Zonet ZEW3002 manual

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1 Table of Cont ents Chapter 1 Introduction……………………………………… ………………………….2 1.1 W e lcome…………………………………………………………… ………………………………………2 1.2 Features………………………...………………………………………………?[...]

2 Chapter 1 Int roduct ion 1.1 Welcome ZEW3002 i s fully com pliant w ith IEEE802 .11g/b standard s. It can hel p you extend fr om the wired network to the wi reless network, free fr om the cabling troubles. It i s the best choice for SOHO and small enterprise users. ZEW300 2 provides f iv e work modes: AP , WDS P2P Bri dge, WDS P2MP Bridg e, WDS A[...]

3 Chapter 2 Hardware Installati on 2.1 Panel Layout 2.1.1 The Top Panel The top panel of ZEW3002 consists of several LE D indicators. Name Action Descripti on OFF No Power Power ON Power on ON ZEW3002 i s initializing Flashing ZEW3002 i s working properl y SYS OFF ZEW3002 has a hardware error ON There is a d evice linked to the correspondi ng por t[...]

4 2.1.2 The Rear Panel The rear panel contains the foll owing features. (Viewed fr om left to right) 1. Power Jack onl y use the power adap ter appli ed with ZEW30 02 to prevent damage 2. One LAN 10/10 0Mbps RJ45 port for connecting to t he router/modem, l ocal PC or switch/hub . 3. Factory Defaul t Reset button 4. One external dipole antenna There[...]

5 2.4 Hardware Connection Note: Before connecting ZEW3002, be sure to power o ff your compute r, DSL/Cable modem, and ZEW3002. To achieve m aximum wirel ess coverage, tilt the AP’s antenna outwa rd at 45° angle. 1. Connect one end of th e cabl e to your broadband router, DSL/Cab le modem, PC or Switch/Hub port and connect the other end to the LA[...]

6 Chapter 3 Configure your comput er 3.1 TCP/IP Address Setting Default IP A ddress: 192.1 68.0.254 Default Subnet Ma sk: 255.2 55.255.0 1. Click Start Sett ings Co ntrol Panel 2. Click Network and Internet C onnections Network Co nnections[...]

7 3. Choose Local Area Connectio n , ri ght-click on the icon, choose Properties Local Area Connecti on Properties In ternet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Properties . 4. Choose Use the fo llowing IP address , enter the IP address as: 192 .168.0.xxx. ("xxx" is from 1 to 253), Sub net mask is: 255. 255.255.0 5. Click OK to apply and ret[...]

8 Chapter 4 Configure your ZEW3 002 4.1 Log in ZEW3002 pr ovides Web based confi guration scheme, whi ch i s, configuring by Netscape Communi cator or Internet Ex plorer. Take exam ple for Mi crosoft Internet Expl orer. 1. Open an Internet Explorer (or other w eb browser), t ype 192 .168.0.254 in t he address bar, and then press Enter . 2. Input us[...]

9 4.2 Wizard Click Next from the welcome s creen to enter setup Wizard. There are fiv e different oper ating modes includi ng — AP , WDS P2 P Bridge, WDS P2MP Bri dge, WDS AP R e peater and Client. F or different requirements, you can se l ect one of the suitable operating modes. Note : If th e Wizard pag e hasn’t app ears, click t he wizard ta[...]

10 3. Click Apply to save y our setti ngs. • Authentication: W EP_Open S ystem, WEP _Share K ey , WPA_PSK, WP A2_ PSK, and WP A_WP A2_Mix ed • Key Type: ASCI I or Hex forma t. • Key Size: 64-bi t or 128-bi t Note: If you select 6 4-bit , p lease ent er 10 H exadecimal chara cters o r 5 A SCII Ch aracte rs for th e key conten t. For 128-bit, p[...]

11 4.3 System Status Click Refresh button to update the l inking info. • P roduct information: D ispla y current firmware version, MAC Address, LAN IP Address, subnet mask, Gateway etc. • Radio Status: Curr ent mode, SSID , RF mode, Channel a nd Encryption mode etc. • Association Table: Display the c lients’ information o f connecting with [...]

12 4.4 LAN Setting • Static: to assi gn a stati c or fix ed IP address to ZEW300 2, select thi s opti on and enter the specifi ed IP address, Subnet m ask, and Gatew ay • DHCP Client: if the router will automatically assign an IP address to ZEW3002, then select this op tion. Note: If th e IP add ress ch anged, th e l ogin IP add ress t o the We[...]

13 Chapter 5 Radio Conf iguration 5.1 Basic Setting Click App ly to sav e your setti ngs, or click Help for more informati on. • SSID: t he name of your wireless network. • SSID Broadcast: Enabl e/disable the S SID broadcast • RF Mode: Sel ects 802.1 1g, 802.11b , BG Mix ed • Channel: Select t he oper ating cha nnel for your wi reless netwo[...]

14 5.2 Mode Setting The default opera ting mode is AP mode. 5.2.1 AP mode In this mode, ZEW3002 will act as a central hu b for different wireless LAN clients. For exampl e, when trav eling to a hote l that has high-speed internet a ccess, you can connect to the i nternet through ZEW300 2 which is connected to an Ether net cable in the room.[...]

15 Click App ly to sav e your settin gs. • SSID: The n ame of y our wireless network. • Channel: The oper ati ng channel • Encryption: Select disable or W EP , WPA, WP A2, WPA_WP A2 Mixed mode for sec urity . 5.2.2 WDS P2P Bridge In this mode, two ZEW30 02 in two remote l ocations connect with each other to provi de a wireless brid ge b etwee[...]

16 Click App ly to sav e your settin gs. • SSID: The name of your wi reless network. • Channel: The oper ati ng channel • W DS remote AP MAC List: Enter M AC addresses wh ose remote device needs to connect. (Also you can obtain M AC address for copyi ng or entering manually by the scan.) • Encryption: suppor t onl y WEP mode for security .[...]

17 5.2.3 WDS P2MP Bridge A ZEW3002 o per ating in Point -to-Multi point (P2MP) bridge mode wirelessly connects two or more wired networks. The root ZEW3002 (LAN1) oper at es in P 2MP mode, while other ZEW3002 (LAN2, LAN3) must oper ate i n P2P mode. When oper ating in P2MP bridg e mode, ZEW3002 d oes not allow cli ent associations. Note: WD S P2 MP[...]

18 Click App ly to sav e your settin gs. • SSID: The name of your wi reless network. • Channel: The oper ati ng channel • WDS r emote AP List: M AC addresses of the P2P Bridge that are connected to this P2MP Bridge. Up to six M AC addresses can be entered. (Also you can obtain MAC address for copyi ng or enteri ng manually by t he scan.) • [...]

19 5.2.4 WDS AP Repeater A repeat er i s placed between an AP and a client to e xtend the distance between the two WLAN d evices. Functioni ng as a WDS repeater , ZEW30 02 connects to both a client card as an A P and to another AP . In typical repeater applications, APs connecting to other APs equipped with WDS functi onality must also sup port WDS[...]

20 Click App ly to sav e your settin gs. • SSID: The name of your wi reless network. • Channel: The oper ati ng channel • WDS mode: Dynami c key or Stat ic key; At least one of the two associated repeater should be set as sta tic key . If selecting dynamic key for one repeater , you don’ t have to fill the other repeater’s MAC addresses a[...]

21 5.2.5 Client mode When Client mode is selected, ZEW3002 associates with another AP within its r ange. The device beha ves lik e a wireless networ k adapter . Figure below shows the Client mode ZEW30 02 as a wireless client in infr astructure mode. Connect the LAN port of the ZEW30 02 with Ethern et int erface of the wired network. Click App ly t[...]

22 • SSID: The wi reless network’ s nam e you w ant to associ ate with. • Channel: The oper ati ng channel of the wireless network. • MAC Addr: The MA C address of th e wireless network. • Scan button: you can through the scan f unction to d ispla y exit wireless network o f the neighborh ood, and click Ad d to establish connecti on with [...]

23 Chapter 6 System T ools 6.1 Change Password Users can setup th e User Name and P assword for the next l ogin on this page. Note: F or securit y reaso n, it i s strongly recomm end tha t you cha nge the d efaul t user nam e an d passw ord. 6.2 Firmware Upgrade This pag e allows you to upgrad e ZEW3002’s firmwa re. Click Browse to brow se to the[...]

24 6.3 Reboot Click OK to reboot your ZEW300 2. 6.4 Restore Factory Default By cli ck ing the Apply button y ou can restore the factory defaults back confi gur ation to factory defaul t. ZEW3002’ s Default V al ues W orki ng mode AP mode user name admin password admin IP address 192.168 .0.254 subnet mask 255.255 .255.0 Gatewa y 192.168 .0.1[...]

25 6.5 Restore/Backup Setting Click Export button to sav e the current changes that y ou ha ve ma de. And click on the Import button to restore the p reviously saved setting s. 6.6 Logout Click the Exit b utton to l og out the web-based utili ty . 6.7 Help Click the Help button to get more informati on about ZEW3002’ s setting s and appli cations[...]

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27 Chapter 7. Troublesh ooting ● If you have tr ouble connecting to the Internet, t ry the foll owing steps. 1. Power of f the Cable/DSL modem , ZEW3002 , and comput er and wait for 5 mi nutes. 2. Turn on the Cable/DSL modem an d wait for the light s on to settle d own. 3. Turn on ZEW3002 and wai t for the lights on to se ttle down. 4. Turn on th[...]

28 Appendix I: Glossary Access Point(AP) : Any entity tha t has station fun ctionality and prov ides access to the distribution services, via the wireless medium(WM) for associated stations. Channel : An instance of medi um use for th e purpose of passi ng protocol data units (PDUs) that ma y be used sim ultaneously , in the same volume of space, w[...]