Canyon CNP-WFAP, User Manual

Page 1: ...EN 1 CNP WFAP Wireless Access Point User Manual ...

Page 2: ...TUP 7 WINDOWS 98 ME SETUP 7 DEVICE CONFIGURATION 9 WIRELESS AP CONFIGURATION WIZARD 10 STATUS 12 RADIO 12 SECURITY 13 MAC FILTER 16 WDS 16 ADVANCED 17 CLIENT INFO 18 SITE SURVEY 18 IP CONFIG 18 DHCP SERVER 19 DHCP Setup 19 IP Reserve 19 DHCP Info 20 MISC 20 Login ID Password Setup 20 Restore Default Restart System 20 Firmware Upgrade 21 TROUBLESHOOTING 22 APPENDIX 23 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 23 ...

Page 3: ...pt to disassemble or alter any part of the device that is not described in this guide z Do NOT place the device in contact with water or any other liquids The device is NOT designed to be liquid proof of any sort z In the event of liquid entry into device interior immediately disconnect the device from the computer Continuing use of the device may result in fire or electrical shock Please consult ...

Page 4: ...EN 4 Package Contents Product Image Item Name CNP WFAP Main Unit Standing Base Power Adapter Warranty Card Quick Guide Documentation CD ...

Page 5: ...nsmission activity status indicator TX LAN transmission activity status indicator RX Wireless transmission activity status indicator DC Jack Connects to power adapter Default Reset device to factory default settings LAN Connects to cable DSL modem Antenna Transmits signals PWR RX LAN Default Antenna DC Jack CPU LINK SPD TX ...

Page 6: ...vice by one CAT 5 Ethernet cable 5 Connect PC s with the LAN ports PC1 PC2 PC3 PC4 of the device by CAT 5 Ethernet cables One PC connects to only one port using one cable 6 Power on the cable or DSL modem 7 Plug in the power of the device The Power status indicator at the front panel of device will light up as soon as the power adapter is connected properly 8 Power on PC s Windows XP Setup 1 Click...

Page 7: ...k on Properties The Properties dialog box will be displayed 5 Check Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically options 6 Click Ok to confirm modifications Windows 98 ME Setup 1 Click on Start Æ Settings Æ Control Panel 2 Double click on Network icon The Network dialog box will be displayed 3 Please make sure that appropriate network card is installed before proc...

Page 8: ...order box by selecting them and clicking on Remove Click on Disable DNS 9 Click Ok to confirm modifications NOTE To access the device via a wireless connection PC must be equipped with 802 11b or 802 11g wireless adapter PCI card The configuration should be set as below z Operation Mode Infrastructure z SSID Default z Authentication Disabled z Encryption Off ...

Page 9: ...management mode 1 Open a browser Internet Explorer browser only and type in 192 168 1 1 at the address bar and press Enter 2 Type guest at the user name text box and guest again at the password text box 3 The home page of web browser management mode will be displayed 4 Click on 8 different functions on the main router menu on the left The corresponding information will be displayed at right 5 Clic...

Page 10: ...izard mode temporarily disable popup window blocking option if necessary or click on Wizard to start z Select pop up to enable automatic Internet Configuration Wizard prompt window Click on Save to save this setting z Click on Start to continue or Click on Exit to exit 2 Wireless AP Configuration z Select a Radio Band type from the drop down box 802 11b g is recommended ...

Page 11: ...device z Select a broadcasting channel from drop down box Device is set on channel 6 by default z Some of the options might not be displayed while working with different Radio Modes z Click on Next to continue or Prev to go back to previous page z Click on Exit to exit 3 Installation Completed z Click on Exit to finish Internet Configuration Wizard ...

Page 12: ... Wireless Status WLAN interface parameters of the device z System Info Displays device firmware version Radio 1 This section assists user to create a network environment that connects wireless PC s to a wired LAN It also allows wireless stations to access network resources and share the broadband Internet connection ...

Page 13: ...rity 5 Select a channel 14 channels for wireless communication Channels 1 6 and 11 are non overlapping channels while all others are overlapping channels 6 Click on Apply to confirm modification 7 Click on Save to save modified settings Security This section defines all common security settings for wireless networking Select one of the Authentication Type from the drop down menu box z None 1 Any d...

Page 14: ...26 hexadecimal digits 13 ASCII characters 5 Click on Apply to confirm modification z WPA Personal 1 WPA Wi Fi Protected Access is an advanced security standard that utilizes pre shared key to authenticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communications 2 Select Authentication Encryption type TKIP and AES from the drop down menu box 3 Type in Pass Phrase with size ranging from 8 to 63 char...

Page 15: ...om 8 to 63 characters under KEY option 3 Specify time WPA key must be renewed The default value is 86400 4 Click on Apply to confirm modification z WPA WPA2 Personal Auto select WPA or WPA2 detects PC wireless authentication information and adjusts its setting accordingly The operations are identical to that of WPA and WPA2 Please refer to previous sections for detailed information ...

Page 16: ...essary under Descript box Click on Add to edit modified rule 5 An Access Control Table below displays all PC s under access control on the network Select a rule and click on Delete to remove it from table 6 Click on Save to save modified settings WDS 1 This section creates wireless bridge between 2 or more router device 2 Type in MAC address of other router device s and optional comments if necess...

Page 17: ...een each DTIM Delivery Traffic Indication Message broadcast Lower value result in more efficient networking while preventing PC s from entering power saving mode Higher value interferes with wireless transmission yet allowing PC s to enter sleep mode thus saving power consumption 5 Select maximum Transmit Rate Transmission rate of data packets of the device The default value is Auto 6 Select Pream...

Page 18: ...to repeat the wireless station signal 2 Click on Refresh to received latest updates 3 Select a desired wireless connection and then click on Join 4 Click on Save to save modified settings IP Config 1 This section adjusts device default IP address type and assigns its IP address 2 Select a desired IP address type 3 Type in IP Address Subnet Mask Gateway 4 Click on Apply to confirm modification 5 Cl...

Page 19: ...vice to assign host PC s IP address DHCP IP address range can be allocated by entering range of IP addresses under DHCP IP Pool option 3 Type in Lease Time that designates IP address refreshing frequency 4 Type in Gateway address of device This is the default gateway IP address of LAN client s host PC s 5 Type in Static DNS1 address and Static DNS2 address if required 6 Click on Apply to confirm m...

Page 20: ... tab displays all PC s connected to the device MISC Login ID Password Setup 1 The default Login ID is guest and the default password is also guest 2 To change password type in new password and type in the same new password again to confirm 3 Click Apply to confirm modifications 4 Click on Save to save modified settings NOTE To reset device to factory default setting press RESET button on the devic...

Page 21: ...e firmware version 2 Click on Browse to locate firmware file on host PC 3 Click Apply to confirm modifications NOTE Press briefly on Default button to reset the device Press and hold the button for at least 5 seconds to restore device to factory default settings ...

Page 22: ...utility from PC 1 Please check signal stability from cable DSL modem There should be a signal indicator on the modem displaying its connection status Contact ISP if the signal is bad 2 Please check status indicators on the front panel of device When working properly the SYS indicator should be solid and the WAN indicator should be blinking The LAN indicator s should also be blinking with correspon...

Page 23: ...ency Range 2 4GHz 2 462GHz Wireless Operating Range Up to 100M indoor Up to 400M outdoor RF Power Output 15 2dBm Wireless Security WPA WPA2 WEP 64 128bit Wireless MAC Filtering LED Indicators SYS WLAN LAN Link Activity WAN Temperature Operating 0 to 40 C Storage 20 to 70 C Humidity Operating 10 to 85 non condensing Storage 5 to 90 non condensing Dimensions 135mm L X 99mm W X 29mm H Weight 200g Pow...