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54Mbps Wireless Access Point w/bridge, inter-building WAP-4030A User’s Manual.
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interference received, including interfer enc e that may cause undesired op eration. Federal Communication Commissi on (FCC) Radiation Exposure St atement This equipment complies with FCC radiation expos ure set forth for an uncontrolled envi ronment.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction .................................................................................. 5 1.1 Package Contents .................................................................................................... 5 1.
Chapter 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing W AP-4030A. The WAP- 4030A supports both IEEE 802.1 1b and IEEE 802.1 1 g standards. Y ou can use it to connect an existing WLAN, or to build up a ne w wireless LAN.
Provide WP A-PSK, 64/128- bit WEP Encryption and MAC Filter to protect the wireless data transmissions Support Wireless AP / Client / Repeater and Bridge mode Support MAC Address Filter .
LED Indicators 3; PWR, WLAN, LAN Power 12V DC, 1A Temperature 0 ~ 55 ° C (Operating) Humidity 10 ~ 90%, non-condensi ng (Operating) Dimension 169 x 87 x 30 (mm) Weight 155g Emission FCC Class B, CE-mark 1.5 Wireless Performance The following information will help you utilizing the wireless performance and op erating coverage of W AP-4030A.
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before you proceed with the installation, it is nec essary that you have enoug h information about th e W AP-4030A. 2.1 Hardware Connection 12V DC LAN RESET ANT + 1.
Chapter 3 Configuring the Wireless AP Web configuration provides a user-friendly graph ic al us er interface (web pages) to manage yo ur W AP-4030A. An AP with an assigned IP address (e.g. http://192.168.0.1 ) will allow you to monitor and configure (via web browser e.
3.1.1 Client Mode In this screen, you can configure WAP-4030A as a wireless client. It is used to let a net work device with only wired Ethernet function to have wireless LAN comm unication capability . It provides both Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure modes for the “Client Mode”.
Parameter Description Station Mode 802.11b : It allows to select the transmit rate up to 11Mbps. Mixed : It allows to select the transmit rate up to 54Mbps. MAC Cloning Mode Disabled : It will use it’s own MAC address to access the wireless LAN. Enabled : It will use PC’s MAC address to access the wireless LAN.
Infrastructure: It can let your network device join a wirel ess LAN through an access point. Channel Select the appropriate channel fr om the list provided to correspond with your network settings.
Parameter Description Mode 802.11b mode: It allows to select the tr ansmit rate up to 11Mbps 802.11g mode: It allows to select the tr ansmit rate up to 54Mbps Mixed mode: It provides best performance for 11g transmission when you enable the AP mode selection to “Mixed mode”.
securely. You may refer to section 3.5 to know the detail settings of it. WPA : You can use a pre-shared key to auth enticate wireless stations and encrypt data during communication. You may refer to section 3.6 to kno w the settings of it. Advance setting It provides more powerf ul features for you to config uring.
and multicast messages. Protection Mode It provides best perform ance for 11g transmission when you enable it. Transmit Rate When you enable the station mode select ion to “802.11b” a nd it allows you to select the speed of 1-11Mbps. W hen you enabl e t he statio n mode selection to “802.
3.1.2.2 Access Filter This Access Point allows you to provide a Filter List of MAC addresses that are allowed/denie d associating with this AP. Parameter Description MAC Filtering You can enable or disable the MAC Filtering function.
3.1.3 Repeater Mode In this mode, W AP-4030A can be a repeater between A cce ss Point and wireless clients, that can extend the connect distance of your Access Point. When it wo rks in this mode, it will also work as an access point. W AP-4030A has provided t wo repeater modes, yo u ma y select the suit one to your wireless network.
be 50% as the clients connect to AP directly. When cli ents connect to second WDS Repeater, the performance will be 25%. Univ ersal Repeater : This repeater mode will connect your WAP-4030A to the Access Point when the SSID and channel are the same.
access point easily. If you are buildi ng a public wireless net work, enabling this feature is recommended. Disabli ng "R esponse to Br oadcast ESSID requests" can provide better securit y.
Parameter Description AP MAC Addre ss You have to enter the MAC addresses of another WAP-403 0A that it will connect to. Mode 802.11b mode: It allows to select the tr ansmit rate up to 11Mbps 802.
3.1.4.1 Advance Setting Parameter Description RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller t he RT S threshold, the access point will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet. DTIM Period T his is the interval of the Deliver y Traffic Indication Messa ge (DTIM).
3.1.5 Point-to-Multipoint Mode This function provides to bridge more than 2 wir ed Ethernet networks together by wireless connection. You can use more than t wo WAP-4030A with “P2M P mode” to connect thos e wired Ethernet networks together.
3.1.4.1 to configure. Please click “Apply” button to save the above configurations. 3.2 Status In this option, you can see the WAP-4030A current settings. When it is work in AP mode, you can press the “S tati on List” button to know which client is connected to this AP like below .
Parameter Description FW Version It shows the current firmw are version. FW Upgrade T his tool allows you to upgrad e WAP-4030A firmware. Before up grade, you will need to download the firm ware file from internet to your local hard disk, and enter that file name and path in the appr opriate field on this page.
Parameter Description Device Name It shows current device name. Automatic IP If there is a DHCP Server in your LAN, you can se lect this option to let this WAP-4030A get an IP addres s from the DHCP Server. Before work with Automatic IP, please press “Important” butt on and chec k the content inside.
3.5 WEP Parameter Description WEP Length WEP-64 : input 10-digit Hex values or 5-dig it ASCII character as the encryption keys. WEP-128 : input 26-digit Hex values or 13- digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys.
3.6 WPA-PSK Parameter Description Authentication Type The Pre-shared key is used t o authenticate and encrypt da ta transmitted in the wireless network. Passphrase To entry at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre-shar ed keys. Please click “Apply” to save the above configuratio ns.
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides ans wer to problems usuall y encountered during th e installation and operati on of the Wireless Network Access Point . Read the description below to solve your problems. Q. Can I run an application from a remo te computer o ver the wireless netwo rk? A.
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