Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction............................................................................................................ 1
Basic Features...................................................................................................................... 1
Wireless Basics.................................................................................................................... 2
802.11b............................................................................................................................ 3
802.11g............................................................................................................................ 3
Network Configuration.................................................................................................... 3
Access point configurations............................................................................................. 3
Possible AP Topologies............................................................................................... 4
Bridging........................................................................................................................... 5
Data Encryption and Security.......................................................................................... 5
SSID ................................................................................................................................ 6
WEP................................................................................................................................. 6
WPA with TKIP/ AES-CCMP ........................................................................................ 6
AES-ECB and 3DES for Bridging .................................................................................. 6
MAC Address Authentication ......................................................................................... 7
DHCP Server................................................................................................................... 7
Operator Authentication and Management...................................................................... 7
Management .................................................................................................................... 8
Chapter 2: Hardware installation............................................................................................. 9
Preparation for use............................................................................................................... 9
Installation Instructions ..................................................................................................... 10
Minimum system and component requirements................................................................ 10
Ensure the cabling is correctly installed ............................................................................ 10
Sealing Antenna Connections........................................................................................ 12
The Indicator Lights ...................................................................................................... 12
Chapter 3: Configure the WAB-1000 for use as an access point .......................................... 13
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 13
Preliminary configuration steps......................................................................................... 13
Initial setup using the “Local” port.................................................................................... 14
System Configuration........................................................................................................ 15
General .......................................................................................................................... 15
WAN.................................................................................................................................. 16
LAN............................................................................................................................... 17
Wireless Setup................................................................................................................... 18