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USER GUI DE BUSINESS SERIES W ir eless-G A cc ess P oint Model N o . W AP200 with P o w er Ov er Ethernet and R angeb ooster.
Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Copyright and T rademarks Specifi cation s are subject to change witho ut notice. Linksys , Cisco an d the Cisco Logo are regi stered trad emarks or trademark s of Cisco Systems, Inc .
Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Table of Cont ents Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Welcome 1 What’s in this User Guide? 2 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network 4 .
Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Administration - Log Ta b 36 The Administration - F actory Default T ab 37 The Administration - F irmware Up grade Tab 37 The .
Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster List of Figures Figure 2-1: Example of a Simple Wireless Network 6 Figure 3-1: Front Panel 7 Figure 3-2: Back View 8 Figure 3-3: D.
Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Figure 6-20: Security Monitor - Basic Settings 31 Figure 6-21: Security Monitor - Event Log 32 Figure 6-22: Administration - Manag.
1 Chapter 1: Introd uction Welcom e Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Chapter 1: Introduction W elcome Thank you for choosing the Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethe rnet and Rangebooster . This Access Point will allo w you to ne twork wire less ly b etter than e ver .
2 Chapter 1: Introd uction What ’s in thi s U ser G uide ? Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster What’ s i n this Us er Guid e? This user guide covers the steps for sett ing up and using the Wireless-G Access Point.
3 Chapter 1: Introd uction What ’s in thi s U ser G uide ? Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster • Appendix G: Warranty Informatio n This appendix supplies the Access Point’ s warranty information. • Appendix H: Regulatory Infor mation This appendix supplies the Access Point’ s regulator y information.
4 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Top olo gy Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Chapter 2: Planning Y our Wireless Network Network T opology A wir el ess ne tw ork is a gro up of comp uter s, eac h eq uipp ed wi th on e or mo re w ir eles s adap ters .
5 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Layout Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Network La yout The Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ether net and Rangebooster has been designed for use with 802.
6 Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Example of a simple wireless network Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Example of a simple wirele ss network Figure 2-1: Example of a Sim ple Wir eless N etwork The ab ov e diag ram show s a typ ical inf rast ruc tur e wir eles s net wo rk set up .
7 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Access Point The LE Ds Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Access Point The LEDs The A cces s Poi nt's LED s, wher e i nfo rmatio n ab out n etw ork a ctiv ity i s disp lay ed, are locat ed on the f ront pane l.
8 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Access Point The Po rt s Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The P or ts The A cces s Poi nt’ s port ar e l oca ted on the b ack of t he de vice . Reset Button There are two ways to reset the Access Po int to the factor y default confi guration.
9 Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Access Point Antennas and Positions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Antennas and P ositions The A cce ss Po int’ s ante nna s a re lo cat ed on the bac k of the de vic e .
10 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Access Point Overview Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Access Point Overview This chapter explains how to place and connect the Access Point.
11 Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-G Access Point Placement Options Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Placement Options There are three ways to pla ce the Wireles s-G Acc ess Po int. Th e firs t way is to plac e it hori zontal ly on a surf ace, so it s its on it s fo ur r ubber fee t.
12 Chapter 5: Sett ing Up the Wireless-G Access Point Overview Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-G Access Point Overview The Access Point has been designed to be functional right out of the box with the de fault settings.
13 Chapter 5: Sett ing Up the Wireless-G Access Point Navigating the Utility Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster 3. Although it is not recommended, you ca n connect your PC wirelessly to the Access Point when the DHCP server is connecte d on the LAN side .
14 Chapter 5: Sett ing Up the Wireless-G Access Point Navigating the Utility Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster • Advanced Wireless Settings . Use this sc ree n to c onfigu re t he Ac cess Point ’ s more adv ance d wir ele ss setting s.
15 Chapter 5: Sett ing Up the Wireless-G Access Point Navigating the Utility Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Status Y ou will be able to view status information for your loca l network, wireless networks, and network performance .
16 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Setup - Ba s ic Se tup Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Po int This chapter is a detailed reference guide fo r the web-based uti lity .
17 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Set up - Ti me Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster • Subn et Mas k . The Subne t Mask must be the same as that se t on the LAN t hat your Access Point is connected to.
18 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - Basic W ireless Settings Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Wir eless - Basic Wir eless Settings T ab Change the basic wireless network settings on this screen.
19 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Change these settings as described he re and click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel Chan ges to cancel your c han ges.
20 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Default T ransm it K ey . Select the ke y to be used for data encr yption. WEP Encryption .
21 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster WP A2-Personal Mixed This security mode supports the t ransition from WP A-Personal to WP A2-Personal.
22 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster WP A2 -Enterprise This optio n f eatur es W P A2 used in co ordi nati on w ith a RADIUS server for c lient auth en tica tion.
23 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster RADIU S This security mode is also known as Dynamic WEP with IEEE 802.1X. A RA DIUS server is used for client auth ent icati on a nd WE P is us ed fo r da ta enc ryptio n.
24 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - Wireless Connection Control Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Wir eless - Wir eless Con.
25 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - Ad vanced Wireless Settin gs Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings T ab This screen allows you to configure the advanced settings for the Access Point.
26 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - VLAN & Q oS Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Fragmentation Threshold . This spe cifies the maximum size a data packet can be before spl itting and creating a new packet.
27 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Wireless - VLAN & Q oS Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster QoS The following o ptions are VLAN global se ttings for the Access Point. Default C oS (Priorit y) .
28 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The AP M ode Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The AP Mode T ab On th is scr een you c an c hang e th e Acces s Poi nt’ s mode o f op erat ion . In m ost ca ses, y ou ca n k eep th e def aul t setting - Access Poi nt .
29 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The AP M ode Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Wireles s Repeater . When set to Wir eles s Repea ter mode , the Wir ele ss Rep eater i s ab le to t alk to up a r emot e acces s poin t wi thin its r ang e and retr ansm it i ts sig nal.
30 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The AP M ode Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Wire less Brid ge . T his mode connects physically separated wired networks using multiple access points. Wire less clien ts wi ll not be ab le to c onn ect to t he ac ce ss point in this mode .
31 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Security Monitor - Basic Setting s Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Security Monitor - Ba sic Settings T ab On th is scr een y ou can enab le or d isabl e the s ecur ity monit or fea tur e of th is Wir ele ss Acc ess Point .
32 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Security Monitor - Event Log Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Security Monitor - Event Log T ab Configure the event logging o ptions for security moni tor .
33 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Security Monitor - Event Log Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster • Duplicate SSID in use . Indi cates an unau tho rized A P ha s the same SS ID v al ue as an aut horize d AP .
34 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Adm inist rati on - M anag eme nt T ab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Secur ity Mon itor Ser ver This is a s peci al Sy slog server t hat ca n r ecor d al l secu ri ty mo nito r eve nts i nst ead of sele cted event s.
35 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Adm inist rati on - M anag eme nt T ab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster SNMP SNMP is a popular network monitoring and managemen t protocol.
36 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Administ ratio n - Log Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Administration - Log T ab On this screen you can configure the log se ttings and alerts of partic ular events.
37 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Administration - Factory De fault Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Syste m Er ror M essag es . If you w ant t o log syst em er ror me ssages , cli ck t he c hec kbox.
38 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Administ r at ion - Reboot Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster 3. On the Firmw ar e Upgr ade sc reen , ent er the lo cat ion of the fi rmwa re up grad e file in the field prov ided, or cl ick the Browse button to find the file.
39 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Status - Local Network Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Status - Local Network T ab The Loca l Network scr een d ispl ays t he Acce ss Po int’ s curr ent st atus inf ormati on f or th e loca l ne twor k.
40 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Status - Wireless Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Status - Wireless T ab The Wireless scr een disp lay s the A cce ss Poi nt’ s curre nt st atus inf ormatio n f or th e wir eles s ne twor k(s) .
41 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Status - System Perform ance Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster The Status - System P erformance T ab The System Perf ormanc e screen displays the Acce ss Point’ s status inform ation for its current settings and da ta tra nsmis sion s.
42 Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point The Status - System Perform ance Tab Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Bytes Received . Th is sho ws the n umber of byt es r eceiv ed fo r eac h w ire less netw ork.
43 Appendi x A: Tr oubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appen dix p ro vides solu tion s to prob lems that may o ccur d urin g the ins tall ati on and o pera tio n of t he Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ether net.
44 Appendi x A: Tr oubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster What IE EE 802. 11g fea tures are suppor ted? The product supports the following IEEE 802.
45 Appendi x A: Tr oubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster What is the ISM band? The FC C and t heir count erpa rts outsi de of the U .S. have set aside b and width for un licen sed u se i n the IS M (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band .
46 Appendi x A: Tr oubleshoo ting Frequently Asked Questions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster What is a MAC Addr ess? The Media Access Control (MAC) address is a u.
47 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Precautions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix B: Wireless Securit y Linksys wants to make wireless networking as safe and easy fo r you as possible .
48 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Threats Faci ng Wireless Networks Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster SSID. The re are s everal thi ngs to ke ep in mi nd ab out the SS ID: 1. Di sable Broad cast 2. Make it unique 3.
49 Appendix B: Wireless Security Security Threats Faci ng Wireless Networks Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster WP A P ers onal .
50 Appendi x C: Upgra ding Firmware Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix C: Upgrading Firmware The Access Point's firmware is upgraded through the web-based utility’s Administration - Firmware Upgrade tab .
51 Appendi x D: Windo ws Hel p Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix D: Windows Help Almost all wireless pr oducts require Microsoft Windows. Windows is the most used operating syste m in the world and comes with many features that help make networking easier .
52 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix E: Glossar y This glossary co ntains some basic networking terms you may co me across when using this product. For more advance d term s, see the com plete Li nksys g lossa ry at h ttp:/ /www .
53 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster DMZ ( D e m i litar ized Z one ) - Remo ves t he R outer' s fir ew al l prote cti on from one PC, all owin g it to be “ seen” f rom the Inter net.
54 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster IP Address - The a ddr ess us ed t o iden tif y a co mpute r or de vi ce on a netw ork. IPCONFIG - A Wind ows 2000 and X P utility that displays the IP address for a particular netwo rking device .
55 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster RJ-45 ( R egi ste red J ack -4 5 ) - An Ether net connector that holds up to eight wires. Roaming - The a bil ity to tak e a wir eles s dev ice f rom o ne ac cess p oint 's r ang e to an othe r wi thou t losi ng t he connection.
56 Appendix E: Glossary Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster TKIP ( T emp oral K ey I nte grity P rotoc ol) - a wir eles s encrypt ion prot ocol t hat p rovid es d ynam ic enc rypti on key s for each pac ket transm itted.
57 Appendi x F: Speci ficat ions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix F: Specifications Model W AP200 Standards IEEE802.11g , IEEE802.11b , IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3af (Power Over Ethernet ), 802.1p (QoS priority), 802.
58 Appendi x F: Speci ficat ions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster DHCP DHCP Client Operating Modes Access Point Access Point Mode , point-to-point Bridge Mode , point-to-multipoint Bri dge Mode , Repeater Mode Wireless Spec/Modulation Radio and Modulat ion T ype: 802.
59 Appendi x F: Speci ficat ions Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Wireless Security Monitor Scan and Classify wireless de vices in the network. Reports new clients an d APs joining the network and suspicious network events.
60 Appendix G: War r a nt y Infor mati on Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix G: Warrant y Information LIMITED W ARRANTY Linksys warrants to Y ou that, for a.
61 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix H: Regulator y Informat ion FCC Statem ent This devic e compl ies w ith P art 15 of the F CC R ules.
62 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Industry C anada Statement This device complies with Industr y Canada ICES-003 and RSS210 rules. Déclaration d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil es t conforme aux normes NMB003 et RSS210 d'I ndustrie Canada.
63 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster User Information for Consumer Products Covered by EU Directive 2002/96/EC on W ast e Elect.
64 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster.
65 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster.
66 Appendix H: Regula tory Informati on Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster.
67 Appendix H: Regu latory Info rmation Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster For more info rmati on, visit www .linksys.
68 Appendix I : Cont act Inf ormati on Wireless-G Access P oint with P ower Over E thernet and Rang ebooster Appendix I: Contact Information Need to contact Linksys? Visit us online for inf ormation o n the latest products and updates to your existing products at: http://www .
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