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W54A 54M Wireless AP User Guide
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Contents
Chapter 1 Introdution----------------------------------------------1
1.1 Product Features ........................................................ 1
1.2 Package contents ....................................................... 2
Chapter 2 Hardware Installation------------------------------------3
Chapter 3 Configuration---------------------------------------------5
3.1 Log in....................................................................... 5
3.2 Wizard...................................................................... 6
3.3 Status....................................................................... 9
3.4 LAN Setting..............................................................11
Chapter 4 Radio Setting------------------------------------------- 12
4.1 Basic Setting ............................................................12
4.2 Mode Setting ............................................................13
4.3 Access Filter .............................................................23
Chapter 5 System Tools ------------------------------------------- 25
5.1 Change Password ......................................................25
5.2 Firmware Upgrade .....................................................25
5.3 Reboot.....................................................................27
5.4 Restore Factory Default ..............................................27
5.5 Restore/Backup Setting..............................................28
5.6 Exit .........................................................................28
5.7 Help ........................................................................29
Appendix I: Glossary ---------------------------------------------- 30
Appendix II: TCP/IP Address Setting (Take Winxp as example) 33

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Chapter 1 Introdution
W54A is fully compliant with IEEE802.11g/b standards. It can help
you extend from the wired network to the wireless network, free
from the cabling troubles. It is the best choice for SOHO and small
enterprise users. W54A provides five work modes: AP, WDS P2P
Bridge, WDS P2MP Bridge, WDS AP Bridge and Client. It also
supports 64/128-bit WEP, WPA, TKIP, AES, WPA2, WPA&WPA2
encryptions and security mechanism. The MAC address filter can
protect your network against any malicious intrusion. Moreover, the
Web management utility can benefit you to manage the device
easily.
1.1 Product Features
¾Supports IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b standards
¾Supports five connection modes: AP, WDS P2P Bridge, WDS
P2MP Bridge, WDS AP Bridge and Client
¾Provides up to 54M transmission rate and 54/48/36
/24/18/12/9/6M or 11/5.5/2/1M Auto-Negotiation rate
selection
¾Supports one 10/100M Auto-Negotiation Ethernet port
¾Supports 150 meters indoors and 400 meters outdoors
(depends on the environments around)
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¾Supports Web management utility and easy Setup Wizard
¾Supports 64/128-bit WEP data encryption
¾Supports WPA, TKIP, AES, WPA2, WPA&WPA2 encryptions and
security mechanism
¾Supports IEEE802.11b/IEEE802.11g Auto-negotiation and
manual configuration modes
¾Supports Auto MDI/MDIX
¾Supports Firefox1.0，IE5.5 or above
¾Supports authorization access over thirty-two MAC addresses
¾Supports auto wireless channel selection
¾Provides detachable antenna
1.2 Package contents
One W54AWirelessAP
One Power Adapter
One Quick InstallationGuide
One CD-ROM
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Chapter 2 Hardware Installation
This chapter explains how to connect the Access Point (take the AP
mode installation as example, other installation modes please refer
to the Quick Installation Guide). The detailed processes are shown
as below:
1. Connect one end of the network cable to your Ethernet
broadband router, switch or PC, and the other end to the
W54A’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, connect wireless adapter to the AP via wireless signal.
Please refer to the topology below:
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The topology plan of AP mode 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 bar,
enter the AP’s default IP address, 192.168.0.254. Press Enter key
and the login screen will appear. Before doing this, you need set
192.168.0.x(x ranges 1-253) as your PC’s IP address, and
255.255.255.0 as your subnet mask. (Please refer to the Appendix
II for the detail of TCP/IP setting)
Enter admin in both the user name and password field. When this
is your first time to open the Web-based management interface,
you can set a new password from the System Tool – Change
password tab.
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Click Ok; the welcome screen will appear;
Click Next and Wizard screen will appear. On the screen, there are
five different operating modes including W54A—AP, WDS P2P
Bridge, WDS P2MP Bridge, WDS AP Repeater and the client. The
specific setting for each mode will be showed below.
3.2 Wizard
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If the wizard page hasn’t appeared, you can also click the wizard
tab on the left to active.
For different requirements, you can select one of the suitable
operating modes. Here, we’ll take AP mode as example to introduce
the settings method.
Select AP mode and click Next.
This page will require you to enter the SSID, Channel settings for
your wireless network.
SSID: The name of your wireless network. The default value is
“Tenda”.
Channel: Select the operating frequency for your wireless
network.
Click the Next button to continue or the Back button to return to
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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: Select 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 -bit, you should enter 26 Hexadecimal characters
or 13 ASCII Characters).
Key Choice: when using the WEP encryption mode, you could save
up to 4 keys.
According to W54A modes, wireless encryption settings supported
are shown below.
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Table 1: Wireless Security
WEP
WPA WPA2 WPA_WPA2_Mi
xed
Mode
AP Yes Yes Yes Yes
Repeater Yes NO NO NO
P2P Yes NO NO NO
P2MP Yes NO NO NO
Client Yes Yes Yes Yes
Note: After clicking 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 mode, SSID, RF mode, Channel and
Encryption mode etc.
Association Table: Display the clients’ information of connecting
with the AP including the MAC address, status, mode, rate, signal
quality and RSSI. Click Refresh button to update the linking info.
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3.4 LAN Setting
From LAN Setting Screen, we can set the LAN port’s network
parameters
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 change the IP address here, your login IP address to
the Web-based management interface will vary corresponding.
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Chapter 4 Radio Setting
4.1 Basic Setting
Click Radio Setting—Basic Setting tab. This screen requires you to
set the basic parameters for your wireless network.
SSID: Enter the name of your wireless network.
SSID Broadcast: Enable/disable the SSID broadcast
AP Mode: Selects 802.11g, 802.11b, BG Mixed
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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)
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 W54A is selecting the operating mode.
The default operating mode is AP mode. To select a mode, click the
Mode Setting tab. Select your preferable mode from the drop-down
menu.
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Here, we can see the W54A supports 5 operating modes, which will
be introduced respectively.
4.2.1 AP mode
The AP mode is the 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)
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Figure 1
Click Mode Setting tab and select AP, the following screen will
appear.
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zSSID: The name of your wireless network.
zChannel: The operating channel
zEncryption: Select disable or WEP, WPA, WPA2,
WPA_WPA2 Mixed mode for security.
Click Apply to save your settings.
4.2.2 WDS P2P Bridge
In this mode, 2 APs in two remote locations connect with each other
to provide a wireless bridge between 2 remote LANs, as shown in
Figure 2. The two W54A devices operating in P2P mode do not allow
client associations. It is mostly used by enterprise to connect 2
remote office’s network together.
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Figure 2
Click Mode Setting tab and select WDS P2P Bridge, the following
screen will appear.
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