Planet WAP-4000A, User Manual

Page 1: ...I 54 108Mbps Super G Wireless Access Point with Bridge WAP 4000A User Manual Version 1 00 Date March 2007 ...

Page 2: ... with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of 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...

Page 3: ... and Satellite Earth Station Equipment As of April 8 2000 Safety This equipment is designed with the utmost care for the safety of those who install and use it However special attention must be paid to the dangers of electric shock and static electricity when working with electrical equipment All guidelines of this and of the computer manufacture must therefore be allowed at all times to ensure th...

Page 4: ... 4 CHAPTER 3 CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT 5 3 1 CONFIGURE THROUGH WEB BROWSER 5 3 2 WIZARD 5 3 3 STATUS 8 3 4 BASIC SETTINGS 9 3 5 IP SETTINGS 11 3 6 ADVANCED SETTINGS 13 3 7 SECURITY 15 3 8 WPA EAP WPA2 EAP 16 3 9 TOOLS 17 CHAPTER 4 APPLICATION 19 4 1 ACCESS POINT MODE 19 4 2 WIRELESS AP CLIENT MODE 19 4 3 WIRELESS BRIDGE MODE 20 4 4 MULTIPLE BRIDGE MODE 20 4 5 REPEATER MODE 21 CHAPTER 5...

Page 5: ...pment Pentium Based And Above IBM Compatible PC System CD ROM drive Windows 98 ME 2000 XP 2003 Vista Operating System with TCP IP protocol 1 3 Features Wireless LAN IEEE802 11g and IEEE802 11b compliant Strong network security with RADIUS authentication and 64 128 bit WEP encryption Supports WPA Wi Fi Protected Access WPA2 Wi Fi Protected Access One detachable reverse polarity SMA connectors can c...

Page 6: ... Signal Type DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Modulation BPSK QPSK CCK OFDM Port 10 100Base TX RJ 45 1 Antenna Detachable Dipole Antenna 1 Antenna Connector Reversed Polarity SMA Male Output Power 17dBm Max Operating Mode AP AP Client Wireless Bridge Multiple Bridge Repeater Security 64 128 bit WEP encryption WPA PSK WAP2 PSK WPA EAP WAP2 EAP MAC Filtering SSID Broadcast Disable function Frequ...

Page 7: ...s definitely weak in some certain areas such as location right down the antenna Moreover the original antenna of WAP 4000A can be replaced with other external antennas to extend the coverage Please check the specification of the antenna you want to use and make sure it can be used on WAP 4000A 4 WLAN type If WAP 4000A is installed in an 802 11b and 802 11g mixed WLAN its performance will reduced s...

Page 8: ...o WAP 4000A Try to place them to a position that can best cover your wireless network The antenna s position will enhance the receiving sensitivity 3 Connect RJ 45 cable to WAP 4000A Connect this WAP 4000A to your LAN switch hub or a single PC 4 Plug in power adapter and connect to power source After power on WAP 4000A will start to operate Note ONLY use the power adapter supplied with the WAP 400...

Page 9: ...1 Open your web browser 2 Enter the IP address of your WAP 4000A in the address field default IP address is http 192 168 1 1 Please note that your PC s IP address should be on the same IP subnet of the WAP 4000A For example you can configure your PC s IP address to 192 168 1 2 if WAP 4000A is with IP 192 168 1 1 3 A User Name and Password dialog box will appear Please enter your User Name and Pass...

Page 10: ...lease follow the steps below to complete the configuration Click Next to continue Step 1 Set your new password Figure3 The default password for administrator login name is admin is admin You can change the Password in this step Click Next Step 2 Set the SSID and Channel ...

Page 11: ...er Manual 7 Figure4 Enter the SSID of your WLAN and select the frequency channel Click Next Step 3 Set Encryption Figure5 You can enable WEP encryption and set WEP key in this screen Click Next to continue Step 4 Restart ...

Page 12: ... Figure6 Please click the Restart button to save the settings and restart WAP 4000A In the next web page please click Close to close the Setup Wizard window 3 3 Status You can check your WAP 4000A settings and status in this screen ...

Page 13: ... the screen below will appear You can view the logged message here You can also clear or refresh the log record Figure8 3 4 Basic Settings You can set the AP Name SSID Channel and Authentication method to this Access Point After configuration please click Apply to save your settings ...

Page 14: ...elect the key code you want to use for WEP Key HEX or ASCII When Hex is selected you may enter alphanumeric characters in the range of A F a f and 0 9 in the WEP Key entry field Alternatively you may enter digit hexadecimal values in the range of a z A Z and 0 9 Key 1 Key 4 There are 4 keys available please ensure you have enter correct number for the key values with different Key Length and codin...

Page 15: ...A2 PSK is selected the screen appears as below Please enter a hard to guess passphrase between 8 and 63 characters in the field Figure10 Figure11 3 5 IP Settings You can set the IP Gateway DHCP and DNS to this Access Point on this field After configuration please click Apply to save your settings ...

Page 16: ...tion between networks You ll see this term most often when you either log in to an Internet site or when you re transient email between different servers DHCP DHCP is a protocol for dynamically assigning IP addresses to networked computers With DHCP a computer can automatically be given an exclusive IP address each time it logs on to a network making IP address management an easier job for network...

Page 17: ...network In most cases no change is necessary Up to 63 wireless clients can be connected through WAP 4000A AP Client A WAP 4000A set to AP Client mode is able to connect to another WAP 4000A functioning in AP mode and wireless client within its range This mode allows your WAP 4000A client to be the wirelessly bridged to the main WAP 4000A When you select this mode please enter the LAN MAC address o...

Page 18: ...gmentation Threshold The value should remain at its default setting of 2346 Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor performance DTIM Interval Specify the Beacon Rate Enter a value between 1 and 255 that specifies the Delivery Traffic Indication Message DTIM A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages When the A...

Page 19: ...G mode it is recommended to enable 11g only for best performance Antenna Transmit Power You can control the transmit power of WAP 4000A here There are five options available full half 3dB quarter 6dB eighth 9dB and min Aging Interval To limited STA connect timing 3 7 Security You can change Administrator ID Password and set the MAC Filter settings in this option Figure14 Password Enter the new pas...

Page 20: ...ses in the Authorization table will be allowed to communicate with the Access Point By choosing the Deny option any MAC address in the table will be denied association with the Access Point You can have up to 50 MAC addresses configured on it 3 8 WPA EAP WPA2 EAP This screen enables you to configure WPA EAP WPA2 EAP authentication Figure15 ...

Page 21: ... and shared secret key of your primary RADIUS server RADIUS Server 2 optional Enter the IP address communicate port number and shared secret key of your secondary RADIUS server 3 9 Tools You can backup or restore WAP 4000A settings reset WAP 4000A to factory default and upgrade firmware in this option ...

Page 22: ...fault Firmware Upgrade You can upload the newest firmware of the WAP 4000A You may either enter the file name in the entry field or browse the file by clicking the Browse button SNMP Enable or disable the SNMP agent on the AP System Location Description the location of the AP System Contact Description the contact information for the person responsible for the AP Community SNMP system name for exc...

Page 23: ...r the wired Ethernet network There are two things need to be check for your wireless end nodes the services set ID SSID and the Wired Equivalent Protocol WEP both parameters should the same with your Access Point 4 2 Wireless AP Client mode The WAP 4000A can also act as a client on a wireless LAN When configured as AP Client mode WAP 4000A soon makes your connected PC a wireless end node This mode...

Page 24: ...on rate when WAP 4000As are configured in bridge mode The omni antenna is with 17dBm transmitting power if you would like to make longer distance that the default antenna cannot reach consult your local dealer for more about how to extend your distance Figure20 Note Please do consult your local dealer about the external or directional antenna you would like to install and get the connection Improp...

Page 25: ...000A works in repeater mode it will repeat the wireless signal from AP to wireless client or from wireless client to AP Thus the distance between wireless client to AP can be double However the trade off is the connection speed between wireless client to AP become half since the WAP 4000A repeat the wireless signal on same channel Besides when the WAP 4000A is configured to repeater mode you can o...

Page 26: ...ws you can check these settings by using Control Panel Network to check the Properties for the TCP IP protocol My wireless client cannot associate with WAP 4000A Check the following Make sure the wireless adapter is compatible with IEEE 802 11b or 802 11g Move the wireless client closer to WAP 4000A Ensure WAP 4000A and the wireless client have the same SSID Ensure WAP 4000A and the wireless clien...

Page 27: ...PLANET WAP 4000A User Manual 23 per second Verify wired network topology and configuration ...