No Wires Needed 11 Mbps WLAN Access Point User Manual Version 3.0.1 – March 2000 Important Notice This device is a 2.4 GHz low power Access Point transceiver intended for use in all EU memberstates, except for France where restrictive use applies. Please refer to page 9 of this manual for further details.
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R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of the DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC (Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment) As of April 8, 2000.
EU Countries intended for use The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France (with Frequency channel restrictions), Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. EU Countries Not intended for use None.
RTTE Declaration of conformity
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with the minimum distance between your body, excluding hands, wrists, feet and ankles, and the antenna as shown in the table below: Access Points which use the internal low gain indoor antennas (1.9dBi) 20cm (7 inches) Declaration of Conformity FCC This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
No Wires Needed 1 Contents 1 2 3 4 Contents ............................................................................................ 10 Introduction........................................................................................ 11 Installation ......................................................................................... 12 APCenter™ Features ......................................................................... 15 4.1 Starting APCenter for the first time .....................
No Wires Needed 2 Introduction Thank you for purchasing your No Wires Needed 11 Mbps WLAN Access Point. This manual will assist you with the installation procedure. The package you have received should contain the following items: • • • • • User manual 11 Mbps WLAN Access Point Mounting material Power adapter CD containing APCenter™ Software Note: if anything is missing, please contact your vendor A wireless LAN is normally used in a predefined environment.
No Wires Needed 3 Installation 1. The AP can be installed in 3 different ways. These are Ceiling mount, Wall mount, and desktop mount. For each situation there are brackets available. The foot is typical for the desktop and ceiling mount, and the bracket is for wall mount. Important: What ever way you plan to mount the AP, please make sure the unit is always mounted in vertical position. 2. Desk mount: Click the foot on to the AP. 3. Wall Mount: Position the location you want to mount the AP.
No Wires Needed clamped on the housing. If it is not clamped and it needs to be kept in place, the position of the bracket is wrong. When the right position is found, put the screw in. Now the unit can be placed on the predetermined wall position. 4. Ceiling mount: Place the foot on the housing and attach it to the Tbar bracket. 5. Insert the power connector. 6. Attach the UTP Ethernet cable to the Access Point. 7. Switch on the Access Point.
No Wires Needed At the front of the Access Point you will see three LEDs. If all goes well, the rightmost LED (power) is green and the leftmost (WLAN) and middle (wired network) LEDs flash whenever there is traffic on the respective networks which is at least ten times per second for the wireless LAN because of so-called ‘beacons’. The Access Point automatically selects the medium attached. When no cable network is detected, the network LED blinks at a constant rate of approximate 3 times per second.
No Wires Needed 4 APCenter™ Features APCenter™ provides a consistent view of the Wireless network. The systems administrator can use APCenter™ to control a large number of 11 Mbps Wlan Access Points from a single location. The Access Points are remotely updated via the SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol). Among the supported features are: • Adding and removing Access Points • Restricting access to the Wireless network • Managing data protection options such as IEEE 802.
No Wires Needed 4.1 Starting APCenter for the first time The first time you run APCenter, it will run in wizard mode. After the title screen, press the Next button to begin configuring your network. The following screen will appear: If these settings are correct, press Next to accept them, or if the PC is connected to more than one network address or the network mask is wrong, click on Change. The Network Select dialog box appears.
No Wires Needed Enter the network settings to be used. Click on OK to return to the Network Properties dialog box, then click on Next. The Find Access Points dialog box displays. The APCenter wizard scans for and displays all available Access Points on the network. For APCenter to function properly, each Access Point it manages must have a unique IP address (APCenter uses SNMP to configure and manage the wireless network Access Points.
No Wires Needed If any Access Point intended for your LAN is not displaying, click on Rescan network to rescan the network for all Access Points. If all Access Points are now displayed, click on Next, OR To manually assign an IP address to an Access Point, click on Add manual. The Manual Add Access Point dialog box displays. Enter the MAC address (located on the back of the Access Point unit) and a valid IP address. Click on OK to return to the Find Access Points dialog box, and click on Next.
No Wires Needed After you set the SSID and/or Channel, click on Next. If your network contains more than one Access Point, the wizard will display this screen again with the settings of the next Access Point. When you have set SSIDs and/or channels for all Access Points on your network, clicking on Next will take you to the Network Security dialog box.
No Wires Needed It is possible to encrypt the data on the network using one of two different algorithms. It is strongly recommended that you enable security. To enable the WEP security, check the Enable WEP security box and enter a WEP key in the Key field. Only clients and Access Points that share the same WEP key are allowed to associate with each other. To enable No Wires Needed’s much stronger AirLock™ security, check the Enable 128 bit Airlock Security box.
No Wires Needed Access Point settings. It is strongly recommended that the Community String be changed from the default (private). Click on Next. If more that one Network ID (SSID) is defined on the network, the wizard will display this dialog box again with the settings of the next SSID. When you have selected security for all SSIDs on your network, clicking Next will take you to the Commit to Network dialog box.
No Wires Needed To complete the configuration, click on Finish. The Commit to Network dialog box displays. APCenter generates a configuration file and updates the Access Point with new settings. Note: The actual settings of the Access Points will not be affected until the Commit to Network function is executed. Click on Close after APCenter completes the update. To save the configuration file you just created, select File à Save in the APCenter main window.
No Wires Needed 4.2 APCenter™ Main Window The Main Window of APCenter™ may look like this. Before going into detail it is good to have an idea of what kind of information to expect. You may wish to skip to Quick Start to Wireless Networking. The tree structure on the left of the window shows a list of WLANs (Wireless LANs) and the Access Points that are part of each WLAN.
No Wires Needed You can use clicking, double clicking, dragging etc. to view Access Point properties or move an Access Point to another WLAN etc. See Managing WLANs. The name (or ESSID) of the WLAN is used for identifying the WLAN. Client stations can roam freely over Access Points that have the same ESSID. Therefore the security options for all Access Points with the same ESSID are identical. Security options can be managed through the WLAN Security property sheet. See the section on Managing Security.
No Wires Needed 4.3 Quick Start to Wireless Networking Configuring a Wireless Network for the very first time, involves the following seven steps: 1. Physically connect the Access Points to the Ethernet LAN. Make sure they are switched on. The No Wires Needed wireless network will be up and running immediately. If you are satisfied with the default settings of the Access Points, you can stop right here.
No Wires Needed 4.4 Managing WLANs A WLAN or “Wireless Local Area Network” consists of a number of Access Points that together provide seamless access to any wireless stations that are in reach of any of the Access Points. Create a WLAN Select the Edit/Insert Wireless LAN menu item to insert a new WLAN into the list. Type the name (ESSID) of the new WLAN. Destroy a WLAN Remove an empty WLAN by pressing Delete or selecting the Edit/Clear menu item.
No Wires Needed 4.5 Managing Access Points Individual Access Points are identified by their hardware address (or MAC address). To insert a new Access Point into the APCenter™ document by hand, its hardware address must be known. You can search for Access Points in your network automatically; see Searching for Access Points. Insert an Access Point Select the Edit/Insert Access Point menu item to insert a new Access Point into the selected WLAN.
No Wires Needed Read-only features shown include hardware address, brand and version, and the regulatory domain. Hardware address (MAC address) Brand, type, information. and version The regulatory domain for which the Access Point has been configured (factory setting). Note that it is illegal to use the Access Point outside the designated domain. See Regulatory Domains for details. The IP address and the hostname of the Access Point. The radio channel number.
No Wires Needed 4.5.1 Network Settings Dialog Selecting the Edit/Network Settings… menu item (or clicking the corresponding toolbar button) pops up the Network Settings dialog. Use this dialog to inform APCenter™ about your network configuration. APCenter™ needs this information to be able to scan for Access Points.
No Wires Needed 4.5.2 Searching for Access Points APCenter™ has an easy-to-use Access Point discovery function that simplifies the administration of the Access Points in your network. You normally apply the Search function in one of the following situations: • New Access Points have been added to the network • The IP address of one or more Access Points is no longer valid or known, possibly because the DHCP or BOOTP server has assigned it a different IP address.
No Wires Needed 4.5.3 Manually programming IP addresses The preferred method of providing IP addresses for your Access Points is applying a DHCP or BOOTP server in your network. If you do, the Access Points will acquire an IP address automatically from this server. If you do not have a DHCP server it is possible to set the IP address of your Access Points from APCenter™. 1. Physically connect the Access Points and the computer on which you run APCenter™ to the same Ethernet segment. (Subnet) 2.
No Wires Needed 4.6 Managing Security Maintaining security in a wireless LAN environment is somewhat different from a wired network, because the radio waves do not stop at your office walls. Eavesdropping or unauthorised access from outside your building can be a serious threat. There are three types of actions involved: • Protecting your data while it is transferred from one station to another. Encryption techniques will be necessary in most environments (Data Privacy).
No Wires Needed Select the required security options in the WLAN Security property sheet. Edit the Community String field to modify the SNMP Write Community String for all Access Points in the selected WLAN. Select the data privacy algorithm(s) you want to support in the Access Points. If AirLock™ is selected, client stations not supporting AirLock™ may still communicate with the Access Points through the ASBF™ mechanism.
No Wires Needed Click the Access Control Settings… button on the WLAN Security tab to pop up the Access Control Dialog. Press Add… to enter the client stations you want to grant access. A default rule determines whether unregistered stations can join. You can move clients between Access Granted and Access Denied lists by clicking the >> and << buttons or pressing the left and right arrow keys. Press Apply to confirm your changes and close the dialog.
No Wires Needed 4.7 Updating Access Point Settings After modifying the open APCenter™ document you should update the Access Points in your network with the new settings. This is done for all Access Points simultaneously by selecting the File/Commit to Network menu command. Or clicking the associated toolbar button. During the update the following Dialog is displayed: Access Point that is currently being processed. Progress indicator Update result counters.
No Wires Needed IEEE 802.11 WEP Security The IEEE 802.11 standard includes a Shared Key data privacy mechanism, called ‘Wired Equivalent Privacy’. Features of WEP are: • Data encryption using a 40 or 128 bit shared key • No key distribution mechanism. The shared key (password) must be distributed manually to all personnel and either be remembered or stored somewhere on the hard disk. • Simple authentication of clients based on hardware address. 4.
No Wires Needed The following table may be of help: Regulatory Domain Area Permissible Channels FCC DOC ETSI United States Canada Europe except France France Japan 1 – 11 1 – 11 1 – 13 11 Mbps WLAN AP predefined channels 1, 6, 11 1, 6, 11 1, 7, 13 10 14 10 14 FRANCE MKK 4.10 Compatibility The APCenter™ utility version 3.0.1 is compatible with the No Wires Needed 11 Mbps WLAN Access Points and the series 1100 Parrot Access point only.
No Wires Needed 5 Glossary AirLock™ Security BSS Cell ESS No Wires Needed BV 11 Mbps Wlan Access Point Shared Key Algorithm SNMP 11 Mbps WLAN PC Card WLAN Write Community String WEP Page 38 of 40 No Wires Needed BV proprietary security architecture.
No Wires Needed 6 Technical specifications 11 Mbps WLAN AP 6.1 Standards supported − Compliant with ETS 300 328 and ETS 300 826 (CE marked) − IEEE 802.11 standard for Wireless LAN − All major networking standards (including IP, IPX) 6.2 Environmental Operating temperature (ambient): − 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F) Humidity: − 95% 6.
No Wires Needed 6.4 Radio specifications Range: per cell indoors approx. 50 meters (150 ft) or more per cell outdoors up to 300 meters (1000 ft) Transmit power: − +18 dBm Frequency range: − 2.4-2.4835 GHz, direct sequence spread spectrum Number of Channels: − Europe: 13 (3 non-overlapping) − US: 11 (3 non-overlapping) − France: 4 (1 non-overlapping) Antenna system: − Dual antenna diversity system; 2dB gain − − 6.5 Specific features Supported bit rates: − 11 Mbps − 5.5 Mbps − 1 Mbps (IEEE 802.