Z Com 000580 User Manual

11Mbps Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter
Quick Start Guide

The next-generation wireless LAN device – 11Mbps Wireless LAN Smart Station adapter,
brings Ethernet-like performance to the wireless realm. Fully compliant with IEEE802.11b
standard, the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Smart Station adapter also provides powerful features
such as the Windows-based configuration utility, and WEP security. Maximize network
efficiency while minimizing your network investment and maintenance costs.

Version 1.6

Package Content

11Mbps Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter x 1 AC Power Adapter x 1
Software and Documentation CD x 1 Quick Installation Guide x 1

Note: If any of the above items are missing or damaged, contact your local

dealer for support.

Mechanical Description

Top panel of the Wireless LAN Smart Access Point:
The following table provides an overview of each LED activity:

LED Definition Activity Description

PWR

WLAN

LAN

Back panel of the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter:

Power Socket

ONLY use the power adapter supplied with the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter.

Green Power enabled

Off: No Wireless LAN traffic activity

Green

Green

On: Associated to the Wireless AP
and Wireless LAN traffic activity.

Off: No Ethernet traffic activity
Flashing: Wired LAN traffic activity

On: Connect to the Ethernet.

Otherwise, the product may be damaged.

LAN Ports

Connect the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter to a hub or a PC with its UTP Ethernet

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cable. Please note that, use the cross-over cable when you directly connect the Wireless
LAN Smart Station Adapter to a PC.

Default

The button labeled “DEFAULT” enables you to restore the Wireless LAN Smart Station
Adapter’s default setting. This is used when you forget the password.

Installing the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter

 Connect the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter to a hub or a PC with its UTP

Ethernet cable. Please note that, use the cross-over cable when you directly connect
the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter to a PC.

 Connect the power adapter to the power socket on the Wireless LAN Smart Station

Adapter, and plug the other end of the power pack into an electrical outlet.

Note 1: ONLY use the power adapter supplied with the Wireless LAN Smart

Station Adapter. Otherwise, the product may be damaged.
Note 2: The button labeled “Default” enables you to restore the Wireless LAN
Smart Station Adapter’s default setting. This is used when you forget the
password. Please detach the DC power plug and press the “Default” button on
the side panel of the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter. Reconnect the
power and keep holding the button for 3 seconds then release it and press and
keep holding it again for 10 seconds until the WLAN and LAN LED indicators
become blinking rapidly. This will restore the Wireless LAN Smart Station
Adapter’s default settings and enable you to configure the Smart Station via
utility or Web again.

Configuring the Wireless LAN Smart Station

The 11Mbps Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter allows configuration either via the
configuration utility, known as Wireless Station Adapter Utility, and Web Management .

Wireless Station Adapter Utility

The following gives instructions guiding you through the installations of the Wireless
Station Adapter Utility.

1. Insert the Product CD into the CD-ROM drive on your computer.

2. It will has the AutoRun function and show menu “Wireless 802.11b Smart Series” on the
Windows desktop, choose the ”Smart Station ” and select the “Utility Setup”.

3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Wireless Station Adapter Utility.

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4. Upon completion, execute the Smart Station Utility, and it will browse all the 11Mbps
Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter available on the network.

5. Select the Smart Station you want to configure. Enter the default password and click the
LOGIN button. You will be able to view/make configuration of the Wireless LAN
Smart Station Adapter as you desire.

Note: The default password to get access to the Wireless LAN Smart Station
Adapter is “default”.

The Wireless Station Adapter Utility provides 5 items for you to monitor and configure the
Wireless LAN Station: INFO, SECURITY, STATUS, AP BROWSER and ABOUT.

INFO:

This item shows the current information on the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Smart Station
Adapter such as ESSID, Adapter’s name, Rate, IP Address, subnetmask, and default
gateway.

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You may click the SETUP button to configure those parameters.

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 Assigning the ESSID

The ESSID is a unique ID used by Access Points and Stations to identify a wireless
LAN. Wireless clients associating to any Access Point must have the same ESSID. The
default ESSID is ANY. The ESSID can have up to 32 characters.

 Assigning the Adapter’s Name

Assign specificity a unique name for Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter.

 Assigning the Rate

Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter provides various data rate options for you to
select. Data rates options include 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 11 Mbps, and Auto. In
most networking scenarios, you will see that the factory-set default “Auto” will prove
the most efficient.

 Assigning the IP Address

Assign an IP address to your Smart Station if you wish to configure the Wireless Smart
Station via the Web Management. Consult your network administrator to obtain an
available IP address (the default IP address is 192.168.1.1). For further setup please
refer to the following section.

 Assigning the subnet mask

Assign an subnet mask to your Smart Station if you wish to configure the Wireless
Smart Station via the Web Management. Consult your network administrator to obtain
an available subnet mask. For further setup please refer to the following section.

 Assigning the default gateway

Assign an default gateway to your Smart Station if you wish to configure the Wireless
Smart Station via the Web Management. Consult your network administrator to obtain
an available default gateway.

 Password

It is highly recommended that you assign a new password to your Smart Station for
safety issue. Enter the new password in the New Password and Confirm Password
fields respectively.

After setting the parameters, click the APPLY button to make the changes take effect. To
return the previous page, click the CANCEL button.

 Default

You may click on Default button to enable you to restore the Wireless LAN Smart Access
Point’s default setting.

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SECURITY:

To prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the network,
the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter offers the following levels of security options.

- Data Encryption, known as WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), encrypts wireless data

transmitted via wireless medium.

Click the Security page you will see the current security status of the Smart Station.
Click the SETUP button and you may then enable the security function.

WEP

To enable the WEP encryption, select the encryption type, either 40 bit or 128 bit, Key
Format ASCII, Hex, or Passphrase. Then enter a WEP Key in the EDIT Key field.

For 40 bit encryption you may choose:
 ASCII: 5 characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9” (e.g.

MyKey)

 Hex: 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (e.g.

11AA22BB33)

For 128 bit encryption you may choose:
 ASCII: 13 characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9” (e.g.

MyKey12345678)

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 Hex: 26 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (e.g.

00112233445566778899AABBCC).

Create Encryption Keys by Using a Passphrase
Step 1. To create encryption keys by using a passphrase, select key format either 40 bit or

128 bit and enter Passphrase.
Step 2. Type a character string in the Passphrase to generate key field, then click Generate.

As you type, the utility uses an algorithm to generate 4 keys automatically.
Step 3. Select one key from the Edit Key and click Apply button to make the setting take

effect.

After defining the WEP keys, click the APPLY button to make the configuration take
effect.

STATUS:

The STATUS item allows you to monitor the general information of the Access Point with
which the Wireless LAN Station is communicating. Such as Link status, Channel, ESSID,
BSSID, Signal, RX and TX.

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AP BROWSER:

By clicking the Refresh button, the AP Browser will reload and display the available
Access Points around the working environment. Besides showing the BSSID of each
Access Point, it also displays ESSID, Channel, Support and Capability. The AP Browser
can have up to 16 Access Points.

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ABOUT:

The About item shows the version of the Wireless Station Adapter Utility and firmware
version of the Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter.

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Firmware Upgrade Utility

When you finished the installations of the Wireless Access Point Utility, you can find the
Firmware upgrade utility in the programs, execute the Firmware upgrade utility, and it will
browse all the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Smart Access Point available on the network.

Select the Access Point you want to upgrade. Enter the default password and click the
LOGIN button. You will be able to upgrade Firmware of the Wireless LAN Smart Access
Point as you desire.

Note: The default password to get access to the Wireless LAN Smart Access
Point is “default”.

Upgrade

This item is used for uploading the newest firmware of the Access Point. You may either
enter the file name in the entry field or browse the file by clicking the Open File button.
After choose the correctly file, click the Upgrade button to make the Firmware upgrade
take effect. For information about the release of the newest firmware, contact your local
reseller.

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Web Management

The built-in Web Management provides you with a set of user-friendly graphical user
interfaces (web pages) to manager your Smart Station. With the assigned IP address (e.g.

http://192.168.1.1 , 192.168.1.1 is the default IP address) to the Smart Station, you may

get access to the Smart Station Web Pages via a web browser (e.g., Netscape Navigator

3.0 ~ 4.5 or MS Internet Explorer 4.0) to monitor and configure the Smart Station.

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Technical Support

You can find the most recent software and updated user documentation will be updated
periodically on the supplier Web site. If you have difficulty resolving the problem while
installing or using the 11Mbps Wireless LAN Smart Station Adapter, please contact the
supplier for support.

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Limited Warranty

This Warranty constitutes the sole and exclusive remedy of any buyer or reseller’s
equipment and the sole and exclusive liability of the supplier in connection with the
products and is in lieu of all other warranties, express, implied or statutory, including, but
not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability of fitness for a particular use and
all other obligations or liabilities of the supplier.

In no even will the supplier or any other party or person be liable to your or anyone else for
any damages, including lost profits, lost savings or other incidental or consequential
damages, or inability to use the software provided on the software media even if the
supplier or the other party person has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

The following are special terms applicable to your hardware warranty as well as services
you may use during part of the warranty period. Your formal Warranty Statement,
including the warranty applicable to our Wireless LAN products, appears in the Quick
Installation Guide which accompanies your products.

Duration of Hardware Warranty: One Year
Replacement, Repair or Refund Procedure for Hardware:

If your unit needs a repair or replacement, return it to your dealer/distributor in its original
packaging. When returning a defective product for Warranty, always include the
following documents:

 The Warranty Repair Card
 A copy of the invoice/proof of purchase, and
 The RMA Report Form (To receive a Return Materials Authorization form (RMA),

please contact the party from whom you purchased the product).

Upon proof-of-purchase we shall, at its option, repair or replace the defective item at no
cost to the buyer.

This warranty is contingent upon proper use in the application for which the products are
intended and does not cover products which have been modified without the reseller’s
approval or which have been subjected to unusual physical or electrical demands or
damaged in any way.

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FCC CAUTION

1. The 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.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

2. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement: The equipment complies with FCC RF

radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment
should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between
the radiator and your body.

3. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other

antenna or transmitter.

4. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment.

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If you have any further questions, please contact your local authorized reseller for support.

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