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Chapter 4: Software Configuration

 

wireless function. 

SSID1: The wireless network name of AP, you can change it to whatever you want. 

Display multiple SSID: It supports up to 4 SSIDs. If you enable other SSIDs and tick the Isolated 
radio button then computers that connected to different SSIDs become logically separated. 

Hidden: Select it to disable SSID broadcast. We do not suggest you tick it. 

Isolated: Get different SSIDs become logically separated.   

Wireless Mode: If all of the wireless devices connected with this wireless router are in the same 
transmission mode (e.g. 802.11b), you can choose "Only" mode (e.g. 11b only). If you have some 
devices which use a different transmission mode, choose the appropriate "Mixed" mode.   

Channel:

 

The router can choose the best channel automatically in most cases. Please try to 

change the wireless channel if you notice interference problems with another nearby access 
point, or the wireless performance is not as good as you expected. 

SSID Broadcast:

 

If you choose Enabled, the wireless router will broadcast its name (SSID). 

MBSSID AP Isolation: Leave it as disable. 

BSSID: The physical address of the AP. 

Channel Bandwidth:

 

The bandwidth of the wireless channel, you can select 20MHz or 

20/40MHz. 

MCS: You can leave it as Auto. 

Extension Channel: There is assistant channel if frequency bandwidth 20/40 is chosen. 

b)

 

Client Mode 

 

SSID/MAC Address: Please click Search then a Station Survey page will pop up. Choose your 
wireless network of your main AP/Router and click Connect button. After that you can see that 
the SSID and MAC Address of your main AP/Router appeared in the box automatically.   

Summary of Contents for FWA-600ND

Page 1: ...150Mbps Wireless N Access Point FWA 600ND User Manual User Manual V2 0 ...

Page 2: ... Communication Co Ltd Without the permission of Shanghai Feixun Communication Co Ltd individual or party is not allowed to copy plagiarize imitate or translate it into other languages All the photos and product specifications mentioned in this manual are for references only as the upgrading of software and hardware there will be changes And if there are changes PHICOMM is not responsible for infor...

Page 3: ...pter 2 Operation Mode Introduction 4 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 6 Physical Connection 6 Configure Your Computer 6 Login 14 Chapter 4 Software Configuration 16 Running Status 16 Running Status 17 Wireless Basic Settings 17 Wireless Security Settings 22 LAN 23 Wireless Settings 24 Wireless Basic Settings 24 Wireless Security Settings 24 Wireless MAC Address Filter 24 ...

Page 4: ...27 DHCP 27 Address Reservation 28 DHCP Client List 28 System Tools 29 Factory Defaults 29 Backup and Restore 29 Password 30 System Log 30 Traffic Statistics 31 Firmware Upgrade 31 Reboot 32 Logout 32 Chapter5 PoE Power over Ethernet 33 Hardware Overview of PoE 33 Installation with PoE Injector 33 Chapter6 Specification 34 Appendix A Troubleshooting 35 ...

Page 5: ...iii Table of Contents 150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www phicomm com Appendix B Certification 36 FCC Statement 36 CE Mark Warning 37 Appendix C Glossary 38 ...

Page 6: ... mobility and the absence of cable will be beneficial for your network With IEEE 802 11n wireless technology your device can transmit wireless data at the rate of up to 150Mbps With multiple protection measures including SSID broadcast control and advanced firewall protections the product delivers complete data privacy Wireless security type of WPA WPA2 Enterprise as well as WPA WPA2 Personal ensu...

Page 7: ... is being transferred over the LAN port WLAN On The wireless function is enabled Off The wireless function is disabled Blinking Sending or receiving data over wireless network WPS On A wireless device is successfully connected to the network by WPS function Off WPS function is deactivated Blinking A wireless device is connecting to the network by WPS function Rear Panel The rear panel of the wirel...

Page 8: ...upports 1 RJ45 LAN port which also allows Power over Ethernet PoE Provides multiple encryption security Types including 64 128 bit WEP WPA WPA2 personal Easily setup a WPA2 encrypted secure connection at a push of the WPS button Wireless MAC address filtering allows you to control the access rights of the wireless clients according to the MAC addresses Supports built in DHCP server Supports operat...

Page 9: ...ve operation modes AP Access Point Client Bridge Bridge with AP and Repeater By default the operation mode is AP In AP mode it extends your existing hardwired network to your wireless clients In Client mode it acts as a wireless network adapter In Bridge Bridge with AP mode it can wirelessly connect two or more remote LANs which also support Bridge mode together ...

Page 10: ...150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www phicomm com 5 Chapter 2 Operation Mode Introduction In Repeater mode it can extend the coverage of your root wireless router boost the wireless signal strength ...

Page 11: ...ded by your ISP is available Connect your computer to the Wireless Access Point with an Ethernet cable when trying to configure it Configure Your Computer By default the DHCP server of FWA 600ND is enabled It can assign an IP address to your computer automatically So we suggest you set your computer to obtain IP address automatically after the physical connection 1 Click Start Control Panel For Wi...

Page 12: ...150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www phicomm com 7 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 2 Select and double click Network Connections 3 Right click Local Area Connection and then select Properties ...

Page 13: ... Access Point www phicomm com 8 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 4 Select Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties 5 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Then click OK ...

Page 14: ...the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection Please click the Start menu on your desktop select Run tab type cmd in the field 7 Then type ping 192 168 0 254 on the next screen press Enter If you can receive reply from that IP address that means you has succeeded ...

Page 15: ...150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www phicomm com 10 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation For Windows Vista 7 1 Click Start Control Panel 2 Click Network and Internet ...

Page 16: ...150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www phicomm com 11 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 3 Click Network and Sharing Center 4 Go to Change Adapter Settings win7 Manage Network Connections Vista ...

Page 17: ...50Mbps Wireless N Access Point www phicomm com 12 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation 5 Right click Local Area Connection choose Properties 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 and click Properties ...

Page 18: ...nstallation 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically Then click OK 8 Run the Ping command in the command prompt to verify the network connection Please click the Start menu on your desktop select Run tab type cmd in the field ...

Page 19: ...92 168 0 254 on the next screen press Enter If you can receive reply from that IP address that means you have succeeded Login Now we can login to the Web based Setup Wizard to do advanced configuration Step 1 Open your web browser type the default IP address 192 168 0 254 in the address bar press enter ...

Page 20: ...150Mbps Wireless N Access Point www phicomm com 15 Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Step 2 Enter the default Username admin and Password admin ...

Page 21: ...nning Status LAN Wireless Settings DHCP Server System Tools and Logout Submenus will be available after clicking one of these main menus On the right of the web management page you can see the detailed explanations and instructions for the corresponding page Running Status Running Status includes three submenus Running Status Wireless Basic Settings and Wireless Security Settings Click any of them...

Page 22: ...ration Mode It displays the current operation mode Choose the operation mode in the drop down list the corresponding configuration page will pop up Note Since the DHCP server of your original router is enabled and it assigns IP addresses to you computers automatically so you have to disable the DHCP service on the wireless Access Point after the settings Wireless Status Choose Enable to enable the...

Page 23: ...e choose the appropriate Mixed mode Channel The router can choose the best channel automatically in most cases Please try to change the wireless channel if you notice interference problems with another nearby access point or the wireless performance is not as good as you expected SSID Broadcast If you choose Enabled the wireless router will broadcast its name SSID MBSSID AP Isolation Leave it as d...

Page 24: ...ure it matches with the settings in your main AP Router c Bridge Mode Wireless Access Node MAC Address Click search then the Site Survey page pops up Choose the wireless network which you d like to bridge then click Connect The Wireless Access Node Mac Address will be filled in automatically Encryption Tick encryption then a new page including encryption type and encryption key pops up Choose the ...

Page 25: ...is wireless router are in the same transmission mode e g 802 11b you can choose Only mode e g 11b only If you have some devices which use a different transmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode Channel The router can choose the best channel automatically in most cases Please try to change the wireless channel if you notice interference problems with another nearby access point or the wirel...

Page 26: ...on mode e g 802 11b you can choose Only mode e g 11b only If you have some devices which use a different transmission mode choose the appropriate Mixed mode Channel If you configured it as a repeater successfully the channel would be the same with your main AP Router Channel Bandwidth The bandwidth of the wireless channel you can select 20MHz or 20 40MHz SSID Click Search the Site Survey page will...

Page 27: ...UTO WPA Personal WPA2 Personal WPA Personal WPA2 Personal Mode 1 Security Mode Disable If you do not want to use wireless security highlight on this option That means other people can connect to your wireless network without entering any password so it may slow down your internet speed it s recommended strongly to choose one of the following modes to enable security Mode 2 Security Mode Open Share...

Page 28: ...I characters Or enter 32 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F and null key is not permitted or 16 ASCII characters Mode 3 Security Mode WPA Personal WPA2 Personal WPA Personal WPA2 Personal WPA Personal Pre shared key of WPA WPA2 Personal Pre shared key of WPA2 WPA Personal WPA2 Personal Select WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal automatically based on the wireless station s capability and ...

Page 29: ...anced Wireless Settings Wireless Clients List and WPS Settings Click any of them you will be able to configure the corresponding function Wireless Basic Settings Please refer to introduction in Running Status page 17 Wireless Security Settings Please refer to introduction in Running Status page 22 Wireless MAC Address Filter You can allow deny the computers connecting to the router wirelessly by e...

Page 30: ...ss network performance BG Protection Mode Leave it as Auto Beacon Interval The interval for sending packets of the Beacon frame Its value range is 20 1000 in unit of ms The default is 100 DTIM It indicates the interval of the delivery traffic indication message DTIM The value range is between 1 and 255 milliseconds The default value is 1 Fragment Threshold Set the fragmentation threshold Packets l...

Page 31: ...e priority first You are recommended to select this option APSD Capable It is used for auto power saved service It is Disabled by default Multicast to Unicast Leave it as enable Wireless Clients List You can check the wireless clients of the access point in this page WPS Settings The WPS function can help you add a new device to the network quickly If the client device supports Wi Fi Protected Set...

Page 32: ...ring secret keys by manual WPS Mode Supports two ways to configure WPS settings PBC Push Button Configuration and PIN code PBC Select the PBC button or press the WPS button on the panel of the Router Press WPS button and WPS LED will blink which means the WPS function is enabled During the blinking time press the WPS button on another network device WPS LED light will become solid when the connect...

Page 33: ...can input the IP Address of another DNS server if your ISP provides two DNS servers Note To use the DHCP server function of the router please configure all computers in the LAN as Obtain an IP Address automatically mode This function will take effect after the router rebooted Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC in the LAN that PC will always receive the same IP addr...

Page 34: ... them and you will be able to configure the corresponding function Factory Defaults Click Restore All Settings button to reset all configuration settings to their default values Note All changed settings will be lost when defaults are restored Backup and Restore In the Export Settings column click Backup button to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file To restore the Rout...

Page 35: ...case of any damage Password You can change the log in password for this web management page not your ISP password or the wireless password System Log The system log is a detailed record of the websites that users on your network have accessed or attempted to access You can enable remote System Log function to view the log in remote place Enable remote System Log Check the radio button to enable re...

Page 36: ... receive data packets to the number Firmware Upgrade You can upgrade the router to the lasted version in this page please download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website After downloading the file you need to extract the zip file before upgrading the router Browse for the upgrade file then click Upgrade button Caution Once you click Upgrade button do not interrupt the process loss of...

Page 37: ...nged to factory default settings after upgrade please backup in advance During the updating please do not turn off the power Please make sure the software version is matching with the existing hardware Reboot Click Reboot button to reboot the Router Logout Click to logout from the router s web management page ...

Page 38: ... Installation with PoE Injector 1 Turn off all your network devices including the Switch power injector and the AP 2 Connect your Modem Router to the LAN port on the power injector with an Ethernet cable 3 Plug the provided power adapter into the DC jack on the power injector and the other end to a standard electrical wall socket 4 Connect your AP to the PoE LAN port on the power injector with an ...

Page 39: ... or Linux Hardware Interface 1 x 10 100Mbps LAN port with passive PoE supported Buttons ON OFF Button WPS Button Reset Button Antenna 1 x3dBi Detachable Omni directional Antenna Power Supply DC 12V 0 5A Dimensions W x D x H 165mm x 106mm x 26 5mm Others Operating Temperature 0 C 40 C 32 F 104 F Storage Temperature 40 C 70 C 40 F 158 F Relative Humidity 10 90 non condensing Storage Humidity 5 95 no...

Page 40: ...min Reconfigure the wireless Access Point since you have ever reset it 3 I cannot login the web management page Check the computer s IP address make sure the IP address is correct for details please refer to the section of Configure the Computers IP Address in this manual Make sure you put 192 168 0 254 into the address bar not the search bar Check your web browser make sure the Proxy server is un...

Page 41: ... 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 connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could ...

Page 42: ... Directive 1999 5 EC without any limitation except for the countries mentioned below Country Restriction Reason remark Bulgaria None General authorization required for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e i r p within the band 2454 2483 5 MHz Military Radiolocation use Refarming of the 2 4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulation...

Page 43: ... operating or communicating DSL Digital Subscriber Line A technology that allows data to be sent or received over existing traditional phone lines ISP Internet Service Provider A company that provides access to the Internet MTU Maximum Transmission Unit The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted SSID A Service Set Identification is a thirty two character maximum alphanumeric k...

Page 44: ...ature WPA provides roughly comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP with the benefit of easier administration and use This is similar to 802 1x support and requires a RADIUS server in order to implement The Wi Fi Alliance will call this WPA Enterprise One variation of WPA is called WPA Pre Shared Key or WPA PSK for short this provides an authentication alternative to an expensive RADIUS serve...

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