Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the
following measures:
-Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
-Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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.
FCC Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm
between the radiator & your body.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
ii
Wireless 11n Access Point
CE Mark Warning
This equipment complies with the requirements relating to electromagnetic compatibility, EN 5502 2
Class A for ITE, the essential protection requirement of Council Directive 2004/108/EC on the
approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to electromagnetic compatibility and
R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC to meet the regulation of the radio equipment and
telecommunications terminal equipment.
Company has an on-going policy of upgrading its products and it may be possible that information
in this document is not up-to-date. Please check with your local distributors for the latest
information. No part of this document can be copied or reproduced in any form without written
consent from the company.
Unpacking Information······················································································································5
Chapter 1 Introduction to Wireless Access Point ·······································································6
1.1 General Description···································································································6
System Log ············································································································30
iv
Wireless 11n Access Point
Unpacking Information
Thank you for purchasing the product. Before you start, please check all the contents of this
package.
The product package should include the following:
1. One Wireless Access Point with one antenna
2. One Power Adapter
3. Four Rubber Feet
4. One Quick installation Guide
5. One resource CD, including User’s Manual
Note:
Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or
missing, please contact with your distributor.
Conventions
The AP mentioned in this guide stands for IEEE 802.11n Wireless Access Point without any
explanation.
5
Wireless 11n Access Point
Chapter 1Introduction to Wireless Access Point
1.1 General Description
Easily constructing your LAN, this wireless access point offers a wireless interface and eliminates
your effort busying cabling form one computer to another.
With being compliant to IEEE 802.11n specification, this wireless access point supports data rate
up to 300 Mbps and hence help to construct your high-speed home or office wireless network. The
IEEE 802.11n Wireless Access Point provides a better wireless signal for network than existing
wireless 802.11g technology. It complies with IEEE 802.11n draft 2.0 and IEEE 802.11b/g wireless
standards.
This access point equips two LAN ports, and one embedding antenna. As for security, it also
supports the latest wireless security features to help prevent unauthorized access, be it from over a
wireless network or from the Internet. Moreover, supporting for WPA and WPA2 standards ensure
that you will be able to use the best possible encryption, regardless of your client devices.
Additionally, this device supports WEB-based graphics user interface that helps users to configure
this device easily.
1.2 Key Features
Complies with IEEE 802.11n wireless standards
Provides two 802.11b/g/n wireless fixed antenna
High speed transfer data rate up to 300 Mbps
Supports 2.4 GHz frequency band
Supports wireless data encryption with WPA, WPA2, Open/ shared key, and pair-wise key
authentication services
Supports authentication for wireless connectivity based on ESSID
Support MDI/MDIX auto crossover function
Supports firmware upgrade function via Web
6
Wireless 11n Access Point
1.3 The Front Panel
The front panel of the Wireless 11n Access Point:
NameStatus Indication
Green Power On
Status
System Resetting
Blink Green one time System Reboot
WPS
WLAN
LAN 1-2
Dark Power Off
default
Blink Green
Dark
Off The wireless function is disabled
Flashing The wireless function is enabled
Flashing fast Sending or receiving data over wireless
Off
On
Blink Green a few times
WPS Connecting
System Stability
There is no device linked to the corresponding port or the
connection is dropping off.
There are devices linked to the corresponding ports but no
data transmitted or received.
Flashing Sending or receiving data over corresponding port
7
Wireless 11n Access Point
1.4 The Rear Panel
The rear panel of the Wireless 11n Access Point is shown below.
LAN(1~2): Through these ports, you can connect the AP to your PCs and the other Ethernet
network devices.
DC IN: Plug the circle end of the power adapter firmly into the rear panel of the Wireless AP,
and the other end put into an electric service outlet then the system is ready.
Reset Button
Push the button for more than 5 seconds and then release it, the system will return to factory
default setting. In the meantime, system rewrites flash to default value and SYS LED flash for
a while. Approximately 60 seconds later, the SYS LED turn dark, now the whole system
parameters have returned to factory default value. If the process has been interrupted by any
reason (power off), the system will fail. Before performing the process, ensure a safe
operating environment please!
Antenna: Used for enhancing the wireless signal, and expanding the range of signal.
WPS: Help users to connect this AP quickly and security. It uses PIN configuration method or
PBC configuration method, in which users can easy setup WPS connection. Please refer to
WPS settings
for more information.
Warning : Incomplete factory setting reco
malfunction!If you are unfortunately in this situation, do not try to repair it by
yourself. Consult your local distributor for help!
very procedure will cause the Wireless AP
1.5 Placement (Optional)
There are two ways to place the AP. The first way is to place the AP vertically on a surface. The
8
Wireless 11n Access Point
second way is to attach it to the wall. If you select a wall-mount option, please follow the steps
below:
1. Select a location with access for cables and a power outlet.
2. Unplug the unit. Place it upside down on a flat surface and mark the two holes for anchors.
3. Installing the wall mount anchor (not supplied) into the wall with tools such as drill or hammer.
4. Insert the screws (not supplied) in each hole of the stand parts.
5. Attaches the unit to the anchors on the wall.
9
Wireless 11n Access Point
Chapter 2Installing and Using Wireless Access Point
This chapter provides a step-by-step guide to the installation and configuration of the Wireless AP.
We suggest you go over the whole chapter and then do more advanced operation.
2.1 Connecting this AP to your network
This Chapter provides a step-by-step guide to the installation and configuration of this wireless
access point.
Connect the power adapter with the connector end to the power connector in the rear panel
of the device and the plug end to an appropriate outlet.
Connect the LAN port with RJ-45 cable to:
1. A broad band router to allow wireless clients to connect to WAN.
2. A switch to allow wireless clients to communicate with wired LAN.
3. A computer directly to use the computer configuring this AP.
Note: You have to configure the network settings of this AP to be communicable with your router,
switch or computer first. To change the default network settings of the AP, please refer to “LAN Interface setup”.
10
Wireless 11n Access Point
2.2 Configuring the IP address of your computer
In order to communicate with this Wireless AP, you have to configure the IP addresses of your
computer to make it compatible with the device.
1. The default network setting of the device:
IP address: 192.168.0.51
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Note: if you connect this AP to your PC with wireless mode firstly, the default security mode
is “WPA2”, and the default password is 123456780ab, after that you can also modify the
default password when you log in, or select other security mode.
2. In the following TCP/IP configuration guide, the IP address “192.168.0.42” is assumed to be
your IP address if you want to specify IP addresses manually. Please DO NOT choose
“192.168.0.51” as the IP address. For the IP address “192.168.0.51“ has been set as the
default IP for this device.
3. The following TCP/IP configuration guide uses windows XP as the presumed operation
system.
Procedures to configure IP addresses for your computer
1. If you are in Classic Start menu view, click Start >Settings >Network Connections.
If you are in Start menu view, click Start >Control Panel >Network Connections.
11
Wireless 11n Access Point
2. Right-click on Local Area Connection item and click on Properties.
3. Choose Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties.
12
Wireless 11n Access Point
4. You can’t choose “Obtain an IP address automatically” to get IP address automatically in this
configuration. Choose “Use the following IP address” to specify IP addresses manually. Please
click the OK button after your configuration.
Chapter 3 Management
3.1 Starting the WEB-Based Management Interface
The device uses WEB as the management interface. You can use a browser to access the
management interface easily. Please follow the steps listed below.
1. Open the Internet WEB browser.
2. Type 192.168.0.51 into the URL WEB address location and press Enter.
3. The Login window appears.
- Enter admin in the User Name location (default value).
- Enter 1234 in the Password location (default value).
- Click OK button.
13
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.2 The Graphic User Interface
After the password authorization, the information page shows up as the home page of the Graphic
User interface. You may click on each folder on left column of each page to get access to each
configuration page. Please note that you should click the Save Settings button to apply your
configuration to this device. You can also restore the default settings by clicking the Reset
Settings button. The Graphic User Interface as follows:
14
Wireless 11n Access Point
Items Information
Uptime
Firmware version
Build Time
Mode
Band
SSID
Encryption
BSSID
Associated Clients
The period that you turn the device on.
The current firmware version of the device.
The build time of the device originally.
Shows if the device is operating in AP or WDS mode.
The band that the wireless AP operating.
The name of this wireless network.
The security encryption type that the wireless network using.
The Basic Service Set Identity of this AP(This parameter is the
same as the MAC address of LAN port)
The number of members who is currently connected with this AP.
15
Wireless 11n Access Point
Attain IP Protocol
IP Address
Subnet Mask
Default Gateway
MAC Address
The way for this AP to get a IP address.
The current IP address of this AP.
The current subnet mask of this AP.
The current default gateway of this AP.
The current MAC address of this AP.
16
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.3 Wireless
3.3.1 Basic Settings
This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients which may connect to your
Access Point. Here you may change wireless encryption settings as well as wireless network
parameters. You can set up the configuration of your Wireless basic settings and monitor the
Wireless Clients associate with your router.
Items Information
Disable Wireless LAN
Interface
Band
Mode
Mark the checkbox to disable interface of Wireless LAN
To select a band for this device to match 802.11b, 802.11g,
802.11n, 802.11b/g, 802.11g/n or 802.11b/g/n. optional parameters:
2.4GHz(B+G+N)
Configure this device as AP, Client, WDS or AP+WDS ,
AP+MESH,MESH. If you set this device as AP or AP+WDS mode,
the
button is available for you to set up four SSID for
17
Wireless 11n Access Point
this wireless network. Click on this button to do more
configurations.
When you configure this device in Client mode, this drop-down list
allows users to change the network type into infrastructure mode or
ad-hoc mode.
Network Type
SSID
Channel Width
Control Sideband
Broadcast SSID
WMM
Ad-Hoc mode: connects two computers directly without the use of
a router or AP. It is also know as a peer-to-peer network.
Infrastructure Mode: the wireless network contains at least one
wireless client and one wireless AP or router. This client connects to
Internet or intranet by communicating with this wireless AP.
Service set identifier (SSID) for the name of the wireless network.
Select to use 20MHz or 40MHz as the wireless channel frequency.
If you have selected the channel width of 40MHz for this AP, you
can control this AP to use the frequency for a deflection of “Upper”
or “Lower.”
If you enable "Broadcast SSID", every wireless station located
within the coverage of this wireless AP can discover this wireless
AP easily. If you are building a public wireless network, enabling
this feature is recommended. Disabling "Broadcast SSID" can
provide better security.
This will enhance the data transfer performance of multimedia
contents when they’re being transferred over wireless network.
WMM is not available in 11n mode.
The transmit limitation of data packets of this wireless AP. The
Data Rate
Associated Client
Enable MAC clone
Enable Universal
Repeater Mode
SSID of Extended
Interface
* Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations.
wireless AP will use the highest possible selected transmission rate
to transmit the data packets.
Click "Show Active Clients" button, then an "Active Wireless Client
Table" pops up. You can see the status of all active wireless
stations that are connecting to the access point.
Mark the checkbox to clone the MAC address of the device. This
function is only available when you set this AP as Client mode. You
can also manually set the MAC address in LAN setting.
Mark this checkbox to enable Universal Repeater Mode which acts
this device as an AP and client simultaneously.
While you enable the Universal Repeater Mode, you have to
specify an SSID for the extended interface.
18
Wireless 11n Access Point
1. Multiple APs
This is the window that pops up after clicking the
Select one of the AP, and then click the button “Show”, “Active Wireless Client Table – AP1”
windows pops up.
button.
2. Active Wireless Client Table
This is the window that pops up after clicking the
button.
19
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.3.2 Advanced Settings
You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this AP. We recommend not changing these
parameters unless you know what changes will be on this AP.
Items Information
This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. If you
Fragment
Threshold
RTS Threshold
Beacon Interval
Preamble Type
IAPP
experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase your
fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2346.
Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor
performance.
Request To Send threshold. This value should remain at its default
setting of 2347. If you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor
modifications to the value range between 0 and 2347 are
recommended.
Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a
wireless network. Specify a beacon interval value. Default (100ms)
is recommended.
The length of CRC blocks in the frames during the wireless
communication.
To enables multiple AP to communicate and pass information
regarding the location of associated Stations.
20
Wireless 11n Access Point
Some 802.11g wireless adapters support 802.11g protections,
Protection
which allows the adapter search for 802.11b/g singles only. Select
“Enabled” to support protection or select “Disabled” to disable this
function.
Aggregation
Short GI
RF Output Power
* Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations.
To aggregate lots of packets into a big one before transmitting
packets. This can reduce control packet overhead.
Indicates that the 802.11g network is using a short slot time
because there are no legacy (802.11b) stations present
Select the signal strength for the wireless network.
3.3.3 Security
The Security function protects your wireless network from invasion. When you connect it to your
PC at the first time, the default configuration is WPA2, and the default password is 1234567890ab.
After you log in, you can modify it. We provide WEP and WPA encryption to secure your wireless
network. Please select Disable, WEP, WPA, WPA2, and WPA-Mixed in t he drop list. If you select
none, any data will be transmitted without encryption and any station can access the AP.
Items Information
Please choose a SSID you have set for this AP in the Wireless >
Select SSID
Basic Settings from the drop-down list. The SSID will be shown on
the wireless
network for recognizing.
Encryption
802.1x Authentication
There are 5 modes for you to select: Disable, WEP, WPA, WPA2,
and WPA-Mixed. Please refer to the following description.
Users that do not use this function or connecting to an open-wireless
network please skip this part. Please configure the settings in
accordance with the Certificated Server.
21
Wireless 11n Access Point
1. Security Mode -- WEP
Items Information
Encryption
Authentication
Select a security encryption mode for this AP.
There provide three options for selecting: Open System,
Shared Key, Auto
Key Length
Key Format
Encryption Key
* Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button to save/reset the configurations.
Select 64-bit or 128-bit as the key encryption length.
Select ASCII
1
or Hex2 to setup the key value.
Enter the key according to the key format you select.
1
ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representi ng English letters as numbers
from 0-127.
2
Hexadecimal digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F.
22
Wireless 11n Access Point
2. Security Mode – WPA / WPA 2
Items Information
Authentication Mode
WPA Cipher Suite
Pre-Shared Key
Format
Pre-Shared Key
There are two items, “Enterprise (RADIUS)” and
“Personal (Pre-Shared Key)”. You can select the mode
by clicking the item.
Select the WPA Cipher Suite to be TKIP or AES.
To decide the format, select Pass phrase or Hex in the
drop list.
Enter the Pre-shared Key according to the pre-shared
key format you select. This is the shared secret
between AP and STA. This field must be filled with
character longer than 8 and less than 64 lengths.(The
default value is 1234567890ab)
23
Wireless 11n Access Point
3. Security Mode – WPA-Mixed
Items Information
Authentication Mode
WPA / WPA2 Cipher Suite
Pre-Shared Key Format
Pre-Shared Key
* Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button to save/reset the configurations.
There are two items, “Enterprise (WPA-Radius)”
and “Personal (Pre-Shared Key)”. You can select
the mode by clicking the item.
Select the WPA/WPA2 Cipher Suite to be TKIP or
AES.
To decide the format, select Passphrase or Hex in
the drop list.
Enter the Pre-shared Key according to the
pre-shared key format you select. This field must
be filled with character longer than 8 and less
than 64 lengths. (The default value is
1234567890ab)
24
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.3.4 Access Control
To restrict the clients of Access authentication of Stations, set up the control list in this page.
Items Information
Click on the drop list to choose the access
control mode. You may select “Allow listed” to
Wireless Access
Control Mode
MAC Address &
Comment
Current Access Control
list
* Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button to save/reset the configurations.
allow those allowed MAC addresses or select
“Deny Listed” to ban those MAC addresses
from accessing to this device or select
“Disable”.
Fill in the MAC address that you wish to
control, and give a definition to it.
Lists the MAC Access Control Settings you
have added before. Click on the list to change
configuration. To Delete the station on the list,
mark the check box in the select item and click
the “Delete Selected”. If you want to delete all
stations on the list, click “Delete All” to remove
all of them.
25
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.3.5 WDS Settings
When you use this device as WDS or AP+WDS mode, “WDS Setting” function can be operated.
Wireless Distribution Systemallows the AP to communicate with other APs wirelessly. To make it
work, you must ensure that these APs and the Router are in the same channel. Please add these
APs MAC address and comment values into the WDS list. Don’t Forget to Enable the WDS by
click the check box of “Enable WDS” and press “Apply Changes” button to save. To Delete the AP
on the list, Click the check box in the select item and click the “Delete Selected”. If you want to
delete all APs on the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them.
Items Information
MAC Address &
Comment
Data Rate
Current WDS AP List
Fill in the MAC address that you wish to
control, and give a definition to it.
The transmit limitation of data packets of this
wireless AP. The wireless AP will use the
highest possible selected transmission rate to
transmit the data packets.
Lists the WDS Settings you have added before.
Click on the list to change configuration. To
Delete the station on the list, mark the check
box in the select item and click the “Delete
Selected”. If you want to delete all stations on
the list, click “Delete All” to remove all of them.
26
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.3.6 Site Survey
This page shows available wireless network information. When you use this device as a client
station (STA), you may connect to other AP or Router. Select one of the lists in the site survey
table and click on
can be used to scan nearby AP again.
to connect to other wireless network nearby. The button
3.3.7 WPS Settings
The primary goal of Wi-Fi Protected Setup (Wi-Fi Simple Configuration) is to simplify the security
setup and management of Wi-Fi networks. This AP supports the configuration setup using PIN
configuration method or PBC configuration method through an internal or external Registrar.
27
Wireless 11n Access Point
Items Information
WPS Status
Self-PIN Number
Push Button
Configuration
Client PIN
Number
Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button at the bottom to save/reset the configurations.
You cannot manually select the items here. The WPS Status will change
from “UnConfigured” to “Configured” after you enable WPS function and
setup a wireless security key for this device.
If you use this device as a client, you can use this code when trying to
connect this device to other AP by using the PIN method.
Push Button Communication (PBC) method use a simple action of
pushing a button on both the AP and the new STA to reach the function
of easy setup WPS connection. You can simply click the
button in this GUI page. After click on the button, please run the client’s
WPS and push the PBC button within 2 minutes.
Personal Identification Number (PIN) method. Users have to fill in the
PIN code of enrollee device and click on the
communication with other AP. After click on the button, please run the
client’s WPS and push the PIN button within 2 minutes.
button to make
3.4 TCP/IP Setting
To set up the configuration of LAN interface, private IP of your AP LAN port and subnet mask for
your LAN segment.
28
Wireless 11n Access Point
Items Information
IP Address
The IP of your AP LAN port (default 192.168.0.51).
Subnet Mask of you LAN (default 255.255.255.0).
Subnet Mask
All devices on the network must have the same
subnet mask to communicate on the network.
Default Gateway
Enter the IP Address of the AP in your network.
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol. It is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP
DHCP
addresses “automatically”. In this device, manual
setting up your client IP is necessary when you
want to use the AP as your client’s default gateway.
Please click on the Apply Changes button or the Reset button
at the bottom to save/reset the configurations.
3.5 Statistics
This page allows users to get information of data transferring condition, and monitor the status
and performance of this AP including receiving and sending packets. To see the latest report, click
button.
29
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.6 System Log
This System Log page shows the information of the current activities on the AP. To enable system
log function:
1. Mark the “Enable Log” checkbox.
2. To see all information of the system, select the “system all” checkbox.
To see wireless information only, select the “wireless” checkbox.
To send the log information to a certain note, select the “Enable Remote Log” checkbox and
fill in the IP address in the “Log Server IP Address” box.
3. Click the
refresh the log information or click the
button to activate. You could also click the button to
button to clean the log table.
30
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.7 Upgrade Firmware
Sometimes a new firmware may be issued to upgrade the system of this device. You could
upgrade the firmware you got in this page. To upgrade the firmware, please click on the
button, locate the firmware in your computer and then click the button to
execute.
3.8 Save/Reload Setting
The Save/Reload Setting page allows users to backup and download the configuration status of
the device or restore the factory default configuration.
Items Information
Save Settings to File
Load Settings from File
Click on the
settings.
Click
click
complete.
to start the process. Please wait for it to
button to save the currently configure
to select the file that you save, and then
Reset Settings to Default
Click
the status LED starts blinking.
to start the process and it will be completed till
31
Wireless 11n Access Point
3.9 Password
To set up the Administrator Account information, enter the Username, New password, and reenter
the password on the text box. Don’t forget to click the
to save the configuration.
3.10 System Time Setting
This page allows users to configure the time of the AP. To specify manually, fill in the blanks in
“Current Time” or select “Copy Computer Time”. Click the “Apply Change” button after your
configuration.
3.11 Logout
This page is used to logout. Click the “Apply Change” button to log out the system and save your
changes simultaneously.