WL-5450AP Wireless Access Point User’s Manual AirLive WL-5450AP User’s Manual 1
FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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.
Declaration of Conformity We, Manufacturer/Importer OvisLink Corp. 5F., NO.6, Lane 130, Min-Chuan Rd., Hsin-Tien City, Taipei County, Taiwan Declare that the product Wireless AP AirLive WL-5460AP , WL-5450AP is in conformity with In accordance with 89/336 EEC-EMC Directive and 1999/5 EC-R & TTE Directive Clause Description ■ EN Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Wideband transmission equipment operating in the 2.
AirLive WL-5460AP / WL-5450AP CE Declaration Statement Country cs Česky [Czech] Declaration OvisLink Corp. tímto prohlašuje, že tento AirLive WL-5460AP / WL-5450AP je ve shodě se základními požadavky a dalšími příslušnými ustanoveními směrnice 1999/5/ES. da Undertegnede OvisLink Corp. erklærer herved, Dansk [Danish] at følgende udstyr AirLive WL-5460AP / WL5450AP overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. de Hiermit erklärt OvisLink Corp.
Table of Content CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................. 4 1.1 FEATURES ................................................................................................................................................................ 4 1.2 APPLICATION........................................................................................................................................................
Chapter I: Introduction AirLive WL-5450AP is an IEEE802.11b/g compliant 11 Mbps & 54 Mbps Ethernet Wireless Access Point. The Wireless Access Point is equipped with two 10/100 M Auto-sensing Ethernet ports for connecting to LAN and also for cascading to next Wireless Access Point. AirLive WL-5450AP provides 64/128bit WEP encryption, WPA and IEEE802.1x which ensures a high level of security to protect users’ data and privacy.
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1.3 Parts Names and Functions 1. Front Panel: (LED Indicators) LED Indicator 1 Power Status Color Solid Green Flashing Turns solid green when power is N/A. applied to this device. 2 Status Red Turns solid red when the device is booting, after boot successfully, the light turn off. 3~6 Link/Act. Green Wireless Turns solid green when connected Receiving/ and associated to at least a client Sending data station. WEP/WPA Orange Turns solid orange when wireless N/A security is enabled.
2. Rear Panel: Connection Ports Port/button Functions A 12V DC Connects the power adapter plug B LAN1 Connects to Ethernet C LAN2 Connects to Ethernet D (Factory) Press over 3 seconds to reboot this device. RESET Press for over 10 seconds to restore factory settings. Performing the Factory Reset will erase all previously entered device settings.
1.4 Factory Default Settings Setting Wireless Access Point Device Name WL-5450AP SSID Default value: airlive Channel WEP IP Address 11 Default value: Disabled 192.168.100.
Chapter II: Hardware Connection Note: Before you starting hardware connection, you are advised to find an appropriate location to place the Access Point. Usually, the best place for the Access Point is at the center of your wireless network, with line of straight to all your wireless stations. Also, remember to adjust the antenna; usually the higher the antenna is placed, the better will be the performance. 1.
Chapter III: About the Operation Modes This device provides four operational applications with Access Point, Bridge, Client (Ad-hoc) and Client (Infrastructure) modes, which are mutually exclusive. This device is shipped with configuration that is functional right out of the box. If you want to change the settings in order to perform more advanced configuration or even change the mode of operation, you can use the web-based utility provided by the manufacturer as described in the following sections. 3.
3.2 WDS Repeater Mode Refer to the illustration below. While acting as Bridges, AP1 (with Station 1 being associated to) and AP2 (with Station 2 being associated) can communicate with each other through wireless interface (with WDS). Thus Station 1 can communicate with Station 2 and both Station 1 and Station 2 are able to access the Internet if only AP1 or AP2 has the Internet connection.
3.3 Client Mode (Infrastructure) If set to Client (Infrastructure) mode, this device can work like a wireless station when it’s connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets from wired end to wireless interface. Refer to the illustration below. This station (AP1 plus the connected computer 1) can associate to another Access Point (AP2), and then can have the Internet access if the other Access Point (AP2) has the Internet connection.
3.4 Client Mode (Ad-hoc) If set to the Client (Ad-hoc) mode, this device can work like a wireless station when it is connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets from wired end to wireless interface. You can share files and printers between wireless stations (PC and laptop with wireless network adapter installed). See the sample application below.
Chapter IV: Configuration 4.1 Login 1. Start your computer. Connect an Ethernet cable between your computer and the Wireless Access Point. 2. Make sure your wired station is set to the same subnet as the Wireless Access Point, i.e. 192.168.100.252 3. Start your WEB browser. In the Address box, enter the following: HTTP://192.168.100.252 The configuration menu is divided into four categories: Status, Wireless, TCP/IP, and Other settings.
System Uptime The time period since the device was up. Firmware Version The current version of the firmware installed in this device. Wireless Configuration Wireless Mode There are four modes supported, Access Point, Client (Ad-hoc and Infrastructure), WDS Bridge and WDS repeater. The default mode is Access Point. If you want to change to bridge mode, please go to Wireless/WDS Setting to enable the WDS function.
4.2.2 System Log This page display log events with time when events happened, log events’ types, log sources and the description for events themselves. System manager can use the system log to trace when problems occur. 4.2.3 Statistics The Statistics table shows the packets sent/received over wireless and ethernet LAN respectively.
4.3 Wireless 4.3.1 Basic Settings This page includes all primary and major parameters. Any parameter change will cause the device to reboot for the new settings to take effect. Disable Wireless LAN Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access Point in the network you are located. In other words, this device will not be visible by any wireless station. Band You can choose one mode of the following you need. ~ 2.
Channel Number Allow user to set the channel manually or automatically. If set channel manually, just select the channel you want to specify. If “Auto” is selected, user can set the channel range to have Wireless Access Point automatically survey and choose the channel with best situation for communication. The number of channels supported depends on the region of this Access Point. All stations communicating with the Access Point must use the same channel.
Authentication Type To provide a certain level of security, the IEEE 802.11 standard has defined two types of authentication methods, Open System and Shared Key. With Open System authentication, a wireless PC can join any network and receive any messages that are not encrypted. With Shared Key authentication, only those PCs that possess the correct authentication key can join the network. By default, IEEE 802.11 wireless devices operate in an Open System network.
RTS mechanism will be activated if the data size exceeds the value you set.. The default value is 2347. Warning: Enabling RTS Threshold will cause redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy. This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended. Beacon Interval Beacon Interval is the amount of time between beacon transmissions.
4.3.3 Security Here you can configure the security of your wireless network. Selecting different method will enable you to have different level of security. Please note that by using any encryption, by which data packet is encrypted before transmission to prevent data packets from being eavesdropped by unrelated people, there may be a significant degradation of the data throughput on the wireless link. Encryption: None (Encryption is set to None by default.) If Use 802.
SET WEP KEY Click the Set WEP Keys will prompt you a window to set 64bit or 128bit Encryption. Select HEX if you are using hexadecimal numbers (0-9, or A-F). Select ASCII if you are using ASCII characters (case-sensitive). Ten hexadecimal digits or five ASCII characters are needed if 64-bit WEP is used; 26 hexadecimal digits or 13 ASCII characters are needed if 128-bit WEP is used.
Press to discard the data you have entered since last time you press Apply Change. Reset 4.3.4 Access Control When Enable Wireless Access Control is checked, only those clients whose wireless MAC addresses listed in the access control list can access this Access Point. If the list contains no entries with this function being enabled, then no clients will be able to access this Access Point. Wireless Access Select the Access Control Mode from the pull-down menu.
4.3.5 Site Survey Site survey displays all the active Access Points and IBSS in the neighborhood. When you are in the client mode, you can select one AP to associate. Press Refresh to get the latest information. 4.3.6 WDS Setting To enable WDS function will let this AP enter “Bridge Mode”. Two APs in bridge modes can communicate with each other through wireless interface. That is, two stations associated to different AP in bridge mode can communicate with each other.
Apply Changes Press to save the new settings on the screen. Reset Press to discard the data you have entered since last time you press Apply Change. Set Security Click to set the WDS security, please refer to the previous Wireless Security Setup section (Page 27). Show Statistics Click to show the detailed information for each WDS AP. Current WDS AP List The added Access Points for participating WDS with this Access Point are shown.
4.4 TCP/IP 4.4.1 Basic In this page, you can change the TCP/IP settings of this Access Point, select to enable/disable the DHCP Client, 802.1d Spanning Tree, and Clone MAC Address. IP Address This field can be modified only when DHCP Client is disabled. If your system manager assigned you static IP settings, then you will have to enter the information provided. Subnet Mask Enter the information provided by your system manager. Default Gateway Enter the information provided by your system manager.
Clone MAC You can specify the MAC address of your Access Point to replace the factory Address setting. Apply Change Press to save the new settings on the screen. Reset Press to discard the data you have entered since last time you press Apply Change.
4.5 Other 4.5.1 Upgrade Firmware 1. Download the latest firmware from your distributor and save the file on the hard drive. 2. Start the browser, open the configuration page, click on Other, and click Upgrade Firmware to enter the Upgrade Firmware window. Enter the new firmware’s path and file name (i.e. C:\FIRMWARE\firmware.bin). Or, click the Browse button, find and open the firmware file (the browser will display to correct file path). 3. Click Reset to clear all the settings on this page.
When prompted the upper left screen, select “Save this file to disk”, and the upper right screen will prompt you a dialog box to enter the file name and the file location. Load Settings From File: Click Browse… if you want to load a pre-saved file, enter the file name with the correct path and then click on Upload. Or click Browse… to select the file. Reset: Click to restore the default configuration. 4.5.
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