User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Revision History
- Terminology
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Package contents
- 1.2 Product Features
- 2 Installation
- 3 Software configuration
- 3.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router
- 3.2 Connect to the WLAN Broadband Router
- 3.3 Management and configuration on the WLAN Broadband Router
- 3.3.1 Status
- 3.3.2 Setup Wizard
- 3.3.3 Operation Mode
- 3.3.4 Wireless - Basic Settings
- 3.3.5 Wireless - Advanced Settings
- 3.3.6 Wireless - Security Setup
- 3.3.7 Wireless - Access Control
- 3.3.8 WDS Settings
- 3.3.9 Site Survey
- 3.3.10 WPS
- 3.3.11 Schedule
- 3.3.12 LAN Interface Setup
- 3.3.13 WAN Interface Setup
- 3.3.14 Firewall - Port Filtering
- 3.3.15 Firewall - IP Filtering
- 3.3.16 Firewall - MAC Filtering
- 3.3.17 Firewall - Port Forwarding
- 3.3.18 Firewall – URL Filtering
- 3.3.19 Firewall - DMZ
- 3.3.20 QoS
- 3.3.21 Management - Statistics
- 3.3.22 Management - DDNS
- 3.3.23 Management - Time Zone Setting
- 3.3.24 Management – Denial-of-Service
- 3.3.25 Management - Log
- 3.3.26 Management - Upgrade Firmware
- 3.3.27 Management Save/ Reload Settings
- 3.3.28 Management - Password Setup
- 3.3.29 Management – Watchdog Setting
- 4 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- 4.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address?
- 4.2 What is Wireless LAN?
- 4.3 What are ISM bands?
- 4.4 How does wireless networking work?
- 4.5 What is BSSID?
- 4.6 What is ESSID?
- 4.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference?
- 4.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications?
- 4.9 What is WEP?
- 4.10 What is Fragment Threshold?
- 4.11 What is RTS (Request To Send) Threshold?
- 4.12 What is Beacon Interval?
- 4.13 What is Preamble Type?
- 4.14 What is SSID Broadcast?
- 4.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?
- 4.16 What is WPA2?
- 4.17 What is 802.1x Authentication?
- 4.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)?
- 4.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?
- 4.20 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)?
- 4.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)?
- 4.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)?
- 4.23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size?
- 4.24 What is Clone MAC Address?
- 4.25 What is DDNS?
- 4.26 What is NTP Client?
- 4.27 What is VPN?
- 4.28 What is IPSEC?
- 4.29 What is WLAN Block Relay Between Clients?
- 4.30 What is WMM?
- 4.31 What is WLAN ACK TIMOUT?
- 4.32 What is Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS)?
- 4.33 What is Frame Aggregation?
- 4.34 What is Guard Intervals (GI)?
- 5 Configuration Examples
USER’S MANUAL OF WLAN BROADBAND ROUTER Version: 1.0
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WPS feature.
Reset Push continually the reset button 5 ~ 10 seconds to reset the
configuration parameters to factory defaults.
2 Installation
2.1 Hardware Installation
Step 1: Place the Wireless LAN Broadband Router to the best optimum transmission
location. The best transmission location for your WLAN Broadband Router is
usually at the geographic center of your wireless network, with line of sign to all
of your mobile stations.
Step 2: Connect the WLAN Broadband Router to your wired network. Connect the
Ethernet WAN interface of WLAN Broadband Router by category 5 Ethernet
cable to your switch/ hub/ xDSL modem or cable modem. A straight-through
Ethernet cable with appropriate cable length is needed.
Step 3: Supply DC power to the WLAN Broadband Router. Use only the AC/DC power
adapter supplied with the WLAN Broadband Router; it maybe occur damage by
using a different type of power adapter.
The hardware installation finished.
2.2 Software Installation
¾ There are no software drivers, patches or utilities installation needed, but only the
configuration setting. Please refer to chapter 3 for software configuration.
Notice: It will take about 50 seconds to complete the boot up sequence after
powered on the WLAN Broadband Router; Power LED will be active,
and after that the WLAN Activity LED will be flashing to show the
WLAN interface is enabled and working now.
3 Software configuration
There are web based management and configuration functions allowing you to have the jobs
done easily.