favorites Tools Help Qs x A E search g Favorites RQ m hea Address http 192 168 0 60 matr mas VE Links Google 192 168 0 60 v G Search 10blocked F Check AutoLink Bros 802 11 erage fOLEDO Basic Wireless On this page you can configure the basic 802 11a g wireless settings
15. n the bridge works in Ad hoc mode when the bridge works in infrastructure mode the channel is auto running after the AP s Dolphin M User s Manual Chapter 3 Security Configuration Security Setup You can press the item Security on the left column to configure the wireless security parameters to enhance the security of the wireless network WPA setup WPA configuration Enable WPA Authenticator to require stations to use high grade encryption and authentication WPA Enable wy WPA Mode WPA wm Select the WPA Mode Cipher Type TKIP v Select the cipher type PSK password Enter a text pass phrase between 8 and 63 characters Figure 5 WPA setup e WPA Enable Check the box to enable WPA security if you use the WPA for the wireless data encryption e WPA Mode WPA WPA home WPA2 WPA professional eCipher Type There are three cipher types to be selected TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol AES Advanced Encryption Standard Dolphin M User s Manual TKIP AES ePSK Pre Shared Key The length of PSK should be 8 64 characters WEP setup WEP configuration WEP is the wireless encryption standard To use it you must enter the same key s into the bridge and the access point For 64 bit keys you must enter 10 hex digits into each key box For 128 bit keys you must enter 26 hex digits into each key box hex digit is either a number from 0 to 9 or a letter from to F
16. r any operating system Since there s no drivers to load setup is a snap configure the network settings through your PC s web browser then plug it into your device and go it also has the ability to be configured through your device s Ethernet port Dolphin M provides highly stable secure flexible and reliable wireless connection This guide shows you how to setup and connect Dolphin M wireless bridge to your wireless LAN Appearance of product Dolphin M User s Manual Down Reset Button Ethernet Port Figure 1 Appearance of Dolphin M LED mechanical description LED definition _ status LED1 POWER Red Power enabled e fos e Ee LED2 WLAN Red activity Flashing quickly Wireless LAN traffic activity On No wired LAN activity LED3 LAN Red Flashing Wired LAN traffic activity On mini PCI wireless module LED4 enabled Off mini PCI wireless module disabled Dolphin M User s Manual Features and benefits eHigh Speed amp Backward Compatible The high speed device simultaneously supports both IEEE 802 11b g 54Mbps wireless networks eCompliant with IEEE 802 3 802 3u wired Ethernet network protocol auto identify MDI MDIX s 10M 100M Ethernet port eSupport two wireless working modes Infrastructure and ad hoc eSupport MAC clone function eSupports static IP address or DHCP client to obtain IP address from DHCP server automatically e Provide the highest available security lev
17. ubnet mask and Gateway manually In general you could use 255 255 255 0 as the subnet mask gt Enable DHCP client The device could obtain IP address Subnet Mask and Gateway from the DHCP server Notice You could use former used IP address to access the device while obtaining IP address unsuccessfully 22 Dolphin M User s Manual e You could change the user name and password to login to the device next time their all have the limited length of 15 characters Click Save button to store the changes and reboot the device to activate the changes Restore to Factory Defaults eBack to default setting via Web Open the page of Admin and click Reset Configuration button then the bridge reboot and back to default settings e Back to default setting via hardware Default Button Set the switch to UP state on Figure 1 hold on the Reset button at least 5 seconds then release after about 5 seconds the light LED2 WLAN turn off then flash the operation is successful WBCP Management e You may also manage and configure the bridge by sending packets complying with WBCP Wireless Bridge Configuration Protocol protocol through the Ethernet port of your device 23
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