Advantek Networks AWN-AP-54MR User manual

802.11b+g Access Point
User Manual
Model: AWN-AP-54M

FCC Certifications
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC ules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
 eorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
 Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
CAUTION:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this
device could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC F adiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC F radiation exposure limits set forth for
an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and
operated with a minimum distance of 20cm between the radiator and your
body.
CE Mark Warning
This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may
cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take
adequate measures.
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Specifications are subject to change without prior notification.

Table of Content
Introduction 1
FEATU ES ....................................................................................................1
APPLICATION ................................................................................................2
PA TS NAMES AND FUNCTIONS .....................................................................3
FACTO Y DEFAULT SETTINGS .......................................................................5
Wireless AP ............................................................................................5
Hardware Connection 6
Check the LEDs: .......................................................................................6
About the Operation Modes 7
ACCESS POINT MODE....................................................................................7
WDS EPEATE MODE ................................................................................7
CLIENT MODE (INF AST UCTU E) .................................................................7
CLIENT MODE (AD-HOC) ................................................................................8
WDS BIDGE MODE .....................................................................................8
Configuration 9
LOGIN ..........................................................................................................9
STATUS ......................................................................................................10
System ..................................................................................................10
Statistics................................................................................................11
WI ELESS ..................................................................................................13
Basic Settings .......................................................................................13
Advanced Settings ................................................................................15
Security .................................................................................................19
Access Control......................................................................................21
TCP/IP ......................................................................................................24
Basic .....................................................................................................24
OTHE .......................................................................................................27
Upgrade Firmware ................................................................................27
Save/ eload Settings ...........................................................................28
Password ..............................................................................................30
System Log ...........................................................................................30

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INT ODUCTION
This is an IEEE802.11b/g compliant 11 Mbps & 54 Mbps Ethernet Wireless
Access Point. The Wireless Access Point is equipped with two 10/100 M Auto-
sensing Ethernet ports for connecting to LAN and also for cascading to next
Wireless Access Point.
This Access Point provides 64/128bit WEP encryption, WPA and IEEE802.1x
which ensures a high level of security to protects users’ data and privacy. The
MAC Address filter prevents the unauthorized MAC Addresses from accessing
your Wireless LAN. Your network security is therefore double assured.
The web-based management utility is provided for easy configuration that your
wireless network connection is ensured to be always solid and hassle free.
Features
• Two LAN ports for Wireless AP cascade.
• Support WPA.
• Support AP client mode.
• Support WDS for bridge mode.
• Support data rate automatic fallback.
• Automatic channel selection.
• Client access control.
• Support 802.1x/ adius client with EAP-TLS, TKIP, AES encryption.
• Support IAPP.
• Adjustable Tx power, Tx rate, and SSID broadcast.
• Allow WEP 64/128 bit.
• Web interface management.
• Support System event log and statistics.
• MAC filtering (For wireless only).

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Application
Example 1
Example 2

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Parts Names and Functions
1. Front Panel: (LED Indicators)
LED Status
Indicator Color Solid Flashing
1 Power Green Turns solid green when
power is applied to this
device.
N/A.
2 Status ed Turns solid red when
the device is booting,
after boot scuessfully,
the light turn off.
Link/Act. Green Turns solid green when
connected and
associated to at least a
client station.
eceiving/
Sending data
WEP/WP
A
Orange
Turns solid orange
when wireless security
is enabled.
N/A
3~6
Wireless
MAC Ctrl
Orange
Turns solid orange
when MAC Control is
enabled.
N/A

4
WDS
Orange
Turn solid orange
when WDS is enabled.
N/A
7 LAN 1
8 LAN 2
Green Turns solid green when
linked to a local
network.
eceiving/
Sending data
Table 1: LED Indicators
2. ear Panel: Connection Ports
Port/button Functions
A 12V DC Connects the power adapter plug
B LAN1 Connects to Ethernet
C LAN2 Connects to Ethernet
D (Factory)
ESET
Press over 3 seconds to reboot this device.
Press for over 10 seconds to restore factory
settings.
Performing
the Factory eset will erase all
previously entered device settings.
Table 2: Connection Ports

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Factory Default Settings
Setting Wireless Access Point
Device Name Wireless AP
SSID Default value: 802.11g-AP
Channel 11
WEP Default value: Disabled
IP Address 192.168.1. 254


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HA DWA E CONNECTION
Note: Before you starting hardware connection, you are advised to find an
appropriate location to place the Access Point. Usually, the best place for the
Access Point is at the center of your wireless network, with line of straight to all
your wireless stations. Also, remember to adjust the antenna; usually the
higher the antenna is placed, the better will be the performance.
1. Connect to your local area network: connect a Ethernet cable to one of
the Ethernet port (LAN1 or LAN2) of this Wireless Access Point, and the
other end to a hub, switch, router, or another wireless access point.
2. Power on the device: connect the included AC power adapter to the
Wireless Access Point’s power port and the other end to a wall outlet.
Check the LEDs:
The Power and LAN # LEDs should be ON. LAN# LED will even blink if there is
traffic.
The Link/Act LED will be on in static when associated with a station and blink
whenever this AP receives data packets in the air.
If the Status LED glows after self-test , it means this Wireless Access Point
fails on self test. Please ask your dealer for technical support.
3. Configure your PC: Make sure your local PC(s) has wireless network
adapter installed.

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About the Operation Modes
This device provides four operational applications with Access Point, Bridge,
Client (Ad-hoc) and Client (Infrastructure) modes, which are mutually
exclusive.
This device is shipped with configuration that is functional right out of the box. If
you want to change the settings in order to perform more advanced
configuration or even change the mode of operation, you can use the web-
based utility provided by the manufacturer as described in the following
sections.
Access Point Mode
When acting as an access point, this device connects all the stations
(PC/notebook with wireless network adapter) to a wired network. All stations
can have the Internet access if only the Access Point has the Internet
connection.
See the sample application below.
To set the operation mode to Access Point, please go to “Wireless 

Basic
Settings”, in the “Mode” field click the down arrow  to select AP mode.
WDS epeater Mode
efer to the illustration below. While acting as Bridges, AP1 (with Station 1
being associated to) and AP2 (with Station 2 being associated) can
communicate with each other through wireless interface (with WDS). Thus
Station 1 can communicate with Station 2 and both Station 1 and Station 2 are
able to access the Internet if only AP1 or AP2 has the Internet connection.
To set the operation mode to Bridge, please go to “Wireless 

Basic
Settings”, in the “Mode” field click the down arrow  to select AP mode. And
go to “Wireless 

WDS Settings” to enable WDS.
Client Mode (Infrastructure)
If set to Client (Infrastructure) mode, this device can work like a wireless station
when it’s connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets from
wired end to wireless interface.

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efer to the illustration below. This station (AP1 plus the connected computer 1)
can associate to another Access Point (AP2), and then can have the Internet
access if the other Access Point (AP2) has the Internet connection.
To set the operation mode to Client (Infrastructure), please go to “Wireless


Basic Settings”, in the “Mode” field click the down arrow  to select Client
mode, and then select “Network Type” as “Infrastructure”.
Client Mode (Ad-hoc)
If set to the Client (Ad-hoc) mode, this device can work like a wireless station
when it is connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets
from wired end to wireless interface. You can share files and printers between
wireless stations (PC and laptop with wireless network adapter installed).
See the sample application below.
To set the operation mode to Client (Ad-hoc), please go to “Wireless 

Basic
Settings”, in the “Mode” field click the down arrow  to select Client mode,
and then select Network Type as “Ad-hoc”.
WDS Bridge Mode
The WDS (Wireless Distributed System) function lets this access point act as a
wireless LAN access point and repeater at the same time. Users can use this
feature to build up a large wireless network in a large space like airports, hotels
and schools …etc. This feature is also useful when users want to bridge
networks between buildings where it is impossible to deploy network cable
connections between these buildings.

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CONFIGU ATION
Login
1. Start your computer. Connect an Ethernet cable between your computer
and the Wireless Access Point.
2. Make sure your wired station is set to the same subnet as the Wireless
Access Point, i.e. 192.168.1.254
3. Start your WEB browser. In the Address box, enter the following:
HTTP://192.168.1.254
The configuration menu is divided into four categories: Status, Wireless,
TCP/IP, and Other settings. Click on the desired setup item to expand
the page in the main navigation page. The setup pages covered in this
utility are described below.
No username and password required for the fist login, however, you can
set up a set of password for the future security and username is can’t
change, for detailed configuration, please refer to the Password in the
later section of Configuration.
4. Default username: please key in “admin” on login web page.

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Status
In this screen, you can see the current settings and status of this Access
Point. You can change settings by selecting specific tab described in
below.
System
System
Uptime The time period since the device was up.
Firmware Version
The current version of the firmware installed in this
device.
Wireless Configuration
Wireless Mode There are four modes supported,
Access Point, Client
(Ad-hoc and Infrastructure), WDS Bridge
and WDS
repeater. The default mode is Access Point
. If you
want to change to bridge
mode, please go to
Wireless/WDS Setting to enable the WDS function.

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SSID
The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another,
therefore, all access points
and all devices attempting
to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same
SSID. It is case-
sensitive and must not exceed 32
characters.
A device will not be permitted to join the
BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID. An SSID is
also referred to as a network name
because essentially
it is a name that identifies a wireless network.
Channel Number
The number of channels supported depends on the
region of this Access Point. All stations
communicating
with the Access Point must use the same channel.
Encryption WEP Encryption (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is
set to
Disabled by default. When W
EP is enabled, data
packet is encrypted
before being transmitted. The WEP prevents
data
packets from being
eavesdropped by unrelated people.
By using WEP data encryptio
n, there may be a
significant degradation of the data throughput on the
wireless link.
Associated Clients
Displays the total number of clients associated to this
AP. You can have up to 64 clients to associate to this
Access Point.
BSSID BSSID displays t
he ID of current BSS, which uniquely
identifies each BSS. In AP mode, this value is the MAC
address of this Access Point.
TCP/IP Configuration
IP Protocol
Display the method to get the IP of this AP, which could
be
obtained by Fixed-IP or DHCP-client.
br0 IP Address Current IP address for this Access Point
br0 Subnet Mask Current Subnet mask for this Access Point
br0 Default Gateway
Default Gateway for this Access Point
br0 MAC Address The MAC Address for this Access Point
Statistics
The Statistics table shows the packets sent/received over wireless and
ethernet LAN respectively.

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Wireless
Basic Settings
This page includes all primary and major parameters. Any parameter change
will cause the device to reboot for the new settings to take effect.


 Disable Wireless LAN Interface
Check the box to disable the Wireless
LAN Interface, by so doing, you won’
t
be able to make wireless connection
with this Access Point in the network
you are located. In other words,
this
device will not be visible
by any
wireless station.
Band
You can choose one mode of the
following you need.
 2.4GHz (B):
802.11b supported
rate only.
 2.4GHz (G):
802.11g supported rate
only.
 2.4GHz (B+G):
802.11b supported

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rate and 802.11g supported rate.
The default is 2.4GHz (B+G) mode.
Mode This Wireless Access
Point can support
four modes AP, Client,
Bridge and
epeater.
Network Type When in Client
mode, you can select
between Ad-Hoc and Infrastructure.
SSID
The SSID differentiates one WLAN
from another, therefore,
all access
points
and all devices attempting to
connect to a specific WLAN must use
the same SSID. It is case-
sensitive and
must not exceed 32 characters.
A
device will not be permitted to join the
BSS unless it can provide the unique
SSID. An SSID i
s also referred to as a
network name
because essentially it is
a name that identifies a wireless
network.
Channel Number Allow user to set the channel manually
or automatically.
If set channel manually,
just select the
channel you want to specify.
If “Aut
o” is selected, user can set the
channel range to have Wireless Access
Point automatically survey and choose
the channel with best situation for
communication.
The number of channels supported
depends on the region of this Access
Point. All stations commun
icating with
the Access Point must use the same
channel.



Enable Mac Clone (Single
Ethernet Client)
If your ISP restricts service to PCs only,
use the MAC Clone feature to copy a
PC Media
Access Control (MAC) address to your
router. This procedure will ca
use the
router to appear
as a single PC, while allowing online
access to multiple computers on your
network.
Apply Changes
Press to save the new settings on the

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screen.
eset
Press to discard the data you have
entered since last time you press Apply
Change.
Advanced Settings
It is not recommended that settings in this page to be changed unless
advanced users want to change to meet their wireless environment for optimal
performance
Authentication Type To provide a certain level of security, t
he IEEE
802.11 standard has defined two types of
authentication methods, Open System and Shared
Key. With Open System authentication, a wireless
PC can join any network and receive any messages
that are not encrypted. With Shared Key
authentication, only t
hose PCs that possess the
correct authentication key can join the network. By
default, IEEE 802.11 wireless devices operate in an

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Open System network.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption is
used when the wireless devices are configured to
operate in Shared Key authentication mode.
If the Access Point is using Open System
, then the
wireless adapter will need to be set to the same
authentication mode.
Shared Key is used
when both the sender and the
recipient share a secret key.
Select Auto for the network
adapter to select the
Authentication mode
automatically depending on the
Access Point Authentication mode.
Fragment Threshold Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving
the efficiency when high traffic flows along in the
wireless network. If your 802.11g Wireless LAN
PC Card often transmit large files in wireless
network, you can enter new Fragment Threshold
value to split the packet. The value can be set
from 256 to 2346. The default value is 2346.
TS Threshold TS Threshold is a mechanism
implemented to
prevent the “Hidden Node” problem. “Hidden Node”
is a situation in which two stations are within range of
the same Access Point, but are not within range of
each other. Therefore, they are hidden nodes for
each other. When a station starts d
ata transmission
with the Access Point, it might not notice that the
other station is already using the wireless medium.
When these two stations send data at the same time,
they might collide when arriving simultaneously at
the Access Point. The collision
will most certainly
result in a loss of messages for both stations.
Thus, the TS Threshold mechanism provides a
solution to prevent data collisions. When you enable
TS Threshold on a suspect “hidden station”
, this
station and its Access Point will use a
equest to
Send ( TS). The station will send an TS to the
Access Point, informing that it is going to transmit the

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data. Upon receipt, the Access Point will respond
with a CTS message to all station within its range to
notify all other stations to defer transmission. It will
also confirm the requestor station that the Access
Point has reserved it for the time-
frame of the
requested transmission.
If the “Hidden Node”
problem is an issue, please
specify the packet size.
The TS mechanism will be
activated if the data size exceeds the value you set.
.
The default value is 2347.
Warning: Enabling TS Threshold will cause
redundant network overhead that could negatively
affect the throughput performance instead of
providing a remedy.
This value should remain at its default setting of 2347
.
Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor
modifications of this value are recommended.
Beacon Interval Beacon Interval is
the amount of time between
beacon transmissions. Before a station enters
power
save mode,
the station needs the beacon interval to
know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and
learn whether there are buffered frames at the
access point).
Data ate By default, the unit adaptively selects the highest
possible rate for transmission. Select
the basic rates
to be used among the following options: Auto
, 1, 2,
5.5, 11or 54 Mbps. For most networks the default
setting is Auto which is the best choice. When Auto
is enabled
the transmission rate will select the
optimal rate. If obstacles or interference
are present,
the system will automatically fall back to a lower rate.
Preamble Type
A preamble is a signal used in wireless environment
to synchronize the transmitting timing including
Synchronization and Start frame delimiter. I
n a
"noisy" network e
nvironment, the Preamble Type
should be set to Long Preamble. The
Short
Preamble
is intended for applications where
minimum overhead and maximum performance is
desired. If in a "noisy" network environment, the
performance will be decreased.
Broadcast SSID Select enabled
to allow all the wireless stations to
detect the SSID of this Access Point.