WAP5605 Wireless N Media Streaming Box Default Login Details IP Address AP: 192.168.1.2 Client: 192.168.1.10 Password 1234 Firmware Version 1.0 Edition 1, 10/2011 www.zyxel.com www.zyxel.
About This User's Guide About This User's Guide IMPORTANT! READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Intended Audience This manual is intended for people who want to configure the WAP5605 using the Web Configurator. Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It contains information on setting up your network and configuring for Internet access. • Support Disc Refer to the included CD for support documents.
Document Conventions Document Conventions Warnings and Notes These are how warnings and notes are shown in this User’s Guide. Warnings tell you about things that could harm you or your device. Note: Notes tell you other important information (for example, other things you may need to configure or helpful tips) or recommendations. Syntax Conventions • The WAP5605 may be referred to as the “WAP5605”, the “device”, the “product” or the “system” in this User’s Guide.
Document Conventions WAP5605 Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Firewall Telephone Switch Router WAP5605 User’s Guide 5
Safety Warnings Safety Warnings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Do NOT use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. Do NOT expose your device to dampness, dust or corrosive liquids. Do NOT store things on the device. Do NOT install, use, or service this device during a thunderstorm. There is a remote risk of electric shock from lightning. Connect ONLY suitable accessories to the device. Do NOT open the device or unit.
Contents Overview Contents Overview User’s Guide ........................................................................................................................... 13 Getting to Know Your WAP5605 ................................................................................................15 WAP5605 Modes .......................................................................................................................21 Easy Mode .............................................................
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Table of Contents Table of Contents About This User's Guide .......................................................................................................... 3 Document Conventions ........................................................................................................... 4 Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................ 6 Contents Overview .......................................................
Table of Contents 3.7 Status Screen in Easy Mode ................................................................................................30 Chapter 4 Access Point Mode................................................................................................................. 31 4.1 Overview ..............................................................................................................................31 4.2 What You Can Do ........................................................
Table of Contents 7.5.1 Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSIDs .........................................................62 7.6 Connecting the WAP5605 (in Client Mode) to an AP ...........................................................64 7.6.1 Connecting to a Wireless Network Using Site Survey ................................................65 7.6.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network Using a Profile .....................................................66 7.6.3 Deploying the WAP5605 in your Network .
Table of Contents 10.3.2 IP Alias .....................................................................................................................90 10.4 LAN IP Screen ..................................................................................................................91 10.5 IP Alias Screen ..................................................................................................................92 Chapter 11 Maintenance ...........................................................
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C HAPT ER 1 Getting to Know Your WAP5605 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the WAP5605. The WAP5605 extends the range of your existing wired network without additional wiring, providing easy network access to mobile users. You can set up a wireless network with other IEEE 802.11a/n wireless devices using the 5 GHz frequency bands. The WAP5605 can serve as either an access point (AP) or a wireless client.
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP5605 • Client. Use the switch on the side panel to set the WAP5605 to work in client mode (CL). The WAP5605 in client mode can access the Internet through a WAP5605 in AP mode and/or connect to another WAP5605 in client mode using IEEE 802.11e Direct Link Setup (DLS). Figure 1 WAP5605 Applications CL CL AP CL 1.3 Ways to Manage the WAP5605 Use any of the following methods to manage the WAP5605. • Web Configurator.
Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP5605 1.5 Resetting the WAP5605 If you forget your password or IP address, or you cannot access the Web Configurator, you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the WAP5605 to reload the factory-default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configurations that you had previously saved, the password will be reset to “1234” and the IP address of the WAP5605 in AP mode will be reset to “192.168.1.
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Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP5605 The following table describes the LEDs and the WPS button. Table 1 Front Panel LEDs and WPS Button LED COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION Quality Green On AP mode: This LED is always on after the system starts up. Client mode: The WAP5605 is connecting to an AP and the transmission rate is 65 Mbps or above. Amber On Client mode: The WAP5605 is connecting to an AP and the transmission rate is between 65 Mbps and 19.5 Mbps.
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C HAPT ER 2 WAP5605 Modes 2.1 Overview This chapter introduces the different modes available on your WAP5605. First, the term “mode” refers to two things in this User’s Guide. • Web Configurator mode. This refers to the Web Configurator interface you want to use for editing WAP5605 features. • Device mode. This is the operating mode of your WAP5605, or simply how the WAP5605 is being used in the network. 2.1.
Chapter 2 WAP5605 Modes Note: When you change the WAP5605 mode from AP mode to client mode, make sure you use the RESET button to return the IP address of the WAP5605 in client mode to 192.168.1.10. Otherwise, the client mode IP address will be the same as the access point mode IP address.
C HAPT ER 3 Easy Mode 3.1 Overview The Web Configurator is set to Easy Mode by default. You can configure several key features of the WAP5605 in this mode. This mode is useful to users who are not fully familiar with some features that are usually intended for network administrators. When you log in to the Web Configurator, the following screen opens.
Chapter 3 Easy Mode Click Status to open the following screen. Figure 5 Easy Mode: Status Screen Navigation Panel Go to Network Map Screen Status Screen Control Panel 3.2 What You Can Do You can do the following in this mode: • Use this Navigation Panel (Section 3.4 on page 25) to opt out of the Easy mode. • Use the Network Map screen (Section 3.5 on page 25) to check if your WAP5605 can ping the gateway and whether it is connected to the Internet. • Use the Control Panel (Section 3.
Chapter 3 Easy Mode 3.4 Navigation Panel Use this navigation panel to opt out of the Easy mode. Figure 6 Control Panel The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2 Control Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Home Click this to go to the Login page. Expert Mode Click this to change to Expert mode and customize features of the WAP5605. Logout Click this to end the Web Configurator session. 3.
Chapter 3 Easy Mode Note: Don’t worry if the Network Map does not display in your web browser. This feature may not be supported by your system. You can still configure the Control Panel (Section 3.6 on page 26) in the Easy Mode and the WAP5605 features that you want to use in the Expert Mode. When you log into the Web Configurator, the Network Map is shown as follows. Figure 8 Network Map The line connecting the WAP5605 to the gateway becomes green when the WAP5605 is able to ping the gateway.
Chapter 3 Easy Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Control Panel ITEM DESCRIPTION Wireless Security Click this to configure the wireless security, such as SSID, security mode and WPS key on your WAP5605. Refer to Section 3.6.1 on page 27 to see this screen. 3.6.1 Wireless Security Use this screen to configure security for your the wreless LAN. You can enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode in the following screen.
Chapter 3 Easy Mode The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen. Table 4 Wireless Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Network Name (SSID) (Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 keyboard characters) for the wireless LAN.
Chapter 3 Easy Mode 3.6.2 WPS Use this screen to add a wireless station to the network with the WAP5605’s first SSID using WPS. Click WPS in the Wireless Security to open the following screen. Figure 11 Wireless Security: WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Wireless Security: WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Security Click this to go back to the Wireless Security screen. WPS Create a secure wireless network simply by pressing the button.
Chapter 3 Easy Mode 3.7 Status Screen in Easy Mode In the Network Map screen, click Status to view read-only information about the WAP5605. Figure 12 Status Screen in Easy Mode (AP) Figure 13 Status Screen in Easy Mode (Client) The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Status Screen in Easy Mode ITEM DESCRIPTION Name This is the name of the WAP5605 in the network. Time This is the current system date and time. The date is in YYYY:MM:DD (Year-Month-Day) format.
C HAPT ER 4 Access Point Mode 4.1 Overview The WAP5605 is set to access point mode by default. In this mode your WAP5605 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLAN) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example. Figure 14 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode WLAN LAN Note: See Chapter 7 on page 55 for an example of setting up a wireless network in Access Point mode. 4.2 What You Can Do • Use the Status screen (Section 4.
Chapter 4 Access Point Mode 4.3 What You Need to Know See Chapter 7 on page 55 for a tutorial on setting up a network with the WAP5605 as an access point. 4.3.1 Setting your WAP5605 to AP Mode 1 To use your WAP5605 as an access point, see Section 2.1.2.1 on page 21. 2 Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP5605. 3 The default IP address of the WAP5605 in access point mode is “192.168.1.2”. In this case, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.
Chapter 4 Access Point Mode 4.4 AP Mode Status Screen Click to open the Status screen. Figure 15 Status Screen: Access Point Mode The following table describes the icons shown in the Status screen. Table 7 Status Screen Icon Key: Access Point Mode ICON DESCRIPTION Click this to go to the Home page. See Section 6.2.3 on page 51. Click this icon to view copyright and a link for related product information.
Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Table 7 Status Screen Icon Key: Access Point Mode (continued) ICON DESCRIPTION Click this icon to see the Configuration navigation menu. Click this icon to see the Maintenance navigation menu. The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. Table 8 Status Screen: Access Point Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Logout Click this at any time to exit the Web Configurator. Device Information Host Name This is the WAP5605’s model name.
Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Table 8 Status Screen: Access Point Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Item This column shows the type of data the WAP5605 is recording. Data This column shows the actual data recorded by the WAP5605. System Up Time This is the total time the WAP5605 has been on. Current Date/Time This field displays your WAP5605’s present date and time. System Resource CPU Usage This displays what percentage of the WAP5605’s processing ability is currently used.
Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Table 9 Navigation Panel: Access Point Mode LINK TAB WLAN Station Status FUNCTION Use this screen to view the wireless stations that are currently associated to the WAP5605. CONFIGURATION Network Wireless LAN LAN General Use this screen to configure general wireless LAN settings. Security Use this screen to configure wireless security settings.
C HAPT ER 5 Client Mode 5.1 Overview Your WAP5605 can act as a wireless client. In wireless client mode, it can connect to an existing network via an access point. Use this mode if you already have a WAP5605 working as an access point in your network. In the example below, one WAP5605 (A) is configured as a wireless client and another is used as an access point (B). The WAP5605 has two clients that need to connect to the Internet. The WAP5605 wirelessly connects to the available access point (B).
Chapter 5 Client Mode 5.4 Setting your WAP5605 to Client Mode 38 1 To set your WAP5605 to client mode, see Section 2.1.2.1 on page 21. 2 Connect your computer to the LAN port of the WAP5605. 3 The default IP address of the WAP5605 in client mode is “192.168.1.10”. In this case, your computer must have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.11” and “192.168.1.254”. 4 Click Start > Run on your computer in Windows. Type “cmd” in the dialog box.
Chapter 5 Client Mode 5.5 Client Mode Status Screen Click to open the status screen. Figure 18 Status: Client Mode The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. Table 10 Status Screen: Client Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Logout Click this at any time to exit the Web Configurator. Device Information Host Name This is the WAP5605’s model name. Firmware Version This is the firmware version and the date created. Sys OP Mode This is the device operating mode (Section 2.1.
Chapter 5 Client Mode Table 10 Status Screen: Client Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address This shows the wireless adapter MAC Address of your device. Status This shows the current status of the Wireless LAN - ON. Connect Status This shows whether or not the WAP5605 has successfully associated with an access point - Associated or Disassociated. Name (SSID) This shows a descriptive name used to identify the WAP5605 in the wireless LAN. Rate This shows the current transmission rate. Channel 802.
Chapter 5 Client Mode 5.6 Wireless LAN Profile Screen Use this screen to view the wireless LAN profile settings of your WAP5605. Go to Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN > Profile to open the following screen. Figure 19 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List # Select a profile to remove, modify or enable it. Profile This displays the name of the pre-configured profile.
Chapter 5 Client Mode 5.6.1 Adding a New WLAN Profile Use this screen to create a new wireless LAN profile for your WAP5605. Click the Add button in the Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN > Profile screen to open the following screen. Figure 20 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile > Add The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 12 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile > Add LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Setup Profile Name Enter a descriptive name for this profile.
Chapter 5 Client Mode The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 13 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: No Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Setup Profile Name Enter a descriptive name for this profile. Network Name (SSID) Enter the name of the access point to which you are connecting. Site Survey Click this button to go to the Site Survey screen and see available wireless devices within range. Security Security Mode Select No Security in this field.
Chapter 5 Client Mode Table 14 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Name (SSID) Enter the name of the access point to which you are connecting. Site Survey Click this button to go to the Site Survey screen and see available wireless devices within range. Security Security Mode Select Static WEP to enable data encryption. PassPhrase Enter a passphrase (up to 26 printable characters) and click Generate. A passphrase functions like a password.
Chapter 5 Client Mode 5.6.1.3 WPA(2)-PSK Use this screen if the access point to which you want to connect uses WPA(2)-PSK security mode. Figure 23 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 15 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Setup Profile Name Enter a descriptive name for this profile. Network Name (SSID) Enter the name of the access point to which you are connecting.
Chapter 5 Client Mode 5.7 Site Survey Screen Use this screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Go to Configuration > Wireless LAN > Site Survey to open the following screen. Figure 24 Client Mode: WLAN > Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 5 Client Mode 5.8 WPS Screen Use this screen to enable Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) on the WAP5605. Go to Configuration > Wireless LAN > WPS to open the following screen. Figure 25 Client Mode: WLAN > WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 17 Client Mode: WLAN > WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION Station Site Survey No. Use the radio button to select the wireless device to which you want to connect using WPS. SSID This displays the SSID of the wireless device.
Chapter 5 Client Mode 5.9 LED Link Quality Screen Use this screen to view the threshold for each color of the quality LED on the WAP5605. Go to Configuration > Wireless LAN > LED Link Quality to open the following screen.
C HAPT ER 6 The Web Configurator 6.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the WAP5605 Web Configurator and provides an overview of its screens. The Web Configurator is an HTML-based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the WAP5605 via Internet browser. Use Internet Explorer 6.0 and later or Firefox 2.0 and later versions. The recommended screen resolution is 1024 by 768 pixels.
Chapter 6 The Web Configurator 6.2.1 Login Screen The Web Configurator initially displays the following login screen. Figure 27 Login screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 18 Login screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Password Type "1234" (default) as the password. Language Select the language you want to use to configure the Web Configurator. Click Login. This shows the current weather, either in celsius or fahrenheit, of the city you specify in Section 6.2.3.1 on page 52.
Chapter 6 The Web Configurator 6.2.2 Password Screen You should see a screen asking you to change your password (highly recommended) as shown next. Figure 28 Change Password Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 19 Change Password Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION New Password Type a new password. Retype to Confirm Retype the password for confirmation. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the WAP5605.
Chapter 6 The Web Configurator The Home screen displays as follows. Figure 29 Home Screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 20 Home Screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Go Click this to open the Easy mode Web Configurator. Language Select a language to go to the Easy mode Web Configurator in that language and click Go. (This is just an example). This shows the current weather, either in celsius or fahrenheit, of the city you specify in Section 6.2.3.1 on page 52.
Chapter 6 The Web Configurator The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 21 Change Weather LABEL DESCRIPTION o Choose which temperature unit you want the WAP5605 to display. o C or F Change Location Select the location for which you want to know the weather. If the city you want is not listed, choose one that is closest to it. Finish Click this to apply the settings and refresh the date and time display. 6.2.3.2 Time/Date Edit One timezone can cover more than one country.
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C HAPT ER 7 Tutorials 7.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for your WAP5605 (in access point mode) as follows: • Connecting to the Internet from an Access Point • Configuring Wireless Security Using WPS • Enabling and Configuring Wireless Security (No WPS) • Using Multiple SSIDs on the WAP5605 This chapter provides tutorials for your WAP5605 (in client mode) as follows: • Connecting the WAP5605 (in Client Mode) to an AP 7.
Chapter 7 Tutorials There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows you how to do both. • Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. See Section 7.3.1 on page 56.This is the easier method. • PIN Configuration - create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN (Personal Identification Number) in the WAP5605’s interface. See Section 7.3.2 on page 57.
Chapter 7 Tutorials The following figure shows you how to set up wireless network and security by pressing a button on both AP and wireless client. Figure 33 Example WPS Process: PBC Method AP Client WITHIN 2 MINUTES SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION 7.3.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configuration method, you need to use configuration interfaces of both AP and client. 1 Log into the client’s Web Configurator. Go to the Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN > WPS screen to get a PIN number.
Chapter 7 Tutorials The AP authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to the wireless client. This may take up to two minutes. Then the wireless client is able to communicate with the AP securely. The following figure shows you how to set up wireless network and security on AP and wireless client by using PIN method.
Chapter 7 Tutorials 7.4 Enabling and Configuring Wireless Security (No WPS) This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your WAP5605. SSID SSID_Example3 Channel Auto Security WPA-PSK (Pre-Shared Key: ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey) Follow the steps below to configure the wireless settings on your WAP5605.
Chapter 7 Tutorials 4 Select the SSID (SSID_Example3) for which you want to configure the security. Set security mode to WPA-PSK and enter ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey in the Pre-Shared Key field. Click Apply. Figure 36 Tutorial: Network > Wireless LAN > Security 5 Open the Status screen. Verify your wireless and wireless security settings under Device Information and check if the WLAN connection is up under Interface Status.
Chapter 7 Tutorials 7.4.1 Configuring Your Wireless Client Note: At the time of writing, you can only use the WAP5605 in client mode as a wireless client to wirelessly connect to a WAP5605 in AP mode. See Section 7.6 on page 64 for how to connect the client to your AP. If your connection is successful, open your Internet browser and enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar. If you are able to access the web site, your wireless connection is successfully configured. 7.
Chapter 7 Tutorials 7.5.1 Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSIDs This example shows you how to configure the SSIDs with the following parameters on your WAP5605 (in access point mode).
Chapter 7 Tutorials 9 Click the Security tab to configure security settings for each SSID. Select SSID_Worker from the SSID drop-down list. Configure the screen as follows. Click Apply. 10 Select SSID_Guest from the SSID drop-down list. Configure the screen as follows. Click Apply.
Chapter 7 Tutorials 11 Select SSID_VoIP from the SSID drop-down list. Configure the screen as follows. Click Apply. 12 Click the MAC Filter tab to configure MAC filtering for the SSID_VoIP wireless network. Select SSID_VoIP from the SSID drop-down list and select Allow in the Policy field. Enter the VoIP device’s MAC address in the Add a station Mac Address field and click Apply to allow only the VoIP device to associate with the WAP5605 using this SSID. 7.
Chapter 7 Tutorials 4 After you’ve set your computer’s IP address, open a web browser such as Internet Explorer and type “http://192.168.1.10” as the web address in your web browser. 5 Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click Login. 6 Type a new password and retype it to confirm, then click Apply. Otherwise, click Ignore. 7 The Easy mode appears. Click Expert Mode in the navigation panel.
Chapter 7 Tutorials 2 Enter a new profile name or use the name generated automatically by the system. Enter the security settings if requested and click Apply. The security settings must be the same as those on the AP to which you are connecting. 3 The new profile entry displays in the Profile screen. The green check icon means this profile is active and the WAP5605 is associating with the specified wireless network. 7.6.
Chapter 7 Tutorials 2 Enter a descriptive profile name and the SSID and security settings of the wireless device to which you want to connect. Click Apply. 3 The new profile entry displays in the Profile screen. To enable a profile, select the corresponding radio button and click Activate. The green check icon means this profile is active and the WAP5605 is associating with the specified wireless network. 7.6.
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C HAPT ER 8 Monitor 8.1 Overview This chapter discusses read-only information related to the device state of the WAP5605. Note: To access the Monitor screens, you can also click the links in the Summary table of the Status screen to view the packets sent/received as well as the status of clients connected to the WAP5605. 8.2 What You Can Do • Use the View Log screen (Section 8.3 on page 71) to see the logs for the categories that you selected in the Log Settings screen.
Chapter 8 Monitor Click Monitor > Log. Figure 38 Monitor > Log The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 23 Monitor > Log LABEL DESCRIPTION Display Select a category of logs to view. Select all log to view logs from all of the log categories that you selected in the Log Settings screen. # This field is a sequential value and is not associated with a specific entry. Time This field displays the time the log was recorded. Message This field states the reason for the log.
Chapter 8 Monitor 8.5 Packet Statistics Click the Packet Statistics (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen or Monitor > Packet Statistics. Read-only information here includes port status, packet specific statistics and the "system up time". The Poll Interval(s) field is configurable and is used for refreshing the screen. Figure 40 Monitor > Packet Statistics The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Chapter 8 Monitor 8.6 WLAN Station Status Click the WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen or Monitor > WLAN Station Status. View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the WAP5605 in the Association List. Association means that a wireless client (for example, your network or computer with a wireless network card) has connected successfully to the AP (or wireless router) using the same SSID, channel and security settings.
C HAPT ER 9 Wireless LAN 9.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your WAP5605. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network. Figure 42 Example of a Wireless Network A B The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN • Use the Advanced screen (Section 9.7 on page 83) to configure wireless advanced features, such as set the RTS/CTS Threshold and HT physical mode. • Use the QoS screen (Section 9.8 on page 84) to enable Wifi MultiMedia Quality of Service (WMMQoS). This allows the WAP5605 to automatically set priority levels to services, such as email, VoIP, chat, and so on. • Use the WPS screen (Section 9.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN You can use the MAC address filter to tell the AP which wireless clients are allowed or not allowed to use the wireless network. If a wireless client is allowed to use the wireless network, it still has to have the correct settings (SSID, channel, and security). If a wireless client is not allowed to use the wireless network, it does not matter if it has the correct settings. This type of security does not protect the information that is sent in the wireless network.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN 9.4 General Wireless LAN Screen Use this screen to enter the SSID, select the channel and enable intra-BSS traffic. Note: If you are configuring the WAP5605 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN and you change the WAP5605’s SSID, channel or security settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the WAP5605’s new settings.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN Table 27 Network > Wireless LAN > General LABEL DESCRIPTION Channel Selection Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region. Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency band and the country you are in. This option is only available if Auto Channel Selection is disabled.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN 9.5.2 WEP Encryption WEP encryption scrambles the data transmitted between the wireless stations and the access points to keep network communications private. It encrypts unicast and multicast communications in a network. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same WEP key. Your WAP5605 allows you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys but only one key can be enabled at any one time. Select Static WEP from the Security Mode list.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN Table 29 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication Method Select Auto or Shared Key from the drop-down list box. This field specifies whether the wireless clients have to provide the WEP key to login to the wireless client. Keep this setting at Auto unless you want to force a key verification before communication between the wireless client and the WAP5605 occurs.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN Table 30 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Pre-Shared Key WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password for authentication. Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive keyboard characters. Group Key Update Timer The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP sends a new group key out to all clients. The default is 3600 seconds (60 minutes). Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the WAP5605.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN Table 31 Network > Wireless LAN > MAC Filter LABEL DESCRIPTION Add a station Mac Address Enter the MAC addresses of the wireless station that are allowed or denied access to the WAP5605 in these address fields. Enter the MAC addresses in a valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc. MAC Filter Summary Delete Click the delete icon to remove the MAC address from the list.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN Table 32 Network > Wireless LAN > Advanced LABEL DESCRIPTION Output Power Set the output power of the WAP5605 in this field. If there is a high density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the WAP5605 to reduce interference with other APs. Select one of the following 100%, 90%, 75%, 50%, 25% or 10%. See the product specifications for more information on your WAP5605’s output power. Network Mode This displays 11 a/n mixed mode and only IEEE802.11a or IEEE802.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 33 Network > Wireless LAN > QoS LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable WMM QoS Check this to have the WAP5605 automatically give a service a priority level according to the ToS value in the IP header of packets it sends. WMM QoS (Wifi MultiMedia Quality of Service) gives high priority to voice and video, which makes them run more smoothly. Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the WAP5605.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN Table 34 Network > Wireless LAN > WPS LABEL DESCRIPTION Status This displays Configured when the WAP5605 has connected to a wireless network using WPS or when Enable WPS is selected and wireless or wireless security settings have been changed. The current wireless and wireless security settings also appear in the screen.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 35 Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station LABEL DESCRIPTION Push Button Use this button when you use the PBC (Push Button Configuration) method to configure wireless stations’s wireless settings. See Section 7.3.1 on page 56. Click this to start WPS-aware wireless station scanning and the wireless security information synchronization.
Chapter 9 Wireless LAN Table 36 Network > Wireless LAN > Scheduling 88 LABEL DESCRIPTION WLAN Status Select On or Off to specify whether the Wireless LAN is turned on or off. This field works in conjunction with the Day and For the following times fields. Day Select Everyday or the specific days to turn the Wireless LAN on or off. If you select Everyday you can not select any specific days. This field works in conjunction with the For the following times field.
C HAPTER 10 LAN 10.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same building or floor of a building. The LAN screens can help you configure a LAN DHCP server, manage IP addresses, and partition your physical network into logical networks. Figure 53 LAN Example LAN The LAN screens can help you manage IP addresses.
Chapter 10 LAN 10.3 What You Need To Know There are two separate IP networks, one inside the LAN network and the other outside the WAN network as shown next. Figure 54 LAN and WAN IP Addresses LAN WAN The LAN parameters of the WAP5605 are preset in the factory with the following values: • AP mode: IP address of 192.168.1.2 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) • Client mode: IP address of 192.168.1.10 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) 10.3.
Chapter 10 LAN 10.4 LAN IP Screen Use this screen to change the IP address for your WAP5605. Click Network > LAN > IP. Figure 55 Network > LAN > IP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 37 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from DHCP Server Click this to deploy the WAP5605 as a DHCP client in the network. When you enable this, the WAP5605 gets its IP address from the network’s DHCP server (for example, your ISP or router).
Chapter 10 LAN Table 37 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the WAP5605. Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. 10.5 IP Alias Screen Use this screen to have the WAP5605 apply IP alias to create LAN subnets. Click LAN > IP Alias. Figure 56 Network > LAN > IP Alias The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 38 Network > LAN > IP Alias 92 LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Alias Check this to enable IP alias.
C HAPTER 11 Maintenance 11.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Maintenance screens. 11.2 What You Can Do • Use the General screen (Section 11.3 on page 93) to set the timeout period of the management session. • Use the Password screen (Section 11.4 on page 94) to change your WAP5605’s system password. • Use the Time screen (Section 11.5 on page 95) to change your WAP5605’s time and date. • Use the Firmware Upgrade screen (Section 11.6 on page 96) to upload firmware to your WAP5605.
Chapter 11 Maintenance The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 39 Maintenance > General LABEL DESCRIPTION Administrator Inactivity Timer Type how many minutes a management session can be left idle before the session times out. The default is 5 minutes. After it times out you have to log in with your password again. Very long idle timeouts may have security risks. A value of "0" means a management session never times out, no matter how long it has been left idle (not recommended).
Chapter 11 Maintenance 11.5 Time Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the WAP5605’s time based on your local time zone. To change your WAP5605’s time and date, click Maintenance > Time. The screen appears as shown. Figure 59 Maintenance > Time he following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 41 Maintenance > Time LABEL DESCRIPTION Current Time and Date Current Time This field displays the time of your WAP5605.
Chapter 11 Maintenance Table 41 Maintenance > Time LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from Time Server Select this radio button to have the WAP5605 get the time and date from the time server you specified below. Auto Select Auto to have the WAP5605 automatically search for an available time server and synchronize the date and time with the time server after you click Apply.
Chapter 11 Maintenance Click Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade. Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your WAP5605. Figure 60 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 42 Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade LABEL DESCRIPTION Upgrade Firmware File Path Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse... to find it. Browse... Click Browse... to find the .bin file you want to upload.
Chapter 11 Maintenance The WAP5605 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some operating systems, you may see the following icon on your desktop. Figure 61 Network Temporarily Disconnected After two minutes, log in again and check your new firmware version in the Status screen. If the upload was not successful, an error message appears. Click Return to go back to the Firmware Upgrade screen. 11.
Chapter 11 Maintenance The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 43 Maintenance > Backup/Restore LABEL DESCRIPTION Backup Click Backup to save the WAP5605’s current configuration to your computer. File Path Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse... to find it. Browse... Click Browse... to find the file you want to upload. Remember that you must decompress compressed (.ZIP) files before you can upload them.
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C HAPTER 12 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter. The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs • WAP5605 Access and Login • Internet Access • Resetting the WAP5605 to Its Factory Defaults 12.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The WAP5605 does not turn on. None of the LEDs turn on. 1 Make sure you are using the power adaptor or cord included with the WAP5605.
Chapter 12 Troubleshooting 12.2 WAP5605 Access and Login I don’t know the IP address of my WAP5605. 1 The default IP address of the WAP5605 in access point mode is 192.168.1.2 and the default IP address of the WAP5605 in client mode is 192.168.1.10. 2 If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, • and your WAP5605 is a DHCP client, you can find your IP address from the DHCP server. This information is only available from the DHCP server which allocates IP addresses on your network.
Chapter 12 Troubleshooting • If there is no DHCP server on your network, make sure your computer’s IP address is in the same subnet as the WAP5605. See Appendix B on page 125. 5 Reset the device to its factory defaults, and try to access the WAP5605 with the default IP address. See Section 11.7 on page 98. 6 If the problem continues, contact the network administrator or vendor, or try one of the advanced suggestions.
Chapter 12 Troubleshooting I cannot access the Internet anymore. I had access to the Internet (with the WAP5605), but my Internet connection is not available anymore. 1 Check the hardware connections, and make sure the LEDs are behaving as expected. See the Quick Start Guide and Section 1.6 on page 17. 2 Reboot the WAP5605. 3 If the problem continues, contact your ISP. The Internet connection is slow or intermittent. 1 There might be a lot of traffic on the network.
Chapter 12 Troubleshooting 3 Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the WAP5605 back to its factory-default configurations. If the WAP5605 restarts automatically, wait for the WAP5605 to finish restarting, and log in to the Web Configurator. The password is “1234”. If the WAP5605 does not restart automatically, disconnect and reconnect the WAP5605’s power. Then, follow the directions above again.
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C HAPTER 13 Product Specifications The following tables summarize the WAP5605’s hardware and firmware features. Table 44 Hardware Features Dimensions (W x H x D) 109.96 mm x 155.8 mm x 30.7 mm Weight 245 g Power Specification Input: 100~240 V AC, 50~60 Hz Output: 12 V DC 1A Two Ethernet ports Auto-negotiating: 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps in either half-duplex or full-duplex mode. Auto-crossover: Use either crossover or straight-through Ethernet cables.
Chapter 13 Product Specifications Table 45 Firmware Features FEATURE DESCRIPTION Wireless Functionality Allows IEEE 802.11a and/or IEEE 802.11n wireless clients to connect to the WAP5605 wirelessly. Enable wireless security (WPA(2)-PSK) and/ or MAC filtering to protect your wireless network. Note: The WAP5605 may be prone to RF (Radio Frequency) interference from other 5 GHz devices such as microwave ovens, wireless phones, Bluetooth enabled devices, and other wireless LANs.
Chapter 13 Product Specifications 13.1 Desktop Installation Either place the WAP5605 flat on a desk or table or use the stand for a vertical installation. To attach the stand, line up the arrow on the stand with the arrow on the bottom of the WAP5605 as shown. Press gently but firmly until the WAP5605 clicks into place.
Chapter 13 Product Specifications Figure 65 Arrows on the Stand and WAP5605 13.2 Wall-mounting Instructions Complete the following steps to hang your WAP5605 on a wall. 1 Select a position free of obstructions on a sturdy wall. 2 Install the stand on the wall. Make sure the screw holes of the stand are on the top and screws are snugly fastened to the wall. The stand needs to hold the weight of the WAP5605 with the connection cables.
Chapter 13 Product Specifications 3 Hold the WAP5605 with the LEDs facing upward. Align the holes on the back of the WAP5605 with the tabs on the stand. Attach the WAP5605 to the stand. Press gently but firmly until the WAP5605 clicks into place.
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