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WAP3205 User’s Guide 2 IMPORT ANT! READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Graphics in this book ma y differ slightly from the product due to difference s in oper ating systems, operating system versions, or if y ou installed updated firmware/software fo r your device. Every effort has been made to ensure that the inform[...]

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Table of Contents WAP3205 User’s Guide 7 8.5.1 Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSI Ds ........ .......................... .......................... .......... 67 8.6 Connecting the W AP3205 (in Un iversal Repeater Mode) to an AP or Wireless Router .. ................. 70 8.7 Connecting the WAP3205 (in Client Mode) to an AP or Wireless [...]

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WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 C HAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your WAP3205 1.1 Overview This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the W AP3205. The WAP3205 extends the range of your existing wi red network without additional wiring, prov iding easy network access to mobile users. Y ou can set up a wireless network with other IEEE 802.11b[...]

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP320 5 WAP3205 User’s Guide 12 1.4 Good Habit s for Managing the W AP3205 Do the following things regularly to make the W AP3205 more secure and to manage the WA P3205 more effectively . • Change the password . Use a password that’ s not easy to guess and that consists of different types of characters, such as[...]

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your WAP3205 WAP3205 User’s Guide 13 1.6 W all Mounting Y ou may need screw anchors if moun ting on a concrete or brick wall. 1 Select a position free of obstructions on a wa ll strong enough to hold the weight of the device. 2 Mark two holes on the wall at the app r opriate distance apart for the screws. Be careful to a[...]

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WAP3205 User’s Guide 15 C HAPTER 2 WAP3205 Modes 2.1 Overview This chapter introduces the different modes available on your W AP3205. • Device mode . This is the operating mode of your W AP3205, or simply how the WAP3205 is being used in the network. 2.1.1 Device Modes This refers to the operating mode of the WAP3205, which can act as a: • Ac[...]

Chapter 2 WAP3205 Modes WAP3205 User’s Guide 16 For more in formation on these modes and to ch ange the mode of your W AP3205, refer to Chapter 12 on page 112 . Note: Choose your device mode carefull y to a void having t o change it later .[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 17 C HAPTER 3 Access Point Mode 3.1 Overview The WAP3205 is set to access point mode by default. In this mode your W AP3205 bridges a wired network (LAN) and wireless LAN (WLA N) in the same subnet. See the figure below for an example. Figure 5 Wireless Internet Access in Access Point Mode Note: See Chapter 8 on page 59 for a[...]

Chapter 3 Access Point Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 18 3 Click Start > Run on your computer in Windows. T ype “cmd” in the dialog box. Enter “ipconfig” to show your computer’ s IP address. If your computer ’ s IP address is not in the correct range then see Appendix C on page 141 for information on changing you r computer ’ s IP add[...]

Chapter 3 Access Point Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 19 Figure 7 Status Screen: Access Point Mode The following table describes the icons shown in the Status screen. T able 3 Status Screen Icon Key: Access P oint Mode ICON DESCRIPTION Click this to go to the Home page. Click this icon to view copyright and a link for related product information. Clic[...]

Chapter 3 Access Point Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 20 The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. T able 4 Status Screen: Access Point Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Logout Click this at any time to exit the W eb Configur ator . Device Information Host Name This is the W AP3205’ s model nam e. Firmware V ersion This is the firmwa[...]

Chapter 3 Access Point Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 21 3.4.0.1 Navigation Panel Use the menu in the navigation panel to configure W AP3205 features in Access Point mode. The following screen and table show the features you can configure in Access P oint mode. Figure 8 Menu: Access Point Mode The following table describes the sub-menus. System Resour[...]

Chapter 3 Access Point Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 22 Wireless LAN Gener al Use this screen to configure general wirele ss LAN settings. Securi ty Use this screen to configure wireless security settings . MAC Filter Use the MAC filter screen to configure the WAP3205 to block access to devices or bl ock the devices from access ing the WAP3205. Adv a[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 23 C HAPTER 4 Client Mode 4.1 Overview Y o ur WAP3205 can act as a wireless client. In wireless client mode, it can connect to an existing network via an access point. Use this mode if you already have an access point or wireless router in your net wor k. In the example below , one W AP3205 ( A ) is configured as a wireless c[...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 24 4.4 Setting your W AP3205 to Client Mode 1 Connect your computer to the LAN port of the W AP3205. 2 The default IP address of the W AP3205 is “192.168.1. 2” . In this case, your computer mu st have an IP address in the range between “192.168.1.3” and “192.168.1.254 ” . 3 Click Start > R[...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 25 Figure 1 1 Status: Clie nt Mode The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. T able 6 Status Screen: Client Mod e LABEL DESCRIPTION Logout Click this at any time to exit the W eb Configur ator . Device Information Host Name This is the W AP3205’ s model nam e. Firmware V ersi[...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 26 4.6 Wireless LAN Profile Screen Use this screen to view the wireless LAN pr ofile settings of your WAP3205. Go to Conf iguration > Wireless LAN > Profile to open the following screen. WPS This displays Configured when the WPS has been set up. This displays Unconfigured if the WPS has not been se[...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 27 Figure 12 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.6.1 Adding a New WLAN Profile Use this screen to create a new wireless LAN profile for your WAP3205. Click the Add button in the Configuration > Wireless LAN > Profile screen to open the following[...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 28 Figure 13 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile > Add The following table describes the labels in this screen. 4.6.1.1 No Security Use this screen if the access point to which you w ant to connect does not use encryption. Figure 14 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: No Security The following table describes [...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 29 4.6.1.2 St atic WEP Use this screen if the access point to which you w ant to connect to uses WEP security mode. Figure 15 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen.. Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the WAP3205. Cancel Click Cancel to go[...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 30 4.6.1.3 WP A(2)-PSK Use this screen if the access point to which you w ant to connect uses WPA(2)-PSK security mode. Figure 16 Client Mode: WLAN > Profile: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. . WEP Encryption Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP . This dictates the[...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 31 4.7 Site Survey Screen Use this screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically . Go to Configuration > Wireless LAN > Site Surv ey to open the following screen. Figure 17 Client Mode: WLAN > Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Network Name [...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 32 4.8 WPS Screen Use this screen to enable Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) on the WAP3205. Go to Configuration > Wireless LAN > WPS to open the following screen. Figure 18 Client Mod e: WLAN > WPS The following table describes the labels in this screen. Signal Strength This displays the strength of[...]

Chapter 4 Client Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 33 Encrypt This displa ys the data encryption me thod used by this wir eless device. Ve r . This displays the firmware versio n running on the wireless dev ice. Status This displays Conf. (configured) when WPS has be en set up on the wirele ss device. This displays Unconf. (unconfigured) if WPS has not b[...]

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WAP3205 User’s Guide 35 C HAPTER 5 Universal Repeater Mode 5.1 Overview In universal repeater mode, y our WAP3205 can ac t as an access point and wireless client at the same time. The WAP3205 can connect to an existi ng network through another access point and also lets wireless clients connect to the network through it. This helps you expand wir[...]

Chapter 5 Universal Repeater Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 36 5.3 What Y ou Need to Know With the exception of the Wireless LAN > Universal Rep eater screen, other configur ation screens in Universal R epeater mode are similar to the ones in Access Point Mode. See Chapter 11 on page 101 through Chapter 12 on page 105 of this User’ s Guide. 5.4 S[...]

Chapter 5 Universal Repe ater Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 37 Figure 21 Status: Universal Repeater Mode The following table describes the labels shown in the Status screen. T able 14 Status Screen: Universal Repeater Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION Logout Click this at any time to exit the W eb Configur ator . Device Information Host Name This is the W AP320[...]

Chapter 5 Universal Repeater Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 38 Name (SSID) This shows a descriptive name used to identify the WAP3205 in the wireless LAN. Channel This shows the chann el number whic h you select manually or the WAP3205 automatically sc ans and selects. Operating Channel This shows the channel number wh ich the WAP3205 is currently usi[...]

Chapter 5 Universal Repe ater Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 39 5.6 Universal Repeater Screen Use this screen to enter the SSID and select the wi reless se curity mode used by the wireless device to which you w ant to connect. Go to Configuration > Wireless LAN > Universal Repeater to open the Universal Re peater screen. The screen varies depend[...]

Chapter 5 Universal Repeater Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 40 5.6.2 St atic WEP Figure 23 Universal Repeater Mode: Wireless LAN > Univ ersal Repeater: Static WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 16 Universal Repeater Mode: Wireless LAN > Universal R epeater: Static WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION Universal R epeater P arame[...]

Chapter 5 Universal Repe ater Mode WAP3205 User’s Guide 41 5.6.3 WP A(2)-PSK Figure 24 Universal Repeater Mode: Wireless LAN > Univ ersal Repeater: WP A(2)-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. WEP K ey 1 ~ WEP K ey 4 The WEP k eys are used to encrypt data. Both the W AP3205 and the access poin t must use the sam e WEP k[...]

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WAP3205 User’s Guide 43 C HAPTER 6 Introducing the Web Configurator 6.1 Overview This chapter describes how to access the WAP3205 W eb Con figurator and provides an ov erview of its screens. The W eb Configur ator is an HTML -based management interface that allows easy setup and management of the WAP3205 via Internet browser . Us e Internet Explo[...]

Chapter 6 Introduci ng the Web Configurator WAP3205 User’s Guide 44 Figure 25 Login screen The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.2.2 Password Screen Y o u should see a screen asking you to change your password (highly recommended) as shown next. Figure 26 Change Password Screen T able 18 Login screen LABEL DESCRIPTION Pas sw [...]

Chapter 6 Introducin g the Web Configurator WAP3205 User’s Guide 45 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: The management session au tomatically ti mes out when the time period set in the Administrator Inactivity Timer field expires (default five minutes; go to Chapter 12 on page 105 to change this). Simp ly log back into [...]

Chapter 6 Introduci ng the Web Configurator WAP3205 User’s Guide 46 6.2.3.1 Weather Edit Y ou can change the temper ature unit and select the location for which you w ant to know the weather . Click the icon to change the weather displa y . Figure 28 Change W eather The following table describes the labels in this screen. 6.2.3.2 Time/Date Edit O[...]

Chapter 6 Introducin g the Web Configurator WAP3205 User’s Guide 47 6.3 Resetting the W AP3205 If you forget your password or IP address, or yo u ca nnot access the W eb Configurator , you will need to use the RESET button at the back of the WAP3205 to reload the factory -default configuration file. This means that you will lose all configur at i[...]

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WAP3205 User’s Guide 49 C HAPTER 7 Connection Wizard 7.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the wi zard setup screens in the W e b Configurator . The W eb Configurator’s wizard setup helps you change the system login password and configure your device’ s operating mode and wireless settings. 7.2 Accessing the Wizard Launch your web[...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 50 7.2.2 Operation Mode Select in which device configuration mode you want the W A P3205 to operate. The W A P3205 can act as an access point (AP), wireless clie nt or both at the same time. Click Next to configure wireless settings for the selected operation mode. Figure 31 Operation Mode 7.2.3 Wi[...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 51 Figure 32 Wireless Configuration: Select a Network Wireless Security Configure wireless and wireless security settings. Th e fields that show up depend on the security type used by the wireless device you selected. The S SID displays automatically . Enter the same security settings as the select[...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 52 Figure 34 Wireless Security: WPA(2)-PSK Figure 35 Wireless Security: WEP Settings for Wireless Client s Select the check box to use the same security settings (as the AP to which the W AP3205 is connecting) for communication between the WAP3205 and its wireless clients. Otherwise, clear the chec[...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 53 Figure 36 Wireless Configuration: Select a Network 7.2.3.2 Access Point Mode The WAP3205 is in access point mode by default. Configure wireless and wireless security settings. Th e fields that s how up depe nd on the kind of security you select. Wireless Security: No Security Choose No Security [...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 54 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Wireless Security: WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Choose WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK security in the Security mode field to set up a password for your wireless network. Figure 38 Wireless Security: WPA-PSK/WP A2-PSK The following table describes the labels in[...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 55 Wireless Security: WEP Choose WEP security in the Security mode field to configure a WEP key for y our wireless network. Figure 39 Wireless Security: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. V erify Pas sw or d R etype the password to conf irm. Exit Click this t o close the w[...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 56 7.2.3.3 Client Mode In this mode, the WAP3205 is a wireless client. Clients can access the W AP3205 through a wired connection only . Select the wireless device to which you w ant the W AP3205 to connect and click Connect . Click Refresh to update the list of available wireless devices. Figure 4[...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 57 Figure 41 Wireless Security: No Security Figure 42 Wireless Security: WPA(2)-PSK Figure 43 Wireless Security: WEP[...]

Chapter 7 Connection Wizard WAP3205 User’s Guide 58 7.2.3.4 Wizard Setup Complete Click GO to reboot the WAP3205 and finish wizard configuration. Figure 44 Wizard Setup Complete Figure 45 Device Rebooting Congratulations! After the WAP3205 restarts, the login screen displays. Y ou have successfully set up your W AP 3205 to operate on your network[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 59 C HAPTER 8 Tutorials 8.1 Overview This chapter provides tutorials for your WAP3205 (in access point or universal repeater mode) as follows: • Connecting to the Internet from an Access P oint • Configuring Wireless Security Using WPS • Enabling and Configuring Wireless Security (No WPS) • Using Multiple SSIDs on the[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 60 Note: The wireless client must be a WPS-a war e device (for exampl e, a WPS USB adapter or PCI card). There are two WPS methods for creating a secure connection. This tutorial shows y ou how to do both. • Push Button Configuration (PBC) - create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. S[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 61 Figure 47 Example WPS Process: PBC Method 8.3.2 PIN Configuration When you use the PIN configur ation method, you need to use both W AP3205’ s configuration interface and the client’s utilities. 1 Launch your wireless client’ s configuration utility . Go to the WPS settings and select the PIN meth[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 62 Figure 48 Example WPS Process: PIN Method 8.4 Enabling and Configuring Wireless Security (No WPS) This example shows you how to configure wireless security settings with the following parameters on your WAP3205. Authentication by PIN SECURITY INFO WITHIN 2 MINUTES Wireless Client COMMUNICA T ION SSID SS[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 63 Follow th e steps below to configure the wireless settings on your W AP3205. The instructions require that your hardware is connected (see the Quick Start Guide) and you are logged into the W eb Configurator through your LAN connection (see Se ction 6.2 on page 43 ). 1 Open the Wireless LAN > Gene ra[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 64 Figure 51 T utorial: Checking Wireless Settings 8.4.1 Configure Y our No tebook Note: W e use the Z yXEL NWD-211AN wireless adapter utility screens as an exampl e for the wireless client. The screens ma y vary for different models . 1 The WAP3205 supports IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g and IEEE 802.11n wire[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 65 Figure 52 Connecting a Wireless Client to a Wireless Network t 5 Select WPA -PSK and type the security key in the following screen. Click Next . Figure 53 Security Settings 6 The Confirm Save window appears. Check your settings and click Save to continue. Figure 54 Confirm Save 7 Check the status of you[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 66 Figure 55 Link Status If your connection is successful, open y our Internet browser and enter http://www .zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar . If you are able to access the web site, y our wireless connection is successfully configured. 8.5 Using Multiple SSIDs on the W AP3205[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 67 For example, yo u may set up three wireless networks ( A , B and C ) in your office. A is for workers, B is for guests and C is specific to a V oIP device in the meeting room. 8.5.1 Configuring Security Se ttings of Multiple SSIDs The WAP3205 is in access point mode by default. If you want to use multip[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 68 5 Enter “1234” (default) as the password and click Login . 6 T ype a new password and retype it to confirm, then click Apply . Otherwise, click Ignore . 7 Go to Configuration > Network > Wireless LAN > General . Configure the screen as follows. In this example, you select Enable Intra-BSS T[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 69 10 Select SSID_VoIP from the SSID drop-down list. Configure the screen as follows. Click Apply . 11 Click the MAC Filter t ab to configure MA C filtering for the SSID_VoIP wireless network. Select SSID_VoIP from the SSID drop-down list and select Allow in the Policy field. Enter the V oIP device’ s MA[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 70 8.6 Connecting the W AP3205 (in Universal Repeater Mode) to an AP or Wireless Router If you hav e an access point or wireless router with Internet access deployed in y our network already , and you want to have wireless clients conn ect to the existing AP or wireless router through the WAP3205, set the [...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 71 8 Enter the password and click Login to access the web configurator again. 9 Go to Configuration > Netw ork > Wire less LAN > Universal Repeater to connect the WAP3205 wirelessly to an AP . Select Enable . Enter the SSID of the existing AP or wireless router to which you want to connect (“S S[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 72 11 Go to the Status screen. If the W AP32 05 has successfully conne cted to an AP or wireless router , it displays the SSID and MAC address of the AP or wireless router in the field next to WLAN Station Status under Device Information .[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 73 T o check whether a wireless client is currently connecting to the WAP3205, click the WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink un der Summary in the Status screen or Monitor > WLAN Station Status . See Section 9.5 on page 83 for more information.[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 74 8.7 Connecting the W AP3205 (in Client Mode) to an AP or Wireless Router If you hav e an access point or wireless router with Internet access deployed in y our network already , and you want to use the WAP3205 as a wi reless client to connect to the existing AP or wireless router , set the WAP3205 to cl[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 75 2 Enter a new profile name or use the name gene r ated automatically by the system. Enter the security settings if requested and click Apply . The security settings must be the same as those on the AP to which you are connecting. 3 The new profile entry displays in the Profile scree n. The gre en check [...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 76 8.7.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network Using a Profile 1 Go to Configuration > Netw ork > Wireless LAN > Profile . Click Add to manually create a wireless LAN profile. 2 Enter a descriptive profile name and the SSID and security settings of the wireless de vice to which you want to connect. Cli[...]

Chapter 8 Tutorials WAP3205 User’s Guide 77 8.7.3 Deploying the W A P3205 in your Network 1 After you finish configuring the operating mode and wireless setti ngs on the W AP3205, disconnect the computer from the WAP3205 and change its T CP/IP settings back to the previous ones. 2 Connect a device to the W AP3205, which you want to use to access [...]

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WAP3205 User’s Guide 81 C HAPTER 9 Monitor 9.1 Overview This chapter discusses read-only information re lated to the device state of the WAP3205. Note: T o access the Monitor screens, you can also click the links in the Summary table of the Status screen to view the packets sent/r eceived as well as the status of clients connected to the WAP32 05[...]

Chapter 9 Mon itor WAP3205 User’s Guide 82 Figure 56 Monitor > Log The following table describes the labels in this screen. 9.4 Packet S t atistics Click the Packet Statistics (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen or Monitor > Packet Statistics . Read-only information here includes port status, pack et speci fic statistics and the &qu[...]

Chapter 9 Monitor WAP3205 User’s Guide 83 Figure 57 Summary: Packet Statistics The following table describes the labels in this screen. 9.5 WLAN S t ation St atus Click the WLAN Station Status (Details...) hyperlink in the Status screen or Monitor > WLAN Station Status . View the wireless stations that are currently associated to the WAP3205 i[...]

Chapter 9 Mon itor WAP3205 User’s Guide 84 Figure 58 Summary: Wireless Association List The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 28 Summary: Wireless Association List LABEL DESCRIPTION # This is the index number of an associated wireless station. MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of an associated wireless stat[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 85 C HAPTER 10 Wireless LAN 10.1 Overview This chapter discusses how to configure the wire less network settings in your W AP3205. See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks. The following figure provides an example of a wireless network. Figure 59 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless netwo[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 86 •U s e t h e MAC Filter screen ( Section 10.6 on page 93 ) to allow or deny wireless stations based on their MAC addresses from connecting to the WAP3205. •U s e t h e Advanc ed screen ( Section 10.7 on page 94 ) to configure wireless advanced features, such as set the R TS/CTS Threshold and HT [...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 87 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. T o get the MA C address for ea ch wireless client, see the appropriate User ’ s Guide or other documentation. Y ou can use the MAC address filter to tell the AP which wireless clients are allowed or not allowed to use the wireless network. If a wireless client is allowed to use[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 88 security settings manually . Depending on the devices in your network, you can either press a button (on the device itself , or in its configuration utility) or enter a PIN (P ersonal Identification Number) in the devices. Then, they connect and set up a secure network by themselves. See how to set [...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 89 10.5 Wireless Security Screen Use this screen to select the wireless security mode for each SSID . Click Network > Wireless LAN > Security to open the Security screen. The screen varies depending on what you select in the Security Mode field. 10.5.1 No Security Select No Security to allow wire[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 90 Figure 61 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: No Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. 10.5.2 WEP Encryption WEP encryption scrambles the data tr ansmitted between the wireless stations and the access points to keep network communications private. It encr ypts unicas[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 91 Figure 62 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen. T able 32 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: Static WEP LABEL DESCRIPTION SSID Select the SSID for wh ich you want to configure the sec urity . Security [...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 92 10.5.3 WP A-PSK/WP A2-PSK Select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the Security Mod e list. Figure 63 Network > Wireless LAN > Security: WPA -PSK/WPA2-PSK The following table describes the labels in this screen. K ey 1 to K ey 4 The WEP keys are use d to encrypt da ta. Bot h the WAP3 205 and the wirele[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 93 10.6 MAC Filter The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the WAP3205 to give exclusive access to devices (Allow) or exclude devices from accessing the W AP32 05 (Deny). Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. Th e MAC address is assigned at the factory and consist[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 94 10.7 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen Use this screen to allow wireless adv anced features, such as the output power , RTS/CT S Threshold and high-throughput ph ysical mode settings. Click Network > Wireless LAN > Advanc ed . The screen appears as shown. Figure 65 Network > Wireless LAN > Ad[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 95 10.8 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen The QoS screen allows you to automatically give a service (such as V oIP and video) a priority level. Click Network > Wireless LAN > QoS . The following screen appears. Figure 66 Network > Wireless LAN > QoS The following table describes the labels in[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 96 10.9 WPS Screen Use this screen to enable/disable WPS, view or generate a new PIN number and check current WPS status. T o open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS tab. Note: With WPS, wireless clients can only co nnect to the wireless ne twork using the firs t SSID on the W AP3205[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 97 10.10 WPS S t ation Screen Use this screen when you want to add a wireless station using WPS . T o open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station tab. Note: After you click Push Button on this screen, y ou have t o press a similar button in the wireless station uti lity within 2 [...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 98 Figure 69 Network > Wireless LAN > Scheduling The following table describes the labels in this screen. 10.12 WDS Screen A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a wirele ss connection between two or more APs. Use this screen to set the operating mode of y our WAP3205 to AP + Brid ge or Bridge a[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 99 Note: Y ou must enable the same wireless se curity setting s on the WAP3205 and on all wireless clients that you w ant to associate with it. Click Network > Wireless LAN > WDS tab. The following screen opens with the Basic Setting set to Disabled , and Security Mode set to No Security . Figure[...]

Chapter 10 Wireless LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 100 Apply Click Apply to save your changes to W AP3205. Cancel Click Cancel to rel oad the previous conf igur ation for this screen. T able 40 Network > Wireless LAN > WDS LABEL DESCRIPTION[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 101 C HAPTER 11 LAN 1 1.1 Overview This chapter describes how to configure LAN settings. A Local Area Network (LAN) is a shared communication system to which many computers are attached. A LAN is a computer network limited to the immediate area, usually the same b uilding or floor of a building. The LAN screens can help you c[...]

Chapter 11 LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 102 Figure 72 LAN and WAN IP Addresses The LAN parameters of the W A P3205 are preset in the factory with the following values: • IP address of 192.168.1. 2 with subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 (24 bits) 1 1.3.1 LAN TCP/IP The WAP3205 has built -in DHCP server capability that assigns IP addresses and DNS servers[...]

Chapter 11 LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 103 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 1 1.5 IP Alias Screen Use this screen to have the W AP3205 apply IP alias to create LAN subnets. Click LAN > IP Alias . T able 41 Network > LAN > IP LABEL DESCRIPTION Get from DHCP Serve r Click this to deploy the WAP3205 as a DHCP client in [...]

Chapter 11 LAN WAP3205 User’s Guide 104 Figure 74 Network > LAN > IP Alias The following table describes the labels in this screen. T able 42 Network > LAN > IP Alias LABEL DESCRIPTION IP Ali as Check this to enable IP ali as. IP Address T ype the IP alias address of your WAP3205 in dotted decimal notation. IP Sub net Mask The subnet [...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 105 C HAPTER 12 Maintenance 12.1 Overview This chapter provides information on the Maintenance screens. 12.2 What Y ou Can Do •U s e t h e General screen ( Section 12.3 on page 105 ) to set the timeout period of the management session. •U s e t h e Password screen ( Section 12.4 on page 106 ) to change your WA P3205’s s[...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 106 The following table describes the labels in this screen. 12.4 Password Screen It is strongly recommended that you change y our WAP3205's password. If you forget your W AP3 205's password (or IP address), you will need to reset the device. See Section 12.8 on page 111 for details Click Main[...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 107 12.5 T ime Setting Screen Use this screen to configure the W AP3205’s time based on y our local time zone. T o change your WAP3205’ s time and date, click Maintenance > Time . The screen appears as shown. Figure 77 Maintenance > Time he following table describes the labels in this screen. [...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 108 New Date (yyyy/mm/dd) This field displa ys the last updated date from the time server or the last date configured manually . When you select Manual , enter the ne w date in this field and the n click Apply . Get from Time Serve r Select this radio button to have the WAP3205 get the time and date fro[...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 109 12.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen Find firmware at www .zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a “*.bin” extension, e.g. , “WAP3205.bin” . The upload proce ss uses HT TP (Hypertext T ransfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a su ccessful upload, the syst[...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 0 Note: Do not turn off the W AP3205 while firmware upload is in progress! After you see the Firmware Upload In Process screen, wait two minutes before logging into the WAP3205 again. The WAP3205 automatically restarts in this time causing a temporary network disconnect. In some operating systems, yo[...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 111 The following table describes the labels in this screen. Note: If yo u uploaded the default conf igurat ion file you may need to change the IP address of your computer to be in the sa me subnet as that of the default W AP3205 IP address (192.168 .1.2). See Appendix C on pag e 141 for details on how [...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 2 12.9 System Operation Mode Overview The Sys OP Mode (System Operation Mode) function le ts y ou configure your WAP3205 as an access point, wireless client or both at the same time. Y ou can choose between Access Point Mode , Client Mode and Universal Repeater Mode depending on your network topology[...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 3 Figure 84 Universal Repeater Mode 12.10 Sys Op Mode Screen Use this screen to select how you want to use your W AP3205 . Figure 85 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode The following table describes the labels in the General screen. T able 48 Maintenance > Sys OP Mode LABEL DESCRIPTION System Oper ation [...]

Chapter 12 Maintenance WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 4 Note: If you select the incorrect S ystem Oper ation Mo de you may not be able to connect to the In ternet. Apply Click Apply to save your se ttings. Res et Click Reset to return your sett ings to the default ( Router ) LABEL DESCRIPTION[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 5 C HAPTER 13 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Po wer , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • WAP3205 Access and Login • Internet Access • R esetting the WAP3205 to Its F actory Defaults • Wi[...]

Chapter 13 Troubleshooting WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 6 13.2 W AP3205 Access and Login I don’t know the IP address of my WAP3205. 1 The default IP address is 192.168.1.2 . 2 If you changed the IP address and have forgotten it, • and your W AP3205 is a DHCP client, you can find your IP address from the DHCP serv er . This information is only av a[...]

Chapter 13 Troubl eshooting WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 7 5 R eset the device to its factory defaults, and try to access the WAP3205 with the default IP address. See Section 12.7 on page 110 . 6 If the problem continues, contact the network admi nistrator or vendor , or try one of the advanced suggestions. Advanced Suggestion • If your computer is [...]

Chapter 13 Troubleshooting WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 8 •S e l e c t Universal Repeater Mode if you w ant to have wireless clients associate with the W AP3205 and also want to connect the WAP3205 to an existing access point. 6 If the problem continues, contact yo ur ISP . I cannot access the Internet anymore. I had access to the Internet (wit h th[...]

Chapter 13 Troubl eshooting WAP3205 User’s Guide 11 9 1 Make sure the power LED is on. 2 Press the RESET button for longer than 1 second to restart/reboot the WAP3205. 3 Press the RESET button for longer than five seconds to set the WAP3205 back to its factory-default configurations. If the WAP3205 restarts automatically , wait for the WAP3205 to[...]

Chapter 13 Troubleshooting WAP3205 User’s Guide 120[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 121 A PPENDIX A Pop-up Windows, JavaScript s and Java Permissions In order to use the web configur ator you need to allow: • W eb browser pop-up windows from your device. • Jav aScripts (enabled by default). • Jav a permissions (enabled by default). Note: The screens used below belong to Intern et Explorer versi on 6, 7[...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windo ws, Java Scripts and Java Permissions WAP3205 User’s Guide 122 Figure 87 Internet Options: Privacy 3 Click Apply to save this setting. Enable Pop-up Blockers with Exceptions Alternatively , if you only w ant to allow pop-up windows from y our device, see the following steps. 1 In Internet Explorer , select Tools , Internet[...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissi ons WAP3205 User’s Guide 123 Figure 88 Internet Options: Privacy 3 T ype the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not want to hav e blocked) with the prefix “http://” . For example, http://192.168.167.1. 4 Click Add to move the IP address to the list of Allowed sites . F[...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windo ws, Java Scripts and Java Permissions WAP3205 User’s Guide 124 5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply to save this setting. JavaScript s If pages of the web configurator do not display prop erly in Internet Explorer , check that JavaScripts are allowed. 1 In Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet [...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissi ons WAP3205 User’s Guide 125 Figure 91 Security Settings - Java Scripting Java Permissions 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Op tions and then the Se curity tab. 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Microsoft VM . 4 Under Java permissions make sure that a sa[...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windo ws, Java Scripts and Java Permissions WAP3205 User’s Guide 126 Figure 92 Security Settings - Java JA V A (Sun) 1 From Internet Explorer , click Tools , Internet Op tions and then the Ad vanced tab . 2 Make sure that Use Java 2 for <applet> under Java (Sun) is selected. 3 Click OK to close the window. Figure 93 Java ([...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissi ons WAP3205 User’s Guide 127 Mozilla Firefox Mozilla Firefox 2.0 screens are used here. Screens for other v ersions may vary slightly . The steps below apply to Mozilla Firefox 3.0 as well. Y ou can enable Jav a, Javascripts an d pop-ups in one screen. Click Tools, then click Options in th[...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windo ws, Java Scripts and Java Permissions WAP3205 User’s Guide 128 Opera Opera 10 screens are used here. Screens for o ther versions may v ary slightly . Allowing Pop-Ups From Opera, click Tools , then Preferences . In the General tab, go to Choo se how you prefer to handle pop-ups and select Open all pop-ups . Figure 96 Opera[...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts an d Java Permissi ons WAP3205 User’s Guide 129 Figure 97 Opera: Enabling Java T o customize JavaScript behavior in th e Opera browser , click JavaScript Options . Figure 98 Opera: JavaScript Options Select the items you want Opera’ s JavaScript to apply .[...]

Appendix A Pop-up Windo ws, Java Scripts and Java Permissions WAP3205 User’s Guide 130[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 131 A PPENDIX B IP Addresses and Subnetting This appendix introduces IP addresses a nd subnet masks. IP addresses identify individual devices on a network. Ev ery networking device (including computers, servers, routers, printers, etc.) needs an IP address to communicate across the network. These networking devices are also k[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting WAP3205 User’s Guide 132 Figure 99 Network Number and Host ID How much of the IP address is the netw ork number and how much is the host ID v aries according to the subnet mask. Subnet Masks A subnet mask is used to determine which bits ar e part of the network number , and which bits are part of the host ID[...]

Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetti ng WAP3205 User’s Guide 133 Subnet masks are expressed in dotted decimal nota tion just like IP addresses. The following examples show the binary and decimal notation for 8-bit, 16-bit, 24-bit and 29-bit subnet masks. Network Size The size of the network number determ ines the maximum number of possible hosts[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting WAP3205 User’s Guide 134 Subnetting Y ou can use subnetting to divide one network into multiple sub-networks. In the following e xample a network administrator creates two sub-networks to isolate a group of servers from the rest of the company network for security reasons. In this example, the company networ[...]

Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetti ng WAP3205 User’s Guide 135 Figure 101 Subnetting Example: After Subnetting In a 25-bit subnet the host ID has 7 bits , so each sub-network has a maximum of 2 7 – 2 or 126 possible hosts (a host ID of all zeroes is the subnet’ s address itself , all ones is the subnet’ s broadcast address). 192.168.1.0 [...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting WAP3205 User’s Guide 136 Example: Eight Subnet s Similarly , use a 27-bit mask to create eight subn ets (000, 001, 010, 011, 100, 101, 110 and 11 1). The following table shows IP address last octet values for each subnet. T able 54 Subnet 2 IP/SUBNET MASK NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BI T VA L U E IP Address 19[...]

Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetti ng WAP3205 User’s Guide 137 Subnet Planning The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 24-bit network number . The following table is a summary fo r subnet planni ng on a network with a 16-bit network number . 7 192 193 222 223 8 224 225 254 255 T able 57 Eight Subnets (continu[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting WAP3205 User’s Guide 138 Configuring IP Addresses Where you obtain your n etwork number depends on your particular situation. If the ISP or your network administrator assigns y ou a block of regist ered IP addresses, follow their instructions in selecting the IP addresses and the subnet mask. If the ISP did [...]

Appendix B IP Add resses and Subnetti ng WAP3205 User’s Guide 139 computer B which is a DHCP client. Neither can access the Internet. This problem can be solved by assigning a different static IP address to computer A or setting computer A to ob ta in a n I P a dd r es s automatically . Figure 102 Conflicting Computer IP Addresses Example Conflic[...]

Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting WAP3205 User’s Guide 140 Figure 104 Conflicting Computer and R outer IP Addresses Example[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 141 A PPENDIX C Setting Up Y our Computer ’ s IP Address Note: Y our specific WAP3205 ma y not support all of the operating systems described in this appendix. See the product specifications for more information about which operating syst ems are supported. This appendix shows you how to configure the IP se ttings on your c[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 142 2 In the Control Panel , click the Network Connections icon. 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties . 4 On the General tab, select Internet Protocol (TCP/I P) and then click Properties .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 143 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 144 6 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , and Default gateway fields if you have a static IP address that was assign[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 145 Windows V ist a This section shows screens from Windows Vista Professional. 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click the Network and Internet icon. 3 Click the Network and Sharing Center icon. 4 Click Manage network connections .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 146 5 Right-click Local Area Connection and then select Properties . Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displa ys a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. 6 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties [...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 147 7 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 148 8 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , and Default gateway fields if you have a static IP address that was assign[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 149 Windows 7 This section shows screens from Windows 7 Enterprise. 1 Click Start > Control Panel . 2 In the Control Panel , click View network status and tasks under the Network and Intern et category . 3 Click Change adapter settings . 4 Double click Local Area Connectio[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 150 Note: During this procedure, cl ick Continue whenever Windows displa ys a screen saying that it needs your permission to continue. 5 Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv 4) and then select Properties .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 151 6 The Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) Properties window opens.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 152 7 Select Obtain an IP address automatically if your network administrator or ISP assigns your IP address dynamically . Select Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , and Default gateway fields if you have a static IP address that was assign[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 153 Mac OS X: 10.3 and 10.4 The screens in this section are from Ma c OS X 10.4 but can also apply to 10.3. 1 Click Apple > System Preferen ces . 2 In the System Preferen ces window , click the Network icon.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 154 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Built-in Et hernet from the network connection type list, and then click Config ure. 4 For dynamically assigned settings, select Using DHCP from the Configur e IPv4 list in the TCP/IP tab.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 155 5 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure IPv4 list, select Manually . •I n t h e IP Address field, type your IP address. •I n t h e Subnet Mask field, type y our subnet mask. •I n t h e Router field, type the IP address of you[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 156 Figure 105 Mac OS X 10.4: Network Utility Mac OS X: 10.5 and 10.6 The screens in this section are from Ma c OS X 10.5 but can also apply to 10.6. 1 Click Apple > System Preferen ces . 2 In System Preferen ces , click the Network icon.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 157 3 When the Network preferences pane opens, select Ethernet from the list of av ailable connection types. 4 From the Configure list, select Using DHCP for dynamically assigned settings. 5 For statically assigned settings, do the following: •F r o m t h e Configure list, [...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 158 •I n t h e IP Address field, enter your IP address. •I n t h e Subnet Mask field, enter your s ubnet mask. •I n t h e Router field, enter the IP address of your W AP3205. 6 Click Apply and close the window. V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clickin[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 159 Figure 106 Mac OS X 10.5: Network Utility Linux: Ubuntu 8 (GNOME) This section shows you how to configure y our comp uter’s T C P/IP settings in the GNU Object Model Environment (GNOME) using the Ubuntu 8 Linux di stribution. The procedure, screens and file locations ma[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 160 3 In the Authenticate window, enter y our admin account name and password then click the Authenticate button. 4 In the Network Settings window, select the connection that you want to configure, then click Properties .[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 161 5 The Properties dialog box opens. •I n t h e Configuration list, select Automatic Configuration (DHCP) if y ou have a dynamic IP address. •I n t h e Configuration list, select Static IP address if you have a static IP address. Fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , a[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 162 8 Click the Close button to apply the changes. V erifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties by clicking System > Ad ministrati on > Network Tools , and then selecting the appropriate Network device from the Devices tab. The Interface Statistics column shows data[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 163 Figure 107 Ubuntu 8: Network T ools Linux: openSUSE 10.3 (KDE) This section shows you how to configure y our computer ’ s TCP/IP settings in the K Desktop Environment (KDE) using the open SUSE 10.3 Linux distribution. Th e procedure, screens and file locations may vary [...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 164 2 When the Run as Root - KDE su dialog opens, enter the admin password and click OK . 3 When the YaST Control Center window opens, select Network Devices and then click the Network Card icon.[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 165 4 When the Network Settings window opens, click the Overview tab, select the appropriate connection Name from the list, and then click the Configure button. 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 166 Figure 108 openSUSE 10.3: Network Ca rd Setup 6 Select Dynamic Address (DHCP) if you have a dyn amic IP address. Select Statically assigned IP Address if you have a static IP address. Fill in the IP address , Subnet mask , and Hostname fields. 7 Click Next to save the cha[...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 167 9 Click Finish to save your settings and close the window . V erifying Settings Click the KNetwork Manager icon on the Task bar to check your TCP/IP properties. From the Options sub-menu, select Show Conne c tion Informatio n . Figure 109 openSUSE 10.3: KN etwork Manager [...]

Appendix C Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address WAP3205 User’s Guide 168 Figure 1 10 openSUSE: Connection Status - KNetwork M anager[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 169 A PPENDIX D Wireless LANs Wireless LAN T opologies This section discusses ad-hoc and infrastructure wireless LAN topologies. Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration The simplest WLAN configuration is an indepe ndent (Ad-hoc) WLAN that connects a set of computers with wireless adapters (A, B, C). Any time two or more wireless ad[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 170 Figure 1 12 Basic Service Set ESS An Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlapping BSSs, each containing an access point, with each access point connected together by a wired network. This wired connection between APs is called a Distribution System (DS). This type of wireless LAN[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 171 Figure 1 13 Infrastructure WLAN Channel A channel is the radio frequency(ies) used by wireless devices to tr ansmit and receive data. Channels av ailable depend on your geographical area. Y ou may hav e a choice of channels (for your region) so you should use a channel different from an adjacent A[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 172 Figure 1 14 RTS/CT S When station A sends data to the AP , it might not know that the station B is already using the channel. If these two stations send data at the same time, collisions may occur when both sets of data arrive at the AP at the same time, resulting in a loss of messages for both st[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 173 Preamble T ype Preamble is used to signal that data is coming to the receiver . Short and long refer to the length of the synchronization field in a packet. Short preamble increases performance as less time sending preamble means more time for sending data. All IEEE 802.11 compliant wireless adapt[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 174 The following figure shows the relative effectivenes s of these wireless security methods available on your W AP3205. Note: Y ou must enable the same wireless se curity setting s on the WAP3205 and on all wireless clients that you w ant to associate with it. IEEE 802.1x In June 2001, the IEEE 8 02[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 175 RADIUS is a simple package exchange in wh ich your AP acts as a me ssage relay between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server . T ypes of RADIUS Messages The following types of RADIUS messages are ex changed between the access point and the R ADIUS server for user authen tication: • A[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 176 EAP-MD5 (Message-Dig est Algorithm 5) MD5 authentication is the simplest one-w ay authentication method. The authentication serv er sends a challenge to the wireless client. The wireless client ‘proves’ that it knows the password by encrypting the password with the challenge and sends back the[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 177 If this feature is enabled, it is not necessary to configure a default encryption k ey in the wireless security configuration screen. Y ou may still configure and store keys, but they will not be used while dynamic WEP is enabled. Note: EAP-MD5 cann ot be used with Dynamic WEP K ey Exchange For ad[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 178 called Rijndael. They both include a per -packet key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with se quencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism. WPA and WPA2 regu larly change and rotate the encryp tion k eys s o that the same encryptio[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 179 WP A(2) with RADIUS Application Example T o set up WPA(2), you need the IP address of the RADIUS server , its port number (default is 1812), and the RADIUS shared secret. A WPA(2) applicat ion exa mple with an external RADIUS server looks as follows. "A" is the RADIUS server . "DS&q[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 180 4 The AP and wireless clie nts use the TKIP or AE S encryption process, the PMK and information exchanged in a handshake to create tempor al encryp tion keys. They use these keys to encrypt data exchanged between them. Figure 1 16 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication Security Pa rameters Summary R efer to th[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 181 Po sitioning the antennas properly increases the range an d coverage area of a wireless LAN. Antenna Characteristics Frequency An antenna in the frequency of 2.4GHz or 5GHz is n eeded to communicate efficiently in a wireless LAN Radiation Pattern A radiation pattern is a diagram that allows you to[...]

Appendix D Wireless LANs WAP3205 User’s Guide 182 F or directional antennas, point the antenna in the direction of th e desired cover age area.[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 183 A PPENDIX E Common Services The following table lists some commonly-used services and their associated protocols and port numbers. For a comprehensive list of port number s, ICMP t ype/code numbers and services, visit the IANA (I nterne t Assigned Number Authority) web site. • Name : This is a short, descriptive name fo[...]

Appendix E Common Services WAP3205 User’s Guide 184 HT TP TC P 80 Hyper T ext T ransfer Protocol - a client/ server protocol for the worl d wide web. HT TPS TC P 443 HTTPS is a se cured http session often use d in e-commer ce. ICMP User-Defined 1 Internet Control Message Protocol is often used for diagnostic or routing purposes. ICQ UDP 4000 This[...]

Appendix E Common Services WAP3205 User’s Guide 185 SMTP TCP 25 Simple Mail T ransfer Protocol is the message-exchange standard for the Internet. SMTP enab les y ou to move messages from one e-mail server to another . SNMP TCP /U D P 161 Simple Network Management Pro gram. SNMP- TRAPS TCP /U D P 162 T raps for use with t he SNMP (RFC:1215). SQL -[...]

Appendix E Common Services WAP3205 User’s Guide 186[...]

WAP3205 User’s Guide 187 A PPENDIX F Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2012 by Z yXEL Communications Corpor ation. Th e co n te n ts o f t h is p ub l ic a t io n m a y n o t b e re p r od uc e d in a ny pa r t or as a w ho l e, t ra ns c ri b ed , st o re d in a re t ri e va l s y st e m, t r anslated into any language, or tr ansmitted in[...]

Appendix F Legal Information WAP3205 User’s Guide 188 This device has been designed to operate with an antenna having a maximum gain of 2dBi. Antenna having a higher gain is strict ly prohibited per reg ulati ons of Indus try Canada. The requ ired antenna imp edance is 50 oh ms. T o reduce poten tial radi o interference to other user s, the anten[...]

Appendix F Legal In fo rmation WAP3205 User’s Guide 189 National Restrictions This prod uct may be us ed in al l EU count ries (an d other co untries fo llowing the EU dire ctive 199 9/5/EC) wi thout any limitatio n except for the count ries mentio ned below: Ce produit peut être utilisé dans tous les pays de l’UE (et da ns tous les pays ayan[...]

Appendix F Legal Information WAP3205 User’s Guide 190 Pour la bande 2.4 GHz, la p uissance est limi tée à 10 mW en p.i.r .e. pou r les équipements ut ilisés en extérieu r dans la bande 24 54 - 2483.5 MHz. Il n'y a pas de restrictions pour des utilisati ons en intérieur ou dans d'autres pa rties de la bande 2. 4 GHz. Consu ltez htt[...]

Appendix F Legal In fo rmation WAP3205 User’s Guide 191 • Do NOT al low anything to rest on the p owe r adaptor or cord and do NOT place the pr oduct where anyone can walk on the powe r adaptor or cord. • Do NOT use the device if the power adaptor or cord is damaged as it migh t cause electro cution. • If the power adaptor or cord is damage[...]

Appendix F Legal Information WAP3205 User’s Guide 192[...]

Index WAP3205 User’s Guide 193 Index A Advanced Encryption Standard See AES. AES 177 alternative subnet mask notation 133 antenna directional 181 gain 181 omni-directional 181 AP 11 AP (access point) 171 AP Mode menu 21 status screen 18 , 24 , 36 AP+Bridge 11 B Basic Service Set, See BSS 169 Bridge/Repeater 11 bridged APs, security 88 BSS 169 C C[...]

Index WAP3205 User’s Guide 194 H hidden node 171 I IANA 138 IBSS 169 IEEE 802.11g 173 Independent Basic Service Set See IBSS 169 initialization vector (IV) 178 Internet Assigned Numbers Authority See IANA 138 IP Address 104 IP alias 10 2 L LAN 101 LAN overview 101 LAN setup 101 LAN TCP/IP 10 2 Language 111 Link type 20 , 26 , 38 Local Area Networ[...]

Index WAP3205 User’s Guide 195 Reset the device 47 Restore configur ation 111 Ro am i n g 94 RT S (Request T o Send) 172 threshold 171 , 172 RTS / C T S T h r es h o l d 86 , 94 S Scheduling 97 Service Set 89 Service Set IDentification 89 Service Set IDentity . See SSID. SSID 20 , 25 , 38 , 86 , 89 subnet 131 Subnet Mask 104 subnet mask 132 subne[...]

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