Linksys WAP51AB manual

Instant Wireless TM Series Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Use this guide to install: W AP51AB User Guide[...]

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Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Chapter 1: Introduction The Instant Wireless TM Dual-Band Wir eless Access Point Install an access point that protects your infrastructure in vestment without lim- iting you to a single type of wireless technolo gy . The Instant W ireless™ Dual- Band W ireless Access P oint w orks simultaneously with both 802.11a a[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point 3 Chapter 2: Planning Y our Wireless Network A wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one Instant W ireless™ Series adapter . Computers in a wireless LAN must be conf igured to share the same radio channel. The Instant W ireless™ Series adapters pro vide access to a wired LAN for wire- less w or[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Instant Wireless TM Series Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Dual-Band Wireless Access Point The Access P oint’ s por ts, where a netw ork cable is connected , are located on the Access P oint’ s back panel. LAN This LAN (Local Area Netw ork) port connects to Ethernet network de vices, such as a hub, switch, or rout[...]

Chapter 5: Setting Up the Dual- Band Wireless Access Point No w that you’ ve connected the Access P oint to your wired netw ork, you are ready to begin setting it up. This Setup W izard will take you through all the steps necessary to conf igure the Access P oint. 1. Insert the Setup W izard CD into your PC’ s CD-R OM driv e. Y our PC must be o[...]

9 3. The follo wing screen, shown in F igure 5-2, displays ho w the Access P oint is conf igured in this Setup W izard. Optimally , you should perform this setup through a PC on your wired netw ork. Click the Next button to con- tinue or Exit to exit the Setup Wizard. 8 4. The next screen to appear , sho wn in Figure 5-3, will displa y a list of ac[...]

The WEP key can consist of the letters “ A” through “F” and the numbers “0” through “9” and should be 10 characters in length for 64-bit encryption, 26 characters in length for 128-bit encryption, or 32 characters in length for 152-bit encryption. All points in your wireless netw ork must use the same WEP key to utilize WEP encr ypt[...]

9. As shown in F igure 5-8, the Basic Settings screen for your 2.4 GHz/802.11b wireless products will appear . Enter your wireless netw ork’ s SSID and select the channel at which the netw ork broadcasts its wireless signal. Then, click the Next button to continue or Back to return to the pre- vious page. • SSID. The SSID is the unique name sha[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point 13. At this point, the conf iguration performed with the Setup W izard is com- plete, as sho wn in F igure 5-12. T o conf igure any other Access P oints in your netw ork, you can run this Setup W izard again. Click the Exit button to exit the Setup W izard. 15 Instant Wireless™ Series 11. The follo wing Security sc[...]

16 • Static IP Addr ess. This IP address must be unique to your netw ork. (The default IP address is 192.168.1.250. As this is a priv ate IP address, there is no need to purchase a separate IP address from your service pro vider .) V erify the address and click the Appl y button to sav e changes. • Subnet Mask. The Access P oint’ s Subnet Mas[...]

From the pull-do wn menu, select the type of WEP encr yption you wish to use. If you are using 5GHz/802.11a wireless technolo gy , you will need to enter the ke y manually . If you are using 2.4GHz/802.11b wireless technolo gy and wish to use a WEP Passphrase, it can be a maximum of 16 alphanumeric characters. This passphrase ma y not w ork with no[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point The “Status” tab, sho wn in Figure 6-8, will displa y cur rent information on the Access P oint, its settings and perfor mance. • Firmw ar e V ersion. This displays the current version of the Access P oint’ s f irmw are. Firmware should onl y be upg raded if you e xperience problems with the Access P oint and[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point UPGRADING FIRMW ARE: Before upgrading the Access P oint’ s f ir mware, be sure to do wnload the f ir mware from Linksys’ s website at www .linksys.com. Once that is done, click the Upgrade Firmw ar e link on the Help T ab. This will bring up the screen sho wn in Figure 6-10. T ype in the location of the f ir mwar[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point • F ragmentation Length. This specif ies the maximum size a data packet will be before splitting and creating a new pack et and should remain at its default setting of 2,346. A smaller setting means smaller packets, w hich will create more packets for each transmission. If y ou ha ve decreased this v alue and exper[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Appendix A: T roubleshooting This chapter pro vides solutions to problems usuall y encountered during the installation and operation of the Access P oint. Read the description belo w to solve y our problems. If y ou can’ t f ind an ans w er here, check the Linksys w eb- site at www .linksys.com. Can the Access P oi[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point What is ESSID? An Infrastructure conf iguration could also support roaming capability for mobile w orkers. More than one BSS can be conf igured as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Users within an ESS could roam freely betw een BSSs while main- taining a continuous connection to the wireless netw ork stations and Access[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Y ou ma y also try using different channels, as this ma y eliminate interference af fecting onl y one channel. Also, due to FCC regulations, more po w er ma y be transmitted , using 802.11a, on channels 52, 56, 60 and 64, than on the lo wer channels. Lastl y , check the Advanced tab of the W eb-Based Utility and make[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point The follo wing instr uctions are pro vided as examples for reference only . F or complete instructions on installing and troubleshooting TCP/IP and IPX, con- sult your W indo ws operating system documentation. 1. Click the Start button, select Settings , and open the Control P anel . Inside the Control Panel, doub le[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point 2. When the Netw ork windo w appears, click the Protocols tab . Then, click the Add button. 3. Find the IPX/SPX pr otocol in the Select Networ k Protocol f ield. Click it once and click the OK button. 1. At the W indo ws 2000 desktop, right click My Network Places and select Pr operties . Then, right click Local Ar e[...]

Instant Wireless™ Series 4. Select NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible T ransport Protocol from the list and click the OK button. 5. When the Netw ork windo w reappears, click the OK button. Restar t your computer . NWLink IPX/SPX/NetBIOS Compatible Transport Protocol has no w been successfully installed. 1. Click the Start button and open the Cont[...]

quently . Using very shor t leases, DHCP can dynamicall y reconf igure netw orks in which there are more computers than there are a vailab le IP addresses. DHCP supports static addresses for computers containing W eb servers that need a permanent IP address. Do wnload - T o receiv e a f ile transmitted o ver a netw ork. In a communications session,[...]

The IEEE fosters the de velopment of standards that often become national and international standards. The organization pub lishes a number of journals, has man y local chapters, and sev eral large societies in special areas, such as the IEEE Computer Society . Infrastructur e - An infrastructure netw ork is a wireless netw ork or other small netw [...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Serv er - Any computer w hose function in a network is to pro vide user access to f iles, printing, communications, and other ser vices. Softwar e - Instr uctions for the computer . A series of instructions that perfor ms a particular task is called a "program." The tw o major categories of softw are are &q[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point Appendix D: Specifications Standards IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.11a and 802.11b Channels 802.11a 8 Channels (US, Canada) 802.11b 11 Channels (US, Canada) 13 Channels (Europe) 14 Channels (Japan) P orts/Buttons One 10/100 RJ-45 Port, One P ow er P ort, One Reset Button, One P ow er Switch Cab ling T ype UTP CA T 5 or bet[...]

Dual-Band Wireless Access Point 47 Appendix E: W arranty Information BE SURE T O HA VE Y OUR PR OOF OF PURCHASE AND A BARCODE FR OM THE PR ODUCT’S P A CKAGING ON HAND WHEN CALLING. RETURN REQUESTS CANNO T BE PR OCESSED WITHOUT PR OOF OF PURCHASE. IN NO EVENT SHALL LINKSYS’S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PRICE P AID FOR THE PR ODUCT FR OM DIRECT , INDIRE[...]

Appendix F: Contact Information F or help with the installation or operation of this product, contact Linksys T echnical Suppor t at one of the phone numbers or Inter net addresses belo w . Sales Information 800-546-5797 (LINKSYS) T echnical Suppor t 800-326-7114 RMA Issues 949-261-1288 Fa x 949-261-8868 Email support@linksys.com We b http://www .l[...]

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