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information. 

Wireless 

It shows the current Wireless information. 

 
 
 
 

3.2.11      Admin Setup

 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Description

 

FW Version

 

It shows current FW version. 

FW Upgrade 

This tool allows you to upgrade the Access Point

s system firmware. To 

upgrade the firmware of your Access Point, you need to download the 

Summary of Contents for WA620G

Page 1: ...Wireless Access Point 802 11g Manual ...

Page 2: ...guration 6 3 1 Getting Started 6 3 2 Configuring the Access Point 11 3 2 1 Client Mode configuration 12 3 2 2 AP Mode configuration 15 3 2 3 Repeater Mode configuration 17 3 2 4 P2P Mode configuration 20 3 2 5 PMP Mode configuration 21 3 2 6 WEP Setting 23 3 2 7 WPA Setting 25 3 2 8 Advanced Setting 26 3 2 9 Access Filter 27 3 2 10 Status Setup 29 3 2 11 Admin Setup 30 3 2 10 LAN Setup 32 Charpter...

Page 3: ...s filtering you can prevent unauthorized wireless stations 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 configur...

Page 4: ...l Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences l Provide 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption function to protect the wireless data transmissions l Supports Web based configuration 1 3 Specifications l Standards IEEE 802 11g b Wireless IEEE 802 3 Wired l Data Rate 54 48 36 24 18 12 11 5 5 2 1Mbps auto fallback l Security 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption l Frequency Band 2 400 2 4835GHz Industr...

Page 5: ...l On the Access Point s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the Access Point s current status Below is an explanation of each LED LED Color Status Description Power Green Lit Power is supplied Off No Power Wireless Activity Green Flash Antenna is transmitting or receiving data Off Antenna is not transmitting or receiving data LAN Link Activity Green On A valid link is established F...

Page 6: ... this port 3 LAN Port The Access Point s LAN port is where you connect to your LAN s network devices 4 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 5 seconds and the Access Point will re boot itself keeping your original configurations 2 If problems persist or you experience extreme probl...

Page 7: ...settings warning your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings ...

Page 8: ...rd 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 Access Point Using a different adapter may damage the product The Hardware Installation i...

Page 9: ...l Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Double 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 an...

Page 10: ...e click Local Area Connection icon The Local Area Connection window will appear 3 In the Local Area Connection window click the Properties button 4 Check your list of Network Components You should see Internet Protocol TCP IP on your list Select it and click the Properties button 5 In the Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window select Use the following IP address and specify the IP Address and ...

Page 11: ...llowing settings IP Address Select Specify an IP address Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example 3 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 4 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 DNS Let all fields are blank WINS Let all fields are blank Routing Let all fields are blank 7 Click OK to confirm the setting Your PC will now h...

Page 12: ...n 2 Connect to the Access Point The Access Point s ESSID is default and the WEP Encryption function is 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 a...

Page 13: ...gh an access point AP Mode provides pure access point function The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to use AP Mode If you want a repeater to bridge with another reapter and provide connection service for other wireless station at the same time you have to set the access point to Repeater mode You can use two access points with P2P mode to bridge two wired Ethernet networks together If yo...

Page 14: ...e wireless LAN communication capability It provides both Ad Hoc and Infrastructure modes for the Client Mode With Ad Hoc mode it can let your network device join a wireless LAN with peer to peer communication With Infrastructure mode it can let your network device join a wireless LAN through an access point ...

Page 15: ... ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs Please make sure that the SSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same The default SSID is default Site Survey Click 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...

Page 16: ...rely You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 6 WPA You can use a pre shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication When you enabled WPA mode you can not use WEP encryption You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 7 Preamble Type Preamble type defines the length of preamble block in the frames during the wireless communication Auto selec...

Page 17: ...N through the associated access point Wireless Site Survey searches for all available access points near by You can select one access point listed in this table 3 2 2 AP Mode configuration This Access Point supports AP modes AP Mode provides pure access point function The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to use AP Mode ...

Page 18: ...is the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs Please make sure that the SSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same The default SSID is default Broadcast SSID It will respond to Broadcast SSID requests If you enable this function every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this acces...

Page 19: ...to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 6 WPA You can use a pre shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication When you enabled WPA mode you can not use WEP encryption You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 7 Advance setting It provides more powerful features for you to configuring You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 8 Access Filter...

Page 20: ...802 11b mode It allows to select the transmit rate up to 11Mbps 802 11g mode It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps Mixed mode It provides best performance for 11g transmission when you enable the AP mode selection to Mixed mode Broadcast SSID It will respond to Broadcast SSID requests If you enable this function every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point c...

Page 21: ... WEP Encryption function With this function your data will be transmitted over the wireless network securely You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 6 WPA You can use a pre shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication When you enabled WPA mode you can not use WEP encryption You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 7 Advance setting It ...

Page 22: ...tion AP MAC Address You have to enter the MAC addresses of other access points that join the bridging work Mode 802 11b mode It allows to select the transmit rate up to 11Mbps 802 11g mode It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps Mixed mode It provides best performance for 11g transmission when you enable the AP mode selection to Mixed mode Channel Select the appropriate channel from the...

Page 23: ...ryption function With this function your data will be transmitted over the wireless network securely You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 6 Advance setting It provides more powerful features for you to configuring You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 8 Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance...

Page 24: ... the transmit rate up to 11Mbps 802 11g mode It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps Mixed mode It provides best performance for 11g transmission when you enable the AP mode selection to Mixed mode Channel 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 Channel 1 14 Japan Ch...

Page 25: ...64 128 bit WEP Encryption function With this function your data will be transmitted over the wireless network securely You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 6 Advance setting It provides more powerful features for you to configuring You can refer to the detail setting from chapter 3 2 8 Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now confi...

Page 26: ...nd 0 9 range ASCII input alphanumeric format Passphrase Enter passphrase and click Generate then the access point will automatically generate WEP keys by the passphrase for you Key 1 Key 4 To entry 10 Hex digits for 64 bit key 26 Hex digits for 128 bit key Default TX Key Select the WEP key used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to sa...

Page 27: ... To entry at least 8 characters pass phrase as the pre shared keys Group Re Key Time second It will auto re gererate the Key after the defult time 86400 has passed or you can change the default time by yourself 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 28: ...use the RTS CTS mechanism to send this packet DTIM Period 1 255 This is the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM field is a countdown field informing stations of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated stations it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value Stat...

Page 29: ... type defines the length of preamble block in the frames during the wireless communication Auto select It will auto switch to the more suitable method Short It is suitable for high traffic wireless network Long It can provide more reliable communication 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 Ac...

Page 30: ...lter Mode If you select Only deny PCs with MAC listed below to access this device then all the PCs in the list will be denied to access and all other PCs will be allowed to access If you select Only allow PCs with MAC listed below to access this device then all PCs in the list will be allowed ...

Page 31: ...anaged by the MAC Filtering rule 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 3 2 10 Status Setup Parameter Description Ethernet It shows the default IP address Subnet Mask Gateway and Link status ...

Page 32: ...reless information 3 2 11 Admin Setup Parameter Description FW Version It shows current FW version FW Upgrade This tool allows you to upgrade the Access Point s system firmware To upgrade the firmware of your Access Point you need to download the ...

Page 33: ...Password Enter the password up to 32 digit alphanumeric string you want to login to the Access Point Note that the password is case sensitive Reconfirm Password Reconfirm the password up to 32 digit alphanumeric string you want to login to the Access Point Note that the password is case sensitive Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure ...

Page 34: ...P Specify IP Designate the Access Point s IP Address This IP Address should be unique in your network The default IP Address is 192 168 2 1 Subnet Mask Specify a Subnet Mask for your LAN segment Gateway Specify the default gateway IP of this Access Point 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 A...

Page 35: ...rastructure 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 prote...

Page 36: ...rking 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 a device stays the same making it a valuable identifier for the network ...

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