Airlink101 N300 - Manuals

  6 Chapter 2 Configuring the Access Point 2.1 Installing the Access Point to Your Network Step 1 Insert the provided CD into your computer’s CD ROM drive. You will be using this computer to configure the AP. Step 2 Click Next to start the configuration. Step 3 Connect one end of a network cable to ...

  8 Step 4 Make sure the LEDs of POWER , WLAN and the LAN that is connected to the Router are lit. If not, try the above steps again. Step 5 Enter the AP’s password to log in to the AP. The default password is “admin”. It is recommended to change the AP’s password to protect your network security. P...

  15 2.2 Accessing the Access Point by Web Browser   The EZ Setup Wizard will guide you through the basic configuration for the Access Point. For more advanced settings, you will need to link to the Access Point’s Web-based Configuration Utility. Step 1 Open the web browser (i.e. Internet Explorer o...

  16 2.3 View System Status and Information After you connected to the access point by web browser, the first thing you see is ‘Status and Information’ page. All system and network related information of this access point will be displayed here. The information is very helpful when you want to know ...

  18 2.4 Select an Operating Mode for Access Point This access point can be operated in different modes; you can click ‘Basic Setting’ on the left of web management interface to select an operating mode you want to meet for different needs: You can click ‘Mode’ dropdown menu to select operating mode...

  34 You can click “Continue” to back to previous setup page to continue on other setup procedures, or click “Apply” to reboot the router so the settings will take effect (Please wait for about 30 seconds while router is rebooting). 2.5 Configure Wireless Security This wireless access point provides...

  40 2.6 Set Up MAC Filtering Another security measure you can use to keep hackers and intruders away is ‘MAC filtering’. You can pre-define a so-called ‘white-list’, which contains MAC addresses of the wireless clients you trust. All other wireless client with the MAC address which is not in your l...

  42 2.7 Configure Advanced Settings   This wireless access point has many advanced wireless features. Please note that all settings listed here are for experienced users only, if you’re not sure about the meaning and function of these settings, please don’t modify them, or the wireless performance ...

  44 2.8 Configure WPS Setting Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and this access point. You don’t have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to set up a wireless client, you only ha...

  46 2.9 Configure Radius Server   Comparing to other wireless security measures, radius server provides user-based authentication. If your wireless client supports 802.1x user authentication, you can use the ‘Radius Server’ function to use the internal mini radius server to improve security and wir...

  49 Default IP address is: 192.168.2.250 / Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, please configure the IP address to match your network setting and make sure this IP address is always unique on your network. You can press and hold ‘Reset/WPS’ button over 10 seconds to change the IP address back to default valu...

  51 2.11.2 Upgrade the Firmware for the Access Point If there are new firmware versions of this wireless access point available, you can upgrade the firmware to the latest version to get extra functions or problem fixed. To perform firmware upgrade, please click ‘Tool’ on the left menu, and the fol...

  53 Chapter 3 Troubleshooting   If you found the access point is working improperly or stop responding to you, don’t panic! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by yourself within very short time! Scenario Solution ...

  54 Appendix A - Specification Standards • IEEE 802.11b/g/n Operation Mode • 6-in-1: Access Point , Universal Repeater, AP Client, Point to Point and Point to Multi-Point Bridge WDS Bridge Antenna • 2 undetachable 3dBi dipole antennas LAN Port • 5 x 10/100Mbps Ethernet connector Security • WPA / WP...

  55 Technical Support    E-mail: [email protected] Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Website: www.airlink101.com   † The GPL open source code can be downloaded at http://www.airlink101.com/gpl/ *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE standard 802.11n specifications. Actual data thr...