Accton Technology WA-5001 User's Manual
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1. Accton Making Partnership Work Cheetah Wireless 802 11a Access Point WA5001 Quick Installation Guide Accton Making Partnership Work Quick Installation Guide Cheetah Wireless 802 11a Access Point 802 11a Wireless Access Point with 1 10 100Mbps RJ 45 LAN Port Copyright 2003 by Accton Technology Corporation All rights reserved No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Accton Technology Corporation Accton makes no warranties with respect to this documentation and disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability quality or fitness for any particular purpose The information in this document is subject to change without notice Accton reserves the right to make revisions to this publication without obligation to notify any person or entity of any such changes Accton International Headquarters Asia Pacific Headquarters No 1 Creation Road Ill 1 Claymore Drive Science based Industrial Park 08 05 06 Orchard Towers Rear Block Hsinchu 300 Taiwan R O C Singapore 229594 Phone 886 3 5770 270 Phone 65 238 6556 Fax 886 3 5770 267 Fax 65 238 6466 Internet support accton com tw Internet www acctontech com Europe Headquarters Edificio Conata Il Calle Fructu s Gelabert 6 8 29 42 08970 Sant Joan Despi Barcelona Spain Phone 34 93 477 4920 Fax 34 93 477 3774 Accton is a trademark of Accton Technology2. Corporation Other trademarks or brand names mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies WA5001 E042003 R01 150000007000A Accton Technology Corporation Limited Warranty Accton warrants all is products to be free of manufacturing defects in workmanship and materials under normal use and service for the applicable warranty term All Accton products carry a standard 90 day limited warranty from the date of purchase from Accton or its Authorized Reseller Accton may at its own discretion repair or replace any product not operating as warranted with a similar or functionally equivalent product during the applicable warranty term The standard limited warranty can be upgraded to a Limited Lifetime warranty by registering new products within 30 days of purchase from Accton or its Authorized Reseller Registration can be accomplished via the enclosed product registration card or online via the Accton web site Failure to register will not affect the standard limited warranty The Limited Lifetime warranty covers a product during the Life of that Product which is defined as the period of time during which the product is an Active Accton product A product is considered to be Active while it is listed on the current Accton price list As new technologies emerge older technologies become obsolete and Accton will at its discretion replace an older product in its product line with one that inc
3. Mode Disable Enable Standard WEP Setup Authentication Type Check the Shared Key radio button to start filtering frames with addresses defined in the Standard WEP Setup screen Default Open System Acct n OSSO Channel Authentication Type Open System Shared Key Standard WEP Setup Standard WEP Setup For more secure data transmission check the Enable radio button to ensure wireless network security Then select one shared key 1 4 and the proper key size WEP Default Disable OES i Standard WEP Setup Channel WEP Disable Enable WEP Authentication Type e Default Shared Key 1 020304 Standard WEP Setup Shared Key Encryption Key Key Size Shared Key 3 Rag Shared Key 2 fia Shared Key3 fr Shared Key 4 ora eeel Quick Installation Guide Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is implemented in this device to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network All wireless devices must have the same Key ID to communicate Key Length Manual Entry Hex Digits per Key ID 64 bit supports 4 shared keys 10 HEX digits 128 bit supports 1 shared key 26 HEX digits 152 bit supports 1 shared key 32 HEX digits 5 Click on the Finish button when completed 10 Advanced Setup Advanced Setup Click the Advanced setup in the bottom right hand corner to display additional information about the access point configuration as
4. SSID Channel Authentication Type and Standard WEP Setup Z Accton Wireless Microsoft Internet Explorer af xf File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Heak gt O Asearch Gyravorites Hristory Ev 3 E4 A Address http 192 168 1 20 index htm userid Admintpasswd Sup Submit LOGIN Accton Making Partnership Work Quick Installation Guide 4 Click on the Next button to start using the 1 2 3 Setup Wizard 2 Advanced Setup Microsoft Internet Explorer 1 2 3 Setup Wizard The 802 11a access point is a Plug and Play device This means you do not need to configure it in most cases If you are adding this device into an already existing network you may use the Setup Wizard to configure the access point Follow the wizard through each step to set up the access point SSID The Service Set ID This should be set to the same value as other wireless devices in your network Default ANY Note The SSID is case sensitive and can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters Accton OSSO Channel O Authentication Type Set the SSID Service Set Identification of the access point Default ANY z Standard WEP Setup SSID ANY Setup Wizard Channel You can select Enable to set the access point to operate in turbo mode with a data rate of up to 72 Mbps Default Disable Accton Si O Authentication Type Turbo
5. Stations Status radio buttons on the home page displays additional information about the access point status and Stations Status as shown in the following section Access Point Status Accton APS Stations Status AP Statistics 21 Quick Installation Guide In the AP Status page click the appropriate hyperlink to view the access point configuration access point SME statistics station association information or access point transmit and receive statistics AP Configuration View the access point configuration AP SME Station Management Entity View the station association information AP Statistics View transmit and receive statistics Connected Station Status Accton Making Partnership Work AP Status Stations Status i Stations Status In the Station Status page click the appropriate hyperlink to view the Station Configuration Station SME Statistics and Station Statistics The Station Statistics page displays transmit and receive statistics for all associated stations The page is automatically refreshed every five seconds Click the Clear Station Statistics hyperlink to clear all station statistics Stations Configuration Stations SME Stations Statistics ee In the Stations Status page click the appropriate hyperlink to view the Station Configuration Station SME statistics and Station Statistics The Station Statistics page displays transmit and receive statistic
6. channels that are available FCC 8 channels MKK 5 channels 12 Advanced Setup Turbo Mode You may either Enable or Disable the Turbo Mode Default Disable Turbo Mode is the enhanced wireless LAN operating mode not regulated in the standard IEEE 802 11a that can provide a higher data rate The Normal Mode of the 802 11a access point provides connections up to 54 Mbps Enabling Turbo Mode on the 802 11a access point allows the access point to provide connections with a data rate of up to 72 Mbps Note In Normal Mode the channel bandwidth is 20 MHz In Turbo Mode the channel bandwidth is increased to 40 MHz However there are only three channels available when the Turbo Mode is enabled only 1 channel in Japan Performance Accton Making Partnership Work Identification Channel Performance You may configure the access point s Data Rate and Transmit Power in this page Performance Synchronization Transmit Threshold Data Rate best E TCP IP Settings Encryption Transmit Power m X SNMP Hal quarter Za i 90 Data Rate Select best from the drop down list to optimize the data transfer speed for your network Default best Transmit Power Set the signal strength transmitted from the access point The longer the transmission distance the higher the transmission power required Default full 13 Quick Installation Guide Synchronization In
7. standard WEP key 60 per station unique keys also supported You may add the unique key ID which starts from 5 and ends at 64 Access Control List Setup Set the MAC Address Filter Unique Key Encryption Key Kev Sz ACL Disable Enable Strict ACLl MAG Address Key Map permission Bo ol 17 Quick Installation Guide Authentication Type You may choose either the Open System or the Shared Key Default Open System If Shared Key is enabled WEP should be enabled and at least one shared key should be defined But you can enable WEP and set the authentication type as Open System Standard WEP Setup WEP Default Disable Default Shared Key Choose the Shared Key that has the encryption string you prefer Key 1 4 for 64 bit Note All wireless devices must have the same Key ID values to communicate Key Length Manual Entry Hex Digits per Key ID 64 bit supports 4 shared keys 10 HEX digits 128 bit supports 1 shared key 26 HEX digits 152 bit supports 1 shared key 32 HEX digits Advanced WEP Setup How to set up the Unique Key WEP 1 Select a unique key 5 64 2 Enter the encryption key and select the proper key size 3 Click Write and Apply to save the encryption key 4 If you want to read an encryption key select the unique key you want to read then click Read and Apply to view the encryption key 5 If you want to delete an encryption key select the unique
8. Mbps 85 BPSK 9 Mbps 84 QPSK 12 Mbps 83 QPSK 18 Mbps 81 16 QAM 24 Mbps 78 16 QAM 36 Mbps 74 64 QAM 48 Mbps 69 64QAM 54 Mbps 65 BPSK Turbo 12 Mbps 82 BPSK Turbo 18 Mbps 81 QPSK Turbo 24 Mbps 80 QPSK Turbo 36 Mbps 78 16 QAM Turbo 48 Mbps 75 16 QAM Turbo 72 Mbps 71 Specifications 29 Quick Installation Guide Modulation Modulation 5 15 5 25 GHZ dBm 5 25 5 35 GHZ dBm BPSK 6 Mbps 16 20 BPSK 9 Mbps 16 20 QPSK 12 Mbps 16 19 QPSK 18 Mbps 16 19 16 QAM 24 Mbps 16 18 16 QAM 36 Mbps 16 18 64 QAM 48 Mbps 16 16 64 QAM 64 Mbps 14 14 BPSK Turbo 12 Mbps 16 20 BPSK Turbo 18 Mbps 16 20 QPSK Turbo 24 Mbps 16 19 QPSK Turbo 36 Mbps 16 19 16 QAM Turbo 48 Mbps 16 18 16 QAM Turbo 72 Mbps 16 18 30 Terminology Terminology The following is a list of terminology that is used in this document Access Point An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks Ad Hoc An ad hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with LAN adapters connected as an independent wireless LAN Backbone The core infrastructure of a network The portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location where it is unloaded onto a local system Base Station In mobile telecommunications a base station is the central radio transmitter rece
9. Notebook with RE E PC with Wireless PCI Adapter 24 Network Topologies Infrastructure Wireless LAN The WA5001 can also provide access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations An integrated wired wireless LAN is called an infrastructure configuration A Basic Service Set BSS consists of a group of wireless PC users and an access point that is directly connected to the wired LAN Each wireless PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in its wireless group via a radio link or access other computers or network resources in the wired LAN infrastructure via the access point The infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN but also increases the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by passing their signal through one or more access points A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central database or for connection between mobile workers as shown in the following figure Wired LAN Extension H to Wireless Adapters x N Desktop EN As Switch s gw at Notebook with Wireless x PC Card Adapter e i x Access Point PC with Wireless PC Adapter 25 Quick Installation Guide Infrastructure Wireless LAN for Roaming Wireless PCs The Basic Service Set BSS is the communications domain for each Wireless Access Point For wireless PCs that do not need to support roaming set the domain identifier SSID for the wireless card to
10. SID Service Set Identification is the name of a basic service set provided by an access point All clients that want to connect to the Internet via an access point must set their SSIDs to the same as that of the access point SSID This should be set to the same value as other wireless devices in your network Default ANY Accton Identification Identification Channel The identification settings is used to distinguish your access point from Performance other access points These settings include SSID and System Name Synchronization Transmit Threshold TCP IP Settings Encryption SNMP System SSID JANY oee Channel Identification Channel Channel This page is used to select the number of channels as the operating CA radio channels in the access point or to enhance wireless LAN data Synchronization rate up to 72 Mbps by enabling the Turbo Mode Transmit Threshold TCP IP Settings Radio Channel 52 5 26Ghz Performance gi mcryption Turbo Mode Disable Enable eee Radio Channel The radio channel through which the access point communicates to PCs in its BSS page 25 Note that the radio channel for wireless clients is automatically set to the same as that used by the access point to which it is linked Default 52 for US and 38 for Japan e SNMP System Note The available channel settings are limited to local regulations which determine the number of
11. TS PRODUCTS EVEN IF ACCTON OR ITS AUTHORIZED RESELLER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR CONSUMER PRODUCTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS WHICH MAY VARY FROM STATE TO STATE NOTHING IN THIS WARRANTY SHALL BE TAKEN TO AFFECT YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS Accton will provide warranty service for up to three years following discontinuance from the active Accton price list Under the limited lifetime warranty internal and external power supplies fans and cables are covered by a standard one year warranty from date of purchase Contents Introduction Package Checklist System Requirements Hardware Description Ethernet Compatibility Radio Characteristics LED Indicators Applications Hardware Installation Software Installation and Configuration Windows Installation 98 Me NT 2000 XP Setup Wizard Advanced Setup Identification Channel Performance Synchronization Transmit Threshold TCP IP Settings Encryption Authentication Type Standard WEP Setup WEP Default Disable Advanced WEP Setup SNMP System Administration Factory Default Upgrade Firmware Status Access Point Status AP Configuration AP SME Station Management Entity AP Statistics Connected Station Status Station Configuration Stati
12. ack of the WA5001 to restore the factory default settings e Plug the power connector back to the access point Accton Networks 802 11a Wireless Products Maximum Distance Table Important Notice Maximum distances posted below are actual tested distance thresholds However there are many variables such as barrier composition and construction and local environmental interference that may impact your actual distances and cause you to experience distance thresholds far lower than those we post below If you have any questions or comments regarding the features or performance of this product or if you would like information on our full line of wireless products visit Accton s Website at www acctontech com Accton 802 11a Wireless Products Maximum Distance Table Speed and Distance Ranges Environmental 72 Mbps 54 Mbps 48 Mbps 36 Mbps 24 Mbps 18 Mbps 12 Mbps 9 Mbps 6 Mbps Condition Outdoor 35m 40m 220m 250m 320m 350m 380m 450m 500m Environment 115ft 132ft 726 ft 825 ft 1056 ft 1155 ft 1254 ft 1485 ft 1650 ft Indoor 12m 18m 25m 30m 35m 40m 45m 48 m 50m Environment 40 ft 60ft 82ft 99ft 115 ft 132 ft 149 ft 157 ft 165 ft Notes 1 Outdoor Environment A line of sight environment with no interference or obstruction between access point and users 2 Indoor Environment A typical office or home environment with floor to c
13. arts If possible retain the carton including the original packing materials Use them again to repack the product if there is a need to return it for repair System Requirements Before you install the Wireless Access Point be sure you meet the following requirements An A C power outlet 100 240 V 50 60 Hz which will supply power for the access point e An available RJ 45 UTP port on a 10 100 Mbps Ethernet hub or switch 802 11a compliant wireless Ethernet adapters with TCP IP compatible protocol installed e Web browser for configuration Quick Installation Guide Hardware Description Ethernet Compatibility Accton s Wireless Access Point can attach directly to 10BASE T 100BASE TX twisted pair Ethernet LAN segments These segments must conform to the IEEE 802 3 specification The access point appears as an Ethernet node and performs a routing function by moving packets from the wired LAN to remote workstations on the wireless infrastructure Radio Characteristics The Wireless Access Point uses a radio modulation technique known as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM and a shared collision domain CSMA CA It operates at the 5 GHz Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure UNII band with turbo mode Data is transmitted over a half duplex radio channel operating at up to 72 Megabits per second Mbps in the turbo mode and with a maximum operating range up to 500 m 1650 feet LED Indicato
14. ct the Ethernet Cable The WA5001 can be wired to a 10 100 Mbps Ethernet through a network device such as a hub or a switch Connect to the RJ 45 connector socket on the back panel with category 3 4 or 5 UTP Ethernet cable and an RJ 45 connector Hardware Installation 4 Connect the Power Cable Connect the power adapter cable to the 3 3 V DC power socket on the rear panel Warning USE ONLY the power adapter supplied with the WA5001 Otherwise the product may be damaged The CD ROM that comes with the package contains a utility program for the access point Any updates can be downloaded from Accton s Web site at http www acctontech com The WA5001 can be configured over an Ethernet network using RJ 45 cable You may connect the WA5001 to a network device such as a hub or switch Then run the utility program and configure the WA5001 remotely as described on the next page Quick Installation Guide Software Installation and Configuration Windows Installation 98 Me NT 2000 XP 1 Insert the CD ROM that comes with the package into the CD ROM drive on your PC and then enter the following command D utility setup Follow the on screen instructions to install the utility program 2 After you finish the installed utility choose Programs from the Start menu Then select Cheetah Wireless 802 11a and the configuration utility LJ Adobe Type Manager WALER Accton 802 11a Wireless Cardbus Configuration fal U
15. e the access point to initiate an RTS frame sequence always never or only for frames longer than a specified length If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size the RTS CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled The access point sends request to send RTS frames to a particular receiving station to negotiate the transmission of a data frame After receiving an RTS the station sends a CTS Clear to Send frame to acknowledge the right for the sending station to transmit data frames Access points contending for the medium may not be aware of each other The RTS CTS mechanism can solve this Hidden Node Problem Default 2346 15 Quick Installation Guide TCP IP Settings Accton identification DHCP Client Channel DHCP Client Disable Enable Performance Synchronization f192 168 1 20 Transmit Threshold TCP IP Settings eee zat Encryption SNMP System DHCP Server 192 168 1 254 Enable Disable 192 168 1 21 192 168 1 61 192 168 1 254 192 168 1 254 gt eee Set the TCP IP configuration for accessing the Internet DHCP Client If Enable is selected the IP address subnet mask and default gateway can be dynamically assigned to the access point by the network DHCP server Default Disable Note If there is no DHCP server on your network then the access point will automatically start up with its default IP address 192 168 1 20 By
16. eiling obstructions between access point and users 27 Quick Installation Guide Specifications Physical Characteristics Maximum Channels Maximum Clients Operating Range Data Rate Network Configuration Operating Frequency LED Indicators Power supply Output Power Physical Size Weight Temperature Humidity Compliances Emissions Safety Standards US amp Canada 8 normal mode 3 turbo mode Japan 5 normal mode 1 turbo mode 64 Up to 1 650 feet Normal Mode 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps per channel Turbo Mode 12 18 24 36 48 72 Mbps per channel Infrastructure 5 15 5 25 GHz lower band US Canada Japan 5 25 5 35 GHz middle band US Canada Power Ethernet Link Activity Wireless Link Activity Input 100 240 AC 50 60 Hz Output 3 3 V DC 4A DC 16 dBm minimum 20 5 x 13 6 x 4 cm 8 07 x 5 35 x 1 58 in 280 grams 9 9 oz Operating 0 to 50 C 32 to 122 F Storage 0 to 70 C 32 to 158 F 5 to 95 non condensing IEC 61000 4 2 3 4 6 11 ETS 300 328 RCR STD 33A CSA NTRL CSA 22 2 No 950 amp UL 1950 EN60950 TUV GS IEC60950 CB IEEE 802 3 10BASE T IEEE 802 3u 100BASE TX IEEE 802 11a Software Characteristics Operating Systems Network Management 28 Windows 98 NT 2000 Me XP HTML Web browser interface Windows 98 NT 2000 Me XP utility Sensitivity Modulation Rates Sensitivity dBm BPSK 6
17. ement Station must submit a valid community string for authentication 19 Quick Installation Guide System Identification Channel This page includes the system information such as password setting You may also update the access point s firmware using the Performance Firmware Update tool This page also allows you to restore configurations by using the Reset or Restore Factory Defaults Synchronization tools Transmit Threshold TCP IP Settings Encryption SNMP System e Administration Administration parameter setup r ae Fame Det _Re e Upgrade Firmware Your current version is VER1 00 It may take serveral minutes to upgrade the firmware please wait Administration New Password Change the access point s password Factory Default Use the Restore button to load the factory default configuration and reboot this device Note that all user configured information will be lost You will also have to re enter the password to regain management access to this device Upgrade Firmware Click Browse to locate the downloaded firmware file and press Start Upgrade to start the upgrade process For the latest firmware version information visit Accton s Web site at www acctontech com 20 Status Status AP Status Stations Status Status This page is used to show the status of the access point or the stations Checking the AP Status and
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19. iver that maintains communications with the mobile radiotelephone sets within its range In cellular and personal communications applications each cell or micro cell has its own base station each base station in turn is interconnected with other cells bases BSS BSS stands for Basic Service Set It is an access point and all the LAN PCs that are associated with it CSMA CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance ESS ESS ESS ID SSID stands for Extended Service Set More than one BSS is configured to become an Extended Service Set LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs in an ESS ESS ID SSID Ethernet A popular local area data communications network which accepts transmission from computers and terminals Ethernet operates on a 10 Mbps base band transmission rate using a shielded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair wire Infrastructure An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure configuration Roaming A wireless LAN mobile user moves around an ESS and maintains a continuous connection to the Infrastructure network RTS Threshold Transmitters contending for the medium may not be aware of each other RTS CTS mechanism can solve this Hidden Node Problem If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS Threshold size the RTS CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is based on the use of 64 bit 128 bi
20. key you want to delete click Delete and Apply to delete the encryption key Using Access Control List Set the Access Control List ACL to filter out specified MAC addresses The ACL provides a mechanism to take certain actions based on the stations MAC address Any frames with a source or destination MAC address entered in this table will be filtered from the access point 18 Advanced Setup How to Set up the Access Control List 1 Select ACL Enable 2 Enter an ACL ID 1 60 3 Enter the MAC address of the station you want to set up 4 Enter a Key Map one of the shared keys 1 4 or one of the unique keys 5 64 and choose Allow or Deny If the station s WEP key is the same as the Key Map you assigned the station will then allow or deny connections to the access point 5 If you just enable the ACL all stations that have shared keys can also connect to the access point If you set the ACL to Strict only stations with MAC addresses in the ACL can connect to the access point SNMP identification Channel SNMP Set the SNMP Community Name Performance Synchronization Transmit Threshold TCP IP Settings Encryption SNMP public SNMP System AAN Gime age e Use this screen to display and enter a community string for the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP To communicate with the access point the SNMP agent must first be enabled and the Network Manag
21. ninstall Accton 802 11a Wireless Cardbus Confi fim Cheetah Programs EX Documents Ed Settings N Search ev Help pal Run BP Shut Down stat S 1 d aAdobe Type Adobe Acro adobe Fram Request amp 3 The program will then detect all the WA5001 Wireless Access Point s on the network Default WA5001 IP address is 192 168 1 20 ig Access point Contiguration Utility Action Options Help Station IP Address Network Name SSID DD 30 F1 1B 56 CD 192 168 1 20 4 If DHCP is turned ON the default setting is Disable page 16 and a DHCP server is located on the network then the access point will automatically be assigned an IP address when booted From the list of detected devices see the above screen select and double click on the unit you want to configure 5 The Web management window will appear You can also manually launch a web browser from a PC and enter the IP address that is assigned to the WA5001 The WA5001 802 11a AP Web based configuration page will be displayed Setup Wizard Setup Wizard 1 To view the access point s management interface enter the user name Admin with a password 5up and click LOGIN LOGIN USER ID amp PASSWORD Username Password LOGIN CANCEL Please enter Username and Password 2 The home page displays the Main Menu on the screen 3 Click on Setup Wizard to display basic configurations including
22. on SME Station Statistics ht on nm Oo NNNN Contents Network Configuration and Planning Network Topologies Ad Hoc Wireless LAN no AP or Bridge Infrastructure Wireless LAN Infrastructure Wireless LAN for Roaming Wireless PCs Troubleshooting Accton Networks Specifications Terminology 24 24 24 25 26 27 27 28 31 Introduction Accton s Cheetah Wireless 802 11a Access Point WA5001 provides transparent wireless high speed data communications for portable or mobile devices equipped with an 802 11a wireless adapter such as the WN5301 These communications can be between the access point and the wired LAN between the access point and the wireless network or within the wireless network This offers fast reliable wireless connectivity with considerable cost savings over wired LANs which include long term maintenance overhead for cabling Using this 802 11a technology the access point can easily integrate with the existing 10 100 Ethernet LAN Package Checklist The Cheetah Wireless 802 11a Access Point package includes e One Cheetah Wireless Access Point WA5001 One 3 3 V DC power adapter One installation CD ROM which includes the User Guide and the 802 11a Utility Program This Quick Installation Guide Please complete the warranty registration card and return to Accton or register online at register acctontech com Please inform your dealer if there are any incorrect missing or damaged p
23. order to obtain transmission the access point and connected clients need to be synchronized Accton Making Partnershi h Home Identification Channel i Synchronization Synchronization between the access point and the clients that associate with it In order Performance to obtain transmission the access point and clients associated need to be synchronized Synchronization Transmit Threshold Beacon Interval 20 1000 100 TCP IP Settings Encryption DTIM 1 16384 1 SNMP System Beacon Interval 20 1000 Kus Set the beacon interval between synchronization frames These synchronization frames may also contain an indication of frames that are to be transmitted to stations in Power Save mode Default 100 Note 1Kus 1000 microsecs 1 ms DTIM 1 16384 Set the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM interval The DTIM indicates how often the MAC layer forwards multicast traffic This parameter is necessary to accommodate stations using Power Save mode In order to maximize the utilization of channels broadcast data is not transmitted after every beacon interval for stations in Power Save mode These stations must wake up to receive broadcast data at the DTIM interval The DTIM is the interval between two synchronization frames with broadcast information If you set the value to 2 the access point will save all multicast frames for the BSS and forward them after every second beacon inter
24. orporates these newer technologies At that point the obsolete product is discontinued and is no longer an Active Accton product A list of discontinued products is attached with the most recent version being available on the support section of our web site http www acctontech com All products that are replaced become the property of Accton Replacement products may be either new or reconditioned Any replaced or repaired product carries either a 30 day limited warranty or the remainder of the initial warranty whichever is longer Accton is not responsible for any custom software or firmware configuration information or memory data of Customer contained in stored on or integrated with any products returned to Accton pursuant to any warranty Products returned to Accton should have any customer installed accessory or add on components such as expansion modules removed prior to returning the product for replacement Accton is not responsible for these items if they are returned with the product Customers must contact Accton for a Return Material Authorization number prior to returning any product to Accton Proof of purchase may be required Any product returned to Accton without a valid Return Material Authorization RMA number clearly marked on the outside of the package will be returned to customer at customer s expense Customers are responsible for all shipping charges from their facility to Accton Accton is responsible for r
25. pen areas where wiring is difficult to employ e Frequently changing environments Retailers manufacturers and banks which freguently rearrange the workplace or change location e Temporary LANs for special projects or peak times Trade shows exhibitions and construction sites which need temporary setup for a short time period Retailers airline and shipping companies which need additional workstations for a peak period Auditors who reguire workgroups at customer sites Access to databases for mobile workers Doctors nurses retailers or mobile workers who need access to databases while being mobile in a hospital retail store or an office campus SOHO Small Office and Home Office SOHO users who need easy and guick installation of a small computer network Quick Installation Guide Hardware Installation Accton READY LAN WLAN ofo o gt Figure 2 Top Panel 1 Select the Site Choose a proper place for your WA5001 Wireless Access Point In general the best location is at the center of your wireless coverage area within line of sight of all wireless devices 2 Placement of the Wireless Access Point Proper placement will improve performance Try to place the access point in a position that can best cover its BSS page 25 Normally the higher you place the antenna the better the performance Reset Button RJ 45 33VDC Connector Power Socket Figure 3 Rear Panel 3 Conne
26. rs The Wireless Access Point includes three status LED indicators as described in the following figure and table READY LAN WLAN Wireless Power Link Activity Ethernet Link Activity Figure 1 Status LEDs LED Status Description Power On Indicates that power is being supplied Flashing Indicates running a self test loading software program system errors See Troubleshooting on page 27 Ethernet Link On Indicates a valid 100 Mbps Ethernet cable link Activity Green Flashing Indicates that the access point is transmitting or receiving data on the 100 Mbps Ethernet LAN The flashing rate is proportional to your network activity Applications LED Status Description Ethernet Link On Indicates a valid 10 Mbps Ethernet cable link Activity Amber Flashing Indicates that the access point is transmitting or receiving data on the 10 Mbps Ethernet LAN The flashing rate is proportional to your network activity Wireless Link On Indicates a valid wireless link Activity Applications The Cheetah Wireless products offer a high speed reliable cost effective solution for 10 100 Mbps wireless Ethernet client access to the network in applications such as Remote access to corporate network information E mail file transfer and terminal emulation Difficult to wire environments Historical or old buildings asbestos installations and o
27. s for all associated stations The page is automatically refreshed every five seconds 22 Status Station Configuration AP Status Stations Status Home Advanced setup Exit STA SME associated Open System 1 1 Home Advanced setup Exit STA Statistics ee TER TOT TESS Gey CN SS eases 2 ER n yN EY FAU OF EB a 2 25 o o rey on Home Advanced setup Exit 23 Quick Installation Guide Network Configuration and Planning Accton s Cheetah wireless solution supports a stand alone wireless network configuration as well as an integrated configuration with 10 100 Mbps Ethernet LANs The Accton wireless network cards adapters access points and Wireless Access Point can be configured as e Ad hoc for small groups that only communicate with each other Infrastructure for wireless LANs Infrastructure wireless LAN for roaming wireless PCs Network Topologies Ad Hoc Wireless LAN no AP or Bridge An ad hoc wireless LAN consists of a group of computers each equipped with a wireless adapter connected via radio signals as an independent wireless LAN Computers in a specific ad hoc wireless LAN must therefore be configured to the same radio channel An ad hoc wireless LAN can be used in a SOHO or temporary environment Ad Hoc Wireless LAN N Notebook with Sa Wireless USB Adapter Ne A gt yy Ce lt lt
28. shown below You have just finished the Basic Setups of the access point Home Advanced setup Exit Advanced Setup Microsoft Internet Explorer File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Heak gt A A Qsearch Giravontes Bristory E Ob Sf A Address http 192 168 1 20 advanced htm z Ca Accton Making Partnership Identification Channel Advanced Setup This page displays the current configurations of the access point After modifying the configuration parameters you must click Apply to save the changes and reboot the access point Performance Synchronization Transmit Threshold TCP IP Settings Encryption SNMP da e E javascripts T T6 internet 4 Note The Advanced Setup screen allows you to view and change the current configuration of the access point After ws modifying the configuration parameters Saving configuration you must click on the Apply button to You need to reboot to let the settings effect save the changes The new settings will Reboot not take effect until you click Apply to refresh the access point Then you need to click the Reboot button to reboot the access point The Web browser loses connectivity with the AP Web server when the access point reboots To establish a network connection to the rebooted access point wait until it has finished rebooting 11 Quick Installation Guide Identification The S
29. t or 152 bit keys and the popular RC4 encryption algorithm 31 Quick Installation Guide 32 WA5001 E042003 R01 150000007000A
30. the BSS ID of the access point to which you want to connect Check with your administrator for the BSS ID of the access point or bridge to which he wants you to connect A wireless infrastructure can also support roaming for mobile workers More than one access point can be configured to create an Extended Service Set ESS By placing the access points so that a continuous coverage area is created wireless users within this ESS can roam freely All Accton wireless network cards and adapters and WA5001 Wireless Access Points within a specific ESS must be configured with the same SSID g w L i Desktop PC een vi ta A Switch Si MS y Notebook with Wireless o PC Card Adapter we e I y a Smith 7 Access Point lt BSS2 gt Bi Notebook with Wireless o PC Card Adapter Cc I lt BSS1 gt Access Point PC with Wireless na Seamless Roaming PC Adapter 26 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Check the following items before you contact Accton Technical Support 1 If mobile users do not have roaming access to the WA5001 Wireless Access Point check the following Make sure that all the WA5001s and wireless devices in the ESS in which the WLAN mobile users can roam are configured to the same WEP setting SSID and authentication algorithm 2 If the WA5001 cannot be configured using the Web browser page 7 e Remove power from the WA5001 e Push in the reset button located on the b
31. using the Wireless Access Point s built in DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server you are allowing the Wireless Access Point to handle all the IP addressing on your Local Area Network LAN This can save you much of the time and hassle of setting up your network DHCP Server If you have a server on your network that requires a static IP address select Enable under DHCP Server and then manually assign a static IP address to your server Default Disable 16 Encryption Advanced Setup For more secure data transmission you may enable WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network The WEP setting must be the same for each client in your wireless network Identification Channel Performance Synchronization Transmit Threshold TCP IP Settings Encryption SNMP System You may set the Wired Equivalency Privacy WEP configurations of the access point Authentication Type Open System Shared Key Standard WEP Setup For 64 bit WEP enter 10 hexadecimal digits For 128 bit WEP enter 26 hexadecimal digits For 152 bit WEP enter 32 hexadecimal digits e WEP Disable Enable WEP Default Shared Key 1 C203 C4 Shared Key Encryption key Key Size Shared Key 1 LT ero o o Bn ShaedKey2 TO eo Shared Key 3 I i Shared Key 4 eee Advanced WEP Setup In addition to the
32. val Smaller DTIM intervals deliver multicast frames more frequently causing stations in Power Save mode to wake up more often and drain power faster Higher DTIM intervals delay the transmission of multicast frames Default 1 14 Advanced Setup Transmit Threshold Accton Making Partnership Work Identification Channel i Transmit Threshold Set the Transmit Threshold In this page you may set the Fragment Length and the RTS Length Performance Le Synchronization Transmit Threshold Fragment Length 256 2346 2346 TCP IP Settings Encryption RTS Length 256 2346 2346 SNMP System Fragment Length 256 2346 The Fragment Length can be set between 256 and 2 346 If the packet size is smaller than the preset fragment size the packet will not be segmented Fragmentation of the packets can increase the reliability of transmission because it increases the probability of a successful transmission due to smaller frame size If there is significant interference present or collisions due to high network utilization try setting the fragment size to a smaller value This will enable the retransmission of smaller frames much faster However it is more efficient to set a longer fragment length if very little or no interference is present because there are overhead costs in sending multiple frames Default 2346 RTS Length 256 2346 Set the RTS Request to Send frame length You may configur
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