Airlive WLA-5000AP V3 User Manual

WLA-5000AP

ccess Point Mode

User’s Guide

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Regulatory Information

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. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment 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 of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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

FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this 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.

IMPORTANT NOTE: FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:

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

This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This equipment complies with FCC

Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCING THE WLA-5000AP 802.11 A/G ACCESS POINT 5

1.1 OVERVIEW 5

1.2 FEATURES 6

1.3 NETWORK CONFIGURATION EXAMPLES 7

1.3.1 AS AN ACCESS POINT 7

1.3.2 AS A STAND-ALONE REPEATER 8

1.3.3 AS A POINT TO MULTI-POINTS BRIDGE 8

1.4 SET UP THE DEVICE 9

2. INSTALL THE WLA-5000AP 802.11 A/G ACCESS POINT 10

2.1 WHAT’S IN THE BOX? 10

2.2 CONNECT THE CABLES 10

2.3 CONFIGURATION STEPS 11

2.4 SET UP A WIRELESS CLIENT AS A DHCP CLIENT 12

2.5 A LOOK AT THE FRONT PANEL 13

2.6 CONNECT MORE DEVICES THROUGH A HUB 13

3. BASIC CONFIGURATION OF THE 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT 14

SETUP WIZARD 15

3.1

3.1.1 TIME SETTINGS 15

3.1.2 DEVICE IP SETTINGS 16

3.1.3 WIRELESS SETTINGS 17

3.1.4

FINISH SETUP WIZARD AND SAVE YOUR SETTINGS 20

3.2 ADVANCED SETTINGS 21

3.2.1 PASSWORD SETTINGS 21

3.2.2 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 22

3.2.3 MAC FILTERING SETTINGS 23

3.2.4 WIRELESS SETTINGS 24

3.2.5 OPERATIONAL MODE 25

3.2.6 RADIUS SETTINGS 26

4. MANAGE THE 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT 28

4.1 DEVICE INFORMATION 28

4.2 SYSTEM LOG 29

4.3 WIRELESS CLIENT TABLE 29

4.4 BRIDGE TABLE 30

4.5 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 30

4.6 CONFIGURATION SAVE AND RESTORE 31

4.7 FACTORY DEFAULT 32

4.8 REBOOT SYSTEM 32

4.9 WHAT IF YOU FORGOT THE PASSWORD? 33

SPECIFICATION 34

1. Introducing the WLA-5000AP

802.1 1 A/G Access Point

1.1 Overview

The WLA-5000AP 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT is an access-point based on IEEE

802.11a/g based 2.4-GHz radio technology. It contains an 802.11a/g and a full-duplex

10/100 LAN interfaces. The 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT can function as a simple Access Point (AP), and act as the center point of a wireless network supporting a data rate of up to 54 Mbps. It can also connect these wireless devices to wired network through the LAN interface.

The 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT can also function in a repeater mode, which is used to extend the physical coverage of the wireless network. Finally, the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT can also function in a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) mode. Multiple

802.11A/G ACCESS POINTs can be configured to operate in the WDS mode to

inter-connect wired LAN segments that are attached to these 802.11A/G ACCESS POINTs.

Since the 802.11g shares the same 2.4GHz radio band as the 802.11b technology, it can inter-operate with existing 11Mbps 802.11b devices. Therefore you can protect your existing investment in 802.11b client cards, and migrate to the high-speed 802.11g standard as your needs grow.

To address growing security concerns in a wireless LAN environment, different levels of security can be enabled in the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT:

 To disable SSID broadcast to restrict association to only those client stations that are

already pre-configured with the correct SSID

 To enable WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) 64, 128, or 156-bit encryption to

protect the privacy of your data.

 Support of Access List Control to allow you to grant/deny access to/from specified

wireless stations

 Provisioning of centralized authentication through Radius Server(s).  WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) for home users to provide

authentication, data integrity, and data privacy.

 WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) works with a RADIUS server to provide stronger

authentication as well as data integrity and privacy.

1.2 Features

 Compliant with draft 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g standards with roaming

capability.

 Support of the standard access point mode for connection to wireless clients.  Support of the repeater mode to extend infrastructure coverage.  Support of the WDS mode for interconnecting LAN segments.  Built-in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to wired/wireless clients automatically.  Static assignment or DHCP client to set the device IP address.  Multiple security measures: SSID hiding, Access Control List, WEP based encryption

(64, 128, 152 bits), enhanced Security with 802.1x using a primary and a backup Radius Server with/without dynamic WEP keys, WPA-PSK, and WPA.

 Extensive monitoring capability such as event logging, traffic/error statistics

monitoring. Support of remote logging.

 Easy configuration and monitoring through the use of a Web-browser based GUI,

SNMP commands from a remote SNMP management station, and UPnP for users to automatically discover the device.

 Setup Wizard for easy configuration/installation.  Configuration file download and restore.  Firmware upgradeable.

1.3 Network configuration examples

A group of wireless stations communicating with each other is called a Basic Service Set (BSS) and is identified by a unique SSID.

When an 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT is used, it can be configured to operate in the following three network configurations

1.3.1 AS AN ACCESS POINT

When configured in the Access Point mode, the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT allows a group of wireless stations to communicate with each other through it. Such a network is called an Infrastructure BSS.

The 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT further provides bridging functions between the wireless network and the wired LAN network.

When multiple access points are connected to the same LAN segment, stations can roam from one 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT to another without losing their connections, as long as they are using the same SSID. See the diagram below.

1.3.2 AS A STAND-ALONE REPEATER

The purpose of a repeater is to expand an existing infrastructure BSS. When configured to operate in the Repeater Mode, the 802.11A/G ACCESS POINTs sit between wireless stations and a “root” AP whose BSS is being expanded, as shown below:

1.3.3 AS A POINT TO MULTI-POINTS BRIDGE

When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Mode, the

802.11A/G ACCESS POINT provides bridging functions between the LAN behind it

and separates LANs behind other APs’ operating in the WDS mode. The system will support up to eight such AP in a WDS configuration.

Note that an 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT running in the WDS mode can also support wireless stations simultaneously. See the diagram below:

1.4 Set up the device

The 802.11A/G ACCESS POINT can be managed remotely by a PC through either the wired or wireless network. To do this, the WLA-5000AP must first be assigned an IP address, which can be done using one of the following two methods.

1.4.1 STATIC IP

The default IP address of the LAN interface of an WLA-5000AP is a private IP address of

192.168.1.1, and a network mask of 255.255.255.0. This means IP addresses of other

devices on the LAN should be in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.

This IP address can be modified to either a different address in this same subnet or to an address in a different subnet, depending on the existing network settings (if there is any) or user’s preference.

1.4.2 AUTOMATIC IP

The WLA-5000AP can also be configured to “obtain” an IP address automatically from a DHCP server on the network. This address is called “dynamic” because it is only dynamically assigned to the device, which may change depends on the IP assignment policy used by the DHCP server on the network. Since the IP address in this case may change from time to time, this method is not recommended - unless the user uses UPnP or other management tools that do not depend on a fixed IP address.

2. Install the WLA-5000AP 802.11

A/G Access Point

This section describes the installation procedure for the WLA-5000AP. It starts with a summary of the content of the package you have purchased, followed by steps of how to power up and connect the WLA-5000AP. Finally, this section explains how to configure a Windows PC to communicate with the WLA-5000AP.

2.1 What’s in the box?

The WLA-5000AP package contains the following items:

 One WLA-5000AP 

One 5V AC power adapter with a barrel connector



CD of the WLA-5000AP User Guide

2.2 Connect the cables

The Back Panel of the WLA-5000AP appears as follows:

Follow these steps to install your WLA-5000AP: Step 1. Connect a LAN hub to the LAN port on the WLA-5000AP using the supplied

LAN cable.

Step 2. Connect the power adapter to an electrical outlet and the WLA-5000AP.

Note: You can reset the Access Point’s Settings to factory

defaults by pushing a paperclip in the RESET hole. Push and hold until the lights at the front of the Access Point are off.

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