11b/g Wireless Multi-Client Bridge/AP Version 1.0
2
Table of Contents
1INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................5
1.1 FEATURES &BENEFITS ..................................................................................................... 5
1.2 PACKAGE CONTENTS........................................................................................................ 6
1.3 UNIT DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................... 6
1.4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................. 6
1.5 APPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 7
1.6 NETWORK CONFIGURATION............................................................................................... 7
2UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE.................................................................................. 9
2.1 HARDWARE INSTALLATION................................................................................................. 9
2.2 IPADDRESS CONFIGURATION............................................................................................ 9
3CLIENT BRIDGE MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION ...........................................................11
3.1 LOGGING IN.....................................................................................................................11
3.2 SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................... 13
3.2.1 ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS.............................................................................................. 13
3.2.1.1 SAVE CONFIGURATION TO A FILE ................................................................................. 15
3.2.1.2 RESTORE THE CONFIGURATION FROM A FILE................................................................ 15
3.2.1.3 SWITCH FROM BRIDGE TO APMODE ........................................................................... 16
3.2.2 FIRMWARE UPGRADE...................................................................................................... 17
3.2.3 SYSTEM REBOOTAND RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT................................................... 18
3.2.3.1 SYSTEM REBOOT ....................................................................................................... 18
3.2.3.2 RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT................................................................................ 19
3.2.4 SYSTEM TIME CONFIGURATION........................................................................................ 19
3.3 WIRELESS...................................................................................................................... 21
3.3.1 WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS...................................................................................... 21
3.3.2 INFRASTRUCTURE /AD-HOC MODE.................................................................................. 22
3.3.3 WIRELESS SECURITY...................................................................................................... 23
3.3.3.1.1 WEP(WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY).......................................................................... 23
3.3.3.1.2 WPA–PERSONAL (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS).......................................................... 24
3.3.4 ADVANCED WIRELESS SETTINGS..................................................................................... 25
3.3.5 SNMP........................................................................................................................... 26
3.4 LAN SETTINGS (STATIC /DHCP).................................................................................... 27
3.5 STATISTICS..................................................................................................................... 29
3.6 LOGS............................................................................................................................. 30
4ACCESS POINT MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION ........................................................... 31
4.1 LOGGING IN.................................................................................................................... 31
4.2 SYSTEM ......................................................................................................................... 32
4.2.1 ADMINISTRATOR SETTINGS.............................................................................................. 32
4.2.1.1 SAVE CONFIGURATION TO A FILE ................................................................................. 33
4.2.1.2 RESTORE THE CONFIGURATION FROM A FILE................................................................ 34
4.2.2 FIRMWARE UPGRADE...................................................................................................... 34
4.2.3 SYSTEM REBOOTAND RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT................................................... 36
4.2.3.1 SYSTEM REBOOT ....................................................................................................... 36
4.2.3.2 RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT................................................................................ 36
4.2.3.3 SWITCH FROM APTO BRIDGE MODE ........................................................................... 37
4.2.4 SYSTEM TIME CONFIGURATION........................................................................................ 38
4.3 WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINGS...................................................................................... 39
4.3.1.1 WEP(WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY).......................................................................... 39
4.3.1.2 WPAPERSONAL (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS)............................................................. 40
4.3.1.3 WPAENTERPRISE (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS &802.1X)........................................... 41