Page 3 - Wireless Multi-Function Access Point; INDEX; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point INDEX CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 An Overview of the del Wireless Multi-Function Access Point 1 1.2 Package Contents 2 1.3 Wireless Multi-Function Access Point Features 2 1.4 System Requirements 3 1.5 Setup 3 1.6 Location 4 CHAPTER 2: USING WIRELESS MULTI-FUNCT...
Page 4 - Clients; APPENDIX A: TROUBLESHOOTING; A.1 Using LEDs to Diagnose Problems; APPENDIX B: TECHNICAL FEATURES
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point 3.5.3 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 25 3.5.4 802.1x Security 26 3.5.5 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) 27 3.6 Status 28 3.6.1 Status 28 3.6.2 Wireless Statistics 29 3.6.3 Event Report 29 3.7 Clients 30 3.7.1 Wireless Clients 30 3.7.2 Access Point 30 3.8 Tools 31 3.9...
Page 5 - Copyright Statement
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point Copyright Statement No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior writing of the publisher. Windows™ ...
Page 6 - CE Mark Warning; Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point CE Mark Warning This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. CE in which Countries where the product may be used freely: Germany, UK, Italy, Spai...
Page 7 - may cause undesired operation.
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point 2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Page 8 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 1; CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 1 CHAPTER 1: Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN Access Point. This manual helps to features the innovating wireless technology that can help you build a wireless network easily! This manual contains det...
Page 9 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 2; Package Contents; WDS
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 2 mixed-mode wireless networks, and up to 50 percent greater throughput performance in 802.11g only networks. 1.2 Package Contents Unpack the package and check all the items carefully. If any item contained is damaged or missing, please contact yo...
Page 10 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 3; System Requirements
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 3 10Base-T and 100Base-TX ports is supported. An Ethernet straight or cross-over cable can be used directly, this fast Ethernet switch will detect it automatically. • Mac Filtering (ACL): Access Control function allows clients whose MAC addresses ...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 4 1.6 Location Locate an optimum location for the Wireless LAN Access Point (AP). The best place for your AP is usually the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. Try to place the AP in a position that ...
Page 12 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 5; Only use the power adapter that comes with the package.
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 5 CHAPTER 2: Using Wireless Multi-Function Access Point 2.1 Cautions for using the Wireless Multi-Function Access Point Do not place the Wireless Multi-Function Access Point under high humidity and high temperature. Do not use the same power sourc...
Page 13 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 6; LED; ” button
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 6 2.2 The Front LEDs The table below shows the LED Indicator of the Wireless Multi-Function Access Point. LED Meaning POWER This indicator lights green when the Access Point receives power. Otherwise, it turns off. LAN The indicator lights green w...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 7 jack. 2.4 Cabling The most common problem is bad cabling ora bad Wireless configuration. Make sure that all connected devices are turned on. On the front of the product is a bank of LEDs. As a first check, verify that the LAN Link, PWR and WLAN ...
Page 15 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 8; CHAPTER 3: Configuration; Before Configuration
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 8 CHAPTER 3: Configuration The Wireless Multi-Function Access Point can be configured with your Web browser. The web browser is included as a standard application in the following operation systems, UNIX, Linux, Mac OS, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me, a...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 9 3.1.1 Windows 95/98/ME 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and choose the Configuration tab. 2. Select TCP / IP -> NE2000 Compatible , or the name of any Network Interface Card (NIC) in yo...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 10 3.1.2 Windows NT4.0 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel . In the Control Panel, double- click on Network and choose the Protocols tab. 2. Select TCP/IP Protocol and click Properties . 3. Select the IP Address tab. In this page, click the ...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 11 3.1.3 Windows 2000 1. Go to Start / Settings / Control Panel. In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and Dial-up Connections. 2. Double-click LAN Area Connection . 3. In the LAN Area Connection Status window, click Properties . 4. Select...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 12 3.1.4 Windows XP 1. Go to Start / Control Panel (in Classic View). In the Control Panel, double-click on Network Connections. 2. Double-click Local Area Connection 3. In the LAN Area Connection Status window, click Properties. 4. Select Interne...
Page 20 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 13; Default Settings; LAN
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 13 3.2 Default Settings Before configurating this Wireless Multi-Function Access Point, you need to know the following default settings. User: Password: IP Adrfress ( 192.168.1.100 ) Subnet Mask( 255.255.255.0 ) Wireless: Access Point SSSID: defau...
Page 21 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 14; Accessing the Access Point Web Configurator; IP; the address location.; OK
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 14 3.3 Accessing the Access Point Web Configurator Before you configure this device, note that when the AP is configured through an Ethernet connection, make sure the manager PC must be set on same the IP network . Open Internet Explorer 5.0 or ab...
Page 22 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 15; Navigating the Access Point Web Configurator
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 15 3.3.1 Navigating the Access Point Web Configurator There are six main functions included in the left side of the main screen: Network, Security, Status, Clients, Tools and Configuration. Point the selections in the left side of the menu screen.
Page 23 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 16; Apply
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 16 3.4 Network 3.4.1 LAN Setup The LAN Setup function can configure the basic LAN setting: Dynamic (DHCP Client): Click on the Dynamic for dynamic IP address allocation from the Server PCs. Static IP: Click on the Static IP to fill up the IP Addre...
Page 24 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 17; to configure the Regulatory Domain settings. This is the channel; change region; button and a window will pop out, select the region in
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 17 3.4.2 Wireless Settings The Wireless Settings contain two settings, Radio Setting and Wireless LAN Setting. Radio Settings: to configure the Regulatory Domain settings. This is the channel selection of each country regulatory domain. Select the...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 18 Wireless LAN: to configure the wireless networking settings. 1. Wireless Network Name (SSID): . It is an ASCII string up to 32 characters used to identify a WLAN that prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. The SSID value mu...
Page 26 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 19; when enable this function, this AP will broadcast the; button to add the APs that you need; Add WDS Link; button, a window will pop out, type in the MAC
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 19 4. Broadcast SSID: when enable this function, this AP will broadcast the SSID to the stations; if the function was disable, the stations must know the AP SSID in advance. The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11g wireless devices is c...
Page 27 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 20; The normal Access Point operating mode which
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 20 To remove an AP in the WDS Link list, unclick the enable dialog box to remove the WDS Link where you set before. In Addition, make sure you configure all WDS APs to work on the same radio channel and in the same WEP key. Access Point (WDS disab...
Page 28 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 21; It is able to extend the effective range and
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 21 Repeat Mode (WDS enable): It is able to extend the effective range and coverage of the wireless network. Please make sure the SSID is the same as that AP you want to extend. Wireless LAN is Half Duplex, so one transaction pass-through 2 wireles...
Page 29 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 22; A pair of APs operating under; Remote Bridge MAC filed; of the AP that you wish to get connected. In figure an example
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 22 Wireless Bridge(WDS anable and ACL enable): A pair of APs operating under Bridge mode to act as the bridge that connect two Ethernet networks or Ethernet enabled clients together. You must make sure that the SSID and Channel is set the same as ...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 23 3.5 Security This function is used to protect wireless communication from eavesdropping. A secondary function of encryption is to prevent unauthorized access to a wireless network, and it can be achieved by using the Encryption function. This A...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 24 3.5.1 Access Control List Access Control function allows clients whose MAC addresses in the list will be able to connect to this Access Point. When this function is activate, there is no wireless clients will be able to connect to the Access Po...
Page 32 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 25; WEP is not completely secure. If possible please use WPA-PSK.; Use WEP Security; to
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 25 3.5.3 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) WEP encryption implementation was not put in place with the 802.11 standard. This means that there are about as many methods of WEP encryption as there are providers of wireless networking products. In addit...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 26 64-bits: selecting the 64bit, you must type 10 values in the following range (0~F, hexadecimal). 128-bits: selecting the 128bit, you must type 26 values in the following range (0~F, hexadecimal). 3.5.4 802.1x Security To address the shortcoming...
Page 34 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 27; Disable WPA Security:
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 27 3.5.5 Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is the newest and best available standard in Wi-Fi security. Two modes are available: Pre-Shared Key and RADIUS. Pre-Shared Key gives you a choice of two encryption methods: TKIP (...
Page 35 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 28; This screen will show the status summary of the system.
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 28 3.6 Status This function will show the statistics of the Station, Wireless Statistics and Event Reporting. 3.6.1 Status This screen will show the status summary of the system.
Page 36 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 29; This screen shows the statistics of the wireless AP.; Reset Event Log
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 29 3.6.2 Wireless Statistics This screen shows the statistics of the wireless AP. 3.6.3 Event Report This screen shows the event happened on the AP, press Reset Event Log to clear the record of the event happened.
Page 37 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 30; This function shows the list of the wireless surrounded this AP.
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 30 3.7 Clients This function shows the list of the wireless surrounded this AP. 3.7.1 Wireless Clients This function shows the list of the wireless clients that connected to this AP. 3.7.2 Access Point This function shows the list of the Wireless ...
Page 38 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 31; do not power off the AP until the
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 31 3.8 Tools This function will help you to upgrade the firmware of the AP: 1. Please download last firmware from www.atlantis-land.com 2. Press Upgrade Firmware 3. Press Next 4. Type the firmware file that you need to upgrade inside the dialog bo...
Page 39 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 32; Change password; button to activate this function.
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 32 3.9 Configurations 3.9.1 Change Password This function will help you to configure the password of the AP, type in the new password inside the New password and Confirm password dialog box, press the Change password button to activate this functi...
Page 40 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 33; APPENDIX A: Troubleshooting; The LEDs are useful aides for finding possible problem causes.; The LAN LED on the front panel does not light up.; Steps; Check for faulty Ethernet cables.
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 33 APPENDIX A: Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the corresponding remedies. A.1 Using LEDs to Diagnose Problems The LEDs are useful aides for finding possible problem causes. A.1.1 LED Power The PWR LED on the front panel...
Page 41 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 34; The WLAN LED on the front panel does not light up.; ACL; Check; Lock Access Point
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 34 A.1.3 LED WLAN The WLAN LED on the front panel does not light up. Steps CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 Press the “Reset” button on the rear panel of the AP, to set back to factory default setting. 2 Please unplug AC Adaptor and replug-it. 3 If these steps...
Page 42 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 35; If you forget the password to log in; Before configurating thisWireless Multi-Function Access Point
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 35 A.3 Login If you forget the password to log in Steps CORRECTIVE ACTION 1 The Reset function is to reset the setting back to factory default setting, once you press the “RESET” button within 10 seconds, the LED of the WLAN will turn off. And whe...
Page 43 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 36; Question; What is Spread Spectrum?; Answer
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 36 A.4 FAQ Question Can I run an application from a remote computer over the wireless network? Answer This will depend on whether or not the application is designed to be used over a network. Consult the application’s user guide to determine if it...
Page 44 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 37; What is infrastructure mode?
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 37 techniques embedded in the radio can recover the originaldata without the need for retransmission. To an unintended receiver, DSSS appears as low power wideband noise and is rejected (ignored) by most narrowband receivers. Question Would the in...
Page 45 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 38; IEEE
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 38 Question What is the IEEE 802.11g standard? Answer Approved in June, 2003 as an IEEE standard for wireless local area networks ( WLAN s), 802.11g offers wireless transmission over relatively short distances at up to 54 megabit s per second (Mbp...
Page 46 - A02-AP-W54 Pag. 39; APPENDIX B: Technical Features
Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 39 APPENDIX B: Technical Features Standards Standard: IEEE 802.11g/b IEEE 802.3u 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Advanced Wireless Distribution System (Bridge and Repeat) Intersil Prism GT Signal Type: OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)...
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Wireless Multi-Function Access Point A02-AP-W54 Pag. 40 APPENDIX C: Support If you have any problems with the WirelessMulti-Function Access Point, please consult this manual. If you continue to have problems you should contact the dealer where you bought this device. If you have any other questions ...
