1Mbps Wireless Access Point with 4-port 10/100M LAN switch User’s Manual Version 0.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch FCC Warning This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch Table of Contents 1. INTRODUCTION................................................................................. 5 THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT FEATURES ......................................................................... 5 PACKAGE CONTENTS ........................................................................................................... 6 2.HARDWARE INSTALLATION .................................................
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 8. PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 34 About this manual This user’s manual describes how to install and operate Wireless Access Point with 4-port 10/100M LAN Switch (AP). Please read this manual before you install the product.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this 11Mbps Wireless Access Point with 4-port 10/100M LAN Swith (AP). This product is designed specifically for SOHO 11Mbps wireless LAN environment. It is easy to configure and operate even by non-technical users. Instructions for installing and configuring this product are included in this manual.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch Security # Configuring Protection – Provides password protection to prevent unauthorized users from changing the configuration # Wireless LAN Security - Provide 64-bit & 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption to protect the wireless data transmissions.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 2.Hardware Installation Physical Details Rear Panel Diversity Dipole Antenna Front Panel The front panel features four 10/100Mbps Ethernet ports. These LAN ports are used to connect to your computers or other network devices.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch Top Panel LED Indications LED DIAG Ethernet Wireless Power Color Green Green Green Green Status Description ON 1) The AP is in normal operation mode. 2) While in firmware upgrade process, it indicates the AP is writing the firmware into Flash ROM Blinking 1) The AP is in self-diagnostic mode.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch Hardware Installation Following illustration is an example showing how to install AP with hub/switch. Be sure to use the supplied power adapter. Connecting the Access Point to your Network For optimal performance, usually the center of your wireless network is the best place for your AP, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch The following picture describes how to use the AP when communicating between wireless LAN and wired LAN.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 3. Wireless Navigator Installation Install TCP/IP Protocol TCP/IP Protocols are necessary for computers to communicate on LAN and Internet. Note! If your PC already has TCP/IP protocol installed, please skip this section. Please contact your administrator for details if you have problems of setting up this TCP/IP protocol in your PC. 1. From the Start Menu, select Settings and bring up the Control Panel.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 2. The screen shows the network components you have installed. Click the Add button to continue. 3. Highlight Protocol and click the Add button.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 4. Select Microsoft from the list of “Manufacturers” and TCP/IP from the list of “Network Protocols” and click the OK button to finish the installation.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch Install the Wireless Navigator The Wireless Navigator Utility is provided to allow user(s) easily to configure the AP through any Windows-based PC over wired or wireless LAN port. This section describes procedures for installing the Wireless Navigator Utility to PC. Step 1: Insert the installation CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Run SETUP.EXE program on the CD-ROM. The following window will be shown automatically.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch Step 3: Key in your User Name and Company Name, and click Next button to continue. Step 4: The screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. If you want to install the Wireless Navigator in another location, click the Browse button and select an alternate destination. Click the Next button, when you are ready to continue. The setup program will then begin to install the programs into the destination folder.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch Step 6: The Wireless Navigator has been installed now. Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” and then click the Finish button to restart your computer and complete installation. To remove Wireless Navigator Utility, click the Start button, and select Programs, Wireless Navigator, and Uninstall, and then follow the instruction on screen.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch Startup and Login Follow the procedures below to startup Wireless Navigator and find the AP. Before you start the following procedures, please be sure to connect the Ethernet cable, connect the power cord, and then turn on the AP. All wireless clients shall be requested to set the their SSIDs same as the AP SSID in advance before starting the following procedures. 1.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 4. The utility will show the AP and other wireless devices found in the same network, where your PC is located. Note! If the AP is not shown in the list, please make sure all the cables are well connected. 5. Double-click on the AP, then you will access into its built-in web server, and it will show as below. Then directly click OK button. (Default setting is no user name and password needed).
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 6. Then following screen will be shown. Now you have entered the built-in web server of this AP, and you can start to configuration procedures.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 4. Configuring the Access Point The Info Tab INFORMATION: displays the basic information of this AP. Firmware revision: displays current firmware version of this AP. MAC address of AP: displays the unique serial number burned into this AP that identifies itself from other Ethernet devices Current IP address: displays current IP address of this AP.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch The Wireless Tab Wireless: displays the basic wireless configuration of this AP. Access point name: displays current device name of the AP. You also can change the name as your will. SSID: Used to identify the wireless LAN. To communicate with this AP, all wireless clients MUST use the same SSID as AP’s. The SSID is case sensitive. Default SSID is GROUPxxxxxx, where xxxxxx are six hexadecimal digits.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch The Advanced Tab ADVANCED: displays the advanced wireless configuration of this AP. Max associated stations: displays the maximum number of associated clients. In order to get a better performance, it is suggested to set “8” as the maximum number of associated clients Exclude long preamble: Enables to exclude packets with long preambles in physical layer. Fragmentation threshold: The threshold which a data packet will be fragmented.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch The Security Tab SECURITY: displays the 802.11b security and encryption options on this AP. Hide SSID in Beacon: The option to hide the SSID in beacon, so that this AP will not be found by a passive scan from Wireless Navigator Utility. Stations cannot use “unspecified” SSID: Enables the AP to associate with any station whose SSID is set as “Any”.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch WEP configuration: Display the Wired Equivalent Privacy security configurations WEP enabled: Enables the Wired Equivalent Privacy security function. WEP key length: Selects 64-bit or 128-bit WEP encryption. Be sure that the setting in the AP shall be the same as in wireless clients, otherwise the communication will not work. WEP key: For 64-bit WEP encryption, a key of 10 hexadecimal characters in length must be filled in.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch The IP Addr Tab IP ADDR: displays the status of current IP setting . IP Address Mode: Select “Static” or “DHCP” mode. For “Static” mode, the IP address settings are given by user. For “DHCP” mode, these settings will be overridden by a DHCP server on your network. IP Address: The static IP address you want to assign to the AP. The default value is “192.168.1.100”. IP Subnet: The subnet mask you want to assign for the AP.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch The Admin Tab ADMINISTRATION: Allows to change the device’s system configurations . Change password: Default none password. Reboot access point: When any setting was changed, the AP MUST be reboot so that the change can be confirmed. Reset to factory defaults: This option will ERASE all the current settings, and return back to the factory defaults.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch The Help Tab HELP: Displays the explanations of each setting shown in above seven tabs. Please click those hyperlinks in right side, then it will guide you to the details.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 5. Firmware Upgrade Procedure 1. Click Start and select Programs, Wireless Navigator and then Wireless Navigator. Or, just double-click the Wireless Navigator icon on your desktop screen. 2. The Wireless Navigator starts up. 3. The computer starts searching for the Access Point and shows in the list.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 4. The download will begin. Key in the new firmware file name and location or click browsing to find the file in your computer. 5. After entering the file information, click OK to continue. 6. The downloading begins. 7. After download finished, the AP will reset automatically, and the left indicator “DIAG” on AP will be off and then begin flashing.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 6. FAQ & Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the Wireless Access Point. Please refer to the following descriptions to solve the problems. If you can’t find an answer here, please contact your dealer for further advices. Q: My PC can’t locate the Wireless Access Point.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch standard for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufacturers to communicate. Q: What’s Ad-hoc? A: An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent wireless LAN. Ad-hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch the network. Wireless Channel If there is more than one Wireless LAN network with different ESS-ID on the same floor, and they are communicating with each other, the baud rate may be slowed, due to the same radio frequency being used. If this happens, you can still communicate regardless of other LAN networks by using to use different frequencies (wireless channels).
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) TCP/IP is a protocol equivalent to the network and transport levels of the OSI reference model, and it is defined using RFC. Consequently, different terminals can communicate with each other using TCP/IP. • Normally, TCP/IP includes the application protocols TELNET and FTP. • TCP/IP is the standard internet protocol.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 8. Product Specifications This chapter describes the specifications of the product and the LAN port connector. Wireless LAN Interface Standards IEEE 802.11/11b Compliant Antenna Built-in Diversity Dipole Antenna Frequency Range 2.4〜2.4835GHz ( Industrial Scientific Medical Band ) DSSS - Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Data Transmission Rate 11Mbps / 5.
User Manual of Wireless Access Point with 4-Port 10/100M LAN Switch 13 Channels (Europe) Coverage Area Indoors: up to 50M (165 ft.) @11Mbps up to 80M (265 ft.) @5.5 Mbps or lower Outdoors: up to 150M (500 ft.) @11 Mbps up to 300M (1000 ft.) @5.5 Mbps or lower (Depending on environment) Wired LAN Interface Standards IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Compliant IEEE 802.
