Linksys WAP4400N manual

USER GUI DE BUSINESS SERIES W ir eless-N A cc ess P oin t with P or ts Model N o . W AP 4400N 4-por t uter with P o w er Ov er E t hernet Wir ele ss[...]

Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Copyright and T rademarks Specifi cation s are subjec t to change w ithout no tice. Linksys, Cisco an d the Cisco Logo are reg istered trad emar ks or trademark s of Cisc o Systems, Inc . and/or its affiliates in the U.S . and certain other countries. Copyright © 2008 Cisc o Systems, I nc . All r[...]

Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Table of Cont ents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this User Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network 4 Network Topo logy 4 Roaming 4 Network Layout 4 Example of a simpl e wireless netwo rk 5 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Exterior Access Point 7 The LEDs 7 The[...]

Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Administration - Rebo ot Tab 33 The Administration - Co nfig Management Tab 34 The Status - Local N etwork Tab 35 The Status - Wireless Tab 36 The Status - System Performan ce Tab 37 Appendix A: Troubleshooting 39 Frequently Asked Qu estions 39 Appendix B: Wireless Security 44 Security Precaut[...]

Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net List of Figures Figure 2-1: Example of a Simple Wireless Network 5 Figure 3-1: Front Panel 7 Figure 3-2: Back View 8 Figure 3-3: Stackable Position and its Antenna Setup 9 Figure 3-4: Standalone Position and its Antenna Setu p 10 Figure 4-1: Connect the Ethernet Cable 11 Figure 4-2: Connect the Po[...]

Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Figure 6-18: Administration - Management 28 Figure 6-19: The Administration - Log 30 Figure 6-20: Administration - Factory Default 32 Figure 6-21: Administration - Firmware Upgrade 32 Figure 6-22: Administration - Reboot 33 Figure 6-23: Administration - Config Management 34 Figure 6-24: Status - L[...]

1 Chapter 1: Introd uction Welcom e Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Chapter 1: Introduction W e lcome Than k you for c hoosing th e Wirele ss-N Acce ss Point w ith Power O ver Ethe rnet. This A ccess Poin t wi ll allow yo u to netw ork wire lessly b etter than ever . An ac cess poi n t all o ws fo r greater range and mobi lity w[...]

2 Chapter 1: Introd uction What ’s in t his U se r Gu ide? Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net What’ s in th is User Gu ide? This user guide covers the steps for sett ing up and using the Wireless-N Access Point. • Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter describes the Wireless-N Access Point’s applications and this User Guide .[...]

3 Chapter 1: Introd uction What ’s in t his U se r Gu ide? Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net • Appendix G: Warranty Informatio n This appendix supplies the Access Point’ s warranty information. • Appendix H: Regulatory Infor mation This appendix supplies the Access Point’ s regulatory info rmation. • Appen dix I: Co nt[...]

4 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Top olo gy Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Chapter 2: Planning Y our Wireless Network Network T opology A wire less networ k is a group of com puters, ea ch equipp ed w ith one or mor e wirele ss adapters . Comp u ters in a wireless network must be configured to share the same [...]

5 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Example of a simple wireless network Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net wireless connectivi t y . These wire less products can also communica te with a 802.11n, 802.11g or 802.11b wirele ss print ser ver (if availa ble). T o link your wired network with your wireless network, connect the [...]

6 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Example of a simple wireless network Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The ab ove diag ram show s a typical infrast ructure w ireles s network setup . The wir eless Acc ess Points are connecting to a Linksys switch that provides power to the Access Points. Each Access Point can connect m[...]

7 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Exterior Access Point The LE Ds Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Exterior Access Point The LEDs The A ccess Poi nt's LED s, where i nformation about net work ac tivity is displaye d, are lo cated on the front pane l. Po w e r Gree n. The Po[...]

8 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Exterior Access Point The Po rt s Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net WIRELE SS Green. Th e WIRELESS L ED lights u p when the Ac cess Point is success fully conne cted to a wireless dev ice . If th e Wirele ss LED is flas hing, the Access Point i s actively s ending to or receiving data fr[...]

9 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Exterior Access Point Antennas and Positions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Po w e r The Power port connects to the supplied 12VDC power adapte r . Ethe rnet The Ethe rnet network port connects to Ethe rnet network devices, such as a switch or router that may or may not support Power [...]

10 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Exterior Access Point Antennas and Positions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Figure 3 -4: Standa lone Position and its Ant enna Setu p[...]

11 Chapter 4: Connecti ng the Wireless-N Access Point Overview Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-N Access Point Overview This chapter explains how to place and connect the Access Point. Depending on your appli cation, you might want to set up the device fir st before mounting the device. R e fer [...]

12 Chapter 4: Connecti ng the Wireless-N Access Point Placement Options Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Placement Options There a re three ways to plac e the Wirel ess-N Access P oint. Th e first way is to plac e it hor izontal ly on a surfac e , so it sits on its four rubber feet. The second way is to stand the Access Point ver[...]

13 Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-N Access Point Overview Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-N Access Point Overview The Access Point has been designed to be functional right out of the box with the de fault settings. However , if you'd like to change these settings, the Access Point can [...]

14 Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-N Access Point Navigating the Utility Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net 3. Although it is not recommended, you ca n connect your PC wirelessly to the Access Point when the DHC P server is connecte d on the LAN side . I t is not recommended, because you can easily lose your connecti on through [...]

15 Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-N Access Point Navigating the Utility Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net • Advanced Wireless Se ttings . Use this screen to con figure the Access Point’s more advance d wireless settings (e .g. Tx Rate Limiting , Channe l Bandwidth, etc .). Security Monitor Use this screen to configure the [...]

16 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Setup - Basic Se t up Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access Point This chapter is a detailed reference guide for the Web-based Utility . Yo u do not need the Utility to start using y our Access Point. The Access Point has been d[...]

17 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Set up - Ti m e Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net • Subn et M ask . The Subnet Mask must be the same as tha t set on the LAN that your Access Po int is connected to. The default is 25 5.255.255. 0 . Select Automatic Config u r ation - DHCP if you have a DHCP server e[...]

18 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Basic W ireless Settings Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Wir e less - Basic Wir e less Settings T ab Change the ba sic wireless network sett ings on this sc reen. Basic Settings Configure the Wireles s Network basic attri butes for this Acce ss Point. [...]

19 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Basic W ireless Settings Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net channel. For the Wireless-N 40MHz channel opti on (see Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings T a b), the Access Poin t will au tomatic ally s elect the ad jacen t 20MHz channe l to co mbine t hem in [...]

20 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Wireless - Wir e less Security T ab Chang e the Acce ss Po int’s wireless se curity s ettin gs on t his scree n. Wireless Security Security Mode . Se lect the wirele ss security mode you want to us e [...]

21 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net WP A2-P ersonal WP A Algorithms . WP A2 a lways uses AES for da ta encr yption . WP A Shared K ey . Enter a WP A Shared K ey of 8-63 char acters. Key Renewal T i meout . Enter a Ke y Renewal Timeout per iod[...]

22 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net WP A-Enterprise This option fea tures WP A used in c oordinat ion with a RADIUS se r ver for client aut henticat ion. (This should only be used w hen a RADIUS ser ver i s connected to the Acce ss Point.) RA[...]

23 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net WP A2-Enterprise Mixed This security mode supports the transition from WP A- Enterprise to WP A2-Ente rprise . Y o u can have client devices that u se either WP A-Enter prise or WPA2- Enterpri se. The Acces[...]

24 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Wireless Connection Control Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Wir eless - Wir eless Connection Control T ab This screen a llows you to config ure the Connecti on Control List to ei ther perm it or bloc k speci f ic w ireless c lient devices connecting to[...]

25 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Ad vanced Wireless Settin gs Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings T ab This screen a llows you to config ure the advance d setti ngs for th e Access Poi nt. The Wireless- N adopts s everal new parameters to adjust the c[...]

26 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Wireless - Ad vanced Wireless Settin gs Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net High Per f ormance (N-Only) if you want to achieve highest throughput o n 11n connections. Note that 11b and 11g clients performance will be affected by setting to this mode . IOT Mode . Interope[...]

27 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Security Monitor Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Security Monitor T a b On th is screen y ou can enable or disabl e the securi ty monitor feature o f this Wir eless Acce ss Point. It also allo ws you to create user accounts for s ystem administrators to use this [...]

28 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Administra t ion - Management Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Admi nistratio n - Managemen t T ab On this screen you can configure the password, Web Access, and SNMP settings. Management Y ou shoul d change the username/password that controls access to the Access[...]

29 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Administra t ion - Management Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net This Access Point supports SNMP version 1, 2, and 3. S elect SNMP V1 & V2 if you don’t need the enhanced capability on V3 or your management software does not support V3. Ot herwise , select SNMP V3 [...]

30 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Administ ration - Log Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Administration - Log T ab On this screen you can configure the log se ttings and alerts of parti cular events. Log Y ou can ha ve logs that kee p track o f the Acce ss Point’ s activ ities. Email Alert E-Mai[...]

31 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Administ ration - Log Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Syste m E rror Mess ages . If y ou want to l og system error mess ages, clic k the chec kbox. Configuration C hanges . If you want to log any configuration changes, click the checkbox. Change these settings as des[...]

32 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Administration - Factory De fault Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Administration - Factory Default T ab On this screen you can restore the Access Point ’ s fa ctory default se ttings. Factor y Defa ult Note any cus tom settings be fore you rest ore the factor y[...]

33 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Administ r at ion - Reboot Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Administration - Reboot T ab On th is screen y ou can rebo ot the Acc ess Point. Reboot This feature is useful when you need to remotely reboot the A ccess Point. Device Reboot . T o reboo t the Acces s P[...]

34 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Administ ration - Config Manage m e nt Ta b Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Ad ministr ation - Co nfig Manage ment T ab On this screen you can create a backup configuration file or save a configuration file to the Acce ss Point. Config Management Use th is scre en to[...]

35 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Status - Local Network Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Status - Local Network T ab The Local Netw ork screen displ ays th e Access Point’s current st atus inf orm atio n for the l ocal network. Information Hardwa re Vers ion . Th is is the ve rsion of t he Acce[...]

36 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Status - Wireless Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Status - Wireless T ab The Wireless scr een disp lays the A ccess Poi nt’ s curre nt status informatio n for the w ireless n etwork (s). Wireless Network MAC Ad d r ess . Th e MAC Addr ess of th e Acc ess Point [...]

37 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Status - System Perform ance Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net The Status - System Performance T ab The System Perf ormance screen displays the Access Po int’ s status info rmation for its current settings and data tra nsmission s. System Performance Wir ed Name . Th[...]

38 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-N Access P oint The Status - System Perform ance Tab Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Bytes Received . This shows the number of b ytes rec eived for e ach wire less netw ork. Bytes Sent . This shows the number of bytes sent for each wireless network. Error P ackets Received . This shows t h [...]

39 Appendi x A: Troubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix p rovides solution s to prob lems that ma y occur du ring the installat ion and o peratio n of the Wireless-N Access Point with Power Over Ether net. Read the descriptions be low to help solve you[...]

40 Appendi x A: Troubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net • CSMA /CA plus Acknowledge proto col • Mult i-Channel Roaming • Automatic Rate Sele ction • RTS/ CTS feat ure • Fragmenta tion • Power Mana gement What IE EE 80 2.11g fe atures are supp orted? The product supports the followi[...]

41 Appendi x A: Troubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net As the us er mov es on, t he end node’s RF transmitte r regular ly check s the sys tem to deter mine w hether i t is in touc h with the o riginal Ac cess Point or whether i t should s eek a new one . When a n ode no long er receives ack[...]

42 Appendi x A: Troubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net What is WEP? WEP is Wired Equi valent Privacy , a da ta privacy mechanism based o n a 40-bit shared-key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. What is a MAC Ad dress? The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a uni que numbe[...]

43 Appendi x A: Troubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net No more than 63, but this depends on the volume of data and may be fewer if m a ny users create a large amount of network tra ffic .[...]

44 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Precautions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Appendix B: Wireless Securit y Linksys wants to make wireless networking as safe and easy fo r you as possible . T he current generation of Linksys products provide several net work security features, but they require specif ic action on your p[...]

45 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Threats Faci ng Wireless Networks Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net SSID. The re are s everal th ings t o keep i n mind about t he SS ID: 1. Di sable Broad cast 2. Make it unique 3. Chang e it oft en Most wireless networking devices will give you the option of broadcasti ng the SSID . Whil[...]

46 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Threats Faci ng Wireless Networks Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net WP A P ersonal . If you do not have a RADIUS ser ver , select the type of algorithm, TKIP or AES, enter a pass word in th e Pre-Shar ed key fie ld of 8-63 char acters, and enter a Group Key Rene wal peri od time betwe en 0[...]

47 Appendi x C: Upgra ding Firmware Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Appendix C: Upgrading Firmware The Access Point's fir mware is upgraded through the Web-based Utility’ s Administration - Firm ware Upgrade tab . Follo w these i nstructio n s: 1. Download the firmware upgrade file fro m the Linksys website, www .link sys[...]

48 Appendi x D: Windo ws Help Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Appendix D: Windows Help Almost all wireless pr oducts require Microsoft Windows. Windows is the most used operating system in the world and comes with many features that help make networking easier . These features can be accessed through Windows Help and are describ[...]

49 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Appendix E: Glossar y This glossary co ntains some basic networking terms you may come across when using this product . For more advance d ter ms, se e the co mple te Links ys glo ssar y at h ttp:/ /www .li nksys .com/ gloss ar y . Access P oint - A device that allows wirel[...]

50 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net DMZ ( D e m i litarized Z one) - Remo ves the Rou ter's fir ewall p rotection from one PC , allo wing it to be "seen" fr om the Inter net. DNS ( D omai n N ame S er ver) - The IP add ress of your ISP's server , whic h transl ates the names of web s ites [...]

51 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net IP Address - The a ddress us ed to iden tif y a compute r or devic e on a netw ork. IPCONFIG - A Wind ows 2000 and XP util ity th at displays the IP address for a particular networking device . IPSec ( I ntern et P roto col Sec urity) - A VPN protoco l used to implem ent se[...]

52 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net RJ-45 ( R egi stered J ack -45 ) - An Ether net connector that holds up to eight wi res. Roaming - The abil ity to tak e a wir eless devic e from on e access po int's r ange to anot her wit hout losi ng the connection. Router - A networking device that connects multipl[...]

53 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net TKIP ( T em poral K ey I ntegr ity P rotocol) - a wirel ess encryptio n protoco l that prov ides dyna mic encrypti on keys for each pac ket transm itted. To p o l o g y - The ph ysical la yout of a n etwork. TX Rate - T ran smis sion R ate. Upgrade - T o replace existing so[...]

54 Appendi x F: Speci ficat ions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Appendix F: Specifications Model W AP4400N Standards IEEE802.11n draft, IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b , I EEE802.3u, IEEE802.3af Ports 10/100/1000 Base-T Ethernet, 12VDC Power But tons R eset Cabling T ype UTP CA T5, CA T 5e or above for Gigabi t Ethernet LEDs Power , P[...]

55 Appendi x F: Speci ficat ions Wireless-N Access Poin t with P ower Over Ether net Operating Humidity 10% to 85%, Non-Condensing Storage Humidity 5% to 90%, Non-Condensing[...]

56 Appendix G: War r a nt y Informati on Wirele ss- N Acc ess Point wit h Power Over Ethe rnet Appendix G: Warrant y Information LIMITED WARR A NTY Linksys warrants to Y ou that, fo r a period of three years (the “Warranty Period” ), your Linksys Product wi ll be substantially free of defects in materials and workmanship under no rmal use . Y o[...]

57 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wirele ss- N Acc ess Point wit h Power Over Ethe rnet Appendix H: Regulator y Information FCC S tatem ent This pr oduct has b een teste d and compli es with the s pecificat ions for a Class B dig ital device , pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. These l imits are de signed to p rovide r easonable protecti[...]

58 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wirele ss- N Acc ess Point wit h Power Over Ethe rnet IC Stat ement Opera tion is subje ct to the fo llowin g two cond itions : 1. Thi s device ma y not caus e interferen ce and 2. This device must accept any interference , including inte rference that may cause undesired operation of the device . Règlement [...]

59 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wirele ss- N Acc ess Point wit h Power Over Ethe rnet[...]

60 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wirele ss- N Acc ess Point wit h Power Over Ethe rnet[...]

61 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wirele ss- N Acc ess Point wit h Power Over Ethe rnet[...]

62 Appendix H: Regu latory Information Dual-Band Wir e less Access P oint For more info rmati on, visit www .l inksys.com.[...]

63 Appendix I : Contact Inf ormation Wirele ss- N Acc ess Point wit h Power Over Ethe rnet Appendix I: Contact Information Need to contact Linksys? Visit us online fo r information on the l atest products and updates to your existing products at: http://www .linksys.com or ftp.linksys.com Can't find infor mation about a product you want to buy[...]