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USER GUIDE BUSINESS SERIES W ireless-G A cc ess P oint with P ow er O v er Ethernet Model: W AP2000.
ii About This Guide Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet About T his Guide Icon Descriptions While reading through the User Guide you may encounter various icons designed to call attention to a specific item.
i T able of Contents Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Planning Y our Wireless N etwork 2 Network T opology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ii T able of Contents Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix C: Glossar y 24 Appendix D: Specic ations 2 8 Appendix E: W arranty Informa tion 2 9 Appendix F : Regulatory Information 3 0 FCC Stat ement . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 Introduc tion Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Intr oduc tion Thank you for choosing the W ireless-G Access Poin t with P ower Over Ethernet.
2 Planning Y our Wireless Netw ork Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Chapter 2 Chapter 2: Planning Y our W ir eless Network Netw ork T opology A wireless network is a group of computers, each equipped with one or mor e wireless adapters .
3 Produc t Overview Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Chapter 3 Chapter 3: Pr oduc t Overview Front P anel The front panel is where the Access Point’ s LEDs are located. The LEDs display information about net work activity and connec tivity .
4 Installation Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Installation Placement The Access Point can be placed horizontally on a flat sur face such as a desktop so it sits on its four rubber feet or it can be mounted on a wall.
5 Installation Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Chapter 4 Connecting the Access Point Connect the antennas to the antenna connectors on the Access P oint. Connect the Antennas Adjust the two antennas so that they form a 90 degree angle for best performance.
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 6 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Chapter 5: A dvanc ed C onfigura tion The Access Point has DHCP enabled by default and should receiv e an IP address automatically from the DHCP server on your network.
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 7 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Setup > Basic Setup with Static IP Local IP Address The IP address must be unique to your network. T he default IP address is 192.168.1.245 . Subnet Mask The subnet mask must be the same as the LAN that your Access Point is connec ted to .
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 8 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet B-O nly This option is used when all wir eless client devices connect to the Access P oint at W ireless-B data rates (maximum speed of 11 Mbps).
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 9 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet W ireless Isolation (within SSID) When disabled , wireless PCs that are associated to the same network name (SSID), can see and transfer files between each other .
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 10 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet should change the encr yption keys. The default is 3600 seconds. Change these settings as described here and click Apply to sav e your changes . Help information is available on the right side of the screen.
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 11 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet RADIUS S erver IP Address Enter the R ADIUS ser ver’ s IP address. RADIUS Server P or t Enter the port number used by the RADIUS ser ver . The default is 1812 .
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 12 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Wireless > Wireless Connection Control This screen allows you to configure the Connection Contr ol List to either permit or block specific wireless client devices connecting to (associating with) the Acc ess Point.
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 13 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Access P oint address , the Broadcast destination addresses, a time stamp, Deliver y T raffic Indicator Maps, and the T raffic Indicator Message ( TIM). The default is 100 ms .
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 14 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet priority queues for differ ent types of traffic. I t automatically maps the incoming packets to the appropriate queues based on QoS settings (in the IP or layer 2 header).
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 15 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet T o increase the security on accessing web -based utilit y . Y ou can enable HT TPS. Once enabled, users need to use https:// when accessing the w eb-based utilit y .
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 16 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Change these settings as described here and click Apply to sav e your changes .
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 17 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Administration > C onfiguration Management On this screen you can save a configura tion file of the Access Point’ s current settings or restore a configuration file of previously sav ed settings.
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 18 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Status > W ireless The Wir eless screen displays the A ccess P oint’ s curren t status information f or the wireless network(s). Status > Wireless MAC Addr ess The MAC Address of the Access Poin t ’ s wireless interfaces is displayed here .
Chapter 5 Advanced Configura tion 19 Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet MAC Address This shows the MA C Address of the A ccess P oint ’ s wireless int er face. Connection This shows the status of the Access Poin t ’ s wireless networks.
20 T roubleshooting Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix A Appendix A: T roubleshooting This appendix provides solutions to problems that may occur during the installation and operation of the Wir eless-G Exterior Access Point with P ower Over Ether net.
21 T roubleshooting Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix A technology that links Ac cess Poin ts and nodes. In such a syst em, the user’ s end node undertakes a sear ch for the best possible access to the system.
22 T roubleshooting Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix A How do I reset the Ac cess Point? Pr ess the R eset button on the back of the Access Poin t for about ten seconds.
23 Wireless Sec urity Checklist Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix B Appendix B: W ireless Securit y Checklist Wir eless net works are conv enient and easy to install, so homes with high-speed Internet acc ess are adopting them at a rapid pace.
24 Glossar y Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix C Appendix C: Glossar y This glossar y contains some basic net working terms you may come across when using this pr oduct. WEB: F or additional terms, please visit the glossary at w ww .
25 Glossar y Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix C CoS (Class of Ser vice) The 802.1p priority scheme. CoS provides a method for tagging packets with prior ity information. A CoS value between 0-7 is added to the Layer II header of packets, where z ero is the lowest priority and seven is the highest.
26 Glossar y Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix C MAC (Media Access Control) A ddress The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking device. Mask A filter that includes or excludes certain values , for example parts of an IP address.
27 Glossar y Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix C T CP ( T ransmission Control Protocol) A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of da ta sent. T CP/IP (T ransmission Control Prot ocol/Internet Protoc ol) A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a network.
28 Specific ations Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix D Appendix D: Specifications Specifications Model WAP2000 Standards IEEE802.11g, IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3af (Power over Ethernet), 802.1p (QoS priority), 802.
29 Appendix E Warranty Inf ormation Limited Warranty Linksys warrants to Y ou that, for a period of three years (the " W arranty Period"), your Linksys Product will be substantially free of defects in materials and workmanship under normal use.
30 Regula tor y Informa tion Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix F Appendix F : Regulat or y Informa tion FCC Sta tement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
31 Regula tor y Informa tion Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix F Avis d’Industrie Canada Cet appareil est c onforme aux normes NMB003 et RSS210 d’Industrie Canada.
32 Regula tor y Informa tion Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix F User Inf ormation for C onsumer Produc ts Cov ered b y EU Direc tive 2002/96/EC on W aste Electric and Elec .
33 Regula tor y Informa tion Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix F Eesti (Estonian) - Keskkonnaalane informatsioon Euroopa Liidus asuv atele klientidele Euroopa Liidu direktii.
34 Regula tor y Informa tion Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix F Lietuvškai (Lithuanian) - Aplinkosaugos informacija, skir ta Eur opos Sąjungos var totojams Europos dir ek.
35 Regula tor y Informa tion Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix F Português (Portuguese) - Informação ambiental para clientes da União Eur opeia A Directiva Europeia 2002.
36 Contac t Inf ormation Wir eless-G Access P oint with Po wer Over Ethernet Appendix G Appendix G: C ontact Information Linksys C ontact Information W ebsite http://www.
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