Remotek WA220 Wireless LAN Access Point User Manual Users manual 2
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6. Setting Up Configurations by AP SNMP
Manager:
6.1. Connect to your AP
6.1.1. Find Access Point
Select Find Access Point on File menu. If there are other APs exists on the same
subnet, the list of the APs will appear. You can double-click on the AP to connect
to it. You can also select the AP and Click Connect to connect to it.
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6.1.2. Connect to Access Point
After Click Connect to Access Point on File menu, or after select connection
target from APs List, the “Connect to Access Point” frame will appear.
IP Address: Your AP’s IP Address.
Community: Community to connect your AP.
Authority: You can only read configurations from AP if you select
“User”. If you select “Administrator”, you can read the configurations
and also modify the configurations.
After all settings, click OK to connect to AP.
6.2. Close Connection of AP
Select Close Connection AP on File menu to disconnect the connection between
PC and AP.
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6.3. Get Statistics
After connect to AP, select Wireless Statistics or Ethernet Statistics on Info
menu. You’ll find network statistics in the frames. For default, the statistics will
not update automatically.
To enable statistics update automatically, select Options on File menu.
On Options frame, slide to decide automatically update period. Click OK to
make the setting valid.
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6.4. Modify Configurations
Most of the settings will not be downloaded to AP immediately after modifying.
You should download the settings by selecting Download Changes on File
menu to make the settings valid.
6.4.1. Modify Bridge IP Configuration
Select IP Configuration from Bridge submenu on Setup menu.
MAC Address: The MAC address of the AP. You can’t modify this field.
IP Address: AP’s IP address
IP Mask: AP’s mask
Gateway: AP’s gateway
DHCP enable: Enable DHCP client service that gets IP settings from
DHCP server.
Primary Port: Select where the DHCP server is.
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6.4.2. Modify Filtering Configuration
Select Filtering from Bridge submenu on Setup menu. If you check IP Routing,
only IP Packet will pass through AP between Ethernet and Wireless LAN.
6.4.3. Modify Privacy Options
Select Filtering from Wireless LAN submenu on Setup menu.
Key 1 ~ Key 4: Fill keys for WEP. 13 octets for 128-bit WEP, and 5
octets for 64-bit WEP.
Default Key: Select default key from Key 1 ~ Key 4.
WEP: Select WEP mode. 64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, or disable WEP.
6.4.4. Modify Wireless Operation Settings
Select Operation Settings from Wireless LAN submenu on Setup menu.
Access Point Name: Fill in User-Friendly Name.
ESSID: Fill in Access Point’s ESSID. Adaptors could roam over the APs
that have same ESSID.
Channel: Working channel through Channel 1 ~ Channel 13
Fragmentation Threshold: Packet fragment size.
RTS Threshold: RTS will not send if the packet is smaller than RTS
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Threshold.
Authentication Type:
Open System: Any adaptor could connect to AP.
Shared Key: Adaptors using shared key encryption could connect
to AP.
Both: Adaptors could connect to AP by both kind of authentication
type.
Preamble Type: Select the type of preamble field of PPDU. If select
short preamble, throughput performance will be improved.
Auto Rate Fall Back: Rate will fall back due to interferences.
Rates: Select support rates and basic rates here.
Advance: Please refer to 7. Wireless LAN AP Operation Modes.
6.4.5. Modify Authorized MAC Adresses
Select Authorized Mac Addresses from Wireless LAN submenu on Setup menu.
Different from most other configurations in Setup menu, all settings could be
valid in this frame.
Load file: You can build a text file that consists a list of MAC Addresses
Ex. 001122334455
998877665544
means 00:11:22:33:44:55 and 99:88:77:66:55:44 will be load to the
list of MAC addresses.
Download: Download MAC addresses from the list to AP.
Get: Get MAC addresses from AP to the list.
Authorization Table Enable: If checked, only devices using MAC
address in authorization table could connect to the AP.
Close: Close the Frame
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6.4.6. Traps
Select Enable SNMP Traps on Setup menu. If checked, AP SNMP Manager may
receive trap messages from AP.
When AP SNMP Manager receives trap messages from AP, ”
# <Trap
Received>
” will appear on bottom-right of AP SNMP Manager.
Select View Records on Traps menu.
You can read all traps in this frame. Click Clear to clear all traps and leave.
6.4.7. Modify Authorization Configuration
Select Authorization on Setup menu. You can change Administrator’s and
User’s communities here.
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6.5. Download Changes to AP or Refresh Setting from AP
Select Download Changes on File menu, then all settings will download to AP.
After that, AP SNMP Manager will command AP to reset.
If you want to get the original settings on AP, please select Refresh on File
menu.
6.6. Reset AP or Restore Defaults
Select Reset Device on Commands menu. The AP will be reset.
Select Restore Device on Commands menu. The AP will restore default
settings.
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7. Wireless LAN AP Operation Modes:
7.1. Wireless LAN Access Point
AP provides the capability of connecting Wireless LAN to Ethernet. Adaptors can
connect to Ethernet through AP.
7.2. AP Client
Wireless LAN AP
Host
Host
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Host
Ethernet
Adaptor
Adaptor
AdaptorWireless LAN AP
Host
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Ethernet
Adaptor
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Wireless LANAP
Host
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Ethernet A
Adaptor
Adaptor
AP Client
Ethernet B
Host
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Wireless LANAP
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Ethernet A
Adaptor
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Ethernet B
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Wireless BridgeBridge A
Host
Host
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Ethernet A
Bridge B
Ethernet B
Host
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Wireless BridgeBridge A
Host
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Ethernet A
Bridge B
Ethernet B
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AP Client could connect to the AP like an adaptor. The figure shows that
Ethernet B has connected to Ethernet A. Adaptors still could connect to the AP
that the AP Client connected to.
7.3. Bridge
Different from the AP – AP Client mode, no adapters could connect to any
bridge in bridge mode. And there are two bridge modes.
Wireless Bridge Point-to-Point
Bridge in this mode will only connect to one fixed bridge.
Wireless Bridge Point-to-Multipoint
Bridge in this mode will connect to any other bridges nearby.
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7.3.1. Bridge Connection Example 1
Bridge A and Bridge C are in Point-to-Multipoint mode, Bridge B in
Point-to-Point mode that only connect to Bridge A. In this case, Bridge A could
connect to both Bridge B and Bridge C, but Bridge C could only connect to
Bridge A.
7.3.2. Bridge Connection Example 2
If we set Bridge A to be Point-to-Point mode that only connect to Bridge B.
Bridge C can’t connect to either Bridge A or Bridge B.
Bridge A
P2M
Ethernet A
Bridge C
P2M Ethernet C
Bridge B
P2P:Bridge A Ethernet B
Bridge A
P2M
Ethernet A
Bridge C
P2M Ethernet C
Bridge B
P2P:Bridge A Ethernet B
Bridge A
P2P:Bridge B
Ethernet A
Bridge C
P2M Ethernet C
Bridge B
P2P:Bridge A Ethernet B
Bridge A
P2P:Bridge B
Ethernet A
Bridge C
P2M Ethernet C
Bridge B
P2P:Bridge A Ethernet B
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7.4. Modify Operation Mode by AP SNMP Manager
Select Operation Settings from Wireless LAN submenu on Setup menu.
Click Advanced…, Operation Mode frame will appear.
Access Point: Normal Access Point mode
Access Point Client: You have to fill AP’s BSSID in Preferred BSSID
field. And the ESSID of AP Client should be the same as AP’s.
Wireless Bridge: All Bridges should use same channel in same
connection.
Point-to-Point: You have to fill in the MAC address of the Bridge
that you want to connect.
Point-to-Multipoint: In Point-to-Multipoint mode, you don’t have
to set MAC addresses.
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8. Specification:
Standard Compatibility
IEEE802.11b, FCC, ETSI, Wi-Fi compatible
All major networking standards, including IP, IPX
Wireless Network Interface: IEEE 802.11b (CSMA/CA)
Wired Network Interface: RJ45(10Base-T)
Encryption: 64-bit WEP and 128-bit WEP
Environmental
Operating Temperature is from 32℉ to 131℉ (0℃ to 55℃)
Humidity (non-condensing): 10 to 90%
Power specification
Power Consumption: 5V±5%@800mA
Power Requirements: 110-120V/220-240V
Radio Specifications
RF Output Power: 15 dBm
Modulation Technique: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
•CCK@5Mbps/11Mpbs•DQPSK@2Mpbs•DBPSK@1Mpbs
Typical Range: *50m indoors, 100m outdoors when 11Mbps
(May vary depending on operation environment)
Frequency range: 2.4-2.4835 GHz
Number of channels
Antenna: Embedded Antenna Modulation with diversity support, gain?dB
Physical Dimensions
190*249*50mm?
Other Function
Led Indicators: Status, network activity and RF Activity