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GN-A17GU Wireless-G Ac cess Point User Guide

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Page 1: ...GN A17GU Wireless Access Point User Guide Rev 1 1 Second Edition...

Page 2: ...the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FC...

Page 3: ...e Installation 8 Connect to Access Point 8 Illustration 9 Chapter3 Access Point Manager 11 Installing the Access Point Manager 11 Using the Access Point Manager 15 Upgrade Firmware 34 Uninstall AP Uti...

Page 4: ...te to 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 and 6Mbps for IEEE 802 11g Thank you for using Gigabyte GN A17GU Wireless G Access Point The IEEE 802 11g standard is designed as a higher bandwidth 54M bit sec successor to...

Page 5: ...lease ensure the components are not damaged dur ing the shipping The shipment of the GN A17GU includes The power port is where you connect the power adapter One GN A17GU Wireless G Access Point One AC...

Page 6: ...ill be off for a while On The Wireless function is acting Flicker Data is being transmitted received Green Light On The link active at 10 100 Mbps Flicker Data is being transmitted received When the G...

Page 7: ...connect your Access Point to the AP Manager you will need the following configuration parameters to configure the TCP IP setting of your computer v Static IP Address 192 168 1 x e g 2 253 v Subnet mas...

Page 8: ...ower adapter to the Access Point and the other end to a power outlet Note Only use the power adapter supplied byGigabyte in the product package Using a different adapter may result in product damage F...

Page 9: ...5 255 255 0 You can enter IP address 192 168 1 20 assuming that it is not already assigned to another network device subnet mask 255 255 255 0 to your computer Note If you need the instructions on how...

Page 10: ...anager to the same subnet Using DHCP server to setup the IP Address then remove DHCP server PC AP Manager DHCP Server Switch Hub PC AP Manager Switch Hub e Obtain IP Address Automatically DHCP Server...

Page 11: ...ote The performance of wire line link is better than wireless link between the AP Manager and each Access Point To use the wire line link to manage the Access Point is recommended Installing the Acces...

Page 12: ...12 GN A17GU Wireless GAccess Point User Guide Step4 Type the User Information then click Next Step5 Click Next to accept the default directory or Browse to another location...

Page 13: ...GN A17GU Wireless GAccess Point User Guide 13 Step6 Click Next Step7 Click Next...

Page 14: ...14 GN A17GU Wireless GAccess Point User Guide Step8 Please wait a while Step9 Click Finish to complete setup...

Page 15: ...Gigabyte AP Manager Utility Gigabyte AP Manager Enter the default password admin and click OK button It will automatically search for Access Points on the same subnet when you open the Gigabyte AP Ma...

Page 16: ...w you to Save Load the AP configuration and Copy Paste the configuration at the current page Besides it includes both System Reboot and Load Default Password Allow you to change the AP Manager passwor...

Page 17: ...ll setting of the AP to a temp file Load the setting of the temp file that you saved before to the current AP Copy the setting of the current page Paste the setting you has copied to the current page...

Page 18: ...hich can represent this AP 2 Based on the Card Config Type you can choose which wireless type you want to use Note 1 Please expand the Wireless Lan card when power off 2 The embedded card1 support the...

Page 19: ...AP The default value of the community string is public You can change the community string of AP Manager by using Password Set Community String on the Menu Bar 1 Use Password Set Community String on...

Page 20: ...Manager IP address to the same subnet And then click the Find Access Point icon AP manager will search the AP on the network Enter the IP address of the default route The default gateway is 192 168 1...

Page 21: ...Range DNS If you select the Server Enabled setting please input the IP address range and the DNS for your network The DNS information provied by your ISP company 1 802 1d Spanning Tree Enabled or Dis...

Page 22: ...or or authorized reseller immediately 1 Channel ID Please choose the channel which you can get best performance Normally it doesn t need to change 1 Preamble Type The preamble field shall be provided...

Page 23: ...u encounter inconsistent data flow only minor modifications are recommended The setting range is 0 2347 1 ESSID The ESSID or SSID is the name represent the AP in the wireless network The ESSID of all...

Page 24: ...user to access the wireless network 1 Authentication Type You may choose between Open System Shared Key Both 802 1x 802 1x Dynamic WEP The Authentication Type default is set to Open System Open Syste...

Page 25: ...its or 152 128 Bits There are three levels of encryption 64 bits 128 bits and 152 bits The 64 bits encryption is referenced as a lower level encryption The 152 bits encryption is referenced as a highe...

Page 26: ...tion can allow user to generate the WEP key based on the string user key in This filed can key in up to 10 character Verify the desired setting and then click the Apply button to set the value into ac...

Page 27: ...on server 1 Authentication Port The setting range is 1 65536 and the default value is 1812 1 Authentication sercet This filed can key in up to 256 character 1 Rekeying Under this option two setting ar...

Page 28: ...y those MAC address in the table are allowed to con nect to this AP 1 Enable MAC Filter Choose the Enable MAC Filter and click the Add button to add more MAC addresses or click Remove button to delete...

Page 29: ...tion mode is Access Point 1 Access Point The operational mode is set to Access Point by default This connects your wireless PCs to a wired network In most cases no change is necessary 1 Point to Point...

Page 30: ...ode In this WDS supported mode the Access Point can communication with other GIGA BYTE Access point which is also set to Point to Point and MultiPoint mode Click the WDS List button it will go to the...

Page 31: ...dd those MAC Address into WDS List Besides you can click Edit button to modify the MAC address which you select on the WDS List or click Remove button to delete the MAC address whichyou select on the...

Page 32: ...Access Point User Guide Associated List Page From this page you will get the information of the workstation which can connect to the AP The form list includes the MAC Address Signal level and descript...

Page 33: ...voke the password change dialog Please enter a new admin password and confirm admin password then press OK button You have to enter this new password to log in when you want to use the AP Manager next...

Page 34: ...lity Gigabyte AP Upgrade Step2 The Gigabyte Firmware Upgrade Tool screen will appear Please enter the AP IP address which you want to upgrade the firmware You can press Ping button to verify whether t...

Page 35: ...e displayed You can find the online help and the version information of the firmware upgrade utility Uninstall AP Utility You can find the Uninstall program through Start Programs Gigabyte AP Manager...

Page 36: ...program components or reinstall all program components you can run the installation program directly And then the InstallShield Wizard will appear Please choose one of the options what you want then c...

Page 37: ...Ethernet Q Unable to access the Access Point s Web Configuration Interface A 1 Please check the Ethernet connection between the PC and the Access Point is correctness 2 Make sure your computer s IP ad...

Page 38: ...conflict when data transmitting if you expend with wireless LAN card A Check the setting of wireless LAN card card 2 Make sure you didn t use wireless LAN card of IEEE 80 211b g if you use wireless L...

Page 39: ...can be used to automatically as sign IP addresses to deliver TCP IP stack configuration parameters such as the subnet mask and default router and to provide other configuration information such as th...

Page 40: ...ANs or a LAN and its ISP s network Routers are located at gateways the places where two or more networks connect DNS The Domain Name System DNS is a distributed Internet directory service DNS is used...

Page 41: ...alent Privacy is a data privacy mechanism based ona 64 128 bit shared key algorithm as described in the IEEE 802 11 standard TCP IP TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol the suite of...

Page 42: ...EE 802 11g System Specification LAN Interface 10 100 Mbps LANport with Auto negotiation function Protocol support TCP IP DHCP UDP ICMP ARP TFTP SNMP Operating Frequency 2 4000 2 4835 GHz Subject to lo...

Page 43: ...low the instructure to perform the setup under the TCP IP network environment By default Windows 98 Me 2000 and XP has TCP IP installed If you have not installed the TCP IP communication Protocol plea...

Page 44: ...44 GN A17GU Wireless GAccess Point User Guide Step2 Double click the Network and Dial up Connections icon Step3 Double click the LAN CONNECTION and click the Properties button...

Page 45: ...is checked And then double click the Internet Protocol TCP IP item Step5 Please assign a static IP address and the same subnet as Access Point to the computer e g IP address is 192 168 1 2 and Subnet...

Page 46: ...U Wireless GAccess Point User Guide The Settings under Windows 95 98 Me Step1 Click Start at the desktop of the Windows and select Settings and then select the Control Panel Step2 Double click the Net...

Page 47: ...your appropriate setting TCP IP your network LAN card and click Properties button Step4 Select the IP Address tab Please assign a static IP address and the same subnet as Access Point to the computer...

Page 48: ...click the Yes button If Windows does not ask you to restart please restart your computer anyway Note The Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files Please inser...

Page 49: ...s GAccess Point User Guide 49 The Settings under Windows XP Step1 Click Start in the desktop of the Windows to select Settings and then select Control Panel Step2 Double click the Network and Dial up...

Page 50: ...tep3 Double click the LAN CONNECTION and click the Properties button Step4 The Local Area Connection Properties dialog box will appear Verfiy that the Internet Protocol TCP IP item is checked And then...

Page 51: ...static IP address and the same subnet as Access Point to the computer e g IP address is 192 168 1 2 and Subnet Mask is 255 255 255 0 and then click the OK button to return to Local Area Connection Pr...

Page 52: ...ther new or reconditioned parts Re paired or replaced products will be returned to you at the same revision level as received or higher at Gigabyte s option Gigabyte reverses the right to replace disc...

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