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Preliminary 

 

Chapter 

2

 

Actiontec Electronics, Inc. 

 

COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 

AP Web Server 

You can configure the AP through either through a web browser interface to the 

AP web server, or using the CLI through a serial interface. The web server resides 

in the AP and is accessible from any STA that is connected to the AP 

Infrastructure network. 

Accessing the AP Web Server 

Follow these steps to access the AP Web Server: 

2.  Launch a web browser (Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer are 

examples of commonly used web browsers).  

3.  From the HPC, enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP as the URL 

address, for example 

http://192.168.1.1

.  

Customize the appearance of the Access Point Web Server 

homepage by replacing the .GIF files used on the page. For 
example, the .GIF file containing the full path filename for a 

company logo can be replaced with one of your choice. 

4.  Select the Actiontec Access Point Web Server hotlink.  

5.  A dialog box appears that requests login authorization. When prompted, 

enter the following information to log in: 

Log in: Admin (case sensitive) 

Password: *** 

Summary of Contents for 802AA

Page 1: ...Actiontec Electronics Inc 802AA User Guide...

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Page 3: ...Radio Frequency Interference Requirements ix FCC Warning ix RF Exposure Requirements x 1 Introduction 1 1 Package Contents 1 1 System Requirements 1 2 2 Access Point Physical Description 1 1 Top Pane...

Page 4: ...Advanced Configuration Window A 2 8 Shared Key Configuration A 2 8 Per Station Privacy Configuration Window A 2 10 Script Configuration Window A 2 12 Firmware Update Configuration Windows A 2 14 Stati...

Page 5: ...PRELIMINARY Actiontec Electronics Inc COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL...

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Page 7: ...AR5000 chipset reference for both hardware and software developers After reading this user s guide you should be able to install configure control and maintain the Actiontec AP Reference Design provi...

Page 8: ...s Inc and are provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and are also protected by copyright law Reverse engineering of this hardware software or documentation is...

Page 9: ...pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules as well as ICES 003 B NMB 003 B Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accep...

Page 10: ...in operation a separation distance of at least 20 centimeters must be maintained between the radiating antenna and the body of all persons exposed to the transmitter in order to meet the FCC RF exposu...

Page 11: ...be found in the appropriate vendor datasheets or by contacting the appropriate company The Actiontec AP Reference Design hardware together with AP Reference Design software provide an IEEE 802 11a Acc...

Page 12: ...e is included on the Actiontec distribution CD in the utils directory Actiontec Electronics provides an FTP site you can use to evaluate the firmware update capabilities of the AP for test purposes on...

Page 13: ...Top Panel The top panel of the AP provides 3 LEDs for status indication and a pair of side mounted antennas that rotate 180 for alternative reception positioning and compact packaging WARNING To ensur...

Page 14: ...ing at other times this indicates a system fault LED 2 Description Off No Ethernet Link Detected Green On 100 Mbps Link Detected but No Activity Green Blink 100 Mbps Link Activity blink rate is propor...

Page 15: ...ovides an RS 232 serial interface an RJ 45 Ethernet jack a reset button and a power supply connector see Figure 1 2 Table 1 2 describes each connection and its function Figure 1 2 Access Point Rear Vi...

Page 16: ...h as analog modems Selectable serial interface speeds up to 115 Kbps default is 9600 baud 8 data bits one stop bit and no parity RJ 45 Ethernet connector Provides 10 100 Mbps connectivity to a wired E...

Page 17: ...information on using CLI AP Network Connections Connect your HPC to the AP using one of the following two methods Use an Ethernet crossover cable not supplied to connect directly to the Ethernet port...

Page 18: ...using the web browser refer to Appendix A AP Web Server For more information on using the CLI refer to Appendix B The following description illustrates the use of the web browser For information on us...

Page 19: ...ID you must specify a unique System Name for each AP within a single SSID 24 Specify the radio channel of operation of the AP by selecting the desired value from the Radio Channel drop down menu This...

Page 20: ...P button that appears Command Line Interface The following procedures show the steps required to configure the AP SSID and channel frequency using the command line CLI interface and HyperTerminal 3 Af...

Page 21: ...nics Inc COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 28 Use the set ssid SSID command to specify the SSID 29 Use the set channel channel command to change the radio channel 30 Use the reboot command and then press Enter whi...

Page 22: ...PRELIMINARY Chapter 2 Actiontec Electronics Inc COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 49 To view CLI command options use the help command or refer to Appendix B for details about CLI options...

Page 23: ...wser Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer are examples of commonly used web browsers 3 From the HPC enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP as the URL address for example http 192 168 1 1 C...

Page 24: ...Preliminary Chapter 2 Actiontec Electronics Inc COMPANY CONFIDENTIAL 6 Click OK to complete the login process NOTE Your browser must support frames and Javascript must be enabled...

Page 25: ...figuration screens select the desired hotlink from the navigation bar on any configuration screen see Figure A 3 Figure A 3 AP Configuration Window Navigation Bar i Working With Configuration Windows...

Page 26: ...r as the AP reboots To reestablish the connection with the AP Web Server wait until the AP has completed rebooting and navigate to the Web Server to resume communication b General Configuration Window...

Page 27: ...nter a number or address between 1 and 32 characters in length that the STAs are associating with in Infrastructure mode You can specify more than one AP in an SSID Use the System Name field to unique...

Page 28: ...ency auto attempted before scanning the remaining list Turbo Mode Allows transmission on two channels thereby improving data rate To enable disable Turbo Mode click on the appropriate Turbo button Ena...

Page 29: ...lable Transmit Power Specifies the level of transmit power Specify the value of the transmit power from the drop down menu Decrease the transmit power if more than one AP is co located using the same...

Page 30: ...EP keys Refer to Table A 3 for examples of WEP configurations on the AP and the STA Table A 3 Wired Equivalent Privacy Settings WEP Disable WEP is disabled Any STA can access to the network WEP Enable...

Page 31: ...allowed to access to the network x Enable Yes No Deny STA with the matched MAC ID is blocked from accessing the network x Enable No Unique key Deny STA with the matched unique key is blocked from acce...

Page 32: ...rivacy Field Description ACL Specifies the state of the Access Control List ACL Use the drop down menu to specify the state of ACL where 1 Disable Unrestricted Access By default while checking of the...

Page 33: ...Add Modify MAC address to the ACL 5 Denied Add Modify MAC address to the disabled ACL Follow these steps to configure privacy for stations 1 Specify the ACL type from the drop down menu The Access Co...

Page 34: ...s for your application 2 Enter the host name where the script resides 3 Enter the user name and password for the host 4 Specify the script path and the script name in the data entry fields in the Conf...

Page 35: ...ult values for the Host Name Image Path and Image Name appear in the window To access the Firmware Update window click on Firmware Update in the navigation bar Follow these steps to enable firmware up...

Page 36: ...rt to the default vendor values click Use Factory FTP Location 3 Click Update Firmware to store the new firmware changes If you want to restore the previous firmware click Restore Statistics Windows F...

Page 37: ...ress and current state of the AP and all stations currently part of its BBS Basic Service Set The top level Statistics window automatically updates each minute i AP Statistics To view statistics on th...

Page 38: ...m Service Data Unit Specifies the number of packets sent and received by the AP Data Management Control Packets can either be data control or management Specifies the number of packets sent and receiv...

Page 39: ...ort Transmit Frame Retries Specifies the number of short transmit frame retries Retries Specifies the state of transmit retries for each type The AP Stats window automatically updates every five secon...

Page 40: ...tation Table A 6 summarizes the information fields on the BSS Stats window for an STA Table A 6 BSS Stats Fields for STA Descriptions BBS Stats Window for STA Field Description AID The ID of the stati...

Page 41: ...Specifies the error count for both transmit and receive sides Signal Strength Specifies the strength of the signal in dBm Receive Specifies the strength of received frames in dBm ACK Specifies the str...

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