Wireless LAN Access Point Access Point User`s Manual
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1. e Channel Select the channel to be used There are 13 channels available o Fragmentation This is the option for the Fragmentation Threshold activation 23 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 e RTS Threshold This is the option for the RTS Threshold activation e Authentication Type Select Open System Shared Key or Both Open System With this setting any station in the WLAN can associate with an Access Point and receive and transmitted data null authentication Shared Key With this setting only stations using a shared key encryption identified by the Access Point are allowed to associate with it Both with this setting stations communicate with the Access Point either with or without data encryption e Preamble Type Short Long Rate Select the basic rates to be used among the following options 1 2 Mbps 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps e Auto Rate Fall Back When this is enabled the transmission rate is defined by the past transmission status If you press the Advanced button there are the following three opera tional modes available Operational Mode Access Point Client C Wireless Bridge Ponti fon Er Pani to MaluPam 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 Acess Point Client This mode all2. 1 to be 12345 then you must set it as 0102030405 e Preamble Type Select Short or Long Preamble Type e Authentication Type Select Open System or Shared Key Authentication Type e Access Point Name Type the Access Point s name Product code e Operational Rate Set Select the Operational Rate set among the following options 82 84 8B 96 1 2 5 5 11 Mbps or 82 84 OB 16 1 2 Mbps o Beacon Period Set the Beacon Period parameter e DTIM Set the DTIM parameter Receive Antenna Set the Receive Antenna among the following options Left Right or Diversity e Transmit Antenna Set the Transmit Antenna among the following options Left Right or Diversity e Operational Mode Set one of the following operational modes os the Access Point e Access Point e Access Point Client e Wireless Bridge 15 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 o User Community Indicates the user s password The default pasword is pulic User Access Indicates the user s access rights The user can only read and not set or change the AP s parameters Administrator Community Indicates the administrator s password The default password is public Administrator Access Indicates the Administrator s access rights The administrator can read and also set or save changes to the AP s parameters Manufacturer Community Indicates the manufacturer s password Manufacturer Access Indicates the manufacturer s access rights The manufa
3. As soon as the connection has been established you are now able to start viewing or setting the Access Point parameters Under the File menu the file menu contains the following enabled submenus e Close Connection AP Terminates the connection with the Access Point e Download Changes When all the desired values of the parameters have been set you are able to download the changes save the changes to the Access Point by selecting this submenu e Options Defines the polling interval according to which the SNMP Manager polls the Access point in order to update the statistics and the Associated Stations 6 Under the Setup menu there are three options available Bridge e Wireless LAN Enable SNMP Traps e Authorization 20 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 ls Access Point 3 NMP Manager ee E A e Bridge Under the Bridge submenu there are two options IP Configuration Under the Bridge option there is the submenu IP Configuration The Ethernet Address The IP Address and IP Mask can also be modified through the 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 interface that de
4. IEEE 802 11b compliant equipment Interoperable with IEEE 802 3 compliant equipment Supports full mobility and seamless roaming from cell to cell Working range up to 300M under open environment Supports point to point and point to multipoint access Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum DSSS technology provides robust interference resistant and secure wireless connection Wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cabling Support access point bridging functions Remote local management by the Ethernet USB Automatic diversity antennas 1 2 Applications Home networking for device sharing Remote access to corporate network information E mail file transfer and terminal emulation Frequently changing environments Retailers manufacturers and banks who frequently rearrange the workplace and change location e SOHO Small Office and Home Office users SOHO users need easy and quick installation of a small computer network e Inter building connection The wireless building to building network installs quickly requires no monthly lease fees and provides the flexibility to reconfigure easily e Hard to wire buildings Historical or old buildings asbestos installations and open area where wiring is difficult to employ e Education ex campuses Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 e Hospitals Medical offices Doctors nurses and white collar workers need access to database while being mobile in th
5. User s Manual 30 08 2001 4 Browse the folder you want to install and then click Next gt Choose Destination Location 5 Select the installation type then click Next gt 6 Specify program folder name then click Next gt Select Program Folder 10 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 7 Click Finish to exit Setup Complete 2 2 SNMP Manager 2 2 1 For Win98 2000 ME NT4 0 1 Double click DAUtiliiyySNMPASETUP EXE 2 Click Next gt 3 Click Yes if you agree with the statements 11 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 4 Browse the folder you want to install and then click Next gt 6 Specify program folder name then click Next gt RingCentral Fax Silicon Motion tl 2 12 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 7 Click Finish to exit 2 2 2 For Win95 1 FIRST DOWNLOADING DCOM95 THEN INSTALL IT IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE INSTALLATION OF SNMP MANAGER LINK MICROSOFT WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD DCOM95 1 3 HTTP WWW MICROSOFT COM COM DCOM DCOM95 DOWNLOAD ASP SECOND INSTALL WINDOWS SOCKET 2 UPDATE W95WS2SETUP EXE FOR WIN95 THE FILE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE MICROSOFT WEBSITE HTTP WWW MICROSOFT COM WINDOWS DOWNLOADS BIN W 95WS2SETUP EXE Finally please refer to section 2 2 1 For Win98 2000 ME NT4 0 this is the same steps to install SNMP Manager 13 Access Point User s Manual 3 CONFIGURATION In this section the detail lo
6. access point AP and portal entities It is also the logical location of distribution and integration service functions of an extended service set ESS An infrastructure contains one or more APs and zero or more portals in addition to the distribution system DS PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association It develops standards for PC cards formerly known as PCMCIA cards are available in three types which are about the same length and width as credit cards but range in thickness from 3 3 mm Type I to 5 0 mm Type II to 10 5 mm Type Ill These cards can be used for many functions including memory storage as landline modems and as wireless LAN Roaming A function that allows one to travel with a mobile end system wireless LAN mobile station for example through the territory of a domain an ESS for example while continuously connecting to the infrastructure RTS Request To Send Threshold Transmitters contending for the medium may not hear each other RTS CTS mechanism can solve this Hidden Node Problem Wired Equivalent Privacy WEP The optional cryptographic confidentiality algorithm specified by IEEE 802 11 used to provide data confidentiality that is subjectively equivalent to the confidentiality of a wired local area network LAN medium that does not employ cryptographic techniques to enhance privacy 3 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 This page Is blank 38 P
7. cable 2 Win98 2000 ME operating system 3 Minimum 5 Mbytes free disk space for installing driver and utility program i The Driver will not be enabled on Win95 NT 2 1 1 Driver installation 1 Boot up your PC and power Access Point 2 Insert Utility Driver CD ROM Disk into drive 3 Connect USB cable between PC and Access Point 4 Windows will display a New Hardware Found message indicating that Windows has recognized a new USB device that has not been used before Click Next gt Add H ew H ardware Wizard Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 5 Instruct Windows to search for the best driver and click Next gt Add New Hardware Wizard 6 Make the appropriate selection depending on where the drivers are located e g D Driver and click Next gt Add New Hardware Wizard Pao lt x mel 7 Windows will confirm the driver location you selected You only need to press next or back to change the location click Next gt Add New Hardware Wizard Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 8 Adialog will appear that will confirm the completion of the procedure Click Finish to exit Add New Hardware Wizard i After the installation of the driver is complete unplug the cable and then plug it again 2 1 2 APUtility installation 1 Double click D Utility APUtility SETUP EXE 2 Click Next gt Welcome 3 Click Yes if you agree with the statements Access Point Ver1 1
8. found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules and Canada RSS 210 These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense If the equipment causes interference to radio or television reception try to correct the interference by using one or more of the following measures e Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops e Move the equipment to one side or the other of the television or radio e Move the equipment farther away from the television or radio e Plug the equipment into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the television or radio To assure continued compliance any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with the minimum distance b
9. option is enabled Thus under the Authorized MAC Address option you may press the following buttons Authorized Mac Addresses Load file Dowload et E Authorization Table Enable The Load file button in order to load a file with the MAC Addresses that can be associated with the Access Point Authorized MAC Addresses The Download button in order to download the Authorized MAC Address to the Access Point The Get button in order to get from the Access Point the Authorized MAC Addresses 8 Under the Setup menu you can either enable or disable SNMP traps which are messages displayed in the left bottom corner indicating that an action related to the AP Bridge took place such as o Trap Reassociation This trap message is sent when a Station s reassociation request is received from the AP Bridge e Trap Association Indicates the reception of an association request packet and the sender Station s successful association with the Wireless Bridge e Trap Disassociation This trap message is sent when a disassociation notification packet is received from a Station e Trap Reset This trap message is sent when the AP Bridge resets Trap Setting IP Address with Ping This trap message is sent when the AP Bridge IP address is set with the transmission of a ping message o Trap Start Up This trap message is sent when Bridge starts up 25 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 e Trap Fai
10. problem with WLAN single login session Q12 Are you intending to er i gt de WEB bascddiver Yes we are planning to add web server function into AP but the schedule 1s for your products not determined yet 218 We Nave Pen several After you change IP please make sure you download this change hours attempting to Save the configuration by selecting Download Changes under the configure theses access File menu The IP address of the access point has now been set pionts One of our two units permanently will not hold the IP address It reverts back to the factory address starting with 10 Q14 The second AP unit There are two possibilities however refused to hold 1 The default IP setting is the same for each AP Connecting the IP address assigned two or more AP s simultaneously onto LAN will results the even after repeated downloads of the configuration and also the SNMP configuration refused to connect or even acknowledge the unit conflict problem Please modify the IP setting by SNMP make sure no other AP with the same IP on the LAN you connect or AP Utility first 2 If you can find the AP by SNMP but can not connect to it this is caused by the conflict between IP amp MAC Please follow below steps to resolve it Please plug the USB cable to the Access Point USB port Run the Bridge APUtility and select the Configuration button You will see the MAC address at first line Follow the steps below giving
11. the Access Point a temporary address at the beginning Step A and saving the IP address through the SNMP Manager application Step B 33 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 Step A 1 Connect an Ethernet station and the Access Point on the same subnet The simplest way to accomplish that is to connect the Access Point and the Ethernet station to the same hub You need to check if the station IP address and the Sub net mask are configured properly Also the new IP address for the Access Point must correspond to the Subnet mask 2 Open a 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 For example arp s 10 170 254 27 00 00 22 22 22 25 3 Ping the Access Point using its new IP address For example ping 10 170 254 27 4 If you get a ping reply then the IP address has been temporarily set In order to set it permanently you need to proceed to Step B without powering off the Access Point step B 1 Open the SNMP Manager application 2 Connect to the access point by selecting the Connect AP Bridge option under the File menu Type the IP address of the access point which has been temporarily set in Step A in the panel which appears type public at the Community field and then press OK The SNMP Manager will inform you that the access point has been found and t
12. the effective transmission range in an infrastructure LAN is doubled BSS ID is in essential the ID of each independent TWL C11 All TWL C11 PCs configured without roaming options in this independent BSS must be configured with BSS ID of that Access point Check your Access Point for its BSS ID or use the Access Point Browser Utility program 28 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database or wireless application for mobile workers Two Access Points could be used as a point to point link between two LANs LAN Interconnection is applicable to Desktop PC a wireless backbone between buildings Desktop PC J Hub Notebook with TWL C1 1 Notebook with TWL C1 1 BSS1 BSS2 ESS 4 1 2 1 Roaming An Infrastructure configuration also supports roaming capability for mobile workers More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set ESS On account of a continuous connection to the network users within this ESS could roam freely All TWL C11 PC
13. 7 2447 CI 8a EC E y o T8 2452 9 oo 9 oz o T9 O LO E 42 49 A CAR lx 2 e e CB o do Ll dd e 3 ME 31 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Q1 Weak signal or intermittent Keep the area around the antenna clear from materials that could block connection radio transmission such as metal objects electronic devices and cordless telephones Change the direction of the antenna slightly Move your notebook computer a few inches to find a better signal 2 Use you site survey utility by wireless LAN Card utility to survey a better location and orientation for a network connection 1 Verify that the adapter Wireless LAN Service Area ID matches the access point ID Q2 PC cannot attach to the gon that the adapter Data Rate is configured properly for the access point Q3 Does the AP have provision for external high The AP has two connectors for external antennas gain antenna This is the antenna diversity it can increase the receive sensitivity of Access Point Q4 For what do the AP use two antennas Q5 What external antenna lt is SX connector SX to SMA adapter is available connector type e g SMA or reverse polarity SMA It is possible to connect two You can attach certified antenna with the same connector SX type with directional antennas to both AP Ap s How is it might work Q7 What about operating r
14. Access Point 1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 Wireless LAN Access Point Access Point User s Manual Verl 1 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 Copyright O 2000 All rights reserved No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative work such as translation transformation or adaptation without written permission from the copyright owner All the other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners Statement of Conditions The manufacturer may make improvements or changes in the product described in this documentation at any time The specifications and information regarding to the product in this manual are subject to change without notice The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for errors contained herein or for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages with the furnishing performance or use of this manual or equipment supplied with it even if the manufacturer or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages Electronic Emission Notices This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and
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16. NMP Manager from Start Program AP UTILITIES SNMP Manager Access Point SNMP Manager 18 Ver1 1 Access Point User s Manual 30 08 2001 2 Select Connect to Access Point option which is under the File menu Try to connect to the Access Point by typing its IP address in the panel which appears and at the Community field type public and then press OK 5 ENT A E 142 168 1 68 n 3 If you don t know the IP address of the Access Point you can use the Find Access Point option which is also under the File menu in order to see the Access Points available for connection Select one of the available Access Points and press Connect Available Access Points 4 SNMPman ager 19 Ver1 1 Access Point 30 08 2001 User s Manual In case of an unsuccessful connection you receive the following message SAA Peri er E If the above error message appears you need to check if the AP has the desired IP Address and is connected to the network In order to check the validity of the IP Address you need to ping the AP 5 When the connection has successfully been established you get a message in the left bottom corner indicating Get Configuration done and on the right corner the IP Address of the connected Access Point i Access Point SNMP Manager File Setup Commands Info Traps Network Window Help Get Configuration done 192 168 1 180
17. ange 450 m What kind of antennas do you used Maybe distance as long as 450 m in free space theoretically But due to the fading loss of atmosphere the practical link distance of line of sight will be around you have some good supplier 150 300 m depends on weather surroundings and antenna orientation of external antennas which Of course this range can be extended by directional antenna could extend a operating Does building to building mode support Multi point to mode support Routing between different networks E on specification the power margin can support communication Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 Q10 Does the AP support PPPOE which is widely used in HK for broadband access r Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards PPP and Ethernet PPPoE 1s a specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet to the Internet through a common broadband medium such as a single DSL line wireless device or cable modem All the users over the Ethernet share a common connection so the Ethernet principles supporting multiple users in a LAN combine with the principles of PPP which apply to serial connections PPPoE 1s upper layer protocol and can be supported by our WLAN products This feature is handled by server but not WLAN That means if your sever Q11 Does the AP support tio hrough a multiple access through a support it it has no
18. cal and remote configuration will be demonstrated 3 1 Local configuration by APUtility If you want to change or view the parameters of Access Point you have to plug the USB cable from PC where APUtility driver and utility had been installed to the Access Point USB port 1 Run the APUtility from Start Program AP UTILITIES APUtility 2 Click the Configuration button AP Utility Application 3 A Bridge Configuration window will appear as shown below In the window that it will appear you have four options Bridge Configuration Wirel_Fragmentation Threshold Wirel_RtsThreshold OperationalRateSet BeaconPeriod DTIM SSID Broadcasting 00 04 4b 03 00 12 ETSI 192 168 1 168 255 255 2540 00 04 db 03 00 12 morton 6 Enable 8 Disable None 2346 2346 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ong Open System NONE 82 84 8b 96 100 2 Diversity Diversity WBrid ge Point to z READ ONLY public READ WRITE public READ WRITE H 192 168 1 254 Enable Disable Ethemet Disable Enable DO 04 DB 03 00 01 OB 64 9B CE 54 F2 01 F4 24 09 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 6E 34 1587 El 00 Enable 14 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 4 Configuration Settings Select the Configuration Settings option and Press the Get button if you want to view the current parameters If you want to set new parameters firs
19. cturer can read and set or save changes to the AP s parameters Also can view or modify the Hardware Configuration Gateway IP Address Network Gateway IP Filtering Enable Disable the possibility to allow only IP protocol packets to pass through the WLAN and any other protocol packets filtered out DHCP client Enable Disable automatic IP adress assigment by the DHCP server Primary Port Determines the Access Point s MAC and IP Address Primary Port The interface which determines the DHCP server EthernetPort Wireless Port Authorization Algorithm Enable Disable the association with authorized MAC Addresses stations SNMP traps Enabled Disabled SNMP traps which are the messages indicating the actions related to the AP that have taken place Preferred BSSID Remote MAC Address for connection in Access Point Client or Wireless Bridge Operational modes WEP 128 keys 1 4 The default key that will be used May be edited if WEP type is 128 bits CR31 Settings By selecting the C31 Settings option you can get or set the Transmitting Power values for the Control Register 31 of the Base band for each channel Bridge Configuration Xx C Configuration Settings CR31 Settings C Default Settings C Manufacturer Settings 16 Access Point User s Manual 6 Default Settings Load the default values of the Access Point by selecting this option Bridge Configuration MAC Address RegulationDomain Eth IP Address E
20. e hospital Warehouse inventory Security huts Exhibition centers Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time Trade shows exhibitions retailers airline and shipping companies need additional workstations for a peak period Auditors require workgroups at customer sites 1 3 System Requirements Below lists minimum requirement to use Access Point access point 1 LAN with a 10 100 Base T UTP Ethernet cable drop RJ 45 connector 2 An A C power outlet 100 240V 50 60HZz 3 Atleast one IEEE 802 11 or IEEE 802 11b standard Wireless LAN NIC Network Interface Card 1 4 Product Kit Access Point includes the following items If any listed item is not included please contact your local dealer 1 Wireless Access point x 1 Driver amp Utility CD ROM Disk x 1 User s manual x 1 AC adapter with power cable x 1 a a os INO Antenna x 2 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 2 UTILITY DRIVER INSTALLATION You can operate Access Point by default configuration directly If you want to configure it by yourself you will need to install either APUtility and relative USB driver for local configuration or SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol manager for remote configuration This manual will demonstrate the installation in Windows 98 system 24 APUtility Below lists the minimum requirements to install APUtility 1 PC with Utility Driver CD ROM Disk included by this product kit USB port and
21. etween your body and the Antenna as shown below Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 Typographical Conventions It is important to understand the symbol and formatting conventions used in the documentation The following symbols are used in the guide i Note Indicates a note which contains important information T Caution Indicates procedures which if not observed could result in loss of data or damage to the equipment Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 1 1 12 1 3 1 4 2 1 A2 al 3 2 4 1 4 2 4 3 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION cia a NTN NAN NPA NANANA aa ANING 5 AN NA te teen tataees 5 APPLICATIONS a EPO re Be POE ia mann ee eee 5 SS TEM REOUIRENBNE SS ost a tte tte sbitala 6 PRODUCTA AA A A TON 6 UTILITY DRIV ER INS TAG DA TION 0 id 7 PT AN 7 2 1 1 Driver installation rr ama mn mann 7 Zale ABU INStAl AON arcadas recto A E cicaaa 9 AN AGE Ra ee a os rete ea he O oe o cla Dd ne aa a 11 2 2 1 For Win98 2000 ME NT4 O u s 11 222 SAA A A A IIS E IRA A IS PIER OTN 13 CONFIGURA TION lt a ca tia 14 LOCAL CONFIGURATION BY APUTILITY noeneen NAA O E ds a GAN hana 14 REMOTE CONFIGURATION BY SNMP MANAGER ccsccscescccsccsccsceccnccscescscscsccscscsscnsescescescsesceecescsscesescescesessescesceses 18 OPERATING THE ACCESS POINT wasssicssswcsccccsscccccdsssnesscictasscatisdeasccsswecessascassansisaentsssacecncbaccvssncs vessidedesdivucecedesseatdosess 28 PPP TG AON ater as es
22. hat all the configuration values have been retrieved 3 Under the Setup gt Bridge submenu select IP Configuration Type the IP address of Step A in the configuration window that appears Confirm the validity of the other values Ethernet Address and IP Mask and press OK 4 Save the configuration by selecting Download Changes under the File menu The IP address of the access point has now been set permanently 34 Ver1 1 Access Point User s Manual 30 08 2001 We plan to use AP to built It is wireless bridge configuration of our AP it work as following figure radio backbone network End Remote LANI AE user s will be grouped in few cable LAN s This LAN s we s El plan radio backbone connect me using your AP s What do you ini think about this How is it work 3 Ja Remote L4H2 35 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 6 SPECIFICATION General tandards compliance IEEE 802 3 and 802 11b Security 3878 WEP 128 bit encryption RC4 Hardware Number of channels ransmit power 83 dBm Typ for 11Mbps 88 dBm Typ for 5 5 2 1 Mbps BER 10E 5 Power Software CC Mechanical SS pe a Canada FCC Part 15 sections 15 247 15 205 15 209 RSS 210 O g O oT e oy 5 Cl Q DIN mt e O D 5 TI C m On C Host interface Power 36 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 7 GLOSSARY Access Point Any entity that has statio
23. led To Erase Flash This trap message is sent when Bridge fails to erase flash 9 Authorization Using this submenu the Administrator can change the passwords which referred to the community field for the User and the Administrator Authority Authority configuration ES Administrator Community New Community Confirm Community C User Community NET e l STi TI ee ANON Cancel 10 The other menus Commands menu Under this menu there are two submenus e Reset Device You can reset the Access Point This action takes place after a user makes configuration changes in order to initiate the changes e Restore Default You can restore the factory default values of the Access Point Info menu Wireless statistics This submenu reports the statistics concerning the unit s Wireless activity Ethernet statistics This submenu reports the statistics concerning the unit s Ethernet port activity The meaning of the fields Traps menu Provides information for trap messages e View Record You can see additional information for every Trap Message Network menu Provides information about the Network Under this menu there is only the Associated Station submenu e 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 e Cascade All opened windows are arranged on the desktop in a cascade fashi
24. n functionality and provides access to the distribution services via the wireless medium WM for associated stations Ad Hoc A network composed solely of stations within mutual communication range of each other via the wireless medium WM An ad hoc network is typically created in a spontaneous manner The principal distinguishing characteristic of an ad hoc network is its limited temporal and spatial extent These limitations allow the act of creating and dissolving the ad hoc network to be sufficiently straightforward and convenient so as to be achievable by non technical users of the network facilities i e no specialized technical skills are required and little or no investment of time or additional resources is required beyond the stations that are to participate in the ad hoc network The term ad hoc is often used as slang to refer to an independent basic service set IBSS BSS Basic Service Set An Access Point associated with several wireless stations ESS Extended Service Set More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set An ESS is basically a roaming domain Ethernet A popular local area data communications network originally developed by Xerox Corp which accepts transmission from computers and terminals Ethernet operates on 10 Mbps baseband transmission over shielded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair telephone wire Infrastructure The infrastructure includes the distribution system medium DSM
25. on e Tile All open windows are visible on the desktop 26 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 Help menu Provides on line help about the application 27 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 4 OPERATING THE ACCESS POINT 4 1 Application 4 1 1 Ad hoc configuration An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers each equipped with one TWL C11 adapter connected as an independent wireless LAN Computers in a specific Ad Hoc wireless LAN must be configured at the same radio channel Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation a _ Notebook with TWL C11 N Ad Hoc Configuration oe ee eee A 4 1 2 Infrastructure configuration Access Point provides access to a wired LAN for wireless workstations An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration A group of TWL C11 PC users and an Access Point construct a Basic Service Set BSS Each TWL C11 PC in this BSS can talk to any computer in the wired LAN infrastructure via the Access Point Infrastructure configuration not only extends the accessibility of a TWL C11 PC to the wired LAN but also doubled the effective wireless transmission range for 2 TWL C11 PCs Since Access Point is able to forward data within its BSS
26. ows the connection of one or more remote LANs with a central LAN creating thus an extended single virtual LAN In this way any station of the Remote LAN can successfully communicate with any station of the central LAN as if all of them belonged to the same physical LAN Wireless Stations can t associated with Access Point Clients The Access Point conducts the designated traffic to the appropriate wired or wireless station e Preferred BSS It is enabled only if you select the Access Point Client option BSS corresponds to the MAC Address of the desired AP Wireless Bridge This mode allows two types of connections a Point to Point The Wireless Bridge can communicate with a specific Remote MAC Address e Remote MAC Address It is enabled only if you select Point to Point It corresponds to the MAC Address of the Wireless Bridge of the Remote LAN b Point to Multipoint The Wireless bridge can communicate with any Wireless Bridge available in the same channel When Authorization Algorithm see the next menu Authorized MAC Address is enabled the Wireless Bridge can communicate with any Wireless Bridge whose MAC Addresses exists in the Authorization Table 24 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 The value Regulation Domain is already set and cannot be modified Authorized MAC Address For security reasons the Access Point has the ability to associate with authorized MAC Addresses stations if the Authorization Table
27. s Na o e eine a ese wane eee at a ana AA SA ocean sane 28 All ACAO COMMOUPAUOM e IA AA ARA AA AA EA ava neue aa ed vers A EE E 28 4d A O AA NAL uni occas DATA BANANA NAA KAN nee ane 28 OPERATING EEEE e bgay AB na PAG a dens 29 CHANNELS AVALADO E E a OB E Aa TANAN LATIN Aa de dle DO 31 TROUBEESHOCOTIN Granica AAA AAA EEE 32 SPECIFICATION PAA AA AA 36 GEOSSARY aa AA a AA NN GE a Naan bwal ba han Aga AYANG a naa Ni wii 37 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 1 INTRODUCTION Wireless LAN is local area networking without wires which uses radio frequencies to transmit and receive data between PC s or other network devices without wires or cables Wireless LAN configurations include independent networks suitable for small or temporary peer to peer configurations and infrastructure networks offering fully distributed data connectivity via micro cells and roaming The Access Point is designed to meet the mobility performance security interoperability management reliability requirements of IEEE 802 11b high data rate standard and IEEE 802 3 Ethernet 10 Base T standard When installed Access Point can communicate with other IEEE 802 11b and IEEE 802 3 compatible products to create a wireless network in your office or home 1 1 Features Compliant with 11 Mbps 802 11b high speed specification Data rate 11 5 5 2 1 Mbps automatic fallback under noisy environment Supports a wide range of OS Win95 98 2000 ME NT Interoperable with
28. s and Access Point within one ESS must be configured with the same ESS ID and at the same radio channel Before setting up an ESS for roaming it would be helpful to improve the performance by choosing a feasible radio channel and right places for Access Points 4 2 Operating 1 Power on Access Point plugging power adapter and connect Ethernet cable into RG 45 connector 2 The four LED s show the status of Access Point y Link amp Activity of Ethernet 29 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 gt lt Full duplex operation of Ethernet O DC Power of Access Point te Clear Channel Assessment of air 3 Insert the wireless LAN Card into the PC slot until it seats snugly Arrows on the front of the PC Card indicate the insertion direction Make sure the mode of wireless LAN Card shall be set to infrastructure And the SSID shall be the same as Access Point 4 Now you will be able to operate your notebook just like you are connected with your local area network without wiring 30 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 4 3 Channels available The following lists the allowable channels in some country for your reference Frequency MHz FCC US IC Canada ETSI Europe Spain France MKK Japan aa E TAO MALA CAT A _ 22 2 20 e e _ 2 1 EA a AA OSO O OA 2 sl 82 lod 0 o Oo eee eee 2432 CI CI ES E T5 FA e O o A o LR 2 7 6 1 me 7 07 IES AS O E T
29. t select the required parameter press the Modify button and then type the new value You will have to press the Set button to download any changes to the bridge Parameters e MAC Address The MAC Address of the AP o Regulation Domain You need to select the Regulation Domain among the following options FCC ETSI SPAIN DOC SPAIN FRANCE and MKK Ethernet IP Address The IP Address of the AP e Ethernet Subnet Mask The Ethernet station and the Access Point must be on the same subnet The IP address for the Access Point must correspond to the Subnet Mask e Wireless MAC Address The wireless MAC address of the AP e ESSID Select the ESSID to be used e ESSID Length The length of the ESSID number of characters e Auto Rate Fall Back Select Enable or Disable e Wireless Channel Select the channel to be used There are 14 channels available e WEP type The Wired Equivalent Privacy Algorithm 64 or 128 bits e WEP key The WEP key if the WEP option is enabled in order to activate WE Pencryption for transmissions between the stations and the Access Point e Wireless Fragmentation Threshold This is the option for the Fragmentation Threshold activation e Wireless RTS Threshold This is the option for the RTS Threshold activation e WEP Keys 1 4 The default key that will be used May be edited only if WEP type is 64 bits WEP keys must be in HEX and in two bytes per character format e g if you want the WEP Key
30. termines the DHCP server If changes are made you need to Download Changes under the File menu in order to save them oo 04 DE 02 08 00 Filtering If the IP Routing is enabled only the IP protocol packets will pass through the WLAN and any other protocol filtered out 7 Under the Wireless LAN option the following submenus are available e Privacy Options e Operational settings 21 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 e Authorized Mac Address 22 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 Privacy Options By choosing this option you must define the encryption key values of your choice There are four 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 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 algorithm which protects authorized Wireless LAN users against eavesdropping Privacy Options ES DO 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 l 60 00 060 00 40 GO 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 60 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Operational Settings You can either view or modify the following Values Wireless Operational Settings e ESSID Select the ESSID to be used
31. th SubMask Wirel Mac Address Wirel ESSID EssLen AutoRateFallBack Wirel Channel WEP type WEP Key Wirel FragmentationThreshold Wirel_RtsThreshold AuthenticationT ype AccessPointName OperationalRateSet BeaconPeriod DTIM Receive Antenna Transmit ntenna Operational Mode User Community User Access Administrator Community Administrator Access Manufacturer Community Manufacturer Access Authorization Algorithn SNMP Traps Preferred BSSID WEP128 Keyl WEP128 Key2 WEP128 Key3 WEP128 Key4 SSID Broadcasting 00 00 22 22 22 52 ETSI 192 168 1 116 255 255 254 0 00 00 22 22 22 52 TEST F5 7 Disable 11 Disable None 2346 2346 1011121314 20 21 22 23 24 30 31 32 33 34 40 41 42 43 44 Long Both Type NONE 82 84 8b 96 100 2 Diversity Diversity Access Point public READ ONLY public READ WRITE public READWRITEM 0 0 0 0 Disable Disable Ethernet Disable Enable 00 00 00 00 00 00 101112131400 20 21 22 23 24 00 30 31 32 33 34 DD 40 41 42 43 4400 Enable 17 ec ee lb Ver1 1 30 08 2001 Access Point Ver1 1 User s Manual 30 08 2001 7 Manufacturer Settings View or change the Manufacturer Settings by selecting this option Bridge Configuration s y Y F Hk A This option is used only for manufacturing purposes 3 2 Remote configuration by SNMP manager You can configure Access Point via Ethernet by PC with SNMP Manager installed 1 Run the S
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