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during wireless modes of operation. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subj ect to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any changes or modifications not expr[...]

R&TTE Compliance S t atement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN P ARLIAMENT AND T HE COUNCIL of March 9, 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunication ter minal Equipment and the m utual recognition of their conformity (R&TTE). The R&TTE Directiv e repeals and re places in the d irec[...]

Content s Chapter I: Pr oduct Information .................................... ................ ............ 1  1-1 Product Introduction .............................. .......................................................... 1  1-2 System Requirements ............................................................................ .......... 2 [...]

2-10 System Utilities............................................................................................ 71  2-10-1 Change Password .......... .................. .................. .................. .................. ....... 71  2-10-2 IP Address of the W ireless Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point ....... 73  2-10-3 DHCP [...]

1 Chapter I: Pr oduct Information 1-1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing the Hawki ng T echnologies Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point! This Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless- N Access Point is designed for outdoor use and designed for building an outdoor wireless network. The Hi-Gain Outdoor W ire less-N Access Point features MIMO technol[...]

2 1-2 System Requirements  Computer or network devices with wi red or wireless network interface card.  W eb brows er ( Microsof t Internet Explorer 4.0 or above, Netscape Navi gat or 4.7 or above , Oper a web brows er , or Safa ri we b brows er) .  An available AC power socket (100 – 240 V , 50/60Hz)[...]

3 1-3 Package Contents Before you start to use this access poi nt, please check if there’ s anything missing in the package, a nd contact your dealer of purchase to claim for missing items:[...]

4 1-4 Product Overview Item Name Description Antenna 1 Main antenna for transm itting and receiving 802.1 1b/g/n W i-Fi signals. N-T ype an tenna connector compatible with N-T ype Hi-Gain Antennas for more range. PoE Et hernet Port 10/100 Mbps Local Area Ne twork port with PoE capabilities Antenna 2 Secondary antenna. N-T ype antenna connector comp[...]

5 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Installing the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point to your Network Antenna Installation 1. R emove the covers from the antenna connectors. 2. Screw the N-T ype connector to the antenna connector 2. 3. Screw the antennas to the se two connectors. 4. Adjust the two antennas to place at a vertical angle.[...]

6 Pole/Mounting Installation HI-GAIN OUTDOOR WIRELESS-N ACCESS POINT * 1PCS P O L E SQUARE NUT * 2PCS HOSE CLAMP 2 * 1PCS M5-12 SCREW * 2PCS W A LL SCREW * 2PCS M SHAPE MOUNTING * 1PCS W ALL ANCHOR * 2PCS W A L L Pole Mounting 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9[...]

7 W all Mounting Ethernet Cable W aterproof Installation 1. SEALING NUT * 1PCS 3. S EAL * 1PCS 2. BODY * 1PCS 4. RUBBER W ASHER * 1PCS 1 2 4 3[...]

8 1. Put the Etherne t Cable into the sealing nut (1). 2. Open the seal (3) and clip to the cable. 3. Put the body (2) to into the cable and then secure the seal (3) to the body (2). 4. Screw the body (2) and the sealing nut (1).[...]

9 5. Put the rubber was her (4) into the Ethernet connector of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point. 6. Plug the cable into the E thernet port of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point.[...]

10 7. Screw the body (2) t o the Ethernet connector of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point. Power Installation 1. Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN po rt of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point, and the other end of the Ethernet cable to the port labeled ’Po wer+DA T A OUT’ on the Power Ov er Ethernet Power over [...]

11 Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point, do NOT use any other power adapter fr om other sour ces.[...]

12 Step 1 Ste p 2 Step 3 Ste p 4[...]

13 2-2 Connecting to wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point by web browser After the network connection is built, the next step y ou should do is setup the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point with proper network parameters, so it can work proper ly in your networ k environment. Please use the web browser to configur e the Hi-Gain O[...]

14 2. Select ‘Specify an IP address’, then input the following settings i n respective field: IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

15 2-2-2 W indows 2000 IP address setup 1. Click ‘S tart’ button (i t should be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon, double click Local Ar ea Connection, and Local Area Connection Pr operties window will appear . Sel ect ‘Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)’, t[...]

16 2. Select ‘Use the followi ng IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

17 2-2-3 W indows XP IP address setup 1. Click ‘S tart’ button (i t should be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click c ontrol panel. Double-click Network and Internet Connections icon, click Ne twork Connections, and then double-click Local Area Connection, Lo cal Area Connection S tatus window will appear , and then click [...]

18 2. Select ‘Use the followi ng IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.1.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0[...]

19 click ‘OK’ when finish.[...]

20 2-2-4 W indows V ista IP address setup 1. Click ‘S tart’ button (i t should be located at lower -left corner of your computer), then click control panel. Click V iew Network S tatus and Ta s k s , then click Manage Network Connections.. Right-click Local Area Netwrok, then select ‘Properties’. Local Area Connection Properties window will[...]

21 click ‘OK’ when finish. Note: Y our IP should be 192 .168.1.2, not 192.168.2.2.[...]

22 2-2-5 Connecting to W eb Management Interface All functions and settings of this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point must be configured via web manageme nt interface. Please start your web browse r , and input ‘192.168. 1.230’ in address bar , then press ‘Enter ’ key . The following message should be shown: Please input user name an[...]

23 NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interfa ce, and you’re being prompted to input user name and p assword again, it means you didn’t input username and p assw ord correctly . Pleas e retype user name and p a ssword again. If you’re certain about the user name and p assw ord you type are correct, please go to ‘4-2 T roubleshootin[...]

24 2-3 V iew System Status and Information After you connected to the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point by web browser , the first thing you see is ‘S tatus and Inform ation’ page. All system and network related inform ation of this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point will be disp layed here. The info rmation is very helpful when yo[...]

25 of pur chase. Runtime Code V ersion Displays curr ent firmwar e version. I f you want to perform firmwar e upgrade, this number will help you to determine if you need such upgrade. Mode Displays curr ent wir eless op erating mode (see next Section) ESSID Displays curr ent ESSID (the n ame used to identi fy this wir eless Hi-Gain Outdoor W i r el[...]

26 2-4 Select an Operating Mode for W i reless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point This Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point can be operated in different modes; you can click ‘Bas ic Setting’ on the left of web management interface to select an operating mode you want to meet for different needs:[...]

27 Y ou can click ‘Mode’ dropdown menu to select operating mode, and there are 6 operating modes a vailable: Access Point Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point mode, allows wir eless clients to connect to Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point and exchange data with the devices connected to the wir ed network. Bridge-Client Enable the Et[...]

28 Please select one wireless operating mod e , for detailed descriptions of every operating mode; please refer to Section 2-4-1 to 2-4-6 lis ted below .[...]

29 2-4-1 Access Point Mode This is the most common mode. When in Access Po int mode, the Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point acts as a bridge between 802.1 1b/g/N wireless devices and wired Eth ernet ne twork, and exchange data between them. When you select ‘Access Point’, the fo llowing options will be displayed: Here are descriptions of[...]

30 If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N clients to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point, select 2.4GHz (B+G+N). Main ESSID Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this wir eless Hi-Gain Outdoor W i r eless-N Access Point) her e. Y ou can input up to 32 alph anumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE TH[...]

31 on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wireless access point and the changes will ta ke ef fect after about 30 seconds. 2-4-1-1 Multiple ESSID This Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Ac cess Point supports four SSIDs. Except the main SSID (It can be conf igure from the Basic Setting page), you can configure another three add[...]

32 Enable Select the box to enable the differ ent additiona l ESSID. SSID Please input the SSID name (the name used to identify this wir eless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ire less-N Access Point) her e. Y ou can input up to 32 alphanumerical characters. PLEASE NOTE THA T ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE. Br oadcast SSID Decide if the wir e less Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir e[...]

33 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wir eless b and you wish to use. By selecting dif fer ent band set ting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless client of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B) , 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless client s using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 D[...]

34 Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “W i r eless Site Survey T able” will pop up. It will list all available Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Points near by . Y ou can select one Hi-G ain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point in the tabl e and it will join wir eless LAN thr ough this Hi-Gai n Outdo[...]

35 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Select Click the radio button to select the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. Channel Display to channel num ber of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. SSID Display the SSID n ame of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. BSSID Display the BSSID (MAC Addr ess) of the Hi-Gain [...]

36 Mode Display the wir eless m odes include 1 1b, 1 1b/g or 1 1b/g/n or 1 1n only of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Points. Refr esh Click this button to r efr esh the table. Connection Select an Hi-Gain Outdoor W i r eless-N Access Point and click this button to choos e the network. The SSID name of the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Acces[...]

37 Band Please select the wir eless b and you wish to use. By selecting dif fer ent band set ting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless client of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B) , 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless client s using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft-N, or 802.1 1g) will be able to connec[...]

38 When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully sa ved, you can click ‘Go Back’ button to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ button to restart the wirel ess access point and the changes will take ef fect after about 30 seconds.[...]

39 2-4-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode In this mode, this wireless Hi- Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point will connect to up to four wireless Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ireless-N Access Points which use the same mode, and all wire d Ethernet clients of ever y wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Points will be connected together . Y ou can[...]

40 will be able to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only w ir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 80 2.1 1g band will be able to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. If you want to allow 802.1 1b, 802.1 1g, and 802.1 1 Draft-N clients to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W [...]

41 2-4-5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode In this mode, this wireless Hi- Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point will connect to up to four wireless Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ireless-N Access Points which uses the same mode, and all wired Ethernet cli ents of every wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Points will be connected together . Y ou can use this mode to[...]

42 If you select 2.4GHz (B) , 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless client s using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 Draft-N, or 802.1 1g) will be able to connect to this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point. If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only w ir eless clients using 802.1 1b and 80 2.1 1g band will be able to connect to[...]

43 Set Security Click this button to select an en cryption mode for this wir eless link, a new popup window will appear . Please r efer to Section 2-7 for detailed descriptions. After you finish with setting, plea se click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the settings you made are successfully sa [...]

44 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wir eless b and you wish to use. By selecting dif fer ent band set ting, you’ll be able to allow or deny the wir eless client of a certain band. If you select 2.4GHz (B) , 2.4GHz (N), or 2.4GHz (G), only wir eless client s using the wir eless band you select (802.1 1b, 802.1 1 D[...]

45 supports multiple SSID func tion; up to four SSIDs can be set. If you want to configur e additional SSIDs, please click this button. For detailed descriptions of the functi on, please r efer to Section 2-4-1-1. Channel Number Please select a channel number you wish to use. The channel number must be same with another wir eless Hi-Gain Outdoor W [...]

46 When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and th e changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

47 2-5 WPS Setting W i-Fi P rotected Setup (WPS) is the si mplest way to build connection between wireless networ k clients and this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point. Y ou don’t have to sel ect encryption m ode and input a long encryption passphrase ev ery time when you need to setup a wireless client, you only have to press a button on w[...]

48 T o use WPS function to set encrypted connection between th is Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point a nd WPS-enabled wireless client by WPS, click ‘WPS Setting’ on the left of web ma nagement menu, and the following information will be displayed:[...]

49 Here are descriptions of ever y setup item: Enable WPS Check this box to enable or disable WPS function W i-Fi P r otected Setup Information All information r elated to W PS will be displayed her e, they’r e helpful when you’r e setting up connections by WP S. WPS S tatus: Displays WPS status. If data encryption settings of this Hi-Gain Outd[...]

50 will be displayed her e. Config Mode Ther e ar e ‘Registr ar’ and ‘Enr ollee’ modes for the WPS connection. When ‘Re gistrar ’ is enabled, the wir eless cl ients will follow the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point’ s wir eless settings for WPS connection. When ‘Enr olle’ mode is enabled, the Hi-Gain Outdoor W i r eless-N [...]

51 2-6 Advanced W ireless Settings This wireless Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point has many advanced wireless features. Please note th at all settings l isted here are for experienced users only , if you’re not sure about the meaning and function of these settings, please don’t modify them, or the wireless performance will be reduced. Y[...]

52 modify default value if yo u don’ t know what it is, default value is 2347 Beacon Interval Set the beacon interval of wir eless radio. Do not modify default value if yo u don’ t know what it is, default value is 100 DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wire less radio. Do not modify default value if yo u don’ t know what it is, default value[...]

53 WMM function, the Hi-Gai n Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point will define the priority of differ ent kinds of data, to give higher pr iority to applications which r equir e instant r esponding. Ther efor e you can impr ove the performan ce of such network applications. CTS Pr otect Enabling this se tting will r educe the chance of radio signal co[...]

54 2-7 W ireless Security This wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point provides many types of wireless security (wireless data encryption). When you use data encryption, data transferred by radi o signals in the air wi ll become unreadable for those people who don ’ t know correct encryption key (encryption password). There are t wo way[...]

55 There are four types of security leve l you can select: Disable (no security - data encryption disabled), WEP , WP A Pre-shar ed Key , and WP A Radius. Please refer to the following secti ons for detailed instructi ons. Please remember it’ s very important to set wireless security settings properly! W ithout a proper setting, h ackers and intr[...]

56 2-7-1 Disable Security Select the SSID you wish to configure. When you select ‘Disable’, wireless encryption for the network is disabled. After you finish with setting, plea se click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve. Y ou can click ‘go Back’[...]

57 2-7-2 WEP WEP (W ired Equivalent Privacy) is a common encryption mode, it’ s safe enough for home and personal use. But if you need higher level of security , please consider using WP A encryption (see next Section). However , some wireless clients don’ t support WP A, but only support WEP , so WEP is still a good choice fo r you if you have[...]

58 characters of key will be displayed. For example, if you select ’64-bit’ as ke y length, and ‘Hex’ as key format, you’ll see the messag e at the right of ‘Key Format’ is ‘Hex (10 char acters), which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters. Default Tx Key Y ou can set up to four sets of WEP key , and you can decide which key [...]

59 2-7-3 WP A Pre-shared Key WP A Pre-shared key is the safest encryption method currently , and it’ s recommended to use this encryption me thod to e nsure the safety of your data. When you select ‘WP A pre-shared ke y’ as encryption type, the following messages will be displayed: Here are descriptions of ever y setup item: WP A Unicast Ciph[...]

60 When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully save. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

61 2-7-4 WP A RADIUS WP A Radius is the combination of WP A encryption method and RADIUS user authentication. If you have a RADIUS authen tication server , you can check the identify of every wire less client by user database. When you select ‘WP A RADIUS’ as encryption type, the following messages will be displayed: Here are descriptions of ev[...]

62 Port authentication server her e . Default value is 1812. RADIUS Server Passwor d Please input the passwor d of RADIUS authentication server her e . After you finish with setting, plea se click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve. Y ou can click ‘Go [...]

63 2-7-5 802.1x Authentication Y ou can enable 802.1x user identif ication (based o n RADIUS user authentication server) by che cking ‘Enable 802.1x Authentication’ box when you select ‘Disable’ or ‘WEP’ as encryption type, and the following message will be displayed: Here are descriptions of ever y setup item: Use internal MD5/PEAP RAD[...]

64 After you finish with setting, plea se click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W[...]

65 2-8 Radius Server Comparing to other wireless sec ur ity measures, radius server provides user-based authenti cation. If your wireless c lient s upports 802.1x user authentication, you can use the ‘Rad ius Server ’ function to use the internal mini radius server to improve security and wireless u ser control. The internal radius server only [...]

66 Here are descriptions of ever y setup item: Enable Radius Server Check this box to enable internal radius server function. User Pr ofile Y ou can add or de lete r adius user her e. Please input username, passwor d, r e-type passwor d in corr esponding field, and click ‘Add’ button to add the user to radius ser ver database. Y ou can click ?[...]

67 When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully save. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

68 2-9 MAC Filtering Another security measure you can use to keep hackers and intruders away is ‘MAC filtering’. Y ou can pre-define a so-cal led ‘white-list’, which contains MAC addresses of the wireless clients you trust. All other wireless client with the MAC address which is not in your list will be denied by this wireless Hi-Gain Outdo[...]

69 addr ess(es). Delete All Delete all MAC addr ess entries. Reset Uncheck all selected MAC addr ess entries. Enable W ir eless Access Contr ol Check this box to enable MAC addr ess r estriction, if unchecked, no r estriction will be enfor ced (any wir eless client with pr oper encryption setting will be able to connect to this wir eless Hi-Gain Ou[...]

70 other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

71 2-10 System Utilities This Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Ac cess Point provides some control functions include password, IP a ddress management, and DHCP server function. Please click ‘System Utility’ on the left of web management interface to access th ese functions. Belo w are de tailed descriptions of every control function. 2-10-1 Change P[...]

72 When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point and the changes will take effect after about 30 seconds.[...]

73 2-10-2 IP Address of the W irele ss Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point Y ou can change the IP address of this wireless Hi-Ga in Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point, so it can beco me a part of your local network. Please remember this address or you will not be able to connect the configuration menu of this wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N[...]

74 this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Acc ess Point connect s to, please select ‘Disable’.[...]

75 After you finish, please go to the botto m of this page and click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is su ccessfully sa ve. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wirele[...]

76 2-10-3 DHCP Server This wireless Hi-Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’ s di sabled by default. If you want to activate this function, please click ‘System Uti lity’ on the left, and the following message will be displayed: Here are descriptions of ever y setup item: Default G[...]

77 After you finish, please c lick ‘Apply’, and the fo llowing message will be displayed: When you see this message, the setti ngs you made is successfully save. Y ou can click ‘Go Back’ but ton to back to previous page and continue on other setting items, or click ‘Apply’ but ton to restart the wireless Hi-G ain Outdoor W ireless-N Acc[...]

78 Chapter III: Advanced Configuration 3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore Y ou can b ackup all configurations of this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point to a file, so you can make several copied of Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point c onfiguration for security reason. T o backup or r estore Hi-Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point co[...]

79 will be r eplaced by the file you just up loaded. Restor e to Factory Default Click this button to r emo ve all settings you ma de, and r estor e the configuration of this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ir eless-N Access Point back to factory default settings.[...]

80 3-2 Firmware Upgrade If there are new firmware of this wireless Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point available, you can upl oad the firmware to the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point to change the firmwar e with new one, to get extra function s or problem fix. T o perform firmware upgrade, please click ‘Upgrade’ on the left of w eb[...]

81 3-3 Syst em Reset When you think the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point is not working properly , you can use this functio n to restart the Hi- Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point; this may help and solve the problem. This function is useful when the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point is far from you or unreachable. However , if th[...]

82 Click ‘OK’ to reset the Hi-Gain Ou tdoor W ireless-N Access Point, or click ‘Cancel’ to abort. Please remember al l connections be tween wireless client and this Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point will be disconnected.[...]

83 Chapter IV : Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification SoC : Ralin k RT3052 Flash: 8MB SDRAM: 32MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Antenna: 5dBi Detachable Omni Antenna x 2 (2T2R Spatial Multiplexing MIMO configuration. These 2 antennas are for signal transmi tting and receiving) Power: 48VD C, 0.5A Swi tching Power Adapter (for POE) Dimension: 88(H) x[...]

84 4-2 T roubleshooting If you found the Hi-Gain Outdoor W ire less-N Access Point is working improperly or stop res ponding to you, don’ t pani c! Before you contact your dealer of purchase for help, pl eas e read this troubleshooting first. Some problems can be solved by yourself within very short time! Scenario Solution Hi-Gain Outdoor W irele[...]

85 again after 10 seconds. I can’t locate my Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point by my wireless client a. ‘Broadcast ES SID’ set to off? b. Is Antenna properly installed and secur ed? c. Are you too far from your Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point? T ry to get closer . d. Please remember th at you have to input ESSID on your wirele[...]

86 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Hi-Gain Out door Wir e less-N Access Point): Every non-Hi-Gain Outdoor W ireless-N Access Point IP device needs to configure a default gateway ’ s IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet, if the destination is no t on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default gateway , which wil[...]

87 bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb.bbbbbbbb, w here each “b” can either be 0 or 1. A network mask is also a 32-bit binary pattern, and consists of consecutive leading 1’ s followed by consecutive trail ing 0’ s, such as 11111111 . 11111111 . 11111111 . 00000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described simply as “x ” number o[...]

88 Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses por t numbers to distinguish one network application/protocol over another. Belo w is a list of common applications and protocol/port numbers: Application Protocol Port Number T elnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 1 10 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP T rap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP TCP 1723 PC Anywher[...]

89 network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC). TCP/IP , UDP: Tra nsmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/ IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport lay er protocol. [...]