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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 11b ACCESS POINT 

Version: 2.0 

3

 

Software configuration 

There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs 

done easily. 

 

X-Micro WLAN 11b Access Point is delivered with the following factory default parameters. 

Default IP Address

192.168.1.254

 

Default IP subnet mask

255.255.255.0

 

WEB login User Name

<empty>

 

WEB login Password

<empty>

 

   

3.1

 

Prepare your PC to configure X-Micro WLAN 11b Access Point 

For OS of Microsoft Windows 95/ 98/ Me:   

1.

 

Click the 

Start

 button and select 

Settings

, then click 

Control Panel

. The 

Control 

Panel

 window will appear.   

Note:

 Windows Me users may not see the Network control panel. If so, 

select

 

View 

all Control Panel options

 on the left side of the window 

2.

 

Move mouse and double-click the right button on 

Network

 icon. The 

Network

 

window will appear. 

3.

 

Check the installed list of 

Network Components

. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the 

Add

 button to install it; otherwise go to step 6. 

4.

 

Select 

Protocol

 in the 

Network Component Type

 dialog box and click 

Add

 button. 

5.

 

Select 

TCP/IP

 in 

Micro oft

 of 

Select Network Protocol

 dialog box then click OK 

button to install the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to 

complete the installation. Close and go back to 

Network

 dialog box after the TCP/IP 

installation. 

s

6.

 

Select 

TCP/IP

 and click the 

properties

 button on the 

Network

 dialog box. 

7.

 

Select 

Specify an IP address

 and type in values as following example. 

9

 

IP Address: 

192.168.1.1

, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is 

good to connect the Wireless LAN Access Point. 

9

 

IP Subnet Mask: 

255.255.255.0

 

8.

 

Click OK and reboot your PC after completes the IP parameters setting.   

 

For OS of Microsoft Windows 2000, XP:   

1.

 

Click the 

Start

 button and select 

Settings

, then click 

Control Panel

. The 

Control 

Panel

 window will appear. 

2.

 

Move mouse and double-click the right button on 

Network and Dial-up 

 

 

5

 

Summary of Contents for WLAN 11b Broadband Router

Page 1: ...X Micro WLAN 11b Access Point User s Manual...

Page 2: ...e Spread Spectrum FCC Federal Communications Commission FTP File Transfer Protocol IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IP Internet Protocol ISM Industrial Scientific and Medical LAN...

Page 3: ...5 3 2 CONNECT TO X MICRO WLAN 11B ACCESS POINT 7 3 3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON X MICRO WLAN 11B ACCESS POINT 7 3 3 1 STATUS 7 3 3 2 WIRELESS BASIC SETTINGS 8 3 3 3 WIRELESS ADVANCED SETTINGS 9 3...

Page 4: ...ARE THE OPEN SYSTEM AND SHARED KEY AUTHENTICATIONS 21 4 9 WHAT IS WEP 21 4 10 WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD 21 4 11 WHAT IS RTS REQUEST TO SEND THRESHOLD 22 4 12 WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL 22 4 13 WHAT IS P...

Page 5: ...X Micro WLAN 11b Access Point all LEDs are blank while booting except the Power LED and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show the WLAN interface is enabled and working now 1 1 Pack...

Page 6: ...data transmission Supports IEEE 802 3x full duplex flow control on 10 100M Ethernet interface Supports DHCP client for Ethernet LAN interface auto IP address assignment Supports clone MAC address func...

Page 7: ...conds to reset the configuration parameters to factory defaults 2 Power The power jack allows an external DC 7 5 V power supply connection The external AC to DC adaptor provide adaptive power requirem...

Page 8: ...ed network Connect X Micro WLAN 11b Access Point by category 5 Ethernet cable to your switch hub router xDSL modem or cable modem A straight through Ethernet cable with appropriate cable length is nee...

Page 9: ...stalled list of Network Components If TCP IP is not installed click the Add button to install it otherwise go to step 6 4 Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button...

Page 10: ...9 IP Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 8 Click OK to completes the IP parameters setting For OS of Microsoft Windows NT 1 Click the Start button and select Settings then click Control Panel The Control Panel...

Page 11: ...icro WLAN 11b Access Point 3 3 1 Status This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device includes system wireless and TCP IP configuration information Screenshot Status Item De...

Page 12: ...int BSSID is a six byte address LAN configuration Attain IP Protocol It shows how X Micro WLAN 11b Access Point gets the IP address The IP address can be set manually to a fixed one or set dynamically...

Page 13: ...el Number Select the wireless communication channel from pull down menu Associated Clients Click the Show Active Clients button to open Active Wireless Client Table that shows the MAC address transmit...

Page 14: ...ation threshold value can be written between 256 and 2346 bytes Refer to 4 10 What is Fragment Threshold RTS Thre hold s Set the RTS Threshold value can be written between 0 and 2347 bytes Refer to 4...

Page 15: ...ious configuration setting 3 3 4 Wireless Security Setup This page allows you setup the WEP security Turn on WEP by using encryption keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network...

Page 16: ...curity encryption function Encryption Key 4 Secret key 4 of WEP security encryption function Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Rese...

Page 17: ...mment Fill in the comments for the registered client Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the client to new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and r...

Page 18: ...Client function is disabled fill in the IP address of X Micro WLAN 11b Access Point Subnet Mask If the DHCP Client function is disabled fill in the subnet mask of X Micro WLAN 11b Access Point Defaul...

Page 19: ...oned MAC address set on the wireless LAN access point will solve the issue Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting Reset Click the Reset button to abort...

Page 20: ...LAN interface Refresh Click the refresh the statistic counters on the screen 3 3 8 Upgrade Firmware This page allows you upgrade the Access Point firmware to new version Please note do not power off t...

Page 21: ...e Settings to File Click the Save button to download the configuration parameters to your personal computer Load Settings from File Click the Browse button to select the configuration files then click...

Page 22: ...ent login control Confirmed Password Because the password input is invisible so please fill in the password again for confirmation purpose Apply Changes Clear the User Name and Password fields to empt...

Page 23: ...9 Open the Command program in the Microsoft Windows 9 Type in ipconfig all then press the Enter button Your PC s IP address is the one entitled IP Address and your PC s MAC address is the one entitled...

Page 24: ...k This mode is useful for quickly and easily setting up a wireless network anywhere that a wireless infrastructure does not exist or is not required for services such as a hotel room convention center...

Page 25: ...the identity of the sending station The receiving station then returns a frame that indicates whether it recognizes the sending station Under shared key authentication each wireless station is assume...

Page 26: ...ou ll want to keep this value as close to the maximum value as possible 4 11 What is RTS Request To Send Threshold The RTS threshold is the packet size at which packet transmission is governed by the...

Page 27: ...t preamble is designed to improve efficiency for example for VoIP systems The difference between the two is in the Synchronization field The long preamble is 128 bits and the short is 56 bits 4 14 Wha...

Page 28: ...HCP server DHCP server also assigns the IP address of WLAN Access Point LAN interface so before you can manage the WLAN Access Point through the WEB browser you need to get the IP address of the LAN i...

Page 29: ...interface Open LAN Interface Setup page and enable the DHCP Client function Press button to confirm the configuration setting Configure the WLAN interface Open WLAN Interface Setup page enter the SSID...

Page 30: ...nfiguration LAN configuration IP Address 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 10 WLAN configuration SSID MyWLAN Channel Number 6 Internet xDSL CM Power adapter Ethernet ca...

Page 31: ...e Setup page enter the IP Address 192 168 1 254 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Default Gateway 192 168 1 10 Press button to confirm the configuration setting Configure the WLAN interface Open WLAN Interfac...

Page 32: ...www x micro com...

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