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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless lancom l- 54g wireless lancom iap- 54 wireless.

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    © 2004 lancom systems gmbh, wuerselen (germany). All rights reserved. While the information in this manual has been compiled with great care, it may not be deemed an assurance of product characteristics. Lancom systems shall be liable only to the degree specified in the terms of sale and delivery. T...

  • Page 3: Preface

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless preface 3 en preface thank you for placing your trust in this lancom product. A lancom base station by lancom systems makes available numerous cen- tral functions and services to the participants of wireless networks. The bas...

  • Page 4: Model Variants

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless preface 4 en quality of service (qos) virtual private networks (vpn) virtual local networks (vlan) wireless networks (wlan) lancapi further server services (dhcp, dns, charge management) model variants this documentation is f...

  • Page 5: Notes Symbols

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless preface 5 en lancom systems is also available to you. Telephone numbers and contact information for lancom systems support can be found on a separate insert, or at the lancom systems website. Notes symbols very important inst...

  • Page 6: Contents

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless contents 6 en contents 1 introduction 8 1.1 what is a wireless lan? 8 1.1.1 which hardware to use? 8 1.1.2 operation modes of wireless lans and base stations 8 1.2 what can your lancom 54 wireless do? 9 2 installation 11 2.1 ...

  • Page 7: 5  Security Settings

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless contents 7 en 5 security settings 40 5.1 security for the wireless lan 40 5.1.1 closed network 40 5.1.2 access control via mac address 41 5.1.3 lancom enhanced passphrase security 41 5.1.4 encryption of the data transfer 41 5...

  • Page 8: 1 Introduction

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 1: introduction 8 en 1 introduction 1.1 what is a wireless lan? The following sections describe the functionality of wireless networks in general. The functions supported by your device are listed in the table ’what c...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 1: introduction 9 en passing-through of vpn-encrypted connections with vpn pass-through setting-up of an internet access connecting two lans via a direct radio link (point-to-point mode) connecting of devices with eth...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 1: introduction 10 en vlan traffic lock function connection to the lan fast-ethernet-connection (10/100base-tx) power-over-ethernet (poe) dhcp and dns server internet access (ip router) connection for dsl modem (dslol...

  • Page 11: 2 Installation

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 11 en 2 installation this chapter will assist you to quickly install hardware and software. First, check the package contents and system requirements. The device can be installed and configured quickly...

  • Page 12: 2.3

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 12 en operating system that supports tcp/ip, e.G. Windows xp, windows mil- lennium edition (me), windows 2000, windows 98, windows 95, win- dows nt, linux, bsd unix, apple mac os, os/2. Wireless lan ad...

  • Page 13: Top Panel

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 13 en top panel two additional leds on the top panel provide a convenient overview of the most important status information, especially when the device is mounted vertically. Lancom l-54g wire- less, l...

  • Page 14: Is Selected Under View

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 14 en flickering means, that the led is switched on and off in irregular inter- vals. Power this led indicates that the device is operational. After the device has been switched on, it will flash green...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 15 en wlan link gives information about the wireless lan access of the internal wireless net- work adapter of the base station. The wlan link display can assume three different conditions: wlan data gi...

  • Page 16: 2.3.2

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 16 en 2.3.2 the connectors lancom l- 54g wireless, lancom l- 54ag wireless with the lancom l-54g wireless and lancom l-54ag wireless the connec- tions and switches of the base station are located on th...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 17 en power-over- ethernet – elegant power supply through the lan wiring lancom 54 wireless base stations are prepared for the poe power supply (power-over- ethernet), corresponding to the 802.3af stan...

  • Page 18: Lancom Iap- 54 Wireless

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 18 en lancom iap- 54 wireless with the lancom iap-54 wireless the access point’s connectors are located on the base of the device: voltage connector for an external power supply as with the lancom 54 w...

  • Page 19: 2.4

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 19 en note that resetting the device leads to a loss on the wlan encryption settings within the device and that the default wep key is active again (’standard wep encryption’ → page 43). 2.4 hardware i...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 20 en your local network (resp. Into a free socket of a hub/switch). In this case, the node/hub switch remains in the presetting 'node' ( ). Connect to power – connect socket of the unit to a power sup...

  • Page 21: 2.4.2

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 21 en operational? – after a short device self-test the power led will be per- manently lit green resp. Will blink alternately red and green as long as no configuration password has been given. 2.4.2 l...

  • Page 22: Top-Hat Rail Mounting

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 22 en pole mounting top-hat rail mounting fix the bracket for top-hat rail mounting with the two m6 hexagonal screws to the reverse side of the housing. Now mount your lancom iap-54 wireless in the des...

  • Page 23: Connecting Up

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 23 en connecting up plug the supplied network cable (green plug) into the lan connector of the lancom iap-54 wireless and into the 'data/power out' socket of the poe power injector. Connect the 'data i...

  • Page 24: 2.5.1

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 2: installation 24 en 2.5.1 starting lancom setup place the lancom cd in your cd drive. The lancom setup program will start automatically. If the setup program does not start automatically, run autorun.Exe in the root...

  • Page 25: 3 Basic Configuration

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 25 en 3 basic configuration the basic configuration can be performed on a step-by-step basis using a convenient setup wizard to guide you through the setup process and prompt you for the require...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 26 en fully automatic tcp/ip configuration is only possible in certain network envi- ronments. The setup wizard therefore analyses the connected lan to deter- mine whether it supports fully auto...

  • Page 27: Enable Dhcp Server?

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 27 en ip address and netmask for the lancom 54 wireless assign a free ip address from the address range of your lan to the lancom 54 wireless and specify the netmask. Enable dhcp server? Disable...

  • Page 28: 3.1.4

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 28 en access of the configuring mobile base station must be changed to this new network name after closing the basic configuration. Selection of a radio channel the base station operates in a ce...

  • Page 29: Find).

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 29 en lanconfig automatically detects the new lancom 54 wireless in the tcp/ip network. Then the setup wizard starts that will help you make the basic settings of the device or will even do all ...

  • Page 30: Your Choice With Next.

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 30 en please note that enabling this will also permit remote configuration via the internet. You should always make sure that the configuration access is protected with a password. Enter the wir...

  • Page 31: Execute

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 31 en (auto-dhcp). In this constellation, the device can be accessed with any web browser from each pc with activated auto-dhcp function through the name lancom or by its ip address 172.23.56.25...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 32 en if there is no dns server in the lan, or it is not linked to the dhcp server, then the device can not be reached by the name. The following options remain in this case: figure out the dhcp...

  • Page 33: Your Entry With Apply.

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 33 en the setup wizards are tailored precisely to the functionality of the spe- cific lancom 54 wireless. As a result, your device may offer different wizards than those shown here. If you have ...

  • Page 34: Your Choice With Apply.

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 34 en in the following 'security settings' window, specify a password for config- uration access. Note that the password is case-sensitive and ensure that it is sufficiently long (at least 6 cha...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 3: basic configuration 35 en default gateway – receives all packets that are not addressed to comput- ers within the local network. Dns server – translates network names (www.Lancom.De) or names of computers (www.Lanc...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 4: setting up internet access 36 en 4 setting up internet access 4.1 what does a router do? Routers connect lans at different locations and individual pcs to form a wide area network (wan). With the appropriate rights...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 4: setting up internet access 37 en 4.2 setting up the internet access with dslol all computers in the lan can take advantage of the central internet access of the lancom 54 wireless. The connection to the internet pr...

  • Page 38: 4.3

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 4: setting up internet access 38 en active line monitoring can also be used with flat rate billing to con- tinuously check the function of the remote station. You also have the option of keeping flat rate connections ...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 4: setting up internet access 39 en depending on their availability, the wizard will display additional options for your internet connection. The wizard will inform you as soon as the entered information is complete. ...

  • Page 40: 5 Security Settings

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 40 en 5 security settings your lancom 54 wireless base station has numerous security functions. You find in this chapter all information needed for an optimal protection of the base station. 5.1 s...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 41 en 5.1.2 access control via mac address each network device has an special identification number. This identification number is the so-called mac address (media access control), which is world-...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 42 en 802.11i/wpa and wep. The function of the encryption is to ensure the security level of cable-bound lans also in wireless lans. Use encryption on the data transferred in the wlan. Activate th...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 43 en 5.1.5 802.1x / eap the international industry standard ieee 802.1x and the extensible authenti- cation protocol (eap) enables the realization of reliable and secure access controls for base ...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 44 en moreover, this technology makes enables a secured dispatch and a regular automatic change of wep keys. In this way ieee 802.1x improves the protec- tion efforts of wep. In windows xp the iee...

  • Page 45: 5.2.1

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 45 en your lancom 54 wireless has a password protection for the configuration access. This protection is already activated during the basic configuration by entering a password. The device locks a...

  • Page 46: Figuration With Finish.

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 46 en now activate stateful inspection, ping-blocking and stealth mode in the the firewall configuration. The wizard will inform you when entries are complete. Complete the con- figuration with fi...

  • Page 47: Command Bar Extras

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 47 en mark your lancom 54 wireless in the selection window. Select from the command bar extras setup wizard. Select in the selection menu the setup wizard configuring firewall and confirm your cho...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 48 en the 'security' tab. It is particularly advisable to assign a password to the configuration if you want to allow remote configuration. Have you permitted remote configuration? If you do not r...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 49 en found in the lanconfig in the 'ip router' configuration section on the 'routing' tab. Have you closed critical ports with filters? The firewall filters of the lancom 54 wireless devices offe...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 5: security settings 50 en as of lcos version 4.0, wep128 encryption is activated for every unconfigured device as standard (’standard wep encryption’ → page 43). To check the wep settings, open lanconfig, go to the c...

  • Page 51: 6 Options and Accessories

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 6: options and accessories 51 en 6 options and accessories your lancom 54 wireless base station has numerous extensibilities and the possibility to use a broad choice of lancom accessories. You find in this chapter in...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 6: options and accessories 52 en 6.2 lancom public spot option wireless public spots are publicly accessible points, at which users with their own mobile computers can dial wirelessly into a network, usually into the ...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 6: options and accessories 53 en internet access services in hotels, restaurants, cafés, airports, stations, exhi- bition centres or universities. With the lancom public spot option you extend a base station additiona...

  • Page 54: 7 Troubleshooting

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 7: troubleshooting 54 en 7 troubleshooting in this chapter, you will find suggestions and assistance for a few common dif- ficulties. 7.1 no wan connection is established after start-up the router automatically attemp...

  • Page 55: 7.3

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 7: troubleshooting 55 en numerous other factors involving the internet itself can also influence the transfer rate. Increasing the tcp/ip window size under windows if the actual transfer rate of a dsl connection is si...

  • Page 56: 8 Appendix

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 56 en 8 appendix 8.1 performance data and specifications lancom l- 54g wireless lancom l-54ag wireless lancom iap- 54 wireless frequency band 2400 - 2483,5 mhz (ism) or 5150 - 5750 mhz standards ieee 802.1...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 57 en security wlan ieee 802.11i / wpa with passphrase or 802.1x and hardware encrypted aes, closed network, wep64, wep128, wep152, access control lists, radius client,user authentication, 802.1x / eap, le...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 58 en *)the effective range and data transfer rate depend on site conditions and possible disturbances. 8.2 radio channels 8.2.1 radio channels in the 2,4 ghz frequency band in the frequency range from 240...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 59 en ferent regions (eu/world). The last column shows which channels can be used without overlapping. 8.2.2 radio channels in the 5 ghz frequency band in the frequency range from 5,13 to 5,805 ghz up to 1...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 60 en the following overview shows which channels are allowed in different regions. Channel no. Frequency etsi (eu) fcc (us) band 1 36 5,180 ghz yes yes 40 5,200 ghz yes yes 44 5,220 ghz yes yes 48 5,240 g...

  • Page 61: 8.2.3

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 61 en 8.2.3 radio channels and frequency ranges for indoor and outdoor operating in several countries specific regulations are valid concerning the use of fre- quency ranges and radio channels for indoor a...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 62 en further details to the restrictions for the use of wlan adapters within th eu can be found in the internet: 5 1 5,15-5,35 36-64 42-58 200/23 i 2 5,470-5,725 100-140 106-130 1000/30 i+o france 2,4 1 2...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 63 en please inform yourself about the current radio regulations of the country you want to operate a wireless lan device. Italy l'autorità per le garanzie nelle communicazioni (agc) www.Agcom.It latvia te...

  • Page 64: 8.3

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 64 en 8.3 contact assignment 8.3.1 lan interface 10/100base-tx 8-pin rj45 socket, as per iso 8877, en 60603-7 8.3.2 configuration interface (outband) 8-pin mini-din socket connector pin line 1 t+ 2 t- 3 r+...

  • Page 65: 8.4

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless chapter 8: appendix 65 en 8.4 declaration of conformity this product corresponds to the requirements of the guide line about radio installations and telecommunication sending installations (fteg) and to the guide line 1999/5/...

  • Page 66: Index

    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless index 66 en index numerics 10/100base-tx 16 , 18 100-mbit network 18 100mbp network 16 802.11i 9 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 49 , 57 802.1x 9 , 40 , 42 , 57 802.3af- standard 17 a acl 41 aes 57 antenna connection for diversity antenna 1...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless index 67 en l lan connector cable 11 lan connection 16 lan connector 18 lancom enhanced passphrase security 40 lancom setup 24 lanconfig 24 , 28 run setup wizards 38 lanmonitor 24 lantools system preconditions 12 leds see sta...

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    Lancom l- 54ag wireless – lancom l- 54g wireless – lancom iap- 54 wireless index 68 en settings to pcs in the lan 34 windows size 55 tcp/ip configuration automatic 33 fully automatic 25 , 26 manual 25 , 26 tcp/ip filter 10 , 49 technical data 56 transfer protocol 54 turbo mode 9 u udp 49 v vlan 10 w...