Intellinet Wireless 150N Access Point 524704 manuale d’uso

WIRELESS-N ACCESS POINT USER MANUAL MODELS: 524704 524728 524735 Show n: M odel 5 2472 8 INT- 524704/ 524 728/524 735- UM -08 09 - 01[...]

Fed eral Com mu nica tion s C omm iss ion Inte rfere nce Sta tem ent FCC Pa rt 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gen[...]

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the authority to operate the equipment. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled environment. In order to avoid the possibility of exceed[...]

R&T TE Com plia nce Sta tem ent This equipment complies with all the requirements of Directive 1999/5/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of March 9, 1999, on radio equipment and telecommunication terminal equipment and the mutual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directive repeals and replaces in the directiv[...]

T able of Con tents Chapte r I: Produ ct Inform ation ................................................... 1 1-1 Product Introduction ................................ ............................................ 1 1-2 Safety Information ................................................................ ............... 2 1-3 System Requirements .......[...]

2- 10 - 1 C han ge Pas sw ord ........................................................................... 61 2- 10 - 2 IP Add res s o f th e W irel ess Acce ss P oi nt ......................................... 62 2- 10 - 3 D HC P Ser ver ................................................................................... 64 Chapte r III: Advanc ed C[...]

1 Chapter I: Produc t Inform ation 1-1 Pro duct Intro duction Thank y ou for pur chasin g this IN TELLINE T NETWORK SOLUT IONS TM Wireles s 150N Access Po int, Mode l 524704 ; Wireles s 300N Acc ess Point, Model 524728; or Wireless 300N PoE Access Point, Mo del 5247 35. W ith this co st-efficient wire less access point, com puters a nd wirele ss de[...]

2 1-2 Safe ty Inform ation T o maintain th e safety o f users a nd prope rty , follow these sa fety instructi ons: 1. T his acce ss point is design ed for ind oor use only; DO NOT place th is acces s point ou tdoors . 2. DO NO T put this access point in or near hot or hu mid plac es, like a kitch en or ba throom. Also, do not le ave this access p o[...]

3 1-3 Sys tem Req uirement s • Compu ter or netw ork devi ces with a wired or wireles s networ k inte rface car d. • Web browser ( Microsof t Interne t Explore r 4.0 or a bove, Netscap e Nav igator 4.7 or above, Ope ra W eb browser or Safari Web browser). • An avai lable A C power socket ( 100 – 240 V , 50/60 H z).[...]

4 1-4 Pac kage Co ntents Before y ou start to use th is access point, ch eck to see if th ere’ s anything missing in the pac kage . If so, c ontact yo ur dealer of purchas e. • Wireles s Acc ess Poin t (main b ody , 1 pc.) • 3dBi Dipole Antenna (Model 524704; 1 pc.; Models 524728 and 524735 : 2 pcs.) • Quick In stall Guid e (1 pc .) • Use[...]

5 1- 5 Conne ctions an d Indicato rs Fron t Pa nel LED Na me Light St atus Descrip tion PWR On The access point is switched on and correctly powered. On Wireless WPS mode is enabled. Off Wireless network is switched off. WLAN Flashing Wireless LAN activity (transferring or receiving data). On LAN port is connected. Off LAN port is not connected. LA[...]

6 Bac k Pa nel Item Na me Descrip tion Antennas One or two reserve SMA antenna connectors for attaching 3 dBi detachable antennas enclosed with the product. Power Power connector; connects to A/C power adapter . LAN Local area network (LAN) port. Reset / WPS Reset the router to factory default settings (clear all settings) or start the WPS function[...]

7 Chapter II: Syste m and N etwork Setup 2-1 Insta lling the a ccess p oint to you r Networ k Follow these ins truction s to build the netwo rk conne ction betw e en your ne w wireles s access point and your co mputer ’s net work devices : 1. Conn ect the ac cess poi nt to th e router or switch /hub in yo ur network through th e LAN po rt of the [...]

8 2- 2 Co nne cting to wire less acc ess poin t by Web bro wse r After the network connectio n is m ade, the next ste p is to set up th e access point with proper n etwork pa rameter s so it can work properly in your n etwork e nvironme nt. Before y ou can c onnect to the acce ss point and star t configur ation procedu res, your compute r must b e [...]

9 2. Select “Spec ify an IP address,” then enter the following settings in their respectiv e fields : IP address: 192 .168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 25 5.255.25 5.0 Click “ OK ” when fini sh ed .[...]

10 2-2-2 W indows 2 000 IP address setup 1. C lick the Start butto n (it should be loca ted at lower -left corner of your co mputer), t hen cli ck Contr ol Panel . Double -click th e Networ k and D i al -up Conn ections icon, th en doub le-click Local Area Connec tion . The Loca l Area Conn ection Propert ies wind ow will ap pear . Select “Intern[...]

11 2. S elect “U se the fo llowing IP addres s ,” the n enter t he followi ng settings in their respectiv e fields : IP address: 192 .168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 25 5.255.255 .0 Click “ OK ” when fini sh ed .[...]

12 2-2-3 W indows X P IP addre ss setup 1. C lick the Start butto n (it should be loca ted at lower -left corner of your co mputer), t hen click Contr ol Panel . Double -click th e Networ k and Inte rnet Con nections icon , click N etwork Connec tions, th en doub le-click Local Area Connect ion . The Local Area Connec tion Stat us win dow will a pp[...]

13 2. S elect “U se the fo llowing IP addres s,” the n enter the follow ing settings in their respectiv e fields : IP address: 192 .168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 25 5.255.255 .0 Click “ OK ” when fini sh ed .[...]

14 2-2-4 W indows Vista IP addres s setup 1. C lick the Start butto n (it should be loca ted at lower -left corner of your co mputer), t hen click Contr ol Panel . Click View Network Status and T asks , then clic k Mana ge Netwo rk Conn ections. Right-c lick Loca l Area Netw rok, th en select “Prope rties.” The Local Area Connec tion Prop ertie[...]

15 2. S elect “U se the fo llowing IP addres s,” the n enter the follow ing settings in their respectiv e fields : IP address: 192 .168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 25 5.255.255 .0 Click “ OK ” when fini sh ed .[...]

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17 2-2-5 C onnecting to the Web Managem ent Interf ace All funct ions and s ettings o f this acce ss point must be c onfigure d via the Web m anageme nt interfa ce. St art your Web browser , and enter “1 92.168.2 .1” in th e addres s bar , then press the <Ent er> key . The foll owing me ssage s hould d isplay: Enter a user na me and p ass[...]

18 NOTE: If you can’t see the Web management interface and you’re being prompted to input a username and password again, it means you didn’t input the username and password correctly . Re-enter the username and password. If you’re certain the username and password you entered are correct, go to 4-2 T roubleshooting to perform a factory rese[...]

19 2-3 View Syste m Status and Infor mation After yo u’ve con nected to the acce ss point throug h the W eb browse r , the first thin g you ’ll see is the Statu s and Informa tion page. All syste m- and n etwork-r elated info rmation o f this acce ss point w ill be displ ayed he re. Th e information is helpfu l when yo u want to know th e detai[...]

20 Hardwa re V ersion Display s hardwa re vers ion. This informa tion is helpful w hen you need onl ine help fr om the dealer . Runtim e Code V ersion Display s current firmware version . If you wa nt to perfor m a firm ware up grade, th is numbe r will help you to de termine if you nee d such an upgrade . Mode Display s current wireless operating [...]

21 2-4 Sele ct an Op erating Mode fo r the W ireless Access Poi nt This access point can be operated in different modes: Y ou can click Basic S ettings o n the left o f the Web ma nageme nt interfac e to select a n operatin g mode y ou want to meet fo r different needs . Y ou ca n click t he Mode drop-d own men u to selec t an opera ting mode: Ther[...]

22 same m ode, and links the wired network that con nects th ese two w ireless access points. O nly one a ccess po int can b e conne cted in t his mode . AP Bridge -Point to Multi- Point Establis h es a wireless connectio n with oth er wireles s access points us ing the sa me mode, a nd link s the wire d netwo rk that connec ts these t wo wirel ess[...]

23 2-4-1 AP Mo de This is th e most c ommon m ode. W hen in AP mod e, this ac cess point ac ts as a b ridge betw een 802 .1 1b/g/ n wirele ss devic es and a wired Eth ernet ne twork, and exchan ges d ata betw een them . When y ou select AP , th e followin g options will be di splayed: Here ar e descrip tions of ev ery setu p item: Band Select th e [...]

24 wireles s access point) he re. Y ou can in put up to 32 alp hanume rical char acters. NOTE : TH E ESS ID IS CAS E SENS ITIVE. Mu ltiple ESSI D The acc ess point supports multiple SSID function s; up to fo ur SSID s can be set. If you want to configure additiona l SSIDs, click this button. F or detaile d descrip tions of th e function , refer to [...]

25 2-4-1-1 Multiple E SSID s This acc ess poin t supports four SS IDs. Exce pt fo r the mai n SSID (configu red o n the Basic S ettings p age), yo u can c onfigure another three SS IDs here . With different S SIDs, you can sep arate the wireles s network s with different S SID nam es, w ireless se curity , WMM a nd VLAN settings . Here ar e descrip[...]

26 Broadc ast SSID Decide if the wire less acce ss point will broadca st its ow n ESSID or not. Y ou c an hide the ESS ID of you r wireles s access point (se t the optio n to “D isable”) s o only th ose who know th e ESSID of your w ireless a ccess po int can get connecte d. WMM WMM (Wi-Fi M ultimedia ) techn ology c an improv e the perfo rmanc[...]

27 Here ar e descrip tions of ev ery setu p item: Band Select th e wireles s band y ou wish to use. By selectin g different band set tings , you’ll be able to allow or deny th e wirele ss client o f a certai n band. If you se lect 2.4 GHz (B) , 2.4 GH z (N) or 2 .4 GHz (G ), only wir eless clie nts using the wireles s band yo u selec t (802.1 1b,[...]

28 When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully sav ed. Y ou can c lick “Co ntinue” t o go back to the previou s page an d continu e with other se ttings o r click “A pply” to restart th e wireles s access point . C hanges will take effect after about 30 seconds . 2-4-2-1 Wireless Site Sur vey The tabl e will list[...]

29 Here ar e descrip tions of ev ery setu p item: Select Click the radio bu tton to sel ect the ac cess point. Channe l Display to channel number of the access poin t. SSID Display the SSID name of the acce ss point. BSSID Display the BSS ID (MA C Address) of the AP . Encryp tion Display the encry ption sett ing of th e acce ss points. If you have [...]

30 Here ar e descrip tions of every se tup item: Band Select th e wireles s band y ou wish to use. By selectin g different band set tin gs , yo u’ll be ab le to allow or deny th e wirele ss client o f a certai n band. If you se lect 2.4 GHz (B) , 2.4 GH z (N) or 2 .4 GHz (G ), only wir eless clie nts us ing the wireles s band yo u select ( 802.1 [...]

31 After yo u finish wi th the settings , click “A pply” an d the follow ing messag e will be d isplayed : When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully sav ed . C lick “Continu e” to go ba ck to the previou s page an d continu e with other set tings, or click “A pply” to r estart th e wireless access point. C [...]

32 2-4-4 AP Bri dge-Poin t to Multi -Point M ode In this m ode, this wireles s acces s point w ill connec t to up to fo ur wireless access points t hat use the same mode, an d all wire d Etherne t clients o f every w ireless ac cess po int will be connecte d together . Y o u can use this mod e to conn ect a netw ork to ot her network s that are phy[...]

33 If you select 2.4 GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients u sing 802. 1 1b and 802.1 1g b ands will be able to connec t to this ac cess po int. If you w ant to allow 802.1 1b, 80 2.1 1g and 802.1 1 n clients to conne ct to this access point, se lect 2.4 GHz (B+ G+N). Channe l Numbe r Select a channel number you wish to use. T he channe l number mu[...]

34 2-4-5 AP Bri dge-WDS Mode In this m ode, this wireles s acces s point w ill connec t to up to fo ur wireless access points t hat use th e same mode, an d all wire d Etherne t clients o f every w ireless ac cess po int will be connecte d together . Y o u can us e this mo de to con nect a ne twork to o ther network s that are physic ally isolat ed[...]

35 or 8 02.1 1g) will b e able to connect t o this acc ess point. If you select 2.4 GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients u sing 802. 1 1b and 802.1 1g b ands will be able to connec t to this ac cess point. If you w ant to allow 802.1 1b, 80 2.1 1g and 802.1 1 n clien ts to conn ect to this access point, sele ct 2.4 GHz (B+ G+N). MAIN ESSID Input t[...]

36 When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully sav ed . Click “Contin ue” to go b ack to the previou s page an d continu e with other set tings, or click “A pply” to r estart the wireless access point . C h anges w ill take effect after about 30 seconds. 2-4-6 U niversal R epeater In this mode, the acces s point [...]

37 Here ar e descrip tions of ev ery setu p item: Band Select th e wireles s band y ou wish to use. By selectin g different band set tings , you’ll be able to allow or deny th e wirele ss client o f a certai n band. If you se lect 2.4 GHz (B) , 2.4 GH z (N), or 2 .4 GHz (G ), only wir eless clie nts using the wireles s band yo u select ( 802.1 1b[...]

38 act as a station to connect t o a ro ot AP . Y ou should a ssign the SSID of the ro ot AP here or click “S elect Site Survey ” to choos e a roo t AP . Select S ite Survey Click “S elect Site Survey ” and a “Wireless S ite Survey T able” w ill pop u p. It will lis t al l availabl e access points ne arby . Y ou can select one acc ess p[...]

39 2-5 WP S Setting Wi -Fi Protec ted Setup (WPS) i s the s implest way to bu ild a connec tion betwe en wirele ss netwo rk clients and this access p oint. Y ou do n’t have to select an encry ption mo de and in put a long encrypt ion passp hrase every tim e you n eed to se t up a w ireless client: Y ou onl y have to press a b utton on the wireles[...]

40 Here ar e descrip tions of ev ery setu p item: Enable WPS Check t o enable o r disable the W PS func tion. Wi -Fi Pro tected Setup Informa tion All inform ation re lated to W PS will b e displaye d here — helpfu l when yo u’re se tting up conn ections b y WPS. WPS S tatus: Disp lays WP S status. If data encrypt ion setting s of this a ccess [...]

41 Authent ication M ode: The wire less secu rity authenti cation mo de of this access point will be displ ayed here . If you do n’t en able a security function of the acc ess poin t before WPS is activated , the acce ss point w ill auto - set the s ecurity to WP A (AES) and gener ate a set of pa ssphrase key s for WPS co nnection. Passph rase Ke[...]

42 2-6 A dvance d Wireles s Setting s This wir eless acc ess poin t has man y advan ced wirel ess featu res. All settin gs listed h ere are f or experi enced users only : I f yo u’re not sure abou t the meaning and function of these settings, don’ t modify them, or the wirele ss perfo rmance w ill be red uced. Click Advanced S ettings o n the l[...]

43 unless y ou know what it doe s. DTIM Period Set the D TIM pe riod of the wire less rad io. Do not mod ify the default v alue (3) unless y ou know w hat it doe s. Data Ra te Set the w ireless d ata trans fer rate to a certain value. S ince mos t of wirel ess devic es will negotiat e with eac h other a nd pick a proper data tran sfer rate automati[...]

44 improv e the perfo rmance of such n etwork applicat ions. CTS Pr otect Enablin g this se tting will r educe the chance of radio sig nal collis ions betw een 802 .1 1b and 802.1 1g wire less acc ess point s. It’ s recomm ended t o set this option to “Auto .” TX Pow er Y ou can set th e output p ower of the w ireless radio. Un less you’r e[...]

45 2- 7 Wirele ss Secu rity This wireless access point provides many types of wireless security (wireles s data en cryption) . When y ou use da ta encry ption, data transfer red by rad io signal s in the ai r wil l become unreada ble for those w ho don’ t know co rrect enc ryption k ey (en cryption passwo rd). There a re two wa ys to set w ireles[...]

46 There a re four typ es of sec urity leve l you can select: D isable (n o security - data en cryption disabled ), WEP , WP A Pre-sha red Key and WP A RADIUS . Re fer to the following section s for deta iled instructi ons. Remem ber , it ’s very im portant to set wire less secu rity settin gs properly ! Without a proper setting, h ackers a nd in[...]

47 2-7-1 D isable Se curity Select th e SSID y ou w ant to configur e. When you selec t “Dis able ,” wireless encrypti on for the network is disable d. After yo u finish wi th the settings , click “A pply” an d the follow ing messag e will be d isplayed : When y ou see th is mess age, the settings you made are succes sfully sav ed . Click ?[...]

48 2-7-2 W EP WEP (Wired E quivalent Privacy) is a com mon enc ryption m ode, safe eno ugh for h ome and persona l use. But if you nee d a higher level of s ecurity , cons ider us ing WP A e ncryptio n (see ne xt sect ion). Some w ireless c lients d on’t supp ort WP A ( only WE P), so W EP is still a go od choice if you ha ve such a clie nt in yo[...]

49 length a nd “Hex ” as key format, y ou’ll see the messa ge at the r ight of “Key For mat” is “Hex (10 cha racters ,” w hich m eans the length of the WEP key i s 10 char acters. Default T x Key Y ou can set u p to four s ets of WE P key s, and you can decide w hich key is being used by default h ere. If y ou don ’t know w hich one[...]

50 2-7-3 W P A Pre-sh ared Ke y WP A Pre -shared k ey is cur rently the safest en cryption method, a nd it ’s recom mende d to use th is encryp tion meth od to ens ure the safety o f your data . When y ou select “WP A p re-shared key” as your en cryption type, the follow ing mes sages wi ll be displ ayed: Here ar e descrip tions of ev ery set[...]

51 When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully save d . C lick “Co ntinue” to go bac k to the previous page an d continu e with other set tings, or c lick “A pply” to r estart the wireless access point . C h anges w ill take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

52 2-7-4 W P A RADIU S WP A RAD IUS is th e combin ation of the W P A encryp tion metho d and RA DIUS use r authent ication. If y ou have a RADIU S authenti cation s erver , you can chec k the iden tity o f every w ireless client by user data base. When y ou select “WP A R ADIUS” a s your encryptio n type, the following messag es will be displa[...]

53 After yo u finish wi th the settings , click “Ap ply” and the follow ing messag e will be d isplayed : When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully sav ed . Click “Contin ue” to go back to the pre vious page an d continu e with other se ttings, or c lick “A pply” to r estart th e wireless access point. C ha[...]

54 2-7-5 80 2.1x Authentication Y ou ca n enable 802.1x u ser ident ification (b ased on the RADIU S user au thenticatio n serv er) by ch ecking the “Ena ble 802.1 x Authent ication” box when you sele ct “Di sable” o r “WEP” as the encrypt ion type . The following m essage w ill be dis played: Here ar e descrip tions of ev ery setu p it[...]

55 When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully sav ed . Click “Contin ue” to go back to the pre vious page an d continu e with other set tings, or click “A pply” to r estart the wireless access point . C h anges w ill take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

56 2-8 RA DIUS Se rver Compa r ed to other wireless security measure s, RA DIUS s erver provide s user- based a uthentic ation. If y our wirele ss client supports 802.1x u ser aut henticatio n, you c an use th e RAD IUS Se rver function to use the internal m ini RADIUS server t o improve security and wire less use r control. The inte rnal RA DIUS s[...]

57 Here ar e descrip tions of every se tup item: Enable RADIUS Server Check t his box to enable the inte rnal RA DIUS server f unction. User Pr ofile Y ou can add o r delete RADIU S users here. Input a us ername and pas sword in the corresp onding f ields and click “A dd” to ad d the user to the RAD IUS serv er datab ase. Y ou can click “R es[...]

58 When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully save . Click “C ontinue ” to go bac k to the pr evious pa ge and con tinue w ith other s ettings , or click “Apply” to restart the wireless access point . C h anges w ill take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

59 2-9 MA C Filtering Another security measure you can use to ke ep hacke rs and intruder s away is MAC filte ring. Y ou ca n pre-d efine a so -called “white-l ist ,” which contain s MAC a ddresse s of the w ireless cl ients you trust. All other wireless clients with MA C address es not on your list will b e denied b y this wir eless ac cess po[...]

60 Enable Wireless Access Control Check t his box to enable M AC ad dress restrictio n . I f unch ecked, n o restricti on will be enforce d (any wi reless cli ent with the pr oper encrypt ion setting will be a ble to con nect to this wire less acc ess point ). MA C address Input a M AC add ress allow ed us ing this wireles s access point her e. Y o[...]

61 2-10 Sy stem Util ities This acc ess poin t provides control f unctions that include p assword , IP address ma nagemen t and DH CP server functi on. C lick Sys tem Utility on the left side of the Web manag ement in terface to access these fu nctions. B elow are detailed d esc riptions o f e ach func tion. 2- 10 -1 Ch ange Pas sword Y ou ca n cha[...]

62 2- 10 -2 IP Add ress of th e Wireles s Ac cess Poi nt Y ou ca n chang e the IP addres s of this w ireless a ccess po int so it can bec ome a pa rt of your local netw ork. Remem ber this address or you won’t be able to co nnect the configur ation men u of this wireless access point. The def ault IP address is 192.168 .2.1; t he subn et m ask is[...]

63 Click “A pply” an d the follo wing me ssage wi ll be displa yed: When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully sav ed . Click “Contin ue” to go back to the pre vious page an d continu e with other set tings, or c lick “A pply” to r estart th e wireless access point. C hanges will take e f fec t after abo ut [...]

64 2- 10 -3 DH CP Server This wir eless ac cess poi nt is abl e to act as a DHCP serve r for your network , and it’ s disabled b y defau lt. If you w ant to ac tivate this function , click Sys tem Utilit y on the le ft s ide, and the follow ing messag e will be d isplayed : Here ar e descrip tions of ev ery setu p item: Default G ateway IP Input [...]

65 Click “A pply” an d the follo wing me ssage will be d isplayed: When y ou see th is messa ge, the se ttings yo u made are succes sfully sav ed . Click “Contin ue” to go back to the pre vious page an d continu e with other set tings, or c lick “A pply” to r estart th e wireless access point. C hanges will take e f fe ct after a bout 3[...]

66 Chapter III: A dvanced Configu ration 3-1 Con figuration Backup and Rest ore Y ou ca n back up all con figuration s of this a ccess po int to a file , allowing you to m ake sev eral cop ies of y our acc ess point configur ation for s ecurity r eason s. T o back up or restore an access p oint config uration, f ollow the se instructi ons: Click Co[...]

67 3- 2 Firmw are Upgr ade If there is new firm ware availa ble for this wire less acce ss point, y ou can uplo ad it to th e acces s point to incorp orate ad ded func tions or to effect solution s to pro blems. T o perfo rm a firmwa re upgrade, click Upgrade on the left side of the Web managem ent interfa ce, and t he followi ng will be displayed [...]

68 3- 3 Syste m Reset If you ha ve reaso n to believ e the access point is n ot workin g properly , you can use this function to restart the access point, which may so lve the pro blem. This function is useful when the acc ess point isn’t within easy reach physica lly . However , if the acces s point is not respo nding, yo u may have to switch it[...]

69 Chapter IV : T rouble shooting If you f in d that th e access point is w orking im properly or stop s respond ing, refe r to th e tr oublesho oting s uggestio ns below . Some problem s can be solved without assistanc e in a short time . Scenar io Solution Access point is n ot respond ing whe n I want to a ccess it b y Web browser a. Chec k the c[...]

70 d. If all LE Ds on th is acces s point ar e out, check the A /C power adapter and ma ke sure it’s correctl y powere d. I can’t lo cate my access point by m y wireless client a. Is “Br oadcast ESSID” set to “O ff ”? b. Is the antenna properly installed and secured ? c. Ar e you too far from y our acce ss point? T ry to get c loser . d[...]

71 Chapter V : Glo ssary Default Gateway (Access point): Every non-access point IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When 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 send it out toward the destination. DHCP: Dyn[...]

72 cascaded decimal numbers separated by “.”: aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each “aaa” can be anything from 000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by “.”: bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, where each “b” can either be 0 or 1. A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading 1’s foll[...]

73 Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one network application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common applications and protocol/port numbers: 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 [...]

74 like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC). TCP/IP , UDP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol f[...]

75 Chapte r VI : Spec ifications S t a n d a r d s • IEEE 8 02.1d (S panning T ree Proto col) • IEEE 8 02.1 1b (1 1 Mbps Wireless LAN) • IEEE 8 02.1 1g (54 M bps Wire less LAN ) • IEEE 8 02.1 1n (300 M bps Wire less LAN ) • IEEE 8 02.1x (N etwork Access Con trol) • IEEE 8 02.3 (10B ase-T Ethern et) • IEEE 8 02.3u (10 0Base -TX Fas t E[...]

76 • Output power: - OF DM: 14 d Bm +/- 1.5 dBm (300 Mb ps, 40 mW max . for Models 5 24728 a nd 52473 5; 15 0 Mbps, 4 0 mW m ax. for Model 52 4704) - OFDM : 15 dBm +/- 1.5 dBm (54 Mbps, 40 mW ma x.) - CCK: 1 7 dBm + /- 1 dBm (1 1 Mbps, 6 3 mW m ax.) • Receiv er sensit ivity: - 1 1n (30 0 Mbps) MCS0- 15 for Mo dels 524 728 and 524735: 20 MHz: - [...]

77 • LAN L ink/Act E n v i r o n m e n t a l • Dimen sions: 16 0 (W) x 1 27 (L) x 3 5 (H) mm (6.3 x 5 .0 x 1.4 in .) • Weight: 0.8 kg (1.7 lbs.) • Opera ting tempe rature: 0 – 40° C (32 – 1 04°F) • Opera ting humid ity: 10 – 90% R H, non -conden sing • Storag e temper ature: - 20 – 60°C (4 – 149° F) P o w e r • Extern al[...]