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3.3 IP Setting

This page allows user to configure the IP and DHCP settings of the Access

Point.

The default IP address of this access point is 192.168.1.1 with the subnet mask

of 255.255.255.0. User can type in other values for IP Address, Subnet Mask

and Gateway and click “

Apply

” button for the changes to be effective.

User can also set the Access Point to obtain the IP from a DHCP server, but it is

not recommended. Select the option “Obtain IP Automatically” and click “

Apply

”

button for the changes to be effective.

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Summary of Contents for WL-5480PAP

Page 1: ...User s Guide WL 5480PAP Wireless Pocket Access Point ...

Page 2: ... Setting 13 3 5 Security 15 3 6 Tools 16 4 Getting Start with Wireless Ethernet Adapter 18 4 1 Know the Wireless Ethernet Adapter 18 4 2 Connect to the Wireless Ethernet Adapter 18 4 2 1 Access the Setting Menu 19 4 2 2 Setup with Wizard 21 5 Configuration Wireless Ethernet Adapter through WEB Browser 24 5 1 Status 24 5 2 Basic Setting 25 5 3 IP Setting 28 5 4 Advanced Setting 29 5 5 Security 30 5...

Page 3: ...3 Log Setting 51 7 3 4 Statistic 52 7 3 5 Wireless 53 7 4 Routing 54 7 4 1 Static 54 7 4 2 Dynamic 55 7 4 3 Routing Table 56 7 5 Access 57 7 5 1 MAC Filters 57 7 5 2 Protocol Filter 58 7 5 3 IP Filter 59 7 5 4 Virtual Server 60 7 5 5 Special AP 61 7 5 6 DMZ 63 7 5 7 Firewall Rule 64 7 6 Management 66 7 6 1 Remote Management 66 7 7 Tools 68 7 7 1 Restart 68 7 7 2 Settings 69 7 7 3 Firmware 70 7 7 4...

Page 4: ...easy setup with Web based management utility 1 2System Requirements Windows 98SE Millennium Edition ME 2000 and XP operating systems Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 5 or higher At least one RJ 45 Ethernet network adapter installed 1 3How to switch within 3 modes 3 modes are AP Client and wireless RT Switch to the mode user wants with the hot key then re plug the power Few seconds later the device wi...

Page 5: ... Port Cross over cable is required to connect to computer directly LEDs Power LED ON when the unit is powered up LAN LED ON indicates LAN connection BLINK indicates LAN activity WLAN LED ON indicates WLAN is working BLINK indicates wireless activity 2 2 Connect to the 54Mbps Wireless Network Access Point Build the Infrastructure Mode ...

Page 6: ...ing 4 An Access Point to connect with the Router to form a wireless infrastructure network 5 Wireless clients equipped with wireless networking devices such as wireless PC Card for wireless connection 2 3Quick Setup with Wizard 2 3 1 Access the Setting Menu User could start to access the configuration menu anytime by opening a web browser window and typing the IP address of this access point The d...

Page 7: ...ovided as the part of the web configuration utility User can simply follow the step by step process to get Access Point configuration ready to run in 4 easy steps by clicking on the Wizard button on the function menu The following screen will appear Please click Next to continue ...

Page 8: ...5 Step 1 Set Password User can change the password and then click Next to continue Step2 Set WLAN Connection Please type the name of SSID and select the channel Then click Next to continue ...

Page 9: ... can also choose different channel to avoid noise coming from other wireless networking devices Please click Next to continue Step 4 Set WEP Encryption If user wants to enable WEP please click Enabled Then select the key size of WEP encryption and enter the key value in the key text box Please click Next to continue ...

Page 10: ...w settings will be effective after the Access Point restarted Please click Restart to reboot the Access Point If user does not want to make any changes please click exit to quit without any changes User also can go back to modify the setting by clicking Back ...

Page 11: ...ubnet Mask Gateway Address The current LAN traffic calculated in terms of number of packets sent and received by AP through wired connection is also displayed Wireless Shows the Mac address current ESSID the status of Encryption Function Enable or Disable the current using channel The current wireless traffic calculated in terms of number of packets sent and received by AP through wireless communi...

Page 12: ...e to login page The login page records every event and the time that it happens User may clear the entries recorded in the log by clicking the Clear Log button and refresh the screen to show the latest log entries by clicking the Refresh button ...

Page 13: ...ch clients and nodes in the wireless network Channel The channel that AP will operate in User can select the channel range from 1 to 11 for North America FCC domain 1 to 13 for European ETSI domain and 1 to 14 for Japanese domain Authentication Type The authentication type default is set to open system There are four options open system shared key WPA and WPA PKS User may want to set to Shared Key...

Page 14: ...he Access Point must also have WEP enabled with the identical WEP Key value entered Apply For the changes made to any of the items above to be effective click Apply The new settings are now been saved to Access Point and will be effective once the Access Point restarts If WPA PSK is enabled user needs to set the key in the passphrase field as the below screen The key length should be 8 characters ...

Page 15: ... with the subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 User can type in other values for IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway and click Apply button for the changes to be effective User can also set the Access Point to obtain the IP from a DHCP server but it is not recommended Select the option Obtain IP Automatically and click Apply button for the changes to be effective ...

Page 16: ...t Client can get the IP in the range Click Apply for the changes to be effective DNS server If User s local Ethernet support DNS function user can fix the DNS address in the space 3 4Advanced Setting This page contains configurations for advanced users which the change reflects the wireless performance and operating modes AP The normal Access Point operating mode which forms a wireless ESS network...

Page 17: ...or associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM interval value Access point clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages SSID Broadcast While SSID Broadcast is enabled all wireless clients will be able to communicate with the access point For secure purpose user may want to disable SSID broadcast to allow only those wireless clients with the AP SSID ...

Page 18: ...he security features supported by this Access Point Password Allow user to change the new login password Here are the necessary steps 1 Enter the new password in the AP Password New field 2 Enter the new password again in the Confirm field 3 Click Apply ...

Page 19: ...Cs with MAC listed below to access device Only allow PCs with MAC listed below to access device The maximum number of MAC addresses that can be stored is 50 User can browse through the MAC address saved by selecting the drop down box For any changes made in the security page click Apply for the changes to be effective 3 6Tools Four functions are provided in this page Backup Restore Settings Restor...

Page 20: ... saved file click Restore and complete the restore process when the access point re operates after it restarts Restore to default settings Click on Default button to restore the access point back to its manufacture default settings Firmware Upgrade Click on the Browse button to open a FileOpen Dialog box where gets to select the firmware file which download from the web for the latest version Upon...

Page 21: ...it is powered up LAN LED ON indicates LAN connection BLINK indicates LAN activity WLAN LED ON indicates WLAN is working BLINK indicates wireless activity 4 2Connect to the Wireless Ethernet Adapter This wireless Ethernet adapter transforms the Ethernet enabled devices to have the wireless function The wireless Ethernet adapter enables wireless communication over network There are two examples show...

Page 22: ...ld start to access the configuration menu anytime by opening a web browser window by typing the IP address of this access point The default IP is 192 168 1 50 The below window will popup Please enter the user name and password Both of the default is admin ...

Page 23: ...20 Now the main menu screen is popup ...

Page 24: ...can simply follow the step by step process to get Access Point configuration ready to run in 4 easy steps by clicking on the Wizard button on the function menu The following screen will appear Please click Next to continue Step 1 Set Password User can change the password and then click Next to continue ...

Page 25: ...he channel Click Next to continue Step 3 Set Wireless LAN Connection IF user doesn t want to use default as the SSID user can change SSID here Also user can choose different channel to avoid noise coming from other wireless networking devices Please click Next to continue ...

Page 26: ...e key text box Click Next to continue Step 5 Restart The Setup wizard is now completed The new settings will be effective after the Access Point restarted Please click Restart to reboot the Access Point If user does not want to make any changes please click exit to quit without any changes User also can go back to modify the setting by clicking Back ...

Page 27: ...calculated in terms of number of packets sent and received by AP through wired connection is also displayed Wireless Shows the Mac address current ESSID the status of Encryption Function Enable or Disable the current using channel The current wireless traffic calculated in terms of number of packets sent and received by AP through wireless communication is also displayed View Log Upon clicked the ...

Page 28: ... entries recorded in the log by clicking the Clear Log button and refresh the screen to show the latest log entries by clicking Refresh button 5 2 Basic Setting This is the page allow to change the settings of access point ...

Page 29: ... options open system shared key WPA WPA PKS User may want to set to Shared Key when the clients and AP in the same wireless network enable the WEP encryption All the nodes and hosts on the network must use the same authentication type WEP Key To disable WEP security click on the Disable option To enable WEP security there are 2 types to select 64bits and 128 bits When it is selected the key value ...

Page 30: ...K is enabled users need to set the key in the passphrase field as the below screen The key length should be 8 characters at least Note Once WPA PSK function enables it will take some time to make the setting active ...

Page 31: ...0 with the subnet mask of 255 255 255 0 User can type in other values for IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway and click Apply button for the changes to be effective User can also set the Wireless Ethernet Adapter to obtain the IP from a DHCP server but it is not recommended Select the option Obtain IP Automatically and click Apply button for the changes to be effective ...

Page 32: ...To set the number of bytes used for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages Default is 2436 bytes DTIM Interval This value indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the access point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for assoc...

Page 33: ...r may be used to minimize overhead and thus maximize the network data throughput However the Short Preamble is supported only from the IEEE 802 11b High Rate standard and not from the original IEEE 802 11 That means that stations using Short Preamble cannot communicate with stations implementing the original version of the protoco TX Rates User also can fix the transmission at specific data rate i...

Page 34: ...previous settings and configurations Upon selecting the saved file click Restore and complete the restore process when the access point re operates after it restarts Restore to default settings Click on Default button to restore the access point back to its manufacture default settings Firmware Upgrade Click on the Browse button to open a FileOpen Dialog box where get to select the firmware file w...

Page 35: ...red up LAN LED ON indicates LAN connection BLINK indicates LAN activity WLAN LED ON indicates WLAN is working BLINK indicates wireless activity 6 2Connect to the 802 11g Wireless Router 6 2 1 Access the Setting Menu User could start to access the configuration menu anytime by opening a web browser window by typing the IP address of this wireless router The default IP is 192 168 1 1 Note to configu...

Page 36: ...33 The below window will popup Please enter the user name and password Both of the default is admin Now the main menu screen is popup ...

Page 37: ...can simply follow the step by step process to get wireless router configuration ready to run in 6 easy steps by clicking on the Wizard button on the function menu The following screen will appear Please click Next to continue Step 1 Set new Password User can change the password and then click Next to continue ...

Page 38: ... 3 Set LAN connection and DHCP server Set IP address and mask The default IP is 192 168 1 1 If user likes to enable DHCP please click Enabled DHCP enabled is able to automatically assign IP addresses Please assign the range of IP addresses in the fields of Range start and Range end Please click Next to continue ...

Page 39: ...btained IP automatically Fixed IP address PPPoE to obtain IP automatically PPPoE with a fixed IP address PPTP Obtain IP automatically DHCP client If user wants to enabled DHCP server choose Obtain IP automatically DHCP client to have the router assign IP addresses automatically Fixed IP Address ...

Page 40: ...37 If Fixed IP address is assigned the below screen will pop up Please set the WAN address and DNS server PPPoE to obtain IP automatically ...

Page 41: ...38 PPPoE with a fixed IP address ...

Page 42: ...39 PPTP ...

Page 43: ...nnel must be the same as wireless devices attempting communication to the router Step 6 Restart The Setup wizard is now completed The new settings will be effective after the Wireless router restarted Please click Restart to reboot the router If user does not want to make any changes please click exit to quit without any changes User also can go back to modify the setting by clicking Back ...

Page 44: ...t LAN and DHCP properties such as the host name IP address subnet mask and domain name LAN and DHCP profiles are listed in the DHCP table at the bottom of the screen Host Name Type the host name in the text box The host name is required by some ISPs The default host name is AP Router IP Address This is the IP address of the router The default IP address is 192 168 1 1 Subnet Mask Type the subnet m...

Page 45: ...n IP address to serve as the start of the IP range that DHCP will use to assign IP addresses to all LAN devices connected to the router End IP Type an IP address to serve as the end of the IP range that DHCP will use to assign IP addresses to all LAN devices connected to the router Domain Name Type the local domain name of the network in the text box This item is optional 7 1 2 WAN This screen lea...

Page 46: ...S 1 2 3 Type up to three DNS numbers in the text boxes ISP will provide this information MAC Address If required by ISP type the MAC address of the router WAN interface in this field DNS 1 2 3 Type up to three DNS numbers in the text boxes ISP will provide this information 7 1 3 Password This screen leads to set administrative and user passwords These passwords are used to gain access to the route...

Page 47: ... select properly time zone and enable or disable daylight saving Local Time Displays the local time and date Time Zone Select properly time zone from the drop down list Daylight Saving Enable or disable daylight saving time When enabled select the start and end date for daylight saving time ...

Page 48: ...e channel for wireless communications SSID Type an SSID in the text box The SSID of any wireless device must match the SSID typed here in order for the wireless device to access the LAN and WAN via the router Channel Select a transmission channel for wireless communications The channel of any wireless device must match the channel selected here in order for the wireless device to access the LAN an...

Page 49: ... is set to open system There are three options Open System Shared Key and WPA PKS WEP Enable or Disabled This is to make WEP enabled or disabled Mode Select the key mode in ASCII or HEX WEP Key Select the level of encryption from the drop down list The router supports 64 and 128 bit encryption Key 1 Key 4 Create an encryption scheme for Wireless LAN transmissions Manually enter a set of values for...

Page 50: ...47 If WPA PSK is selected please set the PSK key in the pass phrase field The length should be 8 characters at least Note Once WPA PSK function enables it will take some time to make the setting active ...

Page 51: ...between 256 and 2432 until packet transfer rates are minimized NOTE set this fragmentation threshold value may diminish system performance DTIM Interval Type a DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message interval in the text box User can specify a value between 1 and 65535 The default value is 3 TX Rates MBps Select one of the wireless communications transfer rates measured in megabytes per second ba...

Page 52: ...ace After updating the firmware in Tools Firmware check this to ensure that firmware was successfully updated LAN This field displays the router s LAN interface MAC address IP address subnet mask and DHCP server status Click DHCP Table to view a list of client stations currently connected to the router LAN interface Wireless Displays the router s wireless connection information including the route...

Page 53: ...he log Click Previous Page to view the page just before the current page Click Next Page to view the page just after the current page Click Clear Log to delete the contents of the log and begin a new log Click Refresh to renew log statistics Time Displays the time and date that the log entry was created Message Displays summary information about the log entry Source Displays the source of the comm...

Page 54: ...of the Syslog Server if user wants the router to listen and receive incoming Syslog messages Log Type Select what items will be included in the log System Activity Displays information related to router operation Debug Information Displays information related to errors and system malfunction Attacks Displays information about any malicious activity on the network Dropped Packets Displays informati...

Page 55: ... 4 Statistic This screen displays a table that shows the rate of packet transmission via the router LAN and WAN ports in bytes per second Click Reset to erase all statistics and begin logging statistics again ...

Page 56: ... view information about wireless devices that are connected to the wireless router Connected Time How long the wireless device has been connected to the LAN via the router MAC Address Displays the devices wireless LAN interface MAC address ...

Page 57: ...dress Type the static IP address which network uses to access the Internet ISP or network administrator provides this information Network Mask Type the network subnet mask for network If user does not type a value here the network mask defaults to 255 255 255 255 ISP or network administrator provides this information Gateway Address Type the gateway address for network ISP or network administrator...

Page 58: ...es in the static IP address table at the bottom of the page and click Delete to remove the entry New Click New to clear the text boxes and add required information to create a new entry 7 4 2 Dynamic This screen leads to set NAT parameters NAT Click the radio buttons to enable or disable NAT Transmit Click the radio buttons to set the desired transmit parameters disabled RIP 1 or RIP 2 Receive Cli...

Page 59: ...y Network Address Displays the network IP address of the connected node Network Mask Displays the network subnet mask of the connected node Gateway Address Displays the gateway address of the connected node Interface Displays whether the node is connected via a WAN or LAN Metric Displays the metric of the connected node Type Displays whether the node has a static or dynamic IP address ...

Page 60: ... filter Disable Once the function of MAC filter is disabled those listed in the MAC Table are allowed Internet access Enable All users are allowed Internet access except those users in the MAC Table are deny Internet access MAC Table Use this section to create a user profile which Internet access is denied or allowed The user profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page Note Click an...

Page 61: ... click Delete to remove the user profile New Click New to erase all fields and enter new information 7 5 2 Protocol Filter This screen leads to allow and deny access based upon a communications protocol list which has been created The protocol filter profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page Note When selecting items in the table at the bottom click anywhere in the item The line i...

Page 62: ...lter Range Start Type the minimum address for the IP range IP addresses falling between this value and the Range End are not allowed to access the Internet Range End Type the minimum address for the IP range IP addresses falling between this value and the Range Start are not allowed to access the Internet Add Click to add the IP range to the table at the bottom of the screen Update Click to update...

Page 63: ...e bottom of the page Note When selecting items in the table at the bottom click anywhere in the item The line is selected and the fields automatically load the item s parameters which user edited Enable Click to enable or disable the virtual server Name Type a descriptive name for the virtual server Protocol Select the protocol TCP or UDP used for the virtual server Private Port Type the port numb...

Page 64: ...lick Delete to remove the item from the list New Click New to erase all fields and enter new information 7 5 5 Special AP This screen leads to specify special applications such as games that require multiple connections that are inhibited by NAT The special applications profiles are listed in the table at the bottom of the page Note When selecting items in the table at the bottom click anywhere in...

Page 65: ...ation Port Range Type the port range that can be used to access the application in the text boxes Incoming Defines which incoming communications users are permitted to connect with Protocol Select the protocol TCP UDP or ICMP that can be used by the incoming communication Port Type the port number that can be used for the incoming communication Add Click to add the special application profile to t...

Page 66: ...sociated security settings Note Any clients added to the DMZ exposes the clients to security risks such as viruses and unauthorized access Enable Click to enable or disable the DMZ DMZ Host IP Type a host IP address for the DMZ The computer with this IP address acts as a DMZ host with unlimited Internet access Apply Click to save the settings ...

Page 67: ...ofile Name Type a descriptive name for the firewall rule profile Action Select whether to allow or deny packets that conform to the rule Inactive Timeout Type the number of seconds of network inactivity that elapses before the router refuses the incoming packet Source Defines the source of the incoming packet that the rule is applied to Interface Select which interface WAN or LAN the rule is appli...

Page 68: ...e rule profile to the table at the bottom of the screen Update Click to update information for the rule if user has selected a list item and have made changes Delete Select a list item and click Delete to remove the item from the list New Click New to erase all fields and enter new information Priority Up Select a rule from the list and click Priority Up to increase the priority of the rule Priori...

Page 69: ...ent HTTP Set up HTTP access for remote management Allow to Ping WAN Port Type a range of router IP addresses that can be pinged from remote locations UPNP UPNP is short for Universal Plug and Play that is a networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking equipment software and peripherals The Router is an UPnP enabled router and will only work with other UPnP devices software ...

Page 70: ...hen playing online games or even certain applications that use voice data user may need to enable Gaming Mode for these applications to work correctly When not playing games or using these voice applications it is recommended that Gaming Mode is disabled ...

Page 71: ... different settings as profiles restore factory default settings run a setup wizard to configure router settings upgrade the firmware and ping remote IP addresses 7 7 1 Restart Click Restar t to restart the system in the event the system is not performing correctly ...

Page 72: ...uter interface VPN Pass Through Choose enable or disable on the PPTP or IPSec Save Settings Click to save the current configuration as a profile that user can load when necessary Load Settings Click Browse and go to the location of a stored profile Click Load to load the profile s settings Restore Factory Default Settings Click to restore the default settings All configuration changes user has mad...

Page 73: ...ate Please follow the below instructions 1 Download the latest firmware from the manufacturer s Web site and save it to disk 2 Click Browse and go to the location of the downloaded firmware file Select the file and click Upgrade to update the firmware to the latest release ...

Page 74: ...71 7 7 4 Ping Test The ping test is to determine whether an IP address or host is present on the Internet Type the host name or IP address in the text box and click Ping to start testing ...

Page 75: ... a member of those who knows a shared secret key or a member of those who does not Backbone The core infrastructure of a network which transports information from one central location to another where the information is unloaded into a local system Bandwidth The transmission capacity of a device which is calculated by how much data the device can transmit in a fixed amount of time expressed in bit...

Page 76: ...k Every computer has to have an IP address in order to communicate with each other in a TCP IP based infrastructure network Without DHCP each computer must be entered in manually the IP address DHCP enables the network administrators to assign the IP from a central location and each computer receives an IP address upon plugged with the Ethernet cable everywhere on the network DSSS Direct Sequence ...

Page 77: ... overhead during the transmission Gateway a device that interconnects networks with different incompatible communication protocols HEX Hexadecimal HEX consists of numbers from 0 9 and letters from A F IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers which is the largest technical professional society that promotes the development and application of electrotechnology and allied sciences f...

Page 78: ...round an ESS and enjoys a continuous connection to an Infrastructure network RTS Request To Send An RS 232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit RTS Threshold Transmitters contending for the medium may not be aware of each other RTS CTS mechanism can solve this Hidden Node Problem If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS Thres...

Page 79: ...ully from one point to another in a given period of time WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP is an encryption scheme used to protect wireless data communication To enable the icon will prevent other stations without the same WEP key from linking with the AP ...

Page 80: ...t or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause ha...

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