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300Mbps Wireless Access Point

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Chapter 3 Configuration Guide

3.1 Web Login

Connect to WAP123N via wired cable and configure 192.168.0.x(x

ranges 2-254) as your PC’s IP address, and 255.255.255.0 as subnet

mask. (Please refer to the Appendix II for details on TCP/IP setting)

Launch Internet Explorer. In the address bar, enter the AP’s default IP

address, 192.168.0.254. Press the Enter key and the login screen will

appear. Enter

admin

for both the user name and the password.

Click OK to enter the welcome page of the device.

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Summary of Contents for WAP123N

Page 1: ...300Mbps Wireless Access Point WAP123N 300Mbps Wireless Access Point User Guide ...

Page 2: ...luding its accessories and software belongs to Amer com Any usage without the permission of Amer com or by any individual or party is not allowed All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only As software update may change the images and the appearance of the web gui Amer com is not responsible for informing in advance of theses changes If you want to kn...

Page 3: ...ess Access Point AP Mode 7 3 4 Bridge WDS Mode 9 3 5 Running Status 11 3 6 LAN Settings 13 Chapter 4 Wireless Settings 14 4 1 Basic Settings 14 4 1 1 Access Point AP Mode 14 4 1 2 Bridge WDS Mode 18 4 2 Security Settings 24 4 2 1 AP Security Setting 24 4 2 2 WDS Security Setting 31 4 3 Advanced Settings 34 4 4 Access Control 36 4 5 Connection Status 37 Chapter 5 SNMP Setting 38 5 1 SNMP Introducti...

Page 4: ...6 1 Password Change 40 6 2 Restore to Factory 41 6 3 Backup Restore 42 6 4 Time Settings 42 6 5 Reboot System 44 6 6 Firmware Upgrade 44 6 7 Syslog 45 Appendix I Glossary 47 Appendix II TCP IP Address Setting 49 Appendix Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ Ⅲ WDS Application Instances 52 ...

Page 5: ...ireless networks indoors Wireless AP and WDS working modes support wireless AP wireless Repeater wireless Point to Point P2P Bridge and wireless Point to Multipoint P2MP Bridge functions Firstly it can be used as a wireless Hot Spot to enable the accesses of wireless users when in AP mode Secondly it can be used as a Bridge to connect two or more wired networks when it is in P2P or P2MP mode Third...

Page 6: ...t supported for LAN connection POE and external power supported SNMP and Web based management interface 64 128 bit WEP encryption WPA PSK WPA2 PSK WPA WPA2 encryption methods Auto MDI MDIX Wireless VLAN divisible for managing clients conveniently Client s access limited Watchdog designed to make device run stably Supports auto wireless channel selection Software controls the wireless signal on off...

Page 7: ...300Mbps Wireless Access Point 3 Eight Screws One User Guide One Network Cable Four plastic covers If any of listed items are missing or damaged please contact your local amer com reseller ...

Page 8: ... in chapter 3 The following steps take AP mode for example 1 Use the included power adapter to power on the AP You can also use POE power supply or POE switch to power on the AP 2 Connect one end of the network cable to the LAN port of WAP123N and another end to your Ethernet broadband switch or PC 3 Connect wireless adapter to WAP123N Please refer to the topology below ...

Page 9: ...ur PC s IP address and 255 255 255 0 as subnet mask Please refer to the Appendix II for details on TCP IP setting Launch Internet Explorer In the address bar enter the AP s default IP address 192 168 0 254 Press the Enter key and the login screen will appear Enter admin for both the user name and the password Click OK to enter the welcome page of the device ...

Page 10: ...m Tools on the left menu Click Next to enter the wireless working mode setup page WAP123N supports two working modes wireless AP AP Bridge WDS Select a working mode to configure the settings For more details please refer to the following chapters 3 2 Setup Wizard Click Next in the first page and the next page appears ...

Page 11: ...oint 7 On this page you can select wireless AP or Bridge to adapt different wireless access environment 3 3 Wireless Access Point AP Mode Select Wireless Access Point AP and then click Next to enter the basic settings Picture 4 ...

Page 12: ...channel 6 After you finish the settings click Next to enter the Security Settings page as the picture below Security Settings is used to encrypt the settings for AP and authorize the wireless client to access the AP for security in wireless network Please refer to chapter 4 1 1 2 for detailed security setting specifications After finishing the settings click Next to finish settings as the picture ...

Page 13: ...nter the WDS setup page as the picture below Bridge WDS working mode includes Point to Point Bridge WDS P2P Point to Multipoint Bridge WDS P2MP Wireless Repeater Repeater Users can select the mode according to their need Please refer to Chapter 4 1 2 for detailed introduction Click Enable Scan AP will scan the available wireless device nearby automatically and display them under the list see the p...

Page 14: ...nd click Next to enter the security setup interface You can also input the MAC address of the wireless device which you want to bridge manually and select the corresponding channel After finish the settings click Next to enter the Security Setting option as the picture below ...

Page 15: ...sh bridge Only when the passwords of the devices in the bridge are consistent will the communication get through normally After finishing the settings click Next and Save to finish settings 3 5 Running Status This page shows the wireless AP s current status including wireless status LAN status and system information ...

Page 16: ...rrent working status including working mode wireless network mode SSID Channel Encryption mode etc LAN Interface information It shows LAN IP MAC address IP address subnet mask etc System information It shows the device s current software version hardware version etc ...

Page 17: ... new IP address subnet mask and gateway manually for the device Dynamic IP Automatically obtain IP address subnet mask and gateway address from DHCP server Unless you have got permission to obtain this information from the uplink device it is not recommended to use this option Note If the LAN IP address is modified you will need to use the new IP address to login to the web interface ...

Page 18: ...asic settings in AP mode and WDS mode 4 1 1 Access Point AP Mode In this mode the AP will act as a central hub for accesses from wireless to wireless wireless to wired wireless to WAN The most important is to provide wireless client access such as wireless network adapters 4 1 1 1 Application and Topology Plan The AP mode can convert the wired transmission into wireless signals If you have one wir...

Page 19: ...300Mbps Wireless Access Point 15 4 1 1 2 Function Explanation The basic setup page in Access Point AP working mode is as follows ...

Page 20: ...o connect with the device in 11b mode at the maximum speed of 11Mbps 11g mode Allow the 11g 11n compliant client device to connect with the AP at the maximum speed of 54Mbps 11b g mode Allow the 11b g compliant client device to connect with the AP with auto negotiation speed and 11n wireless client to connect the device with 11g speed 11b g n mode Allow 11b g n compliant client device to connect w...

Page 21: ...Isolation The access control feature based on wireless MAC address When this feature is enabled each of your wireless clients will be in its own virtual network and will not be able to communicate with each other This feature is to isolate the communication of wireless clients connected with different AP Channel Specify the effective channel from 1 to 13 Auto of the wireless network Extension chan...

Page 22: ... P2MP Wireless Repeater 4 1 2 1 Point to Point Bridge P2P bridge mode can connect with two wired network via wireless access points which communicate by wireless signals and not by cables The P2P topology shows below Select P2P Bridge in drop down list of WDS mode as the picture below ...

Page 23: ...nable disable wireless feature AP MAC Enter the interconnection equipment s MAC address Channel Select the channel according to interconnection equipment s the devices on the two ends must be on the same channel Open Scan Click this button the AP will scan the nearby wireless devices automatically and display the information in ...

Page 24: ...ireless signals from one access point and other access points are in charge of receiving signals so as to share network resource Support for up to 4 remote access point connected In this mode wireless clients are not allowed to connect P2MP Bridge mode can connect multiple wireless access point together without cabling If Root AP is configured as P2MP bridge mode other less than 4 remote access po...

Page 25: ...Ps in the bridge must be at the same channel Enable Scan Click this button the AP will scan the nearby wireless devices automatically and display the information in the table Select the device which need to bridge the AP will add the device s MAC address automatically and select the corresponding channel When multiple devices are added the AP will select the ...

Page 26: ...an repeat and amplify wireless signals to extend wireless network coverage In this mode wireless clients are allowed to connect When two LAN s transmission distance is over the wireless device s maximum transmission value or there is to much interference among devices you can use the Repeater mode to deal with these problems by adding MAC addresses The topology shows below Select wireless repeater...

Page 27: ... can also be used as a Wireless Access Point to allow the access of wireless client when it is used as a wireless bridge The basic settings of wireless repeater is divided into two parts one part is the basic setting in AP mode See 4 1 1 2 another part is the basic setting in WDS mode See 4 1 2 2 ...

Page 28: ...SK WPA2 Enterprise etc Mixed WEP WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy a basic encryption method usually encrypts wireless data using a series of digital keys 64 bits or 128 bits in length By using the same keys on each of your wireless network devices you can prevent unauthorized wireless devices from monitoring your transmissions or using your wireless resources WEP is based on RSA algorithm from RC4 It ...

Page 29: ... can enter ASCII code 5 or 13 ASCII characters Illegal character as is not allowed Or 10 26 hex characters Default Key Select one key from the four configured keys as the current available one WPA PSK WPA Wi Fi Protected Access a Wi Fi standard is a more recent wireless encryption scheme designed to improve the security features of WEP Select WPA PSK from the drop down menu to enter the following ...

Page 30: ...l or AES Advanced Encryption Standard The default is TKIP mode Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters Key Renewal Interval Set the key s renewal period WPA2 PSK WPA2 provides more secure features than WEP and WPA Select WPA2 PSK from the drop down menu to enter the following window ...

Page 31: ...ES Advanced Encryption Standard The default is TKIP mode Pass Phrase Enter the encrypted characters with 8 63 ASCII characters Key renewal Interval Set the key s renewal period WPA This security mode is used when a RADIUS server is connected to the device Select WPA from the drop down menu to enter the following window ...

Page 32: ...of the Radius server Radius Server port Enter the authentication port of the Radius server The default is 1812 Shared Secret Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8 63 ASCII characters Session Timeout The authentication interval period between AP and authentication server The default is 3600s WPA2 This security mode is based on Radius authentication server and WPA2 encryption method ...

Page 33: ...aracters with 8 63 ASCII characters Key Renewal Interval Set the key s renewal period Radius Server The IP address of the Radius server Radius Server Port Enter the authentication port of the Radius server The default is 1812 Shared Key Enter the shared key for authentication server with 8 63 ASCII characters Session Timeout Authentication interval period between AP and authentication server Defau...

Page 34: ... a channel The final purpose of 802 11x authentication is to check if the port can be used If the port is authenticated successfully you can open this port which allows all the messages to pass If the port isn t authenticated successfully you can keep this port disable which just allows 802 1x authentication protocol message to pass Select 802 1x from the drop down menu to enter the following wind...

Page 35: ...on Timeout The authentication interval period between AP and authentication server The default is 3600s Note To improve the security level do not use a simple password 4 2 2 WDS Security Setting WDS Security Setting is to protect the data safety of a wireless bridge The security setup page of Point to Point Bridge and Point to Multipoint Bridge is as the picture below WDS security setting provides...

Page 36: ...cters 10 or 26 Hexadecimal characters TKIP AES Key TKIP AES is an encryption mode based on WPA and WPA2 Key Key characters are ASCII codes from 8 to 63 Note The encryption mode and password of each device in the bridge must be consistent thus the connection can be established You are recommended to encrypt the bridge to protect the wireless bridge The security setup page of wireless repeater is as...

Page 37: ...etting and WDS security setting AP security setting focuses on wireless client access while WDS security setting focuses on wireless bridge connection AP security setting appears only when wireless client accesses are permitted in wireless repeater mode Please refer to Chapter 4 2 1 for AP security setup ...

Page 38: ...Mode For 11b g wireless client it is easier to connect with a 11n wireless device The default is Auto Basic Data Rates In term of different requirements you can select one of the suitable Basic Data Rates from the drop down menu Here the default value is 1 2 5 5 11MbpsN It is recommended not to modify the default value Beacon Interval The frequency interval of the beacon which is a packet broadcas...

Page 39: ...ld RTS stands for Request to send This parameter controls what size data packet the frequency protocol issues to RTS packet If the device works in SOHO do not modify the default value TX Power Set the wireless output power level The default value is 100 WMM Capable To enhance wireless multimedia transfer performance 0n line video and voice If you are not clear about this enable it APSD Capable It ...

Page 40: ...Enable disable MAC address filter Select Close to remove the MAC address disable to prevent the MAC addresses in the list from accessing the wireless network Allow to allow the MAC address in the list to access the wireless network MAC Address Management Input the MAC address to implement the filter policy Click Add to finish the MAC add operation MAC list Show the added MAC address You can add or...

Page 41: ... connection status including MAC address Channel bandwidth etc Select Wireless Setting connection status to enter the following screen Setting Explanation MAC Address Shows current connecting host s MAC address Bandwidth Shows current connecting host s wireless client bandwidth 20MHz or 40MHz ...

Page 42: ... party SNMP management software to enable the sharing of network status information between monitored devices and applications and the SNMP management system A defined collection of variables managed objects are maintained by the SNMP agent and used to manage the device These objects are defined in a Management Information Base MIB which provides a standard presentation of the information controll...

Page 43: ...ator s name Device Name Set the AP s name such as Amer_Wap123N Location Set the AP s network location Read Community Indicates the community read access string to permit reading this AP s SNMP information The default is Public Read Write Community Indicates the community read write access string to permit reading and re writing this AP s SNMP information The default is Private ...

Page 44: ... Upgrade Reboot Password Change Syslog 6 1 Password Change This section is to set a new user name and password to better secure your device and network Click Apply to finish changing the password User Name Enter a new user name for the device Old Password Enter the old password New Password Enter a new password Re enter to Confirm Re enter to confirm the new password ...

Page 45: ...device 6 2 Restore to Factory This button is to reset all configurations to the default values It means the device will lose all the settings you have set Restore Click this button to restore to default settings Factory Default Settings User Name admin Password admin IP Address 192 168 0 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 ...

Page 46: ...is button to back up the device s configurations Browse Click this button to browse the directory where you backup or save the device s settings Restore Click this button to restore the device s configurations 6 4 Time Settings This section is to select the time zone for your location You can select your own time or obtain the standard GMT time from the Internet ...

Page 47: ...300Mbps Wireless Access Point 43 Setting Explanation Time Zone Select your time zone from the drop down menu Customized time Enter the time you customize ...

Page 48: ...kes the settings configured go into effect Reboot Click this button to reboot the device 6 6 Firmware Upgrade The device provides the firmware upgrade by clicking the Upgrade after browsing for the firmware upgrade packet which you can download from www amer com after the upgrade is completed the device will reboot automatically ...

Page 49: ...le in the field provided or click the Browse button and find the file 4 Click Upgrade button and follow the on screen instructions 5 After the upgrade is completed the device will reboot automatically IMPORTANT Do not power off the system during the firmware upgrade to avoid damaging the device 6 7 Syslog The section is to view the system log Click Refresh to update the log Click Clear to clear al...

Page 50: ...300Mbps Wireless Access Point 46 records it will clear them automatically Refresh Click this button to update the log Clear Click this button to clear the current log ...

Page 51: ...ID Service Set identifier An SSID is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless network Your network s SSID should be unique to your network and identical for all devices within the network It is case sensitive and must not exceed 20 characters use any of the characters on the keyboard Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in your wireless network WEP Wired Equivalent Privac...

Page 52: ...ach product use different method for key generation it might not work for different products Therefore it is NOT recommend using WPA WPA2 A security protocol for wireless networks that builds on the basic foundations of WEP It secures wireless data transmission by using a key similar to WEP but the added strength of WPA is that the key changes dynamically The changing key makes it much more diffic...

Page 53: ...oint 49 Appendix II TCP IP Address Setting Take WinXP for example Click the Start Settings Control Panel Fig 1 Click Network and Internet Connections the windows as below will appear Fig 2 Click the Network Connections as Fig 3 ...

Page 54: ...es then the Local Area Connection Properties windows appear choose the Internet Protocol TCP IP in the This connection uses the following items click the Properties Choose the Use the following IP address enter the IP address as 192 168 0 xxx xxx ranges 1 253 Subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 As Showed in Fig 5 ...

Page 55: ...300Mbps Wireless Access Point 51 Click OK to apply and return to the Local Area Connection Properties windows Continue click OK to exit the setting windows ...

Page 56: ...evices which need to be configured is different according to different mode The following steps take P2P for example If you want to establish P2P transmission between AP1 and AP2 you need to set the parameters as follows Select WDS mode in Setup Guide for AP1 and set the SSID as AP1 and channel as 13 The BSSID is 00 b0 c6 05 4e d0 Click Next to enter the WDS Security Setting ...

Page 57: ...r the encryption key as 12345678 Click Next and save the settings Then enter the AP2 settings Select WDS mode for AP2 and set SSID as AP2 Select the channel 13 which is the same as AP1 Enter the BSSID 00 b0 c6 05 4e d0 of AP1 into the AP MAC blank and record the BSSID 00 b0 c6 05 4e dd of AP2 You can also use Enable scan to add ...

Page 58: ...ess Access Point 54 Click Next to enter the WDS security setting and select AP1 corresponding encryption mode Then enter the encryption key We select TKIP and encryption key 12345678 Click Next and save the settings ...

Page 59: ...setting Select Wireless Settings Basic Setting in AP SSID channel and extension channel can t be changed You only need to enter BSSID 00 b0 c6 05 4e dd of AP2 in AP MAC address blank an then save it You can also use Enable Scan to add Now all the settings of WDS have been finished ...

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