User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter 1. Product Introduction
- Chapter 2. Hardware Installation
- Chapter 3. Connecting to the AP
- Chapter 4. Quick Installation Guide
- Chapter 5. Configuring the AP
- 5.1 Status
- 5.2 Quick Setup
- 5.3 WPS
- 5.4 Operation Mode
- 5.5 Network
- 5.6 Wireless
- 5.6.1 Wireless Settings
- 5.6.2 Wireless Security
- 5.6.2.1. Operation Mode – Access Point
- 5.6.2.2. Operation Mode – Multi-SSID
- 5.6.2.3. Operation Mode – Client
- 5.6.2.4. Operation Mode – Repeater
- 5.6.2.5. Operation Mode – Universal Repeater
- 5.6.2.6. Operation Mode – Bridge with AP
- 5.6.2.7. Operation Mode – AP Router
- 5.6.2.8. Operation Mode – AP Client Router
- 5.6.3 Wireless MAC Filtering
- 5.6.4 Wireless Advanced
- 5.6.5 Antenna Alignment
- 5.6.6 Distance Setting
- 5.6.7 Throughput Monitor
- 5.6.8 Wireless Statistics
- 5.7 DHCP
- 5.8 Forwarding
- 5.9 Security
- 5.10 Parental Control
- 5.11 Access Control
- 5.12 Static Routing
- 5.13 Bandwidth Control
- 5.14 IP & MAC Binding
- 5.15 Dynamic DNS
- 5.16 System Tools
- Appendix A: FAQ
- A.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address?
- A.2 What is Wireless LAN?
- A.3 What are ISM bands?
- A.4 How does wireless networking work?
- A.5 What is BSSID?
- A.6 What is ESSID?
- A.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference?
- A.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications?
- A.9 What is WEP?
- A.10 What is Fragment Threshold?
- A.11 What is RTS (Request to Send) Threshold?
- A.12 What is Beacon Interval?
- A.13 What is Preamble Type?
- A.14 What is SSID Broadcast?
- A.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?
- A.16 What is WPA2?
- A.17 What is 802.1x Authentication?
- A.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)?
- A.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?
- A.20 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)?
- A.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)?
- A.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)?
- A.23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size?
- A.24 What is Clone MAC Address?
- A.25 What is DDNS?
- A.26 What is NTP Client?
- A.27 What is VPN?
- A.28 What is IPSEC?
- A.29 What is WLAN Block Relay between Clients?
- A.30 What is WMM?
- A.31 What is WLAN ACK TIMEOUT?
- A.32 What is Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS)?
- A.33 What is Frame Aggregation?
- A.34 What is Guard Intervals (GI)?
- Appendix B: Configuring the PC in Windows 7
- Appendix C: Specifications
- Appendix D: Factory Default Settings
- EC Declaration of Conformity
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Chapter 3. Connecting to the AP
3.1 Preparation before Installation
3.1.1 Professional Installation Required
Please seek assistance from a professional installer who is well trained in the RF installation and knowledgeable
in the local regulations.
3.1.2 Safety Precautions
1. To keep you safe and install the hardware properly, please read and follow these safety precautions.
2. If you are installing WNAP-7206 for the first time, for your safety as well as others’, please seek assistance
from a professional installer who has received safety training on the hazards involved.
3. Keep safety as well as performance in mind when selecting your installation site, especially where there
are electric power and phone lines.
4. When installing WNAP-7206, please note the following things:
Do not use a metal ladder;
Do not work on a wet or windy day;
Wear shoes with rubber soles and heels, rubber gloves, long sleeved shirt or jacket.
5. When the system is operational, avoid standing directly in front of it. Strong RF fields are present when the
transmitter is on.
3.2 Installation Precautions
Users MUST use a proper and well-installed surge arrestor and grounding kit with WNAP-7206;
otherwise, a random lightening could easily cause fatal damage to WNAP-7206. EMD (Lightning)
DAMAGE IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.
Users MUST use the “Power cord & PoE Injector” shipped in the box with the WNAP-7206. Use of
other options will cause damage to the WNAP-7206.
Users MUST power off the WNAP-7206 first before connecting the external antennas to it; otherwise,
damage might be caused to the WNAP-7206 itself.