11g Wireless Client Bridge/AP
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Table of Contents
11g Wireless Client Bridge/AP
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1
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................... 5
1.1
F
EATURES
&
B
ENEFITS
................................................................................................................ 5
1.2
P
ACKAGE
C
ONTENTS
................................................................................................................... 6
1.3
U
NIT
D
ESCRIPTION
....................................................................................................................... 6
1.4
S
YSTEM
R
EQUIREMENTS
.............................................................................................................. 6
1.5
A
PPLICATIONS
.............................................................................................................................. 6
1.6
N
ETWORK
C
ONFIGURATION
......................................................................................................... 7
a)
Ad-hoc (peer-to-peer) Mode ................................................................................................................... 7
b)
Infrastructure Mode ................................................................................................................................ 8
2
UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE.......................................................................................... 9
2.1
H
ARDWARE
I
NSTALLATION
.......................................................................................................... 9
2.2
IP
A
DDRESS
C
ONFIGURATION
...................................................................................................... 9
3
SWITCH BETWEEN BRIDGE/ BRIDGE ROUTER/ AP ............................................................11
3.1
B
RIDGE
/B
RIDGE
R
OUTER TO
A
CCESS
P
OINT
...............................................................................11
3.2
A
CCESS
P
OINT TO
B
RIDGE
/B
RIDGE
R
OUTER
...............................................................................12
4
BRIDGE MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION................................................................................13
4.1
L
OGGING
I
N
................................................................................................................................13
4.2
M
ANAGEMENT
............................................................................................................................14
4.2.1
O
PERATION
M
ODE
......................................................................................................................14
4.2.2
S
TATUS
.......................................................................................................................................16
4.2.3
S
TATISTICS
..................................................................................................................................17
4.2.4
L
OG
.............................................................................................................................................17
4.2.5
U
PGRADE
F
IRMWARE
..................................................................................................................18
4.2.6
S
AVE
/
R
ELOAD
S
ETTINGS
,
R
ESET TO
D
EFAULT
..........................................................................18
4.2.7
P
ASSWORD
..................................................................................................................................19
4.3
TCP/IP
S
ETTINGS
........................................................................................................................20
4.3.1
LAN
I
NTERFACE
.........................................................................................................................20
4.4
W
IRELESS
...................................................................................................................................21
4.4.1
B
ASIC
S
ETTINGS
(I
NFRASTRUCTURE
,
A
DHOC
) ............................................................................21
4.4.2
A
DVANCED
S
ETTINGS
(I
NFRASTRUCTURE
,
A
DHOC
)....................................................................22
4.4.3
S
ECURITY
....................................................................................................................................24
4.4.3.1
E
NCRYPTION
D
ISABLED
.........................................................................................................24
4.4.3.2
WEP
64-
BIT
/
128-
BIT
............................................................................................................25
4.4.3.3
WPA
/
WPA2
P
ASSPHRASE
....................................................................................................26
4.4.3.4
WPA
/
WPA2
RADIUS
A
UTHENTICATION
............................................................................27
4.4.4
S
ITE
S
URVEY
...............................................................................................................................28
5
ACCESS POINT MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION ..................................................................29
5.1
L
OGGING
I
N
................................................................................................................................29
5.2
M
ANAGEMENT
............................................................................................................................30
5.2.1
O
PERATION
M
ODE
......................................................................................................................30
5.2.2
S
TATUS
.......................................................................................................................................31
5.2.3
S
TATISTICS
..................................................................................................................................33
5.2.4
L
OG
.............................................................................................................................................33
5.2.5
U
PGRADE
F
IRMWARE
..................................................................................................................34
5.2.6
S
AVE
/
R
ELOAD
S
ETTINGS
,
R
ESET TO
D
EFAULT
..........................................................................34
5.2.7
P
ASSWORD
..................................................................................................................................35
5.3
TCP/IP
S
ETTINGS
........................................................................................................................35
5.3.1
LAN
I
NTERFACE
.........................................................................................................................35