ConnectGear GR-104 User Manual

Wireless N Access Point User’s Manual Version 1.0 (November, 2009)

3 1-2 Safety Information In order to keep the safety of users and your properties, please follow the following safety instructions: 1. This access p

4 1-3 System Requirements z Computer or network devices with wired or wireless network interface card. z Web browser (Microsoft Internet Explorer 4

5 1-4 Package Contents Before you starting to use this access point, please check if there’s anything missing in the package, and contact your dealer

6 1-5 Familiar with your new wireless access point Front Panel LED Name Light Status Description PWR On The access point is switched on and corr

7 Back Panel Item Name Description Antennas Two reserve SMA antenna connectors for screwing detachable antennas enclosed with the product. Power

8 Chapter II: System and Network Setup 2-1 Installing the access point to your Network Please follow the following instruction to build the network

9 2-2 Connecting to wireless access point by web browser After the network connection is built, the next step you should do is setup the access poi

10 2. Select ‘Specify an IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 cl

11 2-2-2 Windows 2000 IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control pa

12 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.25

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13 2-2-3 Windows XP IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control pane

14 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.25

15 2-2-4 Windows Vista IP address setup 1. Click ‘Start’ button (it should be located at lower-left corner of your computer), then click control p

16 2. Select ‘Use the following IP address’, then input the following settings in respective field: IP address: 192.168.2.2 Subnet Mask: 255.255.25

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18 2-2-5 Connecting to Web Management Interface All functions and settings of this access point must be configured via web management interface. Plea

19 NOTE: If you can’t see the web management interface, and you’re being prompted to input user name and password again, it means you

20 2-3 View System Status and Information After you connected to the access point by web browser, the first thing you see is ‘Status and Information’

21 Runtime Code Version Displays current firmware version. If you want to perform firmware upgrade, this number will help you to determine if you need

22 2-4 Select an Operating Mode for Wireless Access Point This access point can be operated in different modes; you can click ‘Basic Setting’ on the

Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement FCC Part 15 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B

23 access point can be connected in this mode. AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Establish wireless connection with other wireless access points using th

24 2-4-1 AP Mode This is the most common mode. When in AP mode, this access point acts as a bridge between 802.11b/g/Draft-N wireless devices and wir

25 THAT ESSID IS CASE SENSITIVE. Multiple ESSID The access point supports multiple SSID function; up to four SSIDs can be set. If you want to configu

26 2-4-1-1 Multiple ESSID This access point supports four SSIDs. Except the main SSID (It can be configure in Basic Setting page), you can configure

27 your wireless access point (set the option to ‘Disable’), so only people those who know the ESSID of your wireless access point can get connected.

28 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting different band setting, you’ll be a

29 When you see this message, the settings you made is successfully save. You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on o

30 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Select Click the radio button to select the access point. Channel Display to channel number of the ac

31 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting different band setting, you’ll b

32 After you finish with setting, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the settings you ma

Federal Communication Commission (FCC) Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure set forth for an uncontrolled

33 2-4-4 AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point Mode In this mode, this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses th

34 able to connect to this access point. If you want to allow 802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11 Draft-N clients to connect to this access point, select

35 2-4-5 AP Bridge-WDS Mode In this mode, this wireless access point will connect to up to four wireless access points which uses the same mode, and

36 If you select 2.4GHz (B+G), then only wireless clients using 802.11b and 802.11g band will be able to connect to this access point. If you want

37 When you see this message, the settings you made is successfully save. You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on o

38 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Band Please select the wireless band you wish to use. By selecting different band setting, you’ll be a

39 ‘Select Site Survey’ button to choose a Root AP. Select Site Survey Click ‘Select Site Survey’ button, then a “Wireless Site Survey Table” will po

40 2-5 WPS Setting Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is the simplest way to build connection between wireless network clients and this access point. You do

41 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Enable WPS Check this box to enable or disable WPS function Wi-Fi Protected Setup Information All in

42 Authentication Mode: The wireless security authentication mode of this access point will be displayed here. If you don’t enable security function o

R&TTE Compliance Statement This equipment complies with all the requirements of DIRECTIVE 1999/5/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL of

43 2-6 Advanced Wireless Settings This wireless access point has many advanced wireless features. Please note that all settings listed here are for e

44 default value is 100 DTIM Period Set the DTIM period of wireless radio. Do not modify default value if you don’t know what it is, default value i

45 radio signal collisions between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless access points. It’s recommended to set this option to ‘Auto’. TX Power You can set th

46 2-7 Wireless Security This wireless access point provides many types of wireless security (wireless data encryption). When you use data encryption

47 There are four types of security level you can select: Disable (no security - data encryption disabled), WEP, WPA Pre-shared Key, and WPA Radiu

48 2-7-1 Disable Security Select the SSID you wish to configure. When you select ‘Disable’, wireless encryption for the network is disabled. After

49 2-7-2 WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a common encryption mode, it’s safe enough for home and personal use. But if you need higher level of

50 Format’ is ‘Hex (10 characters), which means the length of WEP key is 10 characters. Default Tx Key You can set up to four sets of WEP key, and yo

51 2-7-3 WPA Pre-shared Key WPA Pre-shared key is the safest encryption method currently, and it’s recommended to use this encryption method to ensur

52 When you see this message, the settings you made is successfully save. You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on o

C A T A L O G Chapter I: Product Information ... 11-1 Product Introduction ...

53 2-7-4 WPA RADIUS WPA Radius is the combination of WPA encryption method and RADIUS user authentication. If you have a RADIUS authentication server

54 message will be displayed: When you see this message, the settings you made is successfully save. You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to pre

55 2-7-5 802.1x Authentication You can enable 802.1x user identification (based on RADIUS user authentication server) by checking ‘Enable 802.1x Auth

56 When you see this message, the settings you made is successfully save. You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on o

57 2-8 Radius Server Comparing to other wireless security measures, radius server provides user-based authentication. If your wireless client support

58 Here are descriptions of every setup item: Enable Radius Server Check this box to enable internal radius server function. User Profile You can ad

59 When you see this message, the settings you made is successfully save. You can click ‘Continue’ button to back to previous page and continue on o

60 2-9 MAC Filtering Another security measure you can use to keep hackers and intruders away is ‘MAC filtering’. You can pre-define a so-called ‘whit

61 Enable Wireless Access Control Check this box to enable MAC address restriction, if unchecked, no restriction will be enforced (any wireless client

62 2-10 System Utilities This access point provides some control functions include password, IP address management, and DHCP server function. Please

2-10-1 Change Password ... 622-10-2 IP Address of the Wireless

63 2-10-2 IP Address of the Wireless Access Point You can change the IP address of this wireless access point, so it can become a part of your local

64 After you finish, please go to the bottom of this page and click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message

65 2-10-3 DHCP Server This wireless access point is capable to act as a DHCP server for your network, and it’s disabled by default. If you want to ac

66 After you finish, please click ‘Apply’, and the following message will be displayed: When you see this message, the settings you made is success

67 Chapter III: Advanced Configuration 3-1 Configuration Backup and Restore You can backup all configurations of this access point to a file, so you

68 3-2 Firmware Upgrade If there are new firmware of this wireless access point available, you can upload the firmware to the access point to change

69 3-3 System Reset When you think the access point is not working properly, you can use this function to restart the access point; this may help and

70 Chapter IV: Appendix 4-1 Hardware Specification SoC : Ralink RT3052 Flash: 4MB SDRAM: 16MB LAN Port: 10/100M UTP Port x 1 Antenna: 3dBi Detac

71 4-2 Troubleshooting If you found the access point is working improperly or stop responding to you, don’t panic! Before you contact your dealer of

72 ESSID on your wireless client manually, if ESSID broadcast is disabled. File download is very slow or breaks frequently a. Try to reset the access

1 Chapter I: Product Information 1-1 Product Introduction Thank you for purchasing this wireless access point! With this high cost-efficiency wirele

73 4-3 Glossary Default Gateway (Access point): Every non-access point IP device needs to configure a default gateway’s IP address. When the device s

74 1’s followed by consecutive trailing 0’s, such as 11111111.11111111.11111111.00000000. Therefore sometimes a network mask can also be described sim

75 Application Protocol Port NumberTelnet TCP 23 FTP TCP 21 SMTP TCP 25 POP3 TCP 110 H.323 TCP 1720 SNMP UCP 161 SNMP Trap UDP 162 HTTP TCP 80 PPTP

76 Unreliable Datagram Protocol (UDP). TCP/IP is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet. Both TCP and UDP are transport layer p

2 • Supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup), simplifies wireless client setup procedures. Even inexperienced user can setup wireless network without net