LevelOne WAP-1001 manual

Lev elOne W AP-1001 11g Outdoor Wireless AP/Bridge User Manual V er .1.02-0917 1[...]

FCC Notice NOTE: This equipment has b een tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant t o part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonabl e prot ection against harmfu l interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequenc y energy and[...]

3 The Wireless Technology Standard The Wireless Access Point utilizes the 802.11b and the 802.11g standards. The IEEE 802.11g standard is an extension of the 802.11b standard. It increases the data rate up to 54 Mbps (108Mbps in Super G mode) within the 2.4GHz band, utilizing OFDM techno logy. This means that in mo st environments, within the speci[...]

4 Roaming Infrastructure mode also supports ro aming capabilities for mobile users. Roaming means that you ca n move your wir eless PC within your network and the access points will pick up the wireless PC's signal, providing that they bo th share the same channel and SSID. Befo re enabling you consi der roaming, choose a feasible radio channe[...]

5 ceiling (instead of at an angle) for better reception. z Building materials can impede the wire less signal - a solid metal door or aluminum studs may have a nega tive effect on range. Try to po sition wireless devices and comput ers with wireless adapters so that the signal passes through drywall or open do orways and not other materials.[...]

Inst allation Diagram Device Photo Bracket Inst allation 6 Combine the accessories in order . Bracket installation complete.[...]

POE Injector Installation Connection instruction W rong POE injector placement. When placing W AP-1001 in ou tdoor environment, ther e is an Ethernet cable connecting W AP-1001 and POE In jector . If pl ace the POE injector on the ground like the photo s hown, rain or dus t mi ght leak via the Et hernet cable and permeate into the POE injector . Th[...]

Correct POE injector placement In order to av oid the problem mentioned abov e, please pla ce the POE injector higher than the Ethernet cable, so that the r aindrop will not permea te the POE injector . Attention: z T he cable distance between the R outer and PC/hub/Switch should not exceed 100 meters. z Make sure the wiring is corr ect. In 10Mbps [...]

Unplug the Ethernet cable attached to WAP-1001 W AP-1001 conforms to IP66 w ater appr oval standar d. The connector of W AP-1001 is special designed to av oid th e possible leakage. Therefore the user might f ind it is diff icult to unplug. Please pr epare a small flat screwdriv er and follow the instruction below: 1.The connector is located inside[...]

3.At this moment, the sc rewdriver should compresse d RJ45 connector lik e the picture below inside the W AP-1001. 4.Ho ld the s crew dr iver an d the Ethernet cable, and pull out simultaneously . 10[...]

AP Configuration Using Locator While entering the Locator utilit y , the Locator will automatically search the available W AP-1001 on the same network. Locator will show the Device Name, Device T ype, IP Address, Ethernet MAC A ddress and Firmw are V ersion in f irst page. Before start usi ng Locator , make sure you disable personal f irewall insta[...]

2. Enter the factory def ault User name and Password f i e l d s : User Name: Admin Pa s s w o r d : (leave blank) then click OK butto n. 3. Y ou will enter the Utility homepage. S tart Setup by Locator ... 1. Y ou just need to click on the “ Web ” icon in Locator main page. The Locator will launch a default browse r for y ou and lead y ou into[...]

Wireless Configuration - AP Mode System Status– <System Summary> The f irst page appears in main page will show “ System Status -> System Summary ” automatically , you can f ind detail system conf iguration in this page including z System Information – This will displa y system name and both Ethernet MAC address and Wir eless MAC a[...]

<Wireless Station List> The f irst page appears in main page will show “ System Status -> Wireless Station List ” automatically , this page can he lp user identify current devices who already associated to the AP . Y o u can also click on the MAC address column then the system wi ll show the detail techni cal information for each wirel[...]

15 Field Description RSSI Displays the strength of the received signal in dBm (the remote devices received si g nal stren g th). Re fresh every 2 seconds. RSSI of ACK Displays the str ength of the ACK signal fr om far end i n dBm (the local devices receive d signal strength). R efresh every 2 seconds. MSDU Maximum service data uni t. Displays the n[...]

The page below describes the detail conn ection inf ormation with each station. Y ou can get all informat ion needed right here. System Configuration – Now you can start to conf igure t he system. In System Properties page, y ou can conf ig z Device Name – Y ou may assign any name to the Access P oint. Memorable , Unique names are helpf u l esp[...]

network architecture, In or der to establish the wireless link between br idge radios, the MAC address of re motes bri dge(s) need to be registered in the address table. T ype the MAC address with f ormat xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (x is the hexadecimal digit) and use “ Apply” and “Clear” button to edit the address table. A Master Bridge Radio ma y [...]

IP Settings – IP Setting page can conf igure system IP address. Defaul t IP address is 192.168.1.20 and Subnet Ma sk is 255.255.0.0. Y ou can manual ly input IP address setting or get an IP fr om a DHCP server . z IP Network Setting – Here you can choose to ge t IP from a DHCP server or specify IP address manually . Choose to obtain an IP addre[...]

Wireless Network - At Wireless Network page can set “ SSID ” / “ Wireless Mode ” and “ Channel ”. AP supports not only standard 11b/g but als o 108M SuperG. (Note: 108 M SuperG only works with Atheros ® based 11a/g solution) z Wireless Network Name (SSID) - The SSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The [...]

wireless network must use the same channel in or der to function c orrectly . The default setting is “SmartSelect” means the system will pic k best channel for y ou automatically . Stay with defa ult setting if y ou do not ha ve special request on channel selection. z Stations Separation – Defa ult setting is “Disable” . This opt ion can [...]

WEP is a basic encryption method, which is not as secure as WP A. T o use WEP , you will ne ed to select a def ault tr ansm it k ey and a level of WEP encryption, z Authentication type – Select “Open System” to communicate the key across the network. Select “Share K e y” to limit communication to only those devices that share the same WEP[...]

WP A -PSK stands for Wi-Fi Protected Ac cess – Pre-Shared K ey . WP A -PSK is design for home users who do not ha ve RADIUS server in their network environment. WP A can provide better secu rity level tha n WEP without diff icult setting pr ocedure. z PassPhrase - Enter a WP A-PSK Shared K e y of 8-63 c haracters. The Shared K ey should be also a[...]

WP A option fe atures WP A used in coordination with a RADIUS server . (This should only be used when a RADIUS server is connected to the Access P oint. ) z RADIUS Server – Here enter the IP address of y our RADIUS server . z RADIUS Port – P ort number for RADIUS se rvice, def ault v alue is 1812 z RADIUS Secret – RADIUS secret is the key sha[...]

24 Wireless Advance Settings - The page below can help users to conf ig ure adv anced wirele ss setting. Bef ore making any changes at this pa ge, please check your wireless set tings on other system as well, as these changes will al ter the effectiveness of the Access P oint. In most cases, these settings do not need to be changed. z Data Rate –[...]

z Allow 2.4GHz 54Mbps Stations Only – Default setting is “Disable” . Select “Enable” all of your wireless clients are 802.11g mode, if you select “Disable” using both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless clients. z Short Preamble – Preambles are a sequence of binary bits t hat help the receivers synchronize and ready for r eceipt of a data [...]

26 Changing SNMP Settings Under System Configuration, click SNMP to display and cha nge settings for the Simple Network Management Protocol. To communicate with the access point, the SNMP agent must first be enable d and the Network Management Sta tion must submit a vali d community string for authentication. Select SNMP Enable and e nter data into[...]

MAC Filtering As an additional la yer of securit y , MA C Filtering allows y ou to block network access of specif ied stations through the access point. Enable MAC Filtering Y o u can click the Checkbox MAC Filtering to Ena ble MAC Filtering. MAC Filtering Rule • Select Allow only station in list to f ilter any MAC address that NOT listed in the [...]

Backup/Restore Setting / Firmware Upgrade an d Reboot - In Management section, y ou can Backup/Restore Setting , Firmware Upgrade and Reboot the system in following pages. z Backup the current settings to a file – Click on th e “Backup” butt on, system will prompt you where to save the backup f ile. Y ou can choose the directory to sav e your[...]

Firmware Upgrade – Enter the location of the f i rmw are upgr ade f ile in the f ile path f ield, or click the “Browse” button to f ind the f irmware upgr ade f ile. Then click on the “Upgrade” but ton, and follow the on-screen instructions. The whole f irmware upgrade pr ocess wi ll take ar ound 60 seconds. Befor e upgrade, make sur e yo[...]

Reboot – Click on “Reboot” button to r estart Access P oint. 30[...]

Wireless Configuration – Wireless Bridge (WDS) Mode (Point to Point & Point to Multi-Point) Wireless Bridge is WDS (Wir eless Distribution S ystem) oper ation as def ined by the IEEE802.11 standard has been made av ailable. In IEEE 802.11 terminology a "Distribution S ystem" is system that Interconnects, so-called, Basic Service Set[...]

32 Considerations before installation – z Loop Prevention – Be caref ul to plan y o u WDS connections, prevent your wirele ss network to pology to hav e loop . Once loop shows up, y ou network tr aff ic will become unstable. z Performance – The system can support up to 8 WDS links. But all links and wireless stations that operate at the same [...]

Wireless Configuration – Wireless Client Mode AP can also work as a n Ethernet client bridge to co nnect up to 16 Ethernet device into wireless network. In order to setup the AP t o work in Ethernet bridge mode, you need to choose “ Wireless Client ” mode and click “ Apply ” at System Properties page. After need to re boot the AP to mak e[...]

Connection Status - z Connection – This column show current connection status. If AP already connect to an Access P oint or station, here will show the MAC address of the associated Access P oint or statio n. Otherwise, connection column will show “N/A” which means no connection to an y Access P oint or station. z Network Type – Here indica[...]

Wireless Network - z Network Mode – Y ou can set the wireless client into 2 diff erent modes by clicking ra dio button. Wireless Client (I nf r astructure) act as an AP client while Ad-hoc can support peer to peer netw ork. Both Infr astructure and Ad-hoc can support up to 108M SuperG transmission. z Wireless Mode - Default set ting is “2.4GHz [...]

The Site Survey page can help you identi f y all the A Ps currently wo rking in your environment. Just easily c lick on the BS SID column, the system will join you to the SSID y ou specify . In the Site Survey page you can al so see the details of all SSID currently av ailable. After you determine which AP (SSID) to join, y ou can click on the BSSI[...]

Wireless Security – WEP is a basic encryption method, which is not as secure as WP A. T o use WEP as a client, you will need to input a tr an smit k ey and a level of WEP encryption exactly the same as the Access P o int. z Shared keys input type – Select HEX or ASCII depends on y our preference z Key table – Y ou can input 4 different WEP en[...]

WP A -PSK stands for Wi-Fi Protected Ac cess – Pre-Shared K ey . WP A -PSK is design for home users who do not ha ve RADIUS server in their network environment. WP A can provide better secu rity level tha n WEP without diff icult setting pr ocedure. z PassPhrase Key - Enter a WP A Shared Ke y of 8-63 characters. The Shared K ey should be also app[...]

Ethernet Client List – In Ethernet Client List page, you can check all the details here including IP Address and MAC Address. Press “Refresh” if you add any new Et hernet client into network. The page will update latest status o f current Ethernet network. 39[...]

Wireless Configuration – Wireless Repeater Mode When set the Access P oint to Re peater mo de, the AP is able to talk with one remote access point w ithin its range and r e transmit its signal. In order to setup t h e A P t o w o r k i n E t h e r n e t b r idge mode, you need to choose “ Repeater ” mode and click “ Apply ” at S ystem Pro[...]

After click on the “ Site Survey ” button, y ou can choose the Access P oint you need to extend its ra nge by clicking on “ BSSID ” column. Then “ Apply ” the change to make sure system wo rking properly with new setting. After all the changes are made, y ou can check the “ Connection Status ” page to check current SSID and link qua[...]

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43 Appendix A: Glossary 802.11b - An IEEE wireless n etworking standard that specifies a maximum dat a transfer rate of 11Mbps and anoperating frequency of 2.4GHz. 802.11g - An IEEE wireless networking stand ard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps, an operating frequency of 2.4G Hz, and backward comp atibility with 802.11b devices[...]

44 Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, in compatible communications protocols. Hardware - The physical aspect of c omputers, telecommunications, and oth er information technology devices. IEEE (The I nstitute of E lectric al an d E lectr onics E ngineers) - An independent institut e that develops networking standards. Inf[...]

45 network. Subnet Mask - An address code that determine s the size of the network. Switch - 1. A data switch that conne cts computing de vices to host computers, al lowing a large number of devices to share a limited number of ports. 2. A device fo r making, br eaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit. TCP ( T ransmissi on C on[...]

46 Appendix B: Specification S tandard support IEEE802.1 1b IEEE802.1 1g IEEE802.3 IEEE802.3u Interface Wireless IEEE802.1 1b/g One 10/100 RJ-45 port SDRAM 8Mbyte Flash 2Mbyte Max. Bandwidth Ethernet Wireless Full Duplex: 200Mbps (for 100BASETX), 20Mbps (for 10BaseT) Half Duplex: 100Mbp s (for 100B aseTX), 10Mbps (fo r 10BaseT) 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 1 1[...]

47 − PassPhrase − WP A Cipher T ype (Auto, TKIP , AES) − Group Key Update Interval: 300 WP A setting − Radius Server IP Address − Radius Port: 1812 − WP A Cipher T ype (Auto, TKIP , AES) − Shared Key − Group Key Update Interval: 300 Software / Firmwa re − Site Survey − DHCP Client − Wireless access control by MAC address (deny[...]

Declaration of Conformity with Regard to t he EU Directive 1999/5/ EC (R&TTE Directive) The following st andards were applied during the assessment of the prod uct against the requirement s of the Directive 1999/5/EC:  Radio: EN 300 328  EMC: EN 301 489-1, EN 301 489-17  Safety: EN 60950 and either EN 50385 or EN 50371 CE Marking Engli[...]