Broadband Wireless Router User Guide
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide ii FCC Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rule. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. This Broadband Wireless Router has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide iii Manufacturer’s Disclaimer State The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of vendor. No warranty or representation, either expressed or implied, is made with respect to the quality, accuracy or fitness for any particular prupose of this document.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide iv Table of Contents FCC INTERFERENCE STATEMENT ............................................................................................................. II CE DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY: ....................................................................................................... II MANUFACTURER’S DISCLAIMER STATE.................................................................................................III INTRODUCTION...............................
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide v CHAPTER 5: MACINTOSH SETUP ............................................................................................................... 36 5-1 HARDWARE CONNECTIONS ......................................................................................................................... 36 5-2 COMPUTER NETWORK CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this Broadband Wireless Router. This device has been specifically designed to provide Local Area Network (LAN) users with multiple access to the Internet at the cost of a single public IP Address. Connections can be made via Cable or ADSL modems allowing secure and high-speed Internet access. Wireless Router combines wireless and Ethernet network technology together. Fully compatible with IEEE 802.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 2 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation & Setup This chapter describes the steps for the hardware installation of the Broadband Wireless Router. Chapter 3: Internet Access This chapter describes the steps for the basic configuration and start up of the Broadband Wireless Router. Chapter 4: Advanced Applications This chapter describes how to configure advanced functions in order to get the most from your Broadband Wireless Router.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 3 Chapter 1: Getting to know your Broadband Wireless Router This chapter describes the package contents and provides a list of features and application illustrations of the Broadband Wireless Router. 1-1 About The Broadband Wireless Router The Broadband Wireless Router is a hybrid design product which combines Ethernet technology and wireless access into a single stand-alone unit. The device allows you take advantages of both mobility and fast connection.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 4 “Infrastructure” network as Wireless LANs. Each wireless LAN PC within the range of the access point can communicate with other wireless LAN PCs within the range. 1-2 Contents of the Broadband Wireless Router Package After carefully unpacking the shipping carton, check the contents listed below. 1. Broadband Wireless Router. 2. Power Adapter. 3. User’s Manual 4.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 5 Built-in firewall to protect your PCs from outside intruders (NAT). Supports DHCP client to receive both a dynamic IP Address and a fixed IP Address from ISP. Built-in DHCP server to automatically assign and manage LAN IP addresses. Allow administrators to block specific internal users from accessing specified applications or services. Allows external Internet users to access information from the internal target host by setting the Virtual Server.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 6 Chapter 2: Hardware Installation & Setup This chapter provides information about your Broadband Wireless Router’s physical features and gives step-by-step installation instructions. 2-1 Rear Panel & Connections The following figure shows the rear view of the Broadband Wireless Router and illustrates how the cables connect to the interfaces on the rear panel.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 7 The LEDs on the front panel indicate the status of the unit. You can easily view the operation of your Broadband Wireless Router from this panel. Power: Green Steady on when power is on. Wireless LAN (Only available on wireless router) Enable: Green Steady on when AP (Access Point) is ready. Activity: Green Blinking when data is flowing through AP. Link: Green Activity: Diag: Green Red Steady on when ADSL/Cable Modem is properly connected.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 8 Installing the TCP/IP Protocol If you are not sure whether the TCP/IP Protocol has been installed, follow these steps to check, and if necessary, install TCP/IP onto your PCs. 1. Click the “Start” button. Choose “Settings”, then “Control Panel”. Double-click the “Network” icon. Your Network window should appear. Select the “Configuration” tab.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 9 button then your Network window will appear. There is only one tab, “General”, in the Network window. 2. Check whether the TCP/IP Protocol has already been installed onto your computer’s Ethernet card. Note that TCP/IP Protocol can be installed for a computer’s Dial-Up Adapter as well as for the Ethernet card. - If yes, go to step 7. - If no, click the “Add” button. 3.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 10 4. Highlight “Microsoft” under the list of manufacturers. Double-click “TCP/IP” from the list on the right or highlight “TCP/IP” then click “OK” to install TCP/IP. 5. After a few seconds, you will be returned to the Network window. The TCP/IP Protocol should now be on the list of installed network components (see 2 above). 6. Click the “Properties” button. The TCP/IP Properties window consists of several tabs. Choose the “IP Address” tab. 7.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 11 Fixed IP Addresses Configuration Fixed IP addresses may be assigned to network devices for many reasons, such as the server PCs or printers which are consistently accessed by multiple users. To set up computers with fixed IP Addresses, go to the “IP Address” tab of the “TCP/IP Properties” window as shown above. Select “Specify an IP address” and enter “192.168.1.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 12 Click on the “DNS Configuration” tab and select “Enable DNS”. Enter the “DNS IP Address” obtained from your ISP in the “Server Search Order” location. Then click the “Add” button. Click on the “Gateway” tab and enter the Broadband Wireless Router’s default gateway value 192.168.1.1 in the “New gateway” field, then click “Add” Botton. Click “OK”. Restart your PC to complete the TCP/IP installation.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 13 Chapter 3: Internet Access This chapter describes the procedures necessary to configure the basic functions and begin using your Broadband Wireless Router. If you follow these procedures correctly, there should be no problem in accessing the Internet via your Broadband Wireless Router.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 14 3-3 Initial Configuration – Setup The “OnePage Setup” screen is the first screen you will see when you access the Utility. If the router has already been successfully installed and set up, this screen’s values will already be properly configured. Host Name This entry is required by certain ISPs. Domain Name This entry is required by certain ISPs. Private IP Address The “Device IP Address” and “Subnet Mask” of the router are used by the internal LAN.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 15 Wireless (Only Available on Wireless Router) Check “Enable” or “Disable” to make the wireless LAN function active or inactive. ESSID As the acronym for Extend Service Set Identifier, ESSID is the unique name shared among all clients and Wireless Broadband Router in a same wireless network. The ESSID must be identical for all points and must not exceed 32 characters. Channel Select the appropriate channel number from the drop-down.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 16 Click “Apply” after making any changes. WAN Connection Type There are four options for WAN connection types, Obtain IP automatically, Static IP, PPPoE, and PPTP. The connection type you need to choose is dependent upon the settings assigned by your ISP. Which connection type you need to choose may differ from ISPs as well as the service you applied for. It depends on your ISP’s assignment.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 17 Specify WAN IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask values provided by your ISP. Default Gateway IP Address Your ISP will provide you with the Default Gateway IP Address. Domain Name Server (DNS) Your ISP will provide you with at least one DNS IP Address. Multiple DNS IP settings are common. The first available DNS entry is used in most cases. PPPoE PPPoE is a dial-up connection type provided by some ISPs.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 18 (end-user side) and DSLAM (ISP side). If your ISP uses PPTP to establish the connection, you should select this item and follow the steps below. Specify WAN IP Address Enter the IP address provided by your ISP. If your ISP provides you an Alcatel Speed TouchTM modem, it is suggested that you enter 10.0.0.150 in this column. Subnet Mask Enter the subnet mask values provided by your ISP.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 19 Chapter 4: Advanced Applications This chapter provides information on how to set up and use the advanced functions of your Broadband Wireless Router. 4-1 DHCP Configuration A DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Server can automatically assign IP Addresses to each computer in your network. Unless you already have one in you LAN, it is highly recommended that you set your router to act as a DHCP server.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 20 specified network users/computers from accessing the certain applications. Protocol Select the protocol type as “TCP” or “UDP” from the drop down list. If you are not sure which one to choose, select “Both”. Filter Group/LAN IP Range Enter the range of IP addresses which you want them to be a controlled group to have the same access limitation. Block Port Range Enter the range of port numbers which are used by the applications you wish to be blocked.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 21 URL Access Limit Check “Enable” or “Disable” to make this function active or inactive. Website Access Check “Allow” to allow users on the network to access specific website listed on the location only. In contrast, to restrict users on the network to access the website listed on the location, check “Block” in this item. Block Access Website Enter the website addresses to be accessed/blocked on the locations.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 22 Filtered MAC Address There are fifty sets divided into five groups in this function. You can choose each group by selecting from the pop-down list. Enter the MAC addresses of the computers you wish to block in the columns, and then those users/computers cannot access Internet at all. Click “Apply” after making any changes.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 23 Set up individual network computers to act as servers and configure each with a fixed IP Address. In the “One Page Setup” screen, ensure the “Private IP Address” is set to the Broadband Wireless Router’s default setting of 192.168.1.1. If a fixed Public IP Address is to be used, select “Specify an IP address” and enter the IP Address and other necessary information provided by your ISP. Ports Enter the desired service port numbers in the “Ports” fields.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 24 UDP UDP UDP TCP PC Anywhere host TCP UDP Quake 2 UDP Quake III UDP 1863 5190 6901 (Voice) 6901 (Voice) 5631 5632 27910 27660 (first player) "C:\Program Files\Quake III Arena\quake3.exe" +set net_port 27660 Telnet Server Web Server 27661 (second player) 23 80 TCP TCP 4-4 DMZ Host The DMZ Host application allows unrestricted 2-way communication between a single LAN PC and other Internet users or servers.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 25 DMZ Host 1. Before setting up a LAN PC to act as a DMZ Host, you should configure it using a fixed IP Address. 2. In the “One Page Setup” screen, ensure the Private IP Address is set to the Broadband Wireless Router’s default setting of 192.168.1.1. In the Public IP Address area, select “Specify an IP Address”, and then enter the IP Address and other necessary information provided by your ISP. 3.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 26 Application name Enter the name of application you wish to configure in the Name column to identify this setting. Outgoing Port Range Enter the port number or range numbers this application uses when it sends packets outbound. The Outgoing Control Port Numbers act as the trigger.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 27 4-6 Device Administration Settings This feature allows the administrator to manage the Broadband Wireless Router by setting certain parameters. For security reasons, it is strongly recommended that you set Passwords and so that only authorized persons are able to magage this Broadband Wireless Router. If the Password is left blank, all users on your network can access this router simply by entering the unit’s IP Address into their web browser’s location window.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 28 re-initialize the unit without affecting any of your configuration setting. Factory Defaults Select “Yes” if you want to return all the router’s current settings to their factory defaults. Note that do not restore the factory defaults unless it is absolutely necessary. Click “Apply” after making any changes. 4-7 Status Monitor This screen shows the router’s current status. All of the information provided is read-only.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 29 input. DHCP Release: Click this button to eliminate the IP address obtained from the DHCP server. DHCP Renew: Click this button to refresh the IP address from the DHCP server. Note that the “DHCP Release” and “DHCP Renew” button only show up when you select “Get IP Address Automatically” in the OnePage Setup. Intranet This section displays the current “Private IP Address” and “Subnet Mask” of the router, as seen by users of your internal network.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 30 route entries may be input into the Broadband Wireless Router. The diagram below gives an example of the physical connections required to use Static Routing. In the above diagram, PC2 in LAN#2 is connected to the Broadband Wireless Router via another router while PC1 in LAN#1 is connected to the Broadband Wireless Router directly. Without configuring the Static Routing function, the two PCs would not be able to communicate with each other.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 31 The default value is 1. Interface Choose LAN if the Destination LAN is on your Router’s LAN side and choose WAN if the Destination LAN is on the Router’s WAN side. Referring back to the above diagram, with the proper settings, PC1 would be able to access LAN 1, LAN 2 and the Internet while PC2 can only access LAN 2, LAN1. Click “Apply” after making any changes. 4-10 Log The Log application provides the administrator with the ability to trace Internet connection.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 32 Beacon Interval It’s the signal sent periodically by wireless access point to provide synchronization among the stations in wireless LAN. RTS Threshold RTS packet is use to account for potential hidden stations. This feature allows you to set the size of RTS packet. Fragmentation Threshold If the length of data frame needing transmission exceeds the fragmentation threshold you set in the column, the data frame will be fragmented.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 33 The Wireless Active MAC Table shows the MAC addresses of wireless clients, which have the same ESSID and WEP key with Broadband Wireless Router. When the MAC Filter function is disabled, the background color is gray. If the MAC Filter function is enabled and the MAC addresses showing in this table have been entered into the Edit MAC Filter table, the background color of those MAC addresses will be green. Otherwise, it should be red.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 34 changes. Click Apply after making any changes. 4-12 DDNS “DDNS” is an acronym for Dynamic Domain Name Service. Whenerver you set up the web servers, mail servers, or sometimes ftp servers,you need a “Domain Name” to help Internet users reach your servers easily. Internet actually runs on IP Addresses which are numerical order, for example “66.37.215.53”. These IP Addresses identify the location of each device connected to the Internet.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 35 DDNS Service check the “Enable” option if you wish to activate this function. Username After you have applied for the DDNS service from DynDNS.org, you will be issued with a Username. Enter this username in the “Username” field. Password DynDNS.org, will also issue you with a password. Enter the detail in the “Password” field. Host Name DynDNS.org, will provide you with a Host Name. Enter this name in the “Host Name” field.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 36 Chapter 5: Macintosh Setup This chapter provides information on using Macintosh computers in your network. The instructions given here are for system software version 8.0 or above, which comes with the TCP/IP Protocol preloaded and supports DHCP Addressing. 5-1 Hardware Connections Connect your Macintosh computer to your Broadband Wireless Router. If you have a newer computer, there will be a Ethernet port on the back.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 37 - In the “IP Address” location, enter the IP Address that you want to assign to the computer. (see the notes on Fixed IP Addresses 2-4 above). - Enter “255.255.255.0” in the “Subnet Mask” location. Enter “192.168.1.1” (the Broadband Wireless Router’s default IP Address) in the “Router Address” location. Enter the ISP’s IP Address in the “Name Server” location if your ISP has provided the information. Close the window. - 4.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 38 5. Click “Confirm”. TCP/IP is now configured for manual IP Addressing. 6. Configure your Broadband Wireless Router (see 5.3 above).
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 39 Chapter 6: Trouble Shooting This chapter provides solutions to problems you may encounter during installation and operation of your Broadband Wireless Router. Hardware T: The Power LED is off. Check that the power cable is properly connected to the Broadband Wireless Router, the power adapter and the socket. T: The LAN Link LED is off. Check that the computer, hub or switch is properly connected to the Broadband Wireless Router.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 40 Ensure that your PC is using an IP Address within the range 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254 and thus compatible with the Broadband Wireless Router default IP address of 192.168.1.1 Finally, use the Ping command in MS-DOS mode to verify the network connection: Ping 127.0.0.1 to check the TCP/IP stack of your computer Ping gateway IP (Default: 192.168.1.1) to check the internal link of network.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 41 correct (IP Address, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP Address and DNS) (3-3). Check the Broadband Wireless Router’s settings are correct (3-3).
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 42 Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions Q: What is the maximum number of IP Addresses the Broadband Wireless Router can support? The Broadband Wireless Router can support up to 253 IP Addresses in the range of 192.168.1.2~192.168.1.254. Q: Where should the Broadband Wireless Router be installed on the network? In a typical environment, the Broadband Wireless Router should be installed between the ADSL/Cable modem and your LAN.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 43 like www.yahoo.com, is easier to use than an IP address, such as 204.71.177.70. Q: What operating systems does Broadband Wireless Router series support? Broadband Wireless Router uses standard TCP/IP protocol, it can be operated as long as you have the TCP/IP protocol installed in your operating system (For example: Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000, etc.) Q: Can I use multiple E-mail accounts if I use Broadband Wireless Router? Yes, you can.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 44 Appendix B: Technical Specifications Standards Compliance IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX IEEE 802.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 45 Appendix C: Glossary 10Base-T / 100Base-T The adaptation of the Ethernet standard for Local Area Networks (LANs). 10Base-T uses a twisted pair cable with maximum lengths of 100 meters and transmits data at 10Mbps maximum. 100Base-T is similar, but uses two different twisted pair configurations and transmits at 100Mbps maximun.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 46 Cookie A Cookie is a piece of data stored on your PC that a web server can retrieve later to identify your machine. It is normally a text with ID number, but can include other information. DHCP DHCP, short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP Addresses to devices on a network. Dynamic Addressing means that a device can have a different IP Address each time it connects to the network.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 47 Firewall A security system used to enforce an access control policy between an organisation’s networks and the Internet. IEEE Short for Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, an organization best known for developing standards for the computer and electronics industry. Internet A global network connecting millions of computers for the exchange of data, news and opinions.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 48 connected in this way is called a wide area network (WAN) MAC Address Short for Media Access Control Address and in a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network. NAT Short for Network Address Translation, a routing protocol that allows global IP Addresses to be translated into multiple private IP Addresses for use on internal LAN networks.
Broadband Wireless Router User Guide 49 Router An Internet device that routes requests for information to other routers until the information’s location is found and the data can be transmitted back to the origin of the request. SPI SPI is an acronym for Stateful Packet Inspection. The SPI engine examines not just the headers of the packet, but also the packet contents, it can then determine more about the packet than just its source and destination information.