Wireless LAN Access Point User’s Manual Version 1.
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Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................................4 1.1 Features ................................................................................................................................................4 1.2 Applications...........................................................................................................................................4 2. INSTALLATION.......
1. INTRODUCTION Wireless LAN is local area networking without wires, which uses radio frequencies to transmit and receive data between PC’s or other network devices. Wireless LAN is able to configure independent networks and infrastructure networks. The former is suitable for small or temporary peer-to-peer configurations, and the later is offering fully distributed data connectivity via micro cells and roaming.
2. INSTALLATION Please follow steps described in the following Section 2.1 through 2.7 to install your AP including hardware, driver, and utilities. 2.1 Product Kit Before starting installation, please make sure the Wireless Access Point (AP) package you purchased includes the following four items: 1) 2) 3) 4) Wireless Access Point with 2 antennas. CD-ROM (containing Driver/Utility, and User’s Manual). Quick Start Guide. Power adapter with power cord. If anything is missing, please contact your vendor.
on the Plug a RJ-45 of one end of the UTP Ethernet cable into the socket symbolized with rear panel of AP, then plug a RJ-45 of the other end of the UTP Ethernet cable into a free socket of the hub connected to LAN. When completed, the LAN LED on the top panel should light up shown as Table 1. Note that your wireless LAN is able to operate in some simple systems, i.e.
3. CONFIGURATION After you have completed the Installation process of Section 2 successfully, please follow this section to configure the settings of AP to fit in with your environment. There are two utilities available, APUtility and SNMP Manager. The former is used for local configuration, and the later is used for remote configuration. 3.1 APUtility Before running APUtility, you have to make sure that: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Your PC connects to AP through USB cable.
4. SPECIFICATIONS General Standards compliance Security IEEE 802.3 and 802.11b WEP 64-bit, 128-bit, encryption RC4 Hardware RF Data rate Modulation Coding Number of channels Host interface Transmit power Receive sensitivity Power Range Frequency range: 2.4 ~ 2.4835GHz 11Mbps / 5.5Mbps / 2Mbps / 1Mbps DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) DBPSK/DQPSK 1, 2Mbps: 11 chip/bit Barker Coding 5.
5. GLOSSARY Wireless Access Point (AP) – Any entity that has station functionality and provides access to the distribution services, via the wireless medium (WM) for associated stations. Ad-Hoc – A network composed solely of stations within mutual communication range of each other via the wireless medium (WM). An ad hoc network is typically created in a spontaneous manner. The principal distinguishing characteristic of an ad hoc network is its limited temporal and spatial extent.
6. DEFAULT SETTINGS No. Identifier Description Default Value Possible Values 1 Eth_IP_Address 2 Eth_SubMask 3 ESSID 4 Auto Rate Fall Back 5 Channel AP’s IP address Subnet mask Extended service set ID Transmission rate is subject to the past transmission status. Designate operating radio channel 192.168.1.100 255.255.254.0 AP Enable “Enable”, “Disable”. 6 WEP Type Type of Wired Equivalent Privacy 7 WEP Key WEP keys to be used.
No. Identifier Description Default Value 27 Authorization Algorithm 28 SNMP Traps 29 Preferred BBS Enable authorized MAC address stations Disable to access AP. The message indicates the AP’s actions. Enable Remote MAC address for connection in the 00 00 00 00 00 00 operational mode of Access Point Client or Wireless Bridge.
7. WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM 7.1 802.11 Ad-Hoc Configuration An 802.11 Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless LAN card, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Computers in a specific 802.11 Ad-Hoc wireless LAN must be configured at the same radio channel and BSS ID. 802.11 Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is applicable to a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation. Notebook with Wireless PC Card Notebook with Wireless PC Card Desktop PC with Wireless PC Card Figure 1.
Desktop PC Desktop PC File Server Hub Access Point Access Point Notebook with Wireless PC Card Desktop PC with Wireless PC Card Notebook with Wireless PC Card Desktop PC with Wireless PC Card Notebook with Wireless PC Card Notebook with Wireless PC Card BSS1 BSS2 ESS Figure 2. Infrastructure Configuration The infrastructure configuration supports roaming capability for mobile workers. More than one BSS can be jointly configured as an Extended Service Set (ESS).
File Server ADSL/Cable modem Switch Switch Notebook with Wireless PC Card Access Point Notebook with Wireless PC Card Access Point Desktop PC with Wireless PC Card ESS Figure 3.