Table of Contents Chapter I System Requirements Chapter II Installation 1. Hardware Installation ........................... 1.1 Appearance and Interface Introduction ................................. 4 1.2 Hardware installation steps ................................. 8 2. Software Installation ........................... 3. Resetting the AP to Factory Default Settings ........................... Chapter III Software configuration 1.
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2. What is Wireless LAN? ........................... 3. What are ISM bands? ........................... 4. How does wireless networking work? ........................... 5. What is BSSID? ........................... 6. What is ESSID? ........................... 7. What are potential factors that may causes interference? ........................... 8. What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications? ...........................
System Requirements · Computer with Windows, Macintosh, or Linux-based operating system with an installed Ethernet adapter. · Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator version 6.0 or above, with JavaScript enabled. Installation Hardware Installation 2.1.1 Appearance and Interface Introduction Notes:The product shot is for reference only please refer to physical product.
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Installation Pass trough Etherne cable from this cable Push these button to remove upper housing Wall Mount Pole Mount...
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Intergrated 14 dbi dual polarity antenna Pillars to fasten cables, to avoid PCB is broken by pulling and draging cables Lan port wih POE...
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Installation WPS Button Reset Button SMA antenna connector...
2.1.2 Hardware installation steps Step1: push buttons in the sides to remove upper housing. Step2:Pull open the click and dismantle the antenna board Step3:Pass through Ethernet cable from the hole, insert the cable to LAN port. Notes:RJ-45 8P8C Ethernet cable is required...
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Installation Step4:Install the antenna. Make sure the Antenna is well installed.
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Step5:Install the upper housing Make sure the housing is well installed. -10-...
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Installation Step6:Fasten cables by the black ring. Move and fasten cables to the hole with that black ring. -11-...
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Installation POE:this hole is linked to Outdoor AP with RJ-45 LAN:this hole is linked to Hub/router/ADSL modem devies with RJ-45 Step7:Complete diagram -13-...
Software Installation There are no software drivers, patches or utilities installation needed, but only the configuration setting. Notice: It will take about 55 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after powered on the WLAN Access Point; Power LED will be active, and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show the WLAN interface is enabled and working now.
Software configuration Default IP Address: 192.168.1.254 Default IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 WEB login User Name: <empty> WEB login Password: <empty> Connect to the WLAN Access Point This product can be set up using any current web browser, i.e., Internet Explorer 6 or Netscape Navigator 6.2.3. Open a WEB browser, i.e.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP installation.
Management and configuration Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device, includes system, wireless, and Ethernet LAN configuration information. System [Uptime] It shows the duration since WLAN Access Point is powered on. [Firmware version] It shows the firmware version of WLAN Access Point.
[Channel Number] It shows the wireless channel connected currently. [Encryption] It shows the status of encryption function. [Associated Clients] It shows the number of connected clients (or stations, PCs). [BSSID] It shows the BSSID address of the WLAN Access Point. BSSID is a six-byte address.
Management and configuration 2.Wireless Basic Settings This page is used to configure basic wireless parameters like Band, Mode, Network Type SSID, Channel Number, Enable Mac Clone(Single Ethernet Client) 3.Wireless Security Setup This page is used to configure wireless security Wireless - Basic Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients that may connect to your Access Point.
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Disable Wireless LAN Interface Click on to disable the wireless LAN data transmission. Band Click to select 2.4GHz(B) / 2.4GHz(G) / 2.4GHz(B+G) Mode Click to select the WLAN AP / Client / WDS / AP+WDS wireless mode. Site Survey The Site Survey button provides tool to scan the wireless network. If any Access Point or IBSS is found, you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled.
Management and configuration only] Enable Universal Repeater Mode Click to enable Universal Repeater Mode SSID of Extended Interface Assign SSID when enables Universal Repeater Mode. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting.
selection. Fragment Threshold Set the data packet fragmentation threshold, value can be written between 256 and 2346 bytes. RTS Threshold Set the RTS Threshold, value can be written between 0 and 2347 bytes. Beacon Interval Set the Beacon Interval, value can be written between 20 and 1024 ms. Data Rate Select the transmission data rate from pull-down menu.
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Management and configuration Encryption Select the encryption supported over wireless access. The encryption method can be None, WEP, WPA(TKIP), WPA2 or WPA2 Mixed Use 802.1x Authentication While Encryption is selected to be WEP. Click the check box to enable IEEE 802.1x authentication function. WPA Authentication Mode While Encryption is selected to be WPA.
Fill in the key value. [WPA, Personal(Pre-Shared Key) only] Enable Pre-Authentication Click to enable Pre-Authentication. [WPA2/WPA2 Mixed only, Enterprise only] Authentication RADIUS Server Set the IP address, port and login password information of authentication RADIUS sever. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting.
Management and configuration Encryption Key 1 Secret key 1 of WEP security encryption function. Encryption Key 2 Secret key 2 of WEP security encryption function. Encryption Key 3 Secret key 3 of WEP security encryption function. Encryption Key 4 Secret key 4 of WEP security encryption function. Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting.
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Wireless Access Control Mode Click the Disabled, Allow Listed or Deny Listed of drop down menu choose wireless access control mode. This is a security control function; only those clients registered in the access control list can link to this WLAN Access Point. MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of client to register this WLAN Access Point access capability.
Management and configuration WDS Settings Wireless Distribution System uses wireless media to communicate with other APs, like the Ethernet does. To do this, you must set these APs in the same channel and set MAC address of other AP that you want to communicate with in the table and then enable the WDS.] Requirement: Set [Wireless]->[Basic Settings]->[Mode]->AP+WDS Enable WDS...
Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting. Set Security Click button to configure wireless security like WEP(64bits), WEP(128bits), WPA (TKIP), WPA2(AES) or None Show Statistics It shows the TX, RX packets, rate statistics Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients that will be removed from the wireless distribution system.
Management and configuration 4.8.1.1 WDS AP Table This page is used to show WDS statistics MAC Address It shows the MAC Address within WDS. Tx Packets It shows the statistic count of sentpackets on the wireless LAN interface. Tx Errors It shows the statistic count of error sent packets on the Wireless LAN interface.
Site Survey This page is used to view or configure other APs near yours. SSID It shows the SSID of AP. BSSID It shows BSSID of AP. Channel It show the current channel of AP occupied. Type It show which type AP acts. Encrypt It shows the encryption status.
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Management and configuration IP Address Fill in the IP address of LAN interfaces of this WLAN Access Point. Subnet Mask Fill in the subnet mask of LAN interfaces of this WLAN Access Point. Default Gateway Fill in the default gateway for LAN interfaces out going data packets. DHCP Click to select Disabled, Client or Server in different operation mode of wireless Access Point.
Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned. Refer to 4.24 What is Clone MAC Address? Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting.
Management and configuration Click the checkbox to enable remote log service. Log Server IP Address Input the remote log IP address Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to save above settings. Refresh Click the refresh the log shown on the screen. Clear Clear log display screen 4.12 Statistics...
Select File Click the Browse button to select the new version of web firmware image file. Upload Click the Upload button to update the selected web firmware image to the WLAN Access Point. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting.
Management and configuration Load Settings from File Click the Browse button to select the configuration files then click the Upload button to update the selected configuration to the WLAN Access Point. Reset Settings to Default Click the Reset button to reset the configuration parameter to factory defaults. 4.15 Password Setup This page is used to set the account to access the web server of Access Point.
Apply Changes Clear the User Name and Password fields to empty, means to apply no web management login control. Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting.
Management and configuration Apply Change Click the Apply Change button, Then click OK button to logout. Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems that can occur during the installation and operation of the Access Point. We cover various aspects of the network including network adapters.
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Ping fail 2. The wireless client cannot access the Internet in the Infrastructure mode. Make sure the wireless client is associated and joined with the correct access point (Access Point). To check this connection: Right-click on the Local Area Connection icon in the taskbar>...
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Troubleshooting The Connect to Wireless Network screen will appear. Please make sure you have selected the correct available network, as shown in the illustrations below. Note: Screen shots were taken using Windows XP. Your screens may differ. · Check that the IP address assigned to the wireless adapter is within the same IP address range as the access point and gateway.
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Troubleshooting · Double-click on Network Adapters · Right-click on Realtek RTL8187 Wireless Adapter (or whatever network adapter you are using) · Select Properties to check that the drivers are installed properly -41-...
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· Look under Device Status to check that the device is working properly. · Click OK -42-...
Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address? IP address is the identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP address of the destination.
What is Wireless LAN? A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a network that allows access to Internet without the need for any wired connections to the user’s machine. What are ISM bands? ISM stands for Industrial, Scientific and Medical; radio frequency bands that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorized for wireless LANs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Example 2: wireless Ad Hoc Mode What is BSSID? A six-byte address that distinguishes a particular a particular access point from others. Also know as just SSID. Serves as a network ID or name. What is ESSID? The Extended Service Set ID (ESSID) is the name of the network you want to access.
WEP relies on a secret key that is shared between a mobile station (e.g. a laptop with a wireless Ethernet card) and an access point (i.e. a base station). The secret key is used to encrypt packets before they are transmitted, and an integrity check is used to ensure that packets are not modified in transit.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) enabling stations to establish and maintain communications in an orderly fashion. Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point).
6.17 What is 802.1x Authentication? 802.1x is a framework for authenticated MAC-level access control, defines Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) over LANs (WAPOL). The standard encapsulates and leverages much of EAP, which was defined for dial-up authentication with Point-to-Point Protocol in RFC 2284. Beyond encapsulating EAP packets, the 802.1x standard also defines EAPOL messages that convey the shared key information critical for wireless security.