RT210W User Manual
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Safety Instructions For Installation • • • • • • • • Use only the type of power source indicated on the marking labels. Use only the power adapter supplied with the product. Do not overload wall outlet or extension cords as this may increase the risk of electric shock. If the power cord is frayed, replace it with a new one. Proper ventilation is necessary to prevent the product from overheating.
For Service Do not attempt to disassemble or open the cover of this unit yourself. You should not attempt to service the product yourself, which may void the user’ s authority to operate it. Contact qualified service personnel under the following conditions: • • • • • • ii If the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed. If liquid has been spilled into the product. If the product has been exposed to rain or water. If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed.
FCC Information FCC Statement 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 communication.
About This User Manual For brevity, throughout this manual the “Wireless Broadband Router” is referred to as “the router” or “the device” and following terms or abbreviations are used interchangeably: • • • Access Point – AP Wireless LAN – WLAN Ethernet network – LAN – network Note and Caution in this manual are highlighted with graphics as below to indicate important information. Contains related information that corresponds to a topic.
Contents 1 Introduction ................................................. 1 1.1 Overview.....................................................................1 1.2 Features .....................................................................2 1.3 Package Contents.......................................................3 1.4 System Requirements .................................................3 2 Hardware Description & Installation ............ 5 2.1 Physical Outlook ........................................
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.5 LAN Configuration.....................................................28 Viewing Current DHCP Assignments (Router Mode Only).................................................................30 4.6 Wireless LAN (2.4G) Configuration ............................31 4.7 Wireless LAN Security...............................................36 4.8 Filters (Router Mode Only).........................................40 4.9 Forwarding (Router Mode Only)...........................
Contents List of Figures Figure 2-1 LED Indicator .......................................................................... 5 Figure 2-2 Rear Panel and Connector..................................................... 6 Figure 2-3 Typical Connection Diagram .................................................. 9 Figure 4-1 Applying Changes................................................................. 20 Figure 4-2 System Overview – Router Mode ........................................
1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Thank you for choosing this Wireless Broadband Router. This Wireless Broadband Router is a multi-function device featuring a wireless 54Mbps Access Point, a 4-port LAN switch and a WAN port, which extends the existing broadband Cable/ADSL connection. It allows the Internet connection to be shared through either the 54Mbps Access Point feature or the 10/100Base-TX Ethernet switch, which also eliminates the purchase of additional hub or switch.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 1.2 Features • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2 One 10/100 Base-TX RJ-45 auto sensing and crossover Ethernet WAN port for Broadband connection (Cable/DSL or direct Ethernet) Four RJ-45 LAN ports for 10/100Base-TX auto sensing & crossover Ethernet Switch LAN connection 802.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 1.3 Package Contents Check the contents of the package. If any item is missing, please contact the dealer from whom the equipment was purchased. • • • • • Wireless Broadband Router x1 Power Adapter and Cord x1 CD x1 RJ-45 Ethernet Cable x1 Quick Installation Guide x1 1.
2 Hardware Description & Installation 2.1 Physical Outlook Front Panel The following illustration shows the front panel of the Wireless Broadband Router: Figure 2-1 LED Indicator LED Indicator The Wireless Broadband Router is equipped with seven LEDs on the front panel as described in the table below (from left to right): LEDs Color PWR Green Status Description Off No power is supplied to the unit. Solid Power is connected to the unit.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual LEDs Color Status Description Ethernet connection is established. • Solid • Amber - 100 Mbps Ethernet connection Green - 10 Mbps Ethernet connection. Blinking Off WAN Green On Blinking Transmitting/receiving packets on the LAN port. Power is off or no broadband device is connected. Broadband device is connected. Transmitting/receiving packets on the WAN port.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Ø Reboot. Insert a straightened paperclip into the reset hole to press the button. This will reboot the Wireless Broadband Router. Ø Restore to the factory defaults. Insert a straightened paperclip into the reset hole to press the button. Keep pressing and power cycle (off and on) the device. Wait for at least 5 seconds to release the button. Then wait for the device to finish booting. This operation erases all previous settings entered by the administrator. 2.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Connecting the Wireless Broadband Router Prior to connecting the hardware, make sure to power off your Ethernet device, Cable/ADSL modem and Wireless Broadband Router. Then follow the steps below to connect the related devices. Step 1 Connecting wired device to the LAN port. Attach one end of the Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connectors to your hub, switch or a PC’ s Ethernet port, and the other end to the LAN port of the Wireless Broadband Router.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual The figure below illustrates a connection diagram example: Figure 2-3 Typical Connection Diagram 9
3 Configuring Local Computer to Access the Wireless Router This chapter describes how to configure a computer for initial connection to the device. 3.1 Overview To access the Wireless Broadband Router’ s Web-based Configuration Utility, at least one properly configured PC must be connected to the device and reside on the same subnet with the Wireless Broadband Router. The easiest way to make the connection is attaching your host computer’ s network card directly to the LAN port of the device.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3.2 Setting up TCP/IP Before proceeding, make sure your computer is equipped with Ethernet network card or wireless adapter and has appropriate network card driver and TCP/IP installed. Note 1. If TCP/IP protocol is not installed on your PC, refer to Windows documentations for installation instructions. 2. For initial configuration, it’ s recommended to connect only one PC directly to the LAN port on the Wireless Broadband Router.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Option B: Using Fixed IP Address • • • On the IP Address tab, select Specify an IP address. Then set the IP address as 192.168.1.x (x is between 2 and 254), subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. Select the Gateway tab and set the gateway to 192.168.1.1. (1) (3) (2) (4) Step 5 Click OK twice to finish the configuration. If prompted to restart your computer, click Yes.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Check/Renew IP Address under Windows 98/ME The following steps help you verify if your network adapter gets an IP address within the DHCP IP pool range (192.168.1.100 ~ 192.168.1.150 by default) of the router. If not, you may need to renew the IP information. Step 1 From the Start menu, click Run to open the Run dialog box. Step 2 Enter winipcfg in the dialog box and then click OK.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Then an IP address will be automatically assigned to your computer. Option B: Using Fixed IP Address Select Use the following IP address and enter these settings: • • • IP address: 192.168.1.x (x is between 2 and 254) Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1 Step 5 Click OK twice to finish the configuration.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Check/Renew IP Address under Windows 2000/XP The following steps help you to verify whether the network adapter gets an IP address within the DHCP IP pool range (192.168.1.100 ~ 192.168.1.150 by default) of the router. If not, you may need to renew the IP information. Step 1 Click Run from the Start menu to open the Run dialog box. Step 2 Type cmd in the dialog box and then click OK.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3.4 Checking Connection with the Wireless Broadband Router You can use the PING command to verify whether or not the Ethernet/Wireless client can communicate with the device. 1. Open the DOS command window. • • 2. For Windows 98/Me: Start > Run. Type command and click OK. For Windows 2000/XP: Start > Run. Type cmd and click OK. Type the ping command and enter the IP address of the Wireless Broadband Router. The factory default value is: 192.168.1.1.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3. The Wireless Broadband Router shall reply and a similar screen as below is shown. This indicates the Wireless Broadband Router and the wired/wireless host can communicate. If you get a failed ping response such as: Request time out Request time out Request time out Request time out or Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Destination host unreachable Then the connection has failed.
4 Web Configuration 4.1 Accessing Web-Based Configuration Utility Once your PC is properly configured as described in Chapter 3 “Configuring Local Computer to Access the Wireless Router,” you can proceed to setup the initial web configuration: 1. Start your Web browser and type http://192.168.1.1 in the Address field. This address is the default private IP of your router. If the router’ s LAN port has been changed with new IP address, enter the new IP address instead. Note 2.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual After successful login, you will be able to see the Wireless Broadband Router’ s web-based configuration utility. From now on the Wireless Broadband Router acts as a Web server sending HTML pages/forms at your request. You can click the menu options at the top to start the configuration task. Making the Changes Effective After the settings have been customized, click the Apply button, the Wireless Broadband Router will register and commit the new settings.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.2 General Information System Overview in the menu bar, displays general information of the Wireless Broadband Router, including the System, WAN/LAN interface, Wireless LAN interface, and Connection Log information (available only when operating in router mode). Under this screen there are three buttons. • • • Update. Refreshes the web-page utility to display the current status of the Wireless Broadband Router’ s settings. Release.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Figure 4-3 System Overview – Bridge Mode 22
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.3 WAN Configuration – Router Mode Prior to configuring the Wireless Broadband Router, you must decide whether to configure the device as a router or as a bridge. This section only describes how to set up the device to act as a router. For bridge configuration, see “4.4 WAN Configuration – Bridge Mode” for instructions.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 3. Host Name: If required, enter a host name for this router. Some ISPs only respond to a DHCP request with a valid “Host Name”. If a host name is not necessary for your ISP/network environment, just leave it blank. Figure 4-4 WAN Configuration – General Part 2. Configuring protocol-specific settings According to the Protocol selected above, enter the related parameters. u DHCP Client If DHCP Client is your option, no other configuration is needed.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Username/Password: Enter the username and password provided by the ISP used to log on to the Internet. Connection Mode: Select your PPP connection from these options: Keep Alive: This feature will keep your Internet connection always alive. The Wireless Broadband Router sends echo requests periodically to the ISP to prevent the connection from being terminated by the ISP.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual u Manual Config If Manual Config is your option, configure these fields as required by your ISP. IP Address/Subnet Mask/Default Gateway: Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway given by the ISP in respective fields. DNS Servers: Specifies the IP address of the Domain Name Server. Your LAN side DHCP clients use the DNS to map a domain name to its corresponding IP address and vice versa. Up to three DNS servers are allowed.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual and forwarding are not applicable. To set up Wireless Broadband Router to operate in bridge mode, perform the procedures below. Go to the WAN configuration page and select the Bridging option as the WAN/LAN relation and then click Apply to commit the changes.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.5 LAN Configuration The Wireless Broadband Router communicates with the wired/wireless clients through its LAN port. The LAN configuration page allows you to define the private IP address and DHCP server (NAT Routing only) settings over the LAN interface. u Manual Config IP Address/Subnet Mask. Enter the IP address and subnet mask for the Wireless Broadband Router LAN port. All local wired/wireless devices communicate with the device through this port.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual DHCP Lease Time: Specify the time that a network device can use a private IP address before the DHCP server reassigns the IP address. IP Pool Range: Specify the starting and ending IP address of the IP address pool. Whenever a network device requests an Internet session, the router will allocate an unused IP address from this pool and lease them to the device for a specified amount of time.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Viewing Current DHCP Assignments (Router Mode Only) When DHCP server function is enabled, the router keeps a record of any machine (either Ethernet or Wireless node) that has leased IP from the specified IP pool. The DHCP lease table is displayed under System Overview page.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.6 Wireless LAN (2.4G) Configuration The Wireless Broadband Router implements Access Point capability, which connects wireless clients to a wired LAN. It allows wireless stations to access network resources and share the broadband Internet connection. u Wireless Interface: Displays the MAC address of the wireless interface. u Basic Configuration SSID: Service Set ID. It uniquely identifies a logical network domain name of your WLAN. The default value is wireless.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual u Wireless Bridge AP Mode: Select wireless operating mode of the Wireless Broadband Router. The Wireless Broadband Router can work as Access Point or Wireless Bridge. • Access Point. When operating as an access point, the router provides connection between the wired and the 802.11 b/g wireless devices. This is the default operating mode.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual • Wireless Bridge. Provides wireless connectivity between two or more wired segment. When operating as Wireless Bridge, the device does not accept association request from wireless stations. All bridging devices must use the same channel in order to communicate with each other. Figure 4-13 Wireless Bridge Mode Bridge Restrict: Select whether to enable or disable this function.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual u Access Control MAC Address Access Control: This AP has the capability to control the wireless client access based on the MAC address of the wireless client. The users have the flexibility to customize their own control policy based on these options: • • • Allow: If selected, only the wireless client whose MAC address is in the Allow List is allowed to access this AP.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual exceeding the fragmentation threshold are fragmented, i.e., split into, smaller units suitable for the circuit size. On the other hand, packets smaller than the specified fragmentation threshold value are not fragmented. RTS Threshold: Request to send threshold. It specifies the packet size beyond which the AP invokes its RTS/CTS mechanism. Packets that exceed the specified RTS threshold trigger the RTS/CTS mechanism.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual wireless clients to share the network. In other words, it improves wireless network efficiency and boosts throughput. Figure 4-14 Wireless LAN (2.4 GHz) 4.7 Wireless LAN Security This page configures the wireless security mode. u Network Authentication Network Authentication: Disabled by default.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual enable this function by choosing either 802.1X or WPA. This option fulfills the security that an enterprise needs. If the local network does not have an authentication server, it’ s recommended to use WPAPSK (Pre-Shared Key). This option is commonly used in small office home office (SOHO) environments. WPA Pre-Shared Key: If WPA-PSK is the network authentication option, enter a secret key. Check the table below for instructions when entering the key.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Integrity Protocol (TKIP) utilizes a stronger encryption algorithm and includes Message Integrity Code (MIC) to provide protection against hackers. • AES: Only for WPA and WPA-PSK. Advanced Encryption System (AES) utilizes a symmetric 128-Bit block data encryption. It’ s the strongest encryption currently available. Shared Key Authentication: Authentication is a process in which the AP validates whether the wireless client is qualified to access the AP’ s service.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual key to use for decryption. If the key value does not match with the transmitting station, the decryption will fail. To ensure successful decryption, have your wireless stations set identical key tables. Note All Wireless Stations must use identical encryption/authentication method and Key values (same key position in its key table) to ensure successful data transmission.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 4.8 Filters (Router Mode Only) This page configures the LAN filters. The LAN machines blocked by the filters will not be able to communicate through the WAN. The administrator can block the LAN users from accessing some Internet services such as FTP, SMTP (e-mail), HTTP or configure the filter policy based on MAC address of the clients. Regardless of the filtering policy, LAN users will be able to communicate with each other and with the router itself.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual u LAN MAC Filter LAN MAC Filter Mode: This filter mode is based on the MAC address of client computers. By default, this feature is disabled. To activate this function, select: • • Allow: Requests from computers with matching MAC address specified in the LAN MAC Filters table is allowed to pass through the WAN port. Deny: Requests from computers with matching MAC address specified in the LAN MAC Filters table is NOT allowed to pass through the WAN port.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Enabled Check this option to enable this setting and remember to click Apply to save and activate the changes. LAN MAC Filter demands higher priority than LAN Client Filter. Note Figure 4-16 Filters 4.9 Forwarding (Router Mode Only) This page allows you to configure the Forwarding feature. Unlike Filter, which governs outgoing traffic, Forwarding is used to control external access to the local network.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual measure of security that protects your network from hazardous packets. However, if you designate a DMZ (De-Militarized Zone) IP Address, incoming packets that do not match the forwarding criteria will be redirected to the DMZ IP address. That is, forwarding demands a higher priority than DMZ. u DMZ IP Address DMZ allows specifying a local machine to be exposed to the Internet.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual the Wireless Broadband Router how to direct traffic across networks. Item Description Outbound Protocol Specifies the protocol the application uses. TCP or UDP Outbound Port Start/End Enter the WAN port range from which data that follows that particular protocol should be sent. Inbound Protocol Select the protocol (UDP or TCP) for the port. Inbound Port Start/End Enter the WAN port range from which data that follows that particular protocol will return.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Figure 4-17 Forwarding 5.0 Administration This page allows the administrator to perform the following settings: u System Clock Network administrators may synchronize date and time among network devices by synchronizing the local clock to an available NTP (Network Time Protocol) server. NTP Server: Enter IP address of the NTP server. Up to three entries are allowed. Time Zone: From the drop-down menu, select a time zone according to your geographic location.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual u Management Setup Specifies the username and password that grant the access to the Wireless Broadband Router’ web page. By factory default, the user name is empty and the password is admin. Username: Enter the username (case sensitive). Password/Re-enter Password: Enter the password (case sensitive). UPnP: UPnP stands for Universal Plug and Play. Select whether to enable or disable this feature.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual After upgrading, the new firmware version number is displayed in Current Firmware version field. u Restore Factory Defaults All settings set by the administrator will be erased. This option restores all the settings back to factory defaults. To perform this operation, click the Restore button and then wait for a few seconds. You will return to the Administration page when the process is complete.
5 Troubleshooting I cannot access the Web-based Configuration Utility from the Ethernet computer used to configure the router. • • • • • • Check that the LAN LED is on. If the LED is not on, verify that the cable for the LAN connection is firmly connected. Check whether the computer resides on the same subnet with the router’ s LAN IP address. If the computer act as a DHCP client, check whether the computer has been assigned an IP address from the DHCP server.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual provided by the ISP. • For cable users, if your ISP requires a registered Ethernet card MAC address, make sure you have cloned the network adapter’ s MAC address to the WAN port of the router. (See the MAC Address field in WAN page.) My wireless client cannot communicate with another Ethernet computer. • • • • • 50 Ensure the wireless adapter functions properly. You may open the Device Manager in Windows to see if the adapter is properly installed.
6 Specification 6.1 Hardware • • • • • 125MHz MIPS CPU 16MB SDRAM 4MB Flash Memory 802.11g: Broadcom (BCM4306, BCM2050) Two external antennas for wireless technology Interface • • • • One 10/100 Base-TX RJ-45 auto sensing and crossover Ethernet WAN port for Broadband connection (Cable/DSL or direct Ethernet) Four RJ-45 LAN ports for 10/100Base-TX auto sensing & crossover Ethernet Switch LAN connection 802.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Electromagnetic Compliance • • • • FCC Part 15 Class B CE EMI/Immunity: VCCI class B PTT: JATE 6.2 Software WAN Port Features • • • • • PPPoE (PPP over Ethernet) Client with Keep Alive/Connect On Demand Support PAP and CHAP Authentication DHCP Client MAC Address Cloning Settable and Changeable IP Address LAN Port Features • • DHCP Server Settable and Changeable IP Address Router Features • • • • • • • • • • 52 NAT Firewall Support Bridge Mode Support 802.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual Security Features • • • • PAP and CHAP Authentication ASCII/HEX Format 64/128 Bit WEP Key for Wireless LAN Allow/Deny List for Wireless LAN Supports IP packets filtering based on IP address, port number, and protocol Wireless LAN Features • • • • Fully compatible with 802.
Wireless Broadband Router User Manual 7 Appendix A Technical Support E-mail: support@airlinkplus.com Toll Free: 1-888-746-3238 Web Site: www.airlinkplus.
