AirLive WL-8000AP manual

- 802.11b/g Access Point WL-8000AP User’s Guide[...]

- FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, purs uant to Pa rt 15 of t he FCC Rul es. These lim its are desi gned to p rovide reasonable protection ag ainst harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses an d can radi ate radio freque ncy e[...]

- Table of Content Introduction ................................................................................................................... ......... 1 A PPLICATION ......................................................................................................................... 2 P ARTS N AMES AND F UNCTION S .......................[...]

1 INTRODUCTION The Wireless 802.11b+g Access Poin t ( AP ) is an IEEE802.11g com pliant access point. It not only provides a high tran sfer rate up to 54Mbps, which is almost five times faster than the already existing 11Mbps 802.11b produc ts, bu t is also backward compatible with the Wireless B equipments. The AP provid es 40/128/ 256 bit WEP enc[...]

2 Application[...]

3 Parts Names and Functions 1. Top Panel: (LED Indicators) LED Status Indicator Color Solid Flashing 1 Power Green Turns so lid green wh en power is applied to this device. N/A. 2 ErrStatus Red Turns solid red when th e device is not working properly. When power on self-test failure occurs. 3 Wireless Link/Act. Green Turns so lid green wh en connec[...]

4 2. Rear Panel: Connection P orts Port/button Functions A 9V DC Connects to the power adapter plug B LAN Connects to Ethernet C ( Factory ) RESET Press for 5 sec onds to reboot this device a nd restore fact ory settings. Performing the Factory Reset will erase all previously entered device sett ings. Table 2: Connection Ports[...]

5 Factory Default Settings Setting Wireless Access Point Device Name Wireless AP SSID Default value: ovislink Channel 6 WEP Default value: Disabled IP Address 192.168.1. 252[...]

6 SETUP Note: Before your st arting har dware connecti on, you are advise d to find an appropr iate location to place the Access Poin t. Usually, the best place fo r the Access Point is at the center of your wireless network, with lin e of straight to all your wireless statio ns. Also, remember to a djust the ant enna; us ually th e antenna is plac[...]

7 CONFIGURATION Login 1. Start your computer. Conne ct an Ethern et cable bet ween your computer and the Wireless Access Point. 2. Make sure your wired station is set to the sam e subnet as the Wireless Access Poi nt, i.e. 192.168.1.1 0 3. Start your WEB browser . In the Address box, enter the following: HTTP://192.16 8.1.252 The configura tion men[...]

8 Basic Setup The Setup page displays baci local and WLAN settings for the AP and enab le you to change the settings. FW Version The current version of the firmware installed in this device. SW Version The current version of the software installed in th is device. Wireless Enable/Disable AP Enable / Disable Click to enable/disab le the AP. Domain T[...]

9 Advanced Setup It is not recom mended that sett ings in this page to b e changed unle ss advanced users wa nt to change to meet their wireless en vironm ent for optim al performance. Beacon Period Beacon Period i s the amount of time betwee n beacon transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beac on period to kn[...]

10 data flow, o nly minor m odificati ons of this val ue are recommended. Fragment Threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for im proving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the wireless network. T he value can be set from 25 6 to 4096. T he default value is 4096 . Output Power Level You can choose the perce ntage of m aximum power t [...]

11 IP Setting The IP Settings page displays the IP address for the AP. IP Address This field can be modifi ed only when D HCP Cli ent is disabl ed. If your system manager assigned you static IP settings, then you will have to enter the information provided. Subnet Mask Enter the inf ormation pro vided by your system manager. Default Gat eway Enter [...]

12 Privacy The Privacy page displays WLAN security settings. You can select WEP, 802.1x, or WPA to be the privacy mode for the AP. WEP Privacy Turn privacy on and off when security is set to WEP. When security is set to 802.1x or WPA, privacy is turned on automatically. Authentication Type Open: If the type is selected , the associated station shou[...]

13 Key Value Please set the Key Val ue according to the WEP Ci pher you select. If 40bits is selected, 10 Hex characters are needed. If 128bits is selected, 26 Hex characters are neede d. If 256bits is selected, 58 Hex characters are neede d. WEP Cipher You can cho ose one from " 40 bits " 128bits " 256bits . 256bits is the highest W[...]

14 Group Keys. The de fault is 3600 seconds . WEP Keys Not Required. RADIUS Server IP Address Enter the RADI US Server’s IP Addr ess provided by your ISP. Port Enter the RADIUS Se rver’s port number pro vided by your ISP. The default is 1812 . Secret Enter the secret phrase that th e AP shares with the RADIUS Server. Save After completing the s[...]

15 in Group Key Inter val field to decide how l ong to ch ange group keys. PSK String WPA st ations shar e the pr e-shared key (PSK ) with AP, 8- 63 characters are needed for the key . Enter a period of time i n Group Key Interval field to decide how long to ch ange group keys. WEP Keys Not Required. RADIUS Server IP Address Enter the RADIUS Server[...]

16 Manage The management page displa ys informati on about stations t hat are currently associated with the AP. Refresh Click Refresh to update the Associ ated Station Table. Associated Station Table Mac Address The Mac address of the station ass ociated with the AP. State The current state between the a ssociated station and the AP. SSID The SSID [...]

17 station) Banned is selected in Allowed/Banned ST A MAC Address. Press the button to add th e Mac Address in the table if Allowed is selected in Allowed/Banned STA MAC Addre ss. If Allowed/Banned STA MAC Address is disabled, there will be no effect when pressing the button. Security Status The station ‘s security Status. Allowed/Banned STA MAC [...]

18 Download You can dow nload the lat est firmware ( from your distributor) a nd upgrade t he Wireless Point. Browse… Enter the new firmware’s path an d file name (i.e. C:FIRMWAREfirmware.bin). Or, click the Browse… button, find and open the firmware file (the browser will display to correct file path). Downloading Click Downloading to star[...]

19 Statistics The Statistics table shows the packets sent/received over wi reless and ethernet LAN respectively. Click Refresh to update the data.[...]