Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto GT701AP del fabbricante ActionTec
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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 rmwar e version: 3.0.1.0.5-GT701-AP.
1 T able of C onten ts 1I n t r o d u c t i o n 3 P ackage Contents 3 Minimum S ystem R equirements 3 A ccess P oint Features 4 T echnical S upport 6 2 W ireless N etwor king Basics 7 Creating a Wirel.
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3 Intr oduc tion Thank you for pur chasing the A ction tec 54 Mbps W ireless A ccess P oint. W e ’ve 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.
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 front panel, and a series of por ts on its rear panel. It is r e co mmended that the user become familiar with these features before installing or setting up the A cc ess P oint.
5 intermittently when there is wireless acti vit y . Rear Panel The A ccess P oint has a P ower Connect or , A LAN (Ethernet) P ort, an Antenna J ack, and a Reset butt on on its rear panel. LAN Port The Ethernet (LAN) port is used to connect the Acc ess P oint to a hub or router with the Gray Crosso ver E thernet cable.
6 T echnical Support A ction tec Electronics, Inc., prides itself on making durable, high-quality , high- performance products. I f y ou need assistance, the A ct ion tec T echnical Support Department is available to provide professional support 24 hours a day , every day , ex cept major holida ys.
7 W ireless Netw orking Basics W ireless netw orking connects comput ers to each other using radio signals rather than wires. This allows users the freedom t o mov e around and w ork anywher e within the range of the wireless network. A wireless network c onsists of tw o ele- ments - Clients and A ccess P oints.
8 All of the wirelessly netw orked comput ers (also known as clients) communicat e 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.
9 Creating a Wireless Network fr om a Single Computer It is also possible to c onnect an acc ess point to a single computer , inst ead of a network hub . This method can be used t o share the co mputer’ s Inte rnet connection among the wireless clients, and is a c ommon way t o use a wireless network in the home.
10 Installing the A cc ess P oint Before Installing Before installing the A ccess P oint, be a ware that this device 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.
11 2a. If connecting to a Rout er , h ub or switch for wireless network usage or for administration of an acc ess point (using the W eb Configuration Utility to change an acc ess point’ s setting s,.
12 Setting Up the A cc ess P oint The 54 Mbps W ireless A ccess P oint is shipped ready for immediate use. Its factory 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 .
13 Y our connection to the Acc ess P oint should be established and you are r eady to acc ess to the unit ’ s control panel. Acc essing & Using The C ontrol P anel Making Sure Y our Computer Can T alk T o The Access P oint . The A ccess P oint’ s contr ol panel has an internal IP addr ess of 192.
14 3. The "W elcome" scr een appears. Fr om this point, you can c onfigure the Acc ess P oint from one of its seven sub-menus Setting the IP Address The IP A ddress section allows y ou to setup IP Addr ess, either DHCP or static IP mode.
15 Basic Settings Click on the “Basic Settings” selection and the “Basic Settings” page w ill appear . This menu allows y ou to change the W ireless N etwork N ame (ESSID*) ,f r o m its default value, change the Operating Channel**, and enable one of several available securit y options*** .
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 e ys, enter fi ve hexadecimal digit pairs into the desir ed K ey text bo x ( Key 1, Key 2, K ey 3, K ey 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 w ired and wireless connections.
18 WP A Security The W iFi Prot ected A ccess (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.
19 and WP A is enabled. If you wish to enable 802.1x, contin ue to step 4 of this proce- 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 .
20 MA C Authentication ( Acc ess Contr ol) Th e “MAC A uthentication ” scr een, giv es a u se r the option of controlling who can talk to the A ccess P oint access based on the user client ’ s MA C address. This is done using entries on the “ Exc eptions List ” to block or accept a group of potential users.
21 NO TE : Ensure the MA C Address entered is in the co rrect format (i.e., six sets of two hex- idecimal numbers separated by c olons). A properly formatted MA C address would be the following: 00:20:ea:08:00:17 If an incorrectly formatted MAC addr ess is entered, an error message stating that an invalid MA C address has been enter ed appear s.
22 2. Be sure to ent er passwor d a second time in the R e-enter N ew P assword text bo x, 3. Click App ly . If you want to disable the passwor d mode after it has been activat ed, you must select the " Restor e Default " button on this page.
23 the 802.11 W ireless networking prot ocols. Before y ou do this, you must do w nload the desired upgrade image files from the A ctiontec web site ( www .actiontec.com ) to a selected folder on y our com- puter . The files will be downloaded to you in a self-extracting ZIP format.
24 T roubleshooting & F A Qs This chapter details some pot ential problems that ma y occur while using the A ccess P oint, and solutions to ov ercome the m. Also included here are frequently answered questions and their r espectiv e answers. T roubleshooting My computer’s THE ACCESS POINT Wizard doesn’t locate the Access Point.
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 , depending on distance fr om the A ccess P oint and the amount of attenuation (ph ysical bar riers such as walls, glass, etc.
26 If I installed sev eral A ccess P oints in differ ent locations in m y building , will they be able to talk to each other? Will I be able to stay c onnected as I mov ed between them? The A ccess P oint does not communicate with other acc ess points, as it uses a single access point system.
27 How do I make a HEX-based WEP key? 64-bit WEP K ey - Composed of 10 alphanumer ic characters (0-9, a-f ) (exam- ple: 843c29a562) 128-bit WEP K ey - Composed of 26 alphanumer ic characters (0-9, a-f.
28 Setting Up Static IP Configuring your Acc ess P oint v ia a direct c onnection to y our comput er requires that you set up what ’ s known as a “static IP address ” on y our computer’ s Ethernet connection.
29 3. Another menu appears. Select Co ntrol P anel . 4. W hen the “Contr ol P anel” w ind o w appears, double-click Ne tw or k ..
30 5. The “Netw ork” window appears. In the "The follo wing network components are installed" list bo x, locate and double-click T CP/IP .
31 7 . In the IP Addr ess tab, activate “Specify an IP A ddress” by clicking on the cir- cle. W hen active, a black dot will appear in the circle. If the circle already con- tains a black dot, lea ve it alone . 8. Enter the following numbers in the “IP A ddress ” text box: 192.
32 Windo ws Me 1. From the deskt op , click on the Start button in the lower left c orner . 2. Fr om the menu that appears, select Settings . 3. Another menu appears.
33 4. W hen the “Contr ol P anel” w ind o w appears, double-click Ne tw or k . 5. The “Netw ork” window appears. In the “ The following network components are installed” list box, locat e and double-click T CP/IP .
34 6. The “TCP/IP Properties” window appears. Click IP Addr ess . 7. In the IP Addr ess tab, activate “Specify an IP Address ” by clicking on the cir- cle. W hen active, a black dot will ap pear in the circle. If the circle already c on- tains a black dot, leav e it alone.
35 Window s 2000 1. From the deskt op , click on the Start button in the lower left c orner . 2. Fr om the menu that appears, select Settings . 3. Another menu appears.
36 4. W hen the “Contr ol P anel” w indow appears, double-click N etwork and Dial- up Connections . 5. In the “Network and Dial-up Connections ” window , double-click Local Ar ea Connection . A number may be displa yed after the Local Area Connection.
37 6. The “Local A rea Connection Status ” window appears. Select General , then click Proper ties . 7. The “Local A rea Connection P rop erties” w indo w appears. Click General . 8. In the “Components checked ar e use d by this c onnection ” list bo x, double- click Internet Protoc ol (TCP/IP) .
38 9. The “ Internet Pr otocol (T CP/IP) Properties ” window appears. 10. In the Gen era l tab, activat e “ 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 .
39 Window s XP 1. From the deskt op , click on the Start but t on in the lower left c or ner . 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 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 . 7. Enter the following numbers in the “ IP Address ” text bo x: 192.
43 Specifications Action tec 54Mbps Wireless Acc ess P oint Networking Solution F eaturing Scalability and Security A ction tec's 54Mbps W ireless A ccess P oint sets the standard for next-genera- tion high performance, secur e, manageable, and r eliable wireless local area networks (WLANs).
44 neously . Dynamic rate shifting enables the fastest possible connections. A uto Netw ork Connect keeps users c onnected to the netw ork even while roaming. Usability It is cost effecti ve, simple to install and use. Appr opriate for placement abo ve drop-do wn ceilings and under raised floors.
45 Specifications Inter face 10/100 Ethernet LAN P or t -RJ45 P ower (e xternal 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 Eur ope) Data Rates 11Mbps IEEE 802.
46 F eatures Standard bridging and filtering Infrastructure Mode: BSS (DCF & PCF) We b S e r v e r Roaming BPSK, QPSK , 16Q AM ,OFDM Standards C ompliance IEEE 802.
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 co nfiguration - Compatible N otebook or Desktop with an available Ethernet port -T CP/IP installed -W eb bro wser , (IE 4.
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 ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr otection against harmful interferenc e in a residential installa- tion.
49 + Not e : T o comply 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 .
50 Limited W a rr ant y Hardw are: Action tec Electronics, Inc., war rants to the end user (“C ustomer”) that this hardwar e product will be free fr om defects in workmanship and materials, under normal use and ser vice, for twelv e (12) months from the dat e of purchase from Action tec Electronics or its authorized reseller .
51 published specifications or user guide. THIS ACTION TEC ELECTR ONICS PRODUCT MA Y INCL UDE OR BE BUNDLED WITH THIRD-P ARTY 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 DOES NOT APPL Y TO SUCH THIRD- P ARTY SOFTW ARE.
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 ELECTRONICS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER THIS W ARRANTY IF ITS TESTING.
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