Wistron NeWeb RDAT User Manual

IEEE802.11a+g Access Point with PoE

User’s Guide

Version 1.0 July 2005

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Table of Contents

1. INTRODUCTION 8

1.1 FEATURES 8

1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS 8

1.3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 8

1.4 WIRELESS NETWORK SCENARIOS 9

AS AN ACCESS POINT 9
AS A STAND-ALONE REPEATER 10
AS A POINT TO MULTI-POINTS BRIDGE 10

2. HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8

2.1 APPEARANCE 8

2.2 HARDWARE CONNECTION 9

3. ETHERNET / WLAN CLIENT 8

4. ACCESS WEB-BASED UTILITY 13

5. SETUP WIZARD 13

IME SETTINGS 13

5.1 T

5.2 DEVICE IP SETTINGS 14

5.3 WIRELESS SETTINGS 15

5.3.1 SECURITY-WEP 17

5.3.2 802.1X 18

5.3.3 WPA-PSK 19

5.3.4 WPA 20

5.4 S

AVE CONFIG 21

6. ADVANCED SETTINGS 23

6.1 PASSWORD SETTINGS 23

6.2 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT 24

6.3 SNMP SETTINGS 26

6.4 MAC FILTERING SETTINGS 28

6.5 WIRELESS SETTINGS 29

6.6 OPERATIONAL MODE 31

6.7 RADIUS SETTINGS 32

7. DEVICE STATUS 32

7.1 SYSTEM LOG 33

7.2 WIRELESS CLIENT TABLE 34

7.3 BRIDGE TABLE 34

8. SYSTEM TOOLS 32

8.1 FIRMWARE UPGRADE 32

8.2 CONFIGURATION SAVE OR RESTORE 33

8.3 FACTORY DEFAULT 34

8.4 REBOOT 34

9 HELP 32

9.1 WHAT IF YOU FORGOT THE PASSWORD? 32

10. SPECIFICATION 38

Regulatory Information

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.

Information to User

To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded interface
cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) 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.

1. Introduction

1.1 Features

 High performance 11 Mbps (802.11b) or 54 Mbps (802.11a/g) data rate
 Wi-Fi, WPA certificated interoperability
 WDS (Wireless Bridge) mode support
 Repeater Mode support (Wireless Repeater)
 WPA with PSK/TKIP/AES support
 152-bit WEP support
 Supper A/G mode support
 IEEE802.3af (PoE) compliance
 Privacy Separator support
 Multi-SSID & QoS support
 SNMP v1 /v2 support
 User Limitation (static Load Balancing)

1.2 Package Contents

 One 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT
 One 5V AC power adapter with a barrel connector
 CD of the 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT User’ Guide

1.3 System Requirements

 PC (equipped with Ethernet network card or wireless adapter and has appropriate

network card driver and TCP/IP installed)

 Windows® 98/SE/2000/XP
 RJ-45 Ethernet Cable

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1.4 Wireless Network Scenarios

A group of wireless stations communicating with each other is called a Basic
Service Set (BSS) and is identified by a unique SSID.

When an 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT is used, it can be configured to operate in the
following three network configurations

As An Access Point

When configured in the Access Point mode, the 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT
allows a group of wireless stations to communicate with each other through it. Such
a network is called an Infrastructure BSS.

The 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT further provides bridging functions between the
wireless network and the wired LAN network.
When multiple access points are connected to the same LAN segment, stations can
roam from one 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT to another without losing their
connections, as long as they are using the same SSID. This is shown in the
diagram below.

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As A Stand-Alone Repeater

The purpose of a repeater is to expand an existing infrastructure BSS. When
configured to operate in the Repeater Mode, the 802.11A+G ACCESS POINTs sit
between wireless stations and a “root” AP whose BSS is being expanded, as shown
below:

As A Point to Multi-Points Bridge

When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Mode, the

802.11A+G ACCESS POINT provides bridging functions between the LAN behind

it and separate LANs behind other AP’s operating in the WDS mode. The system
will support up to eight such AP’s in a WDS configuration.

Note that an 802.11A+G ACCESS POINT running in the WDS mode can also
support wireless stations simultaneously, as shown in the left most AP in the
diagram below:

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2. Hardware Installation

A

2.1 Appearance

NTENNA

RESET

LAN POWER

 POWER: Power connector.
 RESET: Resets the AP to factory defaults. Insert a straightened paperclip

into the hole to press the button. Press and hold for about 2~5
seconds, and then wait for the AP to finish booting.

 LAN: Lan cable connector.

LED Description

11a
11b/g

100M

LINK/ACT
Power

Status

Wireless LAN Power

On Link is activated Link is activated Power

OFF No Wireless connection No LAN connection No Power

Blinking Transmit / Receive Data Transmit / Receive Data

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2.2 Hardware Connection

Choose a place for the AP.

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(1) Locate the AP at the center of your wireless network for better coverage

of the wireless stations.

(2) Adjust the direction of the antennas.

Connect the cables.

2

(1) Connect the power cable.
(2) Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the AP and the other end to the

PC.

Electrical Outlet

POWER

LAN

PC

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3. Ethernet / WLAN Client

You can access the AP’s Web interface via Ethernet or wireless network. Before
doing so, you have to make sure that your PC is on the same subnet with the AP.
The AP’s default settings are:



IP Address:



Subnet Mask:



DHCP server:

Therefore, you need a static IP for your PC’s TCP/IP settings:



IP Address:



Subnet Mask:

Follow the steps below to configure a static IP for your PC. Later, if you enable the
AP’s DHCP server, you may set your PC to be a DHCP client.

Set up TCP/IP for your PC.

1

For Windows 98/ME

(1) Click Start→Settings→Control Panel.
(2) Double click “Network”.
(3) Select “TCP/IP” protocol and click “Properties”.
(4) On the IP Address tab, select “Specify an IP address”.
(5) Enter the IP address and subnet mask.

192.168.1.1

255.255.255.0

Disabled

192.168.1.* (* is a number between 2~254)

255.255.255.0

(6) Select Gateway tab and set the gateway value.
(7) Click “OK” twice to save the new settings. Restart your PC if necessary.

For Windows 2000/XP

(1) Click Start→Settings→Control Panel
(2) Double click “Network Dial-up Connections” or “Network

Connections”.
(3) Right click “Local Area Connection” and select “Properties”.
(4) Select “Use the following IP address” and enter the IP settings.
(5) Click “OK” when finished.

Set up wireless client.

2

If you choose to wirelessly access the AP, be sure your PC is equipped with

802.11a or 802.11b or 802.11g wireless devices. If you found that your
wireless device cannot communicate with the AP, even the link status

.

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indicates a successful connection, make sure the following settings are
properly configured.



Operation Mode:



SSID:



Authentication:



Encryption:

wlan

Infrastructure

Open

None

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4. Access Web-Based Utility

Be sure the AP is installed and PC is configured properly.

1

Make sure you have followed steps described in Chapter 2 and Chapter 3 for
Hardware Installation and PC Configuration.

Open the Web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in URL field.

2

This address is the default IP of the AP.

Utility window appears. Click “Setup Wizard”.

3

Log-on page appears. Enter “password”, and click “LOG ON”.

4

The default password is “password”. The password you entered is displayed
as a string of dots.

See Chapter 5~Chapter 9 for using the Configuration Utility.

5

You may click “Help” to get help with commonly asked questions about the
AP.

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