Abocom Systems WAP2102 User Manual

Wireless 802.11b/g Portable Router

User’s Guide

FCC Certifications

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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equ ipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

y Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. y Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. y Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is connected.

y Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. 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, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

For product available in the USA market, only channel 1~11 can be operated. Selection of other channels is not possible.

This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement

This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your body.

CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. All trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. Specifications are subject to change without prior notification.

CE Statement：

Hereby, AboCom, declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirement and other relevant provisions of the R&TTE Driective 1999/5/EC.

Table of Content

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION............................................................................................1

Features..............................................................................................................................1

Hardware Connection.......................................................................................................1

LED Indicators..................................................................................................................2

CHAPTER 2: ABOUT THE OPERATION MODES............................................................ 3

AP Mode.............................................................................................................................3

GW Mode...........................................................................................................................3

Client Mode (Infrastructure)............................................................................................4

CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURATION.........................................................................................5

Login...................................................................................................................................5

Common Connection Types.........................................................................................6

Configuration via Web......................................................................................................7

Operation Mode............................................................................................................7

Status ..........................................................................................................................23

System Data................................................................................................................23

TCP/IP........................................................................................................................24

Other...........................................................................................................................25

CHAPTER 4: PC CONFIGURATION.................................................................................28

Overview ..........................................................................................................................28

Windows Clients..............................................................................................................28

TCP/IP Settings - Overview .......................................................................................28

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows 2000...............................................................29

Checking TCP/IP Settings - Windows XP..................................................................30

Internet Access ...........................................................................................................32

Macintosh Clients............................................................................................................33

Linux Clients....................................................................................................................33

Other Unix Systems.........................................................................................................33

Wireless Station Configuration......................................................................................34

APPENDIX A TROUBLESHOOTING................................................................................ 35

Overview ..........................................................................................................................35

General Problems............................................................................................................35

Internet Access.................................................................................................................35

Wireless Access................................................................................................................36

APPENDIX B ABOUT WIRELESS LANS..........................................................................37

BSS....................................................................................................................................37

Channels...........................................................................................................................37

WEP..................................................................................................................................37

Wireless LAN Configuration..........................................................................................37

Regulatory Approvals.....................................................................................................39

Chapter 1: Introduction

This is an IEEE802.11b/g compliant 11 Mbps & 54 Mbps Ethernet Wireless Portable Router. The Wireless Portable Router is equipped with two 10/100 M Auto-sensing Ethernet ports for connecting to LAN and also for cascading to next Wireless Portable Router.

This Portable Router provides 64/128bit WEP encryption, WPA and IEEE802.1x that ensures a high level of security to protects users’ data and privacy. The MAC Address filter prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing your Wireless LAN. Your network security is therefore double assured.

Features

1. One port for both wireless LAN and WAN.

2. Support WPA/WAP2/WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WAP-RADIUS/WPA2-RADIUS.

3. Support AP and Gateway modes.

4. Automatic channel selection.

5. Client access control.

6. Support 802.1x/ Radius client with EAP-TLS, TKIP, AES encryption.

7. Adjustable Tx power, Tx rate, and SSID broadcast.

8. Allow WEP 64/128 bit.

9. MAC filtering.

Hardware Connection

1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the Wireless 802.11b/g Portable Router, another

end to your PC or notebook.

2. Connect the Wireless 802.11b/g Portable Router with a power to an outlet.

LED Indicators

Front Panel: (LED Indicators)

LED indicator Color

1 Power Blue

2 Ethernet Blue

3 Wireless Blue

Solid Flashing

Turns solid Blue when the power is applied to this device.

Turns solid Blue when an Ethernet cable is connected. Turns solid Blue when the power is applied to this device.

Status

Receiving/ Sending data

Chapter 2: About the Operation

Modes

This device provides three operational applications with Portable Router, Gateway, and Client (Infrastructure) modes, which are mutually exclusive.

This device is shipped with configuration that is functional right out of the box. If you want to change the settings in order to perform more advanced configuration or even change the mode of operation, you can manually switch to the mode you desire by the manufacturer as described in the following sections.

AP Mode

When acting as an access point, this device connects all the stations (PC/notebook with wireless network adapter) to a wired network. All stations can have the Internet access if only the Access Point has the Internet connection.

GW Mode

When GW mode is selected, the AP will enter the gateway mode. And the wireless connection will be set up from a point-to-point local LAN into a point-to-multipoint WAN.

Client Mode (Infrastructure)

If set to Client (Infrastructure) mode, this device can work like a wireless station when it’s connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets from wired end to wireless interface.

Chapter 3: Configuration

1. Start your computer. Connect an Ethernet cable between your computer and the Wireless

Portable Router.

2. Make sure your wired station is set to the same subnet as the Wireless Portable Router,

i.e. 192.168.1.254

3. Start your WEB browser. In the Address box, enter the following: http://192.168.1.254

4. No password is required by default, simply enter the username “admin”, which is fixed

and cannot be changed.

The configuration menu is divided into four categories: Mode, Status, TCP/IP, and Other settings. Click on the desired setup item to expand the page in the main na vigation page. The setup pages covered in this utility are described below.

Common Connection Types

Cable Modems

Type Details ISP Data required

Dynamic IP Address

Static (Fixed) IP Address

Your IP Address is allocated automatically, when you connect to you ISP.

Your ISP allocates a permanent IP Address to you.

Usually, none. However, some ISP's may require you to use a particular Hostname, Domain name, or MAC (physical) address. IP Address allocated to you. Some ISP's may also require you to use a particular Hostname, Domain name, or MAC (physical) address.

DSL Modems

Type Details ISP Data required

Dynamic IP Address

Static (Fixed) IP Address PPPoE You connect to the ISP only

PPTP Mainly used in Europe.

Your IP Address is allocated automatically, when you connect to you ISP. Your ISP allocates a permanent IP Address to you.

when required. The IP address is usually allocated automatically.

You connect to the ISP only when required. The IP address is usually allocated automatically, but may be Static (Fixed).

None.

IP Address allocated to you.

User name and password.

• PPTP Server IP Address.

• User name and password.

• IP Address allocated to

you, if Static (Fixed).

Other Modems (e.g. Broadband Wireless)

Type Details ISP Data required

Dynamic IP Address

Static (Fixed) IP Address

Your IP Address is allocated automatically, when you connect to you ISP. Your ISP allocates a permanent IP Address to you.

None.

IP Address allocated to you.

Configuration via Web

Operation Mode

Select an operation mode and then click the Setup button to enter its configuration page.

Operation Mode Access Point

Gateway

Client

Notice: You have to manually switch the mode into Access Point Mode, Gateway Mode or Client Mode, then the device will reboot into the mode you selected.

Select GW will enter the gateway mode. This means that the wireless connection will be set up from a point-to-point wireless LAN into a point-to-multipoint WAN.

If set to Client (Infrastructure) mode, this device can work like a wireless station when it’s connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets from wired end to wireless interface.

AP Mode

AP Mode Settings

Alias Name Band

SSID

Channel Number

Mode

Display the name of this device.

You can choose one mode of the following you need.

~ 2.4GHz (B): 802.11b supported rate only. ~ 2.4GHz (G): 802.11g supported rate only.

~ 2.4GHz (B+G): 802.11b supported rate and 802.11g supported rate. The

default is 2.4GHz (B+G) mode.

The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another; therefore, all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID. A SSID is also referred to as a network name because essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless network.

Allow user to set the channel manually or automatically. If set channel manually, just select the channel you want to specify. If “Auto” is selected, user can set the channel range to have the Wireless Portable Router automatically survey and choose the channel with best situation for communication. The number of channels supported depends on the region of this Access Point. All stations communicating with the Access Point must use the same channel.

Select the mode form the pull-down list including AP, WDS Bridge and WDS Repeater.

Security

Click the Setup button to enter the Wireless Security Setup page.

Authentication: Select an authentication from the pull-down list including Open system or Shared Key, Open System, Open System with 802.1x, Shared Key, WPA-RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-RADIUS and WPA2PSK.

Encryption: Select the type of encryption from the pull-down list either None or WEP.

Apply Changes: Click this button to save and apply the current settings. Reset: Click to clear and reset the current settings.

Advanced Settings

Click the Setup button to enter the Wireless Advanced Settings page.

Fragment Threshold: Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the

efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. If your

802.11g Wireless LAN PC Card often transmit large files in wireless network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold value to split the packet. The value can be set from 256 to 2346. The default value is 2346. RTS Threshold: RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden Node” problem. “Hidden Node” is a situation in which two stations are within range of the same Access Point, but are not within range of each other. Therefore, they are hidden nodes for each other. When a station starts data transmission with the Access Point, it might not notice that the other station is already using the wireless medium. When these two stations send data at the same time, they might collide when arriving simultaneously at the Access Point. The collision will most certainly result in a loss of messages for both stations. Thus, the RTS Threshold mechanism provides a solution to prevent data collisions. When you enable RTS Threshold on a suspect “hidden station”, this station and its Access Point will use a Request to Send (RTS). The station will send an RTS to the Access Point, informing that it is going to transmit the data. Upon receipt, the Access Point will respond with a CTS message to all station within its range to notify all other stations to defer transmission. It will also confirm the requestor station that the Access Point has reserved it for the time frame

of the requested transmission. If the “Hidden Node” problem is an issue, please specify the packet size. The RTS mechanism will be activated if the data size exceeds the value you set. The default value is 2346.

Warning: Enabling RTS Threshold will cause redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy.

The value can be set from 0 to 2346.

setting of 2346. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications of this value are recommended.

This value should remain at its default

Beacon Interval: Beacon Interval is the amount of time between beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at the access point). Inactivity Time: By default, the unit adaptively selects the highest possible rate for transmission. For most networks the default setting is 30000 th at is the best choice. If obstacles or interference are present, the system will automatically fall back to a lower rate. Preamble Type: A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment to synchronize the transmitting timing including Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. If you want to change the Preamble type into Long or

Short, please select the mode you need. Broadcast SSID:

• Enabled: This wireless AP will broadcast its SSID to stations.

• Disabled: This wireless AP will not broadcast its SSID to stations. If stations want

to connect to this wireless AP, this AP’s SSID should be known in advance to make a connection.

WMM: Select Enabled or Disabled to execute WMM function.

Apply Changes: Click to save and apply the current setting. Reset: Click to clear and reset the current settings.

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