DG-WA3002NP
300Mbps Wireless Access Point
with PoE
User Manual
2012-06-28
As our products undergo continuous development the specifications are subject to change without prior notice
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manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following
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the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential
damages resulting from any defect in the software. Further, this company reserves
the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the
contents thereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes.
Trademarks:
DIGISOL™ is a trademark of Smartlink Network Systems Ltd. All other trademarks
are the property of the respective manufacturers.
Safety
This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install
and use it. However, special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock
and static electricity when working with electrical equipment. All guidelines of this
and of the computer manufacturer must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure
the safe use of the equipment.
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Federal Communication Commission
Interference Statement
FCC Part 15
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 limitations 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 or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into a different outlet from that to which the receiver
is connected.
• Consult your local distributors or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
• Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with
emission limits
Changes or modifications to the equipment, which are not approved by the party
responsible for compliance could affect the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
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FCC Caution
This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided
instructions and a minimum 20 cm spacing must be provided between computer
mounted antenna and person’s body (excluding extremities of hands, wrist and feet)
during wireless modes of operation.
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.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the authority to operate equipment.
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure
Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceeding the FCC radio frequency
exposure limits, human proximity to the antenna shall not be less than 20cm (8
inches) during normal operation.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
The equipment version marketed in US is restricted to usage of the channels 1-11
only.
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R&TTE Compliance Statement
This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF
THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on
Radio Equipment And Telecommunication Terminal Equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity (R&TTE).
The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directive 98/13/EEC
(Telecommunications Terminal Equipment and Satellite Earth Station Equipment)
As of April 8, 2000.
EU Countries Intended for Use
The ETSI version of this device is intended for home and office use in Austria,
Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,
the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
The ETSI version of this device is also authorized for use in EFTA member states:
Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
EU Countries Not intended for use: None.
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Index
1. Product Information..............................................................................8
1-1 Product Introduction......................................................................................8
1-2 Safety Information.........................................................................................9
1-3 System Requirements..................................................................................10
1-4 Package Contents ........................................................................................10
1-5 Get familiar with your new wireless PoE Access Point..............................11
2. System and Network Setup..................................................................13
2-1 Hardware and Software Installation............................................................13
2-2 Connecting to wireless Access Point using web browser............................25
2-2-1 Windows 95/98 IP address setup....................................................................26
2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup .....................................................................28
2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup ........................................................................30
2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup.....................................................................32
2-2-5 Connecting to Web Management Interface by web browser..........................34
2-3 View System Status and Information..........................................................36
2-4 Select an Operating Mode for Wireless Access Point.................................38
2-4-1 AP Mode .........................................................................................................40
2-4-2 Station-Infrastructure......................................................................................42
2-4-2-1 Wireless Site Survey....................................................................................44
2-4-3 AP Bridge-Point to Point Mode......................................................................45
2-4-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode............................................................47
2-4-5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode...................................................................................49
2-4-6 Universal Repeater..........................................................................................52
2-5 WPS Setting ................................................................................................55
2-6 Advanced Wireless Settings ........................................................................58
2-7 Wireless Security.........................................................................................61
2-7-1 Disable Security..............................................................................................64
2-7-2 WEP................................................................................................................65
2-7-3 WPA Pre-shared Key......................................................................................67
2-7-4 WPA RADIUS................................................................................................68
2-7-5 802.1x Authentication.....................................................................................70
2-8 MAC Filtering.............................................................................................72
2-9 System Utility..............................................................................................75
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2-9-1 LED On/Off....................................................................................................76
2-9-2 Change Password............................................................................................77
2-9-3 IP Address of the Wireless Access Point.........................................................79
2-9-4 DHCP Server..................................................................................................81
3. Advanced Configuration......................................................................83
3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore .............................................................83
3-2 Firmware Upgrade.......................................................................................85
3-3 System Reboot.............................................................................................87
4. Appendix...............................................................................................89
4-1 Hardware Specification...............................................................................89
4-2 Troubleshooting...........................................................................................90
4-3 Glossary.......................................................................................................92
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1. Product Information
1-1 Product Introduction
Thank you for purchasing DG-WA3002NP wireless LAN Access Point with PoE! With
this high cost-efficiency wireless Access Point, computers and wireless devices which
are compatible with IEEE 802.11n can connect to existing wired Ethernet network, at
the speed of up to 300Mbps. DG-WA3002NP also supports power over ethernet which
helps in easy installation, by eliminating the need of a dedicated power source for the
access point.
With Quick Setup installation procedure, any computer user can setup a wireless
network environment in very short time - within minutes, even inexperienced users.
Just follow the instructions given in this user manual, you can complete the setup
procedure.
Other features of this Access Point include:
Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless network standards - works with
other 802.11b/g/n wireless devices.
Complies with 802.3af PoE standard.
High speed wireless network, six times faster than conventional 802.11g
wireless network (up to 300Mbps).
Allows wireless devices to connect to existing wired network and share
network resources.
Supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, and WPA2 wireless data encryption.
Supports 802.1x authentications.
Supports MAC address filtering (Only allows specific wireless device of your
choice to connect to this Access Point).
Supports DHCP server function.
Supports point-to-point and point-to-multi point bridge function.
Supports WDS (Wireless Distributed System) repeater mode.
Supports Universal Repeater mode.
Supports AP Client mode.
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Supports hidden SSID function.
Supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), simplifies wireless client setup
procedures. Even inexperienced users can setup a wireless network without
network technician’s help.
Easy to use web-based GUI (Graphical User Interface) for network
configuration and management purposes.
1-2 Safety Information
In order to keep the safety of users and your property, please follow the safety
instructions mentioned below:
1. This Access Point is designed for indoor use only; DO NOT place this Access
Point outdoor.
2. DO NOT place this Access Point close to a hot or humid area, like kitchen or
bathroom. Also, do not leave this Access Point in the car during summer.
3. DO NOT pull any connected cable with force; disconnect it from the Access
Point first.
4. If you want to place this Access Point at a height or mount on the wall, please
make sure the Access Point is firmly secured. Falling from a height would damage
the Access Point and its accessories and warranty will be void.
5. Accessories of this Access Point, like antenna and power supply, are dangerous to
small children. They may put the small parts in their nose or mouth and it could
cause serious damage to them.
REACH OF CHILDREN.
KEEP THIS ACCESS POINT OUT OF THE
6. The Access Point will get heated up when used for a long time (This is normal
and is not a malfunction). DO NOT put this Access Point on paper, cloth, or
other flammable materials.
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7. There’s no user-serviceable part inside the Access Point. If you find that the
Access Point is not working properly, please contact your dealer of purchase and
ask for help. DO NOT disassemble the Access Point, warranty will be void.
8. If the Access Point falls into water when it’s powered, DO NOT use your hand to
pick it up. Switch the electrical power off before you do anything, or contact an
experienced electrical technician for help.
9. If you smell something strange or even see some smoke coming out from the
Access Point or power supply, remove the power supply or switch the electrical
power off immediately, and call the dealer of purchase for help.
1-3 System Requirements
Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card.
Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator
4.7 or above, Opera web browser, or Safari web browser).
An available AC power socket (100 – 240 V, 50/60Hz)
1-4 Package Contents
Before you start using this PoE Access Point, please check if there’s anything missing
in the package, and contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:
DG-WA3002NP Wireless Access Point with PoE
Switching Power Adapter (5V DC, 2A)
Quick Installation Guide
Installation Guide CD (includes User Manual, QIG & Utility)
Patch cord (1 No.)
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1-5 Get familiar with your new wireless PoE Access Point
Front Panel
LED
Name
PWR
WLAN
LAN
Light Status Description
On The Access Point is switched on and correctly
powered.
Slow
Blinking
Off The access point is switched off.
On Wireless WPS mode is enabled.
Off Wireless network is switched off.
Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving
On LAN port is connected
Off LAN port is not connected
Flashing LAN activity (transferring or receiving data)
System is reset to factory default, at the same time
WLAN LED is on.
data).
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Item Name Description
Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings)
Reset /
WPS
or start WPS function. Press this button and hold for 10
seconds to restore all settings to factory defaults, and press
this button for less than 5 seconds to start WPS function.
Back panel
Interfaces Description
Power Power connector, connects to A/C power adapter.
Ethernet Local Area Network (LAN) port.
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2. System and Network Setup
2-1 Hardware and Software Installation
Please follow the below mentioned instructions to build the network connection between
your new wireless access point and your computers, network devices:
Hardware Installation:-
1. Place the unit in an appropriate place after conducting a site survey.
2. Connect the access point to ADSL modem, router, or switch/hub in your network
through the LAN port of the access point by Ethernet cable.
3. Connect the A/C power adapter to the wall socket, and then connect it to the ‘Power’
socket of the access point.
4. Please check all LEDs on the front panel. ‘PWR’ LED should be steadily ON, ‘LAN’
LED should be ON if the Access Point is correctly connected to the ADSL modem,
router or switch/hub. If ‘PWR’ LED is not ON, or any LED you expected is not ON,
please recheck the cabling, or jump to ‘Section 4-2 Troubleshooting’ for possible
reasons and solutions.
Note: You must use the power adapter shipped along with the
Access Point. DO NOT use any other power adapter from
other sources.
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Software Installation:-
Insert the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive of notebook/desktop computer.
Explore the CD and execute the “APWizard.exe” file. Screen given below will
be displayed. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
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Connect one end of the network cable to the LAN port on the Router and the
other end to the PoE switch. From the PoE switch connect a cable to the AP.
Power ON the router, the AP and the PoE switch. Ensure that all the LED’s
on the Access Point are ON. If not, try the above steps again else click ‘Next’
to continue.
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Enter the AP’s password to log in to the AP. The default password is “1234”.
It is recommended to change the AP’s password to protect it from being
accessed by other users. If you do not wish to change the current password,
you can leave “New Password” and “Confirm New Password” fields blank.
Click ‘Log in’ to continue.
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Configure the IP Address of AP for future management. Click ‘Next’ to
continue.
Select an operation mode for your Access Point and click ‘Next’. The wizard
will guide you to finish the following corresponding settings.
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Configure the settings for the operation mode you have selected.
Access Point
Configure the SSID and Channel Number. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
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Universal Repeater
To configure Root AP’s SSID Click on ‘Site Survey’, a “Wireless Site Survey” window will
appear. Select the wireless router or AP you wish to repeat and click ‘Connect’. Next,
configure a network name and channel no in Main SSID and Channel Number for the
repeater to be identified.
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AP Client
Click on ‘Site Survey’, “Wireless Site Survey” window will appear. Select the wireless
router or AP you wish to connect and click ‘Connect’, or enter your wireless network’s
SSID manually. Click ‘Next’ to continue.
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Point-to-Point / Point-to-MultiPoint / WDS Bridge
Note: Same setup procedure applies to Point-to-Point Bridge, Point-to-
MultiPoint Bridge and WDS Bridge modes.
For bridge mode, you need at least two Access Points. We will use Point-to-Point Bridge
as an example.
Select a channel number you wish to use and enter the MAC address of the other Access
Point for the bridge. Click ‘Next’.
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Configure the wireless security settings. It is recommended to use WPA2-
PSK (AES) which is the most secured encryption for general users.
Then Click ‘Next’.
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Verify the settings you have configured and click ‘Restart’.
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This will take 60 Seconds. Then Press ‘OK’
Click ‘Finish’ to complete the installation.
Congratulations! Your Access Point Installation is now finished.
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2-2 Connecting to wireless Access Point using web browser
After the network connection is setup, next step is to setup the Access Point
with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network
environment.
Please use the web browser to configure the Access Point. A computer with
wired Ethernet connection to the Access Point is required for this first-time
configuration.
Before you start to configure the Access Point, please configure the IP
address of the computer in the same network class as that of the Access Point.
If the operating system of your computer is….
Windows 95/98 - please go to
section
Windows 2000 - please go to section
Windows XP - please go to section
Windows Vista - please go to section
2-2-1
2-2-2
2-2-3
2-2-4
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2-2-1 Windows 95/98 IP address setup
1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your
computer), then click control panel. Double-click ‘Network’ icon, and
Network window will appear. Select ‘TCP/IP’, then click ‘Properties’.
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2. Select ‘Specify an IP address’, then input the following settings in the
respective field:
IP address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Click ‘OK’ when finish.
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2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup
1. Click ‘Start’ button (it shoul d be located at lower-left corner of your
computer), then click control panel. Double-click ‘Network and Dial-
up Connections’ icon, Right click on ‘Local Area Connection’ and
select ‘Properties’, Local Area Connection Properties window will
appear. Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, then click ‘Properties’
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2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings
in the respective field:
IP address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.2.1
Click ‘OK’ when finish.
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2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup
1. Click ‘Start’ button (it shoul d be located at lower-left corner of your
computer), then click control panel. Click on ‘Network Connections’,
Right click on ‘Local Area Connection’ and select Properties, Local
Area Connection Properties window will appear. Select ‘Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)’ and then click ‘Properties’.
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2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings
in the respective field:
IP address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.2.1
Click ‘OK’ when finish.
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2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup
1. Click ‘Start’ button (it shoul d be located at lower-left corner of your
computer), then click control panel. Click on ‘View Network Status
and Tasks’, and then click on ‘Manage Network Connections’. Right-
click ‘Local Area Connection’, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area
Connection Properties window will appear, select ‘Internet Protocol
Version 4 (TCP / IPv4), and then click ‘Properties’
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2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings
in the respective field:
IP address: 192.168.2.2
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.2.1
Click ‘OK’ when finish.
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2-2-5 Connecting to Web Management Interface by web browser
All functions and settings of this Access Point must be configured via web
management interface. Please start your web browser, and input ‘192.168.2.1’
in the address bar, then press ‘Enter’ key. The following message should be
shown:
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Please input user name and password in the field respectively, default user
name is ‘admin’, and default password is ‘1234’, then press ‘OK’ button, and
you can see the web management interface of this Access Point:
NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you’re being
prompted to input user name and password again, it means you
didn’t input username and password correctly. Please retype user
name and password again. If you’re certain about the user name and
password you typed, please go to ‘Section 4-2 Troubleshooting’ to
perform a factory reset, to set the password back to default value.
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2-3 View System Status and Information
After you are connected to the Access Point by web browser, the first thing
you see is ‘Status and Information’ page. All system and network related
information of this Access Point will be displayed here. The information is
very helpful when you want to know the detailed information of your Access
Point, and when you try to fix the communication problem between this
Access Point and other wired / wireless computer / devices.
You can click ‘Home’ on the left, and the system status and Information will
be displayed, as shown below:
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The following screen shows all the parameters of Status Information.
Here is the description of every item
:
Parameter Description
Uptime Displays the total passed time since the wireless Access
Point is powered.
Hardware Version Displays hardware version. This information is helpful
when you need online help from the dealer of purchase.
Runtime Code
Version
Displays current firmware version. If you want to
perform firmware upgrade, this number will help you to
determine if you need such upgrade.
Mode Displays current wireless operating mode
ESSID Displays the current wireless SSID. Default is "Digisol"
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Channel
Displays current wireless channel number
Number
Security Displays current wireless security setting
BSSID Displays current BSSID ( unique identification name of
this Access Point, it can not be modified by user)
Associated Clients Displays the number of connected wireless clients
IP Address Displays the IP address of this wireless Access Point
Subnet Mask Displays the net mask of IP address
Default Gateway Displays the IP address of the default gateway
MAC address Displays the MAC address of LAN interface
2-4 Select an Operating Mode for Wireless Access Point
This
Access Point can be operated in different modes; you can click ‘Basic
Setting’ on the left of web management interface to select an operating mode
you want to meet for different needs:
Y
ou can click ‘Mode’ dropdown menu to select operating mode, and there are
6 operating modes available:
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Below are the descriptions of different modes supported by Access Point.
Modes Description
AP Access Point mode, allows wireless clients to
connect to Access Point and exchange data with
the devices connected to the wired network.
StationInfrastructure
Enables the Ethernet devices such us TV and Game
player connected to the Access Point to a wireless
client.
AP Bridge-Point to
Point
Establishes wireless connection with another
wireless Access Point using the same mode. It
links the wired network which these two wireless
Access Points are connected to. Only one Access
Point can be connected in this mode.
AP Bridge-Point to
Multi-Point
Establishes wireless connection with other wireless
Access Points using the same mode. It links the
wired network which these wireless Access Points
are connected to. Up to four Access Points can be
connected in this mode.
AP Bridge-WDS This mode is similar to ‘AP Bridge to Multi-Point’,
but the Access Point does not work only in a
bridge-dedicated mode, but also will be able to
accept wireless clients while the Access Point is
working as a wireless bridge.
Universal Repeater This product can act as a wireless range extender
that will help you to extend the wireless network.
The Access Point can act as Station and AP at the
same time. It can use Station function to connect to
a Root AP and use AP function to service all
wireless clients within its coverage.
Please select one wireless operating mode. For detailed description of every
operating mode; please refer to Section
2-4-1 to 2-4-6 listed below.
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2-4-1 AP Mode
This is the most common mode. When in AP mode, this Access Point acts as
a bridge between 802.11b/g/n wireless devices and wired Ethernet network,
and exchange data between them. When you select ‘AP’, the following
options will be displayed:
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By
selecting different band setting, you’ll be able to allow or
deny the wireless client of a certain band.
If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G),
only wireless clients using the wireless band you select
(802.11b, 802.11n, or 802.11g) will be able to connect to
this Access Point.
If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients
using 802.11b and 802.11g band will be able to connect
to this Access Point.
If you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n
clients to connect to this Access Point, select 2.4GHz
(B+G+N).
Main ESSID Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this
wireless Access Point) here. You can input up to 32
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alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE THAT
ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE.
Channel
Number
Please select a channel number you wish to use. If you
know a certain channel number is being used by other
wireless Access Points nearby, please refrain from using
the same channel number
Associated Clients Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button and a new popup
window will appear which contains the information about
all wireless clients connected to this Access Point. You
can click ‘Refresh’ button in popup window to keep
information up-to-date.
After you finish with the setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following
message will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-4-2 Station-Infrastructure
In this mode, you can connect the Access Point to Ethernet devices such as
TV and Game player to enable the Ethernet device to act as a wireless station
and connect to a wireless network through an Access Point or AP router.
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By
selecting different band settings, you’ll be able to allow
or deny the wireless client of a certain band.
If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G),
only wireless clients using the wireless band you select
(802.11b, 802.11n or 802.11g) will be able to connect
to this Access Point.
If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients
using 802.11b and 802.11g bands will be able to
connect to this Access Point.
If you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n
clients to connect to this Access Point, select 2.4GHz
(B+G+N).
Main ESSID Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this
wireless Access Point) here. You can input up to 32
alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE THAT
ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE.
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Site Survey When you use this Access Point as a wireless station
for Ethernet network device to have wireless capability,
you have to associate it with a working Access Point.
Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless Site
Survey Table” will pop up. It will list all available
Access Points near by. You can select one Access Point
in the table and it will join wireless LAN through this
Access Point. Please go to Section
2-4-2-1 for more
information about the ‘Wireless Site Survey Table’.
After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-4-2-1 Wireless Site Survey
The table will list the Access Points nearby, as the Access Point is set to
Station mode; you can select one of the Access Points to associate.
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Select Click the radio button to select the Access Point.
SSID Displays the SSID name of the Access Point.
BSSID Displays the BSSID (MAC Address) of the Access
Point.
Band Displays current radio band of the access point.
Channel Displays current wireless channel number of the access
point.
Type Display the wireless modes include 11b, 11b/g or
11b/g/n or 11n only of the access points.
Encryption Displays the encryption setting of the Access Points. If
you have selected the Access Point with security setting,
you have to go to section
‘2-7 Wireless Security’ to set
the same security with the Access Point you want to
associate.
Signal The signal strength of each Access Point will be
displayed here. Stronger the signal strength, better is the
connection quality.
Refresh Click this button to refresh the table.
Done Select an access point and click this button to choose the
network. The SSID name of the access point you have
selected will be displayed in the Main SSID in the Basic
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Setting page.
Close Click this button to close this pop up window.
2-4-3 AP Bridge-Point to Point Mode
In this mode, this wireless Access Point will connect to another wireless
Access Point which uses the same mode, and all wired Ethernet clients of
both wireless Access Points will be connected together. You can use this
mode to connect a network to another network which is physically isolated.
Please note that when you set your Access Point to this mode, it will not
accept regular wireless clients anymore.
When you select ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’, the following options will be
displayed:
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting
different band settings, you’ll be able to allow or deny the
wireless client of a certain band.
If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only
wireless clients using the wireless band you select (802.11b,
802.11n or 802.11g) will be able to connect to this Access
Point.
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If you
select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients using
802.11b and 802.11g band will be able to connect to this
Access Point.
If
you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n clients
to connect to this Access Point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N).
Channel nel
Number
Please select a channel number you wish to use. This chan
number must be same as the other wireless Access Point you
wish to connect.
MAC address 1 MAC address of the wireless Access Point Please input the
you wish to connect.
Set Security select an encryption mode for this Click this button to
wireless link, a new popup window will appear, as shown
below. For detailed description of encryption modes please
refer to Section
2-7
fter you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message A
will be displayed:
hen you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved. W
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-4-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode
In this mode, this wireless Access Point will connect up to four wireless
Access Points which use the same mode, and all wired Ethernet clients of
every wireless Access Point will be connected together. You can use this
mode to connect a network to other networks which are physically isolated.
Please note that when you set your Access Point to this mode, it will not
accept regular wireless clients anymore.
When you select ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’, the following options will
be displayed:
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting
different band settings, you’ll be able to allow or deny the
wireless client of a certain band.
If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only
wireless clients using the wireless band you select (802.11b,
802.11n, or 802.11g) will be able to connect to this Access
Point.
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If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients using
802.11b and 802.11g band will be able to connect to this
Access Point.
If you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n clients to
connect to this Access Point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N).
Channel
Number
Please select a channel number you wish to use. This channel
number must be same as the other wireless Access Point you
wish to connect.
MAC
address 1-4
Please input the MAC address of the wireless Access Point
you wish to connect.
Set Security Click this button to select an encryption mode for this
wireless link, a new popup window will appear, as shown
below. For detail description of encryption modes please refer
to Section
2-7.
After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-4-5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode
In this mode, this wireless Access Point will connect to up to four wireless
Access Points which use the same mode, and all wired Ethernet clients of
every wireless Access Point will be connected together. You can use this
mode to connect a network to other networks which are physically isolated.
When you use this mode, this Access Point is still able to accept wireless
clients. When you select ‘AP Bridge-WDS’, the following options will be
displayed:
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting
different band settings, you’ll be able to allow or deny the
wireless client of a certain band.
If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only
wireless clients using the wireless band you select (802.11b,
802.11n or 802.11g) will be able to connect to this Access
Point.
If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients using
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802.11b and 802.11g band will be able to connect to this
Access Point.
If you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n clients to
connect to this Access Point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N).
Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this
wireless Access Point) here. You can input up to 32
alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE THAT ESSID
IS CASE SENSITIVE.
Please select a channel number you wish to use. The channel
number must be same as the other wireless Access Point you
wish to connect.
Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button and a new popup window
will appear which contains the information about all wireless
clients connected to this Access Point, as shown below. You
can click ‘Refresh’ button in popup window to keep
information up-to-date.
MAC
address 1-4
Please input the MAC address of the wireless Access Point
you wish to connect.
Set Security Click this button to select an encryption mode for this
wireless link, a new popup window will appear, as shown
below. For detailed description of encryption modes please
refer to Section
2-7
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After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-4-6 Universal Repeater
In this mode, the Access Point can act as a wireless repeater; it can be Station
and AP at the same time. It can use Station function to connect to a Root AP
and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage.
NOTE: For Repeater Mode, this Access Point will demodulate the received
signal and check if the signal is noise or valid data for the operating
network. Once the Access Point validates the signal, then it will
modulate and amplify the signal again.
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By
selecting different band settings, you’ll be able to allow or
deny the wireless client of a certain band.
If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only
wireless clients using the wireless band you select
(802.11b, 802.11n or 802.11g) will be able to connect to
this Access Point.
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If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients
using 802.11b and 802.11g band will be able to connect to
this Access Point.
If you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n clients
to connect to this Access Point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N).
MAIN ESSID Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this
wireless Access Point) here. You can input up to 32
alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE THAT
ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE.
Channel Number Please select a channel number you wish to use. The
channel number must be same as the other wireless Access
Points you wish to connect.
Associated
Clients
Click ‘Show Active Clients’ button and a new popup
window will appear which contains the information about
all wireless clients connected to this Access Point. You can
click ‘Refresh’ button in popup window to keep
information up-to-date.
Root AP SSID In ‘Universal Repeater’ mode, this device can act as a
station to connect to a Root AP. You should assign the
SSID of the Root AP here or click ‘Select Site Survey’
button to choose a Root AP.
Select Site
Survey
Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless Site
Survey Table” will pop up. It will list all available Access
Points near by. You can select one Access Point in the table
and the Access Point will join wireless LAN through this
Access Point. Please go to Section
2-4-2-1 for more
information about the ‘Wireless Site Survey Table’.
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After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-5 WPS Setting
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build a connection
between wireless network clients and this Access Point. You need not select
encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time you need
to setup a wireless client. You only have to press a button on wireless client
and this Access Point, and the WPS will do the setup for you.
This Access Point supports two types of WPS: Push-Button Configuration
(PBC), and PIN code. If you want to use PBC, you have to switch this Access
Point to WPS mode and push a specific button (hard/soft push button) on the
wireless client to start WPS mode. You can push Reset/WPS button of this
Access Point, or click ‘Start PBC’ button in the web configuration interface to
do this. Press WPS button on wireless client (hard/soft push button) within 2
minutes to establish a secured wireless connection.
If you want to use PIN code, you have to provide the PIN code of the wireless
client you wish to connect to this Access Point and then switch the wireless
client to WPS mode. The detailed instructions are listed below:
Note: WPS function of this Access Point will not work for those
wireless clients which do not support WPS.
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To use WPS function to set encrypted connection between this Access Point
and WPS-enabled wireless client by WPS, click ‘WPS Setting’ on the left of
the web management menu, and the following information will be displayed.
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Enable WPS Check this box to enable or disable WPS function. By
default check box is enabled.
Wi-Fi Protected
Setup Information
All information related to WPS will be displayed here,
they’re helpful when you’re setting up connections by
WPS.
WPS Status: Displays WPS status. If data encryption
settings of this Access Point has never been set,
‘unConfigured’ message will be displayed here.
(See Section
2-7 for detailed information) If data
encryption settings have been set before, ‘Configured’
message will be displayed here.
Self PinCode: This is the WPS PIN code of this Access
Point. This code is useful when you need to build wireless
connection by WPS with other WPS-enabled wireless
devices.
SSID: Displays the SSID (ESSID) of this Access Point.
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Authentication Mode: The wireless security authentication
mode of this Access Point will be displayed here. If you
don’t enable security function of the Access Point before
WPS is activated, the Access Point will auto set the
security to WPA (AES) and generate a set of passphrase
key for WPS connection.
Passphrase Key: Displays the WPA passphrase here, all
characters will be replaced by asterisk for security reason.
If encryption is not set on this Access Point, nothing will
be displayed here.
Config Mode There are ‘Registrar’ and ‘Enrollee’ modes for the WPS
connection. When ‘Registrar’ is enabled, the wireless
clients will follow the Access Point’s wireless settings for
WPS connection. When ‘Enrollee’ mode is enabled, the
Access Point will follow the wireless settings of wireless
client for WPS connection.
Start PBC Click ‘Start PBC’ to start Push-Button style WPS setup
procedure. This Access Point will wait for WPS requests
from wireless clients for 2 minutes. The ‘WLAN’ LED on
the Access Point will be steady on for 2 minutes when this
Access Point is waiting for incoming WPS request.
Start PIN Please input the PIN code of the wireless client you wish
to connect, and click ‘Start PIN’ button. The ‘WLAN’
LED on the Access Point will be steady on, when this
Access Point is waiting for incoming WPS request.
NOTE: When you’re using PBC type WPS setup, you must press ‘PBC’
button (hardware or software) of wireless client within 120
seconds. If you didn’t press PBC button of wireless client within
this time period, please press ‘PBC’ button (hardware or software)
of this Access Point a
ain.
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2-6 Advanced Wireless Settings
This wireless Access Point has many advanced wireless features. Please note
that all settings listed here are for experienced users only, if you’re not sure
about the meaning and function of these settings, please don’t modify them,
or the wireless performance will be reduced.
You can click ‘Advanced Setting’ on the left to enter advanced settings menu,
and the following message will be displayed:
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Fragment
Threshold
Set the Fragment threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is
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RTS Threshold Set the RTS threshold of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is
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Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is
100
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DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default value is 3
Data Rate Set the wireless data transfer rate to a certain value. Since
most of the wireless devices will negotiate with each other
and pick a proper data transfer rate automatically, it’s not
necessary to change this value unless you know what will
happen after modification.
N Data Rate Set the data rate of 802.11n clients, available options are
MCS 0 to MCS15, it’s safe to set this option to ‘Auto’ and
it’s not necessary to change this value unless you know
what will happen after modification.
Channel Width Select wireless channel width (bandwidth taken by wireless
signals of this Access Point). It is suggested to select ‘Auto
20/40MHz’. Do not change to ‘20 MHz’ unless you know
what it is.
Preamble Type Set the type of preamble of wireless radio. Do not modify
default value if you don’t know what it is, default setting is
‘Short Preamble’.
Broadcast ESSID Decides if the wireless Access Point will broadcast its own
ESSID or not. You can hide the ESSID of your wireless
Access Point (set the option to ‘Disable’), so only people
who know the ESSID of your wireless Access Point can get
connected.
WMM WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) technology, which can improve
the performance of certain network applications, like
audio/video streaming, network telephony (VoIP), and
others. When you enable WMM function, the Access Point
will define the priority of different kinds of data, to give
higher priority to applications which require instant
responding. Therefore you can improve the performance of
such network applications.
CTS Protect Enabling this setting will reduce the chance of rad io signal
collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless Access
Points. It is recommended to set this option to ‘Auto’.
TX Power You can set the output power of wireless radio. This value
can be set to less than 100% if your wireless coverage area
is small. This will enhance security (malicious / unknown
users in distance will not be able to reach your wireless
Access Point).
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After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-7 Wireless Security
This wireless Access Point provides many types of wireless security (wireless
data encryption). When you use data encryption, data transferred by radio
signals in the air will become unreadable for those people who don’t know
correct encryption key (encryption password).
Please remember it’s very important to set wireless security settings properly!
Without a proper setting, hackers and intruders may gain access to your local
network and interfere with your computers and servers, which could cause
serious problem.
There are two ways to set wireless security:
A. Basic Settings:
1. Click ‘Basic Settings’ on the left of web management interface.
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2. Click ‘Set Security’ button when the wireless operating mode you selected
is ‘AP Bridge-Point to Point’, ‘AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point’, or ‘AP
Bridge-WDS’.
B. S
ecurity:
1. Click ‘Security’ on the left of web management interface.
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There are four types of security levels you can select: Disable (no security data encryption disabled), WEP, WPA Pre-shared Key, and WPA Radius.
Please refer to the following sections for detailed instructions.
There are several things you can do to improve wireless security:
1. Always enable data encryption. Only disable it when you want to open
your wireless Access Point to the public.
2. Never use simple words as encryption password. Using a random
combination of symbols, numbers, and alphabets will greatly improve
security.
3. Use WPA when possible - it's much safer than WEP.
4. Change encryption password when you’ve used it for a longer period.
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2-7-1 Disable Security
Select the SSID you wish to configure. When you select ‘Disable’, wireless
encryption for the network is disabled.
After you finish with the setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following
message will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-7-2 WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a common encryption mode, it’s safe
enough for home and personal use. But if you need higher level of security,
please consider using WPA encryption (see next Section).
However, some wireless clients don’t support WPA, but only support WEP,
so WEP is still a good choice for you if you have such kind of clients in your
network environment.
When you select ‘WEP’ as encryption type, the following fields will be
displayed:
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Key Length
There are two types of WEP key length: 64-bit and
128-bit. Using ‘128-bit’ is safer than’ 64-bit’, but
will red
uce the data transfer performance to some
extent.
Key Format
There are two types of key formats: ASCII and
Hex. When you select a key format, the number of
characters of the key will be displayed. For
example, if you select ‘64-bit’ as key length, and
‘Hex’ as key format, you’ll see the message at the
right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex (10 characters)’,
which mea
ns the length of WEP key is 10
characters.
Default Tx Key By default key 1 is selected here.
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Encryption Key 1
Input WEP key characters here, the number of
characters must be the same as the number
displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. You can use any
alphanumerical characters (0-9, a-z, and A-Z) if
you select ‘ASCII’ key format, and if you select
‘Hex’ as key format, you can use characters 0-9, af, and A-F. You must enter at least one encryption
key here, and if you entered
multiple WEP keys,
they should not be the same.
Enable 802.1x
Authentication refer to Section
Check this box to enable 802.1x user
authentication. Please
2-7-5 for
detailed instructions.
After you finish with the settings, please click ‘Apply’, and the following
essage will be displayed:
m
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
nd the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-7-3 WPA Pre-shared Key
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A Pre-shared key is the safest encryption method currently, and it’s
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recommended to use this encryption method to ensure the safety of your d
When you select ‘WPA pre-shared key’ as encryption type, the following
fields will be displayed:
Her iption of every setup itee is the descr m:
Parameter Description
WPA Unicast
Cipher Suite
Available options are: WPA (TKIP), WPA2 (AES),
and WPA2 Mixed. You can select one of them, but
you have to make sure, your wireless client
supports the cipher you selected.
Pre-shared Key
Format
Please select the format of pre-shared key here,
available options are ‘Passphrase’ (8 to 63
alphanumerical characters) and ‘Hex (64
hexadecimal characters – 0 to 9 and a to f).
Pre-shared Key key according to the key
Please input pre-shared
format you selected here. For security reasons,
don’t use simple words.
ata.
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fter you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
A
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
ith other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
w
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
2-7-4 WPA RADIUS
WPA Radius is the combination of WPA encryption meth
ser authentication. If you have a RADIUS authentication server, you can
u
od and RADIUS
check the identity of every wireless client by user database.
hen you select ‘WPA RADIUS’ as encryption type, the following fields
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will be displayed:
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Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
WPA Unicast
Cipher Suite
You can select WPA encryption type here. AES is safer
than TKIP, but not every wireless client supports it.
Please refer to the specification of your wireless client to
decide which encryption type you should use.
RADIUS Server I
addreP ss
RADIUS Server
Port
Please input the IP address of RADIUS authentication
server here.
Please input the port number of RADIUS authentication
server here. Default value is 1812.
RADIUS Server Please input the password of RADIUS authentication
Password server here.
After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
ith other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
w
nd the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-7-5 802.1x Authentication
You can enable 802.1x user identification (based on RADIUS user
authentication serv
ou select ‘Disable’ or ‘WEP’ as encryption type, and the following message
y
er) by checking ‘Enable 802.1x
Authentication’ box when
will be displayed:
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Enable 802.1x
Enables or disables the use of 802.1x user authentication.
Authentication
RADIUS Server IP
address
RADIUS Server
Port
RADIUS Server
assword
Please input the IP address of RADIUS authentication
server here.
Please input the port number of RADIUS authentication
server here. Default value is 1812.
Please input the password of RADIUS authentication
server here. P
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fter you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
A
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
nd the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-8 MAC Filtering
Another security measure you can use to keep hackers and intruders away is
‘MAC filtering’. You can pre-define a so-called ‘white-list’, which contains
MAC addresse
ith MAC addresses which are not in your list will be denied by this wireless
w
s of the wireless clients you trust.
All other wireless clients
Access Point.
o setup MAC filtering, please click ‘MAC Filtering’ on the left of web
T
management interface.
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The following messages will be displayed:
Address
filtering
table (1)
Add
new entry
here (2)
This page contains two parts of MAC filtering infofiltering information. All allowed
MM
AC addresses will be listed in upper part (1), and you can add new
AC addresses will be listed in upper part (1), and you can add new
MAC addresses by com
ponents in lower parMAC addresses by components in lower par
t (2).
t (2).
rmation. All allowed
Here is the description of every setup item:
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Select Check this box to select one or more MAC address (es) to
delete.
Delete Selected address (es). Click this button to delete all selected MAC
Delete All Delete all MAC address entries.
Reset Uncheck all selected MAC address entries.
Enable Wireless
Access Control
Check this box to enable MAC address restriction. If
unchecked, no restriction will be enforced (any wireless
client with proper encryption setting will be able to connect
to this wireless Access Point).
MAC address Input MAC address here, which this wireless Access Point
will permit to access. You need not add colon (:) or hyphen
(-), just input 0 to 9 and a to f here, like 112233445566 or
aabbccddeeff.
Comment You can input any text here as the comment of this MAC
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address, like ‘ROOM 2A Computer’ or anything. You can
input up to 16 alphanumerical characters here. This is
optional and you can leave
it bl
ank, however, it’s
recommended to use this field to write a comment for every
MAC address as a memory aid.
Add n you finish inputting MAC address and (optional) Whe
Comment, click this button to add the MAC address to the
list.
Clear Remove all characters in ‘MAC address’ and ‘Comment’
field.
After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message
will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
ith other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
w
nd the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-9 System Utility
This Access Point provides some control functions, which include password,
IP address management, and DHCP server function. Please click ‘System
Utility’ on the left of web management interface to access these functions as
shown below.
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2-9-1 LED On/Off
You can turn on or off the LED of this wireless access point.
Please click ‘System Utility’ on the left, and the following message will be
displayed:
Please select the LED behavior you wish to use. After you finish, please go to
the bottom of this page and click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be
displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-9-2 Change Password
You can change the password used to enter the web configuration menu of
this wireless Access Point.
Please click ‘System Utility’ on the left, and the following message will be
displayed:
Please input current password in ‘Current Password’ field, then input new
password in both ‘New Password’ and ‘Re-Enter Password’ fields. After you
finish, please go to the bottom of this page and click ‘Apply’, and the
following message will be displayed:
.
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved
.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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Login screen will pop up, enter the newly configured password and press ok
button.
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2-9-3 IP Address of the Wireless Access Point
You can change the IP address of this wireless Access Point, so it can become
a part of your local network. Please remember this address, or you will not be
able to connect to the configuration menu of this wireless Access Point.
Default IP address is: 192.168.2.1 / Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, you can
press and hold ‘Reset/WPS’ button over 10 seconds to change the IP address
back to default value if you forget the IP address you set.
Please input IP
address and Subnet Mask in corresponding fields. You can
also input IP address of the gateway in ‘Gateway Address’ field, if you need
to manage this wireless Access Point from other network (like Internet).
If you want to activate the DHCP server function of this wireless Access
Point, please select ‘Enabled’ in ‘DHCP Server’ option, and see next Section
for detailed instructions. If you don’t want to use DHCP server function of
this wireless Access Point, or there’s another DHCP server on the network
this Access Point connects to, please select ‘Disabled’.
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After you finish, please go to the bottom of this page and click ‘Apply’, and
the following message will be displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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2-9-4 DHCP Server
This wireless Access Point is capable to act as a DHCP server for your
network, and it’s disabled by default.
NOTE: Please remember to select ‘Enabled’ in ‘DHCP Server’
option as described in last Section, or all DHCP-related
fields will be grayed out, and you will not be able to
input any DHCP parameter.
Here is the description of every setup item:
Parameter Description
Default Gateway
IP
Domain Name
Server IP
Please input the IP address of default gateway of
your network here.
Please input the IP address of domain name server
(DNS) here.
Start IP Please input the start IP address of the IP range.
End IP Please input the end IP address of the IP range.
Domain Name If you wish, you can also input the domain name
for your network. This is optional.
Lease Time Please choose a lease time (the duration that every
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computer can keep a specific IP address) of every
IP address assigned by this Access Point from
dropdown menu.
After you finish, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be
displayed:
When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully saved.
You can click on ‘Continue’ button to go back to previous page and continue
with other settings, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless Access Point
and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds
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3. Advanced Configuration
3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore
ou can backup all configurations of this Access Point to a file, so you can
Y
make several copies of the Access Point configuration for security reason.
To backup or restore Access Point configuration, please follow the
instructions mentioned below:
Please click ‘Configuration Tool’ on the left of the web management
interface.
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The following message will be displayed on your web browser.
Here is the description of every button:
Parameter Description
Backup Settings Press ‘Save...’ button, and you’ll be prompted to
download the configuration as a file, default filename is
‘config.bin’, you can save it as another filename for
different versions, and keep it in a safe place.
Restore Settings Press ‘Browse…’ to pick a previously-saved
configuration file from your computer, and then click
‘Upload’ to transfer the configuration file to Access
Point. After the configuration is uploaded, the Access
Point’s configuration will be replaced by the file you
just uploaded.
Restore to Factory
Default
Click this button to remove all settings you made, and
restore the configuration of this Access Point back to
factory default settings.
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3-2 Firmware Upgrade
If there is a new firmware of this wireless Access Point, you can upload it
which will change the firmware to the new one, to get extra functions or
problem fix.
To perform firmware upgrade, please click ‘Upgrade’ on the left of web
management interface
The following message will be displayed:
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Click ‘Browse…’ button first, you’ll be prompted to provide the filename of
firmware upgrade file. Please download the latest firmware file from our
website, and use it to upgrade your Access Point.
After a firmware upgrade file is selected, click ‘Apply’ button, and the Access
Point will start the firmware upgrade procedure automatically. The procedure
may take several minutes, please be patient.
NOTE: Never interrupt the upgrade procedure by closing the web browser or
physically disconnecting your computer from the Access Point. If the
firmware you uploaded is corrupt, the firmware upgrade will fail, and
you may have to return this Access Point to the dealer of purchase to
ask for help. (Warranty voids if you interrupt the upgrade procedure).
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3-3 System Reboot
When you think the Access Point is not working properly, you can use this
function to restart the Access Point; this may help and solve the problem.
This function is useful when the Access Point is far from you or unreachable.
However, if the Access Point is not responding, you may have to switch it off
by unplugging it from the power socket and plugging it back again after 10
seconds.
To reset your Access Point, please click ‘Reboot’ on the left of the web
management interface.
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The following message will be displayed:
Please click ‘Apply’,
and a popup message will appear asking you again, to
make sure you really want to reset the Access Point:
Click ‘OK’ to reset the Access Point, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort. Once you
click on ‘OK’ the following screen will appear.
Then click ‘OK’.
NOTE
Access Point will be disconnected while the unit is rebooting.
: Please remember all connections between wireless client and this
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4. Appendix
4-1 Hardware Specification
Flash: 2MB
SDRAM: 16MB
LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1
Antenna:
PiFa antenna x 2 (2T2R MIMO technology)
Power: 5VDC, 2A Switching Power Adapter
Frequency Band: 2.4000 ~ 2.4835 GHz
Data Rate: IEEE 802.11b (1/2/5.5/11Mbps)
IEEE 802.11g (6/9/12/24/36/48/54Mbps)
IEEE 802.11n (20 MHz) MCS 0-15, up to 144 Mbps
IEEE 802.11n (40 MHz) MCS 0-15, up to 300 Mbps
Net Dimension: 105 (L) x 105 (W) x 46 (H) mm
Gross Dimension: 212(L) x 132 (W) x 65 (H) mm
Net Weight : 143gms
Gross Weight : 450gms
Transmit Power:
11n (40 MHz) @ MCS 15: 23 +/- 1.5 dBm
11g @ 54 Mbps : 24 +/- 1.5 dBm
11b @ 11Mbps : 26 +/- 1.5 dBm
11n (20 MHz) @ MCS 15: 23 +/- 1.5 dBm
Operating Temperature: 0 ~ 40°C
Stor age Temperature: -20 ~ 60°C
Operating Humidity: 10-90% (Non-Condensing)
Stor age Humidity: Max. 95% (Non-Condensing)
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4-2 Troubleshooting
If you find that the Access Point is not working properly or stops responding,
don’t panic. Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read
this troubleshooting section first. Some problems can be solved by you within
very short time.
Scenario Solution
Access Point is not
responding when I
want to access it by
web browser
a. Please check the connection of power cord and network
cable of this Access Point. All cords and cables should
be correctly and firmly inserted to the Access Point.
b. If all LEDs on this access point are out, please check
the status of A/C power adapter, and make sure it’s
correctly powered.
c. You must use the same IP address subnet which Access
Point uses.
d. Are you using MAC or IP address filter? Try to connect
the Access Point by another computer and see if it
works; if not, please perform a hard reset (pressing
‘reset’ button).
e. Set your computer to obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP), and see if your computer can
get an IP address.
f. If you did a firmware upgrade and this happens, contact
your dealer of purchase for help.
g. If all above solutions don’t work, contact the dealer of
purchase for help.
Can’t get connected
to wireless Access
Point
a. If encryption is enabled, please re-check WEP or WPA
passphrase settings on your wireless client.
b. Try to move closer to the wireless Access Point.
c. Unplug the Access Point from the power socket, and
plug it again after 10 seconds. If the access point is
powered through PoE, then unplug the ethernet cable
from the access point and plug it again after 10
seconds.
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cannot be located
by my wireless
client
File download is
very slow or breaks
frequently
I can’t log onto
web management
interface: password
is wrong
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a. ‘Broadcast ESSID’ set to off?
b. Is Antenna properly installed and secured?
c. Are you too far from your Access Point? Try to get
closer.
d. Please remember that you have to input ESSID on your
wireless client manually, if ESSID broadcast is
disabled.
a. Try to reset the Access Point and see if it’s better after
that.
b. Try to know what other clients do on your local
network. If some clients are transferring files of big
size, other clients will get an impression that Internet is
slow.
c. Change channel number and see if this works.
a. Make sure you’re connecting to the correct IP address of
the access point.
b. Password is case-sensitive. Make sure the ‘Caps Lock’
light is not illuminated.
c. If you really forget the password, do a hard reset.
a. This is not a malfunction as long as you are able to
touch the Access Point’s case.
b. If you smell something wrong or see smoke coming out
from the Access Point or the power adapter, please
disconnect the Access Point and power adapter from
utility power (make sure it’s safe before doing this),
and call your dealer of purchase for help.
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4-3 Glossary
DEFAULT GATEWAY (ACCESS POINT): Every non-Access Point IP device needs to
configure default gateway’s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet and if the
destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default
gateway, which will then send it to the destination.
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically gives every
computer on your home network an IP address.
DNS SERVER IP ADDRESS: DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows
Internet servers to have a domain name (such as www.BroadbandAccess Point.com) and
one or more IP addresses (such as 192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a database of Internet
servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when a domain name
is requested (as in typing "BroadbandAccess Point.com" into your Internet browser), the
user is directed to the proper IP address. The DNS server IP address used by the computers
on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned to you.
DSL MODEM: DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. A DSL modem uses your existing
phone lines to transmit data at high speeds.
ETHERNET: A standard for computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected by
special cables and hubs, and move data around at up to 10/100 million bits per second
(Mbps).
IDLE TIMEOUT: Idle Timeout is designed so that when there is no traffic on the Internet for a pre-configured amount of time, the connection will be disconnected automatically.
IP ADDRESS AND NETWORK (SUBNET) MASK: IP stands for Internet Protocol. An
IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods that identifies a single,
unique Internet computer host in an IP network. Example: 192.168.2.1. It consists of 2
portions: the IP network address, and the host identifier.
The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four cascaded
decimal numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from
000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”:
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bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b” can either be 0 or 1.
A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading
1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, suc h as 11111111. 11111111.11111111.00000000.
Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described simply as “x” number of
leading 1’s. When both are represented side by side in their binary forms, all bits in the IP
address that correspond to 1’s in the network mask become part of the IP network address,
and the remaining bits correspond to the host ID.
For example, if the IP address for a device is, in its binary form,
11011001.10110000.10010000.00000111, and if its network mask is,
11111111.11111111.11110000.00000000
It means the device’s network address is
11011001.10110000.10010000.00000000, and its host ID is,
00000000.00000000.00000000.00000111. This is a convenient and efficient method for
Access Points to route IP packets to their destination.
ISP GATEWAY ADDRESS: (see ISP for definition). The ISP Gateway Address is an IP
address for the Internet Access Point located at the ISP's office.
ISP: Internet Service Provider. An ISP is a business that provides connectivity to the
Internet for individuals and other businesses or organizations.
LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices connected
together in a relatively small area (such as a home or office). Your home network is
considered a LAN.
MAC ADDRESS: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the
hardware address of a device connected to a network. The MAC address is a unique
identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of
data that corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes
that are often used as the product’s serial number.
NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your
home network to use one IP address. Using the broadband Access Point’s NAT capability,
you can access the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to
purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.
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PORT: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one network
application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common applications and
protocol/port numbers:
Application Protocol Port Number
Telnet TCP 23
FTP TCP 21
SMTP TCP 25
POP3 TCP 110
H.323 TCP 1720
SNMP UCP 161
SNMP T rap UDP 162
HTTP TCP 80
PPTP TCP 1723
PC Anywhere TCP 5631
PC Anywhere UDP 5632
PPPOE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data
transmission method originally created for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet
connections. PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the Point-toPoint Protocol. It is a communication protocol for transmitting information over Ethernet
between different manufacturers
PROTOCOL: A protocol is a set of rules for interaction agreed upon between multiple
parties so that when they interface with each other based on such a protocol, the
interpretation of their behavior is well defined and can be made objectively, without
confusion or misunderstanding.
ACCESS POINT: An Access Point is an intelligent network device that forwards packets
between different networks based on network layer address information such as IP
addresses.
SUBNET MASK: A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information
provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers (e.g. 255.255.255.0) configured like an IP
address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as
opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned
by InterNIC).
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TCP/IP, UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable
Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the
Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocols. TCP performs proper error
detection and error recovery, and thus is reliable. UDP on the other hand is not reliable.
They both run on top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer protocol.
WAN: Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in geographically
separate areas (e.g. different buildings, cities, countries). The Internet is a wide area
network.
WEB-BASED MANAGEMENT GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI): Many
devices support a graphical user interface that are based on the web browser. This means
the user can use the familiar Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer to Control/configure
or monitor the device being managed.
POE: Power-over-Ethernet: It is a means for delivering power to a remote device using
the same cable lines used to deliver Ethernet data.
This product comes with Life time warranty. For further
details about warranty policy and Product Registration,
please visit support section of www.digisol.com
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