Tenda TWL54A+ User manual

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Brief Content
Chapter 1 Introdution ................................................................................1
1.1 Product Features...........................................................................1
1.2 Package contents..........................................................................2
1.3 Mininum Requirements .................................................................2
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation ..................................................................4
Chapter 3 Configuration ..............................................................................5
3.1 Log in ............................................................................................5
3.2 Wizard...........................................................................................6
3.3 Status ............................................................................................8
3.4 LAN Setting...................................................................................9
Chapter 4 Radio Setting ............................................................................ 11
4.1 Basic Setting ............................................................................... 11
4.2 Mode Setting ............................................................................... 12
4.2.1 AP mode ..........................................................................12
4.2.2 WDS P2P Bridge .............................................................14
4.2.3 WDS P2MP Bridge ..........................................................15
4.2.4 WDS AP Repeater ...........................................................17
4.2.5 Client mode......................................................................18
4.3 Access Filter................................................................................20
Chapter 5 System Tools ............................................................................21
5.1 Change Password.......................................................................21
5.2 Firmware Upgrade ......................................................................21
5.3 Reboot ........................................................................................22
5.4 Restore Factory Default ..............................................................22
5.5 Restore/Backup Setting ..............................................................23
5.6 Exit ..............................................................................................24
5.7 Help.............................................................................................24
Appendix I: Glossary .................................................................................26
Appendix II: TCP/IP Address Setting (Take Winxp as example)................27

Instruction Manual TWL54A Access Point
Chapter 1 Introdution
Thank you for choosing the Tenda TWL54A/54A+ Wireless Access
Point.The device up to 54Mbps data rate and fully compatible with
IEEE802.11b/g standard. Integrated the wireless APǃRepeaterǃP2Pǃ
P2MPǃClient Mode. Especially designed for small office, family, or students’
dorm wireless surfing need.
It’s easy to use,you can complete the installation and configuration easily
according to the user’s manual, and before installing ,read this manual
carefully.
1.1 Product Features
¾Supports IEEE802.11b\IEEE802.11g\IEEE802.11e(QoS) and 802.11i
Standard;
¾Support five working mode: wireless AP repeater,
point-to-point(P2P),point-to-Multipoint(P2MP)\and wireless client;
¾Supports auto-sense/ 54/48/36/24/18/12/9/6/11/5.5/2/1Mbps data rate
¾1x10/100Mbps LAN Port;
¾Support xDSL/Cable MODEM static or dynamic IP access;
¾Long distance coverage, max 100m indoor,and 300m outdoor(Limited
by the environments);
¾Remote Web management;
¾Supports 64-/128bit WEP ǃWPA and WPA2 encryption type for
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security;
¾Supports 802.11b/802.11g auto accommodate mode or setting
manually;
¾Win2000/XP,Linux,Novell,Mac OS supported;
¾Supports auto MDI/MDIX;
¾Supports IE5.5,Netscape 6.1 or beyond browser;
¾32 MAC address-based access filter.
The TWL54A/54A+ Access Point has been designed for use with 802.11g
and 802.11b products. The Access Point is compatible with 802.11g and
802.11b adapters, such as the Notebook Adapters for your laptop
computers, PCI Adapters for your desktop PCs, and USB Adapters for
when you want to enjoy USB connectivity.
To link your wired network with your wireless network, connect the Access
Point’s Ethernet network port to any switch or router.
1.2 Package contents
1. TWL54A/54A+ wireless Access Point x1
2. PowerAdapter x1
3. FastInstallationGuide x1
4. Setup CD-ROM x1
5. QualityPassedCertificate x1
6. Warranty x1
1.3 Mininum Requirements
1. 400MHz or faster processor
2. 128MB of RAM
3. Internet Explorer 5.5 or Netscape,Navigator6.1 or Higher for
Web-based configuration
4. CD-ROM Drive
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5. Windows 2000orXP
6. Network Adapter
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
This chapter explains how to connect the Access Point for setup,the detail
process as below:
1. Connect your Ethernet network cable to your network router or switch
or PC. Then connect the other end of the network cable to the
TWL54A/54A+’s LAN port
2. connect the power adapter to the AP’s Power port.Then plug the power
adapter into an electrical outlet.The LEDs on the front panel will light up
as soon as the AP’s powers on.
Then, the wireless adapter can associate with the AP.
Refer to the topology below:
Diagram of connection
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Chapter 3 Configuration
Now that you’ve connected the AP to your wired network,you are ready to
begin setting it up.This chapter will take you through all the steps necessary
to configure your AP.
3.1 Log in
Launch Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator,In the Address field, enter
the AP’s default IP address,192.168.0.254,Press Enter key, the login screen
will appear.Before do this,you need set your PC’s IP address is
192.168.0.x(x is any one value of 1-253),and subnet mask is
255.255.255.0.(Please refer to the Appendix II for the detail of TCP/IP
setting)
Enter admin in the user name field,password is admin when this is your
first time open the Web-based management interface.(You can set a new
password from the System Tool – Change password tab)
Click Ok, the welcome screen will appear;
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Click Next, we will see the Wizard screen,from here we have 5 choice
tabs,that’s the 5 different operating mode of the TWL54A/A+—APǃWDS
P2P BridgeǃWDS P2MP BridgeǃWDS AP Repeater and the client. The
specific setting for each mode will be talked about later.
3.2 Wizard
If the wizard page hasn’t appears, you also can click the wizard tab in the
left to active.
For different requirement, you can select one of the suitable operating mode.
Here, we’ll take AP mode as example to introduce the settings method.
Choose AP mode and click Next
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This page will ask you to enter the SSID,Channel settings for your wireless
network.
SSID:The name of your wireless network.The default value is “Default”
Channel:Select the operating frequency for your wireless network.
Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to the
previous screen.
Then you’ll see the security setting screen.you can select the different level
of security:
Authentication: WEP_Open System/Share Key, WPA, WPA2, and
WPA_WPA2_Mixed
Key Type: Choose ASCII or Hex format.
Key Size: 64-Bit or 128-Bit (Note: If you select 64-bit please enter 10
Hexadecimal characters or 5 ASCII Characters for the key content. for 128
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-bit ,should enter 26 Hexadecimal characters or 13 ASCII Characters).
Key Select: when using the WEP encryption mode, you could save 4 suits
key.
Cipher: when using WPA/WPA2 or Mixed authentication , you can choose
AES or TKIP encryption mechanism.
The TWL54A/A+AP Supports wireless encryption as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Wireless Security
Mode WEP WPA WPA2 WPA_WPA2_Mixed
AP Yes Yes Yes Yes
Repeater Yes NO NO NO
P2P Yes NO NO NO
PMP Yes NO NO NO
Client Yes Yes Yes Yes
Note: After click Apply to save your settings,you have to reboot the device
(From System Tools—Reboot)to let your settings take effect.
3.3 Status
This page shows the AP’s product information and working status.
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Product information: Display current firmware version,MAC Address,LAN IP
address,subnet mask,Gateway etc.
Radio Status: Current operating mode,SSID,RF mode,Channel and
Encryption mode etc.
Association Table:To display the clients’ information which linked
with the AP. Including the MAC address, Status,Mode,rate,signal strength
indicator(RSSI),etc. Click Refresh button to update the linking info.
3.4 LAN Setting
From LAN Setting Screen ,we can set the LAN port’s network parameter
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Manual: if you want to assign a static or fixed IP address to the AP,then
select this,and enter the specified IP address(The default IP is
192.168.0.254),Subnet mask,and Gateway
DHCP Client:if your network router will automatically assign an IP address
to the AP,then you can select this.
Note: If you changed the IP address here, your login IP address to the
Web-based management interface vary corresponding.
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Chapter 4 Radio Setting
4.1 Basic Setting
Click Radio Setting—Basic Setting tab. This screen ask you to set the basic
parameter for your wireless network.
SSID: Enter the name of your wireless network.
SSID Broadcast: Enable/disable the SSID broadcast feature
AP Mode: Selects 802.11g,802.11b, BG Mixed
Rate selection for B: Selects the transmission rate of B mode,auto or a fixed
rate,11/5.5/2/1Mbps
Rate selection for G: Selects the transmission rate of G mode, auto or a
fixed rate, 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps
Channel: Select the operating channel for your wireless network,auto or
fixed, range from1-13.
Radio Preamble: Selects short ,long,or Auto.
RTS: RTS threshold. This value should remain its default setting of
2347(Bytes).
Beacon: This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon(in
milliseconds)
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DTIM: This value indicates how often the AP sends out a DTIM.
Booster mode: When used with Marvell client cards,Boost Mode enhances
throughput an additional 30% at 54Mbps.
Click Apply to save your settings,and Help for more information.
4.2 Mode Setting
The first step in using the TWL54A is selecting the operating mode.The
default operating mode is AP mode. To select a mode, click the Mode
Setting tab. Choose your preferable mode from the drop-down menu.
Here,we can see the TWL54A supports 5 operating modes,which will be
introduced respectively.
4.2.1 AP mode
The most basic mode of the device. When the system is reset to the default
factory settings,the operating mode reverts to AP mode. In this mode,the AP
will act as a central hub for different wireless LAN clients.For example,when
traveling to a hotel that has high-speed internet access,you can connect to
the internet through the AP which is connected to an Ethernet cable in the
room(see Figure 1)
DHCP (Fail)--
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Figure 1
Click Mode Setting tab and choose AP,the following screen will appear.
zSSID: The name of your wireless network.
zChannel: The operating channel
zEncryption: Select disable or WEP, WPA ,WPA2, WPA_WPA2
Mixed mode for security.
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Click Apply to save your settings.
4.2.2 WDS P2P Bridge
In this mode,2 APs in two remote locations connect to each other to provide
a wireless bridge between 2 remote LANs,as shown in Figure 2.The two
TWL54A devices operating in P2P mode do not allow client associations. It
is mostly used by enterprise to connect 2 remote office’s network together.
Figure 2
Click Mode Setting tab and choose WDS P2P Bridge, the following screen
will appear.
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zSSID: The name of your wireless network.
zChannel: The operating channel
zWDS remote AP mac List:MAC address of the other P2P bridge that
this bridge connected to(Also you can through the Scan function and
Add the selected item to the list).
zEncryption: support only WEP mode for security.
Click Apply to save your settings.
4.2.3 WDS P2MP Bridge
An TWL54A device operating in Point-To-Multipiont(P2MP) bridge mode
wirelessly connects two or more wired networks,as shown in Figure 3 .
The root TWL54A device(LAN1) operates in P2MP mode,while the other
TWL54A devices(LAN2,LAN3)must operate in P2P mode.
When operating in P2MP bridge, The TWL54A device does not allow client
associations.
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Figure 3
Click Mode Setting tab and choose WDS P2MP Bridge,the following screen
will appear.
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zSSID: The name of your wireless network.
zChannel: The operating channel
zWDS remote AP mac List:MAC address(es) of the P2P bridge that are
connected to this P2MP bridge. Up to six MAC addresses can be
entered.( Also you can through the Scan function and Add the
selected item to the list).
zEncryption: support only WEP mode for security.
Click Apply to save your settings.
4.2.4 WDS AP Repeater
A repeater is placed between an AP and a client to extend the distance
between the two WLAN devices. Functioning as a WDS repeater,the
TWL54A connects to both a client card as an AP and to another AP. In
typical repeater applications, APs connecting to other APs equipped with
WDS functionality must also support WDS.
Figure 4 shows an example of a Repeater network with two TWL54A
Repeaters connected to a TWL54A(AP mode),with each Repeater allowing
wireless clients to associate.
Figure 4
Click Mode Setting tab and choose WDS AP Repeater, the following screen
will appear.
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