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LANCOM L- 54ag Wireless – LANCOM L- 54g Wireless – LANCOM IAP- 54 Wireless

Chapter 1: Introduction

VLAN

Traffic lock function

Connection to the LAN

Fast-Ethernet-connection (10/100base-TX)

Power-over-Ethernet (PoE)

DHCP and DNS server

Internet access (IP router)

Connection for DSL modem (DSLoL)

Stateful Inspection Firewall

Firewall filter (address, port)

IP masquerading (NAT, PAT)

Quality of Service

Configuration and firmware

Configuration under Windows or with web
browser

Configuration wizards

FirmSafe

Serial interface for configuration via outband
cable

Optional software extensions

LANCOM Public Spot Option

Optional hardware extensions

AirLancer Extender antennas for extended
range

Housing

IP50-standard dust resistant metal housing

LANCOM L- 54ag

Wireless

LANCOM L- 54g

Wireless

LANCOM IAP- 54

Wireless

Summary of Contents for L-54ag Wireless

Page 1: ...LANCOM L 54ag Wireless LANCOM L 54g Wireless LANCOM IAP 54 Wireless...

Page 2: ...o make any alterations that arise as the result of technical develop ment Trademarks Windows Windows XP and Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp The LANCOM Systems logo and the name L...

Page 3: ...rt you accomplishing this Further informa tion regarding this topic can be found in chapter Security settings page 40 We ask you additionally to inform you about technical developments and actual hint...

Page 4: ...2 11a standard in at 5 GHz It is additionally equipped with a special ized housing IP50 for use in industrial environments such as in ware houses or production facilities Model restriction The section...

Page 5: ...elephone numbers and contact information for LANCOM Systems support can be found on a separate insert or at the LANCOM Systems website Notes symbols Very important instructions If not followed damage...

Page 6: ...ANCOM L 54g Wireless LANCOM L 54ag Wireless 19 2 4 2 LANCOM IAP 54 Wireless 21 2 5 Software installation 23 2 5 1 Starting LANCOM setup 24 2 5 2 Which software should you install 24 3 Basic configurat...

Page 7: ...3 2 Configuration under WEBconfig 47 5 4 The security checklist 47 6 Options and accessories 51 6 1 Optional AirLancer Extender antennas 51 6 2 LANCOM Public Spot Option 52 7 Troubleshooting 54 7 1 N...

Page 8: ...ations to an internal mail system or to the Internet access The advantages of Wireless LANs are obvious notebooks and PCs can be set up just where they are needed Due to Wireless LANs problems with mi...

Page 9: ...gy of wireless networks In addition we give you an overview of the various applications functions and abilities of your base station 1 2 What can your LANCOM 54 Wireless do The following list shows yo...

Page 10: ...spection Firewall Firewall filter address port IP masquerading NAT PAT Quality of Service Configuration and firmware Configuration under Windows or with web browser Configuration wizards FirmSafe Seri...

Page 11: ...he package should contain the following accessories If anything is missing please contact your retailer or the address stated on the delivery slip of the unit 2 2 System preconditions Computers that c...

Page 12: ...This section introduces your device We will give you an overview of all status displays connections and switches While the information in this section is useful for the installation of the device it i...

Page 13: ...less Meanings of the LEDs In the following sections we will use different terms to describe the behaviour of the LEDs Blinking means that the LED is switched on or off at regular intervals in the resp...

Page 14: ...configuration password not assigned red blinking Time or connect charge reached Flashing Power LED but no connection There is no need to worry if the Power LED of a LANCOM 54 Wireless base station bl...

Page 15: ...reless LAN adapter ready for use green blinking activity in the Wireless LAN blink frequency indicates the number of registered stations off no data traffic green flickering data traffic red flashing...

Page 16: ...ub for a directly connected DSLmodem 10 100base Tx for the connection to the LAN 10Mbp or 100Mbp con nections are supported The used transfer speed will automatically be identified autosensing The LAN...

Page 17: ...ring is to note that all 8 wires must be available by the cabling PoE feeds the power over those four wires which are normally not used for data transfer The PoE supply works only in such network segm...

Page 18: ...out PoE is available in the info box Power over Ethernet elegant power supply through the LAN wiring page 17 By activated DSLoL option the LAN connector can also be used for con necting the LANCOM 54...

Page 19: ...ase the node hub switch remains in the presetting node Alternatively you can connect also a single PC In this case turn the node hub switch on hub The LAN connector identifies automatically the transf...

Page 20: ...COM 54 Wireless is broadcasted as gateway via DHCP computers in LAN and WLAN can use the internet connec tion simultaneously via one physical interface Set the desired mode in LANconfig in the Interfa...

Page 21: ...screws to the reverse side of the housing Mount your LANCOM IAP 54 Wireless on the wall with suitable fixing screws bolts in the location The wall mounting screws are not sup plied as standard Wall m...

Page 22: ...er 2 Installation 22 EN Pole mounting Top hat rail mounting Fix the bracket for top hat rail mounting with the two M6 hexagonal screws to the reverse side of the housing Now mount your LANCOM IAP 54 W...

Page 23: ...f self test the device illuminates the power LED on the LANCOM IAP 54 Wireless with a steady green or blinks alternately in green and red if the configuration password has not been set Remove the seal...

Page 24: ...oftware should you install LANconfig is the configuration program for all LANCOM routers and LANCOM 54 Wireless base stations WEBconfig can be used alternatively or in addition via a web browser LANmo...

Page 25: ...tings that are needed for the LAN s workstations to ensure trouble free access to the router TCP IP settings to workstation PCs page 34 3 1 Which information is necessary The basic configuration wizar...

Page 26: ...integrated DHCP server will be enabled so that the LANCOM 54 Wireless can automatically assign IP addresses to the devices in the LAN Configure manually nevertheless The fully automatic TCP IP config...

Page 27: ...he network name of the base station often designated as SSID Service Set Identifier The network name will be registered in the base stations of the Wireless LAN You can choose any name Several base st...

Page 28: ...on any radio channel can be adjusted Otherwise the channels in the 2 4 GHz band must be chosen in the way that they preferably do not overlap one another or have a distance as great as possible respec...

Page 29: ...e LAN with less than 254 possi ble hosts netmask 255 255 255 0 please ensure that the IP address x x x 254 is located in your own subnet If you have chosen automatic TCP IP configuration please contin...

Page 30: ...dual workstations in the LAN 3 3 Instructions for WEBconfig To configure the router with WEBconfig you must know how to address it in the LAN The reaction of the devices as well as their accessibility...

Page 31: ...ifconfig on the console under Linux In this case the LANCOM is reachable under the IP address x x x 254 x stands for the first three blocks in the IP address of the configuration PC Network with DHCP...

Page 32: ...ss Use LANconfig Connect a PC with a terminal program via the serial configuration interface to the device Starting the wizards in WEBconfig Start your web browser e g Internet Explorer Netscape Navig...

Page 33: ...ere If you have chosen automatic TCP IP configuration please continue with Step If you would like to configure the TCP IP settings manually assign an available address from a suitable address range to...

Page 34: ...u must enter the transfer protocol used by your DSL provider manually in the next window Confirm your choice with Apply Connect charge protection can limit the cost of DSL connections to a pre determi...

Page 35: ...must therefore be configured so that they automatically obtain their own IP address and the IP addresses of the standard gateway and DNS server via DHCP IP address assignment via a separate DHCP serv...

Page 36: ...ot differ technically from the coupling of two LANs The only difference is that not just a handful of computers but the ultimate WAN can be found behind the Internet provider s router All routers have...

Page 37: ...s Only the authentication data like user name and password that are supplied by your provider are required Additional information for unknown Internet providers If the setup wizard does not know your...

Page 38: ...the Setup Internet access wizard and click Next In the following window select your country and your Internet provider if possible and enter your access information Depending on their availability the...

Page 39: ...less Chapter 4 Setting up Internet access 39 EN Depending on their availability the wizard will display additional options for your Internet connection The wizard will inform you as soon as the entere...

Page 40: ...x EAP optional IPSec over WLAN VPN in combination with external VPN gate way 5 1 1 Closed network Each Wireless LAN according to IEEE 802 11 has its own network name SSID This network name serves as i...

Page 41: ...e potential error sources of passphrase sharing LEPS uses an additional column in the ACL to assign an individual passphrase consisting of any 4 to 64 ASCII characters to each MAC address The connecti...

Page 42: ...WPA do not have to be changed regularly as new keys are gen erated for each connection anyway This is not the only reason that the encryption with 802 11i AES or WPA TKIP is so much more secure than t...

Page 43: ...NCOM devices always begin with the character string 00A057 You will find the LAN MAC address on a sticker on the base of the device Only use the number labeled as MAC address that starts with 00A057 T...

Page 44: ...wireless adapter are already equipped with a 802 1x client 5 1 7 Tips for handling keys The security of encryption procedures can be substantially increased the by paying attention to some important r...

Page 45: ...2 1 Wizard for LANconfig Mark your LANCOM 54 Wireless in the selection window Select from the command bar Extras Setup Wizard Select in the selection menu the setup wizard Control Security Settings an...

Page 46: ...uration of the lock security parameters as WLAN name closed network function WEP key ACL list and protocol filters 5 3 The firewall wizard The LANCOM 54 Wireless incorporates an effective protection o...

Page 47: ...e wizard will inform you as soon as the entries are complete Complete the configuration with Finish 5 3 2 Configuration under WEBconfig Under WEBconfig it is possible to check and modify all parameter...

Page 48: ...tion with a password is also contained in LANconfig in the Management configuration area on the Security tab Have you activated the Firewall The Stateful Inspection Firewall of the LANCOM ensures that...

Page 49: ...vated when the first IP address with its associated network mask is entered and from that point on only those IP addresses contained in this initial entry will be permitted to use the internal functio...

Page 50: ...adapters To check the Access Control List go to the configuration area in LANconfig and select WLAN security on the Stations tab The LANCOM Enhanced Passphrase Security LEPS uses an additional col umn...

Page 51: ...1 Optional AirLancer Extender antennas To increase the range of the LANCOM 54 Wireless base station or to adapt the base station to special conditions of environs you can connect AirLancer Extender an...

Page 52: ...via user friendly web sites so that client PCs with a Wi Fi certificated radio card e g AirLancer and a standard Internet browser can directly go online The LANCOM Public Spot Option is the optimal so...

Page 53: ...n hotels restaurants caf s airports stations exhi bition centres or universities With the LANCOM Public Spot Option you extend a base station additionally with these functions and upgrade it to a Wire...

Page 54: ...t green indicating the physical con nection Has the correct transfer protocol been selected The transfer protocol is set along with the basic settings The basic setup wiz ard will enter the correct se...

Page 55: ...connec tion This can cause a severe decrease in download speed The cause of this problem is what is known as the TCP IP receive window size of the Windows operating system that is set to a value too s...

Page 56: ...Automatic Rate Selection compatible to IEEE 802 11b 802 11 b g com patibility mode or pure g or pure b selectable Super A G Ranges Up to 150 m up to 30 m in buildings Transmitting power Up to 19 dBm...

Page 57: ...nnection Power supply 12V AC over external power adapter or Power over Ethernet compliant to IEEE 802 3af Power over Ethernet compliant to IEEE 802 3af Antenna connection Two reverse SMA connectors fo...

Page 58: ...l Ger man English soft ware CD Options LANCOM Public Spot Option authentification and accounting software for hotspots Item no 60642 LANCOM Service Option 24h product replacement 4 years warranty not...

Page 59: ...48 52 56 60 and 64 Band 2 5470 5725 MHz channels 100 104 108 112 116 120 124 128 132 136 und 140 Band 3 5725 5875 MHz channels 147 151 155 167 Please note that frequency ranges an radio channels in b...

Page 60: ...220 GHz yes yes 48 5 240 GHz yes yes 52 5 260 GHz yes yes 56 5 280 GHz yes yes 60 5 300 GHz yes yes 64 5 320 GHz yes yes Band 2 100 5 500 GHz yes no 104 5 520 GHz yes no 108 5 540 GHz yes no 112 5 56...

Page 61: ...Austria 2 4 1 2 4 2 4835 1 13 6 100 20 I O 5 1 5 15 5 25 36 44 60 17 5 I Switzerland 2 4 1 2 4 2 4835 1 13 6 100 20 I O 5 1 5 15 5 35 36 64 42 58 200 23 I Netherlands 2 4 1 2 4 2 4835 1 13 6 100 20 I...

Page 62: ...O Country Ban d GHz Sub ban d Frequency Chan nels Turbo channels Emitted power dBm Indoor Outdoor Country Organisation Link Belgium Institut Belge des Postes et Tele communications BIPT www bipt be D...

Page 63: ...gentschap Telecom www agentschap telecom nl Ministerie Economische Zaken www ez nl Norway Norwegian Post and Telecommuni cations Authority NPT www npt no Austria Rundfunk und Telekom Reguli erungs Gmb...

Page 64: ...tact assignment 8 3 1 LAN interface 10 100base TX 8 pin RJ45 socket as per ISO 8877 EN 60603 7 8 3 2 Configuration interface Outband 8 pin mini DIN socket Connector Pin Line 1 T 2 T 3 R 4 PoE G 5 PoE...

Page 65: ...about radio installations and telecommunication sending installations FTEG and to the guide line 1999 5 EG R TTE This product has been notified in the countries of Germany Great Britain Bel gium Neth...

Page 66: ...on protection 27 Connect charge protection 28 30 34 Connectors 16 Contact assignment 64 Configuration interface 64 LAN interface 64 Outband 64 D Default gateway 35 DHCP 35 DHCP server 26 27 29 33 35 D...

Page 67: ...P Masquerading Plain Ethernet 37 PoE Power Injector 11 Point to Point 41 Power adapter 11 16 Power over Ethernet 17 PPPoE 37 Public Spot Option 52 R RADIUS 9 57 Remote configuration 30 34 Reset 43 Res...

Page 68: ...ic 33 fully automatic 25 26 manual 25 26 TCP IP filter 10 49 Technical data 56 Transfer protocol 54 Turbo Mode 9 U UDP 49 V VLAN 10 W WAN connection problems establishing the connection 54 WEBconfig 3...

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