Planet Technology WAP-1966 manual

22Mbps Wir e les s Access Poin t / Bridge W A P-1966 User ’ s Manual[...]

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Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposu r e Statement This equipment complies w ith FCC radia t ion e x posure set f orth for an uncontrolled envi r onment. In orde r to avoid the possibility of e x ceeding the FCC r adio f r equency e x posure limi t s , human p r o x imity to the an t enna shall not be less than 20 cm(8 inches) du[...]

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- 1 - Chapter 1 I ntroduction Thank you for purchasing W AP-1966. This device features the latest innovation w ireless technolog y making the w ireless net w orking w orld happened . This manual guides you on ho w to ins t all and properl y use t he W A P-1966 in o r der t o t ake full advan t age of i t s fea t u r es. 1.1 Package Con t ents M ake[...]

- 2 - Point-to- M ul t iPoint) • Provi d e W indo w s-bas e d c o n f iguration utili t y an d W eb Con f igur a ti o n 1.4 Speci f ica t ion S t andard IEEE 802. 1 1b Compliant Signal T ype DSSS (Direct Sequence S pread S pect r um ) M odulation QPSK / BPSK / CCK / PBCC Port One 10/100BASE-T X Antenna 1 x Dipole Antenna Da t a Encryption 64 bit [...]

- 3 - Chapter 2 H ard w a re Installation Before you p r oceed w ith the ins t allation, it is necessary that you have enough info r ma t ion about the W A P-1966 . 1. Locate an optimum location for the W A P-1966. T h e be s t place f or your WAP-1966 is usually at the center of your w ireless net w ork, w ith line of sight to all of your mobile s[...]

- 4 - Chapter 3 C onf i guring the Wire l ess A c ce s s Po i nt 3.1 Configur e t h rough Web Br o w s er W eb configura t ion provides a user-f r iendly graphical user in t erface ( w eb pages ) to manage you r W A P-1966 . An AP w ith an assigned I P address (e . g. http: // 192.168.1 . 1) w ill allo w you to monito r and con f igure via w eb bro[...]

- 5 - The default pass w ord for administrator (login name is “ admin ” ) is “ admin ” . Y ou can change the Pass w ord in this step . Click “ N e x t> ” . Step 2. Set the SSID and Channel Enter the SSID of your W LAN and select t he f r equency channel. Click “ Ne x t> ” . Step 3. Set Encr y ption Y ou can enable W E P encryp[...]

- 6 - Please click the “ Res t art ” but t on to save the set t ings and r es t art W A P - 1966. In t he follo w ing w e b page , please click “ Close ” to close t he Setup W i z ard w indo w . 3.1.2 S t atus: Y ou can check your W A P - 1966 se t tings and s t a t us in this screen . Y ou can click the “ V ie w Log ” button , and t he[...]

- 7 - 3.1.3 Basic Settings: Y ou can set t he A P Name , ESSID, Channel and W E P function to this Access P oint. A f te r con f iguration, please click A pply to save you r settings. AP Name : The host name of the W A P-1966. This can be any name f or you to easily identify this access point. SSID : The SSID is the name shared among all poin t s i[...]

- 8 - I P address : This address is a unique numbe r s that identi f ies a computer or device on the WAN o r LAN. These numbe r s a r e usually sho w n in grou p s sepa r ated by periods, for e x ample: 123.123.23 . 2. Subnet Mask : Subne t s allo w net w ork tra ff ic bet w een hos t s t o be se p arated based on t he net w ork's con f igurat[...]

- 9 - AP Mode: WAP-1966 has f ou r opera t ion modes. By default, it is set to A P mode . A P: This mode is set t o WA P -1966 by default . This connec t s your w ireless PCs t o a w ired net w ork. In most cases, no change is necessar y . Up to 63 w ireless clien t s can be connected through W A P-1966 . AP Client : A WAP - 1966 se t to A P Client[...]

- 10 - and 2432 . This value should remain at i t s default setting of 2 , 432. Should you encounter inconsisten t da t a f lo w , only minor modifica t ions are recommended. Fragmen t ation Threshold: This field is used to specify the fragmen t ation threshold . Ente r a value bet w een 256 and 2346. If you e x perience a high p acket error rate, [...]

- 11 - Password : Enter the ne w pass w ord in the " AP Pass w ord Ne w " field and again in the ne x t field to con f irm . Click on " A pply" to execu t e t he pass w ord change . The Pass w ord is case - sensi t ive, and can be made up o f any keyboa r d characte r s. The ne w pass w ord mus t be bet w een 0 and 15 characte r[...]

- 12 - Enable/D i sable: Enable or disable 802 . 1 X authentication of W A P-1966. Encr y ption K e y: Select one of the Encryp t ion key leng t h options. I t should be set t he same leng t h as W EP ke y . Select one of the Encryp t ion key li f etime options. Once the lifetime e x pires, t he Encryption key w ill be rene w ed by RADIUS serve r .[...]

- 13 - devices on a net w ork. It is commonly used f or net w ork administrato r s to communica t e w ith mul t iple devices (hub, s w itch, rou t er …… ) for configuring and moni t oring w hile convenien t fo r troubleshoo t ing bu t no miscellaneous pla t form conside r ation. The built - in SN MP is an agent, w hich w atches t he s t a t us [...]

- 14 - 4. Please click “ Finish ” t o complete the so f t w are ins t allation . 3.2.2 22M A P Utili t y c onfiguration A f ter ins t alling utilit y , you can f ound the icon on your desktop, please double click this icon to run t he configura t ion u t ilit y and select each option to se t up you r Access Point as you need . A ft er settings [...]

- 15 - 3.2. 2 .1 Link Information W hen the configuration utility s t ar t s, it w ill sho w you the fi r s t option “ Link Information ” . Y ou can view the fi r st A ccess Point ’ s curren t set t ing . Note: If you have many WAP - 1966, all the WAP - 1966s w ill list in “ A vailable AP ” . Y ou can select the W A P-1966 t hat you w ant[...]

- 16 - Basic Sett i ngs : ESSID : ESSID is used by all w ireless devices w ithin the w ireless net w ork . The ESSID value mus t be the same on all s t ations and A ccess poin t s in this W LAN. Channel : Select the appropriate channel f r om the list provided to cor r espond w ith your ne tw or k settings, bet w een 1 and 13 (in ETSI). All w irele[...]

- 17 - T ransm i ssion Ra t es: Y ou may select transmission rate t o “ 1-2 M bps ” , “ 1-2-5 . 5- 1 1 M bps ” or “ 1-2-5.5- 1 1-22 M bps ” . Preamble T y p e: The preamble defines the length of t he CRC block f or communication bet w een the Access Point and roaming Net w ork C ard. Long preamble ensure the net w o r k card to communic[...]

- 18 - A ntenna T ransmi t power : Used to control the transmit po w er of the WAP-1966. Four options are available: 100%, 50%, 25% and 12.5% . 3.2. 2 .3 I P Settings DHCP : DHC P is a p r otocol for dynamically assigning I P addresses to net w orked compu t ers. W ith DHC P , a compute r can au t omatically be given an e x clusive I P add r ess ea[...]

- 19 - 3.2. 2 .4 WEP Settings Da t a Encr y ption : Select this option w hen you w ant to enable W EP f unction. A uth. Mode : Open A uthentication: W i t h t his set t ing , any s t ation in the W LAN can receives and transmi t s da t a f r om the A ccess Point (null authentication). Shared A uthenticat i on : W i t h this set t ing, only s t atio[...]

- 20 - 3.2. 2 .5 8 02 . 1x Settings 802.1X Funct i on: Enable or disable 802.1 X authentica t ion o f WAP-1966. Encr y ption K e y: Select one of the Encryp t ion key leng t h options. I t should be set t he same leng t h as W EP ke y . Select one of the Encryp t ion key li f etime options. Once the lifetime e x pires, t he Encryption key w ill be [...]

- 21 - Chapter 4 8 0 2. 1 X A uthenticat i on Setup 4.1 8 02. 1 X Infra s tructure An 802.1 X Infrastructu r e is composed o f three majo r componen t s: Authenticato r , Au t hen t ication serve r , and Supplicant. A uthentication server: An entity tha t provides an authentication service to an authenticator . This service determines, from the cre[...]

- 22 - 5. The RADIUS server r esponds to the clien t w ith i t s digi t al certifica t e. 6. The client validates the digi t al cer t ificate, and replies i t s o w n digi t al cer t ifica t e to t he R A DIUS serve r . 7. The RADIUS server valida t es client ’ s digi t al cer t ificate. 8. The client and RADIUS se r ver derive encryption keys. 9[...]

- 23 - 6. Enter the info r ma t ion tha t you w ant for your Ce r tifica t e Service, and click “ Next ” to continue . 7. Go to S t art > Program > A dministra t ive Tools > Certif i cate A uthori t y . 8. Right-click on the “ Poli c y S etting ” , select “ new ” . 9. Select “ Certi f ica t e to Issue ” . 10. Selec t “ A [...]

- 24 - 11. Go to Start > Program > A dministrative Tools > A ctive Director y Users and Computers . 12. Right-click on domain, and select ” Properties ” to con t inue. 13. Selec t “ Group Pol i cy ” tab and click “ Properties ” to con t inue .[...]

- 25 - 14. Go to “ Compu t er Configuration ” > “ Securi t y Settings ” > “ Public K e y Policies ” 15. Right-click “ A utomatic Certificate Request S etting ” , and select “ New ” 16. Click “ A utomatic Certif i cate Request ... ”[...]

- 26 - 17. The Au t oma t ic C erti f icate Request Setup W iza r d w ill guide you th r ough the Automa t ic Certi f icate Request setup , simply click “ Next ” th r ough to t he last step. 18. Click “ Fin i sh ” to complete the Au t omatic Certi f icate Request Setup 19. Go to Start > Run , and type “ command ” and click “ Enter [...]

- 27 - Setting In t ernet Authenticat i on Service 24. Go to Start > Program > A dministrative Tools > Inte r net A uthentication Service . 25. Right-click “ Cl i ent ” , and select “ N e w C l ient ” . 26. En t er the IP address of W AP-1966 in the Client address te x t field, a memorable name for W A P-1966 in t he Cl i ent-Vendo[...]

- 28 - 27. Click “ F i nish ” . 28. In the Inte r net Authentication Service, right - click “ R emo t e A ccess Pol i cies ” 29. Selec t “ New Remote A ccess Pol i cy ” . 30. Selec t “ D a y - A nd-Time-Restriction ” , and click “ A dd ” to continue .[...]

- 29 - 31. Unless you w ant to specif y the active dura t ion for 802.1 X authentication, click “ OK ” to accept for having 802.1 x authentication enabled a t all times. 32. Selec t “ Grant remo t e access pe r miss i on ” , and click “ Next ” to continue.[...]

- 30 - 33. C lic k “ Edit Profile ” . For TLS Authenticat i on Setup (Steps 34 ~ 35 ) 34. Selec t “ A uthentication ” Tab. 35. Enable “ Extensible A uthentication Protocol ” , and select “ Smart C ard or other Cert i ficate ” f or TLS au t hen t ication. Click “ OK ” . Then go t o step 38.[...]

- 31 - For M D5 Authentication S e t up (Steps 36 ~ 37 ) 36. Selec t “ A uthentication ” Tab. 37. Enable “ Extensible A uthentication Protocol ” . Select “ MD5-Challenge ” and enable “ E ncr y pted A uthentication (CH A P) ” for MD5 authentication. Click “ OK ” .[...]

- 32 - 38. Selec t “ Internet A uthentication Service (Local) ” , click on “ Action ” f r om t op panel. Then click “ Register Service i n A ctive Directory ” . 39. Go to Start > Program > A dministrative Tools > A ctive Director y Users and Computers. 40. Right click on the domain, and select “ Properties ” . 41. Selec t ?[...]

- 33 - 42. Go to “ Computer Conf i guration ” > “ Windows S ettings ” > “ Securi t y Settings ” > “ A ccount Policies ” > “ Password Pol i c i es ” . D ouble click on “ S t ore password us i ng reversib l e enc r y ption for all users in the domain ” .[...]

- 34 - 43. Click “ Define this poli c y s etting ” , select “ E nab l ed ” , and click “ OK ” to continue . 44. Go to Start > Program > A dministrative Tools > A ctive Director y Users and Computers . 45. Go to Users . R ight - click on the use r tha t you are granting access, and selec t “ Propert i es ” . 46. Go to “ A [...]

- 35 - 48. Go to the “ Dial-in ” tab , and check “ A llo w access ” op t ion for Remote Access Pe r mission and “ No Call-back ” for Callback Options. Then click “ OK ” .[...]

- 36 - 4.3 A uthenticator Setup 1. For E A P-MD5 Au t hen t ication, W E P key must be set previously. Go t o Bas i c Sett i ngs. Enable W E P key, and en t er a desired key s t ring. Y ou can skip this step if using E A P-TLS Authen t ication . 2. Click on 802.1X for detailed con f iguration. 3. Enable 802 . 1 X Authentica t ion by selecting “ E[...]

- 37 - by RADIUS server. 5. Enter the IP address, Port number, and Shared Secret K e y used by the Primar y Rad i us Server . 6. En t er the IP address, Por t number, and S hared Secre t K e y used by the Secondar y Radius Server. 7. Click “ A pp ly ” . The 802.1 x settings w ill t ake effect r igh t af t er W A P-1966 reboo t s i t self. Y ou [...]

- 38 - 5. Click “ Properties ” of one a v ailable w ireless net w ork, w hich you w ant to associate w ith . 6. Select “ Da t a encr y ption (WEP enabled ) ” option, but leave othe r op t ions unselected .[...]

- 39 - 7. Enter the net w ork key in “ N e t w ork k ey ” t e x t bo x . The string must be t he same as the fi r st set o f W E P key w hich you set t o W A P-1966. 8. Click “ OK ” . 9. Select “ A uthentication ” tab. 10. Selec t “ Enab l e ne t work access contro l using IEEE 802.1X ” to enable 802 . 1 x authentica t ion. 11. Sele[...]

- 40 - 13. W hen w ireless client has associated w ith W A P - 19665, a user authentica t ion notice appears in system tray. Click on t he notice to con t inue. 14. En t er the user name , pass w ord and the logon domain t hat your account belongs. 15. Click “ OK ” to comple t e the valida t ion process. 4.4.2 E A P-TLS A u thentication Get Dig[...]

- 41 - dialog bo x w ill prompt you t o enter user name and pass w ord . 2. Enter a valid user name and password , then click “ OK ” t o continue . 3. Select “ Reques t a certificate ” , and click “ Next ” to con t inue. 4. Select “ User Certificate request ” , and click “ Next ” t o continue.[...]

- 42 - 5. Click “ Submit > ” to con t inue. 6. The Certi f icate Service is no w processing the cer t ificate request.[...]

- 43 - 7. The cer t ifica t e is issued by t he server, click “ Install t his certificate ” t o do w nload and sto r e the certi f icate t o your local compu t er. 8. Click “ Y es ” to s t ore the certifica t e to your local computer . 9. Certi f icate is no w installed. Wireless Adapter S etup 1. Go to S t art > Control P anel, double -[...]

- 44 - 2. Right-click on the W ireless Net w ork Connection w hich using W L - 3555. 3. Click “ Properties ” to open up the P r oper t ies setting w indo w . 4. Click on the “ Wireless Ne t work ” t ab. 5. Click “ Properties ” of one a v ailable w ireless net w ork, w hich you w ant to associate w ith .[...]

- 45 - 6. Select “ The k e y is provided for me automatica l ly ” option. 7. Click “ OK ” . 8. Click “ A uthentication ” tab 9. Select “ Enable ne t work access control using IEEE 802 . 1X ” op t ion t o enable 802.1 x authen t ica t ion.[...]

- 46 - 10. Selec t “ Smart Card or other Certificate ” from the drop-do w n list bo x for EAP type. 11. Click “ OK ” . 12. W hen w ireless client has associated w ith W A P - 1966, W i ndo w s X P w ill prompt you to select a certi f icate f or w ireless net w ork connec t ion. If you only have one certi f ica t e in local compute r , syste[...]

- 47 - 14. M ake su r e this cer t ificate is issued by correct server, and click “ OK ” to complete the au t hentica t ion process.[...]

- 48 - Chapter 5 A ppl i cation This chapter describe the four opera t ing mode of your W A P-1966 . The four w orking modes of W A P-1966 are Access P oint , Access Point Client M ode, W ireless Bridge mode and M ultiple B r idge mode. 5.1 A ccess Point mode W i t h t his mode, you r W ireless net w ork connection could act as follo w ing. Any of [...]

- 49 - 5.3 W ireles s Bridge mode The W i r eless Bridge mode help to make the t w o Ethernet ne tw orks connected w ithout any w ire. W i t h t w o W A P-1966s in this mode, the tw o LANs in dis t ance can communica t e to each o t he r . This could be deployed if the net w orks are hard to make t he w ire in bet w een. Please be noted, please key[...]

- 50 - transmission rate t o communicate w ith each othe r . In a la r ge net w ork, please consider using management device to r educe the net w ork broadcast to the w ireless net w ork. 5.5 Repeat e r mode W hen W A P-1966 w orks in repeater mode, i t w ill repeat the w ireless signal from A P to w ireless client or from w ireless client to A P .[...]

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting This chapter gives ti p s on ho w to configure the communication so f t w are. This chapter p r ovides solutions to problems usually encounte r ed du r ing the ins t allation and operation of the Wireless Network Access Point . Read t he descrip t ion belo w to solve your problems. Can I run an applicat i on from a remote [...]

- 52 - An integra t ed w ireless and w ired LAN is called an Infrast r uc t ure configura t ion . Inf r astructu r e is applicable to enterp r ise scale f or w ireless access to cent r al da t abase, or w ireless application for mobile w orke r s. What is Roaming? Roaming is the ability of a por t able compu t er user t o communicate con t inuously[...]