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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................................5
1.1 F
EATURES & BENEFITS ....................................................................................................................5
1.2 P
ACKAGE CONTENTS .......................................................................................................................6
1.3 B
RIDGE/AP DESCRIPTION.................................................................................................................6
1.4 S
YSTEM REQUIREMENTS ..................................................................................................................6
1.5 A
PPLICATIONS .................................................................................................................................7
1.6 N
ETWORK CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................................7
2 UNDERSTANDING THE HARDWARE..................................................................................................9
2.1 H
ARDWARE INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................9
2.2 IP
ADDRESS CONFIGURATION...........................................................................................................9
3 CLIENT BRIDGE MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION...........................................................................11
3.1 L
OGGING IN...................................................................................................................................11
3.2 S
YSTEM........................................................................................................................................13
3.2.1 A
DMINISTRATOR SETTINGS .............................................................................................................13
3.2.1.1 S
AVE CONFIGURATION TO A FILE ................................................................................................15
3.2.1.2 R
ESTORE THE CONFIGURATION FROM A FILE ...............................................................................15
3.2.1.3 S
WITCH DEVICE TO AP MODE....................................................................................................15
3.2.2 F
IRMWARE UPGRADE .....................................................................................................................16
3.2.3 S
YSTEM REBOOT AND RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT....................................................................18
3.2.3.1 S
YSTEM REBOOT ......................................................................................................................18
3.2.3.2 R
ESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT ...............................................................................................19
3.2.4 S
YSTEM TIME CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................19
3.3 W
IRELESS.....................................................................................................................................21
3.3.1 SSID
CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................................21
3.3.2 W
IRELESS 802.11A CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................22
3.3.2.1 802.11
A INFRASTRUCTURE / AD-HOC MODE................................................................................22
3.3.3 W
IRELESS 802.11B CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................23
3.3.3.1 802.11
B INFRASTRUCTURE / AD-HOC MODE................................................................................23
3.3.4 W
IRELESS 802.11G CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................24
3.3.4.1 802.11
G INFRASTRUCTURE / AD-HOC MODE ...............................................................................24
3.3.5 W
IRELESS SECURITY .....................................................................................................................25
3.3.5.1.1 WEP
(WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY) .........................................................................................25
3.3.5.1.2 WPA/WPA2
– PERSONAL (WI-FI PROTECTED ACCESS)..............................................................26
3.3.6 A
DVANCED WIRELESS SETTINGS.....................................................................................................27
3.3.7 SNMP .........................................................................................................................................28
3.4 LAN
SETTINGS (STATIC / DHCP) ...................................................................................................29
3.5 S
TATISTICS ...................................................................................................................................30
3.6 L
OGS............................................................................................................................................31
4 ACCESS POINT MODE – WEB CONFIGURATION............................................................................32
4.1 L
OGGING IN...................................................................................................................................32
4.2 S
YSTEM........................................................................................................................................33
4.2.1 A
DMINISTRATOR SETTINGS .............................................................................................................33
4.2.1.1 S
AVE CONFIGURATION TO A FILE ................................................................................................33
4.2.1.2 R
ESTORE THE CONFIGURATION FROM A FILE ...............................................................................34
4.2.1.3 S
WITCH DEVICE TO BRIDGE MODE..............................................................................................34
4.2.2 F
IRMWARE UPGRADE .....................................................................................................................35
4.2.3 S
YSTEM REBOOT AND RESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT....................................................................36
4.2.3.1 S
YSTEM REBOOT ......................................................................................................................37
4.2.3.2 R
ESTORE SETTINGS TO DEFAULT ...............................................................................................37
4.2.4 S
YSTEM TIME CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................38
4.3 W
IRELESS.....................................................................................................................................39
4.3.1 SSID
CONFIGURATION...................................................................................................................39
4.3.2 W
IRELESS 802.11A CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................40
4.3.3 W
IRELESS 802.11B CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................40
4.3.3.1 802.11
B INFRASTRUCTURE / AD-HOC MODE................................................................................41
4.3.4 W
IRELESS 802.11G CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................41
4.3.4.1 WEP
(WIRED EQUIVALENT PRIVACY) .........................................................................................42
