User’s Manual Wireless-B Broadband Router WR214E CyberTAN Technology, Inc.
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Network Everywhere® Series Appendix A: Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions Frequently Asked Questions 45 45 57 Appendix B: How to Ping Your ISP’s E-mail and Web Addresses 63 Appendix C: Configuring Wireless Security Configuring Wireless Security in Windows XP 66 69 Appendix D: Finding the MAC Address and IP Address for Your Ethernet Adapter 74 Appendix E: Glossary 78 Appendix F: Specifications Environmental 87 87 Appendix G: Warranty Information 88 Appendix H: Contact Information 89
Network Everywhere® Series An Introduction to LANs and WANs Simply put, a router is a network device that connects two networks together. In this instance, the Router connects your Local Area Network (LAN), or the group of PCs in your home or office, to the Wide Area Network (WAN) that is the Internet. The Router processes and regulates the data that travels between these two networks. Think of the Router as a network device with two sides.
Network Everywhere® Series Wireless-B Broadband Router The Reset Button The Router’s Ports Pressing the Reset Button and holding it in for a few seconds will clear all of the Router’s data and restore the factory defaults. This should be done only if you are experiencing heavy routing problems, and only after you have exhausted all of the other troubleshooting options.
Network Everywhere® Series The Internet indicators, shown in Figure 1-2, show the status of information being transmitted to and from the Internet. Internet Green. This LED indicates a connection between the Router and your broadband device or network. Wireless-B Broadband Router Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network Network Topology A wireless LAN is exactly like a regular LAN, except that each computer in the LAN uses a wireless adapter to connect to the network through a wireless connection.
Network Everywhere® Series Chapter 3: Connecting the Router Before You Start Before plugging everything together, it’s always a good idea to have everything you’ll need to get the Router up and running.
Network Everywhere® Series Chapter 4: Configuring the PCs Overview These instructions will help you configure each of your computers to communicate with the Router. To do this, you will need to configure your PC’s network settings to obtain an IP (or TCP/IP) address automatically. Computers use IP addresses to communicate with each other across a network or the Internet. You will need to know which operating system your computer is running, such as Windows 98 SE, Millennium, 2000, or XP.
Network Everywhere® Series 5. Click the OK button again. Windows may ask you for the original Windows installation disk or additional files. Supply them by pointing to the correct file location, e.g., D:\win98, D:\win9x, c:\windows\options\cabs, etc. (This assumes that “D” is the letter of your CD-ROM drive). Wireless-B Broadband Router 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (as shown in Figure 4-4) and click the Properties button. 6. If Windows asks you to restart your PC, click the Yes button.
Network Everywhere® Series Configuring Windows XP PCs The following instructions assume you are running Windows XP’s default interface. If you are using the Classic interface (where the icons and menus look like previous Windows versions), please follow the instructions for Windows 2000. Wireless-B Broadband Router 4. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (as shown in Figure 4-7) and click the Properties button. 1. Click the Start button, open the Control Panel.
Network Everywhere® Series Chapter 5: The Router’s Web-based Utility Wireless-B Broadband Router Upon entering the address into the web browser, a password request page will pop up, as shown in Figure 5-2a. (Windows XP users will see a “Connect to 192.168.1.1” window, shown in Figure 5-2b.) Overview Use the Router’s web-based utility to administer it. This chapter will describe each web page in the Utility and each page’s key functions.
Network Everywhere® Series Wireless-B Broadband Router Wireless (Enable/Disable). In order to utilize the Router’s wireless functions, select Enable. If you do not wish to utilize any wireless functions, make sure Disable is selected. (Note: No other wireless functions will be available unless you enable this setting.) SSID: The SSID is a unique name for your wireless network. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32 characters.
Network Everywhere® Series Static IP Wireless-B Broadband Router PPPoE Some DSL-based ISPs use PPPoE (Point-toPoint Protocol over Ethernet) to establish Internet connections. If you are connected to the Internet through a DSL line, check with your ISP to see if they use PPPoE. If they do, you will have to enable PPPoE, shown in Figure 5-5. If you are required to use a permanent IP address, then select Static (Fixed) IP address, shown in Figure 5-4.
Network Everywhere® Series Wireless-B Broadband Router Password Status The Password screen, shown in Figure 5-6, allows you to set up a password and UPnP Services. You can also restore default settings on the Router. The Status screen, shown in Figure 5-7 displays the Router’s current status; it reflects the data and selections you’ve entered using the Setup screen. All of the information provided on this screen is read-only. To make changes, select the Setup tab.
Network Everywhere® Series the DNS server(s) currently used by the Router. Multiple DNS IP settings are common. In most cases, the first available DNS entry is used. The DHCP Server, DHCP leased Time, and DHCP Time Remaining are also shown. DHCP Release Available for a DHCP connection, click the DHCP Release button to release the current IP address of the device connected to the Router’s Internet port.
Network Everywhere® Series Wireless-B Broadband Router Online manual in PDF format and Adobe Website Clicking the Online manual in PDF format link will take you to the latest version of the user guide for this Router. The guide will be in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document File (.pdf) format. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this pdf. If you do not have the Acrobat Reader, click the Adobe Website link to download it. These links work only if you are connected to the Internet.
Network Everywhere® Series Wireless-B Broadband Router • Dynamic Routing - Sets up the Router so it will automatically adjust to physical changes in the network’s layout. • Static Routing - Sets up static routes needed when network information must travel to a specific host or network. • DMZ Host - Allows one local user to be exposed to the Internet for use of special-purpose services such as online gaming or videoconferencing.
Network Everywhere® Series Block WAN Requests By enabling the Block WAN Request feature, you can prevent your network from being “pinged,” or detected, by other Internet users. The Block WAN Request feature also reinforces your network security by hiding your network ports. Both functions of the Block WAN Request feature make it more difficult for outside users to work their way into your network. This feature is enabled by default.
Network Everywhere® Series Wireless-B Broadband Router The Preset Applications at the top of the list are among the most widely used Internet applications. They include the following: • NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) The protocol used to connect to Usenet groups on the Internet. • FTP (File Transfer Protocol) A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network (Internet, UNIX, etc.).
Network Everywhere® Series To apply any of the settings you’ve changed on this page, click the Apply button.. To cancel any values you’ve entered on this page, click the Cancel button. If you should need any further information about anything on this screen, click the Help button. Port Range Forwarding Click the View Port Range Forwarding button to access the Port Range Forwarding screen, shown in Figure 5-13. To return to the UPnP Forwarding screen, click the View UPnP Forwarding button.
Network Everywhere® Series Dynamic Routing Port Triggering From the Port Range Forwarding or UPnP Forwarding screens, click the Port Triggering button to access the Port Triggering screen, shown in Figure 5-14. This allows the Router to watch outgoing data for specific port numbers.
Network Everywhere® Series To apply any of the settings you’ve changed on this page, click the Apply button. To cancel any values you’ve entered on this page, click the Cancel button. If you should need any further information about anything on this screen, click the Help button. Static Routing Wireless-B Broadband Router To delete a Static Routing entry, select an entry, and click the Delete this entry button. 2. Enter the following data to create a new static route.
Network Everywhere® Series DMZ Host Wireless-B Broadband Router MAC Address Clone Figure 5-17 From the DMZ Host screen, shown in Figure 5-17, you can expose one local user to the Internet for a special-purpose service such as Internet gaming and videoconferencing. Port Range Forwarding forwards a maximum of 10 ranges of ports, and DMZ Hosting forwards all the ports for one PC at the same time. DMZ Hosting is less secure. • To expose one PC, enter the computer’s IP address.
Network Everywhere® Series Wireless Wireless-B Broadband Router • RTS Threshold. This value should remain at its default setting of 2,346. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended. • Fragmentation Threshold. This value indicates how much of the Router’s resources are devoted to recovering packet errors. The value should remain at its default setting of 2,346.
Network Everywhere® Series • Starting MAC Filter. This option will allow you to prevent wireless users on your network from accessing the Router’s functions. Clicking the Active MAC Table button will display the MAC Addresses of all users on your wireless network. Addresses in green show access to the Router, while addresses in red do not have access. To filter users, click the Edit MAC Filter Setting button. Click the Wireless MAC Entry drop-down menu to select a range of entries for your network.
