Chapter 1 Introduction

WAP-5000 is an IEEE 802.11b Wireless Outdoor Access Point. The special designed housing allows WAP-5000 to be installed in exposed locations under the rigorous weather conditions including heavy rain, wind, and snow. Except for 64/128bit WEP encryption, WAP-5000 also integrates 802.1X authentication. Cooperating with a RADIUS server can make your wireless LAN more secure than ever. Provided with SNMP-based utility, WAP-5000 is easy to be installed and managed. The POE (Power Over Ethernet) design reduces power cables installation cost and offers more flexibility when selecting the location of WAP-5000. With all these advanced features, WAP-5000 is the ideal solution for outdoor networks.

1.1 Package Contents

Make sure that you have the following items:

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WAP-5000 x 1

Power Adapter x 1

DC injector x 1

Mounting kit x 1

25m CAT5 cable with RJ-45 plug and ODU connector x 1

0.3m N-type to N-type cable x 1

Quick Installation Guide x 1

Utility and User's manual CD x 1

Note: If any of the above items are missing, contact your supplier as soon as possible.

1.2 System Requirements

Before installation, please check the following requirements with your equipment.

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An x86-based microcomputer running Microsoft Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP

Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 or later

A connection to an Ethernet network

Particular versions of Windows have the following additional requirements:

1.On Windows 95, Microsoft DCOM95 must be installed. You can obtain DCOM95 from the following Microsoft Web page: http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom95/download.asp

DCOM95 can also be found on the Microsoft Visual Basic 5.0 CD-ROM (Enterprise, Professional, or Standard edition), in the directory \Pro\Tools\DCOM95.

2.On Windows 98 (with the exception of Windows 98SE, which already includes this component), Microsoft DCOM98 must be installed. You can use the following link to download it:

http://www.microsoft.com/com/dcom/dcom98/download.asp

3.On Windows NT 4.0, Service Pack 4 or later must be installed.

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