User manual PLANET WAP-4000A

[. . . ] 54/108Mbps Super-G Wireless Access Point with Bridge WAP-4000A User Manual Version: 1. 00 Date: March 2007 I PLANET WAP-4000A Copyright User Manual Copyright © 2007 by PLANET Technology Corp. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of PLANET. PLANET makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". [. . . ] This connects your wireless PCs to a wired network. Up to 63 wireless clients can be connected through WAP-4000A. AP Client: A WAP-4000A set to AP Client mode is able to connect to another WAP-4000A functioning in AP mode and wireless client within its range. This mode allows your WAP-4000A client to be the wirelessly bridged to the main WAP-4000A. When you select this mode, please enter the LAN MAC address of the main WAP-4000A into Remote AP BSS ID field, or you can click Site Survey button to search and connect an available AP. Wireless Bridge: This mode connects two physically separated LAN segments by using two WAP-4000As. The remote WAP-4000A also needs to be set up as a Wireless Bridge. The "Remote Bridge MAC" field must be filled with the LAN MAC - 13 - PLANET WAP-4000A address of the remote WAP-4000A. User Manual Multiple Bridge: This mode allows you to construct a network that has multiple WAP-4000As bridging multiple LANs wirelessly. For all bridged WAP-4000As, configure them in Multiple Bridge mode and all the WAP-4000As must be configured on the same channel. You can have up to 14 WAP-4000A to be bridged together. For performance reason, it is suggested to bridge no more than 6 WAP-4000As in a WLAN. Repeater Mode: This mode allows you to extend the range of your wireless network. When the AP is configured to repeater mode, it will repeat the wireless signal from wireless client to access point. Thus, the wireless connection distance can be extended. However, the performance will become half of normal performance since the WAP-4000A use the same wireless channel to receive and transmit. Besides, when the WAP-4000A is configured to repeater mode, you can only manage the AP through LAN interface and the PC(s) connected to its LAN port cannot communicate with other wireless clients. You need to input the remote AP's SSID or you can click Site Survey button to search and connect an available AP when this mode is enabled. Beacon Interval: Specify the Beacon Interval value. Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize a wireless network. RTS Threshold: Use this field to specify a value for the RTS Threshold. This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended. [. . . ] Besides, when the WAP-4000A is configured to repeater mode, you can only manage the AP through LAN interface and the PC(s) connected to its LAN port cannot communicate with other wireless clients. You need to input the remote AP's SSID when this mode is enabled. Figure22 - 21 - Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter provides solutions to problems usually encountered during the installation and operation of the WAP-4000A. Use an electrical test meter to determine the output voltage of the power supply. Check if it matched the specification of WAP-4000A. [. . . ]