Abocom Systems AP900 802.11b+g Wireless AP(2.4GHz) User Manual

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Wireless 802.11g
Access Point
User’s Manual
Table of contents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................1
Features............................................................................................................... 1
LED Indicators................................................................................................... 2
Solid ................................................................................................................. 2
Ports on the Rear Panel ..................................................................................... 2
GETTING CONNECTED.........................................................................4
AP MODES: ............................................................................................5
CONFIGURATION VIA WEB ..................................................................6
Login.................................................................................................................... 6
Info(Information)............................................................................................... 7
Assoc(Associations)—Only for Access Point mode ......................................... 8
Wireless (Wireless Configuration).................................................................... 9
Access (Access Control)-Only for Access Point mode................................... 11
Advanced (Advanced Wireless) ...................................................................... 12
Security ............................................................................................................. 15
IP Addr (IP Address Settings) -Only for Access Point mode........................ 17
IP Address Mode ............................................................................................ 17
Access point name ......................................................................................... 18
Admin (Administration).................................................................................. 19
Change password. .......................................................................................... 19
Reboot/Reset this device................................................................................ 19
Upgrade system firmware. ............................................................................. 19
Help ................................................................................................................... 21
Introduction
The Wireless 802.11g Access Point is a 54 Mbps Access Point (AP) that can
also act as a Media Access Control (MAC) bridge between wired Local Area
Networks, and one or more LAN wireless networks. Placed anywhere along
with an Ethernet LAN, the Wireless 802.11g Access Point allows up to 200
wireless stations within its area of coverage to access transparently to the
corporate network.
Features
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High speed for wireless LAN connection, 54 Mbps.
Web browser-based configuration utility.
Wireless security of 128-bit WEP Encryption/ MAC Address Filtering
AP Visibility Modes
Firmware upgrades
Static IP Address or DHCP
Automatic Device Discovery
LED Indicators
LED Indicators on the Front Panel
LED Indicator
Status
Solid
Dim/ Flashing
Power
Glows when power is
Dim when no power is
applied to this device, the applied.
LED turns solid yellow.
Status
Normal
Flashing when upgrading
firmware.
LAN-Link
Glows when Ethernet is
connected.
Dim when no Ethernet is
connected.
Flashing when this device is
sending/receiving data
LAN-100M
Glows for 100Mbps
Ethernet connection.
Dim for 10 Mbps Ethernet
connection
LAN-Full Duplex Glows for Full duplex
mode
Dim for half duplex
WLAN-Link
Glows when this device is Dim when it is not
associated
associated
WLAN-Ready
Glows when WLAN is
connected.
Dim when no WLAN is
connected.
Flashing when trying to
connect to WLAN.
WLAN-Active
N/A
Flashing when this device is
actively sending/receiving
data over the wireless LAN
connection.
Ports on the Rear Panel
Port/button
Functions
5V DC
Connects the power adapter plug.
LAN
Connects to your LAN’s network device.
II-X
Switch this button for choosing different wiring
scheme LAN connection; Switch left to select
using a straight Ethernet cable; Switch right to
use a Crossover Ethernet cable. .
Antenna
Adjust to have better performance
Reboot
Use a pin-shape item, for example a pin tip, to
press this button to re-boot this device when the
device stop working properly. .
Getting Connected
1.
Find a Location: choose a location to place the Access Point. Usually, the
best place for the Access Point is at the center of your wireless network,
with line of straight to all your wireless stations.
2.
Adjust the Antenna: usually the higher the antenna is placed, the better
will be the performance.
3.
Connect to your local area network: connect a straight or a crossover
Ethernet cable to one of the Ethernet port of the Access Point, and the
other end to a hub or switch. (If you are using a straight Ethernet cable,
make sure the II-X button is switched right; the other way for Cross
Ethernet cable.)
4.
Power on the device: connect the included AC power adapter to the
Access Point’s power port and the other end to a wall outlet. Note: use only
the power adapter that provided with the Access Point. Using a different
power adapter may cause permanent damage to the device.
AP MODES:
This device is shipped with configuration that can be utilized right out of the
box. The default configuration is as a AP/bridge depending on your purchase. If
you want to change the settings in order to perform more advanced
configuration or just configure into the other mode, namely Access Point to
bridge or the other way, you can use the web-based utility provided by the
manufacturer as described below.
Configuration via Web
Login
Open the browser, enter the local port IP address of the Device (default at
192.168.1. 240), and click “Go” to get the login page.
The user name and password are not required and should be left blank for the
first-time login. Just click OK to enter.
Info(Information)
The setup home page will display the information about the current settings of
this access point.
Assoc(Associations)—Only for Access Point mode
This page shows the MAC addresses of devices connected to this Wireless
802.11g Access Point.
Wireless (Wireless Configuration)
Here you can set/change wireless configuration including visibility status,
PHY profiles, SSID, channel, transmission rate … etc. See the description
that comes after each function.
When you are done with the change, remember to restart this access point to let
the new settings take effect.
Visibility Status
If you select invisible, this AP can not be
detected by wireless sniffers; which means
all the wireless clients can not associated to
this AP unless they know/use the SSID.
PHY Profiles
You can select different wireless networking
hardware (PHY) to meet your wireless
environment or for optimal performance.
You can thus choose from the list.
Wireless Network Name (SSID)
The SSID is the unique name shared among
all points in your wireless network. The
name must be identical for all devices and
points attempting to connect to the same
network.
Channel
Shows the selected channel that is currently
in use. (There are 14 channels available,
depending on the country.)
Transmission rate (Mbps)
Shows the current transfer rate
There are Best (Automatic), Fixed 1, 2, 5.5,
6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54Mbps. )
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Access (Access Control)-Only for Access Point mode
This AP provides MAC Address filtering, which prevents the unauthorized
MAC Addresses from accessing your Wireless LAN.
Once you check to enable access control, only MAC addresses entered in
following fields are allowed to associate to this AP.
Note:
1. You can enter 16 MAC Addresses to associate to this AP.
2. You can copy the MAC addresses shown on the Station List and past them
to the MAC address table to save the effort of typing and avoid typo as well.
Figure: Access Control
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Advanced (Advanced Wireless)
Maximum associated stations
200
Fragmentation threshold
To fragment MSDU or MMPDU into small
sizes of frames for increasing the reliability
of frame (The maximum value of 2346
means no fragmentation is needed)
transmission. The performance will be
decreased as well, thus a noisy environment
is recommended.
RTS Threshold
RTS (Request To Send) is a control frame
sent from the transmitting station to the
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receiving station requesting permission to
transmit. This value is recommended to
remain at its default setting of 2432. Should
you encounter inconsistent data flow, only
minor modifications of this value are
recommended.
Beacon period
This is also called Beacon Interval. This
value indicates the frequency interval of the
beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the
AP to synchronize the wireless network. The
default value is 100.
DTIM interval
DTIM stands for Delivery Traffic Indication
Message. A DTIM is a countdown field
informing clients of the next window for
listening to broadcast and multicast messages.
When the access point has buffered broadcast
or multicast message for associated clients, it
sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval
value. Access Point clients hear and awaken
to receive the broadcast and multicast
messages.
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Maximum burst time
The amount of time the radio will be reserved
to send data without requiring an
ACK. Adding a burst time should help
throughput for 802.11g clients when AP is
running in mixed mode. This number is in
units of microseconds. A typical value would
be 1000 microseconds. When this number is
zero, bursting is disabled.
Enable PSM buffer
PSM stands for Power Save
Mechanisms. Turn this on to enable support
for stations in power save mode.
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Security
Here you can enable the WEP and set the WEP key, if you enable the WEP, the
client PC also need to set the WEP key.
Enable WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be
used to ensure the security of your wireless network.
The window allows you to set to 64bit or 128bit
Encryption (WEP) by using either Passphrase or
Manual Entry methods.
Note: To allow Decryption and communication, all
wireless devices must share the identical encryption
key on the same network.
WEP key lengths
Select between 64-bit and 128-bit.
WEP key
You can enter WEP key here or use the default
settings shown in the next field.
Default WEP key to use
Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only
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the key you select it in the “Default WEP key to use”
will take effect.
Deny unencrypted data
To access this wireless network clients are required to
use encryption. This should be checked together with
the item “Enable WEP”.
Authentication
The authentication mode defines configuration
options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify
identity and access privileges of roaming wireless
network cards. You may choose between Open,
Shared Authentication, and Both.
If the Access Point is using "Open Authentication”,
then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the
same authentication mode.
Shared Authentication is when both the sender and
the recipient share a secret key.
Select Both for the network adapter to select the
Authentication mode automatically depending on the
Access Point Authentication mode.
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IP Addr (IP Address Settings) -Only for Access Point
mode
Set the management IP for the Wireless 802.11g Access Point, the default IP
address is 192.168.1.240.
IP Address Mode
If you select DHCP, DHCP server will automatically assign IP
addresses to this device. And the fields that follow will be grayed out
and need no settings. If, otherwise you select Static, you will have to
manually set the device IP address.
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Access point name
You can name this Access Point for identification. You can leave it blank
without entering anything. However, the name for the access point will be
useful for identification especially when there are more than on Access Points in
your wireless network.
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Admin (Administration)
In this Administration page, you can
Change password.
The device has no password at default. It is recommended that you set a
password to ensure that no one can adjust the device’s settings;
To set/change password:
1. Enter your password to the first password box.
2. Enter the password again in the next box to confirm.
3.
Click SAVE to save the setting.
Reboot/Reset this device.
By Reboot, the device will re-boot itself and while still keep your
original settings. You will probably do this if problems occur with this
Access Point.
By Reset, the device will reset itself to the factory default settings.
(Note that all your original settings will be replaced by factory
default settings.)
Upgrade system firmware.
To upgrade system firmware,
1. You will have to download the file to your computer.
2. Enter the file name and path in the field next to the Browse button. Or
you can click Browse to find the file you previously downloaded.
3. Click the Upload button to start upgrading. Wait for about 1 minute for
the upgrade.
4. When the firmware upgrade is complete, remember to reboot the
device.
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Help
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Bridge MODES:
Info(Information)
The setup home page will display the information about the current settings of
this access point.
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Wireless (Wireless Configuration)
Here you can set/change wireless configuration including visibility status,
PHY profiles, SSID, channel, transmission rate … etc. See the description
that comes after each function.
When you are done with the change, remember to restart this access point to let
the new settings take effect.
Wireless Mode
Infrastructure mode: to connect to a AP
Ad-hoc mode to connect to other bridge
station.
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Wireless Network Name (SSID)
The SSID is the unique name shared among
all points in your wireless network. The
name must be identical for all devices and
points attempting to connect to the same
network.
Channel
Select channel that is currently in use.
(There are 14 channels available, depending
on the country.) only for Ad-hoc mode
Transmission rate (Mbps)
Shows the current transfer rate
There are Best (Automatic), Fixed 1, 2, 5.5,
6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54Mbps. )
PHY Profiles
You can select different wireless networking
hardware (PHY) to meet your wireless
environment or for optimal performance.
You can thus choose from the list.
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Security
Here you can enable the WEP and set the WEP key, if you enable the WEP, the
client PC also need to set the WEP key.
Enable WEP
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption can be
used to ensure the security of your wireless network.
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The window allows you to set to 64bit or 128bit
Encryption (WEP) by using either Passphrase or
Manual Entry methods.
Note: To allow Decryption and communication, all
wireless devices must share the identical encryption
key on the same network.
Default WEP key to use
Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only
the key you select it in the “Default WEP key to use”
will take effect.
Deny unencrypted data
To access this wireless network clients are required to
use encryption. This should be checked together with
the item “Enable WEP”.
Authentication
The authentication mode defines configuration
options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify
identity and access privileges of roaming wireless
network cards. You may choose between Open,
Shared Authentication, and Both.
If the Access Point is using "Open Authentication”,
then the wireless adapter will need to be set to the
same authentication mode.
Shared Authentication is when both the sender and
the recipient share a secret key.
Select Both for the network adapter to select the
Authentication mode automatically depending on the
Access Point Authentication mode.
WEP key lengths
Select between 64-bit and 128-bit.
WEP key
Enter WEP key here .
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Advanced (Advanced Wireless)
Clonling mode
WLAN Card :
set MAC address by internal MAC address,
Ethernet Client:
Set MAC address as the first LAN client.
Fragmentation threshold
To fragment MSDU or MMPDU into small
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sizes of frames for increasing the reliability
of frame (The maximum value of 2346
means no fragmentation is needed)
transmission. The performance will be
decreased as well, thus a noisy environment
is recommended.
RTS Threshold
RTS (Request To Send) is a control frame
sent from the transmitting station to the
receiving station requesting permission to
transmit. This value is recommended to
remain at its default setting of 2432. Should
you encounter inconsistent data flow, only
minor modifications of this value are
recommended.
Maximum burst time
The amount of time the radio will be reserved
to send data without requiring an ACK.
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Admin (Administration)
In this Administration page, you can
Change device name.
This is the name that the bridge will use to identify itself to external
configuration and IP-address-finding programs. It is okay to leave this
blank if you are not using these programs
IP address setting.
Set the IP address for this device or use dhcp to get a ip for this device.
Change password.
The device has no password at default. It is recommended that you set a
password to ensure that no one can adjust the device’s settings;
To set/change password:
4. Enter your password to the first password box.
5. Enter the password again in the next box to confirm.
6.
Click SAVE to save the setting.
Reboot/Reset this device.
By Reboot, the device will re-boot itself and while still keep your
original settings. You will probably do this if problems occur with this
Access Point.
By Reset, the device will reset itself to the factory default settings.
(Note that all your original settings will be replaced by factory
default settings.)
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Upgrade system firmware.
To upgrade system firmware,
5. You will have to download the file to your computer.
6. Enter the file name and path in the field next to the Browse button. Or
you can click Browse to find the file you previously downloaded.
7. Click the Upload button to start upgrading. Wait for about 1 minute for
the upgrade.
8. When the firmware upgrade is complete, remember to reboot the
device.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
INTERFERENCE STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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 is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:
-- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
-- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
-- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
-- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this
device could void
the user's authority to operate the equipment.
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement
This 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 20cm between the radiator and your body.

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