User manual AIRLIVE WL-5450AP

[. . . ] WL-5450AP Wireless Access Point User's Manual AirLive WL-5450AP User's Manual 1 FCC Certifications This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] This feature is also useful when users want to bridge networks between buildings where it is impossible to deploy network cable connections between these buildings. AirLive WL-5450AP User's Manual 13 Chapter IV: Configuration 4. 1 Login 1. Connect an Ethernet cable between your computer and the Wireless Access Point. Make sure your wired station is set to the same subnet as the Wireless Access Point, i. e. In the Address box, enter the following: HTTP://192. 168. 100. 252 The configuration menu is divided into four categories: Status, Wireless, TCP/IP, and Other settings. Click on the desired setup item to expand the page in the main navigation page. The setup pages covered in this utility are described below. 4. 2 Status In this screen, you can see the current settings and status of this Access Point. 4. 2. 1 System AirLive WL-5450AP User's Manual 14 System Uptime Firmware Version The time period since the device was up. The current version of the firmware installed in this device. Wireless Configuration Wireless Mode There are four modes supported, Access Point, Client (Ad-hoc and Infrastructure), WDS Bridge and WDS repeater. If you want to change to bridge mode, please go to Wireless/WDS Setting to enable the WDS function. SSID The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another; therefore, all access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use the same SSID. A device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID. An SSID is also referred to as a network name because essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless network. Channel Number The number of channels supported depends on the region of this Access Point. All stations communicating with the Access Point must use the same channel. Encryption WEP Encryption (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is set to Disabled by default. When WEP is enabled, data packet is encrypted before being transmitted. The WEP prevents data packets from being eavesdropped by unrelated people. By using WEP data encryption, there may be a significant degradation of the data throughput on the wireless link. Associated Clients Displays the total number of clients associated to this AP. BSSID BSSID displays the ID of current BSS, which uniquely identifies each BSS. TCP/IP Configuration IP Protocol Display the method to get the IP of this AP, which could be obtained by Fixed-IP or DHCP-client. br0 IP Address br0 Subnet Mask br0 Default Gateway br0 MAC Address Current IP address for this Access Point Current Subnet mask for this Access Point Default Gateway for this Access Point The MAC Address for this Access Point AirLive WL-5450AP User's Manual 15 4. 2. 2 System Log This page display log events with time when events happened, log events' types, log sources and the description for events themselves. [. . . ] Press Refresh to get the latest information. 4. 3. 6 WDS Setting To enable WDS function will let this AP enter "Bridge Mode". Two APs in bridge modes can communicate with each other through wireless interface. That is, two stations associated to different AP in bridge mode can communicate with each other. Enable WDS Check the checkbox to enable WDS, all of the WDS settings in this screen can be enabled only when WDS or AP+WDS is selected in Wireless Basic Settings screen (See page 19). Add WDS AP MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address for the Access Point to establish WDS Comment: You may enter up to 20 characters as a remark to the previous MAC Address. AirLive WL-5450AP User's Manual 24 Apply Changes Reset Press to save the new settings on the screen. Press to discard the data you have entered since last time you press Apply Change. Set Security Click to set the WDS security, please refer to the previous Wireless Security Setup section (Page 27). Show Statistics Click to show the detailed information for each WDS AP. Current WDS AP List The added Access Points for participating WDS with this Access Point are shown. Delete Selected Delete All Reset You can delete the WDS Access Points listed above by marking the checkbox. [. . . ]