RFNet AP-2061, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual 2 4GHz 802 11b g Outdoor Access Point Repeater Bridge Professional Speed 54Mbps AP 2061 Revision 1 08 Updated 23 Dec 08 ...

Page 2: ...ay not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled enviroment ...

Page 3: ... Important Note 1 The transmitter module may not be co located with any other transmitter or antenna 2 This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body ...

Page 4: ...TIONS 12 SYSTEM SUMMARY STATISTICS 12 SYSTEM SUMMARY SITE SCAN 13 BASIC SETTING SNTP 13 BASIC SETTING LAN SETTING 14 BASIC VLAN SETTING 15 WIRELESS BASIC SETTING 16 SECURITY MODE OPEN SYSTEM SHARED KEY 18 SECURITY MODE WPA 2 PSK 20 WIRELESS ADVANCE SETTING 21 WIRELESS MAC ACCESS CONTROL 22 WIRELESS BANDWIDTH CONTROL 23 SYSTEM TOOLS SYSTEM LOG 24 SYSTEM TOOLS SYSTEM ADMIN 25 SYSTEM TOOLS LICENSE KE...

Page 5: ...5 of 26 8 ACCESS POINT MOUNTING GUIDE 29 9 RJ45 ETHERNET ADAPTER WATERPROOF ASSEMBLY GUIDE 30 10 VIPER QUICKSTART INSTALLATION 31 11 VIPER QUICKSTART USER GUIDE 32 12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 34 11 DISCLAIMER 35 ...

Page 6: ...ivalent Privacy A simple WLAN encryption standard to protect wireless data from sniffers WPA WiFi Protected Access for AP mode only An improved WLAN encryption standard where the secret key renew automatically at regular intervals TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol A new encryption key will be generated by corporate RADIUS server when a authorized wireless adaptor user associate with the Access ...

Page 7: ...power cord N jack metal cover RJ45 ethernet adapter waterproof assembly Note Standard package may vary with model type and country Using a combiner adaptor with a power rating other than the one included in the package will cause serious damage to the Access Point and void the warranty for this product System Requirements for Configuration Computers with Windows Macintosh or Linux based operating ...

Page 8: ...a DHCP Server Ports Every packet of traffic is identified by its Source and Destination Addresses which would ensure that the packet arrives at the correct destination A Port Number is also embedded in each packet to identify which software application that generated and uses that packet Therefore if it blocks a certain port number it denies the particular software from using the connection Static...

Page 9: ...software and functions WLAN brings greater convenience and eliminates the need to lay Ethernet cables in a home or office WLAN networking involves a few additional parameters to be configured SSID The SSID is the network name for the WLAN network The SSID is any name and can be any set of characters or numbers The Client sniffs the radio frequencies for an AP with the same SSID with itself The cli...

Page 10: ...aced near to one another The speed of the network drops and the signal strength fluctuates wildly Roaming Association happens when the SSID Encryption and MAC Address Control settings are correct between the AP and client If 2 APs with these same settings are located in the same area the client would choose to associate to the one which gives it a better signal strength The client would roam over ...

Page 11: ...a configuration menu and a pop up window for wizard setup The wizard is a quick guide to run you through the configuration process so as to setup your system in the shortest time After the initial setup you may wish to turn off the setup wizard by removing the tick on Run This Wizard At Start Click on Next to proceed with the setup wizard Note If you have pop ups blocker installed on your computer...

Page 12: ...he AP can be found at the System Summary menu The System Summary menu consists of a navigation panel and a configuration panel The configuration panel is a place to view the entire detailed configuration Navigation Panel Configuration Panel ...

Page 13: ...Pg 8 of 26 6 CONFIGURATION WIZARD Click Next Once you have logged in the Wizard screen will appear Set up your new password The default User Name and password is admin and admin Click Next ...

Page 14: ...of any SNTP Server you can use the default Choose your time zone from the drop down list Click Next Wireless Setup Enter the SSID you preferred for your network You can manually select the channel you wish to use or allow the AP to select a clean channel to use by selecting smartSelect ...

Page 15: ...te that if you are using 802 11b card it does not support WPA PSK or WPA or WPA 2 PSK or WPA 2 End of Setup Click on Reboot to save the setting and reboot the AP If you wish to discard all the setting click on Discard Click if you wish to discard changes Click to save the setting and reboot the AP ...

Page 16: ...11 of 26 7 CONFIGURATION MENU System Summary Configuration This page presents a convenient overview of the overall status of the AP The most common configuration parameters are shown here for a quick look ...

Page 17: ...ll the wireless laptop and PC connected to the AP ID of AP is the MAC address of the AP itself Any wireless computers or laptop associated with the AP will have an ID of STA System Summary Statistics This page allows you to view the packets and bytes receive and transmit by the Access Point ...

Page 18: ...e You can use this function to select a clean channel for your AP Take note that there would not be any result if the wireless function of the AP is set to disable Basic Setting SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol SNTP allows the AP to set its internal clock based on periodic updates from the specified timeserver SNTP or NTP The time is useful in the IP filter section where you can configure to bloc...

Page 19: ... computer a static IP address the gateway of your computer must be set to this IP for you to access the Internet Subnet Mask This is where you assign the corresponding subnet mask The default subnet mask is 255 255 255 0 Note When you change the LAN Setting of the AP you need to reset renew the Local computer IP address Gateway Address This displays the gateway address of your WAN as given by the ...

Page 20: ...e wireless AP The features includes as follows 1 VLAN Tagging function in Access Point mode 2 VLAN Tagging function in Ethernet Bridge mode 3 Management VLAN support for both AP and Ethernet Bridge mode VLAN mode Can be set as enabled or disabled Once the AP or Bridge is set to Enabled mode use LAN1 as your uplink port to connect to your PC for configuration use You may also set LAN1 port to have ...

Page 21: ...s the wired backbone SSID Service Set Identifier It is a sequence of characters that uniquely names a Wireless LAN This name allows PCs to connect to the correct Wireless Access Point when multiple Access Points operate in the same location The default SSID is 11g_1 Channel The radio channel number You can select channel 1 to 11 or use SmartSelect where the AP will select the cleanest channel to u...

Page 22: ...associate with AP whose MAC address is in the list It is essential to type in the MAC address of the AP without any spacing in front or behind it Wireless Isolation Selecting this option will disallow wireless clients associated with this device to communicate with each other Security Mode This section allows you to configure wireless encryption to prevent unwelcome parties from reading your traff...

Page 23: ...ys Key Entry Method Choose HEX if you want to enter the Keys in hexadecimal format Otherwise enter in ASCII format ASCII is also called Alphanumeric in some systems Use the same key format for the AP and Client Key 1 4 The Key is to be entered in the boxes The SAME Key must be entered in both the AP and Client Take note that there is a different Key length for a different number of encryption bits...

Page 24: ... use TKIP or AES for the cipher type Security Mode WPA WPA WiFi Protected Access is a standard where the Wireless Card has to authenticate to a RADIUS Server through the Access Point The Server can also manage the encryption keys such that they are changed dynamically You need to have a RADIUS Server to be able to use this feature RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address and the port of the RADIUS Serve...

Page 25: ...u can choose to use TKIP or AES for the cipher type Security Mode WPA 2 WPA 2 is the enhancement of WPA which uses the AES encryption algorithm RADIUS Server Enter the IP Address and the port of the RADIUS Server Shared Secret Enter the Shared Secret of the RADIUS Server Confirm Secret Enter the Shared Secret again to confirm ...

Page 26: ...still connect well and the mismatch may not be noticeable to most users Do not change this setting without seeking advice Slot Time Choose short or long slot time The slot time is the amount of time a device waits after a collision before retransmitting Protection Mode Select None Always or Auto Protection Type Select either CTS only or RTS CTS RTS CTS Threshold Request to Send Clear to Send The p...

Page 27: ...ble Wireless MAC Control Default Policy This policy determines whether computers whose MAC addresses are not in the table are able to access the Internet If you choose Deny All all computer associated to the AP will not be able to access the Internet other than those specified in the table MAC Address Enter the MAC address of the computer The format for the MAC address is aa bb cc dd ee ff Policy ...

Page 28: ...multicast storm Multicast Box Select a number in between 0 to 1000 F s Enable TCP Limit Selecting this option will limit the bandwidth on TCP IP data based on the number entered in the textbox TCP Limit Select a number in between 48 to 55296 Kbps Enable Upload Limit Selecting this option for bandwidth control of wireless Client uplink to AP Upload Box Select a number in between 48 to 55296 Kbps En...

Page 29: ...em Log Server Port Enter the port number the System Log Server is using Enable Local System Log Enable this feature if you do not have a System log Server The events would then be logged locally on the AP Log Management when log is full Stop Logging When this option is chosen the AP will stop logging Log Management when log is full Auto Delete The maximum number of local log entry is 200 When all ...

Page 30: ...sername and password is admin admin After every Factory Reset the AP reverts to this combination System Tools License Key This page allows you to key in the license key to enable your request for additional features requirements The license key can be obtained from our company at a certain fees and features request agreement ...

Page 31: ...l enable the SNMP feature Read Community String The SNMP Client with this passphrase will have Read access Write Community String The SNMP Client with this passphrase will have Write access System Contact Company system administrator contact System Location Company address location ...

Page 32: ...ve this Good Config into device memory Restore configuration from local device You can retrieve this Good Config if you have messed up some settings and do not know what the previous working setting is Save configuration to local PC After successfully configured the AP save this Good Config into the computer system Configuration file on local PC Browse to the location of the saved Good Config in t...

Page 33: ...rformance and add features to the product 1 The new firmware is a file name apimg1 2 Save the file in your PC 3 Browse and select the firmware file You will see the following page when firmware upgrading is successful Do not close the browser or shutdown the AP during firmware upgrading Failure to do so will cause serious damage to Access Point ...

Page 34: ...Pg 29 of 26 System Tools Reboot This page allows you to reboot the AP You must reboot the AP after you have finished configuring the AP for the new setting to take effect 8 ACCESS POINT MOUNTING GUIDE ...

Page 35: ...Pg 30 of 26 9 RJ45 ETHERNET ADAPTER WATERPROOF ASSEMBLY GUIDE ...

Page 36: ...orized Access Points and Bridge The Utility allows the devices to be monitored and configured even if they all have the same default IP Address at first boot up after installation Execution of viper Double click on the viper program quickstart exe and it is ready for use PC Requirement X86 based CPU 600Mhz above 128 MB RAM 1 5 MB hard disk space Ethernet port Wireless LAN adapter Windows 2000 and ...

Page 37: ...meters that can be changed 1 MAC ID 2 IP Address 3 Subnet Mask 4 Gateway 5 Device Name 6 Channel 7 DHCP Static IP Username and Password of Utility If the username password of the Devices have been changed the QS Utility has to be updated with the correct username and password If the username password of the QS Utility and the Device is different QS Utility will not operate as desire ...

Page 38: ...ating Changes After the necessary changes have been made the Administrator can apply the changes to the AP Check on the Reboot Checkbox and click on the Update button to reboot the device Multiple devices can be updated all at once Use ctrl left click to select multiple entries or type ctrl A to select all entries Click on Update button to begin the update process To refresh the view use the Find ...

Page 39: ...f 26 Pinging the Device The QS Utility can also be used to ping a selected Device to check the connectivity 12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT For technical support please contact the following local distributor or reseller ...

Page 40: ... loss caused by incorrect use of the AP The contents of this manual are subject to change without prior notice due to engineering improvement No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the express written consent of the Manufacturer Sample displays shown in this Manual may differ somewhat from the displays actually produced by the product User Manual may differ for different firm...