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Wireless Access Point User m anual Ta ble of Con t e n t s Ch a pt e r 1 I n t r odu ct ion ...................................................................... 2 1.1 Welcom e .............................................................................................................................. 2 1.2 About This Guide .............................................................................................................. 2 1.3 Copyright st at em ent ...........................................
Wireless Access Point User m anual Ch a pt e r 1 I n t r odu ct ion 1 .1 W e lcom e Congrat ulat ions on purchasing t his Wireless Access Point . This Wireless Access Point is a cost - effect ive I P Sharing AP t hat enables m ult iple users t o share a wireless I nt ernet or I nt ranet . Sim ply configure your I nt ernet connect ion set t ings in t he Wireless Access Point and plug your PC t o t he LAN port and you're ready t o share files and access t he I nt ernet .
Wireless Access Point User m anual Ch a pt e r 2 Syst e m Re qu ir e m e n t s Com put er wit h 10/ 100Base- T Et hernet card and TCP/ I P prot ocol inst alled for init ial set up I nt ernet Explorer 5.0 or higher for Web configurat ion 802.11g or 802.11b com pliant wireless adapt ers ( for wireless connect ion) Cha pt e r 3 Ge t t in g t o Kn ow t h e W ir e le ss Acce ss Poin t The following sect ions describe t he physical charact erist ics of your AP. 3 .
Wireless Access Point User m anual To reset t he AP t o t he fact ory default s, press and hold t he Reset but t on for m ore t han five seconds. This clears t he AP’s user set t ings, including User I D, Password, I P Address, and Subnet m ask. ( Warning: your original configurat ions will be replaced wit h t he fact ory default set t ings) 3 .
Wireless Access Point User m anual Ch a pt e r 4 h a r dw a r e con n e ct ion Begin by finding a good place t o set up your wireless broadband. Som e t hings t o consider: ٛ Keep t he access point as cent ral in your work area as possible. Signal st rengt h and speed fall off wit h dist ance. Higher is oft en bet t er. For inst ance, set it up on t he t op shelf of a bookcase rat her t han t he bot t om one, if possible.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Cha pt e r 5 Configur ing Loca l PC t o Acce ss t h e W ir e le ss AP You can m anage t he Wireless Access Point t hrough t he Web browser- based configurat ion ut ilit y. To configure t he device via Web browser, at least one properly configured com put er m ust be connect ed t o t he device via Et hernet or wireless net work. The Wireless Access Point is configured wit h t he default I P address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet m ask of 255.255.255.
Wireless Access Point User m anual St e p 3 : H igh ligh t t h e icon Loca l Ar e a Con n e ct ion , r igh t click you r m ou se , Click Prope rt ie s Figure 4 St e p 4 : H ighligh t I n t e rn e t Pr ot ocol ( TCP/ I P) , t h e n pr e ss Pr ope rt ie s bu t t on Page 8 of 8
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 5 St e p 5 : Ch oose Obt a in a n I P a ddr e ss a u t om a t ica lly a n d Obt a in D N S Se rv e r Addr e ss a u t om a t ica lly, a n d t h e n pr e ss OK t o close t h e I n t e r n e t Pr ot ocol ( TCP/ I P) Pr ope r t ie s w in dow .
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 6 St e p 6 : Pr e ss OK t o close t h e Loca l Ar e a Con n e ct ion Pr ope r t ie s w in dow Page 10 of 10
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 7 5 .1 .
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 8 St e p 3 : Click N e t w ork Con n e ct ion s Figure 9 St e p 4 : H igh ligh t t h e icon Loca l Ar e a Con n e ct ion , r igh t click you r m ou se , Click Prope rt ie s Page 12 of 12
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 10 St e p 5 : H ighligh t I n t e rn e t Pr ot ocol ( TCP/ I P) , t h e n pr e ss Pr ope rt ie s bu t t on Page 13 of 13
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 11 St e p 6 : Ch oose Obt a in a n I P a ddr e ss a u t om a t ica lly a n d Obt a in D N S Se rv e r Addr e ss a u t om a t ica lly, a n d t h e n pr e ss OK t o close t h e I n t e r n e t Pr ot ocol ( TCP/ I P) Pr ope r t ie s w in dow Figure 12 St e p 7 : Pr e ss OK t o close t h e Loca l Ar e a Con n e ct ion Pr ope r t ie s w in dow Page 14 of 14
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 13 5 .2 Addit ion a l Se t t in gs for W ir e le ss Clie n t I f you chose t o access t he AP via a wireless client , also verify t he following: St ep 1: Make sure your PC is equipped wit h 802.11g or 802.11b wireless adapt er and has appropriat e WLAN card driver/ ut ilit y and TCP/ I P inst alled. St ep 2: Set t he wireless adapt er t o use appropriat e TCP/ I P set t ings as described in previous sect ion.
Wireless Access Point User m anual only. Your wireless adapt er cannot com m unicat e w it h t he AP. Make sure t o set t he TCP/ I P propert ies as described in t his previous sect ion. 5 .3 Ch e ck in g PC’s I P a n d Con n e ct ion w it h t h e AP Aft er configuring t he TCP/ I P prot ocol, use t he ping com m and t o verify if t he com put er can com m unicat e wit h t he AP.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 15 Verify your com put er's net work set t ings are correct and check t he cable connect ion bet ween t he AP and t he com put er.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Ch a pt e r 6 W e b Con figu r a t ion 6 .1 Loggin g I n I n order t o m ake t he whole net work operat e successfully, it is necessary t o configure t he Wireless AP t hrough your com put er has a WEB browser inst alled. Please follow up t he st eps list ed below. St ep 1: St art your Web browser and t ype h t t p:/ / 1 9 2 .1 6 8 .1 .1 in t he Address field. This address is t he default privat e I P of your AP.
Wireless Access Point User m anual opt ions t o configure t he syst em . I n t he right navigat ion screen is t he sum m ary of syst em st at us for view ing t he configurat ions. You can usually get cont ext sensit ive help by clicking on t he Help link at t he t op right of t he page. Figure 17 To apply any set t ings you’ve alt ered on any page, click t he Save but t on. Ot herwise you change set t ings would be lost aft er t he AP reboot . 6 .
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 18 LAN St at us: This sect ion shows t he LAN int erface param et ers of t he wireless AP. This includes inform at ion such as: The MAC address of LAN int erface, I P/ Subnet Mask, DHCP Server ( whet her t he DHCP Server is Enables or disables, and display address pool) . Figure 19 Wireless St at us: This sect ion shows t he WLAN int erface param et ers of t he wireless AP.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 20 Syst em I nform at ion: This sect ion shows t he inst alled version of t he firm ware of t he Wireless AP. And com pany inform at ion. Figure 21 6 .3 LAN Se t u p The Wireless Access Point com m unicat es wit h t he wired/ wireless client s t hrough it s LAN port . The LAN configurat ion page allows you t o define t he privat e I P address set t ings over t he LAN int erface.
Wireless Access Point User m anual address. I f you change t he privat e I P address and apply t he changes, t he PC from which you configure t he AP will lose t he com m unicat ion t o t he AP. To reconnect , you w ill need t o renew t he I P address of t he PC or change t o an I P address com pat ible wit h t he new LAN port I P address. 6 .4 W ir e le ss Se t t in gs The Wireless Access Point im plem ent s Access Point capabilit y, which connect s wireless client s t o a wired LAN.
Wireless Access Point User m anual I t is case- sensit ive and m ust not exceed 32 charact ers ( use any of t he charact ers on t he keyboard) . Make sure t his set t ing is t he sam e for all point s in your w ireless net work. For added securit y, you should change t he default SSI D ( default ) t o a unique nam e. Ch a n n e l: Select t he channel used for wireless com m unicat ion. There are 11 overlapping channels. Channels 1, 6 and 11are non- overlapping. The default is channel 6.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 25 Ope n - Syst e m : No aut hent icat ion is used. But uses WEP encrypt dat a packet s. Sh a r e - k e ys: Aut hent icat ion is a process in which t he AP validat es whet her t he wireless client is qualified t o access t he AP’s service. You m ust enable WEP funct ion and define your WEP keys. The keys are used bot h t o aut hent icat e wireless client s and encrypt out going dat a.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Key Lengt h HEX Form at ASCI I Form at 64 Bit 10 hexadecim al digit s 5 ASCI I charact ers 128 Bit 26 hexadecim al digit s 13 ASCI I charact ers Click “ Apply” at t he bot t om of t he screen t o save t he above configurat ions. 6 .4 .2 .3 W PA Pe r son a l Wi- Fi Prot ect ed Access ( WPA) is an advanced securit y st andard. You can use a pre- shared key t o aut hent icat e wireless st at ions and encrypt dat a during com m unicat ion.
Wireless Access Point User m anual 6 .4 .2 .4 W PA2 Pe rson a l The WPA2 is a st ronger version of WPA. You can use a pre- shared key t o aut hent icat e wireless st at ions and encrypt dat a during com m unicat ion. I t uses AES t o change t he encrypt ion key frequent ly. This can im prove securit y very m uch. Figure 27 AES: Advanced Encrypt ion Syst em ( AES) ut ilizes a sym m et ric 128- Bit block dat a encrypt ion. I t ’s t he st rongest encrypt ion current ly available.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 28 Click “ Apply” at t he bot t om of t he screen t o save t he above configurat ions. 6 .4 .3 W ir e le ss M AC Filt e r This Wireless AP has t he capabilit y t o cont rol t he wireless client access based on t he MAC address of t he wireless client . The user has t he flexibilit y t o cust om ize your own cont rol policy based on t hese opt ions: Figure 29 En a ble W ir e le ss Acce ss Con t r ol: To enable Wireless MAC Filt er, click t he check box.
Wireless Access Point User m anual You can choose a default operat ion for your fact ual securit y or m anagem ent considerat ion: Defined it em s in MAC list are PERMI T t o connect AP, ot hers are DENI ED. Defined it em s in MAC list are DENI ED t o connect AP, ot hers are PERMI T. Click “ Apply” when you have select ed, M AC: Ent er t he MAC Address of a st at ion. D e script ion : Ent er t he Com m ent of st at ion. Click " Add” .
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 31 Be a con I n t e r v a l: This value indicat es t he frequency int erval of t he beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by t he wireless AP t o keep t he net work synchronized. A beacon includes t he wireless LAN service area, a t im e st am p, Delivery Traffic I ndicat or Maps, and t he Traffic I ndicat or Message ( TI M) . The default value is 100. RTS Th r e sh old: This value should rem ain at it s default set t ing of 2,347.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 32 To see t he lat est inform at ion, click Refresh but t on. 6 .4 .7 D H CP Se r ve r The DHCP server can be ON or OFF in t his screen. I f you choose t o set t his device as a DHCP server, t hen it will assign I P addresses t o it s client s. The DHCP pool range is also changeable. Figure 33 Set t he ip address you want t o reserve here. Figure 33 You can View all t he pc which connect t o t he Wireless Rout er by DHCP here.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Figure 34 6 .4 .8 Sit e Su r ve y You can see t he st at us of all act ive wireless st at ions t hat are connect ing t o t he wireless AP. Figure 35 To see t he lat est inform at ion, click Refresh but t on. 6 .5 M I SC 6 .5 .1 Login I D & Pa ssw or d Se t u p I n fact ory set t ing, t he default password is “ guest ” , and t hat for user is also password.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Click “ Apply” at t he bot t om of t he screen t o change t he password. I f you forget your password, you’ll have t o reset t he AP t o t he fact ory default ( Password is “ guest ” ) wit h t he reset but t on ( see AP’s front panel) . 6 .5 .2 Re st or e D e fa u lt / Re st a r t Sy st e m Figure 37 Re st ore D e fa u lt / Re st a rt Syst e m Rest ore t he AP’s configurat ion t o it s fact ory default set t ings. Rest ore Fact ory Default s.
Wireless Access Point User m anual Appe n dix Ⅰ: Tr ou ble sh oot ing 1 . I ca nnot a cce ss t h e W e b- ba se d Con figu r a t ion Ut ilit y fr om t h e Et h e r n e t com pu t e r u se d t o con figu r e t h e AP. Check t hat t he LAN LED is on. I f t he LED is not on, verify t hat t he cable for t he LAN connect ion is firm ly connect ed. Check whet her t he com put er resides on t he sam e subnet wit h t he AP’s LAN I P address.
Wireless Access Point User m anual rem ot e com put er, t hen verify t he TCP/ I P set t ings of t he rem ot e com put er. Appe n dix Ⅱ: Fe a t u r e s St a n da r ds: I EEE I EEE I EEE I EEE 802.11g 802.11b 802.3 802.3u D a t a Ra t e s: 54Mbps 48Mbps 36Mbps 24Mbps 18Mbps 12Mbps 11Mbps 9Mbps 6Mbps 5.
Wireless Access Point User m anual 1Mbps BPSK, 8% PER, - 89dBm D e vice M a n a ge m e n t : Web- based I nt ernet Explorer V6 or lat er; Net scape Navigat or V6 or lat er. DHCP Server and Client W ir e le ss Fr e qu e n cy Ra n ge 2.4GHz t o 2.462GHz W ir e le ss Ope ra t in g Ra n ge I ndoors- up t o 328ft ( 100M) Out doors- up t o 1312ft .
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