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Federal Communication Commission Interference S t atement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These lim its are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence in a residential installation. This equipment generates, u[...]

Any changes or modifications not expre ssly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the author ity to operate equipm ent. Federal Communication Commissi on (FCC) Radiation Exposure St atement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possi bility of excee[...]

R&TTE Compliance S t atement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal Equipm ent and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and repl aces in the directive[...]

C A T A L O G Chapter I: Pr oduct Information ................................................................1  1-1 Product Introduction ........................................................................................ 1  1-2 Safety Information ...........................................................................................[...]

2-10-2 IP Address of the W ireless Access Point ...................................................... 60  2-10-3 DHCP Server ................................................................................................ 62  Chapter III: Advanced Configura tion ....................................................64  3-1 Configuration Bac[...]

1 Chapter I: Pr oduct Information 1-1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing this wire less access point! W ith this high cost-effici ency wirele ss access point, computers and wireless devices which are compatible with 802.1 1 Dr aft-N can connect to existing wired Ethernet network via this wireless access point, at the speed of 300Mbps. Ea[...]

2 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of user s and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This access point is designed fo r indoor use only; DO NOT place this access point outdoor . 2. DO NOT put this access point at or near hot or humid places, like kitchen or bathroom. Also, do not left this access p[...]

3 1-3 System Requirements z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card. z Web browser ( Microsof t Internet Explor er 4.0 or above, Netscape Navigator 4.7 or above, Opera web browser , or Safari web browser). z An available AC power so cket (100 – 240 V , 50/60Hz)[...]

4 1-4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this acce ss point, please check if there’ s anything missing in the package, and c ontact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items: □ W ireless Access point (main body , 1 pcs) □ 3dBi Dipole Antenna (2 pcs) □ QIG(1 pcs) □ A/C power adapter (1 pcs) □ CD[...]

5 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless access point Fr ont Panel LED Name Light Status Description PWR On The access point is switched on and correctly powered. On W ireless WPS m ode is enabled. Off W ireless network is switched off. WLAN Flashing W ireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data). On LAN port is connected Off LAN port is not [...]

6 Back Panel z Antenna Connector Item Name Description Antenna 2 reserve SMA antenna connect ors for screwing 3dBi detachable antennas enclosed with the product. Utilizing the MIMO technology , two antennas (Antenna A and C) are for signal transmitting and all three ante nnas are for signal receiving. Power Power connector , connects to A/C power a[...]

7 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Installing the access point to your Network Please follow the following instructi on to build the network connection between your new wirele ss access point and your computers, network devices: 1. Connect the access point to ADSL modem, router , or switch/hub in your network through the LAN port of the acc[...]

8 2-2 Connecting to wireless access point by web br owser After the network connection is bu ilt, the next step you should do is setup the access point with proper network parameters, so it can work properly in your network environment. Before you can connect to the acce ss point and start configuration procedures, your computer must be able to get[...]

9 2. Select ‘Specify an IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

10 2-2-2 W indows 2000 IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Area Connection, and Local Ar ea Connection Properties window will appear . Select ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, then[...]

11 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

12 2-2-3 W indows XP IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Network Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Lo cal Area Connection S tatus window will appear , and then click ?[...]

13 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

14 2-2-4 W indows V ista IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower - left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click V iew Network S tatus and Ta s k s , then click Manage Network Connections.. Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Pr operties’ . Local Area Connection Pr operties window wi[...]

15 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

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17 2-2-5 Connecting to W eb Manageme nt Interface All functions and settings of this acce ss point must be configured via web management interface. Please st art your web browser , and input ‘192.168.2.1’ in address bar , then press ‘Enter ’ key . The following message should be shown: Please input user name and password in the field respec[...]

18 NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you’re being prompted to input user name and p assword again, it means you didn’t input username and p assw ord correctly . Please retype user name and p assw ord again. If you’re cert ain about the user name and p assw ord you type are correct, please go to ‘4-2 T roubleshooting[...]

19 2-3 V iew System Status and Information After you connected to the access point by web browser , the first thing you see is ‘Status and Inform ation’ pa ge. All system and network related information of this access point will be displayed here. The information is very helpful when you want to know the detailed information of your access poin[...]

20 this wir eless access point) Channel Number Displays curr ent wir eless channel number Security Displays curr ent wir eless security setting BSSID Displays curr ent BSSID (a set of unique identification name of this access point, it can not be modified by user) Associated Clients Displays the number of connected wir eless client IP Addr ess Disp[...]

21 2-4 Select an Operating M ode for W ireless Access Point This access point can be operated in different m odes; you can click ‘Basic Setting’ on the left of web management interface to select an operating mode you want to meet for dif ferent needs: Y ou can click ‘Mode’ dropdown menu to select operating mode, and there are 6 operating mo[...]

22 AP Bridge-WDS This mode is similar to ‘AP Bridge to Multi-Point’, but access point is not work in bridge-dedicated mode, and will be able to accept wir eless clients while the access point is working as a wir eless bridge. Universal Repeater This pr oduct c an act as a wir eless range extender that will help you to extend the networking wir [...]

23 2-4-1 AP Mode This is the most common mode. When in AP mode, this access point acts as a bridge between 802.1 1b/g/Dr aft-N wireless devices and wired Ethernet network, and exch ange data between them. When you select ‘AP’, the following options will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wir eless ba[...]

24 up to four SSIDs can be set. If you want to configur e additional SSIDs, please click this button. For detailed descriptions of the function, please r efer to Section 2-4-1-1. Channel Number Please select a channel numbe r you wish to use. If you know a certain channel number is being used by other wir eless access points nearby , please re f r [...]

25 2-4-1-1 Multiple ESSID This access point supports four SSID s. Except the main SSID (It can be configure in Basic Setting page), you can configure another three of SSIDs here. W ith different SSIDs, you ca n separate the wi reless networks with different SSID nam e, wireless se curity , WMM, and VLAN settings. Here are descriptions of every setu[...]

26 your wir eless access point (set the option to ‘Disable’), so only people those who know the ESSID of your wir eless access point can get connected. WMM WMM (W i-Fi Multimedia) technology , which can impr ove the performance of certain network applications, like audio/video str eaming, network telephony (V oIP), and othe rs. When you enable [...]

27 Band Please select the wir eless band you wish to use. By selecting differ ent band setting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless client of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless clients using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft-N, or 802.1 1g) will be able to connect to [...]

28 Auto MAC Clone If this function is enabled, the access point will automatically clone the MAC addr ess of the wir eless clients which is the first one to associate to the access point while the access point is power ed on. After you finish with setting, pleas e click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this mes[...]

29 2-4-2-1 W ireless Site Survey The table will list the access points n earby as the access point is set to Station m ode; you can select one of the access points to associate. Here are descriptions of every setup item: Select Click the radio button to select the access point. Channel Display to channel num ber of the access point. SSID Display th[...]

30 Connection Select an access point and click this button to choose the network. The SSID name of the access point you have selected will be displayed in the Main SSID in the Basic Setting page. 2-4-3 AP Bridge-Point to Point Mode In this mode, this wireless access poi nt will connect to another wireless access point which uses the same mode , and[...]

31 (G), only wir eless clients using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft-N, or 802.1 1g) will be able to connect to this access point. If you select 2.4GHz (B +G), then only wir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N[...]

32 2-4-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode In this mode, this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses the same mode , and all wired Ethernet clients of every wireless access points will be connected together . Y ou can use this mode to connect a network to other networks which is physically isolated. Ple[...]

33 clients using 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N clients to connect to this access point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N). Channel Number Please select a channel num ber you wish to use. The channel number must be same with another wir eless access point you[...]

34 2-4-5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode In this mode, this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses the same mode , and all wired Ethernet clients of every wireless access points will be connected together . Y ou can use this mode to connect a network to other networks which is physically isolated. When you use this mo[...]

35 If you select 2.4GHz (B +G), then only wir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N clients to connect to this access point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N). MAIN ESSID Please input the E SSID (the name used to identify this wir eless access po[...]

36 When you see this messa ge, the settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. 2-4-6 Universal Repeater In this mode, the access poin[...]

37 Band Please select the wir eless band you wish to use. By selecting differ ent band setting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless client of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B), 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless clients using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft-N, or 802.1 1g) will be able to connect to [...]

38 Site Survey T able” will pop up. It will list all available access points near by . Y ou can select one access point in the table and the access point will join wir eless LAN thr ough this access point. Please go to Section 2-4-2-1 for mor e information about the ‘W ir eless Site Survey T able’. After you finish with setting, pleas e click[...]

39 2-5 WPS Setting W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and this access point. Y ou don’ t have to select encryption mode and input a long encryption passphrase every time when you need to setup a wireless clie nt, you only have to press a button on wireless client and this access p[...]

40 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Enable WPS Check this box to enable or disable WPS function W i -Fi Pr otected Setup Information All information r elated to WPS will be displayed her e, they’r e helpful when you’r e setting up connections by WPS. WPS S tatus: Displays WPS status. If data encryption settings of this access point ha[...]

41 displayed her e. If you don’ t enable security function of the access point befor e WPS is activated, the access point will auto set the security to WP A (AES) and generate a set of passphrase key for WPS connection. Passphrase Key: Displa ys the WP A passphrase her e, all characters will be r eplaced by asterisk for security r eason. If encry[...]

42 2-6 Advanced W ireless 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 will be reduced. Y ou can click ‘Advanced Setti[...]

43 default value is 100 DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wir eless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’ t know what it is, default value is 3 Data Rate Set the wir eless data transfer rate to a certain value. Since most of wir e less devices will negotiate with each other and pick a pr oper data transfer rate automatically , it’ s n[...]

44 radio signal collisio ns between 802.1 1b and 802.1 1g wir eless access points. It’ s r ecommended to set this option to ‘Auto’. TX Power Y ou can set the outpu t power of wir eless radio. Unless you’r e using this wir eless access point in a r eally big space, you may not have to set output power to 100%. This will enhance security (mal[...]

45 2-7 W ireless Security This wireless access point provides many types of wireless security (wireless data encryption). When you use data encryption, data transferred by radio signals in the air will become unreadable for those people who don’t know correct encr yption key (encryption password). There are two ways to set wireless security: 1. C[...]

46 There are four types of security level you can select: Disable (no security - data encryption disabled), WEP , WP A Pre-shared Key , and WP A Radius. Please refer to the following sections for detailed instructions. Please remember it’ s very important to set wireless security settings properly! W ithout a proper setting, h ackers and intruder[...]

47 2-7-1 Disable Security Select the SSID you wish to config ure. When you select ‘Disable’, wireless encryption for the network is disabled. After you finish with setting, pleas e click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this messa ge, the settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’[...]

48 2-7-2 WEP WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) is a common encryption mode, it’ s safe enough for home and personal use. Bu t if you need higher level of security , please consider using WP A encryption (see next Section). However , some wireless clients don’ t support WP A, but only support WEP , so WEP is still a good choice for you if you have[...]

49 Default Tx Key Y ou can set up to four sets of WEP key , and you can decide which key is be ing used by default her e. If you don’ t know which one you should use, select ‘Key 1’. Encryption Key 1 to 4 Input WEP key characte rs her e, the number of characters must be the same as the number displayed at ‘Key Format’ field. Y ou can use [...]

50 2-7-3 WP A Pre-shared Key WP A Pre-shared key is the safest encryption method currently , and it’ s recommended to use this encryption me thod to ensure the safety of your data. When you select ‘WP A pre-shared key’ as encryption type, the following messages will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup item: WP A Unicast Cipher [...]

51 When you see this messa ge, the settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

52 2-7-4 WP A RADIUS WP A Radius is the com bination of WP A encryption method and RADIUS user authentication. If you have a RA DIUS authentication server , you can check the identify of every wire less client by user database. When you select ‘WP A RADIUS’ as encryption type, the following messages will be displayed: Here are descriptions of e[...]

53 When you see this messa ge, the settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

54 2-8 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 ‘Rad ius Server ’ function to use the internal mini radius server to improve security and wireless user control. The internal radius server only suppo[...]

55 input username, passwor d, r e-type passwor d in corr esponding field, and click ‘Add’ button to add the user to radius server database. Y ou can click ‘Reset’ to clear the t ext you typed in above thr ee fields. All curr ent radius users w ill be listed her e. If you want to delete one or mor e users, check ‘Select’ box of that user[...]

56 other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

57 2-9 MAC Filtering Another security measure you can use to keep hackers and intruders away is ‘MAC filtering’. Y ou can pre-defi ne a so-called ‘white-list’, which contains MAC addresses of the wire less clients you tr ust. All other wireless client with the MAC address which is not in your list will be denied by this wireless access poin[...]

58 Access Contr ol if unchecked, no r estriction will be enfor ced (any wir eless client with pr oper encryption setting will be able to connect to this wir eless access point). MAC addr ess Input MAC addr ess allowed using this wir eless access point her e. Y ou don’ t have to add colon ( :) or hyphen (-) by yourself, just input 0 to 9 and a to [...]

59 2-10 System Utilities This access point provides some cont rol functions include password, IP address management, a nd DHCP server function. Please click ‘System Utility’ on the left of web management interface to access these functions. Below are detailed descriptions of every control function. 2-10-1 Change Password Y ou can change the pas[...]

60 2-10-2 IP Address of the W ireless Access Point Y ou can change the IP address of this wireless access point, so it can become a part of your local network. Please remember this address or you will not be able to connect the conf iguration menu of this wireless access point. Default IP address is : 192.168.2.1 / Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0, you ca[...]

61 After you finish, please go to the botto m of this page and click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this messa ge, the settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless [...]

62 2-10-3 DHCP Server This wireless access point is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’ s disa bled by default. If you want to activate this function, please click ‘System Utility’ on the left, and the following message will be displayed: Here are descriptions of every setup item: Default Gateway IP Please input the IP a[...]

63 displayed: When you see this messa ge, the settings you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

64 Chapter III: Advanced Configuration 3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore Y ou can backup all configurations of th is access point to a file, so you can make several copied of access point configuration for security reason. T o backup or restore access point configuration, please follow the following instructions: Please click ‘Configuration T [...]

65 3-2 Firmware Upgrade If there are new firmware of this wi reless access point available, you can upload the firmware to the access point to change the firmware with new one, to get extra functions or problem fix. T o perform firmware upgrade, please click ‘Upgrade’ on the left of web management interface, and the follo wing message will be d[...]

66 3-3 System Reset When you think the access point is not working properly , you can use this function to restart the access point; th is may help and solve the problem. This function is useful when the access point is far from you or unreachable. However , if the access point is not responding, you may have to switch it off by unplug the power pl[...]

67 Chapter IV : Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification SoC: Ralink RT2880 RF: Ralink RT2820 Flash: 4MB SDRAM: 16MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Antenna: 3dBi Detachable Dip ole Antenna x 3 (2T3R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration. 2 antennas are fo r signal transmitting and 3 antennas are for signal receiving) Power: 12VDC, 1A Swit ching Power [...]

68 4-2 T roubleshooting If you found the access point is work ing improperly or stop responding to you, don’t panic! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, please read this troubleshooting firs t. Some problems can be solved by yourself within very short time! Scenario Solution Access point is not responding to me when I want to acc[...]

69 please check the status of A/C power adapter , and make sure it’ s correctly powered. I can’t locate my access point by my wireless client a. ‘Broadcast ESSID’ set to off? b. Is Antenna properly installed and secured? c. Are you too far from your access point? T ry to get closer . d. Please remember that you have to input ESSID on your w[...]

70 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Access point): Every non-access point IP device needs to configure a default gateway’ s IP address. Wh en the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway , which will then se nd it out towards the destination. DHCP: Dynamic [...]

71 1’ s followed by consecutive trailing 0’ s, such as 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1.00000000. Therefor e sometimes a network m ask can also be described simply as “x” number of leading 1’ s. When both are represented side by side in thei r binary form s, all bits in the IP address that correspond to 1’ s in the networ[...]

72 Application Protocol Port Number T elnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 1 10 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP T rap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywhere TCP 5631 PC Anywhere UDP 5632 PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol ov er Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data transmission method originally crea ted for dial-up connect[...]

73 Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the st andard protocol for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer protocol. TCP performs proper error detection and error r ecovery , and thus is reliable. UDP on the other hand is not reliable. They both run on top of the IP (Internet Protocol), a network layer pro[...]

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