Wireless LAN Access Point User’s Manual
Ta ble of Co nte nts Chapter 1 Introduction.........................................................1 1.1 Pac kage Contents.........................................1 1.2 Features........................................................2 1.3 Specificati ons................................................2 1.4 Physical Description......................................3 Chapter 2 W ireless L AN Access Point Connection..........5 Chapter 3 W ireless L AN Access Point Configuration......6 3.1 Getti ng Started....
Introduction C h apt er 1 Int ro du ct io n This product is an access poi nt for IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz wireless networ k. You can use this acc ess point to build up a wireless LAN. The pr oduc t supports WEP, ESSID and MAC address filter functi ons to c onsolidate the wireless network security. With ESSID authenticati on, 64/128 bit WEP encr yption and MAC address filtering you can prevent unauthorized wireless stations from acc essing your wireless networ k.
Introduction 1.2 F eat ur es y Complies with the IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz specificati on. y High data r ate 54, 11, 5.5, 2 and 1M bps network s peed. y Seamlessl y integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networ ks. y Provi des an i nternal 5-Port Fast Ethernet Switc h for wired Ethernet connection. y Auto rate fallbac k in c ase of obs tacles or interferences. y Provi de 64/128-bit WEP Data Encr yption function to protect the wireless data transmissions.
Introduction 1.4 Ph ysical D escr ipt io n Front Panel On the Access Point’s front panel there ar e LED lights that inform you of the Acc ess Point’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED. LED Color Power Green Wireless Activity Green LAN Green Link/Acti vity Status Lit Off Description Power is supplied. No Power. Flash Antenna is transmitting or receivi ng data. Antenna is not Off transmitting or recei ving data. A valid link is On established.
Introduction y Antenna Connector This round connection is standard R everse SMA connector where any antennas with Reverse SMA c onnector can connect to the Access Point. y DC Adapter Port Insert the power jac k of the power adapter into this port. y LAN Port The Acc ess Point’s LAN port is where you c onnect to your LAN’s networ k devices. y Reset The Res et button allows you to do one of two things.
W ireless L AN AP Connection C h apt er 2 W ir eless L AN AP C on n ection 1. Locate an optimum location for the W ireless LAN Access Point. The best l ocation for your Access Poi nt is us uall y at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stati ons. 2. Connect the W ireless LAN Access Point to your router, hub or switch. Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Access Point’s LAN Port and c onnect the other end of the c able to a switc h, a router or a hub.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration C h apt er 3 W ir eless L AN AP C onf ig ur ation 3.1 Get t in g St ar t ed This Access Point provi des web-bas ed configuration tool allowing you to c onfigure fr om wired or wireless stations. Follow the instructi ons below to get started c onfiguration. From W ired Station 1. Make sure your wired station is i n the s ame s ubnet with the Access Point. The default IP Address and Sub Mas k of the Access Point is: Default IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Default Subnet: 255.255.255.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 7. Chec k each of the tabs and verify the following settings: y Bindings: Chec k Client for Microsoft N etworks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. y Gateway: All fields are blank. y DNS Configuration: Select Disable DNS. y W INS Configuration: Select Disable WINS R esolution. y IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address . Specify the IP Address and Subnet M as k as following example. 9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 1c) W indows NT 1. Click the Start button and sel ect Setti ngs, then clic k Control Panel. The Control Panel wi ndow will appear. 2. Double-clic k Network ic on. T he N etwork window will appear. Sel ect the Protocol tab from the Network window. 3. Chec k if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list of Netw ork Protoc ols. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 5. 4.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Enter the default us er name and pass word, then pr ess OK button directl y. 4. You c an start c onfiguring the Acc ess Point. From W ireless Station 1. Make sure your wireless s tati on is in the same subnet with the Acc ess Point. Pleas e refer to the step 1 above for configuring the IP Address and Sub Mas k of the wireless station. 2. Connect to the Access Point. The Acc ess Point’s ESSID is “def ault” and the WEP Encryption functi on is disabl ed.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2 C onf ig ur in g th e Access Point 3.2.1 St atu s and Info r mation On this screen, you c an s ee the general information of the Access Point i ncludi ng Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc. 3.2. 2 W ir eless S et t in g This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge and WDS modes. “AP Mode” provi des pure access point func tion. The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to us e “AP Mode”.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration access point with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” or “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Poi nt mode” can onl y be used to bridge wired Ethernet networ ks together. It can’t acc ept c onnecti on from other wirel ess station at the same time. If you want an access point to bridge wired Ethernet networ k and provide connection ser vice for other wireless stati on at the same time, you have to set the acc ess point to “AP Bridge-WDS mode”.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Station-Ad Hoc mode setting pag e: Station-Infrastructure mode setting pag e: 12
W ireless L AN AP Configuration AP Bridg e-Point to Point mode setting page: AP Bridg e-Point to Multi-Point mode setting pag e: 13
W ireless L AN AP Configuration AP Bridg e-W DS mode setting page: Universal Rep eater mode setting page: 14
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description The alias name of this access poi nt. You Alias Name shoul d assign Alias Name in “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. It allows you to s et the AP fi x at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You als o can s elect B+G Band mode to allow the AP selec t 802.11b and 802.11g c onnection automaticall y. The ESSID (up to 31 printabl e ASCII characters) is the unique name identifi ed i n a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration If you want to bridge more than one wired Ether net networks together with wirel ess LAN, you have to set this access point to MAC “AP Bridge-Point to Poi nt mode”, “AP Address Bridge-Point to Multi-Poi nt mode” or “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. You have to enter the MAC address es of other access poi nts that join the bridging wor k. Click “Show Acti ve Clients” button, then an Associated “Active Wireless Client T able” will pop up.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description MAC MAC address of this acti ve wireless s tati on. Address Tx Pac ket The number of tr ans mitted pac kets that are sent out from this acti ve wirel ess station. Rx Pac ket The number of rec ei ved pac kets that are received by this acti ve wireless station. TX Rate The transmission rate in Mbps. Power Shows if the wireless client is in Power Saving Saving mode. Expired The ti me i n sec ond before dissoci ation.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 3 Ad v an ced Set t in g You c an set advanc ed parameters of this acc ess point. The parameters include Authentication T ype, Frag ment Thres hold, RTS Threshold, Beac on Inter val, DTIM Period, Trans mit Rate, Broadc ast ESSID, Operating Rates Mode, CTS Protection, Transmit Bust Mode. You s hould not change thes e parameters unless you know what effect the c hanges will have on this access poi nt.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Authentication Type Fragment Threshol d RTS Threshold Beac on Interval Data Rate Description There are two authentication types: “Open System” and “Shar ed Key”. When you s elect “Open System”, wireless stations can ass ociate with this acc ess point without WEP encr yption.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration The “Long Preamble” can provi de better wirel ess LAN compatibility while the “Short Preambl e” can provide better wirel ess LAN performance. If you enable “Broadcas t ESSID”, ever y wireless station loc ated within the coverage of this acc ess point c an Broadc ast ESSID discover this acc ess point easil y. If you are building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is rec ommended. Disabling “Broadc ast ESSID” can provide better s ecurity.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 4 Secu r it y This Access Point provi des c omplete wireless LAN sec urity functi ons, i nclude WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With thes e sec urity functions, you c an prevent your wireless LAN from illegal acc ess. Pleas e make sure your wireless s tati ons use the s ame s ecurity functi on. W EP WEP is an authentication algorithm, which protects authorized Wireless LAN us ers against eavesdropping.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description You c an select the 64-bit, or 128bit key to encr ypt trans mitted data. Larger WEP key Key length will provide higher level of sec urity, but Length the throughput will be lower. You also c an select Disable to trans mit data without encr yption. You may selec t to selec t ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadeci mal Digits Key (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the Format WEP Key.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Key 1 Key 4 Default Key The WEP keys are us ed to encr ypt data transmitted in the wireless networ k. Fill the text box by following the r ules below. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encr yption keys. 128-bit WEP: i nput 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 13-digit ASCII characters as the encr yption keys. Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Use internal MD5/PEAP RADIUS Ser ver RADIUS Ser ver IP address RADIUS Ser ver Port RADIUS Ser ver Pass word Description You c an select to use the internal RADIUS ser ver to proc ess the authentication job. The internal RADIUS server uses MD5/PEAP authenticati on method. The IP address of exter nal RADIUS server. The ser vice port of the external RADIUS ser ver. The pass word used by external RADIUS ser ver.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 802.1x W EP static key IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protoc ol. Every user mus t use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. T he authenticati on is process ed by a RADIU S ser ver. You can us e an exter nal RADIUS s er ver or use the RADIUS s erver built-in with the Access Point. This mode also uses WEP to encr ypt the data during communication.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Key For mat Key 1 - Key 4 Default Key Use internal MD5 PEAP RADIUS Ser ver RADIUS Ser ver IP address RADIUS Ser ver Port RADIUS Ser ver Pass word You may selec t to selec t ASCII Characters (al phanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde The WEP keys are us ed to encr ypt data transmitted in the wireless networ k.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration W PA pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA) is an advanced s ecurity standard. You can use a pr e-shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encr ypt data during communicati on. It uses TKIP to change the encryption key frequentl y. T his can improve sec urity ver y much. Parameter WPA(TKIP) WPA2(AES) WPA2 Mixed Description TKIP can c hange the encryption key frequentl y to enhanc e the wireless LAN security.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration You may selec t to selec t ASCII Characters (al phanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” Pre-shared Key and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-shar ed Format Key. F or exampl e: ASCII Characters: iamguest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde The Pre-s hared key is used to authenticate and encr ypt data transmitted in the wireless networ k. Fill the text box by following the rules Pre-shared Key below.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description TKIP can c hange the encryption key frequentl y to enhanc e the security. This use CCMP protoc ol to change WPA2(AES) encr yption key frequentl y. AES can provide high level encr yption to enhance the wireless LAN s ecurity. WPA2 Mixed This will us e TKIP or AES bas ed on the other communication peer automatically. RADIUS Ser ver The IP address of exter nal RADIUS IP address server. RADIUS Ser ver The ser vice port of the external R ADIUS Port server.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2.5 R adiu s Serv er This Access Point provi des an i nternal RADIUS s erver to authenticate wireless station us ers. You have to add user accounts to the R ADIUS ser ver. The wireless station user has to us e one of these accounts to l ogin to the Acc ess Point before acc ess the wireless LAN. You als o have to add secret key to the RADIUS s erver.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Enable Radius Server Description Select to enable the RADIUS s erver. This tabl e recor ds the accounts of users you want to allow to access your wireless networ k. An account includes the “User name” and “Pass word”. A User Profile table wireless LAN us er has to enter c orrect “Username” and “Pass word” before he/s he is allowed to access the wireless LAN.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Authentication Client table Add an authentication client Remove authentication client from the table Reset This tabl e recor ds the clients of the RADIUS ser ver that need to authenticate wireless LAN us ers. Authentication client information includes the “Client IP” and “Secret Key”. An authentication client has to use the “Secret Key” to login to the RADIUS ser ver befor e it can start to authenticate wireless LAN us ers.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2.6 M AC Add r ess F ilt er in g This Access Point provi des MAC Addr ess Filtering, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Address es from acc essing your wireless networ k. Parameter Filtering MAC Address Filtering Table Description Enable or disable the MAC Address Filtering function. This tabl e recor ds the MAC addr esses of wireless stations you want to allow to access your networ k.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration In the bottom “New” area, fill in the “MAC Address” and “Comment” of the wireless station to be added and then click “Add”. Then this wireless station Add MAC address into the will be added into the “MAC Address Filtering Table” above. If you find any table typo before adding it and want to retype again. Jus t click “Clear” and both “MAC Address” and “Comment” fiel ds will be cleared.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 7 S yst em U t ilit y From here, you c an define the Acc ess Point’s IP Address and Login Password and enabl e the Access Point to be a DHCP Server. Parameter Current Pass word New Pass word Description Enter the current password (up to 15digit alphanumeric string) of the Acc ess Point. The default pass word for the Access Point is 1234. Note that the pass word is c ase-sensiti ve.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Re-Enter Pass word IP Address Subnet Mas k DHCP Server Reconfirm the pass word ( up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) you want to login to the Access Point. Note that the pass word is c ase-sensiti ve. Designate the Access Poi nt’s IP Address . This IP Address s hould be unique in your network. The default IP Address is 192.168.2.1. Specify a Subnet Mas k for your LAN segment. The Subnet Mas k of the Access Point is fixed and the value is 255.255.255.0.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Start IP/End IP Domai n Name Leas e Time You c an designate a particular IP address range for your DHCP ser ver to issue IP address es to your LAN Clients. By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.2.100 to End IP 192.168.2.200. You c an specify the Domai n Name for your Acc ess Point. The DHCP Server when enabled will temporaril y give your LAN client an IP address .
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Configuration Tools Description Use the "Backup" tool to save the Access Point’s c urrent c onfigurati on to a file named "config.bin" on your PC. You c an then use the "Restore" tool to upload and restore the s aved configuration to the Access Point. Alternativel y, you c an use the "Restore to Factor y Default" tool to force the Access Point to perform a power reset and restore the original factor y s ettings.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 8 F ir m war e U p g r ad e This page allows you to upgrade the Acc ess Point’s firmware. Parameter Firmware Upgrade Description This tool allows you to upgrade the Access Point’s s ystem firmware. To upgrade the firmwar e of your Access Point, you need to download the firmware file to your loc al hard dis k, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You c an also us e the Bro wse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
W ireless L AN AP Configuration Once the upgrade is c omplete you c an start usi ng the Access Point. 3.2. 9 R eset You c an reset the Acc ess Point’s s ystem should any problem exist. The reset function essentially Re-boots your Access Point’s s ystem. Parameter Reset Description In the event that the s ystem stops responding correctl y or in some way stops func tioni ng, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed. T o perform the res et, clic k on the Apply button.
Troubleshooting C h apt er 4 T ro ub lesh oot in g This chapter provides solutions to probl ems usually encountered during the i nstallation and oper ation of the Access Point. 1. How to manu ally find your PC’s IP and M AC Address? 1) In Wi ndows , open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ip config /all and Enter y Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address y Your PC’s MAC Addr ess is the one entitled Ph ysical Addr ess 2.
Troubleshooting 5. What is W EP? WEP s tands for Wired Equi val ent Privac y, a data privac y mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm. 6. What is a M AC Address? The Media Acc ess Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the manufac turer to any Ether net networ king device, s uch as a networ k adapter, that allows the networ k to identify it at the hardware level. For all practical purposes , this number is us uall y permanent.
