iNTEREPOCH InterEpoch Wireless Access Point IWE-
1000A Quick Installation Guide Version: 1.0 Draft 1 InterEpoch Technology, Inc. iNTEREPOCH FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body. Introduction The instant Wireless Network Access Point :
Dont be bound by cabling restrictions any longer! The Instant Wireless Network Computers in a Access Point from InterEpoch delivers the freedom to configure your network your way. Utilization of state-of-the-art wireless technology gives you the ability to set up workstations in ways you never though possible; no cables to install means fewer expenses and fewer hassles. The Instant Wireless Network Access Points high-powered antennas , providing seamless roaming throughout your LAN infrastructure. Advanced user authentication ensures a high level of security for wireless networking, while easy-to-use Windows-based diagnostics and statistic tools ensure that youll always be in control. Best of all, the Instant Wireless Network Access Point features easy installation just plug it in and youre ready to go!
Features :
Highly Efficient Dipole Antennas Provide Extensive Range of Operation Enjoy Your Wireless Office Beyond the Range of Ethernet Networking Auto Fall-Back Data Rate for Long-Distance Communication and Noisy Environments High-Speed Data Transfer Rate Up to 11 Mbps Interoperable with IEEE 802.11b (DSSS) 2.4GHz-Compliant Equipment Features Roaming, Best Access Point Selection, Load Balancing, and Network Traffic Filtering 40-Bit Wired Equivalent Privacy Free Software Driver Upgrades Compatible with Virtually All Major Operating Systems Auto Fallback Data Rate for Long-Distance Communication and Noisy Environments System Requirement :
A PC with USB Support or Ethernet Connection Windows 95, 98, Millennium, 2000 Professional iNTEREPOCH Connecting the Wireless Network Access Point to Your Network 1. Locate an optimum location for the Wireless Network Access Point. The best place for your Wireless Network Access Point is usually at the center of your wireless network, with line of sight to all of your mobile stations. 2. Fix the direction of the antenna. Try to place it in a position which can best cover your wireless network. Normally, the higher you place the antenna, the better the performance will be. The antennas position enhances the receiving sensitivity. 3. Connect an RJ-45 connector to the Wireless Network Access Point. Then, connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a switch or hub. The Wireless Network Access Point will then be connected to your 10/100 Network. 4. Connect the AC Power Adapter to the Wireless Network Access Points Power Socket. Only use the power adapter supplied with the Wireless Network Access Point. Use of a different adapter may result in product dam-age. The Hardware Installation is complete. Configuring the Wireless Network Access Point The Wireless Network Access Point can be configured one of two ways, through the AP Utility or the Access Point SNMP Manager. AP Utility The AP Utility can be used when configuring the Wireless Network Access Point through a USB connection and is compatible with Windows 98, Millennium, and 2000. Access Point SNMP Manager The Access Point SNMP Manager can be used when configuring the Wireless Network Access Point through an Ethernet connection and is compatible with all Windows Operating Systems. iNTEREPOCH Installing the USB Drivers for the Wireless Network Access Point Installing the Driver Software for Windows 98 1. Windows 98 will automatically identify the Wireless Network Access Point, once it is connected to the PC, and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Make sure that the Setup CD is inserted into your CD-ROM drive and click the Next button on the Add New Hardware Wizard screen to proceed. 2. Select Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended) and click the Next button. This will search for the Windows 98 driver. iNTEREPOCH 3. Windows will now ask you where to search for the driver software. Select Specify a location and type in the blank field D:\Driver (where D specifies your CD-ROM). Then, click the Next button. 4. Windows will now search for the driver. After Windows has acknowledged finding the driver, click the Next button. iNTEREPOCH 5. Windows will now install the driver files. Click the Finish button when completed. Installing the Driver Software for Windows Millennium 1. Windows Millennium will automatically identify the Wireless Network Access Point, once it is connected to the PC, and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Make sure that the Setup CD is inserted into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Select Specify the location of the driver (Advanced) and click the Next button. This will search for the Windows Millennium driver. iNTEREPOCH 3. Windows will now ask you where to search for the driver software. Select Specify a location and type in the blank field D:\Driver (where D specifies your CD-ROM). Then, click the Next button. 4. Windows will now search for the driver. After Windows has acknowledged finding the driver, click the Next button. iNTEREPOCH 5. Windows will now install the driver files. Click the Finish button when completed. Installing the Driver Software for Windows 2000 1. Windows 2000 will automatically identify the Wireless Network Access Point, once it is connected to the PC, and prompt you to install the necessary driver. Make sure that the Setup CD is inserted into your CD-ROM drive and click the Next button on the Found New Hardware Wizard screen to proceed. iNTEREPOCH 2. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommanded) and click the Next button. This will search for the Windows 2000 driver. 3. Under Optional Search Locations, select Specify a location and click the Next button. iNTEREPOCH 4. Windows will now ask you where to search for the driver software. Type in the blank field D:\Driver (where D specifies your CD-ROM). Then, click the OK button. 5. Windows will now search for the driver. After Windows has acknowledged finding the driver, click the Next button. iNTEREPOCH 5. Windows will now install the driver files. Click the Finish button when completed. iNTEREPOCH Installation Access Point Utility 1. To install the Access Point Utility, first put the Setup CD into your CD-ROM drive. Then, click the Windows Start button and select Run from the Start Menu. In the Open field, type D:\Utility\SETUP.EXE. (where D specifies your CD-ROM) 2. This will bring up the Welcome screen. After reading this screen, click the Next button to continue. iNTEREPOCH 3. This will bring up the Software License Agreement screen, After reading this screen, click the Yes button to continue. 4. The Destination screen will show you the default destination chosen by the utility. If you should want to install this in another location, click the Browse button and select an alternate destination. When you are ready to continue, click the Next button iNTEREPOCH 5. The next screen will show the Program Folder that the utility will use. If you should want to put the utility in another Program Folder, double-click an Existing Folder or, if you dont want to run this out of a Program Folder, delete the Program Folder name. Then, click the Next button to continue. 6. The Utility has now been installed. Click the Finish button to complete installation. iNTEREPOCH Configuring the Wireless Network Access Point with USB Port / AP Utility AP Utility location :
iNTEREPOCH The AP Utility consist of two function :
1. Code Download (Firmware update) :
2. Utilities (Configuring Access Point) :
Code Download (Firmware update) :
The InterEpoch Access Point firmware upgrade can be done through the USB port by using AP Utility. 1. Click button and a dialog box appeared. Select the firmware file which you want to upgrade your Access Point.Then click Open button iNTEREPOCH 2. Click Download button to process firmware upgrade 3. The AP Utility process firmware upgrade now . Please wait for a moment. iNTEREPOCH 4. Firmware upgrade successed . iNTEREPOCH Utilities (Configuring Access Point) :
1. Configuration Settings : Select Configuration Settings then click Get button. A Dialog Box display the Wireless Network Access Points current status. From this screen, you can view the status information and modify the Wireless Network Access Point status. MAC Address. Ethernet MAC address of Access Point Regulation Domain. Different region Eth_IP_Address. The IP address of Access Point, your Eth_IP_address must be set to a different IP Address than other Ethernet Network cards.To modify it :
iNTEREPOCH 1. Select Eth_IP_Address item , then press Modify button 2. A New IP dialog box appear, fill in the blank with appropriate value then click OK button. 3. Click Set button to save it. Eth_SubMask. The Ethernet Station and the Access Point must be on the same subnet. IP address for the Access Point must correspond to the Subnet Mask. To modify it :
1. Select Eth_SubMask item , then press Modify button 2. A New IP dialog box appear, fill in the blank with appropriate value then click OK button. 3. Click Set button to save it. Wirel_MAC Address. Wireless MAC address of Access Point Wirel_ESSID. The ESSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The ESSID must be identical for all points in the network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 30 characters. Make sure that all points in the network are the same. To modify it :
1. Select Wirel_ESSID item , then press Modify button 2. A New String dialog box appear, fill in the blank with appropriate string then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. AutoRateFallBack. AutoRateFallBack setting should be checked to make your wireless network flexible to roaming wireless devices. As wireless devices move away from the Wireless Network Access Point, the transfer rate will automatically fall back to the most optimum rate allowed. To modify it :
1. Select AutoRateFallBack item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, select Enable/Disable then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. Wirel_Channel. Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. All points in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to function correctly. To modify it :
1. Select Wirel_Channel item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, select appropriate Channel then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. Wirel_WEP. If you have not enabled the WEP encryption protocol, this will read Disabled. It will read Enabled when the WEP encryption protocol is in use. To modify it :
1. Select Wirel_WEP item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, select Disable/Key1/Key2/Key3/Key4 then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. Wirel_Fragmentation_Threshold. This is option for the Fragmentation Threshold activation. iNTEREPOCH 1. Select Wirel_Fragmentation_Threshold item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, fill in the blank with appropriate value then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. Wirel_Rts Threshold. This is option for the RTS Threshold activation. 1. Select Wirel_Rts Threshold item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, fill in the blank with appropriate value then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. Key1/ Key2/ Key3/ Key4. This setting will be the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. To generate an encryption key:
1. Click Key1 or Key2 or Key3 or Key4 item , then press Modify button 2. A New Key dialog box appear, fill in the blank with appropriate value then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. Preamble. The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication between the Wireless Network Access Point and the roaming Network Card. 1. Select Preamble item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, select Short/ Long then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. Authentication Type. The authentication type defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming Network Cards. 1. Select Authentication Type item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, select Open System/ Shared Key/ Both then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. OperationalRateSet. Set the Rate of Access Point. To modify it :
1. Select OperationalRateSet item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, select 82 84 8b 96/ 82 84 0b 16 then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. ReceiveAntenna. Select the receive antenna or type of Access Point. To modify it :
1. Select ReceiveAntenna item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, select Left/ Right/ Diversity then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. TransmitAntenna. Select the transmit antenna or type of Access Point. To modify it :
iNTEREPOCH 1. Select TransmitAntenna item , then press Modify button 2. A New Value dialog box appear, select Left/ Right/ Diversity then click OK button 3. Click Set button to save it. 2. Default Settings : Select Default Settings then click Get button. A Dialog Box display the Wireless Network Access Points default status. iNTEREPOCH 3. Manufacturer Settings : Select Manufacturer Settings then click Get button. A Dialog Box display the Wireless Network Access Points manufacturer settings status. iNTEREPOCH Configuring the Wireless Network Access Point with Ethernet Port
/ SNMP Utility SNMP Utility location :
iNTEREPOCH Start SNMP Manager function :
1. Connect an Enthernet station and the Access Point on the same subnet.The simplest way to accomplish that is to connect the Access Point and the Ethernet station to the same hub. You need to check if the station IP address and the Subnet mask are configured properly. Also the new IP address for the Access Point must correspond to the Subnet mask. 2. Execute SNMP manager application , under File menu :
Connect to Access Point : Try to connect to Access Point Typing its IP address in IP Address field Typing public in Community field Select User/ Administrator in Authority field Press OK button iNTEREPOCH Find Access Point : Try to find Access Point automatic Find any Access Point and a Available Access Points dialog appear. Select any Access Point you want to access then press Connect button iNTEREPOCH Typing public in Community field Select User/ Administrator in Authority field then press OK button 3. Now, you can use SNMP manager to configure the Access Point iNTEREPOCH File menu :
Close Connection AP. Close Access Point SNMP manager without saving change.. Download Changes. Save change status to Access Point. Setup menu :
Bridge IP Configuration. 1. IP Address: The IP address of Access Point, your Eth_IP_address must be set to iNTEREPOCH a different IP Address than other Ethernet Network cards.To modify it :
Fill in the IP Address field with appropriate value then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it. 2. IP Mask: The Ethernet Station and the Access Point must be on the same subnet. IP address for the Access Point must correspond to the Subnet Mask. To modify it :
Fill in the IP Mask field with appropriate value then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it. Wireless Lan Privacy Options 1. WEP : Enabled the WEP use encryption protocol, disabled it when the WEP encryption protocol is in use. To modify it :
In WEP field, select Enable 64/ Enable 128/ Disable, then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it. 2. Key1/ Key2/ Key3/ Key4 : This setting will be the configuration key used in accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. To generate an encryption key:
iNTEREPOCH In Default key field, select None/ Key1/Key2/Key3/Key4 Fill in the Key field with appropriate value then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it Wireless Lan Privacy Options 1. ESSID : The ESSID is the unique name shared among all points in a wireless network. The ESSID must be identical for all points in the network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 30 characters. Make sure that all points in the network are the same. To modify it :
Fill in ESSID field with appropriate string, then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it 2. Channel : Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. All points in your wireless network must use the same channel in order to function correctly. To modify it :
In Channel field , select appropriate channel, then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it 3. Fragmentation Threshold : This is option for the Fragmentation Threshold activation In Fragmentation Threshold field , select appropriate value, then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it 4. RTS Threshold : This is option for the RTS Threshold activation In RTS Threshold field , select appropriate value, then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it 5. Authentication Type : The authentication type defines configuration options for the sharing of wireless networks to verify identity and access privileges of roaming iNTEREPOCH Network Cards. To modify it :
In Authentication Type field , select appropriate item, then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it 6. Preamble : The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for communication between the Wireless Network Access Point and the roaming Network Card. To modify it :
In Preamble Type field , select appropriate item, then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it 7. Auto Rate Fall Back : AutoRateFallBack setting should be checked to make your wireless network flexible to roaming wireless devices. As wireless devices move away from the Wireless Network Access Point, the transfer rate will automatically fall back to the most optimum rate allowed. Select / un-select Auto Rate Fall Back field , select appropriate item, then click OK button. Under File menu, click Download Changes button to save it Commands menu :
Restore Defaults. Click this button to restore the Wireless Network Access Points default settings. Any setting you may have made through the Access Point SNMP Manager will be lost if this button is clicked. Wireless Network Access Point Firmware Upgrade with Ethernet Port / TFTP Client Utility TFTP Client Utility location :
iNTEREPOCH The InterEpoch Access Point firmware upgrade can be done through the Ethernet port by using TFTP Client Utility 1. Type the IP address of the Access Point in the IP Address field 2. Click button and a open file dialog box will appeared. Select the firmware file which you want to upgrade your Access Point.Then click Open button iNTEREPOCH 3. Click Download Image button to process firmware upgrade