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S olutions for the Digital Life ™ U ser Manual 54 Mbps Wi r eless Ac c ess P oint Model #: GT701AP Fi rmware version: 3.0.1.0.5-GT701-AP[...]

1 T able of C ontents 1I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 P ackage Contents 3 Minimum S ystem Requir ements 3 A ccess P oint Features 4 T echnical Support 6 2 W ireless N etworking Basics 7 Creating a W ireless N etwork 7 Extending a W ired N etwork 8 3 Installing the Acc ess P oint 10 Before Installing 10 Connecting the Ac cess P oint 10 Placing or Mountin[...]

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3 Intr oduc tion Thank you for pur chasing the A ction tec 54 Mbps W ireless A cc ess P oint. W e’v e work ed hard to mak e this A ccess P oint the simplest, most con venient wa y to creat e a wireless network for your home offic e or small business. I f you want t o take y our computing t o the next level, the A ction tec 54 Mbps W ireless A cc [...]

4 s All compute rs included on the wireless network must hav e wireless net- working capabilities Acc ess P oint F eatures The A ccess P oint has a series of LEDs on its fr ont panel, and a series of por ts on its rear panel. It is r ecommended that the user beco me familiar with these features before installing or setting up the A ccess P oint. Fr[...]

5 intermittently when there is wireless acti vit y . Rear Panel The A ccess P oint has a P ower C onnector , A LAN (Ethernet) P or t, an Ant enna Jack, and a Reset butt on on its rear panel. LAN Port The Ethernet (LAN) port is used to connect the A cc ess P oint to a h ub or router with the Gray Crosso ver E thernet cable. Po wer P ort The P o wer [...]

6 T echnical Suppor t A ction tec Electronics, Inc., prides itself on making durable, high-quality , high- performance products. If you need assistance, the A ction tec T echnical Support Department is available to provide professional support 24 hours a day , every day , ex cept major holida ys. A ction tec Electronics, Inc. 760 N. M ar y A venue [...]

7 W ireless Netw orking Basics W ireless networking c onnects comput ers to each other using radio signals rather than wires. This allows users the freedom to mo ve ar ound and work an ywhere within the range of the w ireless network. A w ireless network co nsists of two ele- ments - Clients and A ccess P oints. • A Client is a c omputer or an y [...]

8 All of the wirelessly network ed computers (also kno wn as clients) communicate with each other through the access point, which acts as a wireless hub . Extending a Wired Netw ork T o add wireless networking to an established wired network: 1. Connect the acc ess point(s) to the wired network. This is usually done with an Ethernet cable connectin[...]

9 Creating a Wireless Network from a Single C omputer It is also possible to c onnect an acc ess point to a single computer , instead of a network hub . This method can be used to shar e the compute r’ s Internet connection among the wireless clients, and is a c ommon way t o use a wireless network in the home. T o creat e a wireless network from[...]

10 Installing the A cc ess P oint Before Installing Before installing the A ccess P oint, be a war e that this dev ice can subject the user to electrical shock. F ollow the guidelines in this manual and the man uals of an y other equipment used during the installation. F ailur e to do so ma y result in injury or damage to the equipment. Important :[...]

11 2a. If connecting to a Rout er , hub or switch for wireless network usage or for administration of an access point (using the W eb Configuration U tility to change an acc ess point’ s settings, for example), plug one end of Gray Crosso ver E thernet cable (included in this Quick Star t Kit) in the LAN por t on the back of the A ccess P oint, a[...]

12 Setting Up the A cc ess P oint The 54 Mbps W ireless A cc ess P oint is shipped r eady for immediate use. Its fact ory default settings allow the user to ac cess the wireless network after making a few adjustments to the wireless clients to rec ognize its pre-programmed SSID . Y ou should note ho weve r that in its default mode, y our A ccess P [...]

13 Y our c onnection to the A ccess P oint should be established and you are r eady to acc ess to the unit ’ s control panel. Acc essing & U sing The C ontrol P anel Making Sure Y our C omputer Can T alk T o T he Acc ess Poin t . The A ccess P oint ’ s control panel has an internal IP addr ess of 192.168.0.240 which enables any standar d we[...]

14 3. The "W elcome" screen appears. From this point, you can co nfigure the A ccess P oint fr om one of its seven sub-menus Setting the IP A ddress The IP A ddress section allo ws y ou to setup IP A ddress, either DHCP or static IP mode. NO TE: Changing these s etting s is not required in most applications Click on the “IP A ddress ”[...]

15 Basic Settings Click on the “Basic Settings” selection and the “Basic Settings” page will appear . This menu allows y ou to change the W ireless Network N ame (ESSID*) ,f r o m its default value, change the Operating Channel**, and enable one of se veral available securit y options*** . * ESSID is the network name assig ned to the wirele[...]

16 64-bit WEP uses a key made from of five hexadecimal digit pairs. A hexadeci- mal digit consists of an alphanumeric character ranging from 0-9 or A -F . An example of a 64-bit WEP key is: 4E-A3-3D-68-72. T o create a set of 64- bit WEP k eys, enter fiv e hexadecimal digit pairs into the desired K ey t ext bo x ( K ey 1, K e y 2, K e y 3, K e y 4)[...]

17 The " Both " setting allows stations to use either authentication mode . WEP 802.1x Securit y The 802.1x protoc ol is a collection of securit y features intended primarily for enterprise computing en vironments. It simplifies management by applying the same authentication protoc ol for wired and wireless connections. 802.1x offers an e[...]

18 WP A Security The W iFi Protect ed A c cess (WP A) protoc ol is a collection of interoperable securit y enhancements intended for use in both c onsumer and enterprise settings. I t is a forward-compatible subset of the upcoming 802.11i securit y standard that greatly improv es on the WEP securit y standard. WP A includes a stronger data encr ypt[...]

19 and WP A is enabled. If y ou wish to enable 802.1x, c ontinue to st ep 4 of this proc e- dure. T o Enable WP A with 802.1x: 4. Enter the radio server's IP address in the Server Addr ess bo x - This address is obtained from the administrator of the r adio server . 5. Enter the port number . The normal default value is 1812 unless the network[...]

20 MA C Authentica tion ( Ac cess C ontrol) Th e “MA C A uthentication ” scr een, giv es a u se r the option of controlling who can talk to the A ccess P oint acc ess based on the user client’ s MA C address. This is done using entries on the “ Exceptions List ” to block or acc ept a group of pote ntial users. - Enabling the “ Deny ” [...]

21 NO TE : Ensure the MA C Addr ess entered is in the correct format (i.e., six sets of two hex- idecimal numbers separated by c olons). A properly formatted MA C address w ould be the following: 00:20:ea:08:00:17 If an incorrectly formatted MAC addr ess is enter ed, an err or message stating that an invalid MA C address has been entered appear s. [...]

22 2. Be sure to ent er password a sec ond time in the Re-ent er New P assword text bo x, 3. Click App ly . If you want to disable the passwor d mode after it has been activat ed, y ou must select the " Restor e Default " button on this page. If you recei ve the A ccess P oint after it has had a password set but do not kno w what it is, y[...]

23 the 802.11 W ireless networking protoc ols. Before y ou do this, you must do wnload the desired upgr ade image files from the A c tiontec web site ( www .actiontec.com ) to a selected folder on y our com- puter . The files w ill be downloaded to y ou in a self-extracting ZIP format. Before returning to y our acc ess point, make sure t o "un[...]

24 T r oubleshooting & F A Qs This chapter details some pot ential problems that ma y occur while using the A ccess P oint, and solutions t o over come the m. Also included here are fr equently answered questions and their r espectiv e answers. T roubleshooting My computer’s THE ACCESS POINT Wizard doesn’t locate the Access Point. There are[...]

25 How fast is the wireless network? The rated speed of the wireless netw ork under optimal conditions is 54Mbps. This speed does var y , d epending on distance from the A cc ess P oint and the amount of atten uation (physical barriers such as walls, glass, etc.) the wireless signal must go through.. Can I share my Internet connection using the Acc[...]

26 If I installed sev eral Ac cess P oints in differen t locations in my building , will they be able to talk to each other? Will I be able to stay connected as I mov ed between them? The A ccess P oint does not c ommunicate with other access points, as it uses a single access point system. If you installed several A ccess P oints and were t o mov [...]

27 How do I make a HEX-based WEP key? 64-bit WEP K ey - Composed of 10 alphanumeric characters (0-9, a-f ) (exam- ple: 843c29a562) 128-bit WEP K ey - Composed of 26 alphanumeric characters (0-9, a-f ) (exam- ple: 3c29f2536bef3276d32e364a2c) What is the differ ence between 40-bit and 64-bit encryption? There really is no differ ence between the tw o[...]

28 Setting Up Static IP Configuring your A cc ess P oint via a direct connection t o your c omputer r equires that you set up what ’ s known as a “ static IP addr ess” on your c omputer’ s Ethernet connection. Y ou may also need a static address if you ’ r e “talking” to the A ccess P oint via a sw itch or r outer that’ s not manufa[...]

29 3. Another menu appears. Select Control P anel . 4. W hen the “Control P anel” wind ow appears, double-click Ne t wo r k .[...]

30 5. The “Netwo rk” w indow appears. In the "The follo wing network components are installed" list bo x, locate and double-click T CP/IP . 6. The “TCP/IP Properties” window appears. Select IP A ddress .[...]

31 7 . In the IP Addr ess tab , activate “Specify an IP A ddress” by clicking on the cir- cle. W hen activ e, a black dot will appear in the circle. I f the circle already con- tains a black dot, lea ve it alone . 8. Enter the following numbers in the “IP A ddr ess” text bo x: 192.168.0.2 Don't include the periods; they are automatical[...]

32 Windo ws Me 1. From the deskt op , c lick on the Start button in the lower left corner . 2. Fr om the menu that appears, select Settings . 3. Another menu appears. Select Control P anel .[...]

33 4. W hen the “Control P anel” wind ow appears, double-click Ne t wo r k . 5. The “Netwo rk” w indow appears. In the “The following network components are installed” list box, locate and double-click TCP/IP .[...]

34 6. The “TCP/IP Properties” window appears. Click IP Address . 7. In the IP Addr ess tab , activate “Specify an IP Addr ess ” by clicking on the cir- cle. W hen activ e, a black dot will ap pear in the circle. If the circle alr eady co n- tains a black dot, leave it alone. 8. Enter the following numbers in the “ IP A ddress ” text bo [...]

35 Window s 2000 1. From the deskt op , c lick on the Start button in the lower left corner . 2. Fr om the menu that appears, select Settings . 3. Another menu appears. Select Control P anel .[...]

36 4. W hen the “Control P anel” w indow appears, double-click N e twork and Dial- up Connections . 5. In the “Netw ork and Dial-up Connections ” w indow , double-click Local Area Connection . A number may be displa yed after the Local Area C onnection. If there is more than one L ocal A rea C onnection listed, locate the one that corre- sp[...]

37 6. The “Local Ar ea Connection Status ” w indow appears. Select General , then click Proper ties . 7. The “Local Ar ea Connection Pr op erties” w indow appears. Click General . 8. In the “Components c hecked are use d b y this connection ” list box, double- click Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP) .[...]

38 9. The “ Internet Pr otocol (T CP/IP) Properties ” window appears. 10. In the Gen er al tab , activate “ U se the follo wing IP address ” by clicking on the circle. When activ e, a black dot will appear in the circle. If the c ircle alread y contains a black dot, lea ve it alone . 11. Enter the following numbers in the “ IP A ddress ?[...]

39 Window s XP 1. From the deskt op , c lick on the Start but to n i n the lo wer left co rner . 2. Fr om the menu that appears, select Connect T o . .[...]

40 3. W hen the Connect T o sub-menu window appears, select the Show All Connections option.[...]

41 4. The NetworkConnection window appears. Right click on Local Area Connection and select Properties . 5. The Internet Protocol (T CP/IP) Properties w indow appears.[...]

42 6. In the General tab, activate “ U se the following IP address ” by clicking on the circle. When activ e, a black dot will appear in the circle. If the c ircle alread y contains a black dot, lea ve it alone . 7. Enter the following numbers in the “ IP A ddress ” text bo x: 192.182.0.2 Don't include the periods; the y are automatica[...]

43 Specifications Action tec 54Mbps W ireless Acc ess P oint Networking Solution F eaturing Scalability and Security A ction tec's 54Mbps W ireless A cc ess P oint sets the standar d for next-genera- tion high performance, secur e, manageable, and reliable wireless local area networks (WLANs). This po werful device provides the ultimate in c o[...]

44 neously . Dynamic rate shifting enables the fast est possible connections. A uto Netw ork Connect keeps users c onnected to the network even while r oaming. Usability It is cost effecti ve, simple to install and use. Appropriate for plac ement abov e drop-do wn ceilings and under ra ised floors. Equipped w ith con venient W eb- based interface. [...]

45 Specifications Inter face 10/100 Ethernet LAN P or t -RJ45 P ower (ext ernal adapter supplied) Wireless - IEEE 802.11b Radio output 17.2 dBm - IEEE 802.11g Radio output 11.1 - 16.6 dBm 11 Channels in the U .S.A (13 in Euro pe) Data Rates 11Mbps IEEE 802.11b 54Mbps IEEE 802.11g Operating Range Indoors: U p to 13m (40 ft) @ 54 Mbps U p to 17m (55 [...]

46 F eatures Standard bridging and filtering Infrastructure Mode: BSS (DCF & PCF) We b S e r v e r Roaming BPSK, QPSK , 16QAM ,OFDM Standards C ompliance IEEE 802.11b (2.4 GHz -DSSS) IEEE 80211.g (2.4ghz.OFDM) IEEE 802.3 Security 64, 128 and 256 - bit WEP Support for WP A Setup & Management W eb based V isual Indicator P ower , LAN link, A [...]

47 Pow e r 110/220 V A C C ompliance C ertification FCC & CE Limited W arranty One year Minimum System Requir ements F or set up and configuration - Compatible N ot ebook or Desktop with an available Ethernet port -T CP/IP installed -W eb br owser , (IE 4.0 or N etscape 4.0 or higher) Client Side -802.11g or 802.11b compatible devices Package C[...]

48 Notices Regulatory Complianc e Notices Class B Equipment This equipment has been tested and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digital dev ice, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interferenc e in a residential installa- tion. This equipment generates, us[...]

49 + Not e : T o co mply with FCC RF exposure compliance r equire- ments, the antenna used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-locat ed or operating in conjunction with any other ant enna or transmitter . For questions r egarding y our product or the FCC decla[...]

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51 published specifications or user guide. THIS ACTION TEC ELECTR ONICS PR ODUCT MA Y INCLUDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD-P AR TY SOFTW ARE, THE USE OF WHICH IS GO VERNED BY A SEP ARA TE END- USER LICENSE A GREEMENT . THIS ACTION TEC ELECTR ONICS W ARRANTY D OES NOT APPL Y TO SUCH THIRD- P AR TY SOFTW ARE. FOR THE APPLICABLE W ARRANTY , PLEASE REFER T[...]

52 ASSUME FOR IT ANY O THER LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SALE, INST ALLA- TION, MAINTENANCE OR USE OF ITS PR ODUCTS. A CTION TEC ELECTR ONICS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING AND EXAMIN A TION DISCLOSE THA T THE ALLEGED DEFECT OR MALFUNC- TION IN THE PRODUCT DOES NO T EXIST OR W AS CA USED BY CUSTOMER ’S OR ANY THIRD PE[...]