1. Introduction
1 AirLive WLA-9000AP User’s Manual
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1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
The WLA-9000AP is a wireless access-point based on IEEE 802.11a/g 5-GHz and 2.4-GHz
radio technologies. It contains an 802.11a/g wireless interface and one half/full-duplex
10/100 LAN interface WLA-9000AP, with the new 2.0 firmware, features a total of 6
wireless modes: Access Point, Repeater, WDS Bridge, Client Infrastructure, Client Ad
Hoc and WISP Router.
Since the 802.11g shares the same 2.4GHz radio band with the 802.11b technology, it can
interoperate with existing 802.11b (up to 11Mbps) devices. Therefore, you can reserve your
existing investment in 802.11b client cards, and migrate to the high-speed 802.11g
standard as your needs grow.
To address growing security concerns in a wireless LAN environment, different levels of
security can be enabled in WLA-9000AP:
To disable SSID broadcast to restrict association to only those client stations that are
already pre-configured with the correct SSID
To enable WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) 64, 128, or 152-bit encryption to protect
the privacy of your data.
Support of Access List Control to allow you to grant/deny access to/from specified
wireless stations
Provisioning of centralized authentication through RADIUS Server.
WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) for home users to provide
authentication, data integrity, and data privacy.
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) works with a RADIUS server to provide stronger
authentication as well as data integrity and privacy.
1.2 How to Use This Guide
WLA-9000AP is an advanced wireless Base Station with many functions. It is
recommended that you read through the entire user’s guide whenever possible. The user
guide is divided into different chapters. You should read at least go through the first 3
chapters before attempting to install the device.
Recommended Reading
Chapter 1: This chapter explains the basic information for WLA-9000AP. It is a must
read.
