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WDS2454AP 

802.11g WDS/Bridging Wireless LAN  

Access Point 

 

 
 

User Guide 

Summary of Contents for WDS2454AP

Page 1: ...WDS2454AP 802 11g WDS Bridging Wireless LAN Access Point User Guide...

Page 2: ...following two conditions 1 This device may not cause interference and 2 This device must accept any interference including interference that may cause undesired operation of this device FCC Radio Freq...

Page 3: ...on with any other antenna or transmitter CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take ad...

Page 4: ...alation 3 LED Indicator 3 Rear Panel 3 Hardware connections 4 Connect to the Switch Hub 4 Check the installation 4 Configuring the Wireless LAN Access Point 5 Login to the Wireless AP through WLAN 5 L...

Page 5: ...ifty four megabits per second With WLAN networking you can locate your PC wherever you want without wires and cables WLAN networking provides users with an access to real time information anywhere in...

Page 6: ...following steps u Locate an optimum location for the Wireless LAN Access Point AP The best place for your AP is usually the center of your wireless network with line of sight to all of your mobile sta...

Page 7: ...ct this port to a switch hub Reset The Reset button is used to reset the unit back to factory default To reset the unit to factory default you will need to hold down the reset button for 10 seconds th...

Page 8: ...other end of the RJ45 network cable to the Wireless Access Point 3 Check the installation The control LEDs of the Access Point are clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instan...

Page 9: ...ID Channel and the WEP key have been configured correctly The default settings of the Wireless AP are SSID default Channel 6 WEP Encryption disabled Login When configuring this device through the Ethe...

Page 10: ...word for the access point you will be prompted with a login box when you enter the IP address in to the web browser Enter the appropriate username and password and hit enter Note by default there is n...

Page 11: ...he Access Point The first screen that appears in the browser is the station summary page There are six main functions included on the left side of the main screen Network Security Status Clients Tools...

Page 12: ...ation from a DHCP Server Static IP Select Static to configure an IP Address Subnet Mask and Gateway for the Access Point II Wireless Settings The wireless settings screen contains two sections Radio S...

Page 13: ...nd you can select to change the radio band to mixed mode G only or B only a window will pop up to change the policy Mixed mode Supports both 802 11g and 802 11b clients G only Only supports 802 11g cl...

Page 14: ...nd all available access points running within a range of 3 channels If your access point is not found automatically there are two other ways to add an AP to your WDS link 1 Click the Add WDS Link butt...

Page 15: ...s enabled The numbers show how many Radius servers have been configured I Access Control List The Access Control List is used to limit access to the AP from certain wireless clients When enabled only...

Page 16: ...ication Dial In User Service utilises a RADIUS server for authentication and the use of dynamic TKIP AES or WEP Re authentication Time Enter a time in seconds that uses will have to re authenticate wi...

Page 17: ...ity in mind and it has been used as the basis for a number of network authentication extensions Click to enable the 802 1x security function u Key Size select either 64bit or 128 bit for the key size...

Page 18: ...erver Rekeying Time Type in the time in minutes when clients will need to re key the password for authentication and security Rekeying packets Type in the amount of packets that will be transmitted be...

Page 19: ...15 II Wireless Statistics This screen shows the statistics of the wireless AP...

Page 20: ...16 III Event Report This screen shows all events that have occurred on the AP press Reset Event Log to clear the record of the events...

Page 21: ...AP I Wireless Clients This function shows the list of wireless clients that are connected to the AP II Access Points This function shows the list of Wireless Access Points that the AP can connect to t...

Page 22: ...ware button in the left side of the menu screen and a window will appear as shown below Press Next Type the firmware file that you need to upgrade inside the dialog box or press the Browse button to f...

Page 23: ...When uploading the file to the AP do not power off the AP until the Firmware Upgrade Complete screen appears Press the Reset button on the rear panel of the AP to reset to unit back to factory defaul...

Page 24: ...d inside the New password and Confirm password dialog box press the Change password button to activate this function II Lock Access Point Lock the Access Point to deny configuration changes to it You...

Page 25: ...to 54Mbps with Automatic Scale Back Receiver Sensitivity 54Mbps Typical 68dBm 10 PER 11Mbps Typical 81dBm 8 PER Transmit Power 802 11g Minimum 12dBm typically 802 11b Minimum 15dBm typically Transmis...

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