Compex WP18 3C, WP18 1A, WP18 2A, WP18 3B, WP18 3D User Manual

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Manual Number: U-0508-V1.3C Version 1.3, November 2006

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FCC NOTICE

This device has been tested and found to compl y 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 device 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 device does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected

• Increase the separation between the computer and receiver.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV t echnician for help.

Caution: Any changes or modifications not expr essly approved by the grantee of this device
could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

FCC Compliance Statement

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 int er fer ence, and

2. This device must accept any interfer ence recei v ed, includi ng int erference that may cause
undesired operation.

Declaration of Conformity

Compex, Inc. declares the following:

Product Name: Wireless 54Mbps A+G DualBand Access Point with Integrated PoE
Model No: NetPassage WP18 conforms to the following Product Standards :

The device complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC), Low
Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) and the Amendment Directive (93/68/EEC) issued by the
Commission of the European Community. Compli ance with these directives impli es conformity
to the following European Norms (in brackets are t he equivalent international s tandards).

EN 55022 (CISPR 22) – Electromagnetic Interference (Conduction and Radiation)
EN 55024 (IEC61000-4- 2,3,4,5,6,8,11) – Electromagnetic Immunity
EN 61000-3-2 (IEC610000-3-2) – Power Line Harmonics
EN 61000-3-3 (IEC610000-3-3) – Product Safety

Therefore, this product is in conformity with the following regional standards:

FCC Class B ⎯ following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directives
CE Mark ⎯ following the provisions of the EC directive.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Technical Support Information

The warranty information and registration form are found in the Quick Install Guide.
For technical support, you may contact Compex or its subsidiaries. For your convenience,

you may also seek technical assistance from the local distributor or from the authorized
dealer/reseller that you have purchased this product from. For technical support by
email, write to

[e-mail].

Refer to the table below for the nearest Technical Support Centre.

Technical Support Centres

Contact the technic al support centre that services your location.

U.S.A., Canada, Latin America and South America

 Write

Compex, Inc.
840 Columbia Street, Suite A
Brea, CA 92821, USA

 Call

Fax

Tel:
Tel:
Fax:

[phone] (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific time)
[phone] (Ext.122 Technical Support)
[phone]

Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and the rest of the World

 Write

Compex Systems Pte Ltd

135, Joo Seng Road #08-01, PM Industrial Building
Singapore 368363

 Call

Tel:
Tel:
Fax:

(65) 6286-1805 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. local time)
(65) 6286-2086 (Ext.199 Technical Support)
(65) 6283-8337

Internet
access/

E-mail:
FTPsite:

[e-mail]
ftp.compex.com.sg

Website:

http://www.cpx.com or http://www.compex.com.sg

Fax

About This Document

This document may be superseded, in which case you may find its latest version at:

http://www.compex.com.sg

The product described in this document, Wireless 54Mbps A+G Dualband Access Point
with Integrated PoE, NetPassage WP18 is a licensed product of Compex Systems Pte Ltd.
This document contains instructions for installing, configuring and using Compex
NetPassage WP18. It also gives an overview of the key applications and the networking
concepts with respect to the product.

This documentation is for both network administrators and end users who possess some
basic knowledge of networking structures and protocols.

It makes the assumption that the host computer has already been installed with TCP/IP
and is ready to access Internet. Procedures for Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
operating systems are included in this document. However, for other operating systems,
you may need to refer to your operating system’s documentation for networking
instructions.

Firmware

Please take note that this User’s Manual is written based on NetPassage WP18 Firmware
Version 2.04.

Conventions

The class inclusive of all model versions in this series is often denoted as either NetPassage
WP18 or WP18 or access point.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

© COPYRIGHT 2006 COMPEX SYSTEMS PTE LTD...................................... I

TRADEMARK INFORMATION ..........................................................................I

DISCLAIMER ......................................................................................................... I

YOUR FEEDBACK.................................................................................................I

FCC NOTICE .......................................................................................................... I

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT....................................................................II

DECLARATION OF CONFORMIT Y.................................................................II

TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION.......................................................III

TECHNICAL SUPPORT CENTRES..................................................................III

ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT............................................................................... IV

FIRMWARE......................................................................................................... IV

CONVENTIONS................................................................................................... IV

Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................. 5

INTRODUCING THE ACCESS POINT..................................................................5

Chapter 2: Getting to know the Access Point............................................... 6

KEY FEATURES......................................................................................................6

SECURITY FEATURES...........................................................................................8

ADDITIONAL FEATURES......................................................................................8

ADDITIONAL FEATURES......................................................................................9

PANEL VIEWS.......................................................................................................10

PANEL DESCRIPTION..........................................................................................12

Chapter 3: Hardware Setup......................................................................... 15

OPTION 1: USING POWER ADAPTER TO SUPPLY POWER..........................15

OPTION 2: USING POE TO SUPPLY POWER....................................................17

Chapter 4: Accessing the Web Interface..................................................... 20

OVERVIEW OF ALTERNATIVES.......................................................................20

HOW TO UCONFIG TO THE WEB INTERFACE...............................................20

HOW TO BROWSE TO THE WEB INTERFACE................................................22

Chapter 5: Setting up a WLAN................................................................... 23

OPERATION MODES............................................................................................24

Access Point Mode...............................................................................................24

Client Mode..........................................................................................................25

Wireless Routing Client Mode .............................................................................26

Transparent Client Mode.....................................................................................27

TO SET UP A WIRELESS LAN............................................................................29

POINT-TO-POINT & POINT-TO-MULTIPOINT SETUP....................................32

CHANNEL SURVEY .............................................................................................36

HOW TO MAKE YOUR WLAN MORE SECURE...............................................38

How to Setup WEP...............................................................................................41

How to Setup 802.1x............................................................................................44

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How to Setup WPA Enterprise Modes .................................................................45

How to Setup WPA Personal ...............................................................................46

ADVANCED WLAN SETTINGS..........................................................................47

LONG DISTANCE PARAMETERS ......................................................................49

WMM ......................................................................................................................51

STATISTICS...........................................................................................................54

VIRTUAL AP (MULTIPLE SSID).........................................................................55

PREFERRED APS ..................................................................................................57

ANTENNA ALIGNMENT......................................................................................58

Chapter 6: Configuration............................................................................. 59

SETTING UP THE ACCESS POINT IN YOUR LAN...........................................59

Setting Up Your LAN ...........................................................................................61

To View the Active DHCP Leases........................................................................62

To Reserve Specific IP Addresses for Predetermined DHCP Clients..................63

SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL............................................................................65

MAC FILTERING...................................................................................................67

Add a MAC address to the MAC Address List.....................................................68

Delete a MAC address from all access points......................................................71

Delete a MAC address from individual access point...........................................73

Edit MAC address from the MAC Address List....................................................75

Chapter 7: Security Configuration.............................................................. 77

Security Level.......................................................................................................77

Log Information...................................................................................................77

FIREWALL CONFIGURATION............................................................................78

FIREWALL LOGS..................................................................................................84

PACKET FILTERING............................................................................................85

URL FILTERING....................................................................................................89

MULTICAST FILTERING.....................................................................................91

Chapter 8: Enabling and Disabling Router................................................ 92

SETTING UP AS ROUTER....................................................................................92

SETTING UP AS ACCESS POINT........................................................................ 93

Chapter 9: Router Setup .............................................................................. 94

BROADBAND INTERNET....................................................................................94

WAN Setup.............................................................................................................95

Static IP............................................................................................................96

Dynamic IP......................................................................................................97

PPPoE ..............................................................................................................98

PPTP ..............................................................................................................100

L2TP ..............................................................................................................101

MAC Address Cloning...........................................................................................104

Link Speed & Duplex.............................................................................................105

USING NAT..........................................................................................................106

Enabling/Disabling NAT....................................................................................106

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To Setup a De-Militarised Zone Host ................................................................107

To Setup Port Forwarding.................................................................................109

IP Forwarding ...................................................................................................114

ROUTING .............................................................................................................116

Static Routing.....................................................................................................117

BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR WAN................................................................119

BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR LAN.................................................................120

REMOTE MANAGEMENT.................................................................................122

UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP)...........................................................123

PARALLEL BROADBAND.................................................................................125

Load Balancing..................................................................................................125

Fail-Over Redundancy.......................................................................................125

To Enable Parallel Broadband..........................................................................126

DNS REDIRECTION............................................................................................127

DYNAMIC DNS SETUP......................................................................................128

SNMP SETUP .......................................................................................................133

SNMP TRAP .........................................................................................................134

TELNET/SSH SETUP...........................................................................................135

USER MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................137

TELNET CLI.........................................................................................................138

SSH CLI (Secure Shell Host Command Line Interface).....................................139

WEB MANAGEMENT SETUP............................................................................141

Chapter 10: Web Interface Utilities.......................................................... 143

USING THE SYSTEM TOOLS MENU...............................................................143

Ping Utility.........................................................................................................143

Syslog.................................................................................................................145

To Identify Your System .....................................................................................148

Setting the Time of Your System.........................................................................148

To Upgrade the Firmware Version....................................................................149

Settings Profile...................................................................................................150

To Reboot...........................................................................................................152

Change Your Login Password...........................................................................153

To Logout...........................................................................................................154

USING THE HELP MENU...................................................................................155

To Get Technical Support..................................................................................155

About Your System.............................................................................................156

Appendix A: Configuring Your PC for Network Access......................... 157

ADDING TCP/IP PROTOCOL.............................................................................157

CONFIGURING DYNAMIC IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION..............................159

CONFIGURING STATIC IP ADDRESS ALLOCATION...................................161

CONFIGURING WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS FOR WINDOWS XP....163

Appendix B: Dual Card Application Example........................................ 164

SETUP...................................................................................................................164

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HOW IT WORKS..................................................................................................165

Appendix C: Troubleshooting................................................................... 166

SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS..........................................................166

Appendix D Command Line Interface Commands ................................. 170

Appendix E Glossary of Terms.................................................................. 175

LIST OF COMMONLY USED TERMS...............................................................175

Appendix F Technical Specifications ........................................................ 180

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Chapter 1: Introduction

Introducing the access point

His access point is a Wireless 54Mbps A+G Dualband Access
Point. It doesn’t just operate in wired network environments, it
also upholds simultaneous IEEE802.11a and IEEE802.11b/g
connections, as is often required in hotspots and other public

Internet access deployment.

The access point is designed to support state­of-the-art security standards such as the Wi-Fi
Protected Access (WPA) protocol, the 802.1x
authentication standard, 64/128-bits Wired
Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption, and
Transparent Client mode, which is specifically
developed to be paired with root access
point for Point-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint
connection.

This high­performance
access point also
bears the

exclusive uConfig
utility and broadband Internet sharing
support is an additional function that can
be enabled.

When the user chooses to enable routing,
additional enhanced functions to the
wireless access point operation are
available, such as Load Balancing; Fail-Over
Redundancy; Parallel Broadband; built-in DHCP server; Virtual Servers
based on IP and Port Forwarding; De-Militarised Zone hosts; Packet
Filtering; and much more!

T

Advanced Features



 New 54Mbps 802.11a

& 802.11g 5X faster

than 802.11b!

 Secure your wireless

data transmissions

with WPA protocol,

IEEE 802.1x

authentication and

64/128-bits WEP

Encryption!

Read on and find out more

about these features!

 Quickly access your

network device’s web

administration setup with

uConfig!

 Have you heard of

Parallel Broadband

?

Continue reading to

discover how the ultimate

Internet solution is

delivered!

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Chapter 2: Getting to know the Access Point

The following will help you get more acquainted with the rich suite of
features offered by the access point so that you are better able to
exploit your access point’s full potential.

*

Key features

*

Slot support dependent on order configuration.

Supports 2 Slots for 802.11a/b/g and 802.11b/g Wireless Cards*

Supporting Super-G and Super-AG performance as well as the standard 54mbps speed,

the access point provides you the fastest wireless access within your office or home

network. As it is fully backward compatible with 802.11b, you can safeguard your existing

network investments. With 2-slot support, the device can run both 802.11aand 802.11b/g

connections for clien ts and access point simultaneously.

Point-to-Point & Point-to-MultiPoint Support

Point-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint communication between different buildings enables

you to bridge wireless clients that are kilometres apart w hile unifying the networks.

Virtual AP (Multiple SSID)

Virtual AP implements mSSID (Multi-SSID)

This allows a single wireless card to be set up with up to 16 virtual AP connections with

different SSIDs or BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) and security modes.

WMM

WMM (Wireless Multimedia) improves the user experience for audio, video, and voice

applications by prioritizing data traffic.

Antenna Alignment

Antenna Alignment function finds the best alignment for the unit antenna by measuring the

quality of the signal.

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Easy Management & Configuration

You can browse or uConfig to the web interface of the access point for effortless

configu ration. Additionally, you can make use of these features:

• The access point supports HTTPS (SSL) in addition to the standard HTTP. HTTP
(SSL) features additional authentication and encryption for secure

communication.

• Telnet allows a computer to remotely connect to the access point CLI
(Command Line Interface) for control and monitoring.

• SSH (Secure Shell Host) establishes a secure host connection to the access
point CLI for control and monitoring.

SSH is designed and created to

provide the best security when accessing another computer remotely. Not

only does it encrypt the session, it also provides better authentication

facilities and features tha t increase the secu rity of o ther protoco ls. It can

use different forms of encryption and ciphers.

• SNMP feature for managing the network performance.

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Security Features

Security elements have been put in place to better protect your data
and privacy.

64-bit / 128-bit WEP Encryption

The access point supports 64-bit and 128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) protocol to

protect data communication in your wireless network.

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) Standard & 802.1x Authentication

The access point supports the WPA standard for enhanced security in your wireless

network. The WPA protocol combines two mechanisms: Dynamic Key Encryption and

Mutual Authentication for en hanced security in t he wireless LAN. This combination

ensures that all users are authenticated through a central authority before being

allowed network access.

WPA Modes:

• WPA Personal

• WPA Enterprise

• WPA2 Personal

• WPA2 Enterprise

• WPA Auto Personal

• WPA Auto Enterprise

Detaile d information on the WPA Modes can be found in Chapter 5: Settin

g

Up A WL AN

–

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Additional Features

These features reveal the comprehensive range of advanced routing
functionalities.

Static IP, Dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, and L2TP WAN types

Whether you have subscribed to fixed IP, dynamic IP, PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP, you can use the

access

p

oint for broadband cable /ADSL Internet connection sharing.

Built-in NAT Firewall & Packet filtering

Since it handles the incoming and outgoing data packet transactions between your LAN

and the external network, the access point can validate individual packet information

before passing it on to a LAN client. To comple ment NAT, you can use the packet f iltering

features to regulate Internet access and control the transmission of TCP, UDP, ICMP or IGMP

packets to and from your LAN clients.

Parallel Broadband

The unique Parallel Broadband technology f eatur es impro ved load balancing and fail-over

Internet connectivity.

Virtual Servers Based on Port-Forwarding, IP-Forwarding and DMZ’s

The access point lets you set up Internet application servers such as FTP file servers and HTTP

web servers based on Port-forwar ding, IP-forwarding a nd Demilitarised Zone hosts .

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Panel Views

The access point can either be placed standing upright on the 2 rest
feet included or mounted onto a wall.

LED indicators denoting network status and activity are situated on the
front ed ge of the access point for easy visibility.

Notice: Actual product appearance may slightly differ depending on

the hardware version.

Top View

Rest feet attached to the botto m of
the access point

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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Front View

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8

9

10

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12

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Panel Description

Name Description

Steady
Green

The device is powered up.

1 Power (LED)

Off No power is supplied to the

device.

Steady
Green

The WAN connection is ON.

2 WAN (Link/Activity LED)

Flashing
Green

Data transmission at WAN
connection.

Steady
Green

Wireless interface up and
running.
Ready for operation.

3 WLAN (1), (2)

(Link/Activity LED)

Flashing
Green

Activi ty i s detected i n the wireless
network.

These LEDs reflect the status of the integrated
Fast Ethernet Switch.

They will light up when connected with an
Ethernet cable.

Steady
Green

There is a connectivity link of
100Mbps.

Flashing
Green

100Mbps data transmission is
detected at the port
concerned.

Steady
Amber

There is a connectivity link of
10Mbps.

4 1, 2, 3, 4

(Link/Activity/Speed
LEDs)

Flashing
Amber

10Mbps data transmission is
detected at the port
concerned.

5 DIAG (LED) This LED is reserved for diagnostic purposes.

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6 Rest Feet These rest feet hold the access point in the

standing position.

7 External Antennas SMA antennas

8 R232 (Integrated Serial

Interface)

Not in use.
Reserved for future update.

9 WAN (Ethernet Port)

10/100Base-T Port connects to Cable/ADSL
modem.

10 1, 2, 3, 4 (Ethernet Ports) Integrated 3-port 10/100Mbps Switching.

Ports 1, 2, 3, and 4 all function as normal
Ethernet ports except that Port 4 supports PoE
connection.

Connect Port 4 to PoE Injector if you wish to
use it to supply power to the unit.

11 DC Jack Direct Current jack.

If using power adapter to supply power to the
unit, attach the power adapter to the main
electrical supply and connect the power plug
into the DC Jack of the access point.

12 Reset (Push Button)

The table below ill ustrates the use of the Reset
button.

Reset

Push

Button

Diagnostic

LED

Access Point

Behavior

Less than

3 sec

On Reboots.

5 sec Fast Blinking Restores the

default login

password,

which is

‘password’.

Between

8 sec and

10 sec

Slow Blinking Restores all the

default factory

settings

including

password.

More

than 10

sec

Off Reset

cancelled.

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!

NOTE:

Although the Ethernet ports are numbered 1 to 4, they DO NOT have
to be connected sequentially.

For example: in a network of two computers, you can choose to
connect one computer to Port 2 and another to Port 4.

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Chapter 3: Hardware Setup

The access point can be powered using either the power adapter, or
PoE

*

or IEEE 802.3af PoE.

The installation process for the three options is described below.

Option 1: Using Power Adapter to Supply Power

Before attaching a pair of
external antennas to the access
point, take note of the ‘A’
marking on one of the two
antennas.

The antenna with the ‘A’ marking
is the Dualband AG Antenna.

The antenna without the marking
is the single-band G Antenna.

• PoE is available in several models and power out puts.

Please contact your supplier for the correct model and power requirements.

Connect the single­band G antenna to
Ant-2 on the RIGHT.

Connect the Dualband
AG antenna to Ant-1 on
the LEFT.

‘A’ marking

!

Important: To ensure proper functionality of the access

point, these two antennas MUST NOT be
swapped.

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Insert one end of the RJ45 Ethernet cable to any of the LAN ports (1, 2,
3, or 4) on the access point and the other end to your PC’s Ethernet
network adapter.

Attach the power adapter to the main electrical supply and connect
the power plug into the socket of the access point.

Power on your PC.
Notice that the Power and the corresponding port LEDs have lighted
up.
This indicates that connection has been established successfully
between the access point and your PC.

PC

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Option 2: Using PoE to Supply Power

PoE (Power-Over-Ethernet) can be used to power the access point. This
accessory supplies operational power to the wireless access point
through the Ethernet cable connection and is available separately.

If you wish to use PoE to supply power to the access point, follow the
steps below:

Follow the steps described in Option One.

Connect one end of an RJ45 Ethernet cable t o LAN OUT port of the
PoE Injector and the other end to Port 4 of the access point.

For PoE, the recommended length of the RJ45 Category 5 cable is up
to 50 metre s.

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Connect the RJ45 Ethernet cable attached to the PoE Injector t o your
PC’s Ethernet network adapter.

Once you have finished configuring the access point, you can
connect the PoE Injector’s RJ45 Ethernet cable to your network
device, such as a switch or a hub.

Connect the power adapter supplied in the PoE kit to the main
electrical supply and the power plug into the socket of the injector.

Note:

DO NOT interchange the access point and PoE power adapters.
The voltage and current supply is incompatible.

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Turn on your power supply. Notice that the Power LEDs have lighted
up. This indicates that t he access point is receiv ing power t hrough t he
PoE Injector. Notice also that the Port 4 LEDs have lighted up. This
indicates that connection between the access point and your PC has
been established.

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Chapter 4: Accessing the Web Interface

This chapter consi sts of the following:

 Overview of alternatives to access the web interface
 How to uConfig to the web interface
 How to b rowse to the web interface

Overview of alternatives

The access point can be configured with the web interface.
After connecting the access point to your PC, there are two methods

of accessing its web interface:

 Installing and running the uConfig utility.
 Changing your web browser settings.

How to uConfig to the Web Interface

The uConfig utility has been developed to allow access to the web
interface of your product without having to change the TCP/IP settings
of your PC.

Installing uConfig

exclusive!

Insert the Product CD into the CD­ROM drive.
It will automatically run and display
the web page.

1

1. Click on Utilities.

2. Select to install the uConfig utility on
your hard disk.

3. After installation, double-click on the
uConfig icon to run the program.

2

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After installation, your PC will automatically detect connected
products.
Double-click on the uConfig utility icon to run the program.

Running uConfig

At the authentication page, click on
the LOGIN! button to enter the main
configuration page.

Note: The default password is
“password”

1. Ensure that the access point is
selected under the Products List.

2. Click on Open Web.
This opens the access point login

screen.

This screen prompts you not to exit uConfig
while accessing the web interface

or else
connection to the device will fail.
Click on the

OK button to proceed.

1

2

3

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How to Browse to the Web Interface

Browsing to the web interface

You will then r e ach the home page of the access point web inter face.

1. Launch your web browser.

2. Under the Tools tab, select
Internet Options.

3. Open the Connections tab.

4. In the LAN Settings section, di sable
all the option boxes.

1. At the address bar, type:

http://192.168.168.1

2. At the login page, press the

LOGIN! button to enter the

configuration pages.
Note: The default password is

“password”

Open your Command prompt
window and type in: ping

192.168.168.1 to verify that your PC

can communicate with the access
point.

If your TCP/IP settings are
correct, you will

g

et replies to

this ping command.

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Chapter 5: Setting up a WLAN

This chapter applies exclusively to Wireless Setup (a/b/g) and Wireless
Setup (b/g).

Wireless Setup (a/b/g) supports IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b only, IEEE

802.11b/g mixed, and IEE 802.11g only wireless LAN connections.

Wireless Setup (b/g) supports IEEE 802.11b only, IEEE 802.11b/g mixed,

and IEE 802.11g only wireless LAN connections.
WLAN implementations are suitable for home or larger networks, it

allows roaming users the convenience of accessing network resources
anywhere and at all times.
It also provides cost savings, as deploying WLANs is cheaper than
setting up wired networks.

The next sections involve the following:

 WLAN Setup
 Wireless Security Settings
 Advanced Settings

The steps featured are common to both Wireless Setup (a/b/g) and
Wireless Setup (b/g), unless otherwise stated.

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Operation Modes

Access Point Mode
This is the default mode of your access point. The Access Point mode

enables you to bridge wireless clients to access the wired network
infrastructure and to communic ate with each other.

In the example above, the wireless users will be able to access the file
server connected to the switch through the access point in Access
Point mode.

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Client Mode

In Client mode, the device acts as a wireless Client.
When connected to an access point, it will create a network link
between the Ethernet network connected at this Client device, and
the wireless and Ethernet network connected at the access point.

In this mode it can only connect with an access point. Other wireless
clients cannot connect with it directly unless connected to the same
access point - allowing them to communicate with all devices
connected at the Ethernet port of the access point.

In the example above, the workgroup PCs will be able to access the
printer connected to the access point in Access Point Client mode.

Optional additi onal feature:

Point-to-Point connection in this operation mode is also supported if you
specifically wish to connect with an AP only. Please refer to Point-to­Point setup section.