Edimax HP-2002APn manual

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1 1. Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing and using Ed imax HP-2002APn 200Mbps PowerLine Ethernet Adapter with wirele ss Access Point. This device allows you to use your home or office’ s existing electrical wiring to create a net work for multiple computers to share files or connecting DVR, X-Box or Set-top Box device to join the networ[...]

2 2. Product Package This package cont ains the following components:  One HP-2002APn PowerLine 200Mbps Ethernet Adapter  One RJ-45 Cable (100cm)  One Quick Installation Guide  One CD-ROM (Including all the softwa re utilities, drivers, Multi-languages Quick Installation Guide and User ’s Manual) If any item is missing or damaged, ple[...]

3 3. LED De finitions LED Indicator Color Stat us Description PWR Red On Power is on. Green On The device runs normally . - Off Power is off or the device is down. WLAN Green On Radio switch is turned on. Green Blink Data is being transmitted. - Off Radio switch is shut off. WPS Green On Connection succeeds under Wi-Fi Protected Setup. Green Blink [...]

4 - Off Wi-Fi Protected Setup is disabled. PLC Green On/Blink When PLC rate ﹥ 100Mbps, see note 1 Orange On/Blink When PLC rate in 80-100Mbps, see note 1 Red On/Blink When PLC rate ﹤ 100Mbps, see note 1 LAN Green On Connection succeeds. Green Blink Data is being transmitted. - Off No LAN connection. Note: The PLC LED indicator turns “ON” wh[...]

5 The following is the architecture of various applications of the HomePlug products. Picture 1 :[...]

6 5. Software Inst allation Procedure The Configuration Utility for Windows 98 SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista ena bles the users to identify HomePlug devices within the powerline network , measures data rate performance, ensures privacy and performs diagnostics by setting user defined secure powerline networks. The Utility could help you to manager all of the[...]

7 2. The following screen will be displayed. Click “Next”. 3. Click “Next” to install the utility in the default folder or assign the destination folder where you would like to install the HomePlug utility.[...]

8 4. Click “Finish” to complete the installation.[...]

9 6. Edimax PowerLine Utility Click “S tart” and select “All ProgramsEd imax PowerLine Utility” in your computer , you will find the HomePlug ut ility . Please refer to the following sections for the descriptions of how to use the utility . Note : The Utility can help you to find all ( 14Mbps / 85Mbp s / 200Mbps) Powerline devies. But the [...]

10 Upper Panel The upper panel shows all local HomePlug devices connected to the computer ’s NIC (Network Interface Card ). In most cases, only one device will be seen. In situations where there are more than one local device being connected, such as a USB or an Ethernet adapter , the user can select the local device by clicking on it and then cl[...]

11 The “DAK” code is the password. Quality: the st atus of the connecti on quality will be shown here. Rate (Mbp s): show the current dat a rate of the HomePlug device. MAC Address: the device’s MAC address will be shown here. Add Button: it is used to add a remote device to the existing network by entering the device password of the device. [...]

12 Scan Button : the button is used to perform an immediate search of the HomePlug devices connected to the Powe rline network. By default, the utility automatically scans every few sec onds and updates the display screen. 6.2 Privacy The Privacy screen provides the user wit h an option to maintain security for their logical network and also to sel[...]

13 Private Network Name: All HomePlug devices are shipped using a default logical network (network name), which is normally “ HomePlug ”. If you wan to set a privacy network, change the network name. Use Default (Public Network): The user can always reset to the HomePlug network (Public) by entering “HomePlug” as the network name or by clic[...]

14 6.3 Diagnostics The Diagnostics screen shows System information and a history of all remote devices seen over a period of time. Upper Panel The Upper panel shows technical dat a concerning software and hardware present on the host computer which were used to communicate over HomePlug on the Powerline network. It includes powerline network name, [...]

15 Device Password Device Last known rate Device Last Known Network name HomePlug chipset manufacturer name Date device last seen on the network MAC Firmware V ersion. (Turbo Only) The diagnostics information displayed may be saved to a text file for later use, or can be printed for reference for a te chnical support call. Devices, which are not pa[...]

16 7. Wireless Access Point Configuration 7.1 IP Setting You can configure the HP-2002APn wi reless setting by running the Setup Wizard in the CD-ROM provided in th e package. The wizard provides quick setup for the SSID, wireless security of WPA-PSK and c hanging password of HP-2002APn. When you star t the Setup Wizard, you will get the following [...]

17 2. Select ‘Use the following IP ad dress ’ and you can assign “192.168.2.XXX” (where XXX=10~253), then click ‘OK’. Note : If your original setting of computer is “Obtain an IP address automatically “ & “Obtain DNS server address automatically“ , you should reset to original settings when you finish the following HP-2002 A[...]

18 7.2 Wireless configuration via EZmax CD W izard After you finish IP address configurati on of computer, you can start the Setup of EZmax Wizard, and you will get t he following Welcome screen. Please choose the language to start with and follow the easy steps in the Wizard. No instruction for the Setup Wizard is given here. If you lost the CD-RO[...]

19 7.3 Wireless configuration via W eb Setup If you prefer the traditional web setup, please follow the procedures in this Manual to configure the HP-2002APn. The default IP address of HP-2002APn is “ 192.168.2.8 “ . Please input ‘ admin ’ in ‘User name’ field, and ‘ 1234 ’ in ‘Password’ field, and click ‘OK’ button to enter[...]

20 Device Info – This page shows you “Firmware V ersion / MAC address / IP address and Wireless information” LAN For you to setup HP-2002APn’ s IP address, enable/disable DHCP , IGMP and IP address pool. Wireless Y ou can setup SSID, wirele ss security and ACL here. Management For you to upgrade HP-2002APn’ s firm ware, save current setti[...]

21 7.3.1 LAN configuration The default IP address of HP-2002APn is “192.168.2.8”, if you would like change the default settings. Y ou can assign a new one here. Please note if new IP address is not in same segment with current IP address of your desktop, you will not configure HP-2002APn unless you change computer ’ s IP address again. Field [...]

22 Field Description interface. The default setting is Disable. LAN 2 IP Address The second IP address of the LAN interface. This IP address should not collide wit h the IP address of the interior network. LAN 2 Subnet Mask The subnet mask of the sec ond IP address of the LAN interface. MAC Address Display the current MAC addres s that LAN interfac[...]

23 7.3.1 Wireless Settings This page is for you to setup wireless settings. The parameters of W ireless Network are described as follows: Field Description Radio On/Off Enable or disable wireless LAN interface. Network Mode Y ou may select a proper netwo rk mode in the drop down list. 1 1b/g mixed mode 1 1b only 1 1g only 1 1b/g/n mixed mode (defau[...]

24 Field Description Name (SSID) characters. The legal characters include letter , number underline or the combination of these characters. Multiple SSID1~7 Accessional network SSID. Each SSID can use wireless security setting independently . Broadcast Network Name (SSID) Whether to broadcast SSID. Af ter enabling this function, AP will broadcast i[...]

25 Step 1 On the Basic Wireless Settings p age, set the WDS mode to be Lazy Mode , set the same phy mode and encryp type with the peer AP, and then enter the MAC address of the peer AP. After finishing the settings, click the Apply button to apply the settings. Step 2 Enter the Wireless Security/Encryption Settings page, set the security mode of th[...]

26 Field Description Encryp Ty p e The encryption types you can select include NONE, WEP , TKIP , and AES. If selecting WEP , TKIP , or AES, you need to set the encryption key . Encryp Key Set the encryption key . AP MAC Address The MAC address of another AP that connects to the HP-2002APN by WDS. Step 2 On the Basic Wireless Settings p age, set th[...]

27 Set the Frequency(channel) according wit h the peer AP (An AP that wants to connect to the HP-2002APN by WDS). On the Basic Wireless Settings page, set the WDS mode to be Repeater Mode, set the same physical mode and encrypt ion type with the peer AP, and then enter the MAC address of t he peer AP. After finishi ng the settings, click the Apply [...]

28 Click Wireless Settings --> Security to di splay the Wireless Security/Encryption Settings page. On this page, set the security mode of the HP-2002APN to accord with the peer AP. Note: In the WDS mode, don’t set any mixed modes, for example, WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK. Do not set all the WDS APs to be Lazy mode, please ensure that at least one WDS AP[...]

29 HT Physical Mode The parameters of HT Physical Mode are described as follows: Field Description Operation Mode Y ou may select Mixed Mode or Green Field. The default operation mode is Mixed Mode. Channel BandWidth Y ou may select 20 or 20/40. The default channel bandwidth is 20/40. Guard Interval Y ou may select Long or Auto. The default guard i[...]

30 Field Description secondary bandwidth. When dat a is being transmitted, it can act as 40MHz bandwidth, and it can also act s as 20 MHz bandwidth independently . In this way , the data rate is doubled. Aggregation MSDU (A-MSDU) Enable or disable A-MSDU. MSDU is the aggregation of multiple MSDUs by using certain method and the multiple MSDUs forms[...]

31 7.3.1 Advanced Wireless Settings On this page, you may configure advanced wireless p arameters, such as beacon interval, data beacon rate, and Tx power . Note: The advanced wireless setting is only for advanced user . For the common user , do not change any setting on this page. Advanced Wireless The parameters of Advanced W ireless are describe[...]

32 Field Description BG Protection Mode Y ou may select On, Off, or Auto. The default BG protection mode is Auto. Beacon Interval By default, wireless beacon signal sends data to station every other 100 ms. The range is 20~999. Data Beacon Rate (DTIM) The default DTIM is 1ms. The range is 1~255. Fragment Threshold The default fragment thres hold is[...]

33 1) WMM Access Categories At present, WMM defines traffi c into 4 access categories. AC_VO: V o ice (highest priority) AC_VI: V ideo (high priority) AC_BE: Best effort (medium priority) AC_BK: Background (low priority) 802.1 1 uses DCF (Distributed Coordinat ion Function) scheme of the CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collis ion Avoidance[...]

34 2) Set WMM Parameters Click the WMM Configuration button, the follo wing page appears. On this page, you can configure W MM p arameters of access point and station.The p arameters are described as follows: Field Description Aifsn Aifsn (Arbitrary Inter-F rame S pace Number). This parameter influences the delay time of WMM access category . If yo[...]

35 Field Description If this value is 1, it means the client is in the charge of the access commands. Ackpolicy When WMM packets are transmi tting, AP will receive an echo request. If you set this value is 0, it means AP does not send back an echo request, which will brings positive effect for WMM. If this va lue is 1, AP generates the response to [...]

36 Step 4 If DLS succeeds, you can view the MA C address of wireless card A on the WMM page of wireless card B, and vice versa. Multicast-to-Unicast Converter Enable or disable Multicast-to-Unica st. After enabling this function, the transmission quality of wireless mult icast stream can be improved. 7.3.2 Security Click Wireless Settings --> Se[...]

37 This page allows you to configure wireless security modes and set the encryption keys, to prevent unauthorized access and monitoring. Select SSID SSID choice: select SSID that you want to configure. Security Mode This page provides 10 types of secu rity modes, including OPEN, SHARED, WEP AUTO, WP A, WP A-PSK, WP A2, WP A2-PSK, WP APSKWP A2PSK, W[...]

38 1) OPEN The parameters of OPEN mode are described as follows: Field Description Security Mode Select OPEN. Default Key Select a key as the default key . WEP Keys (WEP Key1/2/3/4) Set 64-bit or 128-bit key . The key format is Hex or ASCII. 2) SHARED The parameters of SHARED mode are described as follows: Field Description Security Mode Select SHA[...]

39 Field Description Encrypt Ty p e Y ou may select WEP or None. Default Key Select a key as the default key . WEP Keys (WEP Key1/2/3/4) Set 64-bit or 128-bit key . The key format is Hex or ASCII. 3) WEP AUTO The parameters’ description of WEPAUTO mode, please refer to OPEN mode.[...]

40 4) WP A The parameters of WPA mode are described as follows: Field Description Security Mode Select WP A. WP A Algorithms Y ou may select TKIP or AES. Key Renewal Interval Set the key renewal interval. WEP Keys (WEP Key1/2/3/4) Set 64-bit or 128-bit key . The key format is Hex or ASCII. IP Address The IP address of RADIUS server . Port The defau[...]

41 Field Description Session T imeout If this value is 0, it indicate s that there is no session time limit. Idle T imeout Set the idle timeout. 5) WP A-PSK The parameters of WPA-PSK mode are described as follows: Field Description Security Mode Select WP A-PSK. WP A Alg orithms Select TKIP or AES. Pass Phrase Set 8-bit to 64-bit key . Key Renewal [...]

42 6) WP A2 The parameters of WPA2 are described as follows: Field Description Security Mode Select WP A2. WP A Alg orithms Y ou may select TKIP , AES, or TKIP AES Key Renewal Interval Set the key renewal interval. PMK Cache Period Set the PMK (Pairwise Master Key) cache period. PMK scheme allows the r oaming users that pass through the 802.1 1X/EA[...]

43 Field Description IP Address The IP address of RADIUS server . Port The default port number is 1812. Y ou may change it according to the server setting. Shared Secret The shared key that RADIUS server needs to authenticate. Session T imeout If this value is 0, it indicates that there is no session time limit. Idle T imeout Set the idle timeout. [...]

44 8) WP APSKWP A2PSK The parameters’ description of WP AP SKWP A2PSK mode, please refer to WPA2-PSK .[...]

45 9) WP A1WP A2 The par ameters of WP A1WP A2 are described as follows: Field Description Security Mode Select WP A1WP A2. WP A Algorithms Y ou may select TKIP , AES, or TKIP AES. Key Renewal Interval Set the key renewal interval. IP Address The IP address of RADIUS server . Port The default port number is 1812. Y ou may change it according to the[...]

46 10) 802.1X The parameters of 802.1X mode are described as follows: Field Description Security Mode Select 802.1X. IP Address The IP address of RADIUS server . Port The default port number is 1812. Y ou may change it according to the server setting. Shared Secret The shared key that RA DIUS server needs to authenticate. Session T imeout If this v[...]

47 Access Policy The parameters of Access Policy are described as follows: Field Description Policy Disable: S top the access cont rol to the wireless devices in the MAC list. Allow: Allow the access control to the wireless devices in the MAC list. Reject: Reject the access control to the wireless devices in the MAC list. Add a station Mac Enter th[...]

48 On this page, you can modify the WPS settings. WPS can make your client automatically synchronize with the AP setting, and establish connection. WPS Config[...]

49 WPS: enable or disable WPS. After enabling WPS, you can configur e the parameters re lated to WPS. WPS summary displays the preset WPS information, such as WPS current status, WPS authentication m ode, and WPS encryption type. Click the Reset OOB button to display the WPS default settings. WPS Progress WPS modes include PIN and PBC modes, At pre[...]

50 Step 2 Select Registrar mode on the wireless client and enter the PIN code of the HP-2002APN. See the following figure: 3) PBC Mode Step 1 On the Wi-Fi Protected Setup page, select the PBC mode, and then click the Apply button. Y ou may also press the WPS button on the rear panel. Step 2 Enable the PBC function on the wir eless client. In that c[...]

51 The figure above displays WPS current status. 7.3.2.2 S t ation List Click Wireless Settings --> St ation List to display the St ation List page. On this page, you can view the wir eless networks that connect to the HP-2002APN. If there is any wireless net work connects to HP-2002APN, refresh this p age and the connection information of the w[...]

52 7.3.2.3 Administration Click Administration --> Management to display the System Management page. This page provides administration se ttings, NTP settings, and DDNS settings . Administrator Settings The parameters of Ad ministrator Settings are described as follows: Field Description Account Enter the account that you want to change. Passwor[...]

53 7.3.2.4 Upload Firmware Click Administration --> Upload Firmware to display the Upload Firmware page. If you want to upload the firmwar e of the HP-2002APN, click the Browse… button to choose the correct ne w firmware, and then click the Apply button. System begins to upgrade firmware. After upgrading, system reboot s and autom atically ent[...]

54 7.3.2.5 Setting Management Click Administration --> Settings Management to display the Settings Management page. The parameters on thi s page are described as follows: Field Description Export Settings Click the Export button to save the settings on your local PC. Import Settings Click the Browse… butt on to choose the settings on your PC, [...]

55 Warning (1) Simply plug into a power outlet and do not use a power strip or UPS with the wall mount device (2)This is a class A product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. (3) It is important to use the PLC product complying with the following &quo[...]

56 service personnel for the following conditions : # If liquid has been spilled into the product # If the product has been exposed to rain or water # If the product does not operate norma lly when the operating instructions are followed # If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance.[...]

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