LevelOne WAP-1001 User manual

LevelOne
WAP-1001
11g Outdoor Wireless AP/Bridge
User Manual
Ver.1.02-0917
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FCC Notice
NOTE: 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. 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:
—Reorient 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/wireless technician for help.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
The manufacture is not responsible for any radio or wireless interference
caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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The Wireless Technology
Standard
The Wireless Access Point utilizes the 802.11b and the 802.11g standards. The
IEEE 802.11g standard is an extension of the 802.11b standard. It increases
the data rate up to 54 Mbps (108Mbps in Super G mode) within the 2.4GHz
band, utilizing OFDM technology. This means that in most environments, within
the specified range of this device, you will be able to transfer large files quickly
or even watch a movie in MPEG format you’re your network without noticeable
delays. This technology works by transmitting high-speed digital data over a
radio wave utilizing OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing)
technology. OFDM works by splitting the radio signal into multiple smaller
sub-signals that are then transmitted simultaneously at different frequencies to
the receiver. OFDM reduces the amount of cross talk (interference) in signal
transmissions. The AP will automatically sense the best possible connection
speed to ensure the greatest speed and range possible. 802.11g offers the
most advanced network security features available today, including: WEP,WPA,
TKIP, AES and Pre-Shared Key mode.
Planning Your Wireless Network
Network Topology
A wireless network is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless
adapter. Computers in a wireless network must be configured to share the
same radio channel. Several PCs equipped with wireless cards or adapters can
communicate with one another to form an ad-hoc network. The wireless
adapters also provide users access to a wired network when using an access
point or wireless router. An integrated wireless and wired network is called an
infrastructure network. Each wireless PC in an infrastructure network can talk
to any computer in a wired network infrastructure via the access point or
wireless router. An infrastructure configuration extends the accessibility of a
wireless PC to a wired network, and may double the effective wireless
transmission range for two wireless adapter PCs. Since an access point is able
to forward data within a network, the effective transmission range in an
infrastructure network may be doubled.

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Roaming
Infrastructure mode also supports roaming capabilities for mobile users.
Roaming means that you can move your wireless PC within your network and
the access points will pick up the wireless PC's signal, providing that they both
share the same channel and SSID. Before enabling you consider roaming,
choose a feasible radio channel and optimum access point position. Proper
access point positioning combined with a clear radio signal will greatly enhance
performance.
Network Layout
The AP Access Point has been designed for use with 802.11g and 802.11b
products. With 802.11g products communicating with the 802.11b standard,
products using these standards can communicate with each other. The Access
point is compatible with 802.11g and 802.11b adapters, such at the PC Cards
for your laptop computers, PCI Card for your desktop PC, and USB Adapters for
when you want to enjoy USB connectivity. These wireless products can also
communicate with a 802.11g or 802.11b wireless Print Server. When you wish
to connect your wired network with your wireless network, the Access Point’s
network port can be used to connect to any of switches or routers.
Installation Considerations
The AP lets you access your network, using a wireless connection, from
virtually anywhere within its operating range. Keep in mind, however, that the
number, thickness and location of walls, ceilings, or other objects that the
wireless signals must pass through, may limit the range. Typical ranges vary
depending on the types of materials and background RF (radio frequency)
noise in your home or business. The key to maximizing wireless range is to
follow these basic guidelines:
zKeep your product away (at least 3-6 feet or 1-2 meters) from electrical
devices or appliances that generate RF noise.
zKeep the number of walls and ceilings between the AP and other network
devices to a minimum - each wall or ceiling can reduce your AP’s range
from 3-90 feet (1-30 meters.) Position your devices so that the number of
walls or ceilings is minimized.
zBe aware of the direct line between network devices. A wall that is 1.5 feet
thick(0.5 meters), at a 45-degree angle appears to be almost 3 feet (1
meter) thick. At a 2-degree angle it looks over 42 feet (14 meters) thick!
Position devices so that the signal will travel straight through a wall or

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ceiling (instead of at an angle) for better reception.
zBuilding materials can impede the wireless signal - a solid metal door or
aluminum studs may have a negative effect on range. Try to position
wireless devices and computers with wireless adapters so that the signal
passes through drywall or open doorways and not other materials.

Installation Diagram
Device Photo
Bracket Installation
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Combine the accessories in
order.
Bracket installation complete.

POE Injector Installation
Connection instruction
Wrong POE injector placement.
When placing WAP-1001 in outdoor environment, there is an Ethernet cable
connecting WAP-1001 and POE Injector. If place the POE injector on the ground
like the photo shown, rain or dust might leak via the Ethernet cable and
permeate into the POE injector. This will result in power failure.
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Correct POE injector placement
In order to avoid the problem mentioned above, please place the POE injector
higher than the Ethernet cable, so that the raindrop will not permeate the POE
injector.
Attention:
z
T
he cable distance between the Router and PC/hub/Switch should
not exceed 100 meters.
zMake sure the wiring is correct. In 10Mbps operation, Category
3/4/5 cable can be used for connection. To reliably operate your
network at 100Mbps, you must use Category 5 cable, or better
Data Grade.
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Unplug the Ethernet cable attached to WAP-1001
WAP-1001 conforms to IP66 water approval standard. The connector of
WAP-1001 is special designed to avoid the possible leakage. Therefore the user
might find it is difficult to unplug. Please prepare a small flat screwdriver and
follow the instruction below:
1.The connector is located inside the WAP-1001 as below.
2.Insert the flat screwdriver and make sure that RJ45 connector is compressed.
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3.At this moment, the screwdriver should compressed RJ45 connector like the
picture below inside the WAP-1001.
4.Hold the screwdriver and the Ethernet cable, and pull out simultaneously.
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AP Configuration Using Locator
While entering the Locator utility, the Locator will automatically search the
available WAP-1001 on the same network. Locator will show the Device Name,
Device Type, IP Address, Ethernet MAC Address and Firmware Version in first
page. Before start using Locator, make sure you disable personal firewall
installed in you PC. (Ex. Windows XP personal firewall)
If you have 2 Fast Ethernet Adapter or more, you can choose enable one Fast
Ethernet Adapter for enter with Locator utility.
AP Configuration Using Web User Interface
Before Setup...
Verify the IP address setting
You need to configure your PC’s network settings to obtain an IP address.
Computer use IP addresses to communicate with each other across a network,
such as the Internet.
1. From the taskbar, click the Start button, select Settings > Control
Panel. From there, double-click the Network connections icon.
2. Right click the Local Area Connection icon Properties; select the
TCP/IP line for the applicable Ethernet adapter. Then, click the
Properties button.
3. Click the IP Address tab page, select USE the following IP
address, type 192.168.1.X (X can be from 1 to 254,but
192.168.1.20 is for WAP-1001 already, please avoid the confliction)
in the IP Address field and 255.255.0.0 in the Subnet Mask field,
then click OK button.
Start Setup by Browser...
1. After getting the correct connection, start the web browser (make
sure you disable the proxy) and type 192.168.1.20 (The default IP
of outdoor AP ip Address) in the Address field. Press Enter.
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2. Enter the factory default User name and Password fields:
User Name: Admin
Password: (leave blank)
then click OK button.
3. You will enter the Utility homepage.
Start Setup by Locator...
1. You just need to click on the “Web” icon in Locator main page. The
Locator will launch a default browser for you and lead you into web UI
directly
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Wireless Configuration - AP Mode
System Status–
<System Summary>
The first page appears in main page will show “System Status -> System
Summary” automatically, you can find detail system configuration in this page
including
zSystem Information – This will display system name and both Ethernet
MAC address and Wireless MAC address. Current country setting and
firmware version will also be available here.
zCurrent IP Settings – This section show current IP address setting
including IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway and DHCP status.
zCurrent Wireless Settings – This area show current wireless setting
including operation mode, wireless mode, SSID, channel and security
setting.
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<Wireless Station List>
The first page appears in main page will show “System Status -> Wireless
Station List” automatically, this page can help user identify current devices
who already associated to the AP. You can also click on the MAC address
column then the system will show the detail technical information for each
wireless station.
Clicking MAC address hyperlink of desired remote devices, system will show a
Statistics page for you to monitor the information of the remote link.
Values on this page are automatically refreshed every minute. You may
manually press the refresh button of browser to get the updated data more
frequent. As RF signal strength is more critical for outdoor deployment
purpose, RSSI bar is refreshed every 2seconds.
Note: Due to frequent refresh of Statistics page, it is strongly
recommended that you close this page when performing network performance
tests.
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Field Description
RSSI Displays the strength of the received signal in dBm (the
remote devices received si
g
nal stren
g
th). Refresh every 2
seconds.
RSSI of ACK Displays the strength of the ACK signal from far end in
dBm (the local devices received signal strength). Refresh
every 2 seconds.
MSDU Maximum service data unit. Displays the number of
packets sent and received by the remote devices.
Data / Mana
g
ement
/ Control Packets can be data, mana
g
ement or control. Displays the
number of packets sent and received for each.
Multicast Displays the number of multicast frames.
Data Rate Displays the receive and transmit data rate in Mbps.
Receive Errors Displays the number of receive errors.
Discarded Frames Displays the number of receive discarded frames.
Duplicate Frames Displays the number of receive duplicate frames.
CRC Errors Displays the number of receive CRC errors.
Decrypt Errors Displays the number of receive description errors.
PHY Errors Displays the number of receive PHY errors.
DMA Errors Displays the number of receive DMA errors.
Transmit Errors Displays the number of transmit errors.
Discarded Frames Displays the number of transmit discarded frames.
Excessive Retries Displays the number of transmit excessive retries.
DMA Errors Displays the number of transmit DMA errors.

The page below describes the detail connection information with each station.
You can get all information needed right here.
System Configuration –
Now you can start to configure the system. In System Properties page, you
can config
zDevice Name – You may assign any name to the Access Point.
Memorable, Unique names are helpful especially if you are employing
multiple access points on the same network. The device name needs to be
less than 32 characters. After verify the name you input and click “Apply”
to save the setting.
zOperation Mode - The default operation mode is Access Point, this
connects your wireless PCs and devices to a wired network. In most cases,
no change is necessary. You can switch operation mode to Wireless Client
or Repeater or Bridge mode depends on your application. Wireless Client
mode can allow AP act as a client within its range. Your Ethernet devices
behind the AP can connect to remote AP. Repeater is able to talk with one
remote access point within its range and retransmit its signal. Choose
repeater mode if you want to extend the range of your original AP. Wireless
Bridge (WDS) can allow Bridge point to point or point to multi-point
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network architecture, In order to establish the wireless link between bridge
radios, the MAC address of remotes bridge(s) need to be registered in the
address table. Type the MAC address with format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (x is
the hexadecimal digit) and use “Apply” and “Clear” button to edit the
address table. A Master Bridge Radio may accommodate up to 8 remote
MAC addresses.
Administration –
In the administration page, you can modify “Administrator Name” and
“Password”. Changing the sign-on user name and password is as easy as
typing the string you wish in the column. Then, type the password into second
column to confirm. Click “Apply” to finish the procedure. Be sure you noted
the modification before apply all changes.
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IP Settings –
IP Setting page can configure system IP address. Default IP address is
192.168.1.20 and Subnet Mask is 255.255.0.0. You can manually input IP
address setting or get an IP from a DHCP server.
zIP Network Setting – Here you can choose to get IP from a DHCP server
or specify IP address manually. Choose to obtain an IP address from DHCP
server if your environment or ISP provide DHCP server. Otherwise, you can
manually setup IP address.
zIP Address – The IP address need to be unique to your network. We
would like to recommend you stay with default IP address 192.168.x.x.
This is private address and should work well with your original
environment.
zIP Subnet Mask – The Subnet Mask must be the same as that set on
your Ethernet network.
zDefault Gateway – If you have assigned a static IP address to the
Access Point, then enter the IP address of your network’s Gateway, such as
a router, in the Gateway field. If your network does not have a Gateway,
then leave this field blank.
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Wireless Network -
At Wireless Network page can set “SSID” / “Wireless Mode” and “Channel”.
AP supports not only standard 11b/g but also 108M SuperG. (Note: 108 M
SuperG only works with Atheros®based 11a/g solution)
zWireless Network Name (SSID) - The SSID is the unique name shared
among all points in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for all
points in the wireless network. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32
alphanumeric characters, which may be any keyboard character. Make
sure this setting is the same for all points in your wireless network. For
added security, you should change the SSID from the default name
Generic, to a unique name.
zSuppressed SSID – This option can hide the SSID not available from site
survey tool. Enable this function only if you do not want the Access Point to
be found by others.
zWireless Mode – Default setting is “2.4GHz 54Mbps (802.11g)”. This
will support all 802.11b/g clients connect to the AP. You can choose
“2.4GHz 11Mbps (802.11b)” in wireless mode column if your
environment only have 802.11b clients. The final selection “2.4GHz
108Mbps (802.11 SuperG Static)” supports high speed 108Mbps
SuperG function. In order to support SuperG 108M transmission, all
wireless clients will need to be Atheros®solution.
zChannel / Frequency – Select the appropriate channel from the list
provided to correspond with your network settings. All points in your
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wireless network must use the same channel in order to function correctly.
The default setting is “SmartSelect” means the system will pick best
channel for you automatically. Stay with default setting if you do not have
special request on channel selection.
zStations Separation – Default setting is “Disable”. This option can
disallow the client devices connected to this AP could not access each
other.
Wireless Security -
The wireless security settings configure the security of your wireless network.
There are three wireless security mode options supported by the Access Point:
WEP, WPA-PSK and WPA. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi Protected Access, which is a
security standard stronger than WEP encryption. WEP stands for Wired
Equivalent Privacy.)
In Wireless Security page, you can configure the AP to work with No Security,
WEP, WPA-PSK and WPA security mode. Once you setup the AP to work in
security mode, all wireless stations will also need to have corresponding
settings. System default setting is “No Security”.
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