Edimax Technology Wireless LAN Access Point User's Manual
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1. 3 1 Getting Started This Access Point provides web based configuration tool allowing you to configure from wired or wireless stations Follow the instructions below to get started c onfiguration From W ired Station 1 Make sure your wired station is in the same subnet with the Access Point The default IP Address and Sub Maskofthe Access Point IS Default IP Address 192 168 2 1 Default Subnet 255 255 255 0 Configure your PC to bein the same subnet with the Access Point 1a W indows 95 98 Me 1 Clickthe Startbutton and select Setti ngs then click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double click Network icon The Network window will appear 3 Check your list of Network Components If TCP IP is not installed click the Aaa button to install it now If TCP IP is installed goto step 6 4 Inthe Network Component Ty pe dialog box select Protocol and click Add button 5 Inthe Select Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft and TCP IP and then click the OK button to start installing the TCP IP protocol You may need your Windows CD to complete the i nstallati on 6 After installing TCP IP go backto the Network dial og box Select TCP IP fromthe list of Network Components and then click the Properties button W ireless LAN AP Configuration 7 Checkeach of the tabs and verifythe following settings e Bindings Check Client for Microsoft N etworks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft2. The password used by external RADIUS Password Server Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 29 Wireless LAN AP Configuration 3 2 5 Radius Server This Access Point provides an internal RADIUS server to authenticate wireless station users You have to add user accounts to the RADIUS ser ver The wireless station user has to use one of these accounts to login to the Access Point before access the wireless LAN Youalso have to add secret key to the RADIUS server RADIUS ser ver client has to use one of these secret keys to login the RADIUS ser ver before ask ng the RADIUS server to authenticate the uses for it Bait Ki Ian p Ze you ta eed Fe deel lte erer tes foes eo weve of le get reri Advanced Setting 7 Ernsti Arii Janar Users Profile jup oo 8 aera Radur merwe MAC Fiering Syatem Lnfpte Cee gurggkoe Tool Ucpade Autterr Stopn Cem up ba 1 chantaj Hout a a 30 W ireless LAN AP Configuration Enable Radius iSelect to enable the RADIUS server Server This tabl e recor ds the accounts of users You want to allow to access your wireless network An account includes Leer Prote table ME User name and Password A wireless LAN user has to enter correct Username and Pass word before hes he is allowed to access the wirele
3. WEP Encr ypti on function With this function your data will be trans mitted over the wireless network secur ely 21 W ireless LAN AP Configuration ranni Radius Server MAL Fiering Syabem Lite ComAguration Beat You can select the 64 bit or 128bit key to encr ypt trans mitted data Larger WEP key alength will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower You also can select Disable to trans mit data without You may select to select ASCII Characters alphanumeric format or Hexadeci mal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range tobe the Format WEP Key For example ASCII Characters guest Hexadecimal Digits 12345 abcde 22 W ireless LAN AP Configuration The WEP keys are used to encr ypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values inthe A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII character as the encryption keys i128 bit WEP input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 13 digit ASCII Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data Only the key you select it in the Default key will take effect Click Apply button at the bottom of the screento save the above configurations You cannowconfigure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 802 1x IEEE 802 1x is
4. Wty Configuration Tend Lipgrade E Reset 3 2 2 Wireless Setting This Access Point supports AP Station Bridge and WDS modes AP Mode provi des pure access point function The simplest wayto build up a wireless LAN is to use AP Mode Station Mode provides the function to connect to other AP without bridge function AP Bridge M ode provides the function to bridge more than 2 wred Ethernet networks together by wreless LAN Youcanusetwo access points with AP Bridge Point to Point mode to bridge two wired Ethernet networ ks together If you want to bridge more than two wired Ether net networks together you have to use enough access points with AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode An 10 W ireless LAN AP Configuration access point with AP Bridge Point to Point mode or AP Bridg e Point to Multi Poi nt mode can only be used to bridge wired Ethernet networ ks together It can t acc ept connection from other wireless station at the same time If you want an access point to bridge wired Ethernet network and provide connection ser vice for other wireless station at the same time you have to set the access point to AP Bridge WDS mode Simpl ys peaking AP Bridge WDS mode function is the combination of AP mode and AP Bridge Poi nt to Multi Poi nt mode AP mode setting page MAC Filter Sal L t Canfguratsa Tool D pgri Reset 11 W ireles
5. You can 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 Domain Name You can specify the Domain Name for DA TREN your Access Point The DHCP Server when enabled will temporarily give your LAN client an IP address In the Lease Time setting you Can specify 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 time thres hold period is reached Start P E nd IP Lease Time Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 3 2 7 Configuration Tool The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save Backup the Access Point s current configuration setting Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience s houl d problems occur with the Access Point and you hawe to reset to factor y default When you save the configuration setting Backup you can re load the saved configuration into the Access Point through the Restore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factor y Default selection this will set all configurati ons to its original default s etti ngs e g when you first purchased the Access Point 37 W ir
6. an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to loginto this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is process ed by aRADIUS server Youcanuse an external RADIUS ser ver or use the RADIUS server built in wth the Access Point This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802 1x but it does not encr yption the data during communication 23 W ireless LAN AP Configuration Erste HO 1x Avehaeericotian a Geer PEPE AP RADE b rit AAD Senat F Radur Server MAC Fiering Syabem ity CoeAguradies Tel You can select to use the internal Use internal RADIUS server to process the MDS PEAP authentication job The internal RADIUS RADIUS Server server uses MD5 PEAP authentication method RADIUS Server The IP address of external RADIUS IP address iserver i The ser vice port of the external RADIUS ser ver RADIUS Server The pass word used by external Password RADIUS server Click Apply button at the bottom of the screento save the above configurations You cannowconfigure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 24 W ireless LAN AP Configuration 802 1x W EP static key IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to loginto this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is process ed by a RADIU S server You can use an external RADIUS ser ver or use the RADIUS server built in wth th
7. dipole antennais detachable by connecti ng to a RP SMA connector Users can install a high gain antenna to the connector for better networklinkquality so that you can build wireless network with more flexibility This product provides easyto useuser interface and allows users to configuring from web browser Also it integrates DHCP server to provide multiple wireless and wired users to get their IP address automatically With the versatile of features this product is the best choice for you to integrate your wireless and wired networ kseamlessl y 1 1 Package Contents The Access Point includes the following items e One Access Point e One Power Adapter e One User s Manual Introduction 1 2 Features e Complies withthe IEEE 802 11g b 2 4GHz specificati on eHighdatarate 54 11 5 5 2 and 1M bps network s peed e Seamlessl yintegrate wireless and wred Ethernet LAN networ ks e Provides aninternal 5 Port Fast Ethernet Switch for wired Ethernet connection e Auto rate fallbackin case of obstacles or interferences e Provide 64 128 bit WEP Data Encr yption function to protect the wreless data transmissions e Built in DHCP ser ver supports auto IP addresses assignment e Supports Web bas ed c onfigurati on 1 3 Specifications e Standards IEEE 802 1 1g b Wireless IEEE 802 3 Wired e Data Rate 54 11 5 5 2 1Mbps auto fallback e Security 64 128 bit WEP Data Encr yption e Frequency Band 2 400 2 4835 GHz Industrial
8. ow lf you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again Just click Reset and Client IP Secr et Key and Re T ype Secret fields will be cl eared If you want to remove some authentication client from the table select the authentication clients you authentication wantto remove in the table and then client fromthe click Delete Selected If you want remove all user authentication clients from the table j ust click Delete All Click Reset will clear your current selections Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 32 W ireless LAN AP Configuration 3 2 6 MAC Address Filtering This Access Point provides MAC Addr ess Filtering which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from acc essing your wireless network Basiegn Dallin s Piire Sat Radus Server MAC Fiering 8 Syasem Uit Cee gurggkoe Toi Upgrade Hout Filtering Enable or disable the MAC Address lege Filtering function This table records the MAC addr esses Of wireless stations you want to allow to access your network The Comment field is the description of the wireless Station ass ociated with the MAC Address andis helpful for you to nize the wireless station MAC Address Filtering Table 33 W ireless LAN AP Configu
9. 1 North America Channel 1 14 Japan Channel 1 13 Europe here are 14 channels available You should assign Alias Name in AP mode AP Bridge Point to Point mode AP Br 15 MAC Address Associated Clients W ireless LAN AP Configuration 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 Point 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 points that Click Show Acti ve Clients button then an Active Wireless Client T able will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access Click Apply button at the bottom of the screento save the above configurations You cannowconfigure other advance sections or start using the Access Point Active W ireless Client Table Active Wireless Client T able records the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting tothe access point You can lookup the MAC Address Number of Transmitted Pac kets Number of Recei ved Packets and Encr yption Status of each active wireless client in this table 16 Wireless LAN AP Configuration Active Wireless Client Table the table shows the MAC address tanemi eG SET TEREN encrypted status for each assmciated saraless client Tore am ke
10. DIUS server to process the MD5 PEAP iauthenticationjob The internal RADIUS RADIUS Ser ver iserver uses MD5 PEAP authentication RADIUS Ser ver The IP address of external RADIUS IP address iserver RADIUS Server The ser vice port of the external RADIUS Server RADIUS Ser ver The password used by external RADIUS Password Sserver Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 26 W ireless LAN AP Configuration W PA pre shared key Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an advanced security standard Youcan use apre shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encr ypt data during communication It uses TKIP to change the encryption key frequently This can improve security very much Home are Setting Advanced Setting 8 Security e Radius Server MAC Filtering Syasem Lite Configuration Te Uppade TKIP canchange the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently AES can provide high level encr yption to enhance the wireless LAN security This will use TKIP or AES based on the WPA2 Mixed other communication peer aut omaticall y 2 W ireless LAN AP Configuration You may select to select ASCII Characters alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f Pre
11. EDIMAX NETWORKING PEOPLE TOGETHER Wireless LAN Access Point User s Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction sses cess cece canes mann Kee mann anan annan eens annan 1 1 1 Package Contents i tir cee cee sree eee anan 1 C2 Ee Ee eu Lee EE 1 4 Physical Description un sree nere sere 1n 3 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Access Point Connection 5 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 6 Sol Getting Starte EE 6 3 2 Configuring the Access Point 10 3 2 1 Status and InformatiON o 10 3 2 2 Wireless Geng ID 3 2 3 Advanced SEttiNQ ere 2 18 A SOGUC Yok abi NEE e ENEE Eege we k l 3 2 5 Radius Gervwer nn OO 3 2 6 MAC Address Filtering 33 32 4 System BR UE 35 3 2 8 Configuration Togo 37 3 2 9 Firmware UpQradE r vre cee ee 39 32L ME EE ees dee deseo 40 Chapter 4 TroubleshOOtiNQ ss cece cece cence rann ansan cae anan anan A1 Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This product is an access point for IEEE 802 1 1g b 2 4GHz wireless network You can use this access point to build up a wireless LAN The pr oduct supports WEP ESSID and MAC address filter functi ons to consolidate the wireless network security With ESSID authentication 64 128 bit WEP encryption and MAC address filtering youcan prevent unauthorized wreless stations from accessing your wireless network The pr oduct s
12. Networks e Gateway All fields are blank e DNS Configuration Select Disable DNS e WINS Configuration Select Disable WINS Resolution e IP Address Select Specify an IP Address Specify the IP Address and Subnet M askas following example v IP Address 192 168 2 3 anyIP address within 192 168 2 2 192 168 2 254 is available do not setup 192 168 2 1 v Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 8 Reboot the PC Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified 9 W indows 2000 Clickthe Startbutton and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel wi ndow will appear 2 Double click Network and Dial up C onnections icon In the Network and Dial up Connec tion window double click Local Area Connectionicon The Local Area Connection window will appear 3 Inthe Local Area Connection window click the Properties button 4 Check your list of Network Components You should see Internet Protocol TCP IP on your list Select it and clickthe Pr operti es button 5 Inthe Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window select Use the following IP address and specify the IP Address and Subnet maskas following v IP Address 192 168 2 3 any IP address within 192 168 2 2 192 168 2 254is available do not setup 192 168 2 1 v Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 6 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified 7 W ireless LAN AP Configuration 19 W indows NT Clickthe Startbutton and select Setti
13. Scientific Medical Band e Radio Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS e Antenna External detac hable dipole antenna with RP SMA connec tor e Connectors 10 100Mbps RJ 45 x 1 e Power 12VDC 1A e Transmit Power 18dBm T ypical e LEDs Power LAN Link Acti ty Wireless Activity e Dimension 30 H x 187 W x 100 D mm e Temperature Operating 32 131 F 0 55 C Storage 4 158 F 20 70 C e Humidity 10 90 Non condensing e Certification FCC CE Introduction 1 4 Physical Description Front Panel On the Access Ponts front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the Access Point s current status Belowis an explanation of each LED NETWORKING PEOPLE TOGETHER 1 2 3 Ki a a oe 6 EW Wireless g AP 5 Ports Switch Status Wireless Activity Antenna is not transmitting or receiving A valid linkis esta blished LinWActivity ashi lt s trans mitti ng or receivi ng data Off No link is established Back Panel Access Point s connection ports are located onthe back panel Belowis the description of each connection port Reset 12 VDC Introduction e Antenna Connector This roundconnection is standard R everse SMA co nn ector where any antennas with Reverse SMA connector can connect to the Access Point e DC Adapter Port Insert the power jackof the power adapter into this port e LAN Port The Access Point s LAN portis where you connect
14. e Access Point This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication EDIMAX Home arpion Kej facr Seling Cret gm Key d En Er Ee Advanced Seating cry pian K 8 Security Esc ron br Radur rya Ersbis 107 1z Arebsspeatee MAC Fitering Leos erro PEPE AP RAGS b rit hare Sener P Syanem UD CoeAguradies Tel Upqgrade Hat Elom ee You can select the 64 bit or 128 bit key ito encrypt trans mitted data Larger WEP ev length will provide higher level of isecurity but the throughput will be lower You also can select Disable to tr ans mit data without encr yotion Key Length 20 W iireless LAN AP Configuration You may select to select ASCII Characters alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f Key Format and 0 9 range tobe the WEP Key For example ASCI Characters Ta The WEP keys are used to encr ypt data transmitted inthe wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules bel ow 164 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit REVE ASCI character as the encryption keys AE bit WEP input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 13 SEI ASCII ch aracters as the encr yption Select one of the four keys to encrypt Yo ur data Only the key you selectitin You can select to use the internal Use internal RA
15. e process You may have to wait afew minutes for the upgrade to complete 39 W ireless LAN AP Configuration Once the upgrade is complete you can start using the Access Point 3 2 9 Reset You can reset the Access Point s system should any problem exist The reset function essentially Re boots your Access Point s system Home Bas Setting KE Security Radius Server MAC Piring Syasem Uiit Cee gurggkoe Tos MCK Inthe event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way Stops functioning 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 complete you may start using the Access Point again 40 Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and oper ation of the Access Point 1 Howto manually find your PC s IP and MAC Address 1 InWindows openthe Command Prompt program 2 Typelpconfig all and Enter e Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP address e Your PC s MAC Address is the one entitled Ph ysical Address What is BSS ID A group of wireless stations and an Access Point compose a Basic Ser vice Set BSS Computers ina BSS must be configured with the same BSSID What is ESSID An Infrastructure configurati on c ould al
16. eless LAN AP Configuration i ep SE Ej ap Ainz iti EOIMAX Home are Seng Sdvanced Setting Security Radur Server MAC Piring Ni li ji Le Cee gurgg koe Tea Uppade PAN AMEE Ehn RESET PA ON sssr Use the Backup tool to save the Access Point s current configurati on to safile named config bin on your PC You can then use the Restore tool to Configuration upload and restore the saved Tools configuration tothe Access Point Alternativel y youcan use the Restore to Factory Default tool to force the Access Point to perform a power reset sand restore the original factor ys ettings 38 W ireless LAN AP Configuration 3 2 8 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the Access Point s firmware Advance a Setting Becurity Radha berver MAC Fitering Syasem Lanny Comfguriiies Toud This tool allows youto upgrade the Access Point s system firmware To upgrade the firmware 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 can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC Please r eset i the Access Point when the upgrade process is complete Firmware Upgrade Once you ve selected the newfirmwar e file click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrad
17. es ams an DI i The number of trans mitted packets that are Sent out from this active wireless station The number of received packets that are received by this active wireless station The transmission rate in Mbps The time in second before dissociation If the wireless keeps idle long than the expired time this acc ess point will dissociate it The wireless client station has to associate again du en H become active 17 W ireless LAN AP Configuration 3 2 3 Advanced Setting You can set advanced parameters of this access point The parameters include Authentication T ype Frag ment Thres hold RTS Threshold Beacon Inter val DTIM Period Trans mit Rate Broadc ast ESSID Operating Rates Mode CTS Protection Transmit Bust Mode You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this access point amie fool L t Qu r x a ei d Baasch shy ane Ai ds e TA 28 A rap Ainz dei EDIMAX Home kh emre Sentiman facr Seting Feir wing mo oiy kr more iira Jean el koom ii L a a Advanced Saftling Security dufterg e xs Epe Radus Server fragmen Thed MAC Fiering RTS Threshold Syabem ity CoeAguraiies Tel Upgrade 18 Parameter Authentication Type Fragment Threshol d Data Rate W ireless LAN AP Configuration D There are two authentication types Open System and Shared Key a When you select O
18. his feature is recommended Disabling Broadcast E SSID can If you enable IA PP it will allow wireless station roaming between IAPP enabled access points within the same wireless LAN a This is also called CTS Protection It is recommended to enable the protection mec hanis m This mechanismcan decreas e the r ate of data collision between 802 1 1b and 802 1 1g wireless Stations When the protection mode is enabled the throughput of the AP will be alittle lower due to many of frame traffic should be trans mitted Protection Click Apply button at the bottom of the screento save the above configurations You cannowconfigure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 20 W ireless LAN AP Configuration 3 2 4 Security This Access Point provi des complete wireless LAN security functions include WEP IEEE 802 11x IEEE 802 11 x with WEP WPA with pre shared key and WPA with RADIUS With thes e security functions youcan prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access Please make sure your wreless stati ons use the same security functi on E Rade Server MAC Fiering Ni li ii Configura Tel Upprade Hami Elom W EP WEP is an authentication algorithm which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping T he Authentication type and WEP keyof wireless stations must be the same with the Access Point This Access Point supports 64 128 bit
19. ngs then click Control Panel The Control Panel wi ndow will appear 2 Double click Network icon T he Network window will appear Selectthe Protocol tab fromthe Network window 3 Checkifthe TCP IP Protocol is on your list of Netw ork Protocols f TCP IPis not installed click the Add button to install it now If TCP IP is installed go to step 5 4 Inthe Select Network Protocol window sel ect the TCP IP Protocol andclickthe Ok button to start installing the TCP IP protocol You may need your Windows CD to complete the installati on 5 After you install TCP IP go back to the Network window Select TCP IP from the list of Network Protocols and then click the Properties button 6 Checkeach of the tabs and verifythe following settings e IP Address Select Specify an IP address Specifythe IP Address and Subnet M askas following example v IP Address 192 168 2 3 anyIP address within 192 168 2 2 192 168 2 254 is available do not setup 192 168 2 1 v Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 e DNS Let all fields are blank e WINS Let all fields are bl ank e Routing Let all fields are blank 7 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC wil now have the IP Address you specified 2 Enter 192 168 2 1 from Web Browser to get into the Access Point s configurati on tool 3 A screen will be popped up and request you to enter user name and password T he default user name and pass word is as follows User Name Admin Password 1234 8 Wi
20. p to 15 Curreri digit alphanu meric string of the Acc ess Password Point The default pass word for the Access Point is 1234 Note that the n G EE 5 digit alphanumeric string you want to login REES to the Access Point Note that the pass word is case sensiti ve 35 W ireless LAN AP Configuration Reconfirm the pass word up to 15 digit Re Enter alphanumeric string you want to login Password tothe Access Point Note that the Designate the Access Point s IP IP Address Address This IP Address should be Unique in your network The default IP Address is 192 168 2 1 Specify a Subnet Mas kfor your LAN segment The Subnet Maskof the SCENE Access Pointis fixed andthe value is 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP Ser ver Click Apply button at the bottom of the screento save the above configurations You cannowconfigure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 3 2 7 1 DHCP Server Setting DHCP Server will automatically give your LAN client an IP address If the DHCP is not enabledthen you ll have to manually set your LAN client s IP addr ess PAA MELET aun a specify the gateway IP in your network Perault GEES This IP address should be different from This is the ISP s DNS ser ver IP address Domain Name that theygave you or you can specify Server IP your own preferred DNS ser ver IP address 36 W ireless LAN AP Configuration
21. pen System wireless stations can associate with this access point without WEP encr yption When you select Shared Key you should also setup WEP key in the Encryption page and wireless Stations should use WEP encr ypti on in the authentication phase to associate with this access point If you select Auto the wireless client can associate with this access point by using any one of these two ragmen Threshold specifies the maxi mum size of packet during the fragmentation of data to be transmitted If you set this value too low it will result When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold the access point will not use the RTS CTS mechanism to The inter val of time that this access point broadcast a beacon Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless Eege The Data Rate is the rate this access point uses to trans mit data packets The access point will use the highest possible selected trans mission rate to transmit the data packets 19 W ireless LAN AP Configuration The Long Preamble can provide better wireless LAN compatibility while the Short Preamble can provide Preamble T ype i If you enable Broadcast E SSID every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can Broadcast ESSID discover this access point easily If you are building a public wireless network enabling t
22. ration In the bottom New area fill in the 1 MAC Address and Comment of the wireless station to be added andthen Add MAC Click Add Then this wreless station address into the ill be added into the MAC Address table Filtering Table above lf you find any atypo before adding it and want to retype again Just click Clear and both MAC Address and Comment fields will be E A EE deele Remove MAC lf you want to remove some MAC address fromthe address fromthe MAC Address table Filtering Table select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Sel ected If you want remove all MAC addresses fromthe table just click Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current Selections Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point 34 W ireless LAN AP Configuration 3 2 7 System Utility From here you can define the Access Point s IP Address and Login Password and enable the Access Point to be a DHCP Server Home Basiegn Dallin are Seteng Leien Ve P Ahama of Ve Acten Poel f pou an la ee CDC very kanon pou Hia rt e ip Sdvanced Saftiing Security Bt ce zg feingi Rada Server MAC Piring 8 Syasem Mity Coee gurggkee Tee Uppade Enter the current password u
23. reless LAN AP Configuration Enter the default us er name and pass word then press OK button directl y Connect to 192 168 2 1 S Default admin 1234 User name Le Password C Remember my password 4 Youcan start configuring the Access Point From Wireless Station 1 Makesure your wreless stationis in the same subnet with the Access Point Please refer to the step 1 above for configuring the IP Address and Sub Maskof the wireless station 2 Connecttothe Access Point The Access Point s ESSID is def ault and the WEP Encryption function is disabled Make sure your wireless station is using the same ESSID as the Access Point 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 configurati on tool 4 Enter the user name and password and then press OK button and you are available to configure the Access Point now W ireless LAN AP Configuration 3 2 Configuring the Access Point 3 2 1 Status and Information On this screen you can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name Firmware Version ESSID Channel Number Status IP Address MAC Address etc Pie Edit Gen Feste og hep Gp me a L wl l T F Sean iif recom ZE re Ki La A aa AMS Zt MAN Hore Status amd af srmation e Hisi Selling Mink Be ni Advanced Setiing Si harda var a Zarurfe Keus Server HAL fitter Serie
24. s LAN AP Configuration Station Ad Hoc mode setting page E ITT Riplanti Pie Et Gen Peete og Pep Or CO sl gm J di Whe AH 28821 See iy reste ZE r E Ki EDIMAX Home Brik Setting Advanced Setting Security fiui Server MAC F tertpa LTE TECH Conbauratoe Tool Upgrade Reset T idicrsaets merne Eiplanti Pie Edit Ges Terim Q O HAG Zi Who AH 28821 EDIMAX Home Baa Setting Advanced Setting Security E Raf Server WAC Filiarisg Sal Uit Canfguribsa Teal w Upngrpe R t t dore Wireless Serting Channel Fee WALA RIAZ To hep Sans iy reste Ei af es Wireless Setting 12 W ireless LAN AP Configuration AP Bridg e Point to Point mode setting page 28 bic rowan Irmesrer Ep Pip EP pp Qu r x faal A d Baasch shy panes gr gt e Pl 4 Ej hnp Nin dei EDIMAX Home Wireless Setting 8 kat Setting Sdvanced Seating Radia Server MAC Fitering Sytem L tgte Cee uurggke Taz Upqade Rawat EE byte re Pi Ep ep 6 Ti Qu e sl ai ei d tah shy ane E El rp Vitz Ez Hame Wireless Stfg S fase Setting Advanced Seting Rad Server MAC Fibering Syriam Liy Configura Tesi Upgrade Tatt 13 W ireless LAN AP Configuration AP Bridg e W DS mode setting page SA icross merrier Fapte Pip E pp rou Gan r D Eine a1p2 621 Hame gd fase Seting Ad
25. shared Key La F and 0 9 range to be the Pre shar ed ormat Key For example ASCII Characters lamguest The Pre s hared keyis used to authenticate and encr ypt data i transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules Pre shared Key ibelow Hex WEP input 64 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Click Apply button at the bottom of the screento save the above configurations You cannowconfigure other advance sections or start using the Access Point W PA RAIUS Wi Fi Protected Access WPA is an advanced security standard You can use an external RADIUS ser ver to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session keyto encr ypt data during communication It uses TKIP to change the encr yotion key frequently This can improve security very muc h 28 W ireless LAN AP Configuration Radius Server La mintal MICA PEAP RADNI baret MAC Fiering RADILE e pw KUER A w BACH Gere Pon Cee nurgikoe Tel CH Sann Pareri Uppade Hast Elom Parameter This use CCMP protocol to ch ange WPA2 AES gencr yptio n key frequently AES can provide high level encr yption to enhance e wireless LAN security RADIUS Ser ver au IP address of exter nal RADIUS IP address server RADIUS ServeriThe service port of the external RADIUS Server RADIUS Ser ver
26. so support roaming capability for mobile wor kers More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESS Users within an ESS could roam freel y between BSSs while maintaining a continuous connection to the wireless networkstations and the Wireless LAN Access Points Can data be intercepted while tran smitting through the air WLAN features two fold protection insecurity On the hardware side as with Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum technol ogy it has the inher ent scr ambling security feature On the softwar e side the WLAN series offers the encr yption function WEP to enhance security and access control 41 Troubleshooting What is W EP WEP stands for Wired Equi val ent Privacy a data privacy mechanism based ona 64 40 bit shared key algorithm What isaMAC Address The Media Access Control MAC address is a unique number assigned bythe manufacturer to any Ether net networ king device such as anetwork adapter that allows the networ kto identify it at the hardware level For all practical purposes this number is us uall y permanent Unlike IP addresses which can change ever y time a computer logs on to the network the MAC address of a device stays the same making it a val uable identifi er for the network 42
27. ss Di Di Fill in the Username Pass word and Re Type Pass word of the new E ntto be added and then click i Add Then this new account will be added into the account table below If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again Just click Reset sand Username Password and Re Type Pass word fiel ds will be cl eared If you want to remove some account B mo v s from the table select the accounts you account from the want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all user accounts from the table just clic k Delete All button Click Reset will clear your current selections Add an user account 31 W ireless LAN AP Configuration This table recor ds the clients of the RADIUS ser ver that need to authenticate wireless LAN users Auth entication client information Authentication includes the Client IP and Secret Key An authentication client has to eave use the Secret Key to login to the RADIUS ser ver before it can start to authenticate wireless LAN users An authentication client can be an access Fill in the Client IP Secret Key and Re Type Secret Key of the new authentication client to be added and Den click Add Then this new Gartler authentication will be added into the client at hentication client table bel
28. to your LAN s networ kdewces e Reset The Reset button allows youto do one of two things 1 If problems occur with your Access Point press the reset button with a pencil tip for less than 4 seconds andthe Access Point will re boot its elf keeping your original configurations 2 If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password press the reset button for longer than 4 seconds and the Access Point will reset itself to the factor y default s ettings warning your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings W ireless AN AP Connection Chapter 2 Wireless LAN AP Connection 1 Locate an optimum location for the W ireless LAN Access Point The best location for your Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network with line of sight to all of your mobile stati ons 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 connect the other end of the cable toa switch arouter or ahub The Access Point will then be connected to your existed wired LAN Networ k Connect the DC Po wer Adapter to the W ireless L AN Access Point s Power Socket Only use the power adapter supplied with the Access Point Using a different adapter may damage the product The Hard were In stallation is complet e W ireless LAN AP Configuration Chapter3 Wireless LAN AP Configuration
29. vanced Setting Ber ur ity SEU KE MAC Fibarima Bvgpem Lin Cee gurggkoe Toi Jagade S Hami ris Sp ON bah ETGEN D ae feing Advanced Seating Bec arity Radius Server MAC F ering Swyab em Uit Cee guurgikoeg Tel Ucpade Hami Hib Wireless Stfg J Crane iy E arepa onneton These Dame ee ei toe fe araea SI 3 coe j Then PEJ Mt kou Ki daag TISE Fe ar aaa Pres Esam ered eah 3 2 afe i hariu P Habit Wireless Sening H Chara ie D ee ag page alete F Freien E sed be e area lieu ig DAT ia te a hamai Ierger Aara mij Ciani WELAN UAC 14 Chan nel Number W ireless LAN AP Configuration The alias name of this access point You should assign Alias Namein AP mode and AP Bridge WDS mode It allows you to set the AP fix at 802 11b or 6802 11g mode You also can select B G mode to allow the AP select 802 11 b and 802 119 connection automaticall y The ESSID up to 31 printable ASCII Characters is the unique name identifiedina WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs Please make sure that the ESSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same The default ESSID is def ault You should assign Alias Name in AP mode and AP Select the appropriate channel fromthe list provided to correspond with your network settings Channels differ from country to country Channel 1 1
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