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WAP5605 User’s Guide

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Contents Overview

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Table of Contents

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Part I: User’s Guide

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Chapter

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Getting to Know Your WAP5605

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1.1 Overview

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1.2 Applications

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1.3 Ways to Manage the WAP5605

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1.4 Good Habits for Managing the WAP5605

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1.5 Resetting the WAP5605

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1.5.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button

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1.6 The WPS Button

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1.7 LEDs

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1.8 Desktop Installation

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1.9 Wall-mounting Instructions

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Chapter

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WAP5605 Modes

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2.1 Overview

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2.1.1 Web Configurator Modes

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2.1.2 Device Operating Modes

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Chapter

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Easy Mode

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3.1 Overview

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3.2 What You Can Do

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3.3 What You Need to Know

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3.4 Navigation Panel

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3.5 Network Map

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3.6 Control Panel

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3.6.1 Wireless Security

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3.6.2 WPS

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3.7 Status Screen in Easy Mode

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Section	Page
WAP5605	1
Contents Overview	3
Table of Contents	5
User’s Guide	9
Getting to Know Your WAP5605	11
1.1 Overview	11
1.2 Applications	11
1.3 Ways to Manage the WAP5605	12
1.4 Good Habits for Managing the WAP5605	12
1.5 Resetting the WAP5605	13
1.5.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button	13
1.6 The WPS Button	13
1.7 LEDs	14
1.8 Desktop Installation	16
1.9 Wall-mounting Instructions	17
WAP5605 Modes	19
2.1 Overview	19
2.1.1 Web Configurator Modes	19
2.1.2 Device Operating Modes	19
Easy Mode	21
3.1 Overview	21
3.2 What You Can Do	22
3.3 What You Need to Know	22
3.4 Navigation Panel	23
3.5 Network Map	23
3.6 Control Panel	24
3.6.1 Wireless Security	25
3.6.2 WPS	27
3.7 Status Screen in Easy Mode	28
Access Point Mode	29
4.1 Overview	29
4.2 What You Can Do	29
4.3 What You Need to Know	30
4.3.1 Setting your WAP5605 to AP Mode	30
4.3.2 Configuring your WLAN, LAN and Maintenance Settings	30
4.4 AP Mode Status Screen	31
4.4.1 Navigation Panel	33
Client Mode	35
5.1 Overview	35
5.2 What You Can Do	35
5.3 What You Need to Know	35
5.4 Setting your WAP5605 to Client Mode	36
5.5 Client Mode Status Screen	37
5.6 Wireless LAN Profile Screen	39
5.6.1 Adding a New WLAN Profile	40
5.7 Site Survey Screen	44
5.8 WPS Screen	45
5.9 LED Link Quality Screen	46
The Web Configurator	47
6.1 Overview	47
6.2 Accessing the Web Configurator	47
6.2.1 Login Screen	48
6.2.2 Password Screen	49
6.2.3 Home Screen	49
Tutorials	53
7.1 Overview	53
7.2 Connecting to the Internet from an Access Point	53
7.3 Configuring Wireless Security Using WPS	53
7.3.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)	54
7.3.2 PIN Configuration	55
7.4 Enabling and Configuring Wireless Security (No WPS)	57
7.4.1 Configuring Your Wireless Client	59
7.5 Using Multiple SSIDs on the WAP5605	59
7.5.1 Configuring Security Settings of Multiple SSIDs	60
7.6 Connecting the WAP5605 (in Client Mode) to an AP	62
7.6.1 Connecting to a Wireless Network Using Site Survey	63
7.6.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network Using a Profile	64
7.6.3 Deploying the WAP5605 in your Network	65
Technical Reference	67
Monitor	69
8.1 Overview	69
8.2 What You Can Do	69
8.3 View Log	69
8.4 Log Settings	70
8.5 Packet Statistics	71
8.6 WLAN Station Status	72
Wireless LAN	73
9.1 Overview	73
9.2 What You Can Do	73
9.3 What You Should Know	74
9.3.1 Wireless Security Overview	74
9.4 General Wireless LAN Screen	76
9.5 Wireless Security Screen	77
9.5.1 No Security	77
9.5.2 WEP Encryption	78
9.5.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK	79
9.6 MAC Filter	80
9.7 Wireless LAN Advanced Screen	81
9.8 Quality of Service (QoS) Screen	82
9.9 WPS Screen	83
9.10 WPS Station Screen	84
9.11 Scheduling Screen	85
LAN	87
10.1 Overview	87
10.2 What You Can Do	87
10.3 What You Need To Know	88
10.3.1 LAN TCP/IP	88
10.3.2 IP Alias	88
10.4 LAN IP Screen	89
10.5 IP Alias Screen	90
Maintenance	91
11.1 Overview	91
11.2 What You Can Do	91
11.3 General Screen	91
11.4 Password Screen	92
11.5 Time Setting Screen	93
11.6 Firmware Upgrade Screen	94
11.7 Configuration Backup/Restore Screen	96
11.8 Reset/Restart Screen	97
Troubleshooting	99
12.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs	99
12.2 WAP5605 Access and Login	100
12.3 Internet Access	101
12.4 Resetting the WAP5605 to Its Factory Defaults	102
Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions	105
IP Addresses and Subnetting	117
Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address	127
Wireless LANs	155
Common Services	169
Legal Information	173

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