Air Live Router WL-5450AP User Manual

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WDS Repeater Mode 
Refer to the illustration below. While acting as Bridges, AP1 (with Station 1 being 
associated to) and AP2 (with Station 2 being associated) can communicate with 
each other through wireless interface (with WDS). Thus Station 1 can 
communicate with Station 2 and both Station 1 and Station 2 are able to access 
the Internet if only AP1 or AP2 has the Internet connection.   
To set the operation mode to Bridge, please go to “Wireless JBasic Settings”, 
in the “Mode” field click the down arrow b to select AP mode. And go to 
“Wireless JWDS Settings” to enable WDS. 
Note: 
To act as Bridge, both AP1 and AP2 must have WDS enabled and add 
each other as its WDS Access Point. (e.g. Add AP2’s MAC address to 
AP1’s “WDS AP List” and vice versa) 
  
						

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Client Mode (Infrastructure) 
If set to Client (Infrastructure) mode, this device can work like a wireless station 
when it’s connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets from 
wired end to wireless interface. 
Refer to the illustration below. This station (AP1 plus the connected computer 1) can associate to 
another Access Point (AP2), and then can have the Internet access if the other Access Point (AP2) 
has the Internet connection. 
To set the operation mode to Client (Infrastructure), please go to “Wireless 
JBasic Settings”, in the “Mode” field click the down arrow b to select Client 
mode, and then select “Network Type” as “Infrastructure”.  
 
 
  
						

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Client Mode (Ad-hoc) 
If set to the Client (Ad-hoc) mode, this device can work like a wireless station 
when it is connected to a computer so that the computer can send packets from 
wired end to wireless interface.  You can share files and printers between 
wireless stations (PC and laptop with wireless network adapter installed).     
See the sample application below.   
To set the operation mode to Client (Ad-hoc), please go to “Wireless JBasic 
Settings”, in the “Mode” field click the down arrow b to select Client mode, and 
then select Network Type as “Ad-hoc”.  
 
  
						

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WDS Bridge Mode   
The WDS (Wireless Distributed System) function let this access point acts as a 
wireless LAN access point and repeater at the same time. Users can use this 
feature to build up a large wireless network in a large space like airports, hotels 
and schools …etc. This feature is also useful when users want to bridge networks 
between buildings where it is impossible to deploy network cable connections 
between these buildings. 
  
						

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CONFIGURATION  
Login 
1. Start your computer. Connect an Ethernet cable between your computer and the Wireless 
Access Point. 
2. Make sure your wired station is set to the same subnet as the Wireless Access Point, i.e. 
192.168.100.252 
3. Start your WEB browser. In the Address box, enter the following: 
HTTP://192.168.100.252 
 
 
 
The configuration menu is divided into four categories: Status, Wireless, TCP/IP, and 
Other settings.    Click on the desired setup item to expand the page in the main navigation 
page. The setup pages covered in this utility are described below.   
  
						

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Status  
In this screen, you can see the current settings and status of this Access Point. You can 
change settings by selecting specific tab described in below.   
System 
 
 
System 
Uptime The time period since the device was up. 
Firmware Version The current version of the firmware installed in this device.   
Wireless Configuration 
Wireless Mode There are four modes supported, Access Point, Client (Ad-hoc and 
Infrastructure), WDS Bridge and WDS repeater. The default mode is 
Access Point. If you want to change to bridge mode, please go to 
Wireless/WDS Setting to enable the WDS function.   
SSID The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another; therefore, all access 
points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific WLAN must use 
the same SSID. It is case-sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters. A 
device will not be permitted to join the BSS unless it can provide the  
						

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unique SSID. An SSID is also referred to as a network name because 
essentially it is a name that identifies a wireless network.  
Channel Number  The number of channels supported depends on the region of this Access 
Point. All stations communicating with the Access Point must use the 
same channel.   
Encryption WEP Encryption (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is set to Disabled by default. 
When WEP is enabled, data packet is encrypted 
before being transmitted. The WEP prevents data packets from being 
eavesdropped by unrelated people. By using WEP data encryption, there 
may be a significant degradation of the data throughput on the wireless 
link. 
Associated Clients Displays the total number of clients associated to this AP. You can have up 
to 64 clients to associate to this Access Point.   
BSSID BSSID displays the ID of current BSS, which uniquely identifies each 
BSS. In AP mode, this value is the MAC address of this Access Point. 
TCP/IP Configuration 
IP Protocol   Display the method to get the IP of this AP, which could be obtained by 
Fixed-IP or DHCP-client.   
br0 IP Address   Current IP address for this Access Point 
br0 Subnet Mask   Current Subnet mask for this Access Point 
br0 Default 
Gateway   Default Gateway for this Access Point 
br0 MAC Address   The MAC Address for this Access Point 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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System Log 
This page display log events with time when events happened, log events’ types, log sources and 
the description for events themselves. System manager can use the system log to trace when 
problems occur.   
 
Statistics 
The Statistics table shows the packets sent/received over wireless and ethernet LAN respectively. 
  
						

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Wireless 
Basic Settings 
This page includes all primary and major parameters.  Any parameter change will cause the 
device to reboot for the new settings to take effect. 
 
 
 
… Disable Wireless LAN 
Interface Check the box to disable the Wireless LAN Interface, by so doing, 
you won’t be able to make wireless connection with this Access 
Point in the network you are located. In other words, this device will 
not be visible by any wireless station. 
Band You can choose one mode of the following you need.       
~ 2.4GHz (B): 802.11b supported rate only. 
~ 2.4GHz (G): 802.11g supported rate only.   
~ 2.4GHz (B+G):802.11b supported rate and 802.11g supported 
rate. 
The default is 2.4GHz (B+G) mode. 
Mode This Wireless Access Point can support four modes AP, Client, 
Bridge and Repeater.  (Refer to page 7-11 for detailed 
information) 
Network Type When in Client mode, you can select between Ad-Hocand 
Infrastructure.   
						

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SSID  The SSID differentiates one WLAN from another; therefore, all 
access points and all devices attempting to connect to a specific 
WLAN must use the same SSID. It is case-sensitive and must not 
exceed 32 characters.  A device will not be permitted to join the 
BSS unless it can provide the unique SSID. An SSID is also referred 
to as a network name because essentially it is a name that 
identifies a wireless network. 
Region Domain The AP’s domain determines the channel number. 
Channel Number  Allow user to set the channel manually or automatically. 
If set channel manually, just select the channel you want to specify.
If “Auto” is selected, user can set the channel range to have 
Wireless Access Point automatically survey and choose the channel 
with best situation for communication. 
The number of channels supported depends on the region of this 
Access Point. All stations communicating with the Access Point 
must use the same channel. 
…Enable Mac Clone 
(Single Ethernet Client) If your ISP restricts service to PCs only, use the MAC Clone feature 
to copy a PC Media 
Access Control (MAC) address to your router. This procedure will 
cause the router to appear 
as a single PC, while allowing online access to multiple computers 
on your network. 
 
Apply Changes Press to save the new settings on the screen.     
Reset Press to discard the data you have entered since last time you press 
Apply Change.