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MyTek                                

MWA-105 Access Point 

                                                  Communication Ltd.

 

 

                         

Version: 1.1

 

 

 

 

1 Introduction 

The MWA-105 Wireless LAN Access Point is an affordable IEEE 802.11b/g wireless LAN Access Point 

solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, secure, manageable and reliable 

WLAN. 

 

This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assign and other WLAN router 

configuration. The description includes the implementation of the above steps. 

 

1.1 Package  contents 

The package of the WLAN Access Point includes the following items, 

The WLAN Access Point 

The AC to DC power adapter 

The Documentation CD 

 

 

1.2 Product  Specifications 

Product Name 

MWA-105 WLAN Access Point 

Standard 

802.11b/g(Wireless), 802.3(10BaseT), 802.3u(100BaseT) 

Data Transfer Rate 

54Mbps(Wireless), 100Mbps(Ethernet) 

Modulation Method 

CCK(802.11b), OFDM(802.11g) 

Frequency Band 

2.4GHz – 2.497GJz ISM Band, DSSS 

RF Output Power 

CCK< 17 dBm, OFDM< 13.5 dBm 

Receiver Sensitivity 

802.11b -80 dBm@8%, 802.11g -68 dBm@5% 

Operation Range 

30 to 280 meters (depend on surrounding) 

Antenna External 

Antenna 

LED Power, 

Active 

(WLAN/Ethernet) 

Security 

64 bit/ 128 bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 

LAN interface 

One 10/100BaseT with RJ45 connector 

Power Consumption 

7.5V DC Power Adapter 

Operating Temperature 

0 ~ 50

o

C ambient temperature 

Storage Temperature 

-20 ~ 70

o

C ambient temperature 

Humidity 

5 to 90 % maximum (non-condensing) 

Dimension 

118 x 75 x 25 mm 

 

 

MyTek Communication Ltd.                                                 Tel:  (36-1) 347-0446, (36-1) 280-9397 
Vörösmarty utca 79. Budapest                                                               Fax: (36-1) 347-0447 
Hungary H-1201            

                                                            http://www.mytek.eu

 

 

 

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Summary of Contents for MWA-105

Page 1: ...t Communication Ltd Version 1 1 User s Manual Version 1 1 MWA 105 Wireless LAN Access Point MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu ...

Page 2: ...terference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connecte...

Page 3: ...OINT 6 3 2 CONNECT TO THE WLAN ACCESS POINT 7 3 3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE WLAN ACCESS POINT 8 3 3 1 Status 8 3 3 2 Setup Wizard 10 I Operation Mode 11 II LAN Interface Setup 11 III WAN Interface Setup 12 IV Wireless Basic Settings 13 V Wireless Security Setup 13 3 3 3 Operation Mode 14 3 3 4 Wireless Basic Settings 14 3 3 5 Wireless Advanced Settings 17 3 3 6 Wireless Security Setup 18...

Page 4: ...WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK 42 4 5 WHAT IS BSSID 43 4 6 WHAT IS ESSID 43 4 7 WHAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE 44 4 8 WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEM AND SHARED KEY AUTHENTICATIONS 44 4 9 WHAT IS WEP 44 4 10 WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD 44 4 11 WHAT IS RTS REQUEST TO SEND THRESHOLD 45 4 12 WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL 45 4 13 WHAT IS PREAMBLE TYPE 46 4 14 WHAT IS SSID BROADCAST 46 4 15 WHAT I...

Page 5: ...HAT IS INTER ACCESS POINT PROTOCOL IAPP 47 4 21 WHAT IS WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WDS 47 4 22 WHAT IS CLONE MAC ADDRESS 47 MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu iii ...

Page 6: ...on History DATE REVISION OF USER S MANUAL FIRMWARE 2006 05 19 First release Version 1 0 a1 4 0 2009 12 21 Version 1 1 a 1 4 2 I MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu i ...

Page 7: ...unications Commission IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IP Internet Protocol ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical LAN Local Area Network MAC Media Access Control NT Network Termination PSD Power Spectral Density RF Radio Frequency SNR Signal to Noise Ratio SSID Service Set Identification TCP Transmission Control Protocol TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol TKIP Temporal Key In...

Page 8: ... WLAN Access Point Standard 802 11b g Wireless 802 3 10BaseT 802 3u 100BaseT Data Transfer Rate 54Mbps Wireless 100Mbps Ethernet Modulation Method CCK 802 11b OFDM 802 11g Frequency Band 2 4GHz 2 497GJz ISM Band DSSS RF Output Power CCK 17 dBm OFDM 13 5 dBm Receiver Sensitivity 802 11b 80 dBm 8 802 11g 68 dBm 5 Operation Range 30 to 280 meters depend on surrounding Antenna External Antenna LED Pow...

Page 9: ...Access Point Protocol IAPP Supports Wireless Distribution System WDS Supports IEEE 802 3x full duplex flow control on 10 100M Ethernet interface Supports DHCP server to provide clients auto IP addresses assignment Supports DHCP client auto IP address assignment from ISP Supports DHCP client for WAN interface in WISP mode auto IP address assignment from ISP Supports PPPoE on WAN interface in WISP m...

Page 10: ...is powered on Off The WLAN Access Point is powered off 2 WLAN LED Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna Off No data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna 3 LAN LED ACT Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN interface On Port linked Off No link MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 120...

Page 11: ...l AC to DC adaptor provide adaptive power requirement to the WLAN Access Point 3 LAN The RJ 45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5 cables Support auto sensing on 10 100M speed and half full duplex comply with IEEE 802 3 802 3u respectively 4 Reset Push continually the reset button 5 10 seconds to reset the configuration parameters to factory defaults MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 34...

Page 12: ...e length is needed Step 3 Supply DC power to the WLAN Access Point Use only the AC DC power adapter supplied with the WLAN Access Point it may occur damage by using a different type of power adapter The hardware installation finished 2 2 Software Installation There are no software drivers patches or utilities installation needed but only the configuration setting Please refer to chapter 3 for soft...

Page 13: ...the Add button to install it otherwise go to step 6 4 Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button 5 Select TCP IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP IP protocol it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation Close and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP IP installation 6 Select TCP ...

Page 14: ...hen click Control Panel The Control Panel window will appear 2 Move mouse and double click the right button on Network icon The Network window will appear Click Protocol tab from the Network window 3 Check the installed list of Network Protocol window If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it otherwise go to step 6 4 Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and ...

Page 15: ...tatus This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device includes system wireless and Ethernet LAN configuration information Screen snapshot Status Item Description MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu 8 ...

Page 16: ...ess of the WLAN Access Point BSSID is a six byte address Associated Clients It shows total numbers of WLAN clients connected TCP IP Configuration Attain IP Protocol It shows how the WLAN Access Point gets the IP address The IP address can be set manually to a fixed one or set dynamically by DHCP server IP Address It shows the IP address of WAN interface of WLAN Access Point Subnet Mask It shows th...

Page 17: ...fault gateway setting for WAN interface outgoing data packets DNS1 DNS2 DNS3 It shows the DNS server information MAC Address It shows the MAC address of WAN interface of WLAN Broadband Router 3 3 2 Setup Wizard This page guides you to configure wireless Access Point for first time Screen snapshot Setup Wizard MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 3...

Page 18: ... the operation mode Screen snapshot Operation Mode II LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure local area network IP address and subnet mask Screen snapshot LAN Interface Setup MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu 11 ...

Page 19: ... configure basic wireless parameters like Band Mode Network Type SSID Channel Number Enable Mac Clone Single Ethernet Client Screen snapshot Wireless Basic Settings MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu 12 ...

Page 20: ...ork Type SSID Channel Number Enable Mac Clone Single Ethernet Client Screen snapshot Wireless Basic Settings V Wireless Security Setup This page is used to configure wireless security Screen snapshot Wireless Security Setup MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu 13 ...

Page 21: ...ge mode Wireless interface can do all router s functions Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 3 4 Wireless Basic Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients that may connect to your Access Point Here you may change wirel...

Page 22: ...l to scan the wireless network If any Access Point or IBSS is found you could choose to connect it manually when client mode is enabled Refer to 3 3 9 Site Survey SSID It is the wireless network name The SSID can be 32 bytes long Channel Number Select the wireless communication channel from pull down menu Associated Clients Click the Show Active Clients button to open Active Wireless Client Table ...

Page 23: ...Enable Universal Repeater Mode Click to enable Universal Repeater Mode SSID of Extended Interface Assign SSID when enables Universal Repeater Mode Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79...

Page 24: ...ect the changes will have on your WLAN Access Point Screen snapshot Wireless Advanced Settings Item Description Authentication Type Click to select the authentication type in Open System Shared Key or Auto selection Fragment Threshold Set the data packet fragmentation threshold value can be written between 256 and 2346 bytes MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 7...

Page 25: ...he IAPP function Refer to 4 20 What is Inter Access Point Protocol IAPP 802 11g Protection Protect 802 11b user RF Output Power To adjust transmission power level Turbo Mode Click to enable disable turbo mode Only apply to WLAN IC of Realtek Block Rely Between Clients Click Enabled Disabled to decide if blocking relay packets between clients WMM Click Enabled Disabled to init WMM feature ACK Timeo...

Page 26: ...Key Integrity Protocol TKIP 4 19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard AES Use 802 1x Authentication While Encryption is selected to be WEP Click the check box to enable IEEE 802 1x authentication function Refer to 4 16 What is 802 1x Authentication WPAAuthentication Mode While Encryption is selected to be WPA Click to select the WPAAuthentication Mode with Enterprise RADIUS or Personal Pre Shared ...

Page 27: ...in the key value WPA Personal Pre Shared Key only Enable Pre Authentication Click to enable Pre Authentication WPA2 WPA2 Mixed only Enterprise only Authentication RADIUS Server Set the IP address port and login password information of authentication RADIUS sever Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and r...

Page 28: ...ey 3 of WEP security encryption function Encryption Key 4 Secret key 4 of WEP security encryption function Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Close Click to close this WEP Key setup window Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting WEP encryption key secret key length Length Format 64 bit 128 bit A...

Page 29: ...ll in the comment tag for the registered client Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the client to new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting Current Access Control List It shows the registered clients that are allowed to link to this WLAN Access Point Delete Selected Click to delete the selected clients...

Page 30: ...pshot WDS Setup Item Description Enable WDS Click the check box to enable wireless distribution system Refer to 4 21 What is Wireless Distribution System WDS MAC Address Fill in the MAC address of AP to register the wireless distribution system access capability Comment Fill in the comment tag for the registered AP Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the AP to new configuratio...

Page 31: ...l the registered APs from the wireless distribution system allowed list Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting I WDS Security Setup Requirement Set Wireless Basic Settings Mode AP WDS This page is used to configure the wireless security between APs Refer to 3 3 6 Wireless Security Setup Screen snapshot WDS Security Setup II WDS AP Table This pag...

Page 32: ...ts on the Wireless LAN interface Rx Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the wireless LAN interface Tx Rare Mbps It shows the wireless link rate within WDS Refresh Click to refresh the statistic counters on the screen Close Click to close the current window 3 3 9 Site Survey This page is used to view or configure other APs near yours MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446...

Page 33: ...elect Click to select AP or client you d like to connect Refresh Click the Refresh button to re scan site survey on the screen Connect Click the Connect button to establish connection 3 3 10 TCP IP Settings This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network that connects to the LAN ports of your WLAN Access Point Here you may change the setting for IP address subnet mask DHCP etc...

Page 34: ... Disabled Client or Server in different operation mode of wireless Access Point DHCP Client Range Fill in the start IP address and end IP address to allocate a range of IP addresses client with DHCP function set will be assigned an IP address from the range Show Client Click to open the Active DHCP Client Table window that shows the active clients with their assigned IP address MAC address and tim...

Page 35: ...ull down menu Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Refer to 4 24 What is Clone MAC Address Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 3 11 WAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the parameters for wide area n...

Page 36: ... IP address of Domain Name Server 2 DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3 Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Refer to 4 24 What is Clone MAC Address Enable Ping Access on WAN Click the checkbox to enable WAN ICMP response Enable Web Server Access on WAN Click the checkbox to enable web configuration from WAN side Enable IPsec pass through ...

Page 37: ...tup DHCP Client Item Description DHCP Client Click to select DHCP support on WAN interface for IP address assigned automatically from a DHCP server Host Name Fill in the host name of Host Name The default value is empty MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size The default value is MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 ...

Page 38: ...kbox to enable WAN ICMP response Enable Web Server Access on WAN Click the checkbox to enable web configuration from WAN side Enable IPsec pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable IPSec packet pass through Enable PPTP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable PPTP packet pass through Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable L2TP p...

Page 39: ...rt on WAN interface There are user name password connection type and idle time settings need to be done User Name If you select the PPPoE support on WAN interface fill in the user name and password to login the PPPoE server MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu 32 ...

Page 40: ...connection through the PPPoE protocol by clicking the Connect button manually and clicking the Disconnect button manually Idle Time If you select the PPPoE and Connect on Demand connection type fill in the idle time for auto disconnect function Value can be between 1 and 1000 minutes MTU Size Fill in the mtu size of MTU Size The default value is 1492 Refer to 4 23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit...

Page 41: ...gh on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable PPTP packet pass through Enable L2TP pass through on VPN connection Click the checkbox to enable L2TP packet pass through Set TTL value Click to Enable and set Time to Live value Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration ...

Page 42: ... Allow user to make a tunnel with remote site directly to secure the data transmission among the connection User can use embedded PPTP client supported by this router to make a VPN connection MyTek Communication Ltd Tel 36 1 347 0446 36 1 280 9397 Vörösmarty utca 79 Budapest Fax 36 1 347 0447 Hungary H 1201 http www mytek eu 35 ...

Page 43: ...upport Please select Set DNS Manually if the PPTP support is selected Set DNS Manually Click to select getting DNS address for PPTP support DNS 1 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 1 DNS 2 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 2 DNS 3 Fill in the IP address of Domain Name Server 3 Clone MAC Address Fill in the MAC address that is the MAC address to be cloned Refer to 4 24 What is ...

Page 44: ...12 Log This page is used to configure the remote log server and shown the current log Screen snapshot Log Item Description Enable Log System all Wireless only Click the checkbox to enable log Show all log of wireless Access Point Only show wireless log Enable Remote Log Log Server IP Address Click the checkbox to enable remote log service Input the remote log IP address MyTek Communication Ltd Tel...

Page 45: ...n the wireless LAN interface Wireless LAN Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the wireless LAN interface Ethernet LAN Sent Packets It shows the statistic count of sent packets on the Ethernet LAN interface Ethernet LAN Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the Ethernet LAN interface Refresh Click the refresh the statistic counters on ...

Page 46: ...set Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting 3 3 15 Save Reload Settings This page allows you save current settings to a file or reload the settings from the file that was saved previously Besides you could reset the current configuration to factory default Screen snapshot Management Save Reload Settings Item Description Save Settings to File Click the ...

Page 47: ...ion Screen snapshot Management Password Setup Item Description User Name Fill in the user name for web management login control New Password Fill in the password for web management login control Confirmed Password Because the password input is invisible so please fill in the password again for confirmation purpose Apply Changes Clear the User Name and Password fields to empty means to apply no web...

Page 48: ...o enable watchdog WatchDog IP Address IP address that is referred Ping Interval Fill in the value by seconds Ping Fail to reboot Count Fill in the value that is threshold to reboot router when ping fails Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous configuration setting MyTek Communicati...

Page 49: ... is the one entitled IP Address and your PC s MAC address is the one entitled Physical Address 4 2 What is Wireless LAN A wireless LAN WLAN is a network that allows access to Internet without the need for any wired connections to the user s machine 4 3 What are ISM bands ISM stands for Industrial Scientific and Medical radio frequency bands that the Federal Communications Commission FCC authorized...

Page 50: ...ot exist or is not required for services such as a hotel room convention center or airport or where access to the wired network is barred such as for consultants at a client site Example 2 wireless Ad Hoc Mode 4 5 What is BSSID A six byte address that distinguishes a particular a particular access point from others Also know as just SSID Serves as a network ID or name 4 6 What is ESSID The Extende...

Page 51: ...tion is assumed to have received a secret shared key over a secure channel that is independent from the 802 11 wireless network communications channel 4 9 What is WEP An optional IEEE 802 11 function that offers frame transmission privacy similar to a wired network The Wired Equivalent Privacy generates secret shared encryption keys that both source and destination stations can use to alert frame ...

Page 52: ...actions Each station can have a different RTS threshold RTS CTS is used when the data packet size exceeds the defined RTS threshold With the CSMA CA transmission mechanism the transmitting station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station and waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS Clear to Send packet before sending the actual packet data This setting is useful for networks with...

Page 53: ...rk security However it s no replacement for WEP MAC filtering or other protections 4 15 What is Wi Fi Protected Access WPA Wi Fi s original security mechanism Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP has been viewed as insufficient for securing confidential business communications A longer term solution the IEEE 802 11i standard is under development However since the IEEE 802 11i standard is not expected to b...

Page 54: ... Advanced Encryption Standard AES Security issues are a major concern for wireless LANs AES is the U S government s next generation cryptography algorithm which will replace DES and 3DES 4 20 What is Inter Access Point Protocol IAPP The IEEE 802 11f Inter Access Point Protocol IAPP supports Access Point Vendor interoperability enabling roaming of 802 11 Stations within IP subnet IAPP defines messa...

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