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802.11b WLAN O u tdoor AP W A P-5000 User ’ s Manual.
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Federal Communication Commissio n (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies w ith FCC radia t ion e x posure set f orth for an uncontrolled envi r onment.
T A BLE OF CONTENTS C H A P T ER 1 IN T RODUC T I O N ................................................................................................. .1 1.1 P ACKAGE C ON T ENTS .......................................................................
- 1 - Chapter 1 I ntroduction W A P-5000 is an IEEE 802. 1 1b W i r eless Ou t door Access P oint . The special designed housing allo w s W A P-5000 t o be ins t alled in e x posed locations under the r igorous w eather condi t ions including heav y rain, w ind , and sno w .
- 2 - 1.3 Feat u re s • W i r eless LAN IEEE802. 1 1b compliant • Solid housing provides protection against rigorous w eathe r condi t ions • S trong net w ork secu r ity w ith 802.
- 3 - Storage tempera t ure: - 30 – 80 degree C Relative humanity: 5% – 95% (non-condensing ) Po w er Requirement 12V DC, 2.0A Elect r omagne t ic Compa t ibility FCC, CE 1.5 W ireles s P e rf o rmance The follo w ing info r ma t ion w ill help you utilizing t he w ireless performance, and opera t ing co v erage of W A P-5000.
- 4 - Chapter 2 H ard w a re Installation Before you p r oceed w ith the ins t allation, it is necessary that you have enough info r ma t ion about the W A P-5000 . 1. Locate an op t imum location for the W A P-5000. 2. Assemble the antennas to W AP-5000 .
- 5 - OUTDOOR INS T A L L A TION W A RNING I M PO R TA N T S A F E T Y PRE C A U T IONS: LIVES M A Y BE A T RIS K! C arefully observe these instructions and any special inst r uc t ions t hat ar e included w ith the equipment y ou are ins t alling. CON T A CTING POWER LIN E S C A N BE LET H A L.
- 6 - corrosion-resis t ant connectors. l Refer to the National E lect r ical Code fo r grounding de t ails. IF A PER S ON COMES IN CON T A CT WITH ELECTRIC A L POWER, AND C A N N OT MOVE : l DON ’ T TOUCH T H A T PERSON, OR YOU M A Y BE ELECT R OCUTED.
- 7 - Chapter 3 P L A N ET Outdoor W L A N Manag e m e nt S y stem 3.1 Introduction The bundled P LANE T Ou t door W MS ( W LAN M anagemen t System) is a po w erful u t ility for managing W A P-5000. This u t ility is f ully com p atible w ith the indus t ry-s t anda r d Simple Net w ork M anagemen t Protocol (SN M P).
- 8 - 3. Y ou can click “ Bro w se ” to specify the Destination Folder that you w ant to ins t all t he utilit y . Or you can keep the de f aul t setting and click ” Ne xt ” to continue.
- 9 - 4. Click “ Ne xt ” to con t inue. 5. The setup w ill s t a r t to copy necessary files to you r compute r . W hen t he Se t up Complete w indow appea r s, click “ Finish ” to complete t he so f t w are ins t allation.
- 10 - 3.3 U s ing PL A NET Outdoor W MS A f ter successfully ins t alling the utilit y , you can f ound the icon on your desktop. T o ac t ivate W M S, you can double click t his icon or click S tart > Programs > PLANET > PLANET Outdoor WLAN M anagement Sys t em .
- 1 1 - 3.3.1 Kick S t art It is r ecommended to use Kick S t art func t ion w hen initial setting up a W A P-5000. Open S t art menu and select Kick S t art , or click on t he icon from the main WMS w indo w , then t he Kick S t art w indo w appears as belo w .
- 12 - 3.3. 1 .1 Find This function hel p s you t o quickly locate all compa t ible devices ( include A P and B r idge). Open the S t art menu and select Find , or click on t he icon , o r press F5 . Fe w seconds late r , the MA C addresses of all compatible devices w ill be listed belo w .
- 13 - MAC address of the device and click OK to make the connection. 3.3. 1 .4 D elete If you w ant to r emove a specific device f r om the list , select i t s M AC address, open the E dit menu and select Delete , or click on t he icon . The device w ill disappear f r om t he lis t immedia t el y .
- 14 - 3.3. 1 .8 Chan g e Pass w ord This function allo w s you to change the administrative pass w ord of the device . Highlight the M AC address of a device from the list , open the T oo ls menu and selec t Change Password , o r click on the icon , a dialog bo x w ill pop up .
- 15 - 3.3. 2 .1 A uto D i sco v er y This func t ion helps you to quickly loca t e all com p atible devices in the same IP subnet as the administra t ive PC. Open t he Host menu and select A uto Discove ry , or click on t he icon , o r press F5 . Fe w seconds late r , all com p atible devices w ill be listed belo w w ith their info r mation.
- 16 - • Device Name: W M S system default category name • Name: Device name assigned by the user f or easie r identi f ication • S / W V ersion : Sho w s the device so f t w are version number .
- 17 - 3.3. 2 .3 Config This function allo w s you to configure t he pa r amete r s of W A P - 5000. Open the Host menu and selec t Config , or click on the icon , a con f igu r ation w indo w w ill pop up. IP W A P-5000 is a DHC P clien t by default.
- 18 - • NetBEUI Protocol • AppleTalk Protocol • Other Protocols • Internet M ulticast F r ames SN M P A c c ess Control W A P-5000 con t ains an SN MP access t able to limit access to i t s configura t ions. By default t here is no restriction on accessing the A P .
- 19 - W hen you select SNM P A ccess Control , the system will display four blank fields f or set t ing (ma x imum of 4 SN MP devices can be set). Right - click on a blank in the list and click Edit Address . The Ne w /Edi t A ddress dialog bo x w ill appea r .
- 20 - T o add a w ireless s t a t ion to t he lis t , click on the icon and a dialog bo x w ill pop up . T ype in the MAC address o f the w ireless s t a t ion and i t s iden t ification description (7 cha r ac t ers ma x imum). W i r eless s t ations regis t ered in the M A C A ddress Control T able can be individually turned on or o f f.
- 21 - • Name : A ssigns the W A P-5000 a unique name t hat allo w s the AP to be easily iden t ified on t he net w ork. • SSID : The SSID is t he name shared among all points in t he w ireless net w ork. Y ou can type an e x isting domain name or crea t e a ne w one tha t contains up t o 32 cha r acters.
- 22 - There are four selec t able options in Method pull-do w n menu : • WEP : Disable, A uthenticat i on: Open – Disable data encryption • WEP : Enable, A uthenticat i on : Open – Enable dat.
- 23 - vie w and save the even t logs from t he s t a t ion as a T rap Se r ve r . T o assign a t r ap serve r , click T rap Server t ab. Click the icon and assign a s t ation as a t r ap server by en t e r ing i t s IP address . T o remove a trap server from the list, highlight it and click the icon .
- 24 - IEEE 8 02 . 1X The IEEE 802.1X w indo w allo w s you to set up 802 . 1 x authentication on a W A P - 5000. Check Enab l e 802.1 X A ccess Control bo x w ill activa t e the t hree subca t egories o f IEEE 802 . 1 x related controls : A uthentication Options , A ccounting Options , and R A DIUS Settings .
- 25 - • Supplicant Timeout – This control se t s the ma x imum time t hat the A P w ill w ait for an authentication r esponse f r om a client. Once t his limit has been reached , the AP w ill check ho w many times i t has tried.
- 26 - • Retries – This is the number of times t he AP w ill attempt t o r esend accounting info r ma t ion t o the server before r eturning an er r or. • Enable I nterim Update – If t his control is checked , the AP w ill pe r iodically resend any accounting info r mation t o the server.
- 27 - • Server IP – This is the RADIUS server ’ s IP address . This must be se t in order for t he AP t o communicate w ith the server . • A uthentication Port, A ccounting Port – These a r e the por t numbers tha t the server is using to lis t en f or incoming accounting and authenticating packe t s.
- 28 - A configura t ion f ile can also be impor t ed to recover the W A P - 5000 ’ s o r iginal settings . This profile can also be copied t o the othe r W A P-5000 . T o do this , fi r st click the Import bu t ton in the Config w indo w . Then enter the f ile name f or the configuration p r ofile to be imported from.
- 29 - The configuration pro f ile does not con t ain the security key settings . The attributes of security keys are e x ternally w rite-only and cannot be saved into the con f igura t ion file.
- 30 - 3.3. 2 .4 R estart Y ou can r es t art a selected W A P-5000 by opening the Host menu and select Res t art , or click on the icon . A w arning message w ill pop up for con f irmation. Click OK button to res t art the device. The res t ar t process w ill t ake about 30 seconds.
- 31 - 3.3. 2 .7 N e w /Edit/Delete H ost A d d re s s Click t he icon to open the Ne w /Edit A ddress dialog bo x . A f ter enter the IP add r ess of a W A P-5000, WMS w ill automatically find the device and list it on the Hos t T able .
- 32 - 3.3.3 T rap V i e w If the administ r ative PC has been assigned as a T rap Server of a W A P - 5000, you can use T rap V iew to vie w the trap log in f ormation of the W A P-5000. Open S t art menu and select St art T rap V iew , or click on the icon from the main WMS w indo w , then t he T rap Vi ew w indo w appears as belo w .
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encoun t ered during the ins t alla t ion and ope r ation of the W A P-5000.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Planet Technology WAP5 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Planet Technology WAP5 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Planet Technology WAP5, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Planet Technology WAP5 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Planet Technology WAP5, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Planet Technology WAP5.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Planet Technology WAP5. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Planet Technology WAP5 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
