AirCruiser G Desktop Router ʳ ʳ ʳ AirCruiser™ G Desktop Router GN-BCO1 ʳ ʳ User’s Guide 1
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................................................... 1 Overview..........................................................................................1 Features...........................................................................................1 Package Contents ..........................................................................2 AirCruiser G Desktop Router Rear Panel ....................................2 Chapter 2 Installation ............................
AirCruiser G Desktop Router The Initialization Screen ..............................................................35 The Change Password Screen....................................................36 The Change WAN MAC Screen ...................................................37 The Upgrade Firmware Screen ...................................................38 The Backup / Restore Screen......................................................39 The Log Information Screen........................................
AirCruiser G Desktop Router Chapter 1 Introduction Overview The AirCruiser G Desktop Router, also known by its model name GN-BC01, has all the features a modern wireless router should. It’s a single port 10/100Mbps Wi-Fi access point, firewall and ADSL router in a PCI board. Yes, that’s correct – a wireless router on an averaged sized PCI board.
Package Contents Please check that the AirCruiser G Desktop Router package contents include: x x x x AirCruiser G Desktop Router LED equipped 3dBi high gain magnetic mountable antenna Cat. 5 Ethernet patch cable AirCruiser G Quick Installation Guide If there are any missing or damaged parts, please contact your local distributor or dealer immediately. If a replacement unit is needed, return the device with the original packing material, otherwise the warranty will be voided.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router Chapter 2 Installation This chapter covers the installation of the AirCruiser G Desktop Router. The AirCruiser G Desktop Router uses standby power from your PC to stay ‘always on’, and receives power from the PCI bus – even with your computer off – when working normally; you should see the power LED become steady green. Please take note of this as you reach Step 3.
Figure 2-1 – Green power LED indicates normal state. Step 3: [Steps 3 – 5: Older Motherboards Only] Some older motherboards don’t deliver power through the PCI bus, in this case the green LED will not illuminate and you will need to install the power adapter interconnect. Unplug the main power cable from the motherboard. Attach the AirStream power adapter interconnect (included) to the PC MAIN power cable, and then plug the other end into your motherboard.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router Figure 2-2 – Connect Power adapter interconnect (on right) to PC MAIN power cable. Figure 2-3 – Connect Power adapter interconnect to motherboards ATX power connector. Step 4: On the power adapter interconnect, locate the two pin power connector wire, and attach it to the two pin power connector on the AirCruiser G (Figure 2-4).
Figure 2-4 – Attach AirCruiser G power connector Step 5: Locate the 3-pin jumper next to the power connector, and move it so as to cover the two rightmost pins. (Figure 2-5) Jump pins 2 & 3 Figure 2-5 – Move pin jumpers to match position as shown Hardware Installation Finished! Please proceed to Chapter 3 – Connections & Configuration.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router Chapter 3 Connections & Configuration Making a Wired Connection Now that you’ve installed the AirCruiser G, like any other router, you’ll need to configure it with your ISP internet connection. This section will help you through the process, which is made easier by SmartSetup 3. The AirCruiser G has one WAN (Internet) port and one LAN (network) port. (The WAN port being the one closest to the antenna connector).
Figure 3-2 – LAN (network) cable for initial setup. The other end will go into your Notebook PC or Desktop NIC. Your wired configuration at this point should look like the figure 3-3 below. Later, you can remove the short Ethernet patch cable, and install a switch, creating your own private LAN. Figure 3-3 – Cabling for initial setup. Please proceed to Chapter 4 – Configuring the AirCruiser G Desktop Router to complete installation.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router Chapter 4 Configuring the AirCruiser G Desktop Router Step 1 Power ON your computer, and then launch the web browser of your choice. In the examples below, we use Mozilla Firefox. Step 2 SmartSetup 3 should automatically detect your wireless network and open up the web-based configuration screen. If it does not, simply type 192.168.1.254 into the address bar of your web browser. Figure 4-1 – Access the AirCruiser G configuration menu using any web browser.
Step 4 When prompted by the dialog box for username and password, key in the default user name: admin and the default password: admin Press OK. Figure 4-2 – The username/password is admin/admin. Step 4 The AirCruiser G Desktop Router’s web browser based configuration screen will prompt you for certain ISP related information (Figure 4-3). You can contact your ISP service provider for this information at any time. After entering the ISP information, click the Finish button.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router Optional: Setting up a home LAN configuration using the AirCruiser G Desktop Router Setting up a Local Area Network using the AirCruiser G is exactly the same as you would do for any other wireless router, just connect a switch to the LAN port of the AirCruiser G, and then attach your network devices to the switch (figure 4-4).
Chapter 5 AirCruiser G Desktop Router Settings The default settings of your AirCruiser G Desktop Router generally do not require modification. However, from time to time you may want to change settings such as firewall or SSID number. You can change AirCruiser Wireless PCI ROUTER wireless router settings using an Internet browser (Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator) and accessing the web-based utility.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router AirCruiser G Desktop Router Configuration Utility In Chapter 6 below, each of the configuration options will be introduced and its parameters explained. Normally, users will not need to adjust any of the AirCruiser G Desktop Router settings, however GIGABYTE recommends you setup some form of security, or at least hide your SSID (Network Name).
Chapter 6 Advanced Settings In this chapter, details for configuring the advanced settings of the AirCruiser G Desktop Router are explained. The Network Configuration Screen The Network Configuration screen consists of two sub-areas: LAN Configuration (which also includes DHCP Options, and Forced IP-MAC Mapping), and WAN Configuration in which you can configure up to 4 backup WAN connections (other internet service providers accounts) in the event your primary WAN connection fails.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router LAN Configuration Allows you to modify the LAN parameters, and if you want to enable DHCP automatic IP address assignments, you can enable it here, and specify a Start and End address for the IP range. DHCP Option The DHCP server "leases" out address for specific times (Time To Live) to the various hosts. If a host does not use a given address for some period of time, that IP address can then be assigned to another machine.
The WAN Configuration Tab Select the type of Internet Service you are using, and press the NEXT>> button to continue with modifications. Note: If you don’t know which type of Internet connection you have, click SmartSetup button, and it will auto detect this for you. Figure 6-2 –WAN Config Screen A screen based on the Internet (WAN) connection type you selected will appear and provide parameter fields.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router WAN Configuration – Dynamic IP Address Figure 6-3 – Dynamic IP Config Host Name This is a free form field (Default BC-01) which assigns a host name to your IP connection. You may choose a name of your preference, or leave the default. Press Finish.
WAN Configuration - PPPoE Figure 6-4 – PPPoE Config Screen Your Internet Service Provider will supply you with the following account information you will need: x x x x x x ISP Name User ID/Password Service Name AC Name DNS1 and DNS2 Address DNS Domain Name Enter the information provided by your ISP in the fields provided.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router WAN Configuration Tab - Static IP Address Figure 6-5 – Static IP Config screen Your Internet Service Provider will supply you with the following account information you will need: x x x x x x ISP Name WAN IP Address WAN Subnet Mask WAN Gateway DNS1 and DNS2 DNS Domain Name This information is all provided by your ISP. In the event that your ISP has assigned you several Static IP addresses, you will only need to one.
The Wireless Configuration Screen The Wireless Configuration screen allows you to configure the Router’s WLAN function. The 802.11g Tab Figure 6-6 – 802.11g Main Config Page Region Indicates the geographical region you are in. Verify that the region indicated is correct. If not, please contact your local distributor or dealer immediately. 802.11g Only Mode The mixture of both 11b and 11g traffic on your wireless network results in the reduction of the network performance. For this reason, the 802.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router Auto Channel Select The Router uses channel 6 as the default channel. Enabling Auto Channel Select allows the Router to auto-select a non-conflicting channel. Channel The channel may be manually changed (if there are other wireless networks operating in your area) by selecting a channel from the drop-down list. SSID The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is the name of your wireless network. The SSID is up to 32 ASCII characters in length and case sensitive (i.e.
WPA Pre-shared key:, The WPA Pre-shared Key authentication standard uses a password or “ key” between 8 and 32 characters. This encryption key is changed after every dialog box using the Temporary Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which allows users to change keys based on dialog box and automatically synchronize keys between devices on the network. The TKIP encryption algorithm is stricter than the one used by WEP but is based on the same standard. WPA: The 802.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router The MAC Access Control Tab Figure 6-7 – MAC Access Control The MAC Access Control screen allows you to specify the Media Access Controller (MAC) address of up to 32 devices on your network. Only those devices listed in the table will have access to transmit data through the AirCruiser G. In this way, even if someone manages to obtain all the information necessary to connect to your network, if their MAC address is not permitted, they still cannot connect.
The RADIUS Server Configuration Tab Figure 6-8 – RADIUS Config Your AirCruiser G supports 802.1x and RADIUS Server authentication. RADIUS provides a centralized, server-based authentication of client access to the network. RADIUS Server IP Assign an IP address for the RADIUS Server. RADIUS Server Port Enter a value within the range 1~65536 for the port. Shared Secret Enter a password up to 256 characters (uppercase “A~Z”, lowercase “a~z” or numeric “0~9”) in length.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router The Static Routing Table Screen The Static Routing Table displays the AirCruiser G Desktop Router routing settings. To add or modify, enter a value into the field and click the Submit button. Figure 6-9 – Static Routing Table Destination IP Enter the Destination IP address that will be assigned to a specific network or host. Netmask Enter the netmask associated with the Destination IP. Gateway Enter an IP address that will be assigned to the interface connecting to subnets.
The Virtual Server Screen The PPPoE/DHCP/Static Tab A Virtual Server allows computers on the WAN side of the network to connect with a PC server on the LAN side of the network. Figure 6-10 – Virtual Server setup For example, a PC on the LAN side with an IP address of 192.168.1.1 would have the following virtual server settings: ¾ ¾ ¾ ¾ Protocol: TCP Port: 21 Virtual Server IP: 192.168.1.1 Enable: enable In this case, any PC on the WAN side of the network can connect to the internal FTP server (192.168.1.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router The DMZ Tab The DMZ feature allows you to specify the IP address of the computer that will be placed outside the firewall of your network. Figure 6-11 – DMZ setup With a firewall setup, it is often necessary to place some clients outside of the firewall while leaving the others protected. You can do this using a Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) to test or configure some applications (e.g.
The Firewall Rule Screen The Firewall Rule screen displays your network security settings. Use this screen to quickly create network security policies to prevent unauthorized access to your network. Figure 6-12 – Firewall One Touch settings Response Ping From WAN When enabled, prevents this Router and its privately assigned IP addresses from being broadcasted to the Internet.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router The DNS Configuration Screen Figure 6-13 – DNS Config screen DNS Relay DNS Relay will set your PC's DNS entries to point to the Router’s Gateway address, which will then forward DNS queries to the DNS server used by the Router. This is needed when using DHCP to assign IP address to the PC’s in you LAN. The default value of DNS relay is Enable.
Service Provider From this pull down menu, enter the DDNS service with which you have membership. Domain Name This is the DDNS URL assigned by the DDNS service. Login Name Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Password Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Wildcards If your dynamic DNS provider allows using wildcards in resolving your URL, you may select Enable to activate this function.
AirCruiser G Desktop Router Remote Access Screen Wake On LAN Table With Wake-on-LAN, a router user can keep his systems turned off while away and simply click the Wake On LAN activation button on this page to remotely instruct the AirCruiser Gto boot up the host system. You also have the option of Wake On & Enable NETBIOS services of any PC in the local LAN Domain. For this feature, you need either the IP address or the MAC address of your LAN devices.
