Loopcomm LP-8186 User manual

WLAN AP Router
User Manual V1.2
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Federal Communication Commission 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. 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 of the following measures:
zReorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
zIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver.
zConnect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
zConsult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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 Caution: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
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 minimum distance 20cm between the radiator
& your body.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
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Table of Contents
TERMINOLOGY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7
1.INTRODUCTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
1.1 PACKAGE CONTENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
1.2 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8
1.3 PRODUCT FEATURES ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9
1.4 FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTION--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10
1.5 REAR PANEL DESCRIPTION ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11
2.INSTALLATION-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12
2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
2.2 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12
3.SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION----------------------------------------------------------------13
3.1 PREPARE YOUR PC TO CONFIGURE THE WLAN AP ROUTER--------------------------------------------- 13
3.2 CONNECT TO THE WLAN AP ROUTER--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 15
3.3 MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION ON THE WLAN AP ROUTER----------------------------------- 15
3.3.1Status ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
3.3.2Setup Wizard-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17
I Operation Mode-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
II Time Zone Setting---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 18
III LAN Interface Setup ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 18
IV WAN Interface Setup ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
V Wireless Basic Settings---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19
VI Wireless Security Setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
3.3.3Operation Mode ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20
3.3.4Wireless - Basic Settings------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 21
3.3.5Wireless -Advanced Settings ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22
3.3.6Wireless - Security Setup ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24
I WEP Key Setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26
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3.3.7Wireless -Access Control ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27
3.3.8WDS Settings------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28
I WDS Security Setup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29
II WDS AP Table-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
3.3.9 Site Survey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30
3.3.10 LAN Interface Setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31
3.3.11WAN Interface Setup--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32
I Static IP------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 32
II DHCP Client----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33
III PPPoE------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35
IV PPTP------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37
3.3.12Firewall - Port Filtering------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 39
3.3.13Firewall - IP Filtering -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40
3.3.14Firewall - MAC Filtering---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41
3.3.15Firewall - Port Forwarding --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------42
3.3.16Firewall - URL Filtering----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43
3.3.17Firewall - DMZ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44
3.3.18Management - Statistics ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 45
3.3.19Management - DDNS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46
3.3.20Management - Time Zone Setting ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 47
3.3.21Management - Log ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48
3.3.22Management - Upgrade Firmware------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 49
3.3.23Management Save/ Reload Settings---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50
3.3.24Management - Password Setup ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------51
3.3.25Management - WatchDog Setup -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 51
3.3.26Management - Qos Setup---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52
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4.FREQUENTLYASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)-------------------------------------------------54
4.1 WHATAND HOW TO FIND MY PC'S IPAND MAC ADDRESS? ---------------------------------------------- 54
4.2 WHAT IS WIRELESS LAN?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54
4.3 WHATARE ISM BANDS?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 54
4.4 HOW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK? ---------------------------------------------------------------- 54
4.5 WHAT IS BSSID?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55
4.6 WHAT IS ESSID?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55
4.7 WHATARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE?------------------------------ 55
4.8 WHAT ARE THE OPEN SYSTEMAND SHARED KEYAUTHENTICATIONS? ----------------------------- 56
4.9 WHAT IS WEP?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56
4.10 WHAT IS FRAGMENT THRESHOLD?----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56
4.11 WHAT IS RTS (REQUEST TO SEND) THRESHOLD?----------------------------------------------------------- 56
4.12 WHAT IS BEACON INTERVAL?------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 56
4.13 WHAT IS PREAMBLE TYPE?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57
4.14 WHAT IS SSID BROADCAST?--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57
4.15 WHAT IS WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS (WPA)?------------------------------------------------------------------ 57
4.16 WHAT IS WPA2?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57
4.17 WHAT IS 802.1X AUTHENTICATION? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57
4.18 WHAT IS TEMPORAL KEY INTEGRITY PROTOCOL (TKIP)?----------------------------------------------- 58
4.19 WHAT IS ADVANCED ENCRYPTION STANDARD (AES)? --------------------------------------------------- 58
4.20 WHAT IS INTER-ACCESS POINT PROTOCOL (IAPP)?-------------------------------------------------------- 58
4.21 WHAT IS WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (WDS)?------------------------------------------------------ 58
4.22 WHAT IS UNIVERSAL PLUG AND PLAY (UPNP)?------------------------------------------------------------- 58
4.23 WHAT IS MAXIMUM TRANSMISSION UNIT (MTU) SIZE?-------------------------------------------------- 58
4.24 WHAT IS CLONE MACADDRESS? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58
4.25 WHAT IS DDNS?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58
4.26 WHAT IS NTP CLIENT?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59
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4.27 WHAT IS VPN?---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59
4.28 WHAT IS IPSEC?-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59
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Terminology
3DES Triple Data Encryption Standard
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
ANSI American National Standards Institute
AP Access Point
CCK Complementary Code Keying
CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance
CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detection
DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Server
DH Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol
ESP Encapsulating Security Payload
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FTP File Transfer Protocol
IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
IKE Internet Key Exchange
IP Internet Protocol
ISM Industrial, Scientific and Medical
LAN Local Area Network
MAC Media Access Control
MD5 Message Digest 5
NAT Network Address Translation
NT Network Termination
NTP Network Time Protocol
PPTP Point to Point Tunneling Protocol
PSD Power Spectral Density
RF Radio Frequency
SHA1 Secure Hash Algorithm
SNR Signal to Noise Ratio
SSID Service Set Identification
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
JTFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol
TKIP Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
UPNP Universal Plug and Play
VPN Virtual Private Network
WDS Wireless Distribution System
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access
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1 Introduction
The WLAN AP Router is IEEE 802.11b/g WLAN AP router solution; setting SOHO and enterprise
standard for high performance, secure, manageable and reliable WLAN.
This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assignment and other WLAN
router configuration. The description includes the implementation of the above steps.
1.1 Package contents
The package of the WLAN AP Router includes the following items,
9The WLAN AP Router
9The power adapter
9The Documentation CD
92dbi antenna
1.2 Product Specifications
Product Name WLANAPRouter
Standard 802.11b/g(Wireless), 802.3(10BaseT), 802.3u(100BaseT)
Data Transfer Rate 54Mbps(Wireless), 100Mbps(Ethernet)
Modulation Method CCK(802.11b), OFDM(802.11g)
Frequency Band 2.4GHz - 2.483GJz ISM Band, DSSS
RF Output Power CCK< 14dBm (Typical)±1, OFDM<12dBm (Typical)±1
Receiver Sensitivity 802.11b -80 dBm@10%, 802.llg -68 dBm@8%
Operation Range 30 to 280 meters (dependent on surroundings)
Antenna External Antenna
LED Power, Active (WLAN), Act/Link (Ethernet)
Security 64 bit/ 128 bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, port filtering, IP filtering,
MAC filtering, port forwarding and DMZ hosting
LAN interface One 10/100BaseT with RJ45 connector (WAN)
Four 10/100BaseT with RJ45 connectors (LAN)
Power Consumption 12 V, 1AAC Power Adapter
Operating Temperature 0 ~ 50°C ambient temperature
Storage Temperature -20 ~ 70°C ambient temperature
Humidity 5 to 90 % maximum (non-condensing)
Dimension 160 x 120 x 30 mm
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1.3 Product Features
¾Complies with IEEE 802.1 lb/g standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN.
¾Supports bridging, routing, WISP functions between wireless and wired Ethernet interfaces.
¾Supports 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption/decryption function to protect the wireless data
transmission.
¾Supports IEEE 802. lx Authentication.
¾Support Wi-Fi ProtectedAccess Authentication with Radius and Pre-Shared Key mode.
¾Supports Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP).
¾Supports Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
¾Supports IEEE 802.3x full duplex flow control on 10/100M Ethernet interface.
¾Supports DHCP server to provide clients auto IP addresses assignment.
¾Supports DHCP client for Ethernet WAN interface auto IP address assignment.
¾Supports static and dynamic IP routing.
¾Supports PPPoE on Ethernet WAN interface.
¾Supports clone MAC address function.
¾Supports firewall security with port filtering, IP filtering, MAC filtering, port forwarding, trigger port and DMZ
hosting functions.
¾Supports WEB based management and configuration.
¾Supports PPTP Client on Ethernet WAN interface.
¾Supports UPnP for automatic Internet access.
¾Supports Dynamic DNS service.
¾Supports NTP client service.
¾Supports Log table and remote Log service.
¾Support Setup Wizard mode.
¾Supports WISP (Wireless ISP).
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1.4 Front Panel Description
Figure 1 -WLANAP Router Front Panel
LED Indicator State Description
On The WLAN AP Router is powered on.
1. POWER LED Off The WLAN AP Router is powered off.
Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the antenna.
2. WLAN LED Off No data is transmitting or receiving on the
antenna.
3. LAN LED ACT On Data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN
interface.
(LAN 1-4) Off No data is transmitting or receiving on the LAN
interface.
Flashing Data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN
interface.
4. WAN LED ACT Off No data is transmitting or receiving on the WAN
interface.
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1.5 Rear Panel Description
Figure 2 - WLAN APRouter Rear Panel (SMAAntenna)
Interfaces Description
1.Antenna
(SMA) The Wireless LAN Antenna.(Figure 2)
2.Reset Push continually the reset button 5 ~ 10 seconds to reset the
configuration parameters to factory defaults.
3.WAN The RJ-45 socket allows WAN connection through a Category
5 cable. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full
duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
4.LAN The RJ-45 sockets allow LAN connection through Category 5
cables. Support auto-sensing on 10/100M speed and half/ full
duplex; comply with IEEE 802.3/ 802.3u respectively.
5.Power The power jack allows an external AC 12 V power supply
connection.
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2 Installation
2.1 Hardware Installation
Step 1: Place the WLAN AP Router to the optimum transmission location. The best
transmission location for your WLAN AP Router is usually at the geographic
center of your wireless network, with line of sign to all of your mobile stations.
Step 2: Connect the WLAN AP Router to your wired network. Connect the Ethernet
WAN interface of WLANAP Router by category 5 Ethernet cable to your
switch/ hub/ xDSL modem or cable modem. A straight-through Ethernet cable
with appropriate cable length is needed.
Step 3: Supply DC power to the WLAN AP Router. Use only the AC power adapter
supplied with the WLAN AP Router; it may occur damage by using a different
type of power adapter.
The hardware installation is finished.
2.2 Software Installation
¾There are no software drivers, patches or utilities installation needed, but only the
configuration setting. Please refer to chapter 3 for software configuration.
Notice:
It will take about 1 minute to complete the boot up
sequence after powered on the WLAN AP Router;
Power LED will be active, and after that the WLAN
Activity LED will be flashing to show the WLAN
interface is enabled and working now.
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3 Software configuration
The web based management and configuration functions allow you to do the step-by-step easily.
The WLAN AP Router is delivered with the following factory default parameters on the Ethernet
LAN interfaces.
Default IPAddress: 192.168.1.254
Default IP subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
WEB login User Name: <empty>
WEB login Password: <empty>
3.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLANAP Router
For Microsoft Windows 95/ 98/ ME:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
Note: Windows Me users may not see the Network control panel. If so, select View all Control Panel options on the left
side of the window
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network icon. The Network window will appear.
3. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it;
otherwise go to step 6.
4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP/IP
protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close and go back to Network dialog box
after the TCP/IP installation.
6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.
7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.
9IPAddress: 192.168.1.1, IP address within the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is used to connect the
WLAN AP Router.
9IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
8. Click OK and reboot your PC after completing the IP parameters setting.
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For Microsoft Windows 2000/XP:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network and Dial-up Connections icon. Move mouse and
double-click the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear. Click Properties
button in the Local Area Connection window.
3. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it;
otherwise go to step 6.
4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP/IP
protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close and go back to Network
dialog box after the TCP/IP installation.
6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.
7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.
9IPAddress: 192.168.1.1, IP address within the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is used to connect the
WLAN AP Router.
9IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
For Microsoft Windows NT:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network icon. The Network window will appear. Click Protocol
tab from the Network window.
3. Check the installed list of Network Protocol window. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it;
otherwise go to step 6.
4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and clickAdd button.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install the TCP/IP
protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close and go back to Network
dialog box after the TCP/IP installation.
6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.
7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.
9IPAddress: 192.168.1.1, IP address within the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is used to connect the
WLAN AP Router.
9IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
8. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
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3.2 Connect to the WLAN APRouter
Open a WEB browser, i.e. Microsoft Internet Explore, then enter 192.168.1.254 on the URL to connect the WLAN AP
Router.
3.3 Management and configuration on the WLANAP Router
3.3.1 Status
This page shows the current status and some basic settings of the device, includes system, wireless, Ethernet LAN and
WAN configuration information.
Screen snapshot – Status
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Item Description
System
Uptime It shows the duration since WLAN AP Router is powered on.
Firmware version It shows the firmware version of WLAN AP Router.
Wireless configuration
Mode It shows wireless operation mode
Band It shows the current wireless operating frequency.
SSID It shows the SSID of this WLAN AP Router.
The SSID is the unique name of WLAN AP Router and shared
among its service area, so all device sat tempts to join the same
wireless network can identify it.
Channel Number It shows the wireless channel connected currently.
Encryption It shows the status of encryption function.
Associated Clients It shows the number of connected clients (or stations,PCs).
BSSID It shows the BSSID address of the WLANAP Router.BSSID is a
six-byte address.
LAN configuration
IPAddress It shows the IP address of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP Router.
Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP
Router.
Default Gateway It shows the default gateway setting for LAN interfaces outgoing
data packets.
DHCP Server It shows the DHCP server is enabled or not.
MAC Address It shows the MAC address of LAN interfaces of WLAN AP Router.
WAN configuration
Attain IP Protocol It shows how the WLAN AP Router gets the IP address. The IP
address can be set manually to a fixed one or set dynamically by
DHCP server or attain IP by PPPoE / PPTP connection.
IPAddress It shows the IP address of WAN interface of WLAN AP Router.
Subnet Mask It shows the IP subnet mask of WAN interface of WLANAP
Router.
Default Gateway It shows the default gateway setting for WAN interface outgoing
data packets.
MAC Address It shows the MAC address of WAN interface of WLAN AP Router.
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3.3.2 Setup Wizard
This page guides you to configure wireless AP router for first time
Screen snapshot - Setup Wizard
I OperationMode
This page followed by Setup Wizard page to define the operation mode.
Screen snapshot - Operation Mode
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II Time Zone Setting
This page is used to enable and configure NTP client
Screen snapshot - Time Zone Settings
III LAN Interface Setup
This page is used to enable and configure NTP client
Screen snapshot - LAN Interface Setup
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IV WAN Interface Setup
This page is used to configure WAN access type
Screen snapshot - WAN Interface Setup
V Wireless Basic Settings
This page is used to configure basic wireless parameters like Band, Mode, Network Type SSID, Channel
Number, Enable Mac Clone(Single Ethernet Client)
Screen snapshot — Wireless Basic Settings
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VI Wireless Security Setup
This page is used to configure wireless security
Screen snapshot - Wireless Security Setup
3.3.3 Operation Mode
This page is used to configure which mode wireless AP router acts
Screen snapshot - Operation Mode
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