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LevelOne WA P- 6002 150 M bps N Wireless Access Point User Manual V1.0.0.
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i T ABLE OF C ONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTI ON .............................................................................................. 1 Features of y our Wireless Access Poi nt ...................................................................
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1 Ch apt er 1 Int ro duct io n This Chapter provides a n overview of th e Wireless Access Point's features and capabilities. Congratulations on the purchase of y our new Wireless Access Point. The Wireless Access Point links your Wireless Stations to y our wired LAN.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 2 WPS Support. WPS ( Wi-Fi Protected Setup) can simplify the process of connecting any device to the wireless netw ork by using the push button conf iguration (PB C) on the Wir e- less Access Point, or entering PIN code if there's n o button.
Introduction 3 Package Contents The following item s should be included : WAP-6002 150 Mbps N Wireless Access Point Power Adapter Quick Start Guide CD -ROM containin g the on-line manual and setup utility . If any of the ab ove items are damaged or mis sing, please conta ct your dealer immediately .
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 4 Reset Button This button has two (2) functions : Reboot . W hen pressed and released, the W ireless Access Point w ill reboot (r estart). Reset to Fact ory Defaults . T his button can also be used to clear ALL data and restore ALL settings to the factory default values.
Introduction 5 Rear Panel Figure 3: Rea r Panel or Figure 4: Rea r Panel LAN Use a standard LAN cable (RJ45 connectors) to connect this port to a 10BaseT or 10 0BaseT hub/sw itch on your LAN. Power po rt Connect the supplied power adapter (12 V@1A) here.
6 Ch apt er 2 Ins tal l ati on This Chapter covers the physical installation of the Wireless Access Point. Requirements Requirements: TCP/IP network Ethernet cable w ith RJ-4 5 connectors Installed Wireless netw ork ad apter for each PC that will be wirelessly connected to the netw or k Procedure 1.
7 Ch apt er 3 Acce ss P oi nt Set up This Chapter provides d etails of the S etup process for Ba sic Operation of your Wireless Access Point. Overview This chapter describ es the setup procedure to make the Wireless Access Point a valid device on your LA N, and to function as an A ccess Po int for your Wireless Stations.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 8 Figure 6: Password Dialo g 6. You will th en see the Ho me screen, which display s the current settings and status.
Access P oint Setup 9 7. From the m enu, check the followin g screens, and co nfigu re as necessary f or your enviro n- ment. Details of th ese scree ns and settings are described in the followin g sections of this chapter. 8. You may also wish to set the admin passw ord and ad min istration co nnection options.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 10 Wireless Setting Screens The settings on this screen m ust match the setting s used by Wireless Stations. Click Wireless Setting on the main menu to view a scr een like the following .
Access P oint Setup 11 Data - Wireless Setti ng Screen Region Region Select the country or domain m atching your current location. Options 802.11 Mode Select the desired op tion: Off - select this if for som e rea son you do not this A P to transmit or receive at all.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 12 Wireless M ode Screen Clicking th e Wireless Mode link on the m ain menu w ill result in a screen like the follow ing.
Access P oint Setup 13 A P Mode Figure 10 : AP M ode cd A P M ode SSID With Multiple SSIDs, you can have 2 SSIDs on one AP. For example, a Guest SSID w ithout encryption for visitors to have Internet access only, and a Adm in SSID with encry ption for private use to secure your company resources.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 14 Station - Infrastructure Figure 11 : Sta tion - Infrastruct ure Station - Infrastructure AP SSID Enter the desired SSID. Each pr ofile mu st have a unique SSID. Security Setting The current Wireless security is displayed.
Access P oint Setup 15 Bridge - Point To Point Figure 12 : B ridge - Point To Point Bridge - Point To Point Security Setting The current Wireless security is displayed. T he default value is Di sabled. Click Security Setting button to access the Wireless security sub-screen, and view or change the settin gs.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 16 Bridge - Point To Multi-Point Figure 13 : B ridge - Po int To M ulti-Point Bridge - Point To Multi -Point Security Setting The current Wireless security is displayed. The default value is Di sabled. Click Security Setting button to access the Wireless security sub-screen, and view or change the settin gs.
Access P oint Setup 17 WDS Repeater Figure 14 : WDS Repea ter WDS Repeater SSID Enter the desired SSID. Each P rofile mus t have a unique SSID. Broadcast SSID If enabled, the Wireless ADSL Router w ill broad cast its SSID. This allows PCs and other wireless s tations to d etect this Access Point and use the correct SSID.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 18 Universal Repeater Figure 15 : Universa l Repeater Universal Repeater SSID Enter the desired SSID. Each P rofile mus t have a unique SSID. Broadcast SSID If enabled, the Wireless ADSL Router w ill b roadcast its SSID.
Access P oint Setup 19 Security Settings Select the desired op tion, and then enter the settings for the selected method. The available op tions ar e: None - No security is used. Any one using the correct SSID can connect to your netw ork. WEP - The 802 .
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 20 Security Settings - None Figure 16 : Wireless Security - None No security is used. An yone using the correct SSID can connect to your netw ork. Security Settings - WEP This is the 802.11 b standard. Data is encrypted before transmis sion, but the encryption system is not very strong .
Access P oint Setup 21 Data - WEP Screen WEP Authentication Normally , you ca n leave this at “Autom atic”, so that Wireless Stations can use either meth od ("Open System" or "Shared Key".) . If you w ish to use a particular method, select the appropr iate value - "Open System" or "Shared Key".
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 22 Data - WPA -PSK Screen WPA - PSK PSK Enter the key v alue. Data is encrypted using a 2 56Bit key derived from this key. Other Wireless Stations must use the sam e key. En cryption The WP A-PSK standard allows diff er ent encryption m ethods to be used.
Access P oint Setup 23 Security Settings - WPA 2- PSK This is a further development of WPA-PSK, and offers even greater security, u sing the AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) meth od of encryption. Figure 19 : WPA2 -PSK Wireless Security Screen Data - WPA 2-PSK Screen WPA 2- PSK PSK Enter the key v alue.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 24 Security Settings - 802.1x This uses the 802.1x standard for client authentication, and WEP for data encryption. If this option is selected: This Access Point must h ave a " client login" on the Radius Server.
Access P oint Setup 25 MA C Filter Use this feature to determine w hich Wireless stations can use the Access Point. Click MAC Filter on the main menu to view a scr een like the following .
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 26 Trusted Wireles s Stations To change the list of trusted wireless stations, use the Modify List button on the Access Control screen.
Access P oint Setup 27 Edit To change an existing entry in the "T rusted Stations" list, select it and click this button. 1. Select the Station in the "Trusted S tation" list.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 28 Wi -Fi Protected Setup Click WiFi Protected Setup on the main m enu to view a screen lik e the following: Figure 23 : WPS Scree n Data - WPS Screen WPS Enable WPS WPS (W i-Fi Protected Setup) was created and developed by the Wi - Fi Alliance.
29 Ch apt er 4 PC and Ser ver Co nfi gu r a tion This Chapter details the PC Configuration required for each PC on the lo cal LAN. Overview All Wireless Stations need to have settings w hich match the Wir eless Access Point. T hese settings depend on the mode in w hich the Access Point is being used.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 30 Using WPA -PSK/WPA 2- PSK For each of the following items, each Wireless Station must h ave the same settings as the Wireless Access Point. Mode On each PC, the mode mu st be set to Infra structure . SSID (ESSID) This must m atch the value used on the Wireless Access Point.
PC and Server Con figuration 31 802.1x Server Setup (Window s 2000 Server) This section describes using Microsoft Intern et Authenticatio n Server as the Radius Server, since it is the m ost co mm on Radius Server available that supports the EAP -TLS authentication method.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 32 Figure 24 : Components Screen 4. Click Next . 5. Select the Enterprise root CA , and click Next . Figure 25 : Certif ication Screen 6.
PC and Server Con figuration 33 Figure 26 : CA Scre en 7. Click Next if y ou do n't w ant to change the CA's co nfiguration data. 8. Installation w ill warn you th at I nternet Inform ation Services are running , and mu st be stopped befor e continuing.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 34 Figure 28 :IP Address Screen 6. Ad d exclusions in th e ad dress fields if required. If no exclusions are required, leave it blank. Click Next . 7. Change the Lease Duration time if preferred. Click Next . 8. Select Yes, I want to config ure these option s now , and click Next .
PC and Server Con figuration 35 Certificate A uthority Setup 1. Select Start - Programs - Administrative Tools - Certification Authority . 2. Right-click Po licy Settings , and select New - Certificate to Issue . Figure 30 : Cert ificate Authority Screen 3.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 36 Figure 32 : Activ e Directory Screen 6. Select the Group Po licy tab, choo se Default Do main Po licy then click Edit .
PC and Server Con figuration 37 Figure 34 : Group Policy Screen 8. When the Certificate Request Wizard appea rs, click Next . 9. Select Computer , then click Next . Figure 35 : Cert ificate Template Screen 10. Ensu re that your certificate auth or ity is ch ecked , then click Next .
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 38 Internet A uthentication Service (Radius) Se tup 1. Select Start - Programs - Administrative Tools - In ternet Authentica tion Service 2. Right-click o n Clients , and select New Client . Figure 36 : Serv ice Screen 3.
PC and Server Con figuration 39 11. Click Edit Profile... and select the Auth entication tab. Enable E xtensible Authen tication Protocol , and select Smart Card or o ther Certificate . Deselect o ther authentication m e- thods listed. Click OK . Figure 38 : Authentica tion Screen 12.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 40 Remote A cces s Login for Users 1. Select Start - P rograms - Ad ministrative Tools - Active Directo ry Users and Comp uters . 2. Double click on the user who y ou want to enable. 3. Select the Dial- in tab , and enable A llow access .
PC and Server Con figuration 41 802.1x Client Setup on Windo w s XP Windows XP ships w ith a complete 802 .1x client implementation. If us ing Windows 2000, you can install SP3 (Service Pack 3) to gain the same f unctionality. If you don' t have either of these system s, you mus t use the 802 .
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 42 Figure 41 : Wireless CA Screen 5. Select User certificate requ est and select User Certificate , the click Next .
PC and Server Con figuration 43 Figure 43 : Identify ing Information Screen 7. A m essage will be displayed, then the certificate w ill be returned to you. Click Install this certificate . Figure 44 :Certifica te Issued Screen 8. . You will receive a confirm ation message.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 44 Figure 45 : Roo t Certificate Screen 9. Certificate setup is now co mplete. 802.1x Authentication Setup 1. Open the proper ties for the w ireless co nnection, by selectin g Start - Control Pan el - Network Connections.
PC and Server Con figuration 45 Your netw ork administrator can advise you of the correct settings for each netw ork. 802 .1x netw or ks ty pically use EAP-TLS. T his is a dynam ic key sys tem, so there is no need to e n- ter key values. Enabling Encry ption To enable encryption for a w ireless network, follow this proce dure: 1.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 46 Figure 48 : Pro perties Screen Setup for Windows XP and 802.1x client is now complete..
PC and Server Con figuration 47 Using 802.1x Mode (w ithout WPA ) This is very sim ilar to using WPA-Enterprise. The only difference is that on y our client, you mus t NOT enable the setting The key is pro vided for me automa tically . Instead, you m ust enter the WEP key m anually, ensu ring it matches the WEP key used on the Access Point.
48 Ch apt er 5 Acce ss P oi nt Man agem ent This Chapter explain s when and how to use the Wireless Access Point's "Mana gement" F eatures. Overview This Chapter covers the following f eatures, available o n the Wireless Access Point’s Ma nag e- ment menu.
Access P oint Management 49 Data - Status Screen Ether IP Address The IP Address of the Wireless Access Point. Network M ask The Network Mask (Subnet Mask) for the IP Address above. MAC Address The MAC (physical) address of the Wireless Access Point. Wireless Region The current region, as set on the Wireless scree n.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 50 Passw ord Screen The Password screen allows y ou to assign a password to the Wireless Access Point. This password lim its access to the configuration in terface. T he default password is password . It is recomm ended that this be changed, using this screen.
Access P oint Management 51 Config File This screen allows y ou to B ackup (download) the configuration file, and to restore (upload) a previously-s aved configuration file. You can also set the Wireless Access Point back to its factory default settings.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 52 Firmw are Upgrade The firmw are (so ftw are) in the Wir eless Access Point can be upgraded using your Web Brow s- er. You mus t first do wn load the upgrade file, and then select Up grade Firmware in the m ain menu.
53 Ap pen d ix A Spe cif ica ti ons Wireless A ccess Point Hardw are Specifica tions SDRAM 16 Mbytes Flash ROM 4 Mbytes LAN port 1 x Auto-MDIX RJ 45 for 10/1 00Mbps Ethernet Operating temperature 0 .
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 54 IEEE802. 11g BPSK / QPSK / 16 -QAM/64-QAM/ OFDM IEEE802. 11n 2.0 B PSK / QPSK / 16 -QAM/64-QAM/ OFDM Security WEP (6 4/128), WPA/WPA -PSK (Personal), WPA2/WPA-PSK ( Personal), T KIP, AES, Stealth AP (Hidden ESSID), MAC address filtering, W PS b utton support, Wireless client Isolatio n, 802.
Appendix A - Specifications 55 FCC Statement This eq uipmen t has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 o f the FCC Rules. These lim its are d esigned to provide r easonable prote c- tion against harm ful interference in a residential installation.
56 Ap pen d ix B Tro ubl esh oo tin g Overview This chapter covers some common problems th at may be encountered wh ile using the Wireless Access Point and some possible solutions to them . If you follow th e suggested steps and the Wireless Access Point still does not function pro perly, contact your dealer for further advice.
Appendix B - Troubleshooting 57 Solution 2 Check the follow ing: The SSID and WEP settings on the PC match the setting s on the Wir e- less Access Point. On the PC, the w ireless mode is set to "Infrastructure" If us ing the Access Control feature, the PC's nam e and ad dress is in the Tr usted Station s list.
58 Ap pen d ix C Win do ws TCP /I P Overview Normally, no change s need to be m ade. By defau lt, the W ireless Access Point will act as a DHCP client, autom atically obtaining a suitable IP Address (and related information) f ro m y our DHCP Ser ver.
Appendix C - W indows TC P/IP 59 Figure 56 : IP Address (Win 9 5) Ensure your TCP/IP settings are correct, as follo ws : Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain a n IP Add ress automatically . T his is the default Windows setting s. T o work correctly, you need a DHCP server on your LAN.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 60 Checking TC P/I P Settings - Window s NT4.0 1. Select Control Pan el - Network , and, on the Protocols tab , select the TCP/I P proto col, as show n belo w. Figure 57 : Window s NT4.0 - TCP/IP 2. Click the Properties button to see a screen like the one below.
Appendix C - W indows TC P/IP 61 3. Select the network card for your L AN. 4. Select the approp riate rad io button - Obtain a n IP add ress from a DHCP Server or Specify an IP Ad dress , as explained below. Obtain an IP address from a DHCP Server This is the default Windows settin g.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 62 Checking TC P/I P Settings - Window s 2000 1. Select Control Pan el - Network an d Dial-u p Connection . 2. Right click the Local Area Connection icon and select Properties . You should see a screen like the follow ing: Figure 59 : Net work Configurat ion (Win 2000 ) 3.
Appendix C - W indows TC P/IP 63 5. Ensure your TCP/IP settings are correct: Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain a n IP Address au tomatically . T his is the default Windows setting . T his is the default Windows s ettings. To work correctly, y ou need a DHCP server on your LA N.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 64 Checking TC P/I P Settings - Window s XP 1. Select Control Pan el - Network Conn ection . 2. Right click the Local Area Connection and choose Properties . You should see a screen like the follow ing: Figure 61 : Net work Configurat ion (Window s XP) 3.
Appendix C - W indows TC P/IP 65 5. Ensure your TCP/IP settings are correct. Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain a n IP Address au tomatically . T his is the default Windows setting . T o work correctly, you n eed a DHCP server on your LAN.
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 66 Checking TC P/I P Settings - Window s Vista/7 1. Select Control Panel - Network Connections. 2. Right click the Local Area Connection Status and choose Prop erties .
Appendix C - W indows TC P/IP 67 Figure 64 : TCP/IP Pro perties (Windows Vista/7) 5. Ensure your TCP/IP setti ngs are correct. Using DHCP To use DHCP, select the radio button Obtain a n IP Address au tomatically . T his is the default Windows setting .
68 Ap pen d ix D Abo ut Wi rel ess LA Ns Overview Wireless networks h ave their own terms and jargon. It is necessary to understand m any of these terms in order to configure and operate a W ireless LAN.
Appendix D - A bout W ireless LANs 69 As Wireless Stations are physically moved through the area covered by an ESS, they w ill automatically change to the Access Point which has the least interference or best p erfo r- mance. This capability is called Roaming .
W ireless Ac cess Point User Guide 70 Each user m ust have a "user login" o n the Radius Server. Each user' s wireless client mu st support 8 02.1x and pr ovide the login data when r equired. All data transm ission is encrypted using th e W EP standard.
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