Compex WP54G 6E User manual

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Manual Revision by Daniel
Manual Number: U-0496-V1.3C Version 1.3 September 2006
Disclaimer
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implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose. Compex, Inc. may make improvements
and/or changes to the product and/or specifications of the product described
in this manual, without prior notice. Compex, Inc will not be liable for any
technical inaccuracies or typographical errors found in this guide. Changes are
periodically made to the information contained herein and will be
incorporated into later versions of the manual. The information contained is
subject to change without prior notice.
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have suggestions on improving, we would like to hear from you. Please contact
us at:
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FCC NOTICE
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This device 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
device does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Connect the computer into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
Increase the separation between the computer and receiver.
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.
FCC Compliance Statement: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference, and
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
Products that contain a radio transmitter are labelled with FCC ID and may also
carry the FCC logo.
Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation.
To comply with the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the following
antenna installation and device operating configurations must be satisfied:
a. For configurations using the integral antenna, the separation distance
between the antenna(s) and any person’s body (including hands, wrists,
feet and ankles) must be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
b. For configurations using an approved external antenna, the separation
distance between the antenna and any person’s body (including hands,
wrists, feet and ankles) must be at least 20cm (8 inch).

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The transmitter shall not be collocated with other transmitters or antennas.
ICES 003 Statement
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Declaration of Conformity
Compex, Inc. declares the following:
Product Name: Wireless Access Point with Integrated PoE
Model No.: WP54G conforms to the following Product Standards:
This device complies with the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
(89/336/EEC) issued by the Commission of the European Community.
Compliance with this directive implies conformity to the following European
Norms (in brackets are the equivalent international standards.)
Electromagnetic Interference (Conduction and Radiation): EN 55022 (CISPR 22)
Electromagnetic Immunity: EN 55024 (IEC61000-4-2, 3,4,5,6,8,11)
Low Voltage Directive: EN 60 950: 1992+A1: 1993+A2: 1993+A3: 1995+A4:
1996+A11: 1997.
Therefore, this product is in conformity with the following regional standards:
FCC Class B: following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directive, CE Mark: following
the provisions of the EC directive.
Compex, Inc. also declares that:
The wireless card in this product complies with the R&TTE Directive (1999/5/EC)
issued by the Commission of the European Community. Compliance with this
directive implies conformity to the following:
EMC Standards: FCC: 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart B, 47 CFR Part 15, Subpart C
(Section 15.247); CE: EN 300 328-2, EN 300 826 (EN 301 489-17)
Therefore, this product is in conformity with the following regional standards:
FCC Class B: following the provisions of FCC Part 15 directive, CE Mark: following
the provisions of the EC directive.

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Technical Support Information
The warranty information and registration form are found in the Quick Install
Guide.
For technical support, you may contact Compex or its subsidiaries. For your
convenience, you may also seek technical assistance from the local distributor,
or from the authorized dealer/reseller that you have purchased this product
from. For technical support by email, write to [email protected].sg.
Refer to the table below for the nearest Technical Support Centres:
Technical Support Centres
Contact the technical support centre that services your location.
U.S.A., Canada, Latin America and South America
Write
Compex, Inc.
840 Columbia Street, Suite B
Brea, CA 92821, USA
Call
Fax
Tel:
Tel:
Fax:
[phone] (8 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific time)
[phone] (Ext.122 Technical Support)
[phone]
Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and the rest of the World
Write
Compex Systems Pte Ltd
135, Joo Seng Road #08-01, PM Industrial Building
Singapore 368363
Call
Tel:
Tel:
Fax:
(65) 6286-1805 (8 a.m.-5 p.m. local time)
(65) 6286-2086 (Ext.199 Technical Support)
(65) 6283-8337
Internet
access/ E-mail: FTPsite: [email protected] ftp.compex.com.sg
Website: http://www.cpx.com or http://www.compex.com.sg
Fax

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About This Document
The product described in this document, Wireless Access Point with Integrated
PoE, WP54G is a licensed product of Compex Systems Pte Ltd. This document
contains instructions for installing, configuring and using WP54G. It also gives an
overview of the key applications and the networking concepts with respect to
the product.
This documentation is for both Network Administrators and the end user who
possesses some basic knowledge in the networking structure and protocols.
It makes a few assumptions that the host computer has already been installed
with TCP/IP and already up & running and accessing the Internet. Procedures
for Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP operating systems are included in this document.
However, for other operating system, you may need to refer to your operating
system’s documentation for networking.
How to Use this Document
This document may become superseded, in which case you may find its latest
version at: http://www.compex.com.sg
The document is written in such a way that you as a user will find it convenient
to find specific information pertaining to the product. It comprises of chapters
that explain in details on the installation and configuration of WP54G.
Firmware
This manual is written based on Firmware version 2.02

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Conventions
In this document, special conventions are used to help and present the
information clearly. The Wireless Access Point with Integrated PoE is often
referred to as WP54G or Access Point in this document. Below is a list of
conventions used throughout.
NOTE
This section will consist of important features or instructions
CAUTION
This section concerns risk of injury, system damage or loss of data
WARNING
This section concerns risk of severe injury
References on Menu Command, Push Button, Radio Button, LED and Label
appear in Bold. For example, “Click on Ok.”

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Copyrights © 2006 Compex Systems Pte Ltd ................................................................ i
Trademark Information ..................................................................................................... i
Disclaimer............................................................................................................................ i
Your Feedback...................................................................................................................i
FCC NOTICE........................................................................................................................ii
Declaration of Conformity ...............................................................................................ii
Technical Support Information.......................................................................................iii
About This Document...................................................................................................... iv
How to Use this Document.............................................................................................iv
Firmware............................................................................................................................iv
Conventions......................................................................................................................iv
CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT OVERVIEW..............................................1
Introduction...............................................................................................................1
Features and Benefits..............................................................................................2
When to use which mode......................................................................................3
Access Point Mode............................................................................................3
Access Point Client Mode................................................................................4
CHAPTER 2: HARDWARE INSTALLATION.....................................5
Setup Requirements ................................................................................................5
Hardware Installation ..............................................................................................5
OPTION One: Using power adapter to supply power to the unit..............5
OPTION Two: Using PoE to supply power to the unit....................................7
Optional: Mounting on the Wall....................................................................10
CHAPTER 3: ACCESS TO WEB-BASED INTERFACE ...................11
Access to the Web interface with uConfig.......................................................11
Manual access to web-based interface via Internet Explorer......................15
CHAPTER 4: COMMON CONFIGURATION ..............................20
Management Port Setup......................................................................................20
Setting up your LAN .........................................................................................21
To view the active DHCP leases....................................................................24
To reserve specific IP addresses for predetermined DHCP clients..........25
WLAN Setup ............................................................................................................28
To configure the Basic setup of the wireless mode ...................................29

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To configure the Security setup of the wireless mode...............................43
To configure the Advanced setup of the wireless mode.........................43
Statistics..............................................................................................................46
STP Setup..................................................................................................................48
MAC Filtering...........................................................................................................53
Add a MAC address to the MAC Address List............................................54
Delete a MAC address from all access points. ..........................................57
Delete a MAC address from individual access point................................59
Edit MAC address from the MAC Address List............................................61
CHAPTER 5: WLAN SECURITY.....................................................63
How to set up WEP.................................................................................................64
How to set up WPA-Personal................................................................................66
How to set up 802.1x/RADIUS...............................................................................68
How to set up WPA Enterprise..............................................................................70
CHAPTER 6: WIRELESS EXTENDED FEATURES ............................73
Virtual AP (Multiple SSID).......................................................................................73
Preferred APs (Only available in Client Mode).................................................75
Long Distance Parameters...................................................................................76
Point-to-Point & Point-to-MultiPoint Setup .........................................................79
CHAPTER 7: SYSTEM UTILITIES .....................................................82
Using the SYSTEM TOOLS Menu............................................................................82
System Identity..................................................................................................82
System Clock Setup.........................................................................................84
Firmware Upgrade...........................................................................................85
Backup or Reset Settings ................................................................................87
Reboot System..................................................................................................90
Change Password............................................................................................91
Logout................................................................................................................92
Using the HELP menu.............................................................................................93
Get Technical Support....................................................................................93
About System....................................................................................................94

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APPENDIX I: FIRMWARE RECOVERY .........................................95
APPENDIX II: TCP/IP CONFIGURATION.....................................97
For Windows 95/98/98SE/ME/NT ....................................................................97
For Windows XP/2000.......................................................................................99
APPENDIX III: PANEL VIEWS & DESCRIPTIONS........................102
APPENDIX IV: VIRTUAL AP (MULTI-SSID) FAQ.........................105
APPENDIX V: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...........................109

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The high-performance access point (AP) is designed
for enterprise and public access applications.
Embedded with the Atheros chipset, it boasts network
robustness, stability and wider network coverage.
Based on 802.11g, the access point supports high-
speed data transmission of up to 54Mbps in the 2.4GHz
frequency band.
The access point is capable of operating in different
modes: Access Point and Access Point Client, which
makes it suitable for a wide variety of wireless applications, including long-distance
deployments.
Equipped with an SMA connector for external antenna support, the access point
provides a wider coverage for your network. Moreover, its integrated Power over Ethernet
(PoE) allows the access point to be used in areas where power outlets are not readily
available.
To protect your security and privacy, the access point is armed with many enhanced
wireless security features such as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 (with Advanced
Encryption Standard encryption) MAC Address Filtering, IEEE 802.1x Authentication and
64/128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) to ensure privacy for the heterogeneous mix of
users within the same wireless network.
The access point also incorporates a unique set of advanced features such as: Virtual AP
to deliver multiple services; Long-Range parameter fine-tuning which provide the access
point with the ability to auto-calculate parameters such as slot time, ACK time-out and
CTS time-out to achieve a longer range; and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) which provides
extra redundancy and the ability to auto-reconfigure when there are changes in the
network topology.

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The access point has been designed for high performance and offers a rich
suite of features, with which you should acquaint yourself to be able to exploit
your access point’s full potential.
Virtual AP (Multiple SSID)
Virtual AP implements mSSID (Multi-SSID)
This allows a single wireless card to be set up with multiple virtual AP
connections with different SSIDs or BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) and
security modes.
Highly Secured Wireless Network
The access point supports the highest available wireless security standard:
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2. WPA2 has two different modes: WPA2-PSK for
SOHO users and WPA2-EAP for Enterprise users. The access point also
supports IEEE 802.1x for secure and centralized user-based authentication.
Wireless clients are thus required to authenticate through highly secure
methods like EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, and EAP-PEAP, in order to obtain access to
the network.
Smart Select
This feature will automatically scan and recommend the best channel that
the access point can utilize.
uConfig Utility
Compex’s exclusive uConfig utility allows users to access the user-friendly
Web configuration interface of the access point without having to change
the TCP/IP setup of the workstation.
STP
Spanning-Tree Protocol provides path redundancy while preventing
undesirable loops in the network. It forces certain redundant data paths into
a standby (blocked) state. If one network segment in the Spanning-Tree
Protocol becomes unreachable, or if Spanning-Tree Protocol costs change,
the spanning-tree algorithm reconfigures the spanning-tree topology and
re-establishes the link by activating the standby path.
Point-to-Point & Point-to-MultiPoint Support
Point-to-Point and Point-to-MultiPoint communication between different
buildings enables you to bridge wireless clients that are kilometres apart
while unifying the networks.

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HE EN N T TO O U US SE E W WH HI IC CH H M MO OD DE E
The access point is versatile in the sense that it may operate in 2 different types
of modes: Access Point Mode and Client Mode.
This section presents a brief outline of the different network applications that
can be accommodated through the different modes of the access point.
A
AC
CC CE ES SS S P
PO
OI IN NT T M
MO
OD DE E
This is the default mode of the access point. The Access Point mode enables
you to bridge wireless clients to access the wired network infrastructure and to
communicate with each other.
In the example above, the wireless users will be able to access the file server
connected to the switch through the access point in Access Point mode.

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MO
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In Access Point Client mode, the device acts as a wireless client.
When connected to an access point, it will create a network link between the
Ethernet network connected at this client device, and the wireless and Ethernet
network connected at the access point.
In this mode it can only connect with an access point. Other wireless clients
cannot connect with it directly unless connected to the same access point -
allowing them to communicate with all devices connected at the Ethernet port
of the WP54G.
In the example above, the workgroup PCs will be able to access the printer
connected to the access point in Access Point Client mode.

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Before starting, please verify that the following is available:
CAT5/5e networking cable
At least one computer is installed with a Web browser and a wired or wireless
network interface adapter
TCP/IP protocol is installed and IP address parameters are properly configured
on all your network’s nodes
H
HA
AR RD DW WA AR RE E I
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NS ST TA AL LL LA AT TI IO ON N
The access point can be powered using either the power adapter provided or
a PoE Injector. The installation process for both options is described below.
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OP PT TI IO ON N O ON
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SI IN NG G P PO OW WE ER R A AD DA AP PT TE ER R T TO O S SU UP PP PL LY Y P PO OW WE ER R T TO O T TH HE E U UN NI IT T
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St te ep p 1 1: :
Connect the external antenna to the SMA connector of the access point.

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S
St te ep p 2 2: :
Insert one end of the Ethernet cable to any of the Ethernet ports on your
access point, and the other end of the cable to your PC’s Ethernet network
adapter.
S
St te ep p 3 3: :
Attach the power adapter to the main electrical supply, and connect the
power plug into the socket of the access point.
S
St te ep p 4 4: :
Turn ON the power supply and power ON your PC. Notice that the LEDs: Power
and Port 1or 2(depending on which port you have connected the RJ45
Ethernet cable to) have lighted up. This indicates that connection has been
established successfully between your access point and your PC.
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OP PT TI IO ON N T TW
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: U US
SI IN NG G P
PO
OE
E T
TO O S SU UP PP PL LY Y P PO OW WE ER R T TO O T TH HE E U UN NI IT T
The access point is fully compatible with a Power-Over-Ethernet (PoE) kit. A PoE
accessory supplies operational power to the wireless AP via the Ethernet cable
connection.
Users who have already purchased a PoE and who wish to use it to supply
power to the access point may follow the installation procedures shown below:
S
St te ep p 1 1: :
Connect the external antenna to the SMA connector of the access point.
S
St te ep p 2 2: :
Use an RJ45 Ethernet cable to connect one end of the cable to the LAN OUT
port of the Injector and the other end to Ethernet port 1 of the access point.

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S
St te ep p 3 3: :
Next, connect the RJ45 Ethernet cable attached to the PoE Injector to your
PC’s Ethernet network adapter.
Once you have finished configuring your access point, you can connect the
PoE Injector’s RJ45 Ethernet cable to your network device, such as to a switch
or hub.
S
St te ep p 4 4: :
Connect the power adapter supplied in the PoE kit to the main electrical
supply and the power plug into the socket of the injector.
Note:
The voltage and current supplied to the power adapter and the PoE kit power
adapter are different. Do not interchange the power adapters.

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S
St te ep p 5 5: :
Turn on your power supply. Notice that the Power LED has lighted up. This
indicates that the access point is receiving power through the Compex PoE
Injector. Notice also that the corresponding port LEDs have lighted up. This
indicates that connection between your access point and your PC has been
established.

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PT TI IO ON NA AL L:
: M MO
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AL LL L
S
St te ep p 1 1: :
Screw the mount onto the unit.
S
St te ep p 2 2: :
Align the unit and mount to the wall.
Use the mount as a guide, make 2 marks and drill 2 holes into the wall.
S
St te ep p 3 3: :
Next, secure the unit and mount to the wall.