User manual ICOM AP-12

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE INSTALLATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 AP-12 WIRELESS ACCESS POINT OBTAINING AN IP ADDRESS FROM THE DHCP SERVER FIXED IP ADDRESS SETTING AP-12 MANAGER SETTING EXAMPLES IP CONFIGURATION REFERENCES INTRODUCTION IMPORTANT ii IMPORTANT When connecting the AP-12 to a bridging type modem (or in bridging mode) directly, a global IP address may be assigned to the AP-12 from the modem, according to the modem settings. When a global IP address is assigned to the AP-12, an illegal operator, such as a cracker, a hacker, may access it. To avoid such access, connect a router between the modem and the AP-12. The bridge type modem assigns a global IP address to the connected PC (only one). [. . . ] The screen is kept open. 29 AP-12 MANAGER Chapter 4 This chapter describes for the details of [AP-12 Manager]. 9) for installing and starting details of [AP-12 Manager], according to the operating mode. 4-1 [AP-12 Manager] screen descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 I Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 I IP Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 I MAC security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 I Wep security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 I Show Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 I Version Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 I Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 4-2 The default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 4-3 Uninstalling [AP-12 Manager] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 4 AP-12 MANAGER 4-1 [AP-12 Manager] screen descriptions I Settings q w e r i t y u o Click OK or Apply to register the contents of the setting. q MAC address. . . . . . . . . Shows the AP-12's MAC address. The address is also mentioned on the serial number seal. · The MAC address cannot be changed. · The MAC address is a unique address that is assigned to each device in the network. Enter the desired alphanumeric name to discriminate one AP-12 from another. The name should be unique, and up to 29 characters can be used. The regulatory name cannot be changed. w Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . e Regulatory . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 AP-12 MANAGER r Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Select the desired channel number for the wireless communication. (default: 11) · The same channel number should be selected with another AP-12 when Bridge mode A or C is selected. · Wireless LAN clients will detect the channel of the AP-12 automatically and select it by themselves in Bridge mode B operation. Enter the desired ID for wireless network groups. Up to 32 alphanumeric characters (case sensitive) can be entered (default: LG). · The ID entering is not possible when Bridge mode A or C is selected in o Functional mode. Select the packet size for negotiation of data transmission from 500 bytes, 1000 bytes and Off. When the transmission packet size exceeds the selected value, Rts (Request to send) and Cts (Clear to send) data is transmitted to prevent communication speed deterioration from the "Hidden wireless client" access. 35 for "Hidden wireless terminals". t ESS ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . y RTS Threshold . . . . . . u Fragmentation Threshold . . . . . . . . . . . . Select the packet size for the fragmentation operation. (default:OFF) This setting improves total data transmission speed by sending fragmented data, not all, when the communication is disconnected, such as that caused by interference. Select the data transmission speed from 11 Mbps (fixed) and automatic. (default:11 Mbps/fixed) When automatic is selected ("" mark appears), the data transmission speed is selected from 11, 5. 5, 2 and 1 Mbps automatically according to the conditions. 4 i Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 4 AP-12 MANAGER 4-1 [AP-12 Manager] screen descriptions I Settings (continued) q w e r i t y u o "Remote MAC Address" or "Preferred Bssid" is displayed here according to the selected functional mode. o Functional mode . . . NOTE: When "Automatic" is selected in IP configuration (p. 36), bridge mode B is not selectable. Select the wireless LAN functional mode. (default: Access Point) See Chapter 1-1 (p. [. . . ] The DHCP server controls IP address, default gateway, domain name, etc. AP12, which has the DHCP server function, obtains the IP address, default gateway, DNS address, etc. when the DHCP client (Computer) has started. ESS ID (Extended Service Set-IDentifier) A name for identification to create several network groups in a communication area in a wireless LAN. [. . . ]