Compex WP54G 6E User Manual

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Trademark Information

Compex®, ReadyLINK® and MicroHub® are registered trademarks of Compex, Inc. Microsoft Windows and the Windows logo are the trad emarks of Microsoft Corp. NetWare is the registered trademark of Novell Inc. All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Notice: Copyrights © 2006 by Compex, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaptation, or translati on without prior permi ssion of Compex, Inc. is prohibi ted, except as allowed under the copyright laws. Manual Revision by Daniel Manual Number: U-0496-V1.3C Version 1.3 September 2006

Disclaimer

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FCC NOTICE

This device 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 desi gned 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 instru ctions, 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 receiv ing antenna. Connect the computer i nto 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 technician for help.

Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approv ed 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 foll o wing two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference, and This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Products that contain a rad io transm itter are labelled with FCC I D and may al so carry the FCC logo.

Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation.

To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the following antenna installation and device operating configurati ons m u st be satisfied: a. For configurations using the integral antenna, the separation distance

between the antenna(s) and any person’s body (including hands, wrists,

feet and ankles) must be at least 2.5cm (1 inch). b. For configurations using an approved external antenna, the separation

distance between the antenna and any person’s body (including hands,

wrists, feet and ankles) must be at least 20cm (8 inch).

The transmitter shall not be coll ocated wi th other transm itters or antennas.

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

Declaration of Conformity

Compex, Inc. declares the following: Product Name: Wireless Access Point with Integrated PoE Model No.: WP54G conforms to the following Product Standards: This device complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following European Norms (in brackets are the equivalent international standards.)

Electromagnetic Interference (Conduction and Radiation)

: EN 55022 (CISPR 22)

Electromagnetic Immunity

: EN 55024 (IEC61000-4-2, 3,4,5,6,8,11)

Low Voltage Directive:

EN 60 950: 1992+A1: 1993+A2: 1993+A3: 1995+A4:

1996+A11: 1997.

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

FCC Class B: following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directi ve, CE Mark: following the provisions of the EC directive.

Compex, Inc. also declares that: The wireless card in this product complies with the R&TTE Directi ve (1999/5/EC) issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the foll owing:

EMC Standards:

FCC: 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart C

(Section 15.247); CE: EN 300 328-2, EN 300 826 (EN 301 489-17)

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

FCC Class B: following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directi ve, CE Mark: following the provisions of the EC directive.

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 techni cal assistance from the l ocal distributor , or from the authorized dealer/reseller that you have purchased this product from. For technical support by email, write to

support@compex.com.sg.

Refer to the table below for the nearest Technical Support Centres:

Technical Support Centres

Contact the technical support centre that servi ces your location.

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

 Write

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

 Call

Fax

Tel: Tel: Fax:

+1 (714) 482-0333 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific time) +1 (800) 279-8891 (Ext.122 Technical Support) +1 (714) 482-0332

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:

support@compex.com.sg ftp.compex.com.sg

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

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About This Document

The product described in this document, Wireless Access Point with I ntegrated PoE, WP54G is a licensed product of Compex Systems Pte Ltd. This document contains instructions for installing, configuring and using WP54G. It also gives an overview of the key applicati ons and the networking concepts with respect to the product.

This documentation is for both Network Administrators and the end user who possesses some basic knowledge in the networking structure and protocols.

It makes a few assumptions that th e host computer has already been installed with TCP/IP and already up & running and accessing the Internet. Procedures for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating systems are included in this document. However, for other operating system, you may need to refer to your operati ng system’s documentation for networking.

How to Use this Document

This document may become superseded, i n which case you may find its latest version at:

http://www.compex.com.sg

The document is written in such a way th at you as a user will find it convenient to find specific information pertai ning to the product. It comprises of chapters that explain in detai ls on the installation and confi g uration of WP54G.

Firmware

This manual is written based on Firmware version 2.02

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Conventions

In this document, special conventions are used to help and present the information clearly. The Wireless Access Point with Integrated PoE is often referred to as WP54G or Access Point in this document. Below is a list of conventions used throughout.

NOTE

This section will consist of important features or instructions

CAUTION

This section concerns risk of injury, system damage or loss of data

WARNING

This section concerns risk of severe injury

References on Menu Command, Push Button, Radio Button, LED and Label appear in Bold. For example, “Click on Ok.”

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Trademark Infor mation ..................................................................................................... i

Disclaimer............................................................................................................................ i

Your F eedback...................................................................................................................i

FCC NOTICE........................................................................................................................ii

Declaration of Conformity ...............................................................................................ii

Technical Supp ort Info rmation.......................................................................................iii

About This D ocument...................................................................................................... iv

How to Use th i s Do c u m e nt............................................................................................. iv

Firmware............................................................................................................................iv

Conventions...................................................................................................................... iv

CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT OVERVIEW..............................................1

Introduction...............................................................................................................1

Features and Benefits..............................................................................................2

When to use which mode ......................................................................................3

Access Point Mo de............................................................................................3

Access Point Client Mod e ................................................................................4

CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INS TALLATION.....................................5

Setup Requirements ................................................................................................5

Hardware Installation ..............................................................................................5

OPTION On e: Using power adapter to supply p ower to the unit..............5

OPTION Two: Using PoE to supply po wer to the u nit....................................7

Optional: Mounting on the Wall....................................................................10

CHAPTER 3: ACCESS TO WEB-BASED INTERFACE ...................11

Access to the Web interface with uConfi g.......................................................11

Manual access to web-based interface via Internet Explorer......................15

CHAPTER 4: COMMON CONFIGURATION ..............................20

Manage ment Port Setup......................................................................................20

Setti ng up your LAN.........................................................................................21

To view the active DHCP leases....................................................................24

To reserve specific IP addresses for predetermined DHCP clients..........25

WLAN Setup ............................................................................................................28

To configur e the Basic setup of the wireless mode ...................................29

To configure the Security setup of the wireless mode ...............................43

To configur e the Advanced s etup of the wireless mode.........................43

Statistics..............................................................................................................46

STP Setu p..................................................................................................................48

MAC Filtering...........................................................................................................53

Add a MAC address to the MAC Address List............................................54

Delete a MAC address from all access points. ..........................................57

Delete a MAC address from individual access point................................59

Edit MAC address from the MAC Address List............................................61

CHAPTER 5: WLAN SE CURITY.....................................................63

How to se t up WEP.................................................................................................64

How to se t up WPA-Personal ................................................................................66

How to set up 802.1x/RADIUS...............................................................................68

How to set up WPA Enter prise ..............................................................................70

CHAPTER 6: WI RE LE SS EXTENDED FEATURES ............................73

Virtual AP (Multiple SSID).......................................................................................73

Preferred APs (Only available in Client Mode).................................................75

Long Distance Parameters...................................................................................76

Point-to-Point & Point-to-MultiPoint Setup .........................................................79

CHAPTER 7: SYSTE M UTILITIES .....................................................82

Using th e SYSTEM TOOLS Men u............................................................................82

System Identity..................................................................................................82

System Clock Setup.........................................................................................84

Firmwa re Up grade...........................................................................................85

Backup or Reset S ettings ................................................................................87

Reboot System..................................................................................................90

Change Password............................................................................................91

Logout................................................................................................................92

Using th e HELP menu.............................................................................................93

Get Technical Sup p or t....................................................................................93

About System....................................................................................................94

APPENDIX I: FIRMWARE RECOVERY .........................................95

APPEND IX II: TCP/ IP CONFIGURATION.....................................97

For Wind ows 95/ 9 8/ 98 S E/M E /N T ....................................................................97

For Windows XP/2000.......................................................................................99

APPENDIX III: PANEL VIEWS & DESCRIPTIONS........................102

APPENDIX IV: VIRTUAL AP (MULTI-SSID) FAQ.........................105

APPENDIX V: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...........................109

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The high-performance access point (AP) is designed for enterprise and public access applications. Embedded with the Atheros chipset, it boasts network robustness, stability and wider network coverage. Based on 802.11g, the access point supports highspeed data transmission of up to 54Mbps in the 2.4GHz frequency band.

The access point is capable of operating in different

modes: Access Point and Access Point Client, which makes it suitable for a wide variety of wireless applications, including long-distance deployments.

Equipped with an SMA connector for external antenna support, the access point provides a wider coverage for your network. Moreov er, its integra ted Power over E thernet (PoE) allows the access point to be used in areas where power outlets are not readily available.

To protect your security and privacy, the access point is armed with many enhanced wireless security features such as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 (with Advanced Encryption Standard encryption) MAC Address Filtering, IEEE 802.1x Authentication and 64/128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) to ensure privacy for the heterogeneous mix of users within the same wireless network.

The access point also incorporates a unique set of advanced features such as: Virtual AP to deliver multiple services; Long-Range parameter fine-tuning which provide the access point wi th the ability to au to-calculate pa rameters such as slot time, ACK ti me-out and CTS time-out to achieve a longer range; and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) which provides extra redundancy and the ability to auto-reconfigure when there are changes in the network topology.

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The access point has been designed for high performance and offers a rich suite of features, with which you shoul d acquaint yourself to be able to exploit your access point’s full potential.

Virtual AP (Multiple SSID)

Virtual AP implements mSSID (Multi-SSID) This allows a single wireless card to be set up with multiple virtual AP connections with different SSIDs or BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) and security modes.

Highly Secured Wireless Network

The access point supports the highest available wireless security standard: Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 has two different modes: WPA2-PSK for SOHO users and WPA2-EAP for Enterprise users. The access point also supports IEEE 802.1x for secure and centralized user-based authentication. Wireless clients are thus required to authenticate through highly secure methods like EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and EAP-PEAP, in order to obtain access to the network.

Smart Select

This feature will automati cally scan and recommend the best channel that the access point can utili ze.

uConfig Utility

Compex’s exclusive uConfig utility allows users to access the user-friendly Web configuration interfac e of the access point without having to chang e the TCP/IP setup of the workstation.

STP

Spanning-Tree Protocol provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in the network. It forces certain redundant data paths into a standby (blocked) state. If one network segment in the Spanning-Tree Protocol becomes unreachable, or if Spanning-Tree Protocol costs chang e, the spanning-tree algorithm reconfigures the spanning-tree topology and re-establishes the link by activating the standby path.

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 while unifying the networks.

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The access point is v ersatile in the sense that i t may operate in 2 di fferent types of modes: Access Point Mode and Client Mode.

This section presents a brief outline of the different network applications that can be accommodated through the different modes of the access point.

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This is the default mode of the access point. The Access Point mode enables you to bridge wireless clients to access the wired network infrastru cture and to communicate 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 Poi nt m ode.

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In Access Point 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 cli ent device, and the wireless and Ethern et 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 al l devices connec ted at th e Ethern et port of the WP54G.

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

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Before starting, please verify that the fol lowing is available: CAT5/5e networking cable At least one computer is installed with a Web browser and a wired or wireless

network interface adapter

TCP/IP protocol is installed and IP address parameters are properly configured

on all your network’s nodes

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The access point can be p owered using either the power adap ter provided or a PoE Injector. The installation process for both options is described below.

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Connect the external antenna to the SMA connector of the access poi nt.

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Insert one end of the Ethernet cable to any of the Ethernet ports on your access point, and the other end of the cable to your PC’s Ethernet network adapter.

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

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Turn ON the power supply and power ON your PC. Notice that the LEDs: Power and Port 1 or 2 (depending on which port you have connected the RJ45 Ethernet cable to) have lighted up. This indicates that connection has been established successfully between your access point and your PC.

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The access point is fully compati ble with a Power-Ov er-Ethernet (PoE) kit. A PoE accessory supplies operational power to th e wireless AP via the Ethernet cable connection.

Users who have already purchased a PoE and who wish to use it to supply power to the access point may follow the installation procedures shown below:

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Connect the external antenna to the SMA connector of the access poi nt.

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Use an RJ45 Ethernet cable to connec t one end of the cable to the LAN OUT port of the Injector and the other end to Ethernet port 1 of the access point.

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Next, connect the RJ45 Ethernet cable attached to the PoE Injector to your PC’s Ethernet network adapter.

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

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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:

The voltage and current supplied to the po wer adapter and the PoE kit power adapter are different. Do not interchange the power adapters.

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Turn on your power supply. Notice that the Power LED has lighted up. This indicates that the access point is receiving power through the Compex PoE Injector. Notice also that the corresponding port LEDs have lighted up. This indicates that connection between your access point and your PC has been established.

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Screw the mount onto the unit.

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Align the unit and mount to the wall. Use the mount as a guide, make 2 marks and drill 2 holes into the wall.

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Next, secure the unit and mount to the wall.

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There are two methods to access to the web-based Interface of the access point:

Through our Compex Utility – uConfig

You can access to the web-based interface directly without the need to assign a different IP address to your PC.

By entering the IP address of the access point in the address bar of Internet

Explorer

You need to assign an IP address to your PC, such as 192.168.168.x, where x can take any value from 2 to 254, so that it is in the same subnet as the access point.

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Compex has developed a powerful uConfig utility that has been desi gned to give you direct access to the Web interface.

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Insert the Product CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD will run automatically.

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From the Utilities section, select to install the uConfig utility to your hard disk.

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When the utility has been installed, double-click on the uConfig icon. The following screen will appear, click on the Yes button to proc eed .

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Do not exit the uConfig program whil e accessing to the web-based interface. This will disconnect you from the device. Click on the OK button to proceed.

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At the login page, press the LLOOGGIINN!! button to enter the configuration page. The default password is “password”.

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You will then reach the home page of the access point’s web-based interface.

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For this method, you need to assign an IP address to your PC so that it belongs to the same subnet as your access point. In this example, we are using Windows XP for illustration. For Windows 98/98SE/2000/NT/ME, kindly refer to Appendix II “TCP/IP Configuration”.

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Go to your desktop, right-click on My Network Places icon and select Properties.

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Go to your network adapter icon, right-click and select Properties.

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Highlight Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click on the PPrrooppeerrttiieess button.

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Select the radio button for Use the following IP address. Enter the IP Address and Subnet Mask as 192.168.168.x and 255.255.255.0, where x can be any number from 2 to 254, except 1. In this example, we are using 192.168.168.160 as the static IP Address.

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Click on the OOKK button to close all windows.

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Next, in order to check if the IP address has been correctly assigned to your PC, go to Start menu, Accessories, select Command Prompt and type the command ipconfig/all.

Your PC is now ready to configure the access point.

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Launch your Web browser. Under the Tools tab, select Internet Options.

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Open the Connections tab and in the LAN Settings section, disable all the option boxes. Click on the OOKK button to update the changes.

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At the Address bar, enter http://192.168.168.1 and press Enter on your keyboard.

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At the login page, click on the LLOOGGIINN!! button to enter the configuration pages.

You will then reach the home page of the access point’s Web interface.

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This chapter illustrates the following features, which are available in ALL

the

operating modes of the access point, unless stated otherwise.

• Management Port

• WLAN Basic Setup

• WLAN Security

• STP Setup

• SNMP

• MAC Filtering

• Antenna Alignment

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This section shows you how to customize the parameters of the ac cess point to suit the needs of your network. It also explai ns how to make use of the built-in DHCP server of the access point.

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