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X-Micr o WLAN 1 1b Access Point User ’ s Manual[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 T ermi nology ANSI American National S tandards Institute AP Access Point CCK C omplementary C ode K eying CSMA/CA Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision A voidance CSMA/CD Carrier Sense Multiple Access/ Collision Detection DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DSSS Direct Sequenc[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 T able of Contents TERMINOLOGY ............................................................................................................................. I 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 4.6 W HA T IS ESSID? .............................................................................................................. 20 4.7 W HA T ARE POTENTIAL F ACTOR S THA T MA Y CAUSES INTERFERENCE ? ................................ 21 4.8 W HA T ARE THE O PEN S YSTEM AND S HARED K [...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 1 Introduction X-Micro WLAN 1 1b Access Point is a portal that can act as the connection point between the Ethernet CSMA/CD protocol and the wireless CSMA/CA pr otocol. The Access Point can be easily integrated into your existing wireless network. In large inst allations, the roam ing [...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 Dimension 120 * 75 * 34 mm Operating T emperature 0 – 50 o C ambient tem perature S torage T emperature -20 - 70 o C ambient temperatu re Humidity 5 to 90 % maximum (non-condensing) 1.3 Product Features ¾ Complies with IEEE 802.1 1b standard for 2.4GHz W ireless LAN. ¾ Supports 1 1[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 1.5 Rear Panel Description Antenna Power Reset LAN Figure 2 – X-Micro WLAN 1 1b Access Point Rear Panel Interfaces Description 1. Reset Push continually the reset button 5 seconds to reset the configuration parameters to fact ory defa ul t s. 2. Power The power jac k allows an extern[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 2 Installation 2.1 Hardware Installation S tep One: Place X-Micro WLAN 1 1b Access Po int to the best optimum transmission location. The best transmission location for your X-Micro WLAN 1 1b Access Point is usually at the geographic cente r of your wireless network, with line of sign t[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 3 Software configuration There are web based management and configurat ion functions allowing you to have the jobs done easily . X-Micro W LAN 1 1b Access Point is delivered with the following factory default parameters. Default IP Address : 192.168.1.254 Default IP subnet mask : 255.2[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 Connections icon. Move mouse and double-click the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will appear . Click Pro perties button in the Local Area Connection window . 3. Check the installed list of Network Components . If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add butt[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 3.2 Connect to X-Micro WLAN 1 1b Access Point Open a W EB browser , i.e. Microsoft Internet Explore, then enter 192.168.1.254 on the URL to connect X-Micro W LAN 1 1b Access Point. 3.3 Management and configuration on X-Micro WLAN 1 1b Access Point 3.3.1 St atu s This page shows the cur[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 SSID It shows the SSID of X-Micro W LAN 1 1b Access Point. The SSID is the unique name of X-Micro W LAN 1 1b Access Point and shared among its service area, so all devices attempts to join the same wireless network can identify it. Channel Number It shows the wireless channel connected[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 Screenshot – W ireless Basic Settings Item D escription Alias Name It is the alias name of X-Micro W LAN 1 1b Access Point. The alias name can be 32 characters long. Disable W i eless LAN Interface r T i ck on to disable the wireless LAN data transm ission. SSID It is the wireless ne[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 knowledge about wireless LAN. These se ttings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will h ave on your Access Point. Screenshot – W i reless Advanced Settings Item D escription Authentication T ype Click to select the authentication type in Open System , Shar [...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 4.13 W hat is Preamble T ype? Broadcast SSID Click to enable or disable the SSID broadcast function. Refer to 4.14 W hat is SSID Broadcast? Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to complete the new configuration setting. Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover t[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 bits) and secret key (40-bit or 104-bit). Key Format Select the WEP shared secret key format from pull-down menu. The format can be chose between plant text (ASCII) and hexadecimal (HEX) code. Default Tx Key Set the default secret key for W EP security function. V alue can be chose bet[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 Screenshot – W i reless Access Control Item D escription Enable WEP Security Click the check box to enable wireless access control. This is a security control function; only those clients registered in the access c ontrol list can link to X-Micro WLAN 1 1b Access Point. MAC Address F[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 previous configuration setting. 3.3.6 LAN Interface Setup This page is used to configure the para meters for local area network that connects to the LAN port of your Access Point. Here you may change the setting f or IP address, subnet mask, DHCP , etc. Screenshot – LAN Interface Set[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 cloned. Clone MAC address is de signed for your special application that request the clie nts to register to a server machine with one identified MAC address. Since that all the clients will communicate outs ide world through X-Micro W LAN 1 1b Access Point, so have the cloned MAC addr[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 W ireless LAN Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received packets on the wireless LAN interface. Ethernet LAN Sent Packets It shows the statistic coun t of sent packets on the Ethernet LAN interface. Ethernet LAN Received Packets It shows the statistic count of received p[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 previous configuration setting. 3.3.9 Save /Reload Settings This page allows you save curr ent settings to a file or reload the settings from the file that was saved previously . Besides, you could reset the current configuration to factory default. Screenshot – Save/Reload Settings [...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 Screenshot – Password Setup Item D escription User Name Fill in the user name for web m anagement login control. New Password Fill in the password for web managem ent login control. Confirmed Password Because the password input is invisible, so pleas e fill in the password again for [...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 4 Frequently Asked Questions (F AQ) 4.1 What and how to find my PC’ s IP and MAC address? IP address is the identifier for a com puter or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the T CP/IP protocol route messages ba sed on the IP address of the destination. The format of an IP ad[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 to the wired LAN for services (file servers, p rinters, Internet links) they will operate in infrastructure mode. Example 1: wireless Infrastructure Mode Ad hoc mode (also called peer -to-peer mode or an Independent Basic Service Set, or IBSS) is simply a set of 802.1 1 wireless sta ti[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 4.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference? Factors of interference: ¾ Obstacles: walls, ceilings, furniture … etc. ¾ Building Materials: metal door , aluminum studs. ¾ Electrical devices: microwaves, m onitors and electrical motors. Solutions to overcome the inte[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 fragments each of size equal to fragment threshold. By tuning the fragment threshold value, we can get varying fragment sizes. Th e determination of an ef ficient fragment threshold is an important issue in this sche m e. If the fragment threshold is sm all, the overlap part of the mas[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 stations to establish and maintain co mmunications in an orderly fashion. Beacon Interval represents the amount of time between beaco n transmissions. Before a station enters power save mode, the station n eeds the beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and lear[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 5 Configuration Examples 5.1 Example One – DHCP on the LAN Sales division of Company ABC likes to es tablish a W LAN networ k to support mobile communication on sales’ Notebook PCs. MIS e ngineer collects information and plans the W LAN Access Point implementation by the following [...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 Configure the LAN interface: Open LAN Interface Setup page and enable the DHCP Client function. Press button to confirm the configuration setting. Configure the WLAN interface: Open WLAN Interface Setup page, enter the SSID “ SDWLAN ”, Channel Number “ 1 ”. Press button to conf[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 5.2 Example T wo – Fixed IP on the LAN Company ABC likes to establish a WLAN network to support mobile communication on all employees’ Notebook PCs. MIS engin eer collects information and plans the WLAN Access Point implementation by the following configuration. LAN configuration I[...]
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USER’S MANUAL OF X-Micro WLAN 1 1b ACCESS POINT V ersion: 2.0 Configure the LAN interface: Open LAN Interface Setup page, enter the IP Address “ 192.168.1.254 ”, Subnet Mask “ 255.255.255.0 ”, Default Gateway “ 192.168.1.10 ”. Press button to confirm the configuration setting. Configure the WLAN interface: Open WLAN Interface Setup pa[...]
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