Senao Co OC32106001 Users Manual

11g Wireless Outdoor Client Bridge/AP Version 1.36

o Encryption: The type of security used on this network. It may be disabled,

WEP, WPA, etc.

o BSSID: The MAC address of the SSID.
o Associated Clients: Displays the number of clients currently associated to

the Access Point.

§ TCP/IP Configuration:

o Attain IP Protocol: The IP address setting may be fixed or static.
o IP Address: Displays the current IP address of the LAN port.
o Subnet Mask: Displays the current subnet mask for the IP address.
o Default Gateway: Displays the default gateway for the device.
o DHCP: Displays the DHCP setting.
o MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the device.

5.2 Management

§ Click on the Management link on the navigation
drop-down menu. You will then see five options:
operation mode, status, statistics, log, upgrade
firmware, save/reload settings, and password.
Each option is described below.

5.2.1 Operation Mode

§ Click on the Operation Mode link under the Management menu. The Operation
Mode allows you to switch from Access Point to Client Bridge mode.

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§ Select the AP, Bridge or Bridge Router and then click on the Apply Change button.

§ Wait for about a minute until you see the Pop-Up message.

§ Click on the OK button and then enter the specified IP address into the web-browser.

**Switch to other mode, the configuration settings will continue using.**

§ Switch to other mode, the setting

Refer to Chapter 4 to learn how to configure this device in Bridge/Router mode.

5.2.2 Status

§ Click on the Status link under the Management menu. The Status page is the first
page that is displayed once you have logged in. This includes details about the
system, wireless, and TCP/IP configuration.

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§ System

o Uptime: Duration of time since the device was last reset.
o Firmware version: Version of the firmware that is currently loaded on the

device.

§ Wireless Configuration:

o Mode: Wireless configuration mode such as client bridge, AP, or WDS.
o Band: Frequency and IEEE 802.11 operation mode (b-only, g-only, or b+g).
o SSID: The name used to identify the wireless network.
o Channel Number: The channel used to communicate on the wireless

network.

o Encryption: The type of security used on this network. It may be disabled,

WEP, WPA, etc.

o BSSID: The MAC address of the SSID.
o Associated Clients: Displays the number of clients currently associated to

the Access Point.

§ TCP/IP Configuration:

o Attain IP Protocol: The IP address setting may be fixed or static.
o IP Address: Displays the current IP address of the LAN port.
o Subnet Mask: Displays the current subnet mask for the IP address.
o Default Gateway: Displays the default gateway for the device.
o DHCP: Displays the DHCP setting.
o MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the device.

5.2.3 Statistics

§ Click on the Statistics link under the Management menu. This page displays the
number of sent and received packets on the Ethernet and Wireless interface.

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§ Since the packet counter is not dynamic, you must click on the Refresh button for
the most recent statistics.

5.2.4 Log

§ Click on the Log link under the Management menu. The Log page displays a list of
events that are triggered on the Ethernet and Wireless interface. This log can be
referred when an unknown error occurs on the system or when a report needs to be
sent to the technical support department for debugging purposes.

§ In order for the log to record all the events, you must first place a check in the
Enable Log or Enable Remote Log (Log Server required) check box.

§ Select system all or wireless depending on the type of events you want recorded.

§ Since the log is not dynamic, you must click on the Refresh button for the most

recent events, or click on the Clear button to clear the log.

5.2.5 Upgrade Firmware

§ Click on the Upgrade Firmware link under the Management menu. This page is
used to upgrade the firmware on the device. Make sure that downloaded the
appropriate firmware from your vendor.

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§ Click on the Browse button and then select the appropriate firmware and then click
on the Upload button.
Note: The upgrade process may take about 1 minute to complete. Do not power off
the device during this process as it may crash the device and make it unusable. The
device will restart automatically once the upgrade is complete.

5.2.6 Save / Reload Settings, Reset to Default

§ Click on the Save / Reload Setting link under the Management menu. This option is
used to save the current settings of the device in a file on your local disk or load
settings on to the device from a local disk. This feature is very handy for
administrators who have several devices that need to be configured with the same
settings.

§ This page also allows you to reset the device to its factory default settings.

§ Click on the Save button to save the current settings to a file on the local disk.

§ Click on the Browse button to select the settings file and then click on the Upload

button to load the previously saved settings.

§ Click on the Reset button to reset the device to its factory default settings. Click
Restart to reboot the device.

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5.2.7 Password

§ Click on the Password link under the Management menu. This option allows you to
create a user name and password for the device. By default, this device is configured
without a user name and password. For security reasons it is highly recommended
that you create a user name and password.

§ Enter a user name into the first field.

§ Enter a password into the New Password field and then re-type the password into

the Confirmed Password field. Then click on the Apply Changes button.

§ By clicking on the Reset button, the user name and password fields will become
blank indicating that the username and password has been disabled.

5.3 TCP/IP Settings

§ Click on the TCP/IP Settings link on the
navigation drop-down menu. You will then see
the LAN Interface option. This option is
described in detail below.

5.3.1 LAN Interface

§ Click on the LAN Interface link under the TCP/IP Settings menu. Using this option
you may change the IP address of the device as well as toggle the DHCP and

802.1d spanning tree feature.

5.3.1.1 Static IP Address

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§ IP Address: Enter the IP address.

§ Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask for the IP address.

§ Default Gateway: Enter the IP address for the default gateway.

§ DHCP: Since a static IP address is used, this option must be set to Disabled. If this

device is a DHCP client and will receive its IP settings from a DHCP server, then
select Enabled from the drop-down list. Enabling the DHCP client will disable the IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway fields. If the DHCP option is Disabled,
then the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway fields must be filled in.

§ 802.1d Spanning Tree: Select Enabled from the drop-down list if you if you would
like to use the spanning tree feature.

§ Click on the Apply Changes button to confirm the changes. This device will
automatically restart once these changes have been applied.

5.3.1.2 DHCP Client

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