Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Wireless LAN Access Point Edimax
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W i r el ess L A N A P C onne c t i on 5 C h a p t er 2 W i r el ess L A N A P C o n n e ctio n 1. L o cat e an o p t i m u m l o c at i o n f o r t h e W i r el ess L A N A c ce ss Po in t .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n C h a p t er 3 W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3 . 1 G e tti ng S ta r te d T hi s Ac c es s P oi n t pr o v i des w e b- bas ed c o nf i g ur at i on t o ol al l ow i ng y ou t o c onf i g ur e f r om w i r e d or w i r el es s s t at i o ns .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 7. C hec k e ac h of t he t a bs a nd v er i f y t he f ol l o w i ng s et t i ng s : y B i ndi ngs : C hec k C l i ent f or M i c r os of t N et w or k s an d File and pr i nt er s har i n g f or M i c r os of t N e t w or k s .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 1 c ) W i ndow s N T 1 . Clic k t h e St ar t b ut t on an d s el ec t Se tti n g s , t h en c l i c k C ont r ol P an el . T h e Co n t r o l P a n e l w i n d o w w ill a p p e a r . 2. D oubl e- c l i c k Ne t wo r k i c on.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Ent er t he d ef a ul t us er n am e a nd pas s w or d, t he n pr es s OK but t on di r ec t l y . 4. You c an s t ar t c onf i g ur i ng t h e A c c es s P oi nt .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2 C o n f i g u r i n g t h e A ccess Po in t 3. 2. 1 St a t u s an d I n fo r m at i o n O n t hi s s c r ee n, y o u c an s ee t h e g en er al i n.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n ac c es s poi nt w i t h “ AP B r i dg e- P oi n t t o P oi nt mo de” or “ A P Br i dg e- Poi nt t o M ul t i - Poi nt m o de” c a n onl y be us e d t o br i dg e w i r ed E t h er ne t n et w or k s t og et h er .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n S t a t i on- A d Hoc m ode s e t t i ng pa g e : S t a t i on- I nf r a s t r uc t ur e m ode s e t t i ng pa g e : 12.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n A P B r i dg e - P oi nt t o P oi nt mode s e t t i ng pa ge : A P Br i d g e -P o i n t to Mu l ti -P o i nt m od e s e tti n g p a g e : 13.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n A P B r i dg e - W DS mode s e t t i ng pa ge : U n i v er sal R ep eat er m o d e set t i n g p ag e: 14.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n A lia s Na me T he al i as n am e o f t hi s ac c es s poi nt . Yo u s houl d as s i g n Al i as N a m e i n “ A P mo de” an d “ AP Br i dg e- W D S m o de ” . Ban d It al l o w s y ou t o s et t he A P f i x at 80 2.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n MA C Addr es s I f y o u w an t t o br i dg e mor e t h an on e w i r ed Et her net ne t w or k s t og et her w i t h w i r el es s LAN , y o u ha v e t.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n MA C Addr es s M AC addr es s of t hi s ac t i v e w i r el es s s t at i on. T x P ac k e t T he n u m ber of t r ans m i t t e d p ac k e t s t hat ar e s ent out f r o m t hi s ac t i v e w i r el es s s t a t i on .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 3 A d v an ced S et t i n g You c an s et ad v anc ed par a m et er s of t hi s ac c es s p oi nt .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n Au th e n ti c a ti o n Ty p e T her e ar e t w o au t h ent i c a t i on t y p es : “ O pen S y s t e m ” a nd “ S har ed Ke y ” .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Pr ea m bl e T y pe T he “ L ong Pr e am bl e” c a n pr o v i de b e t t e r w ir e l e s s L A N c o m p a t ib ilit y w h ile t he “ S hor t Pr ea m bl e” c an pr o v i d e bet t er w i r el es s L A N per f or m anc e .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 4 Secu r i t y Th is A cce ss P o i n t p r o v i d e s c o m p l e t e w i r e l e ss L A N se c u r i t y f unc t i ons , i nc l ud e WEP , I E E E 80 2. 1 1 x , I EE E 80 2. 11 x w i t h WEP, W P A w i th pr e- s h ar ed k e y and W P A w i t h R AD I U S .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n Ke y Leng t h Yo u c a n s e l ect th e 6 4 - b i t, o r 1 2 8 b i t k e y to enc r y pt t r ans m i t t ed dat a. Lar g er WE P k e y le n g t h w ill p r o v id e h ig h e r le v e l o f s e c u r it y , b u t t h e t h r o u g h p u t w ill b e lo we r .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Ke y 1 - Ke y 4 T he WEP k e y s ar e us ed t o enc r y p t d at a t r a n s m it t e d in t h e w ir e le s s n e t w o r k .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n Us e in t e r n a l M D 5/PEAP RA DI US S e r v e r You c an s el ec t t o us e t h e i n t er n al R A D I U S s er v er t o pr oc es s t he aut hen t i c at i o n j o b.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 802 . 1x W EP st at i c ke y IEEE 80 2.1 x i s a n a uth en t i c ati o n p r o t oc ol . E v er y us er m us t u s e a v a l i d acc o un t to l o g i n to thi s Acc ess P o i n t b e fo r e ac c es s i ng t h e w i r el es s LAN .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Ke y F or m a t Yo u m a y s e l ec t t o s e l e c t A SC II Ch a ra c t e rs (a l p ha n u me ric f o rma t ) o r He x a d e c i m a l Di g it s (i n t h e “A -F ”, “a -f ” and “ 0- 9” r ang e) t o b e t he W E P K e y .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n W PA p r e- sh ar ed ke y Wi - F i P r ot ec t ed Ac c es s ( WPA ) i s an ad v anc e d s ec ur i t y s t an dar d. Y o u c a n us e a pr e- s har e d k e y t o au t he nt i c a t e w i r el es s s t at i o ns a nd enc r y p t d at a d ur i ng c om mu ni c at i on.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Pr e- s har e d K e y Fo r m a t Yo u m a y s e l ec t t o s e l e c t A SC II Ch a ra c t e rs (a l p ha n u me ric f o rma t ) o r He x a d e c i m a l Di g it s (i n t h e “A -F ”, “a -f ” and “ 0- 9” r ang e) t o b e t he Pr e- s har ed K ey .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n W PA( T KI P) TK I P ca n c h a n g e t h e e n cr yp t i o n ke y f r eq uent l y t o en hanc e t he s ec ur i t y . W PA 2( AES) T hi s us e C C M P pr ot oc ol t o c h ang e enc r y pt i o n k e y f r eq ue nt l y .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 5 R ad i u s S er v e r T hi s Ac c es s P oi n t pr o v i des an i nt er n al R A D I U S s er v er t o aut hen t i c at e w i r el es s s t at i on us er s . Y ou ha v e t o a dd us er ac c ou nt s t o t he R AD I U S s er v er .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n E n a b le Ra d iu s Ser v er Sel ec t t o en abl e t h e R AD I U S s er v er . U s er Pr of i l e t abl e T hi s t abl e r ec or ds t h e ac c ou nt s of us er s y o u w a nt t o al l ow t o ac c es s y our w i r el es s net w or k .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Au th e n ti c a ti o n C l i ent t a bl e T hi s t abl e r ec or ds t h e c l i e nt s o f t he R A D I U S s er v er t hat ne ed t o aut hen t i c at e w i r el es s L AN us er s .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 6 M A C A d d r ess F i l t e r i n g Th is A c c e s s P o in t p r o v i d e s M A C A d d r e ss F ilt e r in g , wh ic h pr e v en t s t he un aut hor i z ed M AC A ddr es s es f r o m ac c es s i ng y o ur w i r el es s n et w or k .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Add M A C addr es s i nt o t h e t abl e I n t h e b o t t o m “Ne w ” a re a , f ill in t h e “ M A C A ddr es s ” a nd “ C o m m e nt ” of t h e w i r el es s s t at i o n t o b e a dd ed an d t he n c lic k “ A d d ”.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 7 S y s t e m U t ilit y F r om h er e, y ou c an de f i ne t h e A c c es s P oi nt ’ s I P A ddr es s an d Log i n P as s w or d and e nabl e t he A c c es s P oi n t t o b e a DHCP Ser v er .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n R e- E nt er P a ss w o r d R ec onf i r m t h e p as s w or d ( up t o 15- di g i t al ph anu m er i c s t r i ng ) y o u w an t t o l og i n to t h e A c c ess Po i n t . N o t e t h a t th e pas s w or d i s c as e- s e ns i t i v e.
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n Sta r t I P /E n d IP You c an des i g n at e a par t i c ul ar I P addr es s r ang e f or y o ur DHCP s e r v e r t o is s u e I P a d d r e s s e s t o y o u r L A N Clie n t s . By de fa ul t th e I P r a n g e i s fr o m : S ta r t I P 192 .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n C onf i g ur at i o n T ool s U s e t h e " Ba c k up " to ol to s a v e th e Ac c es s P oi nt ’ s c ur r ent c onf i g ur at i on t o a f i l e na m e d " c o nf i g .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n 3. 2. 8 Fi r m w a r e U pgr a de T hi s pag e al l o w s y o u t o u pg r ade t h e A c c es s P oi nt ’ s f i r m w ar e. P a ram e t e r De s c rip t io n F irm w a re U pg r ade T hi s t ool al l o w s y o u t o u pg r ade t h e A cce ss P o i n t ’ s s y st e m f i r m w a r e .
W i r el ess L A N A P C o n f i g u r at i o n O nc e t he u pg r ade i s c om pl et e y o u c an s t ar t us i ng t he Ac c es s Po i nt. 3. 2. 9 R eset Y o u c a n r e se t t h e A cc e ss P o i n t ’ s s y st e m sh o u l d a n y p r o b l e m ex i s t .
Tr oubl e s hoot i ng Cha p t e r 4 Tr ou bl e s ho o t i ng T hi s c ha pt er pr o v i des s ol u t i ons t o pr obl em s us u al l y enc o unt er ed d ur i ng t he i ns t al l a t i on an d oper at i on of t h e A cce ss P o i n t .
Tr oubl e s hoot i ng 5. W h at i s W EP ? WEP s t a nds f or Wi r e d E q ui v al ent P r i v ac y , a d at a pr i v ac y m ec h ani s m b as ed o n a 64( 4 0) - bi t s h ar ed k e y al g or i t hm.
An important point after buying a device Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Edimax Wireless LAN Access Point along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
