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Wireless N/A 5GHz 200mW Out door AP Model: APO1200 Quick Inst allation Guide V .1.0.
1 1. Before Y ou St art 9 W e b Browser : Internet Explorer (7.0 or abo ve), Firefox, Safari 9 A Computer with a network adapter properly installed 9 2 x RJ-45 E t h er net c ab l e Front Panel Rear Panel 1. Reboot Button : Unscrew the screw and click Reset button to rest art system or rese t to defau l t configura tions.
2 APO1200 is a multiple mode syste m which can be co nfigured either as a wireless gatewa y or an access poin t as desired. It also can be used as a WDS link for Ethernet netw ork expansion. This section depicts different applications on Router AP Mode , AP Mode , WDS Mode , CPE Mode , Client Bridge+Unive rsal Repeater Mode and CPE+AP Mode .
3 2. Hardware Inst allation 1. Connect N-type antenna to the N-type connector on the re ar panel 3. Connect the opposite end of the RJ-45 cable t o the P+DA T A O UT port on the Pow er over Ethernet Injector 4. Connect one end of another RJ-45 cable to the DA T A IN port on the Power over Ethernet Injecto r 2.
4 3. Configuring the Access Point Note : 1. It is recommended that you configure the Access Point from a wired computer . Before the Acc ess Point c an be configured, if you connect the AP to your computer directly , you must manually assign a static IP address to your computer's network adapter in the subnet of 192.
5 Note : 1. T o protect your net work from any unauthorized acc ess it is recommended to enable wireless encryption. 2. The examples below are for WP A2-PSK. If you select WP A-PSK or WP A2-PSK, make sure your wireless adapters support WP A or WP A2. If your wireless adapters do not support WP A or WP A2, then select WEP .
6 4. Configuring for WDS Link Note : 1. The s y s t e m prov ide WDS functi o n o n Router AP Mode , AP Mode and WDS Mode . 2. WD S Link requi res at least 2 A PO120 0. The T wo wir e netwo rks( LAN) ne ed the same subnet . 3. The WDS Link needs to be set at sa me Channel and with same Security Ty p e .
7 4. Click Enable and enter the Remote AP O1200's MA C Address . Setting Up the Remote APO1 200 (Remote Base S tation) 1. Copy dow n the 12 digit MAC Address of the Main APO1200 ( Main Ba se St ation ).
8 5. Configuring for Client Bride Note : 1. This section will walk you through the steps of sharing (bridging) an internet connection in one building, and extending tha t same i ntern et t o anothe r buildi ng. 2. The “ Main Base St ation ” provide Access Point w ith SSID “ Main_ AP ” 3.
9 Setting Up the Client Bridge (Client S tation) 3. Click Site S urvey button. The system will automatica lly scan and display the scan results of all AP existing near by the system 4. Use Mai n_ AP as an example here where the AP is encr ypted via WP A2-PSK/ AES security type.
10 Note : 1. T o verify wired network of Client S tation can access Main Base S tation, use ping c ommand to “192.168.2.254” 2. If you can not access Main Base S tation, verify the IP address of the wired client (PC or Laptop) is in the same subnet with Main Base S tation.
11 6. Configuring for Universal Wireless Repeater Note : 1. This section will walk you through the steps of sharing (bridging) an internet connection in one building, and extending tha t same i nter n et t o anothe r buildi ng wi th repe at Acc ess Po int.
12 Note : 1. The Chann el of Repeat AP should be the same with Main Base S tation. 2. T o verify wir eless client s can associate ESSID “Repeate r_Main_AP” with WEP key . 3. T o verif y wire less clients c an use pi ng com mand t o “192. 168. 2.
13 7. How to configure TCP/IP settings on your PC Wind ows XP/2 000 1. Go into the Control Panel , double -clic k the Network Connec tions icon and then right-cli ck the Local Area Connection icon and then click Properties. 2. Click Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and then click Pr operties.
14 T echnical Support E-mail: support@airlink101.com T oll Free: 1-888-7 46- 3238 W e b Site: www .airlink101.com *Theoretical maximum wireless signal rate derived from IE EE standard 802.
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