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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration

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Summary of Contents for WA540G

Page 1: ...ter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 6 3 1 Getting Started 6 3 2 Configuring the Access Point 10 3 2 1 Status and Information 10 3 2 2 Wireless Setting 10 3 2 3 Advanced Setting 18 3 2 4 Security 20 3 2 5 MAC Address Filtering 27 3 2 6 Radius Server 29 3 2 7 System Utility 33 3 2 8 Configuration Tool 35 3 2 9 Firmware Upgrade 36 3 2 10 Reset 37 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 38 ...

Page 2: ...ons from accessing your wireless network The product s dipole antenna is detachable by connecting to a RP SMA connector Users can install a high gain antenna to the connector for better network link quality so that you can build wireless network with more flexibility This product provides easy to use user interface and allows users to configuring from web browser Also it integrates DHCP server to ...

Page 3: ...on function to protect the wireless data transmissions Ÿ Built in DHCP server supports auto IP addresses assignment Ÿ Supports Web based configuration 1 3 Specifications Ÿ Standards IEEE 802 11g b Wireless IEEE 802 3 Wired Ÿ Data Rate 54 11 5 5 2 1Mbps auto fallback Ÿ Security 64 128 152 bit WEP Data Encryption Ÿ Frequency Band 2 400 2 4835GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band Ÿ Radio Technology ...

Page 4: ...ion of each LED LED Color Status Description Lit Power is supplied Power Green Off No Power Flash Antenna is transmitting or receiving data Wireless Activity Green Off Antenna is not transmitting or receiving data On A valid link is established Flash It is transmitting or receiving data LAN Link Activity Green Off No link is established Back Panel Access Point s connection ports are located on the...

Page 5: ... Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things 1 If problems occur with your Access Point press the reset button with a pencil tip for less than 4 seconds and the Access Point will re boot itself keeping your original configurations 2 If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password press the reset button for longer than 4 seconds and the Access Point ...

Page 6: ...ct the Wireless LAN Access Point to your router hub or switch Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Access Point s LAN Port and connect the other end of the cable to a switch a router or a hub The Access Point will then be connected to your existed wired LAN Network 3 Connect the DC Power Adapter to the Wireless LAN Access Point s Power Socket Only use the power adapter supplied with the Ac...

Page 7: ...ouble click Network icon The Network window will appear 3 Check your list of Network Components If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it now If TCP IP is installed go to step 6 4 In the Network Component Type dialog box select Protocol and click Add button 5 In the Select Network Protocol dialog box select Microsoft and TCP IP and then click the OK button to start installing t...

Page 8: ...w select Use the following IP address and specify the IP Address and Subnet mask as following ü IP Address 192 168 2 3 any IP address within 192 168 2 2 192 168 2 254 is available do not setup 192 168 2 1 ü Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 6 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified 1c Windows NT 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Pane...

Page 9: ...our PC will now have the IP Address you specified 2 Enter 192 168 2 1 from Web Browser to get into the Access Point s configuration tool 3 A screen will be popped up and request you to enter user name and password The default user name and password is as follows User Name Admin Password 1234 Enter the default user name and password then press OK button directly 4 You can start configuring the Acce...

Page 10: ... disabled Make sure your wireless station is using the same ESSID as the Access Point and associate your wireless station to the Access Point 3 Enter 192 168 2 1 from Web Browser to get into the Access Point s configuration tool 4 Enter the user name and password and then press OK button and you are available to configure the Access Point now ...

Page 11: ...an 2 wired Ethernet networks together by wireless LAN You can use two access points with AP Bridge Point to Point mode to bridge two wired Ethernet networks together If you want to bridge more than two wired Ethernet networks together you have to use enough access points with AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode An access point with AP Bridge Point to Point mode or AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mo...

Page 12: ...connection service for other wireless station at the same time you have to set the access point to AP Bridge WDS mode Simply speaking AP Bridge WDS mode function is the combination of AP mode and AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode AP mode setting page ...

Page 13: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 12 AP Bridge Point to Point mode setting page ...

Page 14: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 13 AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode setting page AP Bridge WDS mode setting page ...

Page 15: ...ake sure that the ESSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same The default ESSID is default You should assign Alias Name in AP mode Station Ad Hoc mode Station Infrastructure mode and AP Bridge WDS mode Channel Number Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings Channels differ from country to country Channel 1 11 North America Chann...

Page 16: ...oint as a wireless station for wired network device to have wireless capability you have to associate it will an working access point Click Select Site Survey button then a Wireless Site Survey Table will pop up It will list all available access points near by You can select one access point in the table and it will join wireless LAN through this access point Click Apply button at the bottom of th...

Page 17: ... of received packets that are received by this active wireless station TX Rate The transmission rate in Mbps Power Saving Shows if the wireless client is in Power Saving mode Expired Time The time in second before dissociation If the wireless keeps idle long than the expired time this access point will dissociate it The wireless client station has to associate again when it become active Refresh R...

Page 18: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 17 Close Refresh the Active Wireless Client Table ...

Page 19: ...o authentication types Open System and Shared Key When you select Open System wireless stations can associate with this access point without WEP encryption When you select Shared Key you should also setup WEP key in the Encryption page and wireless stations should use WEP encryption in the authentication phase to associate with this access point If you select Both the wireless client can associate...

Page 20: ...ong Preamble can provide more reliable communication Broadcast ESSID If you enable Broadcast ESSID every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily If you are building a public wireless network enabling this feature is recommended Disabling Broadcast ESSID can provide better security IAPP If you enable IAPP the access point will automati...

Page 21: ...ent your wireless LAN from illegal access Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function WEP WEP is an authentication algorithm which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping The Authentication type and WEP key of wireless stations must be the same with the Access Point This Access Point supports 64 128 bit WEP Encryption function With this function your...

Page 22: ...in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the WEP Key For example ASCII Characters guest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Key 1 Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below 64 bit WEP input 10 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 5 digit ASCII character as the encryption keys 128 bit WEP input 26 digit Hex values i...

Page 23: ...rver You can use an externalRADIUS server or use the RADIUS server built in with the Access Point This mode only authenticates user by IEEE 802 1x but it does not encryption the data during communication Parameter Description Use internal MD5 RADIUS Server You can select to use the internal RADIUS server to process the authentication job The internal RADIUS server uses MD5 authentication method RA...

Page 24: ...sed by a RADIUS server You can use an externalRADIUS server or use the RADIUS server built in with the Access Point This mode also uses WEP to encrypt the data during communication Parameter Description Key Length You can select the 64 bit or 128 bit key to encrypt transmitted data Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower You also can select Disa...

Page 25: ... can select to use the internal RADIUS server to process the authentication job The internal RADIUS server uses MD5 authentication method RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the abov...

Page 26: ...e Pre shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Fill the text box by following the rules below Hex WEP input 64 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start usi...

Page 27: ...r authentication Parameter Description TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security RADIUS Server IP address The IP address of external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Port The service port of the external RADIUS server RADIUS Server Password The password used by external RADIUS server Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configura...

Page 28: ... network The Comment field is the description of the wireless station associated with the MAC Address and is helpful for you to recognize the wireless station Add MAC address into the table In the bottom New area fill in the MAC Address and Comment of the wireless station to be added and then click Add Then this wireless station will be added into the MAC Address Filtering Table above If you find ...

Page 29: ...le and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all MAC addresses from the table just click Delete All button Reset Click Reset will clear your current selections Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point ...

Page 30: ...ADIUS server to authenticate the uses for it Parameter Description Enable Radius Server Select to enable the RADIUS server User Profile table This table records the accounts of users you want to allow to access your wireless network An account includes the User name and Password A wireless LAN user has to enter correct Username and Password before he she is allowed to access the wireless LAN Add a...

Page 31: ...ntication client can be an access point Add an authentication client Fill in the Client IP Secret Key and Re Type Secret Key of the new authentication client to be added and then click Add Then this new authentication will be added into the authentication client table below If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again Just click Reset and Client IP Secret Key and Re Type Secret f...

Page 32: ... from the table select the accounts you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all user accounts from the table just click Delete All button Reset Click Reset will clear your current selections Authentication Client table This table records the clients of the RADIUS server that need to authenticate wireless LAN users Authentication client information includes...

Page 33: ...n clients you want to remove in the table and then click Delete Selected If you want remove all user authentication clients from the table just click Delete All button Reset Click Reset will clear your current selections Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point ...

Page 34: ...case sensitive New Password Enter the password up to 15 digit alphanumeric string you want to login to the Access Point Note that the password is case sensitive Re Enter Password Reconfirm the password up to 15 digit alphanumeric string you want to login to the Access Point Note that the password is case sensitive IP Address Designate the Access Point s IP Address This IP Address should be unique ...

Page 35: ...ddress that they gave you or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Start IP End IP You can designate a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your LAN Clients By default the IP range is from Start IP 192 168 2 100 to End IP 192 168 2 200 Domain Name You can specify the Domain Name for your Access Point Lease Time The DHCP Server when enabled wi...

Page 36: ...ccess Point through the Restore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Default selection this will set all configurations to its original default settings e g when you first purchased the Access Point Parameter Description Configuration Tools Use the Backup tool to save the Access Point s current configuration to a file named config bin on your PC You can then use t...

Page 37: ...the firmware file to your local hard disk and enter that file name and path in the appropriate field on this page You can also use the Browse button to find the firmware file on your PC Please reset the Access Point when the upgrade process is complete Once you ve selected the new firmware file click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to start the upgrade process You may have to wait a few m...

Page 38: ...r Access Point s system Parameter Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning you can perform a reset Your settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the Applybutton You will be asked to confirm your decision Once the reset process is complete you may start using the Access Point again ...

Page 39: ...cture configuration could also support roaming capability for mobile workers More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESS Users within an ESS could roam freely between BSSs while maintaining a continuous connection to the wireless network stations and the Wireless LAN Access Points 4 Can data be intercepted while transmitting through the air WLAN features two fold protection ...

Page 40: ...ing device such as a network adapter that allows the network to identify it at the hardware level For all practical purposes this number is usually permanent Unlike IP addresses which can change every time a computer logs on to the network the MAC address of adevice stays the same making it a valuable identifier for the network ...

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