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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 

3.2.5

 

MAC Address Filtering 

This Access Point provides MAC Address Filtering, which prevents the unauthorized 

MAC Addresses from accessing your wireless network. 

 

 

 

Parameter

 

Description

 

Filtering

 

Enable or disable the MAC Address Filtering function. 

 

 

MAC Address Filtering Table 

This table records the MAC addresses of wireless stations you want to 

allow to access your 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 any typo before adding it and want to retype again. Just click “Clear” 

 

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Summary of Contents for 522601

Page 1: ...Wireless LAN Access Point IEEE 802 11b 11Mbps User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...tion 5 Chapter 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 11 3 2 3 Advanced Setting 21 3 2 4 Encryption 24 3 2 5 MAC Address Filtering 28 3 2 6 System Utility 30 3 2 7 Configuration Tool 34 3 2 8 Firmware Upgrade 36 3 2 9 Reset 37 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 38 ...

Page 3: ...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 configuring from web bro...

Page 4: ...er supports auto IP addresses assignment Supports Web based configuration 1 3 Specifications Standards IEEE 802 11b Wireless IEEE 802 3 Wired Data Rate 11 5 5 2 1Mbps auto fallback Security 64 128 bit WEP Data Encryption Frequency Band 2 400 2 4835GHz Industrial Scientific Medical Band Modulation CCK 11 5 5Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps and DBPSK 1Mbps Radio Technology Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS Anten...

Page 5: ...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 back panel Belo...

Page 6: ... 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 will r...

Page 7: ... 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 Acce...

Page 8: ...ble 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 the...

Page 9: ...select Use the following IP address and specify the IP Address and Subnet mask as following 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 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 Panel The ...

Page 10: ...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 Access P...

Page 11: ...isabled 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 9 ...

Page 12: ...ration 3 2 Configuring the Access Point 3 2 1 Status and Information On this screen you can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name Firmware Version ESSID Channel Number Status IP Address MAC Address etc 10 ...

Page 13: ...function to bridge more than 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 Brid...

Page 14: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP mode setting page 12 ...

Page 15: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station Ad Hoc mode setting page 13 ...

Page 16: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration Station Infrastructure mode setting page 14 ...

Page 17: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge Point to Point mode setting page 15 ...

Page 18: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode setting page 16 ...

Page 19: ...ting page Parameter Description Alias Name The alias name of this access point You should assign Alias Name in AP mode Station Ad Hoc mode Station Infrastructure mode and AP Bridge WDS mode ESSID The ESSID up to 31 printable ASCII characters is the unique name 17 ...

Page 20: ... networks together with wireless LAN you have to set this access point to AP Bridge Point to Point mode AP Bridge Point to Multi Point mode or AP Bridge WDS mode You have to enter the MAC addresses of other access points that join the bridging work Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients button then an Active Wireless Client Table will pop up You can see the status of all active wireless stat...

Page 21: ...er of Transmitted Packets Number of Received Packets and Encryption Status of each active wireless client in this table Parameter Description MAC Address MAC address of this active wireless station Tx Packet The number of transmitted packets that are sent out from this active wireless station Rx Packet The number of received packets that are received by this active wireless station TX Rate The tra...

Page 22: ... has to associate again when it become active Refresh Refresh the Active Wireless Client Table Close Refresh the Active Wireless Client Table Wireless Site Survey When this access point is in Station Ad Hoc mode or Station Infrastructure mode it should associate with an access point and connect to your wireless LAN through the associated access point Wireless Site Survey searches for all available...

Page 23: ...ld RTS Threshold Beacon Interval Tx Operation Rate Tx Basic Rate Preamble Type Broadcast ESSID You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the changes will have on this access point Parameter Description Authentication Type There are two authentication types Open System and Shared Key When you select Open System wireless stations can associate with 21 ...

Page 24: ...k Data Rate The Data Rate is the rate this access point uses to transmit data packets The access point will use the highest possible selected transmission rate to transmit the data packets Preamble Type Preamble type defines the length of CRC block in the frames during the wireless communication Short Preamble is suitable for high traffic wireless network Long Preamble can provide more reliable co...

Page 25: ...Point Configuration Disabling IAPP can provide better security 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 23 ...

Page 26: ... same with the Access Point This Access Point supports 64 128 bit WEP Encryption function With this function your data will be transmitted over the wireless network securely Parameter Description WEP Mode You can select the 64 bit or 128 bit to encrypt transmitted data Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security but the throughput will be lower You also can select Disable to transm...

Page 27: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 25 ...

Page 28: ...guest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Key Length You may disable or enable the WEP function from the setting item The selections in the setting item are changed based on the key format 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 c...

Page 29: ...SCII characters as the encryption keys Default Key Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data Only the key you select it in the Default key will take effect 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 27 ...

Page 30: ...MAC addresses of wireless stations you want to allow to access your 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 wi...

Page 31: ...tering Table select the MAC addresses you want to remove in the table 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 29 ...

Page 32: ...oint s IP Address and Login Password and enable the Access Point to be a DHCP Server Parameter Description Current Password Enter the current password up to 15 digit alphanumeric string of the Access Point The default password for the Access Point is 1234 Note that the password is case sensitive 30 ...

Page 33: ...P 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 The Subnet Mask of the Access Point is fixed and the value is 255 255 255 0 DHCP Server Enable or disable the DHCP Server Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations You can now configure other advance sections or start using th...

Page 34: ...e 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 will temporarily give your LAN client an IP address In the Lease Time setting you can specify the time period that the D...

Page 35: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration 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 33 ...

Page 36: ... Access 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...

Page 37: ...Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration settings 35 ...

Page 38: ... 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 minu...

Page 39: ...cess 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 Apply button You will be asked to confirm your decision Once the reset process is complete you may start using the Access Point again 37 ...

Page 40: ...ion 4 What is BSS ID A group of wireless stations and an Access Point compose a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSSID 5 What is ESSID An Infrastructure 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...

Page 41: ... a unique number assigned by the manufacturer to any Ethernet networking 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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