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Chapter 4 Application 

This  chapter  describe  the  Application  of  your  WAP-1963A.  The  working  modes  of  WAP-1963A  are 

Access Point, Station Modes, Wireless Bridge modes. In different work mode, you can use WAP-1963A 

to fit to each environment.   

4.1 Enterprise or Campus Users 

In an enterprise or campus area, some mobile users may need a continuous network connection.    By 

installing 11Mbps access points in the area, mobile users can be always on the network by installing a 

wireless card in their notebook or PDA.    The roaming capacity allows users connected to the network to 

transparently roam from one access point to another. 

. 

 

4.2 Wireless ISP 

A first mile solution now is now simple with PLANET

’

s wireless devices.    No wiring is needed and the 

provided bandwidth can be up to 11Mbps. By installing PLANET

’

s wireless access point equipped with 

omni-directional  antenna  in  the  user

’

s  neighborhood,  all  users  around  the  access  point  can  easily 

connect to Internet through the access point by installing a wireless PCI card or a WAP-1963 in AP client 

mode.    By using a directional antenna, the distance between users and AP can be a few kilometers. 

 

Summary of Contents for WAP-1963

Page 1: ...11Mbps Wireless Access Point w Bridge WAP 1963A User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...s for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarante...

Page 3: ...il 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure the safe use of the equipment EU Countries Not Int...

Page 4: ... Station Ad Hoc mode 8 3 2 3 Station Infrastructure mode 10 3 2 4 AP Bridge Point to Point Mode 11 3 2 5 AP Bridge Point to Multi Point Mode 12 3 2 6 AP Bridge WDS Mode 13 3 3 Wireless Advance Settings 15 3 4 Security 17 3 4 1 WEP 17 3 4 2 802 1x 18 3 4 3 802 1x WEP static key 20 3 4 4 WPA pre shared key 22 3 4 5 WPA RADIUS 23 3 5 RADIUS Server 24 3 6 MAC Filtering 26 3 7 System Utility 27 3 8 Con...

Page 5: ...5 4 1 Enterprise or Campus Users 33 4 2 Wireless ISP 33 4 3 LAN to LAN or LAN to Multi LAN 34 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 35 ...

Page 6: ...a small wireless network without Access Points It s data rate support 11 5 5 2 and 1 Mbps Maximize network efficiency while minimizing your network investment and maintenance costs This product provides easy to use user interface and allows users to configuring from web browser Also it integrates DHCP server to provide multiple wireless and wired users to get an IP address automatically With the v...

Page 7: ...ion Standard IEEE 802 11b Compliant Signal Type DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation QPSK BPSK CCK Port One 10 100BASE TX Antenna One Dipole Antenna Data Encryption 64 bit 128 bit WEP encryption Frequency 2 4GHz 2 4835GHz Channel 11 Channels US Canada FCC 13 Channels Europe ETSI 14 Channels Japan TELEC Data Rate Up to 11Mbps with automatic scale back Range Coverage In Open Environment 1...

Page 8: ... antennas to WAP 1963A Try to place them to a position that can best cover your wireless network The antenna s position will enhance the receiving sensitivity 3 Connect RJ 45 cable to WAP 1963A Connect this WAP 1963A to your LAN switch hub or a single PC 4 Plug in power adapter and connect to power source After power on WAP 1963A will start to work Note ONLY use the power adapter supplied with the...

Page 9: ...and configure 1 Open your web browser 2 Enter WAP 1963A IP address default IP address is http 192 168 0 1 into the address field of the web browser Please also make sure your PC s IP address is in the same IP range of WAP 1963A 3 A User Name and Password dialog box will appear Please enter your User Name and Password here Default User Name and Password is admin Click OK 4 Then you will see the WAP...

Page 10: ... 3 1 Home On this screen you can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name Firmware Version SSID Channel Number Security Number of Associated Clients IP Address MAC Address etc ...

Page 11: ...tion finished please click Apply to save 3 2 1 AP mode This mode is set to WAP 1963A by default It served as a transparent Media Access Control MAC bridge between wired and wireless network Parameters Description Alias Name The alias name of this access point ESSID The ESSID up to 31 printable ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two...

Page 12: ...o the access point You can lookup the MAC Address Number of Transmitted Packets Number of Received Packets and Encryption Status of each active wireless client in this table Parameters Description MAC Address MAC address of this active wireless station Tx Packet The number of transmitted packets that are sent out from this active wireless station Rx Packet The number of received packets that are r...

Page 13: ...cription Alias Name The alias name of this access point ESSID The ESSID up to 31 printable ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN Please set it as the WLAN s ESSID that you want to join In default the ESSID is default Channel Number Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings Site Survey After WAP 1963A apply to this mode this bu...

Page 14: ...9 appear as below You can select the AP you want to connect and press Connect button to connect If you don t have find the AP you want to connect please press Refresh to rescan ...

Page 15: ...e The alias name of this access point ESSID The ESSID up to 31 printable ASCII characters is the unique name identified in a WLAN Please set it as the AP s ESSID that you want to connect to In default the ESSID is default Site Survey After WAP 1963A apply to this mode this button will appear for user to find out the devices that it can connect to When you press the button the dialog box will appea...

Page 16: ...propriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings MAC Address Please enter the MAC Address of the WAP 1963A that you want to connect to Set Security Set a WEP Key to protect your wireless connection It is support 64 128bit Key to the WEP function If you want to change WAP 1963A to other operate mode please disable this function before change operating mode Please ma...

Page 17: ... appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings MAC Address 1 6 Please enter the MAC Address of the other WAP 1963A that you want to connect to Set Security Set a WEP Key to protect your wireless connection It is support 64 128bit Key to the WEP function If you want to change WAP 1963A to other operate mode please disable this function before change operating m...

Page 18: ...name identified in a WLAN The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co located WLANs Please make sure that the ESSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same The default ESSID is default Channel Number Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings Associated Clients When you press the Show Active Clients button you can see a dial...

Page 19: ...urity Set a WEP Key to protect your wireless connection It has support 64 128bit Key to the WEP function If you want to change WAP 1963A to other operate mode please disable this function before change operating mode Please make sure the devices that connect to this WAP 1963A have work with the same WEP Key ...

Page 20: ...ick Apply to save the settings Parameters Description Authentication Type There are two authentication types Open System and Shared Key When you select Open System wireless stations can associate with this access point without WEP encryption When you select Shared Key you should also setup WEP key in the Encryption page and wireless stations should use WEP encryption in the authentication phase to...

Page 21: ...efines the length of CRC block in the frames during the wireless communication Short Preamble is suitable for high traffic wireless network Long Preamble can provide more reliable communication Broadcast ESSID If you enable Broadcast ESSID every wireless station located within the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily If you are building a public wireless network enab...

Page 22: ...key of wireless stations must be the same with the Access Point WAP 1963A has support 64 128 bit WEP Encryption function With this function your data will be transmitted over the wireless network securely In default this function is Disable When configuration finished please click Apply to save the settings Parameters Description Key Length You may enable or disable the WEP function from the setti...

Page 23: ...git ASCII character as the encryption keys 128 bit WEP input 26 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 range or 10 digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys 3 4 2 802 1x IEEE 802 1x is an authentication protocol Every user must use a valid account to login to this Access Point before accessing the wireless LAN The authentication is processed by a RADIUS server You can use an external RADIUS s...

Page 24: ...ur network already you can disable this option and enter the settings below RADIUS Server IP address Enter RADIUS Serer IP address RADIUS Server Pot Leave the default port setting or assign a new port number for this option RADUIS Server Password Please enter the password that is assigned in RADIUS Server ...

Page 25: ...You may enable or disable the WEP function from the setting item The selections in the setting item are changed based on the key format Default is Disable Key Format You may select to select ASCII Characters alphanumeric format or Hexadecimal Digits in the A F a f and 0 9 range to be the WEP Key For example ASCII Characters guest Hexadecimal Digits 12345abcde Default Key Select one of the four key...

Page 26: ...erver WAP 1963A has built in RADIUS Server If you have a RADIUS server in your network already you can disable this option and enter the settings below RADIUS Server IP Address If you have an external RADUIS Server in your LAN please enter the RADIUS Server s IP address into this field RADIUS Server Port Leave the default port setting or assign a new port number for this option RADIUS Server Passw...

Page 27: ...ters Description TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security Pre shard Key Format Please select Passphrase or Hex 64 characters to the Pre shared key Pre shared Key When Passphrase selected You have to input at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre shared keys When Hex 64 characters selected Please input 64 digit Hex values in the A F a f and 0 9 rang...

Page 28: ...e security very much Parameters Description TKIP TKIP can change the encryption key frequently to enhance the wireless LAN security RADIUS Server IP address Enter RADIUS Serer IP address RADIUS Server Pot Leave the default port setting or assign a new port number for this option RADUIS Server Password Please enter the password that is assigned in RADIUS Server Note This Access Point does not provi...

Page 29: ...o the RADIUS server RADIUS server client has to use one of these secret keys to login the RADIUS server before asking the RADIUS server to authenticate the uses for it Parameters Description Enable Radius Server Select to enable the RADIUS server User Profile table This table records the accounts of users you want to allow to access your wireless network An account includes the User name and Passw...

Page 30: ...nt information includes the Client IP and Secret Key An authentication client has to use the Secret Key to login to the RADIUS server before it can start to authenticate users Add an authentication client Fill in the Client IP Secret Key and Re Type Secret Key of the new authentication client to be added and then click Add Then this new authentication will be added into the authentication client t...

Page 31: ...cognize the wireless station Add MAC address into the table Please click Enable Wireless Access Control first In the bottom New area fill in the MAC Address and Comment of the wireless station to be added and then click Add Then this wireless station will be added into the MAC Address Filtering Table above If you find any typo before adding it and want to retype again Just click Clear and both MAC...

Page 32: ...ections 3 7 System Utility From here you can define the Access Point s IP Address and Login Password and enable the Access Point to be a DHCP Server After configure please press Apply button to save the settings Parameters Description Password Settings Current Password Enter the current password up to 15 digit alphanumeric string of the Access ...

Page 33: ...erver Enable or disable the DHCP Server DHCP Server Default Gateway IP Specify the gateway IP in your network This IP address should be different from the Management IP Domain Name Server IP This is the ISP s DNS server IP address that they gave you or you can specify your own preferred DNS server IP address Start IP End IP You can designate a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to is...

Page 34: ...he Access Point through the Restore selection If extreme problems occur you can use the Restore to Factory Default function this will set all configurations to its original default settings Parameter Description Backup Settings Please click Save button That will save the Access Point s current configuration to a file named config bin on your PC Restore Settings Please click Browse to find out the ...

Page 35: ...30 Default ...

Page 36: ...ameter Description Firmware Upgrade You can use the Browse button to find the firmware location on your PC and then press Apply button to upgrade your Access Point Please power off and on the Access Point when the upgrade process is complete That can let the new firmware work properly on WAP 1963A ...

Page 37: ...em Parameter Description Reset In the event that the system stops responding correctly or in some way stops functioning you can perform a reset Your settings will not be changed To perform the reset click on the Apply button You will be asked to confirm your decision Once the reset process is complete you may start using the Access Point again ...

Page 38: ... wireless card in their notebook or PDA The roaming capacity allows users connected to the network to transparently roam from one access point to another 4 2 Wireless ISP A first mile solution now is now simple with PLANET s wireless devices No wiring is needed and the provided bandwidth can be up to 11Mbps By installing PLANET s wireless access point equipped with omni directional antenna in the ...

Page 39: ...lic areas or difficult wiring environments PLANET s 11Mbps Wireless access point the WAP 1963A can work in bridge or repeater mode to provide a robust solution for connecting two or more buildings wired Ethernets together By extending distance using PLANET s external antenna the installation is easy and the distance between buildings can be 10km or more ...

Page 40: ...ion Q What is the IEEE 802 11b standard A The IEEE 802 11b Wireless LAN standards subcommittee which is formulating a standard for the industry The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufactures to communicate Q What IEEE 802 11 features are supported A The product supports the following IEEE 802 11 functions CSMA CA plus Acknowledge protocol Multi Channel Roaming Automat...

Page 41: ...te continuously while moving freely throughout an area greater than that covered by a single Wireless Network Access Point Before using the roaming function the workstation must make sure that it is the same channel number with the Wireless Network Access Point of dedicated coverage area ...

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