Edimax Technology Wireless LAN Access Point User Manual

Wireless LAN Access Point User’s Manual

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 1c) W indows NT 1. Click the Start butt on and sel ect Setti ngs, then clic k Control Panel. The Control Panel window

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Enter the default us er name and pass word, t hen pr ess OK butt on directl y. 4. You c an start c onfiguring the

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2 Configuring the Access Point 3.2.1 Status and Information On t his screen, you c an s ee the gen eral information

W ireless L AN AP Configuration access point wit h “AP Bridge-Point t o Point mode” or “AP Bridge-Point t o Multi-Poi nt mode” can onl y be used to br

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Station-Ad Hoc mode setting page: Station-Infrastructure mode setting page: 12

W ireless L AN AP Configuration AP Bridge-Point to Point mode setting page: AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode setting page: 13

W ireless L AN AP Configuration AP Bridge-W DS mode setting page: Universal Rep eater mode setting page: 14

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description Alias Name The alias name of this access poi nt. You shoul d assign Alias Name in “AP mode”

W ireless L AN AP Configuration MAC Address If you want t o bridge more than one wired Ether net networks toget her with wirel ess LAN, you have to

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description MAC Address MAC address of this acti ve wireless s tati on. Tx P ac ket The number of tr a

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction...1 1.1 Package Contents...

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 3 Advanced Setting You c an set advanc ed parameters of t his acc ess point. The parameters include Aut hentica

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description Authentication Type There are t wo authentication t ypes: “Open System” and “Shar ed Key”. When

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Preamble T ype The “Long Preamble” can provi de better wireless LAN compatibility while the “Short Preambl e” can prov

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 4 Securit y This Access Point provi des complete wireless LAN security functi ons, i nclude WEP, IE EE 802.11x,

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description Key Length You can select the 64-bit, or 128bit key to encr ypt trans mitt ed dat a. Larger W

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are us ed to encr ypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by follow

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description Use internal MD5/PEAP RADIUS Ser ver You c an select to use the internal RADIUS ser ver to p

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 802.1x W EP static key IEEE 802.1x is an authentication protoc ol. Every user mus t use a valid account to login to th

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Key For mat You may selec t t o select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the “A-F”, “a-

W ireless L AN AP Configuration W PA pre-shared key Wi-Fi Protect ed Access ( WPA) is an advanced s ecurit y standard. You can use a pr e-shared key t

Introduction Chapter 1 Introduction This product is an access poi nt f or IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz wireless net wor k. You can use t his acc ess point t

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Pre-shared Key Format You may selec t t o select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description WPA(TKIP) TKIP can change the encryption key frequentl y to enhanc e t he securit y. WPA2(AES)

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2.5 Radius Server This Access Point provi des an i nternal RADIUS s erver to authenticat e wireless st ation us ers.

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description Enable Radius Server Select to enable the RADIUS s erver. User Profile table This tabl e recor d

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Authentication Client table This tabl e recor ds the clients of t he RADIUS ser ver that need to authenticat e wirele

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2.6 MAC Address Filtering This Access Point provides MAC Addr ess Filtering, which prevents t he unauthorized MAC

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Add MAC address int o the table In the bottom “New” area, fill in the “MAC Address” and “Comment” of the wireless st

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 7 System Utilit yFrom here, you c an define the Acc ess Point’s I P Address and Login P assword and enabl e the

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Re-Enter Password Reconfirm the pass word ( up to 15-digit alphanumeric string) you want t o login to the Access Point

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Start IP/End IP You c an designate a particular IP address range for your DHCP server to issue IP addresses to your L

Introduction 1.2 Features y Complies wit h the IEEE 8 02.11g/b 2. 4GHz sp ecificati on. y High data r ate 54, 11, 5.5, 2 and 1M bps net work s peed.

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Parameter Description Configuration Tools Use the "Backup" tool to save the Access Point’s c urrent c onfi

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 3.2. 8 Firmware Upgrade This page allows you to upgrade th e Acc ess P oint’s firmware. Parameter Description Firm

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Once the upgrade is c omplete you c an st art usi ng the Access Point. 3.2. 9 Reset You can reset the Access Point

Troubleshooting Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to probl ems usually encount ered during the i nstallation and oper ation

Troubleshooting 5. What is W EP? WEP s tands f or Wired Equi val ent Privac y, a data privac y mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key algorithm.

Introduction 1.4 Physical Description Front Panel On t he Access Point’s front panel there ar e LED lights that inform you of the Access Point’s cur

Introduction y Antenna Connector This round connection is st andard R everse SMA connector where any ant ennas with Reverse SMA c onnector can connect

W ireless L AN AP Connection 5 Chapter 2 Wireless LAN AP Connection 1. Locate an optimum location for the W ireless LAN Access Point. The best l

W ireless L AN AP Configuration Chapter 3 Wireless LAN AP Configuration 3.1 Getting Started This Access Point provi des web-bas ed configuration too

W ireless L AN AP Configuration 7. Chec k each of the tabs and verif y t he following set tings: y Bindings: Chec k Client f or Microsoft N etworks a