WAP54A 54Mbps Wireless Network AP User’s Manual Draft v. 1.
Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 SCOPE 1.2 OBJECTIVE 1.3 INTENDED AUDIENCE 1.4 FEATURES 1.5 PACKAGE CONTENTS 1.6 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2. GETTING TO KNOW THE ATHEROS ACCESS POINT 2.1 FRONT VIEW 2.2 REAR VIEW 4 4 5 3. Network Attachment and Configuration of the Access Point 3.1.1 CONFIGURING THE AP 7 7 3.1.2 WEB BROWSER 7 3.1.3 GENERAL CONFIGURATION PAGE 9 3.1.4 GENERAL ADVANCED CONFIGURATION PAGE 12 3.1.
1 Introduction 1.1 Scope The intent of this document is to familiarize you with the Access Point, its physical characteristics, setup, configuration, and usage. 1.2 Objectives After reading this user’s guide, you should be able to install, configure, control, and maintain the Access Point. 1.3 Intended Audience The intended audience for this user‘s guide is evaluators of AP products. The reader is assumed to have conceptual and practical knowledge about AP concepts, features, and functions.
2 Getting to Know the Access Point 2.1 Front Panel The Access Point (AP) has 3 LEDs, and a pair of side-mounted antennas that rotate 180° for alternative reception positioning and compact packaging.
LED2 Off Green On Green Blink Amber On Amber Blink Description No Ethernet Link Detected 100 Mbps Link Detected but No Activity 100 Mbps Link Activity – blink rate is proportional to activity 10 Mbps Link Detected but No Activity 10 Mbps Link Activity – blink rate is proportional to activity LED 3 Off Very Slow Blink Slow Blink Fast Blink Description Wireless Link Disabled Looking for Network Association Associated with Network but No Activity Associated with Network – blink rate is proportional to activ
z The RJ-45 Ethernet jack is provided for 10/100 Mbps connectivity to a wired Ethernet LAN. The Ethernet subsystem is based on a single chip 10/100 Mbps integrated PCI Ethernet Media Access Controller (MAC) + PHY (DP83815) from National Semiconductor Corporation. z An on-board MAX6713 reset circuit provides reset to processor, memory, and PCI devices. A manual pushbutton reset option provides easy generation of the reset signal without cycling power to the AP.
3. Network Attachment and Configuration of the Access Point 3.1.1 Configuring the AP When the VxWorks system software is loaded, the AP has to be configured to set some options such as the channel frequency and Service Set Identifier (SSID). This can be done through a web browser with access to the built-in AP web server. 3.1.2 Web Browser The following procedures show the steps to configure the channel frequency and SSID using a web browser: 1.
2. Select the Web Server hotlink. A dialog box will appear to request login authorization. 3. Enter the information as follow: Log in: Admin (case sensitive) Password: 5up Click OK to complete the login process. The Access Point Statistic web page appear.
3.1.3 1. General Configuration Page Click on the Configuration hotlink to enter the wireless setting page.
2. The summarizes of the General Configuration data fields of the AP. SSID IP Address Identification of the AP. Enter a number or address between 1 and 32 characters in length that the STAs are associating with in Infrastructure mode. You can specify more than one AP in an SSID. Use the System Name field to uniquely identify each AP. Specifies a unique name for AP. Enter a unique text string of up to 32 characters in length. Select the desired frequency of operation from the drop-down menu.
4 Click on the Update button to commit to the system.
5 After clicked the Update button, you have to apply the REBOOT AP button to effect the setting and reboot the AP. 3.1.4 General Advanced Configuration Page 1. Click on the Advanced button from the left end of the Configuration page. 2. The Advanced Configuration Page will appear. It allow you to enter advanced information of the AP. 3. The summarizes data field : Advanced Configuration Field Data Rate Description Specifies rate of data transmission. Select the desired rate from the drop-down menu.
Transmit Power Beacon Interval Data Beacon Rate Fragment Length RTS/CTS Threshold Enable QOS the best available. Specifies the level of transmit power. Specify the value of the transmit power from the drop-down menu. Decrease the transmit power if more than one AP is co-located using the same channel frequency. Specified the Beacon Interval value. Enter a value between 20 and 1000. Specifies the Data Beacon Rate.
2. The Shared Keys Configuration allow you to: ~ Select default shared key encryption keys ~ Specify the key length ~ Specify the shared WEP’s keys 3. Click on the Update button to commit to the system.
4. After clicked the Update button, you have to apply the REBOOT AP button to effects the setting and reboot the AP. 5. The Wired Equivalent Privacy Settings. WEP: Disable WEP: Enable Shared key ACL ACL WEP is disabled.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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.
