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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1 Introduction
The Wireless LAN Broadband Router is an affordable IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
broadband router solution; setting SOHO and enterprise standard for high performance, secure,
manageable and reliable WLAN.
This document describes the steps required for the initial IP address assign and other WLAN
router configuration. The description includes the implementation of the above steps.
1.1 Package contents
The package of the WLAN Broadband Router includes the following items,
9 The WLAN Broadband Router
9 The AC to DC power adapter
9 The Documentation CD
9 RJ-45 Cable Line (Option)
1.2 Product Features
Generic Router
¾ Complies with IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard for 2.4GHz Wireless LAN.
¾ Compatible with IEEE 802.11n Draft 2.0 Specifications provides wireless speed up
to 300Mbps data rate.
¾ Compatible with IEEE 802.11g high rate standard to provide wireless Ethernet
speeds of 54Mbps data rate.
¾ Maximizes the performance and ideal for media-centric applications like streaming
video, gaming and Voice over IP technology.
¾ Supports multi-operation (bridge/gateway/WISP) modes between wireless and
wired Ethernet interfaces.
¾ Supports WPS, 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 encryption/decryption and
WPA with Radius function to protect the wireless data transmission.
¾ Supports IEEE 802.1x Authentication.
¾ Support Wi-Fi Protected Access Authentication with Radius and Pre-Shared Key
mode.
¾ Supports Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP).
¾ Supports Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
¾ Supports IEEE 802.3x full duplex flow control on 10/100M Ethernet interface.
¾ Supports DHCP server to provide clients auto IP addresses assignment.
¾ Supports DHCP client for WAN interface auto IP address assignment from ISP.
¾ Supports PPPoE on WAN interface.