IEEE802.11a+g Access Point with PoE User's Guide
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1. 10 SPECIFICATION 28 30 31 33 34 35 35 36 36 37 38 38 39 39 40 Regulatory Information 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 This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party re2. The 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT maintains a system log that you can use to track events that have occurred in the system Such event messages can sometimes be helpful in determining the cause of a problem that you may have encountered You can select System Log on the left side of the Device Status window to view log events recorded in the system The System Log entries are shown in the main screen along with the log level the severity level of messages that are being displayed lower is severer and the uptime which is the amount of time since the 802 11 A4 G ACCESS POINT was boot up E Acc ss Boint EE BOE 11et a Eo Setup Wizard 1 8 Device Status o Advanced Settings ya System Tools 4 Logout System Log Log Level 3 err Jan 1 00 00 39 AirRDAT 81 csp Link Up on interface lan EE Device Information Jan 1 00 27 06 AirRDAT 81 http Login into the system Firmware Version 1 01803 Device IP 182 158 1 1 Device MAC O0 08 66 3E EF 96 Wireless MAC 1 0B BB 3E EF 85 Wireless MAC 0B BB 3E EF 84 Uptime dd hhezmm 0 00 41 34 7 2 Wireless Client Table The wireless client table lists the current wireless clients and its MAC address state and traffic statistics You can check this table by clicking Wireless Client Table at the left side of the Device Status window A Wireless Client Table 7 3 Bridge Table The bridge table shows all MAC entries learned from the wired LAN int
3. 1 1A4G ACCESS POINT to the factory default settings 1 In System Tools tab select Factory Default Factory Default Dia vau really want to restore the configuration to factory defaults CAUTION Restoring factory default settings will erase all your previous settings NOTE After you set factory default system will automatically reboot me Click YES button 8 4 Reboot You can reboot your 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT from the Browser hg In System Tools tab select Reboot System A Reboot System Dia vau really wantto rebootthe Wireless Access Point YES E Click YES button Note Rebooting the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT disconnects any active clients and therefore will disrupt any current data traffic 38 9 Help You can click Help to get help with frequently asked questions about the wireless Access Point Access Point IEEE BOP 11a g a Setup Wizard i ia Im Configure the basic settings of the Wireless Access Point i 5 B o Device Status i 4 r Show he device Inl armatian table and mare mi 2855 cien o e Advanced Settings L word configure radius server Lhange the pass SFE zl settings serup pratama mode and mare ep System Tools ry IT n Upgrade the firmware reboot the Wireless A pony asked questions about the 9 1 What If You Forgot the Password If you forgot the password the only way to recover is to clear the device configurat
4. Enable Railio 2 Radio 2 Transmit Power 10095 Power w Rate Control Fate at Mbps Age Out Timer sec range 10 65535 default 300 ae range 10 255 default 25 ae range 10 255 default 22 NP a irange 10 255 default 48 suona iranga 10 255 default 22 Beacon Interval The 802 11 A4 G ACCESS POINT broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted in time unit of milliseconds The default value is 100 and a valid value should be between 1 and 65 535 e RTS Threshold RTS CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission Any unicast data or control frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following the RTS CTS handshake exchange mechanism The RTS threshold should have a value between 1 2347 bytes with a default of 2347 It is recommended that this value does not deviate from the default too much 28 Fragmentation Threshold When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold it will be fragmented before the transmission It should have a value of 256 2346 bytes with a default of 2346 If you experience a high packet error rate you should slightly decrease the Fragmentation Threshold DTIM Interval The 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT buffers packets for stations that operate in the power saving mode The Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM informs such power conserv
5. Keying CCK Wireless Transmit EEE802 11a mode 7dBm 54Mbps 20dBm 6Mbps IEEE802 11g mode 17dBm 54Mbps 20dBm 11Mbps 20dBm 1 Mbps IEEES802 11b mode 14dBm Wireless Receive IEEE802 11a mode 85dBm 6Mbps Sensitivity 65dBm 2 54Mbps IEEE802 11g mode 91dBm 1Mbps 84dBm 1 1IMbps 65dBm 054Mbps WLAN Network Infrastructure mode Architecture Type Radio Approvals pass TELEC FCC pre test EMI and Susceptibility Class B Pass VCCI FCC pre test Others IEEE 802 11a IEEE 802 11g IEEE 802 3af 41
6. says Use the DHCP protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device Again as a reminder it is recommended that your 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT should be assigned a static IP address in order to make it easy for you to manage the device later on 5 3 Wireless Settings A Wireless Settings Regulatory Domain United States WLAN Standard for Radio 1 SSID1 O Disable SSID1 Broadcast Mode Channel WLAN Standard for Radio 2 SSID2 Disable SSID2 Broadcast Mode Channel Select Common Security Policy f BACK f NEXT NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled e Network Name SSID The SSID is the network name used to identify a wireless network The SSID must be the same for all devices in the wireless network i e in the same BSS Several access points on a network can have the same SSID The SSID length is up to 32 characters The default SSID is wlan Disable SSID Broadcasting An access point periodically broadcasts its SSID along with other information which allows client stations to learn its existence while searching for access points in a wireless network Check Disable if you do not want the device to broadcast the SSID 15 e Mode WLAN Mode The wireless module is IEEE 802 11g and 802 11b compliant and choosing 11g b allows both 802 11b and 802 11g client stations to get associated However choosing 11g allo
7. to press the FINISH button for your modification to take effect This also makes your new settings saved into the permanent memory on your system A Save Config You have completed the setup wizard configuration Click FINISH to save these settings f BACK f FINISH Congratulations You are now ready to use the 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT Note If you change the device s IP address as soon as you click on FINISH you will no longer be able to communicate with your 802 11A G ACCESS POINT You need to change your IP address and then re boot your computer in order to resume the communication 21 6 Advanced Settings The Advanced Settings tab on the top row of the window allows you to perform modifications that normally you may not need to do for general operations except changing your password from the default factory setting this 1s highly recommended for security purposes Point EE BOZ 11a g Access 19s System Tools 4 Logout 6 1 Password Settings The default factory password is password To change the password press the Password Settings button to enter the Password Settings screen then enter the current password followed by the new password twice The entered characters will appear as asterisks Access Point 47 3 ERE DZ 11atg rj i m m am kr HC E zt Eo Setup Wizard Device Status V Advanced Settings ik System Tools 1 Logout Pass
8. C y WEPKey3 wesa jw O 1 0 wEP keya wesa MIL 0 0 f BACK f NEXT NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled e Key Settings WEP Key 1 4 The length of a WEP64 key must be equal to 5 bytes a WEP128 key is 13 bytes and a WEP152 key is 16 bytes For WEP64 and WEP128 you can just enter a pass phrase and click the GENERATE button to generate the four keys So you can use a mnemonic string as the pass phrase instead of memorizing the four keys e Key Index You have to specify which of the four keys will be active Once you enable the WEP function please make sure that both the 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT and the wireless client stations use the same key Note Some wireless client cards only allow Hexadecimal digits for WEP keys Please note that when configuring WEP keys a WEP128 ASCII key looks like This is a key 13 characters while a WEP128 Hex key looks like 454 68 69 73 20 69 73 20 61 20 6b 65 79 13 bytes 17 9 3 2 802 1x 802 1x allows users to leverage a RADIUS server to do association authentications You can also enable dynamic WEP keys 64 128 152 bit to have data encryption Here you do not have to enter the WEP key manually because it will be generated automatically and dynamically A Wireless Settings Regulatory Domain United States WLAN Standard for Radio 1 SSID1 Disable SSID1 Broadcast Mode Channel WLAN Standard for
9. IEEE802 11a g Access Point with PoE User s Guide Version 1 0 Aug 2005 Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means whether electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher Windows 98 ME 2000 XP are trademarks of Microsoft Corp All copyright reserved Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1 FEATURES 1 2 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1 4 WIRELESS NETWORK SCENARIOS AS AN ACCESS POINT AS A STAND ALONE REPEATER AS A POINT TO MULTI POINTS BRIDGE 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2 1 APPEARANCE 2 2 HARDWARE CONNECTION 3 ETHERNET WLAN CLIENT 4 ACCESS WEB BASED UTILITY 5 SETUP WIZARD 5 1 TIME SETTINGS 5 2 DEVICE IP SETTINGS 5 3 WIRELESS SETTINGS 5 3 1 SECURITY WEP 5 3 2 802 1x 5 3 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK 5 3 4 WPA WPA2 5 4 SAVE CONFIG 6 ADVANCED SETTINGS 6 1 PASSWORD SETTINGS 6 2 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 6 3 SNMP SETTINGS 6 4 MAC FILTERING SETTINGS JN N O OU Uu Un 10 12 13 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 22 23 25 27 6 5 WIRELESS SETTINGS 6 6 OPERATIONAL MODE 6 7 RADIUS SETTINGS 7 DEVICE STATUS 7 1 SYSTEM LOG 7 2 WIRELESS CLIENT TABLE 7 3 BRIDGE TABLE 8 SYSTEM TOOLS 8 1 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 8 2 CONFIGURATION SAVE OR RESTORE 8 3 FACTORY DEFAULT 8 4 REBOOT 9 HELP 9 1 WHAT Ir YOU FORGOT THE PASSWORD
10. Radio 2 SSID2 O Disable SSID2 Broadcast Mode Channel Select Common Security Policy Select Key Length for WEF Rekeying Disable wekeying w BACK NEXT NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled Note After you have finished the configuration wizard you have to configure the Radius Settings in Advanced Settings in order to make the 802 1x function work 18 5 3 3 WPA PSK WPA2 PSK Wi Fi Protected Access WPA with Pre Shared Key PSK provides better security than WEP keys It does not require a RADIUS server in order to provide association authentication but you do have to enter a shared key for the authentication purpose The encryption key is generated automatically and dynamically A Wireless Settings Regulatory Domain United States WLAN Standard for Radio 1 SSID1 O Disable SSID1 Broadcast Mode Channel WLAN Standard for Radio 2 SSID2 O Disable SSID2 Broadcast Mode Channel Select Common Security Policy Pre shared Key ASCII string es 8 63 characters WPA Encryption Type O TKP CCMPIAES Bath WPA Group Rekey Interval seci means disable rekey f BACK f NEXT NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled e Pre shared Key This is an ASCII string with 8 to 63 characters Please make sure that both the 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT and the wireless client
11. double click the icon to access this 23 device directly without having to find out its IP address Syslog Syslog is an IETF Internet Engineering Task Force the Internet standards body conformant standard for logging system events RFC 3164 When the 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT encounters an error or warning condition e g a log in attempt with an invalid password it will create a log in the system log table To be able to remotely view such system log events you need to check the Enable Syslog box and configure the IP address of a Syslog daemon When doing so the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT will send logged events over network to the daemon for future reviewing Syslog server IP address The IP address of the PC where the Syslog daemon is running Email Log Choose whether or not to enable Email Log If enabled enter the email server and email address 24 6 3 SNMP Settings Click SNMP Settings to configure SNMP Community SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol is a widely used network monitoring and control protocol SNMP works by sending messages Protocol Data Units PDUS to different parts of anetwork SNMP compliant devices called agents store data about themselves in Management Information Bases MIBs and return this data to the SNMP requests A SNMP Settings Enable SNMP Assign system information System Mame AuREDAT 81 System Location Input System Location Assign the SNMP community stri
12. ents PC equipped with Ethernet network card or wireless adapter and has appropriate network card driver and TCP IP installed Windows 98 SE 2000 XP RJ 45 Ethernet Cable 1 4 Wireless Network Scenarios A group of wireless stations communicating with each other is called a Basic Service Set BSS and is identified by a unique SSID When an 802 11 A4G ACCESS POINT is used it can be configured to operate in the following three network configurations As An Access Point When configured in the Access Point mode the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT allows a group of wireless stations to communicate with each other through it Such a network 1s called an Infrastructure BSS The 802 1 1A4G ACCESS POINT further provides bridging functions between the wireless network and the wired LAN network When multiple access points are connected to the same LAN segment stations can roam from one 802 11A G ACCESS POINT to another without losing their connections as long as they are using the same SSID This is shown in the diagram below Internet Router Backbone network As A Stand Alone Repeater The purpose of a repeater is to expand an existing infrastructure BSS When configured to operate in the Repeater Mode the 802 11 A G ACCESS POINTS sit between wireless stations and a root AP whose BSS is being expanded as shown below Station m Repeater Repeater As A Point to Multi Points Bridge When co
13. erface wireless clients and WDS peers if running in the WDS mode You can check this table by clicking Bridge Table at the left side of the Device Status window Bridge Table 00 0b 6b 5e ef 94 wlanl bss local 00 0b 6b 3e ef 95 wlan0 bss local 00 0b 6b 3e ef 96 ethO local 00 0e a6 36 a2 44 ethO 02 0b 6b 3e ef 94 wlan1 xr local 02 0b 6b 3e ef 95 wlan0 xr local 35 8 System Tools 8 1 Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the firmware of your 802 11A G ACCESS POINT the software that controls your 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT s operation Normally this is done when a new version of firmware offers new features that you want or solves problems that you have encountered with the current version System upgrade can be performed through the System Upgrade window as follows E In System Tools tab select Firmware Upgrade Access Point ee 2 JE f 1 atq Firmware Upgrade gt Firmware Upgrade Configuration Gave and Restore Select the firmware file by clicking Browse then click UPGRADE Factory Default Reboot System Browse NOTE 1 Do nat power off the AP while Upgrading the firmware 2 B me browsers would fail to locate the firmware file when there is any localized character in the firmware file path Help E Download the firmware Download the firmware from the distributor s web site to your local disk B Enter the path and filename and then click UPGRADE Enter the
14. es to wireless clients Two user authentication methods can be enabled one based on MAC address filter the other based on 802 1x EAP authentication MAC address filtering based authentication requires a MAC address filter table to be created in either the 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT as described in the Chapter 6 4 MAC Filtering Settings and or the Radius server During the authentication phase of a wireless station the MAC address filter table is searched for a match against the wireless client s MAC address to determine whether the station is to be allowed or denied to access the network The Radius server can also be used for 802 1x EAP authentication IEEE 802 1x 1s an IEEE standard that is based on a framework that involves stations to be authenticated called Supplicant an authentication server a Radius Server that provides authentication services and an authenticator that provides necessary translation and mediating functions between the authentication server and the stations to be authenticated The 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT acts as an authenticator and it relays authentication messages between the RADIUS server and client devices being authenticated IEEE 802 1x EAP authentication is enabled by selecting the Security Policy as 802 1x or WPA see Chapter 5 3 Wireless Settings A Radius Settings C Enable RADIUS Server wer P pp Lp pP Part Number Radius Type RADIUS RADIUS Server Retry Times Times 31 E
15. evice cannot communicate with the AP even the link status 10 indicates a successful connection make sure the following settings are properly configured B Operation Mode Infrastructure B SSID wlan B Authentication Open B Encryption None 11 4 Access Web Based Utility n Be sure the AP is installed and PC is configured properly Make sure you have followed steps described in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 for Hardware Installation and PC Configuration m Open the Web browser and type http 192 168 1 1 in URL field This address 1s the default IP of the AP EE Utility window appears Click Setup Wizard Access Point EEE 802 4 1a g Setup Wizard Configure the basic settings of the Wireless Access Point Device Status Show he device information syslog table wireless cient table and mare Advanced Settings Change the password configure radius server settings setup oprational mode and mare System Tools s Upgrade the firmware reboot the Wireless A and more Help Get help with commonly as F af Access Polnt 4 Log on page appears Enter password and click LOG ON The default password is password The password you entered is displayed a string of dots Please enter vour password Forgot your password see the User Guide for Instructions 5 See Chapter 5 Chapter 9 for using the Configuration Utility You may click Help to ge
16. iltering Settings This feature allows you ta define a list af MAC addresses that are authorized to access or denied from accessing the wireless network 9 Disable MAC address control list Na MAC address filtering is performed O Enable GRANT address control list Allow data traffic from devices listed in the table to acces the network Enable DENY address control list Dany idiscard data traffic from devices listed in the table f APPLY Mnemonic Name ooo MAC Address 4 ADD Select Name MAC Address es DELETE SELECTED NOTE Incorrect configuration may cause undesirable behavior Please refer ta the user manual for more details Disable MAC address control list When selected no MAC address filtering will be performed Enable GRANT address control list When selected data traffic from only the specified devices in the table will be allowed in the network Enable DENY address control list When selected data traffic from the devices specified in the table will be denied discarded by the network 27 6 5 Wireless Settings Wireless Settings Beacon Interval msec range 20 1000 default 100 RTS Threshold range 1 2347 default 2347 Fragmentation range 256 2346 default 2346 DTIM Interval range 1 255 default 1 User Limitation range 1 100 default 100 1 Enable privacy separator Enable Ratio 1 Radio 1 Transmit Power 1008 Power w
17. ing stations that there are packets waiting to be received by them The DTIM interval specifies how often the beacon frame should contain DTIMs It should have a value between 1 to 255 with a default value of 3 Enable privacy separator for 2 radio enable disable Radio 1 Radio 2 Transmit Power 100 75 50 25 12 Age Out Timer Ranges from 10 to 65535 seconds The default is 300 AckTimeOut Ranges from 10 to 255 The default is 25 AckTimeOut Turbo 11a Ranges from 10 to 255 The default is 22 AckTimeOut 11g Ranges from 10 to 255 The default 1s 48 AckTimeOut Turbo 11g Ranges from 10 to 255 The default is 22 29 6 6 Operational Mode The 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT can be configured to operate in one of the following two modes as mentioned previously in Chapter 1 4 Wireless Network Scenarios 1 Access Point 2 Wireless Distribution System Bridge Mode When configured as a Bridge you need to further configure the name and MAC address of its peer Wireless Distribution System devices e Operational Mode Select a Radio to configure Radiot Radio select the operational mode 9 Access Point O Wireless Distribution eystemiBridge Made APPLY Additional configurations for WOS mode PerName mac address F PL PL PL f ADD select Peer Name MAC Address f DELETE SELECTED J 30 6 7 Radius Settings Radius servers provide centralized authentication servic
18. ion and return the unit to its original state as shipped from the factory To do so insert a straightened paperclip into the RESET hole on the back panel of the AP to press the button Press and hold for about 2 5 seconds and then wait for the AP to finish booting Please note that this will also clear your current configuration and restore the configuration from the factory default 39 10 Specification Dimension 190 0 L x 145 5 w x 29 0 H mm LAN Port 1X RJ 45 10 100Mbps port with PoE 802 3af support Power Supply External Power Adapter with 100V input 5V 2A GENE c Temperature Range Range IEEES02 11a 5GHz OFDM IEEES02 11b 2 4GHz CCK IEEE802 11g 2 4GHz OFDM Atheros Proprietary Super A GTM mode 802 11a Frequency Range 4 9 to 5 0 and 5 03 to 5 091GHz 5 15 to 5 25 GHz 5 15 to 5 35 GHz 5 725 to 5 825 GHz 802 11b g 2 412 2 472GHz 2 412 2 462GHz Channels Support 802 11b only Default Japan FCC 11 1 11 Europe ETSI 13 1 13 Japan 14 1 14 802 11b g FCC 11 1 11 Europe ETSI 13 1 13 Japan 13 1 13 802 11a FCC 12 Europe ETSI 19 Japan 4 34 38 42 46 802 11a Turbo FCC 5 Atheros Proprietary Super A GTM mode Super a without Turbo Japan Super a with Dynamic Turbo Super a with Static Turbo 802 11g Turbo Super g without Turbo Japan Super g with Dynamic Turbo Super g with Static Turbo Modulation Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM Technology Complementary Code
19. ke effect until you click FINISH on the save config page The Device IP Settings screen allows you to configure the IP address and subnet of the device Although you can rely on a DHCP server to assign an IP address to the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT automatically it is recommended that you configure a static IP address manually in most applications If you choose to assign the IP address manually check the button that says Assign static IP to this device and then fill in the following fields e IP Address and IP Subnet Mask These values default to 192 168 1 1 and 255 255 255 0 respectively It is important to note that there are similar addresses falling in the standard private IP address range and it is an essential security feature of the device Because of this private IP address the device can no longer be accessed seen from the Internet Gateway IP Address Enter the IP address of your default gateway e DNS Server The Domain Name System DNS is a server on the Internet that translates logical names such as www yahoo com to IP addresses like 66 218 71 80 In order to do this a query is made by the requesting device to a DNS server to provide the necessary information If your system administrator requires you to manually enter the DNS Server addresses you should enter them here 14 If you choose to use a DHCP Server to acquire an IP address for the 802 11 A G Access Point automatically check the button that
20. nable Radius Server Check this option to enable RADIUS server Server IP The IP address of the RADIUS server Port Number The port number that your RADIUS server uses for authentication The default setting is 1812 Shared secret This is used by your RADIUS server in the Shared Secret field in Radius protocol messages The shared secret configured in the 802 11 A G ACCESS POINT must match the shared secret configured in the RADIUS server The shared secret can contain up to 64 alphanumeric characters Retry Times The number of times the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT should attempt to contact the primary server before giving up 32 7 Device Status The following chapters cover other management aspects of your 802 11 A4 G ACCESS POINT B How to view the device status How to view the system log How to upgrade the firmware of your 802 11A G ACCESS POINT How to save or restore configuration changes How to reset the configuration to the factory default How to reboot your 802 1 1A4 G ACCESS POINT What if you forgot the password You can monitor the system status and get general device information from the Device Information screen Device Information Firmware Version This is at the left bottom corner of the Device Status 1 01803 Device IP 182 158 1 1 Device MAC Dn OB BB 3bE EF S85 window Wireless MAC 1 UU O B BB 3E EF 85 Wireless MAC UU O B BB 3E EF 94 Uptime dd hh mm 0 00 41 33 7 1 System Log
21. nfigured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System WDS Mode the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT provides bridging functions between the LAN behind it and separate LANs behind other AP s operating in the WDS mode The system will support up to eight such AP s in a WDS configuration Note that an 802 11A G ACCESS POINT running in the WDS mode can also support wireless stations simultaneously as shown in the left most AP in the diagram below Wireless Distribution system 2 Hardware Installation 2 1 Appearance ANTENNA RESET POWER x LAN e POWER Power connector e RESET Resets the AP to factory defaults Insert a straightened paperclip into the hole to press the button Press and hold for about 2 5 seconds and then wait for the AP to finish booting e LAN Lan cable connector LED Description b 11a 11b g 100M LINK ACT Power Wireless LAN Power No LAN connection Blinking Transmit Receive Data Transmit Receive Data 2 2 Hardware Connection 1 Choose a place for the AP 1 Locate the AP at the center of your wireless network for better coverage of the wireless stations 2 Adjust the direction of the antennas P Connect the cables 1 Connect the power cable 2 Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the AP and the other end to the PC Electrical Outlet PC 3 Ethernet WLAN Client You can access the AP s Web i
22. ng Community String For write private fF APPLY Assign a specific name and IP address for your SNMP trap manager Name emus f ADD Select Name IP Address Enable f DELETE SELECTED j e Enable SNMP Choose whether or not to enable SNMP e System Information Enter the Name Location and Contact persons for SNMP manager Community String Access to the SNMP device is controlled through community strings Community strings can be thought of as passwords If you don t have the correct community strings you cannot retrieve any data or 25 make any changes Community strings can control the access rights for Read or for Write Name and IP Address Enter Name and IP Address for SNMP trap manager SNMP Trap The Access point receives SNMP Traps from network equipment routers switches and workstations Traps are sent when errors or specific events occur on the network Traps are normally only sent to end stations which are currently sending SNMP requests to the device in question 26 6 4 MAC Filtering Settings The 802 11A G ACCESS POINT allows you to define a list of MAC addresses that are allowed or denied to access the wireless network To add a MAC address into the table enter a mnemonic name and the MAC address and then click ADD The table lists all configured MAC Filter entries To delete entries check the corresponding select boxes and then press DELETE SELECTED MAC F
23. nterface via Ethernet or wireless network Before doing so you have to make sure that your PC is on the same subnet with the AP The AP s default settings are B IP Address 192 168 1 1 B Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 B DHCP server Disabled Therefore you need a static IP for your PC s TCP IP settings B IP Address 192 168 1 is a number between 2 254 B Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Follow the steps below to configure a static IP for your PC Later if you enable the AP s DHCP server you may set your PC to be a DHCP client 1 Set up TCP IP for your PC For Windows 98 ME 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click Network 3 Select TCP IP protocol and click Properties 4 On the IP Address tab select Specify an IP address 5 Enter the IP address and subnet mask 6 Select Gateway tab and set the gateway value 7 Click OK twice to save the new settings Restart your PC if necessary For Windows 2000 XP 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel 2 Double click Network Dial up Connections or Network Connections 3 Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties 4 Select Use the following IP address and enter the IP settings 5 Click OK when finished 2 Set up wireless client If you choose to wirelessly access the AP be sure your PC is equipped with 802 1 la or 802 11b or 802 11g wireless devices If you found that your wireless d
24. path and filename of the downloaded firmware file or click Browse to locate the firmware file Click the Upgrade button to start upgrading 36 4 Reset the system When the upgrading is complete you need to reset the system for the new firmware to take effect Note It is recommended that you do not upgrade your 802 11A G ACCESS POINT unless the new firmware contains a new feature that you want or if it contains a fix to a problem that you ve encountered 8 2 Configuration Save or Restore You can save system configuration settings to a file and later download it back to the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT by following the steps below EH In System Tools tab select Configuration Save and Restore A Configuration Save and Restore Click SAVE TO FILE to save your configuration to a management host f SAVE TO FILE Select the text configure file by clicking Browse then click RESTORE FROM FILE Browse RESTORE FROM FILE NOTE Some browsers would fail ta locate the configuration file when there is any localized character in the configuration file path P Click SAVE TO FILE or RESTORE FROM FILE Click SAVE TO FILE to save your configuration to a management host To restore from file please enter the path of the configuration file or click the Browse button to locate the file and then click RESTORE FROM FILE 37 8 3 Factory Default You can reset the configuration of your 802
25. sponsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation IMPORTANT NOTE FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator amp your body This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter 1 Introduction 1 1 Features High performance 11 Mbps 802 11b or 54Mbps 802 11a g data rate Wi Fi WPA certificated interoperability WDS Wireless Bridge mode support Repeater Mode support Wireless Repeater WPA with PSK TKIP AES support WPA2 support 152 bit WEP support Atheros Proprietary Super A G mode support Atheros Proprietary Support adjustable output power IEEE 802 3af PoE compliance Privacy Separator support SNMP v1 v2 support ACKTimeOut setting User Limitation Static Load Balancing 1 2 Package Contents One 802 11A G ACCESS POINT One 5V AC power adapter with a barrel connector CD of the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT User Guide Two Reverse SMA Antennas 1 3 System Requirem
26. stations use the same key Encryption Type There are two encryption types TKIP and CCMP AES While CCMP provides better security than TKIP some wireless client stations may not be equipped with the hardware to support it You can select Both to allow TKIP clients and CCMP clients to connect to the Access Point at the same time Group Rekey Interval A group key is used for multicast broadcast data and the rekey interval is time period that the system will change the group key periodically The shorter the interval is the better the security is 60 seconds is a reasonable time and it is used by default 19 5 3 4 WPA WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access WPA requires a RADIUS server available in order to do authentication same as 802 1x thus there is no shared key required The Encryption Type and Group Rekey Interval settings are same as WPA PSK s A Wireless Settings Regulatory Domain United States WLAN Standard for Radio 1 SSID1 Disable SSID1 Broadcast Mode Channel WLAM Standard for Radio 2 SSID2 Disable SSID2 Broadcast Mode Channel Select Common Security Policy WPA Encryption Type CO TKIP O CCMP AES Both WPA Group Rekey Interval sectii means disable rekey f BACK f NEXT NOTE To access the wireless network user must have correct SSID and encryption key if enabled 20 5 4 Save Config If you make changes on the web based configuration utility remember
27. t help with commonly asked questions about the AP 12 5 Setup Wizard The Setup Wizard will guide you through a series of configuration screens to set up the basic functionality of the device After you finish the settings remember to press the FINISH button for the settings to take effect See Chapter 5 4 Save Config for details 5 1 Time Settings INL Al ss Point 5 EE De 14a g Setup Wizard l Time Settings F3 Device IP Settings Enable NTP ys Wireless Settings gt local time zone GMT408 0 Beling Hone Kong Singapore Taipei mmm local date and time HH MM SS 9 90 C NEXT NOTE Changes to this page will nat take effect until vau click FINISH on the save config page y After logging in the time settings page appears The device time is automatically set to the local time of the management PC at the first time a connection is made To modify the device s time modify the appropriate fields then click NEXT 13 5 2 Device IP Settings A Device IP Settings You can select one of the following two approaches to assign an IP address to this device e Assign static IP to this device IP Address 192 l 168 l IP Subnet Mask 255 l 255 b Gateway IP Address 192 168 DNS Server lo 0 0 0 Use the DHCP client protocol to automatically get the IP address for this device f BACK f NEXT NOTE Changes to this page will nat ta
28. word Settings System Management Change Password SNMP Settings MAC Filtering Settings i 2 Wireless Settings Operational Mode Current Password O ME SURGE New Password Re enter New Password 4 To change your administrative password enter your current password and then the new password twice f APPLY 22 6 2 System Management Clicking the System Management button to configure system related parameters to for the 802 11A G ACCESS POINT a System Management Local Management Disable management from wireless client System Administration HTTP Part Ma timeout minutes UPnP Enable UPnP Bridge Enable STP Syslog Cl Enable Syslog syslog server IP address 0 b oj 0 Email Log Cl Enable Email Log NOTE Syslog is a standard far logging system events IETF RFC 3154 System event messages generated by the wireless access paintwill he sant to a Syslog daemon running on a server identified by this IP address Local Management Choose whether to disable the management from wireless client or not e Management Session Time out This setting specifies the duration of idle time inactivity before a web browser or telnet management session times out The default time out value is 10 minutes UPnP The Universal Plug and Play UPnP feature allows a Windows XP ME PC to discover this 802 11 A G Access Point and automatically show an icon on the screen Then a user can
29. ws only 802 11g client stations to get associated and get better overall performance 802 11a is not compliant with either 802 11b or 802 11g choosing 11a only allows 802 11a client stations to get associated The same explanation for both of the radios Channel Select a channel from the available list to use All devices in a BSS must use the same channel You can select Auto to let the system pick up the best channel for you Note The available channels are different from country to country and for different WLAN mode Security Policy You can select different security policy to provide association authentication and or data encryption See Chapter 5 3 1 Chapter 5 3 4 for details 16 5 3 1 Security WEP WEP allows you to use data encryption to secure your data from being eavesdropped by malicious people It allows 3 types of key 64 WEP64 128 WEP128 and 152 WEP152 bits You can configure up to 4 keys using either ASCII or Hexadecimal format WLAN Standard for Radio 2 SSID2 O Disable SSID2 Broadcast Mode Channel Select Common WEP 3 Security Policy Encryption Enabling encryption will secure data and prevent unautharized users fram accessing your wireless network Identical encryption keys must he entered on all authorized wireless clients Passphrase for 64bit O 128bit GENERATE Select one of the WEP keys for the wirless network wePKeyt WEPG ASCU MT WEP Key2 WEPGLAS
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