TP-Link TL-WA5210G manuale d’uso

TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE Rev: 1.0.0 1910010274[...]

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FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable protectio n against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ge nerates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if[...]

National Restrictions 2400.0-2483.5 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria General authorization re quired for outdoor use and public service France Outdoor use limited to 10 mW e.i.r.p. within the band 2454-2483.5 MHz Military Radiolocation use. Refarming of the 2.4 GHz band has been ongoing in recent years to allow current relaxed regulat[...]

TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. South Building, No.5 Keyuan Road, Central Zone, Science & Technology Park, Nanshan, Shenzhen, P. R. China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Out door CPE Model No.: TL-W A5210G T rademark: TP-LINK We declare under ou[...]

CONTENTS Package Co nten ts ............................................................................................................... .................. 1 Chapter 1 Product Ov ervie w ........................................................................................................... 2 1.1 Overview of the Prod uct......................[...]

II 4.8 Wireless settings .............................................................................................................. ...... 35 4.9 Forwar ding ..................................................................................................................... ........ 36 4.9.1 Virtual Se rvers ...................................[...]

III 5.3 Quick Setup .................................................................................................................... ....... 68 5.4 Operati on Mode ................................................................................................................. .... 69 5.5 Network ................................................[...]

1 Package Contents The following items should be found in your package: ¾ One TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE ¾ One AC power Adapter for TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE ¾ One Power Injector ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ One Resource CD for TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz Hi gh Power Wirel ess Outdoor CPE, including: z This[...]

2 Chapter 1 Product Overview Thank you for choosing TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Po wer Wireless Outdoor CPE 1.1 Overview of the Product The TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE i s dedicated to Outdoor wireless network solutions. The TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPE will allow you to connect your network with other wi reles[...]

3 ¾ Built-in NAT and DHCP server supporti ng static IP addre ss distributing. ¾ Supports UPnP, Dynamic DNS, Stat ic Routing, VPN Pass-through. ¾ Supports Virtual Server, S pecial Application and DMZ host. ¾ Built-in firewall supporting IP address filteri ng, Domain Name filtering, and MAC address filtering. ¾ Provides WLAN ACL (A ccess Control[...]

4 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 2.1 LED Explanation TL-WA5210G consists of several LED indicators , which is designed to i ndicate connections and wireless signal. Figure 2-1 Front Panel sketch View from left to right. Name Status Indication Off No Power Power On Power on Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port On There is a devic[...]

5 ¾ : This is where you can connect an outside antenna. For this AP, the antenna is built inside, and usually there is not nece ssary to connect an outside one. ¾ LAN: This port is used to connect to the PO E port of the provided Power Injector. ¾ RESET: There are two ways to reset the AP's factory defaults: • Use the Factory Defaults fun[...]

6 of sight propagation with the users. The place must accord with the Installation Environment Requirements . 4. Adjust the direction of the AP to get a best signal. 5. Connect the Ethernet Broadband Router to the TL-WA5210G AP. Power on the AP. 6. If you are connecting a desktop PC or laptop to your network, install the TP-LINK Wireless Adapter on[...]

7 Chapter 3 Quick Installation Guide This Chapter will guide you to c onfigure the AP to function in y our network and gain access to the internet through your ISP immediately after success ful configuration. More detailed des cription of the AP’s web-based utility and func tions can be found in “Chapt er 4 Configuring the AP” 3.1 Configure t[...]

8 Figure 3-1 Success result of Ping command If the result displayed is similar to that shown in Figure 3-2, it means that your PC has not connected to the AP. Figure 3-2 Failure result of Ping command Please check the connection following these steps: 1. Is the connection between your PC and the AP correct? ) Note: The LED of LAN port you link to o[...]

9 Figure 3-4 Login Windows ) Note: If the above screen does not pop-up, it means that your Web-browse r has been set to a proxy. Go to Tools menu> Internet Options > Connections > LAN Settings , in the screen that appears, cancel the Using Proxy checkbox, and click OK to finish it . If the User Name and Password are correct, you can config[...]

10 ) Note: The AP supports three mode operation modes for multi-u ser to acce ss the Interne t: AP Client Router, AP Router and AP. In AP Client Router mode, it can access the Interne t wi relessly by your WISP’s support. In AP Router mode, it can access the In ternet via ADSL/Cable Modem. In AP mode, it can access a wireless network by using WIF[...]

11 Figure 3-9 Quick Setup - Static IP ) Note: The IP parameters should have been provided by your ISP. ¾ IP Address - This is the WAN IP address as seen by ex ternal users on the Internet (including your ISP). Enter the IP address into the field. ¾ Subnet Mask - The Subnet Mask is used for the WA N IP address, it is usually 255.255.255.0. ¾ Defa[...]

12 Figure 3-11 Quick Setup - Wireless settings ¾ SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same SSID must be assigned to all wireless devices on your network. The def ault SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as test . ¾ Region - Specifies the region where the wireless func tion of the AP c[...]

13 Chapter 4 AP Client Router & AP Router Operation Mode This Chapter describes how to configure some advanced settings for your Access Point through the web-based management page. In the following explanations, we will take the device in AP Client Router operati on mode for example. 4.1 Login After your successful login, you can configur e and[...]

14 Figure 4-1 Status 1. LAN This field displays the current settings or information for the LAN, including the MAC address , IP address and Subnet Mask . 2. Wireless This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, including Wireless Radio , SSID , Channel , Mode , and Wireless MAC address .[...]

15 3. WAN These parameters apply to the WA N port of the router, including MAC address , IP address , Subnet Mask , Default Gateway and DNS server . If PPPoE is chosen as the WAN con nection type, the Disconnect button will be shown here while you ar e accessing the Internet. You can also cut the connection by clicking the button. If you have not c[...]

16 detailed explanations for eac h submenu are provided below. Figure 4-3 the Network menu 4.5.1 LAN Selecting Network > LAN will enable you to configure the IP parameters of LAN port on this page. Figure 4-4 LAN ¾ MAC Address - The physical address of the router, as seen from the LAN. The value can't be changed. ¾ IP Address - Enter the [...]

17 Figure 4-5 WAN – Dynamic IP This page displays the WAN IP parameters assigned dynamically by your ISP, including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc. Click Renew to renew the IP parameters from your ISP. Click Release to release the IP parameters. ¾ MTU Size - The normal MTU (Maximum Transmission Un it) value for most Ethernet netwo[...]

18 Figure 4-6 WAN - Static IP You should type the following paramet ers into the spaces provided: ¾ IP Address - Enter the IP address in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP. ¾ Subnet Mask - Enter the subnet Mask in dotted-decim al notation provided by your ISP, usually is 255.255.255.0. ¾ Default Gateway - (Optional) Enter the gatewa y[...]

19 Figure 4-7 WAN - PPPoE ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Connect on Demand - You can configure the router to disconnect your Internet connection after a specified period of inactivity ( Max Idle Time ). If your Internet connection has been terminated due to inactivi[...]

20 field. Otherwise, enter the number time in mi nutes that you wish to have the Internet connecting last unless a new link is requested. Caution : Sometimes the connection cannot be disc onnected although you s pecify a time to Max Idle Time, since some applications are visiting the Internet continually in the background. Click the Connect button [...]

21 4.5.3 MAC Clone MAC Clone allows you to clone the MAC address of the managing PC’s adapter to the WAN port. This is because some ISPs require that you re gister the MAC address of your adapter. Usually, you do not need to change anything here. Selecting Network > MAC Clone will enable you to configure t he MAC address of the WAN port on thi[...]

22 Wireless Mode , Security Settings , MAC Filtering , Wirele ss Statistics , Distance Setting , Antenna Alignment and Throughput Monitor . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding func tion. The detailed explanations for each submenu are provided below. Figure 4-10 Wireless menu 4.6.1 Basic Settings Selecting Wireless[...]

23 Note Dialog ) Note: Limited by local law regulations, version fo r North America does not have region selection option. ¾ Channel - This field determines which operating frequency w ill be used. It is not necessary to change the wireless channel unless you notice in terference problems wit h another nearby access point. ¾ Mode - Select the des[...]

24 Figure 4-12 Wireless Mode ) Note: In AP Client Router, there is only Client mode available shown as Figure 4-12 while in A P Router there is only Access Point mode available . ¾ Access Point - Access Point mode allows wireless st ations including AP clients to access the router.[...]

25 • Enable SSID Broadcast - If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless AP will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ¾ Client - In Client mode, AP will act as a wireless stat ion to enable wired host(s) to access wireless AP. • SSID - Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access. If you select the radio before SSID , the A[...]

26 4.6.3 Security Settings Selecting Wireless > Security Settings will enable you to configure the security of the wireless network for your device on the page as shown in Figure 4-14. Figure 4-14 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function ca n be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to[...]

27 3) Open System - Select 802.11 Open System authentication. • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCI I or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hex adecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A- F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select wh[...]

28 value can be either 0 or at leas t 30. Enter 0 to disable the update. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: The device will reboot automati cally after you click the Save button. 4.6.4 MAC Filtering Selecting Wireless > MAC Filtering will allow you to set up so me f iltering rules to control wireless sta[...]

29 Figure 4-16 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriat e MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is an y hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Enter a simple descriptio[...]

30 5. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station B in the Description field, select Deny in the Privilege pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button. The filtering rules that configured s hould be similar to the fo[...]

31 conditions as shown in Figure 4-18. This is a critical feature required for stabilizing out door links. Enter the distance of your wireless link and t he software will optimize the frame ACK timeout value automatically. Figure 4-18 Distance Setting ¾ Adjust option - Keep the default setting if the AP is used for outdoor environment. Or you can [...]

32 4.6.8 Throughput Monitor Selecting Wireless > Throughput Monitor will helps to watch wireless throughput information in the following screen shown in Figure 4-20. Figure 4-20 Wireless Throughput ¾ Rate - The Throughput unit. ¾ Run Time - How long this function is running. ¾ Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information. ¾ Receive - Wirele[...]

33 Figure 4-21 The DHCP menu 4.7.1 DHCP Settings Selecting DHCP > DHCP Settings will enable you to set up the AP as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, which provides the TCP/IP configuration for all the PCs that are connected to the system on the LAN. The DHCP Server can be c onfigured o n the page (shown as Figure 4-22). Figur[...]

34 provides two DNS servers. The fa ctory default setting is 0.0.0.0. Click Save to save the changes. ) Note: To use the DHCP server function of the device, you should configure all computers in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatica lly" mode. This function will not take effect until the device reboots. 4.7.2 DHCP Clients List Selec[...]

35 ¾ MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ Reserved IP Address - Here displays the IP address that the AP is reserved. ¾ Status - Here shows whether the entry is enabled or not ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve IP addresses: 1. Click the Add Ne w button in[...]

36 Figure 4-26 Wireless settings ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. ¾ Enable AP Isolation - Isolate all connected wireless stati ons so that wireless stations can not access each other through WLAN. This option is available only f[...]

37 require multiple connections. The DMZ host feat ure allows one local host to be exposed to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet g aming or vi deoconferencing. DMZ host forwards all the ports at the same time. Any PC whose port is being forwarded must have its DHCP client function disabled and sh ould have a new static IP A[...]

38 5. Select the Enable option to enable the virtual server. 6. Click the Save button. Figure 4-29 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry ¾ Common Service Port - Some common services alread y exist in the pull-down list. ) Note: It is possible that you have a com puter or server that has more t han one type of available service. If so, select anothe[...]

39 Figure 4-30 Port Triggering Once configured, operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoi ng connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field. 2. The router records this c onnection, opens the incoming port or ports associated with this entry in the Port Triggering table, and associates[...]

40 Figure 4-31 Add or Modify a Triggering Entry T o modify or delete an exi sting entry , please take the following steps: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you wa nt to modify. If y ou want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click Enable All to make all entries enabled. Click Disabled All to[...]

41 2. Enter the IP address of a local PC that is desired to be set as th e DMZ host in the DMZ Host IP Address field. 3. Click the Save button. ) Note: After you set the DMZ host, the firewa ll related to the host will not work. 4.9.4 UPnP Selecting Forwarding > UPnP will enable you to configure the UPnP function on the page as shown in Figure 4[...]

42 from a remote location via the Internet. There are six submenus under t he Se curity menu (shown in Figure 4-34): Fire wall , IP Address Filtering , Domain Filtering , MAC Address Filtering , Remote Management and Advanced Security . Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corre sponding function. The detailed explanations for e[...]

43 ¾ Enable MAC Filtering - Check this box to enable MAC Ad dress Filtering. There are two default filtering rules for MAC Address Filtering: Allow or Deny the packets specified to pass through the router. 4.10.2 IP Address Filtering Selecting Security > IP Address Filtering will allow you to configure the IP address filtering entry on the page[...]

44 2. LAN IP Address - Enter a LAN IP Address or a range of LAN IP addresses in the field, in dotted-decimal notation format. For example, 19 2.168.1.20 - 192.168. 1.30. Keep the field blank, which means all LAN IP Addres ses have been put into the field. 3. LAN Port - Enter a LAN Port or a range of LAN ports in the field. For example, 1030 - 2 000[...]

45 Figure 4-38 Domain Filtering Before adding a Domain Filteri ng entry, you m ust ensure that Enable Firewall and Enable Domain Filtering have been selected on the Firewal l page as shown in Figure 4-35. To Add a Domain filtering entry, click the Add Ne w… button in Figure 4-38. The page " Add or Modify a Domain Filtering entry " will [...]

46 Click the Disabled All button to make all entries disabled. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries Click the Next button to go to the next page and the Previous button to return to the previous page. For example, if you want to block the PC(s) on your LAN to access websites www.xxyy.com.cn , www.aabbcc.com and websites with .net in th[...]

47 Figure 4-41 Add or Modify a MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriat e MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is an y hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0E-AE-B0-00-0B. 2. Type the description of the PC i[...]

48 from a remote location via the Internet. Figure 4-42 Remote Management ¾ Web Management Port - Web browser access normally uses the standard HTTP service port 80. This Router's default remote manag ement web por t number is 80. For greater security, you can change the remote management web port to a custom port by entering that number in t[...]

49 Figure 4-43 Advanced Security settings ¾ Packets Statistic interval (5 ~ 60) - The default value is 10. Se lect a value between 5 and 60 seconds from the pull-down list. The Packets Statistic interval value indicates the time section of the packets statistic. The resu lt of the statistic used for analysis by SYN Flood , UDP Flood and ICMP-Flood[...]

50 router. ¾ Forbid Ping Packet from LAN Port - Enable or Disable forbidding Ping Packet to access the router from the LAN port. The default value is disabled. If enabled, the ping packet from the LAN port cannot access the router . (Defends against some viruses) Click the Save button to save the settings. Click the Blocked DoS Host Table button t[...]

51 Figure 4-45 Add or Modify a Static Route Entry T o modify or delete an exi sting entry: 1. Click the Modify in the entry you wa nt to modify. If y ou want to delete the entry, click the Delete . 2. Modify the information. 3. Click the Save button. Click the Enable All button to make all entries enabled. Click the Disabled All button to make all [...]

52 Figure 4-48 IP & MAC Binding Setting (Add & Modify) To add IP & MAC Binding entries, follow the steps below. 1. Click the Add New... button as shown in Figure 4-62. 2. Enter the MAC Address and IP Address. 3. Select the Bind checkbox. 4. Click the Save button to save it. To modify or delete an existing entry, follow the steps below. [...]

53 Figure 4-50 ARP List ¾ MAC Address - The MAC address of the contro lled computer in the LAN. ¾ IP Address - The assigned IP address of the cont rolled computer in the LAN. ¾ Status - Indicates whether or not the MAC and IP addresses are bound. ¾ Configure - Load or delete an item. z Load - Load the item to the IP & MAC Binding list. z De[...]

54 Figure 4-51 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status - The status of the DD[...]

55 Figure 4-52 Oray.net DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 2. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 3. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS servic e connection is displayed here. ¾ Domain Name - The domain name[...]

56 Figure 4-53 Comexe.cn DDNS Settings To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the domain names your dynamic DNS service provider gave. 2. Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. 3. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. 4. Click the Login button to log in to the DDNS service. ¾ Connection Status - The status of the DDNS serv[...]

57 shown in Figure 4-55 , whi ch is helpful for managing the access authority. Figure 4-55 Community Setting ¾ Num - Displays the entry num ber of the community. ¾ Community - Defines the password used to authent icate the management station to the device. ¾ Access Mode - This field allows you to specify the autho rity of the community. Read Onl[...]

58 Figure 4-56 SNMP System Setting ¾ System Contact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node, together with information on how to contact this person. ¾ Syst em Name - An administratively-assigned name for this managed no de. By convention, this is the node's fully-qualified domain name. ¾ System Location - T[...]

59 Figure 4-58 Time settings ¾ Time Zone - Select your local time zone from this drop-down list. ¾ Date - Enter your local date in MM/DD/YY into the right blanks. ¾ Time - Enter your local time in HH/ MM/SS into th e right blanks. To configure Time settings, pl ease follow these steps below: 1. Select your local time zone. 2. Enter date and time[...]

60 Figure 4-59 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be d ownloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless th e new firmware has a new feature you want to use. However, when experienci ng problems caused by the AP itself, you can try to upgrade the firmware. ) Note: Before upgrading t[...]

61 • The default IP Address : 192.168.1.254 • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 4.15.4 Backup & Restore Selecting S ystem Tools > Backup & Restore allows you to save all configuration settings to your local computer as a file or restore t h[...]

62 Figure 4-62 Ping Watch Dog Utility ¾ Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. ¾ IP Address - The IP address of the target host wher e the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sen ding ping packets. ¾ Interval - Time internal between two ping packe ts which are sent out continuously. ¾ Delay - Time delay before first ping packet is sent out when the dev ice[...]

63 Figure 4-63 Speed Test ¾ Destination IP - The Remote device’s IP address. ¾ User - Administrator password of the remote device. It should be filled correct ly if you want to get a precise estimation. Otherwise, keep it clean. ¾ Advanced options - This is a switch to show advanced test options which are used only for precise estimation. ) No[...]

64 Figure 4-64 Reboot the AP Click Reboot to reboot the AP. Some settings of the AP will take effe ct only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (Syste m will reboot automatically) • Upgrade the firmware of the AP (s ystem will reboot automatically). • Restore the AP's settings to factory def ault (system will reboot a[...]

65 shown in Figure 4-66. Figure 4-66 System Log The AP can keep logs of all tra ffic. You can query the logs to find out what happened to the AP. Click Refresh to refresh the logs. Click Clear All to clear all the logs. 4.15.10 Statistics The Statistics page (shown in Figure 4-67) displays the network traffic of each PC on the LAN, including total [...]

66 IP A ddress The IP Address displayed with statistics Packets The total amount of packets receiv ed and transmitted by the router. Total Bytes The total amount of bytes received and transmitted by the router. Packets The total amount of packets rece ived and transmitted in the last Pack ets Statistic interval seconds. Byt es The total amount of b[...]

67 Chapter 5 AP Operation Mode This Chapter describes how to configure some advanced settings for your Access Point through the web-based management page in AP operation mode. 5.1 Login After your successful login, you can configur e and mana ge the Access Point. There are night main menus on the left of the Web-based m anagement page. Submenus w i[...]

68 Figure 5-1 ¾ Wired - This field displays the current settings or information for the Network, including the MAC address , IP address and Subnet Mask . ¾ Wireless - This field displays basic information or status for wireless function, including Operating Mode , Signal , SSID , Channel , Mode , and MAC Address . ¾ Traffic Statistics - This fie[...]

69 5.4 Operation Mode The AP supports three operation modes, AP Client Router , AP Router and AP . Please select one your want. Click Save to save your choice. Figure 5-2. Figure 5-2 Operation Mode ¾ AP Client Router: In this mode, the device enables mult iusers to share Internet from WISP. The LAN port devices share the same IP fr om WISP through[...]

70 ¾ Gateway - The gateway should be in the same subnet as your IP address. ¾ MAC Address - the physical address of the AP, as seen from the LAN. This value can't be changed. ) Note: 1) If you change the IP Address, you must use the new IP Address to log in the AP. 2) If the new LAN IP Address you set is not in the same subnet, the IP Addres[...]

71 Figure 5-5 Wireless Settings in AP mode ¾ SSID (Set Service Identifier) - Identifies your wireless network name. Create a name up to 32 characters and make sure all wireless points in the wireless network with the same SSID. The default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indi cates the last unique six characters of each device’s MAC address). Thi[...]

72 5.6.2 Wireless Mode Selecting Wireless > Wireless Mode will enable you to configure the wireless mode for your device as shown in Figure 5-6. Figure 5-6 Wireless Mode[...]

73 ) Note: AP provides five operational modes: Access Poin t, Client, Repeater, Bridge (point to point), Bridge (point to Multi-point). ¾ Access Point - Access Point mode allows wireless st ations including AP clients to access the router. • Enable SSID Broadcast - If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless AP will broadcast [...]

74 Figure 5-7 Wireless repeating 2. Verify the wireless security parameters for all access points, if any. 3. Verify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three WLAN segments. ) Note: You can extend this [...]

75 Verify connectivity across the LAN 1 and LAN 2. A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers of any ot her PCs or servers connected t o LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2. ¾ Bridge (Point to Multi-Point) - This mode bridges the AP and up to 6 APs also in bridge mode to connect two or more wi[...]

76 3. Verify connectivit y across the LANs. • A computer on any LAN s egment should be able to c onnect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments. Wireless stations will not be able to connect to the TL-WA5210G 2.4GHz High Power Wireless Outdoor CPEs in the illustration ab[...]

77 Figure 5-11 Wireless Security ¾ Disable Security - The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the device without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of follo wing options to enable security. ¾ WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security. • Typ e - You can [...]

78 • WEP Key Format - You can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format. ASCII format stands for any combination of keyboard characters in the specified length. Hexadecimal format stands for any combination of hex adecimal digits (0-9, a-f, A- F) in the specified length. • WEP Key - Select which of the four keys will be used and enter the matching WEP[...]

79 Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page. ) Note: The device will reboot automati cally after you click the Save button. 5.6.4 MAC Filtering Selecting Wireless > MAC Filtering will allow you to set up so me f iltering rules to control wireless stations accessing the device, which depend on the station’ s MAC addre[...]

80 Figure 5-13 Add or Modify Wireless MAC Address Filtering entry To add or modify a MAC Address Filter ing entry, follow these instructions: 1. Enter the appropriat e MAC Address into the MAC Address field. The format of the MAC Address is XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX (X is an y hexadecimal digit). For example: 00-0A-EB-B0-00-0B. 2. Enter a simple descriptio[...]

81 button. 5. Click the Add New... button and enter the MAC address 00-0A-EB-00-07-5F in the MAC Address field, enter wireless station B in the Description field, select Deny in the Privile ge pull-down list and select Enabled in the Status pull-down list. Click the Save and the Return button.. The filtering rules that configured s hould be similar[...]

82 ) Note: This page will be refreshed autom atically every 5 seconds. 5.6.6 Distance Setting Selecting Wireless > Distance Setting will allow you to adju st the wireless range in outdoor conditions as shown in Figure 5-15. This is a critical feature required for stabilizing out door links. Enter the distance of your wireless link and t he softw[...]

83 ¾ RSSI RANGE - You can drag the slider bar to set or input the RSSI RANGE value. The slider bar allows the range of the meter to be either increased or reduced. If the range is reduced, the color change will be more sensitive to signal fluctuations. The slider bar actually changes an offset of the maximum indicator value scale. ) Note: It only [...]

84 management and allows new wireless devices to receive IP addresses auto m atically without the need to manually assign new IP addresses. There are three submenus under the DHCP menu (shown as Figure 5-1 8): DHCP Settings , DHCP Clients List and Address Re servation . Clicking any of them will enable you to configure the corresponding function. T[...]

85 default setting is 0.0.0.0. ¾ Default Domain (optional) - Enter the domain name of the your DHCP server. You can leave the field blank. ¾ Primary DNS (optional) - Enter the DNS IP address provided by your ISP. Consult your ISP if you don’t know the DNS value. The factory default sett ing is 0.0.0.0. ¾ Secondary DNS (optional) - Enter the IP[...]

86 Figure 5-21 Address Reservation ¾ MAC Address - Here displays the MAC address of the PC for which you want to reserve an IP address. ¾ Reserved IP Address - Here displays the IP address that the AP is reserved. ¾ Status - Here shows whether the entry is enabled or not ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. To Reserve IP addresses:[...]

87 5.8 Wireless settings Selecting Wireless Settings will allow you to do some advanc ed settings for the device in the following screen shown in Figure 5-23. Figure 5-23 Wireless settings ¾ Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high- priority messages being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended enabled. ¾ Enab[...]

88 following parameters in Figure 5-24. Figure 5-24 SNMP Settings 5.9.1 Community Setting Selecting SNMP > Community Setting will allow you to configure the SNMP community as shown in Figure 5-25 , which is helpful for managing the access authority. Figure 5-25 Community Setting ¾ Num - Displays the entry num ber of the community. ¾ Community [...]

89 5.9.2 SNMP System Setting Selecting S NMP > SNMP Setting will allow you to configure some parameters for System (iso.org.dod.internet.mgmt.mib -2.system) as shown in Figure 5-26 . Figure 5-26 SNMP System Setting ¾ System Contact - The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node, together with information on how to cont[...]

90 5.10.1 Firmware Selecting System Tools > Firm ware allows you to upgrade the latest version of firmware for the device on the screen shown in Figure 5-28. Figure 5-28 Firmware Upgrade New firmware versions are posted at http://www.tp-link.com and can be d ownloaded for free. There is no need to upgrade the firmware unless th e new firmware ha[...]

91 Click Restore to reset all configuration se ttings to their default values. • The default User Name : admin • The default Password : admin • The default IP Address : 192.168.1.254 • The default Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 ) Note: All settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. 5.10.3 Backup & Restore [...]

92 Figure 5-31 Ping Watch Dog Utility ¾ Enable - Turn on/off Ping Watch Dog. ¾ IP Address - The IP address of the target host wher e the Ping Watch Dog Utility is sen ding ping packets. ¾ Interval - Time internal between two ping packe ts which are sent out continuously. ¾ Delay - Time delay before first ping packet is sent out when the dev ice[...]

93 Figure 5-32 Speed Test ¾ Destination IP - The Remote device’s IP address. ¾ User - Administrator password of the remote device. It should be filled correct ly if you want to get a precise estimation. Otherwise, keep it clean. ¾ Advanced options - This is a switch to show advanced test options which are used only for precise estimation. ) No[...]

94 Figure 5-33 Reboot the AP Click Reboot to reboot the AP. Some settings of the AP will take effe ct only after rebooting, which include: • Change LAN IP Address. (Syste m will reboot automatically) • Upgrade the firmware of the AP (s ystem will reboot automatically). • Restore the AP's settings to factory def ault (system will reboot a[...]

95 shown in Figure 5-35. Figure 5-35 System Log The AP can keep logs of all tra ffic. You can query the logs to find out what happened to the AP. Click Refresh to refresh the logs. Click Clear All to clear all the logs.[...]

96 Appendix A: FAQ 1. How do I configure the router to access the Internet by ADSL users? 1) First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. 2) Connect the Ethernet cable from your AD SL Modem to the WAN port on the router. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem. 3) Login to the router, click t he “Netwo[...]

97 router and click the "Network" menu link on the left of your browser, and then click "MAC Clone" submenu link. On the "MAC Clone" page, if your PC’s MAC address is proper MAC address, click the "Clone MAC Address" butt on and your PC’s MAC address will fill in the "WAN MAC Address" field. Or [...]

98 ) Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. 4) How to enab le DMZ Host: Login to the router, c lick the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ" submenu. On the "DMZ" page, click “Enable” radio and type your IP address into the “DMZ Host IP A[...]

99 Figure A-8 Virtual Servers A-9 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry 5. The wireless stations cannot connect to the router. 1) Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. 2) Make sure that the wireless stations ' SSID accord with the router's SSID. 3) Make sure the wireless stations have t he right KEY for encryption whe[...]

100 Appendix B: Configuring the PC In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP corr ectly in Windows XP. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is wo rking, refer to the adapter’s manual if needed. 1. Configure TCP/IP component 1) On the Wind ows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel . 2) Clic[...]

101 Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. Now you have two ways to configure the TCP/IP protocol below: ¾ Setting IP address automatically Select Obtain an IP address automatically , Choose Obtain DNS server automatically , as shown in the Figure below:[...]

102 Figure B-3 ) Note: For Windows 98 OS or before, the PC and router may need to be restarted. ¾ Setting IP address manually 1. Select Use the following IP address radio button. And the fo llowing items available 2. If the router's LAN IP addr ess is 192.168.1.254, specify the IP address as 192.16 8.1.x (x is from 1 to 253), and the Subnet m[...]

103 Figure B-4 Now: Click OK to keep your settings.[...]

104 Appendix C: Specifications General Standards and Protocols IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11b and 802. 11g, TCP/IP, DHCP Safety & Emission FCC, CE Ports One 10/100M Auto-Negotiation LAN RJ45 port, supporting pa ssive PoE Cabling Type 10BASE-T: UTP category 3, 4, 5 cable (maximum 100m) EIA/TIA-568 100 Ω STP (maximum 100m) 100BASE-TX: UTP category[...]

105 Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 2x to 3x eXtended Range ™ WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device with 2x to 3x eXtended Range™ WLAN transmission tech nology make its sensitivity up to 105 dB, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless c onnections. With this range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Rang e™ [...]

106 152-bit shared key algorithm, as des cribed in the IEEE 802.11 standard. ¾ Wi-Fi - is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, founded in 1999 as Wi reless Internet Compatibility Alliance (WICA), comprising more than 300 com panies, whose products are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, based on the IEEE 802.11 standards (also ca lled Wireless LAN (WLA[...]