User's Manual

USER’S MANUAL OF WLAN ACCESS POINT Version: 2.1
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Table of Contents
REVISION HISTORY .....................................................................................................................I
TERMINOLOGY ........................................................................................................................... II
1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................1
1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... 1
1.2 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................. 1
1.3 PRODUCT FEATURES ........................................................................................................... 2
1.4 TOP PANEL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................... 2
1.5 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................. 3
2 INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 4
2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................. 4
2.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION................................................................................................... 4
3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ......................................................................................... 5
3.1 PREPARE YOUR PC TO CONFIGURE THE WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT ............................. 5
3.2 CONNECT TO THE WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT .............................................................. 7
3.3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT.................... 7
3.3.1 S
TATUS ............................................................................................................................ 7
3.3.2 WIRELESS BASIC SETTINGS ............................................................................................ 8
3.3.3 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS .................................................................................... 9
3.3.4 WIRELESS SECURITY SETUP.......................................................................................... 11
3.3.5 WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL........................................................................................ 12
3.3.6 LAN INTERFACE SETUP ................................................................................................ 14
3.3.7 S
TATISTICS .................................................................................................................... 15
3.3.8 UPGRADE FIRMWARE .................................................................................................... 16
3.3.9 SAV E /RELOAD SETTINGS.............................................................................................. 17
3.3.10 PASSWORD SETUP ......................................................................................................... 17
4 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).................................................................... 19
4.1 W
HAT AND HOW TO FIND MY PC’S IP AND MAC ADDRESS? ............................................. 19
4.2 WHAT IS WIRELESS LAN? ................................................................................................ 19
4.3 WHAT ARE ISM BANDS? ................................................................................................... 19
4.4 H
OW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK?...................................................................... 19