User’s Manual Wireless LAN Access Point Model No.: SP918GK http://www.micronet.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction............................................................................. 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Package Contents .......................................................................................... 2 Features ......................................................................................................... 2 Specifications................................................................................................ 2 Physical Description ..............
Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This product is an access point for IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz wireless network. You can use this access point to build up a wireless LAN. Any wireless LAN station can join to wireless network easily by using the “Infrastructure Mode” of SP918GK. The product supports WEP, WPA, ESSID and MAC address filter functions to consolidate the wireless network security.
Introduction 1.1 Package Contents Before you start installing the product, please verify the following items in the package： y Wireless Access Point y Quick installation guide y Manual CD y Detachable antenna y Accessories y Power adapter 1.2 y y y y y 1.3 y y y y y y y y y y y y Features Compliant with IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN standard Operate in 2.4GHz frequency band Auto data rate selection at 1~54Mbps Support 64/128-bit WEP encryption, WPA, 802.
Introduction y y y Temperature: Operating: 32~122°F (0~50°C) Storage: -4~158°F(-20~70°C) Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) Certification: FCC, CE 1.4 Physical Description Front Panel On the Access Point’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the Access Point’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED. LED Color Power Green Wireless Activity LAN Link/Activity Status Lit Off Description Power is supplied. No Power.
Introduction y Antenna Connector This round connection is standard Reverse SMA connector where any antenna with Reverse SMA connector can connect to the Access Point. y DC Adapter Port Insert the power plug of the power adapter into this port. y LAN Port The Access Point’s LAN port is where you connect to your LAN’s network devices. y Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things.
Wireless LAN Access Point Connection Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Access Point Connection 1. Locate an optimum location for the Wireless LAN Access Point. The best location for your Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. 2. Connect the Wireless LAN Access Point to your router, hub or switch. Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Access Point’s LAN Port and connect the other end of the cable to a switch, a router or a hub.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.1 Getting Started This Access Point provides web-based configuration tool allowing you to configure from wired or wireless stations. Follow the instructions below to get started configuration. From Wired Station 1. Make sure your wired station is in the same subnet with the Access Point. The default IP Address and Sub Mask of the Access Point is: Default IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Default Subnet: 255.255.255.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration • IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. 9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is available, do not setup 192.168.2.1) 9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 8. Reboot the PC. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 1b) Windows XP 1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Network Connections. The Network Connections window will appear.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now obtain an IP address automatically from your Broadband Router’s DHCP server. Note: Please make sure that the Broadband router’s DHCP server is the only DHCP server your LAN. available on Once you’ve configured your PC to obtain an IP address automatically, please proceed to Step 3. 1c) Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. 2.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 6. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 1d) Windows NT 1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. Select the Protocol tab from the Network window. 3. Check if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 4. You can start configuring the Access Point. From Wireless Station 1. Make sure your wireless station is in the same subnet with the Access Point. Please refer to the step 1 above for configuring the IP Address and Sub Mask of the wireless station. 2. Connect to the Access Point. The Access Point’s default ESSID is “default” and the WEP Encryption function is disabled.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2 Configuring the Access Point Every time when you have finished modifying a setting page and click “Apply” button, this page will pop-up. The settings have been successfully saved but will not take effect immediately. You have to restart the access point to make the new settings take effect. You can click “CONTINUE” button to continue other settings. You also can click “APPLY” to restart the system and make the settings take effect.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.1 Status and Information On this screen, you can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.2 Wireless Setting This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge, WDS and Universal Repeater modes. “AP Mode” provides pure access point function. The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to use “AP Mode”. “Station Mode” is used to let a network device with only wired Ethernet function to have wireless LAN communication capability. It provides both Ad Hoc and Infrastructure modes for the “Station Mode”.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP mode setting page: provides pure access point function.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page: it can let your network device join a wireless LAN with peer-to-peer communication.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station-Infrastructure mode setting page: it can let your network device join a wireless LAN through an access point.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page: You can use two access points with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” to bridge two wired Ethernet networks together.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page: can only be used to bridge wired Ethernet networks together. It can’t accept connection from other wireless station at the same time.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page: is the combination of “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” which provide connection service for other wireless station at the same time.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Universal Repeater mode setting page: provides the function to act as AP client and AP at the same time. It can use AP client function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage. Parameter Description ESSID The ESSID (up to 31 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration There are 14 channels available. You should assign Channel Number in “AP mode”, “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”, “Universal Repeater mode”. MAC Address If you want to bridge more than one wired Ethernet networks together with wireless LAN, you have to set this access point to “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” or “AP Bridge-WDS mode”.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration “Set Security” let you setup the wireless security for the data transmission between the bridged access points in “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” or “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. It provides “WEP 64bits”, “WEP 128bits”, “WPA (TKIP)”, “WPA2 (AES)” encryption methods. Parameter Description Encryption You can select “No encryption”,“WEP 64bits”, “WEP 128bits”, “WPA (TKIP)” or “WPA2 (AES)” encryption methods.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration method. The WEP key is used to encrypt data transmitted between the bridged access points. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description MAC Address MAC address of this active wireless station. Tx Packet The number of transmitted packets that are sent out from this active wireless station. Rx Packet The number of received packets that are received by this active wireless station. TX Rate The transmission rate in Mbps. Power Saving Shows if the wireless client is in Power Saving mode. Expired Time The time in second before dissociation.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Close Refresh the “Active Wireless Client Table”. Wireless Site Survey When this access point is in “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode” or “Universal Repeater mode”, it should associate with an access point or station and connect to your wireless LAN through the associated access point or station. “Wireless Site Survey” searches for all available access points near by. You can select one access point listed in this table.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.3 Advanced Setting You can set advanced parameters of this access point. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Tx Operation Rate, Tx Basic Rate, Preamble Type, Broadcast ESSID. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this access point. Parameter Description Authentication Type There are two authentication types: “Open System” and “Shared Key”.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration result in bad performance. RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the access point will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet. Beacon Interval The interval of time that this access point broadcast a beacon. Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network. Data Rate The “Data Rate” is the rate this access point uses to transmit data packets.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.4 Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function. Note: This access point can act as station and AP at the same time in “Universal Repeater mode”.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description Key Length You can select the 64 or 128-bit key to encrypt transmitted data. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower. Key Format You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the WEP Key.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. 802.1x only IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 802.1x WEP static key IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protocol. Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN. The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server. This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication. You can use 802.1x with WEP encryption in “AP mode”, “AP Bridge-WDS mode” and “Universal Repeater mode”. For the WEP settings, please refer to section “WEP only”. For the 802.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode”, “AP Bridge-WDS mode” and “Universal Repeater mode”. Parameter Description WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security. WPA2(AES) This use CCMP protocol to change encryption key frequently. AES can provide high level encryption to enhance the wireless LAN security.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. WPA RADIUS Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is an advanced security standard. You can use an external RADIUS server to authenticate wireless stations and provide the session key to encrypt data during communication. It uses TKIP or CCMP(AES) to change the encryption key frequently.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration automatically. RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server. RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server. Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.5 MAC Address Filtering This Access Point provides MAC Address Filtering, which prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network. Parameter Description Enable Wireless Access Enable or disable the MAC Address Filtering function. Control MAC Address Filtering Table This table records the MAC addresses of wireless stations you want to allow to access your network.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Remove MAC address from the If you want to remove some MAC address from the “MAC Address Filtering table Table”, select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the table and then click “Delete Selected”. If you want remove all MAC addresses from the table, just click “Delete All” button. Reset Click “Reset” will clear your current selections. Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.6 System Utility From here, you can define the Access Point’s IP Address and Login Password and enable the Access Point to be a DHCP Server. Parameter Description Current Password Enter the current password (up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) of the Access Point. The default password for the Access Point is 1234. Note that the password is case-sensitive.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Subnet Mask Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment. The Subnet Mask of the Access Point is fixed and the value is 255.255.255.0. Gateway Address The IP address of the default gateway of the subnet that this access point resides in. It allows this access point be accessed by PC from deferent subnet to do configuration. DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP Server. Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Default Gateway IP Specify the gateway IP in your network. This IP address should be different from the Management IP. Domain Name Server IP This is the ISP’s DNS server IP address that they gave you; or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address. Start IP/End IP You can designate a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. By default the IP range is from: Start IP 192.168.2.100 to End IP 192.168.2.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.7 Configuration Tool The Configuration Tools screen allows you to save (Backup) the Access Point’s current configuration setting. Saving the configuration settings provides an added protection and convenience should problems occur with the Access Point and you have to reset to factory default. When you save the configuration setting (Backup) you can re-load the saved configuration into the Access Point through the Restore selection.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 3.2.8 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade the Access Point’s firmware. Parameter Description Firmware Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Access Point’s system firmware. To upgrade the firmware of your Access Point, you need to download the firmware file to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page. You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC.
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Parameter Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning, you can perform a reset. Your settings will not be changed. To perform the reset, click on the Apply button. You will be asked to confirm your decision. Once the reset process is complete you may start using the Access Point again.
Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Access Point. 1. How to manually find your PC’s IP and MAC Address? 1) In Windows, open the Command Prompt program 2) Type Ipconfig /all and Enter y Your PC’s IP address is the one entitled IP address y Your PC’s MAC Address is the one entitled Physical Address 2.
Troubleshooting 7. What is WEP? WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm. 8. What is a MAC Address? The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a unique number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking device, such as a network adapter, that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level. For all practical purposes, this number is usually permanent.
