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TM
Instant Wireless Series
Wireless Network
Access Point
Use this guide to install: WAP11
User Guide
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COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Copyright © 2001 Linksys, All Rights Reserved. Instant Wireless™ is a registered trade- mark of Linksys. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks and brand names are the property of their respective proprietors. LIMITED WARRANTY Linksys guarantees that every Wireless Network Access Point is free from physical defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one year from the date of pur-
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point Table of Contents Introduction TM The Instant Wireless Wireless Network Access Point Introduction 1 TM The Instant Wireless Wireless Network Access Point 1 Features 1 Don’t be bound by cabling restrictions any longer! The Instant Wireless™ Package Contents 2 Network Access Point from Linksys delivers the freedom to configure your net- System Requirements 2 work your way. Utilization of state-of-the-art wireless technology gives you the abi
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point Planning Your Wireless Network Network Topology A wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one Instant Wireless™ Network Card. Computers in a wireless LAN must be configured to share the same radio channel. The Instant Wireless™ Network Card provides access to a wired LAN for wire- less workstations. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. A group of Instant Wireless™ Network Card
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point Your Access Point comes with a USB cable that has two different types of con- Getting to Know the Wireless nectors. Type A, the master connector, is shaped like a rectangle and plugs into your PC’s Network Access Point USB Compatibility with Your PC The Wireless Access Point’s Rear Panel The ADSL Modem Router’s Rear Panel To use the USB port on the Wireless Network Access Point, you must have Your Access Point’s ports, where network cab
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point T The Wireless Access Point’s Front Panel Connecting and Setting Up the he ADSL Modem + Router’s LEDs Wireless Network Access Point 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 cov
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point 3. Windows will now ask you where to search for the driver software. Select Installing the USB Drivers for Specify a location and type in the blank field D:\WAP11\WIN9X (where “D” specifies your CD-ROM). Then, click the Next button. 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 ins
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point Installing the Driver Software for Windows Millennium Installing the Driver Software for Windows 2000 1.Windows Millennium 1.Windows 2000 will automatically identify the Wireless Network Access will automatically identi- Point, once it is connected to the PC, and prompt you to install the necessary fy the Wireless Network driver. Make sure that the Setup Utility CD is inserted into your CD-ROM Access Point, once it is drive and click the N
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point 3. Under “Optional Search Locations”, select Specify a location and click the 5. Windows will now install the driver files. Click the Finish button when com- Next button. pleted. 4. You will be prompted to enter a path; type “D:\WAP11\usbdrv” (where D: 6. Continue on to the Configuring the Wireless Network Access Point sec- is the letter of your CD-ROM drive) and click OK. Windows will now tion for software installation. search for the dr
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point 1. The following screen should appear. Configuring the Wireless Network Access Point The Wireless Network Access Point can be configured one of two ways, through the USB Utility or the Access Point SNMP Configuration Utility. USB Utility The USB Utility can be used when configuring the Wireless Network Access Point through a USBconnection and is compatible with Windows 98, Millennium, and 2000. Access Point SNMP Configuration Utility The A
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point 3. When the Welcome screen appears, click Next to continue. 5. The Choose Destination Location screen will show you the default desti- nation chosen by the utility. It is recommended that you leave the default des- tination, but if you 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. 4. Read the terms of the License Agreement, and i
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point The USB Configuration Utility The USB Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further customization of the Wireless Network Access Point and your wireless network through your USB port. Configuring the Wireless Network Access Point with the USB Configuration Utility THE STATUS TAB The Status tab will display the Wireless Network Access Point’s current status. From this tab, you can view the status information along with reconnectin
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point THE BASIC SETTING TAB THE ADVANCED TAB The Wireless Network Access Point will automatically detect the settings to your wireless network. Changing these values will alter your current wireless network configuration. Before making any changes to the Advanced tab, please check your wireless settings on other systems, as these changes will alter the effectiveness of the ESSID. The ESSID or SSID is the unique name shared among all points in
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point Authentication Type. You may choose between Open System, Shared Operational Mode Key, and Both. The Authentication Type default is set to Open System, in by default is set to which the sender and the recipient do NOT share a secret key. Each party Access Point. This is generates its own key-pair and asks the receiver to accept the randomly- for connecting your generated key. Once accepted, this key is used for a short time only. T
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point THE IP SETTING TAB THE SECURITY TAB The IP settings for the Wireless Network Access Point are made from this tab. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit IP Address. The IP address assigned here must be unique to your network. shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11b standard. In order to utilize We suggest that you use the default IP address of 192.168.1.250. As this is WEP encryption,
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point WEP Key Setting. This setting will be the configuration key used in THE INFO TAB accessing the wireless network via WEP encryption. To generate an encryp- tion key: 1. Type exactly the same case sensitive Passphrase in the PassPhrase field. For security purposes, please create your own Passphrase. 2. Click the Done button to create the encryption keys. The Passphrase gener- ates four unique keys. 3. Make sure that the Default Key is the
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point To restore your temporary IP address configuration, follow the steps below: The Access Point’s SNMP 1. Follow steps 1 and 2 in the instructions above. 2. Select either Specify an IP address or Obtain IP address automatically and enter in the original values you noted earlier. Configuration Utility 3. Click OK and click OK again in the Network window. The Access Point SNMP Configuration Utility is provided to allow you further 4. Restart y
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TM Wireless Network Access Point Instant Wireless Series THE STATUS TAB Channel. The wireless channel shared by all wireless devices connected to this Access Point. The Status tab will display the Wireless Network Access Point’s current status. From this tab, you can view the status information along with reconnecting to WEP. If you have not enabled the WEP encryption protocol, this will read the Wireless Network Access Point and restoring its default settings. Disabled. It will read Enabled
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point THE BASIC SETTING TAB THE ADVANCED TAB The Wireless Network Access Point will automatically detect the settings to Before making any changes to the Advanced tab, please check your wireless your wireless network. Changing these values will alter your current wireless settings as these changes will alter the effectiveness of the Wireless Network network configuration. Access Point. In most cases, these settings do not need to be changed. E
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TM Instant Wireless Series Wireless Network Access Point Basic Rates. The basic transfer rates should be set depending on the speed If you plan on connecting to multiple client Access Points, you must select of your wireless network. Older, slower wireless networks should be set at Point to MultiPoint. Click OK after you have made your selection. 1-2 (Mbps) while a faster wireless network should be set at 1-2-5.5-11 The Close button will close the SNMP Configuration Utility without saving (Mb
