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you to determine if you need such upgrade.

Mode

Displays current wireless operating mode (see next
chapter)

ESSID

Displays current ESSID (the name used to identify
this wireless access point)

Channel Number

Displays current wireless channel number

Security

Displays current wireless security setting

BSSID

Displays current BSSID (a set of unique
identification name of this access point, can not be
modified by user)

Associated Clients

Displays the number of connected wireless client

IP Address

Displays the IP address of this wireless access
point

Subnet Mask

Displays the net mask of IP address

Default Gateway

Displays the IP address of default gateway

MAC address

Displays the MAC address of LAN interface

Summary of Contents for WLn-501

Page 1: ...802 11n Wireless Access Point User Manual WLn 501 ver 1 0...

Page 2: ...respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed as is Should th...

Page 3: ...2 2 4 Windows Vista IP address setup 18 2 2 5 Connecting to Web Management Interface 21 2 3 View System Status and Information 23 2 4 Select an Operating Mode for Wireless Access Point 25 2 4 1 AP Mo...

Page 4: ...nced Configuration 63 3 1 Configuration Backup and Restore 63 3 2 Firmware Upgrade 64 3 3 System Reset 65 Chapter IV Appendix 66 4 1 Hardware Specification 66 4 2 Troubleshooting 67 4 3 Glossary 69 4...

Page 5: ...able to operate in Wireless Bridge mode You can use it to expand the scope of your network wirelessly When you want to build connection between two wired networks you can use this function to establis...

Page 6: ...inexperienced user can setup wireless network without network technician s help Easy to use web based GUI Graphical User Interface for network configuration and management purposes Remote management...

Page 7: ...years old They may put the small parts in their nose or month and it could cause serious damage to them KEEP THIS ACCESS POINT OUT THE REACH OF CHILDREN 6 The access point will become hot when being...

Page 8: ...network devices with wired or wireless network interface card z Web browser Microsoft Internet Explorer 4 0 or above Netscape Navigator 4 7 or above Opera web browser or Safari web browser z An avail...

Page 9: ...arting to use this access point please check if there s anything missing in the package and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items Wireless Access point main body 1 pcs 1 User manu...

Page 10: ...orrectly powered On Wireless network is switched on Off Wireless network is switched off WLAN Flashing Wireless LAN activity transferring data On LAN port is running at 100Mbps LAN 10 100M 1 5 Off LAN...

Page 11: ...to A C power adapter Reset WPS Reset the router to factory default settings clear all settings or start WPS function Press and hold this button for 2 seconds to activate WPS function press and hold th...

Page 12: ...like game console or switch hub to the LAN port of the access point by Ethernet cable 2 Connect the A C power adapter to the wall socket and then connect it to the Power socket of the access point 3 P...

Page 13: ...s If it s set to use static IP address or you re unsure please follow the following instructions to configure your computer to use dynamic IP address If the operating system of your computer is Window...

Page 14: ...13 2 Select Specify an IP address then input the following settings in respective field IP address 192 168 2 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 click OK when finish...

Page 15: ...be located at lower left corner of your computer then click control panel Double click Network and Dial up Connections icon double click Local Area Connection and Local Area Connection Properties win...

Page 16: ...15 2 Select Use the following IP address then input the following settings in respective field IP address 192 168 2 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 click OK when finish...

Page 17: ...be located at lower left corner of your computer then click control panel Double click Network and Internet Connections icon click Network Connections and then double click Local Area Connection Local...

Page 18: ...17 2 Select Use the following IP address then input the following settings in respective field IP address 192 168 2 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 click OK when finish...

Page 19: ...orner of your computer then click control panel Click View Network Status and Tasks then click Manage Network Connections Right click Local Area Netwrok then select Properties Local Area Connection Pr...

Page 20: ...19 2 Select Use the following IP address then input the following settings in respective field IP address 192 168 2 2 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 click OK when finish...

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Page 22: ...erface Please start your web browser and input 192 168 2 1 in address bar then press Enter key The following message should be shown Please input user name and password in the field respectively defau...

Page 23: ...and password you type are correct please go to 4 2 Troubleshooting page 67 to perform a factory reset to set the password back to default value TIP This page shows the four major setting categories Qu...

Page 24: ...fix the communication problem between this access point and other wired wireless computer devices You can click Home on the left and the system status and information will be displayed as shown below...

Page 25: ...y Displays current wireless security setting BSSID Displays current BSSID a set of unique identification name of this access point can not be modified by user Associated Clients Displays the number of...

Page 26: ...le AP Access point mode allows wireless clients to connect to access point and exchange data with computers connected to wired Ethernet ports of access point AP Bridge Point to Point Establish wireles...

Page 27: ...s mode is similar to AP Bridge to Multi Point but access point is not work in bridge dedicated mode and will be able to accept wireless clients while the access point is working as a wireless bridge P...

Page 28: ...ferent band setting you ll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band If you select 2 4GHz B 2 4GHz N or 2 4GHz G only wireless clients using the wireless band you select 802 11b 8...

Page 29: ...ts button and a new popup window will appear which contains the information about all wireless clients connected to this access point You can click Refresh button in popup window to keep information u...

Page 30: ...ou set your access point to this mode it will not accept regular wireless clients anymore When you select AP Bridge Point to Point the following options will be displayed Here are descriptions of ever...

Page 31: ...ease input the MAC address of the wireless access point you wish to connect Set Security Click this button to select an encryption mode for this wireless link a new popup window will appear Please ref...

Page 32: ...d Please note that when you set your access point to this mode it will not accept regular wireless clients anymore When you select AP Bridge Point to Multi Point the following options will be displaye...

Page 33: ...nnect MAC address 1 4 Please input the MAC address of the wireless access point you wish to connect Set Security Click this button to select an encryption mode for this wireless link a new popup windo...

Page 34: ...onnect a network to other networks which is physically isolated When you use this mode this access point is still able to accept wireless clients When you select AP Bridge WDS the following options wi...

Page 35: ...VE Channel Number Please select a channel number you wish to use The channel number must be same with another wireless access point you wish to connect Associated Clients Click Show Active Clients but...

Page 36: ...gs you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click Apply button to restart the wireless access point and the changes w...

Page 37: ...tton on wireless network card software or physical button or input a special number called as PIN number in the setup menu of this access point the access point and wireless client will cooperate to s...

Page 38: ...ata encryption settings of this access point has never been set unConfigured message will be displayed her see chapter 2 7 for detailed information if data encryption settings has been set before Conf...

Page 39: ...ton This access point also provides a hardware PBC button for WPS setup You can press and hold Reset WPS button for 2 seconds to use PBC type WPS setup the hardware button s function is the same as St...

Page 40: ...ce will be reduced You can click Advanced Setting on the left to enter advanced settings menu and the following message will be displayed Here are descriptions of every setup items Fragment Threshold...

Page 41: ...ireless signals of this access point It s suggested to select Auto 20 40MHz Do not change to 20 MHz unless you know what it is Preamble Type Set the type of preamble of wireless radio Do not modify de...

Page 42: ...ith setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed When you see this message the settings you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page a...

Page 43: ...d by radio signals in the air will become unreadable for those people who don t know correct encryption key encryption password There are two ways to set wireless security 1 Click Security on the left...

Page 44: ...cess to your local network and do something bad to your computers and servers which could cause serious problem There are several things you can do to improve wireless security 1 Always enable data en...

Page 45: ...er you finish with setting please click Apply and the following message will be displayed When you see this message the settings you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to...

Page 46: ...your network environment When you select WEP as encryption type the following messages will be displayed Here are descriptions of every setup items Key Length There are two types of WEP key length 64...

Page 47: ...lect Hex as key format you can use characters 0 9 a f and A F You must enter at least one encryption key here and if you entered multiple WEP keys they should not be same with each other Enable 802 1x...

Page 48: ...is safer than TKIP but not every wireless client supports it Please refer to the specification of your wireless client to decide which encryption type you should use Pre shared Key Format Please sele...

Page 49: ...gs you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click Apply button to restart the wireless access point and the changes w...

Page 50: ...than TKIP but not every wireless client supports it Please refer to the specification of your wireless client to decide which encryption type you should use Use internal MD5 RADIUS Server Uses built i...

Page 51: ...displayed When you see this message the settings you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click Apply button to rest...

Page 52: ...r instead of external RADIUS server If you check this box the value of internal RADIUS server fields will be ignored Enable 802 1x Authentication Enable or disable the use of 802 1x user authenticatio...

Page 53: ...gs you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click Apply button to restart the wireless access point and the changes w...

Page 54: ...nternal mini radius server to improve security and wireless user control The internal radius server only supports 96 users and 16 IP addresses If the number of user and or IP address you need is more...

Page 55: ...ver database You can also click Reset button to uncheck all Select boxes Authentication Client You can add allowed radius client IP address here Please input client IP secret key re type secret key in...

Page 56: ...gs you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click Apply button to restart the wireless access point and the changes w...

Page 57: ...terface and the following messages will be displayed This page contains 2 parts of MAC filtering information All allowed MAC addresses will be listed in upper part 1 and you can add new MAC addresses...

Page 58: ...s here This is optional and you can leave it blank however it s recommended to use this field to write a comment for every MAC addresses as a memory aid This is optional Add When you finish inputting...

Page 59: ...point Please click System Utility on the left and the following message will be displayed Please input current password in Current Password field then input new password in both New Password and Re En...

Page 60: ...t To change IP address please click System Utility on the left and the following message will be displayed Please input IP address and Subnet Mask in corresponding field and you can input the IP addre...

Page 61: ...ge will be displayed When you see this message the settings you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or click Apply butt...

Page 62: ...ame Server IP Please input the IP address of domain name server DNS here If not set the IP address of this wireless access point will be provided to client Start IP Please input the start IP address o...

Page 63: ...llowing message will be displayed When you see this message the settings you made is successfully save You can click Continue button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items or cli...

Page 64: ...buttons Backup Settings Press Save button and you ll be prompted to download the configuration as a file default filename is default bin you can please save it as another filename for different versi...

Page 65: ...upgrade file Please download the latest firmware file from our website and use it to upgrade your access point After a firmware upgrade file is selected click Apply button and the access point will s...

Page 66: ...esponding you may have to switch it off by unplug the power plug and plug it back again after 10 seconds To reset your access point please click Reset on the left and the following message will be dis...

Page 67: ...ess Module Ralink RT2860 RT2820 Flash 4MB SDRAM 16MB WAN Port 10 100M UTP Port x 1 LAN Ports 10 100M UTP Port x 4 Antenna Fixed Antenna x 3 2T3R MIMO Technology Power 12VDC 1A Switching Power Adapter...

Page 68: ...ctly powered c You must use the same IP address section which access point uses d Are you using MAC or IP address filter Try to connect the access point by another computer and see if it works if not...

Page 69: ...rs do on your local network If someone s transferring big files other people will think Internet is really slow c Change channel number and see if this works I can t log onto web management interface...

Page 70: ...NS server your ISP has assigned to you DSL Modem DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line A DSL modem uses your existing phone lines to transmit data at high speeds Ethernet A standard for computer netw...

Page 71: ...vice Provider An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations LAN Local Area Network A LAN is a group of computers and devices con...

Page 72: ...raction agreed upon between multiple parties so that when they interface with each other based on such a protocol the interpretation of their behavior is well defined and can be made objectively witho...

Page 73: ...the IP Internet Protocol a network layer protocol WAN Wide Area Network A network that connects computers located in geographically separate areas e g different buildings cities countries The Internet...

Page 74: ...paration between the equipment and receiver 3 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected 4 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio tech...

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