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  • Page 1

    Wi re l e s s LAN Acce s s P o in t U ser’ s M an u al[...]

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    Ta ble of Co nt e nts Cha pte r 1 Introduc t i on ........ .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 1.1 Pac k ag e C o n te nts. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 1.2 F ea t ur es. .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... 2 1.3 Spe c i fi cati on s . .... ... .... .... ... .... ...[...]

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    I ntroduc t ion Cha p t e r 1 I n t r od uc ti on T hi s pr od uc t i s an ac c es s poi nt f or IE EE 802 . 1 1g / b 2 . 4GH z w i r el es s net wor k . Yo u c a n us e t hi s ac c es s poi nt to bui l d u p a w ire le ss L A N. T he pr oduc t s u pp or t s W EP, E SS I D a nd M AC ad dr es s f i l t er func t i ons t o c ons ol i d at e t h e wi [...]

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    I ntroduc t ion 1.2 F ea t u r es y C ompl i es wi t h t he I EE E 8 02. 11g / b 2. 4G H z s p ec i fi c at i on. y H i g h dat a r ate 54 , 1 1, 5. 5 , 2 an d 1M bps net w or k s pe ed. y Sea ml es s l y i n t eg r at e w i r el es s an d wi r ed E th er n et L AN net wor k s . y Pr ov i des an i nt er n al 5- P or t F as t E t her n et Swi tc h f[...]

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    I ntroduc t ion 1.4 P h y si cal D escr i p t i o n Front P a ne l On t he Ac c es s Poi nt ’ s fr ont p an el th er e ar e L E D l i g ht s th at inf o r m yo u o f th e A cc e ss P o in t ’s cu rr e n t st at u s. B e lo w is a n ex pl a nat i o n of e ac h LE D . L ED C o l o r St at u s D escr i p t i o n Li t Po wer i s s u ppl i e d. Po w[...]

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    I ntroduc t ion y A nt e nna Conne c tor T hi s r oun d c o nn ec t i o n i s s t and ar d R e v er s e SM A c o nn ec t or w h er e a n y ant en nas wi th R e v er s e S M A c on nec t or c a n c onn ec t t o t he Ac c es s Poi n t . y DC A dapt e r Port Ins er t t he po w er j ac k o f t he po w er ad apt er i nt o t hi s por t . y LA N P ort T h[...]

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    W ir eless L AN AP C onne c t ion 5 C h a pt er 2 W i r eless L A N A P C o n n e ctio n 1. L o cat e an o p t im u m l o c at i o n f o r t h e W i rel ess L AN A c ce ss P o in t . T he b es t l oc at i o n f or y o ur A cc es s P oi nt i s us ual l y at t he c ent er of y our wi r el es s net w or k , w i t h l i n e of s i g ht t o al l o f y o[...]

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    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n C h a pt er 3 W i r eless L A N A P C o nf i g u ration 3 . 1 G e tti ng S ta r te d T hi s Ac c es s P oi n t pr o v i des we b- bas ed c o nf i g ur at i on to ol al l owi ng y ou t o c onf i g ur e f r om w i r e d or wi r el es s s t at i o ns . F ol l ow t he i ns tr uc t i ons bel o w t o g et s t a[...]

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    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 7. C hec k e ac h of t he ta bs a nd v er i f y t he f ol l o wi ng s et t i ng s : y Bi ndings : C hec k C l i ent f or M i c r os oft N et w or k s an d File and pr i nt er s har i n g f or M i c r os oft N e t w or k s . y Ga t e w a y : A l l f i el ds ar e bl an k . y DNS Configur a t i on : S e l e [...]

  • Page 10

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 1 c ) W i ndow s N T 1 . Click t h e St ar t b ut t on an d s el ec t Se tti ng s , th en c l i c k C ont r ol P an el . T h e Con t ro l P a n e l w i n do w w ill a p p e a r. 2. D oubl e- c l i c k Ne t wo r k i c on. T he Ne t w o r k w in d ow w ill app ear . S el ec t t he Pr ot oc ol t a b f rom t [...]

  • Page 11

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Ent er t he d ef a ul t us er n am e a nd pas s w or d, t he n pr es s OK butt on di r ec tl y . 4. You c an s t ar t c onf i g ur i ng t h e A c c es s P oi nt . F r o m W i r eless St at i o n 1. M ak e s ur e y our w i r el es s s t ati on i s i n t h e s a m e s u bn et w i th th e Acc ess P oi n t. P[...]

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    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 3.2 C on f i g uri n g th e A ccess Po in t 3.2. 1 S t a tu s an d Inf o r m atio n On t hi s s c r ee n, y o u c an s ee th e g en er al i nf or ma t i on of t he A cc e ss P o in t i n clu d i n g A lia s Nam e , Firm wa re V e rsio n , E SS I D, C han nel N u mb er , St at us , I P A ddr es s , M A C A[...]

  • Page 13

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n ac c es s poi nt wi t h “ AP B r i dg e- Poi n t t o P oi nt mo de” or “ A P Br i dg e- Poi nt t o M ul t i - P oi nt mo de” c a n onl y be us e d t o br i dg e w i r ed Et h er ne t n et w or k s t og et h er . It c an’ t ac c ept c on nec t i on fr om oth er wi r el es s s t a t i on at t h e [...]

  • Page 14

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n S ta t i on-A d Hoc m ode s e t ting pa g e : S ta t i on-I nfra s truc ture mode s e tt i ng pa g e : 12[...]

  • Page 15

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n A P Br i dg e - P oint to Poi nt m ode s e t ting pa ge : A P Br i dg e -P oi nt to Mu l ti -P oi nt m o d e s e tti n g p a g e : 13[...]

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    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n A P Br i dg e - W D S mode s e t ting pa ge : U n iv er sal R ep eat er m o d e set t i n g p ag e: 14[...]

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    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n A lia s Na m e T he al i as n am e o f thi s ac c es s poi nt. Yo u s houl d as s i g n A l i as N a me i n “ A P mo de” an d “ AP Br i dg e- WD S mo de” . Ban d I t al l o ws y ou t o s et t he AP fi x at 80 2.1 1b or 802 . 11g mo de. Yo u al s o c a n s el ec t [...]

  • Page 18

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n MA C Addr es s If y o u wan t t o br i dg e mor e th an on e wi r ed Et her net ne t w or k s tog et her wi th wi r el es s LAN , y o u ha v e to s et thi s ac ces s poi n t t o “ AP Br i dg e- Poi n t t o Poi nt m o de” , “ A P Br i dg e- Poi nt t o M ul t i - P oi nt mo de” or “ A P Br i d g e[...]

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    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n MA C Addr es s M AC addr es s of t hi s ac t i v e w i r el es s s t ati on. T x P ac k e t T he n u mber of tr ans mi t te d p ac k e t s t hat ar e s ent out f r o m t hi s ac ti v e wi r el es s s ta t i on . R x P ac k et T he n u mber of r ec ei v ed p ac k et s t h [...]

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    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 3.2. 3 A d v an ced S et t i n g You c an s et ad v anc ed par a m et er s of t hi s ac c es s p oi nt . T he par a met er s i nc l u de A ut he nti c at i o n T y pe, F r ag men t T hr es hol d , R T S T hr es h ol d, Beac on I nt er v al , D T I M P er i od, T r ans mi t R at e, Br oadc as t ESSI D , Op[...]

  • Page 21

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n Au th en ti cati o n Ty p e T her e ar e t w o au t h ent i c a t i on t y p es : “ Open S y s t e m” a nd “ Shar ed Ke y ” . Whe n y ou s el ec t “ O pe n S y st em” , w i r el es s s t at i o ns c a n as s oc i at e wi th this acc ess p oi nt w i t ho u t W [...]

  • Page 22

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Pr ea mbl e T y pe T he “ L ong P r e am bl e” c a n pr o v i de b e t t e r w ir e l e ss LA N c om p a tib ilit y w h ile the “ S hor t Pr ea mbl e” c an pr o v i d e bett er wi r el es s L AN per f or m anc e . Br oadc as t ESSI D If y o u e na bl e “ Br o adc as t E SSI D ” , e v er y w ir[...]

  • Page 23

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 3.2. 4 Secu r it y Th is Acce ss Po i n t p r o v i de s c omp le t e w i rele ss L A N se c u ri t y func t i ons , i nc l ud e WEP, I E E E 80 2. 1 1 x , I E EE 80 2. 11 x w i t h WEP, W PA w i t h pr e- s h ar ed k e y and W P A w i th R AD I U S. Wi th thes e s ec ur i ty f u nc ti o ns , y o u c an p[...]

  • Page 24

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n Ke y Leng t h Yo u c an s e l e ct th e 6 4- bi t, or 1 28 bit k e y to enc r y pt t r ans m i tt ed dat a. Lar g er WE P k e y le n g t h w ill p r ov id e h ig h e r leve l o f s e c u rity , b u t t h e t h ro u g h p u t w ill b e lo we r . Y o u a lso c a n se l e ct[...]

  • Page 25

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Ke y 1 - Ke y 4 T he W EP k e y s ar e us ed t o enc r y p t d at a t ra n sm it t ed in t h e w ire le ss n e t w o r k . Fill t h e t e x t bo x b y fol l o w i ng t he r ul es b el o w. 64- bi t WEP : i n put 10- di g i t H e x v al ues ( i n t he “ A- F ” , “ a- f” and “ 0- 9” r a ng e) or[...]

  • Page 26

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n Use in t e rn a l M D 5/PEAP RA DI US S e r v e r You c an s el ec t to us e t h e i n t er n al R A D I U S s er v er t o pr oc es s t he aut hen t i c at i o n j o b. T h e i n t er n al R AD IU S s er v er us es M D 5/P E A P aut he nt i c ati on met ho d . RA DI US S [...]

  • Page 27

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 802 . 1x W EP st at i c ke y IEEE 80 2.1 x i s a n a uth en ti c ati o n pr o toc ol . E v er y us er mus t use a v al i d a cc o u n t to l o g i n to thi s Acc e ss Po i n t b efo r e ac c es s i ng th e wi r el es s LAN . T he aut he nt i cat i on i s pr oc es s ed by a R A D IU S s er v er . Yo u c a [...]

  • Page 28

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Ke y F or m at Yo u m a y s e l e c t t o selec t A SC II Ch a ra c t e rs (a l p ha n u me ric f o rma t ) o r He x a d e c i m a l Di git s (i n t he “A -F”, “a -f ” and “ 0- 9” r ang e) t o b e t he WE P K e y . F or ex a mpl e: ASC I I C h ar ac t er s : g ues t He xa d e cim a l Dig it s [...]

  • Page 29

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n W PA p r e- sh ar ed ke y Wi - F i Pr ot ec t ed Ac c es s ( WPA) i s an ad v anc e d s ec ur i t y s tan dar d. Yo u c a n us e a pr e- s har e d k e y t o au t he nt i c a t e w i r el es s s t at i o ns a nd enc r y p t d ata d ur i ng c om mu ni c ati on. I t us es T K I P t o c h ang e t h e e nc r y[...]

  • Page 30

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Pr e- s har e d K e y Fo r m a t Yo u m a y s e l e c t t o selec t A SC II Ch a ra c t e rs (a l p ha n u me ric f o rma t ) o r He x a d e c i m a l Di git s (i n t he “A -F”, “a -f ” and “ 0- 9” r ang e) t o b e t he Pr e- s har ed K ey . F o r ex am p l e : ASC I I C h ar ac t er s : i a m[...]

  • Page 31

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n WPA( T KI P) TK I P ca n c h a ng e t h e e n cr yp tio n ke y fr eq uent l y t o en hanc e t he s ec ur i t y . WPA 2( AES) T hi s us e C C M P pr ot oc ol t o c h ang e enc r y pti o n k e y f r eq ue nt l y . AE S c a n pr o v i de hi g h l e v el enc r y p t i on to e[...]

  • Page 32

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 3.2. 5 R ad iu s Ser v e r T hi s Ac c es s P oi n t pr o v i des an i nt er n al R AD I U S s er v er to aut hen t i c at e wi r el es s s t at i on us er s . Y ou ha v e t o a dd us er ac c ou nt s t o t he R AD I U S s er v er . T he wi r el es s s t a t i on us er has to us e o ne of t h es e ac c o u[...]

  • Page 33

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n E n a b le Rad iu s Ser v er Sel ec t t o en abl e th e R AD I U S s er v er . U s er P r of i l e t abl e T hi s tabl e r ec or ds t h e ac c ou nt s of us er s y o u wa nt t o al l ow to ac c es s y our w i r el es s net wor k . An ac c o un t i nc l u des the “ U s e[...]

  • Page 34

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Au th en ti cati o n C l i ent t a bl e T hi s tabl e r ec or ds t h e c l i e nt s o f t he R A D I U S s er v er t hat ne ed t o aut hen t i c at e wi r el es s L A N us er s . Au th en ti cati o n cl i en t i n f or m a ti on i nc l udes t h e “ C l i ent I P ” a nd “ S ec r et Ke y ” . A n a u[...]

  • Page 35

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 3.2. 6 M AC A dd ress F il t e r i n g Th is A cc e ss P o in t p ro v i d e s MA C A d d r e s s Filt e rin g, wh ich pr e v en t s t he un aut hor i z ed M AC A ddr es s es fr o m ac c es s i ng y o ur wi r el es s n et w or k . P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n Filt e rin g Ena bl e or di s a bl e t he[...]

  • Page 36

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Add M AC addr es s i nt o t h e tabl e I n t h e b o t t o m “ New ” a r e a , f ill in t h e “ M AC Addr es s ” a nd “ C o m me nt ” of th e w i r el es s s t at i o n t o b e a dd ed an d t he n clic k “A dd ” . Th e n t h is w ire le ss s t a t ion w ill b e a d d e d in t o t h e “MA[...]

  • Page 37

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 3.2. 7 S y s t e m U t ilit y F r om h er e, y ou c an de f i ne t h e Ac c es s P oi nt ’ s I P A ddr es s an d Log i n P as s w or d and e nabl e t he A c ces s P oi n t to b e a DHCP Ser v er . P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n C ur r ent P a ss w o rd E n t e r t h e c u rr e nt pa s s wo rd (up t o[...]

  • Page 38

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n R e- E nter P a ss w o rd R ec onf i r m t h e p as s wor d ( up t o 15- di g i t al ph anu m er i c s t r i ng ) y o u wan t t o l og i n to t he Acc e ss Po i n t . N ot e t ha t th e pas s wor d i s c as e- s e ns i t i v e. IP A ddr es s De sig n a te t h e A cce ss Po i nt ’s IP Addr es s . T hi s [...]

  • Page 39

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Sta r t I P/E nd IP You c an des i g n at e a par ti c ul ar IP addr es s r ang e for y o ur DHCP s e r v e r t o iss u e I P a d d re s s e s t o y o u r L A N Clie n t s. By de fa ul t th e I P r an g e i s fr o m : S tar t I P 192 . 16 8. 2. 1 00 to E n d IP 19 2. 168 . 2. 20 0 . Do m a i n Na m e You [...]

  • Page 40

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n C onf i g ur at i o n T ool s U s e t h e " Ba c k up " to ol to s a v e th e Ac c es s P oi nt’ s c ur r ent c onf i g ur at i on to a fi l e na me d " c o nf i g . bi n" o n y our P C . You c an t h en us e t h e " R est o r e " to ol to [...]

  • Page 41

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n 3.2. 8 Fi r m w a r e U pgr a de T hi s pag e al l o ws y o u t o u pg r ade t h e Ac c es s P oi nt’ s f i r m w ar e. P a ra m e t e r De sc rip t io n Fi rm w a re U pg r ade T hi s tool al l o ws y o u t o u pg r ade t h e A cce ss P o in t ’s s y st e m f ir mw a re . To upg r ade t h e f i r m w[...]

  • Page 42

    W ir eless L AN AP C o n f i g u r at i o n Onc e t he u pg r ade i s c om pl et e y o u c an s t ar t us i ng t he A cc es s Po i n t. 3.2. 9 R eset Y o u c a n r e se t th e A cc e ss P o in t ’s s y st e m sh o u l d a n y p r o b le m ex i s t . T h e r es e t f unc t i o n es s en ti al l y R e- b oot s y our Ac c es s P o i n t’s s y st e[...]

  • Page 43

    Troubl e s hooting Cha p te r 4 Tr ou bl e s ho o t i ng T hi s c ha pt er pr o v i des s ol u ti ons to pr obl ems us u al l y enc o unt er ed d ur i ng t he i ns tal l a t i on an d oper ati on of t h e A cce ss P o in t . 1 . How t o m a nu a l l y f i nd y our P C’ s I P a nd M A C A ddre s s ? 1) I n Wi nd ows , o pe n t h e C o m ma nd P r [...]

  • Page 44

    Troubl e s hooting 5. W h at i s W E P? WEP s t a nds f or Wi r e d E q ui v al ent Pr i v ac y , a d at a pr i v ac y m ec h ani s m b as ed o n a 64( 4 0) - bi t s h ar ed k e y al g or i t hm . 6. W h at i s a M AC Ad d r es s? T he M e di a Ac c es s C o ntr ol ( M A C ) ad dr es s i s a u ni q ue nu mber as s i g ned b y t he m an uf ac t ur e[...]