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4.5.5 IP Setting

4.5.5.1 IP Address Mode

Select 'DHCP' to get the IP settings from a DHCP server on your network. Select 'Static' to use the IP settings

specified on this page.

4.5.5.2 Default IP Address

The IP address of the wireless bridge. Valid IP address consist of four decimal number, 0 to 255, separated by

periods. (Default:

192.168.62.240

)

4.5.5.3 Default Subnet Mask

The mask that identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets. (Default:

255.255.255.0

)

4.5.5.4 Default Gateway

Summary of Contents for BOSSW76

Page 1: ...ss Radio Output power Max 200mW Built with 18dBi Panel antenna frequency 5725 5850MHz Add N type for option b g antenna radio board 11abg or high gain antenna It is innovative for saving cost and convenience on your networking solutio User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ve Radio Selection 13 3 4 9 Auto Channel Select 13 3 4 10 Channel 14 3 5 WDS 13 3 5 1 Enable WDS 13 3 5 2 AP MAC address 13 3 6 Security Setup 14 3 6 1 WPA Setup 14 3 6 1 1 WPA Enable 14 3 6 1 2 WPA Mode 15 3 6 1 3 Cipher Type 15 3 6 1 4 PSK 16 3 6 1 5 WPA Group Key Update Interval 17 3 6 2 802 1X Setup 17 3 6 2 1 802 1X enable 17 3 6 2 2 Authentication timeout mins 17 3 6 2 3 RADIUS server IP add...

Page 3: ...gateway 30 3 8 6 Security 30 3 8 6 1 User name 30 3 8 6 2 Administrator password 30 3 9 Advanced Setup 27 3 9 1 Fragmentation threshold 27 3 9 2 RTS threshold 28 3 9 3 Beacon period 28 3 9 4 DTIM interval 28 3 9 5 802 11d 28 3 9 6 Transmit Power 28 3 9 7 Antenna selection 29 3 9 8 Act Timeout 29 4 AP Client Mode 30 4 1 Information 30 4 2 Access Points 30 4 3 Basic Wireless 31 4 3 1 Wireless Model ...

Page 4: ...p 38 4 5 1 Reboot 38 4 5 2 Reset Configuration 38 4 5 3 Firmware Upgrade 394 4 5 4 Device name 39 4 5 5 IP setting 40 4 5 5 1 IP Address Mode 46 4 5 5 2 Default IP Address 46 4 5 5 3 Default Subnet Mask 46 4 5 5 4 Default Gateway 46 4 5 6 Security 47 4 5 6 1 User Name 47 4 5 6 2 Administrator Password 47 4 6 Advanced Setup 41 4 6 1 Fragmentation threshold 41 4 6 2 RTS threshold 42 4 6 3 Beacon per...

Page 5: ...f computers each equipped with one wireless adapter Computers in a wireless network must be configured to share the same radio channel Several PCs equipped with wireless cards or adapters can communicate with one another to form an ad hoc network The wireless adapters also provide users access to a wired network when using an access point or wireless router An integrated wireless and wired network...

Page 6: ...he key to maximizing wireless range is to follow these basic guidelines z Keep your product away at least 3 6 feet or 1 2 meters from electrical devices or appliances that generate RF noise z Keep the number of walls and ceilings between the AP and other network devices to a minimum each wall or ceiling can reduce your AP s range from 3 90 feet 1 30 meters Position your devices so that the number ...

Page 7: ...7 Network Topology Repeater Mode Network Topology Wireless Bridge WDS Point to Multi Point Mode ...

Page 8: ...o Ethernet cable and the power adapter then plug the other end of the power adapter to a wall outlet or power strip Step 2 Insert an Ethernet cable Out to LAN port of the BOSSW76 and another Ethernet cable In to the network adapter in the computer you will use it to configure the BOSSW76 ...

Page 9: ...s you through configuration procedures for the radio channel selection IP configuration and wireless security Logging In Click OK there is NO default user name or password just leave the field blank 3 2 Information Under the main web page you will see the configuration menu pages for Information Stations Wireless WDS Security Filtering Admin and Advanced The Information windows displays the settin...

Page 10: ...10 3 3 Stations This is to display the list of MAC addresses and some RF related information of available stations that have associated to the Access Point in the area ...

Page 11: ...11 3 4 Wireless Basic This is to show the wireless basic setting for the user to choose the options for their wireless application ...

Page 12: ... local area network WLAN and provided by Access Point Clients that want to connect to the WLAN through the access point must set their SSID to the same as that of Access Point Default oem_ag Range 1 32 characters could be input 3 4 5 Transmission rate Mbits s This option indicates the transmission rate of the AP WDS Bridge The Transmission rate is the rate at which the access point transmits uni c...

Page 13: ...t backwards compatible with non Turbo legacy devices Static turbo mode is always on and is only enabled when all devices on the wireless network are configured with Super A G and Static Turbo enabled Super A G with Dynamic Turbo Capable of Packet Bursting Fast Frames Compression and Dynamic Turbo Mode This setting is backwards compatible with non Turbo legacy devices Dynamic Turbo mode is only ena...

Page 14: ...ets transmission quality To avoid interference within the network with multiple APs set each AP to use one of the 3 channels e g channel 1 and then the other AP to be one of the other 2 channels e g channel 5 or channel 10 Note that 802 11b and 802 11g use only 2 4 GHz channels and 802 11a only 5 0 GHz channels All devices on the network must share the same channel Default 5 200 GHz CH40 for 802 1...

Page 15: ... that WDS is incompatible with WPA both features cannot be used at the same time After entering all necessary information please click Save for completing setting 3 5 1 Enable WDS Check this box to enable this access point to communicate with other Access Points over WDS links as a Bridge Default Disable 3 5 2 AP MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the Access Points in your network that will serv...

Page 16: ...protocol TKIP TKIP scrambled the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature ensures that the keys haven t been tampered with WEP regulates access to a wireless network based on a computer s hardware specific MAC address which is relatively simple to be sniffed out and stolen EAP is built on a more secure public key encryption system to ensure that only authorized ne...

Page 17: ...network performance WPA offers standards based Wi Fi Certified security It assures users that the Wi Fi certified devices they buy will be cross vendor compatible When properly installed WPA provides a high level of assurance to enterprises small businesses and home users that data will remain protected an that only authorized users may access their networks WPA2 WPA2 is the second generation of W...

Page 18: ...eric password between 8 and 63 characters long The password can include symbols _ and spaces Make sure you enter key exactly the same on all other wireless clients Leave blank to enable 802 1X Authentication Default password 3 6 1 5 WPA Group Key Update Interval Select the interval during which the group key will be valid and user need to enter a figure in this field The default value of 3600 is r...

Page 19: ...eout mins Within this time Default 60 3 6 2 3 RADIUS server IP address Enter the IP address of the Radius server Default 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 4 RADIUS server port number Enter the Radius port on your AP dedicated to the RADIUS server Default 1812 3 6 2 5 RADIUS server shared secret Enter the Radius secret phrase Default radius_shared 3 6 2 6 MAC Address Authentication Default Enable ...

Page 20: ...n all units in the wireless bridge network 3 6 3 1 Enable WEP Enable or disable the wireless bridge to use either WEP for data encryption If WEP encryption is selected and enabled you must configure at least one encryption key on the wireless bridge Default Disable 3 6 3 2 Default WEP key to use Select the key 1 4 to be used as the default key Data transmissions are always encrypted using the defa...

Page 21: ... wireless adapter s MAC address Open system authentication is used when no authentication is required Shared Key Shared Key Authentication supports authentication of stations as either a member of those who know a shared secret key or a member of those who do not Shared Key Authentication is not secure It verified that an authentication initiating station has knowledge of a shared secret This is s...

Page 22: ... can enable MAC Filtering If enabled only the MAC addresses entered into the MAC address boxes are allowed to associate to this Access Point Note that you can cut and paste the addresses from the Station List page into the MAC address boxes Any new settings will not take effect until the device is rebooted ...

Page 23: ...Web server running on this device For static mode the IP address settings are given here For DHCP mode these settings are supplied by a DHCP server on your network You can also change the password reboot the device or reset all settings to their factory defaults If you have changed any settings it is necessary to reboot the device for the new settings to take effect 3 8 1 Reboot Click Reboot to ap...

Page 24: ...ice will also be rest and it may be necessary to change the address in your browser to access this website again 3 8 3 Firmware Upgrade This function is for the user to upgrade the firmware Browse for the firmware upgrade file that you have saved to your hard drive and click Upload after you have selected the settings file to start firmware upgrading job ...

Page 25: ...that the device will use to identify itself to external configuration and IP address finding programs This is not the same as the SSID It is okay to leave this blank if you are not using these programs Default 802 11a g AP 3 8 5 IP setting ...

Page 26: ...the wireless bridge Valid IP address consists of four decimal numbers 0 to 255 separated by periods Default 192 168 62 240 3 8 5 3 Default subnet mask The mask that identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets Default 255 255 255 0 3 8 5 4 Default gateway The default gateway is the IP address of the router for the wireless bridge which is used if the requested destination ...

Page 27: ...gging in to these web pages You must enter the same password into both boxes for confirmation 3 9 Advanced Setup 3 9 1 Fragmentation threshold The fragmentation threshold which is specified in bytes determines whether packets will be fragmented Packets exceeding the 2346 byte setting will be fragmented before transmission 2346 is default setting ...

Page 28: ...5 1 is the default setting DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages 3 9 5 802 11d Check this box to enable support for sending regional information to the stations Default Disable 3 9 6 Transmit Power Normally the wireless transmitter operates at Full power In some circumstances however there might be a need to isolate specific freq...

Page 29: ...for testing The valid values are 0 auto switching 1 antenna 1 and 2 antenna 2 Note BOSSW76 antenna default is USE ANTENNA 1 3 9 8 Act Timeout ACK Timeout default value is 20 the effective distance is 0 Km Please consult Contrast Forms to setup ACK Timeout values ...

Page 30: ...such as the AP Client name MAC Address firmware version SSID of AP BSSID of AP Current transmit rate Current channel Security and IP address 4 2 Access Points This is to display the list of MAC addresses and some RF related information of available Access Points that have associated to this AP Client in the area ...

Page 31: ...d By Selecting OFF will turn disable all wireless functions of AP Client Default ON 4 3 3 Wireless Mode Select Infrastructure is to connect to a wireless AP Access Point and select Ad hoc is to connect to another bridge or wireless station Default Infrastructure 4 3 4 Wireless Network Name SSID SSID Service Set Identifier is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network WLAN and ...

Page 32: ... 9 18 6 12 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps Default Best automatic 4 3 6 802 11 Mode This setting controls the types of 802 11 wireless clients or stations that can connect to this AP The wireless mode allows the user to select whether this AP will connect to an 802 11b only network an 820 11g only network an both 820 11b g network on an 802 11a only network The Default setting is 802 11a only 4 3 7 Super Mode Sup...

Page 33: ...in the network with multiple APs set each AP to use one of the 3 channels e g channel 1 and then the other AP to be one of the other 2 channels e g channel 5 or channel 10 Note that 802 11b and 802 11g use only 2 4 GHz channels and 802 11a only 5 0 GHz channels All devices on the network must share the same channel Default 5 200 GHz CH40 for 802 11a 4 4 Security Setup If you wish to use encryption...

Page 34: ... of IEEE 802 11 devices WPA is subset of the 802 11i specification WPA replaces WEP with a strong new encryption technology called Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TKIP with Message Integrity Check MIC It also provides a scheme of mutual authentication using either IEEE 802 11x Extensible Authentication Protocol EAP authentication or pre shared key PSK technology It can be implemented immediately a...

Page 35: ... Protocol is an upgrade to the WEP known as WEP 1 1 that fixed unknown security problems in WEP s implementation of the RC4 stream cipher TKIP scrambled the keys using a hashing algorithm and by adding an integrity checking feature ensures that the keys haven t been tampered with AES Advanced Encryption Standard is the U S government s next generation cryptography algorithm which will replace DES ...

Page 36: ...n all units in the wireless bridge network 4 4 2 1 Enable WEP Enable or disable the wireless bridge to use either WEP for data encryption If WEP encryption is selected and enabled you must configure at least one encryption key on the wireless bridge Default Disable 4 4 2 2 Default WEP Key To Use Select the key 1 4 to be used as the default key Data transmissions are always encrypted using the defa...

Page 37: ...does not provide authentication It provides identification using the wireless adapter s MAC address Open system authentication is used when no authentication is required Shared Key Shared Key Authentication supports authentication of stations as either a member of those who know a shared secret key or a member of those who do not Shared Key Authentication is not secure It verified that an authenti...

Page 38: ... a DHCP server on your network You can also change the password reboot the device or reset all settings to their factory defaults If you have changed any settings it is necessary to reboot the device for the new settings to take effect 4 5 1 Reboot Click Reboot to apply the system settings and restart the BOSSW76 4 5 2 Reset Configuration Click Reset Configuration to return the BOSSW76 to its fact...

Page 39: ...k Upload after you have selected the settings file 4 5 4 Device name This is the name that the device will use to identify itself to external configuration and IP address finding programs This is not the same as the SSID It is okay to leave this blank if you are not using these programs Default 802 11a g AP ...

Page 40: ...gs specified on this page 4 5 5 2 Default IP Address The IP address of the wireless bridge Valid IP address consist of four decimal number 0 to 255 separated by periods Default 192 168 62 240 4 5 5 3 Default Subnet Mask The mask that identifies the host address bits used for routing to specific subnets Default 255 255 255 0 4 5 5 4 Default Gateway ...

Page 41: ... setting is null 4 5 6 2 Administrator password This is the password that you must type when logging in to these web pages You must enter the same password into both boxes for confirmation 4 6 Advanced Setup 4 6 1 Fragmentation threshold The fragmentation threshold which is specified in bytes determines whether packets will be fragmented Packets exceeding the 2346 byte setting will be fragmented b...

Page 42: ...5 1 is the default setting DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages 4 6 5 802 11d Check this box to enable support for sending regional information to the stations Default Disable 4 6 6 Transmit Power Normally the wireless transmitter operates at Full power In some circumstances however there might be a need to isolate specific freq...

Page 43: ...nna of non MiMo radios for testing The valid values are 0 auto switching 1 antenna 1 and 2 antenna 2 4 6 8 Act Timeout ACK Timeout default value is 20 the effective distance is 0 Km Please consult Contrast Forms to setup ACK Timeout values ...

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