Wireless LAN Router AWL-700 User Manual Version 1.
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Notice II FCC Warning The AWL-700 compiles with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions. (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Note: The AWL-700 has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device and a low power transmitter, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction………………………….……1 1.1 Product Introduction……………………………………….……...1 1.2 Key Features……………………………………………….………1 Chapter 2. Hardware Installation……………………3 2.1 Product Kit…………………………………………………………3 2.2 System Requirements………………………………………………3 2.3 Mechanical Description…………………………………………….4 2.4 Connect AWL700 to your ADSL / Cable Modem ……………..…6 2.5 Connecting PC/Notebook to your AWL700 …………………...…6 2.6 Power On………………………………………………….……......6 Chapter 3. Configuration……………………………....7 3.
Chapter 1. Introduction 1.1 Product Introduction The AWL700 Wireless LAN Router can be used with wireless networking client devices such as the BenQ AWL100 Wireless LAN PC Card and BenQ AWL300 Wireless LAN USB Adapter for wireless access to an office LAN, or sharing of an xDSL/cable modem. The AWL700 also integrates a 4-port auto-sensing crossover Ethernet switch, expanding access to already established wired networks, and allowing IP sharing without the need for additional devices.
1.2.2 Three ways to acquire WAN’s IP address There are three ways to acquire AWL700’s WAN IP address. The first one is to assign its WAN interface as a static valid IP address. Or, the users can acquire AWL700’s WAN IP address by PPPoE and it does not require the users to install PPPoE client software in their own hosts. The third one is to obtain DHCP server.
Chapter 2. Hardware Installation This chapter will describe how to set up AWL700 step by step. After you have set up your AWL700 device, then you may need to configure your WAN setting to match the mode that you have applied from your ISP or NSP.
2-3 Mechanical Description Front panel of the Wireless LAN Router The following table provides an overview of each LED activity: LED Power Status State On (Green) On (Orange) Link (Green) WLAN/ WAN / LAN TX / RX (Green) Indication When power on AWL700, this LED should always be green. When power on AWL700, AWL700 will do some initialization jobs, then this LED will be blinking steadily. When connect to the ADSL / Cable modem or connect to your PC, the LED should always be green.
Back panel of the Wireless LAN Router: Back Panel Reset button PWR/DC jack WAN port LAN1/2/3/4 port Antenna Description Designed to reset the AWL700 after a system failure or crash. When pressed, the AWL700 will reset. Where power is input to AWL700 through the power adapter supplied with it. Please do not plug other power adapters into this jack. Where the AWL700 can be connected to ADSL/cable modem/Ethernet LAN via an RJ-45 cable.
2.4 Connect AWL700 to your ADSL / Cable Modem I. Turn off the power of your ADSL / Cable Modem II. Pick up the cross-over (short) RJ-45 Category-5 cable and plug one end of this cable into your ADSL / Cable’s LAN port III. Plug the other end of this cable into AWL700’s WAN port 2.5 Connecting PC/Notebook to your AWL700 Wired I. Pick up the straight (long) RJ-45 Category-5 cable and plug one end of this cable into any one of four switch ports. II.
Chapter 3. Configuration This chapter illustrates the web-based AWL700 configuration in detail. The AWL700 Wireless LAN Router has a structured menu and a “Quick Installation Wizard” page to help users set up their own AWL700 quickly. This chapter describes each of these menu sections. When the AWL700 boots up at the first time, it has a default IP address 192.168.1.1 assigned to its LAN interface. In order to configure AWL700, please point an Internet browser from the browsing host to http://192.168.1.
3.1 Quick Installation Wizard 3.1.1 WAN Parameters AWL700 provides three ways to have an IP address in its WAN interface – Fixed IP, DHCP Client, and PPPoE. There are three radio boxes in this configuration page and you can choose the one, which is suitable for your access environment. If you have applied for a dedicated IP address in your WAN side, you can choose Fixed IP mode to connect to the Internet.
Username – When you apply for a PPPoE service from your ISP, they will give you a set of username and password for the purpose of login. You can fill your username from your ISP in this input field. Password – You can fill your password from your ISP in this input field. Password Confirm – Type your password again, and this will confirm your password’s value again.
ESSID – The ESSID is a unique ID given to the Access Point. Wireless clients associating to the Access Point must have the same ESSID. The ESSID can have up to 32 characters. Channel – You may select any of the available channels as an operational channel for your Access Point. RTS Threshold – RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden Node” problem. “Hidden Node” is a situation in which two stations are within range of the same Access Point, but are not within range of each other.
Select the TX Rates set among the following options, (1 – 2 - 5.5 - 11 Mbps) or (1 - 2 Mbps). Preamble Type – Preamble is the first sub field of PPDU, which is the appropriate frame format for transmission to PHY (Physical layer). There are two options, Short Preamble and Long Preamble. 3.1.5 Remote Control Parameters AWL700 provides some remote control features to help user’s remote management for AWL700.
3.2.2 Status In AWL700, you can search system information in “Status” page. AWL700 divides this page into two parts, one is for WAN information, and the other is for LAN information. This information is quite useful for users to see if system is in a right status. 3.2.3 Associated Table This is a list of all the stations that have ever associated. This table provides information to track how many stations have ever associated with the Access Point. 3.
3.3.1 DNS Setup In “DNS Setup” page, user can input two DNS servers that AWL700 can use these two servers to complete its DNS relay function. Please note that the DNS relay is a default setting in AWL700, however AWL700 will choose ISP’s DNS server to be the first choice to relay its DNS packets if user use PPPoE or DHCP client to connect to Internet. These two DNS server are to be the second and third priority to relay DNS packets by AWL700. DNS Name Server 1 – First backup DNS server.
Default Gateway – Tell hosts where they can deliver their packets if they do not know how to deal with those packets. In fact, it should be the AWL700 itself. Netmask – Tell hosts their netmask. Name Server 1, 2, 3 – AWL700 will offer DNS server to its hosts to help hosts activate their DNS function. Since AWL700 has DNS relay function, it offers hosts itself to be a default name server. DHCP Start IP – You can assign the first IP address of DHCP. DHCP End IP –You can assign the End IP address of DHCP. 3.3.
NAT is a mechanism that can convert your private IP addresses into single public IP address. In AWL700, we do offer dynamic NAT, static NAT, and NAPT functions. Dynamic NAT means that you can assign a range of private IP addresses to map to a range of public IP addresses in the WAN interface. When one public IP address is mapped to one host, this public IP address could not be assigned to the others. Static NAT means you can set up a private IP address and public IP address to be a pair.
Protocol – Which protocol type does the server provide? Service Name – 10 characters to name this service Port Number – The port, which is opened to others in the Internet side. Server IP Address – The server’s private IP address in the LAN side Server Port Number – The port of which the inside server is listening 3.3.3.2 Dynamic NAT In the first table, you can assign a range of private IP addresses that can be converted to public ones. Base Address – The first IP address that you wish to be converted.
to any private IP address at configured range in the first table. Base Address – The first IP address that you wish to be mapped to. Number of Address – Limits the range that configured by users. If you have ten IP addresses to be mapped to private IP addresses, you can limit this range to 10. 3.3.3.3 Static NAT In AWL700, we provide static NAT function and this function also acts as virtual DMZ function. This means that you can put your server in the LAN side and give it a mapped public IP address.
3.3.4.2 Routing Table In AWL700, you can add or delete route into or from Routing Table. If you would like to forward packets to a specific host, you can add a static route for that host. Network Address – Host or network that you would like to forward your packets Netmask Address – Network mask. Gateway Address – Host that you would like packets to go from. 3.3.
The 11Mbps Wireless Access Point allows you to create 4 data encryption keys to secure your data from being eavesdropped by unauthorized wireless user. To activate and set the WEP keys, do the following: From the WEP encryption item, list three options: Disable – Allows wireless adapters to communicate with Wireless Access Points without any data encryption. WEP64 – Requires wireless stations to use data encryption with 64 bits algorithm when communicating with the Wireless Access Point.
Then enter the 4 WEP keys in the Key 1, Key 2, Key 3 and Key 4 entry filed. Select one WEP key as an active key before enabling use of encryption NOTE The WEP key must be set up exactly the same on the Wireless Access Points as they are on the wireless client stations. If you use Key 1 on the Wireless LAN Access Point, the same value must be assigned to Key 1 for all client stations. 3.3.
Delete – to remove MAC addresses one at a time NOTE Be sure to press “Apply” bottom after modifying the configuration before leave this page or “Save Setting” 3.3.7 802.1x Security setup 802.1x is enterprise-class security mechanism. It gives user higher security and protection by way of backend radius server. Please reference IEEE 802.1x, RFC 2284, RFC 2138 and RFC 2866 for details.
MAC Authenticate Parameter Wireless Interface– Enable RADIUS authentication through MAC address of Wireless LAN card. LAN Interface– Enable RADIUS authentication through MAC address of Ethernet LAN card. EAP Authenticate Parameter Wireless Interface– Enable EAP-MD5 certification for wireless interface. Radius Parameters Radius IP – A specify IP address of the remote RADIUS server.
authentication requests. Radius Secret Key– For key string, specify the authentication and encryption key used between the Authenticator and the RADIUS daemon running on the RADIUS server. The key is a text string that must match the encryption key used on the RADIUS server. Radius NAS ID – The RADIUS Client authenticate name. Authenticate Timeout – Number of seconds that is the Authenticator should wait for a response before retransmit the request.
There are two default user account. One is admin(password:admin) and the other is guest(password:guest). And user could add more user account to differentiate their access right. Administrator type give highest rights including reading web page, writing web page and adding user account. Power user type give rights including reading web page and writing page. Normal user could only read web page.
3.5 Save Setting If you have already configured your AWL700 and wished to save your configuration, please select “Save Setting” page to save all your configurations. Please note that, after you have saved you configurations, AWL700 will prompt “Reboot System” page to notify you to reboot your system. It is necessary to reboot AWL700 to ensure you configurations are activated. 3.6 Reboot System AWL700 offers a remote reboot function to reboot your AWL700.
3.7 Update Firmware AWL700 provides firmware update function by your web browser. If users would like to change their firmware version, they can do this by choosing the newer or older firmware file in their PC, then push the “Upgrade” button to begin the updating process. This progress requires one minute to complete the updating process, so AWL700 will pop up a page to ask users to wait for one minute.
3.8 Web Language Here, you can choose different web language. The second item in the following diagram is traditional Chinese and the third is simplified Chinese.
3.9 Load Default Setting Every AWL700 will have its default setting when it is shipped to users. This can prevent users from corrupting the configurations and making AWL700 function abnormally. If this situation has occurred, you can go to this page and try to load AWL700’s default setting. After you have loaded the default setting of AWL700, all your previous configurations will be lost forever.
Chapter 4 Appendix TCP/IP Configuration for Windows 98/Me/2000 1. Double click Start icon, and choose the settings, then click Control Panel. 2. Double click the Network icon. See the Configuration tab, and select the TCP/IP line that has been associated to your network card. 3. Click Properties button to set the TCP/IP protocol for your AWL700 gateway. 4. Please choose one setting method from a. Fixed IP address or b. DHCP. a. Fixed IP setting: 1. Select Specify an IP address in the IP address tab.
