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Table of contents INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................1 LED Indicators................................................................................................... 2 Solid ................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined. Ports on the Rear Panel ..................................................................................... 3 GETTING CONNECTED..................................................
Access point name ......................................................................................... 19 Admin (Administration).................................................................................. 20 Change password. .......................................................................................... 20 Reboot/Reset this device................................................................................ 20 Upgrade system firmware. .................................................
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Hawking Technologies Hi-Speed 54G Wireless-G Access Point and Ethernet Bridge. This product is compliant with the IEEE 802.11g wireless standard and operates at transfer speeds up to 54Mbps. It is backwards compatible current 802.11b wireless hardware. The Hi-Speed 54G Wireless AP/Bridge utilizes the highest wireless security standards (WPA) to protect your network from outside intruders.
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Ports on the Rear Panel Port/button Functions A 5V DC Connects to the power adapter. B LAN Connects to your LAN’s network device. C II-X Switch this button for choosing different wiring scheme LAN connections; Switch left to select using a straight Ethernet cable (To connect to a hub or switch); Switch right to use a Crossover Ethernet cable (To connect directly to a PC or device). D Antenna Adjust to have better performance.
Getting Connected 1. Find a Location: choose a 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. 2. Adjust the Antenna: usually the higher the antenna is placed, the better your performance will be. 3. Connect to your local area network: connect a straight or a crossover Ethernet cable to one of the Ethernet port of the access point, and the other end to a hub or switch.
About the Operating Modes This device provides two main operational applications: Access Point and Bridge modes, which are mutually exclusive. 1. Access Point: As a wireless access point the HWBA54G allows any existing wired network to have wireless access. 2. Bridge: When acting as a Bridge, the HWBA54G serves as a wireless adapter that connects a wired network with another wired or wireless network(s) through an access point(s). See the sample application below.
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 or use the Software-based Setup Wizard in the included CD-Rom. WPA AP -Configuration via Web Login 1. Open the browser, enter the local port IP address of the Device 2. (default at 192.168.1. 240), and click “Go” to get the login page.
Info(Information) The setup home page will display the information about the current settings of this access point.
Assoc(Associations) This page shows the MAC addresses of devices connected to this Wireless 802.11g Access Point.
Wireless (Wireless Configuration) Here you can set/change wireless configuration including visibility status, PHY profiles, SSID, channel, transmission rate … etc. See the description that comes after each function. When you are done with the change, remember to restart this access point to let the new settings take effect.
Visibility Status If you select invisible, this AP can not be detected by wireless sniffers; which means all the wireless clients can not associated to this AP unless they know/use the SSID. PHY Profiles You can select different wireless networking hardware (PHY) to meet your wireless environment or for optimal performance. You can thus choose from the list. Wireless Network Name (SSID) The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network.
Access (Access Control) This AP provides MAC Address filtering, which prevents unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your Wireless LAN. Once you check to enable access control, only MAC addresses entered in following fields are allowed to associate to this AP. Note: 1. You can enter 16 MAC Addresses to associate to this AP. 2. You can copy the MAC addresses shown on the Station List and past them to the MAC address table to save the effort of typing and avoid typo as well.
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Maximum associated stations 200 Fragmentation threshold To fragment MSDU or MMPDU into small sizes of frames for increasing the reliability of frame (The maximum value of 2346 means no fragmentation is needed) transmission. The performance will be decreased as well, thus a noisy environment is recommended. RTS Threshold RTS (Request To Send) is a control frame sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit.
next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the access point has buffered broadcast or multicast message for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Access point clients hear and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages. Maximum burst time The amount of time the radio will be reserved to send data without requiring an ACK. Adding a burst time should help throughput for 802.11g clients when AP is running in mixed mode.
Security Here you can configure the security of your wireless network. Selecting different method will enable you to have different level of security. WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is the new wireless LAN security standard for 802.11 networks, which was developed to replace the existing standard WEP. WPA authorizes and identifies users based on a secret key that changes periodically. PSK pass-phrase PSK stands for Pre-Shared-Key and serves as a password.
WPA Multicast Cipher Type Select TKIP - WPA Default WPA Pairwise Cipher Type Select TKIP - WPA Default WPA Group Key Update Interval This shows the time period for the next key change. The default value is 3600 (seconds). Users may set the values of their preference. *Note that WPA Multicast Cipher Type & WPA Pairwise Cipher Type are the same. 802.1x Authentication in conjunction with the RADIUS SERVER verifies the identity of would be clients.
RADIUS server IP address Enter the RADIUS server IP. RADIUS server port number Port used for RADIUS, the number of ports must be the same as the RADIUS server , normally the port is 1812 RADIUS server shared secret MAC Address Authentication When registered with a RADIUS server, a password will be assigned. This would be the RADIUS server shared secret.
Enable WEP WEP key lengths WEP key WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. The window allows you to set to 64bit or 128bit Encryption (WEP) by using either Passphrase or Manual Entry methods. Note: To allow Decryption and communication, all wireless devices must share the identical encryption key on the same network. Select between 64-bit and 128-bit. You can enter WEP key here or use the default settings shown in the next field.
IP Addr (IP Address Settings) Set the management IP for the Wireless 802.11g Access Point, the default IP address is 192.168.1.240. IP Address Mode If you select DHCP, the DHCP server will automatically assign an IP address to this device. The fields that follow will be grayed out and require no further configuration. If you select Static, you will have to manually set the device IP address. Access point name You can name this access point for identification.
Admin (Administration) In this Administration page, you can Change password. The device has no password at default. It is recommended that you set a password to ensure that no one can adjust the device’s settings; To set/change password: 1. Enter your password in the first password box. 2. Enter the password again in the next box to confirm. 3. Click SAVE to save the setting. Reboot/Reset this device. Reboot: the device will re-boot itself and while still keep your original settings.
To upgrade system firmware, 1. You will have to download the file to your computer. 2. Enter the file name and path in the field next to the Browse button. Or you can click Browse to find the file you previously downloaded. 3. 4. 5. Click the Upload button to start upgrading. Wait for about 1 minute for the upgrade. When the firmware upgrade is complete, remember to reboot the device. If you want to change the operation mode, remember the default IP address for WAP Access Point is 192.168.1.
Bridge -Configuration via Web Login Open the browser, enter the local port IP address of the Device (default at 192.168.1. 241), and click “Go” to get the login page. The user name and password are not required and should be left blank for the first-time login. Just click OK to enter.
Info(Information) The setup home page will display the information about the current settings of this access point.
Wireless (Wireless Configuration) Here you can set/change wireless configuration including visibility status, PHY profiles, SSID, channel, transmission rate … etc. See the description that comes after each function. When you are done with the change, remember to restart this access point to let the new settings take effect.
Wireless Mode Infrastructure mode: to connect to a AP Ad-hoc mode to connect to other bridge station. ireless Network Name (SSID) The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in your wireless network. The name must be identical for all devices and points attempting to connect to the same network. Channel Select channel that is currently in use. (There are 14 channels available, depending on the country.
Security Here you can enable the WEP and set the WEP key, if you enable WEP, the client PC must also set their WEP key. Enable WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be used to ensure the security of your wireless network. The window allows you to set to 64bit or 128bit Encryption (WEP) by using either Passphrase or Manual Entry methods. Note: To allow Decryption and communication, all wireless devices must share the identical encryption key on the same network.
the access point Authentication mode. WEP key lengths Select between 64-bit and 128-bit. WEP key Enter WEP key here . Advanced (Advanced Wireless) Cloning mode WLAN Card : set MAC address by internal MAC address, Ethernet Client: Set MAC address as the first LAN client.
sizes of frames for increasing the reliability of frame (The maximum value of 2346 means no fragmentation is needed) transmission. The performance will be decreased as well, thus a noisy environment is recommended. RTS Threshold RTS (Request To Send) is a control frame sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit. This value is recommended to remain at its default setting of 2432.
Admin (Administration) In this Administration page, you can Change device name. This is the name that the bridge will use to identify itself to external configuration and IP-address-finding programs. It is okay to leave this blank if you are not using these programs IP address setting. Set the IP address for this device or use dhcp to get a ip for this device. Change password. The device has no password at default.
Upgrade system firmware. To upgrade system firmware, 1. You will have to download the file to your computer. 2. Enter the file name and path in the field next to the Browse button. Or you can click Browse to find the file you previously downloaded. 3. Click the Upload button to start upgrading. Wait for about 1 minute for the upgrade. 4. When the firmware upgrade is complete, remember to reboot the device.
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