AirLive WLA-5000AP v3 - Manual (Page 7)

AirLive WLA-5000AP v3 Firmware 2.x User’s Manual
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1 1. Introduction
1.1 Overview
NOTE: For simplicity throughout this document, WLA-5000AP v3 Firmware 2.x will simply be referred to
as WLA-5000AP v3.
The WLA-5000AP v3 is a wireless access-point based on IEEE 802.11a/g 5-GHz and 2.4-GHz radio
technologies. It contains an 802.11a/g wireless interface and one half/full-duplex 10/100 LAN interface.
WLA-5000AP v3, with the new 2.0 firmware, features a total of 6 wireless modes: Access Point, WDS
Repeater, WDS Bridge, Client Infrastructure, Client Ad Hoc and WISP Router.
Since the 802.11g shares the same 2.4GHz radio band with the 802.11b technology, it can interoperate with
existing 802.11b (up to 11Mbps) devices. Therefore, you can reserve your existing investment in 802.11b
client cards, and migrate to the high-speed 802.11g standard as your needs grow.
To address growing security concerns in a wireless LAN environment, different levels of security can be
enabled in WLA-5000AP v3:
„ To disable SSID broadcast to restrict association to only those client stations that are already
pre-configured with the correct SSID
„ To enable WEP (Wireless Encryption Protocol) 64, 128, or 152-bit encryption to protect the privacy of
your data.
„ Support of Access List Control to allow you to grant/deny access to/from specified wireless stations
„ Provisioning of centralized authentication through RADIUS Server.
„ WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access, Pre-Shared Key) for home users to provide authentication, data
integrity, and data privacy.
„ WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) works with a RADIUS server to provide stronger authentication as well as
data integrity and privacy.
1.2 Features
„ Compliant with 802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g, Super A™ and Super G™ standards with roaming
capability.
„ Supports 6 wireless multi-function modes: Access Point, WDS Repeater, WDS Bridge, Client
Infrastructure, Client Ad Hoc and WISP Router.
„ Static assignment or DHCP client to set the device IP address.
„ Multiple security measures: SSID hiding, Access Control List, WEP based encryption (64, 128, 152 bits),
enhanced Security with 802.1x using a primary and a backup RADIUS Server with/without dynamic WEP
keys, WPA-PSK, WPA, and WPA2.
„ Extensive monitoring capability such as event logging, traffic/error statistics monitoring. Support of remote
logging.
„ Easy configuration and monitoring through the use of a Web-browser based GUI, SNMP commands from
a remote SNMP management station, and UPnP for users to automatically discover the device.
„ Setup Wizard for easy configuration/installation.
„ Configuration file download and restore.
„ Firmware upgradeable.