Atlantis Land i I-Fly Wireless Access Point manual

i I-Fly Wireless Access Point User’s Manual (V1.0)[...]

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INDEX CHAPITER 1 ............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 A N O VERVIEW OF THE I-F LY W IRELESS A CCESS P OINT ................................................................. 1 1.2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS .........................................................................[...]

APPENDIX B ........................................................................................................... 32 T ECHNICAL F EATURES ........................................................................................................................ 32 APPENDIX C ........................................................................[...]

1 Chapiter 1 Introduction And' besides available on CDRom a Quick Start Guide for a fast configuration. 1.1 An Overview of the I-Fly Wireless Access Point The device for a total freedom of movem ent without losing the conn ection. Easy to be installed and fast and flexible, with I-Fly Wireless Access Poin t there is no mo re obligation for a f[...]

1.3 I-Fly Wireless Access Point Features I-Fly Wireless Access Point prov ides the following features : • Interoperable with IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11b • Atheros Super G™ capabilities to delive r 108 Mbps raw data rates and 90 Mbps TCP/IP throughput for 802.11g wireless LANs (Real-tim e hardware data compression, Dynamic transmit and modulat[...]

3 ● Enables remote access to corporate network info rmation, for exam ple e-mail and the company home page[...]

4 Chapiter 2 Using I-Fly Wireless Access Point 2.1 Cautions for using the I-Fly Wireless Access Point Do not place the AP under high humidity and high temperature. Do not use the same power source for AP with other equipm ent. Do not open or repair the case yourself. If the AP is too hot, turn off the power immediately and have a qualified servicem[...]

5 2.4 Cabling The most common problem is bad cabling. Make sure that all connected devices are turned on. On the front of the product is a bank of LEDs. As a first check, verify th at the LAN/WLAN(if connected) Link and Power line LEDs are lit.[...]

Chapiter 3 Configuration The I-Fly Wireless Access Point can be configured with your Web browser. The web browser is included as a standard application in the fo llowing operation systems, UNIX, Linux, Mac OS, Windows 95/98/NT/2000/Me/XP, and etc. The product provides a very easy and user-friendly interface for configuration. With 3.1 Before Config[...]

7 3.3 Test TCP/IP After configuring the TCP/IP protocol, you can use the ping command to check if your computer has successfully connected to this AP. The following example shows the ping proced ure for Windows 98 . First, execute the ping command. Ping 192.168.1.1 If the following messages appear: Pinging 192.168.1.1 with 32 bytes of data: Reply f[...]

3.5 Factory Default Settings Before configurating this AP, you need to know the following default settings. Web Configurator Username : admin Password: admin Device IP Network settings in LAN site IP Address : 192.168.1.1 Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0 DHCP server : DHCP server disable Wireless Channel= 6 WEP/WAP= disable 3.5.1 LAN and WAN Port Addres[...]

9 The below window will popup. Please enter the user name and password. Both of the default is “ admin ”. Now, the main menu screen is popup.[...]

At the configuration homepage (if Quick Setup Wiz ard starts, please close it or read the p rinted Quick Start Guide), the left na vigation page where bookmarks are provided links yo u directly to the desired setup page, including: • Wizard • Status • Basic Setting • IP Setting • Advanced Setting • Security • 802.1x • Tools Click on[...]

11 • Wireless: Shows the Mac address, current ESSID, the s t atu s of Encryption Function (E nable or Disable), the cu rrent using channel. The current wirel ess traffic c alculated in terms of num ber of p ac ket s se nt an d re ce ive d b y AP through wireless communication is also displayed. • View Log: Upon clicked, the page will change to [...]

• AP Name: The nam e of the AP, which can be used to identify the Access Point am ong the all the Access Points in the wireless network. • SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared am ong all clients and n o d e s i n a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each cli e nts and nodes in th e w ir e le s s network. •[...]

13 3.7.3 IP Settings This page allows you to configure the IP and DHCP settings of the Access Point. The default IP address of this access point is 192.168.1.1 with the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0 . You can type in other values for IP Addr ess, Subnet Mask and Gateway and click “ Apply ” button for the changes to be effective. You can also set[...]

3.7.4 Advanced Setting This page contains configuratio ns for advanced users, which th e change refle cts the wireles s performance and operating modes. 3.7.4.1 Mode Settings Select one of the AP operating modes for different application of Access Point. 1 AP: The normal Access Point operating mode which f orms a wireless ESS network with its wirel[...]

15 2 AP Client: Acts as an Ethernet-to-Wireless Bridge, which allows a LAN or a single computer station (no driver installation is need) to join a wireless ESS network through it. You m ust make sure SSID and Channel is set the same as that AP you wish to connect. Remote AP SSID : key in the LAN Mac address (NOT wirele ss Mac address) of the AP tha[...]

3 Wireless Bridge: A pair of APs operating under Bridge m ode to act as the bridge that connect two Ethernet networks or Ethern et enabled clients together. You must mak e sure that the SSID and Channel is set the same as that AP you wish to connect. Remote Bridge MAC filed : key in the LAN Mac address (NOT wireless Mac address) of the AP that you [...]

17 5 Repeat Mode : It is able to extend the effective ra nge and coverage of the wireless network. Please make sure the SSID is the same as that AP you want to extend. W ireless LAN is Half Duplex, so one transaction pass-th rough 2 wireless its real data-ra te will be half of normal one. 3.7.4.2 Wireless Advanced Settings This screen enables you t[...]

‘SuperG based’ product is availa ble. If no, the connection is via ‘normal’ G. Static turbo means it will not go back to ‘norm al’ G once it starts • Antenna Power Transmit : Select the Antenna Power transmit f or wireless interface. 3.7.5 Security This page is where you configure the security features supported by this Access Point. [...]

19 MAC Filter: MAC Filter function controls the MAC of the network de vices that are listed in this table for access authorization or denial. When MAC Filter is enabled, by se lecting the “ Enabled ” radio box, select one of two choices:  Only deny PCs with MAC listed below to access device  Only allow PCs with MAC listed below to access [...]

• Enable 802.1x security by selecting “Enable”. • If MD5 EAP method is used then you can skip step 2 and go to step 3. • Select the Encryption Key Length Size ranging from 64 to 128 Bits that you would like to use. Select the Lifetime of the Encryption Ke y from 5 Minutes to 1 Day. As soon as the lifetime of the Encryption Key is over, th[...]

21 3.7.7.1 (Save/Load)Settings • Backup Settings: Click on “ Backup ” button, which will open a FileSave Dialog box, where you get to save all the current se ttings and configur ations to a file. • Restore Settings: Click on the “Browse” button to ope n a FileOpen Dialog box, where you get to select the file, which you save pr evious se[...]

3.8 Configuration through AP Utility (Optional) Launch Setup.exe (CDRom:Utilitys etup.e xe) to install tha AP Utility. 3.8.1 Link Information Link information is showing you the rela ted current setti ng of the first.[...]

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3.8.2 AP Settings Basic Setting: • ESSID: It is used by all wireless devi ces within the wireless network. • Channel: Select the appropriate channel from th e dropping list. All wi reless devices with the same ESSID will automatically u se this ch annel to communicate with this access point. • AP Name: users can set the name for access point [...]

25 • Repeat Mode: It is able to extend the ef fective range and coverage of the wirele ss network. Please make sure the SSID is the same as that AP you want to extend. 3.8.2.1 Advanced Settings • SSID Broadcast: Wh ile SSID Broadcast is enabled, all wireless clients wi ll be a ble to communicate with the access point. For secure purpose, you m [...]

indicates the combination of two channels to enhance the throughput. Super G without turbo indicates that it is on Super G mode without the channel’ s combination. Dynamic turbo is able to automatically detect if any ‘SuperG based’ product is available. If no, the connection is via ‘normal’ G .. S tatic turbo mean s it will not go back to[...]

27 3.8.4 Security • Data Encryption: please tick it if you like to have W EP key as the encryption mechanism. • Authentication Mode: The authentication type default is set to open s ystem. There are four options: open system; shared key; WP A; WP A-PKS. Y ou may want to set to Shared Key when the clients and AP in the sam e wi reless network en[...]

3.8.5 802.1X Settings There are three essen tial components to the 802.1x infras tructure: (1) S upplicant, (2) Authenticator and (3) Server. The Access Point se rves as a n Authenticator, and the EAP m ethods used must be supported by the backend Radius Server. The 802.1x securi ty supports MD5 and TLS Extensive Authentication Protocol (EAP). Plea[...]

29 If users like to set 802.1X or the authentication t ype is set to WP A, please enable 802.1X function by ticking it. • Encryption Key: Select the Encryption Key Length Size ranging from 64 to 128 Bits that you would like to use. • Lifetime : Select the Lifetim e of the Encryption Ke y from 5 Minutes to 1 Day . As soon as the lifetime of the [...]

30 APPENDIX A Super G SuperG™ is an assemble of solutions that are Atheros® properties .They allow you to obtain performances far superior to the IEEE802.11g standard . Performance Security Atheros® chip which has been purposely developed for the property technology of SuperG™, reaches a performance boost never seen before , reaching results [...]

31 Maximum theoretical limits* Standard Channel Modulation Max Link- Rate Max Throughput(TCP) Max Throughput(UDP) 802.11b 3 CCK 11Mbps 5.9 Mbps 7.1 Mbps 802.11b and 802.11g 3 CCK/OFDM 54Mbps 14.4 Mbps 19.5 Mbps 802.11g only 3 CCK/OFDM 54Mbps 24.4 Mbps 30.5 Mbps SuperG 1 OFDM 108Mbps 42.9 Mbps 54.8 Mbps * In this table the achievable theo retical li[...]

APPENDIX B Technical Features Physical Interfaces LAN: 1 RJ45 10/100 Base-TX Fast Ethernet Wireless 54Mbps (IEEE802.11g) and 11Mbps (IEEE802.11b) 3 Led for easy diagnostic Reset Wireless Interface Chipset Atheros™ Dipole External removable (reverse SMA) Antenna Radio Spec. Standard IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11b DSSS(Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum)[...]

33 Physical and Environmental Power Consumation: (5V ± 5%, 2.4A AC Adapter) Dimensions: 145mm*110mm*35mm Weight: 350g Temperature: Operating:[0°C to 49°C], Storage:[-20°C to 65°C] Humidity: 5-95% (without condensing) Package contents I-Fly Wireless Access P oint CD-ROM containing drivers and the online manual (English and Italian) Quick start [...]

APPENDIX C Glossary Access Point An interview networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks Authentication Authentication refers to the verification of a trans mitted message’s in tegrity. DMZ DMZ (DeMilitarized Zone) is a part of a network that is located between a secure LAN and an insecure WAN. DMZs provide a way for s[...]

35 FTP FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is used to transf er f iles over a TCP/IP network, a nd is typically used for transferring large files or upl oading the HTML pages for a Web site to the Web server. Gateway Gateways are computers that convert protocols enabling different networks, applications, and operating systems to exchange information. Host[...]

MTU MTU (Maximum Transmission/Tra nsfer Unit) is the largest packet size that can be sent over a network. Messages larger than the MTU are divided into smaller packets. NAT NAT (Network Address Translation - also known as IP masquerad ing) enab les an organization to present itself to the Intern et with one address. NAT converts the address of each[...]

37 RTS RTS (Request To Send) is a signal sent from the tr ansmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit d ata. Server Servers are typically powerful and fast machines that store program s and data. The programs and data are shared by client machines (workstations) on the network. SMTP SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Proto[...]

38 APPENDIX D Support If you have any problems with the Wire less AP, please consult this manual. If you continue to have problems you should contact the dealer where you bought this AP. If you have any other questions you can contact the Atlantis Land company directly at the following address: AtlantisLand spa Via De Gasperi 122 20017 Mazzo di Rho[...]