User manual ABIT AIRPACE WAD-01B

[. . . ] WAD-01B User's Manual WAD-01B User's Manual English 1st Edition, October 2006 ii WAD-01B Contents 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1. 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 2 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2. Safety Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Getting Started with WAD-01B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. 1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3. 2 Buttons and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3. 3 Status LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4. [. . . ] If your PC is not on the allowing list, you will lose wireless connection after clicking Apply button. You must then configure this device through Ethernet. WAD-01B 25 7. 5 Advance Advance page allows administrator to make further wireless network settings, such as SSID broadcast, Radio Preamble, RTS threshold and Beacon Periods etc. DO NOT change the setting on this page if you are not a professional user. Any change on this page might cause your wireless connection fail. Broadcast SSID: This setting is related with SSID for whether it can be broadcasted by wireless or not. If it is disabled, only devices with correct SSID can connect to this access point. Radio Preamble: [Long] preamble may provide more reliable connection and [Short] preamble may provide better performance. 802. 11g Only Mode: Select [Enabled] to accept 802. 11g wireless connection only. Default setting is [Disabled] and accepts both 802. 11 b/g wireless connections. RTS Threshold: If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The device sends request to send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame. Beacon Period: A beacon is a packet broadcast by the device to synchronize the wireless network. The Beacon Period value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. DTIM Period: 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. Default setting is [1]. 26 WAD-01B 7. 6 Firmware Upgrade Firmware: Current Firmware version can be located within the Upgrade Firmware column. In order to start firmware upgrade, you need to download the latest and correct firmware for the device from internet. Click [Browser] button to locate the firmware file (*. bin) and then click Upgrade button to upgrade firmware. During upgrade process, please ensure that the power connection and Ethernet connection are not interrupted. Upgrade through wireless connection or power/Ethernet interruption may lead to irrecoverable damage to the device. Only to upgrade the firmware for the device when there is problem related or being advised by the abit technicians. Restore Configuration to Default: Click [Restore] button to restore the device to Factory Default Settings. Restart Device: Click [Restart] button to reboot the device. WAD-01B 27 8. Client Mode WAD-01B Works as Client Client or Wireless Client mode allows WAD-01B device to become a wireless client and connect to another AP. [. . . ] For example, if the AP is set to 192. 168. 0. 10, change the IP address of your computer to 192. 168. 0. 15 or another unique IP Address that corresponds to the 192. 168. 0. X subnet. Use the Reset button located on the rear of the AP to revert to the default settings. Check each computer for correct network settings. 10. 4 Wireless Troubleshooting Q: I can't access the Wireless AP from a wireless network card A: Make sure the Mode, SSID, Channel, and Encryption settings are the same on each wireless adapter. Make sure your computer is within range and free from any strong electrical devices that may cause interference. [. . . ]