User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Terminology
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Installation
- 4. Software configuration
- 5. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
- 5.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address?
- 5.2 What is Wireless LAN?
- 5.3 What are ISM bands?
- 5.4 How does wireless networking work?
- 5.5 What is BSSID?
- 5.6 What is ESSID?
- 5.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference?
- 5.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications?
- 5.9 What is WEP?
- 5.10 What is Fragment Threshold?
- 5.11 What is RTS (Request to Send) Threshold?
- 5.12 What is Beacon Interval?
- 5.13 What is Preamble Type?
- 5.14 What is SSID Broadcast?
- 5.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?
- 5.16 What is WPA2?
- 5.17 What is 802.1x Authentication?
- 5.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)?
- 5.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?
- 5.20 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)?
- 5.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)?
- 5.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)?
- 5.23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size?
- 5.24 What is Clone MAC Address?
- 5.25 What is DDNS?
- 5.26 What is NTP Client?
- 5.27 What is VPN?
- 5.28 What is IPSEC?
- 5.29 What is WLAN Block Relay between Clients?
- 5.30 What is WMM?
- 5.31 What is WLAN ACK TIMEOUT?
- 5.32 What is Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS)?
- 5.33 What is Frame Aggregation?
- 5.34 What is Guard Intervals (GI)?
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User Manual
4.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WLAN Broadband Router
For OS of Microsoft Windows 2000/ XP:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window
will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network and Dial-up Connections icon. Move
mouse and double-click the Local Area Connection icon. The Local Area Connection window will
appear. Click Properties button in the Local Area Connection window.
3. Check the installed list of Network Components. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add button to
install it; otherwise go to step 6.
4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install
the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close
and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP installation.
6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.
7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.
9 IP Address: 192.168.1.1, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is good to
connect the Wireless LAN Access Point.
9 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
8. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
For OS of Microsoft Windows Vista / 7:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window
will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network Connections item. The Network
Connections window will appear. Double click Local Area Connection icon, then User Account
Control window shown. Right click Continue button to set properties.
3. In Local Area Connection Properties window, Choose Networking tab, move mouse and click
Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4), then click Properties button.
4. Move mouse and click General tab, Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following
example.
9 IP Address: 192.168.1.1,, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is good to
connect the Wireless LAN Access Point.
9 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
5. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
For OS of Microsoft Windows NT:
1. Click the Start button and select Settings, then click Control Panel. The Control Panel window
will appear.
2. Move mouse and double-click the right button on Network icon. The Network window will appear.
Click Protocol tab from the Network window.
3. Check the installed list of Network Protocol window. If TCP/IP is not installed, click the Add
button to install it; otherwise go to step 6.
4. Select Protocol in the Network Component Type dialog box and click Add button.
5. Select TCP/IP in Microsoft of Select Network Protocol dialog box then click OK button to install
the TCP/IP protocol, it may need the Microsoft Windows CD to complete the installation. Close
and go back to Network dialog box after the TCP/IP installation.
6. Select TCP/IP and click the properties button on the Network dialog box.
7. Select Specify an IP address and type in values as following example.
9 IP Address: 192.168.1.1, any IP address within 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.253 is good to
connect the Wireless LAN Access Point.
9 IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
8. Click OK to complete the IP parameters setting.
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