AirLink Wireless N 300 Ethernet Adapter
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1. Channel Number ECnESITIDEME Show Active Clients Apply D Here are descriptions of every setup item 19 Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use By selecting different band setting you ll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 802 11 Draft N or 802 119 will be able to connect to this access point If you select 2 4GHz B G then only wireless clients using 802 1 1b and 802 11g band will be able to connect to this access point If you want to allow 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11 Draft N clients to connect to this access point select 2 4GHz B G N Main ESSID Please input the ESSID the name used to identify this wireless access point here You can input up to 32 alphanumerical characters PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE Multiple ESSID The access point supports multiple SSID function up to 3 SSIDs can be set If you want to configure additional SSIDs please click this button For detailed descriptions of the function please refer to Section 2 4 1 1 Channel Please select a channel number you wish to use If you know a Number certain channel number is being used by other wireless access points nearby please refrain from using the same channel number Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button and a new popup wi2. Select a channel number you wish to use and enter the MAC address of the other Access Point for the bridge Click Next 12 Configure Wireless Settings for PtP Bridge Mode Configure the Channel number you wish to use for the bridge connection and the MAC address of the other AP has to be in Point to Point Bridge Mode as well Channel Number 3 v INA TTEA OO 1f 1f 1f 87 08 Format XX XX XX XX XX XX Configure the wireless security settings It is recommended to use WPA2 PSK AES which is the safest encryption for general users Click Next Configure Wireless Security Please enter the wireless security key setting that is configured on the wireless router or bridge s you wish to connect or repeat You will not be able to connect to those devices if the security settings do not match Encryption WPA2 PSK AES Please enter 8 to 63 characters After finishing the setup of the first AP you need to follow the same configuration procedure on other Access Point s Verify the settings you have configured and click Restart Wait for 60 second for the AP to restart 13 Save Settings and Restart the AP This is the summary of your Airlink101 Access Point s configuration IP Address 192 168 2 250 Operation Mode AP Client Wireless Name SSID airlink101 Wireless Security WPA2 PSK AES Security Key phoebemicro Click Restart to save your current settings and reboot the AP Step 10 Click Finish to
3. WLAN LED on the access point will be steady on for 2 minutes when this access point is waiting for incoming WPS request Start PIN Please input the PIN code of the wireless client you via client wish to connect and click Start PIN button The WLAN LED on the access point will be steady on when this access point is waiting for incoming WPS request NOTE When you re using PBC type WPS setup you must press PBC button hardware or software of wireless client within 120 seconds if you didn t press PBC button of wireless client within this time period please press PBC button hardware or software of this access point again 45 2 9 Configure Radius Server Comparing to other wireless security measures radius server provides user based authentication If your wireless client supports 802 1x user authentication you can use the Radius Server function to use the internal mini radius server to improve security and wireless user control The internal radius server only supports 96 users and 16 IP addresses If the number of user and or IP address you need is more than this please use external radius server To set up internal radius server click Radius Server on the left of web management interface and the following information will be displayed Wireless N Multi Function Access Point APGT IW Radius Server Status This page allows you to set the internal Radius Server
4. Wireless N 300 Multi Function Access Point with 5 Port Switch Model AP671W User s Manual Ver 1A Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of 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 or more 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 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for help DIM Et FCC Caution This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer mounted antenna and person s body excluding extremi
5. Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for 30 seconds while router is rebooting 39 2 6 Set Up MAC Filtering Another security measure you can use to keep hackers and intruders away is MAC filtering You can pre define a so called white list which contains MAC addresses of the wireless clients you trust All other wireless client with the MAC address which is not in your list will be denied by this wireless access point To set up MAC filtering please click MAC Filtering on the left menu and the following page will be displayed AP671W Status Basic Settings Security o MAC Filtering e Advanced Settings WPS Setting e Radius Server e Management Tools A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point MAC Address Filtering For security reason the Access Point features MAC Address Filtering that only allows authorized MAC Addresses associating to the Access Point Address Filtering Table 1 z MAC Address Filtering Table It allows to entry 20 sets address only 00 01 a3 0a 4e 40 Delete Selected Delete All Reset MAC Address Comment Add Add 00123053324 New Entry Here 2 This page contains two parts of MAC filtering information All allowed MAC addresses will be listed in upper part 1 and you can add new MAC addresses by components in lower part 2 Here are descriptions of every setup ite
6. Select Click the radio button to select the access point Channel Display to channel number of the access point SSID Display the SSID name of the access point BSSID Display the BSSID MAC Address of the access point Encryption Display the encryption setting of the access points If you have selected the access point with security setting you have to go to 2 7 Wireless Security to set the same security with the access point you want to associate Authentication Display the authentication type of the access point Signal The signal strength of each access point will be displayed here The signal strength is stronger the connection quality is better 24 Mode Display the wireless modes include 11b 11b g or 11b g n or 11n only of the access points Refresh Click this button to refresh the table Connection Select an access point and click this button to choose the network The SSID name of the access point you have selected will be displayed in the Main SSID in the Basic Setting page 2 4 3 AP Bridge Point to Point Mode In this mode this wireless access point will connect to another AP671W Wireless N 300 Access Point which uses the same mode and all wired Ethernet clients of both wireless access points will be connected together You can use this mode to connect a network to another network which is physically isolated Please note that when you set your access point to this mode it
7. This server can be used as the Authentication server of other i wireless devices Basic Settings Security Enable Radius Server Users Profile up to 96 users Perr re eee ated ee ere teh tn eee eee eT ee TET TT TET TT eeT eT TTT eT TTT eTeT rT reTiTirt iri tii t ttt i titi ete eee Username Password Re Type Password Configure MAC Filtering Advanced Settings I WPS Setting z 1 userl oO Management a Sec amas Ges a a a a e a A a a aa a a NR DD S z Tools 4B enficanonClient upto tb CONS s rrupanaxa FE eee NR RR RR ees E CER ORE RO DR DR ee Authenticator IP Secret Key Re Type Secret Key Configure P ar Lr Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable Radius Check this box to enable internal Radius Server function Server 46 User Profile If you want to enable the Radius Server on this AP you need to configure a User Profile a set of allowed users and their passwords here Please input username password re type password in corresponding field and click Add button to add the user to radius server database You can click Reset to clear the text you typed in above three fields All current radius users will be listed here If you want to delete one or more users check Select box of that user and click Delete Selected button you can click Delete All button to delete all users in radius server databas
8. When you think the access point is not working properly you can use this function to restart the access point this may help and solve the problem This function is useful when the access point is far from you or unreachable However if the access point is not responding you may have to switch it off by unplug the power plug and plug it back again after 10 seconds To reset your access point please click Tools on the left menu and the following page will be displayed A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point AP671W Tools Status y pas This page allows you to backup restore the Access Point s configuration settings reset the Access Point to factory default Ai int Basic Settings upgrade the firmware and reboot the Access Point Security MAC Filtering Backup Settings Advanced Settings Restore Settings Restore to Factory Default ON PUE Firmware Upgrade Browse Upgrade Radius Server RAHAN Management o Tools Please click Reboot button and a popup message will ask you again to make sure you really want to reboot the access point Click OK to restart the access point or click Cancel to abort Please remember all connections between wireless client and this access point will be disconnected 52 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting If you found the access point is working improperly or stop responding to you don t panic Before you cont
9. AP671W Save settings successfully Status You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to o Basic Settings make the changes take effect e Security continue APPLY MAC Filtering You can click Continue to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup 23 procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for 30 seconds while router is rebooting 2 4 2 1 Wireless Site Survey The table will list the access points nearby as the access point is set to Station mode you can select one of the access points to associate Fm Wireless Site Survey Windows Internet Explorer Col E e http 192 168 2 250 wlsurvey2 asp B3 Wireless Site Survey This page provides tool to scan the wireless network If any Access Point or IBSS is found you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled elecfchanne ssid 8ssi0__lEneyptonAunenicaton signal mode 6 Airlink101 00 1F 1F 1F 87 08 NONE OPEN 100 11b gin 6 00 90 4B E1 6D 41 TKIP WPAPSK 91 11b g irlink101 B T 00 21 2F 30 93 8C WEP OPEN 96 11b gin gloden irlink101 6 A 00 1F 1F 1F 87 20 NONE OPEN 76 11b g n 11 airlink101 00 1F 1F 1F 83 48 AES WPAPSK 29 11b g n Done Internet Protected Mode On fay 100 v Here are descriptions of every setup item
10. Distribution System WDS 29 Diagram 5 WDS Bridge mode application When you select AP Bridge WDS the following options will be displayed Channel Number Associated Clients MAC address 1 MAC MAC MAC address 4 Mode Band N ESSID address 2 address 3 Set Security AP Bridge WDS X 2 4 GHz B G N v Airlink101 Multiple ESSID 6 Show Active Clients 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Apply Cancel Here are descriptions of every setup item Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use By selecting different band setting you ll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 802 11 Draft N or 802 119 will be able to connect to this access point If you select 2 4GHz B G then only wireless clients using 802 1 1b and 802 11g band will be able to connect to this access point If you want to allow 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11 Draft N clients to connect to this access point select 2 4GHz B G N Please input the ESSID the name used to identify this wireless access point here You can input up to 32 alphanumerical characters PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE Multiple ESSID The access point supports multiple SSID funct
11. and hardware version Basic Settings Security MAC Filtering Mods AP Advanced Settings ESSID Airlink101 WPS Setting Channel Number 6 Raus SEARE Security Disable BSSID 00 1f 1 1 87 04 Management Associated Clients IP Address 192 168 2 250 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 0 0 0 0 MAC Address 00 16 161687 04 Uptime Oday 23h 23m 15s Hardware Version Rev A Firmware Version 1 05 Here are descriptions of every item Mode Displays current wireless operating mode see next Section ESSID Displays current ESSID the name used to identify this wireless access point Channel Displays current wireless channel number Number Security Displays current wireless security setting BSSID Displays current BSSID a set of unique identification name of this access point it can not be modified by user Associated Clients Displays the number of connected wireless client IP Address Displays the IP address of this wireless access point Subnet Mask Displays the Subnet mask of IP address Default Gateway Displays the IP address of default gateway MAC address Displays the MAC address of the AP Up time Displays the total passed time since the wireless access point is powered Hardware Version Displays the hardware version Firmware Version Displays the current firmware version If you want to perform firmware upgrade this n
12. end the EZ Setup Wizard Configuration Complete Your Airlink101 Access Point is fully configured and now ready to use For more advanced functions such as MAC Filter or Multiple APs please go to the web configuration page by entering the IP address of the AP in the address bar of your web browser Click Finish to exit the wizard 14 2 2 Accessing the Access Point by Web Browser The EZ Setup Wizard will guide you through the basic configuration for the Access Point For more advanced settings you will need to link to the Access Point s Web based Configuration Utility Step 1 Open the web browser i e Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox and type 192 168 2 250 or the IP address you have configured for your Access Point the IP address you entered in Step 6 Section 2 1 in the URL address bar and press Enter Oe J E 192 168 2 250 vx File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Step 2 Log in to the Access Point with username admin and password The Web Configuration Utility contains advanced features that allow you to configure the AP to meet your network s needs such as MAC Filter Multiple AP Radius Server etc Below is a general description of the functions available for this Access Point Menu Description Status Displaying the system status and information of this Access Point Basic Settings Selecting an operation mode for this Access Point and configuring its corresponding settings Securi
13. four physically isolated wireless networks with four wireless Multi Point access points Every access point must be configured to the same mode You will need four AP671W for this mode The AP can only be connected by other APs in this mode wirelessly AP Bridge WDS This mode is similar to AP Bridge to Multi Point but access point is not working in bridge dedicated mode Bridge WDS mode will be able to accept wireless clients while the access point is working as a wireless bridge Universal Repeater This product can act as a wireless range extender that will help you to extend the range of your wireless network The access point can act as Station and AP at the same time It can use Station function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless clients within its coverage 18 Please select one wireless operating mode for detailed descriptions of every operating mode please refer to Section 2 4 1 to 2 4 6 listed below 2 4 1 AP Mode In AP mode this access point acts as a bridge between 802 1 1b g Draft N wireless devices and wired Ethernet network and exchanges data between them Router lab 2 Access Point Y PC2 pum Adds wireless capabilities to your current local area network Diagram 1 AP mode application When you select AP the following options will be displayed 2 4 GHz B G N Ajrlink101 Multiple ESSID B v
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15. information about the Wireless Site Survey Table After you finish with all settings please click Apply button If you want to reset all settings in this page please click Cancel button After you clicked Apply the following message will be displayed on your web browser 33 Wireless N Multi Function Access Point AP671W i 1 Status Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect Security CONTINUE APPLY MAC Filtering o Basic Settings You can click Continue to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting 2 5 Configure Wireless Security This wireless access point provides many types of wireless security wireless data encryption When you use data encryption data transferred by radio signals in the air will become unreadable for those people who don t know correct encryption key encryption password There are two ways to set wireless security 1 Click Security on the left of web management interface Wireless N Multi Function Access Point AP671W Security Status This page allows you to set up the wireless security Configuring WPA or WEP encryption for your wireless network can preve
16. will greatly improve security 3 Use WPA when possible it s much safer than WEP 4 Change encryption password when you ve used it for too long time 2 5 1 WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is a common encryption mode it s safe enough for home and personal use But if you need higher level of security please consider using WPA encryption see next Section However some wireless clients don t support WPA but only support WEP so WEP is still a good choice for you if you have such kind of client in your network environment When you select WEP as encryption type the following page will be displayed 35 Wireless N Multi Function Access Point Status This page allows you to set up the wireless security Configuring WPA or WEP encryption for your wireless network can prevent any unauthorized access Basic Settings Select SSID 9 Security gu Airlink101 MAC Filtering Advanced Settings Security Settings WPS Setting Encryption WEB iw Radius Server e Management Tools Encryption Key 4 eene L Enable 802 1x Authentication Here are descriptions of every setup item Key Length There are two types of WEP key length 64 bit and 128 bit Using 128 bit is safer than 64 bit but will reduce some data transfer performance Key Format There are two types of key format ASCII and Hex When you select a key
17. your wireless client manually if ESSID broadcast is disabled File download is very slow or breaks frequently Try to reset the access point and see if it s better after that Try to know what computers do on your local network If someone s transferring big files other people will think Internet is really slow Change channel number and see if this works Access point become hot This is not a malfunction if you can keep your hand on the access point s case If you smell something wrong or see the smoke coming out from access point or power adapter please disconnect the access point and power adapter from utility power make sure it s safe before you re doing this and call your dealer of purchase for help 53 Appendix A Specification Standards e IEEE 802 11b g n Operation Mode e 6 in 1 Access Point Universal Repeater AP Client Point to Point and Point to Multi Point Bridge WDS Bridge Antenna e 2undetachable 3dBi dipole antennas LAN Port e 5x 10 100Mbps Ethernet connector Security e WPA WPA2 e WEP 64 128 bit encryption e Radius Server e Easy Setup Button WPS Data rate e 11n up to 300Mbps e 11b g 54 48 36 24 18 12 11 9 6 5 5 2 1Mbps auto fallback LEDs e Power WLAN LAN1 5 System Requirement e Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface e Web Browser e Recommended use with Airlink101 Wireless N products Power e 12V 1
18. 2 119 and 802 11 Draft N clients to connect to this access point select 2 4GHz B G N MAIN SSID Please input the ESSID the name used to identify this wireless access point here You can input up to 32 alphanumerical characters PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE Multiple ESSID The access point supports multiple SSID function up to 3 SSIDs can be set If you want to configure additional SSIDs please click this button For detailed descriptions of the function please refer to Section 2 4 1 1 Channel Please select a channel number you wish to use The channel Number number must be same with another wireless access point you wish to connect Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button and a new popup window will appear which contains the information about all wireless clients connected to this access point You can click Refresh button in popup window to keep information up to date Root AP SSID In Universal Repeater mode this device can act as a station to connect to a Root AP You should assign the SSID of the Root AP here or click Select Site Survey button to choose a Root AP Select Site Survey Click Select Site Survey button then a Wireless Site Survey Table will pop up It will list all available access points near by You can select one access point in the table and the access point will join wireless LAN through this access point Please go to Section 2 4 2 1 for more
19. 3 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATION iere rae eno eror ee n Eoo e ene aoa reo Saone Vet nea ao gun ee EY e SN se SE o IR i ERE GR 54 ilz ePi uelgpme 55 Chapter 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of AP671W Airlink101 Wireless N 300 Multi Function Access Point with 5 Port Switch This product is ideal for home or SOHO users who need to add wireless capability to their existing wired network or extend the range for their wireless networks This Access Point can function in 6 different modes Access Point AP Client Universal Repeater Point to Point and Point to Multi Point Bridge and WDS Bridge With the bundled Airlink101 EZ Setup Wizard you can simply follow the user friendly Ul and the configuration is as easy as few clicks without going through any hassle The Wireless N technology that delivers data rate of up to 300Mbps provides higher bandwidth and boarder coverage than Wireless G You can also create a local area network easily for file sharing with the built in 5 Port 10 100Mbps switch A full range of security features such as WEP WPA PSK and WPA2 PSK provide the highest level of wireless network security Best of all AP671W works with IEEE 802 11 b g n network devices which ensures compatibility with your existing network products 1 1 Features e Highest data rate of up to 300Mbps with IEEE 802 11n standard 6 in 1 Multi Function Access Point Universal Repeater AP Client Po
20. A Dimensions e 174x 103 x 30 mm Temperature e Operating O C to 40 C Humidity e 10 to 95 Non Condensing Warranty e Limited 1 year warranty Certification e FCC 54 Technical Support E mail support airlink101 com Toll Free 1 888 746 3238 Website www airlink101 com T The GPL open source code can be downloaded at http www airlink101 com gpl Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802 11n specifications Actual data throughput will vary Network conditions and environmental factors including volume of network traffic building materials and construction mix of wireless products used radio frequency interference e g cordless telephones and microwaves as well as network overhead lower actual data throughput rate Compatibility with 802 11n devices from other manufactures is not guaranteed Specifications are subject to change without notice Photo of product may not reflect actual content All products and trademarks are the property of their respective owners Copyright 2010 Airlink101 55
21. Configure Wireless Security It is very important to set up wireless security to protect your network safety and privacy Hackers and malicious users can easily access your valuable data if your wireless network lacks security protection WPA WPA2 Pre shared Key is the most secured encryption for general users Please enable WPA WPA2 and enter a 8 to 63 characters alphanumeric case sensitive key to the Pre Share Key below 4 Enable WPA WPA2 Mixed Note This is the security key for your wireless network Click on Site Survey select the wireless router or AP you wish to repeat on the popup Wireless Site Survey window and click Connect Configure a network name in Main SSID for the repeater to be identified Site Survey Select the Wireless Router or AP you wish to connect or repeat by clicking on Site Survey You can configure the Main SSID for your Repeater so you can recognize it If you are not using the Repeater mode you can leave it blank eras M ste Survey For Repeater Mode Only 10 Wireless Site Survey Wireless Site Survey This page provides tool to scan the wireless network If any Access Point or IBSS is found you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled Lib g 03 7F BE F0 88 OPEN WEP 00 90 48 E1 6D 41__WPAPSK TKIP 11b airlink 10 1 3g 00 1F 1F 1F 87 20 OPEN NONE 76 lib g n airlink101 570 928 O0 1F 1F 1F 86 CC WPAPSK AES l lib g n Configure wireles
22. PS Press this button for no longer than 1 second to start wireless security synchronization with clients 4 Local Area Network LAN ports 1 to 5 Power Power connector DC 12V 1A connects to A C power adapter Chapter 2 Configuring the Access Point 2 1 Installing the Access Point to Your Network Insert the provided CD into your computer s CD ROM drive You will be using this computer to configure the AP Click Next to start the configuration Welcome to Airlink101 EZ Setup Wizard This Setup Wizard will guide you through a few steps to configure your new Airlink101 Access Point You will finish the following steps with this wizard A Connect the Access Point to your network B Configure the operation mode of your Access Point C Configure the wireless settings D Save and reboot the Access Point Connect one end of a network cable to the WAN port of the router and connect the other end of the cable to the DSL Cable modem Power on the modem Click Next Connect the AP to Your Network Connect one end of the provided network cable to one of the LAN ports 1 5 of the AP and the other end to a LAN port of your router Power up the AP Electrical Outlet LAN Access Point A Connect the AP to the Router NN X j Access Point gt Router B Power on the AP Electrical Outlet Access Point Router Make sure the LEDs of POWER WLAN and
23. Passphrase v Pre shared Key aat Apply Cancel Here are descriptions of every setup item WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Available options are WPA TKIP WPA2 AES and WPA2 Mixed It is suggested to select WPA2 AES but you have to make sure your wireless clients support the cipher you selected WPA2 Mixed supports both WPA and WPA2 If some of your wireless client supports WPA but not WPA2 you can select this cipher Pre shared Key Format Please select the format of pre shared key here available options are Passphrase 8 to 63 alphanumerical characters and Hex 64 hexadecimal characters 0 to 9 and a to f Pre shared Key Please input a key value according to the key format you selected here For security reason don t use simple words 2 5 3 WPA Radius WPA Radius is the combination of WPA encryption method and RADIUS user authentication If you have a RADIUS authentication server you can check the identity of every wireless client by user database When you select WPA RADIUS as encryption type the following page will be displayed 37 Wireless N Multi Function Access Point AP671W Status Basic Settings o Security MAC Filtering Advanced Settings WPS Setting Radius Server Management Tools Security This page allows you to set up the wireless security Configuring WPA or WEP encryption for your wireless netw
24. act your dealer of purchase for help please read this troubleshooting first Some problems can be solved by yourself within very short time Scenario Solution Access point is not responding to me when want to access it by web browser Please check the connection of power cord and network cable of this access point All cords and cables should be correctly and firmly inserted to the access point You must use the same IP address section which access point uses Are you using MAC or IP address filter Try to connect the access point by another computer and see if it works if not please perform a hard reset pressing reset button Set your computer to obtain an IP address automatically DHCP and see if your computer can get an IP address If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens contact your dealer of purchase for help If all above solutions don t work contact the dealer of purchase for help Can t get connected to wireless access point If encryption is enabled please re check WEP or WPA passphrase settings on your wireless client Try to move closer to wireless access point Unplug the power plug of access point and plug it back again after 10 seconds can t locate my access point by my wireless client Broadcast ESSID set to off Is Antenna properly installed and secured Are you too far from your access point Try to get closer Please remember that you have to input ESSID on
25. auto Radius Server Auto 20 40 MHZ 20 MHZ Management Short Preamble Long Preamble Tools Enable Disable O Enable Disable Auto O Always O None 100 Here are descriptions of every setup item Fragment Threshold Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2346 RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 2347 Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 100 DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default value is 3 Data Rate Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value Since most of wireless devices will negotiate with each other and pick a proper data transfer rate automatically it s not necessary to change this value unless you know what will happen after modification 42 N Data Rate Set the data rate of 802 11 Draft N clients available options are MCS 0 to MCS 15 it s safe to set this option to Auto and it s not necessary to change this value unless you know what will happen after modification Channel Width Select wireless channel width bandwidth taken by wireless signals of this access point It s suggest
26. ccess Point AP671W Tools Status This page allows you to backup restore the Access Point s configuration settings reset the Access Point to factory default Basic Settings upgrade the firmware and reboot the Access Point Security MAC Filtering Backup Settings m Restore Settings Browse Upload Advanced Settings 3 Browse Restore to Factory Default WPS Settin g Firmware Upgrade Upgrade Radius Server Rabg Management o Tools Here are descriptions of every buttons Backup Settings Press Save button and you ll be prompted to download the configuration as a file default filename is config bin you can save it as another filename for different versions and keep it on your local hard drive Restore Settings Press Browse to pick a previously saved configuration file from your computer and then click Upload to transfer the configuration file to access point After the configuration is uploaded the access point s configuration will be replaced by the file you just uploaded Restore to Factory Press Reset button to remove all settings you made and restore the Default access point back to factory default settings 50 2 11 2 Upgrade the Firmware for the Access Point If there are new firmware versions of this wireless access point available you can upgrade the firmware to the latest version to get extra functions or problem
27. continue on other setting items or click Apply button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds 47 2 10 Management 2 10 1 Change the password of the AP You can change the administrator s password used to enter the web configuration utility of this wireless access point Please click Management on the left and the following page will be displayed A Wireless N IRLIN Multi Function Access Point AP671W Management Status To change the Administrator Password enter the Current Password and the New Password you wish to use enter the new password to Re Enter Password again to avoid any typo To change the Access Point s IP address enter a valid IP Basic Settings Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address Administrator Password Security Current Password MAC Filtering Advanced Settings WPS Setting Radius Server Management IP L IETRE Te ET Tg RETES 192 168 2 250 Tools Sacre 2552552550 0 0 0 0 Please input current password in Current Password field then input new password in both New Password and Re Enter Password field 2 10 2 Change the IP Address of the AP You can change the IP address of this wireless access point so it can become a part of your local network Please remember this address or you will not be able to connect the configuration menu of this wireless access poi
28. e PC3 PtMP Bridge3 y Using wireless connection to network among multiple houses buildings Diagram 4 Point to Multi Point Bridge mode application When you select AP Bridge Point to Multi Point the following options will be displayed 27 Mode AP Bridge Point to Multi Point v 2 4 GHz B G N v Band Cee 6 UTE cE 00 00 00 00 00 00 DUTIES ICEEIMIME 00 00 00 00 00 00 UROEN 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 MAC address 4 Set Security Apply Cancel Here are descriptions of every setup item Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use By selecting different band setting you ll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 802 11 Draft N or 802 119 will be able to connect to this access point If you select 2 4GHz B G then only wireless clients using 802 1 1b and 802 11g band will be able to connect to this access point If you want to allow 802 11b 802 119 and 802 11 Draft N clients to connect to this access point select 2 4GHz B G N Channel Please select a channel number you wish to use The channel Number number must be same with another wireless access point you wish to connect MAC address 1 4 Please input the MAC address of the wireless access point you wish to connect Set Security Clic
29. e You can also click Reset button to uncheck all Select boxes Authentication Client If you want to use the Radius Server on another Access Point Wireless Router you can configure this AP to be a radius client here Please input Authenticator IP the IP address of the AP Wireless Router on which the Radius Server is enabled secret key re type secret key in corresponding field and click Add button to add the IP address to radius server database You can click Reset to clear the text you typed in above three fields All current IP addresses will be listed here If you want to delete one or more addresses check Select box of that address and click Delete Selected button you can click Delete All button to delete all addresses in radius server database You can also click Reset button to uncheck all Select boxes After you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point AP671W i 1 Status Save settings successfully A You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to o Basic Settings make the changes take effect Security CONTINUE APPLY MAC Filtering When you see this message the settings you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and
30. ed to select Auto 20 40MHz Do not change to 20 MHz unless you know what it is Preamble Type Set the type of preamble of wireless radio Do not modify default value if you don t know what it is default setting is Short Preamble Broadcast ESSID Decide if the wireless access point will broadcast its own ESSID or not You can hide the ESSID of your wireless access point set the option to Disable so only people those who know the ESSID of your wireless access point can get connected WMM WMM Wi Fi Multimedia technology which can improve the performance of certain network applications like audio video streaming network telephony VoIP and others When you enable WMM function the access point will define the priority of different kinds of data to give higher priority to applications which require instant responding Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications CTS Protect Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of radio signal collisions between 802 11b and 802 11g wireless access points It s recommended to set this option to Auto TX Power You can set the output power of wireless radio Unless you re using this wireless access point in a really big space you may not have to set output power to 100 This will enhance security malicious unknown users in distance will not be able to reach your wireless access point After you finish with s
31. ess Select SSID SSID choice Airlink101 Security Settings aia Disable C Enable 802 1x Authenticati TIN WPA pre shared key Here are descriptions of every setup item Use internal Uses built in RADIUS Server refer to next Section instead MD5 PEAP RADIUS of external RADIUS server If you check this box the value Server of internal RADIUS server fields will be ignored Enable 802 1x Enable or disable the use of 802 1x user authentication Authentication RADIUS Server IP Please input the IP address of RADIUS authentication address server here RADIUS Server Port Please input the port number of RADIUS authentication server here Default value is 1812 RADIUS Server Please input the password of RADIUS authentication Password server here After you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed After you clicked Apply the following message will be displayed on your web browser ZI AP671W Wireless N Multi Function Access Point i l e Status Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to o Basic Settings make the changes take effect Security continue J APPLY MAC Filtering You can click Continue to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup procedures or click
32. etting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed A f Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point AP671W i l e Status Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to Basic Settings make the changes take effect csc CONTINUE APPLY MAC Filtering When you see this message the settings you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click Apply button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds 43 2 8 Configure WPS Setting Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and this access point You don t have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to set up a wireless client you only have to press a button on wireless client and this access point and the WPS will do the setup for you This access point supports two types of WPS Push Button Configuration PBC and PIN code If you want to use PBC you have to switch this access point to WPS mode and push a specific button on the wireless client to start WPS mode You can push Reset WPS button of this access point or click Start PBC button in the web configuration interface to do this
33. etup page to continue on other setup procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for 30 seconds while router is rebooting 2 4 6 Universal Repeater In this mode the access point can act as a wireless repeater it can be Station and AP at the same time It can use Station function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage 31 Universal Repeater EE PC2 D YY REPEATING Wireless Router SIGNAL l Repeater p A 2 PC3 Extends the range of your current Airlink101 or other wireless network Diagram 5 Repeater mode application When you select Universal Repeater the following options will be displayed 24 GHz B G N Airlink101 Multiple ESSID Root AP SSID Select Site Survey Select Site Survey Here are descriptions of every setup item 32 Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use By selecting different band setting you ll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 802 11 Draft N or 802 119 will be able to connect to this access point If you select 2 4GHz B G then only wireless clients using 802 1 1b and 802 11g band will be able to connect to this access point If you want to allow 802 11b 80
34. fixed To perform firmware upgrade please click Tool on the left menu and the following page will be displayed A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point AP671W Tools Status This page allows you to backup restore the Access Point s configuration settings reset the Access Point to factory default Basic Settings upgrade the firmware and reboot the Access Point Security e MAC Filtering BackupiSattings Restore Settings Browse Upload Advanced Settings Restore to Factory Default Firmware Upgrade LB WPS Setting e Radius Server Reboot Management o Tools Click Browse button first you ll be prompted to provide the filename of firmware upgrade file Please download the latest firmware file from our website and use it to upgrade your access point After a firmware upgrade file is selected click Apply button and the access point will start firmware upgrade procedure automatically The procedure may take several minutes please be patient NOTE Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by closing the web browser or physically disconnect your computer from access point If the firmware you uploaded is corrupt the firmware upgrade will fail and you may have to return this access point to the dealer of purchase to ask for help Warranty voids if you interrupted the upgrade procedure 51 2 11 3 Reboot the Access Point
35. format the number of characters of key will be displayed For example if you select 64 bit as key length and Hex as key format you ll see the message at the right of Key Format is Hex 10 characters which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters Default Tx Key You can set up to four sets of WEP key and you can decide which key is being used by default here If you don t know which one you should use select Key 1 Encryption Key 1 to 4 Input WEP key characters here the number of characters must be the same as the number displayed at Key Format field You can use any alphanumerical characters 0 9 a z and A Z if you select ASCII key format and if you select Hex as key format you can use characters 0 9 a f and A F You must enter at least one encryption key here and if you entered multiple WEP keys they should not be same with each other Enable 802 1x Check this box to enable 802 1x user authentication Please refer to Authentication Section 2 7 5 for detailed instructions 36 2 5 2 WPA Pre Shared Key WPA Pre Shared key is the safest encryption method currently and it s recommended to use this encryption method to ensure the safety of your data When you select WPA pre shared key as encryption type the following page will be displayed mma PA pre shared key v SEDE MSRUEESICEE COVPATKIP OWPA2 AES OWPA2 Mixed Pre shared Key Format
36. if you want to use PIN code you have to provide the PIN code of the wireless client you wish to connect to this access point and then switch the wireless client to WPS mode The detailed instructions are listed follow Note WPS function of this access point will not work for those wireless clients do not support WPS To use WPS function to set encrypted connection between this access point and WPS enabled wireless client by WPS click WPS Setting on the left of web management menu and the following information will be displayed A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point AP671W WPS Wi Fi Protected Setup Settings Status This page allows you to change the setting for VPS Wi Fi Protected Setup WPS can help your wireless client Basic Settings automatically connect to the Access Paint M Enable WPS Security O Enable WPS Proxy MAC Filtering Wi Fi Protected Information Advanced Settings SE unConfigured 20661809 Airlink101 Disable WPS Setting Radius Server e Management Tools Registrar Start PIN Here are descriptions of every setup item Enable WPS Check this box to enable or disable WPS function 44 Wi Fi Protected Setup Information All information related to WPS will be displayed here they re helpful when you re setting up connections by WPS WPS Status Displays WPS status If data encryption settings of this acces
37. int to Point and Point to Multi Point Bridge WDS Wireless Distributed System Multiple SSID function supports 4 separate wireless networks for different user groups WPA2 WPA advanced wireless security and RADIUS server Easy Setup Button WPS for easy connection to existing wireless devices Simple configuration with bundled EZ Setup Wizard Fully backward compatible with 802 11b g Works best with Airlink101 Wireless N products 1 2 Package Contents Before you start to use this router please check if there s anything missing in the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items Wireless N 300 Multi Function Access Point Setup CD Quick Installation Guide Power Adapter RJ 45 Ethernet Cable 1 3 Access Point Interface Front Panel LEDs Light eer LED Status Description POWER On Router is powered on On WPS setup is in progress WLAN Off Wireless network is switched off Flashing Wireless network is ready and WPS setup is not in progress On LAN port is connected LAN 1 5 LNK ACT Off LAN port is not connected Flashing LAN port is transferring or receiving data Back Panel Item Name Description Antenna Two 3dBi dipole antennas Radio Switch the button to activate or deactivate the Router s wireless function ON OFF i e Reset Press this button and hold for 10 seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults Reset WPS f f e W
38. ion up to 3 SSIDs can be set If you want to configure additional SSIDs please click this button For detailed descriptions of the function please refer to Section 2 4 1 1 Channel Number Please select a channel number you wish to use The channel number must be same with another wireless access point you wish to connect 30 Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button and a new popup window will appear which contains the information about all wireless clients connected to this access point You can click Refresh button in popup window to keep information up to date MAC address 1 4 Please input the MAC address of the wireless access point you wish to connect Set Security Click this button to select an encryption mode for this wireless link a popup window will appear Please refer to Section 2 5 for detailed descriptions After you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed After you clicked Apply the following message will be displayed on your web browser A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point AP671W Save settings successfully Status You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to o Basic Settings make the changes take effect Security continue J APPLY MAC Filtering You can click Continue to back to previous s
39. k this button to select an encryption mode for this wireless link a new popup window will appear Please refer to Section 2 7 for detailed descriptions After you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed After you clicked Apply the following message will be displayed on your web browser Wireless N Multi Function Access Point AP671W i 1 e Status Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect Security CONTINUE APPLY MAC Filtering o Basic Settings You can click Continue to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for 30 seconds while router is rebooting 2 4 5 AP Bridge WDS Mode In this mode this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses the same mode and all wired Ethernet clients of every wireless access points will be connected together You can use this mode to connect a network to other networks which is physically isolated When you use this mode this access point is still able to accept wireless clients ye e ww Router WDS Bridge 1 EM ad NN PCI S WDS Bridge 2 PC3 Extends your wireless network using multiple access points with Wireless
40. m Select Check this box to select one or more MAC address es to delete Delete Selected Click this button to delete all selected MAC address es Delete All Delete all MAC address entries Reset Uncheck all selected MAC address entries Enable Wireless Access Control Check this box to enable MAC address restriction if unchecked no restriction will be enforced any wireless client with proper encryption setting will be able to connect to this wireless access point 40 MAC address Input MAC address allowed using this wireless access point here You don t have to add colon or hyphen by yourself just input 0 to 9 and a to f here like 112233445566 or aabbccddeeff Comment You can input any text here as the comment of this MAC address like ROOM 2A Computer or anything You can input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it s recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid This is optional Add When you finish inputting MAC address and optional Comment click this button to add the MAC address to the list Clear Remove all characters in MAC address and Comments field After you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed ZI AP671W Status o Basic Settings Security MAC Fil
41. ndow will appear which contains the information about all wireless clients connected to this access point You can click Refresh button in popup window to keep information up to date After you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed After you clicked Apply the following message will be displayed on your web browser A Wireless N IRLINK 5 Multi Function Access Point AP671W i l e Status Save settings successfully A You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to o Basic Settings make the changes take effect n Secun continue APPLY MAC Filtering You can click Continue to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for 30 seconds while router is rebooting 2 4 1 1 Multiple ESSID 20 This access point supports 4 sets of SSID Besides the main SSID It can be configure in Basic Setting page you can configure another three SSIDs here With different SSIDs you can separate the wireless networks with different SSID name wireless security WMM and VLAN settings NOTE If you want to configure the wireless security for different SSID please go to 2 5 Wireless Security for more information Multiple SSID Settings Windows Internet Expl
42. nt To change the IP address please click Management on the left and the following page will be displayed 48 Wireless N Multi Function Access Point AP671W Management Status To change the Administrator Password enter the Current Password and the New Password you wish to use enter the new password to Re Enter Password again to avoid any typo To change the Access Point s IP address enter a valid IP Basic Settings Address Subnet Mask and Gateway Address Administrator Password Security Current Password MAC Filtering Advanced Settings WPS Setting Radius Server Management 192 168 2 250 Lcd Tools 255 255 255 0 Ld 0 0 0 0 Default IP address is 192 168 2 250 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 please configure the IP address to match your network setting and make sure this IP address is always unique on your network You can press and hold Reset WPS button over 10 seconds to change the IP address back to default value if you forget the IP address you set 2 11 Tools 2 11 1 Backup and Restore the Configuration Settings You can backup all configurations of this access point to a file for security reason or restore to a previously configured status including factory default To backup or restore access point configurations please click Tools on the left menu and the following page will be displayed on your web browser 49 Wireless N Multi Function A
43. nt any unauthorized access Basic Settings Select SSID Security SSID choice Airlink101 MAC Filtering Advanced Settings Security Settings WPS Setting Disable WEP Encryption Enable 802 1x Authenticati Radius Server WPA pre shared key WPA RADIUS Management Tools 34 2 Click Set Security button when the wireless operating mode you selected is AP Bridge Point to Point AP Bridge Point to Multi Point or AP Bridge WDS 2 4 GHz B G N 00 00 00 00 00 00 Apply Cancel There are four types of security level you can select Disable no security data encryption disabled WEP WPA Pre shared Key and WPA Radius Please refer to the following sections for detailed instructions NOTE If you have enabled Multiple SSID function please select the SSID network you wish to configure in advance Please remember it s very important to set wireless security settings properly Without a proper setting hackers and intruders may gain access to your local network and do something bad to your computers and servers which could cause serious problem There are several things you can do to improve wireless security 1 Always enable data encryption Only disable it when you want to open your wireless access point to the public 2 Never use simple words as encryption password Use the random combination of symbols numbers and alphabets
44. orer oS fees http 192 168 2 250 mssid asp Multiple ESSID This page allows you to configure the wireless settings for Multiple ESSIDs The wireless security settings for these ESSIDs can be configured in Security page Basic Setting Basic Setting Advanced Setting Enable SSID Broadcast SSID WMM E 0 Untagged ESSID1 F Enable Disable ESSID2 E Enable Disable ESSID3 F Enable Disable Done Internet Protected Mode On fa vy R10 v Here are descriptions of every setup item No Except Main SSID you can configure additional three ESSID here Enable Select the box to enable each additional ESSID SSID Please input the SSID name the name used to identify this wireless access point here You can input up to 32 alphanumerical characters PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE Broadcast SSID Decide if the wireless access point will broadcast its own ESSID or not You can hide the ESSID of your wireless access point set the option to Disable so only people those who know the ESSID of your wireless access point can get connected 21 WMM WMM Wi Fi Multimedia technology which can improve the performance of certain network applications like audio video streaming network telephony VoIP and others When you enable WMM function the access point will define the priority of different kinds of data to give higher priority to applications which require ins
45. ork can prevent any unauthorized access Select SSID A Airlink101 v Security Settings EEAO O WPATKIP OWPA2 AES WPA2 Mixed C Use internal MD5 PEAP RADIUS Server 1812 Here are descriptions of every setup item MD5 PEAP RADIUS Server WPA Unicast Cipher You can select WPA encryption type here AES is safer than TKIP Suite but not every wireless client supports it Please refer to the specification of your wireless client to decide which encryption type you should use Use internal Uses built in RADIUS Server refer to Section 2 8 instead of external RADIUS server If you check this box the value in following three fields will be ignored RADIUS Server IP address Please input the IP address of RADIUS authentication server here RADIUS Server Port Please input the port number of RADIUS authentication server here Default value is 1812 RADIUS Server Password Please input the password of RADIUS authentication server here 2 5 4 802 1x Authentication You can enable 802 1x user identification based on RADIUS user authentication server by checking Enable 802 1x Authentication box when you select Disable or WEP as encryption type and the following page will be displayed 38 Security This page allows you to set up the wireless security Configuring WPA or WEP encryption for your wireless network can prevent any unauthorized acc
46. s IP address should match with your router which is 192 168 2 The last number you can assign from 0 to 254 but it must not conflict with other existing devices IP addresses on your network Select an operation mode for your Access Point and click Next Select AP Modes Select an operation mode for your AP Access Point Add wireless capability to your current local area network Universal Repeater Extend the range of your current wireless network o AP Client Connect your Ethernet ready network device to your wireless network L Point to Point Bridge Bridge 2 networks with wireless connection For example 2 buildings or houses Point to Multi Point Bridge Bridge multiple networks with wireless connection For example multiple buildings or houses WDS Bridge Connect multiple Access Points wirelessly without wired backbone Back EE Configure the settings for the operation mode you have selected A Access Point Configure the SSID and Channel Number if you have selected Access Point mode Click Next Configure Wireless Settings Configure the name SSID and channel for your wireless connection The default SSID is airlink101 the default wireless channel is 6 Wireless Nave 5510 ETETTNEEEEEEN Example myHome john123 Channel Number le zi Check on Enable the WPA WPA2 Mixed and enter 8 63 characters into Pre Shared Key This is the security key for your wireless network Click Next
47. s point has never been set unConfigured message will be displayed her see Section 2 7 for detailed information if data encryption settings has been set before Configured message will be displayed here Self PinCode This is the WPS PIN code of this access point This code is useful when you need to build wireless connection by WPS with other WPS enabled wireless devices SSID Displays the SSID ESSID of this access point Authentication Mode The wireless security authentication mode of this access point will be displayed here If you don t enable security function of the access point before WPS is activated the access point will auto set the security to WPA AES and generate a set of passphrase key for WPS connection Passphrase Key Displays the WPA passphrase here all characters will be replaced by asterisk for security reason If encryption is not set on this access point nothing will be displayed here Config Mode There are Registrar and Enrollee modes for the WPS connection When Registrar is enabled the wireless clients will follow the access point s wireless settings for WPS connection When Enrolle mode is enabled the access point will follow the wireless settings of wireless client for WPS connection Start PBC Click Start PBC to start Push Button style WPS setup procedure This access point will wait for WPS requests from wireless clients for 2 minutes The
48. s security settings according to the root AP s settings The Security Key you enter must match with the one of root AP Click Next Configure Wireless Security Please enter the wireless security key setting that is configured on the wireless router or bridge s you wish to connect or repeat You will not be able to connect to those devices if the security settings Encryption WPA2 PSK AES z do not match Please enter 8 to 63 characters C AP Client Click on Site Survey select the wireless router or AP you wish to connect on the popup Wireless Site Survey window or enter your wireless network s SSID manually Click Next 11 Configure Wireless Settings Configure the name SSID and channel for your wireless connection The default SSID is airlink101 Wireless Name SSID Site Survey Example myHome john123 Enter the key of the wireless network you wish to connect to Click Next Configure Wireless Security Please enter the wireless security key setting that is configured on the wireless router or bridge s you wish to connect or repeat You will not be able to connect to those devices if the security settings do not match Encryption cy Key MENNNEEEEEEEEN Please enter 8 to 63 characters Same setup procedure applies to Point to Point Bridge Point to MultiPoint Bridge and WDS Bridge modes For bridge mode you need at least two Access Points We will use Point to Point Bridge as an example
49. tant responding Therefore you can improve the performance of such network applications VLAN ID If your network uses VLANs you can assign the SSID to a VLAN on 0 Untagged your network Client devices that associate using the SSID are grouped into this VLAN The VLAN ID range is from 1 to 4094 The VLAN ID is 0 by default it means that disable the VLAN function for the ESSID 2 4 2 AP Client Mode In this mode you can connect the access point to Ethernet device such us TV and Game player to enable the Ethernet device be a wireless station and join to a wireless network through an access point or AP router AP Client t lu Wireless Router AP Client Ar Game Console Perfect for connecting Ethernet ready game consoles to your wireless network Diagram 2 AP Client mode application NOTE You need to configure the wireless security if the wireless station you are connecting to has security enabled Please go to Security to configure the settings according to the security settings of the station you are connecting to Please refer to 2 5 Wireless Security for more information When you select AP Client the following options will be displayed 22 a Sethe 2 4 GHz B G N Mode UREE Ailink101 SemS Select Site Suvey Here are descriptions of every setup item Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use By selecting different band setting yo
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51. tering Wireless N Multi Function Access Point Save settings successfully You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to make the changes take effect CONTINUE APPLY When you see this message the settings you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click Apply button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds 41 2 7 Configure Advanced Settings This wireless access point has many advanced wireless features Please note that all settings listed here are for experienced users only if you re not sure about the meaning and function of these settings please don t modify them or the wireless performance might be reduced You can click Advanced Settings on the left menu to enter advanced settings menu and the following page will be displayed A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point AP671W Advanced Settings Status These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN i These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your Access Point Basic Settings 2346 256 2346 Security fc 0 2347 e MAC Filtering 100 Q0 1024 ms 9 Advanced Settings 5 1 10 WPS Setting Auto
52. the LAN that is connected to the Router are lit If not try the above steps again Az AirLink Enter the AP s password to log in to the AP The default password is admin It is recommended to change the AP s password to protect your network security Please enter a new password into New Password and Confirm New Password If you do not wish to change the current password please leave them blank Click Log In Log in to the AP Enter admin to the Current Password to log in to the AP Please change the default login password admin to avoid unauthorized access to your network If you forget the AP s password you can reset it by pressing and holding the reset button on the AP for 10 seconds Current Password New Password Confirm New Password Assign a valid IP Address Subnet Mask and Default Gateway for your AP This setting must match with your wireless network You will use this IP address to access the AP s Web based Configuration Utility for more advanced features Configure the IP Address Please assign a valid IP address to the AP If you need to configure more advanced settings for the AP in the future you can enter this IP address in the address bar of the web browser to locate this device from your local area network IP Address Subnet Mask Default Gateway The IP address must match your network settings For example If your router s IP address is 192 168 2 1 the first 3 numbers of the AP
53. ties of hands wrist and feet during wireless modes of operation 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 Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate equipment Federal Communication Commission FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency exposure limits human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm 8 inches during normal operation The antenna s used for this transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1 11 only Table of Contents FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT eene 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 A PER E ERN UE SEE RENE EID 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTIO N oreet rre sade eut vo eden eve ro aeaa aaae iaaa iaai ao E erai ka ioeina 3 TET EATURES EEA A EEE EAE mt ee ete 3 1 2 PACKAGE CONTEN TO 4h ativan d e vto p a a 3 1 3 ACCESS PONT INTEREAGE idee ee trece ee ede ede tete en tote Pv Re o Dn
54. tion mode for this wireless link a new popup window will appear Please refer to Section 2 5 for detailed descriptions After you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed After you clicked Apply the following message will be displayed on your web browser A Wireless N IRLINK 5 Multi Function Access Point AP671W Save settings successfully e Status A You may press CONTINUE button to continue configuring other settings or press APPLY button to restart the system to o Basic Settings make the changes take effect 5 Security CONTINUE APPLY MAC Filtering 26 You can click Continue to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup procedures or click Apply to reboot the router so the settings will take effect Please wait for 30 seconds while router is rebooting 2 4 4 AP Bridge Point to Multi Point Mode In this mode this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses the same mode and all wired Ethernet clients of every wireless access points will be connected together You can use this mode to connect a network to other networks which is physically isolated Please note that when you set your access point to this mode it will not accept regular wireless clients anymore Point to Multi point Bridge PC4 PC5 PC1 Access Point 1 NS PtMP Bridge2 LUNES PC2 PtMP y ue il
55. ty Configuring the wireless security settings for the Access Point MAC Filter Configuring the MAC address filter to protect your network from being accessed by unauthorized users and highly increase the security for your personal data Advanced Settings Configuring the advanced network settings for this Access Point WPS Setting Using the WiFi Protected Setup WPS to make the connection to the wireless clients easier Radius Server Allowing you to configure a Radius Authorization Server on this Access Point Management Allowing you to change the administrator s password and IP address Tools Allowing you to back restore the AP s settings upgrade the firmware and reboot the AP remotely 15 2 3 View System Status and Information After you connected to the access point by web browser the first thing you see is Status and Information page All system and network related information of this access point will be displayed here The information is very helpful when you want to know the detailed information of your access point and when you try to fix the communication problem between this access point and other wired wireless computer devices You can click Status on the left and the system status and information will be displayed as shown below Wireless N ZI Multi Function Access Point AP671W 3 Status and Information Status You can use the information to monitor the Access Point s MAC address firmware
56. u ll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 802 11 Draft N or 802 11g will be able to connect to this access point If you select 2 4GHz B G then only wireless clients using 802 11b and 802 11g band will be able to connect to this access point If you want to allow 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11 Draft N clients to connect to this access point select 2 4GHz B G N Main ESSID Please input the ESSID the name used to identify this wireless access point here You can input up to 32 alphanumerical characters PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE Site Survey When you use this access point as a wireless station for Ethernet network device to have wireless capability you have to associate it with a working access point Click Select Site Survey button then a Wireless Site Survey Table will pop up It will list all available access points near by You can select one access point in the table and it will join wireless LAN through this access point Please go to Section 2 4 2 1 for more information about the Wireless Site Survey Table After you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed After you clicked Apply the following message will be displayed on your web browser A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point
57. umber will help you to determine if you need such upgrade 17 2 4 Select an Operating Mode for Access Point This access point can be operated in different modes you can click Basic Setting on the left of web management interface to select an operating mode you want to meet for different needs A Wireless N IRLINK Multi Function Access Point AP GTN Basic Settings Status This page allows you to define ESSID wireless network name and Channel for the wireless connection These i parameters are used for the wireless stations to connect to the Access Point o Basic Settings Security 2 4 GHz B G N v Airlink 01 Multiple ESSID_ Associated Clients Radius Server Management e Tools MAC Filtering Advanced Settings WPS Setting You can click Mode dropdown menu to select operating mode and there are 6 operating modes available AP Add wireless capability to the existing wired network by connecting the AP to a wired router switch AP Client Enable the Ethernet device such us TV and Game console connected to the access point to a wireless client AP Bridge Point to Connect two physically isolated wireless networks with two wireless Point access points Both access points must be configured to the same mode You will need two AP671W for this mode The AP can only be connected by another AP in this mode wirelessly AP Bridge Point to Connect
58. will not accept regular wireless clients anymore Point to Point Bridge gu y Y pc2 _ PtP Bridge 1 0m n FA LL PtP Bridge 2 PC3 FA Using wireless connection to network between two houses buildings Diagram 3 Point to Point Bridge mode application When you select AP Bridge Point to Point the following options will be displayed 25 Mode HAP Bridge Point to Point Y SELGES 2 4 GHz B G N v EGRET o v EWERRICCEEEE 00 00 00 00 00 00 Set Security Set Security Here are descriptions of every setup item Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use By selecting different band setting you ll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 802 11 Draft N or 802 119 will be able to connect to this access point If you select 2 4GHz B G then only wireless clients using 802 1 1b and 802 11g band will be able to connect to this access point If you want to allow 802 11b 802 11g and 802 11 Draft N clients to connect to this access point select 2 4GHz B G N Channel Please select a channel number you wish to use The channel Number number must be same with another wireless access point you wish to connect MAC address 1 Please input the MAC address of the wireless access point you wish to connect Set Security Click this button to select an encryp
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