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Wireless 802.11b AP11B User’s Guide

In the section, you can configure all wireless related
settings for your AP11B.

SSID & Channel

This option is used to set the SSID (Network Name) and
channel for your AP11B.

Wireless

How to change the SSID and Channel:

1.

Enter you new SSID and Channel selection.

2.

Press 

Apply

 to reset your SSID and Channel.

3.

To check if the system has reset the SSID and
Channel, first click 

System 

and then select 

System

Status

 to view the Wireless Settings.

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Summary of Contents for AP11B

Page 1: ...Version 1 0 June 2003 G52 C6809X1 G22 Wireless 802 11b MS 6809 AP11B User s Guide...

Page 2: ...radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Copyright Notice The material in this document is the intellectual property of MICRO STAR INTERNATIONAL We take eve...

Page 3: ...uipment should be noted 6 Never pour any liquid into the opening that could damage or cause electrical shock 7 If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by a service personne...

Page 4: ...iew 7 2 1 1 LEDs Display 8 2 2 RearView 9 2 3 SideView 10 2 4 Installing Your AP11B 11 2 4 1 Free standing Installation 12 2 4 2 Wall mounted Installation 14 3 NetworkConfiguration 16 3 1 Default Para...

Page 5: ...up to 500 feet indoor providing seamless roaming throughout your LAN infrastructure Advanced user authentication ensures a high level of security for wireless networking while easy to use Windows base...

Page 6: ...to take advantage of the wired networks resources such as Internet email file transfer and printer sharing The scale and range of the Infrastructure networking are larger and wider than that of the Ad...

Page 7: ...nae Design One external dipole and one internal patch antennae provide superior polarized reception and transmission for the best signal quality h Wi FiCertified TheAP11BcomplieswithIEEE802 11bstandar...

Page 8: ...figurability using HTML setup pages Wired Interface One Ethernet IEEE 802 3u 10 100 Base T RJ 45 with Auto MDI MDI X User Selectable Settings NetworkMode ESSID Channel TxRate RTS CTS Threshold Fragmen...

Page 9: ...158O F Humidity Up to 40O C 104O F with 85 non condensing Input Voltage 5VDC includes AC adapter Package Contents Main unit One AP11B Wireless Access Point Documentations Driver Friendly User s Guide...

Page 10: ...ternet Explorer 6 0 and later or Netscape Navigator 6 0 and later 1 6 Package content Unpack the package and check all the items carefully If any item contained is damaged or missing please contact yo...

Page 11: ...7 Wireless 802 11b AP11B User s Guide 2 Unit Description 2 1 Front View 1 2 1 LEDs LEDs show the power and traffic utilization status 2 Antenna External dipole antenna...

Page 12: ...blinking traffic through this Ethernet port 3 Encryption Indicator Green light on encryption function enabled Green light off encryption function disabled 4 Wireless Status Indicators There are three...

Page 13: ...1b AP11B User s Guide 2 2 Rear View 1 Mounting Holes The ideal mounting distance between the mounting holes is5 5cm For information on how to use the mounting holes refer to Free standing Wall mounted...

Page 14: ...ower jack with input voltage at 12VDC 500mA 2 Reset Button Press and hold the button for more than five seconds to reload the factory default settings 3 RJ 45 Ethernet Jack RJ 45 connector allows your...

Page 15: ...tant measures as problems arise Maximum wireless coverage to achieve the maximal coverage the AP11B should be placed at a high level in position without obstacles and defiladed space No matter how you...

Page 16: ...Take out the AP11B and its supporting stand Step 1 Step 3 2 4 1 Free standing Installation Locate the mounting holes on the rear panel of the AP11B and align them to the hooks of the stand Step 2 The...

Page 17: ...13 Wireless 802 11b AP11B User s Guide Hold and slide the AP11B to either right or left to secure the access point in place Step 4 Step 5 The free standing installation is completed...

Page 18: ...802 11b AP11B User s Guide 2 4 2 Wall or Ceiling mounted Installation Take out the AP11B and screws Hammer the screws into the ceiling or the wall The ideal distance between screws is 5 5cm Step 3 St...

Page 19: ...e the maximum wireless coverage point the antenna vertically downward for ceiling mounted installation For wall mounted installation point the antenna vertically upward Hold and slide the AP11B to eit...

Page 20: ...1 Default Parameters Before You Begin To establish your wireless network connection you will need AP11B s One or more network adapters Password admin IP 192 168 1 254 subnet 255 255 255 0 SSID AP11B...

Page 21: ...the network settings Whenever you want to configure the respective settings open your web browser eg Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator then type the default IP address 192 168 1 254 in the Addr...

Page 22: ...rough the basic settings Generally after completing the four steps in this option your wireless gateway can connect to the ISP and your client computer can access to the Internet without any problem C...

Page 23: ...et Identifier SSID is the name designated for a specific wireless local area network WLAN The SSID s factory default settings is AP11B After entering your SSID click Next to continue The Menu Bar Duri...

Page 24: ...reless 802 11b AP11B User s Guide Setting the Channel 7 is the default channel All devices on the network must share the same channel Make your choice and click Next to continue Step 2 WEP Settings St...

Page 25: ...nType Select the level of encryption desired 40 bit or 128 bit If you want to enable the encryption for 40 bit key enter 10 hexadecimal digits for 128 bit key enter 26 hexadecimal digits When complete...

Page 26: ...Main Window of Customized Configuration The Menu Bar There is a menu bar in the top of the Customized Con figuration window where contains two options to exit the configuration window HOME and Logout...

Page 27: ...em firmware view system status and restart system Password Setting The default password of your access point is admin This option allows you to use personal password to replace the old one Once you ha...

Page 28: ...new version of firmware eg download from the MSI website you can update the firmware of your AP11B Howtoupgradethefirmware 1 Obtain the latest version of the firmware and save it to the designated loc...

Page 29: ...ile is correct Press Upgrade Firmware to continue 4 Click OK to continue with upgrading 5 To check if the upgrading process is successfully completed click System Status to view the the firmware versi...

Page 30: ...wireless gateway manually without unplugging the power cable Please NOTE that selecting Restart will not lose your current configuration System Status This option contains detail information of your A...

Page 31: ...the IP setting LAN DHCP Client default Disable If you enable a DHCP capable router gateway you will not need to assign a static IP address IP Address default 192 168 1 254 The IP address of the LAN i...

Page 32: ...on is used to set the SSID Network Name and channel for your AP11B Wireless HowtochangetheSSIDandChannel 1 Enter you new SSID and Channel selection 2 Press Apply to reset your SSID and Channel 3 To ch...

Page 33: ...settings are for advanced users or MIS staff only If you do not know how to set these parameters it is recommended to use the default value RadioSetting This option allows you to configure the operat...

Page 34: ...30 Wireless 802 11b AP11B User s Guide Encryption This option allows you to configure the settings of data encryption WEP key must be set before the data encryption is enforced...

Page 35: ...ation privilege of client stations The one which is added to the Associa tion control List can be set to Allowed or Blocked to the access point upon your permission configuration Associated Client Lis...

Page 36: ...ob tained from this user s manual please contact your place of purchase or local distributor Alternatively please try the fol lowing help resources for further guidance Visit the MSI website for FAQ...

Page 37: ...iled Cannot access the web based configuration Cannot get an illegal IP address Link quality is always poor Cannot see other clients Some clients cannot connect to AP11B Configuration Password is not...

Page 38: ...me System which allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses such as 192 168 0 10 A DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain names...

Page 39: ...businesses or organizations NAT Network Address Translation This process allows all of the computers on your home network to use one IP address Using the NAT capability of the HomeConnect home networ...

Page 40: ...twork as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet which must assigned by InterNIC TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol This is the standard protocol for data tr...

Page 41: ...ntication type 21 C Channel 20 Customized configuration 18 22 LAN 27 IP setting 27 System Firmware upgrade 24 Password setting 23 Restart 26 System status 26 Wireless 28 Associated client list 31 Asso...

Page 42: ...27 E Encryption type 21 Ethernet Link 8 External dipole antenna 7 F Free standing 11 12 Frequency 4 H Hexadecimal digits 21 I IEEE802 11b 1 Infrastructure networking mode 2 Interface 4 IP address 17...

Page 43: ...Service Set Identifier 19 Standard 4 Subnet mask 27 T Traffic utilization 8 Typical configuration 18 19 1 2 3 Setup Wizard 19 W Wall mounted 11 14 Web based configuration 17 WEP key 21 WEP settings 2...

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