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Next, fasten two screws that are
provided in the packaging to
secure the main unit to the
bracket.

Connect one end of an RJ45
Ethernet cable to the LAN OUT port
of the Injector and the other end to
Ethernet Port 1 of Compex WPP54.

Maximum length of the RJ45
Category 5 cable is 100 metres.

Next, connect your SMA antenna
(not provided) to the SMA reverse
connector.

Summary of Contents for WPP54G

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL WPP54G WPP54G WPP54G WPP54G WPP54G COMPEX NETPASSAGE SERIES Manual Number U 0486 V1 2C...

Page 2: ...ight laws Manual Revision by Daniel Manual Number U 0478 V1 2 Version 1 2 October 2006 Disclaimer Compex Inc provides this manual without warranty of any kind expressed or implied including but not li...

Page 3: ...r help Caution Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC Compliance Statement This device complies...

Page 4: ...28 2 July 2000 FCC 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart B ANSI C63 4 1992 47 CFR Part 15 Subpart C Section 15 247 ANSI C63 4 1992 Conducted Emission Standards ETS 300 826 Nov 1997 Immunity Standards IEC 801 2 IEC 8...

Page 5: ...port Centres Contact the technical support centre that services your location U S A Canada Latin America and South America Write Compex Inc 840 Columbia Street Suite B Brea CA 92821 USA Call Fax Tel T...

Page 6: ...puter has already been installed with TCP IP and already up running and accessing the Internet Procedures for Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP operating systems are included in this document However for other...

Page 7: ...ss point or AP in this document Below is a list of conventions used throughout NOTE This section will consist of important features or instructions CAUTION This section concerns risk of injury system...

Page 8: ...nd Benefits 7 When to use which mode 9 Access Point Mode 9 Access Point Client Mode 10 Wireless Routing Client Mode 11 Gateway Mode 12 Wireless Adapter Mode 14 Transparent Client Mode 15 Repeater Mode...

Page 9: ...SSH Command Line Interface 78 Web Management Setup 80 SNMP Setup 81 STP Setup 82 MAC Filtering 87 Add a MAC address to the MAC Address List 88 Delete a MAC address from all access points 91 Delete a M...

Page 10: ...35 To set up Remote Management 135 Parallel Broadband 136 To enable Parallel Broadband on Compex WPP54G4 137 Email Notification 138 Static Address Translation 140 DNS Redirection 142 To enable disable...

Page 11: ...173 Get Technical Support 173 About System 174 APPENDIX I FIRMWARE RECOVERY 175 APPENDIX II TCP IP CONFIGURATION 177 For Windows 95 98 98SE ME NT 177 For Windows XP 2000 180 APPENDIX III PANEL VIEWS D...

Page 12: ...it the ideal solution for outdoor applications The access point is capable of operating in 7 modes Access Point Mode Client Mode Wireless Routing Client Gateway Mode Wireless Adapter Mode Transparent...

Page 13: ...hment s resources WPP54G also incorporates unique features from Compex such as the Parallel Broadband feature that allows bandwidth aggregation and fail over redundancy capability It uses Spanning Tre...

Page 14: ...2 The wireless users now enjoy the freedom of wireless roaming without worrying important data being exposed to outsiders WPA2 has two different modes WPA2 Personal for SOHO users and WPA2 Enterprise...

Page 15: ...otocol costs change the spanning tree algorithm reconfigures the spanning tree topology and re establishes the link by activating the standby path H HT TT TP PS S NetPassage WPP54G supports HTTPS SSL...

Page 16: ...a brief outline of the different network applications that can be accommodated through the different modes of the access point A AC CC CE ES SS S P PO OI IN NT T M MO OD DE E This is the default mode...

Page 17: ...connect with an access point Other wireless clients cannot connect with it directly unless connected to the same access point allowing them to communicate with all devices connected at the Ethernet p...

Page 18: ...onnection with other devices on the network while access to the Internet would be achieved through wireless communication with wireless ISP The above illustration describes how this mode operates Opti...

Page 19: ...and Internet sharing in a wireless network Since the access point supports several types of broadband connections the first step in setting up the access point as a Broadband Internet Gateway is to id...

Page 20: ...Provider This type of connection applies for instance to Singapore Cable Vision subscribers HOME Cable Service users PPP over Ethernet PPPoE Select this type of connection if you are using ADSL servi...

Page 21: ...s point to perform transparent bridging between two networks However here the Wireless Adapter connects a single wired workstation only No client software or drivers are required while using this mode...

Page 22: ...int to MultiPoint An access point acts as Root AP and 1 other access point acts as Transparent Client An access point acts as Root AP and several other access point acts as Transparent Clients This mo...

Page 23: ...d Compex APs All devices connected to the Ethernet ports use a common MAC address for communications with the AP Devices connected to the Ethernet ports flow through freely and transparently without t...

Page 24: ...allowing communications over much greater distances In Repeater Mode the access point regenerates network signals to extend the range of the existing network infrastructure It receives and retransmit...

Page 25: ...UR R W WP PP P5 54 4G G You can install your Compex WPP54G either onto the wall or mount it on a pole The two mounting methods will be described as shown below Note the following guidelines for choos...

Page 26: ...ile still holding the catches push the Compex WPP54 cover outwards Align the bracket to the wall Use the bracket as a guideline make 4 marks and drill 4 holes into the wall Next secure the brackets to...

Page 27: ...unit to the bracket Connect one end of an RJ45 Ethernet cable to the LAN OUT port of the Injector and the other end to Ethernet Port 1 of Compex WPP54 Maximum length of the RJ45 Category 5 cable is 10...

Page 28: ...lectrical supply and the power plug into the socket of the injector Now turn on your power supply Notice that the POWER LED has lighted up This indicates that the WPP54 is receiving power through the...

Page 29: ...figure While still holding the catches push the Compex WPP54 cover outwards Use metal straps not provided to secure the bracket to the pole Place the straps through the slots in the bracket and then...

Page 30: ...n unit to the bracket Connect one end of an RJ45 Ethernet cable to the LAN OUT port of the Injector and the other end to Ethernet Port 1 of Compex WPP54 Maximum length of the RJ45 Category 5 cable is...

Page 31: ...lectrical supply and the power plug into the socket of the injector Now turn on your power supply Notice that the POWER LED has lighted up This indicates that the WPP54 is receiving power through the...

Page 32: ...in n t th he e a ad dd dr re es ss s b ba ar r o of f I In nt te er rn ne et t E Ex xp pl lo or re er r You need to assign an IP address to your PC such as 192 168 168 x where x can take any value fro...

Page 33: ...r click on the Y Ye es s button to proceed S St te ep p 4 4 Select N Ne et tP Pa as ss sa ag ge e W WP PP P5 54 4G G in the C Co om mp pe ex x P Pr ro od du uc ct ts s L Li is st t section and click o...

Page 34: ...hile accessing to the web based interface This will disconnect you from the device Click on the O OK K button to proceed S St te ep p 6 6 At the login page press the L LO OG GI IN N button to enter th...

Page 35: ...28 S St te ep p 7 7 You will then reach the home page of your access point s web based interface...

Page 36: ...belongs to the same subnet as your access point In this example we are using Windows XP for illustration For Windows 98 98SE 2000 NT ME kindly refer to Appendix II TCP IP Configuration S St te ep p 1...

Page 37: ...t ti ie es s button S St te ep p 4 4 Select the radio button for U Us se e t th he e f fo ol ll lo ow wi in ng g I IP P a ad dd dr re es ss s Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask as 192 168 168 x and...

Page 38: ...ly assigned to your PC go to S St ta ar rt t menu A Ac cc ce es ss so or ri ie es s select C Co om mm ma an nd d P Pr ro om mp pt t and type the command ipconfig all Your PC is now ready to configure...

Page 39: ...section disable all the option boxes Click on the O OK K button to update the changes S St te ep p 9 9 At the A Ad dd dr re es ss s bar enter http 192 168 168 1 and press E En nt te er r on your keyb...

Page 40: ...33 You will then reach the home page of your access point s Web interface...

Page 41: ...rt t W WL LA AN N B Ba as si ic c S Se et tu up p W WL LA AN N S Se ec cu ur ri it ty y S ST TP P S Se et tu up p S SN NM MP P M MA AC C F Fi il lt te er ri in ng g A An nt te en nn na a A Al li ig gn...

Page 42: ...on M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t P Po or rt t from the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N menu In the M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t P Po or rt t S Se et tu up p page refer to the table below to...

Page 43: ...LAN enter the router IP address in the Management Gateway IP field The Management Gateway IP address of your access point is set to nil by default The next two fields DHCP Start IP Address and DHCP E...

Page 44: ...rnet gateway X a PC wired to the access point will be unable to obtain a dynamic IP address directly from X But if you can enable the DHCP server of the access point and set the IP address of X as the...

Page 45: ...p 2 2 Go to the A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d D DH HC CP P S Se er rv ve er r O Op pt ti io on ns s section click on the S Sh ho ow w A Ac ct ti iv ve e D DH HC CP P l le ea as se es s button The DHCP Acti...

Page 46: ...P address allocation For instance if you set up a publicly accessible FTP HTTP server within your private LAN while that server would require a fixed IP address you would still want the DHCP server to...

Page 47: ...erve The Hardware Address in pairs of two hex values Press the A Ap pp pl ly y button to make your new entry effective The D DH HC CP P S Se er rv ve er r R Re es se er rv va at ti io on ns s page wil...

Page 48: ...IP address anymore you can delete the DHCP Server Reservation S St te ep p 1 1 Click on the reserved IP address that you wish to delete e g 192 168 168 20 S St te ep p 2 2 Click on the D De el le et t...

Page 49: ...g the system s additional Long Distance Parameters Kindly refer to Chapter 6 on Wireless Extended Features for details Statistics This function uses the Scan Feature to monitor and interpret the stati...

Page 50: ...e sub menus expanded under W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p Click on B Ba as si ic c The default operating mode of Access point is the Access Point mode S St te ep p 2 2 O Op pt ti io on na al l C Ch ha a...

Page 51: ...44...

Page 52: ...LA AN N B Ba as si ic c S Se et tu up p pages for the modes are different Example W WL LA AN N B Ba as si ic c S Se et tu up p page for C Cl li ie en nt t M Mo od de e Example W WL LA AN N B Ba as si...

Page 53: ...Mode Repeater Mode You can toggle the mode by clicking on the C Ch ha an ng ge e button ESSID Enter a preferred name for the wireless network Your wireless clients must be configured with the same ESS...

Page 54: ...sion rates of up to 54Mbps in the 2 4GHz frequency band Country Choose the Country where you are located Channel This option allows you to select a frequency channel for the wireless communication Thi...

Page 55: ...D Select and specify the VLANID This is a number to identify the different virtual network segments to which the network devices are grouped This can be any number from 1 to 4094 Channel Survey A list...

Page 56: ...te ep p 1 1 In the M Mo od de e S Se et tu up p page click on the S Si it te e S Su ur rv ve ey y button The S Si it te e S Su ur rv ve ey y provides a list of the M MA AC C a ad dd dr re es ss se es...

Page 57: ...access points that can be viewed from the Site Survey page Parameters Description Bssid In an infrastructure wireless network the BSSID refers to the wireless MAC address of the access point SSID Ref...

Page 58: ...supplied by the Site Survey according to the security setting is explained If the security mode is set to None or WEP the scan will show all available access points that have no security or WEP secur...

Page 59: ...EL LE ES SS S R RO OU UT TI IN NG G C CL LI IE EN NT T M MO OD DE E S St te ep p 1 1 To view the connection status when WPP54G G client is linked to another access point click on the S Sh ho ow w L L...

Page 60: ...age Parameters Description State Refers to the MAC address of the BSS AP to which the WPP54G G client is connected Current Channel The channel that is being presently used for transmission Tx Rate The...

Page 61: ...e users want to scan for and find the best channel they can use Channel Survey S St te ep p 1 1 In the M Mo od de e S Se et tu up p page click on the C Ch ha an nn ne el l S Su ur rv ve ey y button Th...

Page 62: ...e S St te ep p 5 5 To connect the WPP54G G client to one of the channels detected select the radio button corresponding to the channel you want to connect to S St te ep p 6 6 Click on the A Ap pp pl l...

Page 63: ...smission depending on its origin of country MyQuality Indicates the interference level of the respective channel with this AP The lower the value the less interference APCount Refers to the total numb...

Page 64: ...A An nt te en nn na a A Al li ig gn nm me en nt t The A An nt te en nn na a A Al li ig gn nm me en nt t page can act as a diagnostic tool to check the communication with a remote device The remote AP...

Page 65: ...is entered If more than one access point AP share the same SSID the Antenna Alignment tool will show the strongest signal AP The DIAG LED indicates the signal strength as described below Signal Streng...

Page 66: ...ET TU UP P O OF F T TH HE E W WI IR RE EL LE ES SS S M MO OD DE E The following will guide you to configure the advanced setup of the wireless mode you have selected S St te ep p 1 1 Click on W WL LA...

Page 67: ...es which clients in power save mode have data frames waiting for them in the access point s buffer If the beacon period is set at 100 default value and the data beacon rate is set at 1 default value t...

Page 68: ...onnected to the WLAN I IN N A AC CC CE ES SS S P PO OI IN NT T M MO OD DE E S St te ep p 1 1 Click on W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p from the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N menu You will see th...

Page 69: ...62 S St te ep p 3 3 To check the details on individual wireless client click on the MAC Address in the WLAN Station List The following screen will show the statistics of the selected wireless client...

Page 70: ...UR RA AT TI IO ON N menu You will see the sub menus expanded under W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p Click on S St ta at ti is st ti ic cs s In C Cl li ie en nt t mode you are not allowed to view other wi...

Page 71: ...AD DA AP PT TE ER R A AN ND D T TR RA AN NS SP PA AR RE EN NT T C CL LI IE EN NT T M MO OD DE ES S Click on W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p from the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N menu You will...

Page 72: ...from the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N menu You will see the sub menus expanded under W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p Click on S St ta at ti is st ti ic cs s To view the statistics information...

Page 73: ...panded under W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p Click on S St ta at ti is st ti ic cs s Click on the R Re ef fr re es sh h button to get the latest information on the wireless clients in the wireless networ...

Page 74: ...authentication refer to WAN Setup ADSL Internet using PPP over Ethernet PPPoE ADSL Internet that requires standard Point to Point Tunneling Protocol PPTP for authentication refers to WAN Setup ADSL I...

Page 75: ...authentication through a DHCP Client ID before releasing a public IP address to you The access point uses the System Name in the System Identity as the DHCP Client ID Therefore if this is the case ref...

Page 76: ...eferred S Sy ys st te em ms s C Co on nt ta ac ct t person and the S Sy ys st te em m L Lo oc ca at ti io on n of the access point Click the A Ap pp pl ly y button to complete Please remember to click...

Page 77: ...k on W WA AN N S Se et tu up p Step 2 Access the S Se el le ec ct t W WA AN N T Ty yp pe e page and choose S St ta at ti ic c I IP P A Ad dd dr re es ss s before clicking the A Ap pp pl ly y button Yo...

Page 78: ...xample followed by your account P Pa as ss sw wo or rd d Step 4 Select A Al lw wa ay ys s O On n if you want your access point to always maintain a connection with the ISP Otherwise you may select O O...

Page 79: ...ork by setting the M MT TU U Maximum Transmissible Unit Click the M MT TU U Button in A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d W WA AN N O Op pt ti io on ns s The M MT TU U V Va al lu ue e has a range of 1 to 1492 En...

Page 80: ...e e page and choose P PP PT TP P before clicking the A Ap pp pl ly y button You will then be brought to the following page requiring your inputs Step 3 Fill in the information provided by your ISP in...

Page 81: ...tely connect to the NetPassage WPP54G G CLI Command Line Interface for control and monitoring SSH Secure Shell Host establishes a secure host connection to the NetPassage WPP54G G CLI for control and...

Page 82: ...Port Number 2 To enable SSH server Select SSH Server Enable and enter the Port Number Click Apply To add user 1 Click Add button 2 In Add User Entry Page enter User Name Password and specify whether u...

Page 83: ...76 To Delete User 1 Select which user to Delete 2 Click Delete User Management list refreshes to update users To Refresh User Management list Click Refresh to refresh User Management list...

Page 84: ...ruction You may use any TELNET client Connecting to CLI Command Line Interface via TELNET 1 Connect to CLI Command Line Interface with the following command at DOS prompt The TELNET application will t...

Page 85: ...it encrypt the session it also provides better authentication facilities and features that increase the security of other protocols It can use different forms of encryption and ciphers The first diagr...

Page 86: ...79 SSH CLI has a command line interface like shown below for example NOTE Please refer to Appendix V for the list of commands available at the console...

Page 87: ...tion to the standard HTTP HTTPS SSL features additional authentication and encryption for secure communication Web Management Setup Select Web Management Setup from the CONFIGURATION menu 1 Select whe...

Page 88: ...hardware devices Step 1 Click on S SN NM MP P from the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N menu Step 2 Select E En na ab bl le e from the S SN NM MP P S St ta at te e drop down list The default R...

Page 89: ...looping when you have redundant paths in the network Without activating STP redundant topology will cause broadcast storming To establish path redundancy STP creates a tree that spans all of the devic...

Page 90: ...unaware whether they are connected to a single LAN segment or a switched LAN of multiple segments The path with the smallest cost will be used and extra redundant paths will be disabled To explain th...

Page 91: ...rotocol STP is not implemented in a network all clients Notebook 1 2 3 4 can access to one another resulting in low level of data security Due to the redundant paths found in this network broadcast pa...

Page 92: ...ing multiple active network paths in between any two APs If one of the APs is down the STP algorithm will reactivate one of the redundant paths so that the network connection will not be lost All wire...

Page 93: ...tive priority The lowest priority will be elected as the root Hello Time Default 2 Range 1 10 This is the hello time Every this number seconds a hello packet is sent out by Hello packets are used to c...

Page 94: ...ing to the network through their MAC address Each WLAN or radio card supports up to 16 virtual access points and has its own MAC address listing The client MAC addresses entries can be set apply to al...

Page 95: ...ses MAC Filtering set to E En na ab bl le e with Policy to A Ac cc ce ep pt t only the MAC addresses in the MAC Filter Address List and deny all other MAC addresses MAC Filtering set to E En na ab bl...

Page 96: ...89 S St te ep p 2 2 MAC Filter Address List page displays Click the A Ad dd d button S St te ep p 3 3 Add MAC Address page displays...

Page 97: ...r the Comment This describes the MAC Address you have entered To apply to all virtual access points Check A Ap pp pl ly y t to o A Al ll l To apply to specific virtual access point Select the checkbox...

Page 98: ...F FR RO OM M A AL LL L A AC CC CE ES SS S P PO OI IN NT TS S S St te ep p 1 1 Select M MA AC C F Fi il lt te er ri in ng g from W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p a a b b g g MAC Address Filtering page dis...

Page 99: ...2 MAC Filter Address List page displays Select the checkbox of the MAC address you wish to delete Click the D De el le et te e button S St te ep p 3 3 MAC Filter Address List page displays with update...

Page 100: ...M M I IN ND DI IV VI ID DU UA AL L A AC CC CE ES SS S P PO OI IN NT T S St te ep p 1 1 Select M MA AC C F Fi il lt te er ri in ng g from W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p a a b b g g MAC Address Filtering...

Page 101: ...2 MAC Filter Address List page displays Select the checkbox of the MAC address you wish to delete Click the D De el le et te e button S St te ep p 3 3 MAC Filter Address List page displays with update...

Page 102: ...AD DD DR RE ES SS S L LI IS ST T S St te ep p 1 1 Select M MA AC C F Fi il lt te er ri in ng g from W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p a a b b g g MAC Address Filtering page displays Click E Ed di it t S S...

Page 103: ...96 S St te ep p 3 3 The Edit MAC Address page displays Edit the MAC address settings accordingly Click S Sa av ve e S St te ep p 4 4 MAC Filter Address List page displays with updated MAC Address List...

Page 104: ...t with follow the common preliminary steps described below to select the most appropriate security approach for protecting your wireless communications S St te ep p 1 1 Click on W WL LA AN N S Se et t...

Page 105: ...98 H HO OW W T TO O S SE ET T U UP P W WE EP P The guidelines below will help you to set up your access point for using WEP At the WEP Setup page...

Page 106: ...nt lets you define up to four different transmission keys It defines a set of shared keys for network security You must enter at least one WEP key to enable security using a shared key S St te ep p 3...

Page 107: ...ge S St te ep p 1 1 Specify the k ke ey y e en nt tr ry y t ty yp pe e by selecting either P Pa as ss sp ph hr ra as se e A Al lp ph ha an nu um me er ri ic c c ch ha ar ra ac ct te er rs s H He ex xa...

Page 108: ...IEEE 802 11i standard For WPA Personal AUTO Set the C Ci ip ph he er r T Ty yp pe e to A Au ut to o to allow the access point to automatically detect the cipher type to use S St te ep p 4 4 Enter the...

Page 109: ...S Se ec co on nd da ar ry y R RA AD DI IU US S S Se er rv ve er r if any The RADIUS authentication server MUST be in the same subnet as the access point S St te ep p 2 2 By default the value for A Au...

Page 110: ...at ti io on n is set as 6 60 00 0 seconds You may leave this value as its default setting S St te ep p 6 6 Select the l le en ng gt th h of each encryption key 6 64 4 b bi it t 10 hexadecimal or 5 AS...

Page 111: ...tu up p page S St te ep p 1 1 Key in the IP address of the P Pr ri im ma ar ry y R RA AD DI IU US S S Se er rv ve er r in your WLAN You can optionally add in the IP address of a S Se ec co on nd da ar...

Page 112: ...ext 1 12 28 8 b bi it t 26 hexadecimal or 13 ASCII Text S St te ep p 6 6 For WPA Enterprise Set the C Ci ip ph he er r T Ty yp pe e to T TK KI IP P WPA replaces WEP with a strong encryption technology...

Page 113: ...ngth of time after which the access point will automatically generate a new shared key to secure multicast broadcast traffic among all stations that are communicating with it By default the value is 6...

Page 114: ...ervices by VLAN segmentation making the network think there are many SSIDs available and channeling each connection through different VLANs to the respective virtual network segments on the Ethernet n...

Page 115: ...o register changes Click Clear to clear Virtual AP List Click Back to return to WLAN Basic Setup page Select the Delete option beside any Virtual APs you wish to delete Click Add to goto add Virtual A...

Page 116: ...ddress of the APs in order of preference The MAC address at the top of the Preferred APs list has the highest connection preference and the MAC address at the bottom has the lowest connection preferen...

Page 117: ...een physically distant APs The following steps demonstrate how to configure the Long Distance Parameters S St te ep p 1 1 From W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p under Configuration click on A Ad dv va an n...

Page 118: ...ture is disabled by default Select E En na ab bl le e from the pull down menu S St te ep p 4 4 The access point can automatically calculate the values of the parameters to input based on the distance...

Page 119: ...oint and the remote access point It should be entered in meters Slot Time Time is slotted and each unit of time is called one slot time ACK Timeout This parameter determines the timeout allowed for th...

Page 120: ...cess point and multiple transparent clients to allow point to multiple point communication between the access point located at a facility and several other access points installed in any direction fro...

Page 121: ...114 R Ro oo ot tA AP P S St te ep p 2 2 Select A Ac ct t a as s R Ro oo ot tA AP P click on the A Ap pp pl ly y button and reboot your device to let your changes take effect...

Page 122: ...nus expanded under W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p Click on B Ba as si ic c Ensure that T Th he e C Cu ur rr re en nt t M Mo od de e is set to T Tr ra an ns sp pa ar re en nt t C Cl li ie en nt t To chan...

Page 123: ...eater AP can connect to an AP only if the option Act as RootAP is set or checked in the AP setup Example Network diagram with 2 repeater hops NOTE As bandwidth degrades with every repeater hop it is r...

Page 124: ...7 NOTE DO NOT physically connect your PC to the server via Ethernet cable in addition to the wireless connection as doing so will create a loop that is not prevented by wireless loop preventing featur...

Page 125: ...sub menus expanded under W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p Click on B Ba as si ic c Ensure that T Th he e C Cu ur rr re en nt t M Mo od de e is set to A Ac cc ce es ss s P Po oi in nt t To change T Th he...

Page 126: ...UR RA AT TI IO ON N menu You will see the sub menus expanded under W WL LA AN N S Se et tu up p Click on B Ba as si ic c Ensure that T Th he e C Cu ur rr re en nt t M Mo od de e is set to R Re ep pe e...

Page 127: ...root AP Accept the default R Re em mo ot te e E ES SS SI ID D root AP s SSID OR Enter the R Re em mo ot te e E ES SS SI ID D OR Check and enter the R Re em mo ot te e B BS SS SI ID D root AP s MAC ad...

Page 128: ...his feature is very useful for a network with more than one access point Important You do NOT need to set any routing information if you are simply configuring the access point for broadband Internet...

Page 129: ...nderstanding of how adding a static routing entry can facilitate a network setup such as the one described above here is how you may configure the access point Step 1 Under the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR...

Page 130: ...the private LAN behind the access point will not be directly accessible from the Internet However employing virtual Servers lets you host Internet servers behind the NAT by way of IP Port Forwarding...

Page 131: ...k first goes to the access point receiving a request the access point keeps track of which client is using which port number Since any reply from Internet goes to the access point first the access poi...

Page 132: ...dr re es ss s and it will disable DMZ Remember to click the A Ap pp pl ly y button You may wish to set up a DMZ host if you intend to use a special purpose Internet Service such as an online game for...

Page 133: ...work If you require more information on this function please refer to the NAT Technology Primer on the Product CD Step 1 Under the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N command menu click on N NA AT...

Page 134: ...set up a Virtual Server for a K Kn no ow wn n S Se er rv ve er r type by selecting from a drop down menu OR you can define a C Cu us st to om m S Se er rv ve er r For a more detailed explanation plea...

Page 135: ...public port number To Ending public port number If the Public Port type is Single this field will be ignored Private IP Address Specify the IP address of your server PC running within the private netw...

Page 136: ...1 Under the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N command menu click on N NA AT T You will find the A Ad dv va an nc ce ed d N NA AT T O Op pt ti io on ns s available near the bottom of the page Ste...

Page 137: ...p 5 The I IP P F Fo or rw wa ar rd d E En nt tr ri ie es s page will reflect your new addition NOTE For step 3 above please ensure that you have subscribed to the Public IP Address you intend to forwa...

Page 138: ...control of subscribers in case of massive data transfer that causes slowdown problems when surfing the Internet T TO O E EN NA AB BL LE E O OR R D DI IS SA AB BL LE E B BA AN ND DW WI ID DT TH H C CO...

Page 139: ...means unlimited For example if you configure the Upload Total Rate to be 640kb sec 80KB sec then the access point will send out packets by this speed no matter how many clients users are connected to...

Page 140: ...nfiguring the Bandwidth Control Rule Step 1 Under the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N command menu click on B Ba an nd dw wi id dt th h C Co on nt tr ro ol l to select L LA AN N B Ba an nd dw...

Page 141: ...This is the type of rule depending on which IP or MAC address to use to download or upload a user s throughput IP MAC Address This is the type of address to be chosen depending on the rule type For i...

Page 142: ...screen Step 2 To disable Remote Management just enter 0 for R Re em mo ot te e H Ht tt tp p P Po or rt t To enable R Re em mo ot te e M Ma an na ag ge em me en nt t enter a port number that is not be...

Page 143: ...onnection failing the access point in cascade will use the remaining functional broadband channels giving you an added peace of mind with its Fail Over Redundancy capability To implement Parallel Broa...

Page 144: ...ed to each other Finally you are ready to access the web based configuration of each of your access point to enable the Parallel Broadband feature You will have to enable all the DHCP servers in all a...

Page 145: ...when there is a change in the WAN IP address that was supplied to you earlier Step 1 Under the C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RA AT TI IO ON N command menu click on W WA AN N P PP PP Po oE E S Se et tu up p o...

Page 146: ...user s name that should be entered if authentication is required Password This is the mail account user s password that should be entered if authentication is required Email address of Sender This is...

Page 147: ...of 192 168 168 1 You have enabled SAT on your router and want to access the Internet without changing the IP address of the notebook as you have to use it at work again on the next day Since it is st...

Page 148: ...nd menu click on S St ta at ti ic c A Ad dd dr re es ss s T Tr ra an ns sl la at ti io on n Step 2 You may then choose to E En na ab bl le e or D Di is sa ab bl le e Static Address Translation here fo...

Page 149: ...be processed by Access point Unless in the access point s LAN Setup you have already assigned a specific DNS server that should always be used the access point would contact the DNS server allocated b...

Page 150: ...For Internet access please do NOT leave the DNS Server field of the PC s TCP IP Properties blank Simply key in any legal IP address for it e g 10 10 10 10 even though you do not have the exact DNS IP...

Page 151: ...connection type is Dynamic IP or PPPoE with Dynamic IP If you are doing some web hosting on your computer and are using Dynamic IP Internet users would have to keep up with the changing IP address bef...

Page 152: ...nder the H Ho om me e U Us se er r F Fe ea at tu ur re es s command menu click on D Dy yn na am mi ic c D DN NS S S Se et tu up p Step 2 You may then choose to E En na ab bl le e or D Di is sa ab bl l...

Page 153: ...and you will see the C Ch ho oi ic ce e D DD DN NS S P Pr ro ov vi id de er r page appear There are two default providers that you can use The following parameters are explained below Choice This allo...

Page 154: ...P P entry box is blank by default These default settings should be applied if the dynamic WAN IP connection is used For instance If your ISP connection service uses the dynamic WAN IP tick the A Au ut...

Page 155: ...address of the mail server configured to handle email for your domain Select B Ba ac ck ku up p M Ma ai il l E Ex xc ch ha an ng ge er r to enable this service Step 6 Click on the Add button to save t...

Page 156: ...lt These default settings should be applied if the dynamic WAN IP connection is used For instance If your ISP connection service uses the dynamic WAN IP tick the A Au ut to o D De et te ec ct t checkb...

Page 157: ...omain name c co oo ol l 3 3d d g ga am me e c co om m is being added to the list the message Waiting in queue will be displayed under the U Up pd da at te e S St ta at tu us s column of the D Dy yn na...

Page 158: ...from connecting to the Internet T TO O C CO ON NF FI IG GU UR RE E P PA AC CK KE ET T F FI IL LT TE ER RI IN NG G Step 1 Under the S Se ec cu ur ri it ty y C Co on nf fi ig gu ur ra at ti io on n comm...

Page 159: ...ly the rule to A Range of IP addresses In this case you will have to define From which IP address To which IP address your range extends A Single IP address Here you need only specify the source IP ad...

Page 160: ...le should apply to A Range of days Here you will have to select From which day To which day Any day In this case you may skip both the From as well as the To drop down fields 4e At the Time of the Day...

Page 161: ...ll then be updated Step 6 In this example let us say we would like to block an application called CS from all PCs any IP address within the network from Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm and this applicatio...

Page 162: ...RL L F Fi il lt te er ri in ng g Step 2 You may now define the U UR RL L F Fi il lt te er r T Ty yp pe e by clicking the C Ch ha an ng ge e button Step 3 Select B Bl lo oc ck k or A Al ll lo ow w and...

Page 163: ...PI I F FI IR RE EW WA AL LL L The following steps explain the configuration of Compex s SPI firewall As incorrect configuration to the firewall can result in undesirable network behavior you are advis...

Page 164: ...ther the packets obeying the rule should be accepted or denied by the firewall Choose between Accept and Deny Protocols Users are allowed to select the type of data packet from TCP UDP ICMP IGMP or AL...

Page 165: ...nformation that is from the ICMP data packet Information Reply Information that is from the ICMP data packet IGMP Types This IP protocol is used to establish host memberships in particular multicast g...

Page 166: ...can either set a single port number or a range of port numbers Check Options This parameter refers to the options in the packet header The available selection options are abbreviated as follows SEC Se...

Page 167: ...ffic the time the source and destination address port as well as the action taken by the SPI firewall You can choose which type of packets to log from the Firewall Configuration T TO O V VI IE EW W F...

Page 168: ...nt can communicate ping with another network host This feature is available only for the Wireless Routing Client and Gateway modes Step 1 Select P Pi in ng g U Ut ti il li it ty y under the S SY YS ST...

Page 169: ...g from the S SY YS ST TE EM M T TO OO OL LS S menu S St te ep p 2 2 Select to E En na ab bl le e S Sy ys sl lo og g S St te ep p 3 3 Enter the R Re em mo ot te e I IP P A Ad dd dr re es ss s o or r D...

Page 170: ...en nt ti it ty y from the S SY YS ST TE EM M T TO OO OL LS S menu S St te ep p 6 6 Enter a unique name in the S Sy ys st te em m N Na am me e field S St te ep p 7 7 Fill in the name of a person to co...

Page 171: ...c ct t t to o C Ch ha an ng ge e t th he e T Ti im me e Z Zo on ne e f fo or r t th he e R Ro ou ut te er r L Lo oc ca at ti io on n drop down list S St te ep p 3 3 E En na ab bl le e the Auto Time Se...

Page 172: ...steps You can check the types and version of your firmware by clicking on About System from the HELP menu To begin with ensure that you have downloaded the latest firmware onto your local hard disk d...

Page 173: ...ructions given during the upgrading process S St te ep p 4 4 You need to reboot the system after the firmware upgrade NOTE The firmware upgrade process must NOT be interrupted otherwise the device mig...

Page 174: ...settings R RE ES SE ET T Y YO OU UR R S SE ET TT TI IN NG GS S S St te ep p 1 1 Click on B Ba ac ck ku up p o or r R Re es se et t S Se et tt ti in ng gs s from the S SY YS ST TE EM M T TO OO OL LS S...

Page 175: ...r R Re es se et t S Se et tt ti in ng gs s from the S SY YS ST TE EM M T TO OO OL LS S menu S St te ep p 2 2 If you want to back up the current settings of your access point onto your hard disk drive...

Page 176: ...i in ng gs s from the S SY YS ST TE EM M T TO OO OL LS S menu S St te ep p 2 2 If you want to store back the settings that you had previously saved click on the B Br ro ow ws se e button Proceed to th...

Page 177: ...ystem reboot before the new parameters can take effect S St te ep p 1 1 Click on R Re eb bo oo ot t S Sy ys st te em m from the S SY YS ST TE EM M T TO OO OL LS S menu S St te ep p 2 2 Click on the R...

Page 178: ...as ss sw wo or rd d from the S SY YS ST TE EM M T TO OO OL LS S menu S St te ep p 2 2 Key in the C Cu ur rr re en nt t P Pa as ss sw wo or rd d The factory default is password Enter the n ne ew w p p...

Page 179: ...interface follow the next few steps S St te ep p 1 1 Click on L Lo og go ou ut t from the S SY YS ST TE EM M T TO OO OL LS S menu S St te ep p 2 2 Click the L LO OG GI IN N button to access your acces...

Page 180: ...s technical support centres around the world S St te ep p 1 1 Click on G Ge et t T Te ec ch hn ni ic ca al l S Su up pp po or rt t from the H HE EL LP P menu The access point is a feature packed devi...

Page 181: ...ta when they are troubleshooting your configuration You can use the information displayed in this page to quickly find the data they need to resolve your system problem S St te ep p 1 1 Click on A Ab...

Page 182: ...oader mode Blinks very fast Recovery in progress ON Successful recovery Blinks very slowly Before starting check the status of the diagnostic LED against the table above to confirm whether firmware fa...

Page 183: ...ery folder of the Product CD S St te ep p 6 6 If you have downloaded a newer firmware and have saved it in your local hard disk as C WPP54G WPP54Axxx IMG then replace the command with this new path an...

Page 184: ...8 xxx and its subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 where xxx can be any number from 2 to 254 excluding 1 Simply follow the procedures stated below to configure the TCP IP settings of your PC F FO OR R W WI IN...

Page 185: ...adio button for Specify an IP address Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask as 192 168 168 X and 255 255 255 0 where X can be any number from 2 to 254 except for 1 In this example we are using 192 168...

Page 186: ...ess has been assigned correctly to your PC simply go to the Start menu select Run and enter the command winipcfg Select your respective Ethernet Adapter from the drop down list and click OK Now your P...

Page 187: ...te ep p 1 1 Go to your desktop right click on My Network Places icon and select Properties S St te ep p 2 2 Go to your network adapter icon right click and select to Properties S St te ep p 3 3 Highl...

Page 188: ...owing IP address Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask as 192 168 168 X and 255 255 255 0 where X can be any number from 2 to 254 except for 1 In this example we are using 192 168 168 160 as the static...

Page 189: ...ext in order to check if the IP address has been correctly assigned to your PC go to Start menu Accessories select Command Prompt and type the command ipconfig all Your PC is now ready to communicate...

Page 190: ...Status and Indication Steady Red Power is supplied to the device 1 POWER LED Off No power is supplied to the device Steady Red The respective port has successfully connected to Compex WPP54G Blinking...

Page 191: ...y is detected in the wireless network 5 WAN Conn LED Flashing Red Data transmission at WAN connection 6 DIAG LED Flashing Red It indicates that the firmware is corrupted 7 LAN OUT Connect to Compex Po...

Page 192: ...of currently associated stations Get linkinfo Display client link information Client mode only Get macstats Display a list of currently learnt wireless device MAC addresses Get opmode Display current...

Page 193: ...set a key entry type then proceed to set the key index size and value SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Set key keyindex keysize keyvalue Set keyentrymethod hex ascii Set key keyindex default Set default key Add or...

Page 194: ...AN JP CTRY_JAPAN1 J1 CTRY_JAPAN2 J2 CTRY_JAPAN3 J3 CTRY_JAPAN4 J4 CTRY_JAPAN5 J5 CTRY_JAPAN6 J6 CTRY_JORDAN JO CTRY_KAZAKHSTAN KZ CTRY_KOREA_NORTH KP CTRY_KOREA_ROC KR CTRY_KOREA_ROC2 K2 CTRY_KOREA_RO...

Page 195: ...Channel SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Set channel value Value in decimal SSID SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Set ssid string Not More than 32 characters Closed System SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Set hidessid enable disable Enable o...

Page 196: ...ted from the device and network The wireless operation can only be Enabled from the Ethernet port or UTP cable connection to device Reset Button SYNTAX DESCRIPTION Get buttonpassreset Display the stat...

Page 197: ...multiple network path connections from a single AP to multiple VLAN network segments of the switch on the local area network A network setup application is illustrated below E g Virtual AP with SSID...

Page 198: ...is method is compliant with IEEE 802 11h standard AP is running very old firmware v1 2x and below Q4 Can I update to mSSID firmware but setup only one SSID connection Yes mSSID firmware operation is s...

Page 199: ...an be enabled again with the option Station Isolation in VAP setup page Q7 I have WDS setup in my network Will mSSID still support this WDS has the limitation that it can only support WEP security key...

Page 200: ...units on site that you will update After testing the connection to be working in the office backup the configuration file for each unit Go to the first site to update the mSSID firmware and restore th...

Page 201: ...Industrial Standards IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g Data Rates Network speeds dynamically shift between 1 2 5 5 11 12 18 24 36 48 54 Mbps Frequency Range IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g 2 4 2 4835 GHz 2 4 2 497...

Page 202: ...Division Multiplexing Output Power IEEE 802 11b IEEE 802 11g 20 dBm 20 dBm Operating Distance IEEE 802 11b IEE 802 11g 300 m 11Mbps outdoor 30 m 11Mbps 80 m 11Mbps outdoor 15 m 11Mbps indoor SNMP SNMP...

Page 203: ...ing De Militarised Zone IP Packet Filtering Time based By TCP Port By Source IP IP Routing Static Dynamic Entry VPN Client Pass Through PPTP IPSec Configuration Interface Web based Configuration Menu...

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