Billion Electric Company BiPAC 3100SN manual

User Manual Last revised on Sep 2010 BiP AC 3100SN Wireless-N W all Plug Ethernet Access Point FW Version 1.06k-c[...]

Safety W arnings 1. Do not use the adapter in high humidity or high temperature environment. 2. Do not open or repair the case yourself. 3. Avoid using this product and all its accesories outdoor . 4. Place the adapter on a stable surface. 5. Plug your Ethernet Access Point device directly to the AC outlet on the wall. It is best to avoid using ext[...]

T able of Contents Chapter 1: Product ............................................................................ 1 1.1 Introduction ........................................................................... 1 1.2 Features ................................................................................ 2 Chapter 2: Installing the Adapter ........[...]

4.3.1 Basic Wireless Settings ............................................................ 26 4.3.2 Wireless Security/Encryption Settings ..................................... 30 4.3.2.1 Secuirty Mode ..................................................................................... 31 4.3.3 Advanced Wireless Settings ...........................[...]

1 Chapter 1: Product 1.1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing BiP AC 3100SN Wireless-N W all Plug Ethernet Access Point. Y our new device is an unit that extends your wireless coverage. BiP AC 3100SN can be used to bridge Ethernet devices such as modems, routers, PCs, set-top-boxes, and game consoles, allowing users to share network access via exi[...]

1.2 Features • Provides physical layer data rate of up to 300Mbps over wireless • Deliver up to 6 times speed and extended 3 times wireless coverage of a 802.11b/g network de - vice • WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) for easy setup • Auto channel select • Supports Triple Play applications such as IPTV, VoIP and high-speed Internet access • S[...]

Chapter 2: Installing the Adapter 2.1 Package Content • BiPAC 3100SN Wireless-N Wall Plug Ethernet Access Point • Quick Start Guide • CD (containing user manual and QSG) • Ethernet (CAT-5 LAN) cable 3[...]

4 2.2 Device Overview The Description of each labeled part is described in the table below . WLAN LED Lit green when the wireless function is enabled. Blinking when data is transmitted or received via WLAN . Blinking quickly when WPS is proceeded. Power LED Lit green when the device is power on. Lit off when po wer is of f. ETH (Ethernet Link/Act) [...]

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6 2.3 Hardware Installation Refer to the following diagrams and instructions to install the clip with BiP AC 3100SN: Example 1: EU clip • Please check the lock instruction on your clip. • If you got the “Triangle Lock”, refer to right diagram.[...]

Example 2: UK clip • Please check the lock instruction on your clip. • If you got the “Circle Lock”, refer to right diagram. 7[...]

8 2.4 Connecting the Access Point It is easy to connect BiP AC 3100SN simply by performing the following instructions: 2.4.1 Power Connection Plug BiP AC 3100SN into the wall outlet/socket. 2.4.2 LAN & Wireless Connection Connect the supplied RJ-45 Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on BiP AC 3100SN and the other side to the device’s Etherne[...]

2.4.3 Product Application 9[...]

Chapter 3: Basic Network Installation The Ethernet Access Point can be congured through your w eb browser . A web browser is included as a standard application in the following operating systems: Linux, Mac OS, Windows 98/NT/2000/ XP/Me/Vista/7, etc. The product provides a n easy and user-friendly interface for conguration. P lease check your[...]

3.1 Network Conguration 3.1.1 Conguring PC in Windows 7 1. Go to Start. Click on Control Panel. 2. Then click on Network and Internet. 3. When the Network and Sharing Center window pops up, select and click on Change adapter settings on the left window panel. 4. Select the Local Area Connection, and right click the icon to select Properties. [...]

12 5. Select Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4) then click Properties. 6. In the TCP/IPv4 properties window , click Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server address radio buttons. Then click OK to exit the setting. 7. Click OK again in the Local Area Connection Properties window to apply the new conguration.[...]

3.1.2 Conguring PC in Windows V ista 1. Go to Start. Click on Network. 2. Then click on Network and Sharing Center at the top bar . 3. When the Network and Sharing Center window pops up, select and click on Manage network connections on the left window column. 4. Select the Local Area Connection, and right click the icon to select Properties. 13[...]

5. Select Internet Protocol V ersion 4 (TCP/IPv4) then click Properties. 6. In the TCP/IPv4 properties window , click Use the following IP address and Use the following DNS server address radio buttons. Then click OK to exit the setting. 7. Click OK again in the Local Area Connection Properties window to apply the new conguration. 14[...]

3.1.3 Conguring PC in 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 Local Area Connection Status window , click Properties. 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 5. Click Use the following IP address a[...]

3.1.4 Conguring PC in Windows 2000 1. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel. In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and Dial-up Connections. 2. Double-click Local Area Connection. 3. In the Local Area Connection Status window click Properties. 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 5. Click Use the following IP [...]

3.1.5 Conguring PC in Windows 95/98/Me 1. Go to Start > Settings > Control Panel. In the Control Panel, double-click on Network and choose the Conguration tab. 2. Select TCP/IP > NE2000 Compatible, or the name of your Network Interface Card (NIC) in your PC. 3. Click Specify an IP address radio button. 4. Click OK to nish the con?[...]

3.1.6 Conguring PC in 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. Click Specify an IP address radio button. 4. Click OK to nish the conguration. 18[...]

3.2 Factory Default Settings Before conguring your adapter , you need to know the following default settings. Web Interface (Username and Password) Username: admin Password: admin The default username and password are “ admin ” and “ admin ” respectively . Device LAN IP settings IP Address: 192.168.1.253 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 19[...]

3.3 Internet Access Conguration T o congure this device for internet access, you must have IE 5.0 / Netscape 4.5 or above installed on your computer . There is basically one way to congure your device before you are able to connect to the internet: Web Interface . Conguration of this method will be discussed in detail in the following s[...]

21 Chapter 4: Conguration Once you have logged on to your adapter GUI via your web browser , you can begin to congure the device according to your needs. On the conguration homepage, the left navigation pane provides the links to different setup pages. They are: ♣ Status (Status / Statistic) ♣ LAN Setting (LAN Setup) ♣ Wireless Setti[...]

22 4.1 Status 4.1.1 Status ● System Information Model Name: Displays the model name. Firmware V ersion: Displays the rmware version for this device. System Up Time: Records system up-time. Home URL: Displays the Internet address for vendor . Click to open the home page of Billion website. ● LAN LAN IP Address: The current IP on this device. [...]

23 4.1.2 Statistic ● Memory Memory total: Displays the total memory size of the device (in bytes). Memory left: Displays the amount of memory left (in bytes). ● LAN LAN Rx packets: Displays the number of received packets. LAN Rx bytes: Displays the received packet trafc (in bytes). LAN Tx packets: Displays the number of transfered packets. L[...]

24 4.2 LAN Setting 4.2.1 LAN ● IP Address: Enter the preferred IP address. Default is 192.168.1.253. ● Subnet Mask: Enter the preferred subnet mask. Default is 255.255.255.0. ● LAN2: This function enables the creation of multiple virtual IP interfaces for this device. It helps to connect two or more local networks to the ISP or remote node. I[...]

25 4.3 Wireless Settings When you click this item, the column will expand to display the sub-items that will allow you to congure your wireless settings. Y ou will see the following ve items: ● Basic ● Security ● Advanced ● WPS ● AP Client ● Station List The function of each conguration sub-item is described in the following se[...]

26 4.3.1 Basic-Basic Wireless Settings Wireless Network ● Wireless Service: Default setting is Enable. If you do not have any wireless, select Disable. ● Wireless Mode: The default setting is 1 1b+g+n mixed mode . Y ou can adjust the wireless mode depend on your system or enviornment. ● SSID1: The SSID is the unique name of a wireless access [...]

● Multiple SSID Service: Y ou can select Disable,or 1, 2, 3 Extension SSID to be available at the same time. There are totaly four SSID extensions for you to set. ● Multiple SSID isolation: If you enable this function, each SSID can not forward packet each other . ● Client Isolation: The selection of SSIDs will depend on the Multiple SSID Ser[...]

28 Wireless Distribution System (WDS) It is a wireless access point mode that enables wireless link and communication with other access points. It is easy to install simply by dening the peer ’ s MAC address of the connected AP . WDS takes advantage of the cost saving and flexibility which no extra wireless client device is required to bridge [...]

29 Bridge Mode ● Bridge Mode : Select Bridge Mode from the WDS Mode drop-down menu. In this case, AP will not send beacon out and deal with probe request packets , so that wireless client will not be possible to connect with this device. The device can use complete bandwidth of WDS connection. ● Phy Mode: This eld is available when Bridge Mo[...]

30 4.3.2 Security-Wireless Security/Encryption Settings Select SSID ● SSID choice: Select the SSID which you want to congure from the SSID list. SSID1:Billion-3100SN ● Security Mode: Y ou can disable or enable the wireless security function using WEP or WP A for wireless network protection. The default mode of wireless security is disabled. [...]

4.3.2.1 Secuirty Mode There are six Security Modes to be selected: WEP OPEN, WEP SHARED, WEP AUT O, WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK, WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK mixed mode. WEP OPEN / WEP SHARED / WEP AUTO ● Security Mode: Select WEP OPEN, WEP SHARED or WEP AUTO from the drop-down menu. ● Encryption T ype: Only be available in WEP SHARED mode. Y ou can select WEP o[...]

WP A-PSK / WP A2-PSK / WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK mix mode WP A ● Security Mode: Select WP A-PSK, WP A2-PSK or WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK mix mode from the drop-down menu. The encryption key should be entered in PSK (Pre-Shared Key) ● WP A Algorithms: There are 3 types of the TKIP , AES & TKIP/AES mix mode (not available in WP A-PSK mode). ● TKIP / AES: [...]

4.3.3 Advanced-Advanced W ireless Settings Advanced Settings ● Tx Power: Tx Power measurement enhances the wireless transmission signal strength. Y ou can adjust this power level from minimum (0) to maximum (100). Default is 100. ● Tx Burst: This feature is used to activate the transmitted time slot to increase transmission throughput. Default [...]

34 4.3.4 WPS-Wi-Fi Protected Setup WPS feature is designed to ease security setup and enabled WiFi networks in small ofces or home. It helps you to set a network and enable security by entering a PIN or pushing the WPS button. WPS Cong ● WPS Service: Default setting is Disable. If you want to activate this function, please select Enable and[...]

WPS Summary ● WPS Current Status: Displays the WPS status. ● WPS Congured: Displays the current WPS conguration status ● WPS SSID: Displays the WPS network name. ● WPS Authentication Mode: Displays the authentication mode for WPS. ● WPS Encryption T ype: Displays the encryption type for WPS. ● WPS Default Key Index: Displays the D[...]

4.3.5 AP Client The AP Client provides the new function of wireless client for AP . It not only enables one AP to connect to another one within its wireless coverage but keeps its original AP function at the same time. The use of AP client is more convenient than that of WDS for AP connections. Just choose the specied AP which you want to connec[...]

37 4.3.6 Station List The Station List displays the Wireless Network information. Wireless Network ● MAC Address: The MAC address of the wireless station which connected to the AP . ● Aid: The association ID. ● PSM: The power save mode. ● MimoPS: The MIMO power save mode. MIMO, Multiple-input and multiple-output, is the use of multiple ante[...]

38 4.4 Administration 4.4.1 System Management Administrator Settings ● Account: Y ou are allowed to set your own account name. Default is admin. ● Password: Y ou are allowed to set your own password. Default is admin. ● Click Apply to save the change.[...]

39 4.4.2 Firmware Upgrade Upgrading the newly improved version of the rmware allows you to use newly integrated features. Firmware Upgrade ● Location: Click Browse to select the new rmware image le you have downloaded to your PC. Once the correct le is selected, click Apply to update the rmware of your device. Note: DO NOT perform [...]

40 4.4.3 Settings Management These functions allow you to save a backup of the current conguration of your device to a dened location on your PC, to restore a previously saved conguration, and to restart your device with the factory default settings . This is useful if you wish to experiment with dif ferent settings, knowing that you have [...]

41 4.4.4 Restart These functions allow you to restart the device to factory default setting after you have accidentally changed your settings that may result in undesirable outcome. Restart ● Restart device with Factory Default Settings or Current Settings to determine how the AP will restart. Click the Restart button to restart your device. The [...]

42 Chapter 5: T roubleshooting If your device does not function properly , please refer to the suggested solutions provided in this chapter . If your problems persist or the suggested solutions do not meet your needs, please kindly contact your service provider or Billion for support. Problems with the device Problem Suggested Solutions I forgot my[...]

43 Appendix: Product Support & Contact If you come across any problems please contact the dealer from where you purchased your product. Contact Billion MAC OS is a registered T rademark of Apple Computer , Inc. Windows 98, Windows NT , Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP , Windows V ista and Windows 7 are registered T rademarks of Microsoft Co[...]