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    EW-7206A pg Wireless LA N A ccess Point User’s M an u a l[...]

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    T a ble o f C o nt e nt s Ch a p te r 1 In t ro d u c ti o n .............................................................................. 1 1. 1 P ac k age Con ten ts .............................................................................. 2 1. 2 F eat u r es ..................................................................................[...]

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    I ntr oduc t i on C hapt e r 1 In tro du ct io n T h i s p r o d u c t is a n ac c e ss p o in t f o r I EEE 802. 11g/b 2. 4GH z w i r e l es s ne t w ork . Y ou c an u s e thi s a c c e s s poi nt to bui l d up a w i r el e s s L A N. A ny w i r e l es s L A N s tati on c an j o i n t he w i r e l es s ne t w or k by us i ng the “ I nfr a s t ru[...]

  • Page 4

    I ntr oduc t i on 1.1 Package Cont e nts T h e Ac c es s P o in t in c lu d e s t h e f o llo w in g it e m s : y O n e A cce s s P o i n t y On e P ow er A d apt er y On e U s er ’ s M an ual 1.2 Fe atur e s y C o m p l ies w it h t h e I EEE 802. 11b/g ( D SSS) 2.4G H z s pe c i fi c at i on . y Hi gh data rate 54M bps net w or k s peed. y S e [...]

  • Page 5

    I ntr oduc t i on y H um i d i ty : 10- 90% (Non - c onden s i ng) y Cer t i f i c at i o n : F CC, CE 1.4 Phy sical D e scription Fr o n t P a n e l On the A c c e s s P oi nt’ s f ront pane l ther e are L E D li ght s that i nf orm you of the A cc es s P oi n t ’ s c u r r ent s tat u s . B e l o w i s an exp l an ati o n o f eac h L ED. L E [...]

  • Page 6

    I ntr oduc t i on y A ntenna Conne c tor T hi s r ound c onne c t i on i s s tandard Re vers e SM A c onne c tor w he r e a ny antenna s w i th Re ver s e S M A c onne c t or c a n c onne c t to t he A c c es s P oi nt. y D C A d a p te r Port Ins e r t the po w e r j ac k of the po w e r a da pte r i nto thi s p or t . y LA N Po rt T he A c c e s [...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C on nec tion C hapt e r 2 Wi rel ess L A N A ccess Po i n t Connec t i on 1. L oc ate an op timu m lo c ati on fo r th e W ir e l e s s L A N A c c e s s P oi nt . T he bes t l oc ati on f or you r A cc es s P oi nt i s u s ual l y at t he c enter o f your w i r el es s netw or k , w i th l i ne of s i ght to a[...]

  • Page 8

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on C hapt e r 3 Wi rel ess L A N A ccess Po i n t Conf i g ur at i on 3.1 Ge tting Start e d T hi s A c c e s s P oi nt pr ovi des w eb-bas ed c onf i gur a ti on tool all ow i ng you to c on f i gur e f rom w i r ed or w i r e l es s s tati ons . F ol l ow the i ns tr u c ti ons bel ow to get s t[...]

  • Page 9

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on • IP A dd res s : S e l e ct Sp ec i fy an I P A ddr es s. Sp ec i fy t he IP Addr es s and Su bne t Mas k as f ol l ow i n g ex a m p l e. 9 IP A ddr es s : 192. 168 .2. 3 ( any IP ad dr es s w i thi n 1 92. 16 8.2 .2~ 192 .1 68. 2.2 54 i s a v ai l a bl e , do not s e tup 1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 2 [...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 5 : Cli c k OK t o c onf i r m th e s ett i ng . Y our PC w i l l now ob ta i n an IP ad dr es s autom at i ca l l y f ro m y o u r B ro ad b an d Ro u t e r’s DHCP s e rv e r. Note : P le a s e m a k e s u re t ha t t h e B ro a d b an d ro u t e r’s DHCP s e rv e r i s t h e o nl y DHCP s[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 9 IP A ddr es s : 192. 168 .2. 3 ( any IP ad dr es s w i thi n 1 92. 16 8.2 .2~ 192 .1 68. 2.2 54 i s a v ai l a bl e , do not s e tup 1 9 2 . 1 6 8 . 2 . 1 ) 9 Sub net M as k : 255.2 55. 255 .0 6. C lic k OK to c onf i r m th e s et t i n g. Y our PC w i l l n ow hav e t he IP Addr es s y ou s[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 4. Y ou c an s tar t c onf i gur i ng the A c c es s P oi nt. F rom Wir e l e ss S t ati on 1. M ake s ure your w i r e l es s s tati on i s i n the s ame s ubnet w i th t he A cc es s P oi nt. P l eas e r ef er t o t he st e p 1 above f or c onf i gur i ng the I P A ddr e s s and Sub M as k of[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 3.2 Configuring the Acc e ss Point E ver y ti me w hen you have f i ni s hed modi f y i ng a s e t ti ng page and c l i c k “A pp l y” b u t t o n , t h is p a g e w ill pop-up. T he s etti ngs have bee n s u c c e s s f ul l y s aved but w ill n o t take ef fec t i m me di ate l y. Y ou ha[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 3.2.2 Wi re l e s s Se t t i ng T hi s A c c e s s P oi nt s uppor t s A P, S tati on, B r i dge, W DS and U n i vers al R epea t er mode s . “A P M ode” pr ov i des pure ac c e s s poi nt f un c t i on. T he s i m pl e s t w ay to bui l d up a w i r e l es s L A N i s to u s e “A P M ode[...]

  • Page 15

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on A P mod e s e t tin g p a ge : St at ion - Ad H oc mod e s e t t in g p age: 13[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on St at ion - I n f r as t ruct u r e m od e s e t t ing p age: AP Br id ge -P oi nt to P oin t m od e s e t t ing p age: 14[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on AP B rid ge - P oint to M ult i-P oint m o d e s e t t ing p age : A P B r id ge -W D S mo d e s e tti ng p ag e : 15[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on U ni ver s a l R e p e a t e r mod e s e ttin g p ag e : Para mete r De s c r i pt i on ESSI D T h e E SSID ( u p t o 3 1 pr i n tab l e ASC I I ch ar ac t er s ) i s the un i que n am e i d ent i f i ed i n a W L AN . T h e ID pr ev en ts the un i n ten t i on a l m er g i n g o f tw o co- l o[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on C han ne l 1- 14 ( J a pa n) C han ne l 1- 13 ( E ur op e) T h er e ar e 1 4 ch an ne l s av a i l ab l e. You s ho u l d as s i gn C ha nne l N um ber i n “ AP mo de” , “ St at i o n- Ad H oc m o d e ” , “ AP Br i d g e - Po i n t t o P o int m o d e ” , “ A P Br i dg e - Po int [...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Se t S e cu ri ty “Set Sec u r i t y” l et you s etup the w i r e l es s s e c ur i ty f o r t he data t ran s mi s s i on betw ee n the bri dged a c c e s s poi nt s i n “A P B r i dge-P oi nt to P oi nt m ode ”, “ A P B r i dge-P o i nt to M ul t i - Poi nt mode” or “A P B r i d[...]

  • Page 21

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on or 5 - d i g i t A SC II c ha r a c ter a s th e e n cr ypt i o n k eys . 128- b i t W EP: i npu t 2 6- d i g i t H ex v a l u es ( i n t he “ A- F ” , “ a- f” a nd “ 0- 9” r ange) or 1 0- di g i t A SC II c har ac t er s as the e nc r ypt i o n k ey s . Pr e- s har ed K ey F or m a[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Act iv e W i r e le s s Clie nt T a b le “A c t i v e Wi r e l es s Cl i en t T ab l e” r ec or d s t he stat u s o f al l ac t i v e w i r el es s s t ati o ns t hat are c onne c ti ng to t he a c c e ss poi nt. Y ou c an l ookup the M A C A ddr e s s , Number o f T r a ns mi tt e d P a c [...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on W i r e l e s s Si t e Su r ve y When th i s acc ess p oi n t i s i n “S tat i o n- A d H o c m od e”, “S t ati o n- I n f r as t r u c t u r e m od e” or “ U ni v ers al R epea ter mode ”, i t s houl d as s o c i ate w i t h a n ac c e s s poi nt or s tati on and c onnec t to your [...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Para mete r De s c r i pt i on A ut hent ic at ion T y pe T h er e ar e tw o au th ent i c a ti on ty p es : “ Open Sy s tem” a nd “ Shar ed Key ” . W hen y ou s el ec t “ O pe n Sy s tem” , w i r e l es s s tat i ons can as s oc i ate w i t h this ac c es s poi nt w i t hou t W EP [...]

  • Page 25

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on B eac on I nt er v al T h e i nt er v a l o f t i m e t ha t t h i s ac ces s poi nt br oadc as t a b eac on. Be ac o n i s us ed t o s y nchr o n i z e the w i r e l es s net w or k . D a ta R a te T h e “ D at a R at e” i s th e r at e t hi s ac ces s poi nt us es to t r ans m i t d ata p[...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 3.2.4 Se cu rit y T hi s A c c e s s P oi nt pr ovi des c o m pl e t e w i r e l es s L A N s ec ur i ty f un c t i ons , i nc l ude W E P , I EEE 802. 11x, I EEE 802. 11x w i th WE P , W P A w i th pr e- s har e d key and W P A w i th R ADI U S . W i t h the s e s ec u r i ty f uncti ons , you[...]

  • Page 27

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on WE P o nl y Whe n you s el ec t 64 - bi t or128- bi t WE P ke y, you have to e nt e r W E P ke ys to e n c r ypt data . Y ou c an gene r a t e t he key by you r s e l f a nd enter i t. Y ou c a n ente r f ou r W E P keys and s e l ec t one o f them a s defaul t ke y. T hen t he ac c e s s poi n[...]

  • Page 28

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Para mete r De s c r i pt i on K ey Lengt h You c an s el ec t t h e 6 4 or 12 8- b i t k ey t o enc r y pt t r a ns m i t te d d ata . L ar ger W EP k ey l e ngt h w i l l pr ov i d e h i gher l ev e l o f s ec ur i ty , b ut t he thr o ug hpu t wi ll b e lo we r. Ke y F o rm a t You m ay s el[...]

  • Page 29

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 802.1x on l y I EEE 802. 1x i s an a ut he nt i c ati on pr otoc ol . E very u s er mu s t us e a val i d ac c ount to l og i n to thi s A c c es s P o i nt be f ore a c c e s s i ng the w i r e l ess L A N. T he au the nti c ati on i s p r o c e ss e d b y a R A D I U S s e r v e r . T h is m [...]

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    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 802.1x WE P s tat i c ke y I EEE 802. 1x i s an a ut he nt i c ati on pr otoc ol . E very u s er mu s t us e a val i d ac c ount to l og i n to thi s A c c es s P o i nt be f ore a c c e s s i ng the w i r e l ess L A N. T he au the nti c ati on i s pr oc es s ed by a RA DI U S s e r ver. T hi [...]

  • Page 31

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on WP A p r e -s h a r e d ke y Wi -F i P rotec ted A c c es s ( WPA ) i s an adva nc ed s e c ur i ty sta ndar d. Y ou c an us e a pr e - s hared key to a ut he nti c ate w i r el es s s tati ons and e n c rypt data duri ng c omm uni c ati on. I t u s es T K I P or CC M P (AE S) to c ha nge the e[...]

  • Page 32

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Para mete r De s c r i pt i on W PA( T KI P) T KI P c a n c han ge th e e nc r ypt i o n k ey fr eq ue nt ly t o e nh anc e th e w i r el es s LA N s ecur i ty . W PA2 ( AES) T h i s us e C C M P pr otoc o l t o c h an ge enc r y pt i on k ey fr e qu ent l y . AE S c a n pr ovi de h i g h l ev [...]

  • Page 33

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on W P A RA DI U S Wi -F i P rotec ted A c c es s ( WPA ) i s an adva nc ed s e c ur i ty sta ndar d. Y ou c an us e an exte r nal R A DI U S s e r ver to authenti c a t e w i r e l es s s tati ons and p r ovi de t he s es s i on key to enc r ypt data du r i ng c ommuni c ati on. I t u s es T K I [...]

  • Page 34

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Para mete r De s c r i pt i on W PA( T KI P) T KI P c a n c han ge th e e nc r ypt i o n k ey fr eq ue nt ly t o e nh anc e th e w i r el es s LA N s ecur i ty . W PA2 ( AES) T h i s us e C C M P pr otoc o l t o c h an ge enc r y pt i on k ey fr e qu ent l y . AE S c a n pr ovi de h i g h l ev [...]

  • Page 35

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 3.2.5 MA C A d d r es s F i l t er i n g T hi s A c c e s s P oi nt pr ovi des M A C A ddr e s s F i l ter i ng, w hi c h pr eve nt s t he unautho r i ze d M A C A ddr e s s es f rom ac c e s s i ng your w i r e l es s net w or k . 33[...]

  • Page 36

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Para mete r De s c r i pt i on E nabl e W irele ss A cc es s Cont rol E na bl e or d is abl e t he MAC Addr es s F i l ter i ng fu nc t ion . M A C A ddr ess F ilt eri ng T abl e T h i s tab l e r ec or ds the M AC addr es s e s of w i r el es s s tat i o ns y ou w a nt t o al l ow to acc es s [...]

  • Page 37

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 3.2.6 S y s t e m Uti lity Fr om her e , you c an de f i ne the A c c es s P oi nt’ s I P A ddr e s s and L ogi n Pas s w o r d a nd enab le t h e A c c ess P o i n t t o be a D H CP Ser v er . 35[...]

  • Page 38

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Para mete r De s c r i pt i on C u rre n t Pa ss w ord Enter the c ur r en t p as sw or d ( up t o 1 5- d i g i t al ph an um er i c s tr i ng) o f th e Acc e s s Po i n t. T h e d e fa u l t p a s s wor d fo r th e Acc e s s Po i n t i s 12 34 . N o t e that t h e p as s w or d i s c as e- s e[...]

  • Page 39

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on D H C P Se r ve r S e tti ng DHC P Server w i l l a ut omati c all y g i ve your L A N c li ent an IP a ddr e ss . I f the DH C P i s not ena bl ed the n you’ l l have t o ma nua l l y s et your L A N c l ient’ s I P addres s . Para mete r De s c r i pt i on D e fa u l t Ga te w a y IP Spec[...]

  • Page 40

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Do m ai n Na m e Yo u ca n s pec i fy th e D o m a i n N a m e f or y o ur A c c es s Po i nt . Lea s e T i m e T he D H C P Se r v e r w h en ena bl ed w i l l t em po ra r i l y gi v e y ou r LA N c l i en t an I P a dd r e s s. I n t he Lea s e T i m e s et t i n g y o u c a n sp ec i f y th[...]

  • Page 41

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 3.2.7 C onf i g ur a t i o n T ool T he Confi gur a t i on T ool s s c r ee n al l ow s you to s ave ( Ba c k u p ) the A cc e s s Poi nt’ s c ur r e nt c onf i gur a ti on s etti ng. S a vi ng the c on f i gur a ti on s etti ngs pr ovi des a n added pr ote c ti on and c onveni enc e s houl d[...]

  • Page 42

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on Alt er na tiv e l y, y o u c an us e the " Re s tore t o Fac tory De f a ul t " to o l to fo r ce the Ac c es s Poi n t t o p er for m a p ow er r es et a nd r es tor e th e or i g i na l f ac tor y se t t i n g s. 40[...]

  • Page 43

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 3.2.8 F i r m w ar e U p gr ad e T hi s page al l ow s you to upgr ade t he A c c es s P oi nt’ s f i r mw are. Para mete r De s c r i pt i on F irm w are Up grad e T h i s too l a l l o w s y o u t o u p g r a d e th e Acces s Po i n t’ s s y s tem fi r m w a r e . To upgr a de th e f i r [...]

  • Page 44

    W i r el es s LA N A c c es s P oint C onf igur ati on 3.2.9 Re s e t Y ou c an r e s et the A c c e s s Poi nt’ s s y s t e m s houl d any pr obl e m e xi s t. T he r e s et f un c ti on es s e nt i a l l y R e-boot s your A cc es s P oi nt’ s s y s tem. Para mete r De s c r i pt i on Re s et I n th e e v e n t t h a t t h e sy st e m st o p s[...]

  • Page 45

    T r oubles hoot ing C hapt e r 4 Troubl es hoot i ng T hi s c hapter pr ovi des s ol uti ons to pr obl ems u s ual l y enc ounter e d dur i ng the i ns t a ll at i on and ope r a t i on of the A c c es s P oi nt. 1. H o w to man ual ly find yo ur P C ’s I P a nd M A C Ad d r e ss ? 1 ) I n W i ndo w s , ope n t he C om m a nd P r om p t p r o g r[...]

  • Page 46

    T r oubles hoot ing 7. Wh at i s WE P ? WE P s tands f or Wi r ed E qui v alent Pr i vac y, a da t a pr i va c y me c hani s m bas e d on a 64( 40)- bi t s hared key a l gor i t hm. 8. W hat i s a M AC Ad d re s s ? T he Me di a A c c es s Contr ol ( M A C ) addres s i s a uni que number a s s i gned by the manufac t urer t o a ny E ther ne t ne t [...]