Wireless LAN Device Series

WLAN Access Point

ZWA-G120 User Manual

Version 1.00 (08.25.2004)

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Notice

“This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions： (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must

accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Warning： Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions： (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must

accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The user’s manual or instruction manual for an intentional or unintentional radiator shall caution the user that changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. NOTE： This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures：

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver

is needed. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user‘s authority to operate the equipment. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter

Shielded interface cables must be used in order to comply with emission limits.

This EUT is incompliance with SAR for general population /uncontrolled exposure limits in ANSI/IEEE C95.1-1999 and had been tested in accordance with the measurement methods and procedures specified in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C. This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

CAUTION：

1. The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be fixed-mounted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation distance of at least 2 meters from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. Users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.

2. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other

antenna or transmitter.

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Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................ 4

1.1 DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................. 4 1.2 FEATURES ...................................................................................................................................................... 4

2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION.......................................................................................................................... 5

2.1 PACKING LIST ................................................................................................................................................ 5 2.2 BACK PANEL CONNECTOR GUIDE .................................................................................................................. 5 2.3 LED INDICATOR ............................................................................................................................................ 6

3 SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................................... 7

3.1 ENTER WEB CONFIGURATION PAGE................................................................................................................. 7 3.2 WIRELESS BASIC SETTINGS............................................................................................................................ 8 3.3 WIRELESS SECURITY SETUP ........................................................................................................................... 9

3.3.1 WPA Security Setting ............................................................................................................................... 9 3.3.2 WEP Security Setting ............................................................................................................................... 9

3.4 WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL....................................................................................................................... 10 3.5 ASSOCIATION TABLE .................................................................................................................................... 10 3.6 LAN INTERFACE SETUP............................................................................................................................... 11 3.7 UPGRADE FIRMWARE................................................................................................................................... 11

4 SPECIFICATIONS............................................................................................................................................. 12

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1 Introduction

1.1 Description

ZWA-G120 Access Point from Zinwell delivers the freedom to install your wireless network in your way. The state-of-the-art wireless technology gives you the ability to set up workstations in ways you never thought possible, no expensive cables and difficult installation procedure. ZWA-G120 is fully complied with IEEE802.11g, providing connections on the 2.4GHz frequency band, and delivers up to 54Mbps wireless speed. The ZWA-G120 features WPA and 64/128-bit WEP Encryption to provide an enhanced level of security for wireless connection. It provides users the benefit of keeping the wireless connection safe from unauthorized access. When all these features come together in one lightweight, compact, and powerful unit, ZWA-G120 will be the best choice for setting up your first wireless network or extending the range of an existing wireless network.

1.2 Features

Complied with IEEE 802.11g standards, and interoperates with IEEE802.11b Transmission data rate up to 54Mbps 10/100 Mbps port for connection to fast Ethernet or DSL/cable modem router 64/128-bit WEP data encryption Enhanced data encryption security: WEP, WPA, TKIP, AES(CCMP)

2 Hardware Installation This chapter guides you quickly and properly installs the ZWA-G120. Please read this chapter before you installs this device. To ensure getting a better connectivity, the selection of an optimum location is important. Try to place the ZWA-G120 on a flat, sturdy surface as far from the ground as possible, such as on a desktop.

2.1 Packing List

Before you start to install this device, make sure the package should contain the following items： Wireless Access Point unit * 1 RJ-45 Cable * 1 Power Adapter * 1

Wireless access point unit RJ-45 Cable Power Adapter

2.2 Back Panel Connector Guide

Firstly, connect the included RJ-45 cable to the ZWA-G120. Then, connect the other end of the RJ-45 cable to a hub or switch. The ZWA-G120 will then be connected to your existing network. Finally, plug the AC power Adapter to the ZWA-G120’s Power port. (Please refer to the

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following figure)

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LAN Port is for connecting to the LAN device.

DC connector for the 5V Power Adapter

Reset Button to restore the ZWA-G120 to its originalfactory default settings.

Note ： Please use our included power Adapter; use a different adapter may result in product damage.

2.3 LED Indicator

The ZWA-G120 has three LED lights for status indication the LAN, Tx/Rx (WLAN) light, and a power light. Please refer to the following figure:

A solid light indicates a proper connection to the power Adapter.

This LED blinks during data transmission

A solid light indicates connection on the LAN port. The LED blinks during data transmission.

3 Software Configuration

3.1 Enter Web Configuration Page

The default IP Address for ZWA-G120 is 192.168.2.254. The default IP address for Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. 1. You need to configure your PC’s TCP/IP setting to access the ZWA-G120.

For example： • IP address 192.168.2.X (X must between 1 to 253 that is not used by another device) • Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 2. After you had configured your PC’s TCP/IP setting, you may need to reboot your PC to

finish the network configuration when your OS ask you to do that such as Win98. 3. First, open a web browser and then enter the IP address of the ZWA-G120：

http：//192.168.2.254 Then, you can enter the ZWA-G120’s web configuration page.

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3.2 Wireless Basic Settings

This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients who may connect to your ZWA-G120. Here you may change wireless basic settings as well as wireless network parameters. Field Description Service Set ID (SSID) Wireless Network Name

Broadcast SSID in the Beacon

Enable/disable the SSID broadcast feature.

Radio Preamble Auto Select；Short；Long

Transmit Antenna Fixed in Antenna 1

Receive Antenna Diversity；Antenna 0 / 1

AP Mode Selects 802.11g/b mode：B only；G only； Mixed Default value is Mixed

G Mode protection CTS ONLY；RTS-CTS；OFF Default value is OFF

Rate Selection for B Select the Rate of WLAN； Default value is Auto

Rate Selection for G Select the Rate of WLAN； Default value is Auto

RF Channel Selects the channel ； Default value is Channel 6

RTS Threshold (256-2432) Default value is 2347

Beacon Period (20-1000) Default value is 100

DTIM Period (1-255) Default value is 2

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After you change the default value, the system will ask you to reboot. Click the “Reboot” bottom to restart the system.

3.3 Wireless Security Setup

This page allows you setup the wireless security. Turn on WEP or WPA by using Encryption Keys could prevent any unauthorized access to your wireless network. To enable security, select the desired security mode (WEP or WPA) from the AP setup page and click Setup to enter the keys. You can select either one the security your WLAN environment. Please follow the below chapter to configure the WPA or WEP security setting.

3.3.1 WPA Security Setting

Field Description

WPA Mode Select Pre-Shared Key (PSK) only.

Data Encryption TKIP；CCMP

Pass Phrase WPA key

Group Re-Key Time Default value is 86400 sec

3.3.2 WEP Security Setting

Field Description

WEP Encryption Selects the WEP key length

Accept Authentication Type

Selects the WEP key format, ASCII or Hex

Transmit WEP Key

Pass Phrase used to generate the WEP keys. Click the Generate button to generate the keys.

WEP Key Size WEP keys

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3.4 Wireless Access Control

If you enable “Access association requests from any station”, all clients will be able to connect to your ZWA-G120. When this option is disabled, only MAC addresses are in the access control list will be able to connect to your ZWA-G120. You can have 32 set lists to control the clients who will be connected to the ZWA-G120. Just click the checkbox to enable the access control function and key the MAC address you allow to access.

3.5 Association Table

This table shows the MAC address, transmission, receptions packet counters and encrypted status for each associated wireless client.

3.6 LAN Interface Setup

This page is used to configure the parameters for local area network which connects to the LAN port of your ZWA-G120. Here you may change the setting such as IP address, subnet mask, DHCP, etc... If you want to use “Enable DHCP” function, you should very carefully and you should know which IP Address the ZWA-G120 will get. After you select the “Enable DHCP” and you don’t know which IP address you can access the ZWA-G120 WEB configuration page, then you can restore the ZWA-G120 to its original factory default settings, presses “Reset Button” for 4 seconds.)

3.7 Upgrade Firmware

We don’t suggest upgrading the firmware only if you have problems and you are very sure that the new firmware version will solve your problems. Careless upgrade may result to more problems with the Access Point.

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4 Specifications General Specifications

Standards IEEE802.11b 802.11g for Wireless LAN IEEE802.3 for Wired LAN

Modulation Technology 802.11g OFDM (BPSK, QPSK, 16-QAM, 64-QAM) 802.11b DSSS (DBPSK, DQPSK, CCK)

Data Rates 802.11g 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54Mbps 802.11b 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps

Range Open Space: 100m~300m；Indoor: 50m~100m Media Access Control CSMA/CA with ACK Certification FCC/CE Software Features Security WEP 64/128-bit；WPA, TKIP；AES(CCMP)

Software Support

DHCP Client；Web UI Management Firmware Upgrade from Web UI Configuration Save and Reload from Web UI Station connection status；Event Log

Radio Specifications Frequency Range 2.400 to 2.497 GHz Channels USA /Canada: 11 ; Japan: 14

France: 4 ; Most Europe: 13 Transmit Power (Typical) 802.11g :17 ±1 dBm@54 Mbps, before Antenna port

802.11b :18 ±1 dBm@11 Mbps, before Antenna port

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Transmit Center Frequency Torrance (Maximum)

± 25ppm

Transmit EVM (Maximum) ERP-OFDM(54Mbps) ≤ -25dB(Average) Receiver Sensitivity (Typical) 802.11g: -75 ±2dBm@54 Mbps

802.11b: -84 ±2dBm@11 Mbps Physical Specifications Dimensions (mm) 135.6*109.7*32 Weight (g) 140 LED Indicators Link (Green), Tx/Rx (Green) Power (RED) Port One 10/100 LAN Port Power Consumption Continuous Transmitting: 800 mA

Continuous Receiving : 600 mA Environment Specifications Operating Temperature 0℃~55℃ Storage Temperature -20℃~75℃ Humidity 10% to 90% Operating Voltage 5.0VDC(+/- 0.5 V)