User manual SITECOM WL-130

Wireless Range Extender WL-130 Full Manual Table of Contents 1. Introduction .................................................................................... 1 Package Contents .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Features....................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Specifications............................................................................................................................................................. 2 2. Physical Description ........................................................................ 3 3. Hardware installation...................................................................... 5 4. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration ........................................ 6 5. Configuring the WL-130 .................................................................. 9 Status and Information ................................................................................................................................................. 10 Wireless Setting............................................................................................................................................................ 11 Set Security................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Active Wireless Client Table ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Wireless Site Survey .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Security 17 Advanced Setting.......................................................................................................................................................... 22 System Utility..................................................................................... 24 Back-up 26 Firmware Upgrade........................................................................................................................................................ 27 Reset ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Troubleshooting ................................................................................. 29 How to manually find your PC's IP and MAC Address? ........................................................................................... 29 What is BSS ID?........................................................................................................................................................... 29 What is ESSID?............................................................................................................................................................ 29 Can data be intercepted while transmitting through the air?....................................................................................... 29 What is WEP?............................................................................................................................................................... 29 What is WPA? .............................................................................................................................................................. 29 What is WPA2? ............................................................................................................................................................ 29 What is a MAC Address?............................................................................................................................................. 29 Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement ............ 30 Introduction 1. Introduction This product is an access point for IEEE 802.11g/b 2.4GHz wireless network. You can use this access point to build up a wireless LAN. Any wireless LAN station can join the wireless network by using the "Infrastructure Mode". Another option is the Universal Repeater mode with which you can extend the range of your existing wireless network. The product supports WEP, WPA, and WPA2 to consolidate the wireless network security. With 64/128 bit WEP, WPA and WPA2 encryption you can prevent unauthorized wireless stations from accessing your wireless network. The product's dipole antenna is detachable by connecting to a RP-SMA connector. Users can install a high gain antenna to the connector for better network link quality so that you can build wireless network with more flexibility. This product provides an easy to use user interface and allows users to configure from a web browser. 1 Introduction Package Contents The Ac cess P oint inc lude s t he fol lowing item s: One Access Point with antenna One Power Adapter One User's Manual Features Complies with the IEEE 802.11b/g (DSSS) 2.4GHz specification. High data rate 54Mbps network speed. Seamlessly integrate wireless and wired Ethernet LAN networks. Auto rate fallback in case of obstacles or interferences. Provide 64/128-bit WEP and WPA Data Encryption function to protect the wireless data transmissions. Supports Web-based configuration. Specifications Standards: IEEE 802.11b/g (Wireless), IEEE 802.3 (Wired) Data Rate: 54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1Mbps auto fallback Security: 64/128-bit WEP, WPA and WPA2 Data Encryption Frequency Band: 2.400~2.4835GHz (Industrial Scientific Medical Band) Modulation: CCK@11/5.5Mbps, DQPSK@2Mbps and DBPSK@1Mbps Radio Technology: Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) Antenna: External detachable dipole antenna (with RP-SMA connector) Connectors: 10/100Mbps RJ-45 x 1 Power: 12VDC, 0.5A Transmit Power: 15dBm (Typical) LEDs: Power, LAN Link/Activity, Wireless Activity Dimension: 30(H) x 127(W) x 96(D) mm Temperature: Operating: 32~131°F (0~55°C) Storage: -4~158°F(-20~70°C) Humidity: 10-90% (Noncondensing) Certification: FCC, CE 2 Introduction 2. Physical Description Front Panel On the Access Point's front panel there are LED lights that inform you of the Access Point's current status. Below is an explanation of each LED. LED Power Color Green Status Lit Off Flash Off On Flash Off Description Power is supplied. No Power. Antenna is transmitting or receiving data. Antenna is not transmitting or receiving data. A valid link is established. It is transmitting or receiving data. No link is established. WLAN Green LAN Green 3 Introduction Back Panel Access Point's connection ports are located on the back panel. Below is the description of each connection port. Antenna Connector: This round connection is standard Reverse SMA connector where any antenna with Reverse SMA connector can connect to the Access Point. DC Adapter Port Insert the power jack of the power adapter into this port. LAN Port The Access Point's LAN port is where you connect to your LAN's network devices. Reset The Reset button allows you to do one of two things. 1) If problems occur with your Access Point, press the reset button with a pencil tip (for less than 4 seconds) and the Access Point will re-boot itself, keeping your original configurations. 2) If problems persist or you experience extreme problems or you forgot your password, press the reset button for longer than 4 seconds and the Access Point will reset itself to the factory default settings (warning: your original configurations will be replaced with the factory default settings). 4 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration 3. Hardware installation Use the WL-130 as an Access Point 1. Locate an optimum location for the WL-130. The best location for your Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. Connect the WL-130 to your router, hub or switch. Connect one end of standard UTP cable to the Access Point's LAN Port and connect the other end of the cable to a switch, a router or a hub. The Access Point will then be connected to your existed wired LAN Network. Connect the Power Adapter to the WL-130. Only use the power adapter supplied with the Access Point. Using a different adapter may damage the product. 2. 3. The Hardware Installation is complete. Please follow chapter 4 and 5 to configure your access point. Use the WL-130 as Universal Repeater (non-standard settings) 1. 2. Connect the WL-130 to your PC using a standard UTP cable. Connect the Power Adapter to the WL-130. Only use the power adapter supplied with the Access Point. Using a different adapter may damage the product. Follow the steps in chapter 4 and 5 to configure the WL-130 . The WL-130 should be configured before it can be used in your internal network. Locate an optimum location for the WL-130 The best location for your WL-130 is usually in the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all your mobile stations. 3. 4. The Hardware Installation is complete. If the steps in chapter 4 and 5 are followed, the WL130 will extend the range of your wireless network. 5 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration 4. Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration This Access Point provides a web-based configuration tool allowing you to configure from wired or wireless stations. Follow the instructions below to get started configuration. From Wired Station 1. Make sure your wired station is in the same subnet as the Access Point. The default IP Address and Sub Mask of the Access Point are: Default IP Address: 192.168.0.254 Default Subnet: 255.255.255.0 Configure your PC to be in the same subnet as the Access Point. 1a) Windows 95/98/Me 1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-click Network icon. The Network window will appear. 3. Check your list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to install it now. If TCP/IP is installed, go to step 6. 4. In the Network Component Type dialog box, select Protocol and click Add button. 5. In the Select Network Protocol dialog box, select Microsoft and TCP/IP and then click the OK button to start installing the TCP/IP protocol. You may need your Windows CD to complete the installation. 6. After installing TCP/IP, go back to the Network dialog box. Select TCP/IP from the list of Network Components and then click the Properties button. 7. Check each of the tabs and verify the following settings: · · · Bindings: Check Client for Microsoft Networks and File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks. WINS Configuration: Select Disable WINS Resolution. IP Address: Select Specify an IP Address. Specify the IP Address and Subnet Mask as following example. IP Address: 192.168.0.200 (any IP address within 192.168.0.2~192.168.0.253 is available, but do not setup 192.168.0.254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 8. Reboot the PC. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 6 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration 1b) Windows XP 1: Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Network Connections. The Network Connections window will appear. 2: Double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear. 3: Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] on your list. Select it and click the Properties button. 4: In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Use the following IP 5: Specify the IP address and Subnet Mask as in the following example: address. IP Address: 192.168.0.200 (any IP address within 192.168.0.2~192.168.0.253 is available, but do not setup 192.168.0.254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 6: Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP address you just specified. 1c) Windows 2000 1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window will appear. 2. Double-click Network and Dial-up Connections icon. In the Network and Dial-up Connection window, double-click Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear. 3. In the Local Area Connection window, click the Properties button. 4. Check your list of Network Components. You should see Internet Protocol [TCP/IP] on your list. Select it and click the Properties button. 5. In the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window, select Use the following IP address and specify the IP Address and Subnet mask as following. IP Address: 192.168.0.200 (any IP address within 192.168.0.2~192.168.0.253 is available, but do not setup 192.168.0.254) Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 6. Click OK to confirm the setting. Your PC will now have the IP Address you specified. 7 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration 2. Enter 192.168.0.254 in the address bar of your web browser to access the Universal Repeaters configuration page. 3. A screen will pop up and request you to enter a user name and password. Enter the following: User Name: Password: admin admin Enter the default user name and password, then press the OK button. 4. You can start configuring the universal Repeater. From Wireless Station 1. Make sure your wireless station is in the same subnet with the Access Point. Please refer to the step 1 of chapter 4 (above) for configuring the IP Address and Sub Mask of the wireless station. 2. Connect to the Access Point. The WL-130s default ESSID is "Sitecom" and the WEP Encryption function is disabled. Make sure your wireless station is using the same ESSID as the Access Point and associate your wireless station to the Access Point. 3. Enter 192.168.0.254 from Web Browser to access the WL-130s configuration page. 4. Enter the user name and password and then press OK button and you are available to configure the Access Point now. (username/password: admin/admin) 8 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration 5. Configuring the WL-130 Every time when you have finished modifying a setting page and click "Apply" button, this page will pop-up. The settings have been successfully saved but will not take effect immediately. You have to restart the access point to make the new settings take effect. You can click the "CONTINUE" button to continue changing other settings, or you can also click "APPLY" to restart the system to make the settings take effect. 9 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration Status and Information On this screen, you can see the general information of the Access Point including Alias Name, Firmware Version, ESSID, Channel Number, Status, IP Address, MAC Address, etc. Using the "Choose your Language" box it's possible to change the language of the WL-130 interface. 10 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration Wireless Setting This Access Point supports AP, WDS and Universal Repeater modes. "Accesspoint" provides pure access point function. The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to use "Accesspoint". If you want an access point to bridge wired Ethernet network and provide connection service for other wireless station at the same time, you have to set the access point to "AP BridgeWDS mode". "Universal Repeater Mode" provides the function to act as AP client and AP at the same time. It can use AP client function to connect to a Root AP and use AP function to service all wireless stations within its coverage. All the stations within the coverage of this access point can be bridged to the Root AP. "Universal Repeater Mode" is very convenient to extend the coverage of your wireless network. The default setting for the WL-130 is "Universal Repeater Mode". AP mode setting page: 11 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration AP Bridge-WDS mode setting page: 12 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration Universal Repeater mode setting page: Parameter ESSID Band Channel Number Description The ESSID (up to 31 printable ASCII characters) is the unique name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. Please make sure that the ESSID of all stations in the same WLAN network are the same. The default ESSID is "Sitecom". You should assign an ESSID in "Accesspoint", "AP Bridge-WDS mode" and "Universal Repeater mode". It allows you to set the AP fixed at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You also can select B+G mode to allow the AP to select 802.11b and 802.11g connection automatically. Select the appropriate channel from the list to correspond with your network settings. Channels differ from country to country. Channel 1-11 (North America) Channel 1-14 (Japan) Channel 1-13 (Europe) There are 14 channels available. You should assign Channel Number in "Accesspoint", "AP Bridge-WDS mode", and "Universal Repeater mode". If you want to bridge wired Ethernet networks together with wireless LAN, you have to set this access point to "AP BridgeWDS mode". You have to enter the MAC addresses of other access points that join the bridging work. In "Universal Repeater mode", this device need a WLAN MAC MAC Address WLAN MAC 13 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration address to act as a station to connect to another peer or access point. You also can click "Clone MAC" button to let this device copy the MAC address of the PC you are using to configure this device. In "Universal Repeater mode", this device can act as a station Root AP SSID to connect to a Root AP. You should assign the SSID of the Root AP here. In "AP Bridge-WDS mode", you can click "Set Security" to add Set Security encryption for the communication between the bridged access points. This can protect your wireless network. Click "Show Active Clients" button, then an "Active Wireless Associated Clients Client Table" will pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. When you use this access point as a wireless station for wired Wireless Site Survey network device to have wireless capability, you have to associate it will an working access point. Click "Select Site Survey" button, then a "Wireless Site Survey Table" will pop up. It will list all available access points near by. You can select one access point in the table and it will join the wireless LAN through this access point. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Set Security "Set Security" lets you setup the wireless security for the data transmission between the bridged access points in "AP Bridge-WDS mode". It provides "WEP 64bits", "WEP 128bits", "WPA (TKIP)", "WPA2 (AES)" encryption methods. Parameter Encryption Key Format Description You can select "No encryption","WEP 64bits", "WEP 128bits", "WPA (TKIP)" or "WPA2 (AES)" encryption methods. This is only used when you select "WEP 64bits" or "WEP 128bits" encryption method. You may choose to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the 14 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde WEP Key This is only used when you select "WEP 64bits" or "WEP 128bits" encryption method. The WEP key is used to encrypt data transmitted between the bridged access points. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. You may select to select Passphrase (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the Pre-shared Key. For example: Passphrase: iamguest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Pre-shared Key Format The Pre-shared key is used to authenticate and encrypt data transmitted between the bridged access points. Fill the text box by following the rules below. Hex WEP: input 64-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or at least 8 character pass phrase as the pre-shared keys. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. Pre-shared Key Active Wireless Client Table "Active Wireless Client Table" records the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting to the access point. You can lookup the MAC Address, Number of Transmitted Packets, Number of Received Packets and Encryption Status of each active wireless client in this table. 15 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration Parameter MAC Address Tx Packet Rx Packet TX Rate Power Saving Expired Time Description MAC address of this active wireless station. The number of transmitted packets that are sent out from this active wireless station. The number of received packets that are received by this active wireless station. The transmission rate in Mbps. Shows if the wireless client is in Power Saving mode. The time in seconds before dissociation. If the wireless station is idle longer than the expired time, the access point will dissociate it. The wireless client station has to associate again when it become active. Refresh the "Active Wireless Client Table". Close the "Active Wireless Client Table". Refresh Close Wireless Site Survey When this access point is in "Universal Repeater mode", it should associate with an access point or station and connect to your wireless LAN through the associated access point or station. "Wireless Site Survey" searches for all available access points near by. You can select one access point listed in this table. 16 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration Security This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions, include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your wireless stations use the same security function. Note: This access point can act as station and AP at the same time in "Universal Repeater mode". The security settings apply the same configuration to AP function and station function. When you select 64-bit or 128-bit WEP key, you have to enter WEP keys to encrypt data. You can generate the key by yourself and enter it. You can enter four WEP keys and select one of them as default key. Then the access point can receive any packets encrypted by one of the four keys. You can use WEP encryption in "AP mode", "Station-Ad Hoc mode", "StationInfrastructure mode", "AP Bridge-WDS mode" and "Universal Repeater mode". WEP only 17 Wireless Range Extender (WL-130) Configuration Parameter Key Length Description You can select the 64 or 128-bit key to encrypt transmitted data. Larger WEP key length will provide higher level of security, but the throughput will be lower. You may select to select ASCII Characters (alphanumeric format) or Hexadecimal Digits (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) to be the WEP Key. For example: ASCII Characters: guest Hexadecimal Digits: 12345abcde Select one of the four keys to encrypt your data. Only the key you select it in the "Default key" will take effect. Key Format Default Tx Key Key 1 - Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data transmitted in the wireless network. Fill the text box by following the rules below. 64-bit WEP: input 10-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 5-digit ASCII character as the encryption keys. 128-bit WEP: input 26-digit Hex values (in the "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" range) or 10-digit ASCII characters as the encryption keys. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the Access Point. 18