AmbiCom WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router User Manual Version 1.50 Oct.
FCC Information This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital devices pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communication.
Copyright Copyright © 2001 all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, adapted, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the supplier. About This Manual The purpose of this manual is for the setup of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. This manual, revised as version 1.0.0 in 2001, includes procedures assisting you in avoiding unforeseen problems.
Table of Contents n Chapter 1 Introduction................................................................................ 1 1-1 Features and Benefits ................................................................................ 1 1-2 Applications............................................................................................... 2 1-3 System Configurations ............................................................................... 3 n Chapter 2 Hardware Installation.....................
Chapter 1 Introduction The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router is a high-speed wireless unit that performs as a transparent Media Access Control (MAC) bridge between wired Local Area Networks, and one or more wireless networks. It brings Ethernet-like performance to the wireless realm. Placed anywhere along an Ethernet LAN, the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router allows wireless stations in their coverage area to transparently access the corporate network. Fully compliant with the IEEE 802.
1-2 Applications The 11Mbps Wireless LAN products offer a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these: 1. Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation. 2. Difficult-to-wire environments Historical or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open area where wiring is difficult to deploy. 3.
1-3 System Configurations The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router can be configured in a variety of network system configurations. Wireless Infrastructure In a wireless infrastructure, the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router acts as a bridge. The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router connects the wireless clients together. The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router acts as a center point for all wireless communications.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter describes initial setup of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. 2-1 Product Kit Before installation, make sure that you the following items: u The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router…..….……………………x 1 u Quick Start Guide…..………………………….……………………………...x 1 u Power Adapter……………………………………………...………………….x 1 u Product CD………….……………………………………….…………………x 1 If any of the above items are not included or damaged, please contact your local dealer for support.
2-3 Mechanical Description Top panel of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router: The following table provides an overview of each LED activity: LED Definition Activity Description PWR Continuous Green AP Continuous Green WLAN Flashing Green Power enabled The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router is ready in service.
restore the Access Point’s default settings and enable you to configure the Access Point via utility, telnet or Web. 2-4 Hardware Installation Take the following steps to set up your WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. n Site Selection Before installation, determine the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router location. Proper placement of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router is critical to ensure optimum radio range and performance.
Chapter 3 Configuring the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router is shipped with default parameters, which will be suitable for the typical infrastructure wireless LAN. Just simply install the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router, power it on, and it is now ready to work. Nevertheless, you can still adjust configuration settings depending on how you would like to manage your wireless network.
3. Double click a WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router icon to access its property dialog box. Enter the password in the entry field. The default password is “default”. 4. After entering the correct password, a configuration window appears. You will see the basic information of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router, such as MAC Address, Frequency Domain and Firmware Version. MAC Address: It is a hardware identification number that distinguishes the unit from others.
Firmware Version: Displays the firmware version that is equipped with your hardware. Statistics The statistics tab contains three of the following items for you to monitor the Ethernet and Wireless network traffic. Ethernet: You may monitor the TX/RX on the wired network. Wireless: You may monitor the TX/RX of the wireless network.
Wireless Error: This item offers detailed information on error wireless packets that the AP receives and transmits. Receive: Packet FCS Errors: The number of wireless packets that fail during FCS transmission (Frame Check Status when accessing the wired network. No Buffer: The number of wireless packets that the AP ignores due to insufficient memory. Received WEP Errors: The number of wireless packets that have WEP encryption errors.
Configuration The configuration tab contains 5 following items for you to make changes for the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. General: AP name: In this entry field, you may enter any name. This will enable you to manage your WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Routers with more ease if you have multiple units of WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router on the network. IEEE802.11: ESSID: The ESSID is a unique ID given to the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router.
another station is already using the wireless medium. When these two stations send data at the same time, they might collide when arriving simultaneously at the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. The collision will most certainly result in a loss of messages for both stations. Thus, the RTS Threshold mechanism will provide the solution to prevent data collisions.
Administration: You may change the default password by entering the new password. password in the Confirm Change field to make the new setting take affect. Enter the new IP Address: To enable remote access to the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router using Telnet or Web Management, you must assign an IP address to the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. You may also assign other related Internet addressing options, such as subnet mask or gateway address.
WEP: The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router allows you to create up to 4 data encryption keys to secure your data from being eavesdropping by unauthorized wireless user. To activate and set the WEP keys, do the following: n From the WEP encryption item, pull down the menu and it will list three options: Disable – Allows wireless adapters communicate with WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Routers without any data encryption.
Upgrade This item is used for uploading the newest firmware of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. You may either enter the file name in the entry field or browse the file by clicking the Open File button. For information about the release of the newest firmware, contact your local reseller.
Use the following buttons to manage the Access Control Table: Add – to enter MAC addresses of authorized wireless devices one at a time. Edit – to change the entries in the table if you enter the incorrect MAC address. Remove – to remove MAC addresses one at a time. Clear – to remove all MAC addresses in the table. Import – to import an existing Access Control Table. Export – to save the current Access Control Table to a location on your computer. * You can save the file as a text document.
3-2 Using the Web Management The built-in Web Management provides you with a user-friendly graphical user interface (web pages) to manage your WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Routers. An AP with an assigned IP address (e.g. http://192.168.1.1) will allow you via web browser (e.g. MS Internet Explorer 5.0) to monitor and configure the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. 1. Open your web browser. 2. Enter the IP address of your WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router in the Address field (e.g. http://192.168.
The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router main page contains two items for you to manage your WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. Information General This item displays the general information of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router such as the MAC address, Frequency Domain, and Firmware Version.
Statistics This item displays the Ethernet and wireless network traffic. Configuration General You may make the settings on the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router such as ESSID, channel, RTS threshold, fragment threshold and password.
WEP To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network, the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router offers WEP (Wired Equivalency Privacy). You can set up 4 encryption keys but choose one key to encrypt your data. Access Control The Access Control Table enables you to restrict wireless stations accessing the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Routers by identifying the MAC address of the wireless devices.
Upgrade Here, you can upload the newest firmware of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. You may either enter the file name in the entry field or browse the file by clicking the Browse button.
3-3 Using the Telnet The WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router can be configured via the command prompt console with TCP/IP: Telnet (TCP/IP) Connection: Assign an IP address to your WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router through the RS232 connection or Access Point Utility and then telnet to the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router anywhere to get access to the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router console. Thus, you will be able to make the configuration via the TCP/IP connection. 1.
info* Display some basic information of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router, for example, firmware version, frequency domain, etc. stat Display the statistical values of the operation of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router, for example, association status, LAN/WLAN interface load, etc.
ping ip_addr [num_pings] [data_size] Ping (ICMP echo) to an ip_addr host with optional num_pings times with optional data size in a length of data_size. set List the configuration information.
To change factory default settings, type “set xxx (parameter) xxxx (value). For example, set channel 7 command will set the channel to number 7; set essid “Your Network” command will set the ESSID as Your Network. Remember that, a 'save' command is required for changes to take effect. Always reset your AP with the “Reset” command. The following is a list of parameters you can make changes on the unit.
save Save your new configuration. Remember that the “save” command is required every time you make the new configuration. set default Return the factory default settings of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router except for the IP addresses. A 'save' command is required for changes to take effect. cls* Clear the console screen. exit* Exit the console. ? * or help* Print a help screen. rz* Receive a firmware file by the Zmodem protocol.
control table consists of a list for you to control the accessibility of any wireless stations or repeaters. The sub-commands are listed below: mode open | allow: set the access control mode.
• • wep40: use 40-bit WEP data encryption wep40opt: use 40-bit WEP data encryption for 40-bit WEP-equipped clients while allowing non-WEP clients associating to the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router as well. set key1 key_text: set WEP Key#1 as key_text. 10 hexadecimal digits (0-9 or A-F) heading by “0x” or five alphanumeric values (ASCII characters, case-sensitive) are required if 40-bit WEP is used. Example: 0x1122334455, 0x0055AA55AA, abcde, or MyKey.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting If you have trouble using the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router, the starting point to troubleshoot the problem with your WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router is looking at the LED activity of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router. The following is “LED Error Table” provided to assist you in diagnosing and solving operational problems.
If you are still unable to solve the problem by checking the LED activity, the error may be caused from configuration mismatch, which prevents the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router from establishing a wireless connection with the network. You may check the following to ensure normal operation of the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router.
Appendix A Network Configuration The 11Mbps Wireless LAN products support the same network configuration options of the legacy Ethernet LANs as defined by IEEE 802 standard committee. The 11Mbps Wireless LAN products can be configured as: u Ad-Hoc for departmental or SOHO LANs u Infrastructure for enterprise LANs u LAN-Interconnection for point-to-point link as a campus backbone.
u Infrastructure Fig An Example of Infrastructure Wireless LAN The 11Mbps Wireless LAN device provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of wireless LAN PC users and an WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router construct a Basic Service Set (BSS). Each wireless-equipped PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router.
Appendix B Specifications Product WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router Wired Interface 10/100 base T (RJ-45) Wireless Interface 11Mbps Wireless LAN Modulation DSSS (CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK) Operation Frequency N. America/FCC: 2412~2.462 GHz (11 channels ) Europe CE/ETSI: 2.412~2.472 GHz (13 channels) Japan: 2.412~2.484 GHz (14 channels) France: 2.457~2.472 GHz (4 channels) Spain: 2.457~2.462 GHz (2 channels) Speed Options 11M/5.
Appendix C Glossary WL1100B-AR Wireless LAN Access Router - An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Ad-Hoc - An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each with wireless adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Backbone - The core infrastructure of a network. It is the portion of the network that transports information from one central location to another central location where it is off-loaded onto a local system.
RTS Threshold – Transmitters contending for the medium may not hear each other. RTS/CTS mechanism can solve this “ Hidden Node Problem”. If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS Threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled. Web Management - Network management by using web browser connecting to the target devices.
