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Navigating the Utility

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

Status

You will be able to view status information for your local network, wireless networks, and network performance.

•

Local Network

. This screen displays system information, including software & hardware version, MAC

address, and IP address on the LAN side of the Access Point.

•

Wireless

. This screen displays wireless network settings including SSID, network mode, and wireless

channel.

•

System Performance

. This screen displays the current traffic statistics of this Access Point for both Wireless

and LAN ports.

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The Setup - Basic Setup Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Access Point

This chapter is a detailed reference guide for the web-based utility. You do not need the Utility to start using your

Access Point. The Access Point has been designed to be functional right out of the box with the default settings.

You also have the option to follow the instructions in “Setting Up the Wireless-G Access Point” on page 12 to

perform the most basic settings without reading through this chapter.

The Setup - Basic Setup Tab

The first screen that appears is the

Setup

screen. This allows you to change the Access Point's general settings.

Basic Setup

Enter names for the Access Point. The host name can be used to access the Web Utility through the network if

DNS has been set up. The device name is for the benefit of identifying your Access Point after you log in.

Host Name

. This is the host name assigned to the Access Point. This host name will be published to your DNS

server if the Access Point is configured to acquire the IP address through DHCP. In that case, Linksys

recommends to follow the company policy on the host name assignment. The default name is

Linksys

.

Device Name

. You may assign any device name to the Access Point. This name is only used by the Access Point

administrator for identification purposes. Unique, memorable names are helpful, especially if you are employing

multiple access points on the same network. The default name is

WAP200

.

Network Setup

The selections under this heading allow you to configure the Access Point’s IP address setting(s).

IP Settings

Select

Static IP Address

(default) if you want to assign a static or fixed IP address to the Access Point and then

complete the following:

•

Local IP Address

. The IP address must be unique to your network. The default IP address is

192.168.1.245

.

Figure 6-1: Setup - Basic Setup

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The Setup - Time Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

•

Subnet Mask

. The Subnet Mask must be the same as that set on the LAN that your Access Point is connected

to. The default is

255.255.255.0

.

•

Default Gateway

. Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway Address, which is the ISP server’s IP

address.

•

Primary DNS (Required)

and

Secondary DNS (Optional)

. Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS

(Domain Name System) Server IP Address.

Select

Automatic Configuration - DHCP

if you have a DHCP server enabled on the LAN that can assign an IP

address to the Access Point.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

The Setup - Time Tab

This allows you to change the Access Point's time settings. The correct time setting can help the administrator to

search the system log to identify problems.

Time

You can set the time either manually or automatically from a time server if the Access Point can access the public

Internet.

Manually

. Select this option to set the date and time manually. The default is to set the time manually.

Automatically

. Select this option and time zone. The Access Point will contact the public time server to get the

current time.

Automatically adjust clock for daylight saving changes

. Select this option if you are in using the Access Point

in a location that observes daylight saving time.

User Defined NTP Server

. Enable this option if you have set up local NTP server. Default is

Disabled

.

NTP Server IP

. Enter the IP address of user defined NTP Server.

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

Figure 6-2: Setup - Time

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The Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

The Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings Tab

Change the basic wireless network settings on this screen. The Access Point can connect to up to four wireless

networks (SSIDs) at the same time, so this screen offers settings for up to four different SSIDs. Each SSID owns

its own MAC address on this Access Point.

Basic Settings

Configure the Wireless Network basic attributes for the entire system and for each SSID.

Wireless Network Mode

. Select one of the following modes. The default is

Mixed

.

Disable

: To disable wireless connectivity completely. This might be useful during system maintenance.

B-Only

: All the wireless client devices can be connected to the Access Point at Wireless-B data rates with

maximum speed at 11Mbps.

G-Only

: Wireless-G client devices can be connected at Wireless-G data rates with maximum speed at

54Mbps. Wireless-B clients cannot be connected in this mode.

Mixed

: Both Wireless-B and Wireless-G client devices can be connected at their respective data rates.

Wireless-G devices can be connected at Wireless-G data rates.

Wireless Channel

. Select the appropriate channel to be used among your Access Point and your client devices.

The default is channel 6. You can also select

Auto

so that your Access Point will select the channel with the

lowest amount of wireless interference while the system is powering up. Auto channel selection will start when

you click

Save Settings

button, it will take several seconds to scan through all the channels to find the best

channel.

SSID Name

. The SSID is the unique name shared among all devices in a wireless network. It is case-sensitive,

must not exceed 32 alphanumeric characters, and may be any keyboard character. Make sure this setting is the

same for all devices in your wireless network. The default SSID name is

linksys-g

.

SSID Broadcast

. This option allows the SSID to be broadcast on your network. You may want to enable this

function while configuring your network, but make sure that you disable it when you are finished. With this

enabled, someone could easily obtain the SSID information with site survey software or Windows XP and gain

unauthorized access to your network. Click

Enabled

to broadcast the SSID to all wireless devices in range. Click

Disabled

to increase network security and prevent the SSID from being seen on networked PCs. The default is

Enabled

in order to help users configure their network before use.

Figure 6-3: Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings

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The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet and Rangebooster

Change these settings as described here and click

Save Settings

to apply your changes, or click

Cancel

Changes

to cancel your changes. Help information is available on the right side of the screen.

The Wireless - Wireless Security Tab

Change the Access Point’s wireless security settings on this screen.

Wireless Security

Select SSID

. Select any of the SSID names configured on the Basic Wireless Settings tab.

Wireless Isolation (between SSID).

Wireless Isolation prevents eavesdropping in the network. When it is

Enabled

, wireless frames received on this Access Point will not be forwarded to other wireless networks (SSIDs).

For example, if you have a wireless hotspot, you may want to keep the wireless network (SSID) isolated from your

other wireless networks (SSIDs). This is a global option applying to all SSIDs. The default is

Enabled

.

The following options are specific for each SSID:

Security Mode

. Select the wireless security mode you want to use,

WEP

,

WPA-Personal

,

WPA2-Personal

,

WPA2-Personal Mixed

,

WPA-Enterprise

,

WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-Mixed

, or

RADIUS

. (WPA stands for Wi-Fi

Protected Access, which is a security standard stronger than WEP encryption and forward compatible with IEEE

802.11i. WEP stands for Wired Equivalent Privacy, Enterprise modes use a RADIUS server for authentication, while

RADIUS stands for Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service.) Refer to the appropriate instructions below after

you select the Authentication Type and SSID Interoperability settings. For detailed instructions on configuring

wireless security for the Access Point, refer to “Appendix B: Wireless Security.” To disable wireless security

completely, select

Disabled

. The default is

Disabled

.

Wireless Isolation (within SSID).

When disabled,

wireless PCs that are associated to the same network name

(SSID), can see and transfer files between each other. By enabling this feature, Wireless PCs will not be able to

see each other. This feature is very useful when setting up a wireless hotspot location. The default is

Disabled

.

Following section describes the detailed options for each Security Mode.

WEP

This security mode is defined in the original IEEE 802.11. This mode is not recommended now due to its weak

security protection. Users are urged to migrate to WPA or WPA2.

Authentication Type.

Choose the 802.11 authentication type as either

Open System

or

Shared Key

. The default

is

Open System

.

Figure 6-4: Wireless - Wireless Security (Disabled)

Figure 6-5: Wireless - Wireless Security (WEP)