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WDS2454AP 802.11g WDS/Bridging Wireless LAN Access Point User Guide.
i Regulatory notes and statements W ireless LAN, Health and Authoris ation for use Radio frequency electromagnetic energy is emitted from Wireless LAN devices. The energy levels of th ese emissions however are far less than the electromagnetic energy emission s from wireless devices like mobile phones.
ii 4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Safety Information Your device contains a low power transmitter. When device is transmitted it sends out radio frequency (RF) signal.
iii TABLE OF CONTENT S About This Guide ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Purpose .......................................................
1 ABOUT THIS GUIDE Congratulations on purchasing the WDS2454AP Wireless Access Point. This manual contains detailed instructions o n the operation of this product. Please keep this manual for future reference. With the WDS2454AP Wireless Access Point, wireless enabled d evices can share data with each other and with wired LAN devices.
2 UNPACKING AND SETUP This chapter prov ides unpacking and setup information for the Access Point. Unpacking Open the box of the Access Point and carefully unpack it.
3 HARDWARE INSTALATION LED Indicator PWR/Power This indicator lights green when the Access Point receiv es power . Otherwise, it will be off. LAN (Link/ACT) The LED lights green when the LAN port is connected to a 100Mbps Ethernet station, the indicator blinks green while transmitting or receiving data .
4 Hardware connections Switch/Hub PC Notebook Notebook P O W E R S Y S T E M L A N 1 2 3 4 L i n k / A C T 10 0 M Ethernet port Wireless LAN Networking Connect ing to your office LAN (Switch or Hub ) 1. Plug one end of the RJ45 network cable to the Switch/Hub port, 2.
5 CONFIGURING THE WIRE LESS LAN ACCESS POIN T The Wireless Access Point has a n easy to use Web GUI interface for configuration. The AP can be configured throu gh a Web Browser. A network manager can manage, control and monitor the AP from the local LAN.
6 If you have configured a username and password for the access point you will be prompted with a login box when you enter t he IP address in to the web browser. Enter the appropriate username and password and hit enter. Note: by default there is no username and password set in to the device.
7 Main Screen of the Access Point The first screen that appears in the browser is the station summary page . There a re six main functions included o n the left side of the main screen: Network, Security, Status, Clients, Tools and Configuration.
8 Network The Network Section is used to configure t he IP address of the unit , Wireless setting s and the WDS Links of the Access Point. I. LAN Setup The LAN Setup function is used to configure the basic LAN setting s : Dynamic (DHCP Client): Select Dynamic for dynamic IP address allocation from a DHCP Server .
9 Wireless LAN Settings: to co nfigure the wireless network settings. Ø Wireless Network Nam e (SSID): SSID is an ASCII string up to 32 characters that is used to identify the WLAN and p revents the unintentional merging of two co - located WLANs. The SSID value must be the same in all stations and AP ’s in the extended WLAN.
10 III. WD S Links WDS (Wireless Distribution System) uses wireless bridging to communicate with other APs. When you enter the WDS screen a list of available AP’s will appear.
11 Security The WDS2454AP provides a range of security features used to prevent unauthorised access to your wireless network. These security features include , WPA, 802.1x and WEP. If a particular security feature has been enabled a tick box or a number will be displayed next to the corresponding security feature.
12 II. Radius Server A RADIUS server is used to authenticate the connection for clients and return authenticatio n key parameters to the users to co nnect to the wireless network . RADIUS (Remote Authenticat ion Dial - In User Service) utilis es a RADIUS server for authentication and the use of dynamic TKIP, AES, or WEP.
13 III. Wired Equi valent Privacy (WEP) WEP encryption implementation was not put in place with the 802.11 standard. This means that there are about as many methods of WEP encryption as there are providers of wireless networking products. In addition, WEP is not completely s ecure.
14 Ø Use WPA with Pre - Shared Key: type in 8 ~ 63 characters inside the dialog box to setup the WPA password used between the AP and the clients. Ø Use WPA with Radius Server: the authe ntication between the Radius Server, the AP and the clients using the Group Key Re - key Settings.
15 II. Wireless Statistics This screen shows the statistics of the wireless AP..
16 III. Event Report This screen shows all event s that have occurred on the AP, press “Reset Event Log” to clear the record of the events ..
17 Clients This function shows the list of the wireless clients connected to th e AP. I. Wireless Clients Thi s function shows the list of wireless clients that are connected to the AP.
18 Tools This function will help you to upgrade the firmware of the AP, press the “Upgrade Firmware” button in the left side of the menu screen and a window will appear as shown below . P ress “Next “. Type the firmware file that you need to upgrade inside the dialog box, or press the “Browse” button to find the firmware file location.
19 When uploading the file to the AP, do not power off the AP until the “Firmware Upgrade Complete” screen appears. Press the “Reset” button on the rear panel of the AP, to re set to unit back to factory default .
20 Configuration I. Change Password This function will help you to configure the passwor d of the AP, type in the new password inside the New password and Confirm password dialog box, press the “Change password” button to activate this function. II.
21 TECHNICAL SPECIFICAT IONS General Standards Standard: IEEE 802.11 g IEEE 802.3 u 10 /100 BASE - T X Fast Ethernet Signal Type: OFDM (Orthogonal Frequen cy Division Multiplexing) Modulation: QPSK / .
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