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Quick Installation Guide

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Содержание WA5001

Страница 1: ...Cheetah WirelessTM 802 11a Access Point WA5001 Quick Installation Guide ...

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Страница 3: ...Quick Installation Guide Cheetah WirelessTM 802 11a Access Point 802 11a Wireless Access Point with 1 10 100Mbps RJ 45 LAN Port ...

Страница 4: ...Conata II Calle Fructuós Gelabert 6 8 2o 4a 08970 Sant Joan Despí Barcelona Spain Phone 34 93 477 4920 Fax 34 93 477 3774 Copyright 2003 by Accton Technology Corporation All rights reserved No part of this document may be copied or reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of Accton Technology Corporation Accton makes no warranties with respect to this documentation ...

Страница 5: ...ates these newer technologies At that point the obsolete product is discontinued and is no longer an Active Accton product A list of discontinued products is attached with the most recent version being available on the support section of our web site http www acctontech com All products that are replaced become the property of Accton Replacement products may be either new or reconditioned Any repl...

Страница 6: ...ED USE OR BY ACCIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING OR OTHER HAZARD LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IN NO EVENT WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT OR TORT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE SHALL ACCTON BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR FOR LOSS OF REVENUE LOSS OF BUSINESS OR OTHER FINANCIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE INSTALLATION MAINTENANCE USE PERFORMANCE FAIL...

Страница 7: ...7 Advanced Setup 11 Identification 12 Channel 12 Performance 13 Synchronization 14 Transmit Threshold 15 TCP IP Settings 16 Encryption 17 Authentication Type 18 Standard WEP Setup WEP Default Disable 18 Advanced WEP Setup 18 SNMP 19 System 20 Administration 20 Factory Default 20 Upgrade Firmware 20 Status 21 Access Point Status 21 AP Configuration 22 AP SME Station Management Entity 22 AP Statisti...

Страница 8: ... and Planning 24 Network Topologies 24 Ad Hoc Wireless LAN no AP or Bridge 24 Infrastructure Wireless LAN 25 Infrastructure Wireless LAN for Roaming Wireless PCs 26 Troubleshooting 27 Accton Networks 27 Specifications 28 Terminology 31 ...

Страница 9: ...es One Cheetah Wireless Access Point WA5001 One 3 3 V DC power adapter One installation CD ROM which includes the User Guide and the 802 11a Utility Program This Quick Installation Guide Please complete the warranty registration card and return to Accton or register online at register acctontech com Please inform your dealer if there are any incorrect missing or damaged parts If possible retain th...

Страница 10: ...ion Infrastructure UNII band with turbo mode Data is transmitted over a half duplex radio channel operating at up to 72 Megabits per second Mbps in the turbo mode and with a maximum operating range up to 500 m 1650 feet LED Indicators The Wireless Access Point includes three status LED indicators as described in the following figure and table Figure 1 Status LEDs LED Status Description Power On In...

Страница 11: ...nd construction sites which need temporary setup for a short time period Retailers airline and shipping companies which need additional workstations for a peak period Auditors who require workgroups at customer sites Access to databases for mobile workers Doctors nurses retailers or mobile workers who need access to databases while being mobile in a hospital retail store or an office campus SOHO S...

Страница 12: ...roper placement will improve performance Try to place the access point in a position that can best cover its BSS page 25 Normally the higher you place the antenna the better the performance Figure 3 Rear Panel 3 Connect the Ethernet Cable The WA5001 can be wired to a 10 100 Mbps Ethernet through a network device such as a hub or a switch Connect to the RJ 45 connector socket on the back panel with...

Страница 13: ...y be damaged The CD ROM that comes with the package contains a utility program for the access point Any updates can be downloaded from Accton s Web site at http www acctontech com The WA5001 can be configured over an Ethernet network using RJ 45 cable You may connect the WA5001 to a network device such as a hub or switch Then run the utility program and configure the WA5001 remotely as described o...

Страница 14: ...ity 3 The program will then detect all the WA5001 Wireless Access Point s on the network Default WA5001 IP address is 192 168 1 20 4 If DHCP is turned ON the default setting is Disable page 16 and a DHCP server is located on the network then the access point will automatically be assigned an IP address when booted From the list of detected devices see the above screen select and double click on th...

Страница 15: ... management interface enter the user name Admin with a password 5up and click LOGIN 2 The home page displays the Main Menu on the screen 3 Click on Setup Wizard to display basic configurations including SSID Channel Authentication Type and Standard WEP Setup ...

Страница 16: ...xt button to start using the 1 2 3 Setup Wizard SSID The Service Set ID This should be set to the same value as other wireless devices in your network Default ANY Note The SSID is case sensitive and can consist of up to 32 alphanumeric characters ...

Страница 17: ...thentication Type Check the Shared Key radio button to start filtering frames with addresses defined in the Standard WEP Setup screen Default Open System Standard WEP Setup For more secure data transmission check the Enable radio button to ensure wireless network security Then select one shared key 1 4 and the proper key size WEP Default Disable ...

Страница 18: ...ccess to your wireless network All wireless devices must have the same Key ID to communicate 5 Click on the Finish button when completed Key Length Manual Entry Hex Digits per Key ID 64 bit supports 4 shared keys 10 HEX digits 128 bit supports 1 shared key 26 HEX digits 152 bit supports 1 shared key 32 HEX digits ...

Страница 19: ... of the access point After modifying the configuration parameters you must click on the Apply button to save the changes The new settings will not take effect until you click Apply to refresh the access point Then you need to click the Reboot button to reboot the access point The Web browser loses connectivity with the AP Web server when the access point reboots To establish a network connection t...

Страница 20: ... same value as other wireless devices in your network Default ANY Channel Radio Channel The radio channel through which the access point communicates to PCs in its BSS page 25 Note that the radio channel for wireless clients is automatically set to the same as that used by the access point to which it is linked Default 52 for US and 38 for Japan Note The available channel settings are limited to l...

Страница 21: ...ess point to provide connections with a data rate of up to 72 Mbps Note In Normal Mode the channel bandwidth is 20 MHz In Turbo Mode the channel bandwidth is increased to 40 MHz However there are only three channels available when the Turbo Mode is enabled only 1 channel in Japan Performance Data Rate Select best from the drop down list to optimize the data transfer speed for your network Default ...

Страница 22: ...his parameter is necessary to accommodate stations using Power Save mode In order to maximize the utilization of channels broadcast data is not transmitted after every beacon interval for stations in Power Save mode These stations must wake up to receive broadcast data at the DTIM interval The DTIM is the interval between two synchronization frames with broadcast information If you set the value t...

Страница 23: ...length if very little or no interference is present because there are overhead costs in sending multiple frames Default 2346 RTS Length 256 2346 Set the RTS Request to Send frame length You may configure the access point to initiate an RTS frame sequence always never or only for frames longer than a specified length If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size the RTS CTS mecha...

Страница 24: ...point will automatically start up with its default IP address 192 168 1 20 By using the Wireless Access Point s built in DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server you are allowing the Wireless Access Point to handle all the IP addressing on your Local Area Network LAN This can save you much of the time and hassle of setting up your network DHCP Server If you have a server on your network tha...

Страница 25: ... Encryption For more secure data transmission you may enable WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network The WEP setting must be the same for each client in your wireless network ...

Страница 26: ...lect the proper key size 3 Click Write and Apply to save the encryption key 4 If you want to read an encryption key select the unique key you want to read then click Read and Apply to view the encryption key 5 If you want to delete an encryption key select the unique key you want to delete click Delete and Apply to delete the encryption key Using Access Control List Set the Access Control List ACL...

Страница 27: ... will then allow or deny connections to the access point 5 If you just enable the ACL all stations that have shared keys can also connect to the access point If you set the ACL to Strict only stations with MAC addresses in the ACL can connect to the access point SNMP Use this screen to display and enter a community string for the Simple Network Management Protocol SNMP To communicate with the acce...

Страница 28: ...n and reboot this device Note that all user configured information will be lost You will also have to re enter the password to regain management access to this device Upgrade Firmware Click Browse to locate the downloaded firmware file and press Start Upgrade to start the upgrade process For the latest firmware version information visit Accton s Web site at www acctontech com ...

Страница 29: ...atus Checking the AP Status and Stations Status radio buttons on the home page displays additional information about the access point status and Stations Status as shown in the following section Access Point Status ...

Страница 30: ... point configuration AP SME Station Management Entity View the station association information AP Statistics View transmit and receive statistics Connected Station Status In the Stations Status page click the appropriate hyperlink to view the Station Configuration Station SME statistics and Station Statistics The Station Statistics page displays transmit and receive statistics for all associated s...

Страница 31: ...Status 23 Station Configuration Station SME Station Statistics ...

Страница 32: ...other Infrastructure for wireless LANs Infrastructure wireless LAN for roaming wireless PCs Network Topologies Ad Hoc Wireless LAN no AP or Bridge An ad hoc wireless LAN consists of a group of computers each equipped with a wireless adapter connected via radio signals as an independent wireless LAN Computers in a specific ad hoc wireless LAN must therefore be configured to the same radio channel A...

Страница 33: ...cess other computers or network resources in the wired LAN infrastructure via the access point The infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of wireless PCs to the wired LAN but also increases the effective wireless transmission range for wireless PCs by passing their signal through one or more access points A wireless infrastructure can be used for access to a central databa...

Страница 34: ...ou to connect A wireless infrastructure can also support roaming for mobile workers More than one access point can be configured to create an Extended Service Set ESS By placing the access points so that a continuous coverage area is created wireless users within this ESS can roam freely All Accton wireless network cards and adapters and WA5001 Wireless Access Points within a specific ESS must be ...

Страница 35: ...n and local environmental interference that may impact your actual distances and cause you to experience distance thresholds far lower than those we post below If you have any questions or comments regarding the features or performance of this product or if you would like information on our full line of wireless products visit Accton s Website at www acctontech com Notes 1 Outdoor Environment A li...

Страница 36: ...thernet Link Activity Wireless Link Activity Power supply Input 100 240 AC 50 60 Hz Output 3 3 V DC 4 A DC Output Power 16 dBm minimum Physical Size 20 5 x 13 6 x 4 cm 8 07 x 5 35 x 1 58 in Weight 280 grams 9 9 oz Temperature Operating 0 to 50 ºC 32 to 122 ºF Storage 0 to 70 ºC 32 to 158 ºF Humidity 5 to 95 non condensing Compliances IEC 61000 4 2 3 4 6 11 Emissions ETS 300 328 RCR STD 33A Safety ...

Страница 37: ...SK 6 Mbps 85 BPSK 9 Mbps 84 QPSK 12 Mbps 83 QPSK 18 Mbps 81 16 QAM 24 Mbps 78 16 QAM 36 Mbps 74 64 QAM 48 Mbps 69 64QAM 54 Mbps 65 BPSK Turbo 12 Mbps 82 BPSK Turbo 18 Mbps 81 QPSK Turbo 24 Mbps 80 QPSK Turbo 36 Mbps 78 16 QAM Turbo 48 Mbps 75 16 QAM Turbo 72 Mbps 71 ...

Страница 38: ...16 20 BPSK 9 Mbps 16 20 QPSK 12 Mbps 16 19 QPSK 18 Mbps 16 19 16 QAM 24 Mbps 16 18 16 QAM 36 Mbps 16 18 64 QAM 48 Mbps 16 16 64 QAM 64 Mbps 14 14 BPSK Turbo 12 Mbps 16 20 BPSK Turbo 18 Mbps 16 20 QPSK Turbo 24 Mbps 16 19 QPSK Turbo 36 Mbps 16 19 16 QAM Turbo 48 Mbps 16 18 16 QAM Turbo 72 Mbps 16 18 ...

Страница 39: ...ll the LAN PCs that are associated with it CSMA CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance ESS ESS ESS ID SSID stands for Extended Service Set More than one BSS is configured to become an Extended Service Set LAN mobile users can roam between different BSSs in an ESS ESS ID SSID Ethernet A popular local area data communications network which accepts transmission from computers and t...

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