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Wireless Access Point  Model 0-1591700-x          User Manual 

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©2004 Tyco Electronics 

 

Issue 3 

Disclaimer 

Tyco Electronics makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and 
specifically disclaims any implied warranties or merchantability or fitness for any particular 
purpose. Further, Tyco Electronics reserves the right to revise this publication and make changes 
from time-to-time in the content hereof without obligation of Tyco Electronics to notify any person of 
such revision or changes. 

Support 

The access point is a high performance unit with a very strong feature set. Please carefully check 
the manual and the settings of associated equipment before calling for technical support. When 
requesting support, please have your proof-of-purchase documentation available.  
 
The first line of support is via the Tyco Electronics web site at 

www.lan-electronics.com

 where 

further support information and frequently asked questions are located. If you are still unable to 
solve the problem then there is a web contact form at 

www.lan-electronics.com/support.htm

 that 

will assist you in placing the query with us. Please fill in all the fields and provide us with as much 
information as possible to assist us in getting a suitable answer to you. The estimated turn-round 
time for support requests is 1-2 working days.  
 
Partner level clients may participate in a 24 x 5 telephone helpdesk support scheme. 

Warranty 

Full details of the generic warranty scheme are available on the web site at:- 

http://www.lan-electronics.com/support.htm

 

 
Tyco Electronics

 

(Active LAN Products)

 

warrants this Wireless LAN Access Point product to be 

free from defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and operation for a period of 2 
years product from the date of purchase from an authorised vendor, subject to the conditions and 
exclusions below:- 
 

1.  This warranty does not cover any damage to the products that resulted from accident, 

abuse, misuse, natural or personal disaster, or any unauthorised disassembly or 
modification, or operation in a manner contrary to the instructions, or shipment of the 
product to the Tyco Support Centre. 

 

2.  The products are not designed, manufactured or intended for use in hazardous or critical 

environments or in activities requiring emergency or fail-safe operation or in any other 
activity or application in which failure of the product may pose the risk of physical injury or 
death or environmental harm. Tyco Electronics (Active LAN Products)

 

specifically disclaims 

any express or implied warranty of fitness for any dangerous application.  

 

3.  Except for the foregoing express limited warranty, Tyco makes no other warranty, statutory, 

express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability or fitness for a 
particular purpose. 

 

4. Tyco Electronics

 

(Active LAN Products)

 

offers a two-year standard warranty to external 

power supply. This standard warranty commences from the date that the end Customer 
purchases the unit from an authorised vendor. 

 

Submitting A Warranty Claim 

Use the Tyco web-based form at 

http://www.lan-electronics.com/returns_form_normal.htm

 

when 

submitting a warranty claim. 

Summary of Contents for 0-1591700 Series

Page 1: ...Wireless Access Point Model 0 1591700 x User Manual Page 1 of 34 2004 Tyco Electronics Issue 3 Corporate Grade SNMP Managed Wireless Access Point Product User Guide Part Number 0 1591700 x...

Page 2: ...6 WLAN Security 6 Access Point Ports 7 DC In 7 LAN 7 RS232 7 Reset 7 LED Indicators 7 Wall Mounting the Access Point 8 Desk Mounting the Access Point 8 Unit Information 8 Product Part Number 8 Unit Se...

Page 3: ...24 Authentication Type 24 WEP Encryption 24 WPA Settings 25 802 1X 25 Re authentication Time 26 Enable Dynamic WEP Key 26 Rekeying Time 26 Primary Radius Server Authentication Server IP 26 802 11g Me...

Page 4: ...using the channels in the 5 150GHz to 5 350GHz spectrum Channels 36 to 64 to reduce the potential for interference 2 The radio spectrum regulatory bodies in Greece and Spain currently do not permit op...

Page 5: ...scheme are available on the web site at http www lan electronics com support htm Tyco Electronics Active LAN Products warrants this Wireless LAN Access Point product to be free from defects in materia...

Page 6: ...ices are kept to the absolute minimum In an ideal environment there should be line of sight between the access point and the client devices b If the access point and clients are separated by walls the...

Page 7: ...oint by the application of 48v DC on the spare pairs of the structured wiring See page 33 for details RS232 This 9W D Type connector is the 9600bps serial console link that can be used during configur...

Page 8: ...The access point can be mounted on a desk or similar surface however it is recommended that the unit is wall mounted to achieve a more professional installation and reduce the risk of accidental knoc...

Page 9: ...r other Windows operating systems The sequence below is based on an access point having the factory default settings If the IP address settings of the access point have been changed then care will nee...

Page 10: ...place the PC in the same default IP subnet as the access point for the configuration A suitable IP address for the PC is 192 168 1 10 The subnet mask value is 255 255 255 0 The Default gateway and DN...

Page 11: ...d is case sensitive and is an abbreviation of the phrase I know the password Note that the password can be changed in the System Administrator Settings screen The access point will need to be reset af...

Page 12: ...int and the client devices are the same The channel assignments of the access point and the client are the same The channel assignments do not conflict with other WLAN devices The IP addresses of the...

Page 13: ...ttings IP Address Enable DHCP Server DNS Settings DHCP Client List Filtering MAC Address Filtering Wireless 11a SSID Channel WEP 802 1x Authentication 11g SSID Channel WEP 802 1x Authentication Status...

Page 14: ...user name is admin and the password is iktpw See section 6 on page 11 for details Note that the user name cannot be changed from the web or console interfaces Idle Time Out This is the period of inac...

Page 15: ...ork as the access point A TFTP server session is started on the remote computer and the IP address of that system noted The upgrade file is loaded into the main directory of the TFTP server Consult th...

Page 16: ...displayed 6 Login and check the status screen to ensure that the expected upgrade number is displayed See page 17 for details Note that the IP addresses and other critical settings are all retained f...

Page 17: ...load has been completed Status This menu option displays a summary of the current radio LAN encryption settings together with asset information about the access point Figure 14 Access Point Status Dis...

Page 18: ...ontrol Protocol server mode to be enabled this mode is probably not desirable for certain corporate networks where a DHCP server may already exist This DHCP enabled mode is intended for small offices...

Page 19: ...HCP Client List This menu option displays a list of all the clients that have received an IP address from the access point via the DHCP process see DHCP on page 18 for details of the DHCP server confi...

Page 20: ...ering mode is selected by the pull down box in the upper part of the screen and only one filtering mode can be active at any time Figure 18 MAC Address Filtering Screen Up to 32 separate MAC addresses...

Page 21: ...1a band radio interface All the key settings including SSID channel power data rate and SSID hiding are presented on this interface Figure 19 802 11a Band Radio Configuration Default Settings The abov...

Page 22: ...switch for the 802 11a band radio With the switch set to Off the radio is disable and will not respond to any signals The default is On Note that this radio must be currently be turned off when the a...

Page 23: ...fect throughput The available range is 256 to 2346 bytes The default value is 2346 RTS CTS Threshold Packets larger than the specified value are preceded by an RTS CTS handshake Enter a value between...

Page 24: ...WPA for connecting to a network through an access point that implements WPA Wi Fi Protected Access This mode becomes pre shared key mode PSK if you do not enable the EAP setting WEP Encryption WEP is...

Page 25: ...ccess point that should only be attempted by knowledgeable IT personnel In a wireless LAN with 802 1x enabled a client requests access to an access point known as the authenticator The access point fo...

Page 26: ...dynamic WEP keys for use between your PC and the access point Certain authentication methods such as EAP TTLS PEAP and EAP TLS generate keys Others do not If you use EAP TTLS PEAP or EAP TLS to authen...

Page 27: ...tailed below Figure 22 802 11g Band Radio Configuration Default Settings Channel The default channel for the 2 4GHz 802 11b g band is 6 There are only 3 non overlapping channels on this band 1 6 and 1...

Page 28: ...on This control has three options Auto Always None The Auto mode is the default mode and delivers good performance The Always mode permanently enables the protection mode and can impact throughput The...

Page 29: ...t finding wireless systems The screen also shows the number of transmitted and received bytes from the session These columns can be sorted into low or high ordering by clicking on the column heading M...

Page 30: ...and without the correct community string it is not possible to manage the device This screen enables changes of community string value The default SNMP mode is Enabled Figure 25 SNMP Community Configu...

Page 31: ...IP addresses of the receiving stations are specified here Multiple addresses can be configured to ensure that the trap message has a better probability of being received Community This is the communit...

Page 32: ...ise WLAN clients 1 Use the Wireless Status menu option to identify the connected clients see page 29 for details This will list all clients associated with the access point 2 Check the IP address SSID...

Page 33: ...s on the bandwidth expectations of each user as all users share the same aggregate bandwidth of approx 20Mbps for the 802 11g and 802 11a wireless networks The access point can store up to 255 MAC add...

Page 34: ...on removable to comply with FCC regulations for IEEE802 11a Antenna Gain 4dBi for 2 4GHz band 5dBi for 5GHz band Transmit Power 802 11a 100mW 20dBm Full 50mW 17dBm 20mW 13dBm 10mW 10dBm Transmit Power...

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