ActionTec GT701AP manual

S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless Ac c ess P oint Model #: GT701AP Fi rmwar e version: 3.0.1.0.5-GT701-AP[...]

1 T able of C onten ts 1I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 P ackage Contents 3 Minimum S ystem R equirements 3 A ccess P oint Features 4 T echnical S upport 6 2 W ireless N etwor king Basics 7 Creating a Wireless N etwork 7 Extending a W ired N etwork 8 3 Installing the Acc ess P oint 10 Before Installing 10 Connecting the Ac cess P oint 10 Placing or Mount[...]

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3 Intr oduc tion Thank you for pur chasing the A ction tec 54 Mbps W ireless A ccess P oint. W e ’ve work ed hard to mak e this A ccess P oint the simplest, most con venient wa y to creat e a wireless network for your home offic e or small business. If you want t o take y our computing t o the next level, the A ction tec 54 Mbps W ireless A ccess[...]

4 s All compute rs included on the wireless network must hav e wireless net- working capabilities Acc ess P oint F eatures The A ccess P oint has a series of LEDs on its front panel, and a series of por ts on its rear panel. It is r e co mmended that the user become familiar with these features before installing or setting up the A cc ess P oint. F[...]

5 intermittently when there is wireless acti vit y . Rear Panel The A ccess P oint has a P ower Connect or , A LAN (Ethernet) P ort, an Antenna J ack, and a Reset butt on on its rear panel. LAN Port The Ethernet (LAN) port is used to connect the Acc ess P oint to a hub or router with the Gray Crosso ver E thernet cable. Po wer P or t The P ower P o[...]

6 T echnical Support A ction tec Electronics, Inc., prides itself on making durable, high-quality , high- performance products. I f y ou need assistance, the A ct ion tec T echnical Support Department is available to provide professional support 24 hours a day , every day , ex cept major holida ys. A ction tec Electronics, Inc. 760 N. M ar y A venu[...]

7 W ireless Netw orking Basics W ireless netw orking connects comput ers to each other using radio signals rather than wires. This allows users the freedom t o mov e around and w ork anywher e within the range of the wireless network. A wireless network c onsists of tw o ele- ments - Clients and A ccess P oints. • A Client is a c omputer or an y [...]

8 All of the wirelessly netw orked comput ers (also known as clients) communicat e with each other through the access point, which acts as a wireless hub . Extending a Wired Netw ork T o add wireless networking to an established wired network: 1. Connect the acc ess point(s) to the wired network. This is usually done with an Ethernet cable connecti[...]

9 Creating a Wireless Network fr om a Single Computer It is also possible to c onnect an acc ess point to a single computer , inst ead of a network hub . This method can be used t o share the co mputer’ s Inte rnet connection among the wireless clients, and is a c ommon way t o use a wireless network in the home. T o create a wireless network fro[...]

10 Installing the A cc ess P oint Before Installing Before installing the A ccess P oint, be a ware that this device can subject the user to electrical shock. F ollow the guidelines in this manual and the man uals of an y other equipment used during the installation. F ailur e to do so ma y result in injur y or damage to the equipment. Important : [...]

11 2a. If connecting to a Rout er , h ub or switch for wireless network usage or for administration of an acc ess point (using the W eb Configuration Utility to change an acc ess point’ s setting s, for example), plug one end of Gray Crosso ver E thernet cable (included in this Quick Start Kit) in the LAN port on the back of the Acc ess P oint, a[...]

12 Setting Up the A cc ess P oint The 54 Mbps W ireless A ccess P oint is shipped ready for immediate use. Its factory default settings allow the user to ac cess the wireless network after making a few adjustments to the wireless clients to rec ognize its pre-programmed SSID . Y ou should note howev er that in its default mode, your Acc ess P oint [...]

13 Y our connection to the Acc ess P oint should be established and you are r eady to acc ess to the unit ’ s control panel. Acc essing & Using The C ontrol P anel Making Sure Y our Computer Can T alk T o The Access P oint . The A ccess P oint’ s contr ol panel has an internal IP addr ess of 192.168.0.240 which enables any standar d web bro[...]

14 3. The "W elcome" scr een appears. Fr om this point, you can c onfigure the Acc ess P oint from one of its seven sub-menus Setting the IP Address The IP A ddress section allows y ou to setup IP Addr ess, either DHCP or static IP mode. NO TE: Chang ing these se ttings is not required in most applications Click on the “IP A ddress” s[...]

15 Basic Settings Click on the “Basic Settings” selection and the “Basic Settings” page w ill appear . This menu allows y ou to change the W ireless N etwork N ame (ESSID*) ,f r o m its default value, change the Operating Channel**, and enable one of several available securit y options*** . * ESSID is the network name assig ned to the wirel[...]

16 64-bit WEP uses a key made from of five hexadecimal digit pairs. A hexadeci- mal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from 0-9 or A -F . An example of a 64-bit WEP key is: 4E-A3-3D-68-72. T o create a set of 64- bit WEP k e ys, enter fi ve hexadecimal digit pairs into the desir ed K ey text bo x ( Key 1, Key 2, K ey 3, K ey 4). 12[...]

17 The " Both " setting allows stations to use either authentication mode . WEP 802.1x Securit y The 802.1x protoc ol is a collection of securit y features intended primarily for enterprise computing en vironments. It simplifies management by applying the same authentication protoc ol for w ired and wireless connections. 802.1x offers an [...]

18 WP A Security The W iFi Prot ected A ccess (WP A) protoc ol is a collection of interoperable securit y enhancements intended for use in both c onsumer and enterprise settings. I t is a forward-compatible subset of the upcoming 802.11i securit y standard that greatly improv es on the WEP securit y standard. WP A includes a st ro nger data encr yp[...]

19 and WP A is enabled. If you wish to enable 802.1x, contin ue to step 4 of this proce- dure. T o Enable WP A with 802.1x: 4. Enter the radio server's IP address in the Server Addr ess bo x - This address is obtained from the administrator of the r adio server . 5. Enter the port number . The normal default value is 1812 unless the network ad[...]

20 MA C Authentication ( Acc ess Contr ol) Th e “MAC A uthentication ” scr een, giv es a u se r the option of controlling who can talk to the A ccess P oint access based on the user client ’ s MA C address. This is done using entries on the “ Exc eptions List ” to block or accept a group of potential users. - Enabling the “ Deny ” mod[...]

21 NO TE : Ensure the MA C Address entered is in the co rrect format (i.e., six sets of two hex- idecimal numbers separated by c olons). A properly formatted MA C address would be the following: 00:20:ea:08:00:17 If an incorrectly formatted MAC addr ess is entered, an error message stating that an invalid MA C address has been enter ed appear s. If[...]

22 2. Be sure to ent er passwor d a second time in the R e-enter N ew P assword text bo x, 3. Click App ly . If you want to disable the passwor d mode after it has been activat ed, you must select the " Restor e Default " button on this page. If you recei ve the A cc ess P oint after it has had a password set but do not kno w what it is, [...]

23 the 802.11 W ireless networking prot ocols. Before y ou do this, you must do w nload the desired upgrade image files from the A ctiontec web site ( www .actiontec.com ) to a selected folder on y our com- puter . The files will be downloaded to you in a self-extracting ZIP format. Before returning to y our access point, make sur e to "unzip&[...]

24 T roubleshooting & F A Qs This chapter details some pot ential problems that ma y occur while using the A ccess P oint, and solutions to ov ercome the m. Also included here are frequently answered questions and their r espectiv e answers. T roubleshooting My computer’s THE ACCESS POINT Wizard doesn’t locate the Access Point. There are se[...]

25 How fast is the wireless network? The rated speed of the wireless netw ork under optimal conditions is 54Mbps. This speed does var y , depending on distance fr om the A ccess P oint and the amount of attenuation (ph ysical bar riers such as walls, glass, etc.) the wireless signal must go through.. Can I share my Internet connection using the Acc[...]

26 If I installed sev eral A ccess P oints in differ ent locations in m y building , will they be able to talk to each other? Will I be able to stay c onnected as I mov ed between them? The A ccess P oint does not communicate with other acc ess points, as it uses a single access point system. I f you installed seve ral A ccess P oints and were to m[...]

27 How do I make a HEX-based WEP key? 64-bit WEP K ey - Composed of 10 alphanumer ic characters (0-9, a-f ) (exam- ple: 843c29a562) 128-bit WEP K ey - Composed of 26 alphanumer ic characters (0-9, a-f ) (exam- ple: 3c29f2536bef3276d32e364a2c) What is the differ ence betw een 40-bit and 64-bit encryption? There really is no differ ence between the t[...]

28 Setting Up Static IP Configuring your Acc ess P oint v ia a direct c onnection to y our comput er requires that you set up what ’ s known as a “static IP address ” on y our computer’ s Ethernet connection. Y ou may also need a static address if you ’r e “talking ” to the A ccess P oint via a sw itch or r outer that’ s not manufac[...]

29 3. Another menu appears. Select Co ntrol P anel . 4. W hen the “Contr ol P anel” w ind o w appears, double-click Ne tw or k .[...]

30 5. The “Netw ork” window appears. In the "The follo wing network components are installed" list bo x, locate and double-click T CP/IP . 6. The “TCP/IP Properties” window appears. Select IP Addr ess .[...]

31 7 . In the IP Addr ess tab, activate “Specify an IP A ddress” by clicking on the cir- cle. W hen active, a black dot will appear in the circle. If the circle already con- tains a black dot, lea ve it alone . 8. Enter the following numbers in the “IP A ddress ” text box: 192.168.0.2 Don't include the periods; they are automatically e[...]

32 Windo ws Me 1. From the deskt op , click on the Start button in the lower left c orner . 2. Fr om the menu that appears, select Settings . 3. Another menu appears. Select Co ntrol P anel .[...]

33 4. W hen the “Contr ol P anel” w ind o w appears, double-click Ne tw or k . 5. The “Netw ork” window appears. In the “ The following network components are installed” list box, locat e and double-click T CP/IP .[...]

34 6. The “TCP/IP Properties” window appears. Click IP Addr ess . 7. In the IP Addr ess tab, activate “Specify an IP Address ” by clicking on the cir- cle. W hen active, a black dot will ap pear in the circle. If the circle already c on- tains a black dot, leav e it alone. 8. Enter the following numbers in the “ IP Address ” text bo x: [...]

35 Window s 2000 1. From the deskt op , click on the Start button in the lower left c orner . 2. Fr om the menu that appears, select Settings . 3. Another menu appears. Select Co ntrol P anel .[...]

36 4. W hen the “Contr ol P anel” w indow appears, double-click N etwork and Dial- up Connections . 5. In the “Network and Dial-up Connections ” window , double-click Local Ar ea Connection . A number may be displa yed after the Local Area Connection. If there is more than one L ocal A rea Connection listed, locate the one that corre- spond[...]

37 6. The “Local A rea Connection Status ” window appears. Select General , then click Proper ties . 7. The “Local A rea Connection P rop erties” w indo w appears. Click General . 8. In the “Components checked ar e use d by this c onnection ” list bo x, double- click Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP) .[...]

38 9. The “ Internet Pr otocol (T CP/IP) Properties ” window appears. 10. In the Gen era l tab, activat e “ U se the following IP address ” by clicking on the circle. When activ e, a black dot will appear in the circle. If the c ircle alread y contains a black dot, lea ve it alone . 11. Enter the following numbers in the “ IP Address ” [...]

39 Window s XP 1. From the deskt op , click on the Start but t on in the lower left c or ner . 2. Fr om the menu that appears, select Connect T o . .[...]

40 3. W hen the Connect T o sub-menu window appears, select the Show All Connections option.[...]

41 4. The NetworkConnection window appears. Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties . 5. The Internet Protocol (T CP/IP) Properties w indow appears.[...]

42 6. In the General tab, activate “ U se the follo wing IP address ” by clicking on the circle. When activ e, a black dot will appear in the circle. If the c ircle alread y contains a black dot, lea ve it alone . 7. Enter the following numbers in the “ IP Address ” text bo x: 192.182.0.2 Don't include the periods; the y are automatica[...]

43 Specifications Action tec 54Mbps Wireless Acc ess P oint Networking Solution F eaturing Scalability and Security A ction tec's 54Mbps W ireless A ccess P oint sets the standard for next-genera- tion high performance, secur e, manageable, and r eliable wireless local area networks (WLANs). This po werful device provides the ultimate in c ont[...]

44 neously . Dynamic rate shifting enables the fastest possible connections. A uto Netw ork Connect keeps users c onnected to the netw ork even while roaming. Usability It is cost effecti ve, simple to install and use. Appr opriate for placement abo ve drop-do wn ceilings and under raised floors. Equipped with con venient W eb- based interface. F e[...]

45 Specifications Inter face 10/100 Ethernet LAN P or t -RJ45 P ower (e xternal adapter supplied) Wireless - IEEE 802.11b Radio output 17.2 dBm - IEEE 802.11g Radio output 11.1 - 16.6 dBm 11 Channels in the U .S.A (13 in Eur ope) Data Rates 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b 54Mbps IEEE 802.11g Operating Range Indoors: U p to 13m (40 ft) @ 54 Mbps U p to 17m (55 [...]

46 F eatures Standard bridging and filtering Infrastructure Mode: BSS (DCF & PCF) We b S e r v e r Roaming BPSK, QPSK , 16Q AM ,OFDM Standards C ompliance IEEE 802.11b (2.4 GHz -DSSS) IEEE 80211.g (2.4ghz.OFDM) IEEE 802.3 Security 64, 128 and 256 - bit WEP Support for WP A Setup & Management W eb based V isual Indicator P ower , LAN link, A[...]

47 Pow e r 110/220 V A C C ompliance C ertification FCC & CE Limited W arranty One year Minimum System Requir ements F or set up and co nfiguration - Compatible N otebook or Desktop with an available Ethernet port -T CP/IP installed -W eb bro wser , (IE 4.0 or N etscape 4.0 or higher) Client Side -802.11g or 802.11b compatible devices Package C[...]

48 Notices Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interferenc e in a residential installa- tion. This equipment generates, us[...]

49 + Not e : T o comply with FCC RF exposure compliance r equire- ments, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-locat ed or operating in conjunction with any other ant enna or transmitter . For questions r egarding y our product or the FCC declar[...]

50 Limited W a rr ant y Hardw are: Action tec Electronics, Inc., war rants to the end user (“C ustomer”) that this hardwar e product will be free fr om defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and ser vice, for twelv e (12) months from the dat e of purchase from Action tec Electronics or its authorized reseller . A ction tec Elect[...]

51 published specifications or user guide. THIS ACTION TEC ELECTR ONICS PRODUCT MA Y INCL UDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD-P ARTY SOFTW ARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS GO VERNED BY A SEP ARA TE END- USER LICENSE A GREEMENT . THIS ACTION TEC ELECTR ONICS W ARRANTY DOES NOT APPL Y TO SUCH THIRD- P ARTY SOFTW ARE. FOR THE APPLICABLE W ARRANTY , PLEASE REFER T O [...]

52 ASSUME FOR IT ANY O THER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INST ALLA- TION, MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PR ODUCTS. A CTION TEC ELECTRONICS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMIN A TION DISCLOSE THA T THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNC- TION IN THE PRODUCT DOES NO T EXIST OR W AS CA USED BY CUSTOMER ’S OR ANY THIRD PER[...]