Wireless 802.11N Compact AP/Client Adapter WCR-150GN User’s Manual Version 1.
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Contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3 2. Safety Notification ....................................................................................................... 4 3. Hardware Installation .................................................................................................. 5 4. First Time Configuration ........................................................................................
1. Introduction Thank you for purchasing your WCR-150GN. This user guide will assist you with the installation procedure.
2. Safety Notification Your WCR-150GN should be placed in a safe and secure location. To ensure proper operation, please keep the unit away from water and other damaging elements. Please read the user manual thoroughly before you install the device. The device should only be repaired by authorized and qualified personnel. Please do not try to open or repair the device yourself. Do not place the device in a damp or humid location, i.e. a bathroom.
3. Hardware Installation Front Panel The front panel provides LED status of device. Refer to the following table for the meaning of each feature. LED Name Power Activity Light Status Description On The device is on and ready. Off The device is off. On The device is on and ready. Off The device is off. Flashing Link The device is transmitting or receiving data. On The device is connected to an Ethernet network. Off The device is off or there is no Ethernet connection.
Rear Panel The rear panel features Reset button and WPS Button. Refer to the following table for the meaning of each feature. Ethernet RESET Button RESET/WPS Power The RESET button can restore device to factory default settings by press this button for approx. WPS Button Press this button to start WPS function..
Hardware Installation for Connection to Your local network 1. Connect the antenna with the WCR-150GN. 2. Plug the power connection into the AC-in port on the unit, and plug the other end into a USB interface of laptop.. 3. Connect the WCR-150GN with your PC or notebook via a LAN cable.
4. First Time Configuration TURN ON POWER SUPPLY Quick power cycle would cause system corruption. When power on, be careful not to shut down in about 5 seconds, because data is writing to the flash. START UP & LOGIN In order to configure the WCR-150GN, you must use web browser and manually input http://192.168.1.250 into the Address box and press Enter. The Main Page will appear. The configuration of this device is through web-browser.
4.1 Install Wizard MAKE CORRECT NETWORK SETTINGS OF YOUR COMPUTER To change the configuration, use Internet Explorer (IE) or Netscape Communicator to connect the WEB management 192.168.1.250. This following screen contains all of the AP's basic setup functions. Please go to Quick Setup menu by clicking ‘Install Wizard’ button.
Choose the Device Operation Mode: You can refer to Chapter 4.2 to choose the mode which you want to perform in this device. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Next’ button.
This Step is for Router Mode. If you use Access Point mode, please jump to next Step. Wide Area Network (WAN) Settings: Choose the Network Type your ISP provides. You can refer to Chapter 5.1 to setup the different WAN Type. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Next’ button.
LAN Settings: IP address: Please input the IP address of this device. Subnet Mask: Please input subnet mask for this network. DHCP Server: If you want to activate DHCP server function of this router, select ‘Enabled’, or set it to ‘Disabled’. Start IP Address: Please input the start IP address of the IP range. End IP Address: Please input the end IP address of the IP range. Other Settings can refer to Chapter 5.2. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Next’ button.
Basic Wireless Settings: Radio State: If you want to disable wireless function, please select ‘Turn OFF’. Network mode: Please select the radio band you want to use. Network name (SSID): This is the name of WCR-150GN. You can type any alphanumerical characters here, maximum 32 characters. SSID is used to identify your own wireless AP from others when there are other wireless APs in the same area. Hidden SSID: This option can decide if the wireless AP will broadcast its own SSID or not.
Wireless Security/Encryption Settings: Please select an encryption method from ‘Security Mode’ dropdown menu, there are four options: You can refer to Chapter 6.1 for the detail explaining. After you finish with all settings, please click ‘Finish’ button.
4.2 Operation Mode This device supports 3 modes for the IP network. Choose the Device Mode and click the “Apply” button to change the modes. Access Point: The device provides access between wireless stations and LANs. In this mode, the Ethernet port becomes a “LAN” port. Router: The device provides Router function. Choose this option, the Ethernet port will be acted as WAN port. You can connect this port to the ADSL, cable modem or other devices for outbound connection.
5. Internet Settings 5.1 Configuring WAN Interface The device supports three kinds of IP configuration for WAN interface, including Static IP, DHCP Client and PPPoE. You can select one of the WAN Access Types that depend on your ISP required. The default WAN Access Type is “Static IP” STATIC: You can get the IP configuration data of Static-IP from your ISP. You will need to fill the fields of IP address, subnet mask, gateway address, and one of the DNS addresses.
knowledge of the network IDs of the other networks in the Wide Area Network, so it can forward the packets to other gateways until they are delivered to the one connected to the specified destination. The IP addresses of DNS provided by your ISP. DNS (Domain Name Server) is used to map domain names Primary & Secondary DNS to IP addresses.
PPPoE: When the PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) WAN Access Type is selected, you must fill the fields of User Name, Password provided by your ISP. The IP configuration will be done when the device successfully authenticates with your ISP. Description Item User Name Password/ Verify Password The account is provided by your ISP. The password for your account. It is required to input again in ‘Verify Password’ in order to make sure the input password is correct.
5.2 Configuring LAN Interface Item IP Address Description This is the IP Address for this device. You can login this device by the IP Address via LAN or WLAN physical interface and do any necessary configuration change. This is the subnet mask for the LAN. The default value is Subnet Mask MAC Address “255.255.255.0”. The MAC Address of LAN is shown in this field. You can select to enable DHCP server. When enabling DHCP Server User’s Guide the DHCP server, you must setup the information below.
This is the first IP Address of the IP pool which the server Start IP Address End IP Address assigns the IP Address from. This is the last IP Address of the IP pool. This is the subnet mask of this domain. The default value Subnet mask is “255.255.255.0”. Primary DNS Server This is the primary DNS server for the LAN PCs. Secondary DNS Server This is the second DNS server for the LAN PCs. This is the DHCP lease time. When it is short, the issued IP address to DHCP clients will be updated frequently.
6. Wireless Settings 6.1 Access Point & Router mode Basic Item Turn On/Off Basic Settings Description Click the “Turn OFF” button to turn off the radio. Click it again to turn on the radio. The available options are “11b/g mixed mode”, “11b Network Mode only”, “11g only”, 11n only, and “11b/g/n mixed mode”. The SSID is a unique identifier that wireless networking Network Name (SSID) devices use in order to establish and maintain wireless connectivity.
case sensitive and can contain up to 32 alphanumeric characters. HT Physical Mode Description Default: Mixed (Mixed, Green Field). Item Mixed mode: In this mode the device transmits the packets with preamble compatible legacy (802.11g), so they can be decoded by legacy devices. The device Operating Mode receives and decodes both Mixed Mode packets and legacy packets. Green Field mode: the device transmits HT packets without legacy compatible part.
8 (2S) 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 32 14.4 28.9 43.3 57.8 86.7 115.6 130 144.4 Not Supported MCS: Modulation Coding Scheme MCS=0~7 (1S, One Tx Stream) MCS=8~15 (2S, Two Tx Stream) MCS 32: BPSK User’s Guide 13 26 39 52 78 104 117 130 Not Supported 30 60 90 120 180 240 270 300 6.
Security Wireless Security/Encryption Settings Wireless Security/Encryption Settings Item Description OPEN, SHARED, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK Security Mode The available options are shown according to the numbers of the BSSID in the Basic Setting. Each SSID can setup different encryption type.
WEP Encryption Setting Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is implemented in this device to prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WEP setting must be as same as each client in your wireless network. Authentication Type: Open, Shared and Auto. When choose “Open” or “Shared”, all of the clients must select the same authentication to associate this AP. If select “WEP Auto”, the clients don’t have to use the same “Open” or “Shared” authentication. They can choose any one to authenticate.
WPS This function helps to establish the Wi-Fi security. For AP mode, it can be setup one WPS method including PIN (Personal Identification Number) and PBC (Push Button Communication). To begin the WPS progress, the WLAN security must be setup first. Please setup one among WPAPSK, WPA2PSK and then apply WPS setting. PIN: query the PIN code in the utility of WLAN client, and then enter it in the PIN field. The Wi-Fi link between the WLAN client and the device should be encrypted.
PBC: Select PBC, and then you can begin the PBC process. Press the PBC button in the rear panel can also trigger this process. Press or click the PBC button on the WLAN client to finish the communication. You can press the PBC button on the WLAN client first and then click the PBC button on this device to establish the encryption. The options and the information fields are shown below.
Wireless Status Item Mode Description This is the wireless mode for the device such as AP, client mode. It shows the current radio mode such as “B/G/N”, Band SSID Channel Rate Security “B/G”, “B only” and “G only”. It shows the SSID of this device. It shows the current channel of the radio. The data rate of this device. It indicates the encryption type for the radio. It is the current BSSID of the radio.
Site Survey In the Site Survey, the information of nearby APs will be shown here.
6.2 AP Client mode Profile In the first page, you can see the profile list to show the information including Profile name, SSID, Network Type, Power Saving Mode, RTS Threshold, Fragment Threshold. Use four buttons to manage the profile list. The “Add” button is to add a new profile. The “Delete” button is to delete the selected profile. The “Edit” button is to edit the selected profile. The “Activate” button is to enable the selected button, so this device will associate to the AP according to the profile.
Item Profile Name SSID System Configuration Description Enter your profile name. Enter the SSID of the AP or Ad Hoc network. Choose one between “802.11Ad Hoc” and Network Type Infrastructure. For the Infrastructure network, this device can be setup Power Saving Mode to CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) or Power Saving Mode. Check the box to setup the RTS Threshold. The default RTS Threshold value is 2347 and the available range is from 0 to 2432. Check the box to setup the Fragment Threshold.
Link Status The status of the radio shows in this field.
Site Survey Site Survey Item Connect Rescan Description Check the radio button in front of the SSID and click “Connect” button to connect. Click this button to refresh the list. Check the radio button in front of the SSID and click Add Profile User’s Guide “Add Profile” to add the SSID to the profile.
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Advanced Item Wireless Mode (Infrastructure) Item Advanced Configuration Description Choose the proper Wireless Mode to connect remote AP which provided by your WISP. HT Physical Mode Description MM (Mixed Mode) or GF (Green Field). Mixed mode: In this mode the device transmits the packets with preamble compatible legacy (802.11g), so they can be decoded by legacy devices. The device HT Physical Mode (High throughput) receives and decodes both Mixed Mode packets and legacy packets.
WPS The WPS AP lists in the top of the page. The bottom panel shows the status of WPS. Please refer to the section 6.1, WPS section of Access Point mode for the operation. WPS configuration Item Description Click this button to refresh the WPS AP list. Refresh This device supports Enrollee and Registrar in AP Mode Client mode. This is the PIN code for PIN communication. Click PIN “Renew PIN” to generate a new PIN code. PIN Start Click this button to start PIN process.
Item SSID Authentication Encryption Key User’s Guide Registrar Settings Description The SSID that you want to change WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK TKIPP, AES Pass Phrase (8-64 characters), Key Renewal Interval 37
7. Firewall 7.1 DMZ A De-Militarized Zone is used to provide Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its local private network. Typically, the DMZ host contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers. So that all inbound packets will be redirected to the computer you set.
8. Administration 8.1 Management Item Account Description Enter the name for login. The default name is “admin”. Enter the password for login. The default password Password User’s Guide is “admin”.
8.2 Firmware Update This page provides the firmware update function. Click the browse button to browse the file and click “open” button to select the file. The update process takes about 1 minute and do not power off the device during this period. Item Browse Apply User’s Guide Description Click the “Browse” to choose the Firmware. Click to start update Firmware.
8.3 Settings Management In this page, you can export the setting, import the setting or load the factory default. Item Description To export the settings, click “Export” button to save the configuration. In the pop up window, click “Open” Export Settings to open the configuration. You can read the configuration in the next page. Click “Save” to save the configuration file. The file extension is “.dat”.
8.4 Status System Info Item Firmware Version Description It shows the version of firmware on this device. It indicates the time on this device. If the NTP client System Up Time Device Mode Internet Configurations Item Connected Type WAN IP Address User’s Guide is enabled, the time will sync with the NTP server. It shows the operation mode of this device. Description It shows the WAN type information such as DHCP, Static IP, PPPoE, etc. It shows the IP Address of the WAN interface.
Server MAC Address This is the MAC Address of the WAN interface. Local Network Item Local IP Address Description This is the IP Address of the LAN interface. Local Netmask This is the Netmask for the LAN. MAC Address This is the MAC Address of the LAN interface. 8.5 Statistics Memory Item Memory total Memory left Description This is the total memory size for this device. The available memory size shows in this field.
9. Troubleshooting – Q & A 1. I’m trying to log on the AP’s Web configuration page, but I do not see the login screen. Answer: 1. Please make sure the IP address that you input on address field of IE browser is correct. 2. Make sure the physical layer connection is established. If you are using wired to connect this AP, check the relevant LAN LED whether is lit or not. 3. On Command Prompt screen, using “ ping “ command to probe this AP, check if you got reply from it.
Make sure that mode, SSID, Channel and encryption settings are set the same on each wireless adapter. Make sure that your computer is within range and free from any strong electrical devices that may cause interference. 6. What devices cause interference? Answer: The AP is operating in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz band. Other devices operate in this frequency range that may cause interference include microwave ovens and 2.4 GHz portable phones. PCs or analog cellular phones do not operate at 2.
EC Declaration of Conformity Name applicant: Sparklan Communications, Inc. 8F #257, Sec 2, Tiding Blvd, Neihu District, (11493) Taipei, Taiwan Hereby declares under sole responsibility that product Brand name: Product number: Product description: Sparklan WCR-150GN/WAPR-150GN 802.11bgn smart client/802.11bgn AP To which this declaration relates complies with the requirements of the following standards: EN 300 328 V1.7.1 (2006-10) EN 301 489-1 V1.8.1(2008-04) EN 301 489-17 V2.1.
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement 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. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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