AmbiCom WL1100B-AP Wireless LAN Access Point User Manual Version 1.50 Oct.
Federal Communications Commission Statement This device complies with FCC Rules Part 15. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 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.
Contents SECTION 1 ABOUT WL1100B-AP ACCESS POINT.................................2 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................................2 1-1 FEATURES ............................................................................................................................................2 1-2 FIRMWARE FUNCTIONALITY ..............................................................................................
Section 1 About WL1100B-AP Access Point Introduction The WL1100B-AP (11 Mbps WLAN Access Point) is a long-range, high performance LAN product, which provides Access Point services to a 2,4 GHz RF network and bridges to an Ethernet backbone. The design of this product is based on AT76C510 (bridge-on-a-chip) module, a highly integrated ASIC designed to combine legacy LANs with wireless LANs. AT76C510 performs all the necessary inter-networking and bridging functions.
Retransmission of unacknowledged frames 2. RTS/CTS handshake 3. Duplicate detection and recovery 4. Fragmentation and Reassembly 5. Beacon generation 6. Probe response 7. Wired Equivalent Privacy Algorithm (WEP) 8. Authentication Algorithm (Open System, Shared Key) 1-3 Applications The Serial of LAN products offer a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution, allowing clients to wirelessly access the network in applications such as following: 1.
u USB cable…………………………………………………………….x 1 If any of the listed items are not included or found damaged, please contact your local dealer .
Section 2 Hardware Installation 2-1 Equipment Requirement Installation of WL1100B-AP requires: 1. An A/C power outlet (100~240V,50~60Hz) which supply the power for the WL1100B-AP Access Point 2. A 10/100 Base-T (UTP) Ethernet cable drop (RJ-45 connector) 2-2 WL1100B-AP Hardware Installation Please follow these procedures while setting up the hardware: 1. Site Selection Choose a proper place for your WL1100B-AP.
Section 3 Configuring WL1100B-AP Access Point 3-1 Installing USB Driver For Access Point The Wireless Network Access Point WL1100B-AP can be configured by DFU utility for Windows® 98/2000/ME. You need plug the USB cable with the WL1100B-AP and the USB slot of the PC to run DFU.exe for configuring the WL1100B-AP and setting the setup. 3-1-1 Installing WL1100B-AP USB Driver For Windows® 98 1. Please boot your PC into Windows® 98. 2.
7. Select “Specify a location” and click “Browse”. On the windows information dialog, double-click the “D:\WL1100B-AP\USB_DRIVER” folder icon from the list and Windows® 98 will automatically enter the path. Then click “Next”. 8. Windows® 98 will then acknowledge that it has found the appropriate driver and click "Next". 9. Windows® 98 will install the driver “Access Point USB Device Driver”. As the driver files are being copied to the appropriate location, you will be prompted to insert the Windows® 98 CD.
4. Select “Search for a suitable driver..” and click “Next” to search for the Windows® 2000 driver. 5. In “Optional Search Location”, Select “CD-ROM Drive” and click “Next”. 6. Please browse the file as shown in the dialog box, then click “OK”. 7. Windows® 2000 is now ready to install the driver. Click “Next” to continue. After Windows® 2000 has finished installing the appropriate files, click “Finish”.
8. From the Control Panel, double-click the “System” icon. 9. From the “Hardware” menu, please select the “Device Manager” tab. And check the “AccessPoint” device whether it works fine. 3-1-3 Installing WL1100B-AP USB Driver For Windows® Millennium 1. Please boot your PC into Windows® Millennium. 2. Plug the two sides of the USB cable into the USB slots of WL1100B-AP and your PC. 3. Windows® ME will automatically detect the WL1100B-AP and prompt you to install the necessary driver.
3-2 WL1100B-AP Access Point DFU Utility 3-2-1 DFU (USB Configuration Utility) Utility Installation To setup the utility, please click the “Start” icon and then “Run”. 1. Install the DFU utility by clicking on “INSTALL WL1100B-AP” from auto-run CD menu selection. Or type “D:\WL1100B-AP\USB\Setup.exe.” or use browse the file in the dialog box. Then click “OK” to start the setup. (PS: D: is your CD-ROM driver) 2. Please click “Next” for further running. . 3.
. 5. After the installation of utility, please click “Finish”. 3-2-2 DFU (USB Configuration Utility) Utility Configuration 1. Click “Start” then, “Program” folder, you will find icon, please press icon “DFU” to execute program. Click “Basic Setting” “Advanced” “IP Setting” “WEP” “About” Tab to change other function. 2. The “Status” Tab, it will show the Wireless Network Access Point current status. Working Status: This will display the connection situation to notify any connection problem.
Firmware Version: It will display the current firmware version of this Access Point. Ethernet Address: This will display the MAC ID address of the Access Point. ESSID: This will display the name that is shared with all the stations in your wireless network system. Channel: This will display the current working channel in which the AP and the with it associated stations work. WEP: This will display the status of encryption protocol. It will read “Disabled”, if the WEP encryption protocol is not enabled.
Fragmentation Threshold: The value indicates how much of the network resources devoted to recovering packet errors. The value should remain at its default setting of 2432 bytes. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but will likely decrease overall network performance. RTS Threshold: The value should remain on its default setting 2432 bytes.
WEP(ON/OFF): With “Disabled” the WEP function will be not active. If you wish to utilize the WEP function, please select “Enabled”. Passphrase: To generate the key, if the WEP is enabled. This is the code used while a wireless point is to log on to the network thru the WEP encryption function. All points in the Wireless Network system have to have the same key shared which is set with a maximum of 32 alphanumeric characters.
3-3 WL1100B-AP Access Point SNMP Manager Utility 3-3-1 SNMP Manager Utility Installation To setup the utility, please click the “Start” icon and then “Run”. 1. Please note that it’s not necessary to install the “SNMP Manager Utility” if you want to configure the AP through USB cable only. Before you use SNMP manager utility, make sure that USB configuration utility is installed, and the AP has been configured. The SNMP utility needs to be configured from the Ethernet, not through USB port.
4. Setup will add program icon to the program folder shown as blow, then click “Next” for further setup. 5. After the installation of utility, please click “Finish”. 3-3-2 SNMP Manager Utility Configuration 1. Click “Start” then, “Program” folder, you will find icon, please press icon “SNMP Configuration Utility: To execute the program. 2. Please key in “IP Address” for your AP. (Default IP: 192.168.1.250) and click “OK”.
2. The “Status” Tab, this will display the current wireless connecting status. Working Status: This will display the connection situation to notify any connection problem. Regulation Domain: It will display the current domain operated with FCC from 1 to 11 channels. Firmware Version: It will display the current firmware version of this Access Point. Ethernet Address: This will display the MAC ID address of the Access Point.
channels 1 to 13 for ETSI domain. If you had changed any configuration, please click “Apply” Button. 4. The “Advanced” Tab, you can change “Authentication Type” “Preamble Type” and “Basic Rate”. Fragmentation Threshold: The value indicates how much of the network resources devoted to recovering packet errors. The value should remain at its default setting of 2432 bytes.
IP Address : The IP address of Wireless Network should be different as the network IP addresses. IP Mask: The value should be same as the Subnet Mask address of wireless Network IP address. If you had changed any configuration, please click “Apply” Button. 6. The “WEP” Tab, Wired Equivalent Privacy is a data privacy security mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm. WEP(ON/OFF): With “Disabled” the WEP function will be not active. If you wish to utilize the WEP function, please select “Enabled”.
Appendix A Network Configuration A-1 Network Topology Ad-Hoc Mode Notebook with GL241101 Desktop PC with GL241101 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN Notebook with GL241101 Desktop PC with GL241101 Fig. 1 - Ad-Hoc Wireless LAN An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one LAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be configured at the same radio channel and ESSID.
Infrastructure Desktop PC with ethernet Desktop PC with ethernet Sever Ethernet Notebook with GL241101 Notebook with GL241101 GL2411AP-0A Notebook with GL241101 GL2411AP-0A Desktop PC with GL241101 Desktop PC with GL241101 Desktop PC with GL241101 Infrastructure Wireless LAN Infrastructure Wireless LAN Fig. 2 An Example of Infrastructure Wireless LAN WL1100B-AP provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations.
Desktop PC with ethernet Desktop PC with ethernet Sever Ethernet Notebook with GL241101 Notebook with GL241101 GL2411AP-0A GL2411AP-0A Roaming BSS1 Notebook with GL241101 Notebook with GL241101 BSS2 Desktop PC with GL241101 ESS Fig. 3 Roaming in an Extended Service Set (ESS) An Infrastructure configuration also supports roaming capability for mobile workers. More than one BSS can be configured to be an Extended Service Set (ESS).
Appendix B Specifications WL1100B-AP Access Point Wired Interface Ethernet, 10/100 BaseT Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b standard Wireless LAN Frequency Band 2.412~2.462 GHz (FCC, Canada) 2.412~2.472 GHz (ETSI) 2.412~2.472 GHz (Japan STD-T66) 2.
Appendix C Access Point ? Glossary An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad-Hoc ? An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with LAN adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Authentication Type ? Indication of an authentication algorithm which can be supported by this node: 1. Open System: Open System authentication is the simplest of the available authentication algorithms. Essentially it is a null authentication algorithm.
and set the SubMask of the AP to 255.255.255.0. Ethernet Mac Address ? Infrastructure ? Don’t change it, as this will disable the AP. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. PLCP ? physical layer convergence protocol PPDU ? PLCP protocol data unit Preamble Type ? During transmission, the PSDU shall be appended to a PLCP preamble and header to create the PPDU.
