TRENDnet TEW-412APBO User manual

User’s Guide 1

User’s Guide 2
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JUL. 2004

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Contents
1. Introduction............................................................................................................... 4
2. Safety Notification .................................................................................................... 5
3. AP Default Settings................................................................................................... 6
4. Web Management Settings ...................................................................................... 7
4.1. Primary Setup…………………………………………………………………………….8
4.2. System…………………………………………………………………………………...12
4.3. Operating Mode…………………………………………………………………………13
4.4. Status…………………………………………………………………………………….15
4.5 Traffic Log………………………………………………………………………………..16
4.6 Access Control…………………………………………………………………………..17
4.7 Advanced Wireless……………………………………………………………………...18
4.8. SNMP INFO……………………………………………………………………………..20
4.9. Upgrade Firmware……………………………………………………………………...21
5. Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................... 23

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1. Introduction
Thank you for purchasing TRENDnet’s Wireless 802.11g Outdoor AP Bridge.
This user guide will assist you with the installation procedure.
The package you have received should contain the following items:
For TEW-412APBO
TEW-412APBO
User’s Guide CD-ROM
Quick Installation Guide
POE Host & Power Cord
Mounting Kit
Cat.5 Ethernet Cable (1.5m/5ft.)
For TEW-413APBO
TEW-412APBO
User’s Guide CD-ROM
Quick Installation Guide
POE Host & Power Cord
N-type Male to N-type Male Cable (2meters)
Mounting Kit
Cat.5 Ethernet Cable (1.5m/5ft.)
Note: if anything is missing, please contact your vendor

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2. Safety Notification
This device should be professionally installed; the installer shall be responsible for ensuring that the
proper antenna is employed without exceeding local regulation.
Your Wireless AP should be placed in a safe and secure location. To ensure proper operation, please
keep the unit away from water and other damaging elements. Please read the user manual thoroughly
before you install the device. The device should only be repaired by authorized and qualified
personnel.
Please do not try to open or repair the device yourself.
Do not place the device in a damp or humid location, i.e. a bathroom.
The device should be placed in a sheltered and non-slip location within a temperature range of
5°~40°C.
Please do not expose the device to direct sunlight or other heat sources. The housing and
electronic components may be damaged by direct sunlight or heat sources.

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3. AP Default Settings
The default settings are shown following.
User admin
Password admin
AP IP Address 192.168.1.250
AP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0
RF ESSID ap11g
11g RF Channel 6
Mode 11b+g
Encryption Disabled

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4. Web Management Settings
START UP & LOGIN
In order to configure the outdoor Wireless 11g AP, you must use your web browser and manually input
http://192.168.1.250 into the Address box and press Enter. The Main Page will appear.
To start configure the outdoor Wireless 11g AP, you must login as “admin” in the User Name box.
And input password “admin” on the password section.
Once you have logged-in as administrator, it is a good idea to change the administrator password to
ensure a secure protection to the outdoor Wireless 11g AP. The Security Settings section described
later in this manual describes how to change the password.
Once you have input the correct password and logged-in, the screen will change to the Setup page
screen.
TURN ON POWER SUPPLY
Quick power cycle can caused system corruption. When power on, be careful not to shut down in
about 5 seconds, because data is writing to the flash.

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4.1. Primary Setup
Primary Setup
This screen contains all of the AP's basic setup functions.
.
Most users will be able to configure the AP and get it working properly using the settings on this
screen.
LAN IP Address and Subnet Mask: This is the AP's IP Address and Subnet Mask as seen on the
internal LAN. The default value is 192.168.1.250 for IP Address and 255.255.255.0 for Subnet Mask.
Wireless: This section provide the Wireless Network settings for your WLAN
MAKE CORRECT NETWORK SETTINGS OF YOUR COMPUTER
To change the configuration, use Internet Explorer (IE) or Netscape Communicator to connect the
WEB management 192.168.1.250.

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Wireless Settings
SSID: The service set identifier ( SSID ) or network name. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32
characters, which may be any keyboard character. You shall have selected the same SSID for all the
APs that will be communicating with mobile wireless stations.
Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network
settings. You shall assign a different channel for each AP to avoid signal interference.
Security: There are 3 types of security to be selected. To secure your Wireless Networks, it’s strongly
recommended to enable this feature.
-WEP Make sure that all wireless devices on your network are using the same encryption level and
key. WEP keys must consist of the letters "A" through "F" and the numbers "0" through "9."

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-WPA-Preshared key
There are two encryption options for WPA Pre-Shared Key, TKIP and AES. TKIP stands for
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. TKIP utilizes a stronger encryption method and incorporates
Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers. AES stands for Advanced
Encryption System, which utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption.
To use WPA Pre-Shared Key, enter a password in the WPA Shared Key field between 8 and 63
characters long. You may also enter a Group Key Renewal Interval time between 0 and 99,999
seconds.
WPA
Algorithms Please choose your algorithms method. You can select
between TKIP or AES.
WPA Shared
Key Please input the Pre-Shared Key. The key should be 8
characters or 63 characters in alphanumeric.
Group Key
Renewal Please input the period of renewal time. The default selection
is 300 seconds.
Important Notice
In order to make right use of WPA, please ensure that your current Wireless Adapter’s driver, and
Wireless Utility can support it, WPA needs 802.1x authentication (when RADIUS mode is chosen),
though the Operating System must also support 802.1x protocol. For Microsoft’s OS family, only
Windows XP has incorporated this by default. The rest of the OS must installed 3er party’s client
software such as Funk ODySSey.

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-WPA RADIUS
WPA RADIUS uses an external RADIUS server to perform user authentication. To use WPA
RADIUS, enter the IP address of the RADIUS server, the RADIUS Port (default is 1812) and
the shared secret from the RADIUS server.
WPA
Algorithms Please choose your algorithms method. You can select
between TKIP or AES.
Radius
Server
Address
Please input your RADIUS Server IP address.
RADIUS
Server Port Please input the Authentication port of your RADIUS server.
The default port being used is 1812
RADIUS
Shared Key The RADIUS server will accept the authentication if both
Shared Key matched.
Group Key
Renewal Please input the period of renewal time. The default selection
is 300 seconds.
* Click Apply to save your settings.

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4.2. System
AP Password: Changing the password for the AP is as easy as typing the password into the Enter
New Password field. Then, type it again into the Re-enter to confirm.
* Click the Apply button to save the setting.
Use the default password when you first open the configuration pages, after you have configured
these settings, you should set a new password for the AP (using the Password screen). This will
increase security, protecting the AP from unauthorized changes.
Restore Factory Defaults: Click the Yes button to reset all configuration settings to factory default
values. Note: Any settings you have saved will be lost when the default settings are restored. Click the
No button to disable the Restore Factory Defaults feature.
Click the Apply button to save the setting.
Backup/Restore Setting: Click Backup to store the Access Point’s configuration on your local PC.
Click Restore to restore Access Point’s configuration from your local PC
* Check all the settings and click Apply to save them.

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4.3. Operating Mode
Access Point: This mode provides access for wireless stations to wired LANs and from wired LANs
to wireless stations.

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AP Repeater: This mode allows the AP to keep the AP function role and at the same time performing
a communication with other 802.11g AP to establish and extend your Wireless Network cover. Please
enter the Remote Access Point’s MAC address to enable this feature.
Wireless Bridge: This mode allows the connection of one or more remote LANs with a central LAN.
* Click Apply to save your settings.
Important
Both units must be selected as AP Repeater mode in order to establish the Wireless link
communication. The remote AP MAC address to be filled at this selection should be the LAN MAC
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4.4. Status
This screen displays the IEEE 802.11g AP's current status and settings. This information is read-only.
This page will auto re-flash every 5 seconds to keep most update information.
LAN section will be displaying all information related on AP, such as the IP address and the current
configuration type.
Wireless section will be displaying information related on the Wireless interface, such as SSID,
Channel, Encryption and statistics of network traffic.
*Click the Refresh button to refresh the AP's status and settings.

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4.5 Traffic Log
Traffic Log: The AP can keep logs of all incoming or outgoing traffic for your network traffic. This
feature is disabled by default. To keep activity logs, select Enable.
To keep a permanent record of activity logs as a file on your PC’s hard drive, Log viewer software
must be used. In the Send Log to field, enter the fixed IP address of the PC running the Log viewer
software. The AP will send updated logs to that PC.
To see a temporary log of the AP’s most recent traffic, click the View Log button..
Click the Apply button to save the setting.

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4.6 Access Control
Access Control: This function will allow administrator to have access control by enter MAC address
of client stations. When Enable this function, two new options will show up.
Depend on the filtering propose, it can be selected to Deny or Allow.
Fill the client stations MAC list to complete the configuration. The table could store up to 40 different
MAC addresses. Please follow the format that it required when an address is input.
* Click Apply to save your settings.

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4.7 Advanced Wireless
Authentication Type:
Auto: Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will change its authentication type
automatically to fulfill client’s requirement.
Open System: Open System authentication is not required to be successful while a client may
decline to authenticate with any particular other client.
Shared Key: Shared Key is only available if the WEP option is implemented. Shared Key
authentication supports authentication of clients as either a member of those who know a shared
secret key or a member of those who do not. IEEE 802.11 Shared Key authentication accomplishes
this without the need to transmit the secret key in clear. Requiring the use of the WEP privacy
mechanism.
Transmission Rate: The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your
wireless network. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select AUTO to
have the AP automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature.
Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the AP and a wireless client.
The default setting is AUTO.
Beacon Interval: The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. Enter a
value between 20 and 1000. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the AP to synchronize the wireless
network. The default value is 100.

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RTS Threshold: This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. Should you encounter
inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended. If a network packet is smaller than
the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The AP sends Request
to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame.
After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to
acknowledge the right to begin transmission.
Fragmentation Threshold: This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is
fragmented into multiple packets. It should remain at its default setting of 2346. If you experience a
high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the
Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor modifications of
this value are recommended.
DTIM Interval: This value indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A
DTIM field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and
multicast messages. When the Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for
associated clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value.
Access Point Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages.
* Click Apply to save your settings.

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4.8. SNMP INFO
SNMP INFO: The SNMP screen allows you to customize the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP) settings. SNMP is a popular network monitoring and management protocol.
SNMPv2c To enable the SNMP support feature,
select Enable. Otherwise, select Disable.
Contact In the contact field, enter contact
information for the AP.
Unit Name
and
description
In the Unit Name and description field,
enter the name of the AP or AP
description.
Identification
Physical
Location In the Physical Location field, specify the
area or location where the AP resides.
public You may change the SNMP Community’s
name from its default, public. Then
configure the community’s access as
either Read-Only or Read-Write.
SNMP Community
private You may change the SNMP Community’s
name from its default, public. Then
configure the community’s access as
either Read-Only or Read-Write.
Click Apply to save your settings.