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Edimax Technology Co 9572060708 Users Manual

Wireless LAN Access Point
IEEE 802.11b/g
54Mbps
User’s Manual
Table of Contents
1.1 Package Contents.......................................................................................... 2
1.2 Features.........................................................................................................2
1.3 Specifications................................................................................................2
1.4 Physical Description .....................................................................................3
3.1 Getting Started ..............................................................................................6
3.2 Configuring the Access Point..................................................................... 11
3.2.1 Status and Information.......................................................................................12
3.2.2 Wireless Setting .................................................................................................13
3.2.3 Advanced Setting...............................................................................................27
3.2.4 Security ..............................................................................................................30
3.2.5 MAC Address Filtering......................................................................................38
3.2.6 System Utility ....................................................................................................40
3.2.7 Configuration Tool.............................................................................................44
3.2.8 Firmware Upgrade .............................................................................................46
3.2.9 Reset...................................................................................................................47
Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
This product is an access point for IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz wireless networks. You can use this access point to build a wireless LAN. Any wireless LAN station can join the wireless network by using the “Infrastructure Mode”.
The product supports WEP, WPA, ESSID and MAC address filter functions to consolidate the wireless network security. With ESSID authentication, 64/128 bit WEP encryption and MAC address filtering you can prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing your wireless network.
This product provides an easy to use user interface and allows users to configure from a standard web browser. Also it includes a DHCP server to provide multiple wireless and wired users to get their IP address automatically. With versatile features, this product is the best choice for you to integrate your wireless and wired network seamlessly.
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1.1 Package Contents
The Access Point includes the following items:
y One Access Point y One Power Adapter y One User’s Manual
1.2 Features
y Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g (DSSS) 2.4GHz specification. y High data rate 54Mbps network speed. y Seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networks. y Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences.
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y Provide 64/128-bit WEP and WPA Data Encryption functions to protect the
wireless data transmissions.
y Built-in DHCP server supports auto IP addresses assignment.
y Supports Web-based configuration.
1.3 Specifications
y Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g (Wireless), IEEE 802.3 (Wired) y Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback y Security: 64/128-bit WEP and WPA Data Encryption y Frequency Band: 2.400~2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) y Modulation: CCK@11/5.5Mbps, DQPSK@2Mbps and DBPSK@1Mbps y Radio Technology: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) y Antenna: External detachable dipole antenna (with RP-SMA connector) y Connectors: 10/100Mbps RJ-45 x 1 y Power: 12VDC, 0.4A y Transmit Power: 18dBm (Typical) y LEDs: Power, LAN Link/Activity, Wireless Activity y Dimension: 30(H) x 127(W) x 96(D) mm y Temperature:
Operating: 32~131°F (0~55°C) Storage: -4~158°F(-20~70°C)
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y Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) y Certification: FCC, CE
1.4 Physical Description
Front Panel
On the Access Point’s front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the Access Point’s current status. Below is an explanation of each LED.
LED Color Status Description
On Power is supplied.
Power Green
Flash Starting up.
Off No Power.
Flash Antenna is transmitting or receiving data. Wireless
Green
Activity
Off Antenna is not transmitting or receiving data.
On A valid link is established.
LAN
Green
Flash It is transmitting or receiving data.
Link/Activity
Off No link is established.
Back Panel
Access Point’s connection ports are located on the back panel. Below is the description of each connection port.
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y Antenna Connector
This round connection is standard Reverse SMA connector where any antennas with Reverse SMA connector can connect to the Access Point.
y DC Adapter Port
Insert the power jack of the power adapter into this port.
y LAN Port
The Access Point’s LAN port is where you connect to your LAN’s network devices.
y Reset
The Reset button allows you to do one of two things.
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1) If problems occur with your Access Point, press the reset button with a
pencil tip (for less than 4 seconds) and the Access Point will re-boot itself, keeping your original configurations.
2) If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your
password, press the reset button until the Power LED goes off and the Access Point will reset itself to the factory default settings (warning: your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings).
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Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Access Point
Connection
1. Locate an optimum location for the Wireless LAN Access Point.
The best location for your Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations.
2. Connect the Wireless LAN Access Point to your router, hub or switch.
Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Access Point’s LAN Port and connect the other end of the cable to a switch, a router or a hub. The Access Point will then be connected to your existed wired LAN Network.
3. Connect the DC Power Adapter to the Wireless LAN Access Point’s Power
Socket.
Only use the power adapter supplied with the Access Point. Using a different adapter may damage the product.
The Hardware Installation is complete.
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Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Access Point
Configuration
3.1 Getting Started
This Access Point provides a web-based configuration tool allowing configuration from wired or wireless stations. Follow the instructions below to start the configuration.
From Wired Station
1. Make sure your wired station is in the same subnet with the Access Point.
The default IP Address and Sub Mask of the Access Point is:
Default IP Address: 192.168.2.1 Default Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Configure your PC to be in the same subnet with the Access Point.
1a) Windows 95/98/Me
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel
window will appear.
2. Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear.
3. Check your list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to
install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 6.
4. In the Network Component Type dialog box, select Protocol and click Add button.
5. In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, select Microsoft and TCP/IP and then click the
OK button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation.
6. After installing TCP/IP, go back to the Network dialog box. Select TCP/IP from the list of
Network Components and then click the Properties button.
7. Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings:
• Bindings: Check Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks.
• Gateway: All fields are blank.
• DNS Configuration: Select Disable DNS.
• WINS Configuration: Select Disable WINS Resolution.
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• IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask
8. Reboot the PC. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified.
1b) Windows XP
1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Network Connections. The Network
Connections window will appear.
2: Double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear.
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as following example. 9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is
available, do not setup 192.168.2.1)
9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
3: Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] on your list.
Select it and click the Properties button.
4: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Use the following IP address and
specify the IP Address and Subnet mask as following.
9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is
available, do not setup 192.168.2.1)
9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 9 Default gateway: Let all fields are blank. 9 Preferred DNS server: Let all fields are blank. 9 Alternate DNS server: Let all fields are blank.
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5: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified.
1c) Windows 2000
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel
window will appear.
2. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon. In the Network and Dial-up
Connection window, double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection
window will appear.
3. In the Local Area Connection window, click the Properties button.
4. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] on
your list. Select it and click the Properties button.
5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Use the following IP address
and specify the IP Address and Subnet mask as following.
9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is
available, do not setup 192.168.2.1)
9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
6. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified.
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1d) Windows NT
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel
window will appear.
2. Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. Select the Protocol tab from
the Network window.
3. Check if the TCP/IP Protocol is on your list of Network Protocols. If TCP/IP is not installed,
click the Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 5.
4. In the Select Network Protocol window, select the TCP/IP Protocol and click the Ok
button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation.
5. After you install TCP/IP, go back to the Network window. Select TCP/IP from the list of
Network Protocols and then click the Properties button.
6. Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings:
• IP Address: Select Specify an IP address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. 9 IP Address: 192.168.2.3 (any IP address within 192.168.2.2~192.168.2.254 is
available, do not setup 192.168.2.1)
9 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
• DNS: Let all fields are blank.
• WINS: Let all fields are blank.
• Routing: Let all fields are blank.
7. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified.
2. Enter 192.168.2.1 from Web Browser to get into the Access Point’s
configuration tool.
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3. A screen will be popped up and request you to enter user name and password.
The default user name and password is as follows. User Name: admin Password: 1234 Enter the default user name and password, then press OK button directly.
4. You can start configuring the Access Point.
From Wireless Station
1. Make sure your wireless station is in the same subnet with the Access Point.
Please refer to the step 1 above for configuring the IP Address and Sub Mask of the wireless station.
2. Connect to the Access Point.
The Access Point’s default ESSID is “default” and the WEP Encryption function is disabled. Make sure your wireless station is using the same ESSID as the Access Point and associate your wireless station to the Access Point.
3. Enter 192.168.2.1 from Web Browser to get into the Access Point’s
configuration tool.
4. A screen will be popped up and request you to enter user name and password.
The default user name and password is as follows. User Name: admin Password: 1234 Enter the default user name and password, then press OK button directly.
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3.2 Configuring the Access Point
Every time when you have finished modifying a setting page and click “Apply” button, this page will pop-up. The settings have been successfully saved but will not take effect immediately. You have to restart the access point to make the new settings take effect. You can click “CONTINUE” button to change other settings. You also can click “APPLY” to restart the system and make the settings take effect.
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3.2.1 Status and Information
On this screen, you can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc.
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3.2.2 Wireless Setting
This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge, WDS and Universal Repeater modes. “AP Mode” provides pure access point function. The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to use “AP Mode”. “Station Mode” is used to let a network device with only wired Ethernet function to have wireless LAN communication capability. It provides both Ad Hoc and Infrastructure modes for the “Station Mode”. With “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, it can let your network device join a wireless LAN with peer-to-peer communication. With “Station-Infrastructure mode”, it can let your network device join a wireless LAN through an access point. “AP Bridge Mode” provides the function to bridge more than 2 wired Ethernet networks together by wireless LAN. You can use two access points with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” to bridge two wired Ethernet networks together. If you want to bridge more than two wired Ethernet networks together, you have to use enough access points with “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode”. An access point with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” or “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” can only be used to bridge wired Ethernet networks together. It can’t accept connection from other wireless station at the same time. If you want an access point to bridge wired Ethernet network and provide connection service for other wireless station at the same time, you have to set the access point to “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. Simply speaking, “AP Bridge-WDS mode” function is the combination of “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-Point to Multi­Point mode”. “Universal Repeater Mode” provides the function to act as AP client and AP at the same time. It can use AP client function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage. All the stations within the coverage of this access point can be bridged to the Root AP. “Universal Repeater Mode” is very convenient to extend the coverage of your wireless network.
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AP mode setting page:
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