Gigafast WE711-AP User manual

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Wireless LAN Access Point
Access Point
User’s Manual
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Copyright © 2000 All rights reserved.
No part of this documentation may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative
work (such as translation, transformation, or adaptation) without written permission from the copyright owner.
All the other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Statement of Conditions
The manufacturer may make improvements or changes in the product described in this documentation at any time.
The specifications and information regarding to the product in this manual are subject to change without notice.
The manufacturer assumes no responsibility for errors contained herein or for direct, indirect, special, incidental or
consequential damages with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual or equipment supplied with it,
even if the manufacturer or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Electronic Emission Notices
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.
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
FCC Radio Frequency Interference Statement
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 rules and Canada RSS-210. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates,
uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential
area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his
own expense. If the equipment causes interference to radio or television reception, try to correct the interference
by using one or more of the following measures:
• Turn the television or radio antenna until the interference stops.
• Move the equipment to one side or the other of the television or radio.
• Move the equipment farther away from the television or radio.
• Plug the equipment into an outlet that is on a different circuit from the television or radio.
To assure continued compliance, any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer.
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This
equipment should be installed and operated with the minimum distance between your body and the Antenna as
shown below:

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Typographical Conventions
It is important to understand the symbol and formatting conventions used in the documentation. The following
symbols are used in the guide.
Note: Indicates a note which contains important information.
Caution: Indicates procedures which, if not observed, could result in loss of data or damage to the
equipment.

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Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................................5
1.1 FEATURES........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.2 APPLICATIONS.................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................................................................................6
1.4 PRODUCT KIT................................................................................................................................................................... 6
2UTILITY/DRIVER INSTALLATION............................................................................................................................7
2.1 APUTILITY....................................................................................................................................................................... 7
2.1.1 Driver installation.........................................................................................................................................................................7
2.1.2 APUtility installation.....................................................................................................................................................................9
2.2 SNMP MANAGER .......................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.2.1 For Win98/2000/ME/NT4.0........................................................................................................................................................11
2.2.2 For Win95..................................................................................................................................................................................13
3CONFIGURATION........................................................................................................................................................14
3.1 LOCAL CONFIGURATION BY APUTILITY ......................................................................................................................... 14
3.2 REMOTE CONFIGURATION BY SNMP MANAGER.............................................................................................................18
4OPERATING THE ACCESS POINT...........................................................................................................................28
4.1 APPLICATION..................................................................................................................................................................28
4.1.1 Ad-hoc configuration..................................................................................................................................................................28
4.1.2 Infrastructure configuration........................................................................................................................................................28
4.2 OPERATING.................................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.3 CHANNELS AVAILABLE...................................................................................................................................................31
5TROUBLESHOOTING..................................................................................................................................................32
6SPECIFICATION...........................................................................................................................................................36
7GLOSSARY.....................................................................................................................................................................37

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1 INTRODUCTION
Wireless LAN is local area networking without wires, which uses radio frequencies to transmit and receive data
between PC’s or other network devices without wires or cables. Wireless LAN configurations include independent
networks, suitable for small or temporary peer-to-peer configurations, and infrastructure networks, offering fully
distributed data connectivity via micro cells and roaming.
The Access Point is designed to meet the mobility, performance, security, interoperability, management, reliability
requirements of IEEE 802.11b high data rate standard and IEEE 802.3 Ethernet 10 Base-T standard. When
installed, Access Point can communicate with other IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.3 compatible products to create
a wireless network in your office or home.
1.1 Features
Compliant with 11 Mbps 802.11b high-speed specification
Data rate 11/5.5/2/1 Mbps automatic fallback under noisy environment
Supports a wide range of OS (Win95/98/2000/ME/NT)
Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b compliant equipment
Interoperable with IEEE 802.3 compliant equipment
Supports full mobility and seamless roaming from cell to cell
Working range up to 300M under open environment.
Supports point-to-point and point-to-multipoint access.
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) technology provides robust, interference-resistant and secure
wireless connection.
Wireless connection without the hassles and cost of cabling.
Support access point bridging functions.
Remote/local management by the Ethernet/USB.
Automatic diversity antennas.
1.2 Applications
Home networking for device sharing - Remote access to corporate network information E-mail, file transfer
and terminal emulation.
Frequently changing environments - Retailers, manufacturers and banks who frequently rearrange the
workplace and change location.
SOHO (Small Office and Home Office) users - SOHO users need easy and quick installation of a small
computer network.
Inter-building connection - The wireless building-to-building network installs quickly, requires no monthly
lease fees, and provides the flexibility to reconfigure easily.
Hard-to-wire buildings - Historical or old buildings, asbestos installations, and open area where wiring is
difficult to employ.
Education (ex/ campuses)

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Hospitals/Medical offices - Doctors, nurses, and white-collar workers need access to database while being
mobile in the hospital.
Warehouse (inventory)
Security huts
Exhibition centers
Temporary LANs for special projects or peak time - Trade shows, exhibitions, retailers, airline and shipping
companies need additional workstations for a peak period. Auditors require workgroups at customer sites.
1.3 System Requirements
Below lists minimum requirement to use Access Point access point:
1. LAN with a 10/100 Base-T (UTP) Ethernet cable drop (RJ-45 connector).
2. An A/C power outlet (100~240V, 50~60Hz)
3. At least one IEEE 802.11 or IEEE 802.11b standard Wireless LAN NIC (Network Interface Card).
1.4 Product Kit
Access Point includes the following items. If any listed item is not included, please contact your local dealer.
1. Wireless Access point x 1
2. Driver & Utility CD-ROM Disk x 1
3. User’s manual x 1
4. AC adapter with power cable x 1.
5. Antenna x 2.

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2 UTILITY/DRIVER INSTALLATION
You can operate Access Point by default configuration directly. If you want to configure it by yourself, you will need
to install either APUtility and relative USB driver for local configuration, or SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol) manager for remote configuration.
This manual will demonstrate the installation in Windows 98 system.
2.1 APUtility
Below lists the minimum requirements to install APUtility:
1. PC with Utility/Driver CD-ROM Disk (included by this product kit), USB port and cable.
2. Win98//2000/ME operating system.
3. Minimum 5 Mbytes free disk space for installing driver and utility program
The Driver will not be enabled on Win95/NT
2.1.1 Driver installation
1. Boot up your PC and power Access Point
2. Insert Utility/Driver CD-ROM Disk into drive.
3. Connect USB cable between PC and Access Point
4. Windows will display a "New Hardware Found" message indicating that Windows has recognized a new USB
device that has not been used before. Click Next>.

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5. Instruct Windows to "search for the best driver" and click Next>.
6. Make the appropriate selection depending on where the drivers are located (e.g. D:\Driver) and click Next>.
7. Windows will confirm the driver location you selected. You only need to press next or back to change the
location. click Next>.

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8. A dialog will appear that will confirm the completion of the procedure. Click Finish to exit.
After the installation of the driver is complete, unplug the cable and then plug it again.
2.1.2 APUtility installation
1. Double click D:\Utility\APUtility\SETUP.EXE
2. Click Next>.
3. Click Yes if you agree with the statements.

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4. Browse the folder you want to install, and then click Next>.
5. Select the installation type, then click Next>.
6. Specify program folder name, then click Next>.

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7. Click Finish to exit.
2.2 SNMP Manager
2.2.1 For Win98/2000/ME/NT4.0
1. Double click D:\Utility\SNMP\SETUP.EXE
2. Click Next>.
3. Click Yes if you agree with the statements.

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4. Browse the folder you want to install, and then click Next>.
5. Select the installation type, then click Next>.
6. Specify program folder name, then click Next>.

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7. Click Finish to exit.
2.2.2 For Win95
1. FIRST ,DOWNLOADING DCOM95 ,THEN INSTALL IT IS REQUIRED BEFORE THE INSTALLATION OF SNMP MANAGER .
LINK MICROSOFT WEBSITE TO DOWNLOAD DCOM95 1.3
(HTTP://WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/COM/DCOM/DCOM95/DOWNLOAD.ASP).
2. SECOND ,INSTALL WINDOWS SOCKET 2UPDATE(W95WS2SETUP.EXE)FOR WIN95 .THE FILE CAN BE
DOWNLOADED FROM THE MICROSOFT WEBSITE :
(HTTP://WWW.MICROSOFT.COM/WINDOWS/DOWNLOADS/BIN/W95WS2SETUP.EXE).
3. Finally , please refer to section 2.2.1 For Win98/2000/ME/NT4.0 , this is the same steps to install SNMP
Manager.

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3 CONFIGURATION
In this section, the detail local and remote configuration will be demonstrated.
3.1 Local configuration by APUtility
If you want to change or view the parameters of Access Point, you have to plug the USB cable from PC (where
APUtility driver and utility had been installed) to the Access Point USB port.
1. Run the APUtility from “Start “, “Program”, “AP UTILITIES”,”APUtility”.
2. Click the “Configuration” button.
3. A Bridge Configuration window will appear as shown below. In the window that it will appear you have four
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4. Configuration Settings: Select the “Configuration Settings” option and Press the “Get” button if you want to
view the current parameters. If you want to set new parameters, first select the required parameter, press the
“Modify” button and then type the new value. You will have to press the “Set” button to download any changes
to the bridge.
Parameters:
MAC Address: The MAC Address of the AP.
Regulation Domain: You need to select the Regulation Domain among the following options, FCC, ETSI,
SPAIN, DOC, SPAIN, FRANCE and MKK.
Ethernet IP Address: The IP Address of the AP.
Ethernet Subnet Mask: The Ethernet station and the Access Point must be on the same subnet. The IP
address for the Access Point must correspond to the Subnet Mask.
Wireless MAC Address: The wireless MAC address of the AP.
ESSID: Select the ESSID to be used.
ESSID Length: The length of the ESSID (number of characters).
Auto Rate Fall Back: Select Enable or Disable.
Wireless Channel: Select the channel to be used. There are 14 channels available.
WEP type: The Wired Equivalent Privacy Algorithm (64 or 128 bits).
WEP key:The WEP key if the WEP option is enabled in order to activate WE Pencryption for transmissions
between the stations and the Access Point.
Wireless Fragmentation Threshold: This is the option for the Fragmentation Threshold activation.
Wireless RTS Threshold: This is the option for the RTS Threshold activation.
WEP Keys #1 - #4: The default key that will be used. May be edited only if WEP type is 64 bits.
WEP keys must be in HEX and in two bytes per character format e.g. if you want the WEP Key #1 to be
12345, then you must set it as 0102030405.
Preamble Type: Select Short or Long Preamble Type.
Authentication Type: Select Open System or Shared Key Authentication Type.
Access Point Name: Type the Access Point’s name (Product code).
Operational Rate Set: Select the Operational Rate set among the following options, 82 84 8B 96 (1 - 2 - 5.5 -
11 Mbps) or 82 84 0B 16 (1 - 2 Mbps).
Beacon Period: Set the Beacon Period parameter.
DTIM: Set the DTIM parameter.
Receive Antenna: Set the Receive Antenna among the following options Left, Right or Diversity.
Transmit Antenna: Set the Transmit Antenna among the following options Left, Right or Diversity.
Operational Mode: Set one of the following operational modes os the Access Point.
• Access Point
• Access Point Client
• Wireless Bridge

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User Community: Indicates the user’s password. The default pasword is “pulic”
User Access: Indicates the user’s access rights. The user can only read and not set or change the AP’s
parameters.
Administrator Community: Indicates the administrator’s password. The default password is “public”
Administrator Access: Indicates the Administrator’s access rights. The administrator can read and also set or
save changes to the AP’s parameters.
Manufacturer Community: Indicates the manufacturer’s password.
Manufacturer Access: Indicates the manufacturer’s access rights. The manufacturer can read and set or
save changes to the AP’s parameters. Also can view or modify the Hardware Configuration.
Gateway IP Address: Network Gateway
IP Filtering: Enable/Disable the possibility to allow only IP protocol packets to pass through the WLAN and
any other protocol packets filtered out.
DHCP client: Enable/Disable automatic IP adress assigment by the DHCP server Primary Port: Determines
the Access Point;s MAC and IP Address.
Primary Port: The interface which determines the DHCP server (EthernetPort/Wireless Port).
Authorization Algorithm: Enable/Disable the association with authorized MAC Addresses stations.
SNMP traps: Enabled/Disabled SNMP traps, which are the messages indicating the actions related to the AP
that have taken place.
Preferred BSSID: Remote MAC Address for connection, in Access Point Client or Wireless Bridge
Operational modes.
WEP 128 keys #1-#4: The default key that will be used. May be edited if WEP type is 128 bits.
5. CR31 Settings: By selecting the “C31 Settings” option, you can get or set the Transmitting Power values for
the Control Register 31 of the Base-band, for each channel.

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6. Default Settings: Load the default values of the Access Point by selecting this option.

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7. Manufacturer Settings: View or change the Manufacturer Settings by selecting this option.
This option is used only for manufacturing purposes.
3.2 Remote configuration by SNMP manager
You can configure Access Point via Ethernet by PC with SNMP Manager installed.
1. Run the SNMP Manager from “Start “, “Program”, “AP UTILITIES”,”SNMP Manager”.

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2. Select “Connect to Access Point” option which is under the “File” menu. Try to connect to the Access Point, by
typing its IP address in the panel which appears and at the Community field, type "public" and then press OK.
3. If you don’t know the IP address of the Access Point you can use the “Find Access Point” option which is also
under the “File” menu in order to see the Access Points available for connection. Select one of the available
Access Points and press “Connect”.
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In case of an unsuccessful connection you receive the following message.
If the above error message appears, you need to check if the AP has the desired IP Address and is connected to
the network. In order to check the validity of the IP Address you need to ping the AP.
5. When the connection has successfully been established, you get a message in the left bottom corner
indicating “Get Configuration done” and on the right corner the “IP Address” of the connected Access Point.
As soon as the connection has been established, you are now able to start viewing or setting the Access Point
parameters.
Under the “File” menu ,the file menu contains the following enabled submenus
• Close Connection AP - Terminates the connection with the Access Point.
• Download Changes - When all the desired values of the parameters have been set
you are able to download the changes (save the changes) to the Access Point by
selecting this submenu.
• Options - Defines the polling interval according to which the SNMP Manager polls
the Access point in order to update the statistics and the Associated Stations
6. Under the “Setup” menu, there are three options available:
Bridge
Wireless LAN
Enable SNMP Traps
Authorization