TRENDnet TEW-670APB manual

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Regulatory notes and statements Wireless LAN, Health and Authorization for use The use of Wireless LAN devices may be restricted in some situations or environments for example: ·On board of airplanes, or ·In an explosive environment, or ·In case the interference risk to other devices or services is perceived or identified as harmful In case the [...]

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outle t on a circuit different fr om that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experien ced radio/T V technician for help. FCC Caution: Any changes or modificatio ns not expressly a pp[...]

or the reference levels related to human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (110MHz - 40 GHz) - General public EN 300 328 V1.7.1 (2006-10) Electromagnetic compatibility and Radi o spectrum Matters (ERM); Wideband transmission systems; Data transmission equi pment operating in the 2,4 GHz ISM band and using wide band modulation techn[...]

0560 Č esky [Czech] TRENDnet tímto prohlašuje, že tento TEW-670APB je ve shod ě se zákla dními požadavky a dalšími p ř íslušnými ustanoveními sm ě rnice 1999 /5/ES. Dansk [Danish] Undertegnede TRENDnet erklærer he rved, at følgende udsty r TEW-670APB overholder de væsentlige krav og øvrige relevante krav i direktiv 1999/5/EF. De[...]

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1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Congratulations on your purchase of this 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Access Point. This manual helps to describe the innovating wireless technology that can help you build a wireless netw ork easily! The manu al contai ns detailed instructions in operation of this produc t. Please keep this manual for future reference. Overview [...]

2 INTRODUCTION The 300Mbps Dual Band Wireless N Access Point (TEW-670APB) creates a high performance dual band wireless n network with up to 14 x the speed and 4x the coverage of wireless g. Create a wireless network using eith er the more common 2.4GHz or the uncongested low-interference 5GHz wire less radio frequency with Dual Band wireless n tec[...]

UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter provides unpacking and se tup information for the Access Point. Unpacking Open the box of the Access Point and carefully unpack it. The box sh ould contain the following items:  TEW-670APB  Multi-Language Quick Installation Guide  Power A dapter  CD-Rom (User’s guide) If any item is found missing or da[...]

4 HARDWARE INSTALATION Front panel The figure below shows the LED Indicat or of the Wireless LAN Ac cess Point. Power: This indicator lights green when the Access Point is turned on. Status: This indicator blin kswhen the WLAN AP is working successfully. Otherwise, an on or off means the function of the WLAN AP has failed. LAN: This indicator light[...]

5 Rear Panel The figure below shows the rear panel of the Access Point Rear Panel LAN Ethernet port with 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet connections , connect this port to a switch/hub. RESET Press the “RESET” button for mo re than 5 seconds buttonto reset the settings back to factory default. Power Connect the DC Power Adapter pl ug to the AP’s pow[...]

6 Side Panel The figure below shows th e side panel of the I EEE 802.11b/g/n Wireless Broadband Router. Side Panel WPS Push this button to execute th e Wi-Fi Protected Setup process. Hardware connections[...]

7 Connect to the Sw itch/Hub/Router 1. Plug in one end of the RJ45 netw ork cable to a Switch/Hub port, 2. Plug in the other end of the RJ45 netw ork cable to the Wireless Access Point. Check the installation The LEDs of the Access Poin t are clearly visible and the status of the network link can be seen instantly: 1. With the power source on, once[...]

7 CONFIGURING THE WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT The Wireless Access Point has a Web GUI interface for easy configurations through a Web Browser. A network manage r can manage, control a nd monitor the AP from the local LAN. This section indicates how to c onfigure the AP to enable its functions. Login to the Wireless AP through WLAN Before configuring [...]

8 Main Screen of the Access Point The screen will show the status of the AP when you login to the A P. There are seven main functions in the main screen: Wizar d, Status, Basic Setting, IP Setting, Advanced Set ting, Security and Tools. Wizard The setup wizard is provided as the part of the web conf iguration utility. Users can simply follow the st[...]

9 Step2: Set the SSID, Channel, Operati on Band, 802.11 mode and Channel Width Please type the name of SSID and select the Chan nel, Operation B and, 802.11 mode and Channel Width. Then, click “N ext ” to continue. Step 3: Secure your Wireless Network The default security setting is set to NONE. There are four options: BEST (WPA2), BETTER (WPA)[...]

10 BEST (WPA2 Personal) Passphrase: The length should be at l east 8 characters long and click “Next” to continue.[...]

11 BETTER (WPA Personal) Passphrase: The length should be at l east 8 characters long and click “Next” to continue. GOOD (W EP) Key Type: Select the key format from th e drop-down list HEX or ASCII. Key Size: Select the level of encrypt ion from the drop-down list. Wireless Security Password: Enter your WEP secu rity ke y and click “Next” t[...]

12 Step 4: Save and Restart The Setup wizard is now comp leted. The new settings will be take effect after the Access Point has rest arted. Please click “Restart” to save the new configuration and reboot the A ccess Point. Click “Exit” to quit without ma king any changes. Users also can go b ack to modify the setting by clicking “Back” [...]

13 Wireless: Shows the Mac address, SSID, Encrypti on status (Enable or Disable) and wireless channel. The curren t wireless traffic calculated in terms of the num ber of packets sent and receive d is also displayed. Wireless Station: Shows the connected wireless stations. View Log: Click the “View Log” button to di splay the View Log page. The[...]

14 Basic Setting This page allows users to set the AP ’s Name, SSID, Cha nnel, 802.11 M ode, Channel Width and Authentication settin gs. . AP Name: Type the AP name in the text bo x. The AP name is required by DHCP identify (host name). SSID: Service Set Identifi er, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless netw ork[...]

15 Channel Width: Select the Channel Widt h: z 20MHz - Select if you are not usin g any 802.11n wireless clients. z Auto 20/40 - This is the defa ult setting. Select if you are using both 802.11n and non-802. 11n wireless devices. Authentication Type: The authentication type defau l t is set to open system. There are four options: Disa bled, WEP, W[...]

16 WPA/WPA2-EAP Security If WPA or WPA2 EAP is selected, the abov e screen is shown. Please set the parameters of the RADIUS server. Ciphe r Ty pe: Select the cipher type for TKIP or AES encryption, Select Auto to auto detect the cipher type. RASIUS Server 1/2 : 1. Enter the IP address, Port used and Shared Secret by the Primary Radius Serv er. 2. [...]

17 IP Setting This page allows users to set the LAN port properties, such as the IP address, subnet mask, DNS and DHCP Serve r setting. LAN IP: Select the LAN IP configuration type “Obtain IP Automatically” or Fixed IP”. If the “Obtain IP Automa tically” is selected, the IP address will be obtained by a DHCP server. Otherwise, if the “F[...]

18 Advanced Wireless Setting This page contains configur ations for advanced users, changes applied reflects the wireless performance and operating modes. Mode: The WLAN AP supports three operati on modes for Access Point, Wireless Bridge, Repeater modes. Access Point Mode Configure the AP to Access Point mode ; with this mode, WLAN clients can acc[...]

19 Wireless Bridge mode Configure to the wireless bridge mode; the TEW-67 0APB wi ll be a LAN t o LAN wireless Ethernet bridge between tw o separated Ethernet LAN segments. Note: The Wireless Bridge mode only su pports in using two more of the TEW- 670APB. Wireless Bridge mode application WDS Wireless Bridge mode configuration[...]

20 Site Survey: This button allows user to enable the Site Surve y function to scan for the available wireless networks and establish wireless communications w ith one. Select one of them listed to esta blish communications and click “ Apply” button. Remote AP MAC/SSID: Enter the MAC address and SSID of the opposite AP here. Repeater mode Confi[...]

21 Repeater mode conf iguration Site Survey: This button allows user to enable the Site Surve y function to scan for the available wireless networks and establish wireless communications w ith one. Selected one of them listed to establish communi c ations and click “Apply” button. Remote AP MAC/SSID: Enter the MAC Address and SSID of the Remote[...]

22 DTIM Interval: This value indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A D TIM fiel d is a countdown field info rm ing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the access point has buffered broadcast or multicast message s for associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a[...]

23 MAC Filter: MAC Filter function controls the MAC of the network devices that are listed in this table for access authori zation or denial. Ther e have three choices:  Enable / Disable MAC Filters  Only allow PCs with MAC listed bel ow to access device  Only deny PCs with MAC listed below to access device The maximum number of MAC ad dre[...]

24 Restore Configur ation Settings: Click on the “Browse” button to open a FileOpen Dialog box, wh ere users can load previ ously saved settings and configurations. Upon selec ting the saved fi le, click “Upload” and compl ete the restore process when th e access point re-operate s after it restarts. Factory default settings: Click on “Re[...]

25 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS General Standards IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n (Draft 2.0) IEEE 802.3u 10/100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Signal Type: DSSS (802.11b) OFDM (802.11a/g/n) Modulation: QPSK / BPSK / CCK / OFDM LED Indicators: Power, Status, LAN ( Link/Activity), WLAN (Link/Activity) Frequency 2.4G Band: ・ 802.11 b:2412 ~ 2484 MHz ・ 802.11 g/n:2412 ~ 247[...]

26 Receiver Sensitivity 2.4G Band: ・ 802.11b: typical -85dBm (11Mbps) ・ 802.11g: typical -75dBm (54Mbps) ・ 802.11n: typical -65dBm (300Mbps) 5G Band: ・ 802.11a: typical -76dBm (54Mbps) ・ 802.11n: typical -65dBm (300Mbps) Transmit Power 2.4G Band: (Average Power) ・ 802.11b: typical 15dBm ・ 802.11g: typical 15dBm ・ 802.11n: typical 12[...]

27 NETWORK GLOSSARY Access Point - A device that allows wireless-equi pped computers and other devices to communicate with a wired net work. Also used to expand the range of a wire less networ k. Ad-hoc - A group of wireless device s communicating directly with each other (peer-to-peer) without the use of an access point. AES ( A dvanced E ncryptio[...]

28 DNS ( D omai n N ame S erver) - The IP address of y our I SP's server, which t ranslates the names of websites into IP addresses. Domain - A specifi c name for a network of computers. Download - To receive a file tr an smitted over a network. DSL ( D igital S ubscriber L ine) - An always-on broadband connection over traditional phone lines.[...]

29 IP ( I nternet P rotocol) - A protocol used to s end data over a network IP Address - The address used to identify a computer or device on a n etwork. IPCONFIG - A Windows 2000 and XP utility that disp lays the IP address for a particular networking device. IPSec ( I nternet P rotocol Sec urity) - A VPN protocol used to implement secure exchange[...]

30 PPPoE ( P oint to P oint P rotocol o ver E thernet) - A type of broa dband connection that provides authentication (username and password) in a ddition to da ta transport. PPTP ( P oint-to- P oint T unneling P rotocol) - A VPN protoc ol th at allows the P oint to Poin t Protocol (PPP) to be tunneled through an IP network. This protoc ol is also [...]

31 Switch - 1. A data switch that connects computing devices to host computers, allowing a l arge number of devices to share a limited num ber of ports. 2. A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit. TCP ( T ransmission C ontrol P rotocol) - A network protocol fo r transmitting data that requires acknowledge[...]

32 WLAN ( W ireless L ocal A rea N etwor k) - A group of computers and associ ated devices t hat communicate with eac h other wireless ly. WPA ( W i-Fi P rotected A ccess) - a wi reless security pr otocol using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, whic h can be used in conjunc tion with a RADIUS serv er.[...]

33 Limited Warranty TRENDnet warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship, under normal use and service, for the following lengths of time from the date of purchase. TEW-670APB 3 years If a p roduc t does not opera te as war rant ed ab ove d urin g the a ppl icab le wa rra nty pe rio d, TRE NDne t shal l, a t its option and exp[...]

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