Nexus Hawk™ User Manual This is a printer-ready version of the in-line help files. Hyperlinks are disabled.
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Revert to efaults: Pressing this button will set all properties back to factory defaults.
Setup|WiFi (OPTIONAL)
AP/Client Config
AP
This selection will enable the Nexus Hawk to function as a WiFi Access Point (AP), sharing its connections with others
(Clients) who may connect to it. The Nexus Hawk may serve as either an AP or Client of another AP,
but not both at the
same time
NOTE: When in WiFi AP mode, the Nexus Hawk's WiFi port and LAN (Eth1) port are bridged together at the physical layer
as a single virtual device. This means that all IP information is the same (192.168.1.1, for instance). As a result, all LAN
clients share the same DHCP pool, subnet, and can access each other. Firewalling and port forwarding may be done to
any device on this shared virtual network. This occurs only in WiFi AP mode, and not in WiFi Client mode.
SSI : This is the name of your wireless network. This option has a 32 alphanumeric character limit. For more
information click here
Broadcast SSI : Check this option to broadcast the name of your AP's WiFi network to others. Doing so
makes discovery and attachment to your AP easier. Failing to broadcast it makes your AP somewhat more
secure, by requiring trusted clients (people who will attach to it) to know the ID without being prompted.
Channel: elect the channel on which your AP will operate. Channels 1-11 coincide with 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz)
while channels 36 and up coincide with 802.11a (5.8GHz). Effort should be made to select a channel that is not in
use in the immediate vicinity of the Nexus Hawk in order to minimize interference and maximize the WiFi
efficiency.
Security: This specifies the security mode of the Nexus Hawk's WiFi AP.
• None: electing this option creates an "open" or unsecured AP.
• WEP:
Wireless Equivalent Privacy
is available in two modes; 64-bit (shorter key) and 128-bit (longer
key). electing this option requires you to enter a private key that is known only to you and trusted
others that you want to allow to connect to your AP. For more information click here
• WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPA/WPA2-PSK: This stands for:
WiFi Protected Access
. electing this
option requires you to enter a pre-shared key to secure the AP connection. The WPA/WPA2-P K option
allows for dual operation of both WPA and WPA2 for connected clients. For more information on WPA
click here For more information on WPA2 click here
Pre-shared key: This is a passphrase that is used by the selected security mode. For WEP-level security, this
must be a hexadecimal value using the digits 0-9 and letters from A-F. For the 64-bit option the value must be 10
characters. For 128-bit option the value must be 26 characters. For WPA/WPA2-level security, the value must be
alphanumeric and a minimum of 8 characters and may be a maximum of 63 characters.
Revert to efaults: Pressing this button will set all properties back to factory defaults.
The AP's IP address is the same one that is specified for the 10/100 Ethernet LAN configuration (Eth1). For
example, if the 10/100 Ethernet LAN IP is set to the factory default of 192.168.1.1, this will also be the IP
address for the WiFi port of the Nexus Hawk. They are considered "bridged".
Client
The Nexus Hawk may connect to an 802.11a/b/g compliant WiFi Access Point (AP). This function may be found by
navigating to the "Setup|WiFi" page. Check the "Client" box to enable the AP Client.
SSI : Enter the known ID of the 802.11 a/b/g network that you wish to connect to. Once this option is
selected and applied, it remains active. The Nexus Hawk will continue to scan for an AP with the entered ID
until it is able to locate it, at which point it will connect. If that AP disappears, the Nexus Hawk will resume its
scanning function in an attempt to connect when one appears. For more information click here
[Scan]: elect this option to view any in-range AP's that are broadcasting their ID's. imply click the hyperlink
to make your selection. To find out more about the AP hardware click on the MAC Address link which will
perform a MAC Address lookup.
