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Instant Wireless

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Series

Wireless Network

Access Point

Use this guide to install: WAP11 ver. 2.2

User Guide

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Page 1: ...Instant WirelessTM Series Wireless Network Access Point Use this guide to install WAP11 ver 2 2 User Guide ...

Page 2: ...e contents or use of this documentation and all accompanying software and specifically disclaims its quality performance mer chantability or fitness for any particular purpose Linksys reserves the right to revise or update its products software or documentation without obligation to notify any individ ual or entity Please direct all inquiries to Linksys P O Box 18558 Irvine CA 92623 FCC STATEMENT ...

Page 3: ...ve 1999 5 EC and or the CEPT recommendation Rec 70 03 For more details on legal combinations of power levels and antennas contact Linksys Corporate Compliance Linksys Group vakuuttaa täten että Instant Wireless IEEE 802 11 PC Card tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999 5 EY direktiivin 89 336 EEC ja direktiivin 73 23 EEC oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien näiden direktiivien muiden ehtojen muk...

Page 4: ...es easy installation just plug it in and you re ready to go When all these features come together in one compact lightweight and power efficient unit you have the ultimate in flexible networking the Linksys Instant Wireless Network Access Point Features Highly Efficient Dipole Antennae Provide Extensive Range of Operation Enjoy Your Wireless Office Beyond the Range of Ethernet Networking Auto Fall...

Page 5: ...work Access Point is able to forward data within its BSS the effective transmission range in an infrastructure LAN is doubled Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESS This con tinuous network allows users to roam freely All PCs equipped with an Instant Wireless Series adapter must be configured with t...

Page 6: ...et Button for approximately ten seconds or use the Password tab of the Access Point s Web Based Utility 4 The Wireless Network Access Point s Ports Figure 3 1 T Power Red The Power LED lights up when the Access Point is powered on ACT Green If the LED is flickering the Access Point is actively sending or receiving data to or from one of the devices on the network LINK Amber The LINK LED serves two...

Page 7: ...t cover your wireless network Normally the higher you place the anten na the better the performance will be The antenna s position enhances the receiving sensitivity Both antennae should be perpendicular to the ground and parallel to each other 3 Connect a standard Ethernet network cable to the Access Point Then connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a switch or hub The Access Point will t...

Page 8: ...up Wizard 5 As shown in Figure 5 4 the Basic Settings screen will now appear Enter your wireless network s SSID select the channel at which the network broadcasts its wireless signal and enter a unique access point name for the Access Point Then click the Next button to continue or Back to previous page SSID The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wire less network The SSID must b...

Page 9: ...e or Back to previous page WEP Disable 64 bit WEP 128 bit WEP 256 bit WEP In order to utilize WEP encryption select the WEP setting from the pull down menu If you do not wish to utilize WEP encryption make sure Disable is selected The Access Point s WEP encryption is unique to Linksys and may conflict with other vendors WEP encryption 11 Access Point Name You may assign any name to the Access Poin...

Page 10: ...the network to function properly Verify that the appro priate key is entered and click the Next button to continue or Back to pre vious page 12 Instant WirelessTM Series Wireless Network Access Point 9 The next screen Figure 5 8 will allow you to review your settings If these settings are correct click the Yes button to save these settings If there are any problems with the settings click the No b...

Page 11: ...the Access Point can be configured through your web browser with the Web Based Utility This chapter explains how to configure the Access Point in this manner Open your web browser and type the IP Address you entered in the Setup Wizard Press the Enter key and the following screen shown in Figure 6 1 will appear Leave the User Name field blank The first time you open the Web Based Utility use the d...

Page 12: ...he SSID must be identical for all points in the wireless network It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 alphanumeric char acters which may be any keyboard character Make sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless network Channel Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to corre spond with your network settings between 1 and 11 in North America All points in you...

Page 13: ... a Wireless Bridge Note All devices on each wired network must be connected through a hub or switch Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint If you are trying to make a wireless connection between more than two wired networks as shown in Figure 6 6 select Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint This mode allows you to construct a network that has multiple Access Points bridging wirelessly To configure a Wi...

Page 14: ...ges If you require online help click the Help button The Status tab shown in Figure 6 8 will display current information on the Access Point its settings and performance Firmware Version This displays the current version of the Access Point s firmware Firmware should only be upgraded if you experience problems with the Access Point and can be upgraded from the Help tab IP Address This IP address i...

Page 15: ...m communicating with the Access Point To enable filtering of computers by their MAC Addresses click the Enable radio button To disable this feature click the radio button by Disable 23 Instant Wireless Series To view a log of the Access Point s activity select the Log tab shown in Figure 6 9 To enable logging activity click the Enable radio button beside Access Log The default setting for this fun...

Page 16: ...nstant Wireless Series Next determine if theAccess Point will deny access only to the MAC addresses you will specify OR if the Access Point will allow access only to the MAC Addresses you will specify Click the radio button next to the option that is appropriate Above the MAC Address fields there is a pull down menu This pull down menu is for selecting the number of computers on your wireless netw...

Page 17: ...dcast and multicast mes sages When the Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value Access Point Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages Transmission Rates The basic transfer rates should be set depending on the speed of your wireless network You must select 1 2 MBps if...

Page 18: ...ss continues What is BSS ID A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set BSS Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID 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 main taining a continuous conn...

Page 19: ...ty and security In other words more bandwidth is consumed than in the case of narrowband transmission but the trade off produces a signal that is in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two ...

Page 20: ...delines below to help get TCP IP installed on all of the computers that need to communicate with the Access Point If you are unable to successfully install TCP IP on one or more comput ers after following the directions contact the manufacturer of your computers network operating system for further assistance Check with your network administrator for your TCP IP settings The directions below provi...

Page 21: ...etwork window appears click the Protocols tab Then click the Add button 3 Find the TCP IP protocol in the Select Network Protocol field Click on it once and then click the OK button 4 When asked if you want to use DHCP choose No 5 If asked to supply your Windows NT CD do so NT will copy the neces sary files to your system You may have to switch between the Access Point s Setup CD and the NT CD 6 W...

Page 22: ...require the Internet connection at a particular location It s espe cially useful in education and other environments where users change fre quently Using very short leases DHCP can dynamically reconfigure networks in which there are more computers than there are available IP addresses DHCP supports static addresses for computers containing Web servers that need a permanent IP address Wireless Netw...

Page 23: ...which the wireless network devices are made a part of the network through the Access Point which connects them to the rest of the network Wireless Network Access Point 39 Instant WirelessTM Series 38 Download To receive a file transmitted over a network In a communications session download means receive upload means transmit Driver A workstation or server software module that provides an interface...

Page 24: ... offices 41 IP Address In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol Internet Protocol today an IP address is a 32 binary digit number that identi fies each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packet across the Internet When you request an HTML page or send e mail the Internet Protocol part of TCP IP includes your IP address in the message actually in each of the packet...

Page 25: ...roduces a signal that is in effect louder and thus easier to detect provided that the receiver knows the parameters of the spread spectrum signal being broadcast If a receiver is not tuned to the right frequency a spread spectrum signal looks like background noise There are two main alternatives Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS and Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum FHSS SSID Service Set Identi...

Page 26: ...83 5MHz North America Europe Korea and Extended Japan 2455MHz 2475MHz Spain 2446 5MHz 2483 5MHz France Radio Chipset RFMD MAC Controller TI ACX100 w BBP Power Output 20 dBm 44 1 2 Transmitter Frequency Stability Within 25 ppm Data Modulation Type BPSK 1 5 5Mbps QPSK 2 11 Mbps CCK 5 5 11 Mbps 1 3 Power Power Voltage DC 5 0 Volt 5 AC Adapter AC 20V Power Consumption 5 0 Volt 2 0A Typical Dimensions ...

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