Wireless N 300 Multi-Function Access Point with 5-Port Switch Model # AP671W User’s Manual Ver.
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.
Table of Contents FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ........................................ 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................. 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 FEATURES ......................................................................................
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.
1.3 Access Point Interface Front Panel LEDs LED Light Status Description POWER On Router is powered on. On WPS setup is in progress. Off Wireless network is switched off. Flashing Wireless network is ready and WPS setup is not in progress. On LAN port is connected. Off LAN port is not connected. Flashing LAN port is transferring or receiving data. WLAN LAN 1-5 LNK/ACT Back Panel Item Name Description Antenna Two 3dBi dipole antennas.
1~5 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 Step 1 Insert the provided CD into your computer’s CD ROM drive. You will be using this computer to configure the AP. Step 2 Click Next to start the configuration. Step 3 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.
A. Connect the AP to the Router B.
Step 4 Make sure the LEDs of POWER, WLAN and the LAN that is connected to the Router are lit. If not, try the above steps again. Step 5 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.
Step 7 Select an operation mode for your Access Point and click Next. Step 8 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. 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.
B) Universal Repeater 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.
Wireless Site Survey Configure wireless security settings according to the root AP’s settings. The Security Key you enter must match with the one of root AP. Click Next. 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.
Enter the key of the wireless network you wish to connect to. Click Next. D) Point-to-Point / Point-to-MultiPoint / WDS Bridge 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-toPoint Bridge as an example. Select a channel number you wish to use and enter the MAC address of the other Access Point for the bridge. Click Next.
Configure the wireless security settings. It is recommended to use WPA2-PSK(AES) which is the safest encryption for general users. Click Next. After finishing the setup of the first AP, you need to follow the same configuration procedure on other Access Point(s). Step 9 Verify the settings you have configured and click Restart. Wait for 60 second for the AP to restart.
Step 10 Click Finish to end the EZ Setup Wizard. After the AP is restarted, it is ready to use. To configure more advanced features, please go to the next section.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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.
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 802.11b/g/Draft-N wireless devices and wired Ethernet network, and exchanges data between them.
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 802.11g) 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.
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. Here are descriptions of every setup item: No.
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.
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 802.11g) 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.
procedures, or click “Apply” to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2421 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. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Select Click the radio button to select the access point. Channel Display to channel number of the access point.
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.
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 802.11g) 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.
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.
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 802.11g) 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.
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.
Diagram 5: WDS Bridge mode application When you select ‘AP Bridge-WDS’, the following options will be displayed: 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.
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.
Diagram 5: Repeater mode application When you select ‘Universal Repeater, the following options will be displayed: 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 802.11g) 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.
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).
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’. 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.
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 format, the number of characters of key will be displayed.
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: Here are descriptions of every setup item: WPA Unicast Cipher Suite Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES), and WPA2 Mixed.
Here are descriptions of every setup item: WPA Unicast Cipher Suite You can select WPA encryption type here. AES is safer than TKIP, 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 MD5/PEAP RADIUS Server 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.
Here are descriptions of every setup item: Use internal MD5/PEAP RADIUS Server Uses built-in RADIUS Server (refer to next Section) instead of external RADIUS server. If you check this box, the value of internal RADIUS server fields will be ignored. Enable 802.1x Authentication Enable or disable the use of 802.1x user authentication. RADIUS Server IP address Please input the IP address of RADIUS authentication server here.
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.
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.
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.
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 suggested to select ‘Auto 20/40MHz’. Do not change to ’20 MHz’ unless you know what it is.
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.
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 access 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.
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.
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.
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: Please input current password in ‘Current Password’ field, then input new password in both ‘New Password’ and ‘Re-Enter Password’ field. 2.10.
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.
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.
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 fixed. To perform firmware upgrade, please click ‘Tool’ on the left menu, and the following page will be displayed: Click ‘Browse’ button first, you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of firmware upgrade file.
2.11.3 Reboot the Access Point 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.
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting If you found the access point is working improperly or stop responding to you, don’t panic! Before you contact 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 I want to access it by web browser Please check the connection of power cord and network cable of this access point.
Appendix A - Specification Standards • • IEEE 802.11b/g/n Operation Mode • LEDs System Requirement 6-in-1: Access Point , Universal Repeater, AP Client, Point to Point and Point to Multi-Point Bridge WDS Bridge Antenna • 2 undetachable 3dBi dipole antennas 5 x 10/100Mbps Ethernet connector Security • WPA / WPA2 • WEP 64/128-bit encryption • Radius Server • Easy Setup Button (WPS) 11n: up to 300Mbps • 11b/g: 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.
Technical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Website: www.airlink101.com † 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.
