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Wireless Access Point

WL-3111

User’s Manual

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UAT Inc.

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Page 1: ...roprietary to UAT Inc No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior permission of UAT Inc All specifications are subject to change without notice UAT Inc 2F No 5 Alley22 Lane 513 Jui Kuang Rd Nei Hu Taipei Taiwan R O C Tel 886 2 8797 8488 Fax 886 2 2657 0997 ...

Page 2: ...ts reserved This manual and software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved This manual may not be copied in whole or in part without written consent All product names are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective companies ...

Page 3: ...nfiguration 3 1 Using the Ethernet Port Wireless Port 7 3 1 1 How to Install the SNMP Manager 7 3 1 1 1 ChangeMode 7 3 1 2 Using the SNMP Manager 8 3 1 2 1 Connecting to the Access Point 8 3 1 2 2 Configuring the Access Point User Mode 9 4 Access Point Firmware Upgrade 4 1 Using the Ethernet Port Wireless Port 21 4 1 1 How to Install TFTP Client 21 4 1 2 Using the TFTP Client User Mode 21 4 1 3 Us...

Page 4: ...able with IEEE 802 11b 2 4GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS compliant equipment The figure 1 1 shows WL 3111 AP outline Figure 1 1 1 1 Package Contents Please make sure that you received the following with your WL 3111 Access Point One Access Point One Ethernet Cable One Power Adapter One User Guide One Installation CD ...

Page 5: ... and Home Office SOHO networks Exhibition Centers Fairs Temporary Workgroups Hard to Wire Buildings Wireless Extensions to Wired Networks Construction Sites Training Educational Facilities 1 4 Features Benefits High speed 11Mbps data transmission Fully interoperable with IEEE 802 11b compliant products WEP data encryption decryption DHCP client simplifies network administration Read Write access f...

Page 6: ...r the Access Point must correspond to the Subnet mask 2 Open an MS DOS Prompt window and enter a static route in the ARP table for the new IP address you want to assign Use the ARP s command to do that ARP s new IP address AP MAC address The MAC address of the Access Point is indicated in the back of the Access Point board For example ARP s 10 170 254 27 00 04 25 02 00 10 3 Ping the Access Point u...

Page 7: ...e File menu The IP address of the access point has now been set permanently 2 1 2 DHCP client 1 If DHCP client is enabled the IP Address field displays the IP Address that was dynamically assigned to the Access Point by the network DHCP server The IP Mask field displays the IP Mask utilized by the network DHCP server Select the Primary Port which is the interface that determines the DHCP server an...

Page 8: ... concerning the SNMP Manager application or TFTP Client application according to the customer s attribute In order to use this application run the ChangeMode exe and follow the instructions The following window appears Figure 3 1 Figure 3 1 The Change Application Settings Under this window the following options are available SNMP Manager Production Mode designed for development and manufacturing p...

Page 9: ...nu there are the following submenus Connect to AP Using this submenu you can directly connect with the Access Point by typing its IP Address in the panel which appears and at the Community field type the appropriate password see paragraph 3 1 2 2 Setup menu Authorization submenu The default password is public Additionally you have to select the User or Administrator Authority in the Authority comb...

Page 10: ...he application 3 1 2 2 Configuring the Access Point User Mode When the connection has been successfully established you get a message in the left bottom corner indicating Get Configuration done and on the right bottom corner the IP Address of the connected Access Point File menu The file menu contains the following enabled submenus Close Connection AP Terminates the connection with the Access Poin...

Page 11: ...f Figure 3 6 appears The IP Address and IP Mask can be modified through IP Configuration if DHCP client is not enabled If DHCP client is enabled the IP Address field displays the IP Address that was dynamically assigned to the AP by the network DHCP server and the IP Mask field displays the IP Mask utilized by the network DHCP server Additional you have to select the Primary Port which is the inte...

Page 12: ... 11 Figure 3 6 Bridge IP Configuration window Filtering If the IP Routing is enabled only the IP protocol packets will pass through the WLAN and any other protocol filtered out Figure 3 7 Figure 3 7 Filtering Configuration ...

Page 13: ... 5 Hex digit encryption keys available if you select 64bit WEP or there are four 13 Hex digit encryption keys available if you select 128bit WEP The key is enabled only if you select it in the Default key option in the Figure 3 9 Enable the WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy option in order to activate WEP encryption for transmissions between the stations and the Access Point WEP is an authentication al...

Page 14: ...s station and on the access point All shared keys on the wireless station must be the same as those on the access point with which the client station is associated Operational settings Using this option you can either view or modify the Wireless LAN parameters of the Access Point Figure 3 10 These parameters are described below ...

Page 15: ...tting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes RTS Threshold Minimum packet size to require an RTS Request To Send For packets smaller than this threshold an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted directly to the WLAN This is the option for the RTS Threshold activation Authentication Type Select Open System Shared Key or Both Open System With this setting any station in the WLAN can associate wi...

Page 16: ...gure 3 10 there are the following three operational modes available Figure 3 11 Figure 3 11 Operational Modes Access Point This mode provides access for wireless stations to wired LANs and from wired LANs to wireless stations Furthermore wireless stations within the range of the Access Point device may communicate with each other via the Access Point Access Point Client This mode allows the connec...

Page 17: ...iew or modify the Wireless LAN parameters of the Wireless Operational Settings window In the Operational Mode Window Figure 3 11 there are the following parameters Preferred BSS It is enabled only if you select the Access Point Client option BSS corresponds to the MAC Address of the desired AP Remote MAC Address It is enabled only if you select Point to Point It corresponds to the MAC Address of t...

Page 18: ...ociation request is received from the AP Bridge Trap Association Indicates the reception of an association request packet and the sender Station s successful association with the Wireless Bridge Trap Disassociation This trap message is sent when a disassociation notification packet is received from a Station Trap Reset This trap message is sent when the AP Bridge resets Trap Setting IP Address wit...

Page 19: ...es in order to initiate the changes Restore Default You can restore the factory default values of the Access Point Info menu Using this menu you can view a limited number of statistics by choosing the SNMP Short View of the Change Mode software There are the following submenus Wireless statistics This submenu reports the statistics concerning the unit s Wireless activity Figure 3 16 Figure 3 16 Wi...

Page 20: ... 3 2 Wireless Statistics Short View Ethernet statistics This submenu reports the statistics concerning the unit s Ethernet port activity Figure 3 17 The meaning of the fields concerning all the statistics is given in the following table Figure 3 17 Ethernet Statistics Short View Table 3 3 Ethernet Statistics Short View ...

Page 21: ... menu there is only the Associated Station submenu Associated stations Using this submenu you can view the MAC Addresses of the Associated stations with the Access Point Window menu Under this menu there are the following submenus Cascade All opened windows are arranged on the desktop in a cascade fashion Tile All open windows are visible on the desktop Help menu Provides on line help about the ap...

Page 22: ...e application will be installed Finally a window appears indicating the completion of the installation Additionally you need to use the Change Mode software tool which provides the possibility to change from TFTP Client User Mode to TFTP Client Production Mode Figure 3 1 For more details see paragraph 4 1 1 1 4 1 2 Using the TFTP Client User Mode Note Before using the TFTP Client for upgrading the...

Page 23: ...uring the firmware download procedure you shouldn t power off the Access Point In order to close the application press the Exit button Note If the download procedure has not been completed successfully you must try again but before starting the download you need to confirm that you are using the correct firmware file 4 1 3 Using the TFTP Client Production Mode When you select the TFTP Client Produ...

Page 24: ...se the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures A Where it can be done safely reorient the radio or TV receiving antenna B To the extent possible relocate the television radio or other receiver with respect to telephone equipment C If your telephone product runs on AC power plug your product into an AC outlet that s not on the same circuit as t...

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