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Wireless Multi-Client Bridge / Access Point / Repeater  

Version 1.2 

Page 4 of 4 

Revision History 

Version Date 

Notes 

1.0 

September 15, 2003 

Initial Version 

1.1 

October 1, 2003 

Updated GUI 

1.2 

January 29, 2004 

Modified System, Status, WPA screen captures 

Summary of Contents for Wireless Multi-Client Bridge / Access Point / Repeater

Page 1: ...Wireless Multi Client Bridge Access Point Repeater User s Manual Version 1 2...

Page 2: ...12 5 BRIDGE MODE WEB CONFIGURATION 14 5 1 LOGGING IN 14 5 2 SYSTEM 15 5 2 1 Administrator Settings 16 5 2 2 Firmware Upgrade 16 5 2 3 Configuration Tools 17 5 2 4 Status 17 5 2 5 Operation 18 5 2 6 Re...

Page 3: ...ent Bridge Access Point Repeater Version 1 2 Page 3 of 3 Table of Contents 6 5 2 Advanced 32 6 5 3 WPA 32 6 5 4 802 1x 33 6 5 5 WEP 34 6 5 6 WDS 34 APPENDIX A SPECIFICATIONS 36 APPENDIX B FCC INTERFER...

Page 4: ...Bridge Access Point Repeater Version 1 2 Page 4 of 4 Revision History Version Date Notes 1 0 September 15 2003 Initial Version 1 1 October 1 2003 Updated GUI 1 2 January 29 2004 Modified System Statu...

Page 5: ...your Ethernet device to Wireless Power over Ethernet Flexible Access Point locations and cost savings 64 128 bit WEP data encryption Powerful data security Hide SSID AP Mode Avoids unauthorized users...

Page 6: ...nformation Doctors nurses point of sale employees and warehouse workers can access real time information while dealing with patients serving customers and processing information d Frequently changed e...

Page 7: ...peer to peer for departmental or SOHO LANs b Infrastructure for enterprise LANs a Ad Hoc peer to peer Mode This is the simplest network configuration with several computers equipped with the PC Cards...

Page 8: ...all wireless communication between two computers has to be via the AP It doesn t matter if the AP is stand alone or wired to an Ethernet network If used in stand alone the AP can extend the range of...

Page 9: ...onfigure your notebook or PC with a wireless LAN card B For a wired LAN connect your PC s Ethernet port to the AP s LAN port via an Ethernet cable C For WLAN position the Access Point in a proper loca...

Page 10: ...TCP IP settings of your PC A In the Control Panel double click Network Connections and then double click on the connection of your Network Interface Card NIC You will then see the following screen B...

Page 11: ...fault this device is configured as a Bridge and the default IP address in Bridge mode is 192 168 1 1 The default IP address for Access Point mode is 192 168 1 2 This chapter will describe the steps to...

Page 12: ...the firmware has now changed to Access Point mode After about 15 seconds you can re launch you web browser to the IP address of the Access Point 192 168 1 2 4 2 Access Point to Bridge a Enter the defa...

Page 13: ...the Apply button A message box will then appear asking you to confirm the switch d Click on the OK button to continue You will then see the following page e This message indicates that the firmware ha...

Page 14: ...Leave the User name and Password fields blank and click on the OK button h You can change the username and password under the Administrator Settings option Refer to section 5 2 1 Administrator Setting...

Page 15: ...Version 1 2 Page 15 of 15 5 2 System Click on the System link on the navigation bar You will then see the following options Administrator Settings Firmware Upgrade Configuration Tools Status Operation...

Page 16: ...strator password enter a new password in the first box and then re type the password in the second box h Click on the Save button to save the changes 5 2 2 Firmware Upgrade h Click on the Firmware Upg...

Page 17: ...n h Click on the Reset button to reset the Bridge to its factory default settings 5 2 4 Status h Click on the Status link under the System menu on the navigation bar This page displays the current sta...

Page 18: ...s Point mode The image below depicts the Operation screen h Place a check in the Access Point check box and then click on the Apply button A message box will then appear asking you to confirm the swit...

Page 19: ...rrent configuration The image below depicts the Reset screen h Click on the Reboot button to reset the bridge based on its current configuration 5 3 LAN Click on the LAN link on the navigation bar You...

Page 20: ...his bridge as a DHCP client meaning that the network will assign the IP address to it h DHCP Client select Disable or Enable By enabling this option the network will assign an IP address to the Bridge...

Page 21: ...identical for all points in the network It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters h Channel select a radio frequency from the drop down list h Transmission Rate Mbits s select a transmiss...

Page 22: ...running in mixed mode This number is in units of microseconds A typical value would be 1000 microseconds When the value if 0 bursting is disabled h Click on the Save button to confirm the changes 5 4...

Page 23: ...WEP key length select a WEP key length from the drop down list Options available are 64 bit and 128 bit h WEP key enter the WEP key If you use WEP you must specify the same key into the Access Point...

Page 24: ...w Leave the User name and Password fields blank and click on the OK button h You can change the username and password under the Administrator Settings option Refer to section 6 2 1 Administrator Setti...

Page 25: ...escribed in detail below 6 2 1 Administrator Settings h Click on the Administrator Settings link under the System menu on the navigation bar On this page you can configure a user name and password for...

Page 26: ...nt while the upgrade is in process 6 2 3 Configuration Tools h Click on the Configuration Tools link under the System menu on the navigation bar Using this page you can reset the settings of the Acces...

Page 27: ...eration link under the System menu on the navigation bar Using this page can switch from the Access Point mode to Bridge mode The image below depicts the Operation screen h Place a check in the Bridge...

Page 28: ...ates that the firmware has now changed to Bridge mode After about 15 seconds you can re launch you web browser to the IP address of the Bridge 192 168 1 1 h In order to configure the Bridge refer to C...

Page 29: ...y enter the IP address of the default gateway The default IP address is 0 0 0 0 h Access point name enter a name for the access point This is different from the SSID h Click on the Save button to conf...

Page 30: ...Secondary DNS Server enter the IP address of the secondary DNS server h Click on the Save button to confirm the changes 6 4 Filtering Click on the Filtering link on the navigation bar You will then s...

Page 31: ...t Visible or Invisible This option displays or hides the SSID of this Access Point from other Access Points h Wireless Connection Mode select an Access Point mode from the drop down list Options avail...

Page 32: ...eacons per DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message e g 1 means send a DTIM with each beacon 2 means with every 2nd beacon etc h Maximum burst time this is also known as PRISM Nitro tm technology The...

Page 33: ...lticast Cipher Type currently TKIP is the only permitted setting h WPA Pairwise Cipher Type currently TKIP is the only permitted setting h WPA Group Key Update Interval enter the update value which is...

Page 34: ...acy a security protocol for Wireless Local Area Networks WLANs defined in the 802 11 standard WEP is designed to provide the same level of security as a wired LAN The image below depicts the configura...

Page 35: ...Enable WDS encryption When Wireless Distribution System WDS is enabled the Access Point functions as a wireless repeater and is able to wirelessly communicate with other Access Points h AP MAC addres...

Page 36: ...Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance CSMA CA Modulation Technology Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing OFDM DBPSK 1Mbps DQPSK 2Mbps CCK 5 5 11Mbps BPSK 6 and 9 Mbps QPSK 12 an...

Page 37: ...ed Access x PSK Pre share key with 64 128 bit WEP Key x EAP MD5 TLS TTLS authenticator support x TKIP x MAC address filtering WLAN x Hide SSID in beacons IP Auto configuration DHCP client server Manag...

Page 38: ...by one of the following measures x Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna x Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver x Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit differen...

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