User Manual

Multi-Function Gigabit Wireless-N Client Bridge
Version 1.0
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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 5
1.1 FEATURES AND BENEFITS ...........................................................................................................5
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS .................................................................................................................6
1.3 SAFETY GUIDELINES ..................................................................................................................7
1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............................................................................................................7
1.5 APPLICATIONS ...........................................................................................................................7
1.6 NETWORK CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................................8
a) Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode................................................................................................................... 8
b) Infrastructure Mode................................................................................................................................ 8
2 UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE.......................................................................................... 9
2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ..........................................................................................................9
2.2 IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION.....................................................................................................9
3 WEB CONFIGURATION.................................................................................................................11
3.1 LOGGING IN.............................................................................................................................11
3.2 SYSTEM..................................................................................................................................12
3.2.1 STATUS ..................................................................................................................................13
3.2.2 SCHEDULE ..............................................................................................................................13
3.2.3 EVENT LOG.............................................................................................................................14
3.2.4 MONITOR................................................................................................................................15
3.2.4.1 SWITCHING BETWEEN OPERATING MODES .................................................................................17
3.2.4.2 ACCESS POINT OPERATING MODE.............................................................................................19
3.2.4.2.1 STATUS ..................................................................................................................................19
3.2.4.2.2 BASIC.....................................................................................................................................19
3.2.4.2.3 ADVANCED..............................................................................................................................20
3.2.4.2.4 WIRELESS SECURITY MODE......................................................................................................22
3.2.4.2.4.1 SECURITY DISABLED ................................................................................................................22
3.2.4.2.4.2 WEP (WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY) ........................................................................................22
3.2.4.2.4.3 WPA (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS) / PRE-SHARED KEY...............................................................24
3.2.4.2.4.4 WPA RADIUS (802.1X) .........................................................................................................25
3.2.4.2.5 FILTER....................................................................................................................................26
3.2.4.2.6 WPS (WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP) .............................................................................................27
3.2.4.2.7 CLIENT LIST ............................................................................................................................28
3.2.4.2.8 VLAN ....................................................................................................................................29
3.2.4.2.9 WMM (WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA)................................................................................................29
3.2.4.3 CLIENT BRIDGE OPERATING MODE............................................................................................31
3.2.4.3.1 STATUS ..................................................................................................................................31
3.2.4.3.2 BASIC.....................................................................................................................................31
3.2.4.3.3 ADVANCED..............................................................................................................................32
3.2.4.3.4 AP PROFILE............................................................................................................................33
3.2.4.3.4.1 MANAGE AP PROFILE ..............................................................................................................34
3.2.4.3.5 WMM (WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA)................................................................................................34
3.2.4.4 WDS OPERATING MODE ..........................................................................................................35
3.2.4.4.1 STATUS ..................................................................................................................................35
3.2.4.4.2 BASIC.....................................................................................................................................36
3.2.4.4.3 ADVANCED..............................................................................................................................37
3.2.4.4.4 WMM (WIRELESS MULTIMEDIA)................................................................................................38
3.2.4.5 REPEATER OPERATING MODE...................................................................................................38
3.2.4.5.1 STATUS ..................................................................................................................................39
3.2.4.5.2 BASIC.....................................................................................................................................40
3.2.4.5.3 ADVANCED..............................................................................................................................41
3.2.4.5.4 WIRELESS SECURITY MODE......................................................................................................42
3.2.4.5.4.1 SECURITY DISABLED ................................................................................................................42
3.2.4.5.4.2 WEP (WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY) ........................................................................................43
3.2.4.5.4.3 WPA (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS) / PRE-SHARED KEY...............................................................45