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802.11b WLAN Outdoor AP 

 

WAP-5000

 

User

s Manual 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Network Device WAP5

Page 1: ...802 11b WLAN Outdoor AP WAP 5000 User s Manual...

Page 2: ...imits 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...

Page 3: ...1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity R TTE The R TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98 13 EEC Telecommunicat...

Page 4: ...ATURES 2 1 4 SPECIFICATION 2 1 5 WIRELESS PERFORMANCE 3 CHAPTER 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4 CHAPTER 3 PLANET OUTDOOR WLAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 7 3 1 INTRODUCTION 7 3 2 INSTALLATION 7 3 3 USING PLANET OUTDO...

Page 5: ...type to N type cable x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1 Utility and User s manual CD x 1 Note If any of the above items are missing contact your supplier as soon as possible 1 2 System Requirements Befo...

Page 6: ...rovide powerful Windows base SNMP utility for installation and management Support DHCP Client Power over Ethernet design 1 4 Specification Model WAP 5000 Standard IEEE 802 11b Signal Type DSSS Direct...

Page 7: ...ther industrial equipments Keep the number of walls or ceilings between AP and clients as few as possible otherwise the signal strength may be seriously reduced Place WAP 5000 in open space or add add...

Page 8: ...ble connect the RJ 45 port of DC Injector to a 10Mbps or 10 100Mbps Ethernet hub or switch and connect the management station to a hub or switch on the same LAN 5 Connect the output cord of power adap...

Page 9: ...tallation or later TO AVOID FALLING USE SAFE PROCEDURES WHEN WORKING AT HEIGHTS ABOVE GROUND l Select equipment locations that will allow safe simple equipment installation l Don t work alone A friend...

Page 10: ...WER AND CANNOT MOVE l DON T TOUCH THAT PERSON OR YOU MAY BE ELECTROCUTED l Use a non conductive dry board stick or rope to push or drag them so they no longer are in contact with electrical power Once...

Page 11: ...ly negotiate for a new IP address when the server recovers Auto IP When the WAP 5000 cannot get an IP address from a DHCP server it will auto assign itself an IP address of 169 254 x x and a subnet ma...

Page 12: ...8 3 You can click Browse to specify the Destination Folder that you want to install the utility Or you can keep the default setting and click Next to continue...

Page 13: ...9 4 Click Next to continue 5 The setup will start to copy necessary files to your computer When the Setup Complete window appears click Finish to complete the software installation...

Page 14: ...After successfully installing the utility you can found the icon on your desktop To activate WMS you can double click this icon or click Start Programs PLANET PLANET Outdoor WLAN Management System Th...

Page 15: ...Start It is recommended to use Kick Start function when initial setting up a WAP 5000 Open Start menu and select Kick Start or click on the icon from the main WMS window then the Kick Start window ap...

Page 16: ...detailed settings will be shown in the right field 3 3 1 2 Preference You can set the parameters for the Kick Start as desired Open the Start menu and select Preference a dialog box will appear as bel...

Page 17: ...e Select the MAC address of the device you want to test from the list open the Tools menu and select Ping Test or click on the icon the test will be executed right away A dialog box will pop up to inf...

Page 18: ...rd then click OK button to close the box and reboot the device 3 3 1 10 Restore Default This function allows you to restore default settings of the device Highlight the MAC address of a device from th...

Page 19: ...lick on the icon or press F5 Few seconds later all compatible devices will be listed below with their information 3 3 2 2 Monitor Device This function allows you to view the status statistics and othe...

Page 20: ...hannel Shows the wireless channel currently in use on the device SSID Shows the SSID of the device Current BSSID Shows the BSSID of the device same as the device MAC address Statistics The Statistics...

Page 21: ...SNMP response packet from a WAP 5000 is destined for an administrative PC on another LAN the SNMP response packet needs to be forwarded by routers The default gateway is the closest router to the WAP...

Page 22: ...cast Frames SNMP Access Control WAP 5000 contains an SNMP access table to limit access to its configurations By default there is no restriction on accessing the AP For security reason access to WAP 50...

Page 23: ...nd change all settings Please note do not set all SNMP devices in the table to Read only otherwise the WAP 5000 is impossible to be modified The only solution is to reset the device back to factory de...

Page 24: ...ns registered in the MAC Address Control Table can be individually turned on or off For example if you have enabled the Accepted List option you can check the Not Use box for any listed station the st...

Page 25: ...onment Transmission Rate Sets the transmission rate of the WAP 5000 In high interference environments a lower rate can increase overall transmission speed by reducing resends of lost packets Basic Rat...

Page 26: ...tions in Key Length menu 64 bit 128 bit There are two ways to generate a security key The first is by entering any text in the Passphrase field Click the Generate button For 64 bit WEP it will generat...

Page 27: ...its IP address To remove a trap server from the list highlight it and click the icon Click the icon to remove all assigned trap servers from the list Advanced You may set the packet size of RTS Thres...

Page 28: ...you to set up 802 1x authentication on a WAP 5000 Check Enable 802 1X Access Control box will activate the three subcategories of IEEE 802 1x related controls Authentication Options Accounting Option...

Page 29: ...efore returning an error Enable Reauthentication If this control is checked the AP will re initiate authentication whenever the specified amount of time has expired Enable WEP Key Delivery If this con...

Page 30: ...imes the AP will attempt to resend accounting information to the server before returning an error Enable Interim Update If this control is checked the AP will periodically resend any accounting inform...

Page 31: ...ame as the one set on the server or the AP and the server will not be able to communicate Server Timeout This is the maximum time that the AP will wait for the RADIUS server to respond If there is no...

Page 32: ...le can also be copied to the other WAP 5000 To do this first click the Import button in the Config window Then enter the file name for the configuration profile to be imported from Click Next On Step...

Page 33: ...write only and cannot be saved into the configuration file If you select Encryption session to be imported it will display the Encryption window before Step 3 screen and ask you to enter the security...

Page 34: ...WMS program will display the message Timeout No response from agent 3 3 2 5 Factory Reset If you want to reset the WAP 5000 to its factory default settings you can open the Host menu and select Factor...

Page 35: ...ct the desired APs and other wireless devices for example located in building A Choose Export Host Table to save the Host Table to a file for convenience you can save the Host table on a network disk...

Page 36: ...view the trap log information of the WAP 5000 Open Start menu and select Start Trap View or click on the icon from the main WMS window then the Trap View window appears as below The log shows the tim...

Page 37: ...168 1 x with a mask of 255 255 255 0 The throughput rate is slow Check the following w Verify the antenna connector and cabling are well connected w Change the direction of the antenna slightly w The...

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