Wireless AP User Manual V1.
Wireless AP User Manual Package Contents The following items should be found in your package ¾ One Wireless AP ¾ One DC 9v power adapter ¾ One QIG ¾ One CD Please make sure that the package contains the above items, if any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact with your distributor.
Wireless AP User Manual Contents 1. 2. 3. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... - 4 1.1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...........................................................................................................- 4 - 1.2. MAIN FEATURES ..................................................................................................................- 4 - 1.3. SUPPORTING STANDARD AND PROTOCOL ...............
Wireless AP User Manual 5. 4.4.7. WPA2 Enterprise ..................................................................................................... - 36 - 4.4.8. WPA&WPA2 Personal ............................................................................................. - 37 - 4.4.9. WPA&WPA2 Enterprise........................................................................................... - 37 - 4.5. WDS.....................................................................................
Wireless AP User Manual 1. Introduction 1.1. Product Overview Thank you for purchasing this Wireless AP. This Wireless AP is a cost-effective IP Sharing AP that enables multiple users to share a wireless Internet or Intranet. Simply configure your Internet connection settings in the Wireless AP and plug your PC to the LAN port and you're ready to share files and access the Internet. As your network grows, you can connect another hub or switch using the wireless, allowing you to easily expand your network.
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Wireless AP User Manual 2. Hardware Installation 2.1. System Requirement ¾ TCP/IP protocol installed for each PC ¾ Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher for Web configuration ¾ 802.11g or 802.11b compliant wireless adapters (for wireless connection) ¾ Windows 98/2000/XP/2003/Vista or higher operating system 2.2.
Wireless AP User Manual Rx Off No data transmitting Flashing Data transmitting Off No data transmitting It indicates the AP works On on 100M mode Link/100M It indicates the AP doesn’t Off work on 100M mode It indicates the AP works On on 10M mode Link/10M It indicates the AP doesn’t Off work on 10M mode Rear panel Figure 2-2 Description Function Connect to Power adapter, please don’t PWR port use the unknown power adapter, otherwise your device may be damaged.
Wireless AP User Manual 2.3. Hardware Installation Procedures The procedures to install the Wireless AP please refer to Figure 2-3 Figure 2-3 Step 1 connecting your computer to the LAN port. Attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector to your hub, switch or a computer’s Ethernet port, and the other end to one of the LAN ports of your Wireless AP Step 2 connecting the power adapter. Connect the single DC output connector of the power adapter to the power jack on the Wireless AP.
Wireless AP User Manual 3. Login You can manage the Wireless AP through the Web browser-based configuration utility. To configure the device via Web browser, at least one properly configured computer must be connected to the device via Ethernet or wireless network. The Wireless AP configured with the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 and its DHCP server is enabled by default.
Wireless AP User Manual 1. Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel Figure 3-1 2. Double click the icon Network and Dial-up Connections 3. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-2 4.
Wireless AP User Manual Figure 3-3 5. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 3-4 6.
Wireless AP User Manual Figure 3-5 3.1.3. Windows XP Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel 2.
Wireless AP User Manual 3. Click Network Connections Figure 3-7 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-8 5.
Wireless AP User Manual Figure 3-9 6. Choose Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically, and then press OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window Figure 3-10 7.
Wireless AP User Manual Figure 3-11 3.1.4. Windows Vista Please follow the steps below to setup your computer: 1. Go to Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel 2. Click Network and Sharing Center Figure 3-12 3.
Wireless AP User Manual Figure 3-13 4. Highlight the icon Local Area Connection, right click your mouse, and click Properties Figure 3-14 5.
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Wireless AP User Manual Figure 3-17 3.1.5. Checking PC’s IP and Connection with the AP After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, use the ping command to verify if the computer can communicate with the AP. To execute the ping command, open the DOS window and ping the IP address of the Wireless AP at the DOS prompt: ¾ For Windows 98/Me: Start -> Run. Type command and click OK. ¾ For Windows 2000/XP: Start -> Run. Type cmd and click OK.
Wireless AP User Manual Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64 Reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64 Ping statistics for 192.168.1.1: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 1ms Then the connection between the AP and your computer has been successfully established.
Wireless AP User Manual Figure 3-18 2. You will enter the user name and password. The default user name is guest, password is guest, too. You can’t modify you user name but can modify your password. You need modify you password when you successfully login, incase anyone else may do harm to your AP Figure 3-19 3. After successful login, you will be able to see the Wireless AP’s web-based configuration utility refer to Figure 3-20.
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Wireless AP User Manual 4. System Configuration 4.1. Status 4.1.1. Status The Status section allows you to monitor the current status of your AP. You can use the Status page to monitor the connection status of the AP's LAN interfaces, the current firmware and so on. Figure 4-1 4.1.2. Statistics View the statistics of packets sent and received on LAN and WLAN.
Wireless AP User Manual Figure 4-2 4.2. LAN Setup 4.2.1. LAN setup The LAN Port screen below allows you to specify a private IP address for your AP’s LAN port as well as a subnet mask for your LAN segment. Figure 4-3 ¾ System IP Address This is the AP’s LAN port IP address (Your LAN clients default gateway IP address), the default is 192.168.1.
Wireless AP User Manual You can enable or disable the DHCP server. By enabling the DHCP server the AP will automatically give your LAN clients an IP address. ¾ DHCP Client Range You can select a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients. ¾ Default Gateway The default is blank 4.2.2. DHCP info Figure 4-4 Here shows all the DHCP Client info, IP Address, MAC Address and Lease Time 4.3. Radio 4.3.1.
Wireless AP User Manual 4.3.1.1. AP Figure 4-5 After configuring basic parameters, please configure Authentication and Encryption mode to setup Valid and Safe wireless connection. ¾ SSID Service Set ID. It uniquely identifies a logical network domain name of your WLAN. The default value is default. ¾ Broadcast SSID When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the AP. To broadcast the SSID, keep the default setting, Enable.
Wireless AP User Manual After select ABS mode, AP will search best channel in current wireless environment when AP start-up. Manual Select Select appropriate area according to your location. For example, the range in North America is 1-11, in Asia is 1-14. ¾ IAPP If you enable “IAPP”, it will allow wireless station roaming between IAPP enabled access points within the same wireless LAN. 4.3.1.2.
Wireless AP User Manual 4.3.1.3. WDS Figure 4-7 After configuring basic parameters, please configure Authentication and Encryption mode to setup Valid and Safe wireless connection. Select "WDS Setting" page to check and manage wireless bridge establish wireless bridge connection ¾ Region There are three regions: Asia, USA, Europe .You can select a region that you need, but they are different channel. ¾ Channel Select appropriate area according to your location.
Wireless AP User Manual 4.3.1.4. AP+WDS Figure 4-8 AP+WDS mixed mode .The same effect as enable both AP and WDS mode. In this mode, the part of AP's encryption in accordance with the encryption of AP mode. The part of WDS' encryption in accordance with the encryption of WDS mode. Steps to configured AP+WDS mode: 1. Configured "AP" mode parameters. 2. Configured "WDS" mode parameters. 3. Enabled "AP+WDS" mode. ¾ SSID Service Set ID. It uniquely identifies a logical network domain name of your WLAN.
Wireless AP User Manual There are three regions: Asia, USA, Europe .You can select a region that you need, but they are different channel. ¾ Channel Select appropriate area according to your location. For example, the range in North America is 1-11, in Asia is 1-14 4.3.1.5. Repeater Figure 4-9 After configuring basic parameters, please configure Authentication and Encryption mode to setup Valid and Safe wireless connection. ¾ SSID Service Set ID.
Wireless AP User Manual you do not want to broadcast the SSID, then select Disable. ¾ Region There are three regions: Asia, USA, Europe .You can select a region that you need, but they are different channel. ¾ Channel ABS (Auto Best Space) After select ABS mode, AP will search best channel in current wireless environment when AP start-up Manual Select Select appropriate area according to your location.
Wireless AP User Manual 4.4.2. WEP When you select 64-bit or128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as default key. Then the AP can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys Figure 4-11 ¾ Accessorial Authentication & Encryption If you select Authentication Type, there are three Accessorial Authentication (Open System, Shared Key, auto Select).
Wireless AP User Manual 4.4.3. 802.1X Enterprise 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.
Wireless AP User Manual Figure 4-13 ¾ Accessorial Authentication & Encryption The default is TKIP ¾ Pre-Shared Key You may select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-shared Key. 4.4.5.
Wireless AP User Manual ¾ RADIUS Password The password used by external RADIUS server. 4.4.6. WPA2 Personal Figure 4-15 ¾ Accessorial Authentication & Encryption The default is AES ¾ Pre-Shared Key You may select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-shared Key.
Wireless AP User Manual 4.4.7. WPA2 Enterprise Figure 4-16 ¾ RADIUS Server IP The IP address of external RADIUS server ¾ RADIUS port The service port of the external RADIUS server ¾ RADIUS Password The password used by external RADIUS server.
Wireless AP User Manual 4.4.8. WPA&WPA2 Personal Figure 4-17 ¾ Pre-Shared Key For WPA, The default is TKIP. For WPA2, The default is AES. You may select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” range) to be the Pre-shared Key. 4.4.9.
Wireless AP User Manual ¾ RADIUS Server IP The IP address of external RADIUS server ¾ RADIUS port The service port of the external RADIUS server ¾ RADIUS Password The password used by external RADIUS server. 4.5. WDS Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs, like the Ethernet does. To do this, you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other APs which you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS.
Wireless AP User Manual 4.6. MAC Filter Figure 4-20 You can filter wired users by enabling this function; thus unauthorized users can not access the network. ¾ Enable Wireless Access Control Enable it ,then you can select Defined items in MAC list are PERMIT to connect AP, others are DENIED or Defined items in MAC list are DENIED to connect AP, others are PERMIT ¾ MAC Enter the MAC address of access station what you permit or deny ¾ Description To describe your MAC list 4.7.
Wireless AP User Manual 4.8. Client info Figure 4-22 You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the AP. To see the latest message, click refresh 4.9. Advanced You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this AP. The parameters include Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Preamble Type …… You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this AP.
Wireless AP User Manual to be transmitted. ¾ RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold, the wireless AP will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet. ¾ Beacon Interval The interval that this wireless AP broadcast a beacon, Beacon is used to synchronize the wireless network. ¾ Transmit Rate The “Transmit Rate” is the rate this access point uses to transmit data packets.
Wireless AP User Manual ¾ Login ID & Password Setup This allows you to modify your password to a new one, then you will confirm it .You can not change the login name ¾ Restore Default/Restart System Restore Default It will put everything into factory configuration. Make sure you have already had a copy of what you have configured.
Wireless AP User Manual 5. FAQ 1. I cannot access the Web-based Configuration Utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the AP. ¾ Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, verify that the cable for the LAN connection is firmly connected. ¾ Check whether the computer resides on the same subnet with the AP’s LAN IP address. ¾ If the computer acts as a DHCP client, check whether the computer has been assigned an IP address from the DHCP server.
Wireless AP User Manual AP’ s LAN port but fails to ping the remote computer, then verify the TCP/IP settings of the remote computer. FCC 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.
