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WPA-PSK stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access – Pre-Shared Key. WPA-PSK is 
design for home users who do not have RADIUS server in their network 
environment. WPA can provide better security level than WEP without difficult 
setting procedure. 
 

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PassPhrase Key - Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8-63 characters. The 
Shared Key should be also applying the Access Point work in the same 
wireless network. 

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Cipher Type - WPA gives you two encryption methods, TKIP and AES, 
with dynamic encryption keys. Select the type of algorithm, TKIP or AES.  

 
Remember to click on “Apply” to make sure all changes are made before 
leaving this page.   
 

 

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Summary of Contents for RP-WA2300

Page 1: ...1 802 11g Wireless Outdoor Access Point Ethernet Bridge Revision 2 1 User Guide...

Page 2: ...e equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the...

Page 3: ...ensure the greatest speed and range possible 802 11g offers the most advanced network security features available today including WPA TKIP AES and Pre Shared Key mode Planning Your Wireless Network N...

Page 4: ...ess network the Access Point s network port can be used to connect to any of switches or routers Installation Considerations The AP lets you access your network using a wireless connection from virtua...

Page 5: ...aterials can impede the wireless signal a solid metal door or aluminum studs may have a negative effect on range Try to position wireless devices and computers with wireless adapters so that the signa...

Page 6: ...RP WA2300 RP WA2300 Client Client AP Mode and Clielnt Mode RP G0802W 8G Switch RP G0802W 8G Switch 6...

Page 7: ...eless Bridge WDS Point to Multi Point Mode LAN B LAN A LAN C Bridge Bridge Bridge Switch Hub Switch Hub Switch Hub RP WA2300 RP WA2300 Client Client Client Internet Repeater Mode Repeater 1 Repeater 2...

Page 8: ...n the Router and PC hub Switch should not exceed 100 meters z Make sure the wiring is correct In 10Mbps operation Category 3 4 5 cable can be used for connection To reliably operate your network at 10...

Page 9: ...address Computer use IP addresses to communicate with each other across a network such as the Internet 1 From the taskbar click the Start button select Settings Control Panel From there double click...

Page 10: ...nk then click OK button 3 You will enter the Utility homepage Start Setup by Locator 1 You just need to click on the Web icon in Locator main page The Locator will launch a default browser for you and...

Page 11: ...ll display system name and both Ethernet MAC address and Wireless MAC address Current country setting and firmware version will also be available here z Current IP Settings This section show current I...

Page 12: ...age are automatically refreshed every minute You may manually press the refresh button of browser to get the updated data more frequent As RF signal strength is more critical for outdoor deployment pu...

Page 13: ...iscarded Frames Displays the number of receive discarded frames Duplicate Frames Displays the number of receive duplicate frames CRC Errors Displays the number of receive CRC errors Decrypt Errors Dis...

Page 14: ...he AP can support z Operation Mode The default operation mode is Access Point this connects your wireless PCs and devices to a wired network In most cases no change is necessary You can switch operati...

Page 15: ...ommodate up to 8 remote MAC addresses Administration In the administration page you can modify Administrator Name and Password Changing the sign on user name and password is as easy as typing the stri...

Page 16: ...server Otherwise you can manually setup IP address z IP Address The IP address need to be unique to your network We would like to recommend you stay with default IP address 192 168 x x This is private...

Page 17: ...hange the SSID from the default name Generic to a unique name z Suppressed SSID This option can hide the SSID not available from site survey tool Enable this function only if you do not want the Acces...

Page 18: ...of your wireless network There are three wireless security mode options supported by the Access Point WEP WPA PSK and WPA WPA stands for Wi Fi Protected Access which is a security standard stronger t...

Page 19: ...only those devices that share the same WEP settings z Shared keys input type Select HEX or ASCII depends on your preference z Key table You can input 4 different WEP encryption keys into the table and...

Page 20: ...s network z Cipher Type WPA gives you two encryption methods TKIP and AES with dynamic encryption keys Select the type of algorithm TKIP or AES z Group Key Renewal period Enter a number of seconds whi...

Page 21: ...rver z RADIUS Port Port number for RADIUS service default value is 1812 z RADIUS Secret RADIUS secret is the key shared between Access Point and RADIUS server z Cipher Type WPA gives you two encryptio...

Page 22: ...fic Indicator Maps and the Traffic Indicator Message TIM z Data Beacon Rate DTIM 1 16384 This value indicated how often the Access Point sends out a Delivery Traffic Indication Message Lower settings...

Page 23: ...the Access Point s ability to catch all 11g Wireless transmissions but will severely decrease performance z eXtended Range Atheros eXtended Range technology is fully compatible with IEEE and Wi Fi Al...

Page 24: ...ting Be very carefully before restore system back to default since you will lose all current settings immediately If you act the function the ip address will restore the establishing value situation 1...

Page 25: ...z Reboot Click on Reboot button to restart Access Point 25...

Page 26: ...to build a premise wide network which allows users of mobile equipment to roam and stay connected to the available network resources Wireless Bridge WDS is used for wirelessly connect Access Points a...

Page 27: ...tency In the chain topology configuration if the chain becomes very long end to end latency issue may come in play We suggest the WDS link topology planning should not exceed 2 hops in chain configura...

Page 28: ...etwork In order to setup the AP to work in Ethernet bridge mode you need to choose Wireless Client mode and click Apply at System Properties page After need to reboot the AP to make sure the AP work i...

Page 29: ...ither 11b or 11g mode z Current Channel This column indicates the radio channel currently in use z Security Here indicates AP security settings in client mode Should be either Disabled WEP or WPA PSK...

Page 30: ...y keyboard character You can choose Attach to any available SSID system will determine the Access Point currently available and establish connection with that Access Point If you already understand yo...

Page 31: ...input a transmit key and a level of WEP encryption exactly the same as the Access Point z Shared keys input type Select HEX or ASCII depends on your preference z Key table You can input 4 different WE...

Page 32: ...t difficult setting procedure z PassPhrase Key Enter a WPA Shared Key of 8 63 characters The Shared Key should be also applying the Access Point work in the same wireless network z Cipher Type WPA giv...

Page 33: ...thernet Client List page you can check all the details here including IP Address and MAC Address Press Refresh if you add any new Ethernet client into network The page will update latest status of cur...

Page 34: ...Properties page After need to reboot the AP to make sure the AP work in repeater mode After enable the repeater mode you can click on Wireless Network and choose Site Survey to pick one of the SSIDs...

Page 35: ...s range by clicking on BSSID column Then Apply the change to make sure system working properly with new setting After all the changes are made you can check the Connect Status page to check current SS...

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Page 37: ...transfer that is used to prevent data collisions CTS Clear To Send A signal sent by a wireless device signifying that it is ready to receive data Database A collection of data that is organized so th...

Page 38: ...cket A unit of data sent over a network Passphrase Used much like a password a passphrase simplifies the WEP encryption process by automatically generating the WEP encryption keys for Linksys products...

Page 39: ...network TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted Topology The physical layout of a network Upgrade To repla...

Page 40: ...4Ghz to 2 5Ghz OFDM with BPSK QPSK 16QAM 64QAM DBPSK DQPSK CCK Encryption 64bit 128bit and 152bit WEP data encryption Channel America FCC 2 412 2 462 GHz 11 channels Europe CE ETSI 2 412 2 472 GHz 13...

Page 41: ...8 bit 152 bit Default WEP Key to use 1 4 WPA PSK setting PassPhrase WPA Cipher Type Auto TKIP AES Group Key Update Interval 300 WPA setting Radius Server IP Address Radius Port 1812 WPA Cipher Type Au...

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