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PW-AN401/PW-AN401D

150M Wireless N Access Point

Rev: 2.0.0
1910020540

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Page 1: ...PW AN401 PW AN401D 150M Wireless N Access Point Rev 2 0 0 1910020540...

Page 2: ...e received including interference that may cause undesired operation Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to oper...

Page 3: ...otential radio interference to other users the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen that the equivalent isotropically radiated power e i r p is not more than that permitted for successful com...

Page 4: ...uick Installation Guide 7 3 1 Configure the PC 7 3 2 Quick Setup 10 Chapter 4 Configure the Device 20 4 1 Login 20 4 2 Status 21 4 3 Quick Setup 22 4 4 Operation Mode 22 4 5 WPS 23 4 6 Network 29 4 7...

Page 5: ...4 9 5 Firmware Upgrade 63 4 9 6 Factory Defaults 64 4 9 7 Backup Restore 64 4 9 8 Reboot 65 4 9 9 Password 66 4 9 10 System Log 66 4 9 11 Statistics 67 Appendix A Application Example 70 Appendix B Fa...

Page 6: ...er Injector Ethernet Cable One Power Adapter for PW AN401 PW AN401D 150M Wireless N Access Point Quick Installation Guide One Resource CD for PW AN401 PW AN401D 150M Wireless N Access Point including...

Page 7: ...n and is not classified as n in the Wi Fi CERTIFIED program It supports an easy web based setup for installation and management Even though you may not be familiar with the Access Point you can easily...

Page 8: ...is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no activity LAN Flashing There is an active device linked to the corresponding port Off The Wire...

Page 9: ...The Reset button is used to restore the AP s factory default settings There are two ways to reset the Access Point s factory defaults z Method one With the AP powered on use a pin to press and hold t...

Page 10: ...ld such as a microwave oven or refrigerator Place the AP near the center of the area in which your computers operates 2 2 Basic Requirements z Use only the power adapter provided with your AP z The el...

Page 11: ...ea in which your PC s will wirelessly connect 3 Adjust the direction of the antenna Normally upright is a good direction 4 Connect the Ethernet Broadband Router to the PW AN401 PW AN401D Access Point...

Page 12: ...ed computers in your network must be in the same IP Address range without overlap with each other Manually configure the IP address as 192 168 0 is any integer between 1 to 253 and the Subnet mask as...

Page 13: ...AN401 PW AN401D 150M Wireless N Access Point User Guide 8 Figure 3 2 3 In the General tab of Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties window highlight Internet Protocol TCP IP and click Properties Figure 3...

Page 14: ...OK to keep your settings Figure 3 4 5 Verify the network connection between your PC and the AP via the Ping command The following example is in Windows XP Operating System 1 Click Start Run tab Enter...

Page 15: ...must be within the range of 192 168 0 1 192 168 0 253 3 2 Quick Setup With a Web based utility it is easy to configure and manage the PW AN401 PW AN401D 150M Wireless N Access Point The Web based util...

Page 16: ...hown in Figure 3 10 The PW AN401 PW AN401D supports up to five operation modes Figure 3 10 Operation Mode In Access Point mode the product will act as a wireless central hub for your wireless LAN clie...

Page 17: ...ngs Access Point mode 1 Create an easy to remember name for your wireless network write it into Wireless Network Name SSID 2 Select Most Secure WPA WPA2 PSK encryption mode and enter a password below...

Page 18: ...e in 4 7 1 Wireless Settings C When you choose Repeater Range Extender mode the Wireless Setting page will be shown in Figure 3 13 Figure 3 13 Wireless Settings Repeater Range Extender mode 1 Select t...

Page 19: ...will then return to the previous page 4 Select the security mode and enter the password that is the same as on your router or access point in Figure 3 13 5 Click Next you will then come to Network Set...

Page 20: ...will appear You can name the bridge AP in Local Wireless Name With Use the same security settings for the local wireless network as the root AP selected the security settings of the wireless network...

Page 21: ...ailable SSIDs will appear in Figure 3 14 2 Find the SSID of the Access Point Router or WISP and click Connect in the corresponding row You will then return to the page shown in Figure 3 17 3 Select th...

Page 22: ...se refer to T3 in Troubleshooting to assign a static IP address 192 168 0 100 for your computer first before logging in the management page 6 Click the Next button You will then see the Finish page He...

Page 23: ...n to take effect and finish the Quick Setup Wait until the device restarts successfully Figure 3 20 Quick Setup Finish If you don t make any changes of the configuration you will see the Finish page a...

Page 24: ...PW AN401 PW AN401D 150M Wireless N Access Point User Guide 19 Figure 3 21 Quick Setup Finish...

Page 25: ...Login to the AP Enter admin for the User Name and Password both in lower case letters in Figure 4 2 below Then click OK or press Enter Figure 4 2 Login Windows Note If the above screen does not promp...

Page 26: ...This field displays the current settings or information for the Network including the MAC address IP address and Subnet Mask Wireless This field displays basic information or status for wireless funct...

Page 27: ...the product can be assigned up to four SSIDs to work with your VLAN In Repeater Range Extender mode the product can extend the coverage of another wireless Access Point or Router The universal repeate...

Page 28: ...sure the network security by generating a new PIN Disable Router s PIN WPS external register of entering the device s PIN can be disabled or enabled manually If the device receives multiple failed att...

Page 29: ...tep 3 Wait for a while until the next screen appears Click OK to complete the WPS configuration The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Two Step 1 Press the WPS button on the front pan...

Page 30: ...ss Adapter Step 3 Wait for a while until the next screen appears Click OK to complete the WPS configuration The WPS Configuration Screen of Wireless Adapter Method Three Step 1 Keep the default WPS St...

Page 31: ...and click Connect Step 3 For the configuration of the wireless adapter please choose Push the button on my access point or wireless router in the configuration utility of the WPS as below and click C...

Page 32: ...ure 4 5 then the following screen will appear Figure 4 7 Enter the PIN Step 2 Choose Enter the new device s PIN and enter the PIN code take 38334702 for example of the wireless adapter in the field af...

Page 33: ...AP Step 1 Get the Current PIN code of the AP in Figure 4 5 each AP has its unique PIN code Here takes the PIN code 13492564 of this AP for example Step 2 For the configuration of the wireless adapter...

Page 34: ...ot be configured if the Wireless function of the AP is disabled Please make sure the Wireless function is enabled before configuring the WPS 4 6 Network The Network option allows you to customize your...

Page 35: ...ss network MAC filtering allows you to control the access of wireless stations to the AP Wireless Advanced allows you to configure some advanced parameters for the AP Throughput Monitor helps to watch...

Page 36: ...the region where the wireless function of the device can be used It may be illegal to use the wireless function of the device in a region other than one of those specified in this field If your count...

Page 37: ...or deny wireless stations to access the device Enable SSID Broadcast Select or deselect this check box to allow or deny the device to broadcast its name SSID on the air If it s allowed when wireless c...

Page 38: ...e contact your local government agency for assistance When you select your local region from the pull down list click the Save button then the Note Dialog appears Click OK Note Dialog Note Limited by...

Page 39: ...ble VLAN to enable VLAN function for this access point z Configure the SSID and its corresponding VLAN ID The detailed parameters are shown as the above figure z STA1 STA2 STA3 and STA4 join to the wi...

Page 40: ...nfigure the Tag VLAN Switch z Connect PC1 PC2 PC3 and PC4 to port1 port2 port3 and port4 of the switch respectively The corresponding VLAN IDs of the four ports are 1 2 3 and 4 z Configure port5 of th...

Page 41: ...log on to the Web management page of PW AN401 PW AN401D and manage the access point 2 Only the wireless STA with its VLAN ID set to 1 can communicate with the wired PC 3 Repeater Range Extender In thi...

Page 42: ...ireless range Wireless Name of Root AP If you select the radio button before Wireless Name of Root AP the AP client will connect to the AP according to SSID Enter the SSID of AP that you want to acces...

Page 43: ...he SSID of AP that you want to access MAC Address of Remote AP If you select the radio button before MAC Address of Remote AP the AP client will connect to the AP according MAC address Enter the MAC a...

Page 44: ...This field determines the wireless mode which the device works on 11b only Only 802 11b wireless stations can connect to the device 11g only Only 802 11g wireless stations can connect to the device 1...

Page 45: ...el Width Determines the channel width to be used It is unnecessary to change the default value unless required Enable Wireless Radio Select or deselect this check box to allow or deny wireless station...

Page 46: ...enable security WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Select WPA WPA2 based on Radius Server Version You can select one of following versions 1 Automatic Recommended Select WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal auto...

Page 47: ...pe 3 Open System Select 802 11 Open System authentication WEP Key Format You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified leng...

Page 48: ...rsions 1 Automatic Recommended Select WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request 2 WPA Personal Wi Fi Protected Access 3 WPA2 Personal WPA versi...

Page 49: ...pdate Period Specify the group key update interval in seconds The value can be either 0 or at least 30 Enter 0 to disable the update Note You will be reminded to reboot the device after clicking the S...

Page 50: ...ecimal format ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hexadecimal digits 0 9 a f A F in the specified le...

Page 51: ...to enable security WPA WPA2 Personal Recommended Select WPA WPA2 based on Radius Server Version You can select one of following versions 1 Automatic Recommended Select WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal au...

Page 52: ...pe 3 Open System Select 802 11 Open System authentication WEP Key Format You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified leng...

Page 53: ...following versions 1 Automatic Recommended Select WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal automatically based on the wireless station s capability and request 2 WPA Personal Wi Fi Protected Access 3 WPA2 Perso...

Page 54: ...key entry is invalid 4 For 64 bit encryption You can enter 10 hexadecimal digits any combination of 0 9 a f A F zero key is not permitted or 5 ASCII characters 5 For 128 bit encryption You can enter...

Page 55: ...ar shown in Figure 4 21 Figure 4 21 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry MAC Address Enter the wireless station s MAC address that you want to control Description Give a simple descripti...

Page 56: ...ext button to go to the next page and click the Previous button to return to the previous page For example If you desire that the wireless station A with MAC address 00 0A EB 00 07 BE is able to acces...

Page 57: ...the maximum size determining whether packets will be fragmented Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance since excessive packets 2346 is the default setting a...

Page 58: ...Range Drag the Slider to set or input the RSSI RANGE value 4 7 6 Throughput Monitor Selecting Wireless Throughput Monitor will helps to watch wireless throughput information in the following screen sh...

Page 59: ...y of the values on this page To update this page and to show the current connected wireless stations click the Refresh button If the numbers of connected wireless stations go beyond one page click the...

Page 60: ...re the computer Start IP Address This field specifies the first address in the IP Address pool 192 168 0 100 is the default start IP address End IP Address This field specifies the last address in the...

Page 61: ...tached to the device Figure 4 28 Figure 4 28 DHCP Clients List ID Here displays the index of the DHCP client Client Name Here displays the name of the DHCP client MAC Address Here displays the MAC add...

Page 62: ...click Delete 2 Click Save to keep your changes To delete all Reserved IP addresses 1 Click Clear All 2 Click Next to go to the next page and Click Previous to return the previous page Note The change...

Page 63: ...lanations for each submenu are provided below Figure 4 30 The System Tools menu 4 9 1 SNMP Selecting System Tools SNMP to enable this function will allow the network management station to retrieve sta...

Page 64: ...Enter the community name that allows Read Only access to the Device s SNMP information The community name can be considered a group password The default setting is public Get Source Get source defines...

Page 65: ...k the Get GMT button to get GMT from the Internet Note 1 This setting will be used for some time based functions such as firewall functions These time dependant functions will not work if time is not...

Page 66: ...resolved by using Domain Name System DNS queries Traceroute This diagnostic tool determines the path taken to a given host by sending Internet Control Message Protocol ICMP Echo Request messages with...

Page 67: ...Traceroute Max TTL Set the maximum number of hops max TTL to be reached in the path to Survey for the target destination The default is 20 Click the Start button to start the diagnostic procedure The...

Page 68: ...t the device can drop continuously If this value is overrun the device will restart automatically Be sure to click the Submit button to make your settings in operation 4 9 5 Firmware Upgrade Selecting...

Page 69: ...lick Upgrade Note Do not turn off the device or press the Reset button while the firmware is being upgraded The device will reboot after the Upgrading has been finished 4 9 6 Factory Defaults Selectin...

Page 70: ...vice unmanaged 3 The restoring process lasts for 20 seconds and restart automatically Do not power off the device during the process to avoid any damage 4 9 8 Reboot Selecting System Tools Reboot allo...

Page 71: ...er name and password of the device All users who try to access the device s web based management page or Quick Setup will be prompted for the device s user name and password Note The new user name and...

Page 72: ...ill be shown Click the Refresh button to show the latest log list Click the Save Log button to save all the logs in a txt file Click the Clear Log button to delete all the logs from the system permane...

Page 73: ...nd 60 seconds in the pull down list The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic Sorted Rules Choose how displayed statistics are sorted Click the Auto refr...

Page 74: ...pecified Packets Statistics interval It is shown like current transmitting rate Max transmitting rate z UDP Tx The number of UDP packets transmitted to the WAN per second at the specified Packets Stat...

Page 75: ...PC 3 Log on to the web based management page Configure your AP in the Access Point mode and check the Enable SSID Broadcast box referring to 4 7 1 Wireless Settings 4 View the Wireless Wireless Setti...

Page 76: ...ions window right click Wireless Network and choose Enable to enable wireless network function 3 Right click the wireless connection icon on the screen of the PC and then select View Available Wireles...

Page 77: ...PW AN401 PW AN401D 150M Wireless N Access Point User Guide 72 5 Then the following page will display which indicates you have been successfully added to the network wirelessly...

Page 78: ...Wireless Security Disable Wireless MAC Address Filtering Disable DHCP DHCP Server Disable Start IP Address 192 168 0 100 End IP Address 192 168 0 199 Address Lease Time 120 minutes Range 1 2880 minut...

Page 79: ...the Access Point T2 What can I do if I forget my password 1 Restore the Access Point s configuration to its factory default settings If you don t know how to do that please refer to previous section T...

Page 80: ...PW AN401 PW AN401D 150M Wireless N Access Point User Guide 75 2 Click Change adapter settings 3 Right click Local Area Connection and Click Properties...

Page 81: ...0M Wireless N Access Point User Guide 76 4 Double click Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 5 Select Use the following IP address enter the 192 168 0 100 into the IP address field 255 255 255 0 into...

Page 82: ...configuration page please restore your Access Point s factory default settings and reconfigure your Access Point following the instructions of this QIG Please feel free to contact our Technical Suppo...

Page 83: ...GHz Radio Data Rate 11n up to 150Mbps Automatic 11g 54 48 36 24 18 12 9 6M Automatic 11b 11 5 5 2 1M Automatic Frequency Expansion DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation DBPSK DQPSK CCK OFDM...

Page 84: ...a wireless local area network For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other all devices must be configured with the same SSID This is typically the configuration parameter for a...

Page 85: ...simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi Fi networking To use WPA PSK a person sets a static key or passphrase as with WEP But using TKIP WPA PSK automatically changes the k...

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