User manual SITECOM WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINT 300N WL-331

[. . . ] Wireless-N Range Extender WL-330v2 Wireless-N Access Point WL-331v2 Full Manual Index Chapter I: Product Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1-1 Product Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1-2 Safety Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1-3 System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1-4 Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1-5 Access point description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Chapter II: System and Network Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2-1 Installing the access point in your Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2-2 Connecting to the access point via web browser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2-2-1 Windows 95/98/Me IP address setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2-2-2 Windows 2000/XP IP address setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2-2-3 Windows Vista/7 IP address setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2-2-5 Connecting to Web Management Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2-3 View System Status and Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 2-4 Select an Operating Mode for Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2-4-1 AP Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2-4-2 Station-Infrastructure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2-4-2-1 Wireless Site Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2-4-3 Universal Repeater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2-4-4 AP Bridge-Point to Point Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2-5 Wireless Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2-5-1 Disable Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 2-5-2 WPA Pre-shared Key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 2-5-3 WEP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2-6 Advanced Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2-8 WPS Setting (WL-331 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Chapter III: Toolbox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3-1 System Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3-1-1 Change Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3-1-2 IP Address of the Wireless Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 3-1-3 DHCP Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 3-2 Configuration Backup and Restore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 3-3 Firmware Upgrade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 3-4 System Reset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing this wireless access point!With this highly cost-efficient wireless access point, computers and wireless devices which are compatible with 802. 11 Draft-N can connect to an existing wired Ethernet network, at the speed of 300Mbps. Easy install procedures allows any computer user to setup a network environment in a very short time - within minutes, even inexperienced users. Just follow the instructions given in this user manual, you can complete the setup procedure and release the power of this access point all by yourself! Other features of this access point include: · · · · · · · Compatible with IEEE 802. 11b/g/Draft-N wireless network standard - works with other 802. 11b/g/n wireless devices. [. . . ] Please note that when you set your access point to this mode, it will not accept regular wireless clients anymore. When you select `AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point', the following options will be displayed: Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting different band setting, you'll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band. If you select 2. 4GHz (B), 2. 4GHz (N), or 2. 4GHz (G), only wireless clients using the wireless band you select (802. 11b, 802. 11 Draft-N, or 802. 11g) will be able to connect to this access point. If you select 2. 4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients using 802. 11b and 802. 11g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802. 11b, 802. 11g, and 802. 11 Draft-N clients to connect to this access point, select 2. 4GHz (B+G+N). The channel number must be same with another wireless access point you wish to connect Please input the MAC address of the wireless access point you wish to connect Click this button to select an encryption mode for this wireless link, a new popup window will appear. Please refer to Section 2-7 for detailed descriptions. Channel Number MAC address 14 Set Security After you finish with setting, please click `Apply'. You can click the `Continue' button to go back to the previous page and continue changing other settings, or click the `Apply' button to restart the wireless access point. The changes will take effect after about 30 seconds. 2-4-6 AP Bridge-WDS Mode In this mode, this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses the same mode, and all wired Ethernet clients of every wireless access points will be connected together. You can use this mode to connect a network to other networks which is physically isolated. When you use this mode, this access point is still able to accept wireless clients. When you select `AP Bridge-WDS', the following options will be displayed: Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting different band setting, you'll be able to allow or deny the wireless client of a certain band. If you select 2. 4GHz (B), 2. 4GHz (N), or 2. 4GHz (G), only wireless clients using the wireless band you select (802. 11b, 802. 11 Draft-N, or 802. 11g) will be able to connect to this access point. If you select 2. 4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients using 802. 11b and 802. 11g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802. 11b, 802. 11g, and 802. 11 Draft-N clients to connect to this access point, select 2. 4GHz (B+G+N). Please input the ESSID (the name used to identify this wireless access point) here. The access point supports multiple SSID function; up to four SSIDs can be set. For detailed descriptions of the function, please refer to Section 2-4-1-1. The channel number must be same with another wireless access point you wish to connect Click `Show Active Clients' button and a new popup window will appear which contains the information about all wireless clients connected to this access point. You can click `Refresh' button in popup window to keep information up-to-date. [. . . ] Below are detailed descriptions of every control function. 3-1-1 Change Password You can change the password used to enter the web configuration menu of this wireless access point. Please input current password in `Current Password' field, then input new password in both `New Password' and `Re-Enter Password' field. After you finish, please go to the bottom of this page and click `Apply' 3-1-2 IP Address of the Wireless Access Point You can change the IP address of this wireless access point, so it can become a part of your local network. Please remember this address or you will not be able to connect the configuration menu of this wireless access point. Default IP address is: 192. 168. 0. 234 / Subnet Mask 255. 255. 255. 0, you can press and hold `Reset/WPS' button over 10 seconds to change the IP address back to default value if you forget the IP address you set. [. . . ]