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    W i re l e s s LAN Acce s s P o i n t U ser ’ s M an u al[...]

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    Ta ble of C o nt e nt s Cha p te r 1 I nt r oduc t i on ........ .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... .... ..... 1 1. 1 Pa c k a g e C o n te n ts . .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... 1 1. 2 F e a t u r e s . .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... 2 1. 3 Sp e c i fi c a ti o ns. .... ... ...[...]

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    I nt roduc t i on Cha p t e r 1 I n t r od uc t i on T hi s pr od uc t i s an ac c es s poi nt f or I E E E 802 . 1 1g / b 2 . 4G H z w i r el es s net w or k . Y o u c a n us e t hi s ac c es s poi nt t o bui l d u p a w ire le s s L A N. T he pr oduc t s u pp or t s W E P, ES S I D a nd M A C ad dr es s f i l t er f unc t i ons t o c ons ol i d a[...]

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    I nt roduc t i on 1. 2 F ea t u r es y C ompl i es w i t h t he I EE E 8 02. 11g / b 2. 4G H z s p ec i f i c at i on. y H i g h dat a r at e 54 , 1 1, 5. 5 , 2 an d 1M bps net w or k s pe ed. y Sea m l es s l y i n t eg r at e w i r el es s an d w i r ed Et h er n et L A N net w or 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 [...]

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    I nt roduc t i on 1. 4 Ph y si cal D escr i p t i o n Fr ont P a ne l O n t he A c c es s Poi nt ’ s f r ont p an el t h er e ar e L ED l i g ht s t h at i n f o r m yo u o f t h e A cc e ss P o i n t ’ s cu r r e n t st a t u s. B e l o w i s 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 w er i s s [...]

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    I nt roduc t i on y A nt e nna Conne c t or 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 S M A c o nn ec t or w h er e a n y ant en nas w i t h 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 P oi n t . y DC A d a p t e r P o rt I ns 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 L[...]

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

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n C h a p t er 3 W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 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 w e b- bas ed c o nf i g ur at i on t o ol al l ow i ng y ou t o c onf i g ur e f r om w i r e d or w i r el es s s t at i o ns . F ol l ow t he i ns t r uc t i ons bel o [...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 7. C hec k e ac h of t he t a bs a nd v er i f y t he f ol l o w i ng s et t i ng s : y B i ndi ngs : C hec k C l i ent f or M i c r os of t 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 of t N e t w or k s . y Gat e w a y : A l l f i el ds ar e bl an k . y D N S Conf i gur a t i [...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 1 c ) W i ndow s N T 1 . Clic k t h e St ar t b ut t on an d s el ec t Se tti n g s , t h en c l i c k C ont r ol P an el . T h e Co n t r o l P a n e l w i n d o 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 o w w ill app ear . S el ec t t he Pr ot oc ol t [...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P 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 but t on di r ec t l 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 el ess St at i o n 1. M ak e s ur e y our w i r el es s s t at i on i s i n t h e s a m e s u bn et w i th th e Ac c ess P [...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2 C o n f i g u r i n g t h e A ccess Po in t 3. 2. 1 St a t u s an d I n fo r m at i o n O n t hi s s c r ee n, y o u c an s ee t h e g en er al i nf or m a t i on of t he A cc e s s P o in t i n clu d i n g A lia s Na m e , Firm wa r e V e r s io n , E S S I D, C han nel N u m b er , St at us , I[...]

  • Page 13

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

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n S t a t i on- A d Hoc m ode s e t t i ng pa g e : S t a t i on- I nf r a s t r uc t ur e m ode s e t t i ng pa g e : 12[...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n A P B r i dg e - P oi nt t o P oi nt mode s e t t i ng pa ge : A P Br i d g e -P o i n t to Mu l ti -P o i nt m od e s e tti n g p a g e : 13[...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n A P B r i dg e - W DS mode s e t t i ng pa ge : U n i v er sal R ep eat er m o d e set t i n g p ag e: 14[...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n A lia s Na me T he al i as n am e o f t hi s ac c es s poi nt . Yo u s houl d as s i g n Al i as N a m e i n “ A P mo de” an d “ AP Br i dg e- W D S m o de ” . Ban d It al l o w s y ou t o s et t he A P f i x at 80 2. 1 1b or 802 . 11g m o de. Y o u al s o c a[...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n MA C Addr es s I f y o u w an t t o br i dg e mor e t h an on e w i r ed Et her net ne t w or k s t og et her w i t h w i r el es s LAN , y o u ha v e t o s et t hi s ac c es s poi n t t o “ AP Br i dg e- Poi n t to Poi n t m o de ” , “ A P Br i dg e- Poi nt t o M ul t i - Poi nt m o de” or ?[...]

  • Page 19

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c 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 at i on. T x P ac k e t T he n u m ber of t r ans m i t t e d p ac k e t s t hat ar e s ent out f r o m t hi s ac t i v e w i r el es s s t a t i on . R x P ac k et T he n u m ber of r ec ei v ed p a[...]

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    W i r el ess L A N A P 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 Aut he nt i c at i o n T y pe, F r ag m en 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 [...]

  • Page 21

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n Au th e n ti c a ti 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 : “ O pen S y s t e m ” a nd “ S har ed Ke y ” . Whe n y ou s el ec t “ O pe n S y s t em ” , w i r el es s s t at i o ns c a n as s oc i at e w i t h th i s a c c e s s p o[...]

  • Page 22

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Pr ea m bl e T y pe T he “ L ong Pr e am bl e” c a n pr o v i de b e t t e r w ir e l e s s L A N c o m p a t ib ilit y w h ile t he “ S hor t Pr ea m bl e” c an pr o v i d e bet t er w i r el es s L A N per f or m anc e . Br oadc as t ESSI D I f y o u e na bl e “ B r o adc as t E SS I D ”[...]

  • Page 23

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 4 Secu r i t y Th is A cce ss P o i n t p r o v i d e s c o m p l e t e w i r e l e ss L A N se c u r i t y f unc t i ons , i nc l ud e WEP , I E E E 80 2. 1 1 x , I EE E 80 2. 11 x w i t h WEP, W P A w i th pr e- s h ar ed k e y and W P A w i t h R AD I U S . W i t h t hes e s ec ur i t y f u n[...]

  • Page 24

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n Ke y Leng t h Yo u c a n s e l ect th e 6 4 - b i t, o r 1 2 8 b i t k e y to enc r y pt t r ans m i t t ed dat a. Lar g er WE P k e y le n g t h w ill p r o v id e h ig h e r le v e l o f s e c u r it y , b u t t h e t h r o u g h p u t w ill b e lo we r . Y o u a ls[...]

  • Page 25

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Ke y 1 - Ke y 4 T he WEP k e y s ar e us ed t o enc r y p t d at a t r a n s m it t e d in t h e w ir e le s s n e t w o r k . Fill t h e t e x t bo x b y f ol 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[...]

  • Page 26

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n Us e in t e r n a l M D 5/PEAP RA DI US S e r v e r You c an s el ec t t o 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 I U S s er v er us es M D 5/ P E A P aut he nt i c at i on me t h o d .[...]

  • Page 27

    W i r el ess L A N A P 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 t i c ati o n p r o t oc ol . E v er y us er m us t u s e a v a l i d acc o un t to l o g i n to thi s Acc ess P o i n t b e fo r e ac c es s i ng t h e w i r el es s LAN . T he aut he nt i c at i on i s pr oc es s ed by a R AD I U S s er v e[...]

  • Page 28

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Ke y F or m a t Yo u m a y s e l ec t t o s e l e c 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 g it s (i n t h e “A -F ”, “a -f ” and “ 0- 9” r ang e) t o b e t he W E P K e y . F or ex a m pl e: AS C I I C h ar ac t er s : g ues t He x a d e ci[...]

  • Page 29

    W i r el ess L A N A P 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 P r ot ec t ed Ac c es s ( WPA ) i s an ad v anc e d s ec ur i t y s t an dar d. Y o 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 at a d ur i ng c om mu ni c at i on. I t us es T K I P t o c h ang e t h [...]

  • Page 30

    W i r el ess L A N A P 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 ec t t o s e l e c 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 g it s (i n t h e “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 : AS C I I C h ar ac t e[...]

  • Page 31

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n W PA( T KI P) TK I P ca n c h a n g e t h e e n cr yp t i o n ke y f r eq uent l y t o en hanc e t he s ec ur i t y . W PA 2( AES) T hi s us e C C M P pr ot oc ol t o c h ang e enc r y pt i o n k e y f r eq ue nt l y . A ES c a n pr o v i de hi g h l e v el enc r y p [...]

  • Page 32

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 5 R ad i u s S er 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 A D I U S s er v er t o aut hen t i c at e w i 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 w i r el es s s t a t i on us er has t o us e o ne of t h e[...]

  • Page 33

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n E n a b le Ra d iu s Ser v er Sel ec t t o en abl e t h e R AD I U S s er v er . U s er Pr of i l e t abl e T hi s t abl e r ec or ds t h e ac c ou nt s of us er s y o u w a nt t o al l ow t o ac c es s y our w i r el es s net w or k . A n ac c o un t i nc l u des t h[...]

  • Page 34

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Au th e n ti c a ti o n C l i ent t a bl e T hi s t abl 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 w i r el es s L AN us er s . Au th e n ti c a ti o n c l i e n t i nf or m a ti o n i nc l udes t h e “ C l i ent I P” a nd “ S ec r et Ke y ?[...]

  • Page 35

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 6 M A C A d d r ess F i l t e r i n g Th is A c c e s s P o in t p r o v i d e s M A C A d d r e ss F ilt e r in g , wh ic h pr e v en t s t he un aut hor i z ed M AC A ddr es s es f r o m ac c es s i ng y o ur w i r el es s n et w or k . P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n Filt e r in g Ena bl e [...]

  • Page 36

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Add M A C addr es s i nt o t h e t abl e I n t h e b o t t o m “Ne w ” a re a , f ill in t h e “ M A C A ddr es s ” a nd “ C o m m e nt ” of t h 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 c lic k “ A d d ”. T h e n t h is w ire le s s s t a t io n w ill b e a d d e d in t[...]

  • Page 37

    W i r el ess L A N A P 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 A c 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 c es s P oi n t t o b e a DHCP Ser v er . P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n C ur r ent P a ss w o r d E n t e r t h e c u r r e nt pa s s w o[...]

  • Page 38

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n R e- E nt er P a ss w o r d R ec onf i r m t h e p as s w or d ( up t o 15- di g i t al ph anu m er i c s t r i ng ) y o u w an t t o l og i n to t h e A c c ess Po i n t . N o t e t h a t th e pas s w or d i s c as e- s e ns i t i v e. I P A ddr es s D e si g n a t e t h e A cce ss P o i n t ’ s I [...]

  • Page 39

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Sta r t I P /E n d IP You c an des i g n at e a par t i c ul ar I P addr es s r ang e f or y o ur DHCP s e r v e r t o is s u e I P a d d r e 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 a n g e i s fr o m : S ta r t I P 192 . 16 8. 2. 1 00 to En d IP 19 2. 168 . 2. 20 0 . Do m a i [...]

  • Page 40

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c 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 t o a f i l e na m e d " c o nf i g . bi n" o n y our PC . You c an t h en us e t h e " R est o r e " to[...]

  • Page 41

    W i r el ess L A N A P 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 w s y o u t o u pg r ade t h e A c c es s P oi nt ’ s f i r m w ar e. P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n F irm w a re U pg r ade T hi s t ool al l o w s y o u t o u pg r ade t h e A cce ss P o i n t ’ s s y st e m f i r m w a r e . T o upg r ade[...]

  • Page 42

    W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n O nc 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 Ac c es s Po i nt. 3. 2. 9 R eset Y o u c a n r e se t t h e A cc e ss P o i n t ’ s s y st e m sh o u l d a n y p r o b l e m ex i s t . T h e r es e t f unc t i o n es s en t i al l y R e- b oot s y our A c c es s P o i n t ?[...]

  • Page 43

    Tr oubl e s hoot i ng Cha p t e 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 t i ons t o pr obl em s us u al l y enc o unt er ed d ur i ng t he i ns t al l a t i on an d oper at i on of t h e A cce ss P o i n t . 1 . How t o ma nu a l l y f i nd y our P C ’ s I P a nd M A C A ddr e s s ? 1) In Wi nd ow s , o pe n t h e C o m[...]

  • Page 44

    Tr oubl e s hoot i ng 5. W h at i s W EP ? WEP s t a nds f or Wi r e d E q ui v al ent P r 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 A C A d d r es s? T he M e di a Ac c es s C o nt r ol ( M AC ) 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[...]