Planex GW-AP54SAG Manual de usuario
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Table of Contents
Regulatory Information ....................................... 4
Introducing the GW-AP54SAG........................ 5
Overview of the GW-AP54SAG .............. 5
GW-AP54SAG Features .......................... 6
Network Configuration Examples ......... 7
As An Access Point.......................... 7
As A stand-alone repeater ............... 8
As A point to multi-points Bridge .... 8
Setting Up the device ............................ 8
Static IP ............................................ 8
Automatic IP..................................... 9
Installing the GW-AP54SAG....................... 10
What’s in the Box? ............................... 10
Connecting the Cables ........................ 11
Configuration Steps Required for the GW-
AP54SAG .............................................. 11
Setting up a Windows PC or wireless client as
DHCP clients ........................................ 12
A Look at the Front Panel.................... 14
Connecting More Devices Through A Hub To The
GW-AP54SAG........................................ 15
Basic Configuration of the GW-AP54SAG . 16
Logging On ........................................... 17
Setup Wizard ........................................ 17
Time Settings ................................. 18
Device IP Settings.......................... 18
Wireless SETTINGS........................ 20
Advanced Settings..................................... 26
Password Settings ............................... 26
System Management ........................... 26
MAC Filtering Settings ......................... 29
SSID Settings ....................................... 30
Wireless Settings ................................. 31
Operational Mode ................................. 32
Radius Settings .................................... 33
DoS Settings ......................................... 35
Managing the GW-AP54SAG ...................... 36
How to View the device Status ........... 36
How to View the System Log .............. 37
Wireless Client Table ........................... 37
Bridge Table ......................................... 38
Radio Table........................................... 39
Upgrading Firmware ............................ 40
How to Save or Restore Configuration Changes
.............................................................. 41
How to reset the configuration to the factory
default................................................... 42
How to Reboot your GW-AP54SAG ...... 43
What if you Forgot the Password? ...... 43
Command Line Interface ........................... 44
General guidelines ............................... 44
Express Mode vs. Advanced Mode of operation
.............................................................. 45
Conventions.......................................... 45
List of Commands ................................ 46
Text Configuration ..................................... 52
General guidelines ............................... 52
List of Sections .................................... 52
Product Specification ................................ 61
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Regulatory Information
Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursu-
ant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television re-
ception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which
the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
FCC Caution: To assure continued compliance, (example - use only shielded interface ca-
bles when connecting to computer or peripheral devices) any changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device
must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance
20cm between the radiator & your body.
This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or
transmitter.
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Introducing the GW-AP54SAG
Overview of the GW-AP54SAG
The GW-AP54SAG is an access-point based on IEEE 802.11a+g based 2.4-GHz and 5 GHz
radio technology. It contains an 802.11a+g and a full-duplex 10/100 LAN interfaces. The
GW-AP54SAG can function as a simple Access Point (AP), and act as the center point of a
wireless network supporting a data rate of up to 54 Mbps. It can also connect these wireless
devices to wired network through the LAN interface.
The GW-AP54SAG can also function in a repeater mode, which is used to extend the physical
coverage of the wireless network. Finally, the GW-AP54SAG can also function in a Wireless
Distribution System (WDS) mode. Multiple GW-AP54SAG’s can be configured to operate in
the WDS mode to inter-connect wired LAN segments that are attached to these GW-
AP54SAG’s.
Since the 802.11g shares the same 2.4GHz radio band as the 802.11b technology, it can inter-
operate with existing 11Mbps 802.11b devices. Therefore you can protect your existing in-
vestment 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 secu-
rity can be enabled in the GW-AP54SAG, including:
•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 wire-
less stations
•Provisioning of centralized authentication through Radius Server(s).
•WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) for home users to provide authenti-
cation, data integrity, and data privacy.
•WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) works with a RADIUS server to provide stronger authenti-
cation as well as data integrity and privacy.
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GW-AP54SAG Features
Compliant with draft 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g standards with roaming capabil-
ity.
Support of the standard access point mode for connection to wireless clients.
Support of the repeater mode to extend infrastructure coverage.
Support of the WDS mode for interconnecting LAN segments.
Built-in DHCP Server to assign IP addresses to wired/wireless clients automatically.
Static assignment or DHCP client to set the device IP address.
Multiple security measures: SSID hiding, Access Control List, WEP based encryp-
tion (64, 128, 152 bits), enhanced Security with 802.1x using a primary and a backup
Radius Server with/without dynamic WEP keys, WPA-PSK, and WPA.
Extensive monitoring capability such as event logging, traffic/error statistics moni-
toring. Support of remote logging.
Easy configuration and monitoring through the use of a Web-browser based GUI,
SNMP commands from a remote SNMP management station, and UPnP for users
to automatically discover the device.
Setup Wizard for easy configuration/installation.
Configuration file download and restore.
Firmware upgradeable.
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Network Configuration Examples
A group of wireless stations communicating with each other is called a Basic Service Set (BSS)
and is identified by a unique SSID.
When an GW-AP54SAG is used, it can be configured to operate in the following three net-
work configurations
AS AN ACCESS POINT
When configured in the Access Point mode, the GW-AP54SAG allows a group of wireless
stations to communicate with each other through it. Such a network is called an Infrastructure
BSS.
The GW-AP54SAG further provides bridging functions between the wireless network and the
wired LAN network.
When multiple access points are connected to the same LAN segment, stations can roam
from one GW-AP54SAG to another without losing their connections, as long as they are us-
ing the same SSID. This is shown in the diagram below.
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AS A STAND-ALONE REPEATER
The purpose of a repeater is to expand an existing infrastructure BSS. When configured to op-
erate in the Repeater Mode, the GW-AP54SAGs sit between wireless stations and a “root” AP
whose BSS is being expanded, as shown below:
AS A POINT TO MULTI-POINTS BRIDGE
When configured to operate in the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) Mode, the GW-
AP54SAG provides bridging functions between the LAN behind it and separate LANs behind
other AP’s operating in the WDS mode. The system will support up to eight such AP’s in a
WDS configuration.
Note that an GW-AP54SAG running in the WDS mode can also support wireless stations si-
multaneously, as shown in the left most AP in the diagram below:
Setting Up the device
The GW-AP54SAG can be managed remotely by a PC through either the wired or wireless
network. To do this, the GW-AP54SAG must first be assigned an IP address, which can be
done using one of the following two methods.
STATIC IP
The default IP address of the LAN interface of an GW-AP54SAG is a private IP address of
192.168.1.100, and a network mask of 255.255.255.0. This means IP addresses of other devices
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on the LAN should be in the range of 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.99 and 192.168.1.101 to
192.168.1.254.
This IP address can be modified to either a different address in this same subnet or to an
address in a different subnet, depending on the existing netwrok settings (if there is any) or
user’s preference.
AUTOMATIC IP
The GW-AP54SAG can also be configured to “obtain” an IP address automatically from a
DHCP server on the network. This address is called “dynamic” because it is only dynamically
assigned to the device, which may change depending on the IP assignment policy used by the
DHCP server on the network. Since the IP address in this case may change from time to time,
this method is not recommended - unless the user uses UPnP or other management tools that
do not depend on a fixed IP address.
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Installing the GW-AP54SAG
This section describes the installation procedure for the GW-AP54SAG. It starts with a sum-
mary of the content of the package you have purchased, followed by steps of how to power
up and connect the GW-AP54SAG. Finally, this section explains how to configure a Win-
dows PC to communicate with the GW-AP54SAG.
What’s in the Box?
The GW-AP54SAG package contains the following items:
One GW-AP54SAG
One 5V AC power adapter with a barrel connector
One of the CD-ROM User’s Manual
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